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but_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o when_o it_o come_v before_o they_o divide_v upon_o it_o no_n 161_o yea_n 119._o and_o so_o it_o be_v reject_v and_o great_a severity_n use_v than_o before_o in_o the_o year_n 1665._o that_o dreadful_a plague_n in_o london_n drive_v a_o great_a many_o minister_n out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o leave_v open_v a_o door_n for_o some_o nonconformist_n to_o preach_v in_o their_o pulpit_n and_o man_n be_v a_o little_a startle_v and_o their_o spirit_n soften_v by_o that_o stupendous_a judgement_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o connivance_n and_o private_a meeting_n be_v set_v up_o and_o multiply_v great_o in_o the_o year_n 1667._o the_o king_n in_o his_o speech_n to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n die_v lunae_n 10_o die_v febr._n thus_o express_v himself_o one_o thing_n more_o i_o hold_v myself_o oblige_v to_o recommend_v unto_o you_o at_o this_o present_a which_o be_v that_o you_o will_v serious_o think_v of_o some_o course_n to_o beget_v a_o better_a union_n 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