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	unite_v	1,404	5	10.2542	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10231	Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.; Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd, 1205-1273. Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.; Methold, William, 1590-1653.; Horsey, Jerome, Sir, d. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 20508.5; ESTC S111832	2,067,390	1,140

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1350._o restore_v that_o persian_a kingdom_n to_o the_o parthian_n usuncassan_n thus_o our_o christian_a true_o historiographer_n mirkond_n mention_n he_o not_o likely_a it_o be_v when_o all_o fall_v to_o share_n he_o get_v his_o part_n of_o tamerlan_n mirkond_n relate_v that_o when_o chingius_fw-la send_v occoda_n into_o maurenahar_n carachar_n nuyon_n be_v make_v his_o first_o visier_n in_o which_o dignity_n he_o and_o his_o posterity_n continue_v there_o till_o teymur_n or_o tamurlan_n the_o five_o from_o he_o with_o other_o great_a government_n teymur_fw-la be_v visier_n and_o captain_n general_n to_o sciorgat_n meckhom_n which_o reign_v in_o chagaty_n and_o die_v a._n 1370._o be_v proclaim_v king_n in_o his_o steed_n he_o by_o his_o prosperous_a arm_n subdue_v maurenahar_n turquestan_n koarrazm_n karason_n sistom_a industan_n hyerakhen_o parc_n kermon_n mazandaron_n aderbaion_n and_o kusistam_fw-la bagadet_fw-la alep_n damascus_n defeat_v sultan_n farache_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n 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this_o day_n in_o nestorian_a armenian_a jacobite_n and_o other_o sect_n but_o even_o in_o africa_n where_o black_a darkness_n most_o prevail_v on_o man_n body_n and_o soul_n some_o christian_n continue_v and_o do_v to_o this_o day_n through_o so_o many_o saracenicall_a generation_n in_o morocco_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o holy_a 2._o and_o of_o john_n the_o first_o diverse_a christian_a family_n be_v find_v and_o in_o tunis_n also_o when_o charles_n the_o five_o in_o the_o former_a age_n conquer_v it_o above_o eight_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o first_o conquest_n by_o muhammedans_n their_o course_n as_o be_v in_o turkey_n now_o be_v by_o degree_n with_o discountenance_n disgrace_n and_o oppression_n of_o their_o person_n and_o exaltation_n of_o their_o own_o which_o rather_o unrip_v than_o rent_v asunder_o and_o unti_v then_o with_o sword_n of_o extreme_a persecuion_n chop_v in_o sunder_o that_o knot_n of_o christian_a religion_n herein_o the_o western_a 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175_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o jewish_a opinion_n of_o the_o creation_n their_o ceremony_n about_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o child_n of_o their_o circumcision_n purification_n and_o redemption_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v and_o education_n of_o their_o child_n pag._n 177_o §_o i._o of_o their_o exposition_n of_o scripture_n a_o taste_n in_o gen._n 1.1_o ibid._n §_o ii_o their_o dream_n of_o adam_n pag._n 178_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o jewesses_n conception_n and_o travel_n and_o of_o lilith_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o the_o jewish_a manner_n of_o circumcision_n p._n 179_o §_o v._o of_o the_o jewish_a purification_n redemption_n and_o education_n pag._n 181_o chap._n xv_n of_o their_o morning_n prayer_n with_o their_o fringe_n phylactery_n and_o other_o ceremony_n thereof_o pag._n 183_o §_o i._o of_o their_o behaviour_n before_o they_o go_v to_o the_o synagogue_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o zizis_n and_o tephillim_n and_o holy_a vestment_n pag._n 184_o of_o