Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	let_v	see_v	word_n	4,072	5	3.9829	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97086	The considerator considered: or, A brief view of certain considerations upon the Biblia polyglotta, the prolegomena and appendix thereof. Wherein, amongst other things, the certainty, integrity, and divine authority of the original texts, is defended, against the consequences of athiests, papists, antiscripturists, &c. inferred from the various readings, and novelty of the Hebrew points, by the author of the said Considerations. The Biblia polyglotta, and translations therein exhibited, with various readings, prolegomena and appendix, vindicated from his aspersions and calumnies. And the questions about the punctation of the Hebrew text, the various readings, and the ancient Hebrew character briefly handled. / By Br. Walton. D.D.	Walton, Brian, 1600-1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing W657; Thomason E1860_1; ESTC R204072	144,833	308

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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 ●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 pe●●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 therefore_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o suspend_v his_o judgement_n till_o he_o have_v compare_v they_o as_o they_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o consideration_n and_o as_o they_o be_v deliver_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n and_o then_o to_o judge_v as_o he_o shall_v see_v cause_n i_o shall_v at_o present_a mention_n some_o argument_n which_o he_o have_v whole_o omit_v and_o then_o give_v a_o taste_n of_o his_o candid_a deal_n in_o the_o rest_n ii_o the_o first_o argument_n sect._n 58._o be_v bring_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o learned_a protestant_a divine_n and_o linguist_n which_o this_o age_n have_v know_v who_o word_n i_o cite_v and_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v to_o be_v find_v for_o such_o man_n i_o conceive_v be_v fit_a to_o judge_v of_o these_o matter_n now_o of_o these_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n at_o all_o but_o use_v a_o prudent_a preterition_n because_o he_o know_v their_o name_n and_o authority_n will_v

apollodorus_n the_o athenian_a of_o chrysippus_n his_o write_n that_o if_o one_o shall_v take_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o be_v either_o none_o of_o his_o own_o or_o nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o will_v be_v empty_a of_o all_o matter_n for_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n true_a or_o useful_a concern_v the_o subject_n here_o dispute_v which_o be_v not_o former_o say_v in_o those_o prolegomena_n nor_o any_o thing_n concern_v the_o same_o which_o be_v add_v by_o the_o adversary_n as_o his_o own_o which_o be_v not_o sufficient_o confute_v in_o the_o same_o proleg_n not_o to_o mention_v the_o incoherence_n of_o the_o thing_n here_o handle_v the_o whole_a be_v rudis_fw-la indigestaque_fw-la mole_n a_o confuse_a heap_n of_o independency_n vii_o in_o these_o consideration_n we_o be_v tell_v of_o a_o new_a plot_n or_o design_n among_o protestant_n after_o they_o be_v come_v out_o of_o rome_n a_o design_n which_o they_o dare_v not_o public_o own_o pag._n 329._o the_o leprosy_n of_o papist_n cry_v down_o the_o original_a text_n be_v break_v forth_o among_o protestant's_n with_o what_o design_n to_o what_o end_n or_o purpose_n he_o know_v not_o god_n know_v and_o the_o day_n will_v manifest_v epist_n pag._n 14._o that_o this_o design_n be_v own_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n to_o the_o bible_n and_o in_o the_o appendix_n that_o they_o print_v the_o original_a and_o defame_v it_o gather_v up_o translation_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o set_v they_o up_o in_o competition_n with_o it_o epist_n p._n 9_o that_o they_o take_v away_o all_o certainty_n in_o and_o about_o all_o sacred_a truth_n epist_n p._n 25._o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v unto_o man_n but_o to_o choose_v whether_o they_o will_v turn_v papist_n or_o atheist_n epist_n p._n 9_o that_o there_o be_v gross_a corruption_n befall_v the_o original_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o old_a translation_n and_o by_o conjecture_n may_v be_v find_v out_o and_o correct_v pag._n 205._o as_o pernicious_a a_o principle_n as_o ever_o be_v fix_v upon_o since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n epist_n p._n 21._o that_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o mahumetanisme_n the_o chief_a and_o principal_a prop_n of_o popery_n the_o only_a pretence_n of_o phanaticall_a antiscripturist_n and_o the_o root_n of_o much_o hide_a atheism_n in_o the_o world_n p._n 147._o that_o he_o fear_v the_o pretend_a infallible_a judge_n or_o the_o depth_n of_o atheism_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o these_o consideration_n p._n 161._o that_o they_o be_v enough_o to_o frighten_v unstable_a soul_n into_o the_o arm_n of_o a_o