Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	christian_a	church_n	true_a	7,329	5	5.0567	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97086	The considerator considered: or, A brief view of certain considerations upon the Biblia polyglotta, the prolegomena and appendix thereof. Wherein, amongst other things, the certainty, integrity, and divine authority of the original texts, is defended, against the consequences of athiests, papists, antiscripturists, &c. inferred from the various readings, and novelty of the Hebrew points, by the author of the said Considerations. The Biblia polyglotta, and translations therein exhibited, with various readings, prolegomena and appendix, vindicated from his aspersions and calumnies. And the questions about the punctation of the Hebrew text, the various readings, and the ancient Hebrew character briefly handled. / By Br. Walton. D.D.	Walton, Brian, 1600-1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing W657; Thomason E1860_1; ESTC R204072	144,833	308

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virulent_a way_n of_o censure_v may_v be_v without_o excuse_n for_o as_o juo_n ep._n 219._o quia_fw-la falsitas_fw-la praecessit_fw-la oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la veritas_fw-la subsequatur_fw-la quae_fw-la latrocinia_fw-la noctis_fw-la detegat_fw-la not_o that_o i_o intend_v to_o follow_v he_o in_o all_o his_o confuse_a maze_n extravagancy_n and_o cautology_n but_o only_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o material_a point_n which_o be_v right_o state_v and_o the_o truth_n prove_v or_o vindicate_v i_o shall_v submit_v all_o to_o the_o judicious_a and_o indifferent_a reader_n chap._n ii_o i_o the_o occasion_n and_o motive_n of_o publish_v the_o consideration_n ii_o the_o adversary_n begin_v with_o a_o untruth_n iii_o his_o sinister_a end_n write_v in_o english_a against_o a_o latin_a treatise_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o same_o book_n write_v in_o latin_a against_o the_o quaker_n iv._o his_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n candid_a and_o sincere_a deal_n v._o his_o dangerous_a assertion_n 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exhibit_v in_o the_o consideration_n and_o then_o what_o it_o be_v which_o be_v assert_v or_o maintain_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n and_o after_o we_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o particular_n ii_o but_o before_o we_o enter_v upon_o the_o several_a head_n we_o must_v consider_v one_o general_a charge_n mention_v p._n 205_o and_o which_o include_v most_o of_o the_o rest_n viz._n that_o except_v that_o figment_n of_o the_o jew_n corrupt_v the_o bible_n out_o of_o hatred_n to_o the_o christian_n and_o the_o thesis_n prefer_v this_o or_o that_o translation_n in_o general_a above_o the_o original_n there_o be_v no_o opinion_n that_o he_o know_v of_o that_o be_v ever_o ventilate_v among_o christian_n tend_v to_o the_o depression_n of_o the_o worth_n or_o impair_n the_o esteem_n of_o the_o hebrew_n copy_n which_o be_v not_o direct_o or_o by_o just_a consequence_n own_v in_o these_o prolegomina_fw-la this_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v most_o untrue_a in_o the_o severall_n 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gross_a corruption_n in_o they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o faith_n to_o rest_v upon_o p._n 147_o 158_o 159_o 206_o 314_o 345_o and_o epist_n p._n 9_o 10_o 21._o 2._o that_o there_o be_v other_o copy_n of_o the_o original_a hebrew_n and_o greek_a differ_v from_o those_o we_o now_o enjoy_v which_o be_v quite_o lose_v p._n 206._o 311_o 312._o epist_n p._n 10._o 3._o that_o the_o same_o sit_v have_v attend_v the_o scripture_n in_o its_o transcription_n as_o have_v do_v other_o book_n god_n providence_n watch_v no_o more_o over_o this_o than_o other_o book_n p._n 173._o 206._o 4._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o collect_v various_a reading_n &_o to_o correct_v the_o text_n upon_o mere_a conjecture_n p._n 151._o and_o 206._o 5_o that_o the_o keri_n and_o keti●_n be_v various_a reading_n &_o gather_v by_o some_o judaical_a rabbin_n out_o of_o ancient_a copy_n partly_o their_o creticall_a amendment_n or_o conjecture_n p._n 157._o 206._o 6._o that_o the_o end_n of_o print_v ancient_a translation_n in_o this_o bible_n be_v by_o they_o to_o correct_v the_o original_a text_n though_o there_o be_v no_o diversity_n in_o the_o copy_n p._n 158._o 206._o 311._o 314._o epist_n p._n 21._o 25._o to_o set_v they_o in_o competition_n with_o the_o text_n p._n 174._o 311._o 315._o ep._n p._n 9_o to_o correct_v