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they_o so_o much_o for_o this_o have_v be_v no_o great_a torment_n but_o their_o torture_n be_v that_o in_o this_o darkness_n they_o see_v fearful_a apparition_n of_o fiend_n and_o devil_n and_o horrible_a vision_n which_o so_o hideous_o affright_v and_o even_o distract_v they_o that_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o hell_n already_o for_o observe_v that_o pharaoh_n that_o have_v be_v nothing_o at_o all_o move_v in_o a_o manner_n with_o all_o the_o plague_n that_o go_v before_o be_v so_o stir_v with_o this_o that_o he_o send_v for_o moses_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o darkness_n be_v over_o and_o permit_v he_o to_o depart_v exod._n 10._o 24._o which_o mear_v sit_v in_o darkness_n can_v not_o have_v wrought_v he_o to_o but_o those_o terror_n which_o he_o see_v in_o the_o dark_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o psal._n 78._o 49._o name_v not_o the_o plague_n of_o darkness_n by_o its_o name_n but_o in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o shall_v come_v he_o mention_v that_o which_o be_v the_o very_a 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that_o give_v some_o specimen_fw-la and_o idea_n in_o little_a of_o the_o thing_n and_o do_v as_o it_o be_v in_o landscape_n lie_v the_o thing_n before_o we_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n be_v discourse_v to_o the_o university_n man_n of_o athens_n it_o be_v say_v vers_fw-la 21._o that_o the_o athenian_n spend_v their_o time_n in_o nothing_o but_o to_o tell_v or_o hear_v some_o new_a thing_n and_o here_o be_v strange_a business_n for_o they_o to_o purpose_n strange_a news_n to_o they_o to_o hear_v such_o a_o sermon_n against_o their_o idolatry_n to_o hear_v speak_v concern_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o a_o universal_a judgement_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o world_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o a_o man_n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v such_o riddle_n to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o
of_o the_o new_a moon_n he_o have_v score_v upon_o his_o wall_n several_a form_n and_o appearance_n of_o it_o and_o those_o that_o come_v to_o bear_v witness_n that_o they_o have_v see_v the_o new_a moon_n he_o bring_v thither_o and_o ask_v how_o see_v you_o it_o in_o this_o form_n or_o this_o or_o the_o other_o etc._n etc._n rosh_n hashanah_o per._n 1._o hall_n 8._o section_n v._n the_o sanhedrin_n still_o at_o jabneh_n r._n akibah_n precedent_n the_o twelve_o year_n of_o rabban_n jochanan_n and_o rabban_n gamaliel_n reach_v from_o the_o second_o year_n of_o vespasian_n when_o the_o sanhedrin_n be_v first_o settle_v at_o jabneh_n to_o the_o second_o year_n of_o domitian_n there_o begin_v r._n akibah_n his_o presidency_n and_o sit_v forty_o year_n namely_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o sack_n of_o the_o town_n bitter_a or_o beth_n tar_n which_o the_o jew_n general_o six_o fifty_o two_o year_n after_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o temple_n or_o at_o most_o fifty_o five_o so_o that_o he_o sit_v all_o the_o time_n of_o domitian_n and_o trajan_n to_o the_o five_o or_o at_o most_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o hadrianus_n his_o time_n be_v a_o troublesome_a time_n with_o the_o jew_n in_o domitian_n day_n judaicus_n fiscus_fw-la praeter_fw-la caeteros_fw-la acerbissime_fw-la actus_fw-la above_o all_o other_o the_o jew_n be_v plague_v with_o tax_n and_o conâ—iscations_n sueton_n in_o domit._n cap._n 12._o where_o he_o add_v i_o remember_v when_o i_o be_v a_o boy_n i_o be_v present_a when_o a_o man_n of_o ninety_o year_n old_a be_v search_v before_o a_o great_a company_n whether_o he_o be_v circumcise_a for_o no._n in_o trajan_n time_n be_v that_o horrd_v insurrection_n of_o the_o jew_n mention_v by_o dion_n lib._n 68_o about_o cyrene_n where_o they_o murder_v roman_n and_o greek_n to_o the_o number_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o eat_v their_o flesh_n devour_v their_o entrail_n and_o daub_v themselves_o with_o their_o blood_n and_o the_o like_a insurrection_n they_o