Καὶ οὐκ ἐγχρονίζει τούτοις, as in the recapitulation on v. 40, 41. καὶ ὅρα, τραχὺ ὂν πῶς ὑποτέμνεται. Hence it is clear that τούτοις refers not to “the sure mercies of David,” as in mss. and Edd. (end of e), but to the threats and terrors (end of h). Below, for ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιτείνει τὴν κόλασιν the sense of ἐπιτείνει (not as Ben. minatur, but intentat, “makes much of, aggravates, dwells upon the greatness of)”, and the whole scope of the passage, require us to read οὐδὲ. Then, καὶ μετέρχεται with the negative extending to the whole clause, “and (like Stephen) assail that which is dear to them, (viz. their preëminence as Jews,) by showing the Law on the point of being cast out:” then, ἀλλὰ (so we restore for καὶ) τῷ συμφ. ἐνδιατρ., but dwells, etc.