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jochabel_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o prediction_n e_o e_o of_o this_o dream_n birth_n moses_n birth_n their_o suspicion_n and_o fear_v the_o rather_o increase_v more_o and_o more_o for_o they_o be_v not_o only_o pensive_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o child_n but_o also_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o future_a great_a good_a fortune_n that_o be_v promise_v they_o seem_v incredible_a but_o soon_o after_o the_o woman_n be_v bring_v to_o bed_n give_v credit_n to_o the_o oracle_n have_v have_v so_o easy_a and_o gentle_a a_o labour_n that_o she_o beguile_v the_o overseer_n and_o spy_n in_o that_o she_o feel_v none_o of_o those_o throe_n which_o common_o afflict_v such_o as_o be_v in_o labour_n so_o that_o she_o nourish_v the_o infant_n three_o month_n secret_o in_o her_o house_n without_o be_v in_o any_o sort_n discover_v but_o afterward_o amram_n fear_v to_o be_v surprise_v and_o doubt_v lest_o he_o shall_v incur_v the_o king_n
this_o bleet_a of_o sheep_n and_o bellow_v of_o beast_n throughout_o the_o army_n saul_n reply_v that_o the_o people_n have_v reserve_v that_o cattle_n for_o sacrifice_n but_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o amalekite_n be_v exterminate_v as_o god_n have_v command_v and_o none_o remain_v but_o only_o the_o king_n who_o he_o will_v cause_v to_o be_v present_v before_o he_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v consult_v together_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o he_o etc._n ver._n 17_o etc._n etc._n hereunto_o the_o prophet_n answer_v that_o god_n take_v no_o e_o e_o pleasure_n in_o sacrifice_n saul_n samuel_n chide_v saul_n but_o in_o those_o man_n that_o be_v good_a and_o just_a and_o such_o say_v he_o be_v they_o that_o obey_v his_o will_n and_o commandment_n since_o no_o action_n may_v be_v repute_v good_a but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o reference_n it_o have_v to_o god_n will_v for_o god_n refuse_v not_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v not_o but_o he_o that_o disobey_v he_o 22._o ver._n 22._o for_o he_o accept_v not_o those_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v offer_v to_o he_o by_o those_o that_o submit_v not_o themselves_o unto_o he_o consist_v the_o contempt_n of_o god_n wherein_o it_o consist_v and_o offer_v not_o unto_o he_o the_o true_a and_o acceptable_a offering_n yea_o though_o they_o present_v divers_a and_o many_o great_a sacrifice_n and_o bring_v he_o jewel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o he_o reject_v such_o thing_n and_o respect_v they_o not_o as_o pledge_n of_o piety_n but_o effect_n of_o hypocrisy_n but_o he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o those_o only_a that_o observe_v that_o which_o he_o have_v command_v god_n a_o please_a and_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n unto_o god_n and_o have_v rather_o die_v than_o infringe_v the_o same_o not_o seek_v that_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v offer_v unto_o he_o but_o if_o they_o be_v offer_v although_o of_o small_a and_o no_o value_n yet_o be_v they_o more_o acceptable_a unto_o he_o in_o poverty_n f_o f_o and_o obedience_n 23._o ver._n 23._o than_o all_o those_o which_o the_o rich_a hand_n or_o strong_a fortune_n can_v afford_v know_v thou_o therefore_o kingdom_n samuel_n tell_v saul_n of_o god_n displeasure_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o kingdom_n say_v he_o that_o thou_o have_v incur_v god_n displeasure_n in_o that_o thou_o have_v contemn_v and_o neglect_v his_o commandment_n for_o how_o can_v thou_o think_v that_o he_o will_v regard_v those_o sacrifice_n with_o a_o gracious_a eye_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v adjudge_v to_o utter_v perdition_n and_o ruin_n be_v it_o possible_a for_o thou_o to_o think_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o destroy_v and_o sacrifice_v be_v assure_v therefore_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o power_n 24._o ver._n 24._o which_o have_v in_o such_o sort_n transport_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v contemn_v god_n he_o saul_n confess_v his_o sin_n and_o crave_v pardon_v which_o notwithstanding_o be_v deny_v he_o who_o bestow_v the_o same_o upon_o thou_o saul_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v amiss_o in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o obey_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n yet_o allege_v that_o he_o be_v compel_v to_o do_v the_o same_o in_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o restrain_v the_o soldier_n who_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o prey_n but_o say_v he_o be_v favourable_a and_o merciful_a unto_o i_o for_o hereafter_o i_o will_v take_v heed_n g_o g_o lest_o i_o fall_v into_o the_o like_a sin_n and_o he_o entreat_v he_o that_o he_o will_v stay_v with_o he_o a_o little_a and_o offer_v a_o peace-offering_a in_o his_o behalf_n but_o the_o prophet_n know_v that_o god_n will_v be_v move_v by_o no_o sacrifice_n will_v not_o be_v persuade_v by_o he_o chap._n ix_o h_o h_o samuel_n proclaim_v david_n king_n but_o saul_n 28._o ver._n 27_o 28._o willing_a to_o retain_v samuel_n take_v hold_v of_o his_o garment_n and_o for_o that_o the_o prophet_n hasty_o withdraw_v himself_o garment_n saul_n strive_v to_o stay_v samuel_n rent_v his_o garment_n he_o tear_v away_o a_o part_n thereof_o whereupon_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o that_o in_o like_a manner_n his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v rend_v from_o he_o and_o another_o who_o be_v more_o honest_a and_o upright_a shall_v take_v possession_n thereof_o for_o god_n be_v not_o like_a man_n he_o be_v unchangeable_a in_o his_o determination_n saul_n answer_v that_o he_o have_v grievous_o sin_v but_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o recall_v that_o which_o be_v past_a he_o desire_v he_o that_o at_o least_o he_o i_o i_o will_v worship_v god_n with_o he_o in_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o people_n 10._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n cap._n 10._o which_o samuel_n condescend_v to_o and_o go_v with_o he_o to_o adore_v god_n after_o this_o agag_n the_o king_n of_o the_o amalekite_n be_v bring_v before_o samuel_n 32._o ver._n 32._o who_o hear_v he_o lament_v command_v the_o king_n of_o the_o amalekite_n be_v slay_v by_o samuel_n command_v and_o complain_v that_o death_n be_v very_o bitter_a to_o which_o he_o answer_v in_o this_o manner_n as_o thou_o have_v cause_v divers_a mother_n among_o the_o hebrew_n to_o weep_v and_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o child_n so_o shall_v thy_o death_n cause_v thy_o mother_n to_o weep_v and_o lament_v which_o say_v he_o present_o command_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o gilgal_n etc._n 1_o sam._n 16._o 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o return_v back_o again_o to_o the_o city_n of_o ramath_n but_o the_o king_n perceive_v into_o how_o many_o mischief_n he_o have_v fall_v by_o his_o offence_n commit_v against_o god_n king_n god_n send_v samuel_n to_o bethlehem_n to_o anoint_v david_n king_n depart_v to_o his_o chief_a city_n call_v gaba_n which_o name_n signify_v a_o hillock_n and_o from_o that_o day_n forward_o he_o never_o more_o see_v the_o prophet_n samuel_n who_o be_v hearty_o sorry_a for_o his_o k_o k_o fall_n but_o god_n command_v he_o to_o give_v over_o his_o care_n and_o that_o take_n with_o he_o the_o sacred_a