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A sermon preach'd before Their Majesties in their chappel at St. James's the 25th. Sunday after Pentecost, November 17th. 1686 by J.D. of the Society of Jesus.
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J. D. (John Dormer), 1636-1700.
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Wing D1928; ESTC R8587
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a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o their_o majesty_n in_o their_o chapel_n at_o st._n james_n the_o 25_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n november_n 17_o 1686._o by_o j._n d._n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n publish_a by_o his_o majesty_n command_n ✚_o london_n print_v by_o nat._n thompson_n at_o the_o entrance_n into_o old_a spring_n garden_n near_o charing_n cross_n mdclxxxvii_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o their_o majesty_n the_o 25_o sunday_n after_o pentecost_n math._n xiii_o ver_fw-la 31._o simile_n est_fw-fr regnum_fw-la coelorum_fw-la grano_n sinapis_fw-la the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v like_a to_o a_o mustardseed_n one_o of_o the_o great_a and_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o thing_n sacred_a majesty_n this_o morning_n arrest_v my_o thought_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o a_o mustardseed_n have_v any_o but_o the_o divine_a author_n devise_v this_o parable_n as_o the_o world_n now_o go_v the_o proposer_n with_o your_o pious_a not_o over-wise_a will_v have_v pass_v for_o 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