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eleven_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n and_o a_o paraphrase_n and_o note_n upon_o the_o first_o second_o third_z four_o five_o seven_o and_o eight_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n with_o a_o discourse_n of_o church-vnity_n and_o direction_n how_o in_o this_o divide_a state_n of_o christendom_n to_o keep_v within_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n by_o william_n clagett_n d._n d._n late_a preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o grays-inn_n imprimatur_fw-la april_n 25._o 1693._o geo._n royse_n r._n r._n in_o christo_n patriac_n dom._n dom._n johanni_n archiep._n cantuar._n a_o sacris_fw-la dome_v the_o second_o edition_n london_n print_v for_o william_n rogers_n at_o the_o sun_n over-against_o st._n dunstan's-church_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1699._o the_o content_n sermon_n i._n romans_z 1.17_o for_o herein_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n sermon_n ii_o &_o iii_o heb._n 11.6_o but_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v he_o for_o he_o that_o come_v to_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o sermon_n iu._n matth._n 11.28_o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n sermon_n v._o &_o vi._n rom._n 8.28_o we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n sermon_n vii_o preach_v at_o court_n eccles_n 3.15_o for_o that_o which_o have_v be_v be_v now_o and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v already_o have_v be_v and_o god_n require_v that_o which_o be_v past_a sermon_n viii_o a_o assize_n sermon_n matth._n 5.38_o 39_o 40_o 41._o you_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o have_v be_v say_v a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n and_o a_o tooth_n for_o a_o tooth_n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o resist_v not_o evil_a but_o whosoever_o shall_v smite_v thou_o on_o 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