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other_o of_o his_o company_n come_v after_o nay_o they_o be_v all_o to_o meet_v at_o troas_n as_o it_o appear_v ver_fw-la 6._o why_o may_v they_o not_o then_o have_v go_v all_o together_o to_o troas_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v because_o paul_n himself_o be_v to_o go_v by_o corinth_n and_o not_o mind_v to_o stay_v there_o but_o very_o little_a because_o he_o hasten_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o will_v not_o take_v his_o whole_a train_n thither_o but_o send_v they_o away_o the_o next_o way_n they_o can_v go_v to_o troas_n himself_o promise_v and_o resolve_v to_o be_v speedy_o with_o they_o there_o he_o have_v promise_v a_o long_a time_n to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n to_o come_v unto_o they_o and_o he_o have_v new_o send_v word_n in_o that_o epistle_n that_o he_o have_v late_o send_v that_o now_o his_o come_n will_v be_v speedy_a 2_o cor._n 12.14_o behold_v the_o three_o time_n i_o be_o ready_a to_o come_v to_o you_o and_o chap._n 13.1_o this_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o i_o be_o come_v to_o you_o not_o that_o he_o have_v be_v there_o twice_o before_o for_o since_o his_o first_o depart_v thence_o when_o he_o have_v stay_v there_o a_o long_a time_n together_o at_o his_o first_o plant_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o that_o place_n there_o be_v neither_o mention_n nor_o probability_n of_o his_o be_v there_o again_o but_o this_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o he_o be_v in_o come_v have_v promise_v and_o intend_v a_o journey_n thither_o once_o before_o but_o be_v prevent_v 2_o cor._n 1.15_o 16_o 17._o but_o now_o he_o not_o only_o promise_v by_o the_o epistle_n that_o he_o will_v come_v but_o stake_v the_o three_o brethren_n that_o he_o have_v send_v thither_o for_o witness_n
and_o surety_n of_o that_o promise_n 2_o cor._n 13.1_o 2._o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o those_o witness_n his_o promise_n may_v be_v establish_v and_o assure_v now_o the_o time_n be_v come_v that_o he_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n and_o while_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o company_n go_v direct_o the_o next_o cut_v to_o troas_n he_o himself_o and_o luke_n and_o who_o else_o he_o think_v good_a to_o retain_v with_o he_o go_v about_o by_o corinth_n and_o now_o to_o look_v a_o little_a further_o into_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o thus_o part_a company_n and_o of_o paul_n short_a stay_n at_o corinth_n when_o he_o come_v there_o we_o may_v take_v into_o thought_n beside_o how_o much_o he_o hasten_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o jealousy_n that_o he_o have_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o find_v all_o thing_n at_o corinth_n so_o comfortable_a to_o himself_o and_o so_o creditable_a to_o they_o before_o those_o that_o shall_v come_v with_o he_o as_o he_o desire_v he_o have_v many_o passage_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n that_o he_o write_v to_o they_o that_o glance_n that_o way_n for_o though_o as_o to_o the_o general_a there_o be_v reformation_n wrought_v among_o they_o upon_o the_o receive_n of_o his_o first_o epistle_n and_o thereupon_o he_o speak_v very_o excellent_a thing_n of_o they_o yet_o be_v there_o not_o a_o few_o that_o think_v base_o of_o he_o 2_o cor._n 10.1_o 2._o and_o traduce_v he_o and_o his_o doctrine_n chap._n 11._o &_o 12._o and_o give_v he_o cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o his_o boast_n of_o that_o church_n to_o the_o church_n of_o macedonia_n may_v come_v off_o but_o indifferent_o if_o the_o macedonian_n shall_v come_v with_o he_o to_o see_v how_o all_o thing_n be_v there_o 2_o cor._n 9.4_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o the_o good_a policy_n of_o just_a fear_n grief_n and_o prudence_n to_o send_v they_o by_o another_o way_n and_o he_o have_v very_o just_a cause_n to_o stay_v but_o a_o while_n when_o he_o come_v there_o from_o corinth_n in_o his_o short_a stay_n there_o he_o write_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n as_o have_v be_v well_o suppose_v by_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n be_v assert_v by_o the_o postscript_n and_o may_v be_v conclude_v from_o these_o observation_n 1._o that_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v now_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o bring_v to_o the_o saint_n that_o benevolence_n that_o they_o of_o macedonia_n and_o achaia_n have_v collect_v for_o they_o rom._n 15.26_o the_o word_n achaia_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o now_o be_v sure_a of_o the_o corinthian_a contribution_n which_o he_o be_v not_o sure_a of_o till_o he_o come_v there_o 2._o that_o he_o commend_v to_o the_o roman_n phoebe_n a_o servant_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cenchraea_n rom._n 16.1_o which_o cenchraea_n be_v a_o place_n belong_v to_o corinth_n as_o be_v observe_v before_o though_o at_o some_o few_o mile_n distance_n 3._o that_o he_o call_v erastus_n chamberlain_n of_o the_o city_n rom._n 16.23_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v erastus_n abode_n at_o corinth_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 4._o that_o he_o call_v gaius_n his_o host_n or_o the_o man_n with_o who_o he_o lodge_v and_o the_o host_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n or_o in_o who_o house_n stranger_n have_v their_o entertainment_n rom._n 16.23_o who_o be_v a_o corinthian_a 1_o cor._n 1.14_o and_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o gaius_n of_o derbe_n who_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o be_v go_v before_o to_o troas_n be_v one_o man_n and_o gaius_n of_o corinth_n be_v another_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o greeting_n of_o some_o man_n be_v send_v in_o this_o epistle_n which_o be_v not_o with_o paul_n at_o this_o present_a in_o corinth_n as_o timothy_n rom._n 16.20_o who_o be_v go_v to_o troas_n and_o sosipaters_n who_o be_v go_v thither_o also_o for_o he_o i_o suppose_v be_v the_o same_o with_o sopater_n of_o berea_n act._n 20.4_o and_o this_o may_v seem_v to_o infringe_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o hold_v that_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v from_o corinth_n but_o when_o it_o be_v consider_v how_o late_o paul_n and_o these_o man_n part_v and_o that_o it_o be_v past_a doubt_n that_o he_o will_v acquaint_v they_o before_o their_o part_n of_o his_o intention_n to_o send_v to_o rome_n it_o be_v no_o difficulty_n to_o conceive_v how_o their_o salutation_n insert_v into_o that_o epistle_n there_o be_v indeed_o some_o that_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v write_v from_o corinth_n but_o not_o at_o this_o time_n but_o at_o another_o namely_o in_o that_o time_n when_o paul_n travel_v greece_n of_o which_o journey_n there_o be_v mention_v act._n 20._o in_o which_o time_n among_o other_o place_n they_o conceive_v he_o come_v to_o corinth_n and_o there_o write_v this_o epistle_n but_o 1._o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v question_v whether_o he_o be_v at_o corinth_n in_o these_o three_o month_n travel_n or_o no._n for_o whereas_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o call_v on_o they_o as_o he_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n 1_o cor._n 16.7_o which_o he_o intend_v when_o he_o travel_v those_o three_o month_n but_o that_o he_o discover_v that_o the_o jew_n lay_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o he_o excuse_v himself_o for_o not_o come_v according_o to_o that_o promise_n 2_o cor._n 1.16_o 17._o and_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o he_o be_v at_o corinth_n at_o that_o time_n yet_o 2._o he_o can_v not_o write_v this_o epistle_n at_o that_o time_n because_o when_o he_o write_v it_o he_o know_v the_o contribution_n of_o the_o corinthian_a church_n be_v then_o ready_a rom._n 15.26_o which_o when_o he_o travel_v greece_n either_o indeed_o be_v not_o so_o or_o at_o least_o he_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v as_o appear_v copious_o in_o his_o second_o epistle_n to_o that_o church_n the_o apostle_n in_o this_o most_o sublime_a epistle_n clear_v full_o and_o divine_o the_o two_o great_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n righteousness_n by_o faith_n and_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o the_o handle_n of_o these_o he_o handle_v the_o great_a point_n original_a sin_n election_n and_o cast_v off_o of_o the_o jew_n he_o lay_v this_o position_n down_o concern_v the_o first_o chap._n 1.17_o that_o in_o the_o gospel_n be_v reveal_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n justify_v as_o in_o the_o law_n be_v reveal_v his_o righteousness_n or_o justice_n condemn_v and_o that_o from_o faith_n of_o immediate_a innixion_n upon_o god_n as_o be_v adam_n before_o his_o fall_n and_o as_o be_v that_o which_o the_o jew_n own_a in_o god_n to_o faith_n