infallible_a guide_n p._n 196._o that_o these_o various_a translation_n as_o upon_o trial_n they_o will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v be_v such_o as_o many_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o question_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o p._n 207._o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v rather_o all_o translation_n shall_v be_v consume_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n 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 pursuit_n of_o truth_n with_o a_o mind_n free_v from_o all_o prejudice_n and_o disquiet_v affection_n p._n 155._o now_o those_o dangerous_a principle_n about_o which_o all_o this_o stir_n be_v make_v be_v chief_o reduce_v to_o two_o though_o many_o be_v pretend_v 1._o that_o the_o hebrew_n point_n that_o be_v the_o modern_a form_n now_o use_v not_o the_o vowel_n &_o accent_n themselves_o which_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v coeve_v with_o the_o other_o letter_n &_o that_o the_o read_n of_o the_o text_n be_v never_o arbitrary_a but_o the_o same_o before_o and_o after_o the_o punctation_n be_v devise_v and_o fix_v by_o the_o masorite_n about_o five_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v various_a reading_n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a by_o the_o casual_a mistake_n of_o transcriber_n yet_o in_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n which_o by_o compare_v ancient_a cop●es_n may_v be_v find_v out_o and_o in_o some_o case_n out_o of_o ancient_a translation_n and_o when_o they_o be_v discover_v the_o true_a read_n may_v be_v restore_v hence_o be_v infer_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o all_o divine_a truth_n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v corrupt_a etc._n etc._n and_o hence_o be_v those_o fear_n and_o jealousy_n epist_n pag._n 19_o which_o how_o just_o deducible_a from_o these_o or_o any_o other_o principle_n in_o the_o prolegomena_n or_o appendix_n shall_v hereafter_o appear_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n our_o author_n practice_n what_o quintilian_n say_v of_o some_o roman_a orator_n who_o do_v causarum_fw-la vacua_fw-la convitis_fw-la implere_fw-la and_o instead_o of_o argument_n load_v his_o adversary_n with_o reproach_n like_o that_o soldier_n in_o darius_n his_o army_n mention_v by_o plutarch_n who_o instead_o of_o fight_v with_o his_o hand_n employ_v his_o tongue_n in_o rail_v upon_o alexander_n whereupon_o the_o general_n strike_v he_o with_o his_o lance_n and_o tell_v he_o he_o hire_v he_o to_o fight_v and_o not_o to_o rail_v who_o those_o protestant_n be_v that_o concur_v with_o the_o prolegomena_n in_o those_o principle_n the_o adversary_n be_v ashamed_a to_o mention_v though_o he_o know_v they_o be_v at_o large_a cite_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n because_o their_o very_a name_n will_v have_v spoil_v his_o whole_a project_n and_o make_v his_o charge_n appear_v a_o mere_a calumny_n they_o be_v no_o other_o concern_v the_o novelty_n of_o the_o hebrew_n punctation_n than_o luther_n zuinglius_fw-la brentius_n pelican_n oecolampadius_n calvine_n beza_n musculus_fw-la paulus_n fagius_n mercer_n cameron_n chamier_n piscator_fw-la scaliger_n casaubon_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr grotius_n capellus_n erpenius_n sixtinus_n amama_n salmasius_n schickard_n martinius_n also_o rivet_n spanhemius_fw-la fest_n hommius_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o epistle_n to_o capel_n in_o his_o defensio_fw-la criticae_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o among_o ourselves_o archbishop_n usher_n bishop_n prideaux_n mr._n selden_n mr._n mead_n mr._n eyres_n and_o many_o other_o not_o to_o name_v those_o now_o live_v the_o most_o eminent_a divine_n that_o have_v appear_v in_o the_o protestant_a cause_n and_o most_o zealous_a defender_n of_o the_o purity_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o original_a text_n or_o the_o chief_a linguist_n that_o this_o age_n have_v produce_v and_o best_o skill_v in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o other_o oriental_a learning_n and_o for_o that_o other_o point_n of_o various_a lection_n not_o only_o the_o same_o man_n but_o all_o other_o general_o which_o will_v believe_v their_o eye_n two_o or_o three_o except_v grant_v the_o same_o which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n do_v and_o that_o without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o the_o certainty_n or_o divine_a authority_n of_o scripture_n as_o be_v show_v at_o large_a in_o the_o prolegomena_n and_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v make_v manifest_a yea_o our_o adversary_n himself_o frequent_o confess_v the_o same_o and_o say_v that_o ocular_a inspection_n make_v it_o manifest_a that_o there_o be_v various_a reading_n both_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o new_a and_o it_o be_v confess_v there_o have_v be_v fail_n in_o the_o transcriber_n who_o have_v often_o mistake_v and_o that_o its_o impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o &c_n &c_n p._n 165_o 191._o 178._o 296._o whereby_o he_o make_v himself_o evident_o guilty_a of_o the_o crime_n which_o he_o unjust_o charge_v upon_o other_o and_o of_o those_o consequence_n which_o he_o infer_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o papist_n atheist_n antiscripturist_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o overthrow_v that_o which_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o contend_v for_o viz._n the_o certainty_n and_o supreme_a authority_n of_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o i_o may_v say_v unto_o he_o ex_fw-la ore_fw-la tuo_fw-la out_o of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n shall_v thou_o be_v judge_v and_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 2._o 1._o wherefore_o thou_o be_v unexcusable_a o_o man_n that_o condemne_v another_o for_o hereby_o thou_o condemne_v

order_n of_o they_o from_o the_o hebrew_n long_o before_o the_o invention_n of_o point_n they_o have_v also_o the_o accent_n though_o not_o express_v by_o any_o point_n as_o other_o language_n syr._n arab._n latin_a english_a etc._n etc._n which_o have_v accent_n observe_v in_o pronunciation_n though_o not_o fix_v by_o note_n to_o every_o syllable_n proleg_n 3._o sect._n 49_o 47._o 53._o 8._o that_o the_o masorite_n when_o they_o ivent_v the_o modern_a point_n that_o be_v the_o form_n or_o figure_n now_o use_v do_v not_o invent_v any_o new_a sound_n or_o pronunciation_n nor_o point_v the_o text_n at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o according_a to_o the_o receive_v read_v then_o in_o use_n to_o facilitate_v the_o read_n and_o take_v away_o all_o ambiguity_n this_o be_v prove_v proleg_n 3._o sect._n 51._o according_o to_o that_o read_n which_o be_v derive_v to_o they_o from_o the_o sacred_a penman_n sect._n 53._o 9_o though_o the_o punctation_n by_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o masorite_n et_fw-la humani_fw-la juris_fw-la quoad_fw-la apices_fw-la &_o figuras_fw-la yet_o that_o which_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o point_n viz._n the_o sound_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v altogether_o of_o divine_a authority_n and_o acknowledge_v god_n only_o for_o its_o author_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v alter_v at_o any_o man_n pleasure_n prolegomena_n 3_o section_n 51._o 10._o that_o our_o read_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o masorite_n nor_o be_v it_o therefore_o true_a because_o it_o be_v from_o they_o but_o because_o they_o express_v in_o their_o punctation_n the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v dictate_v to_o the_o holy_a penman_n and_o by_o they_o commit_v to_o writing_n and_o preserve_v both_o by_o jew_n and_o christian_n ibid._n proleg_n 3._o sect._n 51._o by_o these_o particular_n we_o see_v the_o candour_n of_o the_o adversary_n and_o how_o much_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o he_o say_v p._n 155._o prevail_v with_o he_o when_o in_o relate_v the_o opinion_n in_o the_o prolegomena_n almost_o every_o thing_n be_v pervert_v or_o falsify_v the_o prolegomena_n assert_v the_o clean_a contrary_n in_o most_o thing_n to_o what_o he_o will_v impose_v upon_o they_o which_o be_v a_o evident_a sign_n of_o a_o bad_a cause_n for_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v eurip._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o truth_n be_v sound_a her_o word_n be_v plain_a falsehood_n be_v sick_a she_o needs_o must_v feign_v beside_o these_o there_o be_v divers_a other_o thing_n object_v against_o the_o various_a reading_n exhibit_v in_o the_o appendix_n against_o collect_v various_a readins_n out_o of_o translation_n though_o no_o such_o be_v gather_v in_o the_o appendix_n about_o the_o old_a hebrew_n character_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o hebrew_n draw_v from_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o seventy_o against_o the_o several_a translation_n print_v in_o this_o edition_n of_o the_o bible_n his_o consequence_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o atheist_n papist_n etc._n etc._n in_o some_o of_o which_o there_o be_v something_o of_o truth_n mix_v with_o many_o untruth_n and_o calumny_n as_o shall_v appear_v when_o we_o come_v to_o handle_v each_o by_o itself_o chap._n iu._n i._o the_o first_o and_o main_a charge_n that_o the_o original_a text_n have_v gross_a corruption_n two_o not_o any_o word_n bring_v out_o of_o the_o prolegomena_n to_o prove_v this_o but_o consequence_n of_o his_o own_o the_o prolegomena_n maintain_v express_o that_o the_o original_n be_v not_o corrupt_v either_o by_o jew_n or_o other_o either_o before_o or_o since_o christ_n that_o casual_a mistake_n may_v happen_v by_o negligence_n in_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n yet_o there_o be_v mean_n to_o rectify_v and_o amend_v they_o when_o discover_v iii_o the_o prolegomena_n falsify_v various_a readins_n acknowledge_v by_o all_o prove_v out_o of_o bishop_n usher_n