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pa._n ead_n pericles_z make_v a_o law_n in_o athens_n against_o stranger_n pa._n 38_o the_o eight_o persecution_n under_o valerianus_n pa._n ead_n valerianus_n the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n use_v as_o a_o block_n by_o sapor_n king_n of_o persia_n pa._n 39_o the_o nine_o plague_n of_o egypt_n pa._n 40_o the_o dissimulation_n of_o pharaoh_n pa._n ead_n the_o nine_o persecution_n under_o aurelianus_n pa._n ead_n christ_n deny_v among_o the_o roman_n pa._n 41_o a_o golden_a target_n send_v by_o the_o senators_z pa_z ead_n the_o evil_a end_n of_o cruel_a emperor_n pa._n ead_n the_o ten_o plague_n of_o egypt_n pa._n 42_o the_o ten_o persecution_n under_o dioclesian_n pa._n ead_n when_o persecution_n end_v heresy_n begin_v pa._n 43_o arius_n with_o diverse_a crew_n of_o heretic_n pa._n ead_n the_o four_o general_a counsel_n pa._n 44_o the_o march_v of_o pharaoh_n after_o the_o hebrew_n pa._n 45_o the_o drown_n of_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n pa._n ead_n appian_o impudent_a lie_n against_o moses_n pa._n 46_o the_o education_n of_o moses_n in_o egypt_n pa._n 47_o moses_n choose_v captain_n for_o pharaoh_n pa._n ead_n moses_n death_n seek_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n pa._n ead_n the_o victory_n of_o moses_n in_o aethiopia_n pa._n 48_o the_o marriage_n of_o moses_n to_o tharbis_n the_o king_n of_o aethiope_n his_o daughter_n pa._n ead_n appian_o lie_v pa._n 49_o philo_n his_o speech_n of_o the_o hebrew_n pa._n 50_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n set_v down_o by_o the_o lord_n to_o moses_n pa._n 51_o the_o stratagem_n of_o archidamus_n epaminondas_n and_o pericles_n pa._n 52_o of_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n pa._n 53_o of_o the_o priest_n nantes_n in_o athens_n etc._n etc._n pa._n 54_o the_o remove_n of_o the_o ark_n pa._n ead_n the_o number_n and_o muster_v of_o the_o hebrew_n army_n by_o moses_n pa._n 55_o the_o hebrew_n
the_o wicked_a pa._n ead_n the_o vow_n of_o the_o nazarite_n pa._n 281_o monastical_a vow_n pa._n ead_n the_o rechabite_v vow_n pa._n 282_o the_o oracle_n of_o ammon_n pa._n 283_o sign_n of_o victory_n give_v by_o the_o lord_n pa._n 284_o the_o hebrew_n consult_v with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n pa._n 285_o the_o superstitious_a oracle_n of_o the_o gentile_n pa._n 286_o the_o consul_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n depose_v pa._n 287_o soothsay_v by_o fly_v of_o fowl_n pa._n 288_o cyrus_n and_o alexander_n forewarn_v of_o their_o death_n by_o soothsay_v pa._n 289_o themistocles_n pa._n ead_n aristander_n alexander_n his_o soothsayer_n pa._n 290_o superstitious_a oracle_n of_o the_o gentile_n pa._n ead_n the_o greediness_n of_o dacius_n and_o xerxes_n of_o money_n pa._n 291_o any_o stratagem_n in_o just_a war_n be_v lawful_a pa._n 292_o the_o credit_n of_o soothsayer_n pa._n 293_o the_o idolatry_n of_o israel_n pa._n ead_n the_o rich_a spoil_n which_o philip_n have_v in_o delphos_n pa._n 294_o sanctuary_n allow_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o hebrew_n pa._n 295_o sanctuary_n allow_v among_o all_o nation_n pa._n 296_o king_n flee_v to_o sanctuary_n pa._n ead_n the_o abuse_n and_o ill_a order_n of_o sanctuary_n pa._n 297_o the_o breach_n of_o law_n severe_o punish_v in_o king_n pa._n 298_o