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the_o atheistical_a objection_n against_o the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n and_o his_o attribute_n fair_o consider_v and_o full_o refute_v in_o eight_o sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o cathedral-church_n of_o st._n paul_n london_n 1698._o be_v the_o seven_o year_n of_o the_o lecture_n found_v by_o the_o honourable_a robert_n boyle_n esq_n by_o john_n harris_n m._n a._n and_o fellow_n of_o the_o royal-society_n london_n print_v by_o j._n l._n for_o richard_n wilkin_n at_o the_o king's-head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1698._o academiae_fw-la cantabrigiensis_n libre_fw-la immorality_n and_o pride_n the_o great_a cause_n of_o atheism_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o cathedral-church_n of_o st._n paul_n january_n the_o 3_o d._n 1697_o 8._o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o lecture_n for_o that_o year_n found_v by_o the_o honourable_a robert_n boyle_n esq_n by_o john_n harris_n m._n a._n and_o fellow_n of_o the_o royal-society_n london_n print_v by_o j._n l._n for_o richard_n wilkin_n at_o the_o 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