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that_o which_o he_o try_v do_v not_o take_v place_n bull_v repulsam_fw-la est_fw-la passus_fw-la he_o suffer_v a_o repulse_n calvin_n pelican_n impetrari_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la that_o can_v not_o be_v obtain_v which_o he_o desire_v but_o this_o opinion_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o text_n which_o say_v that_o god_n give_v daniel_n favour_n with_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o eunuch_n but_o if_o he_o have_v altogether_o take_v the_o repulse_n he_o have_v find_v small_a favour_n 2._o wherefore_o herein_o consist_v the_o favour_n which_o daniel_n find_v 1._o in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o angry_a with_o daniel_n for_o make_v such_o a_o bold_a request_n contrary_a to_o the_o king_n commandment_n 2._o neither_o do_v he_o urge_v he_o to_o keep_v the_o king_n order_n for_o his_o diet_n 3._o or_o complain_v of_o he_o to_o the_o king_n 4._o but_o chief_o herein_o his_o favour_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o pretend_v his_o fear_n and_o danger_n do_v insinuate_v that_o he_o can_v be_v content_v so_o 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so_o also_o hugo_n cardinal_n he_o be_v certior_fw-la factus_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la de_fw-fr foelici_fw-la eventu_fw-la he_o be_v assure_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o happy_a success_n calvin_n and_o daniel_n herein_o and_o his_o companion_n do_v not_o only_o depend_v upon_o god_n general_a promise_n out_o of_o his_o word_n but_o they_o have_v some_o particular_a revelation_n and_o direction_n for_o this_o thing_n jun._n 2._o but_o it_o will_v be_v object_v if_o daniel_n have_v such_o assurance_n why_o then_o speak_v he_o so_o doubtful_o as_o refer_v the_o whole_a matter_n to_o his_o discretion_n say_v ver_fw-la 13._o as_o thou_o see_v deal_v with_o thy_o servant_n to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v daniel_n allocutus_fw-la est_fw-la altorem_fw-la humanitus_fw-la ut_fw-la tamen_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la divinitus_fw-la confirmatus_fw-la esset_fw-la daniel_n indeed_o speak_v unto_o his_o keeper_n after_o a_o usual_a manner_n yet_o be_v in_o himself_o confirm_v from_o god_n in_o this_o 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