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spirit_n of_o courage_n and_o zeal_n say_v jehosaphat_n deal_v courageous_o 11._o ver_fw-la 11._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v with_o the_o good_a 3_o intercession_n we_o must_v not_o only_o deprecate_v all_o evil_a from_o they_o and_o petition_n for_o all_o good_a thing_n upon_o they_o but_o also_o we_o must_v postulare_fw-la intercede_v plead_v wrestle_v and_o strive_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o be_v say_v in_o another_o case_n 30._o rom._n 15._o v._n 30._o for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n we_o shall_v strive_v together_o with_o they_o in_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o 31._o ver_fw-la 31._o that_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o they_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v and_o that_o their_o service_n which_o they_o have_v for_o england_n may_v be_v accept_v of_o the_o saint_n in_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a time_n of_o hope_n and_o danger_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v move_v with_o few_o and_o ordinary_a 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diffiâ—ilia_fw-la quae_fw-la pulâ—â—ra_fw-la good_a thing_n be_v difficult_a once_o more_o see_v what_o labour_n it_o cost_v elijah_n and_o his_o servant_n to_o obtain_v rain_n for_o israel_n 42._o 1_o kin._n 18._o v._n 42._o after_o three_o year_n drought_n in_o the_o land_n and_o elijah_n go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o carmel_n and_o he_o cast_v himself_o down_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o put_v his_o face_n between_o his_o knee_n what_o a_o painful_a grovel_a posture_n be_v that_o 43._o ver_fw-la 43._o and_o he_o say_v to_o his_o servant_n go_v up_o now_o look_v towards_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o go_v up_o and_o look_v and_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o and_o he_o say_v go_v again_o seven_o time_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o severth_n time_n that_o he_o say_v behold_v there_o arise_v a_o little_a cloud_n out_o of_o the_o sea_n 44._o ver_fw-la 44._o like_o a_o man_n hand_n etc._n etc._n thus_o brethren_n it_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n of_o drought_n with_o we_o many_o 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evil_a spirit_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o and_o the_o disease_n will_v depart_v let_v we_o not_o therefore_o lose_v so_o great_a and_o cheap_a a_o opportunity_n ob_fw-la i_o know_v it_o be_v much_o object_v by_o some_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wisdom_n nor_o good_a manner_n for_o any_o one_o to_o come_v to_o a_o council_n before_o he_o be_v call_v and_o that_o all_o we_o of_o the_o mean_a sort_n must_v leave_v both_o thing_n and_o person_n to_o the_o judgement_n and_o censure_n of_o that_o supreme_a court_n of_o the_o kingdom_n answ_n 1._o true_o we_o must_v not_o sit_v in_o the_o council_n unless_o we_o be_v choose_v thereunto_o but_o yet_o we_o may_v wait_v upon_o the_o councillor_n with_o our_o submissive_a information_n and_o petition_n this_o themselves_o do_v both_o allow_v and_o expect_v at_o our_o hand_n 2._o so_o also_o we_o which_o be_v inferior_a person_n must_v leave_v suspect_v thing_n and_o person_n to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o house_n true_a but_o yet_o i_o hope_v we_o may_v nay_o i_o know_v we_o must_v bring_v such_o grievance_n thither_o and_o there_o leave_v and_o lay_v they_o down_o be_v prove_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o justice_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v against_o this_o lawful_a privilege_n and_o loyal_a duty_n of_o every_o good_a subject_n i_o shall_v suspect_v he_o for_o a_o delinquent_n and_o shall_v conclude_v he_o as_o a_o secret_a underminer_n of_o reformation_n