without Difcretion, Pf. 199. 66. Wisdom and Knowledge are the excellency of it. Hence y 79 is Tranflated Chancelor, that is the Lord and Judge, of the Senfe of the Law; not the Judge ty'd clofe to the Letter of it. Equity is the end of the Law. So, as the former Points are helps to the Letter of the Bible, thefe are helps to know the Senfe and Meaning of the Bible, Job 12. 20. The understanding of the Ancient is called the Learned Buxtorf fays thefe Points bear this General Name, becaufe by right Pronunciation they give the Words a favour, and by true Diftinction give the Senfe of the Verfe. The Rabbins call them, Reafons Law, His Lips drop fweet Smelling Myrrh that fpeak according to them; its a Rabbi's Expofition on Can.5.13. ftillant rationes [] ex omni latere. Thus much for the Name in General. I fhall next give their Names and Figures in particular, as a part is orquaterogias, Names of Emperors. 3. Soph Pafuk, the end of the Verfe- Kings 5. Segolta a Bunch of Grapes- Obferve first that Pofition only, diftinguishes fome of thefe, as is Pafhta a Lord, when hanging over the laft Letter of a Word; but when more for forward on the firft Letter of the laft Syllable, it is Kadma. If the laft Letter be a Vowel, and have the Accent, Kadma may be there. Jer. 13. 13. veamarta, but he ferves few except Gerefh, and therefore may be known by his Master. 2. is Ithib when before the firft Letter of the Word, but Mahpah is always at the latter end, except it be forced, as in a Gen. 1. 11. but then in Profe Mahpah ferves few but Pafhta, and that when there is a Syllable or two between him and his Master. In Verfe indeed it ferves____ 1. 3. The Vowel Cholem and Rebbia, are alike, but they differ, 1. In Place, Rebhia is on the middle of the Letter, Cholem at the fide. 2. Cholem is leffer. 3. Cholem is known by his need, if a Word or Letter wants him.. 4.is Silluk at the end of a Word, at the beginning Metheg, for it hath always the Tonic Accent after it. In the middle between two Words it is Pefik. A Second kind of Obfervation is about other Names the Reader may hear of, and think he has not all his Accents here; and the more, because the propofed Number of 55 Points are not compleated, there being but 30 Accents, and 21 others, which make but 51. Rule 1. I have only fet down diftinct Figures, for there is Tiphcha initiale in Verfe a Dom Minifters. 2. There is Merca double 3. There is Geresh double 4. There is Munah fuperiour in Verfe So here are enough for Number. Rule 2d. The fame Accent hath different Names, Tiphoab is called Tarcha, and before Athnach or Silluk called Meajila. Geresh is called Teres or Afla, when Kadma is before. it. Telifba Ketanna is called Talha or Tarfa; and Ferah called Galgal, and Pefik Munachatus, Legarme: Munach on the laft Syllable before no is called Hillui, but in the beginning called Mecharbel, Merca Mahpabatus is called Mercha ithibatus, but not rightly, for there is no Ithib in Verfe, nor in Profe, except vicarious of Pashta. A Third kind is about their Divifion; first, as to place, fome above, fome below. Some think the reafon is for elevation or depression of Voice or Affection; I think rather to prevent Confufion. Above:) ~ and 7 18 in 12 in 2dly, In Profical: And Metrical; for Job, Pfalms and Proverbs. 2dly. And 3dly, In those that are common, and those that are proper (and each in Lords and Minifters.) The common Lords are thefe, -tho rare in Profe. Ministers The Proper Lords to Profe E F ་ 2 | - Miniftri Proper to Verfe Pifik Mahpach Pifik kadmatus. the final, that is, not foregoer. and 2 Itibbi. initiale Miniftri 4th Direction may be fome premifes,as our reading Hebrew begins at the Right Hand, but piercing by Accents at the left Hand. And therefore a Word may be called the fecond in one refpect,that is the penult, or laft but one, in another. 2. That Maccaph makes two or three Words, one in accentuation, and on the other hand, Scheva is reckon❜d to make a Syllable, ex. gr. 7 its counted but a biffyllable, but here a three-fyllabl'd Word. On the other handy is counted a bif-fyllable, becaufe יעבדו from 1 THT 3dly. A Word is faid to labour, when there is but one Syllable before the Accent. *. But my Design in this Book, is only to fhew their ufe; and prove they were defign'd for that ufe, viz. The great Key for unlocking the ScriptureSenfe; yet I fhall communicate whatever Rules I find in any Author of this Art. I fhall referve my own Improvement for the next occafion, I fhall only fet down in this Chapter, what is purely Grammatical, and that because of its ufe, not only in true Pronunciation, as may be feen afterwards, but alfo their ufe, for inftruction, in diftinguishing Words otherwife equivocal. 2dly. For Proof that the Accents ferve for another end than bare accenting the Sound, B 4 The |