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but_o very_o numerous_a or_o as_o sozomen_n express_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14_o 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o c._n 14_o which_o can_v be_v deny_v though_o they_o alone_o be_v not_o more_o numerous_a the_o last_o thing_n he_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o be_v the_o diocese_n of_o theodoret_n but_o this_o be_v remit_v to_o the_o dean_n of_o paul_n yet_o one_o thing_n he_o say_v he_o can_v omit_v though_o some_o may_v think_v that_o he_o have_v better_o have_v pass_v it_o as_o he_o have_v many_o other_o thing_n than_o be_v so_o much_o in_o haste_n to_o slip_v at_o almost_o every_o line_n as_o he_o do_v in_o those_o few_o which_o concern_v it_o if_o these_o 800_o church_n not_o 80_o as_o this_o gentleman_n reckon_v they_o it_o be_v not_o he_o but_o the_o printer_n that_o so_o reckon_v they_o as_o the_o errata_fw-la show_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o metropolitan_a and_o they_o be_v all_o episcopal_a church_n i_o never_o meet_v with_o any_o before_o that_o take_v they_o for_o episcopal_a 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〈◊〉_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
their_o be_v not_o near_o so_o many_o this_o gentleman_n be_v concern_v to_o maintain_v there_o be_v not_o one_o thousand_o in_o the_o whole_a christian_n world_n this_o be_v more_o than_o enough_o to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v sufficient_a warrant_n to_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thousand_o more_o than_o once_o though_o that_o it_o be_v in_o that_o discourse_n which_o he_o style_v a_o little_a pamphlet_n so_o translate_v more_o than_o once_o be_v another_o of_o his_o mistake_n and_o a_o three_o all_o in_o two_o line_n be_v that_o the_o author_n ground_n his_o argument_n on_o it_o whereas_o those_o that_o view_v the_o passage_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o will_v see_v it_o have_v be_v more_o for_o his_o advantage_n to_o have_v translate_v it_o ten_o thousand_o he_o that_o can_v allow_v himself_o to_o write_v at_o this_o rate_n may_v easy_o be_v voluminous_a and_o look_v too_o big_a to_o be_v despise_v as_o a_o writer_n of_o little_a pamphlet_n the_o letter_n 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constantius_n page_n 531._o tom._n 1._o edit_fw-la commelin_n anno_fw-la 1601._o the_o whole_a passage_n be_v too_o large_a to_o transcribe_v or_o translate_v this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o he_o be_v accuse_v for_o assemble_v the_o people_n in_o the_o great_a church_n before_o it_o be_v dedicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v this_o part_n of_o his_o defence_n the_o confluence_n of_o the_o people_n at_o the_o paschal_n solemnity_n be_v so_o great_a that_o if_o they_o have_v meet_v in_o several_a assembly_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o church_n be_v so_o little_a and_o straight_o that_o they_o will_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o suffer_v by_o the_o crowd_n nor_o will_v the_o universal_a harmony_n and_o concurrence_n of_o the_o people_n have_v be_v so_o visible_a and_o effectual_a if_o they_o have_v meet_v in_o parcel_n therefore_o he_o appeal_v to_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o better_a for_o the_o whole_a multitude_n to_o meet_v in_o that_o great_a church_n be_v a_o place_n large_a enough_o to_o receive_v they_o altogether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o have_v a_o concurrence_n of_o all_o the_o people_n with_o one_o voice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o if_o say_v he_o according_a to_o our_o saviviour_n promise_v where_o two_o shall_v agree_v as_o touch_v any_o thing_n it_o shall_v be_v do_v for_o they_o of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n how_o prevalent_a will_v be_v the_o one_o voice_n of_o â—â—_o numerous_a a_o people_n assemble_v together_o and_o say_v amen_o to_o god_n who_o therefore_o will_v not_o wonder_v who_o will_v not_o count_v it_o a_o happiness_n to_o see_v so_o great_a a_o people_n meet_v together_o in_o one_o place_n and_o how_o do_v the_o people_n rejoice_v to_o behâ—ld_v one_o another_o whereas_o former_o they_o assemble_v in_o several_a place_n hereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o four_o age_n all_o the_o