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supernatural_a immission_n josephus_n speak_v not_o so_o dubious_o as_o he_o do_v of_o the_o last_o and_o mortal_a disease_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a bel._n jud._n 1._o 8._o upon_o who_o the_o same_o malady_n of_o worm_n be_v as_o he_o say_v by_o some_o conceive_v to_o be_v inflict_v assiduis_fw-la vexabatur_fw-la coli_fw-la tormentis_fw-la inflatio_fw-la ventriculi_fw-la putredoque_fw-la virilis_fw-la membri_fw-la vermiculos_fw-la generans_fw-la in_o revenge_n of_o judas_n not_o he_o of_o galilee_n but_o the_o son_n of_o sepphoraeus_fw-la and_o mathias_n the_o son_n of_o margalus_fw-la who_o that_o herod_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n as_o this_o a_o little_a before_o he_o slay_v st._n james_n have_v put_v to_o death_n for_o take_v down_o that_o golden_a eagle_n which_o herod_n
as_o assert_v by_o the_o church_n in_o those_o write_n which_o oppose_v christian_n religion_n §_o 1._o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n §_o 2._o his_o only_a son_n §_o 3._o conceive_a by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n §_o 4._o suffer_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n etc._n etc._n §_o 5._o rise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n §_o 6._o ascend_v into_o heaven_n thence_o etc._n etc._n §_o 7._o the_o holy_a ghost_n §_o 8._o holy_a catholic_n church_n etc._n etc._n chap._n v._n the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel-history_n attest_v by_o secular_a writer_n §_o 1._o old_a antagonist_n do_v not_o persist_v in_o the_o denial_n of_o any_o point_n of_o gospel-history_n save_v that_o of_o christ_n resurrection_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o deny_v it_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o §_o 2._o josephus_n his_o story_n of_o john_n baptist_n accord_v with_o gospel-history_n §_o 3._o his_o text_n in_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n vindicate_v from_o the_o exception_n of_o vossius_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o josephus_n his_o date_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o baptist_n story_n fall_v in_o with_o gospel-chronology_n §_o 5._o the_o story_n of_o herod_n herodias_n aretus_n artabanus_n philip_n lysanias_n in_o josephus_n tacitus_n suetonius_n time_v to_o sacred_a chronology_n §_o 6._o the_o twin-priesthood_n of_o annas_n and_o caiphas_n at_o christ_n baptism_n and_o passion_n clear_v §_o 7._o the_o date_n of_o philip_n the_o tetrarch_n his_o death_n chap._n vi_o the_o date_n of_o christ_n birth_n as_o it_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o church_n maintain_v by_o scripture_n §_o 1._o christ_n homage_v by_o the_o magi_n early_o after_o his_o birth_n §_o 2._o christ_n bear_v and_o baptise_a the_o same_o day_n of_o the_o year_n §_o 3._o god_n will_v have_v the_o church_n observe_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n birth_n the_o priestly_a course_n the_o character_n of_o it_o which_o from_o the_o first_o institution_n by_o solomon_n to_o the_o last_o and_o fatal_a year_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n stand_v be_v never_o interrupt_v §_o 4._o the_o calculation_n of_o these_o course_n lead_v we_o to_o the_o conception_n and_o birth_n of_o the_o baptist_n and_o our_o saviour_n §_o 5._o christ_n baptism_n and_o john_n ministry_n in_o the_o same_o year_n of_o tiberius_n reign_n point_n out_o the_o same_o thing_n objection_n answer_v §_o 6._o the_o tax_n of_o all_o the_o world_n ill-confounded_n with_o that_o of_o syria_n chap._n vii_o josephus_n his_o suffrage_n to_o the_o evangelist_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o their_o history_n of_o christ._n §_o 1._o he_o appropriate_v the_o compellation_n christ_n to_o our_o jesus_n speak_v of_o the_o church_n growth_n in_o a_o gospel-stile_n §_o 2._o describe_v christ_n disciple_n by_o evangelical_n character_n give_v the_o evangelist_n reason_n why_o other_o do_v not_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n §_o 3._o he_o peremptory_o assert_v christ_n miracle_n how_o he_o come_v to_o a_o certain_a information_n thereof_o appion_n and_o justus_n will_v have_v find_v it_o out_o if_o he_o have_v proceed_v here_o upon_o presumption_n and_o uncertainty_n §_o 4._o he_o describe_v christ_n miracle_n after_o the_o evangelical_n model_n §_o 5._o and_o affirm_v they_o to_o have_v be_v such_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v foretell_v the_o touchstone_n of_o canonical_a history_n §_o 6._o he_o assert_v christ_n resurrection_n with_o all_o its_o circumstance_n chap._n viii_o josephus_n confirm_v st._n luke_n history_n of_o herod_n agrippa_n §_o 1._o he_o paint_v he_o in_o evangelical_n colour_n as_o the_o jew_n favourite_n as_o a_o prodigal_n as_o much_o in_o the_o tyrian_n debt_n and_o therefore_o displease_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n §_o 2._o