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sing_v by_o he_o even_o in_o this_o extremity_n he_o call_v he_o cush_n by_o way_n of_o derision_n as_o allude_v to_o kish_n the_o father_n of_o saul_n family_n for_o shimei_n be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o saul_n but_o turn_v it_o into_o cush_n upon_o shimei_n a_o accurse_a name_n gen._n 10._o and_o a_o black-moor_n nation_n and_o of_o such_o a_o colour_n be_v shimeis_n condition_n chap._n xvii_o ahitophels_n curse_a spleen_n against_o david_n yet_o he_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v bathshebaes_n grandfather_n hushai_n foil_v his_o counsel_n psal._n xlii_o xliii_o david_n in_o his_o slight_n from_o absalon_n stay_v not_o till_o he_o come_v close_o to_o jordan_n and_o there_o he_o rest_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o necessity_n or_o danger_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o get_v over_o the_o water_n and_o be_v go_v and_o so_o be_v that_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o 2_o sam._n 16._o 14._o and_o the_o king_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o come_v weary_a and_o refresh_v 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shall_v eat_v up_o the_o nation_n his_o enemy_n and_o shall_v break_v their_o bone_n observe_v the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o one_o of_o the_o word_n to_o have_v a_o special_a mark_n upon_o it_o signify_v say_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v root_v out_o the_o seven_o nation_n of_o the_o canaanites_n and_o in_o time_n to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o sixty_o three_o nation_n that_o be_v all_o the_o seventy_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n no_o say_v our_o saviour_n god_n love_v the_o world_n or_o the_o gentile_n and_o god_n send_v not_o his_o son_n messiah_n to_o condemn_v the_o world_n or_o the_o gentile_n but_o that_o the_o world_n through_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v after_o this_o transaction_n with_o nicodemus_n jesus_n depart_v from_o jerusalem_n into_o judea_n and_o there_o he_o set_v his_o disciple_n to_o baptize_v in_o his_o name_n that_o whereas_o john_n have_v only_o baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o baptize_v once_o do_v not_o know_v who_o christ_n be_v now_o the_o disciple_n baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n to_o evidence_n he_o to_o be_v the_o christ_n into_o who_o name_n john_n have_v baptize_v john_n himself_o be_v baptise_v still_o in_o aenon_n in_o galilee_n have_v traverse_v judea_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o jordan_n and_o peraea_n or_o beyond_o jordan_n and_o now_o come_v thither_o where_o present_o his_o sun_n be_v to_o set_v this_o chapter_n contain_v the_o story_n of_o half_a a_o year_n and_o somewhat_o more_o namely_o from_o the_o passover_n if_o the_o conference_n with_o nichodemus_n be_v at_o that_o time_n till_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o tabarnacle_n at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v a_o whole_a year_n since_o christ_n be_v baptize_v and_o a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a since_o john_n begin_v to_o baptize_v section_n xv._o luke_n chap._n iii_o ver._n 18_o 19_o 20._o john_n imprison_v from_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o precede_a section_n and_o forward_a we_o hear_v no_o more_o of_o john_n in_o any_o of_o the_o four_o evangelist_n till_o you_o find_v he_o in_o prison_n therefore_o this_o portion_n in_o luke_n which_o give_v the_o story_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n be_v very_o fit_o and_o proper_o to_o be_v subjoin_v to_o what_o precee_v observe_v how_o apt_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o and_o the_o last_o of_o that_o do_v join_v together_o luke_n indeed_o have_v use_v a_o anticipation_n here_o lay_v down_o the_o story_n of_o john_n imprisonment_n before_o the_o story_n of_o christ_n be_v baptize_v because_o he_o will_v show_v the_o effect_n of_o john_n doctrine_n altogether_o with_o pharisees_n sadducee_n publican_n soldier_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n he_o find_v entertainment_n of_o his_o doctrine_n when_o he_o tell_v they_o their_o fault_n and_o teach_v they_o their_o duty_n but_o when_o he_o reprove_v herod_n he_o will_v not_o be_v so_o compliant_a but_o imprison_v he_o the_o time_n of_o his_o commitment_n may_v be_v guess_v 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reluctancy_n to_o their_o own_o principle_n but_o overcome_v with_o court_n interest_n juchasin_n fol._n 19_o section_n xvii_o luke_n chap._n iu._n from_o ver._n 14._o to_o ver._n 31._o mark_n chap._n i._o ver._n 14._o christ_n preach_v in_o nazaret_n synagogue_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n thus_o be_v christ_n come_v up_o to_o galilee_n again_o from_o jerusalem_n and_o out_o of_o judea_n where_o he_o have_v stay_v a_o good_a space_n the_o reader_n may_v observe_v here_o what_o a_o chasma_fw-la if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o there_o be_v in_o the_o story_n of_o luke_n who_o have_v step_v from_o the_o story_n of_o christ_n temptation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o this_o his_o come_n to_o galilee_n and_o have_v lay_v nothing_o between_o whereas_o there_o be_v a_o whole_a year_n history_n intercurrent_a and_o so_o we_o observe_v such_o another_o chap._n 2._o 39_o at_o his_o first_o come_v up_o into_o galilee_n in_o this_o voyage_n he_o avoid_v his_o own_o town_n nazareth_n 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this_o stay_n of_o paul_n at_o ephesus_n he_o fight_v with_o beast_n there_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 32._o which_o seem_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o proper_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o fight_v with_o wild_a beast_n in_o the_o theatre_n as_o be_v the_o barbarous_a and_o bestial_a custom_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o those_o time_n for_o 1._o observe_v in_o the_o hubbub_n of_o demetrius_n paul_n companion_n be_v hale_v present_o into_o the_o theatre_n ver_fw-la 29._o as_o if_o there_o the_o people_n have_v that_o that_o will_v take_v a_o course_n with_o they_o 2._o observe_v that_o the_o asiarchae_n or_o theater-officer_n be_v paul_n friend_n as_o have_v knowledge_n and_o acquaintance_n of_o he_o and_o with_o he_o before_o 3._o demetrius_z his_o uproar_n which_o be_v the_o great_a danger_n that_o luke_n have_v mention_v of_o he_o be_v not_o till_o after_o he_o have_v write_v his_o epistle_n to_o corinth_n in_o which_o he_o speak_v of_o fight_v with_o 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potes_fw-la hoc_fw-la caesar_n praedicare_fw-la audacter_fw-la omnium_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o fidem_fw-la tutelamque_fw-la tuam_fw-la venerunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la neque_fw-la vi_fw-la neque_fw-la clam_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la ereptum_fw-la rarissimam_fw-la laudem_fw-la &_o nulli_fw-la adhuc_fw-la principum_fw-la concessam_fw-la concupisti_fw-la innocentiam_fw-la nemo_fw-la unus_fw-la homo_fw-la uni_fw-la homini_fw-la tam_fw-la charus_fw-la unquam_fw-la fuit_fw-la quam_fw-la tu_fw-la populo_fw-la romano_n magnum_fw-la longumque_fw-la ejus_fw-la bonum_fw-la it_o must_v be_v some_o space_n of_o time_n before_o claudius_n death_n can_v come_v to_o be_v report_v at_o ephesus_n it_o be_v like_a the_o new_a year_n after_o the_o roman_a account_n may_v be_v step_v in_o whensoever_o it_o be_v that_o paul_n hear_v the_o news_n and_o that_o a_o door_n of_o access_n to_o rome_n be_v open_v for_o the_o jew_n again_o he_o set_v down_o his_o determination_n to_o stay_v at_o ephesus_n 