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have_v leave_v such_o virtuous_a example_n to_o we_o that_o survive_v be_v a_o doctrine_n which_o can_v just_o be_v gainsay_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o temporal_a much_o more_o for_o the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o other_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v follower_n of_o and_o therefore_o to_o be_v thankful_a for_o the_o good_a pattern_n which_o the_o dead_a have_v as_o well_o as_o the_o live_a do_v set_v before_o we_o we_o profess_v to_o believe_v a_o communion_n of_o saint_n that_o communion_n be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n with_o each_o other_o and_o so_o of_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n but_o between_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o operation_n whereof_o be_v on_o their_o part_n prayer_n and_o supplication_n for_o we_o and_o on_o our_o part_n a_o reverential_a respect_n to_o pious_a imitation_n of_o and_o thanksgiving_n for_o they_o 3._o last_o as_o to_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a i_o assert_v 1._o this_o doctrine_n that_o there_o 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evident_a that_o i_o see_v not_o how_o any_o can_v with_o colour_n of_o reason_n oppose_v it_o 2._o but_o though_o this_o all_o man_n according_a to_o the_o forementioned_a conclusion_n may_v be_v thus_o far_o enlarge_v yet_o i_o conceive_v that_o here_o st_n paul_n intend_v only_o the_o live_n for_o all_o who_o we_o ought_v without_o all_o controversy_n to_o make_v intercession_n the_o just_a extent_n whereof_o will_v best_o appear_v by_o the_o distinction_n of_o all_o man_n into_o friend_n and_o foe_n good_a and_o bad_a for_o all_o man_n that_o be_v for_o enemy_n as_o well_o as_o friend_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v st._n loc_n chrysostom_n counsel_n upon_o this_o text_n let_v we_o learn_v to_o pray_v as_o christian_n and_o how_o be_v that_o but_o as_o he_o afterward_o teach_v to_o pray_v for_o our_o enemy_n hear_v how_o st._n 60._o stephen_n pray_v not_o only_o not_o against_o 34._o but_o for_o his_o persecutor_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n 44._o nay_o hear_v how_o christ_n himself_o pray_v for_o his_o crucifier_n father_n forgive_v they_o and_o as_o it_o be_v his_o practice_n ibid._n so_o it_o be_v his_o precept_n bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despiteful_o use_v you_o the_o truth_n be_v as_o that_o same_o father_n excellent_o he_o that_o bless_v his_o enemy_n bless_v himself_o he_o that_o curse_v he_o curse_v himself_o and_o he_o that_o pray_v for_o he_o pray_v more_o for_o himself_o than_o he_o 2._o for_o all_o man_n that_o be_v for_o unbeliever_n as_o well_o as_o believer_n so_o much_o be_v intimate_v in_o that_o he_o bid_v they_o pray_v for_o king_n which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v infidel_n supplicat_fw-la ubique_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la pro_fw-la sanctis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la christojam_fw-la regenitis_n sed_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la infidelibus_fw-la &_o inimicis_fw-la crucis_fw-la christi_fw-la idolorum_fw-la cultoribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o church_n say_v prosper_n every_o where_o pray_v not_o only_o for_o the_o faithful_a and_o regenerate_v gent._n but_o for_o infidel_n and_o idolater_n for_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o worst_a of_o sinner_n de_fw-fr quocunque_fw-la pessimè_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la constituto_fw-la non_fw-la utique_fw-la desperatur_fw-la say_v st_n austin_n nec_fw-la pro_fw-la illo_fw-la imprudenter_fw-la or_o atur_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la desperatur_fw-la we_o be_v not_o altogether_o to_o despair_v of_o any_o though_o never_o so_o vile_a and_o for_o he_o we_o may_v pray_v of_o who_o we_o be_v not_o to_o despair_v 16._o indeed_o st_n paul_n elsewhere_o seem_v to_o limit_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pray_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o prayer_n for_o all_o saint_n our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v i_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n there_o be_v some_o sort_n of_o petition_n peculiar_a to_o the_o saint_n which_o christ_n make_v not_o for_o the_o world_n and_o there_o be_v petition_n which_o we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o make_v not_o only_o for_o all_o saint_n but_o all_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 51._o so_o run_v the_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n let_v the_o deacon_n pray_v for_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o for_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o we_o must_v do_v good_a especial_o to_o so_o we_o must_v pray_v chief_o for_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n but_o we_o must_v do_v good_a to_o and_o pray_v for_o all_o even_o they_o who_o be_v without_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n must_v be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o our_o prayer_n publica_n est_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o communis_fw-la oratio_fw-la say_v st_n cyprian_n &_o quando_fw-la oramus_fw-la non_fw-la pro_fw-la uno_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la toto_fw-la populo_fw-la oramus_fw-la dom_n we_o have_v public_a common_a prayer_n and_o when_o we_o
