that_o may_v suffice_v for_o a_o answer_n but_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v groundless_a it_o be_v also_o high_o improbable_a for_o if_o this_o have_v be_v true_a there_o must_v have_v be_v live_v and_o die_v no_o less_o than_o 5_o high_a priest_n in_o one_o direct_a line_n from_o father_n to_o son_n in_o the_o space_n of_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n first_o his_o grandfather_n grandfather_n joiakim_n be_v highpriest_n within_o the_o time_n while_o nehemiah_n 28._o be_v governor_n that_o be_v certain_a but_o his_o government_n begin_v in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n it_o appear_v that_o joiakim_n die_v the_o same_o year_n for_o his_o son_n eliashib_n 1._o be_v high_a priest_n at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v build_v and_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n 28._o in_o the_o 32d_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n eliashib_n continue_v much_o long_o as_o i_o understand_v it_o but_o suppose_v he_o die_v that_o very_a year_n there_o must_v be_v some_o time_n allow_v for_o his_o son_n joiada_n after_o he_o and_o then_o for_o his_o grandchild_n johanan_n for_o both_o these_o be_v high-priest_n as_o have_v be_v already_o show_v but_o after_o the_o 32d_o of_o artaxerxes_n there_o be_v but_o eight_o year_n more_o before_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n we_o have_v scarce_o know_v a_o change_n of_o five_o pope_n in_o the_o time_n that_o this_o objector_n allow_v for_o so_o many_o to_o come_v and_o go_v in_o a_o hereditary_a succession_n and_o then_o the_o age_n of_o jaddus_n be_v consider_v of_o which_o our_o objector_n say_v when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v highpriest_n the_o lest_o we_o can_v allow_v be_v 30_o year_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a it_o be_v much_o more_o if_o it_o be_v but_o 30_o year_n than_o the_o age_n of_o joiakim_n when_o he_o die_v must_v have_v be_v at_o least_o 90_o year_n his_o son_n eliashib_n at_o least_o 62_o his_o son_n joiada_n near_o 70_o his_o son_n johanan_n near_o 60_o and_o each_o of_o these_o as_o the_o objector_n say_v it_o be_v very_o probable_a much_o more_o and_o four_o of_o these_o must_v have_v be_v bear_v when_o their_o father_n be_v but_o 20_o year_n old_a if_o any_o one_o of_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o happen_v than_o our_o objector_n groundwork_n fail_v but_o that_o all_o thing_n happen_v thus_o i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o probability_n but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o be_v nothing_o improbable_a in_o that_o account_n which_o i_o offer_v before_o jaddus_n may_v have_v be_v bear_v any_o year_n before_o his_o father_n johanan_n come_v to_o be_v highpriest_n at_o which_o time_n i_o conceive_v with_o very_o good_a ground_n the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n be_v write_v and_o yet_o jaddus_n may_v have_v be_v mention_v as_o he_o be_v in_o that_o book_n but_o i_o suppose_v he_o bear_v 30_o year_n before_o in_o compliance_n with_o the_o most_o learned_a primate_n who_o 3602_o reckon_v that_o jaddus_n may_v be_v about_o 83_o year_n old_a at_o his_o death_n so_o he_o judge_v by_o compare_v the_o scripture_n together_o with_o josephus_n antiquity_n i_o attribute_v very_o much_o to_o his_o judgement_n in_o these_o matter_n but_o not_o to_o rest_v upon_o that_o only_a i_o have_v also_o consider_v the_o year_n of_o the_o high-priest_n abovementioned_a they_o be_v record_v in_o the_o chronicon_fw-la paschale_n but_o i_o think_v better_o in_o georgius_n syncellus_n who_o though_o he_o do_v not_o quote_v his_o author_n yet_o be_v reasonable_o presume_v to_o have_v transcribe_v they_o from_o julius_n africanus_n a_o author_n that_o live_v little_o more_o than_o 100_o year_n after_o josephus_n and_o live_v in_o the_o same_o country_n may_v have_v his_o information_n from_o they_o that_o know_v as_o well_o as_o josephus_n himself_o in_o place_v the_o year_n of_o these_o priest_n i_o begin_v from_o the_o death_n of_o jaddus_n who_o be_v say_v end_v to_o have_v die_v about_o the_o same_o time_n with_o alexander_n the_o great_a reckon_v from_o thence_o upward_o the_o