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The Jews catechism Which was lately translated out of Hebrew into Latine. By the eminently learned Ludovicus de Compeigne de Veil.
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Jagel, Abraham ben Hananiah dei Galicchi, 16th/17th cent.; Compiègne de Veil, Louis de.
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1680
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THE JEWS CATECHISM Which was lately Translated out of Hebrew into Latine By the Eminently Learned LVDOVICVS DE COMPEIGNE DE VEIL 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plato LONDON Printed for Benjamin Harris at the Stationers Arms in the Piazza under the Royal Exchange in Cornhill 1680. TO THE READER HAving the Happiness of being Intimately Acquainted with the Learned Author of the Latine Translation of this Excellent Catechism I was the more easily Inclin'd to undertake to Translate it into English omitting some few Passages As all Scholars are Oblig'd to that Worthy Gentleman for his Latin Translation so I doubt not but those Virtuous Persons who shall peruse my English will kindly Aceept the pains I have taken herein though it comes so short of the Eloquence of the Latine The Book contains an Accurate Description of a great part of a Christians Duty though the Author of the Original was not a Christian But certainly He was not such an Enemy to Christianity as All the Socinians are And His Catechism is much more to be Valued than CRELLIUS's Ethicks The Socinians so Impudently usurping the Name of Christians And yet Denying the LORD that bought them are certainly to be ABHORR'D by all those that Love the LORD JESUS in sincerity as JUDAS's Disciples who Betray'd Him with a KISS If this shall be seen by any of the English Students of the Cracovian Catechism I desire they may be prompted to Consider that the Foulness of their grand Errot if it be an Error as I conceive they often Doubt it is cannot be Surpast by any thing but by the Brightness of his Glory Whom they so horridly Blaspheme by Denying Him to be the Only True and Eternal GOD Grieving His Holy Spirit even by Asserting that DIVINE Worship is Due unto Him whilst they Assert also that He is no other than a Meer MAN involving themselves in the greatest Guilt of the grossest Idolatry which carries the greatest Opposition to the Spirit of Our Blessed LORD There 's more Hope of Converting a JEW than such an Apostate one that has in effect Renounc'd His Baptism viz. By Denying Two of the Three PERSONS in Whose Name He was Baptiz'd Socinianism and all other Haerâ—sies we shall Avoid if we truly and constantly Follow the Rules laid down in this Catechism which we may do Through CHRIST Enabling Us. When once the Generality of those that have Named the Name of CHRIST shall by the Assistance of His Holy Spirit perform those Duties which the JEWS themselves Acknowledge to be incumbent upon All Mankind Then shall come to pass that Saying of the Evangelical Prophet The Earth shall be full of the Knowledge of the LORD as the Waters cover the Sea Reader Farewel And say with me from the Bottom of thy Heart COME LORD JESUS THE PROAEME IT has been of old the Practice of the Jews as it were to Hedge in the Law and to reduce it all to certain Heads So that the Fundamental Points thereof might be always in every mans Mouth This course was strictly observ'd by the Prophets of whom some contracted the whole Law within the compass of Eleven Articles others of Three and at length one of them compriz'd the Sum and Substance of all the Law in this one Doctrine to wit that which we read Hab. 2.4 The Just shall live by Faith Now thâ—refore when by reason of our manifold sins we are opprest with such a multitude of Calamities it is more requisite then ever that we should comprize in some few and those very brief and weighty Sentences or forms of words the Power of the Law the Reasonableness of Religion the right way of Exercising True Charity and the Institution of good Manners which was in force two thousand Years bâ—fore the Law That any young man though not very wife yet not being altogether a Fool might Rejoyce and be exceeding glad to have his mind thus Instructed to yield a due and constant Regard to the Law of GOD. And would to God those our Masters who are the Rulers in the Synagogues of the Jews dispers'd far and wide on the face of the Earth would effectually resolve so to explain what is Truth and Right by their Precepts and Admonitions that at length all both young and old might attain to a competent understanding of the Divine Nature and also of the true Rule of living a Sober and Godly Life Thus it would come to pass that all their Scholars would make a large progress in the way of the most sublime Knowledge and true Wisdome Children also persons weak and slow in their apprehensions who are not in any capacity either by conversing with Doctors persons of profound Learning or with the Books they have publisht to penetrate into the Depths of the Holy Law and of the Doctrine concerning good Manners yet even they may attain to some perception of the Truth if any man expound it unto them after such a manner as we are now speaking of Having these things upon my Thoughts and chiefly considering the Glory of God I the least and unworthiest of men Abraham Jagel c. come forth from the midst of a Multitude enflam'd with Zeal for the LORD our GOD and apply my mind unto writing Nor do I make it my business to express my self in a lofty strain or in any subtle and curious form of words but that my Language may be plain and easie to be understood like to common talk in familiar conversation And I have diligently collected the words and deep sayings of wise men which they have left in writing scatter'd here and there concerning the Fundamental Points of the Law not thinking it worth my labour to give an account of the several Authors of those wise Sayings For I studied to deliver a Discourse both clear and concise concerning that way which will bring those that persevere in it to obtain the Lawrel of the Age to come and they shall also attain great Renown in this present Age even whilst they remain in the number of the Living This I have done that my Discourse by reason of its Brevity may be the oftner in the mouths of Children and may be the more easily learnt of them so that as they grow in years they may grow in the Fear of God and be deter'd from all Wickedness and that those of riper Age may never swerve from the Right Way This small Work I have entituled The Good Doctrine For a Good Doctrine I deliver unto you which I have not drawn from the Rivulet of mine own Mind but from the Fountain of Wise Men to whom the Great God communicated his Secrets Sith thâ—se things are so let no man desert my Precepts but let every one that is Learned add his own Instructions to mine and expound them to Children and exhort them constantly to adhere thereunto nor lâ—t him cease from this Labour till they shall be fully and perfectly exercised therein yea till they shall be able to repeat them all without