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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	part_n	world_n	9,128	5	4.7840	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08603	Masora. A collection out of the learned master Joannes Buxtorfius's Commentarius Masorethicus. / By Clement Barksdale.	Buxtorf, Johann, 1564-1629.; Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.	1665 (1665)	Wing B6348A; ESTC R221405	27,661	74

by the presence of a dead body a Levite A great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 one Deut. 6. 4. in that illustrious sentence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hear O Israel the Lord our God is one Lord. In this sentence the Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is also a great one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to signifie that the Eternal Lord is the only God in the four parts of the world that is in the whole world both in heaven and earth and no other God in any part of the world besides him For the Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 stands for four The two great Letters in this sentence conjoyned make the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a witnesse as if they would thereby say unto us Hear Israel and be a witness to me that I have seriously admonished thee concerning the one true and Eternal God according to that Ye shall be my witnesses saith the Lord Isa 43. 10. A great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where 't is said Do ye thus requite the Lord O foolish people and unwise Deut. 32. 6. to raise the greater admiration that they should make such an ill requital to that Lord Father Redeemer Maker and Governour by shewing themselves to their fivefold benefactor five ways which the letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 does withall denote wicked and ungrateful being corrupt perverse crooked foolish and unwise as all these are expressed in the Text c. Cap. 14. LI. The little Letters signifie diminution and contempt as a little 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prov. 30. 15. The Horseleach hath two daughters called Give Give The Horseleach is a Symbol or sign of a covetous man their estate to whom his Daughters are married is sucked out and diminished If at any time he doth good to a poor man he never does it gratis but requireth double by his Daughters Give Give till the poor man be brought to extremity and this diminution is intimated by the smalness of the Letter A little 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prov. 28. 17. A man that doth violence to the blood of any person to shew his misery who is guilty of shedding of blood that he is even unworthy of the name of man A little 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 2. 4. when they were created to wit the Heaven and the Earth to declare that all created things shall decay and perish and as the letter consists of broken parts so shall they be dissolved The Hebrews affecting mysteries say a transposition of this letter is intimated that of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 may be made 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for Abraham i. e. for the faithful was the world created for they alone praise God for his wonderfull works of creation c. But some who have more throughly searched the letters and numbers have given another cause of greater and lesser letters namely that every such Letter is the terme or bound of a certain number of letters either from the preceding great letter or the beginning of the book or some other place heretofore known by a peculiar index as the little 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 2. is the term of the number from the beginning of the Book to wit that the letters hitherto are 1112. c. Cap. 15. LII Of the letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inverted saith the Masora Numb 10. 35. at the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in going fòrward there are nine Verses wherein is such a sign of Nun inverted And the first is this And it came to pass when the Ark set forward that Moses said Rise up Lord and let thine enemies be scattered and let them that hate thee flee before thee Here 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is conceiv'd to be inverted to intimate that all the enemies of Israel should so be turned back and overthrown The second Numb 11. 1. And the people complained where the inverted Nun is a token of the preversnesse of the people in the midst of so many signal deliverances and great blessings of God bitterly complaining and shewing their contumacy and ingratitude c. Cap. 16. LIII That the Masoreths might have nothing untoucht that was pertinent to the conservation of the sacred Text and the notation of its genuine form being thus intent upon the work they espyed in the whole Text of sacred Scripture fifteen words wherein some one letter or other was noted extraordinarily with certain pricks above not with Vowels or the notes of Vowels but Symbolical notes the signes of some Arcane and secret sense the explication whereof being delivered and propagated Orally was known to those first and next following times but among the posterity by reason of Wars and Persecutions went out of knowledge into Oblivion Now the Masoreths easily judging they were not set down in vain by the Antients but as remembrances of some point of secret wisdome would by no m●anes wipe them out of the Text but rather mark them thereby to hold posterity to the duty of meditation The pricked words as I said are in the whole fifteen ten in the Law four in the Prophets one in the Hagiographa First is in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 16. 5. The Lord shall judge between me and thee the words of Sarah to her husband Abraham The Masora noteth there is a Prick above the latter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is not written fully with both Jods in all the Law but in this place whence the latter was pricked to mind us it was not put here in vain c. Cap. 17. LIV. Next for the quantity of the Letters or their number that the Masoreths comprehended in a certain number the Letters of all the Books of Holy Scripture is evident enough out of some Remains to this day extant of the Masora for the Masora noteth upon the Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Levit. 11. 42. that it is the middle Letter of the whole Pentateuch or Law and the Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal 80. 14. is the middle Letter of the Book of Psalms At the end of Genesis after the number of the Verses of that Book it is added and the Letters thereof are 4395. which is to be understood of the last Section of that Book not of the Letters of the whole Book Elias Levita Pref. 3. l. Mas writeth that the Letters of the whole Law are Sixty thousand thousands forty five and there he saith the Letters of the first Section Bereshit are 1915. which is false we believe they are more then 5000. We doubt not but an account was given of the number of Letters in all the Books of the Bible though this Masora is not brought to

