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vour firfl to inflict chat punifliment on fuch as were its ene- 

 mies." 



In order to fhcw that he did not m^an to trifle, he Order- 

 ed the tongue of a monk (called Abba Af Chriflos) to be 

 cut out, for denying the two natures in Chrift ; and Buco, 

 one of the principal generals of his court (who afterwards 

 died a zealous Catholic) he ordered to be beaten with rods, 

 and degraded from his employment, for obferving the Jew- 

 ifli fabbath. 



The king, having given thefe public, tinequivocal tefli- 

 monies of his refolution, put himfelf at the head of his 

 army, and marched againft Jonael ; but that rebel, not da- 

 ring to meet his offended fovereign, retired into the moun- 

 tains ; whereupon the king laid wafte the country of the 

 Galla, who had prote(5ted him. This occafioncd a divifion 

 among the Galla themfelvcs. One party declaring for the 

 king, apprehended Jonael with intention to deliver him up ; 

 but he was foon refcued out of their hands by the contrary- 

 party, enemies to Socinios. His protc(5tors being once known, 

 the manner of working his deftrucftion was foon known 

 likcwife. The king's prefents made their way to that 

 faithlefs people, the only barbarians with whom the right 

 of hofpitality is not cftabliflicd. Upon receiving the king's 

 bribe, they murdered Jonael, cut his head off, and fent it to 

 the king. 



The Teljellion in Damot was not fo eafdy quelled. Sela 

 Chriftos, a zealous Catliolic, was fent againft the rebels to 

 inforce the proclamation with regard to the fabbath. But 

 as his connexions were very confiderable among them, he 



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