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such_o 2_o sam._n 11._o 25._o victory_n be_v not_o more_o sweet_a than_o uncertain_a and_o what_o man_n can_v love_v to_o perish_v it_o be_v true_a that_o war_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o shall_v not_o but_o must_v be_v neither_o be_v it_o other_o than_o a_o unavoidable_a act_n of_o vindicative_a justice_n a_o useful_a enemy_n a_o harsh_a friend_n such_o a_o enemy_n as_o we_o can_v want_v such_o a_o friend_n as_o we_o entertain_v upon_o force_n not_o upon_o choice_n because_o we_o must_v not_o because_o we_o will_v it_o challenge_v admittance_n if_o it_o be_v just_a and_o it_o be_v never_o just_a but_o where_o it_o be_v necessary_a if_o it_o must_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v where_o those_o three_o thing_n which_o aquinas_n require_v to_o a_o lawful_a war_n be_v meet_v supreme_a authority_n a_o warrantable_a cause_n a_o just_a intention_n a_o supreme_a authority_n in_o command_v it_o a_o warrantable_a cause_n in_o undertake_v it_o a_o just_a intention_n in_o execute_v it_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o bellum_fw-la domini_fw-la god_n war_n god_n make_v it_o god_n own_v it_o god_n bless_v it_o what_o talk_v i_o of_o the_o good_a centurion_n the_o very_a angel_n of_o god_n be_v thus_o heavenly_a soldier_n the_o wise_a lacedamonian_o have_v no_o other_o statue_n of_o their_o deity_n but_o arm_v yea_o what_o speak_v i_o of_o these_o puppet_n the_o true_a god_n rejoice_v in_o no_o title_n more_o than_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o these_o case_n say_v now_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n who_o teach_v my_o hand_n to_o war_n and_o my_o finger_n to_o fight_v but_o if_o ambition_n of_o enlarge_a the_o bound_n of_o dominion_n covetousness_n of_o rich_a booty_n emulation_n of_o a_o rival_n greatness_n shall_v unsheathe_v our_o sword_n now_o every_o blow_n be_v murder_n wo_n to_o those_o hand_n that_o be_v thus_o imbrue_v in_o blood_n woe_n to_o those_o tyrant_n that_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o lavish_a effusion_n every_o drop_n whereof_o shall_v once_o be_v require_v of_o their_o guilty_a soul_n god_n think_v he_o can_v give_v a_o worse_a epithet_n to_o those_o who_o he_o will_v brand_v for_o death_n then_o wicked_a and_o bloodthirsty_a man_n david_n may_v not_o be_v allow_v to_o build_v god_n a_o house_n because_o he_o have_v a_o bloody_a hand_n the_o cause_n be_v holy_a yet_o the_o colour_n offend_v how_o hateful_a must_v those_o need_v be_v to_o the_o god_n of_o mercy_n that_o delight_v in_o blood_n the_o true_a brood_n of_o he_o that_o be_v the_o manslayer_n from_o the_o beginning_n there_o be_v strange_a diet_n of_o man_n as_o of_o other_o creature_n whereof_o there_o be_v some_o that_o natural_o feed_v on_o poison_n and_o fatten_v with_o it_o and_o it_o may_v be_v there_o be_v cannibal_n that_o find_v man_n blood_n sweet_a yet_o i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v a_o man_n that_o will_v profess_v to_o place_v his_o felicity_n in_o a_o cruel_a hazard_n so_o do_v he_o that_o delight_v in_o war_n and_o if_o no_o man_n for_o shame_n will_v be_v know_v to_o do_v simple_o and_o direct_o so_o yet_o in_o effect_n man_n bewray_v this_o disposition_n if_o they_o be_v first_o osores_fw-la pacis_fw-la hater_n of_o peace_n as_o the_o psalmist_n call_v they_o ps_n 120._o 7._o stubborn_o repel_v the_o fair_a motion_n and_o meet_a condition_n thereof_o if_o second_o they_o take_v up_o slight_a and_o unjust_a cause_n of_o war_n as_o it_o be_v note_v by_o suetonius_n of_o julius_n caesar_n which_o this_o island_n have_v experience_n of_o that_o he_o will_v refrain_v from_o no_o occasion_n of_o war_n if_o never_o so_o unjust_a contrary_a to_o the_o better_a temper_n and_o resolution_n of_o wise_a roman_n than_o himself_o who_o will_v rather_o save_v one_o subject_a then_o kill_v a_o thousand_o enemy_n if_o three_o they_o
