A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

Eliakim entreats Rabshakeh that he would speak [Greek or Hebrew] aramith, Aramice, that is, as the Greeks and Latins express that people and ⟨p. 549⟩Language Syriace in Syriac; that he would speak the language of Aram: which Language was spoken also by [Greek or Hebrew] the King and People of Assyria. And truly [Greek or Hebrew] Aram is no abbreviation of [Greek or Hebrew] Ashur, as I suppose. (4.) You talk of the length of that expression, in the Jews Language, when there is nothing in the Text but [Greek or Hebrew] Jehudith Judaice, that is, in Hebrew. (5.) Some difference you suppose there was between the Assyrian and Syrian in sound and name, though Translators have not heeded to deliver it; When there is no agreement at all between them: but you say there was more in nature, when there was none at all. [Greek or Hebrew] Lashon Arami, the tongue of Aram was the Language of Assyria, Ashur being but a Colony of Aram. (6,) So you think that Shibboleth and Sibboleth may differ more in signification then sound. But pray what do you think is the signification of [Greek or Hebrew] as the Ephraimites pronounced [Greek or Hebrew], just as much as a word falsely pronounced signifieth, and no more; that is, of its self just nothing at all: For [Greek or Hebrew] Sibboleth is no Hebrew word, but merely [Greek or Hebrew] Shibboleth falsely pronounced. 7. You imagine that the Language spoken by Christ, and his Apostles was the same that was spoken in the days of Hezekiah, and this you would prove from those words Eli Eli lama Sabacthani, to be that which is now commonly called Syriac, and fancy an Assyrian tongue, as much differing from it, as French differs from English, which manifests your skill in the Oriental Languages, for want whereof I do not blame you; for what is that to me? but I cannot take it well that you should choose me out to trouble me with talking about that which you do not understand. For here you give us two Languages, the Syriac, ⟨p. 550⟩and Assyriack, which names in the Original differed but little in sound, but the languages themselves did as much in nature as French and English.

Eliakim entreats Rabshakeh that he would speak 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 aramith, Aramice, that is, as the Greeks and Latins express that people and ⟨p. 549⟩