by_o the_o gemara_n in_o baba_n metzia_n 28._o talmud_n in_o bab._n meiz_v fol._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n in_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v a_o stone_n of_o the_o stray_v he_o that_o have_v lose_v or_o find_v any_o thing_n be_v to_o repair_v thither_o he_o that_o have_v find_v be_v to_o stand_v there_o to_o produce_v it_o he_o that_o have_v lose_v to_o tell_v the_o sign_n and_o maker_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o have_v find_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v lose_v be_v to_o cry_v it_o three_o time_n and_o after_o seven_o day_n once_o more_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n see_v also_o the_o misne_n torah_n part_v 4._o halac_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 23._o sect._n 3_o but_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o provision_n reach_v not_o unto_o we_o for_o by_o the_o rule_n in_o baba_n kama_n and_o general_o by_o all_o their_o canonist_n a_o jew_n be_v not_o only_o not_o bind_v but_o forbid_v too_o to_o restore_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v lose_v to_o a_o christian_n and_o yet_o by_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o restore_v for_o the_o sanctify_a of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o tseror_fw-la hammor_fw-la have_v observe_v chap._n xxv_o heb._n 12.24_o sanguis_fw-la abel_n and_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o sprinkle_v which_o speak_v better_a thing_n then_o that_o of_o abel_n some_o copy_n as_o the_o regius_fw-la biblia_fw-la read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o speak_v better_a thing_n than_o abel_n so_o fabricius_n translate_v the_o syriack_n but_o unfaithful_o for_o there_o it_o be_v as_o we_o better_a thing_n then_o that_o of_o abel_n so_o the_o hebrew_n the_o arabic_a yet_o more_o express_o speak_v more_o then_o or_o above_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o do_v the_o blood_n of_o abel_n speak_v say_v theophylact_fw-mi yes_o it_o cry_v unto_o god_n for_o vengeance_n as_o that_o of_o sprinkle_v for_o propitiation_n and_o mercy_n which_o be_v cyril_n also_o and_o the_o most_o receive_a interpretation_n and_o yet_o theophylact_v as_o oecumenius_n also_o be_v more_o inclinable_a to_o think_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o this_o blood_n be_v that_o whereby_o abel_n though_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o speak_v that_o be_v say_v photius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o expression_n of_o memory_n and_o celebration_n in_o that_o testimony_n give_v he_o by_o the_o god_n that_o answer_v by_o fire_n so_o theodotion_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n and_o the_o lord_n have_v respect_n unto_o abel_n offering_n and_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n by_o which_o he_o obtain_v witness_v that_o he_o be_v righteous_a god_n himself_o thus_o testify_v of_o his_o gift_n heb._n 11.4_o he_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o righteous_a abel_n and_o this_o blood_n be_v call_v the_o righteous_a blood_n and_o reckon_v from_o he_o mat._n 23.35_o luk._n 11.50_o and_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n be_v so_o holy_a and_o reverend_a a_o thing_n in_o the_o sense_n and_o reputation_n of_o the_o old_a world_n they_o say_v so_o that_o the_o man_n of_o that_o time_n use_v to_o swear_v by_o it_o the_o learned_a master_n selden_n have_v observe_v as_o much_o out_o of_o sahid_n aben_n batric_n that_o the_o sethian_o take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n upon_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n that_o they_o will_v not_o go_v down_o from_o their_o holy_a mountain_n into_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o cainites_n the_o same_o tradition_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o arabic_a catena_n where_o also_o i_o observe_v that_o they_o use_v to_o say_v their_o prayer_n in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o blood_n down_o the_o arabic_a copy_n which_o i_o go_v by_o be_v write_v in_o syriack_n letter_n and_o there_o indeed_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alzaghar_n but_o mistake_v as_o i_o think_v for_o that_o which_o i_o have_v put_v down_o as_o in_o a_o short_a litany_n there_o say_v to_o have_v be_v conceive_v by_o noah_n and_o daily_o pray_v in_o the_o ark_n before_o the_o body_n of_o adam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cat._n arab._n c._n 24._o the_o prayer_n of_o noah_n o_o lord_n excellent_a art_n thou_o in_o thy_o truth_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o great_a in_o comparison_n of_o thou_o look_v upon_o we_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n deliver_v we_o