A defence of the booke entitled A co[n]cent of Scripture for amendment of former Atheian most grosse, and Iudaique errours, which our translations and notes had: against the libel, scoffing a Scottish mist: and slaundering that the Iewes epistle sent from Byzantian Rome, was a forged worke, and not in deed sent thence. By Hugh Broughton. Broughton, Hugh, 1549-1612. 1609 Approx. 52 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 17 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A16969 STC 3858 ESTC S114309 99849535 99849535 14687 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Bible -- Chronology -- Early works to 1800. 2005-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2005-10 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-05 Ali Jakobson Sampled and proofread 2006-05 Ali Jakobson Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A Defence of the Booke entitled A Cōcent of Scripture , for amendment of former Athean most grosse , and Iudaique errours , which our translations and notes had : Against the libel , scoffing a Scottish mist : and slaundering that the Iewes Epistle sent from Byzantian Rome , was a forged worke , and not in deed sent thence . By HVGH BROVGHTON . 1609. To the Mightie Prince JAMES , King of Great Britaine , France and Ireland , Defendour of the Faith , &c. ABout the middes of Q. Elizabeths reigne , gratious Soveraigne , some Courtiers tooke occasion , by our corruptions in translation of the Bible and Notes , to plead that our religion was but mans invention . To restraine their course , I wrote A Concent of Scripture , contriving a douzen kindes of hard studies Thalmudique & Attique to one scope : couching large matters in so many severall wordes . That paines was of esteeme , till I dealt with certen Scottes concerning preventing Neroes , hoping for Priamus happines : and M. Iames Melvin sent frō Edenburg a letter by post , of your Maiesties favour , which letter came to me opened . Then my Lord Peregrin Willoughby warned me to looke to my selfe : and soone a Sumner coūterfaiteth an other mā , & the same day a Cōstable & pursuivant offred 40. marks to tel wher I was : And I made over to Middelburg , and print how your Maiestie would be King of our language . A Drifat of those copies D. B. brent , noysing that I wrot treason : twise he brent them , vnder Q. E. and vnder your Maiestie , and conspiring to scoffe the Scottish mist vnder cover of confuting mee , alloweth a libell raving against Archb. Wh. and D. Bilson for the Creede : ( teaching that our Lord went hence to Paradise . ) And highly extolling Maister Lively for a most vnlearned Iudaique and Ethnique exposition of Daniel : dashing all the frame of Scripture Concent . At the same time a Iew wrote from to citie of Constantine , your Maiesties ancestor , a supplication to haue our Gospell opened in Ebrew . The Queenes Agent , Barton , sent the Letters : two severall copies . B. D. conspired to Libell that I forged the Epistle printed : And when I compiled lately a treatise vpon our Lo. familie , clearing our Nation from Iudaique errours , and touching foure Genevean Schollers of his bent to Albion flames , the thankfull wight receyving a booke , shewed as much grace as a Bargulus Illyricus , and threatned to stay your Maiestie from Ebrew manifestation of our glorious Gospell . For these partes I accuse him to your Highnes , vpon this Commaundement , 1. Cor. 16. If any loue not the Lord Iesus Christ , let him be Anathema Maran Atha . I hope your Highnes that hath placed him high , will not suffer a Babylonian Lucifer to lifte him selfe aboue God and your State. And for his indevour to hinder the Iewes salvation , your Highnes will take heed , that you hazard not your Familie by Gods anger , but will tender every worke bent to salvation . Articles of errours allowed by Archb. B. to goe with the Bible as good Divinitie . Article I. The Scripture saith , Adam lived ●●0 . yeares and begat Seth. Bancroftes croft of Bane in the notes fol. 6. Col. 2. Adam at 230. begat Seth : where Moses omitted 100. yeares , wherein Adam and Eue lamented their sonne Abell so slaine . The manifolde croft of Bane . If Moses omitted any yeare , he spared a trueth : none but giddie headed smithes would forge yeres to be moe or lesse , for ioy or sorrow : and the holy Angells that were created the first day : the Devills that fell presently after Adam was proclaymed ruler of the worlde , they that kept their ioy , and they that fell into eternall sorow , were not an houre distant in yeares , nor from Adam but five dayes and a night . Now it is Atheisme to say that Moses lyed . Therefore Bancroft alloweth an Athean note , and must heare the blame . Abell died as in Christes place , & his parentes were both Prophetes , and were not