in_o matth._n 23._o yet_o that_o they_o be_v utter_v at_o two_o several_a time_n and_o upon_o two_o several_a occasion_n will_v appear_v by_o that_o time_n that_o we_o come_v to_o that_o chapter_n in_o chap._n xii_o he_o rehearse_v many_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o the_o same_o doctrine_n be_v needful_a to_o be_v inculcate_v over_o and_o over_o though_o to_o the_o same_o audience_n much_o more_o when_o new_a auditor_n be_v still_o come_v in_o therefore_o christ_n towards_o his_o latter_a end_n do_v like_o moses_n make_v his_o deuteronomium_n rehearse_v the_o doctrine_n that_o he_o have_v teach_v before_o chap._n xiii_o the_o first_o verse_n bear_v this_o link_n of_o connexion_n and_o continuance_n of_o story_n there_o be_v present_a at_o that_o season_n etc._n etc._n pilate_n bloody_a act_n in_o mingle_v some_o galilean_n blood_n with_o their_o sacrifice_n can_v be_v look_v for_o so_o proper_o in_o any_o place_n as_o at_o the_o temple_n josephus_n his_o story_n in_o antiq._n lib._n 18._o cap._n 5._o be_v far_o from_o it_o siloam_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n jerus_n in_o chagigah_n fol._n 76._o col_fw-fr 1._o a_o place_n of_o great_a concourse_n where_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o tower_n slay_v eigteen_fw-mi man_n section_n lxi_o john_n chap._n ix_o and_o chap._n x._o all_o the_o chapter_n a_o blind_a man_n from_o his_o birth_n heal_v christ_n the_o good_a shepherd_n the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n that_o this_o heal_n of_o the_o blind_a man_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n appear_v by_o this_o that_o christ_n send_v he_o to_o the_o pool_n of_o siloam_n to_o wash_v ver_fw-la 7._o which_o lie_v upon_o the_o western_a part_n of_o the_o city_n for_o christ_n be_v now_o come_v up_o to_o the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n chap._n 10.22_o so_o that_o this_o clear_v the_o order_n and_o time_n he_o cure_v blind_a eye_n on_o the_o sabbath_n by_o put_v clay_n upon_o they_o make_v of_o his_o spittle_n a_o ready_a way_n one_o will_v have_v think_v to_o have_v put_v see_v eye_n out_o maym._n in_o shabb._n per._n 21._o fast_v spittle_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v put_v so_o much_o as_o upon_o the_o eye_n on_o the_o sabbath_n malady_n of_o child_n that_o be_v extraordinary_a the_o jew_n do_v very_o much_o ascribe_v to_o some_o sin_n of_o the_o parent_n and_o the_o traditionary_n use_v this_o conceit_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o awe_v man_n to_o the_o observance_n of_o their_o tradition_n so_o they_o conceit_n of_o this_o man_n chap._n 9.2_o 34._o thou_o be_v altogether_o bear_v in_o sin_n we_o allege_v before_o their_o fancy_n about_o shibta_n a_o evil_a spirit_n that_o seize_v upon_o child_n by_o the_o neck_n and_o shrink_v up_o their_o sinew_n and_o whence_o say_v they_o come_v this_o and_o they_o give_v this_o answer_n if_o the_o mother_n come_v from_o the_o house_n of_o office_n and_o give_v the_o child_n suck_v present_o etc._n etc._n a_o fetch_v mere_o to_o awe_v woman_n to_o wash_v after_o such_o occasion_n and_o to_o put_v the_o more_o repute_n upon_o their_o tradition_n about_o wash_n the_o man_n upon_o who_o the_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v take_v jesus_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n upon_o it_o but_o as_o yet_o do_v not_o know_v he_o for_o messiah_n ver_fw-la 17._o and_o when_o he_o say_v to_o the_o jew_n will_v you_o also_o be_v his_o disciple_n ver_fw-la 27._o he_o speak_v it_o serious_o and_o from_o a_o good_a heart_n urge_v they_o to_o own_v he_o for_o a_o prophet_n as_o he_o do_v and_o when_o he_o be_v vehement_a with_o they_o in_o this_o pious_a assert_v they_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n for_o they_o have_v agree_v already_o that_o if_o any_o man_n do_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n he_o shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n ver_fw-la 22._o a_o passage_n very_o well_o worth_a observe_v both_o towards_o some_o discovery_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o excommunication_n and_o for_o illustration_n of_o several_a matter_n in_o this_o divine_a history_n chap._n x._o christ_n from_o ezek._n 34._o and_o zech._n 11._o assert_v himself_o the_o great_a shepherd_n and_o condemn_v the_o evil_a shepherd_n that_o undo_v the_o flock_n especial_o the_o