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B02147 Christendom; or, The nature of Christ's kingdom opened, and the chiefest difficulties in divinity cleared in order to ending the controversies among Christian philosophers, scool-men [sic], and divines of all parties. 1687 (1687) Wing C3933; ESTC R171319 44,677 48

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consequent_o of_o sin._n chap._n ix_o of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o self-love_n 1._o sincere_a love_n be_v to_o love_n god_n because_o of_o his_o first_o love_n to_o we_o 1_o joh._n 4.19_o for_o this_o be_v to_o love_v he_o as_o indeed_o he_o be_v our_o maker_n our_o redeeemer_n our_o sanctifier_n our_o reward_n and_o rewarder_n our_o god_n and_o portion_n for_o ever_o our_o all_o in_o all_o dear_a to_o we_o than_o we_o be_v or_o can_v be_v to_o ourselves_o and_o to_o love_v he_o under_o any_o other_o notion_n be_v to_o love_v a_o idol_n and_o not_o god._n self-love_n consider_v as_o repugnant_a to_o life_n eternal_a be_v self-destroying_a vice_n and_o the_o common_a character_n of_o all_o the_o ungodly_a 2_o tim._n 3.1_o 2._o self-love_n consider_v as_o subservient_fw-fr to_o life_n eternal_a be_v in_o a_o large_a and_o true_a sense_n heavenly_a self-denial_n and_o the_o true_a love_n of_o god_n as_o good_a to_o our_o soul_n in_o christ_n jesus_n eternal_o prov._n 9.12_o luke_n 9.23_o 2._o virtue_n be_v true_o lovely_a for_o itself_o but_o then_o the_o high_a virtue_n be_v to_o love_n and_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n and_o god_n be_v not_o at_o all_o lovely_a unless_o he_o be_v essential_o and_o yet_o free_o the_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o and_o no_o reward_n short_a of_o god_n himself_o as_o enjoy_v in_o eternal_a blessedness_n can_v content_v the_o holy_a seek_v soul._n if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a to_o say_v i_o will_v love_v god_n though_o there_o be_v no_o heaven_n and_o i_o will_v hate_v sin_n though_o there_o be_v no_o hell_n be_v in_o effect_n to_o say_v i_o will_v love_v god_n though_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o lovely_a and_o i_o will_v hate_v sin_n though_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o hateful_a and_o abominable_a heb._n 11.6_o 1_o cor._n 15.19_o 3._o the_o chief_a end_n of_o man_n be_v but_o one_o as_o god_n be_v one_o subordinate_a end_n indeed_o be_v 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world_n in_o righteousness_n but_o must_v needs_o approve_v murder_n in_o david_n and_o condemn_v it_o in_o cain_n which_o be_v blasphemy_n the_o manhood_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o one_o part_n or_o one_o half_a of_o christ_n but_o it_o be_v christ_n himself_o consider_v as_o man_n and_o the_o godhead_n of_o christ_n be_v christ_n himself_o consider_v as_o god_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v but_o one_o person_n but_o one_o christ_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v god_n manifest_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o word_n make_v flesh_n be_v but_o one_o admit_v of_o just_a conception_n but_o no_o part_n and_o composition_n error_n 2._o all_o thing_n in_o nature_n be_v reducible_a to_o ten_o predicament_n of_o which_o relation_n be_v one_o confut._n all_o thing_n in_o nature_n be_v reducible_a to_o one_o which_o one_o be_v god_n of_o who_o and_o through_o who_o and_o to_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o this_o god_n be_v our_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o rom._n 11.36_o psal_n 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