numas_n religious_a law_n in_o rome_n pa._n 299_o the_o profanation_n of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o ceres_n by_o alcibiades_n and_o clodius_n pa._n 300_o 20000._o ware_a mourn_a apparel_n for_o cicero_n in_o rome_n pa._n ead_n cicero_n opinion_n of_o the_o roman_a victory_n pa._n 301_o antalcidas_n say_v to_o agesilaus_n pa._n 302_o alexander_n the_o great_a reward_v maim_v soldier_n pa._n ead_n the_o liberality_n of_o captain_n pa._n 303_o condemn_a murderer_n sacrifice_v on_o captain_n grave_n pa._n 304_o greedy_a prince_n ever_o lose_v more_o the_o they_o win_v pa._n 305_o of_o ambitious_a general_n and_o captain_n page_n 306._o 307._o 308_o the_o image_n of_o justice_n paint_v in_o egypt_n without_o a_o head_n page_n 307_o plato_n opinion_n against_o ambitious_a man_n pa._n ead_n philosopher_n slay_v themselves_o pa._n 309_o the_o victory_n of_o sertorius_n page_n 310_o lycurgus_n law_n allow_v ambition_n pa._n 311_o ambitious_a man_n banish_v from_o athens_n pa._n ead_n themistocles_n banish_v pa._n 312_o comparison_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o grecian_n page_n 314_o pericles_n surname_v olympus_n pa._n ead_n pyrrhus_n say_v of_o rome_n pa._n 315_o philopoman_n the_o last_o captain_n of_o any_o fame_n in_o greece_n pa._n 316_o of_o diverse_a kind_n of_o trumpet_n in_o war_n 317._o 318_o of_o diverse_a tent_n and_o sail_n page_n 319_o the_o watch_n word_n of_o diverse_a noble_a captain_n in_o their_o war_n page_n 320_o of_o sundry_a stratagem_n pa._n 321_o crassus_n slay_v among_o the_o parthian_n pa._n 322_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o cymbrian_n pa._n 323_o pub._n ventidius_n triumph_v page_n 324_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o greek_n at_o marathon_n pa._n 325_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o syracusan_n over_o the_o athenian_n pa._n 326_o the_o battle_n at_o cranon_n pa._n 327_o alexander_n fear_v in_o greece_n pa._n ead_n library_n destroy_v pa._n 328_o the_o library_n of_o attalus_n and_o eumenes_n in_o asia_n destroy_v page_n 329_o aiax_n &_o patroclus_n two_o elephant_n so_o name_v of_o antiochus_n pa._n ead_n the_o library_n at_o rome_n pa._n ead_n the_o roman_n only_o profess_v arm_n pa._n 330_o the_o opinion_n of_o cato_n pa._n ead_n callimachus_n and_o chrysippus_n great_a writer_n pa._n 331_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n break_v pa._n 332_o fair_a word_n deceive_v many_o captain_n pa._n ead_n archidamus_n counsel_n to_o the_o lacedaemonian_n pa._n 333_o much_o blood_n spend_v in_o breach_n of_o faith_n pa._n ead_n the_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n pa._n 334._o 335_o zopyrus_n stratagem_n pa._n 336_o aiax_n foolish_a answer_n to_o his_o father_n pa._n ead_n cyrus_n and_o agamemnon_n wish_n pa._n pa._n 337_o the_o great_a pride_n of_o xerxes_n and_o nimrod_n pa._n 338_o security_n in_o war_n hurtful_a pa._n 339_o pompey_n parasite_n pa._n ead_n the_o victory_n of_o drusus_n pa._n 340_o the_o flatterer_n of_o tigranes_n king_n of_o armenia_n pa._n ead_n the_o victory_n of_o lucullus_n over_o the_o athenian_n pa._n ead_n themistocles_n celerity_n in_o his_o victory_n pa._n 341_o 30000._o archer_n drive_v agesilaus_n out_o of_o persia_n pa._n 342_o a_o owl_n print_v on_o the_o coin_n of_o athens_n pa._n ead_n the_o celerity_n and_o quick_a dispatch_n of_o great_a