“ The power of God on the one hand, and his goodness on the other, was very remarkable on this occasion: for the tyrants ruined themselves, by quitting those holds of their own accord, that could never have been taken but by famine: and this after the Jews had spent so much time to no purpose upon other places of less value. By these means, the Romans became matters of three impregnable sorts by fortune, that could never have been taken any other way: For the three famous towers before mentioned were proof against all battery. ”

“ Round about the wall was a golden vine, whereon hung grapes in clusters, being fix feet long; it had golden gates sixty-five cubits high, and sixteen broad, and curious hangings of the same length, wrought with purple, velvet, scarlet, and folk. All the fabric was so exquisite and rich, that none could imagine any workmanship to be wanted, for it was all covered with massy plates of gold, which astonithed the beholders ”

“ The temple was built upon a rocky mountain, and the place at the top, was not at first big enough for the temple and court, the hill being very sleep, but the people every day brought earth thither, and they at last made it plain and large enough, with wonderful curiosity and labour, enclosed with three walls, which were many days labour, with the cost of all the holy treasure offered to God from all parts; the foundation of the temple was laid three hundred cubits deep ”

“ On the 7th of September, Titus commanded all the lower city to be set on fire, and assaulted the upper city, breaking over their fences, and destroying all before him with fire and sword; then he commanded the city and temple to be razed to the foundation, and the ground to be forthwith plowed. And Jehohanan and Simon were sent prisoners to Rome, with seven hundred of the Jews: The Book of the Law, and the Purple Veil of the Sanctuary were taken in triumph to Rome. About that time neither sun nor moon appeared for fifteen days as Christ foretold, Matth. ”

“ Either the world is at an end, or the God of nature suffers." Then the men of Athens, being astonished, built an altar to the UNKNOWN GOD; and afterwards St. Paul declared to them, 'That Christ,' who suffered that day, was the Unknown God; 'whereby he converted many to the Christian faith. It is likewise acknowledged by Plutarch, though a Heathen, that after the death of Christ, not only the oracles of Egypt ceased but through all the world, for which he can give no reason, being ignorant of Christianity ”

“ Now Titus approached the walls of the city, and pitched his camp upon the river Poleponina, raised a mount, and with a battering ram broke into the city, May 7th, and afterwards he raised four other mounts, and made himself master of the second wall, and built twelve castles thereon, so that none could pass in or ont, whereby the famine and pestilence raged within, and the sword without the city so that multitudes perished ”