that_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n so_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v partake_v of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n proper_o so_o call_v the_o question_n be_v what_o manner_n of_o passover_n it_o be_v which_o he_o celebrate_v with_o they_o and_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v that_o which_o grotius_n call_v the_o mnemoneutical_a or_o commemorative_a passover_n and_o if_o you_o will_v know_v what_o manner_n of_o passover_n that_o be_v you_o may_v consult_v buxtorf_n in_o his_o talmudical_a lexicon_n under_o the_o word_n aphicomen_fw-mi and_o in_o his_o de_n coenoe_n dominicie_fw-la ritibus_fw-la &_o forma_fw-la and_o scaliger_n in_o his_o de_n coenoe_n dominicie_fw-la ritibus_fw-la &_o forma_fw-la and_o scaliger_n in_o his_o six_o de_fw-fr emendatione_fw-la temporum_fw-la i_o will_v not_o insist_v upon_o it_o at_o present_a in_o this_o place_n have_v do_v it_o already_o very_o large_o in_o some_o other_o paper_n a_o table_n of_o the_o first_o sabbath_n and_o second_o sabbath_n after_o the_o first_o nisan_fw-la nisan_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o 2._o 16._o 3._o 17._o 4._o 18._o 5._o 19_o 6._o 20._o 7._o 21._o finis_fw-la two_o exercitation_n the_o first_o attempt_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o jew_n till_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n be_v not_o allow_v the_o public_a and_o promiscous_a use_n of_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o second_o concern_v the_o true_a pronunciation_n of_o the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr or_o four_o letter_a name_n of_o god_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o also_o concern_v the_o pythagorick_a tetractys_n and_o other_o philological_a matter_n that_o have_v a_o connexion_n with_o it_o be_v the_o second_o and_o last_o part_n of_o the_o digression_n in_o the_o addition_n to_o the_o sermon_n before_o sir_n p._n w._n by_o john_n turner_n late_a fellow_n of_o christ_n college_n in_o cambridge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cuncta_fw-la prius_fw-la tentanda_fw-la sed_fw-la immedicabile_fw-la vulnus_fw-la ense_n recidendum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la pars_fw-la sincera_fw-la trabatur_fw-la london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1684._o reverendo_fw-la admodum_fw-la patri_fw-la et_fw-la praenobili_fw-la viro_fw-la henderico_n volente_fw-la faventéque_fw-la deo_fw-la antistiti_fw-la londinatum_n etc._n etc._n johannes_n turner_n voti_fw-la exit_fw-la aliqua_fw-la svi_fw-la parte_fw-la nondum_fw-la soluti_fw-la reus_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la residuum_fw-la pernumeran_n et_fw-la persolvens_fw-la fidem_fw-la liberat_fw-la &_o voto_fw-la liberatur_fw-la the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n if_o the_o usefulness_n of_o these_o discourse_n will_v not_o fpeak_v their_o apology_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v so_o little_a of_o kin_n to_o any_o thing_n of_o a_o sermon_n which_o be_v the_o only_a occasion_n of_o their_o writing_n than_o i_o shall_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n for_o any_o other_o defence_n and_o must_v submit_v upon_o discretion_n to_o the_o censure_n of_o my_o reader_n who_o be_v my_o proper_a judge_n and_o from_o who_o sentence_n there_o lie_v no_o far_a remedy_n or_o appeal_v i_o do_v not_o till_o very_o late_o intend_v to_o publish_v the_o first_o of_o these_o discourse_n but_o because_o i_o find_v i_o have_v refer_v to_o it_o in_o the_o latter_a if_o it_o may_v be_v call_v the_o latter_a for_o they_o be_v indeed_o all_o but_o one_o and_o the_o reflection_n upon_o this_o will_v do_v a_o kindness_n to_o several_a passage_n which_o may_v otherwise_o seem_v absurd_a therefore_o i_o have_v persuade_v it_o to_o come_v abroad_o lest_o otherwise_o you_o may_v think_v i_o to_o be_v haunt_v with_o feverish_a apparition_n and_o to_o refer_v to_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la or_o lest_o you_o shall_v chance_v to_o loose_v your_o way_n when_o you_o be_v so_o oblige_o dispose_v as_o to_o design_n i_o a_o visit_n and_o for_o morefield_n instead_o of_o st._n thomas_n mistake_v one_o sort_n of_o hospital_n for_o another_o i_o have_v nothing_o far_a to_o add_v but_o that_o if_o you_o will_v pardon_v these_o digression_n for_o this_o once_o i_o will_v engage_v to_o you_o solemn_o and_o verbo_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la which_o be_v a_o very_a sacred_a way_n of_o plight_v faith_n before_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o popish-plot_n to_o be_v more_o close_a and_o pertinent_a for_o the_o future_a and_o if_o what_o i_o have_v do_v already_o may_v have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o meet_v with_o candid_a acceptance_n it_o will_v give_v i_o encouragement_n as_o well_o to_o finish_v with_o cheerfulness_n and_o vigour_n what_o be_v now_o upon_o my_o hand_n as_o to_o launch_v out_o far_o into_o new_a design_n for_o the_o improvement_n of_o learning_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o world_n farewell_n the_o first_o exercitation_n be_v but_o very_o short_a and_o have_v but_o few_o particular_n need_v no_o particular_a enumeration_n of_o the_o content_n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o be_v as_o follow_v the_o content_n aben_n ezra_n accuse_v the_o