=263=: 6. (_a_) =Josias.= (_b_) =Mathathias.= (_c_) =Machabeus.= (_a_) King of Juda, seventh century B.C. A great warrior and defender of the Jewish religion. (_b_) "Gift of God." Lived in the second century B.C. and fought bravely in defense of Juda during the bloody persecutions of Antiochus. He appointed Judas Machabeus, the most famous of his five sons, to succeed him in the struggle, (_c_) "The Hammer." Judas gained glorious victories over the Idumeans, Ammonites, and other heathen tribes, and the Bible immortalizes his character as that of one of the greatest of the sons of Juda. "He made Jacob glad with his works and his memory is blessed forever." The books of the Machabees are the history of the final struggles of the Jews against their Syrian and Persian foes. =265=: 2. =Ecumenical Doctor.= A teacher of the universal Church. =265=: 31. =And now my time is out.= This conclusion exhibits once more the felicity of diction, the delicate rhythm of structure, the simple grace, the direct force--above all, the unconsciousness, almost disdain of producing literary effect, that everywhere characterize Newman's writings, whatever be the subject. =267=: 4. =Reverend Prelate.= Paul Cardinal Cullen, primate of Ireland in 1850. Transcriber's Note. There were a few minor printers' errors which have been amended. For example, ascendency is now ascendancy, rebrobate is now reprobate and offically is now officially. In the original book the line numbers ran from 1 to 30 on each page. In the Notes, the first figure represents the page number and the second number represents the line number. For example, in the third note: =13=: 7. =Manna.= Miraculous food supplied to the Jews, wandering in the desert of Sin, after their exodus from Egypt. The taste of manna was that of flour mixed with honey. the 13 refers to the page number and the 7 refers to the line number on that page. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Selections from the Prose Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman, by John Henry Newman