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so_o to_o do_v and_o therefore_o must_v not_o come_v into_o account_n here_o there_o be_v beside_o in_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n a_o instance_n of_o one_o who_o act_v most_o barbarous_a violence_n on_o himself_o first_o fall_v on_o his_o own_o sword_n and_o then_o pull_v out_o his_o very_o own_o bowel_n and_o throw_v they_o among_o his_o enemy_n rather_o than_o he_o will_v fall_v into_o their_o hand_n to_o die_v by_o they_o and_o he_o be_v there_o commend_v for_o that_o inhuman_a act_n which_o be_v style_v die_v manful_o 2_o maccab_n fourteen_o 42_o etc._n etc._n but_o as_o that_o book_n according_a to_o what_o the_o author_n of_o it_o himself_o in_o the_o two_o last_o verse_n confess_v in_o effect_n be_v not_o write_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n so_o be_v there_o nothing_o else_o in_o it_o to_o prove_v it_o apocryphal_a this_o alone_a that_o it_o commend_v what_o be_v so_o much_o against_o nature_n both_o for_o the_o matter_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o action_n be_v abundant_o sufficient_a but_o beside_o it_n be_v most_o true_a what_o be_v well_o say_v in_o another_o case_n by_o a_o old_a bishop_n of_o carlisle_n in_o richard_n the_o second_o time_n we_o be_v not_o to_o live_v by_o example_n but_o by_o law_n the_o law_n of_o god_n run_v indefinite_o and_o so_o because_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o a_o restriction_n as_o to_o this_o case_n universal_o thou_o shall_v not_o murder_v that_o be_v neither_o another_o nor_o thyself_o which_o interpretation_n must_v indeed_o of_o necessity_n be_v admit_v here_o for_o that_o our_o lord_n himself_o make_v the_o love_n which_o we_o bear_v to_o ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o measure_n or_o standard_n of_o the_o love_n we_o owe_v to_o other_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n say_v he_o as_o thyself_o which_o extend_v to_o all_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o second_o table_n will_v as_o to_o this_o run_v thus_o thou_o shall_v no_o more_o murder_v thy_o neighbour_n than_o thyself_o that_o be_v first_o of_o all_o thou_o shall_v not_o murder_v thyself_o and_o though_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n any_o precept_n more_o particular_a or_o more_o express_o prohibitive_a as_o to_o this_o act_n as_o neither_o be_v there_o upon_o very_a ground_n against_o several_a other_o most_o unnatural_a sin_n that_o may_v be_v name_v yet_o be_v there_o all_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n against_o it_o for_o let_v we_o faithful_o examine_v be_v the_o root_n whence_o this_o act_n proceed_v such_o from_o whence_o good_a fruit_n may_v be_v expect_v be_v its_o true_a cause_n at_o any_o time_n good_a or_o true_o praiseworthy_a be_v there_o ever_o person_n yet_o who_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o who_o do_v it_o not_o either_o out_o of_o pride_n cowardice_n rashness_n or_o mad_a despair_n out_o of_o pride_n i_o say_v because_o either_o he_o will_v not_o crouch_v to_o his_o better_n or_o else_o see_v his_o equal_n become_v his_o superior_n or_o out_o of_o cowardice_n as_o afraid_a to_o suffer_v what_o his_o enemy_n may_v put_v he_o to_o now_o in_o both_o these_o case_n be_v it_o not_o more_o brave_a to_o dare_v to_o live_v or_o out_o of_o rashness_n and_o madness_n or_o despair_n as_o impatient_a of_o present_a evil_n and_o hope_v in_o this_o life_n no_o better_a state_n and_o if_o out_o of_o any_o of_o these_o be_v it_o at_o all_o commendable_a true_a philosophy_n itself_o teach_v better_a and_o forbid_v injussu_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la maj._n pythagoras_n testae_fw-la cicene_n in_o cat._n maj._n dei_fw-la de_fw-la praesidio_fw-la &_o station_n aquavitae_fw-la decedere_fw-la the_o true_a christian_a like_o a_o good_a soldier_n must_v not_o forsake_v his_o post_n except_o the_o great_a emperor_n of_o the_o world_n the_o almighty_a god_n by_o his_o law_n or_o providence_n command_v he_o thence_o edict_n thence_o l._n cum_fw-la autem_fw-la 23._o §._o