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the_o battle_n revolt_v from_o bajazet_n to_o their_o own_o prince_n which_o much_o weaken_a bajazet_n force_n who_o nevertheless_o with_o his_o own_o man_n of_o war_n especial_o the_o janissary_n and_o the_o help_n of_o the_o christian_a soldier_n bring_v to_o his_o aid_n from_o servia_n and_o other_o place_n of_o europe_n with_o great_a courage_n maintain_v the_o fight_n but_o the_o multitude_n rather_o than_o true_a valour_n prevail_v for_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v do_v by_o valiant_a and_o courageous_a man_n be_v by_o the_o janissary_n the_o mamelukes_n and_o the_o rest_n perform_v both_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o for_o gain_v the_o victory_n but_o in_o the_o end_n the_o horseman_n with_o who_o tamerlane_n himself_o be_v overthrow_n give_v a_o fresh_a charge_n and_o his_o avantguard_n be_v rally_v and_o join_v with_o he_o he_o with_o much_o ado_n obtain_v the_o victory_n bajazet_n himself_o be_v wound_v wound_v when_o he_o see_v all_o desperate_a 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he_o say_v see_v how_o valiant_o these_o religious_a fight_n suppose_v they_o by_o their_o strange_a attire_n to_o have_v be_v some_o of_o the_o turk_n superstitious_a votary_n but_o the_o despot_n be_v now_o take_v and_o afterward_o bring_v to_o tamerlane_n he_o be_v by_o he_o courteous_o entertain_v yet_o withal_o reprove_v for_o that_o he_o have_v assist_v bajazet_n against_o he_o who_o be_v come_v in_o favour_n to_o the_o christian_a emperor_n and_o the_o other_o poor_a oppress_a prince_n such_o as_o the_o despot_n himself_o be_v who_o thereupon_o bold_o answer_v speech_n that_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o according_a to_o his_o profession_n but_o according_a to_o the_o prosperity_n of_o bajazet_n unto_o who_o it_o seem_v that_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v bend_v and_o that_o he_o do_v it_o for_o his_o own_o safety_n whereupon_o tamerlane_n excuse_v he_o and_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n he_o give_v he_o liberty_n at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n to_o depart_v bajazet_n himself_o be_v afterward_o bring_v to_o tamerlane_n as_o a_o prisoner_n be_v by_o he_o courteous_o entertain_v who_o never_o show_v any_o token_n of_o submission_n at_o all_o but_o according_a to_o his_o proud_a nature_n without_o respect_n of_o his_o present_a state_n answer_v he_o presumptuous_o to_o whatever_o he_o demand_v of_o he_o behaviour_n wherewith_o tamerlane_n be_v somewhat_o move_v tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o take_v his_o life_n from_o he_o whereto_o he_o answer_v no_o more_o but_o do_v it_o for_o that_o loss_n will_v be_v my_o great_a happiness_n then_o tamerlane_n demand_v of_o he_o what_o make_v he_o so_o proud_a as_o to_o enterprise_v to_o bring_v so_o noble_a a_o prince_n as_o the_o greek_a emperor_n into_o his_o subjection_n he_o answer_v even_o the_o same_o cause_n which_o move_v thou_o to_o invade_v i_o namely_o the_o desire_n of_o glory_n and_o sovereignity_n but_o wherefore_o then_o say_v
and_o baruch_n to_o accompany_v they_o stone_v they_o go_v into_o egypt_n and_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o pharaoh_n they_o dwell_v in_o taphnes_n where_o when_o jeremy_n often_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o idolatry_n foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o egyptian_n he_o be_v by_o these_o his_o own_o hard-hearted_a and_o ingrateful_a countryman_n stone_v to_o death_n and_o by_o the_o egyptian_n who_o great_o reverence_v he_o bury_v near_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o their_o king_n jer._n 42._o and_o 43._o the_o nineteen_o year_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v it_o be_v when_o destroy_v utter_o the_o great_a and_o mighty_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o exceed_o enrich_v himself_o with_o the_o spoil_n of_o it_o and_o the_o temple_n and_o by_o that_o dreadful_a example_n terrify_v all_o those_o that_o shall_v dare_v to_o resist_v he_o from_o that_o time_n forward_o he_o to_o his_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n nation_n labour_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o those_o adjoin_a country_n which_o god_n have_v expose_v unto_o his_o sword_n and_o