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formidable_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o neighbour_n that_o their_o king_n adonibezek_n brag_v that_o he_o have_v cut_v off_o the_o thumb_n and_o great_a toe_n of_o 70_o king_n and_o make_v they_o eat_v the_o crumb_n which_o fall_v under_o his_o table_n but_o be_v vanquish_v by_o judah_n he_o be_v serve_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n himself_o by_o judah_n and_o simeon_n and_o carry_v to_o hicrusalem_n where_o he_o die_v the_o whole_a country_n of_o the_o jebusite_n and_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n itself_o the_o fortress_n of_o mount_n zion_n except_v only_o be_v make_v a_o prey_n unto_o the_o victor_n and_o though_o the_o jebusite_n hold_v that_o fortess_n till_o the_o time_n of_o david_n yet_o be_v they_o be_v only_o on_o the_o defensive_a side_n and_o make_v no_o open_a war_n against_o those_o of_o israel_n i_o reckon_v the_o canaanite_n as_o the_o last_o which_o do_v contend_v with_o they_o for_o the_o chief_a command_n 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of_o their_o abode_n as_o for_o the_o natural_a jew_n themselves_o they_o be_v divide_v also_o into_o several_a sect_n as_o viz._n 1._o esseni_n 2._o the_o sadducee_n 3._o the_o scribe_n 4._o the_o pharisee_n 5._o the_o herodian_o and_o 6._o the_o gaulonite_n or_o 〈◊〉_d the_o essenes_n or_o esseni_n derive_v their_o name_n as_o some_o conceive_v from_o asca_n which_o signify_v facere_fw-la to_o do_v because_o they_o labour_v with_o their_o hand_n as_o other_o say_v from_o asa_n which_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o to_o cure_v disease_n because_o they_o be_v much_o give_v to_o the_o study_n and_o practice_n of_o physic_n their_o beginning_n be_v not_o yet_o agree_v on_o the_o first_o time_n they_o be_v hear_v of_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o jonathan_n the_o brother_n of_o judas_n maccabaenâ—_n about_o 150_o year_n before_o christ_n nativity_n then_o mention_v by_o josephus_n antiqu._n judaic_n l._n 13._o cap._n 9_o a_o pâ—hagorean_n kind_n of_o jew_n and_o not_o much_o 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collos_n 16._o as_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o life_n they_o live_v together_o as_o it_o be_v in_o manastery_n or_o college_n and_o in_o every_o one_o have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o oratory_n admit_v none_o into_o their_o fellowship_n or_o society_n unless_o he_o bring_v all_o he_o have_v into_o their_o common_a treasury_n and_o not_o then_o neither_o under_o a_o three_o year_n probationership_n more_o of_o they_o he_o that_o list_v to_o see_v may_v satisfy_v himself_o in_o that_o tract_n of_o philo_n entitle_v de_n vita_fw-la contemplativa_fw-la where_o he_o most_o copious_o describe_v their_o institutes_n and_o course_n of_o life_n mistake_o apply_v by_o eusebius_n to_o the_o primitive_a christian_n as_o if_o that_o tract_n have_v purposely_o be_v compose_v of_o they_o by_o that_o learned_a jew_n 2._o the_o sadducee_n either_o derive_v their_o name_n from_o sadoc_n who_o live_v about_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o they_o or_o from_o sadok_v a_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v justice_n the_o man_n pretend_v to_o be_v so_o exact_a and_o strict_a justiciaries_n as_o if_o they_o will_v justify_v themselves_o before_o god_n tribunal_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o sect_n or_o heresy_n for_o both_o it_o be_v say_v to_o arise_v from_o a_o mistake_n of_o antigonus_n a_o right_a learned_a man_n who_o teach_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o serve_v god_n as_o servant_n do_v their_o master_n for_o the_o hope_n of_o reward_n occasion_v sadoc_n and_o baitus_fw-la two_o of_o his_o auditor_n to_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v no_o reward_n nor_o recompense_n for_o a_o godly_a life_n and_o consequent_o no_o resurreection_n nor_o world_n to_o come_v neither_o angel_n nor_o spirit_n these_o be_v the_o most_o capital_a of_o their_o error_n as_o appear_v act._n 23._o 6._o 8._o mat._n 22._o 3._o luke_n 20._o 20._o 27._o etc._n etc._n but_o other_o dogmata_fw-la they_o have_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n ascribe_v nothing_o unto_o fate_n or_o predestination_n but_o all_o thing_n altogether_o to_o a_o man_n freewill_n 2._o teach_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v annihilate_v at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n 3._o reject_v all_o tradition_n and_o 4._o allow_v no_o more_o scripture_n than_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n in_o most_o of_o their_o opinion_n contrary_a to_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n