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6_o 7._o and_o in_o another_o place_n chap._n 22.8_o when_o thou_o build_v a_o new_a house_n than_o thou_o shall_v make_v a_o battlement_n for_o thy_o roof_n that_o thou_o bring_v not_o blood_n upon_o thy_o house_n if_o any_o man_n fall_v from_o thence_o therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v not_o fix_v by_o a_o absolute_a predestination_n 5._o david_n himself_o say_v 1_o sam._n 27.10_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v he_o or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o battle_n and_o perish_v if_o by_o those_o word_n or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v he_o understand_v the_o day_n that_o be_v decree_v by_o god_n it_o be_v superfluous_a to_o mention_v the_o three_o kind_n of_o death_n for_o which_o soever_o have_v happen_v it_o will_v have_v be_v appoint_v beforehand_o and_o if_o so_o it_o be_v plain_a those_o word_n be_v false_a for_o saul_n may_v have_v be_v smite_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o 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you_o be_v a_o great_a multitude_n and_o there_o be_v with_o you_o golden_a calf_n which_o jerobeam_n make_v you_o for_o go_n 2_o chron._n 13.8_o with_o this_o agree_v what_o isaiah_n say_v chap._n 6.5_o we_o be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n and_o a_o angel_n come_v and_o touch_v his_o lip_n with_o which_o he_o have_v offend_v with_o a_o coal_n there_o be_v more_o clear_a example_n beside_o these_o in_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n which_o the_o scripture_n express_v after_o this_o manner_n 1_o chron._n 10.13_o 14._o so_o saul_n die_v for_o his_o transgression_n which_o he_o commit_v against_o the_o lord_n even_o against_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o keep_v not_o god_n smite_v nabal_n with_o a_o sudden_a death_n 1_o sam._n 25.38_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v about_o ten_o day_n after_o that_o the_o lord_n smite_v nabal_n that_o he_o die_v here_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n note_v that_o those_o be_v the_o ten_o day_n which_o 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as_o be_v bless_v of_o he_o shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n and_o they_o that_o be_v curse_v of_o he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o of_o jeremiah_n chap._n 17.11_o he_o that_o get_v riches_n and_o not_o by_o right_n shall_v leave_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o day_n which_o r._n kimchi_n expound_v say_v he_o shall_v die_v before_o his_o time_n job_n say_v chap._n 36.12_o if_o they_o obey_v not_o they_o shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o solomon_n eccl._n 8.13_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v well_o with_o the_o wicked_a neither_o shall_v he_o prolong_v his_o day_n chap._n 7.17_o be_v not_o overmuch_o wicked_a neither_o be_v thou_o foolish_a why_o shall_v thou_o die_v before_o thy_o time_n upon_o which_o place_n the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v say_v they_o shall_v shorten_v their_o day_n because_o they_o shall_v die_v before_o their_o time_n come_v to_o die_v because_o god_n use_v to_o punish_v sinner_n with_o untimely_a death_n therefore_o david_n pray_v psal_n 102.24_o that_o god_n will_v not_o take_v he_o away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o day_n the_o cabalist_n upon_o that_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n chap._n 13.23_o there_o be_v that_o be_v destroy_v for_o want_n of_o judgement_n say_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o man_n often_o die_v before_o their_o time_n hither_o may_v be_v refer_v those_o person_n that_o be_v punish_v for_o their_o crime_n as_o joab_n shimei_n and_o many_o more_o concern_v these_o solomon_n observe_v prov._n 19.16_o he_o that_o despise_v his_o way_n shall_v die_v upon_o which_o word_n the_o learned_a aben_n ezra_n comment_v before_o his_o time_n because_o the_o council_n shall_v put_v he_o to_o death_n sect_n 3._o there_o be_v another_o way_n likewise_o by_o which_o life_n may_v be_v shorten_v and_o that_o be_v by_o chance_n or_o fortune_n for_o this_o reason_n r._n judah_n levita_n upon_o those_o ward_n of_o samuel_n or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o the_o battle_n and_o perish_v etc._n etc._n say_v that_o be_v a_o 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the_o 71st_o epist_n of_o his_o first_o b._n say_v what_o he_o please_v but_o i_o solemn_o protest_v before_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o who_o presence_n i_o stand_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o far_o from_o sacrifice_a child_n or_o eat_v man_n flesh_n and_o drink_v their_o blood_n that_o they_o have_v no_o sacrifice_n at_o all_o and_o utter_o abhor_v the_o use_n of_o any_o blood_n though_o indeed_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v not_o prohibit_v abstinence_n