three_o that_o his_o soul_n loathe_v zech._n 11.8_o the_o pharisee_n sadducee_n and_o essean_n he_o feed_v his_o flock_n with_o two_o shepherd_n sâ—aves_n call_v beauty_n and_o band_n at_o the_o last_o break_v they_o his_o staff_n beauty_n dissolve_v the_o covenant_n of_o peculiarity_n once_o make_v with_o israel_n by_o which_o they_o alone_o be_v his_o people_n but_o that_o peculiarity_n now_o go_v and_o the_o gentile_n take_v in_o and_o his_o staff_n band_n dissolve_v the_o brotherhood_n betwixt_o israel_n and_o judah_n that_o now_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o true_a israelâ—te_n and_o a_o jew_n and_o israelites_n own_v christ_n and_o they_o that_o own_v he_o not_o be_v no_o more_o brethren_n it_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n the_o feast_n of_o the_o dedication_n ver_fw-la 22._o under_o the_o second_o temple_n when_o the_o grecian_a king_n decree_v decree_n against_o israel_n and_o abolish_v their_o law_n and_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o practice_v the_o law_n and_o commandment_n and_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o their_o good_n and_o upon_o their_o daughter_n and_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n and_o make_v breach_n in_o it_o and_o defile_v the_o pure_a thing_n and_o israel_n be_v in_o exceed_v great_a strait_n because_o of_o they_o and_o they_o afflict_v they_o with_o great_a affliction_n until_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o their_o father_n have_v pity_n on_o they_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o the_o asmenian_a high_a priest_n prevail_v against_o they_o and_o slay_v they_o and_o deliver_v israel_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o set_v up_o a_o king_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o kingdom_n return_v to_o israel_n more_o than_o two_o hundred_o year_n even_o to_o the_o second_o destruction_n and_o when_o israel_n prevail_v against_o their_o enemy_n and_o slay_v they_o it_o be_v the_o five_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o month_n cisleu_n and_o they_o go_v into_o the_o temple_n and_o find_v not_o of_o pure_a oil_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n but_o only_o one_o bottle_n and_o there_o be_v not_o in_o it_o so_o much_o as_o to_o light_v above_o one_o day_n yet_o they_o light_v the_o lamp_n with_o it_o for_o eight_o day_n until_o they_o have_v beat_v their_o olive_n and_o get_v pure_a oil_n and_o because_o of_o this_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o be_v in_o that_o generation_n ordain_v that_o those_o eight_o day_n begin_v from_o the_o 25_o of_o cisleu_n shall_v be_v day_n of_o rejoice_v and_o thanksgiving_n and_o they_o light_v up_o candle_n on_o they_o in_o the_o evening_n at_o the_o door_n of_o their_o house_n every_o night_n of_o the_o eight_o for_o the_o declare_v and_o set_v forth_o of_o that_o miracle_n and_o those_o day_n be_v call_v the_o dedication_n etc._n etc._n maym._n in_o chanuchah_n per._n 1._o see_v 1_o maccab._n 4.59_o these_o eight_o day_n of_o cisleu_n fall_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o our_o december_n and_o so_o by_o this_o intimation_n john_n have_v keep_v the_o clock_n of_o time_n go_v that_o we_o may_v tell_v how_o the_o story_n go_v since_o christ_n be_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n hitherto_o be_v about_o two_o month_n and_o somewhat_o more_o the_o three_o last_o verse_n of_o this_o ten_o chapter_n which_o mention_n christ_n go_v beyond_o jordan_n speak_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o matth._n 19.1_o and_o mark_n 10.1_o and_o may_v very_o proper_o be_v set_v collateral_a with_o those_o text_n but_o since_o it_o be_v somewhat_o long_o after_o christ_n departure_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o his_o arrival_n beyond_o jordan_n these_o may_v be_v take_v in_o here_o and_o understand_v as_o speak_v of_o his_o set_n forth_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o show_v whither_o he_o intend_v to_o go_v section_n lxii_o luke_n chap._n xiii_o ver._n 23._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o chap._n fourteen_o xv_o xvi_o xvii_o xviii_o to_o ver._n 15._o the_o order_n here_o be_v somewhat_o obscure_a and_o that_o especial_o from_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o because_o of_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o all_o the_o