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But for all this his pains would not cease: for the just judgment of God was come upon him: therefore despairing of his health, he wrote unto the Jews the letter underwritten, containing the form of a supplication, after this manner:
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And the holy temple, which before he had spoiled, he would garnish with goodly gifts, and restore all the holy vessels with many more, and out of his own revenue defray the charges belonging to the sacrifices:
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Yea, and that also he would become a Jew himself, and go through all the world that was inhabited, and declare the power of God.
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But for all this his pains would not cease: for the just judgment of God was come upon him: therefore despairing of his health, he wrote unto the Jews the letter underwritten, containing the form of a supplication, after this manner:
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Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity:
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If ye and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I give very great thanks to God, having my hope in heaven.