their_o school_n or_o synagogue_n rite_n and_o their_o matin_n pag._n 185_o chap._n xvi_o of_o their_o ceremony_n at_o home_n after_o their_o return_n at_o their_o meal_n and_o otherwise_o and_o of_o their_o evening_n prayer_n pag._n 188_o chap._n xvii_o their_o weekly_a observation_n of_o time_n viz._n their_o mundaye_n and_o thursday_n and_o sabbath_n pag._n 190_o §_o i._o of_o their_o mundaye_n and_o thursday_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o law_n lecture_n pag._n 191_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n pag._n 192_o chap._n xviii_o the_o jewish_a passeover_n as_o they_o now_o observe_v it_o and_o other_o their_o feast_n and_o fast_n pag._n 194_o §_o i._o of_o their_o passeover_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o pentecost_n pag._n 195_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n 196_o §_o four_o of_o their_o new_a moon_n and_o new_a year_n day_n ibid._n §_o v._o of_o their_o lent_n penance_n and_o reconciliation_n fast_o pag._n 197._o §_o vi_o of_o their_o other_o feast_n pag._n 199_o chap._n xix_o of_o their_o cookery_n butchery_n marriage_n punishment_n and_o funeral_n pag._n 200_o §_o i._o of_o their_o cookery_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o butchery_n pag._n 201_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o espousal_n and_o marriage_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o conjugal_a duty_n pag._n 203_o §_o v._o of_o divorce_n and_o other_o marriage_n observation_n pag._n 204_o §_o vi_o of_o the_o jewish_a beggar_n disease_n and_o penance_n pag._n 205_o §_o vii_o of_o their_o visitation_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o funeral_n rite_n pag._n 206_o chap._n xx._n the_o jew_n faith_n and_o hope_n touch_v their_o messiah_n pag._n 207_o §_o i._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o come_n of_o their_o messiah_n ibid._n §_o ii_o jewish_a tale_n of_o monstrous_a bird_n beast_n fish_n and_o men._n pag_n 210_o §_o iii_o their_o messiah_n his_o feast_n pag._n 211_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o hope_n and_o hindrance_n of_o the_o jew_n conversion_n pag._n 212_o chap._n xxii_o the_o late_a inhabitant_n of_o palestina_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v since_o the_o dispersion_n of_o the_o jew_n till_o this_o day_n pag._n 214_o §_o i._o of_o the_o christian_a time_n before_o the_o saracen_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o saracen_n and_o turk_n in_o palestina_n pag._n 215_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o exploit_n of_o the_o frank_n and_o other_o western_a christian_n in_o palestina_n pag._n 214_o §_o four_o of_o the_o azopart_v and_o assysine_n pag._n 218_o §_o v._o of_o the_o dogzijn_n and_o drusian_o and_o other_o pagan_n there_o pag._n 220_o §_o vi_o of_o the_o unchristian_a christian_n pag._n 222_o the_o three_o book_n of_o the_o arabian_n saracen_n turk_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o asia_n minor_fw-la and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o arabia_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a religion_n rite_n and_o custom_n thereof_o pag._n 223_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o saracene_n name_n nation_n and_o proceed_v in_o arm_n and_o the_o succession_n of_o their_o chalifaes_n pag._n 229_o §_o i._o of_o the_o saracen_n before_o mahomet_n day_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o saracenicall_a beginning_n and_o proceed_n under_o mahomet_n and_o his_o successor_n of_o the_o maraunian_n race_n pag._n 232_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o abasian_a chalifaes_n their_o city_n bagadet_n with_o many_o persian_a indian_a and_o other_o occurrence_n under_o they_o pag._n 236_o §_o four_o of_o