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A56384 A defence and continuation of the ecclesiastical politie by way of letter to a friend in London : together with a letter from the author of The friendly debate. Parker, Samuel, 1640-1688.; Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707. Friendly debate. 1671 (1671) Wing P457; ESTC R22456 313,100 770

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a_o man_n country_n valiant_o in_o that_o employment_n i_o believe_v this_o letter_n will_v find_v you_o and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v not_o trouble_v you_o further_o but_o i_o shall_v beseech_v god_n to_o prosper_v your_o labour_n and_o to_o give_v we_o all_o grace_n to_o submit_v to_o truth_n wheresoever_o we_o meet_v it_o and_o in_o whatsoever_o shape_n it_o appear_v to_o we_o and_o likewise_o shall_v watch_v all_o opportunity_n to_o serve_v you_o and_o approve_v myself_o your_o affectionate_a friend_n finis_fw-la pag._n 3._o rev._n 22.5_o survey_v pag._n 80._o pag._n 80._o pag._n 80._o pag_n 79._o pag._n 81._o pag._n 77._o pag._n 78._o pag._n 79._o 79._o this_o hard_a word_n will_v be_v explain_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o discourse_n v._o pag_n 84_o ●78_n pag._n 1._o sermon_n before_o parl._n octob_n 24._o 1651._o pag._n 12._o by_o j._n o._n sermon_n before_o parl._n april_n 19_o 1649._o pag._n 25._o ibid._n pag._n 21._o sermon_n of_o octob._n 24._o 1651._o pag._n 27._o sermon_n april_n 19_o 1641._o p._n ●_o ibid._n pag._n 3●_n display_v of_o armin._n ep._n dedic_n the_o duty_n of_o pastor_n and_o people_n distinguish_v pag._n 52._o pag._n 35._o vide_fw-la pag._n 19_o 20_o 72_o 73_o 74_o 75_o 83_o 84._o v._o doctor_n walton_n be_v considerator_n conoid_v pag._n 1._o thucydid_a pag._n 4._o pag._n 150._o pag._n 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o chap._n 2._o sect._n 1_o of_o tempt_v p._n 134._o pag._n 117._o pag._n 178._o pag._n 55_o 56_o 57_o 58_o 59_o 60._o sermon_n to_o the_o parl._n april_n 29._o 1646._o pag._n 30._o pag._n 34._o pag._n 37._o pag._n 12._o pag._n 65_o 66_o 67_o 68_o 69_o 70._o o●ig_a of_o the_o script_n pag._n 105._o ●_o consid._n consid_n p._n 13._o pag._n 35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43._o pag._n 38._o pag._n 41._o antiq._n l._n 20._o c._n 7._o pag._n 16._o pag._n 16_o 17._o pag._n 21._o pag._n 17._o pag._n 51._o pag._n 17_o 52._o pag._n 47._o pag._n 15._o pag._n 51._o pag._n 23._o pag._n 24._o pag._n 27._o pag._n 10_o 11._o preface_n to_o cromwell_n pag._n 23._o pag._n 27._o pag_n 28._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n pag._n 25._o pag._n 27._o sermon_n at_o margaret_n westm._n feb._n 28._o 1649._o pag._n 10._o pag._n 88_o pag._n 92_o 93_o pag_n 9●_n pag._n 85._o pag._n 85._o vid._n c._n 1._o s●ct_n 10._o pag._n 89._o pag._n 85_o pag_n 107_o 144._o pag._n 150._o pag._n 97._o pag._n 105._o pag._n 95._o ibid._n pag_n 96._o vide_fw-la pag._n 114_o 136_o 137_o 159_o pag._n 159._o pag._n 96._o pag_n 159._o ibid._n pag._n 97._o pag._n 125._o pag._n 103._o pag._n 104._o pag._n 113._o pag._n 139._o pag._n 101._o pag._n 108._o pag._n 109_o 10._o ibid._n pag._n 111._o pag._n 116._o pag._n 157._o from_o pag._n 117_o to_o p._n 125._o pag._n 133_o 134_o 135._o pag._n 180._o pag._n 195._o pag._n 196._o pag._n 199._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n pag._n 203_o 204_o 205._o pag._n 203_o 204._o pag._n 205._o pag._n 206_o pag._n 208._o pag._n ●68_n pag._n 8._o pag._n 194._o pag._n 208_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o pag_n 212._o pag._n 213._o pag._n 215._o pag_n 217._o pag_n 218._o pag._n 217._o pag._n 216._o pag._n 214_o intituted_a god_n presence_n with_o a_o people_n preach_v octob._n 30._o 1656._o pag._n 37._o pag._n 220._o pag._n 221_o pag._n 226._o sermon_n to_o the_o parl._n at_o margaret_n feb._n 28._o 1649._o pag._n 28._o ibid._n pag._n 47._o pag_n 227._o pag._n 127._o pag._n ●30_n pag._n 231._o pag._n 232_o 3_o 4._o pag_n 234._o ibid._n pag._n 235._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o pag._n 239._o pag._n 239._o eccles._n pol._n pag._n 240._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n pag._n 241._o ibid._n ibid._n pag._n 249._o ibid._n pag._n 251._o pag._n 252._o pag_n 254._o pag._n 97._o pag._n 259._o pag._n 261._o ibid._n pag._n 262._o ibid._n pag._n 264._o 1_o cor._n 8._o ●_o pag_n 264_o book_n of_o communion_n p._n 171._o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o ●5_n pag._n 266._o pag_n 271._o pag._n 272._o pag._n 273._o pag._n ●74_n heb._n 11.6_o pag_n 321._o pag._n 314._o pag._n 276._o pag._n 277._o defence_n of_o the_o answer_n p._n 618._o pag._n 180._o pag._n 178_o 279._o pag._n ●79_n pag._n 280._o pag._n 310._o pag._n 97._o pag._n 303._o pag._n 305._o pag._n 21._o defence_n of_o the_o admonit_a p._n 2d_o sect._n 3_o pag._n 352_o pag._n 306_o 306_o the_o reader_n may_v conjecture_v with_o who●●_n 〈◊〉_d i_o plough_v f●r_fw-la ●his_fw-la eloquence_n m●●t_v of_o th●se_a pasage_n b●●ng_v collect_v ou●_n of_o two_o sermon_n o●_n j.o._n one_o preach_v on_o jan_n 31._o 1648._o and_o the_o other_o on_o a_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o king_n defeat_n at_o worcester_n sermon_n to_o parliam_fw-la april_n 29._o 1646._o pag._n 42._o pag._n 306._o ibid._n v._o sermon_n before_o the_o parliam_fw-la jan._n 31._o 1648._o pag._n 307._o pag._n 308._o pag._n 311_o 312_o 313._o pag._n 313._o pag._n 315._o pag._n
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