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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

Glory to God on high on earth peace good will towards men Psalm 45.4 5 6. And gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh O thou most mighty according to thy worship and renown Good luck have thou with thine honor ride on because of the word of truth of meekness and righteousness and let thy right hand teach thee terrible things Thine arrows are very sharp and the people sholl be subdued unto thee even in the midst among the Kings enemies Psal 67. vers 1. God be merciful unto us and bless us and shew us the light of his countenance and be merciful unto us 2. That thy way may be known upon earth thy saving health among all nations 3. Let the people praise thee O God yea let all the people praise thee 4. O let the nations rejoyce and be glad for thou shalt judge the folks righteously and govern the nations upon earth 5. Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee 6. Then shall the earth bring forth her encrease and God even our own God shall give us his blessing 7. God shall bless us and all the ends of the world shall fear him Ecclesiasticus 36. ver 1. Have mercy upon us O Lord God of all things and behold us and shew us the light of thy morcies 2. And send thy fear among the Nations which seek not after thee that they may know that there is no God but thou and that they may shew thy wonderous works 3. Lift up thine hand upon the strange nations that they may see thy power 4. As thou art sanctified in us before them so be thou magnified among them before us 5. That they may know thee as we know thee for there is none other God but onely thou O Lord. 6. Renew the signs and change the wonders shew the glory of thine hand and thy right arm that they may shew forth thy wonderous acts 8. Make the time short remember thine oath that thy wonderous works may be praised 10. Smite in sunder the head of the princes that be our enemies and say There is none other but we 11. Gather all the tribes of Jacob together that they may know that there is none other God but onely thou and that they may shew thy wonderous works and inherit thou them as from the begining 12. O Lord have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name and upon Israel whom thou hast likened to a first born son 13. Oh be merciful unto Jerusalem the city of thy sanctuary the city of thy rest 14. Fill Sion that it may magnifie thine oracles and fill thy people with thy glory 15. Give witness unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning and raise up the prophecies that have been shewed in thy name 16. Reward them that wait for thee that thy Prophets may be found faithful 17. O Lord hear the prayers of thy servants according to the blessings of Aaron over thy people and guide thou us in the way of righteousness that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord the eternal God The Paradise of Mahomet which he promifeth unto his Follewers THey shall be saith he in a Paradise watered with fair and delicate Fountains which shall run so clear as if they were melted Christal They shall rest in the shade or refreshing coolness of beautiful trees full of leaves and branches which by their motion shall cause a pleasant tune They shall eat of all manner of sweet and pleasant fruits in all seasons and shall be solaced with the chanting of Ten thousand little Birds which shall warble amongst their branches and this shall bemingled with the consort of most harmonious instruments and of most melodious voices Their Robes shall be most magnificent and triumphant as of silk wrought with gold and chased with the richest stones and pearls They shall lye in Beds embroidered with gold and hung the corners and Pillows with great Pearls and the Curtains adorned with inestimable and innumerable precious stones That every one shall have his marvellous beautiful women with their Breasts wantonly swelling and Eyes like jet enchased in silver whiter then snow as big as good big eggs That with these they shall feast every day and use all manner of sports and recreations possible and shall be served in their Feasts with fair and great vessels of gold and christal which shall be set with most precious Jewels and shall be ministred unto by the hands of fair Boyes more polished then the pearls themselves and more sweet then Amber-greece or the most oderiferous Perfumes of Arabia c. Two Books of great esteem amongst the Turks besides the Alcoran THe first hath the description of the Voyage of Mahomet in Paradise by the guidance of the Angel Gabriel He went say they into the first heaven mounted upon Alborach a Beast a little bigger then an Ass having the face of a man and found that first Sphear was of fine Silver and so thick as the space that a Footman can run in Five hundered years There he found an Angel as tall as the space of the journey of a Thousand years with Seventy thousand other Angels every one of which had Seventy thousand Heads and every Head seventy thousand Horns every Horn seventy thousand Knots and from one Knot to another the space of the jouruey of forty years And