Ye the plural Number and to be spoken unto more than one Sch. I am very well satisfied that Thee and Thou is the proper Languge to a single Person and You to more than one but the People called Quakers will not put off their Hats nor bow nor give flattering Titles to People what Scriptures have they for that Mast With God there is no respect of perfons and James said If you have respect of persons you commit sin and are convinced of the Law as transgressors and in Job Elihu said Let me not I pray you accept any mans person neither let me give flattering Titles unto Man for I know not to give flattering Titles in so doing my Maker would soon take me away Job 32.21 22. Sch. They say the people called Quakers deny the Scriptures Mast No they own the Scriptures more than any people for they walk in the Light of Christ Jesus and by following him do witness the Scriptures fulfilled in them and people that live in sin and that are guided by the evil Spirit they are contrary to the Scriptures and it is a Book sealed to them and they who hate to be reformed have nothing to do to speak of the Saints and holy men of Gods conditions mentioned in Scripture Sch. The People called Quakers do not call their Days and Months as other Professors do Mast No Professors and People are so far degenerated from Truth that they have lost the very form of sound Words used by the Primitive Christians Sch. How did the Primitive Saints call their days and months Mast God made the World in six Days and rested the seventh Day and he called the Evening and the Morning the first Day and the Evening and the Morning the second Day and the third Day c. And Christ rose on the first day of the Week and they came to the Sepulchre when the Jews Sabbath was ended on the first Day of the Week and upon the first Day of the Week the Disciples met together And in Ex. 12.2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months it shall be the first month of the year to you And in Ex. 16. Moses writeth the fifteenth day of the second Month and the Scriptures say the third Month and fourth month c. Schol. Who invented these Names of Sunday Monday c. and calling the month March April May c. Mast The old Pagan Saxons in their Idolatry were the first that brought in the names of the Days after that manner and these called Christians have retained them to this day The first Day of the week they worshipped the Idol of the Sun from whence came Sunday The second Day of the Week they worshipped the Moon from whence came Moonday or Monday the third day they worshipped the Idol of the Planets which they called Tuisco from whence came Tuesday and from the Idol Woden came Wednesday and from the Idol Thor came Thursday and from the Idol Friga came Friday and from the Idol Seater came Saturday And the Heathen called Mars the God of Battle and from thence they called the first Month March And Venus they called the Goddess of Love and beauty and from thence they called the second Month April And Maja a heathen Goddess called Flora Flora and Gloris were called the Gooddesses of Flowers Unto Maja the heathen Idolaters used to sacrifice from thence was the third Month called May and upon the first day of the same Month they used to keep Floralia Feasts to the two Goddesses of Flowers viz. Flora and Cloris and Flora was a Strumpet in Rome that used on the first Day of that Month to set up a May-pole before her Door to entice her Lovers from whence came May-poles to be first observed And from the heathens Goddess Juno is the fourth Month called June And in honour to Julius Caesar a Roman Emperor is the fifth Month called July and the sixth Month took its Name August in honour of Augustus Caesar and September October November and December are called from the Latines And one Janus a King of Italy was for his Wisdom pictured with two Faces whom they honoured as a God and from this name Janus was the eleventh Month called January And Saturnus Pluto Februs were called the Gods of Hell whom the heathen said had the rule of the evil Spirits there and from Pluto Februs was the twelfth Month called February Sch. Who have been the Ministers and Instructers of these people that they are erred so from Scripture-Example Let me have some marks and signs by which I may know the Deceivers and false Prophets Mast The marks the Scriptures give of Deceivers and false Prophets are these I shall set them down in short that thou maist remember them the better 1. They are such as bear rule by their Means Jer. 30.31 Mat. 10.19 20. 