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temnere_fw-la christum_n cap._n ix_o of_o josephus_n and_o his_o commentary_n in_o the_o nine_o and_o ten_o chapiter_n follow_v beside_o all_o this_o i_o think_v it_o good_a not_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o josephus_n himself_o that_o have_v stand_v we_o in_o so_o great_a stead_n for_o the_o furnish_n of_o this_o our_o present_a history_n whence_o and_o of_o what_o kindred_n he_o come_v which_o circumstance_n he_o himself_o show_v say_v thus_o josephus_n the_o son_n of_o anem_fw-la mattathias_n a_o priest_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o himself_o also_o at_o the_o first_o impugn_a the_o roman_n and_o be_v necessary_o present_a at_o the_o final_a end_n of_o their_o woeful_a misery_n because_o of_o the_o jews_n of_o that_o tyme._n this_o man_n be_v famous_a not_o only_o among_o his_o own_o nation_n but_o also_o among_o the_o roman_n so_o that_o at_o rome_n he_o be_v think_v worthy_a the_o honour_n of_o a_o grave_a picture_n and_o the_o book_n which_o diligent_o he_o write_v be_v think_v 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holy_a scripture_n say_v he_o be_v not_o innumerable_a among_o we_o disagree_v admonition_n &_o dissent_v one_o from_o a_o other_o but_o only_o xxij_o contain_v the_o circumstance_n of_o all_o time_n and_o worthy_a of_o credit_n five_o of_o these_o be_v moses_n work_n contain_v the_o law_n &_o the_o state_n of_o man_n continue_v unto_o his_o death_n the_o time_n of_o they_o contain_v little_o less_o than_o three_o thousand_o year_n the_o prophet_n which_o live_v after_o moses_n comprise_v in_o thirtene_a book_n the_o famous_a act_n of_o their_o time_n from_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n to_o artaxerxes_n who_o after_o the_o death_n of_o xerxes_n be_v king_n of_o persia_n the_o other_o four_o contain_v hymn_n unto_o god_n and_o admonition_n for_o the_o amendment_n of_o man_n life_n from_o artaxerxes_n unto_o our_o time_n there_o be_v continual_a book_n yet_o not_o of_o such_o credit_n as_o the_o former_a in_o so_o much_o there_o be_v not_o diligent_o lay_v down_o a_o continual_a 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