from_o all_o kind_n of_o blood_n but_o only_o that_o of_o beast_n and_o bird_n yet_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o rabbin_n they_o even_o abstain_v from_o that_o of_o fish_n nay_o if_o they_o perceive_v the_o least_o particle_n of_o blood_n in_o a_o egg_n they_o throw_v it_o away_o and_o if_o while_o they_o be_v eat_v discern_v the_o least_o drop_n of_o blood_n on_o their_o meat_n or_o bread_n which_o may_v proceed_v from_o the_o tenderness_n of_o their_o gum_n they_o 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those_o who_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o titus_n and_o fly_v by_o palestine_n and_o the_o border_n of_o tyrus_n be_v apprehend_v by_o the_o tyrian_n and_o send_v back_o to_o edom_n i._n e._n to_o titus_n and_o his_o army_n they_o forget_v the_o covenant_n which_o their_o father_n have_v make_v with_o the_o israelite_n who_o they_o call_v brethren_n as_o be_v express_v in_o 1_o king_n 9.13_o what_o city_n be_v these_o which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o my_o brother_n 10._o ionas_n say_v ch._n 3.4_o yet_o forty_o day_n and_o nineveh_n shall_v he_o destroy_v this_o prophecy_n also_o have_v its_o event_n for_o it_o be_v conditional_a viz._n unless_o it_o will_v repent_v now_o their_o repentance_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n alter_v his_o sentence_n and_o avert_v that_o destruction_n which_o he_o threaten_v 11._o haggai_n the_o prophet_n say_v ch._n 2.9_o the_o glory_n of_o this_o latter_a house_n shall_v be_v great_a than_o of_o the_o former_a say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o in_o this_o place_n will_v i_o give_v peace_n some_o understand_v by_o the_o latter_a house_n a_o three_o temple_n which_o the_o jew_n expect_v for_o they_o think_v if_o the_o prophet_n have_v mean_v esdras_n temple_n he_o will_v have_v say_v the_o second_o not_o the_o latter_a because_o by_o say_v the_o latter_a he_o imply_v a_o middle_a one_o another_o reason_n of_o their_o opinion_n be_v because_o it_o be_v say_v in_o this_o place_n will_v i_o give_v peace_n now_o say_v they_o under_o the_o second_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o war_n other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o second_o temple_n among_o who_o be_v r._n david_n kimchi_n and_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_n for_o this_o seem_v to_o excel_v the_o former_a first_o in_o respect_n of_o duration_n because_o that_o last_v but_o 410_o and_o this_o 420_o year_n 2_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a esteem_n it_o be_v in_o among_o foreign_a prince_n last_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o great_a present_n that_o they_o make_v to_o it_o 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inquisition_n that_o rack_n of_o man_n conscience_n be_v first_o introduce_v into_o spain_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o five_o 1478._o by_o the_o especial_a procurement_n of_o don_n pedro_n gonsales_n de_fw-fr mendoza_n cardinal_n and_o archbishop_n of_o sevil_n occasion_v by_o the_o apostasy_n of_o the_o new_o convert_v jew_n and_o moor_n who_o begin_v to_o return_v to_o their_o old_a superstition_n now_o this_o in_o some_o respect_n have_v be_v practise_v before_o for_o in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n a._n d._n 639._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o sysenandus_n the_o apostatise_v jew_n be_v compel_v to_o persevere_v in_o the_o christian_a religion_n lest_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n may_v be_v blaspheme_v and_o the_o faith_n which_o they_o have_v embrace_v may_v by_o that_o mean_n become_v vile_a and_o contemptible_a this_o be_v ratify_v likewise_o by_o the_o eight_o council_n hold_v at_o the_o same_o place_n a._n d._n 671._o when_o recesuvindus_n reign_v over_o the_o 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arab._n de_fw-fr disciplinis_fw-la rabbin_z philosophia_fw-la rabbinica_n menasseh_n ben-israel_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n book_n i._n sect_n 1._o solomon_n plain_o declare_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a term_n or_o time_n of_o man_n life_n appoint_v aforehand_o eccles_n 3.1_o 2._o to_o every_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o season_n and_o a_o time_n to_o every_o purpose_n under_o the_o heaven_n a_o time_n to_o be_v bear_v and_o a_o time_n to_o die_v etc._n etc._n for_o as_o he_o assign_v a_o determine_a time_n to_o all_o sublunary_a thing_n so_o likewise_o do_v he_o attribute_v the_o same_o to_o life_n and_o death_n that_o place_n of_o job_n be_v remarkable_a ch._n 7.1_o be_v there_o not_o a_o appoint_a time_n to_o man_n upon_o earth_n most_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n upon_o this_o place_n agree_v that_o the_o time_n be_v fix_v how_o long_o a_o man_n shall_v live_v job_n be_v more_o express_a in_o another_o place_n chap._n 14.5_o see_v his_o day_n be_v determine_v