he_o date_n his_o death_n according_a to_o st._n luke_n st._n james_n martyr_a in_o the_o three_o a_o famine_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o in_o judaea_n in_o the_o four_o of_o claudius_n §_o 3._o he_o describe_v his_o death_n after_o st._n luke_n style_n two_o acclamation_n immediate_o after_o the_o second_o he_o be_v strike_v by_o a_o messenger_n of_o death_n a_o owl_n §_o 4._o angel_n assume_v what_o form_n the_o divine_a mandat_fw-la prescribe_v evil_a angel_n god_n messenger_n §_o 5._o herod_n the_o great_a die_v of_o the_o like_a stroke_n josephus_n give_v the_o natural_a symptom_n of_o agrippa_n disease_n §_o 6._o a_o digression_n touch_v st._n paul_n thorn_n in_o the_o flesh._n chap._n ix_o other_o secular_a witness_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o sacred_a history_n §_o 1._o phlegon_n of_o the_o darkness_n and_o earthquake_n at_o christ_n passion_n §_o 2._o thallus_n his_o mistake_v that_o darkness_n for_o a_o eclipse_n §_o 3._o the_o record_n of_o pagan_a rome_n touch_v that_o and_o other_o occurrence_n §_o 4._o the_o chronicle_n of_o edessa_n though_o apocryphal_a yet_o true_a julian_n prohibition_n of_o the_o use_n of_o secular_a book_n in_o christian_a school_n his_o testimony_n §_o 5._o moses_n his_o history_n of_o joseph_n attest_v by_o pagan_n §_o 6._o his_o history_n of_o himself_o §_o 7._o of_o noah_n balaam_n etc._n etc._n avouch_v by_o secular_a writer_n chap._n x._o the_o adversary_n force_v upon_o very_o great_a disadvantage_n to_o their_o own_o cause_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o can_v not_o for_o very_a shame_n resist_v the_o evidence_n bring_v in_o defence_n of_o sacred_a history_n §_o 1._o christ_n accuse_v of_o work_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o devil_n that_o accusation_n withdraw_v in_o open_a court_n and_o this_o plea_n put_v in_o against_o he_o that_o he_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o caesar_n §_o 2._o petty_a exception_n rebound_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o their_o framer_n §_o 3._o the_o modern_a sceptick_n half-reason_n too_o young_a to_o grapple_v with_o old_a prescription_n §_o 4._o christ_n work_n god_n seal_v to_o his_o mission_n §_o 5._o the_o present_a age_n as_o able_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o work_n as_o that_o be_v wherein_o they_o be_v do_v §_o 6._o atheistical_a exception_n against_o particular_a point_n of_o religion_n a_o hydra_n head_n yet_o they_o all_o stand_v upon_o one_o neck_n and_o may_v be_v cut_v off_o at_o one_o blow_n by_o prove_v the_o divine_a original_a of_o religion_n book_n iu._n the_o argument_n 4._o the_o divine_a original_a of_o sacred_a writ_n be_v as_o demonstrable_a as_o the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n from_o the_o infinity_o of_o wisdom_n express_v in_o its_o prophecy_n and_o of_o power_n in_o its_o miracle_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o be_v of_o a_o deity_n demonstrate_v §_o 1._o the_o existence_n of_o a_o deity_n demonstrable_a from_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o world_n the_o composition_n of_o humane_a body_n §_o 2._o the_o garden_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o fall_v by_o chance_n into_o so_o curious_a and_o well_o order_v knot_n the_o ingenuity_n of_o bird_n sing_v the_o wisdom_n of_o their_o maker_n etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n chap._n ii_o the_o author_n of_o christian_a religion_n have_v stamp_v thereon_o no_o less_o manifest_a print_n of_o infinite_a science_n than_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n have_v leave_v upon_o that_o his_o workmanship_n §_o 1._o heathen_a prophecy_n the_o result_n of_o ratiocination_n §_o 2._o from_o general_a hint_n which_o for_o man_n torment_n god_n may_v permit_v the_o devil_n to_o communicate_v §_o 3._o the_o ambiguity_n of_o oracle_n on_o purpose_n to_o hide_v the_o ignorance_n of_o they_o that_o give_v they_o §_o 4._o it_o be_v by_o chance_n they_o speak_v truth_n §_o 5._o scripture-oracle_n distinct_a of_o pure_a contingency_n their_o sense_n plain_a punctual_o fulfil_v chap._n iii_o instance_n of_o prophecy_n fulfil_v who_o effect_n be_v permanent_a and_o obvious_a to_o the_o atheist_n eye_n if_o he_o will_v but_o open_v they_o §_o 1._o prediction_n that_o israel_n will_v reject_v their_o own_o messia_n make_v by_o jew_n confession_n many_o hundred_o of_o year_n before_o christ._n §_o 2._o the_o prophet_n foretell_v god_n rejection_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o rejection_n of_o his_o son_n §_o 3._o text_n prove_v a_o final_a rejection_n christ_n blood_n call_v down_o this_o vengeance_n §_o 4._o these_o menacy_n execute_v to_o the_o full_a temple_n city_n and_o all_o vanish_v spirit_n of_o prophecy_n pass_v from_o the_o synagogue_n to_o the_o church_n chap._n iu._n gematrian_a plaster_n too_o narrow_a for_o the_o sore_a §_o 1._o the_o ark._n §_o 2._o holy_a fire_n §_o 3._o urim_n and_o thummim_n §_o 4._o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n in_o the_o second_o temple_n §_o 5._o exorcism_n and_o bethesda_n all-healing_a virtue_n the_o second_o temple_n dowry_n chap._n v._n the_o jew_n reject_v messiah_n to_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o all_o other_o god_n eternal_o to_o be_v reject_v §_o 1._o the_o god_n of_o israel_n every_o where_o worship_v where_o christian_n religion_n
