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the_o woman_n as_o samuel_n be_v with_o king_n saul_n for_o spare_v agag_n king_n of_o the_o amalekite_n and_o punish_v elizeus_fw-la with_o achab_n for_o spare_v benhadad_n and_o cause_v all_o woman_n that_o have_v know_v man_n carnal_o to_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n and_o to_o save_v those_o that_o be_v virgin_n that_o know_v no_o man_n which_o be_v two_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o innumerable_a be_v the_o slaughter_n of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n in_o this_o battle_n where_o two_o and_o thirty_o thousand_o virgin_n be_v find_v and_o reserve_v to_o live_v whereby_o also_o the_o spoil_n and_o pray_v be_v very_o rich_a in_o this_o battle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n in_o this_o battle_n be_v not_o one_o slay_v of_o joshuas_n soldier_n all_o the_o captain_n and_o colonel_n of_o the_o army_n come_v before_o moses_n say_v thy_o servant_n have_v take_v the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o war_n which_o be_v under_o our_o authority_n and_o there_o 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burn_v they_o and_o consume_v the_o utmost_a part_n of_o their_o army_n because_o of_o their_o disobedience_n moses_n sister_n myria_n for_o that_o she_o speak_v against_o the_o general_n and_o begin_v to_o rebel_v in_o the_o camp_n martial_a law_n be_v 12._o execute_v upon_o she_o she_o be_v not_o spare_v for_o that_o she_o be_v moses_n sister_n nor_o moses_n himself_o when_o he_o have_v offend_v the_o lord_n at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n she_o be_v make_v leprous_a and_o shut_v out_o of_o the_o host_n seven_o day_n until_o she_o have_v due_a punishment_n for_o her_o seditious_a mutiny_n and_o prayer_n make_v by_o moses_n before_o she_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o host_n again_o coreh_n dathan_n and_o abiron_n conspire_v and_o rebel_v against_o their_o general_n with_o two_o hundred_o and_o punishment_n fifty_o soldier_n that_o be_v famous_a in_o the_o congregation_n and_o man_n of_o renoun_n but_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n be_v most_o 16_o terrible_o execute_v the_o ground_n cleave_v asunder_o underneath_o they_o and_o open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_a they_o alive_a with_o all_o their_o treasure_n and_o wealth_n and_o all_o their_o family_n again_o they_o murmur_v against_o joshua_n and_o caleb_n that_o the_o whole_a multitude_n will_v have_v stone_v joshua_n &_o caleb_n so_o severe_a be_v the_o lord_n against_o his_o own_o people_n the_o hebrew_n for_o their_o disobedience_n and_o murmur_a that_o he_o wilderness_n use_v martial_a law_n upon_o they_o that_o all_o they_o that_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n six_o hundred_o thousand_o for_o their_o disobedience_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o rebellious_a mutiny_n from_o time_n to_o time_n from_o place_n to_o place_n at_o horeb_n at_o taberah_n at_o massa_n at_o riphidim_n at_o meribah_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o the_o lord_n accept_v obedience_n more_o than_o sacrifice_n and_o therefore_o noah_n for_o that_o he_o obey_v the_o lord_n in_o
make_v the_o ark_n save_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n from_o the_o deluge_n abraham_n for_o that_o he_o obey_v the_o lord_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o offer_v and_o to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n isaac_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v bless_v in_o his_o seed_n therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o 6._o solomon_n if_o thou_o do_v all_o that_o ever_o i_o shall_v command_v thou_o thy_o throne_n shall_v be_v establish_v for_o ever_o in_o jerusalem_n 9_o the_o lord_n commend_v the_o rechabite_v for_o their_o obedience_n to_o jonadab_n their_o father_n because_o jonadab_n say_v non_fw-la 148._o bibetis_fw-la vinum_fw-la mattathias_n &_o his_o child_n answer_v antiochus_n messenger_n say_v we_o have_v rather_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o our_o father_n then_o to_o obey_v the_o king_n so_o the_o seven_o brethren_n answer_v that_o they_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o disobey_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o