2. They are such as seek for their Gain from their Quarters Isa 56. 3. They seek for the Fleece and make a prey upon the People Ezek. 34.1 2 3. 4. They are such as preach for Hire and Divine for Money Mic. 2.11 5. They cry Peace so long as People put into their Mouthes but when any come to see them to be Deceivers and cannot put into their Mouthes nor give them Gifts then they prepare War against them Mic. 3.5 Hos 6.9 6. They run when the Lord never sent them and prophesie Lies in his Name Jer. 14.4 7. They stand praying in the Synagogues They love the uppermost Rooms at Feasts and the chief Seats in the Synagogues and love Greetings in the Markets and to be called of men Master and they make them broad Philacteries on their Garments that they may be taken notice of for they do that they do to be seen of men and are proud and covetous and they come of Cain's Stock for they are full of Envy and are in Balaam's way who was erred from the Spirit of God and received the Wages of Unrighteousness and so do they 2 Peter 2. Judge 11. 8. They are such as sprinkle Infants for which they have no rule in Scripture and tell people it is an Ordinance of Christ when it is but one of their own Inventions and so are Liars and Deceivers 9. They tell people they shall never be free from Sin whilst they live here 10. They are made Ministers by the Will of man and men uphold them If thou meetest with them and seest those Fruits brought forth by them then beware of them for they have got on sheeps Cloathing but inwardly they are ravening VVolves Sch. How may I know the true Ministers Mast I may give thee some Marks how to know them 1. The true Ministers of Christ as they have received the Gift of God freely so they minister freely from the same as good Stewards of the manifold Grace of God and they do unto all Men as they would have all Men do unto them 2. They do not strive for Mastership like the false Prophets but
Instructions FOR RIGHT-SPELLING AND PLAIN DIRECTIONS FOR Reading and Writing TRUE ENGLISH With several delightful things very Useful and Necessary both for Young and Old to Read and Learn By G. Fox London Printed for Benjamin Clark in George-Yard in Lombard-street 1683. THE TABLE 1. The several sorts of Letters 2. Letters joyned 3. Words divided into Syllables 4. The Child's Lesson 5. Proper Names in Scriptures divided into Syllables and the Signification of them in English together with other memorable Passages mentioned in Scripture 6. The Reason of the Names of the Books of Moses and other Books 7. The Signification of the seven Arts. 8. Weights Measures and Coyns mentioned in Scripture reduc'd into our English Valuation 9. The Marks of a true Christian 10. The Names which the Devil in Scripture are call'd by 11. The Names which the Children of God are call'd by 12. What Christ is called 13. The Catechism 14. Proverbs and shortwise Sentences 15. Directions to Spell and read truly 16. The seven Points observed in Reading for keeping the Sence with Directions for Notes 17. How to spell such Words which are alike in Sound yet unlike in Signification 18. Hard Words used in our English Tongue explained 19. Proper Names in Scripture with their Signification in English 20. The Seven Numeral Letters 21. How any Number may be exprest by Letters 22. The Table of Numeration whereby any Number may be exprest in Letters or Figures 23. The Table of Multiplication 24. Concerning Weights and Measures 25. A ready way to reckon what ones daily Expences come unto in the whole Year 26. To know the Value of any Sum and how to set it down The Roman small Letters a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s s t u v w x y z c. The Roman Capitals A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V U W X Y Z. The Italick small Letters and Capitals a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s