death_n of_o joiakim_n will_v fall_v in_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n which_o exact_o agree_v with_o the_o account_n of_o his_o death_n that_o i_o have_v give_v from_o scripture_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v nothing_o say_v of_o any_o of_o these_o priest_n either_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n or_o in_o josephus_n but_o what_o very_o well_o consist_v with_o the_o account_n of_o their_o year_n that_o be_v give_v we_o in_o this_o catalogue_n that_o you_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n of_o this_o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o short_a view_n of_o their_o year_n compare_v with_o those_o of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n as_o they_o be_v in_o ptolomy_n canon_n yaar_n before_o christ_n beginning_n of_o persian_a king_n and_o of_o jewish_a high-priest_n 445_o in_o nisan_fw-la nehemia_n come_v from_o susa_n for_o jerusalem_n after_o his_o come_n thither_o joiakim_n die_v 444_o his_o son_n eliashib_n highpriest_n 34_o y._n 424_o darius_n nothus_fw-la 19_o y._n 410_o joiada_n 36_o y._n 405_o jaddus_n bear_v artaxerxes_n mnemon_n 46_o y._n 374_o johanan_n 32_o y._n nehemiah_n write_v his_o book_n in_o iohanan_n time_n bagose_n be_v governor_n 359_o ochus_n 21_o y._n 342_o jaddus_n 20_o y._n 338_o arses_n 2_o y._n 336_o darius_n codomannus_n 4_o y._n he_o send_v sanballat_n to_o samaria_n 332_o alexander_n take_v tyre_n and_o gaza_n jerusalem_n yield_v to_o he_o 330_o darius_n die_v 323_o alexander_n die_v and_o jaddus_n have_v show_v that_o the_o age_n of_o jaddus_n have_v no_o difficulty_n in_o it_o we_o be_v next_o to_o consider_v what_o there_o be_v in_o the_o age_n of_o sanballat_n and_o manasses_n for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o by_o josephus_n with_o that_o care_n which_o one_o will_v have_v think_v may_v have_v prevent_v this_o objection_n for_o whereas_o the_o objector_n proceed_v upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o the_o sanballat_n in_o josephus_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v the_o adversary_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n and_o if_o that_o be_v true_a then_o indeed_o he_o must_v have_v be_v as_o the_o objector_n will_v have_v he_o much_o above_o 120_o year_n old_a in_o alexander_n time_n to_o prevent_v all_o suspicion_n of_o this_o josephus_n describe_v he_o by_o those_o character_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v sure_o he_o be_v not_o the_o same_o sanballat_n however_o the_o objector_n be_v please_v to_o 9_o say_v that_o josephus_n do_v not_o intimate_v any_o such_o thing_n he_o do_v more_o than_o intimate_a he_o tell_v we_o plain_o in_o his_o description_n first_o that_o this_o be_v a_o chuthaean_a of_o that_o race_n from_o which_o the_o samaritan_n come_v that_o 7._o be_v from_o chutha_n beyond_o the_o river_n euphrates_n and_o far_o 14._o that_o this_o man_n be_v send_v to_o be_v governor_n of_o samaria_n by_o the_o last_o darius_n who_o be_v drive_v out_o by_o alexander_n the_o great_a now_o who_o will_v have_v think_v that_o this_o 7._o chuthaean_a shall_v have_v be_v mistake_v for_o the_o moabite_n of_o 34._o horonaim_n who_o nehemiah_n find_v there_o in_o palestine_n 100_o year_n before_o in_o artaxerxes_n his_o time_n i_o call_v nehemiah_n sanballat_n a_o moabite_n for_o he_o be_v join_v with_o tobia_n the_o ammonite_n etc._n almosâ—_n 〈◊〉_d oft_o as_o he_o be_v mention_v and_o as_o nehemiah_n observe_v 23._o thâ—â—_n the_o israelite_n be_v particular_o forbid_v to_o marry_v with_o moab_n and_o ammon_n so_o he_o 28._o give_v instance_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o this_o command_n in_o the_o priest_n marry_v into_o the_o family_n of_o tobia_n and_o sanballat_n that_o horonaim_n be_v in_o moab_n i_o have_v show_v above_o in_o the_o see_z e_z margin_n for_o the_o strangeness_n of_o it_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v two_o of_o a_o name_n that_o will_v not_o have_v stick_v with_o the_o objector_n if_o he_o have_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v two_o artaxerxese_n and_o three_o dariuse_n in_o his_o view_n but_o those_o be_v king_n and_o they_o may_v take_v name_n