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A88880	Israels condition and cause pleaded; or some arguments for the Jews admission into England. Objections answered, cautions added, with a vindication of Mr. Peters from those foul and unjust aspersions cast upon him by W. Prynn, Esq;.	D. L.	1656 (1656)	Wing L9; Thomason E1677_2; ESTC R202696	42,532	117

was a Jew Are they Hebrews so am I Are they Israelites so am I Are they of the Seed of Abraham so am I 2 Cor. 11.22 accounting these Privileges the greatest carnal blessings that were given unto men To these add that you were Holy Brethren Partakers of the heavenly Calling Phil. 3.1 Of you it was that Saint Paul spoke and thought such things as accompany salvation because of your work and labour of love which you have shewed in ministring to the Saints Hebr. 6.9 10. These are those comfortable honourable and excellent Titles Prerogatives and Privileges that are ascribed unto you above all other Nations and People and are high Incentives and deep Ingagements to make you walk worthy such excellent Endowments and benefits and to raise up your drooping spirits even in the midst of all your long and deep Visitation for as the Prophet Though you have layn among the Pots yet shall ye be as the wings of a Dove covered with Silver c. Psalm 68.13 and God will bring again his own people even as he did sometimes from the depth of the Sea Psalm 68.22 i. e. beyond all mens help and expectation with a mighty hand and out-stretched Arm and then shall Jacob rejoyce and Israel shall be glad that for your comfort The second thing premised 2. Is for your direction and that shall be brief First Hate and leave off that sin which procured this your suffering by repentance that your sins may be blotted out when the time of your refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord Acts 3. 2. Be incessant with God in Prayer that he would be pleased to remember the time the set time to have mercy upon Sion for it pitieth her Servants to see her in the dust and that he would open your eys and give you understanding hearts to believe in and know him whom God hath sent Jesus Christ John 17.3 3. To search the Scriptures and in reading them to pray God to take away the vail that is upon your hearts for the Letter killeth but the Spirit giveth life And consider the Ministration of the Spirit is much more glorious than that of the Letter and old things are passed away and all things are become new and that though the Law was given by Moses yet grace and truth came by Jesus Christ John 1. and that now there is no difference betwixt Jew and Gentile Barbarian or Scythian bond or free but we are all one in Christ Jesus 4 Wheresoever you shall come to be carefull of your carriage to give no offence but to walk worthy of the excellency of that high Calling in Jesus Christ To conclude all I have discharged my conscience in your behalf God is able to bring great things to pass by small Instruments though I be the least yet I am one that wish well to Sion and do heartily pray that God would give you favour in the sight of the Nations and that all those that keep you captives may pity you and that the Nations seeing your conversion may glorifie God on your behalf and say What hath God done This is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eys So be it Yours c. FINIS Certain Cautions concerning the Jews Admission into England IT is not fit to direct much less to prescrthe to Superiours in laying down these few Cautions neither is intended onely to render some satisfaction to such who are the great and violent Opposers of the Jews Admission amongst us who though they have no solid or subst●ntial grounds for their Opposition at all yet by these Cautions that may seem tolerable if not allowable to their judgments which before was held altogether unjust and unreasonable And certain it is that had Mr. Prynn in his multitude of Scripture-quotations seriously considered that most if not all these places which mention either the sins or the punishments of this people related to the Babylonish Captivity or to what of judgments before that God was pleased to inflict upon them he would not have so injuriously branded one Generation for another and make those Curses Plagues which are terminated in the third or fourth Generation of them that hate him to be due to the thirteenth or fourteenth Generation downwards and of them too who he knows not whether they hate God or not And so also for his almost innumerable but unnecessary Rabble of Popish antiquated Writers Edicts Statutes Decrees and Records for these I say if he had considered that what was then if yet it was then for we may not give credit to all he says and quotes is not Now for Now is not Then nor Then Now he would I believe in modesty have spared that needless search nor have so bin confident to pin his faith upon those Popish Papers and worm-eaten Scriblers who yet as it is by wise men judged writ out of malice and the the Spirit of Lying too against the Jews for how much credit is to be given to such persons who have not blushed to corrupt the sacred Text it self and to adulterate all both Greek and Latine