obtain_v place_n §_o 2._o the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v his_o priest_n among_o the_o gentile_n §_o 3._o no_o acceptable_a oblation_n but_o what_o christian_n offer_v tender_v to_o israel_n god_n §_o 4._o the_o gospel_n have_v utter_o abolish_v idol_n make_v virmin-god_n creep_v into_o hole_n §_o 5._o daphnaean_a apollo_n choke_v with_o the_o bone_n of_o babilas_n heathen_a testimony_n for_o the_o silence_v of_o oracle_n the_o vanity_n of_o their_o reason_n §_o 6._o gross_a idolatry_n in_o the_o roman_a pale_a by_o she_o own_o doctor_n confession_n and_o definition_n the_o legend_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o proper_a and_o prophetic_a sense_n chap._n vi_o touch_v the_o millenium_fw-la revel_v 20._o §_o 1_o pagan_a idol_n fall_n and_o satan_n bind_v synchronize_v christianity_n grow_v upon_o the_o empire_n by_o degree_n §_o 2._o charity_n be_v cloak_n cast_v over_o the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n §_o 3._o theodosius_n make_v the_o first_o penal_a law_n against_o paganism_n §_o 4._o honorius_n make_v paganism_n capital_a then_o be_v satan_n bind_v chap._n vii_o the_o millenium_fw-la yet_o to_o come_v be_v a_o dream_n of_o wake_v men._n §_o 1._o the_o millenaries_n shift_v of_o aera_n ape_n of_o mahometan_n and_o papist_n alsted_n boreal_a empire_n §_o 2._o mr._n meed_n principle_n overthrow_v the_o faith_n and_o placit_v of_o the_o ancient_n christ_n will_v not_o come_v to_o convert_v but_o destroy_v the_o jew_n satan_n bind_v synchronize_v with_o the_o downfall_n not_o of_o mahometanism_n but_o gentilism_n §_o 3._o america_n though_o ancient_o inhabit_v yet_o unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a church_n and_o therefore_o implicit_o only_o comprehend_v in_o her_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n §_o 4._o the_o millenaries_n impious_a and_o uncharitable_a conception_n touch_v the_o gogick-war_n their_o triumphant_a church-militant_a §_o 5._o christ_n will_v find_v more_o faith_n in_o america_n than_o in_o this_o upper_a hemisphere_n §_o 6._o satan_n chain_n shorten_v in_o the_o low_a not_o lengthen_v in_o this_o upper_a hemisphere_n chap._n viii_o that_o satan_n lose_v will_n not_o be_v till_o the_o dawn_v of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n problematical_o discuss_v §_o 1._o elect_a gather_v into_o the_o air_n over_o the_o valley_n of_o jehoshaphat_n chancell_v not_o all_o eastward_o but_o all_o towards_o that_o valley_n §_o 2._o the_o elect_a secure_v satan_n re-enter_v and_o drive_v his_o old_a demesne_n the_o wicked_a destroy_v as_o rebel_n actual_o in_o arm_n believer_n try_v as_o citizen_n by_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n and_o book_n of_o royal_a law_n §_o 3._o gog._n revel_n 20._o a_o great_a multitude_n than_o will_v meet_v before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v expound_v literal_o when_o figurative_o §_o 4._o the_o ottoman_a army_n be_v not_o this_o gogick_n §_o 5._o the_o fire_n of_o the_o last_o conflagration_n carry_v infidel_n into_o the_o abyss_n the_o goat_n be_v cast_v into_o it_o after_o they_o be_v convict_v by_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n white_a throne_n new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n flame_n of_o fire_n divide_v §_o 6._o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n rise_v first_o but_o infidel_n be_v first_o judge_v the_o objection_n from_o their_o be_v in_o termino_fw-la §_o 7._o the_o jew_n septimum_fw-la millenarium_fw-la be_v the_o eternal_a sabbath_n the_o day_n of_o a_o tree_n isa._n 65._o 28._o the_o text_n paraphrase_a chap._n ix_o the_o force_n of_o the_o general_a argument_n from_o prophecy_n urge_v §_o 1._o prophetic_a event_n demonstrate_v the_o reveiler_n infinite_a science_n §_o 2._o and_o omnipotency_n §_o 3._o the_o divine_a original_a of_o the_o gospel_n §_o 4._o christ_n circumstantiate_v old_a prophecy_n of_o jerusalem_n fall_n §_o 5._o when_o her_o fall_n be_v most_o unlikely_a §_o 6._o precognition_n demonstrate_v pre-existence_n chap._n x._o the_o demonstration_n of_o power_n §_o 1._o christian_n glean_n exceed_v pagan_n vintage_n §_o 2._o christian_n story_n of_o undoubted_a pagan_a of_o dubious_a credit_n §_o 3._o pagan_a miracle_n mis-fathered_a §_o 4._o rome_n prosperity_n whence_o §_o 5._o wonder_n among_o gentile_n for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o prophecy_n §_o 6._o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o