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epiphanius_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodianorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o sceptre_n be_v now_o depart_v be_v confess_v by_o kimchi_n on_o these_o word_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v abide_v many_o day_n without_o a_o king_n and_o without_o a_o prince_n hos_fw-la 3.4_o for_o these_o say_v he_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o captivity_n which_o we_o at_o present_a suffer_v have_v no_o king_n nor_o prince_n in_o israel_n but_o be_v subject_n to_o heathen_a potentate_n 3_o before_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o lord_n who_o you_o seek_v shall_v sudden_o come_v to_o his_o temple_n mal._n 3.1_o this_o â—ord_n say_v kimchi_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o r._n jose_z who_o see_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n say_v the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v now_o come_v that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o malachi_n concern_v the_o messiah_n be_v far_a evident_a from_o those_o 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that_o of_o which_o he_o prophesy_v be_v come_v to_o pass_v there_o be_v who_o so_o interpret_v the_o 70_o week_n of_o daniel_n as_o to_o conceive_v that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o they_o the_o messiah_n shall_v appear_v to_o make_v they_o lord_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o do_v animate_v the_o jew_n in_o their_o rebellion_n against_o the_o roman_n they_o still_o expect_v under_o the_o great_a misery_n that_o their_o messiah_n will_v appear_v to_o save_v they_o manasse_n ben_n israel_n de_fw-fr termino_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la p._n 175._o 5_o who_o then_o impatient_o expect_v their_o messiah_n hence_o so_o many_o false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n 1._o herod_n herodiani_n christum_fw-la herodem_fw-la esse_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la tertull._n adv_o haeres_fw-la c._n 45._o 2._o dositheus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orig._n in_o celsum_n l._n 1._o p._n 44._o 3._o barchocheba_n ille_fw-la messiam_fw-la seipsum_fw-la pronuntiabat_fw-la auctor_fw-la schalschelet_n hakkabalah_n vide_fw-la drusium_n de_fw-la tribus_fw-la sect_n be_v l._n 3._o c._n 4.6_o 4._o vespasian_n who_o by_o the_o flattery_n of_o josephus_n be_v induce_v to_o destroy_v the_o line_n of_o david_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 12._o joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 12._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n l._n 2._o c._n 23._o with_o many_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n antiq._n jud._n l._n 20._o c._n 6._o and_o this_o make_v they_o so_o forward_o to_o rebellagainst_a the_o roman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o p._n 967._o 6_o that_o ancient_a prophecy_n percrebuerat_fw-la oriente_fw-it toto_fw-la vetus_fw-la &_o constans_fw-la opinio_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o fatis_fw-la ut_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la judaea_n profecti_fw-la rerum_fw-la potirentur_fw-la id_fw-la judaei_n ad_fw-la
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of_o the_o truth_n that_o by_o their_o fable_n and_o their_o zeal_n for_o their_o tradition_n and_o empty_a ceremony_n they_o do_v pervert_v man_n from_o the_o faith_n and_o hinder_v the_o progress_n of_o the_o gospel_n three_o their_o false_a and_o lie_a wonder_n make_v they_o deserve_v the_o title_n of_o magician_n and_o indeed_o the_o miracle_n record_v by_o their_o rabbin_n 267._o lightf_n horae_n hebr._n in_o mat._n p._n 266_o 267._o the_o story_n which_o their_o *_o talmud_n give_v we_o of_o their_o skill_n this_o way_n their_o frequent_a 5_o exorcism_n by_o invocation_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n their_o annulet_n and_o *_o ligatures_n and_o confident_a 6_o assertion_n 558._o lightf_n ibid._n voisin_n observe_v in_o raymund_n p._n 557_o 558._o that_o god_n give_v power_n to_o his_o law_n his_o name_n and_o attribute_n when_o thus_o apply_v by_o they_o to_o heal_v disease_n and_o work_v sign_n and_o wonder_n last_o those_o many_o 7_o instance_n josephus_n give_v we_o of_o 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and_o suitable_o unto_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o 13_o eastern_a nation_n those_o great_a and_o dreadful_a judgement_n god_n have_v resolve_v to_o bring_v upon_o the_o jewish_a nation_n which_o will_v eclipse_v their_o sun_n and_o moon_n convert_v their_o glorious_a and_o shine_a day_n into_o the_o day_n of_o darkness_n and_o create_v as_o great_a a_o terror_n to_o they_o as_o if_o these_o prodigious_a thing_n have_v happen_v in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n the_o 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fearful_a occurrence_n or_o apparition_n mention_v by_o st_n luke_n 21.11_o luke_n 21.11_o may_v haply_o respect_v the_o fly_a open_a of_o the_o temple_n door_n the_o light_n that_o shine_v about_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o