from_o one_o another_o to_o go_v low_a therefore_o he_o may_v have_v find_v two_o ezra_n and_o two_o nehemiah_n in_o those_o time_n one_o of_o each_o 2._o come_v up_o from_o captivity_n with_o zorobabel_n and_o again_o one_o of_o each_o be_v in_o the_o government_n almost_o one_o hundred_o year_n after_o there_o be_v no_o strangeness_n in_o this_o but_o that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o senseless_a to_o think_v these_o two_o pair_n be_v but_o one_o ezra_n and_o one_o nehemiah_n last_o for_o manasses_n brother_n of_o jaddus_n josephus_n say_v that_o he_o marry_v a_o heathen_a woman_n nicaso_n the_o daughter_n of_o sanballat_n the_o chuthaean_a which_o occasion_v a_o breach_n between_o the_o brother_n and_o thereupon_o a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n this_o manasses_n set_v up_o another_o temple_n at_o mount_n garizim_n in_o
opposition_n to_o that_o at_o jerusalem_n the_o objector_n to_o find_v a_o fault_n in_o this_o story_n make_v many_o for_o first_o he_o confound_v this_o brother_n of_o jaddus_n with_o his_o uncle_n that_o be_v mention_v by_o nehemiah_n 28._o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n nehemia_n there_o call_v he_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o joiada_n the_o son_n of_o eliashib_n the_o highpriest_n which_o be_v plain_a enough_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v young_a brother_n of_o johanan_n the_o father_n of_o jaddus_n but_o no_o matter_n for_o that_o the_o objector_n to_o make_v josephus_n a_o liar_n make_v bold_a with_o the_o scripture_n itself_o he_o be_v please_v to_o 6._o give_v this_o uncle_n of_o jaddus_n the_o name_n of_o manasses_n which_o â—â—â—hemiah_o never_o think_v of_o and_o he_o will_v have_v this_o man_n to_o be_v brother_n of_o jaddus_n he_o call_v he_o so_o as_o oft_o as_o he_o mention_n he_o and_o the_o wife_n that_o he_o marry_v who_o be_v daughter_n of_o sanballat_n the_o horonite_n must_v be_v the_o same_o with_o nicaso_n the_o daughter_n of_o sanballat_n the_o chuthaean_a and_o in_o consequence_n of_o all_o this_o josephus_n must_v be_v a_o liar_n who_o write_v of_o thing_n as_o do_v in_o the_o time_n of_o darius_n codomannus_n which_o be_v do_v long_o before_o as_o our_o objector_n say_v in_o the_o time_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la but_o with_o his_o leave_n josephus_n know_v what_o he_o write_v as_o it_o appear_v by_o his_o fix_v the_o time_n of_o this_o story_n there_o be_v no_o date_n of_o time_n better_o know_v among_o the_o jew_n than_o that_o of_o the_o build_n of_o their_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n nor_o among_o the_o samaritan_n than_o that_o of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o garizim_n they_o remember_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o temple_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n in_o every_o one_o mouth_n our_o father_n worship_v in_o this_o mount_n say_v 20._o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n to_o our_o saviour_n and_o no_o doubt_n if_o they_o have_v any_o record_n or_o any_o history_n the_o time_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v chief_o remember_v in_o they_o but_o it_o be_v within_o 200_o year_n of_o josephus_n his_o time_n that_o the_o temple_n at_o mount_n garizim_n be_v destroy_v by_o johannes_n hyrcanus_n it_o happen_v at_o a_o memorable_a time_n be_v soon_o after_o the_o death_n of_o antiochus_n pius_n which_o be_v in_o the_o year_n before_o christ_n 130_o then_o that_o temple_n be_v destroy_v say_v josephus_n 10._o 200_o year_n after_o the_o build_n of_o it_o how_o long_o that_o temple_n stand_v and_o when_o it_o be_v destroy_v none_o know_v better_a than_o the_o samaritan_n themselves_o and_o as_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n so_o they_o must_v be_v particular_o to_o that_o author_n who_o provoke_v they_o as_o oft_o as_o he_o mention_n they_o how_o then_o dare_v he_o have_v put_v it_o in_o their_o power_n to_o disprove_v he_o as_o they_o certain_o will_v if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v true_a i_o take_v it_o therefore_o for_o certain_a by_o their_o account_n as_o well_o as_o he_o account_v 200_o year_n upward_o from_o the_o