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binning_n miscellany_n sermon_n august_n 23._o 1670._o it_o be_v order_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n that_o none_o shall_v re-print_n or_o import_n this_o book_n of_o miscellany_n sermon_n by_o mr._n hugh_n binning_n nor_o any_o other_o of_o the_o say_a author_n book_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 19_o year_n to_o come_v without_o licence_n of_o the_o printer_n hereof_o a._n g._n heart-humiliation_n or_o miscellany_n sermon_n preach_v upon_o some_o choice_a text_n at_o several_a solemn_a occasion_n never_o before_o print_v by_o that_o eminent_a preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n mr._n hugh_n binning_n late_a minister_n at_o govan_n jer._n 4._o 14._o o_o jerusalem_n wash_v thy_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v save_v etc._n etc._n edinburgh_n print_v by_o james_n glen_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1676._o christian_n reader_n this_o holy_a preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v so_o many_o conviction_n upon_o his_o spirit_n of_o the_o 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