Fathers for certain such audacious Spirits would not spare when their gains and credit lay at stake and when it was in their power too to lay load enough and the heaviest always on the weakest shoulders and such was the people of the Jews in these times to cause them to be odious to the Nation This mans great opinion of Learning and Judgment hath tainted and poisoned many mens affections and hardened them ●bsolutely against the Admission of any Jews amongst us when yet any one sees how weak his Arguments are if well scann'd and how little of truth is in them To perswade therefore the ingenious that what at first did seem altogether unfitting upon second and serious reflections shall be found not onely fitting but beneficial also and what at first apprehension seem'd so full of danger may upon review be found nothing so I say it is not our intendment that the Jews should come in so as Mr. Prynn seems to fear to dishonour God and Chrst Jesus subvert Religion disturb the Laws raise up Wa●s and Combustions sterve our own Countreymen and Natives undo merchandizing seduce the People disgrace the Gospel rob us of our Wealth bring Gods Plagues Curses and Judgments amongst us with many other such terrible conceited Chymaeraes No nor yet to come Rushing in as an overflowing floud to drown all Religion Laws and all our Privileges nor yet to be such Hors-leaches and Spunges of out Treasure and transport it away nor to usurp upon any mans Birthright nor yet to Cozen oppress poll pill defraud fleece and squeeze the English Nation nor yet to grinde them or cheat them by usury fraud or the like Nor lastly to circumcise or crucifie any children in derision of Christ nor to sacrifices any Bulls or Oxen or Sheep or Lambs for that part of their Religion is too costly and the other is too painfull both unsufferable but for certain they may be admitted in upon divers considerations some of them are these 1. By the leave of the supreme Legis-lators of our Nation they formerly have been and may if when they please be again introduced and who can or dare charge their Actions for unjust they haveing power to save or destroy and therefore power to determine matters of less consequence and then 2. Their admission being from them and but Premissive not absolute but quod diu se bene gesserint restrained to such solid orders as by the Governours of our Nation shall be adjudged most convenient justest and most conducing to Gods glory and ths Honor of our Religion and benefit of our people 3. That there chief heads and Rulers do at their entrance or immediately after give in good security for all that come in to live quietly and subordinately to our Laws in all civil respects so that justice as well communitative as distributive may have it's full vigour as well to releive succour and defend them when oppressed or molested as also to be executed against them when as they molest other 4. All covenants and agreements made with them by our Governours to be confirmed publickly under hands and Seals as mutually bnding and obliging our Magistrates to afford them just and honorable protection and security for Lives and Estates and they to render all Obedience and Tribute and Custome to them for the same that so we with them and they with us may lead a quiet sober and godly life as being all children of the same Father and Heirs of the same promise and all hoping for the same Crown of Righteousness Immortality and Glory many others might have been added but 't is presumption and unmanners to give prescription to our betters and therefore we quietly and conscienciously submit to their judgments and conclusions praying heartily to God to give them the Spirit of wisedom and counsel and valour and the fear of the Lord that they may know how to go in and out before this great people of the Lord their God and the blessings of God be upon all their counsels and actions for the good of the cause of God in these and other Nations Amen FINIS

also to all Strangers to make little or no difference as the Lord of old commanded his people and promised to bless them for it and this will enrich a Nation mightily as we see in Holland and not hurt any Natives as envious persons think and can by good reasons be proved and quotes these places of Scripture for it Deut. 19.33 34. Deut. 10.19 Exod. 23.9 22.21 worthy the Reading to move you to harbour Strangers Again at page 53. S. 5. the same Author speaks solidly concerning Criminall and Civil things Let no difference be made between Jews and Gentiles Stranger or Natives in either Criminall or Civil things for so hath God commanded and by this means shall the Governours be true fathers of Humanity and it will mightily populate and enrich the Common-wealth when the Oppressed in any other Country know where to go dwell under so just Government with freedome from Oppression and these places are quoted for proof Deut. 1.16 17. Prov. 24.23 Prov. 20.8 At page 90. Sect. 6. He wisely and Judiciously sets down these words Let forraingners and all Strangers Jews and Heathens have full as just speedy and cheap Justice as any so shall All Nations tell what the Lord hath done for you and how will Riches