section_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v link_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o verse_n precede_v it_o in_o luke_n he_o go_v through_o the_o city_n and_o village_n teach_v and_o journey_v towards_o jerusalem_n then_o say_v one_o to_o he_o etc._n etc._n 2._o because_o of_o that_o passage_n in_o chap._n 17.11_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o he_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o pass_v through_o the_o mid_n of_o samaria_n and_o galilee_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o journey_n with_o that_o chap._n 13.22_o and_o that_o all_o the_o occurrence_n in_o these_o chapter_n be_v in_o that_o journey_n but_o
he_o hear_v of_o peter_n trouble_n and_o danger_n that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o for_o that_o he_o have_v some_o special_a interest_n and_o familiarity_n with_o peter_n may_v be_v collect_v from_o 1_o pet_n 5.14_o and_o in_o that_o peter_n be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v at_o his_o mother_n house_n act._n 12.12_o etc._n etc._n or_o whether_o in_o regard_n of_o this_o his_o relation_n to_o peter_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n he_o make_v it_o nice_a to_o go_v among_o the_o gentile_n into_o the_o thick_a of_o which_o he_o see_v they_o be_v come_v every_o day_n more_o than_o other_o for_o at_o paphos_n where_o they_o have_v last_o be_v be_v a_o temple_n of_o venus_n and_o at_o perga_n where_o they_o now_o be_v be_v a_o temple_n of_o diana_n strab._n lib._n 14._o pomp._n mela._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o or_o whatsoever_o the_o matter_n be_v his_o departure_n be_v so_o unwarrantable_a that_o it_o make_v a_o breach_n betwixt_o he_o and_o paul_n for_o the_o present_a nay_o it_o occasion_v a_o breach_n betwixt_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n afterward_o and_o so_o we_o leave_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n whither_o when_o he_o come_v he_o stay_v there_o till_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n come_v thither_o again_o act_n chap._n xii_o from_o ver._n 20._o to_o ver._n 24._o christ_n xliv_o claudius_fw-la iv_o herod_n death_n be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o year_n the_o four_o of_o claudius_n or_o near_o unto_o it_o according_a as_o josephus_n help_v we_o to_o compute_v who_o testify_v that_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v complete_v a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n vid._n antiq._n lib._n 19_o cap._n 7._o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o a_o son_n of_o seventeen_o year_n old_a in_o regard_n of_o who_o minority_n and_o thereby_o unfitnesse_n to_o reign_v claudius_n send_v cuspius_n fadus_n to_o govern_v his_o kingdom_n his_o daughter_n be_v berenice_n sixteen_o year_n old_a marry_v to_o herod_n king_n of_o chalcis_n her_o father_n brother_n and_o mariam_n ten_o year_n old_a and_o drusilla_n six_o who_o afterward_o marry_v felix_n act_n chap._n xiii_o from_o ver._n 14._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o chap._n fourteen_o christ_n xlv_o xlvi_o xlvii_o xlviii_o xlix_o claudius_fw-la v._o vi_o vii_o viii_o ix_o at_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n we_o have_v some_o fastness_n of_o the_o time_n viz._n in_o what_o year_n the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n as_o it_o be_v common_o call_v do_v occur_v which_o certainty_n we_o have_v not_o of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o occurrence_n henceforward_o thitherto_o so_o that_o since_o we_o can_v determinate_o point_v any_o passage_n to_o its_o proper_a year_n we_o must_v cast_v they_o in_o gross_a under_o this_o gross_a sum_n of_o year_n and_o distribute_v they_o to_o their_o proper_a season_n by_o the_o best_a conjecture_n we_o can_v from_o perga_n in_o pamphilia_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n come_v to_o antioch_n in_o pisidia_n and_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n go_v into_o the_o synagogue_n be_v invite_v by_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n after_o the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n to_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o exhortation_n to_o the_o people_n but_o how_o can_v the_o ruler_n know_v that_o they_o be_v man_n fit_a to_o teach_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v