other deliverer but him whom they had rejected and crucified.Many of them were indeed moved; but the far greater part remained in their infatuated state, and, according to Christ's own prediction, have been dispersed ever since over all the world, to attest his truth and their own obdurate blindness, till the happy time comes when the veil shall be taken off their eyes. When that will be, is one of those secrets which God hath been pleased to leave as yet unrevealed, and which it would be vain and presumptuous to search too curiously after. After the reduction of Jerusalem and Judea, Agrippa and his sister retired to Rome, probably with Titus, who was excessively fond of both, but especially of Berenice. We have seen, through the course of this last war, how serviceable the brother had been to that general, accompanying him in person, and assisting him with men and amunition, for which we were told Titus got his kingdom enlarged by the emperor, and procured him prætorian honors. But his extraordinary friendship for that prince flowed chiefly from his special fondness for his sister, as if she had been his real wife. Titus, nevertheless, had promised her marriage, and would in all probability have kept his word, had he not found that the Romans were wholly averse from it, partly on account of her being a Jewess, and partly on that of her royal descent. To pave himself, therefore, the way to the empire, he was forced to discard her, in opposition to both their inclinations. What became of her afterwards, is not worth inquiring. As for Agrippa, he was the last of the Herodian race that bore the royal title, and is supposed to have died at Rome about the seventieth year of his age, and in the ninetieth of Jesus Christ. Josephus has this remarkable saying on the Herodian line, that they all failed within a hundred years, though they were at first so numerous, as we have seen them in the genealogy of Herod the Great. We have already had occasion to mention the number of the slain, as well as of the prisoners, according to Josephus. A curious author has since taken the pains to make a fresh computation out of him of all that perished in the several places throughout that kingdom, and out of it, from the beginning to the conclusion of the war, in which we believe our readers will be glad to see the whole amount of the several bloody articles, as it were, at one view. They are as follows: At Jerusalem, by Florus' orders By the inhabitants of Cæsarea in hatred to the Jews 630 20,000 At Sythopolis in Syria 30,000 Slain or killed themselves at Gamala, where none were saved but two sisters 9,000 Killed in their flight from Giscala 2,000 At the siege of Jotapata, where Josephus commanded 30,000 Of the Gadarens, besides a vast number that drowned themselves In the village of Idumea At Gerasium At Mæcheron In the desert of Jardes Slew themselves at Massada In Cyrene, by the governor Catulus Perished at Jerusalem by sword, famine, pestilence, and during the siege 1,100,000 According to this the whole amounts to 1,337,490; besides a vast multitude that died in the caves, woods, wildernesses, common sewers, in banishment, and many other ways, of whom no computation could be made; and ten thousand that were slain at Jotapata more than our author has reckoned. For Josephus mentions expressly forty thousand, but he only thirty thousand. THE END. HISTORY OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. 11.-From the birth of Christ to Joseph's return from Egypt III.-State of our Lord's childhood and private life IV.-Commencement of his ministry-Temptation-First miracle V.-Purifies the Temple-Dispute with Nicodemus-Re- VI.-Proceeds to Capernaum-Chooses his followers-Ser- VII.-Cures a Leper-Casts out a devil-Journey through VIII.-The miraculous draught of fishes-Appeasing the page 5 IX.-Passes again through Galilee-Selects twelve Dis- 109 X-Continuation of his doctrines and miracles 119 123 XIV. The miracle in the wilderness-Peter walks on the sea XII.-Cure at the pool of Bethesda-Justifies his healing XV-Reprimands the Pharisees-Relieves several objects. XXI.-The origin of the different sects among the Jews CHAP. XXVIII.-Restores sight to the blind-Zaccheus—The XXIX. The barren fig-tree-The Marriage Supper page 271 279 288 XXXI.-The widow's two mites-The destruction of the 301 XXXII.-Mary anoints his feet-He foretels who should 320 XXXIII.-The Sacrament Instituted-Foretells Peter's 330 XXXIV.-Judas betrays him to a band of soldiers 354 XXXV.-Peter's Denial 357 XXXVI-His trial by the Jewish Council 360 XXXVII-The fate of Judas-Pilate acquits Jesus 363 XXXVIII.-The Roman Governor condemns and deliv- ers him up 369 XXXIX.-Is led to Mount Calvary and Crucified 375 XL.-Joseph begs the body of Jesus for interment 385 XLI.-Pious women visit the grave-His Resurrection of his followers XLIV.-Instructs his Disciples and ascends into Heaven LIVES OF THE APOSTLES. page | St. Mark 425 St. Luke 389 390 398 405 414 498 St. Peter St. Paul St. Andrew St. James the Great St. John the Evangelist St. Bartholomew 500 502 - 471 St. Stephen 507 475 Timothy 508 St. Matthew 485 Joseph 522 St. Thomas 488 Joseph of Arimathea 523 |