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A70386	A relation of the beginnings and proceedings of the rebellion in the county of Cavan within the province of Ulster in Ireland, from the 23. of October, 1641. untill the 15. of June, 1642. Whereof hitherto nothing hath been reported. Whereunto is added, the acts, and twenty nine conclusions of that great and generall congregation of archbishops, bishops, and others, all of the Romish clergy in Ireland, met in the city of Kilkenny in that kingdom, on the 10 11 and 13 of May, 1642. Concerning the present state of the warre in Ireland; and for the ordering of matters appertaining to the same, both there, and by negotiation with forraign princes. Written, set forth, and presented to the most honourable the Houses of Parliament, by Henry Iones, D.D. There is also added a letter written from Dublin, August 4. 1642. containing some late and very remarkable passages in Ireland.	Jones, Henry, 1605-1682.; Culme, Hugh, 1599 or 1600-1644. aut	1642 (1642)	Wing J942B; ESTC R200914	331,124	447

each others veiw will yee love men more then women ye are ignorant They replyed Let us drive Lot and his family out of our City they defile not themselvs like us we preserved him with all his family except his wif● she remained among them that were chastised We caused it to rain upon them a rain that gave them to know the severity of our chastisements Say unto them praised be God that destroyeth the wicked and salvation to all those who he hath chosen are they not more happy then such as beleive there are many Gods who created the Heavens the earth who caused rain to fal from heaven who hath made many delicious gardens to bring for●h you have not the power to cause the plants to spring forth without the assistance of God certainly unbeleivers do erre frō the right way Who hath established the earth made the rivers to flow who hath made heavy the mountains who but God hath put separation that is between the Seas The greatest part of the world know it not Who rendreth men miserable who delivereth them from affliction when they invoke him who hath caused you to multiply and leave your posterity on Earth but God Neverthelesse few men give him thanks Who guideth in the darknesse of the Earth and Sea who but God sendeth the windes the forerunners of raine he is most high and m●st powerfull but the wicked will not consider the effects of his omnipotency Who formeth men who maketh them to live dye and rise again who enricheth them with the wealth of Heaven and of Earth but God Say unto them produce your reasons bring your arguments if what ye alleadg be true Say unto them none but God knoweth what is in Heaven and Earth no man knoweth the future present and past do men know the day of the Resurrection Contrarywise they doubt and are blind The wicked have said what we shall be dust as are our fathers and shall come forth out of our Graves This was heretofore promised to our fathers and to us this is but a fable of old men Tell them that they consider not what was heretofore the end of the wicked afflict not thy selfe for that they conspire against thee and that they demand at what time they shall see the punishment that is foretold them Say unto them it is not farre from you ●e throw your selves headlong into it but God is pitifull towards his people neverthelesse the greatest part give him no thanks for his grace thy Lord knoweth what is in their heart and whatsoever they speak there is nothing in Heaven or Earth that is not written in a most intel●igible Book the A●coran explaineth to the children of Israel the greatest part of their difficulties it will guide them into the right way deliver from Hell them that shall believe thee th● Lord sh●ll judge them at the day of Judgment he is omnipotent and wise Trust thou in God thou art in the way of truth the dead and deafe shall not heare thee and unbelievers shall depart from t●ee pensive and astonished thou oughtest not to guide the blinde neither to make the deaf to h●ar except such as shall believe in the Alcoran and be obedient when the time of the punishment that is denounced against them shall be come we wil cause a Beast to com from under the earth that shal speak unto them and shall say The people beleive not in the Law of G●d they know not his wondrous works Be thou mindfull of the day when I will assemble a multitude of all Nations that have disobeyed my Commandments to give accompt of their actions I wil say unto them ye have traduced my prophets ye know not what ye said what hove ye done Then shall they be punished for their sins and be inexcusable they shall not speak a word Do not infidels see that we have created the night for rest and the day for travel this is a sign of my Omnipotency Be thou mindfull of the day wherein the Angell shall sound the Trumpet and whatsoever is in Heaven or Earth shall tremble with fear except such as shall be in the favour of God that day shalt thou see the Mountains suspended to move like the Clouds this shall be a work of God who created all things and knoweth their end He that shall have done good works shall be rewarded he shall be without fear and they that had don evil shall remain in the fire of Hel It shall be said unto them are ye no chastised according to your demerits Say unto the people I command you to worship the Lord of this priviledged * Mecca See Gelaldin City al things appertain to him I command you to believe in the unity of his divine Maj. and to study the Alcoran who so doth good shal find good Say unto them that shall be seduced I am sent only to preach the torments of Hel. Say to true-believers praysed be God that hath given you to see his Miracles and hath given you knowledge of the right way thy Lord is not ignorant of what they do CHAP. XXVIII The Chapter of History containing foure score and eight Verses written at Mecca IN the Name of God gracious and merciful God is most pure he understandeth all things and is most wise These mysteries are the mysteries of the Book that distinguisheth the truth from a lye I relate to thee the history of Moses and of Pharoah with truth for the contentment of True-beleivers Pharoah was powerfull on Earth he entreated his Subjects as seemed good to him he tormented ted one party and murthered their Children he abused their wives and was of them that defiled the Earth I gave my grace to thē that were afflicted on earth I made them successors of Pharoahs Kingdom I established them in his Dominions I made Pharoah Haman and their Army to see what they most feared we said to the mother of Moses give suck to thy Child if thou fearest that they will mischief him cast him upon Nile fear not neither afflict thy self I will restore him to thee between thine arms and place him in the number of Prophets The domestiques of Pharoah found him upon the water saved him to be one day their enemy to tormen● them because Pharoah Haman and their people were Infidels Pharoahs wife said unto him I entreat thee not to suffer this Infant to be slain mine eyes rejoyce to see him he shall one day be proffitable for our service as our Son but they were ignorant of what should befall them the heart of his mother was freed from fear when she beheld him in the hands of Pharoah's wife and scarce could she refrain to let them know that she was his mother we caused her to have patience and she had faith in our promises She spa●e to his sister to follow him step by step she followed afar off without intimation that she was his sister or that she regarded him We