by_o former_a converse_n with_o they_o in_o the_o city_n and_o it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o the_o ruler_n themselves_o have_v drink_v in_o some_o affection_n to_o the_o gospel_n by_o converse_n with_o they_o which_o make_v they_o so_o ready_a to_o urge_v they_o to_o preach_v for_o it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o they_o have_v see_v they_o nor_o that_o they_o come_v to_o town_n that_o very_a day_n but_o that_o they_o have_v have_v some_o converse_n before_o paul_n preach_v and_o the_o synagogue_n break_v up_o and_o the_o jew_n go_v out_o the_o gentile_n desire_v that_o the_o same_o word_n may_v be_v preach_v to_o they_o in_o the_o week_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namely_o on_o the_o second_o and_o five_o day_n of_o the_o week_n follow_v which_o be_v synagogue_n day_n on_o which_o they_o meet_v in_o the_o synagogue_n as_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o which_o day_n their_o tradition_n say_v be_v appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n by_o ezra_n talm._n in_o bava_n kamah_n per._n 7._o r._n sol._n and_o nissim_n in_o chetubboth_n per._n 1._o in_o alphe_n their_o preach_v on_o those_o day_n have_v so_o wrought_v that_o on_o the_o next_o sabbath_n almost_o all_o the_o city_n be_v gather_v together_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o many_o of_o the_o gentile_n receive_v it_o but_o the_o jew_n stir_v up_o some_o female_a unbelieve_a proselyte_n against_o they_o and_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o city_n so_o that_o they_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o those_o coast_n and_o they_o shake_v off_o the_o dust_n of_o their_o foot_n against_o they_o go_v to_o iconium_n this_o ceremony_n enjoin_v they_o by_o their_o master_n matth._n 10.14_o be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o any_o great_a business_n put_v in_o the_o thing_n itself_o as_o that_o even_o from_o a_o tenet_n of_o their_o own_o they_o may_v show_v how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v of_o it_o be_v their_o own_o maxim_n that_o the_o dust_n of_o a_o heathen_a country_n or_o city_n do_v defile_v or_o make_v a_o person_n unclean_a tosaphta_fw-la ad_fw-la kelim_n per._n 1._o have_v this_o say_n in_o three_o thing_n syria_n be_v like_a unto_o any_o heathen_a land_n the_o dust_n of_o it_o make_v a_o person_n unclean_a as_o the_o dust_n of_o any_o other_o heathen_a country_n do_v etc._n etc._n so_o that_o their_o shake_n off_o the_o dust_n of_o their_o foot_n against_o they_o be_v to_o show_v that_o they_o repute_v they_o and_o their_o city_n as_o heathenish_a act_n chap._n fourteen_o at_o iconium_n they_o continue_v long_o and_o with_o good_a effect_n but_o at_o last_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o ston_a and_o thereupon_o they_o slip_v away_o to_o lystra_n and_o derbe_n city_n of_o lycaonia_n and_o to_o the_o region_n that_o lie_v round_o about_o that_o region_n strabo_n describe_v lib._n 12._o where_o among_o other_o particular_n he_o tell_v that_o derbe_n lie_v coast_v upon_o isauria_n and_o in_o his_o time_n be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o amyntas_n at_o lystra_n or_o derbe_n paul_n convert_v lois_fw-fr and_o eunice_n and_o timothy_n and_o as_o some_o will_v tell_v you_o here_o or_o at_o iconium_n he_o convert_v tecla_n for_o heal_v a_o cripple_n they_o be_v first_o account_v god_n but_o present_o by_o persuasion_n of_o some_o jew_n paul_n be_v stone_v but_o be_v repute_v dead_a recover_v miraculous_o from_o thence_o they_o go_v to_o derbe_n and_o return_v to_o lystra_n iconium_n and_o antioch_n and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o those_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 24._o be_v unproper_o render_v here_o per_fw-la suffragia_fw-la creantes_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la for_o so_o they_o can_v not_o do_v there_o not_o be_v a_o man_n in_o all_o these_o church_n fit_a to_o be_v choose_v a_o minister_n or_o qualify_v with_o ability_n for_o that_o function_n unless_o the_o apostle_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n bestow_v the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o they_o which_o may_v enable_v they_o for_o the_o church_n be_v but_o new_o plant_v and_o the_o people_n but_o late_o convert_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v any_o among_o