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herodet_fw-la clio._n sine_fw-la lib._n 1._o who_o in_o the_o top_n of_o his_o prosperity_n will_v needs_o have_v solon_n to_o pronounce_v he_o happy_a but_o anon_o overtopped_a by_o cyrus_n and_o set_v on_o a_o pile_n of_o wood_n to_o be_v burn_v find_v his_o sudden_a change_n from_o suppose_a happiness_n to_o certain_a calamity_n cry_v out_o in_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n oh_o solon_n solon_n solon_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o outcry_n when_o cyrus_n understand_v he_o give_v he_o his_o life_n and_o entreat_v he_o kind_o fear_v the_o like_a misery_n to_o befall_v himself_o ib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hered_a ib._n as_o know_v the_o instability_n of_o humane_a affair_n and_o calamity_n whereto_o all_o man_n be_v subject_a as_o the_o historian_n do_v well_o observe_v of_o all_o the_o day_n of_o this_o mortal_a life_n the_o latter_a find_v he_o not_o as_o the_o former_a leave_v he_o no_o marvel_n though_o tiberius_n the_o emperor_n refuse_v the_o stile_n of_o pater_fw-la 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when_o he_o that_o look_v upon_o it_o see_v it_o while_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o his_o hand_n he_o eat_v it_o up_o the_o best_a settle_a state_n grow_v soon_o unsettle_a and_o these_o adamantine_a kingdom_n have_v foundation_n of_o sand_n certain_a the_o godly_a man_n chief_a gain_n be_v immutable_a and_o certain_a but_o the_o choice_n gain_v of_o godliness_n be_v immutable_a and_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o kingdom_n unshake_a the_o heavenly_a call_n and_o special_a gift_n thereof_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o hebr._n 12.28_o rom._n 11.29_o beza_n in_o locum_fw-la nec_fw-la prodi_fw-la nec_fw-la perdi_fw-la possunt_fw-la aug_n de_fw-fr civet_n deil_fw-fr l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o such_o as_o whereof_o god_n can_v never_o repent_v himself_o that_o he_o give_v they_o or_o repent_v take_v they_o back_o again_o these_o good_a thing_n can_v neither_o be_v