buxtorf_n etc._n etc._n grant_v by_o the_o adversary_n often_o yet_o sometime_o deny_v in_o the_o hebrew_n vi_o wherein_o the_o author_n of_o the_o consideration_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n differ_v the_o adversary_n call_v all_o various_a readins_n corruption_n and_o so_o make_v the_o original_n to_o be_v corrupt_a various_a readins_n not_o proper_o corruption_n prove_v out_o of_o buxtorf_n vii_o viii_o his_o argument_n against_o various_a readins_n ix_o answer_v they_o prove_v only_o no_o wilful_a corruption_n x._o the_o talmud_n sometime_o read_v otherwise_o then_o in_o our_o copy_n prove_v by_o buxtorf_n of_o our_o saviour_n silence_n about_o these_o thing_n xi_o the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n in_o preserve_v the_o copy_n of_o the_o bible_n xii_o xiii_o whether_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n of_o rectify_v any_o error_n creep_v in_o but_o only_o by_o revelation_n that_o all_o copy_n in_o public_a use_n agree_v in_o all_o save_a truth_n reveal_v and_o in_o all_o matter_n historical_a prophetical_a etc._n etc._n of_o any_o weight_n that_o other_o small_a difference_n may_v be_v rectify_v fourteen_o all_o reveal_v truth_n come_v under_o our_o care_n xv._n no_o one_o copy_n can_v pretend_v to_o be_v a_o standard_n for_o all_o other_o no_o vulgar_a copy_n be_v in_o possession_n over_o all_o the_o world_n before_o print_v or_o since_o xvi_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o adversary_n rule_v viz._n that_o every_o tittle_n of_o reveal_v truth_n be_v in_o one_o copy_n or_o other_o unpossible_a to_o examine_v all_o the_o copy_n in_o the_o world_n i._o we_o shall_v begin_v first_o with_o the_o main_a charge_n viz._n that_o the_o original_a text_n be_v corrupt_v yea_o have_v gross_a corruption_n befall_v they_o this_o he_o propound_v sometime_o doubtful_o p_o 147._o he_o say_v the_o various_a readins_n at_o the_o first_o view_n seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o corruption_n have_v befall_v the_o original_n and_o p._n 159._o this_o voluminous_a bulk_n of_o various_a lection_n as_o naked_o exhibit_v seem_v sufficient_a to_o beget_v scruple_n and_o doubt_n about_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o scripture_n by_o the_o care_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n now_o if_o they_o do_v only_o intimate_v and_o seem_v to_o intimate_v corruption_n and_o only_o seem_v sufficient_a to_o beget_v scruple_n than_o they_o do_v not_o certain_o infer_v any_o such_o charge_n and_o if_o they_o seem_v so_o only_o at_o the_o first_o view_n then_o upon_o a_o further_a view_n it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o intimate_v corruption_n but_o though_o he_o speak_v thus_o modest_o sometime_o yet_o in_o other_o place_n he_o charge_v home_o p._n 158._o it_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o prolegomena_n that_o when_o gross_a fault_n or_o corruption_n be_v befall_v the_o original_n man_n may_v by_o their_o faculty_n of_o critical_a conjecture_n amend_v they_o and_o restore_v the_o native_a lection_n that_o be_v lose_v p._n 206._o that_o where_o gross_a fault_n be_v creep_v into_o the_o hebrew_n text_n man_n may_v by_o their_o own_o conjecture_n find_v out_o various_a readins_n etc._n etc._n epist_n p._n 21._o their_o principle_n be_v that_o there_o be_v sundry_a corruption_n creep_v into_o the_o original_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o receive_v countenance_n from_o these_o prolegomena_n so_o p._n 311._o 325._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n he_o dispute_v against_o this_o position_n as_o assert_v in_o the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n that_o the_o original_a text_n be_v corrupt_v ii_o but_o how_o be_v this_o charge_n prove_v here_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o neither_o in_o this_o nor_o any_o other_o of_o his_o charge_n do_v he_o relate_v any_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n which_o if_o he_o have_v do_v the_o falsehood_n have_v be_v discover_v but_o suppose_v that_o the_o ordinary_a reader_n will_v not_o trouble_v himself_o to_o look_v into_o the_o prolegomena_n but_o take_v all_o upon_o his_o word_n he_o substitute_n in_o the_o place_n of_o his_o adversary_n opinion_n some_o of_o his_o own_o consectary_n which_o to_o he_o seem_v to_o follow_v upon_o it_o which_o he_o fall_v upon_o with_o great_a violence_n which_o kind_n of_o deal_n be_v very_o unjust_a to_o charge_v a_o adversary_n with_o consequence_n as_o his_o proper_a tenet_n when_o he_o deny_v such_o consequence_n especial_o when_o as_o he_o direct_o and_o not_o by_o consequence_n affirm_v and_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a to_o what_o be_v charge_v yet_o this_o be_v our_o case_n here_o what_o the_o author_n of_o the_o prolegomena_n deliver_v concern_v the_o purity_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o original_a text_n be_v to_o be_v see_v proleg_n 7._o de_fw-la textuum_fw-la originalium_fw-la integritate_fw-la &_o auctoritate_fw-la and_o proleg_n 6._o de_fw-la variis_fw-la lectionibus_fw-la whither_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n for_o full_a satisfaction_n the_o sum_n be_v this_o as_o have_v be_v touch_v in_o part_n already_o 1._o that_o the_o hebrew_n text_n be_v not_o corrupt_v by_o the_o jew_n either_o before_o or_o after_o christ_n

