be_v not_o that_o egyptian_a that_o not_o long_o before_o that_o time_n have_v make_v a_o insurrection_n josephus_n give_v his_o story_n antiq._n lib._n 20._o cap._n 6._o thus_o at_o that_o time_n there_o come_v one_o to_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o egypt_n pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o he_o counsel_v the_o common_a people_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v with_o he_o to_o mount_n olivet_n and_o that_o there_o he_o will_v show_v they_o how_o at_o his_o command_n the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n will_v fall_v but_o felix_n understand_v this_o send_v some_o horse_n and_o foot_n against_o they_o and_o slay_v 400_o of_o they_o our_o text_n here_o say_v 4000_o and_o take_v two_o hundred_o prisoner_n act_n chap._n xxii_o paul_n apologize_v to_o the_o people_n tell_v his_o education_n conversation_n and_o conversion_n and_o relate_v how_o by_o a_o divine_a vision_n he_o be_v appoint_v to_o go_v to_o the_o gentile_n they_o begin_v a_o new_a commotion_n which_o the_o chief_a captain_n 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of_o my_o people_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o paul_n shall_v not_o know_v who_o and_o what_o ananias_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d be_v very_o indifferent_a whether_o we_o understand_v this_o as_o not_o own_v this_o man_n for_o a_o lawful_a highpriest_n or_o not_o own_v any_o lawful_a highpriesthood_n now_o at_o all_o the_o man_n base_a and_o usurp_a and_o the_o function_n of_o the_o highpriesthood_n disannul_v by_o the_o great_a highpriest_n who_o have_v accomplish_v all_o that_o it_o typify_v and_o the_o place_n of_o the_o highpriesthood_n be_v become_v a_o common_a merchandise_n obtain_v by_o money_n and_o favour_n and_o dispatch_a one_o another_o by_o a_o holy_a policy_n he_o divide_v the_o council_n and_o profess_v himself_o by_o education_n a_o pharisee_fw-mi and_o of_o that_o belief_n in_o the_o point_n of_o the_o resurrection_n he_o not_o only_o set_v phariseâ—_n and_o sadducee_n to_o a_o hot_a contestation_n between_o themselves_o but_o he_o make_v the_o pharisee_n so_o far_o as_o to_o that_o opinion_n to_o take_v his_o part_n it_o have_v be_v possible_a to_o have_v set_v the_o hilâ—elian_a and_o shammaean_a party_n together_o by_o the_o ear_n by_o a_o bone_n handsome_o cast_v 〈◊〉_d they_o for_o the_o council_n have_v these_o faction_n in_o it_o and_o their_o feud_n be_v as_o deadly_a bâ—t_v paul_n can_v own_v no_o article_n of_o their_o division_n that_o be_v worth_a his_o own_n they_o be_v so_o 〈◊〉_d and_o below_o his_o cognisance_n it_o be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o jerusalem_n gomarist_n in_o iâ—ma_n fol_n 38._o col_fw-fr 3._o that_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o great_a one_o under_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v love_n of_o money_n and_o hatred_n one_o of_o another_o paul_n in_o the_o hubbub_n be_v rescue_v again_o by_o the_o soldiery_n and_o that_o night_n by_o revelation_n be_v warrant_v to_o appeal_v to_o caesar_n by_o be_v inform_v he_o must_v go_v to_o rome_n a_o conspiracy_n of_o a_o pack_n of_o cutthroat_n to_o murder_v he_o be_v prevent_v and_o he_o be_v send_v to_o caesarea_n to_o felix_n where_o he_o lie_v prisoner_n two_o year_n by_o such_o pack_v and_o combine_v of_o murderer_n it_o may_v easy_o be_v conjecture_v what_o temper_n the_o nation_n be_v now_o in_o josephus_n his_o character_n of_o it_o at_o these_o time_n be_v that_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o jew_n grow_v daily_o worse_a and_o worse_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o country_n be_v full_a of_o thief_n and_o sorcerer_n but_o felix_n be_v daily_o pick_v they_o up_o to_o penalty_n after_o their_o desert_n the_o great_a thief_n the_o less_o for_o his_o character_n yield_v 〈◊〉_d no_o better_o tacitus_n say_v enough_o of_o he_o when_o he_o speak_v but_o this_o antonius_n felix_n per_fw-la omnem_fw-la saevitiam_fw-la ac_fw-la libidinem_fw-la jus_o regium_fw-la servili_fw-la ingenio_fw-la exercuit_fw-la histor._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2._o upon_o which_o josephus_n will_v give_v you_o a_o large_a comment_n of_o his_o intolerable_a covetousness_n poll_n cruelty_n sacrilege_n murdering_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n his_o injuriousnesse_n to_o paul_n in_o the_o story_n before_o we_o and_o the_o very_o name_v 〈◊〉_d wife_n drusilla_n may_v be_v brand_n enough_o upon_o he_o for_o she_o by_o enticement_n and_o magical_a 〈◊〉_d he_o allure_v to_o himself_o from_o her_o husband_n and_o marry_v she_o and_o he_o he_o keep_v prisoner_n two_o year_n wrongful_o because_o he_o will_v not_o bribe_v he_o in_o his_o plead_n before_o he_o he_o make_v he_o tremble_v but_o it_o be_v but_o a_o qualm_n and_o away_o christ_n lvii_o nero._n iii_o paul_n be_v a_o prisoner_n this_o year_n at_o caesarea_n under_o felix_n a_o great_a city_n of_o jew_n and_o greek_n mixt_o the_o place_n where_o the_o first_o spark_n of_o jew_n war_n kindle_v afterward_o a_o famous_a university_n of_o jew_n in_o time_n if_o so_o be_v it_o be_v not_o so_o at_o this_o time_n act_n chap._n xxiv_o ver._n 27._o christ_n lviii_o nero._n iv_o paul_n still_o a_o prisoner_n at_o caesarea_n under_o felix_n for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o year_n then_o come_v festus_n into_o the_o government_n and_o felix_n pack_v to_o rome_n to_o answer_v for_o his_o misdemeanour_n act_n chap._n xxv_o &_o xxvi_o paul_n answer_v for_o himself_o first_o before_o festus_n alone_o then_o before_o agrippa_n