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without an offence ! so condemn ourselves be- 

 fore trial ! when our own innocency, I should 

 think, were enough not only to clear us, but al- 

 so to protect us. 



TheopJi. Time's v sandy glass slides swiftly into 

 eternity ; and so may some of these eminent 

 contenders slip into their graves. That wind 

 blows high that makes our fortunes stagger. 



Arn. Nor could thunder shake the courage 

 and constancy of David to Jonathan : Here we 

 have for precedent two of the worthies in that 

 age, the one no less than a king and a prophet ; 

 and the other no less than the son of a king. 

 Come, let's stand the charge, there's no man 

 knows what a day may bring forth. 



Theoph. Yes, I'm so prophetick to foresee a stone 

 doublet, or something worse ; why then to con 

 tribute such advantages to men of no faith? Nay, 

 I wrong 'em not, to say faithless to themselves. 



Am. On the other hand, who would harbour 

 or engender fear, which lively prefigurates a 

 faint repulse, that never got honour by inches ? 

 so that I resolve against preparing for flight, 

 and alike resolve not to think of fear. 



Theoph. Such resolutions will stem the tide, 

 and struggle with death ; but who can with- 

 stand the torrent of invaders, or stifle a mutiny 

 that invades the camp ? 



Arn. I should forfeit both my reason and dis- 

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