be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o true_a tabernacle_n which_o god_n pight_v and_o not_o man_n hebr._n 8._o 2._o and_o in_o this_o sense_n christ_n also_o joh._n 2._o call_v his_o body_n the_o temple_n polan_n 31._o quest._n how_o christ_n be_v anoint_v three_o thing_n brief_o be_v to_o be_v touch_v concern_v the_o anoint_v of_o christ_n wherewith_o he_o be_v anoint_v in_o what_o manner_n and_o whereunto_o 1._o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o christ_n be_v anoint_v with_o any_o external_a or_o material_a oil_n or_o ointment_n but_o his_o anoint_v be_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o isa._n 61._o 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o i_o therefore_o he_o have_v anoint_v i_o etc._n etc._n 2._o for_o the_o manner_n he_o be_v anoint_v with_o all_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n abundanter_fw-la abundant_o above_o his_o fellow_n psal._n 45._o 7._o and_o beyond_o measure_n joh._n 3._o 34._o god_n give_v he_o not_o the_o spirit_n by_o measure_n and_o redundanter_n his_o fullness_n 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above_o thy_o fellow_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n and_o anoint_v likewise_o the_o prophet_n david_n make_v mention_v psal._n 110._o 4._o thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n and_o of_o this_o his_o priestly_a anoint_v this_o place_n be_v special_o to_o be_v understand_v 32._o quest._n when_o christ_n be_v thus_o anoint_v 1._o lyranus_fw-la general_o understand_v the_o time_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n and_o humanity_n in_o humanitate_fw-la unctus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v anoint_v in_o his_o humanity_n above_o his_o fellow_n 2._o pererius_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o first_o instant_n of_o his_o conception_n allege_v those_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n to_o marie_n that_o holy_a thing_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 3._o hugo_n card._n indifferent_o will_v have_v it_o understand_v either_o of_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n incarnation_n or_o of_o his_o baptism_n when_o his_o 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into_o mention_n of_o this_o pprophecy_n of_o purpose_n seem_v to_o pass_v it_o over_o in_o diverse_a place_n as_o epist_n 80._o ad_fw-la hesych_n lib._n 18._o de_fw-la ciâ—it_fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 34._o as_o not_o satisfy_v himself_o in_o the_o right_a understanding_n thereof_o 2._o the_o great_a variety_n of_o interpretation_n which_o be_v very_o many_o as_o they_o follow_v to_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o next_o question_n be_v a_o evident_a demonstration_n of_o the_o obscurity_n thereof_o 3._o and_o beside_o the_o uncertentie_n of_o foreign_a story_n which_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o change_n of_o three_o monarchy_n the_o persian_a grecian_a and_o roman_a for_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o find_v the_o true_a reckon_n and_o computation_n of_o year_n in_o one_o kingdom_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v more_o difficult_a to_o find_v a_o true_a account_n in_o lay_v together_o the_o year_n of_o diverse_a monarchy_n beside_o this_o uncertentie_n there_o be_v four_o other_o principal_a 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church_n shall_v be_v always_o discern_v by_o this_o mark_n and_o note_n 2._o for_o even_o idolatrous_a kingdom_n as_o that_o of_o the_o assyrian_n which_o be_v hold_v to_o have_v continue_v above_o a_o thousand_o year_n for_o diuturnity_n may_v compare_v with_o any_o visible_a church_n 8._o controv._n that_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v temporal_a rather_o then_o spiritual_a whereas_o the_o hebrew_n to_o prove_v the_o roman_a empire_n which_o they_o imagine_v to_o be_v the_o four_o