tetrarch_n of_o judaea_n be_v further_a confirm_v from_o josephus_n his_o tell_v the_o same_o story_n bell._n jud._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o where_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v omit_v and_o instead_o thereof_o antonius_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hospes_fw-la eorum_fw-la paternus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d friendly_a and_o benign_o receive_v by_o their_o father_n antipater_n which_o may_v be_v proper_o say_v though_o the_o two_o son_n be_v yet_o unborn_a and_o yet_o they_o be_v both_o in_o be_v at_o that_o time_n when_o gabinius_n be_v perfect_a of_o syria_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v pass_v all_o doubt_n with_o i_o that_o herod_n be_v not_o more_o than_o betwixt_o fifteen_o and_o sixteen_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n make_v he_o perfect_a of_o galilee_n he_o be_v suppose_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o his_o age._n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v not_o pass_v twenty_o two_o when_o he_o be_v make_v king_n of_o judaea_n by_o m._n antony_n and_o the_o senate_n which_o be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o 184._o olympiad_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o pass_v fifty_o nine_o year_n when_o he_o die_v his_o reign_n both_o according_a to_o josephus_n himself_o and_o the_o ancient_a father_n abovenamed_a be_v only_o thirty_o seven_o year_n so_o that_o he_o die_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 194._o olympiad_n and_o according_a to_o the_o tradition_n of_o those_o father_n that_o say_v christ_n be_v bear_v before_o herod_n death_n christ_n must_v be_v bear_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 193._o olympiad_n that_o be_v eight_o year_n soon_o than_o the_o dionysian_a account_n have_v it_o wherefore_o that_o josephus_n may_v not_o contradict_v himself_o who_o express_o say_v in_o more_o place_n than_o one_o that_o herod_n live_v about_o seventy_o year_n of_o age_n nor_o those_o father_n speak_v so_o extravagant_o touch_v the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n be_v it_o not_o desirable_a that_o there_o be_v two_o epocha_n of_o herod_n reign_n to_o see_v if_o that_o will_v not_o untie_v this_o difficult_a knot_n and_o most_o certain_o there_o be_v another_o notorious_a epocha_n when_o herod_n have_v forfeit_v his_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n by_o take_v part_n with_o m._n antony_n against_o augustus_n he_o be_v create_v king_n anew_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o augustus_n and_o the_o senate_n present_o after_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n viz._n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o 187._o olympiad_n and_o in_o the_o thirty_o second_o year_n of_o herod_n age_n according_a to_o the_o above-framed_n compute_v out_o of_o josephus_n reckon_v from_o this_o epocha_n which_o be_v the_o 4683._o of_o the_o julian_n period_n to_o the_o consulate_a of_o nerva_n and_o metellus_n and_o in_o that_o year_n herod_n sixty_o nine_o year_n of_o age_n and_o thirty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n will_v end_v together_o and_o the_o ancient_a father_n credit_n which_o make_v christ_n bear_v four_o year_n before_o herod_n death_n will_v thus_o be_v salve_v and_o josephus_n make_v to_o speak_v consistent_o to_o himself_o that_o give_v about_o seventy_o year_n of_o age_n to_o herod_n but_o only_o 37_o year_n to_o his_o reign_n though_o he_o make_v he_o but_o betwixt_o fifteen_o and_o sixteen_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n antipater_n appoint_v he_o perfect_a of_o galilee_n now_o this_o happy_a hit_v and_o handsome_a congruity_n and_o well_o according_a of_o such_o clash_a chronological_a assertion_n may_v well_o alone_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o this_o year_n of_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n wherein_o augustus_n do_v as_o it_o be_v of_o anew_o create_v herod_n king_n of_o judaea_n be_v the_o epocha_n of_o his_o reign_n ever_o after_o use_v in_o his_o public_a act_n and_o record_n which_o therefore_o will_v be_v another_o strong_a proof_n that_o herod_n die_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o metellus_n and_o nerva_n and_o 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four_o year_n before_o and_o yet_o josephus_n himself_o antiq._n jud._n lib._n 15._o cap._n 7._o make_v his_o get_a possession_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o slaughter_n of_o antigonus_n which_o herod_n procure_v one_o epocha_n of_o his_o reign_n express_o there_o affirm_v that_o the_o fight_n at_o actium_n betwixt_o caesar_n and_o antonius_n be_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o herod_n which_o be_v downright_o false_a unless_o you_o number_n from_o that_o late_a epocha_n well_o therefore_o may_v this_o restitution_n of_o herod_n to_o his_o crown_n after_o he_o have_v forfeit_v all_o become_v the_o more_o solemn_a epocha_n of_o the_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o well_o may_v he_o be_v think_v to_o affect_v that_o epocha_n the_o more_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o his_o great_a patron_n augustus_n signify_v thereby_o that_o only_o now_o at_o length_n he_o be_v rightful_o king_n since_o he_o receive_v his_o kingdom_n