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the_o neighbourhood_n it_o seem_v micah_n mother_n have_v eleven_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n steal_v from_o she_o and_o she_o curse_v those_o who_o have_v steal_v it_o and_o do_v not_o restore_v it_o micah_n have_v take_v it_o and_o be_v touch_v in_o conscience_n for_o it_o come_v to_o she_o and_o say_v wretch_n that_o i_o be_o i_o have_v thy_o silver_n and_o have_v hitherto_o detain_v it_o but_o dare_v no_o long_o lie_v under_o a_o mother_n curse_n and_o therefore_o be_o i_o now_o come_v to_o confess_v my_o sin_n and_o restore_v again_o the_o money_n to_o thou_o his_o mother_n answer_v bless_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n my_o son_n that_o be_v free_a be_v thou_o from_o my_o curse_n and_o may_v thou_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o lord_n because_o thou_o have_v repent_v of_o this_o fact_n and_o do_v so_o ingenuous_o offer_v to_o restore_v what_o thou_o unadvised_o take_v from_o i_o she_o tell_v he_o she_o have_v whole_o dedicate_v this_o silver_n to_o the_o lord_n to_o make_v a_o 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the_o other_o nine_o hundred_o shekel_n it_o be_v like_a be_v lay_v out_o in_o provide_v a_o ephod_n rich_a and_o glorious_a like_o aaron_n exod._n 28.6_o and_o other_o ornament_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o provide_v their_o teraphim_n lares_fw-la teraphim_n teraphim_n be_v certain_a image_n represent_v man_n hos_n 3.4_o 5._o which_o they_o make_v use_v of_o as_o oracle_n and_o receive_v answer_n from_o they_o in_o doubtful_a case_n ezek._n 21.21_o zach._n 10.2_o erant_fw-la teraphim_n idola_fw-la domestica_fw-la quae_fw-la domi_fw-la colebantur_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la oracula_fw-la consulebantur_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la arcanis_fw-la &_o futuris_fw-la quasi_fw-la penates_fw-la &_o lares_fw-la and_o adorn_v the_o chapel_n which_o her_o son_n have_v build_v for_o these_o superstitious_a uses_n and_o micah_n consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o own_o son_n though_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o not_o of_o aaron_n lineage_n to_o be_v his_o priest_n all_o which_o he_o do_v as_o a_o gross_a idolater_n contrary_a to_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o idolatry_n begin_v thus_o to_o creep_v in_o among_o they_o see_v at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v no_o ruler_n governor_n or_o judge_n no_o supreme_a magistrate_n reign_n magistrate_n king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v here_o proper_o for_o such_o there_o be_v none_o till_o saul_n reign_n among_o they_o such_o as_o moses_n or_o joshua_n be_v to_o restrain_v they_o to_o punish_v offender_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o order_n there_o be_v a_o young_a levite_n that_o sojourn_v in_o bethlehem_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o in_o those_o corrupt_a time_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v detain_v from_o they_o he_o be_v force_v to_o seek_v out_o for_o a_o livelihood_n where_o he_o can_v get_v it_o and_o come_v to_o micah_n house_n micah_n agree_v with_o he_o to_o be_v his_o priest_n for_o though_o he_o have_v consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o own_o son_n to_o be_v his_o priest_n in_o his_o idolatrous_a chapel_n before_o yet_o it_o seem_v he_o think_v it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o his_o idol-worship_n to_o have_v one_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n to_o be_v his_o priest_n micah_n promise_v to_o reverence_v he_o though_o young_a in_o year_n as_o a_o father_n but_o yet_o he_o give_v he_o but_o a_o very_a poor_a salary_n viz._n ten_o shekel_n of_o silver_n by_o the_o year_n a_o suit_n of_o apparel_n and_o his_o victual_n whereas_o eleven_o hundred_o shekel_n be_v set_v apart_o by_o his_o mother_n as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o to_o make_v their_o idol_n and_o their_o appurtenance_n however_o this_o poor_a levite_n prostitute_n himself_o to_o this_o base_a service_n to_o be_v a_o priest_n to_o their_o idol-dunghil-god_n and_o that_o upon_o these_o mean_a term_n but_o micah_n love_v he_o and_o use_v he_o very_o well_o and_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v one_o of_o his_o own_o child_n and_o promise_v