oil_n he_o shall_v repair_v to_o the_o city_n of_o bethlehem_n to_o the_o house_n of_o jesse_n the_o son_n of_o obed_n and_o there_o anoint_v that_o of_o his_o son_n for_o king_n who_o he_o shall_v show_v he_o and_o when_o the_o prophet_n say_v that_o he_o be_v afraid_a lest_o saul_n get_v notice_n thereof_o shall_v seek_v to_o slay_v he_o god_n command_v he_o to_o fear_v nothing_o whereupon_o be_v encourage_v in_o his_o attempt_n he_o come_v to_o the_o forename_a town_n where_o he_o be_v salute_v with_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n who_o inquire_v of_o he_o to_o what_o intent_n he_o come_v thither_o and_o he_o answer_v they_o that_o he_o come_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n now_o when_o the_o oblation_n be_v perform_v he_o invite_v jesse_n and_o his_o son_n to_o banquet_n with_o he_o and_o behold_v the_o elder_a of_o they_o to_o be_v a_o goodly_a and_o well_o proportion_v man_n he_o conjecture_v by_o his_o stature_n and_o comeliness_n that_o it_o be_v l_o l_o he_o that_o god_n elect_a king_n but_o in_o this_o matter_n he_o mistake_v the_o intention_n of_o god_n for_o demand_v whether_o he_o shall_v anoint_v that_o young_a man_n 11._o ver._n 7_o 8_o ad_fw-la 11._o who_o he_o think_v so_o worthy_a of_o the_o kingdom_n mind_n god_n respect_v not_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o mind_n it_o be_v answer_v he_o that_o god_n judge_v not_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o man_n do_v for_o thou_o say_v he_o behold_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o young_a man_n suppose_v he_o worthy_a of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o i_o dispose_v not_o of_o a_o crown_n by_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o body_n but_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o he_o i_o consider_v that_o be_v perfect_o furnish_v herewith_o and_o have_v his_o mind_n beautify_v with_o piety_n justice_n obedienee_n and_o fortitude_n upon_o these_o word_n samuel_n desire_v jesse_n to_o bring_v all_o hss_a other_o son_n into_o his_o presence_n and_o he_o present_v to_o he_o five_o other_o the_o elder_a 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woman_n and_o child_n beat_v their_o breast_n and_o lament_v for_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n and_o taste_v neither_o meat_n nor_o drink_n 13._o ver._n 11_o 12_o 13._o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o saul_n according_a as_o samuel_n have_v foretell_v he_o because_o he_o disobey_v god_n in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o amalekite_n they_o the_o citizen_n of_o jabes_n rescue_v the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n and_o both_o bury_v and_o lament_v they_o and_o because_o he_o have_v slay_v abimelech_n and_o all_o the_o sacerdotal_a race_n and_o destroy_v the_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n he_o reign_v during_o the_o life_n of_o samuel_n the_o space_n of_o 18_o year_n and_o 22_o year_n after_o his_o death_n k_o k_o l_o l_o m_o m_o n_o n_o o_o o_o a_o a_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o jew_n written_n by_o flavius_n josephus_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o seven_o book_n 1._o david_n be_v create_v king_n of_o one_o tribe_n in_o hebron_n over_o the_o rest_n saul_n son_n obtain_v the_o sovereignty_n 2._o ishboseth_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n come_v unto_o b_o b_o david_n 3._o david_n have_v surprise_v the_o city_n and_o citadel_n of_o jerusalem_n drive_v the_o canaanites_n from_o thence_o and_o cause_v the_o jew_n to_o inhabit_v it_o 4._o david_n assail_v by_o the_o philistine_n obtain_v a_o famous_a victory_n against_o they_o near_o unto_o jerusalem_n 5._o david_n overcome_v the_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o impose_v tribute_n on_o they_o 6._o they_o of_o damascus_n be_v overcome_v by_o david_n 7._o david_n overcome_v the_o mesopotamian_n 8._o how_o through_o the_o intestine_a war_n of_o his_o family_n david_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n by_o his_o son_n c_o c_o 9_o absalon_n march_v out_o with_o his_o army_n against_o his_o father_n be_v overthrow_v 10._o the_o happy_a estate_n of_o david_n restore_v again_o unto_o his_o kingdom_n 11._o david_n in_o his_o life-time_n anoint_v his_o son_n solomon_n king_n 12._o the_o death_n of_o david_n and_o what_o he_o leave_v his_o son_n towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n chap._n i._n david_n be_v create_v king_n of_o one_o tribe_n in_o hebron_n over_o the_o rest_n saul_n son_n obtain_v the_o sovereignty_n d_o d_o this_o battle_n be_v fight_v on_o the_o same_o day_n that_o david_n return_v conqueror_n to_o siceleg_n after_o he_o have_v subdue_v the_o amalekite_n but_o about_o three_o day_n after_o his_o return_n he_o that_o slay_v saul_n and_o have_v escape_v from_o the_o battle_n have_v his_o garment_n rend_v and_o ash_n upon_o his_o head_n come_v and_o cast_v himself_o prostrate_a before_o david_n and_o be_v ask_v from_o whence_o he_o come_v he_o answer_v from_o the_o battle_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o certify_v david_n of_o the_o unhappy_a event_n 12._o 2_o sam._n 1._o v._n 1_o ad_fw-la 12._o tell_v he_o that_o many_o thousand_o of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v slay_v and_o that_o saul_n 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those_o who_o he_o hold_v prisoner_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o year_n after_o 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n son_n and_o barzapharne_v a_o prince_n among_o the_o parthian_n invade_v and_o seize_v syria_n about_o this_o time_n ptolomey_n die_v the_o son_n of_o mennaeus_n and_o his_o son_n lysias_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o plight_a friendship_n with_o antigonus_n the_o son_n of_o aristobulus_n who_o obtain_v his_o favour_n at_o his_o hand_n by_o the_o council_n and_o solicitation_n of_o a_o certain_a prince_n of_o great_a authority_n and_o credit_n with_o he_o e_o e_o chap._n xxiv_o antigonus_n be_v assist_v by_o the_o parthian_n besiege_v phasaelus_n and_o herod_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o in_o vain_a hircanus_n and_o phasaelus_n be_v persuade_v to_o repair_v to_o barsapharnes_n antigonus_n have_v promise_v the_o parthian_n to_o give_v they_o one_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n 22._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 22._o and_o five_o hundred_o woman_n kingdom_n antigonus_n promise_v the_o parthian_n a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o 〈◊〉_d he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n if_o so_o be_v they_o will_v deprive_v hircanus_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o restore_v it_o unto_o he_o and_o withal_o put_v herod_n and_o his_o friend_n to_o death_n the_o f_o f_o parthian_n undertake_v it_o and_o march_v towards_o judaea_n though_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v as_o yet_o any_o of_o antigonus_n money_n pachorus_n lead_v his_o troop_n along_o the_o sea-coast_n and_o barzapharne_v conduct_v his_o more_o within_o the_o land_n the_o tyrian_n shut_v their_o gate_n against_o pacorus_n judaea_n pacorus_n send_v horsemâ—n_v to_o antigonus_n in_o judaea_n but_o the_o sidonian_n and_o ptolomaidans_n receive_v he_o into_o their_o city_n he_o send_v a_o body_n of_o horse_n into_o jewry_n to_o discover_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o country_n and_o to_o give_v succour_n to_o antigonus_n the_o commander_n of_o these_o horse_n be_v