in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o namely_o christ._n this_o way_n of_o justification_n he_o prove_v first_o by_o show_v how_o far_o all_o man_n both_o by_o nature_n and_o action_n be_v from_o possibility_n of_o be_v justify_v of_o or_o by_o themselves_o which_o he_o clear_v by_o the_o horrid_a sinfulness_n of_o the_o heathen_a chap._n 1._o a_o large_a proof_n of_o which_o may_v be_v read_v at_o rome_n at_o that_o very_a instant_n and_o little_a less_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o jew_n though_o they_o have_v the_o law_n chap._n 2._o &_o 3._o and_o therefore_o conclude_v chap._n 3.30_o that_o god_n justify_v the_o circumcision_n by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o work_n as_o they_o stand_v upon_o it_o and_o the_o uncircumcision_n through_o faith_n for_o all_o their_o work_n that_o have_v be_v so_o abominable_a and_o that_o seem_v so_o contrary_a to_o justification_n in_o chap._n 4._o he_o take_v up_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n who_o the_o jew_n repute_v most_o high_o justify_v by_o his_o work_n for_o they_o have_v this_o say_n of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abraham_n perform_v all_o the_o law_n every_o whit_n but_o he_o prove_v that_o he_o find_v nothing_o by_o his_o own_o work_n but_o by_o believe_v he_o find_v all_o in_o chap._n 5._o he_o prove_v the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n for_o justification_n by_o the_o parallel_n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o adam_n sin_n for_o condemnation_n not_o at_o all_o intend_v to_o assert_v that_o as_o many_o as_o be_v condemn_v by_o adam_n be_v free_v from_o that_o condemnation_n by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n but_o purposely_o and_o only_o to_o prove_v the_o one_o imputation_n by_o the_o other_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a doctrine_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o a_o jew_n to_o hear_v of_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o another_o therefore_o he_o prove_v it_o by_o the_o like_a man_n being_n condemn_v for_o and_o by_o the_o unrighteousness_n of_o another_o two_o close_o couch_v passage_n clear_v what_o he_o aim_v at_o the_o first_o be_v in_o ver_fw-la 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n wherefore_o as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o proper_o require_v a_o so_o to_o follow_v
his_o life_n none_o of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v at_o rome_n nor_o any_o of_o those_o that_o be_v of_o his_o own_o retinue_n dare_v own_v he_o or_o stand_v by_o he_o in_o his_o exigent_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o off_o safe_a from_o the_o lion_n mouth_n he_o be_v assure_v by_o this_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o he_o and_o for_o he_o in_o his_o great_a danger_n that_o he_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o further_a benefit_n of_o the_o church_n and_o propagate_a of_o the_o gospel_n apply_v himself_o to_o that_o work_n the_o best_a way_n he_o can_v consider_v his_o condition_n oâ—_n imprisonment_n and_o whereas_o he_o can_v travel_v up_o and_o down_o to_o the_o church_n to_o preach_v to_o they_o as_o he_o do_v he_o visit_v divers_a of_o they_o by_o his_o epistle_n and_o first_o he_o write_v the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galatian_n and_o send_v it_o by_o crescens_n as_o may_v be_v conceive_v from_o 2_o tim._n 4.10_o for_o though_o demas_n and_o crescens_n and_o titus_n their_o departure_n from_o paul_n be_v reckon_v altogether_o in_o that_o verse_n yet_o the_o reason_n of_o theâ—r_a departure_n can_v be_v judge_v to_o have_v be_v alike_o for_o however_o demas_n start_v upon_o some_o carnal_a respect_n yet_o crescens_n and_o titus_n be_v not_o so_o brand_v nor_o will_v the_o eminent_a piety_n of_o the_o late_a suffer_v we_o to_o have_v any_o such_o opinion_n of_o he_o and_o the_o judge_n of_o he_o do_v also_o help_v we_o to_o judge_v of_o crescens_n who_o be_v join_v with_o he_o the_o postscript_n of_o this_o epistle_n both_o in_o the_o greek_a syriack_n arabic_a and_o divers_a other_o translation_n do_v general_o date_n it_o from_o rome_n beza_n from_o antioch_n erasmus_n from_o ephesus_n but_o all_o upon_o conjecture_n for_o there_o be_v no_o intimation_n in_o the_o epistle_n itself_o of_o the_o time_n or_o place_n of_o its_o writing_n beza_n upon_o these_o word_n in_o chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 2._o and_o all_o the_o brethren_n which_o be_v with_o i_o say_v thus_o puto_fw-la sic_fw-la totum_fw-la antiochenae_n ecclesiae_fw-la presbyterium_fw-la significari_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la scriptam_fw-la hanc_fw-la epistolam_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o think_v by_o this_o he_o mean_v the_o whole_a presbytery_n of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n and_o that_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v from_o thence_o at_o that_o time_n that_o pass_v between_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n their_o return_n into_o asia_n from_o their_o first_o journey_n forth_o and_o the_o come_n of_o those_o trouble_n to_o antioch_n act_v 14.28_o but_o that_o apostasy_n in_o the_o church_n which_o the_o apostle_n cry_v out_o against_o in_o this_o epistle_n and_o in_o other_o be_v not_o then_o begin_v and_o moreover_o it_o may_v well_o be_v question_v whether_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n be_v then_o plant_v and_o the_o former_a answer_n may_v likewise_o be_v give_v to_o the_o opinion_n that_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v from_o ephesus_n namely_o that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o paul_n be_v at_o ephesus_n the_o apostasy_n which_o ere_o long_o do_v sore_o and_o almost_o epidemical_o infest_v the_o church_n be_v but_o then_o beginning_n and_o this_o be_v one_o reason_n why_o i_o suppose_v it_o write_v from_o rome_n at_o this_o time_n that_o we_o be_v upon_o because_o that_o gangrene_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n be_v now_o come_v to_o ripeness_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n which_o be_v write_v this_o same_o year_n see_v 2_o tim._n 1.15_o false_a teacher_n have_v bring_v back_o the_o galatian_n from_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o their_o old_a ceremonious_a performance_n again_o and_o to_o reliance_n upon_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o justification_n which_o miscarriage_n the_o apostle_n take_v sharp_o to_o task_n in_o this_o epistle_n and_o first_o he_o vindicate_v his_o apostleship_n as_o no_o whit_n inferior_a to_o peter_n and_o james_n and_o john_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o those_o that_o chief_o seem_v to_o be_v pillar_n and_o he_o show_v how_o these_o approve_a of_o he_o and_o it_o and_o then_o he_o most_o divine_o state_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n at_o which_o be_v the_o great_a stumble_n and_o especial_o speak_v to_o that_o point_n that_o they_o most_o stand_v upon_o their_o live_n in_o it_o the_o lord_n have_v lay_v a_o stone_n in_o zion_n which_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o step_v over_o but_o stumble_v at_o even_o to_o this_o day_n and_o that_o be_v that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o levit._n 18.5_o ezek._n 20.11_o and_o in_o other_o place_n which_o the_o apostle_n also_o touch_v in_o this_o epistle_n chap._n 3.12_o from_o whence_o they_o conclude_v that_o no_o live_n no_o justification_n but_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n the_o apostle_n in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o this_o epistle_n lay_v down_o two_o conclusion_n that_o determine_v the_o case_n and_o resolve_v all_o into_o faith_n the_o first_o be_v in_o ver_fw-la 17._o namely_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o cross_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o to_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o it_o the_o second_o in_o ver_fw-la 10._o that_o the_o law_n do_v plain_o show_v of_o itself_o that_o no_o man_n can_v perform_v it_o but_o it_o leave_v a_o man_n under_o the_o curse_n observe_v that_o he_o say_v not_o as_o many_o as_o fail_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n show_v that_o the_o law_n do_v not_o only_o denounce_v a_o curse_n upon_o all_o that_o perform_v it_o not_o but_o plain_o demonstrate_v that_o none_o can_v perform_v it_o and_o so_o leave_v all_o under_o a_o curse_n and_o these_o word_n curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n conclude_v both_o so_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v for_o justification_n but_o to_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o covenant_n of_o justification_n not_o to_o cross_v the_o covenant_n but_o to_o serve_v it_o not_o purposely_o to_o leave_v under_o the_o curse_n but_o to_o show_v the_o curse_n and_o to_o drive_v man_n to_o get_v from_o under_o it_o so_o that_o man_n may_v live_v in_o it_o but_o not_o by_o