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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o compass_v the_o temple_n round_o about_o upon_o all_o quarter_n with_o a_o wall_n for_o so_o the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v undeniable_o import_v he_o shall_v be_v count_v a_o person_n little_o tincture_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o greek_a language_n and_o poor_o acquaint_v with_o herodotus_n thucidydes_n polybius_n plutarch_n or_o strabo_n or_o any_o of_o the_o greek_a historian_n that_o shall_v attempt_v to_o deny_v it_o but_o as_o if_o that_o be_v not_o enough_o josephus_n to_o make_v sure_a work_n add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o round_o about_o on_o all_o side_n only_o by_o the_o way_n let_v we_o be_v wary_a that_o we_o do_v not_o hence_o infer_v that_o the_o wall_n be_v circular_a for_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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ex_fw-la industriâ_fw-la but_o cursory_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o way_n only_o wherefore_o he_o be_v not_o here_o so_o much_o to_o be_v attend_v to_o as_o in_o those_o place_n where_o he_o make_v it_o his_o particular_a work_n and_o business_n to_o describe_v the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o solomon_n building_n there_o you_o shall_v find_v he_o read_v another_o lesson_n if_o then_o any_o shall_v insist_v upon_o it_o and_o take_v his_o word_n here_o so_o strict_o and_o rigorous_o i_o fear_v his_o provoke_v ghost_n will_v prove_v angry_a and_o engage_v full_o against_o they_o by_o and_o by_o yet_o however_o as_o to_o this_o very_a place_n the_o word_n immediate_o go_v before_o show_v that_o he_o be_v hint_v at_o those_o mighty_a foundation_n of_o four_o hundred_o cubit_n deep_a in_o stone_n mention_v elsewhere_o full_o which_o be_v raise_v up_o to_o their_o intend_a height_n by_o a_o perpendicular_a line_n aggestion_n of_o earth_n and_o rubbish_n be_v add_v to_o the_o 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queen_n house_n it_o appear_v somewhat_o probable_a by_o scripture_n itself_o that_o he_o porch_v both_o court_n round_o about_o as_o in_o after_o line_n may_v more_o full_o appear_v and_o therefore_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possible_o may_v be_v favourable_o interpret_v of_o the_o first_o day_n of_o king_n solomon_n that_o so_o we_o may_v salve_v josephus_n his_o credit_n and_o reputation_n which_o will_v else_o appear_v to_o be_v very_o infirm_a and_o lubricous_a we_o will_v not_o then_o construe_v he_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o ordinary_a wall_n compass_v the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n or_o ordinary_a porch_n enclose_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n which_o be_v term_v the_o outer-court_n this_o according_a to_o josephus_n himself_o we_o can_v grant_v for_o concern_v wall_n and_o porch_n round_o about_o we_o shall_v find_v our_o
〈◊〉_d joseph_n ant._n l._n 8._o c._n 2._o pag._n 266._o g._n that_o they_o be_v build_v with_o three_o row_v of_o stone_n of_o ten_o cubit_n high_a and_o eight_o cubit_n thick_a a_o piece_n so_o that_o the_o outwall_n of_o the_o cloister_n be_v eight_o cubit_n thick_a and_o thirty_o cubit_n high_a of_o solid_a stone_n and_o then_o cedar_n beam_n at_o top_n lie_v cross_n upon_o pillar_n within_o the_o wall_n run_v east_n and_o west_n the_o beam_n be_v lay_v at_o top_n north_n and_o south_n with_o pillar_n underneath_o which_o make_v a_o walk_n cover_v at_o top_n and_o open_a on_o the_o inside_n towards_o the_o open_a pavement_n of_o the_o court_n the_o beam_n be_v support_v with_o pillar_n like_v as_o the_o royal_a exchange_n