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find_v they_o work_v at_o jotepata_n which_o endure_v a_o very_a sharp_a siege_n and_o put_v the_o roman_n to_o very_a sharp_a service_n before_o it_o be_v take_v at_o last_o after_o about_o fifty_o day_n siege_n vespasian_n enter_v it_o july_n 1_o there_o josephus_n himself_o be_v take_v and_o foretell_v vespasian_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v emperor_n joppâ—_n take_v present_o after_o and_o tiberias_n yield_v and_o taricheae_n take_v and_o 6500_o slay_v there_o gamala_n gain_v octob._n 23._o and_o divers_a other_o place_n bring_v in_o this_o year_n either_o by_o storm_n or_o surrender_v which_o josephus_n record_v the_o story_n of_o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n 3._o through_o the_o whole_a book_n and_o lib._n 4._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o nine_o chapter_n which_o he_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o be_v all_o galilee_n subdue_v christ_n lxviii_o nero._n fourteen_o vespasian_n therefore_o have_v subject_v and_o settle_a galilee_n he_o fall_v this_o year_n to_o work_v in_o judaea_n and_o indeed_o there_o the_o jew_n fall_v to_o bitter_a work_n among_o themselves_o for_o all_o the_o unquiet_a spirit_n who_o the_o war_n have_v prosecute_v and_o hunt_v from_o other_o part_n or_o who_o turbulence_n desire_v to_o be_v in_o action_n be_v flock_v hither_o so_o that_o jerusalem_n and_o judaea_n be_v fill_v full_a of_o man_n and_o trouble_n and_o quick_o full_a of_o famine_n blood_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o misery_n the_o doleful_a story_n josephus_n give_v at_o large_a as_o also_o what_o the_o roman_n do_v among_o they_o this_o year_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n 4._o whither_o the_o reader_n may_v have_v recourse_n this_o year_n nero_n die_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o escape_v public_a and_o more_o shameful_a execution_n in_o he_o end_v
wine_n be_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o our_o november_n or_o little_o further_a the_o jew_n marriage_n be_v fix_v to_o certain_a day_n of_o the_o week_n for_o a_o virgin_n be_v to_o be_v marry_v on_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o a_o widow_n on_o the_o five_o talm._n in_o chetub_n cap._n 1._o the_o reason_n why_o be_v not_o pertinent_a to_o produce_v here_o now_o if_o this_o marriage_n at_o cana_n be_v of_o a_o virgin_n and_o on_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o week_n or_o our_o wednesday_n than_o christ_n first_o show_v himself_o to_o john_n and_o his_o disciple_n at_o jordan_n be_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n afterward_o the_o christian_a sabbath_n these_o marriage_n feast_v they_o hold_v to_o be_v command_v and_o thereupon_o they_o have_v this_o maxim_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o the_o scholar_n of_o the_o wise_a to_o eat_v at_o feast_n but_o only_o at_o the_o feast_n command_v as_o those_o of_o espousal_n and_o of_o marriage_n maym._n in_o deah_n cap._n 5._o at_o the_o passeover_n it_o be_v half_a a_o year_n since_o christ_n be_v baptize_v and_o thenceforward_o he_o have_v three_o year_n to_o live_v which_o john_n reckon_v by_o three_o passover_n more_o viz._n joh._n 5.1_o &_o 6.4_o &_o 18.28_o in_o this_o first_o half_a year_n he_o have_v go_v through_o his_o forty_o day_n temptation_n have_v gather_v some_o disciple_n and_o have_v perambulate_v galilee_n at_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o passeover_n in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o the_o people_n he_o act_v in_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o great_a prophet_n and_o purge_v his_o own_o temple_n as_o mal._n 3.1_o 3._o do_v many_o miracle_n know_v the_o false_a heart_n of_o many_o and_o trust_v not_o himself_o with_o they_o he_o find_v in_o the_o temple_n those_o that_o sell_v ox_n and_o sheep_n ver_fw-la 14._o for_o some_o illustration_n to_o this_o passage_n take_v a_o story_n in_o tal._n jerus_n in_o jom_n tobh_o fol._n 61._o col_fw-fr 3._o one_o day_n baba_n ben_fw-mi bota_n come_v into_o the_o temple_n court_n and_o find_v it_o solitary_a or_o destitute_a that_o be_v not_o have_v any_o beast_n there_o for_o sacrifice_n he_o say_v desolate_a be_v their_o house_n who_o have_v desolate_v the_o house_n of_o our_o god_n what_o do_v he_o he_o send_v and_o fetch_v in_o three_o thousand_o sheep_n of_o the_o sheep_n of_o kedar_n and_o search_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v without_o blemish_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n or_o the_o utmost_a court_n the_o place_n where_o christ_n find_v sheep_n and_o ox_n at_o this_o time_n and_o say_v my_o brethren_n the_o house_n of_o israel_n whosoever_o will_v bring_v a_o burnt-offering_a let_v he_o bring_v it_o