〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v either_o from_o two_o hebrew_n word_n eret_n and_o chamah_o because_o she_o receive_v that_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n which_o be_v intercept_v and_o obstruct_v by_o the_o earth_n or_o else_o from_o two_o greek_a one_o which_o be_v more_o likely_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o she_o be_v the_o measure_n of_o time_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o dorick_fw-mi dialect_n be_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o common_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o last_o which_o i_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v most_o likely_a of_o all_o though_o it_o do_v not_o so_o much_o favour_v my_o opinion_n it_o may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o cut_v the_o air_n or_o atmosphere_n as_o by_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o cloud_n in_o a_o moon-shinynight_a the_o moon_n seem_v to_o do_v with_o a_o swift_a and_o hasty_a motion_n from_o which_o as_o look_v like_o a_o pursuit_n of_o some_o game_n and_o from_o the_o bark_n of_o dog_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v please_v or_o offend_v at_o her_o brightness_n she_o be_v by_o the_o ancient_a mythologist_n make_v to_o preside_v over_o hunt_v and_o from_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o she_o be_v call_v cynthia_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o cybele_n from_o the_o same_o greek_a word_n compound_v with_o the_o phoenician_n bell_n from_o the_o hebrew_n bahal_n and_o berecynthia_n by_o add_v to_o the_o former_a composition_n the_o hebrew_n barach_n fugit_fw-la to_o denote_v the_o swiftness_n of_o her_o motion_n from_o whence_o also_o one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o northwind_n boreas_n be_v to_o be_v derive_v it_o be_v exact_o the_o participle_n in_o pohel_n boreach_n as_o daniel_n heinsius_n in_o his_o exercitation_n upon_o nonnus_n his_o dionysiaca_n have_v before_o i_o observe_v and_o because_o it_o may_v seem_v harsh_a and_o unusual_a to_o compound_v a_o hebrew_n or_o phoenician_n word_n with_o a_o greek_a though_o in_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o absurdity_n that_o i_o know_v of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d itself_o as_o be_v the_o feminine_a of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o hebrew_n extract_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o composition_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o thohu_o by_o which_o the_o primigenial_a mass_n be_v signify_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n from_o whence_o the_o heathen_a theology_n derive_v all_o its_o god_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o remain_v of_o hesiod_n orpheus_n epicharmus_n aristophanes_n and_o other_o of_o the_o ancient_a mythologer_n from_o thohu_o be_v the_o phoenician_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o sanchuniathon_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thau_fw-fr and_o sigma_fw-la be_v easy_o change_v into_o one_o another_o as_o may_v be_v observe_v from_o this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a sibilus_fw-la in_o each_o of_o they_o wherefore_o the_o jew_n at_o this_o day_n in_o their_o pronunciation_n of_o thau_fw-fr at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o word_n do_v always_o melt_v it_o into_o a_o s_o and_o in_o this_o very_a word_n of_o which_o we_o be_v speak_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o such_o a_o permutation_n for_o what_o the_o common_a greek_a call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o laconic_a be_v use_v to_o pronounce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesychius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o sibulla_n be_v usual_o suppose_v to_o be_v compose_v of_o the_o laconic_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o common_a greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o latin_a sepelio_fw-la from_o the_o nominative_a case_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o oblique_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mare_n the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o latin_a shall_fw-mi and_o salax_fw-la and_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v from_o thohu_o so_o from_o choshech_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n be_v that_o other_o greek_a word_n in_o the_o ancient_a mythology_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o from_o tehom_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o as_o the_o true_a translation_n of_o tehom_n rabah_n the_o great_a abyss_n will_v be_v in_o greek_a by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o now_o if_o we_o can_v but_o prove_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v as_o good_a hebrew_n as_o the_o rest_n the_o business_n be_v do_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o greek_a word_n i_o be_o almost_o certain_a there_o be_v no_o word_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o it_o can_v be_v derive_v who_o signification_n belong_v but_o to_o one_o sex_n and_o that_o too_o in_o common_a with_o all_o other_o animal_n whatsoever_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n therefore_o that_o the_o old_a greek_a word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o there_o still_o remain_v the_o plural_a number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o compound_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o what_o ever_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d since_o