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another_o another_z but_o all_o in_o the_o same_o sens_fw-fr and_o word_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v prompt_v by_o some_o invisible_a director_n in_o these_o word_n however_o it_o may_v be_v say_v we_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o the_o author_n intend_v our_o matter_n of_o the_o cell_n yet_o thus_o much_o we_o can_v be_v sure_a of_o that_o he_o point_v out_o such_o a_o way_n of_o interpretation_n as_o carry_v with_o it_o no_o less_o of_o wonder_n than_o the_o former_a but_o justin_n the_o martyr_n a_o samaritan_n speak_v it_o plain_o and_o with_o a_o very_a remarkable_a confidence_n as_o we_o read_v in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o gentile_n where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o king_n appoint_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o each_o of_o the_o interpreter_n a_o small_a several_a celestina_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o man_n may_v perform_v the_o interpretation_n by_o himself_o and_o have_v say_v something_o of_o their_o wonderful_a agreement_n he_o 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thus_o do_v see_v he_o wrought_v as_o great_a a_o miracle_n for_o his_o scripture_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o ezra_n in_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o three_o centurie_n the_o credit_n of_o the_o story_n be_v uphold_v by_o clemens_n of_o alexandria_n and_o in_o the_o four_o by_o cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n clemens_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v interpret_v by_o himself_o according_a to_o his_o proper_a inspiration_n the_o translation_n be_v compare_v and_o they_o be_v all_o find_v to_o agree_v both_o in_o sens_n and_o word_n but_o cyril_n more_o perspicuous_o and_o at_o large_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v and_o the_o king_n provide_v that_o the_o interpreter_n which_o be_v send_v he_o may_v not_o
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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 can_v think_v
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 at_o all_o or_o not_o long_o in_o the_o library_n at_o alexandria_n because_o even_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o new_a way_n in_o religion_n can_v never_o prosper_v without_o a_o precedent_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v beyond_o all_o exception_n and_o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o wise_o suggest_v yet_o it_o seldom_o gain_v reputation_n from_o lesser_a example_n then_o that_o of_o a_o king_n and_o it_o seem_v by_o that_o we_o find_v in_o justin_n martyr_n that_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v the_o very_a same_o effect_n in_o ptolemy_n as_o we_o will_v have_v it_o for_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o king_n perceive_v that_o these_o seventie_o man_n have_v all_o agree_v not_o only_o in_o the_o matter_n but_o also_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o interpretation_n insomuch_o that_o no_o man_n differ_v from_o another_o not_o in_o a_o word_n but_o every_o man_n express_v the_o same_o conceit_n and_o by_o the_o same_o phrase_n he_o stand_v amaze_v and_o nothing_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o interpretation_n be_v wrought_v by_o divine_a power_n he_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o interpreter_n be_v worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n as_o be_v man_n to_o who_o god_n do_v bear_v a_o peculiar_a respect_n and_o have_v first_o give_v they_o condign_a reward_n he_o take_v order_n for_o their_o departure_n into_o their_o own_o country_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o effect_n which_o the_o wonder_v wrought_v upon_o the_o prince_n it_o wrought_v also_o upon_o the_o people_n for_o so_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o which_o be_v already_o observe_v out_o of_o ireneus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n in_o the_o translation_n will_v not_o only_o endure_v but_o do_v alâ—o_o vary_v convenient_o require_v that_o something_o