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&_o commonwealth_n which_o have_v be_v sometime_o or_o for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o above_o all_o other_o people_n most_o belove_v of_o he_o be_v sometime_o bring_v by_o he_o into_o great_a distress_n and_o most_o gievous_a desertion_n or_o the_o lord_n do_v sometime_o severe_o punish_v sometime_o whole_o desert_n sometime_o for_o a_o long_a while_n forsake_v a_o people_n that_o have_v be_v dear_a unto_o he_o how_o natural_o this_o note_n arise_v from_o the_o text_n text_n how_o the_o point_n arise_v from_o the_o text_n will_v easy_o appear_v if_o we_o do_v but_o observe_v these_o two_o thing_n in_o the_o psalmist_n supplication_n viz._n first_o for_o who_o he_o pray_v namely_o for_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n the_o lord_n choose_v
city_n set_v upon_o a_o hill_n see_v by_o other_o famous_a among_o and_o before_o many_o other_o and_o for_o our_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n envy_v almost_o by_o all_o other_o to_o some_o man_n their_o country_n be_v their_o shame_n and_o some_o be_v the_o shame_n of_o their_o country_n we_o need_v not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o our_o nation_n it_o be_v for_o the_o circuit_n of_o it_o i_o think_v in_o all_o thing_n second_v to_o none_o or_o very_o few_o under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o do_v not_o by_o our_o lewd_a life_n and_o corrupt_a conversation_n become_v a_o shame_n unto_o our_o nation_n sapient_a nation_n cleobulus_n illam_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la maxim_n dixit_fw-la bene_fw-la compositam_fw-la esse_fw-la ubi_fw-la cives_fw-la magis_fw-la infamiam_fw-la quam_fw-la legem_fw-la metuunt_fw-la plutarch_n in_o convivio_fw-la 7._o sapient_a oh_o let_v we_o never_o turn_v our_o glory_n into_o shame_n our_o reputation_n into_o reproach_n our_o fame_n into_o infamy_n and_o disgrace_n our_o sincerity_n into_o superstition_n and_o our_o true_a profession_n and_o profession_n of_o truth_n into_o popery_n or_o any_o other_o erroneous_a religion_n lest_o that_o we_o which_o have_v long_o be_v a_o admiration_n and_o rejoice_v unto_o our_o friend_n and_o a_o emulation_n and_o envy_v unto_o our_o encmy_n become_v through_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n effuse_v upon_o we_o a_o grief_n and_o cause_n of_o sorrow_n to_o those_o who_o love_v we_o and_o a_o exultation_n for_o our_o misery_n to_o those_o who_o envy_v we_o a_o italian_a traveller_n report_v that_o he_o have_v see_v in_o england_n pulchrun_n regen_n a_o goodly_a king_n in_o france_n pulohrum_fw-la regnum_fw-la a_o goodly_a kingdom_n in_o spain_n pulchrum_n senatum_fw-la a_o goodly_a counsel_n let_v we_o add_v a_o four_o and_o make_v it_o good_a namely_o pulcbrum_fw-la populum_fw-la let_v we_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o who_o see_v we_o and_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o all_o 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for_o preservation_n and_o deliverance_n out_o of_o distress_n 3._o for_o who_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n or_o for_o the_o israelite_n 4._o to_o who_o he_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n verse_n 1_o and_o last_o why_o he_o pray_v unto_o he_o namely_o because_o their_o misery_n calamity_n and_o distress_n come_v from_o he_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v nam_fw-la qui_fw-la mihi_fw-la vulnera_fw-la fecit_fw-la solus_fw-la achilleo_n tollere_fw-la more_fw-it potest_fw-la those_o who_o be_v wound_v by_o achilles_n can_v be_v cure_v by_o none_o but_o by_o he_o so_o the_o prophet_n here_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n that_o cast_v they_o down_o and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o must_v raise_v they_o up_o he_o have_v break_v they_o and_o he_o must_v bind_v they_o he_o have_v scatter_v they_o and_o he_o must_v gather_v they_o he_o have_v plague_v they_o and_o it_o be_v he_o who_o must_v pity_v they_o or_o else_o no_o mercy_n deliverance_n or_o relief_n can_v be_v show_v unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o our_o princely_a prophet_n do_v thus_o petition_v the_o lord_n 2.3.4_o verse_n 2.3.4_o oh_o god_n thou_o have_v cast_v we_o off_o thou_o