of_o a_o blind_a man_n ib._n med_n lviii_o upon_o a_o beech-tree_n full_a of_o nut_n 470_o med_n lix_n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o money_n under_o the_o water_n ib._n med_n lx._n upon_o the_o first_o rumour_n of_o the_o earthquake_n at_o lime_n wherein_o a_o wood_n be_v swallow_v up_o with_o the_o fall_n of_o two_o hill_n ib._n med_n lxi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o dormouse_n 471_o med_n lxii_o upon_o bee_n fight_v ib._n med_n lxiii_o upon_o wasp_n fall_v into_o a_o glass_n ib._n med_n lxiv_o upon_o a_o spring_n in_o the_o wild_a forest_n 472_o med_n lxv_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o owl_n in_o the_o twilight_n ibid._n med_n lxvi_o upon_o a_o arm_n benumb_v 473_o med_n lxvii_o upon_o the_o spark_n fly_v upward_o ib._n med_n lxviii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o raven_n ib._n med_n lxix_o upon_o a_o worm_n 474_o med_n lxx_o upon_o the_o put_n on_o of_o his_o clothes_n ibid._n med_n lxxi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o great_a library_n ibid._n med_n lxxii_o upon_o the_o red_a cross_n on_o a_o door_n 475_o med_n lxxiii_o upon_o the_o change_n of_o wether_n ib._n med_n lxxiv_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o marriage_n ib._n med_n lxxv_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o snake_n 476_o med_n lxxvi_o upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o abbey_n ib._n med_n lxxvii_o upon_o the_o discharge_n of_o a_o piece_n 477_o med_n lxxviii_o upon_o the_o toll_n of_o a_o passing-bell_n ib._n med_n lxxix_o upon_o a_o defamation_n disperse_v 478_o med_n lxxx_o upon_o a_o ring_n of_o bell_n ib._n med_n lxxxi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o full_a table_n at_o a_o feast_n ib._n med_n lxxxii_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o a_o lute_n well_o play_v on_o 479_o med_n lxxxiii_o upon_o the_o sight_n and_o noise_n of_o a_o peacock_n ib._n med_n lxxxiv_o upon_o a_o penitent_a malefactor_n ibid._n med_n lxxxv_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o lilly_n 480_o med_n lxxxvi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o coffin_n stick_v with_o flower_n ib._n med_n lxxxvii_o upon_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n ib._n med_n lxxxviii_o upon_o the_o sting_a of_o a_o wasp_n 481_o med_n lxxxix_o upon_o the_o arraignment_n of_o a_o felon_n ib._n med_n xc_o upon_o the_o crow_v of_o a_o cock_n 482_o med_n xci_o upon_o the_o variety_n of_o thought_n ib._n med_n xcii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o harlot_n cart_v ibid._n med_n xciii_o upon_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o rose_n 483_o med_n xciv_o upon_o a_o cancel_a bond._n ib._n med_n xcv_o upon_o the_o report_n of_o a_o great_a loss_n by_o sea_n ib._n med_n xcvi_o upon_o sight_n of_o a_o bright_a sky_n full_a of_o star_n 484_o med_n xcvii_o upon_o the_o rumour_n of_o war_n ib._n med_n xcviii_o upon_o a_o child_n cry_v 485_o med_n xcix_o upon_o the_o beginning_n of_o a_o sickness_n ibid._n med_n c._n upon_o the_o challenge_n of_o a_o promise_n 486_o med_n ci._n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o fly_n ib._n med_n cii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o fantastical_a zealot_n ib._n med_n ciii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o scavenger_n work_v in_o the_o canell_n 487_o med_n civ_o upon_o a_o pair_n of_o spectacle_n ib._n med_n cv_o upon_o moat_n in_o the_o sun_n ib._n med_n cvi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o bladder_n ib._n med_n cvii_o upon_o a_o man_n sleep_v 488_o med_n cviii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o deaths-head_n ib._n med_n cix_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o left-handed_a man_n ib._n med_n cx_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o old_a unthatch_v cottage_n 489._o med_n cxi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o fair_a pearl_n ib._n med_n cxii_o upon_o a_o screen_n ib._n med_n cxiii_o upon_o a_o bur-leaf_n ib._n med_n cxiv_o upon_o the_o sing_v of_o a_o bird._n ib._n med_n cxv_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o man_n yawn_v 490_o med_n cxvi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o tree_n lop_v ib._n med_n cxvii_o upon_o a_o scholar_n that_o offer_v violence_n to_o himself_o ib._n med_n cxviii_o upon_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o judge_n 491_o med_n cxix_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n ibid._n med_n cxx_o upon_o sight_n of_o a_o bat_n and_o owl_n ib._n med_n cxxi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o well-fleeced_n sheep_n 492_o med_n cxxii_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o thunder_n ib._n med_n cxxiii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o hedgehog_n ib._n med_n cxxiv_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o goat_n 493_o med_n cxxv_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a ib._n med_n cxxvi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o map_n of_o the_o world_n ib._n med_n