in_o the_o business_n shall_v be_v miraculous_a for_o the_o king_n be_v better_a instruction_n and_o that_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v so_o much_o honour_n and_o admiration_n as_o may_v gain_v they_o something_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o preserv_v they_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o time_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v the_o first_o reason_n the_o second_o reason_n for_o which_o the_o king_n ought_v to_o take_v such_o a_o way_n for_o the_o translation_n be_v for_o that_o he_o make_v question_n of_o their_o fidelity_n and_o that_o this_o may_v be_v accept_v for_o a_o sufficient_a caus_n it_o shall_v be_v set_v down_o that_o the_o king_n mistruâ—â—_n be_v raise_v upon_o such_o surmise_n as_o be_v no_o way_n frivolous_a but_o contain_v in_o they_o matter_n of_o moment_n for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v expect_a from_o any_o nation_n in_o those_o day_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v trusty_a in_o reveal_v the_o secret_n of_o their_o religion_n but_o from_o the_o jew_n it_o will_v bâ—e_v think_v impossible_a for_o this_o nation_n stand_v â—o_o nice_o affect_v to_o their_o sepher_n hattocah_n or_o book_n of_o the_o law_n that_o even_o in_o 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
seleucus_n begin_v to_o reign_v twelv_n year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n as_o appear_v by_o albaâ—egnius_n and_o the_o almage_a which_o consent_v also_o to_o diodorus_n siculus_n who_o affirm_v that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o seleucus_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o 117_o olympiad_n therefore_o this_o aera_fw-la be_v fix_v in_o the_o 4402_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n which_o be_v the_o 3638_o from_o the_o world_n creätion_n the_o cycle_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v 6_o and_o the_o moon_n 13._o the_o aera_fw-la be_v fix_v say_v scaliger_n though_o petavius_n will_v not_o yield_v it_o by_o calipus_n of_o cyzicum_n who_o find_v that_o meton_n ciclus_fw-la decennovenalis_fw-la exceed_v the_o moon_n be_v revolution_n one_o quadrant_a of_o a_o day_n put_v four_o of_o these_o together_o and_o detract_n from_o thence_o one_o whole_a day_n for_o the_o quadruple_a excess_n of_o hour_n give_v a_o exacter_n account_v of_o the_o lunation_n then_o before_o this_o cycle_n the_o author_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o alexander_n begin_v the_o 28_o of_o june_n in_o the_o summer_n solstice_n at_o the_o new_a moon_n which_o follow_v the_o fight_n at_o gangamele_n and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 3619_o as_o the_o eclipse_n assure_v which_o happen_v eleven_o day_n before_o but_o because_o this_o fall_v out_o to_o be_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o that_o olympiad_n calippus_n alter_v his_o mind_n and_o stay_v nineteen_o year_n to_o make_v his_o period_n concur_v but_o alexander_n decease_a within_o seven_o year_n the_o aera_fw-la can_v not_o begin_v till_o twelv_n year_n after_o which_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o seleucus_n and_o 3638_o of_o the_o world_n chap._n xi_o aera_fw-la dhilcarnian_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o alexandrea_n graecorum_n and_o have_v nothing_o proper_a but_o the_o name_n which_o itself_o also_o be_v nothing_o but_o alexander_n in_o other_o word_n as_o by_o the_o arabic_a geographer_n and_o otherwise_o it_o be_v make_v know_v dhilcarnain_n that_o be_v habentis_fw-la duo_fw-la cornua_fw-la as_o albumazer_n translator_n express_v it_o so_o alexander_n be_v call_v with_o relation_n to_o the_o ram_n in_o daniel_n vision_n as_o some_o divine_a but_o then_o they_o be_v fain_o to_o read_v it_o ailcarnain_n not_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o word_n in_o arabic_a as_o in_o hebrew_n for_o a_o ram_n the_o arabian_n if_o they_o have_v mean_v thus_o will_v have_v say_v not_o aiie_v but_o hamelcarnain_n but_o let_v that_o pass_v for_o the_o word_n write_v in_o its_o own_o language_n manifest_o import_v no_o more_o than_o one_o that_o have_v two_o horn_n so_o