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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51734	De termino vitæ; or The term of life Viz. Whether it is fix'd or alterable; with the sense of the Jewish doctors, both ancient and modern, touching predestination and free-will. Also an explication of several obscure passages and prophecies in the Old Testament; together with some remarkable customs observ'd by the Jews. Written in Latin by the famous Menasseh Ben Israel the Jew and now translated into English. To which are added, the author's life, never before publish'd; and a catalogue of his works.; De termino vitæ. English.	Manasseh ben Israel, 1604-1657.	1700 (1700)	Wing M374; ESTC R217049	59,956	151

sincere to approve of their unjust Practices whatever he thought of their enormous Principles His fore-fathers indeed had Crucified the True Messias whom they call'd the King of the Jews But he must needs be displeas'd with them who had Martyr'd him who in some Respects bore the Injuries and Affronts that were put upon his Great Master For they laid to his Charge things that he knew not This I say might reasonably be disagreeable to him because it renew'd as it were the remembrance of his Predecessors Shame Cruelty and Punishment And he might Fansie that what they suffer'd for the Crucifixion of one these might suffer for the Decollation of the other When he departed from England he went into Zealand and as I was inform'd by that most courteous and ingenious Jew Mr. Gomesera he breath'd his last about the fifty third Year of his Age at Middleborough but by the Generosity of the Jews of Amsterdam his Body was brought thither and decently interr'd at their Expence He left one of his Sons behind him in England who married into a Credible Family but did not long survive his good Father leaving behind him only one Child How his other Son and Daughter were dispos'd of I cannot yet Learn I hope I shall incurr no Man's Censure if I present the World with a short Character of this great Rabbin He was in his Opinion a Pharisee as it seems they are all at this time but of a Temper directly contrary to those who are describ'd to us by the Evangelists All the time he could spare from urgent Business he spent among the best Authors of all Classes as will appear to any one that consults his Writings Though he was not a Gassendus in Philosophy or a Grotius in Divinity yet he was reputed the most celebrated Rabbin of his Age. His chiefest Application was to illustrate the Books of the Old Testament and he has succeeded so well in this Vndertaking that his Works are almost a good Comment upon it He was always industrious careful and frugal his Apprehension was quick his Judgment solid and his Reason not too severe and subtile He was a loving Husband a kind Father and a peaceable Subject He was of a modest sober and affable Temper I shall beg Leave to digress into one Instance of this which was imparted to me by an Honoured Friend Being about to make his Tour in the united Provinces he acquainted his Tutor a Worthy and Learned Fellow of Queens College in Cambridge with his Resolution Vpon this kind Information his Tutor requested the Favour of him to purchase two Hebrew Books that were very uncommon and withal added That he thought Menasseh Ben-Israel was the likeliest Person to procure them for him or satisfie him concerning them Vpon this Gentleman's Arrival at Amsterdam he immediately enquir'd ou● this Eminent Rabbin and in a little time after made him a Visit which was as civilly receiv'd as paid He told our Great Author the occasion of his Coming and desir'd him if possible to help him to two Hebrew Books which could not be purchas'd in England He readily comply'd with this Request and at the same time cut these Books out of a large Volume in which they had been bound up with others of the same Language I need not express the Pleasure this Learned Jew had in granting this Courtesie or the Gentleman in receiving it or the great Obligation the ingenious Tutor had to both But to proceed The Study of the Scriptures made him passionately delight in Devout Contemplations In Truth he was a Man of a singular Vertue and Integrity of Mind and seem'd to want no Accomplishment but the Faith of a Christian Several Worthy Men of this Nation viz. Dr. Nath. Homes Dr. Jessey Mr. Boyle as well as of his own and of other Places setled a Correspondence with him and have not been backward to give him just Encomiums But especially that Learned Senator and Physician of Dort Beverovicius maintain'd an intimate Friendship with him as long as he liv'd He was of a middle Stature and inclining to Fatness He always wore his own Hair which many years before his Death was very Grey so that his Complexion being pretty fresh his Demeanor Graceful and Comely his Habit plain and decent he Commanded an aweful Reverence which was justly due to so venerable a Deportment In short he was un homme sans Passion sans legiereté mais Helas sans opulence I cannot but observe here with the Readers leave that some People have unaccountably reach'd out their Malice against the Jews who were once the only People of God It is true some of them about Seventeen hundred years ago ignorantly but barbarously Crucified our blessed Redeemer Acts 3.17.13.27 but alas That perverse Generation miserably smarted for it as the Learned Josephus in his Wars of the Jews faithfully records I shall not pretend to give an Abridgment of his Works especially after the Endeavours of a late Excellent Author But I shall only briefly discover how and where they were dispers'd after the Destruction of their Great City When their Sins were ripe for Vengeance God sent the Roman Armies to inflict that Punishment which was so often foretold Some of them miraculously escap'd to Pella others either sell by their Neighbours or their Enemy's Sword 16000 were sent to Rome at one Time by Titus to augment the Glory and Pomp of his Father's Triumph and he sold no less than 100000 Slaves Not many Years after Adrian the Emperour ruin'd the whole Country and transplanted many into Spain these dispers'd into France and England but were banish'd in a little Time from these Places In some Ages after they crept into these Countries again but were banish'd from Spain in the Year 1500 and then dispers'd into Africk Italy Germany the Low Countries Constantinople and the Dominion of the Turk where they remain in great Numbers at this Time and are very often employ'd in the Receipt of Custom to the great Advantage of the Government The Visiers and Bashaws have such respect for them that they generally as Sir Henry Blunt informs us admit them into their Counsel William the Conquerour brought them out of Roan to inhabit here and William Rufus favour 's them so far that he swore by Luke's Face his common Oath if they could overcome the Christians he would be one of their Sect. They had a Synagogue at the North corner of the Old-Jury which was so call'd from the Jews living there King Henry the Third founded a Church and House for converted Jews now call'd the Rolls and in a little Time there was a great Number of Converts They were often persecuted here in the Reigns of King John Henry the Second Henry the Third and Edward the First in whose Reign John Peckham Archbishop of Canterbury commanded the Bishop of London to destroy all the Jew's Synagogues in his Diocess And they were likewise all banish'd about this Time out of England The