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At this the king was in such an extravagant passion, that he overcame
his disease [for the time,] and went out, and spake to the people; wherein
he made a terrible accusation against those men, as being guilty of sacrilege,
and as making greater attempts under pretense of their law, and he thought
they deserved to be punished as impious persons. Whereupon the people were
afraid lest a great number should be found guilty and desired that when
he had first punished those that put them upon this work, and then those
that were caught in it, he would leave off his anger as to the rest. With
this the king complied, though not without difficulty, and ordered those
that had let themselves down, together with their Rabbins, to be burnt
alive, but delivered the rest that were caught to the proper officers,
to be put to death by them.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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