himself_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v bless_v he_o see_v he_o have_v now_o get_v a_o levite_n for_o his_o priest_n but_o he_o be_v herein_o much_o deceive_v as_o we_o shall_v show_v present_o ch._n 17._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxix_o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o be_v to_o show_v how_o the_o danite_n take_v micah_n idol_n from_o he_o and_o set_v it_o up_o public_o in_o their_o own_o tribe_n and_o so_o the_o first_o public_a idolatry_n be_v begin_v among_o they_o and_o therefore_o that_o tribe_n be_v not_o name_v among_o the_o seal_a of_o the_o lord_n rev._n 7._o the_o history_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v thus_o the_o danite_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o amorites_n who_o have_v coop_v they_o up_o in_o the_o mountain_n see_v ch._n 1.34_o be_v not_o get_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n that_o fall_v to_o they_o by_o lot_n and_o so_o their_o present_a possession_n be_v too_o scant_o and_o straight_o for_o they_o they_o begin_v to_o think_v of_o 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people_n that_o be_v therein_o and_o kill_v they_o and_o samson_n himself_o with_o they_o so_o the_o dead_a which_o he_o slay_v at_o his_o death_n be_v more_o than_o those_o he_o slay_v in_o his_o life_n his_o brother_n and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n hear_v of_o his_o death_n come_v down_o and_o take_v his_o dead_a body_n and_o bring_v it_o up_o and_o bury_v it_o in_o his_o father_n bury_v place_n between_o zorak_fw-mi and_o eshtaol_n the_o philistine_n by_o the_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n not_o oppose_v it_o who_o pride_n and_o power_n by_o this_o fatal_a blow_n give_v to_o their_o prince_n and_o so_o many_o of_o their_o people_n be_v much_o abate_v and_o pull_v down_o so_o that_o they_o think_v this_o be_v no_o fit_a time_n to_o provoke_v the_o israelite_n by_o deny_v they_o such_o a_o thing_n judg._n ch._n 16._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cli_n samuel_n first_o book_n of_o samuel_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o first_o book_n of_o samuel_n which_o contain_v 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and_o famous_a man_n though_o faulty_a in_o be_v too_o indulgent_a to_o his_o child_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v afterward_o in_o his_o time_n and_o under_o his_o government_n samuel_n be_v bear_v who_o history_n we_o come_v now_o to_o describe_v his_o father_n be_v elkanah_n a_o levite_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o of_o korah_n 1_o chron._n 6.22_o 23._o who_o dwell_v in_o ramathaim-zophim_a in_o mount_n ephraim_n he_o have_v two_o wife_n probable_o hannah_n be_v his_o first_o wife_n and_o she_o be_v barren_a he_o afterward_o take_v peninnah_n who_o be_v fruitful_a though_o the_o lord_n allow_v not_o polygamy_n yet_o he_o be_v please_v to_o tolerate_v it_o for_o a_o time_n and_o possible_o the_o jew_n do_v conceive_v that_o god_n promise_v to_o abraham_n of_o multiply_v his_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o the_o heaven_n do_v imply_v a_o dispensation_n for_o they_o to_o have_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v now_o at_o shiloh_n and_o there_o have_v continue_v since_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o joshua_n ch._n 18.1_o thither_o go_v elkanah_n yearly_a that_o be_v at_o those_o three_o solemn_a feast_n wherein_o all_o the_o male_n be_v bind_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n deut._n 16.16_o he_o may_v possible_o go_v at_o other_o time_n as_o a_o levite_n to_o do_v service_n in_o his_o course_n but_o he_o fail_v not_o to_o go_v up_o at_o those_o great_a solemnity_n and_o it_o seem_v several_a of_o his_o family_n use_v to_o go_v up_o with_o he_o yea_o the_o woman_n also_o such_o be_v their_o devotion_n though_o not_o bind_v thereunto_o by_o the_o law_n at_o those_o great_a feast_n he_o give_v to_o peninnah_n and_o all_o her_o son_n and_o daughter_n portion_n of_o the_o peace-offering_n which_o he_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o feast_n of_o which_o see_v gen._n 43.34_o but_o unto_o hannah_n who_o be_v his_o best_a belove_a he_o give_v a_o large_a and_o better_a portion_n and_o possible_o of_o the_o choice_a and_o best_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n peninnah_n be_v angry_a at_o this_o