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charles_n mayne_n 44._o how_o the_o spaniard_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v our_o enemy_n ibid._n how_o scotland_n be_v furnish_v of_o man_n for_o war_n 46._o nature_n of_o league_n with_o example_n ancient_a and_o modern_a 47._o confederate_n against_o spain_n 48._o whether_o small_a or_o gross_a army_n to_o be_v send_v to_o enemie-countreyes_n show_v by_o contemplation_n of_o the_o turkish_a war_n 49._o the_o palatinate_n the_o most_o honourable_a seat_n for_o war_n against_o spain_n 51._o king_n alexander_n hannibell_n and_o julius_n caesar_n do_v lead_v their_o army_n to_o more_o remote_a country_n ibid._n go_v of_o his_o majesty_n in_o person_n to_o spain_n 52._o the_o english_a auncientlie_o victorious_a in_o spaiâ—e_n 53._o the_o west_n indee_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o great_a monarch_n prove_v to_o be_v a_o infallible_a mean_n of_o universal_a empire_n by_o length_n of_o time_n 55._o money_n the_o nerve_n of_o war_n and_o great_a monarch_n and_o state_n much_o distress_v for_o want_v thereof_o 56._o the_o huge_a money_n get_v by_o charles_n the_o five_o in_o peru_n 57_o the_o natural_a humour_n of_o the_o french_a nation_n ibid._n speculation_n of_o neighbour_n calamity_n during_o our_o peace_n in_o this_o age_n go_v and_o of_o our_o predecessor_n trouble_v many_o age_n bygone_a 58._o more_o of_o money_n and_o of_o man_n in_o scotland_n now_o than_o in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o antecessour_n and_o the_o proof_n thereof_o 61._o a_o wicked_a people_n do_v make_v a_o wicked_a king_n 63._o a_o bridge_n of_o gold_n to_o be_v make_v for_o enemy_n to_o pass_v out_o upon_o ibid._n great_a ransom_n pay_v by_o our_o predecessor_n for_o king_n david_n bruce_n 64._o the_o palatinate_n detain_v to_o make_v a_o way_n for_o the_o conquest_n of_o germany_n and_o england_n 65._o a_o remarkable_a conference_n of_o colonel_n semple_n with_o the_o author_n of_o this_o treatise_n ibid._n john_n knox_n against_o the_o regiment_n of_o woman_n 67_o the_o go_v of_o his_o majesty_n navy_n to_o portugal_n and_o what_o a_o great_a point_n be_v secrecy_n in_o great_a enterpryses_n and_o the_o example_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o reformation_n or_o innovation_n of_o magistrate_n and_o the_o commodity_n or_o inconvenient_n follow_v thereon_o 68_o plato_n hold_v that_o after_o the_o current_n of_o that_o great_a year_n god_n shall_v reform_v the_o whole_a work_n of_o nature_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o the_o first_o purity_n ibid._n utility_n of_o the_o censor_n among_o the_o roman_n 70._o commission_n for_o grievance_n ibid._n great_a man_n not_o to_o bear_v office_n where_o they_o dwell_v 76._o two_o of_o one_o family_n not_o to_o be_v of_o one_o session_n of_o judge_n 77._o reformation_n of_o advocate_n most_o necessary_a of_o any_o thing_n with_o the_o example_n of_o king_n and_o state_n enemy_n to_o the_o trade_n of_o advocation_n 78._o lewis_n the_o eleven_o of_o france_n do_v revoâ—ke_v and_o annul_v heritable_a shyreâ—â—ships_n 81._o abuse_n of_o late_o erect_v lordship_n of_o church_n landâ—s_n necessary_a to_o be_v reform_v 82._o if_o the_o domain_a of_o regal_a crown_n or_o of_o republickes_n be_v allienable_a 83._o noble_a man_n be_v the_o shadow_n and_o reflect_v of_o king_n 84._o why_o the_o live_v of_o king_n be_v so_o precious_a 85._o the_o last_o convention_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o scotland_n and_o his_o majesty_n revocation_n 86._o the_o first_o donation_n of_o the_o crown_n land_n and_o division_n of_o they_o in_o barony_n ibid._n riches_n do_v spoil_v the_o piety_n of_o the_o church_n 89._o before_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n make_v by_o luther_n the_o hundred_o part_n of_o christian_a people_n do_v possess_v more_o than_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o revenue_n 90._o the_o number_n of_o ecclesiastical_a prelasy_n benefice_n church_n curies_n of_o france_n ibid._n the_o nature_n of_o tenthes_o 91._o the_o first_o dedication_n of_o tenthes_o in_o scotland_n 94._o puritan_n foolish_o oppose_v to_o the_o pope_n church_n in_o good_a thing_n 96._o mystery_n of_o number_n 98._o the_o unity_n do_v represent_v god_n 99_o the_o number_n 7_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o creation_n induration_n and_o final_a glorification_n of_o the_o world_n 100_o the_o novenarie_a do_v comprehend_v the_o whole_a species_n of_o nature_n man_n except_v 101._o ten_o be_v the_o quotient_a or_o fullness_n of_o nature_n 102._o man_n be_v the_o first_o ten_o ibid._n christ_n be_v the_o second_o and_o perfect_a ten_o 103_o two_o sort_n of_o puritan_n opponent_n to_o episcopal_a rent_n and_o governament_n discordant_a among_o themselves_o 106._o persecution_n of_o julian_n worse_a than_o of_o dioâ—lâ—sian_n 107._o plantation_n of_o our_o northern_a yle_n and_o hielard_n a_o most_o royal_a and_o most_o necessary_a policy_n 108._o battle_n of_o hare-law_n 109._o abuse_n and_o oppression_n by_o way_n of_o tenthes_o to_o be_v reform_v 110._o discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o course_n of_o money_n 112._o what_o 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