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cite_v he_o within_o a_o few_o line_n write_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v corrupt_v the_o bible_n by_o their_o point_n and_o distinction_n and_o calvin_n show_v how_o little_o he_o esteem_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o rabbin_n on_o zach._n 11._o 7._o let_v he_o name_v any_o place_n or_o one_o word_n out_o of_o elias_n or_o any_o other_o writer_n jew_n or_o christian_n that_o intimate_v in_o the_o least_o that_o he_o have_v any_o such_o aim_n or_o name_v one_o christian_a writer_n romanist_n or_o protestant_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o profess_v to_o depend_v upon_o the_o rabbin_n for_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o groundless_a be_v that_o which_o follow_v that_o this_o fraud_n of_o elias_n be_v not_o discover_v by_o the_o first_o reformer_n but_o that_o they_o be_v unaware_o draw_v to_o embrace_v his_o fancy_n as_o though_o those_o wise_a and_o learned_a man_n be_v such_o child_n and_o idiot_n as_o not_o to_o discern_v the_o consequence_n of_o this_o 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not_o because_o they_o know_v it_o to_o be_v true_a but_o because_o they_o conceive_v it_o make_v more_o for_o our_o cause_n against_o the_o papist_n among_o which_o i_o may_v just_o reckon_v our_o adversary_n who_o epistol_n pag._n 18._o be_v offend_v at_o doctor_n prideaux_n because_o though_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o advantage_n the_o papist_n make_v of_o that_o opinion_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o point_n and_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o yet_o which_o seem_v most_o admirable_a himself_o fall_v in_o with_o they_o and_o maintain_v the_o same_o opinion_n as_o if_o we_o must_v measure_v the_o truth_n of_o doctrine_n not_o by_o evidence_n of_o reason_n but_o by_o the_o advantage_n it_o bring_v to_o our_o cause_n or_o must_v affirm_v what_o we_o know_v to_o be_v false_a because_o it_o make_v against_o the_o papist_n other_o therefore_o who_o see_v how_o groundless_a those_o fear_n be_v and_o know_v that_o the_o truth_n must_v not_o be_v deny_v though_o some_o pervert_v it_o to_o a_o wrong_a end_n grant_v what_o they_o see_v can_v be_v deny_v about_o the_o original_a of_o the_o point_n yet_o maintain_v the_o same_o conclusion_n about_o the_o certainty_n and_o authority_n of_o scripture_n upon_o better_a and_o more_o solid_a ground_n and_o so_o do_v dr._n prideaux_n in_o that_o lecture_n where_o he_o maintain_v the_o certainty_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o so_o yield_v nothing_o to_o the_o papist_n though_o he_o grant_v the_o point_n to_o be_v the_o invention_n of_o the_o masorite_n chap._n xi_o i._o the_o adversary_n candour_n and_o ingenuity_n in_o recite_v the_o argument_n against_o the_o antiquity_n of_o point_n leave_v out_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o pervert_v the_o rest_n ii_o the_o first_o argument_n pass_v by_o which_o be_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o chief_a protestant_a divine_n and_o linguist_n of_o this_o age_n luther_n calvin_n zuinglius_fw-la pelican_n oecolampadius_n beza_n merceâ—_n p._n phagius_n chamier_n vossius_fw-la drusius_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr schindler_n martinius_n scaliger_n grotius_n schichard_n casaubon_n erpenius_n sixt._n amam_fw-la mayer_n bootius_n spanhemius_fw-la rivet_n f._n hommius_n archbishop_n usher_n bishop_n prideaux_n mede_n eyres_n etc._n etc._n iii_o the_o last_o argument_n omit_v also_o in_o the_o consideration_n from_o other_o eastern_a tongue_n syriack_n chald._a arabic_a samaritan_n persian_a etc._n etc._n iv._o postellus_n his_o testimony_n v._o the_o argument_n from_o the_o unpointed_a copy_n use_v in_o the_o synagogue_n to_o represent_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o moses_n vindicate_v vi_o this_o argument_n draw_v the_o reverend_a usher_n and_o bootius_n to_o this_o opinion_n vii_o the_o argument_n from_o the_o lxx_o and_o other_o ancient_a translation_n pervert_v by_o the_o adversary_n viii_o the_o other_o argument_n brief_o recapitulate_v aben_n ezra_n word_n vindicate_v ix_o the_o adversary_n new_a argument_n x._o xi_o answer_v xii_o xiii_o other_o new_a argument_n answer_v fourteen_o another_o argument_n xv._n answer_v out_o of_o his_o own_o word_n xvi_o the_o tiberian_a masorite_n deny_v and_o yet_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o adversary_n i._o this_o question_n concern_v the_o point_n be_v handle_v by_o our_o adversary_n chief_o chap._n 4._o and_o 5._o of_o the_o consideration_n though_o also_o by_o the_o by_o in_o some_o other_o place_n he_o have_v some_o passage_n about_o the_o same_o wherein_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o handle_v all_o the_o argument_n pro_fw-la &_o con_v have_v do_v that_o already_o proleg_n 3._o sect._n 38_o 39_o etc._n etc._n 56_o â—o_o which_o i_o must_v remit_v the_o reader_n i_o shall_v only_o reply_v to_o what_o he_o answer_v to_o the_o argument_n in_o the_o prolegomena_n and_o brief_o examine_v what_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v add_v by_o himself_o de_fw-la novo_fw-la to_o prove_v this_o rabbinicall_a fancy_n first_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o infringe_n the_o argument_n in_o the_o prolegomena_n wherein_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v he_o deal_v as_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o discourse_n peâ—â—ima_fw-la fide_fw-la and_o be_v far_o from_o that_o candour_n &_o truth_n which_o he_o profess_v for_o he_o leave_v out_o diverse_a of_o the_o chief_a argument_n to_o which_o he_o can_v give_v no_o colourable_a answer_n and_o for_o the_o rest_n he_o either_o propound_v they_o by_o half_n leave_v out_o that_o wherein_o the_o force_n of_o the_o argument_n chief_o consist_v or_o pervert_v the_o sense_n and_o spoil_v they_o in_o his_o rehearse_n of_o they_o so_o that_o i_o may_v say_v of_o they_o as_o the_o poet_n do_v of_o his_o verse_n quem_fw-la recitas_fw-la meus_fw-la est_fw-la o_o fidentine_n libellus_fw-la at_o male_a dum_fw-la recitas_fw-la incipit_fw-la esse_fw-la tuus_fw-la the_o argument_n be_v nine_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o confute_v but_o by_o his_o relate_v they_o he_o make_v they_o his_o own_o for_o as_o he_o deliver_v they_o i_o own_v they_o not_o i_o shall_v 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the_o