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conclusion_n which_o they_o do_v not_o raise_v themselves_o by_o reason_n and_o observation_n but_o receive_v they_o from_o a_o unknown_a antiquity_n a_o instance_n of_o this_o be_v the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n a_o doctrine_n as_o ancient_a for_o any_o thing_n i_o know_v as_o the_o world_n itself_o at_o least_o as_o ancient_a as_o we_o have_v any_o record_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o those_o ancient_n that_o tell_v we_o of_o it_o give_v any_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o neither_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n for_o they_o do_v not_o invent_v it_o themselves_o but_o receive_v it_o from_o other_o without_o proof_n by_o the_o sole_a authority_n of_o tradition_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o renovation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o we_o be_v now_o speak_v of_o be_v a_o ancient_a doctrine_n both_o among_o the_o greek_n and_o eastern_a philosopher_n but_o they_o show_v we_o no_o method_n how_o the_o world_n may_v be_v renew_v nor_o make_v any_o proof_n of_o its_o future_a renovation_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o discovery_n which_o they_o first_o make_v but_o receive_v it_o with_o a_o implicit_a faith_n from_o their_o master_n and_o ancestor_n and_o these_o traditionary_a doctrine_n be_v all_o forerunner_n of_o that_o light_n that_o be_v to_o shine_v more_o clear_o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o christian_a dispensation_n to_o give_v a_o more_o full_a account_n of_o the_o fate_n and_o revolution_n of_o the_o natural_a world_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o moral_a the_o jew_n it_o be_v well_o know_v hold_v the_o renovation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o a_o sabbath_n after_o six_o thousand_o year_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n that_o be_v currant_n among_o they_o whereof_o we_o have_v give_v a_o large_a account_n in_o the_o precedent_a book_n ch_n 5._o and_o that_o future_a state_n they_o call_v olam_n hava_n 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o world_n to_o come_v which_o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o st._n paul_n habitable_a earth_n to_o come_v heb._n 2._o 6._o neither_o can_v i_o easy_o believe_v that_o those_o constitution_n of_o moses_n that_o proceed_v so_o much_o upon_o a_o septenary_n or_o the_o number_n seven_o and_o have_v no_o ground_n or_o reason_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n for_o that_o particular_a number_n i_o can_v easy_o believe_v i_o say_v that_o they_o be_v either_o accidental_a or_o humoursome_a without_o design_n or_o signification_n but_o that_o they_o be_v typical_a or_o representative_a of_o some_o septenary_n state_n that_o do_v eminent_o deserve_v and_o bear_v that_o character_n moses_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n make_v six_o day_n work_v and_o then_o a_o sabbath_n then_o after_o six_o year_n he_o make_v a_o sabbath-year_n and_o after_o a_o sabbath_n of_o year_n a_o year_n of_o jubilee_n levit._n 25._o all_o these_o lesser_a revolution_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o point_n at_o the_o grand_a revolution_n the_o great_a sabbath_n or_o jubilee_n after_o six_o millenaries_n which_o as_o it_o answer_v the_o type_n in_o point_n of_o time_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o nature_n and_o content_n of_o it_o be_v a_o state_n of_o rest_n from_o all_o labour_n and_o trouble_v and_o servitude_n a_o state_n of_o joy_n and_o triumph_v and_o a_o state_n of_o renovation_n when_o