or_o the_o piazzo_n in_o covent-garden_n if_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n then_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o text_n that_o solomon_n himself_o do_v porch_n both_o the_o court_n for_o they_o be_v both_o describe_v to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o form_n of_o building_n in_o the_o forecited_a place_n 7.12_o 2_o king_n 7.12_o the_o last_o whereof_o villalpandus_n peremptory_o interpret_v of_o the_o outward_a or_o great_a court_n of_o the_o temple_n explanat_fw-la in_o ezech._n tom._n 2._o part._n 2._o lib._n 1._o isagog_n cap._n 9_o pag._n 22._o col._n 2._o d._n and_o part._n 2._o in_o cap._n 40._o ezech._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 25._o and_o join_v tostatus_n with_o himself_o in_o the_o same_o opinion_n if_o so_o be_v this_o be_v truth_n then_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o solomon_n build_v a_o stately_a wall_n at_o least_o even_o round_o about_o the_o outer_a or_o great_a court_n if_o he_o do_v not_o porch_n it_o round_o but_o josephus_n when_o he_o treat_v particular_o of_o solomon_n building_n g._n antiq._n lib._n 8._o c._n 2._o pag._n 266._o g._n speak_v plain_o that_o solomon_n do_v porch_n even_o the_o outward_a court_n round_o about_o as_o well_o as_o the_o inward_a his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n without_o this_o mean_v the_o inward_a court-wall_n he_o build_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o outward_a court_n which_o be_v holy_a ground_n also_o but_o not_o equal_o to_o the_o inward_a for_o he_o say_v present_o that_o no_o person_n but_o such_o as_o be_v clean_o according_a to_o the_o law_n may_v enter_v into_o it_o in_o quadrangular_a or_o foursquare_a form_n erect_v great_a and_o broad_a porch_n which_o seem_v to_o refer_v to_o the_o very_a last_o word_n even_o to_o all_o side_n of_o the_o quadrangle_n but_o if_o you_o will_v not_o have_v josephus_n to_o quarrel_v with_o himself_o you_o must_v interpret_v he_o of_o the_o eastern_a porch_n only_o which_o it_o be_v clear_a from_o other_o place_n of_o his_o work_n that_o solomon_n build_v they_o full_o but_o if_o the_o former_a expression_n in_o scripture_n of_o the_o hewen-stone_n and_o cedar-beam_n be_v mean_v of_o porch_n then_o farewell_n any_o niggardly_a expositor_n and_o let_v solomon_n building_n be_v as_o large_a and_o sumptuous_a as_o his_o heart_n only_o at_o the_o eastern_a end_n we_o will_v delineate_v double_a porch_n now_o whereas_o before_o some_o scruple_v much_o of_o have_v but_o a_o wall_n on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o the_o temple_n because_o of_o the_o forecited_a expression_n that_o josephus_n say_v the_o temple_n be_v naked_a till_o aftertime_n let_v we_o take_v the_o same_o author_n mind_n into_o counsel_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v he_o tell_v we_o that_o solomon_n himself_o do_v equal_v those_o precipice_n and_o make_v the_o outward_a court_n equal_a i.e._n in_o smoothness_n to_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o speak_v of_o double_a porch_n say_v they_o be_v round_o about_o a._n antiq._n l._n 8._o c._n 2._o pa._n 263._o a._n his_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o compass_v that_o also_o with_o double_a porch_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d refer_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o outward_a court_n whereof_o he_o be_v now_o treat_v so_o that_o josephus_n acquaint_v we_o in_o his_o six_o book_n of_o the_o jewish_a war_n that_o in_o solomon_n day_n the_o temple_n be_v naked_a and_o open_a on_o all_o side_n but_o the_o east_n till_o after-age_n raise_v the_o praecipitious_a declivity_n with_o accumulation_n