be_v only_o a_o metathesis_n of_o the_o same_o letter_n or_o ambiguity_n of_o a_o word_n without_o point_n a_o mistake_n may_v easy_o happen_v in_o the_o copy_n nor_o 3_o do_v we_o say_v we_o may_v gather_v the_o various_a readins_n as_o out_o of_o the_o original_n for_o there_o be_v a_o express_a difference_n make_v between_o those_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o original_n and_o those_o out_o of_o translation_n and_o of_o these_o it_o be_v say_v proleg_n 6._o sect._n 8._o non_fw-la pari_fw-la certitudinis_fw-la gradu_fw-la incedere_fw-la they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o certainty_n with_o the_o other_o so_o that_o we_o see_v herein_o be_v nothing_o true_a either_o in_o the_o premise_n or_o in_o the_o conclusion_n i_o leave_v therefore_o this_o consideration_n wish_v he_o will_v hereafter_o consider_v better_a what_o he_o write_v vi_o in_o the_o three_o place_n he_o charge_v we_o with_o say_v that_o the_o same_o fate_n have_v attend_v the_o scripture_n in_o its_o transcription_n as_o have_v do_v other_o book_n p._n 173._o and_o p._n 206._o that_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n have_v have_v the_o fate_n of_o other_o book_n by_o pass_v through_o the_o hand_n of_o many_o transcriber_n for_o this_o he_o refer_v to_o prol._n 7._o se._n 12._o but_o never_o cite_v the_o word_n &_o yet_o add_v p._n 173._o this_o imagination_n assert_v upon_o deliberation_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o border_n upon_o atheism_n sure_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n for_o preservation_n of_o his_o word_n with_o his_o love_n &_o care_n of_o his_o church_n of_o who_o faith_n and_o obedience_n that_o word_n be_v the_o rule_n require_v other_o thought_n at_o our_o hand_n in_o this_o we_o find_v the_o like_a truth_n and_o candour_n as_o in_o the_o rest_n for_o first_o he_o make_v we_o to_o speak_v that_o of_o the_o scripture_n in_o general_a which_o be_v only_o speak_v of_o one_o particular_a wilful_o leave_v out_o that_o as_o he_o know_v who_o do_v of_o old_a which_o will_v have_v prove_v all_o to_o be_v a_o pure_a calumny_n the_o word_n be_v nam_n in_o hisce_fw-la sacra_fw-la volumina_fw-la idem_fw-la fatum_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la libris_fw-la subiisse_fw-la praesertim_fw-la antiquis_fw-la &_o saepius_fw-la descriptis_fw-la experientia_fw-la plane_n testatur_fw-la hoc_fw-la à_fw-la nemine_fw-la hodie_fw-la aperte_fw-la negari_fw-la video_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o hisce_n in_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o errata_fw-la &_o mendae_fw-la leviores_fw-la by_o negligence_n of_o transcriber_n that_o be_v to_o various_a readins_n be_v this_o the_o same_o as_o to_o say_v that_o god_n providence_n extend_v no_o more_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o these_o book_n then_o of_o all_o other_o which_o the_o prolegom_n be_v so_o far_o from_o affirm_v as_o be_v here_o suggest_v that_o the_o contrary_n be_v both_o in_o the_o same_o place_n &_o elsewhere_o frequent_o maintain_v vii_o the_o word_n precedent_n be_v et_fw-la si_fw-la textus_fw-la originarii_fw-la non_fw-la sint_fw-la à_fw-la judaeis_n vel_fw-la aliis_fw-la studiose_fw-la corrupti_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la spectant_fw-la puri_fw-la &_o incorrupti_fw-la tamen_fw-la scribarum_fw-la incuria_fw-la vel_fw-la temporum_fw-la injuria_fw-la in_o textus_fw-la originarios_fw-la errata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la &_o mendas_fw-la leviores_fw-la irrepere_fw-la potuisse_fw-la &_o irrepsisse_fw-la negari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quae_fw-la aliorum_fw-la codicum_fw-la &_o interpretum_fw-la collatione_fw-la aliisque_fw-la mediis_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la supra_fw-la tolli_fw-la &_o emendari_fw-la possunt_fw-la no_o in_o hisce_fw-la sacra_fw-la volumina_fw-la idem_fw-la fatum_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la subiisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o be_v more_o say_v here_o then_o be_v say_v by_o all_o other_o before_o that_o have_v write_v of_o various_a readins_n buxtorf_n sixtin_n amama_n and_o other_o who_o word_n be_v bring_v in_o the_o same_o prolegom_n 6._o de_fw-la variis_fw-la lectionibus_fw-la learnedvsher_n there_o also_o quote_v epist_n ad_fw-la lud._n capel_n p._n 21._o sententia_fw-la mea_fw-la haec_fw-la perpetua_fw-la fuit_fw-la hebraeum_n v._o testamenti_fw-la codicem_fw-la scribarum_fw-la erroribus_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la novi_fw-la codicem_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la alios_fw-la libros_fw-la what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o the_o