therefore_o shacan_v in_o hebrew_n be_v consedit_fw-la habitavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o this_o etymology_n will_v be_v proper_o canis_fw-la domesticus_fw-la a_o mastiff_n or_o household_n dog_n as_o among_o the_o latin_n lar_n signify_v both_o a_o house_n and_o the_o dog_n that_o keep_v it_o whence_o the_o tutelar_a deity_n of_o their_o house_n be_v paint_v and_o carve_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o dog_n and_o latrare_fw-la be_v quasi_fw-la larrare_fw-la to_o make_v a_o noise_n like_o a_o dog_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o have_v thus_o overthrow_v the_o conjecture_n of_o capellus_n as_o well_o as_o of_o those_o other_o learned_a man_n that_o go_v before_o he_o i_o will_v now_o to_o establish_v my_o own_o opinion_n upon_o a_o certain_a bottom_n produce_v a_o fragment_n of_o saint_n peter_n out_o of_o clemcns_n alexandrinus_n which_o whether_o it_o be_v genuine_a or_o no_o be_v very_o ancient_a as_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o copy_n of_o clemens_n and_o therefore_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n than_o any_o modern_a conjecture_n whatsoever_o the_o place_n of_o clemens_n be_v this_o strom._n l._n 6._o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unless_o the_o moon_n appear_v they_o never_o celebrate_v that_o sabbath_n which_o they_o call_v the_o first_o that_o be_v this_o sabbath_n as_o all_o other_o feast_n be_v regulate_v by_o the_o phasis_n of_o the_o moon_n it_o seem_v therefore_o there_o be_v a_o sabbath_n among_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o sabbath_n wherefore_o it_o have_v be_v prove_v already_o that_o they_o have_v but_o one_o beginning_n of_o their_o year_n in_o nisan_fw-la and_o it_o be_v far_o clear_v that_o they_o reckon_v their_o year_n by_o month_n and_o their_o month_n by_o new-moon_n this_o first_o sabbath_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o first_o after_o the_o new-moon_n of_o nisan_fw-la but_o in_o regard_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o change_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n from_o tisri_n to_o nisan_fw-la depend_v upon_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n from_o under_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n which_o happen_v upon_o the_o fifteen_o of_o nisan_fw-la therefore_o this_o day_n in_o some_o sense_n may_v be_v call_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o year_n and_o the_o sabbath_n coincident_a with_o it_o or_o follow_v next_o after_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o first_o sabbath_n as_o in_o a_o different_a respect_n we_o may_v call_v the_o sunday_n incident_a upon_o the_o first_o of_o january_n or_o next_o after_o it_o the_o first_o sunday_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o march_n or_o next_o after_o it_o the_o second_o first_o sunday_n and_o this_o be_v somewhat_o like_o that_o notion_n which_o epiphanius_n have_v of_o this_o word_n for_o he_o make_v it_o be_v the_o second_o of_o two_o sabbath_n the_o one_o of_o which_o be_v a_o legal_a sabbath_n that_o be_v any_o feast_n day_n the_o other_o a_o natural_a by_o which_o he_o mean_v the_o saturday_n sabbath_n which_o be_v institute_v from_o the_o creation_n but_o here_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o that_o solution_n that_o he_o make_v it_o to_o be_v no_o certain_a day_n in_o every_o year_n but_o
and_o dignity_n of_o the_o go_n so_o also_o among_o the_o greek_n '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v as_o much_o as_o abheljon_n pater_fw-la excelsus_fw-la the_o high_a or_o lofty_a father_n which_o be_v a_o very_a fit_a name_n for_o the_o sun_n and_o this_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o that_o place_n of_o horace_n credat_fw-la judaeus_n apella_n non_fw-la ego_fw-la where_o there_o be_v some_o that_o will_v needs_o have_v apella_n to_o be_v as_o much_o as_o sine_fw-la pelle_fw-la or_o verpus_n which_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o verse_n will_v not_o suffer_v wherefore_o the_o true_a read_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apellas_n that_o be_v apollonius_n or_o apollodorus_n or_o apollinarius_n as_o theudas_n be_v theodosius_n hermas_n be_v hermotimus_n or_o hermodorus_n epaphras_n be_v epaphroditus_n antipas_n be_v antipater_n cleophas_n be_v cleophilus_n joses_n be_v josephus_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n and_o baal_n peor_n because_o he_o be_v suppose_v by_o st._n jerom_n in_o more_o place_n than_o one_o and_o by_o isidore_n in_o his_o origenes_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o priapus_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n be_v therefore_o think_v by_o dionysius_n vossius_fw-la in_o his_o note_n upon_o maimonides_n de_fw-fr idololatriâ_fw-la to_o be_v as_o much_o as_o peor_n ab_n or_o father_n peor_n the_o same_o idol_n be_v sometime_o in_o scripture_n call_v simple_o peor_n as_o well_o as_o with_o the_o addition_n of_o baal_n bahal_n pehor_fw-la but_o this_o conceit_n be_v evident_o too_o far_o fetch_v and_o after_o all_o mr._n selden_n will_v not_o allow_v that_o priapus_n and_o baal_n peor_n be_v the_o same_o or_o at_o least_o he_o will_v not_o grant_v what_o this_o etymon_n suppose_v that_o the_o greek_n be_v behold_v to_o the_o moabite_n and_o midianite_n for_o their_o god_n priapus_n but_o the_o word_n of_o isidore_n well_o consider_v will_v help_v we_o to_o the_o true_a original_a they_o be_v these_o l._n 8._o beelphegor_n interpretatur_fw-la simulachrum_fw-la ignominiae_fw-la idolum_fw-la enim_fw-la fuit_fw-la moab_n cognomento_fw-la