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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	abraham_n	isaac_n	son_n	1,181	5	5.7372	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14028	The policy of the Turkish empire. The first booke	Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611, attributed name.	1597 (1597)	STC 24335; ESTC S118698	98,012	170

the whole earth hee did therefore ordaine this signe of circumcision both to distinguish those of the seede of Abraham from the other prophane peoples of the world as also to be for a token and remembrance of the blessing promised to them and by them to the world Howbeit though all those of the posteritie of Abraham had this signe of circumcision amongest them yet amongest infinite Nations descended out of his loynes hee made especiall choise of the Israelites who came of Iacob the nephue of Abraham by Isaac choosing them onely for his peculiar people And amongest the Israelites also out of the twelue Tribes descended from the twelue sons of Iacob he preferred the Iewes being of the Tribe of Iuda from whome hee woulde haue the Messiah and Sauiour of the worlde to descend in whome onely and chiefely his promise made to Abraham was fulfilled and finished Wherefore as the couenant of Circumcision was purposely instituted at the first to bee a signe of a blessing promised to Abraham in his seede and for the distinguishing of Gods people from the prophane and heathen Nations of the worlde So was the same to continue onely vntill such time as all nations shoulde bee gathered into one faith and societie vnder Christ the Messiah who by his comming in the flesh of the seede of Abraham and by the preaching of his Gospel hauing brought that blessing vpon the world which was promised hauing broken downe the partition wall that was betweene the Iewes and the Gentiles the ceremonie of Circumcision was from thencefoorth vtterly abrogated and ought to haue ceased and to haue beene discontinued But the Iewes amongest whome especially circumcision was euer and most religiously continued in the stubburnnes and blindenesse of their hearts opposing themselues against the Diuinitie of Christ the Messiah and against the trueth of Christian religion and persisting with obstinacie in the obseruation of their ancient rites and traditions they haue stil retained and obserued this ceremonie of Circumcision and doe euen to this day continue the same amongst them in all partes of the world wheresoeuer they liue dispersed And they will not see that the same is nowe conuerted from a holy and sacred sacrament to a most idle and vaine ceremony And that it is left vnto them by the iust iudgement of God as a worthie clogge and burthen to their faithlesse soules and consciences rather than as a token of any Good or Blessing to be expected from him Nowe as the Iewes haue shewed themselues most obstinate in the blindnesse of their hearts by the retaining of this ceremonie and their olde traditions so the Turkes likewise no lesse vaine in the idlenesse of their owne imaginations haue and do vse Circumcision as a speciall token or marke of their fond and superstitious sect euen by the institution and ordinance of their prophet MAHOMET who therein as in many other things hauing immitated the Iewes did either take it vp and borrow it from them or else beeing himselfe an Ismaelite by discent and so deriued from Abraham his mother also being a Iew borne and so both his parents being come of two circumcised nations hee did therefore in the inuention and framing of his new law and blasphemies shew his great affection to this ceremonie of Circumcision and inserting the same amongst his other traditions he commaunded it to be obserued of his disciples and followers In regard whereof the Turkes also obseruing the lawe of MAHOMET do impose and obtrude it vpon all those that shall be any way admitted into the societie of their religion And their order is that not onely all the male children of naturall borne Turks should in their infancie be circumcised but that all others also both men and children shalbe the like who shal either voluntarily or by constraint be brought to the embracing of their religion Touching the order obserued by the Turkes in the circumcising of their children it is in this manner When the childe is come to be of eight yeeres of age which is the vsuall and ordinary time appoynted for to circumcise them they doe first of all inuite all their friends kinsfolks familiar acquaintance to a great and solemne feast against the which they doe make prouision of diuerse kindes of flesh such as they may lawfully eate and of others the most daintie and and costly cates that can be gotten The richer sort do commonly vse to kill a fatte Oxe within which being dressed they do inclose the carcas of a sheepe and within it an henne and in the same an egge Al these thus inclosed each within other they doe cause to be roasted whole and all together for the greater glorie honour of that day The feast vsually is kept in the dwelling house of the father whose childe is to be circumcised where also the ceremony of circumcision is to be performed For in the middest of their festiuall dinner the childe being brought in amongest the guests there commeth vnto him a Surgeon who being skilfull and expert in that Art taketh the foreskin of his flesh betweene his fingers and drawing it close together doth holde it fast with a little paire of tongs Then doth one of their Talismanni or Priests wil the Childe to pronounce the Confession of his Faith and Religion wherein he hath been formerly taught and instructed according to their manner Who therevpon lifting vp his eyes and the fore-finger of his right hand towards Heauen with a lowd voyce vttereth these words La Illah Illelath Mehemmet Iresul Allah Taure Begamber Hach that is There is but one onely God and MAHOMET his Prophet one Creator and his Prophets are equall This done to the intent hee may take away all feare from the Childe he saith that he will not meddle anie farther with him at that time but that he will deferre the Circumcision till the next day and so maketh shew that he will depart But presently returning and feigning that hee hath forgotten and omitted some-thing which is requisite in the preparation of that Ceremonie hee beginneth againe to handle the Childe as before and then vpon a sodain cutteth away the skinne putting vppon the wound a little salt and fine bumbast and so from that time forward the partie is accompted for a Musulman that is One circumcised or a profest Mahometist After this the solemnitie of their Feast continuing three whole dayes together they doo lead the Partie circumcised to the Bath with great pompe and triumph and as he goeth homewards hee is led in the middest of all the Guests who at his returne into the house doo present him with great Guifts Presents some bestowing on him rich Garments of silke veluet and such like others giuing him standing cups or boules of siluer or other plate some presenting him with money and others with horses the women giue him shirts hand-kerchers and such like euerie one according to the abilitie of their estate and calling The Females