considerator_n consider_v or_o a_o brief_a view_n of_o certain_a consideration_n upon_o the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n the_o prolegomena_n and_o appendix_n thereof_o wherein_o among_o other_o thing_n the_o certainty_n integrity_n and_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o original_a text_n be_v defend_v against_o the_o consequence_n of_o atheist_n papist_n antiscripturist_n etc._n etc._n infer_v from_o the_o various_a readins_n and_o novelty_n of_o the_o hebrew_n point_n by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o say_a consideration_n the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n and_o translation_n therein_o exhibit_v with_o the_o various_a readins_n prolegomena_n and_o appendix_n vindicate_v from_o his_o aspersion_n and_o calumny_n and_o the_o question_n about_o the_o punctation_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n the_o various_a readins_n and_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n character_n brief_o handle_v by_o br_n walton_n d._n d._n 2_o cor._n 13._o 8._o for_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o against_o the_o truth_n but_o 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p._n 318._o then_o such_o a_o figment_n shall_v be_v admit_v that_o set_v aside_o two_o thesis_n there_o be_v no_o opinion_n ventilate_v among_o christian_n tend_v to_o the_o depression_n of_o the_o worth_n and_o impair_n the_o esteem_n of_o the_o heb._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 prolegomena_n p._n 205._o hence_o be_v these_o tragical_a exclamation_n of_o dreadful_a distemper_n which_o may_v well_o prove_v mortal_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n pag._n 314._o of_o horrible_a and_o outrageous_a violence_n offer_v to_o the_o sacred_a verity_n p._n 315._o that_o man_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o correct_v the_o scripture_n pag._n 344._o to_o correct_v the_o word_n of_o god_n p._n 180._o these_o be_v some_o of_o the_o expression_n use_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o consideration_n who_o yet_o write_v with_o all_o christian_a candour_n and_o moderation_n of_o spirit_n p._n 151._o candid_o for_o the_o sake_n and_o 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truth_n which_o he_o pretend_v to_o v._o and_o though_o it_o have_v be_v the_o hard_a hap_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n &_o appendix_n to_o come_v out_o when_o his_o treatise_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v print_v which_o have_v procure_v all_o this_o trouble_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o reader_n yet_o be_v there_o such_o a_o necessity_n of_o the_o publish_v his_o treatise_n divers_a person_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o judgement_n think_v his_o pain_n may_v very_o well_o have_v be_v spare_v and_o that_o instead_o of_o prove_v the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n he_o have_v much_o weaken_v it_o and_o what_o in_o he_o lie_v shake_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o religion_n while_o he_o reject_v that_o main_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v from_o god_n pag._n 103_o 104._o viz._n the_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o moses_n and_o christ_n the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n to_o confirm_v their_o doctrine_n bring_v down_o to_o we_o by_o the_o undoubted_a testimony_n 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hebraei_n &_o graeci_fw-la codices_fw-la variant_n in_fw-la minutulis_fw-la &_o sacri_fw-la textus_fw-la interpretes_n saepe_fw-la in_o diversa_fw-la abeunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o fidei_fw-la capitibus_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eadem_fw-la ubique_fw-la doctrina_fw-la occurrat_fw-la non_fw-la jam_fw-la dicam_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v &_o in_fw-la versionibus_fw-la corruptissimis_fw-la what_o can_v be_v more_o full_o say_v to_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o our_o author_n consequence_n the_o same_o we_o may_v read_v in_o lud._n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr a_o man_n of_o great_a learning_n especial_o in_o the_o oriental_a tongue_n as_o his_o work_n proclaim_v praef._n in_o animadvers_fw-la in_o evangel_n nec_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la quenquam_fw-la turbet_fw-la ea_fw-la codicum_fw-la lectionumque_fw-la varietas_fw-la quasi_fw-la nihil_fw-la certi_fw-la haberet_fw-la fides_fw-la christiana_n cui_fw-la inniteretur_fw-la nihil_fw-la enim_fw-la deprehendo_fw-la quod_fw-la fidei_fw-la substantiam_fw-la laederet_fw-la tantum_n abest_fw-la ut_fw-la erasmum_fw-la camerarium_fw-la bezam_n viros_fw-la pielate_fw-la &_o erudition_n conspicuos_fw-la culpare_fw-la audeam_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la ad_fw-la sacros_fw-la libros_fw-la not_o be_v varias_fw-la lectiones_fw-la observarint_fw-la ut_fw-la contra_fw-la eos_fw-la utilem_fw-la operam_fw-la navasse_fw-la credam_fw-la here_o we_o see_v the_o same_o argument_n which_o our_o adversary_n bring_v about_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o scripture_n propound_v and_o the_o same_o answer_n give_v which_o we_o have_v give_v already_o they_o show_v the_o inconsequence_n of_o his_o argument_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o great_a usefulness_n of_o gather_v various_a readins_n and_o further_a which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v they_o do_v not_o only_o allow_v of_o various_a readins_n out_o of_o the_o original_a text_n but_o also_o out_o of_o translation_n which_o they_o often_o practice_v themselves_o and_o 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magno_fw-la mercentur_fw-la atreidae_n be_v add_v to_o it_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n when_o he_o keep_v his_o act_n pro_fw-la gradu_fw-la at_o cambridge_n about_o twenty_o year_n ago_o maintain_v this_o question_n pontifex_fw-la romanus_n non_fw-la est_fw-la judex_fw-la infallibilis_fw-la in_o controversiis_fw-la fidei_fw-la and_o he_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v still_o of_o the_o same_o judgement_n and_o to_o be_v rather_o more_o confirm_v in_o that_o persuasion_n than_o any_o way_n doubtful_a of_o it_o and_o what_o news_n can_v we_o expect_v from_o rome_n concern_v these_o various_a readins_n when_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v