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the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o all_o city_n and_o so_o enough_o not_o only_o for_o vast_a congregation_n but_o for_o diocesan_n church_n but_o tertullian_n be_v a_o great_a orator_n and_o frequent_o use_v hyperbolical_a expression_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v strain_v such_o be_v those_o insist_v on_o and_o by_o regular_a construction_n they_o import_v no_o more_o than_o that_o the_o christian_n be_v very_o numerous_a in_o many_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n those_o that_o will_v have_v they_o strain_v and_o understand_v as_o they_o find_v offer_v great_a injury_n to_o tertullian_n make_v he_o intend_v that_o which_o have_v no_o warrant_n in_o any_o record_n of_o antiquity_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a that_o i_o can_v meet_v with_o before_o they_o impose_v such_o a_o sense_n on_o he_o they_o ought_v in_o reason_n to_o make_v it_o manifest_a that_o the_o christian_n be_v the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o some_o considerable_a city_n at_o that_o 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inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o fix_v in_o that_o church_n and_o this_o be_v as_o demonstrable_a as_o any_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n can_v be_v for_o this_o miraculous_a conversion_n be_v at_o pentecost_n one_o of_o the_o three_o great_a feast_n when_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a concourse_n of_o jew_n and_o proselyte_n from_o all_o part_n to_o that_o city_n these_o convert_v be_v not_o only_a inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o foreigner_n and_o in_o all_o reason_n more_o of_o these_o proportionable_o as_o they_o exceed_v the_o inhabitant_n in_o number_n and_o then_o those_o of_o the_o city_n will_v scarce_o be_v a_o 20_o part_n of_o the_o 5_o or_o 8000_o convert_v for_o the_o foreigner_n that_o resort_v to_o jerusalem_n at_o these_o great_a solemnity_n be_v reckon_v to_o be_v three_o million_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o 〈◊〉_d joseph_n de_fw-fr bel._n judaic_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 24._o whereas_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n be_v but_o about_o a_o 120000_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o of_o this_o elsewhere_o more_o full_o the_o author_n of_o the_o vindication_n will_v not_o have_v so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o those_o convert_v to_o be_v stranger_n and_o to_o return_v home_o when_o the_o feast_n be_v over_o and_o assign_v something_o like_o reason_n for_o it_o one_a that_o the_o scripture_n give_v no_o countenance_n to_o this_o conjecture_n but_o say_v all_o those_o strange_a nation_n be_v inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o original_a word_n incline_v most_o on_o this_o side_n that_o he_o shall_v say_v the_o scripture_n give_v no_o countenance_n to_o this_o be_v something_o strange_a it_o be_v plain_a in_o scripture_n that_o god_n enjoin_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o repair_v to_o jerusalem_n from_o all_o quarter_n of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o dwell_v thrice_o a_o year_n for_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o three_o great_a feast_n and_o it_o be_v apparent_a also_o that_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n at_o those_o solemnity_n both_o jew_n and_o proselyte_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 23._o 〈◊〉_d in_o euseb_n l._n 2._o c._n 23._o and_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o that_o chapter_n cite_v act_v 2._o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n be_v come_v there_o be_v a_o resort_n of_o jew_n and_o proselyte_n from_o all_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o this_o city_n ay_o but_o the_o scripture_n say_v all_o those_o strange_a nation_n be_v inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o can_v judge_v that_o the_o scripture_n say_v this_o but_o upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 2._o 5._o can_v signify_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o inhabitant_n but_o this_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o the_o word_n denote_v such_o as_o abide_v in_o a_o place_n not_o only_o as_o inhabitant_n but_o as_o stranger_n or_o sojourner_n thus_o dr._n hammond_n will_v have_v it_o translate_v abide_v rather_o than_o dwell_v loc_n dwell_v in_o loc_n those_o that_o be_v there_o as_o stranger_n 2._o stranger_n in_o act._n 10._o 2._o and_o here_o express_v those_o abide_n at_o jerusalem_n to_o be_v jew_n which_o come_v up_o to_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n and_o proselyte_n which_o have_v come_v from_o several_a nation_n of_o all_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o also_o mr._n mead_n 5._o mead_n in_o exercit._n in_o act._n 2._o 5._o for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o which_o i_o translate_v sojourn_v rather_o than_o dwell_v for_o so_o i_o understand_v it_o that_o they_o be_v not_o proper_a dweller_n but_o such_o as_o come_v to_o worship_n at_o jerusalem_n from_o those_o far_a country_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n and_o pentecost_n and_o so_o have_v be_v continue_v there_o some_o good_a time_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o usual_a greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o durable_a mansion_n but_o with_o the_o hellenist_n in_o who_o dialect_n the_o scripture_n speak_v they_o be_v use_v indifferent_o for_o a_o stay_n of_o a_o short_a or_o long_a time_n that_o be_v for_o to_o sojourn_v as_o well_o as_o to_o dwell_v as_o these_o two_o example_n out_o of_o the_o septuagint_n will_v make_v manifest_a gen._n 27._o 44._o 1_o king_n 17._o 20._o there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o sojourn_v only_o in_o a_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_n to_o the_o hebrew_n verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v any_o stay_n or_o remain_v in_o a_o place_n grotius_n say_v it_o answer_v the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o be_v render_v not_o only_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n add_v therefore_o it_o be_v not_o say_v only_o of_o they_o who_o have_v fix_v their_o habitation_n but_o of_o those_o who_o be_v come_v to_o the_o city_n for_o the_o celebrate_n of_o the_o passeover_n or_o pentecost_n stay_v there_o for_o a_o while_n the_o best_a and_o most_o learned_a expositor_n general_o take_v it_o so_o in_o this_o place_n as_o denote_v not_o settle_v inhabitant_n but_o such_o as_o reside_v there_o only_o for_o a_o time_n indeed_o when_o this_o author_n will_v have_v the_o scripture_n say_v all_o these_o strange_a nation_n be_v inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o make_v it_o speak_v thing_n inconsistent_a for_o it_o be_v say_v for_o 9_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dweller_n at_o mesopotamia_n judea_n cappadocia_n pontus_n asia_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o must_v be_v understand_v either_o that_o they_o be_v inhabitant_n or_o sojourner_n in_o those_o country_n that_o they_o be_v now_o sojourner_n there_o no_o man_n will_v imagine_v nor_o can_v any_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v actual_o a_o sojourner_n in_o a_o place_n where_o he_o be_v not_o and_o if_o they_o be_v
be_v considerable_a tertullian_n speak_v of_o citizen_n in_o his_o time_n as_o if_o they_o be_v almost_o all_o christian_n penè_fw-la omnes_fw-la cives_fw-la christiani_fw-la 37._o christiani_fw-la apol._n c._n 37._o yet_o no_o instance_n can_v be_v give_v of_o any_o one_o city_n where_o the_o christian_n be_v the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n those_o that_o take_v his_o word_n in_o a_o strict_a sense_n be_v very_o injurious_a to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o speak_v that_o which_o no_o ancient_a record_n will_v warrant_v sozomen_n also_o may_v suffer_v by_o strain_v his_o expression_n but_o i_o will_v not_o digress_v to_o take_v further_a notice_n of_o what_o be_v not_o material_a for_o i_o design_v not_o nor_o have_v any_o need_n to_o make_v any_o advantage_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o heathen_n in_o this_o city_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o 950_o work-house_n who_o rent_n be_v allow_v to_o defray_v the_o funeral_n expense_n of_o all_o that_o die_v in_o the_o city_n for_o so_o 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