as_o some_o say_v that_o in_o the_o eat_n what_o delicious_a meat_n soever_o the_o eater_n desire_v he_o find_v the_o taste_n thereof_o in_o his_o mouth_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o pleasant_a food_n and_o although_o it_o will_v not_o remain_v above_o one_o day_n uncorrupted_a except_o only_o when_o they_o gather_v to_o keep_v for_o their_o sabboath_n day_n victual_n yet_o not_o without_o a_o special_a miracle_n it_o continue_v in_o this_o pot_n many_o hundred_o year_n aaron_n his_o rod_n be_v here_o likewise_o keep_v which_o be_v set_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n with_o twelve_o other_o by_o the_o flourish_n of_o which_o his_o election_n to_o the_o priesthood_n be_v manifest_v unto_o the_o people_n and_o he_o prefer_v before_o the_o other_o twelve_o prince_n which_o stand_v in_o contentiou_n with_o he_o in_o this_o temple_n stand_v also_o two_o other_o cherubin_n of_o olive_n cover_v with_o gold_n 10._o cubit_n high_a their_o wing_n spread_v in_o breadth_n every_o one_o five_o cubit_n they_o look_v both_o toward_o the_o east_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n stand_v one_o so_o that_o they_o fill_v the_o whole_a breadth_n of_o the_o temple_n with_o their_o wing_n &_o cover_v with_o they_o the_o top_n of_o the_o ark_n the_o door_n stand_v always_o open_a and_o before_o the_o entrance_n hang_v such_o a_o veil_n as_o hang_v before_o the_o door_n of_o the_o outmost_a temple_n four_o hundred_o year_n and_o more_o continue_v this_o temple_n in_o this_o glory_n until_o sedechias_n who_o be_v leave_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o nabuchadonosor_n king_n of_o the_o chaldee_n rebel_v against_o he_o encourage_v perchance_o by_o mistake_v the_o oracle_n that_o he_o shall_v neither_o be_v slay_v in_o fight_n nor_o see_v babylon_n for_o which_o cause_n nabuchadonose_a press_v the_o city_n with_o famine_n force_v he_o &_o his_o child_n with_o other_o to_o fly_v by_o night_n and_o understand_v so_o much_o afterward_o by_o his_o espial_n follow_v they_o and_o take_v they_o in_o the_o chase_n and_o when_o they_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o he_o slay_v sedechias_n his_o child_n in_o their_o father_n sight_n than_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o lead_v he_o captive_a to_o babylon_n whether_o before_o he_o have_v carry_v joachim_n otherwise_o call_v jeconias_n who_o be_v nephew_n to_o this_o sedechias_n and_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o have_v yield_v himself_o unto_o nabugodonosor_n the_o victory_n obtain_v against_o sedechias_n the_o chaldee_n return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o take_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o afterward_o burn_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n for_o which_o cause_n and_o other_o abuse_v offer_v by_o nabuchodonosor_n and_o his_o child_n unto_o those_o holy_a thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o the_o temple_n himself_o live_v abroad_o seven_o year_n among_o beast_n eat_v nothing_o but_o what_o they_o eat_v nor_o have_v any_o other_o defence_n against_o hard_a weather_n than_o what_o they_o have_v and_o his_o grandchild_n in_o short_a time_n lose_v his_o life_n and_o leave_v his_o kingdom_n to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n who_o set_v the_o jew_n at_o liberty_n give_v they_o leave_v to_o build_v their_o temple_n again_o but_o not_o in_o that_o ample_a manner_n as_o before_o it_o be_v be_v inform_v by_o those_o who_o be_v bad_a neighbour_n to_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o majesty_n and_o strength_n thereof_o will_v encourage_v they_o to_o revolt_v from_o their_o obedience_n but_o neither_o have_v they_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v it_o if_o they_o may_v have_v have_v licence_n have_v be_v in_o captivity_n seventy_o year_n and_o spoil_v of_o all_o their_o substance_n yet_o have_v they_o to_o help_v they_o until_o it_o be_v build_v thirty_o talente_v yearly_a allow_v they_o by_o king_n darius_n whereof_o 20._o be_v for_o the_o set_n it_o up_o and_o ten_o for_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o all_o the_o vessel_n which_o be_v remain_v of_o the_o spoil_n which_o nabuchodonosor_n carry_v out_o of_o the_o first_o temple_n be_v restore_v unto_o they_o be_v this_o second_o time_n build_v it_o continue_v above_o five_o hundred_o year_n but_o it_o be_v many_o time_n in_o danger_n of_o utter_a ruin_n as_o by_o alexander_n the_o great_a king_n of_o macedon_n who_o in_o his_o voyage_n in_o which_o he_o conquer_v all_o those_o east_n part_n of_o the_o world_n come_v with_o a_o full_a resolution_n to_o spoil_n jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n although_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o jaddus_n the_o high_a priest_n attire_v in_o his_o priestly_a ornament_n he_o alter_v his_o purpose_n and_o alight_v from_o his_o horse_n and_o worship_v he_o on_o his_o knee_n say_v that_o in_o the_o same_o attire_n god_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o encourage_v he_o in_o his_o valorous_a enterprise_n it_o be_v also_o in_o danger_n when_o antiochus_n call_v epiphanes_n do_v tyrannize_v over_o they_o for_o they_o be_v oppress_v sometime_o by_o one_o sometime_o by_o a_o other_o and_o in_o the_o end_n become_v subject_a to_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v content_v they_o shall_v observe_v the_o right_n of_o their_o law_n but_o appoint_v herod_n a_o stranger_n to_o be_v their_o king_n yet_o be_v he_o much_o worse_a welcome_n then_o acquaint_v in_o the_o country_n for_o he_o have_v bear_v office_n before_o in_o some_o part_n thereof_o under_o antipâ—ter_n his_o father_n but_o he_o be_v willing_a in_o what_o he_o can_v to_o win_v they_o unto_o he_o and_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o circumcise_v himself_o and_o become_v a_o jew_n in_o profession_n who_o be_v a_o idumean_n by_o birth_n &_o frame_v a_o new_a temple_n of_o square_n white_a stone_n some_o 25._o cubit_n long_o some_o 4â—_n with_o breadth_n &_o thickness_n correspondent_a which_o appear_v a_o far_o off_o like_o unto_o a_o mountain_n of_o snow_n where_o it_o be_v not_o cover_v with_o gold_n &_o when_o it_o be_v all_o frame_v he_o pull_v down_o the_o other_o &_o set_v up_o this_o for_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o destroy_v the_o old_a temple_n until_o they_o see_v a_o new_a ready_a to_o be_v erect_v in_o the_o place_n thereof_o which_o be_v so_o goodly_a a_o thing_n that_o it_o be_v reverence_v by_o the_o heaven_n for_o never_o fall_v any_o rain_n in_o the_o day_n time_n while_o man_n be_v at_o work_n about_o it_o but_o only_o in_o the_o night_n some_o small_a shower_n lest_o their_o work_n shall_v be_v hinder_v it_o be_v much_o big_a than_o be_v that_o which_o solomon_n build_v for_o the_o people_n in_o time_n have_v enlarge_v the_o mountain_n with_o earth_n which_o they_o raise_v 400._o cubit_n high_a but_o herod_n altogether_o observe_v the_o same_o order_n in_o the_o temple_n &_o the_o court_n save_v that_o he_o enclose_v one_o court_n round_o about_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v curious_o pave_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o rich_a stone_n and_o compass_v it_o with_o double_a walk_n divide_v with_o white_a marble_n pillar_n one_o stone_n in_o a_o pillar_n 25._o cubit_n high_a out_o of_o which_o be_v some_o gate_n open_v towards_o every_o quarter_n in_o the_o east_n part_n hang_v such_o spoil_n as_o the_o jew_n have_v take_v from_o barbarous_a nation_n &_o dedicate_v unto_o the_o temple_n where_o also_o herod_n place_v such_o as_o himself_o have_v take_v from_o the_o arabian_n but_o in_o the_o south_n side_n be_v the_o principal_a walk_n for_o they_o be_v divide_v with_o such_o pillar_n as_o the_o other_o be_v but_o where_o the_o other_o be_v double_a in_o this_o side_n they_o be_v triple_a and_o the_o middle_a much_o high_a than_o the_o other_o two_o yet_o all_o make_v so_o stately_a as_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o behold_v they_o and_o into_o this_o court_n may_v any_o whosoever_o enter_v he_o make_v also_o the_o entrance_n out_o of_o one_o court_n into_o another_o with_o stair_n for_o out_o of_o this_o court_n the_o jew_n do_v ascend_v fourteen_o step_n round_o about_o the_o temple_n unto_o a_o plain_a which_o contain_v ten_o cubit_n in_o breadth_n from_o which_o they_o ascend_v again_o five_o step_n to_o come_v to_o the_o porch_n wherein_o be_v the_o gate_n by_o which_o they_o enter_v into_o their_o court_n which_o they_o call_v holy_a and_o into_o which_o no_o gentile_n may_v come_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o because_o no_o man_n shall_v plead_v ignorance_n be_v deprehend_v past_o his_o limit_n this_o law_n be_v write_v both_o in_o greek_a and_o latin_a and_o hang_v in_o a_o table_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o low_a stair_n that_o all_o the_o gentile_n may_v read_v it_o every_o alien_n which_o shall_v presume_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n let_v he_o die_v which_o law_n be_v so_o straight_o observe_v that_o the_o roman_n who_o be_v their_o ruler_n dare_v not_o to_o go_v any_o far_a than_o the_o first_o court_n but_o neither_o can_v the_o jew_n enter_v into_o
the_o air_n that_o never_o come_v any_o wind_n or_o rain_n at_o the_o top_n thereof_o as_o appear_v by_o that_o certain_a philosopher_n leave_v there_o some_o character_n in_o dust_n which_o they_o find_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n after_o a_o year_n but_o neither_o can_v any_o bird_n mount_v up_o unto_o the_o top_n thereof_o because_o the_o air_n be_v too_o pure_a for_o any_o inferior_a creature_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o philosopher_n which_o go_v up_o carry_v with_o they_o sponge_n full_a of_o water_n through_o which_o they_o may_v take_v air_n more_o agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n in_o these_o game_n be_v nothing_o worthy_a praise_n unpractised_a and_o both_o warrior_n be_v reward_v for_o their_o worthy_a course_n and_o wise_a man_n regard_v for_o their_o witty_a discourse_n these_o be_v first_o devise_v by_o hercules_n in_o honour_n of_o his_o father_n jupiter_n and_o every_o five_o yeeere_a so_o precise_o observe_v that_o after_o they_o be_v once_o begin_v no_o other_o account_n be_v make_v of_o the_o year_n then_o from_o such_o a_o olimpye_n game_n or_o such_o a_o year_n after_o it_o and_o these_o be_v always_o use_v in_o summer_n when_o the_o day_n be_v at_o the_o long_a other_o game_n be_v follow_v by_o the_o grecian_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o other_o god_n as_o their_o pythiâ—â—_n in_o honour_n of_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n and_o their_o isthmia_n in_o honour_n of_o neptune_n or_o palaemon_n or_o both_o near_o unto_o corinth_n the_o roman_n also_o beside_o run_v with_o horse_n and_o with_o chariot_n and_o fight_v naked_a with_o sword_n to_o this_o end_n that_o be_v in_o war_n it_o shall_v be_v no_o wonder_n unto_o they_o to_o see_v wound_n have_v other_o game_n as_o their_o saturnals_n in_o honour_n of_o saturn_n which_o they_o keep_v five_o day_n in_o december_n in_o feast_v sport_v and_o mutual_a present_v with_o gift_n and_o in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o golden_a world_n when_o saturn_n be_v king_n they_o reckon_v all_o thing_n so_o in_o common_a for_o those_o five_o day_n as_o there_o be_v neither_o owner_n of_o any_o substance_n nor_o master_n of_o any_o servant_n these_o be_v first_o devise_v by_o janus_n a_o king_n of_o italy_n and_o dedicate_v yearly_o unto_o saturn_n they_o have_v other_o game_n which_o they_o call_v lâ—percals_n in_o which_o the_o young_a nobility_n run_v naked_a up_o and_o down_o with_o such_o beast_n skin_n as_o be_v then_o sacrifice_v strike_v every_o one_o who_o they_o meet_v and_o woman_n offer_v themselves_o in_o their_o way_n hope_v by_o their_o stroke_n to_o have_v the_o easy_a travail_n if_o they_o be_v with_o child_n or_o to_o wax_v big_a if_o they_o be_v before_o barren_a these_o be_v use_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o pan_n and_o be_v name_v lupercalle_n either_o because_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o pan_n for_o the_o preserve_n of_o their_o flock_n from_o the_o wolf_n or_o because_o they_o sacrifice_v dog_n to_o gratify_v the_o wolf_n which_o nurse_v romulus_n and_o rhemus_n or_o three_o because_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n palatine_n in_o rome_n where_o there_o be_v a_o cave_n consecrate_v to_o pan_n which_o in_o remembrance_n that_o romulus_n and_o rhemus_n be_v there_o nurse_v by_o a_o wolf_n be_v name_v lupercall_a some_o say_v these_o game_n be_v so_o call_v because_o the_o sacrifice_n then_o offer_v be_v to_o purge_v the_o hellish_a spirit_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o goat_n and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o month_n be_v call_v february_n in_o which_o these_o game_n be_v use_v other_o say_v they_o have_v their_o name_n of_o a_o mountain_n in_o arcadia_n call_v lycea_n where_o they_o be_v first_o invent_v and_o be_v afterward_o bring_v into_o italy_n by_o euander_v the_o arcadian_a king_n at_o what_o time_n he_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o hereupon_o they_o say_v the_o game_n be_v perform_v by_o naked_a man_n because_o they_o be_v devise_v in_o arcadia_n when_o the_o people_n be_v both_o bare_a of_o clothing_n and_o of_o barbarous_a condition_n and_o so_o continue_v also_o afterward_o when_o they_o be_v of_o a_o more_o civil_a conversation_n other_o say_v that_o pan_n mistake_v hercules_n for_o jole_n who_o upon_o some_o occasion_n at_o that_o time_n sleep_v in_o he_o lion_n skin_n be_v once_o so_o discover_v before_o he_o get_v his_o wish_a prey_n that_o he_o depart_v with_o nought_o but_o shame_n of_o his_o wanton_a purpose_n and_o can_v never_o after_o that_o his_o conceit_a evil_a spâ—ed_n abide_v any_o apparel_n in_o his_o sport_n other_o some_o say_v this_o naked_a run_v up_o and_o down_o be_v in_o remembrance_n of_o a_o worthy_a victory_n which_o romulus_n have_v over_o certain_a thief_n who_o while_o the_o people_n be_v busy_a in_o these_o sport_n drive_v away_o a_o great_a company_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o romulus_n understand_v thereof_o naked_a as_o he_o be_v upon_o some_o other_o occasion_n pursue_v they_o and_o bring_v back_o the_o steal_a prey_n for_o which_o cause_n those_o which_o run_v thus_o naked_a have_v their_o face_n stain_v with_o blood_n and_o other_o follow_v after_o with_o wool_n dip_v in_o milk_n to_o wash_v they_o but_o whatsoever_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o sport_n thus_o be_v the_o course_n of_o their_o life_n spend_v after_o these_o be_v other_o devise_v in_o honour_n of_o janus_n who_o be_v sometime_o a_o king_n of_o italy_n to_o who_o they_o build_v a_o famous_a temple_n and_o set_v therein_o his_o picture_n which_o they_o make_v with_o two_o face_n to_o signify_v the_o concord_n which_o be_v make_v betwixt_o romulus_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o titus_n tatius_n king_n of_o the_o sabine_n at_o what_o time_n a_o bloody_a war_n be_v begin_v to_o one_o or_o other_o overthrow_n the_o maiden_n which_o be_v steal_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o for_o revenge_n of_o which_o rape_n the_o sabian_o vow_v the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o roman_n come_v into_o the_o field_n and_o offer_v themselves_o to_o death_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v live_v to_o see_v for_o their_o cause_n either_o their_o parent_n slay_v on_o the_o one_o side_n or_o their_o husband_n who_o they_o now_o fancy_v on_o the_o other_o side_n this_o temple_n of_o janus_n the_o roman_n do_v leave_v open_a so_o long_o as_o they_o have_v any_o war_n abroad_o with_o foreign_a nation_n either_o because_o that_o go_v forth_o to_o war_n they_o shall_v also_o have_v a_o care_n of_o their_o country_n they_o leave_v behind_o they_o as_o the_o idol_n look_v both_o forward_a and_o backward_o or_o else_o in_o hope_n of_o some_o extraordinary_a help_n by_o janus_n his_o protection_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v drive_v to_o any_o extremity_n because_o that_o the_o sabiâ—ns_n have_v compel_v romulus_n to_o take_v this_o temple_n for_o his_o best_a defence_n be_v force_v to_o retire_v by_o a_o whole_a water_n which_o sprunge_v in_o great_a abundance_n from_o before_o the_o temple_n against_o they_o many_o other_o thing_n be_v record_v of_o janus_n which_o many_o think_v be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o diverse_a of_o the_o same_o name_n but_o he_o in_o who_o honour_n the_o first_o of_o the_o two_o month_n which_o numa_n pompilius_n romulus_n his_o successor_n add_v unto_o romulus_n his_o year_n be_v janus_n king_n of_o italy_n who_o build_v a_o city_n not_o far_o from_o the_o place_n where_o afterward_o rome_n be_v build_v and_o call_v it_o janiculum_n and_o he_o they_o think_v they_o do_v so_o great_o honour_n when_o they_o be_v either_o over_o lavish_a in_o expense_n or_o too_o lascivious_a in_o their_o sport_n that_o when_o his_o calend_n come_v that_o be_v the_o first_o day_n of_o that_o month_n he_o seem_v the_o devout_a in_o this_o rite_n who_o show_v by_o his_o riot_n that_o he_o neither_o deem_v it_o a_o shame_n at_o any_o time_n afterward_o to_o be_v in_o want_n nor_o a_o sin_n to_o be_v at_o all_o time_n wanton_a these_o as_o the_o first_o in_o the_o year_n and_o other_o abuse_n as_o they_o fall_v come_v the_o prince_n this_o day_n to_o abolish_v as_o he_o show_v both_o by_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o precious_a blood_n and_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o princely_a name_n yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o therefore_o freeborn_a and_o a_o priest_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v forbear_v so_o soon_o as_o his_o name_n be_v give_v he_o he_o be_v sess_v by_o the_o officer_n and_o pay_v a_o tribute_n unto_o his_o own_o subject_n for_o as_o yet_o the_o infant_n of_o palestina_n be_v not_o exempt_v from_o this_o tax_n and_o the_o mother_n be_v the_o more_o willing_a to_o conceal_v her_o son_n deity_n because_o she_o think_v it_o will_v nothing_o derogate_v from_o his_o dignity_n be_v at_o that_o time_n take_v for_o a_o private_a person_n not_o for_o a_o prince_n but_o not_o
