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of_o the_o giant_n and_o draw_v near_o to_o sodom_n they_o encamp_v near_o to_o the_o bituminous_a pit_n for_o at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v pit_n in_o that_o place_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o sodom_n be_v destroy_v there_o arise_v a_o lake_n in_o that_o place_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o bituminous_a matter_n that_o flow_v in_o the_o same_o be_v call_v asphalâ—…ites_n that_o be_v to_o say_v bituminous_a of_o this_o lake_n hereafter_o we_o will_v speak_v somewhat_o but_o the_o sodomite_n encounter_v with_o the_o assyrian_n there_o be_v a_o dangerous_a alphaltites_n skirmish_n fight_v wherein_o many_o perish_v on_o both_o side_n and_o the_o most_o be_v either_o stain_n or_o take_v among_o who_o be_v lot_n lead_v away_o captive_a who_o come_v thither_o to_o assist_v the_o sodomite_n chap._n xi_o 1933._o abraham_n pursue_v the_o assyrian_n and_o return_v victorious_a abraham_n hear_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o move_v both_o
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city_n and_o employ_v all_o his_o study_n to_o surprise_v the_o same_o they_o that_o be_v besiege_v wax_v afraid_a lest_o if_o he_o shall_v take_v the_o town_n by_o force_n they_o shall_v lose_v their_o life_n for_o which_o cause_n they_o send_v a_o herald_n unto_o simon_n request_v he_o that_o he_o will_v permit_v they_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o bethsura_n with_o the_o safety_n of_o their_o life_n and_o good_n and_o go_v unto_o demetrius_n who_o satisfy_v their_o demand_n they_o present_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o he_o plant_v a_o garrison_n therein_o of_o his_o own_o man_n in_o place_n of_o the_o macedonian_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n jonathan_n who_o be_v in_o galilee_n cause_v his_o army_n to_o dislodge_v from_o a_o place_n call_v the_o water_n of_o genezareth_n where_o first_o he_o be_v encamp_v &_o march_v towards_o the_o plain_a of_o azot_n without_o any_o suspicion_n that_o his_o enemy_n have_v be_v plant_v thereabouts_o when_o as_o therefore_o demetrius_n soldier_n have_v intelligence_n the_o day_n before_o that_o jonathan_n shall_v march_v forward_o against_o they_o they_o lay_v a_o ambush_n for_o he_o which_o they_o place_v near_o the_o mountain_n prepare_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o force_n to_o bid_v he_o battle_n in_o the_o plain_a as_o soon_o as_o jonathan_n perceive_v their_o preparation_n to_o the_o battle_n he_o arrange_v his_o army_n as_o convenient_o as_o be_v possible_a but_o when_o they_o that_o lie_v in_o ambush_n arise_v and_o charge_v the_o jew_n upon_o their_o back_n they_o fear_v to_o be_v enclose_v and_o consequent_o easy_o slay_v begin_v to_o fly_v so_o that_o all_o of_o they_o abandon_v jonathan_n except_o some_o few_o to_o the_o number_n of_o fifty_o at_o the_o uttermost_a &_o mathias_n the_o son_n of_o absalon_n flight_n and_o judas_n the_o son_n of_o chapsaeus_fw-la the_o chieftain_n of_o the_o army_n who_o bold_o enter_v and_o like_o desperate_a man_n charge_v the_o enemy_n in_o the_o vanguard_n with_o such_o fury_n that_o they_o make_v they_o amaze_v at_o their_o valour_n &_o by_o force_n of_o handy_a blow_n compel_v they_o to_o trust_v to_o their_o heel_n which_o when_o they_o that_o flee_v from_o jonathan_n perceive_v they_o rally_v themselves_o and_o begin_v to_o pursue_v they_o as_o far_o as_o cedasa_n where_o the_o enemy_n be_v encamp_v now_o when_o jonathan_n have_v obtain_v this_o famous_a victory_n wherein_o there_o die_v about_o some_o two_o thousand_o of_o the_o enemy_n he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o see_v that_o by_o god_n providence_n all_o thing_n fall_v out_o according_a as_o he_o himself_o desire_v he_o send_v ambassador_n unto_o rome_n purposely_o to_o renew_v the_o ancient_a league_n that_o be_v make_v betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n command_v his_o ambassador_n upon_o their_o return_n from_o rome_n to_o transport_v themselves_o to_o sparta_n and_o renew_v their_o common_a friendship_n and_o acquaintance_n also_o in_o that_o place_n as_o soon_o as_o lacedaemonian_n they_o be_v come_v to_o rome_n and_o have_v present_v themselves_o before_o the_o senate_n they_o declare_v how_o they_o be_v send_v from_o the_o high_a priest_n jonathan_n who_o require_v the_o revonation_n of_o