zaccai_n from_o jabueh_n to_o osha_n in_o the_o day_n of_o rabban_n gamaliel_n the_o last_o and_o to_o jabueh_n back_o again_o in_o the_o day_n of_o rabban_n simeon_n to_o shaaraim_n and_o to_o tsipperis_n in_o the_o day_n of_o rabbi_n judah_n and_o to_o tiberias_n in_o the_o day_n of_o antonius_n these_o their_o flitting_n by_o their_o own_o confession_n begin_v forty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o the._n temple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 51._o 〈◊〉_d shabbath_n fol_z 51._o forty_o year_n say_v they_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o sanhedrin_n flit_v and_o betake_v itself_o to_o sit_v in_o hanoth_n or_o the_o tabernae_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v give_v 〈◊〉_d give_v ib._n &_o aruch_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o there_o be_v then_o many_o thief_n and_o murderer_n and_o they_o judge_v not_o of_o capital_a matter_n which_o mean_v to_o this_o purpose_n they_o hold_v that_o while_n they_o sit_v in_o the_o room_n gazith_n they_o be_v 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western_a wall_n of_o the_o house_n but_o more_o downward_o towards_o the_o door_n and_o that_o the_o staff_n reach_v down_o to_o the_o door_n and_o on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n when_o the_o high_a priest_n go_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n he_o go_v up_o to_o the_o ark_n between_o these_o staff_n and_o can_v not_o go_v off_o to_o one_o hand_n or_o other_o but_o that_o that_o have_v strain_v they_o from_o this_o conception_n be_v 1._o because_o they_o have_v strict_o take_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n for_o the_o holy_a place_n without_o the_o vail_n whereas_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n do_v express_o render_v it_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ark_n for_o whereas_o the_o one_o place_n say_v that_o the_o bead_n of_o the_o staff_n be_v see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mean_v not_o the_o whole_a room_n either_o of_o the_o holy_a or_o most_o holy_a place_n but_o that_o singular_o holy_a place_n that_o be_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o cherubim_n for_o of_o that_o place_n have_v the_o text_n speak_v immediate_o before_o when_o it_o say_v the_o priest_n bring_v the_o ark_n into_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o cherubim_n for_o the_o cherubim_v spread_v forth_o their_o wing_n over_o the_o place_n of_o the_o ark_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o he_o come_v on_o and_o say_v and_o they_o draw_v out_o the_o staff_n so_o that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o staff_n appear_v out_o of_o that_o holy_a place_n mean_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o cherubim_n and_o 2._o the_o author_n allege_v have_v strict_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o mean_v so_o as_o one_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n betwixt_o the_o holy_a and_o most_o holy_a place_n have_v the_o most_o holy_a place_n before_o he_o whereas_o it_o signify_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o it_o do_v in_o that_o clause_n in_o gen._n 1.20_o let_v the_o fowl_n fly_v upon_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o our_o english_a have_v well_o render_v in_o the_o open_a firmament_n of_o beaven_n and_o so_o be_v it_o to_o be_v take_v here_o and_o the_o verse_n in_o hand_n may_v be_v proper_o understand_v thus_o and_o they_o draw_v out_o the_o staff_n at_o length_n so_o that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o staff_n be_v see_v from_o that_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o open_a face_n of_o the_o oracle_n but_o they_o be_v not_o see_v without_o the_o staff_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v make_v by_o moses_n and_o their_o length_n not_o great_a but_o only_o so_o much_o as_o to_o fit_v a_o man_n shoulder_n on_o either_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o now_o when_o they_o have_v set_v the_o ark_n between_o the_o two_o stand_a cherubim_n on_o the_o floor_n the_o cherubim_v inner_a wing_n cover_v the_o ark_n and_o the_o staff_n that_o be_v above_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o ark_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o staff_n draw_v out_o downward_o towards_o the_o oracle_n door_n shoot_v out_o from_o under_o the_o cherubim_v wing_n and_o appear_v in_o the_o open_a face_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n when_o he_o come_v to_o offer_v incense_n at_o the_o ark_n on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n he_o stand_v before_o the_o ark_n between_o the_o staff_n sup_n staff_n maym._n ubi_fw-la sup_n it_o be_v fancy_v by_o the_o jew_n that_o solomon_n when_o he_o build_v the_o temple_n foresee_v that_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v destroy_v he_o cause_v very_o obscure_a and_o intricate_a vault_n under_o ground_n to_o be_v make_v wherein_o to_o hide_v the_o ark_n when_o any_o such_o danger_n come_v that_o howsoever_o it_o go_v with_o the_o temple_n yet_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v as_o the_o very_a life_n of_o the_o temple_n may_v be_v safe_a and_o they_o understand_v that_o passage_n in_o 2_o chron._n 35.3_o josiah_n say_v unto_o the_o levite_n put_v the_o holy_a ark_n in_o