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 the   Egyptians�察�and to some other nations also for while it so falls   out that men of all countries come sometimes and sojourn   among us�察�how comes it about that we take an oath�察�and   conspire only against the Grecians�察�and that by the effusion   of their blood also�拭�Or how is it possible that all the Jews   should get together to these sacrifices�察�and the entrails of one   man should be sufficient for so many thousands to taste of   them�察�as Apion pretends�拭�Or why did not the king carry this   man�察�whosoever he was�察�and whatsoever was his name�察  。�which is not set down in Apion's book�撮� with great pomp   back into his own country�拭�when he might thereby have been   esteemed a religious person himself�察�and a mighty lover of   the Greeks�察�and might thereby have procured himself great   assistance from all men against that hatred the Jews bore to   him。 But I leave this matter�察�for the proper way of confuting   fools is not to use bare words�察�but to appeal to the things   themselves that make against them。 Now�察�then�察�all such as   ever saw the construction of our temple�察�of what nature it   was�察�know well enough how the purity of it was never to be   profaned�察�for it had four several courts ��12�� encompassed   with cloisters round about�察�every one of which had by our law   a peculiar degree of separation from the rest。 Into the first   court every body was allowed to go�察�even foreigners�察�and   none but women�察�during their courses�察�were prohibited to   pass through it�察�all the Jews went into the second court�察�as   well as their wives�察�when they were free from all uncleanness�察  �into the third court went in the Jewish men�察�when they were   clean and purified�察�into the fourth went the priests�察�having on   their sacerdotal garments�察�but for the most sacred place�察  �none went in but the high priests�察�clothed in their peculiar   garments。 Now there is so great caution used about these   offices of religion�察�that the priests are appointed to go into   the temple but at certain hours�察�for in the morning�察�at the   opening of the inner temple�察�those that are to officiate   receive the sacrifices�察�as they do again at noon�察�till the doors   are shut。 Lastly�察�it is not so much as lawful to carry any vessel   into the holy house�察�nor is there any thing therein�察�but the   altar ��of incense�В察�the table ��of shew´bread�В察�the censer�察�and   the candlestick�察�which are all written in the law�察�for there is   nothing further there�察�nor are there any mysteries performed   that may not be spoken of�察�nor is there any feasting within   the place。 For what I have now said is publicly known�察�and   supported by the testimony of the whole people�察�and their   operations are very manifest�察�for although there be four   courses of the priests�察�and every one of them have above five   thousand men in them�察�yet do they officiate on certain days   only�察�and when those days are over�察�other priests succeed in   the performance of their sacrifices�察�and assemble together at   mid´day�察�and receive the keys of the temple�察�and the vessels   by tale�察�without any thing relating to food or drink being   carried into the temple�察�nay�察�we are not allowed to offer such   things at the altar�察�excepting what is prepared for the   sacrifices。      9。 What then can we say of Apion�察�but that he examined   nothing that concerned these things�察�while still he uttered   incredible words about them�拭�but it is a great shame for a   grammarian not to be able to write true history。 Now if he   knew the purity of our temple�察�he hath entirely omitted to   take notice of it�察�but he forges a story about the seizing of a   Grecian�察�about ineffable food�察�and the most delicious   preparation of dainties�察�and pretends that strangers could go   into a place whereinto the noblest men among the Jews are   not allowed to enter�察�unless they be priests。 This�察�therefore�察�is   the utmost degree of impiety�察�and a voluntary lie�察�in order to   the delusion of those who will not examine into the truth of   matters�察�whereas such unspeakable mischiefs as are above   related have been occasioned by such calumnies that are   raised upon us。      10。 Nay�察�this miracle or piety derides us further�察�and adds the   following pretended facts to his former fable�察�for be says that   this man related how�察 �while the Jews were once in a long   war with the Idumeans�察�there came a man out of one of the   cities of the Idumeans�察�who there had worshipped Apollo。   This man�察�whose name is said to have been Zabidus�察�came to   the Jews�察�and promised that he would deliver Apollo�察�the god   of Dora�察�into their hands�察�and that he would come to our   temple�察�if they would all come up with him�察�and bring the   whole multitude of the Jews with them�察�that Zabidus made   him a certain wooden instrument�察�and put it round about   him�察�and set three rows of lamps therein�察�and walked after   such a manner�察�that he appeared to those that stood a great   way off him to be a kind of star�察�walking upon the earth�察�that   the Jews were terribly affrighted at so surprising an   appearance�察�and stood very quiet at a distance�察�and that   Zabidus�察�while they continued so very quiet�察�went into the   holy house�察�and carried off that golden head of an ass�察。