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 It continued to him and his successors eighty eight years, till in 1127, it was taken by Saladine, king of Egypt; and in one thousand five hundred and seventeen the Turks took it (who are still masters of it) and called it in their own language Gunembreroa, the holy of holies.

T was born at Bethsaida, a place that had the honour of our Saviour's presence, who residing usually in these parts, did often resort thither. He is generally thought to be but ten years older than his Master, which his married condition, and the respeetrespect [sic] shewed him by the rest of the apostles, for his gravity of person, with other circumstaneescircumstances [sic], seem to eonfirmconfirm [sic]. Being eireumcisedcircumcised [sic] aecordingaccording [sic] to the law, his name then given him was Simon, to whiehwhich [sic] our blessed Lord added that of Cephas, signifying a stone, or rock, whiehwhich [sic] is Peter in English. He was brother to St Andrew the apostle, who first brought him to the knowledge of the gosple. The father was Jonah of Bethsaida, probably a fisherman, who had the honour as well as Zebedee, to have each of them two of their sons among our Saviour's Apostles, though but twelve in number. Peter was employed in fishing in the sea of Galilee, being one hundred furlongs in length, and forty in breadth, the water elearclear [sic] and sweet, and stored with several kinds of choieechoice [sic] fish.

And here let us admire at the wonderful methods of Divine Providence, that low and mean men should be armed with such Divine Power, as to ruin the kingdom of Satan. The vile apostate Julian objected against the prophets of the Old Testament, that they