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preach_v before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n at_o the_o abbey-church_n of_o st._n peter_n westm_n on_o wednesday_n the_o 11_o of_o dec._n 1695._o be_v the_o day_n appoint_v for_o a_o solemn_a fast_a and_o humiliation_n by_o the_o right_a rev._n father_n in_o god_n james_n l._n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n eight_o serm._n preach_v on_o sev_n occasion_n 1._o of_o the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n of_o faith_n 2._o the_o danger_n of_o misinform_v conscience_n or_o mistake_v principle_n in_o religion_n 3._o of_o the_o different_a dispensation_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o impenitency_n under_o the_o best_a mean_n of_o salvation_n 4._o the_o case_n of_o a_o late_a or_o deathbed_n repentance_n 5._o the_o straight_a and_o certain_a way_n to_o happiness_n 6._o of_o growth_n in_o grace_n 7._o of_o murder_n particular_o duel_v and_o self-murder_n 8._o of_o the_o shortness_n and_o instability_n of_o humane_a life_n
a_o debate_n on_o the_o justice_n and_o piety_n of_o the_o present_a constitution_n under_o k._n william_n in_o two_o part_n the_o first_o relate_v to_o the_o state_n the_o second_o to_o the_o church_n between_o euchere_n a_o conformist_n and_o dysohere_n a_o recusant_n by_o samuel_n hill_n rector_n of_o kilmington_n author_n of_o solomon_n and_o abiathar_n psal_n 7.8_o judge_v i_o o_o lord_n according_a to_o my_o righteousness_n and_o according_a to_o my_o integrity_n that_o be_v in_o i_o inter_fw-la utrumque_fw-la tene_fw-la obsequium_fw-la amicos_fw-la veritas_fw-la odium_n parit_fw-la london_n print_v for_o john_n everingham_n at_o the_o star_n in_o ludgate-street_n 1696._o erudito_fw-la reverendo_fw-la sanctóque_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la collegio_fw-la diaecesews_n bathoniensis_n &_o wellensis_n clero_fw-la florentissimo_fw-la post_fw-la patrum_fw-la primaevorum_fw-la in_o causâ_fw-la fidei_fw-la vindicias_fw-la ab_fw-la imbelli_fw-la praevaricatorum_fw-la nequitiâ_fw-la usquequaque_fw-la tutas_fw-la adhuc_fw-la &_o inconcussas_fw-la vestro_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la pro_fw-la authore_fw-la suffragio_fw-la publico_fw-la invidiae_fw-la adversùs_fw-la &_o obloquii_fw-la tela_fw-la munitas_fw-la pariter_fw-la ac_fw-la cohonestatas_fw-la amicas_fw-la hasce_fw-la denuò_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pariter_fw-la ac_fw-la patriae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pacÃsque_fw-la sacraë_fw-la conciliatrices_fw-la pro_fw-la justitiâ_fw-la publicâ_fw-la &_o pielate_fw-la contra_fw-la seditionis_fw-la schismatis_fw-la &_o erastianismi_fw-la dmissi_fw-la opprobrium_fw-la admittendÃque_fw-la periculum_fw-la susceptas_fw-la apologias_n integerrimâ_fw-la fide_fw-la summo_fw-la study_v conscientiâque_fw-la quà m_fw-la maximè_fw-la castâ_fw-la votivas_fw-la dicat_fw-la perque_n gratas_fw-la optat_fw-la vester_n s._n hill_n errata_fw-la pref_n p._n 1._o l._n 17._o for_o dismiss_v r._n discuss_v ibid._n l._n ult_n r._n appear_v or_o seem_v booâ—_n p._n 21._o l._n 14._o r._n desertion_n p._n 22._o l._n 5_o 6._o r._n desertion_n p._n 42._o l._n 32._o r._n anticyrae_n p._n 43._o l._n 1._o r._n prosecute_v p._n 45._o l._n 27._o r._n ivs_fw-la p._n 57_o l._n 24._o r._n construction_n p._n 63._o l._n 26._o r._n off_o p._n 64._o l._n 7._o for_o and_z r._n a_o p._n 65._o l._n 12._o deal_n a_o p._n 71._o l._n 8._o county_n p._n 82._o l._n 29._o r._n there_o can_v be_v p._n 83._o l._n 34._o r._n at_o full_a p._n 87._o l._n 25._o for_o thoâ—…_n r._n the_o oath_n p._n 91._o l._n 15._o r._n title_n ibid._n l._n 31._o r._n to_o surmise_v p._n 95._o l._n 71._o r._n to_o shiâ—…_n for_o p._n 96._o l._n 33._o r._n the_o moral_a p._n 104._o l._n 8._o r._n if_o we_o admit_v p._n 105._o l._n 8._o r._n say_v p._n 10â—…_n l._n 12._o for_o of_o constition_n r._n of_o constitution_n p._n 110._o l._n 23._o r._n it_o have_v not_o be_v p._n 15â—…_n l._n 21_o 22._o for_o excession_n r._n excision_n p._n 156._o l._n 35._o r._n invert_v p._n 163._o l._n 27._o for_o