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it_o specify_v by_o the_o evangelist_n to_o wit_n the_o first_o tax_v under_o cyrenius_n wherein_o though_o some_o will_v make_v he_o disagree_v with_o st._n luke_n and_o maldonat_a by_o name_n who_o will_v needs_o have_v that_o tax_v which_o he_o mention_n lib._n 18._o c._n 3._o to_o be_v mistake_v by_o josephus_n for_o that_o which_o be_v make_v at_o our_o saviour_n birth_n yet_o that_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a correspondency_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o evangelist_n in_o that_o point_n will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o that_o which_o josephus_n there_o mention_n be_v the_o last_o under_o cyrenius_n which_o he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o and_o that_o that_o which_o st._n luke_n speak_v of_o as_o coincident_a with_o our_o saviour_n birth_n be_v specify_v by_o he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o of_o those_o two_o taxing_n which_o be_v make_v during_o cyrenius_n his_o presidency_n over_o syria_n the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n 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the_o war_n of_o actium_n wherein_o augustus_n overthrow_v m._n anthony_n joseph_n antiq_n 18._o 3._o of_o syria_n only_o and_o judea_n as_o annex_v to_o the_o province_n of_o syria_n by_o augustus_n after_o the_o banishment_n of_o archelaus_n and_o confiscation_n of_o his_o good_n for_o the_o sale_n of_o which_o also_o at_o that_o time_n cyrenius_n come_v into_o judaea_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o taxing_n josephus_n be_v silent_a and_o his_o very_a silence_n give_v consent_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o circumstance_n relate_v by_o st._n luke_n that_o it_o be_v the_o tax_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o therefore_o he_o omit_v as_o not_o fall_v in_o with_o his_o subject_a the_o jewish_a antiquity_n in_o relation_n to_o which_o only_o he_o glance_v at_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o peculiar_o concern_v judaea_n but_o pass_v over_o those_o that_o be_v of_o common_a influence_n upon_o all_o the_o imperial_a province_n as_o suidas_n in_o augusto_n affirm_v this_o 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