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chap._n iii_o of_o man_n consider_v in_o his_o first_o state_n wherein_o he_o be_v create_v and_o of_o paradise_n the_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n pag._n 13_o chap._n four_o of_o the_o word_n religion_n and_o of_o the_o religion_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n before_o the_o fall_n pag._n 17_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n and_o of_o original_a sin_n p._n 21_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o divine_a image_n after_o the_o fall_n whereby_o natural_o man_n addict_v themselves_o unto_o some_o religion_n and_o what_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n pag._n 25_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o come_n of_o the_o flood_n p._n 30_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o repeople_a of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o division_n of_o tongue_n and_o nation_n pag._n 34_o chap._n ix_o a_o geographical_a narration_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n in_o general_a and_o more_o particular_o of_o asia_n pag._n 39_o chap._n x._o of_o babylonia_n the_o original_a of_o idolatry_n and_o the_o chaldaean_n antiquity_n before_o the_o flood_n as_o berosus_n have_v report_v they_o p._n 44_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n of_o babylon_n their_o sumptuous_a wall_n temple_n and_o image_n pag._n 47_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o priest_n sacrifice_n religious_a rite_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o babylonian_n pag._n 51_o chap._n xiii_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o assyrian_a chronicle_n or_o computation_n of_o time_n with_o their_o manifold_a alteration_n of_o religion_n and_o government_n in_o those_o part_n until_o our_o time_n pag._n 59_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o ninive_n and_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n pag._n 65_o chap._n xv_n of_o syria_n and_o the_o ancient_a religion_n there_o of_o the_o syrià n_a goddess_n and_o her_o rite_n at_o hierapolis_n of_o the_o daphnaean_a and_o other_o syrian_a superstition_n pag._n 67_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o syrian_a king_n and_o alteration_n in_o government_n and_o religion_n in_o those_o country_n pag._n 73_o chap._n xvii_o of_o phoenicia_n and_o of_o the_o theology_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o ancient_a phoenician_n of_o their_o art_n and_o invention_n pag._n 76_o chap._n xviii_o of_o palaestina_n and_o the_o first_o inhabitant_n thereof_o the_o sodomite_n idumaean_n moabite_n ammonite_n and_o canaanite_n with_o other_o pag._n 83_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o hebrew_n nation_n and_o religion_n from_o the_o begin_n thereof_o to_o our_o time_n chap._n i._n the_o preface_n of_o this_o book_n and_o a_o description_n of_o the_o region_n of_o palaestina_n since_o call_v judaea_n and_o now_o terra_fw-la sancta_fw-la pag._n 89_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o hebrew_a patriarch_n and_o their_o religion_n before_o the_o law_n also_o of_o their_o law_n and_o polity_n pag._n 95_o §_o i._o of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o religion_n before_o the_o law_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o of_o proselyte_n pag._n 96_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o hebrew_n polity_n and_o civil_a government_n pag._n 97_o §_o four_o of_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n pag._n 100_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o religious_a place_n among_o the_o israelite_n their_o tabernacle_n temple_n synagogue_n pag._n 101_o chap._n four_o of_o the_o jewish_a computation_n of_o time_n and_o of_o their_o festival_n day_n pag._n 105_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o festival_n day_n institute_v by_o god_n in_o the_o law_n pag._n 108_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o feast_n and_o fast_n which_o the_o jew_n institute_v to_o themselves_o with_o a_o calendar_n of_o their_o feast_n and_o fast_n through_o the_o year_n as_o they_o be_v now_o observe_v pag._n 113_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o ancient_a oblation_n gift_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o their_o tithe_n and_o of_o their_o priest_n and_o person_n ecclesiastical_a and_o religious_a pag._n 115_o §_o i._o of_o their_o oblation_n gift_n and_o