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so_o to_o say_v for_o nero_n the_o emperor_n which_o be_v instruct_v with_o the_o best_a magician_n of_o all_o the_o east_n kingdom_n which_o tiridates_n king_n of_o armenia_n bring_v with_o he_o to_o rome_n yet_o it_o help_v not_o nero_n at_o his_o need_n neither_o the_o emperor_n julianus_n apostata_fw-la be_v well_o learned_a and_o thorough_o instruct_v in_o magic_n it_o can_v do_v he_o no_o good_a no_o more_o than_o jamnes_n and_o jambres_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o true_a history_n of_o moses_n write_v by_o josephus_n a_o grave_n &_o a_o learned_a jew_n and_o a_o governor_n of_o all_o the_o country_n of_o galiley_n far_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o appian_n a_o egyptian_a schoolmaster_n in_o alexandria_n who_o after_o their_o appionem_fw-la fabulous_a lie_n most_o impudent_o blaspheme_v their_o temple_n affirm_v a_o ass_n head_n all_o of_o gold_n by_o the_o jew_n most_o religious_o worship_v and_o honour_v in_o their_o temple_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanis_fw-la when_o he_o sack_v jerusalem_n &_o spoil_v the_o temple_n we_o will_v pass_v over_o these_o false_a egyptian_n writer_n &_o come_v to_o moses_n this_o six_o plague_n be_v liken_v to_o the_o six_o persecution_n under_o persecution_n maximinus_n a_o most_o cruel_a emperor_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n &_o insolency_n and_o weary_v with_o vulgar_a persecution_n proceed_v forward_o to_o persecute_v bishop_n doctor_n and_o other_o learned_a christian_n that_o profess_v the_o polycarpus_n name_n of_o christ_n as_o polycarpus_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n ignatius_n and_o such_o he_o spare_v no_o degree_n within_o the_o roman_a province_n but_o as_o the_o egyptian_n be_v plague_v with_o sore_n botch_n blain_n and_o bile_n so_o he_o vex_v the_o christian_n with_o sword_n fire_n and_o extreme_a torture_n and_o as_o nothing_o can_v move_v pharaoh_n in_o egypt_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v god_n so_o nothing_o can_v move_v this_o tiger_n maximinus_n to_o acknowledge_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o lord_n but_o without_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n persecute_v &_o afflict_v the_o christian_n thus_o not_o only_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n tyrannize_v against_o christian_n but_o also_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n little_a inferior_a to_o the_o roman_n in_o tyranny_n against_o who_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o stir_v man_n but_o woman_n &_o child_n to_o contemn_v their_o threaten_n and_o to_o despise_v their_o cruelty_n as_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n command_v caudron_n &_o brazen_a pot_n to_o be_v heat_v strait_o charge_v that_o he_o that_o speak_v but_o a_o word_n with_o moses_n law_n shall_v have_v his_o tongue_n cut_v out_o this_o can_v not_o terrify_v a_o woman_n with_o she_o seven_o son_n who_o one_o after_o another_o deny_v the_o eat_n &_o sacrifice_v of_o swine_n flesh_n the_o defile_n of_o their_o temple_n with_o image_n refuse_v to_o forsake_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o in_o this_o to_o 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bridle_v and_o hook_v by_o the_o nostril_n as_o senacharib_n be_v and_o compel_v to_o let_v the_o hebrew_n go_v yet_o pharaoh_n with_o his_o wont_a harden_a heart_n with_o all_o the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o egypt_n follow_v hebrew_n after_o be_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o footman_n fifty_o thousand_o horseman_n six_o hundred_o choose_v chariot_n of_o the_o king_n own_o army_n a_o sufficient_a army_n against_o weaponless_a and_o unarmed_a man_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v infinite_a number_n of_o footman_n horseman_n and_o chariot_n out_o of_o all_o part_n of_o egypt_n assure_v himself_o by_o this_o multitude_n he_o will_v make_v a_o full_a end_n of_o the_o hebrew_n have_v this_o advantage_n the_o sea_n be_v before_o the_o hebrews_n the_o mountain_n on_o either_o side_n they_o and_o pharaoh_n with_o all_o the_o force_n of_o egypt_n at_o their_o back_n a_o narrow_a straight_o as_o pharaoh_n suppose_v than_o the_o greek_n have_v against_o the_o persian_n at_o thermopyla_n and_o 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straragem_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o sea_n let_v the_o water_n turneupon_o the_o egyptian_n &_o overwhelm_v they_o so_o the_o lord_n by_o water_n save_v the_o hebrew_n his_v people_n and_o by_o water_n drown_v the_o egyptian_n his_o enemy_n yet_o appian_n most_o impudent_o affirm_v moses_n to_o have_v do_v what_o he_o do_v by_o magic_n who_o the_o common_a people_n in_o egypt_n name_v tisithes_n and_o joshuah_n peresephes_n appian_n allege_v manetho_n and_o cheremon_n two_o egyptian_a moses_n writer_n to_o prove_v his_o fond_a assertion_n pliny_n also_o hold_v that_o opinion_n that_o