command_v to_o wear_v his_o yoke_n namely_o the_o edomite_n moabite_n ammonite_n tyrian_n sidonian_n and_o egyptian_n though_o some_o of_o these_o be_v already_o become_v his_o follower_n and_o serve_v under_o he_o when_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v and_o burn_v but_o the_o tyrian_n who_o city_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o island_n and_o therefore_o secure_a from_o the_o invasion_n of_o any_o land-army_n and_o who_o fleet_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o need_v not_o to_o fear_v any_o enemy_n at_o sea_n be_v neither_o daunt_v with_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o neighbour_n city_n nor_o with_o the_o obstinate_a resolution_n of_o this_o mighty_a king_n employ_v all_o his_o wit_n and_o power_n to_o work_v their_o subversion_n that_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n be_v rather_o well-pleased_n than_o any_o way_n discourage_v with_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n which_o ezekiel_n condemn_v as_o the_o common_a voice_n of_o tyrus_n ezek._n 26._o 2._o aha!_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o people_n be_v break_v it_o be_v turn_v unto_o i_o for_o see_v she_o be_v desolate_a i_o shall_v be_v replenish_v yet_o at_o length_n that_o great_a work_n before_o mention_v begin_v to_o appear_v above_o water_n and_o so_o to_o threaten_v they_o with_o inevitable_a mischief_n nabuchadnezzar_n still_o follow_v his_o work_n hard_o notwithstanding_o all_o discouragement_n and_o in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o the_o siege_n and_o the_o nineteen_o of_o his_o reign_n he_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o such_o perfection_n that_o now_o the_o citizen_n despair_v of_o hold_v out_o against_o he_o whereupon_o all_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o embark_v themselves_o their_o family_n take_v and_o treasure_n in_o their_o fleet_n and_o escape_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n but_o the_o poor_a sort_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o enemy_n who_o be_v enrage_v for_o be_v put_v to_o so_o much_o pain_n slay_v with_o the_o sword_n not_o only_o such_o people_n of_o type_n as_o dwell_v on_o the_o continent_n who_o be_v call_v her_o daughter_n in_o the_o field_n but_o the_o like_a execution_n be_v do_v in_o the_o street_n into_o which_o with_o excessive_a labour_n the_o chaldean_n make_v way_n for_o his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n thus_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v his_o army_n serve_v a_o great_a service_n against_o tyrus_n wherein_o every_o head_n be_v make_v bald_a and_o every_o shoulder_n be_v make_v bare_a yet_o have_v he_o no_o wage_n nor_o his_o army_n ezek._n 20._o 18._o but_o be_v fain_o to_o rest_v content_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o have_v destroy_v that_o city_n which_o in_o all_o man_n judgement_n have_v be_v hold_v invincible_a the_o destruction_n of_o these_o two_o great_a and_o powerful_a city_n have_v make_v the_o name_n of_o the_o chaldean_n dreadful_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o nabuchadnezzar_n use_v this_o advantage_n of_o that_o reputation_n which_o he_o have_v obtain_v by_o his_o victory_n already_o get_v to_o the_o get_n of_o more_o and_o more_o profitable_a with_o less_o pain_n the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n be_v the_o mark_n which_o he_o chief_o aim_v at_o a_o country_n so_o abound_v in_o riches_n and_o pleasure_n that_o it_o may_v well_o have_v tempt_v any_o prince_n find_v himself_o strong_a enough_o to_o pick_v occasion_n of_o quarrel_n against_o it_o beside_o it_o be_v so_o far_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o babylon_n that_o have_v it_o be_v far_o poor_a yet_o it_o must_v have_v be_v subdue_v or_o the_o conquest_n of_o syria_n can_v not_o have_v be_v secure_v yet_o be_v it_o needful_a that_o before_o he_o enter_v upon_o this_o business_n the_o country_n adjacent_a shall_v be_v reduce_v into_o such_o term_n that_o either_o they_o shall_v whole_o stand_v at_o his_o devotion_n or_o at_o least_o be_v able_a not_o to_o work_v he_o any_o displeasure_n and_o herein_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n concur_v as_o in_o all_o prosperous_a enterprise_n with_o reason_n of_o state_n for_o the_o people_n of_o moab_n