their_o title_n greatness_n and_o learning_n pag._n 240_o chap._n iii_o the_o life_n of_o mahumet_n mohammed_n or_o muhammed_n the_o saracen_n lawgiver_n pag._n 241_o §_o i._o mahomet_n life_n after_o the_o history_n of_o christian_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o saracen_n story_n of_o mahomet_n life_n pag._n 244_o chap._n four_o of_o the_o alcoran_n or_o alfurcan_a contain_v the_o mahometan_a law_n the_o sum_n and_o content_n thereof_o pag._n 248_o §_o i._o of_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o alcoran_n ibid._n §_o ii_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o alcoran_n bring_v into_o common_a place_n pag._n 251_o §_o iii_o the_o saracen_n opinion_n of_o their_o alcoran_n pag._n 258_o chap._n v._o other_o mahumetical_a speculation_n and_o explanation_n of_o their_o law_n collect_v out_o of_o their_o own_o commentary_n of_o that_o argument_n p._n 259_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o pilgrimage_n to_o mecca_n pag._n 267_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o successor_n of_o mahomet_n of_o their_o different_a sect_n and_o of_o the_o disperse_v of_o that_o religion_n through_o the_o world_n pag._n 274._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o turkish_a nation_n their_o original_a and_o proceed_n pag._n 278_o §_o i._o of_o the_o turkish_a name_n and_o first_o original_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o the_o turkish_a kingdom_n in_o persia_n and_o their_o other_o conquest_n pag._n 279_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o ottoman_a turk_n their_o original_n and_o proceed_n pag._n 281_o chap._n ix_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o turkish_a war_n and_o affair_n together_o with_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o great_a turk_n till_o this_o present_a year_n 1616._o p._n 284_o §_o i._o of_o solyman_n the_o magnificent_a ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o selim_n the_o second_o and_o amurath_n the_o three_o pag._n 285_o §_o iii_o of_o mahomet_n the_o three_o pag._n 287_o §_o four_o of_o achmet_n which_o now_o reign_v pag._n 288_o §_o v._o of_o sultan_n achmet_n person_n family_n government_n and_o greatness_n of_o state_n pag._n 291_o §_o vi_o a_o appendix_n touch_v the_o succession_n of_o mustapha_n twice_o and_o of_o osman_n murder_n and_o other_o civil_a uncivil_a late_a combustion_n pag._n 293_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o opinion_n hold_v by_o the_o turk_n in_o their_o religion_n and_o of_o their_o manner_n and_o custom_n pag._n 297_o §_o i._o of_o their_o eight_o commandment_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o other_o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n in_o religion_n pag._n 300_o §_o iii_o of_o the_o turkish_a manner_n their_o civil_a and_o moral_a behaviour_n pag._n 303_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o religious_a place_n among_o the_o turk_n their_o meschits_n hospital_n and_o monastery_n with_o their_o liturgy_n and_o circumcision_n pag._n 306_o §_o i._o of_o their_o temple_n a_o description_n of_o saint_n sophy_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o their_o hospital_n and_o monastery_n pag._n 308_o §_o iii_o of_o their_o public_a prayer_n and_o church-rite_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o their_o sabbath_n and_o of_o their_o lent_n and_o easter_n pag._n 310_o §_o v._o of_o the_o turkish_a circumcision_n pag._n 311_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o sepulcher_n funeral_n rite_n and_o opinion_n touch_v the_o dead_a among_o the_o turk_n pag._n 312_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o religious_a votary_n among_o the_o turk_n and_o of_o their_o saint_n sect_n miracle_n and_o