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the_o which_o they_o be_v afflict_v and_o tempt_v that_o be_v settle_v &_o full_o grow_v in_o religion_n and_o godliness_n the_o cant._n be_v certain_a pleasant_a &_o sweeâ—_n thanksgiving_n with_o the_o which_o the_o godly_a that_o be_v ready_a to_o depart_v from_o hence_o in_o full_a age_n do_v ascribe_v all_o that_o power_n unto_o god_n by_o which_o they_o have_v be_v here_o lustain_v the_o book_n of_o the_o proverb_n the_o book_n of_o the_o prou_z beside_o this_o that_o it_o contain_v most_o excellent_a sentence_n in_o which_o it_o teach_v part_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o faith_n in_o god_n part_o honest_a manner_n &_o conversation_n in_o this_o life_n he_o have_v a_o most_o excellent_a oration_n by_o the_o name_n of_o wisdom_n concern_v the_o eternal_a word_n of_o god_n by_o the_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v &_o govern_v that_o be_v jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n this_o book_n be_v divide_v after_o this_o manner_n from_o the_o beginning_n unto_o the_o 10_o châ—_n there_o 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and_o bacides_n and_o aleinus_n of_o who_o he_o obtain_v victory_n by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o brother_n simon_n afterward_o he_o have_v his_o affair_n with_o the_o young_a prince_n of_o demetrius_n the_o young_a until_o triphon_n slay_v he_o by_o subtlety_n azealous_a warrior_n for_o religion_n and_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n from_o the_o 13._o chap_n unto_o the_o 16_o be_v describe_v the_o history_n of_o simon_n the_o brother_n of_o judas_n machabeus_n and_o of_o jonathas_n in_o the_o last_o chap_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n the_o succession_n of_o john_n his_o son_n be_v describe_v after_o the_o death_n of_o simon_n the_o second_o book_n of_o maccabee_n the_o second_o book_n of_o machaâ—_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v a_o description_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n chief_o so_o much_o as_o appertain_v to_o judas_n machabeus_n there_o be_v 15._o chapter_n which_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v divide_v in_o the_o fâ—â—st_n 7._o chap_n 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