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where_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o josia_n break_v down_o the_o altar_n which_o be_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o upper_a chamber_n of_o abaz_n but_o peter_n be_v say_v to_o go_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v not_o be_v proper_a to_o say_v that_o he_o go_v up_o upon_o the_o upper_a room_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o peter_n go_v up_o upon_o the_o house_n top._n the_o saxon_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aene_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o roof_n of_o the_o house_n so_o the_o syriac_a the_o arabic_a be_v the_o plain_a roof_n as_o the_o top_n of_o their_o house_n be_v make_v peter_n be_v now_o at_o joppa_n where_o he_o lodge_v in_o the_o house_n of_o one_o simon_n a_o tanner_n the_o state_n of_o which_o place_n it_o seem_v will_v not_o hold_v out_o for_o a_o upper_a room_n of_o the_o religious_a kind_n for_o want_v of_o this_o he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o house_n 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the_o lord_n have_v devise_v and_o decree_v in_o he_o be_v figure_v christ_n which_o with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o word_n purge_v the_o whole_a world_n of_o error_n and_o idolatry_n and_o set_v the_o conscience_n at_o peace_n and_o liberty_n he_o fly_v swift_o out_o of_o the_o east_n that_o be_v out_o of_o heaven_n whereupon_o he_o be_v call_v the_o day_n spring_n from_o on_o high_a luk_n 1._o 78._o but_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o michah_n be_v plain_a yet_o and_o thou_o bethlehem_n ephrata_n though_o thou_o be_v little_a among_o the_o thousand_o 2._o of_o judah_n yet_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v come_v the_o ruler_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o which_o not_o fear_v to_o do_v it_o without_o example_n i_o translate_v and_o his_o go_n forth_o be_v out_o of_o the_o east_n from_o the_o day_n of_o old_a and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o reason_n for_o there_o be_v another_o too_o why_o our_o saviour_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o east_n the_o other_o reason_n be_v this_o it_o be_v say_v before_o that_o from_o adam_n till_o abraham_n time_n the_o whole_a world_n worship_v towards_o the_o east_n this_o original_a principal_a and_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v everlasting_a ceremony_n by_o a_o error_n of_o the_o persian_a and_o chaldaean_a worshipper_n degenerate_v into_o a_o idolatry_n to_o the_o sun_n abraham_n say_v the_o learned_a maimon_n by_o the_o instinct_n of_o god_n appoint_v out_o the_o west_n to_o his_o hebrew_n therefore_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o temple_n be_v set_v towards_o that_o side_n of_o heaven_n god_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n seem_v to_o leave_v his_o mistake_a place_n in_o the_o east_n and_o come_v down_o to_o this_o stiffnecked_a people_n this_o be_v a_o literal_a and_o pedantical_a nation_n and_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o secret_a intend_a mystery_n be_v so_o to_o be_v deal_v with_o they_o do_v and_o they_o do_v not_o worship_n towards_o the_o west_n it_o be_v true_a all_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v up_o towards_o that_o way_n in_o the_o rite_n of_o azazell_n the_o two_o goat_n be_v to_o stand_v with_o 2._o their_o face_n the_o same_o way_n the_o pile_n set_v up_o for_o the_o phara_n adumma_fw-la or_o red_a cow_n be_v to_o have_v window_n in_o it_o and_o the_o prospect_n of_o these_o be_v to_o be_v towards_o the_o west_n talmud_n in_o phara_n fol._n 96._o a._n the_o 6_o lamp_n in_o the_o golden_a candlestick_a be_v appoint_v to_o burn_v towards_o the_o 7_o which_o be_v that_o in_o the_o middle_n but_o the_o face_n of_o this_o say_v maimon_n be_v to_o burn_v towards_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n and_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o western_a lamp_n beth_n habbech_n c_o 3._o §_o 8._o but_o all_o this_o while_n they_o worship_v no_o more_o towards_o the_o west_n then_o towards_o the_o north._n they_o worship_v towards_o the_o ark_n it_o be_v tell_v you_o before_o or_o towards_o the_o place_n of_o that_o they_o do_v so_o still_o and_o they_o be_v and_o they_o be_v to_o do_v so_o because_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n be_v to_o set_v upon_o their_o horizon_n therefore_o they_o be_v and_o they_o be_v to_o do_v so_o because_o as_o to_o they_o the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o east_n be_v not_o yet_o bring_v forth_o observe_v but_o the_o oeconomy_n and_o dispensation_n of_o this_o business_n throughout_o and_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o make_v good_a the_o ground_n that_o this_o man_n be_v call_v the_o east_n will_v appear_v by_o the_o place_n in_o zacharie_n c_o 6._o 12._o c_o 3._o 8._o behold_v the_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v bring_v forth_o my_o servant_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o holy_a text_n it_o be_v behold_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tsemach_n that_o be_v as_o not_o