Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	esteem_v	famous_a	great_a	163	3	2.1769	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08603	Masora. A collection out of the learned master Joannes Buxtorfius's Commentarius Masorethicus. / By Clement Barksdale.	Buxtorf, Johann, 1564-1629.; Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.	1665 (1665)	Wing B6348A; ESTC R221405	27,661	74

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scripture_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o interpreter_n of_o book_n a_o doctor_n a_o scribe_n and_o by_o no_o book_n be_v get_v great_a praise_n then_o by_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lawyer_n who_o teach_v and_o interpret_v the_o law_n of_o god_n so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n they_o be_v sometime_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scribe_n who_o instruct_v the_o people_n sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d skilful_a of_o the_o law_n yet_o proper_o be_v he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o scribe_n who_o do_v write_v letter_n instrument_n book_n contract_n and_o such_o like_a as_o in_o psa_n 45._o 2._o my_o tongue_n be_v the_o pen_n of_o a_o ready_a scribe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o esra_n be_v excellent_a both-waye_n be_v at_o once_o a_o learned_a expounder_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o ready_a writer_n of_o it_o for_o ezra_n have_v prepare_v his_o heart_n to_o seek_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o do_v it_o and_o to_o teach_v in_o israel_n statute_n and_o judgement_n ez._n 7._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hence_o also_o they_o compare_v he_o to_o moses_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o dignity_n as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o both_o talmud_n and_o he_o be_v just_o name_v ezra_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v help_v st._n jerom_n render_v it_o adjutor_n a_o helper_n xxxi_o ezra_n therefore_o be_v solicitous_a to_o help_v a_o decay_a church_n and_o to_o reform_v it_o distribute_v office_n ecclesiastical_a institute_v sacrifice_n consecrate_a vessel_n appoint_v for_o divine_a use_n celebrate_v solemn_a feast_n proclaim_v fast_n and_o repentance_n cleanse_v the_o people_n from_o the_o wedlock_n of_o stranger_n and_o endeavour_v to_o order_n and_o compose_v all_o thing_n after_o the_o prescript_n of_o divine_a law_n but_o that_o the_o law_n itself_o and_o the_o whole_a sacred_a scripture_n may_v be_v extant_a among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o the_o genuine_a and_o pure_a integrity_n and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o write_n of_o many_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o book_n of_o the_o true_a and_o whatsoever_o spot_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o incommodity_n of_o their_o long_a captivity_n have_v blemish_v the_o holy_a letter_n may_v be_v strip_v off_o there_o be_v great_a need_n of_o mature_a advice_n of_o the_o provident_a care_n of_o learned_a man_n exercise_v perfect_o in_o the_o read_n of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n and_o of_o the_o vigorous_a aid_n of_o many_o assistant_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o have_v with_o he_o divine_a colleague_n endue_v with_o a_o prophetic_a spirit_n haggaeus_n malachias_n nehemias_n who_o fervent_a and_o most_o ardent_a affection_n be_v testify_v open_o by_o their_o holy_a sermon_n he_o have_v with_o he_o that_o most_o

masora_n a_o collection_n out_o of_o the_o learned_a master_n joannes_n buxtorfius_n be_v commentarius_fw-la masorethicus_n by_o clement_n barksdale_n neque_fw-la omnia_fw-la neque_fw-la nihil_fw-la jota_n unum_fw-la non_fw-la peribit_fw-la london_n print_v for_o mathias_n thurston_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n next_o the_o st._n johns-head_n tavern_n within_o ludgate_n 1665._o petrus_n cunaeus_n of_o the_o hebrew_n commonwealth_n lib._n 1._o cap._n ult_n what_o time_n the_o christian_n understand_v scarce_o three_o word_n of_o hebrew_n how_o easy_a have_v it_o be_v for_o the_o jew_n to_o corrupt_v those_o place_n which_o seem_v to_o refute_v their_o folly_n but_o piety_n will_v not_o permit_v they_o religion_n forbid_v they_o to_o move_v or_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o sacred_a text_n and_o true_o when_o i_o look_v upon_o the_o unwearied_a diligence_n of_o the_o masorite_n i_o be_o almost_o amaze_v for_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o hebrew_n bible_n be_v accurate_o revise_v and_o compare_v they_o sign_v with_o impress_v note_n they_o observe_v not_o only_a how_o many_o verse_n and_o word_n but_o also_o how_o many_o letter_n every_o book_n contain_v wherefore_o that_o afterward_o when_o barbarism_n overspread_v the_o world_n not_o one_o point_n of_o that_o divine_a writing_n perish_v we_o owe_v next_o