Of the hill Thabor. cap. 44.
THabor is an hill in the middle fielde of Gables, as Hierome sayth super lere. cap. 36. And is a mount with won∣derfull nurth & highnesse, & distanteth ten miles from Diocesaria toward the East: And was in the marches of Zabulon, I∣sacar, and Neptalym. Among the moun∣taines of the lande of behest, this mount was most famous because of place, of plentie of mirth, of strength, and of sted∣fastnesse. For the soile of that mount bea∣reth vines, oliues, and other trées verye apt to beare fruit. Ther the aire is whol∣some, and ost deaw and swéete raine, as well in the morning as in the euening, there be high trées that léese not their leaues nor gréene coulour in winter nei∣ther in Summer. There is songs of ma∣ny diuers birds and soules: & their voice is liking to the hearers, and diuersitie of coulour of their fethers is pleasant: to the sight; and sweetnesse is liking to the tast, many birds and soules haunt that place, therefore there be manye Fowlers that lie and lay nets, springs and grinnes, as Hierome sayth vpon this place, Osee. 3. As a net is spread vpon mount Thabor, &c. Passing all other the presence of our Lord maketh commendable this mount and most worthy to be praysed: for with his comming therto our Lord made this mount worshipfull. For in this mount our Lords taught, in this mount because of praiers our Lord abode by night som∣time, in this mount our Lorde fedde the people both with bodily meate & Ghost∣ly: In the top of this mount our Lorde shewed himselfe bassefull, and chaunged his figure passingly before his Disciples, and gaue them reuelation in his owne body, of blisse and cleerenesse, that euer shall last.
(* 1.1Tabor a mountaine in the Coun∣trie of Galile, where Christ was trans∣figured.