altar_n before_o the_o multitude_n the_o conflagration_n the_o voice_n of_o a_o unseen_a multitude_n cry_v out_o let_v we_o depart_v and_o quit_v this_o place_n 12._o joseph_n de_fw-fr bell_n jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 12._o and_o especial_o of_o one_o jesus_n denounce_v woe_n continual_o unto_o the_o city_n temple_n and_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o many_o other_o sign_n which_o do_v declare_v their_o desolation_n and_o by_o the_o wise_a jew_n be_v think_v to_o signify_v it_o last_o how_o dreadful_o the_o 15_o famine_n rage_v among_o they_o how_o great_a and_o numerous_a the_o earthquake_n be_v which_o happen_v about_o those_o time_n josephus_n 16_o grotius_n and_o other_o author_n will_v inform_v we_o six_o that_o the_o author_n of_o this_o desolation_n be_v the_o roman_a army_n lead_v on_o by_o vespasian_n and_o his_o son_n titus_n that_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o temple_n happen_v within_o the_o space_n of_o 42_o year_n after_o our_o lord_n prediction_n and_o so_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o generation_n it_o will_v be_v needless_a to_o evince_v by_o testimony_n these_o
weigh_v these_o thing_n must_v soon_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v and_o to_o admire_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n prediction_n or_o in_o the_o word_n of_o nazianzen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d b._n p._n 83._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o can_v the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n object_n against_o such_o clear_a prediction_n and_o such_o convince_a demonstration_n of_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n annotation_n on_o the_o seven_o chapter_n sect_n ii_o their_o doctor_n have_v conclude_v ideo_fw-la moderni_fw-la judaei_n dicunt_fw-la messiam_fw-la non_fw-la venisse_fw-la quia_fw-la nondum_fw-la viderunt_fw-la eum_fw-la venire_fw-la in_o nubes_fw-la coeli_fw-la raymund_n pug._n fid_fw-we p._n 276._o 2_o euseb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eccl._n hist_o l._n 2._o c._n 11._o 3_o of_o a_o egyptian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb_n hist_o l._n 2._o c._n 21._o 4_o josephus_n ascribe_v their_o ruin_n to_o a_o lie_a prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 11._o 5_o their_o frequent_a exorcism_n by_o the_o invocation_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n matt._n 12.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just_a dial._n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 311._o vide_fw-la tertull._n contra_fw-la marcionem_fw-la theophilum_fw-la l._n 2._o ad_fw-la autolyc_a orig._n in_o celsum_n p._n 185._o vide_fw-la annot._fw-la in_o c._n 1._o num_fw-la 4._o 6_o their_o assertion_n that_o god_n give_v power_n to_o his_o law_n name_n and_o attribute_n to_o heal_v disease_n the_o author_n of_o sepher_n ikkarim_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n be_v instrument_n to_o which_o he_o have_v annex_v a_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la that_o sign_n and_o wonder_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o they_o why_o be_v it_o that_o they_o who_o skill_n this_o art_n work_v miracle_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o law_n be_v of_o divine_a original_a auctor_fw-la neve_n shalom_n l._n 5._o c._n 5._o 7_o these_o instance_n josephus_n give_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 12._o 8_o that_o comet_n which_o appear_v like_o a_o flame_a sword_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 12._o 9_o r._n saadias_n quod_fw-la autem_fw-la scribit_fw-la cum_fw-la nubes_fw-la coeli_fw-la illi_fw-la sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la de_fw-la exercitu_fw-la coeli_fw-la haec_fw-la erit_fw-la maxima_fw-la dignatio_fw-la quam_fw-la conferet_fw-la deus_fw-la christo_fw-la in_o dan._n 7._o 10_o the_o appearance_n in_o the_o cloud_n of_o chariot_n and_o of_o arm_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n ibid._n 11_o to_o the_o anger_n of_o their_o god_n against_o the_o christian_n vide_fw-la infra_fw-la not._n in_o c._n 8._o s_o n._n 19_o 12_o a_o prophetic_a scheme_n see_v the_o like_a esaiah_n 13.10_o c._n 24._o v._n 18.19.20.23_o c._n 34._o v._n 4._o jer._n 4.23_o ezek._n 32.7.8_o joel_n 2.10_o rev._n 6.12.8.12_o 13_o and_o suitable_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n apud_fw-la arabe_n de_fw-fr eo_fw-la cvi_fw-la singular_a aliquod_fw-la infortunium_fw-la accidit_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quod_fw-la coelum_fw-la ipsius_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la conversum_fw-la sit_fw-la vel_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la ejus_fw-la ceciderit_fw-la maimon_n more_n nevochim_n p._n 265._o &_o again_o neque_fw-la quemquam_fw-la puto_fw-la ita_fw-la ignorantem_fw-la caecum_fw-la literaeque_fw-la parabolarum_fw-la &_o narrationum_fw-la historicarum_fw-la vel_fw-la oratoriarum_fw-la addictum_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la existimet_fw-la stellas_fw-la coelum_fw-la lucem_fw-la