s tu v w x y z c. A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z. English small Letters and Capitals a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r r s s t u v w x y z. A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z. Double Letters and Consonants ct ff fi ffi fl ffl ll sh si ssi sl ss st c. fi fs si ss ff ss sf Vowels a e i o u. Words of one Syllable AB ac ad af ag ak al am an ap ar at ax az Ba ca da fa ga ha ja ka la ma na pa ra sa ta va qua wa ya xa za Bab bac bad baf bag bak bal bam ban bap bar bas bat bay baz Ab abs bab gab hab habs jab kab chab lab mab nab rab sab zab shab sheb eb deb keb reb zeb leb lebs lib lyb ib bid dib gib jib kib mib nib rib phib Words of many Syllables Divided A A╌bo╌li╌shed a╌bo╌mi╌na╌ti╌on ab╌sence ab╌sti╌nence a╌bun╌dance ac╌cep╌ta╌ti╌on ac╌com╌pa╌ny ac╌com╌plish╌ed ac╌cor╌ding╌ly ac╌cu╌sto╌med ac╌know╌ledge ac╌quaint╌ed ad╌mi╌ni╌stred╌ ad╌ver╌si╌ty a╌dul╌te╌ry ad╌vo╌cate ad╌ver╌tise af╌fright a╌li╌e╌nate al╌migh╌ty a╌maze╌ment Am╌bas╌sage Am╌bas╌sa╌dor an╌swer╌eth appre╌hend╌eth B Babe ba╌nish╌ment bap╌tism bap╌tized back╌ward bat╌tel╌ment be╌lieve be╌moan be╌wail╌eth bit╌ter╌ness blade blas╌pheme blas╌phe╌my blas╌phe╌mous blos╌som bo╌som bot╌tel boun╌ti╌ful╌ness bread╌corn break breath breeding brink bro╌ther╌ly bur╌den╌som bursting C Ca╌la╌mi╌ty Cal╌dron Can╌dle╌stick Cap╌ti╌vi╌ty Cap╌tain Car╌ri╌er Car╌pen╌ter Cart╌wheel Case╌ment Ca╌ter╌pil╌lar ce╌le╌sti╌al Cen╌tu ri╌on ce╌re╌mo╌nies cer╌tain╌ly Chaff chain chal╌lenge cham╌ber chan╌nel cha╌ri╌ta╌ble cha╌stize╌ment check Chro╌ni╌cles cir╌cuits cir╌cum╌cise col╌lec╌tion co╌lo╌ny co╌lour com╌mo╌di╌ous con╌course com╌pas╌sion D Dam╌age de╌cease deem╌ed de fraud╌ed de╌nounce de╌scribe devote de╌vo╌ted dif╌fe╌rence dis╌ap╌pointed di╌scern dis╌charge dis╌ci╌pline dis╌dain╌ed dis╌honour dis╌plea╌sure dis╌pos╌sess dis╌solve di╌stinct╌ly dis╌tract╌ed dis╌tri╌bu╌ti╌on di╌vine do╌mi╌ni╌on dou╌ble draught Dro╌me╌da╌ry drop╌sie drought drow╌si╌ness Dwarf E Each╌Ea╌gle ear╌nest╌ly eighth╌ly e╌di╌fi╌ca╌ti╌on em╌bold╌ned Em╌rald Em╌rods Em╌pire E╌ne╌my er╌ror es╌chew es╌pe╌ci╌al╌ly es╌pi╌ed es╌pou╌sals e╌stablish e╌stran╌ged e╌ven╌ing e╌ver╌last╌ing e╌vil Eu╌nuch Ewe ex╌cess ex╌ce╌cra╌tion Ex╌or╌cists Ex╌tor╌ti╌o╌ners ex╌tre╌mi╌ty F Faith╌ful fal╌low fal╌si╌fy╌ing fa╌shi╌oned fa╌thom fa╌vour╌a╌ble fea╌ther╌ed fellow╌ship fer╌vent╌ly few╌el fierce╌ness fil╌thi ness fi╌nish Fir╌ma╌ment flat╌ter╌eth for╌bear╌ance for╌ci╌ble G Gad╌dest gar nissi╌ed ga╌ther╌ed gazeing ge╌ne╌a╌lo╌gies ge╌ne╌ra╌ti╌on gli╌stering gloo╌mi╌ness glo╌ri╌ous go╌vern╌men gor╌ge╌ous Grand╌mo╌ther grant gree╌diness grieve griev╌ous╌ness gush╌ed H Ha╌bi╌ta╌ble hast haste hail hand╌ker╌chief haugh╌ti╌ness ha╌vock Hawk heark╌ned Hea╌then He╌brew Hei╌fer height Heirs helve Herb He╌re╌ticks He╌ritage hew╌ed Hymn Hy╌sop I I╌dle╌ness I╌do╌la╌try jea╌lou╌sie jeo╌par╌dy Ig╌no╌mi╌ny il╌sa╌vour╌ed il╌lu╌mi╌na╌ted i╌ma╌gine im╌po╌ve╌rish╌ed in╌cou╌rage in╌con╌ti╌nen╌cy in╌dea╌vour in╌dig╌na╌ti╌on in╌dict╌ing in╌ter╌med╌dle K Kin╌dled Kin╌dred Kins╌man kned kneel Knife knit Knives knock know╌ledge Key kill Kit╌tle ker╌chiefs kikneys kind╌ness L La╌bour╌ing lurk╌ing lance lanch╌ed lan╌guage lan╌guish lant╌horns la╌sci╌vi╌ous╌ness la╌tin lat╌tess laugh╌ed la╌vish leaves league ledg╌es lea╌sure leo╌pard lewd╌ness Lieu╌te╌nant li╌quor let╌ters loath╌some lodge loss lost M Ma╌gi╌ci╌an Ma╌gi╌strate Mai╌den maim╌ed man╌ger main╌te╌nance mar╌ri╌age mer╌chan╌dize mar╌ve╌lous╌ly Mer╌chant men╌stru╌ous mil╌li╌ons mis╌chief mis╌chie╌vous Mar╌ri╌ners Moon mor╌ga╌ged Mouls mu╌ni╌ti╌on Myrrh N Nail╌ing nought Na╌vy ne╌ces╌sa╌ry ne╌ces╌si╌ty near╌er neg╌lect╌ed Neigh╌bour neigh╌ing nei╌ther Ne╌phew Net╌tles Noise not with╌stan╌ding nou╌rish╌ed nur╌ture O O╌ce╌an Oar Oak ob╌scure ob╌scu╌ri╌ty ob╌ser╌va╌ti╌on ob╌sti╌nate off╌scour╌ing off╌spring op por╌tu╌nity op╌pose Or╌phans Oint╌ment P Pa╌ci╌fi╌eth pain╌ful╌ness pale╌ness par╌ta╌ker par╌ti╌a╌li╌ty par╌ti╌cu╌lar╌ly par╌ti╌ti╌on Par╌tridge pas╌sage Pastor pa╌sture pat╌tern pa╌ti╌ence pa╌tri╌mo╌ny peace╌a╌bly pe╌de╌grees pen╌knife pe╌nu╌ry pe╌ril╌ous pe rish╌ed per╌ni╌ci╌ous per╌pe╌tu╌al pe╌sti╌lent