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A30686	Bêt̲ ḥokt̲̂, the house of wisdom Bêt̲ benê hamebî'îm, the house of the sons of the prophets : Bêt̲ hemmidraš, an house of exquisite enquiry, and of deep research, where the mind of Jehovah Ælochim in the Holy Scriptures of truth ... is diligently studies, faithfully compared ...	Bampfield, Francis, 1615 or 16-1683.	1681 (1681)	Wing B622; ESTC R32542	45,712	28

from one side of the Tongue to the other in the Palate and the drawing down both of the sides of the Tongue the left side a little crooked in its motion do add the two leggs of ●●●or its support 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He who would inform himself about this mystery in Nature let him narrowly observe how his own Instruments of speech do form every Letter and let him consult Helmonts Natural Hebrew Alphabet which is that peculiar Honour this orginal Language hath put upon it above and beyond all other Tongues Thus by some such means The Purity of the Text has been preserved A letter in the present case is an Element Principle or Rudiment of which syllables are made up in the Hebrew tongue Pila●es inscription on the cross of Christ was (w) Luk. ●3 38. Joh. 19. 19 20. Act. 28. 21. 2 Sam. 11. 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Esther 9. 20. 25. Jer. 29. 1. 25 29. Dan. 41 c. 6. 25. Act 9. 2. 22. 5 15. 23 3● 18. 27. 1 Cor. 7. 1. 16. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 3. 1. 2 Thes 2. 15. 2 Tim. 3. 15. John 7. 15. 2 Chron. 21. 12. Isa 29. 11 12. Dan. 1. 4. 17. Act. 26. 24. Rev. 1. 8 11. 21. 6. 22. 13. Isa 41. 4. 44. 6. 48. 12. Joh. 5. 39. in Greek Roman and Hebrew Letters from these Letters we have word● a●d sentences 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greek from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to write he●ce comes Grammar hence Epistles are called Letters so are Books The Holy Scriptures have their name from hence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so Christ is said to know letters which the carnal Jews wondered at because he had not been so trained up in their Schools Academies and universities Thus we read of the letters of Elijah to King Joram of Christs letters sent by John the servant of Christ unto the seven Churches of Asia in the First second and third chapters of the Book of Revelation written Letters are for this end that they may be read Daniel his Companions were to learn the Letters of the Chaldee tongue By Letters are signified the several sorts of Sciences contained in Writings Festus wrongfully charged Paul as if he were so addicted to Letters that many letters his much reading and Learning particularly as to Scripture-learning would bring him to madness We may read of A. Alpha of ω Omega the one the first Letter the other the last Letter in the Greek Alphabet answering to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aleph and to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thau the former the first the latter the last letter in the Hebrew Alphabet By this name Christ is called He being the First and the Last The Beginning and the Ending This is subjoyned by way of Explanation Jehovah Christ is honored with the same Title in the Old Testament All Creatures have their Being of and from him As the Author and therefore they should all be for and to him As the End such an honourarie dignity has Christ crowned little letters withall He is the Author the Subject-matter and the End of the whole Holy Scripture this is that written word which doth testify concerning him This being the ordinary appointed means by which we come to the saving knowledg and Acknowledgment of Him These Greek Letters have their derivation from the Hebrew Alpha from Aleph Beta from Beth Gamma from G●mel Delta from Daleth Lambda from Lamed c. Thus in other Tongues and Languages is the Hebrew Alphabet imitated Hence it is that from no Translation of the holy Scriptures in other Languages can we so convince Gainsaiers and Contradicters as by the Original language and Authentick Tongue of the God-inspirer of them The Greek tongue wanteth two Consonants Jod and Vau and it has no h in the beginning of a syllable in the middle of a word nor in the end of a syllable in the End of a word hence it is that that Name of Names and word of words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jehovah is not ordinarily pronounceable by the Greek tongue according to the Common rules of their Gram●●●s which doth not admit them so neither Jah by itself nor in Compound form as Halelujah nor any other proper name in Hebrew that hath those consonants in it as Aijob Mirjam c. Vowels are Essential to Pronunciation hence has a Consonant his signification for a Consonant is a Letter which doth sound that is constitute a Syllable with a vowel not without a vowel A vowel is to a Consonant what the Soul is to the Body it doth give Animation to a Syllable to a pronounced articulat sound without which we cannot rightly understand any speaking or writing as the Soul can move by itself and also move the Body together with it so a vowel both moves by itself that is it doth constitute a sound thus in the Hebrew it is in pronunication and in voice These Discoveries are not Childish trifles Great and weighty truths and things do much depend upon them as the Intelligent do know If the vowels were taken away and only the Hebrew consonants written as if these only and not also