comfortles as the prophane , and would teach their other children , whom they had many before Seth , to looke vnto the redemption of Christ , and to reioyce in his dayes . So D. Bancroft by his note should be much deceaved , and a slender D. The errour of 100. yeares difference came from mistaking the 〈…〉 II. Translatours : who dallying with skoffing heathen , altered the Ebrew . Gen. 5. and xi . to 1000. yeares difference and many hundred . That alteration I handled in a Treatise of Melchisedeke : which some about your Grace will shew your Highnes . Now the allowance of an Atheisme after discoverie , should tell Archb. Bancroft , that there is but a steppe betwixt him & eternall destruction : where the bare title of Grace will be no defence for him . Of an Atheisme allowed by Rich. Bancroft , buring Moses 40. yeares before he receaved the Law. These wordes vnlearned Bancroft alloweth as well translated from the Ebrew , Exodus 12.40 . The dwelling of the children of Israell while they dwelt in Egypt , was 430. yeares , Moses Hebrew hath infinite wisdome to dally with foolish Heathen , by equivocation , that they should not scoffe how 215. in Chanaan , bred Abraham for Egypt but 70. soules , and 215. in Egypt bred to goe for Chanaan six hundred thousand warriers , that heathen should not mocke Moses , vsed wordes that one vnlearned as Bancroft , might turne to dwelling of 430. yeares . Thus standeth the trueth . The peregrination of the children of Israell : When they had ended their staying in Egypt , was 430. yeares . so the LXXII . so Thalmud Ierusalemy shew that since Abraham left his countrey , Gen. 1.2 . and since he receaved the promise Gal. 3.17 . Saint Paul sheweth the tymes accompt : yet Bancroft a D. 〈…〉 , would crosse Saint Paule , Ierusalemy , and the Lxx. to burie Moses before the Law. Proofe . Cohath came with Iacob into Egypt , Gen. 46. Lived 133. yeares , Exod. 6. all 133.390 . Amram . 137. Exod. 6. all 137.390 . Moses 120. Deut. 33. all 120.390 . So by Bancroftes Grammer and Arithmetique two courtiers that would perswade now twentie yeres agoe , that the Bible was a forged worke , had probabilitie , and wann many to Atheisme . When my Concent came foorth , them selves yeelded : But the vnlearned and vngratefull D. had rather conspire to the libell , mocking Archb. Wh. and L. Winton , then learne the trueth in whole 20. yeares . Article II. AN Atheisme denying that Iehu ever conquered Chanaan , or that David ever was . The space since Israell left Egypt vnto the building of Salomons Temple , is 480. 1 King. 6.1 . against this by D. Bancroftes allowed divinitie , for his graces graceles skill in translating , Saint Paules most wise Greek , is , God gaue Iudges about the space of 450. yeares , Act. 13. Therefore about 30. of the wildernes , will make with the Iudges times , the 480. And about the last tenne of Moses , and all Iosuahs , and Davids not borne till tenne after Ellis death , shal haue no time in the world . Bancroft his Doctorship for learning , his grace , for divinitie , sho●●d be taken from him , for such Athean divinitie . Article III. HEe denyeth the New Testament , in feigning that it should disagree with the Old. Article IV. SAint Paule spake with infinite admiration , to make all the worlde admire the new Testament , as I shewed in my advertisement , and in a Disputation in the Martialcie against the Rhemistes , who translated the new Testament from the Latin , saying that the Greeke was corrupted . Bancroftes vnthankefulnes . Bar. Lo. in his Libell against the Scottish mist and Brittish Nation , forged with a Giddie headed slaūder , a most senseles lye , that I disputed in defence of the Lxx. which none ever defended to bee well copied , yet Bancroft conspired with the vnlearned , vngratefull , shamelesse Libeller , to allow the traitorous Athean worke , of a most impudent slaunderer , foming out his owne shame , as the raging waves of the sea , preparing him selfe a lodging in gloomie darknes . Article V. A fayning that Baasa King of Israell fought against Asa tenne yeares after he was dead . IN the third yeare of Asa , Baasa began his reigne of 24. yeares , 1. King. 15.33 . Now he must die in the 26. of Asa , by this true scripture . Bancroft his croft of bane by barbarous rudenes , that knew not Malc●th to meane there a kingdome not reigne , 1. Chron. 16.1 . Thus goeth Bancrofts allowed learning in the 36. yeare of Asa , came Baasa King of Israell against Iuda , 2. Chron. 