captain_n pa._n 343_o celerity_n praise_v page_n 344_o astyages_n dream_v pa._n 345_o xerxes_n dream_n pa._n ead_n hanibal_n dream_v pa._n 346_o joseph_n envy_v of_o his_o brother_n pa._n ead_n josephs_n second_o dream_n pa._n 347_o joseph_n and_o daniel_n expounder_n of_o dream_n pa._n ead_n isaac_n name_v pa._n 348_o woman_n among_o the_o israelite_n give_v name_n to_o their_o child_n pa._n ead_n the_o surname_n of_o great_a roman_a captain_n pa._n 349_o month_n name_v after_o the_o name_n of_o emperor_n pa._n ead_n the_o surname_n of_o great_a captain_n and_o general_n in_o greece_n pa._n 350_o arsaces_n the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n in_o parthia_n pa._n 351_o the_o ivory_n house_n of_o achab._n pa._n 352_o finis_fw-la 39_o king_n overthrow_v by_o moses_n and_o joshua_n of_o combat_n the_o vow_n of_o cherim_n adam_n rescue_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n luke_n 11._o elizeus_fw-la lead_v the_o army_n of_o benhadad_n blind_a from_o dothan_n to_o samaria_n they_o that_o mourn_v in_o jerusalem_n be_v mark_v with_o the_o letter_n tau_n paul_n mark_n jacobite_n mark_v cain_n mark_n esau_n mark_n turneb_n lib._n 24._o cap._n 12._o the_o mark_n of_o diverse_a nation_n with_o the_o letter_n tau_n appul_n lib._n 9_o alex._n neapolit_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 18._o the_o time_n that_o barber_n be_v first_o see_v in_o rome_n philip._n archidamus_n abraham_n the_o first_o man_n mark_v gen._n 12._o abraham_n fear_v abimelech_n and_o pharaoh_n for_o his_o wife_n abraham_n read_v astronomy_n in_o egypt_n joseph_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr antiq._n iâ—…_n abraham_n rescue_v the_o five_o king_n and_o let_v his_o nephew_n the_o victory_n of_o gedeon_n over_o the_o madianites_fw-la jud._n 7._o david_n rescue_v his_o two_o wivess_n 1._o sam._n 30._o gen._n 14._o three_o angel_n feast_v at_o mambre_n with_o abraham_n four_o be_v name_v before_o they_o be_v bear_v tantae_fw-la virtutis_fw-la est_fw-la quantae_fw-la &_o difficultatis_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la inter_fw-la malos_fw-la bernar._n epis._n 25._o ismaelite_n will_v not_o be_v call_v agareni_n of_o agar_n but_o saraceni_n of_o sarah_n the_o tower_n of_o babel_n build_v by_o nimrod_n cyrus_n army_n to_o scythia_n alexan._n voyage_n to_o india_n ninus_n the_o first_o monarch_n barsanes_n diodor_n ficâ—…_n lib._n 3._o farnus_n k._n of_o the_o mead_n seven_o hundred_o thousand_o zoroaster_n laugh_v at_o his_o birth_n the_o first_o idolatry_n by_o ninus_n baal_n the_o first_o idol_n plato_n in_o tâ—…meo_n the_o male_a child_n of_o the_o hebrews_n be_v throw_v to_o nilus_n the_o tyranny_n of_o pharaoh_n oros._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o a_o comparison_n between_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o roman_n the_o army_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o egypt_n under_o moses_n the_o first_o plague_n the_o comparison_n of_o the_o first_o plague_n with_o the_o first_o persecuton_n orosi_n lib._n 7._o nero_n slay_v himself_o ester_n 3_o 3._o reg._n ca._n 19_o 4._o reg._n ca._n 21_o the_o second_o plague_n a_o army_n of_o frog_n exod._n 8._o the_o second_o triumph_n of_o moses_n in_o egypt_n the_o blasphemy_n of_o nicanor_n punish_v the_o comparison_n of_o the_o second_o plagne_n with_o the_o second_o persecution_n