and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n to_o concur_v together_o to_o avoid_v that_o the_o five_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o be_v christ_n which_o be_v to_o destroy_v the_o other_o four_o do_v give_v instance_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o receive_v his_o authority_n and_o pre-eminence_n from_o constantine_n and_o other_o christian_a emperiour_n and_o do_v now_o crown_n and_o confirm_v the_o emperor_n burgensis_n and_o pererius_n concur_v with_o he_o do_v answer_n to_o avoid_v this_o 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the_o ruin_n of_o the_o old_a empire_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o revelation_n c._n 13._o 12._o he_o do_v all_o that_o the_o first_o beast_n can_v do_v before_o he_o 9_o controv._n that_o antichrist_n be_v already_o come_v bellarmine_n to_o avoid_v this_o 16._o use_v diverse_a evasion_n 1._o he_o say_v that_o before_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v there_o shall_v be_v ten_o king_n which_o shall_v divide_v the_o roman_a empire_n among_o they_o contr._n this_o appear_v to_o be_v false_a out_o of_o the_o text_n 1._o these_o ten_o king_n must_v bear_v rule_n over_o the_o saint_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o five_o kingdom_n v_o 25._o they_o shall_v consume_v the_o saint_n 2._o their_o kingdom_n must_v be_v destroy_v before_o christ_n come_v v_o 11._o 3._o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n must_v be_v set_v up_o through_o the_o world_n which_o be_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o this_o be_v do_v already_o 2._o he_o say_v that_o the_o little_a horn_n be_v antichrist_n which_o shall_v come_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n contr._n this_o also_o be_v confute_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n 1._o this_o horn_n be_v one_o of_o the_o ten_o king_n which_o shall_v bear_v rule_n over_o the_o saint_n v_o 25._o which_o then_o be_v understand_v to_o be_v the_o jew_n the_o people_n of_o god_n 2._o this_o horn_n must_v be_v destroy_v before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v erect_v v_o 11._o 3._o this_o horn_n be_v antiochus_n epiphanes_n as_o be_v before_o show_v who_o prefigure_v and_o shadow_v forth_o antichrist_n 3._o he_o say_v that_o this_o little_a horn_n shall_v arise_v from_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n contr._n it_o arise_v among_o the_o other_o horn_n which_o be_v interpret_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n and_o monarchy_n therefore_o not_o from_o the_o jew_n 4._o he_o add_v that_o by_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n he_o shall_v obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n cont._n but_o the_o text_n show_v v_o 21._o that_o he_o shall_v make_v war_n against_o the_o saint_n he_o shall_v then_o overcome_v they_o by_o force_n rather_o than_o fraud_n 5._o further_o he_o say_v that_o this_o little_a horn_n which_o he_o take_v for_o antichrist_n shall_v overcome_v three_o king_n of_o lybia_n egypt_n aethiopia_n contr._n it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o text_n v_o 8._o that_o the_o three_o king_n which_o shall_v be_v subdue_v shall_v be_v out_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o kingdom_n v_o 22._o 24._o the_o ten_o horn_n out_o of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v ten_o king_n 6._o likewise_o he_o say_v that_o this_o horn_n shall_v subdue_v also_o the_o other_o seven_o after_o it_o have_v overcome_v the_o three_o contra._n but_o no_o such_o thing_n be_v affirm_v in_o the_o text_n 2._o neither_o can_v it_o be_v so_o see_v these_o ten_o king_n be_v to_o succeed_v one_o a_o other_o the_o ten_o and_o the_o last_o can_v not_o rise_v up_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o other_o ten_o 7._o a_o other_o of_o bellarmine_n position_n be_v that_o this_o antichrist_n shall_v reign_v but_o 3._o year_n and_o a_o half_a v_o 25._o contra._n 1._o