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rather_o have_v raise_v his_o distrust_n than_o prepossess_v he_o four_o that_o it_o can_v by_o any_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n be_v make_v good_a that_o the_o mistake_v of_o the_o heathen_a take_v the_o christian_n for_o jew_n have_v reduce_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n claudius_n under_o who_o the_o jew_n be_v the_o only_a persecutor_n of_o the_o church_n any_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a to_o suffer_v banishment_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o be_v of_o the_o faithful_a or_o a_o christian_a and_o that_o to_o presuppose_v it_o only_o by_o way_n of_o simple_a conjecture_n without_o any_o proof_n be_v no_o other_o then_o open_o to_o prejudice_v one_o credit_n and_o to_o abuse_v their_o plain_a deal_n and_o easiness_n of_o persuasion_n who_o may_v comply_v therewith_o five_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o make_v it_o good_a that_o the_o edict_n of_o claudius_n which_o banish_v the_o jew_n only_o out_o of_o rome_n have_v be_v or_o can_v have_v be_v imitate_v by_o any_o of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n who_o know_v there_o be_v but_o one_o rome_n in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o within_o any_o of_o their_o jurisdiction_n six_o that_o by_o the_o history_n of_o the_o act_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o after_o the_o edict_n of_o claudius_n the_o jew_n enjoy_v in_o all_o other_o place_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o absolute_a freedom_n and_o toleration_n as_o they_o can_v have_v do_v before_o since_o st._n paul_n and_o silas_n and_o aquila_n and_o priscilla_n his_o wife_n live_v without_o any_o trouble_n at_o corinth_n where_o those_o of_o their_o nation_n have_v their_o synagogue_n and_o assemble_v as_o they_o be_v wont_a without_o any_o disturbance_n seven_o that_o though_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o roman_a province_n shall_v have_v be_v incline_v in_o imitation_n of_o their_o emperor_n to_o pack_v the_o jew_n out_o of_o their_o jurisdiction_n yet_o will_v it_o not_o be_v just_a
1_o cor._n 13._o 7._o 13._o rom._n 8._o 20._o matth._n 10._o 16._o tertul._n loco_fw-la ciâ—to_fw-la ibid._n matth._n 3._o 16._o luke_n 1._o 78._o tertul._n loc_n citat_fw-la semo_n sangus_n simon_n magus_n lib._n 3._o c._n 26._o catech._n 4._o de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 18._o c._n 42._o in_o ezech._n l._n 10._o c._n 33._o epist_n 104._o lib._n 5_o advers._fw-la cels._n cels._n tatian_n say_v that_o he_o dedicate_v his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o chaldaic_a history_n to_o antiochus_n soter_n who_o begin_v hisreign_a in_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n 472._o or_o the_o 472._o after_o the_o death_n of_o cyrus_n phâ—cai_n lib._n 10._o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v plutarch_n de_fw-fr pythiae_n orac._n i_o lib._n 1._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la lib._n 3._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la lib._n 2._o lib._n 7._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la lib._n 1._o p._n 7._o 7._o αδαμ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 2._o p._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 1._o p._n 8._o the_o hebrew_n letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d produce_v but_o 41._o lib._n 1._o p._n 12._o lib._n 2._o p._n 58._o lib._n 1._o p._n 10._o lib._n 1._o p_o 9_o 11._o 7._o p._n 53._o lib._n 1._o p._n 11._o lib._n 2._o p._n 14._o 17._o 18._o 3._o p._n 34._o 49._o lib._n 3._o p._n 22._o lib._n 3._o p._n 26._o ibid._n lib._n 5._o p._n 41_o 43_o 44._o 49._o lib._n 8._o p._n 57_o lib._n 2._o p._n 15._o lib._n 5._o p._n 41._o lib._n 5._o p._n 46._o lib._n 5._o p._n 41._o lib._n 8._o p._n 57_o lib._n 8._o p._n 57_o lib._n 8._o p._n 59_o lib._n 8._o p._n 66._o appar_fw-la sacr._n verbo_fw-la sibyllarum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apoc._n 18._o 8_o 21_o lib._n 2._o annal._n 15._o marcus_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n 121._o and_o lucius_n in_o the_o year_n 128._o lib._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ga'en_v de_fw-fr praecogn_n post_fw-la c._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strom._n lib._n 6._o p._n 136._o baron_fw-fr appar_fw-la 19_o sixt._n sen._n bibl_n lib._n 2._o possevin_n appar_fw-la &_o bib._n sel._n lib._n 2._o c._n 71._o lib._n 17._o c_o 20._o psal_n 147._o 19_o 20._o joh._n 4._o 22._o act_n 14._o 16._o act_n 17._o 30._o rom._n 3._o 1_o 2._o rom._n 9_o 4._o rom._n 10._o 19_o isai_n 44._o 28._o and_o 45._o 1._o paedag_n l._n 1_o c._n 2._o p._n 80._o strom_n l_o 7._o 695._o 702._o 3._o lib._n 3._o c_o 2._o strâ—_n l._n 3_o p._n 450_o &_o lib_n 4_o p_o 550_o padag_n l._n 3_o c._n 3._o ibid_fw-la c_o 11_o strom._n lib_n 1._o p_o 280._o 309._o 18_o 19_o lib_n 6_o 636_o 63â—_n 48_o strom_n lib_n 1._o p_o 304._o 5_o p._n 548._o lib._n 1._o p._n 307._o p_o 310_o p_o 311._o lib_fw-la 5_o p_o 615._o lib_fw-la 6_o p_o 662_o lib_fw-la 1._o p_o 324._o p_o 325._o p._n 326._o p._n 327_o p._n 328._o p._n 332._o p._n â—43_n â—ib_fw-la 〈◊〉_d p._n 428._o p_o 349._o lib_n 4_o p_o 529_o lib._n 4_o p._n 488._o lib._n 5._o p._n 564._o lib._n 6._o p_o 637._o 638_o 639._o p._n 649._o p._n 650._o 51_o 54._o lib._n 7._o p._n 706._o 47._o lib._n 6._o p._n 667._o p._n 669._o lib._n 7._o p._n 730._o p._n 748._o p._n 676._o paedag._n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o strom._n l._n 5._o 549._o 549._o pag_n 688._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pag._n 690_o 91._o pag._n 692._o p._n 695._o p._n 696._o p._n 647._o can._n 53._o p._n 698._o p._n 696._o p._n 678._o 678._o in_o this_o placeis_n insert_v a_o discourse_n of_o 20._o line_n concern_v st._n john_n his_o baptism_n death_n and_o the_o defeat_n of_o herod_n advers._fw-la cels._n lib._n 1._o euseb_n hist_o lib_n 2._o c._n 23._o hieron_n catal._n antiq_n lib._n 20._o cap._n 2._o oros_n lib._n 7._o c._n 6._o phil._n 1._o 13._o 3._o 8._o 4._o 22._o de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 6._o c._n 11._o tacit._n annal_n 15._o jo._n 8._o 44._o lib._n 4._o aeneid_n 10._o baeotic_a lib._n 4._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o lib._n 1._o 4._o 6._o &_o 10._o lib._n 13._o 17._o lib._n 7._o c._n 33._o 13._o cap._n 13._o antiq._n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o apol._n &_o legal_a exhort_v ad_fw-la autolyc_a lib._n 2._o apud_fw-la orig_n l._n 7._o in_o peregrino_n &_o pseudomanti_n lib._n 34._o c._n 5._o cap._n 7._o de_fw-fr var_fw-mi â—â—ist_fw-mi l._n 12_o c._n 35._o strom._n 1._o lib._n 2._o 1._o 6._o tivoli_n tâ—veron_n orig_n l._n 8._o c._n 8._o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o his_o oration_n to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o saint_n follow_v pausanias_n in_o that_o he_o maintain_v that_o the_o erythraean_a sibyl_n be_v at_o delphi_n but_o he_o leave_v he_o again_o when_o with_o diodorus_n siculus_n he_o call_v she_o daphâ—â—_n saint_n cyril_n in_o his_o first_o book_n against_o julian_n place_n the_o erythraean_a sibyl_n under_o the_o 9_o olympiad_n and_o distinguish_v she_o from_o herophila_n who_o he_o make_v to_o flourish_v in_o the_o 17._o olympiad_n strom_n 1._o p._n 304._o 323._o 323._o noct._n attic_a lib_n 1_o c_o 14._o 14._o servius_n in_o aeneid_n lib_n 6._o suidas_n verbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tres_fw-la libros_fw-la à _fw-la sibylla_n erythraea_n romam_fw-la allatos_fw-la ait_fw-la sive_fw-la sub_fw-la tarquinio_n sive_fw-la sub_fw-la consulibus_fw-la itaque_fw-la sibi_fw-la non_fw-la constat_fw-la lib._n 4._o diony_n l._n 4._o val._n max._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o lactant._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o ex_fw-la fenestella_n lib._n 4._o lib._n 23._o lib._n 2._o quamvis_fw-la sedecies_fw-la denis_fw-la &_o mille_fw-la peractis_fw-la annus_fw-la praetere_fw-la jam_fw-la libi_fw-la nonus_fw-la eat_v august_n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 18._o cap._n 53._o cap._n 54._o idem_n epist_n 201_o 2._o 53_o 54_o 67._o de_fw-fr promis_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n 38._o cod._n theod._n lib._n 16._o tit_n 10._o c._n 15._o 16_o 17_o 18._o dion_n lib._n 46._o sueton._n in_o caesare_n plutar._n in_o caesare_n cicer._n de_fw-fr divin_n lib._n 2._o dio._n lib._n 54._o in_o octavio_n cap._n 13._o dio._n lib._n 57_o tatit._fw-la annal._n 6._o sam_n 2._o annal._n 15_o dio._n lib._n 6._o suet._n in_o noâ—…on_n see_v in_o lucian_n the_o supposititious_a oracle_n advance_v in_o favour_n of_o alexander_n abonotichites_n and_o peregrinus_n notorious_a cheat_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 26._o call_v she_o barthenos_n colos_n 1._o 20._o philo_z biblianus_n from_o sanchomathon_n a_o reritian_n call_v the_o saturno_n euseb_n praep_v l._n 1._o c._n 20._o bibl._n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 23_o 24_o 26._o de_fw-fr promise_n l._n 3_o c._n 38._o orat._n ad_fw-la sanct._n coet_n c._n 18._o lib._n 1._o p._n 8._o ibid._n p._n â—1_n ibid._n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la â—_o 18._o c._n 23._o de_fw-fr promis_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n 6._o 14._o from_o the_o â—7_n of_o novem._n in_o the_o year_n 711._o to_o the_o 29._o of_o august_n in_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n 767._o de_fw-fr divin_n l._n 2._o c._n 110._o cap._n 111._o cap._n 112._o c._n 12._o aiqui_fw-la in_o sibyllinis_fw-la ex_fw-la primo_fw-la versu_fw-la cujusque_fw-la sententiae_fw-la primis_fw-la literis_fw-la illius_fw-la sententiae_fw-la carmen_fw-la omne_fw-la praeiexitur_fw-la the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o verse_n which_o zosimus_n attribute_n to_o the_o sibyl_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n tertul._n de_fw-fr bapt._n c._n 1._o optat._n l._n 3._o august_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 18._o c._n 23._o tit._n 3._o 5._o psal_n 36._o 9_o 9_o servius_n upon_o the_o nine_o eclogue_n say_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o cremona_n have_v entertain_v the_o force_n of_o brutus_n cassius_n and_o anthony_n augustus_n overcome_a anthony_n give_v away_o their_o land_n but_o he_o be_v mistake_v since_o that_o donacton_n have_v be_v make_v ten_o year_n before_o the_o war_n against_o antâ—ony_n ecl_n 9_o georg._n l._n 2._o ecl._n 1._o 1._o for_o that_o augustus_n bear_v in_o sept._n 23._o 691._o be_v then_o in_o the_o 22_o year_n of_o his_o age_n donatus_n in_o virgil_n life_n write_v that_o cicero_n have_v see_v his_o bucolic_n but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a he_o take_v from_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o estate_n occasion_n to_o write_v they_o two_o year_n after_o cicero_n death_n as_o when_o he_o say_v in_o the_o 6._o of_o the_o aeneidâ—…_n longa_n â—tas_fw-la mean_v a_o thousand_o year_n j._n o._n o._n to_o keep_v close_o to_o virgil_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d virgil_n have_v indeed_o say_v our_o crime_n out_o of_o a_o reflection_n that_o he_o and_o all_o those_o who_o have_v precede_v the_o consulship_n of_o pollio_n have_v be_v under_o the_o iron-age_n and_o participate_v of_o the_o crime_n thereof_o thereof_o saturn_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o 17._o marcellus_n who_o death_n be_v bewail_v by_o anchises_n in_o the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o aeneid_n die_v in_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n 731._o ec._n 4._o aen._n 6._o gal._n 4._o 4._o metam_fw-la l._n
on_o any_o oracle_n which_o may_v set_v his_o fancy_n on_o work_n in_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n 713._o which_o be_v the_o three_o of_o the_o triumvirate_n and_o the_o one_o and_o fourti_v before_o our_o saviour_n under_o the_o consulship_n of_o l._n antonius_n and_o p._n servilius_n augustus_n victorious_a over_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n who_o he_o have_v defeat_v the_o summer_n before_o to_o recompense_v his_o old_a soldier_n bestow_v on_o they_o the_o land_n beyond_o the_o antâ—ony_n po_n so_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o cremona_n and_o mantua_n be_v cruel_o treat_v and_o virgil_n then_o in_o the_o twenty_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o age_n have_v be_v put_v to_o great_a extremity_n his_o estate_n be_v fall_v to_o the_o share_n of_o claudius_n a_o veterane_n or_o arius_n a_o centurion_n who_o come_v to_o take_v possession_n thereof_o have_v put_v he_o into_o some_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o support_n of_o asinius_n pollio_n alfenus_n varus_n and_o cornelius_n gallus_n who_o procure_v his_o indemnity_n and_o as_o to_o represent_v the_o misery_n of_o the_o poor_a mantuan_n he_o have_v introduce_v melibaeus_n cry_v out_o shall_v ever_o i_o again_o my_o old_a abode_n etc._n etc._n shall_v th'impious_a soldier_n have_v these_o new-plowed_a field_n and_o moeris_n complain_v that_o the_o newcomer_n say_v