the_o 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change_v the_o name_n of_o osca_n into_o jeshua_n because_o foreseeing_a by_o his_o prophetic_a spirit_n joshua_n success_n he_o say_v to_o he_o the_o lord_n shall_v preserve_v thou_o from_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o spy_n no_o doubt_n but_o there_o be_v other_o proper_a name_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o have_v a_o peculiar_a signification_n so_o esau_n say_v to_o his_o brother_n jacob_n thou_o be_v true_o call_v jacob_n that_o be_v a_o deceiver_n for_o thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o twice_o gen._n 26.36_o so_o abigail_n true_o call_v her_o husband_n nabal_n that_o be_v a_o fool_n 1_o sam._n 25.25_o likewise_o naomi_n ruth_n mother-in-law_n say_v call_v i_o not_o naomi_n i._n e_o pleasant_a call_v i_o marah_n i._n e._n bitter_a for_o the_o almighty_a have_v deal_v very_o bitter_o with_o i_o ruth_n c._n 1.20_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n sick_a people_n have_v great_a hope_n of_o their_o recovery_n from_o the_o etymology_n of_o life_n if_o other_o mean_n be_v use_v beside_o last_o the_o four_o remedy_n be_v a_o change_n of_o work_n this_o be_v last_o in_o order_n but_o aught_o to_o be_v our_o first_o care_n for_o certain_o the_o repentance_n of_o our_o past_a sin_n prevail_v much_o with_o god_n nineveh_n be_v to_o have_v be_v overthrow_v within_o forty_o day_n but_o upon_o their_o repentance_n god_n turn_v the_o evil_a from_o they_o so_o king_n ahab_n upon_o his_o repentance_n entreat_v god_n that_o he_o may_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a in_o his_o day_n hence_o the_o talmudist_n say_v that_o repentance_n prolong_v man_n life_n and_o in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o repentance_n they_o say_v that_o god_n by_o reason_n of_o it_o will_v revoke_v and_o alter_v his_o sentence_n these_o be_v the_o four_o supernatural_a mean_n of_o recover_a health_n to_o which_o some_o add_v fast_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o those_o of_o our_o own_o family_n or_o the_o poor_a who_o we_o have_v oblige_v with_o our_o alms._n for_o when_o haman_n threaten_v the_o israelite_n with_o inhuman_a usage_n hester_n and_o mordecai_n and_o all_o the_o jew_n fast_v very_o strict_o ezra_n also_o approve_v of_o it_o and_o frequent_o practise_v it_o and_o it_o be_v say_v to_o daniel_n ch_n 10.12_o from_o the_o first_o day_n that_o thou_o do_v set_v thy_o heart_n to_o understand_v and_o to_o chasten_v thyself_o before_o thy_o god_n thy_o word_n be_v hear_v here_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o by_o a_o revocation_n of_o a_o sentence_n or_o a_o decree_n r._n joseph_n albo_n do_v not_o mean_v a_o divine_a decree_n but_o a_o celestial_a sign_n and_o therefore_o when_o any_o great_a misfortune_n be_v threaten_v to_o a_o man_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o planet_n that_o danger_n say_v he_o be_v remove_v by_o virtuous_a action_n for_o instance_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o planet_n the_o ship_n that_o a_o man_n design_n to_o go_v into_o will_v certain_o be_v cast_v away_o now_o god_n hinder_v this_o man_n from_o his_o design_n by_o sickness_n or_o some_o other_o way_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o ship_n be_v lose_v and_o the_o man_n escape_v aben_n ezra_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n for_o upon_o the_o 34th_o ch._n of_o exod._n he_o say_v suppose_v by_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o planet_n certain_a ruin_n attend_v any_o city_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o by_o sincere_a repentance_n appease_v god_n wrath_n what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v shall_v they_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o common_a destruction_n of_o the_o city_n no_o god_n shall_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mountain_n and_o high_a place_n that_o they_o may_v secure_v themselves_o after_o which_o the_o field_n shall_v be_v overflow_v with_o a_o mighty_a torrent_n of_o water_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v destroy_v so_o
way_n before_o they_o which_o do_v not_o happen_v under_o the_o second_o temple_n for_o then_o they_o be_v strong_a and_o valiant_a but_o under_o the_o first_o hence_o isaiah_n lament_v the_o great_a weakness_n of_o the_o people_n say_v chap._n 22.3_o all_o that_o be_v find_v in_o thou_o be_v bind_v together_o which_o have_v flee_v from_o far_o as_o to_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o other_o curse_n the_o jew_n be_v sad_o sensible_a of_o their_o event_n in_o the_o first_o calamity_n that_o fall_v upon_o they_o as_o in_o the_o captivity_n of_o reuben_n gad_n half_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n and_o in_o other_o captivity_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n then_o be_v fulfil_v that_o curse_n v._o 30._o thou_o shall_v betrothe_v a_o wife_n and_o