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c_o c_o year_n priesthood_n aristobulus_n be_v drown_v by_o herod_n direction_n ananel_n restore_v to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o after_o this_o ananel_n present_o recover_v his_o former_a dignity_n when_o this_o accident_n be_v report_v to_o the_o woman_n all_o of_o they_o burst_v out_o in_o tear_n and_o be_v transport_v with_o strange_a lamentation_n which_o they_o utter_v over_o the_o dead_a body_n all_o the_o city_n also_o be_v mighty_o trouble_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o private_a family_n that_o think_v not_o itself_o touch_v by_o this_o inconvenience_n but_o imagine_v the_o loss_n in_o particular_a to_o concern_v himself_o and_o no_o other_o but_o above_o all_o when_o alexandra_n have_v notice_n of_o this_o wicked_a deed_n she_o be_v more_o passionate_a and_o perplex_a than_o any_o other_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o discomfort_a for_o that_o she_o know_v how_o all_o thing_n have_v happen_v but_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o far_o great_a mischief_n constrain_v she_o to_o repress_v her_o passion_n so_o that_o divers_a time_n she_o be_v ready_a to_o bereave_v she_o of_o her_o own_o life_n death_n the_o lamentation_n for_o aristobulus_n death_n and_o dispatch_v herself_o out_o of_o misery_n with_o her_o own_o hand_n d_o d_o but_o she_o contain_v herself_o to_o the_o end_n that_o survive_v and_o live_v after_o her_o son_n who_o be_v so_o fraudulent_o destroy_v and_o prolong_v she_o own_o life_n without_o give_v any_o suspicion_n or_o shadow_n that_o she_o may_v with_o more_o opportunity_n expect_v the_o occasion_n to_o revenge_v herself_o for_o which_o cause_n she_o dissemble_v all_o thing_n conceal_v her_o grief_n and_o make_v show_v that_o she_o know_v nothing_o of_o that_o which_o be_v either_o intend_v or_o have_v happen_v as_o for_o herod_n he_o labour_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o persuade_v the_o stranger_n that_o this_o death_n have_v befall_v aristobulus_n without_o his_o knowledge_n and_o do_v not_o only_o prepare_v that_o which_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o funeral_n but_o make_v show_v to_o be_v true_o sorrowful_a and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o in_o remembrance_n of_o aristobulus_n beauty_n and_o flourish_a young_a year_n he_o be_v rea_o touch_v with_o compassion_n notwithstanding_o sorrow_n herod_n counterfeit_a sorrow_n that_o he_o imagine_v that_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v a_o mean_n of_o his_o own_o security_n e_o e_o demeaning_n himself_o in_o all_o thing_n circumspect_o with_o intent_n to_o purge_v himself_o of_o that_o crime_n but_o especial_o he_o show_v his_o great_a magnificence_n in_o the_o inter_v of_o his_o body_n both_o in_o the_o furnish_n and_o preparation_n of_o the_o hearse_n as_o in_o the_o perfume_n and_o other_o thing_n thereunto_o belong_v in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o grief_n which_o the_o lady_n have_v conceive_v be_v pacify_v after_o this_o manner_n of_o consolation_n f_o f_o g_o g_o h_o h_o chap._n iu._n 165._o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 393â—_n before_o christ_n nativity_n 165._o herod_n be_v oblige_v to_o repair_v to_o antonius_n to_o clear_v himself_o from_o aristobulus_n death_n he_o win_v he_o with_o present_n he_o give_v order_n before_o his_o way-going_a to_o his_o brother-in-law_n joseph_n to_o put_v mariam_n to_o death_n if_o antonius_n shall_v condemn_v he_o to_o die_v joseph_n reveal_v it_o imprudent_o to_o this_o princess_n and_o herod_n put_v he_o to_o death_n for_o be_v jealous_a of_o he_o and_o mariam_n cleopatra_n unsatiable_a ambition_n and_o avarice_n but_o none_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n can_v either_o move_v or_o mollify_v alexandra_n but_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o she_o increase_v her_o sorrow_n and_o in_o the_o height_n of_o her_o tear_n kindle_v her_o wrath_n with_o a_o desire_n of_o revenge_n murder_n alexandra_n certifi_v cleopatra_n of_o herod_n treason_n and_o her_o son_n traitorous_a murder_n she_o therefore_o acquaint_v cleopatra_n by_o her_o private_a i_o i_o letter_n of_o herod_n treason_n and_o her_o son_n most_o miserable_a and_o untimely_a
they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o herod_n who_o to_o their_o own_o sorrow_n they_o have_v approve_v to_o be_v a_o valiant_a soldier_n chap._n ix_o antonius_n be_v overcome_v by_o augustus_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o actium_n herod_n put_v hircanus_n to_o death_n his_o pretence_n for_o it_o he_o resolve_v to_o repair_v to_o augustus_n his_o order_n before_o his_o way_n go_v m_o m_o herod_n puff_v up_o with_o his_o successful_a fortune_n 7._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 7._o return_v back_o into_o his_o own_o country_n have_v obtain_v great_a reputation_n by_o his_o valour_n and_o virtue_n but_o when_o he_o suppose_v his_o state_n to_o be_v most_o assure_v overthrow_n herod_n dismay_v at_o antony_n overthrow_n he_o grow_v in_o danger_n both_o to_o lose_v his_o dignity_n and_o life_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o victory_n that_o caesar_n obtain_v against_o antony_n in_o the_o actium_n war._n for_o at_o that_o time_n he_o not_o only_o suppose_v himself_o to_o be_v utter_o overthrow_v 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have_v a_o ethnarch_n constitute_v over_o they_o 5._o of_o the_o impostor_n alexander_n herod_n pretend_a son_n and_o how_o he_o be_v take_v 6._o of_o the_o banishment_n and_o death_n of_o archelaus_n 7._o of_o judas_n the_o galilean_a who_o establish_v a_o four_o sect_n and_o of_o the_o three_o sect_n among_o the_o jew_n 8._o of_o the_o city_n which_o philip_n and_o herod_n build_v and_o of_o pilat_n government_n l_o l_o 9_o the_o emperor_n caius_n order_v petronius_n governor_n of_o syria_n to_o constrain_v the_o jew_n by_o arm_n to_o receive_v his_o statue_n into_o the_o temple_n petronius_n forbear_v to_o do_v it_o the_o death_n of_o caius_n save_v he_o from_o punishment_n 10._o the_o roman_a army_n declare_v claudius_n emperor_n of_o the_o reign_n and_o death_n of_o agrippa_n 11._o of_o divers_a tumult_n in_o judea_n and_o samaria_n 12._o of_o the_o tumult_n in_o judea_n under_o foelix_n 13._o of_o albinus_n and_o florus_n precedent_n of_o judea_n m_o m_o 14._o of_o florus_n his_o cruelty_n against_o the_o jew_n of_o caesarea_n and_o jerusalem_n 15._o of_o another_o oppression_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o florus_n 16._o of_o politianus_n the_o tribune_n king_n agrippa_n speech_n to_o the_o jew_n exhort_v they_o to_o obey_v the_o roman_n 17._o of_o the_o rebellion_n which_o the_o jew_n begin_v against_o the_o roman_n 18._o of_o the_o death_n of_o ananias_n the_o high_a priest_n manahem_n and_o the_o roman_a soldier_n 19_o of_o the_o great_a massacre_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o caesarea_n and_o in_o all_o syria_n n_o n_o 20._o cruelty_n exercise_v against_o the_o jew_n in_o divers_a other_o city_n and_o particular_o by_o varus_n 21._o fifty_o thousand_o jew_n slay_v at_o alexandria_n 22._o of_o the_o massacre_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o cestius_n gallus_n 23._o