and_o his_o sister_n bernice_n this_o agrippa_n be_v his_o son_n who_o death_n be_v relate_v act_n 12._o he_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o claudius_n the_o emperor_n succeed_v his_o brother_n in_o law-uncle_n herod_n for_o such_o relation_n do_v that_o incestuous_a family_n find_v out_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o chalcis_n for_o berenice_n his_o sister_n have_v marry_v herod_n king_n of_o chalcis_n her_o uncle_n and_o he_o who_o be_v now_o dead_a and_o this_o agrippa_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n be_v also_o king_n of_o judea_n of_o this_o agrippa_n as_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n among_o the_o hebrew_a writer_n as_o particular_o this_o that_o king_n agrippa_n read_v the_o law_n in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o year_n of_o release_n as_o it_o be_v enjoin_v and_o come_v to_o those_o word_n deut._n 17.15_o thou_o shall_v not_o set_v a_o strange_a king_n over_o thou_o which_o be_v not_o of_o thy_o brethren_n the_o tear_n run_v down_o his_o cheek_n for_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o israel_n which_o the_o congregation_n observe_v cry_v out_o be_v of_o good_a comfort_n o_o king_n agrippa_n thou_o be_v our_o brother_n he_o be_v of_o their_o religion_n though_o not_o of_o their_o blood_n and_o well_o verse_v in_o all_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n as_o paul_n speak_v chap._n 26.3_o berenice_n his_o sister_n now_o a_o widow_n live_v with_o he_o and_o that_o in_o more_o familiarity_n than_o be_v for_o their_o credit_n afterward_o she_o fall_v into_o the_o like_a
talmud_n also_o in_o erubhin_a fol._n 29._o say_v thus_o rabath_n say_v behold_v i_o be_o like_a ben_fw-mi azzai_fw-mi in_o the_o street_n of_o tiberias_n the_o gloss_n thereupon_o say_v thus_o ben_fw-mi azzai_fw-mi teach_v profound_o in_o the_o street_n of_o tiberias_n and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n in_o his_o day_n that_o be_v a_o remover_n of_o mountain_n like_o he_o by_o remove_v of_o mountain_n mean_v how_o able_a man_n they_o be_v and_o how_o they_o can_v overcome_v the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o divinity_n which_o common_a phrase_n christ_n use_v to_o face_v that_o wretched_a boast_n of_o they_o of_o their_o own_o part_n and_o worth_a and_o to_o set_v up_o faith_n in_o its_o proper_a dignity_n as_o that_o that_o be_v only_o able_a for_o all_o thing_n section_n lxxv_o matth_n chap._n xxi_o from_o ver._n 23._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapt._n mark_n chap._n xi_o from_o ver._n 27._o to_o the_o end_n and_o chap._n xii_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o ver._n 13._o luke_n chap._n xx._n from_o the_o begin_v to_o ver._n 20._o christ_n in_o the_o temple_n pose_v they_o about_o john_n baptism_n the_o parable_n of_o the_o vineyard_n etc._n etc._n the_o continuation_n of_o the_o order_n be_v apparent_a christ_n come_v again_o from_o bethany_n into_o the_o temple_n and_o there_o be_v question_v by_o what_o authority_n he_o do_v what_o he_o do_v he_o stop_v their_o mouth_n by_o propose_v a_o question_n again_o what_o they_o think_v of_o johns_n authority_n by_o which_o he_o make_v that_o great_a change_n in_o religion_n that_o he_o do_v and_o entrap_v they_o in_o such_o a_o dilemma_n as_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o get_v out_o of_o he_o propose_v the_o parable_n of_o the_o vineyard_n and_o husbandman_n and_o by_o it_o show_v the_o privilege_n and_o yet_o the_o perverseness_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o their_o destruction_n from_o isa._n 5._o etc._n etc._n see_v r._n tanchum_n fol._n 54._o col_fw-fr 4._o section_n lxxvi_o matth_n chap._n xxii_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n to_o ver._n 15._o the_o parable_n of_o the_o wedding_n supper_n the_o order_n be_v plain_a of_o itself_o the_o parable_n set_v forth_o the_o jew_n despise_v of_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o evil_a usage_n of_o those_o that_o be_v send_v unto_o they_o ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o and_o for_o this_o their_o destruction_n and_o ruin_n of_o their_o city_n and_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n section_n lxxvii_o matth_n chap._n xxii_o from_o ver._n 15._o to_o the_o end_n and_o chap._n xxiii_o all_o the_o chapter_n mark_n chap._n xii_o from_o ver._n 13._o to_o ver._n 41._o luke_n chap._n xx._n from_o ver._n 26._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapt._n tribute_n to_o cesar._n the_o resurrection_n assert_v in_o the_o law_n the_o great_a commandment_n christ_n how_o david_n son_n wo_n against_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n the_o evangelist_n be_v so_o clear_a in_o their_o order_n both_o here_o and_o a_o good_a way_n forward_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o scruple_v in_o it_o the_o question_n propose_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o give_v tribute_n to_o cesar_n proceed_v from_o that_o old_a maxim_n among_o they_o upon_o mistake_n of_o deut._n 17.15_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o any_o power_n or_o potentate_n which_o be_v not_o of_o their_o own_o blood_n or_o religion_n the_o hold_v to_o which_o maxim_n cost_v they_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o city_n and_o nation_n his_o answer_n from_o the_o image_n of_o cesar_n upon_o their_o coin_n be_v according_a to_o their_o own_o concession_n the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n do_v personate_v david_n and_o abigail_n talk_v thus_o abigail_n say_v what_o