this_o be_v literal_o and_o historical_o fulfil_v in_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n as_o be_v before_o show_v 2._o antichrist_n which_o be_v to_o come_v into_o the_o world_n must_v rise_v immediate_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o only_o let_v while_o it_o stand_v the_o manifest_v and_o appear_v of_o antichrist_n 2._o thess._n 2._o 4._o therefore_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v now_o long_o since_o dissolve_v antichrist_n have_v be_v a_o good_a while_n manifest_v in_o the_o world_n 6._o moral_a observation_n 1._o observat._n the_o bed_n must_v be_v keep_v undefiled_a v_o 1._o there_o be_v vision_n in_o his_o head_n upon_o his_o bed_n god_n use_v to_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o his_o servant_n upon_o their_o bed_n as_o be_v the_o fit_a place_n for_o heavenly_a meditation_n when_o the_o soul_n be_v sequester_v from_o all_o worldly_a affair_n therefore_o must_v we_o take_v heed_n that_o the_o bed_n be_v not_o defile_v with_o any_o unclean_a pollution_n as_o be_v the_o bed_n of_o adulterous_a fornicator_n and_o wanton_a person_n we_o shall_v with_o david_n water_n our_o couch_n with_o tear_n there_o meditate_v upon_o god_n not_o make_v it_o a_o place_n of_o wantonness_n and_o uncleanness_n 2._o observ._n the_o conscience_n must_v be_v careful_o keep_v and_o watch_v over_o v_o 10._o and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v these_o be_v the_o book_n of_o every_o man_n conscience_n which_o be_v god_n faithful_a witness_n and_o record_n in_o man_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v the_o light_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o spirit_n or_o breath_n of_o man_n and_o search_v all_o the_o bowel_n prov._n 20._o 27._o that_o be_v man_n conscience_n be_v as_o the_o lord_n lantern_n whereby_o he_o search_v our_o secret_n let_v we_o therefore_o take_v heed_n what_o we_o write_v in_o these_o book_n of_o our_o conscience_n for_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n there_o it_o will_v appear_v either_o to_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v us._n 3._o observ._n the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o minister_n thereof_o to_o be_v resort_v unto_o for_o our_o instruction_n v_o 16._o as_o daniel_n to_o understand_v this_o dream_n go_v to_o one_o of_o the_o angel_n which_o stand_v by_o so_o now_o because_o we_o have_v no_o such_o access_n unto_o angel_n we_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v angel_n of_o the_o church_n apoc._n 1._o 2._o 3._o so_o christ_n send_v paul_n to_o ananias_n for_o further_a direction_n act._n 9_o and_o the_o angel_n send_v cornelius_n to_o peter_n act._n 10._o 4._o observ._n of_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n v_o 15._o i_o daniel_n be_v trouble_v in_o my_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n if_o daniel_n be_v so_o perplex_v see_v the_o manner_n of_o christ_n judgement_n but_o in_o vision_n how_o much_o more_o terrible_a shall_v be_v the_o judgement_n itself_o then_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v now_o hide_v and_o secret_a shall_v be_v bring_v to_o light_n like_v as_o pack_n and_o fardel_n of_o ware_n be_v not_o open_v till_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o fair_a or_o market_n than_o the_o thing_n hide_v before_o be_v open_o show_v so_o all_o secret_n shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o that_o day_n the_o terror_n of_o that_o day_n shall_v persuade_v man_n to_o take_v heed_n what_o ware_n they_o lie_v up_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o conscience_n for_o then_o all_o shall_v be_v disclose_v chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o argument_n and_o method_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v set_v forth_o 1._o a_o vision_n of_o the_o persian_a and_o grecian_a monarchy_n to_o v_o 15._o 2._o the_o interpretation_n thereof_o thence_o to_o
