sermon_n preach_v at_o paul_n cross_n and_o elsewhere_o by_o john_n hoskins_n sometime_o fellow_z of_o new-colledge_n in_o oxford_n minister_n and_o doctor_n of_o law_n london_n print_v by_o william_n stansby_n for_o nathaniel_n butter_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o saint_n austin_n gate_n 1615._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n thomas_n egerton_n knight_n baron_n of_o ellesmere_n lord_n high_a chancellor_n of_o england_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n right_a honourable_a our_o liberty_n shall_v be_v now_o to_o learn_v what_o the_o jew_n captivity_n be_v long_o ago_o teach_v that_o the_o public_a infer_v the_o private_a benefit_n in_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v you_o have_v peace_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o a_o sufficient_a apology_n for_o this_o bold_a adventure_n of_o present_v some_o part_n of_o my_o poor_a endeavour_n before_o any_o merit_n have_v recommend_v my_o person_n to_o your_o lordship_n 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but._n p._n 32._o l._n 19_o r_o unto_o p._n 40._o l._n 20._o r._n punishment_n p._n 41._o l._n 23._o r._n selâ—es_o p._n 45._o l._n 14._o r._n step_v up_o p._n 46._o l._n 14._o r._n neck_n when._n p._n 49._o l._n 1._o r._n quiver_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 54._o l._n 5._o r._n mind_n for._n p._n 58._o l._n â—â—_o r._n salutation_n p._n 65._o l._n 16._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 3._o lin._n 2._o r._n hyperbolical_o the._n l._n 3._o r._n propose_v old_a l._n 11._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 4._o l._n 20._o r._n in_o deed_n p._n 9_o l._n 26._o r._n derogatio_fw-la p._n 12._o l._n â—_o r._n the_o word_n utter_v p._n 38._o l._n 4._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 4._o l._n 23._o r._n lead_v the_o blind_a pag._n 2._o lin._n 18_o read_v grey_n l._n 20._o r_o saker_n p._n â—_o l._n 20._o r._n equal_a beside_o l._n 22._o r._n circumstance_n their_o p._n 6._o l._n 26._o put_v oâ—â—_n right_o p._n 7._o l._n 6._o r._n these_o p._n 9_o l._n 16._o r._n 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