the_o word_n of_o god_n p._n 180._o to_o correct_v the_o scripture_n p._n 344._o 7._o that_o the_o hebrew_n point_n or_o vowell_n and_o accent_n be_v a_o novel_a invention_n of_o some_o judaical_a rabbin_n about_o 500_o or_o 600._o year_n after_o the_o give_v out_o of_o the_o gospel_n p._n 157._o epist_n p._n 9_o 8._o that_o the_o vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v the_o arbitrary_a invention_n of_o the_o masorite_n who_o fix_v they_o to_o the_o text_n as_o they_o please_v p._n 208._o c._n 4_o in_o the_o content_n and_o p._n 117_o 218_o 9_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o change_v the_o vowell_n and_o accent_n at_o our_o pleasure_n p._n 250._o and_o p._n 217._o 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as_o it_o be_v understand_v in_o the_o first_o &_o pure_a time_n etc._n etc._n proleg_n 5._o sect._n 1._o 2_o 3._o 7._o that_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n consist_v of_o vowel_n and_o consonant_n and_o always_o have_v vowel_n as_o all_o other_o language_n have_v viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o which_o some_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o which_o ancient_o by_o joseph_n st._n hierom._n orig._n etc._n etc._n be_v call_v vowel_n and_o serve_v for_o vowel_n as_o in_o other_o eastern_a tongue_n the_o syr._n chald._n arab._n etc._n etc._n by_o their_o 22._o letter_n of_o which_o these_o be_v part_n the_o hebrew_n may_v and_o do_v express_v all_o their_o word_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o nation_n who_o have_v their_o letter_n &_o alphabet_n with_o the_o name_n and_o

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the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o chaldee_n unpointed_a which_o may_v be_v as_o true_o say_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o hebrew_n unpointed_a thesaur_n gram._n anno_fw-la 1609._o p._n 614._o incerta_fw-la in_o voce_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la extra_fw-la sententiam_fw-la posita_fw-la non_fw-la in_o continuata_fw-la &_o perfecta_fw-la sententia_fw-la etc._n etc._n arbitrarium_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la ignorantiae_fw-la tenebris_fw-la obductus_fw-la nigrum_fw-la arbitratur_fw-la esse_fw-la album_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la de_fw-la coloribus_fw-la judicat_fw-la non_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la sed_fw-la conveniens_fw-la sententiae_fw-la ratio_fw-la sed_fw-la certa_fw-la constansque_fw-la analogia_fw-la grammatica_fw-la veram_fw-la lectionem_fw-la moderatur_fw-la these_o thing_n consider_v most_o of_o our_o adversary_n reason_n especial_o that_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a about_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o text_n be_v answer_v all_o which_o be_v at_o 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be_v take_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o person_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o punctation_n who_o be_v man_n so_o unfit_a for_o so_o divine_a and_o admirable_a a_o work_n that_o of_o all_o the_o fable_n in_o the_o talmud_n he_o know_v none_o more_o incredible_a than_o this_o story_n viz._n that_o man_n 1._o who_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o church_n or_o people_n of_o god_n possessor_n only_o of_o the_o letter_n etc._n etc._n 2._o who_o be_v remote_a from_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n desperate_o engage_v against_o the_o truth_n enemy_n to_o the_o gospel_n 3._o under_o the_o special_a curse_n and_o vengeance_n of_o god_n 4._o feed_v themselves_o with_o vain_a fable_n and_o mischievous_a device_n against_o the_o gospel_n labour_v to_o set_v up_o a_o new_a religion_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o old_a 5._o profound_o ignorant_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n 6._o addict_v to_o monstrous_a figment_n yea_o for_o the_o most_o part_n idolater_n and_o magician_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v the_o author_n of_o so_o great_a and_o excellent_a a_o work_n of_o such_o unspeakable_a usefulness_n etc._n etc._n this_o argument_n he_o spend_v near_o twenty_o page_n upon_o by_o a_o fierce_a invective_n against_o the_o jew_n and_o rabbin_n which_o he_o after_o contract_n to_o these_o head_n p._n 240_o 241._o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o strengthen_v this_o argument_n he_o say_v p._n 2._o 3._o that_o the_o masorite_n the_o suppose_a inventor_n of_o the_o point_n can_v by_o any_o story_n or_o other_o record_n be_v make_v appear_v that_o they_o ever_o be_v