another_o man_n shall_v lie_v with_o she_o but_o when_o it_o be_v say_v v._o 36._o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o and_o thy_o king_n which_o thou_o shall_v set_v over_o thou_o unto_o a_o nation_n which_o neither_o thou_o nor_o thy_o father_n have_v know_v and_o there_o shall_v thou_o serve_v other_o god_n wood_n and_o stone_n no_o doubt_n but_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o zedekiah_n and_o jehoiakim_n who_o be_v captive_n in_o babylonia_n which_o be_v a_o land_n unknown_a to_o they_o and_o where_o they_o worship_v idol_n and_o though_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n a_o remnant_n of_o the_o people_n be_v leave_v yet_o it_o be_v say_v concern_v they_o v._o 38._o thou_o shall_v carry_v much_o seed_n cut_v into_o the_o field_n and_o shall_v gather_v but_o little_a in_o etc._n etc._n v._n 43._o the_o strange_a that_o be_v within_o thou_o shall_v get_v up_o above_o thou_o very_o high_a which_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o samaritan_n who_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n drive_v out_o of_o samaria_n and_o the_o adjacent_a place_n because_o moses_n here_o leave_v off_o speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o first_o temple_n he_o subjoin_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o great_a a_o evil_a v._o 47._o because_o thou_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n so_o much_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o second_o part_n begin_v thus_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v a_o nation_n against_o thou_o from_o far_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o swift_a as_o the_o eagle_n fly_v a_o nation_n who_o tongue_n thou_o shall_v not_o understand_v a_o nation_n of_o fierce_a countenance_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o word_n nation_n be_v here_o thrice_o mention_v for_o three_o time_n jerusalem_n feel_v the_o power_n of_o the_o roman_n when_o they_o bear_v a_o eagle_n for_o their_o ensign_n first_o when_o the_o roman_n desire_v the_o assistance_n of_o hyrcanus_n and_o aristobulus_n the_o son_n of_o alexander_n against_o pompey_n afterward_o when_o sosius_n succour_v herod_n against_o antigonus_n the_o son_n of_o aristobulus_n last_o when_o the_o city_n be_v besiege_v and_o together_o with_o the_o temple_n utter_o destroy_v by_o vespasian_n and_o his_o son_n titus_n wherefore_o when_o moses_n say_v a_o nation_n shall_v come_v from_o far_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o rome_n and_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o those_o nation_n which_o vespasian_n send_v for_o to_o assist_v he_o out_o of_o england_n france_n spain_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o these_o war_n all_o the_o evil_n and_o calamity_n that_o be_v foretell_v happen_v to_o the_o jew_n 1._o famine_n v._o 53._o 2_o great_a distress_n v._o 5_o 7._o three_o plague_n v._o 59_o 4_o a_o vast_a diminution_n of_o the_o people_n v._o 62._o 5_o a_o desolation_n v._o 63._o to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v the_o 6_o evil_n a_o forgetfulness_n of_o their_o religion_n v._o 64._o which_o be_v chief_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o this_o present_a captivity_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sad_a calamity_n which_o the_o jew_n undergo_v in_o france_n england_n and_o spain_n last_o he_o say_v v._o 68_o the_o lord_n shall_v bring_v thou_o into_o egypt_n again_o with_o ship_n though_o vespasian_n banish_v the_o jew_n into_o several_a country_n yet_o egypt_n only_o be_v name_v to_o their_o disgrace_n as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v you_o shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a into_o that_o land_n out_o of_o which_o you_o come_v with_o triumph_n here_o moses_n make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o people_n but_o return_v to_o they_o at_o the_o 39th_o chapter_n afterward_o at_o the_o 30_o chapter_n he_o comfort_n they_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o blessing_n and_o a_o return_n from_o the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n v._o 4._o in_o this_o all_o the_o prophet_n imitate_v moses_n who_o after_o a_o repetition_n of_o a_o catalogue_n of_o affliction_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o subjoin_v some_o consolatory_a hope_n upon_o which_o account_n the_o talmudist_n report_n that_o r._n aquiba_n laugh_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n when_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n lament_v and_o be_v ask_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o he_o answer_v after_o a_o storm_n come_v a_o calm_a when_o these_o evil_n be_v over_o we_o may_v expect_v some_o good_a for_o god_n as_o certain_o bring_v one_o as_o the_o other_o 4._o that_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o god_n foretell_v to_o moses_n deut._n 31.16_o 5._o god_n foretell_v that_o the_o song_n which_o