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christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o our_o peace_n who_o with_o the_o father_n of_o all_o mercy_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o eternal_a comforter_n life_n and_o reign_v one_o god_n even_o the_o god_n of_o consolation_n now_o and_o ever_o to_o who_o be_v glory_n dominion_n and_o adoration_n give_v throughout_o all_o age_n in_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n jesus_n amen_n amen_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 40._o diligent_a p._n 48._o deal_n second_o p._n 51._o vpper-chamber_n p._n 54._o verse_n aethiopic_n p._n 69._o recover_v our_o first_o love_n p._n 71_o deal_n destructive_a etc._n etc._n p._n 75._o hear_v ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 82._o persecution_n p._n 84._o their_o back_n p._n 87._o caetum_fw-la exert_fw-la p._n 107._o reception_n of_o the_o gospel_n p._n 108._o order_n of_o men._n p._n 118._o be_v there_o not_o p._n 120._o visible_o terrible_a p._n 127._o boar_n out_o of_o p._n 139._o against_o providence_n p._n 143._o heel_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 160._o exclude_v you_o or_o we_o that_o p._n 162._o two_o such_o potent_a p._n 166._o deal_n affect_v p._n 169._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 176._o deal_n as_o p._n 180._o wish_v that_o they_o will_v p._n 186._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 205._o serve_v our_o god_n p._n 209._o than_o it_o be_v bad_a p._n 211._o pretend_v the_o impulse_n ibid._n or_o rule_v p._n 213._o deal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 216._o they_o leave_v p._n 217._o receive_v from_o p._n 220_o the_o multitude_n p._n 227._o our_o thought_n p._n 236._o deal_n 2_o p._n 139._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n hesych_n p._n 247._o reception_n p._n 248._o endanger_v