to_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n depart_v and_o that_o mantua_n have_v be_v too_o near_o to_o sad_a cremona_n and_o say_v elsewhere_o that_o unhappy_a mantua_n have_v lose_v her_o field_n which_o martial_a 9_o in_o imitation_n of_o he_o allude_v to_o writes_z that_o tityrus_n have_v lose_v his_o land_n 2._o near_o wretched_a cremona_n so_o to_o express_v his_o gratitude_n he_o call_v augustus_n the_o god_n who_o have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o quiet_n and_o speak_v of_o himself_o 1._o say_v that_o he_o have_v see_v at_o rome_n that_o gallant_a age_n youth_n for_o who_o twice_o six_o day_n annual_o his_o altar_n fume_v and_o that_o he_o answer_v first_o his_o suit_n say_v shepherd_n feed_v your_o cattle_n as_o before_o and_o let_v your_o ox_n plough_v and_o celebrate_v pollio_n by_o his_o three_o and_o four_o eclogue_n varus_n by_o the_o six_o and_o nine_o and_o gallus_n by_o the_o ten_o beside_o death_n that_o he_o have_v fill_v the_o four_o of_o his_o georgic_n with_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o last_o but_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o augustus_n who_o force_v he_o fourteen_o year_n after_o to_o kill_v himself_o as_o guilty_a of_o some_o attempt_n against_o his_o life_n he_o transform_v all_o into_o the_o fable_n of_o aristeus_n in_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n 714._o which_o be_v the_o four_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o augustus_n the_o first_o of_o herod_n and_o the_o fourti_v before_o our_o saviour_n come_v pollio_n be_v raise_v to_o the_o consulship_n with_o domitius_n calvinus_n and_o his_o wife_n bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o son_n virgil_n think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o take_v occasion_n upon_o these_o two_o honourable_a and_o please_a accident_n to_o break_v forth_o into_o praise_n i_o be_o loath_a to_o say_v flattery_n and_o vow_n for_o augustus_n for_o pollio_n and_o for_o his_o child_n thence_o be_v it_o that_o he_o say_v in_o his_o four_o eclogue_n that_o there_o be_v then_o come_v on_o a_o new_a age_n and_o a_o golden_a race_n of_o mankind_n begin_v with_o the_o consulship_n of_o pollio_n and_o the_o nativity_n of_o saloninus_n his_o son_n that_o in_o pollio_n happy_a reign_n all_o nation_n shall_v be_v free_v from_o fear_n of_o the_o iron_n age_n if_o any_o track_n of_o it_o remain_v apollo_n that_o be_v augustus_n already_o reign_v who_o shall_v live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o god_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o they_o that_o be_v converse_v familiar_o with_o they_o and_o the_o hero_n and_o shall_v rule_v the_o world_n by_o his_o mighty_a father_n power_n julius_z caesar_z that_o the_o little_a saloninus_n shall_v be_v surround_v with_o such_o happiness_n that_o the_o 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memory_n can_v we_o free_v she_o from_o prevarication_n charge_v she_o that_o instead_o of_o stir_v up_o in_o her_o child_n the_o care_n of_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o death_n and_o the_o temporal_a pain_n which_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o purgatory_n be_v to_o follow_v upon_o it_o she_o have_v treacherous_o permit_v that_o to_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o with_o more_o ease_n they_o shall_v run_v into_o erroneous_a persuasion_n and_o presume_v to_o promise_v themselves_o upon_o the_o very_a start_n out_o of_o this_o life_n a_o passage_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n and_o the_o paradise_n of_o god_n or_o rather_o that_o she_o be_v resolve_v to_o lay_v they_o asleep_o herself_o by_o deceitful_a expression_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o a_o prejudicial_a security_n which_o smother_v the_o apprehension_n they_o shall_v have_v conceive_v of_o the_o severity_n of_o that_o
〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o intention_n have_v be_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o saint_n irenaeus_n declare_v the_o apocalyps_n rather_o then_o to_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o according_a to_o the_o declaration_n of_o that_o great_a martyr_n st._n john_n see_v his_o apocalyps_n not_o only_o under_o domitian_n but_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o that_o prince_n or_o to_o express_v it_o in_o his_o own_o term_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o with_o this_o little_a distortion_n of_o the_o word_n of_o eusebius_n st._n hierome_n in_o his_o catalogue_n express_v their_o true_a sense_n say_v etc._n domitian_n in_o his_o fourteen_o year_n raise_v after_o nero_n the_o second_o persecution_n john_n banish_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o patmos_n write_v the_o apocalypse_n which_o justin_n martyr_n interpret_v and_o irenaeus_n so_o that_o we_o must_v not_o with_o 3_o cardinal_z baronius_n give_v that_o interpretation_n to_o his_o discourse_n as_o if_o domitian_n have_v begin_v his_o reign_n fourteeen_n year_n after_o nero._n for_o though_o it_o be_v indeed_o true_a since_o nero_n die_v the_o ten_o of_o june_n 68_o and_o domitian_n come_v into_o his_o brother_n place_n on_o the_o eighteen_o of_o september_n 81._o thirteen_o year_n three_o month_n and_o eight_o day_n after_o the_o unfortunate_a end_n of_o nero_n and_o consequent_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o fourteen_o year_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o the_o intention_n of_o st._n hierome_n to_o acquaint_v we_o what_o number_n of_o year_n have_v pass_v between_o the_o reign_n of_o domitian_n and_o that_o of_o nero_n but_o that_o domitian_n in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o be_v the_o twenty_o seven_o after_o nero_n death_n raise_v the_o second_o persecution_n against_o the_o church_n so_o that_o it_o be_v inconsiderate_o do_v of_o he_o who_o translate_v the_o greek_a version_n of_o sophronius_n the_o ancient_a interpreter_n of_o st._n hierome_n catalogue_n into_o latin_a to_o make_v he_o say_v as_o he_o fancy_v anno_fw-la the_o fourteen_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o nero_n instead_o of_o turn_v it_o according_a to_o the_o proper_a expression_n as_o well_o of_o st._n hierome_n as_o 〈◊〉_d sophronius_n domitiano_n the_o fourteen_o year_n domitian_n raise_v after_o nero_n the_o second_o persecution_n nor_o indeed_o can_v it_o have_v be_v without_o contradiction_n to_o st._n irenaeus_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n and_o eusebius_n nay_o to_o