mountain_n in_o the_o north_n part_n of_o this_o for_o this_o special_a cause_n a_o most_o sacred_a land_n 3._o day_n journey_n from_o jerusalem_n the_o chief_a city_n in_o the_o country_n in_o a_o city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zabulon_n call_v nazareth_n for_o the_o beauty_n thereof_o &_o pleasantness_n so_o call_v for_o nazareth_n signify_v a_o flower_n yet_o have_v it_o her_o principal_a worth_n in_o be_v a_o guard_n to_o she_o who_o be_v for_o that_o time_n the_o flower_n not_o only_o of_o that_o country_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n at_o the_o appear_v of_o which_o upon_o this_o mountain_n the_o lily_n of_o the_o valley_n be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o whiteness_n the_o rose_n in_o hiericho_n blush_v when_o they_o order_v their_o leaf_n to_o breath_n out_o their_o sweetness_n the_o cedar_n of_o libanus_n will_v never_o have_v muster_v themselves_o to_o make_v know_v their_o starelines_n have_v not_o nature_n command_v they_o all_o to_o do_v this_o honour_n unto_o theiâ—_n princess_n that_o they_o also_o appear_v in_o theâ—r_n rich_a beautiful_a sweet_a &_o comely_a attâ—re_n she_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o be_v discern_v to_o exceed_v they_o all_o have_v in_o one_o what_o perfection_n be_v in_o they_o all_o and_o what_o be_v not_o the_o seed_n of_o this_o sacred_a flower_n be_v judas_n son_n to_o israel_n who_o be_v grandchild_n to_o abraham_n by_o isaac_n the_o root_n be_v jesse_n the_o stalk_n king_n david_n and_o his_o offspring_n the_o bud_n anna_n wife_n to_o joachim_n otherwise_o call_v hely_n or_o eliachim_n who_o have_v together_o from_o their_o youth_n live_v in_o plenty_n aswell_o of_o heavenly_a grace_n as_o worldly_a good_n only_o feel_v this_o punishment_n of_o god_n and_o this_o reproach_n of_o the_o world_n they_o have_v no_o issue_n for_o which_o cause_n joachim_n come_v according_o to_o his_o religious_a custom_n to_o offer_v in_o the_o temple_n be_v upbraid_v by_o the_o priest_n for_o his_o barrenness_n and_o judge_v unworthy_a to_o increase_v god_n offering_n who_o god_n think_v not_o worthy_a to_o increase_v his_o people_n which_o strike_v so_o great_a a_o sorrow_n into_o his_o hart_n that_o forthwith_o he_o forsake_v his_o house_n and_o friend_n and_o live_v as_o a_o man_n forlorn_a among_o his_o shepheatde_n his_o wife_n also_o retire_v herself_o unto_o a_o private_a kind_n of_o life_n best_o fit_v the_o humour_n which_o now_o have_v get_v the_o mastery_n in_o she_o yet_o she_o frequent_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n where_o she_o season_v all_o her_o prayer_n with_o this_o solemn_a vow_n that_o if_o it_o will_v please_v god_n to_o take_v from_o she_o that_o reproach_n she_o will_v consecrate_v her_o child_n unto_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o she_o be_v the_o more_o importunate_a in_o this_o kind_n of_o devotion_n because_o she_o have_v hear_v that_o one_o of_o like_a name_n and_o condition_n by_o fervent_a prayer_n and_o such_o like_a promise_n make_v unto_o god_n obtain_v her_o suit_n &_o she_o hope_v she_o may_v if_o so_o also_o god_n will_v make_v her_o husband_n joachim_n as_o glad_v a_o father_n as_o anna_n the_o mother_n of_o samuel_n make_v her_o husband_n elcana_n how_o often_o do_v joachim_n also_o accompany_v his_o wander_a pensive_a thought_n with_o a_o little_a and_o that_o scant-settled_n comfort_n when_o he_o consider_v that_o sara_n when_o she_o be_v past_o childbearing_n have_v a_o son_n by_o abraham_n how_o often_o will_v he_o increase_v this_o comfort_n with_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o rachel_n for_o who_o love_n jocob_n serve_v her_o father_n laban_n fourteen_o year_n be_v number_v among_o the_o barren_a until_o she_o bring_v forth_o joseph_n samson_n will_v also_o offer_v himself_o many_o time_n unto_o his_o thought_n who_o his_o father_n manue_n never_o look_v for_o nor_o any_o other_o because_o his_o wife_n be_v barren_a and_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o last_o judge_n of_o israel_n bear_v of_o a_o woman_n who_o be_v a_o long_a time_n barren_a come_v to_o poor_a joachim_n his_o make_a make_v he_o thinkè_n it_o a_o thing_n possible_a unto_o god_n to_o give_v he_o also_o a_o child_n if_o it_o so_o please_v he_o and_o herewithal_o he_o refresh_v sometime_o his_o spirit_n until_o his_o imagination_n recoil_v back_o upon_o he_o give_v he_o to_o understand_v that_o isaac_n be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n as_o one_o from_o who_o shall_v spring_v the_o bliss_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n joseph_n be_v ordain_v to_o save_v the_o world_n from_o be_v destroy_v with_o famine_n when_o the_o earth_n yield_v no_o corn_n for_o seven_o year_n together_o and_o therefore_o may_v it_o be_v a_o great_a mystery_n that_o he_o make_v a_o joyful_a mother_n who_o have_v be_v barren_a before_o whilst_o lya_n jacob_n other_o wife_n have_v bring_v forth_o seven_o child_n the_o last_o only_o of_o which_o be_v a_o daughter_n import_v a_o defect_n after_o plenty_n which_o joseph_n supply_v and_o although_o he_o see_v that_o the_o dissension_n betwixt_o the_o asamones_n who_o be_v both_o priest_n and_o prince_n do_v threaten_v utter_a ruin_n of_o their_o estate_n be_v already_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o under_o the_o government_n of_o herod_n a_o usurper_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o look_v for_o a_o mighty_a than_o samson_n to_o deliver_v they_o as_o he_o think_v from_o that_o temporal_a bondage_n yet_o withal_o he_o think_v his_o part_n to_o be_v least_o in_o this_o work_n because_o that_o worthy_a which_o be_v to_o make_v this_o conquest_n be_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o virgin_n but_o neither_o conld_v he_o hope_v for_o a_o other_o samuel_n because_o the_o messiah_n approach_v near_o by_o all_o account_n will_v speak_v no_o more_o so_o much_o by_o other_o as_o before_o he_o have_v do_v but_o by_o himself_o upon_o which_o discourse_n his_o sudden_a joy_n fail_v he_o he_o fall_v into_o his_o former_a grief_n and_o persuade_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o father_n any_o great_a worthy_a he_o can_v not_o think_v that_o god_n will_v extraordinary_o open_v his_o wife_n womb_n after_o she_o have_v be_v so_o long_o a_o time_n barren_a for_o a_o child_n who_o shall_v not_o extraordinary_o excel_v other_o child_n wherefore_o have_v a_o conceit_n only_o what_o god_n of_o his_o omnipotency_n can_v do_v and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o little_a hope_n of_o that_o which_o god_n of_o his_o clemency_n will_v do_v he_o think_v his_o misery_n be_v so_o great_a as_o just_o he_o can_v complain_v himself_o of_o it_o although_o he_o be_v so_o just_a a_o man_n as_o he_o will_v not_o repine_v against_o god_n for_o it_o so_o live_v anna_n frequent_v the_o temple_n among_o saint_n and_o joachim_n the_o filed_n among_o sheep_n fit_a place_n for_o such_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o bring_v forth_o a_o saintlike_a mother_n of_o a_o sacred_a lamb_n until_o the_o young_a prince_n who_o begin_v to_o do_v some_o honour_n to_o his_o mother_n before_o she_o be_v his_o mother_n send_v as_o solemn_a a_o embassage_n to_o her_o parent_n to_o foreshewe_v her_o come_n into_o the_o world_n as_o he_o do_v afterward_o unto_o her_o herself_n to_o further_a his_o own_o for_o while_o joachim_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v at_o their_o wont_a devotion_n a_o prince_n appear_v sudden_o unto_o they_o send_v from_o he_o who_o mean_a subject_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o prince_n who_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o child_n who_o shall_v bring_v they_o more_o joy_n than_o the_o want_n of_o one_o have_v breed_v they_o grief_n and_o that_o the_o reproach_n they_o have_v sustain_v by_o a_o infamous_a barrenness_n shall_v be_v most_o honourable_o recompense_v with_o a_o gracious_a fruit_n and_o therewithal_o depart_v so_o strange_a a_o message_n bring_v unto_o they_o by_o a_o stranger_n may_v have_v seem_v incredible_a have_v it_o not_o be_v please_v unto_o they_o but_o be_v so_o welcome_a news_n they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o he_o carry_v as_o much_o truth_n in_o his_o mouth_n as_o comeliness_n in_o his_o person_n and_o be_v so_o like_o one_o who_o will_v not_o deceyve_v they_o that_o with_o most_o joyful_a mind_n they_o well_o accept_v the_o message_n and_o expect_v what_o be_v promise_v unto_o they_o meet_v therefore_o at_o the_o temple_n whither_o both_o repair_v to_o give_v god_n thanks_n for_o what_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o embrace_v each_o other_o in_o sign_n of_o great_a joy_n likely_a to_o succeed_v a_o exceed_a great_a grief_n they_o return_v home_o to_o nazareth_n where_o at_o her_o appoint_a time_n anna_n be_v deliver_v of_o a_o daughter_n who_o her_o parent_n name_v mary_n who_o gracious_a privilege_n be_v such_o as_o no_o man_n be_v able_a worthy_o to_o express_v they_o and_o her_o perfection_n so_o great_a as_o the_o most_o perfect_a angel_n do_v admire_v they_o for_o to_o which_o of_o the_o
remedy_n wherefore_o call_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n &_o the_o scribe_n of_o the_o people_n he_o ask_v they_o where_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v for_o so_o be_v the_o prince_n call_v to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v anoint_v in_o bethleem_n they_o answer_v of_o juda_n for_o in_o galilie_o be_v a_o other_o city_n call_v bethleem_n and_o be_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o zabulon_n according_a unto_o the_o pprophecy_n and_o thou_o bethleem_n of_o juda_n be_v not_o the_o least_o among_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o juda_n because_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v come_v a_o guâ—de_n who_o shall_v govern_v my_o people_n israel_n herod_n be_v thus_o instruct_v by_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o prince_n he_o begin_v to_o devise_v the_o prince_n his_o destruction_n and_o have_v resolve_v how_o he_o will_v prevent_v his_o misconstrue_v fall_v he_o run_v into_o a_o great_a folly_n he_o call_v the_o three_o king_n secret_o unto_o he_o and_o learned_a of_o they_o what_o he_o can_v aswell_o concern_v the_o star_n as_o also_o their_o prophecy_n and_o whatsoever_o they_o can_v inform_v he_o either_o by_o their_o own_o skill_n or_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o country_n which_o they_o can_v not_o want_v but_o rather_o have_v in_o great_a plenty_n where_o so_o many_o jew_n have_v live_v and_o leave_v a_o posterity_n and_o afterward_o send_v they_o to_o inquire_v diligent_o where_o the_o prince_n be_v and_o request_v they_o to_o bring_v he_o word_n thereof_o that_o he_o may_v also_o go_v to_o adore_v he_o the_o prince_n set_v forward_o to_o finish_v a_o long_a journey_n for_o jerusalem_n be_v at_o the_o least_o 1200._o mile_n from_o saba_n which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o jasper_n one_o of_o these_o three_o king_n and_o no_o doubt_n melchior_n and_o balthasar_n for_o so_o be_v the_o other_o two_o name_v have_v their_o seat_n not_o far_o from_o thence_o for_o in_o those_o time_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o 20._o mile_n dwell_v common_o three_o or_o four_o king_n as_o in_o palestina_n which_o for_o length_n or_o breadth_n seem_v to_o little_a for_o one_o be_v 37._o king_n so_o that_o they_o may_v without_o any_o great_a business_n begin_v this_o journey_n together_o or_o without_o any_o great_a difficulty_n meet_v by_o chance_n in_o the_o way_n none_o know_v before_o of_o other_o intention_n and_o perchance_o this_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o all_o three_o bring_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o present_n which_o may_v have_v be_v think_v superfluous_a if_o they_o have_v in_o one_o company_n begin_v their_o journey_n and_o the_o star_n keep_v his_o course_n towards_o the_o west_n may_v be_v a_o guide_n unto_o they_o all_o come_n from_o place_n in_o the_o east_n whiâ—h_o be_v not_o much_o distant_a one_o from_o the_o other_o but_o from_o that_o part_n of_o arabia_n as_o some_o say_v which_o be_v call_v magodia_n whereupon_o these_o king_n be_v call_v magi_n that_o be_v to_o say_v man_n of_o that_o country_n yet_o many_o think_v they_o be_v call_v magi_n because_o they_o study_v art_n magic_a and_o say_v that_o by_o their_o skill_n in_o this_o be_v they_o have_v understand_v of_o this_o prince_n his_o birth_n and_o who_o he_o be_v but_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o the_o prince_n of_o that_o art_n have_v himself_o any_o such_o knowledge_n for_o there_o be_v as_o great_a reason_n to_o conceal_v the_o mystery_n of_o this_o prince_n his_o birth_n as_o the_o mystery_n of_o his_o conception_n other_o be_v also_o call_v magi_n who_o live_v in_o great_a abstinence_n and_o spend_v their_o life_n in_o honest_a study_n and_o of_o this_o sort_n perchance_o be_v these_o three_o king_n who_o know_v no_o natural_a cause_n of_o the_o appear_v of_o this_o star_n remember_v that_o extraordinary_o a_o star_n shall_v appear_v to_o show_v the_o birth_n of_o a_o mighty_a prince_n in_o juda_n and_o when_o this_o star_n appear_v in_o so_o strange_a a_o sort_n they_o persuade_v themselves_o this_o be_v it_o which_o be_v foretell_v by_o balaam_n in_o their_o country_n &_o mount_v upon_o dromedary_n which_o be_v incomparaby_n swift_a than_o any_o horse_n in_o 13._o day_n they_o come_v this_o long_a journey_n guide_v by_o the_o same_o star_n which_o now_o last_o show_v itself_o again_o unto_o their_o no_o little_a joy_n when_o they_o pass_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n towards_o bethleem_n it_o go_v before_o they_o until_o it_o come_v to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o prince_n be_v and_o his_o mother_n and_o there_o it_o stay_v so_o low_a in_o the_o air_n that_o the_o king_n never_o ask_v for_o the_o house_n in_o which_o they_o be_v and_o have_v end_v his_o course_n which_o be_v no_o long_o than_o the_o king_n ioruey_o for_o it_o go_v not_o round_o about_o the_o world_n as_o other_o star_n planet_n or_o comet_n use_v to_o do_v but_o keep_v his_o course_n in_o such_o order_n as_o when_o the_o king_n remove_v the_o star_n do_v also_o remove_v and_o when_o they_o rest_v the_o star_n do_v not_o stir_v any_o further_a it_o be_v no_o long_o see_v either_o by_o they_o or_o by_o any_o other_o when_o these_o three_o king_n enter_v into_o the_o cave_n they_o find_v the_o child_n and_o mary_n his_o mother_n and_o fall_v down_o they_o adore_v he_o and_o understand_v perchance_o of_o the_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v come_v empty_a hand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n each_o of_o they_o offer_v of_o their_o treasure_n thâ—â—e_v but_o the_o same_o present_n gold_n myrrh_n and_o frankincense_n acknowledge_v thereby_o that_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n a_o mortal_a man_n &_o yet_o a_o god_n or_o as_o some_o will_v a_o priest_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o offer_v frankincense_n unto_o god_n but_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n &_o not_o only_o a_o prince_n by_o defcent_n but_o also_o a_o priest_n the_o frankincense_n can_v not_o without_o great_a mystery_n be_v offer_v unto_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o one_o respect_n or_o the_o other_o yet_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o it_o signify_v at_o that_o time_n that_o he_o be_v god_n because_o his_o priesthood_n by_o which_o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n be_v not_o according_a unto_o the_o order_n of_o aaron_n who_o among_o other_o sacrifice_n offer_v also_o incense_n but_o according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n and_o be_v a_o