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passion_n be_v so_o infix_v in_o nature_n and_o manner_n that_o it_o can_v be_v pull_v up_o and_o utter_o abolish_v if_o it_o may_v be_v foresee_v let_v it_o be_v ratione_fw-la be_v opprimatur_fw-la ratione_fw-la oppress_v by_o reason_n but_o if_o thy_o mind_n be_v preoccupate_v and_o forestall_v of_o indignation_n before_o it_o can_v be_v foresee_v and_o prevent_v by_o counsel_n that_o be_v it_o may_v not_o be_v endanger_v meditate_v how_o thou_o may_v overcome_v the_o motion_n of_o thy_o mind_n how_o thou_o may_v temper_v and_o moderate_v thy_o anger_n judge_n anger_n ne_fw-fr vel_fw-la ulcisci_fw-la appetas_fw-la saltem_fw-la judicandi_fw-la potestatem_fw-la deo_fw-la permit_v calv._n that_o be_v suppress_v if_o thou_o can_v the_o very_a appetite_n if_o thou_o can_v not_o leave_v the_o issue_n to_o god_n the_o righteous_a judge_n resist_v anger_n if_o thou_o be_v able_a if_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a give_v belong_v give_v rom._n 12.19_o tend_v to_o revenge_n commit_v it_o to_o god_n 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and_o remuneration_n eternal_a move_v more_o do_v he_o not_o consider_v his_o wife_n to_o be_v weak_a for_o the_o undertake_n of_o labour_n tender_v for_o the_o bear_n of_o injury_n comely_a to_o provoke_v the_o insolent_a and_o not_o to_o be_v conduct_v forth_o without_o great_a danger_n and_o yet_o do_v he_o not_o upon_o better_a consideration_n choose_v to_o prevent_v the_o lord_n purpose_n by_o such_o excuse_n and_o pretence_n moreover_o when_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n he_o admonish_v she_o that_o she_o shall_v say_v that_o 12.13_o that_o gen._n 12.13_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o not_o his_o wife_n mark_v of_o how_o great_a force_n his_o appetite_n be_v he_o fear_v his_o wife_n chastity_n he_o fear_v his_o own_o safety_n he_o suspect_v the_o inordinate_a lust_n of_o the_o egyptian_n yet_o reason_n lead_v he_o out_o ro_o do_v that_o devotion_n for_o he_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v under_o the_o
number_n he_o have_v promise_v to_o smite_v with_o death_n and_o destroy_v the_o people_n but_o afterward_o be_v beseech_v by_o moses_n to_o forbear_v his_o indignation_n he_o be_v pacify_v again_o he_o threaten_v to_o consume_v the_o multitude_n that_o gather_v themselves_o to_o 27.31_o to_o num._n 16.21.26_o 27.31_o korah_n but_o moses_n and_o aaron_n fall_v upon_o their_o face_n before_o he_o with_o humble_a request_n to_o spare_v they_o they_o depart_v from_o he_o and_o his_o confederate_n when_o the_o earth_n swallow_v up_o these_o mutable_a so_o be_v it_o likewise_o in_o regard_n of_o nineveh_n jonah_n 3.4.10_o &_o 4.2_o the_o unrevealed_a will_n of_o god_n and_o his_o eternal_a decree_n remain_v unchangeable_a howsoever_o he_o reveal_v will_n may_v seem_v mutable_a they_o escape_v the_o example_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o jephthe_n be_v of_o more_o antiquity_n and_o authority_n than_o that_o memorable_a one_o among_o the_o philosopher_n of_o the_o two_o pythagorean_n wherefore_o when_o one_o of_o they_o be_v by_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n condemn_v to_o death_n desire_v that_o liberty_n may_v be_v grant_v he_o to_o go_v home_o to_o his_o house_n to_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o lest_o his_o fidelity_n concern_v his_o return_n at_o the_o day_n appoint_v may_v be_v doubt_v of_o he_o offer_v such_o a_o surety_n and_o pledge_v as_o shall_v acknowledge_v himself_o if_o he_o return_v not_o to_o be_v content_v to_o die_v for_o he_o neither_o do_v his_o assign_a friend_n and_o hostage_n refuse_v the_o condition_n but_o wait_v to_o undergo_v the_o hazard_n of_o death_n even_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o that_o with_o a_o constant_a mind_n and_o resolution_n therefore_o the_o day_n be_v come_v neither_o do_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o fly_v or_o