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and_o truth_n reason_n of_o the_o order_n the_o preface_n be_v make_v the_o story_n be_v to_o begin_v and_o that_o it_o do_v here_o from_o christ_n divinity_n most_o divine_o for_o whereas_o the_o other_o evangelist_n begin_v their_o relation_n no_o further_o back_o then_o from_o the_o birth_n or_o conception_n of_o our_o saviour_n or_o at_o the_o further_a of_o his_o forerunner_n john_n draw_v the_o reader_n back_o to_o behold_v he_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o the_o promise_n to_o the_o father_n and_o therefore_o this_o portion_n be_v first_o to_o be_v begin_v withal_o and_o of_o itself_o will_v justify_v its_o own_o order_n especial_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n be_v first_o to_o be_v treat_v of_o before_o his_o action_n and_o in_o his_o person_n the_o divine_a nature_n which_v john_n here_o handle_v before_o the_o humane_a harmony_n and_o explanation_n from_z gen._n 1._o 1._o the_o evangelist_n show_v that_o the_o redemption_n be_v to_o be_v wrought_v by_o he_o by_o who_o the_o creation_n be_v namely_o by_o the_o word_n or_o the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n as_o be_v sit_v for_o that_o great_a work_n as_o whereby_o confusion_n both_o in_o the_o external_a work_n of_o the_o trinity_n as_o also_o in_o the_o term_n of_o sonship_n may_v be_v avoid_v in_o the_o external_a work_n of_o the_o trinity_n when_o the_o creator_n of_o man_n become_v his_o redeemer_n and_o in_o the_o term_n of_o sonship_n when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n ver._n 1._o the_o word_n he_n be_v so_o call_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n first_o as_o the_o author_n of_o 2._o 2_o sam._n 7._o 2._o for_o thy_o word_n sake_n which_o in_o 1_o chr._n 17._o 19_o be_v express_v for_o thy_o servant_n sake_n the_o title_n of_o christ_n esay_n 42._o 2._o the_o creation_n psal._n 33._o 6._o second_o as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o promise_n 2_o sam._n 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here_o i_o receive_v not_o honour_n from_o man_n he_o disclaim_v all_o humane_a glory_n and_o ambition_n though_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o his_o equal_a power_n and_o dignity_n with_o the_o father_n before_o and_o of_o the_o high_a testimony_n that_o be_v of_o he_o and_o he_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o speak_v this_o the_o rather_o 1._o because_o of_o the_o conception_n that_o the_o nation_n have_v of_o the_o messiah_n come_v in_o a_o earthly_a pomp_n and_o glory_n and_o 2._o because_o of_o his_o word_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v immediate_o before_o and_o you_o will_v not_o come_v to_o i_o etc._n etc._n which_o he_o will_v clear_v from_o any_o carnal_a or_o ambitious_a sense_n which_o may_v be_v put_v upon_o they_o
blindness_n think_v his_o shadow_n to_o be_v miraculous_a as_o well_o as_o his_o person_n or_o out_o of_o a_o câ—eating_a perverseness_n think_v to_o gain_v by_o his_o power_n though_o they_o will_v none_o of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o that_o none_o of_o their_o sick_a be_v heal_v because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o heal_n at_o all_o if_o we_o shall_v thus_o understand_v the_o story_n sure_o we_o shall_v do_v less_o wrong_a to_o the_o text_n and_o to_o our_o own_o understanding_n than_o some_o have_v do_v that_o have_v take_v it_o in_o a_o better_a sense_n for_o be_v it_o that_o god_n intend_v to_o magnify_v peter_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o circumcise_a do_v give_v he_o a_o more_o extraordinary_a power_n of_o miracle_n for_o their_o sake_n that_o stand_v upon_o miracle_n so_o much_o so_o that_o not_o only_a himself_o but_o his_o shadow_n also_o can_v heal_v disease_n yet_o how_o ridiculous_a and_o senseless_a be_v that_o which_o baronius_n will_v infer_v hereupon_o namely_o that_o peter_n therefore_o be_v prince_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o shadow_n or_o image_n of_o holy_a man_n be_v of_o holy_a use_n and_o religious_a worship_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v peter_n shadow_n and_o representation_n have_v peter_n power_n and_o qualification_n vers._n 20._o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o life_n it_o have_v scruple_v divers_a expositor_n why_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v add_v here_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o seem_v to_o bend_v the_o meaning_n and_o sense_n to_o this_o present_a and_o temporal_a life_n and_o thereupon_o they_o have_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v a_o hypallage_n or_o change_n of_o construction_n and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o this_o life_n be_v instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n of_o life_n and_o to_o this_o sense_n be_v it_o translate_v by_o the_o syriack_n but_o the_o construction_n be_v easy_a and_o the_o composure_n of_o the_o word_n will_v appear_v most_o proper_a if_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n be_v a_o little_a serious_o consider_v it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o it_o be_v the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n that_o imprison_v the_o apostle_n a_o generation_n that_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o to_o this_o it_o be_v that_o this_o divine_a revelation_n refer_v when_o it_o charge_v the_o apostle_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v again_o into_o the_o temple_n where_o they_o have_v be_v apprehend_v the_o day_n before_o and_o imprison_v for_o preach_v the_o resurrection_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o spare_v to_o speak_v and_o utter_v the_o doctrine_n of_o this_o life_n which_o the_o sadducee_n so_o much_o deny_v vers._n 21._o and_o they_o call_v the_o council_n together_o and_o all_o the_o senate_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o syriack_n read_v they_o call_v their_o companion_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o to_o mean_v either_o their_o fellow_n and_o companion_n in_o the_o same_o sadducean_a opinion_n and_o heresy_n or_o their_o fellow_n priest_n and_o scribe_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o sanhedrin_n but_o since_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v very_o harsh_o bear_v either_o of_o these_o sense_n and_o constant_o be_v use_v in_o another_o for_o the_o sanhedrin_n or_o bench_n of_o judge_n of_o the_o lxx_o elder_n i_o shall_v take_v it_o so_o also_o in_o this_o place_n and_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o senate_n understand_v the_o judge_n or_o elder_n of_o the_o two_o other_o judicatories_n which_o be_v erect_v one_o in_o the_o outer_a court_n gate_n or_o in_o solomon_n porch_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o inner_a or_o the_o beautiful_a gate_n of_o the_o temple_n consist_v of_o three_o and_o twenty_o man_n a_o piece_n maymonid_n in_o sanhed_n per._n 1._o and_o so_o do_v this_o busy_a high_a priest_n call_v together_o all_o the_o three_o court_n or_o bench_n of_o judge_n in_o jerusalem_n a_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o elder_n in_o all_o if_o there_o be_v a_o full_a appearance_n the_o lord_n so_o dispose_v it_o that_o all_o his_o apostle_n and_o all_o his_o chief_a enemy_n may_v deal_v it_o together_o and_o now_o as_o that_o be_v fulfil_v which_o christ_n have_v speak_v of_o they_o they_o shall_v bring_v you_o before_o counsel_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n so_o be_v also_o that_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v unto_o they_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v they_o what_o they_o shall_v speak_v that_o their_o enemy_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o