they were original one and the same word would have so many various significations as would leave the true right meaning of the Scripture at great uncertainties which may not be given any way to at all In the way it being natural to write as we speak and to speak as we write let Advancers of the best learning diligently inquire and seriously consider whether there ought not to be Dipthongs put into Hebrew Grammars which is commonly omitted and whether it be not an Errour both in Hebrew Grammar and Pronunciation that those four consonants 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being put with out a vowel in voice do lose all their valor value force vertue or price in pronunciation as if worth nothing at all in pronunciation being idle and doing nothing in sound so that they call them Quiescent having a place in the word written but not being movable consonants because not pronounced All dipthongs in the Latine tongue the Ancients so brought forth into sound as that both the vowels were heard in the pronunciation which was the true way of uttering in speech when two vowels one following another did not constitute one Dipthong but made two divers Syllables they were noted by two points on the Top or Cap of them as Igneüs Oceänus Aït Phaëton The Greeks have twelve Dipthongs six of these they call Proper because in these the sound of both the vowels was heard as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aura a and v are both in the sound the like in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eja both e and i are heard in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Euge e and v and in the rest Their Poets were more punctual in this for when there was need they would disjoine them

the Help of such whose riper knowledg and longer experience had better furnished and fitted them to be Teachers of others These (n) 1 Sam. 2. 3 chapters Mat. 9. 14. 11. 2. Joh. 1. 35 37. 3. 25. Mat. 5. 1. 10. 1. Acts 9. 1. and in scores of other places Mat. 10. 24 26. Luk. 6. 40. Joh. 13. 13 14. 2 King 2. 3 5 16. 5. 20 22 25 6. 5 15. Prov. 27. 11. 2 Cor. 7. 14. Rom. 1. 12. Prov. 10. 1. Schools were places in which Arts and Sciences were taught and learned chiefly Scripture knowledges which was their primary-Institution and Design Thus was Samuel the Disciple of Heli Thus the Prophets had their Disciples and Sons of which much has been written already Thus also John and Christ had theirs These Disciples if they would profit under good Teaching ought to be duly Subject to their Teachers They should give them all due Honour and Respect they should by their Docibleness and Progress in useful Learning rejoice and make glad the Heart of their Teacher and give them matter of holy Glorying This will excite and encourage him to take the more pains and use the more industry for a further putting of them onward and forward till they become skilfully useful in their generation Their demeanour should be very Dutiful as that of Humble obedient Children for which cause they have often in Scripture the name (o) Joh. 13. 33. 1 Joh. 2. 1. 28. 3 7 18. 4. 4. 5 21. 1 Tim. 1. 2. 18. 2 Tim. 1. 2 2. 1. 3 14. 17. T it 1. 4. 1 Pet. 5. 13. Joh. 3. 4 of Sons and Children Sons of the Prophets have been already mentioned Thus Paul called Timothy his Son and Titus his Son Peter nameth Mark his Son into the like relation John took Gajus How often in the Book of the Proverbs do David and Solomon thus lovingly bespeak those whom they instruct who will give that we had more of such Teachers and Tutors as Paul and more of such Disciples and Sons as Timothy and Titus Paul the Teacher though he was versed in Philosophical Studies and had read their Pagan Poets yet when converted he saw an (p) Phil. 3. 7 8 9 10. 1 Cor. 2. 2 c. 2 Tim. 3. 10 14 17. Excellency in Scripture-Learning and in the Saving knowledge of a God in Christ of a Christ crucifyed of his all-wonderful Person and of his Mediatorial office And it was Timothy's commendation that from a Child he had known the Holy Scriptures which were able to make him wise unto Salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus The whole Scripture being God-inspired and Profitable for Doctrine for Reproof for Correction for instruction in Righteousness that The Man of God may be perfect throughly furnished or perfected for every good Work Schools Colledges and Universities there are to instruct youth in Ciceronian (q) Act. 17. 16 17 18 c. 19. 9. and Athenian Philosophy and in Paganish Religion but where are the Shools and Colledges in which the Scriptures of Truth are the only Book of Authority Christ himself is the main Subject matter the Saving knowledg of whom is not only the best knowledg but also Eternal Life And other Arts and Sciences such as are lawful and Profitable are more inquired after there and the Original Language is the Tongue of Tongues What a Shame is it unto Christians that the Jews who for so many ages and generations have been bitter Enemies to the Christian Religion and who have framed a Religion much of Sundry strange opinions of the ancienter Philosophers together with certain capricious fancies and fables of the Rabbins wherein they are so ready and will give a quick accompt thereof out of a certain moral philosophy and natural Reason wherein they are well seen and will also make some plausible shew for it out of that part of the Bible which they own wherein they are very skilful that these Hebrews should Set their