their_o alliance_n whereupon_o the_o senate_n grant_v all_o that_o which_o they_o have_v demand_v as_o touch_v the_o amity_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o give_v they_o their_o letter_n of_o recommendation_n to_o bear_v unto_o all_o the_o king_n of_o asia_n and_o europe_n and_o to_o the_o governor_n of_o all_o the_o city_n command_v they_o to_o grant_v they_o free_a passage_n to_o return_v into_o their_o country_n and_o in_o their_o return_n they_o pass_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n and_o present_v those_o letter_n which_o jonathan_n have_v write_v unto_o they_o the_o copy_n whereof_o contain_v matter_n to_o this_o effect_n jonathan_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o the_o commonalty_n of_o the_o jew_n
his_o elder_a brother_n hircanus_n to_o who_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n it_o appertain_v he_o likewise_o accost_v and_o sound_v hircanus_n ordinary_o with_o these_o word_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o live_v in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n and_o will_v doubtless_o be_v overtake_v except_o he_o seek_v his_o own_o security_n and_o flee_v his_o imminent_a peril_n allege_v that_o aristobulus_n friend_n will_v never_o cease_v to_o consult_v how_o they_o may_v shorten_v his_o life_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v live_v in_o more_o security_n to_o these_o instigation_n of_o his_o hircanus_n give_v small_a credit_n for_o that_o of_o his_o own_o nature_n he_o be_v courteous_a and_o can_v not_o easy_o be_v induce_v or_o seduce_v by_o detraction_n but_o this_o negligence_n and_o carelessness_n in_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o he_o be_v account_v a_o silly_a and_o abject_a man_n on_o the_o contrary_a side_n aristobulus_n be_v of_o a_o different_a and_o more_o heroic_a nature_n be_v more_o actuie_v in_o performance_n and_o careful_a in_o prevention_n now_o although_o antipater_n see_v that_o hircanus_n make_v small_a accountof_n his_o instigation_n yet_o cease_v he_o not_o daily_o to_o invent_v and_o propose_v new_a surmise_n and_o accusation_n urge_v aristobulus_n hatred_n and_o practice_n to_o muâ—…her_v he_o and_o so_o much_o prevail_v he_o by_o his_o importunity_n that_o at_o last_o he_o persuade_v he_o to_o fly_v to_o aretas_n king_n of_o arabia_n promise_v he_o that_o in_o so_o do_v he_o will_v give_v he_o both_o aid_n and_o assistance_n hircanus_n have_v debate_v upon_o these_o conclusion_n at_o last_o think_v good_a to_o fly_v to_o aretas_n for_o that_o he_o know_v that_o arabia_n confine_v upon_o jewry_n whereupon_o he_o first_o of_o all_o send_v antipater_n to_o aretas_n to_o take_v assurance_n of_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o betray_v he_o into_o his_o enemy_n hand_n if_o so_o be_v he_o shall_v submit_v himself_o unto_o he_o and_o require_v his_o assistance_n when_o as_o therefore_o antipater_n have_v receive_v this_o assurance_n from_o the_o king_n he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n unto_o hircanus_n and_o 64._o not_o long_o after_o that_o take_v he_o away_o with_o he_o and_o depart_v the_o city_n by_o night_n and_o afterward_o with_o great_a journey_n arrive_v at_o petra_n where_o aretas_n keep_v his_o royal_a court_n and_o for_o that_o he_o be_v inward_o familiar_a with_o the_o king_n he_o beseech_v he_o to_o reestablish_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jewry_n and_o wrought_v so_o much_o by_o his_o importunity_n and_o the_o present_n which_o he_o give_v he_o that_o he_o persuade_v aretas_n to_o attempt_v the_o matter_n whereupon_o hircanus_n promise_v that_o if_o he_o confirm_v he_o again_o in_o his_o royal_a dignity_n he_o will_v upon_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o realm_n restore_v unto_o he_o 3._o those_o twelve_o city_n which_o his_o father_n alexander_n have_v take_v from_o the_o arabian_n the_o name_n whereof_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v medaba_n nabello_n livias_n tharabasa_n agalla_n athona_n zoara_n orona_n marissa_n rydda_n lusa_fw-la oryba_n chap._n iii_o aristobulus_n be_v vanquish_v be_v pursue_v as_o far_o as_o jerusalem_n aretas_n induce_v by_o these_o promise_n be_v content_a to_o send_v forth_o a_o army_n against_o aristobulus_n temple_n and_o himself_o in_o person_n conduct_v onward_o in_o that_o expedition_n fifty_o thousand_o man_n both_o on_o foot_n and_o horse_n and_o