far_o more_o spiritual_a kind_n of_o priesthood_n beside_o that_o these_o three_o king_n bring_v it_o to_o offer_v it_o themselves_o unto_o he_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v offer_v it_o unto_o a_o other_o that_o this_o infant_n be_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n be_v manifest_o deduct_v by_o his_o pedigree_n from_o david_n by_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n unto_o joseph_n the_o virgin_n husband_n for_o although_o the_o law_n permit_v marriage_n betwixt_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o levi_n yet_o be_v it_o unlawful_a for_o such_o as_o to_o who_o their_o father_n inheritance_n do_v descend_v to_o marry_v with_o any_o other_o than_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n in_o the_o same_o family_n lest_o that_o any_o confusion_n shall_v grow_v in_o the_o possession_n which_o be_v first_o give_v by_o portion_n unto_o every_o one_o of_o the_o 12._o tribe_n and_o joachim_n the_o virgin_n father_n be_v know_v to_o be_v of_o such_o substance_n as_o he_o live_v only_o upon_o the_o third_o part_n of_o his_o yearly_a revenue_n and_o when_o he_o die_v to_o leave_v his_o daughter_n marie_n at_o the_o least_o a_o coheir_n with_o her_o sister_n if_o she_o have_v any_o or_o sole_a heir_n if_o she_o have_v none_o for_o joachim_n never_o have_v any_o male_a issue_n it_o be_v a_o good_a proof_n according_a unto_o the_o law_n mention_v that_o if_o mary_n husband_n be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n she_o be_v also_o of_o the_o same_o family_n wherefore_o although_o that_o the_o young_a prince_n take_v no_o flesh_n of_o joseph_n but_o only_a oâ—_n the_o virgin_n his_o pedigree_n be_v sufficient_o show_v by_o josephs_n for_o never_o be_v any_o pedigree_n keep_v of_o woman_n but_o of_o meâ—_n only_a maiden_n prove_v their_o petigree_n by_o their_o father_n and_o wife_n by_o their_o husband_n but_o a_o other_o history_n seem_v to_o fetch_v joseph_n his_o pedigree_n from_o king_n david_n by_o other_o parent_n will_v make_v the_o former_a suspect_v be_v it_o not_o a_o law_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o widow_n of_o the_o one_o brother_n shall_v marry_v with_o the_o other_o or_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n if_o she_o have_v no_o child_n by_o the_o first_o and_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o second_o husband_n shall_v be_v account_v by_o the_o law_n the_o first_o husband_n child_n although_o in_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o second_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v a_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o two_o man_n
antipas_n who_o claim_v the_o kingdom_n by_o his_o father_n will_n which_o be_v make_v when_o he_o be_v in_o health_n and_o will_v have_v disproove_v his_o father_n last_o will_v because_o it_o be_v make_v when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a extremity_n of_o sickness_n and_o know_v not_o what_o he_o do_v but_o nicholas_n of_o damascus_n archelaus_n his_o orator_n know_v before_o who_o he_o plead_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n that_o herod_n know_v what_o he_o do_v because_o he_o leave_v his_o will_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o caesar_n wisdom_n and_o after_o he_o have_v lay_v the_o blame_n of_o all_o the_o murder_n and_o misdemeanour_n of_o archelaus_n upon_o they_o which_o answer_v he_o as_o be_v rebellious_a and_o factious_a people_n against_o their_o prince_n archelaus_n come_v to_o caesar_n and_o upon_o his_o knee_n offer_v himself_o unto_o he_o who_o caesar_n take_v up_o and_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v do_v nothing_o against_o herod_n last_o will_v only_o he_o will_v have_v he_o refrain_v the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n for_o a_o while_n which_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o he_o will_v quick_o deserve_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o strife_n betwixt_o these_o two_o brethren_n for_o the_o kingdom_n be_v herod_n their_o father_n rashness_n who_o in_o his_o life_n time_n appoint_v now_o one_o than_o a_o other_o almost_o all_o his_o son_n for_o king_n first_o he_o mean_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v descend_v from_o he_o unto_o his_o son_n alexander_n &_o aristobulus_n who_o he_o have_v by_o mariamnes_n grandchild_n to_o hircanus_n '_o the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o his_o elder_a son_n antipater_n who_o he_o have_v by_o doris_n a_o base_a woman_n be_v provoke_v oftentimes_o by_o the_o contemptuous_a speech_n of_o the_o prince_n for_o who_o mother_n love_v his_o mother_n be_v reject_v devise_v how_o he_o may_v both_o take_v revenge_n upon_o they_o and_o advance_v himself_o whereof_o first_o he_o wrought_v mean_n by_o the_o discredit_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o come_v a_o little_a into_o his_o father_n favour_n which_o when_o he_o have_v get_v so_o far_o as_o his_o father_n put_v he_o before_o the_o two_o prince_n in_o the_o right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o use_v matter_n in_o that_o sort_n that_o herod_n have_v by_o his_o sleight_n and_o his_o friend_n put_v mariamnes_n to_o death_n now_o also_o by_o his_o false_a suggestion_n murder_v his_o two_o son_n which_o he_o have_v by_o she_o than_o be_v antipater_n honour_v as_o a_o king_n by_o all_o for_o herod_n give_v over_o unto_o he_o the_o government_n of_o the_o country_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o he_o keep_v unto_o himself_o little_o more_o than_o the_o bare_a title_n of_o a_o king_n which_o antipater_n also_o thought_n be_v too_o much_o yet_o first_o he_o stir_v up_o his_o father_n what_o he_o can_v against_o archelaus_n and_o philip_n two_o other_o of_o his_o brethren_n they_o seek_v mean_n to_o poison_v his_o father_n which_o be_v perceive_v by_o herod_n he_o present_o change_v his_o former_a will_n by_o which_o he_o have_v give_v the_o kingdom_n to_o antipater_n and_o be_v offend_v with_o archelaus_n and_o philip_n by_o antipater_n mean_n he_o make_v antipas_n his_o successor_n in_o this_o kingdom_n but_o before_o he_o die_v have_v manifest_a proof_n of_o antipater_n treason_n against_o he_o he_o repent_v too_o late_o his_o cruelty_n which_o now_o he_o mistrust_v be_v without_o cause_n against_o mariamnes_n &_o her_o child_n and_o account_v all_o which_o proceed_v from_o antipater_n to_o have_v be_v false_a accusation_n to_o further_o himself_o in_o the_o kingdom_n he_o change_v his_o will_n and_o divide_v the_o country_n into_o four_o part_n &_o make_v four_o tetrarche_n over_o it_o but_o the_o chief_a part_n he_o leave_v to_o archclaus_fw-la who_o he_o set_v down_o in_o his_o last_o will_n for_o his_o successor_n if_o caesar_n shall_v think_v he_o meet_v and_o not_o above_o five_o day_n before_o his_o death_n cause_v antipater_n to_o be_v execute_v and_o bury_v obscure_o for_o as_o he_o have_v many_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o think_v he_o may_v worthy_o have_v put_v he_o to_o death_n before_o so_o will_v he_o not_o upon_o any_o of_o they_o execute_v he_o without_o caesar_n consent_n to_o who_o he_o have_v signify_v by_o letter_n what_o antipater_n have_v attempt_v and_o wrought_v against_o he_o and_o how_o that_o in_o his_o treason_n he_o have_v use_v the_o help_n of_o acme_n who_o attend_v upon_o julia_n the_o empress_n to_o which_o letter_n caesar_n answer_v that_o acme_n be_v find_v guilty_a at_o rome_n be_v execute_v as_o she_o have_v deserve_v and_o that_o antipater_n be_v now_o at_o his_o father_n discretion_n to_o order_v he_o as_o he_o will_v which_o be_v no_o small_a comfort_n unto_o he_o in_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o sickness_n wherefore_o he_o determine_v that_o antipater_n shall_v die_v which_o intention_n upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n when_o herod_n be_v in_o a_o extreme_a fit_n of_o his_o sickness_n will_v have_v slay_v himself_o and_o be_v hinder_v by_o achiabus_n who_o be_v his_o nephew_n achiabus_n notwithstanding_o he_o have_v prevent_v the_o stroke_n give_v so_o great_a a_o skritch_n that_o all_o in_o the_o palace_n think_v herod_n have_v be_v dead_a and_o antipater_n who_o be_v not_o far_o off_o although_o a_o prisoner_n hear_v those_o news_n deal_v with_o his_o keeper_n to_o let_v he_o go_v at_o liberty_n as_o not_o doubt_v to_o get_v the_o kingbome_n within_o a_o short_a time_n and_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v persuade_v the_o more_o easy_o he_o promise_v great_a gift_n both_o then_o and_o for_o afterward_o but_o this_o keeper_n either_o for_o fear_n of_o herod_n or_o for_o little_a love_n to_o antipater_n go_v present_o to_o herod_n and_o declare_v his_o son_n attempt_n for_o which_o herod_n in_o his_o rage_n command_v he_o present_o to_o be_v slay_v so_o that_o now_o remain_v the_o other_o two_o will_n which_o herod_n make_v to_o be_v try_v which_o of_o they_o be_v of_o force_n but_o caesar_n decide_v the_o controversy_n and_o the_o two_o brerhren_n upon_o this_o conclusion_n return_v from_o rome_n to_o palestina_n where_o archelaus_n as_o well_o before_o as_o after_o his_o voyage_n do_v so_o little_a degenerate_a from_o his_o father_n that_o glad_a be_v they_o who_o be_v out_o of_o his_o dominion_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o joseph_n avoid_v his_o own_o country_n and_o go_v direct_o to_o nazareth_n with_o his_o charge_n from_o whence_o every_o year_n for_o devotion_n sake_n they_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o temple_n especial_o at_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n for_o many_o feast_n do_v the_o jew_n observe_v and_o no_o one_o pass_v they_o without_o great_a solemnity_n some_o of_o they_o may_v not_o be_v celebrate_v but_o in_o jerusalem_n some_o again_o may_v be_v observe_v else_o where_o wheresoever_o the_o jew_n dwell_v their_o sabaoth_n they_o do_v celebrate_v every_o seven_o day_n a_o day_n solemn_a from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n sanctify_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o call_v the_o sabaoth_n because_o than_o he_o cease_v from_o create_v the_o world_n and_o the_o compliment_n thereof_o wherefore_o the_o jew_n always_o except_o when_o they_o be_v in_o egypt_n and_o all_o their_o ancestor_n keep_v the_o seven_o day_n holy_a in_o remembrance_n that_o after_o six_o day_n in_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v god_n rest_v the_o seven_o day_n which_o although_o perchance_o when_o they_o be_v in_o egypt_n they_o mind_v not_o and_o in_o time_n forget_v it_o be_v so_o long_o in_o bondage_n where_o they_o can_v not_o use_v that_o honour_n unto_o god_n upon_o that_o day_n as_o their_o father_n have_v teach_v they_o yet_o be_v they_o assure_v that_o be_v the_o day_n when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o the_o miracle_n which_o chance_v so_o oft_o unto_o they_o that_o in_o the_o end_n they_o do_v by_o their_o murmur_n seem_v to_o contemn_v it_o for_o when_o they_o want_v victual_v in_o the_o desert_n god_n send_v down_o unto_o they_o like_o rain_n a_o food_n which_o because_o they_o know_v not_o else_o what_o to_o call_v it_o they_o call_v it_o manna_n which_o word_n be_v in_o every_o man_n mouth_n when_o they_o first_o see_v it_o and_o signify_v what_o be_v this_o it_o fall_v six_o day_n and_o the_o seven_o nothing_o fall_v but_o upon_o the_o six_o day_n it_o fall_v in_o great_a abundance_n than_o any_o other_o day_n that_o the_o people_n may_v gather_v sufficient_o to_o serve_v they_o the_o same_o day_n and_o the_o next_o upon_o this_o which_o they_o call_v sabaoth_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o do_v any_o work_n no_o not_o to_o provide_v or_o dress_v any_o meat_n for_o their_o sustenance_n for_o confirmation_n of_o which_o they_o do_v see_v
king_n david_n messenger_n when_o he_o send_v to_o demand_v her_o consent_n unto_o he_o in_o marriage_n she_o say_v unto_o this_o prince_n ambassador_n behold_v the_o handmaid_n of_o my_o lord_n be_v it_o do_v to_o i_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n her_o consent_n obtain_v the_o ambassador_n give_v she_o a_o farewell_n mix_v with_o such_o joy_n and_o reverence_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v loath_a to_o detract_v time_n to_o be_v go_v with_o so_o great_a good_a news_n and_o yet_o can_v not_o but_o stay_v a_o while_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n but_o be_v of_o that_o agility_n that_o he_o can_v pass_v so_o much_o space_n in_o a_o moment_n as_o be_v betwixt_o heaven_n and_o earth_n &_o dispatch_v himself_o wirh_n that_o speed_n that_o in_o a_o trice_n he_o both_o increase_v a_o joy_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v &_o begin_v another_o in_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o he_o come_v whereupon_o love_n who_o be_v impatient_a of_o delay_n cause_v he_o from_o who_o as_o well_o as_o from_o his_o father_n proceed_v infinite_a love_n with_o all_o his_o might_n to_o pursue_v this_o matter_n &_o the_o will_n trinity_n work_v miraculous_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o virgin_n &_o gather_v of_o her_o most_o pure_a blood_n together_o frame_v thereof_o in_o one_o instant_a a_o perfect_a body_n &_o no_o soon_o can_v that_o body_n enjoy_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v create_v for_o it_o than_o the_o emperor_n his_o son_n unite_v the_o whole_a unto_o he_o a_o work_n as_o worthy_a praise_n as_o wonder_v &_o so_o wonderful_a as_o reason_n have_v tyeâ—d_v itself_o in_o discourse_n of_o this_o work_n leave_v off_o &_o begin_v to_o do_v nothing_o but_o wonder_n for_o which_o cause_n one_o among_o the_o rest_n be_v weary_v with_o over_o much_o muse_n begin_v to_o refresh_v himself_o a_o little_a with_o his_o muse_n in_o this_o manner_n who_o earth_n the_o sea_n the_o heaven_n do_v worship_n praise_n adore_v king_n of_o this_o threefold_a frame_n the_o womb_n of_o marie_n bear_v to_o who_o moon_n sun_n and_o all_o do_v service_n in_o their_o turn_n chaste_a bowel_n be_v be_v with_o fall_n of_o grace_n which_o from_o heaven_n come_v bless_a such_o a_o mother_n within_o who_o womb_n be_v close_v her_o heavenly_a maker_n hold_v from_o be_v losde_v with_o ease_n the_o world_n and_o blessed_v for_o that_o she_o have_v receive_v by_o angel_n mouth_n address_v a_o message_n she_o belieude_v that_o she_o conceive_v by_o the_o help_n of_o holy_a ghost_n he_o shall_v within_o she_o lie_v who_o gentile_n wish_v most_o but_o although_o other_o lose_v themselves_o in_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o divine_a mystery_n the_o virgin_n no_o doubt_n be_v so_o perfect_o instruct_v in_o it_o that_o she_o sound_v as_o much_o knowledge_n as_o she_o have_v feel_v comfort_n and_o her_o comfort_n be_v the_o more_o because_o her_o knowledge_n be_v so_o great_a and_o remember_v that_o the_o high_a she_o be_v in_o call_v the_o more_o low_o best_a beseem_v she_o to_o be_v in_o her_o carriage_n she_o do_v always_o with_o most_o humble_a thought_n attend_v upon_o high_a conceit_n neither_o think_v at_o any_o time_n too_o well_o of_o herself_o for_o that_o she_o shall_v mother_n so_o worthy_a a_o prince_n nor_o yet_o so_o unwary_a as_o to_o give_v any_o cause_n why_o from_o thence_o forth_o he_o shall_v disdain_v she_o to_o be_v his_o mother_n among_o other_o her_o comfort_n she_o remember_v what_o the_o ambassador_n have_v say_v unto_o she_o of_o her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n who_o before_o she_o love_v but_o now_o she_o long_v to_o see_v and_o if_o the_o way_n present_v themselves_o in_o her_o imagination_n very_o long_o her_o desire_n look_v to_o be_v prefer_v which_o be_v in_o heart_n also_o very_o great_a &_o and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n be_v both_o fit_a and_o pleasant_a to_o travel_v in_o invite_v she_o earnest_o to_o the_o journey_n to_o a_o city_n call_v hebron_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o juda_n li_v southward_o from_o jerusalem_n 22._o mile_n one_o of_o the_o most_o famous_a city_n in_o palestina_n for_o antiquity_n and_o of_o great_a renown_n because_o it_o be_v sometime_o the_o king_n seat_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o place_n be_v sometime_o such_o man_n or_o rather_o monster_n as_o neither_o eye_n can_v without_o horror_n behold_v nor_o ear_n without_o fear_n hear_v speak_v here_o be_v david_n who_o slay_v goliath_n the_o giant_n in_o a_o single_a combat_n with_o his_o sling_n anoint_a king_n and_o rule_v all_o israel_n by_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o year_n a_o place_n also_o for_o this_o cause_n have_v in_o reverence_n by_o all_o the_o world_n for_o that_o adam_n the_o first_o parent_n of_o all_o mankind_n here_o be_v say_v to_o have_v forsake_v the_o world_n here_o also_o be_v jacob_n the_o great_a patriarch_n bury_v &_o his_o father_n isaac_n who_o be_v miraculous_o in_o this_o place_n conceive_v by_o sara_n when_o she_o be_v by_o nature_n course_n past_a childbearing_n from_o hence_o abraham_n issue_v with_o 318._o of_o his_o man_n and_o join_v with_o he_o the_o 3._o brethren_n mambre_n who_o give_v name_n to_o