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know_v where_o turkish_a blood_n do_v his_o young_a hand_n imbrue_v from_o thence_o return_v with_o deserve_a applause_n against_o the_o moor_n his_o well-fleshed_a sword_n he_o draw_v the_o same_o the_o courage_n and_o the_o same_o the_o cause_n his_o youth_n and_o age_n his_o life_n and_o death_n combine_v as_o in_o some_o great_a and_o regular_a design_n all_o of_o a_o piece_n throughout_o and_o all_o divine_a still_o near_o heaven_n his_o virtue_n shoâ—e_v more_o bright_a like_o rise_a flame_n expand_v in_o their_o height_n the_o martyr_n glory_n crown_v the_o soldier_n be_v fight_n more_o brave_o british_a general_n never_o fall_v nor_o general_n be_v death_n be_v ever_o revenge_v so_o well_o which_o his_o please_a eye_n behold_v before_o their_o close_n follow_v by_o thousand_o victim_n of_o his_o foe_n tomb._n foe_n to_o this_o lament_a loss_n for_o time_n to_o come_v his_o pious_a widow_n consecrate_v this_o tomb._n here_o lie_v expect_v the_o second_o come_v of_o our_o 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per_fw-la saecula_fw-la dulcis_fw-la coulei_n cineres_fw-la servetque_fw-la immobile_fw-la saxum_fw-la six_o vovet_fw-la votumque_fw-la suum_fw-la apud_fw-la posteros_fw-la sacratum_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la qui_fw-la vivo_fw-la incomparabili_fw-la posuit_fw-la sepulchrale_n marmor_fw-la georgius_n dux_n buckinghamiae_n excessit_fw-la è_fw-la vita_fw-la anno_fw-la aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la 49._o &_o honorifica_fw-la pompa_fw-la elatus_fw-la ex_fw-la aedibus_fw-la buckinghamianis_fw-la vitis_fw-la illustribus_fw-la omnium_fw-la ordinum_fw-la exsequias_fw-la celebrantibus_fw-la sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la die_fw-la 3_o m._n augusti_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1667._o on_o the_o royal_a tomb_n adjoin_v to_o cowley_n be_v a_o modern_a poet_n write_v thus_o whole_a troop_n of_o mighty_a nothing_o lie_n beside_o of_o who_o it_o be_v only_o say_v they_o live_v and_o die_v here_o lie_v henry_n purcel_n esq_n who_o leave_v this_o life_n and_o be_v go_v to_o that_o bless_a place_n where_o only_o his_o harmony_n can_v be_v exceed_v obiit_fw-la 21._o die_v novembris_fw-la anno_fw-la aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la 37._o annoque_fw-la domini_fw-la 1695._o chap._n cxlviii_o miracle_n give_v testimony_n to_o christianity_n orthodoxy_n innocency_n etc._n etc._n i_o can_v never_o believe_v that_o miracle_n ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n with_o our_o saviour_n so_o as_o never_o to_o be_v see_v upon_o earth_n more_o after_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v true_a they_o have_v run_v in_o a_o narrow_a stream_n and_o when_o the_o gospel_n be_v sufficient_o establish_v and_o confirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o they_o they_o be_v not_o quite_o so_o necessary_a but_o some_o necessity_n still_o occur_v and_o some_o miracle_n have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n wrought_v take_v these_o among_o many_o other_o and_o compare_v they_o with_o some_o other_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n 1._o irenaeus_n in_o his_o second_o book_n against_o heresy_n say_v some_o of_o the_o brethren_n and_o sometime_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o some_o certain_a place_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o urgent_a cause_n by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n have_v procure_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v be_v raise_v again_o to_o life_n and_o have_v live_v with_o they_o many_o year_n some_o by_o the_o like_a mean_n have_v expel_v devil_n so_o that_o they_o which_o have_v be_v deliver_v from_o evil_a spirit_n have_v embrace_v the_o faith_n and_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o church_n other_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n to_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v they_o see_v divine_a dream_n and_o prophetical_a vision_n other_o cure_v the_o sick_a and_o disease_a and_o by_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n restore_v they_o to_o health_n clark_n marr._n of_o eccl._n hist_n 2._o s._n augustine_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o the_o body_n of_o gervasius_n and_o protasius_n the_o martyr_n be_v take_v up_o and_o bring_v to_o s._n ambrose_n church_n at_o milan_n several_a person_n that_o be_v vex_v with_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v heal_v and_o one_o a_o note_a citizen_n that_o have_v be_v blind_a many_o year_n upon_o touch_v the_o bier_n with_o his_o handkerchief_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o sight_n aug._n confess_v l._n 9_o c._n 7._o 3._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a the_o gospel_n be_v propagate_v into_o iberia_n in_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o euxine_a