from_o augustus_n the_o sole_a legitimate_a prince_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n whenas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o he_o have_v continue_v to_o reckon_v his_o reign_n from_o the_o time_n he_o be_v make_v king_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o m._n antony_n augustus_n his_o enemy_n he_o may_v still_o seem_v to_o favour_v the_o cause_n of_o antonius_n and_o insinuate_v augustus_n his_o war_n against_o he_o to_o have_v be_v unjust_a and_o soil_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o actiacal_a victory_n that_o also_o he_o may_v please_v himself_o in_o and_o applaud_v his_o politic_a modesty_n that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o reign_n to_o commence_v high_a than_o the_o monarchy_n of_o augustus_n which_o begin_v with_o the_o actiacal_a victory_n and_o certain_o he_o will_v think_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o impudence_n in_o himself_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v suffer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o josephus_n speak_v a_o day_n of_o inauguration_n into_o his_o kingdom_n which_o be_v annual_o solemnize_v by_o he_o to_o be_v do_v in_o honour_n to_o m._n antony_n and_o not_o sole_o to_o augustus_n whence_o it_o will_v natural_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v make_v king_n by_o he_o and_o so_o this_o become_v a_o most_o celebrate_a epocha_n this_o be_v high_o credible_a if_o not_o necessary_a and_o certain_a if_o we_o consider_v how_o herod_n do_v all_o thing_n with_o all_o the_o studiousness_n imaginable_a to_o get_v and_o keep_v the_o favour_n of_o augustus_n adventure_v rather_o to_o entrench_v upon_o the_o sacred_a custom_n of_o his_o religion_n than_o to_o omit_v any_o thing_n whereby_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o that_o emperor_n that_o give_v he_o after_o the_o forfeiture_n both_o his_o life_n and_o crown_n at_o once_o and_o last_o other_o may_v add_v to_o all_o this_o hyrcanus_n who_o have_v a_o hereditary_a right_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n this_o epocha_n upon_o that_o account_n also_o be_v most_o perfect_a and_o most_o proper_a and_o now_o as_o this_o be_v most_o reasonable_a in_o itself_o so_o author_n be_v find_v to_o begin_v the_o reign_n of_o herod_n from_o this_o epocha_n as_o well_o as_o from_o his_o be_v make_v king_n by_o m._n antony_n and_o the_o senate_n or_o from_o the_o death_n of_o antigonus_n as_o writer_n also_o make_v use_n of_o those_o various_a epocha_n of_o augustus_n his_o reign_n sometime_o reckon_v it_o from_o the_o consulship_n of_o hirtius_n and_o pansa_n anno_fw-la juliano_n 13._o sometime_o from_o that_o of_o pulcher_n and_o flaccus_n an._n jul._n 8._o and_o other_o sometime_o from_o victoria_n actiaca_n an._n jul._n 15._o and_o last_o sometime_o from_o the_o time_n he_o accept_v of_o the_o sacrosanct_a supreme_a tribunitial_a power_n an._n jul._n 23._o or_o in_o calphurnius_fw-la piso_n and_o his_o own_o eleven_o consulship_n eusebius_n more_o than_o once_o make_v herod_n be_v constitute_v king_n
of_o judaea_n by_o augustus_n and_o the_o roman_a senate_n the_o epocha_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o lib._n 8._o demonstrationis_fw-la evangelicae_fw-la demonst_a 1._o there_o he_o say_v herod_n first_o of_o any_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o alien_n from_o the_o jewish_a race_n be_v by_o augustus_n and_o the_o roman_a senate_n make_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n where_o therefore_o he_o plain_o pitch_v the_o epocha_n or_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n on_o that_o time_n that_o augustus_n his_o monarchy_n begin_v which_o be_v upon_o the_o vanquish_a of_o m._n antony_n in_o the_o fight_n at_o actium_n and_o again_o demonstrat_n 2._o he_o join_v herod_n reign_n and_o the_o monarchy_n of_o augustus_n together_o as_o commence_v at_o the_o same_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o most_o express_v in_o the_o same_o demonstration_n some_o page_n after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o who_o viz._n after_o hyrcanus_n herod_n the_o son_n of_o antipater_n have_v slay_v hyrcanus_n obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o eusebius_n make_v use_v of_o this_o three_o epocha_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o herod_n let_v that_o from_o antigonus_n his_o death_n and_o his_o first_o be_v make_v king_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o antony_n alone_z epiphanius_n also_o plain_o point_v at_o this_o epocha_n in_o his_o 51._o heresy_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d num._n 22._o where_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o thirteen_o year_n from_o augustus_n his_o reign_n viz._n from_o hirtius_n and_o pansa_n till_o the_o perfect_a conjunction_n of_o judaea_n with_o the_o roman_n but_o he_o say_v afterward_o that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o coalition_n be_v perfect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o prince_n of_o juda_n fail_v who_o end_v with_o the_o death_n of_o hyrcanus_n and_o herod_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v constitute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prince_n or_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v do_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o