B25425:1672
TroposchemmalogiaTroposchēmalogia
Troposchemmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. KTroposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K
London: printed by John Darby, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A Fox is called in Hebrew Schual, and in Chaldee, Thual; and therefore, Psal. 61. where the Hebrew readeth Schuatim, there the Chaldee translateth it, Thealaia: The Arabians call him Thaleb, and Avicen calleth a Fox sometimes Chabel, and also Chalchail; the Greek Septuagint, Alopehon, and vulgarly Alopex, and Alopon; the Latin, Vulpes; the French, Regnard, &c.
A Fox is called in Hebrew Schual, and in Caldee, Thual; and therefore, Psal. 61. where the Hebrew readeth Schuatim, there the Caldee translateth it, Thealaia: The Arabians call him Thaleb, and Avicen calleth a Fox sometimes Chabel, and also Chalchail; the Greek Septuagint, Alopehon, and vulgarly Alopex, and Alopon; the Latin, Vulpes; the French, Regnard, &c.
The Epithets expressing the Nature of the Fox, among Writers, are these, viz. Crafty, wary, deceitful, stinking, strong-smelling, quick-smelling, tailed, warlike, or contentious, rough; the Grecians, fiery-coloured, subtle for Slaughter.
The Epithets expressing the Nature of the Fox, among Writers, are these, viz. Crafty, wary, deceitful, stinking, strong-smelling, quick-smelling, tailed, warlike, or contentious, rough; the Grecians, fiery-coloured, subtil for Slaughter.
A wicked and subtle Persecutor is, and may be fitly compared to a Fox, which we shall briefly open in the following Parallel.
A wicked and subtil Persecutor is, and may be fitly compared to a Fox, which we shall briefly open in the following Parallel.