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to_o the_o defilement_n of_o the_o sacred_a ministerial_a office_n purgâ—â—â—_n way_n the_o dross_n and_o dregs_o of_o that_o bitter_a cup_n of_o animosity_n 〈◊〉_d rence_n &_o hatred_n of_o which_o the_o nation_n have_v drink_v so_o deep_o 〈◊〉_d all_o your_o spirit_n expression_n deportment_n purge_v away_o the_o droâ—â—_n of_o a_o empty_a profession_n of_o god_n and_o zeal_n to_o the_o trifle_n and_o fringâ—â—_n of_o external_a form_n and_o worship_n without_o the_o power_n and_o life_n 〈◊〉_d godliness_n and_o last_o purge_v away_o the_o dross_n of_o any_o root_n of_o 〈◊〉_d terness_n against_o or_o contradiction_n to_o the_o sacred_a interest_n of_o law_n 〈◊〉_d prince_n which_o spirit_n have_v eat_v as_o a_o gangrene_n to_o the_o reproach_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o advantage_n of_o the_o popish_a cause_n in_o 〈◊〉_d oh_o let_v every_o national_a personal_a sin_n every_o sin_n and_o crookâ—â—_n path_n in_o church_n or_o state_n be_v discover_v and_o discard_v and_o 〈◊〉_d when_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o wall_n of_o separation_n betwiâ—â—_n people_n and_o the_o refresh_a beneficial_a beam_n of_o their_o supreâ—â—_n authority_n be_v withdraw_v we_o may_v with_o confidence_n hope_v 〈◊〉_d as_o our_o judge_n be_v restore_v so_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o at_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d our_o counsellor_n as_o at_o the_o beginning_n and_o afterward_o we_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d call_v a_o city_n of_o righteousness_n a_o faithful_a city_n which_o god_n of_o his_o dear_a love_n wherewith_o he_o have_v loveâ—_n 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o bowel_n of_o his_o mercy_n grant_v unto_o this_o 〈◊〉_d serve_v generation_n amen_n finis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cornel_n à _fw-fr lapiâ—â—_n guido_n perigran_n in_o florâ—_n chroâ—â—c_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n facit_fw-la ut_fw-la moriatur_fw-la v_o g._n petrus_n impurus_fw-la â—brius_fw-la incestus_fw-la superbus_fw-la &_o resurg_v at_o pyrus_n sobrius_fw-la castus_fw-la humilis_fw-la a_o lap_n in_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theoph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n vide_fw-la abulensem_fw-la menoch_n 9_o the_o rep_n hebr._n menochius_fw-la de_fw-la rep_n hebraeâ—rum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 70._o civitaâ—_n veritatis_fw-la vrbs_fw-la fideles_fw-la chald._n obseru._n 1._o vide_fw-la sixt._n senens_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr poenit._n since_o the_o preach_n of_o this_o he_o be_v fall_v asleep_a in_o jesus_n and_o go_v to_o his_o rest_n a_o person_n of_o the_o sad_a impression_n upon_o all_o good_a man_n of_o who_o loss_n i_o shall_v only_o say_v as_o august_n of_o cyprian_n quos_fw-la asflixerat_fw-la sollicitudo_fw-la certaminis_fw-la hos_fw-la consolâ—ta_fw-la est_fw-la corona_fw-la victoris_fw-la mach._n disput_n cap._n 26._o claudian_n ad_fw-la honor._n non_fw-la ante_fw-la rebus_fw-la suis_fw-la privatis_fw-la consultum_fw-la eupivit_fw-la quam_fw-la publicarum_fw-la procurationem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la absolisset_fw-la mas._n luc._n malorum_fw-la blandientium_fw-la virus_fw-la est_fw-la occultum_fw-la &_o arridentis_fw-la nequitiae_fw-la facies_fw-la quidem_fw-la laetâ—_n sed_fw-la calamitatis_fw-la abstrusae_fw-la illecebrosa_fw-la fallacia_fw-la cypr._n obseru._n 2._o exercitus_fw-la ducere_fw-la aliena_fw-la vastare_fw-la urbes_fw-la delere_fw-la oppida_fw-la excidere_fw-la liberos_fw-la populos_fw-la aut_fw-la trucidare_fw-la aut_fw-la subjicere_fw-la servituri_fw-la lact._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr falsà _fw-fr relig_n observe_v 3â—_n
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