from_o this_o deluge_n of_o water_n and_o set_v our_o foot_n in_o a_o large_a room_n by_o the_o sorrow_n of_o adam_n thy_o first_o make_v man_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n thy_o holy_a one_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o seth_n in_o who_o thou_o be_v well_o please_v number_v we_o not_o among_o those_o who_o have_v transgress_v thy_o statute_n but_o take_v we_o into_o thy_o merciful_a care_n for_o thou_o be_v our_o deliver_v and_o thou_o be_v the_o praise_n from_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n for_o evermore_o and_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n say_v amen_o lord._n here_o i_o shall_v need_v to_o make_v you_o a_o note_n or_o two_o as_o concern_v this_o prayer_n it_o may_v possible_o seem_v strange_a to_o you_o that_o this_o oraison_n shall_v be_v so_o daily_o say_v before_o the_o body_n of_o adam_n to_o take_v you_o off_o from_o that_o you_o must_v know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o confess_a tradition_n among_o the_o eastern_a man_n and_o saint_n ephrem_n himself_o be_v very_o principal_a in_o the_o authority_n that_o adam_n be_v command_v by_o god_n and_o leave_v the_o same_o in_o charge_n to_o his_o posterity_n that_o his_o dead_a body_n shall_v be_v keep_v above_o ground_n till_o a_o fullness_n of_o time_n shall_v come_v to_o commit_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n for_o adam_n prophesy_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o cantabrig_n saidus_n patriarch_n alexand._n arab._n ms._n in_o archiv_n bibliothec_n pub._n cantabrig_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o shall_v be_v the_o redeemer_n of_o he_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n the_o priest_n who_o be_v to_o officiate_v at_o this_o funeral_n they_o say_v be_v melchisedec_n and_o that_o he_o bury_v this_o body_n at_o salem_n which_o may_v very_o well_o be_v the_o middle_n of_o the_o habitable_a world_n as_o then_o and_o that_o it_o be_v indeed_o so_o afterward_o it_o have_v be_v tell_v you_o before_o therefore_o as_o they_o say_v this_o body_n of_o adam_n be_v embalm_v and_o transmit_v from_o father_n to_o son_n by_o a_o reverend_n and_o religious_a way_n of_o conveyance_n till_o at_o last_o it_o be_v deliver_v up_o by_o lamech_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o noah_n who_o be_v well_o advise_v of_o that_o fashion_n of_o the_o old_a world_n which_o be_v to_o worship_n god_n towards_o a_o certain_a place_n and_o consider_v with_o himself_o that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v towards_o the_o right_n which_o be_v the_o east_n under_o the_o inconstancy_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o a_o ship_n appoint_v out_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o ark_n for_o the_o place_n of_o prayer_n and_o make_v it_o as_o holy_a as_o he_o can_v by_o the_o reverend_a presence_n of_o adam_n body_n towards_o this_o place_n therefore_o the_o prayer_n be_v say_v not_o as_o terminate_n any_o the_o least_o moment_n of_o divine_a worship_n in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v a_o stupid_a thing_n to_o think_v so_o but_o where_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o where_o all_o worshipper_n do_v or_o shall_v do_v so_o in_o god_n himself_o and_o only_o he_o as_o the_o very_a tradition_n distinct_o clear_v the_o case_n b._n caten_v arab._n c._n 25._o fol._n 56._o b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v and_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o day_n begin_v to_o â—o_o break_v noah_n stand_v up_o towards_o the_o body_n of_o adam_n and_o before_o the_o lord_n he_o and_o his_o son_n sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n and_o noah_n pray_v etc._n etc._n and_o his_o son_n and_o the_o woman_n answer_v from_o another_o part_n of_o the_o ark_n amen_o lord_n where_o you_o may_v note_v too_o if_o the_o tradition_n be_v sound_a enough_o the_o antiquity_n of_o that_o fit_a custom_n obtain_v still_o especial_o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o separation_n of_o sex_n or_o the_o sit_v of_o woman_n apart_o from_o the_o man_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o sure_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o slight_a concernment_n if_o it_o can_v not_o be_v neglect_v no_o not_o in_o the_o ark_n in_o so_o great_a a_o straightness_n and_o distress_n of_o congregation_n that_o this_o be_v a_o practise_a use_n in_o primitive_a christianity_n i_o think_v be_v not_o much_o doubt_v of_o 3._o jac._n gothofred_n maris_fw-la cap._n 3._o maris_fw-la cap._n 3._o and_o to_o this_o sense_n the_o learned_a gothofred_n by_o a_o strange_a reach_n of_o unusual_a
