. The works of Josephus. and Vcrfes, And if God grant me life, I will (hortly treat of our Wars, and the events Ç>y-<^of the fame that have happened hitherto, which is the thirteenth year oiDomitiajius wlid%l-^[C£Jar% Empire, and the fifty fixthyear of my Age. Moreover,! amrefolved to difco- Z^^ c^^Fsver in four Books, the divers opinions of the Seas of the Jews, as touching God and ^^i^^^^^^^X^his Elîènce, and our Laws; according to which certain things are permitted us, andothers are forbidden. The end of the Autiqîïitks of the Jews, A a a ;^ THE Lamentable & Tragical HISTORY OF THE WA


. The works of Josephus. and Vcrfes, And if God grant me life, I will (hortly treat of our Wars, and the events Ç>y-<^of the fame that have happened hitherto, which is the thirteenth year oiDomitiajius wlid%l-^[C£Jar% Empire, and the fifty fixthyear of my Age. Moreover,! amrefolved to difco- Z^^ c^^Fsver in four Books, the divers opinions of the Seas of the Jews, as touching God and ^^i^^^^^^^X^his Elîènce, and our Laws; according to which certain things are permitted us, andothers are forbidden. The end of the Autiqîïitks of the Jews, A a a ;^ THE Lamentable & Tragical HISTORY OF THE WARS AND UTTER RUINE O F T H E JEWS. Comprifed in Seven Books. BY F I. A V I u s J o S E p H u S, The Son of Matthias. Formerly Tranflated into Englifli, By Tho. Lodge, D. M. P. And now Revifed, the Tranllation refined, according to. t^late French Copy ofic Publilhed by Monlieur Arnaitld, D Andilly. L 0 2\[D 0 n. Printed for H. Herrinajnan^ T. Bafett^ J. Wright^ R. ChifivelN. KancïP and J. Robmfou, MDCLXXXIIf. i. THE PREFACE. In which the Author taxeth clivers Hiftoriographers of un-truth ; and declareth his intent^ and ipecifieth the principalpoints of this Hiftory. He War of the Jew/ againji the Romans, was of all other the The duty ofgreateji that ever was attempted in our Age, or heard of in ^ Hiftorio-any other, either between City and City, or Nation againJlNa- howîiliDgs^Hon : Tet there have been fame perfons, who (rather building ^h are parttheir difcourfe on the vain and falfi reports of others, than ^°^^^ ^their own knowledge) have written the Hilary of it by hear-fay ; and filled their dijcourfè not only with Vanity, butalfi with Contradiciion. Others there are, who, thoughWitnejfes or AHors in the fame ; neverthelefs, have accordingto their own fancy, related many faljlwods, either out of flat-tery to the Romans or hatred againfi the Jews : Whoje Writings are full of nothinghut Accnfations of the one, and Praijes of the other, without obfèrvation of Hijiori


Size: 3016px × 829px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1600, bookdecade1680, booksubjectjews, bookyear1683