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her_o presence_n he_o shall_v not_o breathe_v his_o last_o she_o go_v far_o away_o from_o he_o at_o that_o time_n a_o angel_n of_o god_n appear_v agar_n unto_o she_o show_v she_o a_o fountain_n hard_a by_o that_o place_n and_o charge_v she_o to_o look_v to_o the_o careful_a education_n of_o her_o child_n because_o that_o by_o the_o conservation_n of_o ishmael_n she_o be_v to_o expect_v great_a happiness_n upon_o these_o promise_n she_o take_v comfort_n and_o fall_v into_o the_o company_n of_o shepherd_n she_o by_o their_o bounty_n escape_v from_o misery_n afterwards_o when_o he_o attain_v man_n estate_n he_o marry_v a_o wife_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o egyptian_n from_o whence_o his_o mother_n have_v she_o original_n by_o who_o ishmael_n have_v twelve_o son_n namely_o nabaioth_n cedarus_fw-la abdeel_n edumas_n massamus_fw-la memassus_fw-la masmesus_fw-la chodamus_fw-la themanus_fw-la jeturus_fw-la nabathaea_n naphaesus_fw-la calmasus_fw-la all_o which_o inhabit_v the_o land_n which_o be_v between_o euphrates_n and_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o name_n of_o which_o country_n be_v nabathaea_n these_o be_v they_o that_o begin_v and_o make_v famous_a the_o nation_n of_o the_o arabian_n as_o well_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o prowess_n as_o also_o of_o the_o dignity_n of_o abraham_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o isaac_n abraham_n legitimate_a son_n as_o touch_v isaac_n abraham_n love_v he_o with_o a_o entire_a and_o fatherly_a affection_n as_o his_o only_a 1890._o beget_v son_n engender_v in_o his_o age_n by_o the_o bounty_n of_o god_n the_o child_n also_o addict_v himself_o unto_o all_o virtue_n careful_a to_o honour_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o studious_a of_o the_o service_n of_o god_n invite_v both_o his_o parent_n the_o rather_o to_o affect_v and_o love_v he_o so_o that_o abraham_n be_v very_o desirous_a to_o forsake_v this_o present_a life_n provide_v that_o he_o may_v leave_v behind_o he_o all_o the_o good_n which_o he_o have_v unto_o his_o son_n which_o 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the_o king_n to_o endeavour_n himself_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o contemn_v his_o favour_n to_o grant_v the_o people_n free_a passage_n for_o fear_v lest_o if_o he_o shall_v secret_o forbid_v they_o the_o same_o he_o may_v accuse_v and_o condemn_v himself_o to_o suffer_v that_o which_o they_o in_o reason_n ought_v to_o endure_v who_o resist_v the_o will_n and_o work_n of_o god_n for_o to_o those_o that_o stir_v up_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o themselves_o all_o kind_n of_o mishap_n do_v flock_n and_o flow_v on_o every_o side_n the_o earth_n befriend_v they_o not_o neither_o smile_v the_o â—…yre_n upon_o they_o their_o child_n be_v not_o beget_v according_a to_o nature_n but_o all_o thing_n oppose_v themselves_o as_o enemy_n 1510._o and_o contrary_n against_o they_o moreover_o he_o add_v that_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v feel_v the_o plague_n after_o that_o the_o people_n of_o the_o hebrew_n shall_v in_o despite_n of_o their_o resistance_n depart_v out_o of_o their_o 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former_a wife_n messalina_n and_o a_o daughter_n call_v octavia_n who_o he_o marry_v unto_o nero_n he_o have_v also_o another_o daughter_n by_o agrippina_n name_v antonia_n how_o nero_n abuse_v his_o wealth_n and_o felicity_n and_o how_o he_o slay_v his_o brother_n mother_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o afterward_o rage_v against_o all_o his_o kindred_n and_o how_o in_o a_o mad_a vain_a he_o become_v a_o player_n upon_o a_o stage_n because_o it_o require_v a_o long_a narration_n i_o will_v speak_v nothing_o thereof_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o tumult_n in_o judaea_n under_o felix_n wherefore_o i_o will_v begin_v to_o recount_v what_o nero_n do_v against_o the_o jew_n he_o make_v aristobulus_n herodes_n son_n king_n of_o the_o lesser_a armenia_n and_o join_v unto_o agrippa_n kingdom_n four_o 12._o city_n and_o the_o ground_n belong_v unto_o they_o two_o of_o they_o abila_n and_o julias_n be_v in_o the_o country_n of_o peraea_n the_o other_o tarichaea_n and_o