be_v to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n as_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o by_o the_o same_o spirit_n i_o will_v know_v why_o the_o greek_a and_o hebrew_n scripture_n shall_v differ_v so_o vast_o in_o account_n and_o how_o the_o cainan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d get_v into_o saint_n luke_n gospel_n intolerable_o jo_n scaliger_n have_v say_v more_o against_o all_o original_a trust_n but_o i_o may_v possible_o tell_v you_o the_o manner_n of_o that_o hereafter_o and_o that_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o cut_v off_o as_o the_o arabic_a catena_n will_v have_v it_o but_o the_o hellenist_n or_o graecist_n so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v read_v not_o grecian_n act._n 6.1_o add_v what_o be_v supernumerary_n to_o these_o epilogisme_n and_o cainan_n come_v in_o too_o at_o this_o back_n door_n as_o i_o think_v i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o show_v you_o at_o some_o other_o time_n and_o from_o a_o inconsiderable_a ground_n but_o for_o this_o it_o be_v so_o of_o the_o hellenisticall_a chiliast_n but_o if_o by_o this_o or_o any_o other_o spirit_n whatsoever_o that_o of_o god_n only_o except_v yond_o can_v declare_v what_o be_v melchizedeck_n generation_n i_o shall_v think_v you_o try_v here_o too_o much_o to_o say_v he_o be_v sem_fw-mi the_o great_a broughton_n great_a hugh_n broughton_n as_o one_o especial_o in_o a_o bundle_n of_o business_n have_v take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o do_v be_v not_o little_a enough_o to_o despise_v and_o too_o much_o to_o answer_v to_o i_o reckon_v it_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n i_o do_v their_o opinion_n who_o account_v he_o for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o i_o have_v not_o mention_v but_o to_o take_v myself_o the_o easy_o off_o from_o that_o wonder_n which_o be_v just_o to_o be_v conceive_v upon_o that_o grave_n and_o late_a learned_a man_n epiphanius_n cuncus_fw-la de_fw-la repub_fw-la heb._n see_v epiphanius_n who_o can_v not_o be_v content_a with_o any_o other_o recourse_n of_o this_o heresy_n but_o to_o mistake_v he_o and_o with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o judgement_n too_o for_o christ_n himself_o i_o can_v promise_v you_o it_o be_v all_o truth_n but_o i_o can_v tell_v you_o some_o news_n as_o concern_v his_o great_a man._n in_o the_o arabic_a catena_n to_o these_o word_n of_o the_o text_n gen._n 10.25_o the_o name_n of_o one_o be_v phaleg_n this_o note_n be_v set_v in_o the_o margin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i.e._n and_o this_o that_o be_v phaleg_n be_v the_o father_n of_o heraclim_n the_o father_n of_o melchizedeck_v cat._n arab._n cap._n 31._o fol._n 67._o a._n but_o in_o the_o chapter_n go_v before_o his_o generation_n be_v declare_v in_o a_o set_n and_o solemn_a pedigree_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v melchizedek_n be_v the_o son_n of_o heraclim_n the_o son_n of_o phaleg_n the_o son_n of_o eber._n and_o his_o mother_n name_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d salathiel_n the_o daughter_n of_o gomer_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n the_o son_n of_o noah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o heraclim_n the_o son_n of_o eber_n marry_v his_o wife_n salathiel_n and_o she_o be_v with_o child_n and_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n and_o call_v his_o nun_n melchizedek_n that_o be_v the_o king_n of_o righteousness_n call_v also_o the_o king_n of_o peace_n then_o after_o this_o the_o genealogy_n be_v set_v down_o at_o length_n melchizedek_n son_n of_o heraclim_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o phaleg_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eber_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o arphaxat_fw-la etc._n etc._n till_o ou_fw-fr come_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o adam_n peace_n be_v upon_o he_o caten_v arab._n c._n 30_o fol._n 66._o a._n sahid_v aben_n batrick_n direct_o say_v that_o melchizedek_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o phaleg_n and_o so_o he_o interprete_v and_o do_v it_o well_o too_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o saint_n paul_n heb._n 7.3_o not_o without_o descent_n or_o pedigree_n as_o we_o he_o be_v not_o therefore_o say_v say_v he_o to_o be_v without_o father_n or_o mother_n as_o if_o he_o have_v none_o or_o not_o know_v one_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o have_v no_o father_n or_o mother_n put_v down_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o genealogy_n and_o so_o the_o print_a arabic_a translate_v the_o place_n as_o the_o syriack_n also_o etc._n etc._n do_v you_o know_v now_o of_o what_o spirit_n you_o be_v bâ—d_v alâ—â—ran_fw-mi arab._n ms._n in_o aâ—â—h_n bâ—d_v