and_o thereupon_o quarrel_v with_o and_o provoke_v hannah_n and_o upbraid_v she_o for_o her_o barrenness_n as_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o lord_n displeasure_n against_o she_o and_o as_o elkanah_n do_v thus_o continual_o express_v his_o great_a love_n to_o hannah_n when_o he_o go_v yearly_o with_o his_o family_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n so_o peninnah_n persist_v from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o vex_v she_o with_o her_o provocation_n and_o possible_o upbraid_v she_o with_o her_o fruitless_a seek_v to_o god_n so_o earnest_o at_o those_o time_n for_o a_o child_n this_o great_o trouble_a hannah_n in_o so_o much_o that_o she_o mourn_v and_o weep_v and_o do_v not_o care_n to_o eat_v as_o other_o do_v especial_o not_o with_o any_o joy_n and_o cheerfulness_n as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v at_o those_o solemn_a feast_n elkanah_n perceive_v it_o ask_v she_o why_o she_o so_o grieve_a and_o weep_v and_o so_o mourn_v in_o a_o time_n when_o she_o ought_v to_o have_v rejoice_v it_o be_v true_a say_v he_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o afford_v thou_o child_n but_o be_o not_o i_o who_o love_v thou_o so_o dear_o better_a to_o thou_o than_o ten_o son_n gr._n son_n in_o concord_n matrimonio_fw-la plus_fw-la boni_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la faecunditate_fw-la gr._n but_o when_o elkanah_n and_o his_o family_n have_v eat_v and_o drink_v together_o with_o who_o hannah_n sit_v she_o be_v in_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n go_v out_o and_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o weep_v sore_o and_o she_o say_v o_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o thou_o will_v please_v to_o look_v on_o the_o affliction_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n and_o will_v give_v unto_o i_o a_o manchild_n i_o will_v give_v he_o unto_o thou_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n mother_n life_n as_o to_o the_o power_n of_o her_o vow_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o she_o only_o vow_v to_o do_v what_o in_o she_o lay_v that_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o if_o the_o child_n have_v no_o defect_n either_o in_o body_n or_o mind_n and_o be_v willing_a when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o year_n of_o discretion_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o vow_n and_o provide_v that_o her_o husband_n consent_v thereunto_o without_o which_o the_o woman_n vow_n be_v of_o no_o force_n numb_a 30.8_o indeed_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o sequel_n of_o samuel_n story_n that_o he_o do_v not_o always_o continue_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n see_v ch._n 7.16_o but_o go_v from_o year_n to_o year_n in_o circuit_n and_o judge_v israel_n and_o hence_o it_o seem_v probable_a that_o after_o he_o become_v judge_n in_o israel_n he_o be_v by_o special_a dispensation_n from_o god_n free_v from_o this_o vow_n of_o
17.21_o then_o go_v to_o her_o husband_n but_o not_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n she_o desire_v he_o to_o let_v she_o have_v one_o of_o the_o servant_n out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o attend_v she_o and_o one_o of_o the_o ass_n that_o she_o may_v make_v haste_n to_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o she_o will_v speedy_o come_v again_o her_o husband_n not_o imagine_v as_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o child_n have_v be_v so_o sick_a much_o less_o that_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a ask_v she_o why_o she_o will_v go_v then_o it_o be_v neither_o new-moon_n nor_o sabbath_n on_o which_o day_n they_o usual_o go_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o prophet_n to_o be_v instruct_v and_o not_o often_o on_o other_o day_n she_o reply_v it_o will_v be_v well_o enough_o the_o prophet_n will_v take_v no_o offence_n at_o my_o come_n then_o she_o order_v her_o ass_n to_o be_v immediate_o saddle_v and_o get_v up_o speak_v to_o her_o servant_n that_o ride_v on_o another_o ass_n before_o she_o that_o he_o shall_v ride_v apace_o and_o not_o slack_a except_o she_o call_v to_o he_o to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o come_v near_o to_o mount_v carmel_n where_o elisha_n dwell_v he_o it_o seem_v be_v sit_v at_o his_o door_n talk_v with_o his_o servant_n and_o