ammon_n edom_n damascus_n kedar_n hazor_n and_o other_o adjoin_a region_n who_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n have_v condemn_v to_o fall_v under_o the_o babylonian_a yoke_n be_v such_o as_o regard_v only_o their_o own_o gain_n have_v some_o of_o they_o like_o raven_n follow_v the_o chaldean_a army_n to_o feed_v upon_o the_o carcase_n that_o fall_v by_o the_o cruelty_n thereof_o other_o take_v advantage_n of_o their_o neighbour_n misery_n occupy_v the_o country_n which_o by_o his_o victory_n belong_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n all_o of_o they_o think_v that_o when_o the_o babylonian_a have_v satisfy_v his_o fury_n he_o will_v be_v force_v to_o forsake_v those_o desolate_v country_n and_o leave_v the_o possession_n of_o they_o to_o those_o who_o can_v first_o seize_v upon_o they_o threaten_v particular_o the_o edomite_n and_o philistine_n have_v show_v much_o malice_n against_o the_o jew_n when_o their_o city_n be_v take_v ezek._n 25._o 12_o 15._o whether_o they_o have_v do_v any_o good_a service_n to_o the_o chaldean_n it_o appear_v not_o if_o they_o do_v any_o its_o like_a to_o have_v be_v in_o reference_n to_o their_o own_o advantage_n wherein_o yet_o they_o be_v deceive_v the_o ammonite_n be_v not_o content_v to_o rejoice_v only_o at_o the_o fall_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o present_o they_o enter_v upon_o the_o country_n of_o god_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o as_o if_o not_o the_o chaldean_n but_o they_o have_v subdue_v israel_n ezek._n 25._o 3._o jer._n 49._o 1._o neither_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v what_o other_o design_n baalis_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n have_v when_o he_o send_v ishmael_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o judah_n to_o murder_n gedalia_n who_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n have_v make_v governor_n over_o those_o that_o remain_v in_o israel_n and_o to_o carry_v captive_a into_o the_o ammonite_n country_n the_o people_n that_o abode_n in_o mizpah_n than_o a_o desire_n of_o entangle_v nabuchadnezzar_n with_o so_o many_o labour_n at_o once_o as_o shall_v force_v he_o to_o retire_v into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o abandon_v those_o waste_a land_n to_o himself_o and_o other_o for_o who_o they_o lie_v convenient_o such_o or_o the_o like_a policy_n the_o moabite_n also_o do_v exercise_n who_o pride_n and_o wrath_n be_v make_v frustrate_a by_o god_n and_o their_o dissimulation_n condemn_v as_o not_o do_v aright_o ver._n 40._o 14._o &_o 41._o 2._o &_o 10._o &_o 28_o 27_o &c_n &c_n all_o these_o nation_n have_v the_o art_n of_o raven_a nabuchadnezzar_n which_o be_v familiar_a to_o such_o as_o either_o live_v in_o or_o that_o border_n upon_o desert_n and_o now_o the_o time_n minister_v occasion_n to_o they_o to_o show_v the_o uttermost_a cunning_n of_o their_o thievish_a wit_n but_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v void_a all_o their_o device_n by_o sharp_a and_o sudden_a war_n upon_o they_o overwhelm_v they_o with_o unexpected_a ruin_n as_o it_o be_v in_o one_o night_n 14._o according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n who_o all_o foretold_a with_o little_a difference_n of_o word_n the_o greatness_n and_o swiftness_n of_o the_o misery_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o it_o appear_v not_o with_o which_o of_o they_o he_o first_o begin_v but_o it_o seem_v that_o moab_n be_v the_o last_o that_o feel_v his_o heavy_a hand_n for_o so_o many_o interpret_v that_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n threaten_v moab_n with_o destruction_n after_o three_o year_n as_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o three_o year_n follow_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o next_o year_n after_o it_o be_v spend_v in_o the_o egyptian_a expedition_n this_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o the_o principal_a town_n in_o these_o country_n be_v burn_v and_o the_o people_n either_o slay_v or_o make_v captive_n few_o except_v who_o save_v themselves_o by_o flight_n and_o have_v