unlearned_a man_n have_v render_v it_o the_o branch_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o as_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v also_o germinare_fw-la so_o the_o hebrew_n tsemach_n signify_v lucere_fw-la &_o oriri_fw-la for_o that_o which_o we_o translate_v the_o brightness_n the_o syriac_a render_v the_o tsemach_n of_o his_o glory_n heb_n 1._o 12._o and_o in_o the_o jewish_a astrology_n the_o horoscope_n or_o east_n angle_n be_v most_o common_o so_o call_v we_o be_v to_o read_v the_o prophecy_n as_o the_o lxx_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 105._o i_o e._n behold_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o east_n thus_o it_o be_v urge_v to_o the_o jew_n tryphon_n in_o the_o most_o ancient_a time_n of_o justin_n martyr_n and_o thus_o also_o to_o james_n the_o jew_n in_o a_o like_a conference_n in_o the_o cetab_n ol_fw-mi borhan_fw-mi c_o 6._o &_o 6._o meeting_n the_o purpose_n of_o that_o book_n be_v to_o prove_v out_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n â—â—oâ—ensi_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o christ_n etc._n etc._n justus_n allege_v this_o place_n among_o the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o strong_a god_n say_v by_o zacharie_n ehe_fw-ge prophet_n behold_v a_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o east_n but_o saint_n luke_n put_v all_o out_o of_o doubt_n where_o another_o zacharie_n relate_v to_o the_o former_a say_v of_o our_o saviour_n that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o render_v it_o the_o day_n spring_n from_o on_o high_a or_o as_o erasmus_n and_o the_o vulgar_a the_o east_n which_o beza_n not_o know_v how_o to_o dislike_v and_o yet_o consider_v with_o himself_o that_o the_o old_a prophecy_n must_v be_v so_o translate_v or_o else_o the_o new_a must_v not_o put_v it_o down_o germane_a ex_fw-la alto_fw-mi the_o branch_n from_o on_o high_a but_o which_o no_o man_n accept_v of_o that_o the_o tsemach_n in_o zachary_n be_v the_o fame_n with_o saint_n luke_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n judge_v right_o but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v render_v by_o germane_a it_o be_v convince_v by_o the_o word_n follow_v to_o give_v light_n unto_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o qui_fw-fr germane_a vertunt_fw-la say_v scaliger_n of_o the_o tsemach_n in_o zachary_n imperite_fw-la faciunt_fw-la audeo_fw-la dicere_fw-la neque_fw-la mentiar_fw-la contra_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la who_o so_o translate_v it_o the_o branch_n do_v ignorant_o nay_o i_o may_v say_v and_o say_v true_a too_o they_o do_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o place_n in_o zachary_n be_v to_o be_v read_v thus_o behold_v the_o man_n who_o name_n be_v the_o east_n and_o he_o shall_v rise_v up_o or_o shine_v out_o from_o under_o he_o that_o be_v from_o under_o god_n the_o father_n jeremy_n the_o prophet_n will_v not_o otherwise_o be_v understand_v c_o 23._o 5._o behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v raise_v up_o unto_o david_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tsemach_n tsaddick_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o righteous_a east_n as_o the_o lxx_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v severus_n christ_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v eusebius_n who_o elsewhere_o be_v call_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n taeitus_fw-la himself_o do_v unaware_o deliver_v some_o such_o thing_n as_o this_o hist_o lib_n 5._o he_o be_v there_o tell_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n how_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n fly_v open_a on_o a_o sudden_a and_o a_o more_o than_o humane_a voice_n be_v hear_v that_o the_o god_n be_v now_o upon_o depart_v etc._n etc._n these_o thing_n say_v he_o make_v some_o reflect_v upon_o a_o old_a prophecy_n that_o be_v find_v antiquis_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la literis_fw-la which_o foretell_v eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la tempore_fw-la fore_fw-la ut_fw-la valesceret_fw-la oriens_fw-la that_o at_o such_o a_o time_n the_o east_n shall_v prevail_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o prophet_n who_o ever_o he_o be_v direct_v himself_o to_o the_o man_n cui_fw-la oriens_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la who_o name_n be_v the_o east_n zach._n 6._o 12._o 1â—_n in_o relation_n to_o this_o name_n of_o christ_n the_o christian_n also_o by_o some_o have_v be_v call_v orientales_fw-la it_o be_v gregory_n the_o great_a be_v moral_a upon_o those_o word_n of_o job_n that_o he_o be_v the_o great_a man_n in_o the_o east_n refer_v to_o the_o same_o the_o bless_a virgin_n have_v be_v term_v orientalis_n porta_fw-la the_o eastern_a gate_n as_o if_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o ezekiel_n vision_n c_o 44._o so_o saint_n ephrem_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o jacob_n this_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n this_o say_v say_v he_o be_v to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n who_o become_v as_o it_o be_v another_o heaven_n true_o to_o be_v