evil_a have_v i_o do_v or_o my_o child_n or_o my_o cattle_n david_n say_v to_o she_o because_o thy_o husband_n vilify_v to_o kingdom_n of_o david_n she_o say_v be_v thou_o a_o king_n then_o he_o say_v to_o she_o do_v not_o samuel_n anoint_v i_o king_n she_o say_v to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o coin_n of_o our_o lord_n saul_n be_v yet_o current_a in_o sanhedr_n fol._n 20._o col_fw-fr 2._o maym._n in_o gezelah_n per._n 5._o a_o king_n that_o cut_v down_o the_o tree_n of_o any_o owner_n and_o make_v a_o bridge_n of_o they_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o go_v over_o it_o etc._n etc._n how_o be_v this_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o king_n who_o coin_n be_v current_a in_o these_o country_n for_o the_o man_n of_o the_o country_n do_v thereby_o evidence_n that_o they_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o lord_n and_o themselves_o his_o servant_n but_o if_o his_o coin_n be_v not_o current_a than_o he_o be_v a_o robber_n etc._n etc._n the_o topic_a from_o whence_o he_o argue_v the_o resurrection_n against_o the_o sadducee_n be_v also_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o writer_n of_o that_o nation_n tanchum_fw-la fol._n 13._o col_fw-fr 3._o the_o holy_a bless_a god_n do_v not_o join_v his_o name_n to_o the_o saint_n while_o they_o be_v alive_a but_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n but_o behold_v we_o find_v that_o he_o join_v his_o name_n to_o isaac_n meaning_n he_o call_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n while_n he_o be_v alive_a etc._n etc._n jerus_n in_o beracoth_a fol._n 5._o col_fw-fr 4._o whence_o be_v there_o proof_n that_o the_o righteous_a be_v call_v live_v when_o they_o be_v dead_a etc._n etc._n he_o pose_v the_o pharisee_n in_o their_o very_a catechism_n they_o use_v it_o as_o a_o common_a name_n for_o the_o messiah_n to_o call_v he_o the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o yet_o when_o they_o be_v put_v to_o it_o to_o observe_v that_o david_n call_v he_o lord_n they_o be_v so_o far_o nonplus_v that_o they_o have_v not_o only_o not_o what_o to_o answer_v for_o the_o present_a but_o this_o silence_v they_o from_o future_a dispute_n now_o therefore_o he_o fall_v upon_o they_o with_o their_o deserve_a character_n and_o doom_n and_o as_o in_o matth._n 5._o he_o have_v pronounce_v beatitude_n so_o here_o in_o matth._n 23._o he_o denounce_v woe_n and_o curse_v these_o man_n from_o isa._n 65.15_o etc._n etc._n this_o chapter_n as_o it_o be_v a_o speech_n to_o and_o of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o treat_v of_o their_o doctrine_n and_o demeanour_n so_o from_o their_o own_o pandect_n and_o author_n may_v it_o be_v explain_v from_o point_n to_o point_n those_o speak_v out_o their_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n to_o the_o full_a their_o sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n ver_fw-la 1._o mean_v they_o as_o magistrate_n to_o who_o christ_n enjoin_v all_o lawful_a obedience_n vid._n sanhedr_n per._n 1._o halac_fw-la 6._o their_o heavy_a burden_n ver_n 4._o translate_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o they_o speak_v so_o much_o and_o so_o high_o their_o tephillin_n be_v call_v phylactery_n ver_fw-la 5._o which_o mean_v not_o only_a observative_n because_o they_o be_v memorial_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o devotion_n be_v four_o portion_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o two_o parchment_n and_o the_o one_o wear_v upon_o their_o forehead_n and_o the_o other_o upon_o their_o left_a arm_n but_o preservative_n as_o be_v repute_v by_o they_o a_o fence_n against_o evil_a spirit_n jerus_n beracoth_a fol._n 2._o a_o man_n have_v need_v to_o say_v over_o his_o phylactery_n every_o evening_n in_o his_o house_n to_o fright_v away_o evil_a spirit_n they_o love_v to_o be_v call_v rabbi_n rabbi_n ver_fw-la 7._o r._n ahibah_n say_v to_o eliezer_n rabbi_n rabbi_n jerus_n meed_n kaâ—on_a fol._n 81.1_o and_o yet_o they_o have_v this_o rule_n against_o it_o love_v the_o work_n but_o hate_v the_o rabbiship_n maym._n in_o talm._n torah_n per._n 3._o call_v no_o one_o father_n ver_fw-la 9_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o they_o own_v their_o doctor_n by_o the_o title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rely_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o humane_a doctrine_n their_o permit_v and_o practise_v to_o swear_v by_o the_o temple_n ver_fw-la 16._o come_v into_o a_o common_a custom_n juchas_fw-es fol._n 50._o col_fw-fr 1._o baba_n ben_fw-mi bota_n swear_v by_o the_o temple_n and_o so_o do_v rabban_n simeon_n ben_fw-mi gamaliel_n and_o this_o be_v a_o custom_n in_o israel_n their_o tithing_n mint_n annise_v and_o cummin_n ver_fw-la 23._o explain_v in_o the_o talmudish_a treatise_n demai_n white_v sepulchre_n ver_fw-la 27._o shekalim_fw-la per._n 1._o halac_fw-la 1._o in_o the_o month_n adar_n they_o white_v the_o sepulchre_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v give_v by_o the_o gomarist_n that_o people_n hereby_o may_v have_v the_o better_a discovery_n of_o they_o the_o better_a to_o avoid_v defilement_n by_o they_o which_o well_o observe_v set_v on_o christ_n invective_n against_o these_o wretch_n the_o more_o gomar_n utriusque_fw-la talm._n in_fw-la loc_n &_o jerus_n in_o maasar_n sheni_fw-la fol._n 55.3_o their_o
