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vision_n he_o swear_v by_o he_o that_o live_v for_o ever_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v delay_n of_o time_n no_o long_o but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n the_o mystery_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v the_o mystery_n of_o god_n be_v his_o gather_n in_o of_o his_o elect_n more_o especial_o of_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 16.25_o 26._o ephes._n 3.5_o 6._o and_o hitherto_o there_o have_v be_v great_a hindrance_n by_o rome_n heathen_a by_o heresy_n papacy_n turcism_n but_o at_o last_o christ_n swear_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o delay_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v take_v so_o here_o and_o not_o unconsonant_a to_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n and_o very_o consonant_a to_o the_o context_n and_o to_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o this_o verse_n be_v take_v that_o be_v dan._n 12.7_o where_o the_o angel_n be_v bring_v in_o swear_v as_o here_o that_o the_o trouble_n of_o antiochus_n and_o his_o persecution_n and_o hindrance_n 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language_n in_o megillah_n fol._n 71._o col_fw-fr 2._o they_o say_v thus_o there_o be_v a_o tradition_n from_o ben_fw-mi kaphra_n god_n shall_v enlarge_v japhet_n and_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o sem_fw-mi for_o they_o shall_v speak_v the_o language_n of_o japhet_n in_o the_o tent_n of_o sem._n the_o babylon_n gomara_n on_o the_o same_o treatise_n fol._n 9_o col_fw-fr 2._o resolve_v we_o what_o tongue_n of_o japhet_n be_v mean_v for_o have_v speak_v all_o along_o before_o of_o the_o excellency_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n it_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a beauty_n of_o japhet_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o sem._n our_o man_n first_o name_v say_v further_o thus_o rabbi_n jonathan_n of_o beth_n gubrin_n say_v there_o be_v four_o language_n brave_a for_o the_o world_n to_o use_v and_o they_o be_v these_o the_o vulgar_a the_o roman_a the_o syrian_a and_o the_o hebrew_n and_o some_o also_o add_v the_o assyrian_a now_o the_o question_n be_v what_o tongue_n he_o mean_v by_o the_o vulgar_a reason_n will_v name_v the_o greek_a as_o soon_o as_o any_o and_o midras_n tillin_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o this_o be_v mean_v for_o fol._n 25._o col_fw-fr 4._o speak_v of_o this_o very_a passage_n but_o allege_v it_o in_o somewhat_o different_a term_n he_o name_v the_o greek_a which_o be_v not_o here_o name_v observe_v then_o that_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o greek_a the_o vulgar_a tongue_n they_o proceed_v ibid._n col_fw-fr 3._o it_o be_v a_o tradition_n rabban_n simeon_n ben_fw-mi gamaliel_n say_v in_o book_n they_o permit_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v write_v but_o only_o in_o greek_a they_o search_v and_o find_v that_o the_o law_n can_v be_v interpret_v complete_o but_o only_o in_o the_o greek_a one_o once_o expound_v to_o they_o in_o the_o syriack_n out_o of_o the_o greek_a r._n jeremiah_n in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n chaiith_o ben_fw-mi basilius_n say_v aquila_n the_o proselyte_n interpret_v the_o law_n before_o r._n eliezer_n and_o before_o r._n joshua_n and_o they_o extol_v he_o and_o say_v thou_o be_v fair_a than_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o the_o same_o talmud_n in_o sotah_n fol._n 21._o col_fw-fr 2._o have_v this_o record_n rabbi_n levi_n go_v to_o caesarea_n and_o hear_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rehearse_v their_o phylactery_n hellenisticè_fw-la or_o in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n a_o passage_n very_o well_o worth_a observe_v for_o if_o in_o caesarea_n be_v as_o learned_a school_n as_o any_o be_v in_o the_o nation_n and_o if_o their_o phylactery_n pick_v sentence_n out_o of_o the_o law_n might_n above_o all_o thing_n have_v challenge_v their_o rehearsal_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n as_o their_o own_o writer_n show_v yet_o they_o say_v they_o over_o in_o greek_a paul_n may_v very_o
