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admirable_a in_o all_o thing_n he_o rule_v in_o that_o throne_n 22._o year_n iii_o avilius_n 12_o or_o as_o eusebius_n 13._o iv._o cerdo_n succeed_v about_o the_o first_o year_n of_o trajan_n he_o sit_v 10._o year_n according_a to_o eusebius_n 11._o v._o primus_fw-la 12._o vi_o justus_n or_o justinus_n 10._o vii_o eumenes_n 10_o or_o as_o eusebius_n 13._o s._n hierom_n in_o his_o translation_n call_v he_o hymenaeus_n viii_o marcus_z or_o marcianus_n 13_o or_o as_o eusebius_n 10._o ix_o celadion_n 10_o but_o in_o eusebius_n his_o computation_n 14._o x._o agrippinus_n 14_o according_a to_o eusebius_n 12._o xi_o julianus_n 15_o though_o eusebius_n allow_v but_o 10._o xii_o demetrius_n 21_o but_o eusebius_n more_o true_o make_v he_o to_o have_v govern_v that_o church_n no_o less_o than_o 43._o year_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a zeal_n and_o piety_n and_o undergo_v many_o trouble_n in_o the_o persecution_n at_o alexandria_n he_o be_v at_o first_o a_o great_a friend_n to_o origen_n 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fourteen_o dionysius_n 17._o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a bishop_n of_o his_o time_n he_o be_v one_o of_o origen_n scholar_n then_o prefer_v first_o master_n of_o the_o catechetical_a school_n at_o alexandria_n and_o afterward_o bishop_n of_o that_o see_n in_o the_o persecution_n under_o decius_n he_o be_v banish_v first_o to_o taposiris_n a_o little_a town_n between_o alexandria_n and_o canopus_n then_o to_o cephro_n and_o other_o place_n in_o the_o desert_n of_o libya_n but_o a_o large_a account_n of_o his_o own_o and_o other_o suffering_n with_o many_o other_o transaction_n of_o those_o time_n we_o have_v out_o of_o his_o own_o letter_n yet_o extant_a in_o eusebius_n he_o die_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o the_o emperor_n gallienus_n xv._n maximus_n of_o a_o presbyter_n he_o be_v make_v bishop_n of_o alexandria_n he_o sit_v in_o that_o chair_n 18._o year_n according_a to_o eusebius_n his_o computation_n though_o nicephorus_n of_o constantinople_n assign_v but_o 8._o xvi_o theonas_n 17_o or_o according_a to_o hierom_n version_n of_o eusebius_n 19_o to_o he_o succeed_v xvii_o petrus_n 12._o he_o begin_v his_o office_n three_o year_n before_o the_o last_o persecution_n a_o man_n of_o infinite_a strictness_n and_o accuracy_n and_o of_o indefatigable_a industry_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n he_o suffer_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o the_o persecution_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o head_n gain_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n after_o who_o death_n come_v in_o the_o prosperous_a and_o happy_a day_n of_o the_o church_n constantine_n the_o great_a turn_v the_o black_a and_o dismal_a scene_n of_o thing_n into_o a_o state_n of_o calmness_n and_o serenity_n xviii_o achillas_n 9_o though_o nicephorus_n of_o constantinople_n allow_v he_o but_o one_o year_n by_o he_o arius_n upon_o his_o submission_n be_v ordain_v presbyter_n xix_o alexander_n 23_o under_o he_o arius_n begin_v more_o open_o to_o broach_v his_o heresy_n at_o alexandria_n who_o be_v thereupon_o excommunicate_v and_o thrust_v out_o by_o alexander_n and_o short_o after_o condemn_v by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a finis_fw-la in_o phileb_n pag._n 16._o tom._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n the_o abrah_n pag._n 350._o homil._n xxvii_o in_o genes_n tom._n 2._o p._n 