Word somtimes it abounded somtimes one Letter was changed into another somtimes it was transpos'd Likewise in words now some one was wanting in the Text now it redounded in this place a word was divided in two which was to be read as one and on the other side in that place two written as one which ought to be read divided and in some places also a Word was written in the Text for which another Word was to be read Hence Elias Levita saith he observed all the Words which are of diverse writing and reading to be in number 848. and of them saith he further 65. are in the Law 454. in the Prophets 329. in the Hagiographa But we have observed that they are many more Here we shall propose a few 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in thirteen places is deficient at the beginning in three in the midst in twenty nine at the end So many other Letters 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is twelve times written at the end of words abundantly c. Cap. 13. XLIV Secondly Words are said to be written fully or defectively which are written with the Letters 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or without them and more rarely the same is said of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 1. 12. is read in Scripture thrice twice fully with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the midst as in this place and once defectively 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the midst which the Masora cites out of Ruth 2. 8. which yet at this day in the Printed Books is full against the Masora Also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 2. 7. is written fully with a double 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which they noted expresly for in other places it is alwayes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is a Rule in Elias Levita in his Masoreth Serm. 1. cap. 1. Whensoever the full words were more then the deficient then they numbred the deficient but when the deficient exceeded the number of the full then the full were numbred Cap. 13. XLV Thirdly The place of words in the Verses was noted and first in the beginning of the Verse as at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 1. 2. it was noted to be eight times the beginning of a Verse and the places are quoted 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen. 1. 30. is noted to begin the Verse four times and the places alledged at the end of Deuteronomy So they noted innumerable other and especially those which do more seldom begin the Verse And very often have they noted certain Particles undeclin'd as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the like which also somtimes they numbred in the single Books of the Bible that the beginnings of Verses might not be changed so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is ten times the beginning of the Verse in Deuteronomy c. Cap. 13. XLVI Fourthly The structure is noted in Verbs when a Verb is joyned with a peculiar Noun or with a certain Preposition with which it is not wont to be joyned as the Verb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to say with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for to say unto God is found nine times joyned and the places are cited in the great Masora in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So the Verb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for to fear God is found seven times and the places are reckoned up in the Masora Gen. 42. 18. The Verb c. Cap. 13. XLVII Fifthly The signification is noted in ambiguous words as Gen. 6. 11. at the Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 't is noted six are to signify tears for otherwise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is Ascend thou Gen. 19. 8. at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they note eight are in a profane or common signification when otherwise this word signifies God Gen. 30. 24. at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Masora sayes eleven are in the signification of adding defective beside three full which are for the distinction of the proper name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Joseph c. So infinite more which are of singular use Cap. 13. XLVIII Sixthly The Vowels and Accents are observed by the Masoreths In the great Masora they name only the Vowels Kametz and Tzere where under Kametz Pathach also and under Tzere Saegol is comprehended which the latter Rabbins who collected the little Masora out of the great for distinction sake have called little Kametz and little Tzere The little Masora sometime expresseth the name of these and certain other Vowels somtime only sets down the figure For example Gen. 16. 13. at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is not extant any more with Catephkamets because they saw it was irregular that such a Vowel should be put under a Letter not guttural to which Sheva compounded properly agrees c. Cap. 13. XLIX A Letter though the least part of a Word yet the Masoreths thought it not unworthy of their diligent care that not so much as one Letter or Tittle of a Letter might be lost or changed They noted first the quality of Letters in their Figure and then the quantity in their number The Figure of Letters was found in some without the common use either greater or lesse either inverted or pointed extraordinarily No doubt the antient wise men had just and fit causes of this diversity but such as the various dispersions and most heavy calamities of their posterity brought into oblivion or for the most part turned into several fictions and groundlesse mysteries It is well those divers figures however are preserved as Eternal Monuments and Testimonies of the antient wisedom We will content our selves with a taste being assured that the use of this writing also is most antient noted in the Masora long before the time of the Talmud and not first invented by the Tiberians who lived after it for it is mentioned in the Talmud-tract De Scribis c. 9. Cap. 14. L. A great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is extant in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Adam 1 Chron. 1. 1. that it might be a memorial of the first and only man from whom the writer there intended to deduce the original and the History of Mankind That it was done to begin the Book as some will have it is the less probable because that is observed very seldome in the beginning of other Books A great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the beginning Gen. 1. 1. to mind us to consider the greatness and sublimity of the work of creation which is twofold of the Heaven and of the Earth signifyed also by the numeral value of the Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He shall be shaven Levit. 13. 33. some think it to be a memorial of three that were bound to be shaven a Youth of thirteen year old a Nazarite polluted