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what_o religion_n soever_o they_o be_v to_o love_v the_o brotherhood_n of_o christian_n more_o especial_o to_o fear_v god_n in_o the_o first_o place_n so_o as_o not_o to_o sin_v against_o he_o though_o your_o governor_n command_v you_o and_o in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o honour_v the_o king_n by_o submission_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o lawful_a command_n ver._n xviii_o christianity_n cancel_v no_o precede_a relation_n or_o duty_n and_o therefore_o you_o servant_n who_o be_v christian_n be_v subject_n to_o your_o own_o master_n who_o have_v buy_v or_o hire_v you_o carry_v yourselves_o towards_o they_o with_o all_o fear_n observance_n and_o respect_n and_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o this_o obedience_n and_o reverence_n be_v due_a not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a and_o gentle_a master_n who_o use_v you_o kind_o but_o also_o to_o the_o froward_a master_n who_o deal_v strict_o severe_o and_o hardly_o with_o you_o ver._n xix_o it_o be_v no_o virtue_n and_o deserve_v no_o praise_n to_o be_v 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ver._n xiii_o 2._o a_o expostulation_n with_o he_o ver._n fourteen_o 3._o a_o vindication_n of_o his_o honour_n ver._n xv_o xvi_o 4._o a_o prayer_n for_o his_o assistance_n ver._n xvii_o 4_o a_o act_n of_o praise_n by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n 1._o suppose_v the_o thing_n already_o do_v ver._n xviii_o 2._o own_v it_o as_o the_o answer_n of_o their_o prayer_n ver._n xix_o 3._o recite_v the_o bless_a effect_n of_o it_o ver._n xx._n brief_a note_n upon_o the_o xth_o psalm_n ver._n ay_o ii_o o_o lord_n we_o have_v reckon_v thou_o our_o best_a friend_n of_o thy_o presence_n and_o favour_n we_o have_v most_o need_n in_o our_o misery_n 17._o misery_n prov._n xvii_o 17._o so_o that_o we_o can_v but_o complain_v of_o thy_o seem_a to_o withdraw_v and_o not_o regard_v we_o when_o we_o be_v in_o such_o distress_n they_o who_o have_v renounce_v thou_o persecute_v thy_o people_n at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o make_v a_o sport_n of_o ensnare_a they_o serm._n they_o libido_fw-la pro_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la animus_fw-la nostris_fw-la gratum_fw-la est_fw-la exod._n xv._o 9_o erras_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la haec_fw-la ludicia_fw-la sed_fw-la crimina_fw-la petr._n chrysol_n in_o serm._n whereas_o if_o there_o be_v any_o justice_n to_o be_v obtain_v these_o dare_a wretch_n must_v fall_v into_o those_o pit_n they_o make_v for_o the_o innocent_a ver._n iii_o iu._n thou_o have_v spare_v they_o so_o long_o that_o now_o they_o become_v so_o insolent_a as_o to_o boast_v they_o have_v get_v their_o heart_n desire_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o our_o church_n and_o monarchy_n and_o magnify_v those_o as_o the_o great_a patriot_n who_o god_n abhor_v for_o their_o sacrilegious_a rob_v both_o the_o crown_n and_o mitre_n 6._o mitre_n qui_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la pecunias_fw-la auferunt_fw-la homicidae_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la deputantur_fw-la capitul_n 430._o lib._n 6._o from_o despise_v we_o their_o pride_n be_v now_o come_v to_o that_o height_n as_o not_o to_o value_v thou_o nor_o once_o to_o think_v of_o thy_o justice_n ver._n v._o vi_o for_o all_o their_o show_n of_o religion_n they_o be_v real_a atheist_n and_o that_o make_v they_o so_o fearless_a in_o their_o continue_a oppression_n 165._o oppression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plut._n de_fw-fr superstit_fw-la p._n 165._o thy_o judgement_n have_v be_v withhold_v so_o long_o and_o they_o be_v so_o intent_n on_o their_o wickedness_n upon_o earth_n that_o till_o they_o actual_o fall_v on_o they_o they_o never_o apprehend_v any_o danger_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o complain_v to_o they_o or_o pray_v to_o thou_o they_o defy_v and_o puff_n at_o we_o 17._o we_o nou._n