nation_n ripe_a for_o excision_n §_o 7._o empire_n raise_v miraculous_o for_o the_o common_a good_a chap._n xi_o the_o deficiency_n of_o the_o false_a character_n of_o true_a miracle_n §_o 1._o heathen_a wonder_n unprofitable_a §_o 2._o of_o a_o impious_a tendency_n §_o 3._o not_o above_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n §_o 4._o moses_n and_o the_o magician_n rodd_n into_o serpent_n §_o 5._o the_o sun_n stand_v still_o and_o go_v back_o the_o persian_a triplasia_n §_o 6._o darkness_n at_o our_o saviour_n passion_n §_o 7._o christ_n resurrection_n the_o broad-seal_a set_v to_o the_o gospel_n chap._n xii_o the_o supernatural_a power_n of_o salvific_a grace_n §_o 1._o the_o church_n triumph_v over_o the_o school_n §_o 2._o 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reason_n that_o he_o put_v joseph_n cabi_n into_o ismael_n room_n when_o he_o understand_v that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o they_o who_o go_v to_o rome_n to_o plead_v for_o the_o stand_n of_o that_o blind_a to_o his_o prospect_n into_o the_o temple_n which_o he_o will_v have_v have_v pull_v down_o l._n 20._o c._n 7._o or_o if_o i_o mistake_v josephus_n in_o this_o point_n in_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a i_o do_v not_o that_o agrippa_n confer_v the_o high_a priesthood_n upon_o ishmael_n soon_o after_o faelix_fw-la his_o come_n into_o office_n and_o his_o own_o repair_n into_o judaea_n and_o long_o enough_o before_o st._n paul_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o council_n this_o may_v put_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o a_o stand_n in_o determine_v who_o be_v then_o high_a priest_n there_o be_v in_o that_o juncture_n three_o that_o bear_v that_o name_n and_o repute_n according_a as_o the_o interest_n of_o several_a sect_n lead_v they_o to_o like_v or_o dislike_v to_o wit_n this_o ananias_n a_o sadducee_n jonaethan_n a_o pharisee_n and_o therefore_o st._n paul_n cry_v he_o be_v a_o pharisee_n be_v in_o design_n not_o only_o to_o secure_v himself_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o rabble_n by_o divide_v they_o but_o to_o prevent_v this_o white_v wall_n fall_v upon_o he_o in_o revenge_n of_o st._n paul_n affront_a he_o and_o ishmael_n who_o the_o lawful_a power_n have_v estate_v though_o perhaps_o undue_o in_o that_o office_n and_o who_o st._n paul_n therefore_o mean_v to_o be_v the_o true_a high_a priest_n and_o the_o pragmatical_a ananias_n only_o a_o shadow_n for_o i_o can_v think_v he_o intend_v to_o assert_v there_o be_v then_o no_o high_a priest_n at_o all_o for_o what_o have_v that_o be_v but_o to_o equivocate_v see_v those_o he_o reply_v to_o have_v not_o yet_o hear_v he_o or_o any_o other_o apostle_n preach_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o true_a high_a priest_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v think_v to_o have_v any_o other_o conception_n of_o that_o title_n than_o the_o common_a notion_n neither_o will_v they_o have_v permit_v such_o a_o reply_n as_o he_o give_v to_o have_v pass_v without_o examination_n if_o they_o have_v not_o have_v some_o person_n in_o their_o eye_n to_o who_o that_o office_n do_v more_o legal_o appertain_v than_o to_o ananias_n neither_o can_v paul_n be_v ignorant_a what_o ananias_n be_v and_o therefore_o that_o he_o mean_v as_o his_o reply_n plain_o import_v that_o he_o know_v ananias_n be_v not_o the_o high_a priest_n there_o be_v another_o to_o wit_n ishmael_n prefer_v to_o that_o honour_n by_o the_o same_o authority_n from_o whence_o he_o have_v former_o receive_v the_o high_a priesthood_n in_o which_o particular_a as_o he_o vindicate_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n ordinance_n in_o bestow_v it_o where_o it_o be_v due_a and_o grateful_o plead_v for_o that_o power_n the_o privilege_n of_o be_v bear_v
to_o give_v a_o form_n of_o law_n to_o their_o action_n as_o be_v that_o person_n without_o who_o previous_a juridical_a sentence_n pilate_n will_v not_o have_v proceed_v against_o our_o saviour_n so_o it_o perfect_o reconcile_v the_o evangelist_n without_o put_v we_o upon_o the_o miserable_a shift_n of_o crowd_v pilate_n and_o caiaphas_n or_o caiaphas_n and_o annas_n into_o one_o joint_a habitation_n 4._o notwithstanding_o that_o annas_n though_o depose_v be_v adhere_v to_o by_o the_o faction_n as_o the_o lord_n be_v high_a priest_n in_o conformity_n to_o which_o notion_n st._n luke_n call_v he_o high_a priest_n as_o moses_n in_o compliance_n with_o vulgar_a apprehension_n style_v the_o moon_n one_o of_o the_o great_a light_n though_o she_o be_v the_o least_o of_o those_o god_n have_v set_v in_o the_o firmament_n yet_o caiaphas_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o john_n ministry_n and_o at_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v indeed_o the_o lawful_a high_a priest_n as_o be_v put_v into_o that_o office_n by_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n