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and protection upon the king and his kingdoms, 

 and His direction and blessing upon tlie public 

 counsels. Let my counsel, I pray, be acceptable 

 unto you. Study to be quiet, and to do your 

 own business : and that lies not in the court, or 

 in the palace, but here in the temple. It is not 

 to listen at the doors of the two Houses of Parlia- 

 ment, or to eves-drop the Council-Chamber ; but 

 to wait in your proper stations with modesty and 

 patience, what avisoes and commands are sent 

 you from thence, and to comply with them. In- 

 stead of thronging and pestering the galleries and 

 avenues of those places, where matters of state 

 are upon the table ; what a blessed appearance 

 were it in times of danger, such as this is, to see 

 the church doors always open, and the great 

 stream and shoal of people continually flowing 

 thither ; and to find some of you always upon the 

 floor there. Weeping between the porch and the 

 altar, and saying. Spare thy people, O Lord, and 

 give not thy heritage to reproach. Thou hast 

 brought up a vine out of Egypt : Thou hast cast 

 out the heathen, and planted it. Let not the 

 wild boar out of the wood root it up, nor the wild 

 beast of the field devour it. Let thy hand be 

 upon the man of thy right hand, whom thou hast 

 made so strong for thyself. Keep him, as the 

 apple of thine eye; hide him under the shadow 

 of thy wings. Let his days be many, and his 

 reign prosperous ; and under his shadow let both 

 church and state long flourish : and let them be 



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