solis_fw-la &_o lunae_fw-la mutata_fw-la esse_fw-la vel_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-la centro_fw-la svo_fw-la motam_fw-la quando_fw-la destructum_fw-la fuit_fw-la regnum_fw-la babel_n verum_fw-la repraesentat_fw-la nobis_fw-la tota_fw-la haec_fw-la narratio_fw-la statum_fw-la &_o conditionem_fw-la hominis_fw-la victi_fw-la cvi_fw-la lux_fw-la omnis_fw-la atra_fw-la dulce_fw-la amarum_fw-la immo_fw-la cvi_fw-la terra_fw-la nimis_fw-la angusta_fw-la &_o coelum_fw-la rvinam_fw-la minitari_fw-la videtur_fw-la ib._n part_n 2._o c._n 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d artemidorus_z oneirocrit_n l._n 2._o c._n 36._o 14_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v respect_v the_o fly_a open_a etc._n etc._n of_o which_o thing_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scilicet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 12._o etc._n etc._n 11._o evenerant_n prodigia_fw-la visae_fw-la per_fw-la coelum_fw-la concurrere_fw-la acies_fw-la rutilantia_fw-la arma_fw-la &_o subito_fw-la nubium_fw-la igne_fw-la collucere_fw-la templum_fw-la expassae_fw-la repent_v delubri_fw-la fores_fw-la &_o audita_fw-la major_n humanâ_fw-la vox_fw-la excedere_fw-la deos_fw-la simul_fw-la ingens_fw-la motus_fw-la excedentium_fw-la tacitus_n hist_o l._n 5._o p._n 621._o 15_o of_o the_o famine_n see_v josephus_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaic._n l._n 7._o c._n 7.8_o 16_o of_o the_o earthquake_n in_o divers_a place_n grot._n in_o matt._n 24._o vers_fw-la 7._o 17_o from_o what_o josephus_n have_v record_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o paulo_n post_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n l._n 7._o c._n 18._o lin_v 1._o gr._n 18_o s._n cyril_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrat._v hist_n eccles_n l._n 2._o c._n 20._o ruff._n l._n 10._o c._n 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socr._n ibidem_fw-la 19_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o judgement_n josephus_n give_v account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 20_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o siege_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n bell._n jud._n l._n 6._o c._n 13._o 21_o they_o do_v quit_v jerusalem_n be_v admonish_v from_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eccles_n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 5._o &_o epiphanius_n de_fw-fr ponderibus_fw-la &_o mensuris_fw-la c._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 22_o whether_o this_o desolation_n shall_v be_v perpetual_a as_o many_o of_o the_o father_n hold_v origen_n annot._n in_o sh._n 16._o c._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o cell_n l._n 4._o p._n 174._o chrysost_n crat_fw-mi 3._o adv_n judaeos_fw-la dionysius_n alexandrinae_n ecclesiae_fw-la pontifex_fw-la elegantem_fw-la scribit_fw-la librum_fw-la irridens_fw-la mille_fw-la annorum_fw-la fabulam_fw-la instaurationem_fw-la templi_fw-la etc._n etc._n hieron_n proaemio_fw-la ad_fw-la l._n 18._o com._n in_o esaiam_n 23_o as_o hugo_n grotius_n think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intelligere_fw-la licebit_fw-la â—â—mpora_fw-la divinae_fw-la patientiae_fw-la praestituta_fw-la emendationi_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la gentibus_fw-la christi_fw-la nomen_fw-la professi_fw-la à _fw-la disciplina_fw-la christi_fw-la plurimum_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nimirum_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la deum_fw-la irritatum_fw-la à _fw-la gentibus_fw-la modo_fw-la quodam_fw-la novo_fw-la atque_fw-la extraordinario_fw-la usurum_fw-la in_o convertendis_fw-la adse_n judaeis_n sicut_fw-la ab_fw-la judaeis_n irritatus_fw-la modo_fw-la simili_fw-la gentes_fw-la ad_fw-la obsequium_fw-la suum_fw-la pertraxit_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la 24_o say_v chrysost_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat_fw-la 3._o adv_n judaeos_fw-la 25_o that_o it_o be_v believe_v by_o the_o very_a atheist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o p._n 81._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sozom._n l._n 5._o c._n 21._o 26_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o the_o invocation_n of_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o p._n 85_o sozom._n hist_o eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 21._o socr_n hist_o eccl._n 21._o c._n 29._o 27_o conclude_v with_o that_o of_o our_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eccles_n hist_o l._n 3._o c._n 7._o chap._n viii_o sect_n i._o the_o content_n evince_v the_o truth_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n arg._n 4_o 1._o from_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n suitable_o to_o his_o design_n and_o to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o to_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o jew_n these_o miracle_n be_v many_o mighty_a and_o they_o have_v most_o remarkable_a effect_n upon_o the_o hearer_n and_o spectator_n of_o they_o they_o be_v avouch_v with_o great_a confidence_n by_o his_o apostle_n who_o by_o those_o