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B03903	An information, concerning the present state of the Jewish nation in Europe and Judea. Wherein the footsteps of Providence preparing a way for their conversion to Christ, and for their deliverance from captivity, are discovered.	Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.	1658 (1658)	Wing J692C; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 482.b.3[11]; ESTC R24655	16,492	30

AN INFORMATION CONCERNING The Present STATE OF THE JEWISH NATION IN EVROPE and JVDEA WHEREIN The footsteps of Providence preparing a way for their Conversion to CHRIST and for their Deliverance from Captivity are discovered LONDON Printed by R. W. for Thomas Brewster at the three Bibles near the West end of Pauls 1658. To the Christian Reader TRue-hearted Christian for we desire not that this information should come into the hands of any but of such as thou art we find it expedient to advertise thee of two things before thou enter upon the perusal of this discourse First thou art intreated to take notice that this discourse is peculiarly intended for such as are sober-minded and are acquainted with the Prophecies which concern the Jewish Nation Secondly that since the printing of this discourse before it was published some more distinct Informations have been sent unto us and because they tend to clear and express more fully some matters which happily would be doubtfully received therefore we have made an Appendix of them for greater satisfaction and have given them as they were sent hither in the Authors own words Farewell in the Lord Jesus and pray for the Salvation of Israel that it may come out of Sion shortly and give the Lord no rest till he establish and till he make Jerusalem a praise in all the earth Amen An Information CONCERNING The present State of the Jewish Nation in Europe and Iudea Wherein the footsteps of Providence preparing a way for their Conversion to Christ and for their deliverance from Captivity are discovered SUch as do believe the Promises that God will be mercifull unto the house of Israel because he still loveth them for the Fathers sake Rom 11.38 29 30 31. and that his Gifts and Calling to them being without Ripentance he will bestow mercy upon them through the Mercy whish is shewed to us Gentiles and such who also hope when that Mercy shall be shewed unto them whereby all Israel shall be saved Ibid 12 1● that then their fulness and reception into Grace shall become to all the world abundant riches yea as life from the dead I say such as believe and hope for these things ought to consider seriously what God is now doing towards the effecting of this great work that is what preparations are made at this time towards it and what the way is by which he will bring them and us together as one flock in one sheepfold under Christ Jesus that we and they by him may glorifie God together This consideration is necessary to fit us for the work of our Generation that in our places we may become subservient to his Counsell and partake of the Comforts which from thence will redound unto his people for such as mourn for Jerusalem and expect that she shall be made the glory of the whole earth shall suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her Consolation and shall milk out Isa 66.10 11. and be delighted with the abundance of her Glory To this effect we ought to observe these following Informations concerning their present State whereby it is evident that God doth begin to appear for them by extraordinary Providences partly in driving them by great afflictions to look up unto him partly in moving them to consider the cause of those Afflictions to be the sin of their FORE-FATHERS in neglecting the day of their salvation partly in moving both Christians and Turks to have compassion upon them and by this means opening a dore of hope unto them to find relief and to us an occasion to impart through love unto them the mysteries of the Gospel for this design is upon the heart of many of Gods servants both here and elsewhere who entertain some acquaintance with them and endeavour to ratifie their Love unto them by works of Mercy to make way for better Communication in due time whereof the following Informations will give some account that such as are willing to concur with others in Prayers for them towards God and in the effects of Charity to gain them through kindness to have an open ear in due time for us may not be wanting to the opportunities which God doth offer to help the advancement of his Counsell which will be a happiness to all those who are made willing to co-operate therein and which for their own comfort they are hereby entreated to do First Then it is to be observed that as the distress of Nations doth increase in the world so the affliction and misery of the Jews They being scatered among these Nations must also needs be encreased for they having no possessions which they are permitted or willing to own as their inheritance among the Nations and not being able to return to the Inheritance which they expect as a Nation in the Land of Canaan Gen. 13.15.15.18.19 20 21 26 4. Deut 1.8 34 1.2 3 4. Dan. 12.1 there the land being theirs by Gods Promise their Affliction and Calamity must needs be by so much greater then that of other Nations by how much they are more unsetled then they For when the Nations with whom they live are so unsetled that they can neither abide among them nor retire to any other abode this must needs be to them that time of trouble whereof Daniel speaks which is said to be such as never was since there was a Nation even to this same time and because it is promised that when their trouble shall come to this height that then Michael the great Prince shall stand up for them therefore we must conceive that the time of their deliverance doth draw near and the greater the distress and trouble of the Nations will be the nearer will be their deliverance at hand For Christ tells us That Jerusalem must be troden down of the Gentiles till the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled Now the times of the Gentiles are to be fulfilled when after the signs in the Sun Moon and Stars Luk. 21.25 26. whereof many have been already there shall be such distress of Nations with such perplexity as the sea and for the looking after those things which are coming upon the earth because the powers of heaven shall be shaken Which things we conceive are now actually begun and when they end the times of the Gentiles will be fulfilled and then the Shulamite will return This distress of the Nations is now begun in Europe but is expected to end in Asia and in Africa and shall be sulfilled when the Prophesie of Isaiah shall come to pass mentioned Isa 19.23 24 25. to the end Can. 6. the end 13. When Israel shall be the third with Aegypt and Assyria that is in Africa and Asia even a blessing in the midst of the Land whom the Lord of hoasts shall bless saying blessed be Aegypt my people and Assyria the work of my hands and Israel mine Inheritance Seeing then it appears this will be the issue of the troubles now begun