they_o so_o thorough_o complete_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o to_o be_v a_o minister_n but_o by_o the_o apostle_n hand_n they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o so_o be_v enable_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o the_o greek_a word_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n denote_v suffrage_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o only_a sense_n and_o so_o do_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o proper_a sense_n signify_v lay_v on_o of_o hand_n yet_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordination_n that_o be_v without_o it_o maym._n in_o sanhedr_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o be_v ordination_n to_o be_v for_o perpetuity_n not_o that_o they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o elder_a but_o call_v he_o rabbi_n and_o say_v behold_v thou_o be_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n act_n chap._n xv._n christ_n l_o claudius_fw-la x_o we_o be_v now_o come_v up_o to_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o occasion_n of_o which_o be_v the_o busy_a stir_v of_o some_o who_o will_v have_v bring_v the_o yoke_n of_o mosaic_a observance_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o convert_a gentile_n multitude_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o believe_v yet_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n act._n 21.20_o and_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o get_v they_o off_o from_o those_o rite_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v ever_o
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the_o text_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v what_o believe_v give_v admission_n to_o baptism_n to_o whole_a household_n in_o this_o roman_a colony_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o synagogue_n be_v call_v prossucha_n and_o that_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o town_n paul_n cast_v out_o a_o spirit_n of_o divination_n and_o be_v therereupon_o beat_v and_o imprison_v he_o and_o silas_n but_o enlarge_v by_o a_o earthquake_n and_o the_o jailor_n be_v convert_v and_o he_o and_o his_o family_n instant_o baptize_v after_o a_o little_a while_n paul_n and_o silas_n depart_v have_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o very_a eminent_a church_n as_o it_o prove_v afterward_o from_o which_o paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n thither_o acknowledge_v as_o many_o token_n of_o love_n receive_v as_o from_o any_o church_n that_o he_o have_v plant_v and_o to_o which_o he_o make_v as_o many_o visit_n afterward_o when_o he_o depart_v he_o have_v ordain_v no_o minister_n there_o for_o aught_o can_v be_v gather_v 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christo_n but_o so_o general_o interpret_v by_o christian_n in_o the_o sense_n mention_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o dispute_n it_o the_o same_o quarrel_n be_v get_v to_o rome_n with_o the_o gospel_n that_o do_v attend_v it_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n where_o it_o come_v among_o the_o jew_n they_o still_o oppose_v it_o and_o contest_v against_o it_o and_o so_o breed_v tumultuousness_n the_o apostle_n here_o in_o a_o strange_a place_n and_o out_o of_o money_n betake_v himself_o to_o work_v with_o his_o hand_n for_o his_o subsistence_n as_o also_o he_o do_v in_o other_o place_n upon_o the_o same_o exigent_n his_o work_n be_v to_o make_v tent_n of_o skin_n such_o as_o the_o soldiery_n use_v to_o lodge_v in_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o field_n hence_o the_o phrase_n esse_fw-la sub_fw-la pellibus_fw-la this_o trade_n he_o learn_v before_o he_o set_v to_o his_o study_n it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n to_o set_v their_o child_n to_o some_o trade_n 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out_o of_o office_n in_o nero_n four_o before_o poppaea_n be_v yet_o get_v into_o her_o potency_n and_o the_o account_v of_o paul_n to_o year_n imprisonment_n under_o felix_n to_o be_v thus_o at_o pentecost_n in_o nero_n second_v he_o be_v apprehend_v and_o at_o pentecost_n in_o nero_n third_n he_o have_v be_v a_o year_n prisoner_n and_o at_o peneecost_n in_o nero_n four_o his_n two_o year_n be_v up_o and_o that_o spring_v it_o be_v that_o felix_n go_v out_o of_o office_n and_o go_v to_o rome_n to_o make_v