instruction_n and_o admonition_n or_o the_o signification_n of_o some_o thing_n to_o come_v such_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o pharaoh_n gen._n 41._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o this_o book_n c._n 2._o 4._o and_o c._n 4._o there_o be_v also_o diabolical_a dream_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o satan_n to_o seâ—â—ce_n and_o deceive_v for_o if_o he_o can_v by_o inward_a suggestion_n delude_v and_o deceive_v the_o mind_n he_o can_v also_o as_o well_o by_o vain_a dream_n and_o fancy_n insinuate_v himself_o to_o deceive_v such_o be_v the_o vain_a vision_n and_o illusion_n which_o he_o deceive_v the_o priest_n of_o baaâ—_n by_o when_o he_o go_v as_o a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o month_n of_o they_o all_o to_o persuade_v ahab_n to_o go_v and_o fall_v at_o ramath_n in_o gilead_n pappus_n quest._n 43._o whether_o there_o be_v any_o divine_a dream_n 1._o aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o divination_n by_o dream_n deny_v that_o there_o be_v any_o divine_a dream_n at_o all_o he_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v somnia_fw-la daemonica_fw-la dream_n demonicall_a or_o spiritual_a but_o there_o also_o he_o ascribe_v unto_o nature_n his_o reason_n against_o divine_a dream_n be_v these_o 1._o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o divine_a dream_n they_o shall_v be_v send_v and_o show_v to_o the_o best_a and_o most_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a man_n and_o not_o to_o man_n of_o every_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v 2._o if_o god_n will_v teach_v man_n he_o will_v rather_o do_v it_o by_o day_n then_o by_o night_n 3._o where_o god_n instruct_v man_n he_o do_v it_o plain_o and_o manifest_o not_o obscure_o and_o doubtful_o as_o be_v the_o revelation_n by_o dream_n 4._o bruit_n beast_n have_v their_o dream_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o divine_a 2._o contra._n these_o argument_n be_v soon_o answer_v 1._o such_o dream_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n show_v unto_o good_a man_n but_o not_o always_o lest_o they_o shall_v think_v that_o by_o their_o worthiness_n they_o have_v deserve_v that_o grace_n and_o when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o manifest_v himself_o by_o such_o dream_n to_o other_o then_o to_o the_o righteous_a it_o be_v for_o their_o conversion_n or_o for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o his_o church_n such_o be_v the_o dream_n which_o pharaoh_n and_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v 2._o to_o appoint_v the_o lord_n to_o instruct_v man_n by_o day_n rather_o than_o by_o night_n be_v to_o prescribe_v law_n unto_o he_o he_o best_o know_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n when_o and_o how_o to_o speak_v unto_o man_n soul_n 3._o though_o dream_n be_v in_o themselves_o obscure_a yet_o god_n give_v also_o the_o interpretation_n of_o they_o as_o of_o pharaoh_n dream_n by_o joseph_n of_o nabuchadnezars_n by_o daniel_n he_o leave_v not_o man_n in_o doubtfulness_n and_o suspense_n as_o apollo_n ambiguous_a oracle_n do_v 4._o beast_n have_v in_o deed_n some_o kind_n of_o dream_n namely_o such_o as_o be_v natural_a and_o cause_v in_o the_o fantasy_n and_o sensitive_a part_n but_o this_o kind_n of_o divine_a and_o supernatural_a dream_n they_o have_v not_o such_o as_o be_v pharaoh_n and_o nabuchadnezzars_n dream_n and_o josephs_n matth._n 1._o pap_n quest._n 44._o whether_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n or_o certainty_n in_o dream_n 1._o as_o cicero_n say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o absurd_a which_o be_v not_o find_v to_o have_v be_v say_v by_o some_o of_o the_o philosopher_n so_o some_o of_o they_o have_v maintain_v that_o all_o dream_n be_v true_a and_o have_v their_o certain_a signification_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v protagoras_n with_o other_o stoike_n