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wooden_a saw_n as_o josephus_n say_v but_o not_o long_o after_o the_o lord_n bring_v upon_o he_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n who_o take_v manasse_n among_o the_o thorn_n and_o bind_v he_o in_o fetter_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n where_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o dungeon_n 2_o chron._n 33._o 11._o 13._o the_o wicked_a jew_n grievous_o persecute_v the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n first_o they_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o tongue_n jerem._n 18._o 18._o come_v say_v they_o let_v we_o devise_v devise_n against_o jeremiah_n come_v and_o let_v we_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o tongue_n and_o let_v we_o not_o give_v heed_n to_o any_o of_o his_o word_n afterward_o pashur_n the_o priest_n smite_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o the_o stock_n whereupon_o jeremiah_n denounce_v this_o judgement_n against_o he_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o call_v thy_o name_n pashur_n but_o magor-missabib_a for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o terror_n to_o 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besiege_v by_o nebuchadnezzar_n army_n king_n zedekiah_n cause_v jeremiah_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n for_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n &_o the_o captivity_n of_o zedekiah_n jer._n 32._o 2_o 3._o etc._n etc._n but_o god_n suffer_v he_o not_o to_o go_v unpunished_a for_o not_o long_o after_o the_o city_n according_a to_o jeremiah_n prophecy_n be_v take_v &_o zedekiah_n be_v in_o his_o flight_n overtake_v and_o carry_v to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o slay_v his_o son_n before_o his_o eye_n &_o that_o that_o dreadful_a sight_n may_v be_v the_o last_o thing_n that_o he_o shall_v ever_o see_v he_o immediate_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n and_o bind_v he_o with_o chain_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n jer._n 39_o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o zedekiah_n prince_n &_o noble_n who_o have_v smite_v jeremiah_n and_o put_v he_o into_o prison_n jer._n 37._o 15._o &_o do_v afterward_o cast_v he_o into_o a_o dungeon_n where_o he_o do_v stick_v in_o the_o mire_n jer._n 38._o 6._o 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17._o and_o that_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n which_o continue_v seventy_o year_n be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n inflict_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o cry_a sin_n of_o persecute_v the_o minister_n and_o people_n of_o god_n appear_v plain_o 2_o chron._n 16._o 17._o where_o it_o be_v say_v they_o mock_v the_o messenger_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v his_o word_n and_o misuse_v his_o prophet_n until_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n arise_v against_o his_o people_n till_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n therefore_o he_o bring_v upon_o they_o the_o king_n of_o the_o chaldee_n who_o slay_v their_o young_a man_n with_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o house_n of_o their_o sanctuary_n and_o have_v no_o compassion_n upon_o young_a man_n or_o maiden_n old_a man_n or_o he_o that_o stoop_v for_o age_n etc._n etc._n 18._o during_o the_o captivity_n haman_n the_o agagite_n a_o deadly_a enemy_n to_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n have_v get_v a_o decree_n 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of_o god_n but_o now_o he_o vow_v that_o if_o it_o will_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o receive_v he_o he_o will_v become_v a_o jew_n and_o do_v many_o great_a thing_n for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o also_o that_o he_o will_v go_v through_o all_o the_o know_a world_n to_o declare_v the_o power_n of_o god_n notwithstanding_o which_o the_o lord_n know_v his_o hypocrisy_n continue_v to_o plague_v he_o after_o a_o very_a grievous_a and_o terrible_a manner_n for_o he_o have_v a_o remediless_a and_o incessant_a pain_n in_o his_o bowel_n and_o intolerable_a torment_n in_o all_o his_o inward_a part_n his_o body_n breed_v abundance_n of_o worm_n which_o continual_o crawl_v out_o of_o the_o same_o yea_o he_o so_o rot_v above_o ground_n that_o whole_a flake_n of_o flesh_n fall_v from_o
under_o the_o sword_n when_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v by_o storm_n and_o eleven_o hundred_o thousand_o perish_v by_o the_o sword_n famine_n and_o pestilence_n during_o the_o siege_n and_o at_o the_o take_n of_o the_o city_n some_o of_o the_o prisoner_n be_v carry_v to_o rome_n to_o grace_v their_o triumph_n other_o be_v slay_v in_o divers_a place_n at_o the_o conqueror_n will_v some_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n and_o devour_v by_o wild_a beast_n other_o be_v compel_v to_o march_v in_o troop_n against_o their_o fellow_n and_o to_o kill_v one_o another_o to_o make_v the_o spectator_n sport_n the_o relic_n of_o this_o wretched_a people_n be_v disperse_v into_o all_o nation_n under_o heaven_n have_v no_o magistrate_n of_o their_o own_o to_o protect_v they_o but_o be_v and_o still_o be_v altogether_o at_o the_o will_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o those_o country_n where_o they_o sojourn_v so_o that_o no_o nation_n under_o heaven_n be_v