of_o earth_n that_o so_o he_o may_v not_o appear_v contradictory_n to_o himself_o we_o must_v explain_v he_o of_o those_o vast_a substruction_n of_o stonewall_n raise_v out_o of_o the_o deep_a valley_n and_o stately_a double_a porch_n build_v upon_o they_o as_o at_o the_o east_n end_n whereas_o if_o he_o mean_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o have_v no_o wall_n no_o court-room_n though_o uneven_a and_o no_o single_a porcht_v building_n at_o all_o but_o that_o the_o west-end_n of_o the_o cover_a temple_n stand_v upon_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o praecipitious_a rock_n we_o must_v make_v josephus_n either_o a_o liar_n or_o of_o a_o slippery-memory_n or_o his_o present_a book_n to_o be_v very_o corrupt_a but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v rather_o excuse_v it_o by_o a_o slip_n of_o his_o pen_n in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o jewish_a war_n where_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mention_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o antiquity_n where_o he_o do_v of_o set-purpose_n handle_v the_o famous_a act_n of_o the_o king_n of_o his_o nation_n he_o plain_o tell_v we_o solomon_n porcht_v the_o temple-court_n round_o about_o which_o we_o have_v prove_v in_o the_o second_o chapter_n at_o large_a to_o have_v be_v in_o circuitu_fw-la templi_fw-la encompass_v the_o cover_a building_n now_o his_o book_n of_o the_o jewish_a antiquity_n be_v write_v after_o the_o other_o of_o their_o war_n as_o he_o himself_o assure_v we_o antiq._n l._n 1._o cap._n 22._o p._n 20._o f._n &_o lib._n 13._o cap._n 9_o p._n 443._o f._n wherefore_o in_o this_o last_o write_v book_n of_o his_o antiquity_n clear_o describe_v of_o porch_n round_o about_o even_o build_v by_o king_n solomon_n he_o do_v tacit_o retract_v his_o former_a error_n about_o the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o his_o jewish_a war_n wherefore_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v at_o ribera_n and_o his_o proselyte_n in_o this_o particular_a that_o they_o shall_v lay_v the_o stress_n of_o their_o opinion_n about_o the_o deformity_n of_o the_o temple_n on_o these_o two_o or_o three_o word_n so_o often_o mention_v especial_o see_v he_o himself_o give_v josephus_n this_o deplorable_a character_n sayè_fw-la ita_fw-la lubricus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la maxim_n tenere_fw-la eum_fw-la credas_fw-la elabatur_fw-la riber_n de_fw-fr templ_n l._n 1._o c._n 28._o he_o say_v a_o little_a before_o that_o he_o be_v a_o grave_a historian_n and_o a_o eye-witness_n and_o yet_o present_o that_o he_o be_v such_o a_o slippery_a fellow_n that_o when_o you_o do_v most_o confide_v in_o have_v attain_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o his_o mind_n he_o slip_v like_o a_o eel_n through_o your_o finger_n almost_o as_o bad_a as_o that_o stigma_fw-la impress_v upon_o another_o author_n which_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o he_o be_v a_o good_a historian_n but_o that_o he_o want_v truth_n to_o let_v pass_v then_o the_o modern_a opinion_n of_o some_o few_o that_o slip_v down_o the_o declivity_n after_o ribera_n for_o want_v of_o court_n and_o wall_n as_o have_v no_o plain_a foundation_n for_o their_o own_o stand_n we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o a_o further_a view_n of_o this_o magnificent_a temple_n have_v we_o hope_v clear_o recover_v its_o pristine_a lustre_n in_o the_o circum-ambient_a building_n and_o gain_v most_o beautiful_a porch_n with_o stately_a pillar_n round_o about_o both_o the_o court_n only_o where_o there_o be_v gate_n with_o their_o building_n and_o chamber_n with_o their_o treasury_n that_o there_o be_v