10.1 . It was the 36. since the kingdome of Asa was devided from Israell : twentie yeares before Asa reigned , as my Concent noted with an evident title , Iuda or Asaes Kingdome D. Bancroft was rude that knew not the generall name . Sequell . So Baasa came ten yeares dead to fight by Bancroftes allowed divinitie , by as good Machmad the foule spirit may be hoped to returne to his deceaved Knightes . It is straunge that a D. and bearing G. in title , should after warning , suffer such stuffe to be solde vnder the name of the Bible . Article VI. Farre greater Atheismes are allowed by the learned D. and most Reverend F. about Ochozias sonne to King Ioram . IOram was thirtie and twoo yeares olde when he began to reigne , and he reigned eight yeres in Ierusalem : so he died aged 40. yeares . And Ochozias his sonne reigned in his stead : two and twentie yeares old was Ochozias when hee began to reigne , and he reigned one yeare in Ierusalem , and his mothers name was Athalia , the grand daughter of Omry . so when he reigned he fell into the yeare 42. of Omries house , rooted out by Iehu , And perished . Ben of that 42. yeares , falling into their Lot , as oftentimes meaneth Gods iudgement shewed in time to be termed , Time. Apoc. 11.12 . How Bancroftes vnskilfulnes for Ben , vsuall for any Lot : taking it for age : alloweth Ochozias to be elder then his father by two yeares : and twentie yeares elder then him selfe . Bancroft alloweth this translation as having Gods authoritie from the Ebrew . fortie and two yeares olde was Achozias , when he began to reigne , 2. Chro. 22.2 . Now his Father died at 40. 2. Chro. 20.20 . and 2. King. 8.17 . and he reigned at 22. 2. Kin. 8. 26. and reigned but one yeare , for he was kild : so by D. Bancroft his divinitie , he was two yeares elder then his father , and twentie elder then himselfe : and reigned , when he had been dead twentie yeares . M. Iacks told D. still at Hadley of this aboue 22. yeres agoe . Another allowance of as Giddiheaded a Smitherie , in the margent note , vpon 2. Chro. 22.2 . It is to be noted that he reigned 20. yeares with his father yet living . His Father reigned but eight yeares in all : so by Bancrofts Arithmetique , he should reigne twelve yeares before his father . Besides this nothing helpeth to shew how he is not two yeres elder then his Father . All this the booke of Concent opened of old : but hogges care not for pearles : Grunting in a reuting libell will be their grace . Of a most wicked note allowed by D. Bancroft , to the overthrow of the Gospell : the note is prefixed to Saint Mathewes Gospell . Thus it standeth . The posteritie of Sollomon left in Ochozias : wherby the kingdome was transported to the line of Ioas sonne to Iuda . The bane of this banned croft . Iewes sweare that Bancroft and all that would teach against their native iudgement for the storie of the Kings , that Ioas was not the sonne of Ochozias , and all to Iechonias , were of Salomon , such were shameles Atheistes , and no Graecian ever denyed that . And all ages have allowed Iosephus in this , that Salomons house held on to Iechonias . The Giddiheadines of this forged smithery , is so more contemptuous of God in that Ioas is six times termed the son to Ochozias in as plaine tokens of propertie , as ever any was called sonne to his father . A D. of grace should not allowe the Kings storie to bee so contemned . And twentie yeares agoe I wrote in my Concent enough to haue taught anie man of grace the trueth of this poinct . But D. Bancroftes libeller against Archb. Whitg . and Bishop Wintons Syllogisme ( for the Creede to meane a going vp to Paradise in the Godly ) thought that booke to be atormēt for his vnlearned soule : and Bancroft allowed the Lunatique libell against the Brittish nation , from the slyme of a Fishemongers spawne , that God reserved him to a most iust reproofe , for most detestable dotage , not so much from olde yeares , as from olde contempt of trueth . God doth nothing but he telleth his servantes the Prophetes : as when hee meant to end Salomons house in Iechonias , he sware to Ieremie it should so fall out : and bad him proclaime it to all the earth . But he tolde no ending in Ochozia , but cleane contrarie six times a continuance . There a D. of any grace besides his title , should not allow such gracelesse Divinitie , to the overthrow of Saint Matthew and Ieremie in the Kings storie , and Ezra for the Chronicles and of Saint Luke as giving wicked Ioas a name never given him ▪ without any token of being otherwise called : But I haue written sufficiently of this in the treatise of our L. Familie , whereof I haue sent 250. copies to Archbish . Bancroft , with 50. commentaries vpon the Lamentations , to bestowe on what Preachers he will : at his owne price . Article VII . Of his breeding the Gospell high contempt , touching Governours . In the table of Davids house touched afore , this also is allowed . RHesa governed 66. yeares . Iohanna . fiftie yeares , and others in their portions . No Iew ever heard that any of these governed one houre . So should these set before the Gospell , make Iewes thinke the Gospell is not true : Nowe that Iewes desire to be taught , such trappes should be remooved , and not allowed by a D. of Grace . Article VIII . Of a Iudaisme invented by wicked Iewes to overthrow the Gospell , and confusion of the Kings storie . Thus the Iewes reason : The true Redeemer of the world redeemeth in a Iubilae : that they gather most learnedly from Levit. 