of_o the_o vision_n as_o for_o i_o daniel_n my_o cogitation_n much_o trouble_v i_o and_o my_o countenance_n change_v in_o i_o i_o be_v so_o actuate_v by_o a_o supernatural_a power_n that_o my_o natural_a strength_n can_v scarce_o bear_v it_o which_o be_v discoverable_a in_o my_o very_a countenance_n grow_v lean_a and_o pale_a in_o undergo_a this_o divine_a or_o angelical_a actuation_n or_o impression_n but_o i_o keep_v the_o matter_n in_o my_o heart_n that_o be_v i_o commit_v it_o firm_o and_o careful_o to_o my_o memory_n so_o that_o i_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o transcribe_v it_o right_n as_o be_v ingens_fw-la documentum_fw-la divinae_fw-la providentiae_fw-la praescientiaeque_fw-la they_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o grotius_n a_o wonderful_a instance_n of_o divine_a providence_n and_o prescience_n to_o all_o posterity_n as_o certain_o this_o vision_n and_o interpretation_n be_v right_o understand_v and_o i_o wish_v grotius_n have_v so_o understand_v it_o note_n upon_o vision_n ii_o ver._n 4._o the_o last_o monarch_n of_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n how_o right_o darius_n medus_n may_v be_v deem_v the_o last_o monarch_n of_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n see_v thomas_n lydiat_a in_o his_o emendatio_fw-la temporum_fw-la anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3469._o ver._n 6._o rather_o a_o mere_a gift_n of_o divine_a providence_n than_o any_o acquist_n etc._n etc._n which_o that_o in_o josephus_n antiq._n lib._n 11._o c._n 8._o seem_v to_o confirm_v for_o notwithstanding_o jaddus_n the_o high_a priest_n his_o disobedience_n to_o alexander_n a_o little_a before_o at_o which_o he_o have_v conceive_v a_o displeasure_n against_o he_o yet_o when_o alexander_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o other_o priest_n and_o levite_n go_v out_o in_o their_o habit_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o in_o this_o peaceable_a and_o splendid_a pomp_n to_o receive_v he_o alexander_n alone_o accost_v jaddus_n in_o his_o pontifical_a habit_n and_o golden_a crown_n with_o the_o name_n 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delay_n to_o ship_n over_o my_o army_n for_o by_o his_o conduct_n i_o shall_v obtain_v the_o empire_n of_o persia._n which_o vision_n of_o he_o in_o dios_n of_o macedonia_n and_o the_o meeting_n of_o jaddus_n the_o high_a priest_n in_o the_o very_a same_o habit_n that_o that_o spectrum_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o make_v he_o as_o he_o himself_o profess_v to_o parmenio_n confident_a of_o success_n and_o jaddus_n which_o yet_o further_o may_v confirm_v his_o hope_n show_v he_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n i_o suppose_v that_o place_n in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n where_o it_o be_v say_v and_o a_o mighty_a king_n shall_v stand_v up_o that_o shall_v rule_v with_o great_a dominion_n and_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o high_a priest_n may_v well_o interpret_v of_o alexander_n his_o present_a expedition_n and_o he_o in_o virtue_n of_o his_o vision_n in_o dios_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n appear_v there_o to_o he_o in_o the_o 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the_o babylonian_a empire_n inclusive_o to_o the_o glorious_a reign_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o true_a apostolic_a church_n in_o the_o bless_a millennium_n now_o follow_v a_o vision_n that_o insist_o more_o large_o on_o some_o part_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o forego_n vision_n namely_o those_o of_o the_o medo-persian_a but_o chief_o of_o the_o greek_a empire_n which_o be_v like_o the_o method_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n where_o first_o in_o a_o more_o general_a and_o comprehensive_a way_n the_o state_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n from_o the_o begin_n thereof_o to_o the_o last_o vial_n be_v set_v out_o in_o chap._n 11._o and_o then_o again_o the_o same_o period_n of_o time_n be_v run_v over_o in_o the_o twelve_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o chapter_n but_o afterward_o the_o vision_n concern_v but_o part_n of_o the_o same_o period_n which_o be_v more_o full_o insist_v on_o and_o so_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o here_o in_o daniel_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o vision_n concern_v but_o part_n of_o the_o time_n that_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o image_n of_o the_o four_o metal_n and_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n and_o this_o of_o the_o ram_n and_o he-goat_n here_o in_o this_o eight_o chapter_n concern_v the_o time_n of_o the_o medo-persian_a and_o grecian_a empire_n only_o in_o manner_n as_o follow_v 1._o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n belshazzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o immediate_a predecessor_n of_o darius_n the_o mede_n a_o uision_n appear_v to_o i_o even_o to_o i_o daniel_n non_fw-la jam_fw-la secundum_fw-la quietem_fw-la say_v grotius_n sed_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o in_o sleep_n but_o when_o i_o be_v awake_a and_o up_o and_o abroad_o else_o if_o it_o have_v be_v in_o his_o sleep_n on_o his_o bed_n he_o will_v have_v express_v so_o much_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o before_o after_o that_o which_o appear_v to_o i_o at_o first_o namely_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o belshazzar_n chap._n 7._o 2._o and_o i_o see_v