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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67626	The baptized Turk, or, A narrative of the happy conversion of Signior Rigep Dandulo, the onely son of a silk merchant in the Isle of Tzio, from the delusions of that great impostor Mahomet, unto the Christian religion and of his admission unto baptism by Mr. Gunning at Excester-house Chappel the 8th of Novemb., 1657 / drawn up by Tho. Warmstry.	Warmstry, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1658 (1658)	Wing W880; ESTC R38490	72,283	176

of Venice to the Council of Trent From this noble Stock of the Venetian Commonwealth was this our Convert it seemeth sprung so that he is derived as we see from Christian Ancestors The corruptions of whose blood have now as I may so speak been restored and purified in him by the water of holy Baptism which he hath now lately through Gods mercy received Some of the braches of that generous Stock have been it seemeth transplanted probably in the various events of those Wars which have been so frequent between the Turk and the Venetians of whom the Father of this our welcome Christian is at this time a silk Merchant of good Estate in the Island of Tzio not far from Smyrna a professed Turk but his Mother is a Christian of the Greek Church whose Christian profession as it did invest him unto a just title unto Baptism even in his infancy for the unbeleeving Husband is sanctified by the Wife and therefore the Childe was holy 1 Cor. 7.14 so it may be the prayers of this Christian Mother like the tears of Monica for her Augustine have ministred unto the good providence of Almighty God for the bringing home of this straied sheep unto the holy Fold of Christ Jesus This happy Convert her Son was the subject of the Divine Providence in many notable passages of his life hitherto through which the Lord hath at last brought him to this happy period of his wandrings and change of his Profession into the bosom of the persecuted English Church CHAP. II. Of his Education and Travails IN his infancy he was bred up with his parents but according to the way of the delusions of his Father whose authority prevailed against thepious inclinations and desires of his Mother which yet now at length God hath blessed with the Victory and with a success even beyond her desires having brought him into a more pure profession of the Christian Religion then that which she embraceth even into that which is embraced by the old and Orthodox part of the Church of England then which I hope we may be allowed to say there is none in the world that doth more soundly embrace the Christian Doctrine and is glorious even in the rubbish the very stones and dust of the ruins which she is under and whom God hath so graciously owned even in this time of her trouble and contempt by giving this extraordinary access unto her Body About the sixth year of his age he was stoln away by the Moors amongst whom he lived for the space of about Nine years and in that time he visited the great City of Grand Cairo in Egypt the place where God was pleased to deliver his people of old that he might bring them into the land of Canaan And so God hath called even this his Son his newly adopted Son from Egypt The Moor with whom he lived had a great desire to have detained him with him and for an inducement thereunto offered him his Daughter But God who had another and far more happy marriage in store for him would not suffer him to lay hold upon that bait but made use of the natural desire that he had to see his Parents and his Country to bring him from thence that at length he might arrive at a better Country even a Heavenly one which is the Church of God and come home unto better Parents even God himself and the Catholike Church And so as Saul sought his Fathers Asses and found a Kingdom he might by the desire that he had unto a natural blessing be set in the way to the obtaining a supernatural Inheritance So that God that in his wise Providence ordereth all things and motions of the World to the advancement of his Kingdom and for the good and salvation of his People and that maketh Nature it self serve the designs and purposes of his heavenly grace drew this person from his Moorish entertainment by the cords of those inclinations that were in him towards his friends and his native Soil unto his Fathers house where he arrived back again at the age of about Fifteen years But his long absence having dismissed the hopes and discharged the expectation of his Parents to see him again he was become now nowhere a greater stranger then at home The impressions of natural relation were in a great degree worn out and those characters that were yet left almost starved for want of that nourishment which they usually receive from the enterview of presence or entercourse of intelligence even these it seems were so far out-grown by him that there could be little or no compliance found between the species or forms he left behind him in their minds and the favour and garb wherein he returned unto them so that when he came to his Mothers door and renewed his claim unto the Womb that bare him and to the Brests that gave him suck the Mother fulfilled the word of God by the Prophet and had forgotten her own sucking childe she was hardly brought to own him for her Son though she had no other childe of that sex to supply his room in her heart For it is not to be omitted that he is the onely Son of his Parents so that his retirement into the bosom of Gods Church cannot reasonably much less charitably be looked upon as an earthly refuge but as a gracious and heavenly choice since he had so strong an interest as is that of an onely Son both in the affection and care of those parents that were and are so well able to provide for him And indeed though it be true that it is the wonder of the Divine Mercy that the Lord is pleased not to refuse the very rejections and refuses of the world and to take up those whom their Fathers and Mothers forsake To receive a poor returning Prodigal that is driven unto him by the disappointment of the very trough and husks of the Swine and take up even out-casts into his fatherly bosom And though the same most gracions God thinks good to make the unhospitableness and ill entertainment of the Relations and usage of the World a means to bring in many sincere Converts into his House and Family yet it is such an Argument of sincerity as may well advance both our confidence and joy in this our late received Fellow-Christian that he comes unto us upon more noble generous and free inducements then the want of an interest in those earthly friends that were well able to maintain him in that profession that he was in Neither was he long shut out either from the doors or from the bowels of his rechallenged Parents for although at the first he was not acknowledge yet as Mothers are curious speculators of their Children she had it seems laid up in her memory against this time of need a certain mark that she had observed in the body of her Childe to which she thought good to refer the trial of his plea for his restitution unto her