in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o p._n 304._o they_o come_v no_o man_n know_v whence_o and_o no_o man_n know_v when_o and_o where_o xv._n to_o which_o argument_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o concern_v the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o present_a point_n which_o be_v acknowledge_v though_o i_o be_o none_o of_o they_o that_o be_v affect_v with_o novelty_n or_o delight_n in_o change_n yet_o i_o be_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o learned_a man_n who_o do_v not_o conceive_v the_o present_a punctation_n to_o be_v so_o excellent_a and_o complete_a a_o work_n but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v much_o better_v ●nd_n make_v more_o useful_a and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n especial_o accent_n which_o may_v be_v omit_v of_o some_o of_o which_o none_o can_v give_v a_o full_a account_n and_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v reduce_v to_o a_o small_a number_n and_o be_v make_v more_o facile_a and_o useful_a some_o other_o thing_n also_o may_v be_v add_v which_o be_v useful_a in_o other_o language_n &_o want_v in_o this_o as_o have_v be_v already_o show_v by_o divers_a learned_a man_n second_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o which_o be_v say_v against_o the_o jew_n and_o

ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la refer_v negat_fw-la utrum_fw-la dicamus_fw-la salim_fw-la which_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o jod_n and_o salem_fw-la which_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o jod_n &_o hanc_fw-la causam_fw-la reddit_fw-la quod_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la literis_fw-la raro_fw-la utuntur_fw-la judaei_n here_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o call_v jod_a a_o vowel_n idem_fw-la tradit_fw-la heb._n gen._n 13._o dicit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scribi_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ablata_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d litera_fw-la quae_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legitur_fw-la more_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v allege_v in_o the_o same_o place_n to_o which_o i_o know_v not_o what_o can_v be_v answer_v it_o be_v as_o clear_a as_o if_o it_o be_v write_v by_o a_o beam_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o hierome_n reckon_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o vowel_n so_o zuinglius_fw-la misprinted_a zuinger_n in_o the_o proleg_n praef_n in_o esaiam_n vocalibus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la caruit_fw-la illa_fw-la lingua_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d enim_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d e_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o &_o u._fw-mi nunquam_fw-la eye_n defuerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n beza_n de_fw-fr recta_fw-la ling._n graec._n pronunc_fw-la non_fw-la dubito_fw-la quin_fw-la ante_fw-la puncta_fw-la vocalia_fw-la ab_fw-la hebraeis_n grammaticis_fw-la divinissimo_fw-la certe_fw-la invento_fw-la excogitata_fw-la quod_fw-la post_fw-la hieron_n aetatem_fw-la contigit_fw-la aleph_fw-la idem_fw-la prorsus_fw-la illis_fw-la atque_fw-la caeteris_fw-la gentibus_fw-la sonuerit_fw-la this_o and_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o those_o that_o please_v may_v read_v in_o those_o proleg_n all_o which_o our_o author_n well_o know_v but_o be_v please_v to_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n as_o know_v it_o will_v overthrow_v one_o part_n of_o the_o foundation_n whereupon_o that_o fabulous_a opinion_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o point_n be_v build_v and_o therefore_o for_o information_n of_o the_o reader_n i_o have_v here_o transcribe_v in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o the_o hebrew_n more_o frequent_o omit_v the_o vowel_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o word_n then_o in_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n vnde_fw-la haec_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la hebraeis_n vocales_fw-la in_o mediis_fw-la vocibus_fw-la omittendi_fw-la plerumque_fw-la cum_fw-la initio_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la sapius_fw-la not_o semper_fw-la as_o it_o be_v misprint_v adhibeantur_fw-la which_o the_o reader_n may_v find_v proleg_n 3._o sect_n 50._o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o which_o our_o author_n have_v read_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n he_o stick_v not_o to_o bring_v the_o same_o word_n which_o