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people_n of_o england_n to_o weep_v page_n 64_o to_o the_o comer_n and_o goer_n by_o the_o prison-window_n of_o both_o sâ—â—â—s_n page_n 65_o to_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o concern_v persecution_n etc._n etc._n page_n 67_o to_o informer_n page_n 69_o some_o serious_a consideration_n concern_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n call_v church_n their_o sprinkle_v infant_n marry_v people_n and_o bury_v their_o dead_a etc._n etc._n page_n 70_o to_o the_o â—ury-men_n of_o appleby_n page_n 73_o to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ruler_n page_n 74_o a_o testimony_n of_o truth_n page_n 75_o to_o all_o that_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o outward_a court_n without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n in_o diverse_a form_n page_n 78_o to_o william_n thornton_n call_v justice_n at_o hipswell_n in_o yorkshire_n divulge_v for_o the_o information_n of_o other_o moderate_a enquirer_n after_o the_o lord_n page_n 81_o to_o the_o presbyterian_o so_o call_v page_n 88_o to_o the_o presbyterian_o page_n 90_o to_o the_o 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parish-teacher_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n deep_o to_o ponder_v and_o answer_v in_o god_n fear_n for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o own_o and_o the_o people_n soul_n that_o be_v under_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v arisen_a to_o call_v all_o thing_n into_o judgement_n page_n 171_o a_o strong_a and_o terrible_a alarm_n sound_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a mountain_n against_o all_o the_o wicked_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n page_n 179_o watch_v for_o sin_n page_n 181_o a_o warn_v to_o the_o nation_n to_o lay_v aside_o all_o prejudice_n and_o enmity_n the_o ground_n of_o strife_n and_o war_n and_o to_o come_v and_o embrace_v the_o light_n of_o christ_n jesus_n that_o they_o may_v see_v themselves_o and_o come_v to_o be_v save_v and_o heal_v and_o unite_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n page_n 182_o to_o people_n who_o heart_n be_v turn_v from_o the_o lord_n page_n 189_o to_o the_o magistrate_n page_n 190_o to_o the_o generation_n of_o fleshly_a fall_v christian_n not_o worthy_a the_o 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