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A70300	A true narrative of God's gracious dealings with the soul of Shalome Ben Shalomoh of the circumcision after the flesh. As delivered to the Church of Christ assembled at their meeting-house, in Rosemary-Lane, September the 29th, 1699. With some additions made thereunto since; being taken from his mouth by the subscribers to the certificate annexed to the preface. Published for exalting the free grace of God.	Humfrey, Thomas.; Shalome, Ben Shalomoh. aut	1699 (1699)	Wing H3717; ESTC R218738	17,377	32

The Jaylor whom we find Inhumane in his Treatment of Paul and Silas Act. 16.24 not long after washing their Wounds as a genuine Effect of his Believing the Word they spake to him he who about Midnight designed to be his own Executioner before Day-break was a joyful Believer And how many of the obstinate Jews who had embrewed their wicked hands in the Blood of Christ fled for refuge to the hope set before them in the Gospel and in one days time became Church-Members whose continuance in the Apostle's Doctrine was as stedfast as their Conversion was sudden Acts 2.23 41. Objection 2. It may be said these were extraordinary Instances and therefore nothing to the Purpose in hand Answer I grant that the Work of Regeneration is not ordinary but special if compar'd with the more usual Dispensations of Divine Bounty in his common Providence as to the things of this life and tho' there are not many Converts in this day who parallel the foregoing Instances yet they who have the Spirit witnessing with theirs that they are the Sons of God cannot but set to their Seal from their own Experience that the Lord's Arm is not shortned Doctrina adversariorum qui legem cum Christo decebant ut justificationis causum concurrere i. e. The Doctrine of our Adversaries who hold That the Law is a Co Adjutor with Christ in the Justification of a Sinner Beza in La. tho' the Doctrine of his Grace is so clouded by some Self-Justiciaries The Apostle affirms That the Spirit cannot be received by the Works of the Law but by the Hearing of Faith And how far the generality of Preachers deviate from this Doctrine is too conspicuous who not allowing the Grace of God to be so powerful and effectual now as when the Gospel was first promulgated send us for Life to that Law which hath already condemned us Object 3. Why did not this Convert give some Reasons why he turned from Judaism Answ He gave the most perswasive Argument that could be viz. His believing Jesus Christ to be the true Messiah upon the naked Testimony and Record of God concerning him expressed in several Texts of Scripture Which will be a sufficient Reason to those poor blind Jews who are still walking after the Imagination of their own Hearts to relinquish their Errors when God in his infinite Wisdom shall think fit to call them by his Grace 2. Consider the Things he spake were delivered to a Church of Christ not to an Auditory at Lions to satisfie them of a Work of Grace in his Soul And therefore tho' his Speech was rude yet it is not doubted from the Certainty of his Conversion but he had those Divine Impulses on his Soul whereby he could not but desert Judaism and lay hold of the true Messiah for Life and Salvation It only remains Reader to inform you That what Shalome Ben Shalomoh spake publickly has not passed under any material Alteration since but as far as it consists with Plainness and Perspicuity his own Expressions are retained tho' through his Deficiency in our English Dialect it was judged proper to alter some of his Words yet retaining his Sence Which with some Additions forgotten by him when he delivered himself to the Church and others whereinto God hath since instructed him are now offered to your serious Consideration the Glory of God and your Good having been primarily consulted herein by Your Servant in our Lord Jesus Christ T. H. WE whose Names are hereto annexed Pastor and Members of the Church of Christ into which Mr. Shalome was admitted do hereby certifie That the following Account is what he delivered Viva Voce to the Church and that such Additions as are made were taken from his own Mouth by Thomas Humfrey Nathaniel Shepard Samuel Stratton THE NARRATIVE of the CONVERSION OF Shalome Ben Shalomoh the JEW DELIVER'D Unto the CHURCH of CHRIST to which Mr. Thomas Humfrey is Pastor Mr. Humfrey BRethren I suppose you well remember that Mr. Shalome was proposed to this Church in order to Communion therewith he is now come to give an Account of the Dealings of God with his Soul I hope you will attend as those who are sensible of the Grace of God towards you Sir If you please to speak Shalome I hope Men and Brethren that what I am about to say may prove as effectual as the Sermon which Peter preached to the Men of Judea and Jerusalem at the hearing of which there was an Universal crying out Men and Brethren What shall we do Acts 2.37 If that be your Enquiry take Peter's Answer You must believe and be baptized that the Holy Ghost may come upon you v. 38. I Shalome Ben Shalomoh was born of Jewish Parents my Father's Name Shalomoh my Mother 's Leah was circumcised the eighth Day in Pusnonny in Poland where I lived till I was twelve Years of Age at which time it pleased God who works all things for the good of his Elect that all our Family my self alone excepted died in a great Plague which had universally spread its self through that Land Being left thus destitute I had an Inclination to travel and in my Travels a Boy who was in the Duke of Brandenburg's Army came and said to me Why do you not turn a Christian A Christian said I why think you I will worship Images for such was my Ignorance that I thought all Christians were Papists there being none but Papists who were called Christians and Jews in the Country where I was born do you said I believe the Bible the Old Testament the five Books of Moses the Psalms of David and the Song of Solomon Yes said he we have all these Do you said I worship Images There are said he two sorts of Christians Protestants and Papists we believe no other Saviour but Jesus Christ alone Well said I carry me to a Minister who accordingly brought me to the Duke of Brandenburg's Minister who opend to me something concerning Jesus Christ from the five Books of Moses As 1st that in Gen. 3.15 And I will put enmity between thee and the Woman and between thy Seed and her Seed it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel which appeared to me when God opened my Eyes for I could not see it before a lively Representation of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ as also from that in Numb 21.9 when God commanded Moses to lift up a brazen Serpent on a Pole that every bitten Israelite looking thereto might be healed did I learn that Jesus Christ was the true brazen Serpent by believing on whom alone it was that I could obtain Salvation and eternal Life He also endeavoured to shew me how that many of the Psalms were prophetical of Jesus Christ particularly Psalm 2.7 Thou art my Son this Day have I begotteu thee And Psal 110.1 The Lord said unto my Lord sit thou at my right Hand c. And Psal 22.16 17 18. The