alexander_n say_v christman_n may_v be_v call_v either_o for_o that_o his_o empire_n be_v bipartite_a into_o asia_n and_o syria_n which_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o true_a or_o otherwise_o for_o that_o he_o join_v the_o east_n and_o west_n together_o with_o conquest_n hold_v as_o it_o be_v the_o two_o horn_n of_o the_o world_n in_o his_o victorious_a hand_n and_o this_o he_o say_v because_o as_o hercules_n in_o the_o west_n so_o alexander_n set_v up_o two_o pillar_n for_o a_o non_fw-la ultra_fw-la to_o the_o eastern_a world_n the_o arabian_n themselves_o say_v more_o for_o though_o the_o more_o common_o know_v historian_n of_o this_o conqueror_n q._n curtius_n and_o arrian_n out_o of_o his_o ptolemy_n and_o aristobulus_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o alexander_n fall_v in_o the_o western_a world_n cedren_n except_v wheresoever_o he_o have_v it_o yet_o the_o arabic_a geographer_n doubt_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n by_o who_o appointment_n and_o design_n that_o isthmos_n gaditaneâ—s_n be_v cut_v out_o and_o the_o atlantic_a ocean_n let_v into_o the_o mediterranean_a so_o make_v that_o straight_a or_o fretum_n therefore_o not_o to_o be_v term_v herculeum_n now_o call_v the_o sreight_n of_o gibraltar_n or_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v gebal_n tarec_n that_o be_v tarec_n hill_n so_o call_v say_v the_o arabic_a geographer_n from_o tarec_n the_o son_n of_o abdalla_n who_o have_v transport_v his_o barbarian_n over_o the_o straight_a secure_v his_o army_n with_o the_o natural_a fortification_n of_o that_o place_n geographus_n arab_n 1._o par_fw-fr cl_o 4._o but_o why_o alexander_n shall_v be_v call_v dhilcarnain_n or_o habens_fw-la duo_fw-la cornua_fw-la scaliger_n reason_n be_v beyond_o exception_n and_o which_o petavius_n himself_o can_v not_o choo_n but_o commend_v alexander_n to_o raise_v himself_o a_o reputation_n of_o divinity_n suborn_v the_o priest_n to_o entitle_v he_o the_o son_n of_o corniger_fw-la ammon_n thenceforth_o the_o cyrenian_o who_o have_v former_o use_v to_o express_v this_o jupiter_n horn_v in_o their_o coin_n transfer_v this_o honour_n to_o the_o conqueror_n and_o so_o the_o repute_a son_n as_o the_o father_n be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o corniger_fw-la which_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o arabian_n be_v to_o be_v say_v as_o here_o it_o be_v dilcarnian_n chap._n xii_o the_o jew_n aera_fw-la alexander_n the_o great_a with_o his_o grecian_a army_n march_v towards_o jerusalem_n with_o all_o intention_n of_o hostility_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o levite_n come_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o all_o in_o their_o holy_a garment_n the_o king_n behold_v this_o reverend_a assembly_n make_v a_o approach_n himself_o alone_o and_o draw_v near_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n fall_v down_o and_o worship_v the_o captain_n wonder_v to_o see_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n who_o have_v give_v command_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v worship_v he_o himself_o to_o fall_v down_o to_o a_o jew_n parmenion_n draw_v near_o and_o make_v bold_a to_o ask_v he_o the_o question_n to_o who_o alexander_n it_o be_v not_o the_o priest_n say_v he_o but_o his_o god_n who_o i_o adore_v and_o who_o in_o his_o very_a habit_n appear_v unto_o i_o long_o ago_o at_o dius_n in_o macedonia_n and_o encourage_v i_o in_o my_o undertake_n for_o the_o empire_n of_o asia_n this_o don_n the_o king_n ascend_v the_o temple_n where_o sacrifice_n first_o do_v to_o god_n the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n be_v bring_v forth_o the_o high_a priest_n turn_v to_o that_o place_n which_o foretell_v of_o a_o mighty_a prince_n of_o graecia_n that_o be_v to_o conquer_v the_o persian_n which_o the_o circumstance_n well_o agree_v the_o king_n ready_o apply_v unto_o himself_o and_o so_o depart_v very_o well_o please_v and_o full_a of_o hope_n leave_v the_o people_n to_o their_o ancient_a peace_n 11._o antiquitat_fw-la lib._n 11._o so_o their_o historian_n josephus_n and_o the_o book_n taanith_n cap._n 9_o but_o it_o