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preâ—endaries_n of_o westminster_n octavo_fw-la a_o private_a conference_n between_o a_o rich_a alderman_n and_o a_o poor_a country_n vicar_n make_v public_a wherein_o be_v discourse_v the_o obligation_n of_o oath_n which_o have_v be_v impose_v on_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n 8_o o_fw-la 2._o s._n the_o episcopacy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n justify_v to_o be_v apostolical_a from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o from_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o most_o famous_a divine_n beyond_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o right_n reverend_a the_o late_a lord_n bishop_n of_o duresm_n with_o a_o preface_n write_v by_o sir_n henry_n yeluerton_n baronet_n octavo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o divine_a goodness_n explicate_v and_o vindicate_v from_o the_o exception_n of_o the_o atheist_n wherein_o also_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o grave_a philosopher_n with_o the_o holy_a and_o inspire_a penman_n in_o many_o of_o the_o most_o important_a point_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n be_v full_o evince_v by_o richard_n burthogge_n doctor_n in_o physic_n octavo_fw-la finis_fw-la finis_fw-la psal._n two_o 2_o expl._n object_n sol._n heb._n 10._o 29._o obj._n sol._n matth._n 26._o 53._o 53._o apolog._n §_n 37._o maâ—_n twelve_o 25._o 1_o cor._n fourteen_o 33._o rom._n i_o 14._o â—olit_fw-la lib_n 7_o cap._n 8._o ephes_n two_o 12._o deut._n 33._o 1._o joâ—h_n xxiv_o 29._o 1_o sam._n xiii_o 14._o 2_o chron._n ix_o 22._o 1_o king_n xv_o 14._o 2_o chron._n xvii_o 3._o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 2d_o 2._o 2_o chron._n xxxiii_o 13._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 26._o deut._n xxxiii_o 5._o vers._n 12._o vers._n 13._o vers._n 14._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 25._o 2_o chron._n xxxv_o 15._o noâ—el_n coastiâ—_n 131._o mat._n nineteeen_o 8._o 1_o king_n two_o 27._o â—oid_v 35._o joh._n uâ—â—â—_n rome_n xiii_o 1._o 2_o cor._n twelve_o â—_o 3._o heb._n â—_o 3._o matt_n xxii_o 21._o match_n viâ—_n 1â—_n â—_o tim._n iâ—i_fw-la 1._o ibid_fw-la verse_n 4._o 5._o 2_o pet._n two_o 1._o ibid._n verse_n 10._o judas_n 19_o verse_n 9_o verse_n 11._o 12._o etc._n etc._n verse_n 14._o verse_n 19_o psal._n two_o 10._o 11._o 1_o king_n xxi_o 25._o 1_o sâ—m_n xiii_o 1â—_n chap._n xuâ—_n 12._o chap_n xuj_o 13._o ibid._n vers._n 18._o chap._n xviâ—_o 5._o 2_o sam._n i_o 21._o exod._n four_o 16._o act_n seven_o 35._o deut._n xxxâ—_n i_o 4._o num._n xuj_o psal._n cvi_fw-la 16._o numb_a xuj_o 32._o appl_n caâ—ion_n rom._n iii._o 31._o lam._n two_o 9_o matth._n xviii_o 7._o ibid._n verse_n 6._o ezek._n xxiâ—_n â—_o gal._n 1._o 23._o 3._o 25._o rom._n 12._o 6._o tit._n 1._o 4._o jud._n 3._o luk._n 24_o 44_o joh._n 5._o 16._o joh._n 5._o 39_o luk._n 10._o 26._o luk._n 6_o â—9_n mar._n 14._o 49._o joh._n 10._o â—5_n mat._n 3_o 31._o maâ—_n 5._o 18._o lâ—k_n 2d_o 27._o veâ—se_a 4â—_n maâ—_n 1._o 22._o maâ—_n 2._o 15._o maâ—_n 2._o 23._o 4._o 14._o 21._o 4._o mat._n 〈◊〉_d