the_o horrible_a blasphemy_n both_o of_o pharaoh_n and_o domitianus_n alike_o domitianus_n image_n set_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n as_o jerusalem_n domitianus_n slay_v in_o his_o own_o house_n by_o his_o servant_n the_o three_o plague_n exod._n 8._o jamnes_n and_o jambres_n the_o three_o persecution_n pliny_n to_o traiane_n philo_z be_v not_o hear_v of_o nero._n sapor_n king_n of_o persia._n the_o four_o plague_n the_o four_o yield_v of_o pharaoh_n to_o moses_n the_o four_o persecution_n the_o fight_v of_o the_o jew_n with_o wild_a beast_n the_o yield_v of_o tyrant_n blasphemer_n confess_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v god_n the_o five_o plague_n pharaoh_n and_o esau_n compare_v the_o five_o persecution_n septimius_n and_o antiochus_n murder_v the_o tyranny_n of_o antiochus_n against_o the_o jew_n 1._o machab._n 6._o joseph_n li._n 12._o cap._n 13._o antiochus_n at_o his_o death_n confess_v the_o great_a wrong_n he_o do_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n the_o six_o plague_n the_o fable_n of_o manetho_n of_o moses_n which_o he_o name_v osarphis_n tisithes_n pliny_n his_o opinion_n of_o moses_n joseph_n lib._n 2._o contra_fw-la appionem_fw-la the_o six_o persecution_n euseb._n lib._n
valentia_n the_o battle_n at_o sucron_n front_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o mithridates_n stratagem_n and_o other_o triphon_n antemna_n dyrachium_n pyrrhus_n caesar_n ambition_n against_o rome_n plut._n in_o caesare_n plut._n in_o cicero_n caesar_n praise_n scipio_n demand_n of_o hannibal_n caesar_n celerity_n in_o his_o victory_n epaminondas_n stratagem_n front_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o caesar_n be_v in_o 52._o pitch_a field_n no_o triumph_n in_o civil_a war_n at_o rome_n the_o battle_n between_o torquine_n and_o publicola_n the_o first_o funeral_n sermon_n in_o rome_n porsenna_n mutius_z scaevoa_o torquine_n drive_v from_o rome_n decemuiri_fw-la caesar._n the_o march_v of_o the_o scythian_n saracen_n the_o turk_n cyrus_n zerxes_n alexander_n the_o great_a saul_n iâ—…boam_n the_o march_v of_o the_o lord_n his_o â—…aptaines_n hercules_n and_o mars_n geâ—…e_n 32._o stratagâ—…_n the_o vowâ—…_n of_o jacob_n arebellious_a vow_n of_o absâ—…lon_n nom._n 21._o the_o vowâ—…_n of_o the_o israelite_n judg._n cap._n 11._o the_o vow_n of_o king_n asia_n jonâ—…_n anna_n vow_n samuel_n mother_n flamminiâ—…_n vow_n the_o vow_n of_o marius_n fabius_n max._n vow_n the_o vow_n of_o the_o athenian_n to_o aeolus_n the_o vow_n call_v haecatombae_n suidus_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la augusti_fw-la hanibal_n oath_n lucullus_n pausanias_n several_a vow_n stratagem_n of_o satan_n philos_n speech_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o vow_n of_o the_o nazarite_n monastical_a vow_n theseus_n achilles_n orestes_n the_o rechabite_v vow_n heliodorus_n 2._o mac._n 3._o cap._n antiochus_n 2._o mac._n cap._n 9_o artax_n 3._o esdar_n ca._n 〈◊〉_d the_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n to_o the_o jew_n the_o oracle_n of_o ammon_n the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n jonathas_n sam._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o indic_n cap._n 6._o sign_n of_o victory_n give_v from_o the_o lord_n 2._o reg._n cap._n 13_o sam._n 15._o 1._o reg._n 11._o sign_n give_v by_o the_o prophet_n 