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the_o morning-exercise_n 〈◊〉_d criâ—â—â—â—â—ate_n several_a case_n of_o conscience_n practical_o resolve_v by_o sundry_a minister_n september_n 1661._o commend_v ourselves_o to_o every_o man_n conscience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 4.2_o vnicuique_fw-la est_fw-la libre_fw-la sva_fw-la conscientia_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la librum_fw-la discutiendum_fw-la &_o emendandum_fw-la omnes_fw-la alii_fw-la inventi_fw-la sunt_fw-la bernard_n de_fw-fr inter._n dom._n p._n 1072._o c._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polyb._n frag._n p._n 1029._o london_n print_v for_o joshua_n kirton_n and_o nathaniel_n webb_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o king_n arm_n and_o at_o the_o royal_a oak_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1661._o to_o my_o most_o unfeigned_o belove_a parishioner_n of_o saint_n giles_n cripplegate_n my_o dear_a friend_n these_o sermon_n both_o preach_v and_o print_v be_v the_o mere_a product_n of_o love_n to_o your_o soul_n i_o never_o yet_o that_o i_o 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curable_a luke_n 12.1_o p._n 655_o serm._n 28._o what_o must_v christian_n do_v that_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o ordinance_n may_v abide_v upon_o they_o 1_o chron._n 29.18_o p._n 677_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v please_v to_o amend_v these_o error_n of_o the_o press_n page_n 35._o l._n 27._o read_v deserve_v not_o death_n p._n 54._o l._n 32._o be_v a_o very_a 65._o l._n 25._o that_o i_o know_v 71._o l._n 4._o there_o be_v l_o 14._o course_n of_o sin_n 89._o l._n 31._o add_v in_o the_o margin_n rule_n 2._o 98._o l_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 105.4_o pustulous_a 182.2_o to_o christ_n 201.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 211.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 219.6_o amore_fw-la 228.14_o hypostaticam_fw-la 236.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 257.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 366.16_o tight_a 45_o 43._o tight_a 378._o ult._n be_v always_o 404.8_o matth._n 18.429.30_o prov._n 18.10_o some_o other_o mistake_v there_o be_v in_o letter_n as_o precedent_n for_o precedent_n 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