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war_n to_o purchase_v peace_n to_o who_o i_o may_v just_o answer_v as_o cyneas_n do_v to_o king_n pyrrhus_n when_o the_o wise_a orator_n demand_v of_o he_o what_o he_o will_v do_v when_o he_o have_v conquer_v italy_n and_o sicily_n and_o africa_n and_o macedon_n etc._n etc._n pyrrhus_n answer_v we_o will_v then_o be_v quiet_a and_o make_v peace_n and_o eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a to_o who_o cyneas_n reply_v and_o what_o let_v we_o my_o good_a lord_n but_o that_o we_o may_v do_v so_o now_o before_o the_o shed_n of_o so_o much_o blood_n as_o must_v be_v spill_v in_o these_o enterprise_n so_o i_o say_v if_o you_o make_v war_n to_o procure_v peace_n why_o will_v you_o disturb_v the_o peace_n and_o not_o rather_o now_o when_o man_n do_v live_v in_o peace_n embrace_v it_o and_o suffer_v it_o to_o continue_v before_o you_o purchase_v it_o with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o so_o many_o man_n as_o must_v be_v kill_v in_o war_n but_o will_v you_o know_v the_o reason_n nothing_o all_o the_o 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of_o death_n for_o the_o king_n then_o to_o be_v persuade_v for_o what_o pretence_n of_o good_a soever_o and_o by_o whosoever_o be_v it_o a_o angel_n out_o of_o heaven_n to_o consent_v unto_o his_o death_n be_v to_o become_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a fault_n and_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v persuade_v thereunto_o by_o the_o bishop_n who_o fault_n be_v therefore_o great_a than_o his_o majesty_n be_v can_v no_o more_o excuse_v he_o then_o for_o the_o man_n of_o god_n to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o old_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o this_o may_v be_v a_o just_a cause_n with_o god_n to_o suffer_v he_o that_o to_o satisfy_v sinful_a man_n will_v offend_v his_o good_a god_n by_o give_v way_n to_o they_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o a_o innocent_a man_n to_o have_v his_o own_o life_n take_v from_o he_o even_o by_o those_o man_n to_o who_o he_o have_v yield_v to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o another_o man_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 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