have_v scatter_v we_o thou_o have_v be_v displease_v with_o we_o thou_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n to_o tremble_v thou_o have_v break_v it_o thou_o have_v show_v thy_o people_n bar_v thing_n thou_o host_v make_v we_o to_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o astonishment_n and_o therefore_o see_v all_o our_o malady_n and_o misery_n come_v from_o thou_o and_o that_o for_o our_o evil_n of_o sin_n commit_v against_o thou_o thou_o inflict_a this_o evil_a of_o punishment_n upon_o we_o save_v we_o oh_o god_n with_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o hear_v i_o i_o must_v say_v of_o this_o point_n as_o the_o stag_n say_v in_o the_o emblem_n inopem_fw-la i_o copia_fw-la fecit_fw-la plenty_n of_o proof_n will_v make_v i_o poor_a of_o proof_n for_o the_o scripture_n experience_n and_o all_o history_n do_v so_o abundant_o testify_v the_o truth_n thereof_o and_o all_o christian_n so_o undoubted_o and_o ready_o assent_v and_o subscribe_v thereunto_o and_o this_o very_a psalm_n verse_n 1.2.3.6.7.8.12_o so_o clear_o confirm_v it_o that_o i_o shall_v but_o light_v a_o taper_n to_o the_o sun_n at_o high_a noon_n to_o spend_v time_n to_o prove_v it_o examp._n the_o point_n prove_v by_o scripture_n and_o examp._n if_o proof_n shall_v not_o ready_o accurre_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o any_o reader_n then_o let_v he_o view_v and_o confider_v these_o few_o for_o many_o psalm_n 74._o the_o whole_a psalm_n and_o 75.7.8_o jerm_n 27.5_o daniel_n 4.25_o act_n 17.26_o and_o withal_o mark_v well_o these_o example_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n daniel_n 2._o 31._o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o the_o cut_n off_o and_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o canaanite_n hittites_n hivites_n moabite_n jebusite_n perizites_n and_o the_o rest_n mention_v in_o number_n deuteronomy_n joshua_n and_o judge_n and_o of_o the_o division_n of_o israel_n 1._o king_n 11._o and_o desolation_n thereof_o 1._o king_n 17_o and_o of_o the_o captivity_n and_o destruction_n of_o judab_n 2._o chron._n 36._o and_o these_o testimony_n and_o example_n may_v sufficient_o suffice_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o point_n that_o it_o be_v thus_o that_o all_o change_n and_o chance_n mutation_n and_o malady_n which_o fall_v upon_o any_o church_n or_o state_n come_v from_o god_n now_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereof_o the_o poet_n say_v well_o fellix_fw-la qui_fw-la potuit_fw-la rerune_n cognoseere_o causas_fw-la that_o be_v he_o be_v a_o happy_a man_n who_o do_v not_o only_o know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v but_o the_o cause_n why_o they_o be_v do_v but_o i_o will_v not_o now_o much_o inquire_v wherefore_o the_o lord_n do_v thus_o change_v cross_n and_o afflict_v church_n kingdom_n and_o commonwealth_n for_o that_o we_o show_v ample_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o former_a proposition_n but_o i_o will_v now_o principal_o show_v the_o sign_n and_o symptom_n and_o external_a and_o move_a cause_n of_o the_o decay_n ruin_n and_o desolation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n first_o commonwealth_n fahar_n in_o psalm_n 60._o &_o 135._o nine_o cause_n of_o the_o decay_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n fabritius_n show_v and_o prove_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o translation_n mutation_n and_o malady_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v these_o nine_o namely_o 1._o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o worship_n word_n and_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o contrary_o the_o love_n of_o lie_n and_o lie_v prophet_n and_o 2._o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o 3._o tyranny_n injustice_n and_o unjust_a tax_n and_o exaction_n in_o magistrate_n and_o 4._o pride_n in_o apparel_n and_o 5._o covetousness_n in_o superior_n and_o 6._o sedition_n and_o seditious_a practice_n against_o the_o ordinary_a magistrate_n ordain_v and_o appointeed_n by_o god_n and_o 7._o a_o general_a supine_n carelessness_n and_o carnal_a security_n in_o all_o and_o 8._o a_o inundation_n of_o iniquity_n i.e._n when_o all_o of_o all_o sort_n be_v so_o wicked_a that_o one_o wink_v at_o another_o