Come and welcome to Jesus Christ. Or, A plain and profitable discourse on John…

And Kisses were of Old Time often used to • move Doubts and Fears. Thus Laban & Isaiah ▪ ••st Jacob; thus Joseph kissed his Brethren; and • was also David kissed Absalom. Gen. 31.55. Chap. •.1, 2, 3.4, 5, 6. Chap. 48.9, 10. 2 Sam. 14.33.

And Kisses were of Old Time often used to • move Doubts and Fears. Thus Laban & Esai ▪ ••st Jacob; thus Joseph kissed his Brethren; and • was also David kissed Absalom. Gen. 31.55. Chap. •.1, 2, 3.4, 5, 6. Chap. 48.9, 10. 2 Sam. 14.33.

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