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every_o where_o propose_v as_o a_o pattern_n for_o the_o ripe_a age_n to_o imitate_v our_o saviour_n tell_v his_o disciple_n mat._n 18_o have_v first_o place_v a_o little_a child_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o except_o you_o be_v convert_v and_o become_v as_o this_o little_a child_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o 19_o of_o the_o same_o evangelist_n suffer_v little_a child_n to_o come_v unto_o i_o for_o to_o such_o as_o these_o be_v belong_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n frame_v their_o exhortation_n from_o the_o same_o precedent_n 〈◊〉_d brethren_n be_v not_o child_n in_o your_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o malice_n be_v you_o infant_n 2._o and_o as_o new_o bear_v babe_n desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o you_o may_v grow_v thereby_o but_o if_o thou_o hate_v the_o child_n together_o with_o their_o parent_n as_o we_o destroy_v the_o whelp_n of_o wolf_n even_o for_o 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not_o in_o prince_n even_o for_o this_o very_a cause_n because_o they_o be_v prince_n and_o in_o least_o safety_n themselves_o oath_n o_o happy_a governor_n say_v one_o if_o they_o know_v their_o misery_n more_o unhappye_a if_o they_o know_v they_o not_o tam_fw-la ille_fw-la timere_fw-la cogitat_fw-la quà m_fw-la timeri_fw-la it_o be_v cyprian_n judgement_n of_o one_o in_o government_n that_o he_o have_v as_o great_a cause_n to_o fear_v as_o to_o be_v fear_v the_o authority_n or_o pre-eminence_n of_o prince_n among_o man_n be_v great_a if_o the_o king_n say_v kill_v they_o kill_v if_o spare_v they_o spare_v and_o but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n a_o thing_n which_o his_o own_o right_a hand_n have_v plant_v not_o possible_a to_o stand_v for_o they_o may_v all_o say_v it_o be_v thou_o that_o subdue_v my_o people_n under_o i_o and_o their_o promotion_n come_v neither_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n 144_o nor_o from_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n 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we_o in_o the_o son_n of_o david_n the_o son_n of_o david_n shall_v prevail_v &_o the_o daughter_n of_o king_n henry_n prosper_v in_o all_o her_o way_n when_o your_o head_n shall_v lie_v low_a enough_o and_o your_o sword_n shall_v have_v drink_v their_o fill_n of_o your_o own_o flesh_n let_v it_o suffice_v you_o the_o untamed_a brood_n of_o our_o land_n to_o have_v blot_v your_o memory_n with_o none_o other_o censure_n than_o that_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n that_o a_o band_n of_o soldier_n follow_v saul_n who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v touch_v 10._o but_o they_o be_v wicked_a that_o cry_v how_o shall_v he_o save_v we_o and_o you_o my_o belove_a brethren_n and_o the_o true_a child_n of_o england_n knit_v your_o soul_n and_o tongue_n together_o as_o if_o you_o be_v one_o man_n &_o say_v with_o a_o strong_a unite_a cry_n &_o a_o perfect_a heart_n that_o god_n may_v regard_v it_o from_o above_o o_o lord_n preserve_v queen_n elizabeth_n and_o let_v amen_o even_o the_o faithful_a witness_n of_o heaven_n the_o word_n &_o truth_n of_o his_o father_n say_v amen_o unto_o it_o even_o so_o lord_n jesu_n amen_o amen_n harken_v to_o the_o prayer_n of_o they_o servant_n that_o go_v not_o our_o from_o feign_a lip_n let_v she_o ever_o be_v as_o neam_z unto_o thou_o as_o the_o signet_n upon_o thy_o finger_n as_o dear_a as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n as_o tender_a as_o thou_o own_o bowel_n water_n she_o with_o they_o dew_n of_o heaven_n as_o the_o goodly_a plant_n that_o ever_o our_o country_n bare_a hide_v she_o like_o a_o choose_a shaft_n in_o the_o quiver_n of_o thy_o carefull_a providence_n and_o give_v she_o a_o long_a life_n ever_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n vix_fw-la totâ_fw-la vitâ_fw-la indices_fw-la senec._n oâ—erat_fw-la discentem_fw-la turba_fw-la non_fw-la instruit_fw-la jd._n eccles._n vlâ—_n eccles._n 1_o scribimus_fw-la indocti_fw-la doctique_fw-la pers._n poscimus_fw-la indocti_fw-la doctique_fw-la act._n 17._o chap._n 13._o sole_n acceptior_fw-la esse_fw-la sermo_fw-la vivus_fw-la quà m_fw-la scriptus_fw-la bernard_n a_o mortuâ_fw-la