augustus_n his_o reign_n from_o the_o consulate_a of_o hirtius_n and_o pansa_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o epiphanius_n place_n the_o beginning_n or_o epocha_n of_o herod_n reign_n in_o the_o year_n that_o augustus_n reestablish_v he_o in_o his_o forfeit_a kingdom_n by_o his_o own_o authority_n and_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o roman_a senate_n and_o three_o and_o last_o the_o ancient_a graeci_fw-la fasti_fw-la as_o t._n l._n have_v take_v notice_n do_v simple_o and_o absolute_o refer_v the_o beginning_n of_o herod_n reign_n together_o with_o the_o slay_v of_o hyrcanus_n to_o the_o year_n of_o crassus_n and_o octavius_n augustus_n his_o be_v the_o four_o time_n consul_n a_o matter_n of_o four_o month_n after_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n and_o to_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o augustus_n himself_o viz._n reckon_v from_o the_o consulship_n of_o claudius_n pulcher_n and_o norbanus_n flaccus_n and_o say_v he_o they_o thence_o compute_v the_o reign_n of_o herod_n to_o have_v be_v thirty_o seven_o year_n what_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a and_o express_v and_o what_o better_a assurance_n can_v a_o man_n desire_v to_o place_v the_o epocha_n of_o herod_n reign_n in_o his_o immediate_a succeed_a hyrcanus_n or_o restitution_n by_o augustus_n when_o all_o thing_n be_v so_o fit_o adjust_v by_o it_o as_o we_o note_v before_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o by_o compute_v as_o we_o ought_v the_o thirty_o seven_o year_n reign_v of_o herod_n from_o his_o restitution_n by_o augustus_n the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n will_v fall_v into_o the_o year_n of_o metellus_n and_o nerva_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n consequent_o into_o the_o year_n of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n be_v aim_v at_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n will_v be_v bring_v to_o pass_v which_o will_v also_o further_o confirm_v the_o use_n of_o this_o epocha_n in_o this_o case_n by_o prove_v that_o herod_n die_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o nerva_n and_o metellus_n chap._n x._o that_o herod_n die_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o nerva_n and_o metellus_n prove_v from_o the_o time_n of_o archelaus_n his_o marriage_n of_o glaphyra_n from_o dion_n cassius_n his_o place_v herod_n be_v son_n impleading_a one_o another_o before_o augustus_n in_o the_o consulship_n of_o lepidus_n and_o aruntius_n from_o quirinius_n his_o confiscate_a archelaus_n his_o good_n statilius_n taurus_n and_o scribonius_n libo_n be_v consul_n a_o gross_a parepochism_n commit_v by_o josephus_n from_o philip_n the_o tetrarch_n die_v proculus_n and_o nigrinus_n be_v consul_n from_o eusebius_n and_o sulpicius_n be_v allot_v twenty_o four_o year_n to_o herod_n the_o tetrarch_n after_o the_o relegation_n of_o archelaus_n and_o those_o twenty_o four_o year_n end_v with_o the_o four_o of_o caius_n caligula_n from_o that_o famous_a eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n precede_v herod_n be_v death_n a_o narrative_n of_o herod_n be_v affair_n correspond_v with_o that_o eclipse_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o huge_a eclipse_n about_o a_o month_n before_o herod_n be_v death_n in_o the_o consulship_n of_o nerva_n and_o metellus_n t._n l._n make_v good_a by_o astronomical_a calculation_n the_o same_o eclipse_n calculate_v over_o again_o by_o the_o ptolemaick_a alphonsine_n and_o copernican_n table_n in_o n._n mulerius_fw-la and_o find_v rather_o big_a than_o what_o t._n l._n declare_v it_o the_o gross_a absurdity_n of_o make_v the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n the_o epocha_n of_o daniel_n be_v week_n it_o imply_v that_o christ_n be_v baptize_v by_o john_n before_o the_o baptist_n enire_v on_o his_o ministry_n lydiat_a be_v eclipse_n compare_v with_o petavius_n be_v as_o also_o with_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o 4711_o 4712_o and_o 4713_o year_n of_o the_o i._o p._n and_o more_o particular_o with_o that_o last_o and_o the_o ineptness_n thereof_o discover_v and_o therefore_o 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here_o understand_v and_o then_o their_o physical_a detrusion_n into_o the_o abyss_n at_o this_o time_n be_v no_o mean_a argument_n that_o those_o who_o they_o persecute_v be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n exalt_v into_o heaven_n that_o the_o other_o be_v thrust_v down_o into_o the_o nethermost_a hell_n not_o able_a to_o get_v out_o thence_o till_o the_o claviger_n of_o the_o abyss_n with_o his_o minister_n bring_v they_o out_o again_o after_o the_o thousand_o year_n to_o exercise_v the_o sleepy_a laodicean_n church_n but_o to_o be_v triumph_v over_o in_o the_o conclusion_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v who_o when_o he_o think_v to_o have_v reduce_v the_o israelite_n under_o his_o bondage_n again_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o a_o sea_n of_o water_n as_o satan_n with_o all_o his_o numerous_a force_n gog_n and_o magog_n will_v be_v overthrow_v in_o a_o lake_n or_o sea_n of_o fire_n add_v i_o say_v but_o this_o physical_a sense_n to_o answer_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o martyr_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n in_o their_o