them cause to consider the Truth of the Gospel without prejudice I say from all these Circumstances we may gather this Conclusion that the Lord doth prepare a way for them to be converted unto Christianity which is yet more evident by some other Circumstances wherewith some of us are acquainted Namely that some of those afflicted Jews at Jerusalem begin now to confess That their Fore-fathers did wickedly in putting Jesus of Nazareth to death and that he was a just man and that the Spirit of the Messiah was in him and that for putting him and others to death they ought to repent seeing they cannot attribute this great wrath which is gone forth against them to any other cause so remarkable as to this sin ☜ Now if these Confessions begin to be made among some of the chief of them as some of us know that they are it is a clear token that God is preparing and fitting them for Mercy by the acknowledgement of their sin and repentance for putting Christ to death and if once their hearts begin to be moved with remorse for this sin no doubt they will obtain pardon We are also certainly informed that the New Testament in Hebrew of the translation of Munster being far different from the Hebrew phrase which is used in Scripture is taken along to be brought to Judea ☜ that it may be put in Scripture phrase and so sent back again to Amsterdam to be printed and if once they begin to read the new Testament as a true History in their own Hebrew Dialect there can be no greater preparation for their conversion then this will be and we know that God is now setting this very thing a foot among them Whence we may conclude that he is fitting them for Mercy by the means of their approaching to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and nothing will approach them so effectually to that knowledge next unto the Spirit of Grace and Supplication to be poured out upon them as first The Communication of the New Testament in their Tongue by some of their own Rabbi's unto them 2. as the Unity of Christians holding forth unto them with one consent the main substance of Christianity which brings Salvation unto all And 3. as the opening unto them the Bowels of our Charity in these opportunities of their distress and perplexty that they may find some relief by these three means All which God is now setting a work toward them the work may be carried on with success till the Lord come into his Temple In expectation whereof all whose hearts are touched with compassion to them in their bleeding condition and have longing desires for their deliverance are exhorted to testifie the same by their prayers and by the opening of their heart and hand liberally towards them And how blessed shall they be that shall have a hand in helping to make Jerusalem a Glory in the whole Earth Psal 122.6 PRay for the Peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee Psal 41.1 2. Blessed is he that considereth the poor the Lord will deliver him in the time of trouble the Lord will preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed upon the Earth and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his Enemies 2 Cor. 8.9 You know the Grace of our Lord Iesus Christ that though he was rich yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be rich 2 Cor. 9.6 7. He which soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly and he which soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully Every man as be purposeth in his heart not grudingly or of necessity for God loveth a cheerfull Giver FINIS An Appendix to the foregoing Information received from Beyond-Seas since it was Printed to be added in the former pages that are there shewed in the Margen THE state of the Jews at Jerusalem hath been many hundred years of late such To pag. 4. l. 17. as that they ever lived of the supply and Contributions from their brethren abroad because the place doth yield but little occasion for them to maintain themselves and besides those that betake themselves thither are either Old men or Women only to do penitency and lay down their bones near the Sepulchers of their fore-fathers or of younger men that for respect to the holiness of the place as supposing God to be nearer there and that all prayers must needs ascend that way into heaven come thither there to ply devotion and penitency for the sins of themselves and the whole Nation and therefore cannot attend any trading but all their time is taken up with praying reading and hearing Sermons as also with fastings and watchings and the like penitential Exercises which intent and endeavours their Brethren abroad amongst the Nations well knowing and with all desiring to keep as it were possession or at least a footing in Jerusalem and to shew their holiness till a full restitution come have been ever willing to uphold them in it and to that purpose wherever any Synagogues of Jews are on every Sabbath-day a Collection is made for the poor at Jerusalem and what so is gathered they are to send thither every year Therefore the Jews of Poland c. By the Turks and especially their debts made for want of supply amongst the Citizens being rigorously exacted Pag. 5. l. 6. they were haled into prison c. An Instance hereof is this Pa. 8. l. 14. that in the year 5399. from the Creation which is now nineteen years ago there was a great drought in Jerusalem which had put all Inhabitants to prayers the Necessity being extream but the worst of all was this that an apostated Jew going out to the Turks perswaded unto the then Bassa the Lord Mahomet Bassa that the sole cause that the heaven were shut up were the Jews by reason of their disobedience unto God whereupon an Edict was put forth commanding all Jews great and small young and old to be cast out of the Town presently Whereupon some eight of their Eldest were sent up to the said Bassa which Eldest with great Expences bestowed partly on the Bassa and partly on his Consellours had much to do to crave only three dayes delay If perhaps within that time the Lord should accept of their prayers and penitency If not and that the Lord gave no Rain he might do with him what he pleased This being so stated it was proclaimed throughout the City that if within three dayes no rain came all the Jews should be expelled and their goods made prize to the Turks and whosoever should be found remaining was to be killed Hence arose a dolefull lamentation amongst the Jews a continual fasting for those three nights and dayes was put upon all except Babes and Women with Child or in Child-bed who were bound only to one day and night So they prayed and humbled themselves all that while with great Cries and Weepings so that the voyce of it was heard throughout the City