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the_o so_o necessary_a exercise_n of_o prayer_n the_o simple_a necessity_n whereof_o will_v soon_o appear_v if_o you_o will_v but_o take_v notice_n first_o of_o our_o manifold_a want_n both_o of_o outward_a blessing_n and_o eke_o of_o inward_a grace_n second_o of_o our_o manifold_a evil_n both_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n three_o of_o our_o manifold_a misery_n flow_v both_o from_o temptation_n nnd_a tribulation_n four_o of_o our_o manifold_a danger_n for_o what_o saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o 11_o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n be_v true_a of_o we_o all_o 11._o 2_o cor._n 11._o that_o we_o be_v in_o peril_n of_o robber_n in_o peril_n of_o
a_o pathetical_a persuasion_n to_o pray_v for_o public_a peace_n propound_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o saint_n paul_n octob._n 2._o 1642._o by_o matthew_n griffith_z rector_n of_o s._n mary_n magdalen_n near_o old-fishstreet_n london_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o gravia_n acarchia_n aâ—_n ambitione_n â—oâ—ulum_fw-la invasit_fw-la make_v irritae_fw-la sunt_fw-la praesectorum_fw-la hortationes_fw-la nemo_fw-la studet_fw-la auscultare_fw-la sed_fw-la cuique_fw-la imperare_fw-la ob_fw-la fastum_fw-la ex_fw-la inscitia_fw-la natum_fw-la nuâ—quid_fw-la tacâ—bo_fw-la igitur_fw-la non_fw-la â—ut_fw-la licet_fw-la alii_fw-la suplantant_fw-la alii_fw-la insultant_fw-la laâ—so_fw-la alli_fw-la plaudunt_fw-la qui_fw-la alitâ—r_fw-la fâ—at_fw-la dâ—est_fw-la charitas_fw-la hinâ—_n implacabiles_fw-la &_o amari_fw-la erratorum_fw-la examinatores_fw-la sedent_fw-la iniqui_fw-la &_o malevoli_fw-la â—ecte_fw-la factorum_fw-la judâ—ces_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la brutis_fw-la â—imus_fw-la brutiores_fw-la illa_fw-la in_o suum_fw-la genus_fw-la quiela_fw-la at_o nobis_fw-la atrocissimum_fw-la bellum_fw-la erga_fw-la domesticos_fw-la nunquid_fw-la tacâ—bo_fw-la igitur_fw-la charitas_fw-la non_fw-la patitur_fw-la pucri_fw-la babilonii_fw-la non_fw-la defuâ—rant_fw-la officio_fw-la licet_fw-la tres_fw-la tantum_fw-la cum_fw-la talem_fw-la â—abemus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d protectorem_fw-la ac_fw-la patronum_fw-la non_fw-la silebo_fw-la d._n basilius_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la cap._n 30._o scil_n ultimo_fw-la the_o people_n through_o ambition_n be_v fall_v into_o grievous_a anarchy_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o the_o exhortation_n of_o their_o ruler_n be_v in_o vain_a no_o man_n will_v submit_v but_o all_o will_v reign_v be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n flow_v from_o ignorance_n shall_v i_o then_o keep_v silence_n i_o may_v not_o though_o some_o supplant_v other_o insult_v over_o i_o be_v down_o and_o the_o 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