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build_n of_o thy_o city_n so_o heavenly_a king_n let_v we_o not_o be_v cast_v away_o in_o thy_o heavy_a displeasure_n and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o can_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n but_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o christian_a prince_n to_o give_v sree_a course_n and_o liberty_n to_o thy_o word_n of_o salvation_n and_o raise_v up_o faithful_a workman_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o degree_n to_o build_v thy_o spiritual_a jerusalem_n thrust_v forth_o true_a labourer_n into_o thy_o harvest_n root_n out_o all_o slothful_a slugishnes_n from_o among_o we_o that_o we_o be_v not_o unprofitable_a member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o let_v all_o magistrate_n know_v that_o by_o thou_o they_o rule_v that_o thou_o set_v they_o in_o authority_n and_o mainteine_v they_o that_o fear_v thou_o and_o make_v they_o not_o only_o to_o offer_v unto_o thou_o their_o bind_a duty_n and_o service_n in_o building_n and_o work_v themselves_o to_o the_o good_a example_n of_o other_o but_o also_o in_o encourage_v and_o defend_v the_o faithful_a labourer_n in_o thy_o vineyard_n and_o compel_v the_o froward_a diligent_o to_o set_v forward_o thy_o build_n grant_v we_o strong_a wall_n and_o bulwark_n to_o keep_v out_o turk_n pope_n tyrant_n atheist_n anabaptist_n and_o libertine_n with_o all_o other_o hinderer_n of_o thy_o building_n that_o thy_o simple_a people_n may_v live_v quiet_o &_o serve_v thou_o without_o invasion_n or_o persecution_n &_o as_o of_o thy_o great_a mercy_n thou_o have_v leave_v to_o we_o in_o write_v the_o name_n of_o all_o such_o as_o be_v the_o chief_a doer_n in_o this_o work_n for_o our_o comfort_n &_o example_n to_o follow_v so_o we_o beseech_v thou_o love_v lord_n to_o stir_v up_o those_o who_o name_n thou_o haste_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n that_o manful_o they_o may_v stand_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o thy_o truth_n to_o the_o confusion_n of_o thy_o foe_n &_o thy_o immortal_a praise_n for_o thy_o christ_n sake_n amen_n chap._n 4._o 1._o it_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o sanballat_n hear_v that_o we_o build_v the_o wall_n he_o be_v very_o angry_a in_o himself_o and_o disdein_v great_o and_o mock_v the_o jew_n 2._o and_o he_o speak_v afore_o his_o brother_n and_o the_o soldier_n of_o samaria_n and_o say_v what_o do_v these_o impotent_a jew_n will_v they_o make_v themselves_o strong_a shall_v they_o offer_v sacrifice_n shall_v they_o finish_v it_o in_o a_o day_n shall_v they_o rear_v up_o the_o stone_n out_o of_o the_o dust_n where_o they_o be_v burn_v 3._o and_o tobias_n the_o ammonite_n be_v beside_o he_o &_o say_v yea_o that_o which_o they_o do_v build_v if_o a_o fox_n come_v up_o he_o shall_v break_v down_o their_o wall_n of_o stone_n the_o last_o chapter_n declare_v unto_o we_o