sacrifice_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o tithe_n and_o their_o manner_n of_o tithing_n pag._n 116_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o personal_a offering_n and_o of_o their_o and_o our_o ecclesiastical_a revenue_n pag._n 119_o §_o four_o of_o their_o firstborn_a priest_n levite_n and_o other_o religious_a person_n pag._n 121_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o diverse_a sect_n opinion_n and_o alteration_n of_o religion_n among_o the_o hebrew_n pag._n 123_o §_o i._o of_o their_o ancient_a division_n and_o idolatry_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o karraim_n and_o rabbinists_n and_o of_o hasidaei_n pag._n 125_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o pharisee_n pag._n 126_o §_o four_o of_o the_o sadducee_n pag._n 129_o §_o v._o of_o the_o hessee_n pag._n 130_o §_o vi_o of_o the_o scribe_n pag._n 132_o §_o vii_o of_o many_o other_o jewish_a sect_n and_o heresy_n pag._n 133_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o samaritan_o pag._n 136_o chap._n x._o the_o miserable_a destruction_n and_o dispersion_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o desolation_n of_o their_o city_n and_o temple_n to_o this_o day_n p._n 140_o §_o i._o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o titus_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o adrian_n pag._n 141_o §_o iii_o of_o other_o their_o false_a christ_n and_o seduce_a prophet_n pag._n 143_o §_o four_o of_o the_o miserable_a dispersion_n of_o the_o jew_n pag._n 144_o §_o v._o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o disperse_a habitation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ben._n tudelensis_n pag._n 146_o §_o vi_o of_o some_o jew_n late_o find_v in_o china_n and_o of_o their_o late_a accident_n in_o germany_n pag._n 150_o §_o vii_o of_o the_o jew_n sometime_o live_v in_o england_n collect_v out_o of_o ancient_a record_n by_o master_n john_n selden_n of_o the_o inner_a temple_n pag._n 151_o chap._n xi_o a_o chronology_n of_o the_o jewish_a history_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n brief_o collect_v pag._n 153_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o jewish_a talmud_n and_o the_o composition_n and_o estimation_n thereof_o also_o of_o the_o jewish_a learned_a man_n their_o succession_n their_o cabalist_n masorite_n their_o rabbin_n university_n student_n rabbinical_a creation_n their_o scripture_n and_o the_o translation_n of_o they_o pag._n 155_o §_o i._o of_o the_o talmud_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o ancient_a jewish_a author_n and_o their_o cabalist_n pag._n 161_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o rabbin_n the_o rite_n of_o their_o creation_n the_o jewish_a university_n and_o student_n pag._n 164_o §_o four_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o their_o interpretation_n pag._n 168_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o modern_a jew_n creed_n or_o the_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n with_o their_o interpretation_n of_o the_o same_o and_o their_o affirmative_a and_o negative_a precept_n pag._n 170_o §_o i._o of_o their_o creed_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o negative_a precept_n expound_v by_o the_o rabbin_n pag._n 174_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o affirmative_a precept_n pag._n
be_v first_o inhabit_v both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o flood_n :_o and_o from_o thence_o be_v colonies_n send_v into_o syria_n and_o phoenicia_n _o which_o hold_v their_o language_n pure_a by_o reason_n few_o stranger_n have_v recourse_n to_o they_o till_o after_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o first_o temple_n as_o appear_v by_o coin_n of_o the_o tyrian_n and_o sidonian_n which_o be_v dig_v out_o and_o find_v daily_o 2._o psammetichus_n king_n of_o egypt_n cause_v two_o child_n to_o be_v close_o bring_v up_o by_o a_o shepherd_n who_o shall_v at_o time_n put_v goat_n to_o they_o to_o give_v they_o suck_v without_o ever_o hear_v (null)_o voice_n after_o two_o year_n they_o utter_v the_o word_n bec_n bec_n which_o be_v the_o voice_n that_o they_o have_v hear_v of_o their_o nurse_n the_o goat_n but_o not_o so_o interpret_v by_o psammetichus_n for_o he_o inquire_v in_o what_o language_n bec_n be_v significant_a and_o hear_v that_o the_o phrygian_n so_o call_v bread_n ascribe_v to_o they_o 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