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at_o salters-hall_n 8vo_fw-la sir_n howard_n free_a discourse_n wherein_o the_o doctrine_n that_o make_v for_o tyranny_n be_v display_v the_o title_n of_o our_o rightful_a and_o lawful_a king_n william_n vindicate_v and_o the_o unreasonableness_n and_o mischievous_a tendency_n of_o the_o odious_a distinction_n of_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la discover_v 8vo_fw-la mr_n lorrimer_n answer_n to_o goodwin_n 4to_n calamy_n discourse_n of_o vow_n 8vo_fw-la since_o well_o abbreviate_v by_o mr._n faldo_n faldo_n see_v the_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n sermon_n before_o the_o king_n jan._n 30._o 1697._o p._n 25_o 29._o where_o he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o can_v be_v call_v a_o national_a sin_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 21._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o heb._n 11._o 6._o 1._o joh._n 5._o 7._o joh._n 1._o 18._o joh._n 4._o 24._o joh._n 5._o 26._o joh._n 5._o 17._o eccl._n 7._o 29._o gen._n 1._o 26._o col._n 3._o 10._o eph._n 4._o 24._o ps._n 51._o 5._o eph._n 2._o 3._o zech._n 11._o 8._o rom._n 7._o 18._o gen._n 6._o 5._o 1_o tim._n 25._o eph._n 1._o 4_o 5._o rom._n 5._o 11._o gal._n 4._o 4._o joh._n 17._o 19_o phil._n 2._o 8_o 9_o eph._n 1._o 20._o 21._o heb._n 7._o 25._o joh._n 17._o 9_o rom._n 8._o 30._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o ro._n 5._o 1._o ps._n 143._o 2._o jer._n 23._o 6._o mat._n 3._o 17._o rom._n 15._o 16._o col._n 3._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 9_o 10._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 5._o eph._n 4._o 11._o matt._n 28._o 20._o rom._n 4._o 11._o matt._n 28._o 1â—…_n rom._n 6._o 7._o act_n 2._o 39_o matt._n 26._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 26._o eccl._n 12._o 7._o matt._n 25._o 34_o 41._o act_n 17._o 31._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 42._o joh._n 5._o 29._o 29._o thus_o he_o write_v in_o his_o diary_n upon_o it_o how_o oft_o have_v we_o say_v that_o change_n be_v at_o the_o door_n but_o bless_v be_v god_n there_o be_v no_o sting_n in_o this_o