it_o it_o be_v the_o way_n in_o which_o man_n be_v to_o go_v to_o seek_v for_o justification_n but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n or_o mean_n whereby_o they_o be_v justify_v see_v gal._n 3.5_o the_o jew_n make_v the_o moral_a law_n cross_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n while_o they_o seek_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n and_o they_o make_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n across_o the_o moral_a while_o they_o resolve_v all_o duty_n into_o ceremony_n and_o so_o the_o law_n which_o in_o itself_o be_v holy_a and_o pure_a and_o good_a they_o turn_v to_o death_n unto_o themselves_o by_o their_o abuse_n they_o may_v have_v live_v in_o the_o moral_a law_n have_v they_o use_v it_o aright_o though_o not_o by_o it_o for_o the_o more_o a_o man_n set_v himself_o to_o the_o exact_a performance_n of_o it_o the_o more_o he_o see_v he_o can_v perform_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o be_v drive_v the_o more_o to_o christ_n but_o they_o resolve_v all_o into_o ceremonious_a performance_n and_o so_o lose_v sincerity_n towards_o the_o moral_a and_o hereupon_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n good_a in_o itself_o become_v to_o they_o statute_n not_o good_a and_o judgement_n wherein_o they_o can_v not_o live_v ezek._n 20.25_o from_o rome_n also_o and_o reasonable_a early_o in_o this_o year_n paul_n write_v the_o second_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n and_o in_o it_o urge_v timothy_n to_o come_v to_o he_o before_o winter_n timothy_n be_v now_o at_o ephesus_n when_o this_o epistle_n be_v direct_v to_o he_o as_o may_v be_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n itself_o by_o these_o collection_n 1._o in_o that_o he_o will_v he_o to_o salute_v the_o household_n of_o onisephorus_fw-la chap._n 4.19_o who_o be_v a_o ephesian_a chap._n 1.16_o 18._o 2._o in_o that_o he_o bid_v he_o take_v troas_n in_o â—is_fw-la way_n as_o he_o come_v to_o he_o chap._n 4.13_o which_o have_v be_v the_o way_n that_o paul_n himself_o have_v go_v from_o ephesus_n 2_o cor._n 2.22_o and_o to_o ephesus_n again_o act._n 20.5_o 3._o in_o that_o he_o warn_v he_o of_o alexander_n chap._n 4.14_o who_o be_v a_o ephesian_a 1_o tim._n 1.20_o act._n 19.33_o there_o be_v one_o passage_n in_o this_o epistle_n which_o have_v cause_v some_o to_o doubt_n about_o the_o time_n of_o its_o writing_n for_o about_o the_o place_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n and_o that_o be_v what_o he_o say_v chap._n 4_o 6._o i_o be_o now_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v up_o and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n which_o will_v make_v one_o think_v that_o he_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o be_v martyr_v and_o take_v
religious_a man_n that_o be_v study_v the_o law_n ibid._n fol._n 8._o col_fw-fr 2_o 3._o and_o fol._n 14.3_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o several_a charm_n as_o read_v some_o verse_n over_o a_o wound_n lay_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n or_o phylactery_n upon_o a_o sick_a person_n charm_v against_o serpent_n and_o a_o evil_a eye_n etc._n etc._n and_o now_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o evil_a eye_n or_o witchery_n we_o may_v take_v in_o that_o sanhedr_n fol._n 18._o col_fw-fr 3._o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o school_n of_o rabbi_n judah_n come_v to_o lydda_n to_o intercalate_n the_o year_n and_o a_o evil_a eye_n come_v in_o among_o they_o and_o they_o all_o die_v in_o sotah_n fol._n 16._o col_fw-fr 2._o a_o story_n relate_v of_o r._n meir_n and_o a_o enchantress_n and_o he_o prove_v hard_a enough_o for_o she_o in_o sanhedr_n fol._n 25._o col_fw-fr 4._o there_o be_v three_o story_n of_o magical_a feat_n do_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heretic_n one_o at_o tiberias_n and_o two_o at_o tsipporis_n but_o r._n joshua_n outvy_v one_o of_o they_o and_o a_o four_o at_o rome_n and_o he_o make_v his_o part_n good_a there_o too_o what_o may_v be_v mean_v by_o heretic_n must_v be_v divide_v betwixt_o samaritan_n and_o some_o wretch_n that_o have_v forsake_v their_o judaisme_n and_o profess_a christianity_n but_o be_v such_o as_o the_o apostle_n call_v false_a apostle_n and_o to_o conclude_v all_o the_o many_o story_n they_o have_v of_o bath_n kol_n or_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n most_o common_o come_v for_o the_o magnify_n of_o some_o of_o their_o doctor_n as_o see_v sotah_n fol._n 24._o col_fw-fr 2._o be_v either_o forgery_n or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o seem_a voice_n they_o be_v forge_v upon_o the_o anvil_n of_o magic_n how_o can_v a_o nation_n but_o carry_v the_o visible_a mark_n of_o perdition_n when_o vain_a tradition_n be_v their_o stand_a religion_n and_o magic_a and_o enchantment_n a_o common_a practice_n to_o this_o kind_n of_o legerdemain_n we_o may_v add_v another_o not_o altogether_o indeed_o of_o so_o deep_a a_o die_n yet_o that_o which_o come_v from_o the_o same_o father_n and_o that_o be_v the_o loud_a legend_n they_o invent_v of_o their_o great_a rabbin_n thereby_o to_o awe_v the_o people_n to_o the_o reverence_n of_o their_o person_n memory_n and_o doctrine_n and_o of_o other_o devout_o zealous_a in_o their_o dote_a religion_n of_o who_o they_o tell_v strange_a wonder_n for_o the_o magnify_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v name_v none_o for_o shame_n these_o be_v they_o that_o do_v most_o disgrace_n their_o write_n and_o make_v they_o most_o ridiculous_a a_o last_o thing_n to_o be_v name_v that_o they_o do_v towards_o the_o intayl_a folly_n unbelief_n and_o obduration_n upon_o their_o nation_n to_o all_o posterity_n be_v their_o engage_v they_o to_o their_o canon_n and_o tradition_n as_o they_o deliver_v they_o especial_o to_o the_o mishnah_n when_o rabbi_n judah_n have_v publish_v it_o and_o to_o the_o two_o talmud_n when_o they_o come_v forth_o especial_o the_o babylonian_a which_o stand_v as_o a_o standard_n to_o all_o the_o nation_n for_o her_o rule_n and_o religion_n to_o this_o day_n they_o be_v general_o pharisaical_a and_o scarce_o a_o karaite_n that_o we_o hear_v of_o among_o they_o §._o x._o how_o far_o these_o jew_n in_o the_o first_o generation_n of_o christianity_n may_v infect_v or_o infest_v it_o we_o need_v not_o speak_v of_o their_o cross_v the_o gospel_n and_o persecute_v and_o mischieve_v the_o professor_n of_o it_o when_o it_o lay_v in_o their_o power_n that_o need_v no_o clear_n a_o twofold_a infection_n more_o especial_o they_o diffuse_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o taint_v many_o and_o where_o it_o catch_v prove_v pestilential_a enough_o even_o that_o which_o be_v the_o least_o dangerous_a and_o these_o be_v that_o out_o of_o this_o sink_n rise_v the_o desperate_a heresy_n of_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o from_o these_o man_n come_v the_o allegorise_a of_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v but_o one_o degree_n less_o profitable_a if_o not_o less_o deadly_a than_o their_o tradition_n how_o damnable_a heresy_n arise_v from_o among_o they_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n we_o have_v see_v copious_o as_o we_o have_v come_v along_o through_o the_o epistle_n some_o unbelieved_a jew_n and_o some_o apostate_n diffuse_v poison_n so_o deadly_a and_o so_o affluent_a that_o it_o undo_v multitude_n by_o backslide_v the_o venom_n be_v of_o a_o contrary_a malignity_n yet_o both_o extreme_n meet_v alike_o in_o this_o point_n that_o they_o prove_v most_o deadly_a the_o unbelieved_a jew_n stand_v upon_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o law_n pervert_v divers_a to_o turn_v from_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o precise_a course_n of_o their_o judaisme_n to_o seek_v justification_n by_o work_n and_o the_o apostatise_v as_o far_o misjudge_v of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n introduce_v all_o manner_n of_o licentiousness_n and_o heedlessness_n of_o their_o way_n as_o to_o eat_v thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n and_o to_o commit_v fornication_n these_o be_v the_o most_o notorious_a as_o strike_v direct_o at_o the_o root_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n and_o of_o holiness_n of_o life_n but_o these_o be_v not_o all_o but_o other_o root_n of_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n grow_v upon_o the_o same_o soil_n as_o deny_v of_o the_o resurrection_n altogether_o as_o do_v the_o sadducee_n or_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n of_o those_o that_o start_v from_o judaisme_n and_o worship_v of_o angel_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o this_o gangrean_a in_o their_o epistle_n which_o though_o they_o grow_v and_o be_v at_o full_a ripeness_n before_o jerusalem_n fall_v yet_o do_v they_o fade_v but_o little_a when_o she_o be_v down_o as_o the_o first_o wretched_a stock_n of_o heretic_n that_o rise_v simon_n cerinthus_n menander_n ebion_n basilides_n etc._n