the_o roman_a power_n ordain_v of_o god_n over_o the_o jew_n to_o this_o josephus_n give_v his_o suffrage_n ant._n l._n 18._o c._n 3._o and_o 6._o valerius_n gratus_n take_v the_o high_a priesthood_n from_o annas_n and_o give_v it_o to_o ishmael_n a_o while_n after_o he_o bereave_v ishmael_n of_o it_o and_o bestow_v it_o on_o eleazar_n but_o depose_v eleazar_n after_o he_o have_v enjoy_v that_o honour_n a_o year_n and_o set_v up_o joseph_n surname_v caiaphas_n in_o which_o office_n he_o leave_v he_o when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o own_o and_o of_o which_o caiaphas_n hold_v possession_n till_o vitellius_n governor_n of_o syria_n turn_v he_o out_o and_o put_v in_o jonathan_n at_o what_o time_n he_o receive_v order_n from_o tiberius_n to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o artabanus_n so_o near_o the_o death_n of_o tiberius_n as_o pilate_n who_o vitellius_n turn_v out_o of_o office_n and_o send_v at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o rome_n to_o answer_v for_o his_o male-administrations_a find_v he_o dead_a when_o he_o arrive_v there_o josephus_n indeed_o do_v not_o write_v caiaphas_n the_o son-in-law_n of_o annas_n it_o not_o be_v his_o wont_a to_o set_v down_o any_o relation_n but_o that_o of_o father_n and_o son_n in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o high_a priest_n but_o he_o write_v anna_n old_a enough_o to_o have_v be_v his_o father-in-law_n in_o his_o mention_v eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o annas_n to_o have_v be_v high_a priest_n before_o caiaphas_n so_o that_o hitherto_o the_o chronology_n of_o st._n luke_n keep_v time_n perfect_o with_o the_o foreign_a and_o secular_a account_n instance_n 3._o lysanias_n that_o lysanias_n be_v then_o tetrarch_n of_o abilene_n appear_v from_o the_o story_n of_o josephus_n ant._n 15._o 13._o thus_o translate_v by_o the_o judicious_a dr._n heylin_n in_o his_o palestine_n this_o tract_n make_v up_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o calchis_n possess_v by_o ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o menneus_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o herod_n rise_n who_o die_v leave_v it_o to_o lysanias_n his_o elder_a son_n murder_v about_o seven_o year_n after_o by_o m._n antony_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o cleopatra_n but_o m._n antony_n and_o cleopatra_n have_v leave_v the_o stage_n lysanias_n the_o son_n of_o the_o murder_a prince_n enter_v upon_o his_o father_n estate_n by_o the_o permission_n of_o augustus_n during_o who_o time_n zenodorus_n lord_n of_o the_o town_n and_o territory_n of_o paneas_n farm_v the_o demesne_n of_o lysanias_n and_o pay_v a_o very_a great_a rent_n for_o they_o not_o only_o permit_v the_o trachonite_n to_o play_v the_o robber_n and_o to_o infest_v the_o merchant_n of_o damascus_n but_o himself_o receive_v part_n of_o the_o booty_n with_o they_o augustus_n upon_o complaint_n hereof_o commit_v the_o whole_a country_n of_o trachonitis_n batanea_n gaulonitis_n and_o auramitis_n to_o herod_n late_o create_v king_n of_o jewry_n that_o he_o may_v quell_v the_o robber_n and_o bring_v the_o country_n into_o order_n leave_v unto_o lysanias_n nothing_o but_o the_o city_n abila_n of_o which_o he_o be_v the_o natural_a lord_n whereof_o and_o of_o the_o adjoin_a territory_n he_o be_v afterward_o create_v tetrarch_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tetrarch_n of_o abilene_n which_o he_o enjoy_v till_o about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n for_o his_o tetrarchate_n be_v not_o dispose_v of_o till_o caligula_n give_v it_o to_o herod_n agrippa_n josep_n antiq._n 18._o 19_o 13._o from_o lysanias_n the_o city_n of_o his_o residence_n and_o from_o whence_o his_o tetrarchate_n be_v call_v abilene_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o phoenician_n abala_n scal._n in_o notis_fw-la eusebeanis_n chron._n ex_fw-la ptolomeo_n §_o 7._o there_o be_v one_o passage_n in_o josephus_n which_o have_v find_v the_o great_a wit_n work_v enough_o to_o reconcile_v it_o to_o sacred_a chronology_n and_o give_v a_o better_a ground_n for_o vossius_fw-la his_o distinction_n of_o tiberius_n his_o reign_n with_o augustus_n and_o alone_o than_o i_o elsewhere_o meet_v with_o as_o seem_v to_o force_v upon_o we_o either_o the_o reject_v of_o josephus_n his_o authority_n or_o the_o conclude_v that_o st._n luke_n calculate_v tiberius_n his_o year_n from_o tiberius_n his_o colleagueship_n with_o augustus_n the_o place_n of_o josephus_n antiq._n 18._o 8._o be_v this_o at_o this_o time_n die_v philip_n the_o brother_n of_o herod_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o tiberius_n his_o empire_n after_o he_o have_v just_o and_o prudent_o manage_v his_o tetrarchate_n thirty_o seven_o year_n the_o knot_n this_o if_o herod_n have_v be_v dead_a thirty_o seven_o year_n in_o the_o twenty_o of_o tiberius_n and_o our_o saviour_n