hypocritical_a holiness_n pag._n 314_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o their_o priest_n and_o hierarchy_n with_o a_o digression_n touch_v the_o hierarchy_n and_o misery_n of_o christian_n subject_n to_o the_o turk_n p._n 319_o a_o digression_n touch_v the_o hierarchy_n and_o misery_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o turk_n p._n 322_o chap._n xv_n of_o the_o region_n and_o religion_n of_o asia_n minor_n since_o call_v anatolia_n and_o turkey_n pag._n 325_o chap._n xvi_o of_o asia_n proprie_fw-la dicta_fw-la now_o call_v sarcum_n pag._n 330_o chap._n xvii_o of_o jonia_n and_o other_o country_n in_o that_o chersonesus_n pag._n 336_o the_o four_o book_n of_o the_o armenian_n mede_n persian_n parthian_n scythian_n tartarian_n chinois_n and_o of_o their_o religion_n chap._n i._o of_o armenia_n maior_n and_o georgia_n and_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n p._n 343_o §_o i._o of_o the_o armenian_n and_o turcomanians_n ibid._n §_o ii_o of_o iberia_n pag._n 346_o §_o iii_o of_o albania_n ibid._n §_o four_o of_o colchis_n or_o mengrelia_n pag._n 347_o §_o v._o of_o the_o present_a mengrelian_o and_o georgian_o ibid._n §_o vi_o of_o the_o circassian_n pag._n 348_o §_o vii_o of_o the_o curdi_n pag._n 349_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o mede_n pag._n 349_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o parthian_n

due_a place_n the_o turk_n displace_v those_o saracen_n the_o christian_n of_o the_o west_n by_o war_n make_v those_o part_n christian_a but_o be_v expel_v again_o by_o the_o turk_n and_o they_o by_o the_o tartar_n the_o mamaluke_n 6._o slave_n and_o their_o egyptian_a sultan_n after_o hold_v the_o syrian_a dominion_n until_o selim_n the_o great_a turk_n subdue_v it_o to_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n under_o which_o it_o still_o groan_v of_o these_o thing_n this_o our_o history_n will_v acquaint_v you_o in_o the_o proper_a report_n of_o these_o nation_n aleppo_n be_v now_o chief_a city_n of_o syria_n but_o damascus_n both_o in_o elder_n and_o late_a time_n have_v bear_v the_o great_a name_n be_v the_o head_n of_o aram_n as_o 7.8_o esay_n affirm_v call_v of_o julian_n the_o city_n of_o jupiter_n and_o eye_n of_o the_o whole_a east_n holy_a and_o great_a call_v also_o 100_o the_o trophy_n of_o jupiter_n because_o he_o there_o have_v conquer_v the_o titan_n it_o be_v interpret_v drink_v blood_n by_o 8._o hierom_n who_o tell_v from_o the_o hebrew_n tradition_n that_o in_o this_o field_n kain_n slay_v his_o brother_n onomastic._o chytreus_n expound_v it_o saccus_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la mixtio_fw-la wolphius_n derive_v it_o of_o two_o word_n signify_v blood_n and_o to_o spoil_v which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o hazael_n and_o benhadad_n and_o of_o resin_n it_o perform_v but_o never_o so_o much_o as_o when_o the_o saracen_n make_v it_o the_o sink_n of_o blood_n and_o spoil_n which_o they_o execute_v on_o the_o christian_n 2._o and_o noradine_n saladine_n and_o the_o turk_n fit_v themselves_o and_o this_o city_n to_o the_o name_n before_o the_o egyptian_a sultan_n and_o ottoman_a turk_n be_v lord_n of_o it_o stephanus_n ascribe_v the_o name_n to_o one_o ascus_n a_o giant_n which_o cast_v dionysius_n there_o into_o the_o river_n or_o because_o damascus_n the_o son_n of_o mercury_n come_v hither_o out_o of_o arcadia_n build_v it_o or_o because_o dionysius_n there_o fleid_v off_o the_o skin_n of_o damascus_n which_o have_v cut_v up_o his_o vine_n the_o turk_n now_o call_v it_o leunclavius_n and_o chytreus_n testify_v scham_n and_o so_o be_v the_o whole_a region_n call_v in_o the_o arabian_a chronicle_n who_o extract_n you_o may_v find_v 3._o in_o our_o saracenicall_a history_n the_o