versio_fw-la vide_fw-la malach._n l._n 3._o putat_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la vel_fw-la flatu_fw-la eos_fw-la dissipare_fw-la vid._n plauti_fw-la mile_n glor._n act._n i._o scen._n 1._o ver_fw-la 17._o they_o think_v their_o prosperity_n shall_v ever_o continue_v they_o do_v not_o fear_v any_o alteration_n make_v themselves_o sure_a that_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o their_o be_v ever_o call_v to_o account_v or_o punish_v for_o their_o crime_n ver._n vii_o their_o word_n be_v all_o extreme_o wicked_a they_o common_o revile_v and_o curse_v we_o or_o if_o they_o ever_o speak_v we_o fair_a it_o be_v only_o to_o deceive_v and_o betray_v we_o their_o reflection_n upon_o thou_o and_o the_o falsehood_n they_o say_v of_o we_o be_v so_o many_o that_o sure_o there_o be_v a_o spring_n of_o blasphemy_n and_o lie_v 4._o lie_v non_fw-la ineptos_fw-la sed_fw-la mendaces_fw-la &_o infidos_fw-la propriè_fw-la dici_fw-la vonos_fw-la notat_fw-la anli_fw-la gel._n l._n 18._o c._n 4._o under_o their_o tongue_n ver._n viii_o ix_o and_o their_o action_n be_v as_o false_a and_o cruel_a as_o their_o discourse_n they_o be_v like_o savage_a lyion_n couch_v down_o look_v and_o listen_v when_o any_o poor_a creature_n come_v within_o their_o reach_n 26._o reach_n mitius_n inveni_fw-la quam_fw-la te_fw-la genus_fw-la omne_fw-la â—erarum_fw-la ovid._n epist_n vid._n p._n 26._o and_o then_o seize_v and_o murder_v it_o without_o any_o mercy_n thus_o these_o bloodthirsty_a man_n if_o by_o spy_n and_o prostigate_v informer_n they_o can_v lay_v hold_n of_o a_o helpless_a man_n though_o never_o so_o innocent_a they_o swear_v he_o out_o of_o his_o life_n liberty_n or_o estate_n at_o least_o ver._n x_o xi_o for_o if_o by_o feign_a plot_n or_o false_a evidence_n they_o can_v seize_v upon_o any_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v rifle_v if_o not_o murder_v they_o spare_v none_o they_o begin_v with_o for_o fear_v they_o shall_v remember_v the_o injury_n phoca_fw-la injury_n si_fw-mi timidus_fw-la est_fw-la homicida_fw-la est_fw-la dierum_fw-la mauritij_fw-la de_fw-la phoca_fw-la whether_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o their_o hand_n by_o craft_n or_o take_v prisoner_n in_o war_n these_o guilty_a coward_n be_v extreme_o cruel_a glad_a when_o they_o can_v catch_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o barbarous_a always_o to_o he_o ver._n xii_o which_o practise_v they_o dare_v not_o use_v if_o their_o thought_n 1._o thought_n loquor_fw-la in_o cord_n i._n e._n cogitat_fw-la vid._n psal_n fourteen_o 1._o be_v not_o so_o impious_a that_o thou_o o_o god_n have_v utter_o forget_v their_o murder_v of_o their_o king_n and_o that_o thou_o will_v never_o look_v into_o or_o examine_v after_o any_o of_o their_o cruelty_n to_o their_o fellow_n subject_n thy_o long_a forbearance_n have_v bring_v they_o to_o this_o degree_n of_o presumption_n ver._n xiii_o fourteen_o thy_o patience_n make_v thy_o enemy_n imagine_v thou_o be_v as_o asleep_a buâ—_n our_o importunate_a prayer_n shall_v awaken_v thou_o o_o lord_n arise_v and_o prepare_v to_o strike_v these_o bold_a offender_n so_o that_o the_o poor_a disconsolate_a sufferer_n may_v perceive_v thou_o have_v not_o forget_v they_o it_o daunt_v they_o to_o hear_v the_o dare_a blasphemy_n of_o their_o oppressor_n who_o impudent_o declare_v 1._o declare_v blasphemia_fw-la est_fw-la mala_fw-la 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imperatorem_fw-la grot._fw-la in_o loc_fw-la especial_o when_o the_o criminal_n be_v so_o great_a that_o no_o right_n can_v be_v have_v of_o they_o on_o earth_n so_o that_o the_o helpless_a oppress_a innocent_a man_n be_v force_v to_o appeal_v to_o thou_o for_o justice_n who_o do_v continue_v a_o friend_n when_o all_o other_o fail_v he_o ver._n xvii_o such_o a_o appeal_n o_o lord_n be_v we_o force_v to_o make_v under_o that_o great_a oppression_n and_o to_o beg_v of_o thou_o to_o break_v that_o power_n to_o piece_n which_o ungodly_a and_o malicious_a man_n use_v only_o to_o dishonour_v thou_o and_o hurt_v their_o neighbour_n for_o if_o thou_o make_v these_o a_o example_n 11._o proverb_n xxi_o 11._o it_o will_v be_v such_o a_o warning_n italic_a warning_n chi_fw-mi ne_fw-la castiga_fw-la uno_fw-la cento_fw-la nâ—_n minoccia_fw-it proverb_n italic_a that_o we_o hope_v none_o will_v afterward_o dare_v to_o be_v so_o wicked_a ver._n xviii_o xix_o xx._n we_o even_o then_o hope_v for_o 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of_o thy_o grant_v those_o just_a desire_n be_v very_o happy_a for_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o son_n of_o
