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the_o love_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n that_o qualifi_v it_o to_o receive_v christ_n yea_o love_n do_v most_o sweet_o embrace_v christ_n for_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o love_n to_o embrace_v its_o belove_a object_n the_o love_a parent_n embrace_v the_o love_a child_n and_o the_o love_a child_n embrace_v the_o love_a parent_n and_o one_o friend_n embrace_v another_o friend_n and_o not_o only_o receive_v he_o into_o his_o house_n buâ—_n into_o his_o heart_n and_o the_o â—â—ore_a one_o say_v the_o soâ—l_n be_v more_o where_o it_o lovetâ—_n than_o where_o it_o breathe_v and_o alâ—_n sensible_a soul_n who_o know_v in_o experience_n whâ—t_v it_o be_v to_o love_n christ_n will_v contradict_v you_o and_o say_v with_o i_o that_o by_o and_o with_o their_o love_n thâ—t_v he_o have_v beget_v in_o thâ—m_n they_o receive_v christ_n they_o embrace_v he_o and_o hold_v he_o as_o weâ—â—_n as_o by_o faith_n it_o seem_v too_o much_o it_o be_v your_o want_n of_o 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tree_n into_o it_o you_o say_v in_o my_o six_o paragraph_n i_o give_v up_o the_o whole_a cause_n if_o i_o speak_v sincere_o answ_n i_o speak_v sincere_o and_o accord_v to_o the_o plain_a and_o genuine_a sense_n of_o all_o the_o word_n contain_v in_o it_o and_o yet_o i_o give_v up_o none_o of_o my_o cause_n to_o you_o but_o still_o i_o differ_v from_o you_o considerable_o for_o i_o say_v in_o the_o same_o paragâ—aâ—h_n tâ—at_a real_a inward_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n be_v the_o instrument_n whereby_o â—en_n be_v justify_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o the_o foundation_n and_o gâ—oâ—nd_n of_o justification_n and_o as_o thiâ—_n clear_v we_o of_o â—opery_n so_o it_o do_v not_o make_v we_o one_o with_o you_o unless_o you_o and_o not_o i_o give_v up_o your_o cause_n for_o you_o say_v only_a faith_n and_o not_o real_a inward_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n aâ—e_o tâ—e_v instrument_n of_o justification_n pag._n 107._o that_o paul_n and_o other_o saint_n renounce_v 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to_o so_o weighty_a a_o place_n of_o scripture_n with_o divers_a other_o adjoin_v but_o blind_a man_n can_v judge_v of_o colour_n pag._n 29._o my_o comparison_n take_v from_o the_o outward_a teach_n of_o humane_a science_n that_o presuppose_v some_o inward_a principle_n of_o natural_a knowledge_n in_o the_o learner_n whereby_o to_o show_v the_o consistency_n and_o harmony_n of_o outward_a teach_n of_o divine_a thing_n and_o the_o inward_a teach_n by_o the_o spirit_n as_o presuppose_v in_o part_n and_o in_o the_o other_o part_n accompany_v the_o outward_a teach_v you_o understand_v it_o not_o and_o therefore_o you_o call_v it_o impertinent_a but_o impertinent_o talk_v against_o it_o for_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v by_o the_o same_o to_o hold_v forth_o any_o new_a revelation_n of_o any_o new_a doctrine_n as_o i_o have_v oft_o toâ—d_v you_o but_o a_o new_a revelation_n of_o ancient_a doctrine_n and_o the_o comparison_n be_v proper_a and_o pertinent_a in_o this_o respect_n that_o as_o 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