samaritan_n of_o worship_v ashima_n be_v guilty_a either_o of_o a_o equivocation_n or_o a_o downright_a falsehood_n pag._n 199._o asima_n what_o ib._n the_o secret_a of_o the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr not_o unknown_a to_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o author_n of_o toledoth_n jesus_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v by_o a_o testimony_n of_o suidas_n but_o nothing_o can_v be_v safe_o affirm_v or_o deny_v upon_o such_o testimony_n as_o these_o 200_o our_o saviour_n can_v not_o belong_v proper_o to_o the_o aaronical_a or_o jewish_a priesthood_n be_v not_o descend_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n otherwise_o than_o by_o the_o mother_n side_n ib._n the_o testimony_n of_o philo_n judaeus_n concern_v the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr produce_v and_o prove_v from_o it_o that_o philo_n judaeus_n have_v not_o read_v the_o original_a book_n of_o moses_n himself_o upon_o which_o that_o testimony_n pretend_v to_o rely_v 200_o 201._o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n concern_v it_o produce_v 201._o from_o whence_o it_o appear_v plain_o that_o josephus_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o four_o letter_a name_n of_o god_n as_o that_o name_n be_v represent_v in_o its_o hebrew_a form_n and_o appearance_n 202._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o citation_n of_o josephus_n be_v vowel_n proper_o so_o call_v in_o opposition_n to_o consonant_n or_o mute_a and_o unsounding_a letter_n prove_v against_o jos_n scaliger_n ib._n the_o name_n of_o god_n according_a to_o josephus_n in_o this_o place_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ib._n a_o second_o place_n of_o josephus_n concern_v the_o ineffable_a or_o unutterable_a name_n of_o god_n 202_o 203._o two_o reason_n why_o it_o come_v to_o be_v so_o great_a a_o secret_a even_o among_o the_o jew_n themselves_o 203._o first_o reason_n the_o general_n reverence_n which_o have_v prevail_v in_o all_o nation_n for_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o so_o much_o that_o even_o among_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o they_o be_v use_v to_o omit_v his_o name_n even_o at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o they_o swear_v by_o it_o say_v only_o in_o a_o elliptical_a way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pindar_z aristophanes_n and_o the_o anthology_n explain_v 203_o 204._o the_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o jewish_a ignorance_n of_o this_o sacred_a name_n to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o version_n of_o the_o 70._o who_o have_v render_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o any_o where_o mention_v the_o name_n itself_o 204_o 205._o but_o though_o josephus_n be_v himself_o ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a pronunciation_n of_o this_o name_n yet_o from_o what_o he_o have_v say_v there_o be_v sufficient_a light_n afford_v to_o discover_v it_o 205_o 206._o the_o second_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n resume_v and_o that_o he_o speak_v there_o of_o the_o ehjeh_n asher_n ehjeh_n which_o be_v that_o name_n of_o god_n in_o which_o moses_n deliver_v his_o message_n to_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n 206._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ib._n the_o same_o with_o ehjoh_o which_o be_v afterward_o prove_v to_o have_v be_v the_o old_a punctation_n 207._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v but_o three_o letter_n whereas_o ehjoh_n have_v four_o and_o why_o ib._n the_o reason_n give_v for_o it_o confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o bochartus_fw-la in_o a_o resemble_v instance_n ib._n neither_o the_o javoh_o of_o bochartus_fw-la nor_o the_o jahoh_o of_o st._n jerome_n be_v the_o true_a and_o ancient_a pronunciation_n of_o the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr 207._o which_o be_v still_o far_o confirm_v 208._o ad_fw-la calcem_fw-la pag._n the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr consist_v exact_o of_o the_o same_o letter_n in_o st._n jerome_n '_o s_o time_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o our_o masoretâ—â—â—al_a bibles_n and_o
the_o basilidian_o be_v in_o some_o copy_n style_v abraxan_n but_o the_o former_a be_v the_o true_a read_n and_o why_o 293_o 294._o zabratus_n as_o much_o as_o jah_n berith_n the_o god_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 294._o why_o say_v to_o be_v a_o babylonian_a 294_o 295._o in_o what_o sense_n pythagoras_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v converse_v with_o zabratus_n and_o of_o the_o likeness_n and_o resemblance_n betwixt_o the_o doctrine_n of_o pythagoras_n deliver_v by_o zabratus_n and_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n in_o three_o particular_n 295._o of_o the_o dissimilitude_n or_o disagreement_n betwixt_o pythagoras_n and_o moses_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o 295_o 296._o sanchuniathon_n note_v ibid._n but_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a that_o zabratus_n may_v be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o idol_n the_o same_o with_o bahal_n berith_n in_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n because_o the_o name_n jah_n though_o it_o be_v of_o right_a incommunicable_a and_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o