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thy_o church_n of_o england_n scotland_n france_n &_o ireland_n that_o thou_o will_v continue_v they_o gracious_a favour_n still_o towards_o we_o to_o maintain_v thy_o gospel_n still_o among_o we_o and_o to_o give_v it_o a_o free_a passage_n that_o it_o may_v be_v glorify_v and_o to_o that_o end_n save_v thy_o servant_n our_o gracious_a king_n james_n grant_v he_o wisdom_n to_o rule_v this_o mighty_a people_n long_a life_n &_o quietness_n round_o about_o he_o detect_v all_o the_o traitorous_a practice_n of_o his_o enemy_n devise_v against_o he_o and_o thy_o truth_n o_o lord_n thou_o see_v the_o pride_n of_o thy_o enemy_n and_o though_o that_o by_o our_o sin_n we_o have_v just_o deserve_v to_o fall_v into_o their_o hand_n yet_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o and_o save_v thy_o little_a flock_n strengthen_v his_o hand_n to_o strike_v the_o stroke_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o superstition_n to_o double_a into_o the_o bosom_n of_o that_o rise_v colour_a whore_n that_o which_o she_o have_v 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may_v sincere_o upright_o and_o faithful_o do_v their_o duty_n seek_v first_o thy_o honour_n &_o glory_n than_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o his_o realm_n &_o dominion_n that_o we_o may_v long_o enjoy_v thy_o truth_n with_o he_o and_o all_o other_o thy_o good_a blessing_n which_o in_o so_o great_a mercy_n thou_o have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o with_o grow_v in_o goodness_n gain_n in_o godliness_n and_o daily_o better_v in_o sincere_a obedience_n amen_n hierom._n lib._n 2._o epist_n 2._o paulino_n malens_fw-la aliena_fw-la verecunde_a dicere_fw-la quam_fw-la sva_fw-la impudenter_fw-la ingerere_fw-la will_v rather_o with_o modesty_n to_o speak_v other_o man_n word_n then_o impudent_o to_o thrust_v forth_o his_o own_o t._n w._n jerom_n concern_v some_o bishop_n in_o his_o time_n nihil_fw-la grande_fw-fr est_fw-la pacem_fw-la voce_fw-la pretendere_fw-la et_fw-la opere_fw-la destruere_fw-la aliud_fw-la niti_fw-la aliud_fw-la demonstrare_fw-la verbis_fw-la sonare_fw-la concordiam_fw-la re_fw-la 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it_o be_v a_o peace_n without_o enmity_n a_o peace_n wherein_o no_o war_n shall_v be_v enfold_v a_o peace_n which_o shall_v not_o bring_v under_o adversary_n in_o subjection_n but_o join_v friend_n together_o what_o do_v we_o call_v a_o lordship_n peace_n why_o do_v we_o not_o give_v to_o every_o thing_n his_o proper_a name_n hierom._n ad_fw-la theophil_n adversus_fw-la johannem_fw-la jerosolymitanum_fw-la tom._n 2._o pag._n 184._o
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