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our_o table_n which_o in_o the_o chaldaean_a account_n be_v the_o 148_o according_a to_o the_o date_n of_o lysias_n letter_n 2_o mac._n 11._o thus_o the_o doctor_n so_o that_o in_o short_a which_o year_n be_v embolimaear_a he_o know_v not_o but_o resolve_v that_o the_o 149_o or_o 148_o according_a to_o 2_o mac._n 11._o can_v not_o be_v such_o that_o he_o may_v conclude_v against_o the_o archbishop_n that_o dioscorinthius_n be_v not_o mensis_fw-la embolimus_fw-la a_o superadded_a month_n but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o doctor_n give_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o 149_o year_n can_v not_o be_v embolimaear_a because_o then_o the_o vernal_a new_a moon_n in_o the_o 150_o year_n must_v be_v set_v over_o to_o the_o 15_o of_o april_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o possible_o according_a to_o the_o doctor_n table_n it_o must_v have_v be_v set_v so_o late_o but_o who_o will_v regard_v his_o table_n when_o he_o himself_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o a_o account_n differ_v from_o that_o in_o his_o table_n may_v be_v very_o just_a and_o good_a and_o agree_v very_o well_o with_o the_o truth_n tho'_o not_o with_o the_o precise_a strictness_n as_o he_o express_v it_o of_o those_o his_o table_n beside_o his_o table_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o jewish_a year_n whereas_o the_o archbishop_n speak_v express_o of_o the_o chaldaean_a year_n and_o that_o which_o the_o doctor_n call_v the_o 149_o i_o e._n the_o 148_o in_o 2_o mac._n 11._o may_v be_v a_o intercalary_n year_n in_o the_o chaldaean_a account_n tho'_o not_o in_o the_o jewish_a therefore_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o doctor_n premise_n do_v not_o persuade_v we_o to_o sleight_n the_o arch-bishop_n conjecture_v so_o much_o as_o he_o do_v but_o 2._o what_o if_o we_o shall_v ask_v now_o what_o will_v become_v of_o the_o doctor_n conceit_n that_o dioscotinthius_fw-la be_v that_o month_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d especial_o when_o we_o consider_v that_o it_o engage_v he_o to_o say_v that_o lysias_n letter_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v of_o a_o late_a date_n than_o the_o king_n letter_n to_o they_o the_o king_n letter_n bear_v date_n april_n 9_o lysias_n june_n 16_o after_n according_a to_o his_o reckon_n than_o which_o scarce_o any_o thing_n can_v seem_v to_o i_o more_o incredible_a when_o the_o king_n himself_o have_v by_o letter_n certify_v the_o jew_n that_o he_o grant_v their_o desire_n can_v any_o one_o imagine_v that_o lysias_n shall_v write_v above_o two_o month_n after_o only_o to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o they_o if_o the_o doctor_n have_v only_o say_v that_o lysias_n letter_n to_o the_o jew_n be_v of_o late_a date_n than_o the_o king_n letter_n to_o he_o he_o have_v say_v that_o which_o be_v no_o less_o probable_a than_o the_o other_o be_v improbable_a for_o i_o make_v account_n that_o lysias_n first_o inform_v the_o king_n what_o the_o jew_n desire_v than_o the_o king_n write_v to_o he_o to_o certify_v they_o that_o he_o grant_v their_o desire_n a_o copy_n of_o this_o letter_n we_o have_v a_o mac._n ii_o 22_o etc._n etc._n lysias_n have_v receive_v that_o letter_n write_v to_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o king_n direct_v he_o and_o his_o letter_n bear_v date_n the_o 24_o of_o dioscorinthius_n last_o the_o king_n himself_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o jew_n date_v the_o month_n follow_v according_a to_o the_o archbishop_n xanthicus_n the_o 15_o which_o he_o send_v with_o menelaus_n by_o who_o also_o he_o have_v be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o give_v them-full_a assurance_n that_o he_o grant_v their_o request_n in_o this_o there_o be_v nothing_o improbable_a but_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v give_v order_n to_o lysias_n to_o write_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o do_v it_o till_o above_o