his_o answer_n and_o pallas_n his_o brother_n not_o yet_o utter_o out_o of_o favour_n make_v his_o peace_n and_o now_o let_v we_o draw_v up_o the_o chronology_n of_o nero_n time_n to_o the_o full_a according_a to_o these_o evidence_n and_o as_o refer_v to_o our_o occasion_n 14._o paul_n at_o ephesus_n go_v to_o macedonia_n crect_n greece_n to_o macedonia_n again_o and_o winter_v in_o nicopolis_n paul_n at_o macedonia_n till_o easter_n then_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v 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thousand_o of_o the_o jew_n which_o believe_v be_v yet_o zealous_a of_o the_o law_n this_o give_v much_o offence_n but_o do_v paul_n teach_v thus_o or_o not_o no_o doubt_v he_o do_v and_o it_o behove_v he_o so_o to_o do_v nor_o do_v nor_o can_v james_n except_v against_o the_o doctrine_n for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o and_o paul_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n permit_v compliance_n with_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a rite_n for_o peace_n sake_n for_o a_o while_n as_o there_o be_v a_o example_n in_o this_o very_a place_n yea_o paul_n himself_o circumcise_v timothy_n upon_o that_o reason_n yet_o the_o use_n of_o circumcision_n as_o these_o that_o stand_v upon_o it_o use_v it_o be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o gospel_n hear_v this_o apostle_n doctrine_n behold_v i_o paul_n say_v unto_o you_o that_o if_o you_o be_v circumcise_v christ_n shall_v profit_v you_o nothing_o for_o i_o testify_v again_o to_o every_o man_n that_o be_v circumcise_v that_o he_o be_v a_o debtor_n 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stand_v by_o say_v as_o thou_o have_v bring_v he_o into_o the_o covenant_n so_o bring_v he_o into_o the_o law_n and_o into_o the_o bride-chamber_n jerus_n in_o beracoth_n fol._n 13._o col_fw-fr 1._o but_o withal_o they_o look_v upon_o this_o covenant_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n for_o as_o we_o observe_v before_o they_o repute_v abraham_n himself_o so_o justify_v good_a cause_n therefore_o have_v paul_n to_o stand_v out_o against_o the_o convert_n jew_n circumcise_n their_o child_n as_o whereby_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n be_v utter_o enervate_v and_o make_v of_o no_o effect_n and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n let_v we_o conceive_v we_o hear_v paul_n and_o one_o of_o these_o parent_n dispute_v upon_o this_o point_n circumcise_v not_o thy_o child_n say_v paul_n for_o if_o thou_o do_v thou_o lay_v a_o obligation_n upon_o he_o to_o observe_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o this_o may_v note_v to_o we_o that_o the_o sacrament_n carry_v a_o obligation_n with_o it_o and_o 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rebel_n beat_v stripe_n without_o number_n the_o people_n fall_v pell_o mell_o upon_o he_o which_o be_v the_o way_n as_o the_o jew_n record_v inform_v we_o that_o the_o priest_n be_v deal_v withal_o that_o come_v into_o the_o next_o court_n above_o this_o when_o any_o of_o they_o be_v deprehend_v there_o in_o their_o uncleanness_n they_o never_o stand_v upon_o it_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o judicial_a trial_n but_o his_o fellow_n fall_v upon_o he_o with_o the_o faggot_n stick_v of_o the_o altar_n or_o what_o come_v to_o hand_n and_o mawl_v he_o with_o blow_n without_o measure_n even_o unto_o death_n and_o so_o have_v paul_n be_v serve_v now_o have_v not_o the_o roman_a commander_n come_v and_o be_v his_o rescue_n yet_o do_v he_o suppose_v he_o a_o offender_n and_o question_n he_o whether_o he_o
that_o they_o may_v remain_v as_o monument_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n and_o thereby_o of_o the_o renown_n of_o the_o roman_a conquest_n and_o this_o that_o it_o may_v be_v of_o some_o use_n to_o the_o roman_a garrison_n that_o be_v leave_v there_o which_o be_v the_o ten_o legion_n their_o chief_a captain_n be_v terentius_n rufus_n a_o man_n of_o exceed_v frequent_a mention_n in_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n but_o his_o former_a name_n a_o little_a shorten_v yet_o a_o little_a add_v which_o make_v it_o long_o enough_o for_o they_o constant_o call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turnus_n rufus_n the_o wicked_a one_o there_o be_v endless_a dispute_n betwixt_o he_o and_o r._n akibah_n mention_v about_o the_o jew_n law_n and_o