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command_v oâ—e_n of_o his_o guard_n to_o go_v present_o and_o kill_v antâ—pater_n will._n antipater_n slay_v herod_n will._n and_o to_o bury_v he_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o hyâ—canion_n without_o any_o honour_n which_o be_v do_v according_o then_o do_v he_o make_v a_o new_a testament_n for_o antipas_n who_o before_o he_o have_v make_v successor_n to_o his_o kingdom_n he_o make_v tetrarch_n of_o galâ—lee_n and_o petreâ—_n to_o his_o son_n philip_n he_o assign_v the_o regiâ—ns_n of_o gaulanitis_n tâ—aâ—hâ—nitis_n bâ—tanâ—a_n and_o pancada_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o tetrarchy_n but_o he_o give_v the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n archelaus_n to_o his_o sister_n salâ—me_v he_o give_v jamnia_n azâ—tus_n and_o thasaelis_n with_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o drachma_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o kindred_n he_o give_v money_n and_o yearly_a pension_n to_o cae_n aâ—_n he_o give_v ten_o million_o of_o drachma_n of_o silver_n and_o all_o his_o plate_n as_o well_o of_o gold_n as_o of_o silver_n and_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o precious_a moveable_n and_o to_o livia_n câ—sars_n wife_n and_o some_o certain_a friend_n he_o give_v five_o milâ—ions_o of_o drachma_n have_v thus_o order_v these_o thing_n five_o day_n after_o antipater_n be_v put_v to_o death_n death_n his_o death_n he_o die_v himself_o have_v enjoy_v the_o kingdom_n 34_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o antigonus_n but_o from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o be_v declare_v king_n by_o the_o roman_n 37_o year_n about_o the_o 25_o of_o our_o november_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 4001_o and_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n about_o two_o year_n finis_fw-la there_o be_v late_o publish_v by_o mr_n sam_n clarke_n a_o new_a piece_n of_o life_n contain_v the_o life_n of_o ten_o eminent_a divine_n with_o some_o â—ther_n private_a christian_n the_o divine_n be_v as_o follow_v mr_n john_n carter_n mr_n sam_n crook_n mr_n john_n cotton_n dr_n tho._n hill_n dr_n will._n gouge_n mr_n tho._n gataker_n mr_n jeremy_n 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to_o have_v his_o strength_n seem_v great_a than_o it_o be_v send_v one_o of_o his_o captain_n name_v pappus_n with_o some_o force_n into_o samaria_n while_o himself_o go_v against_o machaera_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n herod_n take_v in_o five_o town_n and_o therein_o put_v two_o thousand_o of_o the_o garrison_n soldier_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o set_v the_o â—owns_n on_o fire_n he_o go_v against_o pappus_n and_o be_v strengthen_v by_o many_o that_o come_v to_o he_o â—ut_v of_o jericho_n and_o juâ—ea_n yet_o be_v the_o enemy_n so_o confident_a that_o he_o will_v join_v batâ—le_a with_o he_o but_o in_o fight_n enemy_n herod_n beat_v his_o enemy_n h_z rod_z overcome_v they_o and_o be_v inflame_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o revenge_v his_o brother_n death_n he_o pursue_v thâ—â—_n that_o flee_v sl_z w_z many_z of_o they_o and_o follow_v they_o into_o a_o village_n and_o there_o slâ—w_v many_o more_o oâ—_n they_o who_o retreat_v into_o house_n the_o rest_n flee_v after_o which_o victory_n 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the_o hill-country_n into_o a_o city_n of_o judah_n viz._n hebron_n a_o city_n of_o the_o priest_n situate_v in_o the_o mountain_n of_o judea_n josh_n 21.10_o 11._o where_o when_o she_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o zachary_n and_o salute_v her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n the_o babe_n spring_v in_o her_o womb_n and_o she_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n declare_v that_o mary_n be_v bless_v etc._n etc._n luk._n 1.39_o 56._o herod_n banish_v his_o brother_n brother_n herod_n banish_v his_o brother_n pheroras_n into_o his_o tetrarchy_n because_o he_o will_v not_o part_v with_o his_o wife_n who_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v never_o return_v till_o he_o hear_v of_o herod_n death_n so_o that_o a_o little_a after_o herod_n fall_v sick_a and_o often_o send_v for_o he_o to_o receive_v some_o private_a instruction_n