baal_n super_fw-la montem_fw-la phegor_n quem_fw-la latini_n priapum_fw-la vocant_fw-la deum_fw-la hortorum_fw-la he_o tell_v you_o that_o priapus_n be_v deus_n hortorum_fw-la and_o that_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v though_o isidore_n have_v be_v silent_a priapus_n therefore_o be_v not_o pehor_fw-la ab_fw-la but_o pri_fw-la ab_fw-la the_o father_n of_o fruit_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n he_o be_v make_v to_o preside_v not_o only_o over_o garden_n but_o port_n by_o the_o sea_n side_n because_o thither_o as_o to_o a_o common_a receptacle_n the_o fruitfulness_n and_o plenty_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n repair_v or_o because_o in_o the_o sea_n there_o be_v a_o spirituous_a and_o volatile_a which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o life_n and_o fruitfulness_n in_o the_o world_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o venus_n the_o mother_n and_o supreme_a cause_n of_o all_o vital_a fecundity_n among_o the_o heathen_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o foam_n or_o salt_n supreme_a of_o the_o sea_n and_o salax_fw-la in_o latin_a be_v derive_v from_o sal_fw-la and_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o salsamenta_n be_v know_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o this_o sense_n priapus_n as_o in_o isidore_n notion_n he_o be_v custos_fw-la hortorum_fw-la so_o in_o the_o greek_a epigram_n he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o the_o greek_a palaemon_n or_o the_o latin_a portunus_n that_o be_v custos_fw-la portuum_fw-la a_o portubus_fw-la tuendis_fw-la as_o neptunus_n who_o be_v also_o the_o same_o be_v not_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o plutarch_n which_o i_o believe_v to_o be_v a_o word_n of_o no_o signification_n though_o he_o interpret_v it_o to_o denote_v the_o sea_n shore_n but_o it_o be_v nevitunus_fw-la a_o nevibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la navibus_fw-la tuendis_fw-la as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a be_v the_o same_o and_o nevius_n the_o old_a latin_a poet_n be_v certain_o the_o same_o name_n with_o navius_n the_o augur_n in_o florus_n and_o livy_n and_o as_o the_o heathen_a deity_n be_v usual_o call_v patres_fw-la and_o genitores_fw-la by_o which_o title_n the_o self-existence_n and_o the_o prolific_a fruitful_a nature_n of_o the_o deity_n be_v signify_v so_o also_o they_o be_v no_o less_o frequent_o style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reges_fw-la king_n by_o which_o their_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n over_o all_o thing_n be_v denote_v and_o as_o by_o the_o first_o of_o these_o that_o notion_n of_o the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr be_v fulfil_v by_o which_o it_o be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o by_o the_o latter_a that_o other_o signification_n of_o it_o from_o whence_o the_o lxx_o have_v render_v it_o by_o a_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v represent_v both_o of_o which_o together_o be_v comprehend_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v but_o this_o title_n though_o it_o be_v apply_v sometime_o to_o the_o inferior_a deity_n as_o to_o apollo_n in_o homer_n yet_o it_o must_v proper_o signify_v he_o who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o king_n and_o sovereign_a over_o the_o rest_n so_o homer_n invoke_v jupiter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o juvenal_n credo_fw-la pudicitiam_fw-la saturno_n rege_fw-la moratam_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o from_o the_o hebrew_n melech_n the_o ammonite_n call_v that_o god_n who_o they_o worship_v who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o saturn_n or_o jupiter_n latiaris_n molech_n and_o moloch_n and_o milcom_n and_o the_o sepharvaite_v in_o the_o book_n of_o king_n worship_v two_o supreme_a being_n as_o the_o manichean_o afterward_o do_v the_o one_o the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a the_o other_o of_o all_o evil_a and_o 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of_o a_o hundred_o fold_n as_o bochartus_fw-la himself_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o for_o first_o when_o he_o translate_v chatsar_n by_o regio_n he_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o adrumetum_n be_v not_o the_o whole_a country_n but_o one_o particular_a town_n upon_o the_o coast_n and_o second_o when_o by_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o syriack_n mathan_n he_o make_v it_o to_o signify_v a_o fruitful_a country_n bring_v forth_o a_o hundred_o fold_n this_o be_v such_o a_o elliptical_a way_n of_o speak_v as_o not_o be_v back_v by_o any_o other_o probability_n than_o the_o bare_a likeness_n of_o sound_n will_v not_o have_v be_v allow_v for_o a_o tolerable_a conjecture_n by_o bochartus_n himself_o have_v it_o be_v any_o other_o man_n be_v but_o his_o own_o but_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n to_o be_v fond_a of_o monster_n idiot_n and_o cripple_n so_o they_o be_v but_o of_o their_o own_o beget_n it_o appear_v therefore_o how_o slight_a and_o unsatisfactory_a bochartus_n his_o conjecture_n be_v i_o do_v humble_o propose_v instead_o of_o it_o adir_n mot_n adir_n be_v validus_fw-la potens_fw-la and_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o composition_n in_o adramelech_n and_o asdrubal_n and_o mot_n by_o philo_n byblius_n out_o of_o sanchuniathon_n be_v sometime_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lutum_fw-la and_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o mixture_n of_o water_n and_o earth_n together_o a_o slimy_a or_o marish_a land_n a_o fen_n or_o bogg_n in_o english_a we_o call_v it_o more_o exact_o mud_n which_o may_v well_o enough_o be_v a_o phoenician_n word_n if_o it_o be_v true_a what_o bochartus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o phoenician_n trade_v hither_o for_o lead_n and_o tin_n and_o that_o from_o hence_o these_o island_n have_v their_o name_n of_o britain_n as_o in_o greek_a they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o tin_n island_n so_o that_o adrumetum_n be_v as_o much_o as_o arx_fw-la praesidium_fw-la munimentum_fw-la propugnaculum_fw-la