having known the right way were tempted of the Devil particularly when they told the Infidels that they would obey them in any thing God knowetth all their secrets what wi●l become of them when the Angels shall cause them to dye they shall beat them before and behied be●ause they have in●urred the wrath of God and desp●sed his Commandmen●s their good works shall be unprof●●able think they tha● God will never make manifest their malice If thou wilt I wil make it appear thou shalt know them by their countenance thou shalt discover them by their voyce and speech Say unto them God knoweth all your actions he shall prove you to discover the believers and the unbelievers The wicked who hinder the people to follow the way of salvation that contradict the Prophet after they have had knowledg of the Law of God hurt not his divine Majesty their actions are vain unprofirable Oh ye that believe obey God and his Prophet and render not your good works ineffectuall through disobedience he pardoneth not the wicked who seduce the people from the way of Salvation and dye in their impiety Be not fainted-hearted and slothfull ye shall be victorious God is with you He will not deprive you of reward the life of this world is but foolish pastime and delusion if yee believe in God and have his fear before your eyes he will recompense for your good works he requireth not an accompt of your riches if he do require it of you it is to hinder you to be avaricious and to banish usury from among them that believe in his Law Oh people ye are commanded to make some expence for the love of God he that shall be a niggard and avaricious in this occurrence shall be avaricious and a niggard to himself God is rich and ye are poor If ye despise his Law he will create in your place other persons that shall not do like you CHAP. XLVIII The Chapter of Conquest containing twenty nine Verses written at Mecca This is the Chapter Of the taking of the City of Mecca IN the name of God gracious and mercifull We have given thee a manifest victory God pardoneth the sinne that thou didst commit when thou wert too prompt and when thou wert too tardy to fight for his Law he shall accomplish his grace upon thee he shall guide thee into the right way and shall powerfully protect thee he hath delivered the hearts of the believers from fear to augment their faith he disposeth the forces of the Heavens and Earth he knoweth all and is most prudent He shall make them that shall obey his Commandments to dwell in Gardens wherein flow many rivers and shall remit to them their offences this is supream felicity The Infidels the wicked the disobedient and unjust that have evill thoughts of God shall be accursed of his divine Majesty misery shal alwayes pursue them his wrath be eternally upon them he hath prepared for them the pains of Hell God disposeth the powers of the Heavens and Earth he is omnipotent and wise We have sent thee to be witnesse of the deportments of those of the Nation to proclaime to them the joyes of Paradise and to preach to them the pains of hell to the end they may believe in God and in his Prophet that they may praise him honour him and exalt his glory evening and morning Such as shall obey thee obey God the hand of God is stronger then the hand of men he that shall sin shall offend against his own soul and he that performed what he hath promised to God shall have an exceeding great reward Such of the Ara●ians as have no inclination to ●ollo● thee say thou imployest our WEALTH and PERSONS to goe with thee implore therefore pardon of God for us but they speake not with the mouth what they have in the heart Say unto them who but God is able to do ought for you if it be his will to bring good or evil upon you he is omnipotent and knoweth all that you do Ye believed that the Prophet and True-believers should be slain when they fought for the Law of God ye believed that they should never return to their houses This opinion rejoyced your heart but you were deceived and were your selves destroyed with them that believed not in God nor his Prophets God hath prepared the fire of hell for Infidels the Kingdome of the heavens and earth appertaineth to him he punisheth and chastiseth whom he listeth he is gracious mercifull When ye shall go to the spoil such as refused before to follow you to the sight will say permit us to go with you they would pervert the Word of God Say unto them ye shall not follow us in this occasion God hath not heretofore ordained it they will reply certainly ye are envious against us on the contrary they understand not the Law of God except very few among them Say to the Arabians that refused to follow thee ye shall be called to fight against miserable men yee shall fight them neverthel●sse they shall still be obedient to God if yee obey and fight for the Faith he will largely reward you if ye desert his service as heretofore ye have done he shall severely chastise you The blinde the lame and the sick are not obliged to go to the war He that shall obey God and his Prophet shall dwell eternally in gardens wherein flow many rivers and he that shall disobey Gods Commandments shall be punished for his disobedience God accepted their action that repaired to thee under the tree he knew what they had in their hearts their confirmed he steps gave them victory he is omnipotent and wise God had promised you great spoil he gave it you and delivered you from the hands of the people this shall serve for a sign of his omnipotency to the true-lievers he will conduct you in to the right way none but you could have atchieved that conquest he well knew that that was for none other he is omnipotent if the wicked fight you they shall fly they shall turn the back and finde none to protect them Observe the Law of God against them do as was heretofore commanded you the Law of God admits no alteration God hath delivered you from their hands and delivered them into yours in the midst of Mecca having given you victory over them he beholdeth all their actions they have despised the Commandments of his divine Majesty and hindred you heretofore to go to the Temple of Mecca they are at present prisoners without the assistance of the true-believers that were within the City with you ye had not known them ye had trampled them under our foot without distinction and had offended God without knowledg of your sin God bestoweth his mercy on whom he pleaseth had ye been separated from the unbelievers we had severely punished them When they were succoured of the ignorant and had some advantage God put his Prophet and all

