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sabaoth_n be_v retain_v by_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 9.29_o and_o he_o have_v it_o from_o esay_n 1.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d except_o the_o lord_n of_o sabaoth_n have_v leave_v we_o a_o seed_n we_o have_v be_v as_o sodoma_n and_o make_v like_a unto_o gomorrah_n saint_n james_n have_v it_o in_o his_o epistle_n chap._n 5.4_o behold_v the_o hire_n of_o the_o labourer_n which_o have_v reap_v down_o your_o field_n which_o be_v of_o you_o keep_v back_o by_o fraud_n cry_v and_o their_o cry_n be_v enter_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o care_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o sabaoth_n there_o be_v of_o the_o ancient_n who_o have_v take_v this_o name_n sabaoth_o for_o one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n saint_n hierome_n epist_n 136._o writing_n to_o marcelia_n of_o the_o ten_o hebrew_n name_n of_o god_n say_v the_o four_o be_v sabaoth_o quartum_fw-la nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la sabaoth_o quod_fw-la septuaginta_fw-la virtutum_fw-la aquila_n exercituum_fw-la transtulerunt_fw-la the_o four_o name_n of_o god_n in_o hebrew_n be_v sabaoth_a which_o be_v by_o the_o lxx_o translate_v virtutum_fw-la by_o aquila_n exercituum_fw-la both_o word_n virtutes_fw-la and_o exercitus_fw-la signify_v the_o same_o thing_n military_a force_n a_o host_n or_o band_n of_o arm_a soldier_n isiodore_n bishop_n of_o hispalis_n orig._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 1._o agree_v with_o saint_n hierome_n quartum_fw-la nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sabaoth_v 24.10_o psal_n 24.10_o quod_fw-la vertitur_fw-la in_o latinum_fw-la exercituum_fw-la sive_fw-la virtutum_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la in_o psalmo_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_n dicitur_fw-la quis_fw-la est_fw-la iste_fw-la rex_fw-la gloriae_fw-la dominus_fw-la virtutum_fw-la the_o four_o name_n of_o god_n be_v sabaoth_o turn_v it_o into_o latin_a it_o will_v be_v exercitus_fw-la or_o virtutes_fw-la host_n or_o band_n of_o arm_a soldier_n whereof_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o psalm_n do_v speak_v who_o be_v this_o king_n of_o glory_n dominus_fw-la virtutum_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o host_n he_o be_v this_o king_n of_o glory_n the_o author_n of_o the_o looking-glass_n in_o the_o nine_o tome_n of_o saint_n augustine_n work_n the_o ten_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n speak_v thus_o unto_o the_o lord_n tu_fw-la mitis_fw-la &_o benign_a fortis_fw-la &_o zelote_v &_o sabaoth_v invictissime_fw-la o_o thou_o meek_a and_o gracious_a strong_a and_o jealous_a and_o most_o invincible_a sabaoth_o origen_n hom._n 4._o in_o esaiam_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o song_n of_o the_o seraphin_n holy_a holy_a holy_a lord_n god_n of_o sabaoth_n say_v sabaoth_o be_v by_o aquila_n interpretation_n dominus_fw-la militiarum_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o host_n but_o in_o this_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o be_v maim_v and_o unperfect_a drusius_n in_o his_o 23._o epist_n correct_v he_o by_o add_v adonai_n unto_o sabaoth_n thus_o adonai_n sabaoth_v be_v by_o aquila_n interpretation_n dominus_fw-la exercituum_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o host_n so_o the_o meaning_n be_v good_a and_o be_v confirm_v by_o epiphanius_n lib._n 1._o haeres_fw-la 26._o aquila_n every_o where_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o adonai_n sabaoth_v have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o be_v dominus_fw-la exercituum_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o host_n as_o for_o saint_n hierome_n and_o isidore_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o looking-glass_n drusius_n be_v of_o opinion_n they_o be_v deceive_v in_o take_v sabaoth_o for_o a_o name_n of_o god_n believe_v i_o say_v he_o sabaoth_o be_v never_o say_v of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v either_o deus_fw-mi sabaoth_o or_o dominus_fw-la sabaoth_v either_o the_o god_n of_o sabaoth_n or_o the_o lord_n of_o sabaoth_n and_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n for_o indeed_o sabaoth_n be_v no_o name_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v it_o ever_o find_v alone_o if_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o god_n elegant_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v epiphanius_n lib._n 1._o haeres_fw-la 40._o against_o the_o archontici_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o name_n of_o sabaoth_n have_v the_o interpretation_n of_o host_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n of_o sabaoth_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v conversant_a in_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o scripture_n where_o it_o use_v the_o name_n of_o sabaoth_o speak_v not_o after_o this_o manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sabaoth_o have_v say_v unto_o i_o or_o sabaoth_v have_v speak_v but_o thus_o dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la sabaoth_v say_v the_o lord_n of_o sabaoth_n and_o that_o be_v if_o you_o will_v interpret_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n saint_n ambrose_n his_o interpretation_n of_o this_o name_n sabaoth_o i_o may_v not_o well_o pass_v by_o it_o be_v lib._n 4._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la ad_fw-la gratianum_fw-la cap._n 1._o there_o upon_o those_o word_n of_o the_o 24._o psalm_n dominus_fw-la sabaoth_v ipse_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la gloriae_fw-la the_o lord_n of_o the_o sabaoth_n he_o be_v the_o king_n of_o glory_n he_o say_v sabaoth_v interpretes_n alicubi_fw-la dominum_fw-la virtutum_fw-la alicubi_fw-la regem_fw-la alicubi_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la interpretata_fw-la sunt_fw-la interpreter_n have_v render_v the_o name_n of_o sabaoth_o sometime_o by_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n sometime_o by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n sometime_o by_o the_o name_n of_o almighty_a but_o the_o place_n be_v manifest_o vicious_a for_o sabaoth_v not_o where_o signify_v a_o king_n nor_o have_v interpreter_n any_o where_o so_o render_v it_o to_o correct_v that_o error_n drusius_n for_o regem_fw-la read_v exercituum_fw-la and_o he_o prove_v his_o correction_n out_o of_o eucherius_n who_o word_n be_v sabaoth_o exercituum_fw-la sive_fw-la virtutum_fw-la of_o it_o ut_fw-la aliqui_fw-la volunt_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la sabaoth_o be_v for_o signification_n as_o you_o will_v say_v of_o army_n or_o of_o host_n or_o omnipotent_a sabaoth_o be_v render_v omnipotent_a or_o almighty_a by_o the_o septuagint_n as_o in_o other_o place_n so_o in_o this_o text_n of_o i_o