he_o hear_v of_o peter_n trouble_n and_o danger_n that_o he_o have_v be_v in_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o for_o that_o he_o have_v some_o special_a interest_n and_o familiarity_n with_o peter_n may_v be_v collect_v from_o 1_o pet_n 5.14_o and_o in_o that_o peter_n be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v at_o his_o mother_n house_n act._n 12.12_o etc._n etc._n or_o whether_o in_o regard_n of_o this_o his_o relation_n to_o peter_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n he_o make_v it_o nice_a to_o go_v among_o the_o gentile_n into_o the_o thick_a of_o which_o he_o see_v they_o be_v come_v every_o day_n more_o than_o other_o for_o at_o paphos_n where_o they_o have_v last_o be_v be_v a_o temple_n of_o venus_n and_o at_o perga_n where_o they_o now_o be_v be_v a_o temple_n of_o diana_n strab._n lib._n 14._o pomp._n mela._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 14._o or_o whatsoever_o the_o matter_n be_v his_o departure_n be_v so_o unwarrantable_a that_o it_o make_v a_o breach_n betwixt_o he_o and_o paul_n for_o the_o present_a nay_o it_o occasion_v a_o breach_n betwixt_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n afterward_o and_o so_o we_o leave_v he_o in_o his_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n whither_o when_o he_o come_v he_o stay_v there_o till_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n come_v thither_o again_o act_n chap._n xii_o from_o ver._n 20._o to_o ver._n 24._o christ_n xliv_o claudius_fw-la iv_o herod_n death_n be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o year_n the_o four_o of_o claudius_n or_o near_o unto_o it_o according_a as_o josephus_n help_v we_o to_o compute_v who_o testify_v that_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v complete_v a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n vid._n antiq._n lib._n 19_o cap._n 7._o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o a_o son_n of_o seventeen_o year_n old_a in_o regard_n of_o who_o minority_n and_o thereby_o unfitnesse_n to_o reign_v claudius_n send_v cuspius_n fadus_n to_o govern_v his_o kingdom_n his_o daughter_n be_v berenice_n sixteen_o year_n old_a marry_v to_o herod_n king_n 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sabbath_n day_n go_v into_o the_o synagogue_n be_v invite_v by_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n after_o the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o prophet_n to_o speak_v a_o word_n of_o exhortation_n to_o the_o people_n but_o how_o can_v the_o ruler_n know_v that_o they_o be_v man_n fit_a to_o teach_v it_o may_v be_v answer_v by_o former_a converse_n with_o they_o in_o the_o city_n and_o it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o the_o ruler_n themselves_o have_v drink_v in_o some_o affection_n to_o the_o gospel_n by_o converse_n with_o they_o which_o make_v they_o so_o ready_a to_o urge_v they_o to_o preach_v for_o it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o they_o have_v see_v they_o nor_o that_o they_o come_v to_o town_n that_o very_a day_n but_o that_o they_o have_v have_v some_o converse_n before_o paul_n preach_v and_o the_o synagogue_n break_v up_o and_o the_o jew_n go_v out_o the_o gentile_n desire_v that_o the_o same_o word_n may_v be_v preach_v to_o they_o 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slip_v away_o to_o lystra_n and_o derbe_n city_n of_o lycaonia_n and_o to_o the_o region_n that_o lie_v round_o about_o that_o region_n strabo_n describe_v lib._n 12._o where_o among_o other_o particular_n he_o tell_v that_o derbe_n lie_v coast_v upon_o isauria_n and_o in_o his_o time_n be_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o amyntas_n at_o lystra_n or_o derbe_n paul_n convert_v lois_fw-fr and_o eunice_n and_o timothy_n and_o as_o some_o will_v tell_v you_o here_o or_o at_o iconium_n he_o convert_v tecla_n for_o heal_v a_o cripple_n they_o be_v first_o account_v god_n but_o present_o by_o persuasion_n of_o some_o jew_n paul_n be_v stone_v but_o be_v repute_v dead_a recover_v miraculous_o from_o thence_o they_o go_v to_o derbe_n and_o return_v to_o lystra_n iconium_n and_o antioch_n and_o ordain_v elder_n in_o those_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 24._o be_v unproper_o render_v here_o per_fw-la suffragia_fw-la creantes_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la for_o so_o they_o can_v not_o do_v there_o not_o be_v a_o man_n in_o all_o these_o church_n fit_a to_o be_v choose_v a_o minister_n or_o qualify_v with_o ability_n for_o that_o function_n unless_o the_o apostle_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n bestow_v the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o they_o which_o may_v enable_v they_o for_o the_o church_n be_v but_o new_o plant_v and_o the_o people_n but_o late_o convert_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v any_o among_o they_o so_o thorough_o complete_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o to_o be_v a_o minister_n but_o by_o the_o apostle_n hand_n they_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o so_o be_v enable_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o the_o greek_a word_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n denote_v suffrage_n but_o that_o be_v not_o the_o only_a sense_n and_o so_o do_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o proper_a sense_n signify_v lay_v on_o of_o hand_n yet_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordination_n that_o be_v without_o it_o maym._n in_o sanhedr_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o be_v ordination_n to_o be_v for_o perpetuity_n not_o that_o they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o elder_a but_o call_v he_o rabbi_n and_o say_v behold_v thou_o be_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n act_n chap._n xv._n christ_n l_o claudius_fw-la x_o we_o be_v now_o come_v up_o to_o the_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n the_o occasion_n of_o which_o be_v the_o busy_a stir_v of_o some_o who_o will_v have_v bring_v the_o yoke_n of_o mosaic_a observance_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o convert_a gentile_n multitude_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o believe_v yet_o be_v zealous_a of_o the_o law_n act._n 21.20_o and_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o get_v they_o off_o from_o those_o rite_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v ever_o