gainsay_v but_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n will_v not_o be_v wise_a nor_o instruct_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o to_o kiss_v the_o son_n therefore_o his_o anger_n short_o kindle_v and_o jerusalem_n perish_v in_o her_o unbelief_n vers._n 24._o now_o when_o the_o high_a priest_n so_o be_v it_o to_o be_v understand_v though_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o priest_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o first_o annas_n in_o this_o meeting_n be_v not_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o council_n for_o which_o he_o be_v call_v the_o high_a priest_n elsewhere_o for_o this_o be_v not_o a_o sanhedrin_n or_o the_o usual_a court_n but_o a_o extraordinary_a and_o unusual_a convocation_n second_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d immediate_o after_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v scarce_o have_v sound_v well_o so_o near_o together_o vers._n 34._o a_o pharisee_n name_v gamaliel_n a_o doctor_n of_o the_o law_n have_v in_o reputation_n among_o all_o the_o people_n this_o be_v paul_n tutor_n act_v 22._o 3._o the_o son_n of_o simeon_n that_o take_v christ_n into_o his_o arm_n luke_n 2._o and_o the_o grandchild_n of_o famous_a hillel_n he_o be_v call_v gamaliel_n the_o elder_a for_o there_o be_v two_o other_o of_o the_o same_o name_n one_o his_o grandchild_n the_o other_o his_o great_a grandchild_n in_o the_o five_o descent_n and_o he_o be_v always_o call_v rabban_n gamaliel_n and_o so_o likewise_o be_v those_o two_o his_o grandchild_n entitle_v these_o be_v three_o of_o the_o seven_o that_o only_o carry_v this_o title_n rabban_n a_o title_n which_o be_v of_o the_o high_a eminency_n and_o note_n of_o any_o title_n among_o their_o doctor_n and_o that_o very_a title_n the_o w_v the_o great_a reputation_n he_o have_v among_o the_o people_n in_o the_o talmudick_n writer_n there_o be_v very_o frequent_a mention_n of_o rabban_n gamaliel_n but_o scarce_o distinguish_v which_o of_o the_o three_o they_o mean_v yet_o so_o much_o to_o be_v collect_v out_o of_o they_o as_o to_o confute_v that_o forgery_n of_o lucian_n epistle_n which_o yet_o baronius_n have_v grace_v with_o this_o testimonial_a narrat_fw-la lucianus_n in_fw-la ea_fw-la quam_fw-la totus_fw-la christianus_n orbis_fw-la recepit_fw-la epistola_fw-la that_o gamaliel_n become_v a_o most_o zealous_a christian_a and_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o he_o receive_v nicodemus_n when_o the_o jew_n have_v â—ast_v he_o out_o and_o that_o he_o bury_v the_o body_n of_o stephen_n and_o hold_v a_o solemn_a mourning_n for_o he_o seventy_o day_n in_o pirke_n abhoth_v perek_n 1._o this_o say_n be_v ascribe_v to_o this_o gamaliel_n among_o the_o several_a adage_n of_o those_o doctor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d procure_v thyself_o a_o tutor_n and_o get_v thou_o out_o of_o doubt_v and_o do_v not_o multiply_v to_o pay_v thy_o tithe_n by_o conjecture_n he_o be_v hold_v to_o have_v die_v 18_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n or_o about_o 22_o year_n after_o this_o and_o onkelos_n the_o targumist_n of_o the_o law_n be_v report_v to_o have_v burn_v threescore_o and_o ten_o pound_n of_o frankincense_n for_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o by_o this_o it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o conjecture_n that_o he_o die_v not_o a_o christian_a but_o live_v and_o die_v in_o his_o pharisaical_a opinion_n and_o profession_n vers._n 36._o for_o before_o these_o day_n rise_v up_o theudas_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o one_o theudas_n in_o the_o talmud_n in_o sanhedr_n perek_n helek_n and_o he_o be_v call_v a_o physician_n theudas_n the_o physician_n say_v that_o neither_o cow_n nor_o sow_n come_v from_o alexandria_n and_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o one_o theudas_n a_o sorcerer_n in_o josephus_n ant._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 2._o when_o fadus_n be_v governor_n of_o judea_n say_v he_o a_o wizard_n name_v theudas_n persuade_v a_o great_a company_n to_o take_v their_o good_n and_o to_o follow_v he_o to_o the_o river_n jordan_n for_o he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o that_o divide_v the_o river_n by_o a_o command_n he_o will_v procure_v they_o a_o easy_a passage_n
rabban_n simeon_n succeed_v he_o 1._o he_o he_o he_o he_o he_o he_o juchas_fw-es fol._n 57_o 1._o who_o perish_v with_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n be_v destroy_v 4._o destroy_v destroy_v destroy_v destroy_v destroy_v destroy_v avoth_o r._n nathan_n cap._n 4._o rabban_n jochanan_n ben_fw-mi zaccai_n obtain_v of_o titus_n the_o conqueror_n that_o he_o may_v still_o receive_v and_o retain_v the_o sanhedrin_n of_o jabneh_n which_o be_v grant_v by_o he_o jochanan_n himself_o be_v first_o precedent_n there_o and_o after_o he_o rabban_n gamaliel_n the_o second_o and_o after_o he_o r._n akibah_n and_o this_o place_n be_v famous_a above_o all_o the_o other_o university_n except_o only_o the_o late_a of_o all_o viz._n tiberius_n so_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vinyard_n of_o jabneh_n become_v a_o proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jevamoth_n cap._n 8._o &_o r._n sal._n ibâ—_n for_o there_o there_o they_o sit_v in_o order_n as_o a_o vinyard_n and_o it_o be_v report_v 4._o report_v report_v report_v report_v report_v report_v hieros_n taanith_n fol._n 67._o 4._o that_o there_o be_v there_o three_o hundred_o class_n of_o scholar_n or_o at_o least_o eighty_o how_o long_a time_n rabban_n jochanan_n sit_v here_o be_v doubt_v 21._o doubt_v doubt_v doubt_v doubt_v doubt_v doubt_v see_v juchasin_n fol._n 20._o &_o 21._o there_o be_v some_o who_o attribute_n to_o he_o two_o year_n only_o and_o david_n and_o and_o and_o and_o and_o and_o tsemach_n david_n other_o five_a with_o who_o we_o consent_v this_o rabban_n jochanan_n i_o very_o much_o suspect_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o john_n mention_v act._n iu._n 6._o omit_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v by_o he_o while_o he_o remain_v at_o jafneh_n let_v i_o produce_v his_o die_a word_n as_o they_o be_v recite_v by_o his_o friend_n 2._o friend_n friend_n friend_n friend_n friend_n friend_n bab._n beracoth_n fol._n 28._o 2._o when_o rabban_n jochanan_n ben_fw-mi zaccai_n now_o lay_v languish_v his_o scholar_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o who_o he_o see_v begin_v to_o weep_v to_o who_o they_o say_v o_o thou_o light_a of_o israel_n thou_o right_a hand_n pillar_n thou_o strong_a hammer_n whence_o be_v those_o tear_n to_o who_o he_o reply_v if_o man_n be_v about_o to_o carry_v i_o before_o a_o king_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n who_o to_o day_n be_v here_o and_o to_o morrow_n be_v in_o his_o grave_n if_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o his_o anger_n be_v not_o everlasting_a if_o he_o shall_v cast_v i_o into_o bond_n his_o bond_n be_v not_o eternal_a if_o he_o shall_v kill_v i_o his_o kill_n will_v not_o be_v eternal_a and_o i_o may_v perhaps_o pacify_v he_o with_o word_n or_o soften_v he_o with_o a_o gift_n but_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o lead_v i_o before_o the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o lord_n holy_a and_o bless_a who_o live_v and_o last_v for_o ever_o and_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o who_o if_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o his_o anger_n be_v eternal_a if_o he_o bound_v i_o his_o bond_n be_v eternal_a if_o he_o kill_v i_o his_o kill_n be_v eternal_a and_o who_o i_o can_v either_o appease_v with_o word_n or_o soften_v with_o a_o gift_n and_o moreover_o there_o be_v two_o way_n before_o i_o one_o