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hold_v good_a for_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n jeremy_n have_v pronounce_v chap._n 27._o that_o all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v nabuchadnezzar_n and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n whereas_o nabonidus_n be_v a_o prince_n of_o strange_a blood_n and_o so_o the_o nation_n be_v not_o to_o serve_v he_o and_o in_o balthassar_n the_o son_n son_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v this_o word_n accomplish_v but_o let_v we_o examine_v his_o argument_n and_o withal_o the_o scoff_n which_o very_o prodigal_o he_o bestow_v on_o such_o as_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n natio_fw-la chronologorum_fw-la the_o whole_a rout_n of_o chronologer_n boni_fw-la &_o diligentes_fw-la viri_fw-la good_a simple_a meaning_n man_n &_o addunt_fw-la alta_fw-la nihil_fw-la veriora_fw-la be_v his_o first_o compliment_n ut_fw-la igitur_fw-la quod_fw-la chronologorum_fw-la est_fw-la omnesresiptscant_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o that_o they_o may_v repent_v their_o ever_o be_v chronologer_n he_o bring_v in_o 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