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hand_n crave_v your_o acceptance_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o your_o favour_n to_o he_o who_o hearty_o pray_v for_o your_o prosperous_a estate_n and_o have_v unfayned_o devote_a himself_n your_o honour_n in_o all_o humble_a observance_n io._n denison_n to_o the_o reader_n christian_n reader_n i_o be_o occasion_v in_o salute_v thou_o to_o apologise_v for_o myself_o i_o have_v be_v tax_v by_o some_o for_o too_o much_o tartness_n in_o these_o sermon_n against_o those_o who_o dissent_v from_o our_o church_n in_o her_o ceremony_n and_o government_n and_o for_o rank_v they_o with_o peace-breaker_n but_o hear_v my_o just_a defence_n i_o profess_v free_o if_o a_o man_n be_v of_o a_o humble_a spirit_n peaceable_a behaviour_n and_o as_o his_o majesty_n write_v learned_a and_o grave_a 〈◊〉_d preface_n to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o he_o do_v not_o altogether_o like_o the_o ceremony_n of_o our_o church_n he_o be_v not_o the_o man_n who_o either_o my_o tongue_n or_o pen_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3.4_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o john_n 3.4_o which_o settle_v and_o sell_v themselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n for_o if_o such_o a_o one_o can_v be_v renew_a by_o repentance_n non_fw-la est_fw-la excusatio_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la sed_fw-la culpa_fw-la 6._o culpa_fw-la anselm_n in_o heb._n 6._o voluntatis_fw-la he_o can_v plead_v no_o excuse_n of_o infirmity_n but_o must_v needs_o lay_v all_o the_o blame_n upon_o the_o will_n iniquity_n there_o be_v some_o as_o solomon_n note_v tremel_n note_v prou._n 2.14_o sic_fw-la tremel_n which_o do_v even_o rejoice_v in_o do_v evil_a and_o delight_n in_o perverse_a course_n yea_o they_o can_v sleep_v except_o they_o have_v do_v 4.16_o do_v prou._n 4.16_o evil_a but_o this_o rejoice_v be_v odious_a and_o this_o delight_n exceed_v dangerous_a lord_n how_o opposite_a be_v these_o man_n in_o their_o affection_n to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n 4.34_o christ_n john_n 4.34_o it_o be_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_v to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o 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