25. as in Zohar vpon that place : and Rimchi affirmeth it vpon Ezek. 4. where he would haue the 25. yeare of his captivitie , and 14. after the citie was stroken to be the Iubilie : and to containe a vision of Messias that should redeeme in a Iubilee . The latter is true : That Messias redeemed in a Iubilee : but the 〈◊〉 of Ezekiels vision was but the xxv . towards a Iubilee , and 25. yeares afore was the xvii . Iubilee : and the Pascha of Iosias the middle of a Iubilee xxv . yeares in it , yet our notes vpon Ezek. 1. make Kimchi true , that Iosias Pascha was in a Iubilee : so it were vnpossible to shew from any sensible beginning f●● the first Iubilee , parted by fifties should fall out with our Lords death . D. Bancroft was herein so simple allowing this note as when he allowed Maister Livelies Iudaismes in more high extremitie , then Aben Ezra would wishe , or any . How the Iubilees end with our redemption , openly shewed in my Concent . The Lande was parted the VII . yeare of entring into it the next yere they were to reckon seaven times seaven yeres that is 49. yeares , and the fiftie should be a Iubilee yeare , an● by the Chronicle the xxviii . Iubilee 1400. yeares falleth out iust with our Lords death , in a wonderfull pleasant distinction , as I haue often shewed . It cost me infinit paynes to finde out the Iubilees agreement with the Chronicle to fall by most noble stories , vpon the redemption 〈◊〉 AD. of learning and grace , should not allow bane so malitiously invented Iudaisme to disturbe both Testamentes . Maister Andrew Melvin expounded my booke in Scotland : D. Bancroft could allow it with the Scottish mist , al villanie of scoffing from his & the libellers cariage . your Grace may require him to answere quietly to all this : and afterwardes I will charge him with Tobias Athean fable , and Syrasides the breeder of Arius , Maister Livelies disturbance of all the Bible : and heathen trueth for tymes . And your G. may Bishop D. Bancroft , catechising him to allow no more such croftes of bane : but to looke when his soule shall ascend to Haides , to Gods throne : to finde Gehemather for raving against trueth , & allowing leasing : whom in time your Grace shall be holde from Abrahams bosome in Haides . Amen . Article IX . Of fifteene score idle wordes in fifteene verses , and not only idle but perverting the sense . D. Farar a Iew thus disputed against our Gospell : If the Gospel shew not how Christ cometh of David , it is all in vaine . For that is the maine . But Mathew and Luke both handle Iosephs house , and Ioseph was not Father to Iesus : and other Evangelistes passe ouer the matter : Therefore your Gospell is in vaine . He fled to our common translation , which D. Bancroft alloweth . I answered in this maner : The Greeke is plaine . Iesus was filius Iosephi , as men thought , filius Elii , and filius Dei. and all there , from Elii haue relation to Iesus , as Fathers after the flesh , to him who in the spirit the holynes is God , to be blessed for ever : and the relation is not to ther next naturall sonne . Whereby our vncircumspect translation helpeth the Athean vilanie of Iudaisme , obscuring the honour of these 75. iust men , as Thalmudiques speake of iust , higher then the Angells created to serve them . And the wordes bee idle , which was the sonne : these foure wordes seaventie-five tymes , are idle , that is three hundred times : and obscure and make tedious a most heavenly matter : where Iesus is most plainly shewed to be the sonne of David , & he not Adam the sonne of God. Article X. I Sent to the learned & gratefull Doctor these three bookes bound togeather , Our Lordes Familie , honouring the K. Coheleth , and Lamentations , given to P. H. and I thought he had so much witt as to give sage thankes , as they that bee made Lordes without giving money to friends , to come by their title : but I was farre deceaved . He raved and saide , the Kings Knight was a lying flatterer . And that the K. gave no promesse , that he might give the lie to the K. too , and threatned that he would stay the King. But if I can prooue he chirpeth one syllable to hinder the opening of our glorious Gospell to the Iewes , and driving off all Christians to their desired consent of agreement for story : as Papistes , Lutherans , Genvaees sage Preachers , and our BB. all but twoo silver Speared , wishe : Franckfurt Mart shall