priest_n will_v have_v prefer_v their_o apis_n or_o the_o calf_n of_o egypt_n before_o he_o when_o these_o thing_n shall_v come_v to_o be_v consider_v by_o the_o unsanctified_a discretion_n of_o the_o heathen_a how_o can_v they_o choose_v but_o appear_v far_o beside_o and_o below_o their_o own_o majesty_n for_o such_o untoward_a notion_n as_o these_o must_v seem_v to_o be_v can_v never_o argue_v to_o he_o that_o perfection_n and_o transcendencie_n of_o style_n and_o matter_n which_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n have_v pretend_v therefore_o that_o the_o king_n may_v be_v bring_v on_o to_o a_o reverend_a estimation_n of_o those_o thing_n it_o be_v much_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v thus_o prepare_v by_o a_o wonder_n for_o it_o great_o concern_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o translation_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v first_o esteem_v by_o the_o king_n for_o otherwise_o principle_n so_o aver_v from_o the_o gentile_n manner_n of_o devotion_n have_v never_o be_v suffer_v to_o lie_v 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the_o slight_a circumstance_n it_o be_v observe_v with_o a_o incredible_a curiosity_n of_o devotion_n mahomet_n abulcasim_n the_o son_n of_o abdalla_n regard_v the_o esteem_n of_o his_o alcoran_n so_o far_o as_o to_o provide_v by_o a_o law_n that_o upon_o the_o outside_n thereof_o this_o caution_n shall_v be_v always_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v no_o man_n touch_v this_o book_n but_o he_o that_o be_v pure_a and_o the_o law_n be_v yet_o in_o force_n among_o the_o turk_n for_o some_o special_a alcoran_n of_o note_n one_o of_o which_o sort_n inscribe_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o archive_v of_o our_o public_a library_n but_o the_o jew_n not_o content_v with_o so_o much_o care_n use_v a_o more_o intolerable_a kind_n of_o circumspection_n for_o rabbi_n nehemiah_n say_v in_o the_o massichta_fw-la sopherim_n chapter_n 3_o halak_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o man_n may_v lay_v their_o book_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o his_o knee_n nor_o lean_a upon_o it_o with_o his_o elbow_n when_o he_o read_v it_o and_o halac_n the_o 10._o it_o be_v command_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o no_o man_n shall_v spit_v in_o presence_n of_o this_o book_n nor_o offer_v to_o turn_v his_o back_n upon_o it_o and_o in_o the_o same_o tract_n halac_n 13._o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v lay_v this_o book_n under_o or_o upon_o his_o bed_n or_o at_o his_o bed_n foot_n neither_o shall_v any_o man_n sit_v upon_o his_o bed_n have_v this_o book_n lie_v upon_o he_o for_o rabbi_n eliezer_n do_v thus_o and_o a_o serpent_n come_v and_o bite_v he_o all_o this_o care_n be_v take_v for_o the_o outside_n but_o much_o more_o for_o that_o which_o be_v within_o to_o let_v pass_v other_o circumstance_n which_o will_v make_v this_o manifest_a we_o have_v need_v only_o of_o that_o one_o which_o most_o of_o all_o concern_v our_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o it_o be_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n among_o the_o jew_n it_o be_v account_v a_o odious_a profanation_n of_o this_o law_n if_o it_o be_v any_o way_n communicate_v to_o the_o heathen_a to_o this_o purpose_n note_n that_o of_o the_o junior_n becchai_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n because_o say_v he_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pure_a word_n and_o worthy_a to_o be_v keep_v secret_a therefore_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o be_v bind_v to_o conceal_v they_o and_o never_o to_o impart_v they_o according_a to_o the_o since_o of_o that_o which_o be_v write_v they_o shall_v be_v to_o thou_o to_o thou_o alone_o and_o not_o to_o the_o stranger_n with_o thou_o so_o the_o son_n of_o afer_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o law_n fol._n 3._o a._n col._n 1._o therefore_o that_o which_o maimon_n say_v contrary_a to_o this_o in_o halaca_n tephill_n of_o his_o misne_n torah_n cap._n 10._o must_v be_v otherwise_o excuse_v