be_v add_v moreover_o by_o abraham_n the_o levite_n in_o his_o cabala_n that_o the_o high_a priest_n by_o way_n of_o acknowledgement_n make_v faith_n to_o the_o king_n that_o all_o the_o child_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v that_o year_n to_o the_o holy_a tribe_n shall_v be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n and_o moreover_o that_o from_o the_o same_o time_n they_o will_v henceforth_o compute_v their_o minian_n staros_n or_o aera_fw-la of_o contract_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 3_o chap._n xiii_o aera_fw-la dionysiana_n philadelphi_n a_o celestial_a year_n be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o keep_v touch_n with_o the_o sun_n the_o month_n whereof_o begin_v at_o his_o entrance_n into_o the_o sign_n precise_o and_o especial_o serve_v for_o the_o prognostication_n of_o the_o season_n such_o a_o kind_n of_o year_n dionysius_n a_o astrologer_n in_o egypt_n set_v up_o after_o the_o example_n of_o metan_n and_o other_o as_o by_o theon_n it_o be_v note_v upon_o aratus_n the_o aera_fw-la whereof_o he_o fix_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o famous_a ptolemy_n surname_v philadelph_n it_o be_v often_o cite_v in_o the_o almage_a which_o also_o give_v testimony_n that_o this_o aera_fw-la begin_v in_o the_o 463_o of_o nabonassar_n thosh_n almagesti_n ptolm_n lib._n 10._o c._n 4._o &_o 5_o almagesti_n which_o be_v the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o 123_o olympiad_n answer_v to_o the_o 4429_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n which_o be_v the_o 3665_o of_o the_o world_n creätion_n the_o cycle_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v 5_o and_o the_o moon_n 2._o but_o neither_o be_v this_o this_o year_n of_o dionysius_n mere_o celestial_a it_o be_v also_o civil_a as_o scaliger_n discover_v yet_o of_o no_o great_a use_n in_o history_n to_o reconcile_v one_o place_n in_o that_o golden_a book_n as_o the_o same_o author_n term_v it_o of_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o sirach_n that_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o in_o the_o 38_o year_n when_o evergetes_n be_v king_n he_o come_v into_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n but_o how_o can_v that_o be_v say_v scaliger_n see_v this_o ptolemy_n reign_v but_o 26_o year_n to_o say_v as_o some_o do_v that_o he_o mean_v the_o year_n of_o his_o own_o life_n 5._o emendat_fw-la temp._n lib._n 5._o or_o the_o life_n of_o evergetes_n be_v rather_o to_o excuse_v the_o author_n then_o interpret_v he_o and_o
we_o here_o follow_v a_o custom_n most_o detestable_a and_o unfit_a for_o any_o every_o woman_n throughout_o all_o the_o country_n be_v bind_v once_o in_o their_o life_n to_o repair_v to_o the_o temple_n of_o venus_n and_o there_o to_o prostitute_v their_o body_n to_o whosoever_o that_o will_v but_o throw_v down_o a_o certain_a piece_n of_o money_n be_v it_o less_o or_o more_o which_o money_n be_v give_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o goddess_n their_o manner_n be_v thus_o the_o woman_n sit_v down_o in_o the_o temple_n distinguish_v one_o from_o another_o by_o little_a line_n of_o cord_n which_o he_o that_o will_v may_v take_v away_o or_o break_v if_o the_o woman_n seem_v to_o be_v coy_a and_o so_o take_v their_o strumpet_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n into_o a_o by-corner_n etc._n etc._n the_o epistle_n of_o hieremie_n if_o that_o be_v he_o which_o we_o find_v annex_v to_o the_o apocryphal_a baruch_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o horrible_a and_o impious_a 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the_o succession_n of_o her_o king_n which_o chronological_o undertake_v aught_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o that_o art_n to_o proceed_v either_o per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o master_n chronologer_n eusebius_n have_v do_v in_o his_o first_o book_n or_o else_o per_fw-la annos_fw-la expansos_fw-la as_o the_o same_o have_v do_v in_o his_o second_o upon_o which_o see_v scaliger_n most_o learned_a animadversion_n and_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o first_o but_o the_o