glorify_a body_n while_o those_o wretch_n be_v thrust_v down_o into_o the_o nethermost_a hell_n into_o the_o abyss_n of_o which_o they_o be_v so_o much_o afraid_a luke_n 8.31_o and_o all_o be_v complete_a and_o this_o imprison_n of_o these_o disturber_n of_o the_o world_n be_v very_o suitable_a and_o fit_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o peaceful_a and_o righteous_a reign_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n thus_o much_o we_o have_v gain_v by_o consider_v the_o text_n of_o daniel_n now_o let_v we_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o its_o parallel_n place_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n chap._n 20._o v._n 4._o and_o i_o see_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o be_v behead_v for_o the_o witness_n of_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n certain_o this_o denote_v they_o dead_a in_o a_o physical_a or_o natural_a sense_n not_o political_a and_o in_o what_o sense_n they_o be_v dead_a they_o must_v be_v say_v to_o be_v revive_v viz._n in_o a_o physical_a unless_o we_o do_v manifest_a violence_n to_o the_o text._n which_o same_o violence_n will_v be_v offer_v if_o we_o do_v not_o interpret_v that_o which_o follow_v but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o dead_a live_v not_o again_o till_o the_o thousand_o year_n be_v finish_v in_o a_o physical_a sense_n too_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v likewise_o that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o resurrection_n must_v have_v a_o physical_a sense_n also_o not_o a_o political_a nor_o yet_o a_o moral_a and_o so_o will_v answer_v direct_o to_o those_o some_o awaken_v into_o everlasting_a life_n in_o daniel_n and_o thus_o the_o parallel_a place_n support_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o each_o other_o and_o then_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n bless_a and_o holy_a be_v he_o that_o be_v to_o say_v bless_v in_o have_v a_o peculiar_a and_o separate_a privilege_n above_o other_o in_o partake_v of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n he_o be_v already_o secure_a from_o the_o second_o death_n which_o be_v the_o lake_n of_o fire_n from_o which_o none_o be_v actual_o secure_v till_o they_o obtain_v their_o heavenly_a body_n will_v have_v a_o natural_a and_o easy_a coherence_n with_o what_o precede_v as_o also_o a_o very_a fit_a reference_n to_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o smyrna_n that_o interval_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o the_o pagan_a persecution_n do_v so_o rage_n and_o there_o be_v so_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behead_v or_o otherwise_o martyr_v for_o the_o witness_n of_o jesus_n he_o that_o overcome_v shall_v not_o be_v hurt_v by_o the_o second_o death_n which_o imply_v by_o that_o usual_a antithesis_fw-la i_o speak_v of_o above_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n and_o enjoy_v that_o peculiar_a privilege_n for_o his_o suffering_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a father_n this_o hinder_v i_o from_o allow_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o dead_a live_v not_o again_o till_o
sound_a offspring_n this_o with_o peacefulness_n will_v cause_v populousness_n and_o for_o plenty_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o cloud_n and_o timely_a and_o seasonable_a shower_n they_o have_v ever_o be_v and_o will_v be_v at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o invisible_a power_n in_o the_o air._n so_o that_o that_o will_v be_v no_o insititious_a change_n in_o the_o natural_a world_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o free_a action_n in_o those_o invisible_a agent_n but_o that_o indeed_o of_o isaiah_n chap._n 65.20_o if_o not_o fit_o interpret_v may_v seem_v to_o argue_v a_o change_n of_o thing_n more_o than_o what_o depend_v upon_o what_o be_v free_a and_o moral_a for_o after_o god_n have_v promise_v he_o will_v create_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n v._o 17._o he_o add_v a_o little_a afterward_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o thence_o a_o infant_n of_o day_n nor_o a_o old_a man_n that_o have_v not_o fill_v his_o day_n for_o the_o child_n shall_v die_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a but_o the_o sinner_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a shall_v be_v accurse_v here_o the_o child_n die_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a to_o the_o heedless_a may_v import_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v more_o longaevous_a then_o than_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o flood_n a_o hundred_o be_v to_o a_o thousand_o as_o seven_o the_o age_n of_o a_o child_n to_o seventy_o which_o will_v imply_v a_o strange_a change_n in_o the_o natural_a world_n indeed_o but_o to_o give_v w._n a._n his_o due_a he_o have_v pitch_v upon_o the_o most_o likely_a sense_n of_o this_o verse_n viz._n that_o there_o shall_v no_o child_n ordinary_o die_v by_o any_o untimely_a death_n nor_o a_o old_a man_n that_o have_v not_o live_v so_o long_o as_o in_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n he_o may_v well_o reach_v that_o the_o space_n from_o childhood_n to_o old_a age_n shall_v ordinary_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o deny_v that_o this_o argue_v any_o more_o than_o what_o