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last_o act_n nor_o fall_v at_o once_o both_o under_o the_o reproach_n and_o the_o concern_v of_o be_v ruin_v by_o our_o own_o fault_n when_o hardly_o any_o thing_n else_o can_v have_v do_v it_o and_o that_o god_n may_v continue_v to_o bless_v we_o in_o these_o our_o great_a undertake_n let_v we_o to_o our_o care_n for_o our_o own_o and_o our_o country_n welfare_n add_v also_o our_o hearty_a zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promotion_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n and_o piety_n among_o us._n let_v we_o do_v what_o in_o we_o lie_v to_o imitate_v the_o example_n and_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o pious_a care_n and_o endeavour_n of_o those_o who_o god_n have_v make_v the_o happy_a instrument_n of_o our_o preservation_n that_o so_o we_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n answer_v the_o end_v of_o his_o providence_n in_o our_o deliverance_n and_o be_v save_v from_o our_o enemy_n and_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o 74._o that_o hate_v we_o may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n so_o may_v all_o those_o blessing_n we_o have_v already_o receive_v be_v only_o the_o beginning_n of_o that_o great_a felicity_n we_o shall_v from_o henceforth_o enjoy_v when_o god_n shall_v have_v change_v even_o this_o prayer_n too_o into_o a_o song_n of_o thanksgiving_n and_o instead_o of_o supplicate_v any_o more_o with_o david_n rid_v we_o and_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o strange_a child_n who_o mouth_n speak_v uanity_n and_o their_o right_a hand_n be_v a_o right_a hand_n of_o falsehood_n we_o shall_v have_v only_o remain_v to_o give_v thanks_o as_o he_o do_v when_o his_o labour_n be_v at_o a_o end_n and_o god_n have_v final_o deliver_v he_o from_o all_o his_o enemy_n 2_o sam._n xxii_o 40._o thou_o have_v gird_v we_o with_o strength_n to_o the_o xxii_o battle_n they_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o we_o have_v thou_o subdue_v under_o 40_o us._n thou_o have_v also_o give_v we_o the_o neck_n of_o our_o enemy_n 41_o that_o we_o may_v destroy_v they_o that_o hate_v we_o they_o look_v but_o there_o be_v none_o to_o save_v even_o unto_o the_o lord_n but_o he_o answer_v 42._o they_o not_o therefore_o we_o will_v give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n among_o the_o heathen_a and_o we_o will_v sing_v praise_n 50_o unto_o thy_o name_n he_o be_v the_o tower_n of_o salvation_n for_o his_o king_n and_o sheweth_z mercy_n unto_o his_o anoint_v and_o to_o his_o 51._o seed_n for_o evermore_o now_o unto_o the_o king_n eternal_a immortal_a invisible_a 17._o to_o the_o great_a and_o wise_a god_n who_o be_v the_o bless_a and_o only_a potentate_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n 15._o be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n advertisement_n two_o sermon_n the_o one_o preach_v at_o the_o revive_v of_o the_o general_a meeting_n of_o the_o gentleman_n and_o other_o of_o the_o county_n of_o dorset_n december_n the_o 2._o 1690._o and_o the_o other_o before_o the_o queen_n may_v 10._o 1691._o by_o w._n wake_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n and_o preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o grays-inn_n both_o sell_v by_o r._n sare_n at_o grays-inn_n gate_n next_o holbourn_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la a_o psalm_n of_o david_n david_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom_fw-mi â—in_z psal._n 143._o compare_v this_o with_o psal._n 18._o 2._o 47._o 2_o sam._n 22._o 3._o 48._o