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his_o dear_a friend_n and_o by_o disobedience_n may_v be_v the_o mean_n of_o the_o army_n overthrow_n for_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o plea_n before_o god_n tribunal_n but_o his_o just_a sentence_n of_o condemnation_n beside_o the_o in_o supportable_a shame_n and_o intolerable_a servitude_n we_o bring_v ourselves_o that_o shall_v survive_v with_o our_o dear_a friend_n into_o which_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v as_o a_o green_a wound_n only_o to_o smart_v at_o first_o yet_o at_o last_o the_o reproach_n and_o disgrace_n will_v gnaw_v and_o fret_v to_o the_o bone_n wherefore_o brave_a soldier_n let_v your_o golden_a spirit_n shine_v and_o your_o steely_a metal_n hew_v out_o a_o conquest_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o great_a god_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o gracious_a king_n and_o belove_a country_n god_n will_v have_v the_o israelite_n fight_v valiant_o as_o well_o as_o moses_n to_o hold_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o pray_v or_o else_o no_o conquest_n can_v be_v expect_v 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goat_n be_v the_o king_n of_o grecia_n and_o the_o great_a horn_n that_o be_v betwixt_o his_o eye_n be_v the_o first_o king_n which_o be_v alexander_n the_o great_a now_o that_o be_v break_v whereas_o four_o stand_v up_o for_o it_o four_o kingdom_n shall_v stand_v up_o out_o of_o the_o nation_n but_o not_o in_o his_o power_n now_o these_o kingdom_n be_v the_o four_o i_o have_v last_o speak_v of_o for_o however_o by_o the_o first_o composition_n they_o be_v to_o be_v but_o province_n and_o these_o prince_n forename_a to_o rule_v in_o they_o only_o as_o lieutenant_n to_o arideus_n yet_o afterward_o that_o agreement_n be_v reject_v and_o every_o of_o these_o make_v themselves_o absolute_a king_n 1._o mac._n 1._o 9_o and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o occasion_n perdiccas_n to_o who_o nothing_o fall_v in_o this_o division_n but_o the_o tuition_n of_o the_o weak_a king_n and_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o best_a army_n cast_v about_o how_o he_o may_v make_v himself_o equal_a with_o the_o rest_n 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do_v further_o declare_v to_o they_o say_v he_o the_o potency_n of_o the_o roman_a power_n how_o it_o daily_o increase_v with_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o carthagenian_o further_o not_o to_o mistrust_v the_o roman_a gentleness_n who_o nature_n be_v ever_o meek_a to_o those_o that_o submit_v unto_o they_o with_o these_o persuasion_n i_o find_v they_o all_o content_v to_o be_v reconcile_v so_o they_o may_v hear_v you_o speak_v and_o confirm_v my_o word_n touch_v their_o hand_n in_o pledge_n of_o your_o faith_n and_o indeed_o i_o have_v undertake_v you_o shall_v do_v it_o and_o i_o have_v appoint_v they_o a_o secret_a place_n well_o out_o of_o the_o way_n from_o our_o camp_n for_o fear_n of_o espy_v yet_o not_o far_o from_o your_o own_o camp_n few_o word_n will_v dispatch_v this_o business_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v all_o the_o lucan_n will_n come_v whole_o under_o your_o jurisdiction_n gracchus_n nothing_o mistrust_v deceit_n and_o treason_n to_o lie_v under_o those_o sugar_a word_n 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