depend_v upon_o a_o divine_a morality_n or_o real_a regeneration_n in_o their_o parent_n who_o will_v transmit_v a_o sound_n and_o wholesome_a constitution_n to_o their_o posterity_n which_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o do_v not_o improve_v to_o the_o like_a virtue_n and_o piety_n and_o yet_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o constitution_n live_v a_o hundred_o year_n content_v main_o with_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o animal_n life_n such_o a_o sinner_n as_o this_o notwithstanding_o his_o longaevity_n be_v accurse_v both_o because_o he_o for_o the_o present_a deprive_v himself_o of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o divine_a life_n and_o must_v expect_v also_o but_o a_o bad_a reception_n when_o he_o die_v into_o the_o other_o state_n the_o next_o text_n of_o moment_n which_o he_o urge_v be_v rom._n 8.21_o the_o creature_n itself_o also_o shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o argue_v that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o world_n natural_a in_o the_o bless_a millennium_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o world_n moral_a he_o suppose_v that_o creature_n there_o signify_v the_o whole_a sublunary_a creation_n at_o least_o and_o the_o apostle_n v._o 22._o say_v for_o we_o know_v that_o the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v and_o travail_v in_o pain_n together_o until_o now_o where_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o creature_n itself_o not_o christians_o quatenus_fw-la christian_n but_o the_o very_a creature_n or_o creature_n itself_o groan_v and_o be_v in_o pain_n but_o than_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o dr._n hammond_n also_o will_v have_v it_o of_o the_o whole_a humane_a creature_n which_o he_o make_v out_o rational_o and_o judicious_o and_o what_o creature_n but_o humane_a or_o man_n can_v expect_v to_o be_v deliver_v into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n this_o therefore_o do_v not_o respect_v the_o jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n but_o the_o state_n of_o the_o resurrection_n for_o then_o only_o will_v this_o deliverance_n from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n be_v and_o the_o attainment_n of_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o title_n of_o the_o angel_n for_o then_o in_o our_o incorruptible_a glorify_a body_n we_o shall_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d equal_a to_o the_o angel_n and_o this_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v mention_v v._o 23._o which_o we_o groan_v after_o and_o wait_v for_o viz._n the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n that_o they_o may_v be_v glorify_v and_o make_v angelical_a such_o as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o angel_n or_o son_n of_o god_n as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o s._n e._n something_o like_o this_o text_n be_v that_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o act_n chap._n 3.21_o where_o s._n peter_n speak_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v who_o the_o heaven_n must_v receive_v until_o the_o time_n of_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o holy_a prophet_n since_o the_o world_n begin_v w._n a._n to_o give_v he_o his_o due_n manage_n this_o text_n ingenious_o enough_o to_o his_o present_a purpose_n upon_o supposition_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v render_v as_o our_o english_a translation_n render_v it_o restitution_n imply_v thereby_o restauration_n or_o renovation_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o complete_v circuit_n or_o period_n proper_o relate_v to_o astronomical_a revolution_n it_o signify_v also_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o signify_v either_o the_o periodical_a time_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o time_n bring_v to_o a_o period_n or_o the_o time_n of_o effect_v of_o all_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o holy_a prophet_n which_o easy_a sense_n imply_v no_o such_o change_n in_o the_o world_n natural_a in_o the_o millennium_n as_o our_o author_n will_v deduce_v therefrom_o and_o this_o be_v not_o my_o sense_n only_o on_o the_o text_n but_o grotius_n his_o also_o or_o something_o in_o he_o near_o akin_a to_o it_o as_o for_o that_o isai_n 66.22_o for_o as_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o i_o will_v make_v shall_v remain_v before_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n so_o shall_v your_o seed_n and_o your_o name_n remain_v this_o heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o that_o chap._n 65.17_o be_v a_o political_a heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o divine_a polity_n which_o will_v constitute_v the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o the_o jew_n or_o israelite_n will_v have_v a_o portion_n as_o long_o as_o that_o polity_n stand_v which_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o but_o i_o have_v make_v so_o much_o haste_n that_o i_o have_v omit_v a_o prime_a text_n allege_v by_o this_o ingenious_a author_n isai_n chap._n 65._o the_o wolf_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o lion_n shall_v eat_v straw_n like_o the_o bullock_n and_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v nor_o destroy_v in_o all_o my_o holy_a