for_o elias_n the_o levite_n in_o his_o second_o preface_n to_o the_o hammasore_v express_o affirm_v from_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o nothing_o may_v be_v communicate_v to_o the_o gentile_n save_v only_o the_o seven_o precept_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d son_n of_o noah_n but_o as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n the_o law_n and_o such_o like_a whosoever_o shall_v impart_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o heathen_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n in_o sorrow_n and_o his_o life_n and_o soul_n shall_v be_v consume_v etc._n etc._n the_o rabbin_z go_v on_o and_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o excuse_v himself_o there_o to_o the_o jew_n by_o who_o he_o be_v give_v over_o for_o a_o reprobate_n only_o for_o teach_v his_o great_a patron_n cardinal_n giles_n the_o hebrew_n tongue_n because_o their_o fear_n be_v lest_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o cardinal_n may_v come_v to_o the_o understanding_n of_o their_o law_n but_o more_o than_o this_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o jew_n to_o make_v any_o other_o nation_n acquaint_v with_o their_o law_n it_o may_v be_v add_v that_o there_o be_v a_o reason_n in_o special_a why_o it_o shall_v be_v dissemble_v to_o this_o ptolemy_n because_o the_o communication_n of_o it_o have_v succeed_v so_o ill_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n for_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v learn_v that_o the_o jew_n will_v do_v no_o manner_n of_o work_n upon_o a_o sabbath_n day_n make_v that_o a_o opportunity_n to_o take_v their_o city_n which_o be_v as_o easy_o as_o inglorious_o do_v because_o no_o man_n upon_o that_o day_n will_v resist_v he_o
1649._o καιναν_fw-gr δευτεÏος_n or_o a_o disproof_n of_o he_o in_o the_o 3._o of_o s._n luke_n v._o 36._o when_o to_o assure_v even_o the_o scripture_n itself_o be_v account_v but_o distraction_n and_o whilst_o the_o holy_a care_n of_o those_o primitive_a soul_n sleep_v secure_o upon_o the_o more_o instruct_v part_n of_o the_o book_n of_o god_n the_o enemy_n come_v and_o sow_v tare_n in_o the_o genealogy_n proportion_v his_o temptation_n to_o the_o more_o obnoxious_a part_n and_o more_o expose_v to_o the_o chance_n of_o transscription_n or_o industry_n of_o violence_n to_o reconcile_v the_o greek_a book_n of_o the_o generation_n to_o the_o hebrew_n account_n the_o deliberation_n have_v be_v many_o learned_a and_o insufficient_a moses_n say_v that_o arphaxad_o beget_v sala_n and_o sala_n beget_v heber_n etc._n etc._n s._n luke_n say_v that_o arphaxad_o beget_v caïnan_n and_o caïnan_n beget_v sala_n and_o sala_n beget_v heber_n etc._n etc._n which_o see_v that_o the_o same_o spirit_n equal_o guide_v both_o the_o pen_n apost_n beda_n praef._n in_o act._n apost_n i_o can_v never_o wonder_v at_o enough_o say_v one_o &_o proper_a ingenii_fw-la tarditatem_fw-la vehementissimo_fw-la stupore_fw-la perculsus_fw-la nescio_fw-la perscrutari_fw-la but_o leave_v s._n luke_n awhile_o to_o the_o success_n of_o this_o inquiry_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o supernumerarie_a caïnan_n be_v most_o original_o to_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o seventie_o but_o quod_fw-la nemo_fw-la scire_fw-la say_v scaliger_n neque_fw-la unde_fw-la hauserunt_fw-la neque_fw-la cur_n potuerint_fw-la hactenus_fw-la caussam_fw-la reddere_fw-la potuit_fw-la he_o say_v that_o no_o man_n can_v tell_v from_o whence_o they_o have_v it_o or_o can_v ever_o yet_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v put_v it_o in_o concern_v this_o translation_n the_o tradition_n be_v that_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o ptolemy_n philadelph_n and_o by_o the_o agencie_n of_o demetrius_n seventie_o and_o two_o of_o the_o 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c._n 2._o so_o justin_n martyr_n irenaeus_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n cyrillus_n hierosolymitanus_n the_o talmudist_n in_o megillah_n nikra_fw-mi fol._n 9_o a._n in_o massichta_n sopherim_n c._n 1._o halac_n 8._o abraham_n