mean_v convert_v thousand_o and_o who_o record_n of_o these_o thing_n become_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n unto_o the_o christian_a convert_v the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o from_o the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o christ_n apostle_n who_o affirm_v christ_n give_v commission_n to_o they_o while_o abide_v with_o they_o to_o work_v the_o great_a miracle_n which_o they_o according_o perform_v and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v more_o abundant_o confer_v upon_o they_o after_o the_o resurrection_n of_o their_o lord_n be_v argue_v from_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o confession_n of_o jew_n and_o heathen_n from_o the_o record_n of_o scripture_n like_a wonder_n be_v perform_v by_o christian_n in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o power_n continue_v
in_o the_o church_n for_o divers_a century_n the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o second_o argument_n the_o result_n of_o these_o particular_n four_o arg._n 4_o those_o miracle_n which_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n wrought_v in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v a_o most_o signal_n demonstration_n of_o its_o truth_n and_o certainty_n as_o will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v 1._o the_o design_n on_o which_o our_o saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o he_o who_o come_v to_o baffle_v and_o pull_v down_o the_o devil_n kingdom_n shall_v show_v his_o power_n over_o those_o evil_a spirit_n which_o uphold_v it_o needful_a it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o teach_v the_o world_n to_o slight_v and_o to_o detest_v those_o heathen_a deity_n which_o have_v so_o long_o obtain_v in_o the_o world_n and_o have_v confirm_v it_o in_o their_o service_n by_o seem_a miracle_n 8._o vid._n not._n in_o cap._n 9_o num_fw-la 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o prediction_n gift_n of_o healing_n and_o the_o like_a shall_v by_o more_o powerful_a work_n convince_v the_o world_n he_o be_v more_o worthy_a of_o their_o adoration_n and_o it_o be_v also_o requisite_a that_o he_o who_o give_v it_o out_o that_o he_o come_v down_o from_o god_n to_o manifest_v the_o will_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o world_n shall_v by_o unquestionable_a sign_n of_o god_n assistance_n prove_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o commission_n from_o he_o and_o last_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o he_o who_o come_v to_o null_a that_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v establish_v or_o by_o the_o jew_n conceive_v to_o be_v establish_v by_o many_o miracle_n shall_v give_v a_o great_a proof_n of_o his_o commission_n from_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n than_o be_v the_o miracle_n of_o moses_n second_o this_o will_v be_v far_a evident_a if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o jew_n expect_v great_a and_o many_o miracle_n from_o their_o messiah_n they_o tell_v we_o 1.11_o midrash_n cohele_v in_o eccles_n 1.11_o that_o the_o miracle_n of_o moses_n shall_v not_o be_v remember_v by_o reason_n of_o those_o great_a miracle_n which_o their_o messiah_n shall_v perform_v that_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o messiah_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d substance_n 610._o vid._n raymund_n pugfid_v p._n 610._o whereas_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o departure_n out_o of_o egypt_n compare_v with_o they_o shall_v be_v only_a accident_n and_o this_o their_o expectation_n be_v ground_v upon_o these_o prediction_n of_o their_o prophet_n that_o their_o messiah_n shall_v make_v the_o blind_a to_o see_v the_o deaf_a to_o hear_v 35.6_o isaiah_n 35.6_o the_o dumb_a to_o speak_v the_o lame_a to_o walk_v three_o the_o jew_n and_o heathen_n do_v in_o effect_n confess_v that_o suitable_o to_o these_o prediction_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o to_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o do_v work_v miracle_n for_o to_o ascribe_v they_o to_o 1_o shem_n hamporash_n or_o to_o the_o art_n of_o 2_o magic_a as_o jew_n and_o heathen_n do_v be_v to_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n since_o nothing_o but_o the_o evidence_n of_o fact_n can_v tempt_v his_o most_o malicious_a enemy_n to_o use_v such_o slight_a evasion_n and_o to_o confess_v as_o do_v the_o pharisee_n and_o the_o chief_a priest_n that_o christ_n do_v miracle_n so_o many_o and_o so_o powerful_a that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v let_v alone_o 11.48_o joh._n 11.48_o all_o man_n will_v have_v believe_v on_o he_o the_o wise_a heathen_n as_o 3_o celsus_n 4_o porphyry_n 5_o hierocles_n and_o 6_o julian_n confess_v the_o thing_n 7_o pilate_n who_o live_v upon_o the_o place_n where_o his_o disciple_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o his_o miracle_n be_v do_v and_o who_o pass_v sentence_n on_o he_o give_v such_o a_o large_a account_n to_o tiberius_n both_o of_o the_o wonder_n of_o his_o life_n and_o death_n and_o resurrection_n as_o make_v the_o