beare me witnesse I will give in Ebrew and Greeke to D. Bancroft that knoweth neither , the good Doctor , the Anathema . Maran , Atha , that as wicked Ioakim was buried like an Asse for burning the infinite pleasant witty sixfold Alphabeted Lamentations of Ieremie , which matter I touched aboue . So that Richard Bancroft may be with all Christians wishe , an other Vladislaus for toying with the glorious Gospell of our salvation . If Heathen could see Salmoneus tormented in tartarus of Haides , for counterfaiting Iupiters thunderboltes , and the flames of heauens : all Christians will hartily wishe that Wormes and Vermins badd doe die quickly as a Moth , that will be thundering and lightning against Christ , who by gentlenes allureth the vnrepenting heart vnto amendement . But I hope all will be well . Article XI . SAint Luke againe is most vnlearnedly iniured , in wresting his most witty speach into most grosse leasing . This translation the vnlearned D. alloweth to be read for Gods word , Act. 7.8.15 . and 16. And Iacob descended into Egypt and died : he and our Fathers , and were carried over to Sychem : and were layde in the Sepulchre that Abraham bought for money , of the sonnes of Emor , the sonne of Sychem . Heere a Doctor should see errour : Iacob was not carried to Sychem . Abraham bought no buriall there : the buriall there was not bought for money , but for sheepe . And our margent expresly damneth the text : saying , Heere appeareth an errour . That is true . But in the Bishops translaslation not in Saint Lukes worke . So where Saint Luke hath Haides for Abrahams Lodge , and katelthein eleven tymes for passages , without regard of inferioritie , they who rave against the true meaning of the Greeke , vpon their owne barbarous translation , being for the originall as black to white , rave from their owne weake heades against God the Author of wittie speaches . S. Stephen had , as the Angells face , so a Prophetes tongue . Doctor Bancroft should not allowe corruption for their heavenly speach . Care herein would make an Archb. soonest finde Grace , to make sound his title . If it please you that some of your Gentlemen Catechize or Bishop D. Bancrofte in these poinctes , he shall be farre more worthy the title of a D. and G. then he is cōtinuing in these errours . Article XII . THis argument Iewes of olde vsed against vs and the Turkes still , as Arias Montanus noteth against Erostratus , and the Pope against Zuitserland : by D. Pistorius 1598. and Rabbi Farrar , yet vrgeth the same at Amstelredam . A Testament corrupt in parte looseth authoritie for the whole : That will I graunt : and I taught D. Pistorius that I safely might . The Assumption . Arias Montanus maketh a great worke of the double Ebrew readings in 848. places , that the margent checketh the text as corrupt in Babylon : and for Geneveans , Rob. Stepha . praefac . ad Nov. Test . sayeth , they were notes of differing copies , and Edward Lively checketh the Bishoppes for translating the text , Daniell ninth , as checked by the margent : and wise D. Banecroft conspired to commende him , for checking the Bishopps deserving best , and he alloweth against the Bishopps , the corrupt Geneva , Iosias begate Iacim , Iacim begate Iechonias : where the Bishoppes haue , Iosias begate Iechonias . Conclusion . Therfore he betrayeth the Gospell to Iewe , Turke & Pope . A●sw●●e . D. Bancroft seeing he would aspire by wisdom to be guilty of all errours , committed in his charge , shall be left now : as the Bishoppes with Maister Lively for Dan. 9. and with the Geneva for Michals children , 2. Sam. And againe Math. 1. for adding Iacim full badly : whom the Bishopps sagely omitted . Now I will defende them for Iakim reiected : and that by the reasons following . Reasons why the copyes must be holden corrupt that haue Iacim , Math. 1. 1. None who know the Ebrew to bee Iehoiakim , would soone beleeue , being learned , that the one halfe , the latter halfe should be the Apostles Greeke : that ● should be swallowed vp . So Iewes would say , that Levy was a Publican not a Grammarian , and the honorer of the Gospell must bee a singular Grammarian . Wher though vnebrewed Greekes in Eusebius bring Iacim , the Lxx. still have Iehoiakim . This argueth that Beza and the Geneveans had little Ebrew , as their Ebrew Professour bragged : that he would sell the great Bomberg for fourteene Frenche crownes ( solde for 33. at Leidon ) because they little esteemed Ebrew , because Mercerus was deceaved by them . 