mountain_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o a_o full_a description_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n there_o be_v chap._n 11._o which_o he_o produce_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o change_n in_o the_o world_n natural_a in_o the_o millennium_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o moral_a world_n he_o urge_v the_o literal_a sense_n of_o these_o place_n for_o these_o three_o reason_n follow_v first_o because_o the_o wolf_n and_o lamb_n the_o lion_n and_o bullock_n be_v suppose_v to_o retain_v their_o original_a proper_a nature_n still_o for_o if_o not_o than_o the_o wolf_n will_v become_v a_o lamb_n and_o the_o lion_n a_o bullock_n and_o then_o in_o the_o mystical_a sense_n which_o he_o oppose_v it_o will_v only_o be_v that_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o lamb_n will_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o bullock_n eat_v straw_n like_o other_o bullock_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v that_o we_o can_v well_o imagine_v for_o what_o other_o purpose_n that_o say_v the_o lion_n shall_v eat_v straw_n like_o a_o ox_n shall_v be_v add_v but_o only_o to_o give_v some_o account_n how_o those_o creature_n shall_v live_v and_o how_o they_o shall_v be_v feed_v when_o they_o shall_v cease_v to_o prey_v upon_o other_o live_a creature_n which_o imply_v that_o the_o sense_n be_v literal_a the_o three_o be_v because_o it_o be_v further_o add_v that_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n which_o further_o confirm_v the_o forego_n reason_n as_o if_o the_o prophet_n do_v persist_v in_o instruct_v we_o how_o these_o creature_n when_o their_o noxious_a property_n be_v take_v away_o shall_v feed_v and_o sustain_v themselves_o nor_o
or_o six_o year_n after_o his_o conference_n with_o themistocles_n how_o diodorus_n come_v to_o be_v wheedle_v into_o this_o mistake_n ctesias_n cnidius_n his_o authority_n to_o be_v prefer_v before_o herodotus_n touch_v the_o term_n of_o year_n that_o darius_n hystaspis_n reign_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hecataeus_n milesius_n write_v through_o the_o oscitancy_n of_o the_o scribe_n or_o five_o year_n add_v to_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n hystaspis_n witting_o by_o herodotus_n to_o exercise_v his_o wit_n and_o invention_n thereon_o to_o please_v the_o reader_n a_o further_a weight_n add_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o ctesias_n cnidius_n in_o this_o point_n from_o the_o second_o postulatum_fw-la but_o there_o be_v one_o more_o beside_o those_o four_o that_o plutarch_n name_n take_v notice_n of_o by_o petavius_n which_o i_o must_v confess_v this_o salvo_n will_v not_o reach_v and_o that_o be_v diodorus_n siculus_n who_o place_v the_o flight_n 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josephus_n in_o his_o antiquity_n lib._n 18._o cap._n 3._o affirm_v that_o that_o tax_n in_o which_o quirinius_n governor_n of_o syria_n sell_v and_o confiscate_v the_o good_n of_o banish_a archelaus_n fall_v in_o the_o 37._o year_n of_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n whenas_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o three_o of_o those_o three_o that_o augustus_n decree_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o second_o be_v carry_v on_o and_o finish_v aelius_n catus_n and_o sentius_n saturninus_n be_v consul_n as_o have_v be_v above_o demonstrate_v that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o 34._o year_n of_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n herod_n archelaus_n his_o father_n be_v then_o live_v as_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o sacred_a writ_n but_o the_o three_o and_o last_o tax_n be_v finish_v a_o little_a before_o augustus_n his_o death_n pompeius_n and_o apuleius_n be_v consul_n in_o the_o 44._o year_n of_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o either_o out_o of_o ignorance_n or_o oscitancy_n josephus_n as_o i_o have_v note_v before_o have_v commit_v a_o parepochismus_n and_o take_v the_o epocha_n of_o augustus_n his_o monarchy_n simple_o so_o understand_v from_o the_o time_n he_o reign_v alone_o for_o the_o epocha_n of_o his_o absolute_a monarchy_n when_o he_o be_v invest_v with_o that_o most_o sovereign_a and_o sacrosanct_a tribunitian_a power_n which_o be_v nine_o year_n after_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n from_o that_o epocha_n only_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o tax_n in_o which_o quirinius_n sell_v and_o confiscate_v archelaus_n his_o good_n fall_v in_o the_o 37._o year_n of_o augustus_n his_o monarchy_n in_o which_o though_o the_o description_n be_v make_v yet_o the_o execution_n be_v some_o two_o year_n afterward_o see_v t._n l._n in_o that_o chapter_n where_o he_o full_o make_v out_o the_o matter_n but_o i_o do_v not_o love_v to_o dwell_v on_o such_o a_o theme_n i_o will_v only_o add_v one_o thing_n more_o of_o my_o own_o observation_n josephus_n in_o his_o antiquity_n lib._n 11._o cap._n 5._o affirm_v that_o that_o commission_n which_o be_v grant_v to_o nehemiah_n for_o rebuilding_n jerusalem_n be_v grant_v by_o xerxes_n instead_o of_o artaxerxes_n which_o be_v a_o gross_a antonomasma_n and_o as_o he_o be_v out_o in_o the_o name_n so_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o prince_n when_o he_o grant_v that_o commission_n which_o he_o