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i_o dare_v not_o own_o the_o doctioribus_fw-la but_o the_o read_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o meaning_n be_v and_o the_o report_n go_v that_o s._n john_n deliver_v up_o the_o apocalypse_v to_o his_o disciple_n phughir_n so_o express_a be_v the_o mention_n and_o no_o strong_a the_o tradition_n but_o in_o derogation_n to_o a_o book_n wherein_o too_o much_o may_v so_o soon_o be_v say_v at_o lest_o enough_o be_v the_o writing_n never_o so_o canonical_a the_o argument_n be_v most_o intractable_a and_o to_o the_o usual_a reach_n of_o man_n so_o intricate_a and_o lose_v in_o mystery_n that_o unless_o the_o time_n reveal_v fast_o than_o yet_o they_o have_v do_v no_o man_n will_v be_v find_v worthy_a to_o open_v and_o to_o read_v the_o book_n neither_o to_o look_v thereon_o 5.4_o chap._n 5.4_o not_o to_o repete_fw-la over_o cajetan_n exponat_fw-la cvi_fw-la deus_fw-la concesserit_fw-la calvin_n the_o man_n who_o prais_fw-fr be_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o 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14._o so_o in_o the_o great_a six_o day_n or_o millenarie_a of_o the_o world_n the_o true_a man_n be_v make_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o say_v also_o that_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o this_o tradition_n by_o the_o sibylline_a oracle_n the_o great_a hermes_n and_o the_o old_a histaspes_n king_n of_o the_o mede_n 10._o joh._n antioc_n ms._n in_o arc._n barâ—_n bib._n bod._n chronograph_n l._n 10._o more_o express_o clemens_n timotheus_n and_o theophilus_n as_o they_o be_v quote_v by_o joannes_n antiochenus_fw-la melala_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o upon_o the_o six_o day_n as_o the_o scripture_n have_v foresay_a god_n make_v man_n and_o man_n fall_v by_o sin_n so_o upon_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o chiliad_n or_o sixth_z millenarie_a of_o the_o world_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n come_v into_o this_o world_n and_o save_v man_n by_o his_o cross_n and_o resurrection_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n aelfric_n a_o abbot_n of_o our_o own_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o sigwerd_n of_o east_n hoolon_n ê§_n ada_z getacnude_v þeonðam_n sixtan_a dâ—â—ge_n geseaÆ¿en_fw-mi Æ¿aes_fw-it þurh_fw-mi god_n usne_fw-fr hâ—elend_v crist_n þe_v come_v to_o þissere_fw-la Æ¿orulde_v on_o þaere_n sixtan_n ylde_v &_o we_o geedniÆ¿ode_o to_o his_o gelicnesse_n that_o adam_n who_o be_v shapen_v by_o god_n upon_o the_o six_o day_n betoken_v our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o come_v into_o this_o world_n in_o the_o six_o age_n thereof_o and_o renew_v we_o after_o his_o own_o likeness_n for_o this_o duration_n of_o the_o world_n i_o think_v it_o well_o enough_o retort_v upon_o lactantius_n by_o one_o of_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n have_v not_o make_v haste_n to_o do_v according_a to_o this_o say_n for_o as_o lactantius_n compute_n the_o time_n be_v already_o past_a and_o go_v and_o yet_o the_o world_n continue'_v to_o be_v as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a etc._n etc._n r._n azarias_n in_o imre_n binah_n c._n 43._o
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estimation_n herod_n diodor._n q_o curtius_n arrian_n strabo_n etc._n etc._n after_o these_o the_o trojane_n than_o the_o roman_n maximus_fw-la tyrius_n very_o elegant_o reprehend_v this_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n in_o his_o sermon_n aforesaid_a suidas_n and_o ruffinus_n tell_v a_o story_n of_o our_o chaldeän_n concern_v their_o god_n fire_n suidas_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o sum_n be_v that_o the_o chaldeän_n once_o upon_o a_o time_n carry_v their_o god_n about_o to_o try_v the_o mastery_n among_o all_o other_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o fire_n consume_v all_o god_n that_o