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joy_n for_o his_o recovery_n pag._n 829_o chap._n iii_o caius_n abandon_v himself_o to_o all_o kind_n of_o debauchery_n and_o with_o horrible_a ingratitude_n and_o dreadful_a cruelty_n constrain_v tiberius_n grandson_n to_o the_o emperor_n tiberius_n to_o kill_v himself_o pag._n 830_o chap._n iu_o caius_n put_v to_o death_n macro_n colonel_n of_o the_o praetorian_a guard_n to_o who_o he_o be_v oblige_v both_o for_o his_o empire_n and_o life_n pag._n 831_o chap._n v._o caius_n put_v to_o death_n marcus_n syllanus_n his_o father_n in_o law_n because_o he_o give_v he_o wise_a counsel_n and_o that_o murder_n be_v follow_v by_o many_o other_o pag._n 833_o chap._n vi_o caius_n require_v to_o be_v reverence_v as_o a_o demi-god_n pag._n 834_o chap._n vii_o the_o folly_n of_o caius_n increase_v he_o require_v to_o be_v worship_v as_o a_o god_n and_o imitate_v mercury_n apollo_n and_o mars_n pag._n 835_o chap._n viii_o caius_n enrage_v against_o the_o jew_n because_o they_o will_v not_o reverence_v he_o as_o a_o demigod_n like_o other_o people_n pag._n 837_o chap._n ix_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o alexandria_n take_v advantage_n of_o the_o displeasure_n of_o caius_n to_o commit_v great_a cruelty_n and_o outrage_n upon_o the_o jew_n they_o destroy_v most_o part_n of_o their_o oratory_n and_o set_v up_o the_o emperor_n statue_n though_o no_o such_o thing_n have_v ever_o be_v attempt_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o augustus_n or_o tiberius_n the_o praise_n of_o augustus_n ibid._n chap._n x._o caius_n be_v already_o incense_v against_o the_o jew_n of_o alexandria_n be_v much_o exasperate_v by_o the_o calumny_n of_o helico_n former_o a_o egyptian_a slave_n but_o now_o in_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 840_o chap._n xi_o the_o jew_n of_o alexandria_n send_v ambassador_n to_o caius_n to_o represent_v their_o grievance_n of_o which_o number_n philo_n be_v chief_a caius_n receive_v they_o kind_o in_o appearance_n but_o philo_n judge_v very_o well_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v pag._n 841_o chap._n xii_o philo_z and_o his_o colleague_n be_v inform_v that_o caius_n have_v send_v order_n to_o petronius_n governor_n of_o syria_n to_o cause_v his_o statue_n to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n p._n 842_o chap._n xiii_o petronius_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o injustice_n and_o ill_a consequence_n of_o it_o be_v much_o trouble_v about_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o order_n pag._n 844_o chap._n fourteen_o petronius_n order_v a_o statue_n to_o be_v make_v but_o very_o slow_o he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v the_o jew_n to_o admit_v it_o but_o in_o vain_a the_o jew_n assemble_v from_o all_o place_n unanimous_o conjure_v he_o against_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o order_n and_o to_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 845_o chap._n xv._o petronius_n affect_v with_o their_o reason_n and_o think_v it_o unsafe_a to_o run_v they_o into_o despair_n write_v to_o caius_n on_o purpose_n to_o gain_v time_n caius_n be_v enrage_v but_o dissemble_v it_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o petronius_n pag._n 846_o chap._n xvi_o king_n agrippa_z come_v to_o rome_n and_o find_v from_o caius_n his_o own_o mouth_n his_o design_n of_o erect_v his_o statue_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o fall_v into_o faint_a fit_n be_v recollect_v be_v write_v to_o the_o emperor_n pag._n 848_o chap._n xvii_o caius_n relent_v upon_o agrippa_n letter_n write_v to_o petronius_n to_o alter_v nothing_o in_o the_o temple_n but_o repent_v immediate_o he_o cause_v a_o statue_n to_o be_v make_v private_o in_o rome_n and_o send_v as_o private_o to_o jerusalem_n when_o he_o be_v to_o go_v to_o alexandria_n he_o continue_v his_o resolution_n to_o be_v own_v there_o as_o a_o god_n his_o injustice_n and_o cruelty_n pag._n 851_o chap._n xviii_o the_o passion_n wherewith_o caius_n treat_v philo_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o ambassador_n pag._n 852_o a_o table_n of_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o memorable_a thing_n which_o be_v handle_v in_o this_o work_n a._n aaron_z moses_n brother_n 67._o g._n come_v to_o meet_v he_o ibid._n 1._o hold_v up_o moses_n hand_n 77._o a._n elect_a high_a priest_n 88_o m._n his_o son_n 89._o a._n high_a priesthood_n confirm_v to_o he_o 102._o k._n give_v his_o priestly_a ornament_n to_o eleazar_n 104._o i._o his_o death_n ibid._n k._n aaron_n rod_n fructifi_v 103._o a._n abdon_n judge_n of_o israel_n 139._o e._n renown_a for_o his_o issue_n ibid._n f._n abel_n second_o son_n of_o adam_n 29._o b._n be_v commend_v ibid._n c._n be_v slay_v by_o his_o brother_n and_o why_o ibid._n c._n abias_n levi_v a_o army_n 223._o i._o overcome_v jeroboam_n ibid._n n._n die_v ibid._n o._n his_o issue_n ibid._n abiathar_n escape_v saul_n hand_n 166._o l._n tell_v david_n of_o his_o family_n slaughter_n ibid._n ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n 173._o b._n dispossess_v of_o the_o priesthood_n 104._o i._o help_v adonias_n 199._o d._n abigail_n pacifi_v david_n 169._o b._n c._n after_o marry_v to_o david_n ibid._n e._n abibu_n aaron_n son_n burn_v 89._o g._n and_o why_o ibid._n g._n abimelech_n king_n of_o geraer_n enamour_v of_o sara_n 39_o e._n plague_v for_o take_v she_o ibid._n e._n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n ibid._n g._n expel_v isaac_n his_o country_n 43._o f._n after_o make_v a_o league_n with_o he_o 44._o i._o abimelech_n gideon_n bastard_n son_n 137._o b._n kill_v 69_o of_o his_o brethren_n and_o usurp_v ibid._n b._n practise_v against_o the_o sichemite_n ibid._n e._n slay_v he_o and_o sack_v their_o city_n ibid._n g._n burn_v the_o sichemite_n flee_v to_o the_o rock_n 138._o h._n take_v tabez_n ibid._n k._n be_v wound_v and_o slay_v ibid._n k._n abiram_n rebellious_a 101._o c._n he_o and_o those_o that_o be_v with_o he_o swallow_v up_o 102._o h._n abisai_n overcome_v the_o idumaean_n 182._o l._n send_v against_o the_o ammonite_n 183._o e._n abisaei_n valour_n 197._o a._n abisag_n nourish_v david_n 199._o c._n abner_n saul_n uncle_n 151._o b._n question_v with_o saul_n ibid._n b._n general_n of_o his_o army_n 164._o m._n make_v isboseth_n king_n 176._o h._n revolt_v from_o isboseth_n ibid._n o._n kill_v azael_n ibid._n k._n persuade_v the_o governor_n to_o create_v david_n king_n 177._o b._n be_v slay_v 177._o d._n e._n abraham_n son_n of_o thare_n 35._o c._n ten_o from_o no_n ibid._n c._n teach_v the_o egyptian_n religion_n and_o art_n 36._o m._n first_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n 35._o f._n his_o wisdom_n ibid._n a_o astronomer_n 36._o m._n and_o a_o arithmetician_n ibid._n m._n his_o house_n 36._o i._o oppress_v by_o famine_n ibid._n k._n divide_v the_o land_n with_o lot_n 36._o k._n rescu_v lot_n from_o the_o sodomite_n 37._o e._n son_n promise_v he_o ibid._n f._n foretell_v his_o progeny_n to_o be_v evil_o entreat_v 38._o h._n circumcise_v himself_o and_o ishmael_n 38._o l._n entertain_v angel_n and_o entreat_v for_o the_o sodomite_n ibid._n n._n intend_a to_o offer_v his_o son_n 41._o b._n c._n marry_v chetura_n ibid._n g._n provide_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n 42._o k._n die_v 43._o d._n be_v commend_v ibid._n absence_n of_o david_n excuse_v 164._o l._n absalon_n kill_v amnon_n 186._o o._n flee_v to_o gessur_n 187._o c._n revoke_v from_o banishment_n and_o how_o ibid._n f._n affect_v the_o kingdom_n 188._o k._n proclaim_v king_n ibid._n l._n pass_v over_o jordan_n 191._o b._n his_o overthrow_n 191._o e._n slay_v by_o joab_n ibid._n f._n abundance_n foretell_v 61._o g._n abundance_n of_o silver_n 216._o m._n abundance_n of_o victual_n foreshow_v 