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less_o respect_v and_o his_o power_n less_o fear_v than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v among_o man_n of_o which_o we_o have_v a_o very_a remarkable_a instance_n in_o a_o epigram_n of_o a_o uncertain_a author_n in_o the_o anthology_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o epigrammatist_n speak_v in_o a_o form_n of_o solemn_a swear_n but_o do_v not_o name_n that_o god_n to_o who_o he_o make_v his_o appeal_n and_o so_o also_o pindar_n as_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o brodeus_fw-la in_o his_o note_n upon_o this_o epigram_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o scholiast_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o reverence_n to_o so_o sacred_a a_o thing_n as_o on_o oath_n and_o to_o the_o god_n to_o who_o the_o appeal_n be_v make_v the_o ancient_n be_v wont_a to_o leave_v out_o the_o name_n of_o their_o god_n even_o then_o when_o they_o swear_v by_o they_o so_o also_o aristophanes_n in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o scholiast_n thus_o gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v he_o swear_v elliptical_o or_o imperfect_o for_o this_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o ancient_n when_o they_o swear_v sometime_o out_o of_o reverence_n to_o leave_v out_o the_o name_n of_o that_o god_n who_o they_o invoke_v a_o second_o cause_n of_o this_o ignorance_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v that_o this_o reverence_n to_o the_o name_n of_o god_n have_v in_o a_o manner_n wear_v it_o out_o of_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n themselves_o the_o seventy_o when_o they_o come_v to_o translate_v the_o law_n and_o prophet_n if_o indeed_o they_o do_v translate_v both_o at_o the_o same_o time_n which_o be_v much_o question_v by_o learned_a man_n will_v not_o expose_v that_o holy_a name_n to_o the_o view_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gentile_a world_n which_o have_v be_v either_o very_o nigh_o or_o altogether_o conceal_v from_o the_o jew_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o in_o their_o translation_n they_o always_o render_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o â—ame_n in_o greek_a equal_o significative_a of_o existence_n and_o authority_n together_o the_o first_o of_o which_o as_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o all_o other_o attribute_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o latter_a so_o that_o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n not_o be_v permit_v the_o common_a jew_n as_o i_o have_v in_o part_n prove_v already_o and_o shall_v prove_v more_o large_o and_o more_o clear_o by_o and_o by_o till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o version_n of_o the_o seventy_o prevail_v in_o the_o world_n and_o be_v expose_v equal_o to_o the_o sight_n and_o perusal_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o this_o ignorance_n in_o so_o important_a a_o matter_n instead_o of_o be_v improve_v by_o that_o translation_n shall_v rather_o be_v confirm_v and_o take_v deep_a root_n from_o thence_o so_o as_o utter_o to_o banish_v the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o as_o well_o out_o of_o the_o jewish_a as_o the_o gentile_a world_n so_o as_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o monument_n of_o sanchoniathon_n and_o some_o other_o remain_v of_o antiquity_n know_v only_o to_o the_o more_o curious_a and_o inquisitive_a sort_n of_o man_n it_o have_v be_v utter_o lose_v and_o forget_v and_o its_o true_a pronunciation_n can_v have_v be_v only_o guess_v at_o without_o any_o certainty_n of_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n not_o without_o a_o palpable_a discovery_n of_o their_o ignorance_n in_o the_o matter_n by_o the_o masorethical_a pointer_n of_o our_o present_a hebrew_n bibles_n wherefore_o josephus_n and_o philo_n not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o those_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v nor_o with_o the_o original_a hebrew_a itself_o which_o i_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a of_o philo_n especial_o and_o very_o probable_o of_o the_o other_o also_o at_o least_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a punctation_n of_o that_o word_n which_o since_o their_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a into_o babylon_n be_v now_o utter_o lose_v among_o the_o jew_n themselves_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o of_o a_o name_n which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o utter_v be_v willing_a to_o excuse_v their_o unskilfulness_n by_o a_o pretend_a reverence_n for_o that_o name_n who_o true_a pronunciation_n and_o â—ound_n they_o do_v not_o know_v but_o as_o i_o have_v say_v though_o josephus_n himself_o wear_v a_o stranger_n to_o the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr or_o name_n of_o god_n consist_v of_o four_o letter_n yet_o by_o that_o light_n which_o we_o may_v borrow_v from_o he_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o demonstrate_v what_o this_o name_n be_v of_o what_o consonant_n it_o consist_v and_o with_o what_o vowel_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v point_v for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n when_o moses_n desire_v to_o know_v by_o what_o name_n he_o shall_v invoke_v almighty_a god_n when_o he_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o he_o or_o rather_o as_o the_o scripture_n itself_o 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be_v extant_a as_o the_o name_n of_o the_o supreme_a numen_fw-la among_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o appear_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o clarius_n apollo_n in_o macrobius_n and_o by_o many_o other_o testimony_n produce_v by_o bochartus_fw-la and_o by_o two_o other_o inscription_n the_o one_o not_o know_v the_o other_o not_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o scaliger_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o that_o fragment_n of_o porphyry_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v and_o the_o last_o be_v the_o inscription_n of_o a_o antique_a seal_n now_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o my_o reverend_n and_o learned_a friend_n dr._n covell_n a_o present_a great_a ornament_n of_o that_o excellent_a society_n of_o which_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n and_o happiness_n to_o be_v a_o member_n last_o if_o by_o a_o very_a little_a variation_n of_o the_o present_a punctation_n instead_o 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he_o be_v as_o wide_o mistake_v his_o word_n be_v these_o insula_fw-la chia_n est_fw-la insula_fw-la serpentis_fw-la ex_fw-la chiuja_n five_o consonum_fw-la à _fw-la groecis_fw-la est_fw-la necessario_fw-la omissum_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la javoh_fw-la dei_fw-la nomine_fw-la tetragrammato_fw-la that_o be_v the_o island_n chia_n or_o chios_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v the_o island_n of_o a_o serpent_n from_o the_o syriac_a chiuja_n leave_v out_o the_o v._o consonant_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o aspiration_n the_o greek_n can_v express_v as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o hebrew_n javoh_o which_o be_v the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr or_o four_o letter_a name_n of_o god_n but_o by_o his_o favour_n there_o be_v no_o such_o