zacuth_n in_o juchasin_n r._n gedalia_n in_o shalshelet_n haccabala_n fol._n 23.24_o etc._n etc._n and_o justin_n martyr_n will_v have_v the_o gentile_n to_o know_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o this_o be_v no_o fable_n or_o fictitious_a relation_n for_o that_o he_o himself_o have_v be_v there_o and_o visit_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o cell_n and_o receive_v this_o tradition_n from_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o place_n it_o be_v add_v moreover_o by_o the_o say_v aben_n batric_n that_o simeon_n the_o just_a be_v one_o of_o the_o interpreter_n and_o that_o upon_o his_o unbelief_n of_o a_o passage_n in_o the_o translation_n which_o prophesy_v of_o christ_n it_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o not_o to_o see_v death_n till_o he_o have_v see_v the_o glory_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o or_o where_o this_o bell_n die_v it_o be_v unknown_a and_o how_o many_o year_n he_o live_v be_v altogether_o as_o uncertain_a this_o only_a be_v true_a that_o 60_o year_n must_v be_v distribute_v between_o he_o and_o his_o predecessor_n but_o at_o what_o proportion_n this_o distribution_n shall_v be_v make_v be_v no_o way_n manifest_v synchronismi_fw-la of_o the_o sicyonian_o see_v pausanias_n suidas_n homer_n remember_v they_o iliad_n β._n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o sicyonian_o be_v found_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o belus_n in_o peloponnesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o see_v also_o in_o the_o succession_n of_o affricanus_fw-la both_o say_v that_o this_o kingdom_n be_v first_o found_v by_o aegialeus_n from_o who_o peloponnesus_n be_v first_o call_v aegialia_n note_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o greek_n who_o first_o begining_n be_v found_v in_o sicyonia_n which_o place_n be_v so_o call_v from_o javan_n who_o first_o pitch_v 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id_fw-la optavit_fw-la ignem_fw-la apud_fw-la magos_n sacrum_n non_fw-la excitavit_fw-la et_fw-la lege_fw-la statutum_n est_fw-la deum_fw-la nec_fw-la virgis_fw-la attigit_fw-la sacrificiis_fw-la deos_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la veneratus_fw-la jura_fw-la non_fw-la reddidit_fw-la subjectos_fw-la sibi_fw-la populos_fw-la affari_fw-la non_fw-la didicit_fw-la ac_fw-la nè_fw-la numerare_fw-la quidem_fw-la verùm_fw-la ad_fw-la edendum_fw-la ac_fw-la bibendum_fw-la strenuissimus_fw-la vinúmque_fw-la miscens_fw-la cetera_fw-la in_o saxa_n amandabat_fw-la vir_fw-la ille_fw-la ut_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la testimonium_fw-la reliquit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sepulchrum_n hoc_fw-la conspicatus_fw-la nunc_fw-la ubi_fw-la ninus_n sit_fw-la audi._n sive_fw-la sis_fw-la assyrius_n sive_fw-la medus_n sive_fw-la coraxus_fw-la sive_fw-la à _fw-la supervis_fw-la indus_n capillatus_fw-la frivola_fw-la non_fw-la denuncio_fw-la quondam_a ego_fw-la ninus_n fui_fw-la spiritumque_fw-la vitalem_fw-la hausi_fw-la nunc_fw-la verò_fw-la aliud_fw-la nihil_fw-la quà m_fw-la
the_o multitude_n for_o alexandria_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o city_n full_a of_o inhabitant_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o dionysius_n afer_n and_o in_o time_n pass_v even_o before_o it_o be_v alexandria_n it_o have_v be_v very_o much_o frequent_v with_o a_o confluence_n of_o people_n for_o so_o it_o be_v note_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o prophet_n nachum_fw-la where_o he_o will_v know_v of_o nineveh_n whither_o thou_o think_v herself_o better_a then_o populous_a no_o that_o be_v say_v chimki_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alexandria_n in_o egypt_n as_o it_o be_v also_o interpret_v by_o that_o ancient_a chaldee_n paraphrase_n hac_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thou_o better_a than_o the_o great_a alexandria_n etc._n etc._n targum_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la which_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o son_n of_o vziel_n seventeen_o hundred_o year_n past_a