take_v from_o the_o three_o epistle_n gaius_n to_o who_o that_o epistle_n be_v direct_v by_o that_o encomiastic_a character_n that_o john_n give_v of_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v gaius_n the_o corinthian_a the_o host_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n rom._n 16.23_o for_o since_o he_o be_v commend_v for_o entertainment_n and_o charity_n both_o to_o the_o church_n and_o stranger_n particular_o to_o those_o who_o have_v preach_v among_o the_o gentile_n take_v nothing_o of_o they_o we_o know_v not_o where_o to_o find_v any_o other_o gaius_n to_o who_o to_o affix_v this_o character_n but_o only_o this_o and_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o look_v after_o any_o other_o and_o upon_o this_o probability_n we_o may_v observe_v these_o other_o i._o that_o that_o three_o epistle_n be_v write_v when_o those_o that_o preach_v to_o the_o gentile_n and_o take_v nothing_o of_o they_o be_v still_o abroad_o upon_o that_o employment_n for_o he_o urge_v he_o to_o bring_v they_o forward_o on_o their_o journey_n ver_fw-la 6._o now_o under_o that_o expression_n of_o take_v nothing_o of_o the_o gentile_n we_o can_v understand_v none_o but_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o those_o that_o be_v of_o their_o several_a company_n for_o the_o scripture_n have_v name_v none_o other_o and_o if_o it_o refer_v to_o paul_n and_o his_o company_n for_o we_o find_v not_o that_o barnabas_n have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o gaius_n then_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v write_v a_o good_a while_n before_o this_o time_n that_o we_o be_v upon_o unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v paul_n after_o his_o freedom_n from_o imprisonment_n at_o rome_n be_v get_v travel_v and_o preach_v in_o those_o part_n again_o but_o i_o shall_v rather_o suppose_v that_o john_n send_v this_o three_o epistle_n to_o gaius_n to_o corinth_n by_o timothy_n from_o ephesus_n who_o be_v set_v away_o thence_o for_o rome_n upon_o paul_n send_v for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o he_o thither_o 2_o tim._n 4.9_o 11_o 21._o in_o which_o journey_n as_o 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forementioned_a supposal_n that_o john_n send_v his_o epistle_n to_o gaius_n by_o timothy_n from_o ephesus_n we_o can_v but_o also_o suppose_v that_o john_n spend_v some_o time_n in_o the_o asian_a church_n to_o which_o afterward_o from_o patmos_n he_o write_v his_o epistle_n and_o if_o any_o one_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o that_o interpretation_n that_o be_v give_v before_o about_o the_o epistle_n write_v from_o laodicea_n coloss._n 4.16_o let_v he_o rather_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o first_o epistle_n of_o john_n as_o write_v by_o he_o from_o laodicea_n then_o think_v it_o be_v a_o epistle_n write_v by_o paul_n from_o laodicea_n and_o that_o that_o epistle_n be_v lose_v in_o both_o his_o late_a epistle_n he_o intimate_v his_o hope_n and_o purpose_n short_o to_o come_v to_o they_o from_o which_o we_o may_v construe_v that_o his_o intention_n be_v to_o travel_v from_o asia_n the_o less_o where_o he_o now_o be_v and_o from_o whence_o he_o write_v all_o his_o three_o epistle_n westward_o into_o greece_n and_o in_o this_o journey_n you_o have_v he_o get_v into_o patmos_n rev._n 1._o from_o whence_o he_o write_v back_o to_o asia_n again_o in_o all_o his_o epistle_n he_o exhort_v to_o love_v and_o constancy_n in_o the_o truth_n a_o lesson_n most_o needful_a in_o those_o divide_a and_o apostatise_v