this_o signification_n i_o ready_o subscribe_v to_o the_o two_o signification_n which_o kimchi_n mention_n in_o his_o radices_fw-la and_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o psal._n 81._o 3._o viz._n that_o it_o signify_v sometime_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n sometime_o the_o whole_a month_n but_o when_o he_o give_v this_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o moon_n be_v renew_v in_o it_o i_o can_v so_o easy_o assent_v to_o he_o but_o shall_v rather_o say_v because_o the_o month_n be_v renew_v then_o the_o jew_n in_o kimchi_n time_n and_o long_o before_o use_v lunar_a month_n and_o so_o with_o they_o the_o moon_n be_v renew_v constant_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n and_o this_o give_v the_o jewish_a writer_n and_o particular_o kimchi_n occasion_n to_o fancy_n that_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o moon_n be_v renew_v then_o and_o this_o induce_v other_o to_o translate_v it_o the_o new_a moon_n but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o translate_n it_o so_o and_o i_o humble_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v much_o better_o if_o in_o all_o the_o place_n where_o our_o translator_n have_v the_o new_a moon_n we_o instead_o thereof_o read_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n or_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o month_n or_o the_o new_a month._n the_o syriac_a have_v render_v it_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o month_n in_o most_o of_o those_o place_n as_o the_o arabic_a also_o do_v in_o some_o of_o they_o and_o the_o targum_fw-la in_o 1_o chron._n 23._o 31._o 2_o chron._n 8._o 13._o 31._o 3._o and_o isa._n 66._o 23._o kimchi_n also_o in_o his_o radices_fw-la direct_v we_o to_o render_v it_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n 1_o sam._n 20._o 5_o 18_o 2_o king_n 4._o 23._o isa._n 66._o 23._o ezek._n 46._o 3._o but_o the_o doctor_n insist_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o lxx_o who_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o suppose_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d always_o signify_v the_o new_a moon_n but_o why_o may_v we_o not_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o lxx_o use_v both_o the_o new_a month_n why_o may_v they_o not_o be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o month_n as_o well_o as_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o moon_n suidas_n and_o phavorinus_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d julius_n pollux_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o lexicon_n graco-latinum_a vetus_fw-la it_o be_v render_v initium_fw-la menst_n as_o well_o as_o nova_fw-la lana_fw-la it_o more_o than_o once_o in_o plutarch_n occur_v in_o this_o signification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutare_fw-la in_o romulo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n in_o galba_n all_o know_v that_o the_o roman_a calends_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o plutarch_n time_n be_v the_o beginning_n or_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n and_o have_v no_o respect_n to_o the_o change_n or_o renovation_n of_o the_o moon_n we_o may_v also_o observe_v that_o expression_n of_o thucydides_n l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o imply_v that_o there_o may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o moon_n be_v not_o renew_v the_o same_o expression_n we_o meet_v with_o in_o josephus_n ant._n l._n 4._o c._n 4_o &_o epiphanius_n haeres_fw-la 30._o num_fw-la 32_o and_o the_o like_a in_o philo_n de_fw-la septenario_fw-la and_o in_o that_o place_n of_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v mensis_fw-la initium_fw-la by_o epiphanius_n scholasticus_n in_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d numb_a 10._o 10._o and_o 28._o 12._o answer_n to_o the_o word_n which_o we_o right_o translate_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o month_n final_o they_o that_o please_v may_v see_v what_o scaliger_n say_v to_o this_o purpose_n in_o a_o passage_n transcribe_v from_o he_o chap._n 2._o if_o this_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v admit_v then_o according_a to_o both_o the_o hebrew_n and_o the_o lxx_o there_o be_v not_o the_o word_n new_a moon_n in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n nor_o according_a to_o the_o greek_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o good_a reason_n why_o we_o shall_v admit_v it_o and_o prefer_v it_o before_o the_o other_o and_o believe_v that_o god_n will_v not_o once_o name_v the_o new_a moon_n and_o then_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o enjoin_v it_o to_o be_v observe_v as_o a_o day_n of_o