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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o cassander_n shall_v be_v chief_a commander_n of_o europe_n till_o alexander_n the_o son_n of_o roxana_n come_v to_o age_n and_o zysimachus_fw-la shall_v be_v lord_n of_o thracia_n and_o ptolemaeus_n of_o egypt_n with_o the_o city_n conterminous_a in_o africa_n and_o arabia_n and_o antigonus_n shall_v be_v perfect_a of_o all_o asia_n and_o the_o greek_n live_v after_o their_o own_o law_n and_o thus_o they_o continue_v but_o advance_v in_o title_n for_o upon_o demetrius_n his_o naval_a victory_n over_o ptolemy_n and_o notice_n give_v thereof_o to_o his_o father_n antigonus_n antigonus_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d puff_v up_o at_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o success_n put_v upon_o himself_o a_o royal_a crown_n and_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o king_n which_o out_o of_o emulation_n and_o to_o show_v himself_o not_o at_o all_o discourage_v by_o that_o late_a defeat_n ptolemy_n do_v also_o and_o in_o imitation_n of_o he_o 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and_o against_o the_o testimony_n of_o this_o excellent_a historian_n diâ—…dorus_n siculus_n who_o reckon_v they_o together_o and_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o seleucus_n come_v on_o afterward_o as_o a_o supernumerary_n help_v to_o this_o his_o power_n which_o afterward_o prove_v so_o considerable_a by_o the_o favour_n of_o ptolemy_n as_o part_v of_o the_o very_a title_n of_o the_o nineteen_o book_n of_o diodorus_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n how_o seleucus_n receive_v a_o small_a army_n from_o ptolemy_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o babylon_n and_o recover_v his_o former_a satrapy_n and_o prefecture_n again_o and_o that_o lysimachus_n may_v not_o be_v think_v unworthy_a of_o the_o rank_n of_o those_o four_o notable_a horn_n consider_v what_o justin_n say_v of_o he_o erat_fw-la hic_fw-la lysimachus_n illustri_fw-la quidem_fw-la maoedoniae_fw-la loco_fw-la natus_fw-la sed_fw-la virtutis_fw-la experimentis_fw-la omni_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conjoin_v with_o so_o profound_a humiliation_n before_o he_o can_v bear_v with_o it_o no_o scruple_n or_o difficulty_n at_o all_o for_o as_o for_o i_o straightway_o there_o remain_v no_o strength_n in_o i_o so_o perfect_a a_o exinanition_n ought_v there_o to_o be_v of_o our_o own_o carnal_a mind_n and_o power_n for_o the_o fit_v we_o to_o receive_v the_o supernatural_a power_n from_o god_n and_o those_o divine_a communication_n that_o flow_v from_o he_o we_o ought_v to_o become_v breathless_a and_o liveless_a as_o it_o be_v to_o our_o natural_a and_o carnal_a sentiment_n and_o ability_n that_o we_o may_v be_v inspire_v from_o above_o and_o receive_v the_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 18._o then_o there_o come_v again_o and_o touch_v i_o one_o like_o the_o appearance_n of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v after_o daniel_n be_v thus_o lose_v and_o confound_v in_o himself_o and_o find_v no_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o carnal_a will_n and_o mind_n leave_v that_o 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child_n she_o have_v by_o antiochus_n to_o be_v slay_v according_a as_o it_o follow_v predict_v by_o daniel_n but_o she_o shall_v not_o retain_v the_o power_n of_o the_o arm_n that_o be_v she_o shall_v not_o have_v that_o strong_a interest_n at_o court_n nor_o remain_v in_o that_o authority_n she_o seem_v to_o have_v at_o first_o the_o mind_n of_o her_o husband_n be_v afterward_o carry_v to_o his_o former_a wife_n laodice_n neither_o shall_v he_o stand_v not_o antiochus_n himself_o for_o laâ—…dice_v suspicious_a how_o constant_a he_o may_v prove_v in_o his_o love_n to_o she_o get_v he_o to_o be_v poison_v nor_o his_o arm_n the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o may_v be_v translate_v nor_o his_o seed_n viz._n that_o offspring_n which_o he_o have_v by_o berenice_n his_o little_a son_n he_o have_v by_o she_o who_o be_v kill_v with_o she_o but_o she_o shall_v be_v give_v up_o and_o they_o that_o bring_v she_o and_o he_o that_o beget_v she_o the_o true_a read_v