treasury_n and_o chamber_n round_o about_o in_o the_o court_n be_v evident_a by_o king_n david_n pattern_n give_v to_o solomon_n which_o no_o doubt_n he_o exact_o follow_v or_o else_o god_n will_v not_o have_v declare_v himself_o well_o please_v with_o his_o offering_n 13._o 1_o chron._n 28.11_o 12_o 13._o the_o place_n for_o the_o pattern_n be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o chronicle_n wherein_o v._o 11._o we_o read_v of_o the_o cover_a house_n with_o its_o porch_n house_n treasury_n upper-chamber_n and_o inner-parlour_n and_o then_o ver_fw-la 12._o of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o house_n and_o all_o the_o chamber_n round_o about_o and_o the_o treasury_n in_o the_o building_n of_o the_o outward_a court_n be_v the_o chamber_n and_o lodging_n of_o the_o levite_n especial_o in_o those_o near_o the_o gate_n 9.27_o 1_o chron._n 9.27_o where_o their_o office_n lay_v some_o place_n there_o be_v for_o the_o ministerial_a vessel_n and_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n other_o room_n for_o fine_a flower_n salt_n wine_n oil_n frankincense_n spice_n ointment_n etc._n etc._n see_v ver._n
each_o of_o they_o apply_v to_o each_o of_o the_o four_o side_n of_o the_o base_a be_v each_o of_o they_o as_o to_o their_o exterior_a form_n or_o fashion_n much_o like_o the_o wheel_n of_o a_o chariot_n only_o we_o must_v conceive_v they_o to_o be_v of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a thickness_n in_o respect_n to_o their_o burden_n though_o possible_o very_o curious_o wrought_v as_o torniellus_n villalpandus_n and_o other_o have_v fancy_v they_o their_o axletree_n nave_n felloes_n and_o spoke_n be_v all_o melt_a 33._o ver._n 33._o 7_o the_o plate_n 30._o ver._n 30._o ¶_o 7._o these_o wheel_n thus_o describe_v stand_v not_o upon_o the_o plain_a ground_n or_o pavement_n of_o the_o priest_n court_n but_o every_o base_a say_v the_o text_n have_v four_o brazen_a wheel_n and_o plate_n of_o brass_n that_o be_v flat_a piece_n of_o brass_n of_o a_o competent_a crassitude_n that_o lie_v in_o a_o foursquare_a form_n upon_o the_o ground_n low_a of_o all_o and_o support_v the_o wheel_n and_o the_o under-setter_n or_o great_a massy_a pillar_n that_o stand_v upright_o under_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o main_a base_a together_o with_o all_o its_o ornament_n and_o the_o famous_a laver_n itself_o which_o contain_v the_o holy_a water_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n 8_o the_o pillar_n 30._o ver._n 30._o ¶_o 8._o upon_o this_o foundation_n of_o brass_n if_o i_o may_v so_o term_v it_o there_o be_v four_o brazen_a pillar_n fix_v of_o a_o convenient_a substantial_a magnitude_n underneath_o every_o base_a at_o its_o four_o corner_n for_o assistance_n to_o the_o wheel_n in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o support_n for_o the_o base_a and_o its_o super-imposed_n laver._n these_o pillar_n by_o our_o reverend_a translator_n be_v call_v under-setter_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v by_o the_o 70._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o junius_n scapulae_fw-la humeri_fw-la shoulder_n or_o shoulder_v pillar_n of_o brass_n stand_v upright_o on_o the_o inside_n of_o each_o of_o the_o thin_a depend_v shelf_n of_o brass_n they_o be_v melt_v together_o with_o the_o base_a in_o one_o mould_n in_o the_o clay_n ground_n of_o zartan_a and_o be_v conjoin_v to_o it_o at_o the_o four_o several_a corner_n insist_v or_o stand_v upon_o the_o same_o plate_n of_o brass_n that_o lay_v flat_a upon_o the_o ground_n under_o the_o four_o wheel_n beforementioned_a the_o position_n of_o these_o four_o pillar_n be_v under_o the_o several_a corner_n of_o the_o great_a and_o main_a