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eighteen_o sermon_n whereof_o fifteen_o preach_v before_o the_o king_n the_o rest_n upon_o public_a occasion_n by_o richard_n allestry_n d._n d._n and_o chaplain_n to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v by_o tho._n roycroft_n for_o james_n allestry_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n m_o dc_o l_o x_o i_o x._o a_o table_n of_o the_o sermon_n a_o sermon_n on_o 1._o s._n pet._n 4._o 1._o he_o that_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n have_v cease_v from_o sin_n page_z 1_o a_o sermon_n on_o psalm_n lxxiii_o 1._o true_o god_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n even_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o clean_a heart_n p._n 19_o a_o sermon_n on_o leviticus_n xvi_o 31._o you_o shall_v afflict_v your_o soul_n by_o a_o statute_n for_o ever_o p._n 37_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n john_n xv._n 14._o you_o be_v my_o friend_n if_o you_o do_v whatsoever_o i_o command_v you_o p._n 55_o a_o sermon_n on_o ezechiel_n xxxiii_o 11._o why_o will_v you_o die_v p._n 73_o a_o sermon_n on_o psalm_n lxxiii_o 25._o who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v beside_o thou_o p._n 89_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n mark_n i._n 3._o prepare_v you_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n page_n 105_o a_o sermon_n on_o 1_o s._n john_n v._n 4._o this_o be_v the_o victory_n which_o overcome_v the_o world_n even_o our_o faith_n p._n 125_o a_o sermon_n on_o galatian_n ii_o 20._o i_o be_o crucify_a with_o christ._n p._n 145_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n luke_n ix_o 55._o you_o know_v not_o what_o manner_n of_o spirit_n you_o be_v of_o p._n 163_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n luke_n xvi_o 30_o 31._o nay_o father_n abraham_n but_o if_o one_o go_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o dead_a they_o will_v repent_v and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o they_o hear_v not_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n neither_o will_v they_o be_v persuade_v though_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a p._n 181_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n luke_n xi_o part_n of_o the_o 24._o verse_n behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rising_n again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o p._n 199_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n james_n iu._n 7._o resist_v the_o devil_n and_o he_o will_v flee_v from_o you_o p._n 219_o a_o sermon_n on_o philippian_n iii_o 18._o for_o many_o walk_n of_o who_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o often_o and_o now_o tell_v you_o even_o weep_v that_o they_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n p._n 241_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n mark_n x._o 15._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whosoever_o shall_v not_o receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o a_o little_a child_n he_o shall_v not_o enter_v therein_o p._n 259_o a_o sermon_n on_o act_n xiii_o 2._o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v separate_v i_o barnabas_n and_o saul_n for_o the_o work_n whereunto_o i_o have_v call_v they_o p._n 269_o a_o sermon_n on_o hosea_n iii_o 5._o afterwards_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king_n and_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n p._n 295_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n matthew_n v._n 44._o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o love_v your_o enemy_n bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despiteful_o use_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o p._n 315_o sermon_n i._o whitehall_n january_n 27._o 1660._o 1_o pet._n iu_o 1._o he_o that_o have_v suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n have_v cease_v from_o sin_n so_o great_a a_o flatterer_n be_v man_n of_o himself_o that_o from_o all_o kind_n of_o event_n how_o various_a soever_o ever_o he_o will_v adventure_v to_o conclude_v himself_o in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o blessedness_n and_o rather_o than_o want_v argument_n contradiction_n shall_v conspire_v to_o make_v he_o happy_a if_o he_o prosper_v than_o god_n allow_v his_o do_n and_o the_o success_n of_o action_n be_v his_o mark_n and_o seal_n that_o they_o be_v acceptable_a and_o dear_a to_o 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