tiberias_n be_v in_o galilee_n 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gather_v a_o great_a army_n and_o that_o except_o he_o be_v quick_o prevent_v he_o will_v come_v and_o usurp_v the_o dominion_n over_o that_o mother_n city_n but_o the_o people_n understand_v before_o of_o johns_n hatred_n do_v not_o regard_v it_o yet_o diverse_a rich_a man_n and_o magistrate_n who_o envy_v joseph_n secret_o send_v money_n unto_o john_n to_o hire_v soldier_n joseph_n that_o be_v stranger_n that_o he_o may_v war_v against_o joseph_n and_o determine_v among_o they_o to_o displace_v he_o and_o think_v that_o their_o decree_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o effect_v it_o they_o send_v moreover_o five_o hundred_o and_o four_o thousand_o arm_a man_n and_o four_o of_o their_o principal_a nobility_n among_o they_o to_o wit_n joazar_n the_o lawyer_n and_o ananias_n the_o sadducee_n and_o simon_n and_o judas_n the_o son_n of_o jonathas_n all_o very_a eloquent_a and_o learned_a man_n to_o withdraw_v the_o people_n mind_n from_o joseph_n give_v they_o charge_n that_o if_o he_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n come_v unto_o they_o that_o then_o they_o shall_v permit_v he_o to_o speak_v for_o himself_o but_o if_o he_o refuse_v so_o to_o do_v that_o then_o they_o shall_v hold_v he_o as_o a_o enemy_n josephs_n 69._o friend_n at_o jerusalem_n give_v he_o intelligence_n how_o that_o a_o army_n come_v against_o he_o but_o for_o what_o cause_n they_o know_v not_o for_o that_o it_o be_v keep_v secret_a and_o hereupon_o before_o he_o can_v prevent_v it_o four_o city_n do_v revolt_v from_o he_o to_o wit_n sepphoris_n gamala_n giscala_n and_o tyberias_fw-la the_o which_o he_o soon_o after_o easy_o recover_v without_o any_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o have_v take_v the_o four_o captain_n enemy_n and_o counsellor_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o send_v they_o unto_o jerusalem_n against_o who_o the_o people_n be_v incense_v will_v have_v kill_v they_o and_o those_o that_o bring_v they_o have_v they_o not_o flee_v betimes_o chap._n xxvii_o tyberias_fw-la and_o sepphoris_n be_v recover_v by_o 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tiberias_n then_o take_v all_o the_o boat_n that_o be_v in_o the_o lake_n in_o number_n two_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o and_o in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o four_o sailor_n he_o hasty_o sail_v to_o tyberias_fw-la and_o when_o he_o come_v near_o the_o city_n yet_o so_o far_o off_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o can_v not_o easy_o descry_v he_o he_o leave_v all_o the_o boat_n upon_o the_o water_n empty_a and_o take_v only_o seven_o of_o his_o guard_n with_o he_o unarmed_a he_o go_v near_o unto_o the_o city_n that_o they_o may_v see_v he_o when_o enemy_n the_o rebel_n perceive_v he_o and_o think_v that_o the_o boat_n have_v be_v full_a of_o arm_a man_n they_o cast_v down_o their_o weapon_n and_o hold_v up_o their_o hand_n to_o he_o beseech_v he_o to_o spare_v the_o city_n joseph_n after_o many_o threaten_n and_o bitter_a speech_n first_o for_o that_o have_v undertake_v war_n against_o the_o roman_n they_o with_o civil_a war_n consume_v their_o own_o force_n second_o for_o that_o they_o seek_v his_o life_n who_o have_v wrought_v their_o safety_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o shut_v the_o gate_n against_o he_o who_o have_v build_v the_o city_n wall_n yet_o say_v he_o if_o any_o will_v come_v and_o talk_v with_o he_o and_o confirm_v a_o league_n of_o their_o fidelity_n unto_o he_o he_o will_v not_o refuse_v they_o so_o ten_o of_o the_o chief_a among_o tarichea_n they_o come_v unto_o he_o who_o he_o carry_v away_o in_o a_o fisher_n boat_n far_o from_o the_o city_n and_o send_v for_o fifty_o senator_n as_o though_o he_o request_v their_o promise_n also_o and_o devise_v new_a cause_n he_o still_o under_o pretence_n of_o agreement_n send_v first_o for_o one_o and_o then_o for_o another_o as_o he_o think_v good_a till_o he_o have_v load_v all_o the_o boat_n which_o do_v he_o command_v the_o boateman_n with_o all_o speed_n possible_a to_o go_v to_o tarichea_n and_o put_v they_o in_o prison_n so_o that_o he_o carry_v away_o all_o the_o council_n which_o 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