time_n he_o give_v notice_n of_o many_o antichrist_n now_o abroad_o and_o these_o he_o show_v to_o have_v be_v such_o as_o have_v once_o profess_v the_o truth_n but_o be_v apostatise_v from_o it_o they_o go_v out_o from_o we_o but_o they_o be_v not_o of_o we_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o apostasy_n he_o call_v the_o sin_n unto_o death_n to_o such_o he_o advise_v they_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o as_o say_v god_n speed_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o vulgar_a language_n jerus_n taamith_n fol._n 64._o col_fw-fr 2._o the_o rabbin_n see_v a_o holy_a man_n of_o caphar_n immi_n and_o go_v to_o he_o and_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n speed_n but_o he_o answer_v they_o nothing_o id._n in_o sheviith_n fol._n 35._o â—_o &_o 36.1_o r._n chinna_n bar_n papa_n &_o r._n samuel_n bar_n nachman_n go_v by_o a_o man_n that_o be_v plough_v on_o the_o seven_o year_n the_o year_n of_o release_n r._n samuel_n say_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n speed_n r._n chinna_n say_v our_o master_n do_v not_o teach_v we_o thus_o for_o it_o be_v forbid_v to_o say_v god_n speed_n to_o one_o that_o be_v plough_v on_o the_o sâ—venth_o year_n john_n style_v himself_o a_o elder_n and_o so_o do_v peter_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o not_o as_o lay_v aside_o their_o apostolical_a power_n but_o as_o deal_n with_o those_o to_o who_o they_o write_v in_o a_o ministerial_a way_n and_o by_o this_o very_a title_n that_o they_o assume_v to_o themselves_o they_o close_o intimate_v that_o thenceforward_o the_o extraordinary_a function_n and_o gift_n apostolic_a must_n not_o be_v expect_v but_o the_o ministerial_a in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o elder_n or_o minister_n as_o the_o title_n have_v be_v long_o and_o vulgar_o know_v and_o yet_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o diotrephes_n and_o his_o abusivenesse_n he_o than_o threaten_v to_o show_v his_o apostolic_a power_n and_o himself_o a_o son_n of_o thunder_n against_o he_o the_o revelation_n of_o john_n as_o it_o will_v be_v easy_o admit_v to_o place_v this_o book_n last_o of_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n because_o it_o stand_v so_o in_o all_o bibles_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n it_o will_v be_v cavil_v at_o that_o i_o have_v bring_v in_o the_o write_n of_o it_o so_o soon_o as_o before_o the_o fall_n of_o jerusalem_n since_o it_o have_v be_v of_o old_a and_o common_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v pen_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o domitian_n far_o after_o these_o time_n that_o we_o be_v upon_o but_o the_o reason_n by_o which_o i_o have_v be_v induce_v thereunto_o will_v appear_v out_o of_o some_o passage_n in_o the_o book_n itself_o as_o we_o go_v through_o it_o as_o god_n reveal_v to_o daniel_n the_o man_n great_o belove_v the_o state_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o monarchy_n that_o afflict_v they_o from_o his_o own_o time_n till_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n so_o do_v christ_n to_o john_n the_o belove_a disciple_n the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o story_n in_o brief_a of_o her_o chief_a afflicter_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o where_o daniel_n end_v the_o revelation_n begin_v and_o john_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o any_o of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o but_o deal_v with_o a_o five_o the_o roman_a that_o rose_n as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o ash_n of_o those_o four_o and_o swallow_v they_o all_o up_o the_o composure_n of_o the_o book_n be_v much_o like_o daniel_n in_o this_o that_o it_o repeat_v one_o story_n over_o and_o over_o again_o in_o vary_a and_o enlarge_a expression_n and_o exceed_v like_o ezekiel_n