see_v she_o come_v at_o some_o distance_n say_v to_o gehazi_n behold_v yonder_o come_v the_o shunamite_n who_o have_v show_v we_o so_o much_o kindness_n run_v and_o meet_v she_o and_o ask_v she_o if_o all_o be_v well_o with_o she_o and_o with_o her_o husband_n and_o the_o child_n gehazi_n according_o meeting_z her_z and_o ask_v she_o that_o question_n she_o answer_v he_o very_o brief_o it_o be_v well_o as_o not_o be_v willing_a by_o talk_v to_o he_o to_o be_v hinder_v from_o go_v to_o the_o prophet_n his_o master_n and_o her_o answer_n must_v be_v understand_v as_o direct_v to_o the_o two_o former_a question_n concern_v herself_o and_o her_o husband_n as_o for_o the_o last_o she_o reserve_v her_o answer_n to_o that_o till_o she_o shall_v come_v to_o speak_v with_o the_o prophet_n himself_o when_o she_o be_v come_v to_o he_o be_v transport_v with_o the_o vehemency_n of_o her_o passion_n she_o kneel_v down_o and_o catch_v hold_n of_o his_o leg_n intimate_v she_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o till_o she_o have_v some_o comfortable_a answer_n from_o he_o gehazi_n apprehend_v she_o to_o be_v too_o troublesome_a to_o his_o master_n come_v near_o to_o thrust_v she_o away_o but_o elisha_n bid_v he_o let_v she_o alone_o for_o say_v he_o i_o perceive_v her_o spirit_n be_v much_o grieve_v within_o she_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o reveal_v unto_o i_o what_o the_o matter_n be_v then_o she_o tell_v he_o her_o son_n be_v dead_a and_o say_v she_o if_o i_o have_v be_v like_o rachel_n gen._n 30.1_o inordinate_o desirous_a of_o a_o son_n i_o may_v just_o think_v that_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o i_o be_v so_o soon_o deprive_v of_o he_o but_o this_o son_n be_v free_o give_v i_o without_o any_o request_n of_o i_o and_o of_o thy_o own_o motion_n without_o my_o ask_n why_o be_o i_o now_o so_o soon_o bereave_v of_o he_o i_o hope_v thou_o will_v by_o thy_o prayer_n endeavour_v to_o have_v he_o restore_v to_o i_o again_o and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o her_o faith_n by_o which_o she_o receive_v her_o dead_a raise_v to_o life_n again_o heb._n 11.35_o then_o elisha_n speak_v to_o his_o servant_n say_v gird_v up_o thy_o loin_n and_o take_v my_o staff_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o go_v with_o all_o haste_n to_o the_o house_n where_o the_o dead_a child_n be_v not_o stay_v by_o the_o way_n to_o offer_v or_o answer_v any_o courtesy_n or_o civility_n and_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v thithither_o lay_v my_o staff_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n but_o the_o mother_n say_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o as_o thy_o soul_n live_v i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o till_o thou_o go_v with_o i_o thyself_o the_o prophet_n thereupon_o arise_v and_o go_v with_o she_o but_o gehazi_n get_v thither_o before_o they_o and_o lay_v the_o staff_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n but_o no_o evidence_n of_o life_n follow_v thereupon_o for_o the_o child_n neither_o speak_v nor_o hear_v any_o noise_n possible_o have_v not_o elisha_n yield_v to_o go_v himself_o the_o staff_n may_v have_v be_v effectual_a but_o now_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o withhold_v his_o power_n and_o help_v till_o the_o prophet_n himself_o come_v wherefore_o gehazi_n see_v he_o can_v not_o raise_v the_o child_n to_o life_n again_o go_v to_o meet_v his_o master_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o child_n be_v not_o restore_v to_o life_n by_o the_o mean_v he_o have_v use_v elisha_n come_v to_o the_o house_n find_v the_o child_n dead_a and_o lay_v upon_o his_o bed_n shut_v therefore_o the_o door_n to_o himself_o he_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o then_o lay_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n put_v his_o mouth_n to_o the_o child_n mouth_n and_o his_o eye_n and_o hand_n upon_o the_o child_n eye_n and_o hand_n as_o near_o as_o he_o can_v in_o imitation_n possible_o of_o his_o master_n elijah_n 1_o king_n 17.21_o and_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n his_o flesh_n begin_v to_o be_v warm_a this_o be_v the_o first_o sign_n that_o life_n begin_v to_o come_v into_o he_o then_o take_v two_o or_o three_o turn_n in_o his_o chamber_n he_o stretch_v himself_o upon_o the_o child_n again_o than_o the_o child_n neesed_a seven_a time_n and_o open_v