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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	time_n	word_n	write_v	4,884	5	5.4567	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

as in musick there is a brve and a long note the third is larger yet containing the perfect member of a Sentence and so as in musick has more of length or quantity the last doth bring the whole Sentence to a full Period and is the perfecting and filling up of all the parts and Members of it like as in Musick Natural there are distinct Pauses or Rests which have shorter or longer intermissions and cessations of sound Breve-Rest or long Rest according to the measures and Proportions of time wherein natural Organs and the breathing faculty should mutually direct and help each other as to the manner of Pronunciation that we be neither too much Minim nor too much Maxim we should know how to keep Time and give every particular note of distinction its due measure without making it either longer or shorter than it ought to be Musitians do this by a Constant motion of the hand or Foot or imagination down and up successively and equally Divided every down and up being called a Time measure-note or Time-note the lively pulses in our own arteries sinnews and veines and the little minutes of a steady going watch or Pendulum do help somewhat to measure this motion in like manner is it applicable to the Notes of distinction for pointing of Sentences and look as in Musick where two Minim-Rests do stand together in common Time there it may be Supposed that the First belongs to the Foregoing Time and the second to the Time following thus is it useful in pointing the Sentences to know thereby the meaning of words relating to the Context as they have an Eye to what doth go before or to what doth follow after or to both and the Musitians have a mark or Arch commonly set at the end of a Song or Lesson to signify the close or Conclusion These things have foundation in Nature that the Spirit and Soul in breathing when tired out by long speech may resume and recover its forces and strength by due spaces and pauses and that the Oration and Sentence may thereby be rendred the more perspicuous and intelligible Oration or Speech I mean that which is in a perfect Sentence compleat in all its parts and members being as to the present matter in hand a distinct complexion of Hebrew words or a comprehending or agreement of such words in a Sentence till the Sentence be brought to a just period or conclusion whereby the opinion judgment or sentence of the mind is brought forth in word or in writing which complexion is sometimes drawn out into more length at other times brought into a less shortness Therefore the nature of the thing itself doth shew the necessariness and usefulness of distinctions which is to be denoted by certain points according as the parts of the Sentence are imperfect or the whole of it is perfect so that those Hebrew punctations and Accentuations which do evidently point out these Particulars must be acknowledged as natural and Essential to the right understanding of Scripture Sentences in the Hebrew Tongue the (v) 1 Sam. 18. 18. Scripture in the Margin may be taken for an instance as also the 111 Psal where every distinct point of a Sentence doth begin with a second letter according to the order of the Hebrew Alphabet whereby this Doctrine of Punctations is commended and preserved and secured in the very nature of the Letters which is note-worthy The same has a like remark set upon it in the 112 Psalm as observable The Book of the Proverbs is full of Distinct Sentences where the members of the Sentences do Naturally distinguish themselves either by the comparison similitude opposition or such like Even instruments of musick as well as the voice of the musician has * 1 Cor. 14. 7 8. 2 Tim. 2. 15. Lev. 1. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Distinction not only for sound in Tunes in Notes as opposed to union nor only for time but also for the parts of the Song The Holy Scriptures are distinguished into its several Sections the word of truth must be Rightly cut as the Dissecting of the offering was to be into the Natural pieces and parts thereof which did figure the office and work of a Minister of Christ in Church Assemblies It might not be a confused handling or a disordered mangling but it must be the Natural parts both in reading and interpreting The Pronunciation and the reading † Neh. 8. 7 8. Lev. 24. 12. Job 23. 12. Det. 27. 8. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Piel expressit verbis aut characteribus should be according to the writing as the Mouth of Jehovah had spoken it and as it is written in Characters words and Sentences How monstrous therefore was that evil invented fiction of those Hebrews who were so bold as to affirm that Jehovah Aelohim spake the ten words or commands at one moment of time all and every of the letters Syllables Words sentences in one breath without any interspiration pause or distinction as if it had all of it been but only one continued word whereas how could it be understood if it were not uttered distinctly and if it were not understood how could it be obeyed How could it be said that Aelohim spake all those ‖ Exod. 20. 1. 34. 27 28. Deut. 10. 4. words and that Moses wrote words the ten words if they had been all but one such confused Indistinct word which expression of words is used for whole sentences or commands as Paul saith elsewhere * Gal. 5. 14. one word when there were divers words in it and when he rehearsed the sum of all the Commandments of the Duties of man towards his neighbour † Mar. 7. 13. Mat. 15. 6. what also in one place is called the word of God in another place is called the commandment of God and this must be after the tenour rather over or upon the Mouth so is the Hebrew of these same words The Greek of the New Testament doth also give us further light in this Subject-Matter ‖ Luk. 4. 17s Act. 8. 32. Heb. 2. 6. 4. 4. 5. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Pet. 2. 6. Rom. 10. 18. Heb. 3. 7. Mat. 21. 13. John 8. 17. Mat. 1. 22. Mat. 2. 17. Mark 12. 26. Act. 1. 20. 13. 33. Col. 3. 16. where we may meet with words that do signifie and set out sometimes an whole Book or Psalm at other times an whole entire matter treated of a comprehension or complexion a certain text or versicle of Scripture an intire sentence or part of a sentence A part of Scripture is mentioned where neither the Penman of that Book is named nor the particular place in that Book or the holy Spirit the Inspirer and Inditer is named or such a phrase is made use of as is mentioned Indefinitly or in general terms it is written or In the law it is written or a prophet is Indefinitely spoken of but not

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