not_o new_a with_o they_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o note_n of_o lucas_n brugensis_n nobilius_fw-la and_o other_o which_o far_o exceed_v in_o bulk_n any_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v do_v and_o wherein_o more_o mss._n be_v use_v which_o labour_v of_o they_o have_v ever_o be_v of_o high_a esteem_n among_o the_o learn_a 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have_v to_o believe_v those_o who_o deny_v they_o have_v any_o such_o tradition_n that_o be_v jew_n pagan_n and_o mahumetanes_n and_o that_o the_o alcoran_n may_v upon_o this_o ground_n viâ—_n with_o the_o christian_a church_n whether_o the_o affirm_v these_o thing_n give_v not_o more_o advantage_n to_o atheist_n then_o to_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v various_a readins_n in_o scripture_n in_o matter_n that_o do_v not_o concern_v faith_n or_o salvation_n nor_o in_o any_o thing_n of_o weight_n by_o the_o casual_a mistake_n of_o transcriber_n this_o i_o be_o sure_a give_v no_o advantage_n in_o the_o least_o and_o if_o atheist_n will_v pervert_v and_o abuse_v the_o truth_n upon_o such_o principle_n why_o will_v our_o author_n who_o will_v not_o be_v reckon_v among_o they_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o such_o advantage_n and_o not_o rather_o leave_v the_o urge_n of_o they_o to_o hobbs_n and_o his_o fellow_n let_v he_o remember_v what_o sixt._n amama_n have_v write_v against_o this_o 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codicum_fw-la lectione_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la ipso_fw-la textu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oriri_fw-la dicimus_fw-la unde_fw-la consequentia_fw-la illa_fw-la nullum_fw-la habet_fw-la robur_fw-la xv._n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v for_o his_o fanatic_a antiscripturist_n the_o certainty_n and_o divine_a authority_n of_o scripture_n have_v be_v make_v good_a notwithstanding_o such_o various_a readins_n and_o therefore_o no_o just_a ground_n can_v be_v hence_o gather_v of_o reject_v the_o scripture_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o treatise_n write_v by_o some_o body_n who_o upon_o such_o principle_n reject_v the_o whole_a scripture_n as_o useless_a i_o can_v say_v nothing_o of_o the_o book_n which_o i_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o know_v upon_o what_o principle_n it_o proceed_v if_o our_o author_n think_v his_o argument_n to_o be_v good_a let_v he_o produce_v they_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o will_v be_v quick_o answer_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o may_v please_v to_o consider_v 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those_o antiscripturist_n familist_n and_o other_o sectary_n which_o swarm_n among_o we_o and_o like_o the_o locust_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n have_v overspread_v the_o land_n and_o darken_v the_o sun_n xvi_o last_o for_o mahumetanisme_n it_o be_v true_a mahomet_n accuse_v the_o jew_n of_o corrupt_v the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o christian_n for_o corrupt_v the_o new_a and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o reform_v all_o surat_n 4._o 5._o 11._o and_o some_o of_o his_o follower_n pretend_v that_o there_o be_v something_o alter_v in_o joh._n 14._o about_o the_o comforter_n which_o christ_n promise_v to_o send_v as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v something_o in_o that_o place_n foretell_v of_o mahomet_n which_o the_o christian_n have_v raze_v out_o and_o corrupt_v but_o do_v our_o author_n believe_v that_o any_o various_a readins_n gather_v out_o of_o any_o mss._n or_o print_v copy_n or_o ancient_a translation_n do_v intimate_v any_o such_o thing_n 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copy_n viii_o the_o samaritane_n pentateuch_n vindicate_v ix_o x._o xi_o his_o parodox_n about_o the_o samaritane_n pentateuch_n xii_o set_a form_n of_o
they_o be_v still_o in_o those_o eastern_a church_n plant_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o asia_n and_o africa_n from_o the_o first_o time_n of_o their_o conversion_n so_o that_o what_o these_o man_n will_v exterminate_v as_o romish_n and_o antichristian_a novelty_n have_v be_v ancient_o use_v by_o those_o famous_a and_o flourish_a church_n which_o never_o profess_a subjection_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la this_o be_v that_o cordolium_fw-la of_o our_o novellist_n the_o practice_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n all_o the_o world_n over_o which_o condemn_v their_o innovation_n which_o argument_n be_v of_o more_o force_n with_o consider_v man_n than_o all_o the_o acute_a argument_n draw_v only_o from_o strength_n of_o reason_n for_o to_o condemn_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n constant_o observe_v in_o all_o age_n be_v insolentissima_fw-la insania_fw-la 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first_o broacher_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o point_n xv._n xvi_o xvii_o diverse_a both_o jew_n and_o christian_n hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n long_o before_o elias_n xviii_o elias_n his_o pretend_a aim_n xix_o the_o seem_a advantage_n give_v to_o papist_n no_o ground_n to_o maintain_v a_o untruth_n i._o concern_v the_o point_n whereby_o the_o hebrew_n vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v now_o signify_v and_o distinguish_v whether_o they_o be_v coaeve_fw-la with_o the_o language_n itself_o or_o of_o the_o same_o antiquity_n and_o original_a with_o the_o text_n either_o affix_v by_o moses_n as_o some_o say_v or_o by_o ezra_n and_o the_o great_a synagogue_n as_o other_o or_o whether_o they_o be_v invent_v by_o some_o rabbin_n after_o those_o time_n to_o facilitate_v the_o read_n and_o prevent_v the_o error_n which_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o some_o word_n have_v be_v long_o dispute_v by_o divers_a by_o elias_n levita_n chief_o among_o the_o jew_n among_o protestant_n also_o and_o romanist_n and_o among_o the_o former_a by_o jos_n scaliger_n drusius_n sixtin_n amama_n d._n prideaux_n sect._n 12._o and_o other_o but_o most_o large_o by_o buxtorf_n both_o father_n and_o son_n and_o by_o lud._n capellus_n by_o the_o father_n in_o his_o hebrew_a grammar_n and_o by_o capellus_n in_o his_o arcanum_n punctationis_fw-la revelatum_fw-la print_v by_o erpenius_n at_o leyden_n anno_fw-la 1614_o and_o by_o buxtorf_n the_o