corinth_n have_v this_o power_n yet_o when_o paul_n spirit_n with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n go_v along_o in_o the_o action_n as_o chap._n 5.4_o there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o effect_n 2._o their_o animosity_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o not_o only_o instigate_v they_o to_o common_a suit_n at_o law_n but_o to_o suit_n before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o as_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o peace_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o be_v it_o even_o contrary_a to_o their_o judaic_a tradition_n which_o require_v their_o subjection_n and_o appeal_n only_o to_o man_n of_o their_o own_o blood_n or_o of_o their_o own_o religion_n the_o apostle_n to_o rectify_v this_o misdemeanour_n first_o call_v they_o to_o remember_v that_o the_o saint_n shall_v judge_v the_o world_n and_o this_o he_o mention_v as_o a_o thing_n know_v to_o they_o chap._n 6.2_o and_o it_o be_v know_v to_o they_o from_o dan._n 7.18_o 27._o 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tabernacle_n and_o context_n of_o the_o ark_n chap._n talm._n jerus_n in_o shekalim_fw-la fol._n 49._o col_fw-fr 3_o 4._o and_o sotah_n fol._n 22._o col_fw-fr 3._o may_v be_v useful_o apply_v for_o illustration_n he_o hint_v the_o apostasy_n now_o afoot_a which_o be_v no_o small_a induction_n to_o he_o of_o the_o write_n of_o this_o epistle_n and_o show_v the_o desperate_a danger_n of_o it_o chap._n 6.4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n 10.26_o 27_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o his_o touch_v of_o it_o we_o may_v see_v how_o far_o some_o have_v go_v in_o the_o gospel_n and_o yet_o so_o miserable_o far_o fall_v from_o it_o as_o that_o some_o of_o they_o have_v have_v the_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o yet_o now_o sin_v willing_o and_o wilful_o against_o it_o in_o describe_v their_o guilt_n one_o of_o his_o passage_n that_o he_o use_v be_v but_o harsh_o apply_v by_o some_o chap._n 10.29_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o have_v count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n wherewith_o he_o be_v sanctify_v a_o unholy_a thing_n when_o they_o say_v that_o this_o horrid_a apostate_n wretch_n that_o tread_v christ_n under_o foot_n be_v once_o sanctify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n whereas_o the_o word_n mean_v christ_n being_n sanctify_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n according_a to_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v bring_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o this_o same_o epistle_n chap._n 13.20_o and_o the_o apostle_n do_v set_v forth_o the_o horrid_a impiety_n of_o account_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n a_o common_a thing_n by_o this_o because_o even_o the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o be_v sanctify_v by_o it_o or_o set_v apart_o as_o mediator_n and_o so_o shall_v i_o understand_v the_o word_n he_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n that_o son_n of_o god_n and_o count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n by_o which_o he_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v sanctify_v a_o unholy_a thing_n he_o magnify_v faith_n against_o those_o work_n that_o they_o stand_v upon_o and_o seek_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o and_o sheweth_z that_o this_o be_v the_o all_o in_o all_o with_o all_o the_o holy_a man_n both_o before_o the_o law_n and_o under_o it_o when_o he_o give_v they_o caution_n lest_o there_o be_v any_o fornicatour_n or_o profane_a person_n as_o esau_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 12.16_o he_o do_v not_o only_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o common_a tenet_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o esau_n be_v a_o fornicator_n as_o see_v targ._n jerus_n in_o gen._n 25._o but_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v his_o eye_n upon_o the_o nicolaitan_a doctrine_n that_o be_v now_o rife_o that_o teach_v fornication_n to_o which_o he_o seem_v also_o to_o refer_v in_o those_o word_n chap._n 13.4_o marriage_n be_v honourable_a etc._n etc._n and_o now_o henceforward_o you_o have_v no_o more_o story_n of_o this_o apostle_n what_o become_v of_o he_o after_o the_o write_n of_o this_o epistle_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o find_v out_o by_o any_o light_n that_o the_o scripture_n hold_v out_o in_o this_o matter_n the_o two_o last_o verse_n but_o one_o of_o this_o epistle_n trace_v he_o as_o far_o forward_o as_o we_o can_v any_o way_n else_o see_v he_o and_o that_o be_v but_o a_o little_a way_n neither_o know_v you_o that_o our_o brother_n timothy_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n with_o who_o if_o he_o come_v short_o i_o will_v see_v you_o by_o which_o word_n these_o thing_n may_v be_v conjecture_v 1._o that_o after_o his_o enlargement_n out_o of_o bond_n he_o leave_v rome_n and_o preach_v in_o italy_n he_o mention_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n his_o desire_n and_o intent_n to_o go_v preach_v in_o spain_n rome_n 15.24_o but_o that_o be_v