of_o the_o word_n cherubin_n which_o he_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o exposition_n of_o his_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o caph_n which_o be_v a_o radical_a letter_n and_o the_o nun_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n which_o be_v only_o a_o formative_a of_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v by_o he_o advance_v into_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o radical_a the_o foundation_n of_o the_o conceit_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o rab_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o rob_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d multitudo_fw-la and_o boun_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o binah_n answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n chochmah_n and_o to_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o this_o interpretation_n as_o bad_a as_o it_o be_v be_v as_o good_a as_o that_o of_o the_o rabbin_n who_o be_v the_o great_a pretender_n to_o hebrew_n who_o will_v have_v caph_n to_o be_v a_o servile_a letter_n and_o the_o whole_a word_n to_o be_v as_o much_o as_o cherubia_n or_o cherabia_n because_o forsooth_o rabia_n in_o chaldee_n signify_v a_o boy_n or_o youth_n of_o which_o shape_n and_o appearance_n they_o will_v have_v the_o cherubim_v to_o have_v be_v whereas_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o the_o true_a derivation_n be_v from_o carab_n to_o ride_v which_o be_v particular_o apply_v to_o spirit_n and_o to_o god_n himself_o in_o scripture_n as_o in_o that_o place_n of_o the_o psalm_n already_o cite_v 68_o 4._o extol_v he_o that_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n by_o his_o name_n jah_n of_o who_o also_o it_o be_v say_v 2_o sam._n 22._o 11._o he_o ride_v upon_o a_o cherub_n and_o do_v fly_v and_o he_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o so_o because_o the_o cherub_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v make_v with_o wing_n therefore_o wing_n be_v attribute_v in_o scripture_n to_o god_n himself_o psal_n 17._o 8._o keep_v i_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n hide_v i_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n another_o manifest_a remainder_n of_o the_o punctation_n of_o the_o digrammaton_fw-gr or_o two-lettered_n name_n of_o god_n by_o a_o cholem_a be_v the_o jo_n of_o the_o latin_n so_o frequent_o prefix_v to_o the_o name_n of_o all_o their_o god_n as_o jo_n paean_n jo_n bacche_n jo_n triumph_n jo_n hymenaee_fw-la in_o which_o instance_n jo_n be_v the_o general_a name_n of_o the_o supreme_a numen_fw-la join_v to_o the_o particular_a deity_n thereafter_o mention_v who_o be_v all_o of_o they_o the_o supreme_a numen_fw-la under_o different_a notion_n as_o the_o basilidian_o be_v find_v to_o have_v add_v the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o that_o of_o their_o supreme_a deity_n abraxas_n and_o this_o if_o it_o will_v hold_v as_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o that_o explication_n of_o the_o seven-lettered_n name_n of_o god_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v exegetical_o to_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o supreme_a numen_fw-la as_o in_o abraxas_n the_o mauritanian_n worship_v their_o king_n juba_n minucius_n felix_n et_fw-la pejerante_fw-la proculo_fw-la deus_fw-la romulus_n &_o juba_n mauris_n volentibus_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o divi_z caeteri_fw-la reges_fw-la qui_fw-la consecrantur_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la sidem_fw-la numinis_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la emeritae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la lactantius_n romani_fw-la caesares_fw-la suos_fw-la consecraverunt_fw-la &_o maurus_fw-la reges_fw-la suos_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 15._o and_o a_o little_a after_o privatim_fw-la vero_fw-la singuli_fw-la populi_fw-la gentis_fw-la aut_fw-la vrbis_fw-la conditores_fw-la summâ_fw-la veneratione_n coluerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la aegyptii_fw-la isidem_fw-la maurus_fw-la jubam_fw-la macedones_fw-la cabirum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o mr._n selden_n will_v have_v it_o that_o this_o juba_n of_o the_o moor_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o god_n of_o the_o hebrew_n the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr itself_o perhaps_o so_o if_o you_o consider_v the_o nearness_n of_o sound_n betwixt_o jehvoh_o or_o jehvah_n and_o juba_n and_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o pure_a hebrew_n to_o the_o punic_a or_o african_a language_n for_o as_o from_o havah_n be_v jehvoh_o or_o jehvah_n in_o kal_n so_o in_o hophal_a it_o will_v be_v juhvoh_o or_o juhvah_n and_o by_o its_o passive_a signification_n it_o may_v denote_v the_o stability_n and_o rootedness_n or_o firmitude_n of_o the_o divine_a be_v last_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o aeolic_a or_o