�for so   facetiously does he write�撮� and then went his way back again   to Dora in great haste。; And say you so�察�sir� �as I may reply�察  �then does Apion load the ass�察�that is�察�himself�察�and lays on   him a burden of fooleries and lies�察�for he writes of places   that have no being�察�and not knowing the cities he speaks of�察  �he changes their situation�察�for Idumea borders upon our   country�察�and is near to Gaza�察�in which there is no such city as   Dora�察�although there be�察�it is true�察�a city named Dora in   Phoenicia�察�near Mount Carmel�察�but it is four days' journey   from Idumea。 ��12�� Now�察�then�察�why does this man accuse us�察  �because we have not gods in common with other nations�察�if   our fathers were so easily prevailed upon to have Apollo   come to them�察�and thought they saw him walking upon the   earth�察�and the stars with him�拭�for certainly those who have so   many festivals�察�wherein they light lamps�察�must yet�察�at this   rate�察�have never seen a candlestick� �But still it seems that   while Zabidus took his journey over the country�察�where were   so many ten thousands of people�察�nobody met him。 He also�察  �it seems�察�even in a time of war�察�found the walls of Jerusalem   destitute of guards。 I omit the rest。 Now the doors of the holy   house were seventy ��13�� cubits high�察�and twenty cubits broad�察  �they were all plated over with gold�察�and almost of solid gold   itself�察�and there were no fewer than twenty ��14�� men required   to shut them every day�察�nor was it lawful ever to leave them   open�察�though it seems this lamp´bearer of ours opened them   easily�察�or thought he opened them�察�as he thought he had the   ass's head in his hand。 Whether�察�therefore�察�he returned it to   us again�察�or whether Apion took it�察�and brought it into the   temple again�察�that Antiochus might find it�察�and afford a   handle for a second fable of Apion's�察�is uncertain。      11。 Apion also tells a false story�察�when he mentions an oath   of ours�察�as if we ;swore by God�察�the Maker of the heaven�察  �and earth�察�and sea�察�to bear no good will to any foreigner�察�and   particularly to none of the Greeks。; Now this liar ought to   have said directly that; we would bear no good´will to any   foreigner�察�and particularly to none of the Egyptians。; For   then his story about the oath would have squared with the   rest of his original forgeries�察�in case our forefathers had been   driven away by their kinsmen�察�the Egyptians�察�not on account   of any wickedness they had been guilty of�察�but on account of   the calamities they were under�察�for as to the Grecians�察�we   were rather remote from them in place�察�than different from   them in our institutions�察�insomuch that we have no enmity   with them�察�nor any jealousy of them。 On the contrary�察�it hath   so happened that many of them have come over to our laws�察  �and some of them have continued in their observation�察  �although others of them had not courage enough to   persevere�察�and so departed from them again�察�nor did any   body ever hear this oath sworn by us�此�Apion�察�it seems�察�was   the only person that heard it�察�for he indeed was the first   composer of it。      12。 However�察�Apion deserves to be admired for his great   prudence�察�as to what I am going to say�察�which is this�察─�That   there is a plain mark among us�察�that we neither have just   laws�察�nor worship God as we ought to do�察�because we are not   governors�察�but are rather in subjection to Gentiles�察�sometimes   to one nation�察�and sometimes to another�察�and that our city   hath been liable to several calamities�察�while their city   ��Alexandria�А�hath been of old time an imperial city�察�and not   used to be in subjection to the Romans。; But now this man   had better leave off this bragging�察�for every body but himself   would think that Apion said what he hath said against   himself�察�for there are very few nations that have had the   good fortune to continue many generations in the   principality�察�but still the mutations in human affairs have put   them into subjection under others�察�and most nations have   been often subdued�察�and brought into subjection by others。   Now for the Egyptians�察�perhaps they are the only nation that   have had this extraordinary privilege�察�to have never served   any of those monarchs who subdued Asia and Europe�察�and   this on account�察�as they pretend�察�that the gods fled into their   country�察�and saved themselves by being changed into the   shapes of wild beasts� �Whereas these Egyptians ��15�� are the   very people that appear to have never�察�in all the past ages�察  �had one day of freedom�察�no�察�not so much as from their own   lords。 For I will not reproach them with relating the manner   how the Persians used them�察�and this not once only�察�but   many times�察�when they laid their cities waste�察�demolished   their temples�察�and cut the throats of those animals whom   they esteemed to be gods�察�for it is not reasonable to imitate   the clownish ignorance of Apion�察�who hath no regard to the   misfortunes of the Athenians�察�or of the Lacedemonians�察�the   latter of whom were styled by all men the most courageous�察  �and the former the most religious of the Grecians。 I say   no
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