moses_n be_v to_o speak_v to_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v forget_v deut._n 31.21_o and_o this_o have_v be_v verify_v in_o their_o posterity_n to_o this_o day_n sect_n 4._o we_o read_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o many_o thing_n that_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o be_v foretell_v several_a year_n before_o 1._o in_o joshua_n 6.26_o which_o happen_v many_o year_n after_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahab_n 1_o king_n 16.34_o in_o his_o day_n do_v hiel_n the_o bethelite_a build_v jericho_n he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o abiram_n his_o first_o bear_v and_o set_v up_o the_o gate_n in_o his_o young_a son_n segub_n 2._o the_o building_n of_o a_o temple_n in_o egypt_n be_v foretell_v 600_o year_n before_o it_o be_v begin_v this_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o time_n of_o onias_n the_o highpriest_n who_o have_v obtain_v leave_v of_o ptolemy_n and_o cleopatra_n erect_v a_o temple_n at_o a_o place_n call_v bubastus_n f._n josephus_n in_o his_o antiq._n of_o the_o jew_n b._n 13._o c._n 6._o thus_o relate_v the_o word_n of_o onias_n may_v it_o please_v your_o majesty_n to_o grant_v i_o the_o favour_n to_o purify_v that_o temple_n which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o no_o deity_n and_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o to_o build_v another_o in_o its_o place_n to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n in_o the_o same_o form_n and_o bigness_n of_o that_o which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n where_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o you_o and_o your_o child_n that_o the_o jew_n who_o live_v in_o egypt_n and_o resort_v thither_o for_o their_o own_o convenience_n may_v be_v more_o useful_a to_o you_o for_o isaiah_n the_o prophet_n foretell_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n chap._n 19.19_o in_o this_o circumstance_n our_o rabbin_n agree_v with_o josephus_n for_o they_o refer_v these_o word_n to_o this_o temple_n but_o in_o seder_n olam_n they_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n there_o they_o say_v that_o after_o the_o victory_n which_o god_n give_v they_o over_o the_o assyrian_n great_a part_n of_o they_o that_o be_v leave_v be_v carry_v captive_a to_o jerusalem_n by_o hezekiah_n now_o these_o force_n sennacherib_n have_v levy_v out_o of_o aethiopia_n and_o egypt_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o these_o man_n be_v convince_v by_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o miracle_n embrace_v the_o jewish_a religion_n and_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n erect_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o when_o friendship_n and_o commerce_n begin_v to_o increase_v among_o they_o and_o the_o jew_n they_o by_o degree_n acquire_v the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o language_n according_a to_o that_o of_o isaiah_n chap._n 19.18_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v five_o city_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n speak_v the_o language_n of_o canaan_n thus_o this_o prophecy_n be_v plain_o fulfil_v 3._o long_o before_o the_o restoration_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o build_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n by_o the_o command_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n it_o be_v thus_o foretell_v of_o this_o cyrus_n isaiah_n 44.28_o that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n even_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v be_v build_v and_o to_o the_o temple_n thy_o foundation_n shall_v be_v lay_v he_o say_v to_o the_o temple_n thou_o shall_v be_v found_v not_o thou_o shall_v be_v build_v the_o
reason_n be_v this_o because_o of_o the_o accusation_n and_o complaint_n of_o rehum_n and_o shimshai_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o cyrus_n the_o temple_n be_v not_o finish_v only_o the_o foundation_n lay_v till_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n which_o be_v 22_o year_n after_o but_o when_o cyrus_n have_v give_v abundance_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n towards_o the_o re-edification_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o have_v release_v a_o great_a many_o slave_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n v._o 13._o i_o have_v raise_v he_o up_o in_o righteousness_n and_o i_o will_v direct_v all_o his_o way_n he_o shall_v build_v my_o city_n and_o shall_v let_v go_v my_o captive_n not_o for_o price_n nor_o reward_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n 4._o it_o be_v likewise_o foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n that_o the_o temple_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o jew_n themselves_o for_o after_o the_o tedious_a lamentation_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n he_o 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