destruction_n that_o their_o temple_n be_v build_v in_o the_o year_n before_o christ_n 430_o which_o fall_v in_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o not_o as_o the_o objector_n will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o time_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la what_o say_v the_o objector_n to_o this_o he_o 17._o tell_v we_o from_o david_n ganz_n that_o the_o jewish_a chronologer_n do_v affirm_v that_o the_o temple_n on_o mount_n garizim_n be_v build_v long_o before_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n and_o that_o all_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n simeon_n justus_n be_v highpriest_n which_o simeon_n be_v the_o grandson_n of_o jaddus_n the_o objector_n tell_v we_o afterward_o that_o calvisius_n and_o not_o only_o he_o but_o all_o chronologer_n find_v josephus_n '_o s_z error_n and_o mistake_v concern_v those_o time_n so_o many_o and_o gross_a as_o will_v make_v any_o man_n that_o act_v upon_o principle_n of_o sincerity_n very_o fearful_a to_o use_v a_o example_n take_v out_o of_o he_o in_o matter_n of_o practice_n i_o believe_v the_o objector_n act_v upon_o principle_n of_o sincerity_n in_o other_o thing_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o forget_v they_o in_o his_o quotation_n in_o these_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v he_o give_v great_a suspicion_n of_o the_o contrary_a by_o omit_v those_o word_n that_o make_v against_o he_o in_o his_o own_o author_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o clear_a proof_n by_o and_o by_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o you_o will_v find_v the_o like_a in_o other_o place_n of_o his_o book_n but_o whereas_o he_o bring_v all_o chronologer_n on_o his_o side_n against_o josephus_n he_o shall_v have_v except_v all_o the_o best_a both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a and_o among_o they_o particular_o our_o excellent_a primate_n who_o follow_v josephus_n in_o every_o part_n of_o this_o story_n i_o allow_v he_o indeed_o the_o jewish_a chronologer_n who_o be_v as_o much_o the_o enemy_n of_o josephus_n as_o he_o be_v himself_o for_o they_o have_v the_o like_a quarrel_n against_o he_o because_o he_o break_v all_o their_o measure_n but_o yet_o the_o jewish_a chronologer_n will_v not_o help_v the_o objector_n in_o his_o cause_n they_o will_v not_o make_v jaddus_n live_v to_o 124_o year_n of_o age_n and_o sanballat_n to_o 145._o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o they_o scarce_o allow_v either_o of_o they_o any_o age._n for_o they_o make_v 64_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n till_o the_o six_o year_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a to_o be_v but_o 34_o year_n and_o in_o that_o six_o year_n of_o alexander_n they_o say_v that_o he_o come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o jaddus_n the_o highpriest_n and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n come_v forth_o to_o he_o and_o that_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o alexander_n though_o darius_n be_v then_o live_v this_o story_n fill_v up_o most_o of_o that_o 59_o very_a page_n that_o our_o obiector_n quote_v in_o his_o margin_n only_o there_o the_o highpriest_n be_v call_v simeon_n the_o just_a but_o that_o this_o make_v no_o difference_n in_o the_o story_n he_o may_v have_v see_v in_o the_o passage_n 58._o next_o before_o where_o ganz_n tell_v we_o of_o this_o simeon_n the_o just_a that_o his_o name_n be_v jaddua_n and_o for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o mount_n garizim_n which_o as_o the_o objector_n say_v 10._o the_o jewish_a chronologer_n affirm_v to_o have_v be_v build_v long_o before_o alexander_n '_o s_o time_n his_o ganz_n tell_v we_o 6._o that_o some_o of_o their_o writer_n have_v say_v so_o but_o he_o disprove_v they_o and_o affirm_v of_o a_o certainty_n that_o it_o be_v build_v in_o alexander_n time_n and_o by_o his_o permission_n he_o do_v indeed_o confound_v the_o two_o sanballat_n the_o chuthaean_a and_o the_o horonite_n and_o make_v manasses_n to_o be_v the_o priest_n that_o be_v depose_v in_o nehemiah_n time_n this_o may_v be_v excuse_v in_o a_o jew_n that_o 57_o reckon_v that_o act_n of_o