he_o refuse_v to_o come_v for_o his_o oaths-sake_n when_o elizabethâ—_n time_n be_v come_v she_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n who_o wa_z call_v joâ—n_n bear_v john_n baptist_n be_v bear_v and_o zacharies_n speech_n be_v restore_v to_o hâ—m_n he_o prophesy_v say_v blessed_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n etc._n etc._n luk._n 1.57_o â—8_o and_o joseph_n find_v his_o betroth_a wife_n to_o be_v with_o child_n think_v of_o put_v she_o away_o privy_o but_o be_v warn_v by_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n he_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n mâ—t._n 1.24_o pheroras_n die_v pheroras_n die_v fall_v sick_a and_o herod_n beyond_o expectation_n be_v recouâ—red_v go_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o very_o kind_o seek_v help_n for_o he_o but_o he_o die_v within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o who_o boâ—y_n be_v bring_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o inter_v by_o herod_n who_o honour_v he_o with_o public_a mourning_n at_o this_o time_n two_o of_o pheroras_n free_a man_n declare_v to_o herod_n how_o he_o be_v kill_v by_o poison_n g_o when_fw-mi he_o by_o doris_n the_o mother_n of_o aâ—tipater_n which_o while_o herod_n inquire_v into_o by_o little_a and_o little_a â—e_n find_v out_o great_a villainy_n and_o the_o manifest_a treasonâ—â—f_n his_o son_n antipode_n treason_n antipater_n treason_n who_o when_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n have_v deliver_v a_o deadly_a poison_n tâ—_n pheroras_n that_o be_v send_v he_o out_o of_o egypt_n from_o his_o uncle_n theodore_v the_o brother_n of_o doris_n wherewithal_o to_o mâ—ke_v awâ—y_a 〈◊〉_d father_n that_o so_o the_o suspicion_n of_o the_o parricide_n shall_v not_o lie_v upon_o he_o be_v so_o far_o absent_a hereupon_o herod_n put_v doris_n out_o of_o the_o palace_n and_o take_v from_o her_o jewel_n that_o be_v worth_a many_o talent_n he_o also_o put_v from_o he_o his_o wife_n mariam_n the_o daughter_n 〈◊〉_d the_o hâ—gh_a priest_n as_o a_o partner_n of_o all_o these_o secret_n and_o blot_v hâ—_n son_n out_o of_o his_o will_n and_o deprive_v her_o â—ather_n of_o the_o high_a priesthood_n and_o substitute_v in_o his_o room_n maâ—thias_n the_o son_n of_o theophilus_n that_o be_v bear_v at_o jerusalem_n present_o after_o come_v bathyllus_n antipater_n freedman_n from_o rome_n who_o be_v torture_v confess_v that_o former_o he_o have_v bring_v poison_n and_o give_v it_o to_o dâ—ris_n and_o pherâ—ras_n that_o if_o the_o first_o prove_v too_o weak_a they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o dispatch_v herod_n with_o the_o second_o there_o come_v also_o letter_n from_o his_o friend_n at_o rome_n to_o the_o king_n write_v by_o the_o entreaty_n of_o antipater_n craft_n antipater_n craft_n in_o which_o archelaus_n and_o philip_n hâ—rods_n son_n be_v accuse_v for_o often_o complain_v of_o the_o death_n of_o alexâ—nâ—â—â—_n and_o aristobulus_n pity_v the_o misfortune_n of_o their_o murder_a brethren_n for_o these_o young_a man_n be_v study_v at_o rome_n and_o their_o father_n have_v now_o command_v their_o return_n whereupon_o antipater_n by_o great_a gift_n corrupt_v those_o friend_n thâ—t_v by_o their_o letter_n they_o may_v make_v the_o young_a man_n suspect_v to_o their_o father_n who_o if_o they_o live_v may_v be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o his_o hope_n about_o this_o time_n augustus_n tax_v all_o the_o roman_a world_n our_o lord_n christ_n be_v bear_v bear_v christ_n be_v bear_v luk._n 2.4_o 5._o short_o after_o there_o come_v wise_a man_n from_o the_o east_n the_o star_n be_v their_o guide_n to_o herod_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o birth_n place_n of_o christ_n be_v bethlehem_n of_o judea_n thither_o they_o go_v and_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n which_o be_v show_v they_o by_o the_o star_n that_o stand_v over_o it_o they_o find_v the_o child_n and_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 2.1_o 12._o after_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o jâ—seph_n in_o a_o dream_n warn_v he_o to_o fly_v into_o egypt_n egypt_n joseph_n fly_v into_o egypt_n where_o he_o remain_v till_o the_o death_n of_o herod_n mat._n 2.13_o 14_o 15._o herod_n think_v that_o the_o child_n be_v still_o at_o