be_v and_o that_o son_n of_o she_o or_o he_o who_o she_o bring_v forth_o for_o that_o be_v the_o most_o obvious_a sense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o that_o strengthen_v she_o in_o these_o time_n that_o be_v those_o who_o be_v with_o she_o and_o take_v her_o part_n as_o friend_n and_o comforter_n but_o she_o and_o her_o little_a son_n and_o all_o her_o confident_n will_v go_v to_o the_o pot_n even_o as_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o daphneum_fw-la at_o antioch_n where_o she_o have_v shut_v herself_o up_o and_o may_v have_v be_v safe_a through_o the_o help_n of_o friend_n that_o hear_v thereof_o but_o that_o she_o be_v betray_v and_o so_o she_o and_o her_o little_a son_n murder_v by_o seleucus_n callinicus_n her_o son_n in_o law_n so_o bad_a a_o end_n have_v a_o matter_n ill_o begin_v see_v justin_n lib._n 27._o c._n 1._o 7._o but_o out_o of_o a_o branch_n of_o her_o root_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o hypallage_n as_o gasper_n sanctius_n also_o take_v notice_n for_o but_o out_o of_o the_o root_n of_o her_o branch_n that_o be_v from_o the_o root_n or_o stock_n from_o whence_o she_o and_o her_o little_a son_n be_v that_o be_v from_o ptolemaeus_n philadelphus_n who_o be_v her_o father_n shall_v one_o stand_v up_o in_o his_o estate_n the_o hebrew_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o there_o be_v plain_o a_o ellipsis_n of_o a_o preposition_n suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d super_fw-la baâ—…in_fw-la ejus_fw-la so_o vatablus_n supply_v it_o he_o shall_v found_v his_o quarrel_n upon_o the_o right_n that_o the_o young_a child_n have_v if_o he_o have_v have_v strength_n and_o be_v alive_a to_o revenge_v his_o mother_n death_n this_o therefore_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o berenice_n ptolemaeus_n euergetes_n which_o shall_v come_v with_o a_o army_n and_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o fortress_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n that_o be_v shall_v fall_v into_o the_o territory_n or_o frontier_n of_o seleucus_n callinicus_n the_o king_n of_o syria_n who_o kill_v berenice_n and_o her_o little_a son_n and_o shall_v deal_v against_o they_o and_o prevail_v that_o be_v he_o shall_v make_v war_n against_o they_o and_o have_v they_o so_o much_o in_o his_o power_n that_o he_o may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o they_o he_o shall_v have_v very_o easy_a and_o mighty_a success_n 8._o and_o shall_v also_o carry_v captive_n into_o egypt_n their_o god_n with_o their_o prince_n and_o with_o their_o precious_a vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o of_o gold_n st._n jeromes_n comment_n upon_o this_o place_n be_v full_a enough_o ptolemaeus_n say_v he_o prevail_v so_o far_o that_o he_o take_v syria_n and_o cilicia_n and_o the_o upper_a part_n beyond_o euphrates_n and_o almost_o all_o asia_n and_o when_o he_o hear_v there_o be_v sedition_n move_v at_o home_n in_o egypt_n he_o spoil_v the_o kingdom_n of_o
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begin_v as_o it_o be_v intimate_v to_o we_o by_o what_o follow_v according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v yet_o for_o a_o time_n appoint_v the_o vulgar_a latin_a have_v it_o quia_fw-la adhuc_fw-la aliud_fw-la tempus_fw-la erit_fw-la because_o there_o will_v be_v yet_o another_o time_n namely_o of_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n viz._n under_o the_o roman_a empire_n pagan_a and_o pagano-christian_a wherefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o elliptical_a speech_n as_o be_v observe_v above_o v_o 27._o which_o verbatim_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v render_v because_o yet-again_a at_o the_o time_n appoint_v subaudi_fw-la there_o will_v be_v a_o persecution_n of_o my_o people_n or_o church_n viz._n under_o the_o roman_a empire_n who_o succession_n begin_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n for_o hitherto_o be_v describe_v from_o vers_fw-la 21._o the_o reign_n and_o feat_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n but_o that_o now_o the_o time_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n succeed_v both_o the_o mention_n of_o a_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n