etc._n appear_v either_o in_o judaea_n or_o at_o least_o there_o where_o there_o be_v multitude_n of_o jew_n as_o basilides_n at_o alexandria_n so_o the_o most_o of_o those_o damnable_a opinion_n that_o they_o sow_v and_o which_o grow_v for_o a_o long_a while_n after_o have_v some_o root_n or_o other_o in_o judaisme_n or_o receive_v some_o curse_a moisture_n from_o thence_o to_o nourish_v they_o by_o judaism_n i_o here_o understand_v the_o body_n of_o the_o jew_n religion_n though_o differ_v within_o itself_o yet_o all_o contrary_a to_o christianity_n look_v upon_o palestine_n and_o you_o have_v it_o thus_o stock_v in_o the_o time_n that_o we_o be_v upon_o 1._o with_o pharisees_n of_o seven_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v reckon_v up_o beracoth_a fol._n 13._o col_fw-fr 2._o sotah_n fol._n 20._o col_fw-fr 3._o 2._o with_o sadducee_n at_o the_o least_o of_o two_o sort_n if_o not_o more_o 3._o with_o samaritan_n 4._o with_o essean_n baithusaeans_n you_o may_v reckon_v with_o sadducee_n or_o samaritan_n whether_o you_o will_n now_o the_o variety_n nay_o contrariety_n of_o opinion_n that_o be_v among_o this_o mixture_n will_v afford_v nourishment_n to_o any_o evil_a weed_n of_o doctrine_n that_o can_v be_v sow_v these_o be_v as_o manasseh_n against_o ephraim_n and_o ephraim_n against_o manasseh_n but_o all_o against_o the_o gospel_n we_o have_v mention_n of_o the_o baithusaean_n go_v about_o to_o put_v a_o gull_n upon_o the_o sanhedrin_n about_o the_o great_a business_n of_o state_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o year_n rosh_n hasâ—â—n_n fol._n 57_o col_fw-fr 4._o the_o sadducee_n laugh_v the_o pharisee_n to_o scorn_n about_o wash_v the_o candlestick_n of_o the_o temple_n chagig_n fol._n 79._o col_fw-fr 4._o the_o pharisee_n and_o sadducee_n cross_v one_o another_o in_o dispute_n judaim_v per._n 4._o halac_fw-la 7._o and_o the_o samaritan_n perpetual_o at_o enmity_n with_o the_o jew_n in_o all_o story_n now_o all_o these_o be_v alike_o enemy_n to_o christianity_n what_o mischief_n may_v not_o they_o several_o do_v in_o poison_v and_o seduce_v those_o that_o be_v not_o find_v in_o it_o we_o find_v the_o name_n of_o some_o arch_a heretic_n mention_v in_o the_o talmud_n though_o we_o can_v say_v they_o be_v the_o same_o man_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dositheus_n orlah_n per._n 2._o halac_fw-la 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ebion_n jerus_n joma_n fol._n 4._o col_fw-fr 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d symmachus_n jovam_n fol._n 11._o col_fw-fr 3._o chetub_n fol._n 25._o col_fw-fr 3._o and_o papias_n also_o be_v a_o talmud_n name_n of_o which_o name_n there_o be_v one_o so_o zealous_a of_o tradition_n euseb._n hist._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 39_o we_o observe_v at_o the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_n that_o the_o jew_n partly_o the_o unbelieved_a and_o partly_o the_o apostatise_v be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o antichrist_n the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n that_o be_v then_o work_v when_o the_o apostle_n write_v and_o now_o
the_o week_n day_n the_o morning_n be_v come_v and_o up_o they_o go_v to_o morning_n prayer_n in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v there_o they_o go_v home_o and_o eat_v their_o second_o meal_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v that_o they_o go_v to_o some_o beth_n midrash_n or_o divinity_n lecture_n and_o there_o spend_v the_o time_n till_o the_o afternoon_n be_v well_o come_v on_o and_o then_o go_v home_o and_o eat_v their_o three_o meal_n and_o so_o continue_v eat_v and_o drink_v till_o the_o sabbath_n go_v out_o at_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o sabbath_n which_o be_v about_o sunsetting_a the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n again_o give_v thanks_o over_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n then_o over_o his_o candle_n for_o he_o set_v up_o a_o part_a candle_n too_o and_o then_o over_o some_o spice_n which_o they_o use_v for_o the_o refresh_n or_o revive_v of_o any_o person_n that_o shall_v faint_v for_o sorrow_n to_o part_v with_o the_o sabbath_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n they_o give_v themselves_o and_o then_o he_o pronounce_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d separation_n blessing_n by_o way_n of_o separate_n between_o the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v now_o go_v out_o and_o the_o work_a day_n that_o be_v come_v in_o and_o so_o he_o and_o the_o company_n drink_v off_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n and_o fall_v to_o their_o victual_n again_o but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o our_o evangelist_n the_o retrograde_a course_n of_o luke_n method_n at_o this_o place_n appear_v more_o conspicuous_a than_o before_o for_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o five_o chapter_n he_o give_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o disciple_n call_v and_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o four_o this_o story_n of_o cast_v out_o the_o devil_n in_o capernaum_n synagogue_n which_o be_v after_o their_o call_n which_o he_o have_v so_o place_v the_o rather_o beside_o what_o be_v say_v upon_o this_o matter_n before_o because_o in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o that_o four_o chapter_n he_o speak_v of_o christ_n preach_v all_o about_o in_o their_o synagogue_n and_o therefore_o begin_v the_o five_o chapter_n with_o the_o story_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o disciple_n that_o he_o may_v show_v how_o christ_n go_v attend_v with_o they_o in_o that_o perambulation_n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n matthew_n have_v lay_v their_o call_n and_o that_o voyage_n close_o together_o for_o the_o very_a same_o intimation_n matth._n 4.22_o 23._o although_o other_o occurrence_n come_v between_o which_o he_o have_v lay_v a_o great_a way_n off_o as_o the_o story_n of_o peter_n wife_n mother_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o in_o this_o section_n he_o have_v say_v mat._n 4.23_o that_o 〈◊〉_d go_v about_o all_o the_o synagogue_n of_o galilee_n teach_v in_o their_o synagogue_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o heal_v all_o manner_n of_o sickness_n he_o therefore_o begin_v first_o with_o his_o doctrine_n and_o lay_v down_o the_o sermon_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o then_o begin_v to_o speak_v of_o his_o miracle_n at_o chap._n 8._o and_o first_o give_v the_o story_n of_o heal_v a_o leper_n which_o be_v the_o first_o miracle_n he_o wrought_v in_o that_o perambulation_n and_o then_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o centurion_n servant_n which_o be_v the_o first_o miracle_n he_o wrought_v after_o the_o sermon_n in_o the_o mount_n and_o there_o be_v come_v into_o mention_n of_o one_o miracle_n do_v in_o capernaum_n he_o also_o bring_v in_o another_o though_o not_o do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o before_o that_o he_o may_v dispatch_v the_o work_n do_v in_o that_o place_n together_o and_o thus_o the_o scope_n of_o his_o method_n be_v plain_a and_o here_o again_o we_o see_v a_o example_n of_o what_o be_v say_v before_o namely_o that_o the_o mention_n of_o a_o place_n do_v oftentimes_o occasion_n these_o holy_a penman_n to_o speak_v of_o story_n out_o of_o their_o proper_a time_n because_o they_o will_v take_v up_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o that_o place_n all_o at_o once_o or_o together_o section_n xxi_o mat._n chap._n iu._n ver._n 23_o 24_o 25._o a_o three_o perambulation_n of_o galilee_n the_o beginning_n of_o this_o section_n and_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o precede_a be_v lay_v together_o the_o order_n appear_v plain_a and_o direct_v christ_n have_v perambulate_v galilee_n twice_o before_o since_o he_o be_v baptize_v but_o either_o altogether_o without_o or_o else_o with_o very_o little_a retinue_n but_o now_o attend_v with_o his_o disciple_n and_o with_o great_a multitude_n and_o his_o fame_n be_v now_o spread_v throughout_o all_o syria_n syria_n be_v exceed_v numerous_o inhabit_v by_o jew_n and_o in_o divers_a thing_n it_o be_v set_v in_o equal_a privilegiall_a pace_n and_o equipage_n with_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n insomuch_o that_o there_o be_v a_o controversy_n among_o our_o wise_a man_n say_v r._n menahem_n on_o deut._n 11._o whether_o syria_n which_o be_v subdue_v by_o david_n be_v of_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n or_o no_o in_o three_o thing_n say_v they_o syria_n be_v equal_a with_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o in_o three_o thing_n it_o be_v equal_a with_o heathen_a country_n the_o dust_n defile_v as_o heathen_a country_n dust_n do_v and_o he_o that_o bring_v a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n out_o of_o syria_n be_v as_o if_o he_o bring_v it_o out_o of_o a_o heathen_a land_n and_o he_o that_o sell_v