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take_v the_o town_n of_o coele_n syria_n and_o samaria_n that_o scopas_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o jew_n deliver_v up_o jerusalem_n to_o he_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o help_v to_o beat_v scopas_n his_o garison-souldier_n out_o of_o the_o tower_n he_o there_o have_v leave_v they_o in_o as_o josephus_n tell_v we_o lib._n 12._o c._n 3._o and_o now_o though_o this_o may_v be_v part_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n to_o establish_v the_o vision_n and_o most_o accommodate_v to_o that_o very_a time_n yet_o consider_v there_o be_v a_o continuation_n of_o these_o partizim_n in_o egypt_n even_o to_o onias_n the_o junior_a his_o time_n and_o onward_o i_o think_v there_o may_v be_v a_o glance_n also_o at_o a_o further_a completion_n of_o this_o passage_n in_o onias_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ptolemaeus_n philometor_n flee_v into_o egypt_n and_o be_v favourable_o receive_v there_o of_o ptolemee_n obtain_v leave_v to_o build_v a_o temple_n in_o the_o nomus_n or_o canton_n of_o 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or_o consummate_v as_o to_o be_v spoil_v or_o consume_v 17._o he_o shall_v also_o set_v his_o face_n to_o enter_v with_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n the_o more_o genuinâ—…_n sense_n i_o conceive_v be_v and_o the_o hebrew_n easy_o admit_v it_o viz._n he_o shall_v also_o set_v his_o face_n to_o get_v into_o the_o power_n of_o he_o namely_o of_o ptolemaeus_n epiphanes_n his_o whole_a kingdom_n that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o be_v not_o content_a with_o the_o regain_n only_o coele_n syria_n and_o judea_n which_o be_v his_o ancestor_n before_o but_o he_o have_v a_o design_n to_o make_v himself_o master_n also_o of_o egypt_n there_o be_v such_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o youngness_n of_o ptolemy_n and_o the_o present_a disorder_n of_o thing_n there_o and_o upright_o one_o with_o he_o and_o there_o be_v upright_o one_o with_o
the_o sedition_n of_o the_o people_n nor_o by_o war_n with_o foreign_a enemy_n but_o by_o the_o treachery_n of_o heliodorus_n who_o as_o it_o be_v think_v poison_a he_o hope_v and_o attempt_v to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n but_o he_o be_v keep_v off_o by_o eumenes_n and_o attalus_n 21._o and_o in_o his_o estate_n in_o his_o place_n shall_v stand_v up_o a_o vile_a person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o despise_a or_o contemn_a person_n who_o be_v here_o that_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n son_n of_o antiochus_n magnus_n and_o second_o brother_n to_o seleucus_n philopator_n who_o be_v here_o represent_v as_o despicable_a not_o for_o want_v of_o wit_n or_o part_n but_o for_o his_o action_n and_o manner_n which_o make_v the_o people_n when_o he_o will_v be_v call_v epiphanes_n which_o signify_v illustrious_a call_v he_o epimanes_n which_o denote_v a_o mad_a man_n as_o he_o be_v of_o a_o cruel_a turbulent_a spirit_n and_o yet_o very_o servile_a crouch_v and_o flatter_v where_o it_o be_v for_o his_o own_o interest_n beside_o he_o come_v unjust_o to_o the_o kingdom_n by_o defeat_v his_o nephew_n the_o son_n of_o seleucus_n philopator_n but_o grotius_n his_o short_a character_n of_o he_o gather_v out_o of_o athenaeus_n be_v most_o conspicuous_o applicable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text._n dicitur_fw-la hic_fw-la antiochus_n say_v he_o despectus_fw-la ob_fw-la mores_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la principis_fw-la dignitate_fw-la sed_fw-la ab_fw-la honesti_fw-la viri_fw-la gravitate_fw-la alienos_fw-la to_o who_o they_o shall_v not_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v no_o colour_n for_o it_o at_o all_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o ill_a manner_n and_o which_o be_v the_o main_a of_o all_o the_o right_a of_o succession_n belong_v to_o demetrius_n the_o son_n of_o his_o brother_n seleucus_n but_o he_o shall_v come_v in_o peaceable_o and_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n by_o flattery_n viz._n by_o plausible_a pretence_n of_o 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the_o christian_n and_o only_o in_o this_o large_a sense_n can_v i_o admit_v antiochus_n epiphanes_n to_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o papal_a hierarchy_n or_o if_o you_o will_v of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n who_o by_o flatter_a and_o crouch_v at_o first_o to_o the_o civil_a sovereignty_n consider_v the_o letter_n of_o gregory_n the_o great_a which_o he_o write_v to_o phocas_n when_o he_o have_v slay_v his_o sovereign_a mauricius_n the_o emperor_n by_o give_v to_o themselves_o all_o allure_a title_n of_o servus_n servorum_fw-la of_o holy_a father_n of_o sponsus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o by_o pretend_v the_o care_n of_o all_o christian_a people_n and_o of_o the_o emperor_n themselves_o who_o they_o look_v upon_o always_o as_o pupil_n in_o nonage_n young_a weak_o wight_n wight_n scarce_o nine_o day_n old_a and_o that_o can_v see_v for_o the_o little_a horn_n only_o must_v have_v eye_n from_o such_o fine_a pretence_n as_o these_o get_v they_o the_o government_n not_o only_o 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shall_v shake_v hand_n with_o he_o and_o bid_v he_o adive_o 22._o and_o with_o the_o arm_n of_o a_o flood_n shall_v they_o be_v overflow_v from_o before_o he_o namely_o heliodorus_n his_o force_n who_o murder_v seleucus_n demetrius_n his_o father_n prompt_v thereto_o perhaps_o by_o antiochus_n but_o do_v the_o feat_n with_o a_o design_n for_o himself_o to_o get_v to_o himself_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n he_o have_v raise_v force_n for_o this_o end_n but_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n with_o a_o specious_a pretence_n as_o do_v all_o in_o behalf_n of_o his_o nephew_n then_o at_o rome_n assist_v with_o the_o force_n of_o eumenes_n and_o attalus_n sâ—…all_v quite_o overcome_v and_o rout_n this_o army_n of_o heliâ—…dorus_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n all_o his_o faction_n as_o it_o follow_v and_o shall_v be_v break_v namely_o the_o follower_n of_o heliâ—…dorus_n yea_o also_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o covenant_n viz._n demetrius_n the_o son_n of_o seleucus_n philopator_n who_o may_v well_o be_v 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