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caspian_a sea_n the_o tigris_n and_o euphrates_n as_o to_o the_o river_n of_o gozan_n i_o be_o of_o fuller_n opinion_n that_o the_o say_a river_n be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v since_o call_v by_o the_o persian_n cyrus_n a_o river_n of_o media_n §_o 6._o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a jewish_a interpreter_n gozan_n of_o the_o river_n of_o gozan_n maintain_v that_o this_o river_n of_o gozan_n be_v the_o sabbatic_a river_n the_o source_n of_o which_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v near_o kalicut_n in_o the_o indies_n which_o they_o say_v be_v very_o boisterous_a six_o day_n in_o the_o week_n but_o during_o the_o sabbath_n very_o calm_a but_o other_o look_v for_o it_o in_o media_n §_o 7._o one_o aaron_n levi_n alias_o antonius_n montezini_fw-la montezini_fw-la of_o the_o opinion_n of_o antonius_n montezini_fw-la in_o his_o treatise_n write_v anno_fw-la 5404_o and_o dedicate_v to_o manasseh_n ben_n israel_n pretend_v to_o inform_v the_o world_n that_o in_o the_o west_n indies_n he_o have_v find_v out_o a_o most_o prodigious_a number_n of_o jew_n who_o be_v govern_v there_o by_o their_o own_o law_n to_o this_o day_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o other_o indian_n by_o a_o great_a river_n but_o beside_o that_o this_o impostor_n sufficient_o contradict_v himself_o in_o his_o relation_n make_v his_o fellow-travellour_n sometime_o a_o christian_a sometime_o a_o pagan_a sometime_o a_o jew_n our_o late_a voyage_n into_o those_o part_n have_v sufficient_o detect_v this_o imposture_n thus_o much_o be_v beyond_o all_o question_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o 5._o of_o l._n 2._o c._n 5._o josephus_n the_o israelite_n do_v not_o inhabit_v america_n but_o near_o the_o river_n euphrates_n §_o 8._o philippus_n mornaeus_n leunclavius_n genebrardus_n jew_n the_o modern_a tartar_n be_v not_o the_o offspring_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n and_o postellus_n in_o his_o description_n of_o syria_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o turk_n and_o tartar_n owe_v their_o offspring_n to_o the_o jew_n which_o they_o conjecture_v by_o the_o great_a multitude_n of_o jew_n live_v in_o russia_n lithuania_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o most_o northern_a part_n of_o europe_n and_o by_o some_o word_n as_o those_o of_o dan_n zabulon_n and_o naphthali_n which_o they_o say_v be_v use_v to_o this_o day_n among_o the_o tartar_n the_o etymology_n of_o which_o they_o deduce_v from_o the_o syriack_n tongue_n signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o remainder_n and_o that_o of_o turk_n as_o much_o as_o a_o exile_n in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n but_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o the_o most_o authentic_a history_n of_o those_o part_n who_o deduce_v the_o origin_n of_o the_o tartar_n from_o the_o scytes_n the_o posterity_n of_o japhat_n not_o of_o shem._n and_o concern_v the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n they_o be_v egregious_o mistake_v and_o it_o seem_v very_o strange_a that_o paulus_n venetus_n who_o live_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o great_a tartar_n cham_n and_o other_o traveller_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v able_a to_o hear_v the_o least_o of_o the_o danite_n naphthalite_n etc._n etc._n samaria_n of_o the_o colonic_a send_v by_o the_o assyrian_a to_o samaria_n §_o 9_o concern_v those_o colony_n that_o be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n into_o samaria_n we_o read_v thus_o in_o the_o holy_a 24._o holy_a 2_o reg._n 17._o v._n 24._o scripture_n and_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n bring_v man_n from_o babylon_n and_o from_o cuthah_n and_o from_o hava_n and_o from_o hamah_n and_o from_o sepharvaim_n and_o place_v they_o in_o the_o city_n of_o samaria_n instead_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o possess_v samaria_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o city_n thereof_o among_o all_o these_o the_o chutaei_n be_v the_o most_o celebrate_a according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ult_n of_o l._n 9_o c._n ult_n josephus_n colonies_n say_v he_o be_v send_v out_o of_o persia_n but_o especial_o from_o the_o country_n border_v upon_o the_o river_n cutah_n who_o fix_v their_o habitation_n in_o samaria_n and_o the_o other_o city_n of_o israel_n §_o 10._o the_o great_a and_o noble_a asnaphar_n mention_v scripture_n of_o asnaphar_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o holy_a 10._o holy_a ezr._n 4._o v._o 10._o scripture_n be_v by_o reinerus_n reineccius_n and_o other_o take_v for_o the_o same_o with_o shalmanassar_n by_o other_o for_o sennacherib_n but_o it_o appear_v sufficient_o out_o of_o the_o second_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n of_o ezra_n that_o this_o asnaphar_n be_v no_o other_o than_o assarhaddon_n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o nabuchadonosor_n who_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n call_v nabuchadnezzar_n 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v to_o be_v regulate_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o not_o to_o be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o the_o beforementioned_a catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ptolemy_n or_o the_o authentic_a history_n of_o berosus_n 2._o the_o four_o year_n of_o king_n jehoiachim_n be_v 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chaldaean_a king_n ptolemy_n the_o fragment_n of_o berosus_n in_o josephus_n lib._n 1._o against_o appian_n and_o those_o of_o megasthenes_n in_o evang._n in_o lib_fw-la 9_o c._n 4._o the_o praep_n evang._n eusebius_n be_v such_o precious_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o chaldaean_a monarchy_n as_o be_v not_o sufficient_o to_o he_o value_v §_o 2._o johannes_n annius_n a_o italian_a monk_n see_v annius_n of_o the_o supposititious_a writing_n publish_v by_o annius_n that_o the_o book_n of_o berosus_n megasthenes_n and_o manethon_n be_v in_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o learned_a do_v endeavour_v to_o impose_v some_o fictitious_a piece_n under_o their_o name_n upon_o the_o world_n to_o wit_n his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o five_o book_n of_o berosus_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o world_n manethon_n supplement_n to_o berosus_n megasthenes_n his_o annal_n of_o persia_n etc._n etc._n but_o his_o imposture_n have_v be_v discover_v long_o ago_o especial_o by_o 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it_o be_v
hinder_a that_o the_o same_o jubilean_a year_n in_o the_o mosaic_a text_n be_v sometime_o call_v the_o quinquagesimus_fw-la whereas_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v otherwise_o understand_v than_o as_o pindar_n call_v the_o olympiad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o call_v the_o seven_o day_n the_o 8_o year_n of_o those_o character_n which_o the_o pope_n institute_v for_o their_o jubilean_a year_n §_o 4._o the_o roman_a pontiff_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o ape_n have_v endeavour_v to_o imitate_v the_o institution_n of_o god_n in_o their_o jubilean_a institution_n but_o divers_a of_o they_o after_o different_a manner_n the_o first_o author_n of_o a_o jubilean_a year_n be_v boniface_n the_o 8_o who_o encomium_n platina_n p._n platina_n p._n 231._o de_fw-fr u._n p._n give_v he_o ordain_v that_o every_o 100_o year_n the_o treasury_n of_o indulgence_n shall_v be_v open_v but_o the_o publication_n of_o a_o peculiar_a bull_n which_o be_v 2._o be_v in_o extra_n 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