his_o eye_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o be_v perfect_o restore_v to_o life_n then_o he_o bid_v his_o servant_n call_v the_o shunamite_n who_o be_v come_v he_o bid_v she_o take_v up_o her_o son_n who_o be_v now_o alive_a again_o she_o transport_v with_o joy_n fall_v at_o his_o foot_n in_o token_n of_o her_o reverence_n and_o thankfulness_n and_o take_v up_o her_o son_n and_o hug_v he_o in_o her_o arm_n bring_v he_o down_o into_o the_o house_n this_o be_v elisha_n seven_o miracle_n 2_o king_n 4._o from_o v._o 8_o to_o 38._o elisha_n not_o long_o after_o tell_v this_o gentlewoman_n that_o god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n have_v call_v for_o a_o famine_n to_o come_v upon_o the_o land_n which_o will_v last_v seven_o year_n and_o therefore_o bid_v she_o go_v with_o her_o family_n where_o she_o can_v be_v best_a accommodate_v till_o the_o famine_n be_v over_o and_z according_o she_o believe_v the_o prophet_n go_v with_o her_o family_n her_o husband_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v now_o dead_a and_o sojourn_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n there_o be_v peace_n as_o it_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n between_o they_o and_o the_o israelite_n and_o no_o famine_n in_o their_o country_n for_o though_o they_o be_v a_o wicked_a people_n yet_o god_n be_v more_o provoke_v by_o the_o idolatry_n and_o other_o wickedness_n of_o his_o own_o people_n than_o by_o they_o who_o have_v not_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n which_o his_o own_o people_n enjoy_v 2_o king_n 8.1_o 2._o the_o famine_n be_v now_o in_o the_o land_n elisha_n go_v to_o gilgal_n to_o visit_v the_o college_n of_o the_o prophet_n there_o and_o they_o sit_v before_o he_o to_o be_v instruct_v by_o he_o he_o bid_v his_o servant_n set_v on_o the_o great_a pot_n and_o see_v pottage_n for_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n it_o happen_v that_o one_o go_v forth_o to_o gather_v herb_n for_o the_o pottage_n chance_v to_o light_v upon_o coloquintida_n somewhat_o like_o a_o vine_n the_o gourd_n that_o be_v the_o leaf_n and_o branch_n thereof_o be_v bitter_a and_o poisonous_a and_o gather_v a_o lapful_a of_o they_o not_o know_v their_o nature_n shred_v they_o into_o the_o pottage_n when_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n come_v to_o eat_v of_o it_o find_v it_o of_o so_o bitter_a and_o of_o so_o unsavoury_a a_o taste_n they_o cry_v out_o to_o elisha_n o_o thou_o man_n of_o god_n death_n be_v in_o the_o pot_n we_o fear_v our_o broth_n be_v poison_v and_o will_v poison_v all_o of_o we_o that_o eat_v of_o it_o the_o prophet_n bid_v they_o cast_v meal_n into_o the_o pot_n not_o that_o meal_n have_v in_o itself_o any_o virtue_n to_o draw_v out_o bitterness_n or_o poison_n but_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o the_o virtue_n of_o heal_v their_o pottage_n come_v from_o god_n alone_o the_o prophet_n command_v they_o to_o use_v that_o mean_n they_o do_v as_o he_o bid_v they_o and_o he_o know_v that_o all_o danger_n be_v now_o over_o say_v to_o they_o pour_v out_o now_o for_o the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o they_o do_v eat_v thereof_o and_o find_v no_o harm_n thereby_o this_o be_v elisha_n eight_o miracle_n 2_o king_n 4._o from_o 38_o to_o 42._o about_o this_o time_n
tent_n slay_v 4000_o man_n and_o give_v a_o alarm_n to_o the_o whole_a army_n at_o break_v of_o the_o day_n safe_o retreat_v whereupon_o the_o king_n march_v towards_o he_o next_o day_n and_o they_o come_v to_o a_o engagement_n antiochus_n lose_v several_a hundred_o more_o but_o the_o jew_n see_v themselves_o overpower_v retreat_v the_o king_n then_o return_v to_o the_o siege_n and_o they_o not_o be_v well_o store_v with_o provision_n this_o be_v the_o sabbatical_a year_n at_o last_o yield_v up_o the_o town_n upon_o composition_n antiochus_n have_v herein_o place_v a_o garrison_n march_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o make_v all_o provision_n possible_a for_o the_o gain_n of_o it_o all_o manner_n of_o engine_n be_v raise_v for_o the_o cast_n of_o fire_n and_o stone_n but_o the_o besiege_v defend_v themselves_o brave_o though_o provision_n be_v very_o short_a with_o they_o and_o the_o famine_n prevail_v so_o much_o among_o they_o that_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o fall_v into_o 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