christian_n at_o alexandria_n which_o be_v wont_v at_o other_o time_n to_o meet_v in_o several_a assembly_n be_v no_o more_o than_o one_o church_n may_v and_o do_v contain_v so_o as_o they_o can_v all_o join_v at_o once_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o concur_v in_o one_o amen_o he_o tell_v he_o also_o that_o alexander_n his_o predecessor_n who_o die_v an._n 325_o do_v as_o much_o as_o he_o in_o like_a circumstance_n viz._n assemble_v the_o whole_a multitude_n in_o one_o church_n before_o it_o be_v dedicate_v pag._n 532._o this_o seem_v clear_a enough_o but_o be_v capable_a of_o another_o kind_n of_o proof_n which_o may_v be_v no_o less_o satisfactory_a let_v i_o add_v that_o also_o this_o city_n be_v by_o strabo_n his_o description_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d like_o a_o soldier_n coat_n who_o length_n at_o either_o side_n be_v almost_o 3â—_n furlong_n its_o breadth_n at_o either_o end_n 7_o or_o 8_o urlong_n geogr._n lib._n 17._o pag._n 546._o so_o the_o whole_a compass_n will_v be_v less_o than_o ten_o mile_n a_o three_o or_o four_o part_n of_o this_o be_v take_v up_o with_o public_a building_n temple_n and_o royal_a palace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n two_o miles_n and_o half_a or_o three_o and_o a_o quarter_n be_v thus_o dispose_v of_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v that_o region_n of_o the_o city_n which_o epiphanius_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o tell_v we_o be_v the_o famous_a library_n of_o ptolomeus_n philadelphus_n and_o speak_v of_o it_o in_o his_o time_n as_o destitute_a of_o inhabitant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr ponder_n &_o mensur_n n._n 9_o p._n 166_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o city_n be_v assign_v to_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o strabo_n indefinite_o as_o josephus_n quote_v he_o antiquit._fw-la jud._n l._n 14._o c._n 12._o other_o tell_v we_o more_o punctual_o their_o share_n be_v two_o of_o the_o five_o division_n usher_n annal_n latin_a pag._n 859._o though_o many_o of_o they_o have_v their_o habitation_n in_o the_o other_o division_n yet_o they_o have_v two_o five_o part_n entire_a to_o themselves_o and_o this_o be_v i_o suppose_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o josephus_n say_v the_o successor_n of_o alexander_n set_v apart_o for_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 2._o cap._n 21._o thus_o we_o see_v already_o how_o 6_o or_o 7_o mile_n of_o the_o 10_o be_v take_v up_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o citizen_n as_o at_o rome_n and_o other_o city_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o age_n be_v heathen_n otherwise_o antonius_n wrong_v the_o city_n who_o iâ—_n athanasius_n time_n be_v bring_v in_o thus_o exclaim_v by_o jerom._n vit_fw-mi paul_n p._n 243._o vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la alexandria_n quae_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la portenta_fw-la veneraris_fw-la vae_fw-la tibi_fw-la civitas_fw-la meretrix_n in_fw-la quam_fw-la totius_fw-la orbis_fw-la daemonia_fw-la confluxere_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o charge_n thus_o form_v suppose_v the_o prevail_a party_n to_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 62._o 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o p._n 62._o now_o suppose_v it_o be_v 30_o or_o 40_o furlong_n in_o compass_n before_o and_o so_o large_a than_o one_o city_n in_o a_o hundred_o yet_o this_o addition_n will_v leave_v it_o less_o than_o alexandria_n which_o as_o josephus_n describe_v it_o be_v 80_o furlong_n that_o be_v ten_o mile_n in_o circumference_n 16._o circumference_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o yet_o alexandria_n be_v four_o time_n less_o than_o rome_n for_o by_o vopiscus_n account_n in_o aurelian_n time_n not_o long_o before_o constantine_n the_o wall_n be_v make_v by_o he_o near_o 50_o mile_n in_o circuit_n so_o it_o will_v be_v in_o comparison_n of_o constantinople_n when_o first_o build_v rather_o like_o a_o nation_n than_o a_o city_n as_o aristotle_n say_v of_o the_o other_o babylon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d pol._n lib._n 3._o c._n 2._o if_o then_o we_o will_v have_v this_o passage_n of_o sozomen_n to_o have_v any_o appearance_n 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