have_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o diverse_a after_o the_o attainment_n of_o this_o victory_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n submit_v themselves_o to_o hircanus_n and_o aristobulus_n perceive_v himself_o to_o be_v destitute_a of_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o follower_n flee_v unto_o jerusalem_n after_o he_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n lead_v his_o army_n with_o all_o expedition_n and_o besiege_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n in_o this_o siege_n the_o common_a people_n assist_v hircanus_n 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herodes_n son_n 17_o how_o herodes_n son_n be_v condemn_v in_o a_o council_n at_o berytus_n chap._n i._n how_o alexander_n and_o aristobulus_n be_v return_v unto_o their_o father_n be_v assail_v and_o calumniate_v by_o salome_n and_o pheroras_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n the_o king_n think_v it_o behoove_v 15._o he_o to_o redress_v and_o hinder_v private_a injury_n both_o in_o the_o city_n and_o country_n for_o the_o which_o purpose_n he_o make_v a_o new_a law_n unlike_o to_o the_o former_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o such_o as_o be_v wall-breaker_n to_o be_v sell_v for_o slave_n out_o of_o the_o limit_n of_o his_o kingdom_n which_o law_n do_v not_o seem_v so_o much_o to_o intend_v the_o punishment_n of_o malefactor_n as_o the_o dissolution_n of_o his_o own_o country_n custom_n for_o to_o serve_v foreign_a nation_n who_o live_v not_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o they_o command_v they_o be_v 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learned_a preacher_n 220._o i_o 253._o d._n reward_v of_o valiant_a man_n 727._o e_fw-la f._n reward_v of_o such_o as_o keep_v the_o law_n 794._o l._n reward_n oppress_v justice_n 130._o l._n riches_n of_o the_o madianites_fw-la 87._o e_fw-la f._n of_o the_o ainite_n 103._o f._n of_o david_n 189._o f._n of_o solomon_n 202._o l_o m._n 203._o a_o b._n 204._o g_o h_o i_o of_o ozias_n 239._o c._n riddle_n of_o samson_n propound_v to_o the_o thamnite_n 121._o f._n dissolve_v ibid._n rip_v of_o woman_n womb_n foretell_v 230._o g._n river_n of_o arnon_n 82._o h_o i._n river_n sabaticus_fw-la 749._o c._n robber_n punish_v 406._o l._n robbery_n in_o trachona_n 406._o i_o wink_v at_o 623._o d._n roboam_n entreat_v to_o ease_v the_o people_n burden_n 206._o deâ—…ied_v their_o petition_n ibid._n l._n abandon_v of_o ten_o tribe_n 206._o l._n forbid_a to_o make_v war_n 207._o a._n build_v strong_a city_n 208._o m._n his_o wife_n and_o child_n 209._o a_o b._n impiety_n ibid._n make_v brazen_a shield_n â—…10_n die_v ibid._n h._n rock_n veeld_v forth_o water_n 55._o c._n ride_v of_o the_o philistine_n 150._o h._n rod_n of_o moses_n turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n 46._o i_o devour_v the_o egyptian_n rod_n 47._o d._n rod_n of_o aaron_n fructify_v 81._o a._n the_o roman_n government_n how_o far_o it_o extend_v 649._o a_o b._n roman_n overcome_v the_o jew_n 569._o b_o c_o e._n sack_n jericho_n 579._o b._n get_v a_o great_a pray_v ibid._n b._n skirmish_n with_o the_o jew_n 610._o ay_o k._n fire_n the_o porch_n ibid._n k._n have_v subdue_v the_o athenian_n etc._n etc._n 628._o k._n l._n yea_o the_o whole_a world_n ibid._n m._n &_o 629._o a_o &_o c_o fly_v into_o the_o king_n fort_n 632._o m._n be_v slay_v 633._o d._n burn_v joppe_n &c_n &c_n 636._o l._n burn_v the_o temple_n gate_n 638._o h._n overcome_v the_o jew_n 645._o e_fw-la f._n retire_v without_o their_o purpose_n 656._o g._n enter_v jotapata_n 657._o e_fw-la f._n move_v with_o no_o compassion_n 658._o g._n their_o warlike_a 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dissuasion_n 29._o d_o e._n and_o his_o persuasion_n 30._o b._n intend_a to_o save_v joseph_n 30._o i_o plead_v before_o joseph_n 34._o m._n &_o 35._o a._n rue_v of_o admirable_a greatness_n 752._o k._n ruin_n of_o the_o israelite_n seek_v 41._o c_o d._n ruin_n of_o the_o amalechite_n foretell_v 47._o d._n ruler_n of_o jerusalem_n 639._o d._n rumour_n of_o herod_n death_n 387._o d._n rumour_n of_o the_o emperor_n 478_o h._n 497._o d._n ruth_n her_o love_n to_o naomi_n 124._o g._n marry_v to_o booz_n ibid._n l._n m._n 125._o a._n s_o saba_n chief_a city_n of_o ethiopia_n 44._o l._n call_v meroe_n and_o why_o ibid._n l._n sabach_n and_o nephanus_fw-la david_n captain_n
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