army_n of_o david_n ahab_n teglath_n phalasar_n prevail_v much_o against_o it_o the_o babylonian_n subvert_v it_o after_o that_o the_o ptolemy_n repair_v it_o pompey_n win_v it_o paul_n hallow_v it_o the_o saracen_n as_o be_v say_v pollute_v it_o the_o christian_n in_o vain_a besiege_v it_o in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o forty_o and_o seven_o r_o haalon_n the_o tartar_n 2._o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o two_o obtain_v it_o and_o about_o one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o tamerlane_n besiege_v it_o and_o as_o he_o have_v do_v at_o aleppo_n fill_v the_o ditch_n with_o the_o body_n of_o captive_n and_o slay_v carcase_n cast_v wood_n and_o earth_n upon_o they_o and_o at_o last_o force_v it_o and_o the_o castle_n he_o spare_v the_o city_n for_o the_o temple_n sake_n which_o have_v forty_o porch_n in_o the_o circuit_n and_o within_o nine_o thousand_o lamp_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o the_o egyptian_n by_o a_o wile_n possess_v it_o he_o again_o engird_v it_o and_o recover_v it_o he_o command_v mahomet_n the_o pope_n or_o chalife_n and_o his_o priest_n which_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o to_o repair_v to_o the_o temple_n which_o they_o do_v with_o thirteen_o thousand_o citizen_n where_o he_o burn_v they_o all_o and_o for_o monument_n of_o his_o victory_n leave_v three_o tower_n erect_v of_o skull_n of_o dead_a man_n the_o egyptian_n regain_v and_o hold_v it_o till_o selim_n the_o turk_n dispossess_v they_o 1517._o now_o in_o thus_o many_o alteration_n of_o state_n who_o doubt_v of_o diversity_n in_o religion_n in_o syria_n first_o the_o true_a religion_n in_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n and_o the_o first_o patriarch_n next_o those_o superstition_n of_o rimmon_n and_o the_o rest_n before_o relate_v in_o the_o assyrian_a babylonian_a persian_a macedonian_a and_o roman_a government_n after_o which_o long_a night_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shine_v unto_o the_o syrian_n and_o make_v a_o more_o absolute_a conquest_n than_o all_o the_o former_a not_o by_o legion_n and_o army_n but_o by_o a_o handful_n of_o fisherman_n manifest_v his_o power_n in_o their_o weakness_n the_o reason_n of_o man_n and_o malice_n of_o devil_n not_o be_v able_a to_o withstand_v their_o evangelical_a weapon_n which_o s_o be_v mighty_a through_o god_n to_o cast_v down_o hold_v 20.5_o and_o bring_v into_o captivity_n every_o thought_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n insomuch_o that_o hence_o the_o to_o christian_a world_n receyve_v first_o that_o name_n 11.26_o and_o how_o sweet_a will_v thy_o name_n remain_v o_o syrian_n antiochia_n even_o now_o in_o thy_o late_a fate_n which_o first_o be_v christen_v with_o the_o name_n christian_n have_v thou_o not_o outlive_v thy_o christianity_n or_o rather_o after_o the_o soul_n depart_v remain_v the_o carcase_n of_o thyself_o which_o cease_v to_o be_v christian_a have_v long_o since_o cease_v to_o be_v have_v not_o the_o divine_a hand_n reserve_v a_o few_o bone_n of_o thy_o carcase_n to_o testify_v this_o his_o justice_n to_o the_o world_n and_o what_o harmony_n can_v have_v be_v more_o grateful_a to_o the_o gentile_n ear_n than_o thy_o memory_n damascus_n where_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v first_o teach_v himself_o and_o make_v a_o teacher_n of_o other_o but_o in_o thou_o be_v the_o chair_n of_o pestilence_n the_o throne_n of_o satan_n the_o sink_n of_o mahometan_a impiety_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n infect_v with_o thy_o contagion_n and_o subdue_a with_o thy_o force_n more_o nation_n than_o ever_o paul_n by_o preach_v convert_v syria_n first_o in_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a