Chap.24. acccrdittg to St M e r r x E vv. 543 goodly fight, haply, he might be moved to moderate the leve- rity of that former fentence of leaving their houfedefcilate unto thetas, chup.23.,38. True it iS that Herod (to get the peoples good will, which yet he could never do ) had been at a won- derfìU charge in bIdng and beautifying the Temple. 7ofephus Lib.rç.Anríq, the Jew tells us, that for eight whole years together, he kept 'Q' 4. ten thoufand men aworke about it : and that for magnificence and flatelinefle, it exceeded Solomsns Temple, if his words exceed not the truth of the matter. This the Difciples fondly thought would work upon our Saviour to reverte his former fentecce, as above- faid : but his th u,hts were not as choir thoughts. Aminomagno nih lmagnum, faith Seneca. Thebram- ble reckoned it a great matter to rt ign over the trees ; not to the 3'dg9 Vine and Olive. Vertc Z. There 'ballnot be left bere, &c.] This was afterwards fulfilled, when the Templewas fet on fire by Yit u his fouldiers, that it could not be quencht by the induftryof man. Tirru (it is ro(ep'uas: laid) would have prefìrved the Temple, as one of the worlds wonders, frombeing burnt, but could not : fuchwas the fury of the fouldiers, let awork by God .doubtlefle. And when, upon the taking of the city and Temple, the army fanaced him Empe- rour; and many others by way of congratulationPent him crowns and garlands, he, by a memorable example of modefty, rcfuxd them, laying that he had done nothing reo:e thenhen this hands and help to God, who declared his 'fierce wrath againft that fia- NO re(e di, full people. And when 7n/i4n the Apostate to tpire the Cl ritti- ¡No fec;ip. red ans, permittedand encouraged the Jews to reedrfie their Ter tple 'Deo i"1/2 Pi" at his charge, and they attempted it accordingly, they were hin- 71:a- dredfrom heaven by a mighty earthquake, together with balls of mod; pc t'ar,us. fire ifluing out of the groundworks, and contuming the builders. i,bi't. profs. Thereare that fay that at the fame time the Temple at Delphi medal Was utterly overthrown by earthquakes and thunder - belts, and Rmmian-t;, could never Gncebe repaired. W Pbas üen ac the murtherer fought s,crar. ;. to fecure himfelíby bulding high walles, he heard a voice from richalc er. Y g g Bucboíc Fu%; heaven telling him, that though he built his bulworks never fo Godzv sxiriq,. high, yet finne within would Loon undermine all. We may fay Hebr. the fame to the }Suites telliagus fo oft in their writings, de mag- E dv v4ors 74 nitndine Ecclefx Rem2n te, that be they never fohigh-fer, God, for their abominations, will abate them. It is ob'ervedof Rom:', ray y °4r ih tfine it became the Popes feat, it was nev; r b:fsegc d by ., ` --: Vii. N n a lut
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