but_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n in_o tiberius_n his_o fifteen_o christ_n thirty_o seven_o fall_n in_o tiberius_n his_o twenty_o second_o and_o by_o that_o acount_n he_o must_v be_v bear_v two_o year_n after_o herod_n death_n at_o which_o philip_n his_o son_n enter_v upon_o his_o tetrarchate_n if_o in_o solution_n hereof_o it_o be_v say_v that_o josephus_n reckon_v the_o year_n of_o tiberius_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n alone_o but_o st._n luke_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o colleagueship_n with_o augustus_n that_o will_v make_v christ_n thirty_o seven_o fall_n in_o tiberius_n his_o twenty_o and_o give_v room_n to_o date_n his_o birth_n about_o half_a a_o year_n before_o herod_n death_n for_o if_o christ_n be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n in_o tiberius_n his_o fifteen_o from_o his_o colleagueship_n with_o augustus_n he_o must_v be_v thirty_o two_o and_o almost_o a_o half_a at_o tiberius_n his_o fifteen_o from_o his_o reign_n alone_o and_o by_o consequence_n thirty_o seven_o at_o the_o twenty_o of_o tiberius_n alone_o five_o add_v to_o christ_n thirty_o two_o make_v he_o thirty_o seven_o and_o five_o add_v to_o tiberius_n his_o fifteen_o make_v his_o empire_n twenty_o year_n old_a but_o then_o we_o contract_v a_o worse_o snarl_v and_o must_v be_v force_v to_o date_n our_o saviour_n baptism_n before_o pilat_n presidencie_n which_o so_o palpable_o contradict_v st._n luke_n give_v this_o as_o one_o of_o the_o character_n of_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n baptism_n that_o it_o be_v when_o pontius_n pilate_n be_v precedent_n of_o judaea_n as_o we_o break_v the_o evangelist_n head_n in_o thus_o plaster_v josephus_n and_o yet_o we_o need_v not_o with_o scaliger_n here_o whole_o reject_v the_o authority_n of_o josephus_n but_o rather_o salve_v it_o by_o suppose_v that_o the_o number_n twenty_o in_o josephus_n be_v falsify_v by_o the_o inadvertency_n of_o the_o transcriber_n and_o shall_v be_v twenty_o two_o at_o least_o as_o scaliger_n himself_o write_v it_o out_o of_o josephus_n twice_o in_o less_o than_o two_o line_n if_o the_o printer_n have_v not_o serve_v he_o as_o the_o scribe_n serve_v josephus_n canon_n isag._n 309._o which_o i_o suppose_v he_o have_v because_o otherwise_o scaliger_n argument_n be_v not_o cogent_a for_o the_o twenty_o second_o of_o tiberius_n concur_v with_o our_o saviour_n thirty_o seven_o even_o according_a to_o st._n luke_n account_n who_o reckon_v christ_n thirty_o full_a at_o the_o begin_n of_o tiberius_n his_o fifteen_o as_o scaliger_n himself_o with_o strenuous_a reason_n assert_n the_o emend_v lib._n 6._o de_fw-la natali_fw-la domini_fw-la ad_fw-la canon_n isag._n l._n 3._o pag._n 306._o and_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o text_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o beginning_n to_o be_v of_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o year_n which_o no_o man_n in_o common_a speech_n can_v be_v say_v to_o do_v till_o he_o be_v thirty_o complete_a the_o difference_n of_o which_o phrase_n from_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v begin_v the_o thirty_o of_o his_o year_n be_v so_o manifest_a as_o every_o schoolboy_n understand_v it_o beside_o the_o incongruousness_n
of_o such_o a_o speech_n to_o grammar-rule_n for_o have_v that_o be_v the_o evangelist_n sense_n he_o will_v have_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v begin_v his_o thirty_o year_n and_o its_o insignificancy_n as_o to_o the_o describe_v christ_n age_n for_o he_o be_v begin_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_v thirty_o year_n and_o all_o the_o year_n beside_o he_o live_v first_o on_o earth_n and_o since_o in_o heaven_n the_o first_o minute_n he_o be_v bear_v and_o therefore_o i_o wonder_v how_o it_o escape_v that_o most_o learned_a man_n observation_n that_o josephus_n as_o he_o render_v he_o if_o his_o printer_n do_v not_o mistake_v in_o his_o twenty_o second_o of_o tiberius_n make_v philip_n reign_n young_a than_o our_o saviour_n and_o a_o good_a deal_n young_a if_o we_o take_v in_o here_o that_o note_n of_o his_o in_o emend_v temp_n l._n 6._o concern_v philip_n the_o tetrarch_n reign_v to_o wit_n that_o according_a to_o josephus_n he_o hold_v his_o tetrarchate_n but_o thirty_o six_o year_n complete_a for_o this_o perfect_o accord_v josephus_n with_o his_o own_o and_o some_o other_o learned_a man_n opinion_n touch_v the_o time_n that_o herod_n live_v after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o at_o the_o utmost_a extend_v not_o to_o two_o year_n for_o if_o philip_n be_v but_o tetrarch_n full_a thirty_o six_o year_n in_o tiberius_n his_o twenty_o second_o and_o christ_n have_v begin_v thirty_o one_o in_o the_o fifteen_o of_o tiberius_n his_o thirty_o eight_o must_v be_v begin_v in_o tiberius_n his_o twenty_o second_o and_o so_o his_o birth_n state_v one_o complete_a year_n and_o a_o