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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o altar_n of_o the_o god_n call_v unknown_a in_o another_o place_n in_o his_o eliack_n discourse_v at_o large_a of_o the_o many_o altar_n that_o be_v near_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n at_o olympia_n he_o mention_n one_o close_a by_o the_o altar_n of_o jupiter_n olympius_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o altar_n of_o the_o unknown_a go_n wherefore_o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o crassus_n profess_v his_o want_n of_o knowledge_n to_o discern_v what_o god_n it_o be_v which_o the_o jew_n do_v worship_n the_o place_n be_v worth_a recite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n crassus_n spend_v many_o day_n in_o weigh_v the_o money_n of_o the_o goddess_n which_o be_v worship_v in_o the_o holy_a city_n step._n city_n plut._n in_o cras_fw-la p._n 1010._o edit_n h._n step._n and_o assign_v a_o set_a number_n of_o soldier_n to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o ruler_n afterward_o free_v they_o for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n whereby_o he_o lose_v his_o 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make_v with_o hand_n wherefore_o no_o wonder_n that_o the_o heathen_n search_v after_o what_o deity_n be_v worship_v in_o judea_n yet_o sit_v down_o with_o 590._o with_o phar._n lib._n 2._o v._n 590._o lucian_n declare_v the_o conquest_n of_o pompey_n cappadoces_n mea_fw-la signa_fw-la timent_fw-la et_fw-la dedita_fw-la sacris_fw-la incerti_fw-la judaea_n dei_fw-la the_o cappadocian_o at_o my_o banner_n tremble_v and_o jew_n who_o at_o the_o sacred_a feast_n assemble_v of_o god_n unknown_a to_o we_o 1640._o we_o hist_o l._n 5._o p._n 622._o lug._n bat._n 1640._o tacitus_n moreover_o treat_v of_o the_o war_n of_o titus_n in_o judea_n take_v occasion_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o religion_n of_o that_o country_n in_o most_o thing_n very_o corrupt_o but_o as_o to_o our_o purpose_n at_o present_a express_o thus_o judaei_n ment_fw-la solâ_fw-la unumque_fw-la numen_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la prophanos_fw-la qui_fw-la deûm_fw-la imagine_v mortalibus_fw-la materiis_fw-la in_o species_n hominum_fw-la effingant_fw-la summum_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o aeternum_fw-la neque_fw-la mutabile_fw-la neque_fw-la interiturum_fw-la igitur_fw-la nulla_fw-la simulacra_fw-la urbibus_fw-la suis_fw-la nedum_fw-la templis_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o jew_n worship_v only_o with_o their_o soul_n and_o apprehend_v the_o deity_n to_o be_v but_o one_o they_o count_v such_o to_o be_v profane_a who_o do_v fashion_n image_n of_o the_o god_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n with_o perish_a matter_n the_o most_o high_a god_n they_o deem_v eternal_a unchangeable_a and_o immortal_a wherefore_o they_o have_v no_o image_n in_o their_o city_n much_o less_o in_o their_o temple_n diâ—n_v cassius_n shall_v bring_v up_o the_o rear_n who_o in_o the_o 36th_o book_n of_o his_o history_n speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o be_v of_o a_o diverie_a opinion_n speak_v
the_o beryl_n for_o zebulun_n the_o 10_o 9_o the_o topaz_n for_o simeon_n the_o second_o 10._o the_o chrysoprase_n or_o agate_n for_o asher_n the_o 8_o son_n whereof_o before_o in_o the_o 8_o precious_a stone_n of_o the_o breastplate_n 11._o the_o jacinch_n or_o ligure_n for_o gad_n the_o seven_o according_a to_o jerom_n as_o before_o recite_v 12._o the_o amethyst_n for_o issachar_n the_o 9th_o so_o that_o the_o order_n in_o this_o last_o place_n stand_v thus_o at_o one_o view_n 12.5_o 4_o 3_o 11_o 1_o 6_o 10_o 2_o 8_o 7_o 9_o all_o these_o do_v concern_v and_o relate_v to_o 12_o gate_n 12_o angel_n 12_o tribe_n 12_o foundation_n and_o 12_o apostle_n mention_v in_o the_o 12_o and_o 14_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n of_o holy_a john_n revelation_n but_o upon_o all_o this_o discourse_n of_o the_o various_a situation_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n in_o several_a place_n of_o scripture_n which_o we_o have_v collect_v together_o what_o may_v be_v observe_v see_v 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