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Show . . s 5 of ·w,;r ~tnt/. Ptll'ct :~lfl(b- bi(l.4. the facred things of Aliens ·we1'e ·{pared 11~ .,~1: ;~,~~- JofophuJ_, e~pdunds it ,: in favour of ;~~ · R~m,an.r, no doub.t; a~ .a1(o, in the expo· fino!\ of another precept, of not namin - . , ' the <?ods; o~ the Nations ; which he f~ cxp!ams,as tf they were forbidden tofpeak agamtl them; when in truth the Lawfuf. ferd them not to mention them for honours fake ' or without abumination Fo~, the H(brews knew, by the in~ fal~ble Word of God,that in thoie Imaoes netthc; dwelt ~he Spirit of God, nor a~od .Angds , !JOT the venue of Stars , a~ the T«tit. hifl d~luded N~tions thoughc,but wicked De· .1. vtls ~ enemies of Mankind ; to that Taci-r. M•ee. 1· & i~~tgh.tly faici, in detcribtng the Jewtlh 10. _ JtUtlO~S, Allthinx.s ,~re there rrofall; , ·· • whh rch w. f tt h us are J.acred • N 0 WOD de r . • ... t en , 1 1 we read more ch:in once , that Tcmp ~ es of profane wodhip. were burnt by the Macc4bt7es.AndXerxes too when' :fe~':_· f~d. in h_e dcth~yed the images of the Gr;ciam, dtd nochwg againtl the law. of Nations (though the Greek__ writers much exaooe •. . rate the faa co bring it into hatred.) F~r, t DJO~en~s the Perjiam t believ,ed not any Deities- Laertms Hl to be in Imaaes b h h his rcginning, G d z: .' Ut t at t e Sun WH faith, lmJges ') ' and the Ftr~ fome portion of birn. are condena - By the Hebrew Lflw , as the forecitQd ned ~y the t Tacitus rightfy, , A /l were kept from· en· .,M. agt • tr m· g t·n to t h ~ /J re mpl1, befde thef'·P ri(.ft!, Dt civit. Deit. Buc Pompey , . 3:S }le faich , entrcd .. the xa. cAp. 4f. Temple 6y thrr;ght o( 'ViilDrJ; or.~s.· At~gsftm, nof lf.~th the drv~.tian. of a fHP" • . ptitJIIt,' Tht· third part. .. , hHt !Jy the right of a (ont'juerour. did he, that he fj>ared the Temple, and the Things of the Temple, though (as Pre Fl~ttl; (icero plainly) for lliame and fear of ob· ueaators, not for Religion ; he did ill , that be entred , as in contempt of the true God, wherewith alto the Prophets do up- Dan. f, SJ~ braidtheChaid~~tns; for which caufe roo, . fome think it came to pafs by the fingular providence of God, that the iame .Pom· P'1 was ilain even in the view of Jua~A, at c~Jfium a Promontory of Egypt .How,.. bcit, if you look upon the Romanr opi• nion;. Nothing was therein. done contra-ry to the Law of Nations. So JofephUI relates, how the fame Temple was givew up to deilrucHon by Titm, and addeth, ltwM done !Jy the Law of War*. What • Btll.lnd.t.l. we laave faid of facred thin as ouaht to be e. 2.4. 6- 3+ .• b tJ Ttilrn,.,.t-underftood alfo of rdtglous. For Lhefe too d~at. - ue not in the poffeffion of the dead , but · of the livina. whether a people , or f:tmi .. ly. Wherefore , as facred places taken by the enemies, fo religious likc:wife ceafe to ~ be fuch , as Tomponim hath written in the place afore, and Paulus the Lawyer*;* L. Stptdcbra~ The Sepulchers Dfthe enemin are notre- D!dtftpul,. ltzidiu to m,andtherefore the .ftones tak.!n vJoWD. tEtncewe m~ey convert into an] ufe.Whiclia yetis fo to be undertlood, that the bodies ofthe dead be not treated ill, becaufe that !s againfr the right ofburiall , which w;ts muoduced by the Law ofNation~,as ·we baTe dcmonfiratcd above*. • Pm. ~.il.1j~ - . XXXVI. |