who except God will be thy defendor They whom we have taught the Scripture that study read it with truth beleeve the con●ents of it they that do not beleeve are damned O chil●ren of Israel call to mind the favour that I did you I pre●erred you before all the world fear the day wherein one ●oul shall not be able to assist another when a ransom shal not be accepted neither excuse and when the wicked shal not be protected Remember thou that Abraham requested of the Lord an accomplishment of his Word he said to him I will establish thee among the people to teach them the mysteries of my Law and he said what shal become of my ●●nage He answered Paradise shal not be open to the unjust We have established the Temple of Mecca for a sure refuge of the people in repentance he made his Oratorie ●t Abrahams * Abrahams place is an Oratory in the temple of Mecca place and we have commanded Abraham and Ismael to keep clean my house for them that shall repair thither in procession with humility and adoration When Abraham received this command he said Lord fortifie this City and enrich its people with all good things and all the inhabitants thereof that shal believe in thy divine Majesty and the day of judgment God said I wil● for a time enrich the Infidels also precipitate them i● to the fire of hell where they shall remain to all eternit● When Abraham and Ismael raised the foundations of th● Temple of Mecca A●raham said Lord accept our vows cho● understandest all and knowest all things Lord give us th● grace to be obedient to thy Commandments and let a pe●ple issue from our loyns that may observe thy Law Shew t● the way we ought to follow and have mercy upon us tho● art gracious and mercifull Lord send to this thy people Prophet of their nation to preach to them thy Cōmand●ments to instruct them in Scripture and knowledge an● to purifie them thou art omnipotent and wise No manshi● abandon the Law of Abraham but to his own damage have chosen him in this world and he is in the other ● the number of the just Remember thou that his Lord sai● to him Be thou obedient to thy Lord trust thou in hi● he said I resign my self to God Lord of the Universe H● commanded Jacob and his children to follow the Law 〈◊〉 God My children God hath taught you his Law trust yo● in him be obedient to him even unto death Were yo● present when Jacob was near unto death and when he sa● to his sons Whom will ye adore after me They answere● We will worship thy God the God of our Fathers Abr●ham ●smael and Isaac one sole God we resign our selves his pleasure The good that those men gained remained t● them the evil that you shal commit shal be against yo● enquire not after what they did They have said Be ye e●ther Jew or Christian you shall follow the right way Sa● unto them contrariwise The law of Abraham is most jus● he was not of the number of them that believed in man● Gods Say ye We believe in God in what he inspired int● Abraham Ismael Isaac Jacob and the Tribes in what w●● taught Moses Jesus al the Prophets we rely upon Go● If they believe as you do they shal not err if they abando● your faith they will have a controversie with you but Go● shal protect you he understandeth whatever they say an● what they do he hath purified his Law what better purification is there then that of his Divine Majesty Say unt● them wil you dispute with us concerning God who is you● and our Lord We will answer with our action and you shall answer with yours all our confidence is in his D●vine pleasure Will you say that Abraham Isaac Jacob and the Tribes were Iews or Christians Are you m●re knowing then God Who is more unjust then he that concealeth the miracles that he hath seen to proceed from God He is not ignorant of all your actions The good that those men have done remaine to them and the evill that they shall commit shall be against you enquire not after what they did Some ignorant among the people will say Their Prophet doth not appoint them to turn the face to that side to which they turned heretofore when they made their O●isons Say unto them The East and W●st belong unto God he directeth in the right way whom he pleaseth As we have conducted you into the right way we have likewise commanded you to doe that which is just that you be witnesses against the people at the day of judgement See Gelaldin and the Prophet witnesse against you I have not ordained that you turne your face as heretofore when you made your Orisons to the end they may be knowne that follow the Prophet from them that returne to their impiety It will be ●●rksome to the people to turne to that side except to such ●s God hath guided into the right way God will not make ●aine your belief he is gracious and mercifull to his peo●le I see that thou liftest up thy face to Heaven turne ●hich way shall please thee but turne ●h●u towards Mec●a wheresoever thou art They These are the Iews and Christians that follow the written Law to whom heretofore the ●nowledge of Scripture was given knew that the Truth ●●oceeded from their Lord what they doe is not concealed ●rom God when thou shalt meet them and that they will ●ot turne themselves as thou in making their prayers ●oe not thou likewise turne as they they turne not all the ●●me way follow not their appetites having comprehen●ed the knowledge that hath been inspired into thee least ●hou fall into the number of the unjust Many to whom ●e have given the knowledge of the written Law under●●and it perfectly as also doe their children neverthelesse ●●ey conceale the Truth and are not ignorant that it pro●●edeth from thy Lord Be not thou of the number of them that doubt Turne thy selfe always towards Mecca Do● good wheresoever thou art God will be with thee he i● omnipotent From what place soever thou goest forth tu●● thy face towards Mecca This is reasonable and ordaine● by thy Lord. Whatsoever you doe is not hid from God wheresoever you are turne towards Mecca that none ma● find wherewith to reprove your actions but the unjust● feare not them but feare me I will accomplish my Grac● upon you and you shall be guided through the right wa● We have sent unto you a Prophet of your Nation th● shall teach you my Commandements and purifie you H● shall instruct you in the Scripture in knowledge and 〈◊〉 what you understand not Remember me I will rememb●● you praise me and be not in the number of the wicke● O ye that are * So the Turks stile themselves True believers implore uccor with pa●●ence and prayers Certainly God