285._o heb._n 1.1_o 2._o 2._o talm._n tract_n sauhedr_n cap._n halec_n &_o alibi_fw-la vid._n menass_n ben_n isr._n de_fw-mi resurrect_v lib._n 3._o c._n 3._o &_o council_n quaest._n 30._o in_o genes_n rom._n 2.14_o 15_o gen._n 4.6_o 7._o gem._n babyl_n tit._n sanhedr_n cap._n 7._o fol._n 56._o maimon_n tr._n melak_n cap._n 9_o &_o alibi_fw-la passim_fw-la ap_fw-mi judaeos_fw-la vid._n selden_n de_fw-fr jur._n n._n &_o g._n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o &_o the_o synedr_n vol._n 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 8._o job_n 31.26_o 27_o 28._o job_n 1.6_o job_n 31.29_o job_n 31.9_o 10_o 11._o vers._n 5.7_o chap._n 24.2_o 3_o 4._o &_o seqq_fw-la chap._n 31_o 11-28_a gen._n 9.3_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d porphyr_n de_fw-fr abstin_n lib._n 1._o sect._n 47._o p._n 39_o ib._n v._n 5_o 6._o levit._fw-la 17.11_o gen._n 17.9_o 10_o 11._o 11._o talm._n tract_n jebam_fw-la cap._n 8._o vid._n maimon_n mor._n nevoch_n part_n 3._o c._n 49._o p._n 506._o gen._n 6.2_o 3._o gen._n 18.19_o gen._n 18.2_o exod._n 4.31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n homil._n xviii_o in_o genes_n p._n 173._o tom._n 2._o gen._n 15.17_o psalm_n 20.3_o apud_fw-la p._n fag_n in_o gen._n 4._o gen_n 8.20_o gen._n 12.7_o 8._o vid._n chap._n 13_o 4-18_a gen._n 21.33_o judg._n 6.25_o exod._n 34.13_o deut._n 16.21_o gen._n 13.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxx_o ita_fw-la vers._n samaritana_n nec_fw-la aliter_fw-la arab_n in_o genes_n 18.1_o 18.1_o antiquit._fw-la id._n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o p._n 19_o 19_o vid._n dick_n delft_n phoenic_n c._n 12._o p._n 137._o &_o append_v p._n 38._o 38._o de_fw-fr loc_fw-fr hebr._n in_o voce_fw-la arboch_n arboch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n euseb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o voc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hist._n eccl._n lib._n 2._o c._n 4._o p._n 447._o gen._n 4.3_o gen._n 2.3_o exod._n 19.22_o exod._n 24.5_o gen._n 49.3_o 49.3_o beres_n rabath_n fol._n 71._o col_fw-fr 1._o ap_fw-mi selden_n de_fw-fr success_n ad_fw-la leg_n ebr._n c._n 5._o p._n 45._o heb._n 12.16_o gen._n 3.21_o levit._fw-la 7.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n homil_n xviii_o in_o genes_n p._n 174._o heb._n 11.4_o gen._n 4.4_o 5._o antiquit._fw-la jud._n lib._n 1._o c._n 3._o p._n 8._o 8._o vid._n testimonia_fw-la eorum_fw-la citat_fw-la ap_fw-mi hot_v smeg_n orient_n cap._n 8._o p._n 226._o &_o seqq_fw-la gen._n 4.26_o 4.26_o de_fw-fr idol_n cap._n 1._o sect._n 1_o 1_o vid._n ap_fw-mi hot_v loc_n cit_fw-la p._n 230._o 230._o dionys._n voss._n not_o in_o maimon_n p._n 4._o heideg_n de_fw-fr hist._n parâ—_n exerc_n 6._o p._n 223._o 223._o r._n eliez_n maas_n beres_n c_o 22._o ibid._n gen._n 6.2_o 6.2_o elmacin_n ap_fw-mi hot_v p._n 233._o id._n ibid._n p._n 234._o 234._o elmac._n &_o patric_n apud_fw-la hotting_n ubi_fw-la supr_n p._n 235._o gen._n 5.24_o heb._n 11.5_o 6._o gen._n 5.29_o gen._n 6.9_o antiquit._fw-la jud._n lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o p._n 8._o de_fw-fr dea_fw-la syria_n p._n 882._o tom._n 2._o gen._n 11.10_o 7.11_o 5.32_o 10.21_o élmac_n &_o patricid_n ubi_fw-la supr_n p._n 265._o antiq._n jud._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 15._o 15._o schalch_n hakk._n p._n 8._o citante_fw-la hotting_n smeg_n orient_n c._n 8_o p._n 291._o confer_v maimon_n mor._n nevoch_n part_n 3._o c._n 29._o p._n 421._o mor._n nevoch_n part_n 2._o cap._n 39_o p._n 301._o