Children to the Hebrew language at three years old and following no other Study but this of the old Testament Scripture and writing upon it all their life long excepting some few of them who betake themselves to the medicinal Art whereas scarcely one Christian among the common people of many hundreds doth understand any one word of Hebrew all his life long If this Hebrew-Tongue and Language were the Universal Character all the inhabited Earth over in All Ambassies between Princes and were all Places and offices of Publick trust more throughly studied and researched in Scripture-words and Phrases collected and well put together both concerning their office and work as to Councellors of state in Peace and in war As to Generals of Armies and all under officers and Souldiers their Training up their Encamping marching ambushes fighting weapons martial-discipline and what else doth belong to them As to A●mirals at Sea shipping Sailing and the rest of the Naval Art As to Ambassadors As to judges and As to what else may serve and tend towards the making of Nations and of kingdoms Holy and Happy Honourable and Rich Potent and Successful strong and safe wel Setled in Peace and in Plenty at home and feared an● Admired abroad were this once throughly effected it would carry the Self Evidence of its own Excellency and commendation along with it before the Eyes of every Spiritual discerner There is a singular Excellency and a peculiar Honour which the Lord hath tipped the Hebrew-Tongue withal What a shame and rebuke is it unto Christians that the Emperor of China who has so many several Languages of Peoples under his large Dominion has yet one kind of Character which all his Subjects do understand in which he writes all his Edicts and sends all his Messages Whil'st the many Princes who outwardly profess the Christian Religion do not yet agree to own and commend the Hebrew-Letters as the only Universal Character that one part of this Hebrew-learning which is onomastical that is which doth explain the true full significant meaning of the Hebrew proper Names recorded in the Scriptures doth contain in it all true good ●eligion the Sum and substance of whole Christianity and were this more retained in all Translations that the proper names be all retained in all versions and the meaning of each of them be rightly opened in some little Treatise as the Geneva Bibles turned into English have somewhat done for it is imperfect in divers places it would be much more useful Some of those Names are continued all the Inhabited Earth over as Jehovah though the veiled Jews Superstitiously as yet refuse to use it Haleln-jah Amen Cherubims Seraphims David Solomon Abraham Jacob Daniel Sarah Elizabeth Messiah Adam Eve Paradise Jerusalem to name no more Whereby together with the Names the Christian Religion is also some ways kept alive and propagated and the Glory of a Redeemer doth somewhat shine out and still comes forth and shews

the Eye on a sudden and transmitted to some inward Parts These are full of Admirable Arcanums and hidden Secrets and deserve further more perfect Inquiry At present my inclination leads me distinctly to handle some Particulars about Hebrew Grammar which I may put together into some kind of Frame wherein its uniformness and proportionedness and Beauty may the more and better commend itself to a spiritually discerning and a right judging Eye The Hebrew Bible doth give us a good accompt both of the Number and order of the Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet The one hundred and nineteenth Psalm has them in Eights It is a Psalm a Song a Praise a prayer a meditation a conference all in one It is composed exactly and compleatly according to the Number and order of the Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet It has eight verses for each distinct letter and every one of those verses doth begin in all and in every of the eight parts of it severally with the same Letter by which Letter each Part is called and the number of Eight is in some respect a full perfect Number As in Musick there are some Gradual Tones or Degrees of sound by which the voice Natural doth either Ascend or Descend Then comes the (f) Eccl. 11. ● Mich. 5. 5. Octave or Eight whether you reckon upward or Downward which is still the like as well in Nature as Denomination which doth much commend the Excellency of this Original Language and speaketh the Weightiness of the matter in this Singular Psalm There are in all Twenty and two Octostic's wherein almost in every verse except vers 122. The law of Jehovah comprehended in the Decalogue or Ten words and commented upon in the other Scriptures has a Name of Honour in great variety and sweet significancy of choice expressions as Law Way Testimony Institutions or ordinances visitings deposited Truths and Things Praecepts Sayings Word and Words Promises Judgments Justice Statutes Truth Name or such like This Psalm is called by the Masora The Great Alphabet The Book of the Lamentations has the same Remark of Honour put upon it The first second fourth and fifth chapters whereof do each of them consist of Twenty and Two verses Every verse begining according to the order of the Hebrew Alphabet in the first chapter which is else where to be found in heavenly Psalms and high Poems of holy Scripture The third chapter of this Book has all and every of those Letters in Trines every one of the Letters in three verses one after another which do