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A37483 Tropologia, or, A key to open Scripture metaphors the first book containing sacred philology, or the tropes in Scripture, reduc'd under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each / partly translated and partly compil'd from the works of the learned by T.D. The second and third books containing a practical improvement (parallel-wise) of several of the most frequent and useful metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes of the Old and New Testament / by B.K. De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.; Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704. 1681 (1681) Wing D895; ESTC R24884 855,682 1,006

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〈◊〉_d sanavit_fw-la he_o have_v cure_v psal._n 88.10_o esa._n 26.14_o 19_o prov._n 21.16_o etc._n etc._n to_o this_o may_v be_v refer_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o virtue_n as_o benediction_n praise_n a_o free_a gift_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 15.29_o 2_o cor._n 9.5_o 6._o eph._n 1.3_o heb._n 6.7_o jam._n 3.10_o rev._n 5.12_o 13_o and_o 7.12_o etc._n etc._n and_o also_o a_o vice_n as_o a_o hypocritical_a conformity_n or_o dissemble_a praise_n in_o order_n to_o deceive_v as_o rom._n 16.18_o several_a other_o example_n occur_v as_o of_o word_n which_o have_v one_o signification_n in_o the_o root_n or_o primitive_a and_o another_o in_o the_o derivative_a some_o which_o signify_v one_o thing_n in_o one_o conjugation_n and_o a_o different_a in_o another_o which_o for_o brevity_n sake_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o learned_a as_o esa._n 40._o with_o numb_a 3.22_o job_n 22.25_o psal._n 95.3_o 4._o gen._n 38.21_o deut._n 23.17_o job_n 36.14_o 1_o king_n 14.24_o and_o 15.11_o 2_o king_n 23.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o etc._n etc._n josh._n 17.15_o 18._o psal._n 119.40_o with_o amos_n 6.8_o etc._n etc._n a_o irony_n of_o word_n in_o a_o sentence_n in_o a_o speech_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n a_o thing_n be_v say_v or_o command_v which_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o a_o contrary_a sense_n that_o the_o literal_a meaning_n may_v be_v find_v as_o gen._n 3.22_o and_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v behold_v the_o man_n be_v become_v as_o one_o of_o we_o that_o be_v he_o be_v no_o way_n like_o we_o but_o rather_o to_o be_v abominate_v for_o his_o sin_n it_o allude_v also_o to_o the_o devil_n word_n ver_fw-la 5._o you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil._n gesner_n upon_o the_o place_n say_v deus_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la ironia_fw-la &_o indignatione_fw-la mendacium_fw-la diaboli_fw-la &_o ambitionem_fw-la adami_n execratur_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n use_v this_o irony_n by_o way_n of_o execration_n of_o the_o devil_n lie_v and_o adam_n ambition_n and_o apt_o inculcate_n the_o foulness_n of_o his_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o beware_v ever_o after_o ambros._n de_fw-fr elia_n &_o jejun_n cap._n 4._o irridens_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la approbans_fw-la haec_fw-la dicit_fw-la that_o god_n speak_v these_o word_n by_o way_n of_o derision_n not_o approbation_n thou_o think_v thou_o shall_v be_v like_o we_o but_o because_o thou_o will_v be_v what_o thou_o be_v not_o thou_o be_v fall_v from_o what_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o thy_o ambition_n to_o aspire_v beyond_o thyself_o have_v throw_v thou_o beneath_o thyself_o deut._n 32.37_o 38._o where_o be_v their_o god_n their_o rock_n in_o who_o they_o trust_v which_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o fat_a of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o drink_v the_o wine_n of_o their_o drink_a offering_n let_v they_o rise_v up_o and_o help_v you_o now_o and_o be_v your_o protection_n as_o also_o judg._n 10.14_o go_v and_o cry_v unto_o the_o god_n you_o have_v choose_v let_v they_o 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garner_n or_o barn_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o eternal_a life_n and_o by_o unquenchable_a fire_n hellish_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n etc._n etc._n sift_v denote_v diabolical_a temptation_n luk._n 22.31_o the_o grain_n thereby_o be_v jumble_v and_o agitate_a sift_v amos_n 9.9_o and_o some_o get_v or_o drop_v through_o and_o be_v lose_v among_o the_o chaff_n and_o dust_n thus_o satan_n will_v confound_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n shake_v off_o 〈◊〉_d faith_n and_o by_o his_o temptation_n pluck_v they_o away_o from_o christ._n and_o as_o sift_v 〈◊〉_d mean_v to_o cleanse_v the_o corn_n so_o christ_n by_o these_o trial_n and_o affliction_n purge_v his_o dis●●●ples_n as_o grain_n be_v clear_v from_o chaff_n and_o most_o wise_o convert_v those_o malignant_a artifices_fw-la of_o the_o devil_n unto_o good_a &c_n &c_n grind_v grind_n by_o which_o grain_n be_v bruise_v break_a small_a and_o reduce_v into_o meal_n fit_a to_o be_v make_v into_o bread_n esa._n 47.2_o be_v use_v to_o describe_v most_o hard_a servitude_n and_o captivity_n take_v the_o millstone_n and_o grind_v meal_n in_o the_o eastern_a country_n it_o be_v count_v as_o great_a a_o slavery_n or_o servitude_n to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o mill_n or_o bakehouse_n as_o man_n esteem_v it_o now_o to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o galley_n see_v exod._n 11.5_o judg._n 16.21_o by_o this_o speech_n the_o prophet_n will_v signify_v that_o that_o queen_n of_o babylon_n the_o mistress_n of_o kingdom_n that_o be_v tender_a and_o delicate_a shall_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o most_o abject_a servitude_n and_o that_o there_o will_v come_v a_o extreme_a change_n of_o her_o splendour_n etc._n etc._n job_n 31.10_o let_v my_o wife_n grind_v to_o another_o that_o be_v as_o illyricus_n expound_v it_o let_v she_o be_v the_o base_a of_o servant_n to_o another_o or_o as_o vatablus_n say_v let_v she_o be_v force_v away_o from_o i_o and_o become_v another_o etc._n etc._n bread_n make_v of_o meal_n that_o staff_n of_o life_n 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