prolegomena_n and_o the_o word_n of_o this_o reverend_a primate_n and_o do_v not_o the_o considerator_n himself_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n when_o he_o grant_v various_a readins_n in_o the_o original_a text_n which_o he_o also_o say_v come_v from_o the_o fail_n and_o mistake_n of_o the_o scribe_n viii_o as_o for_o god_n special_a providence_n in_o preservation_n of_o these_o book_n the_o denial_n whereof_o he_o say_v border_n upon_o atheism_n he_o may_v have_v read_v in_o the_o same_o prolegomena_n 6._o sect._n 15._o that_o though_o there_o be_v such_o difference_n in_o some_o small_a matter_n of_o no_o consequence_n ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la invigilavit_fw-la providentia_fw-la divina_fw-la ecclesiaeque_fw-la diligentia_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la necessariae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la spectant_fw-la omne_fw-la pura_fw-la &_o integra_fw-la sint_fw-la and_o sect_n 3._o in_o the_o same_o prolegomena_n be_v cite_v the_o word_n of_o the_o learned_a bochartus_fw-la in_o that_o admirable_a work_n of_o he_o geogr._n sacr._n part._n 1._o lib._n 2._o c._n 13._o who_o after_o he_o have_v say_v the_o same_o with_o the_o prolegomena_n of_o various_a readins_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o in_o other_o book_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o infer_v any_o uncertainty_n as_o some_o man_n fear_v add_v quamvis_fw-la exemplum_fw-la sit_fw-la valde_fw-la dispar_fw-la nam_fw-la multo_fw-la aliter_fw-la invigilavit_fw-la providentia_fw-la divina_fw-la ut_fw-la sacros_fw-la scripturae_fw-la codices_fw-la praestaret_fw-la immunes_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o the_o adversary_n allege_v to_o make_v good_a his_o charge_n the_o contrary_a direct_o prove_v which_o he_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o observe_v and_o therefore_o what_o honesty_n or_o fair_a deal_n can_v be_v expect_v from_o he_o in_o other_o matter_n who_o have_v so_o wilful_o err_v in_o this_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o he_o have_v read_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o bible_n there_o he_o may_v have_v observe_v the_o publisher_n word_n p._n 1._o etsi_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o librorum_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la conservatione_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la opera_fw-la usus_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la tamen_fw-la speciali_fw-la providentia_fw-la ita_fw-la ●is_fw-la invigilavit_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la primo_fw-la inspiratos_fw-la esse_fw-la admiranda_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la conservatione_fw-la monstravit_fw-la dum_fw-la divina_fw-la haec_fw-la fidei_fw-la speique_fw-la nostrae_fw-la monumenta_fw-la tantis_fw-la munivit_fw-la praesidiis_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la tot_fw-la seculorum_fw-la decursus_fw-la inter_fw-la tot_fw-la imperiorum_fw-la ruinas_fw-la tot_fw-la regnorum_fw-la mutationes_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inter_fw-la tot_fw-la librariorum_fw-la transcriptiones_fw-la exemplaribus_fw-la inter_fw-la nationes_fw-la dispersis_fw-la tanta_fw-la terrae_fw-la marisque_fw-la intercapedine_fw-la disjunctas_fw-la contra_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la fraud_n &_o tyrannorum_fw-la furores_fw-la qui_fw-la ea_fw-la vel_fw-la corrumpere_fw-la vel_fw-la abolere_fw-la conati_fw-la sunt_fw-la sarta_fw-la tecta_fw-la ad_fw-la nostra_fw-la tempora_fw-la conservatae_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la ultimum_fw-la temporis_fw-la articulum_fw-la permansura_fw-la sint_fw-la i_o appeal_v to_o all_o man_n even_o to_o the_o adversary_n himself_o what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o full_o concern_v god_n admirable_a preservation_n of_o these_o book_n and_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o abuse_v the_o reader_n and_o publisher_n in_o this_o crimination_n the_o publisher_n write_v upon_o deliberation_n and_o need_v not_o retract_v any_o thing_n i_o wish_v his_o adversary_n have_v as_o well_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v charge_v he_o with_o for_o then_o the_o labour_n of_o both_o may_v have_v be_v spare_v ix_o the_o nine_o thing_n charge_v upon_o the_o prolegomena_n be_v p._n 206._o that_o when_o gross_a fault_n be_v creep_v into_o the_o hebrew_n text_n man_n may_v by_o their_o own_o conjecture_n find_v out_o various_a readins_n and_o p._n 159._o it_o be_v declare_v that_o where_o any_o gross_a fault_n or_o corruption_n be_v befall_v the_o original_n man_n may_v by_o their_o faculty_n of_o critical_a conjecture_v amend_v they_o and_o restore_v the_o native_a lection_n that_o be_v lose_v though_o in_o general_a without_o the_o authority_n of_o copy_n this_o be_v not_o allow_v for_o this_o he_o quote_v prolegom_n 7._o sect_n 12._o i_o see_v our_o author_n be_v still_o semper_fw-la idem_fw-la a_o thread_n of_o untruth_n and_o calumny_n run_v through_o the_o whole_a book_n yet_o in_o this_o of_o gather_v various_a readins_n upon_o mere_a conjecture_n he_o be_v less_o excusable_a than_o in_o some_o of_o the_o rest_n not_o only_o because_o this_o whole_a charge_n be_v plain_o reject_v and_o disprove_v in_o prolegom_n 6._o sect._n ult_n and_o reason_n be_v give_v why_o it_o can_v be_v allow_v but_o also_o because_o the_o adversary_n acquit_v