to_o paradise_n another_o to_o hell_n and_o i_o know_v not_o which_o way_n they_o will_v lead_v i_o shall_v i_o not_o therefore_o weep_v ah_o the_o miserable_a and_o faint_a confidence_n of_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi in_o death_n rabban_n gamaliel_n of_o jabneh_n a_o busy_a and_o severe_a man_n succeed_v jochanan_n 2_o jochanan_n jochanan_n jochanan_n jochanan_n jochanan_n jochanan_n juchas_fw-es f._n 53._o 2_o be_v to_o be_v slay_v with_o his_o father_n rabban_n simeon_n by_o the_o intercession_n of_o rabban_n jochanan_n he_o be_v deliver_v 1._o deliver_v deliver_v deliver_v deliver_v deliver_v deliver_v bab._n taanith_n fol._n 29._o 1._o be_v also_o seek_v for_o to_o be_v slay_v when_z turnus_n rufus_n in_o 7._o in_o in_o in_o in_o in_o in_o josep_n de_fw-fr bell._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 7._o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d terentius_n rufus_n plough_v up_o the_o floor_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o be_v deliver_v by_o a_o way_n scarce_o credible_a 7._o credible_a credible_a credible_a credible_a credible_a credible_a rosh_n hashanah_n c._n 1._o hal._n 7._o sit_v in_o jafneh_n he_o remove_v r._n akibah_n head_n at_o that_o time_n of_o the_o school_n of_o lydda_n from_o his_o headship_n 4._o headship_n headship_n headship_n headship_n headship_n headship_n hieros_n taanith_n fol._n 67._o 4._o and_o he_o at_o last_o be_v remove_v from_o he_o and_o over_o he_o be_v place_v r._n eleazar_n ben_fw-mi azarias_n r._n akibah_n succeed_v he_o and_o sit_v forty_o year_n and_o die_v a_o fool_n be_v deceive_v by_o ben_fw-mi cozba_fw-mi and_o slay_v with_o he_o and_o the_o university_n be_v remove_v from_o jabneh_n to_o usha_n jafne_fw-ge stand_v two_o parsae_fw-la that_o be_v eight_o mile_n from_o azotus_n and_o be_v at_o last_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ivelyn_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o benjamin_n in_o his_o itinerary_n chap._n xvi_o lydda_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lydda_n be_v a_o village_n not_o yield_v to_o a_o city_n in_o greatness_n concern_v its_o situation_n and_o distance_n from_o jerusalem_n the_o mishnah_n have_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maasar_n sheni_fw-la cap._n 5._o hal._n 2._o the_o vinyard_n of_o four_o year_n that_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o vinyard_n now_o of_o four_o year_n growth_n for_o for_o the_o first_o three_o year_n they_o be_v tree_n as_o it_o be_v not_o circumcise_v be_v bring_v to_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o space_n of_o a_o day_n journey_n on_o every_o side_n now_o these_o be_v the_o bound_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elath_n on_o the_o south_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acrabatta_n on_o the_o north_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lydda_n on_o the_o west_n and_o jordan_n on_o the_o east_n the_o gloss_n the_o wise_a man_n appoint_v that_o the_o second_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n grow_v within_o the_o space_n of_o a_o day_n journey_n from_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v carry_v thither_o to_o be_v eat_v and_o shall_v not_o be_v redeem_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n may_v be_v crown_v with_o fruit_n when_o you_o consider_v this_o distance_n you_o may_v well_o wonder_v what_o that_o mean_n which_o be_v almost_o become_v a_o proverb_n above_o proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n proverb_n gemar_fw-la hieros_n in_o maasar_n sheni_fw-la in_o the_o place_n above_o the_o woman_n of_o lydda_n knead_v their_o dough_n go_v up_o to_o the_o temple_n pray_v and_o come_v back_o before_o it_o be_v leaven_v not_o that_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o place_n be_v make_v less_o but_o that_o hence_o may_v be_v show_v that_o no_o disadvantage_n accrue_v to_o these_o woman_n who_o pay_v their_o vow_n and_o perform_v their_o religion_n i_o very_o much_o wonder_n that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o map_n have_v hold_v lod_n and_o lydda_n for_o two_o town_n lod_n not_o far_o from_o jordan_n and_o jericho_n lydda_n not_o far_o from_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n a_o jew_n or_o one_o verse_v in_o jewish_a affair_n will_v laugh_v at_o these_o thing_n when_o lod_n and_o lydda_n have_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o between_o they_o unless_o that_o that_o be_v hebrew_n this_o greek_a when_o the_o sanhedrin_n sit_v in_o jabneh_n there_o flourish_v eminent_a school_n in_o lydda_n yea_o lydda_n have_v her_o school_n and_o her_o learned_a man_n when_o the_o university_n be_v go_v away_o into_o galilee_n and_o jabneh_n lament_v her_o loss_n of_o scholar_n there_o r._n akibah_n bear_v the_o headship_n of_o the_o school_n remove_v as_o i_o say_v before_o from_o his_o government_n by_o rabban_n gamaliel_n 7._o gamaliel_n gamaliel_n gamaliel_n gamaliel_n gamaliel_n gamaliel_n rosh_n hashanah_n cap._n 1._o hal._n 7._o because_o he_o detain_v at_o lydda_n more_o than_o forty_o pair_n of_o man_n travail_v towards_o jafneh_n to_o give_v their_o testimony_n to_o the_o sanhedrin_n concern_v the_o new_a moon_n and_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o go_v forward_o gamaliel_n be_v dead_a or_o rather_o remove_v when_o r._n akibah_n be_v head_n in_o jabneh_n r._n tarphon_n be_v rector_n of_o the_o school_n of_o lydda_n who_o you_o have_v sometime_o dispute_v with_o r._n akibah_n but_o at_o last_o yield_v to_o he_o with_o this_o commendation_n he_o that_o separate_v himself_o from_o you_o be_v as_o if_o he_o separate_v himself_o from_o his_o own_o life_n â—_o life_n life_n life_n life_n life_n life_n hieros_n jom_n tobh_o fol._n 62_o â—_o we_o read_v of_o
his_o countryman_n i._o josephus_n assert_n that_o hippo_n in_o perea_n i._n e._n the_o country_n on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n be_v distant_a from_o tiberias_n only_o thirty_o furlong_n for_o speak_v to_o one_o justus_n a_o man_n of_o tiberias_n thus_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 650_o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n joseph_n in_o his_o own_o life_n p._n 650_o the_o native_a country_n o_o justus_n lie_v upon_o the_o lake_n of_o gennesaret_n and_o distant_a from_o hippo_n thirty_o furlong_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o author_n assert_n also_o which_o we_o produce_v before_o 35._o before_o before_o before_o before_o before_o before_o id._n the_o bell_n lib._n 3._o 35._o that_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o genesaret_n be_v forty_o furlong_n therefore_o with_o what_o reason_n do_v the_o map_n place_v the_o whole_a sea_n of_o gennesaret_n between_o tiberias_n and_o hippo_n read_v those_o thing_n in_o josephus_n look_v upon_o the_o map_n and_o judge_n ii_o the_o same_o josephus_n say_v of_o the_o same_o justus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 628_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jos._n in_o his_o own_o life_n p._n 628_o justus_n burn_v the_o town_n of_o those_o of_o gadara_n and_o hippo._n and_o the_o town_n border_v upon_o tiberias_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o scythopolitan_o be_v lay_v waste_n note_v how_o the_o town_n of_o those_o of_o gadara_n and_o hippo_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d town_n border_v upon_o tiberias_n which_o certain_o can_v consist_v together_o if_o the_o whole_a sea_n be_v between_o which_o be_v so_o put_v by_o the_o map_n iii_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o talmudist_n concern_v the_o situation_n of_o this_o place_n can_v be_v produce_v until_o we_o have_v first_o observe_v certain_a neighbour_a place_n to_o tiberias_n from_o the_o