every Head seventy thousand Faces and every Face seventy thousand Mouthes and every Mouth seventy thousand Tongues and every Tongue spake a thousand Languages with which they praised God every day seventy thousand times The second Heaven was made all of burnisht Gold where he saw a great multitude of others greater then these and amongst them one that had his feet on the earth and his head in the third Heaven But all these were Pigmies to one that he found in the third Heaven which was so monstrously great that he held the world in the palm of his hand and yet it hindered him not from shutting it In the fourth Heaven every one had seventy pair of Wings in every Wing seventy thousand feathers to flie with and every feather seventy thousand cubits long In the fifth Heaven the Angel that opened the Gate to them had seven thousand Arms and every Arm seven thousand Hands In the other Heavens they found not any Angels of such an unmeasurable stature but in the eighth Sphear they tossed the Globe of the Earth and Sea as easily as a little Ball. In the other Book is recited the History of a discourse between a Turk and a Jew who asked him concerning the principal points of his Doctrine he said that God created a Paper and a Pen of so fair a Fabrick that the Pen was Five hundred days journey long and Fourscore thick and that with this Pen that hath Fourscore points or nebs is written perpetually all that hath been is or shall be in the world That the Sun and Moon had equal light in the beginning so that the day and night could not well be destinguished but that the Angel Gabriel flying put the end of his wing into the Moon and made her lose half her light There is mention made of a Cow that had forty horns and between two of her horns the space of a thousand years journey and yet that this Cow was under the earth Of a Fish that had his Head in the East and the Tail in the West that beareth upon his back the Earth the Sea and the Mountains That Rats were begotten in the Ark of the sneezing of a Sow or Boar and Cats of the sneezing of a Lion That Seraphiel in the day of the resurrection shall sound a Trumpet Five hundred years journey long and that then all the souls of the dead shall seek out their bodies That the Mahometan Religion cannot be a true Religion 1. NO new Religion can be a true Religion 2. No cruel and bloody Religion can be a true Religion 3. That Religion that hath no testimony from heaven but is grounded meerly upon the invention and authority of man cannot be a true Religion 4. That Religion that contradicteth it self and those authorities which it approveeth and alloweth cannot be a true Religion 5. That Religion that affordeth no remedy for sin no satisfaction to the Conscience nor any certain way to salvation cannot be a true Religion 6. That Religion that setteth not down a perfect Rule of holiness and righteousness cannot be a true Religion 7. That Religion that countenanceth and alloweth impurity cannot be a true Religion 8. That Religion that is carried on not by spiritual but worldly and carnal ways cannot be a true Religion 9. That Religion that proposeth a felicity consisting in carnal and impure delights cannot be a true Religion 10. That Religion that confoundeth the difference between righteousness and unrighteousness cannot be a true Religion 11 That Religion that dischargeth from the prudent use of the means of safety and blessing and teacheth people to tempt the Lord cannot be a true Religion 12. That Religion that proposeth rewards to violence and unrighteousness cannot be a true Religion FINIS

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

Gods Providence proved useful for the clearing of him from those false accusations and disparagements so was it also for the hastening us on in the prosecution of the work of his Conversion we had in hand in order whereunto I made speed unto the pursuance thereof the day before-mentioned And whereas many good undertakings it may be feared come short of an happy issue through that evill selfishness which is in too many whereby they seek to get the glory of the work unto themselves together with that evil confidence and self-conceit which some men have of their own abilities which render them averse from either desiring or admitting that help that they might have from the Association of others which the holy Apostles themselves disdained not to make use of That therefore this work might not want either countenance or assistance nor fail through the weakness or miscarriage of my endeanors of which indeed I was very fearful whereby I might have become answerable for the loss of his Soul and for the disappointment of that glory which hath since by his conversion accrued unto God I prevailed with reverend Dr. Bernard and Dr. Gauden to accompany me that day unto Chelsey who willingly complied with my desires therein and sent withal to desire Mr. Gunning and Mr. Samois the Interpreter to meet us there When I with those two reverend Divines first mentioned had arrived at the place Signior Dandulo was prevailed with to give us a meeting at my house but Mr. Gunning and the Interpreter being not yet come and the