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A36367 Family devotions for Sunday evenings, throughout the year being practical discourses, with suitable prayers / by Theophilus Dorrington. Dorrington, Theophilus, d. 1715. 1693 (1693) Wing D1938; ESTC R19123 173,150 313

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uncleanness_n and_o intemperance_n let_v we_o not_o go_v on_o to_o provoke_v thou_o by_o these_o our_o sin_n lest_o our_o iniquity_n prove_v our_o ruin_n we_o pray_v thou_o to_o bless_v abundant_o our_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n under_o they_o in_o church_n and_o state_n make_v they_o a_o terror_n to_o all_o that_o be_v evil_a and_o a_o praise_n to_o they_o that_o do_v well_o that_o we_o may_v be_v all_o happy_a in_o a_o great_a increase_n of_o virtue_n and_o true_a godliness_n among_o we_o bless_v all_o our_o relation_n and_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n and_o keep_v their_o heart_n and_o mind_n in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n in_o who_o name_n we_o humble_o beg_v the_o mercy_n of_o the_o night_n we_o thank_v thou_o for_o those_o of_o the_o day_n past_a for_o all_o that_o we_o have_v receive_v and_o for_o our_o good_a hope_n of_o more_o to_o come_v to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n world_n without_o end_n our_o father_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la book_n print_v for_o john_n wyatt_n at_o the_o rose_n in_o st._n paul_n be_v churchyard_n a_o practical_a exposition_n on_o the_o ten_o commandment_n by_o ezekiel_n hopkins_n late_a lord_n bishop_n of_o london-derry_n a_o enquiry_n into_o several_a remarkable_a text_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o contain_v some_o difficulty_n in_o they_o with_o a_o probable_a resolution_n of_o they_o by_o john_n edward_n b._n d._n sometime_o fellow_n of_o st._n john_n college_n cambridge_n in_o 2_o part_n octavo_fw-la a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o constitution_n discipline_n government_n unity_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n that_o flourish_v within_o the_o first_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n faithful_o collect_v out_o of_o the_o extant_a write_n of_o those_o age_n in_o 2_o part_n by_o a_o impartial_a hand_n the_o christian_a virtuoso_fw-la show_v that_o by_o be_v addict_v to_o natural_a philosophy_n a_o man_n be_v rather_o assist_v than_o indispose_v to_o be_v a_o good_a christian_a by_o the_o honourable_a robert_n boyle_n esquire_n the_o history_n of_o the_o life_n of_o katherine_n de_fw-fr medicis_fw-la queen_n mother_n and_o regent_n of_o france_n or_o the_o exact_a pattern_n of_o the_o present_a french_a king_n policy_n the_o subject_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n sermon_n i._n the_o great_a excellency_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n demonstrate_v and_o improve_v pag._n 1_o serm._n ii_o of_o vain_a thought_n or_o inconsideration_n with_o the_o mischief_n and_o remedy_n p._n 27_o serm._n iii_o of_o true_a happiness_n wherein_o it_o lie_v demonstrate_v p._n 49_o serm._n iu._n the_o heavenly_a mind_n describe_v and_o urge_v p._n 75_o serm._n v._n the_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_v of_o god_n prove_v and_o state_v p._n 98_o serm._n vi._n the_o great_a duty_n of_o thankfulness_n 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