the_o valley_n join_v unto_o it_o aner_n and_o escoll_n &_o pursue_v 4._o king_n conqueror_n overthrow_v they_o near_o unto_o mount_n libanus_n and_o bring_v back_o all_o the_o spoil_n which_o they_o have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o rich_a part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o be_v here_o also_o afterward_o bury_v a_o place_n notorious_o 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o oak_n which_o continue_v there_o 400._o year_n after_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o young_a prince_n we_o speak_v of_o &_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o 46._o city_n which_o be_v allot_v unto_o the_o priest_n to_o dwell_v in_o hither_o hasten_v the_o virgin_n if_o not_o so_o well_o accompany_v as_o noble_a &_o wealthy_a parent_n can_v send_v their_o only_a daughter_n aswell_o for_o her_o guard_n as_o theit_n own_o credit_n yet_o neither_o be_v it_o likely_a she_o will_v cares_o of_o herself_o have_v stray_v so_o far_o alone_a nor_o her_o parent_n suffer_v she_o to_o go_v without_o some_o company_n be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o base_a blood_n in_o palestina_n as_o they_o be_v of_o the_o best_a &_o none_o of_o the_o poor_a who_o can_v spare_v unto_o the_o temple_n one_o three_o part_n of_o what_o they_o have_v &_o a_o other_o to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a but_o her_o chief_a guard_n be_v invisible_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v invincible_a for_o if_o ever_o any_o prince_n with_o child_n travel_v be_v choice_o attend_v on_o least_o any_o hurt_n shall_v befall_v unto_o she_o or_o unto_o that_o she_o go_v with_o much_o more_o be_v she_o and_o every_o thing_n so_o well_o order_v as_o she_o neither_o feel_v any_o inconvenience_n in_o long_a uneasy_a way_n be_v a_o young_a maiden_n nor_o find_v any_o 〈◊〉_d in_o her_o journey_n by_o her_o burden_n be_v late_o become_v a_o mother_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o he_o which_o come_v to_o bring_v ease_n for_o his_o enemy_n will_v breed_v any_o pain_n in_o his_o best_a friend_n but_o no_o soon_o have_v she_o set_v fooâ—e_v into_o her_o cousin_n house_n and_o salute_v she_o but_o the_o child_n within_o her_o cousin_n womb_n be_v wray_v who_o she_o be_v and_o elizabeth_n by_o divine_a instinct_n cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n beginning_n where_o the_o prince_n ambassador_n have_v end_v his_o salutation_n and_o say_v unto_o she_o bless_a art_n thou_o among_o woman_n and_o bless_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o womb_n whence_o be_v this_o to_o i_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o my_o lord_n do_v come_v unto_o i_o for_o behold_v as_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o salutation_n sound_v in_o my_o ear_n the_o infant_n in_o my_o womb_n do_v leap_v for_o joy_n &_o bless_a art_n thou_o which_o do_v believe_v because_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v which_o be_v speak_v unto_o thou_o by_o our_o lord_n the_o sun_n although_o it_o appear_v unto_o we_o to_o be_v in_o a_o cloud_n because_o there_o be_v a_o cloud_n betwixt_o it_o and_o we_o be_v not_o altogether_o deprive_v of_o his_o power_n but_o give_v some_o light_n and_o by_o his_o light_a life_n where_o it_o light_v and_o the_o son_n of_o justice_n have_v build_v his_o glorious_a throne_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o virgin_n where_o he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v ascend_v upon_o a_o thin_a cloud_n shall_v he_o lease_v his_o virtue_n and_o not_o rather_o work_v not_o of_o any_o necessity_n as_o a_o natural_a cause_n of_o such_o like_a quality_v effect_n but_o voluntary_o as_o a_o liberal_a and_o free_a agent_n of_o supernatural_a grace_n how_o may_v we_o think_v will_v he_o draw_v unto_o he_o if_o he_o be_v once_o exalt_v who_o draw_v so_o mighty_o be_v imprison_v for_o
although_o his_o imprisonment_n be_v rather_o for_o his_o own_o pleasure_n then_o upon_o any_o other_o compulsion_n and_o his_o keeper_n such_o as_o ioy_v she_o have_v he_o rather_o for_o that_o perfect_a love_n she_o do_v bear_v unto_o he_o they_o for_o any_o private_a gain_n she_o mean_v to_o make_v of_o he_o more_o then_o that_o she_o may_v by_o this_o mean_a get_v he_o to_o seal_v she_o a_o patent_n by_o which_o she_o may_v be_v assure_v she_o shall_v love_v he_o and_o be_v belove_v again_o with_o a_o enles_a love_n yet_o be_v he_o a_o prisoner_n &_o a_o close_a prisoner_n &_o to_o that_o end_n at_o this_o time_n a_o close_a prisoner_n that_o after_o once_o he_o have_v get_v liherty_n he_o will_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o no_o man_n but_o by_o his_o own_o fault_n shall_v die_v a_o perpetual_a prisoner_n he_o draw_v not_o as_o the_o adamant_n stone_n draw_v iron_n &_o there_o hold_v it_o never_o again_o to_o banish_v it_o neither_o ever_o to_o better_o it_o but_o he_o draw_v as_o a_o most_o precious_a stone_n hew_v on_o it_o of_o a_o rock_n of_o infinite_a virtue_n without_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n better_v every_o thing_n which_o come_v near_o unto_o it_o if_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o goodness_n although_o it_o batter_v that_o all_o to_o piece_n where_o it_o light_v if_o it_o fall_v upon_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v brittle_a it_o turn_v iron_n into_o gold_n and_o gold_n into_o inestimable_a jewel_n be_v able_a to_o add_v perfection_n to_o whatsoever_o be_v make_v perfect_a and_o by_o the_o infusion_n of_o a_o gracious_a quality_n to_o alter_v the_o most_o ramish_a and_o hardly_a reclaim_v nature_n the_o maiden_n mother_n blush_v at_o her_o cousin_n word_n &_o begin_v to_o muse_v how_o she_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o secret_a work_n but_o present_o she_o perceive_v that_o he_o have_v tell_v the_o tale_n who_o best_o may_v without_o rebuke_n judge_v it_o therefore_o no_o boot_n for_o she_o to_o conceal_v it_o when_o the_o riddle_n be_v so_o right_o read_v with_o a_o modest_a downcast_a of_o her_o eye_n she_o acknowledge_v it_o &_o therewithal_o in_o thanksgiving_n unto_o he_o 〈◊〉_d who_o she_o have_v receive_v such_o a_o especial_a grace_n according_a unto_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n when_o any_o extraordinary_a cause_n of_o joy_n be_v minister_v unto_o they_o she_o break_v out_o into_o this_o song_n my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v my_o lord_n my_o spirit_n do_v also_o accord_v to_o joy_n in_o god_n my_o saviour_n for_o that_o he_o have_v regardful_o behold_v his_o maid_n humility_n her_o meek_a and_o low_a behaviour_n therefore_o all_o generation_n from_o this_o time_n forth_o of_o nation_n shall_v evermore_o i_o bless_v call_v for_o he_o have_v do_v great_a thing_n to_o i_o who_o able_a be_v in_o each_o degree_n and_o holy_a his_o name_n obove_n all_o who_o mercy_n also_o do_v extend_v from_o one_o to_o other_o without_o end_n the_o which_o of_o he_o do_v stand_v in_o fear_n with_o power_n and_o might_n of_o his_o strong_a arm_n he_o have_v disperse_v they_o to_o their_o harm_n who_o proud_a &_o lofty_a mind_n do_v bear_v he_o have_v depose_v from_o their_o seat_n who_o in_o their_o own_o conceit_n be_v great_a exalt_v humble_a mind_n for_o aye_o the_o hungry_a he_o have_v fill_v with_o good_a unto_o the_o rich_a he_o give_v no_o food_n but_o send_v they_o all_o empty_a away_o he_o have_v receive_v israel_n his_o child_n who_o ever_o please_v he_o well_o his_o mercy_n forget_v never_o as_o he_o before_o have_v promise_v unto_o our_o father_n which_o be_v dead_a abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o there_o be_v so_o sweet_a a_o consort_n in_o her_o countenance_n and_o so_o exquisite_a a_o concord_n in_o her_o carriage_n that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o other_o music_n to_o grace_v her_o song_n the_o ear_n have_v so_o full_a a_o object_n of_o her_o voice_n and_o the_o eye_n have_v wherewith_o to_o delight_v itself_o so_o sufficient_o with_o her_o look_n that_o those_o which_o hear_v she_o and_o see_v she_o as_o they_o have_v do_v impious_o to_o have_v take_v she_o for_o a_o goddess_n so_o have_v they_o do_v injurious_o if_o they_o have_v take_v she_o for_o less_o than_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n but_o while_o she_o and_o her_o cousin_n entertain_v inexplicable_a joy_n by_o these_o their_o mutual_a and_o most_o kind_a greetinge_n zacharias_n come_v with_o as_o hearty_a although_o a_o speechless_a congratulation_n unto_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o give_v she_o as_o friendly_a a_o welcome_a as_o his_o dumbness_n will_v permit_v he_o a_o sharp_a penance_n do_v zacharias_n endure_v but_o it_o be_v deserve_v because_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o do_v any_o wrong_n who_o enjoin_v it_o this_o zachartas_n be_v a_o priest_n and_o husband_n to_o elizabeth_n honour_v among_o the_o jew_n for_o his_o worthiness_n and_o high_o esteem_v by_o god_n for_o his_o virtue_n punish_v with_o a_o momentary_a loss_n because_o he_o be_v think_v worthy_a of_o a_o eternal_a gain_n for_o while_o he_o minister_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o make_v his_o prayer_n for_o a_o child_n unto_o he_o who_o can_v open_v the_o womb_n of_o a_o barren_a and_o age_a woman_n a_o angel_n appear_v unto_o he_o at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n first_o fright_v he_o with_o his_o presence_n then_o encourage_v he_o with_o a_o friendly_a message_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o wife_n elizabeth_n shall_v bear_v he_o a_o son_n who_o he_o shall_v call_v john_n in_o who_o nativity_n he_o and_o many_o other_o shall_v rejoice_v with_o so_o many_o circumstance_n of_o so_o great_a importance_n that_o zacharias_n think_v it_o a_o thing_n impossible_a whereupon_o the_o angel_n meaning_n to_o assure_v he_o of_o his_o message_n show_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o be_v gabriel_n and_o send_v unto_o he_o from_o god_n to_o tell_v he_o these_o good_a tiding_n but_o because_o of_o his_o incredulity_n he_o shall_v remain_v dumb_a until_o the_o day_n come_v wherein_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v and_o therewithal_o depart_v from_o he_o but_o zacharias_n present_o find_v by_o experience_n the_o sign_n be_v too_o true_a which_o be_v give_v he_o of_o the_o childbirth_n for_o come_v abroad_o among_o the_o people_n who_o have_v expect_v he_o above_o the_o usual_a time_n allot_v for_o that_o kind_n of_o worship_n he_o salute_v they_o with_o sign_n &_o not_o be_v able_a to_o speak_v unto_o they_o they_o all_o understand_v that_o he_o have_v see_v some_o vision_n this_o notwithstanding_o he_o continue_v still_o in_o the_o temple_n until_o the_o day_n of_o his_o office_n be_v expire_v for_o all_o the_o priest_n do_v minister_v in_o their_o turn_n which_o be_v perform_v they_o rest_v three_o and_o twenty_o week_n before_o they_o return_v to_o do_v their_o function_n this_o order_n do_v king_n david_n institute_v to_o avoid_v a_o confusion_n likely_a to_o grow_v among_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o for_o send_v for_o all_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v in_o his_o time_n and_o find_v four_o and_o twenty_o principal_a family_n he_o appoint_v that_o every_o family_n shall_v serve_v in_o the_o temple_n in_o their_o several_a week_n the_o order_n to_o be_v ever_o after_o keep_v according_a to_o the_o lot_n then_o present_o to_o be_v cast_v which_o course_n also_o the_o levite_n observe_v which_o serve_v the_o priest_n and_o because_o zacharias_n be_v the_o chief_a priest_n of_o his_o family_n many_o call_v he_o absolute_o the_o high_a priest_n whereas_o among_o they_o be_v 23._o more_o of_o equal_a dignity_n &_o no_o one_o of_o they_o great_a than_o a_o other_o as_o appear_z by_o that_o no_o one_o of_o they_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o other_o but_o every_o family_n serve_v in_o the_o temple_n according_a as_o their_o lot_n fall_v unto_o they_o and_o zacharias_n be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o abias_n to_o who_o fall_v the_o eight_o lot_n but_o above_o all_o these_o be_v one_o chief_a priest_n to_o who_o only_o belong_v the_o chief_a office_n in_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o holy_a part_n thereof_o and_o this_o be_v but_o once_o in_o the_o year_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o ten_o day_n of_o their_o seven_o month_n they_o account_v the_o first_o for_o the_o most_o part_n part_v of_o our_o march_n and_o part_n of_o april_n &_o the_o length_n of_o their_o month_n to_o the_o first_o appear_v of_o the_o new_a moon_n the_o high_a priest_n when_o he_o enter_v that_o place_n put_v on_o a_o pair_n of_o breech_n make_v with_o twist_a silk_n for_o when_o the_o law_n w_v first_o give_v man_n do_v wear_v no_o breech_n and_o they_o be_v so_o make_v for_o strength_n but_o they_o be_v of_o most_o pure_a white_a silk_n
&_o exceed_v fine_a they_o be_v tie_v fast_o under_o his_o navel_n and_o reach_v to_o his_o knee_n then_o he_o put_v on_o a_o garment_n of_o the_o same_o stuff_n which_o be_v open_a in_o the_o breast_n and_o back_o but_o to_o be_v make_v fast_o with_o hook_n of_o gold_n the_o sleeve_n be_v straight_o unto_o his_o arm_n it_o reach_v to_o his_o foot_n without_o pleite_n or_o fold_n it_o be_v gird_v unto_o he_o next_o unto_o his_o body_n a_o little_a beneath_o his_o armepitte_n with_o a_o girdle_n four_o finger_n broad_a but_o hollow_a like_a unto_o the_o skin_n which_o snake_n do_v cast_v in_o it_o be_v many_o flower_n and_o percious_a stone_n wrought_v in_o red_a purple_a sky-coloured_a and_o white_a so_o lively_a as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v set_v not_o wrought_v the_o ground_n be_v white_a and_o it_o hang_v down_o to_o his_o foot_n from_o the_o knot_n where_o it_o be_v tie_v upon_o his_o head_n he_o wear_v a_o mytre_n wrought_v with_o white_a silk_n which_o be_v tie_v behind_o with_o a_o silk_n ribbon_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o fall_v off_o from_o his_o head_n when_o he_o stir_v about_o the_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o a_o half_a moon_n and_o not_o so_o high_a but_o that_o some_o part_n of_o his_o head_n be_v see_v towards_o the_o crown_n and_o round_o about_o it_o be_v little_a ribbon_n sow_v one_o part_n of_o the_o one_o over_o some_o part_n of_o the_o other_o but_o so_o cunning_o as_o no_o man_n can_v perceyve_v where_o the_o needle_n be_v use_v thus_o attire_v do_v he_o go_v into_o that_o part_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v call_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o calf_n which_o he_o sprinkle_v upon_o the_o cover_n of_o the_o arch_n and_o also_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o goat_n then_o come_v forth_o he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o another_o goat_n confess_v before_o god_n all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n and_o pray_v that_o the_o punishment_n due_a unto_o they_o may_v light_v upon_o that_o goat_n he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o into_o some_o desert_n and_o there_o to_o be_v leave_v after_o this_o ceremony_n he_o put_v of_o those_o vestment_n and_o wash_v himself_o then_o be_v he_o attire_v again_o add_v to_o his_o former_a ornament_n a_o other_o coat_n of_o sky_n colour_n which_o be_v make_v open_a in_o the_o breast_n &_o in_o the_o back_n and_o where_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o put_v forth_o his_o arm_n without_o any_o sleeve_n and_o a_o welt_n of_o the_o same_o stuff_n be_v sow_v round_o unto_o the_o edge_n where_o it_o be_v open_a it_o reach_v down_o unto_o his_o ankle_n and_o be_v wrought_v near_o unto_o the_o low_a part_n with_o pomegranate_n in_o white_a red_a skye-colour_n and_o purple_a silk_n in_o such_o order_n as_o betwixt_o every_o pomegranate_n do_v hang_v a_o little_a bell_n of_o gold_n to_o the_o number_n as_o some_o say_v of_o 72._o over_o this_o coat_n he_o wear_v a_o garment_n which_o come_v no_o far_o then_o unto_o his_o middle_n it_o hang_v half_o before_o and_o half_o behind_o it_o be_v open_a in_o the_o shoulder_n but_o the_o sleeve_n be_v close_o to_o his_o arm_n and_o where_o it_o be_v open_a under_o the_o arm_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fasten_v by_o be_v sow_v together_o or_o with_o button_n this_o kind_n of_o garment_n do_v not_o only_a priest_n and_o levite_n wear_v but_o whosoever_o apply_v themselves_o in_o any_o peculiar_a worship_n of_o god_n but_o with_o this_o difference_n that_o their_o garment_n be_v only_o wrought_v with_o silk_n without_o any_o other_o ornament_n and_o that_o which_o the_o high_a priest_n do_v wear_v be_v wrought_v also_o with_o gold_n and_o have_v upon_o each_o shoulder_n where_o it_o be_v open_v a_o precious_a stone_n call_v a_o onyx_n which_o be_v transparent_a and_o of_o a_o mix_a colour_n between_o white_a and_o red_a in_o these_o stone_n be_v engrave_v the_o name_n of_o the_o twelve_o son_n of_o jacob_n save_v that_o in_o place_n of_o levi_n and_o joseph_n be_v two_o of_o josephs_n son_n ephraim_n and_o manasses_n for_o levi_n have_v the_o