situation_n of_o which_o it_o will_v be_v more_o easy_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o situation_n of_o this_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n from_o these_o thing_n and_o what_o be_v say_v before_o we_o assert_v thus_o much_o that_o you_o must_v suppose_v tiberias_n seat_v either_o at_o the_o very_o flow_v in_o of_o jordan_n into_o the_o lake_n of_o gennesaret_n namely_o on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o lake_n where_o the_o map_n place_n capernaum_n illy_z or_o at_o the_o flow_a out_o of_o jordan_n out_o of_o that_o lake_n namely_o on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o lake_n but_o you_o can_v place_v it_o where_o jordan_n flow_v in_o to_o it_o because_o josephus_n say_v tiberias_n be_v not_o distant_a from_o scythopolis_n above_o a_o cxx_o furlong_n that_o be_v fifteen_o mile_n but_o now_o the_o lake_n of_o genesaret_n itself_o be_v a_o hundred_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o scythopolis_n be_v the_o utmost_a limit_n of_o galilee_n southward_o as_o we_o show_v before_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o conclude_v that_o tiberias_n be_v seat_v where_o jordan_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o genesar_n namely_o at_o the_o south_n shore_n of_o the_o lake_n where_o jordan_n receive_v itself_o again_o within_o its_o own_o channel_n this_o will_v appear_v by_o those_o thing_n that_o follow_v we_o doubt_v therefore_o of_o the_o right_n point_v of_o pliny_n certain_o we_o be_v not_o satisfy_v about_o it_o and_o other_o will_v be_v less_o satisfy_v about_o our_o alteration_n of_o it_o but_o let_v i_o with_o their_o good_a leave_n propose_v this_o read_n ab_fw-la oriente_fw-it juliade_n &_o hippo_n a_o meridie_n tarichaea_n quo_fw-la nomine_fw-la aliqui_fw-la lacum_fw-la appellant_n ab_fw-la occidente_fw-la tiberiade_n aquis_fw-la calidis_fw-la salubri_fw-la on_o the_o east_n julias_n and_o hippo_n on_o the_o south_n tarichea_n by_o which_o name_n some_o call_v the_o lake_n on_o the_o west_n tiberias_n wholesome_a for_o its_o warm_a water_n which_o read_v be_v not_o different_a from_o pliny_n stile_n and_o agree_v well_o with_o the_o jewish_a writer_n but_o we_o submit_v our_o judgement_n to_o the_o learned_a chap._n lxxiv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chammath_n ammaus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o warm_a bath_n of_o tiberias_n chammath_n and_o rakkath_v be_v join_v together_o jos._n xix_o 35._o for_o they_o be_v very_a neighbour_a city_n rakkath_v be_v tiberias_n and_o chammath_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o town_n ammaus_n in_o josephus_n of_o their_o neighbourhood_n the_o jerusalem_n talmudist_n write_v thus_o 4._o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o hieros_n erubbin_n fol._n 23._o 4._o the_o man_n of_o a_o great_a city_n may_v walk_v on_o the_o sabbath_n through_o a_o whole_a small_a city_n which_o be_v within_o a_o sabbath_n day_n journey_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o small_a city_n walk_v not_o through_o a_o whole_a great_a city_n and_o then_o follow_v former_o the_o man_n of_o tiberias_n walk_v through_o all_o chammath_n but_o the_o man_n of_o chammath_n pass_v not_o beyond_o the_o arch_n but_o now_o those_o of_o chammath_n and_o those_o of_o tiberias_n do_v make_v one_o city_n and_o the_o babylonian_a talmudist_n thus_o 2._o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o thus_o bab._n megill_n fol._n 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o chammuth_n to_o tiberias_n be_v a_o mile_n 1._o mile_n mile_n mile_n mile_n mile_n mile_n ibid._n fol_z 6._o 1._o chammath_n be_v tiberias_n and_o why_o be_v it_o call_v chammath_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o reason_n of_o the_o chammi_fw-it warm_a bath_n of_o tiberias_n it_o be_v not_o seldom_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chammath_n of_o gadara_n not_o only_o because_o it_o be_v very_o near_o the_o gadarene_n country_n for_o the_o channel_n of_o jordan_n be_v only_o between_o but_o because_o it_o be_v build_v as_o it_o seem_v on_o both_o the_o bank_n of_o jordan_n the_o two_o part_n of_o the_o town_n join_v by_o a_o bridge_n ibid._n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n idem_fw-la ibid._n rabbah_n say_v chammath_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o warm_a bath_n of_o gadara_n and_o rakkath_v be_v tiberias_n 4._o tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n hieros_n erubhin_n fol._n 23._o 4._o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o gadarens_n r._n judah_n nasi_n permit_v they_o to_o go_v down_o into_o chammath_n on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o to_o return_v into_o gadara_n but_o the_o man_n of_o chammath_n may_v not_o go_v up_o into_o gadara_n behold_v tiberias_n so_o near_o to_o chammath_n that_o it_o be_v almost_o one_o city_n with_o it_o and_o chammath_n so_o near_o to_o the_o country_n of_o gadara_n that_o thence_o it_o take_v the_o name_n of_o chammath_n of_o gadara_n 1._o gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n hieros_n shabh_n fol._n 5._o 4._o &_o trumoth_n fol._n 41._o 1._o r._n samuel_n bar_n nathan_n in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n chama_fw-la bar_v chaninah_n say_v i_o and_o my_o father_n go_v up_o to_o chammath_n of_o gadara_n and_o they_o set_v before_o we_o small_a egg_n 3._o egg_n egg_n egg_n egg_n egg_n egg_n idem_fw-la kiddush_o fol._n 64._o 3._o r._n jonathan_n and_o r._n judah_n nasi_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o chammath_n of_o gadara_n 2._o gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n gadara_n id._n avodab_n zarah_n fol._n 42._o 1_o &_o 45._o 2._o r._n immai_n and_o r._n judan_n nasi_n he_o be_v grandson_n of_o r._n judah_n nasi_n go_v to_o chammath_n of_o gadara_n of_o the_o warm_a bath_n of_o tiberias_n the_o talmudist_n speak_v much_o let_v these_o few_o thing_n be_v collect_v out_o of_o they_o 1._o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o id._n shabh_n fol._n 3._o 1._o r._n josua_n ben_fw-mi levi_n be_v sick_a wash_v sometime_o in_o the_o warm_a bath_n of_o tiberias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lean_v on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o r._n chajia_n bar_n ba._n 1._o ba._n ba._n ba._n ba._n ba._n ba._n bab._n sanhedr_n fol._n 108._o 1._o three_o warm_a bath_n remain_v from_o the_o water_n of_o the_o deluge_n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whirl-pool_n of_o gadara_n that_o pool_n of_o gadara_n it_o may_v be_v be_v that_o which_o be_v drink_v of_o as_o 16_o as_o as_o as_o as_o as_o as_o strabo_n lib._n 16_o strabo_n relate_v cattle_n lose_v their_o hair_n horn_n and_o hoof_n ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a fountain_n of_o biram_n of_o biram_n see_v bab._n rosh_n hashanah_o fol._n 23._o 2._o the_o first_o line_n iii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o warm_a bath_n of_o tiberias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieros_n shabh_n fol._n 6._o 1._o they_o allow_v they_o the_o water_n of_o meara_n and_o the_o warm_a bath_n of_o tiberias_n so_o also_o josephus_n life_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n joseph_n in_o his_o own_o life_n john_n of_o giscala_n write_v to_o i_o pray_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o will_v permit_v he_o the_o
