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ezek._n 37.5_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n unto_o those_o bone_n behold_v i_o will_v cause_v breath_n to_o enter_v into_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v live_v and_o i_o will_v lay_v sinew_n upon_o you_o and_o will_v bring_v up_o flesh_n upon_o you_o and_o cover_v you_o with_o skin_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n discourse_n iii_o of_o how_o great_a consequence_n it_o be_v that_o the_o now_o waste_a and_o desolate_a city_n of_o london_n shall_v be_v re-edify_v sure_o it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n that_o london_n while_o stand_v have_v always_o continue_v the_o metropolis_n of_o england_n though_o no_o such_o promise_n be_v ever_o make_v to_o it_o as_o unto_o judah_n of_o old_a that_o the_o sceptre_n or_o principality_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o it_o and_o though_o a_o old_a prophecy_n have_v be_v that_o london_n be_v and_o york_n shall_v be_v yea_o though_o london_n have_v several_a time_n cease_v to_o be_v its_o self_n for_o a_o while_n lie_v in_o ash_n as_o now_o it_o do_v once_o fourscore_o year_n together_o and_o other_o place_n have_v succeed_v in_o the_o metropolitanship_n for_o that_o time_n yet_o no_o soon_o be_v it_o raise_v again_o but_o other_o place_n as_o if_o but_o its_o deputy_n and_o viceroy_n do_v present_o resign_v the_o pre-eminence_n to_o it_o and_o like_a to_o nabuchadnezzar_n come_v from_o grass_n and_o turn_v man_n again_o it_o be_v present_o re-inthroned_n and_o restore_v to_o its_o former_a dignity_n and_o primacy_n this_o i_o say_v be_v not_o for_o nothing_o but_o do_v certain_o imply_v there_o be_v something_o in_o the_o place_n the_o situation_n i_o mean_v for_o sometime_o little_a else_o have_v be_v leave_v that_o do_v render_v it_o much_o more_o fit_a than_o any_o other_o to_o be_v the_o metropolis_n or_o head_n city_n of_o england_n so_o that_o as_o often_o as_o london_n be_v in_o be_v no_o other_o town_n or_o city_n will_v offer_v to_o come_v in_o competition_n with_o it_o it_o be_v the_o river_n nilus_n make_v egypt_n rich_a and_o fruitful_a and_o have_v it_o not_o be_v the_o river_n of_o thames_n have_v always_o under_o god_n make_v london_n what_o it_o be_v they_o that_o will_v utter_o destroy_v london_n must_v dry_v up_o that_o river_n as_o the_o river_n euphrates_n for_o the_o destroy_n of_o babylon_n or_o set_v it_o at_o some_o great_a distance_n from_o that_o city_n for_o whilst_o they_o two_o stand_v so_o near_o together_o london_n be_v like_a to_o be_v rich_a and_o fruitful_a like_a tree_n that_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o river_n of_o water_n or_o like_a meadow_n ground_n that_o be_v overflow_v what_o be_v say_v of_o joseph_n be_v like_a to_o be_v verify_v of_o london_n gen._n 49.22_o joseph_n be_v a_o fruitful_a bough_n by_o a_o wall_n who_o branch_n run_v over_o the_o wall_n by_o the_o side_n of_o london_n be_v plant_v that_o great_a trunk_n of_o the_o vena_fw-la porta_fw-la of_o the_o nation_n i_o mean_v the_o great_a mouth_n and_o inlet_n of_o trade_n the_o river_n of_o thames_n i_o mean_v which_o make_v it_o so_o necessary_a for_o england_n that_o england_n can_v much_o better_o subsist_v without_o it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o wealth_n and_o prosperity_n than_o a_o man_n can_v live_v who_o mouth_n be_v sow_v up_o and_o who_o can_v take_v no_o nourishment_n but_o as_o a_o glyster_n no_o breath_n but_o at_o his_o nostril_n they_o be_v deceive_v that_o think_v england_n may_v be_v destroy_v mere_o and_o only_o by_o destroy_v london_n for_o a_o time_n