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procure_v other_o help_n for_o that_o be_v to_o seek_v to_o live_v with_o a_o head_n without_o a_o body_n which_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v monstrous_a it_o must_v needs_o toter_z and_o tumble_v down_o with_o its_o own_o weight_n because_o it_o have_v nothing_o to_o bear_v it_o up_o and_o if_o king_n will_v needs_o know_v what_o kind_n of_o thing_n the_o common_a people_n be_v and_o what_o able_a to_o do_v upon_o all_o change_n and_o alteration_n let_v they_o take_v into_o their_o consideration_n that_o which_o pass_v at_o the_o arraignment_n and_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n where_o there_o be_v not_o that_o rule_n of_o reason_n of_o state_n in_o the_o vile_a manner_n which_o be_v not_o then_o practise_v and_o the_o first_o stone_n that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o
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and_o their_o subject_n fight_v their_o battle_n hazard_v therein_o their_o life_n or_o when_o any_o other_o common_a calamity_n happen_v as_o of_o famine_n or_o pestilence_n in_o their_o kingdom_n they_o be_v not_o then_o to_o follow_v their_o pleasure_n and_o intertainment_n but_o to_o abstain_v from_o they_o and_o to_o show_v and_o make_v know_v to_o the_o world_n that_o they_o have_v a_o fellow-feeling_n of_o these_o common_a evil_n and_o general_a affliction_n for_o so_o do_v the_o king_n of_o ninive_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v inform_v what_o the_o prophet_n jonas_n have_v preach_v in_o his_o court_n threaten_v they_o with_o the_o punishment_n which_o god_n will_v send_v upon_o that_o city_n and_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v that_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o forsake_v his_o pleasure_n lay_v his_o robe_n from_o he_o and_o cover_v he_o with_o sackcloth_n and_o sit_v in_o ash_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v proclaim_v through_o nineve_n 6._o say_v let_v neither_o man_n nor_o beast_n hear_v nor_o flock_n taste_v any_o thing_n let_v they_o not_o feed_v nor_o drink_v water_n but_o let_v man_n and_o beast_n be_v cover_v with_o sackcloth_n and_o cry_v mighty_o unto_o god_n yea_o let_v they_o turn_v every_o one_o from_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o from_o the_o violence_n that_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o course_n that_o he_o take_v for_o to_o appease_v god_n anger_n when_o king_n david_n hear_v of_o the_o great_a slaughter_n which_o the_o pestilence_n have_v wrought_v in_o his_o kingdom_n sorrow_v exceed_o that_o the_o plague_n be_v so_o hot_a among_o his_o people_n and_o show_v that_o it_o grieve_v his_o very_a heart_n and_o soul_n he_o cry_v out_o unto_o the_o lord_n 17._o and_o say_v ego_fw-la sum_fw-la qui_fw-la peccavi_fw-la ego_fw-la qui_fw-la iniquè_fw-fr egi_fw-la etc._n etc._n vertatur_fw-la obsecro_fw-la manus_fw-la tua_fw-la contra_fw-la i_o et_fw-la contra_fw-la domum_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la i_o have_v sin_v and_o i_o have_v do_v wicked_o but_o these_o sheep_n what_o have_v they_o do_v let_v thy_o hand_n i_o pray_v be_v against_o i_o and_o against_o my_o father_n house_n king_n joram_n reign_v in_o israel_n there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o famine_n and_o so_o before_o a_o death_n in_o that_o kingdom_n that_o two_o woman_n by_o consent_n do_v agree_v to_o kill_v their_o child_n and_o to_o eat_v they_o by_o turn_n which_o the_o king_n have_v no_o soon_o hear_v of_o but_o that_o he_o be_v so_o inward_o grieve_v therewith_o that_o in_o expression_n of_o his_o sorrow_n he_o rend_v his_o garment_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o hebrew_n on_o such_o like_a sad_a occasion_n and_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n within_o upon_o his_o flesh_n 43._o because_o prince_n jonathan_n do_v but_o dip_v the_o tip_n of_o his_o rod_n in_o the_o honeycomb_n when_o as_o his_o father_n king_n saul_n and_o all_o his_o man_n of_o war_n be_v fight_v against_o the_o philistine_n god_n be_v much_o offend_v with_o it_o thereby_o teach_v king_n that_o on_o the_o like_a occasion_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o shall_v abstain_v from_o their_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n signify_v by_o the_o honeycomb_n that_o valiant_a captain_n urias_n 11._o be_v a_o good_a master_n of_o this_o doctrine_n who_o be_v return_v from_o the_o army_n to_o the_o court_n call_v thither_o by_o the_o king_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v persuade_v to_o go_v home_o to_o his_o own_o house_n to_o refresh_v himself_o and_o make_v merry_a with_o his_o wife_n though_o his_o majesty_n will_v he_o so_o to_o do_v and_o the_o reason_n which_o he_o render_v why_o he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o be_v this_o arca_n dei_fw-la et_fw-la juda_n habitant_fw-la in_o papilionibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o ark_n and_o israel_n and_o judah_n abide_v in_o tent_n and_o my_o lord_n joab_n with_o the_o whole_a army_n lie_v encamp_v in_o the_o open_a field_n without_o any_o other_o shelter_n and_o be_v in_o that_o great_a danger_n that_o they_o be_v shall_v i_o then_o go_v into_o my_o house_n