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this_o you_o lose_v without_o all_o doubt_n all_o place_n that_o be_v prepare_v for_o you_o in_o the_o world_n of_o rightousnesse_n neither_o shall_v you_o have_v any_o part_n in_o the_o light_n of_o life_n but_o rather_o with_o your_o own_o hand_n kill_v they_o thus_o if_o you_o will_v do_v they_o shall_v be_v count_v as_o sacrifice_n most_o accdptable_a unto_o god_n and_o that_o do_v we_o will_v after_o issue_n out_o upon_o our_o enemy_n and_o fight_v against_o they_o till_o we_o use_v valeant_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o we_o will_v neuer_o suffer_v they_o to_o bind_v we_o with_o bond_n and_o chein_n as_o bond_n slave_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a nether_a will_v we_o see_v our_o ancient_a man_n to_o be_v hale_v by_o the_o berde_n before_o our_o eye_n most_o miserable_o nor_o yet_o our_o maid_n wife_n and_o doughter_n to_o be_v unhalow_v and_o deflower_v nor_o our_o son_n cri_v to_o we_o and_o we_o can_v not_o help_v they_o for_o what_o shall_v 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titus_n comaund_v he_o to_o honour_v he_o for_o he_o perceive_v he_o be_v a_o very_a wise_a man_n titus_n reign_v two_o year_n after_o he_o have_v take_v jerusalem_n and_o die_v he_o be_v a_o very_a eloquent_a man_n expert_a in_o the_o latin_a and_o greek_a tongue_n &_o write_v diverse_a work_n in_o both_o the_o tongue_n he_o love_v most_o entire_o justice_n and_o equity_n for_o he_o waste_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n against_o his_o will_n &_o be_v compel_v thereunto_o yea_o all_o the_o mischief_n that_o come_v upon_o it_o happen_v through_o the_o malice_n and_o noughtinesse_n of_o the_o seditious_a as_o we_o have_v touch_v before_o and_o thus_o far_o of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o second_o house_n ¶_o thus_o end_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n nn._n two_o â§_o the_o ten_o captivity_n of_o the_o jews_n i._o the_o israelite_n be_v ten_o time_n lead_v into_o captivity_n four_o time_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o sanherib_n and_o four_o time_n by_o nabuchadnezar_n once_o by_o vespasian_n and_o once_o by_o superstitious_a adrian_n first_o invade_v they_o sanherib_n â—â—b_n â—â—ennache_n â—â—b_n and_o traunspose_v the_o rubenite_n the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasse_n he_o take_v away_o also_o the_o golden_a calf_n which_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la have_v make_v he_o lead_v they_o into_o halah_n habur_n to_o the_o flood_n of_o gozan_n and_o to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o mede_n this_o captivity_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remaha_n two_o the_o second_o captivity_n hoscha_n the_o son_n of_o ela_n remain_v and_o slay_v pekah_n the_o son_n of_o remalia_n afterward_o he_o become_v the_o servant_n and_o subject_n of_o sanherib_n seven_o year_n then_o come_v sanherib_n the_o second_o time_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o tribe_n of_o aâ—ar_n isachar_n zebulon_n and_o naphtali_n of_o who_o he_o let_v go_v free_a only_a one_o of_o every_o eight_o he_o tâ—ke_v away_o also_o a_o other_o calf_n that_o be_v in_o 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lead_v into_o halah_n &_o habur_n until_o the_o king_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n rebel_v against_o he_o who_o kingdom_n be_v on_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o egypt_n then_o take_v juda_n &_o simeon_n with_o he_o he_o make_v war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o ethiopia_n so_o the_o holy_a and_o bless_a god_n place_v they_o in_o dark_a mountain_n he_z re_z be_v four_o captivity_n whereby_o ten_o tribe_n go_v into_o crile_a by_o sanherib_n there_o remain_v yet_o of_o juda_n cx._n thousand_o and_o of_o benjamin_n cxxx._n thousand_o in_o jerusalem_n over_o who_o reign_v hizkiahu_n moreover_o sanherib_n come_v out_o of_o ethiopia_n against_o jerusalem_n the_o fifte_a time_n lead_v with_o he_o cx._n thousand_o but_o the_o holy_a lord_n overthrewe_v he_o there_o as_o it_o be_v write_v and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o