injury_n of_o time_n have_v so_o far_o prevail_v against_o the_o method_n of_o this_o monarchy_n that_o we_o can_v make_v use_n of_o any_o of_o these_o artificial_a way_n the_o wound_n in_o our_o golden_a head_n be_v so_o near_o to_o mortal_a that_o no_o principle_n or_o rule_n in_o art_n may_v touch_v they_o to_o the_o quick_a and_o therefore_o our_o industry_n must_v attemper_v itself_o to_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o ataxy_n and_o confusion_n which_o the_o neglect_n of_o age_n past_a have_v 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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 philo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n where_o he_o urge_v this_o reason_n from_o the_o unhealthfulness_n of_o the_o place_n which_o happen_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n by_o the_o variety_n and_o constancy_n of_o the_o disease_n which_o reign_v among_o the_o people_n for_o beside_o the_o general_a distemperature_n of_o the_o air_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v calidus_fw-la &_o nocivus_fw-la hot_a and_o hurtful_a as_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o african_n joh._n leo_n african_n one_o that_o know_v it_o well_o insomuch_o that_o a_o plague_n at_o grand_a cairo_n can_v cut_v off_o twenty_o thousand_o in_o one_o day_n beside_o i_o say_v these_o more_o universal_a condition_n philo_n intimate_v from_o a_o particular_a caus_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o more_o usual_a mortality_n here_o then_o elsewhere_o and_o that_o be_v the_o concourse_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o live_a creature_n to_o this_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o it_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n theâ—c_n in_o pharmaceutria_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n scholiast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scholiastes_n ibidem_fw-la qui_fw-la seize_v purificant_fw-la in_o hortis_fw-la ponè_fw-la achad_fw-mi in_fw-la medio_fw-la comedentes_fw-la carnem_fw-la porci_fw-la abeminationis_fw-la &_o muris_fw-la confundentur_fw-la unà _fw-la dictum_fw-la jehovae_fw-la isa_n cap._n ultimo_fw-la so_o abarbine_n upon_o that_o place_n in_o isaiah_n nebo_n stoop_v that_o the_o assyrian_n use_v teraphim_n be_v manifest_a by_o the_o story_n of_o laban_n that_o they_o be_v note_v magician_n and_o astrologer_n simoetha_n the_o witch_n in_o theocritus_n do_v manifest_o declare_v where_o speak_v of_o her_o veneficial_a philtra_fw-la she_o confess_v to_o the_o moon_n in_o the_o doric_a language_n that_o she_o learn_v those_o trick_n of_o a_o traveller_n that_o come_v from_o the_o land_n of_o ashur_n that_o be_v say_v the_o scholiast_n from_o a_o friend_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ada_z in_o the_o assyrian_a tongue_n do_v signify_v from_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d achad_fw-mi unus_fw-la a_o great_a testimony_n of_o this_o idolatry_n than_o macrobius_n we_o find_v in_o the_o prophet_n esay_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n where_o god_n threaten_v to_o confound_v those_o that_o purify_v themselves_o in_o garden_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o text_n achar_n achad_n behind_o achad_n that_o be_v either_o the_o temple_n or_o rather_o sim_fw-la idol_n erect_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o sun_n not_o unhappy_o place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o garden_n where_o each_o spectator_n may_v daily_o behold_v and_o admire_v the_o pregnant_a effect_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v vigorous_a influence_n and_o powerful_a operation_n it_o be_v the_o accurate_a interpretation_n of_o the_o learned_a scaliger_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o greek_a fragment_n page_n 35_o approve_v also_o by_o another_o scaliger_n of_o our_o 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〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o same_o author_n please_v himself_o in_o the_o verity_n of_o this_o persuasion_n repeat'_v the_o same_o again_o in_o his_o evangelical_n preparative_a where_o he_o bear_v