Selected quad for the lemma: love_n
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A42952
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Trade preferr'd before religion and Christ made to give place to Mammon represented in a sermon relating to the plantations : first preached at Westminster-Abbey and afterwards in divers churches in London / by Morgan Godwyn ...
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Godwyn, Morgan, fl. 1685.
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1685
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Wing G974; ESTC R15652
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this_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o all_o sect_n and_o party_n do_v most_o general_o agree_v in_o no_o scruple_n to_o tender_a conscience_n will_v from_o hence_o arise_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o shall_v oppose_v it_o but_o such_o only_a who_o have_v lose_v all_o conscience_n and_o certain_o if_o christianity_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v worth_a our_o care_n it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o something_o in_o order_n thereto_o will_v speedy_o be_v endeavour_v the_o thing_n in_o its_o self_n be_v most_o easy_a and_o there_o want_v nothing_o but_o some_o resolute_a and_o wise_a agent_n to_o push_v it_o forward_o as_o for_o the_o impotent_a rail_n of_o those_o barjesuse_n and_o elymase_n for_o god_n be_v thank_v that_o be_v the_o worst_a they_o can_v do_v it_o be_v to_o be_v pity_v and_o contemn_v rather_o than_o dread_v or_o regard_v by_o we_o or_o at_o the_o worst_a a_o vigorous_a pursuit_n will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n both_o disarm_v and_o silence_v they_o there_o be_v no_o 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