son_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o capellus_n the_o chief_a argument_n on_o both_o side_n be_v collect_v and_o with_o addition_n of_o some_o other_o present_v prolegom_n 3._o sect._n 38._o to_o 56._o what_o be_v charge_v in_o the_o consideration_n upon_o the_o prolegomena_n in_o this_o matter_n we_o have_v in_o part_n set_v forth_o chap._n 3._o in_o some_o particular_n and_o opposite_a thereto_o what_o be_v assert_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n we_o shall_v now_o more_o full_o discuss_v what_o be_v charge_v or_o object_v in_o the_o one_o and_o what_o be_v grant_v or_o deny_v in_o the_o other_o not_o that_o i_o intend_v to_o handle_v the_o controversy_n at_o large_a which_o will_v be_v actum_fw-la agere_fw-la and_o make_v this_o short_a reply_n swell_v into_o a_o great_a volume_n but_o as_o our_o author_n say_v he_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d brief_o consider_v the_o head_n of_o thing_n so_o i_o shall_v brief_o take_v notice_n of_o his_o consideration_n ii_o in_o his_o epist_n pag._n 19_o he_o say_v that_o the_o solemn_a espousal_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o hebrew_n punctation_n in_o the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n be_v one_o chief_a occasion_n of_o this_o consideration_n the_o opinion_n which_o he_o oppose_v be_v by_o he_o in_o several_a place_n declare_v pag._n 157._o that_o the_o hebrew_n point_n or_o vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v a_o novel_a invention_n of_o some_o judaical_a rabbin_n about_o five_o or_o six_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o give_v out_o of_o the_o gospel_n and_o p._n 205._o that_o the_o point_n or_o vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v a_o late_a invention_n of_o the_o tiberian_a masorite_n long_o after_o sundry_a translation_n be_v extant_a in_o the_o world_n their_o arbitrary_a invention_n p._n 208._o c._n 4._o in_o the_o content_n and_o p._n 217_o 218._o p._n 293._o the_o arbitrary_a invention_n of_o some_o jew_n and_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o change_v they_o at_o pleasure_n p._n 250._o 258._o 217_o 218._o hence_o he_o deduce_v these_o consequence_n pag._n 157._o that_o the_o agreement_n of_o those_o translation_n before_o the_o suppose_a invention_n of_o the_o point_n with_o the_o original_a can_v by_o just_a consequence_n be_v try_v by_o the_o present_a text_n as_o now_o point_v and_o accent_v and_o that_o the_o whole_a credit_n of_o our_o read_n and_o interpretation_n of_o the_o sripture_n as_o far_o as_o regulate_v by_o the_o present_a punctation_n depend_v sole_o on_o the_o faithfulness_n and_o skill_n of_o those_o jew_n who_o invention_n this_o be_v assert_v to_o be_v this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o two_o principle_n which_o be_v grant_v there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o utter_a incertainty_n in_o and_o about_o all_o sacred_a truth_n epist_n p._n 25._o that_o all_o thing_n be_v hereby_o make_v doubtful_a in_o scripture_n so_o that_o no_o certain_a truth_n can_v be_v learn_v from_o the_o scripture_n p._n 211._o yea_o they_o not_o only_o make_v doubtful_a the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o whole_o pluck_v it_o up_o by_o the_o root_n pag._n 213._o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v rather_o that_o this_o work_n of_o the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n and_o all_o work_n of_o the_o like_a kidne_fw-mi be_v out_o of_o the_o world_n then_o that_o this_o one_o opinion_n shall_v be_v receive_v with_o the_o consequence_n that_o avoidable_o attend_v it_o those_o consequence_n be_v epist_n pag._n 9_o we_o must_v either_o turn_v papist_n or_o atheist_n pag._n 19_o he_o dare_v not_o mention_v the_o desperate_a
consequence_n that_o attend_v this_o imagination_n pag._n 161._o either_o the_o pretend_a infallible_a judge_n or_o the_o depth_n of_o atheism_n will_v be_v find_v to_o lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o these_o consideration_n etc._n etc._n iii_o one_o will_v think_v by_o these_o passage_n that_o the_o prolegomena_n have_v deliver_v some_o strange_a and_o dangerous_a opinion_n never_o hear_v of_o before_o which_o overthrow_v all_o certainty_n and_o by_o consequence_n all_o authority_n of_o scripture_n whereas_o it_o be_v there_o prove_v and_o shall_v now_o be_v make_v appear_v that_o the_o same_o doctrine_n of_o the_o original_a of_o point_n be_v deliver_v by_o the_o great_a reformer_n the_o most_o eminent_a protestant_a divine_n both_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n and_o since_o and_o the_o best_a skill_v in_o eastern_a learning_n which_o then_o be_v or_o at_o this_o day_n be_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o the_o great_a patron_n of_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text._n and_o that_o as_o the_o same_o be_v by_o the_o prolegomena_n maintain_v there_o be_v no_o prejudice_n at_o all_o arise_v to_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text._n for_o we_o neither_o affirm_v that_o the_o vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v invent_v by_o the_o masorite_n but_o that_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n do_v always_o consist_v of_o vowel_n and_o consonant_n aleph_fw-la vau_fw-fr and_o jod_a be_v the_o vowel_n before_o the_o point_n be_v invent_v as_o they_o be_v also_o in_o the_o syriack_n arabic_a and_o other_o eastern_a tongue_n nor_o that_o these_o point_n which_o be_v now_o use_v for_o vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v the_o arbitrary_a invention_n of_o the_o masorite_n but_o that_o they_o point_v the_o text_n according_a to_o the_o true_a and_o receive_v read_v and_o not_o as_o they_o please_v nor_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o to_o reject_v their_o read_n at_o pleasure_n but_o that_o all_o be_v tie_v to_o it_o unless_o some_o error_n or_o better_a read_n can_v be_v clear_o prove_v nor_o that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o read_n depend_v upon_o the_o masorite_n but_o that_o they_o point_v it_o according_a to_o the_o receive_v read_v which_o express_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o the_o controversy_n be_v only_o about_o the_o present_a point_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o form_n not_o of_o their_o force_n and_o signification_n which_o d._n prideaux_n well_o express_v sect._n 12._o sect._n 4._o