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ver_fw-la that_o our_o end_n will_v be_v beggary_n but_o if_o we_o have_v set_v our_o love_n on_o god_n the_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v the_o ear_n have_v not_o hear_v neither_o have_v it_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n what_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 1._o cor._n 2.9_o now_o if_o you_o will_v know_v how_o you_o must_v love_v god_n with_o all_o your_o hart_n thus_o you_o must_v do_v it_o when_o the_o devil_n or_o the_o world_n or_o the_o flesh_n shall_v set_v any_o thing_n before_o thou_o to_o love_v wherewith_o thou_o shall_v offend_v thy_o god_n thou_o must_v be_v content_a to_o loose_v and_o forgo_v the_o same_o be_v it_o never_o so_o precious_a be_v it_o never_o so_o lovely_a he_o love_v god_n above_o all_o which_o not_o for_o the_o love_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v create_v can_v be_v bring_v to_o sin_n against_o his_o creator_n so_o joseph_n love_v god_n above_o all_o who_o though_o he_o may_v have_v have_v the_o love_n of_o his_o lady_n and_o mistress_n without_o suspicion_n of_o man_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o consent_v and_o so_o to_o loose_v the_o love_n of_o god_n gen._n 39_o such_o be_v david_n love_n to_o god_n 1._o king_n 24._o who_o when_o he_o have_v get_v saul_n his_o great_a enemy_n that_o seek_v his_o life_n into_o a_o cave_n where_o he_o may_v at_o once_o have_v be_v revenge_v on_o he_o for_o all_o his_o injury_n be_v content_a only_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o lap_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o so_o to_o let_v he_o go_v unhurt_a rather_o than_o he_o will_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n in_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o lord_n anoint_v such_o also_o be_v the_o love_n of_o chaste_a susanna_n dan._n 13._o who_o when_o she_o may_v have_v gain_v the_o love_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o elder_n without_o any_o note_n of_o infamy_n choose_v rather_o to_o undergo_v the_o danger_n of_o her_o life_n than_o to_o sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o thou_o may_v love_v the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n thy_o parent_n thy_o wife_n thy_o child_n and_o the_o rest_n the_o lord_n give_v thou_o good_a leave_n to_o love_v they_o so_o long_o as_o thou_o may_v love_v they_o without_o offence_n to_o god_n but_o if_o once_o they_o be_v unto_o thou_o a_o occasion_n to_o sin_n thou_o must_v leave_v to_o love_v they_o and_o rather_o choose_v to_o sustain_v any_o loss_n though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o cut_n off_o thy_o hand_n or_o thy_o foot_n or_o to_o the_o pluck_v out_o of_o thy_o eye_n math._n 5.29_o or_o to_o the_o hazard_n of_o thy_o life_n than_o thou_o will_v offend_v so_o divine_a a_o majesty_n now_o thou_o see_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o wilful_o blind_a how_o far_o thou_o be_v from_o this_o perfect_a love_n which_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o thou_o have_v not_o always_o prefer_v god_n before_o all_o thy_o worldly_a profit_n thou_o have_v not_o always_o prefer_v god_n before_o all_o thy_o fleshly_a pleasure_n when_o thou_o have_v get_v opportunity_n to_o be_v revenge_v of_o thy_o enemy_n thou_o have_v not_o spare_v he_o when_o thou_o have_v get_v opportunity_n to_o commit_v wickedness_n thy_o love_n to_o god_n have_v not_o restrain_v thou_o where_o god_n require_v all_o thy_o heart_n thou_o have_v give_v he_o no_o part_n of_o thy_o heart_n sometime_o all_o thy_o heart_n run_v after_o thy_o covetousness_n ezech._n 33.31_o sometime_o thy_o soul_n be_v whole_o set_v upon-delight_n and_o ease_n sometime_o thy_o mind_n be_v all_o upon_o thy_o corn_n luke_n 12._o or_o thy_o cattle_n or_o thy_o pasture_n and_o sometime_o thy_o thought_n be_v all_o upon_o thy_o merchandise_n seldom_o thou_o think_v upon_o god_n but_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o then_o thy_o mind_n be_v so_o distract_v with_o diverse_a thought_n and_o ear_n and_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n that_o thou_o can_v not_o think_v upon_o god_n one_o hour_n together_o therefore_o what_o remain_v in_o this_o case_n for_o thou_o to_o do_v but_o confess_v thy_o own_o imperfection_n and_o 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for_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_n or_o quality_n which_o be_v require_v namely_o love_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n which_o be_v god_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o love_n which_o must_v be_v perfect_a there_o be_v great_a odds_o between_o they_o in_o that_o they_o both_o require_v but_o love_n they_o be_v both_o alike_o but_o in_o that_o the_o first_o require_v love_n to_o god_n the_o second_o love_n to_o man_n the_o first_o require_v a_o great_a love_n than_o the_o second_o there_o be_v the_o difference_n but_o here_o a_o doubt_n arise_v see_v god_n require_v the_o love_n of_o all_o the_o heart_n soul_n etc._n etc._n what_o love_n remain_v for_o our_o neighbour_n if_o god_n must_v have_v all_o our_o love_n what_o love_n be_v leave_v for_o any_o other_o whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n do_v not_o derogate_v nor_o detract_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n as_o the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n 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lord_n require_v love_n wherein_o he_o deal_v as_o a_o kind_a father_n with_o his_o child_n who_o desirous_a to_o have_v they_o so_o to_o resemble_v he_o as_o by_o their_o condition_n every_o man_n may_v know_v who_o they_o be_v therefore_o our_o love_a father_n desirous_a to_o have_v we_o like_o himself_o require_v we_o to_o be_v kind_a and_o love_a one_o to_o another_o as_o he_o be_v kind_a to_o the_o unkind_a to_o the_o evil_a to_o the_o just_a and_o to_o the_o unjust_a matt._n 5._o he_o will_v have_v we_o perfect_a as_o he_o be_v perfect_a he_o will_v have_v we_o holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a he_o will_v have_v we_o