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31._o l._n 24._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 47._o l._n 51._o for_o be_v r._n 〈◊〉_d life_n of_o the_o apostle_n introduct_n p._n 7._o l._n 20._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n p._n 2._o l._n 27._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 9_o l._n 12._o deal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 11._o l._n 17._o for_o lawful_a r._n careful_a p._n 32._o l._n 45._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 33._o l._n 15._o for_o of_o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 36._o marg_n over_o against_o l._n 32._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 43._o l._n 54._o r._n man._n p._n 84._o l._n 17._o after_o the_o add_v 〈◊〉_d p._n 87._o l._n 33._o for_o this_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 109._o l._n 52._o after_o he_o add_v have_v some_o other_o literal_a mistake_v the_o reader_n i_o hope_v will_v amend_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d word_n these_o two_o letter_n daleth_fw-he and_o resh_n be_v not_o sufficient_o distinguish_v finis_fw-la a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o book_n new_o print_v and_o reprint_v for_o r._n royston_n bookseller_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n the_o work_n of_o 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12._o a_o serious_a and_o compassionate_a enquiry_n into_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o present_a neglect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o church_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n consideration_n concern_v comprehension_n toleration_n and_o the_o renounce_v the_o covenant_n in_o octavo_n new_a animadversion_n upon_o a_o book_n entitle_v fanaticism_n fanatical_o impute_v to_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o dr._n stillingfleet_n and_o the_o imputation_n refute_v and_o retort_v by_o s._n c._n the_o second_o edition_n by_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n in_o octavo_n reflection_n upon_o the_o devotion_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n with_o the_o prayer_n hymn_n and_o lesson_n themselves_o take_v out_o of_o their_o authentic_a author_n in_o three_o part_n in_o octavo_n go_v in_o peace_n contain_v some_o brief_a direction_n for_o young_a minister_n in_o their_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_n useful_a for_o the_o people_n in_o their_o state_n both_o of_o health_n and_o sickness_n in_o 12._o new_a conformity_n according_a to_o canon_n justify_v and_o the_o new_a way_n of_o moderation_n reprove_v a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o exon_n in_o the_o cathedral_n of_o s._n peter_n at_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n anthony_n by_o divine_a permission_n lord_n bishop_n of_o exon._n by_o william_n gould_n in_o quarto_n new_a a_o visitation_n sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o cathedral_n at_o exon._n by_o john_n prince_n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n at_o s._n martin_n exon._n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o oxfordshire-feast_n novemb_n 25._o 1674._o in_o the_o church_n of_o s._n michael_n cornhill_n london_n by_o john_n woolley_n m._n a._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16._o tom._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n the_o 〈◊〉_d pag._n 350._o 〈◊〉_d xxvii_o in_o genes_n tom._n 2._o p._n 285._o heb._n 1._o 1_o 2._o 2._o talm._n trast_n sanbedr_n cap._n halce_a &_o alibi_fw-la vid._n menass_n ben_n isr._n dâ—_n resurrect_v lib._n 3._o c._n 3._o &_o council_n quast_n thirty_o in_o genes_n rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o gen._n 4._o 6_o 7._o gem._n babyl_n tâ—_n sanhedr_n cap._n 7._o fol._n 56._o maimond_n tr._n i_o lak_a cap._n 9_o &_o all_o â—â—_o passim_fw-la ap_fw-mi judaeos_fw-la vid._n selâ—en_o de_fw-fr jur._n n._n &_o g._n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o &_o the_o synedr_n vol._n 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 8._o job_n 31._o 26_o 27_o 28._o job_n 1._o 6._o job_n 31._o 29_o job_n 31._o 9_o 10_o 11._o vers._n 5._o 7._o chap._n 24._o 2_o 3_o 4_o &_o seq_n chap._n 31._o 11-28_a gen._n 9_o 3_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d porphyr_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o sect._n 47._o p._n 39_o 〈◊〉_d v._o 5_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 17._o 11._o gen_n 17._o 9_o 10_o 11._o 11._o talm._n tract_n jeban_n 〈◊〉_d 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mor._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈◊〉_d 49._o p._n 506._o gen._n 6._o 2_o 3._o gen._n 18._o 19_o gen._n 18._o 2._o exod_a 4._o 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xviii_o in_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 173._o tom._n 2._o gen._n 15._o 17._o psalm_n 20._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d p._n 〈◊〉_d in_o gen._n 4._o gen._n 8._o 20._o gen._n 12._o 7_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 13._o 4._o 18._o gen._n 21._o 33._o judge_n 6._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o deut._n 16._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 13._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxx_o ita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aliter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 18._o 1._o 1._o antiquit._fw-la jd._n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o p._n 19_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d loc_n 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d arboch_n arboch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hist._n ec._n l._n lit_fw-fr 2._o c._n 4._o p._n 447._o gen._n 4._o 30_o 〈◊〉_d gen._n 2._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 19_o 22._o exod._n 24._o 5._o gen._n 49._o 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fol._n 71._o col_fw-fr 1._o ap_fw-mi selden_n de_fw-fr success_n ad_fw-la leg_n ebr._n c._n 5._o p._n 45._o heb._n 12._o 16._o gen._n 3._o 21._o levit._fw-la 7._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homil._n xviii_o in_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 174._o heb._n 11._o 4._o gen._n 4._o 4_o 5._o antiquit._fw-la jud._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈◊〉_d 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d smeg_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o p._n 226._o &_o seqq_fw-la gen._n 4._o 26._o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o sect._n 1_o 1_o vid._n ap_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cit_fw-la p._n 230._o 230._o dionys._n voss._n not_o in_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr hist._n patr._n 〈◊〉_d 6._o p._n 223._o 223._o r._n eliez_n maas_n beres_n 〈◊〉_d 22._o ibid._n gen._n 6._o 2._o 2._o elmacin_n ap_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d p._n 233._o id._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 234._o 234._o elmac._n &_o patric_n apud_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supr_n p._n 235._o gen._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d heb._n 11._o 5_o 6._o gen._n 5._o 29._o gen._n 6._o 9_o antiqu._n jud._n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o p._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syria_n p._n 882._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o genes_n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 7._o 11._o 5._o 32._o 10._o 21._o 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p
contend_v that_o his_o relic_n be_v bring_v to_o and_o be_v still_o preserve_v at_o trier_n in_o germany_n a_o controversy_n wherein_o i_o shall_v not_o concern_v myself_o his_o memory_n be_v celebrate_v in_o the_o greek_a church_n august_n the_o ix_o as_o appear_v not_o only_o from_o their_o menology_n but_o from_o a_o novel_a 161._o constitution_n of_o manuel_n comuenus_fw-la appoint_v what_o holy_a day_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o church_n while_o the_o western_a church_n keep_v february_n xxiv_o sacred_a to_o his_o memory_n among_o many_o other_o apocryphal_a write_n attribute_v to_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v a_o gospel_n publish_v under_o his_o name_n mention_v by_o 7._o eusebius_n and_o the_o ancient_n and_o condemn_v with_o the_o rest_n by_o 〈◊〉_d gelasius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o it_o have_v be_v reject_v by_o other_o before_o he_o under_o his_o name_n also_o there_o be_v extant_a tradition_n cite_v by_o 436._o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n from_o whence_o no_o 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