good_a part_n of_o another_o before_o herod_n death_n but_o because_o i_o presume_v the_o quotation_n out_o of_o josephus_n of_o philip_n death_n in_o the_o twenty_o second_o of_o tiberius_n be_v the_o mistake_n of_o the_o printer_n for_o the_o place_n in_o josephus_n specify_v the_o twenty_o year_n i_o will_v at_o present_a lay_v 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artabanus_n and_o his_o procure_v he_o to_o send_v his_o son_n a_o hostage_n to_o tiberius_n to_o which_o he_o immediate_o subjoin_v the_o narration_n of_o philip_n death_n with_o this_o chain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o die_v philip_n etc._n etc._n now_o that_o artabanus_n have_v not_o make_v peace_n with_o caesar_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o tiberius_n appear_v out_o of_o tacitus_n annal._n l._n 6_o pag._n 134_o etc._n etc._n where_o the_o first_o mention_n of_o the_o occasion_n of_o artabanus_n his_o war_n with_o vitellius_n be_v make_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o c._n gessius_n and_o m._n servilius_n who_o be_v the_o last_o pair_n of_o consul_n but_o two_o in_o tiberius_n his_o reign_n and_o therefore_o belong_v to_o his_o twenty_o first_o year_n of_o which_o he_o give_v this_o account_n that_o artabanus_n who_o till_o then_o for_o fear_n of_o germanicus_n have_v be_v faithful_a to_o the_o roman_n and_o just_a towards_o his_o own_o subject_n take_v heart_n from_o 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to_o get_v his_o son_n be_v antigonus_n head_n strike_v off_o and_o yet_o live_v after_o that_o five_o day_n as_o long_o as_o our_o herod_n live_v in_o all_o after_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o deaths-wound_n 4._o though_o he_o do_v not_o in_o terminis_fw-la say_v that_o this_o herod_n be_v eat_v up_o of_o worm_n yet_o he_o concur_v with_o st._n luke_n in_o sense_n in_o lay_v down_o the_o most_o proper_a symptom_n of_o that_o malady_n ex_fw-la intimis_fw-la praecordiis_fw-la dolour_n ventris_fw-la tormina_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o very_a first_o symptom_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a his_o mortal_a disease_n which_o josephus_n himself_z mention_n and_o the_o symptom_n of_o that_o distemper_n that_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o worm_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o name_n which_o st._n luke_n the_o belove_a physician_n give_v to_o they_o that_o eat_v up_o herod_n which_o riverius_n specify_v prax_fw-la med_a l._n 10._o dolour_n in_o ventre_n morsum_fw-la &_o erosionem_fw-la repraesentans_fw-la a_o grief_n in_o the_o belly_n represent_v bite_a or_o gnaw_v express_v thus_o by_o senertus_n pract_n med_a l._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o sect._n 1._o cap._n 5._o symtomata_n vermium_fw-la morsus_fw-la &_o vellicatio_fw-la in_o abdomine_fw-la and_o by_o duretus_n upon_o hollerius_n de_fw-fr vermibus_fw-la in_o josephus_n his_o own_o word_n tormina_fw-la in_o alvo_fw-la nay_o such_o gripe_a and_o erosion_n of_o the_o inward_o be_v so_o signal_n indication_n of_o worm_n that_o the_o same_o word_n vermina_fw-la which_o signify_v worm_n donec_fw-la eos_fw-la vitâ_fw-la privarant_v vermina_fw-la saeva_fw-la expertes_fw-la opis_fw-la ignaros_fw-la quid_fw-la vulnera_fw-la vellent_fw-la luc._n lib._n 5._o until_o the_o worm_n that_o breed_v in_o their_o undefiled_a wound_n kill_v they_o signify_v also_o that_o kind_n of_o gripe_v in_o the_o bowel_n which_o
that_o office_n shall_v in_o point_n of_o honour_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o chief_a military_a and_o urbane_n magistrate_n among_o who_o macrobius_n to_o have_v the_o precedency_n isaac_n pontan_n in_o notis_fw-la ad_fw-la macrobium_fw-la pag._n 1._o ex_fw-la scaligero_fw-la optatus_n a_o pagan_a have_v the_o military_a government_n of_o constantinople_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n under_o theodosius_n and_o his_o son_n arcadius_n socrates_n hist._n eccl_n 7._o 16._o with_o as_o much_o impunity_n be_v gentilism_n practise_v in_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o western_a empire_n under_o his_o brother_n honorius_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o who_o reign_n when_o the_o goth_n under_o alaricus_n take_v rome_n there_o be_v very_o many_o heathen_n not_o only_o in_o the_o city_n but_o senate_n by_o who_o order_n it_o be_v determine_v that_o the_o pagan_a worship_n shall_v be_v restore_v and_o celebrate_v in_o those_o temple_n which_o have_v by_o theodosius_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sozomen_n 9_o 7._o for_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n of_o collect_v from_o this_o passage_n that_o any_o other_o temple_n be_v then_o stand_v but_o what_o be_v transfer_v to_o a_o christian_a use_n to_o which_o that_o passage_n of_o orosius_n l._n 7._o cap._n 38._o add_v strength_n where_o he_o write_v that_o attalus_n