in_o a_o uision_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o i_o be_v at_o shushan_n in_o the_o palace_n which_o be_v in_o the_o province_n of_o elam_n he_o describe_v the_o place_n where_o he_o see_v this_o vision_n as_o well_o as_o the_o time_n when_o now_o this_o shushan_n be_v that_o royal_a city_n of_o the_o persian_n that_o be_v call_v sâ—…sa_n in_o historian_n and_o geographer_n a_o famous_a city_n situate_v betwixt_o persis_n and_o babylonia_n from_o whence_o the_o country_n round_o about_o be_v call_v susiana_n but_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o this_o susa_n be_v in_o the_o province_n of_o elam_n that_o be_v of_o elymais_n because_o elam_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o persian_a people_n isa._n 21._o 2._o go_v up_o o_o elam_n besiege_v o_o media_n ascend_v o_o elam_n i.e._n persa_n &_o tu_fw-la o_fw-la mede_n invadite_fw-la urbem_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v cornelius_n à _fw-fr lapide_fw-la the_o vision_n therefore_o which_o so_o much_o concern_v the_o persian_a empire_n daniel_n see_v upon_o the_o spot_n even_o in_o the_o province_n of_o elam_n which_o denote_v the_o persian_n and_o i_o see_v in_o a_o uision_n and_o i_o be_v by_o the_o river_n ulas_n which_o be_v vlaeus_n fluvius_n with_o historian_n and_o geographer_n that_o of_o pliny_n be_v for_o our_o purpose_n susianen_n ab_fw-la elymaide_n disterminat_fw-la amnis_fw-la ulaeus_fw-la ortus_fw-la in_o medis_n medióque_fw-la spatio_fw-la cuniculis_fw-la conditus_fw-la ac_fw-la rursus_fw-la exortus_fw-la per_fw-la mesobatenen_n lapsus_fw-la circuit_n arcem_fw-la susorum_fw-la it_o rise_v in_o media_n touch_v upon_o susa_n and_o at_o last_o exonerate_v itself_o into_o the_o sinus_n persicus_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n as_o well_o as_o bochartus_fw-la 3._o then_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n and_o see_v and_o behold_v there_o stand_v before_o the_o river_n that_o be_v he_o see_v external_o with_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o have_v some_o charge_n there_o under_o
defender_n guardian_n helper_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v very_o often_o render_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o septuagint_n five_o time_n in_o the_o psalm_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mahoz_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a as_o often_o protector_n see_v mr._n mede_n his_o apostasy_n of_o the_o latter_a time_n ch_n 16._o part_n 1._o there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o mahuzzim_n in_o this_o personal_a signification_n and_o in_o the_o other_o two_o place_n where_o mahuzzim_n be_v name_v though_o it_o be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wall_n tower_n bulwark_n and_o the_o like_a yet_o the_o person_n of_o the_o saint_n or_o daemon_n be_v easy_o understand_v thereby_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o ancient_a father_n give_v those_o very_a name_n to_o the_o saint_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o relic_n dispose_v of_o in_o this_o or_o that_o church_n or_o monastery_n i_o will_v only_o add_v one_o citation_n of_o mr._n mede_n out_o of_o theodoret_n who_o call_v the_o holy_a martyr_n guardian_n of_o city_n lieutenant_n of_o place_n captain_n of_o man_n prince_n and_o champion_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v plain_o military_a term_n and_o so_o leave_v the_o reader_n to_o see_v the_o rest_n in_o that_o excellent_a author_n in_o the_o abovesaid_a place_n but_o hence_o it_o be_v plain_a how_o wonderful_a easy_a and_o natural_a the_o exposition_n of_o this_o place_n of_o daniel_n be_v vers._n 45._o or_o the_o hill_n of_o sabi_n kodesh_n of_o the_o god_n who_o be_v call_v his_o holiness_n that_o the_o pope_n affect_v a_o kind_n of_o divinity_n be_v the_o complaint_n of_o frederick_n the_o second_o and_o how_o he_o be_v twice_o place_v upon_o the_o holy_a altar_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a throne_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n after_o his_o election_n and_o at_o his_o coronation_n you_o may_v see_v in_o laurentius_n bank_n his_o roma_fw-la triumphans_fw-la and_o what_o adoration_n be_v do_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o the_o gloss_n of_o the_o canon_n law_n the_o pope_n be_v call_v dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la noster_fw-la our_o lord_n god_n as_o bishop_n downham_n have_v note_v in_o his_o de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 10._o and_o there_o be_v many_o passage_n to_o that_o purpose_n in_o their_o canonist_n and_o theologer_n who_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v all_o the_o name_n to_o the_o pope_n that_o be_v give_v to_o christ_n to_o assert_v his_o primacy_n over_o the_o church_n powel_n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 15._o thes_n 32._o and_o therefore_o sabi_n which_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v to_o be_v just_o give_v to_o christ_n may_v be_v give_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o septuagint_n render_v jerem._n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n omnipotent_a suit_v excellent_o well_o with_o what_o the_o canonist_n call_v omnipotentiam_fw-la pontificiam_fw-la the_o omnipotency_n of_o the_o 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be_v call_v sabi_n scoptical_o by_o the_o prophet_n he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n in_o good_a earnest_n foretell_v how_o immens_o he_o will_v extol_v