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B. Taylor's Opuscula the measures of friendship : with additional tracts : to which is now added his moral demonstration proving that the religion of Jesus Christ is from God : never before printed in this volume.

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Maiestie irradiant, or, the splendor display'd, of our soveraigne King Charles.

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To his sacred majesty, Charles the Second, on his happy return.

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A pill to purge melancholy: or merry newes from Newgate: wherein is set forth, the pleasant jests, witty conceits, and excellent couzenages, of Captain James Hind, and his associates. How Hind, putting on a bears skin, attempted to rob a committeeman at Oxford of 200 l. and how he had like to have been worried by a mastiff dog; and what means he used to free himself from the fury of the mastiff, and afterwards got the money. How Hind cheated an excize-man of his mare, which was esteemed one of the best in England; and being afterwards apprehended for her at Newark, how neatly he made his escape, and got the mare again. How Hind disguising himself in womens apparel, gul'd an old lawyer in the temple of 14 l. shewing him such a trick in the law, that he never knew before. How Hind having knowledge that the old lawyer had 100 l. more in his trunk which stood in his chamber, devised a way to get that also; and how he was serv'd by a gentleman of the temple, who new christen'd him. With a variety of other delightfull passages, never heretofore published by any pen.

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Mr. Matthew Pool, author of that elaborate work, Sinopsis critticorum his late sayings a little before his death, concerning the material points of the popish party, charged against the Protestants, wherein the desperate tenets of popish Jesuitical principles are detected and sollidly censured : for the settlement of all real professors, and practical opposers of those demnable delusions, in a few words to the wise : he dyed the 12th of this instant stilo nova, at Amstersdam.

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The Chimney-sweepers sad complaint, and humble petition to the city of London for erecting a new crosse in the room of that stately and beautiful monument voted down by the long-liv'd Parliament, defaced and utterly demolished by the hands of a tumultuous multitude of factious sectaries : also the learned conference between the master, wardens and assistants of the company, upon several occasions at their private meeting at Chimney-sweepers-hall in Old-street, with the declaration and resolution of the maidens and merry lasses of London to stand and stick to them in all things that shall be advantagious to their occupation.

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The practice of Christian graces, or, The whole duty of man laid down in a plaine and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader : divided into XVII chapters, one whereof being read every Lords Day, the whole may be read over thrice in the year : with Private devotions for several occasions...

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A dialogue between a popish priest, and an English Protestant. Wherein the principal points and arguments of both religions are truly proposed, and fully examined. / By Matthew Poole, author of Synopsis Criticorum.

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English military discipline, or, The way and method of exercising horse & foot according to the practice of this present time with a treatise of all sorts of arms and engines of war, of fire-works, ensigns, and other military instruments, both ancient and modern, enriched with many figures.

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Abraham's prospect Being a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr John Williams, late vicar of Devinnocke, in the parish-church of Llanspithid in the county of Brecon, on the 12th day of June, 1680. By Owen Griffith.

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A sermon preach'd at the funeral of Capt. John Briggs at Dunstable, March 23, 1694/5 by Thomas Harrison.

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The English Presbyterian and Independent reconciled Setting forth the small ground of difference between them both.

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Political aphorisms: or, The true maxims of government displayed Wherein is likewise proved, that paternal authority is no absolute authority, and that Adam had no such authority. That there neither is or can be any absolute government de jure, and that all such pretended government is void. That the children of Israel did often resist their evil princes without any appointment or foretelling thereof by God in scripture. That the primitive Christians did often resist their tyrannical emperors, and that Bishop Athanasius did approve of resistance. That the Protestants in all ages did resist their evil and destructive princes. Together with a historical account of the depriving of kings for their evil government, in Israel, France, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, and in England before and since the conquest.

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The loyal city of Bristol vindicated from Amsterdamism, or Devil's-borough, two appellatives occasioned by the over credulous, who have taken it for granted, that the schismaticks and hereticks of all sorts were more numerous than the truly loyal, orthodox, and liege people there. But at a late tryal of skill, managed by the more vigilant, and worthy angel-guardian of that city, the point has been lately clear'd, and the church-men for an Earl have out voted the fanaticks for a knight, though to little purpose: for they have rallied again, since the dissolution, to fetch in the same persons. But who? or what? and how equipp'd this ensuing letter (to an utopian prelate) will fully inform you.

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Memoires of the life and actions of the most invincible and triumphant prince, Ihon the Great, third of that name, present king of Poland containing a succinct series of affairs from craddle to his present day : with a particular relation of his many great and stupendious victories obtain'd against the Turks and Tartars, from the time he was first made crown-general, and afterwards elected King of Poland / done in verse, out of H. G's historical account of the said princes life and actions, by a lover of the peace and glory of Christendome.

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The reform'd samaritan, or, The worship of God by the measures of spirit and truth preached for a visitation-sermon at the convention of the clergy, by the reverend Arch-Deacon of Coventry, in Coventry, April the sixth, 1676 : to which is annexed, a review of a short discourse printed in 1649, about the necessity and expediency of worshipping God by set forms / by John Allington ...

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Poor Robins character of a Dutch-man as also his predictions on the affairs of the United Provinces of Holland, together with a brief epitomy of the ingratitude of the Dutch, and the English at Amboyna, Polaroon and other islands in the East Indies.

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Master Grimstons argvment concerning bishops with Mr. Seldens answer also severall orders newly made in Parliament concerning chvrch government.

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Serjeant Major Iames Chvdleigh his declaration to his country-men

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Epictetus his Morals, with Simplicius his comment made English from the Greek, by George Stanhope ...

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The Church in no danger a new song.

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Ireland's lamentation being a short, but perfect, full and true account of the scituation [sic], nature, constitution and product of Ireland : with an impartial historical relation of the most material transactions, revolutions, and miserable sufferings of the Protestants there, from the death of King Charles the second, to the latter end of April, 1689 : the time and manner of the late King's landing there : what men, monies, shipping, arms and ammunition he brought with him : the manner of his going up and into Dublin : his kneeling to the host : displacing all Protestants : the strength and defeat of his Army, and what else is of note : to which is added, a letter from a lieutenant in the Irish army, dated at Dublin, May 7. with an account of affairs to that time / written by an English Protestant that lately narrowly escaped with his life from thence.

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Now we the lord lieutenant and Council, in pursuance of His Majesties said letters, and by virtue of the said clause in the act explaining the Act of Settlement, do by this our act of Council, give and grant general licence and leave to all and every His Majesties Roman Catholic subjects ...

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Whereas we the lord lieutenant and Council according to His Majesties pleasure, and commands signified unto us by the lords of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council of England, by their letters bearing date the twenty sixth day of September last ... by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, Essex.

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Samuel Hartlib, his legacy of husbandry wherein are bequeathed to the common-wealth of England, not onely Braband and Flanders, but also many more outlandish and domestick experiments and secrets (of Gabriel Plats and others) never heretofore divulged in reference to universal husbandry : with a table shewing the general contents or sections of the several augmentations and enriching enlargements in this third edition.

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