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passion_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o that_o it_o be_v right_o apply_v by_o jesus_n and_o his_o follower_n i_o shall_v show_v against_o the_o jew_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o jew_n do_v allow_v that_o this_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o something_o else_o tryph._n vid._n buxtorf_n hist_o serpent_n aenei_fw-la c._n 5._o just_a martyr_n dialog_n cum_fw-la tryph._n and_o that_o it_o have_v a_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o meaning_n and_o when_o just_o in_o martyr_n in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o trypho_n the_o jew_n insist_v upon_o this_o as_o a_o type_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o appeal_v to_o the_o company_n what_o reason_n exclude_v that_o can_v be_v give_v of_o this_o matter_n one_o of_o they_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o that_o himself_o have_v inquire_v for_o a_o reason_n from_o the_o jewish_a master_n but_o can_v meet_v with_o none_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o son_n of_o a_o lye_n massilienses_n maimon_n epistol_n ad_fw-la judaeos_fw-la massilienses_n maimon_n tell_v we_o of_o another_o who_o deceive_v the_o poor_a jew_n under_o a_o pretence_n that_o he_o be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o the_o messiah_n who_o have_v boast_v vain_o that_o he_o shall_v rise_v again_o after_o his_o death_n in_o token_n that_o he_o come_v from_o god_n be_v behead_v by_o a_o certain_a arabian_a king_n and_o so_o perish_v and_o leave_v the_o jew_n that_o give_v he_o credit_n in_o great_a calamity_n and_o distress_n it_o be_v a_o very_a easy_a thing_n to_o give_v in_o a_o account_n of_o the_o cheat_n and_o impostor_n who_o have_v arisen_a in_o the_o several_a age_n of_o the_o world_n 150._o euseb_n eccl._n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 6._o hieron_n catal._n scrip._n eccl_n in_o agrippa_n origen_n contra_fw-la cell_n p._n 44._o vorstii_fw-la observat_fw-la ad_fw-la gantz_n p._n 292._o juchasin_n fol._n 38._o zemah_o david_n p._n 150._o 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