the_o house_n which_o solomon_n the_o son_n of_o david_n do_v build_v etc._n etc._n 35._o etc._n kimch_o in_o 2_o chron._n 35._o as_o if_o joab_n have_v hear_v by_o the_o read_n of_o moses_n his_o manuscript_n and_o by_o huldabs_n prophecy_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o hang_v over_o jerusalem_n he_o command_v to_o convey_v the_o ark_n into_o this_o vault_n that_o it_o may_v be_v secure_v and_o with_o it_o say_v they_o they_o lay_v up_o aaron_n rod_n the_o pot_n of_o manna_n and_o the_o anoint_v oil_n for_o while_o the_o ark_n stand_v in_o its_o place_n upon_o the_o stone_n mention_v they_o hold_v that_o aaron_n rod_n and_o the_o pot_n of_o manna_n stand_v before_o it_o but_o now_o be_v all_o convey_v into_o obscurity_n and_o the_o stone_n upon_o which_o the_o ark_n stand_v lie_v over_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vault_n but_o rabbi_n solomon_n which_o use_v not_o ordinary_o to_o forsake_v such_o tradition_n have_v give_v a_o more_o serious_a gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n namely_o whereas_o that_o manasseb_n and_o amon_n have_v remove_v the_o ark_n out_o of_o its_o habitation_n and_o set_v up_o image_n and_o abomination_n there_o of_o their_o own_o josiah_n speak_v to_o the_o priest_n to_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o place_n again_o what_o become_v of_o the_o ark_n at_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o temple_n by_o nebucadnezzar_n we_o read_v not_o it_o be_v most_o like_o it_o go_v to_o the_o fire_n also_o how_o ever_o it_o speed_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o second_o temple_n and_o be_v one_o of_o the_o five_o choice_a thing_n that_o the_o jew_n reckon_v want_v there_o yet_o have_v they_o a_o ark_n there_o also_o of_o their_o own_o make_n as_o they_o have_v a_o breastplate_n of_o judgement_n which_o though_o they_o both_o want_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o former_a which_o be_v give_v of_o oracle_n yet_o do_v they_o stand_v current_a as_o to_o the_o other_o matter_n of_o their_o worship_n as_o the_o former_a breastplate_n and_o ark_n have_v do_v and_o so_o have_v thus_o go_v through_o the_o many_o part_n and_o particular_n of_o the_o temple_n itself_o let_v we_o but_o take_v account_n of_o the_o several_a parcel_n measure_n that_o make_v up_o the_o length_n of_o it_o a_o hundred_o cubit_n and_o so_o we_o will_v turn_v our_o eye_n and_o survey_v upon_o the_o court_n 4._o court_n mid._n per._n 4._o 1._o the_o wall_n of_o the_o porch_n be_v five_o cubit_n thick_a 2._o the_o porch_n itself_o eleven_o cubit_n broad_a 3._o the_o wall_n of_o the_o temple_n six_o cubit_n thick_a 4._o the_o holy_a place_n forty_o cubit_n long_o 5._o the_o space_n between_o holy_a and_o most_o holy_a place_n one_o cubit_n 6._o the_o length_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n twenty_o cubit_n 7._o the_o temple_n wall_n six_o cubit_n thick_a 8._o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o chamber_n at_o the_o end_n six_o cubit_n 9_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o chamber_n five_o cubit_n thick_a chap._n xvi_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o dimension_n and_o platform_n of_o the_o temple_n itself_o be_v thus_o lay_v out_o we_o may_v now_o the_o better_a observe_v the_o form_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o court_n that_o be_v before_o it_o or_o about_o it_o where_o in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o will_v be_v needful_a to_o remember_v that_o again_o which_o be_v speak_v before_o which_o be_v that_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o court_n about_o it_o be_v not_o pitch_v so_o just_a in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o house_n as_o that_o they_o lie_v in_o a_o equal_a distance_n from_o the_o four_o side_n of_o the_o encompass_v wall_n 2._o wall_n mid._n per._n 2._o but_o they_o be_v situate_a more_o towards_o the_o north_n side_n and_o west_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o that_o they_o leave_v less_o space_n betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o west_n then_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o north_n and_o less_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o north_n then_o between_o they_o and_o the_o east_n and_o less_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o east_n then_o betwixt_o they_o and_o the_o south_n there_o be_v three_o which_o we_o may_v call_v court_n belong_v to_o the_o temple_n beside_o that_o space_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n without_o they_o which_o be_v very_o large_a and_o which_o be_v ordinary_o call_v by_o christian_a writer_n atrium_n gentium_fw-la or_o the_o court_n of_o the_o gemile_n and_o these_o three_o be_v the_o court_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o priest_n the_o court_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o chel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o proper_o and_o ordinary_o the_o two_o former_a be_v only_o call_v court_n that_o word_n in_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v in_o the_o text_n