flinch_v for_o fear_n but_o do_v both_o appear_v be_v prepare_v to_o die_v which_o their_o entire_a friendship_n and_o inviolable_a bond_n of_o love_n the_o tyrant_n so_o admire_v that_o who_o before_o he_o be_v mind_v shall_v abide_v the_o extreme_a peril_n he_o now_o receive_v with_o his_o most_o endear_a affection_n into_o a_o league_n of_o amity_n even_o with_o himself_o set_v apart_o his_o own_o highness_n to_o enjoy_v the_o same_o but_o what_o in_o these_o among_o venerable_a and_o learned_a be_v esteem_v as_o very_o much_o miraculous_a be_v deprehend_v in_o this_o virgin_n to_o be_v much_o more_o magnificent_a who_o to_o acquit_v her_o sorrowful_a father_n of_o his_o unadvised_a vow_n and_o to_o take_v off_o his_o perplex_a grief_n advise_o and_o constant_o say_v my_o 44._o my_o judg._n 11.26_o voto_fw-la &_o voluntati_fw-la non_fw-la restitit_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o â—redebat_fw-la quod_fw-la dei_fw-la fuerat_fw-la secuta_fw-la judicium_fw-la aug._n super_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 44._o father_n if_o thou_o have_v open_v thy_o mouth_n to_o the_o lord_n do_v with_o i_o as_o thou_o have_v promise_v see_v the_o lord_n have_v avenge_v thou_o of_o thy_o enemy_n only_o she_o require_v two_o month_n to_o bewail_v with_o her_o associate_n her_o virginity_n neither_o do_v the_o sad_a spectacle_n of_o complaint_n in_o these_o bow_n or_o bend_v at_o all_o her_o unremovable_a mind_n to_o desist_v but_o that_o she_o will_v and_o do_v return_v her_o time_n be_v expire_v so_o do_v she_o return_v to_o her_o father_n as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v bind_v with_o a_o vow_n and_o stir_v he_o forward_o be_v unwilling_a and_o foreslow_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v by_o her_o readiness_n and_o cheerfulness_n that_o what_o be_v casual_o impietatis_fw-la casual_o fortuitum_fw-la impietatis_fw-la impiety_n may_v be_v the_o infringe_v the_o motus_fw-la ad_fw-la vovendum_fw-la in_o generali_fw-la fuit_fw-la a_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la quod_fw-la immolavit_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la peccavit_fw-la sed_fw-la post_fw-la penituit_fw-la aquinas_n in_o 11._o ad_fw-la hebr._n this_o therefore_o be_v a_o hyperbole_n to_o express_v the_o vehemency_n of_o her_o desire_n not_o to_o have_v her_o father_n vow_n infringe_v sacrifice_n of_o piety_n chap._n xiii_o into_o how_o great_a danger_n do_v judith_n run_v under_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o worthiness_n of_o honesty_n behold_v how_o much_o to_o thy_o admiration_n do_v judith_n offer_v herself_o that_o give_v so_o bold_a so_o desperate_a and_o almost_o a_o incredible_a attempt_n against_o that_o puissant_a and_o dreadful_a holofernes_n cheifetain_v to_o great_a &_o mighty_a nebuchadonosor_n guard_v with_o a_o triumphant_a troop_n of_o assyrian_n who_o she_o strike_v first_o with_o the_o ray_n and_o beam_n of_o her_o excellent_a beauty_n and_o rare_a comeliness_n and_o afterward_o ravish_v with_o the_o pleasantness_n 11.21.23_o pleasantness_n judeth_n 11.21.23_o and_o daintiness_n of_o her_o speech_n two_o noble_a triumph_n do_v she_o bear_v away_o in_o this_o her_o honourable_a enterprise_n the_o first_o that_o she_o keep_v her_o chastity_n 13.16_o chastity_n jud._n 13.16_o entire_a and_o uncontaminate_v the_o second_o that_o she_o be_v a_o woman_n have_v the_o victory_n over_o a_o man_n a_o man_n of_o valour_n by_o her_o courage_n and_o by_o her_o counsel_n over_o his_o counsel_n of_o war_n the_o persian_n 16.10_o persian_n chap._n 16.10_o that_o be_v about_o he_o stand_v amaze_v at_o her_o wonderful_a prowess_n that_o also_o which_o be_v so_o high_o extol_v in_o the_o two_o pythagorean_n pythias_n pythagorean_n damon_n &_o pythias_n be_v of_o more_o note_n in_o her_o be_v a_o woman_n of_o more_o renown_n that_o she_o fear_v not_o only_o the_o dint_n of_o death_n or_o the_o stroke_n of_o a_o headesman_n faeminis_fw-la non_fw-la expavit_fw-la