religion_n and_o when_o he_o die_v r._n akibah_n marry_v his_o widow_n now_o become_v a_o proselytesse_n among_o those_o that_o perish_v in_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o city_n the_o name_n most_o famous_a be_v jochanan_n simeon_n and_o eleazar_n the_o three_o ringleader_n of_o sedition_n name_n famous_a for_o faction_n but_o the_o person_n of_o the_o best_a rank_n that_o perish_v be_v rabban_n simeon_n the_o precedent_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n a_o man_n educate_v with_o paul_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o gamaliel_n his_o father_n the_o sanhedrin_n have_v sit_v at_o jabâ—eh_n a_o long_a while_n but_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n have_v now_o bring_v they_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o he_o be_v catch_v the_o bab._n talmud_n in_o the_o place_n late_o cite_v relate_v that_o he_o be_v once_o in_o danger_n but_o one_o of_o the_o roman_a commander_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o his_o delivery_n but_o at_o last_o he_o be_v catch_v and_o slay_v and_o in_o the_o jew_n martyrology_n he_o be_v set_v the_o first_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ten_o slay_v by_o the_o kingdom_n meaning_n ten_o eminent_a one_o that_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o roman_n all_o the_o ten_o be_v reckon_v by_o midras_n tillin_n upon_o psal._n 9_o fol._n 10._o col_fw-fr 3._o he_o forget_v not_o say_v he_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a that_o be_v he_o forget_v not_o the_o blood_n of_o israel_n to_o require_v it_o of_o the_o nation_n nor_o the_o blood_n of_o those_o righteous_a one_o that_o be_v slay_v viz._n rabban_n simeon_n the_o son_n of_o gamaliel_n rabbi_n ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o elisha_n r._n ishbab_v the_o scribe_n r._n hotspith_n the_o interpreter_n r._n jose_z r._n judah_n bâ—n_n baba_n r._n judah_n hannachtom_n r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi azzai_fw-mi r_o hananiah_n ben_fw-mi teradion_n and_o r._n akibah_n but_o the_o author_n of_o â—semach_n david_n reckon_v up_o these_o next_o after_o rabban_n simeon_n name_v ananias_n the_o sagan_n or_o the_o second_o priest_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n when_o rabban_n simeon_n be_v slay_v of_o this_o ananias_n sagan_n there_o be_v mention_n in_o the_o talmud_n text_n several_a time_n we_o will_v take_v but_o one_o instance_n shekalim_fw-la per._n 6._o halac_fw-la 1._o there_o be_v thirteen_o worshipping_n or_o bowing_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o the_o house_n of_o rabban_n gamaliel_n and_o the_o house_n of_o ananias_n sagan_n make_v fourteen_o the_o sagan_n be_v as_o it_o be_v vice-highpry_a the_o next_o to_o he_o in_o dignity_n and_o office_n and_o be_v sometime_o call_v the_o highpriest_n as_o luk._n 3.2_o and_o it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v the_o man_n and_o bear_v that_o title_n act._n 23.2_o 4._o the_o enemy_n of_o paul_n and_o who_o character_n and_o doom_n he_o read_v that_o he_o be_v a_o white_v wall_n and_o god_n will_v smite_v he_o accomplish_a when_o he_o perish_v in_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o city_n we_o may_v not_o omit_v the_o calculation_n of_o the_o time_n that_o the_o jew_n make_v further_o of_o the_o temple_n burn_v when_o the_o first_o temple_n be_v destroy_v say_v they_o it_o be_v the_o evening_n on_o the_o nine_o of_o ab_n it_o be_v the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o it_o be_v the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o so_o be_v it_o with_o the_o second_o temple_n tal._n bab._n ubi_fw-la supr_n observe_v by_o their_o confession_n the_o temple_n be_v burn_v down_o upon_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o on_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n fire_n put_v to_o it_o upon_o their_o sabbath_n and_o it_o burn_v all_o we_o and_o so_o the_o city_n fall_v upon_o their_o sabbath_n as_o be_v mention_v out_o of_o dion_n even_o now_o §._o ii_o the_o face_n and_o state_n of_o the_o country_n after_o the_o city_n ruin_n we_o will_v first_o begin_v at_o jerusalem_n itself_o it_o be_v lay_v so_o desolate_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o traveller_n by_o can_v see_v no_o sign_n that_o it_o have_v be_v ever_o inhabit_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o josephus_n