woman_n mid._n per._n 1._o &_o per._n 6._o and_o so_o the_o treatise_n middoth_n whensoever_o it_o reckon_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o court_n of_o israel_n it_o still_o make_v the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n to_o be_v the_o east_n gate_n and_o that_o maxim_n in_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d talm._n jerus_n in_o sotah_n per._n 1._o every_o place_n where_o it_o be_v say_v before_o the_o lord_n it_o mean_v the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n confirm_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o cleanse_n of_o the_o leper_n and_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o suspect_a wife_n both_o which_o be_v set_v in_o this_o gate_n and_o be_v say_v to_o be_v set_v before_o the_o lord_n leu._n 14.11_o num._n 5.18_o and_o to_o take_v up_o what_o be_v copious_o say_v by_o the_o talmudist_n concern_v this_o gate_n and_o concern_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o man_n to_o save_v more_o labour_n let_v we_o hear_v the_o author_n of_o juchasin_n concern_v this_o matter_n speak_v thus_o at_o large_a nicanor_n large_a juchasin_n fol._n 65._o vid._n etiam_fw-la talm._n jerus_n in_o joma_n per._n 3._o tosaphta_fw-la ibid._n per._n 2._o &_o mid._n per._n 2._o aruch_n in_o voce_fw-mi nicanor_n nicanor_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n and_o i_o wonder_v at_o rabb_n that_o he_o do_v not_o mention_v he_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o those_o man_n that_o be_v upon_o record_n for_o religiousnesse_n as_o he_o mention_v hananiah_n the_o son_n of_o ezekiah_n the_o son_n of_o garon_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o treatise_n shabbath_n into_o who_o chamber_n the_o scholar_n of_o shammai_n and_o hillel_n come_v and_o so_o aba_n saul_n ben_fw-mi batuith_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o treatise_n shabbath_n now_o this_o nicanor_n that_o be_v often_o mention_v in_o the_o mishueb_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chasidim_n or_o religious_a but_o the_o common_a people_n be_v not_o so_o he_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o chapter_n of_o mid_v as_o that_o there_o be_v a_o gate_n in_o the_o court_n on_o the_o east_n which_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n and_o that_o it_o have_v two_o wicket_n one_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o another_o on_o the_o left_a and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 6._o chapter_n of_o shekalim_fw-la and_o that_o be_v set_v over_o against_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n which_o be_v westward_o where_o the_o divine_a glory_n dwell_v and_o therefore_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o treatise_n berace_v it_o say_v let_v not_o a_o man_n use_v irreverence_n before_o this_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n or_o the_o east_n gate_n and_o so_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o sotah_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n they_o make_v the_o suspect_a wife_n drink_v the_o bitter_a water_n and_o they_o purify_v woman_n after_o childbirth_n and_o leper_n and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o the_o treatise_n pesachin_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o gate_n of_o nicanor_n be_v not_o holy_a as_o the_o court_n because_o leper_n stand_v there_o and_o put_v in_o their_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n into_o the_o court_n and_o so_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o joma_n and_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o tosaphta_n there_o it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v wonder_n wrought_v with_o the_o door_n of_o nicanor_n and_o they_o mention_v it_o renowned_o and_o if_o so_o then_o have_v it_o be_v fit_a to_o have_v record_v he_o the_o story_n be_v thus_o this_o nicanor_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chasidim_n and_o be_v go_v to_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n and_o make_v there_o two_o brazen_a door_n with_o much_o curiosity_n intend_v to_o set_v they_o up_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o be_v bring_v they_o away_o by_o sea_n now_o a_o great_a storm_n happen_v the_o mariner_n cast_v one_o of_o the_o door_n over_o board_n to_o lighten_v the_o ship_n and_o intend_v also_o to_o throw_v over_o the_o other_o also_o which_o 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latter_a end_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o treatise_n taanith_n thus_o juchasin_n i_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o it_o to_o dispute_v it_o out_o whether_o of_o these_o thing_n allege_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o name_n of_o this_o gate_n or_o whether_o something_o else_o some_o other_o conjecture_n may_v be_v add_v as_o whether_o nicanor_n that_o send_v the_o door_n from_o alexandria_n be_v not_o he_o that_o be_v the_o king_n chief_a master_n of_o the_o ceremony_n there_o of_o who_o josephus_n make_v mention_n 2._o mention_n jos_n ant._n lib._n 12._o cap._n 2._o and_o relate_v how_o he_o provide_v chamber_n &_o diet_n for_o the_o septitaginâ—_n translator_n or_o whether_o this_o gate_n be_v not_o so_o call_v in_o honour_n of_o seleucus_n nâ—canor_n the_o first_o king_n of_o syria_n who_o be_v a_o great_a favourer_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n 3._o nation_n ibid._n cap._n 3._o as_o the_o same_o josephus_n also_o relate_v but_o i_o shall_v leave_v the_o search_n 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