thing_n be_v to_o return_v to_o their_o first_o condition_n and_o pristine_a order_n so_o much_o for_o the_o jew_n the_o heathen_a philosopher_n both_o greek_n and_o barbarian_n have_v the_o same_o doctrine_n of_o the_o renovation_n of_o the_o world_n currant_n among_o they_o and_o that_o under_o several_a name_n and_o phrase_n as_o of_o the_o great_a year_n the_o restauration_n the_o mundane_a period_n and_o such_o like_a they_o suppose_v state_v and_o fix_v period_n of_o time_n upon_o expiration_n whereof_o there_o will_v always_o follow_v some_o great_a revolution_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o face_n of_o nature_n will_v be_v renew_v particular_o after_o the_o conflagration_n the_o stoic_n always_o suppose_v a_o new_a world_n to_o succeed_v or_o another_o frame_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v erect_v in_o the_o room_n of_o that_o which_o be_v destroy_v and_o they_o use_v the_o same_o word_n and_o phrase_n upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o scripture_n use_v 23._o chrysippus_n call_v it_o apocatastalis_fw-la as_o st._n peter_n do_v act._n 3._o 21._o marcus_n antoninus_n in_o his_o meditation_n several_a time_n call_v it_o palingenesia_n as_o our_o saviour_n do_v mat._n 19_o 28._o and_o numenius_n have_v two_o scripture-word_n prap_n resurrection_n and_o restitution_n 23._o to_o express_v this_o renovation_n of_o the_o world_n then_o as_o to_o the_o platonic_n that_o revolution_n of_o all_o thing_n have_v common_o be_v call_v the_o platonic_a year_n as_o if_o plato_n have_v be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o that_o opinion_n but_o that_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n he_o receive_v it_o from_o the_o barbaric_a philosopher_n and_o particular_o from_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n among_o who_o he_o live_v several_a year_n to_o be_v instruct_v in_o their_o learning_n but_o i_o do_v not_o take_v plato_n neither_o to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v this_o doctrine_n into_o greece_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o sibylls_n who_o antiquity_n we_o do_v not_o well_o know_v sing_v this_o song_n of_o oâ—d_n as_o we_o see_v it_o copy_v from_o they_o by_o virgil_n in_o his_o four_o eclogue_n pythagoras_n teach_v it_o before_o plato_n and_o orpheus_n before_o they_o both_o and_o that_o be_v as_o high_a as_o the_o greek_a philosophy_n reach_v the_o barbaric_a philosopher_n be_v more_o ancient_a namely_o the_o egyptian_n persian_n chaldean_n indian_n brackmans_n and_o other_o eastern_a nation_n their_o monument_n indeed_o be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n lose_v yet_o from_o the_o remain_v of_o they_o which_o the_o greek_n have_v transcribe_v and_o so_o preserve_v in_o their_o write_n we_o see_v plain_o they_o all_o have_v this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o
ch._n 24._o 18_o 19_o 20._o ch._n 21._o 25_o 26_o 27._o ver._n 28._o matt._n 24._o 31._o ch._n 2._o 6._o heb._n 12._o 26._o isa._n 34._o 4._o matt._n 24._o 30_o 31._o act._n 1._o 11._o &_o 3._o 20_o 21._o apoc._n 1._o 7._o heb._n 9_o 28._o 1_o ep._n 1._o 7._o matt._n 16._o 27._o ch_n 12._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o 21._o it_o be_v ill_o render_v in_o the_o english_a cast_v down_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 10._o psal._n 18._o 9_o 11_o 12._o psal._n 97._o deut._n 4._o 11._o hebr._n 12._o 18._o act._n 22._o 6._o act._n 7._o 55_o 56._o isa._n 2._o 19_o rev._n 6._o 16_o 17._o apoc._n 7._o 10._o &_o 12._o 10._o luke_n 2._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 11_o 12._o gen._n 18._o 2_o sam._n 24._o 17._o