his_o servant_n into_o syria_n be_v as_o he_o that_o sell_v he_o into_o a_o heathen_a country_n in_o three_o thing_n it_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n for_o he_o that_o buy_v land_n in_o syria_n be_v as_o if_o he_o buy_v it_o in_o the_o suburb_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o be_v liable_a to_o tithe_n to_o the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o if_o he_o can_v go_v to_o it_o in_o cleanness_n it_o be_v clean_o tosaphta_fw-la in_o kelim_n par_fw-fr 1._o section_n xxii_o mark_n chap._n i._o from_o ver._n 40._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n luke_n chap._n v._o ver._n 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o matth_n chap._n viii_o ver._n 2_o 3_o 4._o a_o leper_n heal_v mark_n and_o luke_n do_v assure_v the_o order_n the_o reason_n why_o matthew_n have_v place_v this_o story_n as_o he_o have_v do_v have_v be_v observe_v instant_o before_o which_o some_o not_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o have_v suppose_v the_o story_n in_o matthew_n and_o in_o the_o other_o two_o evangelist_n not_o to_o have_v be_v the_o same_o but_o conceive_v they_o speak_v of_o two_o several_a leper_n heal_v at_o two_o several_a time_n whereas_o the_o word_n of_o the_o leper_n and_o the_o word_n and_o action_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o the_o three_o do_v assert_v it_o plain_o for_o one_o story_n and_o have_v the_o reason_n of_o matthews_n dislocation_n of_o it_o be_v observe_v it_o will_v never_o have_v be_v apprehend_v otherwise_o leper_n in_o israel_n may_v not_o come_v into_o the_o city_n till_o the_o priest_n have_v pronounce_v they_o clean_o and_o so_o restore_v they_o again_o to_o the_o congregation_n for_o the_o priest_n can_v not_o heal_v but_o only_o judge_v of_o the_o malady_n and_o who_o they_o pronounce_v clean_o be_v not_o heal_v whole_o of_o the_o disease_n but_o be_v enlarge_v only_o from_o their_o separation_n the_o leprosy_n continue_v still_o though_o they_o be_v absolve_v from_o their_o uncleanness_n by_o the_o priest_n a_o very_o pregnant_a emblem_n of_o original_a sin_n but_o the_o danger_n of_o infection_n be_v over_o and_o so_o they_o be_v restore_v again_o to_o humane_a society_n if_o this_o leper_n have_v not_o yet_o be_v under_o the_o priest_n absolution_n his_o faith_n or_o his_o earnest_a desire_n of_o his_o recovery_n or_o both_o enforce_v he_o to_o break_v those_o bound_n that_o be_v set_v he_o and_o he_o strain_v courtesy_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n in_o a_o city_n luk._n 5.12_o if_o he_o be_v absolve_v by_o the_o priest_n already_o from_o his_o uncleanness_n yet_o seek_v he_o to_o christ_n to_o make_v he_o clean_o from_o his_o disease_n which_o the_o priest_n can_v only_o pronounce_v he_o clean_o from_o the_o priest_n can_v only_o pronounce_v he_o clean_o to_o the_o congregation_n christ_n make_v he_o clean_o to_o himself_o section_n xxiii_o mark_n chap._n ii_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o ver._n 15._o luke_n chap._n v._o from_o ver._n 17_o to_o ver._n 29._o matth_n chap._n ix_o from_o ver._n 2._o to_o ver._n 10._o christ_n heal_v a_o palsy_n man_n forgive_v sin_n call_v matthew_n mark_n and_o luke_n do_v again_o confirm_v the_o order_n but_o matthews_n dislocation_n of_o the_o same_o story_n do_v breed_v some_o scruple_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o which_o let_v we_o first_o begin_v at_o the_o very_a conclusion_n of_o this_o section_n and_o make_v good_a the_o order_n there_o in_o the_o end_n and_o that_o will_v illustrate_v the_o propriety_n of_o it_o here_o
as_o not_o be_v against_o he_o but_o for_o he_o whether_o he_o do_v these_o miracle_n in_o the_o name_n of_o messiah_n or_o of_o jesus_n we_o will_v not_o question_v the_o original_a of_o this_o power_n to_o he_o we_o may_v resolve_v much_o into_o the_o same_o principle_n from_o whence_o caiaphas_n prophesy_v joh._n 11.51_o this_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o himself_o but_o be_v highpriest_n that_o year_n he_o prophesy_v there_o be_v a_o emphasis_n in_o that_o year_n for_o now_o be_v the_o fullness_n of_o time_n the_o year_n of_o expectation_n and_o accomplishment_n of_o vision_n and_o prophecy_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n as_o never_o before_o and_o if_o in_o that_o full_a meal_n of_o this_o provision_n that_o christ_n have_v make_v for_o his_o own_o some_o crumb_n fall_v beside_o the_o table_n that_o other_o gather_v up_o or_o be_v partaker_n of_o it_o do_v the_o more_o magnify_v the_o diffusion_n and_o do_v so_o much_o the_o more_o point_n out_o and_o give_v notice_n to_o observe_v the_o time_n for_o christ_n do_v so_o little_a leave_n himself_o without_o witness_n and_o do_v give_v so_o clear_a evidence_n that_o this_o be_v the_o great_a and_o signal_n time_n speak_v of_o by_o the_o prophet_n in_o all_o generation_n that_o miracle_n wrought_v not_o only_o by_o himself_o and_o his_o disciple_n but_o even_o by_o the_o jew_n own_o child_n as_o matth._n 12.27_o give_v abundant_a testimony_n to_o it_o matthews_n text_n in_o this_o section_n run_v parallel_v with_o the_o other_o to_o ver_fw-la 10._o and_o so_o far_o the_o reader_n may_v take_v they_o up_o together_o then_o go_v he_o on_o with_o christ_n speech_n and_o the_o story_n alone_o the_o number_n of_o a_o hundred_o divide_v into_o ninety_o nine_o and_o one_o ver_fw-la 12._o be_v according_a to_o the_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a manner_n of_o the_o jew_n speech_n with_o who_o this_o very_a division_n be_v very_o common_a talm._n in_o peah_n per._n 4._o halac_fw-la 1._o &_o 2._o when_o a_o man_n be_v divide_v nut_n among_o the_o poor_a though_o ninety_o nine_o call_n on_o he_o to_o divide_v they_o and_o one_o call_v on_o he_o to_o scatter_v they_o to_o he_o they_o must_v hearken_v with_o grape_n and_o date_n it_o be_v not_o so_o though_o ninety_o nine_o call_n on_o he_o to_o scatter_v they_o and_o one_o to_o divide_v they_o to_o he_o they_o must_v hearken_v etc._n etc._n jerus_n in_o shab_n fol._n 14._o col_fw-fr 3._o rabh_n and_o r._n chaiish_o rabbah_n both_o of_o they_o say_v if_o ninety_o nine_o dye_n by_o a_o evil_a eye_n and_o one_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n r._n chaninah_n and_o samuel_n both_o of_o they_o say_v if_o ninety_o nine_o die_n by_o cold_a and_o one_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n the_o rule_n that_o christ_n give_v about_o deal_v with_o a_o offend_a brother_n be_v very_o well_o know_v in_o the_o nation_n and_o such_o as_o be_v practise_v at_o least_o prescribe_v in_o their_o own_o discipline_n 1._o admonition_n private_o betwixt_o the_o party_n offend_v and_o the_o party_n offend_v of_o such_o maymony_n speak_v in_o his_o treatise_n deah_n per._n 6._o 2._o admonition_n two_o witness_n be_v present_a jerus_n in_o joma_n fol._n 45._o col_fw-fr 3._o he_o that_o sin_v against_o his_o fellow_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o have_v offend_v against_o thou_o if_o he_o receive_v he_o well_o if_o not_o he_o must_v bring_v two_o man_n and_o appease_v he_o before_o they_o etc._n etc._n only_o christ_n raise_v his_o lesson_n to_o a_o high_a charity_n namely_o for_o the_o offend_a party_n to_o try_v the_o amendment_n of_o the_o offend_n so_o the_o jealous_a husband_n admonish_v his_o wife_n before_o two_o setah_n per._n 1._o and_o the_o sanhedrin_n by_o two_o scholar_n of_o the_o wife_n admonish_v a_o israelitish_n city_n that_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n before_o they_o make_v war_n upon_o it_o maym._n in_o avedah_n zarah_n per._n 4._o 3._o if_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o tell_v the_o church_n they_o use_v the_o open_a proclaim_n of_o a_o incorrigible_a person_n in_o the_o synagogue_n a_o woman_n that_o be_v rebellious_a against_o her_o husband_n that_o she_o may_v vex_v he_o and_o say_v behold_v i_o will_v thus_o vex_v he_o because_o he_o do_v so_o and_o so_o to_o i_o they_o send_v to_o she_o from_o the_o judicatory_a or_o bench_n and_o say_v to_o she_o know_v thou_o that_o if_o thou_o persist_v in_o thy_o rebelliousnesse_n though_o thy_o jointure_n be_v a_o hundred_o pound_n thou_o have_v forfeit_v it_o and_o afterward_o they_o make_v proclamation_n concern_v she_o in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o in_o the_o school_n every_o day_n for_o four_o sabbath_n together_o say_v such_o a_o woman_n rebel_n against_o her_o husband_n etc._n etc._n maymony_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per._n 14._o and_o likewise_o ibid._n cap._n 12._o if_o a_o man_n will_v not_o provide_v for_o his_o child_n they_o rebuke_v he_o and_o shame_v he_o and_o be_v urgent_a with_o he_o and_o if_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o they_o proclaim_v he_o in_o the_o synagogue_n say_v such_o a_o one_o be_v cruel_a and_o will_v not_o nourish_v his_o child_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v tell_v the_o church_n by_o open_a proclamation_n section_n lvi_o john_n chap._n vii_o from_o ver._n 2._o