controversia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr vocalium_fw-la sono_fw-la seâ—_n signis_fw-la a_o ista_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la qualia_fw-la nunc_fw-la habemus_fw-la and_o sect._n 3_o de_fw-fr sonis_fw-la sive_fw-la rebus_fw-la substractis_n lie_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la figuris_fw-la &_o characteribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o which_o it_o be_v true_a the_o author_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n deny_v the_o antiquity_n or_o divine_a original_a of_o the_o present_a point_n wherein_o as_o i_o say_v he_o have_v the_o concurrent_a judgement_n of_o the_o learn_a protestant_n divine_n and_o able_a linguist_n and_o maintain_v that_o they_o be_v long_o after_o the_o time_n of_o esdras_n yea_o about_o five_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n yet_o herein_o he_o write_v with_o that_o moderation_n that_o he_o leave_v every_o man_n liberty_n to_o judge_v as_o he_o please_v only_o propound_v what_o seem_v to_o he_o most_o probable_a iu._n first_o then_o for_o the_o true_a state_v of_o the_o controversy_n which_o our_o author_n whole_o neglect_v we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o the_o vowel_n and_o accent_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o sound_n and_o signification_n and_o the_o point_n and_o figure_n whereby_o they_o be_v now_o signify_v or_o express_v for_o it_o be_v frequent_o acknowledge_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n that_o the_o hebrew_n as_o all_o other_o language_n consist_v of_o consonant_n and_o vowel_n and_o that_o it_o have_v its_o accent_n or_o tone_n though_o not_o always_o note_v by_o point_n in_o every_o word_n as_o they_o be_v now_o thus_o drusius_n de_fw-fr recta_fw-la lectione_n linguae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la cap._n 4._o distinguish_n vocalium_fw-la soni_fw-la literis_fw-la coaevi_fw-la sunt_fw-la figurae_fw-la vero_fw-la posteriores_fw-la &_o post_n hieronymi_n aetatem_fw-la so_o do_v chamier_n panstrat_n lib._n 12._o cap._n 4._o n._n 5._o where_o he_o write_v vocales_fw-la quoad_fw-la sonos_fw-la semper_fw-la fuisse_fw-la de_fw-la picturis_fw-la vero_fw-la se_fw-la nolle_fw-la cum_fw-la ullo_fw-la contendere_fw-la num_fw-la posse_fw-la concedi_fw-la codices_fw-la antiquitus_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la punctato_n so_o also_o d._n prideaux_n in_o the_o place_n now_o allege_v sect._n 12._o as_o most_o term_v it_o vowel_n do_v as_o it_o be_v animate_v all_o word_n and_o be_v as_o the_o soul_n to_o the_o body_n whereupon_o they_o be_v call_v vocales_fw-la à _fw-la voce_fw-la because_o by_o the_o help_n of_o vowel_n articulate_v word_n be_v pronounce_v this_o be_v large_o prove_v prolegom_n 3._o sect._n 49._o etc._n etc._n where_o it_o be_v also_o show_v that_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n vowel_n be_v the_o same_o before_o the_o invention_n of_o point_n which_o be_v in_o all_o other_o eastern_a tongue_n as_o the_o chaldee_n syriack_n arabic_a etc._n etc._n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v yet_o common_o call_v matres_fw-la lectionis_fw-la because_o they_o direct_v the_o read_n in_o book_n not_o point_v to_o which_o some_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o st._n hierom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o grammarian_n indeed_o make_v they_o all_o consonant_n and_o exclude_v the_o vowel_n out_o of_o the_o number_n of_o letter_n that_o they_o may_v make_v way_n for_o the_o point_n but_o against_o all_o reason_n and_o common_a sense_n for_o the_o hebrew_n have_v as_o many_o letter_n as_o other_o nation_n for_o as_o be_v show_v prolegom_n 2._o other_o nation_n as_o the_o assyrian_n greek_n etc._n etc._n receive_v their_o letter_n original_o from_o they_o as_o by_o their_o name_n and_o order_n of_o the_o alphabet_n appear_v and_o therefore_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o the_o hebrew_n can_v not_o express_v all_o their_o word_n by_o these_o twenty_o two_o letter_n as_o well_o as_o other_o nation_n certain_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n must_v be_v very_o defective_a if_o it_o have_v no_o vowel_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a letter_n without_o which_o no_o letter_n can_v be_v pronounce_v this_o will_v make_v a_o alphabet_n of_o such_o letter_n as_o can_v not_o at_o all_o be_v pronounce_v which_o be_v most_o absurd_a for_o as_o morinus_n say_v quod_fw-la est_fw-la sua_fw-la natura_fw-la vocalissimum_fw-la &_o per_fw-la quod_fw-la cetera_fw-la redduntur_fw-la vocalia_fw-la esset_fw-la mutum_fw-la by_o the_o help_n of_o these_o letter_n origen_n express_v all_o the_o hebrew_n text_n in_o greek_a letter_n in_o his_o hexapla_n the_o like_a have_v st._n hierome_n and_o diverse_a other_o of_o the_o ancient_n do_v when_o they_o express_v some_o hebrew_n word_n or_o verse_n in_o greek_a or_o latin_a letter_n and_o why_o can_v not_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n do_v the_o like_a as_o the_o jew_n do_v at_o this_o day_n when_o they_o express_v the_o word_n of_o other_o nation_n latin_a italian_a spanish_a etc._n etc._n in_o hebr._n letter_n without_o point_n v._o out_o of_o origen_n we_o have_v some_o relic_n leave_v in_o that_o ancient_a greek_n ms._n of_o cardinal_n barberines_n of_o the_o minor_a prophet_n which_o collate_v with_o the_o roman_a lxx_o i_o have_v print_v in_o the_o appendix_n and_o have_v produce_v some_o verse_n viz._n hos_fw-la 3._o 2._o &_o 11._o 1._o in_o proleg_n 3._o sect_n 49._o as_o a_o specimen_fw-la how_o orig._n express_v the_o heb._n text_n in_o greek_a letter_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o jod_v serve_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aleph_fw-la for_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vaughan_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sometime_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ain_z for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sometime_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d josephus_n l._n 6._o de_fw-la bello_fw-la jud._n call_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d four_o vowel_n for_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o understand_v vowel_n in_o opposition_n to_o consonant_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o st._n hier._n frequent_o as_o be_v observe_v by_o gerhard_n vossius_fw-la de_fw-la arte_fw-la gram._n l._n 1._o c._n 27._o and_o other_o verum_fw-la est_fw-la quidem_fw-la hodie_fw-la vocales_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la quiescere_fw-la at_o olim_fw-la pro_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la fuisse_fw-la testatur_fw-la hieron_n qui_fw-la â—as_fw-la vocales_fw-la appellat_fw-la epist_n 145._o docet_fw-la pro_fw-la hosianna_n dici_fw-la hosanna_n media_fw-la vocali_fw-la illisa_fw-la quia_fw-la ab_fw-la aleph_fw-la excluditur_fw-la jod_fw-la here_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o reckon_v aleph_fw-la and_o jod_fw-la among_o vowel_n and_o epist_n