sea_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o captive_n christian_a woman_n by_o who_o prayer_n a_o child_n that_o be_v mortal_o sick_a recover_v health_n and_o the_o lady_n of_o iberia_n herself_o be_v deliver_v from_o a_o mortal_a disease_n whereupon_o the_o king_n her_o husband_n send_v ambassador_n to_o constantine_n entreat_v he_o to_o send_v he_o some_o preacher_n into_o iberia_n to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o christ_n which_o constantine_n perform_v with_o a_o glad_a heart_n clark_n in_o vit._n constantin_n p._n 11._o 4._o that_o luther_n a_o poor_a friar_n say_v one_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v against_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o great_a miracle_n that_o he_o shall_v prevail_v against_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o great_a
if_o those_o prince_n be_v true_o such_o as_o the_o historian_n represent_v they_o they_o have_v well_o deserve_v that_o treatment_n and_o other_o who_o tread_v their_o step_n may_v look_v for_o the_o same_o for_o truth_n will_v be_v tell_v at_o last_o and_o that_o with_o the_o more_o acrimony_n of_o style_n for_o be_v so_o long_o restrain_v it_o be_v a_o gentle_a suffering_n to_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o world_n in_o their_o true_a colour_n much_o below_o what_o other_o have_v suffer_v at_o their_o hand_n she_o think_v that_o all_o sovereign_n ought_v to_o read_v such_o history_n as_o procopius_n for_o how_o much_o soever_o he_o may_v have_v aggravate_v matter_n and_o how_o unbecome_o soever_o he_o may_v have_v write_v yet_o by_o such_o book_n they_o may_v see_v what_o will_v be_v probable_o say_v of_o themselves_o when_o all_o terror_n and_o restraint_n shall_v fall_v off_o with_o their_o life_n ibid._n 20._o she_o do_v hearken_v careful_o after_o every_o thing_n that_o seem_v to_o give_v some_o hope_n that_o the_o next_o generation_n shall_v be_v better_o than_o the_o present_a with_o a_o particular_a attention_n she_o hear_v of_o a_o spirit_n of_o devotion_n and_o piety_n that_o be_v spread_v itself_o among_o the_o youth_n of_o this_o great_a city_n with_o a_o true_a satisfaction_n she_o inquire_v often_o and_o much_o about_o it_o and_o be_v glad_a to_o hear_v it_o go_v on_o and_o prevail_v she_o lament_v that_o whereas_o the_o devotion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v all_o show_n and_o make_v up_o of_o pomp_n and_o pageantry_n that_o we_o be_v too_o bare_a and_o naked_a and_o practise_v not_o enough_o to_o entertain_v a_o serious_a temper_n or_o a_o warm_a and_o a_o affectionate_a heart_n we_o may_v have_v light_a enough_o to_o direct_v but_o we_o want_v flame_n to_o raise_v a_o exalt_a devotion_n ibid._n 21._o she_o be_v â—o_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o war_n yet_o she_o will_v willing_o have_v sacrifice_v she_o own_o life_n to_o have_v preserve_v either_o of_o those_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o danger_n at_o the_o boyne_n she_o speak_v of_o that_o matter_n two_o day_n after_o the_o news_n come_v with_o so_o tender_a a_o sense_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o she_o in_o it_o that_o it_o draw_v tear_n from_o she_o and_o then_o she_o free_o confess_v that_o her_o heart_n have_v tremble_v not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o she_o herself_o be_v in_o as_o from_o the_o scene_n that_o be_v then_o in_o action_n at_o the_o boyne_n god_n have_v hear_v her_o prayer_n and_o she_o bless_v he_o for_o it_o with_o as_o sensible_a a_o joy_n as_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v ever_o happen_v to_o she_o ibid._n 22._o the_o reflection_n that_o she_o make_v on_o the_o reduction_n of_o ireland_n look_v the_o same_o way_n that_o all_o her_o thought_n do_v our_o force_n elsewhere_o both_o at_o sea_n and_o land_n be_v think_v to_o be_v considerable_a and_o so_o promise_v that_o we_o be_v in_o great_a hope_n of_o somewhat_o that_o may_v be_v decisive_a only_a ireland_n be_v apprehend_v to_o be_v too_o weak_o furnish_v for_o a_o conclude_a campaign_n yet_o so_o different_a be_v the_o method_n of_o providence_n from_o humane_a expectation_n that_o nothing_o memorable_a happen_v any_o where_o but_o only_o in_o ireland_n where_o little_a or_o nothing_o be_v expect_v ibid._n 23._o when_o sad_a accident_n come_v from_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o heaven_n particular_o on_o the_o occasion_n of_o a_o great_a loss_n at_o sea_n she_o say_v though_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o complaint_n or_o anger_n upon_o these_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o grief_n since_o god_n hand_n be_v to_o be_v see_v so_o particular_o in_o they_o sometime_o she_o fear_v there_o may_v be_v some_o secret_a sin_n that_o may_v lie_v at_o the_o root_n and_o blast_v all_o but_o she_o go_v soon_o off_o from_o that_o and_o say_v where_o so_o much_o be_v visible_a there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o divination_n