mortis_fw-la periculum_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la pudoris_fw-la quodest_fw-la gravius_fw-la bonis_fw-la faeminis_fw-la but_o not_o the_o dart_n of_o a_o whole_a host_n no_o not_o which_o be_v lose_v be_v more_o grievous_a to_o good_a matron_n the_o hazard_n itself_o of_o her_o unspotted_a and_o high_o repute_v chastity_n behold_v she_o be_v a_o woman_n stand_v in_o the_o midst_n in_o the_o thick_a array_n of_o furious_a arm_a man_n secure_a and_o regardless_o of_o death_n among_o the_o devour_a weapon_n of_o bloody_a and_o merciless_a soldier_n if_o you_o speak_v of_o danger_n she_o run_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o spear_n point_n if_o of_o her_o faith_n and_o religion_n she_o go_v forth_o manful_o to_o fight_v for_o it_o judith_n therefore_o follow_v the_o sway_n of_o honesty_n and_o while_o she_o follow_v the_o sway_n of_o honesty_n and_o while_o she_o follow_v it_o she_o find_v the_o weight_n of_o utility_n for_o it_o be_v a_o honest_a part_n of_o she_o to_o inhibit_v the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o yield_v themselves_o over_o to_o profaneness_n to_o expose_v the_o rite_n and_o sacrament_n of_o their_o father_n the_o holy_a virgin_n also_o grave_a widow_n chaste_a matron_n to_o the_o spoil_n and_o constupration_n of_o beastly_a barbarian_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o suffer_v the_o siege_n to_o break_v forth_o upon_o such_o detestable_a rule_n detestable_a all_o which_o have_v they_o do_v have_v she_o not_o by_o this_o her_o courageous_a adventure_n suspend_v their_o hope_n and_o support_v their_o weakness_n chap._n 8.9.11_o god_n be_v to_o be_v limit_v as_o be_v declare_v ver_fw-la 15._o ozias_n with_o the_o ancient_n of_o bethulia_n in_o bind_v themselves_o to_o the_o assyrian_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o city_n within_o five_o day_n break_v this_o rule_n condition_n sure_o a_o right_a honest_a and_o honourable_a service_n be_v it_o that_o she_o may_v exempt_v all_o from_o danger_n to_o endanger_v herself_o one_o soul_n for_o many_o million_o how_o great_a then_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o honesty_n in_o she_o that_o a_o woman_n shall_v not_o commit_v it_o to_o they_o but_o vendicate_v to_o herself_o above_o man_n above_o the_o prince_n 32._o prince_n verse_n 32._o to_o who_o it_o belong_v in_o time_n of_o war_n which_o be_v abhorrent_n from_o her_o sex_n the_o chief_a counsel_n of_o public_a affair_n when_o 33._o when_o verse_n 33._o her_o condition_n be_v to_o be_v private_a with_o the_o whole_a and_o sole_a guidance_n in_o the_o hard_a place_n of_o employment_n again_o how_o great_a be_v the_o authority_n and_o reputation_n of_o honesty_n in_o she_o that_o so_o pious_o presume_v 9.11.12.13.14_o presume_v ver._n 33._o &_o chap_v 9.11.12.13.14_o to_o have_v god_n her_o assistant_n in_o how_o great_a grace_n be_v she_o with_o he_o that_o she_o find_v he_o in_o the_o event_n propitious_a beyond_o all_o expectation_n 16.6.11.12_o expectation_n chap._n 16.6.11.12_o and_o to_o the_o wonderment_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n chap._n xiiii_o that_o utility_n evermore_o follow_v honesty_n which_o albeit_o may_v seem_v to_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o oftentimes_o with_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o prove_v by_o many_o example_n to_o be_v so_o constant_o and_o without_o intermission_n with_o the_o almighty_a but_o what_o other_o thing_n do_v elisha_n the_o prophet_n when_o the_o syrian_a host_n besiege_v the_o city_n dothan_n to_o take_v
