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the_o young_a king_n antiochus_n in_o the_o snare_n of_o deceit_n present_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o usurp_v his_o kingdom_n and_o so_o by_o set_v the_o crown_n upon_o so_o curse_v a_o head_n he_o become_v the_o cause_n of_o no_o small_a calamity_n upon_o the_o whole_a land_n 32._o land_n 1_o mac._n 13.31_o 32._o thus_o a_o traitor_n be_v a_o public_a plague_n and_o the_o proper_a parent_n of_o perilous_a time_n but_o seldom_o have_v the_o righteous_a god_n suffer_v such_o treason_n and_o parricide_n to_o escape_v punishment_n we_o read_v of_o a_o wicked_a treason_n and_o a_o curse_a parricide_n which_o the_o servant_n of_o joash_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n commit_v upon_o he_o pretend_v for_o the_o justification_n of_o so_o horrid_a a_o murder_n his_o guilt_n of_o innocent_a blood_n 25._o blood_n 2_o chron._n 24_o 25._o that_o so_o a_o cruel_a piece_n of_o private_a revenge_n may_v put_v on_o some_o appearance_n of_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n but_o god_n chastise_v that_o bloody_a 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the_o royal_a palace_n become_v the_o slaughter-house_n of_o your_o sovereign_n but_o what_o follow_v have_v this_o king_n no_o loyal_a subject_n in_o the_o land_n that_o will_v dare_v to_o rise_v up_o for_o the_o revenge_n of_o his_o murder_n upon_o these_o wicked_a traitor_n that_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o son_n may_v be_v establish_v with_o the_o more_o security_n yes_o he_o have_v for_o it_o be_v say_v 25._o say_v ver_fw-la 25._o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n slay_v all_o they_o that_o have_v conspire_v against_o king_n amon_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n make_v josiah_n his_o son_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n and_o hereupon_o there_o be_v none_o so_o ignorant_a of_o the_o sacred_a story_n but_o he_o know_v how_o happy_a the_o land_n be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o good_a king_n josiah_n so_o for_o the_o traitor_n judas_n we_o all_o know_v he_o come_v to_o a_o miserable_a end_n 1.18_o end_n mat._n 27.5_o with_o act_n 1.18_o thus_o we_o see_v traitor_n be_v pernicious_a person_n who_o make_v the_o time_n perilous_a but_o they_o shall_v not_o carry_v their_o treason_n out_o with_o impunity_n nor_o for_o ever_o escape_v god_n righteous_a judgement_n the_o sixteenth_o character_n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d protervi_fw-la vetus_fw-la protervi_fw-la vetus_fw-la praecipites_fw-la syr._n praecipites_fw-la bez._n syr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la temerarius_fw-la inconsideratus_fw-la sumpta_fw-la metaphora_fw-la ab_fw-la avium_n pullis_fw-la qui_fw-la implumes_fw-la dum_fw-la volare_fw-la conantur_fw-la humi_fw-la decidunt_fw-la aretius_n decidunt_fw-la aretius_n 16._o heady_a such_o as_o be_v inconsiderate_a in_o their_o undertake_n froward_a rash_a and_o overforward_a in_o their_o attempt_n and_o act_n who_o like_o bird_n that_o will_v adventure_v to_o fly_v before_o they_o be_v fledge_v run_v headlong_o upon_o desperate_a design_n whereby_o they_o often_o hazard_v both_o their_o own_o and_o other_o ruin_n these_o be_v still_o run_v forward_o when_o they_o hardly_o know_v whither_o they_o go_v nor_o what_o will_v follow_v they_o be_v such_o 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la non_fw-la vident_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o look_v not_o both_o forward_a and_o backward_o both_o before_o and_o behind_o as_o a_o wise_a and_o prudent_a man_n will_v do_v before_o he_o undertake_v any_o weighty_a work_n or_o attempt_v any_o great_a design_n for_o 2.14_o for_o eccl._n 2.14_o the_o wise_a man_n