to_o ver._n 10._o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n christ_n xxxiii_o matthew_n and_o mark_n both_o relate_v that_o when_o jesus_n have_v end_v these_o say_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o precede_a section_n he_o depart_v from_o galilee_n and_o come_v into_o the_o coast_n of_o judea_n beyond_o jordan_n matth._n 19.1_o mark_v 10.1_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o he_o depart_v thither_o present_o but_o they_o say_v no_o more_o of_o his_o action_n till_o his_o departure_n thither_o and_o so_o pass_v over_o almost_o half_a a_o year_n story_n in_o silence_n which_o luke_n and_o john_n do_v make_v up_o these_o bring_v jesus_n out_o of_o galilee_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o present_o back_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o his_o passion_n but_o these_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v bring_v he_o twice_o to_o jerusalem_n before_o his_o last_o come_v up_o namely_o this_o to_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o another_o to_o the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n the_o brethren_n that_o be_v the_o kinsman_n of_o jesus_n urge_v he_o to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n that_o his_o disciple_n in_o judea_n may_v see_v his_o work_n ver_fw-la 3._o remember_v here_o joh._n 3.22_o &_o 4.1_o his_o brethren_n themselves_o believe_v not_o on_o he_o ver_fw-la 5._o and_o that_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o think_v his_o privacy_n that_o he_o desire_v to_o keep_v in_o be_v not_o answerable_a to_o the_o port_n and_o state_n of_o the_o messiah_n therefore_o they_o desire_v that_o he_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o miracle_n in_o judea_n the_o centre_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o if_o he_o be_v the_o messiah_n he_o may_v carry_v it_o out_o there_o as_o they_o expect_v the_o messiah_n shall_v do_v section_n lvii_o luke_n chap._n ix_o from_o ver._n 51._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n john_n chap._n vii_o ver._n 10._o christ_n go_v towards_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n that_o this_o journey_n of_o christ_n towards_o jerusalem_n that_o luke_n speak_v of_o in_o this_o section_n be_v the_o same_o with_o this_o in_o john_n namely_o his_o go_v up_o to_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n be_v plain_a by_o this_o that_o luke_n mention_v two_o journey_n of_o he_o to_o jerusalem_n more_o namely_o in_o chap._n 13.22_o which_o be_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o dedication_n and_o chap._n 17.11_o which_o be_v to_o the_o passeover_n and_o his_o passion_n the_o word_n of_o luke_n then_o when_o the_o time_n be_v come_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v receive_v up_o he_o steadfast_o set_v his_o face_n to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n mean_v that_o now_o be_v come_v within_o half_a a_o year_n of_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n he_o resolve_v to_o be_v more_o constant_a at_o jerusalem_n than_o he_o have_v be_v have_v avoid_v the_o place_n and_o country_n once_o and_o again_o because_o the_o jew_n seek_v to_o kill_v he_o the_o story_n of_o several_a man_n in_o this_o section_n that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o follow_v christ_n but_o they_o have_v something_o else_o to_o do_v first_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o before_o at_o sect._n 38._o section_n lviii_o luke_n chap._n x._o from_o the_o begin_n to_o ver._n 17._o the_o seventy_o disciple_n send_v forth_o as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o this_o story_n first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o luke_n say_v it_o be_v after_o these_o thing_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a section_n that_o be_v after_o christ_n be_v set_v out_o from_o galilee_n towards_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n
under_o these_o two_o animadversion_n 1._o that_o although_o persecution_n as_o yet_o for_o the_o gospel_n have_v bring_v none_o to_o poverty_n yet_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o there_o be_v poor_a among_o they_o and_o some_o come_v to_o the_o more_o poverty_n for_o the_o gospel_n sake_n too_o for_o if_o they_o be_v poor_a before_o they_o receive_v the_o gospel_n than_o the_o synagogue_n of_o which_o they_o be_v provide_v for_o they_o but_o now_o they_o be_v destitute_a of_o that_o provision_n they_o have_v forsake_v the_o synagogue_n or_o at_o the_o least_o the_o synagogue_n they_o because_o of_o their_o forsake_v of_o their_o judaisme_n for_o the_o evangelicall_n church_n therefore_o that_o be_v now_o begin_v to_o provide_v for_o her_o poor_a it_o have_v not_o only_o the_o synagogue_n for_o a_o example_n but_o will_v have_v have_v it_o for_o a_o reproach_n if_o they_o have_v neglect_v so_o needful_a a_o duty_n which_o that_o take_v care_n for_o so_o constant_o and_o tender_o 2._o this_o have_v of_o all_o thing_n common_a therefore_o be_v not_o a_o extinction_n of_o propriety_n and_o of_o meum_fw-la &_o tuum_fw-la as_o if_o one_o rich_a man_n shall_v have_v as_o good_a interest_n in_o another_o rich_a man_n estate_n as_o himself_o but_o it_o be_v intend_v main_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a not_o to_o bring_v any_o that_o have_v estate_n to_o voluntary_a poverty_n nor_o to_o level_v estate_n but_o to_o relieve_v those_o which_o stand_v in_o need_n chap._n 2.45_o &_o 4.35_o distribution_n be_v make_v to_o every_o man_n as_o he_o have_v need_v to_o they_o that_o preach_v the_o word_n for_o their_o maintenance_n and_o to_o the_o poor_a for_o their_o relief_n act_n chap._n v._n ananias_n and_o sapphira_n set_v up_o as_o everlasting_a monument_n to_o all_o generation_n of_o god_n just_a indignation_n against_o the_o despiser_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o messiah_n be_v in_o honourable_a mention_n and_o esteem_v in_o the_o nation_n in_o their_o common_a speech_n though_o they_o will_v not_o know_v he_o when_o he_o be_v reveal_v now_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o couple_n be_v first_o coveteousnesse_n but_o especial_o presume_v to_o play_v false_a and_o yet_o think_v to_o go_v undiscovered_a of_o that_o spirit_n which_o wrought_v so_o powerful_o in_o the_o apostle_n that_o curse_a opinion_n that_o deny_v the_o godhead_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n run_v parallel_n with_o this_o sin_n of_o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n to_o a_o hair_n peter_n warrant_n for_o this_o execution_n we_o may_v read_v in_o that_o passage_n john_n 20.22_o 23._o he_o breathe_v on_o they_o and_o say_v receive_v you_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v and_o who_o sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v how_o to_o forgive_v sin_n absolute_o this_o belong_v only_o to_o god_n be_v it_o to_o forgive_v they_o declarative_o this_o seem_v too_o low_a a_o construction_n and_o too_o 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the_o pardon_n of_o his_o own_o lie_v against_o his_o master_n when_o he_o can_v and_o dare_v thus_o avenge_v a_o lie_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o also_o his_o just_a zeal_n and_o activity_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o master_n who_o he_o have_v deny_v it_o be_v say_v in_o ver_fw-la 12._o they_o be_v all_o in_o solomon_n porch_n which_o be_v the_o east_n cloister_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o in_o part_n of_o it_o do_v the_o sanhedrin_n now_o sit_v and_o the_o apostle_n not_o afraid_a to_o act_v so_o near_o they_o but_o at_o last_o they_o be_v apprehend_v and_o imprison_v but_o miraculous_o enlarge_v and_o preach_v in_o the_o temple_n again_o and_o thereupon_o convent_v before_o the_o council_n gamaliel_n paul_n master_n be_v now_o precedent_n and_o continue_v in_o this_o dignity_n till_o within_o eighteen_o year_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n he_o plead_v here_o for_o the_o apostle_n not_o out_o of_o any_o love_n to_o their_o person_n or_o doctrine_n for_o he_o live_v and_o die_v a_o down_o right_a pharisee_n but_o partly_o because_o he_o see_v the_o sadducee_n at_o present_a the_o chief_a agent_n against_o they_o and_o chief_o because_o the_o miracle_n they_o wrought_v be_v so_o plain_a and_o convince_a that_o he_o can_v move_v no_o less_o than_o what_o he_o do_v and_o yet_o for_o all_o the_o fairness_n of_o this_o man_n at_o this_o time_n yet_o do_v he_o afterward_o ordain_v and_o publish_v that_o prayer_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prayer_n against_o heretic_n mean_v christian_n frame_v indeed_o by_o samuel_n katon_n but_o approve_v and_o authorize_v by_o this_o man_n precedent_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n then_o at_o jabuch_n and_o command_v to_o be_v use_v constant_o in_o their_o synagogue_n in_o which_o they_o pray_v against_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o taanith_n fol._n 65.3_o maym._n in_o tephil_n