〈◊〉 ye that believe if you obey many of them that have 〈◊〉 knowledge of the written Law they will mis●lead you i● the number of the wicked How can you bee of the i●pious since you are taught the Commandements of G●● and that his Prophet and his Apostle is among yo● Hee that resigneth himselfe to God is in the rig● 〈◊〉 O ye that fear God die in the profession of his V●y imbrace his Law and remember the favor he hath ●wed you you were all enemies of each other he hath ●ed your hearts and through his speciall Grace you ●●tinued united to each other as good brethren you ●e upon the brink of a pit of fire from which he with●● you Thus God manifesteth to you his mercies per●● you will follow the right way Some there be among 〈◊〉 that exhort the people to do good they command to ●hat which is honest and abstain from what is unreaso●●●le these men shall be happy Be not like them that ●e abandoned the Truth and followed lies notwith●●nding the Truth was known to them they shall suffer ●at torment in the day wherein the visage of the good ●ll be white and that of the wicked shall be black It ●ll be said to them that have black visages Have you ●owed impiety after you made profession of the Faith ●ste this day the torment due to your sin Such as shall ●e white visages shall be in the favor of God in which ●y shall eternally continue See there the Mysteries of 〈◊〉 Law of God which instructeth thee with Truth God ●leth that no injustice be done to his people whatever ●n Heaven or in Earth appertaineth to him he dispo●th all things There hath appeared no Nation on the ●●rth that hath followed a better way then you forbid 〈◊〉 to do that which is not reasonable and believe in one ●ely God The Iews If those that heretofore had knowledge of ●e written Law had believed in God they had done ve●● well there be among them that believe what is verita●●e but the greatest part are impious They shall not hurt ●●u but with their tongue and shall finde no protection ●gainst you if they fight you they shall turn their ●cks they were beaten with shame and ignominy where ●hey made a stand except when they embraced the Law ●f God and observed the precepts that were taught the ●aithfull When they returned in the wrath of God they were beaten with poverty because they believed not the word of his Divine Majesty but slew his Prophets without reason and disobeyed his Commandements They that heretofore had knowledge of the written Law not all alike there be among them that persevere obedience and in the night meditate on the miracle God worship him and believe in his Divine Maj● and the day of Iudgement preach honesty prohibit do things dishonest and apply themselves to good wo● certainly they are good men Hide not the good w● which you perform God knoweth such as have his 〈◊〉 before their eyes Riches and children shall be unp●table to Infidels with God they shall eternally dwe● the fire of Hell The Alms that they give in this w● are like to a wind exceedingly hot or extreamly 〈◊〉 that fell upon the tillage of them that did injurie to 〈◊〉 own souls and wholly destroyed it God did no inju● to them they were mischievous to themselves thr● their sins O ye that believe in God esteem no ma● be elected of God that is not of your Religion 〈◊〉 wicked endeavoured to bring you into their disor● malice appeared in their mouth and that which 〈◊〉 heart cherisheth is yet greater We have taught you Commandements of God if you observe them shall protect your selves from the malice of Infidels 〈◊〉 ye you love them and they love not you you bel● generally in the Scriptures and they believe not 〈◊〉 you believe When they met you they said We beli● in God and when they were gone from you they bit● anger their fingers ends Say to them Die with y●● choller Benou Selimeth God knoweth what is in your hearts If g● happen to you they are displeased and when evil be●leth you Benou Ayirteth they rejoyce If you have patience and 〈◊〉 God their malice shall not hurt you God knoweth their actions Beder is a place be-between Mecca and Medina where Mahomet gained a battell Remember the morning when some of 〈◊〉 people deserted the true-believers in the field of batte● and when two of thy Companions forsooke the fig● God was their protector All True-believers ought trust in him He protected you at Beder where you were few men ill armed perhaps you will fear him and give h● thanks for that favor Say to the True-believers Suffice● it not that God succoreth you with three thousand of 〈◊〉 Angels Truly if you have patience and fear God he will ●e to succor you at need and your Lord will assist you ●h five thousand of his Angels sent from Heaven he 〈◊〉 not send you this assistance but to declare to you his ●otection and to confirm your hearts Victory proceed● from his Divine Majesty He is omnipotent and pru●t in all his works he will extirpate in this world one ●t of the wicked or will so sharply reprehend them ●t they shall become desperate Thou hast nothing to 〈◊〉 whether he shall pardon or chastise them because ●y are wicked Whatever is in the Earth and in Hea● is his he pardoneth as he seeth good he is gracious 〈◊〉 mercifull to the righteous O ye that believe be not ●urers and fear God peradventure you will obey his ●●mmandements Fear the fire of Hell prepared for In●●els Obey God and the Prophets his Apostles your 〈◊〉 shall be forgiven you beg pardon speedily of your ●rd The extent of Paradise containeth Heaven and ●rth it is prepared for the good God loveth them that ●e Alms in joy and in affliction that subdue their pas●n and forgive such as offend them he loveth them that 〈◊〉 good and that after the commission of any sin remem●r his divine Majesty and implore his pardon Who but ●od forgiveth sins Such as persist not in their errors and knowledge their sins shall be recompenced with the ●ercy of God and enjoy his favor in Paradise There were ●●retofore Laws and Means to conduct men into the right ●y but consider what hath bin the end of Infidels The ●lcoran was sent to instruct the world to guide men in the ●●ght way and to preach to the good Dishearten not nei●●er afflict your selves in fighting you shall be victorious you believe in God if you have been wounded the like ●●rts have befallen the impious God so diversifieth days ●mong men to the end he may know them that are truly ●ealous in his Law and that among you witnesses be taken ●gainst the malice of Infidels God loveth not the unjust ●e forgiveth sins to those that believe and extirpate Infi●els Do you believe to enter Paradise

