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seleucus_n philopater_n his_o elder_a son_n in_o who_o commendation_n the_o scripture_n itself_o speak_v 2._o mach._n 3._o &_o 4_o testify_a that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v in_o all_o peace_n and_o the_o temple_n honour_v with_o many_o gift_n aswell_o by_o he_o as_o it_o have_v be_v before_o by_o his_o predecessor_n and_o that_o he_o in_o particular_a allow_v all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o that_o which_o m._n downam_n object_v against_o he_o that_o he_o send_v to_o exhaust_v and_o empty_v the_o treasury_n and_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o scripture_n relate_v the_o matter_n at_o large_a in_o the_o same_o place_n and_z show_v how_o that_o action_n of_o his_o procee_v from_o the_o false_a information_n and_o instigation_n of_o simon_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o keep_v &_o defend_v the_o temple_n and_o of_o apollonius_n governor_n of_o calosyria_n and_o phaenice_fw-la who_o simon_n have_v move_v to_o that_o effect_n and_o tell_v that_o the_o treasure_n be_v common_a and_o not_o appertain_a to_o the_o sacrifice_n but_o that_o this_o proceed_v not_o from_o the_o king_n be_v manifest_a by_o that_o action_n of_o oâ—ias_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o to_o defend_v himself_o from_o the_o vexation_n of_o simon_n and_o apollonius_n take_v it_o to_o be_v his_o bestcourse_n to_o go_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o put_v himself_o jew_n only_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n account_v a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o his_o kingly_a protection_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v stand_v he_o in_o good_a steed_n since_o the_o scripture_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o further_a trouble_n in_o that_o king_n day_n but_o present_o add_v these_o word_n sed_fw-la post_fw-la seleuâ—i_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la excessâ—m_fw-la cùm_fw-la suscepisset_fw-la regnum_fw-la antiochus_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o plain_o appear_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o those_o two_o king_n and_o how_o those_o wicked_a course_n which_o seleucus_n hinder_v be_v set_v forward_o by_o antiochus_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o only_a king_n who_o the_o scripture_n account_v a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o dan._n 8._o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n but_o only_o of_o the_o 4._o among_o which_o alexander_n monarchy_n be_v divide_v and_o forthwith_o after_o they_o of_o this_o antiochus_n and_o in_o the_o 11._o chapter_n as_o we_o have_v see_v though_o many_o of_o the_o other_o be_v specify_v yet_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n that_o any_o of_o they_o persecute_v the_o jew_n but_o only_o of_o the_o war_n which_o they_o have_v among_o themselves_o there_o remain_v yet_o the_o great_a absurdity_n contain_v a_o flat_a corruption_n and_o contradiction_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o that_o m._n downam_n make_v the_o little_a horn_n which_o arise_v after_o the_o 10._o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o 10._o and_o the_o 10._o but_o