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his_o servant_n be_v wicked_a 29.12_o pro._n 29.12_o their_o example_n be_v a_o law_n and_o by_o their_o lewd_a example_n they_o strengthen_v other_o man_n hand_n in_o sin_n so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o a_o common_a wealth_n as_o one_o say_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o fish_n that_o if_o the_o head_n be_v once_o corrupt_v and_o putrify_a the_o whole_a body_n certain_o be_v no_o less_o and_o if_o a_o man_n will_v know_v uhether_o the_o body_n of_o the_o fish_n be_v corrupt_v or_o no_o he_o must_v smell_v the_o head_n even_o so_o if_o the_o head_n of_o church_n and_o common_a wealth_n be_v corrupt_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o both_o must_v needs_o be_v infect_v and_o therefore_o what_o great_a cause_n have_v we_o to_o bless_v god_n who_o have_v set_v over_o we_o a_o religious_a king_n use_v a_o favourer_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o enemy_n to_o popery_n and_o superstition_n oh_o let_v we_o give_v god_n the_o honour_n of_o it_o and_o let_v we_o pray_v for_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v use_v he_o to_o be_v a_o further_a instrument_n utter_o to_o root_v out_o all_o the_o relic_n of_o popery_n and_o deface_v all_o the_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n that_o idolater_n and_o those_o that_o have_v give_v their_o name_n to_o the_o pope_n that_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n may_v utter_o be_v root_v out_o of_o this_o land_n that_o our_o kingdom_n may_v be_v disburden_v of_o they_o that_o we_o may_v never_o see_v the_o fornication_n and_o idolatry_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o rome_n set_v up_o again_o that_o this_o church_n of_o england_n may_v never_o be_v pollute_v with_o it_o any_o more_o second_o this_o shall_v serve_v as_o a_o instruction_n to_o all_o prince_n magistrate_n and_o mighty_a man_n that_o they_o endeavour_n by_o all_o mean_v possible_a by_o their_o godly_a life_n and_o good_a example_n to_o draw_v on_o other_o that_o be_v under_o they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n for_o certain_a it_o be_v if_o great_a man_n be_v backward_o in_o good_a thing_n whole_a 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minister_n be_v never_o so_o laborious_a in_o preach_v the_o word_n yet_o when_o other_o governor_n and_o such_o as_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o a_o parish_n have_v no_o sap_n or_o season_v of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o they_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a wax_n strong_a in_o such_o a_o place_n oh_o that_o our_o magistrate_n and_o great_a man_n will_v lay_v this_o to_o heart_n that_o as_o their_o place_n be_v eminent_a in_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o they_o will_v give_v such_o good_a example_n by_o their_o godly_a and_o religious_a walk_n their_o sanctify_a of_o the_o lord_n sabbath_n their_o countenance_v of_o godly_a and_o painful_a minister_n that_o so_o they_o may_v provoke_v and_o stir_v up_o other_o to_o godliness_n verse_n 11._o yea_o judah_n have_v set_v a_o plant_n for_o thou_o while_o i_o will_v return_v the_o captivity_n of_o my_o people_n in_o this_o last_o verse_n the_o lord_n come_v to_o show_v the_o vile_a deal_n of_o judah_n that_o when_o the_o lord_n purpose_v 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