so_o r._n kimchi_n in_o loc_n v._o 12._o v._o 7._o 8._o 11._o compare_v deut._n 32._o 21._o 2_o king_n 17._o 15._o jer._n 2._o 5._o etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n v._o 23._o 24._o 20._o 25._o see_v dionys._n hal._n l._n vi_fw-la p._n 411._o et_fw-la supr_n l._n two_o p._n 90._o 90._o jupiter_n feâ—etrius_n liv._o dec._n i._o l._n 1._o stator_n ib._n imperator_n l._n 6._o p75_n g._n victor_n l._n 10._o p._n 121._o i._o pistor_n lactantius_n de_fw-fr f._n r._n p._n 110._o tonans_fw-la sueton._n in_o aug._n n._n 29._o conservator_fw-la tacitus_n hist._n l._n 3._o custos_fw-la ib._n propugnator_n etc._n etc._n apollo_n solianus_fw-la medicus_n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr fortunae_fw-la cognominibus_fw-la vid._n alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n gen._n d._n l._n i._o c._n 13._o hercules_n victor_n custos_fw-la etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n two_o c._n 14._o 14._o liv._o dec._n i._o l._n 6._o suet._n in_o augusto_n n._n 29._o in_o domitiano_n n._n 5._o dionys._n halic_fw-mi â—_o vi_o p._n 411._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n l._n i._o c._n 22._o plut._n in_o rom._n n._n 8._o 9_o plin._n n._n h._n l._n vi_o c._n 28._o 28._o themist_n or._n xiii_o p._n 305._o ed._n 4_o to_o dionys._n halic_fw-mi l._n 2._o p._n 90._o ib._n p._n 130._o l._n 3._o p._n 173._o l._n 6._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la virg._n aen_n l._n viij_o ver_fw-la 172._o 188._o 189._o etc._n etc._n 268._o etc._n etc._n etc._n liv._o dec._n i._o l._n 5._o p_o 63._o h._n vid._n diony_n hal._n loc_n citatis_fw-la in_fw-la d_o tacit._n ann._n l._n fourteen_o c._n 21._o liv._o dec._n i._o l._n i._o p._n 9_o d._n in_o tarq._n prisc._n suet._n in_o aug._n c._n 18._o vid._n alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n l._n v_o c._n 8._o &_o l._n vi_fw-la c._n 19_o 19_o dionys._n hal._n l._n 2._o p._n 102._o &_o p._n 130._o plut._n in_o rom._n n._n 8._o see_v orph._n hymn_n callim_n in_o laud_n apoll._n virg._n aen._n l._n viij_o v._o 287._o etc._n etc._n 303._o 303._o see_v rosinus_n antiq._n rom._n lib._n x._o cap._n 28._o 29._o dionys._n hal._n lib._n 2._o p._n 102._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n l._n v_o c._n 6._o plin._n h._n nat._n l._n xv_o c._n 30._o seneca_n l._n de_fw-la concol_n cap._n 10._o plin._n panegyr_n c._n 8._o see_v rosinus_n ant._n r._n l._n x._o c._n 29._o act_n xvii_o 28._o psal._n civ_o 28_o 29_o 30._o psal._n l._n 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o psal._n exvi_fw-la 12_o 13_o 17._o 17._o 1_o chron._n x._o 9_o dan._n four_o 34_o 37._o ionas_n 1._o 16._o etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v r._n kimchi_n in_o loc_n loc_n see_v cic._n de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n l._n two_o ad_fw-la fin_n quae_fw-la ratio_fw-la poëtas_fw-la maximéque_fw-la homerum_fw-la impulit_fw-la ut_fw-la principibus_fw-la heroum_fw-la certos_fw-la deos_fw-la discriminum_fw-la &_o periculorum_fw-la comites_fw-la adjungeret_fw-la vid._n pl._n pl._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heracl_n in_o vs._n 10._o huj_fw-la psal._n et_fw-la supr_n in_o vs._n 1_o vid._n cat._n ib._n in_o vs._n 2._o prov._n viij_o 15._o rom._n xiii_o 1_o 2_o 5._o hieroclea_n de_fw-fr prov._n p._n 18._o rom._n xiii_o 1_o 5._o 1_o sam._n xxvi_o 9_o 1_o 〈…〉_z ib._n câ—_n xviii_o nineteeen_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n xviii_o 1â—_n 1â—_n ib._n nineteeen_o â—0_n â—0_n ib._n ch._n xxii_o xxiii_o xxiv_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n xxvii_o xxviii_o 2_o