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1._o lieutenant_n of_o babylon_n to_o rebel_v against_o esarhaddon_n and_o first_o draw_v partly_o by_o fair_a mean_n partly_o by_o threat_n the_o people_n about_o babylon_n to_o side_n with_o he_o forthwith_o he_o defi_v his_o master_n and_o final_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n utter_o overthrow_v he_o and_o so_o join_v the_o empire_n of_o the_o assyrian_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o babylon_n in_o the_o posterity_n of_o this_o merodach_n do_v the_o monarchy_n continue_v for_o three_o descent_n to_o wit_n nabuchadnezzar_n evill-merodach_a and_o belshazzar_n in_o who_o day_n darius_n the_o mede_n call_v by_o historian_n chaxares_n son_n of_o astyages_n and_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a grandchild_n to_o the_o aforesaid_a astyages_n subdue_v the_o assyrian_n and_o translate_v the_o monarchy_n to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o
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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 wherefore_o let_v we_o perform_v both_o that_o the_o great_a god_n of_o host_n may_v be_v propitious_a unto_o we_o according_a as_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o wherefore_o let_v we_o be_v confident_a of_o victory_n and_o not_o seek_v our_o ruin_n by_o unbelief_n let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_v our_o ancestor_n what_o noble_a achievement_n their_o magnanimous_a spirit_n by_o god_n assistance_n effect_v whereby_o our_o nation_n have_v be_v not_o only_o the_o mirror_n but_o the_o â—errour_n to_o the_o world_n how_o do_v they_o in_o france_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o poyteir_n with_o a_o handful_n of_o man_n confound_v the_o mighty_a army_n that_o will_v have_v swallow_v they_o up_o the_o like_a at_o again_o court_n etc._n etc._n and_o how_o gracious_a be_v god_n to_o we_o in_o 88_o to_o dissipate_v and_o destroy_v our_o invincible_a enemy_n by_o his_o prosper_v our_o poor_a endeavour_n wherefore_o now_o let_v we_o not_o despair_v of_o his_o help_n but_o with_o one_o joint_a consent_n let_v we_o furious_o assault_v our_o proud_a enemy_n that_o we_o may_v enjoy_v their_o riches_n and_o eternize_v our_o memory_n to_o posterity_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o be_o confident_a that_o if_o we_o resist_v but_o three_o of_o their_o charge_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o adventure_v the_o four_o but_o to_o their_o utter_a ruin_n wherefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o man_n timorous_a or_o fainthearted_a let_v he_o depart_v weth_z his_o brand_n of_o infamy_n to_o be_v reward_v by_o his_o king_n and_o country_n according_a to_o his_o demerit_n but_o let_v all_o heroic_a spirit_n ejaculate_a their_o petition_n to_o heaven_n and_o say_v with_o i_o let_v god_n arise_v and_o his_o enemy_n shall_v be_v scatter_v rule_n and_o observation_n to_o be_v use_v in_o time_n of_o fight_n sect_n xx._n chap._n ix_o divers_a observation_n