psal_n lxviii_o 26_o 19_o 7_o a_o pious_a wish_n that_o 1._o sinner_n may_v be_v punish_v psal_n vii_o 9_o 2._o good_a man_n may_v rejoice_v psal_n xl._n 19_o brief_a note_n on_o this_o hymn_n psal_n lxxxix_o 1._o the_o restore_v our_o monarchy_n and_o reestablish_v our_o church_n be_v such_o a_o demonstration_n of_o god_n love_a kindness_n to_o we_o and_o of_o the_o certain_a truth_n of_o all_o those_o promise_n which_o we_o rely_v on_o in_o our_o trouble_n that_o his_o goodness_n and_o truth_n ought_v both_o to_o be_v the_o constant_a subject_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o this_o age_n and_o of_o the_o next_o generation_n also_o psal_n cxi_o 4._o it_o be_v pity_n any_o of_o his_o work_n shall_v be_v forget_v but_o there_o be_v so_o much_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o his_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o oppressor_n and_o such_o miracle_n of_o wisdom_n and_o power_n in_o restore_v our_o ancient_a government_n and_o religion_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v hateful_a to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o the_o most_o ungrateful_a wretch_n in_o the_o world_n 2._o world_n omnes_fw-la enim_fw-la immemorem_fw-la beneficij_fw-la oderunt_fw-la cicer._n de_fw-fr offic._n lib._n 2._o if_o we_o do_v not_o keep_v a_o memorial_n of_o this_o for_o ever_o psal_n cvi_o 2._o it_o be_v true_a this_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o god_n noble_a act_n be_v such_o complication_n of_o infinite_a wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n and_o all_o of_o they_o so_o perfect_o excellent_a that_o no_o man_n can_v sufficient_o describe_v they_o nor_o express_v all_o the_o praise_n due_a to_o their_o divine_a author_n egypt_n author_n ecclus_n xliii_o 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hermes_n egypt_n so_o that_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o admiration_n at_o their_o astonish_a glory_n we_o must_v at_o first_o wonder_n in_o silence_n and_o adore_v psal_n cxi_o 2._o however_o good_a man_n delight_n in_o nothing_o more_o than_o in_o study_v and_o meditate_v upon_o the_o mercy_n which_o contrive_v the_o wisdom_n which_o 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6._o they_o may_v be_v so_o strong_a and_o so_o secure_v that_o man_n dare_v not_o accuse_v or_o can_v punish_v they_o but_o the_o lord_n the_o supreme_a judge_n of_o all_o will_v at_o last_o take_v the_o innocent_a man_n case_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o will_v not_o only_o pass_v a_o righteous_a sentence_n but_o also_o execute_v it_o effectual_o by_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o oppress_a and_o send_v his_o judgement_n on_o the_o oppressor_n ver._n 9_o as_o to_o his_o own_o child_n though_o they_o often_o offend_v he_o and_o sometime_o go_v on_o a_o long_a time_n in_o their_o folly_n yet_o such_o be_v his_o gracious_a nature_n that_o he_o bear_v with_o they_o a_o great_a while_n before_o his_o anger_n begin_v and_o then_o also_o it_o be_v soon_o over_o theodos_fw-es over_o irasci_fw-la quidem_fw-la rebus_fw-la indignus_fw-la sed_fw-la flecti_fw-la citò_fw-la aurel._n victor_n de_fw-es theodos_fw-es he_o do_v not_o keep_v it_o for_o ever_o ver._n 10._o when_o our_o sin_n compel_v he_o to_o correct_v we_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o law_n he_o punish_v we_o less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v the_o correction_n begin_v