emperor_n 8_o propose_v he_o to_o the_o senate_n as_o one_o fit_a to_o be_v admit_v among_o the_o roman_a go_n and_o this_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n st_o peter_n shadow_n heal_v all_o that_o be_v afflict_v with_o evil_a spirit_n throughout_o all_o jerusalem_n and_o all_o the_o city_n round_o about_o it_o their_o very_a sepulcher_n be_v instrumental_a to_o the_o work_n of_o so_o many_o and_o such_o apparent_a miracle_n that_o as_o their_o enemy_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v they_o so_o christian_n do_v often_o 14_o plead_v they_o with_o the_o great_a confidence_n they_o be_v such_o as_o conquer_a and_o amaze_v the_o conjurer_n 19_o act_n 19.18_o 19_o such_o as_o prevail_v with_o the_o magician_n to_o burn_v their_o book_n and_o make_v confession_n of_o their_o practice_n and_o own_o that_o doctrine_n though_o with_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n which_o pronounce_v they_o guilty_a of_o contract_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n 3_o these_o wonder_n be_v perform_v by_o christian_n throughout_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n in_o which_o the_o gospel_n do_v obtain_v and_o flourish_v st_n 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concern_v to_o propagate_v a_o hell_n above_o ground_n whereas_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n be_v a_o thing_n worthy_a of_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o holy_a god_n as_o be_v the_o most_o lively_a transcript_n of_o his_o own_o perfection_n and_o a_o most_o effectual_a method_n to_o work_v the_o soul_n into_o the_o great_a likeness_n to_o a_o deity_n and_o opposition_n to_o that_o sin_n which_o he_o do_v infinite_o detest_v for_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o this_o holy_a call_n be_v tolead_v a_o life_n of_o most_o angelic_a purity_n abstract_v from_o all_o worldly_a mindedness_n and_o anxious_a concern_v for_o temporal_a thing_n to_o abound_v in_o meekness_n and_o humility_n long_o suffer_v patience_n and_o mercy_n love_n and_o charity_n and_o to_o endeavour_v with_o the_o great_a care_n to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n §_o 5._o 3ly_n i_o add_v that_o as_o for_o heretic_n and_o heathen_n providence_n control_v their_o attempt_n and_o give_v in_o evidence_n sufficient_a to_o evince_v their_o vanity_n it_o 36_o strike_v dumb_a the_o statue_n of_o apollonius_n and_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o gentile_n it_o confound_v 37_o simon_n magius_n and_o in_o compliance_n with_o the_o apostle_n prayer_n put_v a_o conclusion_n to_o his_o miracle_n and_o life_n §_o 6._o 4ly_n that_o it_o be_v no_o concernment_n of_o mankind_n to_o sift_v these_o thing_n before_o the_o come_n of_o our_o saviour_n they_o oppose_v not_o their_o interest_n their_o superstition_n lust_n or_o reputation_n they_o do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o overturn_v all_o other_o way_n of_o worship_n and_o to_o establish_v new_a law_n of_o government_n and_o to_o subject_v the_o know_a wood_n to_o the_o humour_n and_o conception_n of_o rude_a mechanic_n soul_n but_o 1._o the_o world_n find_v it_o
hortulis_fw-la in_fw-la locis_fw-la publicis_fw-la ac_fw-la privatis_fw-la pro_fw-la sva_fw-la cuique_fw-la opinion_n certabat_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 18._o c._n 41._o et_fw-la rursus_fw-la have_v &_o alius_fw-la diffensiones_fw-la innumerabiles_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la quis_fw-la unquam_fw-la populus_fw-la quis_fw-la senatus_n quae_fw-la potestas_fw-la well_fw-mi dignitas_fw-la publica_fw-la impiae_fw-la civitatis_fw-la dijudicandas_fw-la &_o alius_fw-la probandas_fw-la &_o recipiendas_fw-la alius_fw-la improbandas_fw-la repudiandasque_fw-la curavit_fw-la ac_fw-la non_fw-la passim_fw-la sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la judicio_fw-la confusé_fw-fr que_fw-fr habuit_fw-la in_o gremio_fw-la svo_fw-la tot_fw-la controversias_fw-la hominum_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la agris_fw-la &_o domibus_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la rebus_fw-la quibus_fw-la aut_fw-la misere_fw-la vivitur_fw-la aut_fw-la beatè_fw-la dissidentium_fw-la august_n ibidem_fw-la 103_o a_o stipend_n from_o the_o roman_a emperor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lucian_n hunuch_n p._n 160._o &_o p._n 161._o 104_o flourish_v most_o quaeritur_fw-la saepe_fw-la cur_n tam_fw-la multi_fw-la sunt_fw-la epicurei_n cic._n de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr bon._n l._n 1._o multi_fw-la postea_fw-la defensores_fw-la &_o nescio_fw-la quomodo_fw-la two_o qui_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la minimam_fw-la habent_fw-la maximam_fw-la vim_o populus_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la facit_fw-la idem_fw-la l._n 2._o p._n 87.88_o &_o p._n 89._o dicitur_fw-la philosophus_fw-la nobilis_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la graecia_n &_o italia_n sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la omnis_fw-la barbaria_n commota_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laert._n l._n 10._o