priesthood_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n be_v a_o sufficient_a representation_n of_o that_o family_n before_o god_n for_o which_o cause_n principal_o be_v the_o other_o engrave_v in_o the_o stone_n and_o to_o be_v wear_v at_o that_o time_n these_o stone_n be_v set_v in_o gold_n and_o in_o place_n of_o button_n to_o close_v this_o habit_n on_o the_o shoulder_n but_o the_o stone_n which_o be_v on_o the_o right_a shoulder_n as_o often_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n offer_v sacrifice_n do_v above_o his_o wont_n and_o above_o his_o nature_n shine_v so_o bright_a that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v a_o great_a way_n off_o of_o which_o perchance_o the_o reason_n may_v be_v because_o on_o that_o shoulder_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o six_o elder_n among_o the_o which_o be_v judas_n from_o who_o he_o shall_v spring_v who_o shall_v be_v a_o light_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n this_o habit_n be_v gird_v unto_o he_o with_o a_o girdle_n of_o white_a silk_n wrought_v with_o diverse_a colour_n and_o intermingle_v with_o gold_n the_o edge_n whereof_o be_v convey_v into_o pipe_n of_o gold_n and_o this_o also_o hang_v down_o before_o this_o habit_n they_o call_v a_o ephod_n and_o it_o have_v a_o far_o more_o costly_a ornament_n fasten_v unto_o it_o it_o have_v a_o place_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o breast_n without_o any_o work_n about_o a_o span_n square_n to_o supply_v which_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o the_o same_o stuff_n double_o wrought_v because_o it_o shall_v be_v of_o good_a strength_n for_o in_o it_o be_v set_v twelve_o precious_a stone_n in_o every_o one_o of_o which_o be_v the_o twelve_o name_n above_o mention_v engrave_v they_o be_v set_v three_o in_o a_o rank_n so_o that_o they_o make_v four_o rank_n in_o the_o piece_n in_o the_o first_o order_n be_v setâ—e_v a_o sardius_n a_o topaz_n and_o a_o emerald_n in_o the_o second_o a_o carbuncle_n a_o saphire_n and_o a_o jasper_n in_o the_o third_o a_o anthracite_n a_o achate_n and_o a_o amathist_n in_o the_o four_o a_o chrysolite_n a_o onyx_n and_o a_o berill_n this_o piece_n thus_o beset_v with_o precious_a stone_n double_v wrought_v as_o be_v say_v for_o strength_n because_o no_o doubt_n these_o stone_n be_v very_o great_a contain_v in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o twelve_o name_n be_v fasten_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o ephod_n with_o four_o ring_n of_o gold_n which_o be_v in_o the_o four_o corner_n on_o that_o side_n which_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o ephod_n in_o which_o be_v also_o four_o other_o ring_n of_o gold_n to_o which_o it_o be_v tie_v with_o a_o skycolour_n silk_n lace_n but_o in_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o piece_n in_o the_o upper_a part_n thereof_o be_v two_o great_a ring_n of_o gold_n one_o in_o one_o corner_n and_o another_o in_o the_o other_o corner_n through_o each_o of_o which_o ring_n go_v a_o chain_n of_o gold_n to_o the_o shoulder_n through_o hollow_a pipe_n of_o gold_n and_o be_v fasten_v by_o both_o the_o end_n thereof_o to_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o ephod_n in_o the_o back_n which_o for_o the_o purpose_n have_v two_o hook_n of_o gold_n set_v in_o it_o and_o this_o little_a square_a rich_a piece_n they_o call_v rational_a wherein_o they_o say_v be_v also_o put_v knowledge_n and_o truth_n which_o be_v no_o more_o then_o that_o the_o priest_n put_v it_o on_o he_o when_o he_o put_v on_o the_o ephod_n and_o demand_v of_o god_n the_o event_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v or_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v doubtful_a he_o be_v so_o assist_v by_o god_n goodness_n as_o he_o obtain_v that_o for_o which_o he_o pray_v and_o can_v give_v a_o right_a judgement_n thereof_o by_o this_o also_o when_o they_o go_v to_o war_n they_o always_o know_v what_o success_n they_o shall_v have_v for_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o victory_n the_o precious_a stone_n will_v give_v a_o extraordinary_a glimpse_n and_o brightness_n to_o the_o great_a encouragement_n of_o the_o people_n and_o although_o other_o put_v on_o their_o ephod_n do_v often_o demand_v of_o god_n the_o event_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o have_v answer_v yet_o none_o be_v so_o particular_o ordain_v for_o this_o purpose_n by_o god_n as_o this_o neither_o be_v there_o so_o manifest_a a_o certaiuty_n as_o be_v by_o this_o for_o by_o the_o glister_n of_o this_o all_o the_o people_n may_v also_o divine_a without_o any_o doubt_n of_o their_o good_a or_o evil_a success_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o grecian_n use_v to_o call_v it_o a_o oracle_n upon_o his_o head_n he_o wear_v a_o mitar_n like_a unto_o the_o other_o but_o it_o be_v cover_v all_o over_o with_o a_o skie-colour_n needlework_n
perfection_n shall_v not_o only_o become_v a_o object_n to_o every_o man_n sense_n but_o account_v also_o as_o a_o abject_a in_o every_o man_n sentence_n lament_v o_o heaven_n your_o loss_n and_o earth_n joy_n in_o your_o gain_n if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v your_o gain_n that_o he_o who_o be_v beget_v a_o prince_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o all_o point_v comparable_a to_o the_o mighty_a emperor_n shall_v be_v bear_v in_o so_o poor_a a_o estate_n in_o earth_n at_o he_o seem_v a_o companion_n only_o for_o the_o mean_a beggar_n prince_n have_v choice_n of_o palace_n remove_v sometime_o from_o one_o unto_o a_o other_o where_o they_o neither_o brook_v the_o diminish_n of_o their_o port_n nor_o abate_v the_o least_o portion_n of_o their_o pleasure_n but_o this_o prince_n have_v remove_v himself_o from_o a_o large_a stately_a and_o a_o glorious_a palace_n where_o he_o have_v much_o company_n most_o noble_a pure_a beautiful_a and_o sure_a unto_o he_o unto_o a_o narrow_a homely_a and_o base_a place_n where_o heâ—_n find_v small_a company_n of_o such_o condition_n but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n poor_a impure_a deform_a and_o false_a unto_o he_o he_o remove_v from_o a_o palace_n at_o the_o building_n whereof_o be_v neither_o any_o noise_n hear_v of_o any_o tool_n nor_o any_o noisomeness_n complain_v of_o for_o any_o toil_n it_o be_v with_o one_o only_a word_n make_v and_o make_v so_o firm_a that_o unless_o that_o word_n be_v again_o unsayde_v it_o be_v a_o eternal_a frame_n from_o hence_o he_o remoove_v not_o to_o any_o other_o palace_n any_o house_n no_o not_o to_o a_o poor_a man_n cottage_n but_o to_o a_o cave_n not_o in_o babylon_n not_o in_o rome_n not_o in_o jerusalem_n city_n famous_a either_o for_o soveraintie_n or_o sanctity_n no_o nor_o in_o bethlehem_n which_o be_v the_o least_o of_o a_o thousand_o in_o judah_n but_o in_o a_o rock_n without_o the_o town_n wall_n â—either_o as_o if_o he_o have_v mean_v to_o have_v make_v a_o escape_n from_o the_o world_n or_o else_o if_o the_o world_n have_v make_v a_o scorn_n of_o he_o the_o carver_n be_v judge_v passionate_a who_o wish_v his_o work_n transform_v into_o his_o own_o nature_n keep_v the_o shape_n which_o he_o have_v give_v it_o run_v jew_n and_o gentile_n behold_v your_o creature_n who_o have_v power_n not_o only_o to_o wish_v but_o also_o for_o the_o love_n of_o you_o to_o work_v himself_o into_o your_o nature_n which_o argue_v a_o passion_n of_o more_o intention_n and_o also_o of_o more_o perfection_n in_o that_o the_o carver_n wish_v it_o more_o for_o his_o own_o pleasure_n then_o for_o his_o work_n preferment_n and_o what_o your_o creator_n have_v wrought_v be_v to_o his_o own_o pain_n and_o only_o for_o his_o work_n profit_n for_o the_o compass_v of_o which_o he_o think_v thâ—t_v this_o present_a condition_n place_n and_o company_n so_o fit_a as_o he_o will_v not_o have_v accept_v any_o other_o have_v it_o be_v offer_v for_o a_o more_o wealthy_a condition_n will_v perchance_o have_v obtain_v a_o more_o convenient_a place_n and_o have_v a_o more_o convenient_a place_n the_o virgin_n must_v have_v have_v more_o company_n or_o if_o she_o have_v refuse_v they_o she_o will_v have_v incur_v a_o suspicion_n either_o to_o have_v offend_v by_o some_o shameful_a fact_n or_o else_o in_o tend_v some_o cruelty_n against_o herself_o and_o her_o infant_n and_o company_n be_v admit_v unto_o her_o labour_n the_o midwife_n at_o the_o least_o if_o not_o all_o the_o rest_n will_v have_v be_v privy_a unto_o this_o mystery_n which_o be_v as_o yet_o to_o be_v keep_v most_o secret_a for_o the_o virgin_n labour_n be_v not_o such_o as_o other_o woman_n labour'_v be_v nor_o the_o child_n in_o that_o manner_n bear_v that_o other_o childen_a be_v for_o neither_o do_v she_o feel_v any_o pain_n in_o her_o delivery_n nor_o he_o leave_v less_o integrity_n in_o her_o body_n than_o he_o find_v that_o kind_n of_o pain_n be_v the_o reward_n only_o of_o sin_n of_o which_o he_o acquitte_v she_o and_o corruption_n of_o body_n not_o without_o concupiscence_n which_o never_o be_v acquaint_v with_o she_o so_o that_o in_o all_o point_n she_o be_v as_o pure_a and_o perfect_a a_o virgin_n after_o this_o nativity_n as_o she_o be_v the_o first_o day_n after_o her_o own_o such_o a_o mother_n only_o become_v god_n son_n to_o have_v and_o such_o a_o son_n be_v none_o but_o a_o virgin_n worthy_a to_o conceive_v so_o be_v the_o oracle_n fulfil_v which_o speak_v of_o a_o gate_n in_o the_o east_n which_o shall_v ever_o be_v shut_v through_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v pass_v because_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n have_v enter_v by_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v remain_v shut_v for_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v therein_o to_o make_v his_o seat_n and_o to_o pass_v in_o and_o our_o through_o it_o so_o be_v the_o figure_n verify_v which_o be_v a_o bush_n flame_v with_o fire_n and_o not_o consume_v foreshow_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v a_o child_n in_o her_o womb_n without_o any_o corruption_n so_o be_v the_o expectation_n both_o of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o part_n satisfy_v because_o he_o now_o begin_v to_o run_v his_o race_n like_o a_o giant_n although_o he_o seem_v but_o a_o weak_a infant_n who_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o right_v the_o earth_n wrong_n and_o to_o repair_v the_o heaven_n ruin_n but_o the_o high_a power_n the_o heavenly_a spirit_n not_o able_a to_o contain_v themselves_o from_o communicate_v the_o cause_n unto_o the_o earth_n of_o her_o joy_n which_o be_v not_o more_o sudden_a than_o secret_a for_o no_o doubt_n all_o the_o world_n at_o this_o time_n rejoice_v although_o they_o know_v not_o whereat_o leave_v their_o princely_a palace_n for_o a_o time_n and_o descend_v into_o a_o plain_a near_o unto_o a_o tower_n whereabout_o jacob_n once_o â—ed_v his_o sheep_n a_o mile_n distant_a from_o bethleem_n where_o they_o find_v three_o poor_a shepherd_n very_o provident_o watch_v over_o their_o flock_n in_o a_o field_n where_o neither_o the_o cattle_n can_v lack_v meat_n to_o fill_v they_o nor_o their_o keeper_n food_n to_o refresh_v they_o be_v as_o fertile_a of_o olive_n to_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o one_o as_o it_o be_v of_o grass_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o other_o where_o one_o of_o the_o prince_n salute_v these_o shepherd_n but_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o reverence_n unto_o that_o shape_n for_o their_o master_n his_o sake_n who_o late_o have_v vouchsafe_v it_o and_o be_v as_o perfect_v in_o a_o peasant_n as_o in_o a_o prince_n beside_z that_o by_o their_o office_n and_o ability_n they_o make_v the_o representation_n of_o he_o the_o more_o lively_a who_o they_o entire_o love_v but_o the_o shepherd_n perceive_v a_o light_n beyond_o all_o their_o night_n observation_n to_o shine_v so_o bright_a and_o in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o a_o stately_a prince_n such_o as_o neither_o day_n nor_o night_n they_o have_v ever_o seâ—ne_v the_o like_a be_v so_o much_o affright_v therewith_o that_o the_o prince_n think_v it_o high_a time_n to_o hearten_v they_o again_o and_o speak_v unto_o in_o this_o manner_n fear_v you_o not_o for_o behold_v i_o bring_v you_o news_n of_o great_a joy_n which_o shall_v be_v unto_o all_o people_n for_o this_o day_n be_v bear_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o city_n of_o david_n a_o saviour_n who_o be_v christ_n our_o lord_n this_o be_v your_o sign_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o infant_n wrap_v in_o clothes_n and_o lay_v in_o a_o manger_n which_o say_v he_o join_v himself_o unto_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o company_n and_o for_o exceed_v great_a joy_n begin_v to_o sing_v with_o they_o this_o or_o the_o like_a canticle_n chorus_n 1._o all_o glory_n and_o praise_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a 2._o and_o peace_n on_o earth_n to_o man_n of_o a_o good_a will_n 1._o such_o glory_n as_o endure_v eternal_o 2_o such_o peace_n as_o none_o but_o ill_o wild_a man_n can_v spill_v 1._o glory_n to_o god_n the_o which_o shall_v never_o cease_v and_o unto_o good_a wild_a man_n eternal_a peace_n 2._o the_o heaven_n be_v full_a of_o glory_n which_o be_v god_n the_o earth_n bring_v peace_n betwixt_o those_o which_o be_v at_o odds_n 1._o glory_n &_o peace_n the_o ornament_n of_o heaven_n the_o lord_n of_o both_o to_o man_n in_o earth_n have_v give_v 2._o god_n will_v this_o glory_n shall_v continue_v still_o and_o peace_n betwixt_o heaven_n &_o earth_n if_o so_o man_n will_n chor._n 12_a glory_n be_v to_o he_o therefore_o who_o make_v this_o peace_n and_o bless_a earth_n which_o give_v so_o good_a increase_n the_o shepherd_n when_o they_o have_v consult_v upon_o what_o they_o have_v hear_v and_o leene_fw-mi they_o conclude_v to_o go_v unto_o bethleem_n to_o try_v the_o truth_n of_o those_o their_o glad_a tiding_n whether_o when_o they_o be_v come_v they_o
who_o do_v you_o find_v in_o your_o watch_n do_v you_o find_v he_o because_o you_o do_v watch_v or_o do_v you_o watch_v he_o because_o you_o find_v he_o o_o how_o much_o to_o you_o eternal_a gain_n do_v you_o find_v he_o when_o you_o keep_v your_o first_o watch_n over_o yourselves_o at_o what_o time_n many_o of_o your_o fellow_n citizen_n drink_v with_o self_n delight_n be_v to_o their_o intolerable_a pain_n banish_v their_o bright_a and_o glorious_a city_n and_o can_v never_o again_o attain_v unto_o their_o former_a felicity_n and_o because_o that_o you_o so_o happy_o watch_v 〈…〉_z do_v those_o duty_n which_o other_o sleep_v overship_v you_o be_v admit_v to_o watch_v 〈◊〉_d in_o his_o praise_n 〈…〉_z holy_a holy_a holy_a lord_n god_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o thy_o glory_n although_o 〈…〉_z he_o so_o gracious_a in_o your_o sight_n that_o you_o will_v not_o stay_v he_o or_o be_v he_o of_o so_o great_a might_n that_o you_o can_v not_o he_o be_v the_o pure_a fountain_n of_o grave_n and_o the_o sure_a fortress_n against_o all_o grief_n but_o if_o you_o have_v so_o just_a a_o cause_n both_o of_o love_n and_o fear_v why_o give_v you_o he_o no_o answer_n unto_o his_o demand_n 〈…〉_z love_n think_v the_o time_n too_o long_o which_o be_v spend_v in_o ask_v the_o question_n and_o desire_v to_o find_v who_o he_o love_v will_v not_o let_v he_o stay_v to_o take_v a_o answer_n but_o assoon_o as_o he_o have_v pass_v from_o the_o watch_n he_o find_v who_o he_o love_v for_o a_o little_a inferior_a to_o the_o angel_n have_v he_o create_v mankind_n which_o through_o her_o own_o fault_n be_v lose_v and_o therefore_o right_o he_o be_v say_v to_o find_v she_o for_o unto_o god_n image_n and_o likeness_n be_v man_n make_v and_o place_v in_o earth_n for_o a_o time_n in_o a_o paradise_n he_o be_v plentifullie_o enrich_v with_o all_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o create_v a_o prince_n over_o all_o earthly_a creature_n yea_o the_o angel_n themselves_o be_v so_o make_v to_o the_o service_n of_o he_o that_o from_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o birth_n have_v every_o one_o a_o angel_n attend_v on_o he_o but_o man_n not_o understand_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o own_o hoâ—our_n follow_v too_o much_o his_o adversary_n he_o our_o who_o beguile_v he_o with_o fair_a word_n make_v he_o so_o fond_a and_o prodigal_a that_o in_o one_o instant_a he_o waste_v all_o his_o patrimony_n man_n make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n do_v the_o devil_n ransack_v by_o a_o cowardly_a wiliness_n and_o therefore_o god_n make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n will_v restore_v he_o again_o by_o a_o wotthie_a victory_n and_o now_o that_o thou_o have_v find_v she_o who_o thou_o love_v thou_o have_v take_v such_o sure_a hold_n of_o she_o as_o she_o can_v go_v but_o wither_v thou_o guide_v she_o she_o can_v rest_v but_o where_o thou_o remayne_v thou_o have_v not_o only_o bring_v she_o into_o thy_o mother_n house_n for_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v all_o one_o with_o thou_o in_o the_o beginning_n &_o to_o express_v that_o infinite_a tenderness_n