begin with one and the same Letter only in the second third and fourth chapters two of the Letters Gnajin and Pe have inverted the order 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being before 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This did not fall out casually but by special Dispose and wise ordination of this language and Alphabet and the letters thereof The Thirty seventh Psalm is penned according to the true right order of the Hebrew Alphabet there being two verses allowed to every one of the two and twenty Letters except four which have but one verse Daleth v. 7. Caph. v. 20. Tsade v. 29. Koph v. 34. Gnajin is left out Pe and Tsade transposed Thau omitted The Twenty and fifth Psalm is also composed according to the same order of Letters one verse is alloted to each letter only Koph is left out and Resh is doubled Beth left out and Aleph doubled and Vau wanting a second Pe in the last verse The Thirty and Fourth Psalm is in the like order one verse being allowed for every letter only the verse in the Title doth begin with Lamed and the last verse doth begin with Pe only Vau is left out and Pe is a second time repeated The one hundred and Eleventh Psalm observeth the same order every point of a Sentence beginning with a distinct Letter The one hundred and twelfth Psalm is composed in the same Alphabetical order The one hundred forty and fifth Psalm is after the same manner one whole verse for every letter excepting only one which is Nun. The one and thirtieth Chapter of the Proverbs that part of it which is a Commendation of a vertuous prudent woman begining from the tenth verse and so on to the End is set down in the first letters of every verse according to the number and order of the Hebrew Alphabet Thus careful hath the LORD been to preserve this original mother-tongue in the very letters of it according to that saying and Promise of our Lord Jesus Christ (v) Mat. 5. 18. Luk. 16. 17. that not the least letter not any one Iota nor Apex not one Jod or Chirek not any one essential original Letter vowel or consonant or accent of of His word shall be lost shall pass away or fall out from His Law no little Vowel or Consonant or punctation of them that is original in the true Text and necessary to the right understanding of the words phrases and Sentences of which some proof is given in the Greek of the new Testament where so far as the Rules of that Tongue will admit it doth retain some Hebrew words As Halleluia Hosanna and Amen not any little Top or corner of a word was missing in Christs time for the miss of such a small thing makes a great change in the sense as between Daleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Resh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so between He 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Cheth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Caph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Nun 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Samec Cap● Final 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Daleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nun final 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Zain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and This is the more punctually observed as relating to the Law Some of the Hebrews have been so unweariedly diligent herein as to reckon up how many not only verses but words neither only words but Letters neither only Letters but also how many of particular Letters in some books of the old Testament and they are very punctual in their Printing of Hebrew Bibles and that The Purity of this Hebrew Tongue might not be lost The Lord hath shaped the very Form of the Character of the Hebrew Letters in Nature as in pronouncing of the First and the Last Letter ni the Heb. Alphabet for instance Al●ph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the sound as it goes out of the Mouth doth make a sloping line thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is that part of this Letter that moves side long the right side of the Tongue goes up to the higher Gumm or Teeth thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the left side of the Tongue Moveth downward resteth upon the lower teeth or gumm and doth add the rest of this letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thus for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thau there is a Transverse line on the top

The God of the House of God into Beth-Aven The House (c) 2 King 2. 1. 4. 38. Josh 4. 19. 1 Sam. 11. 14 15. 1 Sam. 7. 16. 2 King 4. 38. Deut. 33. 3. Luke 8. 35. Acts 22. 3. Gal. 4. 1 2 3. Neh. 12. 29. Deut. 11. 30. 2 King 4. 38 39 40 41. Hos 4. 15. 9. 15. 12. 11. Amos 4. 4. 5. 5. 1 Sam. 7. 16. 10. 8. 11. 14 15. 13. 4. 15. 12 21 33. 2 King 4. 38. of iniquity of grief or of an Idol Galgal or Gilgal or Galgala was another of their Schools There was a Plain over against it which shews that it had an open and free Air it was not far from the River Jordan Here Saul was made King David also was received again to his Kingdom Samuel a Priest Prophet and Judg yearly visited this Place Elijah and Elisha two old Prophets were if not Presidents of this Colledg yet at the least visiters of it to examine how the sons and students profited there to instruct reform and to put all into good order for There they sat before these Rectors on lower seats to hear instructions as Disciples at the feet of their Masters and Teachers and Tutors They sat to the Faces of their Instructer This Scripture-Expression of the Sons sitting to the Faces of the Old Prophet Elisha doth speak out such an useful Truth as gives a very apt Direction both to Teacher to Scholars in order to both his instructing and disciplining of them and their regular demeanour before him and growing profiting by him The Old Prophet shews himself in an higher Seat above them * Neh. 8. 