base_a their_o use_n and_o end_n be_v for_o the_o support_n of_o that_o ponderous_a utensil_n for_o i_o can_v yet_o perceive_v any_o evince_a reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o they_o do_v exceed_v the_o top_n of_o the_o base_a and_o so_o do_v underprop_v the_o lip_n of_o the_o laver_n itself_o to_o keep_v it_o firm_a and_o steady_a because_o for_o that_o end_n the_o laver_n bid_v a_o upper_a base_n of_o its_o own_o fix_v upon_o the_o row_v of_o brazen_a pillar_n wherein_o it_o be_v set_v and_o be_v in_o a_o good_a measure_n less_o than_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o great_a base_a beneath_o and_o be_v undoubted_o for_o that_o very_a end_n even_o for_o the_o side_n of_o the_o cauldron_n to_o sit_v down_o in_o as_o in_o a_o fix_a seat_n while_o the_o fundus_fw-la or_o bottom_n of_o the_o cauldron_n reach_v down_o to_o the_o top_n or_o surface_n of_o the_o great_a base_a whereupon_o its_o great_a weight_n lay_v for_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o water_n gravity_n be_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o cycloidical_a bottom_n of_o that_o vessel_n the_o low_a side_n of_o it_o be_v compass_v with_o the_o rail_n and_o carve_v border_n of_o brass_n that_o yield_v a_o most_o lovely_a show_v to_o all_o spectator_n beside_o these_o brazen_a shoulder_n or_o pillar_n can_v not_o be_v join_v both_o to_o the_o massy_a base_a beneath_o as_o be_v moult_a together_o with_o it_o in_o one_o piece_n according_a to_o the_o insinuation_n of_o the_o text_n 34._o ver._n 34._o and_o yet_o ascend_v also_o in_o a_o upright_a perpendicular_a posture_n on_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o shelve_v plate_n that_o be_v make_v for_o the_o wash_n and_o cleanse_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n see_v that_o these_o thin_a addition_n or_o slope_v plate_n join_v together_o in_o a_o long_o shelve_v angle_n at_o each_o corner_n of_o the_o base_a so_o then_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v no_o need_n of_o such_o pillar_n to_o run_v so_o high_a because_o of_o a_o upper_a base_n sufficient_a enough_o for_o that_o purpose_n even_o to_o keep_v the_o vessel_n from_o totter_v moreover_o inasmuch_o as_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o common_a angle_n of_o the_o depend_v shelf_n to_o obstruct_v the_o erect_a stature_n of_o the_o pillar_n unless_o we_o shall_v fancy_v they_o pierce_v through_o the_o several_a corner_n of_o the_o shelf_n a_o thing_n not_o mention_v or_o heed_v by_o themselves_o or_o other_o see_v the_o addition_n be_v express_v to_o be_v round_o about_o beside_o 36._o ver._n 36._o there_o be_v great_a need_n of_o help_n underneath_o see_v the_o wheel_n give_v no_o great_a supply_n of_o strength_n for_o the_o support_n of_o the_o base_a because_o their_o annexion_n to_o the_o four_o side_n of_o the_o base_a will_v produce_v the_o meeting_n of_o their_o axletree_n underneath_o the_o base_a in_o one_o common_a place_n in_o the_o middle_n unless_o we_o shall_v conceive_v round_a piece_n of_o brass_n to_o have_v be_v moult_a together_o with_o the_o base_a and_o to_o have_v stand_v out_o like_o round_a knop_n at_o the_o bottom_n or_o lowermost_a edge_n of_o the_o side_n of_o the_o base_a to_o be_v in_o stead_n of_o axletree_n which_o will_v yield_v â—s_a strength_n then_o the_o former_a for_o sustain_v of_o the_o base_a and_o laver_n above_o wherefore_o i_o shall_v rather_o imagine_v these_o shoulder_n pillar_n to_o have_v stand_v under_o the_o main_a base_a and_o to_o have_v be_v fix_v in_o that_o posture_n as_o a_o auxiliary_a to_o the_o wheel_n in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o 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