. The works of Josephus. and fought under the Conduftof the two Generals, to whom they had com- Nmitted their Armies : In this Battel Herods Army was wholly defeated, through theTreafon that was plotted againft him by certain baniihed men of Philips Tetrarchy,which were in pay with Herod. Tiberius got notice of all this, by tho(è Letters whichHerod had written unto him 5 and being very much difpleafed with Aretas, for hisproud attempt, he commanded Vitellim to make War againft him j defiring him, thatif he could take him alive, he (hould fend him bound unto him, but if dead, he(hould fend him
. The works of Josephus. and fought under the Conduftof the two Generals, to whom they had com- Nmitted their Armies : In this Battel Herods Army was wholly defeated, through theTreafon that was plotted againft him by certain baniihed men of Philips Tetrarchy,which were in pay with Herod. Tiberius got notice of all this, by tho(è Letters whichHerod had written unto him 5 and being very much difpleafed with Aretas, for hisproud attempt, he commanded Vitellim to make War againft him j defiring him, thatif he could take him alive, he (hould fend him bound unto him, but if dead, he(hould fend him his head. Divers ^ews were of the opinion, that Herod s Army was overthrown by the juftvengeance of God, who punifhed himmoft juftly, becaufe of the Execution which hecaufed to be done on John firnamed Baptiji ; For he had put this man to death, who Qwas endued with all Virtue, and who exhorted the Jews to addiâ: themfelves thereto,and to pradice Juftice towards men, and Piety towards God, exhorting them to be baptized. Book XVm. o/fkJEWS. ., . 4^5 A baptized h and telling them, that Baptifm ftiould at that time be agreeable unto God, tkiyurofheif they (hould renounce not Only their fms, but if to the purity of their bodies, they J^f;,^;^?;(houldadd the cleannefsof their Souls, re-purified by Juftice. And whereas it came ^arLn^, that divers flocked and followed him to hear his Dodtrine 5 Herod feared, left w~M-~x-his Subjects allured by his Doârinc and Perfwafions, fliould be drawn to revolt. Foritleemed that they wduld fubfcribein all things to his advice; he therefore thoughtit better to prevent a mifchief by putting him to death, than to expeft forae fudden j,hn BaptiftCommotion, which he might afterwards repent. Upon this fufpicioti, Herod caufed f*» to be bounds and fent to the Caftle of M^c^erw, whereof we have fpoken hereto- JÎ,fwt^Sfore; and there he was put to death. The Jews were of opinion, that in revenge of j^mLXU-B this ft) grievous a fin,
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