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A03196 The exemplary lives and memorable acts of nine the most worthy women in the vvorld three Iewes. Three gentiles. Three Christians. Written by the author of the History of women. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver. 1640 (1640) STC 13316; ESTC S104033 101,805 245

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the_o kenite_fw-la p._n 12_o his_o temporize_n betwixt_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o canaanite_n ib._n the_o dangerous_a effect_n of_o war_n p._n 13_o the_o office_n of_o a_o general_n ib._n the_o fruit_n of_o tyranny_n p._n 14_o the_o nature_n of_o ambition_n ib._n of_o sysera_n and_o his_o preparation_n for_o war_n p._n 15_o mount_v tabor_n ib._n the_o river_n kishon_n ib._n deborah_n incourage_v baruck_v before_o the_o battle_n ib._n the_o effect_n of_o fear_n p._n 16_o sysera_n army_n ro●ted_v ib._n he_o fly_v come_v to_o the_o tent_n of_o jael_n the_o wife_n of_o hebar_n ib._n her_o entertainment_n of_o sysera_n p._n 17_o his_o fear_n be_v in_o her_o tent_n ib._n j●el_o kill_v sisera_n p._n 19_o deborah_n and_o jael_n compare_v for_o their_o masculine_a virtue_n ib._n jude_v of_o the_o two_o king_n nabuchodonozer_n and_o arphaxad_n p._n 22_o the_o two_o great_a city_n of_o niniveh_n and_o echbatane_n ib._n the_o nomination_n of_o sundry_a river_n p._n 23_o nabuchodonozers_n commandment_n despise_v ib._n king_n arphaxad_n discomfit_v and_o slay_v ib._n nebuchodonozer_n after_o his_o victory_n feast_v his_o boast_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o day_n p._n 24_o holophernes_n his_o chief_a captain_n and_o his_o army_n ib._n the_o magnificent_a provision_n of_o his_o boast_n ib._n his_o tyranny_n p._n 25_o nabuchodonozer_n proclaim_v a_o god_n ib._n the_o preparation_n of_o israel_n against_o holophernes_n ib._n joachim_n the_o high_a priest_n ib._n the_o israelite_n prayer_n and_o repentance_n p._n 26._o achior_n captain_n of_o the_o amorites_n ib._n his_o speech_n to_o holophernes_n p._n 27_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o holophernes_n ib._n achior_n bring_v into_o bethulia_n p._n 28_o ozias_n chabris_n and_o charmis_n governor_n of_o bethulia_n ib._n achior_n comfort_v and_o feast_v by_o the_o elder_n ib._n the_o great_a distress_n of_o bethulia_n p._n 29_o jude_v the_o widow_n of_o manaffes_n ib._n her_o zeal_n and_o abstinence_n p._n 30_o she_o reproach_v the_o elder_n of_o bethulia_n ib._n the_o reply_n of_o ozias_n to_o judeth_n p._n 31_o she_o change_v her_o garment_n of_o widowhood_n ib._n her_o wonderful_a beauty_n p._n 32_o her_o maid_n ib._n jude_v bring_v before_o holophernes_n p._n 33_o her_o speech_n to_o he_o ib._n the_o answer_n of_o holophernes_n p._n 35_o she_o be_v bring_v into_o his_o tent._n ib._n the_o feast_n of_o holophernes_n to_o his_o servant_n p._n 36_o bagoas_n the_o eunuch_n ib._n holophernes_n infidiate_v her_o chastity_n ib._n she_o eat_v and_o drink_v in_o his_o presence_n p._n 37_o holophernes_n overcome_v with_o wine_n ib._n holophernes_n slay_v by_o judeth_n p._n 38_o judeth_n with_o her_o maid_n come_v back_o to_o bethulia_n ib._n her_o counsel_n to_o the_o governor_n p._n 39_o achior_n ecstasy_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o head_n of_o holophernes_n ib._n holophernes_n find_v without_o a_o head_n p._n 40_o the_o assyrian_n dishearten_v ib._n their_o bua_v utter_o discomfit_v p._n 41_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o eldersblesse_n jude_v ib._n their_o honour_n do_v to_o she_o for_o their_o miraculous_a 〈◊〉_d p._n 42_o judeths_n thanksgiving_n and_o offering_n ib._n her_o age_n and_o death_n p._n 43_o esther_n what_o ahashueras_n be_v p._n 46_o his_o great_a feast_n to_o his_o prince_n p._n 47._o his_o feast_n to_o the_o people_n ib._n queen_n vasthis_n feast_n 48._o her_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n command_n ib._n memucans_n censure_n of_o vasthi_n ib._n a_o decree_n against_o the_o queen_n 49_o who_o mordecai_n be_v 50_o who_o esther_n or_o hadasha_n be_v ib._n esther_n receive_v into_o the_o king_n palace_n ib._n esther_n crown_v queen_n 51_o treason_n against_o the_o king_n discover_v by_o mordecai_n ib._n the_o exaltation_n of_o haman_n mordecai_n bend_v not_o the_o knee_n to_o haman_n ib._n hamans_n purpose_n utter_o to_o supplant_v the_o jew_n 52_o the_o decree_n seal_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n 53_o mordecai_n sorrow_n for_o his_o people_n ib._n queen_n 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