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[Footnote11:AllthatrelatestotheJewishproselyteshasbeenveryablybyBasnage,Hist。desJuifs,l。vi。c。6,7。]
[Footnote12:SeeExod。xxiv。23,Deut。xvi。16,thecommentators,andaverysensiblenoteintheUniversalHistory,vol。i。p。603,edit。fol。]
[Footnote13:WhenPompey,usingorabusingtherightofconquest,enteredintotheHolyofHolies,itwasobservedwithamazement,\"NulliintusDeumeffigie,vacuamsedemetinaniaarcana。\"Tacit。Hist。v。9。Itwasapopularsaying,withregardtotheJews,\"Nilpraeternubesetcoelinumenadorant。\"]
[Footnote14:AsecondkindofcircumcisionwasinflictedonaSamaritanorEgyptianproselyte。ThesullenindifferenceoftheTalmudists,withrespecttotheconversionofstrangers,maybeseeninBasnageHistoiredesJuifs,l。xi。c。6。]