239._o m._n affect_v 240._o e._n abundance_n of_o victual_n show_v 736._o i._o acclamation_n of_o the_o people_n 463._o a._n accusation_n of_o laban_n against_o jacob_n 47._o d._n of_o jacob_n against_o he_o ibid._n f._n of_o putifar_n wife_n against_o joseph_n 54._o h._n of_o doeg_n against_o achimelech_n 166._o i._o of_o aristobulus_n and_o hircanus_n 362._o e._n f._n of_o antipater_n against_o his_o brethren_n 592._o m._n of_o nicolaus_n 601._o b._n of_o antipater_n against_o archelaus_n 606._o m._n of_o the_o jew_n 610._o k._n achab._n son_n of_o amri_n king_n of_o israel_n 225._o n._n follow_v impiety_n ibid._n take_v to_o wife_n jezabel_n 226._o b._n seek_v elias_n 227._o h._n covet_v naboths_n vineyard_n 228._o f._n his_o repentance_n 229._o k._n twice_o overcome_v the_o syrian_n 213._o c._n d._n reprove_v for_o dismiss_v adad_fw-la 231._o k._n imprison_v michaias_n and_o why_o 233._o h._n reject_v his_o advice_n ibid._n i._n wound_v die_v ibid._n k._n ahab'_v seventy_o son_n 243._o k._n achar_n steal_v the_o spoil_n dedicate_v to_o god_n 123._o e._n hide_v they_o in_o his_o tent_n ibid._n find_v guilty_a and_o put_v to_o death_n 124._o i._o achaz_n king_n of_o judah_n sacrifice_v his_o son_n 251._o i._o serve_v idol_n ibid._n overthrow_v in_o battle_n ibid._n o._n hire_v theglaphalasar_n ibid._n
e._n 263._o h._n l._n etc._n etc._n 264._o d._n e._n etc._n etc._n 265._o h._n i._n imprecation_n for_o building_n jericho_n 123._o d._n imprecation_n of_o saul_n 155._o d._n incest_n 94._o h._n of_o lot_n 39_o d._n of_o ammon_n 183._o c._n enchanter_n banish_v 171._o b._n enclosure_n before_o the_o temple_n 210._o d._n inconstancy_n of_o fortune_n 682._o i._o inconvenience_n under_o a_o king_n 149._o f._n g._n encouragement_n of_o moses_n 67._o c._n of_o joshuah_n 119._o d._n incredulity_n punish_v 240._o e._n incursion_n of_o the_o amalechites_n 135._o b._n of_o the_o philistine_n h._n of_o adar_n 217._o m._n indebt_v act_n and_o device_n 763._o b._n indulgence_n cause_n of_o sin_n 157._o d._n industry_n of_o the_o roman_n 660._o n._n ingratitude_n of_o the_o sichemite_n 137._o b._n of_o the_o israelite_n 153._o d._n of_o nabal_n 168._o n._n of_o demetriâ—â—_n 336._o b._n of_o malchâ—â—_n 574._o h._n inhabitant_n of_o nob_n slay_v 166._o k._n inhabitant_n of_o country_n 33._o f._n 34._o l._n inheritance_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n 50._o l._n m._n of_o salpade_n dauthter_n 113._o e._n inhibition_n of_o cambyses_n 276._o b._n iniquity_n 577._o b._n of_o the_o jew_n 740._o h._n injury_n of_o florus_n 477._o f._n injury_n to_o david_n ambassador_n 183._o c._n to_o thamar_n 186._o l._n injustice_n of_o lawmaker_n 814._o i._o innocency_n of_o david_n 168._o i._o 170._o l._n insolence_n 248_o a._n b._n 250._o b._n 250._o d._n 733._o d._n institution_n of_o circumcision_n 38._o l._n 70._o l._n of_o the_o passover_n instrument_n of_o music_n 210._o c._n interpretation_n of_o joseph_n dream_n 51._o c._n of_o the_o butler_n 24._o m._n of_o the_o baker_n 24._o o._n of_o pharaoâ—s_n ibid._n e._n f._n of_o nebucâ—odonosors_n 269._o o._n of_o the_o hand-writing_n 271._o n._n interpreter_n royal_o entertain_v 302._o o._n intent_n of_o florus_n manifest_v 624_o m._n intention_n of_o saul_n against_o david_n 160._o i._o m._n 163._o b._n 164._o m._n intestine_a discord_n 686._o i._o invective_n against_o murderer_n 178._o m._n against_o the_o zealous_a 687._o f._n of_o joseph_n against_o the_o jew_n 730._o k._n inventor_n of_o music_n who_o 29._o g._n inventor_n of_o the_o art_n of_o forge_v ibid._n first_o inventor_n of_o letter_n 781._o a._n invocation_n of_o god_n in_o trouble_n 74._o o._n joab_n general_n of_o david_n army_n 176._o h._n discomfit_v abâ—er_n ibid._n i._n slay_v abâ—er_n 177._o d._n discomfit_v the_o syrian_n 189._o f._n reconcile_v absalon_n to_o his_o father_n 188._o h._n â—_o joab_n and_o the_o army_n enter_v the_o city_n mournful_o 192._o m._n his_o oration_n unto_o david_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n c._n send_v out_o against_o siba_n 194._o m._n kill_v amaza_n ibid._n n._n rebuke_v propose_v condition_n of_o peace_n 194._o l._n one_o of_o adoâ—iâ—â—_n coadjutor_n 199._o d._n slay_v 204._o l._n joachas_n king_n of_o israel_n subdue_v 246._o f._n g._n and_o why_o ibid._n his_o repentance_n and_o prayer_n ibid._n joachim_n king_n of_o juda_n 260._o e._n pay_v tribute_n ibid._n 261._o i._o revolt_v and_o be_v slay_v 261._o i._n not_o bury_v 261._o m._n joachin_n king_n of_o juda_n 261._o n._n see_v jechonias_n joas_n king_n of_o israel_n 247._o h._n call_v elizaeus_n his_o father_n ibid._n h._n his_o treble_a victory_n ibid._n k._n joas_n save_v and_o how_o 244._o d._n create_a king_n of_o juda_n 244._o e._n his_o piety_n during_o joiadas_n time_n 245._o l._n repair_v the_o temple_n ibid._n n._n his_o impiety_n after_o joiadas_n decease_n 246._o e._n stoneth_n zacharias_n ibid._n g._n buy_v his_o peace_n 246._o d._n die_v ibid._n joatham_n his_o work_n about_o the_o temple_n 250._o f._n act_n of_o war_n ibid._n k._n 251._o i._o joaz_n king_n of_o juda_n take_v prisoner_n 260._o e._n his_o impiety_n and_o death_n ibid._n f._n jobel_n a_o maker_n of_o tent_n 29._o f._n jochabel_n moses_n mother_n 63._o e._n secret_o hide_v he_o three_o month_n ibid._n f._n appoint_a to_o be_v his_o nurse_n by_o pharaoh_n daughter_n 64._o k._n jodes_n kill_v eglon_n 133._o f._n subdue_v the_o moabite_n and_o rule_v israel_n ibid._n 134._o i._o k._n joel_n and_o abia_n govern_v the_o commonweal_n 149._o b._n joiada_o high_a priest_n 240._o c._n creat_v joas_n king_n 240._o d._n swear_v king_n and_o people_n to_o serve_v god_n ibid._n l._n decease_v 246._o b._n john_n release_v ismaels_n captive_n 267._o r._n refuse_v counsel_n ibid._n i._n john_n high_a priest_n slay_v his_o brother_n 293._o i._o punish_v 293._o k._n john_n jonathans_n brother_n slay_v 328._o d._n john_n baptist_n slay_v 485._o b._n john_n act_n in_o gischalis_n 5._o m._n his_o treason_n 6._o i._o seek_v to_o murder_n joseph_n 5._o m._n he_o and_o the_o ambassador_n resort_v to_o jesus_n 15._o a_o his_o follower_n forsake_v he_o 21._o f._n a_o trencher_n and_o murderer_n 639._o b._n fly_v into_o gischala_n 641_o a._n persuade_v the_o tyberians_n to_o revolt_v 641._o n._n move_v to_o rebellion_n 684._o i._o reserve_v to_o be_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n 685._o a._n swear_v to_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n 689._o e._n break_v his_o oath_n ibid._n g._n assault_v on_o both_o side_n 712._o m._n put_v the_o zealous_a to_o flight_n 714._o i._o seize_v the_o temple_n ibid._n rail_v upon_o joseph_n 744._o i._o apprehend_v 759._o e._n be_v condemn_v to_o perpetual_a prison_n ibid._n f._n john_n captain_n of_o the_o idumaean_n 724._o m._n slay_v ibid._n m._n ionas_n cause_n of_o a_o tempest_n and_o why_o 249._o i._o devour_v of_o a_o whale_n and_o cast_v out_o 249._o k._n preach_v to_o the_o ninevite_n ibid._n k._n jonathan_n saul_n son_n 154._o i._o enter_v the_o enemy_n camp_n and_o slay_v they_o 155._o b._n c._n break_v the_o edict_n ibid._n d._n counsel_v david_n to_o fly_v 162._o i._o pacifi_v saul_n displeasure_n and_o certifi_v david_n thereof_o 162._o l._n m._n discover_v saul_n hatred_n to_o david_n and_o how_o 164._o l._n renew_v his_o covenant_n 167._o c._n jonathan_n governor_n of_o the_o jew_n 328._o b._n revenge_v his_o brother_n death_n 328._o k._n assail_v bacchides_n by_o night_n 329._o i._o put_v apollonius_n to_o flight_n 334._o e._n appease_v demetrius_n 336._o c._n put_v demetrius_n to_o flight_n 339._o h._n renew_v friendship_n with_o the_o