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ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 71 ness f or, " On the Unwritten Laws." Also, " On Giants," or " On the Immutability of God." And also, " On the Proposition, that Dreams, according to Moses, are sent by God" — five books. These are the books that have come down to us on Genesis, but on Exodos we are acquainted with the first five books of Questions and Solutions; also, that "On the Tabernacle," that also "On the Ten Commandments;" also, the first four treatises on the laws re ferring particularly to the summary heads of the ten command ments. Also, the treatise " On the Sacrifice of Animals, and the Forms of Sacrifices ;" that also, " On the Rewards proposed in the Law to Good Men, and the Punishments and Curses to the Wicked." Besides all these, there are single books extant of the same author, as the treatises " On Providence," and the book composed by him " On the Jews," and " The Statesman." To this may be added " Alexander," or " On Irrational Animals evincing Reason." Be side these " On the Proposition that a Wicked Man is a Slave ;" to this is subjoined the book, " That every good Man is free." After which he added the book " On a Contemplative Life, or the Devout," from which we have, related the circumstances respecting the life of the apostolical men. Also, the interpretations of the He brew names in the law and prophets, is said to be the result of his industry. The same author, in the reign of Caius, coming to Rome, is said to have recited before the whole senate, in the reign of Claudius, what he wrote on the impiety of Caius, to which he humorously prefixed the title " On the Virtues." And the dis courses were so much admired as to be deemed worthy of a place in the libraries. During this time also, Paul finishing his journey from Jerusalem, and thence round to Illyricum, Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome, at which time Aquila and Priscilla, with the other Jews that left Rome, went over into Asia. There they abode with the apostle, who was confirming those among whom churches had been already established by him. Of these facts we are also formed in the sacred book of the Acts. 9