privilege_n of_o mankind_n embrace_v in_o her_o rich_a arm_n if_o some_o be_v right_a surveyor_n the_o promise_a possession_n the_o seal_n of_o a_o further_o and_o better_a inheritance_n be_v with_o the_o first_o subdue_v to_o saracene_n servitude_n under_o their_o caliph_n under_o the_o turk_n under_o the_o christian_n from_o the_o west_n under_o the_o tartar_n from_o the_o east_n under_o the_o mamaluke_n from_o the_o south_n and_o from_o the_o north_n the_o ottoman_a by_o new_a succession_n and_o vicissitude_n of_o misery_n and_o mischief_n become_v a_o common_a stage_n of_o blood_n and_o slaughter_n and_o in_o all_o these_o late_a change_n of_o state_n and_o chance_n of_o war_n religion_n be_v the_o life_n that_o quicken_v those_o death_n and_o whet_v those_o murder_a sword_n no_o cruelty_n or_o sacrilege_n against_o god_n or_o man_n so_o irreligious_a and_o inhuman_a but_o religion_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o bear_v the_o standard_n to_o destruction_n a_o new_a religion_n always_o erect_v with_o a_o new_a conqueror_n for_o the_o reader_n delight_v we_o have_v here_o add_v out_o of_o hondius_n which_o he_o have_v contract_v out_o of_o ortelius_n the_o map_n of_o paul_n peregrination_n for_o the_o plantation_n of_o the_o gospel_n peregrinatio_fw-la pauli_n in_o qua_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la loca_fw-la quorum_fw-la fit_a mentis_fw-la in_o act_n et_fw-la epistolis_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la et_fw-la apocalypsi_fw-la describuntur_fw-la chap._n xvii_o of_o phoenicia_n and_o of_o the_o theology_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o ancient_a phoenician_n of_o their_o art_n and_o invention_n phoenicia_n be_v the_o sea_n coast_n 16._o of_o syria_n after_o pliny_n or_o that_o coast_n or_o tract_n border_v on_o the_o sea_n from_o orthosa_n now_o tortosa_n to_o pelusium_n this_o sea_n coast_n say_v andrea_n masius_n 5._o be_v of_o the_o greek_n call_v phoenicia_n and_o of_o the_o hebrew_n peculiar_o style_v chanaan_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n chananite_n so_o the_o spy_n tell_v moses_n the_o 7.26_o chanaanite_n dwell_v by_o the_o sea_n the_o woman_n in_o the_o gospel_n which_o matthew_n call_v a_o canaanite_n be_v by_o mark_n name_v a_o syrophoenicean_a and_o the_o septuagint_n in_o this_o place_n for_o the_o king_n of_o chanaan_n read_v the_o king_n of_o phoenicea_n and_o in_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v appellative_o use_v for_o a_o vers_n merchant_n because_o the_o phoenician_n or_o chanaanite_n be_v famous_a for_o merchandise_n as_o appear_v both_o by_o divine_a and_o profane_a testimony_n most_o proper_o the_o northerly_a part_n be_v chanaan_n phoenicia_n the_o southern_a palestina_n although_o it_o be_v sometime_o extend_v as_o we_o have_v say_v even_o to_o egypt_n dionysius_n which_o make_v the_o phoenician_n the_o first_o mariner_n merchant_n and_o astronomer_n place_v gaza_n and_o joppe_n in_o phoenicia_n sachoniatho_n a_o frag_n phoenician_n suppose_v to_o have_v live_v before_o the_o trojan_a war_n write_v in_o his_o own_o language_n the_o history_n of_o his_o nation_n which_o philo_n 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relic_n thereof_o that_o a_o stone_n be_v not_o leave_v upon_o a_o stone_n and_o there_o in_o the_o same_o place_n dedicate_v another_o temple_n to_o jupiter_n that_o former_a be_v overwhelm_v with_o earth_n julian_n give_v leave_v to_o the_o jew_n to_o re-edify_a the_o temple_n in_o despite_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o contribute_v frank_o thereto_o but_o ammianus_n marcell_n 23._o a_o heathen_a writer_n witness_v that_o fire_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n accessum_fw-la and_o burn_v both_o