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this_o nine_o verse_n and_o ten_o where_o you_o have_v a_o description_n of_o he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n and_o of_o he_o that_o love_v his_o brother_n the_o first_o he_o describe_v by_o four_o thing_n 1_o he_o be_v in_o darkness_n he_o that_o say_v he_o be_v in_o the_o light_n and_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v we_o darkness_n 2_o he_o ever_o be_v in_o darkness_n he_o be_v in_o darkness_n even_o until_o now_o that_o be_v as_o yet_o he_o never_o be_v out_o of_o darkness_n 3_o he_o walk_v in_o darkness_n vers_fw-la 11._o 4_o he_o know_v not_o whither_o he_o go_v and_o that_o be_v amplify_v from_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o because_o that_o darkness_n have_v blind_v his_o eye_n doct._n he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n whether_o he_o profess_v the_o light_n or_o no_o he_o be_v in_o darkness_n and_o ever_o be_v in_o darkness_n and_o know_v not_o where_o he_o be_v nor_o whither_o he_o go_v by_o brother_n be_v here_o mean_v chief_o a_o christian_a brother_n as_o vers_n 7._o it_o be_v 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will_v be_v whethet_n comfort_n or_o woe_n now_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o point_n you_o may_v see_v it_o 1_o joh._n 4.7_o 8._o reas_n 1._o because_o god_n be_v love_n 1_o joh._n 4.16_o and_o therefore_o he_o that_o be_v not_o in_o love_n be_v not_o in_o god_n god_n be_v not_o only_o love_v but_o love_v itself_o psalm_n 145.9_o god_n communicate_v good_a to_o every_o creature_n according_a to_o his_o condition_n reas_n 2._o from_o the_o distempet_v which_o hatred_n put_v both_o upon_o our_o judgement_n and_o affection_n in_o every_o action_n vers_fw-la 11._o because_o darkness_n have_v blind_v his_o eye_n it_o blind_v we_o that_o we_o can_v see_v that_o good_a which_o be_v in_o our_o brother_n wherefore_o we_o shall_v love_v he_o and_o it_o put_v false_a opinion_n and_o furmise_n upon_o every_o thing_n we_o see_v he_o do_v 3_o hatred_n make_v every_o duty_n we_o perform_v to_o god_n abominable_a to_o he_o and_o therefore_o such_o a_o man_n walk_v in_o darkness_n matthew_n 5.23_o 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