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person_n of_o sennacherib_n shall_v be_v this_o sennacherib_n menace_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n with_o a_o huge_a army_n &_o there_o revell_v and_o burn_v and_o spoil_v while_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o spoil_v thus_o he_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o enemy_n and_o exercise_v all_o kind_n of_o hostility_n but_o where_o be_v the_o herald_n or_o ambassador_n that_o be_v send_v to_o demand_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o wrong_n that_o hezekiah_n have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v do_v any_o why_o do_v he_o not_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o arm_n namely_o to_o denounce_v war_n and_o to_o send_v defiance_n before_o he_o invade_v they_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n indeed_o in_o the_o law_n it_o be_v write_v deut._n 20._o when_o thou_o come_v near_o to_o a_o city_n to_o fight_v against_o it_o thou_o shall_v offer_v it_o peace_n etc._n etc._n also_o lest_o you_o shall_v say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o write_a law_n only_o and_o proper_a to_o the_o jew_n the_o roman_n themselves_o who_o be_v 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they_o with_o his_o army_n and_o slay_v they_o without_o pity_n or_o mercy_n but_o the_o roman_n gain_v nothing_o by_o this_o for_o when_o afterward_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o parthian_n and_o persian_n hand_n they_o cry_v quittance_n with_o they_o to_o the_o full_a and_o take_v the_o emperor_n of_o the_o roman_n prisoner_n they_o use_v he_o in_o the_o vile_a manner_n that_o may_v be_v make_v he_o to_o serve_v their_o prince_n turn_v for_o a_o footstool_n as_o oft_o as_o he_o shall_v get_v up_o upon_o his_o horse_n thus_o much_o the_o roman_n degenerate_v get_v by_o their_o falsehood_n now_o for_o these_o man_n that_o profess_v not_o god_n nor_o know_v he_o thus_o to_o distain_v themselves_o with_o unjust_a and_o perfidious_a practice_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n for_o who_o will_v look_v for_o other_o then_o evil_a fruit_n from_o a_o evil_a tree_n and_o filthy_a water_n from_o a_o unclean_a fountain_n &_o c_o but_o now_o for_o they_o who_o glory_n in_o the_o law_n and_o trust_v in_o god_n in_o outward_a show_n and_o say_v that_o they_o be_v catholic_n and_o that_o all_o other_o be_v heretic_n and_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n for_o they_o to_o seek_v to_o surprise_v christian_a commonweal_n which_o be_v at_o league_n with_o they_o without_o proclaim_v war_n first_o nay_o at_o such_o time_n to_o entertain_v we_o with_o a_o hope_n of_o peace_n when_o their_o armado_n be_v now_o launch_v nay_o advance_v forward_o nay_o upon_o our_o coast_n almost_o this_o be_v such_o a_o feat_n as_o posterity_n which_o will_v judge_v of_o thing_n incorrupt_o and_o render_v to_o every_o prince_n the_o honour_n that_o he_o deserve_v posterity_n i_o say_v if_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o posterity_n will_v record_v not_o among_o the_o stratagem_n of_o noble_a warrior_n but_o among_o the_o attempt_n of_o false-dissembling_a tyrant_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o rest_v upon_o tully_n judgement_n nemo_fw-la qui_fw-la fortitudinis_fw-la gloriam_fw-la consecutus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plaâ—o_o that_o be_v the_o great_a ruler_n and_o the_o great_a governor_n they_o that_o be_v like_o god_n upon_o the_o earth_n have_v be_v win_v and_o overcome_v with_o gift_n philip._n there_o be_v no_o city_n so_o invincible_a say_v one_o but_o a_o ass_n lade_v with_o gold_n will_v make_v the_o gate_n fly_v open_a and_o another_o receive_v this_o oracle_n fight_v with_o silver_n lance_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o conquer_v but_o we_o need_v not_o to_o rake_v in_o the_o puddle_n of_o heathenish_a writer_n to_o know_v the_o power_n of_o bribe_n and_o gift_n solomon_n the_o wise_a and_o best_a experience_a king_n say_v a_o gift_n be_v as_o a_o precious_a stone_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o have_v it_o 17._o it_o prosper_v whither-soev_a he_o turn_v it_o 18._o and_o again_o a_o man_n gift_n make_v room_n for_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o before_o great_a man_n yea_o god_n himself_o by_o moses_n in_o deut._n show_v the_o great_a strength_n of_o gift_n or_o the_o great_a weakness_n of_o man_n to_o withstand_v they_o a_o gift_n say_v he_o do_v blind_a the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a 16._o and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o just_a therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o gift_n as_o if_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v i_o know_v not_o what_o poison_n in_o they_o and_o indeed_o man_n use_v to_o say_v that_o beneficia_fw-la be_v venificia_fw-la that_o the_o very_a handle_n of_o they_o will_v infect_v a_o man_n 1._o as_o pliny_n write_v of_o the_o fish_n call_v torpedo_n that_o if_o a_o a_o man_n touch_v it_o not_o only_o with_o his_o hand_n but_o with_o stick_n or_o rod_n or_o such_o like_a it_o will_v benumb_v he_o and_o as_o scholar_n know_v that_o dâ—mosthenes_n by_o poison_v harpalus_n his_o goblet_n be_v tempt_v and_o weigh_v to_o favour_v his_o cause_n to_o the_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o country_n and_o unto_o his_o own_o utter_a shame_n no_o man_n doubt_v but_o samuel_n his_o son_n be_v well_o bring_v up_o by_o 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