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11.21_o of_o jerubesh_v 2_o sam._n 11.21_o jerubbaal_n he_o who_o the_o sichemite_v 9.6_o sichemite_v judg._n 9.6_o make_v their_o king_n when_o at_o a_o assault_n of_o his_o give_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o theber_n he_o have_v his_o scull_n break_v by_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o millstone_n which_o a_o certain_a woman_n have_v cast_v upon_o his_o head_n he_o call_v hasty_o unto_o a_o young_a man_n his_o armourbearer_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o draw_v my_o sword_n and_o slay_v i_o that_o man_n say_v not_o of_o i_o a_o woman_n slay_v he_o and_o his_o youngman_n thrust_v he_o through_o and_o he_o die_v judg._n 9.54_o such_o be_v the_o end_n of_o that_o ambitious_a and_o cruel_a tyrant_n he_o be_v slay_v of_o a_o woman_n and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o be_v to_o die_v he_o be_v desirous_a to_o blot_v out_o that_o infamy_n he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o say_v of_o he_o that_o a_o woman_n slay_v he_o that_o a_o woman_n of_o the_o enemy_n side_n slay_v he_o he_o will_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n have_v it_o say_v of_o he_o kill_v he_o rather_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v a_o woman_n slay_v he_o such_o be_v the_o impatience_n of_o saul_n saul_n he_o that_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o the_o philistine_n have_v get_v the_o day_n against_o he_o 10.2_o 1_o sam._n 31.2_o 1_o chron._n 10.2_o have_v slay_v three_o of_o his_o son_n jonathan_n abinadab_n and_o malchishua_n and_o himself_o be_v wound_v by_o their_o archer_n he_o thus_o speak_v unto_o his_o armour-bearer_n draw_v thy_o sword_n and_o thrust_v i_o through_o therewith_o lest_o these_o uncircumcised_a come_v and_o thrust_v i_o through_o and_o mock_v i_o which_o vile_a act_n his_o armour-bearer_n refuse_v saul_n become_v his_o own_o executioner_n take_v his_o own_o sword_n and_o slay_v himself_o 1_o sam._n 31.4_o he_o take_v his_o own_o sword_n and_o slay_v himself_o and_o why_o so_o lest_o say_v he_o these_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n come_v and_o thrust_v i_o through_o and_o mock_v i_o see_v he_o 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wherein_o wretchedness_n have_v so_o fearful_o prevail_v in_o some_o person_n and_o almost_o daily_o do_v prevail_v that_o they_o dare_v plunge_v themselves_o into_o this_o pit_n of_o terrible_a destruction_n my_o first_o reason_n shall_v be_v because_o it_o be_v forbid_v in_o that_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v 20.13_o exod._n 20.13_o in_o that_o commandment_n be_v forbid_v the_o kill_n of_o any_o man_n without_o lawful_a authority_n but_o no_o man_n have_v authority_n over_o himself_o because_o no_o man_n be_v superior_a to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o no_o man_n may_v kill_v himself_o out_o of_o s._n augustine_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la cap._n 20._o i_o thus_o frame_v the_o reason_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v that_o be_v the_o law_n the_o law_n be_v not_o 20.13_o exod._n 20.13_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v thy_o neighbour_n limit_v it_o as_o it_o be_v to_o some_o but_o indefinite_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v extend_v it_o large_o to_o all_o and_o 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unprofitable_a as_o be_v wretched_a and_o sick_a lie_v by_o couple_n in_o the_o side_n of_o a_o couch_n as_o well_o in_o samaria_n as_o in_o dâ—mascus_n oâ—hers_n will_v have_v this_o similitude_n to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o sarcasme_n or_o irrision_n as_o if_o our_o prophet_n here_o scoff_v at_o the_o israelite_n for_o their_o vain_a confidence_n which_o they_o put_v in_o samaria_n and_o dâ—mascus_n thus_o as_o a_o shepherd_n use_v to_o save_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o lion_n that_o have_v devour_v a_o sheep_n one_o or_o two_o leg_n or_o the_o tip_n of_o a_o ear_n so_o sure_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n save_v themselves_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o assyrian_n trust_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o samaria_n and_o in_o the_o help_n of_o damascus_n or_o of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n in_o who_o they_o think_v as_o a_o weary_a man_n be_v refresh_v in_o his_o bed_n so_o themselves_o to_o be_v safe_a from_o their_o enemy_n whereas_o indeed_o it_o shall_v be_v nothing_o 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beard_n