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placed himself upon the poop of the ship, and cried aloud, be it known unto you, that the great god Pan is dead. When he had uttered these words, they heard many mournful cries, groans and lamentations, that continued some time, which surprised those in the ship; but having a prosperous gale, they followed their course, arrived at Rome, and told the adventure; and told Tiberius the Emperr, all the truth thereof.

It is evident, that Satan in all parts was banished by the death of Christ, and it is supposed that this god Pan is not to be understood only as the god of the shepherds, but rather some master devil, who lost his power and empire as they all did at the death of Jesus Christ.

About forty years after the death of Christ the Jews had many warnings shewn them from Heaven. Before Vespasian came in the feast of weeks: the priest heard a man walking in the temple, saying with a terrible voice, "Come, let us go away out of this place, let us make away from hence."

Now the sins of the Jews being come to the full height, who with cruel hands had crucified the Lord of Life, that innocent blood, which they desired might fall on them and their children, began now to be avenged upon them; for the civil wars were begun by Jehokanen and Simon, who destroyed all the corn and fruits without the city, and Jehohanan within the city ravished the citizens' wives and daughters, and shed floods of innocent blood. The citizens,