who_o general_a opinion_n be_v that_o the_o truth_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n but_o only_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n and_o that_o some_o dream_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v vain_a and_o frivolous_a the_o reason_n they_o say_v to_o be_v this_o because_o they_o be_v difficult_a ambiguous_a and_o obscure_a and_o so_o be_v not_o well_o perceive_v and_o understand_v contra._n but_o this_o opinion_n be_v confute_v by_o the_o scripture_n beside_o daily_a experience_n which_o show_v that_o man_n have_v many_o thousand_o dream_n which_o never_o take_v effect_n and_o if_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o agree_v with_o the_o event_n it_o be_v accidental_a and_o by_o some_o casual_a occurrent_a and_o not_o otherwise_o the_o preacher_n say_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o dream_n and_o vanity_n be_v many_o word_n eccl._n 5._o 6._o he_o join_v dream_n and_o vanity_n together_o the_o prophet_n give_v instance_n of_o such_o vain_a dream_n in_o a_o hungry_a man_n that_o dream_v and_o behold_v in_o his_o imagination_n he_o eat_v and_o when_o he_o awake_v his_o soul_n be_v empty_a isa._n 29._o 8._o what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o a_o vain_a dream_n such_o be_v the_o dream_n of_o drunken_a frantic_a covetous_a man_n who_o dream_n of_o such_o vain_a thing_n as_o their_o mind_n be_v occupy_v in_o such_o dream_n be_v like_o the_o apparition_n in_o the_o cloud_n many_o form_n and_o fashion_n be_v there_o see_v which_o be_v soon_o disperse_v of_o the_o wind_n and_o come_v to_o nothing_o 2._o some_o hold_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n that_o no_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o dream_n at_o all_o as_o xenophanes_n caliphonius_fw-la and_o the_o epicure_n for_o see_v all_o dream_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o some_o be_v vain_a and_o frivolous_a all_o must_v be_v hold_v to_o be_v so_o again_o say_v they_o if_o there_o be_v any_o certainty_n in_o dream_n they_o must_v proceed_v from_o some_o certain_a cause_n either_o god_n or_o nature_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_o deum_fw-la obire_fw-la lectos_fw-la dormientium_fw-la that_o god_n shall_v compass_v man_n bed_n when_o they_o be_v asleep_a and_o cast_v dream_n into_o their_o mind_n and_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o order_n but_o in_o dream_n there_o be_v confusion_n and_o disorder_n contr._n 1_o all_o dream_n be_v not_o of_o one_o nature_n therefore_o it_o follow_v not_o if_o some_o be_v vain_a that_o all_o be_v 2._o god_n providence_n watch_v over_o man_n both_o wake_v and_o sleep_v he_o pass_v not_o from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o be_v in_o heaven_n behold_v all_o thing_n and_o do_v whatsoever_o it_o please_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n 3._o nature_n work_v certent_o and_o orderly_o when_o it_o work_v by_o certain_a and_o settle_a cause_n variable_a and_o turbulent_a cause_n must_v bring_v forth_o the_o like_a effect_n but_o true_a and_o divine_a dream_n be_v most_o certain_a constant_a and_o orderly_o as_o proceed_v from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o order_n 3._o wherefore_o the_o resolution_n here_o be_v that_o as_o there_o be_v some_o vain_a and_o fantastical_a dream_n procure_v by_o man_n distemper_a humour_n in_o their_o body_n or_o their_o disorder_a and_o unsettle_a imagination_n in_o their_o mind_n so_o there_o be_v divine_a profound_a and_o holy_a dream_n as_o be_v the_o dream_n and_o vision_n by_o night_n of_o abraham_n abimelech_n jaakob_n laban_n joseph_n pharaoh_n solomon_n nebuchadnezzer_n paul_n act._n 16._o 9_o which_o holy_a dream_n and_o vision_n have_v their_o evident_a signification_n and_o sure_a effect_n perer._n quest._n 45._o of_o the_o cause_n of_o true_a dream_n 1._o plato_n his_o opinion_n be_v conviuto_n that_o dream_n be_v procure_v by_o