use_n of_o the_o warm_a bath_n which_o be_v at_o tiberias_n and_o so_o pliny_n before_o tiberiade_n aquis_fw-la calidis_fw-la salubri_fw-la tiberias_n healthful_a for_o its_o warm_a water_n chap._n lxxv_o gadara_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o double_a gadara_n one_o at_o the_o shore_n of_o the_o mediterranen_n sea_n that_o be_v first_o call_v gezer_n 1_o king_n ix_o 15._o in_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gazara_n 11._o gazara_n gazara_n gazara_n gazara_n gazara_n gazara_n joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 13._o cap._n 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simon_n destroy_v the_o city_n gazara_n and_o joppe_n and_o jamnia_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n 34_o maccabee_n maccabee_n maccabee_n maccabee_n maccabee_n maccabee_n 1_o macc._n 14._o 34_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o fortify_v joppe_n which_o be_v on_o the_o sea_n and_o gazara_n which_o be_v on_o the_o border_n of_o azotus_n at_o length_n according_a to_o the_o idiom_n of_o the_o syrian_a dialect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zain_n pass_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dale_v and_o instead_o of_o gazara_n it_o be_v call_v gadara_n hence_o strabo_n after_o the_o mention_n of_o jamnia_n say_v 878._o say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v say_v strab._n lib._n 16_o pag._n mihi_fw-la 878._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o be_v gadaris_n than_o azotus_n and_o ascalon_n and_o a_o little_a after_o philodemus_n the_o epicurean_a be_v a_o gadarene_n and_o so_o be_v meleager_n and_o menippus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d surname_v the_o ridiculous_a student_n and_o theodorus_n the_o rhetorician_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o other_o gadara_n which_o we_o seek_v be_v in_o perea_n and_o be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o perea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v come_v into_o the_o part_n of_o gadara_n the_o strong_a metropolis_n of_o perea_n they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o 26._o of_o of_o of_o of_o of_o of_o jos._n the_o bell_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 26._o josephus_n it_o be_v sixty_o furlong_n distant_a from_o tiberias_n 650._o tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n id._n in_o his_o own_o life_n p._n 650._o by_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o same_o author_n 18._o author_n author_n author_n author_n author_n author_n plin._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 18._o gaddara_o the_o river_n hieramiace_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jarmoc_n of_o which_o before_o flow_v by_o it_o and_o now_o call_v hippodion_n some_o reckon_v it_o among_o the_o city_n of_o the_o country_n of_o decapolis_n another_o city_n also_o gergesa_n by_o name_n be_v so_o near_o it_o that_o that_o which_o in_o mark_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o country_n of_o the_o gadarens_n chap._n v._o 1._o in_o matthew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o country_n of_o the_o gergesens_n chap._n viii_o 28._o which_o whether_o it_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o girgashites_n the_o posterity_n of_o canaan_n or_o from_o the_o clayish_a nature_n of_o the_o soil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gargishta_n signify_v clay_n clay_n clay_n clay_n clay_n clay_n clay_n clay_n clay_n we_o leave_v to_o the_o more_o learned_a to_o be_v decide_v the_o chaldee_n certain_o render_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thick_a dirt_n which_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o clay_n ground_n 1_o king_n vii_o 46._o the_o jerusalem_n writer_n say_v that_o 3._o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o hieros_n sheviith_o fol._n 36._o 3._o the_o girgashites_n when_o josua_n come_v and_o proclaim_v he_o that_o will_v go_v out_o hence_o let_v he_o go_v betake_v themselves_o into_o africa_n chap._n lxxvi_o magdala_n not_o far_o from_o tiberias_n and_o chammath_n be_v magdala_n you_o may_v learn_v their_o neighbourhood_n hence_o 3_o hence_o hence_o hence_o hence_o hence_o hence_o hieros_n maasaâ—oth_o fol._n 50._o 3_o if_o a_o man_n have_v too_o floor_n one_o in_o magdala_n and_o another_o in_o tiberias_n he_o may_v remove_v his_o fruit_n from_o that_o in_o magdala_n to_o be_v eat_v in_o that_o of_o tiberias_n 4._o tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n id._n sheviith_o fol._n 38._o 4._o r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi jochai_n by_o reason_n of_o certain_a shambles_n in_o the_o street_n of_o tiberias_n be_v force_v to_o purify_v that_o place_n and_o whosoever_o travail_v by_o magdala_n may_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o scribe_n say_v behold_v bar_v jochai_n purify_v tiberias_n 4._o tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n tiberias_n id._n erubhin_n fol_z 23._o 4._o a_o certain_a old_a shepherd_n come_v and_o say_v before_o rabbi_n i_o remember_v the_o man_n of_o magdala_n go_v up_o to_o chammath_n and_o walk_v through_o all_o chammath_n on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o come_v as_o far_o as_o the_o outmost_a street_n as_o far_o as_o the_o bridge_n therefore_o rabbi_n permit_v the_o man_n of_o magdala_n to_o go_v into_o chammath_n and_o to_o go_v through_o all_o chammath_n and_o to_o proceed_v as_o far_o as_o the_o furthermost_a street_n as_o far_o as_o the_o bridge_n life_n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n bridge_n joseph_n in_o his_o own_o life_n josephus_n have_v these_o word_n of_o magdala_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n agrippa_z send_v force_n and_o a_o captain_n into_o magdala_n â—â—_o self_n to_o destroy_v the_o garrison_n we_o meet_v with_o frequent_a mention_n of_o the_o rabbin_n or_o scholar_n of_o magdala_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieros_n beracoth_fw-mi fol._n 13._o 1._o &_o taanith_n fol._n 6â—_n 1._o r._n judan_n of_o magdala_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bab._n joma_n fol._n 81_o 2._o r._n isaac_n of_o magdala_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieros_n megill_n fol_z 73._o 4._o r._n gorion_n say_v the_o man_n of_o magdala_n ask_v r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi lachish_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v sometime_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rab._n taanith_n fol._n 20._o 1._o magdala_n of_o gadara_n because_o it_o be_v beyond_o jordan_n chap._n lxxvii_o hippo._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d susitha_n you_o may_v suppose_v upon_o good_a ground_n that_o hippo_n be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d susitha_n in_o the_o talmudist_n from_o the_o very_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n inquire_v of_o it_o there_o be_v this_o mention_n 3_o mention_n mention_n mention_n mention_n mention_n mention_n hieros_n sheviith_o fol._n 36._o 3_o r._n josua_n ben_fw-mi levi_n say_v it_o be_v write_v and_o jephtah_n flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o his_o brethren_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o tobh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v susitha_n if_o you_o will_v render_v it_o in_o greek_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hippene_n this_o city_n be_v replenish_v with_o gentile_n but_o not_o a_o few_o jew_n mix_v with_o they_o hence_o be_v that_o 4_o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o that_o id._n rosh_n hashanah_n fol._n 54._o 4_o if_o two_o witness_n come_v out_o of_o a_o city_n the_o major_a part_n whereof_o consist_v of_o gentile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o susitha_n etc._n etc._n and_o after_o a_o few_o line_n r._n immai_n circumcise_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o woman_n who_o say_v the_o sun_n be_v upon_o susitha_n for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o circumcise_v but_o in_o the_o day_n time_n 650._o time_n time_n time_n time_n time_n time_n joseph_n in_o his_o own_o life_n