The famous and memorable works of Josephus ... / Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Physick.

  • Josephus
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[1640]
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Credit: The famous and memorable works of Josephus ... / Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Physick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SSS ie m m em m— € 142 1.42.17. J The yeer of the i : CuaAr. Mie world, 283 3. e T4 1 , x before Chrifts A fecond expedition of the Paleftines again[H the Hebrews. Nativity, 108 1. à ATI : SY Or longtime after this, the Philiftines affembled themfelves ; and gathered NC’ i together great companies of men of warre, with whom they affailed the Ifrae- NN lites, and fubdued allthat which is between Sucothand Azeca; where they en: I camped. 5444 on the other fide led forth his Armie againftthem, and encamp- ing himfelfupona certain mountain, he conftrained the Philiftines to diflodge andintrenched themfelves upon another mountain right over againft LARD finus,chap. 1 1. IS 450,17. Le &c, Another ex- edition of the . Paletins from their firft camp, s 4 di; there was a valleythat extended it felf between both the armies : Into this there defcended Goliaha man a certain man called Goliah, a Gittite, of huge ftature, being four cubits and a fpan length Denise in height, having his limmes covered with huge and mightie armour: for his curets which Packt the he bareon his back, weighed five thoufand ficles ; his helmet and pouldrons were of braffe, Palelines | made fit to cover his maffie members ; the fpear which he báre- in:his hand was: no light p ee lance, but he bare it on his fhoulder, and the head thereofweighed fix hundred ficles;: and clecombate after him there followed divers men bearing arms. Now when he came betwixt both the arthe He Armies, heftoodup and cried with aloud voice; addreffing his fpeechto' Sau! and:the He- Be brewsinthefe terms : Hebrews, what need youto hazard the doubtfull: forruneof warre? Single me out an adverfarie, and let us determine by our two hazards on whofe fideithe vi- étorie and conqueft fhallfall: fo that whofefoever fouldier fhall be overcome, let! his partie beadjudged fubjeét to their fides who have the viétorie : for it were better that fome one among’you; then the whole Armie fhould be brought in hazard: When he had fpoken thus; he returned back to his own camp: The next day he cameforth again: and ufed'tliefame words, and thus for fourtie dayes fpace ceafed henot to défie. the: Hebrews in füch like words, andundet the fame conditions : fo that both Saal andall his Army were difpleafed; and kept themfelves alwayes readie and arranged in battell:, although the fight was begun on neither fide. During the time that Sau/ adreffed himfelf tothis expedition,he fent David back again to Je/fe his father ( contenting himfelfwith hisother three brothers, whoat. that : ll ftandard) where he intended his intermitted care of keeping Ue $- Saul fendeth timeferved under hisroya David back again to his father, had fent him to carry victuals to his brothers, & to know how!their affairs went inthe army, and whileft that David devifed with his brothers, as touching thofeithings which his fathér had committed to his charge : he heard the. Philiftine blafpheming and: railing:upon the Hebrew army, and was therewith fo greatly moved, that turning himfelfunto:hisbrothers, he told them that he was readie and addrefledtofight hand tohand againft that enemy:But 7.36. gliab the elder brother reproved him for fo fpéaking, telling him tliat-he- was more: hardie EI. ER then became his age, and that heknewnot what concerned thofe-matters, willinghimito Goltah. return unto his father, and intend his flocks. David for the teverénce he bare unto his-bro- ther departed from thence, and meeting with certain fouldiers, faid untothem, that he had a will to encounter that proud challenger : which they prefently fignifiedunto 544] who in- continently fent to feek him out. Now when he came before his prefence , he asked: him what heintended to do? O king (faid he) let not thy courage: be: abated; northy-fearover: mafter thee. For I am hethat willabate the pride: of this enemy; and encounter andenter n combate with him: and howgreat and high foever he be,howelateandfierce foever hefhew himfelf ; 1 willfubdue him, and turn his terrour to derifion : and fo muchthe:; more fhall the glorie, and the honour of thy armiebe enhauncéd, by howmuch fo great and expert aman at arms fhall be fubdued by a young man, andar unexperienced fouldier: Sarl amazed at his hardineffe, and great courage ; yet notwithftanding, fufpecting him'by reafon of hisyeers; told him that he was too feeble, to encounter aman foexpert in feats of arms: whereunto David made thisanfwer, That which promife you (my foveraigne)isunder the affürance which Ihave in God,which heretofore I have proved,and the fuccour which atothertimes 52H 45238: Thave receivedat hishands. For whiles I fed my fathers flocks, I redeemed 'alambe:-that medalambe was ravifhed out of my fold, out of the lyons jaws; and catching the: wilde beaft bythe tail, from the jus that with open mouth affaulted and fought to devoure me;1 beat him'to.the ground; and K L flue him. David killeda J fet by this monfter alfo : who vomiting out his flanderous raylings both againft God, and Beer. men, fhall neither efcapethe divinearm of juftice which he fo wickedly provoketh, neither flic from my hands, who am prepared to encounter him. * .So excep ( igre that! avt
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