night is to prove the people as the cursed tree See Gelaldin which is spoken of in the Alcoran there be persons that will believe it others that will not believe but I will trie them to augment their confusion Remember thou that we commanded the Angels to humble themselves before Adam and that they did humble themselves except the devill who said shall I adore him whom thou hast created of the earth who is he whom thou hast preferred to me Certainly if thou tarry untill the day of Judgement I will destroy his race except that small number that shall be under thy protection Thy Lord said unto him get thee hence hell shall be thy punishment and the punishment of them that shall follow thee deceive by thy speeches them whom thou shalt be able to deceive seduce whom thou canst seduce with the wealth of the earth cause them to exercise Usury and commit the sin of whoredome tell them there is neither Resurrection nor Judgement whatsoever thou shalt promise them shall be but vanity and falshood thou shalt have no power over them that shall worship me I will protect them against thee It is your Lord who causeth the ship to travell upon the waters for the advantage of traffique when the tempest chargeth you your Idols forsake you he alone is able to protect you neverthelesse when he hath caused you to arrive at the Port you deny his Unity and follow your impiety believe ye that he will another time make the sea calm to you and that he will send you a favourable wind if you doe not acknowledge him your protector Believe ye to returne againe to the sea He shall send you an impetuous wind that shall overwhelme you with your impietie and ye shall find none to protect you against him We have conferred on men many favours we have ●onducted them on th● earth and sea enriched with all sorts of riches and gratified them above all creatures of the earth preach to them the day wherein I will assemble before me all the Nations of the world with the Prophet that shall have preached to them He to whom shall be given the Book of the Accompt of his works in his right hand shall read his accompt entirely no injustice shall be done to him and he shall be happy He that shall be blind in this world shall be so in the other and shall not see the right way They would divert thee from performing what we have inspired into thee to induce thee to blaspheme against me If thou do it thou shalt be of their friends were it not for the strength that we have given thee they would make thee to incline to their impiety hadst thou done it we had given thee to taste of great afflictions in this world in the other thou hadst found none to protect thee against us it wanted not much but they had affrighted thee at Medina to cause thee to go out of it had they driven thee thence they had not continued there long after thee We heretofore sent our Prophets to instruct the people in our Law thou shall find therein nothing to change make thy prayers when the Sun shall set at the beginning and at the end of the night and at the dawning of day the Angels shall be witnesses of thine orisons spend one part of the night in prayer this shall be an augmentation of merit thy Lord shall establish thee in the place of his glory Say Lord into whatsoever place I goe make me to enter and goe forth with truth give me thy protection Say See Gelaldin that truth is come and that vanity is vanished this Book shall heal the people of their error it shall bring them into the way of mercy and encrease the misery of unbelievers We have exhorted men to abandon their impiety they have not done it and despaired when they were touched with affliction Say unto them each of us doth after his will and God knoweth him that followeth the right way they shall demand of thee concerning the Soul Say unto them the soul is an effect of God he hath given you very little knowledge assuredly had it so pleased him he could have deprived you of the knowledge he hath given you you shall find nothing that is able to protect you but his mercy Say unto them if the devils and men were all assembled against me they should not be able to compose a Book like the Alcoran We have taught in the Alcoran whatsoever is necessary for the salvation of men neverthelesse the greatest part of the people depart from the Truth and say we will not believe thee unlesse thou cause fountains to spring out of the earth and make in this place a garden beautified with Date trees and Vines with rivers flowing in the midst or unlesse we see descend from heaven a part of the pains which thou preachest we will not believe thee unlesse God and the Angels come to thy assistance unlesse thy house be of fine gold and that we see the Book of Truth sent from heaven we will not believe in thy Parchment unlesse we see descend from heaven a Book which we may be able to read Say unto them praised be my Lord am I any thing but a man sent from him what hindreth men to believe since there hath been sent to them a Pilot to conduct them into the way of salvation They say that thou art a man and not an Angel Say unto them should the Angels have inhabited the Earth God would have sent an Angel to instruct them it sufficeth that he is the witnesse of mine actions between you and me he knoweth and seeth all things he whom God guideth is well guided and such as God shall cause to erre shall find none to put them into the right way he will assemble all of them at the day of Judgement they shall be infamous deaf mute and blind and condemned to the flames of hell because they are wicked and have said through derision that they are bones and flesh and that they shall rise againe as new creatures see they not that God hath created heaven and earth that he can create yet more and hath established a destiny indubitable and infallible The unbelievers are exceedingly too blame Say unto them should you possesse all the treasures of the world yet would ye feare to make expence for the service of God man is too avaricious we gave to Moses nine marks of our Omnipotency known to the children of Israel Pharoah told him that he was a Magician His hand his staffe the deluge grashoppers lice frogs blood fear and famine See Bedaoi assuredly said Moses these signs and miracles that thou seest proceed from God Lord of heaven and earth I believe Oh Pharoah that thou forsakest the Truth Then would Pharoah have driven him out of Egypt but we drowned all those that were with him and commanded the children of Israel to inhabit the land we

