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A Key to Open Scripture Metaphors

Published: 1681
Length: 391,991 words
Reading: ~26 hours
Divisions: 842

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Tropologia, or, A key to open Scripture metaphors the first book containing sacred philology, or the tropes in Scripture, reduc'd under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each / partly translated and partly compil'd from the works of the learned by T.D. The second and third books containing a practical improvement (parallel-wise) of several of the most frequent and useful metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes of the Old and New Testament / by B.K.

London Printed by John Richardson and John Darby for Enoch Prosser 1681.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
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To the reader
IndexAn Alphabetical TABLE of the most memorable Things and Words, Expounded in the FIRST Book.
Table of contentsA Synopsis of the CONTENTS of the First BOOK.
Scripture indexA TABLE Of the Principal Texts of Scripture opened in this First BOOK.
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Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of a Metonymie of the Effect.
3 parts
Chapter 3CHAP. III. Of a Metonymie of the Subject.
5 parts
Chapter 4CHAP. IV. Of a Metonymie of the Adjunct.
7 parts
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of an IRONY.
2 parts
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of a Metaphor in General.
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Of Metaphors Translated from Man to God, which kind is called ….
4 parts
Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Of Metaphors Translated from other Creatures to God.
2 parts
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Of Metaphors whereby Things are proposed as Persons, which are not Persons, which kind they call…
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Of Metaphors taken from God, Angels, Heaven, and the Elements.
9 parts
Chapter 11CHAP. XI. Of Metaphors taken from Minerals, Plants and Living Creatures.
8 parts
Chapter 12CHAP. XII. Of Metaphors taken from Man and what belongs to Him.
7 parts
Chapter 13CHAP. XIII. Of Metaphors taken from Sacred Persons and Things, and whatsoever Relates to Divine Worship.
3 parts
Chapter 14CHAP. XIV. Of a Synecdoche.
Chapter 15CHAP. XV. Of a Synecdoche of the Species.
Chapter 16CHAP. XVI. Of a Synecdoche of the Whole.
Chapter 17CHAP. XVII. Of a Synecdoche of the Part.
Chapter 18CHAP. XVIII. Of a Catachresis.
Chapter 19CHAP. XIX. Of an Hyperbole.
1 part
Chapter 20CHAP. XX. Of an Allegory.
2 parts
Chapter 21CHAP. XXI. Of a Paraemia or Proverb.
Chapter 22CHAP. XXII. Of an Aenigma.
Conclusion
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To the reader
Table of contentsA TABLE OF THE Metaphors, Similes. &c. Contained in the Second and Third Books of this VOLUME.
Book 2
Book 3
Book 2
Part 1
22 subparts
Part 2THE Second HEAD OF Metaphors, Allegories, Similes, Types, and other borrowed Terms, RESPECTING The Lord…
52 subparts
Part 3THE Third HEAD OF Metaphors, Allegories, and Similes, With other borrowed Terms, Respecting the HOLY…
12 subparts
Book 3
Part 4THE Word of God Compared To LIGHT. The Fourth Head of Metaphors, Allegories, Similitudes, and other…
17 subparts
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Index to book 2AN Alphabetical Table, OF The Principal Things Contained in the SECOND BOOK.
Index to book 3AN Alphabetical Table OF The Principal Things Contained in the THIRD BOOK.
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