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imprimatur_fw-la guil._n sill_n r._n p._n d._n henr._n episc_n lond._n à _fw-fr sac._n dom._n novemb_n 2._o 1677._o sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n by_o john_n tillotson_n d.d._n dean_n of_o canterbury_n preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincolns-inn_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a the_o 〈…〉_z print_a 〈…〉_z at_o tâ—â—_n 〈…〉_z sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n by_o john_n tillotson_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o canterbury_n preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincolns-inn_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n be_v chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a the_o second_o volume_n london_n print_v for_o edw._n gellibrand_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o henry_n bonwicke_n at_o the_o red-lyon_n in_o st._n paul's-church-yard_n 1678._o sermon_n i._n isaiah_n ix_o 12_o 13_o for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o for_o the_o people_n turn_v not_o to_o he_o that_o smite_v they_o neither_o do_v they_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n sermon_n ii_o heb._n iii_o 13_o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a while_n it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n sermon_n iii_o 1_o cor._n iii_o 15_o but_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v save_v yet_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n sermon_n iu._n psal_n cxix_o 156_o great_a peace_n have_v they_o that_o love_v thy_o law_n and_o nothing_o shall_v offend_v they_o sermon_n v._n psal_n cxix_o 59_o i_o think_v on_o my_o way_n and_o turn_v my_o foot_n unto_o thy_o testimony_n sermon_n vi._n psal_n cxix_o 60_o i_o make_v haste_n and_o delay_v not_o to_o keep_v thy_o commandment_n sermon_n vii_o 1_o john_n iii_o 10_o in_o this_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v manifest_a and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n whosoever_o do_v not_o righteousness_n be_v not_o of_o god_n sermon_n viii_o luke_n xv._n 7_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o likewise_o joy_n shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n over_o one_o sinner_n that_o repent_v more_o than_o over_o ninety_o and_o nine_o just_a person_n which_o need_v no_o repentance_n sermon_n ix_o matth._n ix_o 31_o 32_o wherefore_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o all_o manner_n of_o sin_n and_o blasphemy_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n but_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n and_o whosoever_o speak_v a_o word_n against_o the_o son_n of_o man_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o but_o whosoever_o speak_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v he_o neither_o in_o this_o world_n neither_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v sermon_n x._o act_n x._o 38_o who_o go_v about_o do_v good_a a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n june_n 30_o the_o 1667._o isa_n ix_o 12_o 13._o for_o all_o this_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o turn_v away_o but_o his_o hand_n be_v stretch_v out_o still_o for_o the_o people_n turn_v not_o unto_o he_o that_o smite_v they_o neither_o do_v they_o 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