their_o journey_n lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lat._n tulerunt_fw-la sibi_fw-la cibaria_fw-la so_o the_o chaldee_n syriack_n arabic_a so_o vers_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o v_o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o kin._n 20._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lat._n &_o laetatus_fw-la est_fw-la so_o the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a so_o our_o bishop_n bible_n and_o be_v glad_a of_o he_o so_o be_v 39_o 2._o both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o all_o translation_n jerem._n 15._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o to_o pass_v r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o to_o serve_v lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o chaldee_n syriack_n arabic_a so_o jer._n 17._o 4._o both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o in_o all_o translation_n jerem._n 31._o 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_v a_o husband_n to_o they_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o regard_v they_o not_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o syriack_n and_o arabic_a so_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 8._o 9_o now_o let_v i_o appeal_v to_o any_o unbiased_a man_n yea_o to_o our_o adversary_n himself_o whether_o in_o these_o place_n they_o do_v not_o think_v in_o their_o conscience_n that_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o other_o translator_n read_v in_o their_o copy_n as_o we_o have_v show_v and_o if_o they_o do_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o evident_a that_o in_o some_o case_n various_a readins_n may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o translation_n fourteen_o what_o he_o further_o write_v in_o his_o way_n of_o declaim_v i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o trouble_v myself_o about_o see_v nothing_o be_v by_o he_o bring_v that_o infringe_n our_o assertion_n in_o the_o least_o the_o controversy_n be_v right_o state_v only_o one_o thing_n i_o can_v pass_v by_o wherein_o i_o can_v but_o admire_v his_o extreme_a confidence_n in_o urge_v a_o thing_n so_o palpable_o untrue_a and_o so_o oft_o by_o himself_o contradict_v p._n 317._o let_v they_o prove_v say_v he_o that_o there_o be_v ever_o in_o the_o world_n any_o other_o copy_n of_o the_o bible_n differ_v in_o any_o one_o word_n from_o those_o that_o we_o now_o enjoy_v let_v they_o produce_v one_o testimony_n one_o author_n of_o credit_n or_o reputation_n that_o can_v or_o do_v or_o ever_o do_v speak_v one_o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n let_v they_o direct_v we_o to_o any_o relic_n nay_o monument_n any_o kind_n of_o remembrance_n of_o they_o and_o not_o put_v we_o off_o with_o weak_a conjecture_n upon_o the_o signification_n of_o one_o or_o two_o word_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v of_o weight_n with_o we_o p._n 319._o the_o care_n of_o god_n over_o his_o truth_n and_o the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n will_v not_o permit_v we_o to_o entertain_v the_o least_o suspicion_n that_o ever_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n any_o copy_n of_o the_o bible_n differ_v in_o the_o least_o from_o those_o we_o enjoy_v the_o author_n of_o this_o insinuation_n can_v produce_v the_o least_o testimony_n to_o make_v it_o good_a this_o be_v a_o strange_a assertion_n such_o as_o i_o think_v never_o any_o man_n maintain_v before_o not_o any_o copy_n that_o ever_o be_v to_o differ_v in_o one_o word_n nay_o not_o in_o the_o least_o which_o extend_v to_o syllable_n letter_n and_o point_n that_o no_o testimony_n no_o relic_n no_o author_n of_o credit_n no_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n not_o the_o least_o testimony_n can_v be_v bring_v etc._n etc._n do_v not_o all_o the_o various_a readins_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n proclaim_v the_o apparent_a untruth_n of_o this_o and_o do_v not_o himself_o frequent_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v variety_n among_o copy_n p._n 173._o that_o in_o some_o copy_n and_o those_o of_o good_a antiquity_n there_o be_v divers_a readins_n p._n 190._o that_o the_o keri_n and_o ketib_n be_v various_a readins_n p._n 296._o that_o the_o transcriber_n have_v have_v fail_n and_o that_o various_a readins_n have_v thence_o rise_v p._n 165._o so_o p._n 191._o 347._o etc._n etc._n what_o think_v he_o of_o those_o place_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n especial_o that_o in_o 1_o joh._n 5._o 8._o where_o a_o verse_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o many_o ancient_a