and_o smite_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o 1_o sam._n 17.34_o my_o shepherd_n here_o be_v not_o so_o happy_a to_o save_v his_o sheep_n but_o his_o sheep_n be_v devour_v he_o find_v some_o part_n of_o it_o two_o leg_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o ear_n whereby_o he_o may_v excuse_v himself_o to_o his_o master_n for_o his_o lose_a sheep_n these_o parcel_n leg_n or_o ear_n he_o take_v exit_fw-la ore_fw-la leonis_fw-la out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n non_n ex_fw-la ore_fw-la lupi_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la ore_fw-la leonis_fw-la he_o say_v not_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wolf_n but_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n for_o a_o thing_n be_v recover_v with_o more_o difficulty_n and_o with_o great_a danger_n from_o a_o lion_n than_o from_o a_o wolf_n johannes_n leo_n in_o his_o description_n of_o africa_n credat_fw-la qui_fw-la volet_fw-la quicquid_fw-la leo_fw-la prehenderit_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la camelus_n foret_fw-la rostro_fw-la aufert_fw-la believe_v it_o he_o 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mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n some_o will_v have_v that_o lion_n to_o be_v the_o devil_n some_o pilate_n some_o caiaphas_n some_o herod_n lorinus_n will_v have_v he_o to_o betoken_v principes_fw-la &_o potentes_fw-la all_o the_o chief_a priest_n scribes_z the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n all_o that_o be_v the_o crucifier_n of_o christ_n here_o it_o be_v in_o proper_a term_n without_o a_o metaphor_n the_o shepherd_n take_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n two_o leg_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o ear_n yet_o will_v albertus_n have_v this_o lion_n to_o be_v either_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n or_o the_o devil_n he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o explication_n os_fw-la tyranni_fw-la violentia_fw-la est_fw-la os_fw-la diaboli_fw-la peccatum_fw-la the_o mouth_n of_o a_o tyrant_n be_v violence_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v sin_n this_o lion_n carthusian_n in_o his_o moral_a explanation_n expound_v by_o the_o devil_n so_o do_v salmeron_n in_o his_o tropology_n and_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o the_o lion_n do_v many_o time_n in_o a_o moral_a and_o tropological_a sense_n signify_v the_o devil_n but_o if_o we_o will_v follow_v the_o letter_n of_o my_o text_n this_o lion_n do_v well_o resemble_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n or_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n salmanassar_n it_o be_v not_o unusual_a for_o a_o lion_n to_o resemble_v a_o king_n this_o resemblance_n be_v prou._n 19.12_o the_o king_n wrath_n be_v as_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n be_v fearful_a and_o terrible_a to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o forest_n so_o be_v the_o wrath_n of_o a_o king_n to_o his_o subject_n the_o like_a be_v that_o chap._n 20.2_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o king_n be_v as_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n the_o fear_n of_o a_o king_n the_o terror_n which_o the_o anger_n or_o wrath_n of_o a_o king_n strike_v into_o his_o subject_n be_v as_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n very_o terrible_a the_o lion_n have_v a_o bear_n for_o his_o associate_n prou._n 28.15_o as_o a_o roar_a lion_n and_o a_o range_a bear_n so_o be_v a_o ungodly_a prince_n over_o the_o poor_a people_n a_o ungodly_a prince_n be_v unto_o the_o people_n over_o who_o he_o rule_v as_o a_o roar_a lion_n or_o a_o range_a bear_n to_o a_o lamb_n or_o kid._n thus_o do_v a_o lion_n resemble_v a_o king_n either_o in_o good_a or_o ungodly_a not_o amiss_o then_o be_v it_o that_o salmanassar_n king_n of_o assyria_n 13.40_o 2_o king_n 17_o 3._o 2_o esdr_n 13.40_o that_o great_a and_o mighty_a king_n who_o be_v to_o carry_v away_o into_o captivity_n the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v here_o compare_v unto_o a_o lion_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n above_o give_v such_o shall_v be_v the_o conquest_n of_o the_o assyrian_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o salmanassar_n against_o the_o israelite_n that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o resist_v the_o assyrian_n than_o a_o silly_a sheep_n be_v able_a to_o resist_v a_o lion_n now_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 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