a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n and_z queen_n at_o whitehall_n april_n xvi_o 1690._o be_v the_o fastday_n by_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n simon_n lord_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n publish_a by_o their_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n mdcxc_o the_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n fast-sermon_n before_o the_o king_n and_z queen_n april_n xuj_o 1690._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n and_z queen_n at_o whitehall_n april_n 16._o 1690._o be_v the_o fastday_n prov_n fourteen_o 34._o righteousness_n exalt_v a_o nation_n but_o sin_n be_v a_o reproach_n to_o any_o people_n if_o we_o enlarge_v our_o thought_n beyond_o our_o own_o narrow_a particular_a being_n and_o look_v upon_o ourselves_o as_o member_n of_o a_o community_n we_o can_v but_o think_v it_o our_o interest_n to_o endeavour_v its_o safety_n no_o less_o than_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o 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