copy_n and_o appear_v so_o to_o have_v be_v by_o the_o father_n that_o write_v against_o arrius_n be_v there_o no_o author_n of_o credit_n no_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n that_o testify_v that_o some_o ancient_a copy_n want_v these_o word_n which_o yet_o all_o our_o modern_a copy_n have_v be_v not_o the_o whole_a collection_n of_o diverse_a readins_n in_o erasmus_n stephanus_n beza_n camerarius_fw-la and_o other_o a_o real_a confutation_n of_o this_o he_o have_v look_v through_o the_o prolegomena_n as_o he_o say_v especial_o proleg_a 7._o which_o he_o so_o much_o oppose_v he_o quote_v sect._n 12._o and_o can_v he_o not_o there_o find_v many_o instance_n and_o testimony_n of_o credit_n to_o disprove_v this_o general_a assertion_n he_o can_v not_o but_o read_v there_o the_o testimony_n of_o kimchi_n praef._n com._n in_o proph._n priores_fw-la viri_fw-la synagogae_fw-la magnae_fw-la qui_fw-la legem_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o pristinum_fw-la statum_fw-la restituerunt_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la differentias_fw-la in_o libris_fw-la &_o secuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la of_o ben_n chajim_n in_o the_o venice_n and_o basil_n bibles_n who_o note_v the_o difference_n of_o some_o copy_n beside_o the_o keri_n and_o keitb_n which_o he_o note_v not_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v another_o copy_n but_o most_o evident_o be_v this_o show_v in_o jos_n 21._o 36_o 37._o where_o two_o verse_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o the_o second_o venice_n edition_n and_o in_o jonathans_n paraphrase_n &_o in_o the_o margin_n the_o masorethicall_a note_n be_v that_o in_o no_o ancient_a and_o correct_v copy_n these_o verse_n be_v to_o be_v 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be_v show_v in_o the_o next_o section_n out_o of_o many_o place_n in_o s._n hierome_n a_o author_n of_o good_a credit_n in_o these_o thing_n epist_n ad_fw-la suriam_fw-la &_o fretel_v upon_o these_o word_n psal_n 35._o 10._o omnia_fw-la ossa_fw-la mea_fw-la dicunt_fw-la domine_fw-la he_o say_v se_fw-la deprehendisse_fw-la in_o editione_n lxx_o bis_fw-la domine_fw-la and_o after_o add_v multa_fw-la sunt_fw-la exemplaria_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la quae_fw-la ne_fw-la semel_fw-la quidem_fw-la dominum_fw-la habent_fw-la but_o in_o our_o modern_a copy_n it_o be_v once_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n upon_o those_o word_n of_o psal_n 130._o 4._o propter_fw-la legem_fw-la tuam_fw-la sustinuite_n domine_fw-la he_o say_v aquilam_fw-la legisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o vertisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d timorem_fw-la theodotionem_fw-la vero_fw-la &_o symmachum_fw-la legisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o vertisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legem_fw-la where_o he_o not_o only_o grant_v the_o hebrew_n copy_n to_o have_v vary_v but_o also_o gather_v a_o various_a read_n out_o of_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o lxx_o yet_o neither_o read_n be_v in_o our_o present_a copy_n which_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d timeberis_fw-la the_o same_o on_o hos_n 5._o 13._o write_v alii_fw-la male_a legunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d literam_fw-la quae_fw-la transferturin_fw-mi sylvas_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jareb_n which_o agree_v with_o our_o copy_n so_o on_o hab._n 2._o 19_o sciendum_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la hebraicis_fw-la voluminibus_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la additum_fw-la omnis_fw-la sed_fw-la absolute_a spiritum_fw-la legi_fw-la here_o we_o see_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d omnis_fw-la be_v want_v in_o some_o hebrew_n copy_n in_o hieromes_n time_n much_o more_o

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hoodwink_v and_o not_o believe_v what_o we_o see_v with_o our_o eye_n and_o though_o nothing_o be_v more_o clear_a then_o that_o there_o be_v of_o old_a and_o still_o be_v difference_n in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a copy_n yet_o we_o must_v believe_v there_o never_o be_v any_o copy_n different_a from_o our_o present_a copy_n not_o in_o the_o least_o xvi_o we_o have_v do_v with_o this_o which_o be_v the_o main_a charge_n the_o next_o be_v about_o the_o keri_n and_o ketib_n that_o be_v certain_a marginal_a note_n in_o the_o hebrew_n bibles_n where_o the_o keri_n be_v the_o word_n that_o must_v be_v read_v place_v in_o the_o margin_n with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ketib_n or_o word_n write_v in_o the_o text_n mark_v with_o a_o little_a circle_n or_o cipher_n to_o which_o the_o point_n belong_v to_o the_o marginal_a word_n be_v put_v to_o intimate_v that_o this_o word_n though_o write_v in_o the_o text_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v read_v but_o that_o in_o the_o margin_n 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