make_v in_o egypt_n and_o cyprus_n and_o murder_v to_o the_o number_n of_o two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o thousand_o tsemach_n david_n make_v ben_n coziba_n a_o chief_a leader_n in_o this_o business_n who_o if_o he_o be_v receive_v his_o just_a reward_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hadrian_n he_o take_v on_o he_o to_o be_v messiah_n make_v himself_o a_o king_n stamp_a coin_n of_o his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jerus_n maasar_n sheni_fw-la fol._n 52._o col_fw-fr 4._o bring_v the_o roman_n against_o he_o who_o destroy_v he_o and_o the_o city_n bitter_n and_o multitude_n of_o thousand_o of_o jew_n with_o he_o the_o jew_n common_o write_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o jerus_n taanith_n fol._n 68_o col_fw-fr 4._o it_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth_n tar_n which_o proper_o signify_v the_o house_n of_o spy_n and_o there_o a_o story_n be_v tell_v that_o make_v it_o no_o better_o of_o the_o great_a one_o that_o have_v escape_v at_o the_o ruin_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o dwell_v here_o and_o entrap_v any_o man_n that_o they_o see_v go_v towards_o jerusalem_n eusebius_n hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o call_v it_o betheka_n and_o say_v it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n which_o barronius_n bold_o translate_v bethlehem_n the_o jew_n do_v character_n the_o doleful_a slaughter_n at_o this_o place_n as_o the_o sad_a stroke_n that_o ever_o they_o receive_v but_o the_o fall_n of_o jerusalem_n rabbi_n akibah_n himself_o perish_v in_o it_o dote_o have_v become_v armour_n bearer_n to_o ben_n coziba_n as_o hold_v he_o to_o be_v the_o messiah_n you_o may_v observe_v what_o kind_n of_o a_o messiah_n they_o expect_v dion_n tell_v that_o in_o this_o war_n severus_n who_o hadrian_n have_v send_v to_o quell_v they_o take_v fifty_o of_o their_o strong_a garrison_n and_o destroy_v nine_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o five_o fair_a to_n and_o he_o also_o destroy_v all_o the_o olive_n tree_n in_o judea_n jerusal_n peah_n fol._n 20._o col_fw-fr 1._o how_o they_o themselves_o record_v the_o slaughter_n at_o beth_n tar_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n in_o taanith_n the_o place_n cite_v above_o and_o the_o babylonian_a in_o gittin_n fol._n 57_o 2._o whence_o their_o first_o tumultuate_n take_v its_o rise_n be_v of_o some_o obscurity_n only_o it_o may_v be_v resolve_v into_o god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o they_o to_o stir_v to_o their_o own_o ruin_n yet_o spartianus_n speak_v of_o their_o stir_v in_o the_o time_n of_o hadrian_n say_v it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v forbid_v circumcision_n moverunt_fw-la ea_fw-la tempestate_fw-la &_o judaei_n bellum_fw-la quod_fw-la vetabantur_fw-la mutilare_fw-la genitalia_fw-la in_o vit_fw-mi hadrian_n trajan_n put_v a_o restraint_n upon_o christianity_n and_o persecute_v it_o plin._n epist._n lib._n 10._o ep_n 97._o it_o may_v be_v he_o do_v the_o like_a upon_o judaisme_n and_o that_o may_v move_v they_o to_o a_o insurrection_n the_o horrid_a massacre_n that_o they_o commit_v in_o cyrene_n egypt_n and_o cyprus_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o just_a judgement_n for_o his_o persecution_n of_o christianity_n if_o multitude_n of_o christian_n do_v not_o also_o perish_v in_o those_o slaughter_n if_o ben_n coziba_n be_v ringleader_n in_o they_o for_o justin_n martyr_n apol._n 2._o say_v that_o barchochebas_n bring_v christian_n only_o to_o torture_v unless_o they_o will_v deny_v christ_n and_o blaspheme_v he_o and_o euseb._n in_o chron._n chocebas_fw-la the_o ringleader_n of_o the_o jew_n put_v to_o death_n with_o all_o exquisite_a torture_n those_o christian_n that_o will_v not_o assist_v he_o against_o the_o roman_n that_o be_v worth_a observe_v which_o be_v speak_v by_o jerus_n jevamoth_n fol._n 9_o col_fw-fr 1._o there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v retract_v their_o foreskin_n in_o the_o day_n of_o ben_n coziba_n be_v circumcise_a again_o which_o r._n nissim_n speak_v out_o more_o at_o large_a there_o be_v many_o circumcise_a