flow In 1 Cor. 6.5 And secondly Naturall Affections bids us to do good against Evill Be saies the Apostle kindly affectioned one towards another with Brotherly Love Rom. 12.10 v. 17. the Apostle addes this Recompence no man Evil with Evil. Suppose that some or most of the Jews that lived here formerly were not so good as they should have been might it not be for want of good Magistrates or Ministers 't is said in St. Matthew his Gospel Mat. 28. And the people did as they were taught had they been taught better they would have done better 't is to be feared the fault lies at our doors however to do good against Evil is to do as God himself doth who causeth his Sun to shine and his rain to fall both upon good and bad and further must it of necessity follow that because those Jews were bad that were here 300. or 200. years since that these that come In now must needs be so we know that many of our fore-fathers were Popish and the Land full of it then but is it so still what a Reformation may be by Gods good hand wrought and brought about in a few years is plainly seen in our own in 14. and that might have been further heightened too and therefore we are not to requite evil with evil but if thine Enemy hunger give him bread if he thirst give him drink and as our blessed Saviour hath it in his Sermon upon the Mount But I say unto you Love your Enemies Bless them that Curse do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despightfully use and persecute you that you may be the Children of your Father which is in Heaven Matth. 5.44 54. Look well to the performing of this Next as we are to do good against evil so are we not to supect them it 's the nature of true charity 1 Cor. 13.5 To think no evil David speaks of wicked men they were in fear where no fear was id est when there was no cause of fear suspitious persons are ill to bee judges perfest love casteth out fear and where fear is there is no perfect love so says John 1 John 4.18 why then should we fear or suspect them it is because their predecessors were evil or because these are thought to be nought or that they may do us hurt for the first many a bad father may have a good son was not Ahaz father to good King Ezekiah and Amon a wicked father yet Josiah his son was a godly zealous King 2 Chron. 28.29 2 Chron. 33.34 Were not the children of Israel in one Generation bad and in another holy and good are not all states subject to alteration and chang we are not therefore to suspect this generation because of the former Malus cultura fit bonus An evill man by due order and government is made good to the second I say ill thoughts are the froth of the soul if they be evill you must either have it by knowledge or hearsay say not what you know not and take not up a false Report to lay a scandall upon a Nation is not a light matter they may perhaps not be so good as they should yet they may not be so bad as they are accounted All is not Gold of Ophyr yet may be used I do not wonder so much that they have Vice but I wonder that they should retain any vertue being so tost from place to place driven to such extremities and exigencies necessitas soepe cogit ad turpia besides what comes by contraction from the persons and places where they live they that live in Christendome are reputed the worst a poor credit for those Nations that make themselves patterns for Iews to sin by for the third of doing us Hurt to our persons they dare not to our estates they cannot can they that are strangers out-strip us in our own wayes very improbable but to proceed As we are not to suspect them so much less not to aggravate long buried things there are a sort of men that are always skilfull in multiplying this way 't is an unseemly thing alwaies to be raking among the graves of the dead our Saviour saies sufficient to the day is the Evil thereof so certain is it with that of a moneth or a year or a generation an Act of Oblivion or an Amnesty would do well in this point 't is observed of those two men possessed with devils 't is said of them that they lived among the graves and were so fierce that no man could pass that way Mat. 8.28 such certain who live by tearing up tombes of the dead that are buried and their names out of minde with their faults while they lived aggravated with additions certainly I say they may be said to be divelish men and fierce men that would have no man pass quietly by them but are ready to tear him in his good name c. surely such as raile at and revile the poor Jews for to hinder their Coming In that rage that are mad that drive so furiously like Jehu are they not like too too like those men I say who were possessed and knew not indeed what spirit they are off these are like the raging Sea casting out its dirt and mire they should remember that Solomon saith 't is the Honour of a Prince to pass by offences that love covers not discovers a multitude of sins to consider our own infirmities and sins against which we cannot be too active to hinder their Coming In and living In yes and Ruling In our Souls 't is ill to give these admittance 't is good wisdome to write against these to strive against these but as for to hinder by writing