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 pro_fw-la varietate_fw-la regionum_fw-la as_o hierome_n affirm_v of_o those_o vowel_n he_o mean_v in_o the_o same_o place_n vi_o it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v note_v which_o be_v often_o in_o the_o proleg_n assert_v that_o when_o we_o say_v the_o masorite_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o point_n that_o they_o affix_v they_o not_o pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la as_o they_o please_v or_o make_v what_o read_v they_o think_v fit_a but_o that_o they_o point_v they_o general_o according_a to_o the_o true_a and_o accustom_a read_v which_o they_o have_v receive_v as_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o their_o ancestor_n continue_v from_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n i_o say_v general_o for_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o precedent_a section_n in_o the_o word_n cite_v out_o of_o origen_n hexapla_n which_o also_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o the_o lxx_o hierome_n and_o other_o that_o be_v before_o the_o masorite_n they_o pronounce_v some_o letter_n and_o vowel_n otherwise_o then_o the_o masorite_n have_v now_o point_v they_o see_v hier._n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la transcribe_v gen._n 14._o 18_o 19_o 20._o into_o latin_a letter_n where_o we_o may_v find_v some_o of_o they_o differ_v from_o the_o present_a pronunciation_n the_o letter_n begadchephat_n be_v not_o pronounce_v according_a to_o our_o present_a rule_n as_o be_v clear_o prove_v out_o of_o hierome_n and_o the_o lxx_o in_o the_o proleg_n yet_o though_o the_o sound_n and_o pronunciation_n do_v sometime_o differ_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o same_o as_o in_o those_o place_n out_o of_o origen_n and_o hierome_n or_o if_o the_o sense_n be_v differ_v yet_o there_o want_v not_o rule_n to_o try_v which_o be_v the_o best_a read_v mention_v proleg_n 6._o however_o the_o point_v be_v not_o arbitrary_a nor_o do_v the_o true_a read_n depend_v upon_o the_o masorite_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v proleg_n 3._o sect._n 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 groundless_a suppose_v that_o the_o masorite_n do_v not_o point_v the_o word_n pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la but_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o common_a receive_v read_v which_o they_o express_v by_o their_o punctation_n for_o the_o text_n be_v general_o so_o read_v by_o the_o christian_a
rabbin_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o go_v further_a for_o answer_v then_o the_o objector_n own_o word_n after_o a_o few_o page_n when_o his_o heat_n be_v something_o allay_v p._n 251._o that_o yet_o they_o be_v man_n still_o who_o be_v full_a able_a to_o declare_v what_o defect_n they_o find_v to_o be_v so_o and_o what_o they_o sound_v to_o be_v otherwise_o and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v think_v reasonable_a that_o so_o many_o man_n live_v in_o so_o many_o several_a age_n at_o such_o vast_a distance_n one_o from_o another_o who_o some_o of_o they_o it_o may_v be_v never_o hear_v of_o some_o of_o the_o name_n of_o other_o some_o of_o they_o shall_v conspire_v to_o cozen_v themselves_o and_o all_o the_o world_n beside_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n nothing_o at_o all_o to_o their_o advantage_n i_o apply_v it_o thus_o that_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o be_v say_v against_o they_o yet_o they_o be_v able_a to_o declare_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la the_o read_n of_o the_o text_n receive_v and_o continue_v among_o they_o and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v they_o shall_v devise_v any_o other_o or_o new_a read_n which_o shall_v be_v receive_v by_o all_o that_o live_v in_o so_o many_o several_a age_n and_o at_o such_o vast_a distance_n and_o shall_v conspire_v together_o to_o cozen_v themselves_o and_o all_o the_o world_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n tend_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o their_o advantage_n thus_o we_o see_v the_o same_o hand_n pull_v down_o in_o one_o page_n what_o it_o have_v set_v up_o in_o another_o for_o if_o they_o may_v be_v meet_a witness_n for_o the_o divine_a original_a of_o point_n as_o he_o affirm_v notwithstanding_o what_o be_v say_v against_o they_o why_o may_v they_o not_o also_o be_v meet_a witness_n in_o testify_v and_o declare_v the_o common_a and_o receive_v read_v then_o in_o use_n and_o in_o express_v it_o by_o their_o punctation_n xvi_o i_o may_v add_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o be_v say_v of_o they_o they_o be_v most_o zealous_a in_o their_o great_a apostasy_n and_o infidelity_n about_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o true_a read_n of_o it_o even_o to_o superstition_n and_o so_o continue_v they_o do_v never_o hâ—â—rere_n in_o cortice_fw-la more_o than_o since_o their_o rejection_n by_o god_n and_o though_o general_o they_o be_v man_n of_o no_o great_a learning_n in_o other_o matter_n yet_o about_o the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n and_o right_o pronounce_v of_o it_o and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o every_o tittle_n they_o be_v diligent_a even_o to_o admiration_n and_o account_v it_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o learning_n that_o they_o can_v so_o exact_o read_v the_o law_n and_o teach_v other_o to_o read_v it_o last_o for_o the_o tiberian_a masorite_n though_o it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a by_o who_o or_o when_o the_o point_n be_v fix_v or_o at_o what_o place_n they_o live_v so_o it_o be_v grant_v they_o be_v not_o of_o divine_a original_a nor_o know_v till_o after_o the_o talmud_n yet_o notwithstanding_o our_o author_n declamation_n