be_v make_v of_o brass_n gold_n silver_z wood_n or_o stone_n but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o egypt_n canopus_n the_o priest_n work_v wililie_o and_o to_o save_v the_o credit_n of_o the_o old_a god_n make_v we_o a_o new_a in_o this_o manner_n he_o take_v a_o old_a water_n vessel_n full_a of_o hole_n stop_v up_o with_o wax_n and_o upon_o this_o he_o set_z the_o head_n of_o a_o old_a idol_n in_o come_v the_o fire_n and_o be_v place_v under_o the_o god_n the_o wax_n melt'_v and_o the_o fire_n be_v extinguish_v from_o henceforth_o the_o fire_n lose_v its_o credit_n among_o all_o nation_n as_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n belus_n 2._o this_o belus_n whether_o he_o be_v this_o son_n or_o nephew_n of_o nimrod_n or_o what_o affinity_n to_o he_o he_o may_v have_v antiquity_n discover_v not_o reyneccius_n be_v bold_a to_o conceiv_v that_o this_o be_v arphaxat_fw-la if_o you_o ask_v the_o reason_n he_o answer_v because_o s._n cyril_n call_v this_o belus_n arbelus_n which_o he_o indeavour_v to_o wring_v out_o of_o arphaxat_fw-la the_o conceit_n as_o i_o conceiv_o be_v slender_a though_o this_o author_n deserve_v well_o of_o all_o historian_n sanchuniathen_a a_o ancient_a author_n among_o the_o phoenician_n affirm_v that_o this_o belus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o saturn_n this_o be_v nimrod_n so_o call_v by_o the_o profane_a autor_n as_o many_o have_v conceive_v if_o so_o then_o nimrod_n be_v he_o of_o who_o ovid_n speak_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o golden_a age_n flourish_v so_o eupolemon_n certain_o that_o conceit_n of_o the_o poet_n in_o compare_v the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n to_o metal_n seem_v to_o have_v spring_v from_o daniel_n own_o comparison_n which_o he_o relate_v out_o of_o the_o king_n dream_n concern_v the_o head_n of_o gold_n the_o arm_n and_o shoulder_n of_o silver_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o since_o nimrod_n may_v be_v saturn_n &_o belus_n may_v be_v his_o successor_n to_o wit_n jove_n for_o so_o this_o bell_n be_v call_v and_o thus_o forgive_a ovid_n the_o fable_n this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o what_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o golden_a age_n that_o be_v the_o age_n design_v by_o the_o head_n of_o gold_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o saturn_n that_o be_v nimrod_n it_o be_v ordinary_o grant_v that_o ovid_n have_v see_v the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o under_o the_o same_o privilege_n he_o may_v also_o read_v the_o prophet_n daniel_n fetch_v his_o golden_a day_n from_o hence_o and_o saturn_n from_o thence_o whereas_o this_o bell_n be_v call_v jove_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o as_o bel_n be_v a_o name_n proper_a first_o to_o the_o true_a god_n for_o so_o he_o be_v call_v in_o osee_n so_o jehovah_n also_o be_v a_o sacred_a expression_n of_o the_o trinity_n in_o unity_n at_o the_o first_o and_o afterward_o by_o the_o sacrilege_n of_o a_o crooked_a generation_n unapt_o give_v to_o these_o arrogant_a king_n belus_n perhaps_o first_o call_v the_o sun_n so_o and_o himself_o afterward_o as_o nimrod_n do_v the_o sun_n by_o the_o name_n of_o bel_n which_o name_n the_o sun_n still_o keep_v in_o phoenicia_n long_o after_o these_o time_n for_o there_o they_o call_v the_o sâ—n_n baalsemen_fw-mi that_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v call_v jove_n the_o devil_n confess_v in_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n clarius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o or_o where_o this_o bell_n die_v it_o be_v unknown_a and_o how_o many_o year_n he_o live_v be_v altogether_o as_o uncertain_a this_o only_a be_v true_a that_o 60_o year_n must_v be_v distribute_v between_o he_o and_o his_o predecessor_n but_o at_o what_o proportion_n this_o distribution_n shall_v be_v make_v be_v no_o way_n manifest_v synchronismi_fw-la