another_o reason_n be_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o translator_n and_o this_o be_v give_v by_o 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be_v to_o be_v conceive_v that_o the_o author_n mean_v by_o this_o not_o only_o a_o multitude_n of_o man_n but_o also_o that_o great_a variety_n of_o strange_a beast_n and_o fowl_n which_o be_v continual_o breed_v up_o about_o the_o court_n in_o alexandria_n mention_v whereof_o be_v make_v by_o ptolemy_n the_o king_n in_o his_o commentary_n lib._n 12._o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o these_o creature_n be_v transport_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o there_o breed_v up_o not_o only_o for_o their_o rarity_n and_o the_o king_n recreation_n but_o also_o to_o furnish_v his_o table_n for_o so_o it_o seem_v by_o ptolomie_n word_n in_o that_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o note_v concern_v those_o pheasant_n that_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n have_v of_o they_o not_o only_o bring_v out_o of_o media_n but_o also_o hatch_v at_o home_n in_o such_o a_o number_n that_o his_o table_n may_v be_v serve_v 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a_o great_a caus_n of_o infection_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o have_v a_o further_a aim_n for_o the_o egyptian_a be_v aware_a of_o this_o that_o the_o jew_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v a_o distinction_n between_o clean_a and_o unclean_a beast_n may_v apprehend_v it_o in_o the_o strictness_n and_o therefore_o careful_o remove_v the_o senior_n from_o the_o very_a sight_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o they_o but_o in_o this_o we_o have_v but_o prevent_v the_o curious_a and_o therefore_o if_o the_o conjecture_n be_v not_o sound_a enough_o it_o may_v be_v the_o less_o regard_v but_o more_o than_o what_o be_v urge_v by_o philo_n for_o the_o ill_a disposition_n of_o the_o place_n may_v elsewhere_o be_v observe_v the_o prophet_n nachum_fw-la say_v that_o alexandria_n be_v situate_a upon_o the_o water_n not_o only_o because_o the_o water_n lay_v all_o about_o it_o but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o they_o be_v convey_v into_o it_o under_o ground_n as_o chimhi_n there_o have_v it_o and_o the_o arabian_a more_o plain_o in_o the_o nubian_n geographie_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o river_n nile_n come_v from_o the_o west_n run_v under_o the_o arch_n of_o all_o their_o house_n the_o manner_n how_o this_o be_v do_v be_v set_v down_o by_o john_n leo_n in_o his_o description_n of_o africa_n cuique_fw-la ferè_fw-la domui_fw-la civitatis_fw-la ingens_fw-la cisterna_fw-la concamerata_fw-la crassisque_fw-la innitens_fw-la fornicibus_fw-la substructa_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la quas_fw-la exundans_fw-la nilus_n per_fw-la aquaeductum_fw-la in_o planitie_n magno_fw-la artificio_fw-la constructum_fw-la extra_fw-la alexandriam_fw-la deductus_fw-la sub_fw-la eius_fw-la moenibus_fw-la demittitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o artificial_a conveyance_n of_o the_o river_n though_o it_o be_v otherwise_o acceptable_a to_o the_o inhabitant_n yet_o it_o can_v not_o be_v without_o some_o annoyance_n to_o the_o air_n the_o complexion_n whereof_o suffer_v much_o alteration_n by_o the_o noisome_a vapour_n which_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n which_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n putrify_v in_o their_o cistern_n it_o be_v the_o experience_n of_o this_o john_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v cisternae_fw-la porrò_fw-la temporis_fw-la successu_fw-la turbidae_fw-la ac_fw-la coenosae_fw-la redditae_fw-la plurimis_fw-la aestivo_fw-la tempore_fw-la languoribus_fw-la occasionem_fw-la praebent_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o author_n afford_v we_o yet_o another_o inconvenience_n to_o make_v we_o more_o sure_a of_o the_o insalubritie_n of_o this_o place_n and_o it_o arise_v by_o reason_n of_o certain_a little_a garden_n plant_v near_o to_o the_o city_n the_o fruit_n whereof_o be_v of_o such_o a_o