p._n 712._o vide_fw-la p._n 721._o 105_o the_o abettor_n of_o they_o do_v accord_v the_o best_a epicurus_n una_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la quidem_fw-la angusta_fw-la quam_fw-la magnos_fw-la quantaque_fw-la amoris_fw-la conspiration_n conjunctos_fw-la tenuit_fw-la amicorum_fw-la greges_fw-la quod_fw-la fit_a etiamnum_fw-la ab_fw-la epicureis_n cic._n de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr l._n 1._o numen_fw-la apud_fw-la euseb_n praep._n eu._n l._n 14._o c._n 5._o 106_o hence_o they_o take_v up_o with_o carnal_a pleasure_n nec_fw-la equidem_fw-la habeo_fw-la quod_fw-la intelligam_fw-la bonum_fw-la illud_fw-la detrahens_fw-la eas_fw-la voluptales_fw-la quae_fw-la sapore_fw-la percipiuntur_fw-la detrahens_fw-la eas_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la auditu_fw-la &_o cantibus_fw-la detrahens_fw-la eas_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la formis_fw-la percipiuntur_fw-la oculis_fw-la suaves_fw-fr mentiones_fw-la five_o quae_fw-la aliae_fw-la voluptales_fw-la gignuntur_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la homine_fw-la quolibet_fw-la è_fw-la sensu_fw-la quae_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la sententia_fw-la sunt_fw-la totusque_fw-la libre_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr summo_fw-la bono_fw-mi refertus_fw-la &_o sententiis_fw-la &_o verbis_fw-la talibus_fw-la est_fw-la cic._n tusc_n 3_o de_fw-mi epicuro_fw-la et_fw-la rursus_fw-la nam_fw-la singo_fw-la num_fw-la mentior_fw-la cupio_fw-la refelli_fw-la istam_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la epicurus_n ignorat_fw-la quip_n qui_fw-la testificatur_fw-la ne_fw-la intelligere_fw-la quidem_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la ubi_fw-la sit_fw-la aut_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la ullum_fw-la bonum_fw-la praeter_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la cibo_fw-la aut_fw-la potione_fw-la &_o aurium_fw-la delectatione_n &_o obscena_fw-la voluptate_fw-la capiatur_fw-la an_fw-mi haec_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la non_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la de_fw-fr fin_fw-fr bon_fw-fr l._n 2._o de_fw-fr n._n d._n l._n 1._o non_fw-la id_fw-la semel_fw-la dicit_fw-la sed_fw-la saepius_fw-la annuere_fw-la te_fw-la video_fw-la nota_fw-la enim_fw-la tibi_fw-la sunt_fw-la proferrem_fw-la libros_fw-la si_fw-la negare_n his_o gemina_fw-la habes_fw-la apud_fw-la athen._n deipnos_fw-la l._n 12._o c._n 12._o laert._n l._n 10._o p._n 710._o plutarch_n moral_a p._n 1098._o 107_o hold_v they_o the_o chief_a good_a plerique_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la dicunt_fw-la cic._n the_o div_o l._n 2._o &_o the_o fin_n bon_fw-fr l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n adv_fw-la colotem_fw-la p._n 1125._o vide_fw-la laert._n l._n 2._o p._n 54._o ed._n st._n cic._n de_fw-fr n._n d._n 108_o socrates_n first_o introduce_v it_o into_o family_n ab_fw-la antiqua_fw-la philosophia_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la socratem_n numeri_fw-la motusque_fw-la tractabantur_fw-la &_o unde_fw-la omne_fw-la orirentur_fw-la quove_n recederent_fw-la studioseque_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la syderum_fw-la magnitudines_fw-la intervalla_fw-la cursus_fw-la inquirebantur_fw-la &_o cunct_a a_o caelestia_fw-la socrates_n autem_fw-la primus_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la devocavit_fw-la è_fw-la coelo_fw-la &_o in_o urbibus_fw-la collocavit_fw-la &_o coegit_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o moribus_fw-la rebusque_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la quaerere_fw-la cic._n tusc_n qu._n l._n 5._o &_o l._n 3._o 109_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o just_a or_o unjust_a in_o itself_o but_o as_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n make_v it_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristot_n eth._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pyrrho_fw-la apud_fw-la laert._n p._n 262._o huius_fw-la sententiae_fw-la erant_fw-la archelaus_n laert._n l._n 2._o p._n 37._o cyrenaici_n ib._n theodorii_n p._n 57_o aristippus_n p._n 55._o pyrrho_fw-mi p._n 252._o epicur_fw-fr us_o p._n 302._o vide_fw-la sext._n empir_n adv_fw-la math._n p._n 450._o 110_o the_o example_n and_o worship_n of_o their_o deity_n do_v give_v encouragement_n unto_o the_o lewd_a action_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n de_fw-fr rep._n l._n 2._o vide_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr c._n d._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o nazianz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 77._o 111_o porphyry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n ad_fw-la anebonem_fw-la apud_fw-la theod._n ser_n 3._o p._n 48._o 112_o amelius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la theodoret._n de_fw-fr cur_n gr._n off_o serm_n 2._o p._n 33._o 113_o a_o heathen_a emperor_n as_o to_o be_v write_v clamabat_fw-la saepius_fw-la quod_fw-la à _fw-la quibusdam_fw-la sive_fw-la judaeis_n sive_fw-la christianis_fw-la audierat_fw-la &_o