Hidden things brought to light for the increase of knowledge in reading the Bible being an explanation of the coins, money-weights, measures, mentioned in the Bible ... : also in what chapters and verse or verses they are to be found : likewise the weights and measures how much they are of English : and also hard words of office and sects explained ...

The Measures Mentioned in the Scripture.

There are divers kinds of Cubits.

1. The Common Cubit, was from the Elboe to the long fingers end, or a Foot and half, or half a Yard,

2. The King's Cubit, one and twen∣ty Inches, or a Hand's breadth more than the Common.

3. The Cubit of the Sanctuary, con∣tains two of the Common, being a full Yard.

4. A 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,

and a Hand's breadth, which is three Inches.

A Pace is five Foot.

A Furlong is one hundred twenty five Paces, or forty Perch.

A Mile is one thousand Paces, or eight 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 this Peo∣ple, there were seven hundred cho∣sen Men left, which could Sling at a Hairs breadth, and not miss.

Now a Hairs breadth is the forty eighth part of an Inch. Twelve In∣ches is a Foot. Sixteen Foot and an half is a Perch. Forty Perch is a Fur∣long. Eight Furlongs is a Mile.

A Sabbath-days Journey, according to Scripture, is six hundred ••aces.