this life is to be infinitely preferred before any such considerations of such worldly and temporary losses and that the one true living God which Right Reason teaches is the Author of all good things Temporal and Eternal and All-sufficient to make good to us any thing we lose for his sake and is most certainly the rewarder of them that seek out the true Religion and honestly follow it when they finde it Also when you began any discourse about Religion we took it for granted on both sides that they are most unworthy to hear or make any such discourse who are not resolved to adhere to the Truth whatever worldly inconvenience come thereby Also I now inform you of one part of the Revelation made by Jesus Christ viz. That there is no man who forsakes Father or Mother or Brethren or Sisters or Houses or Lands for his sake and the Gospels but he shall receive in this world an hundred fold however in spiritual benedictions and consolations with persecutions and in the world to come everlasting life Having food and rayment we are bid therewith to be content and that he hath promised to our prayers and honest endeavors having left us this assurance that the godliness of Christian Religion hath the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come But tell me Signior is it not everlasting life and the true Religion which leads thereto concerning which you desired to discourse with me Sig D. Yes that that only is considerable whatever becomes of my Body But tell me I pray Sir may I not hold this Religion which you have taught me without being baptized which is the onely thing will bring danger to me from my Country-men Mr. G. Nay you must as believe so also confess the Faith of Jesus Christ and set to your seal that this is the True Religion and receive the seal of Gods Covenant and not be ashamed to renounce that shameful Imposture of Mahomer and own the Faith of the Lord of Glory Jesus Christ whom we teach and preach unto you Sig. D. But where is that in your Books required that I must needs be Baptized Mr. G. Hear me read out of that Book of God I pray you (f) Joh. 3.6 5. Amen Amen I say unto thee except any one be born of Water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit (g) Mark 16.15 16 And another place Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature He that believes and is baptized shall be saved he that believes not shall be damned (h) A 22.16 And in another place Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins calling on the name of the Lord. Sig. D. To morrow to morrow I will be baptized Mr. G. Nay our Religion and Discipline permits not that hastiness in this weighty matter you must first be more fully instructed in the necessary works of Repentance and Articles of Faith and Vows to be made in your Baptism all which we will immediately go about and within convenient time through the mercy of God you shall receive holy Baptism Sig. D. But what if I should die in the mean time of this deferring Mr. G. God will accept your present will and desires for that deed which it is his will should not be performed but upon due preparation in the mean time let us humbly address our selves to prayers unto God through Jesus Christ and call upon him on whom you have believed that he will fit you for Baptism by perfecting in you true Repentance and a lively faith and vouchsafe you remission of all your sins and renewing of the Holy Ghost in the Laver of holy Baptism PETER GVNNING THE Happy CONVERT OR THE TVRK Baptised GOD having been pleased of his great goodness to give a blessing unto the poor endeavors that have been used for the Conversion of a Soul from the errors and delusions of the Mahumetan Infidelity to the holy Truth of the saving Gospel of Christ Jesus whereby a comfortable access hath been made unto the afflicted Church of England notwithstanding all the discouragements that are upon such designs in these evil times I suppose it may be conducible to the glory of God and to the comfort of his faithful people that desire the advancement of the Kingdom of Christ Jesus and for the stiring up of others to the employment of their labours for the bringing home of such and others that are misled unto the Fold of the Lord Jesus Christ that there may be some account given unto the people of this Nation and that some publick Record may be left unto Posterity of the gracious dispensation of the Almighty in this matter I have therefore thought good to set forth this brief declaration thereof in hope that it will be no unacceptable service to God and his people CHAP. I. Of the Name Linage and Country of this Convert THe name of this person whom God hath thus graciously brought home unto his Church was before his Baptism Rigep or in our Language Joseph Dandulo derived by six or seven Generations or Descents from a noble Family of the Danduli of Venice Of this Name and Family I find divers in the Catalogue of Grimstone who have been advanced to the great Dignity of the Dukedom of that famous and antient Common-wealth The first Henry D' Andule in whose time Constantinople was taken and the Empire of the East gained wherein he assisted the Princes and Barons of the French This Henry D' Andule died General of all the Christian Armie Another Dandule chosen in his absence in whose time the City was afflicted with Water and Earthquakes he made war in Istria against the Patriarch of Aquileia and the Count Caritia at the instance of Pope Nicholas he succoured with Twenty five Galleys the Arch-Bishop of Tripoly The third Francis D' Aridule by whose intercession casting himself at the feet of the Pope with a chain of iron about his neck the Excommunication of the Pope had been formerly taken off from Venice In the time of his Dukedom they of Pola and Valese submitted themselves to the Commonwealth Padua was taken he was of the League of the Christian Princes against the Turk and in his time there were Threescore Ambassadors at once in Venice he governed ten years and ten moneths The fourth Andrew D' Andule who caused the dearth to cease by bringing Corn from Sicily he obtained of the King of Babylon free Navigation into Egypt Zura having rebelled the seventh time was recovered War was made against the Genuois and the City was troubled with Earthquakes and Pestilence he governed about twelve years Besides these that enjoyed the excellency of the Dukedom there is mention also of one Matthew Dandalo who was sent Ambassador together with Nicholas de Ponte from Hierom Prioli then Duke