we_o have_v mention_v out_o of_o hierome_n to_o prove_v that_o point_a vowel_n be_v know_v to_o hierom._n epist_n 126._o nec_fw-la refert_fw-la utrum_fw-la salem_fw-la a_o salim_fw-la nominetur_fw-la cum_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la literis_fw-la perraro_fw-la utantur_fw-la hebraei_n whence_o he_o observe_v p._n 285._o that_o the_o hebrew_n have_v the_o use_n of_o vowel_n or_o else_o he_o can_v understand_v his_o word_n for_o if_o they_o do_v it_o perraro_fw-la they_o do_v it_o sometime_o he_o do_v not_o or_o rather_o he_o will_v not_o understand_v his_o word_n for_o he_o can_v not_o but_o know_v that_o by_o vowel_n hierome_n mean_v not_o the_o modern_a point_n but_o the_o ancient_a vowel_n then_o in_o use_n i_o will_v glad_o know_v of_o he_o how_o salim_fw-la and_o salem_fw-la be_v write_v in_o hebrew_n whether_o salim_fw-la be_v not_o with_o jod_n and_o salem_fw-la without_o it_o and_o then_o whether_o in_o that_o place_n hierome_n can_v mean_v any_o thing_n but_o jod_a by_o vocalis_fw-la media_fw-la for_o the_o vowel_n which_o the_o hebrew_n use_v in_o st._n hieroms_n time_n they_o use_v perraro_fw-la very_o seldom_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o word_n and_o most_o frequent_o in_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n and_o so_o its_o true_a they_o use_v those_o vocales_fw-la literae_fw-la which_o be_v the_o matres_fw-la lectionis_fw-la but_o the_o puncta_fw-la vocalia_fw-la the_o vowel_n now_o use_v in_o our_o bibles_n be_v use_v more_o frequent_o in_o the_o middle_n seldom_o in_o the_o end_n and_o never_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o word_n no_o nor_o of_o a_o syllable_n for_o consona_fw-la semper_fw-la syllabam_fw-la inchoat_fw-la therefore_o not_o the_o puncta_fw-la vocalia_fw-la but_o the_o literae_fw-la vocales_fw-la be_v the_o only_a vowel_n in_o st._n hieroms_n time_n and_o consequent_o our_o considerator_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n can_v understand_v st._n hieroms_n word_n beside_o if_o our_o present_a point_n have_v be_v then_o in_o use_n there_o have_v be_v then_o no_o place_n leave_v for_o different_a pronunciation_n either_o pro_fw-la voluntate_fw-la lectorum_fw-la or_o 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51._o notandum_fw-la masorethas_n dum_fw-la puncta_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la non_fw-la novos_fw-la vocalium_fw-la sonos_fw-la vel_fw-la pronunciationem_fw-la novam_fw-la induxisse_fw-la sed_fw-la juxta_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la sibi_fw-la traditam_fw-la libros_fw-la sacros_fw-la punctasse_fw-la ideoque_fw-la lectionem_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la pendere_fw-la licet_fw-la ipsi_fw-la apices_fw-la excogitarint_fw-la nec_fw-la ideo_fw-la lectionem_fw-la esse_fw-la veram_fw-la quia_fw-la est_fw-la a_o masorethis_n sed_fw-la quia_fw-la verum_fw-la sp._n s._n sensum_fw-la exprimit_fw-la quemque_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la sacris_fw-la dictavit_fw-la &_o per_fw-la eos_fw-la literis_fw-la consignavit_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la punctarunt_fw-la codices_fw-la pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la sed_fw-la secundum_fw-la veram_fw-la &_o receptam_fw-la lectionem_fw-la quam_fw-la diligenter_fw-la poterant_fw-la puncta_fw-la apposuere_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o this_o our_o author_n himself_o grant_v pa._n 250._o where_o he_o say_v that_o elias_n levita_n who_o make_v the_o tyberian_a masorite_n the_o author_n of_o the_o point_n tie_v all_o as_o strict_o to_o the_o read_n by_o point_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v by_o ezra_n and_o leave_v it_o not_o to_o be_v alter_v at_o every_o man_n pleasure_n all_o which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o proleg_n which_o deny_v that_o the_o masorite_n at_o pleasure_n point_v the_o text_n and_o which_o necessary_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o whatsoever_o to_o alter_v the_o read_n at_o pleasure_n which_o as_o it_o prove_v the_o charge_n of_o our_o author_n to_o be_v groundless_a so_o it_o take_v away_o his_o main_a argument_n against_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o point_n viz._n that_o the_o read_n will_v depend_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o rabbin_n and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v altogether_o uncertain_a and_o so_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n will_v be_v take_v away_o for_o both_o these_o be_v altogether_o vain_a and_o 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