concern_v that_o which_o may_v be_v hide_v ibid._n 24._o she_o be_v sorry_a that_o the_o state_n of_o war_n make_v it_o necessary_a to_o restrain_v another_o prince_n from_o barbarity_n by_o make_v himself_o feel_v the_o effect_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o she_o say_v she_o hope_v that_o such_o practice_n shall_v become_v so_o odious_a in_o all_o that_o shall_v begin_v they_o and_o by_o their_o do_v so_o force_z other_o to_o retaliate_v that_o for_o the_o future_a they_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o lay_v aside_o ibid._n 25._o she_o apprehend_v she_o feel_v once_o or_o twice_o such_o indisposition_n upon_o she_o that_o she_o conclude_v nature_n be_v work_v towards_o some_o great_a sickness_n so_o she_o set_v herself_o to_o take_v full_a and_o broad_a view_v of_o death_n that_o from_o thence_o she_o may_v judge_v how_o she_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o encounter_v it_o but_o she_o feel_v so_o quiet_a a_o indifference_n upon_o that_o prospect_n lean_v rather_o towards_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o dissolution_n that_o she_o say_v though_o she_o do_v not_o pray_v for_o death_n yet_o she_o can_v neither_o wish_v nor_o pray_v against_o it_o she_o leave_v that_o before_o god_n and_o refer_v herself_o entire_o to_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n if_o she_o do_v not_o wish_v for_o death_n yet_o she_o do_v not_o fear_v it_o ibid._n 26._o we_o pray_v for_o ourselves_o more_o than_o for_o she_o when_o we_o cry_v to_o god_n for_o her_o life_n and_o recovery_n both_o priest_n and_o people_n rich_a and_o poor_a all_o rank_n and_o sort_n join_v in_o this_o litany_n a_o universal_a groan_n be_v echo_a to_o those_o prayer_n through_o our_o church_n and_o street_n ibid._n 27._o but_o how_o severe_o soever_o god_n intend_v to_o visit_v we_o she_o be_v gentle_o handle_v she_o feel_v no_o inward_a depression_n nor_o sink_v of_o nature_n she_o then_o declare_v that_o she_o feel_v in_o her_o mind_n the_o joy_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n give_v she_o support_v which_o even_o the_o last_o agony_n can_v not_o shake_v thus_o far_o bishop_n burnet_n 28._o in_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n she_o be_v a_o bright_a example_n of_o solemn_a and_o unaffected_a devotion_n she_o pray_v with_o humble_a reverence_n hear_v the_o word_n with_o respectful_a silence_n and_o with_o serious_a application_n of_o spirit_n as_o due_o consider_v the_o infinite_a interval_n between_o the_o supremacy_n of_o heaven_n and_o prince_n on_o earth_n that_o their_o greatness_n in_o its_o lustre_n be_v but_o a_o faint_a and_o vanish_v reflection_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n one_o instance_n i_o shall_v specify_v in_o this_o kind_n when_o her_o residence_n be_v at_o the_o hague_n a_o lady_n of_o noble_a quality_n come_v to_o the_o court_n to_o wait_v on_o she_o on_o a_o saturday_n in_o the_o afternoon_n be_v tell_v she_o be_v retire_v from_o all_o company_n and_o keep_v a_o fast_a in_o preparation_n for_o the_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n the_o next_o day_n the_o lady_n stay_v till_o five_o a_o clock_n the_o princess_n come_v out_o and_o content_v herself_o with_o a_o very_a slender_a supper_n it_o be_v incongruous_a to_o conclude_v a_o fast_a with_o a_o feast_n thus_o solemn_o she_o prepare_v herself_o for_o spiritual_a communion_n with_o her_o saviour_n dr._n bates_n be_v sermon_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n 29._o she_o have_v a_o sincere_a zeal_n for_o the_o heal_a our_o unhappy_a division_n in_o religious_a thing_n and_o declare_v her_o resolution_n upon_o the_o first_o address_n of_o some_o minister_n that_o she_o will_v use_v all_o mean_n for_o that_o bless_a end_n she_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o understand_v the_o difference_n between_o matter_n doctrinal_n and_o ritual_n and_o so_o good_a as_o to_o allow_v a_o just_a liberty_n for_o dissenter_n in_o thing_n of_o small_a moment_n she_o be_v not_o fetter_v with_o superstitious_a scruple_n but_o her_o clear_a and_o free_a spirit_n be_v for_o the_o union_n of_o christian_n in_o thing_n essential_a to_o christianity_n ibid._n 30._o in_o her_o relation_n to_o the_o king_n she_o be_v the_o best_a pattern_n of_o conjugal_a love_n and_o obsequiousness_n how_o happy_a be_v her_o society_n redouble_v his_o comfort_n and_o divide_v his_o care_n her_o deportment_n be_v become_v the_o dignity_n and_o dearness_n of_o the_o relation_n of_o this_o we_o have_v the_o most_o convince_a proof_n from_o the_o testimony_n and_o tear_n of_o the_o king_n since_o her_o death_n solomon_n add_v to_o many_o commendation_n of_o a_o virtuous_a woman_n as_o a_o coronis_n that_o her_o husband_n praise_v she_o the_o king_n be_v declare_v that_o in_o all_o her_o conversation_n he_o discover_v no_o fault_n and_o his_o unfeigned_a and_o deep_a sorrow_n for_o his_o loss_n be_v the_o queen_n be_v