witness_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basiliensis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ità _fw-la epiphanius_n lib_n 1._o pagina_fw-la 10._o edit_fw-la basiliensis_fw-la the_o reader_n may_v be_v please_v to_o note_v his_o confidence_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o great_a industry_n herein_o in_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n george_n cedren_n and_o epiphanius_n no_o way_n mistrust_v such_o elaborate_a canon_n histor_n cedâ—enus_n in_o compendio_fw-la histor_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v propose_v and_o approve_v the_o authority_n of_o this_o great_a chronologer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wonder_v we_o then_o what_o shall_v moov_v great_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v say_v pharaoh_n thus_o artapanus_n in_o euseb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d melo_n in_o his_o
in_o athenaeus_n relate_v that_o he_o be_v a_o luxurious_a prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la ctesias_n diodorus_n also_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o zames_n ninias_n in_o who_o see_v further_a that_o this_o ninias_n spend_v his_o time_n otherwise_o then_o become_v a_o prince_n trogus_n relate_v in_o justine_n in_o these_o word_n filius_fw-la ejus_fw-la ninus_n contentus_fw-la elaborato_fw-la à _fw-la parentibus_fw-la imperio_fw-la belli_fw-la studia_fw-la deposuit_fw-la &_o veluti_fw-la sexum_fw-la cum_fw-la matre_fw-la mutâsset_fw-la rarò_fw-la à _fw-la viris_fw-la visus_fw-la in_o foeminarum_fw-la turba_fw-la consenuit_fw-la posteri_fw-la quoque_fw-la ejus_fw-la exempla_fw-la secuti_fw-la responsa_fw-la gentibus_fw-la per_fw-la internuncios_fw-la dabant_fw-la synchronismi_fw-la about_o the_o time_n of_o this_o ninias_n happen_v that_o remarkable_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o pentapolis_n or_o the_o five_o city_n to_o wit_n sodom_n gomorrah_n admah_n 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lacûs_fw-la infici_fw-la terram_fw-la corrumpi_fw-la superfusum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la eóque_fw-la foetus_fw-la segetum_fw-la &_o autumni_fw-la putrescere_fw-la reor_fw-la solo_n caelóque_fw-la juxtà _fw-la gravi_fw-la tacitus_n hist_o lib._n 4._o pag._n 619._o lipsianae_n editionis_fw-la in_o octavo_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o abstract_n before_o mention_v when_o he_o come_v to_o ninus_n set_v down_o to_o succeed_v he_o one_o thourias_n who_o be_v call_v ares_n to_o who_o he_o say_v they_o make_v the_o first_o statue_n and_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v lord_n god_n of_o which_o say_v he_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n have_v make_v mention_n suidas_n either_o have_v this_o from_o this_o author_n or_o he_o from_o suidas_n who_o have_v write_v the_o same_o for_o as_o i_o know_v not_o the_o author_n so_o neither_o his_o time_n it_o be_v after_o eusebius_n how_o long_o i_o yet_o can_v tell_v whereas_o they_o cite_v daniel_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v not_o that_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v the_o great_a enormity_n of_o this_o king_n bring_v forth_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o instrument_n whereof_o be_v the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o captain_n arbaces_n governor_n of_o the_o mede_n with_o who_o sardanapalus_n fight_v for_o the_o monarchy_n and_o get_v the_o victory_n once_o and_o the_o second_o time_n upon_o which_o success_n the_o effeminate_a prince_n presume_v the_o three_o time_n in_o a_o secure_a disdain_n go_v not_o in_o person_n because_o also_o the_o oracle_n have_v undoubted_o foretold_v that_o the_o state_n of_o ninive_n shall_v never_o totter_v till_o the_o river_n tigris_n prove_v hostile_a which_o in_o the_o king_n judgement_n can_v never_o be_v but_o it_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o for_o in_o this_o three_o skirmish_n tigris_n swell_v over_o his_o bound_n by_o the_o vantage_n of_o a_o great_a flood_n then_o ordinary_a play_v a_o unneighbourly_o part_n 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