they have don them that God is sufficiently powerfull to protect them When they were driven from their houses without reason they said God is our Lord Had not God stirred up the people against each other the Covents of the Religious the Churches of the Christians the Synagogues of the Jews and the Temples of the Believers had been ruined through the multitude of the wicked See Gelaldin and their malice The name of God is exalted in the Temples of believers and therein is his Law defended and protected God is most strong he hath all power over his people Those whom God hath established on Earth with victory over their enemies make their prayers in the maner ordained pay Tythes and enjoyn to do what is honest and civill forbid to do what is prohibited of God who knoweth the end of all things If the Infid●ls traduce thee their predecessors traduced Noah A●d Chiab Abraham and Lot they also slandred Mos●s God for a time deferred their punishment but in the end most severely chastised them How many Cities have we destroyed because of their impiety We have overthrown and made them desart through the death of their Inhabitants Shall those of Mecca walk for ever upon Earth with an hard heart without reflecting upon what hath heretofore befalne the Infidels Their eyes are not blinde but their hearts are blinde and hardned They will require thee to cause the wicked to be speedily chastised God will not go against what he hath promised One day before thy Lord is as a thousand yeers before men How often hath the punishments of impi●us Cities been deferred that in the end were destr●yed The whole world shall one day be assembled before me to be recompenced after their merits Say unto them O people I preach unto you publikely the torments of Hell such as shall believe and do good works they shal receive pardon of their sins a precious treasure they that shall endevor to make voyd the faith shal be damned We sent our Prophet to read only our Commandments to the People the unbeleivers read many things that are not in the Alcoran but God hath made vain what the Devil had there inserted and confirmed the precepts of his Law What the Devill there inserted serveth for sedition to them that are weak in their faith have an heart the Infidels are in an exceeding great error are far from the Truth Such as have the knowledg of Scripture know that the Alcoran is truth it self which proceedeth from thy Lord They beleive in it and humble their heart in reading it God guideth into the right way such as beleive in the truth The Infidels shall be in doubt untill they be surprized of the day of Judgement That day shall they be rigorously chastised that day shall God command and judg the good and the bad the righteous that shall have beleived and done good works shall enter into delicious Gardens and the Infidells that shall have disobeyed his Commandments shall suffer exceeding great torments See Gelaldin They that departed from Mecca and went to Medina to abandon the society of unbeleivers and were slain or died of sicknesse shall be rewarded of his divine Majesty God is the greatest benefactor in the world he shal give them to enter where they shall desire he is omniscient most merciful The believers that shall take revenge of the injury that the unbeleivers have done them shall be protected of God He is gracious and merciful towards his people he maketh day to enter into night night into day he heareth the Prayers of True beleivers and seeth whatsoever they do and will protect them because he is truth it selfe Idols are but vanity God is most high omnipotent Dost thou not consider that God sendeth the rain from Heaven and that the earth becommeth green He is benign to his people knoweth all things whatsoever is in Heaven Earth is his he hath no need of his people and ought to be exalted Seest thou not that God hath subjected to you all the beasts that are upon the Earth Seest thou not that the ship runneth upon the SEA through his command to transport you and your substance Seest thou not that he hindreth heaven to fal upon the earth certainly he is benign and merciful He it is that hath given you life and death he shal make you to dy and shall raise you againe neverthelesse man is ingrateful for his favors We have given a Law to all the Nations of the World to guide them into the right way if they observe it they will not dispute against thee Invoke thy Lord thou art in the right way if they dispute against thee Say unto them God knoweth all your actions he shal judg your differences at the day of judgment knewest thou not that God knoweth whatsoever is in heaven or in earth All is written this is most easie to his divine Maj. Idolaters adore without reason Idols that understand not whether they be gods or no that shall be without protection at the day of Judgment when they preach to men my commandements they know by their countenance those that are impious and ingratefull for my graces they would with wrath fall upon them that instruct them Say unto them I declare unto you things more greivous God hath prepared the fire of hell to chastise Infidels O people A parable is related to you hear it All the Idolls that ye adore cannot create a flye when they shall be assembled to do it if the flies corrupt any thing that is offered to them they have not the power to drive them away because of their impotency and the weaknesse of them that adore them They praise not God in that manner as is just and reasonable he is most strong most powerfull he hath chosen messengers to bear and and execute his Commandements among Angels and men he heareth whatsoever they say beholdeth whatsoever they do he knoweth whatsoever they have don and all things obey him O ye that believe honor and worship your Lord and do good perhaps ye shall be blessed Fight for the establishment of his Law with affection he hath chosen you to follow it he hath not given you a Law heavy and troublesom It is the Law of Abraham your father he hath stiled you the Resigned to God before the coming of the Alch●ran The Prophet shall testifie against you at the day of judgment and ye shal testifie against the people that the Prophet hath preached to them the right way persevere in your prayers pay tithes trust in God he is your Lord your Prophet and your protector CHAP. XXIII The Chapter of True Believers containing an hundred and eighteen verses written at Mecca I the Name of God gracious and merifull Certainly the True beleivers shall be blessed that make their prayers with humility they abstain from reviling they pay tithes they commit not whoredom they touch not other women

