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imprimatur_fw-la libellus_fw-la hic_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la pulpit-conception_n popular_a deception_n or_o the_o grand_a debate_n resume_v in_o the_o point_n of_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la laud_fw-la dignissimi_fw-la authoris_fw-la approbavit_fw-la robertus_fw-la pory_n s._n t._n p._n reverendmo_z in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la domino_fw-la domino_fw-la gulielmo_n archiepiscopo_fw-la cantuariensi_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la primati_fw-la &_o metropolitano_n sacellanus_n domesticus_n page_n 15._o lin_v 19_o &_o 20._o read_v thus_o most_o apt_a for_o the_o present_a to_o promote_v d._n e._n a_o shrewd_a one_o a_o elegance_n a_o elegance_n of_o d._n be_v the_o like_a of_o r._n w._n the_o sâ—hismatique_a à _fw-fr la_fw-fr mode_n d._n e._n ☜_o d._n e._n presbyterianissimè_fw-la ☞_o d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n pag._n 21._o mat._n 27._o 25._o d._n e._n pag._n 2._o &_o 3_o d._n e._n d._n e._n act._n 20._o 28._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 2._o d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n publ._n worship_n pag._n 67._o except_o pag._n 8._o d._n e._n d._n e._n ☜_o pag._n 10._o pag._n 11._o d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n eâ—_n bâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 19_o ☜_o d._n e._n d._n e._n 1_o cor._n 11._o 23_o 24_o 25._o d._n e._n d._n e._n d._n e._n sâ—are_a break_a pag._n 23._o d._n e._n pag._n 33._o d._n e._n pag._n 2._o pag._n 9_o pag._n 2._o pag._n 5._o bishop_n of_o worst_a pag._n 18._o animad_fw-la pag._n 1._o destructive_a of_o all_o king_n the_o case_n of_o the_o late_a king_n when_o he_o be_v bouâ—t_n and_o sold_n in_o 〈◊〉_d the_o case_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o commons_o in_o 1650._o oliver_n choose_v by_o proâ—_n oliver_n take_v the_o government_n upon_o he_o be_v a_o deed_n of_o charity_n oliver_n by_o the_o will_v oâ—_n god_n though_o not_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o cavalier_n compel_v to_o consent_n and_o the_o bretâ—ea_n to_o choose_v for_o fear_v of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o friend_n presbyterian_a absolution_n the_o king_n câ—_n do_v 〈◊〉_d wrong_v with_o a_o salâ—_n the_o king_n of_o england_n no_o monarch_n the_o king_n have_v the_o militia_n if_o the_o people_n please_v the_o people_n judge_n of_o the_o kâ—g_n and_o may_v depose_v 〈◊〉_d resist_v he_o as_o pleasure_n quâ—_n