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yield_v himself_o 5._o the_o word_n then_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v read_v a_o prince_n or_o captain_n shalâ—â—ause_v his_o shame_n to_o cease_v beside_o that_o he_o shall_v cause_v his_o shame_n to_o return_v upon_o he_o polan_n that_o be_v the_o shame_n which_o he_o offer_v to_o other_o shall_v return_v upon_o himself_o now_o for_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n two_o thing_n be_v declare_v 1._o the_o prince_n or_o captain_n shall_v cause_v his_o shame_n to_o cease_v 2._o then_o it_o shall_v return_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n 1._o first_o his_o contumelious_a and_o opprobrious_a word_n and_o act_n speak_v and_o do_v against_o the_o roman_n cease_v when_o first_o he_o be_v overcome_v by_o marcus_n attilius_n glabrio_n the_o roman_a captain_n afterward_o by_o l._n scipio_n nasica_n accompany_v with_o publius_n scipio_n africanus_n his_o brother_n by_o sea_n after_o this_o foil_n antiochus_n be_v not_o rule_v by_o
country_n belong_v unto_o grecia_n 4._o some_o think_v that_o chittim_n signify_v both_o the_o grecian_n macedonian_n and_o roman_n calvin_n but_o so_o we_o shall_v make_v it_o too_o general_a a_o name_n 5._o some_o understand_v the_o ship_n of_o the_o roman_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o coast_n of_o cilicia_n where_o the_o isle_n cetis_n be_v that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o command_v the_o sea_n polan_n jun._n but_o that_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v so_o proper_a to_o call_v they_o ship_n of_o chittim_n that_o be_v of_o cilicia_n because_o they_o only_o harbour_v there_o 6._o and_o it_o be_v too_o slender_a a_o conceit_n to_o think_v that_o the_o roman_a ambassador_n come_v thither_o in_o ship_n of_o grecia_n ex_fw-la bull_v as_o if_o that_o potent_a nation_n of_o the_o roman_n have_v no_o ship_n of_o their_o own_o 7._o nor_o yet_o be_v chittim_n take_v only_o for_o grecia_n for_o the_o ship_n of_o chittim_n come_v now_o against_o antiochus_n which_o be_v not_o the_o grecian_n but_o the_o roman_n 8._o wherefore_o i_o think_v with_o melancthon_n that_o chittim_n original_o be_v take_v for_o some_o country_n of_o grecia_n and_o comprehend_v also_o macedonia_n whereupon_o alexander_n king_n of_o macedonia_n be_v say_v to_o have_v come_v from_o the_o land_n of_o chittim_n 1._o macchab._n 1._o 1._o and_o the_o two_o last_o king_n of_o macedonia_n philip_n and_o perses_n be_v call_v king_n of_o cittim_n 1._o macchab._n 8._o 5._o and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o macedonian_a have_v some_o affinity_n with_o chittim_n the_o first_o letter_n be_v add_v and_o further_o melancthon_n show_v out_o of_o homer_n how_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o citian_n come_v with_o telephus_n the_o king_n of_o the_o mysian_n to_o the_o battle_n of_o troy_n as_o next_o adjoin_v but_o yet_o though_o original_o chittim_n be_v the_o grecian_n which_o name_n may_v first_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o island_n of_o grecia_n as_o cyprus_n rhodes_n and_o the_o sea_n coast_v as_o of_o cilicia_n and_o then_o general_o be_v take_v for_o other_o uplaâ—d_n country_n of_o grecia_n this_o name_n also_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o italian_n as_o have_v their_o original_n from_o the_o greek_n melancthon_n show_v out_o of_o suidas_n that_o latinui_n the_o son_n of_o telephus_n bring_v the_o citian_n into_o italy_n and_o give_v the_o name_n to_o the_o country_n but_o howsoever_o this_o be_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o grecian_n come_v into_o italy_n and_o there_o inhabit_v whereupon_o it_o may_v be_v call_v magna_fw-la graecia_n great_a greece_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o word_n chittim_n quest._n 37._o of_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n by_o antiochus_n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o this_o be_v the_o second_o persecution_n raise_v by_o antiochus_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o first_o be_v touch_v before_o v_o 28._o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o second_o be_v express_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n partly_o because_o antiochus_n be_v disappoint_v by_o the_o roman_n turn_v his_o rage_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o partly_o be_v thereunto_o induce_v by_o such_o among_o the_o jew_n as_o have_v forsake_v the_o covenant_n in_o this_o second_o persecution_n 1._o there_o be_v declare_v the_o mean_n which_o antiochus_n use_v in_o oppress_a god_n people_n which_o be_v partly_o the_o force_n and_o captain_n and_o foreign_a help_n which_o he_o use_v partly_o the_o seditious_a and_o factious_a among_o the_o people_n themselves_o 2._o the_o godly_a be_v describe_v which_o shall_v suffer_v persecution_n to_o v_o 36._o 3._o then_o it_o be_v show_v what_o antiochus_n shall_v do_v himself_o thence_o to_o v_o 40._o now_o in_o v_o 3._o the_o foreign_a help_n be_v describe_v which_o antiochus_n shall_v use_v namely_o his_o captain_n with_o their_o force_n which_o be_v call_v arm_n and_o the_o effect_n and_o work_n which_o they_o shall_v do_v be_v four_o 1._o they_o shall_v pollute_v the_o sanctuary_n 2._o then_o the_o city_n itself_o call_v the_o munition_n 3._o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o 4._o and_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n set_v up_o quest_n 38._o what_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o arm_n v_o 31._o 1._o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n by_o the_o arm_n do_v understand_v thus_o that_o come_v of_o vespasian_n and_o be_v as_o his_o arm_n that_o destroy_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n 2._o oecolampadius_n by_o the_o arm_n interprete_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o roman_n pompey_n crassus_n sabinus_n cumanus_n florus_n with_o other_o which_o diverse_a time_n make_v havoc_n of_o the_o city_n spoil_v and_o profane_v the_o temple_n but_o the_o coherence_n of_o the_o text_n will_v allow_v neither_o of_o these_o interpretation_n for_o the_o story_n of_o antiochus_n still_o be_v continue_v he_o that_o set_v his_o heart_n against_o the_o holy_a covenant_n v_o 28._o be_v the_o same_o that_o fret_v against_o the_o holy_a covenant_n be_v repel_v by_o the_o ship_n 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