and_o the_o weal-public_n nay_o my_o meaning_n be_v that_o we_o must_v complain_v not_o only_o of_o those_o grievance_n in_o which_o ourselves_o have_v feel_v a_o share_n but_o i_o do_v press_v myself_o and_o you_o all_o to_o seek_v out_o and_o gather_v up_o those_o thing_n which_o do_v public_o offend_v and_o to_o weed_v the_o common_a field_n brethren_n this_o be_v a_o duty_n general_o neglect_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o godly_a active_a spirit_n shall_v look_v after_o it_o when_o shall_v we_o see_v a_o husbandman_n grubb_v up_o brier_n or_o gather_v stone_n out_o of_o a_o field_n that_o lie_v in_o common_a to_o a_o whole_a parish_n no_o but_o we_o say_v every_o man_n business_n be_v no_o body_n business_n extreme_o needful_a it_o be_v therefore_o that_o some_o choice_n angelical_a spirit_n who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v touch_v shall_v put_v to_o it_o and_o become_v minister_a spirit_n 1.14_o heb._n 1.14_o as_o send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a ob._n but_o will_v not_o such_o stir_a be_v account_v pragmatical_a shall_v we_o not_o be_v call_v busy_a body_n answ_n yes_o by_o atheist_n papist_n and_o delinquent_n but_o with_o good_a man_n or_o reasonable_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v acknowledge_v necessary_a let_v we_o look_v either_o upon_o the_o condition_n of_o divers_a place_n and_o person_n which_o do_v suffer_v such_o grievance_n or_o else_o upon_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o great_a court_n to_o which_o the_o complaint_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o in_o both_o respect_v we_o shall_v see_v divers_a reason_n for_o this_o duty_n of_o stir_v for_o the_o public_a 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o court_n to_o which_o complaint_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v for_o 1._o they_o can_v see_v all_o that_o be_v amiss_o every_o where_o because_o themselves_o be_v not_o of_o all_o place_n distributive_o though_o they_o be_v representative_o every_o subject_a and_o sometime_o a_o stander-by_n we_o say_v may_v see_v more_o than_o he_o that_o play_v 2._o beside_o experience_n be_v the_o best_a informer_n of_o grievance_n oculâ—s_fw-la plus_fw-fr videur_fw-fr oculi_fw-la quam_fw-la oculâ—s_fw-la and_o who_o have_v more_o woeful_a experience_n this_o way_n then_o the_o mean_a and_o poor_a which_o pay_v for_o all_o there_o be_v some_o cob-webb_n oppression_n in_o a_o kingdom_n which_o the_o great_a fly_n do_v with_o ease_n break_v through_o not_o take_v notice_n that_o they_o be_v snare_n but_o the_o poor_a lesser_a fly_n be_v hold_v in_o they_o fast_o enough_o and_o therefore_o the_o cry_n of_o these_o little_a one_o may_v inform_v of_o a_o great_a oppression_n beside_o in_o bodily_a cure_n we_o know_v that_o a_o plain_a and_o illiterate_a man_n be_v the_o patient_a in_o a_o disease_n may_v give_v more_o light_n to_o the_o physician_n towards_o the_o cure_n by_o his_o relation_n than_o all_o his_o learned_a book_n and_o long_a study_n may_v afford_v for_o that_o patient_n can_v tell_v he_o how_o when_o and_o where_o the_o distemper_n do_v take_v and_o hold_v he_o so_o be_v it_o in_o politic_a disease_n a_o plain_a man_n that_o have_v feel_v greevance_n can_v better_o speak_v of_o they_o then_o a_o great_a person_n or_o scholar_n that_o kenn_n they_o but_o by_o read_v or_o hearsay_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a office_n of_o that_o court_n to_o be_v informer_n because_o they_o be_v judge_n and_o therefore_o myself_o have_v hear_v some_o of_o their_o member_n wiâ—h_v that_o the_o country_n will_v do_v that_o office_n to_o take_v off_o from_o they_o the_o aspersion_n of_o pragmatical_a it_o be_v needful_a therefore_o and_o reasonable_a that_o we_o inferior_n do_v inform_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o court_n that_o be_v to_o judge_v 2._o in_o respect_n