and_o love_n which_o thy_o father_n have_v over_o thou_o thou_o term_v he_o thy_o mother_n but_o into_o the_o chamber_n also_o where_o thou_o be_v beget_v keep_v nothing_o secret_a from_o she_o which_o thou_o may_v show_v &_o she_o conceive_v and_o adjure_v all_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o goat_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o field_n that_o they_o do_v not_o raise_v thy_o love_n or_o cause_v she_o to_o awake_v before_o herself_o will_n a_o strong_a love_n a_o strange_a care_n do_v the_o disease_a of_o thy_o love_n deserve_v so_o sharp_a a_o punishment_n as_o he_o who_o do_v it_o shall_v be_v account_v either_o as_o a_o goat_n who_o filthiness_n signify_v all_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o as_o a_o hart_n who_o fearfulness_n suppose_v he_o void_a of_o charity_n for_o grace_n will_v not_o dwell_v with_o filth_n and_o charity_n do_v expel_v all_o fear_n but_o what_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o ever_o she_o will_v have_v that_o will_v to_o arise_v or_o to_o awake_v out_o of_o thy_o embrace_n be_v so_o fast_o join_v to_o thou_o in_o matrimony_n that_o although_o you_o be_v god_n and_o man_n yet_o you_o be_v not_o two_o but_o one_o christ._n great_a dishonour_n will_v it_o be_v unto_o thou_o that_o after_o so_o much_o seek_v after_o she_o thou_o shall_v ever_o suffer_v she_o to_o be_v divorce_v from_o thou_o for_o all_o which_o know_v of_o how_o great_a power_n thou_o be_v will_v imagine_v a_o want_n of_o love_n in_o thou_o to_o let_v she_o go_v from_o thou_o true_a it_o be_v that_o by_o thy_o proclamation_n thy_o warrant_n of_o peace_n in_o earth_n avail_v only_o such_o as_o be_v of_o good_a will_n but_o rather_o supply_v their_o perverseness_n with_o thy_o effectual_a mercy_n then_o suffer_v they_o to_o part_v from_o thou_o to_o their_o eternal_a misery_n how_o narrow_o do_v thou_o search_v who_o will_v not_o leave_v the_o most_o secret_a corner_n in_o the_o world_n unsought_a how_o fervent_o do_v thou_o love_v who_o to_o gain_v a_o little_a something_o make_v thyself_o almost_o nothing_o how_o secure_o do_v thou_o joy_v when_o thou_o find_v she_o to_o who_o thy_o soul_n be_v so_o sure_o join_v thy_o tear_n do_v witness_v it_o with_o the_o which_o thou_o do_v bewail_v she_o more_o than_o thyself_o and_o bewray_v thy_o glad_a sudden_a find_v she_o for_o her_o own_o safety_n but_o still_o thy_o weep_n until_o thou_o be_v pass_v thy_o mother_n wean_n &_o begin_v now_o at_o the_o last_o to_o comfort_v she_o with_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n who_o thou_o have_v choose_v to_o give_v thou_o this_o charitable_a attendance_n apply_v thyself_o to_o a_o virgin_n teat_n who_o breast_n contain_v milk_n as_o strange_o as_o her_o womb_n conceive_v a_o child_n change_v thy_o crib_n although_o sacred_a with_o thy_o first_o cry_n for_o thy_o mother_n arm_n in_o who_o be_v settle_v thy_o firm_a joy_n shoot_v up_o apace_o heavenly_a imp_n to_o man_n stature_n who_o be_v shape_v in_o thy_o mother_n womb_n with_o a_o man_n staidness_n and_o be_v of_o more_o wisdom_n in_o thy_o short_a clout_n then_o be_v the_o grave_a sage_n in_o their_o side_a cloak_n run_v out_o thy_o intend_a race_n provoke_v all_o adverse_a power_n rouse_v thyself_o as_o like_a lion_n against_o thy_o foe_n as_o thou_o rest_v like_o a_o lamb_n among_o thy_o friend_n and_o show_v as_o much_o proof_n of_o thy_o might_n against_o the_o one_o as_o thou_o have_v of_o thy_o mildness_n among_o the_o other_o so_o shall_v the_o world_n in_o part_n be_v satisfy_v that_o whatsoever_o thou_o present_o suffer_v be_v rather_o because_o thou_o will_v conceal_v some_o secret_a mystery_n then_o that_o thou_o can_v be_v compel_v by_o any_o to_o fall_v into_o this_o secret_n misery_n and_o that_o thou_o who_o can_v command_v the_o stately_a heaven_n by_o thy_o power_n will_v not_o but_o for_o some_o great_a cause_n commend_v so_o small_a a_o hole_n with_o thy_o presence_n a_o little_a hole_n it_o be_v but_o a_o most_o holy_a place_n sacred_a with_o a_o more_o princely_a presence_n then_o be_v the_o stately_a palace_n and_o of_o no_o less_o and_o happy_a pleasure_n then_o be_v the_o heavenly_a paradise_n a_o place_n worthy_a 〈◊〉_d praise_n where_o prince_n dwell_v without_o shame_n where_o virgin_n be_v enamour_v without_o sin_n where_o a_o virgin_n give_v suck_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o virgin_n be_v deliver_v of_o this_o prince_n her_o breast_n begin_v to_o fill_v and_o he_o who_o of_o her_o pure_a blood_n have_v frame_v the_o body_n of_o her_o princely_a babe_n transform_v also_o part_n of_o the_o reside_v we_o into_o milk_n for_o his_o food_n that_o whence_o he_o have_v receive_v nature_n he_o shall_v also_o have_v his_o â—â—burishment_n now_o may_v the_o mount_n sinai_n leave_v brag_v in_o the_o desert_n of_o pharan_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o there_o give_v a_o law_n to_o man_n by_o which_o they_o may_v know_v the_o heaven_n pleasure_n now_o may_v the_o tarpeian_a rock_n leave_v boast_v in_o room_n of_o her_o dignity_n which_o receive_v a_o extraordynarye_a light_n from_o the_o heaven_n discover_v their_o displeasant_a now_o may_v the_o mountain_n morea_n abate_v her_o majesty_n in_o jerusalem_n whereupon_o stand_v the_o temple_n where_o in_o a_o obscure_a cloud_n appear_v the_o holy_a of_o all_o holye_n because_o now_o in_o a_o rock_n under_o the_o wall_n of_o bethleem_n be_v no_o law_n give_v but_o life_n a_o light_n for_o to_o directe_v not_o to_o correct_v and_o the_o holy_a of_o all_o holye_n enclose_v in_o such_o a_o cloud_n as_o he_o may_v both_o be_v see_v and_o handle_v by_o his_o creature_n and_o afterward_o this_o rock_n be_v consecrate_v
of_o one_o by_o nature_n and_o of_o another_o by_o the_o law_n hereof_o joseph_n be_v say_v in_o one_o pedigree_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n and_o in_o another_o pedigree_n the_o son_n of_o hely_n as_o be_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o jacob_n and_o call_v the_o son_n of_o hely_n because_o jacob_n have_v hâ—m_n by_o helies_n wife_n who_o hely_n leave_v a_o widow_n and_o without_o any_o child_n for_o hely_n and_o jacob_n be_v brethren_n of_o one_o womb_n although_o of_o diverse_a father_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o mathaâ—_n who_o be_v father_n unto_o jacob_n and_o mathat_n who_o be_v father_n unto_o hely_n but_o although_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o the_o young_a prince_n do_v descend_v of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n yet_o these_o petigree_n of_o joseph_n prove_v nothing_o but_o that_o the_o prince_n his_o mother_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n because_o joseph_n who_o in_o these_o petigree_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v of_o that_o name_n do_v espouse_v she_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n unlawful_a among_o the_o jew_n that_o any_o shall_v match_v but_o in_o their_o own_o tribe_n but_o neither_o do_v this_o prove_v that_o this_o prince_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n because_o notwithstanding_o diverse_a tribe_n shall_v not_o join_v together_o in_o marriage_n the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n and_o levi_n may_v and_o therefore_o the_o the_o proof_n that_o joseph_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n and_o of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n show_v nothing_o for_o the_o young_a prince_n but_o that_o he_o do_v by_o his_o mother_n descend_v either_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n or_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levy_n for_o this_o cause_n many_o take_v the_o second_o pedigree_n for_o the_o pedigree_n not_o of_o joseph_n but_o of_o the_o young_a prince_n by_o his_o mother_n ancestor_n thus_o begin_v that_o pedigree_n jesus_n be_v enter_v into_o his_o 30._o year_n who_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o iâ—seph_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o hely_n that_o be_v to_o say_v jesus_n be_v account_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o hely_n by_o mary_n daughter_n to_o hely_n otherwise_o call_v heliachim_n or_o joacâ—im_n for_o all_o be_v one_o name_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o although_o by_o this_o account_n the_o prince_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o king_n among_o his_o ancestor_n yet_o he_o have_v many_o absolute_a prince_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n descend_v from_o zorobabel_n unto_o jamnes_n otherwise_o call_v joannes_n hircanus_n who_o not_o brook_v the_o misery_n in_o which_o he_o and_o his_o people_n live_v through_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o syrian_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n his_o reign_n who_o force_v they_o to_o do_v many_o thing_n against_o their_o law_n slay_v himself_o for_o which_o fact_n all_o his_o wealth_n be_v confiscate_v which_o be_v a_o cause_n that_o the_o family_n of_o david_n live_v afterward_o somewhat_o obscure_o but_o in_o these_o petigree_n appear_v a_o very_a intricate_a difficulty_n for_o if_o salathiell_n and_o zorobabel_n mention_v in_o the_o second_o pedigree_n be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o first_o why_o do_v not_o the_o second_o pedigree_n name_v the_o princess_n ancestor_n from_o king_n david_n by_o king_n solomon_n as_o the_o first_o do_v but_o by_o nathan_n a_o other_o of_o david_n son_n by_o bersabe_n king_n solomon_n his_o mother_n again_o if_o salathiel_n and_o zorobabel_n mention_v in_o the_o second_o pedigree_n be_v not_o the_o same_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o first_o pedigree_n how_o come_v they_o which_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o second_o pedigree_n to_o be_v prince_n of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o posterity_n until_o jamnes_n slay_v himself_o a_o sacred_a history_n affirm_v that_o zorobabel_n who_o be_v say_v to_o descend_v from_o jechonias_n the_o last_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o salathiel_n do_v carry_v the_o people_n home_o out_o of_o babylon_n where_o they_o have_v be_v captive_n and_o other_o history_n of_o authority_n continue_v this_o government_n by_o mosullam_n or_o misciola_n zorobabels_n son_n and_o such_o as_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o second_o pedigree_n to_o be_v the_o prince_n his_o ancestor_n the_o difficulty_n will_v be_v easy_o solue_v if_o we_o may_v say_v that_o salathiel_n and_o zorobabel_n mention_v in_o the_o one_o pedigree_n be_v the_o same_o which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o other_o and_o that_o salathiel_n be_v not_o son_n unto_o jechonias_n but_o unto_o neri_n and_o this_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o the_o oracle_n which_o say_v that_o jechonias_n shall_v be_v barren_a and_o one_o who_o shall_v neither_o prosper_v nor_o have_v any_o offspring_n which_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n or_o have_v any_o authority_n ever_o after_o in_o judah_n which_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v true_a if_o he_o shall_v have_v child_n to_o succeed_v he_o and_o to_o say_v that_o a_o man_n be_v barren_a or_o that_o the_o son_n do_v not_o succeed_v his_o father_n when_o the_o son_n have_v not_o that_o pomp_n and_o majesty_n which_o his_o father_n have_v be_v to_o say_v that_o most_o man_n be_v barren_a and_o few_o son_n succeed_v their_o father_n so_o we_o may_v say_v that_o neither_o salomon_n son_n do_v succeed_v he_o from_o who_o ten_o tribe_n fall_v and_o follow_v jeroboam_fw-la nor_o joachas_n succeed_v his_o father_n josias_n because_o that_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n within_o three_o month_n after_o take_v he_o &_o send_v he_o into_o egypt_n where_o he_o die_v prisoner_n nor_o joachim_n brother_n to_o joachas_n who_o after_o that_o he_o have_v for_o a_o space_n pay_v to_o pharaoh_n a_o yearly_a tribute_n of_o a_o 100_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o one_o of_o gold_n pay_v tribute_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n to_o nabuchodonosâ—r_a king_n of_o chaldea_n and_o rebel_a against_o he_o be_v take_v and_o slay_v and_o throw_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n and_o lay_v unbury_v according_a to_o the_o oracle_n which_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o than_o the_o burial_n of_o a_o ass_n nor_o his_o son_n jechonias_n who_o be_v within_o three_o month_n after_o carry_v prisoner_n into_o chaldea_n lest_o perchance_o he_o shall_v by_o some_o mean_n have_v revenge_v his_o father_n death_n yet_o notwithstanding_o be_v this_o jechonias_n say_v to_o have_v sit_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n and_o zorobabel_n and_o his_o child_n have_v authority_n in_o judah_n as_o king_n although_o for_o some_o cause_n they_o will_v not_o be_v call_v king_n it_o be_v evident_a the_o oracle_n be_v of_o infallible_a truth_n that_o salathiel_n father_n to_o zorobabel_n be_v not_o natural_a son_n to_o jeconias_n but_o to_o neri_n and_o account_v the_o son_n of_o jeconias_n as_o descend_v of_o jeconias_n his_o wife_n who_o be_v leave_v to_o neri_n the_o next_o of_o kin_n to_o jeconias_n and_o to_o raise_v seed_n to_o jeconias_n who_o according_a to_o the_o oracle_n be_v barren_a some_o will_v seem_v to_o solve_v this_o difficulty_n by_o say_v that_o salathiel_n be_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o jeconias_n and_o adopt_v by_o neri_n after_o jeconias_n his_o death_n but_o why_o then_o be_v the_o prince_n his_o ancestor_n reckon_v from_o king_n david_n by_o nathan_n the_o other_o be_v both_o a_o more_o true_a and_o more_o honourable_a pedigree_n by_o this_o pedigree_n also_o be_v show_v how_o the_o prince_n be_v high_a priest_n for_o onias_n the_o high_a priest_n have_v one_o only_a daughter_n and_o one_o son_n he_o give_v his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n unto_o tobias_n otherwise_o call_v mathathias_n siloa_n who_o be_v grandfather_n unto_o jamnes_n the_o last_o prince_n which_o the_o jew_n have_v immediate_o before_o the_o maccabee_n and_o one_o of_o the_o young_a prince_n his_o ancestor_n but_o his_o son_n onias_n some_o call_v he_o ananias_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o his_o son_n but_o his_o brother_n flee_v from_o jerusalem_n into_o egypt_n where_o by_o philomater_n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n his_o licence_n he_o build_v in_o hieropolis_n a_o temple_n like_o unto_o the_o temple_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o end_v his_o life_n in_o schism_n onias_n the_o father_n have_v also_o two_o brethren_n who_o after_o they_o have_v bring_v he_o out_o of_o the_o high-priesthood_n be_v themselves_o as_o they_o bribe_v antiochus_n epiphanes_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n now_o one_o of_o they_o high_a priest_n now_o another_o and_o in_o the_o end_n both_o shut_v out_o and_o slay_v some_o do_v say_v that_o those_o three_o brethren_n be_v son_n to_o simon_n who_o be_v high_a priest_n and_o son_n unto_o that_o onias_fw-la which_o flee_v into_o egypt_n but_o whosoever_o they_o be_v all_o perish_a and_o ove_z succeed_v they_o in_o that_o dignity_n who_o name_n