one_o in_o the_o day_n of_o ben_n coziba_n who_o have_v retract_v their_o foreskin_n perforce_o in_o the_o town_n of_o bitter_a but_o the_o hand_n of_o ben_n coziba_n prevail_v and_o reign_v over_o they_o two_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o they_o be_v circumcise_a again_o in_o his_o day_n in_o alphe_n in_o jevam_n fol._n 428._o their_o retracting_a their_o foreskin_n perforce_o speak_v much_o like_a to_o that_o which_o be_v mention_v before_o out_o of_o spartianus_n in_o these_o time_n also_o of_o trajane_n i_o suppose_v there_o be_v a_o edict_n against_o the_o jew_n ordination_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o he_o that_o do_v ordain_v and_o he_o that_o be_v ordain_v and_o ruin_n of_o the_o place_n where_o any_o ordination_n shall_v be_v talm._n bab._n avodah_n zarah_n fol._n 8._o 2._o and_o from_o the_o time_n of_o these_o tumult_n forward_o that_o begin_v to_o take_v place_n which_o be_v speak_v in_o jerus_n sanhed_n fol._n 24._o col_fw-fr 2._o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi jochai_n who_o be_v now_o alive_a the_o judge_v even_o in_o pecuniary_a matter_n be_v take_v away_o in_o fol._n 18._o col_fw-fr 1._o this_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o simeon_n ben_fw-mi shetah_n but_o that_o be_v a_o mistake_n which_o be_v correct_v in_o the_o place_n cite_v upon_o these_o war_n and_o tumult_n hadrian_n forbid_v the_o jew_n to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o look_v upon_o it_o from_o any_o hill_n where_o it_o may_v be_v see_v euseb._n hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o triphon_n the_o jew_n that_o have_v the_o long_a dispute_n with_o justin_n martyr_n flee_v from_o these_o war_n justin._n dial._n cum_fw-la tryph._n he_o may_v very_o well_o be_v r._n tarphon_n a_o great_a associate_n with_o r._n akibah_n and_o one_o much_o mention_v in_o the_o talmud_n section_n vi._n the_o sanhedrin_n at_o usha_n and_o shepharaam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rabban_n simeon_n precedent_n thus_o do_v the_o just_a vengeance_n of_o god_n follow_v the_o nation_n but_o far_o be_v they_o from_o be_v root_v out_o and_o as_o far_o from_o lay_v to_o heart_n any_o plague_n that_o light_n upon_o they_o beside_o r._n akibah_n we_o can_v hardly_o name_v you_o another_o of_o note_n that_o perish_v in_o all_o those_o deadly_a combustion_n though_o some_o of_o they_o be_v in_o the_o thick_a of_o the_o danger_n but_o reserve_v as_o it_o seem_v as_o a_o further_a plague_n for_o the_o seduction_n of_o their_o nation_n some_o of_o their_o expression_n about_o the_o sad_a slaughter_n at_o bethtar_n or_o bitter_n be_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o horse_n wade_v in_o blood_n up_o to_o the_o nostril_n there_o be_v slay_v 400000_o and_o adrian_n wall_v a_o vineyard_n of_o sixteen_o mile_n about_o with_o dead_a body_n a_o man_n height_n and_o there_o be_v find_v the_o brain_n of_o 300_o child_n upon_o one_o stone_n and_o
cap._n 11._o here_o land_n be_v sell_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o own_o poverty_n as_o the_o poverty_n of_o other_o chap._n v._n verse_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n keep_v back_o part_n of_o the_o price_n etc._n etc._n do_v thou_o not_o remember_v o_o ananias_n what_o thing_n have_v be_v prophesy_v concern_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o messiah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o the_o king_n messiah_n viz._n a_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n etc._n etc._n isai._n xi_o 2._o he_o shall_v make_v he_o quick_a of_o scent_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n 2._o lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n sanhedr_n fol._n 93._o 2._o rabath_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o smell_v and_o judge_v not_o after_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o eye_n do_v he_o judge_v bar-cozbi_a reign_v two_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o say_v to_o the_o rabbin_n i_o be_o the_o messiah_n they_o reply_v upon_o he_o it_o be_v write_v of_o the_o messiah_n that_o he_o smell_v and_o judge_v let_v we_o see_v if_o thou_o