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the_o people_n shall_v do_v homage_n before_o thy_o face_n with_o presents_z psal_n 45.12_o be_v not_o this_o scripture_n fulfil_v at_o this_o time_n in_o our_o sight_n again_o psal_n 68.29_o king_n shall_v bring_v present_n unto_o thou_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o saba_n shall_v bring_v gift_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v in_o part_n fulfil_v by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n royal_a and_o kind_a prefent_n etc._n etc._n but_o will_v hereafter_o be_v more_o full_o accomplish_v but_o by_o who_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v do_v although_o i_o have_v good_a ground_n for_o my_o faith_n herein_o i_o shall_v at_o present_a conceal_v another_o opportunity_n happy_o for_o discovery_n hereof_o may_v be_v fit_a many_o prophetical_a expression_n in_o holy_a writ_n may_v be_v produce_v proper_o appliable_a to_o our_o sovereign_n king_n charles_n and_o even_o parallel_v to_o the_o present_a time_n and_o occasion_n a_o short_a tract_n whereof_o have_v be_v pen_v a_o year_n since_o but_o not_o yet_o publish_v which_o i_o now_o forbear_v to_o specify_v intend_v only_o at_o present_a to_o speak_v and_o write_v of_o the_o say_a star_n apparition_n at_o his_o majesty_n nativity_n and_o observation_n thereupon_o yet_o thus_o much_o i_o crave_v leave_n to_o say_v i_o trust_v without_o offence_n to_o god_n or_o good_a man_n and_o propose_v this_o quare_fw-la what_o man_n ever_o more_o like_o the_o son_n of_o man_n our_o saviour_n in_o his_o humanity_n than_o this_o our_o sacred_a king_n in_o several_a respect_n as_o he_o be_v 1._o in_o his_o own_o person_n bear_v to_o be_v a_o king_n 2_o point_a at_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a star_n 3._o both_o in_o his_o pious_a father_n person_n persecute_v and_o in_o his_o own_o pursue_v into_o exile_n both_o in_o a_o worse_a case_n than_o bird_n &_o fox_n who_o have_v nest_n and_o hole_n calamity_n upon_o calamity_n accumulate_v upon_o innocent_a head_n our_o late_a sovereign_n at_o length_n causeless_o yet_o barbarouf_o murder_v at_o his_o own_o gate_n 4._o slander_v as_o a_o friend_n of_o papist_n and_o malignant_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n of_o publican_n and_o sinner_n and_o many_o other_o such_o like_a suffering_n as_o our_o saviour_n yet_o orietur_fw-la stella_fw-la ex_fw-la jacob_n &_o consurget_fw-la virga_fw-la de_fw-la israel_n &_o percuty_n deuce_n moab_n vastabitque_fw-la etc._n etc._n number_n 24.17_o etc._n etc._n there_o shall_v come_v a_o star_n out_o of_o peaceable_a james_n the_o olive-bearer_n of_o this_o isle_n and_o a_o sceptre_n shall_v rise_v out_o of_o pious_a charles_n a_o precious_a martyr_n for_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n exit_fw-la jacob_n erit_fw-la qui_fw-la dominetur_fw-la num._n 24.19_o de_fw-fr forti_fw-la egressa_fw-la est_fw-la dulcedo_fw-la out_o of_o the_o strong_a shall_v come_v the_o sweet_a a_o ruler_n so_o please_v so_o much_o long_v for_o &_o desire_v by_o the_o people_n what_o king_n except_o our_o celestial_a sovereign_n and_o king_n david_n ever_o rod_n on_o so_o many_o cloud_n of_o calamity_n ever_o bare_a such_o a_o burden_n of_o bitter_a misery_n yet_o maugre_o the_o malice_n of_o all_o the_o most_o potent_a opposer_n i_o think_v i_o hear_v the_o lord_n thus_o comfort_v his_o king_n &_o people_n i_o will_v raise_v up_o for_o they_o a_o glorious_a plant_n of_o renown_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o consume_v nor_o bear_v the_o shame_n of_o the_o enemy_n for_o rebellion_n any_o more_o i_o will_v raise_v up_o a_o righteous_a branch_n a_o king_n shall_v reign_v and_o prosper_v jer._n 23._o i_o will_v give_v the_o crown_n and_o diadem_n to_o he_o who_o due_a and_o undoubted_a right_n it_o be_v ezek._n 21._o it_o be_v well_o worth_a our_o observation_n seven_o several_a sort_n of_o government_n in_o this_o last_o year_n space_n seek_v and_o endeavour_v to_o be_v set_v up_o yet_o iniquitatem_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la ponam_fw-la eam_fw-la say_v the_o lord_n pervert_v 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