work_n and_o workman_n when_o as_o a_o earthquake_n which_o have_v before_o say_v 5_o zozomen_n kill_v a_o great_a many_o in_o the_o very_a attempt_n of_o this_o work_n can_v not_o deter_v they_o from_o proceed_v in_o their_o purpose_n and_o cross_n miraculous_o fall_v on_o the_o garment_n of_o many_o do_v both_o teach_v they_o to_o forsake_v their_o judaism_n and_o to_o become_v christian_n chrysostome_n iudaeos_fw-la mention_v this_o and_o say_v that_o under_o adrian_n the_o jew_n 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217._o their_o unchristian_a course_n there_o 222_o the_o misery_n of_o christian_n under_o the_o turk_n 322._o 323._o &_o seq_n in_o egypt_n 658._o 659_o chronology_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n 59_o 60._o &_o sequitur_fw-la of_o the_o eastern_a nation_n 51._o 52._o 53._o of_o the_o jew_n 138._o 139._o &_o seq_n mahometans_n 273._o persian_n 367._o of_o the_o tartar_n 407._o of_o the_o chinois_n 452._o of_o the_o egyptian_n 660._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o the_o mexican_n 879_o chubar_fw-la chobar_n or_o chabar_fw-la 166_o church_n true_o catholic_a in_o the_o posterity_n of_o seth_n 29_o chusor_n a_o great_a magician_n 77_o cidambaran_n why_o so_o call_v 561_o cilicia_n how_o situate_a and_o the_o present_a state_n thereof_o 341._o subdue_v to_o the_o turk_n 343._o their_o ancient_a rite_n 342._o 343_o cimmerian_a darkness_n 576._o whence_o this_o proverb_n ibid._n cimmerij_fw-la or_o cimbri_n 576_o cingis_n chan_n first_o emperor_n of_o the_o tartar_n 402._o his_o generation_n and_o first_o 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semiramis_n 45._o in_o pegu_n 530._o zeilan_n 616._o in_o egypt_n 634_o colchis_n or_o mengrelia_n how_o situate_a 347._o their_o custom_n and_o present_a manner_n of_o live_v 347._o 348_o colombo_n a_o fortress_n of_o the_o portugal_n 618_o collen_n his_o great_a posterity_n 419_o cold_a and_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o it_o 794_o college_n of_o the_o jew_n 99_o colophon_n the_o situation_n thereof_o 338_o colpia_n what_o it_o signify_v 77_o sir_n william_n cokayne_n 990_o cock_n crow_v the_o cause_n 157_o white_a and_o red_a cock_n jewish_a ceremony_n 197._o 198_o cock_n sacrifice_n in_o calcutta_n 550_o cock_n worship_v by_o the_o persian_n 136_o comana_n a_o city_n 327_o comania_n turcomania_n 334._o 335_o comori_fw-la cape_n in_o india_n 480_o combabus_fw-la his_fw-la device_n 68_o his_o statue_n ibid._n compass_n invent_v 44._o use_v in_o land_n travel_n 207._o 681_o con_n the_o conceit_n of_o he_o in_o peru_n 938_o conjugal_a duty_n observe_v by_o the_o jew_n 203_o 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c._n ult._n &_o kepler_n de_fw-la stel_n no._n c._n 19_o valla_n fracastorius_fw-la marpurg_n scultetus_n etc_n etc_n deo_fw-la hebr._n dial._n 2._o ignis_fw-la negate_fw-la antiquis_fw-la notum_fw-la elementum_fw-la &_o scitè_fw-fr interpretatur_fw-la poetarum_fw-la illud_fw-la coeli_fw-la patrem_fw-la aetherem_fw-la matrem_fw-la esse_fw-la diem_fw-la vel_fw-la lucem_fw-la lucem_fw-la tych._n bra._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr n._n st._o &_o 2._o de_fw-la comet_n kepler_n &_o bariholinus_n 4._o numerant_fw-la novas_fw-la stellas_fw-la vid._n &_o clau._n in_o sac._n josc_n &_o casman_n ouranograp_n &_o cosmop_n hipparchi_n stellam_fw-la n._n ap_fw-mi plin._n etc_n etc_n etc_n such_o as_o the_o new_a star_n fire_n be_v one_o of_o the_o four_o element_n of_o the_o world_n but_o not_o place_v beneath_o the_o moon_n patrit_a pancos_fw-la l._n 1._o &_o 4._o have_v four_o infinite_a eternal_a impious_a element_n space_n light_n heat_n and_o moisture_n moisture_n job_n 38.19_o lucis_fw-la encom_n 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