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the_o one_o side_n if_o we_o consider_v his_o liberality_n towards_o all_o man_n we_o must_v needs_o say_v he_o be_v of_o a_o most_o free_a and_o bountiful_a nature_n contrariwise_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o injury_n and_o cruelty_n he_o show_v against_o his_o subject_n and_o dear_a friend_n we_o must_v confess_v he_o to_o have_v be_v a_o hard_a man_n and_o intractable_a and_o who_o pass_v all_o bound_n of_o modesty_n so_o that_o we_o will_v think_v he_o to_o have_v be_v of_o two_o contrary_a disposition_n but_o i_o be_o otherwise_o persuade_v and_o think_v that_o both_o these_o do_v proceed_v from_o one_o matter_n for_o because_o he_o thirst_v after_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o whole_o apply_v himself_o c_o c_o thereunto_o he_o become_v liberal_a wheresoever_o he_o be_v in_o hope_n either_o to_o reap_v present_a thanks_o for_o his_o labour_n or_o a_o future_a remembrance_n wherefore_o spend_v above_o his_o revenue_n for_o this_o matter_n he_o be_v force_v to_o be_v chargeable_a to_o his_o subject_n for_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o that_o so_o lavish_o bestow_v such_o huge_a sum_n of_o money_n upon_o other_o shall_v some_o where_n get_v it_o though_o with_o evil_a mean_n last_o see_v himself_o for_o such_o like_a injury_n hate_v of_o his_o subject_n he_o think_v it_o a_o hard_a matter_n to_o get_v their_o good_a will_n which_o he_o can_v do_v no_o way_n else_o but_o by_o remit_v the_o tribute_n they_o pay_v he_o wherefore_o he_o abuse_v the_o hatred_n of_o his_o people_n for_o his_o own_o commodity_n for_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o do_v not_o tolerate_v that_o slavery_n wherein_o they_o live_v or_o do_v endeavour_v to_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o his_o dominion_n against_o such_o he_o use_v a_o prodigious_a cruelty_n and_o injure_v they_o no_o less_o d_o d_o than_o if_o they_o have_v be_v his_o enemy_n without_o regard_v friendship_n or_o kindred_n for_o that_o he_o desire_v alone_o to_o be_v honour_v of_o all_o man_n honour_n herod_n greedy_a of_o honour_n and_o how_o greedy_a of_o honour_n he_o be_v we_o may_v guess_v by_o the_o honour_n he_o do_v unto_o caesar_n agrippa_z and_o other_o of_o their_o friend_n for_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v a_o example_n to_o his_o subject_n that_o as_o he_o himself_o honour_v man_n better_a than_o himself_o so_o they_o shall_v all_o honour_v he_o likewise_o thereby_o declare_v what_o thing_n he_o do_v natural_o most_o desire_n but_o the_o jew_n religion_n do_v not_o permit_v they_o licence_n to_o honour_v potentate_n who_o of_o necessity_n ought_v to_o have_v great_a care_n and_o respect_n of_o right_a and_o equity_n than_o of_o such_o officiousness_n towards_o superior_n for_o it_o be_v disprofit_v enough_o unto_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o can_v not_o with_o statue_n and_o temple_n obtain_v the_o king_n favour_n and_o with_o like_a flattery_n satisfy_v the_o fond_a appetite_n of_o a_o vainglorious_a man_n and_o this_o e_o e_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o herod_n be_v unjust_a and_o hard_o towards_o his_o friend_n and_o to_o those_o who_o he_o make_v partaker_n of_o his_o counsel_n and_o erterprise_n and_o free_a and_o bountiful_a towards_o stranger_n chap._n x._o testimony_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n affection_n towards_o the_o jew_n the_o asian_a and_o cyrenian_a jew_n be_v great_o afflict_v by_o the_o citizen_n of_o those_o country_n f_o f_o 10._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 10._o who_o have_v have_v the_o same_o privilege_n grant_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o ancient_a king_n that_o the_o citizen_n have_v immunity_n the_o jew_n of_o asia_n and_o cyrene_n be_v afflict_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o send_v a_o embassage_n to_o caesar_n and_o do_v obtain_v of_o he_o immunity_n be_v now_o great_o injure_v by_o the_o grecian_n as_o though_o they_o carry_v money_n out_o of_o the_o country_n and_o be_v prejudicial_a unto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o grecian_n make_v no_o end_n of_o their_o injury_n they_o be_v 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