Then Onias answered saying This is a lover of the brethren who prayeth much for the people and for the holy city to wit Jeremias the prophet of God A4 photo print
And this was his vision That Onias who had been high priest a virtuous and a good man reverend in conversation gentle in condition well spoken also and exercised from a child in all points of virtue holding up his hands prayed for the whole body of the J
Thus he armed every one of them not so much with defence of shields and spears as with comfortable and good words and beside that he told them a dream worthy to be believed as if it had been so indeed which did not a little rejoice them A4 photo print
And when he had stirred up their minds he gave them their charge shewing them therewithall the falsehood of the heathen and the breach of oaths A4 photo print
And so comforting them out of the law and the prophets and withal putting them in mind of the battles that they won afore he made them more cheerful A4 photo print
Wherefore he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the heathen against them but to remember the help which in former times they had received from heaven and now to expect the victory and aid which should come unto them from the Almighty A4 photo
So Nicanor in exceeding pride and haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his victory over Judas and them that were with him A4 photo print
Then said the other And I also am mighty upon earth and I command to take arms and to do the king's business Yet he obtained not to have his wicked will done A4 photo print
Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously but give honour to that day which he that seeth all things hath honoured with holiness above all other days A4 photo print
But Nicanor hearing that Judas and his company were in the strong places about Samaria resolved without any danger to set upon them on the sabbath day A4 photo print
When as his blood was now quite gone he plucked out his bowels and taking them in both his hands he cast them upon the throng and calling upon the Lord of life and spirit to restore him those again he thus died A4 photo print
Nevertheless while there was yet breath within him being inflamed with anger he rose up and though his blood gushed out like spouts of water and his wounds were grievous yet he ran through the midst of the throng and standing upon a steep rock A4 photo p
But missing his stroke through haste the multitude also rushing within the doors he ran boldly up to the wall and cast himself down manfully among the thickest of them A4 photo print
Now when the multitude would have taken the tower and violently broken into the outer door and bade that fire should be brought to burn it he being ready to be taken on every side fell upon his sword A4 photo print