the_o governor_n then_o of_o the_o city_n and_o a_o pagan_a for_o he_o be_v christen_v by_o a_o gothish_a bishop_n after_o he_o be_v join_v with_o alaricus_n send_v for_o the_o thuscian_a magi_n who_o promise_v by_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n to_o drive_v away_o the_o barbarian_n enter_v present_o into_o consultation_n with_o the_o senate_n about_o restore_v to_o their_o idol-god_n their_o sacred_a place_n and_o celebrate_v their_o rite_n so_o i_o render_v his_o continuò_fw-la de_fw-fr repetendis_fw-la sacris_fw-la celebrandis_fw-la tractatur_fw-la sacris_fw-la comprehend_v place_n as_o well_o as_o ceremony_n and_o repetendis_fw-la imply_v the_o recover_n of_o sacred_a thing_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o who_o then_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o not_o applicable_a to_o the_o gentile_a sacrifice_n which_o the_o christian_n never_o touch_v but_o their_o temple_n which_o be_v convert_v from_o the_o service_n of_o idol_n to_o that_o of_o the_o true_a god_n as_o that_o magnificent_a one_o of_o serapis_n of_o alexandria_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o by_o the_o same_o decree_n of_o theodosius_n so_o numerous_a be_v the_o pagan_n then_o in_o rome_n as_o dr._n hammond_n think_v and_o not_o but_o upon_o good_a ground_n that_o it_o be_v pagan_a rome_n be_v threaten_v in_o that_o prophecy_n rev._n 17._o 14._o and_o according_a to_o that_o prophecy_n punish_v by_o alariâ—us_n the_o christian_a party_n be_v some_o depart_v with_o honorius_n their_o emperor_n some_o with_o innocentius_n their_o bishop_n unto_o vienna_n come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n rev._n 18._o 4._o as_o lot_n out_o of_o sodom_n say_v orosius_n l._n 7._o c._n 39_o and_o the_o rest_n overpower_v by_o the_o gentile_a faction_n animate_v by_o the_o hope_n they_o have_v of_o attalus_n that_o he_o will_v profess_o favour_v and_o set_v up_o gentilism_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o restore_v the_o anâ—â—ent_a temple_n and_o feast_n and_o sacrifice_n sozom._n l._n 9_o §_o 4._o hitherto_o than_o we_o see_v the_o dragon_n the_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n still_o abroad_o and_o at_o work_n even_o in_o the_o imperial_a city_n at_o his_o old_a trade_n of_o seduce_v the_o nation_n to_o gentilism_n and_o which_o be_v more_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o endeavour_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o pagan_a religion_n after_o it_o be_v prohibit_v by_o penal_a law_n by_o theodosius_n for_o eugenius_n and_o arbogestes_n with_o a_o mighty_a army_n attempt_v to_o restore_v ethnicism_n which_o theodosius_n have_v utter_o abolish_v say_v mr._n meed_n vol._n 2._o book_n 3._o chap._n 10._o after_o who_o subdue_a of_o those_o two_o tyrant_n ethnicism_n never_o make_v head_n more_o in_o the_o roman_a empire_n say_v the_o same_o learned_a author_n indeed_o the_o whole_a current_n of_o history_n make_v it_o evident_a that_o ethnicism_n never_o after_o that_o appear_v in_o the_o field_n against_o christianity_n yet_o we_o find_v it_o after_o that_o conspire_v in_o the_o senate_n to_o subdue_v the_o faith_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o gothish_a arm_n invite_v thither_o by_o the_o heathen_n and_o therefore_o so_o dread_v by_o the_o christian_a party_n as_o multitude_n of_o they_o upon_o the_o irruption_n of_o the_o barbarian_n either_o conceal_v or_o dissemble_v their_o religion_n to_o save_v themselves_o from_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o enemy_n till_o contrary_a to_o their_o expectation_n they_o perceive_v that_o god_n have_v turn_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o goth_n against_o the_o pagan_n st._n jerom._n ep_n 6._o ad_fw-la prin_fw-mi &_o ep_n 8._o and_o that_o alaricus_n have_v give_v order_n to_o his_o soldier_n they_o shall_v neither_o touch_v person_n nor_o good_n which_o they_o find_v in_o the_o christian_a temple_n and_o we_o find_v it_o after_o that_o practise_v in_o private_a chapel_n tilâ—_n honorius_n make_v it_o capital_a for_o any_o to_o worship_v idol_n either_o in_o public_a or_o private_a quis_fw-la enim_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quis_fw-la vestrum_fw-la non_fw-la laâ—dat_fw-la leges_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la datas_fw-la adversus_fw-la sacrificia_fw-la idolorum_fw-la at_o certè_fw-la longè_fw-la ibi_fw-la paena_fw-la severior_fw-la constituta_fw-la est_fw-la illius_fw-la quip_n impietatis_fw-la capital_fw-it supplicium_fw-la est_fw-la say_v st._n austin_n to_o the_o patron_n of_o the_o donatist_n epist_n 48._o which_o of_o we_o which_o of_o you_o do_v not_o commend_v those_o imperial_a law_n against_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o pagan_n though_o the_o pain_n inflict_v by_o those_o law_n be_v far_o more_o severe_a than_o that_o which_o 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