eye_n be_v in_o his_o head_n but_o the_o fool_n walk_v in_o darkness_n it_o be_v good_a counsel_n that_o of_o the_o poet_n 〈◊〉_d poet_n pythag._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consult_v before_o thou_o enterprise_n he_o that_o fail_v in_o this_o point_n of_o wisdom_n shall_v soon_o see_v a_o proof_n of_o his_o own_o folly_n wise_a counsel_n be_v the_o soul_n and_o strength_n of_o great_a undertake_n for_o say_v that_o oracle_n of_o wisdom_n without_o counsel_n purpose_n be_v disappoint_v 19.22_o disappoint_v prov._n 19.22_o but_o every_o purpose_n be_v establish_v by_o counsel_n 20.18_o counsel_n prov._n 20.18_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o 6._o he_o prov._n 24.5_o 6._o a_o wise_a man_n be_v strong_a yea_o a_o man_n of_o knowledge_n increase_v strength_n for_o by_o wise_a counsel_n thou_o shall_v make_v thy_o war_n and_o in_o multitude_n of_o counsellor_n there_o be_v safety_n but_o now_o on_o the_o other_o side_n inconsiderateness_n lead_v to_o confusion_n and_o rashness_n be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o ruin_n the_o seventeen_o character_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tumidi_fw-la vetus_fw-la tumidi_fw-la vetus_fw-la inflati_fw-la beza_n inflati_fw-la beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animi_fw-la est_fw-la tumour_n &_o arrogantia_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la alios_fw-la contemnentis_fw-la dum_fw-la homines_fw-la amore_fw-la &_o study_v svi_fw-la occupati_fw-la sunt_fw-la locum_fw-la sunt_fw-la aretius_n in_fw-la locum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la modo_fw-la inflatum_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o genere_fw-la dementatum_fw-la &_o fanaticum_fw-la significat_fw-la n.t._n significat_fw-la victorin_n strigel_n in_o n.t._n 17._o highminded_a such_o as_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n and_o even_o swell_v like_o toad_n with_o poison_n this_o high-mindednesse_a be_v that_o pride_n of_o spirit_n and_o arrogancy_n of_o a_o aspire_a mind_n whereby_o man_n do_v contemn_v all_o other_o in_o comparison_n of_o themselves_o and_o centre_n all_o their_o affection_n and_o endeavour_n in_o themselves_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o and_o busy_v about_o their_o own_o private_a and_o personal_a concernment_n the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n import_v such_o a_o lift_n up_o of_o the_o mind_n as_o unhinge_n reason_n and_o open_v a_o wide_a door_n to_o folly_n and_o madness_n to_o enter_v in_o so_o it_o be_v use_v by_o physician_n to_o signify_v madness_n and_o phrenetick_a distemper_n highmindedness_a be_v a_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a frenzy_n and_o madness_n of_o the_o mind_n ambition_n pride_n and_o self-love_n be_v the_o ingredient_n of_o this_o strong_a drink_n which_o strange_o intoxicate_a the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o mix_v with_o some_o dram_n of_o popular_a applause_n and_o worldly_a glory_n it_o ordinary_o produce_v this_o spiritual_a or_o if_o you_o will_v moral_a madness_n that_o famous_a mutinist_n masianello_n of_o naples_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o new_a wine_n of_o his_o disproportion_a worldly_a greatness_n what_o frenzy_n what_o fury_n possess_v the_o mind_n of_o haman_n of_o herod_n when_o they_o have_v drink_v deep_a of_o the_o world_n golden_a cup_n of_o glory_n the_o one_o will_v sacrifice_v many_o thousand_o life_n to_o his_o revenge_n for_o want_v of_o the_o bow_n of_o one_o man_n knee_n 3._o knee_n esther_n chap._n 3._o the_o other_o to_o outvie_v he_o in_o the_o desperate_a madness_n of_o a_o audacious_a enterprise_n will_v plant_v his_o engine_n high_a and_o attempt_v 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