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John Trapp on Amos 2:16

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Amos2:16

Verſe 16. And he that is couragious] Heb. ſtrong of his heart, a Cucurdelion, as one of our kings was called, Egregie cordatus homo, one of a Roman reſolution to vanquiſh, or die: they were wont to ſay of cowards in Rome, that there was nothing Romane in them. But let a man be as bold as Brutus, whom One pronounced, Romanorum ultimum, the laſt of the Romanes, as if after, Rome had brought forth no couragious man and worthy of her ſelf. Let him be couragious among the mighty, ſuch as were thoſe Lion-like chieftaines among Davids worthies, Scanderbeg, Ziſca, Huniades, who was in that unhappy battle at Varna (by a juſt hand of God upon him for joyning with that perjured Popiſh king Ladiſ[illegible: 1 letter]aus) beaten out of the field.

and forced to flee away naked in that day] eſcaped narrowly with his life: as he did alſo another time, when after a ſlaughter of 34000. Turks, he was compelled to ſave himſelf by flight: and all alone by uncouth wayes to travell three dayes and nights, without meat or drink: and afterwards being on foot and diſarmed (which is here meant by naked: confer Eſay. 20.3. Mich. 1.8. 1 Sam. 19.14.Turk. hiſt. 310. Mr. Clarks Life of Hunniad. pag. 98. he fell into the hands of two notable theeves, who deſpoiled him of his apparrel &c. and on the next day he light upon a ſhephard of whom he for Gods ſake craved ſomething to eat, and obtained bread and water and a few onions, as the Turkiſh hiſtory hath it.

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