fault_n and_o 9_o the_o profanation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n second_o plautus_n say_v dome_n plantus_fw-la in_o persa_n ten_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o king_n dome_n that_o there_o be_v these_o ten_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o republic_n to_o wit_n 1._o treachery_n 2._o theft_n 3._o covetou_n snesse_n 4._o envy_n 5._o ambition_n 6._o backbiting_a and_o slander_v 7._o perjury_n 8._o idleness_n 9_o injury_n and_o wrong_n 10._o notorious_a wickedness_n or_o a_o impudent_a audaciousness_n in_o sin_v three_o cyprian_n say_v land_n exit_fw-la anton._n part_n 1._o tit_n 5._o cap._n 3._o sect._n 8._o twelve_o thing_n pernicious_a to_o a_o people_n and_o land_n that_o there_o be_v twelve_o abuse_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n whereby_o it_o be_v endanger_v and_o harm_v as_o namely_o
of_o this_o in_o all_o the_o precedent_a proposition_n i_o will_v not_o here_o enlarge_v it_o any_o further_o to_o conclude_v if_o we_o desire_v that_o we_o may_v still_o have_v a_o pure_a and_o peaceable_a church_n and_o flourish_v and_o prosperous_a commonwealth_n then_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o fear_v the_o violate_v of_o our_o law_n and_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o they_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o honour_v our_o magistrate_n and_o to_o reverence_v they_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o magistrate_n and_o to_o obey_v they_o in_o all_o lawful_a thing_n let_v we_o labour_n for_o peace_n unity_n and_o concord_n among_o ourselves_o and_o let_v we_o labour_n to_o purge_v ourselves_o from_o all_o pollution_n both_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n and_o perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o walk_v as_o become_v his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o then_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a of_o his_o special_a protection_n let_v we_o be_v thankful_a to_o our_o good_a god_n for_o all_o the_o blessing_n and_o mercy_n which_o in_o this_o land_n we_o enjoy_v both_o in_o regard_n of_o church_n and_o state_n and_o let_v we_o express_v our_o thankefolnesseunto_o he_o id_fw-la est_fw-la by_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v he_o and_o he_o alone_o who_o have_v hitherto_o preserve_v and_o bless_v we_o and_o that_o not_o for_o our_o merit_n but_o for_o his_o own_o mercy_n sake_n and_o 2._o by_o praise_v his_o most_o glorious_a name_n with_o our_o tongue_n and_o 3._o by_o obey_v he_o in_o out_o live_v and_o 4._o by_o love_v he_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o 5._o by_o depend_v whole_o upon_o he_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o 6._o by_o a_o diligent_a circumspection_n and_o religious_a fear_n lest_o we_o shall_v provoke_v he_o unto_o anger_n who_o have_v so_o long_o and_o so_o love_o preserve_v our_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o because_o the_o protection_n and_o continuance_n of_o kingdom_n come_v from_o he_o alone_o â—et_z we_o always_o have_v recourse_n 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unto_o our_o father_n that_o be_v unto_o god_n who_o be_v 1._o the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v come_v and_o pray_v unto_o he_o with_o the_o true_a sincerity_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o if_o we_o call_v upon_o he_o with_o feign_a lip_n he_o will_v find_v it_o out_o with_o his_o all-seeing_a eye_n and_o 2._o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o glory_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v come_v and_o pray_v unto_o he_o with_o fear_n and_o reverence_n psalm_n 2.11_o and_o 3._o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_fw-mi and_o therefore_o we_o must_v come_v confident_o unto_o he_o and_o 4._o he_o be_v a_o almighty_a father_n able_a to_o do_v what_o he_o list_v and_o therefore_o we_o must_v first_o fly_v unto_o he_o not_o think_v any_o thing_n impossible_a to_o be_v have_v from_o he_o by_o prayer_n as_o be_v worthy_o observe_v by_o origen_n in_o these_o word_n si_fw-mi quicquam_fw-la impossibile_fw-it orati_fw-la ni_fw-fr putamus_fw-la aut_fw-la fideles_fw-la non_fw-la sumus_fw-la 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