spirit_n who_o be_v the_o mediator_n that_o go_v between_o god_n and_o man_n he_o think_v that_o god_n himself_o do_v not_o meddle_v with_o humane_a affair_n but_o by_o the_o mediation_n and_o intercourse_n of_o such_o spirit_n and_o that_o by_o they_o therefore_o all_o dream_n be_v procure_v but_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a that_o some_o dream_n be_v wrought_v only_o by_o natural_a mean_n as_o by_o the_o multitude_n of_o business_n in_o the_o day_n eccles._n 5._o 2._o and_o where_o there_o be_v any_o spiritual_a cause_n that_o the_o lord_n himself_o sometime_o be_v the_o agent_n as_o it_o be_v say_v god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n gen._n 20._o 3._o 2._o aristotle_n on_o the_o contrary_n hold_v that_o all_o true_a dream_n proceed_v of_o natural_a cause_n but_o that_o be_v untrue_a also_o for_o the_o prediction_n and_o foretell_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v which_o often_o be_v show_v in_o dream_n can_v by_o any_o natural_a mean_n be_v search_v out_o 3._o the_o stoike_fw-gr make_v three_o cause_n of_o dream_n god_n fatal_a necessity_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o in_o sleep_n be_v free_a from_o all_o other_o perturbation_n contr._n the_o first_o cause_n we_o allow_v but_o not_o of_o all_o dream_n but_o fatal_a necessity_n there_o be_v none_o for_o then_o god_n who_o be_v most_o free_a shall_v himself_o be_v tie_v to_o such_o fatal_a necessity_n and_o connexion_n of_o cause_n and_o if_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o sleep_n cause_v such_o dream_n
comprehend_v all_o those_o which_o have_v any_o office_n or_o government_n in_o the_o province_n quest._n 9_o why_o nabuchadnezzar_n only_o call_v his_o noble_n and_o officer_n 1._o all_o the_o people_n can_v not_o possible_o come_v together_o to_o one_o place_n therefore_o the_o noble_n be_v call_v ut_fw-la per_fw-la principes_fw-la seducantur_fw-la &_o gentes_fw-la as_o hierome_n say_v that_o by_o the_o noble_n the_o people_n may_v be_v seduce_v 2._o these_o be_v first_o summon_v ut_fw-la regi_fw-la consentientes_fw-la as_o consent_v to_o the_o king_n and_o most_o forward_o to_o follow_v his_o mind_n lyran._n for_o such_o be_v the_o noble_n pendent_fw-la à _fw-la nutu_fw-la regis_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o ad_fw-la quaslibet_fw-la flectuntur_fw-la auras_fw-la ready_a to_o serve_v the_o king_n humour_n and_o be_v turn_v by_o every_o wind_n calvin_n 3._o and_o the_o noble_n be_v convent_v for_o the_o great_a magnificence_n and_o majesty_n that_o this_o image_n may_v have_v the_o great_a reverence_n and_o remain_v as_o a_o monument_n for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o osiander_n quest._n 10._o ver_fw-la 5._o of_o the_o diverse_a kind_n of_o instrument_n here_o rehearse_v 1._o the_o first_o be_v in_o the_o chalde_n call_v karna_n of_o keren_n a_o horn_n the_o septuag_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o trumpet_n tubam_fw-la lat._n which_o lyranus_fw-la take_v for_o the_o usual_a instrument_n which_o be_v sound_v in_o the_o war_n pintus_fw-la say_v it_o be_v a_o crooked_a instrument_n make_v of_o brass_n but_o it_o proper_o rather_o signify_v a_o horn_n or_o cornet_n which_o be_v so_o call_v either_o of_o the_o matter_n whereof_o it_o be_v make_v or_o for_o the_o fashion_n because_o it_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o horn_n so_o the_o same_o word_n keren_n signify_v the_o trumpet_n make_v of_o ram_n horn_n which_o josuah_n be_v command_v to_o make_v when_o he_o compass_v the_o wall_n of_o jerecho_n josh._n 6._o a_o other_o word_n chatzotzeroth_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v trumpet_n make_v of_o mettle_n num._n 10._o 2._o 2._o the_o second_o be_v call_v mashrokitha_fw-mi which_o the_o septuag_n interpret_v by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pipe_n or_o whistle_n of_o sherach_n to_o whistle_v the_o l._n read_v fistula_n a_o pipe_n or_o