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Meaſures mentioned in the Scriptures of Truth:
THere are divers kind of Cubits; 1 The Common Cubit was from the Elboe to the long ⟨fingers⟩ end, or a foot and a half, or half a yard. ⟨2.⟩ The Kings Çubit one and twenty inches or a ⟨hands⟩ breadth more than the common. 3. The ⟨Cubit⟩ of the Sanctuary, contains two of the ⟨common⟩, being a full yard. 4. The Geometrical Cubit ⟨contains⟩ ſix common Cubits, which is three Yards: ⟨according⟩ to this Cubit it's thought Noah's Ark ⟨was⟩ built. A Reed is ſix common cubits & a hand ⟨breadth⟩, which is 3 inches. A Pace is 5 foot; A ⟨furlong⟩ 125 paces, or 40 Perch. A mile is 1000 ⟨paces⟩ or 8 Furlongs, but in the Scripture or Hebrew, ⟨as⟩ much as a man can go in half a day, or ⟨between⟩ meal and meal. Judges 20. 16. Among all People, there were 700 choſen men that could ſling, at hair breadth and not miſs. Now a hairs breadth is ⟨the⟩ 48 part of an inch, 12 inches is a foot. 16 foot ⟨and⟩ a half is a Perch, 40 Perch is a Furlong, 8 ⟨furlongs⟩ is a Mile, A Sabbath days journey, ⟨according⟩ to Scripture, is 600 Paces.
Meaſures mentioned in the Bible: Firſt of Dry:
A Cab is a Quart, An Homer is a Quart and a half, a Seath is a Gallon and a half, an Ephath is ⟨half⟩ a Buſhel and a Pottle, half an Homer is 7 Buſhels ⟨and⟩ a Quart, an Homer or Cor is 14 Buſhels and a ⟨Pottle⟩, a Chenix by ſome is counted three pints five ⟨ounces⟩ and & half, by others a Quart.