but_o join_v with_o they_o both_o in_o oppose_a christ_n and_o though_o like_a sampsons_n fox_n they_o look_v divers_a way_n and_o be_v tie_v together_o by_o their_o tail_n only_o yet_o in_o those_o tail_n they_o carry_v firebrand_n to_o destroy_v god_n harvest_n and_o have_v do_v it_o if_o they_o have_v be_v able_a 3._o but_o indeed_o the_o pharisee_n be_v the_o man_n who_o be_v the_o master-wit_n in_o the_o art_n of_o miss_v chief_a homines_fw-la robustioris_fw-la impietatis_fw-la in_o the_o father_n word_n fellow_n of_o such_o a_o perfect_a and_o concoct_v malice_n that_o they_o be_v almost_o able_a to_o possess_v the_o devil_n their_o name_n they_o derive_v from_o pharez_n which_o be_v to_o separate_v separistâ—_n we_o may_v right_o call_v they_o for_o they_o be_v first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d separate_v to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o saul_n be_v bring_v up_o to_o that_o purpose_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o gamaliel_n and_o 2ly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d separate_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n by_o a_o more_o strict_a profession_n of_o sanctity_n as_o the_o pharisee_v boast_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v not_o as_o other_o man_n or_o as_o that_o publican_n and_o that_o they_o may_v so_o seem_v unto_o simple_a man_n they_o do_v three_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o society_n and_o conversation_n of_o other_o not_o to_o pure_a as_o themselves_o who_o they_o call_v populum_fw-la terrae_fw-la or_o the_o son_n of_o the_o earth_n upbraid_v christ_n that_o he_o keep_v company_n with_o publican_n and_o sinner_n and_o more_o than_o so_o use_v a_o particular_a kind_n of_o habit_n and_o have_v a_o garb_n unto_o themselves_o which_o no_o other_o have_v use_v it_o for_o a_o byword_n among_o themselves_o that_o 〈◊〉_d populi_fw-la terrae_fw-la sunt_fw-la conculcatio_fw-la pharisaeorum_fw-la to_o which_o end_n as_o their_o countenance_n be_v more_o cloud_v and_o severe_a than_o other_o so_o do_v they_o wear_v their_o phylactery_n of_o a_o broad_a size_n than_o other_o do_v which_o by_o the_o way_n be_v scrol_n of_o parchment_n bind_v about_o their_o head_n and_o upon_o their_o hand_n wherein_o be_v write_v the_o ten_o commandment_n of_o god_n foolish_o so_o interpret_n those_o word_n of_o deut._n and_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o frontâ—â—â—_n between_o thy_o eye_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 8._o they_o begin_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o sadducee_n which_o be_v about_o 300_o year_n before_o christ_n nativity_n as_o for_o their_o dogmata_fw-la beside_o those_o specify_v above_o which_o be_v also_o practicable_a they_o mention_v 1._o a_o pythagorean_n metempsuchosis_n affirm_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n pass_v from_o one_o man_n into_o another_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n from_o whence_o the_o divers_a opinion_n touch_v christ_n our_o saviour_n mat._n 16._o v._n 14._o be_v suppose_v to_o spring_n as_o if_o his_o body_n have_v be_v animate_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o elias_n john_n the_o baptist_n jeremy_n or_o some_o other_o prophet_n 2._o they_o adhere_v so_o tenacious_o to_o unwritten_a tradition_n that_o in_o comparison_n of_o they_o they_o neglect_v the_o write_a law_n as_o either_o insufficient_a or_o impertinent_a and_o 3._o ascribe_v so_o much_o sanctity_n unto_o frequent_a wash_n especial_o when_o they_o come_v from_o market_n mark_v 7._o v_o 4._o where_o possible_o they_o may_v meet_v with_o some_o unclean_a person_n and_o before_o their_o sit_v down_o to_o meat_n mat._n 15._o 2._o that_o if_o they_o come_v unto_o a_o place_n where_o there_o be_v not_o water_n enough_o both_o to_o drink_v and_o wash_v the_o '_o pharisee_n will_v rather_o choose_v to_o wash_v than_o drink_n think_v die_v for_o thirst_n more_o of_o they_o he_o that_o list_v to_o see_v may_v find_v it_o copious_o set_v down_o in_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_v chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n and_o thither_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o pretension_n to_o so_o great_a a_o sanctity_n and_o some_o other_o art_n they_o have_v to_o abuse_v the_o people_n they_o grow_v so_o strong_a and_o have_v such_o store_n of_o follower_n and_o dependent_n on_o they_o that_o they_o become_v formidable_a in_o short_a time_n to_o their_o king_n and_o prince_n insomuch_o that_o alexandra_n dare_v not_o enter_v on_o the_o government_n in_o her_o child_n nonage_n as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o antiqu._n lib._n 13._o cap_n 23._o until_o she_o have_v