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A61908 A gospel-glasse, representing the miscarriages of English professors, both in their personal and relative capacities ..., or, A call from heaven to sinners and saints by repentance and reformation to prepare to meet God. Stuckley, Lewis, 1621 or 2-1687. 1667 (1667) Wing S6088; ESTC R13173 281,871 514

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to_o be_v burn_v but_o beloved_n we_o be_v persuade_v better_a thing_n of_o you_o and_o thing_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n such_o a_o repentance_n as_o can_v be_v separate_v from_o salvation_n though_o we_o thus_o speak_v yea_o therefore_o we_o thus_o write_v soli_fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la gloria_fw-la errata_fw-la such_o sense-spoyling_a mistake_v as_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a care_n of_o the_o printer_n and_o corrector_n occur_v in_o the_o first_o 19_o sheet_n of_o this_o glass_n the_o candid_a reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v thus_o page_n 2._o line_n 18._o for_o say_v read_v see_v p._n 37._o l._n 20._o for_o buy_v read_v by_o p._n 39_o l._n 20._o for_o self_n seizing_n read_v self-seekings_a ibid._n l._n 17._o after_o join_v add_v and_o must_v be_v take_v p._n 52._o l._n 20._o for_o they_o read_v he_o p._n 56._o l._n 15._o for_o sure_a read_v save_v p._n 84._o l._n 23._o for_o poise_v read_v pose_v p._n 106._o l._n 10._o for_o begin_v read_v begin_v p._n 123._o l._n 21._o for_o salocy_n read_v saucy_a p._n 124._o l._n 25._o after_o want_n add_v be_v such_o p._n 134._o l._n 32._o for_o meeting_n read_v melt_n p._n 158._o l._n 1._o deal_n a_o p._n 161._o l._n 28._o for_o of_o read_z as_o be_v p._n 168._o marg._n for_o illi_fw-la read_v illis_fw-la p._n 182._o l._n 26._o for_o to_o read_v too_o p._n 194._o l._n 13._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 16._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 202._o l._n 5._o for_o sanesti_fw-la read_v sanasti_fw-la p._n 225._o marg._n for_o affectionibus_fw-la read_v afflictionibus_fw-la p._n 250._o l._n 11._o for_o for_o read_z or_o p._n 269._o l._n 23._o after_o to_o add_v do_v p._n 299._o l._n 20_o 21._o deal_n rather_o