3._o reg._n cap._n 13_o jonas_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n the_o hebrew_n consult_v with_o urim_n and_o thummim_n nom._n 22._o and_o 27._o judah_n superstitiousnesse_n of_o the_o gentile_n veget._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 42._o front_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o epaminondas_n stratagem_n gregor_n magnus_fw-la the_o consul_n of_o rome_n and_o king_n in_o sparta_n depose_v quin._n scepio_n ca._n marius_n the_o superstition_n of_o the_o macedonian_n and_o roman_n soothsay_v by_o fly_v of_o fowl_n swallow_n cyrus_n and_o alexander_n forewarn_v of_o their_o death_n by_o soothsay_v themistocles_n cice._n de_fw-fr divinatione_fw-la 1._o aristander_n job._n 20._o superstitious_a oracle_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o grave_n of_o amphiraus_n darius_n xerxes_n aelian_n li._n 13_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o prophet_n any_o stratagem_n in_o just_a war_n be_v lawful_a gedeon_n sucoth_fw-mi the_o credit_n of_o soothsayer_n among_o the_o gentile_n idolatry_n of_o israel_n ezech._n 21._o the_o rich_a spoil_n which_o philip_n have_v in_o delphos_n sanctuary_n allow_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o hebrues_n joab_n and_o adonias_n take_v from_o sanctuary_n the_o temple_n of_o diana_n burn_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o gentile_n king_n flee_v to_o sanctuary_n sanctuary_n become_v den_n for_o thief_n demosthenes_n the_o grave_n of_o dead_a man_n be_v sanctuary_n agesilaus_n the_o abuse_n of_o sanctuary_n king_n destroy_v for_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n malach._n 1._o 50000._o bethsamite_n more_o slay_v numaslawe_n in_o rome_n the_o nymph_n egeria_n the_o profanation_n of_o the_o ceremony_n of_o ceres_n by_o alcibiades_n and_o clodius_n 20000._o ware_a mourn_a apparel_n for_o cicero_n in_o rome_n acarnanite_n livi._n lib._n 31._o anacharsis_n slay_v in_o scythia_n cicero_n opinion_n of_o the_o roman_n victory_n ueget_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o photion_n antalcidas_n say_v to_o agesilaus_n sparta_n alexander_n the_o great_a reward_v maim_v soldier_n jul._n caesar._n xenoph._n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la rebus_fw-la graecorum_n viget_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o tacit._n lib._n 2._o annal_n titus_n fabritius_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o persian_n towards_o their_o general_n &_o captain_n condemn_a murderer_n sacrifice_a on_o captain_n grave_n cymons_n mare_n alex._n neapolit_fw-la lib._n genial_a cap._n 11._o the_o moile_n in_o athens_n covetous_a prince_n ever_o lose_v more_o they_o they_o win_v viriatus_n achilles_n wrath_n croesus_n covetousness_n hannibal_n revenge_n pyrrhus_n quarrel_n ambition_n judge_n prince_n the_o image_n of_o justice_n paint_v in_o egypt_n contention_n between_o aiax_n and_o ulysses_n cai._n gracchus_n slay_v plato_n opinion_n against_o ambitious_a man_n the_o ambition_n of_o absalon_n and_o adoniah_n 2._o reg._n 15._o 3._o reg._n ca._n 1._o hammon_n the_o ambition_n of_o abimelech_n the_o orator_n of_o athens_n philosopher_n the_o victory_n of_o sertorius_n metellus_n aristides_n cato_n lycurgus_n law_n allow_v ambition_n ambitious_a man_n banish_v from_o athens_n corilianus_n 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