moses_n be_v a_o great_a magician_n and_o do_v many_o miracle_n in_o egypt_n through_o magic_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o lawful_a for_o pliny_n that_o write_v of_o so_o many_o thing_n to_o lie_v in_o some_o thing_n then_o for_o manetho_n a_o poor_a schoolmaster_n in_o alexandria_n or_o for_o cheremon_n two_o fabulous_a writer_n of_o the_o egyptian_a history_n only_o the_o best_a magician_n that_o help_v himself_o at_o need_n be_v appollonius_n thianeus_n who_o be_v accuse_v of_o capital_a crime_n before_o domitianus_n the_o emperor_n be_v demand_v thianeus_n by_o the_o emperor_n what_o help_v he_o can_v do_v now_o to_o himself_o by_o his_o magic_n nothing_o say_v he_o but_o this_o and_o vanish_v apollonius_n away_o out_o of_o the_o emperor_n sight_n so_o much_o can_v not_o jamnes_n and_o jambres_n do_v to_o save_v themselves_o from_o the_o botch_n &_o blain_n which_o as_o they_o say_v be_v do_v by_o moses_n magic_a in_o egypt_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o best_o to_o set_v down_o the_o true_a history_n of_o moses_n before_o yet_o he_o be_v call_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o lead_v the_o hebrew_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n into_o canaan_n moses_n the_o son_n of_o amri_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n and_o the_o seven_o from_o abraham_n bear_v in_o egypt_n bring_v up_o by_o thermute_n king_n pharaos_n daughter_n and_o heir_n in_o this_o child_n moses_n she_o delight_v so_o much_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o all_o the_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o egyptian_n that_o moses_n please_v thermute_n so_o well_o that_o she_o move_v her_o father_n have_v no_o male_a child_n but_o herself_o that_o it_o may_v please_v the_o king_n to_o make_v moses_n her_o adopt_a son_n lest_o thermute_v also_o shall_v be_v barren_a and_o want_v a_o heir_n to_o possess_v the_o crown_n this_o be_v agree_v upon_o between_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o daughter_n moses_n grow_v great_a in_o egypt_n egypt_n favour_v and_o well_o belove_v among_o all_o the_o egyptian_n it_o happen_v at_o that_o time_n that_o the_o aethiopian_n have_v war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n have_v win_v two_o great_a victory_n over_o the_o egyptian_n spoil_v and_o waste_v egypt_n unto_o the_o very_a city_n of_o memphis_n the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n be_v instruct_v by_o the_o oracle_n of_o ammon_n to_o choose_v a_o hebrew_n captain_n to_o lead_v their_o army_n against_o the_o aethiopian_n the_o king_n be_v inform_v pharaoh_n of_o this_o oracle_n speak_v fair_a to_o his_o daughter_n thermuthe_n through_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o use_v the_o like_a policy_n to_o have_v moses_n slay_v among_o the_o aethiopian_n as_o judaic._n saul_n use_v to_o have_v david_n slay_v among_o the_o philistine_n thermute_n perceive_v the_o danger_n of_o her_o father_n kingdom_n which_o fall_v unto_o she_o by_o succession_n will_v know_v of_o moses_n secret_o his_o mind_n therein_o moses_n be_v therewith_o content_v the_o king_n daughter_n bring_v moses_n before_o her_o father_n and_o the_o priest_n to_o who_o thermute_v in_o this_o sort_n speak_v be_v moses_n the_o man_n who_o before_o this_o time_n you_o find_v by_o oracle_n shall_v destroy_v egypt_n and_o now_o you_o find_v by_o the_o same_o oracle_n to_o have_v that_o man_n to_o be_v your_o captain_n to_o save_v egypt_n but_o the_o priest_n forget_v
make_v the_o ark_n save_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n from_o the_o deluge_n abraham_n for_o that_o he_o obey_v the_o lord_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o offer_v and_o to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n isaac_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v bless_v in_o his_o seed_n therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o 6._o solomon_n if_o thou_o do_v all_o that_o ever_o i_o shall_v command_v thou_o thy_o throne_n shall_v be_v establish_v for_o ever_o in_o jerusalem_n 9_o the_o lord_n commend_v the_o rechabite_v for_o their_o obedience_n to_o jonadab_n their_o father_n because_o jonadab_n say_v non_fw-la 148._o bibetis_fw-la vinum_fw-la mattathias_n &_o his_o child_n answer_v antiochus_n messenger_n say_v we_o have_v rather_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o moses_n and_o to_o our_o father_n then_o to_o obey_v the_o king_n so_o the_o seven_o brethren_n answer_v that_o they_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o disobey_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o prophet_n say_v fire_n hail_n snow_n ice_n obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o command_v sea_n and_o wind_n and_o they_o obey_v the_o lord_n he_o command_v raven_n to_o feed_v elias_n and_o they_o obey_v 17._o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n obey_v the_o lord_n for_o cyrus_n cap._n confess_v that_o he_o be_v command_v to_o set_v forward_o the_o jew_n