for_o if_o england_n its_o self_n be_v not_o first_o destroy_v it_o must_v and_o will_v god_n permit_v always_o have_v another_o london_n let_v the_o former_a be_v burn_v or_o demolish_v ever_o so_o often_o london_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o england_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o primum_fw-la vivens_fw-la it_o will_v be_v ultimum_fw-la moriens_fw-la at_o leastwise_o england_n if_o it_o do_v not_o die_v first_o must_v die_v not_o long_o after_o it_o for_o without_o a_o heart_n it_o can_v long_o live_v if_o london_n fall_v it_o must_v rise_v again_o or_o all_o england_n must_v fall_v too_o at_o leastwise_o into_o great_a misery_n disgrace_n and_o poverty_n london_n be_v the_o place_n to_o which_o those_o passage_n of_o the_o prophet_n concern_v tyre_n be_v most_o applicable_a of_o any_o place_n i_o know_v isa_n 23.4_o thou_o who_o the_o merchant_n that_o pass_v over_o sea_n have_v replenish_v the_o harvest_n of_o the_o river_n be_v her_o revenue_n and_o she_o be_v a_o mart_n of_o nation_n etc._n etc._n v._n 8._o the_o crown_a city_n who_o merchant_n be_v prince_n and_o who_o trâ—ffiquers_n be_v the_o honourable_a of_o the_o earth_n at_o leastwise_o this_o she_o be_v fuimus_fw-la troes_fw-la &_o nigens_fw-la gloria_fw-la and_o this_o with_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n she_o be_v most_o capable_a to_o be_v again_o and_o be_v it_o not_o of_o great_a consequence_n that_o a_o city_n of_o so_o vast_a a_o concernment_n to_o the_o whole_a nation_n shall_v be_v rebuilt_a which_o of_o all_o our_o famous_a city_n be_v fit_a to_o make_v a_o head_n for_o so_o vast_a and_o noble_a a_o body_n as_o england_n be_v london_n except_v there_o be_v much_o deformity_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o a_o head_n that_o be_v much_o too_o little_a for_o the_o body_n as_o in_o one_o that_o be_v too_o big_a beside_o if_o a_o head_n be_v not_o well_o situate_v as_o suppose_v a_o man_n head_n be_v place_v upon_o his_o arm_n or_o back_o and_o not_o upon_o his_o shoulder_n such_o a_o posture_n will_v be_v not_o only_o inconvenient_a but_o monstrous_a and_o very_o any_o other_o metropolis_n for_o england_n beside_o london_n will_v be_v of_o like_a inconvenient_a positure_n and_o situation_n the_o head_n will_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o right_a place_n either_o for_o commodiousness_n or_o decency_n i_o will_v know_v what_o great_a kingdom_n there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n that_o have_v not_o a_o metropolis_n or_o head_n city_n answerable_a to_o its_o self_n and_o why_o shall_v england_n differ_v from_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v we_o be_v unlike_o all_o other_o nation_n and_o become_v their_o scorn_n be_v not_o some_o one_o city_n magnificent_a and_o splendid_a above_o all_o the_o rest_n like_o the_o sun_n that_o outshineth_a all_o the_o other_o star_n great_o for_o the_o honour_n both_o of_o a_o king_n and_o kingdom_n i_o have_v almost_o say_v england_n look_v sneak_o whilst_o it_o be_v without_o a_o london_n it_o do_v as_o it_o be_v hide_v its_o head_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o its_o self_n if_o it_o have_v any_o head_n to_o hide_v tell_v we_o not_o of_o the_o suburb_n citizen_n know_v how_o inconvenient_a they_o be_v for_o their_o business_n over_o what_o the_o city_n be_v and_o beside_o both_o together_o be_v little_a enough_o for_o trader_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n else_o it_o may_v have_v save_v they_o charge_n and_o trouble_v to_o have_v dwell_v in_o house_n build_v to_o their_o hand_n and_o well_o season_v they_o dare_v