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fame_n must_v needs_o spread_v and_o he_o strait_o charge_v all_o nation_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o join_v in_o this_o idolatry_n thus_o for_o policy_n he_o will_v establish_v one_o religion_n in_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v under_o he_o lest_o by_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v stiff_o in_o their_o religion_n or_o by_o any_o other_o people_n any_o tumult_n may_v arise_v and_o by_o such_o tumult_n any_o shake_n or_o diminish_v of_o his_o dominion_n thus_o do_v many_o prince_n when_o they_o publish_v law_n for_o religion_n rather_o regard_v their_o own_o quietness_n and_o commodity_n than_o what_o god_n require_v by_o his_o word_n and_o this_o bold_a temerity_n have_v be_v amongst_o they_o from_o the_o beginning_a that_o sometime_o they_o will_v make_v new_a god_n sometime_o they_o will_v appoint_v god_o a_o law_n how_o he_o shall_v be_v worship_v but_o they_o will_v rare_o or_o never_o subject_v themselves_o only_o &_o whole_o 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idol_n in_o his_o name_n but_o he_o must_v bear_v this_o cross_n also_o amongst_o the_o other_o scourge_v of_o god_n thus_o do_v god_n exercise_v his_o servant_n many_o way_n in_o the_o bear_v of_o his_o cross_n now_o that_o he_o call_v he_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o enchanter_n this_o doubtless_o prike_v the_o mind_n of_o this_o holy_a prophet_n for_o he_o desire_v nothing_o more_o they_o to_o be_v deceiver_v from_o the_o mages_n who_o deceive_v the_o whole_a world_n with_o their_o craft_n and_o delusion_n for_o although_o they_o be_v excellent_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o astrology_n and_o hold_v some_o principle_n that_o be_v commendable_a yet_o we_o know_v that_o they_o corrupt_v all_o science_n therefore_o daniel_n be_v not_o willing_a to_o be_v count_v one_o of_o they_o but_o he_o can_v not_o deliver_v himself_o from_o this_o infamy_n thus_o do_v we_o see_v that_o his_o patience_n be_v try_v diverse_a way_n by_o god_n appointment_n nebuchadnezer_n say_v far_a because_o i_o know_v 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