under_o god_n to_o they_o the_o index_n masora_n whence_o so_o call_v 2._o what_o be_v tradition_n 3._o definition_n of_o masora_n 4._o the_o diligence_n of_o the_o heb._n god_n providence_n 5._o who_o the_o author_n of_o masora_n two_o opinion_n 6._o aben_n ezra_n and_o elias_n levita_n i._o i._o 7._o the_o school_n of_o tiberias_n the_o jerusalem_n talmud_n rabbi_n jehuda_n 8._o the_o babylon-school_n their_o talmud_n 9_o hillel_n hannasi_fw-la his_o new_a compute_v jos_n scaliger_n 10._o tiberias_n decay_v 11._o st._n jerom_n his_o hebrew_a doctor_n 12_o the_o masorite_n of_o tiberias_n not_o author_n 13._o the_o authority_n of_o the_o babylon-talmud_n 14._o the_o oral_a kabala_n 15._o masora_n more_o ancient_a than_o the_o talmud_n 16._o 17._o the_o point_n before_o the_o masoretic_a note_n 18._o dage_n and_o mappik_a 19_o the_o accent_n note_v 20._o masorite_n office_n 21._o masorite_n the_o ancient_n 22._o vowel_n from_o one_o prick_n 23._o punctation_n before_o talmud_n 24._o chaldee_n name_n of_o point_n 25._o need_v of_o point_n 26._o vowel_n point_v not_o from_o the_o tiberian_o why_o 27._o the_o septuagint_n 28._o the_o great_a synagogue_n two_o two_o 29._o ezra_n nehemiah_n etc._n etc._n high_a priest_n and_o alex._n m._n 30._o scribe_n ezra_n praise_v 31._o ezra_n haggai_n malachi_n zorobabel_n etc._n etc._n 32._o nehem._n 8._o 8._o expound_v tertul._n and_o chrysost_n 33._o begin_v of_o masora_n division_n of_o the_o bible_n lu._n 24._o 44._o 34._o subdivision_n into_o 22._o 35._o distinction_n of_o verse_n fiction_n of_o the_o kabalist_n septuagint_n 36._o critical_a learning_n the_o first_o masorite_n 37._o read_v of_o the_o word_n vowel_n and_o accent_n letter_n number_v 38._o testimony_n for_o the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n 39_o elias_n levita_fw-la succession_n of_o masorite_n ezra_n the_o first_o author_n 40._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o masora_n the_o number_n of_o the_o verse_n in_o genesis_n etc._n etc._n 41._o note_n upon_o the_o verse_n venice_n edition_n of_o the_o bible_n 42._o note_n upon_o the_o word_n 43._o the_o writing_n and_o read_v 44._o word_n write_v full_o or_o defective_o 45._o the_o place_n of_o word_n 46._o structure_n of_o verb_n 47._o ambiguous_a signification_n note_v 48._o vowel_n and_o accent_n observe_v 49._o the_o letter_n note_v in_o their_o figure_n and_o number_n 50._o great_a letter_n observe_v 51._o little_a letter_n observe_v 52._o the_o letter_n nun_n invert_v 53._o prick_v word_n 54._o the_o letter_n number_v the_o middle_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n 55._o raf._n saadia_n gaon_n 56._o the_o form_n of_o the_o masora_n the_o edition_n of_o daniel_n bomberg_n and_o r._n jac._n ben_n chajim_n 57_o the_o great_a and_o little_a masora_n textual_a and_o final_a 58._o the_o end_n of_o the_o masora_n the_o hedge_n of_o the_o law_n testimony_n of_o jew_n 59_o testimony_n of_o christian_n 60._o conclusion_n masora_n i._o ה_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d masora_n masore_v be_v verbal_a noun_n derive_v from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o deliver_v and_o be_v here_o take_v for_o a_o doctrine_n or_o knowledge_n which_o one_o deliver_v and_o communicate_v to_o another_o as_o it_o be_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n the_o correlative_a verb_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o receive_v i._o to_o perceive_v know_v and_o understand_v for_o what_o be_v deliver_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n be_v receive_v with_o the_o ear_n and_o so_o transmit_v to_o the_o mind_n so_o the_o hebrew_n have_v a_o say_n moses_n receive_v the_o law_n from_o sinai_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o joshua_n joshua_n to_o the_o elder_n the_o elder_n to_o the_o prophet_n the_o prophet_n deliver_v it_o to_o the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n cap._n 1._o ii_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tradition_n or_o delivery_n be_v usual_o take_v for_o a_o doctrine_n or_o institution_n about_o certain_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n so_o the_o jew_n have_v many_o tradition_n invent_v and_o prescribe_v by_o the_o scribe_n and_o doctor_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o piety_n that_o be_v to_o keep_v they_o by_o the_o observe_n of_o these_o in_o the_o better_a observation_n of_o god_n command_n whence_o in_o syriac_a tradition_n be_v call_v perfection_n because_o they_o imagine_v that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n comprehend_v in_o write_v somewhat_o imperfect_o be_v perfect_v and_o complete_v by_o such_o institution_n but_o christ_n have_v disapprove_v they_o say_v you_o have_v make_v void_a the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o your_o tradition_n mat._n 15._o 6._o cap._n 1._o iii_o masora_n as_o we_o take_v it_o here_o 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