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shall_v adventure_v to_o repeat_v what_o with_o a_o unanimous_a voice_n be_v general_o say_v of_o your_o grace_n that_o none_o ever_o more_o deserve_o enjoy_v the_o favour_n of_o his_o prince_n or_o the_o love_n of_o his_o country_n and_o long_o may_v your_o grace_n live_v to_o enjoy_v more_o and_o more_o of_o both_o until_o you_o be_v at_o last_o translate_v from_o this_o great_a happiness_n to_o a_o far_o great_a so_o pray_v my_o lord_n your_o grace_n most_o humble_o devote_a servant_n john_n graile_a a_o advertisement_n the_o author_n of_o these_o sermon_n be_v induce_v to_o publish_v the_o three_o former_a by_o the_o desire_v and_o approbation_n of_o some_o considerable_a person_n who_o hear_v they_o preach_v have_v choose_v himself_o to_o add_v the_o four_o in_o which_o he_o have_v endeavour_v to_o finish_v what_o he_o begin_v in_o the_o three_o he_o know_v they_o be_v send_v forth_o into_o a_o learned_a and_o critical_a and_o which_o be_v more_o discourage_a into_o a_o 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they_o may_v lead_v under_o it_o a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n the_o content_n sermon_n i._n of_o true_a repentance_n and_o reformation_n of_o ourselves_o our_o universal_a obligation_n to_o it_o the_o divine_a assistance_n we_o may_v expect_v therein_o and_o the_o present_a necessity_n of_o it_o not_o admit_v any_o delay_n preach_v jan._n 13._o 16_o 77_o 78._o on_o jer._n 35._o 15_o return_v you_o now_o every_o man_n from_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o amend_v your_o do_n sermon_n ii_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o revering_n and_o honour_v god_n and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o associate_a with_o seditious_a innovator_n preach_v feb._n 4._o 16_o 82_o 83._o on_o prov._n 24._o 21_o 22._o my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_v for_o their_o calamity_n shall_v rise_v sudden_o and_o who_o know_v the_o ruin_n of_o they_o both_o sermon_n iii_o of_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o polyarchy_n and_o popular_a sovereignty_n the_o plague_n and_o mischief_n of_o usurpation_n and_o the_o true_a cause_n from_o whence_o they_o spring_v preach_v jan._n 30._o 16_o 83_o 84._o on_o prov._n 28._o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o 2_o verse_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o a_o land_n many_o be_v the_o prince_n thereof_o but_o by_o a_o man_n etc._n etc._n sermon_n iu._n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n and_o the_o great_a blessing_n of_o a_o wise_a monarch_n preach_v may_n 29._o 1684._o on_o prov._n 28._o the_o latter_a part_n of_o 2._o verse_n but_o by_o a_o man_n of_o understanding_n and_o knowledge_n the_o state_n thereof_o shall_v be_v prolong_v true_a reformation_n of_o ourselves_o sermon_n i_o preach_v jan._n 13._o 16_o 77_o 78._o jer._n xxxv_o 15._o return_v you_o now_o every_o man_n from_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o amend_v your_o do_n this_o admonition_n how_o plain_o soever_o it_o may_v sound_v
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