the_o turk_n write_v upon_o the_o outside_n of_o his_o alcoran_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v no_o man_n touch_v this_o book_n but_o he_o that_o be_v pure_a i_o will_v no_o man_n will_v meddle_v with_o we_o alcoran_n signify_v but_o the_o scripture_n you_o need_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o word_n but_o such_o as_o indeed_o be_v what_o other_o man_n do_v but_o think_v themselves_o martyâ—uâ—_n if_o i_o have_v not_o a_o opportunity_n to_o tell_v you_o henceforth_o what_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o chorister_n bishop_n be_v you_o may_v 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better_a part_n of_o his_o more_o noble_a expedition_n but_o diodorus_n confess_v that_o none_o ever_o write_v they_o all_o diodorus_n ex_fw-la ctesia_n he_o make_v war_n with_o many_o nation_n and_o be_v the_o first_o as_o these_o autor_n think_v that_o violate_v that_o community_n which_o man_n former_o enjoy_v it_o seem_v he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o they_o know_v but_o moses_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o before_o he_o and_o eupolemon_n of_o another_o ninus_n make_v war_n with_o the_o king_n of_o the_o bactrian_n in_o which_o war_n his_o captain_n menon_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o semiramis_n in_o which_o suit_n ninus_n be_v corrival_n and_o get_v the_o gentlewoman_n not_o her_o good_a will_n do_v not_o what_o she_o will_v but_o what_o he_o list_v for_o that_o menon_n becom'_v desperate_a and_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o love_n cast_v away_o himself_o ctesias_n synchronismi_fw-la from_o ninus_n to_o sardanapalus_n be_v 1300_o year_n justin_n out_o of_o trogus_n pompeie_n zoroastres_n reign_v in_o bactria_n justin_n farnus_n in_o media_n diod._n ariaeus_n in_o arabia_n diod_n barzanes_n in_o armenia_n diodorus_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ninus_n also_o vexores_fw-la be_v king_n of_o egypt_n tanaïs_n of_o scythia_n justine_n ex_fw-la trogo_fw-la salian_a think_v it_o absurd_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o king_n before_o the_o division_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o condemn_v julius_n affricanus_fw-la for_o his_o dynasty_n of_o the_o arabian_n and_o reprehend_v justine_n for_o these_o king_n of_o egypt_n and_o scythia_n which_o be_v set_v down_o by_o trogus_n pompeie_n so_o as_o if_o the_o succession_n have_v be_v long_o but_o justine_n and_o these_o autor_n deserv_v our_o credit_n for_o the_o aera_fw-la of_o the_o egyptian_a dynastie_n or_o the_o scythian_a i_o find_v in_o the_o fall_v berosus_n too_o much_o elsewhere_o too_o little_a diodorus_n be_v best_a but_o with_o he_o the_o first_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v all_o go_n see_v further_o diod._n lib._n 1._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o ninus_n great_a abraham_n be_v bear_v because_o the_o nativivitie_n of_o this_o famous_a patriarch_n abraham_n be_v of_o special_a note_n and_o use_v in_o history_n it_o seem_v to_o deserv_v more_o at_o our_o hand_n then_o to_o be_v careless_o commit_v to_o the_o protection_n of_o a_o bare_a assertion_n merit_v rather_o some_o peremptory_a proof_n especial_o since_o learned_a scaliger_n have_v conceive_v the_o contrary_a rather_o therefore_o then_o we_o will_v doubt_v of_o his_o credit_n we_o will_v for_o his_o sake_n call_v the_o truth_n in_o question_n doubt_o demand_v whether_o abraham_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o 43_o year_n of_o king_n ninus_n yea_o or_o no_o a_o great_a master_n in_o history_n and_o our_o only_a guide_n in_o chronologie_n affirm_v eusebius_n pamphilus_n and_o he_o out_o of_o the_o reverend_a relic_n of_o old_a castor_n thallus_n etc._n etc._n first_o in_o his_o first_o book_n and_o again_o in_o his_o second_o which_o he_o call_v his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o both_o he_o use_v these_o and_o the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o same_o author_n please_v himself_o in_o the_o verity_n of_o this_o persuasion_n repeat'_v the_o same_o again_o in_o his_o evangelical_n preparative_a where_o he_o bear_v witness_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o what_o he_o have_v say_v elsewhere_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basiliensis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ità _fw-la epiphanius_n lib._n 1._o pagina_fw-la 10._o edit_fw-la basiliensis_fw-la the_o reader_n may_v be_v please_v to_o note_v his_o confidence_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o great_a industry_n herein_o in_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n george_n cedren_n and_o epiphanius_n no_o way_n mistrust_v such_o elaborate_a canon_n histor_n