Phy╌lo╌so╌phers Phy╌si╌ci╌an Pi╌ge╌ons Pil╌grims Plague Plai╌ster plea╌sant╌ness Plough plow╌ed plunge po╌pu╌lous pos╌sess pos╌ses╌sor potsherd pot╌tage pre╌de╌sti╌na╌ted pre╌he╌mi╌nence Q Quails quan╌ti╌ty quar╌rel quar╌ries quen╌ched quick╌ned que╌sti╌on╌ed R Rai╌ment Rain╌bow rai╌ny ra╌vished rea╌di╌ness rec╌kon╌ed re╌con╌ci╌li╌a╌ti╌on re╌new╌ing re╌noun╌ced renown╌ed re╌pair╌er re╌pe╌ti╌ti╌on re╌ple╌nish re╌pro╌bate re╌proof re╌qui╌red re╌ward re╌ceive re╌sem╌blance re╌veal re╌ve╌nue re╌vive re╌volt roof rough╌ly S Sab╌bath Sa╌vi╌our sa╌vour╌est Scar╌let scat╌ter╌ed Scep╌ter Schism Scho╌lar School╌master Sci╌ence scoff Scorch Scorn Scor╌pi╌on Scourge Scour╌ing Scrip╌ture Scribe Scur╌vy scum seam seaze se╌cure╌ly seeth╌ing seize sel╌vedge Se╌pul╌chre lew╌ed sheaf sheaves sheath She╌kel shield shi╌ning shod Shoes siege sic╌kle sieve sifted sigh sight sign sin╌gle╌ness sleep slight slaugh╌ter slight╌ly slug╌gard slum ber sojourn journ so╌lid so╌lemn so╌lem╌ni╌ty so╌li╌ta╌ri╌ly South╌say╌er Sor╌ce╌rer Soul╌di╌er sprung spun square Sto╌ma╌cher strait╌way strai╌ten╌ed stroak slur╌dy sub╌ject suc╌ceed suc╌cour╌ed suc╌ked su╌ste╌nance swol╌len swoon╌ed T Tack╌ling Tail Tale╌bear╌er Tan╌ner tar╌ry tar╌ry╌ing tast taught te╌di╌ous Teeth temp╌ta╌ti╌on te╌nour ter╌re╌stri╌al ter╌ri╌fie ter╌ror Thief Thi╌stle through╌out throw╌ing tongs tongues took╌est tooth torn tos╌sing
the Den and no manner of hurt was found upon him because he believed in his God And by the Commandment of the King those Men that had accused Daniel were brought and were cast into the Den of Lions even they their Children and Wives and the Lions had the master of them and brake their Bones in pieces before they came at the ground of the Den. This Daniel also delivered Susanna from the two wicked Judges he destroyed Bell and his Temple and slew the Dragon which they Worshipped Neâ•Œbuâ•Œchadâ•Œneâ•Œzer signifies the mourning of the Generation or wailing of Judgment he was King of Babel he conquered Egypt and destroyed Jerusalem he erected an Image of Gold and commanded it should be honoured decreed That whosoever refused to fall down to the said Imag should be cast into a hot fiery Furnace he dwelt seven years amongst wild Beasts The three Children were cast into the fiery Furnace for not worshipping the Image but God delivered them out of the Furnace Joâ•Œsiâ•Œah signifies the Fire or burning of the Lord the son of Zephaniah Iddo prophesied of him That he should destroy the Idolatry of Jeroboam he was made King of Judah and he put down Idols and caused Baals Priests to be put to death Iâ•Œsaiâ•Œah signifies the Health or Salvation of the Lord he was a Prophet of the Lord. Zaâ•Œchaâ•Œriâ•Œah signifies Mindful of the Lord. Matâ•Œthew signifies Given or a Reward he was an Apostle called by Christ Jeâ•Œsus signifies A Saviour or The Lord a Saviour the son of God a Voice from Heaven said unto him Thou art my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased he came of the Seed of David whose Kingdom endureth forever Christ signifies Anointed at the Age of twelve years Jesus disputed with the Doctors and the People were astonished at his Wisdom yet many would not believe he was the Christ because he descended of so low Parentage and said Is not this the Carpenter's Son Great Multitudes followed him and he healed many diseases his coming and Preaching was in great humility he was Mocked Persecuted and put to Death by the Jews the chief Priests perswaded the Multitude to ask of Pilate that Christ might be put to Death after his death they persecuted his Apostles and Imprisoned Peter and John and commanded they should preach no more in the Name of Jesus and also Stoned Stephen to death And King Herod persecuted the Christians Killed James the Brother of John with the Sword and because he saw it pleased the Jews he Imprisoned Peter also Paul signifies Marvel or marvelously he was an Apostle of Christ he was marvelously converted from being a Persecutor of the Church of Christ to be an Apostle and an elect Vessel of God Peâ•Œter signifies a Stone or Rock an Apostle of Christ John signifies The Grace of God or Gift or Mercy of the Lord the Son of