in_o method_n and_o thing_n speak_v the_o style_n be_v very_o prophetical_a as_o to_o the_o thing_n speak_v and_o very_o hebraize_v as_o to_o the_o speak_n of_o they_o exceed_v much_o of_o the_o old_a prophet_n language_n and_o matter_n adduce_v to_o intimate_v new_a story_n and_o exceed_a much_o of_o the_o jew_n language_n and_o allusion_n to_o their_o custom_n and_o opinion_n thereby_o to_o speak_v the_o thing_n more_o familiar_o to_o be_v understand_v and_o as_o ezekiel_n write_v concern_v the_o ruin_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o the_o ruine_n of_o it_o be_v now_o begin_v so_o i_o suppose_v do_v john_n of_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o it_o when_o the_o war_n and_o misery_n be_v now_o begin_v which_o breed_v its_o destruction_n revel_v chap._n ay_o two_o iii_o the_o three_o first_o chapter_n refer_v to_o that_o present_a time_n when_o john_n write_v
and_o they_o contain_v the_o story_n of_o his_o obtain_v this_o revelation_n and_o of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n at_o that_o time_n declare_v in_o the_o epistle_n direct_v to_o they_o john_n travel_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n up_o and_o down_o from_o asia_n westward_o come_v into_o the_o i_o will_v patmos_n in_o the_o icarian_a sea_n vid._n strab._n lib._n 10._o a_o island_n about_o thirty_o mile_n compass_n plin._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 12._o and_o there_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n he_o have_v these_o vision_n and_o a_o angel_n interpret_v to_o he_o all_o he_o see_v he_o see_v christ_n clothe_v like_o a_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 13._o see_v the_o lxx_o in_o exod._n 28.4_o and_o gird_v over_o the_o pap_n as_o the_o priest_n use_v to_o be_v with_o the_o curious_a girdle_n his_o appearance_n full_a of_o majesty_n and_o gloriousnesse_n describe_v in_o the_o term_n of_o daniel_n chap._n 7.9_o &_o 10.5_o 6._o among_o other_o his_o divine_a title_n he_o be_v call_v alpha_n and_o omega_n term_n ordinary_o use_v by_o the_o jew_n only_o utter_v in_o their_o hebrew_a tongue_n to_o to_o signify_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n or_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o midr._fw-la tillin_n fol._n 47.2_o abraham_n and_o sarah_n perform_v all_o the_o law_n from_o aleph_fw-la to_o tau_n marg._n tripl_n targe_n in_o deut._n 18.13_o he_o that_o walk_v in_o integrity_n be_v as_o if_o he_o perform_v all_o the_o law_n from_o aleph_fw-la to_o tau_n he_o direct_v epistle_n to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n who_o be_v golden_a candlestick_n though_o very_o full_a of_o corruption_n it_o be_v not_o a_o small_a thing_n that_o unchurche_n a_o church_n and_o inscribe_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n this_o phrase_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheliahh_o tsibbor_n the_o title_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o every_o synagogue_n who_o take_v care_n for_o the_o public_a read_n and_o expound_v of_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n and_o these_o epistle_n be_v send_v according_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o several_a church_n that_o they_o may_v be_v read_v open_o in_o their_o congregation_n there_o be_v seven_o several_a epistle_n to_o the_o several_a church_n dictate_v immediate_o and_o send_v by_o christ_n and_o another_o general_a one_o from_o john_n to_o they_o all_o in_o which_o he_o show_v the_o warrant_n and_o way_n of_o write_v those_o seven_o he_o term_v the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o seven_o spirit_n according_a to_o the_o jew_n common_a speech_n who_o from_o isa._n 11.2_o speak_v much_o of_o the_o seven_o spirit_n of_o messiah_n and_o speak_v of_o christ_n come_v with_o cloud_n chap_n 1.7_o from_o dan._n 7.13_o and_o from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n