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name_n he_o bear_v look_v through_o the_o story_n of_o the_o king_n and_o you_o shall_v still_o find_v the_o best_a of_o they_o most_o solicitous_a in_o this_o point_n witness_v those_o solemn_a passover_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hezekiah_n and_o josiah_n the_o pull_v down_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n the_o idolatrous_a temple_n and_o grove_n take_v away_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n and_o the_o high_a place_n effect_v by_o those_o two_o pious_a prince_n i_o wish_v all_o in_o authority_n will_v imitate_v such_o excellent_a example_n it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v zealous_o affect_v always_o in_o a_o good_a thing_n say_v the_o apostle_n galat._n 4.18_o and_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o worship_n of_o god_n may_v challenge_v that_o term_n upon_o the_o great_a reason_n good_a as_o a_o acceptable_a homage_n
four_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o solemn_a occasion_n i._o the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n preach_v before_o the_o judge_n ii_o the_o righteous_a man_n concern_v for_o the_o church_n misery_n preach_v before_o the_o judge_n iii_o caesar_n due_a honour_n preach_v before_o the_o mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o leicester_n may_v 29._o 1669._o iv_o david_n work_n and_o rest_v preach_v before_o the_o election_n of_o the_o mayor_n by_o tho._n stanhope_n a._n m._n vicar_n of_o st._n margaret_n in_o leicester_n london_n print_v for_o henry_n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n at_o the_o west_n end_v of_o st._n paul_n 1670._o imprimatur_fw-la rob._n grove_n r._n p._n dom._n episc_n lond._n a_o sac._n dom._n to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n william_n lord_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n my_o lord_n these_o sermon_n now_o publish_v do_v pardon_n the_o expression_n challenge_v your_o lordship_n name_n to_o be_v prefix_a before_o they_o as_o you_o in_o point_n of_o right_n they_o be_v preach_v in_o your_o diocese_n where_o i_o now_o reside_v and_o be_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o my_o poor_a labour_n expose_v to_o the_o world_n and_o upon_o that_o score_n aught_o to_o be_v offer_v into_o your_o lordship_n hand_n it_o be_v not_o a_o curious_a itch_n of_o popular_a applause_n which_o have_v draw_v i_o into_o print_n i_o can_v never_o fancy_v any_o thing_n of_o i_o deserve_v any_o person_n notice_n nor_o will_v i_o allege_v the_o importunity_n of_o friend_n as_o a_o ground_n of_o this_o undertake_n though_o sometime_o sufficient_o solicit_v but_o to_o say_v truth_n the_o auditor_n be_v so_o ingenuous_a as_o favourable_o to_o accept_v they_o when_o preach_v which_o make_v i_o hope_v they_o may_v be_v serviceable_a from_o the_o press_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v from_o the_o pulpit_n such_o as_o they_o be_v i_o humble_o present_v they_o to_o your_o lordship_n as_o a_o real_a testimony_n how_o much_o i_o be_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n most_o faithful_a servant_n tho._n stanhope_n 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author_n of_o may_v well_o be_v conceive_v a_o additional_a supply_o to_o this_o book_n three_o son_n he_o have_v by_o shuah_n but_o his_o family_n multiply_v most_o by_o pharez_n and_o zarah_n beget_v upon_o tamar_n one_o of_o the_o four_o wicked_a woman_n mention_v by_o st._n matthew_n in_o our_o saviour_n genealogy_n to_o show_v that_o descend_v from_o he_o come_v to_o save_v sinner_n and_o the_o progeny_n of_o these_o be_v slight_o pass_v over_o with_o a_o bare_a name_n till_o achar_n come_v in_o play_n who_o life_n be_v more_o notorious_a his_o character_n be_v deliver_v more_o at_o large_a achar_n the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n who_o transgress_v in_o the_o thing_n accurse_v if_o the_o judge_n be_v set_v upon_o the_o bench_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n to_o see_v a_o prisoner_n at_o the_o bar._n you_o my_o lord_n appear_v by_o this_o solemnity_n ready_a to_o sit_v upon_o your_o judgement-seat_n my_o text_n present_v a_o malefactor_n to_o be_v try_v and_o draw_v a_o indictment_n 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father_n who_o be_v likely_a to_o know_v the_o meaning_n of_o such_o command_n in_o scripture_n to_o let_v the_o world_n see_v that_o we_o exact_v no_o more_o of_o man_n for_o our_o christian_a prince_n than_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o afford_v the_o very_a heathen_a emperor_n and_o when_o it_o appear_v the_o duty_n we_o require_v to_o be_v pay_v they_o be_v challenge_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n let_v any_o sober_a man_n judge_v whether_o we_o be_v blame-worthy_a for_o preach_v or_o other_o for_o refuse_v to_o practise_v they_o first_o then_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o honour_n it_o be_v as_o i_o say_v a_o word_n of_o large_a extent_n and_o divines_n bring_v all_o under_o three_o head_n 1._o honour_n in_o cord_n 2._o honour_n in_o ore_n 3._o honour_n in_o opere_fw-la honour_n in_o the_o heart_n honour_n in_o the_o tongue_n honour_n in_o the_o act._n and_o according_a to_o this_o distribution_n i_o shall_v here_o take_v 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i_o be_o sure_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n witness_v theophilus_n of_o antioch_n about_o 170_o year_n after_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d morell_n lib._n 1._o adâ—_n autolycum_n pag._n 76._o edit_fw-la morell_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n indeed_o be_v not_o a_o god_n but_o he_o be_v a_o man_n appoint_v to_o his_o office_n under_o god_n irenaeus_n about_o ten_o year_n after_o he_o cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la homines_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o jussu_fw-la reges_fw-la constituuntur_fw-la 20._o constituuntur_fw-la adu._n haereses_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 20._o by_o who_o word_n man_n be_v bear_v by_o his_o word_n king_n be_v appoint_v we_o have_v see_v two_o plain_a testimony_n for_o the_o greek_a let_v we_o see_v two_o more_o for_o the_o latin_a church_n one_o be_v from_o tertullian_n about_o 200_o year_n after_o christ_n 30._o apol._n cap._n 30._o ind_n est_fw-la imperator_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la antequà m_fw-la 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