ill_a condition_n that_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v thereby_o make_v subject_a to_o very_o noxious_a fever_n and_o many_o other_o disease_n for_o so_o john_n report_v in_o the_o chapter_n aforesaid_a juxta_fw-la aquaeductum_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la nilus_n in_fw-la civitatem_fw-la transmittitur_fw-la exigui_fw-la visuntur_fw-la horti_n sed_fw-la quorum_fw-la fructus_fw-la ad_fw-la maturitatem_fw-la perventi_fw-la accolas_fw-la noxiis_fw-la febribus_fw-la aliisque_fw-la morbis_fw-la afficiunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o thing_n consider_v the_o reason_n be_v good_a why_o the_o isle_n shall_v be_v choose_v rather_o than_o the_o city_n to_o be_v a_o place_n for_o the_o interpreter_n thus_o much_o therefore_o we_o be_v come_v to_o know_v upon_o good_a authority_n that_o our_o translation_n be_v make_v in_o the_o great_a tower_n of_o the_o isle_n pharos_n near_o to_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n we_o go_v on_o to_o a_o more_o distinct_a designation_n of_o the_o place_n the_o consideration_n whereof_o shall_v also_o discover_v unto_o we_o after_o what_o manner_n the_o thing_n be_v do_v for_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o translation_n the_o opinion_n of_o some_o be_v that_o the_o senior_n be_v assemble_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o place_n where_o they_o perform_v the_o work_n by_o compare_v what_o be_v several_o do_v by_o each_o of_o they_o and_o deliver_v up_o that_o for_o grant_v which_o can_v be_v agree_v upon_o by_o all_o this_o opinion_n have_v receive_v its_o ground_n from_o the_o word_n of_o aristaeas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o indeed_o the_o encouragement_n from_o hence_o for_o that_o way_n seem_v to_o be_v very_o good_a the_o word_n themselves_o be_v scarce_o able_a to_o bear_v any_o other_o construction_n then_o according_a to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v nevertheless_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o other_o that_o they_o do_v the_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o john_n zonaras_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v each_o of_o they_o be_v in_o a_o several_a room_n and_o when_o the_o work_n be_v finish_v they_o all_o meet_v and_o compare_v together_o what_o every_o man_n have_v do_v and_o it_o be_v find_v that_o they_o 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for_o to_o they_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o sabbath_n even_o to_o save_v their_o life_n and_o this_o be_v object_v unto_o they_o by_o agatharchides_n of_o cnidus_n who_o write_v the_o history_n of_o alexander_n successor_n where_o he_o set_v down_o this_o story_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v there_o be_v a_o certain_a nation_n call_v the_o jew_n and_o they_o inhabit_v the_o great_a and_o well_o fence_v city_n jerusalem_n this_o city_n they_o negligent_o yield_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o ptolemy_n and_o will_v not_o take_v up_o arm_n for_o their_o own_o protection_n choose_v rather_o to_o become_v vassal_n to_o a_o stranger_n then_o to_o defend_v themselves_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n these_o reason_n if_o they_o stand_v alone_o have_v enough_o in_o they_o to_o make_v the_o king_n mistrust_v his_o interpreter_n and_o yet_o if_o antiquity_n have_v not_o misinform_v we_o there_o will_v be_v one_o reason_n more_o which_o itself_o alone_a ought_v to_o have_v prevail_v though_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v want_v for_o we_o find_v that_o the_o translation_n be_v twice_o perform_v and_o that_o the_o senior_n disagree_v the_o first_o time_n in_o this_o passage_n of_o story_n i_o suppose_v we_o shall_v tell_v the_o reader_n some_o news_n our_o author_n be_v one_o armius_n of_o who_o we_o know_v nothing_o more_o than_o his_o name_n his_o word_n shall_v be_v here_o set_v down_o as_o we_o find_v they_o cite_v by_o a_o arabic_a commentator_n upon_o the_o pentateuch_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o that_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bodleian_n