doric_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o whence_o according_a to_o the_o common_a way_n of_o decline_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o accusative_a case_n that_o be_v zah_n from_o jah_n as_o the_o doricks_n express_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o common_a dialect_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o like_a but_o from_o all_o this_o i_o think_v there_o be_v abundant_a demonstration_n whatever_o other_o way_n of_o point_v there_o may_v be_v among_o the_o jew_n or_o samaritan_n or_o other_o nation_n that_o among_o the_o jew_n themselves_o the_o most_o ordinary_a and_o usual_a pronunciation_n of_o the_o tetragrammaton_fw-gr and_o that_o which_o the_o greek_n receive_v from_o they_o be_v ehjoh_n and_o jehvoh_o and_o that_o of_o the_o digrammaton_fw-gr which_o be_v most_o usual_a be_v jah_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o business_n with_o the_o word_n of_o mr._n selden_n though_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o what_o i_o have_v here_o declare_v syntag._n c._n 1._o de_fw-la diis_fw-la syris_n p._n 208_o 209._o nec_fw-la objiciat_fw-la quis_fw-la tam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nomen_fw-la tetragrammaton_fw-gr fuisse_fw-la ut_fw-la gentibus_fw-la non_fw-la innotesceret_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la viri_fw-la etiam_fw-la docti_fw-la nimis_fw-la pro_fw-la concesso_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la dum_fw-la morem_fw-la religiosissimum_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la proferendo_fw-la malè_fw-la interpretantur_fw-la nun_n enim_fw-la aramaeis_n idololatris_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la cognitum_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o prolatum_fw-la legimus_fw-la rabsakeh_fw-it apud_fw-la esaiam_fw-la c._n 36._o 15._o neque_fw-la confidere_fw-la vos_fw-la faciat_fw-la hiskijahu_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicens_fw-la eruendo_fw-la eruet_v nos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sepiusque_fw-la repetit_fw-la quoties_fw-la palam_fw-la nomen_fw-la illud_fw-la ut_fw-la proprium_fw-la nomen_fw-la dei_fw-la praedicatur_fw-la potissimum_fw-la à _fw-la jeremiah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zebaoth_o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o nomen_fw-la suum_fw-la magnum_fw-la idem_fw-la appellat_fw-la ipse_fw-la deus_fw-la op_v max._n exod._n 6._o 3._o jerem_n 14._o 26._o celatam_fw-la prorsus_fw-la saeculis_fw-la antiquioribus_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la data_fw-la operâ_fw-la absconditam_fw-la ejus_fw-la pronunciationem_fw-la dicere_fw-la est_fw-la rabbinorum_fw-la nugis_fw-la nimium_fw-la indulgere_fw-la qui_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la illud_fw-la exod._n 3._o 13._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la leholam_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la juxtà _fw-la septuaginta_fw-la etiam_fw-la seniores_fw-la vertitur_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la redderes_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la abscondendum_fw-la ità _fw-la enim_fw-la punctorum_fw-la variatione_fw-la leholam_fw-la sonare_fw-la potest_fw-la quomodo_fw-la autem_fw-la saeculorum_fw-la citeriorum_fw-la judaei_n ab_fw-la ejus_fw-la pronunciatione_fw-la abstinerent_fw-la quam_fw-la religiosissimè_fw-la semel_fw-la quotannis_fw-la qui_fw-la mos_fw-la hodieque_fw-la dicitur_fw-la alicubi_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la à _fw-la sacerdote_fw-la expiationis_fw-la festo_fw-la proferretur_fw-la &_o id_fw-la genus_fw-la alia_fw-la passim_fw-la apud_fw-la scriptores_fw-la reperias_fw-la necessarioque_fw-la observe_v 70._o seniorum_fw-la versionem_fw-la qui_fw-la aut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d semper_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d substituunt_fw-la vide_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la vetustâ_fw-la quadam_fw-la synagoga_fw-la pragae_fw-la refert_fw-la buxtorfius_n in_o radice_n havah_n ego_fw-la certè_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la ità _fw-la propendeo_fw-la sententiam_fw-la tetragrammatum_fw-la nimirum_fw-la nomen_fw-la non_fw-la absconditum_fw-la à _fw-la gentibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la pythagoreorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contra_fw-la quam_fw-la interpretum_fw-la turba_fw-la id_fw-la nominis_fw-la fuisse_fw-la autumem_fw-la ità _fw-la enim_fw-la illi_fw-la jusjurandum_fw-la concipiebant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o word_n which_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o translate_v at_o length_n mr._n selden_n affirm_v and_o sufficient_o prove_v by_o the_o instance_n of_o rabshakeh_n who_o frequent_o mention_n and_o defy_v this_o sacred_a name_n that_o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o the_o gentile_a world_n and_o what_o he_o affirm_v of_o jehvoh_n which_o i_o have_v prove_v to_o be_v its_o most_o common_a if_o not_o its_o only_a pronunciation_n the_o same_o be_v likewise_o