nehemiah_n but_o 4_o year_n before_o the_o reign_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a but_o be_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v one_o that_o reckon_v one_o hundred_o year_n between_o and_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o correct_v josephus_n by_o christian_a chronology_n but_o beside_o these_o difficulty_n in_o chronology_n which_o i_o have_v prove_v to_o be_v none_o the_o objector_n say_v there_o be_v several_a inconsistency_n in_o the_o story_n itself_o note_v by_o salian_a that_o jesuit_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o very_a name_n of_o josephus_n for_o scaliger_n sake_n but_o without_o engage_v in_o the_o quarrel_n between_o they_o i_o take_v the_o inconsistency_n as_o they_o lie_v here_o before_o i_o object_n the_o first_o be_v that_o josephus_n say_v the_o phoenician_n and_o chaldaean_n who_o follow_v alexander_n when_o he_o come_v against_o jerusalem_n think_v to_o have_v plunder_v the_o city_n now_o say_v the_o objector_n how_o shall_v he_o have_v chaldaean_n in_o his_o army_n when_o as_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o take_v babylon_n nor_o come_v near_o to_o chaldaea_n answer_n he_o may_v have_v chaldaean_n in_o his_o army_n of_o those_o who_o he_o have_v take_v at_o issus_n many_o of_o who_o turn_v over_o to_o alexander_n and_o serve_v he_o as_o he_o two_o tell_v darius_n in_o his_o epistle_n but_o i_o confess_v i_o know_v not_o why_o these_o chaldaean_n shall_v be_v name_v together_o with_o the_o phoenician_n as_o if_o these_o two_o nation_n shall_v be_v eager_a for_o the_o spoil_n of_o jerusalem_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v in_o alexander_n army_n there_o must_v be_v some_o particular_a reason_n for_o this_o eagerness_n in_o these_o two_o nation_n above_o
and_o open_v their_o gate_n and_o for_o their_o meeting_n which_o they_o have_v resolve_v before_o but_o be_v in_o care_n how_o to_o do_v it_o so_o as_o may_v move_v the_o king_n favour_n or_o compassion_n let_v they_o go_v say_v he_o the_o rest_n in_o white_a garment_n but_o he_o with_o the_o priest_n in_o those_o vestment_n which_o the_o law_n have_v prescribe_v and_o be_v confident_a they_o shall_v suffer_v no_o evil_n for_o that_o god_n will_v provide_v for_o they_o here_o be_v every_o word_n of_o the_o revelation_n in_o which_o god_n that_o best_a know_v what_o a_o dream_n he_o have_v send_v to_o alexander_n before_o his_o come_n out_o of_o macedonia_n now_o order_v jaddus_n to_o put_v himself_o into_o that_o dress_n in_o which_o alexander_n have_v see_v he_o in_o that_o dream_n this_o be_v a_o likely_a way_n indeed_o to_o strike_v a_o awe_n into_o the_o conqueror_n and_o to_o make_v he_o reverence_v the_o priest_n of_o that_o god_n by_o who_o conduct_n he_o have_v get_v those_o victory_n and_o it_o have_v that_o effect_n as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o alexander_n do_v acknowledge_v this_o be_v he_o that_o first_o invite_v he_o over_o into_o asia_n i_o see_v he_o then_o say_v he_o in_o the_o same_o habit_n i_o never_o see_v any_o other_o in_o such_o a_o robe_n and_o now_o see_v he_o and_o remember_v my_o dream_n i_o be_o satisfy_v it_o be_v god_n that_o send_v i_o on_o this_o expedition_n etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v that_o jaddus_n have_v a_o direction_n from_o god_n in_o what_o manner_n he_o shall_v meet_v alexander_n so_o as_o not_o only_o to_o pacify_v his_o wrath_n but_o to_o recommend_v himself_o into_o his_o favour_n for_o the_o command_n of_o submission_n which_o be_v not_o in_o josephus_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o that_o for_o the_o people_n have_v determine_v to_o submit_v be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v as_o the_o objector_n imagine_v yet_o it_o will_v do_v he_o no_o service_n as_o i_o have_v sufficient_o show_v and_o therefore_o after_o all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v this_o story_n of_o jaddus_n afford_v we_o a_o very_a good_a unquestionable_a instance_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o his_o age_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o submit_v to_o a_o prince_n that_o come_v in_o by_o conquest_n