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IPF i The Epifile I do heartily befeech Almighty God that that City (over which God bath made you overfeers) may never become an harlot, that it may never be j'aidof it, It bath loft its firft love, axd left its firft works. It was full of judgement, righteoufnellè did lodge in it , but now murderers. That its Silver may ne- ver become dro; e, nor its ,vine be mixt with n'ater5that its Princes may never be rebellious, nor companions of thieves; that none of them may love gifts ,' nor follow after rewards; that, oh that, it may never be f aid, they Mudge not the fatherleffe, nor loth the caule of the widow come before theinsLeft theLord of Hafts, the mighty one of I rael f hould fay, Ah, I will eafe me of mine adver- faries,and avenge me of mine enemies. The good Lord rather turne his hand, and purely purge away the.droffe, and take away the tin, and make Judges as at the firfl, and Counfellours as at the begin - ing ; that f he may be called , the Çity of righteoufneffe , the faithfull City and 141' j ä\,. owl