Zebedee he and his Brother James were called by Christ as they were mending their Nets to be Apostles John was Banished into the Isle of Pathmos Tiâ•Œmoâ•Œthy signifies The honour of God or the honouring of God or precious to God Titus signifies Honourable Thomas signifies a Twin Philip signifies a Warrier or lover of Horses Saâ•Œmaâ•Œriâ•Œtans signifies Keepers marvelous hard thorny places or Dreggs The reason of the Names of the Books of Moses and other Books THE Hebrews usually named their Books from some of the first Words in the beginning of each As the first they called Beâ•Œreâ•Œshith that is In the Beginning the first word of that Book The second they called Veâ•Œleâ•Œsheâ•Œmeth which signifies Now these are the Names The third they called Vaâ•Œjiâ•Œkra which signifies And called for so it begins in the Hebrew The fourth Bamâ•Œmidâ•Œbar which signifies In the Wilderness The Lord spake to Moses in the Wilderness The fifth Elâ•Œleâ•Œhaâ•Œdabâ•Œbaâ•Œrim which signifies These the Words The Greek Interpreters and others from them called the first Genesis that is Generation because it declares the Creation and Generation of the World and of Men. The second Exodus which signifies A passing out because in it is declared the passing out of the Children of Israel out of Egypt in the beginning of that Book The third Liviticus because in it is declared the Laws and Order of the Levites The fourth Numbers because in the beginning thereof is the sum of the Children of Israel The fifth Deuterenomy which is Second Law the Law repeated the second time Judges is called from the Declaration of Judges that judged Israel before the Kings Kings from the Declaration of the Kings that reigned in Israel after the Judges Chronicles signifies a declaration of the things that were done in their several times Ecclesiastes signifieth the Preacher because so it begins The words of the Preaher The rest are named from the names of the Writers or things easie to be understood As Colossians signifies punished Corinthians signifies filled Ephesus signifies desirable Thessalonica signifies the other Victory of God The Signification of the seven Arts. THE word Grammar comes of a Word that fignifies to write Rhetorick of a Word that signifies to speak fluently Logick of a Word that signifies to speak and reason Astronomy signifies the Law or Distribution of the Stars Geometry signifies measuring of the Earth Musick signifies the Muses Art or Authors of Songs or Poetry Arithmetick comes of a Word that signifies Number Weights Measures and Coyns mentioned in Scriptures reduced into our English valuation Of Shekels there were three sorts A Common Shekel which weighed a quarter of an ounce and was worth fifteen pence The Kings Shekel weighed three Drachms that is in our Mony twenty two pence Half-peny The Shekel of the Temple weighed directly half an ounce and was worth two shillings six pence The Jews had three sorts of Talents The Common Talent which weighed three thousand quarters of an ounce or common Shekel amounts to six thousand Drachms which is one hundred eighty seven pound ten shillings The Kings Talent weighed three thousand of the Kings Shekels which amounted to nine thousand Drachms which is two hundred eighty one pound five shillings The Talent of the Temple or Sanctuary weighed three thousand Shekels of the Temple which is precisely so many half-ounces which amounteth to three hundred seventy five pounds A Silverling is often in Scripture used for a Shekel which is half an ounce and worth two shillings six pence for thirty of these Silverlings of the Sanctuary Christ was sold Mat. 26. which amounteth to three pound fifteen shillings English Mony The common Shekel of Gold weighed two Drachms and was worth fifteen shillings The Talent of Gold of the Temple weighed twelve thousand Drachms or Hungarian Ducats which is of our Mony forty five thousand pounds Abimelech King of Gerar said to Sarah I have given thy Brother an hundred Silverlings which were common Shekels which amounted to sixty two pounds sixteen shillings Gen. 20. Abraham bought a burying-place for his Wife Sarah for four hundred Shekels of Silver which are common