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more_o worth_a than_o ten_o thousand_o of_o themselves_o prince_n may_v be_v in_o the_o field_n 17._o 2_o sam._n 21._o 17._o but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o go_v into_o the_o battle_n lest_o as_o david_n servant_n say_v of_o he_o the_o light_n be_v quench_v and_o 22._o 1_o k._n 22._o the_o people_n be_v scatter_v as_o upon_o ahabs_n death_n whether_o they_o go_v forth_o or_o stay_v at_o home_n which_o be_v free_a unto_o they_o and_o may_v be_v do_v according_a to_o their_o own_o pleasure_n yet_o be_v this_o sovereign_a authority_n that_o which_o must_v first_o move_v to_o make_v war_n people_n may_v not_o if_o they_o will_v gather_v together_o to_o war_n against_o a_o open_a enemy_n of_o their_o own_o head_n for_o god_n have_v punish_v such_o attempt_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o presumptuous_a israelite_n arm_v themselves_o 67â—_n num._n 14._o 40._o 44_o 45._o deut._n 1._o 1._o mach._n 5._o 56._o 60._o 61._o 67â—_n without_o command_n from_o authority_n and_o be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o enemy_n such_o be_v the_o attempt_n of_o one_o joseph_n and_o azarias_n who_o in_o a_o vainglory_n to_o get_v a_o name_n will_v gather_v troop_n to_o fight_v against_o the_o heathen_a and_o obey_v not_o iâ—das_n machabeus_n and_o therefore_o be_v overthrow_v and_o so_o be_v certain_a priest_n slainâ—_n upon_o such_o a_o vain_a undertake_n among_o the_o roman_n those_o that_o thus_o offend_v by_o their_o law_n be_v in_o case_n of_o treason_n people_n must_v usus_fw-la f._n ad_fw-la l._n â—ub_fw-la mait_v &_o l._n vine_n c._n ut_fw-la armâ—rum_fw-la usus_fw-la therefore_o have_v warrant_n for_o otherwise_o even_o to_o spoil_v or_o kill_v a_o enemy_n be_v theft_n and_o murder_n and_o the_o battle_n on_o their_o parr_n no_o better_o than_o a_o field_n of_o blood_n and_o their_o do_n but_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n except_o it_o be_v to_o repress_v a_o sudden_a rise_n of_o rebel_n or_o to_o withstand_v a_o violent_a and_o sudden_a come_n in_o of_o a_o open_a 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33._o 5_o who_o without_o enforcement_n will_v not_o go_v moses_n be_v as_o king_n in_o israel_n and_o he_o wait_v not_o for_o voluntary_n but_o command_v josua_n to_o choose_v out_o of_o every_o tribe_n a_o thousand_o to_o make_v a_o host_n of_o twelve_o thousand_o to_o go_v against_o midian_a saul_n threaten_v revenge_n upon_o those_o that_o will_v not_o come_v forth_o to_o war_n at_o his_o command_n 7._o 1_o sam._n 21._o 6_o 7._o and_o god_n do_v aid_v his_o authority_n by_o strike_v the_o people_n with_o fear_n of_o he_o that_o authority_n be_v in_o david_n to_o assemble_v and_o gather_v a_o power_n of_o his_o subject_n for_o war_n without_o which_o command_v prince_n 4_o 2_o sam._n 20._o 4_o can_v not_o have_v wage_v battle_n so_o as_o they_o then_o do_v and_o the_o
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roman_n pay_v every_o soldier_n by_o the_o poll_n so_o at_o muster_n do_v now_o the_o spaniard_n second_o in_o rob_v poor_a soldier_n of_o their_o pay_n caesar_n be_v severe_a against_o civ_o caesar_n de_fw-fr bâ—llo_fw-la civ_o this_o villainy_n so_o as_o two_o of_o his_o captain_n of_o horse_n roscillus_n and_o aeâ—us_n have_v defraud_v soldier_n of_o their_o pay_n flee_v to_o the_o enemy_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o know_v that_o caesar_n have_v notice_n thereof_o it_o be_v a_o indelible_a character_n of_o infamy_n say_v one_o to_o defraud_v a_o poor_a soldier_n of_o his_o due_n three_o in_o take_v from_o a_o soldier_n that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o as_o his_o weapon_n remilita_fw-la of_o capt_n abuse_v poor_a soldier_n read_v sir_n toh_o smith_n epistle_n to_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n l_o 3._o 6._o qui_fw-la aliena_fw-la f._n de_fw-fr remilita_fw-la or_o horse_n etc._n etc._n theophiluâ—_n the_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n banish_v a_o commander_n out_o of_o his_o dominion_n for_o take_v a_o soldier_n good_a horse_n perforce_o from_o he_o for_o want_v whereof_o he_o be_v afterward_o slay_v in_o battle_n and_o withal_o bestow_v the_o commander_n possession_n upon_o the_o soldier_n widow_n albeit_o that_o captain_n have_v bestow_v the_o horse_n upon_o the_o emperor_n himself_o unwitting_a to_o he_o till_o the_o widow_n claim_v he_o as_o the_o emperor_n ride_v on_o he_o as_o captain_n and_o officer_n may_v not_o wrong_a soldier_n so_o soldier_n may_v not_o rob_v one_o another_o modestinus_n judge_v he_o worthy_a of_o death_n that_o steal_v his_o fellow_n arm_n to_o conclude_v great_a care_n must_v be_v have_v that_o soldier_n do_v no_o spoil_n nor_o rob_v such_o by_o who_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o pass_v by_o peaceable_o nor_o such_o as_o be_v merchant_n and_o victualler_n of_o the_o camp_n but_o such_o must_v be_v suffer_v to_o go_v and_o come_v very_o secure_o the_o army_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n besiege_v florence_n have_v like_a to_o have_v 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