per._n 2._o act_n chap._n vi_o vii_o the_o seven_o deacon_n as_o they_o be_v common_o call_v choose_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o hellenist_n murmur_v against_o the_o hebrew_n about_o neglect_n of_o their_o widow_n the_o hebrew_n be_v jew_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o judea_n and_o the_o hellenist_n those_o jew_n that_o live_v in_o other_o country_n dispersedly_z among_o the_o greek_n not_o only_o in_o greece_n but_o almost_o in_o all_o other_o country_n which_o the_o conquest_n of_o alexander_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o syrogrecian_a monarchy_n after_o he_o have_v fill_v with_o greek_n as_o all_o country_n also_o be_v fill_v with_o jew_n in_o all_o the_o jew_n synagogue_n there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parnasin_n deacon_n or_o such_o as_o have_v care_n of_o the_o poor_a who_o work_n it_o be_v to_o gather_v alm_n for_o they_o from_o the_o congregation_n and_o to_o distribute_v it_o to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v two_o that_o gather_v alm_n for_o they_o and_o one_o more_o add_v to_o distribute_v it_o to_o they_o maym._n in_o sanhedr_n per._n 1._o r._n chelbe_n in_o the_o name_n of_o r._n ba_o bar_n zabda_n say_v they_o appoint_v not_o less_o than_o three_o parnasin_n for_o if_o judgement_n about_o pecuniary_a matter_n be_v judge_v by_o three_o much_o more_o this_o matter_n which_o concern_v life_n be_v to_o be_v manage_v by_o three_o jerus_n in_o peah_a fol._n 21._o col_fw-fr 1._o that_o needful_a office_n be_v here_o translate_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o seven_o be_v choose_v to_o this_o work_n out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o that_o be_v mention_v chap._n 1.15_o and_o that_o company_n only_o be_v the_o chooser_n of_o they_o and_o not_o all_o the_o believer_n in_o jerusalem_n the_o reason_n why_o the_o hebrew_n neglect_v the_o widow_n of_o the_o hellenist_n may_v be_v suppose_v either_o because_o they_o will_v stick_v to_o their_o old_a rule_n mention_v once_o before_o that_o a_o widow_n be_v to_o be_v maintain_v by_o her_o husband_n child_n talm._n in_o cheâ—â—b_n per._n 11._o maym._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per._n 18._o compare_v 1_o tim._n 5.4_o or_o because_o the_o hebrew_n of_o judea_n have_v bring_v in_o more_o into_o the_o common_a stock_n for_o the_o poor_a by_o sale_n of_o their_o good_n and_o land_n than_o those_o that_o have_v come_v from_o foreign_a country_n have_v do_v they_o not_o have_v good_n and_o land_n so_o ready_a to_o sell._n all_o that_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o hitherto_o have_v be_v put_v into_o the_o apostle_n hand_n and_o they_o have_v be_v burden_v with_o the_o care_n and_o trouble_v of_o the_o disposal_n of_o it_o but_o now_o they_o transfer_v that_o work_n and_o office_n to_o the_o seven_o solemn_o ordain_v they_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n into_o it_o and_o here_o only_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n hand_n confer_v not_o the_o
from_o thence_o among_o the_o gentile_n chap._n 13._o to_o have_v be_v at_o that_o time_n while_o some_o of_o the_o thing_n in_o chap._n 12._o occur_v christ_n xlii_o claudius_fw-la two_o we_o will_v therefore_o take_v the_o chapter_n up_o in_o the_o order_n in_o which_o they_o lie_v and_o only_o carry_v along_o with_o we_o in_o our_o thought_n a_o supposal_n that_o some_o of_o the_o story_n in_o either_o may_v concur_v in_o time_n and_o because_o we_o have_v find_v here_o some_o need_n to_o look_v after_o the_o year_n of_o the_o emperor_n which_o we_o have_v not_o have_v before_o and_o shall_v have_v much_o more_o forward_z especial_o when_o we_o come_v up_o to_o the_o time_n of_o nero_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o affix_v their_o year_n also_o as_o they_o go_v along_o concurrent_a with_o the_o year_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o famine_n begin_v the_o church_n of_o antioch_n send_v relief_n into_o judea_n act_n chap._n xii_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o ver._n 20._o iii_o christ_n xliii_o james_n behead_v by_o herod_n for_o so_o do_v the_o jew_n pandect_a help_v we_o to_o understand_v these_o word_n he_o slay_v james_n with_o the_o sword_n 〈◊〉_d sanhedr_n per._n 7._o hall_n 3._o they_o that_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n be_v behead_v which_o also_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o be_v of_o the_o roman_n the_o ceremonious_a zeal_n of_o agrippa_n in_o the_o jewish_a way_n bend_v itself_o against_o the_o church_n may_v be_v construe_v as_o a_o jewish_a act_n wicked_a as_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o that_o nation_n wickedness_n and_o guilt_n the_o underling_n condition_n in_o which_o they_o have_v lie_v all_o the_o time_n of_o caius_n he_o have_v no_o good_a affection_n to_o that_o people_n be_v now_o get_v loose_a and_o aloft_o know_v no_o bound_n and_o be_v somewhat_o countenance_v by_o the_o edict_n of_o claudius_n they_o can_v be_v content_a with_o their_o own_o immunity_n unless_o they_o seek_v also_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n though_o claudius_n his_o proclamation_n have_v this_o special_a clause_n and_o caveat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o shall_v not_o go_v about_o to_o infringe_v the_o liberty_n of_o other_o man_n religion_n this_o unbounded_a encroach_a of_o they_o do_v within_o a_o little_a time_n cause_v the_o emperor_n who_o have_v now_o make_v a_o decree_n for_o they_o to_o make_v another_o against_o they_o peter_n design_v by_o the_o murderer_n for_o the_o like_a butchery_n escape_v by_o miracle_n and_o the_o tyrant_n before_o that_o time_n twelve_o month_n come_v to_o a_o miraculous_a fearful_a end_n act_n chap._n xiii_o from_o beginning_n to_o ver._n 14._o the_o divine_a historian_n have_v hitherto_o follow_v the_o story_n of_o the_o church_n and_o gospel_n as_o both_o of_o they_o be_v dilate_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o therein_o pitch_v more_o especial_o upon_o the_o act_n of_o peter_n and_o john_n the_o singular_a minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n more_o peculiarly_a peter_n he_o do_v now_o turn_v his_o pen_n to_o follow_v the_o plant_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o gospel_n among_o the_o gentile_n and_o here_o he_o insist_v more_o especial_o upon_o the_o story_n of_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n the_o singular_a minister_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n more_o peculiarly_a paul_n there_o be_v now_o in_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n five_o man_n which_o be_v both_o prophet_n and_o teacher_n or_o which_o do_v not_o only_o instruct_v the_o people_n and_o expound_v the_o scripture_n but_o have_v also_o the_o prophetic_a spirit_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o revelation_n for_o though_o prophet_n and_o teacher_n be_v indeed_o of_o a_o distinct_a notion_n 1_o cor._n 12.28_o ephes._n 4.11_o and_o their_o ability_n to_o teach_v be_v according_o of_o a_o distinct_a original_n namely_o the_o former_a by_o revelation_n and_o the_o latter_a by_o study_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o phrase_n may_v not_o pass_v without_o observation_n according_o to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n then_o be_v they_o not_o only_o have_v prophetic_a teacher_n but_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n they_o shall_v have_v such_o till_o time_n and_o study_n have_v enable_v other_o to_o be_v teacher_n which_o as_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o have_v attain_v unto_o the_o gospel_n have_v be_v so_o late_o bring_v among_o they_o among_o these_o five_o the_o name_n of_o barnabas_n and_o saul_n be_v no_o stranger_n to_o the_o reader_n but_o the_o other_o three_o be_v more_o unknown_a 1._o simeon_n who_o be_v call_v niger_n if_o the_o word_n niger_n be_v latin_a it_o may_v then_o fair_o be_v conjecture_v that_o this_o be_v simon_n of_o cyrene_n the_o moorish_a complexion_n of_o his_o country_n just_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o simeon_n the_o black_a but_o since_o the_o patrionymick_a cyrenean_n be_v apply_v only_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n to_o the_o next_o man_n lucius_n and_o since_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v then_o use_v among_o the_o jew_n in_o several_a signification_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o aruch_n we_o shall_v rather_o conceive_v this_o man_n a_o cypriot_n from_o chap._n 11.20_o and_o as_o barnabas_n also_o be_v chap._n 4.36_o and_o his_o surname_n niger_n whatsoever_o it_o signify_v use_v to_o distinguish_v he_o from_o simon_n peter_n and_o simon_n the_o cananiâ—e_n 2._o lucius_z of_o cyrene_n hold_v by_o some_o and_o that_o not_o without_o some_o ground_n to_o be_v luke_n the_o evangelist_n which_o it_o be_v like_a have_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o antiquity_n have_v so_o