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substance_n &_o establish_v the_o heart_n forever_o oh_o that_o all_o who_o read_v this_o discourse_n may_v with_o i_o wind_v up_o their_o spirit_n and_o lodge_v their_o soul_n not_o in_o the_o love_n of_o controversy_n but_o of_o that_o divine_a life_n which_o still_v resolve_n and_o fix_v all_o and_o give_v such_o heavenly_a waiter_n to_o feel_v and_o enjoy_v immortality_n to_o see_v and_o possess_v something_o that_o be_v beyond_o time_n &_o these_o painful_a exercise_n that_o be_v within_o it_o oh_o this_o make_v man_n weighty_a serious_a loving_n meek_n holy_a forbear_v and_o constant_a the_o image_n and_o delight_n of_o god_n such_o become_v liver_n of_o pure_a and_o undefiled_a religion_n who_o have_v be_v thitherto_o but_o so_o many_o vain_a and_o verbal_a contender_n for_o religion_n so_o shall_v this_o scripture_n be_v fulfil_v to_o our_o unutterable_a rejoice_v 10._o sure_o his_o salvation_n be_v nigh_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o that_o glory_n may_v dwell_v in_o our_o land_n 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not_o p._n 32._o l._n 16._o for_o no_o r._n not_o p._n 33._o l._n 9_o r._n there_o be_v l._n 10_o 11._o r._n as_o much_o p._n 35._o l._n 27._o f._n who_o r._n who_o p._n 38._o l._n 33._o r._n belief_n p._n 42._o l._n 22._o r._n much_o more_o p._n 50._o l._n 22._o r._n doubtful_a p._n 53._o l._n 26._o it_o deal_n p._n 54._o l_o 2._o r._n as_o be_v so_o l._n 29._o r._n 1651._o p._n 55._o l._n 22._o f._n but_o even_o r._n even_o p._n 56._o l._n 2._o in_o deal_n l_o 4._o f._n the_o r._n his_o p._n 59_o l._n 32._o for_o this_o deal_n p._n 64._o l._n 7._o f._n no_o r._n any_o p._n 78._o l._n 18._o r._n 〈…〉_z 7._o l._n 8._o for_o deal_n l._n 20._o r._n lame_a p._n 88_o l._n 32._o f._n my_o r._n 〈◊〉_d l._n 33._o f._n thy_o r._n my_o p._n 92._o l._n 23._o r._n praelect_a p._n 117._o l._n 2._o r._n cull_v p._n 129._o l._n 10._o r._n caryl_n p._n 136._o l._n 3._o f._n it_o r._n they_o p._n 140._o l._n 15._o r._n reply_v pretend_v p._n 142._o l._n 3._o r._n scar_n l._n 19_o r._n scrutiny_n p._n 144._o l._n 22._o r._n go_v i_o fear_v p._n 147._o l._n 31._o r._n you_o teach_v p._n 153._o l._n 16._o r._n cajus_n p._n 161._o l._n 23._o r._n distinct_a p._n 166._o l_o 5._o r._n certainty_n p._n 169._o l._n 18._o r._n but_o it_o p._n 188._o l._n 3._o f._n of_o r._n have_v l._n 9_o r._n sinful_o p._n 195._o l._n 28._o r._n foil_v p._n 197._o l._n 25._o r._n to_o conclude_v p._n 204._o l._n 17._o not_o deal_n p._n 209._o l._n 22._o r._n serpentine_a p._n 216._o l._n 24._o r._n and_o a._n l._n 27._o r._n speak_v p._n 225._o l._n 33._o f._n it_o out_o of_o the_o soul_n r._n sin_n p._n 226._o l._n 26._o r._n promise_v in_o his_o discourse_n p._n 232._o l._n 16._o r._n repute_n p._n 235._o l._n 11._o r._n verb._n p._n 239._o l._n 22._o r._n word_n l._n 31._o r._n dichotomizer_n p._n 244._o l._n 25._o f._n any_o r._n my_o p._n 247._o l._n 29._o r._n barker_n p._n 248._o l._n 27._o f._n they_o r._n themselves_o p._n 249._o l._n 21._o f._n with_o such_o a_o r._n thus_o with_o he_o l._n 22._o r._n 65_o 66._o p._n 253._o l._n 23._o â—_o sharer_n p._n 259._o l._n 30._o after_o deal_n p._n 260._o l._n â—8_o the_o baptism_n deal_n p._n 262._o l._n 17._o to_o deal_n p._n 263._o l._n 32._o