make_v the_o twenty_o five_o instead_o of_o the_o twenty_o and_o then_o in_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o xerxes_n he_o make_v he_o to_o reign_v twenty_o eight_o year_n contrary_a to_o ptolemy_n canon_n which_o make_v he_o reign_v but_o twenty_o one_o year_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o other_o historian_n and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o do_v till_o after_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la viz._n the_o rebuild_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o palace_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n he_o express_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o xerxes_n what_o can_v be_v more_o wild_a and_o absurd_a but_o haply_o it_o will_v be_v reply_v that_o though_o he_o commit_v such_o gross_a mistake_n in_o time_n so_o far_o remove_v from_o the_o age_n he_o live_v in_o and_o in_o country_n so_o much_o remote_a from_o his_o own_o yet_o he_o may_v be_v more_o exact_a in_o such_o thing_n as_o respect_v his_o own_o country_n and_o be_v do_v so_o near_o his_o own_o time_n as_o the_o affair_n of_o herod_n be_v but_o though_o persia_n be_v far_o from_o judaea_n and_o the_o reign_n of_o xerxes_n and_o artaxerxes_n far_o from_o the_o time_n of_o josephus_n yet_o the_o record_n of_o his_o own_o country_n the_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n be_v near_o he_o and_o within_o his_o reach_n one_o will_v think_v whence_o he_o may_v have_v inform_v himself_o better_a and_o
by_o and_o it_o be_v a_o fiction_n that_o all_o the_o progeny_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a be_v call_v herod_n they_o succeed_v he_o in_o their_o distinct_a name_n archelaus_n herod_n and_o philip._n and_o archelaus_n be_v dead_a herod_n and_o philip_n as_o survive_a tetrarch_n be_v mention_v in_o their_o proper_a name_n luke_n 3._o and_o so_o questionless_a this_o herod_n in_o the_o act_n brother_n to_o agrippa_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eat_v by_o worm_n be_v call_v by_o his_o proper_a name_n as_o well_o as_o the_o former_a and_o we_o may_v be_v the_o more_o assure_v of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o brother_n agrippa_n but_o he_o because_o it_o have_v be_v a_o unspeakable_a injury_n to_o herod_n to_o have_v his_o name_n use_v in_o a_o wrong_a place_n if_o those_o action_n of_o murder_a john_n and_o imprison_v of_o peter_n and_o act_v these_o cruelty_n to_o please_v the_o people_n and_o die_v so_o execrable_a and_o ignominious_a a_o death_n belong_v to_o agrippa_n and_o not_o to_o he_o what_o can_v be_v more_o intolerable_a than_o such_o a_o conceit_n as_o this_o beside_o that_o josephus_n give_v a_o very_a fair_a character_n of_o agrippa_n inconsistent_a with_o that_o cruelty_n that_o be_v note_v in_o herod_n and_o agrippa_n not_o guilty_a of_o that_o murderousness_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n which_o this_o herod_n be_v it_o must_v seem_v a_o very_a severe_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o to_o be_v so_o horrible_o punish_v for_o not_o rebuke_v the_o people_n for_o a_o compliment_n which_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o they_o like_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n who_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o they_o explain_v themselves_o that_o they_o look_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o that_o he_o be_v think_v or_o call_v by_o they_o the_o eternal_a god_n but_o assimilate_v to_o a_o immortal_a angel_n achish_n 1_o sam._n 19.9_o say_v as_o much_o to_o david_n i_o know_v thou_o be_v good_a in_o my_o sight_n as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o david_n reprove_v he_o not_o nor_o be_v strike_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n for_o not_o reprove_v he_o all_o these_o thing_n due_o consisider_v may_v assure_v any_o one_o that_o it_o be_v not_o this_o agrippa_n that_o be_v thus_o eat_v up_o with_o worm_n but_o herod_n king_n of_o chalcis_n his_o brother_n and_o that_o whenas_o the_o story_n belong_v to_o one_o of_o the_o two_o brother_n josephus_n have_v happen_v out_o of_o heedlesuess_n or_o ignorance_n to_o apply_v that_o manner_n of_o death_n though_o in_o somewhat_o a_o deprave_a disguise_n to_z agrippa_z that_o belong_v to_o his_o brother_n herod_n as_o tacitus_n have_v also_o happen_v to_o apply_v the_o year_n of_o herod_n death_n to_o agrippa_n such_o slip_v there_o will_v be_v in_o historian_n but_o careful_a and_o judicious_a reader_n of_o they_o such_o as_o t._n l._n be_v will_v discern_v where_o the_o truth_n lie_v seven_o therefore_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o former_a journey_v of_o s._n paul_n from_o antioch_n to_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o time_n when_o herod_n die_v viz._n in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o claudius_n be_v about_o three_o year_n distant_a from_o his_o latter_a which_o he_o take_v to_o jerusalem_n from_o antioch_n about_o the_o controversy_n touch_v circumcision_n upon_o which_o occasion_n a_o synod_n be_v call_v at_o jerusalem_n where_o paul_n also_o be_v present_a act_v 15._o which_o journey_v of_o paul_n as_o appear_v from_o galat._n 2._o be_v fourteen_o year_n after_o his_o conversion_n as_o vatablus_n express_o declare_v upon_o the_o place_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o