can_v do_v so_o also_o etc._n etc._n the_o gloss_n be_v he_o smell_v out_o a_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v guilty_a or_o innocent_a by_o what_o apprehension_n of_o thing_n ananias_n be_v so_o deceive_v as_o to_o think_v to_o have_v deceive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o easy_a to_o conceive_v or_o guess_v he_o may_v understand_v by_o the_o instance_n of_o gehazi_n how_o quick_a and_o sagacious_a the_o spirit_n of_o a_o prophet_n be_v in_o detect_v all_o cheat_n and_o trick_n and_o do_v he_o not_o suppose_v the_o apostle_n endow_v with_o a_o spirit_n as_o capable_a as_o the_o prophet_n be_v whatever_o it_o be_v that_o have_v blind_v he_o to_o that_o madness_n or_o harden_v he_o to_o that_o daringness_n in_o sin_n he_o abide_v as_o a_o dreadful_a monument_n throughout_o all_o age_n of_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n upon_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v contemn_v and_o vilify_v his_o holy_a spirit_n who_o if_o he_o do_v not_o blaspheme_v within_o his_o heart_n how_o near_o be_v he_o to_o that_o sin_n such_o mischief_n can_v hypocrisy_n and_o covetousness_n bring_v about_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v search_v out_o of_o what_o degree_n or_o quality_n this_o ananias_n be_v there_o be_v some_o probability_n he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o mere_a vulgar_a sort_n but_o of_o some_o high_a rank_n because_o the_o mention_n of_o he_o fall_v in_o with_o that_o of_o barnabas_n and_o there_o be_v more_o thing_n that_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n persuade_v we_o for_o what_o hinder_v why_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v one_o of_o that_o number_n upon_o who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v shed_v what_o judas_n be_v among_o the_o twelve_o that_o may_v he_o be_v among_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o endow_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o yet_o a_o devil_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v have_v something_o more_o in_o it_o than_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d falsify_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n verse_n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o peter_n say_v etc._n etc._n whither_o st._n peter_n derive_v the_o authority_n of_o sentence_v this_o man_n to_o a_o immediate_a death_n from_o those_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n who_o soever_o sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v joh._n xxi_o or_o whether_o from_o some_o immediate_a revelation_n or_o both_o he_o give_v a_o notable_a instance_n of_o his_o own_o repentance_n and_o recovery_n after_o his_o fall_n while_o he_o who_o by_o a_o lie_n yea_o even_a perjury_n itself_o have_v deny_v his_o master_n do_v such_o severe_a execution_n upon_o another_o for_o a_o lie_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o verse_n vi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n wound_v he_o up_o etc._n etc._n they_o have_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bury_a clothes_n at_o hand_n do_v bound_v up_o the_o dead_a man_n in_o what_o fashion_n they_o can_v and_o carry_v he_o out_o of_o that_o place_n commit_v he_o to_o the_o earth_n verse_n vii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o space_n of_o three_o hour_n so_o long_a a_o space_n of_o time_n be_v spend_v for_o inter_v the_o decease_a do_v seem_v to_o hint_n something_o as_o to_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o bury_a place_n which_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o levite_n we_o have_v thus_o describe_v the_o suburbical_a land_n for_o the_o levitical_a city_n be_v define_v in_o the_o law_n to_o be_v three_o thousand_o cubit_n from_o the_o wall_n of_o each_o side_n outward_a according_a as_o it_o be_v say_v from_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o outward_a a_o thousand_o cubit_n and_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o say_v you_o shall_v measure_v from_o without_o the_o city_n on_o the_o east_n side_n two_o thousand_o cubit_n the_o thousand_o cubit_n be_v the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n