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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 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rest_n applaud_v they_o that_o do_v insult_v how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o since_o charity_n be_v decay_v hence_o some_o sit_v no_o less_o implacable_a and_o bitter_a examiner_n of_o thing_n amiss_o then_o unjust_a and_o malevolent_a judge_n of_o thing_n well_o do_v so_o that_o we_o be_v become_v more_o brutish_a than_o the_o very_a beast_n for_o they_o be_v quiet_a among_o themselves_o but_o we_o wage_a cruel_a war_n against_o each_o other_o shall_v i_o then_o hold_v my_o peace_n charity_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o the_o child_n in_o babylon_n discharge_v their_o duty_n though_o they_o be_v but_o three_o have_v god_n for_o my_o patron_n and_o protector_n i_o will_v not_o be_v silent_a say_v saint_n basil_n in_o his_o last_o chapter_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la london_n print_v for_o richard_n royston_n 1642._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a the_o citizen_n of_o london_n grace_n and_o peace_n sir_n as_o this_o mother_n city_n be_v our_o jerusalem_n and_o you_o be_v the_o 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that_o this_o spirit_n may_v make_v they_o all_o like_o jethro_n magistrate_n man_n of_o courage_n fear_v god_n and_o deal_v true_o so_o shall_v all_o their_o deliberation_n and_o determination_n tend_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o real_a honour_n and_o happiness_n of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n and_o the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n both_o of_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n to_o which_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o all_o true_a protestant_n will_v say_v amen_n and_o thus_o have_v show_v first_o what_o you_o be_v here_o exhort_v to_o do_v viz._n to_o pray_v and_o next_o for_o what_o you_o be_v exhort_v to_o pray_v viz._n for_o peace_n it_o now_o only_o remain_v that_o i_o acquaint_v you_o for_o who_o peace_n it_o be_v that_o you_o be_v exhort_v thus_o to_o pray_v viz._n for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o so_o stand_v the_o text_n o_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n signify_v the_o vision_n of_o peace_n it_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o palestina_n and_o 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