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A Christian amendment delivered in a sermon on New-yeares day 1631. in St Martines Church in Oxford, and now published: by H. Tozer Mr of Arts and Fellow of Exceter Colledge in Oxford
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Tozer, Henry, 1602-1650.
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a_o christian_a amendment_n deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n on_o new-year_n day_n 1631._o in_o st_n martin_n church_n in_o oxford_n and_o now_o publish_v by_o h._n tozer_n mr_n of_o art_n and_o fellow_n of_o exeter_n college_n in_o oxford_n rev._n 21.5_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n say_v behold_v i_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a psal_n 51.10_o create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o oxford_z print_v by_o john_n lichfield_n printer_n to_o the_o famous_a university_n 1633._o to_o the_o r._n worshipful_a sr_n walter_n pie_n knight_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o r._n worshipful_a sr_n walter_n pie_n k._n his_o majesty_n attorney_n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n worthy_a sir_n if_o any_o shall_v ask_v i_o as_o my_o own_o thought_n do_v upon_o what_o confidence_n i_o adventure_v in_o this_o censure_v age_n the_o publish_v of_o this_o poor_a ensue_a discourse_n i_o will_v 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