4-9 some Tower of wood in our English Tongue and Language we call it a Pulpit because it is set in a Publick place in open view where the Teacher may be seen and heard of all who come thither to be † Gal. 6. 6. catechized From whence the Master praiseth and Blesseth prayeth and maketh Supplication for Grace unto Jehovah The great Aelohim whilst the Scholars lift up their hands and eyes bowing their Heads and worshiping Jehovah with Faces towards the Earth The master readeth in the book the Bible the Book of Books the Scriptures of Truth taking some part of the law of Aelohim out of the Book of Moses or of The books of the Prophets or of the writings of the Evangelists and Apostles This he readeth for * Deut. 31. 11. Isa 34. 16. Acts 15. 21. Luk. 10. 26. Rev. 1. 3. Reading is an Ordinance of Christ And he readeth it Distinctly so as to expound it in the proper Significancy of its words and phrases to make the Disciples to understand it by a declaration of all the parts and opening the meaning and he gives the sense he putteth accurate industry an intent mind diligent study and considerate inspection to see well to it that no one word were misinterpreted Thereby to cause the learners inwardly to consider in their mind with a certain disposition and judgment to judge aright inwardly to discern accuratly to perpend and duly to weigh To this end the Faces of both Master and Scholars must be towards each others Faces in the Plural number For so is the Hebrew Panim alwayes used There are in nature two sides of the Eye-brows which are sometimes smoothed with good likeing at other times bended and frowning with dislike There are two Eyes which can cast a favourable aspect or look with anger There are two Nostrils which can breath either wrathfully or not as the Master sees cause There are two Cheeks where the Colour doth come and go or not as the Teacher is affected These varieties of countenances an observing Scholar should take notice of counsel is given by the Eye and Look and so Christ councelled Peter with his Eye He gave Peter such a look as drew bitter weepings from Peters Eyes and the Teacher may observe and discern by the Faces of his Scholars whether they be intent and Serious or not whether the Heart and mind be fixedly pondering upon what the Tutor doth instruct his Pupils in or not It were easy to put an Heap of Scriptures together about this If young Sons turn the back towards the Old Prophet or if he turn the back towards them How can he know whether they regard his instructions or not how quickly will one idler or Scoffer among them put his Fellows into disorder If the Teacher pray for them and their Faces be not towards each other as if their backs be towards him or his towards them or if either he or they do close or cover their Eyes in Prayer They are not like to profit The Eye has a Commanding aweing affecting aspect with it sence observation and Experience are Evident proofs and demonstrations of these things and therefore also he should be above them that none may be hid from his Eye For otherwise a Taller one before may have another behind him of lower Stature who is not so seen by the Teacher and They should so sit in rowes Face to the back and back to the Face of their fellows that they may mind their work and not by glanceing with the Eye and face of one another put each other into disorder These seeming pedantick trifles are really great and u●●ful things There is mention made of Beth-Gilgal the House of Gilgal of this Colledge more eminently where Priests and Levites dwelt after their return to Jerusalem from their captivity in Babylon This Colledge of the Prophets also was in the Tribe of Benjamin a great honour put upon that Tribe and this Gilgal was in the very heart and middle of the Land of Judaea In this Academy or Seminary of learning The Sons of the Prophets as Scholars were educated who exercised themselves in the Study of the Hebrew-Scripture If he who went out into the field to gather Pot-herbs were one of these Sons he was no very skilful Herbali● wherein yet those Scriputres they then had would have better instructed him and made him more expert for when he went out to gather Herbs he found a vine of the field the herb and leaves whereof were very bitter and poisonous and these wild gourds a lapful of them were shred into the Pot of pottage together with the savoury and wholsom Pot-herbs which when eaten would have endangered the lives of the young Scholars had not the old Prophet Elisha healed and cured the pottage of its poisonfulness This Colledge was afterwards greatly corrupted with Idolatry and Superstition for so is the design of idolatrous Princes to taint and defile the Universities from thence to send forth young Scholars to infect the people where they come with false Doctrines and worship which was more poisonful contagious and Pestilential to Souls than the forementioned wild vine would have been to the Body It was a place of publique conventions Gibha (d) 1 Sam. 10. 5. 10 11 12 13. 2 King 3.