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A17044 Concerning publike-prayer, and the fasts of the Church Six sermons, or tractates. By Io. Br. B.D. Their severall contents are set downe in the next page. Browning, John, d. 1648. 1636 (1636) STC 3919; ESTC S105933 161,719 248

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and_o earthly_a happiness_n remain_v whilst_o i_o live_v your_o lordship_n in_o all_o affectionate_a service_n and_o duty_n most_o bind_a john_n brow_a the_o first_o sermon_n concern_v religious_a fear_n and_o reverence_n in_o god_n house_n eccles_n 5.1_o take_v heed_n to_o thy_o foot_n or_o keep_v thy_o foot_n when_o thou_o enterest_n into_o the_o house_n of_o god._n the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n esay_n 56.7_o 56.7_o esay_n 56.7_o hither_o we_o enter_v that_o we_o may_v offer_v not_o as_o at_o jerusalem_n in_o one_o place_n 2.8_o 1_o tim._n 2.8_o hot_a every_o where_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n john_n 4.23_o 4.23_o john_n 4.23_o for_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n say_v the_o lord_n even_o unto_o the_o go_n down_o of_o the_o same_o 1.11_o mal._n 1.11_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o every_o place_n incense_n shall_v be_v offer_v unto_o my_o name_n and_o a_o pure_a offering_n and_o what_o 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terminatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n exit_fw-la quo_fw-la liquet_fw-la episcopos_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o ingressu_fw-la concionis_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o ejusdem_fw-la exitu_fw-la populum_fw-la his_fw-la verbis_fw-la salutasse_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la supra_fw-la allatis_fw-la verbis_fw-la confirmat_fw-la s._n chrysostomus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d absolventes_fw-la enim_fw-la svas_fw-la exhortationes_fw-la benedicebant_fw-la episcopi_fw-la sicuti_fw-la &_o presbyteri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adeo_fw-la haec_fw-la eadem_fw-la formula_fw-la utraque_fw-la &_o salutatio_fw-la &_o benedictio_fw-la quam_fw-la tamen_fw-la optatus_n salutationem_fw-la geminatam_fw-la appellat_fw-la vbi_fw-la autem_fw-la episcopis_fw-la receptum_fw-la postea_fw-la diverso_fw-la ritu_fw-la à_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la salutare_fw-la council_n bracharensi_fw-la 1._o prohibitum_fw-la id_fw-la fuit_fw-la sancitumque_fw-la canone_o 21._o ut_fw-la uno_fw-la modo_fw-la salutent_fw-la dicentes_fw-la 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