a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n on_o st_n stephen's-day_n by_o sy_n patrick_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n print_a by_o his_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v by_o a._n maxwell_n for_o r._n royston_n bookseller_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o amen-corner_n 1676._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n on_o st._n stephen_n day_n 1675._o act._n vii_o 59_o and_o they_o stone_v stephen_n call_v upon_o god_n and_o say_v lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n o_o how_o beautiful_a be_v a_o succession_n of_o good_a thing_n as_o st._n gregory_n nyssen_n cry_v out_o in_o a_o sermon_n on_o this_o festival_n how_o sweet_a be_v it_o when_o one_o pleasure_n transmits_n u_fw-mi to_o another_o and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o present_a be_v the_o begin_n of_o a_o new_a satisfaction_n behold_v here_o that_o which_o we_o all_o so_o much_o desire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feast_n after_o feast_n and_o grace_n 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be_v a_o christian_a when_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n and_o when_o there_o be_v all_o suffering_n be_v the_o easy_a when_o we_o have_v many_o companion_n or_o glorious_a example_n to_o encourage_v we_o but_o it_o be_v the_o singular_a privilege_n and_o peculiar_a glory_n of_o this_o saint_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o open_v the_o passage_n to_o the_o choir_n of_o martyr_n eusebius_n greg._n nyss_n &_o eusebius_n the_o first_o that_o resist_v unto_o blood_n strive_v against_o sin_n the_o first_o that_o be_v adorn_v agreeable_a to_o his_o name_n with_o the_o crown_n and_o diadem_n of_o confession_n it_o be_v not_o my_o intention_n nor_o will_v the_o time_n permit_v i_o to_o relate_v the_o whole_a story_n of_o this_o great_a man_n suffering_n together_o with_o the_o occasion_n of_o they_o how_o he_o overpower_v his_o adversary_n with_o the_o wisdom_n and_o spirit_n wherewith_o he_o prove_v jesus_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 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majus_fw-la martyrii_fw-la de_fw-fr exhort_v martyrii_fw-la in_fw-la potestate_fw-la sublimius_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o grace_n great_a in_o power_n more_o sublime_a in_o honour_n more_o precious_a a_o baptism_n in_o which_o the_o angel_n baptize_v in_o which_o god_n and_o his_o christ_n rejoice_v a_o baptism_n after_o which_o no_o man_n sin_n which_o consummate_v the_o increase_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o part_v we_o from_o the_o world_n straightway_o unite_v we_o to_o god_n in_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n be_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n but_o in_o this_o of_o blood_n the_o crown_n of_o virtue_n and_o a_o very_a noble_a crown_n sure_a it_o be_v that_o such_o faithful_a follower_n may_v hope_v to_o receive_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o so_o gracious_a a_o master_n for_o be_v so_o much_o advance_v above_o the_o world_n while_o they_o be_v in_o it_o and_o have_v do_v he_o such_o eminent_a service_n they_o can_v not_o doubt_v of_o his_o favour_n in_o lift_v they_o up_o to_o live_v 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with_o so_o great_a affection_n that_o their_o enemy_n calumniate_v it_o and_o say_v they_o worship_v they_o no_o say_v st._n cyril_n in_o his_o vi_o book_n against_o julian_n where_o he_o justify_v this_o practice_n excellent_o and_o therefore_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o contract_v a_o long_a discourse_n he_o have_v about_o it_o there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man-worship_n among_o christian_n for_o we_o have_v not_o make_v a_o god_n of_o a_o man_n nor_o adore_v one_o that_o be_v not_o by_o nature_n god_n when_o we_o worship_v christ_n himself_o but_o acknowledge_v that_o man_n who_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v we_o go_v to_o he_o as_o god_n for_o so_o he_o be_v as_o for_o the_o martyr_n we_o neither_o call_v they_o god_n nor_o give_v they_o any_o divine_a worship_n yet_o we_o can_v but_o honour_v they_o or_o rather_o we_o crown_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o high_a honour_n as_o those_o who_o 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honour_v as_o more_o than_o man_n and_o their_o tomb_n become_v venerable_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n then_o that_o we_o account_v the_o holy_a martyr_n worthy_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o respect_n and_o reverence_n and_o that_o we_o honour_v their_o very_a monument_n make_v a_o perpetual_a never-fading_a commemoration_n of_o they_o serve_v in_o stead_n of_o a_o small_a recompense_n of_o such_o illustrious_a virtue_n thus_o he._n and_o it_o be_v very_o well_o know_v how_o in_o those_o day_n their_o name_n be_v solemn_o rehearse_v in_o the_o public_a liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n which_o custom_n though_o it_o be_v not_o still_o continue_v yet_o their_o memory_n be_v ever_o precious_a we_o honour_v they_o with_o due_a praise_n we_o make_v mention_n of_o their_o noble_a deed_n with_o hearty_a thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o they_o laudamus_fw-la glorificamus_fw-la admiramur_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o speak_v in_o the_o word_n of_o st._n austin_n or_o whoever_o he_o be_v that_o 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