himself_o matth._n 24.30_o he_o at_z once_o teach_v that_o he_o take_v at_o daniel_n and_o speak_v of_o christ_n come_v and_o reign_v when_o the_o four_o monarchy_n be_v destroy_v and_o especial_o refer_v to_o 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he_o o_o lord_n everlasting_a thou_o have_v write_v thy_o law_n in_o i_o a_o testament_n that_o fail_v in_o part_n fail_v in_o the_o whole_a behold_v solomon_n seek_v to_o root_v jod_n out_o of_o i_o viz._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v not_o multiply_v wife_n the_o holy_a bless_a god_n say_v to_o it_o solomon_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v fail_v but_o a_o word_n of_o thou_o shall_v not_o fail_v r._n honna_n in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n acha_n say_v the_o jod_n that_o the_o bless_a god_n take_v from_o the_o name_n of_o our_o mother_n sarah_n be_v give_v half_o of_o it_o to_o sarah_n and_o half_a to_o abraham_n there_o be_v a_o tradition_n of_o r._n hoshaiah_n jod_n come_v and_o prostrate_v itself_o before_o god_n and_o say_v lord_n everlasting_a thou_o have_v root_v i_o out_o from_o the_o name_n of_o a_o righteous_a woman_n the_o holy_a bless_a god_n say_v to_o it_o heretofore_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o in_o the_o end_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d destroy_v the_o world_n for_o he_o bring_v it_o to_o this_o sense_n let_v every_o thing_n that_o have_v breath_n profane_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o lie_v to_o the_o lord_n he_o that_o make_v beth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d destroy_v the_o world_n for_o he_o make_v this_o sense_n they_o lie_v like_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v none_o holy_a like_o the_o lord_n he_o that_o make_v caph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d destroy_v the_o world_n for_o he_o make_v this_o sense_n there_o be_v no_o holiness_n in_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v one_o lord._n he_o that_o make_v daleth_fw-he 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d resh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d destroy_v the_o world_n for_o he_o bring_v the_o sense_n to_o this_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v a_o strange_a god_n etc._n etc._n in_o chagig_n fol._n 77._o col_fw-fr 3._o they_o speak_v more_o of_o the_o letter_n jod_n and_o so_o do_v midras_n tillin_n in_o psal._n 114._o in_o deut._n 32.18_o this_o little_a letter_n be_v write_v less_o than_o itself_o in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o preserve_v in_o that_o quantity_n and_o not_o alter_v and_o observe_v so_o by_o the_o masorite_n 2._o yet_o can_v they_o not_o for_o all_o their_o care_n but_o have_v some_o false_a copy_n go_v up_o and_o down_o among_o they_o through_o heedlessness_n or_o error_n of_o transcriber_n in_o shabb._n fol._n 15._o col_fw-fr 2._o they_o be_v dispute_v how_o many_o
galilee_n the_o university_n in_o babylonia_n from_o henceforward_o bear_v all_o the_o renown_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o utter_o extinct_a and_o out_o of_o they_o at_o last_o arise_v the_o famous_a r._n hillel_n grandchild_n of_o r._n judah_n who_o state_v the_o jew_n almanac_n into_o that_o posture_n in_o which_o it_o stand_v at_o this_o day_n and_o hierom_n have_v for_o his_o help_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n a_o learned_a man_n of_o tiberias_n §._o ix_o the_o posture_n and_o temper_n of_o the_o people_n have_v take_v this_o brief_a account_n of_o their_o scholastic_a and_o magistratick_a history_n as_o also_o of_o some_o general_a occurrence_n that_o befall_v the_o nation_n in_o these_o time_n let_v we_o a_o little_a observe_v the_o carriage_n and_o temper_n of_o the_o man_n for_o the_o better_a discern_v of_o the_o lord_n dispense_n in_o reference_n to_o they_o