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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2._o they_o judge_v the_o gentile_n for_o do_v evil_a thing_n and_o do_v they_o themselves_o think_v all_o the_o while_n to_o escape_v the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o they_o have_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n among_o they_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o posterity_n god_n service_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n sacrifice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o wash_n and_o divers_a ordinance_n in_o the_o observation_n of_o which_o they_o put_v their_o trust_n and_o believe_v that_o no_o israelite_n shall_v go_v without_o his_o portion_n of_o happiness_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v in_o this_o state_n our_o saviour_n find_v they_o they_o trust_v in_o moses_n and_o say_v we_o have_v abraham_n to_o our_o father_n they_o build_v and_o garnish_v the_o tomb_n of_o the_o prophet_n those_o very_a prophet_n that_o have_v be_v so_o ill_o entertain_v by_o their_o forefather_n for_o declare_v against_o 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which_o be_v case_n proper_o except_v from_o this_o rule_n of_o a_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a communication_n with_o each_o other_o because_o they_o be_v no_o part_n thereof_o but_o i_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o lay_v the_o stress_n of_o the_o proof_n upon_o this_o argument_n only_o but_o on_o this_o together_o with_o the_o second_o which_o be_v found_v upon_o compare_v the_o general_a rule_n with_o the_o particular_a instance_n whereby_o the_o use_n of_o it_o be_v explain_v neither_o by_o heaven_n for_o its_o god_n throne_n etc._n etc._n our_o saviour_n design_n in_o these_o word_n can_v be_v better_a understand_v than_o by_o consider_v what_o those_o corrupt_a principle_n concern_v the_o matter_n of_o swear_v be_v which_o have_v creep_v in_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o first_o as_o their_o own_o author_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v general_o hold_v among_o they_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o light_n and_o trivial_a case_n but_o they_o believe_v 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