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have_v stroke_v and_o make_v much_o of_o it_o let_v it_o go_v again_o his_o be_v salute_v by_o caucasus_n and_o as_o other_o say_v by_o the_o river_n nessus_n when_o he_o swim_v over_o it_o with_o his_o golden_a thigh_n with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o testimony_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o divinity_n of_o his_o person_n his_o tell_v some_o fisherman_n as_o they_o be_v drag_v their_o net_n before_o it_o come_v to_o shore_n how_o many_o fish_n they_o shall_v catch_v and_o by_o a_o miraculous_a power_n preserve_v they_o alive_a when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o own_o element_n his_o pretend_v to_o have_v live_v in_o age_n long_o ago_o past_a to_o remember_v perfect_o the_o trojan_a war_n and_o all_o the_o body_n he_o have_v pass_v through_o from_o that_o time_n till_o he_o come_v to_o set_v up_o for_o the_o founder_n of_o the_o italique_a sect_n and_o go_v by_o the_o name_n of_o pythagoras_n in_o italy_n his_o tell_n before_o ship_n come_v to_o shore_n what_o freight_v they_o be_v charge_v with_o his_o foretell_v of_o earthquake_n avert_v of_o plague_n and_o still_v of_o wind_n and_o tempest_n his_o be_v able_a at_o any_o time_n either_o to_o raise_v or_o allay_v the_o passion_n of_o man_n to_o any_o pitch_n or_o degree_n his_o be_v see_v on_o the_o same_o day_n to_o person_n at_o a_o incredible_a distance_n from_o one_o another_o all_o which_o though_o they_o speak_v he_o no_o other_o than_o a_o very_a great_a impostor_n yet_o be_v believe_v as_o impossible_a as_o some_o of_o they_o may_v seem_v and_o as_o ridiculous_a as_o other_o it_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o but_o that_o they_o must_v needs_o create_v in_o his_o follower_n a_o opinion_n of_o his_o divinity_n neither_o be_v pythagoras_n himself_o the_o only_a pretender_n to_o such_o extraordinary_a seat_n but_o his_o disciple_n also_o empedocles_n epimenides_n and_o abaris_n do_v the_o same_o and_o of_o the_o first_o of_o they_o it_o be_v certain_a 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hebrew_a sometime_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o though_o it_o can_v be_v unknown_a to_o learned_a man_n yet_o because_o daniel_n heinsius_n in_o his_o aristarchus_n have_v be_v pretty_a accurate_a in_o this_o observation_n therefore_o i_o will_v set_v down_o his_o word_n as_o i_o find_v they_o p._n 13._o qui_fw-la orientem_fw-la salutârunt_fw-la sciunt_fw-la vocem_fw-la jerek_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la femur_fw-la pro_fw-la pudendâ_fw-la parte_fw-la viri_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o mulieris_fw-la poni_fw-la ac_fw-la de_fw-la viri_fw-la quidem_fw-la ut_fw-la cùm_fw-la aliquoties_fw-la nam_fw-la infiniti_fw-la propè_fw-la loci_fw-la sunt_fw-la posteritas_fw-la jacobi_n femur_fw-la ejus_fw-la dicitur_fw-la egressa_fw-la gen._n 46._o 26._o exod._n 1._o 5._o ubi_fw-la modo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d modo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hellenistae_fw-la rediderunt_fw-la pro_fw-la mulieris_fw-la autem_fw-la ut_fw-la cùm_fw-la ea_fw-la pars_fw-la jam_fw-la ad_fw-la conceptum_fw-la minùs_fw-la apta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la iis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la num._n 5._o 21_o et_fw-la quis_fw-la nescit_fw-la locum_fw-la illum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o tale_n aliquid_fw-la procopius_n acceperat_fw-la cùm_fw-la notavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_n gideone_n cvi_fw-la plurimi_fw-la fuisse_fw-la silij_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicunt_fw-la hellenistae_fw-la &_o sibylla_n cujus_fw-la fragmentum_fw-la theophilus_n ad_fw-la autolycum_n commemorate_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o those_o that_o be_v learned_a it_o be_v needless_a to_o translate_v and_o for_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v better_a they_o shall_v remain_v as_o they_o be_v untranslate_v that_o in_o this_o at_o least_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o wander_v from_o my_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o hence_o it_o be_v 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so_o many_o learned_a man_n as_o well_o ancient_a as_o modern_a evident_o explain_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o suppose_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v precarious_a or_o which_o do_v not_o sufficient_o prove_v itself_o and_o since_o the_o first_o sabbath_n as_o it_o be_v call_v be_v a_o day_n of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a festivity_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o those_o word_n of_o clemens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a be_v a_o word_n peculiar_a to_o festival_n solemnity_n as_o agitare_fw-la be_v in_o latin_a it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o sabbatum_fw-la deuteroprôtum_fw-la or_o second_v first_o sabbath_n be_v likewise_o use_v to_o be_v celebrate_v with_o the_o same_o joy_n and_o ceremony_n with_o the_o other_o as_o have_v its_o name_n from_o its_o relation_n to_o it_o and_o be_v in_o the_o sense_n i_o have_v explain_v a_o first_o sabbath_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o it_o be_v the_o anniversary_n of_o that_o day_n upon_o who_o account_n the_o order_n of_o the_o month_n be_v invert_v and_o therefore_o indeed_o have_v rather_o a_o better_a right_n to_o challenge_v all_o the_o solemnity_n of_o a_o feast-day_n than_o the_o other_o again_o since_o it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o sabbatum_fw-la deuteroprôtum_fw-la mus_fw-la of_o necessity_n fall_v upon_o one_o of_o the_o day_n of_o unleavened_a bread_n and_o since_o the_o solemnity_n will_v be_v much_o great_a if_o it_o fall_v on_o the_o first_o which_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o passover_n itself_o last_o since_o christ_n by_o this_o mean_n will_v in_o the_o most_o signal_n manner_n imaginable_a fulfil_v the_o typical_a adumbration_n of_o the_o passover_n if_o he_o die_v