it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o the_o tiberian_a masorite_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n and_o more_o probable_a than_o any_o thing_n by_o he_o say_v to_o the_o contrary_a nay_o though_o he_o deny_v that_o ever_o there_o be_v any_o such_o man_n in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la â—s_v we_o have_v see_v already_o p._n 243._o yet_o forget_v what_o he_o have_v say_v and_o contradict_v himself_o as_o be_v usual_a he_o tell_v we_o p._n 223._o that_o there_o be_v former_o a_o school_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o learned_a man_n famous_a at_o tiberias_n be_v grant_v and_o p._n 240_o the_o tiberian_a masorite_n the_o suppose_a inventor_n of_o thâ—_n point_n be_v man_n live_v after_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o last_o talmud_n and_o p._n 271._o he_o cite_v and_o approve_v that_o say_n of_o azarias_n who_o ascribe_v the_o restauration_n of_o the_o point_n to_o their_o use_n after_o they_o have_v be_v disuse_v to_o the_o tiberian_a masorite_n and_o pag._n 270._o that_o by_o receive_v the_o punctation_n from_o the_o tiberian_o the_o continuation_n of_o it_o in_o that_o school_n not_o the_o invention_n of_o it_o be_v intend_v by_o abenezra_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o these_o tiberian_a masorite_n who_o never_o be_v in_o rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la and_o lieve_v no_o man_n know_v where_o nor_o when_o be_v find_v out_o at_o last_o to_o have_v have_v a_o school_n at_o tiberias_n and_o to_o have_v continue_v and_o restore_v the_o punctation_n there_o though_o they_o invent_v it_o not_o chap._n xii_o i_o the_o consequence_n infer_v from_o the_o novelty_n of_o punctation_n not_o prove_v at_o all_o but_o take_v as_o grant_v by_o the_o adversary_n ii_o his_o false_a supposition_n iii_o in_o stead_n of_o reason_n his_o earnest_a wish_n of_o take_v the_o point_n out_o of_o the_o bible_n the_o accent_n etc._n etc._n out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n iv._o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n &c._n &c._n can_v be_v prove_v by_o the_o adversary_n nor_o by_o any_o papist_n atheist_n etc._n etc._n v._o a_o challenge_n to_o they_o all_o to_o prove_v their_o consequence_n from_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o punctation_n as_o state_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n vi_o the_o adversary_n prove_v guilty_a of_o the_o say_a consequence_n i._o i_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o the_o consequence_n which_o our_o author_n will_v infer_v from_o our_o opinion_n about_o the_o point_n viz._n that_o if_o they_o they_o be_v invent_v and_o fix_v to_o the_o text_n by_o the_o masorite_n than_o the_o read_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n become_v uncertain_a and_o arbitrary_a and_o the_o supreme_a authority_n thereof_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n be_v quite_o overthrow_v and_o we_o must_v depend_v either_o upon_o the_o fidelity_n and_o diligence_n of_o the_o rabbin_n for_o the_o true_a read_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n or_o fly_v to_o a_o infallible_a judge_n and_o turn_v papist_n or_o else_o turn_v plain_a atheist_n or_o fanatic_a antiscripturist_n by_o reject_v the_o scripture_n altogether_o these_o be_v his_o inference_n pag._n 147._o 161._o and_o epist_n p._n 9_o and_o 25._o but_o the_o invalidity_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v already_o show_v at_o large_a in_o what_o we_o have_v premise_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n as_o also_o prolegom_n 3._o sect._n 5._o 31._o for_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o read_n and_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o before_o and_o after_o the_o punctation_n and_o not_o any_o way_n depend_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o rabbin_n or_o of_o the_o church_n or_o of_o a_o infallible_a judge_n for_o suppose_v what_o we_o have_v already_o prove_v 1._o that_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n never_o want_v its_o vowel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v use_v as_o vowel_n before_o the_o invention_n of_o point_n as_o in_o other_o eastern_a language_n and_o that_o where_o they_o be_v want_v the_o connexion_n of_o the_o word_n with_o the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_n together_o with_o the_o continue_a custom_n and_o use_n do_v determine_v the_o sense_n and_o make_v the_o text_n as_o it_o be_v now_o and_o free_a from_o ambiguity_n 2._o that_o the_o rabbin_n do_v not_o point_v the_o text_n pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la as_o they_o please_v but_o according_a as_o the_o true_a and_o usual_a read_n continue_v always_o among_o they_o and_o derive_v from_o the_o sacred_a penman_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a now_o for_o any_o to_o alter_v or_o reject_v the_o present_a read_n at_o pleasure_n unless_o a_o better_a read_n can_v be_v clear_o prove_v or_o that_o some_o error_n have_v creep_v in_o contrary_a to_o the_o ancient_a read_n all_o these_o consequence_n vanish_v to_o nothing_o ii_o now_o for_o proof_n of_o these_o consequence_n our_o author_n bring_v nothing_o though_o affirmanti_fw-la incumbit_fw-la probatio_fw-la but_o take_v these_o thing_n for_o grant_v which_o the_o prolegomena_n do_v utter_o deny_v as_o altogether_o false_a and_o untrue_a viz._n 1._o that_o there_o be_v no_o vowel_n among_o the_o hebrew_a twenty_o two_o letter_n and_o so_o that_o the_o hebrew_n have_v no_o vowel_n before_o the_o invention_n of_o point_n 2._o that_o the_o masorite_n do_v point_v the_o text_n as_o they_o please_v and_o so_o that_o the_o read_n according_a to_o the_o present_a punctation_n depend_v mere_o upon_o the_o skill_n and_o fidelity_n of_o those_o rabbin_n 3._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o to_o alter_v the_o read_n at_o pleasure_n and_o to_o accept_v or_o reject_v the_o point_n as_o no_o part_n of_o the_o text._n 4._o that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o continue_v the_o true_a read_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n after_o the_o language_n cease_v to_o be_v vulgar_a without_o the_o point_n all_o which_o be_v so_o many_o mistake_n and_o not_o only_o reject_v by_o the_o