he will have to die in the heavens and earth the second time all the world shall rise again and attend his commandments the earth shall be full of the light of the Lord thereof he shall bring his book where in shal be written what the Prophets Martyrs have taught he shal judg the world with equity shall not do injustice to any every one shal be rewarded chastised for his works he knoweth all that they have don he shal send the Infidels into the fire of hel in troops ●hen they shal be arrived at the gate it shal open before their eyes it shall be said unto them behold Hell which ye have merited were there not Prophets and Apostles to teach you the Commandments of God and to preach unto you on Earth the coming of this rigorous day They shall say yes but the word of God shall be accomplished against the wicked It shall be said unto them goe enter into Hell ye shall abide there eternally it is the habitation of the proud Such as shall have the fear of God before their eyes shall be conducted in troups to the gate of Paradise the gate shall open before their eyes it shall be said unto them behold what ye have gained the peace of God is with you ye have not been ignorant enter into Paradise ye shall dwel therein eternally They shall say praised be God for that we believed in his Law and because we are heirs of his grace we will goe into Paradise into what place shall seeme good to us God giveth his blessing to the righteous Thou shalt see the Angels about the throne of thy Lord who shall praise and exalt his glory they shall say God hath judged his creatures with equity praise is due to the Lord of the Vniverse CHAP. XL. The Chapter of the True-believer containing eighty five Verses written at Mecca Reader Gelaldin entituleth this Chapter Of the Pitifull IN the name of God gracious and mercifull God is prudent and wise This Book is sent by the omnipotent who knoweth all things who pardoneth sinnes and accepteth the conversion of his Creatures he is severe in his chastisements and indulgent to his people there is no God but he and all the world shall one day be assembled before his divine Majesty to be judged No man disputeth against the precepts of the Alcoran but the wicked be not thou discontented if they live on earth with some felicity the people of Noahs time contemned his instructions their posterity did like them and every Nation hath conspired the death of them whom God sent to instruct them thy disputed to obscure the truth through their lies but they were punished and after what manner So is the word of God accomplished against the wicked they all shall be damned The Angells that are about the Throne of God and those that bear him praise and exalt his divine Majesty they beleive in his unity and beg pardon of him for the True-believers Lord Lord thy mercy extendeth through the whole world nothing is hid from thee either in Heaven or Earth pardon their sins that convert and embrace thy holy Law deliver them from the fire of Hell open to them the gate of the gardens of Eden which thou hast prepared for them their Fathers wives and children and them of their lineage that shal do good works thou art omnipotent and wise Depart from sin he that shall depart from it shall resent the effects of Gods mercy at the day of Iudgment and shall enjoy eternall felicity the Infidels shall be hated of God his hatred is far more dangerous then yours wil ye be Indels after being called to the observation of the Law of Salvation They said Lord wilt thou cause us to dye twice and shall we twice rise againe But they shall say at the the day of Judgment Lord we confesse we have offended thee we acknowledge our sinne in having renounced the belief of thine unity Shall we never go out of Hell to observe thy Law and follow the way of salvation No ye shal suffer in the fire of Hell because that ye have believd them that adored Idols and because ye have said that God hath companions equall to him All things obey one sole God omnipotent he it is that made you to see his Miracles and sendeth you the riches of Heaven and Earth none consider it but such as are converted Pray to God and observe his LAW although it be against the will of the wicked he elevateth his Creatures to what degree he listeth he hath created his Throne and sent his inspirations to whom he seeth good to preach the day of Judgement that day shall the people come out of their Monuments none shal be able to hide himselfe from his divine Majesty Who shall command that day It shall be God alone victorious that day shall he recompense every one after his works without injustice he is exact to make accompt If thou preach to the wicked the day of Judgement their heart will lift them up and they shall be full of affliction their prayers shall not be heard and none shall intereede for them God knoweth them that have eyes of treachery and seeth all that is in the hearts of men he judgeth of every thing with truth the Idols which they worship are without power God alone understandeth all things and is omnipotent Consider they not what was the end of their predecessors who were more powerfull and more wealthy then they God surprized them in their sinnes there was none of power to save them for that they despised the Prophets of his divine Majesty they contemned his Law and were impious but he severely chastised them he is omnipotent and most severe Wee sent Moses with miracles with reasons cleare and intelligible to Pharoah to Haman and Caron they said that Moses was A Sorcerer and a Lyar and when hee preached to them the truth on our behalfe they said kill him with all those that believe him and make their wives infamous but their conspiracy was but impiety Pharoah said hinder me not to kill Moses let him invoke his God to save him I fear that he may alter your Law and introduce some disorder in the Land Moses said God mine and your Lord shall defend me from the malice of the proud that believe not the day of judgement Then a man of the domestiques of Pharoah that secretly professe the true Law said will ye slay a man that declareth that God is his Lord and that hath made you to see miracles if he be a lyar his lye shal be against him but if he speak the truth something of what he hath preached shall befal you God guideth nether the wicked nor lyars Oh people you this day command on Ear●h with splendor who shall defend us from the wrath of God if it fall upon us Pharoah said I speak nothing to you but what I have told you heretofore and I will guid you