2. Saint Matthew had three sortes of men to speake off : Fourteene all Fathers to our Lord 〈…〉 earthly kingdome . Fourteene of idolatrous house : & none without blemishe . Fourteene of another house of Nathā , poore in this world : but Kings of an eternall kingdome , Dan. 7. Now if Ioakim were in the second company , then it had fifteene : and wicked Iechonias must sit at table with the most holy : and the Virgin Marie must be cast out : without consideration of whom Iesus could not be knowen Iosephs son , for the right of the kingdome . Therefore the Geneveans litle knewe Saint Mathewes purpose : As. Calvin and Beza missed as the Iewes concerning the Romanes : falslie holden the fourth Kingdome . 3. Ioiakim King of Iuda , was so hateful , as destroyer of all , Temple , Cittie , Kingdome , that after the returne the Iewes enacted that in their Thalmudiques they should either name Zedekias to be King in his steed : as in the Misna or Babylonian Thalmud : where the Comment noteth that Zedechias reigned not before his brothers sonne , and his brothers death : but for hatred to Ioakim his Name was lothed : Solom . Iarchi handleth the same . 4. In Ierusalemy and the Babylonian when they dispute what men of Israell may be determined to haue perished for euer , many be named , as Ieroboam , Achab , Iechesai , Manasses , Ioakim : But some hoped of all saving Ioakim : all damned him as sure of destruction . And although Iesus the high Sacrificer honored the name , calling his sonne Ioakim , yet that prospered not : for Eliasib his sonne ioyned with Sanballat , Nehem. 13. to make a chamber for him about the Temple , that in Zacharies vision Iesus had vncleane apparell , for his sonnes faultes : and none amongst all the other returned , are called Ioakim , Nor any among all the Iewes named in the New Test . Whereby it appeareth that the communaltie hated the name : and scoffed it in the Fable Susannas . 5. I shewed one Rabbi Elias at Basill , how learnedly Saint Matthew discarded wicked Ioakim : not as a Publican but as a Thalmudique : and how Saint Luke brought Cainan son to Arphaxad as the Lxx. and 75. soules , Act. 7. for 70. And S. Paule brought yeres 450. after a sort . for 339. as Thalmudique and Iosephus : and how Iohn placed the xii . stones Lawlier like by the Tribes desert , Apoc. 21. Then he admired Saint Mathew and the rest , and requested mee to handle their Gospell in such Ebrew as I spake , and saide I should turne all their nation . And now the Iewes of Hanaw haue chosen that very Rabbi to deale with me : that if I perswade him , they will all be Christians . I tolde I wished they knew our groundes first , and sawe Christ through all the Lawe . It had bene a great glory to the West , that our Archb. and Bishops , could in Ebrew shew Iewes , that we haue Bishops in their sense , as our Apostle requireth . So , I would yeeld as I haue done , twelve yeres , the Place & Pay vnto them for opening the Bible in Ebrew . Their zeale at the least should be ready ▪ and will to glory of Christ , the morning starr , Psa . 22. as Kimchi doth expound it : an enimie to Christ , yet serving Christ , for Apoc. 2. & 21. Their zeale should be readie , that we should not be as Babylonian Lucifer : in opiniō a light giver , in trueth darknes of confusion . I doe not know how they can looke to be saved carelesse to shew Iewes the great salvation first spoken by the Lord himselfe , and left by the Apostles for al holy to declare . The like occasion was never offred vs to celebrate the glory of our Gospell , to shew how faire it passeth the Thalmudicq . in their own kinde , & hath no speach heard , but in their veine all is spokē : though they could never beleeue how God was in Christ . The faithles Iewes Apocrypha never medle with Christ : & Iewes holde vs to be estranged from God , by thinking fables to be sadd matter . For that let Iochim be marked in the fable of Susanna , to the purpose of discerning text . The fable of Susanna . 6. The fable of Susanna , contayneth in a play the canon against Ioakim ▪ any skilfull in Iudaiques would soone see the iest : that Daniell should bee but twelve yeares old in Babylon , for 90 at Cyrus reigne : that captives should have courtes for life and death : and stately houses : and great riches without known desert , and Iudges to loose their wittes in seeing of a Diana : to conspire her death , with a Lucian storie : these might teach all whom to much want of learning with conceit of some witt , maketh not madd with Festus , that the speach is a Iudaique dalliance to trappe an asse , like the Athean fable of Toby : that dareth give Angells names , and fayne a storie which the Thalmudiques never heard , nor the Prophetes of latter tymes . And the Fable is of purpose a fable , as much as any part of Ovid or Lucian : So Susanna in this tenour . The Iewes holy People are called Shusan of Salomon , Cant 2 when they were a Lillie among thornes in Babylon , and the Persian citie Susan , named of Lillies plentifull in their fieldes , bare swaye , then they might play vpon their hope , & turne their Tragedie into a Comoedie . Now in the Lamētations , God is to Iuda Helki , my portion : So Iuda was daughter to Helkiah : Ioakim the King was man to the common weale , and Husbande to Susannas , and aucthour of the carriadge to Babell , the Caldeans were the Iudges that desired to stayne the Religiō of the Church : But Daniell in high place , was a defence : so that he tolde Ch. 5. that the K. should be killed : & then Darius reigned , Astyages in the fable . This fable might haue taught the Geneveans to haue hated Ioakim , as they well hate the Apocripha , wherof not one syllable speaketh of Christ , though Galatinus would wrest a worde of foolish Barue that way : That God would be seene on earth : to bring a spiders webbe for the incarnation . 7. Robert Stephen , had sixteene severall old Greeke copies : of them fifteene had not Ioakim , only one had it . Now what iudgement would bring one against fifteene , without rare stronge argument ? 8. Translatours take the greatest care to follow true copies : and they that will translate , vnable to iudge of copies , are vnadvised . But the translation Syriaque , Arabiques , Diverse , the olde Latin , the Ethiopian , whether truly old , or forged at Rome , the Persian these heard not of Iacim : Therefore Beza did not wel to fill Europe now fiftie yeares with Millions of Testament copies , which God never allowed . Beza lately called backe his errour , in his notes , and in some Greeke & Latin : So he convicteth all of wicked blindnes that followed him to corrupt millions of Bibles over Europe . Now while the world standeth , all will not cast off the wicked errour . Our Archb. and Printers should begin , and give warning of Genevean deceipt . Franciscus Lucas , a very learned Papist , whippeth Beza for choosing one corrupt copie against fifteene good , he taketh no notice of his revocation . And one man shold not trust his owne wit against millions not his inferiors , to alter Gods worde . And the French printed at Geneva , & againe at Rochel , followeth the corrupt copie , to denie still our maine holde . That the Scripture is this maine holde sure in text : These harmes would haue stirred an Archbishopp of learning , to haue looked to his dutie , and not to conspire to a Libell against all Christianitie , and civill honestie , and common witt , that the Iewes Epistle was forged . When hee can answere to these blames , he shal be the Archbishop , and all Grace shall dye with him , And the small booke of Scriptures Concent shall abide skoffes . Of our Lords time to ordeyne the Supper : grosse errours allowed by D. Bancroft , after sufficient advertisement . THe Pascha was to be killed the fourteenth day of Nisan in the Temple , the place that God would choose . And it was death not to observe the day and place , but by the exceptions conteyned in the Lawe : Both the Pascha of hocke-beast , Lambe , or kidde which stood vpon expresse cōmandment , Exod. 12. and Pascha of Oxe & Ram , Deut. 16. which was a permissiō . The whole storie is in 2. Chr. in Iosias , these were killed both in one day . The Lambe was eaten al at one meale , or the remnant was burnt : the other might continewe for two dayes as the peace-offring , but not vnto the second morning : and for that , they that kept it , kept the whole day festine with their brave apparell , & good cheare , as Thalmud Ierusalemy in Pasach noteth . That is noted of S. Iohn 18. The ignorance of Rabbines for that Pascha , made some feigne that our Lord prevented the Iewes a day : that zeale wāted knowledge : For so he had not eaten the Lambe kild in the Temple , and so he had broken the Law : But hee sawe his Lambe killed in the Temple , and his owne sad case , the Lambe flead , as him selfe crucified naked : the Lambes blood poured on the Altar , as his owne blood on the altar of the Crosse , the Lambe made a sacrifice , as him selfe a sacrifice : the Lambe ending sacrifice , as his death then ending all sacrifice . Now Bezaes note followed of vs , would make our Gospell wicked , as teaching that our Lord kept not the Lawe . Saint Marke taught the trueth plainly : That the day on which they sacrifized the Lambe , the Disciples asked where he would they prepared . May mony in C●rbaan Pascha sheweth that the Lambe was carried from the Temple to the private houses : when the fatt was brent in the fire , and the blood by sacrificers brought in golden cuppes , from the first by the rest vnto him that stood at the Altars foote . Now the Altars foote had spoutes , and the sacrifices blood was reserved for vse of Gardens . The Gospell needed not to handle this which all the Nation knew : and reason would tell that so much blood must haue an end . The Libeller that skoffed Rabbique studies , & D Bancroft the allower , shewe