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about_o 10_o hour_n and_o the_o night_n proportionable_o such_o be_v the_o mean_a and_o depauperated_a state_n of_o this_o country_n at_o present_a that_o we_o may_v now_o reckon_v it_o destitute_a commodity_n of_o all_o commodity_n for_o the_o merchant_n its_o inhabitant_n nowadays_o be_v mere_a stranger_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o commerce_n in_o its_o flourish_a condition_n under_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n the_o people_n thereof_o do_v indeed_o manage_v a_o very_a considerable_a trade_n abroad_o and_o that_o chief_o by_o the_o two_o famous_a emporium_n of_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n abovementioned_a beside_o the_o ship_n of_o tarshish_n which_o solomon_n send_v yearly_a to_o the_o land_n of_o ophir_n and_o so_o note_v be_v these_o two_o maritime_a city_n of_o old_a for_o merchandize_v that_o the_o evangelical_n prophet_n isaiah_n 23._o 8._o denounce_v the_o overthrow_n of_o tyre_n call_v it_o the_o crown_v city_n who_o merchant_n be_v prince_n and_o who_o trafficker_n be_v the_o honourable_a of_o the_o earth_n and_o verse_n 3_o he_o term_v sydon_n a_o mart_n of_o nation_n but_o so_o full_o accomplish_v be_v the_o prophetical_a denounciation_n against_o they_o both_o and_o so_o low_a and_o despicable_a be_v their_o condition_n at_o present_a that_o i_o hearty_o wish_v all_o flourish_a city_n of_o christendom_n may_v be_v so_o wise_a as_o serious_o to_o reflect_v on_o the_o same_o and_o to_o take_v timely_a warning_n by_o they_o especial_o consider_v that_o most_o of_o our_o populous_a and_o trade_n city_n be_v now_o such_o den_n of_o iniquity_n that_o their_o inhabitant_n may_v just_o dread_v that_o it_o will_v be_v more_o tolerable_a for_o tyre_n and_o sydon_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n than_o fâ—r_v they_o in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o palestine_n be_v asphaltis_n or_o asphaltites_n so_o term_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n bitumen_n rarity_n that_o note_a lake_n of_o judaea_n where_o the_o abominable_a city_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n former_o stand_v otherways_o call_v the_o dead_a sea_n and_o remarkable_a at_o present_a for_o abundance_n of_o sulphurous_a vapour_n which_o still_o ascend_v in_o so_o great_a a_o measure_n that_o no_o bird_n be_v able_a to_o fly_v from_o one_o side_n of_o the_o lake_n to_o the_o other_o it_o be_v also_o observable_a for_o good_a store_n of_o apple_n grow_v near_o its_o bank_n which_o appear_v very_o lovely_a to_o the_o eye_n but_o be_v touch_v and_o cut_v up_o prove_v mere_a naught_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o heap_n of_o nauseous_a matter_n 2._o nigh_o to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o ancient_n sarepta_n be_v many_o cave_n and_o apartment_n hew_v out_o of_o the_o firm_a rock_n which_o some_o vain_o imagine_v to_o have_v be_v the_o habitation_n of_o man_n in_o the_o golden_a age_n before_o city_n in_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v well-known_a but_o other_o with_o great_a show_n of_o probability_n take_v they_o for_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o sidonian_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n under_o the_o name_n of_o mearah_n 3_o not_o far_o from_o the_o once_o note_v city_n of_o tyre_n be_v several_a large_a square_a cistern_n which_o still_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o solomon_n among_o the_o christian_n of_o that_o country_n but_o why_o so_o call_v they_o can_v give_v no_o other_o reason_n than_o bare_a tradition_n 4._o at_o st_n john_n d'_fw-fr acre_n the_o ancient_n ptolemais_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o palace_n which_o acknowledge_v richard_n i._n king_n of_o england_n for_o its_o founder_n and_o the_o lion_n pissant_a be_v still_o visible_a upon_o some_o of_o the_o stone_n 5._o on_o mount_n carmel_n be_v some_o remain_v of_o a_o monastery_n of_o carmelite_n friar_n with_o a_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o under_o it_o be_v a_o private_a cell_n or_o cave_n which_o traveller_n allege_v to_o be_v the_o ancient_a reside_a place_n of_o the_o prophet_n elias_n on_o the_o same_o mountain_n be_v find_v a_o great_a many_o stone_n that_o have_v the_o lively_a impression_n of_o fish_n bone_n upon_o '_o they_o as_o also_o abundance_n of_o petrified_a fruit_n particular_o plumb_n or_o stone_n of_o that_o resemblance_n 6._o not_o far_o from_o the_o brook_n cedron_n stand_v a_o part_n of_o the_o pillar_n of_o absalon_n which_o he_o erect_v in_o his_o life-time_n out_o of_o a_o ardent_a desire_n to_o eternize_v his_o name_n and_o nigh_o to_o it_o be_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o small_a stone_n which_o daily_o increase_v because_o either_o jew_n or_o mahometan_n pass_v by_o seldom_o fail_v to_o throw_v one_o at_o the_o same_o and_o that_o out_o of_o abhorrency_n of_o the_o son_n rebellion_n against_o the_o father_n 7._o in_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n be_v a_o remarkable_a spring_n where_o philip_n be_v say_v to_o have_v baptize_v the_o ethiopian_a eunuch_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o ethiopian_a fountain_n and_o have_v a_o church_n adjacent_a erect_v it_o be_v probable_a out_o of_o devotion_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o place_n and_o memory_n of_o that_o fact_n yet_o by_o the_o by_o it_o will_v seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o place_n of_o the_o ethiopian_n baptism_n because_o those_o rocky_a and_o decline_a mountain_n be_v hardly_o passable_a on_o horseback_n much_o less_o in_o a_o chariot_n 8._o nigh_o to_o the_o aforesaid_a fountain_n be_v a_o considerable_a cave_n where_o it_o be_v report_v st._n john_n the_o baptist_n do_v live_v from_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o age_n till_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o judaea_n as_o the_o promise_a elias_n 9_o at_o bethlehem_n be_v the_o goodly_a temple_n of_o the_o nativity_n erect_v by_o st._n helena_n mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a who_o call_v it_o st._n mary_n of_o bethlehem_n it_o be_v now_o possess_v by_o the_o franciscan_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v still_o entire_a have_v many_o chapel_n and_o altar_n but_o those_o little_a 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