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this_o allowable_a but_o divine_a constantius_n be_v report_v to_o have_v do_v the_o same_o let_v we_o follow_v that_o prince_n rather_o in_o matter_n of_o less_o consequence_n if_o some_o other_o 17._o other_o this_o vain_a speaker_n fear_v not_o to_o gird_v the_o good_a emperor_n constantine_n the_o great_a himself_o as_o rabshekeh_n do_v ezechiah_n be_v 36._o the_o athenian_n paul_n act_v 17._o have_v not_o err_v before_o he_o he_o have_v never_o attempt_v any_o such_o thing_n meeting_n thing_n allegation_n in_o former_a page_n and_o this_o that_o legal_o bind_v to_o keep_v the_o gentile_a sacrament_n 2._o concern_v constantius_n 3_o of_o god_n presence_n by_o set_v up_o a_o idol_n 4_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o their_o meeting_n for_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o former_a stay_v up_o he_o that_o follow_v the_o reprehension_n of_o the_o antecedent_n example_n be_v the_o emendation_n of_o he_o that_o succee_v and_o as_o for_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meander_n quique_fw-la suos_fw-la patitus_fw-la manes_fw-la virg._n genij_fw-la good_a or_o bad_a angel_n be_v assign_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n as_o their_o guardian_n to_o prosperity_n to_o allegation_n of_o utility_n and_o prosperity_n this_o may_v we_o add_v utility_n and_o profit_n which_o above_o all_o thing_n tie_v the_o god_n and_o man_n together_o for_o since_o the_o cause_n and_o reason_n of_o thing_n be_v obscure_a whence_o shall_v we_o suppose_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v most_o commend_v to_o we_o but_o by_o the_o record_n and_o monument_n of_o prosperity_n now_o if_o antiquity_n bring_v 125._o bring_v pagan_n be_v wont_a to_o allege_v antiquity_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o superstition_n it_o be_v so_o with_o romanus_n the_o martyr_n by_o galerius_n his_o captain_n which_o make_v he_o make_v a_o apology_n for_o the_o eternity_n of_o christ_n fox_n monum_fw-la 125._o authority_n
in_o his_o necessity_n adventure_v to_o incur_v rather_o the_o king_n indignation_n then_o to_o give_v he_o course_n &_o nabal-like_a entertainment_n under_o the_o pretext_n of_o friendship_n to_o have_v betray_v he_o have_v be_v the_o next_o devise_v to_o have_v acquit_v himself_o but_o so_o have_v he_o be_v worse_o than_o doeg_n who_o portend_v evil_a yet_o pretend_v not_o this_o not_o neglect_v the_o other_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o death_n but_o to_o have_v affect_v this_o only_a though_o he_o have_v never_o effect_v it_o have_v be_v worse_o than_o death_n the_o gripe_v hereof_o be_v over_o the_o pain_n be_v past_a but_o the_o brand_n of_o such_o infamy_n as_o cleave_v to_o that_o will_v never_o be_v remove_v chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o moderation_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o conservation_n of_o friendship_n 8._o friendship_n aristot_n eth._n lib._n 8._o with_o which_o the_o volume_n be_v shut_v up_o nothing_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o honesty_n which_o 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his_o faith_n to_o do_v his_o friend_n good_a either_o in_o his_o substance_n report_n or_o person_n the_o scripture_n say_v indeed_o a_o man_n that_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o his_o both_o his_o prov._n 25.18_o berehehu_n the_o root_n whereof_o be_v raha_o pascere_fw-la because_o he_o be_v one_o friend_n that_o feed_v he_o it_o be_v translate_v neighbour_n and_o so_o it_o may_v indifferent_o be_v be_v incident_a to_o both_o friend_n be_v like_o a_o hammer_n a_o sword_n and_o a_o sharp_a arrow_n but_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v build_v upon_o it_o for_o he_o reprehend_v not_o the_o testimony_n speak_v against_o a_o friend_n but_o the_o false_a testimony_n what_o if_o for_o god_n cause_n what_o if_o for_o his_o country_n cause_n a_o man_n must_v be_v compel_v to_o give_v testimony_n ought_v friendship_n to_o prevail_v with_o he_o more_o than_o religion_n more_o than_o the_o love_n of_o his_o citizen_n not_o so_o but_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o use_v the_o rom._n 3.7.8_o for_o promote_a the_o cause_n of_o a_o friend_n country_n religion_n falsehood_n must_v not_o be_v use_v testimony_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v after_o lest_o one_o friend_n which_o by_o his_o faith_n give_v aught_o to_o absolve_v another_o friend_n shall_v by_o his_o treachery_n desire_v to_o entangle_v he_o in_o a_o snare_n so_o then_o a_o friend_n eye_n must_v be_v always_o fasten_v upon_o the_o truth_n neither_o gratify_v the_o nocent_a nor_o beguile_v the_o innocent_a 18.15.16.17_o innocent_a mat._n 18.15.16.17_o very_o if_o he_o must_v needs_o bring_v in_o his_o witness_n what_o he_o know_v to_o be_v amiss_o in_o his_o friend_n he_o ought_v to_o admonish_v he_o of_o it_o 19.17_o it_o prov._n 27.5_o levit._fw-la 19.17_o secret_o but_o if_o be_v admonish_v he_o will_v not_o amend_v to_o reprove_v he_o open_o for_o correction_n be_v good_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n better_a than_o silent_a friendship_n howbeit_o thy_o friend_n think_v himself_o hurt_v yet_o rebuke_v he_o yea_o though_o 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