prophet_n say_v fire_n hail_n snow_n ice_n obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o command_v sea_n and_o wind_n and_o they_o obey_v the_o lord_n he_o command_v raven_n to_o feed_v elias_n and_o they_o obey_v 17._o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n obey_v the_o lord_n for_o cyrus_n cap._n confess_v that_o he_o be_v command_v to_o set_v forward_o the_o jew_n to_o build_v up_o the_o temple_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o obedience_n be_v unto_o the_o lord_n most_o acceptable_a so_o be_v disobedience_n even_o in_o the_o least_o thing_n extreme_o punish_v he_o that_o gather_v stick_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o the_o man_n of_o god_n for_o that_o he_o eat_v 13._o bread_n in_o bethel_n against_o the_o lord_n commandment_n he_o be_v devour_v of_o a_o lion_n and_o jonas_n the_o prophet_n for_o that_o 2._o he_o flee_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v throw_v for_o his_o disobedience_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o swallow_v up_o of_o a_o whale_n and_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n with_o that_o rod_n that_o strike_v the_o rock_n that_o water_n gush_v out_o with_o that_o rod_n which_o divide_v the_o red_a sea_n that_o turn_v all_o the_o river_n and_o water_n of_o egypt_n to_o blood_n that_o turn_v all_o the_o dust_n of_o egypt_n into_o louse_n &_o bring_v frog_n fly_n grasshopper_n and_o wrought_v so_o many_o wonder_n in_o egypt_n yet_o for_o that_o meribah_n moses_n disobey_v the_o lord_n at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n the_o lord_n be_v so_o offend_v with_o moses_n &_o aaron_n for_o their_o incredulity_n and_o disobedience_n before_o the_o people_n that_o the_o lord_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o that_o moses_n shall_v die_v in_o mount_n nebo_n and_o aaron_n his_o brother_n in_o mount_n hor_n such_o be_v the_o exact_a justice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o severe_a punishment_n against_o wilful_a and_o disobedient_a people_n that_o he_o spare_v none_o no_o not_o moses_n his_o own_o servant_n aaron_n his_o own_o priest_n jonas_n his_o own_o prophet_n nor_o israel_n his_o own_o people_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o martial_a law_n and_o military_a discipline_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o all_o country_n among_o all_o nation_n where_o military_a egypt_n discipline_n be_v not_o observe_v there_o martial_a law_n be_v execute_v as_o among_o the_o egyptian_n the_o soldier_n that_o break_v military_a rule_n to_o forsake_v the_o rank_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n and_o will_v disobey_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n officer_n &_o captain_n of_o the_o army_n and_o will_v any_o way_n offend_v the_o martial_a law_n he_o shall_v be_v displace_v from_o his_o place_n be_v he_o either_o sergeant_n lieutenant_n or_o any_o other_o officer_n and_o be_v place_v in_o the_o mean_a place_n of_o the_o army_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v bewray_v the_o counsel_n of_o his_o captain_n or_o speak_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o general_a he_o shall_v have_v his_o tongue_n cut_v off_o and_o sow_v upon_o his_o helmet_n among_o the_o persian_n there_o be_v a_o martial_a law_n write_v that_o if_o any_o cowardly_a soldier_n shall_v steal_v secret_o from_o the_o camp_n and_o become_v a_o vagabound_a or_o a_o runagate_n from_o place_n to_o place_n he_o shall_v be_v take_v be_v clothe_v persta_fw-la in_o a_o woman_n apparel_n and_o be_v chain_v fast_o with_o a_o iron_n manicle_n upon_o his_o hand_n sit_v with_o both_o his_o leg_n in_o a_o pair_n of_o stock_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n to_o be_v flovat_a and_o scoff_v at_o of_o all_o the_o whole_a army_n which_o in_o like_a sort_n the_o thracian_n observe_v and_o after_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o a_o woman_n and_o not_o for_o a_o man_n the_o roman_n be_v somewhat_o more_o severe_a against_o roman_n disobedient_a soldier_n especial_o against_o seditious_a &_o fugitive_a soldier_n and_o against_o they_o that_o forsake_v their_o standard_n and_o turn_v their_o back_n to_o the_o enemy_n and_o from_o the_o camp_n to_o flee_v to_o the_o 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