himself_o and_o be_v extol_v by_o his_o own_o but_o kodesh_n be_v add_v that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o mistake_n and_o that_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o the_o same_o sabi_n be_v not_o here_o mean_v that_o be_v mean_v vers_n 41._o where_o the_o land_n of_o judaea_n be_v call_v the_o land_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o that_o true_a and_o eminent_a of_o that_o solid_a not_o tumid_a sabi_n even_o of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n himself_o but_o here_o this_o hill_n the_o hill_n coelius_n in_o all_o likelihood_n where_o the_o pope_n proper_a imperial_a palace_n be_v and_o chair_n of_o state_n who_o foot_n be_v as_o high_a as_o the_o top_n of_o the_o emperor_n chair_n and_o other_o great_a prince_n be_v only_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hill_n of_o sabi_n not_o of_o that_o true_a and_o eminent_a sabi_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n kodesh_n i_o say_v be_v add_v that_o no_o man_n may_v miss_v of_o who_o be_v mean_v thereby_o namely_o his_o holiness_n of_o rome_n for_o this_o be_v his_o know_a title_n nothing_o more_o celebrate_v and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o title_n of_o a_o man_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v the_o feminine_a gender_n and_o in_o the_o abstract_n cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la very_o well_o make_v out_o upon_o dan._n 9_o 24._o where_o say_v he_o sanctitas_fw-la sanctitatum_fw-la the_o most_o holy_a be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o christ_n not_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o sanctus_n sanctorum_fw-la or_o sanctissimus_fw-la sic_fw-la pontificem_fw-la say_v he_o vocamus_fw-la sua_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la that_o be_v sanctissimus_fw-la dominus_fw-la and_o gasper_n sanctius_n on_o the_o same_o place_n speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n what_o can_v be_v more_o easy_a or_o plain_a so_o manifest_a be_v it_o that_o no_o grammatical_a or_o critical_a violence_n be_v 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come_v from_o the_o weâ—â—_n greece_n be_v seat_v west_n of_o persia._n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n whereby_o be_v intimate_v the_o largeness_n of_o his_o divagation_n in_o this_o his_o expedition_n into_o the_o east_n and_o the_o overspreading_a of_o his_o victory_n and_o touch_v not_o the_o ground_n which_o be_v a_o indication_n of_o his_o swiftness_n and_o speed_n the_o swiftness_n of_o camilla_n in_o virgil_n be_v express_v thus_o aeneid_n lib._n 7._o illa_fw-la vel_fw-la intactae_fw-la segetis_fw-la per_fw-la summa_fw-la volaret_fw-la gramina_fw-la nec_fw-la teneras_fw-la cursu_fw-la laesisset_fw-la aristas_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o he-goat_n and_o be_v the_o word_n here_o use_v be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o fly_v so_o that_o this_o also_o may_v have_v some_o allusion_n to_o this_o extraordinary_a speed_n in_o alexander_n victory_n who_o in_o the_o space_n of_o six_o year_n overran_a and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v do_v so_o the_o roman_a army_n shall_v continue_v upon_o jerusalem_n till_o they_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o utter_v devastation_n or_o it_o shall_v be_v spread_v like_o water_n pour_v out_o upon_o the_o desolate_a in_o that_o sense_n that_o inundation_n be_v interpret_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n for_o as_o i_o intimate_v before_o this_o be_v but_o a_o repeat_v prediction_n of_o the_o same_o vengeance_n upon_o the_o fame_n occasion_n namely_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o murder_v the_o messiah_n which_o be_v imply_v in_o that_o expression_n he_o shall_v make_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n to_o cease_v himself_o then_o become_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n according_a to_o the_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o god_n the_o sense_n which_o we_o have_v give_v of_o this_o prophecy_n be_v so_o coherent_a and_o of_o one_o piece_n though_o take_v out_o of_o several_a interpreter_n that_o no_o sense_n can_v be_v apply_v to_o any_o 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into_o heaven_n send_v down_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o apostle_n and_o set_v the_o christian_a religion_n on_o foot_n in_o the_o world_n all_o which_o be_v do_v in_o the_o last_o week_n after_o which_o the_o city_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o roman_n but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o precise_o set_v down_o the_o time_n when_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o titus_n the_o son_n of_o vespasian_n about_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o expiration_n of_o daniel_n week_n note_n upon_o vision_n iu._n ver._n 1._o which_o be_v very_o near_o to_o assibaras_n and_o consequent_o to_o assuerus_n etc._n etc._n which_o name_n assuerus_n gasper_n sanctius_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o common_a name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o media_n as_o merodac_n of_o the_o babylonian_a king_n seleucus_n and_o antiochus_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n ptolemaeus_n of_o egypt_n caesar_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n arsaces_n of_o the_o parthian_a king_n and_o tigranes_n of_o the_o armenian_a because_o 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