pag._n mihi_fw-la 650._o hippo_n be_v distant_a from_o tiberias_n thirty_o furlong_n only_o chap._n lxxviii_o some_o other_o town_n near_o tiberias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth-meon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caphar_n chittaia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paltathah_n among_o the_o town_n neighbour_a upon_o tiberias_n tarichee_n be_v especial_o commemorate_a in_o josephus_n 637_o josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n josephus_n joseph_n in_o his_o own_o life_n p._n 637_o a_o city_n thirty_o furlong_n distant_a from_o tiberias_n you_o will_v find_v in_o he_o the_o history_n and_o mention_n of_o it_o very_o frequent_a in_o the_o talmudist_n we_o meet_v with_o other_o name_n also_o i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth-meon_n 2_o beth-meon_n beth-meon_n beth-meon_n beth-meon_n beth-meon_n beth-meon_n hieros_n bava_n mezia_n fol._n 11._o 2_o the_o man_n of_o tiberias_n who_o go_v up_o to_o beth-meon_n to_o be_v hire_v for_o workman_n be_v hire_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o beth-meon_n the_o man_n of_o beth-meon_n who_o go_v down_o to_o tiberias_n to_o be_v hire_v be_v hire_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o tiberias_n this_o place_n be_v also_o call_v as_o it_o seem_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beth-mein_a 1._o beth-mein_a beth-mein_a beth-mein_a beth-mein_a beth-mein_a beth-mein_a id._n sotah_n fol._n 17._o 1._o in_o the_o place_n note_v in_o
become_v our_o redeemer_n as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n he_o have_v be_v our_o maker_n compare_v this_o with_o ver_fw-la 14._o ver._n 1._o ver._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v with_o god_n dwell_v among_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o word_n be_v god_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o we_o behold_v etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o word_n there_o be_v no_o great_a necessity_n for_o we_o to_o make_v any_o very_a curious_a enquiry_n whence_o our_o evangelist_n shall_v borrow_v this_o title_n when_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n we_o find_v it_o so_o often_o repeat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o god_n say_v it_o be_v observe_v almost_o by_o all_o that_o have_v of_o late_o undertake_v a_o commentary_n upon_o this_o evangelist_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v very_o frequent_o occur_v among_o the_o targumist_n which_o may_v something_o enlighten_v the_o matter_n now_o before_o we_o 17._o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o we_o exod._n xix_o 17._o and_o moses_n bring_v the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o camp_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o meet_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n accept_v the_o face_n of_o job_n 9_o job_n job_n job_n job_n job_n job_n job_n xlii_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v laugh_v they_o to_o scorn_v 4._o scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v scorn_v psal._n ii_o 4._o they_o believe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o name_n of_o his_o word_n 12._o word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n word_n psal._n cvi_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o my_o word_n spare_v they_o 57_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o they_o ezek._n xx._n 57_o to_o add_v no_o more_o gen._n xxvi_o 3._o instead_o of_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o the_o targum_fw-la have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o my_o word_n shall_v be_v thy_o help_n so_o gen._n thirty-nine_o 2._o and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v joseph_n helper_n and_o so_o all_o along_o that_o kind_n of_o phrase_n be_v most_o familiar_a among_o they_o though_o this_o must_v be_v also_o confess_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v sometime_o signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o i_o thou_o he_o and_o be_v frequent_o apply_v to_o man_n too_o so_o job_n vii_o 8._o thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o i_o targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o job_n xxvii_o 3._o my_o breath_n be_v in_o i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d targ._n two_o chron._n xvi_o 3._o there_o be_v a_o league_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n xxiii_o 16._o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n between_o he_o and_o between_o all_o the_o people_n and_o between_o the_o king_n targ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o observe_v that_o in_o zach._n vii_o 12._o the_o targumist_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o word_n if_o at_o least_o that_o may_v in_o strictness_n be_v so_o render_v for_o by_o what_o have_v be_v new_o allege_v it_o seem_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v translate_v the_o lord_n by_o himself_o or_o the_o lord_n himself_o i_o observe_v further_o that_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n have_v mistake_v the_o vowel_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o habbak_n iii_o 2._o have_v render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o his_o face_n shall_v go_v a_o word_n when_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o prophet_n there_o be_v before_o his_o face_n go_v the_o pestilence_n verse_n iv_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o he_o be_v life_n the_o evangelist_n proceed_v from_o the_o creation_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n to_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o same_o word_n he_o have_v declare_v how_o this_o word_n have_v give_v to_o all_o creature_n their_o first_o be_v v._o 3._o all_o thing_n be_v make_v by_o he_o and_o he_o now_o show_v how_o he_o restore_v life_n to_o man_n when_o he_o lay_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n adam_n call_v his_o wife_n name_n hevah_n life_n gen._n iii_o 20._o the_o greek_a read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adam_n call_v his_o wife_n name_n life_n he_o call_v her_o life_n who_o have_v bring_v in_o death_n because_o he_o have_v now_o taste_v a_o better_a life_n in_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n to_o which_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a our_o evangelist_n have_v some_o reference_n in_o this_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o life_n be_v the_o light_n of_o man_n life_n through_o christ_n be_v light_a arise_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o man_n fall_n and_o sin_n a_o light_n by_o which_o all_o believer_n be_v to_o walk_v st._n john_n seem_v in_o this_o clause_n to_o oppose_v the_o life_n and_o light_n exhibit_v in_o the_o gospel_n to_o that_o life_n and_o light_n which_o the_o jew_n boast_v of_o in_o their_o law_n they_o expect_v life_n from_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o they_o know_v no_o great_a light_n than_o that_o of_o the_o law_n which_o therefore_o they_o extol_v with_o infinite_a boast_n and_o praise_n which_o they_o give_v it_o take_v one_o instance_n for_o all_o 3_o all_o all_o all_o all_o all_o all_o bereshith_n rabba_fw-mi sect._n 3_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n r._n simeon_n say_v light_n be_v write_v there_o five_o time_n according_a to_o the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o law_n i._n e._n the_o pentateuch_n and_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n wherein_o god_n busy_v himself_o make_v the_o world_n and_o there_o be_v light_a according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la wherein_o the_o israelite_n come_v out_o of_o darkness_n into_o light_n and_o god_n see_v the_o