other_o say_v that_o only_o one_o in_o every_o temple_n as_o at_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n one_o die_v in_o every_o house_n some_o write_v that_o only_o those_o fall_v down_o which_o be_v at_o heliopolis_n in_o thebais_n whether_o the_o virgin_n go_v with_o her_o son_n to_o dwell_v certain_a it_o be_v that_o a_o huge_a great_a tree_n be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o city_n who_o fruit_n leaf_n or_o bark_n do_v heal_v many_o disease_n and_o no_o other_o cause_n be_v ever_o give_v thereof_o then_o that_o it_o receive_v this_o virtue_n miraculous_o when_o the_o young_a prince_n pass_v by_o it_o at_o his_o first_o come_n at_o what_o time_n it_o bow_v down_o unto_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v dispossess_v of_o a_o evil_a spirit_n which_o be_v wont_n there_o to_o be_v honour_v by_o the_o egyptian_n and_o all_o this_o be_v no_o wonder_n to_o those_o who_o read_v that_o dagon_n the_o idol_n which_o the_o philistine_n adore_v be_v find_v first_o lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n before_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n which_o they_o take_v in_o a_o battle_n from_o the_o jew_n and_o have_v place_v it_o in_o dagons_n temple_n at_o asoâ—â—s_n and_o the_o second_o time_n the_o body_n of_o the_o idol_n be_v in_o his_o place_n as_o they_o have_v set_v it_o up_o again_o but_o the_o head_n and_o hand_n be_v off_o and_o lay_v before_o the_o arch_n if_o the_o arch_n be_v of_o such_o virtue_n be_v a_o thing_n make_v of_o wood_n make_v by_o moses_n at_o god_n commandment_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n which_o he_o give_v unto_o the_o israelite_n that_o a_o idol_n can_v not_o stand_v in_o the_o presence_n thereof_o how_o can_v any_o idol_n stand_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o arch_n make_v without_o man_n hand_n and_o where_o god_n himself_o be_v personal_o present_a for_o into_o egypt_n come_v now_o neither_o abraham_n jacob_n moses_n nor_o jeremie_n but_o one_o who_o be_v great_a than_o ever_o be_v any_o of_o the_o patriarch_n or_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o egypt_n feel_v such_o a_o alteration_n as_o never_o before_o that_o this_o young_a prince_n dwell_v in_o heliopolis_n a_o worthy_a fountain_n not_o far_o from_o thence_o witness_v wherein_o it_o be_v say_v the_o virgin_n wash_v the_o young_a prince_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o she_o use_v about_o he_o it_o be_v in_o a_o garden_n where_o grow_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o precious_a for_o in_o the_o garden_n be_v nothing_o but_o balsam_n &_o it_o have_v no_o other_o water_n but_o of_o that_o fountain_n to_o water_v it_o &_o the_o garden_n be_v afterward_o make_v great_a the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o dig_v a_o great_a place_n for_o the_o water_v thereof_o near_o unto_o the_o other_o little_a fountain_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o there_o be_v some_o special_a virtue_n therein_o for_o this_o purpose_n and_o that_o their_o well_n which_o they_o dig_v be_v near_o unto_o it_o may_v be_v the_o better_a for_o it_o but_o they_o all_o be_v deceive_v of_o their_o expectation_n until_o they_o make_v certain_a pipe_n by_o which_o they_o convey_v water_n out_o of_o the_o little_a fountane_n into_o their_o well_n and_o mingle_v it_o with_o other_o water_n which_o spring_v fast_o by_o it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o which_o both_o that_o place_n and_o the_o place_n where_o the_o virgin_n dwell_v be_v have_v in_o great_a reverence_n by_o the_o heathen_a people_n for_o they_o see_v a_o manifest_a sign_n that_o his_o body_n give_v virtue_n unto_o that_o fountain_n when_o as_o the_o water_n which_o be_v dig_v close_o by_o it_o have_v no_o such_o virtue_n in_o it_o this_o sequel_n perchance_o make_v the_o egyptian_n to_o reflect_v the_o more_o upon_o their_o idol_n fall_v both_o in_o their_o temple_n and_o elsewhere_o and_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o they_o have_v be_v before_o also_o inform_v by_o one_o who_o although_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n and_o stone_v to_o death_n by_o his_o own_o countryman_n in_o egypt_n because_o he_o foretell_v they_o they_o shall_v all_o die_v by_o sword_n and_o famine_n which_o descend_v into_o egypt_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o temple_n by_o the_o chaldee_n yet_o he_o be_v high_o esteem_v of_o by_o all_o the_o egyptian_n for_o that_o by_o his_o prayer_n he_o deliver_v all_o that_o coast_n where_o he_o come_v from_o cockatrice_n pernicious_a water_n serpent_n &_o from_o aspides_fw-la which_o be_v so_o wily_a that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o enchanter_n be_v about_o to_o charm_v they_o thereby_o to_o take_v away_o their_o force_n in_o hurt_v they_o they_o will_v lay_v one_o of_o their_o ear_n so_o close_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o stop_v the_o other_o so_o fast_o with_o their_o tail_n that_o the_o enchanter_n can_v not_o in_o any_o sort_n prevail_v against_o they_o the_o oracle_n which_o this_o prophet_n give_v they_o be_v that_o when_o a_o virgin_n shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n their_o idol_n shall_v be_v destroy_v which_o be_v believe_v by_o the_o priest_n they_o erect_v in_o the_o most_o secret_a place_n of_o their_o temple_n the_o image_n of_o a_o virgin_n with_o a_o child_n in_o her_o arm_n &_o adore_v it_o which_o ptolomeus_n their_o k._n for_o alexander_n the_o great_a make_v ptolo._n k._n of_o egypt_n &_o after_o he_o the_o k._n of_o egypt_n be_v call_v ptolemy_n as_o before_o they_o all_o call_v pharaoh_n when_o he_o demand_v what_o it_o mean_v they_o say_v as_o before_o be_v show_v and_o that_o their_o predecessor_n have_v leave_v such_o a_o tradition_n among_o they_o and_o that_o they_o believe_v it_o and_o no_o doubt_n that_o image_n do_v stand_v still_o in_o their_o temple_n for_o the_o honour_n they_o bear_v unto_o the_o prophet_n who_o after_o the_o jew_n have_v stone_v the_o egyptian_n bury_v close_o by_o their_o king_n but_o afterward_o alexander_n the_o great_a translate_v his_o body_n with_o exceed_v great_a pomp_n unto_o alexandria_n that_o by_o the_o presence_n thereof_o those_o serpent_n shall_v avoid_v which_o by_o no_o other_o policy_n he_o can_v overcome_v notwithstanding_o that_o he_o have_v bring_v other_o kind_n of_o sepent_v out_o of_o greece_n to_o destroy_v they_o but_o after_o that_o this_o bless_a virgin_n and_o her_o child_n be_v come_v into_o egypt_n herod_n return_v from_o rome_n as_o most_o man_n affirm_v either_o from_o make_v complaint_n of_o his_o son_n alexander_n and_o aristobulus_n or_o from_o answer_v to_o their_o complaint_n make_v upon_o he_o to_o the_o emperor_n and_o not_o know_v this_o young_a prince_n where_o to_o find_v but_o mistrust_v only_o that_o he_o be_v some_o where_o about_o bethlcem_fw-la send_v to_o murder_v all_o the_o infant_n which_o be_v in_o bethleem_n &_o near_o about_o so_o that_o benjamin_n as_o some_o do_v think_v border_v upon_o that_o part_n of_o juda_n lose_v also_o some_o of_o their_o infant_n according_a to_o the_o old_a pprophecy_n a_o voice_n of_o weep_v and_o howl_v be_v hear_v in_o rama_fw-mi rachel_n bewail_v her_o child_n and_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v because_o they_o be_v not_o that_o be_v to_o say_v because_o she_o be_v spoil_v of_o they_o for_o benjamin_n be_v the_o young_a son_n of_o rachel_n and_o the_o young_a of_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n some_o do_v think_v that_o rama_fw-mi be_v a_o town_n betwixt_o bethleem_n and_o hebron_n and_o that_o zacharias_n upon_o riot_n of_o this_o murder_n convey_v away_o his_o son_n for_o which_o he_o be_v afterward_o slay_v himself_o some_o say_v that_o this_o rama_fw-mi be_v a_o town_n in_o arabia_n who_o name_n be_v use_v to_o show_v how_o far_o in_o a_o short_a time_n this_o cruelty_n be_v spread_v abroad_o some_o do_v think_v that_o rama_fw-mi signify_v nothing_o but_o the_o vehemency_n of_o the_o cry_n which_o may_v very_o well_o be_v for_o 14000._o infant_n be_v slay_v in_o this_o massacre_n and_o as_o some_o do_v think_v only_o the_o infant_n of_o juda_n and_o that_o rachel_n be_v by_o the_o prophet_n say_v to_o lament_v her_o child_n not_o because_o that_o any_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v slay_v but_o because_o that_o she_o lay_v bury_v near_o unto_o the_o place_n where_o this_o murder_n be_v principal_o do_v which_o be_v do_v upon_o all_o of_o two_o year_n old_a to_o five_o year_n old_a as_o some_o have_v think_v because_o the_o child_n bone_n which_o be_v after_o see_v seem_v to_o be_v of_o a_o great_a growth_n than_o two_o year_n other_o who_o think_v that_o child_n be_v big_a at_o that_o time_n than_o they_o be_v in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o say_v all_o be_v slay_v which_o be_v of_o two_o year_n and_o under_o which_o also_o some_o do_v limit_n say_v that_o none_o be_v slay_v who_o be_v under_o 40._o day_n old_a because_o herod_n understand_v that_o the_o prince_n be_v bear_v when_o the_o three_o king_n
be_v with_o he_o which_o be_v about_o forty_o day_n before_o this_o murder_n and_o these_o do_v suppose_v that_o the_o murder_n be_v do_v present_o after_o the_o presentation_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o this_o limitation_n have_v more_o pity_n than_o pith_n in_o it_o for_o if_o the_o soldier_n be_v debar_v from_o kill_v those_o who_o be_v but_o forty_o day_n old_a or_o under_o can_v they_o distinguish_v better_o betwixt_o one_o child_n age_n 〈◊〉_d another_o of_o forty_o day_n and_o another_o of_o forty_o five_o day_n or_o fifty_o dayesx_n then_o betwixt_o one_o of_o forty_o day_n and_o one_o of_o two_o year_n old_a if_o they_o be_v so_o cunning_a to_o distinguish_v one_o age_n from_o another_o which_o differ_v but_o three_o or_o four_o day_n why_o be_v child_n of_o two_o year_n old_a murder_v for_o one_o little_a above_o forty_o day_n old_a if_o they_o be_v not_o so_o cunning_a to_o distinguish_v what_o security_n be_v it_o for_o herod_n to_o kill_v some_o and_o leave_v other_o alive_a who_o may_v very_o well_o be_v take_v for_o four_o or_o five_o day_n young_a than_o they_o be_v wherefore_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o all_o be_v slay_v which_o be_v two_o year_n old_a or_o under_o for_o herod_n assure_v himself_o as_o he_o may_v very_o well_o both_o by_o the_o prince_n his_o presentation_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o also_o by_o the_o appear_a of_o the_o star_n that_o the_o child_n he_o seek_v for_o be_v under_o those_o year_n and_o not_o know_v how_o to_o set_v a_o limit_n under_o that_o time_n which_o can_v be_v observe_v for_o his_o purpose_n he_o may_v think_v it_o little_o more_o cruelty_n than_o he_o do_v principal_o intend_v to_o kill_v they_o all_o beside_o that_o he_o may_v think_v that_o some_o for_o some_o bribe_n may_v be_v favour_v the_o soldier_n have_v so_o just_a a_o excuse_n as_o a_o precise_a commandment_n to_o kill_v such_o and_o no_o other_o and_o the_o young_a prince_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o may_v by_o these_o mean_n escape_v be_v above_o a_o year_n old_a and_o think_v to_o be_v very_o forward_o in_o growth_n have_v in_o herod_n conceit_n more_o help_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o star_n than_o other_o child_n and_o the_o more_o because_o he_o understand_v that_o a_o star_n do_v in_o a_o sort_n attend_v upon_o he_o at_o his_o birth_n and_o this_o cause_n do_v somegive_v why_o he_o take_v so_o large_a a_o scope_n in_o the_o age_n of_o those_o who_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v murder_v for_o he_o think_v the_o star_n will_v make_v he_o look_v young_a or_o old_a than_o he_o be_v for_o his_o advantage_n although_o other_o impute_v it_o altogether_o to_o herod_n cruelty_n which_o deprive_v he_o so_o much_o of_o reason_n as_o in_o this_o commission_n he_o will_v not_o except_v his_o own_o son_n but_o suffer_v he_o also_o to_o be_v murder_v among_o the_o infant_n perchance_o hate_v he_o for_o this_o cause_n that_o be_v a_o infant_n he_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o prince_n who_o he_o fear_v the_o shepherd_n their_o tale_n be_v hear_v where_o they_o have_v report_v abroad_o this_o child_n birth_n &_o hold_v for_o no_o more_o than_o a_o tale_n because_o it_o chance_v at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o when_o gentile_n and_o jew_n by_o their_o imitation_n use_v to_o watch_v all_o the_o night_n for_o a_o ancient_a custom_n be_v among_o they_o to_o keep_v watch_n twice_o in_o the_o year_n at_o what_o time_n the_o night_n be_v at_o the_o long_a &_o at_o the_o short_a and_o spend_v they_o perchance_o in_o some_o kind_n of_o pastime_n and_o this_o watch_n do_v the_o gentile_n keep_v as_o some_o do_v write_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o three_o king_n their_o so_o strange_a a_o demand_n in_o jerusalem_n for_o he_o who_o be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n drive_v herod_n into_o a_o little_a fear_n but_o their_o silent_a departure_n make_v he_o think_v that_o they_o miss_v what_o they_o seek_v for_o and_o therefore_o the_o more_o secure_a but_o when_o the_o prince_n be_v open_o proclaim_v in_o no_o obscure_a place_n but_o in_o the_o temple_n &_o not_o in_o a_o corner_n but_o in_o a_o open_a assembly_n herod_n begin_v to_o be_v exceed_o trouble_v and_o have_v a_o present_a wit_n especial_o in_o any_o wicked_a practice_n determine_v rather_o than_o to_o miss_v he_o that_o all_o the_o child_n in_o bethleem_n or_o near_o about_o shall_v be_v murder_v but_o defer_v it_o until_o his_o return_n from_o rome_n as_o many_o do_v say_v perchance_o because_o in_o his_o absence_n he_o doubt_v either_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v do_v unto_o his_o mind_n or_o else_o that_o it_o may_v cause_v some_o tumult_n among_o the_o people_n or_o thirdlye_o because_o he_o will_v not_o have_v this_o object_v against_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v before_o caesar._n but_o here_o may_v seem_v some_o doubt_n why_o the_o virgin_n shall_v fly_v into_o egypt_n for_o succour_n be_v at_o nazareth_n for_o the_o sacred_a history_n say_v she_o go_v thither_o so_o soon_o as_o all_o thing_n be_v end_v in_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v four_o day_n journey_n from_o bethleem_n where_o as_o it_o appear_v she_o be_v in_o sufficient_a security_n with_o her_o child_n to_o which_o may_v he_o answer_v that_o although_o herod_n be_v inform_v that_o the_o prince_n he_o fear_v be_v to_o be_v bear_v in_o bethleem_n and_o that_o from_o bethleem_n the_o child_n come_v of_o who_o at_o his_o presentation_n in_o the_o temple_n so_o many_o thing_n both_o admirable_a and_o worthy_a eternal_a memory_n be_v speak_v yet_o can_v he_o not_o be_v ignorant_a who_o fear_v make_v overcurious_a and_o to_o search_v out_o whatsoever_o may_v make_v for_o his_o purpose_n of_o a_o old_a pprophecy_n that_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o sprig_n shall_v spring_v from_o the_o root_n of_o jesse_n and_o out_o of_o this_o sprig_n shall_v come_v a_o flower_n or_o as_o some_o do_v read_v it_o a_o nazarene_n so_o that_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o the_o virgin_n shall_v remove_v the_o prince_n from_o nazareth_n which_o herode_fw-la after_o his_o return_n by_o diligent_a search_n have_v find_v but_o not_o whither_o they_o be_v remove_v and_o imagine_v that_o they_o be_v return_v to_o bethleem_n or_o thereabouts_o because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n he_o resolve_v to_o send_v his_o soldier_n thither_o to_o kill_v all_o the_o infant_n of_o two_o year_n old_a and_o under_o but_o after_o this_o murder_n herode_fw-la grow_v odious_a in_o palestina_n and_o infamous_a in_o all_o the_o world_n in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o emperor_n who_o have_v before_o a_o great_a conceit_n of_o the_o man_n say_v by_o way_n of_o mock_v that_o he_o have_v rather_o be_v herod_n hog_n than_o his_o son_n for_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o kill_v any_o swine_n flesh_n either_o for_o the_o temple_n or_o for_o their_o own_o private_a use_n because_o they_o account_v those_o beast_n as_o unclean_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v eat_v for_o every_o beast_n say_v their_o law_n which_o do_v not_o chew_v the_o cud_n &_o have_v not_o the_o foot_n cleave_v be_v unclean_a by_o which_o the_o hare_n although_o it_o chew_v the_o cud_n yet_o because_o it_o have_v a_o whole_a foot_n be_v count_v unclean_a &_o the_o hog_n which_o have_v a_o cleave_a foot_n because_o it_o do_v not_o chaw_v the_o cud_n be_v also_o unclean_a but_o neither_o be_v hog_n keep_v in_o palestina_n until_o such_o have_v power_n over_o it_o as_o be_v not_o under_o the_o jew_n law_n &_o then_o be_v the_o jew_n content_v be_v for_o this_o cause_n privilege_v in_o other_o thing_n above_o other_o to_o keep_v hog_n for_o other_o use_n and_o these_o observation_n be_v not_o only_o for_o beast_n but_o for_o fish_n which_o be_v all_o account_v unclean_a which_o have_v not_o both_o fin_n &_o scale_n &_o also_o for_o fowl_n among_o which_o some_o be_v forbid_v which_o among_o other_o people_n be_v use_v ordinary_o some_o seldom_o either_o in_o respect_n of_o daintiness_n of_o the_o meat_n or_o curiousness_n of_o the_o eater_n as_o swan_n peewit_n a_o sea_n foul_a like_a to_o a_o sea_n gull_v crow_n hawk_n owl_n &_o many_o other_o which_o perchance_o in_o far_a country_n elsewhere_o be_v account_v good_a meat_n as_o griffin_n kite_n ostrich_n eagle_n &_o other_o strange_a bird_n which_o breed_v in_o egypt_n or_o thereabouts_o general_o all_o fly_a thing_n which_o have_v four_o leg_n be_v judge_v unclean_a unless_o they_o have_v their_o hinder_a leg_n long_o they_o their_o foreleg_n but_o herode_fw-la his_o good_a fortune_n be_v such_o as_o all_o thing_n still_o chance_v as_o he_o wish_v and_o whereas_o caesar_n be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o give_v he_o a_o mock_n caesar_n he_o think_v do_v high_o