of_o many_o that_o suffer_v it_o be_v expedient_a that_o other_o active_a man_n shall_v complain_v in_o their_o behalve_n for_o first_o many_o place_n as_o well_o as_o person_n do_v want_v skill_n and_o ability_n to_o help_v themselves_o they_o can_v tell_v their_o own_o tale_n as_o we_o say_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v charity_n to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o duty_n to_o the_o state_n to_o be_v foot_n to_o the_o lame_a and_o a_o mouth_n unto_o the_o dumb_a but_o by_o the_o way_n i_o shall_v advise_v all_o such_o to_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o paul_n sister_n son_n 18._o act._n 23._o v._n 18._o he_o be_v a_o young_a man_n and_o therefore_o like_o enough_o somewhat_o bashful_a and_o unable_a to_o express_v himself_o to_o a_o great_a man_n and_o therefore_o first_o he_o go_v to_o his_o uncle_n paul_n 16._o ver_fw-la 16._o and_o from_o he_o be_v send_v by_o a_o centurion_n to_o the_o chief_a captain_n so_o let_v they_o inform_v such_o as_o may_v inform_v or_o at_o least_o as_o may_v lead_v they_o or_o their_o suit_n to_o some_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a captain_n 2._o other_o be_v fearful_a and_o fainthearted_a and_o so_o dare_v not_o complain_v they_o be_v perhaps_o threaten_v and_o overawe_v by_o some_o tyrannous_a landlord_n or_o insolent_a though_o scandalous_a parson_n vicar_n perhaps_o curate_n and_o therefore_o as_o courageous_a abishai_n rescue_v faint_v david_n from_o ishbi-benob_a the_o giant_n 17._o 2_o sam._n 21._o v._n 15_o 16_o 17._o who_o think_v to_o have_v slay_v he_o so_o ought_v it_o to_o be_v do_v in_o this_o case_n when_o some_o perhaps_o good_a man_n heart_n do_v fail_v they_o in_o the_o contestation_n and_o pursuit_n than_o every_o valiant_a and_o active_a abishai_n shall_v arise_v to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o mighty_a 3._o final_o 5.23_o judg._n 5.23_o other_o be_v unwilling_a to_o go_v for_o redress_n nay_o which_o be_v lamentable_a they_o think_v themselves_o happy_a in_o their_o spiritual_a misery_n and_o delight_n in_o their_o grievance_n 31._o jer_n 5.30_o 31._o a_o wonderful_a and_o horrible_a thing_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o land_n say_v god_n the_o prophet_n prophesy_v false_o and_o the_o priest_n bear_v rule_v by_o their_o mean_n and_o my_o people_n love_n to_o have_v it_o so_o and_o what_o will_v you_o do_v in_o the_o end_n thereof_o quest_n what_o will_v we_o do_v in_o the_o end_n answ_n sure_o the_o end_n be_v like_a to_o be_v extreme_o miserable_a therefore_o brethren_n let_v we_o now_o in_o due_a time_n deliver_v such_o poor_a soul_n against_o their_o will_n 23._o jud._n v._o 23._o let_v we_o pull_v they_o violent_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n in_o which_o they_o delight_v to_o lie_v and_o be_v consume_v therefore_o information_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o that_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o other_o be_v now_o very_o needful_a and_o most_o reasonable_a ob._n but_o whereof_o and_o how_o shall_v we_o complain_v and_o inform_v ans_fw-fr matter_n to_o be_v complain_v of_o and_o inform_v against_o be_v all_o griever_n and_o grievance_n person_n and_o thing_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a in_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n 1._o ecclesiastical_a person_n these_o brethren_n as_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o very_a fountain_n or_o fuel_n of_o all_o other_o grievance_n among_o we_o 16._o mat._n 24._o v._n 15_o 16._o when_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n stand_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n i_o do_v but_o allude_v then_o it_o be_v time_n for_o they_o which_o be_v in_o judea_n to_o flee_v into_o the_o mountain_n spiritual_a wickedness_n do_v usher_v in_o civil_a disturbance_n 3._o 2_o chro._n 15_o 3._o for_o