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From Flavius Josephus, War of the | From Flavius, Josephus, War of the Jews B.v. Ch. <gap/> Translation 1702 <gap/><p> Now Vespasian being so fortunate in all his undertakings that whatever he did succeeded to his wish, he began to <del>think</del>bethink himself that such a concurrence of seeming accidents making for him, looked like a providential disposition of things in the order of causes and effects than the work of chance and that it was the hand of God not fortune that raised him up to the enterprise. It came then into his head what strange and prophetical hints and touches he had observed in the course of his life; and all pointing to the same end; as a passage particularly<gap/>; who had the confidence in the very life of Nero to give Vespasian the Title of Emperor. this remarkable <add>such an impression upon Vespasian</add>prediction made (especially from a patron that was yet his prisoner) that calling Musicians and several of his friends about him he took occasion to mention the bravery of Joseph, and how hard he had put them to it at the seige of Iotapata and so from one thing to another <gap/> he came to his pre—dictions; which, says Vespasian I took to be only <del><unclear>deleted text</unclear></del>inventions to keep himself in a whole skin; till time and the event of things have now made it evident that they were inspirations. And what shame is it for me now, says Vespasian, to treat the <gap/> and <gap/> of God that brought are the tidings of my preferment at the <gap/> rare <sic>stile</sic> of a <gap/></p><lb/><p>He had no sooner <gap/>this reflection, but Joseph </p> was immediately sent for and set at liberty : from which generous gratitutde his officers took their measures what they themselves might expect from so gracious a master that were his faithful friends and servants. Tituts being then present <gap/> his father with submission that in barely setting Joseph at liberty, the work was but half-done; for his chains ought to be broken as well as taken off, to pronounce him an innocent and to have him as he <gap/> him; according to the common practise when me are wrongfully imprisioned, for otherwise he is only discharged of the bondage, but the <gap/> our sticks upon him still. Verspasian thought it but reasonable and ordered his chains immediately to be cut to <gap/>with an an. So that Joseph <gap/> not only get his freedom but the reputation of a great <sic>profit</sic> also for what he had<lb/>foretold, and credit enough to be believed in whatever he shall say for the future. | ||
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From Flavius, Josephus, War of the Jews B.v. Ch. Translation 1702
Now Vespasian being so fortunate in all his undertakings that whatever he did succeeded to his wish, he began to thinkbethink himself that such a concurrence of seeming accidents making for him, looked like a providential disposition of things in the order of causes and effects than the work of chance and that it was the hand of God not fortune that raised him up to the enterprise. It came then into his head what strange and prophetical hints and touches he had observed in the course of his life; and all pointing to the same end; as a passage particularly; who had the confidence in the very life of Nero to give Vespasian the Title of Emperor. this remarkable such an impression upon Vespasianprediction made (especially from a patron that was yet his prisoner) that calling Musicians and several of his friends about him he took occasion to mention the bravery of Joseph, and how hard he had put them to it at the seige of Iotapata and so from one thing to another he came to his pre—dictions; which, says Vespasian I took to be only deleted textinventions to keep himself in a whole skin; till time and the event of things have now made it evident that they were inspirations. And what shame is it for me now, says Vespasian, to treat the and of God that brought are the tidings of my preferment at the rare stile of a
He had no sooner this reflection, but Joseph
was immediately sent for and set at liberty : from which generous gratitutde his officers took their measures what they themselves might expect from so gracious a master that were his faithful friends and servants. Tituts being then present his father with submission that in barely setting Joseph at liberty, the work was but half-done; for his chains ought to be broken as well as taken off, to pronounce him an innocent and to have him as he him; according to the common practise when me are wrongfully imprisioned, for otherwise he is only discharged of the bondage, but the our sticks upon him still. Verspasian thought it but reasonable and ordered his chains immediately to be cut to with an an. So that Joseph not only get his freedom but the reputation of a great profit also for what he had
foretold, and credit enough to be believed in whatever he shall say for the future.
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