tenebat_fw-la idque_fw-la per_fw-la praeconem_fw-la quum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la emendaret_fw-la dici_fw-la jubebat_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la alteri_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la quam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la usque_fw-la adeo_fw-la dilexit_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o in_fw-la palatio_fw-la &_o in_fw-la publicis_fw-la operibus_fw-la praescribi_fw-la juberet_fw-la aelius_n lamp_n de_fw-la alex._n severo_fw-la hist_n august_n leyd_n ed._n p._n 577._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o content_n prolegomena_n in_o order_n to_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v present_o attest_v the_o thing_n 2._o this_o attestation_n can_v not_o be_v a_o bare-faced_n and_o notorious_a lie_n arg._n 1._o from_o the_o testimony_n arg._n 2._o from_o these_o 3_o consideration_n 1._o that_o our_o saviour_n body_n do_v not_o continue_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n when_o they_o proclaim_v he_o rise_v 2._o that_o his_o disciple_n do_v not_o convey_v his_o body_n thence_o nor_o 3_o be_v that_o do_v by_o any_o other_o person_n who_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o christ_n and_o no_o affection_n for_o he_o arg._n 3._o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o person_n testify_v and_o thus_o we_o have_v dispatch_v our_o demonstration_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n we_o now_o proceed_v unto_o that_o article_n of_o it_o from_o which_o we_o may_v infer_v the_o rest_n viz._n the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n which_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v with_o great_a evidence_n we_o premise_v §_o 1._o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v present_o attest_v the_o thing_n the_o prediction_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n own_a by_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o all_o their_o vain_a endeavour_n to_o prevent_v what_o he_o foretell_v touch_v his_o resurrection_n the_o expectation_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o that_o abundant_a satisfaction_n which_o they_o find_v in_o this_o particular_a the_o early_a record_n of_o the_o christian_n story_n and_o symbol_n of_o his_o faith_n which_o every_o where_o inculcate_v it_o all_o these_o give_v in_o a_o full_a assurance_n of_o this_o truth_n nay_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v defer_v beyond_o that_o period_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v fix_v how_o impossible_a have_v it_o be_v to_o have_v cajold_v the_o world_n into_o so_o firm_a and_o steadfast_a a_o belief_n of_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n to_o have_v hold_v up_o the_o droop_a spirit_n &_o baffle_a hope_n of_o his_o disciple_n or_o to_o have_v keep_v the_o insult_a jew_n from_o give_v visible_a demonstration_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o their_o pretension_n or_o from_o cry_v out_o of_o the_o imposture_n can_v his_o disciple_n be_v assure_v of_o his_o resurrection_n by_o frequent_a apparition_n of_o he_o and_o not_o endeavour_v to_o acquaint_v the_o world_n with_o what_o so_o much_o concern_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o prediction_n and_o their_o hope_n &_o which_o be_v of_o so_o great_a importance_n to_o mankind_n and_o can_v not_o be_v neglect_v by_o the_o disciple_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o they_o be_v faithful_a unto_o the_o commission_n which_o they_o pretend_v or_o can_v they_o be_v so_o quick_a &_o nimble_a to_o convey_v his_o body_n from_o the_o sepulchre_n and_o yet_o their_o tongue_n be_v backward_o to_o proclaim_v he_o rise_v will_v interest_n or_o reason_n suffer_v they_o to_o
be_v high_o probable_a and_o if_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v embrace_v upon_o the_o probability_n of_o any_o one_o the_o probability_n of_o all_o these_o circumstance_n must_v give_v a_o ample_a confirmation_n to_o it_o and_o make_v it_o needless_a to_o insist_v far_o on_o this_o argument_n §_o 3._o and_o now_o that_o this_o discourse_n may_v have_v that_o influence_n upon_o the_o reader_n which_o matter_n of_o this_o moment_n ought_v to_o have_v let_v i_o entreat_v he_o to_o consider_v how_o much_o his_o interest_n and_o wisdom_n do_v oblige_v he_o to_o improve_v the_o certainty_n of_o christian_a faith_n into_o a_o christian_a conversation_n that_o so_o his_o knowledge_n may_v not_o aggravate_v his_o future_a doom_n and_o render_v all_o his_o wilful_a disobedience_n against_o the_o christian_a precept_n inexcusable_a the_o speculative_a atheist_n may_v have_v some_o colour_n of_o a_o plea_n that_o his_o miscarriage_n be_v the_o result_n of_o ignorance_n not_o of_o contempt_n and_o wilful_a disobedience_n whereas_o the_o man_n who_o own_v the_o certainty_n of_o christian_a faith_n but_o live_v a_o contradiction_n to_o his_o knowledge_n and_o by_o his_o practice_n give_v the_o lie_n to_o his_o profession_n he_o i_o say_v can_v have_v no_o shadow_n of_o excuse_n he_o must_v confess_v his_o full_a acquaintance_n with_o his_o