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saint_n luke_n 22.44_o 22.44_o luke_n 22.44_o to_o teach_v we_o say_v divine_n how_o we_o shall_v pray_v at_o those_o time_n and_o in_o those_o day_n when_o either_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v take_v away_o and_o we_o to_o commemorate_v this_o take_v away_o or_o we_o in_o fear_n and_o danger_n that_o he_o be_v take_v away_o again_o thence_o in_o the_o distress_n of_o the_o church_n when_o james_n be_v behead_v peter_n in_o prison_n the_o church_n in_o persecution_n and_o in_o danger_n again_o to_o loose_v the_o bridegroom_n yea_o rather_o at_o such_o time_n when_o these_o day_n come_v about_o again_o wherein_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v take_v away_o the_o child_n of_o the_o bride-chamber_n by_o their_o fast_v to_o mourn_v for_o he_o for_o so_o it_o then_o be_v syr._n be_v e_o textu_fw-la liquet_fw-la tempus_fw-la parasceves_fw-la seu_fw-la passionis_fw-la fuisse_fw-la quod_fw-la apostoli_fw-la assiduâ_fw-la &_o constanti_fw-la supplicatione_n tunc_fw-la transigebant_fw-la ut_fw-la 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what_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v let_v we_o ask_v the_o grecian_n and_o mother-church_n who_o best_o know_v the_o use_n force_n and_o application_n of_o this_o word_n and_o they_o will_v tell_v we_o and_o indeed_o i_o speak_v it_o not_o god_n know_v to_o flatter_v the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o as_o it_o be_v indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o use_n and_o acception_n of_o the_o eastern_a christian_n in_o all_o their_o continuatio_fw-la their_o passim_fw-la in_o rubricis_fw-la horolog_n eucholog_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o quibus_fw-la nonnunquà m_fw-la mendosè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reperitur_fw-la verùm_fw-la in_o liturgiâ_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la s._n petri._n p._n 13._o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d illi_fw-la subjuncta_fw-la reperitur_fw-la verum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la suspicor_fw-la in_fw-la rubricis_fw-la graecorum_n menda_fw-la est_fw-la typographica_fw-la cum_fw-la ista_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la recte_fw-la meursius_n in_fw-la glossario_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sit_fw-la illa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-la quibus_fw-la apostolus_fw-la 1._o tim._n 2.1_o continuatio_fw-la book_n and_o rubricke_n be_v nothing_o but_o that_o prayer_n which_o in_o after_o time_n and_o other_o use_n be_v call_v the_o litany_n this_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v the_o first_o name_n of_o the_o litany_n so_o you_o see_v here_o be_v fast_v enjoin_v upon_o the_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o fast_v than_o prayer_n also_o and_o as_o public_a prayer_n for_o so_o it_o be_v you_o see_v what_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 12.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk._n 22.44_o the_o litany_n a_o large_a a_o more_o earnest_a and_o instant_a prayer_n application_n the_o application_n and_o now_o beloved_n have_v go_v through_o the_o five_o proposition_n and_o their_o that_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o bridechamber_n practise_v i_o have_v bring_v you_o home_o to_o our_o own_o mother-church_n which_o i_o hope_v you_o all_o now_o plain_o see_v practise_v nothing_o but_o what_o she_o ought_v to_o do_v nay_o what_o indeed_o she_o be_v bind_v to_o observe_v and_o therefore_o we_o the_o more_o bind_v to_o observe_v she_o now_o give_v i_o i_o beseech_v you_o leave_v brief_o to_o use_v a_o word_n or_o two_o of_o exhortation_n and_o application_n thankfulness_n 1_o duty_n thankfulness_n the_o first_o be_v as_o we_o have_v all_o great_a cause_n of_o thankfulness_n unto_o almighty_a god_n for_o have_v vouchsafe_v we_o a_o favour_n beyond_o all_o other_o christian_a church_n even_o the_o reform_a churches_n themselves_o viz._n to_o be_v bear_v breed_v and_o bring_v up_o in_o that_o church_n which_o by_o the_o confession_n of_o all_o most_o true_o be_v a_o pattern_n and_o precedent_n to_o all_o reform_a church_n whatsoever_o witness_v her_o adversary_n on_o both_o hand_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a who_o though_o never_o so_o studious_o oppose_v she_o though_o never_o so_o strict_o examine_v she_o can_v never_o yet_o touch_v she_o in_o the_o least_o kind_a either_o for_o her_o doctrine_n or_o discipline_n witness_v their_o quarrelsome_a book_n 21.31_o luke_n 21.31_o witness_v she_o abundant_a answer_n 14.13_o john_n 14.13_o i_o may_v say_v as_o our_o