not_o go_v after_o the_o decline_a sun_n lest_o they_o themselves_o shall_v decline_v also_o in_o their_o trade_n and_o business_n they_o find_v more_o warmth_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o london_n then_o ever_o they_o expect_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n as_o they_o say_v of_o arterial_a blood_n that_o be_v warm_a for_o that_o it_o come_v immediate_o from_o the_o heart_n cottage_n within_o the_o wall_n seem_v to_o please_v and_o accommodate_v they_o better_o than_o stately_a house_n without_o he_o that_o think_v the_o rebuild_n of_o london_n may_v well_o be_v spare_v if_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n can_v so_o think_v let_v he_o or_o she_o consider_v how_o many_o house_n upon_o survey_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v consume_v by_o the_o late_a fire_n viz._n no_o less_o than_o thirteen_o thousand_o or_o thereabouts_o now_o many_o of_o those_o house_n do_v contain_v two_o some_o three_o family_n apiece_o so_o that_o we_o may_v well_o suppose_v twenty_o thousand_o family_n most_o of_o they_o trader_n to_o have_v be_v by_o that_o fire_n dispossess_v now_o where_o shall_v so_o many_o thousand_o family_n of_o trade_a people_n be_v dispose_v of_o if_o london_n be_v not_o build_v again_o shall_v they_o go_v into_o the_o country_n and_o trade_n there_o how_o inconvenient_a and_o insignificant_a will_v that_o be_v beside_o that_o so_o to_o do_v be_v to_o eat_v the_o bread_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o country_n shopkeeper_n whilst_o they_o live_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o they_o citizen_n be_v helpful_a to_o tradesman_n in_o the_o country_n as_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o be_v far_a remove_v from_o the_o moon_n shine_v full_a upon_o it_o and_o exhibit_n that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o full_a moon_n but_o when_o they_o two_o be_v in_o conjunction_n then_o do_v the_o moon_n disappear_v be_v
19.24_o and_o say_v as_o he_o prov._n 22.13_o there_o be_v a_o lion_n without_o i_o shall_v be_v slay_v in_o the_o street_n man_n in_o high_a discontent_n grow_v desperate_a and_o care_v not_o what_o become_v of_o any_o thing_n this_o spirit_n also_o must_v be_v cast_v out_o or_o keep_v within_o some_o bound_n by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v there_o be_v also_o a_o private_a selfish_a self-seeking_a spirit_n which_o must_v be_v disposess_v that_o any_o great_a and_o good_a undertake_n may_v be_v carry_v on_o be_v all_o people_n of_o that_o spirit_n none_o will_v contribute_v to_o the_o build_n of_o london_n but_o such_o as_o have_v private_a end_n and_o particular_a concern_v of_o their_o own_o but_o if_o compassion_n and_o good_a will_n towards_o other_o and_o a_o regard_n to_o public_a good_a do_v not_o quicken_v that_o work_n it_o will_v go_v on_o but_o slow_o or_o but_o little_a of_o it_o be_v for_o the_o use_n and_o advantage_n of_o those_o who_o have_v most_o need_v of_o it_o how_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o reckon_v up_o yet_o more_o evil_a spirit_n which_o by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v shall_v be_v cast_v out_o that_o the_o build_n of_o london_n may_v not_o by_o they_o be_v obstruct_v one_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o strife_n and_o contention_n a_o wrangle_a spirit_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o a_o spirit_n averse_a unto_o compose_v and_o agree_v of_o matter_n upon_o just_a and_o equal_a term_n when_o the_o case_n be_v clear_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v decide_v if_o the_o reverend_a