of_o 29._o day_n which_o amount_v just_o unto_o the_o number_n of_o the_o 11._o day_n which_o in_o every_o one_o of_o the_o 19_o year_n do_v want_v in_o that_o other_o reckon_n for_o in_o 19_o year_n of_o 12._o month_n in_o the_o year_n according_a to_o the_o jew_n account_n the_o sun_n have_v get_v 19_o time_n 11._o day_n which_o amount_v to_o two_o hundred_o and_o nine_o day_n and_o these_o month_n add_v one_o sometime_o to_o some_o three_o and_o sometime_o a_o other_o to_o some_o second_o year_n of_o the_o nineteen_o amount_v to_o as_o many_o day_n so_o that_o in_o the_o 19_o year_n the_o year_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o year_n of_o the_o moon_n by_o the_o jew_n account_n do_v perfect_o agree_v the_o day_n of_o their_o neomenia_n that_o be_v ahe_fw-la first_o day_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v keep_v holiday_n but_o so_o as_o any_o man_n may_v work_v therein_o and_o those_o which_o will_v not_o may_v be_v present_a at_o the_o sacrifice_n then_o offer_v extraordinary_o with_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n and_o other_o music_n to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v consecrate_v to_o god_n honour_n the_o first_o of_o their_o time_n as_o first_o fruit_n god_n will_v prosper_v they_o in_o all_o the_o month_n follow_v these_o be_v the_o ordinary_a feast_n which_o continued_z from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n to_o the_o end_n the_o sabaoth_n every_o seven_o day_n and_o the_o calend_n or_o neomeniâ—_n every_o first_o day_n of_o the_o moon_n the_o solemnity_n of_o their_o phâ—se_n or_o passover_o by_o which_o they_o will_v both_o show_v themselves_o grateful_a for_o a_o good_a turn_n and_o instruct_v all_o their_o posterity_n how_o gracious_o god_n deal_v with_o they_o in_o egypt_n the_o night_n before_o they_o take_v their_o journey_n from_o thence_o when_o he_o slay_v the_o first_o beget_v both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a of_o every_o kind_n or_o as_o some_o think_v not_o only_o the_o first_o beget_v for_o a_o second_o son_n although_o he_o be_v not_o absolute_o the_o ancient_a of_o his_o house_n yet_o he_o may_v be_v the_o ancient_a in_o the_o house_n whereat_o that_o time_n he_o be_v for_o in_o every_o house_n one_o lie_v dead_a and_o pass_v over_o only_o the_o house_n in_o which_o be_v the_o hebrew_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o sign_n make_v like_a unto_o a_o t._n upon_o the_o post_n of_o their_o door_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o lamb_n or_o a_o kid_n the_o same_o night_n kill_v and_o eat_v in_o the_o house_n be_v observe_v the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o moon_n in_o the_o year_n and_o that_o moon_n they_o do_v always_o account_v the_o first_o in_o the_o year_n who_o first_o day_n be_v near_o unto_o the_o equinoctial_a in_o the_o summer_n spring_n time_n for_o before_o this_o solemnity_n be_v institute_v they_o account_v their_o beginning_n of_o their_o year_n at_o the_o other_o equinocticall_a according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n which_o account_n they_o do_v not_o altogether_o afterward_o neglect_v but_o use_v it_o in_o their_o secular_a affair_n as_o they_o use_v this_o other_o in_o their_o divine_a ceremony_n and_o call_v the_o one_o a_o holy_a year_n and_o the_o other_o a_o secular_a year_n this_o holy_a year_n be_v institute_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o promulgate_v by_o moses_n and_o be_v observe_v in_o remembrance_n that_o in_o this_o month_n they_o be_v bring_v from_o egypt_n &_o this_o feast_n be_v celebrate_v in_o this_o manner_n upon_o the_o 14._o day_n of_o that_o moon_n at_o the_o sun_n set_v or_o before_o they_o have_v ready_a a_o lamb_n or_o a_o kid_n of_o a_o year_n old_a or_o under_o clear_a from_o all_o disease_n both_o in_o the_o skin_n and_o body_n and_o after_o that_o it_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n which_o the_o priest_n do_v by_o lift_v it_o up_o before_o god_n it_o shall_v be_v kill_v roast_v &_o eat_v in_o the_o same_o house_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_a in_o the_o house_n to_o eat_v a_o lamb_n or_o a_o kid_n they_o shall_v call_v in_o their_o neighbour_n always_o provide_v that_o they_o be_v jew_n or_o at_o the_o least_o proselyte_n that_o be_v circumcise_v if_o they_o be_v gentile_n before_o which_o be_v a_o great_a help_n unto_o the_o poor_a who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o buy_v a_o lamb_n or_o a_o kid_n they_o may_v not_o cast_v away_o any_o part_n of_o the_o lamb_n or_o kid_n but_o after_o they_o have_v wash_v the_o entrails_n they_o put_v they_o in_o again_o and_o roast_v it_o whole_a from_o the_o head_n unto_o the_o foot_n neither_o may_v they_o break_v any_o bone_n thereof_o or_o see_v any_o part_n they_o be_v to_o eat_v it_o with_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o wild_a lettuse_a they_o have_v staff_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o shoe_n on_o their_o foot_n a_o thing_n not_o use_v in_o their_o feast_n for_o at_o feast_n they_o sit_v barefoot_a whereby_o they_o will_v signify_v that_o they_o do_v eat_v in_o haste_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v go_v and_o therefore_o they_o do_v not_o sit_v but_o stand_v at_o this_o feast_n wherefore_o when_o we_o read_v of_o some_o who_o do_v rise_v to_o wash_v other_o foot_n after_o this_o feast_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o do_v rise_v immediate_o after_o this_o feast_n for_o they_o be_v up_o and_o stand_v at_o it_o although_o the_o phrase_n may_v bear_v it_o when_o any_o new_a thing_n be_v attempt_v but_o they_o do_v rise_v from_o the_o supper_n which_o be_v usual_o make_v after_o this_o feast_n this_o be_v institute_v to_o fulfil_v a_o ceremony_n rather_o than_o to_o fill_v the_o belly_n and_o the_o same_o custom_n continue_v a_o long_a time_n after_o that_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v use_v of_o which_o this_o be_v partly_o a_o figure_n if_o any_o of_o the_o lamb_n or_o kid_n remain_v not_o eat_v it_o be_v to_o be_v burn_v the_o next_o morning_n if_o the_o household_n be_v very_o great_a that_o a_o lamb_n can_v not_o satisfy_v their_o hunger_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o kill_v any_o more_o than_o one_o in_o this_o ceremony_n but_o they_o may_v afterward_o eat_v what_o they_o will_v to_o satisfy_v they_o yet_o some_o have_v think_v that_o no_o more_o nor_o few_o than_o ten_o person_n may_v be_v at_o the_o eat_n of_o a_o lamb_n this_o holy_a day_n begin_v when_o the_o lamb_n or_o kid_n begin_v to_o be_v offer_v andx_v end_v when_o the_o evening_n be_v come_v yet_o they_o may_v eat_v of_o the_o lamb_n until_o midnight_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o same_o evening_n a_o other_o feast_n be_v begin_v which_o continue_v 8._o day_n and_o be_v call_v the_o feast_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n because_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o have_v any_o other_o in_o the_o house_n all_o that_o time_n it_o be_v also_o call_v phase_n as_o the_o former_a feast_n be_v &_o by_o the_o same_o name_n be_v the_o sacrifice_n call_v which_o be_v offer_v in_o those_o day_n of_o the_o feast_n and_o the_o like_a condition_n be_v require_v of_o purity_n in_o those_o which_o eat_v of_o they_o for_o as_o they_o be_v command_v under_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o eat_v their_o pascall_n lamb_n so_o may_v they_o not_o eat_v it_o if_o they_o have_v contract_v any_o uncleanness_n by_o touch_v any_o dead_a body_n wherefore_o in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o keep_v the_o next_o month_n and_o keep_v this_o feast_n then_o according_a unto_o their_o rite_n prescribe_v in_o this_o feast_n of_o their_o phase_n they_o keep_v the_o first_o day_n and_o the_o last_o so_o holy_a that_o in_o they_o they_o may_v do_v no_o other_o work_n then_o dress_v meat_n upon_o the_o second_o day_n unless_o it_o be_v the_o sabaoth_n they_o gather_v of_o the_o ripe_a of_o the_o barley_n and_o after_o they_o have_v scorch_v the_o sheaf_n in_o the_o fire_n they_o grind_v the_o corn_n &_o bring_v the_o quantity_n of_o 4._o pound_n weight_n which_o they_o mingle_v with_o oil_n &_o offer_v it_o with_o frankincense_n as_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n partly_o in_o remembrance_n that_o at_o such_o a_o time_n they_o come_v from_o egypt_n partly_o in_o thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n for_o their_o increase_n which_o the_o priest_n take_v and_o throw_v some_o of_o the_o flower_n and_o oil_n into_o the_o fire_n also_o all_o the_o frankincense_n they_o keep_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o flower_n and_o the_o oil_n to_o their_o own_o use_n the_o cause_n why_o their_o phase_n have_v so_o short_a a_o solemnity_n and_o their_o feast_n of_o sweet_a bread_n so_o long_o be_v for_o that_o their_o first_o phase_n be_v no_o long_o and_o they_o eat_v of_o unleavened_a bread_n a_o long_a time_n and_o this_o order_n do_v they_o always_o keep_v
be_v a_o year_n of_o remission_n for_o in_o that_o year_n all_o slave_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n and_o such_o jew_n as_o will_v not_o part_v from_o their_o master_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n either_o because_o they_o love_v he_o or_o else_o if_o perchance_o the_o slave_n have_v marry_v in_o his_o service_n a_o woman_n who_o be_v no_o jew_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n before_o because_o they_o will_v not_o forsake_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n which_o during_o that_o time_n they_o have_v by_o they_o and_o in_o this_o case_n a_o slave_n be_v bring_v unto_o the_o priest_n and_o be_v set_v against_o the_o post_n of_o the_o door_n his_o care_n be_v bore_v through_o with_o a_o all_o and_o then_o he_o can_v not_o go_v from_o his_o master_n until_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n but_o in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n he_o and_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v all_o free_a also_o in_o this_o year_n of_o jubilee_n all_o the_o possession_n which_o be_v sell_v return_v to_o their_o first_o owner_n lest_o in_o time_n shall_v grow_v a_o confusion_n among_o the_o tribe_n which_o be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n but_o with_o this_o caution_n that_o if_o the_o buyer_n have_v lay_v out_o more_o than_o be_v the_o commodity_n he_o have_v by_o it_o he_o that_o sell_v it_o shall_v give_v he_o satisfaction_n for_o it_o but_o if_o any_o house_n except_o the_o levit_n house_n in_o a_o city_n be_v sell_v it_o can_v never_o be_v redeem_v again_o if_o it_o be_v not_o redeem_v within_o a_o year_n after_o it_o be_v sell_v which_o be_v to_o make_v the_o people_n have_v care_n of_o the_o city_n wherein_o they_o dwell_v see_v their_o house_n be_v after_o a_o year_n to_o pass_v clean_o from_o they_o all_z loan_z or_o let_n of_o movable_a good_n be_v order_v every_o seven_o year_n the_o trumpet_n which_o they_o use_v in_o this_o year_n of_o jubilee_n be_v not_o of_o silver_n as_o those_o be_v with_o which_o they_o call_v the_o people_n to_o the_o temple_n nor_o such_o as_o they_o use_v in_o the_o feast_n of_o their_o trumpete_n the_o first_o day_n of_o their_o seven_o month_n for_o these_o be_v of_o ram_n horn_n but_o be_v of_o hotn_n of_o great_a best_o as_o buffelar_n and_o be_v make_v of_o that_o fashion_n that_o the_o brazen_a trumpet_n be_v make_v the_o four_o solemnity_n of_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o find_v holy_a fire_n which_o be_v hide_v by_o jeremie_n the_o prophet_n when_o the_o jew_n be_v carry_v prisoner_n into_o babylon_n and_o their_o temple_n destroy_v and_o it_o be_v find_v at_o their_o return_n again_o which_o when_o it_o be_v bring_v forth_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o congeal_a water_n but_o when_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o sun_n do_v shine_v upon_o it_o it_o flame_v up_o and_o consume_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o continue_v so_o long_o as_o any_o sacrifice_n continue_v in_o the_o temple_n for_o from_o the_o first_o time_n that_o the_o jew_n have_v this_o fire_n which_o come_v miraculous_o from_o heaven_n when_o aaron_n offer_v as_o high_a priest_n first_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v never_o extinguish_v but_o night_n and_o day_n it_o be_v maintain_v by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o 9_o month_n they_o keep_v their_o encoenia_fw-la which_o be_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o renovation_n of_o their_o temple_n by_o judas_n the_o machabee_n after_o the_o gentile_n have_v profane_v it_o this_o feast_n continue_v eight_o day_n and_o in_o their_o 12._o month_n they_o have_v a_o holiday_n in_o remembrance_n of_o a_o overthrow_n which_o judas_n give_v unto_o nicanor_n who_o demetrius_n king_n of_o sâ—ria_n send_v to_o destroy_v the_o jew_n and_o in_o the_o same_o month_n they_o solemnize_v those_o day_n which_o be_v grant_v by_o asseverus_n who_o rule_v 55._o year_n from_o india_n to_o ethiopia_n 127._o province_n to_o aman_n for_o the_o massacre_n of_o all_o the_o jew_n within_o those_o dominion_n be_v afterward_o by_o hester_n her_o mean_n who_o be_v a_o jew_n and_o wife_n to_o asseverus_n day_n for_o the_o jew_n to_o revenge_v themselves_o upon_o all_o their_o enemy_n and_o aman_n before_o the_o rest_n be_v hang_v upon_o a_o gibbet_n which_o he_o have_v provide_v for_o mardocheus_n who_o be_v uncle_n unto_o queen_n hester_n among_o these_o feast_n be_v three_o in_o which_o â—ll_v the_o male_a kind_n be_v to_o show_v themselves_o at_o the_o temple_n by_o their_o law_n to_o wit_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o their_o phase_n their_o pentecost_n and_o their_o scenopegia_fw-la but_o male_a and_o female_a who_o can_v come_v be_v to_o appear_v at_o their_o phase_n because_o they_o be_v all_o bind_v to_o offer_v or_o eat_v of_o a_o lamb_n or_o a_o kid_n offer_v at_o that_o time_n and_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o offer_v it_o but_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n do_v the_o maiden_n mother_n &_o joseph_n repair_v unto_o the_o temple_n every_o year_n at_o this_o feast_n &_o carry_v the_o young_a prince_n with_o they_o who_o pass_v to_o &_o fro_o the_o more_o secure_o because_o no_o show_n mass_fw-mi make_v of_o any_o such_o personage_n yet_o do_v he_o once_o above_o all_o other_o time_n draw_v all_o to_o mark_v he_o &_o give_v they_o some_o cause_n to_o admire_v he_o the_o virgin_n carry_v he_o as_o she_o be_v wont_a unto_o the_o temple_n where_o be_v so_o many_o glad_a of_o his_o company_n that_o presume_v once_o that_o some_o of_o her_o kinsfolk_n have_v get_v he_o among_o they_o she_o &_o her_o spouse_n depart_v from_o jerusalem_n without_o he_o but_o when_o at_o night_n they_o find_v he_o not_o among_o their_o kinsfolk_n the_o virgin_n grief_n be_v so_o great_a as_o it_o can_v be_v show_v although_o return_v unto_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o find_v he_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o will_v it_o be_v increase_v but_o before_o she_o leave_v seek_v he_o she_o find_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n sit_v among_o the_o doctor_n hear_v their_o discourse_n and_o demand_v of_o they_o some_o question_n for_o such_o be_v the_o custom_n among_o the_o jew_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o well_o accept_v by_o all_o that_o any_o of_o what_o year_n or_o condition_n soever_o may_v reason_v with_o the_o learnede_a doctor_n who_o for_o that_o cause_n sit_v in_o their_o chair_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o jew_n court_n &_o other_o place_n be_v prepare_v for_o other_o every_o one_o according_a to_o their_o reputation_n and_o mat_n on_o the_o ground_n for_o the_o young_a sort_n to_o sit_v &_o hear_v what_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o doctor_n and_o it_o be_v as_o lawful_a for_o they_o as_o any_o in_o these_o conference_n to_o demand_v of_o other_o and_o usual_a to_o declare_v their_o own_o mind_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o see_v he_o she_o go_v unto_o he_o and_o full_a of_o joy_n and_o reverence_n she_o say_v son_n why_o have_v thou_o thus_o do_v unto_o we_o thy_o father_n for_o so_o be_v joseph_n repute_v in_o the_o world_n and_o i_o have_v seek_v thou_o with_o no_o little_a grief_n but_o he_o reply_v again_o unto_o she_o demand_v why_o they_o seek_v for_o he_o take_v no_o exception_n against_o that_o word_n father_n because_o it_o be_v in_o a_o public_a assembly_n yet_o because_o he_o will_v give_v they_o somewhat_o to_o muâ—e_v upon_o head_a unto_o his_o former_a speech_n know_v you_o not_o that_o i_o be_v to_o be_v about_o my_o father_n business_n by_o which_o the_o stander_n by_o might_n easy_o perceive_v that_o joseph_n be_v not_o his_o father_n both_o for_o that_o joseph_n be_v present_a and_o that_o kind_a of_o business_n about_o which_o he_o be_v employ_v can_v not_o belong_v to_o joseph_n after_o which_o answer_v make_v unto_o they_o they_o be_v somewhat_o amaze_v but_o the_o virgin_n let_v neither_o word_n nor_o deed_n slip_v she_o without_o a_o deep_a meditation_n confer_v every_o thing_n together_o which_o she_o hear_v he_o speak_v or_o see_v he_o do_v notwithstanding_o he_o return_v to_o nazareth_n with_o they_o and_o live_v under_o they_o in_o most_o dutiful_a manner_n as_o who_o have_v before_o all_o world_n be_v know_v what_o belong_v to_o a_o son_n profit_v every_o day_n in_o wisdom_n and_o grace_n both_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n which_o profit_n be_v not_o absolute_o in_o either_o for_o he_o have_v all_o wisdom_n essential_a unto_o he_o be_v the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o his_o father_n but_o he_o profit_v in_o that_o he_o practise_v what_o before_o he_o know_v and_o join_v to_o his_o speculative_a wisdom_n a_o wisdom_n get_v by_o experience_n and_o so_o likewise_o be_v he_o say_v to_o profit_v in_o grace_n not_o that_o he_o be_v not_o from_o the_o very_a instant_n