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  The 1654 Prose Letters Letter 124, cont. (p.309) |
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to his service, the imprinting of persuasi- bility and obedience in the subject, And the breaking of the bed of whispers, by casting in a bone, of making them suspect and distrust one another. I remember I heard the old King say of a good Sermon, that he thought the Preacher never had thought of his Sermon, till he spoke it; it seemed to him negligently and extemporal- ly spoken. And I knew that he had weigh- ed every syllable, for halfe a year before, which made me conclude, that the King had before, some prejudice upon him. So, the best of my hope is, that some over bold allusions, or expressions in the way, might. divert his Majesty, from vouchsafing to ob- serve the frame, and purpose of the Sermon. When he sees the generall scope, I hope his goodnesse will pardon collaterall escapes. I intreated the B. to aske his Majesty, whe- ther his displeasure extended so farre, as that I should forbear waiting, and appearing in his presence; and I had a return, that I might come. Till I had that, I would not [CW: offer] |
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