in_o his_o necessity_n adventure_v to_o incur_v rather_o the_o king_n indignation_n then_o to_o give_v he_o course_n &_o nabal-like_a entertainment_n under_o the_o pretext_n of_o friendship_n to_o have_v betray_v he_o have_v be_v the_o next_o devise_v to_o have_v acquit_v himself_o but_o so_o have_v he_o be_v worse_o than_o doeg_n who_o portend_v evil_a yet_o pretend_v not_o this_o not_o neglect_v the_o other_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o death_n but_o to_o have_v affect_v this_o only_a though_o he_o have_v never_o effect_v it_o have_v be_v worse_o than_o death_n the_o gripe_v hereof_o be_v over_o the_o pain_n be_v past_a but_o the_o brand_n of_o such_o infamy_n as_o cleave_v to_o that_o will_v never_o be_v remove_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o moderation_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o conservation_n of_o friendship_n 8._o friendship_n aristot_n eth._n lib._n 8._o with_o which_o the_o volume_n be_v shut_v up_o nothing_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o honesty_n which_o notwithstanding_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v overbear_v with_o the_o sway_n of_o friendship_n we_o be_v to_o heed_n what_o the_o scripture_n admonish_v concern_v philosophical_a question_n tend_v hereunto_o we_o be_v to_o subscribe_v 2._o subscribe_v arist_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 9_o &_o lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la coriolani_n themistocli_n et_fw-fr coriolano_n amicus_fw-la contra_fw-la patriam_fw-la inventus_fw-la est_fw-la nemo_fw-la cic._n de_fw-fr amicit_fw-la coriolanus_z own_o mother_n volumnia_z be_v against_o he_o herein_o salus_fw-la populi_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la lib._n 3._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la the_o public_a good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fair_a and_o more_o divine_a arist_n eth._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o negative_o namely_o to_o such_o as_o these_o whether_o one_o ought_v for_o his_o friend_n sake_n to_o conceive_v any_o thing_n against_o his_o country_n and_o again_o whether_o one_o ought_v to_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o his_o faith_n to_o do_v his_o friend_n good_a either_o in_o his_o substance_n report_n or_o person_n the_o scripture_n say_v indeed_o a_o man_n that_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o his_o both_o his_o prov._n 25.18_o berehehu_n the_o root_n whereof_o be_v raha_o pascere_fw-la because_o he_o be_v one_o friend_n that_o feed_v he_o it_o be_v translate_v neighbour_n and_o so_o it_o may_v indifferent_o be_v be_v incident_a to_o both_o friend_n be_v like_o a_o hammer_n a_o sword_n and_o a_o sharp_a arrow_n but_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v build_v upon_o it_o for_o he_o reprehend_v not_o the_o testimony_n speak_v against_o a_o friend_n but_o the_o false_a testimony_n what_o if_o for_o god_n cause_n what_o if_o for_o his_o country_n cause_n a_o man_n must_v be_v compel_v to_o give_v testimony_n ought_v friendship_n to_o prevail_v with_o he_o more_o than_o religion_n more_o than_o the_o love_n of_o his_o citizen_n not_o so_o but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o use_v the_o rom._n 3.7.8_o for_o promote_a the_o cause_n of_o a_o friend_n country_n religion_n falsehood_n must_v not_o be_v use_v testimony_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v after_o lest_o one_o friend_n which_o by_o his_o faith_n give_v aught_o to_o absolve_v another_o friend_n shall_v by_o his_o treachery_n desire_v to_o entangle_v he_o in_o a_o snare_n so_o then_o a_o friend_n eye_n must_v be_v always_o fasten_v upon_o the_o truth_n neither_o gratify_v the_o nocent_a nor_o beguile_v the_o innocent_a 18.15.16.17_o innocent_a mat._n 18.15.16.17_o very_o if_o he_o must_v needs_o bring_v in_o his_o witness_n what_o he_o know_v to_o be_v amiss_o in_o his_o friend_n he_o ought_v to_o admonish_v he_o of_o it_o 19.17_o it_o prov._n 27.5_o levit._fw-la 19.17_o secret_o but_o if_o be_v admonish_v he_o will_v not_o amend_v to_o reprove_v he_o open_o for_o correction_n be_v good_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n better_a than_o silent_a friendship_n howbeit_o thy_o friend_n think_v himself_o hurt_v yet_o rebuke_v he_o yea_o though_o 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