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and_o though_o success_n of_o late_a have_v in_o some_o place_n favour_v the_o king_n enemy_n for_o the_o sin_n sake_n of_o we_o his_o follower_n yet_o i_o think_v master_n martial_n can_v deny_v if_o he_o do_v but_o remember_v that_o the_o king_n have_v thrive_v somewhat_o since_o himself_o go_v down_o with_o the_o army_n towards_o nottingham_n with_o this_o opinion_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o these_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o his_o companion_n that_o the_o king_n may_v fly_v from_o place_n to_o place_n for_o a_o little_a while_n but_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n he_o must_v yield_v and_o come_v in_o at_o last_o he_o can_v possible_o withstand_v our_o great_a force_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o through_o the_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o sting_v our_o just_a and_o holy_a god_n but_o in_o the_o end_n master_n marshal_n quotation_n in_o his_o 17_o pag._n from_o esa._n 44.17_o will_v be_v evidence_v to_o be_v true_a no_o weapon_n can_v prosper_v that_o be_v form_v 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themselves_o slay_v as_o zebah_n and_o zalmanah_n be_v let_v such_o neuter_n mark_v that_o and_o give_v their_o timely_a assistance_n to_o their_o sovereign_n 2._o some_o be_v neuter_n out_o of_o sloathfulness_n and_o carelessness_n who_o be_v indifferent_a as_o he_o say_v whether_o the_o bear_n bite_v the_o dog_n or_o the_o dog_n bite_v the_o bear_n and_o these_o he_o resemble_v to_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n who_o when_o all_o the_o tribe_n have_v bind_v themselves_o by_o oath_n against_o benjamin_n will_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o association_n with_o the_o rest_n for_o which_o as_o he_o note_v it_o cost_v they_o dear_a even_o their_o own_o heart_n blood_n in_o the_o conclusion_n but_o here_o it_o must_v be_v remember_v by_o the_o way_n that_o that_o association_n be_v not_o against_o any_o sovereign_a king_n to_o who_o they_o have_v swear_v allegiance_n nor_o against_o the_o mind_n or_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o any_o such_o a_o one_o for_o indeed_o as_o yet_o they_o 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