ch._n 12._o 7._o and_o those_o other_o number_n there_o vers_n 11._o that_o point_n to_o they_o and_o that_o vast_a gap_n that_o will_v be_v betwixt_o antiochus_n his_o time_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a mention_v v._n 2._o may_v sufficient_o assure_v we_o to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v that_o the_o passage_n here_o from_o the_o greek_a empire_n to_o the_o roman_a in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v as_o distinct_a and_o plain_a as_o from_o the_o persian_a to_o the_o greek_a vers_n 3._o and_o the_o like_a great_a success_n and_o prosperity_n express_v in_o both_o in_o that_o of_o both_o king_n it_o be_v say_v and_o he_o shall_v do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n *_n which_o therefore_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o antiochus_n whence_o they_o that_o will_v drag_v what_o follow_v of_o the_o prophecy_n to_o that_o scope_n be_v fain_o to_o run_v back_o and_o apply_v the_o 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from_o the_o greek_a empire_n to_o the_o roman_a upon_o the_o death_n of_o antiochus_n and_o the_o vanquish_a of_o perseus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o macedonia_n by_o aemylius_fw-la paulus_n and_o turn_v his_o kingdom_n into_o a_o roman_a province_n but_o that_o the_o prophecy_n continued_o go_v on_o though_o in_o general_a stroke_n through_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o time_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n or_o general_a resurrection_n and_o that_o as_o there_o have_v hitherto_o be_v prediction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o literal_o or_o historical_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o persian_a and_o greek_a kingdom_n and_o more_o particular_o of_o those_o two_o part_n thereof_o the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n and_o egypt_n where_o the_o real_a gest_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n be_v foretell_v and_o be_v but_o only_o as_o other_o historical_a part_n of_o scripture_n draw_v to_o a_o typical_a sense_n so_o whatever_o follow_v 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call_v out_o the_o god_n of_o those_o city_n they_o conquer_v and_o so_o as_o it_o be_v lead_v they_o captive_a to_o rome_n see_v my_o synops._n prophet_n book_n 2._o ch._n 10._o and_o shall_v speak_v marvellous_a thing_n that_o be_v blasphemous_a against_o the_o god_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o officer_n of_o this_o roman_a power_n shall_v do_v so_o namely_o against_o christ_n jesus_n himself_o who_o be_v true_o god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o therefore_o the_o god_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o be_v he_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n most_o despiteful_o use_v by_o they_o and_o crucify_v and_o how_o the_o god_n of_o of_o god_n viz._n the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v despise_v by_o the_o roman_n a_o man_n may_v collect_v from_o that_o great_a wit_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n marcus_n cicero_n and_o one_o of_o the_o best_a man_n of_o they_o who_o yet_o speak_v but_o contemptible_o of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o unworthy_a of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o roman_a name_n and_o empire_n and_o insult_v over_o their_o nation_n as_o less_o befriend_v by_o the_o god_n because_o they_o be_v vanquish_v and_o subject_v to_o the_o roman_n if_o a_o person_n of_o his_o quality_n go_v so_o far_o in_o reproach_n to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n what_o will_v other_o of_o less_o sagacity_n and_o morality_n blurt_n out_o see_v his_o oration_n pro_fw-la flacco_fw-la and_o shall_v prosper_v till_o the_o indignation_n be_v accâ—…mplished_v for_o that_o that_o be_v determine_v shall_v be_v do_v and_o yet_o they_o shall_v prosper_v notwithstanding_o this_o their_o villainy_n towards_o christ_n and_o bloody_a persecution_n of_o his_o member_n wherein_o he_o be_v again_o reproach_v and_o blaspheme_v till_o the_o determine_a time_n of_o this_o rage_n run_v out_o and_o that_o the_o empire_n become_v christian_n which_o be_v certain_o determine_v to_o be_v