reverend persons that were with me being unwilling to stay long by reason of some occasions which it seemeth called them back unto London We as well as we could without the Interpreter entered upon some discourse with him which although it was but short and much disadvantaged for want of Language yet we prevailed so far that it obtained some kinde of consent unto the truth of those things which were offered unto him in order to his imbracement of the Christian Religion An account of the Arguments and discourses that passed in this business from the beginning to the end I have thought good to make the business of a Chapter by it self to avoid the trouble of repeating over and over the same things again both unto my self and to the Reader And although we could not as yet obtain of him a declaration of his full resolution to be baptized which as he had manifested in former communications he desired not to be over-hastily pressed unto but that he might be allowed good time to deliberate and consider of so weighty a business as that was and that was to be resolved on no other terms but the deserting and forsaking of so many earthly comforts as of Parents Country Inheritance and Marriage intended which were all to be drowned unto him in the water of his Baptism yet we obtained this expression of approbation and consent at least unto the main of our discourse E Buono that is to say This is good or true But after our departure back to London the same day it pleased God to send reverend Mr. Gunning and the Interpreter unto him who in my absence accosted him with some fresh discourses at the Lady Lawrences where was his usual abode in Chelsey and after some strugglings obtained from him at length as if some violent beam of light and grace had broken in upon his Soul and had upon the sudden captivated all his contrary imaginatious and scattered the mist of all his waverings and doubtings not onely a consent to be baptized into Christianity but also so earnest a desire and inclination thereunto that over-powered all his former thoughts of deliberation and was so impatient of delay that he cried out upon the sudden De main that is to say Let it be done to morrow and when for the solemnity of the performance and for the obtaining of some convenient space and opportunity for his further instruction and preparation to that great work it was made known unto him that it was not thought convenient to perform the celebration until the Lords Day he seemed to be something troubled at the delay The happy and joyful news of this blessed success was carefully and very respectfully sent by Mr. Gunning unto me at Westminster which drew me from thence unto Chelsey very late at night that I might be a joyful witness of so happy an issue which God had given unto that gracious work he had begun by so weak and inconsiderable an instrument as I acknowledge my self to be And that I might be serviceable by such advice and further assistance as God should enable me to give in order to the accomplishment of this so comfortable a product of the admirable and excellent mercy of the Lord to whom be all the glory of this and all the works of his gracious goodness And if we glory in any thing let it be in this that God is pleased to be glorified by us or in us that so if we glory we may glory in the Lord. CHAP. XII Of the Advantages found even in the Religion of the Mahometans and in the Turks own acknowledgements for the carrying on of his Conversion ALthough we have obtained one great end of our Narrative in that declaration which hath been already made of that blessed success which God gave unto our endeavors in that ready consent and earnest desire which was wrought in the Soul of our Convert in so little a time as was that of very few weeks to renounce that great Impostor Mahomet with his delusions and to devote and marry his Soul unto Christ Jesus the great and true Prophet of the Church and onely Saviour of the World which is a matter that chalengeth the joy both of Angels in Heaven and all good men upon Earth yet forasmuch as there is an holy and not onely harmless but profitable curiosity that doth usually possess the hearts of Gods people to search as God is pleased to allow them into the great and gracious works of the Almighty and not onely to put that question Num. 23.23 What hath God wrought That they may solace themselves with the spectacle of the sweetness of his mercy but to look also into the ways and means the manner and method whereby the Lord carries on his performances that they may delight and edifie their Souls by the contemplation of his divine wisdom and power shining forth through the weakness and simplicity of the instruments that he is pleased to make use of The holy study of Gods works being the great Philosophy of Gods people and their great learning to understand the loving kindness of the Lord That this knowledge may be the fuel and furniture of their praise and devotion which is the great end of their Creation and Redemption which is the study that they are invited unto in this Treatise the design whereof is to present unto them a great and new work and fresh frame and platform