so_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a as_o the_o jew_n 26._o yet_o here_o be_v not_o a_o end_n of_o their_o misery_n for_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n trojan_a these_o wretched_a people_n rebel_v against_o the_o roman_n in_o egypt_n and_o cyprus_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o inhabitant_n use_v unheard-of_a cruelty_n towards_o they_o whereupon_o trajan_n send_v against_o they_o martius_n turbo_n who_o slay_v many_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o fear_v lest_o the_o jew_n in_o mesopotamia_n shall_v break_v forth_o into_o the_o like_a outrage_n he_o command_v lucius_n quintus_fw-la to_o destroy_v they_o utter_o who_o so_o diligent_o execute_v his_o will_n that_o the_o emperor_n to_o recompense_v his_o service_n make_v he_o precedent_n of_o judaea_n dion_n 27._o after_o he_o adrian_n the_o emperor_n send_v severus_n his_o general_n against_o these_o wretched_a jew_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o multitude_n will_v not_o try_v it_o out_o in_o a_o pitch_a battle_n but_o proceed_v more_o wary_o and_o take_v his_o opportunity_n he_o by_o degree_n take_v fifty_o of_o their_o strong_a castle_n raze_v nine_o hundred_o and_o fourscore_o of_o their_o best_a town_n and_o slay_v five_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o thousand_o of_o they_o beside_o multitude_n that_o perish_v by_o famine_n disease_n and_o fire_n so_o that_o almost_o all_o judea_n be_v make_v desolate_a he_o also_o by_o a_o edict_n prohibit_v the_o jew_n from_o come_v near_o to_o jerusalem_n or_o from_o any_o high_a place_n to_o look_v towards_o the_o same_o dion_n 28._o salmaticensis_n testify_v that_o this_o adrian_n destroy_v twice_o as_o many_o jew_n as_o moses_n bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n that_o he_o raze_v jerusalem_n and_o not_o far_o from_o it_o build_v another_o city_n which_o after_o his_o own_o name_n he_o call_v aelia_n and_o over_o the_o gate_n of_o it_o he_o place_v statue_n of_o swine_n which_o be_v faithful_a porter_n to_o prohibit_v the_o superstitious_a jew_n from_o entrance_n 29._o st._n hierom_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o his_o time_n on_o that_o day_n wherein_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v by_o the_o roman_n you_o may_v see_v decrepit_a woman_n and_o old_a ragged_a woman_n and_o old_a ragged_a man_n and_o many_o wretched_a people_n but_o pity_v of_o none_o with_o blubber_a cheek_n black_a arm_n dishevel_v hair_n howl_v and_o lament_v for_o the_o desolation_n of_o their_o sanctuary_n in_o their_o body_n and_o habit_n bear_v and_o wear_v the_o sad_a character_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n of_o who_o also_o the_o soldier_n exact_v their_o fee_n for_o grant_v they_o liberty_n of_o far_a weep_v so_o that_o they_o who_o former_o sell_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o member_n be_v then_o fain_o to_o buy_v their_o own_o tear_n god_n judgement_n on_o persecutor_n during_o the_o ten_o primitive_a persecution_n under_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n 30._o nero_n that_o monster_n of_o man_n that_o raise_v the_o first_o bloody_a persecution_n against_o the_o christian_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v clad_v in_o the_o skin_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o tear_v in_o piece_n with_o dog_n other_o he_o crucify_a of_o some_o he_o make_v bonfire_n to_o light_v he_o in_o his_o night-sport_n in_o brief_a such_o horrible_a cruelty_n he_o use_v against_o they_o as_o make_v they_o to_o be_v pity_v of_o their_o very_a enemy_n but_o god_n at_o last_o find_v out_o this_o wretched_a persecutor_n for_o be_v adjudge_v by_o the_o roman_a senate_n to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o mankind_n he_o be_v condemn_v to_o be_v whip_v to_o death_n to_o avoid_v which_o shameful_a end_n he_o cut_v his_o own_o throat_n 31._o domitian_n the_o author_n of_o the_o second_o persecution_n against_o the_o christian_n grow_v to_o that_o prodigious_a height_n of_o pride_n that_o he_o will_v be_v adore_v as_o a_o god_n but_o god_n raise_v up_o his_o own_o household_n servant_n against_o he_o who_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o wife_n slay_v he_o with_o dagger_n in_o his_o privy_a chamber_n his_o body_n be_v bury_v without_o honour_n his_o memory_n accurse_v to_o all_o posterity_n and_o his_o arm_n and_o ensign_n be_v throw_v down_o and_o deface_v 32._o trajan_n though_o a_o prudent_a prince_n and_o good_a civil_a magistrate_n yet_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n raise_v the_o three_o persecution_n against_o the_o church_n for_o which_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n and_o his_o heavy_a hand_n fall_v upon_o he_o for_o first_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o grievous_a palsy_n then_o lose_v the_o use_n of_o his_o sense_n and_o last_o fall_v into_o a_o dropsy_n and_o die_v in_o great_a anguish_n and_o misery_n 33._o adrian_n who_o raise_v the_o four_o persecution_n cause_v ten_o thousand_o christian_n to_o be_v crucify_v in_o armenia_n and_o afterward_o stir_v up_o a_o hot_a and_o cruel_a persecution_n against_o they_o in_o other_o place_n be_v strike_v by_o god_n with_o a_o issue_n of_o blood_n from_o his_o lung_n which_o exceed_o disquiet_v and_o weaken_v he_o then_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n 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