whosoever_o will_v bring_v a_o peace-offering_a let_v he_o bring_v it_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o jesus_n do_v for_o the_o purge_n of_o his_o temple_n it_o be_v say_v he_o pour_v out_o the_o changer_n money_n and_o overthrow_v the_o table_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o again_o matth._n 21.12_o maym._n in_o shekalim_fw-la cap._n 1._o it_o be_v a_o affirmative_a precept_n of_o the_o law_n that_o every_o israelite_n pay_v yearly_o half_a a_o shekel_n yea_o even_o the_o poor_a that_o live_v on_o alm_n be_v bind_v to_o this_o either_o beg_v so_o much_o money_n that_o he_o may_v give_v it_o or_o sell_v his_o coat_n to_o get_v so_o much_o talm._n in_o shekalim_fw-la cap._n 1_o etc._n etc._n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n adar_n proclamation_n be_v make_v about_o this_o half_a shekel_n that_o they_o shall_v get_v it_o ready_a on_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o that_o month_n the_o collector_n sit_v in_o every_o city_n for_o the_o receive_n of_o it_o and_o as_o yet_o they_o force_v none_o to_o pay_v but_o on_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o day_n they_o begin_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n this_o be_v some_o eighteen_o or_o nineteen_o day_n before_o the_o passeover_n and_o then_o they_o force_v man_n to_o pay_v and_o if_o any_o refuse_v they_o distrain_v they_o sit_v with_o two_o chest_n before_o they_o into_o the_o one_o of_o which_o they_o put_v the_o money_n of_o the_o present_a year_n and_o into_o the_o other_o the_o money_n that_o shall_v have_v be_v pay_v the_o year_n before_o every_o one_o must_v have_v half_a a_o shekel_n to_o pay_v for_o himself_o therefore_o when_o he_o bring_v a_o shekel_n to_o change_v for_o two_o half_a shekel_n he_o be_v to_o pay_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o profit_n to_o the_o changer_n and_o when_o a_o shekel_n be_v bring_v for_o two_o there_o be_v a_o double_a profit_n to_o be_v pay_v for_o the_o change_n section_n fourteen_o john_n chap._n iii_o all_o the_o chapter_n nicodemus_n the_o disciple_n baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n before_o our_o saviour_n departure_n from_o jerusalem_n nicodemus_n one_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n come_v to_o he_o and_o become_v his_o disciple_n for_o we_o can_v so_o proper_o look_v for_o a_o member_n of_o that_o great_a council_n in_o any_o place_n as_o at_o jerusalem_n he_o have_v observe_v in_o his_o miracle_n the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n of_o messiah_n or_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o have_v but_o gross_a and_o erroneous_a apprehension_n concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o of_o the_o state_n of_o those_o day_n as_o be_v the_o general_a mistake_n of_o the_o nation_n he_o be_v rectify_v about_o that_o matter_n and_o be_v teach_v the_o great_a doctrine_n of_o regeneration_n and_o believe_v in_o christ_n christ_n teach_v regeneration_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o water_n exalt_v baptism_n and_o close_o call_v to_o nicodemus_n to_o be_v baptize_v the_o talmudish_a record_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o nicodemus_n in_o these_o time_n who_o have_v to_o do_v about_o water_n to_o provide_v sufficient_a for_o the_o people_n to_o drink_v at_o the_o festival_n he_o be_v teach_v against_o the_o great_a misprision_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o messiah_n shall_v be_v a_o redeemer_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n the_o jew_n in_o their_o common_a language_n do_v title_n the_o gentile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o earth_n they_o divide_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o people_n they_o part_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d israel_n and_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n the_o new_a testament_n which_o follow_v their_o common_a language_n exceed_v much_o use_v both_o these_o expression_n very_o often_o whereby_o to_o signify_v the_o gentile_n sometime_o call_v they_o those_o that_o be_v without_o and_o sometime_o the_o world_n nicodemus_n very_o ready_o understand_v the_o word_n in_o this_o common_a sense_n when_o christ_n say_v god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o son_n and_o he_o very_o well_o perceive_v that_o christ_n contradict_v in_o these_o his_o word_n their_o common_a and_o uncharitable_a error_n which_o hold_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v a_o redeemer_n only_o to_o israel_n and_o those_o gentile_n only_o that_o shall_v be_v proselyte_v to_o their_o judaisme_n but_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o heathen_a he_o shall_v confound_v and_o destroy_v they_o example_n of_o this_o their_o proud_a uncharitableness_n