all_o the_o old_a paraphrast_n call_v shilo_n the_o messiah_n the_o targum_fw-la of_o jerusalem_n render_v it_o express_o until_o the_o time_n when_o king_n messiah_n shall_v come_v jonathan_n render_v it_o until_o the_o time_n when_o messiah_n shall_v come_v onkilos_fw-la until_o messiah_n come_v who_o be_v the_o kingdom_n the_o talmud_n also_o reckon_v shilo_n among_o the_o name_n of_o the_o messiah_n hoornbeck_n write_v of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n reckon_v the_o concurrence_n of_o divers_a rabbi_n to_o this_o interpretation_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n morney_n du_fw-fr plessis_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o christian_a religion_n cap._n 27._o all_o which_o authority_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o ancient_a jew_n understand_v this_o prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o that_o this_o be_v no_o imagination_n according_a to_o a_o fantastic_a cabbala_n as_o be_v wicked_o suggest_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o exposition_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o word_n which_o follow_v to_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o people_n be_v for_o this_o be_v the_o same_o character_n by_o which_o he_o be_v declare_v to_o abraham_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v he_o be_v signify_v also_o by_o this_o character_n in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n in_o that_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o root_n of_o jesse_n which_o shall_v stand_v for_o a_o ensign_n of_o the_o people_n to_o it_o shall_v the_o gentile_n seek_v and_o his_o rest_n shall_v be_v glorious_a as_o also_o in_o the_o prophet_n micah_n the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v establish_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o the_o hill_n and_o the_o people_n shall_v flow_v unto_o it_o and_o thus_o the_o blessing_n of_o judah_n be_v plain_o understand_v judah_n thou_o be_v he_o who_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v praise_v thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o thy_o enemy_n thy_o 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this_o way_n of_o argue_v be_v good_a there_o be_v no_o general_a opinion_n concern_v any_o thing_n leo_n modena_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o present_a jew_n p._n 249._o acquaint_v we_o that_o the_o 12_o article_n of_o their_o belief_n be_v that_o the_o messiah_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v and_o modena_n pag._n 247._o say_v that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o article_n which_o be_v general_o believe_v by_o all_o jew_n without_o contradiction_n yet_o isaac_n vossius_fw-la p._n 226._o of_o the_o sibilline_a oracle_n tell_v we_o ne_fw-fr nunc_fw-la quidem_fw-la inter_fw-la judaeos_fw-la desint_fw-la qui_fw-la herodem_fw-la pro_fw-la messia_n admittant_fw-la there_o be_v not_o want_v now_o some_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o affirm_v that_o herod_n be_v the_o messiah_n be_v there_o any_o opinion_n more_o general_a than_o that_o of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n yet_o some_o philosopher_n have_v deny_v it_o have_v there_o not_o be_v some_o prodigy_n in_o nature_n who_o deny_v that_o there_o 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israel_n to_o who_o all_o nation_n shall_v bow_v and_o submit_v unto_o his_o sceptre_n answer_n josephus_n seek_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o he_o be_v kind_o use_v by_o they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o strange_a he_o shall_v interpret_v oracle_n in_o favour_n of_o vespasian_n none_o of_o the_o jew_n beside_o he_o do_v so_o philostratus_n say_v that_o apollonius_n tianaeus_n be_v familiar_a with_o vespasian_n and_o he_o indeed_o apply_v the_o oracle_n of_o the_o messiah_n or_o king_n promise_v to_o vespasian_n but_o he_o be_v a_o vain_a sycophant_n a_o magician_n and_o in_o this_o very_a ridiculous_a but_o notwithstanding_o their_o flattery_n vespasian_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n he_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o oracle_n do_v belong_v to_o one_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o of_o david_n family_n wherefore_o he_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o destroy_v the_o whole_a race_n of_o that_o family_n as_o eusebius_n inform_v we_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o and_o 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