intend_v and_o their_o meaning_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v understand_v but_o to_o come_v to_o allot_v they_o several_o to_o this_o or_o that_o time_n or_o place_n be_v but_o to_o do_v that_o that_o when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o you_o can_v will_v come_v to_o no_o sure_a bottom_n to_o rest_v upon_o than_o your_o own_o conceit_n and_o supposal_n the_o matter_n of_o they_o be_v express_v as_o to_o the_o most_o part_n by_o allusion_n to_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n as_o boil_v blood_n darkness_n and_o so_o it_o clear_v the_o thing_n intend_v namely_o in_o general_a to_o show_v how_o the_o mystical_a egypt_n chap._n 11.8_o after_o all_o her_o oppression_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n shall_v at_o last_o come_v to_o receive_v her_o just_a reward_n as_o old_a egypt_n have_v do_v and_o that_o god_n will_v follow_v she_o with_o plague_n till_o he_o have_v destroy_v she_o they_o be_v somewhat_o like_o the_o plague_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n some_o of_o which_o as_o we_o 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and_o fountain_n and_o all_o be_v become_v blood_n still_o to_o show_v how_o thorough_o the_o plague_n shall_v come_v home_o at_o these_o plague_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o water_n ver_fw-la 5._o which_o since_o all_o the_o angel_n here_o be_v charact_v in_o the_o garb_n of_o priest_n as_o have_v be_v say_v may_v also_o be_v understand_v as_o allude_v to_o that_o priest_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o have_v care_n of_o the_o water_n and_o to_o look_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v water_n enough_o and_o fit_v for_o the_o people_n to_o drink_v that_o come_v up_o to_o the_o three_o festival_n among_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n at_o the_o temple_n this_o be_v one_o maym._n in_o kele_n mikdash_n per._n 7._o and_o nicodemus_n who_o the_o talmud_n speak_v of_o be_v of_o this_o office_n aboth_o r._n nathan_n per._n 6._o the_o four_o vial_n pour_v into_o the_o sun_n bring_v scorch_a heat_n this_o seem_v to_o allude_v to_o ioshua_n or_o deborah_n day_n when_o the_o star_n from_o heaven_n fight_v the_o sun_n stand_v still_o so_o long_o do_v not_o only_o give_v light_n to_o israel_n but_o probable_o heat_n and_o faintness_n to_o the_o canaanite_n and_o psal._n 121_o 6_o seem_v to_o refer_v thither_o the_o sun_n shall_v not_o smite_v thou_o by_o day_n as_o in_o the_o four_o they_o be_v plague_v by_o the_o sun_n so_o in_o the_o five_o by_o want_n of_o it_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o beast_n darken_v as_o pharoahs_n throne_n and_o kingdom_n be_v and_o this_o darkness_n bring_v horror_n and_o pain_n as_o egypt_n do_v through_o dreadful_a apparition_n in_o the_o dark_a the_o dry_n up_o of_o euphrates_n for_o the_o king_n of_o the_o east_n under_o the_o six_o vial_n seem_v to_o speak_v much_o to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n the_o lose_n of_o the_o four_o angel_n which_o be_v bind_v at_o euphrates_n those_o we_o conceive_v the_o turk_n to_o plague_n christendom_n these_o we_o may_v conceive_v enemy_n to_o plague_n antichrist_n the_o allusion_n in_o the_o former_a seem_v to_o be_v to_o the_o four_o king_n from_o beyond_o euphrates_n that_o come_v to_o scourge_n canaan_n gen._n 14._o this_o to_o the_o drain_n of_o euphrates_n for_o cyrus_n and_o darius_n to_o take_v babylon_n for_o have_v to_o treat_v here_o of_o a_o babylon_n as_o ver_fw-la 19_o the_o scene_n be_v best_a represent_v as_o be_v lay_v at_o the_o old_a babylon_n now_o the_o historian_n that_o mention_v the_o take_n of_o babylon_n by_o cyrus_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v by_o drain_n the_o great_a stream_n of_o euphrates_n by_o cut_v it_o into_o many_o little_a channel_n the_o egyptian_a plague_n of_o frog_n be_v here_o translate_v into_o another_o tenor_n and_o that_o more_o dangerous_a three_o unclean_a spirit_n like_o frog_n come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n spirit_n of_o devil_n work_v miracle_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v name_v betwixt_o the_o six_o and_o seven_o vial_n though_v the_o act_n of_o the_o delusion_n by_o miracle_n be_v all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n because_o of_o the_o judgement_n now_o come_v for_o though_o all_o deluder_n and_o delude_a receive_v their_o judgement_n in_o their_o several_a age_n yet_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o the_o last_o judgement_n of_o antichrist_n they_o be_v all_o sum_v together_o he_o be_v here_o call_v the_o false_a prophet_n as_o be_v the_o great_a deluder_n of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o all_o these_o delusion_n be_v to_o set_v man_n to_o fight_v against_o god_n who_o end_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o allusion_n to_o the_o army_n of_o jabin_n king_n of_o canaan_n judg._n 5.19_o break_a at_o the_o water_n of_o megiddo_n the_o word_n armageddon_n signify_v a_o mountain_n of_o man_n cut_v in_o piece_n here_o that_o solemn_a caution_n be_v insert_v behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n blessed_n be_v he_o that_o watch_v and_o keep_v his_o garment_n the_o priest_n that_o walk_v the_o round_a of_o the_o temple_n guard_v by_o night_n have_v torch_n bear_v before_o he_o and_o if_o he_o find_v any_o asleep_a upon_o the_o guard_n