spoil_v his_o whole_a design_n and_o wipe_v off_o all_o his_o imputation_n of_o make_v the_o scripture_n uncertain_a or_o introduce_v of_o popery_n atheism_n etc._n etc._n they_o be_v calvin_n in_o zach._n 11._o 7._o luther_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la libri_fw-la schem_n ham._n zuinglius_fw-la praef_n in_o esaiam_n pelican_n praef_n in_o pentat_fw-la p._n phagius_n who_o our_o adversary_n reckon_v and_o that_o just_o among_o the_o restorer_n of_o the_o heb._n tongue_n and_o call_v one_o of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o father_n of_o that_o learning_n epist_n p._n 15._o ad_fw-la targum_fw-la gen._n 47._o 24._o mercer_n the_o oracle_n of_o his_o time_n for_o hebrew_a learning_n and_o one_o of_o exact_a judgement_n too_o in_o other_o learning_n which_o two_o as_o some_o observe_v seldom_o meet_v in_o one_o subject_n in_o genes_n 16._o 13._o &_o 18._o 3._o and_o job_n 26._o 6._o and_o amos_n 2._o 12._o annot._n in_o targ._n mal._n 2._o beza_n lib._n de_fw-la recta_fw-la pronunciat_fw-la ling._n graec._n edit_n a_o 1587._o piscator_fw-la schol._n ad_fw-la gen._n 15._o 8._o chamier_n panstrat_n lib._n 4._o c._n 12._o n._n 15._o voslius_n de_fw-fr arte_fw-la gram._n lib._n 1._o c._n 31._o et._n lib._n 2._o c_o 8._o drusius_n ad_fw-la loca_fw-la difficil_n pent._n c._n 25._o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr recta_fw-la lect_n linguae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la c._n 4._o martinius_n technol_n lud._n the_o dicu_n gram._n lib._n 1._o c._n 7._o schindler_n frequent_o in_o his_o lex_fw-la pentaglot_n i_o will_v add_v the_o word_n of_o some_o jos_n scaliger_n a_o man_n admire_v by_o most_o epist_n 243._o which_o be_v to_o buxtorf_n the_o father_n write_v thus_o de_fw-fr apicibus_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la hebraeorum_n tam_fw-la mihi_fw-la constat_fw-la rem_fw-la novam_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la eos_fw-la falli_fw-la qui_fw-la natos_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la lingua_fw-la putant_fw-la quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la stultius_fw-la dici_fw-la potuit_fw-la aut_fw-la cogitari_fw-la quis_fw-la enim_fw-la negat_fw-la arabismi_fw-la puncta_fw-la recens_fw-la esse_fw-la inventum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la multis_fw-la annis_fw-la post_fw-la obitum_fw-la impostoris_fw-la mahometis_n hodie_fw-la tamen_fw-la pveri_fw-la turcarum_fw-la arabum_n persarum_n &_o omnium_fw-la denique_fw-la mahumedanorum_fw-la sine_fw-la punctis_fw-la legere_fw-la discâ—nt_fw-la eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la samaritani_n &_o judaei_n sine_fw-la ullis_fw-la punctis_fw-la in_fw-la synagogis_fw-la suis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o noble_a grotius_n be_v no_o whit_n inferior_a to_o scaliger_n in_o any_o kind_n of_o learning_n who_o write_v thus_o in_o matth._n 5._o 18._o libros_fw-la veteris_fw-la etiam_fw-la post_fw-la esâ—ram_fw-la sine_fw-la punctis_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la scribi_fw-la solitos_fw-la quod_fw-la ita_fw-la perspicuis_fw-la argumentisâ—_n à _fw-la viris_fw-la harum_fw-la rerum_fw-la doctissimis_fw-la demonstratum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la amplius_fw-la inficiari_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la pertinacium_fw-la sit_fw-la schickard_n a_o man_n much_o verse_v in_o all_o jewish_a and_o rabbinicall_a learning_n one_o who_o be_v at_o first_o a_o stout_a defender_n of_o the_o point_n strenuiu_fw-la licet_fw-la primo_fw-la punctorum_fw-la patronus_fw-la for_o so_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v prolegom_n 3._o sect._n 50._o yet_o afterward_o when_o he_o be_v of_o a_o ripe_a judgement_n speak_v of_o the_o point_n and_o accent_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la regio_fw-la hebraeorum_n p._n 41._o say_v quod_fw-la nil_fw-la tale_n uspiam_fw-la appareat_fw-la in_o antiquis_fw-la libris_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la &_o valde_fw-la miratur_fw-la superesse_fw-la qui_fw-la vocalium_fw-la antiquitatem_fw-la serio_fw-la credunt_fw-la for_o he_o think_v non_fw-la serio_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la ostendendam_fw-la eruditionem_fw-la rabbinicam_fw-la vel_fw-la aciem_fw-la ingenii_fw-la vel_fw-la contradicendi_fw-la study_v ita_fw-la scripsisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o see_v these_o learned_a man_n do_v not_o speak_v doubtful_o in_o this_o point_n but_o peremptory_o as_o if_o the_o matter_n be_v now_o so_o clear_v that_o there_o be_v no_o further_a place_n for_o contradiction_n to_o these_o i_o may_v add_v be_v casaubon_n erpenius_n sixtin_n amama_n mayer_n arnold_n bootius_fw-la a_o bitter_a enemy_n of_o capellus_n his_o critica_fw-la spanhemius_fw-la rivet_n festus_n hommius_n colterius_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v by_o their_o epistle_n to_o capellus_n among_o ourselves_o i_o can_v name_v those_o of_o chief_a account_n for_o eastern_a learning_n now_o live_v public_a professor_n and_o other_o who_o name_n i_o forbear_v lest_o the_o adversary_n in_o his_o next_o invective_n shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o as_o rude_o as_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o the_o author_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n yet_o some_o i_o shall_v not_o conceal_v who_o be_v out_o of_o his_o reach_n the_o reverend_a and_o learned_a usher_n and_o mr._n selden_n both_o who_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v declare_v themselves_o for_o this_o opinion_n d._n prideaux_n lect._n 12._o in_o vesper_n comit._n 1627._o who_o mention_n also_o three_o more_o sometime_o of_o that_o university_n sect._n 4._o qui_fw-fr in_fw-la istis_fw-la studiis_fw-la versatissimi_fw-la rob._n wakefieldus_n jacobus_n capellus_n &_o sixtin_n ab_fw-la amama_n qui_fw-la tres_fw-la ultimi_fw-la say_v he_o superiores_fw-la dvas_fw-la sententias_fw-la de_fw-la punctorum_fw-la antiquitate_fw-la summa_fw-la cum_fw-la erudition_n &_o acumine_fw-la conati_fw-la sunt_fw-la refellere_fw-la i_o may_v add_v other_o as_o m._n mead_n m_n eyres_n late_a prebend_n of_o ely_n etc._n etc._n this_o argument_n though_o inartificiall_a yet_o of_o great_a weight_n our_o author_n touch_v not_o because_o he_o will_v have_v it_o believe_v that_o the_o opinion_n be_v singular_a and_o maintain_v by_o a_o few_o and_o that_o the_o generality_n of_o learned_a man_n in_o these_o matter_n be_v not_o infect_v as_o he_o say_v with_o this_o leaven_n iii_o as_o 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