six_o sermon_n preach_v in_o ireland_n in_o difficult_a time_n i._n a_o temper_n for_o loyal_a joy_n and_o grief_n on_o psal_n 46._o ver_fw-la 10_o 11._o ii_o the_o reason_n and_o necessity_n of_o loyal_a devotion_n on_o 1_o tim._n 2._o ver_fw-la 1_o 2._o iii_o the_o way_n to_o peace_n and_o public_a safety_n on_o 1_o pet._n 3._o ver_fw-la 2_o iu._n religion_n and_o loyalty_n inseparable_a on_o 1_o pet._n 2._o ver_fw-la 17._o v._o rex_fw-la regius_n on_o eccles_n 10._o ver_fw-la â—7_n vi_o the_o christian_a law_n of_o the_o sword_n on_o st._n matth._n 16._o ver_fw-la 52._o by_o edward_n lord_z bishop_n of_o cork_n and_o ross_n london_n print_v for_o william_n whitwood_n at_o the_o crown_n in_o little-britain_n 1695._o academiae_fw-la cantabrigiensis_n libre_fw-la to_o his_o grace_n michael_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o ardmagh_n and_o primate_n of_o all_o ireland_n one_o of_o the_o lord_n justice_n and_o lord_n high_a chancellor_n of_o the_o same_o etc._n etc._n may_v it_o please_v your_o 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1_o pet._n three_o 11._o preach_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o argiles_fw-la and_o monmouths_n rebellion_n iu._n true_a religion_n &_o loyalty_n inseparable_a text_n 1_o pet._n two_o 17._o preach_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o monmouths_n rebellion_n v._o rex_fw-la regius_n text_n eccles_n x._o 17._o preach_v oct._n 14._o 1685._o be_v celebrate_v at_o cork_n as_o his_o majesty_n birthday_n vi_o the_o christian_a law_n of_o the_o sword_n text_n matth._n xxvi_o 52._o preach_v octob._n 23._o 1685._o be_v by_o statute_n a_o anniversary_n day_n of_o thanksgiving_n in_o ireland_n the_o preface_n touch_v these_o sermon_n which_o i_o here_o publish_v two_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o account_n whereof_o i_o think_v convenient_a to_o preface_n to_o they_o the_o occasion_n of_o publish_v they_o and_o their_o frame_n or_o nature_n where_o if_o i_o digress_v a_o little_a touch_v some_o way_n of_o preach_v more_o usual_a than_o profitable_a i_o hope_v my_o design_n of_o do_v thereby_o a_o public_a good_a may_v 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thou_o shall_v not_o murder_v thyself_o and_o though_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n any_o precept_n more_o particular_a or_o more_o express_o prohibitive_a as_o to_o this_o act_n as_o neither_o be_v there_o upon_o very_a ground_n against_o several_a other_o most_o unnatural_a sin_n that_o may_v be_v name_v yet_o be_v there_o all_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n against_o it_o for_o let_v we_o faithful_o examine_v be_v the_o root_n whence_o this_o act_n proceed_v such_o from_o whence_o good_a fruit_n may_v be_v expect_v be_v its_o true_a cause_n at_o any_o time_n good_a or_o true_o praiseworthy_a be_v there_o ever_o person_n yet_o who_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o who_o do_v it_o not_o either_o out_o of_o pride_n cowardice_n rashness_n or_o mad_a despair_n out_o of_o pride_n i_o say_v because_o either_o he_o will_v not_o crouch_v to_o his_o better_n or_o else_o see_v his_o equal_n become_v his_o superior_n or_o out_o of_o cowardice_n as_o afraid_a to_o suffer_v what_o his_o enemy_n may_v put_v he_o to_o now_o in_o both_o these_o case_n be_v it_o not_o more_o brave_a to_o dare_v to_o live_v or_o out_o of_o rashness_n and_o madness_n or_o despair_n as_o impatient_a of_o present_a evil_n and_o hope_v in_o this_o life_n no_o better_a state_n and_o if_o out_o of_o any_o of_o these_o be_v it_o at_o all_o commendable_a true_a philosophy_n itself_o teach_v better_a and_o forbid_v injussu_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la maj._n pythagoras_n testae_fw-la cicene_n in_o cat._n maj._n dei_fw-la de_fw-la praesidio_fw-la &_o station_n aquavitae_fw-la decedere_fw-la the_o true_a christian_a like_o a_o good_a soldier_n must_v not_o forsake_v his_o post_n except_o the_o great_a emperor_n of_o the_o world_n the_o almighty_a god_n by_o his_o law_n or_o providence_n command_v he_o thence_o edict_n thence_o l._n cum_fw-la autem_fw-la 23._o §._o