not_o so_o soon_o rise_v not_o so_o high_a nor_o endure_v so_o long_o as_o it_o just_o might_n ver._n 11._o his_o mercy_n be_v as_o much_o high_a and_o great_a than_o we_o as_o his_o glorious_a habitation_n of_o heaven_n be_v high_a and_o large_a than_o this_o earth_n on_o which_o we_o dwell_v this_o be_v but_o a_o small_a point_n compare_v to_o that_o vast_a circumference_n yet_o such_o be_v all_o human_a compassion_n in_o comparison_n of_o his_o infinite_a pity_n towards_o we_o ver._n 13._o we_o may_v help_v our_o weak_a apprehension_n by_o liken_v his_o affection_n and_o kindness_n to_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o when_o they_o be_v in_o distress_n to_o the_o tender_a pity_n that_o a_o love_a parent_n have_v to_o his_o dear_a child_n when_o it_o be_v in_o extreme_a torment_n but_o this_o will_v fall_v far_o short_a of_o god_n infinite_a compassion_n psal_n lxvi_o 9_o 11._o yet_o as_o the_o kind_a father_n be_v sometime_o force_v to_o correct_v his_o belove_a but_o offend_a child_n so_o our_o sin_n and_o corruption_n do_v often_o compel_v our_o heavenly_a father_n to_o afflict_v we_o he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o put_v we_o into_o the_o fire_n of_o calamity_n and_o try_v we_o as_o silver_n be_v try_v 2._o try_v omnia_fw-la adversa_fw-la caercitaâ—iones_fw-la putat_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr prov._n cap._n 2._o but_o his_o design_n be_v not_o to_o consume_v but_o purify_v we_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o bear_v they_o patient_o they_o ever_o end_v well_o thus_o in_o our_o case_n while_o our_o oppressor_n have_v power_n they_o use_v we_o with_o as_o much_o contempt_n as_o if_o they_o have_v trample_v we_o under_o their_o horse_n foot_n we_o escape_v as_o narrow_o as_o if_o we_o have_v be_v to_o run_v through_o a_o rage_a fire_n 15._o fire_n 1_o cor._n iii_o 15._o or_o wade_v over_o a_o deep_a water_n but_o the_o happy_a restauration_n bring_v we_o into_o a_o condition_n of_o safety_n peace_n and_o plenty_n again_o psal_n lxxi_o 18._o lord_n how_o many_o misery_n do_v then_o beset_v we_o our_o religion_n our_o liberty_n our_o estate_n and_o life_n be_v all_o at_o stake_n yea_o we_o and_o our_o hope_n also_o seem_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o earth_n yet_o according_a to_o thy_o wont_a compassion_n thou_o do_v turn_v and_o refresh_v we_o with_o a_o unexpected_a deliverance_n so_o that_o our_o church_n and_o monarchy_n with_o all_o the_o true_a friend_n of_o both_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o new_a resurrection_n from_o that_o grave_a in_o which_o our_o foe_n hope_v they_o will_v have_v sleep_v for_o ever_o psal_n cxxxvi_o 23_o 24._o our_o estate_n before_o be_v very_o low_a plunder_v and_o sequestration_n fines_n and_o imprisonment_n banishment_n and_o the_o sword_n have_v make_v our_o condition_n seem_v helpless_a and_o our_o ruin_n unavoidable_a but_o when_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v undertake_v our_o rescue_n move_v by_o thy_o never-failing_a pity_n we_o be_v sudden_o and_o strange_o set_v free_a therefore_o we_o will_v sing_v that_o triumphant_a psalm_n 136._o psalm_n solet_fw-la iste_fw-la psalmus_n rebus_fw-la laetis_fw-la auâ—iberi_fw-la gâ—ot_n in_o psal_n 136._o which_o celebrate_v the_o eternal_a duration_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v use_v on_o the_o most_o joyful_a occasion_n psal_n lxxxv_o 1._o and_o lix_n 10._o never_o be_v so_o bless_v a_o change_n in_o so_o short_a a_o space_n bring_v about_o in_o any_o land_n and_o heaven_n be_v eminent_o gracious_a to_o we_o in_o so_o wonderful_o put_v a_o end_n to_o our_o miserable_a bondage_n we_o have_v a_o most_o convince_a evidence_n of_o god_n abundant_a goodness_n in_o his_o let_v our_o eye_n see_v what_o our_o heart_n have_v so_o long_o wish_v even_o the_o cessation_n of_o that_o tyranny_n under_o which_o we_o have_v groan_v psal_n xx._n 18._o and_o xxxvi_o 12._o by_o thy_o providence_n we_o see_v they_o 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