frâ—…_n r._n for_o p._n 165._o l._n 4._o r._n take_v it_o in_o p._n 165._o l._n 31._o r._n mart_n p._n 168._o l._n 9_o r._n pâ—…_n p._n 170._o l._n 27._o r._n imprudent_o p._n 172._o l._n 3._o r._n i_o never_o look_v ibid._n l._n 27._o r._n possessâ—…_n p._n 185._o l._n 9_o for_o send_v r._n sound_v p._n 162._o l._n 8._o r._n notion_n p._n 162._o l._n 37â—…_n come_v into_o p._n 163._o l._n 32._o for_o use_v r._n refuse_v p._n 167_o l._n 23._o r._n presume_v p._n 17â—…_n l._n 17._o r._n on_o evil_a p._n 174._o l._n 10._o r._n a_o form_n p._n 176._o l._n 10._o r._n be_v from_o p._n 172_o â—…_n 17._o r._n office_n p._n 8._o l._n 31._o for_o excuse_n r._n execute_v p._n 199._o l._n 12._o deal_n which_o p._n 20â—…_n ult_n r._n frischmuth_n p._n 205_o l._n 19_o r._n peculiarly_a p._n 209._o l._n 27._o r._n another_o p._n 210_o â—…_n 8._o r._n procedure_v p._n 211._o l._n 30_o 31._o r._n who_o think_v the_o tenant_n for_o swear_v for_o submitâ—…_n to_o the_o new_a possessor_n p._n 213._o l._n 30._o r._n all_o to_o the_o secular_a etc._n etc._n p._n 225._o l._n 6_o 7._o r._n sâ—…_n any_o thing_n against_o he_o himself_o ibid._n l._n 32._o r._n in_o dubitable_a p._n 230._o l._n 36._o foâ—…_n gaze_v r._n the_o case_n p._n 231._o 32._o for_o and_z r._n be_o p._n 233._o l._n 31._o r._n be_v it_o p._n 235._o l._n â—…_n r._n valid_o p._n 137._o l._n 1._o deal_n of_o p._n 239._o l._n 18._o r._n aerianism_n p._n 248._o l._n 12._o â—…_n and_o r._n a_o p._n 242._o l._n 22._o for_o if_o r._n be_v p._n 252._o l._n 30._o after_o etc._n etc._n deal_n and_o p._n 2â—…_n l._n 8._o r._n to_o do_v good_a p._n 265._o for_o but_o will_n r._n that_o will_v ibid._n l._n 15._o r._n capacity_n to_o ecchâ—…_n p._n 97._o l._n 13._o for_o might_n r._n weight_n to_o the_o reader_n i_o here_o present_v thou_o with_o a_o book_n which_o either_o destiny_n or_o calumny_n will_v drag_v out_o into_o the_o public_a whether_o i_o will_v or_o no._n the_o pretend_a university-man_n in_o his_o remark_n upon_o my_o defence_n of_o the_o father_n have_v descend_v to_o the_o humble_a glory_n of_o traduce_v it_o and_o i_o in_o his_o postscript_n to_o mr._n chiswell_n by_o ill_a character_n and_o false_a history_n have_v enforce_v this_o involuntary_a publication_n the_o character_n he_o give_v of_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o trifle_n which_o he_o presume_v of_o it_o of_o his_o own_o sagacity_n without_o ever_o see_v it_o that_o he_o be_v tell_v by_o a_o good_a hand_n that_o it_o fall_v on_o mr._n dod_n ll'_v principle_n with_o great_a fury_n and_o treat_v the_o jacobite_n very_o brutal_o the_o design_n herein_o be_v to_o preclude_v my_o interest_n with_o the_o jacobite_n to_o who_o he_o say_v i_o be_o relapse_v his_o historical_a account_n be_v that_o it_o be_v write_v and_o send_v up_o to_o a_o bishop_n for_o publication_n to_o divert_v a_o storm_n expect_v on_o the_o vindication_n etc._n etc._n by_o engage_v my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n and_o all_o the_o bishop_n against_o my_o adversary_n that_o however_o find_v the_o trifle_n slight_v i_o earnest_o desire_v that_o bishop_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v print_v that_o so_o if_o i_o can_v get_v it_o again_o into_o my_o hand_n i_o may_v deny_v the_o write_n thereof_o to_o the_o jacobite_n as_o i_o begin_v to_o deny_v the_o other_o the_o intention_n of_o this_o be_v to_o represent_v i_o to_o all_o the_o power_n as_o a_o apostate_n against_o the_o government_n fool_n and_o knave_n all_o over_o that_o so_o i_o may_v have_v no_o countenance_n in_o it_o but_o be_v abandon_v by_o all_o mankind_n before_o therefore_o i_o offer_v my_o own_o true_a account_n and_o apology_n against_o this_o slander_n it_o be_v easy_o observable_a that_o his_o passion_n have_v mar_v his_o art_n of_o detraction_n in_o give_v mark_n of_o its_o apparent_a falsehood_n for_o what_o clergyman_n can_v presume_v to_o put_v a_o servile_a office_n on_o a_o bishop_n or_o what_o bishop_n can_v be_v imagine_v so_o unresent_v as_o to_o admit_v it_o or_o after_o admission_n to_o 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