gladness_n and_o a_o solemn_a day_n and_o that_o peculiar_a sacrifice_n shall_v be_v offer_v upon_o it_o least_o occasion_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o a_o people_n prone_a to_o idolatry_n to_o worship_v the_o moon_n as_o other_o nation_n do_v there_o be_v a_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o origen_n homil._n 23._o in_o numer_n quid_fw-la religioni_fw-la conducit_fw-la novae_fw-la lunae_fw-la i._n e._n cum_fw-la conjungitur_fw-la soli_fw-la &_o adhaeret_fw-la ei_fw-la observare_fw-la festivitatem_fw-la haec_fw-la si_fw-la secundum_fw-la literam_fw-la considerentur_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la religiosa_fw-la quam_fw-la superstitioja_fw-la videbuntur_fw-la origen_n can_v not_o be_v lief_o that_o the_o israelite_n be_v command_v to_o observe_v the_o new_a moon_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n because_o it_o approach_v too_o near_o the_o superstition_n or_o idolatry_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o worship_v the_o moon_n and_o therefore_o he_o interpret_v the_o command_n in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n but_o if_o we_o read_v not_o the_o new_a moon_n but_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o month_n there_o will_v be_v nothing_o to_o induce_v any_o man_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n enjoin_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n beside_o it_o seem_v very_o reasonable_a that_o all_o the_o text_n in_o which_o according_a to_o our_o translation_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n shall_v be_v interpret_v by_o that_o primitive_a original_a ordinance_n or_o statute_n which_o be_v record_v numb_a 10._o 10._o and_o 28._o 11._o here_o they_o be_v enjoin_v to_o blow_v the_o trumpet_n over_o their_o burnt-offering_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o their_o peace-offering_n and_o to_o offer_v two_o bullock_n one_o ram_n and_o seven_o lamb_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o their_o month_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o new_a moon_n and_o thus_o i_o humble_o conceive_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o those_o other_o place_n before_o i_o conclude_v this_o i_o must_v correct_v a_o mistake_n in_o petavius_n by_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o printer_n and_o a_o great_a mistake_n which_o the_o doctor_n be_v guilty_a of_o while_o he_o will_v correct_v petavius_n petavius_n de_fw-fr doctr_n temp._n l._n 3._o c._n 22._o allege_v a_o passage_n out_o of_o kimchi_n radices_fw-la concern_v the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o his_o translation_n of_o it_o when_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v triginta_fw-la dies_fw-la eadem_fw-la appellatione_fw-la censentur_fw-la the_o printer_n instead_o of_o censentur_fw-la put_v censetur_fw-la the_o doctor_n think_v that_o the_o mistake_n be_v not_o in_o censetur_fw-la but_o in_o the_o word_n triginta_fw-la correct_v it_o thus_o tricesima_fw-la dies_fw-la eadem_fw-la appellatione_fw-la censetur_fw-la as_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o thirty_o day_n of_o the_o month_n which_o never_o enter_v into_o the_o thought_n either_o of_o kimchi_n or_o petavius_n for_o their_o meaning_n be_v that_o all_o the_o 30_o day_n take_v together_o or_o the_o whole_a month_n be_v sometime_o signify_v by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o pass_v by_o the_o doctor_n mistake_v about_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n the_o doctor_n part_v 2._o l._n 2._o s._n 1._o c._n 7._o speak_v of_o a_o assembly_n of_o holy_a and_o wise_a man_n which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n which_o do_v immediate_o come_v after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o be_v testify_v in_o pirke_n aboth_o s._n jerom_n style_v they_o the_o 24_o elder_n 24_o senes_fw-la in_fw-la praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la esran_n malachi_n may_v be_v one_o of_o the_o time_n perhaps_o one_o of_o the_o society_n but_o for_o the_o say_n of_o the_o late_a jew_n that_o haggai_n and_o zachary_n the_o prophet_n be_v of_o this_o number_n and_o ezra_n the_o head_n of_o this_o assembly_n i_o count_v it_o a_o very_a fable_n these_o be_v the_o doctor_n word_n in_o the_o forequoted_a chapter_n s._n 2._o and_o in_o the_o same_o section_n he_o say_v