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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02705	A discourse betwixt Alexander the Great, and Dindimus King of the Brachmans, which has been printed in Greek and Latine, and also into High Dutch, in anno 1642. / And made into English by T Raicroft in London, 1668.	Raicroft, T., fl. 1688.	1688 (1688)	Wing D1575A; ESTC R174655	4,551	9

A DISCOURSE BETWIXT ALEXANDER The Great And DINDIMUS King of the Brachmans Which has been Printed in Greek and Latine and also into high Dutch in Anno 1642. And made into English by T Raicroft in London 1668. LONDON Printed in the Year 1688. A DISCOURSE Betwixt Alexander the Great and Dindimus King of the Brachmans which has been Printed in Greek and L●●●●e and also into high Dutch in Anno 1642. And made into English by T. Raicroft in London 1668. AND because some through ignorance in History have presumed to affirm that none of the Heathens so called knew or practis●d such things for the conviction of them and a general service to the truth we shall here alledge some remarkable examples to evince the truth of what is affirmed in those particulars which made Aristotle in his Ethicks lib. 10. chap. 4. 7. say they that did these things did them not as men but as having some thing divine or of God in them Not then to quote at large the Noble Testimony given by Palladius Ambrosius and others concerning Dindimus King of the Brachmans as they are at large published in Latine and Greek and printed in London by T. Raicroft 1668. intituled Palladius de Gen●ibus Indiae Bragmanibus S. Ambrosius de moribus Brachmanorum Anonymus de Brachmanibus As also another in the high Dutch language intituled Historie von dem grossen Konig Alexander c. Yetzo auffs new aus der alten Teutschen sprache in druck gebracht Printed Anno 1642. All which do relate the excellent and Christian Evangelical lessons given by the said Dindimns to Alexander who sent Ambassadors to him to require him to come to him promising him great rewards if he did and loss of his head if he did not and this in the Name of Alexander the King of all men and Son of the great God jupiter But Dindimus smiling at this Vapour and not m●ving his h●nd from the leaves he lay upon answered God the great King never begot injury but light peace life the wa●●r body and soul●s which he also receives when they have finished their course nor was he ever the author of lust This i● my Lord. and only God who as he hates murther so he wageth not war c. And a little further he saith The things that I seek I easily atiain to those things which I regard nor I am not to be driven to If therefore Alexander take my head he shall not destory my soule which will return to the Lord while the body which was taken out of the earth shall thereunto return For I being made a Spirit shall ascend unto my God who included us in the flesh and placed us upon this earth t● try whether we being gone forth from him would live unto him as he hath commanded who deman●s an account of those that depart for he is a judge of all injuries and the sighs o● those that are inj●riously treated become the pains of those that injure them L●t Alexander then threaten those that love silver and gold and fear death neither of which hath place among the Brachmans who do neither feare the one nor love the other Go therefore and tell Alexander Dindimus wants him nor and it he wants Dindimus let him come to him Which being reported to Alexander he was the more desir us to see that single old man that could conquer him after he had conquired so many Nations And so coming to him said I come to hear a word of wisedome from thee whom I hear dost converse with God. To whom Dindimus replyed Very willingly would I administer to thee the words of the wisdome of God hadst thou but place in thy mind to receive the gift of God administred But thy mind being filled with various lusts insatiable avarice and a devilish desire to rule which fights against me and my designe of drawing thee off from destroying Nations and shedding hum●ne blood is in all things contrary to the wisdome by which I and the Brachmans are led who worship God love men contemn gold despise death and slight pleasures whereas Alexander and his fear death love gold covet pleasure hate men and despise God. adding how can I speak unto thee the words of the wisdome of God whose cogitations are so filled with pomp ostentation and inordinate luste that a whole world is not able to satiate thee however he refused not to give him that counsell which Alexander was as he confussed convinced in his heart was good but could not follow Viz. to cease warring against men without engage himself in another warfare against the enemies within himself his lusts his affections his desires she desired to be rich indeed and to be a true victor asuring him that all his power all his hosts all his strength all his Riches all his Pomp would at last not availe him any thing But saith he if thou will hearken to my words thou sha't possess of my goods who have God to my friend and whole inspiration I enjoy within me Thus thou shalt overcome lust the mother of penory which never obtains what it seeks Thus thou shalt with us honour thy self by becoming such as God had created thee Adding though thou slay me for telling thee these profitable things If ar not For saith he I shall return to my God which created all things who knows my cause and before whom nothing is hid●en I know not saith he whether thou shalt be so happy as to find thy self p●rswaded by my words but I assure thee it thouse not when thou art departed hence I shall see thee punished for thy actions and hear thee lament with deep and sharp sighs the misery thou hast put many to c. Viz. when thou shalt have no other companion then them mory of the evils thou hast heap●d up upon thy self For saith he I know the pains justly inflicted by God upon unjust men Then thou shalt say unto me Dindimus how good a counseller wert thou to me c Those things Alexander heard as t is said of Herod concerning John the Baptist not only without wrath but with a placed countenance and replyed O Dindimus thou true teacher of the Brachmans I have found thee the most excellent amongst men by reason of the Spirit that is in thee I know all that thou hast spoken is true God hath brought thee forth and sent thee into this place in which thou art happy and rich wanting nothing all thy life long quiet injoying much rest But what shall I do who cohabit with continual slaughters c. who if I would live in the desert my Lievtenants would not suffer me and though they would being in this state it is not lawful for me to quit them for how shall I defend my self before God who hath assigned me this Lot. But thou reverend old man and servant of God for these words of wisdom wherewith thou hast helped and rejoyced me dehorting me from war