as_o a_o people_n of_o his_o curse_n rejection_n and_o abhor_v they_o themselves_o little_a thought_n it_o but_o be_v yet_o as_o proud_a and_o self-confident_a of_o their_o be_v the_o only_a people_n of_o god_n as_o ever_o and_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o their_o plague_n by_o ben_n coziba_n a_o slander_n by_o will_v hardly_o think_v they_o lie_v under_o those_o curse_n that_o have_v be_v so_o oft_o and_o so_o terrible_o denounce_v against_o they_o and_o it_o may_v yet_o appear_v the_o more_o strange_a when_o we_o do_v consider_v the_o settle_a way_n of_o their_o religion_n in_o which_o they_o walk_v with_o as_o much_o confidence_n and_o security_n as_o ever_o the_o land_n full_a of_o synagogue_n these_o frequent_v every_o sabbath_n and_o the_o second_o and_o five_o day_n of_o the_o week_n their_o pay_a tithe_n observe_v purifying_n clean_a and_o unclean_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o in_o a_o word_n all_o their_o rite_n but_o what_o unseparable_o belong_v to_o the_o temple_n in_o as_o settle_v a_o course_n as_o they_o have_v do_v before_o the_o temple_n fall_v but_o in_o this_o very_a thing_n be_v their_o misery_n and_o the_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o and_o that_o which_o they_o account_v be_v their_o happiness_n and_o with_o which_o they_o sweeten_v their_o captivity_n and_o desolation_n of_o their_o city_n be_v that_o very_a thing_n that_o be_v their_o unhappiness_n and_o undo_n a_o double_a badge_n of_o reprobation_n they_o visible_o carry_v though_o themselves_o can_v not_o see_v it_o namely_o their_o dote_a upon_o their_o wretched_a tradition_n and_o their_o rancour_n and_o enmity_n against_o the_o gospel_n beside_o what_o other_o brand_n of_o a_o curse_n may_v be_v read_v upon_o they_o he_o that_o read_v their_o talmud_n may_v observe_v this_o mark_n of_o perdition_n upon_o they_o in_o every_o page_n that_o the_o generation_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v more_o mad_a if_o possible_a after_o their_o foolish_a and_o wicked_a rite_n and_o tradition_n that_o make_v faith_n and_o the_o word_n of_o god_n of_o no_o effect_n than_o the_o generation_n before_o have_v be_v a_o man_n that_o read_v there_o may_v stand_v amaze_v to_o see_v a_o people_n of_o a_o lose_a and_o languish_a condition_n yet_o build_v up_o of_o those_o toy_n and_o trifle_n a_o airy_a structure_n as_o if_o they_o be_v build_v a_o everlasting_a kingdom_n it_o speak_v a_o palpable_a blindness_n upon_o they_o that_o they_o take_v so_o little_a advertisement_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o city_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o carnal_a and_o beggarly_a rite_n that_o they_o set_v they_o up_o more_o zealous_o than_o ever_o before_o let_v any_o man_n observe_v who_o they_o be_v that_o make_v the_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o talmud_n and_o they_o will_v see_v this_o plain_a this_o mind_n i_o of_o a_o fancy_n of_o the_o great_a woman_n among_o they_o a_o ridiculous_a way_n that_o they_o use_v for_o the_o remembrance_n and_o mourning_n for_o jerusalem_n namely_o by_o wear_v a_o golden_a crown_n upon_o their_o head_n wrought_v in_o the_o fashion_n of_o a_o city_n they_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o golden_a city_n it_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o jerus_n shabb._n fol._n 7._o col_fw-fr 4._o where_o they_o be_v dispute_v whether_o the_o woman_n may_v go_v forth_o with_o this_o ornament_n upon_o their_o head_n on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o there_o they_o tell_v that_o r._n akibah_n make_v a_o golden_a city_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o when_o rabban_n gamaliel_n see_v it_o she_o be_v envious_a at_o it_o a_o pretty_a way_n of_o mourning_n by_o pride_n and_o to_o carry_v jerusalem_n in_o gold_n on_o their_o head_n when_o jerusalem_n lie_v