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A40205 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. Fox, George, 1624-1691. 1683 (1683) Wing F1851; ESTC R10555 40,035 132

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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