himself_o and_o that_o so_o much_o the_o more_o notorious_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o he_o pretend_v to_o follow_v the_o last_o who_o discourse_n he_o have_v translate_v in_o a_o manner_n word_n for_o word_n the_o arabian_a prolegomena_n upon_o the_o gospel_n publish_v by_o peter_n de_fw-fr kirstein_n have_v these_o word_n in_o they_o john_n make_v his_o abode_n at_o ephesus_n seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n that_o be_v to_o say_v six_o under_o nero_n ten_o under_o vespasian_n two_o under_o titus_n and_o nine_o under_o domitian_n then_o be_v he_o banish_v by_o domitian_n into_o the_o isle_n of_o patmos_n where_o he_o stay_v seven_o year_n till_o such_o time_n as_o he_o be_v call_v back_o by_o nero_n the_o young_a that_o be_v to_o say_v nerva_n by_o this_o account_n the_o apostle_n of_o god_n shall_v have_v retire_v out_o of_o palestine_n into_o the_o proconsulary_a asia_n not_o as_o the_o greek_a fasti_fw-la very_o probable_o suppose_v in_o the_o 68_o of_o our_o saviour_n because_o of_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o war_n bring_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o country_n by_o vespasian_n immediate_o upon_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o pella_n but_o in_o the_o year_n sixty_o three_o concurrent_a with_o the_o nine_o of_o nero_n and_o the_o time_n of_o st._n john_n abide_v both_o at_o ephesus_n and_o patmos_n shall_v have_v be_v thirty_o four_o year_n comprehend_v six_o year_n of_o nero_n and_o the_o whole_a reign_n of_o vespasian_n titus_n and_o domitian_n for_o nero_n kill_v himself_o as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v the_o ten_o of_o june_n 68_o vespasian_n have_v news_n bring_v he_o in_o palaestina_n of_o the_o murder_v of_o galba_n which_o happen_v on_o the_o sixteen_o of_o january_n 69._o as_o also_o of_o the_o tragical_a end_n of_o otho_n on_o the_o twenty_o of_o april_n follow_v and_o of_o the_o rise_n of_o his_o friend_n in_o rome_n assume_v the_o empire_n and_o keep_v it_o till_o the_o twenty_o four_o of_o june_n 79._o and_o domitian_n who_o have_v succeed_v his_o brother_n titus_n die_v the_o 13_o of_o september_n in_o the_o year_n 81._o be_v violent_o force_v out_o of_o the_o world_n on_o the_o 18_o of_o september_n in_o the_o year_n 96._o leave_v the_o empire_n vacant_a to_o nerva_n who_o null_v all_o his_o act_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n give_v st._n john_n the_o liberty_n to_o return_v to_o ephesus_n but_o if_o this_o calculation_n be_v receivable_a in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o maintain_v the_o common_a sentiment_n of_o the_o father_n concern_v the_o time_n of_o st._n john_n return_n yet_o can_v it_o not_o agree_v with_o the_o relation_n of_o st._n irenaeus_n affirm_v that_o 〈◊〉_d almost_o in_o his_o time_n domitian_n begin_v the_o persecution_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o be_v infer_v that_o the_o persecution_n be_v of_o no_o long_a continuance_n which_o can_v not_o be_v say_v if_o according_a to_o the_o account_n of_o the_o arabian_n we_o must_v assign_v it_o seven_o year_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o full_a half_a of_o domitian_n reign_n and_o not_o only_o the_o end_n whereto_o st._n irenaeus_n eusébius_n and_o all_o the_o father_n strict_o limit_v themselves_o among_o who_o kill_v tertullian_n contemporary_a with_o st._n irenaeus_n express_o observe_v the_o violence_n of_o that_o persecution_n to_o have_v make_v no_o great_a havoc_n say_v domitian_n a_o imp_n of_o nero_n as_o to_o cruelty_n have_v design_v a_o persecution_n but_o be_v also_o himself_o a_o man_n he_o easy_o smother_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v have_v reestablish_v those_o who_o he_o have_v banish_v so_o that_o according_a to_o his_o opinion_n the_o mischief_n be_v stay_v by_o his_o very_a order_n who_o have_v occasion_v it_o but_o whereas_o by_o attribute_v to_o he_o the_o re-establishment_n of_o the_o banish_a he_o derogate_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n which_o according_a to_o eusebius_n delay_v it_o till_o the_o reign_n of_o nerva_n who_o the_o prolegomena_n i_o know_v not_o why_o call_n nero_n the_o young_a i_o shall_v by_o no_o mean_n presume_v so_o much_o upon_o his_o particular_a opinion_n as_o to_o oppose_v it_o to_o the_o common_a belief_n of_o all_o the_o father_n which_o have_v force_v we_o to_o reduce_v only_o to_o one_o the_o seven_o year_n assign_v by_o the_o prolegomena_n for_o the_o banishment_n of_o st._n john_n impose_v upon_o we_o yet_o a_o great_a necessity_n to_o quit_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o greek_a fasti_fw-la which_o place_n the_o return_n of_o st._n john_n under_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o domitian_n coincident_a with_o the_o ninety_o three_o of_o our_o saviour_n and_o commit_v therein_o a_o error_n so_o much_o the_o more_o unmaintainable_a in_o that_o they_o make_v the_o persecution_n cease_v as_o also_o the_o effect_n it_o have_v by_o the_o confession_n of_o all_o cause_v two_o year_n before_o it_o begin_v and_o ridiculous_o presuppose_v that_o st._n john_n be_v by_o the_o decree_n for_o his_o release_n restore_v to_o his_o former_a liberty_n before_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o lose_v it_o by_o the_o unjust_a decree_n for_o his_o banishment_n he_o who_o have_v busy_v himself_o in_o write_v a_o synopsis_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n under_o the_o name_n of_o 451._o dorotheus_n have_v by_o mixture_n of_o his_o own_o conception_n corrupt_v the_o word_n of_o the_o synopsis_n of_o st._n athanasius_n imagine_v that_o st._n john_n be_v banish_v by_o trajan_n that_o he_o live_v one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o return_v from_o patmos_n to_o ephesus_n after_o trajan_n death_n but_o all_o yet_o follow_v as_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o suidas_n be_v contrary_a both_o to_o tradition_n and_o the_o truth_n since_o first_o trajan_n come_v not_o to_o the_o empire_n till_o the_o twenty_o eight_o of_o july_n in_o the_o year_n 98._o the_o very_a next_o to_o that_o wherein_o st._n john_n be_v restore_v by_o nerva_n second_o st._n john_n be_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o st._n hierome_n honour_v with_o the_o apostleship_n pverum_fw-la in_o his_o youth_n and_o while_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o boy_n so_o that_o the_o hundred_o year_n of_o our_o saviour_n wherein_o he_o be_v translate_v to_o celestial_a glory_n can_v not_o have_v be_v much_o beyond_o the_o nineti_v of_o his_o age_n to_o