and_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o pay_v allegiance_n to_o he_o as_o his_o subject_n when_o he_o be_v settle_v by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n notwithstanding_o a_o oath_n to_o a_o former_a king_n who_o be_v yet_o live_v one_o thing_n the_o objector_n have_v to_o say_v against_o this_o which_o i_o think_v be_v put_v out_o of_o its_o place_n and_o aught_o to_o come_v in_o here_o for_o a_o reserve_n in_o case_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o story_n of_o jaddus_n be_v not_o only_o true_a but_o to_o our_o purpose_n than_o it_o have_v be_v time_n for_o he_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o he_o and_o his_o party_n they_o care_v not_o what_o jaddus_n do_v they_o know_v what_o they_o will_v do_v he_o say_v this_o in_o effect_n in_o the_o follow_a 11._o word_n the_o practice_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o that_o corrupt_a state_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n will_v not_o signify_v much_o to_o we_o and_o no_o more_o in_o this_o than_o in_o their_o other_o immorality_n this_o be_v frank_o say_v but_o i_o think_v not_o very_o ingenuous_o first_o he_o speaks_z as_o if_o jaddus_n be_v single_a in_o this_o act_n of_o submission_n when_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n at_o that_o time_n go_v along_o with_o he_o and_o the_o jew_n general_o both_o priest_n and_o people_n be_v subject_n to_o alexander_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o convocation_n book_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o that_o corrupt_a state_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o jaddus_n time_n this_o be_v news_n all_o ancient_a writer_n speak_v of_o those_o time_n as_o the_o best_a that_o ever_o be_v under_o the_o second_o temple_n the_o church_n be_v much_o reform_v by_o those_o excellent_a man_n that_o flourish_v in_o the_o age_n next_o before_o namely_o by_o nehemiah_n the_o governor_n ezra_n priest_n and_o scribe_n and_o malachi_n the_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n at_o this_o very_a time_n beside_o jaddus_n himself_o who_o the_o jew_n 58._o make_v the_o last_o of_o the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n there_o be_v also_o bâ—nsira_n as_o 66._o they_o tell_v we_o a_o shine_a light_n to_o the_o israelite_n and_o one_o that_o much_o advance_v the_o honour_n of_o our_o god_n after_o they_o be_v onias_n the_o highpriest_n and_o his_o son_n simon_n who_o praise_n swell_v a_o 50._o chapter_n in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la his_o brand_a of_o those_o excellent_a man_n and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o those_o time_n may_v teach_v we_o to_o bear_v the_o character_n he_o give_v we_o the_o more_o patient_o so_o likewise_o when_o he_o say_v their_o practice_n will_v signify_v no_o more_o to_o we_o in_o this_o than_o in_o their_o other_o immorality_n the_o meaning_n be_v there_o must_v be_v other_o immorality_n in_o they_o that_o differ_v from_o he_o in_o his_o point_n so_o here_o we_o have_v a_o test_n to_o try_v who_o be_v and_o who_o be_v not_o honest_a men._n yet_o i_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v he_o never_o find_v jaddus_n charge_v with_o any_o immorality_n whatsoever_o nor_o we_o have_v not_o find_v he_o in_o any_o error_n but_o this_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o bind_v to_o darius_n while_o he_o be_v live_v this_o be_v a_o error_n indeed_o if_o he_o mean_v as_o the_o word_n strict_o signify_v for_o a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o any_o king_n can_v bind_v one_o no_o long_a than_o while_o he_o be_v that_o king_n be_v subject_a it_o do_v not_o bind_v say_v the_o 21._o objector_n in_o case_n of_o session_n or_o submission_n nor_o say_v other_o divine_n in_o case_n of_o conquest_n and_o jaddus_n when_o he_o become_v subject_a to_o alexander_n be_v plain_o of_o this_o late_a opinion_n by_o which_o he_o explain_v or_o correct_v what_o he_o say_v former_o now_o jaddus_n be_v a_o man_n of_o that_o high_a place_n in_o the_o church_n of_o so_o clear_a a_o repute_n ever_o since_o in_o all_o age_n what_o shall_v make_v the_o objector_n and_o his_o party_n which_o i_o hope_v be_v not_o