roman_n ibid._n i._o etc._n etc._n fight_v with_o demetrius_n 340._o a._n repair_v jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n g._n take_v by_o triphon_n 340._o f._n 559._o b._n slay_v 342._o c._n 559._o c._n jonathans_n letter_n to_o joseph_n 13._o c._n jonathan_n challenge_v a_o combat_n 747._o b._n slay_v pudens_n 747._o c._n joppe_v a_o retreat_n for_o thief_n 674._o k._n take_v ibid._n n._n joram_n king_n of_o juda_n 237._o n._n serve_v idol_n 241._o i._o murder_v his_o brethren_n ibid._n i._n die_v miserable_o 241._o m._n joram_n king_n of_o israel_n a_o impious_a man_n 236._o d._n ask_v aid_n ibid._n e._n in_o distress_n with_o two_o other_o king_n ibid._n e._n f._n relieve_v and_o how_o 237._o h._n overcome_v the_o moabite_n ibid._n l._n besiege_v 238._o f._n threaten_v elizaeus_n 239._o k._n certify_v of_o the_o enemy_n flight_n 239._o o._n his_o expedition_n to_o recover_v ramath_n 241._o o._n jordan_n yield_v the_o israelite_n passage_n 190._o n._n his_o fountain_n 680._o l._n jehosophat_n king_n of_o juda_n his_o piety_n 311._o m._n his_o expedition_n with_o achab_n 232._o b._n m._n reprove_v 234._o e._n renew_v the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n ibid._n e._n pray_v and_o why_o 235._o i._o obtain_v victory_n and_o how_o 235._o k._n l._n his_o ship_n cast_v away_o ibid._n m._n aid_v joram_n 236._o e._n die_v 237._o m._n joseph_n son_n of_o jacob_n 47._o a._n envy_v of_o his_o brethren_n 50._o o._n dream_v a_o dream_n 51._o o._n sell_v by_o his_o brethren_n 52._o l._n resist_v his_o mistress_n twofold_a temptation_n 53._o a._n e._n accuse_v and_o cast_v into_o prison_n 54._o h._n k._n expound_v dream_n 54._o m._n o._n counsel_v the_o king_n how_o to_o prevent_v famine_n 55._o f._n advance_v to_o honour_n and_o marry_v a_o wife_n ibid._n g._n sound_v his_o brethren_n and_o why_o 56._o m._n send_v they_o away_o but_o detain_v simeon_n 57_o b._n c._n banquete_v they_o and_o benjamin_n 58._o h._n slay_v their_o journey_n and_o accuse_v they_o ibid._n i._o k._n i_o attach_v benjamin_n ibid._n n._n make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o brethren_n 60._o i._o k._n resort_v to_o pharaoh_n with_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n 60._o buri_v his_o father_n 62._o i._o give_v charge_n concern_v his_o bone_n ibid._n die_v ibid._n i._n joseph_n prevent_v calamity_n and_o how_o 308._o i._o etc._n etc._n ambassador_n to_o ptolemy_n ibid._n n._n tribute_n of_o coelosyria_n commit_v to_o he_o 399._o i._o his_o wealth_n and_o child_n ibid._n n._n send_v his_o son_n hircanus_n to_o ptolemy_n 310._o c._n his_o death_n 311._o f._n joseph_n herod_n brother_n slay_v 388._o c._n d._n
joseph_n herod_n uncle_n 397._o c._n slay_v and_o why_o 388._o i._o k._n l._n josephus_n of_o the_o priestly_a line_n 433._o d._n 543._o a._n studious_a from_o his_o infancy_n 1._o e._n expert_a in_o the_o greek_a and_o hebrew_n tongue_n 542._o o._n a_o pharisee_fw-mi 1._o f._n his_o shipwreck_n 2._o h._n dehort_v the_o jew_n from_o sedition_n ibid._n k._n remain_v in_o galilee_n 4._o n._n procure_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n good_n 5._o c._n will_v not_o be_v bribe_v 5._o f._n surprise_v jesus_n 7._o d._n his_o care_n of_o religion_n 7._o d._n transport_v corn_n into_o galilee_n 8._o h._n labour_v to_o restore_v ptoâ—omies_n good_n 8._o m._n move_v the_o people_n to_o compassion_n 9_o b._n his_o oration_n ibid._n c._n escape_v from_o danger_n 9_o d._n dismiss_v the_o tarichaeans_n 9_o g._n politic_o take_v tiberiâ—_n 10._o l._n dismiss_v the_o tiberian_o 11._o b._n his_o dream_n 12._o n._n his_o answer_n to_o jonathan_n 13._o f._n beset_v the_o way_n of_o galilee_n 14._o m._n object_v treachery_n to_o the_o ambassador_n 15._o c._n pacifi_v sedition_n 16._o i._o send_v 100_o ambassador_n to_o jerusalem_n ibid._n b._n certifi_v the_o galilaean_n of_o jonathans_n treachery_n 18._o k._n take_v simon_n 19_o c._n surprise_v tiberias_n ibid._n d._n prosecute_v his_o history_n 21._o d._n assail_v the_o wall_n of_o sephoris_n 22._o o._n put_v the_o king_n soldier_n to_o flight_n 23._o c._n his_o accident_n 23._o d._n discharge_v captive_n 24._o i._o entertain_v by_o vespasian_n 24._o k._n envy_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n make_v seventy_o elder_n ruler_n in_o galilee_n 638._o i._o fortify_v the_o city_n with_o wall_n 638._o k._n instruct_v the_o galilaean_n in_o war_n ibid._n come_v to_o jotapata_n 663._o e._n defend_v jotapata_n 663._o g._n 664._o e._n f._n 665._o c._n burn_v the_o engine_n 666._o m._n leap_v into_o a_o trench_n 671._o l._n consent_v to_o nicanor_n ibid._n m._n his_o speech_n to_o his_o fellow_n 672._o h._n resort_v to_o vespasian_n 673._o d._n foretell_v vespasian_n of_o his_o future_a honour_n 673._o f._n reward_v by_o vespasian_n 674._o h._n imprison_v ibid._n deliver_v 109._o c._n wound_a in_o the_o head_n 737._o b._n his_o speech_n to_o the_o people_n 744._o i._o present_v at_o the_o war_n of_o the_o jew_n 783._o d._n sell_v his_o book_n to_o many_o 738._o e._n josias_n restore_v god_n service_n 258._o e._n root_v out_o idolatry_n ibid._n f._n cause_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v read_v 259._o l._n burn_v false_a prophet_n bone_n ibid._n m._n celebrate_v the_o passover_n 260._o a._n be_v slay_v ibid._n b._n joshuah_n captain_n over_o the_o israelite_n 76._o n._n with_o caleb_n appease_v the_o people_n 96._o m._n appoint_v the_o successor_n of_o moses_n 109._o b._n pass_v over_o jordan_n 122._o l._n build_v a_o altar_n 122._o m._n compass_v about_o the_o city_n of_o jericho_n 122._o o._n burn_v the_o city_n 123._o c._n pronounce_v they_o accurse_v that_o re-edify_a it_o ibid._n d._n pray_v unto_o god_n 123._o f._n take_v and_o burn_v ainan_n 124._o k._n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n 124._o o._n slay_v five_o king_n 125._o c._n slay_v the_o king_n of_o canaan_n and_o their_o army_n 125._o d._n send_v man_n to_o measure_v the_o land_n 126._o k._n divide_v it_o by_o lot_n 126._o k._n etc._n etc._n his_o oration_n to_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a 127._o d._n exhort_v the_o people_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n 128._o m._n die_v ibid._n n._n jotapata_n besiege_v 663._o e._n 664._o g._n valiant_o defend_v 665._o b._n c._n 666._o h._n etc._n etc._n 667._o a._n etc._n etc._n 668._o o._n 669._o a._n b._n &c_n &c_n take_v 670._o f._n 671._o h._n jotham_n son_n of_o gedeon_n 137._o b._n upbraid_v the_o sichemite_n ibid._n b._n advise_v they_o to_o reject_v abimelech_n 137._o c._n journey_n of_o the_o hebrew_n 70._o l._n 71._o b._n 72._o k._n n._n 73._o b._n joy_n of_o jacob_n 61._o d._n of_o the_o egyptian_n 62._o h._n of_o anna_n 144._o i._o of_o the_o jew_n 278._o c._n d._n etc._n etc._n ipsan_n govern_v israel_n 139._o d._n his_o child_n ibid._n e._n iron_n bed_n of_o og_n 105._o b._n iron_n work_v forbid_v 136._o i._o isaac_n promise_v 38._o l._n and_o ibid._n o._n be_v bear_v 39_o g._n why_o he_o be_v call_v isaac_n ibid._n g._n legitimate_a son_n of_o abraham_n 40._o i._o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abimelech_n 44._o i._o shall_v have_v be_v offer_v 41._o b._n marry_v rebecca_n 43._o c._n die_v 49._o f._n isachar_n son_n of_o jacob_n 47._o a._n what_o it_o signify_v ibid._n a._n his_o son_n 61._o c._n isboseth_n saul_n son_n proclaim_v king_n 176._o h._n his_o army_n discomfit_v ibid._n i._n reprove_v abner_n and_o why_o 176._o n._n traitorous_o slay_v 138._o l._n m._n isha_fw-mi what_o it_o signify_v 28._o i._o isis_n priest_n hang_v 481._o c._n d._n island_n etc._n etc._n call_v