flute_n a_o instrument_n make_v of_o wood_n with_o diverse_a hole_n to_o be_v play_v upon_o with_o the_o hand_n pin._n such_o as_o shepherd_n use_v it_o be_v not_o a_o trumpet_n as_o geneven_n 3._o the_o three_o be_v kathrom_n whence_o come_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cithara_fw-la the_o harp_n we_o have_v the_o like_a english_a word_n a_o cithern_n but_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o other_o kind_n of_o instrument_n the_o harp_n be_v a_o instrument_n well_o know_v it_o be_v in_o form_n like_o a_o triangle_n play_v upon_o with_o the_o finger_n lyran_n make_v of_o wood_n and_o the_o string_n be_v see_v on_o both_o side_n pintus_fw-la 4._o the_o four_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v call_v sabca_n the_o septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o come_v near_o the_o chalde_n word_n by_o the_o interpreter_n it_o be_v general_o translate_a sambuca_fw-la which_o some_o think_v be_v triquetrum_fw-la instrumentum_fw-la imparibus_fw-la sidibus_fw-la a_o threefold_a instrument_n with_o unequal_a string_n jun._n tetrachordum_fw-la with_o four_o string_n athen._n which_o be_v make_v of_o iron_n or_o brass_n and_o play_v upon_o with_o a_o iron_n rod_n pint._n but_o lyranus_fw-la rather_o think_v it_o be_v a_o wind_n instrument_n make_v of_o reed_n and_o he_o derive_v it_o of_o same_o which_o signify_v the_o sun_n and_o buca_fw-la a_o trumpet_n because_o it_o be_v use_v only_o in_o summer_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o such_o rustical_a oaten_a pipe_n be_v use_v in_o this_o solemn_a assembly_n hugo_n think_v it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o rural_a harp_n so_o call_v of_o the_o tree_n sambucus_n whereof_o it_o be_v make_v which_o be_v the_o elder_a tree_n but_o i_o rather_o think_v with_o our_o english_a interpreter_n geneven_n that_o it_o be_v the_o sackebut_n as_o the_o agreement_n with_o the_o chalde_n word_n sabca_fw-la show_v 5._o the_o five_o pesanterin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sep._n the_o psalterie_n l._n a._n p._n i._o nablium_fw-la v._o which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o psalterie_n the_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o chalde_n psanterie_n with_o the_o change_n of_o one_o letter_n lyranus_fw-la think_v it_o be_v a_o instrument_n play_v upon_o with_o a_o quill_n which_o we_o call_v a_o cithern_n pintus_fw-la describe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o instrument_n four_o square_v with_o ten_o string_n some_o think_v it_o be_v like_o a_o harp_n but_o of_o more_o pleasant_a sound_n to_o the_o which_o they_o use_v to_o sing_v holy_a hymn_n and_o psalm_n whereupon_o it_o have_v the_o name_n psalterie_n such_o as_o david_n use_v and_o this_o be_v most_o like_a 6._o the_o six_o be_v call_v in_o the_o chalde_n sumphonia_fw-la which_o be_v the_o very_a same_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o symphony_n which_o r._n saadiah_n derive_v of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pipe_n with_o a_o bag_n join_v unto_o it_o a_o know_v rustic_a instrument_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o as_o lyranus_fw-la think_v that_o usual_a instrument_n which_o blind_a man_n carry_v about_o and_o play_v upon_o it_o with_o their_o finger_n and_o with_o the_o other_o hand_n make_v it_o sound_v with_o turn_v about_o of_o a_o iron_n pintus_fw-la 11._o quest._n v_o 5._o of_o their_o fall_n down_o and_o worship_v this_o image_n 1._o hierome_n upon_o these_o word_n thus_o write_v forgetfulness_n that_o unless_o my_o memory_n fail_v i_o if_o i_o run_v over_o the_o whole_a scripture_n i_o can_v not_o find_v quod_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la quisquam_fw-la deum_fw-la cadens_fw-la adoraverit_fw-la that_o any_o of_o the_o saint_n fall_v down_o worship_v god_n but_o they_o which_o worship_v idol_n or_o the_o devil_n 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