which_o st._n epiphanius_n confine_v himself_o nor_o coincident_a with_o the_o ninety_o eight_o choose_v by_o beda_n nor_o with_o the_o ninety_o nine_o which_o usuard_n have_v take_v nor_o yet_o with_o the_o hundred_o which_o cedrenus_n for_o some_o reason_n unknown_a to_o we_o think_v most_o worthy_a his_o choice_n and_o three_o the_o death_n of_o st._n john_n be_v seventeen_o year_n before_o that_o of_o trajan_n who_o die_v of_o a_o flux_n at_o selinuntium_n in_o cilicia_n on_o the_o ten_o of_o august_n in_o the_o year_n 117._o chap._n ii_o the_o sentiment_n of_o st._n epiphanius_n concern_v the_o time_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n refute_v i_o have_v hitherto_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o opinion_n who_o dissent_v from_o the_o common_a tradition_n think_v that_o st._n john_n have_v write_v his_o apocalyps_n either_o before_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o domitian_n about_o four_o year_n soon_o than_o he_o do_v or_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o trajan_n much_o late_a than_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o truth_n i_o now_o come_v to_o prove_v the_o mistake_n of_o saint_n epiphanius_n who_o contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o precedent_a antiquity_n go_v back_o to_o the_o reign_n of_o claudius_n will_v needs_o make_v that_o prince_n author_n of_o st._n john_n banishment_n to_o patmos_n 12._o the_o holy_a spirit_n say_v he_o necessitate_v john_n who_o out_o of_o a_o religious_a and_o humble_a respect_n refuse_v to_o evangelize_n in_o his_o old_a age_n after_o the_o nineti_v year_n of_o his_o life_n 〈◊〉_d after_o his_o return_n from_o patmos_n happen_v under_o claudius_n caesar_n and_o after_o a_o abode_n of_o many_o year_n in_o asia_n and_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o treatise_n 33._o the_o holy_a spirit_n prophetical_o foretell_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o st._n john_n what_o happen_v after_o his_o decease_n 〈◊〉_d he_o himself_o have_v in_o the_o time_n of_o claudius_n caesar_n long_v before_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o isle_n patmos_n for_o they_o themselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o alogian_o acknowledge_v that_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v accomplish_v in_o thyatira_n write_v through_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n to_o those_o who_o profess_v christianity_n there_o at_o that_o time_n that_o a_o woman_n shall_v call_v herself_o a_o prophetess_n this_o venerable_a man_n press_v to_o ward_n off_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o heretic_n allege_v the_o supposititiousness_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n in_o that_o it_o presuppose_a as_o extant_a church_n that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o time_n of_o st._n john_n as_o for_o instance_n that_o of_o thyatira_n admit_v without_o any_o necessity_n the_o objection_n of_o those_o troublesome_a spirit_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v out_o of_o all_o question_n then_o answer_n that_o john_n speak_v by_o prophecy_n not_o of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v then_o but_o of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v plant_v some_o time_n after_o at_o thyatira_n where_o the_o people_n seduce_v by_o the_o alogian_o and_o montanist_n shall_v after_o the_o ninety_o three_o year_n from_o our_o saviour_n ascension_n or_o the_o one_o hundred_o twenty_o six_o from_o his_o birth_n according_a to_o the_o account_n of_o st._n epiphanius_n corrupt_v that_o wretched_a city_n with_o their_o error_n and_o have_v cite_v the_o text_n of_o the_o apostle_n make_v application_n of_o it_o in_o these_o term_n do_v you_o not_o see_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o woman_n who_o have_v be_v seduce_v with_o a_o imagination_n that_o they_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n have_v seduce_v many_o other_o now_o i_o speak_v of_o priscilla_n and_o maximilla_n and_o quintilla_fw-la who_o seduction_n have_v not_o be_v hide_v from_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o fine_a after_o he_o have_v search_v into_o the_o time_n when_o he_o think_v john_n banish_v to_o patmos_n he_o shut_v up_o his_o discourse_n with_o this_o conclusion_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o in_o thyatira_n a_o woman_n shall_v call_v herself_o a_o prophetess_n but_o the_o more_o i_o consider_v this_o answer_n the_o less_o i_o find_v it_o without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o respect_n due_a to_o its_o author_n capable_a of_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o judicious_a person_n for_o first_o be_v there_o any_o likelihood_n that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v direct_v letter_n from_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o church_n which_o have_v no_o be_v when_o it_o dictate_v they_o and_o that_o we_o must_v understand_v these_o word_n unto_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v in_o thyatira_n write_v these_o thing_n i_o know_v thy_o work_n etc._n etc._n the_o last_o be_v more_o than_o the_o first_o etc._n etc._n i_o have_v a_o few_o thing_n against_o thou_o because_o thou_o suffer_v the_o woman_n jezabel_n who_o call_v herself_o a_o prophetess_n to_o teach_v and_o seduce_v etc._n etc._n in_o this_o sense_n write_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o thyatira_n i_o know_v the_o work_n thou_o shall_v do_v the_o last_o shall_v be_v more_o than_o the_o first_o i_o shall_v have_v some_o few_o thing_n against_o thou_o thou_o shall_v suffer_v the_o woman_n jezabel_n who_o shall_v call_v herself_o a_o prophetess_n to_o teach_v &_o c_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a matter_n for_o st._n epiphanius_n to_o write_v it_o but_o who_o have_v he_o hitherto_o convince_v of_o it_o beside_o himself_o this_o manner_n of_o interpretation_n be_v such_o as_o that_o not_o any_o one_o of_o either_o the_o ancient_n or_o modern_a have_v follow_v it_o the_o very_a singularity_n thereof_o shall_v be_v sufficient_a not_o only_o to_o bring_v it_o into_o suspicion_n but_o also_o to_o represent_v it_o as_o so_o much_o the_o more_o unmaintainable_a in_o as_o much_o as_o all_o that_o profess_a christianity_n from_o st._n john_n to_o st._n epiphanius_n that_o be_v from_o the_o year_n 100_o to_o the_o year_n 375._o wherein_n the_o late_a write_v against_o the_o alogian_o have_v hold_v