claudius_n it_o be_v fourteen_o year_n since_o the_o conversion_n of_o s._n paul_n tell_v therefore_o from_o the_o eleven_o of_o claudius_n backward_o till_o you_o come_v to_o the_o fourteen_o year_n and_o you_o fall_v into_o the_o second_o year_n of_o caius_n caligula_n then_o therefore_o be_v paul_n convert_v but_o all_o be_v agree_v it_o be_v but_o about_o two_o year_n after_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n whence_o therefore_o again_o it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o christ_n suffer_v in_o the_o twenty_o second_o of_o tiberius_n and_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n eight_o in_o the_o act_n chap._n 18._o there_o paul_n have_v depart_v from_o athens_n come_v to_o corinth_n and_o find_v aquila_n and_o priscilla_n jew_n late_o come_v from_o italy_n because_o claudius_n have_v command_v all_o jew_n to_o depart_v from_o rome_n as_o suetonius_n also_o note_n in_o the_o life_n of_o claudius_n but_o that_o these_o stir_v and_o decree_n be_v about_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o claudius_n josephus_n inform_v we_o antiq._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 5._o where_o present_o upon_o the_o story_n of_o those_o stir_v raise_v in_o judaea_n by_o the_o jew_n and_o samaritan_n several_a of_o who_o be_v send_v to_o answer_v it_o before_o the_o emperor_n at_o rome_n which_o give_v claudius_n occasion_n as_o orosius_n intimate_v to_o make_v that_o decree_n of_o expel_v the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o city_n present_o i_o say_v upon_o that_o story_n josephus_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o have_v complete_v the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o therefore_o go_v on_o his_o thirteen_o he_o bestow_v philip_n tetrarchy_n on_o agrippa_n junior_a newphew_n to_o herod_n king_n of_o chalcis_n and_o batanaea_n and_o trachonitis_n with_o abila_n which_o be_v the_o tetrarchy_n of_o lysias_n but_o take_v from_o he_o chalcis_n when_o he_o have_v be_v ruler_n of_o it_o four_o year_n as_o succeed_v his_o uncle_n herod_n who_o die_v in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o claudius_n his_o reign_n as_o be_v observe_v above_o which_o show_v plain_o that_o the_o stir_v and_o the_o decree_n against_o the_o jew_n to_o send_v they_o pack_v from_o rome_n be_v in_o the_o twelve_o of_o claudius_n his_o reign_n which_o stir_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o samaritan_n tacitus_n annal._n lib._n 12._o place_v under_o the_o consulship_n of_o faustus_n sylla_n and_o salvius_n otho_n who_o bear_v that_o office_n in_o the_o twelve_o of_o claudius_n his_o reign_n wherefore_o paul_n departure_n from_o athens_n to_o corinth_n be_v not_o till_o after_o the_o twelve_o of_o claudius_n complete_v which_o be_v three_o or_o four_o year_n late_a than_o spondanus_n petavius_n and_o other_o place_v it_o they_o place_v it_o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o claudius_n the_o series_n of_o the_o act_n of_o paul_n will_v bring_v down_o his_o conversion_n about_o three_o or_o four_o year_n late_a and_o consequent_o the_o crucifixion_n and_o baptism_n of_o christ_n nine_o it_o be_v write_v act_n 18._o v._o 12._o and_o when_o gallio_n be_v deputy_n of_o achaia_n the_o jew_n make_v insurrection_n with_o one_o accord_n against_o paul_n etc._n etc._n now_o there_o be_v that_o enmity_n betwixt_o claudius_n and_o gallio_n the_o brother_n of_o seneca_n both_o which_o be_v famous_a for_o their_o scoffing_n at_o or_o rather_o utter_v bitter_a sarcasm_n against_o claudius_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a seneca_n write_v a_o satyr_n against_o he_o which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v signify_v either_o as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o allude_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o be_v make_v a_o god_n after_o death_n his_o either_o be_v kill_v by_o a_o poison_a mushroom_n and_o send_v up_o to_o heaven_n thereby_o or_o else_o by_o transmigration_n his_o be_v after_o death_n transform_v into_o a_o fungus_n or_o mushroom_n both_o bitter_a sarcasm_n upon_o his_o be_v poison_v by_o agrippina_n by_o a_o mushroom_n which_o locusta_n have_v prepare_v for_o he_o and_o gallio_n be_v a_o brief_a but_o as_o bitter_a a_o sarcasm_n when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d claudium_fw-la unco_n raptum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la allude_v to_o the_o usage_n of_o malefactor_n put_v to_o death_n in_o the_o prison_n who_o be_v drag_v with_o iron_n hook_n into_o the_o street_n and_o so_o at_o last_o cast_v into_o tiber_n and_o that_o of_o young_a nero_n agrippina_n son_n who_o succeed_v fall_v not_o much_o short_a of_o the_o two_o other_o who_o as_o dion_z tell_v lib._n 60._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o mushroom_n be_v the_o meat_n of_o the_o god_n forasmuch_o as_o claudius_n by_o eat_v one_o have_v become_v a_o god_n there_o be_v therefore_o i_o say_v this_o compliance_n of_o seneca_n and_o gallio_n with_o agrippina_n and_o nero_n and_o feud_n and_o enmity_n against_o claudius_n you_o may_v be_v sure_a gallio_n get_v no_o preferment_n while_o claudius_n be_v alive_a nor_o miss_v of_o it_o he_o once_o be_v dead_a and_o therefore_o be_v make_v deputy_n of_o achaia_n within_o the_o very_a first_o year_n of_o nero_n upon_o claudius_n his_o death_n