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the_o renew_a fire_n take_v force_v which_o macrobius_n also_o touch_v in_o his_o second_o of_o saturnal_n 12._o chap._n the_o first_o day_n of_o march_n the_o vestal_n light_v a_o new_a fire_n on_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o goddess_n that_o by_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o year_n they_o shall_v renew_v in_o themselves_o their_o care_n of_o keep_v it_o from_o go_v out_o saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n 18_o ch_z in_o what_o reputation_n say_v he_o this_o sacred_a fire_n be_v at_o rome_n man_n may_v know_v by_o this_o that_o when_o the_o city_n be_v a_o fire_n the_o grand_a pontifex_n metellus_n for_o fear_n that_o this_o strange_a fire_n shall_v not_o mingle_v with_o the_o other_o put_v himself_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v consume_v by_o the_o flame_n to_o make_v it_o retire_v so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o conformable_a to_o the_o ten_o of_o leviticus_n that_o if_o these_o poor_a blind_a people_n which_o take_v the_o symbol_n and_o mystery_n of_o religion_n but_o superficial_o and_o from_o the_o bark_n as_o do_v also_o the_o jew_n from_o who_o they_o borrow_v all_o their_o important_a tradition_n have_v know_v that_o which_o be_v cover_v and_o prefigure_v thereunder_o what_o account_n be_v there_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o make_v thereof_o some_o do_v allege_v that_o this_o sacred_a fire_n of_o the_o vestal_n be_v illuminate_v by_o mean_n of_o fusil_n bruise_v two_o piece_n of_o wood_n one_o against_o another_o or_o in_o pierce_v they_o with_o a_o borry_a as_o festus_n will_v have_v it_o and_o simplicius_n upon_o the_o three_o book_n of_o heaven_n according_a to_o aristotle_n pliny_n in_o the_o 16._o book_n 4._o chap._n man_n rub_v two_o wood_n one_o against_o another_o from_o whence_o fire_n be_v force_v which_o be_v receive_v in_o by_o a_o bait_n make_v of_o dry_a leaf_n and_o put_v in_o powder_n or_o in_o the_o match_n of_o the_o touchwood_n of_o a_o tree_n but_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o do_v better_o 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great_a wax_n taper_n wherewith_o all_o the_o other_o luminary_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n touch_v moses_n fire_n it_o be_v first_o send_v from_o heaven_n and_o lasâ—ed_v to_o the_o construction_n of_o solomon_n temple_n which_o be_v again_o renew_v from_o heaven_n and_o maintain_v to_o king_n mamasses_n his_o time_n when_o the_o jew_n be_v carry_v captive_n into_o babylon_n which_o the_o levite_n keep_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o a_o well_o where_o it_o be_v find_v again_o at_o their_o return_n 70_o year_n after_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o gluish_a and_o white_a water_n as_o have_v be_v say_v heretofore_o pausanias_n to_o the_o corinthian_n set_v down_o that_o in_o the_o day_n of_o antigonus_n son_n of_o dâ—metrius_n there_o appear_v a_o fountain_n of_o warm_a water_n near_o to_o the_o city_n of_o mathana_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o appear_v not_o in_o water_n but_o in_o great_a flame_n of_o fire_n which_o be_v resolve_v into_o hot_a and_o salt_a water_n saint_n ambrose_n yet_o 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