the_o contrary_a to_o what_o it_o suppose_v and_o take_v it_o for_o a_o thing_n indisputable_a that_o the_o seven_o church_n to_o who_o our_o saviour_n direct_v his_o epistle_n have_v be_v plant_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o saint_n john_n before_o his_o banishment_n to_o patmos_n second_o contradict_v his_o own_o hypothesis_n to_o wit_n that_o thyatira_n have_v not_o have_v any_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o st._n john_n he_o come_v for_o want_v of_o reflection_n to_o maintain_v the_o opposite_a affirmative_a say_v then_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o thyatira_n be_v whole_o degenerate_v into_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o cataphrygian_o or_o montanist_n according_o the_o holy_a spirit_n will_v needs_o reveal_v unto_o you_o how_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v seduce_v after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o st._n john_n and_o those_o who_o come_v after_o it_o be_v about_o ninety_o three_o year_n after_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o saviour_n that_o the_o church_n of_o that_o place_n to_o wit_n thyatira_n shall_v be_v seduce_v and_o fall_v into_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o cataphrygian_o for_o if_o the_o church_n be_v plant_v at_o thyatira_n it_o necessary_o follow_v it_o be_v there_o the_o allegation_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o thing_n contain_v the_o formal_a presupposition_n of_o its_o precedent_a existence_n three_o but_o not_o to_o meddle_v any_o further_a with_o that_o contradiction_n of_o st._n epiphanius_n nor_o the_o supposition_n which_o he_o grant_v the_o heretic_n as_o acknowledge_v by_o all_o he_o advance_v a_o new_a one_o against_o the_o express_a text_n of_o st._n john_n for_o he_o write_v express_o that_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o thyatira_n be_v degenerate_v into_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o cataphrygian_o whereas_o the_o holy_a spirit_n on_o the_o contrary_a say_v it_o be_v not_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o thyatira_n that_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o jezabel_n and_o receive_v her_o doctrine_n but_o that_o in_o thyatira_n there_o be_v some_o member_n of_o that_o church_n which_o be_v not_o fall_v into_o those_o error_n as_o it_o express_o declare_v speak_v to_o the_o rest_n in_o thyatira_n who_o have_v not_o receive_v that_o doctrine_n nor_o know_v the_o depth_n of_o satan_n i_o say_v etc._n etc._n four_o saint_n epiphanius_n himself_o do_v further_a destroy_v the_o computation_n he_o have_v take_v to_o denote_v the_o falling-away_a of_o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n for_o whereas_o in_o his_o dispute_n against_o the_o alogian_o he_o affirm_v that_o in_o the_o ninety_o three_o year_n after_o the_o ascension_n and_o consequent_o the_o one_o hundred_o twenty_o six_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o saviour_n this_o revolt_n happen_v in_o the_o forty_o eight_o heresy_n where_o he_o particular_o refute_v the_o montanist_n he_o come_v thirty_o year_n late_a than_o that_o date_n say_v these_o to_o wit_n the_o montanist_n be_v about_o the_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o antoninus_n pius_n after_o adrian_n
resurrection_n the_o presupposition_n whereof_o do_v not_o in_o â—…e_n either_o that_o the_o faithful_a depart_v this_o life_n to_o go_v into_o a_o place_n of_o torment_n or_o that_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n of_o bewail_v they_o or_o pray_v for_o they_o after_o their_o death_n the_o consequence_n be_v not_o good_a he_o shall_v rise_v up_o in_o glory_n therefore_o he_o be_v in_o a_o place_n of_o pain_n and_o must_v be_v deliver_v thence_o by_o prayer_n three_o text._n there_o be_v read_v the_o thirteen_o verse_n of_o the_o fourteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n where_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n advertise_v st._n john_n by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n that_o from_o henceforth_o those_o who_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v bless_v and_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n demolish_v the_o very_a foundation_n as_o well_o of_o prayer_n for_o the_o faithful_a depart_v as_o of_o purgatory_n where_o it_o be_v pretend_v they_o suffer_v the_o temporal_a punishment_n due_a to_o their_o sin_n for_o if_o they_o be_v bless_v and_o upon_o that_o account_n in_o possession_n of_o what_o may_v be_v desire_v on_o their_o behalf_n they_o stand_v in_o no_o further_a need_n that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v desire_v for_o they_o and_o again_o if_o they_o be_v bless_v and_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n from_o henceforth_o they_o be_v from_o henceforth_o exempt_v from_o pain_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o to_o be_v bless_v and_o to_o rest_n shall_v signify_v to_o be_v torment_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o to_o endure_v the_o burn_a of_o a_o infernal_a fire_n shall_v be_v to_o rest_v from_o one_o labour_n and_o enjoy_v the_o bliss_n consequent_a thereto_o four_o there_o be_v read_v from_o the_o one_o and_o fifty_o verse_n of_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n to_o the_o fifty_o seven_o inclusive_o express_v the_o assurance_n which_o the_o apostle_n give_v the_o church_n of_o her_o bless_a resurrection_n whereby_o death_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n and_o every_o believer_n clothe_v with_o immortality_n and_o every_o one_o know_v that_o from_o this_o proposition_n he_o shall_v rise_v again_o in_o incorruption_n the_o law_n of_o ratiocination_n will_v never_o suffer_v this_o inference_n to_o be_v draw_v therefore_o he_o be_v torment_v and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o be_v pray_v for_o before_o he_o rise_v again_o five_o there_o be_v read_v the_o four_o verse_n of_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o psalm_n and_o the_o second_o three_o and_o four_o of_o the_o two_o and_o fourti_v which_o only_o represent_v the_o state_n of_o the_o faithful_a person_n during_o the_o course_n of_o this_o life_n and_o not_o that_o which_o be_v to_o follow_v upon_o his_o departure_n hence_o six_o there_o be_v read_v out_o of_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n from_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o verse_n to_o the_o seven_o &_o twenty_o inclusive_o where_o the_o son_n of_o god_n call_v himself_o