master_n pleasure_n and_o that_o his_o reason_n do_v commend_v those_o precept_n to_o he_o which_o christianity_n enjoin_v as_o thing_n most_o excellent_a and_o certain_a and_o infinite_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o those_o vile_a affection_n which_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o they_o and_o those_o enjoyment_n he_o prefer_v before_o they_o his_o conscience_n must_v accuse_v he_o daily_o of_o most_o strange_a ingratitude_n in_o act_v his_o rebellion_n against_o the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n and_o his_o dear_a lord_n it_o must_v convince_v he_o of_o his_o stupidity_n and_o folly_n not_o only_o in_o neglect_v of_o so_o great_a salvation_n but_o in_o run_v headlong_o to_o his_o own_o destruction_n and_o be_v at_o such_o cost_n and_o pain_n to_o purchase_v to_o himself_o damnation_n he_o must_v acknowledge_v at_o the_o dreadful_a day_n his_o life_n be_v spend_v in_o a_o contempt_n and_o full_a defiance_n of_o the_o holy_a jesus_n and_o that_o he_o still_o maintain_v that_o contempt_n in_o opposition_n to_o and_o in_o despite_n of_o the_o conviction_n of_o his_o conscience_n the_o strive_v of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o all_o the_o motive_n of_o his_o present_a and_o eternal_a interest_n and_o then_o how_o miserable_a must_v be_v condition_n be_v how_o dreadful_a but_o how_o just_o his_o doom_n the_o sore_a judgement_n that_o ever_o happen_v to_o the_o gentile_a world_n those_o dereliction_n which_o betray_v they_o to_o the_o most_o brutish_a and_o unnatural_a lust_n be_v the_o result_n of_o sin_n commit_v against_o conscience_n and_o truth_n detain_v in_o unrighteousness_n 1._o rom._n 1._o and_o if_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o dim_a and_o gloomy_a light_n of_o nature_n become_v so_o fatal_a to_o the_o gentile_a how_o dismal_a will_v the_o doom_n of_o christian_n be_v who_o sin_n against_o the_o clear_a meridian_n shine_v of_o gospel_n revelation_n for_o if_o christianity_n be_v true_a the_o disobedient_a and_o unbelieving_a person_n will_v be_v convince_v by_o sad_a experience_n of_o the_o assure_a falsehood_n of_o his_o infidelity_n his_o flatter_a hope_n and_o false_a imagination_n and_o be_v deprive_v for_o ever_o of_o god_n blissful_a presence_n and_o those_o comfortable_a relation_n which_o he_o bear_v unto_o his_o creature_n and_o all_o those_o glory_n pleasure_n and_o perfection_n which_o the_o saint_n hereafter_o shall_v enjoy_v his_o soul_n shall_v be_v expose_v to_o that_o incense_a justice_n 1.8_o 2_o thess_n 1.8_o which_o shall_v come_v in_o flame_a fire_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o it_o and_o to_o that_o god_n who_o will_v then_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o wrath_n 23._o 9_o rom._n 22_o 23._o and_o make_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o power_n know_v upon_o such_o vessel_n fit_v for_o destruction_n and_o he_o shall_v find_v no_o rest_n by_o day_n or_o night_n xi_o rev._n 14._o xi_o as_o be_v still_o torment_v by_o that_o worm_n which_o never_o die_v and_o suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o that_o fire_n who_o smoke_n ascend_v for_o ever_o this_o be_v the_o avow_a doctrine_n of_o the_o first_o 79._o first_o cent._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clemens_n rom._n frag._n epist_n 2._o ed._n patricii_fw-la junii_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barnabas_n ed._n vossii_n p._n 251._o cent._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iren._n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o et_fw-fr l._n 3._o c._n 4._o de_fw-la norma_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o veteri_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la traditione_n loquens_fw-la haec_fw-la habet_fw-la venturus_fw-la est_fw-la scilicet_fw-la christus_fw-la judex_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la judicantur_fw-la &_o mitten_n in_o ignem_fw-la aeternum_fw-la 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who_o to_o convince_v these_o prophecy_n of_o falsehood_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sozom._n l._n 5._o c._n 21._o theodor_n l._n 3._o c._n 17._o give_v they_o a_o commission_n to_o rebuild_v the_o temple_n but_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o providence_n soon_o force_v they_o to_o desist_v from_o that_o unhappy_a enterprise_n the_o story_n be_v very_a signal_n &_o remarkable_a for_o many_o circumstance_n as_o 1._o the_o person_n that_o relate_v it_o who_o be_v many_o and_o very_o considerable_a author_n gregory_n nazianzen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o ambros_n ep._n 29._o ad_fw-la theodos_fw-la chrysost_n orat_fw-la 3._o adv_n jud._n ruff._n l._n 1._o c._n 38_o 39_o man_n that_o flourish_v in_o that_o very_a age_n and_o write_v when_o the_o attempt_n be_v fresh_a and_o as_o theodoret_n assure_v we_o be_v frequent_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o every_o one_o to_o omit_v socrates_n theodoret_n and_o sozomen_n who_o write_v the_o story_n within_o the_o space_n of_o fifty_o 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