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unto_o in_o the_o first_o word_n of_o my_o text_n pray_v pray_v etc._n etc._n again_o as_o nothing_o be_v more_o delightful_a and_o please_a to_o god_n then_o prayer_n so_o nothing_o be_v more_o sweet_a and_o acceptable_a to_o man_n except_o they_o be_v man_n of_o belial_n than_o peace_n pax_fw-la non_fw-la re_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la amica_fw-la sed_fw-la nomine_fw-la quoque_fw-la ipso_fw-la jucunda_fw-la say_v nazianzen_n peace_n be_v not_o only_o lovely_a in_o the_o thing_n but_o pleasant_a also_o in_o the_o very_a name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v basil_n the_o absolute_a of_o blessing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v chrysostome_n there_o be_v no_o blessing_n equal_a to_o peace_n and_o the_o scripture_n make_v good_a what_o they_o all_o say_v by_o put_v peace_n so_o often_o for_o all_o blessing_n as_o comprehend_v all_o other_o blessing_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o it_o as_o among_o other_o place_n psal_n 125.5_o but_o peace_n shall_v be_v upon_o israel_n and_o psal_n 29.11_o the_o lord_n will_v bless_v his_o people_n with_o peace_n or_o as_o the_o ordinary_a translation_n read_v it_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v his_o people_n the_o blessing_n of_o peace_n in_o both_o which_o place_n the_o word_n translate_v peace_n as_o expositor_n have_v observe_v non_fw-la tantum_fw-la pacem_fw-la sed_fw-la reliqua_fw-la bona_fw-la omne_fw-la complectatur_fw-la et_fw-la corpori_fw-la et_fw-la animo_fw-la necessaria_fw-la do_v not_o only_o comprehend_v peace_n within_o its_o signification_n but_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n whatsoever_o necessary_a both_o for_o body_n and_o soul_n as_o it_o do_v also_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o this_o we_o be_v call_v upon_o here_o in_o my_o text_n to_o pray_v for_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n etc._n etc._n the_o peace_n what_o peace_n not_o the_o peace_n of_o babylon_n though_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o carry_v away_o captive_a thither_o 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themselves_o and_o to_o incite_v other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a 4_o that_o they_o and_o all_o they_o and_o only_o they_o shall_v prosper_v that_o so_o love_n jerusalem_n as_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n thereof_o i_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o proposition_n that_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o thing_n most_o desirable_a worthy_a of_o the_o best_a prayer_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o best_a this_o proposition_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v good_a both_o according_a to_o the_o literal_a and_o according_a to_o the_o mystical_a acceptation_n of_o this_o term_n jerusalem_n and_o first_o according_a to_o the_o literal_a doct._n the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n as_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v for_o the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n and_o judgement_n be_v then_o and_o so_o be_v the_o peace_n of_o all_o such_o place_n still_o a_o most_o desirable_a thing_n worthy_a of_o the_o best_a prayer_n etc._n etc._n tantum_n est_fw-la pacis_fw-la bonum_fw-la say_v saint_n augustine_n lib._n 19_o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la det_fw-la cap._n 11._o ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la terrenis_fw-la atque_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la gratius_fw-la solcat_n audiri_fw-la nihil_fw-la desiderabilius_fw-la concupisci_fw-la nihil_fw-la possit_fw-la melius_fw-la invenâ—ri_fw-la such_o be_v the_o good_a of_o peace_n that_o among_o earthly_a and_o transitory_a thing_n nothing_o be_v to_o be_v hear_v of_o more_o acceptable_a nothing_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v for_o more_o desirable_a nothing_o can_v be_v find_v out_o more_o excellent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coloss_n chrysos_n hoâ—â—_n 3._o in_o coloss_n say_v saint_n chrysostome_n the_o mother_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o joy_n and_o as_o there_o be_v no_o man_n qui_fw-la gaudere_fw-la nolit_fw-la who_o will_v not_o rejoice_v so_o there_o be_v no_o man_n qui_fw-la parem_fw-la habere_fw-la nolit_fw-la who_o will_v not_o have_v peace_n be_v saint_n 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