he_o burn_v his_o clothes_n with_o the_o torch_n middoth_n per._n 1._o halac_fw-la 2._o the_o seven_o vial_n conclude_v the_o beast_n destruction_n the_o great_a city_n be_v say_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n either_o as_o jerusalem_n be_v ezek._n 5.11_o 12._o a_o three_o part_n to_o pestilence_n a_o three_o part_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o a_o three_o part_n to_o dispersion_n and_o destruction_n in_o it_o or_o because_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o earthquake_n this_o speak_v its_o ruine_n in_o general_a as_o zech._n 14.4_o 5._o a_o ten_o part_n of_o it_o fall_v before_o chap._n 11.13_o and_o now_o the_o nine_o part_n remain_v fall_n in_o a_o tripartite_a ruin_n revel_v chap._n xvii_o mystical_a babylon_n picture_v with_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o old_a babylon_n rome_n so_o call_v as_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o idolatry_n as_o babel_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o heathenism_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o persecution_n babylon_n destroy_v jerusalem_n so_o do_v rome_n and_o make_v havoc_n of_o the_o church_n continual_o she_o be_v resemble_v to_o a_o woman_n dockt_v with_o gold_n etc._n etc._n as_o isa._n 14.4_o sit_v upon_o a_o seven-headed_a and_o ten-horned_n beast_n as_o chap._n 13.1_o which_o beast_n be_v and_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o be_v it_o shall_v ascend_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o shall_v go_v to_o perdition_n rome_n under_o the_o papacy_n be_v not_o the_o same_o rome_n it_o have_v be_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o rome_n heathen_a and_o imperial_a as_o it_o have_v be_v before_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o evil_a idolatry_n persecution_n etc._n etc._n the_o same_o rome_n to_o all_o purpose_n
honey_n biceurim_fw-la fol._n 64._o col_fw-fr 2._o rabbi_n judah_n sit_v here_o seventeen_o year_n and_o he_o apply_v that_o to_o himself_o jacob_n live_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n seventeen_o year_n and_o judah_n live_v in_o tsipporis_n seventeen_o year_n there_o be_v these_o two_o memorable_a story_n of_o this_o place_n that_o a_o butcher_n cozen_v the_o jew_n here_o with_o carcase_n and_o beast_n tear_v and_o make_v they_o eat_v they_o nay_o he_o make_v they_o eat_v dog_n flesh_n jerus_n trumoth_n fol._n 45._o col_fw-fr 3._o and_o divers_a of_o tsipporis_n be_v glad_a to_o wear_v patch_n on_o their_o face_n to_o disfigure_v they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v know_v when_o inquisition_n be_v make_v after_o they_o id._n jevamoth_n fol._n 15._o col_fw-fr 3._o and_o sotah_n fol._n 23._o col_fw-fr 3._o the_o numerous_a passage_n about_o the_o doctor_n and_o dispute_n and_o scholastic_a action_n in_o this_o place_n will_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o mention_v though_o with_o the_o brief_a touch_n we_o can_v from_o tsipporis_n the_o sanhedrin_n remove_v to_o tiberias_n upon_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o genesaret_n this_o be_v about_o eight_o or_o nine_o mile_n from_o tsipporis_n id._n sanhed_n fol._n 21._o col_fw-fr 1._o the_o jew_n hold_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o rakkath_v in_o josh._n 19.35_o megil_n fol._n 70._o col_fw-fr 1_o and_o that_o chammath_n there_o mention_v also_o be_v a_o place_n that_o join_v to_o it_o erubbin_n fol._n 23._o col_fw-fr 4._o so_o call_v from_o the_o hot_a bath_n there_o bab._n megil_n fol._n 6.1_o how_o long_a rabbi_n sit_v here_o be_v uncertain_a their_o record_n do_v make_v he_o exceed_o in_o favour_n with_o antoninus_n the_o emperor_n but_o whether_o pius_n or_o philosophus_fw-la they_o name_v not_o it_o be_v general_o hold_v to_o be_v pius_n whethersoever_o it_o be_v there_o be_v abundance_n of_o discourse_n betwixt_o r._n judah_n and_o he_o disperse_v in_o their_o write_n and_o they_o stick_v not_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o he_o become_v a_o proselyte_n and_o when_o the_o proselyte_n of_o righteousness_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v antoninus_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o head_n of_o they_o jerus_n megil_n fol._n 74._o col_fw-fr 1._o antoninus_n philosophus_fw-la or_o marcus_n aurelius_n be_v the_o likely_a to_o converse_v with_o scholar_n r._n judah_n outlive_v they_o both_o and_o commodus_n also_o two_o famous_a thing_n as_o that_o nation_n repute_v it_o do_v this_o man_n in_o his_o time_n first_o he_o gather_v up_o and_o compile_v into_o one_o volume_n all_o the_o traditional_a law_n that_o have_v run_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n to_o his_o time_n the_o mishnah_n that_o we_o have_v now_o in_o our_o hand_n which_o be_v the_o jew_n great_a pandect_a according_a to_o which_o they_o live_v he_o see_v their_o state_n wane_n daily_o more_o and_o more_o and_o though_o they_o have_v now_o many_o learned_a school_n yet_o their_o cabbala_n or_o great_a stock_n of_o tradition_n he_o think_v may_v fail_v and_o be_v lose_v now_o the_o sanhedrin_n fail_v therefore_o he_o think_v to_o make_v sure_a work_n and_o commit_v it_o to_o writing_n that_o it_o may_v be_v preserve_v to_o the_o nation_n and_o so_o he_o help_v to_o rule_v they_o and_o a_o second_o thing_n that_o he_o do_v be_v that_o he_o take_v care_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scribe_n and_o teacher_n of_o the_o tradition_n in_o all_o the_o city_n in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n jerus_n chagigah_n fol._n 76._o col_fw-fr 3._o in_o the_o same_o