cethim_n 34._o i._o ishmael_n slay_v godolias_n 266._o e._n take_v many_o prisoner_n 266._o f._n ishmael_n abraham_n son_n 34._o k._n circumcise_a ibid._n l._n his_o state_n and_o progeny_n foretell_v ibid._n l._n his_o name_n what_o 36._o k._n banish_v and_o why_o 40._o k._n his_o son_n 40._o l._n israel_n a_o name_n give_v to_o jacob_n and_o why_o 48._o m._n israelite_n servitude_n 62._o m._n their_o male_a child_n put_v to_o death_n 62._o o._n grievous_o afflict_v 67._o e._n and_o 68_o l._n celebrate_v the_o passover_n 70._o i._o k._n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n 72._o o._n be_v exhort_v to_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o god_n 71._o f._n gothorow_a the_o red_a sea_n ibid._n sing_v song_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n 72._o m._n distress_a in_o the_o desert_n 78._o a._n murmur_n and_o why_o ibid._n e._n feed_v with_o manna_n forty_o year_n 75._o d._n incense_a against_o moses_n and_o why_o ibid._n e._n f._n wander_v in_o the_o wilderness_n forty_o year_n 97._o a._n assail_v their_o enemy_n 98._o l._n war_n against_o the_o amalachites_n 76._o i._o and_o get_v great_a spoil_n 77._o c._n come_v to_o sinai_n ibid._n d._n hear_v god_n speak_v to_o they_o 79._o e._n build_v the_o tabernacle_n 80._o l._n assail_v their_o enemy_n and_o be_v overcome_v 98._o m._n n._n put_v the_o amorites_n to_o flight_n 103._o b._n slay_v seâ—on_n and_o og_n 103._o a._n b._n c._n serve_v strange_a god_n 107._o d._n command_v to_o destroy_v their_o enemy_n 111._o a._n b._n h._n bind_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n 119._o b._n enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n 122._o n._n take_v jericho_n 123._o b._n also_o ainan_n 124._o k._n overcome_v the_o chanaanite_n 125._o e._n divide_a their_o land_n among_o they_o 126._o k._n etc._n etc._n reprove_v for_o spare_v the_o chanaanite_n 129._o g._n twice_o overthrow_v 131._o d._n slay_v all_o the_o benjamite_n save_o six_o hundred_o 131._o f._n give_v they_o four_o hundred_o virgin_n for_o wife_n 132._o i._o their_o punishment_n prayer_n and_o fast_o 148._o i._o k._n l._n their_o report_n to_o samuel_n of_o his_o son_n 149._o d._n desire_v a_o king_n ibid._n rescue_n jonathan_n 156._o i._o spare_v the_o cattle_n of_o the_o amalechites_n 157._o b._n revolt_n from_o roboam_n 219._o i._o the_o godly_a return_n to_o he_o 221._o b._n their_o translation_n 250._o e._n 253._o n._n dispossess_v of_o their_o country_n and_o why_o 253._o n._n issue_n of_o isaac_n foretell_v 38._o l._n what_o shall_v effect_v ibid._n l._n of_o abraham_n by_o chetura_n 41._o g._n of_o jacob_n 46._o n._n o._n issue_n of_o the_o war_n 608._o o._n ittam_n a_o place_n of_o recreation_n 216._o m._n jubal_n inventor_n of_o music_n 29._o g._n juda_n the_o son_n of_o jacob_n 46._o n._n his_o counsel_n to_o sell_v joseph_n 52._o l._n urge_v his_o father_n to_o send_v benjamin_n 57_o d._n make_v a_o speech_n before_o joseph_n 59_o b._n his_o child_n 61._o b._n judaea_n make_v tributary_n 260._o e._n describe_v 659._o f._n length_n and_o breadth_n thereof_o ibid._n g._n desolate_v 740._o i._o judas_n maccabaeus_n 316._o c._n slay_v apollonius_n and_o discomfit_v the_o syrian_n ibid._n e._n f._n his_o oration_n to_o his_o soldier_n 317._o m._n twice_o discomfit_v lysâ—â—s_n 318._o b._n c._n d._n purge_v the_o temple_n 318._o e._n 319._o h._n war_v with_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n 319._o i._o k._n succour_v the_o jew_n in_o galaad_n 319._o c._n 320._o d._n his_o admirable_a victory_n ibid._n d._n besiege_v the_o castle_n in_o jerusalem_n 321._o n._n and_o why_o ibid._n his_o league_n with_o antiochus_n 323._o i._o slay_v alchimus_n partaker_n 325._o k._n put_v nicanor_n to_o flight_n 325._o h._n covenant_v peace_n with_o the_o roman_n 325._o k._n abandon_v of_o his_o man_n ibid._n n._n be_v slay_v 326._o c._n 559._o b._n judas_n the_o essean_a a_o prophet_n 350._o h._n 561._o d._n judas_n the_o arch-thief_n 468._o l._n judas_n galilaeus_fw-la sect_n 476._o m._n judge_n
a._n flee_v to_o raguel_n and_o why_o 66_o k._n marry_v his_o daughter_n ib._n send_v to_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n 67_o d._n confirm_v in_o his_o call_n ibid._n a_o b_o persuade_v pharaoh_n to_o dismiss_v the_o israelite_n 68_o i_o work_v miracle_n ibid._n k_o l_o m._n institute_v the_o passover_n 70_o i_o k._n conduct_v the_o israelite_n 71_o b_o c._n exhort_v they_o ib._n f._n pray_v to_o god_n 72_o i_o lead_v they_o through_o the_o red_a sea_n ib._n k._n praise_n god_n ib._n n._n sacrifice_v to_o god_n in_o sinai_n ib._n o_o beseech_v god_n to_o sweeten_v the_o water_n 73_o g._n put_v the_o people_n in_o mind_n of_o god_n benefit_n â—4_n m._n implore_v god_n help_n ibid._n o._n strike_v the_o rock_n bring_v out_o water_n 75_o f._n encourage_v the_o israelite_n 76_o l._n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n etc._n etc._n 77_o a._n ascend_v sinai_n 78_o m._n how_o long_o remain_v there_o 80_o h._n fast_v ib._n ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n 90_o o._n number_v the_o people_n 94_o o._n send_v spy_n to_o search_v the_o land_n 96_o i_o retire_v the_o people_n into_o the_o desert_n 99_o a._n send_v force_n against_o the_o madianites_fw-la 108_o m._n appoint_v to_o joshuah_n his_o successor_n 109_o b._n exhort_v the_o people_n to_o obedience_n 110_o l._n swear_v they_o to_o keep_v the_o law_n 119_o b._n exhort_v josuah_n ibid._n d._n die_v 119_o f_o g._n mother_n eat_v her_o child_n 239_o i_o 748_o o._n mother_n of_o the_o seven_o brethren_n 824_o n._n 825_o b._n 826_o h_o i_o etc._n etc._n mourn_v of_o reuben_n for_o joseph_n 52_o l._n of_o the_o roman_n 637_o b._n of_o they_o in_o jerusalem_n 711_o a._n mourn_v for_o thirty_o day_n 115_o e._n mourn_v for_o moses_n death_n 119_o g._n for_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n 174_o f._n for_o abner_n 177_o g._n for_o herod_n 462_o n_o o._n mountain_n of_o sinai_n 66_o n._n 77_o e._n mount_v build_v lose_v 734_o h._n mount_v raise_v near_o the_o temple_n 746_o k._n multiplication_n of_o jacob_n posterity_n 63_o d._n multitude_n of_o business_n 77_o g._n of_o dead_a carcase_n 740_o h._n mundus_n deâ—ileth_v paulina_n 481_o do_v etc._n etc._n banish_v ibid._n murmur_n of_o the_o israelite_n 74_o i_o 96_o m._n murder_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n 49_o c._n murder_n of_o azael_n 176_o k._n of_o abner_n 177_o e._n of_o joram_n brethren_n 241_o l._n of_o infant_n foretell_v 240_o g._n murder_n of_o saul_n punish_v 175_o e._n of_o isboseth_n 178_o l._n music_n by_o who_o invent_v 29_o g._n mutability_n of_o fortune_n 682_o h_o i_o mutiny_n in_o chore_n and_o his_o complice_n 99_o d_o e_o etc._n etc._n mutiny_n about_o the_o golden_a eagle_n 460_o h._n mutiny_n against_o archelaus_n 463_o f_o g_o etc._n etc._n n._n nahas_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n 152_o i._n his_o outrage_n offer_v the_o israelite_n ib._n 1._o propose_v hard_a condition_n of_o peace_n 151_o i_o k_n grant_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabes_n a_o truce_n ib._n k._n be_v slay_v 152_o o._n nabal_n flock_n spare_v 168_o m._n his_o currish_a answer_n to_o david_n man_n ibid._n n._n die_v for_o grief_n 169_o â—_o nabathaea_n the_o country_n of_o ismael_n posterity_n 40_o l._n nabathaean_o spoil_v 3â—0_n b._n naboth_n false_o accuse_v 228_o f._n stone_v to_o death_n ibid._n g._n nabuchadonosor_n king_n of_o babylon_n 260_o g._n vanquisheth_z nechao_n ib._n 261_o h._n exact_v tribute_n and_o slay_v joachim_n 261_o h._n establish_v joachin_n king_n ib._n n._n besiege_v