in_o ash_n under_o their_o foot_n much_o like_a do_v they_o by_o their_o ceremony_n and_o tradition_n when_o at_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o city_n they_o shall_v by_o right_n have_v be_v all_o bury_v in_o ash_n with_o it_o they_o enhance_v they_o and_o make_v they_o more_o high_a and_o gallant_a then_o ever_o before_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o instance_n their_o derision_n and_o detestation_n of_o christ_n and_o christianity_n their_o blasphemy_n against_o his_o bless_a name_n their_o hatred_n and_o mischievousnesse_n against_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o their_o write_n proclaim_v their_o impiety_n and_o when_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n have_v be_v put_v to_o write_v against_o the_o jew_n it_o argue_v they_o be_v busy_a and_o stir_v as_o far_o as_o they_o may_v they_o have_v continual_a opposing_n among_o themselves_o yet_o they_o all_o agree_v like_o simeon_n and_o levi_n brethren_n in_o evil_a to_o oppose_v vilify_v and_o blaspheam_n the_o gospel_n hardly_o one_o of_o the_o grandee_n that_o we_o have_v name_v but_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o opposite_a one_o or_o other_o that_o stand_v out_o in_o contestation_n of_o opinion_n with_o he_o nay_o they_o go_v sometime_o to_o it_o by_o the_o ear_n as_o r._n eliezer_n and_o r._n josi_fw-it be_v so_o struggle_v together_o that_o they_o rend_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n betwixt_o they_o jerus_n shekalim_fw-la fol._n 47._o col_fw-fr 1._o and_o as_o we_o observe_v before_o the_o shammaeans_n and_o hillelians_n fight_v it_o to_o blood_n and_o death_n rabban_n gamaliel_n at_o jabneh_n depose_v r._n akibah_n from_o his_o rectorship_n at_o lydda_n rosh_n hashan_o fol._n 57_o col_fw-fr 1._o and_o divers_a such_o bicker_n which_o still_o end_v in_o a_o unanimous_a consent_n to_o oppose_v christianity_n as_o much_o as_o possible_a we_o speak_v before_o of_o the_o commonness_n of_o magic_n among_o they_o one_o singular_a mean_n whereby_o they_o keep_v their_o own_o in_o delusion_n and_o whereby_o they_o affront_v we_o the_o general_a expectation_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o messiah_n come_v when_o he_o do_v have_v this_o double_a and_o contrary_a effect_n that_o it_o forward_v those_o that_o belong_v to_o god_n to_o believe_v and_o receive_v the_o gospel_n and_o those_o that_o do_v not_o it_o give_v encouragement_n to_o some_o to_o take_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v christ_n or_o some_o great_a prophet_n and_o to_o other_o it_o give_v some_o persuasion_n to_o be_v delude_v by_o they_o these_o deceiver_n deal_v most_o of_o they_o with_o magic_n and_o that_o cheat_n end_v not_o when_o jerusalem_n end_v though_o one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o have_v be_v a_o fair_a term_n of_o not_o further_o expect_v messiah_n but_o since_o the_o people_n be_v willing_a still_o to_o be_v deceive_v by_o such_o expectation_n there_o rise_v up_o deluder_n still_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o deceive_v they_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n will_v furnish_v we_o with_o variety_n of_o example_n in_o this_o kind_n and_o i_o cite_v it_o the_o often_o because_o it_o be_v make_v among_o these_o man_n we_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o jew_n in_o judaea_n to_o begin_v with_o dreamer_n and_o interpreter_n of_o dream_n which_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o delusion_n with_o they_o in_o maasar_n sheni_fw-la fol._n 45._o col_fw-fr 2_o 3._o there_o be_v mention_n of_o rabbi_n josi_fw-it ben_fw-mi chalpatha_fw-mi of_o this_o trade_n and_o r._n ishmael_n ben_fw-mi rabbi_n josi_fw-it and_o r._n lazar_n and_o r._n akibah_n and_o there_o be_v many_o dream_n record_v that_o they_o interpret_v and_o it_o seem_v by_o a_o passage_n in_o the_o