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and_o that_o be_v in_o tâ—â—â—_n first_o book_n of_o king_n where_o it_o be_v say_v achab_n malum_fw-la in_o conâ—pâ—â—â—â—â—_n domini_fw-la super_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ante_fw-la â—um_fw-la fecit_fw-la achab_n 〈◊〉_d worse_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 30._o c._n 16._o v._n 30._o than_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o how_o worse_o than_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o why_o so_o i_o beseech_v you_o an_fw-mi quia_fw-la idololatra_fw-la fuit_fw-la be_v it_o because_o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n not_o so_o for_o solomon_n fall_v into_o idolatry_n 4_o 1_o reg._n 11_o 4_o an_fw-mi quia_fw-la vineam_fw-la alienam_fw-la or_o be_v it_o because_o he_o take_v away_o another_o man_n vineyard_n and_o do_v more_o than_o decimate_a the_o royal_a party_n this_o indeed_o be_v one_o cause_n which_o make_v he_o a_o true_a malignant_a but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n which_o make_v he_o the_o worst_a in_o god_n account_n for_o jeroboam_n do_v decimate_v over_o and_o 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in_o li._n 1._o reg._n cap._n 12.11_o 12._o and_o yet_o he_o still_o remain_v obstinateâ—_n as_o mendoza_n note_n with_o who_o paulus_n burgensis_n agree_v say_v magis_fw-la fuit_fw-la rebellis_fw-la et_fw-la contumax_n có_n quód_fw-la tempore_fw-la svo_fw-la sloruit_fw-la helias_n qui_fw-la quam_fw-la plurimis_fw-la signis_fw-la et_fw-la prodigiis_fw-la ipsum_fw-la exhortaretur_fw-la et_fw-la tamen_fw-la semper_fw-la remansit_fw-la in_o abstinatione_fw-la suâ_fw-la he_o be_v therefore_o the_o most_o wicked_a because_o god_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o elias_n will_v have_v reclaim_v he_o but_o he_o still_o remain_v stubborn_a and_o with_o both_o these_o agree_v st._n ambrose_n say_v debuit_fw-la intelligere_fw-la quód_fw-la helias_n vero_fw-la deo_fw-la serviebat_fw-la 35._o in_o ps_n 35._o cùm_fw-la videbat_fw-la in_o verbo_fw-la heliae_fw-la clausum_fw-la coelum_fw-la tribus_fw-la aâ—nis_fw-la et_fw-la trilus_fw-la mensibus_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la preces_fw-la ejus_fw-la pluvias_fw-la esse_fw-la demissas_fw-la ut_fw-la arida_fw-la omne_fw-la rigarentur_fw-la seâ—â—oluit_fw-la intelligere_fw-la achab_n see_v heaven_n shut_v up_o three_o year_n and_o three_o month_n at_o the_o word_n of_o helias_n and_o upon_o his_o prayer_n he_o see_v the_o heaven_n open_v by_o both_o whicâ—_n he_o may_v have_v understand_v that_o helias_n serve_v the_o true_a god_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v have_v repent_v but_o he_o will_v not_o understand_v and_o hereupon_o my_o author_n conclude_v he_o to_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o man_n because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v fright_v by_o punishment_n nor_o woo_v by_o favour_n now_o lay_v all_o these_o together_o he_o rob_v naboth_n of_o his_o vineyard_n he_o rob_v naboth_n of_o his_o life_n he_o despise_v the_o prophet_n and_o will_v have_v silence_v the_o clergy_n he_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o man_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o or_o rather_o tell_v yourselves_o whether_o achab_n be_v not_o the_o true_a malignant_a if_o you_o ask_v why_o my_o prima_fw-la secundae_fw-la tell_v you_o in_o quia_fw-la occideriâ—_n have_v thou_o kill_v an_fw-mi occideris_fw-la an_fw-mi tu_fw-la occideris_fw-la a_o tute_n occideris_fw-la have_v thou_o kill_v have_v thou_o thyself_o with_o thy_o own_o hand_n kill_v for_o so_o the_o prophet_n intend_v to_o bring_v achab_n to_o the_o bar_n and_o to_o implead_v he_o guilty_a of_o the_o murder_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o kill_v he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n though_o covetousness_n like_o wrath_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o self_n executioner_n but_o this_o of_o elijah_n to_o achab_n be_v somewhat_o like_a that_o of_o nathan_n to_o david_n there_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o ammonite_n that_o kill_v uriah_n there_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o joab_n that_o set_v he_o in_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o there_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o david_n that_o invent_v and_o command_v all_o this_o and_o yet_o nathan_n pass_v by_o they_o and_o say_v to_o 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for_o all_o his_o sin_n have_v leave_v to_o eat_v his_o bread_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o face_n 3.18_o gen._n 3.18_o but_o cain_n be_v a_o vagabond_n 4.12_o gen._n 4.12_o &_o have_v neither_o leave_n nor_o leisure_n to_o eat_v his_o bread_n in_o a_o word_n murder_n be_v a_o sin_n against_o nature_n for_o omnia_fw-la appetunt_fw-la esse_fw-la nature_n seek_v she_o own_o preservation_n murder_n deprive_v she_o of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o beastly_a sin_n ferina_fw-la rabbi_n est_fw-la sanguine_fw-la et_fw-la vulnere_fw-la delectari_fw-la none_o but_o beast_n delight_v in_o blood_n it_o seek_v to_o annihilate_v god_n and_o to_o destroy_v his_o very_a essence_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n god_n make_v man_n and_o therefore_o he_o that_o kill_v man_n unlawful_o do_v the_o best_a he_o can_v to_o kill_v god_n as_o phydias_n paint_v the_o image_n of_o minerva_n and_o his_o own_o so_o cunning_o together_o that_o be_v say_v whosoever_o shall_v mar_v the_o image_n of_o minerva_n shall_v mar_v the_o image_n of_o phydias_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v mar_v the_o image_n of_o phydias_n shall_v mar_v the_o image_n of_o minerva_n so_o have_v god_n so_o place_v his_o image_n in_o man_n that_o whatsoever_o deface_v his_o image_n deface_v man_n and_o whosoever_o kill_v man_n killeth_z his_o image_n the_o image_n of_o god_n i_o confess_v be_v in_o the_o soul_n tanquam_fw-la in_o proprio_fw-la objecto_fw-la and_o that_o can_v be_v kill_v yet_o it_o be_v in_o the_o body_n too_o you_o will_v not_o deny_v tanquam_fw-la in_o orgaâ—o_n and_o in_o the_o blood_n tanquam_fw-la in_o copula_fw-la et_fw-la per_fw-la concomitantiam_fw-la both_o which_o be_v destroy_v by_o murder_n and_o because_o the_o soul_n depend_v upon_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o sense_n upon_o the_o vital_a spirit_n and_o the_o vital_a spirit_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o blood_n therefore_o he_o that_o take_v away_o the_o blood_n cause_v the_o vital_a spirit_n to_o fail_v he_o that_o take_v away_o the_o vital_a spirit_n cause_n 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