tract_n fol._n 77._o col_fw-fr it_o be_v report_v of_o he_o that_o at_o six_o portion_n of_o the_o scripture_n when_o he_o come_v to_o read_v they_o he_o weep_v he_o compile_v the_o mishnah_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 190_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o commodus_n or_o as_o some_o compute_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 220_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n §._o viii_o the_o school_n and_o learned_a man_n after_o the_o death_n of_o rabbi_n judah_n beside_o the_o place_n where_o the_o sanhedrin_n have_v sit_v which_o yet_o continue_v school_n when_o it_o be_v remove_v there_o be_v divers_a other_o place_n that_o be_v great_a school_n and_o copious_o furnish_v with_o learned_a man_n both_o in_o galilee_n and_o judaea_n and_o hence_o that_o distinction_n that_o the_o reader_n of_o the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n will_v meet_v with_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o southern_a man_n and_o a_o galilean_a chagig_n fol._n 79._o col_fw-fr 3._o that_o be_v a_o scholar_n of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o hence_o there_o be_v mention_n of_o r._n jacob_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o southern_a man_n erubh._o fol._n 24._o col_fw-fr 2._o and_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o south_n ibid._n col_fw-fr 3._o r._n joshuah_n of_o the_o south_n challah_n fol._n 57_o col_fw-fr 2._o of_o all_o the_o place_n in_o judaea_n next_o jabneh_n and_o bitter_n lydda_n be_v most_o eminent_a where_o r._n akibah_n sit_v as_o precedent_n of_o a_o school_n before_o he_o be_v of_o the_o sanhedrin_n at_o jabneh_n rosh_n hashanah_o per._n halac_n 7._o and_o this_o continue_v a_o school_n all_o along_o to_o these_o time_n of_o rabbi_n judah_n in_o galilee_n there_o be_v mugdala_n chammath_n and_o caesarea_n if_o you_o will_v reckon_v that_o in_o galilee_n beside_o other_o r._n judah_n leave_v two_o son_n behind_o he_o rabban_n gamaliel_n and_o rabbi_n simeon_n rabban_n gamaliel_n be_v promote_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n but_o after_o r._n judah_n be_v dead_a r._n chaninah_n sit_v chief_a and_o that_o by_o r._n judahs_n appointment_n and_o with_o he_o be_v r._n chaâ—ia_n r._n hoshaiah_n rabath_n r._n joshua_n ben_fw-mi levi_n kaphra_n bar_n kaphra_n rabh_n and_o samuel_n which_o two_o last_n go_v away_o to_o the_o university_n in_o babylonia_n this_o generation_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o gomarist_n explain_v the_o mishnah_n and_o produce_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n upon_o it_o after_o r._n chaninah_n who_o sit_v ten_o year_n r._n jochanan_n be_v precedent_n eighty_o year_n he_o compile_v the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n as_o be_v general_o hold_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 230_o or_o thereabouts_o which_o be_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o alexander_n mammaeae_n yet_o there_o be_v that_o in_o the_o talmud_n itself_o that_o will_v make_v you_o believe_v that_o you_o meet_v with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o emperor_n dioclesian_n there_o beracoth_a fol._n 6._o col_fw-fr 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o king_n docletinus_n to_o speak_v it_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n come_v hither_o r._n chaiia_n bar_n abba_n be_v see_v get_v upon_o a_o grave_n to_o see_v he_o sheviith_o fol._n 38._o col_fw-fr 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicletianus_n afflict_v the_o man_n of_o paneas_n etc._n etc._n in_o kilaim_v fol._n 38._o col_fw-fr 3._o and_o chetuboth_n fol._n 35._o col_fw-fr 2._o they_o say_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v encompass_v with_o seven_o sea_n and_o the_o last_o of_o they_o they_o name_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sea_n of_o apamia_n the_n samaritan_n version_n on_o numb_a 34.11_o 10._o render_v sepham_n apamia_n now_o this_o they_o say_v be_v the_o sea_n or_o lake_n mahaz_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicletianus_n gather_v the_o river_n and_o make_v it_o and_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o r._n jochanan_n that_o compile_v the_o talmud_n may_v live_v beyond_o the_o time_n of_o diocletian_a but_o in_o trumoth_a fol._n 46._o col_fw-fr 3._o this_o dicletianus_n they_o speak_v of_o be_v plain_o assert_v to_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o rabbi_n judah_n haccadosh_n in_o this_o story_n the_o son_n of_o r._n judah_n princeps_fw-la beat_v diclot_n the_o swineherd_a who_o afterward_o be_v make_v a_o king_n he_o come_v to_o paneas_n and_o send_v letter_n to_o the_o rabbin_n see_v you_o be_v with_o i_o at_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o sabbath_n etc._n etc._n when_o they_o come_v to_o he_o he_o say_v to_o they_o you_o despise_v the_o kingdom_n they_o answer_v he_o diclot_n the_o swineherd_n we_o despise_v but_o diocletianus_n the_o king_n we_o despise_v not_o which_o be_v far_o from_o meaning_n dioclesian_n the_o emperor_n if_o this_o be_v a_o place_n to_o dispute_v about_o the_o exact_a time_n of_o write_v this_o talmud_n we_o may_v also_o take_v into_o examination_n the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o in_o chagigah_n fol._n 79._o col_fw-fr 4._o whether_o it_o mean_v denarius_fw-la gordiani_n or_o no_o but_o we_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o that_o here_o after_o the_o compile_n of_o this_o talmud_n there_o be_v little_o further_a mention_n of_o the_o school_n or_o scholar_n of_o judaea_n or_o