judge_n must_v determine_v all_o and_o every_o controversy_n betwixt_o landlord_n and_o tenant_n and_o none_o of_o they_o will_v agree_v among_o themselves_o neither_o can_v they_o begin_v to_o build_v till_o they_o be_v agree_v how_o many_o hundred_o of_o house_n will_v by_o that_o mean_n be_v retard_v nor_o will_v so_o much_o as_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o be_v lay_v so_o soon_o as_o otherwise_o the_o house_n themselves_o may_v have_v be_v complete_o finish_v some_o be_v of_o that_o humour_n that_o they_o never_o think_v well_o of_o a_o private_a de_fw-fr 〈…〉_o not_o in_o the_o plain_a case_n and_o when_o they_o be_v offer_v better_a term_n than_o the_o law_n will_v give_v they_o but_o to_o law_n they_o will_v whatsoever_o it_o cost_v they_o and_o how_o long_o soever_o the_o controversy_n be_v like_a to_o deâ—end_v how_o much_o more_o in_o this_o case_n where_o they_o â—â—n_fw-la have_v law_n for_o nothing_o and_o be_v sure_a to_o have_v â—â—ick_a dispatch_n when_o they_o once_o come_v to_o a_o hear_n â—et_o may_v some_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v wait_v another_o whole_a â—ear_n or_o upward_o ere_o their_o turn_n will_v come_v to_o have_v â—â—eir_n cause_n hear_v before_o the_o judge_n all_o which_o time_n â—â—eir_n house_n must_v lie_v in_o ash_n and_o if_o such_o be_v their_o â—â—mour_n there_o let_v they_o lie_v if_o none_o but_o moses_n will_v â—erve_v their_o turn_n to_o end_v every_o small_a difference_n let_v â—â—em_n stay_v till_o he_o can_v be_v have_v but_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n â—â—e_v ruler_n of_o thousand_o and_o the_o ruler_n of_o ten_o as_o it_o may_v be_v our_o tithingman_n they_o judge_v every_o small_a matter_n and_o only_o great_a matter_n be_v bring_v before_o he_o exod._n 18.22_o 26._o not_o one_o brick_n have_v be_v â—id_v as_o i_o suppose_v in_o many_o score_n of_o house_n that_o be_v â—ow_o build_v if_o they_o that_o be_v concern_v therein_o as_o landlord_n and_o tenant_n have_v not_o agree_v of_o themselves_o their_o time_n for_o hear_v before_o the_o judge_n be_v 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v not_o yet_o come_v so_o that_o if_o god_n will_v cast_v 〈◊〉_d keep_v out_o that_o spirit_n of_o contention_n which_o be_v in_o â—â—me_n man_n and_o which_o may_v possible_o enter_v into_o â—ore_n which_o dispose_v man_n to_o admit_v of_o no_o determination_n but_o that_o of_o the_o law_n and_o judge_n which_o â—â—ey_n can_v avoid_v which_o show_v they_o will_v never_o â—gree_v if_o they_o can_v help_v it_o i_o say_v if_o that_o spirit_n be_v â—â—st_n out_o and_o man_n will_v save_v the_o reverend_a judge_n 〈◊〉_d labour_n and_o themselves_o so_o much_o time_n by_o make_v â—â—ir_a proposition_n on_o both_o side_n and_o mutual_o accept_v of_o they_o then_o a_o much_o great_a dispatch_n may_v â—e_v make_v with_o our_o city_n than_o be_v otherwise_o like_a to_o be_v now_o that_o spirit_n must_v be_v cast_v out_o like_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v 2_o thes_n 3.16_o now_o the_o lord_n of_o â—â—ce_n give_v you_o peace_n always_o by_o all_o mean_n seven_o here_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n speak_v of_o rom._n 11.8_o which_o if_o it_o have_v not_o cease_v upon_o londoner_n as_o yet_o it_o soon_o may_v for_o what_o more_o incident_a to_o man_n when_o they_o be_v sad_a and_o heavy_a heart_a than_o to_o grow_v heavy_a eye_v and_o to_o fall_v asleep_a christ_n have_v tell_v his_o disciple_n that_o his_o soul_n be_v exceed_v sorrowful_a even_o unto_o death_n mat._n 26.38_o which_o word_n it_o be_v like_a fill_v 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