to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o to_o lie_v with_o my_o wise_n per_fw-la salutem_fw-la tuam_fw-la et_fw-la per_fw-la salutem_fw-la animae_fw-la tuus_fw-la non_fw-la faciam_fw-la rem_fw-la hanc_fw-la as_o thou_o live_v and_o as_o thy_o soul_n live_v i_o will_v not_o do_v this_o thing_n and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o common_a calamity_n of_o a_o whole_a commonwealth_n but_o also_o in_o those_o particular_a one_o of_o great_a person_n that_o have_v be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o state_n it_o be_v fit_a and_o requisite_a and_o well_o will_v it_o become_v king_n that_o they_o make_v show_v of_o their_o sorrow_n by_o lay_v aside_o their_o feast_n and_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o solacing_n and_o mirthful_a intertainment_n 33._o when_o king_n david_n understand_v of_o the_o death_n of_o that_o brave_a commander_n abner_n he_o weep_v bitter_o before_o the_o people_n and_o command_v that_o none_o shall_v taste_v bread_n or_o aught_o else_o 38._o till_o the_o sun_n be_v down_o say_v unto_o his_o servant_n num_fw-la ignoratis_fw-la quoniam_fw-la princeps_fw-la et_fw-la maximus_fw-la cecidit_fw-la hodiè_fw-la in_o israel_n know_v you_o not_o that_o there_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o great_a man_n fall_v this_o day_n in_o israel_n but_o some_o will_v say_v that_o we_o do_v not_o well_o in_o advise_v king_n or_o the_o common_a people_n on_o sad_a occasion_n to_o forbear_v their_o sport_n and_o pastime_n it_o seem_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o ought_v rather_o then_o to_o seek_v after_o they_o for_o the_o divert_v of_o melancholy_a and_o banish_v of_o sorrow_n urge_v plutarke_n authority_n who_o reprehend_v those_o man_n who_o when_o they_o be_v already_o merry_o dispose_v hunt_v after_o intertainment_n and_o pastime_n wish_v they_o to_o do_v that_o when_o they_o find_v themselves_o sad_a and_o heavy_a for_o than_o
but_o to_o use_v stratagem_n and_o politic_a device_n for_o to_o defeat_v and_o deceive_v the_o enemy_n spy_n and_o intelligencer_n and_o i_o very_o well_o remember_v that_o myself_o communicate_v this_o conceit_n upon_o occasion_n with_o one_o of_o the_o learn_a man_n and_o great_a platonist_n that_o this_o age_n afford_v he_o approve_v of_o it_o and_o do_v much_o commend_v it_o for_o as_o concern_v that_o truth_n and_o faith_n whereof_o we_o now_o treat_v plato_n himself_o and_o all_o other_o the_o good_a philosopher_n teach_v the_o rigour_n and_o strictness_n wherewith_o man_n ought_v to_o keep_v their_o word_n in_o the_o book_n of_o josua_n be_v recount_v the_o craft_n wherewith_o the_o ghibeonite_n move_v the_o prince_n of_o israel_n to_o plight_v they_o their_o faith_n that_o they_o will_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n and_o though_o afterward_o this_o their_o cunning_a deal_n be_v discover_v and_o bring_v to_o light_n and_o that_o all_o the_o people_n be_v willing_a that_o this_o promise_n shall_v not_o be_v keep_v yet_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n make_v answer_v thereunto_o that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o comply_v with_o their_o word_n especial_o have_v confirm_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n 15._o juravimus_fw-la eye_n in_o nomine_fw-la domini_fw-la dei_fw-la israel_n &_o idcircò_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la eos_fw-la contingere_fw-la we_o have_v swear_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v not_o hurt_v they_o and_o because_o many_o year_n after_o king_n saul_n out_o of_o a_o zeal_n to_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n break_v that_o their_o word_n and_o promise_n there_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n a_o great_a famine_n which_o continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n king_n don_n sancho_n who_o they_o slay_v by_o treason_n confess_v that_o that_o death_n light_v worthy_o upon_o he_o because_o he_o have_v break_v his_o word_n give_v to_o his_o father_n king_n don_n fernando_n to_o pass_v the_o partition_n make_v with_o his_o brethren_n and_o the_o constancy_n of_o david_n be_v know_v to_o all_o in_o keep_v that_o his_o word_n which_o all_o the_o while_o he_o live_v he_o give_v to_o shimei_n that_o he_o will_v not_o put_v he_o to_o death_n according_a to_o the_o desert_n of_o his_o irreverent_a language_n and_o disrespect_n to_o his_o person_n and_o both_o divine_a and_o humane_a letter_n be_v full_a of_o the_o severe_a chasticement_n which_o god_n have_v inflict_v upon_o those_o who_o have_v not_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o keep_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o word_n for_o be_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v most_o faithful_a and_o do_v boast_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o he_o will_v likewise_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o one_o towards_o another_o s._n isidore_n 5._o with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o word_n affirm_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o deceive_v any_o man_n and_o that_o all_o infidelity_n be_v sin_n that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o fail_v in_o that_o which_o he_o 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