imprimatur_fw-la junii_fw-la 19_o 1689._o guil._n needham_n r._n r._n in_o christo_n pat._n ac_fw-la d._n d._n wilhelmo_n archiep._n cant._n a_o sacr._n dome_a the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o reward_n to_o come_v consider_v as_o the_o grand_a motive_n to_o a_o holy_a life_n discourse_v of_o from_o 1_o cor._n xv._n 58._o by_o the_o late_a pious_a and_o learned_a john_n worthington_n d._n d._n london_n print_v for_o awnsham_n churchill_n at_o the_o black-swan_n in_o ave-mary-lane_n 1690._o to_o the_o honourable_a sir_n paul_n whichcot_n knight_n and_o baronet_n sir_n iam_fw-la embolden_v by_o the_o singular_a virtue_n and_o other_o worthy_a endowment_n i_o have_v be_v a_o admirer_n of_o in_o you_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o yourself_o to_o be_v the_o patron_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n and_o the_o law_n of_o gratitude_n command_v i_o likewise_o to_o take_v this_o occasision_n of_o make_v a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o many_o favour_n which_o as_o 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