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day_n or_o night_n carry_v this_o burden_n of_o prophecy_n through_o all_o the_o street_n and_o lane_n of_o the_o city_n from_o which_o no_o punishment_n can_v restrain_v he_o and_o to_o spare_v the_o allege_v of_o more_o example_n of_o himself_o who_o prophesy_v to_o vespasian_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v emperor_n against_o which_o vespasian_n make_v this_o exception_n how_o can_v thou_o foreknow_v my_o fortune_n that_o can_v not_o foresee_v thy_o own_o captivity_n nor_o the_o take_n of_o jotopata_n of_o which_o thou_o be_v governor_n why_o reply_v he_o i_o tell_v the_o jotopatane_n that_o within_o 47_o day_n they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o myself_o become_v a_o prisoner_n to_o the_o roman_n by_o this_o we_o see_v how_o false_a as_o well_o as_o blasphemous_a this_o assertion_n be_v that_o the_o second_o temple_n want_v the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n and_o how_o far_o wide_a of_o daniel_n sense_n the_o modern_a jew_n be_v in_o expound_v the_o seal_n of_o prophecy_n whereby_o he_o 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among_o they_o that_o be_v a_o write_a prophet_n vide_fw-la comput_fw-la jud._n scal._n de_fw-fr emend_v temp_n lib._n 7._o pag._n 628._o 654._o that_o the_o shechina_n or_o majesty_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n wherein_o god_n appear_v to_o be_v present_a by_o the_o appearance_n of_o angel_n those_o courtier_n of_o heaven_n either_o in_o a_o lucid_n flame_a shine_a appearance_n as_o that_o host_n of_o heaven_n those_o angel_n of_o god_n presence_n that_o pitch_v their_o camp_n before_o israel_n camp_n in_o the_o wilderness_n appear_v in_o the_o night_n or_o in_o a_o thick_a cloud_n or_o smoak_n such_o a_o bodily_a appearance_n as_o they_o assume_v on_o the_o day_n vide_fw-la hamond_n a_o on_o mat._n 3._o 16._o that_o this_o majestic_a presence_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v fill_v the_o second_o temple_n as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o be_v attest_v by_o the_o
as_o assert_v by_o the_o church_n in_o those_o write_n which_o oppose_v christian_n religion_n §_o 1._o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n §_o 2._o his_o only_a son_n §_o 3._o conceive_a by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n §_o 4._o suffer_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n etc._n etc._n §_o 5._o rise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n §_o 6._o ascend_v into_o heaven_n thence_o etc._n etc._n §_o 7._o the_o holy_a ghost_n §_o 8._o holy_a catholic_n church_n etc._n etc._n chap._n v._n the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel-history_n attest_v by_o secular_a writer_n §_o 1._o old_a antagonist_n do_v not_o persist_v in_o the_o denial_n of_o any_o point_n of_o gospel-history_n save_v that_o of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o deny_v it_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o §_o 2._o josephus_n his_o story_n of_o john_n baptist_n accord_v with_o gospel-history_n §_o 3._o his_o text_n in_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n vindicate_v from_o the_o exception_n of_o vossius_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o josephus_n his_o date_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o baptist_n story_n fall_v in_o with_o gospel-chronology_n §_o 5._o the_o story_n of_o herod_n herodias_n aretus_n artabanus_n philip_n lysanias_n in_o josephus_n tacitus_n suetonius_n time_v to_o sacred_a chronology_n §_o 6._o the_o twin-priesthood_n of_o annas_n and_o caiphas_n at_o christ_n baptism_n and_o passion_n clear_v §_o 7._o the_o date_n of_o philip_n the_o tetrarch_n his_o death_n chap._n vi_o the_o date_n of_o christ_n birth_n as_o it_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o church_n maintain_v by_o scripture_n §_o 1._o christ_n homage_v by_o the_o magi_n early_o after_o his_o birth_n §_o 2._o christ_n bear_v and_o baptise_a the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o year_n §_o 3._o god_n will_v have_v the_o church_n observe_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n birth_n the_o priestly_a course_n the_o character_n of_o it_o which_o from_o the_o first_o institution_n by_o solomon_n to_o the_o last_o and_o fatal_a year_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n stand_v be_v never_o interrupt_v §_o 4._o the_o calculation_n of_o these_o course_n lead_v we_o to_o the_o conception_n and_o birth_n of_o the_o baptist_n and_o our_o saviour_n §_o 5._o christ_n baptism_n and_o john_n ministry_n in_o the_o same_o year_n of_o tiberius_n reign_n point_n out_o the_o same_o thing_n objection_n answer_v §_o 6._o the_o tax_n of_o all_o the_o world_n ill-confounded_n with_o that_o of_o syria_n chap._n vii_o josephus_n his_o suffrage_n to_o the_o evangelist_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o their_o history_n of_o christ._n §_o 1._o he_o appropriate_v the_o compellation_n christ_n to_o our_o jesus_n speak_v of_o the_o church_n growth_n in_o a_o gospel-stile_n §_o 2._o describe_v christ_n disciple_n by_o evangelical_n character_n give_v the_o evangelist_n reason_n why_o other_o do_v not_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n §_o 3._o he_o peremptory_o assert_v christ_n miracle_n how_o he_o come_v to_o a_o certain_a information_n thereof_o appion_n and_o justus_n will_v have_v find_v it_o out_o if_o he_o have_v proceed_v here_o upon_o presumption_n and_o uncertainty_n §_o 4._o he_o describe_v christ_n miracle_n after_o the_o evangelical_n model_n §_o 5._o and_o affirm_v they_o to_o have_v be_v such_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v the_o touchstone_n of_o canonical_a history_n §_o 6._o he_o assert_v christ_n resurrection_n with_o all_o its_o circumstance_n chap._n viii_o josephus_n confirm_v st._n luke_n history_n of_o herod_n agrippa_n §_o 1._o he_o paint_v he_o in_o evangelical_n colour_n as_o the_o jew_n favourite_n as_o a_o prodigal_n as_o much_o in_o the_o tyrian_n debt_n and_o therefore_o displease_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o he_o date_n his_o death_n according_a to_o st._n luke_n st._n james_n martyr_a in_o the_o three_o a_o famine_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o in_o judaea_n in_o the_o four_o of_o claudius_n §_o 3._o he_o describe_v his_o death_n after_o st._n luke_n style_n two_o acclamation_n immediate_o 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