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yet_o press_v this_o point_n further_o and_o object_n say_v christ_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o commandment_n or_o say_n or_o word_n but_o no_o man_n keep_v his_o word_n therefore_o say_v they_o no_o man_n know_v whether_o god_n love_v he_o yea_o or_o no._n first_o for_o the_o form_n of_o the_o syllogysmo_n and_o then_o for_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o conclusion_n there_o be_v more_o then_o be_v in_o the_o promise_n for_o whereas_o the_o mayor_n teach_v we_o that_o obedience_n to_o christ_n word_n be_v a_o sign_n unto_o other_o and_o a_o pledge_n unto_o ourselves_o of_o some_o love_n that_o god_n have_v wrought_v in_o our_o heart_n towards_o he_o the_o conclusion_n turn_v it_o up_o side_n down_o and_o say_v no_o man_n can_v know_v whether_o god_n love_v he_o yea_o or_o no_o as_o though_o our_o love_n &_o god_n love_n be_v all_o one_o or_o as_o though_o god_n love_v not_o many_o i_o will_v not_o say_v unto_o eternal_a life_n for_o that_o love_n only_o belong_v to_o the_o elect_a but_o in_o many_o outward_a respect_n from_o which_o also_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v christ_n himself_o math._n 5._o infer_v this_o doctrine_n love_v they_o that_o hate_v you_o etc._n etc._n and_o make_v this_o comfortable_a use_n of_o it_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o your_o heavenly_a father_n who_o can_v set_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v &_o his_o rain_n to_o rain_v upon_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a now_o to_o the_o matter_n all_o the_o doubt_n rest_v in_o the_o true_a and_o natural_a meaning_n of_o this_o phrase_n keep_v my_o word_n and_o say_n that_o our_o saviour_n shall_v mean_v thereby_o absolute_a obedience_n and_o performance_n thereof_o there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n for_o he_o that_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o know_v also_o that_o even_o in_o the_o best_a there_o be_v great_a defect_n and_o want_n and_o to_o have_v deliver_v such_o a_o speech_n i_o mean_v in_o that_o sense_n and_o meaning_n have_v be_v by_o 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