and_o those_o two_o thousand_o which_o they_o measure_v beyond_o those_o be_v for_o field_n and_o vineyard_n now_o they_o assign_v the_o bury_a place_n for_o each_o city_n beyond_o all_o these_o bound_n because_o they_o do_v not_o bury_v their_o dead_a within_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o city_n 13._o city_n city_n city_n city_n city_n city_n maimon_n shemittah_n vejobel_n cap._n 13._o the_o bury_a place_n from_o a_o levitical_a city_n be_v above_o a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a distant_a be_v it_o so_o in_o other_o city_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o levite_n doubtless_o bury_v place_n be_v at_o some_o distance_n from_o all_o city_n but_o whether_o so_o far_o may_v be_v inquire_v but_o must_v not_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o present_a search_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o know_v what_o be_v do_v hence_o probable_o we_o may_v gather_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o wound_v he_o up_o be_v add_v have_v the_o decease_a be_v carry_v to_o his_o own_o house_n or_o lodging_n by_o they_o who_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o the_o chamber_n where_o he_o fall_v down_o dead_a to_o fetch_v bury_v clothes_n his_o wife_n can_v not_o have_v be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o have_v fall_v out_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o wound_v he_o up_o as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v in_o his_o own_o clothes_n and_o so_o carry_v he_o out_o and_o bury_v he_o verse_n xiii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o the_o rest_n dare_v no_o man_n join_v themselves_o unto_o they_o who_o shall_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rest_v be_v those_o certain_o that_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o except_v the_o xii_o apostle_n of_o this_o number_n i_o presume_v ananias_n may_v be_v one_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v terrify_v by_o the_o fate_n of_o one_o of_o their_o own_o order_n conceive_v so_o great_a a_o dread_n and_o reverence_n for_o the_o apostle_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o join_v with_o they_o as_o their_o equal_n verse_n xv._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o at_o least_o the_o shadow_n of_o peter_n pass_v by_o may_v overshadow_v some_o of_o they_o and_o why_o the_o shadow_n of_o peter_n more_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o share_v a_o equal_a authority_n and_o power_n of_o miracle_n with_o himself_o ver_fw-la 12_o 1._o it_o must_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o sick_a be_v not_o bring_v out_o in_o their_o bed_n into_o the_o street_n unless_o they_o have_v first_o see_v peter_n or_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o must_v pass_v by_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o question_n whether_o they_o that_o bring_v out_o their_o sick_a know_v any_o other_o of_o the_o apostle_n beside_o peter_n they_o have_v hear_v he_o speak_v they_o have_v see_v he_o do_v while_o the_o rest_n be_v silent_a and_o sit_v still_o and_o that_o which_o these_o believer_n here_o do_v do_v not_o so_o much_o argue_v his_o preeminence_n beyond_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o that_o he_o be_v more_o know_v and_o note_v than_o the_o other_o be_v verse_n xx._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o this_o life_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o these_o word_n shall_v beget_v any_o difficulty_n if_o we_o will_v observe_v that_o ver_fw-la 17._o there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n so_o that_o the_o word_n of_o this_o life_n be_v word_n that_o assert_v and_o prove_v this_o life_n that_o be_v the_o resurrection_n which_o the_o sadducee_n deny_v for_o the_o controversy_n be_v about_o jesus_n his_o resurrection_n verse_n xxxiv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gamaliel_n a_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n this_o be_v rabban_n gamaliel_n the_o first_o common_o and_o by_o way_n of_o
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