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A14907 Exercitations divine Containing diverse questions and solutions for the right understanding of the Scriptures. Proving the necessitie, majestie, integritie, perspicuitie, and sense thereof. As also shewing the singular prerogatiues wherewith the Lord indued those whom he appointed to bee the pen-men of them. Together with the excellencie and use of divinitie above all humane sciences. All which are cleared out of the Hebrew, and Greeke, the two originall languages in which the Scriptures were first written, by comparing them with the Samaritane, Chaldie, and Syriack copies, and with the Greeke interpretors, and vulgar Latine translation. By Iohn Weemse, of Lathocker in Scotland, preacher of Christs Gospell. Weemes, John, 1579?-1636. 1632 (1632) STC 25212; ESTC S119565 155,578 222

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d baculus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l●ctus_fw-la the_o point_n example_n gen._n 47._o 31._o and_o israel_n bow_v himself_o gnal_n rosh_fw-mi hamitta_o upon_o bis_fw-la bed_n head_n but_o the_o apostle_n follow_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o seventy_o translate_n it_o he_o bow_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o his_o rod_n heb._n 11._o 21._o so_o cranium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d volumen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caput_fw-la cranium_fw-la psal_n 40._o 7._o for_o megilla_n the_o seventy_o read_v gilgole_v in_o capite_fw-la libri_fw-la for_o in_o volumine_fw-la libri_fw-la because_o they_o want_v the_o point_n and_o the_o apostle_n follow_v this_o read_n the_o five_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o ketibh_n volo_fw-la keri_fw-la when_o reason_n 5_o the_o word_n be_v write_v one_o way_n and_o read_v another_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diversity_n of_o read_v and_o write_v arise_v because_o the_o letter_n want_v the_o point_n 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zecer_n the_o point_n be_v not_o from_o the_o begin_n then_o but_o find_v out_o afterward_o by_o the_o masorath_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o teacher_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o gather_v the_o well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_fw-mi tradition_n of_o the_o father_n together_o such_o be_v the_o pharisee_n the_o second_o be_v the_o sopherim_n afterward_o call_v the_o masore_v these_o observe_v the_o letter_n and_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o read_n the_o three_o sort_n be_v the_o midrose_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cabalist_n who_o expound_v the_o scripture_n allegorical_o the_o scribe_n be_v from_o moses_n time_n who_o teach_v the_o people_n to_o read_v the_o law_n because_o the_o law_n want_v the_o point_n and_o christ_n call_v these_o the_o