matt._n 18._o 10._o isa._n 24._o jer._n 51._o lament_n isa._n 30._o revel_v 15._o 3._o 2_o epist._n 3._o 11._o 2_o thess._n 1._o 7_o 8._o heb._n 10_o 27._o matt._n 24._o 30._o &_o 25._o 32_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 41._o 2_o thess._n 1._o 7_o 8_o 9_o joh._n 3._o 13._o &_o 6._o 38._o &_o 62._o &_o 17._o 5._o apoc._n 21._o 1._o ch._n 65._o act._n 3._o ver_fw-la 21._o matt._n 19_o 28_o 29._o psal._n 102._o 26._o ver._n 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o ch._n 65._o 17_o 18._o ver._n 19_o apoc._n 21._o 3_o 4._o ch._n 21._o &_o ch_n 23._o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa._n 9_o 6._o ephes._n 6._o 12._o ch_n 7._o 13._o 25_o 26._o hebr._n 2._o 8._o 1_o cor._n â—5_n 24_o etc._n etc._n isa._n 45._o 18._o apoc_fw-la 21._o 27._o apâ—c_fw-la 20._o apoc._n 20._o 4._o ver._n 9_o ver._n 6._o ver._n 1â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lact._n l._n 7._o c._n 23._o euseb._n prap_n eu._n l._n 7._o c._n 23._o chap._n 9_o propos._n â—_o ver._n 1_o 2_o 4_o 5_o 6._o ver_fw-la 5._o ver_fw-la 5._o book_n 3._o ch_n 5._o ch._n 11._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o ch_n 15._o 3._o ch_n 16._o 17._o ch_n 15._o 2._o ch_n 20._o 4._o ch_n 19_o 6_o 7._o ch_n 1._o 5_o 6._o ch._n 2._o 7._o ch._n 2._o 11._o ch._n 2._o 17._o ch._n 2._o 26_o 27._o ch._n 3._o 5._o ch._n 7._o 9_o 14._o ch._n 3._o 12._o ch._n 3._o 21._o ch._n 2._o v._n 44._o ver._n 34_o 35._o ver._n 35._o ch._n 7._o 13._o ch._n 7._o 28._o ch._n 12._o 13._o mat._n 20._o 21._o mat._n 19_o 28._o dan._n 7._o 9_o apoc._n 20._o 4._o matâ—_n 20._o 21._o luk._n 23._o 42._o isa._n 65._o ver._n 18._o ver._n 32_o etc._n etc._n ps._n 45._o 3_o 4_o 6._o apoc._n 19_o 15_o 16._o 16._o isaiah_n ch_n 11._o ch_z 43._o ch_z 49._o 13_o etc._n etc._n ch_n 66._o ezekiel_n ch_n 28._o ch_z 37._o hos._n ch_n 3._o &_o ch_n 14._o joel_n 3._o 18._o amos_n ch_n 9_o obad._n ver_fw-la 17_o etc._n etc._n mich._n ch_n 4._o ch_z 5._o zeph._n 3._o 14_o etc._n etc._n hag._n ch_n 2._o zac._n 2._o 10_o etc._n etc._n &_o ch_n 9_o 9_o etc._n etc._n &_o ch_n 14._o mal._n ch_n 3._o ch_n 4._o iren._n lib._n 5._o c._n 33._o dial._n with_o tryphon_n the_o jew._n de_fw-fr script_n eccles_n dogm_n eccl._n c._n 55._o de_fw-fr script_n eccles_n vide_fw-la hieron_n epist._n 28._o ad_fw-la lucinium_n book_n 7._o propos._n 2._o eccles._n hist._n 3._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 3._o 32._o de_fw-mi vit_fw-mi 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&_o 8._o theor._n book_n 2._o chap._n 5._o 2_o pet._n 3._o there_o be_v a_o sect_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o hold_v this_o perpetuity_n and_o immutability_n of_o nature_n and_o maimonides_n himself_o be_v of_o this_o principle_n and_o give_v the_o same_o reason_n for_o it_o with_o the_o scoffer_n here_o in_o the_o text_n quod_fw-la mundus_fw-la retiâ—et_fw-la &_o sequitur_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la svam_fw-la and_o as_o to_o those_o of_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v aristotelean_n it_o be_v very_o suitable_a to_o their_o principle_n to_o hold_v the_o incortuptibility_n of_o the_o world_n as_o their_o master_n do_v vid._n med._n in_o loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la quae_fw-la vulgat_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la beza_n quâ_fw-la de_fw-la causâ—_n grot._n nem_v interpretum_fw-la reddidit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la quas_fw-la subintelligendo_fw-la aquas_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la argumentationem_fw-la apostolicam_fw-la tolleret_fw-la 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