of_o the_o sicyonian_o see_v pausanias_n suidas_n homer_n remember_v they_o iliad_n β._n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o sicyonian_o be_v found_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o belus_n in_o peloponnesus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o see_v also_o in_o the_o succession_n of_o affricanus_fw-la both_o say_v that_o this_o kingdom_n be_v first_o found_v by_o aegialeus_n from_o who_o peloponnesus_n be_v first_o call_v aegialia_n note_v the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o greek_n who_o first_o begining_n be_v found_v in_o sicyonia_n which_o place_n be_v so_o call_v from_o javan_n who_o first_o pitch_v his_o tent_n there_o for_o sicyon_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d succoth_n javan_n or_o it_o may_v be_v set_v succah_n jon_n the_o dwell_n of_o javon_n by_o who_o throughout_o the_o whole_a scripture_n the_o hebrew_n understand_v the_o greek_n hence_o iöne_n and_o the_o iönick_a tongue_n in_o which_o the_o most_o ancient_a poet_n be_v exstant_fw-la terah_n the_o father_n of_o abraham_n be_v bear_v ninus_n this_o ninus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o belus_n so_o all_o profane_a history_n affirm_v by_o a_o common_a consent_n justine_n diodorus_n and_o the_o rest_n the_o brief_a discourse_n of_o this_o king_n life_n see_v in_o justin_n ctesias_n of_o cnidas_n write_v the_o better_a part_n of_o his_o more_o noble_a expedition_n but_o diodorus_n confess_v that_o none_o ever_o write_v they_o all_o diodorus_n ex_fw-la ctesia_n he_o make_v war_n with_o many_o nation_n and_o be_v the_o first_o as_o these_o autor_n think_v that_o violate_v that_o community_n which_o man_n former_o enjoy_v it_o seem_v he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o they_o know_v but_o moses_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o before_o he_o and_o eupolemon_n of_o another_o ninus_n make_v war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o bactrian_n in_o which_o war_n his_o captain_n menon_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o semiramis_n in_o which_o suit_n ninus_n be_v corrival_n and_o get_v the_o gentlewoman_n not_o her_o good_a will_n do_v not_o what_o she_o will_v but_o what_o he_o list_v for_o that_o menon_n becom'_v desperate_a and_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o love_n cast_v away_o himself_o ctesias_n colophonius_n phoenix_n a_o poet_n have_v thus_o set_v forth_o the_o life_n of_o this_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ninus_n vir_fw-la quidam_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la audio_fw-la assyrius_n qui_fw-la auri_fw-la mare_fw-la possidebat_fw-la et_fw-la alia_fw-la copiosius_fw-la quà m_fw-la arena_fw-la est_fw-la caspia_n astra_fw-la nunquam_fw-la vidit_fw-la nec_fw-la forsitan_fw-la id_fw-la optavit_fw-la ignem_fw-la apud_fw-la magos_n sacrum_n non_fw-la excitavit_fw-la et_fw-la lege_fw-la statutum_n est_fw-la deum_fw-la nec_fw-la virgis_fw-la attigit_fw-la sacrificiis_fw-la deos_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la veneratus_fw-la jura_fw-la non_fw-la reddidit_fw-la subjectos_fw-la sibi_fw-la populos_fw-la affari_fw-la non_fw-la didicit_fw-la ac_fw-la nè_fw-la numerare_fw-la quidem_fw-la verùm_fw-la ad_fw-la edendum_fw-la ac_fw-la bibendum_fw-la strenuissimus_fw-la vinúmque_fw-la miscens_fw-la cetera_fw-la in_o saxa_n amandabat_fw-la vir_fw-la ille_fw-la ut_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la testimonium_fw-la reliquit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sepulchrum_n hoc_fw-la conspicatus_fw-la nunc_fw-la ubi_fw-la ninus_n sit_fw-la audi._n sive_fw-la sis_fw-la assyrius_n sive_fw-la medus_n sive_fw-la coraxus_fw-la sive_fw-la à _fw-la supervis_fw-la indus_n capillatus_fw-la frivola_fw-la non_fw-la denuncio_fw-la quondam_a ego_fw-la ninus_n fui_fw-la spiritumque_fw-la vitalem_fw-la hausi_fw-la nunc_fw-la verò_fw-la aliud_fw-la nihil_fw-la quà m_fw-la