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were lightly efleemed by the great Sanhedrim, and their miflion fet at nought.

1 6. Then they denounced vengeance agahift the inhabitants of the land; they put forth a decree in their wrath, and menaced deftruc- tion, in their hot difpleafure.

17. Furthermore, they fpake and faid, Lo! " finity with Louisj king of Gaul, and hr.ve " rejeded George, from being king over them;. " we will therefore make their country defo- " late, and lay v/afte their cities."
 * ' the people of the provinces have made af-

18. Neverthelcfs, the princes of the Pro- vinces, even the great Sanhedrim, were not moved to fear; well knowing that they had counted the cod, and were prepared to bear the portion of evil they could not Drevent,

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