gen._n 12.5_o gen._n 14.14_o heb._n 6.13_o 14._o 2_o pet._n 2.7_o 8._o gen._n 24.63_o gen._n 26.28_o 29._o antiq._n jud._n lib._n 1._o c._n 19_o p._n 31._o gen._n 49.10_o heb._n 7.15_o heb._n 7.3_o homil._n 12._o in_o hebr._n p._n 1838._o heb._n 7.4_o 5_o 6._o etc._n etc._n ibid._n ver._n 6_o 7._o vid._n maimon_n mor._n nevoch_n part_n 3._o cap._n 22._o p._n 395._o ang._n busbequ_n de_fw-fr legat._n turcic_fw-la epist._n 1._o p._n 94._o phil._n lib._n the_o abrah_n pag._n 350._o euseb._n praeparat_fw-la evangel_n lib._n 7._o c._n 6._o pag._n 304._o demonstrat_n evangel_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o &_o 6._o p._n 9_o 10._o etc._n etc._n &_o loc_n supr_n cit_fw-la antiq._n jud._n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o p_o 56._o r._n eliez_n c._n 48._o apud_fw-la hotting_n smeg_n orient_n c._n 8._o p._n 402._o heb._n 11.27_o ver._n 24_o 25_o 26._o loc._n supr_n cit_fw-la p._n 57_o heb._n 12.21_o deut._n 4.13_o exod._n 29._o 1_o cor._n 5.7_o 8._o isa._n 11_o 1-10_a rom._n 15.12_o rev._n 4.5_o psalm_n 141.2_o psalm_n 26.6_o isa._n 61.1_o 2._o luke_n 4.18_o heb._n 10.1_o john_n 1.17_o jom_n cap_n 4._o fol._n 39_o ap_fw-mi buxtorf_n recens_fw-la oper._n talm._n p._n 218._o deut._n 33.4_o auth._n tzeror_n hammor_n ap_fw-mi voys._n de_fw-fr
in_o it_o from_o all_o servile_a labour_n and_o to_o attend_v the_o duty_n and_o office_n of_o religion_n a_o type_n of_o that_o rest_n that_o remain_v for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n their_o monthly_a festival_n be_v the_o new-moon_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o blow_v the_o trumpet_n over_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n and_o to_o observe_v they_o with_o great_a expression_n of_o joy_n and_o triumph_n in_o a_o thankful_a resentment_n of_o the_o blessing_n which_o all_o that_o month_n have_v be_v confer_v upon_o they_o their_o annual_a solemnity_n be_v either_o ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a ordinary_a be_v those_o that_o return_v every_o year_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v the_o passover_n to_o be_v celebrate_v upon_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o their_o great_a deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o second_o pentecost_n call_v also_o the_o feast_n of_o week_n because_o just_a seven_o week_n or_o fifty_o day_n after_o the_o 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there_o be_v one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n in_o the_o qualification_n necessary_a to_o his_o election_n as_o to_o place_n he_o be_v to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n as_o to_o his_o person_n which_o be_v to_o be_v every_o way_n perfect_a and_o comely_a and_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o consecration_n in_o his_o singular_a capacity_n that_o he_o alone_o may_v enter_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n which_o he_o do_v once_o every_o year_n upon_o the_o great_a day_n of_o expiation_n with_o a_o mighty_a pomp_n and_o train_n of_o ceremony_n kill_v sacrifice_n burn_a incense_n sprinkle_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n before_o and_o upon_o the_o mercy-seat_n go_v within_o the_o veil_n and_o make_v a_o atonement_n within_o the_o holy_a place_n all_o which_o immediate_o refer_v to_o christ_n who_o by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o and_o through_o the_o veil_n of_o his_o own_o flesh_n enter_v not_o into_o the_o holy_a 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