place_n that_o they_o teach_v their_o scholar_n this_o trick_n as_o a_o piece_n of_o their_o learning_n and_o find_v of_o r._n akibah_n in_o this_o catalogue_n we_o can_v but_o think_v how_o well_o ben_n coziba_n and_o he_o be_v meet_v for_o if_o the_o one_o be_v a_o cheater_n in_o one_o kind_n the_o other_o be_v a_o deceiver_n in_o another_o if_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n jude_n in_o his_o epistle_n ver_fw-la 8._o these_o filthy_a dreamer_n shall_v be_v construe_v in_o this_o literal_a sense_n it_o will_v find_v enough_o in_o those_o time_n to_o make_v it_o good_a in_o shabb._n fol._n 3_o col_fw-fr 2._o it_o speak_v of_o a_o apparition_n to_o one_o of_o their_o
religious_a man_n that_o be_v study_v the_o law_n ibid._n fol._n 8._o col_fw-fr 2_o 3._o and_o fol._n 14.3_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o several_a charm_n as_o read_v some_o verse_n over_o a_o wound_n lay_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n or_o phylactery_n upon_o a_o sick_a person_n charm_v against_o serpent_n and_o a_o evil_a eye_n etc._n etc._n and_o now_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o evil_a eye_n or_o witchery_n we_o may_v take_v in_o that_o sanhedr_n fol._n 18._o col_fw-fr 3._o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o school_n of_o rabbi_n judah_n come_v to_o lydda_n to_o intercalate_n the_o year_n and_o a_o evil_a eye_n come_v in_o among_o they_o and_o they_o all_o die_v in_o sotah_n fol._n 16._o col_fw-fr 2._o a_o story_n relate_v of_o r._n meir_n and_o a_o enchantress_n and_o he_o prove_v hard_a enough_o for_o she_o in_o sanhedr_n fol._n 25._o col_fw-fr 4._o there_o be_v three_o story_n of_o magical_a feat_n do_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heretic_n one_o at_o tiberias_n and_o two_o at_o tsipporis_n but_o r._n joshua_n outvy_v one_o of_o they_o and_o a_o four_o at_o rome_n and_o he_o make_v his_o part_n good_a there_o too_o what_o may_v be_v mean_v by_o heretic_n must_v be_v divide_v betwixt_o samaritan_n and_o some_o wretch_n that_o have_v forsake_v their_o judaisme_n and_o profess_a christianity_n but_o be_v such_o as_o the_o apostle_n call_v false_a apostle_n and_o to_o conclude_v all_o the_o many_o story_n they_o have_v of_o bath_n kol_n or_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n most_o common_o come_v for_o the_o magnify_n of_o some_o of_o their_o doctor_n as_o see_v sotah_n fol._n 24._o col_fw-fr 2._o be_v either_o forgery_n or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o seem_a voice_n they_o be_v forge_v upon_o the_o anvil_n of_o magic_n how_o can_v a_o nation_n but_o carry_v the_o visible_a mark_n of_o perdition_n when_o vain_a tradition_n be_v their_o stand_a religion_n and_o magic_a and_o enchantment_n a_o common_a practice_n to_o this_o kind_n of_o legerdemain_n we_o may_v add_v another_o not_o altogether_o indeed_o of_o so_o deep_a a_o die_n yet_o that_o which_o come_v from_o the_o same_o father_n and_o that_o be_v the_o loud_a legend_n they_o invent_v of_o their_o great_a rabbin_n thereby_o to_o awe_v the_o people_n to_o the_o reverence_n of_o their_o person_n memory_n and_o doctrine_n and_o of_o other_o devout_o zealous_a in_o their_o dote_a religion_n of_o who_o they_o tell_v strange_a wonder_n for_o the_o magnify_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v name_v none_o for_o shame_n these_o be_v they_o that_o do_v most_o disgrace_n their_o write_n and_o make_v they_o most_o ridiculous_a a_o last_o thing_n to_o be_v name_v that_o they_o do_v towards_o the_o intayl_a folly_n unbelief_n and_o obduration_n upon_o their_o nation_n to_o all_o posterity_n be_v their_o engage_v they_o to_o their_o canon_n and_o tradition_n as_o they_o deliver_v they_o especial_o to_o the_o mishnah_n when_o rabbi_n judah_n have_v publish_v it_o and_o to_o the_o two_o talmud_n when_o they_o 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