the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n testify_v that_o he_o who_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v live_v and_o shall_v never_o die_v which_o to_o a_o person_n that_o have_v but_o the_o least_o use_n of_o reason_n will_v never_o give_v any_o ground_n to_o infer_v that_o he_o who_o shall_v live_v and_o shall_v never_o die_v shall_v for_o a_o certain_a time_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o his_o body_n be_v confine_v to_o a_o place_n of_o torment_n where_o he_o shall_v stand_v extreme_o in_o need_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o survive_a seven_o there_o be_v read_v out_o of_o the_o 6_o chapter_n of_o suis_fw-la st._n john_n the_o three_o and_o fifty_o and_o four_o and_o fifty_o verse_n where_o the_o son_n of_o god_n recommend_v the_o eat_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o the_o drink_v of_o his_o blood_n promise_v he_o who_o shall_v eat_v and_o drink_v thereof_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v eternal_a life_n and_o shall_v be_v raise_v up_o again_o at_o the_o last_o day_n eight_o immediate_o after_o there_o be_v read_v the_o second_o time_n as_o well_o the_o same_o word_n as_o the_o precedent_n begin_v from_o the_o one_o and_o fifty_o verse_n which_o have_v i_o know_v not_o how_o make_v shift_v to_o gather_v this_o preface_n in_o illo_fw-la tempore_fw-la dixit_fw-la jesus_n discipulis_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o turbis_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o jesus_n say_v to_o his_o disoiple_n and_o to_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o jew_n upon_o which_o i_o have_v further_o to_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o necessity_n of_o conclude_v from_o the_o promise_v make_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o those_o who_o participate_v of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o blood_n shall_v after_o death_n be_v destine_v to_o endure_v the_o punishment_n of_o a_o subterranean_a fire_n and_o therein_o torment_v expect_v to_o be_v relieve_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o their_o survive_a brethren_n nineth_o there_o be_v read_v with_o the_o same_o preface_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o 21_o 22_o 23_o and_o 24_o verse_n of_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n where_o our_o saviour_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o affirm_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o power_n of_o judge_v which_o he_o receive_v of_o his_o father_n that_o he_o who_o believe_v in_o he_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o judgement_n but_o shall_v pass_v or_o rather_o as_o the_o greek_a the_o syriaok_n and_o the_o latin_a version_n recommend_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v it_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n in_o as_o much_o i_o say_v as_o our_o saviour_n oblige_v the_o believer_n to_o be_v certain_o persuade_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o after_o this_o life_n be_v liable_a to_o any_o pain_n whatsoever_o for_o his_o sin_n since_o they_o be_v thing_n absolute_o incompatible_a that_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n he_o shall_v have_v eternal_a life_n as_o the_o inviolable_a promise_n of_o his_o saviour_n express_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v to_o endure_v for_o ever_o so_o short_a a_o space_n of_o time_n the_o torment_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n as_o the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n suppose_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o judgement_n as_o the_o gospel_n express_o declare_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n to_o be_v therein_o condemn_v for_o a_o time_n according_a to_o what_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n teach_v those_o of_o her_o communion_n ten_o and_o last_o with_o a_o suis_fw-la preface_n take_v up_o i_o know_v not_o whence_o there_o be_v read_v the_o thirty_o seven_o the_o thirty_o eight_o the_o thirty_o nine_o and_o the_o fourti_v verse_n of_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n where_o our_o saviour_n promise_v to_o raise_v up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n those_o who_o believe_v in_o he_o give_v they_o such_o comfort_n by_o the_o assurance_n of_o their_o final_a felicity_n as_o may_v raise_v they_o out_o of_o all_o fear_n that_o between_o the_o moment_n of_o their_o death_n and_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n they_o shall_v suffer_v any_o punishment_n and_o be_v sensible_a of_o any_o need_n they_o shall_v stand_v in_o of_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o live_n in_o fine_a there_o be_v read_v as_o on_o the_o second_o of_o november_n and_o with_o the_o same_o preface_n the_o twenty_o five_o the_o twenty_o six_o the_o twenty_o seven_o the_o twenty_o eight_o and_o the_o twenty_o nine_o verse_n of_o the_o five_o chapter_n of_o saint_n john_n which_o we_o have_v already_o observe_v to_o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o business_n either_o of_o purgatory_n or_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a on_o the_o contrary_a from_o all_o these_o lesson_n it_o be_v necessary_o manifest_a first_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o at_o the_o present_n make_v use_v of_o they_o as_o inducement_n to_o the_o live_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v not_o haply_o any_o thing_n more_o answerable_a to_o her_o intention_n and_o make_v a_o silent_a confession_n that_o her_o service_n for_o the_o depart_v and_o the_o belief_n of_o her_o purgatory_n have_v not_o any_o foundation_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o voluntary_a devotion_n of_o man_n intrude_a into_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v not_o see_v and_o for_o that_o reason_n brand_v with_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o st._n paul_n 2_o coloss_n xviii_o 22_o 23._o second_o that_o the_o primitive_a church_n who_o have_v introduce_v into_o her_o liturgy_n the_o commemoration_n of_o the_o faithful_a depart_v many_o age_n before_o any_o of_o her_o child_n have_v conceive_v the_o least_o thought_n of_o purgatory_n which_o be_v at_o this_o day_n maintain_v by_o superstition_n and_o interest_n have_v no_o other_o design_n in_o it_o then_o by_o all_o these_o lesson_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o general_a
