The Translator to the Reader.
This discourse of a Jew comming to my hand, and having perused it, I thought it not inconvenient to make it speake English; for the benefit of my Country-men, who wait for the redemption of Israel; and at the same time of the Gentiles also. That the Author is a Jew, ought to be no scandall to us (though some of us Christian Gentiles are ignorant of, and scandalized at the notion of the conversion of the Jewes, as the Jewes of old were, concerning our being converted, and grafted into the true Stock, as in Acts 11.3.) for though God hath rejected them, yet not for ever: Rom. 11.25, 26. And also the many prophesies both in the Old, and New Testament, which concern their being received againe to grace, gathered from their dispersion, and settled in their own Land; and their flourishing estate under, now our, and then their and our Prince, Jesus Christ the Messiah, who will then triumph gloriously, and all his people with him; these and many more Promises would want a fulfilling (which the God of Truth wil never suffer) if there should not be the revolution of a time, in which they shall be converted, and grace and peace be poured out upon Jewes and Gentiles; though first upon the Jew, then the Gentile. But besides this, the Author expresseth so much learning that he deserveth honour of all; so much ingenuity, and (so far as his light reacheth) so great a measure of the knowledge and fear of God, that he may wel be set for a pattern to us Christians, who profess much better than he, but live much worse. One thing is very remarkable in him, that wheras many of us (like them who canot see Wood for Trees) though inviorned with mercies in these late revolutions, (I speake not to them who measure mercies only, or chiefly, by plentiful tables, ful purses, rich accoutrements, and the like; that wretched Generation is unworthy of the name of Men, much more of Christians) yet will unthankfully cry out, What have we got by all these troubles? and what hath been done? surely this Jew shall rise up in judgement against such unchristian Christians; for he in his Epistle Dedicatory says, The whole world stands amazed at what the Parliament hath done; besides he cordially and openly owns the Parliament, who as far as I know never did him nor his Nation any further good then to pray for them; (though we hope, and pray, that their favour may extend to realities, towards that people to whom certainly God hath made many, and great Promises, and shortly will give answerable performances:) but many among us who injoy peace under them, and many other blessings, (too many for an unthankfull Generation) doe refuse to acknowledge them, doe curse them whom God hath blessed, and even in their prayers to that God who cannot be deceived, or imposed upon; doe vent themselves against this present Government, in expressions so wilde and false, that such Language would be accounted most unworthy, in our addresse to any considerable person, much more then to the great God. I shall only adde this, sc. Do not think that I aime by this Translation, to propagate or commend Iudaisme (which its no wonder if the Author doth so much favour, especially in his thirtieth Section) no, through Grace I have better learned the truth, as it is in Jesus, but to give some discovery of what apprehensions, and workings there are at this day in the hearts of the Jewes; and to remove our sinfull hatred from off that people, whose are the Promises, and who are beloved for their Fathers sakes; and who of Jewes, we shall hear to be, ere long, reall Christians.
The Authors of other Nations, which are quoted in this Treatise.
- A
- Abrahamus Ortelius
- Agathias
- Augustinus
- Alexis Vanegas
- Alfonsus Cemedro
- Alonsus Augustianus
- Alonsus de Erzilla
- Alonsus Venerus
- Arias Montanus.
- B
- Baronius
- Berosus
- Boterus
- Bozius.
- C
- Constantinus.
- D
- Diodorus Siculus
- Dion
- Duretus.
- E
- Eselius Geradus
- Eusebius Cesariensis.
- F
- Famianus Strada
- Franciscus de Ribera
- Franciscus lopez de
- Gomara.
- G
- Garcilassus dela Vega
- Genebrardus
- Goropius
- Guil. Postellus
- Guilielmus Blawius
- Guil. Schilkardus.
- H
- Henricus Alangre
- Hugo Grotius.
- J
- Jacobus Verus
- Joan. de Castillanos
- Joan. de Bairos
- Joan. Roman
- Joan. de Laet
- Joan. Huarte
- Josephus d’ Acosta
- Joan. Linscboten.
- L
- Lescarbotus
- Lucanus.
- M
- Manuel Sa.
- Marcilius Facinus
- Marinus.
- N
- Nicolaus Trigautius.
- O
- Origines
- Orosius
- Osorius Lusitanus.
- P
- Petrus de Cleza
- Plancius
- Petrus Simon
- Petrus Hernandes de Quiros
- Petrus Teixera
- Pineda
- Plato
- Plinius
- Pomarius
- Proclus
- Porphyrius
- Possevinus
- Plutarchus
- Picus Mirandulanus
- Ptolomæus.
- S
- Semuel Bochardus
- Solinus
- Strabo
- Suetonius Tranquillus.
- T
- Tacitus
- Thomas Malvenda.
- X
- Xenophon.
- Z
- Zarate.
The Hebrew Bookes, and Authors.
- Talmud Hierosolymitanum
- Talmud Babylonicum
- Paraphrasis Chaldaica
- R. Simhon ben Johay
- Seder Holam
- Rabot
- Jalkot
- Tanhuma
- Joseph ben Gurion
- R. Sehadia Gaon
- R. Moseh de Egypto
- R. Abraham Aben Ezra
- R. Selomoh Jarhi
- Eldad Danita
- R. David Kimhi
- R. Benjamin Tudelensis
- R. Moseh Gerundensis
- R. Abraham bar R. Hiya
- Don Shac Abarbanel
- R. Joseph Coen
- R. Abraham Friscoll
- R. Mordechay Japhe
- R. Mordechay Reato
- R. Hazarya a-Adomi.