upon_o the_o parasceve_n of_o the_o first_o day_n of_o unleavened-bread_n coincident_a with_o the_o sabbath_n which_o be_v the_o most_o solemn_a passover_n that_o can_v be_v conceive_v it_o be_v manifest_a from_o all_o this_o that_o all_o these_o thing_n do_v mutual_o confirm_v and_o strengthn_n one_o another_o that_o the_o sabbatum_fw-la deuteroprôtum_fw-la be_v always_o the_o three_o sabbath_n in_o nisan_fw-la that_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o year_n of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o the_o passover_n itself_o and_o that_o our_o saviour_n celebrate_v his_o last_o supper_n with_o his_o disciple_n the_o night_n before_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o celebrate_v their_o paschal-feast_n the_o last_o place_n which_o bochartus_n endeavour_v to_o evade_v be_v that_o of_o jòh._n 19_o 31._o for_o that_o sabbath-day_n be_v a_o high_a day_n which_o i_o have_v already_o occasional_o consider_v and_o prove_v against_o he_o out_o of_o his_o own_o authority_n how_o wide_o he_o be_v mistake_v i_o will_v now_o only_o add_v to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o place_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n who_o go_v on_o thus_o speak_v still_o concern_v the_o jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v 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though_o it_o may_v be_v jom_fw-mi tob_z dies_z genialis_fw-la a_o day_n of_o public_a joy_n and_o gladness_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o great_a or_o high_a day_n it_o be_v so_o undoubted_o clear_a that_o our_o saviour_n passover_n be_v celebrate_v the_o night_n before_o that_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o sacrifice_v the_o paschal-lamb_n at_o any_o time_n but_o on_o the_o fourteen_o of_o nisan_fw-la between_o the_o two_o evening_n this_o have_v afford_v new_a matter_n for_o the_o wit_n of_o learned_a man_n to_o exercise_v themselves_o upon_o to_o find_v out_o a_o expedient_a whereby_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v lawful_a to_o sacrifice_v the_o paschal-lamb_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v eat_v at_o this_o last_o supper_n by_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o disciple_n there_o be_v some_o that_o will_v needs_o have_v recourse_n to_o certain_a talmudical_a canon_n for_o the_o more_o orderly_a and_o regular_a observation_n of_o the_o jewish_a feast_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o passover_n they_o tell_v we_o be_v badu_n that_o be_v that_o if_o the_o passover_n happen_v to_o fall_v upon_o the_o second_o four_o or_o six_o day_n of_o the_o week_n it_o be_v transfer_v to_o the_o next_o day_n follow_v especial_o on_o the_o second_o and_o six_o to_o hinder_v the_o concurrence_n of_o two_o sabbath_n together_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o munster_n in_o his_o annotation_n and_o in_o his_o kalendarium_n hebraicum_fw-la and_o of_o zegerus_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o of_o edvardus_n liveloeus_n a_o english_a man_n once_o fellow_n of_o trinity_n college_n and_o hebrew_n professor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n in_o a_o chronological_a disputation_n upon_o this_o subject_a against_o cardinal_n toletus_n and_o last_o of_o isaac_n casaubon_n who_o follow_v the_o other_o in_o his_o exercitation_n against_o baronius_n but_o though_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o such_o talmudical_a canon_n there_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v equal_o true_a that_o they_o be_v of_o much_o late_a date_n than_o our_o saviour_n time_n when_o they_o be_v use_v and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o to_o celebrate_v the_o passover_n indifferent_o upon_o any_o day_n of_o the_o week_n though_o it_o shall_v so_o happen_v that_o the_o sabbath_n shall_v be_v the_o day_n before_o it_o or_o the_o day_n after_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v by_o undeniable_a testimony_n from_o the_o talmud_n and_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n by_o joannes_n coach_n of_o bremen_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o massech_v sanhedrin_n and_o after_o he_o by_o dr._n cudworth_n in_o his_o learned_a treatise_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o most_o particular_o of_o all_o by_o bochartus_n who_o have_v confirm_v the_o jewish_a authority_n by_o the_o concurrence_n of_o christian_a writer_n both_o greek_a and_o latin_a and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o tessarescaidecatitae_fw-la who_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v use_v to_o observe_v their_o easter_n not_o only_o upon_o the_o sunday_n but_o upon_o any_o day_n of_o the_o week_n on_o which_o the_o fourteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n shall_v happen_v to_o fall_v nay_o so_o little_o do_v they_o scruple_n the_o concurrence_n of_o two_o sabbath_n together_o by_o the_o passover_n be_v either_o the_o day_n before_o or_o the_o day_n after_o the_o seventh-day-sabbath_n that_o in_o the_o mishna_n in_o pesachim_n we_o have_v a_o express_a provision_n in_o that_o case_n as_o to_o the_o time_n when_o the_o daily_a evening-sacrifice_n be_v to_o be_v kill_v c._n 5._o shall_fw-mi hereb_fw-mi pesach_fw-mi lehijoth_fw-mi behereb_fw-mi shabath_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o passover_n shall_v fall_v upon_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n than_o the_o daily_a evening-sacrifice_n must_v be_v kill_v at_o half_a a_o hour_n past_o six_o that_o be_v with_o we_o at_o half_a a_o hour_n past_o twelve_o and_o it_o must_v
