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that_o no_o goodness_n be_v want_v to_o he_o but_o rather_o â—o_o great_a and_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o holiness_n as_o that_o he_o may_v be_v just_o style_v only_o good_a only_o holy_a and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v â—aid_v that_o there_o be_v faith_n in_o god_n a_o theological_a virtue_n 1._o because_o 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v but_o god_n see_v all_o thing_n neither_o may_v hope_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o god_n for_o hope_n be_v a_o expectation_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o that_o which_o be_v see_v be_v not_o hope_n but_o god_n expect_v 24._o nothing_o because_o he_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n from_o eternity_n repentance_n for_o sin_n be_v not_o in_o god_n because_o god_n can_v sin_v humility_n be_v not_o in_o god_n because_o this_o virtue_n keep_v a_o man_n back_o lest_o he_o vain_o ascend_v above_o himself_o and_o cause_v he_o to_o keep_v his_o own_o station_n but_o god_n have_v nothing_o above_o himself_o to_o ascend_v unto_o be_v the_o most_o high_a but_o most_o ample_a love_n and_o almost_o infinite_a and_o immense_a be_v in_o god_n for_o he_o love_v himself_o with_o infinite_a love_n because_o he_o only_o perfect_o know_v infinite_a goodness_n which_o be_v his_o own_o essence_n he_o also_o love_v all_o his_o creature_n thou_o love_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v and_o hate_v nothing_o that_o 24._o thou_o have_v make_v say_v the_o wiseman_n for_o god_n know_v by_o his_o wisdom_n to_o sever_v evil_a from_o good_a that_o be_v defect_n from_o nature_n even_o in_o devil_n and_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n and_o nature_n he_o love_v because_o he_o make_v it_o defect_n he_o hate_v because_o he_o make_v it_o not_o last_o love_n be_v so_o true_a in_o god_n as_o that_o he_o will_v be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n god_n be_v love_n say_v st._n john_n but_o our_o love_n compare_v 16._o with_o he_o be_v most_o straight_o and_o little_a there_o be_v very_o many_o thing_n which_o we_o love_v not_o because_o we_o know_v they_o not_o 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