a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o blandford-forum_n in_o dorsetshire_n december_n the_o 19_o 1682._o at_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o bristol_n visitation_n by_o richard_n roderick_n b._n d._n student_n of_o christ-church_n in_o oxon_n and_o vicar_n of_o blandford-forum_n london_n print_v by_o m._n flesher_n for_o henry_n clement_n bookseller_n in_o oxford_n 1683._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o bland_n for_o d-forum_n in_o dorsetshire_n december_n the_o 19_o 1682._o act_n 2._o 42._o and_o they_o continue_v steadfast_o in_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n and_o fellowship_n and_o in_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o in_o prayer_n it_o be_v too_o too_o observable_a that_o when_o man_n have_v once_o wicked_o comply_v with_o discover_v or_o weak_o give_v up_o their_o assent_n to_o unsearched_a error_n their_o main_a business_n afterward_o be_v right_a or_o wrong_n to_o justify_v the_o principle_n which_o they_o have_v imbibe_v the_o care_n that_o shall_v have_v be_v take_v to_o prevent_v be_v lay_v out_o to_o 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