arabâ—_n msâ—s_n in_o 5._o lib._n moysis_n literis_fw-la syriacis_n conscriptis_fw-la in_o bibliotheca_fw-la bodleian_n thus_o say_v armius_n the_o chronologer_n in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o ptolemy_n the_o king_n command_v that_o they_o shall_v gather_v together_o the_o senior_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israël_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v bring_v with_o they_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o that_o each_o of_o they_o in_o several_a shall_v translate_v it_o according_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v reveal_v to_o his_o understanding_n and_o the_o senior_n come_v and_o present_v themselves_o together_o with_o their_o most_o divine_a book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o king_n command_n be_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v translate_v the_o whole_a book_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o senior_n disagree_v in_o their_o interpretation_n and_o the_o king_n command_v to_o put_v they_o in_o prison_n and_o in_o chain_n etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v that_o the_o king_n be_v lead_v by_o good_a reason_n to_o a_o suspicion_n of_o his_o interpreter_n and_o that_o therefore_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o will_v take_v such_o a_o course_n for_o his_o translation_n as_o we_o have_v already_o make_v report_n of_o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n but_o nothing_o ever_o light_v so_o heavy_a upon_o this_o matter_n of_o the_o cell_n as_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n heirom_n which_o be_v the_o more_o likely_a to_o oppress_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a learning_n and_o general_a repute_n because_o a_o testimony_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o measure_v by_o its_o own_o validity_n but_o the_o autor_n worth_n and_o we_o do_v not_o usual_o observe_v what_o force_n it_o may_v have_v in_o itself_o but_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v s._n hierom_n when_o he_o come_v to_o consider_v of_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o seventie_o seem_v to_o deride_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o cell_n and_o forsake_v the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o his_o forefather_n in_o a_o very_a neglectful_a manner_n peremptory_o set_v down_o upon_o his_o own_o trust_n that_o the_o history_n of_o the_o cell_n be_v vulgò_fw-la sine_fw-la autore_fw-la jactata_fw-la but_o a_o common_a report_n bruit_v abroad_o under_o no_o man_n authority_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v that_o he_o can_v devise_v who_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o first_o contrive_v these_o seventie_o conclave_n in_o the_o fiction_n of_o his_o brain_n nescio_fw-la quis_fw-la primus_fw-la auctor_fw-la 70._o cellulas_fw-la alexandria_n mendacio_fw-la svo_fw-la exstruxerit_fw-la quibus_fw-la divisi_fw-la eadem_fw-la scriptitârint_fw-la etc._n etc._n his_o reason_n follow_v 3._o follow_v cùm_fw-la aristaeas_n ejusdem_fw-la ptolemaei_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o multo_fw-la pòst_fw-la tempore_fw-la josephus_n nihil_fw-la tale_n retulerint_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o unica_fw-la basilica_n congregatos_fw-la contulisse_fw-la scribant_fw-la non_fw-la prophet_n à sse_n etc._n etc._n hiero._n praefat._v in_o pentat_fw-la ep._n 104._o p._n 341._o tom._n 3._o because_o aristaeas_n and_o long_o after_o he_o josephus_n can_v tell_v of_o no_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o contrary_a and_o because_o also_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v so_o it_o can_v not_o be_v account_v for_o a_o translation_n but_o a_o prophecy_n so_o s._n hierom._n but_o before_o we_o receiv_v his_o testimony_n it_o shall_v be_v examine_v and_o compare_v and_o leave_v his_o reason_n to_o the_o last_o place_n we_o will_v first_o of_o all_o beseem_o moderate_v the_o strong_a opinion_n of_o his_o name_n true_a it_o be_v than_o s._n hierom_n