true_a god_n yet_o this_o hinder_v not_o but_o this_o may_v be_v apply_v by_o the_o heathen_n to_o their_o idol_n because_o they_o take_v they_o to_o be_v such_o and_o this_o beside_o what_o be_v say_v afterward_o concern_v zamolxis_n may_v serve_v for_o a_o far_a indication_n that_o the_o name_n jah_n which_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o incommunicable_a as_o the_o tetragrammation_n itself_o be_v no_o secret_a to_o the_o heathen_a world_n 296_o 297._o bahal_n berith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unskilful_o confound_v with_o abibalus_n which_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o true_a god_n be_v as_o much_o as_o el_n abib_fw-la deus_fw-la spicarum_fw-la so_o call_v from_o the_o change_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o jewish_a year_n from_o tisri_n to_o nisan_fw-la or_o abib_fw-la the_o confusedness_n of_o sanchuniathon_n '_o s_o history_n be_v again_o perstringed_a 297._o four_o reason_n assign_v to_o strengthen_v my_o conjecture_n concern_v abibalus_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o true_a god_n from_o 297_o to_o 300._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o 298._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o neptune_n mos_n or_o moy_n for_o water_n in_o the_o egyptian_a language_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o with_o isaac_n annobret_n with_o sarah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o rovach_n elohim_n or_o the_o spirit_n or_o breath_n of_o god_n in_o sanchuniathon_n for_o which_o three_o discovery_n i_o acknowledge_v myself_o indebt_v to_o bochartus_n 299._o notwithstanding_o the_o manifest_a anachronism_n and_o other_o mistake_n or_o imposition_n of_o sanchuniathon_n yet_o his_o agreement_n with_o moses_n be_v a_o testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o mosaic_a write_n ibid._n zamolxis_n the_o same_o with_o jah_n moloc_n 300._o much_o ancient_a than_o pythagoras_n according_a to_o herodotus_n ibid._n worship_v for_o saturn_n according_a to_o mnaseas_n in_o the_o etymologist_n and_o suidas_n and_o this_o be_v a_o far_a confirmation_n that_o zamolxis_n and_o moloc_n be_v the_o same_o ibid._n appease_v also_o by_o humane_a sacrifice_n as_o moloc_n be_v 300_o 301._o call_v gebeleizin_v from_o a_o hebrew_n word_n which_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o terminus_n or_o jupiter_n terminalis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o herodotus_n express_o call_v zamolxis_n ibid._n alagabalus_fw-la the_o tutelar_a of_o emissa_fw-la whence_o he_o have_v his_o name_n ibid._n several_a other_o consideration_n to_o prove_v that_o jah_n and_o zamolxis_n be_v at_o least_o so_o far_o the_o same_o as_o that_o the_o first_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o latter_a first_o he_o be_v worship_v without_o a_o image_n and_o suppose_v to_o have_v his_o peculiar_a residence_n in_o heaven_n from_o whence_o god_n by_o the_o ancient_a jew_n be_v call_v shamajim_a several_a place_n of_o scripture_n be_v explain_v and_o two_o passage_n of_o herodotus_n 301_o 302._o second_o the_o scythian_n believe_v of_o their_o zamolxis_n that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_a god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v none_o beside_o he_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o shoot_v up_o to_o heaven_n whenever_o it_o thunder_v and_o lighten_v in_o defiance_n of_o those_o meteor_n as_o insensible_a and_o dependent_a creature_n though_o other_o nation_n worship_v they_o for_o god_n 302_o 303._o three_o the_o scythian_n believe_v the_o transmigration_n of_o soul_n or_o the_o pass_n of_o the_o same_o soul_n successive_o through_o several_a humane_a body_n but_o that_o this_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o all_o but_o only_o to_o the_o good_a both_o of_o which_o be_v assert_v concern_v they_o by_o herodotus_n and_o both_o of_o these_o opinion_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o jew_n themselves_o in_o our_o saviour_n time_n from_o 303_o to_o 307._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodotus_n and_o hellanicus_n explain_v 304._o porphyry_n '_o s_o opinion_n concern_v the_o etymon_n and_o signification_n of_o the_o name_n zamolxis_n consider_v and_o refute_v 307_o 308_o 309._o zaleucus_n and_o charondas_n who_o they_o be_v a_o possible_a etymology_n of_o each_o of_o their_o name_n show_v with_o a_o detection_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o each_o and_o a_o caution_n to_o wariness_n in_o etymology_n which_o afford_v so_o large_a a_o field_n for_o fancy_n with_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o true_a analogy_n and_o signification_n of_o each_o of_o these_o name_n which_o conclude_v this_o discourse_n from_o 309_o to_o 312._o the_o first_o exercitation_n attempt_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o jew_n till_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n be_v not_o allow_v the_o public_a and_o promiscuous_a use_n of_o the_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v true_a that_o every_o jew_n in_o his_o private_a capacity_n be_v bind_v to_o transcribe_v one_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n as_o the_o rabbin_n will_v persuade_v we_o that_o i_o can_v make_v it_o very_o probable_a if_o not_o absolute_o certain_a that_o 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