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love_v either_o god_n or_o my_o neighbour_n before_o i_o have_v true_o love_v myself_o i_o great_o deceive_v my_o own_o soul_n because_o my_o love_n to_o myself_o be_v the_o standard_n canon_n or_o rule_v of_o that_o love_n which_o i_o owe_v to_o my_o neighbour_n for_o the_o law_n of_o love_n command_v i_o to_o love_v my_o neighbour_n as_o myself_o i_o e._n as_o i_o love_v myself_o so_o must_v i_o love_v my_o neighbour_n if_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o real_o and_o true_o love_v myself_o how_o and_o whereby_o shall_v i_o proportion_v regulate_v or_o measure_v out_o any_o true_a love_n unto_o my_o neighbour_n and_o because_o my_o love_n to_o myself_o be_v also_o the_o standard_n canon_n or_o rule_v of_o that_o love_n which_o i_o owe_v to_o god_n for_o the_o law_n of_o love_n command_v i_o to_o love_v the_o lord_n my_o god_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n with_o all_o my_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o my_o mind_n i_o e._n real_o and_o true_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o my_o power_n not_o bare_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o evil_a i_o e._n from_o do_v that_o evil_n which_o be_v wickedness_n and_o so_o i_o understand_v christ_n when_o he_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v matt._n 6.13_o and_o lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n but_o deliver_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o evil_a i_o e._n not_o only_o from_o suffer_v of_o that_o evil_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o wickedness_n of_o other_o but_o chief_o from_o our_o do_v of_o any_o evil_n which_o be_v wickedness_n for_o we_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v not_o lead_v we_o into_o temptation_n now_o when_o we_o be_v tempt_v whether_o by_o mean_n of_o affliction_n or_o otherwise_o the_o purpose_n whereat_o the_o temptation_n aim_v be_v not_o our_o suffering_n of_o evil_n but_o our_o do_v of_o it_o see_v here_o the_o nature_n of_o true_a repentance_n repentance_n be_v a_o separation_n from_o wickedness_n for_o it_o be_v a_o deliverance_n or_o separation_n or_o turn_v from_o evil_n not_o from_o that_o of_o affliction_n which_o be_v the_o suffering_n of_o evil_n but_o from_o that_o of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o do_v of_o evil_a yet_o not_o from_o all_o sin_n in_o every_o degree_n of_o it_o as_o error_n and_o frailty_n for_o unto_o such_o a_o repentance_n as_o to_o be_v whole_o sinless_a no_o sinner_n ever_o yet_o do_v or_o ever_o can_v attain_v in_o this_o life_n but_o it_o be_v a_o separation_n from_o that_o degree_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n malignity_n malice_n or_o wickedness_n which_o consist_v either_o in_o a_o wilful_a custom_n of_o sin_n or_o in_o the_o act_n of_o some_o one_o sin_n whereof_o the_o pravity_n amount_v to_o a_o custom_n repentance_n then_o be_v a_o liberty_n or_o freedom_n from_o wickedness_n for_o when_o christ_n by_o forgive_a our_o wickedness_n deliver_v we_o from_o it_o than_o he_o cause_v our_o repentance_n and_o when_o we_o by_o forsake_v wickedness_n be_v deliver_v from_o it_o then_o be_v we_o come_v to_o repentance_n 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