great_a make_v so_o light_a of_o such_o a_o eminent_a and_o venerable_a example_n he_o tell_v we_o jaddus_n become_v a_o subject_a to_o alexander_n contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n be_v no_o more_o a_o pattern_n for_o we_o to_o follow_v than_o eliashib_n '_o s_o building_n a_o chamber_n in_o the_o temple_n for_o tobia_n be_v a_o argument_n for_o we_o to_o act_v contrary_a to_o the_o express_a law_n of_o god_n this_o be_v home_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o be_v say_v at_o the_o first_o may_v have_v save_v he_o and_o i_o all_o this_o trouble_n now_o all_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o jaddus_n act_v contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n to_o darius_n in_o become_v a_o subject_a to_o alexander_n to_o judge_v aright_o of_o this_o question_n we_o must_v consider_v what_o circumstance_n he_o be_v in_o at_o the_o take_n of_o this_o oath_n and_o how_o they_o be_v change_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o submit_v to_o alexander_n first_o he_o be_v a_o subject_a to_o darius_n before_o the_o take_n of_o this_o oath_n and_o by_o it_o he_o give_v no_o other_o right_n to_o darius_n than_o what_o he_o have_v before_o he_o give_v he_o only_o a_o great_a assurance_n second_o the_o right_n that_o darius_n have_v over_o the_o jew_n be_v no_o other_o than_o what_o descend_v to_o he_o from_o cyrus_n and_o that_o be_v by_o his_o conquest_n over_o the_o babylonian_n that_o be_v their_o former_a lord_n three_o that_o right_n of_o conquest_n be_v descend_v to_o this_o darius_n be_v win_v from_o he_o by_o alexander_n that_o have_v overcome_v he_o in_o war_n and_o so_o make_v himself_o lord_n of_o that_o country_n and_o so_o alexander_n now_o have_v the_o same_o right_n to_o their_o allegiance_n which_o darius_n have_v before_o four_o his_o right_n to_o their_o allegiance_n be_v cease_v their_o oath_n to_o he_o be_v of_o no_o obligation_n but_o they_o be_v as_o free_v and_o have_v as_o much_o reason_n to_o pay_v their_o allegiance_n now_o to_o alexander_n as_o they_o have_v former_o to_o darius_n or_o cyrus_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o ground_n that_o jaddus_n go_v upon_o and_o if_o it_o be_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o think_v he_o do_v not_o contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n for_o he_o keep_v it_o to_o the_o last_o till_o there_o be_v no_o such_o king_n as_o he_o have_v swear_v to_o and_o then_o have_v no_o revelation_n to_o guide_n he_o he_o yield_v to_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o submit_v
to_o he_o that_o have_v win_v the_o kingdom_n from_o darius_n the_o objector_n have_v say_v because_o he_o will_v have_v it_o so_o that_o this_o submission_n of_o jaddus_n be_v contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n go_v on_o and_o compare_v it_o with_o that_o fact_n of_o elashib_n which_o the_o scripture_n itself_o say_v be_v contrary_a to_o express_v law_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o follow_v jaddus_n for_o our_o pattern_n as_o if_o we_o be_v as_o well_o assure_v of_o what_o he_o say_v as_o we_o be_v of_o what_o we_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n he_o value_v his_o own_o opinion_n too_o much_o that_o will_v impose_v it_o upon_o other_o at_o this_o rate_n and_o yet_o he_o that_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o it_o fall_v under_o all_o the_o heavy_a censure_n of_o his_o book_n they_o must_v be_v deserter_n of_o principle_n and_o guilty_a of_o rebellion_n and_o perjury_n and_o why_o not_o shall_v we_o think_v to_o come_v off_o better_o than_o jaddus_n who_o be_v condemn_v already_o and_o with_o he_o all_o the_o jewish_a church_n of_o that_o age._n but_o all_o other_o church_n of_o god_n have_v do_v like_o they_o as_o oft_o as_o they_o have_v come_v into_o their_o circumstance_n i_o do_v not_o except_o that_o which_o he_o fill_v his_o book_n with_o namely_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o iehoiada_n time_n for_o they_o be_v in_o much_o different_a circumstance_n as_o i_o doubt_v not_o you_o will_v show_v he_o can_v pretend_v to_o show_v that_o any_o other_o church_n have_v do_v otherwise_o then_o that_o under_o