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he_o that_o spare_v his_o rod_n hate_v his_o son_n but_o he_o that_o love_v he_o chastn_v he_o betimes_o so_o in_o this_o case_n he_o that_o love_v his_o field_n manure_v it_o he_o that_o love_v his_o tree_n prune_v it_o 3._o that_o we_o have_v not_o unfeigned_a love_n to_o god_n no_o better_a argument_n of_o love_n to_o god_n than_o in_o seek_v to_o take_v from_o man_n that_o sin_n which_o god_n do_v hate_n to_o restore_v they_o to_o holiness_n wherein_o god_n do_v delight_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v make_v a_o argument_n to_o demonstrate_v peter_n love_n to_o christ_n his_o feed_v his_o sheep_n john_n 21.17_o by_o this_o we_o shall_v gather_v they_o home_o to_o god_n fold_n make_v they_o member_n of_o christ_n body_n heir_n of_o god_n kingdom_n servant_n in_o god_n family_n tree_n in_o god_n orchard_n soldier_n fight_v god_n battle_n and_o so_o shall_v show_v our_o love_n to_o god_n by_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o bring_v much_o honour_n to_o he_o and_o to_o they_o that_o seek_v not_o 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the_o depth_n of_o the_o water_n in_o the_o channel_n proportionable_a to_o the_o water_n distil_v from_o the_o cloud_n arise_v from_o the_o fountain_n remember_v you_o not_o that_o place_n luk._n 7.41_o 42_o 43._o have_v he_o not_o give_v and_o forgive_v we_o more_o than_o other_o therefore_o let_v we_o according_o in_o our_o love_n go_v beyond_o other_o people_n 2._o this_o shall_v cause_v we_o to_o love_v the_o gospel_n most_o unfeigned_o we_o have_v have_v the_o experience_n of_o it_o we_o have_v see_v the_o wonder_n it_o have_v wrought_v the_o powerful_a effect_n it_o have_v produce_v we_o have_v see_v the_o blessing_n which_o have_v accompany_v it_o how_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n have_v be_v with_o it_o it_o be_v say_v of_o david_n that_o all_o israel_n and_o juda_n love_v he_o because_o he_o go_v out_o and_o in_o before_o they_o and_o god_n be_v with_o he_o 1_o sam._n 18.14_o 16._o we_o have_v have_v as_o bless_a experience_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o 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