sixteen_o sermon_n preach_v on_o several_a subject_n by_o the_o most_o reverend_a dr._n john_n tillotson_n late_a lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v the_o three_o volume_n publish_v from_o the_o original_n by_o ralph_n barker_n d._n d._n chaplain_n to_o his_o grace_n london_n print_v for_o ri._n chilwell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdcxcvi_o the_o most_o reverend_a dr._n john_n tillotson_n late_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o content_n sermon_n i._o galat._n i._n 8_o 9_o but_o though_o we_o or_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n preach_v any_o other_o gospel_n unto_o you_o than_o that_o which_o we_o have_v preach_v unto_o you_o let_v he_o be_v accurse_v as_o we_o say_v before_o so_o say_v i_o now_o again_o if_o any_o man_n preach_v any_o other_o gospel_n unto_o you_o than_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v pag._n 1._o sermon_n two_o iii_o iu_o john_n vii_o 17._o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o willâ—_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n or_o whether_o i_o speak_v of_o myself_o p._n 31_o 55_o 85._o sermon_n v._o vi_o vii_o viii_o luke_n xii_o 15._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o take_v heed_n and_o beware_v of_o covetousness_n for_o a_o man_n life_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o possess_v p._n 109_o 139_o 165_o 193._o sermon_n ix_o x._o matth_n vi_o 33._o but_o seek_v you_o first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v unto_o you_o p._n 223_o 253._o sermon_n xi_o psal._n cxix_o 96._o i_o have_v see_v a_o end_n of_o all_o perfection_n but_o thy_o commandment_n be_v exceed_o broad_a p._n 285._o sermon_n xii_o xiii_o 2_o peter_z i._o 4._o whereby_o be_v give_v unto_o we_o exceed_v great_a and_o precious_a promise_n that_o by_o thâ—se_a you_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n p._n 319_o 345._o sermon_n fourteen_o xv._n 1_o peter_n iu_o 19_o wherefore_o let_v they_o that_o suffer_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o godâ—_n commit_v the_o keep_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o he_o in_o well-doing_n as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n p._n 367_o 415._o sermon_n xvi_o john_n ix_o 4._o i_o must_v work_v the_o work_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o while_o it_o be_v day_n the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v p._n 445._o a_o sermon_n on_o galat._n i._n 8_o 9_o but_o though_o we_o or_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n preach_v any_o other_o gospel_n unto_o you_o than_o that_o which_o we_o have_v preach_v unto_o you_o let_v he_o be_v accurse_v as_o we_o say_v before_o so_o say_v i_o now_o again_o if_o any_o man_n preach_v any_o other_o gospel_n unto_o you_o than_o that_o you_o have_v receive_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v before_o i_o come_v to_o handle_v the_o word_n for_o our_o better_a understanding_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o occasion_n of_o they_o which_o be_v this_o some_o false_a 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