may_v be_v produce_v by_o multitude_n let_v these_o two_o or_o three_o suffice_v the_o jerus_n talm._n in_o taanith_n fol._n 64._o col_fw-fr 1._o speak_v of_o the_o come_n of_o messiah_n say_v and_o produce_v these_o word_n isa._n 21.12_o the_o morning_n come_v and_o also_o the_o night_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o morning_n to_o israel_n but_o night_n to_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n midr._fw-la till_n on_o psal._n 2._o the_o thresh_a be_v come_v the_o straw_n they_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n the_o chaff_n into_o the_o wind_n but_o preserve_v the_o wheat_n in_o the_o floor_n and_o every_o one_o that_o see_v it_o take_v it_o and_o kiss_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n say_v the_o world_n be_v make_v for_o our_o sake_n but_o israel_n say_v to_o they_o be_v it_o not_o write_v but_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o lime_n kilne_v but_o israel_n in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o expression_n whereby_o they_o common_o mean_v the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v leave_v only_o as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n shall_v lead_v he_o alone_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o no_o strange_a god_n baal_n turim_fw-la on_o numb_a 24.8_o on_o those_o word_n he_o shall_v eat_v up_o the_o nation_n his_o enemy_n and_o shall_v break_v their_o bone_n observe_v the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
till_o their_o synagogue_n service_n be_v do_v maym._n in_o schab_n per._n 30._o which_o be_v not_o of_o a_o good_a while_n after_o nine_o a_o clock_n his_o allege_v of_o joel_n in_o the_o last_o day_n i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n teach_v we_o how_o to_o construe_v the_o phrase_n the_o last_o day_n in_o exceed_v many_o place_n both_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o new_a as_o isa._n 2.1_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o &_o 2_o tim._n 3.1_o 1_o pet._n 4.7_o 1_o joh._n 2.19_o etc._n etc._n namely_o for_o the_o last_o day_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o jewish_a state_n for_o to_o take_v his_o word_n in_o any_o other_o sense_n as_o some_o do_v for_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o make_v his_o allegation_n utter_o impertinent_a and_o monstrous_a three_o thousand_o convert_v be_v baptise_a in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n ver_fw-la 38._o which_o no_o whit_n disagree_v from_o the_o command_n baptise_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 28.19_o for_o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n in_o those_o first_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o which_o the_o new_a testament_n give_v the_o story_n may_v be_v consider_v under_o a_o threefold_a condition_n 1._o john_n the_o baptist_n baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o messiah_n or_o christ_n that_o be_v then_o ready_a to_o come_v but_o that_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v he_o he_o himself_o know_v not_o till_o he_o have_v run_v a_o good_a part_n of_o his_o course_n joh._n 1.31_o as_o be_v observe_v before_o 2._o the_o disciple_n baptise_v the_o jew_n baptize_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n upon_o this_o reason_n because_o the_o great_a point_n of_o controversy_n then_o in_o the_o nation_n about_o messiah_n be_v whether_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v he_o or_o no._n all_o the_o nation_n acknowledge_v a_o messiah_n but_o the_o most_o of_o they_o abominate_v that_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n shall_v be_v think_v to_o be_v he_o therefore_o those_o that_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n come_v to_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v messiah_n be_v baptize_v into_o his_o name_n as_o the_o critical_a badge_n of_o their_o embrace_v the_o true_a messiah_n but_o 3._o among_o the_o gentile_n where_o that_o question_n be_v not_o afoot_a they_o baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o so_o that_o baptise_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n be_v for_o a_o season_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o the_o evidence_n of_o his_o be_v messiah_n and_o when_o that_o be_v thorough_o establish_v than_o it_o be_v use_v no_o more_o but_o baptism_n be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o son_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o same_o cognizance_n be_v those_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n evidence_n of_o jesus_n his_o be_v the_o messiah_n and_o mean_n of_o convey_v the_o gospel_n through_o the_o world_n and_o when_o both_o these_o be_v well_o establish_v than_o those_o gift_n 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