. The works of Josephus. e their own fecurity •-,AnEyhortati- which if^ to put them to death, if they may pojfibly do it. Since therefore at this timeon to maintain ypn ^fg delivered Jrom fo many mifchiefs, and are no more fubjeB, except to one another(which is a Pledge of Concord for the prefent, and of fecurity in time to come, and Gloryunto him that hath redrejjcdthe Ejiate) you fiiall deil very well and wifely in my opinion,to provide Jor the Commonweal-^ fbrcjeeing very diligently, all that which concerneth thegood andprojh thereof. It is free for any man to fpeak^ his opinion of that whi
. The works of Josephus. e their own fecurity •-,AnEyhortati- which if^ to put them to death, if they may pojfibly do it. Since therefore at this timeon to maintain ypn ^fg delivered Jrom fo many mifchiefs, and are no more fubjeB, except to one another(which is a Pledge of Concord for the prefent, and of fecurity in time to come, and Gloryunto him that hath redrejjcdthe Ejiate) you fiiall deil very well and wifely in my opinion,to provide Jor the Commonweal-^ fbrcjeeing very diligently, all that which concerneth thegood andprojh thereof. It is free for any man to fpeak^ his opinion of that which difpUafethhim, for that there is no Superiour to countermand their fiiyings, or that is exempt Jrontreproof, if he offend againji the Commonweal, or that may threaten with the Authority of Oa» Emperour, for that Jliall be faid. For what elfe, in thefe later times, hath cncreajedand furthered our over-topping Tyranny, than their Jlothftd fear, who ditrji in no wife oppoji themjelves M Liberty. Book XIX. of tk J A themfelves againfl his Luji .<? For being entangled by a certain kind of pleafire of à quietlijé, and accuftomed to live after the manner of Slaves, and being afraid aljo to die vir-tiioitjly, and defiroHs to live with fhame, vpe are fallen into thefe farce fiijftruble Calami-ties, and into Jiich mi [chiefs as have concerned us too nearly. Firjî of dU therefore, ycttought to honour thofe who have lulled the Tyrant, by dignifying them vpith as great honoursas may be imagined, and efpecially Chxreas. For he only hath been the man, v. ho by thepower of the Gods, and through his great wifdom and valour, hath given you your Liber-ty. Neither ought you to forget him, but to heap Honours en his head, yea, jpecial favours^as to the man who Jirft of all conjulted, and frji of all hazarded himjelf againjl a Tyrant,for your liberty. It is an hoitfji, and veell-befeeming aUion of men of free hearts, to re-g jlorc and repay fuit able kindnefs for the benefits they
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