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regnantibus_fw-la subditi_fw-la oblige_v to_o subjection_n be_v not_o say_v st._n austin_n without_o divine_a providence_n nay_o sai_z st._n chrysostome_n 13._o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o work_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n so_o to_o order_v it_o look_v as_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v up_o of_o hill_n and_o valley_n mountain_n and_o dale_n so_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n god_n have_v appoint_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v some_o above_o and_o some_o below_o in_o the_o natural_a body_n there_o be_v several_a member_n and_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o upper_a some_o in_o the_o low_a part_n so_o it_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v both_o in_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a body_n a_o consideration_n which_o not_o only_o serve_v to_o justify_v superiority_n against_o the_o level_a party_n in_o church_n and_o state_n but_o also_o mind_v those_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d place_v on_o high_a to_o remember_v that_o be_v set_v upon_o a_o hill_n they_o be_v more_o obvious_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o more_o exemplary_a to_o other_o and_o therefore_o that_o as_o they_o exceed_v they_o in_o greatness_n they_o will_v excel_v they_o in_o goodness_n and_o as_o they_o be_v above_o so_o they_o will_v go_v before_o they_o in_o the_o path_n of_o virtue_n and_o piety_n 2._o king_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n imply_v that_o not_o only_a authority_n in_o general_n but_o monarchy_n in_o particular_a be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o wisdom_n 18._o not_o only_a non_fw-la sine_fw-la i_o not_o without_o my_o permission_n but_o per_fw-la i_o by_o i_o that_o be_v my_o ordination_n king_n reign_v and_o have_v not_o monarchy_n be_v approve_v by_o god_n st._n paul_n will_v not_o have_v exhort_v christian_n to_o make_v prayer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o but_o against_o king_n yea_o when_o i_o consider_v 1._o what_o pliny_n observe_v that_o in_o omni_fw-la rerum_fw-la conditarum_fw-la genere_fw-la unum_fw-la quiddam_fw-la eminere_fw-la cernimus_fw-la hist._n in_o all_o sort_n of_o creature_n one_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n among_o the_o planet_n the_o sun_n tree_n the_o oak_n beast_n the_o lion_n bird_n the_o eagle_n and_o the_o like_a 2._o what_o st._n ambrose_n say_v of_o king_n 13._o that_o they_o be_v dei_fw-la imaginem_fw-la babentes_fw-la such_o as_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n represent_v god_n himself_o for_o which_o reason_n his_o name_n be_v impart_v to_o they_o and_o 3._o that_o one_o of_o the_o office_n which_o christ_n himself_o undertake_v be_v regal_a yet_o further_o 4._o when_o i_o take_v notice_n what_o a_o special_a providence_n there_o must_v be_v in_o it_o that_o such_o multitude_n of_o person_n as_o be_v in_o every_o kingdom_n shall_v willing_o subject_v themselves_o to_o and_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o one_o person_n and_o 5._o add_v to_o this_o when_o i_o observe_v a_o kind_n of_o monarchy_n among_o bee_n and_o crane_n unreasonable_a creature_n and_o that_o among_o heathen_n no_o government_n so_o usual_a as_o regal_a as_o if_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n direct_v they_o to_o it_o yea_o last_o when_o i_o read_v that_o promise_n to_o abraham_n that_o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n 11._o to_o the_o christian_a church_n 23._o that_o king_n shall_v be_v she_o nurse_v father_n and_o that_o it_o be_v set_v down_o as_o a_o signal_n favour_v confer_v by_o god_n upon_o israel_n 13_o that_o it_o do_v prosper_v into_o a_o kingdom_n i_o shall_v not_o fear_v to_o assert_v that_o of_o all_o authority_n regal_a be_v that_o which_o be_v most_o consonant_a to_o the_o divine_a will._n 3._o it_o be_v not_o all_o in_o authority_n and_o king_n but_o king_n and_o all_o in_o authority_n whereby_o be_v employ_v the_o subordination_n of_o other_o in_o authority_n under_o king_n which_o will_v more_o plain_o appear_v if_o you_o compare_v this_o of_o st._n paul_n with_o that_o of_o st._n peter_n to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o to_o governor_n as_o they_o which_o be_v send_v by_o he_o 17._o the_o king_n in_o his_o kingdom_n be_v sole_a deo_fw-la minor_fw-la only_o inferior_a to_o he_o who_o stile_n be_v king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o as_o he_o derive_v his_o power_n immediate_o from_o god_n so_o all_o other_o authority_n be_v derive_v from_o he_o it_o be_v moses_n who_o choose_v able_a man_n out_o of_o all_o the_o people_n 16._o and_o make_v they_o head_n over_o the_o people_n ruler_n of_o thousand_o and_o hundred_o and_o fifty_n and_o ten_o 5._o it_o be_v jehoshaphat_n who_o set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n through_o the_o fence_a city_n city_n by_o city_n the_o statue_n of_o king_n be_v of_o old_a place_v by_o fountain_n to_o intimate_v that_o they_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o honour_n the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v that_o king_n be_v the_o basis_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o people_n and_o all_o other_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d votum_fw-la signify_v prayer_n as_o it_o be_v the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n pant_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o breathe_v forth_o of_o our_o wish_n by_o prayer_n we_o make_v know_v as_o our_o defect_n so_o our_o request_n nor_o be_v it_o only_o a_o manifestation_n of_o our_o want_n but_o a_o testification_n of_o our_o desire_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adsum_fw-la represent_v prayer_n as_o it_o be_v that_o whereby_o we_o ascend_v god_n presence_n and_o entertain_v communion_n with_o he_o meditation_n be_v a_o soliloquy_n with_o our_o selus_fw-la prayer_n be_v a_o colloquy_n with_o god_n by_o this_o we_o climb_v to_o heaven_n while_o we_o be_v yet_o on_o earth_n 8._o in_o respect_n of_o this_o david_n say_v when_o i_o awake_v i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o paral_a and_o it_o be_v define_v by_o damascene_fw-la to_o be_v the_o lift_n up_o of_o the_o mind_n to_o god_n 12._o and_o by_o st._n paul_n 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