John Trapp on Nehemiah 2:15
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Nehemiah2:15
Verſe 15. Then went I up in the night] Sc. by Moon-light; for the Moon is Miſtreſſe of the Night, Pſal. 136.9. by the brightneſſe ſhe [illegible: 1 letter]orroweth from the body of the Sun, which the Moon receiveth and reflecteth, like a looking-glaſſe.
And viewed the Wall] That which was left of it, [non-Latin text not transcribed] as Scaligers Epitaph is, Scaligeri quod reliquum eſt, Scaligers reliques.
And entred by the Gate of the Valley] Where he firſt went out: ſo he walked the round, not earing to obſerve that Rule of Pythagoras, Eâdem viâ quâ progreſſ us fueris ne regrediare, Go not back the ſame way thou cameſt forth.
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