to_o build_v up_o the_o temple_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o as_o obedience_n be_v unto_o the_o lord_n most_o acceptable_a so_o be_v disobedience_n even_o in_o the_o least_o thing_n extreme_o punish_v he_o that_o gather_v stick_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o the_o man_n of_o god_n for_o that_o he_o eat_v 13._o bread_n in_o bethel_n against_o the_o lord_n commandment_n he_o be_v devour_v of_o a_o lion_n and_o jonas_n the_o prophet_n for_o that_o 2._o he_o flee_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v throw_v for_o his_o disobedience_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o swallow_v up_o of_o a_o whale_n and_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n with_o that_o rod_n that_o strike_v the_o rock_n that_o water_n gush_v out_o with_o that_o rod_n which_o divide_v the_o red_a sea_n that_o turn_v all_o the_o river_n and_o water_n of_o egypt_n to_o blood_n that_o turn_v all_o the_o dust_n of_o egypt_n into_o louse_n &_o bring_v frog_n fly_n grasshopper_n and_o wrought_v so_o many_o wonder_n in_o egypt_n yet_o for_o that_o meribah_n moses_n disobey_v the_o lord_n at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n the_o lord_n be_v so_o offend_v with_o moses_n &_o aaron_n for_o their_o incredulity_n and_o disobedience_n before_o the_o people_n that_o the_o lord_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o that_o moses_n shall_v die_v in_o mount_n nebo_n and_o aaron_n his_o brother_n in_o mount_n hor_n such_o be_v the_o exact_a justice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o severe_a punishment_n against_o wilful_a and_o disobedient_a people_n that_o he_o spare_v none_o no_o not_o moses_n his_o own_o servant_n aaron_n his_o own_o priest_n jonas_n his_o own_o prophet_n nor_o israel_n his_o own_o people_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o martial_a law_n and_o military_a discipline_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o all_o country_n among_o all_o nation_n where_o military_a egypt_n discipline_n be_v not_o observe_v there_o martial_a law_n be_v execute_v as_o among_o the_o egyptian_n the_o soldier_n that_o break_v military_a rule_n to_o forsake_v the_o rank_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o camp_n and_o will_v disobey_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n officer_n &_o captain_n of_o the_o army_n and_o will_v any_o way_n offend_v the_o martial_a law_n he_o shall_v be_v displace_v from_o his_o place_n be_v he_o either_o sergeant_n lieutenant_n or_o any_o other_o officer_n and_o be_v place_v in_o the_o mean_a place_n of_o the_o army_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v bewray_v the_o counsel_n of_o his_o captain_n or_o speak_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o general_a he_o shall_v have_v his_o tongue_n cut_v off_o and_o sow_v upon_o his_o helmet_n among_o the_o persian_n there_o be_v a_o martial_a law_n write_v that_o if_o any_o cowardly_a soldier_n shall_v steal_v secret_o from_o the_o camp_n and_o become_v a_o vagabound_a or_o a_o runagate_n from_o place_n to_o place_n he_o shall_v be_v take_v be_v clothe_v persta_fw-la in_o a_o woman_n apparel_n and_o be_v chain_v fast_o with_o a_o iron_n manicle_n upon_o his_o hand_n sit_v with_o both_o his_o leg_n in_o a_o pair_n of_o stock_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o camp_n to_o be_v flovat_a and_o scoff_v at_o of_o all_o the_o whole_a army_n which_o in_o like_a sort_n the_o thracian_n observe_v and_o after_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o a_o woman_n and_o not_o for_o a_o man_n the_o roman_n be_v somewhat_o more_o severe_a against_o roman_n disobedient_a soldier_n especial_o against_o seditious_a &_o fugitive_a soldier_n and_o against_o they_o that_o forsake_v their_o standard_n and_o turn_v their_o back_n to_o the_o enemy_n and_o from_o the_o camp_n to_o flee_v to_o the_o enemy_n these_o among_o the_o roman_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n the_o law_n in_o sparta_n be_v if_o any_o soldier_n of_o they_o shall_v in_o any_o great_a and_o shameful_a fault_n in_o the_o war_n offend_v they_o shall_v be_v so_o note_v and_o defame_v that_o they_o may_v lacedaemonian_n not_o borrow_v so_o much_o as_o a_o cup_n of_o water_n or_o a_o brand_n of_o fire_n with_o their_o next_o neighbour_n nor_o light_v a_o candle_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n that_o meet_v they_o in_o the_o street_n to_o speak_v to_o they_o these_o punishment_n far_o differ_v from_o the_o former_a punishment_n of_o the_o lord_n fire_n from_o heaven_n the_o open_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o throw_v into_o the_o fea_z devour_v by_o lion_n &_o such_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v in_o another_o place_n now_o to_o the_o march_v of_o jerusalem_fw-la under_o joshua_n to_o who_o a_o charge_n be_v give_v of_o a_o new_a army_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o their_o 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