â—ejurrection_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o comfort_v the_o faithful_a cast_v down_o at_o the_o death_n of_o their_o brethren_n set_v before_o their_o eye_n so_o many_o certificate_n of_o the_o future_a resurrection_n of_o he_o who_o memory_n they_o celebrate_v and_o incline_v every_o one_o of_o they_o by_o the_o meditation_n of_o so_o many_o celestial_a document_n to_o the_o expectation_n of_o that_o last_o deliverance_n wherein_o their_o lord_n make_v they_o to_o triumph_v over_o death_n shall_v clothe_v they_o with_o incorruption_n and_o crown_v their_o head_n with_o eternal_a glory_n if_o then_o the_o set_a form_n of_o the_o mass_n for_o the_o dead_a can_v afford_v we_o any_o text_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o may_v serve_v either_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n or_o the_o insinuation_n of_o the_o custom_n of_o prave_v for_o the_o dead_a we_o be_v not_o to_o promise_v ourselves_o that_o the_o office_n of_o the_o dead_a contain_v in_o the_o breviary_n shall_v furnish_v we_o with_o any_o thing_n more_o express_a in_o this_o late_a we_o meet_v with_o several_a lesson_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o â—ob_v the_o first_o take_v out_o of_o the_o seven_o chapter_n from_o the_o sixteen_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n the_o second_o out_o of_o the_o ten_o chapter_n from_o the_o first_o verse_n to_o the_o seven_o inclusive_o the_o three_o out_o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n from_o the_o eight_o verse_n to_o the_o twelve_o the_o four_o out_o of_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n from_o the_o twenty_o second_o verse_n to_o the_o twenty_o eight_o the_o five_o out_o of_o the_o fourteen_o chapter_n from_o the_o first_o verse_n to_o the_o six_o the_o six_o lesson_n out_o of_o the_o same_o chapter_n from_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n to_o the_o eighteen_o the_o seven_o out_o of_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n from_o the_o first_o verse_n to_o the_o three_o and_o from_o the_o eleven_o to_o the_o fifteen_o verse_n the_o eight_o out_o of_o the_o nineteen_o chapter_n from_o the_o twenty_o verse_n to_o the_o twenty_o seven_o and_o the_o nine_o out_o of_o the_o ten_o chapter_n from_o the_o eighteen_o verse_n to_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o we_o find_v there_o also_o the_o seven_o and_o eight_o verse_n of_o the_o seven_o chapter_n and_o every_o where_o we_o have_v certain_a bewailing_n of_o that_o great_a example_n of_o patience_n groan_v under_o the_o scourge_n of_o god_n and_o force_v to_o lamentation_n under_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o chastisement_n but_o who_o from_o the_o cry_n and_o complaint_n of_o a_o man_n alive_a force_v their_o way_n from_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o heart_n through_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o anguish_n and_o the_o dread_a he_o be_v in_o of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n will_v conclude_v either_o that_o there_o be_v purgatory_n or_o any_o necessity_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a must_v the_o expression_n use_v by_o afflict_a person_n reduce_v to_o bemoan_v themselves_o in_o this_o life_n serve_v for_o a_o precedent_n to_o the_o separate_a soul_n which_o be_v suppose_v not_o simple_o to_o pass_v through_o but_o to_o be_v melt_v again_o after_o a_o certain_a manner_n in_o the_o fire_n appoint_v to_o purge_v they_o be_v it_o grant_v that_o some_o bless_a soul_n crush_v after_o its_o departure_n out_o of_o the_o body_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o great_a judge_n may_v make_v to_o herself_o some_o certain_a application_n of_o the_o grievance_n of_o job_n shall_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n take_v upon_o she_o without_o fall_v into_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o make_v herself_o ridiculous_a to_o attribute_v unto_o it_o the_o lesson_n she_o have_v extract_v out_o of_o his_o discourse_n which_o can_v suit_v but_o with_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o man_n languish_v in_o this_o world_n for_o example_n what_o he_o say_v in_o the_o first_o 16._o my_o day_n be_v vanity_n etc._n etc._n 19_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o not_o let_v i_o alone_o till_o i_o swallow_v down_o my_o spittle_n etc._n etc._n 21._o now_o shall_v i_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o second_o 1._o my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o my_o life_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o three_o 9_o thou_o have_v make_v i_o as_o clay_n and_o will_v thou_o bring_v i_o into_o dust_n again_o 11._o thou_o have_v clothe_v i_o with_o skin_n and_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o four_o 28._o i_o be_o to_o be_v consume_v as_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v rot_v and_o as_o a_o garment_n that_o be_v moth-eaten_a in_o the_o five_o 1._o man_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n be_v of_o few_o day_n in_o the_o six_o 14._o if_o a_o man_n die_v shall_v he_o live_v again_o in_o the_o seven_o 1._o my_o day_n be_v extinct_a the_o grave_n be_v ready_a for_o i_o in_o the_o eight_o 20._o my_o bone_n cleave_v to_o my_o skin_n and_o to_o my_o flesh_n hardly_o be_o i_o escape_v with_o the_o skin_n of_o my_o tooth_n and_o in_o the_o nine_o 20._o be_v not_o my_o day_n few_o cease_v then_o etc._n etc._n these_o complaint_n proceed_v not_o from_o a_o spirit_n destitute_a of_o body_n but_o may_v well_o fall_v from_o a_o disease_a person_n suffer_v as_o well_o in_o body_n as_o spirit_n who_o make_v account_n to_o die_v without_o any_o respite_n and_o who_o consider_v with_o horror_n that_o his_o languish_a life_n be_v as_o it_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o a_o gulf_n of_o misery_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v also_o that_o there_o be_v some_o passage_n which_o discover_v so_o much_o disorder_n that_o job_n be_v come_v to_o himself_o after_o he_o have_v be_v reprove_v not_o only_o by_o 38._o elihu_n but_o by_o god_n himself_o condemn_v they_o acknowledge_v that_o 6._o he_o speak_v what_o he_o know_v not_o abhor_a himself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n for_o who_o can_v endure_v in_o the_o second_o lesson_n the_o bitter_a reproach_n against_o god_n adjuves_fw-mi be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v oppress_v i_o that_o thou_o shall_v despise_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o shine_v upon_o the_o 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