in_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n can_v not_o be_v inferior_a to_o any_o of_o his_o time_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o great_a scholar_n he_o may_v the_o easy_o fall_v into_o that_o common_a infirmity_n of_o those_o that_o know_v much_o go_v about_o to_o raise_v his_o own_o reputation_n by_o the_o ruin_n of_o another_o man_n if_o the_o father_n be_v thus_o incline_v he_o can_v not_o be_v without_o so_o much_o of_o a_o critic_n as_o will_v teach_v he_o to_o censure_n which_o thing_n while_o we_o do_v our_o ambition_n seek_v for_o its_o own_o safety_n always_o aim_v at_o those_o that_o be_v far_o off_o and_o least_o able_a to_o help_v themselves_o therefore_o the_o ancient_n and_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v more_o easy_o reprehend_v than_o the_o late_a and_o the_o live_n it_o be_v not_o for_o i_o to_o say_v that_o the_o reverend_a father_n be_v guilty_a in_o this_o and_o yet_o if_o he_o be_v not_o why_o be_v it_o object_v unto_o he_o by_o his_o adversary_n ruffinus_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o invective_n 9_o pag._n 181._o tom._n 9_o quid_fw-la ergò_fw-la mirum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o si_fw-la i_o minimum_fw-la &_o nullius_fw-la numeri_fw-la hominem_fw-la laceret_fw-la si_fw-la ambrosium_fw-la secet_fw-la si_fw-la hilarium_fw-la si_fw-la lactantium_fw-la si_fw-la didymum_n reprehendat_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 183._o ibid._n etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o he_o say_v that_o he_o spare_v neque_fw-la antiquos_fw-la neque_fw-la novello_n scriptores_fw-la sed_fw-la omnes_fw-la omnino_fw-la nunc_fw-la imperitiae_fw-la nunc_fw-la inoptiae_fw-la notat_fw-la neither_o the_o autient_a nor_o the_o modern_a writer_n but_o charge_v they_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o with_o unskilfulness_n and_o folly_n ut_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o quod_fw-la intenderat_fw-la vehemens_fw-la so_o eager_a he_o will_v be_v for_o his_o own_o opinion_n as_o learned_a vives_z have_v note_v concern_v he_o in_o his_o observation_n upon_o the_o 42._o chap._n of_o austin_n 18._o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la but_o if_o this_o be_v to_o be_v suspect_v as_o come_v from_o his_o enemy_n yet_o how_o shall_v he_o be_v there_o excuse_v where_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v saint_n paul_n himself_o at_o a_o criticism_n for_o read_v that_o place_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o collossian_o quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la rationem_fw-la quidem_fw-la habentia_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o write_v to_o 3._o to_o quaest_n 10._o p._n 433._o tom._n 3._o algasia_n 23._o chap._n 2._o v._n 23._o that_o the_o conjunction_n quidem_fw-la be_v there_o redundant_fw-la and_o that_o s._n paul_n have_v often_o do_v as_o much_o as_o that_o come_v to_o propter_fw-la imperitiam_fw-la artis_fw-la grammaticae_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o say_v that_o the_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n do_v not_o understand_v his_o grammar_n as_o if_o the_o spirit_n in_o scripture_n will_v not_o look_v to_o the_o syntax_n or_o if_o not_o as_o if_o he_o that_o have_v dispute_v among_o the_o philosopher_n at_o athens_n have_v be_v so_o ignorant_a in_o his_o accidence_n as_o not_o to_o know_v how_o to_o place_v a_o conjunction_n he_o that_o can_v say_v of_o s._n paul_n that_o he_o be_v a_o ill_a ground_a scholar_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o he_o censure_v lactantius_n s._n ambrose_n s._n hilary_n and_o didymus_n and_o yet_o if_o these_o also_o can_v not_o escape_v his_o reprehension_n i_o shall_v not_o willing_o trust_v he_o with_o aristaeas_n nor_o our_o history_n of_o the_o septuagint_n but_o let_v the_o father_n be_v pardon_v for_o be_v a_o critic_n and_o take_v s._n hierom_n in_o the_o best_a since_o let_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o mature_a and_o most_o moderate_a judgement_n and_o one_o that_o 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