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A66362 Eight sermons dedicated to the Right Honourable His Grace the Lord Duke of Ormond and to the most honourable of ladies, the Dutchess of Ormond her Grace. Most of them preached before his Grace, and the Parliament, in Dublin. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Griffith, Lord Bishop of Ossory. The contents and particulars whereof are set down in the next page. Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672. 1664 (1664) Wing W2666; ESTC R221017 305,510 423

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say_v you_o must_v offer_v to_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n 4.5_o psal_n 4.5_o and_o then_o you_o may_v trust_v in_o the_o lord_n but_o wherein_o do_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n consist_v q._n q._n or_o how_o shall_v we_o become_v just_a or_o righteous_a man_n rsep_n rsep_n and_o so_o acceptable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v that_o to_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a and_o to_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n be_v reddere_fw-la unicunque_fw-la quod_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v to_o render_v 1._o to_o god_n 2._o to_o our_o king_n 3._o to_o our_o neighbour_n 4._o to_o ourselves_o what_o belong_v to_o each_o of_o these_o righteousness_n 1_o branch_n of_o righteousness_n and_o these_o be_v like_o the_o four_o river_n of_o paradise_n water_v the_o whole_a garden_n of_o god_n that_o be_v well_o observe_v will_v make_v it_o a_o paradise_n indeed_o 1._o what_o belong_v to_o god_n our_o fanatique_a enthusiast_n and_o sectary_n 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