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etc._n etc._n decemb._n 16._o 1683._o on_o prov._n xxiv_o 21._o and_o meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_v a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n etc._n etc._n on_o july_n 26._o 1685._o be_v the_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o his_o majesty_n victory_n over_o the_o rebel_n on_o 2_o sam._n xviii_o 28._o and_o ahimaaz_v call_v and_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n all_o be_v well_o and_o he_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o earth_n upon_o his_o face_n before_o the_o king_n and_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o have_v deliver_v up_o the_o man_n that_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n against_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n