. The works of Josephus. fcore and ten years old, and his mind was fo troubled ?• the death of his Children, that though he were in health, yet he took no plea*fure in any thing, and his ficknefs was fo much the more grievous to him, becaufethat Antipater was yet alive ; but he purpofed to put him to death as foon as he wasrecovered of his ficknefs. To increafe his calamity there arofe a tumult among thepeople. There were in the City two Doftors reputed very skilful in our Countrey-laws : One of them was named Judas, the Son of Sariphsus 5 the other was called Mat-thias, ûic Son oï Marga
. The works of Josephus. fcore and ten years old, and his mind was fo troubled ?• the death of his Children, that though he were in health, yet he took no plea*fure in any thing, and his ficknefs was fo much the more grievous to him, becaufethat Antipater was yet alive ; but he purpofed to put him to death as foon as he wasrecovered of his ficknefs. To increafe his calamity there arofe a tumult among thepeople. There were in the City two Doftors reputed very skilful in our Countrey-laws : One of them was named Judas, the Son of Sariphsus 5 the other was called Mat-thias, ûic Son oï Margalotc. Thefe two were followed by a great number of youngmen j fo that when they expounded the Law, they had an affembly like a great Ar-my. And hearing that the King, partly by grief, and partly by his difeafe, wasvery like to die, they told their acquaintance, that now it was a fit time to re-venge the injury which God received by thofe prophane works, which were made againft 6oî J O S E P H U S of the Wars Book- I. agajnft his exprels Commandment ^ which forbids to place the Images, or hkenefs of Hany living thing in the Temple. This they laid, becaufc the King had fet a GoldenEac^le upon the chief Porch of the Temple, which they exhorted the young men total5 away -, faying, that it was , although daager might enfue thereon 5yea, even to die for their Countrcy-laws. For they that died for fuch a caufe, (houldenjoy everlafting life and glory : And that many unwife men, ignorant of that Do- !,ftrine, fo loved their lives, that they chofe rather to die by ficknefs, than to fpend their \lives in fo glorious an enterprize. Whilft they fpoke thus, there was a rumour fpread, |that the King was now at the laft gafp ; whereby the young men being encouraged, Iabout Noon, when many were walking in the Temple, they let themfelves down from the top of the Temple with great ropes, and fo with hatchets cut down the Eagle, jTht young Whereof the Captain of the Souldiers bein
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