and_o destroy_v jerusalem_n 264_o d._n 265_o h._n dream_v a_o dream_n 268_o d._n erect_v a_o idol_n 269_o m._n converse_v with_o beast_n ib._n o._n conquer_v the_o rebel_n 78â—_n e._n build_v a_o palace_n 788_o i_o besiege_v tyre_n ibid._n n._n his_o death_n 270_o a._n nadab_n aaron_n son_n burn_v and_o why_o 90_o i_o nadab_n jeroboam_n son_n 224_o h._n his_o impiety_n and_o death_n ibid._n i._n name_v of_o saul_n famous_a 152_o o._n name_v of_o the_o creature_n 28_o h._n name_n of_o region_n and_o nation_n 33_o f._n naomi_n her_o sorrow_n 142_o n._n return_v into_o her_o country_n 143_o n._n her_o counsel_n to_o ruth_n 143_o b._n norbanus_n for_o the_o jew_n 432_o l._n narration_n of_o the_o arabian_a war_n 443_o a._n nathan_n the_o prophet_n 18â—_n b._n forbid_v david_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n ibid._n c._n reprove_v david_n 185_o â—_o nativity_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n 43_o i_o two_o nation_n proceed_v of_o they_o ibid._n â—_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n mix_v with_o all_o people_n 747_o b._n nation_n whence_o descend_v 33_o g_o etc._n etc._n nature_n forbid_v a_o man_n to_o kill_v himself_o 672_o l._n nature_n of_o the_o idumaean_n 690_o m._n navy_n of_o solomon_n 215_o b._n naum_n the_o prophet_n 250_o g._n foretell_v the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o assyrian_n ibid._n g._n nazarite_n 103_o e._n nechao_n his_o exploit_n 260_o c._n be_v overcome_v ibid._n g._n 261_o h._n 262_o f._n necessity_n a_o sharp_a weapon_n 663_o f._n neglect_v of_o god_n service_n cause_n of_o all_o evil_a 219_o n._n negligence_n of_o saul_n guard_n 169_o f_o g._n nehemiah_n his_o sadness_n and_o why_o 284_o e._n incit_v the_o people_n to_o build_v the_o wall_n 285_o i._n his_o ardent_a care_n in_o build_v they_o 285_o k._n his_o death_n ibid._n n._n nemrod_n 33_o a_o b._n son_n of_o chus_n 34_o m._n nephanes_n and_o sabach_n david_n captain_n 196_o b_o c._n nephew_n of_o jacob_n 61_o b._n of_o herod_n 594_o m._n nephthalim_fw-la the_o son_n of_o jacob_n 46_o n._n his_o son_n 61_o b._n nero_n proclaim_v emperor_n 536_o k._n his_o murder_n ibid._n l._n 620_o h._n amaze_v at_o the_o act_n of_o the_o jew_n 657_o â—_o send_v vespasian_n to_o govern_v syria_n 657_o f._n nicanor_n labour_v to_o surprise_v judas_n 324_o â—_o slay_v 325_o i._n nicanor_n know_v to_o joseph_n 671_o m._n nicanor_n wound_v 723_o c._n nicaule_n queen_n of_o aethiopia_n 215_o c._n resort_v to_o solomon_n ibid._n d._n wonder_v and_o praise_v solomon_n wisdom_n 215_o do_v e._n give_v he_o present_n ibid._n f._n nicholaus_n oration_n 424_o i._n nicholaus_fw-la the_o historiographer_n reprove_v 433_o c_o nicholaus_fw-la accuse_v syllaeus_n excuse_v herod_n 442_o n._n prosecute_v the_o king_n accusation_n 456_o m._n excuse_v archelaus_n 466_o k._n 607_o b._n defend_v herod_n and_o archelaus_n 459_o b._n 607_o b._n nicon_n the_o roman_n great_a ram_n 725_o c._n nigar_n slay_v etc._n etc._n â—97_n b._n nilâ—s_n 28_o k._n make_v egypt_n fertile_a 61_o f._n how_o far_o navigable_a 694_o k._n nineveh_n admonish_v 249_o k._n her_o destruction_n prophesy_v 250_o f._n effect_v 251_o h._n nisan_fw-la a_o month_n with_o the_o hebrew_n 70_o i._n noah_n the_o son_n of_o lamech_v 30_o o._n admonish_v the_o wicked_a ibid._n l._n build_v the_o ark_n n._n save_v with_o all_o his_o household_n ibid._n o._n send_v out_o a_o crow_n and_o a_o dove_n 31_o e._n the_o ten_o from_o adam_n 30_o o._n sacrifice_v to_o god_n 31_o e._n pray_v to_o god_n 32_o i_o be_v hear_v ib._n k._n god_n covenant_n with_o he_o ib._n k._n his_o age_n 31_o l._n his_o three_o son_n 32_o o._n his_o kind_n of_o life_n 34_o o._n be_v drunken_a and_o deride_v 34_o o._n nob_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n burn_v 169_o c_o d_o nobility_n slain_z by_o the_o thief_n 686_o m._n 12000_o slay_v 695_o f._n nobility_n of_o the_o jew_n fly_v to_o the_o roman_n 744_o n._n noble_n repair_v to_o david_n 178_o o._n noble_n shut_v up_o by_o herod_n 460_o n._n 602_o n._n release_v 462_o m._n 603_o b._n nothing_o attempt_v by_o the_o roman_n rash_o 661_o do_v 682_o k._n number_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 70_o l._n from_o twenty_o to_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n 89_o b._n of_o david_n soldier_n 179_o a._n of_o workman_n 207_o do_v e._n of_o jew_n that_o return_v from_o captivity_n 275_o f_o l._n of_o high_a priest_n 540_o n._n of_o the_o captive_n and_o slay_v in_o jerusalem_n 759_o b_o c._n nuptial_a feast_n 46_o l._n o_o obed-edom_n felicity_n 180_o n._n obed_n beget_v jesse_n 143_o eâ—_n obed_n a_o king_n of_o arabia_n 354_o b._n discomfit_n alexander_n ibid._n obediah_n hide_v the_o prophet_n 227_o i._n obedience_n of_o abraham_n 40_o o._n obedience_n to_o magistrate_n 110_o l_o m._n obedience_n of_o the_o roman_a soldier_n 661_o a_o b._n obime_n jeroboam'_v son_n 222_o d._n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v ibid._n g._n obodas_n king_n of_o arabia_n 435_o b._n give_v to_o idleness_n ibid._n â—_o 438_o o._n obsequy_n of_o herod_n 462_o n_o observer_n of_o god_n law_n reward_v 26_o i._n occasion_n of_o the_o jew_n war_n 623_o a._n occasion_n of_o victory_n what_o 661_o f._n occasion_n of_o violence_n 687_o e_fw-la f._n occurrence_n of_o kingdom_n and_o commonweal_n 25_o f._n and_o 106_o m._n occurrence_n of_o jeremy_n 260_o do_v
timaeus_n z._n zophyrion_n imprimatur_fw-la decem._n 7._o 1675._o geo._n hooper_n r_o mo_z d_o no._n arch._n cant._n a_o sacr._n dome_a a_o a_o the_o life_n of_o flavius_z josephus_n the_o son_n of_o mathias_n write_v by_o himself_o b_o b_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o derive_v my_o original_a lineage_n josephus_n lineage_n by_o a_o long_a series_n of_o ancestor_n from_o the_o sacerdotal_a race_n i_o may_v with_o some_o reason_n value_v myself_o upon_o the_o nobleness_n of_o my_o birth_n since_o as_o every_o nation_n place_n the_o grandeur_n of_o a_o family_n in_o some_o certain_a mark_n of_o honour_n that_o accompany_v it_o so_o among_o we_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o signal_n to_o have_v the_o administration_n of_o holy_a thing_n but_o i_o be_o not_o only_o descend_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o the_o priest_n i_o be_o also_o of_o the_o first_o of_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o family_n of_o which_o it_o consist_v and_o who_o dignity_n be_v eminent_a above_o the_o rest_n to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v that_o by_o my_o mother_n side_n i_o reckon_v king_n among_o my_o ancestor_n for_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o asmonean_n from_o who_o she_o descend_v for_o a_o c_o c_o long_a time_n exercise_v both_o the_o high_a priesthood_n and_o princely_a power_n among_o our_o nation_n in_o this_o manner_n stand_v the_o order_n of_o the_o last_o of_o my_o predecessor_n my_o great_a grandfafather_n grandfather_n simon_n surname_v psellus_n the_o stutterer_n live_v at_o such_o time_n as_o hircanus_n be_v high_a priest_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n and_o the_o son_n of_o simon_n the_o high_a priest_n this_o simon_n psellus_n have_v nine_o son_n the_o one_o of_o which_o be_v mathias_n surname_v aphlias_n this_o mathias_n take_v to_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n jonathan_n by_o who_o he_o have_v one_o son_n who_o be_v mathias_n surname_v curtus_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o hircanus_n priesthood_n mathias_n beget_v joseph_n in_o the_o nine_o 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