the_o dreadfulness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o despise_v dominion_n and_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n represent_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n at_o the_o guild-hall_n chappel_n july_n 30._o 1682._o by_o john_n whitfeld_n a._n m._n sometime_o of_o jesus_n college_n in_o cambridge_n and_o now_o rector_n of_o bugbrook_n near_o northampton_n london_n print_v for_o samuel_n carr_n at_o the_o king_n head_n at_o the_o west_n end_n of_o st._n paul_n church_n mdclxxxii_o moor_n mayor_n cur._n speciâ—…_n vent_n die_v dominico_n thirty_o die_v julii_n 1682._o annoque_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n thirty_o iiijto_fw-la this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n whitfeld_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n this_o day_n preach_v at_o the_o guild-hall_n chappel_n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o this_o city_n wagstaffe_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n john_n 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