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solicitous_a to_o plant_v church_n in_o truth_n and_o purity_n than_o to_o settle_v and_o preserve_v they_o in_o order_n and_o unity_n if_o there_o be_v therefore_o any_o consolation_n in_o christ_n if_o any_o comfort_n of_o love_n if_o any_o fellowship_n of_o the_o spirit_n if_o any_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n let_v we_o all_o fulfil_v the_o apostle_n joy_n this_o church_n joy_n the_o angel_n joy_n yea_o christ_n joy_n in_o be_v like-minded_n and_o of_o one_o accord_n in_o have_v the_o same_o love_n in_o do_v nothing_o through_o strife_n or_o vainglory_n but_o in_o lowliness_n and_o meekness_n look_v every_o man_n not_o only_o to_o his_o own_o thing_n but_o also_o to_o the_o thing_n of_o other_o that_o the_o same_o mind_n may_v be_v in_o we_o which_o be_v also_o in_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n that_o in_o the_o expectation_n and_o experience_n of_o holy_a wise_a and_o unite_a heart_n and_o hand_n on_o all_o side_n the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o who_o head_n the_o crown_n be_v fall_v from_o who_o eye_n river_n of_o tear_n do_v flow_v while_o she_o lie_v weep_v under_o the_o cross_n may_v take_v up_o the_o word_n of_o zion_n in_o the_o prophet_n 7._o therefore_o will_v i_o look_v to_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v wait_v for_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n my_o god_n will_v hear_v i_o rejoice_v not_o against_o i_o o_o my_o enemy_n when_o i_o fall_v i_o shall_v rise_v when_o i_o sit_v in_o darkness_n the_o lord_n shall_v be_v a_o light_n unto_o i_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o he_o until_o he_o plea_n my_o cause_n and_o execute_v judgement_n for_o i_o he_o will_v bring_v forth_o my_o light_n and_o i_o shall_v behold_v his_o righteousness_n to_o the_o king_n immortal_a the_o only_a wise_a and_o bless_a god_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o glory_n for_o ever_o amen_n in_o oratione_fw-la constantini_n magni_fw-la ad_fw-la concilium_fw-la nicenum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mihi_fw-la quidem_fw-la omni_fw-la bello_fw-la pugnave_n gravior_n atque_fw-la acerbior_fw-la videtur_fw-la intestina_fw-la in_o dei_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la seditio_fw-la quae_fw-la plus_fw-la doloris_fw-la quam_fw-la externa_fw-la omne_fw-la mala_fw-la secum_fw-la affert_fw-la the_o end_n the_o name_n of_o book_n write_v by_o dr._n gauden_n and_o print_v for_o andrew_n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n hieraspistes_n 1._o a_o defence_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o quarto_n 2._o the_o case_n of_o the_o minister_n maintenance_n by_o tithe_n in_o quarto_n 3._o three_o sermon_n preach_v on_o public_a occasion_n in_o quarto_n 4._o funeral_n make_v cordial_n in_o a_o sermon_n prepare_v and_o in_o part_n preach_v at_o the_o solemn_a interment_n of_o the_o right_n honourable_a robert_n rich_a heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o earldom_n of_o warwick_n in_o quarto_n new_a a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n ever_o since_o the_o first_o plant_n of_o christian_a religion_n in_o this_o nation_n unto_o these_o late_a time_n with_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o which_o the_o several_a bishop_n of_o each_o diocese_n be_v consecrate_a canterbury_z arch-bishop_n 1_o augustine_n the_o monk_n a._n d._n 596_o 2_o laurence_n a._n d._n 611_o 3_o melitus_n a._n d._n 619_o 4_o justus_n a._n d._n 624_o 5_o honorius_n a._n d._n 634_o 6_o adeodatus_n or_o deus_fw-la dedit_fw-la a._n d._n 655_o the_o sea_n vacant_a 4._o year_n 7_o theodor._n a._n d._n 668_o 8_o brithwald_n a._n d._n 692_o 9_o tatwin_n a._n d._n 731_o 10_o nothelm_n a._n d._n 736_o 11_o cuthbert_n a._n d._n 742_o 12_o bregwin_n a._n d._n 759_o 13_o lambert_n a._n d._n 764_o 14_o athelward_n a._n d._n 793_o 15_o walfred_n a._n d._n 807_o 16_o theogild_n a._n d._n 832_o 17_o celnoth_n 18_o atheldred_n a._n d._n 871_o 19_o plegmund_n a._n d._n 889_o 20_o athelm_n a._n d._n 915_o 21_o wulfelm_n a._n d._n 924_o 22_o st._n odo_n severus_n a._n d._n 934_o 23_o st._n dunstan_n a._n d._n 961_o 24_o ethelgar_a a._n d._n 988_o 25_o siricius_n a._n d._n 989_o 26_o alfric_n or_o aluric_n a._n d._n 993_o 27_o st._n elphage_n a._n d._n 1006_o 28_o live_a or_o leove_v a._n d._n 1013_o 29_o agelnoth_n alias_o aethelnot_n a._n d._n 1020_o 30_o st._n eadlin_n a._n d._n 1038_o 31_o robert_n gemeticensis_n a._n d._n 1050_o 32_o stigand_n a._n d._n 1052_o 33_o st._n lanfranck_n a._n d._n 1070_o the_o sea_n vacant_a 4._o year_n 34_o st._n anselm_n a._n d._n 1093_o 35_o rodolph_n a._n d._n 1114_o 36_o william_n corbell_n al._n corbois_n a._n d._n 1122_o 37_o theobald_n a._n d._n 1138_o 38_o st._n tho._n becket_n a._n d._n 1162_o 39_o richard_n the_o monk_n a._n d._n 1171_o 40_o baldwin_n a._n d._n 1184_o 41_o reginald_n fitz-jocelin_a a._n d._n 1191_o 42_o hubert_n walter_n a._n d._n 1193_o 33_o steph_n langton_n card._n a._n d._n 1206_o 44_o ri_fw-la wethershed_n a._n d._n 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