general_o hold_v luke_n to_o be_v a_o antiochian_a true_a in_o regard_n of_o this_o his_o first_o appear_v there_o under_o this_o name_n lucius_n though_o original_o a_o cyrenian_a and_o educate_v as_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v in_o the_o cyrenian_a college_n or_o synagogue_n in_o jerusalem_n chap._n 6.9_o and_o there_o first_o receive_v the_o gospel_n in_o rom._n 16.21_o paul_n salute_v the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o name_n of_o lucius_n whereas_o there_o be_v none_o then_o in_o paul_n retinue_n who_o name_n sound_v that_o way_n but_o only_a luke_n as_o we_o shall_v observe_v there_o 3._o manaen_fw-la who_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o with_o herod_n the_o tetrarch_n juchasin_n fol._n 19_o mention_v one_o menahem_n who_o be_v once_o vicepresident_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n under_o hillel_n but_o depart_v to_o the_o service_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a with_o fourscore_o other_o eminent_a man_n with_o he_o of_o who_o we_o give_v some_o touch_n before_o it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v his_o son_n and_o be_v call_v manaen_n or_o menahem_n after_o the_o father_n and_o as_o the_o father_n be_v a_o great_a favourite_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a the_o father_n so_o this_o bring_v up_o at_o court_n with_o herod_n the_o tetrarch_n the_o son_n as_o these_o holy_a man_n be_v at_o the_o public_a ministration_n with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v they_o advertisement_n of_o the_o separate_n of_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n for_o the_o ministry_n among_o the_o gentile_n a_o mission_n that_o may_v not_o be_v grant_v but_o by_o such_o a_o divine_a warrant_n consider_v how_o the_o gentile_n have_v always_o lie_v behind_o a_o partition_n wall_n to_o the_o jew_n for_o although_o peter_n in_o the_o case_n of_o cornelius_n have_v open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o heathen_a yet_o be_v this_o a_o far_o great_a break_v down_o of_o the_o partition_n wall_n when_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v into_o their_o own_o land_n and_o to_o their_o own_o door_n when_o god_n say_v separate_a they_o to_o the_o work_n whereunto_o i_o have_v call_v they_o it_o further_o confirm_v that_o it_o be_v and_o have_v be_v know_v before_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v minister_n of_o the_o uncircumcision_n the_o romish_a glossary_n will_v fain_o strain_v the_o mass_n out_o of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o rhemist_n think_v they_o have_v do_v we_o a_o courtesy_n that_o they_o have_v not_o translate_v it_o to_o that_o sense_n whereas_o beside_o that_o the_o word_n natural_o signify_v any_o public_a ministration_n the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o the_o use_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o special_a aim_n namely_o to_o intimate_v to_o we_o that_o this_o be_v a_o public_a fast_o as_o well_o as_o another_o public_a ministration_n public_a fast_n be_v not_o ordinary_a service_n and_o they_o be_v not_o take_v up_o but_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o what_o the_o present_a occasion_n may_v be_v have_v be_v a_o great_a deal_n better_a worth_n study_v upon_o then_o how_o to_o make_v the_o greek_a word_n speak_v the_o mass_n which_o it_o never_o mean_v how_o public_a fasting_n and_o day_n of_o humiliation_n be_v use_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n there_o be_v a_o special_a treatise_n
hasten_v their_o collection_n for_o the_o saint_n in_o judea_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a against_o paul_n shall_v come_v thither_o and_o with_o titus_n he_o send_v two_o other_o brethren_n and_o by_o they_o all_o he_o send_v the_o second_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o proof_n that_o it_o be_v write_v and_o send_v at_o this_o time_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n be_v plain_a by_o these_o place_n and_o passage_n in_o it_o chap._n 9.2_o 3_o 4._o i_o know_v the_o forwardness_n of_o your_o mind_n for_o which_o i_o boast_v of_o you_o to_o they_o of_o macedonia_n yet_o have_v i_o send_v the_o brethren_n lest_o our_o boast_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v in_o vain_a leave_v haply_o they_o of_o macedonia_n come_v with_o i_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 12.14_o behold_v the_o three_o time_n i_o be_o come_v to_o you_o chap._n 13.1_o this_o be_v the_o three_o time_n i_o be_o come_v to_o you_o and_o chap._n 8.16_o but_o thanks_o be_v unto_o god_n who_o put_v the_o same_o earnest_a care_n into_o 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that_o they_o may_v remain_v as_o monument_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n and_o thereby_o of_o the_o renown_n of_o the_o roman_a conquest_n and_o this_o that_o it_o may_v be_v of_o some_o use_n to_o the_o roman_a garrison_n that_o be_v leave_v there_o which_o be_v the_o ten_o legion_n their_o chief_a captain_n be_v terentius_n rufus_n a_o man_n of_o exceed_v frequent_a mention_n in_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n but_o his_o former_a name_n a_o little_a shorten_v yet_o a_o little_a add_v which_o make_v it_o long_o enough_o for_o they_o constant_o call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d turnus_n rufus_n the_o wicked_a one_o there_o be_v endless_a dispute_n betwixt_o he_o and_o r._n akibah_n mention_v about_o the_o jew_n law_n and_o religion_n and_o when_o he_o die_v r._n akibah_n marry_v his_o widow_n now_o become_v a_o proselytesse_n among_o those_o that_o perish_v in_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o city_n the_o name_n most_o famous_a be_v jochanan_n simeon_n and_o eleazar_n the_o three_o ringleader_n of_o sedition_n name_n famous_a for_o faction_n but_o the_o person_n of_o the_o best_a rank_n that_o perish_v be_v rabban_n simeon_n the_o precedent_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n a_o man_n educate_v with_o paul_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o gamaliel_n his_o father_n the_o sanhedrin_n have_v sit_v at_o jabâ—eh_n a_o long_a while_n but_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n have_v now_o bring_v they_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o he_o be_v catch_v the_o bab._n talmud_n in_o the_o place_n late_o cite_v relate_v that_o he_o be_v once_o in_o danger_n but_o one_o of_o the_o roman_a commander_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o his_o delivery_n but_o at_o last_o he_o be_v catch_v and_o slay_v and_o in_o the_o jew_n martyrology_n he_o be_v set_v the_o first_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ten_o slay_v by_o the_o kingdom_n meaning_n ten_o eminent_a one_o that_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o roman_n all_o the_o ten_o be_v reckon_v by_o midras_n tillin_n upon_o psal._n 9_o fol._n 10._o col_fw-fr 3._o he_o forget_v not_o say_v he_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a that_o be_v he_o forget_v not_o the_o blood_n of_o israel_n to_o require_v it_o of_o the_o nation_n nor_o the_o blood_n of_o those_o righteous_a one_o that_o be_v slay_v viz._n rabban_n simeon_n the_o son_n of_o gamaliel_n rabbi_n ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o elisha_n r._n ishbab_v the_o scribe_n r._n hotspith_n the_o interpreter_n r._n jose_z r._n judah_n bâ—n_n baba_n r._n judah_n hannachtom_n r._n simeon_n ben_fw-mi azzai_fw-mi r_o hananiah_n ben_fw-mi teradion_n and_o r._n akibah_n but_o the_o author_n of_o â—semach_n david_n reckon_v up_o these_o next_o after_o rabban_n simeon_n name_v ananias_n the_o sagan_n or_o the_o second_o priest_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n when_o rabban_n simeon_n be_v slay_v of_o this_o ananias_n sagan_n there_o be_v mention_n in_o the_o talmud_n text_n several_a time_n we_o will_v take_v but_o one_o instance_n shekalim_fw-la per._n 6._o halac_fw-la 1._o there_o be_v thirteen_o worshipping_n or_o bowing_n in_o the_o temple_n but_o the_o house_n of_o rabban_n gamaliel_n and_o the_o house_n of_o ananias_n sagan_n make_v fourteen_o the_o sagan_n be_v as_o it_o be_v vice-highpry_a the_o next_o to_o he_o in_o dignity_n and_o office_n and_o be_v sometime_o call_v the_o highpriest_n as_o luk._n 3.2_o and_o it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v the_o man_n and_o bear_v that_o title_n act._n 23.2_o 4._o the_o enemy_n of_o paul_n and_o who_o character_n and_o doom_n he_o read_v that_o he_o be_v a_o white_v wall_n and_o god_n will_v smite_v he_o accomplish_a when_o he_o perish_v in_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o city_n we_o may_v not_o omit_v the_o calculation_n of_o the_o time_n that_o the_o jew_n make_v further_o of_o the_o temple_n burn_v when_o the_o first_o temple_n be_v destroy_v say_v they_o it_o be_v the_o evening_n on_o the_o nine_o of_o ab_n it_o be_v the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n and_o 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