light_n that_o it_o be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o leviticus_n which_o be_v fill_v with_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o god_n divide_v betwixt_o the_o light_n and_o the_o darkness_n according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o number_n which_o divide_v betwixt_o those_o that_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o those_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n and_o god_n call_v the_o light_n day_n according_a to_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v replenish_v with_o manifold_a tradition_n a_o gloss_n this_o be_v upon_o light_n full_a of_o darkness_n indeed_o verse_n v._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o light_n shine_v in_o darkness_n this_o light_n of_o promise_n and_o life_n by_o christ_n shine_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o all_o the_o cloudy_a type_n and_o shadow_n under_o the_o law_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o those_o dark_a thing_n comprehend_v it_o not_o i._n e._n do_v not_o so_o cloud_n and_o suppress_v it_o but_o it_o will_v break_v out_o nor_o yet_o so_o comprehend_v it_o but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n there_o shall_v a_o great_a light_n appear_v i_o do_v so_o much_o the_o rather_o incline_v to_o such_o a_o paraphrase_n upon_o this_o place_n because_o i_o observe_v the_o evangelist_n here_o treat_v of_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o christ_n make_v himself_o know_v to_o the_o world_n before_o his_o great_a manifestation_n in_o the_o flesh_n first_o in_o the_o promise_n of_o life_n ver_fw-la 4._o next_o by_o type_n and_o prophecy_n and_o last_o by_o john_n baptist._n verse_n ix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o light_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n all_o the_o man_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 3._o world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n world_n hieros_n sanhedr_n fol._n 26._o 3._o do_v not_o the_o sun_n rise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v one_o fly_v 4._o fly_v fly_v fly_v fly_v fly_v fly_v ibid._n fol._n 25._o 4._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n 1._o lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n lord_n rosh_n hashanah_n cap._n 1._o hall_n 1._o there_o be_v numberless_a example_n of_o this_o kind_n the_o sense_n
be_v a_o thing_n without_o life_n without_o feel_v without_o fruit_n like_o pharaoh_n thin_a ear_n of_o corn_n that_o spring_v up_o like_o ear_n of_o corn_n but_o be_v blast_v as_o soon_o as_o spring_v up_o and_o be_v empty_a and_o come_v to_o nothing_o conscience_n and_o memory_n be_v so_o lodge_v together_o in_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o understanding_n as_o two_o infant_n lay_v together_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o cradle_n that_o conscience_n can_v but_o receive_v some_o jog_v some_o motion_n some_o touch_n from_o its_o cradle-fellow_n and_o its_o cradle_n the_o profane_v wretch_n that_o be_v can_v but_o sometime_o be_v tell_v by_o his_o own_o heart_n that_o he_o have_v do_v evil_a and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o well_o he_o can_v but_o remember_v that_o he_o have_v commit_v such_o and_o such_o abominable_a action_n he_o can_v but_o be_v convince_v he_o have_v do_v what_o he_o shall_v not_o that_o he_o have_v incur_v guilt_n and_o danger_n in_o so_o do_v he_o can_v but_o be_v convince_v he_o shall_v do_v otherwise_o and_o yet_o all_o this_o while_n he_o have_v no_o impression_n upon_o his_o heart_n no_o remorse_n no_o amend_v but_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n still_o and_o still_o here_o be_v a_o spark_n of_o conviction_n strike_v out_o between_o the_o flint_n and_o steel_n between_o his_o memory_n and_o understanding_n and_o it_o light_n into_o the_o tinder_n of_o his_o conscience_n but_o this_o be_v damp_n and_o dead_a that_o it_o take_v no_o fire_n and_o the_o spark_n present_o go_v out_o and_o die_v a_o blast_a conviction_n like_o pharaoh_n thin_a ear_n a_o abortive_a conviction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o apostle_n language_n though_o in_o another_o case_n a_o thing_n bear_v out_o of_o due_a form_n conviction_n bear_v dead_a and_o not_o shape_v or_o form_v to_o the_o feature_n of_o a_o due_a conviction_n i_o may_v compare_v it_o to_o letter_n write_v in_o paper_n with_o the_o juice_n of_o a_o lemon_n out_o of_o which_o you_o can_v spell_v either_o sentence_n or_o sense_n without_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o fire_n and_o fire_n in_o time_n will_v make_v these_o letter_n legible_a to_o he_o that_o now_o will_v see_v nothing_o in_o they_o ii_o second_o there_o be_v a_o conviction_n of_o conscience_n that_o bring_v with_o it_o some_o overpower_v some_o more_o some_o less_o some_o for_o one_o end_n some_o for_o another_o i_o say_v some_o overpower_v in_o that_o dispute_n about_o the_o resistibility_n or_o irresistibility_n of_o grace_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v see_v into_o the_o dispute_n this_o distinction_n may_v be_v useful_a and_o advantageous_a towards_o the_o determine_n of_o it_o viz._n to_o consider_v what_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v to_o the_o heart_n by_o way_n of_o try_v it_o and_o what_o it_o do_v with_o intent_n and_o resolution_n to_o overpower_v it_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o distinction_n you_o have_v in_o exod._n xx._n 20._o fear_v not_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v come_v to_o prove_v or_o try_v you_o the_o latter_a in_o esa._n xxvi_o 11._o they_o will_v not_o see_v but_o they_o shall_v see_v and_o be_v ashamed_a the_o former_a in_o revel_n iii_o 17._o christ_n stand_v at_o the_o door_n and_o knock_n to_o try_v whether_o he_o shall_v be_v entertain_v the_o latter_a in_o ezek._n xxii_o 14._o how_o can_v thy_o heart_n endure_v and_o thy_o hand_n be_v strong_a in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v deal_v with_o thou_o when_o i_o break_v in_o resolve_v to_o overpower_v thou_o as_o in_o that_o blast_a conviction_n i_o speak_v of_o before_o there_o be_v a_o try_v but_o no_o over_o pour_a so_o there_o be_v some_o over_o pour_a conviction_n also_o that_o be_v but_o for_o trial_n there_o be_v some_o overpower_a conviction_n upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o those_o man_n in_o the_o text_n and_o that_o in_o a_o very_a great_a degree_n when_o it_o pack_v they_o out_o of_o the_o room_n and_o company_n but_o this_o be_v far_o from_o overpower_v they_o to_o the_o utmost_a end_n of_o conviction_n but_o it_o be_v only_o by_o way_n of_o trial_n how_o they_o will_v improve_v this_o conviction_n to_o that_o utmost_a end_n so_o that_o be_v a_o very_a overpower_a conviction_n upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o herod_n that_o make_v he_o reverence_n john_n baptist_n and_o to_o hear_v he_o glad_o and_o to_o do_v many_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n but_o it_o be_v far_o from_o attain_v the_o utmost_a end_n of_o conviction_n it_o be_v only_o by_o way_n of_o trial_n whither_o he_o will_v come_v up_o to_o the_o utmost_a end_n or_o no._n this_o conviction_n neither_o they_o in_o the_o text_n nor_o herod_n can_v resist_v for_o conviction_n break_v in_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o but_o the_o ultimate_a operation_n of_o conviction_n they_o resist_v because_o in_o this_o conviction_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v only_o try_v they_o not_o resolve_v to_o overpower_v they_o to_o the_o utmost_a fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o conviction_n iii_o three_o now_o the_o ultimate_a effect_n of_o 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