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die_v jovis_n 28._o maii._fw-la 1646._o it_o be_v this_o day_n order_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o mr._n taylor_n be_v hereby_o thank_v for_o his_o great_a pain_n take_v in_o the_o sermon_n he_o preach_v yesterday_o before_o their_o lordship_n in_o the_o abbey_n church_n westminster_n and_o he_o be_v desire_v to_o print_n and_o publish_v the_o same_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v print_v but_o by_o authority_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n john_n brown_a cleric_a partiamentorum_fw-la i_o do_v appoint_v george_n whittington_n and_o nathaniel_n brook_n to_o print_v my_o sermon_n francis_n taylor_n the_o danger_n of_o vow_n neglect_v and_o the_o necessity_n of_o reformation_n or_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a house_n of_o lord_n at_o a_o late_a solemn_a fast_o in_o the_o abbey_n church_n at_o westminster_n may_v 27._o 1646._o by_o francis_n taylor_n b._n in_o d._n pastor_n of_o yalding_n in_o kent_n and_o a_o member_n of_o the_o 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