jaddus_n which_o he_o have_v condemn_v already_o he_o will_v short_o see_v that_o they_o be_v all_o against_o he_o in_o this_o cause_n and_o then_o we_o be_v to_o expect_v the_o like_a judgement_n upon_o all_o church_n jewish_a and_o christian_a unless_o the_o objector_n think_v better_o and_o change_v his_o mind_n or_o at_o least_o forbear_v such_o unjust_a and_o uncharitable_a censure_n which_o i_o wish_v he_o may_v both_o for_o his_o own_o and_o for_o the_o church_n sake_n this_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o your_o answer_n to_o his_o postscript_n which_o be_v earnest_o expect_v by_o sir_n your_o friend_n and_o servant_n f_o a_o catalogue_n of_o book_n sell_v by_o thomas_n jones_n at_o the_o white-horse_n without_o temple-barr_n i._o sir_n john_n chardins_n travel_n into_o persia_n etc._n etc._n folio_n ii_o a_o moral_a essay_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n contain_v 1._o the_o preference_n due_a to_o the_o soul_n above_o the_o body_n from_o the_o reason_n of_o its_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n 2._o of_o our_o duty_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o morality_n whether_o towards_o god_n whether_o towards_o ourselves_o whether_o towards_o man_n and_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o all_o gospel_n self-denial_n which_o result_n from_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n under_o the_o visible_a empire_n of_o god_n 3._o concern_v our_o duty_n of_o time_n and_o eternity_n of_o the_o present_a life_n and_o of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v of_o the_o present_a world_n and_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v which_o result_n from_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v out_o of_o our_o body_n first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o in_o our_o spiritualise_v body_n after_o the_o universal_a resurrection_n octavo_fw-la iii_o a_o pious_a office_n for_o sick_a and_o weak_a person_n wherein_o many_o direction_n and_o useful_a instruction_n be_v give_v they_o with_o supplication_n prayer_n and_o meditation_n proper_a for_o their_o condition_n octavo_fw-la iv._o weeks-exercise_n twelve_o v._o in_o the_o press_n a_o choice_a collection_n of_o lesson_n for_o 2_o and_o 3_o flute_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o air_n in_o three_o part_n for_o violin_n etc._n etc._n etc._n diodor._fw-la sic._n edit_fw-la 1559._o p._n 566._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 11._o 11._o p._n 17._o 17._o ezr._n 7._o 7._o neh._n 12._o 36_o 37._o 37._o p._n 8._o 8._o ezr._n 7._o 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n neh._n 12._o 23._o 23._o 12._o 10._o 10._o p._n 7_o p._n 7._o 7._o neh._n 12._o 22._o 22._o v_o 22_o 23_o 23_o neh._n 12._o 1_o 7._o 7._o v_o 12._o 21._o 21._o v_o 8_o 9_o &_o 24_o 25_o 26._o 26._o v_o 22_o 23._o 23._o v_o 22._o 22._o v_o 10._o 10._o vsser_n ann._n a._n m._n 3589._o 3589._o neh._n 12._o 28._o 28._o neh._n 13._o 1._o 1._o neh._n 13._o 28._o 28._o vsser_n annal._n a._n m._n 3602_o 3602_o jos_n ant._n xâ—_n end_v end_v p._n 9_o 9_o jos_n an._n 9_o 7._o 7._o jos_n an._n 9_o 14._o 14._o ib._n 9_o 7._o 7._o es_fw-ge 19_o 5_o jer._n 48._o 3_o 5_o 34._o 34._o neh._n 11_o 10_o 19_o etc._n etc._n etc._n neh._n 13._o 1_o 23._o 23._o ib._n 4._o 28._o 28._o neh._n 13._o 1._o â—â—_o 11._o 2._o 2._o ch_n 13._o 28._o p._n 6._o 6._o john_n four_o 20._o 20._o p._n 10._o 10._o jos_n ant._n xiii_o 17._o 17._o ganz_n p._n 57_o &_o 64_o 64_o p._n 59_o 59_o ganz_n p._n 58._o 58._o p._n 10._o 10._o p._n 60_o 6._o ganz_n p._n 56_o 57_o 57_o arrian_n the_o exp_n alex_n two_o two_o ezek._n 26._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jos_n ant._n xi_o 6._o 6._o plâ—t_fw-la in_o alex._n alex._n conuâ—â—_n chap._n 30._o p._n 63._o 63._o conuâ—â—_n can_v 30._o p._n 65._o 65._o chap_n â—â—_o p._n 64._o 64._o convoy_n chap._n 31._o beginning_n beginning_n ib._n ch_n 29._o 29._o can._n 31._o p._n 67._o 67._o convoy_n c._n 31._o p._n 67._o 67._o can._n 31._o beginning_n beginning_n mal._n four_o 3._o 3._o 1_o macc._n ix_o 27._o 27._o mal._n four_o 3._o 3._o p._n 11._o 11._o ganz_n p._n 58._o 58._o ganz_n p._n 66._o 66._o eccl._n 50._o 50._o p._n 19_o 20_o 21._o