that died heretofore in their impiety CHAP. LXI The Chapter of Array containing fourteen Verses written at Mecca IN the name of God gracious and mercifull Praise God all that is in heaven and earth he is omnipotent and wise O ye that believe say not that ye doe that which ye doe not God abhorreth them that say they doe what they doe not and loveth them that fight in rank and file for his Law like to a strong wall Remember thou that Moses said to his people ye shall doe me no harme ye shall know in the end that I am the Messenger of God but God seduced them from the right way when they departed from obedience to his Commandements he guideth not the wicked Remember thou that Jesus the son of Mary said to the children of Israel I am the Messenger of God he hath sent me to confirm the old Testament and to declare to you that there shall come a Prophet after me whose name shall be Mahomet When he came with miracles reasons most intelligible and arguments infallible they said that he was a Magician who is more impious then he that blasphemeth against God The Infidels would extinguish with their mouth the light of faith but God shall make it manifest against their will he hath sent his Prophet to guide the people into the way of salvation to teach them the truth of his Law and make it more evident then all other Laws of the world against the will of Infidels O ye that believe Will ye that I teach you one thing that shall deliver you from the pains of hell Believe in God and in his Prophet imploy your wealth and persons in fighting for his Law ye shall do exceeding well if ye have knowledge to understand it God shall pardon your offences he shall cause you to en●er into gardens wherein flow many rivers he shall cause you to goe into the beautifull Palaces of Eden where is supreme felicity he shall confer upon you yet another grace which ye desire viz victory over your enemies O ye that believe maintain the Law of God Jesus the Son of Mary said to his Apostles who will maintain the Law of God with me he shall be supported and protected of God The Apostles answered we will maintain it One part of the Children of Israel believed in Jesus and another rejected his Law we gave succor to them that believed against their enemies and they were victorious CHAP. LXII The Chapter of the Assembly containing eleven Verses written at Medina IN the name of God gracious and mercifull Praise God all that is in heaven and earth praise the King holy majestique and omnipotent who hath sent his Prophet an Arabian by Nation to preach his Commandements to the Arabians to purifie them to teach them the Scriptures and mysteries of faith they were before seduced from the right way They that shall come after them shall not see a Prophet equall to him this is a speciall grace of God the omnipotent and wise he conferreth it on whom he listeth and his graces are immense They that preach the old Testament and performe not what it enjoyneth are like to an Asse charged with books Such are they that disobey the Commandements of God he guideth not the impious Oh ye Jews believe not your selves to be the beloved of God expect death ye shall understand your error they believe not that they shall be chastised for their sins but God beholdeth all the unjust Say unto them ye shall find one day the death that ye flie ye be sent back before God who knoweth what is present past and to come he shall set before you all that ye have done to be judged Oh ye that believe when yee are called to the assembly of Friday to make your prayers pray and quit your trade this shall be a good act it ye understand it when you shal have finished your prayers separate your selves goe whither you please and b●g of God his grace call frequently to mind his divine Majesty and ye shall be happy When the Infidels saw any thing of profit or any divertisement they forsook thee and went out from the Sermon Say unto them how great riches and delights are there with God he is the Rich of the rich CHAP. LXIII The Chapter of the wicked containing twelve Verses written at Medina IN the name of God gracious and mercifull When the wicked shall come to visit thee they will say that they are witnesses that thou art a Prophet sent from God He well knoweth that thou art his Prophet he seeth that they dissemble and fell their faith to enjoy wealth in the world wherein they commit evill they say with the mouth we believe in the Law of God and are impious in their fouls impiety is imprinted in their hearts and they will not learne the mysteries of faith The beauty of their bodies shall not displease thee when thou shalt see them they erect themselves when they speak and resemble a piece of wood set up against a wall they feare all rumors that flie abroad and are your enemies Beware of them doubtlesse God will destroy them how can they blaspheme against his Law When it was said to them Come to the Prophet he shall beg pardon of God for your sins they shook the head and withdrew with pride misery is upon them whether thou implore pardon for them or dost not implore it God will not pardon them he abhorreth the wicked They say doe no good to them that follow that Prophet of God untill they abandon him the treasures of heaven and earth are Gods but they comprehend it not They say if we returne to the City of Medina we will drive thence shame and infamie and will there establish greatnesse and honour on the contrary greatnesse power and victory proceed from God his Prophet and them that believe in his Law but Infidels understand it not Oh ye that believe in God! your riches and your children ought not to seduce you from his service such as shall forsake it shall be in the number of the damned give alms of the wealth that he hath given you before the houre of your death arrive Then shall the wicked say Lord if thou hadst not so soon caused me to die I had embraced thy Law God retardeth not the day of any one when the hour is come he knoweth all that ye do CHAP. LXIV The Chapter of Deceipt containing eighteen Verses written at Mecca IN the name of God gracious and mercifull Praise God whatsoever is in heaven and earth he is King of all things praise is due to him he is omnipotent He it is that hath created you Some observe his Commandements and others are unbelievers he beholdeth all your actions He created the heavens and the earth he formed you and ye shall be one day assembled before him to be judged he knoweth all that is in heaven and earth he understandeth your secrets and what ye publish