worship_v call_v chazan_n and_o the_o greek_n sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v evident_a from_o the_o word_n of_o epiphanius_n in_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o aebionite_n who_o call_v the_o hebrew_n chazanim_fw-la by_o a_o hellenistical_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o interpret_v it_o in_o greek_a by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o very_a word_n use_v in_o st._n luke_n gospel_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o that_o place_n of_o st._n luke_n and_o from_o the_o interpretation_n of_o epiphanius_n and_o the_o place_n above_o cite_v out_o of_o the_o tractate_n succa_n that_o no_o more_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o than_o a_o ordinary_a reader_n in_o one_o of_o our_o parish-church_n whereas_o esdras_n be_v not_o only_o a_o priest_n but_o a_o priest_n of_o great_a note_n and_o dignity_n among_o the_o jew_n at_o that_o time_n as_o appear_v sufficient_o as_o well_o by_o the_o sacred_a story_n as_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n who_o call_v he_o antiq._n l._n xi_o c._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a priest_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v of_o that_o part_n of_o they_o who_o return_v out_o of_o babylon_n into_o judea_n which_o all_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n proper_o so_o call_v remain_v still_o behind_o who_o name_n in_o the_o time_n of_o esdras_n be_v joakim_n and_o be_v succeed_v after_o his_o death_n by_o his_o son_n eliasim_n remain_v still_o in_o babylon_n as_o josephus_n report_v which_o be_v still_o a_o new_a argument_n to_o invalidate_v those_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n whereby_o they_o will_v make_v esdras_n to_o have_v recover_v the_o law_n after_o it_o be_v perfect_o lose_v by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n for_o certain_o it_o be_v not_o very_o likely_a that_o the_o high_a priest_n himself_o who_o be_v chief_o concern_v to_o understand_v the_o law_n be_v any_o whit_n less_o know_v in_o it_o than_o 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have_v another_o pregnant_a instance_n how_o strict_a and_o religious_a care_n be_v have_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o peace_n and_o unity_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o this_o example_n pursue_v into_o its_o consequence_n be_v still_o a_o strong_a argument_n for_o all_o those_o humane_a mean_n of_o unity_n and_o public_a peace_n which_o if_o quiet_o submit_v to_o and_o obey_v will_v bring_v to_o pass_v that_o bless_a end_n they_o aim_v at_o without_o expose_v we_o to_o any_o of_o those_o danger_n and_o inconvenience_n with_o which_o this_o jewish_a prohibition_n be_v attend_v if_o it_o be_v lawful_a or_o warrantable_a among_o the_o ancient_a jew_n to_o prohibit_v the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o permit_v they_o not_o to_o be_v read_v because_o the_o read_n of_o they_o will_v be_v attend_v with_o this_o fatal_a consequence_n that_o it_o will_v infallible_o through_o the_o perverseness_n of_o bad_a or_o the_o unskilfulness_n of_o ignorant_a man_n 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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 of_o ehjeh_n by_o a_o segol_n we_o shall_v read_v it_o ehjoh_o by_o a_o holem_a then_o by_o take_v away_o the_o he_o which_o be_v a_o aspirate_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o word_n can_v be_v express_v in_o greek_a that_o which_o be_v leave_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o for_o better_a sound_n be_v sake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o what_o the_o hebrew_n call_v ramathaim_n the_o seventy_o for_o the_o great_a sweetness_n of_o the_o sound_n have_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o in_o greek_a it_o consist_v but_o of_o three_o letter_n whereas_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n have_v four_o because_o the_o aspirate_n which_o can_v be_v express_v by_o the_o greek_n any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o word_n be_v lose_v which_o be_v likewise_o acknowledge_v by_o bochartus_n in_o his_o de_fw-fr coloniis_fw-la phoenicum_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 9_o though_o in_o the_o true_a etymon_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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
his_o dam_n and_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n thou_o shall_v give_v it_o i_o levit._fw-la 22._o 27._o when_o a_o bullock_n or_o a_o sheep_n or_o a_o goat_n be_v bring_v forth_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v seven_o day_n under_o the_o dam_n and_o from_o the_o eight_o day_n and_o thenceforth_o it_o shall_v be_v accept_v for_o a_o offer_v make_v by_o fire_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o grotius_n observe_v out_o of_o pliny_n l._n 8._o c._n 51._o pecoris_fw-la foetum_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la purum_fw-la esse_fw-la die_fw-la septimo_fw-la that_o sheep_n and_o lamb_n be_v fit_a for_o sacrifice_n on_o the_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n and_o not_o till_o then_o for_o that_o be_v plain_o the_o sense_n of_o pliny_n who_o word_n be_v these_o suis_fw-la foetus_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la die_fw-la quinto_fw-la purus_fw-la est_fw-la pecoris_fw-la die_fw-la octavo_fw-la which_o confirm_v what_o i_o have_v say_v that_o seven_o and_o eight_o in_o these_o instance_n be_v all_o one_o the_o latter_a be_v only_o by_o 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