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show_v himself_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o give_v wise_a jephtha_n jephtha_n counsel_n to_o his_o captain_n how_o they_o may_v find_v out_o the_o false_a ephramite_n from_o the_o true_a israelite_n by_o pronounce_v of_o the_o letter_n shibole_v and_o that_o before_o the_o ephramite_n 12._o jud._n 12._o shall_v pass_v over_o jordan_z lest_o they_o shall_v gather_v head_n against_o the_o israelite_n again_o great_a wisdom_n it_o be_v to_o look_v in_o time_n to_o such_o and_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o they_o that_o will_v willing_o have_v many_o head_n like_o hydra_n i_o wish_v there_o be_v no_o head_n of_o hydra_n yet_o lurk_v in_o any_o english_a laerna_n thus_o be_v jephtha_n call_v from_o the_o land_n of_o tob_z and_o gedeon_n from_o the_o barne-threshing_a to_o kill_v and_o destroy_v gedeon_n gedeon_n these_o wicked_a madianites_fw-la and_o false_a ephramite_n which_o be_v scatter_v and_o disperse_v into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o david_n call_v from_o a_o 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israel_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o cruel_a government_n many_o have_v cause_n to_o weep_v if_o man_n know_v as_o elizeus_fw-la do_v what_o policy_n be_v practise_v in_o many_o man_n heart_n and_o therefore_o have_v old_a osiris_n king_n of_o egypt_n the_o sceptre_n osiris_n his_o sceptre_n likeness_n of_o a_o man_n eye_n in_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o his_o sceptre_n to_o signify_v that_o king_n shall_v be_v circumspect_a and_o wise_a to_o see_v unto_o the_o policy_n and_o practice_n of_o wicked_a man_n for_o against_o such_o wise_a and_o godly_a prince_n no_o policy_n can_v prevail_v no_o more_o than_o a_o little_a cloud_n can_v darken_v the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o as_o the_o sun_n with_o his_o brightness_n lighten_v all_o the_o sky_n so_o do_v a_o virtuous_a prince_n with_o his_o wisdom_n his_o subject_n for_o so_o aristotle_n say_v vnica_fw-la polit._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o polit._n &_o sola_fw-la virtus_fw-la principis_fw-la prudentia_fw-la the_o only_a virtue_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v to_o become_v wise_a &_o to_o choose_v such_o wise_a counsellor_n as_o moses_n do_v of_o grave_n &_o godly_a wise_a man_n which_o counsel_n be_v call_v synadrion_fw-mi to_o help_v &_o to_o aid_v he_o in_o the_o government_n of_o 600000._o man_n &_o that_o in_o a_o wilderness_n by_o counsel_n commonwealth_n &_o kingdom_n stand_v so_o in_o sallust_n it_o be_v say_v unto_o caesar_n quò_fw-la magis_fw-la imperium_fw-la cò_fw-la maior_fw-la cura_fw-la so_o long_o shall_v kingdom_n prosper_v while_o good_a counsel_n govern_v dum_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la vera_fw-la consilia_fw-la valuerunt_fw-la for_o say_v plato_n all_o good_a and_o godly_a counsel_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacred_a according_a to_o that_o which_o christ_n say_v where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v in_o my_o name_n there_o be_o i_o among_o they_o it_o be_v neither_o say_v scipio_n to_o micipsa_n strong_a army_n treasure_n nor_o golden_a sceptre_n that_o uphold_v kingdom_n but_o truth_n wisdom_n and_o counsel_n so_o aristotle_n 20._o pro._n 20._o say_v unto_o the_o great_a alexander_n that_o counsel_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n rhet._n ad_fw-la alex._n suet._n cap._n 25._o augustus_n say_v most_o divine_a in_o matter_n of_o state_n for_o that_o he_o be_v ever_o careful_a to_o have_v alexander_n govern_v by_o counsel_n know_v well_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n &_o the_o conquest_n which_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n many_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o counsel_n and_o many_o more_o for_o not_o accept_v of_o counsel_n wise_a counsel_n and_o the_o reward_n thereof_o be_v more_o give_v in_o sparta_n to_o the_o captain_n that_o subdue_v the_o enemy_n by_o policy_n and_o counsel_n then_o by_o the_o sword_n for_o that_o attempt_n say_v augustus_n be_v not_o to_o be_v enterprise_v where_o more_o fear_n be_v in_o lose_v then_o hope_v in_o get_v the_o victory_n the_o carthaginian_n so_o esteem_v wise_a counsel_n that_o if_o any_o of_o their_o captain_n have_v do_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o wise_a counsel_n though_o they_o have_v obtain_v great_a victory_n the_o law_n in_o carthage_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v die_v great_a captain_n win_v more_o by_o counsel_n then_o by_o the_o sword_n pluraconsilio_fw-la quà m_fw-la vi_fw-la magnos_fw-la deuce_n perfecisse_fw-la wise_a prince_n must_v be_v like_o janus_n look_v backward_o as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d tacit._n 11._o ann._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d forward_o it_o be_v sertorius_n say_v to_o pompey_n the_o great_a quod_fw-la respicere_fw-la magis_fw-la quà m_fw-la prospicere_fw-la oporteat_fw-la ducem_fw-la that_o a_o wise_a governor_n look_v backward_o as_o well_o as_o forward_o but_o ambition_n say_v seneca_n never_o look_v back_o but_o forward_o serto._n plut._n in_o serto._n how_o he_o may_v enterteyne_a factious_a and_o seditious_a man_n to_o hold_v he_o up_o they_o never_o think_v of_o their_o own_o life_n when_o they_o imagine_v to_o prevent_v other_o of_o their_o life_n sedition_n therefore_o be_v as_o dangerous_a to_o king_n in_o their_o kingdom_n as_o to_o commander_n in_o field_n in_o the_o army_n for_o so_o seneca_n say_v idem_fw-la ius_fw-la habet_fw-la adversus_fw-la imperia_fw-la atque_fw-la adversus_fw-la imperantes_fw-la sectio_fw-la 2._o servius_n galba_n under_o pretence_n 21._o oros_n lib._n 5_o cap._n 21._o of_o do_v of_o some_o great_a good_a unto_o the_o lusitanian_o assemble_v the_o chief_a man_n &_o the_o gallant_a youth_n of_o three_o great_a city_n to_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o thousand_o who_o he_o most_o treacherous_o and_o false_o slay_v which_o move_v great_a sedition_n and_o tumult_n in_o spain_n against_o the_o roman_n hastrubal_n intend_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o hunt_v to_o invade_v numidia_n be_v resist_v by_o the_o numidian_n tell_v they_o he_o come_v but_o to_o hunt_v elephant_n by_o the_o like_a policy_n of_o hunt_v hannibal_n get_v tarentum_n such_o a_o hunter_n be_v nymrod_n that_o hunt_v king_n 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