cxxvii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o hemlock_n 494_o med_n cxxviii_o upon_o a_o flower-de-luce_n ib._n med_n cxxix_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o two_o tree_n one_o high_a the_o other_o broad_a ib._n med_n cxxx_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o drunken_a man_n ibid._n med_n cxxxi_o upon_o the_o whet_n of_o a_o scythe_n 495_o med_n cxxxii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o looking-glass_n ibid._n med_n cxxxiii_o upon_o the_o shine_a of_o a_o piece_n of_o rot_a wood_n ib._n med_n cxxxiv_o upon_o a_o ivy_n tree_n 496_o med_n cxxxv_o upon_o a_o quartan_a ague_n ib._n med_n cxxxvi_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o load_v cart._n ibid._n med_n cxxxvii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o dwarf_n 497_o med_n cxxxviii_o upon_o a_o importunate_a beggar_n ibid._n med_n cxxxix_o upon_o a_o medicinal_a potion_n ib._n med_n cxl_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o wheel_n 498_o occasional_a meditation_n i._o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o heaven_n move_v i_o can_v see_v nothing_o stand_v still_o but_o the_o earth_n all_o other_o thing_n be_v in_o motion_n even_o the_o water_n which_o make_v up_o one_o globe_n with_o the_o earth_n be_v ever_o stir_v in_o ebb_n and_o flow_n the_o cloud_n over_o my_o head_n the_o heaven_n above_o the_o cloud_n these_o as_o they_o be_v most_o conspicuous_a so_o be_v they_o the_o great_a pattern_n of_o perpetual_a action_n what_o shall_v we_o rather_o imitate_v then_o this_o glorious_a frame_n o_o god_n when_o we_o pray_v that_o thy_o will_n may_v be_v do_v in_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n though_o we_o mean_v chief_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o place_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o exclude_v the_o very_a place_n of_o those_o bless_a inhabitant_n from_o be_v a_o example_n of_o our_o obedience_n the_o motion_n of_o this_o thy_o heaven_n be_v perpetual_a so_o let_v i_o ever_o be_v act_v somewhat_o of_o thy_o will_n the_o motion_n of_o thy_o heaven_n be_v regular_a never_o swerve_v from_o the_o due_a point_n so_o let_v i_o ever_o walk_v steady_o in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o will_n without_o all_o diversion_n or_o variation_n from_o the_o line_n of_o thy_o law_n in_o the_o motion_n of_o thy_o heaven_n though_o some_o star_n have_v their_o own_o peculiar_a and_o contrary_a course_n yet_o all_o yield_v themselves_o to_o the_o sway_n of_o the_o main_a circumvolution_n of_o that_o first_o mover_n so_o though_o i_o have_v a_o will_n of_o my_o own_o yet_o let_v i_o give_v myself_o over_o to_o be_v rule_v and_o order_v by_o thy_o spirit_n in_o all_o my_o way_n man_n be_v a_o little_a world_n my_o soul_n be_v heaven_n my_o body_n be_v earth_n if_o this_o earth_n be_v dull_a and_o fix_v yet_o o_o god_n let_v my_o heaven_n like_a unto_o thou_o move_v perpetual_o regular_o and_o in_o a_o constant_a subjection_n to_o thy_o holy_a ghost_n ii_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o dial_n if_o the_o sun_n do_v not_o shine_v upon_o this_o dial_n no_o body_n will_v look_v at_o it_o in_o a_o cloudy_a day_n it_o stand_v like_o a_o useless_a post_n unheeded_a unregarded_a but_o when_o once_o those_o beam_n break_v forth_o every_o passenger_n run_v to_o it_o and_o gaze_v on_o it_o o_o god_n while_o thou_o hide_v thy_o countenance_n from_o i_o methinks_v all_o thy_o creature_n pass_v by_o i_o with_o a_o willing_a neglect_n indeed_o what_o be_o i_o without_o thou_o and_o if_o thou_o have_v draw_v in_o i_o some_o line_n and_o note_n of_o able_a endowment_n yet_o if_o i_o be_v not_o actuate_v by_o thy_o grace_n all_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o use_n no_o good_o than_o nothing_o but_o when_o thou_o renewe_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o love_a countenance_n upon_o i_o i_o find_v a_o sensible_a and_o happy_a change_n of_o condition_n methinks_v all_o thing_n look_v upon_o i_o with_o such_o cheer_n and_o observance_n as_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o make_v good_a that_o word_n of_o thou_o those_o that_o honour_v i_o i_o will_v honour_v now_o every_o line_n and_o figure_n which_o it_o have_v please_v thou_o to_o work_v in_o i_o serve_v for_o useful_a and_o profitable_a direction_n o_o lord_n all_o the_o glory_n be_v thou_o give_v thou_o i_o light_n i_o shall_v give_v other_o information_n both_o of_o we_o shall_v give_v thou_o praise_v iii_o