r._n he_o wear_v p._n 265._o l._n 6._o r._n trouble_v in_o he_o p._n 266._o l._n 2._o r._n crow_v l._n 15._o r._n philosophical_a p._n 269._o l._n 2._o f._n a_o r._n of_o p_o 270._o l._n 18._o r._n be_v l._n 30._o f._n yet_o r._n so_o l._n 31._o r._n wear_v off_o p._n 255._o l._n 5._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 30â—_n l._n 25._o r._n incompetible_a p._n 308._o l._n 16._o r._n he_o that_o p._n 310._o l._n 12_o 8_o 22._o r._n holy_n p._n 311._o l._n 24._o f._n too_o short_a r._n to_o show_v f._n so_o as_o to_o r._n so_o to_o p._n 318._o l._n 26._o it_o deal_n p._n 319._o l._n 25_o r._n needs_o no._n l._n 22._o r._n or_o slip_n p._n 320._o l._n 5._o f._n â—_o r._n what_o p._n 324._o l._n 14._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 325._o l._n 27._o f._n prophet_n r._n poet_n p._n 326._o l._n 7._o r._n have_v p._n 327._o l._n 14._o r._n that_o they_o p._n 329._o l._n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 17._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 20._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 330._o l._n 11._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 332._o l._n 1â—_n &_o 21._o r._n polyglott_n p_o 339._o l._n 7._o r._n of_o some_o l._n 23._o r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 346._o l._n 21._o r._n ubiquitary_a p._n 348._o l._n 15._o r._n cleverly_o p._n 352._o l._n 11._o r._n terreno_fw-la p._n 353._o l._n 19_o r_o adventrdus_fw-la p._n 358._o l._n 11._o f._n then_o r._n that_o p._n 3â—0_n l._n 8_o 12_o 22._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 361._o l._n 21_o r._n imperious_a p._n 365._o l._n 18._o f._n in_o r._n be_v 〈◊〉_d p._n 369._o l._n 12_o r._n fictious_a l._n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 372._o l._n 11._o r._n and_o bring_v l._n 21._o however_o deal_n l._n 29._o r._n sou_o body_n p._n 373._o l._n 24._o r._n pass_v p._n 374._o l._n 27._o r._n up_o of_o p._n 375_o l._n 15._o r._n numerical_a p._n 370._o l._n 2._o r._n resuscitation_n l._n 4._o f._n 32._o r._n 2._o p._n 379._o l._n 1._o f._n but_o r._n and._n l._n 20._o r._n restituent_fw-la semina_fw-la l._n 26._o r._n weigh_v l._n 31._o r._n as_o destroy_v p._n 380._o l._n 17._o r._n intricate_a p._n 382._o l._n 19_o r._n wrotâ—_n p._n 383._o l._n 21._o r._n have_v p._n 408._o l._n 24._o r._n and_o will_v p._n 419._o l._n 4._o f._n as_o r._n and._n p._n 422._o l._n 24._o r._n of_o the_o light_n p._n 423._o l._n 18._o r._n and_o inspiration_n l._n 〈◊〉_d r._n pretence_n p._n 428._o l._n 9_o r._n vind._n pag._n 47._o l._n 19_o r._n vind._n pag._n 4._o p._n 429._o l._n 4._o f._n and_o r._n great_a then_o l._n 5._o and_o deal_n p._n 430._o l._n 11_o 31._o f._n chapter_n and_o page_n r._n chapter_n or_o page_n page_n advers._fw-la err._n johan_n hierosoly_n mitani_n qua._n no_o chr._n pag._n 2._o my_o answ_n pag._n 2_o 3._o pag._n 5._o act_n 4._o 12._o 1_o john_n 1._o 7._o rom._n 8._o 14_o 17._o qua._n no_o chr._n pag._n 13._o pag._n 8._o pag._n 21_o 22._o d._n cave_n primitive_a christianity_n rom._n 8._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o tit._n 2._o 12._o heb._n 1._o 1._o see_v my_o answ_n p._n 193._o pag._n 7._o p._n 15_o 16._o see_v my_o answ_n pag._n 24_o pag._n 13._o pag_n 25._o see_v it_o in_o dr._n wilkins_n real_a char_n pag._n 14._o pag._n 28._o