not_o the_o courage_n to_o return_v to_o their_o habitation_n too_o hasty_o much_o less_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o nabuchadnezzar_n but_o live_v as_o miserable_a outlaw_n until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seventy_o year_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o desolation_n of_o their_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o land_n of_o judaea_n when_o by_o a_o long_a course_n of_o victory_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v bring_v into_o subjection_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o syria_n nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o border_a arabian_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o that_o no_o enemy_n to_o himself_o or_o friend_n to_o the_o egyptian_a be_v leave_v at_o his_o back_n that_o may_v either_o impede_fw-la his_o proceed_n or_o take_v advantage_n of_o any_o misfortune_n that_o may_v befall_v he_o then_o do_v he_o forthwith_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n upon_o which_o those_o other_o nation_n have_v former_o be_v dependent_n of_o this_o expedition_n and_o the_o victorious_a issue_n thereof_o the_o three_o great_a prophet_n isaiah_n jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n have_v write_v so_o plain_o that_o it_o be_v altogether_o needless_a to_o seek_v after_o any_o other_o authority_n to_o confirm_v the_o same_o long_o before_o it_o be_v prophesy_v by_o isaiah_n that_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n or_o babylon_n shall_v lead_v away_o the_o egyptian_n prisoner_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n captive_n young_a and_o old_a naked_a and_o barefoot_a even_o with_o their_o buttock_n uncover_v to_o the_o shame_n of_o egypt_n isa._n 20._o 4._o but_o ezekiel_n and_o jeremy_n as_o their_o prophecy_n be_v near_o to_o the_o time_n of_o execution_n so_o they_o handle_v this_o argument_n more_o plain_o and_o precise_o for_o esekiel_n tell_v we_o clear_o that_o egypt_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o wage_n for_o his_o great_a service_n which_o he_o have_v do_v against_o tyre_n ezek._n 29._o 18_o 19_o 20._o he_o recount_v also_o in_o particular_a all_o the_o chief_a city_n in_o egypt_n say_v that_o these_o by_o name_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o go_v into_o captivity_n yea_o and_o that_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o army_n shall_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n ezek._n 30._o 4_o 10_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 32._o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n say_v thus_o behold_v i_o will_v visit_v the_o common_a people_n of_o no_n and_o pharaoh_n and_o egypt_n with_o their_o god_n and_o their_o king_n even_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o i_o will_v deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o seek_v their_o life_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babel_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n jerem._n 46._o 25_o 26._o josephus_n according_o say_v that_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n conquer_v and_o in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v conquer_v egypt_n and_o kill_v the_o king_n thereof_o appoint_v a_o viceroy_n to_o govern_v it_o and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o his_o victory_n which_o follow_v his_o conquest_n of_o syria_n be_v such_o as_o do_v more_o enlarge_v his_o dominion_n than_o all_o his_o former_a war_n have_v do_v for_o ezekiel_n in_o his_o thirty_o chapter_n reckon_v up_o beside_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o egypt_n phut_v and_o lud_n with_o other_o nation_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v reach_v as_o far_o as_o into_o mauritania_n which_o be_v conquer_v by_o he_o and_o add_v to_o his_o empire_n and_o true_o it_o be_v worth_a observation_n how_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n be_v infatuate_v by_o god_n who_o think_v himself_o most_o safe_a in_o his_o own_o country_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o well-defenced_n situation_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o very_o unwise_o suffer_v his_o enemy_n to_o make_v a_o clear_a way_n to_o his_o own_o door_n by_o the_o conquest_n of_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o ally_n in_o syria_n for_o as_o the_o labour_n of_o this_o business_n do_v more_o harden_v than_o weary_a the_o chaldean_a army_n so_o the_o confidence_n confidence_n and_o vain_a security_n of_o the_o egyptian_n rely_v