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blessing_n honour_n glory_n and_o power_n henceforth_o and_o for_o evermore_o amen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la die_v jovis_n 24_o octobris_fw-la 1678._o order_v by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v and_o be_v hereby_o appoint_v to_o preach_v before_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n in_o the_o abbey-church_n at_o westminster_n on_o wednesday_n the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o november_n next_o be_v the_o day_n appoint_v by_o his_o majesty_n for_o solemn_a fast_n and_o humiliation_n to_o implore_v the_o mercy_n and_o protection_n of_o god_n almighty_n upon_o the_o king_n majesty_n and_o his_o kingdom_n io._n browne_n cleric_a parliamentorum_fw-la a_o sermon_n preach_v to_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n november_n 13_o 1678._o be_v the_o fastday_n appoint_v by_o the_o king_n to_o implore_v the_o mercy_n of_o almighty_a god_n in_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o majesty_n sacred_a person_n and_o his_o kingdom_n by_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n william_n sancroft_n late_a lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n london_n print_v by_o t._n b._n 1694._o die_fw-la jovis_fw-la 14_o novembris_fw-la 1678._o order_v by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o the_o thanks_o of_o this_o house_n be_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o his_o pain_n in_o preach_v before_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n in_o the_o abbey-church_n yesterday_o be_v the_o day_n appoint_v by_o his_o majesty_n for_o solemn_a fast_n and_o humiliation_n and_o that_o his_o grace_n be_v desire_v to_o print_v and_o publish_v his_o sermon_n then_o preach_v io._n browne_n cleric_a parliamentorum_fw-la a_o sermon_n preach_v to_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n psalm_n lvii_o ver_fw-la 1._o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o
be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n will_v not_o make_v a_o final_a end_n now_o no_o a_o remnant_n shall_v be_v leave_v as_o the_o shake_n of_o a_o olive-tree_n and_o as_o the_o glean_v grape_n when_o the_o vintage_n be_v do_v chap._n xxiv_o 13._o nor_o shall_v they_o be_v only_o preserve_v vulg._n but_o restore_v too_o the_o lord_n god_n will_v in_o time_n wipe_v away_o every_o tear_n from_o off_o all_o face_n and_o at_o last_o swallow_v up_o this_o death_n too_o in_o victory_n chap._n twenty-five_o 8._o he_o will_v turn_v their_o captivity_n and_o rebuild_v their_o city_n and_o their_o temple_n too_o and_o all_o this_o shall_v be_v as_o it_o be_v life_n from_o the_o dead_a 19_o as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o so_o miraculous_a a_o re-establishment_n at_o a_o juncture_n so_o improbable_a when_o they_o be_v destroy_v out_o of_o all_o ken_n of_o recovery_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o resurrection_n twelve_o and_o so_o like_o the_o great_a one_o that_o it_o be_v 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