a_o farewell_o sermon_n preach_v in_o wake-field_n january_n 1_o 1655._o by_o thomas_n parker_n master_n of_o art_n late_a minister_n of_o that_o church_n publish_a upon_o the_o importunity_n and_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o good_a people_n of_o wakefield_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 11.4_o london_n print_v by_o j._n m._n for_o richard_n lownds_o at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o white_a lion_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1656._o to_o the_o ever_o honour_a and_o my_o very_a good_a friend_n mrs._n frances_n hustler_n at_o lupset_o madam_n it_o be_v not_o any_o ambition_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o press_n but_o the_o daily_a importunity_n of_o my_o ever_o dear_a people_n which_o bring_v this_o sermon_n to_o see_v the_o light_n when_o i_o preach_v it_o i_o have_v no_o other_o thought_n of_o print_v it_o thâ—n_v in_o your_o breast_n i_o shall_v think_v my_o pain_n well_o bestow_v if_o the_o eye_n may_v so_o second_v the_o ear_n that_o both_o may_v be_v a_o advantage_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat_n 8.26_o carnal_o fearful_a so_o the_o word_n signify_v if_o you_o look_v revel_v 21.8_o and_o why_o because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v of_o little_a faith_n and_o this_o fear_n be_v direct_o sinful_a when_o we_o fear_v the_o creature_n more_o than_o the_o creator_n bless_v for_o ever_o this_o be_v that_o fear_v the_o lord_n speak_v of_o isa_n 8.12_o fear_v not_o their_o fear_n and_o our_o bless_a saviour_n luke_n 12.4_o 5._o fear_v not_o they_o that_o kill_v the_o body_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o this_o fear_n may_v have_v and_o frequent_o have_v natural_a weakness_n for_o its_o foundation_n yet_o it_o be_v only_o then_o sinful_a where_o nature_n outvie_v grace_n and_o self_n interest_n be_v more_o value_v than_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o there_o be_v a_o fear_n due_a to_o man_n upon_o god_n account_n rom._n 13.6_o fear_v to_o who_o fear_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o reverence_n due_a to_o the_o person_n and_o 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