upon_o the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o passage_n which_o the_o enemy_n be_v to_o make_v through_o the_o arabian_a desert_n and_o the_o great_a advantage_n which_o the_o river_n nilus_n afford_v do_v little_o avail_v they_o when_o the_o war_n come_v on_o yea_o it_o do_v much_o astonish_v they_o as_o may_v just_o be_v think_v in_o the_o time_n of_o execution_n it_o be_v usual_o see_v that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n fail_v when_o those_o help_n deceive_v they_o in_o which_o they_o have_v repose_v more_o confidence_n than_o in_o their_o own_o virtue_n and_o valour_n until_o this_o time_n the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n have_v flourish_v under_o the_o rule_n and_o government_n of_o the_o pharaoh_n for_o above_o the_o space_n of_o one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n but_o from_o this_o time_n forward_o it_o remain_v forty_o year_n without_o a_o king_n under_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o babylonian_n and_o then_o at_o length_n it_o begin_v to_o recover_v by_o little_a and_o little_a the_o former_a greatness_n yet_o so_o that_o it_o be_v never_o dreadful_a unto_o other_o as_o it_o have_v be_v god_n have_v say_v of_o that_o people_n again_o at_o the_o end_n of_o forty_o year_n i_o will_v gather_v the_o egyptian_n from_o the_o people_n whither_o they_o be_v scatter_v and_o i_o will_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o egypt_n and_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o return_v into_o the_o land_n of_o pathros_n into_o the_o land_n of_o their_o habitation_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v yet_o a_o base_a kingdom_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o base_a of_o the_o kingdom_n neither_o shall_v it_o exalt_v itself_o any_o more_o above_o the_o nation_n for_o i_o will_v diminish_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o rule_n over_o the_o nation_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o the_o confidence_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n ezek._n 29._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o for_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v say_v of_o pharaoh_n i_o be_o the_o son_n of_o the_o wise_a the_o son_n of_o ancient_a king_n isa._n 19_o 11._o and_o whereas_o they_o have_v vaunt_v the_o river_n be_v i_o and_o i_o have_v make_v it_o ezek._n 29._o 9_o the_o prince_n of_o egypt_n now_o become_v fool_n the_o river_n fail_v they_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v now_o take_v and_o slay_v and_o that_o ancient_a lineage_n be_v quite_o extinguish_v of_o any_o war_n make_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n after_o such_o time_n as_o he_o return_v from_o the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n before_o we_o read_v not_o except_o that_o against_o ninive_n the_o destruction_n whereof_o be_v foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n ninive_n indeed_o have_v be_v take_v long_o before_o by_o merodoch_n and_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o assyria_n make_v subject_a to_o babylon_n yet_o be_v it_o leave_v under_o a_o peculiar_a king_n who_o rebel_a against_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o jehoiakim_n and_o zedechias_n tributary_n king_n of_o judah_n have_v do_v be_v make_v partaker_n also_o of_o the_o same_o ruin_n that_o the_o destruction_n of_o ninive_n follow_v the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n be_v clear_a by_o the_o comparison_n which_o nahum_n the_o prophet_n make_v between_o this_o city_n that_o be_v to_o fall_v and_o the_o city_n of_o no_n in_o egypt_n which_o be_v fall_v already_o nabum_n 3._o 8_o etc._n etc._n be_v thou_o better_a than_o populous_a no_n that_o be_v situate_a among_o the_o river_n that_o have_v the_o water_n round_o about_o it_o who_o rampire_n be_v the_o sea_n and_o her_o wall_n be_v from_o the_o sea_n ethiopia_n and_o egypt_n be_v her_o strength_n and_o it_o be_v infinite_a put_v and_o lubin_n be_v her_o helper_n yet_o be_v she_o carry_v away_o she_o go_v into_o captivity_n her_o young_a child_n also_o be_v dash_v in_o piece_n at_o the_o top_n of_o all_o the_o street_n and_o they_o cast_v lot_n for_o her_o honourable_a man_n and_o all_o her_o great_a man_n be_v bind_v in_o 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