de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 1._o the_o friar_n there_o and_o the_o map_n here_o with_o we_o that_o point_n out_o place_n so_o punctual_o as_o to_o tell_v you_o here_o be_v pilate_n palace_n here_o the_o highpriest_n here_o the_o dolorous_a way_n etc._n etc._n must_v receive_v more_o courtesy_n from_o your_o belief_n than_o they_o can_v give_v proof_n to_o their_o assertion_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o constant_a and_o copious_a testimony_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n be_v not_o only_o lay_v flat_a by_o fire_n ruin_n and_o demolishment_n but_o that_o turnus_n rufus_n bring_v a_o plough_n over_o they_o to_o make_v good_a that_o prophecy_n zion_n shall_v be_v plough_v as_o a_o field_n the_o ploughman_n will_v find_v but_o rugged_a work_n they_o allot_v it_o as_o observe_v before_o to_o have_v be_v on_o the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o year_n and_o so_o a_o twelvemonth_n at_o the_o least_o must_v intercede_v what_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o place_n have_v be_v needs_o no_o rhetoric_n to_o set_v it_o forth_o nor_o what_o the_o populousnesse_n the_o temple_n if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o other_o goodly_a structure_n be_v enough_o to_o speak_v the_o one_o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o synagogue_n the_o other_o their_o own_o record_v sum_n they_o up_o to_o four_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o r._n phinehas_n in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n hoshaiah_n say_v there_o be_v 460_o synagogue_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o every_o one_o have_v a_o house_n for_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n for_o the_o public_a read_n of_o that_o and_o a_o house_n for_o the_o public_a teach_n and_o explain_v the_o tradition_n jerus_n chetub_n fol._n 35._o col_fw-fr 3._o which_o in_o megillah_n fol._n 73._o col_fw-fr 4._o and_o in_o r._n solomon_n upon_o the_o first_o of_o isaiah_n be_v reckon_v up_o to_o four_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o but_o now_o not_o one_o relic_n leave_v of_o temple_n synagogue_n midrash_n house_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o rubbish_n and_o desolation_n her_o people_n use_v this_o custom_n while_o she_o stand_v that_o on_o all_o other_o day_n of_o the_o year_n the_o unclean_a walk_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o street_n and_o the_o clean_a by_o the_o house_n side_n and_o the_o unclean_a say_v unto_o they_o keep_v off_o but_o on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o festival_n the_o clean_a walk_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o street_n and_o the_o unclean_a by_o the_o house_n side_n and_o then_o the_o clean_a bid_v keep_v off_o jerus_n shekalin_n fol._n 51._o col_fw-fr 1._o but_o now_o where_o be_v that_o company_n that_o niceness_n nay_o where_o be_v the_o street_n titus_n himself_z some_o time_n after_o the_o desolation_n come_v that_o way_n can_v not_o but_o bemoan_v the_o fall_n of_o so_o brave_a a_o city_n and_o curse_v the_o rebel_n that_o have_v occasion_v so_o fatal_a a_o destruction_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 15._o how_o the_o country_n near_o about_o be_v waste_v with_o so_o long_a and_o terrible_a a_o siege_n and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a country_n with_o so_o dreadful_a a_o war_n it_o be_v easy_a conceive_v then_o express_v josephus_n tell_v particular_o much_o of_o it_o and_o this_o thing_n for_o one_o that_o all_o the_o timber_n twelve_o mile_n about_o the_o city_n be_v cut_v down_o and_o bring_v in_o to_o make_v fort_n and_o engine_n for_o the_o siege_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 40._o we_o may_v take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o to_o the_o surface_n and_o situation_n of_o it_o in_o this_o prospective_n of_o their_o own_o the_o land_n out_o they_o that_o israel_n possess_v that_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n be_v these_o three_o country_n judaea_n galilee_n and_o beyond_o jordan_n and_o these_o be_v several_o tripartite_a again_o there_o be_v galilee_n the_o upper_a and_o galilee_n the_o nether_a and_o the_o valerius_n from_o caphar_n hananiah_n upward_o all_o that_o bear_v not_o sycamore_n be_v galilee_n the_o upper_a and_o from_o caphar_n hananiah_n downward_o all_o