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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v do_v so_o the_o roman_a army_n shall_v continue_v upon_o jerusalem_n till_o they_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o utter_v devastation_n or_o it_o shall_v be_v spread_v like_o water_n pour_v out_o upon_o the_o desolate_a in_o that_o sense_n that_o inundation_n be_v interpret_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n for_o as_o i_o intimate_v before_o this_o be_v but_o a_o repeat_v prediction_n of_o the_o same_o vengeance_n upon_o the_o fame_n occasion_n namely_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o murder_v the_o messiah_n which_o be_v imply_v in_o that_o expression_n he_o shall_v make_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n to_o cease_v himself_o then_o become_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n according_a to_o the_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o god_n the_o sense_n which_o we_o have_v give_v of_o this_o prophecy_n be_v so_o coherent_a and_o of_o one_o piece_n though_o take_v out_o of_o several_a interpreter_n that_o no_o sense_n can_v be_v apply_v to_o any_o 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sacrifice_n shall_v not_o be_v antiquate_v nor_o their_o law_n and_o religion_n abrogate_a but_o within_o that_o time_n a_o new_a law_n or_o religion_n shall_v begin_v which_o shall_v never_o have_v a_o end_n which_o therefore_o be_v call_v the_o everlasting_a righteousness_n and_o that_o the_o judaical_a sin-offering_n shall_v then_o cease_v that_o be_v shall_v be_v no_o long_o warrantable_a or_o effectual_a for_o the_o messiah_n shall_v by_o that_o time_n be_v come_v who_o they_o will_v slay_v and_o he_o shall_v by_o his_o death_n put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n his_o blood_n be_v sufficient_a to_o reconcile_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o god_n but_o though_o the_o design_n of_o divine_a providence_n herein_o be_v holy_a and_o good_a yet_o the_o jew_n crucify_a he_o out_o of_o malice_n and_o envy_n enormous_a wickedness_n have_v blind_v their_o eye_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o of_o god_n favour_n nor_o shall_v they_o be_v the_o people_n of_o the_o messiah_n but_o a_o people_n that_o shall_v be_v the_o messiah_n viz._n the_o roman_n shall_v come_v and_o destroy_v their_o city_n and_o sanctuary_n with_o a_o utter_a destruction_n this_o be_v a_o short_a and_o easy_a account_n of_o the_o whole_a prophecy_n in_o which_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o the_o foretell_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n be_v but_o a_o appendix_n of_o the_o main_a prophecy_n and_o come_v but_o in_o by_o the_o by_o as_o a_o effect_n of_o that_o soul_n act_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o slay_v their_o prince_n but_o that_o the_o circumscription_n of_o the_o prophetical_a week_n be_v make_v by_o those_o main_a design_n they_o be_v allot_v to_o the_o jew_n for_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o expire_v till_o the_o everlasting_a righteousness_n be_v bring_v in_o till_o the_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v and_o the_o most_o holy_a anoint_a that_o be_v till_o the_o messiah_n be_v manifest_v to_o the_o world_n till_o he_o suffer_v rise_v again_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n send_v down_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o apostle_n and_o set_v the_o christian_a religion_n on_o foot_n in_o the_o world_n all_o which_o be_v do_v in_o the_o last_o week_n after_o which_o the_o city_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o roman_n but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o precise_o set_v down_o the_o time_n when_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v by_o titus_n the_o son_n of_o vespasian_n about_o thirty_o year_n after_o the_o expiration_n of_o daniel_n week_n note_n upon_o vision_n iu._n ver._n 1._o which_o be_v very_o near_o to_o assibaras_n and_o consequent_o to_o assuerus_n etc._n etc._n which_o name_n assuerus_n gasper_n sanctius_n look_v upon_o as_o a_o common_a name_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o media_n as_o merodac_n of_o the_o babylonian_a king_n seleucus_n and_o antiochus_n of_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n ptolemaeus_n of_o egypt_n caesar_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n arsaces_n of_o the_o parthian_a king_n and_o tigranes_n of_o the_o armenian_a because_o the_o first_o founder_n or_o enlarger_n of_o those_o kingdom_n be_v call_v by_o those_o name_n see_v gasper_n sanctius_n on_o the_o place_n but_o diodorus_n seem_v to_o make_v this_o distinct_a succession_n by_o different_a name_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o think_v because_o he_o succeed_v astibaras_n whenas_o according_a to_o thomas_n lydiat_a he_o may_v be_v the_o uncle_n of_o nicrotis_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_n call_v '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o it_o be_v probable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stand_v there_o for_o one_o single_a king_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n that_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o that_o single_a king_n as_o the_o rest_n be_v and_o consequent_o that_o assuerus_n be_v not_o a_o common_a name_n of_o the_o king_n