pelle_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la vivum_fw-la recurre_fw-la gregor_n laudare_fw-la se_fw-la vani_fw-la vitu_fw-la perare_fw-la stulti_fw-la aristot._fw-la apud_fw-la valer._n max._n lib._n 7._o ca._n 2._o nihil_fw-la egi_fw-la sine_fw-la theseis_n &_o nihil_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la juvenal_n cantic_a ult._n quid_fw-la sinâ—_n dicant_fw-la qui_fw-la possunt_fw-la dummodo_fw-la quod_fw-la dicunt_fw-la probare_fw-la valeant_fw-la august_n enchirid_a cap._n 38._o 1._o chro._n 12._o 1._o sam._n 18._o vnus_fw-la cato_n mihi_fw-la pro_fw-la centum_fw-la millibus_fw-la plato_n instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la luke_n 5._o aul._n gell._n noct_n attic._n 13.5_o revel_v 4._o revel_v 21._o proverb_n 8._o psal._n 119._o math._n 23._o verba_fw-la innumerabilia_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la tantùm_fw-la verbum_fw-la omne_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-fr arca_fw-la noe._n seneca_n gregor_n 〈…〉_o gregor_n in_o moral_n hieron_n the_o argument_n of_o the_o prophecy_n psal._n 145._o onmis_n latitudo_fw-la scripturaâ—um_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la auri_fw-la massas_fw-la tollunt_fw-la veâ—ùm_fw-la &_o bracteolas_fw-la parâ—as_fw-la chrys._n hom_n 1._o ad_fw-la pop_n antio_n chap._n 1._o praeco_fw-la mittitur_fw-la missus_fw-la contemnit_fw-la contemnens_fw-la fugio_fw-la fugiâ—â—_n dormis_fw-la etc._n etc._n jsidor_n lib._n the_o patrib_n veâ—_n testamen_fw-la the_o text_n and_o the_o word_n psal._n 119._o of_o the_o lord_n luke_n 1._o came._n zach._n 1._o ne_n verbum_fw-la ab_fw-la intention_n quia_fw-la veritas_fw-la nec_fw-la factum_fw-la à _fw-la verbo_fw-la quia_fw-la virtus_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n homil_n 4._o super_fw-la missus_fw-la est_fw-la 2_o pet._n 1._o rom._n 11._o 1_o the_o commission_n 1._o king_n 1â—_n revel_v 2._o zach._n 13._o revel_v 2._o rom._n 10._o heb._n 5._o esai_n 6._o act_n 19_o 1._o king_n 22._o 2_o king_n â—_o jer._n 2d_o jer._n 23._o ezech._n 1â—_n jud._n 3._o act_n 19_o zeph._n 1._o zach._n 13._o 2._o sam._n 20._o deut._n 18._o 2._o sam._n 12._o revel_v 12._o 2._o the_o person_n charge_v 2_o king_n 14._o 1_o king_n 17._o jer._n 44._o esai_n 4â—_n luke_n 4._o 1._o sam._n 19_o in_o moriae_fw-la encomio_fw-la subtilitates_fw-la plusquam_fw-la chrysippea_n et_fw-la ultra-mundanae_a id._n loc._n theol._n 12.5_o job_n 5._o 3_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o commission_n jer._n 1._o ezech._n 2._o genes_n 4._o nah._n 3_o arise_v and_o go_v job._n 7._o gen._n 47._o wisd._n 15._o mat._n 20._o vulgo_fw-la dictum_fw-la precio_fw-la ac_fw-la pecuniis_fw-la datis_fw-la brachiae_fw-la effracta_fw-la sunt_fw-la zach._n 1._o 1_o thes._n 5._o ezech._n 38._o eccle._n 33._o gen._n 3._o 2._o thes._n 3._o joh._n 4._o gen._n 2._o gen._n 3â—_n prou._n 26._o 1._o sam._n 3._o prov._n 24._o to_o niniveh_n gualther_n in_o jon._n 2._o king_n 19_o ar._n mont._n 1._o reason_n deut._n 20._o 2._o sam._n 20._o luke_n 10_o homil_n 15._o nisi_fw-la gehenna_fw-la intentata_fw-la esset_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la laberemur_fw-la non_fw-la ergo_fw-la minus_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la dico_fw-la dei_fw-la providentiam_fw-la gehenna_fw-la commendat_fw-la quà m_fw-la promissio_fw-la regni_fw-la homil._n 5._o add_v pop_n antioch_n 2._o reason_n zach._n 8._o math._n 1._o zach._n 14._o 3._o reason_n esai_n 16._o 4_o reason_n math._n 12._o math._n 21._o conclusion_n luke_n 10._o act._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luc._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 20._o psal._n 68_o that_o great_a city_n chap._n 1â—_n anius_n upon_o berosus_n raph._n volâ—â—â—ter_n 6._o natur._n hiss_v 13._o ar._n mont._n jun._n &_o trii_fw-la diodor._fw-la siâ—_n strabo_n paulus_n de_fw-fr palatio_fw-la upon_o jonas_n two_o reason_n why_o niniveh_n be_v so_o commenâ—ded_v chap._n 20._o affectum_fw-la inquirit_fw-la non_fw-la factum_fw-la exigit_fw-la ambros._n de_fw-fr patriarch_n chap._n 2._o math._n 12._o act._n 12._o act._n 21._o 1._o pet._n 4._o 2._o pet._n 1._o num._n 1â—_n esai_n 40._o chap._n 3._o ibid._n august_n 8._o dâ—_n civi_fw-la dei_fw-la 23._o chap._n 18._o vrbâ—_n aeterna_fw-la lament_n 2._o ibid._n 4._o jerem