to al Learned , that they come short 40. yeares studies of fitt learning to see how the Apostles alike speake plainlie to the Iewes knowne affaires : and when they prophanely skoffe openers of Gods trueth , The Anathenian Maran Atha must be noted to be neare them . Of the tyme of our Lordes ending sacrifice . This saving action was tolde by the Angell Gabriell exactly 490. yeares afore the performance , as the holy Athanasius noted . The notes vpon the Bishopps vsed Bible end the 490. yeares at the comming of Christ . Another Table prefixed to Esdras , endeth rightly the 490. yeares at our Lords death : But by old Greekes , deceavers and deceaved , beginneth not from the Angells speach as trueth requireth : But long after , to make all of Messias a lye . Of the name CHRIST , Dan. 9 denyed by Maister Lively , Bancroft●s allowed , to signifie our Redeemer . I shewed in my Advertsement , how haynouslie Maister Lively offended in denying the terme Messias , Dan. 9. to bee our Lord. Now I may be shorter . First of all let Studentes mark this , The learned in Ebrew , that Messias never cometh in Ebrew , as Iohn 1. & 4. but only in Dan. chapter the ninth , in all other places it is , anointed . And in Daniel our Bishops verie fagely and most soundly translate , both places Messias : and the saying of his redemptiō in perfection of Ebrew skill : Messias shall be slaine , and not for him selfe : Saint Paule maketh that the summe of his doctrine : how he taught nothing but that which Moses and the Propetes taught , that Christ was to suffer , and being the first from the dead should shew light vnto the world . So S. Paule translated in Act. Iicareth , to suffre , as in other places often , and Saint 1. Peter 3. Master Lively trrnslated partly against his purpose , partly against Ebrew . and atheanly , against all wit , Messias shall have no being . He taketh Messias collectivelie for the governour . None ever tooke Messias so . Now to say , that Messias should have no being . D. Bancroft will graunt that to be Epicurean deniall of soules immortalitie . Now it is a wonder how Bancroft should so disgrace all our Bishops christianitie celebrated from the Angells wordes , through the new Testament , and allowe Maister Lively in most vnlearned , foolish & senseles Iudaisme Whereas our Bishopps so soundly handled the matter , that the sharpest enemie of Iewes yeeldeth vnto thē . His wordes I haue printed in many thousand copies : and I wishe all Iewes over the world , and all Christians had them , they be the bande of all the holy Chronicle , and confirme our old Athanasius , and our Bishops best notes . Marke well . Of Aben Ezra the Iewe , most envious , more Christian then our D.D.D. Aben Ezra Commenter vpon Daniell in the I le Rhodes , above five hundred yeares agoe , a great Astronomer , and regarding Greeke Recordes of Eclipses , as the fables and prating of our Apocrypha : thus he writeth vpon Dan. 9. The 490. yeares reach from Daniells prayer to sealing of Messias the holynesse of all holynes . I cited to Maister Livelies hand Aben Ezra , Christ his enemie , for Christ : He and Barrabas & Ananias , should not admit the enemie against Christ : that may be heavily blamed : that the enimie speaking for Christ , the best : should be reiectected , and cited in Athean malice . Of Olympiades . Games in Graecia kept in Olympia every fift yeare , helde full sower yeeres . Many kinde of games they had : and some writers reckoned now from one , now from another , so doth Thucidides : as Yorkesheire from the horses of Gaterley race : and before Alexander sonne to Olympias , they regarded them as we would dates from horse races . Afterwards Greek● Histories for the Macedonians honour in Asia conspired to caste Alexanders warre , to Olympiade an hundred and eleven . But at Babells no certeinly had they . For men then alive saw Olympiad . 6. or 25. or 55. or 80. The old Greekes in Clement strom . 1. differ vnspeakeablie from allowance of those trifles that Lively citeth as a childe , to checke the Angell of God : and to seigne that Ezra sonne to Saraias lived two hundred and foure score yeares : as I charged Bancroft . He that professed Greeke , from 18. and read and practised it to high olde age , will teach Bancroft that Lively might haue seene Olympiades caste Cyrus surprising of Babell to Olympiad 80. as Beroaldus casteth them : & Cyrus brought 100. yeres nearer our Lord : as Ezraes lives teach , then Bancroftes barbarous Greekeship dreameth : And so Bancrofte shal be convicted to haue moe errours in head then titles in Lambeth : as Archb. Wh. was tolde he should if he disturbed the Angells limites : which speach sett Livelie on worke hoping for reward . But as he complayned Archb. Wh shewed him no countenance . These Olympiades might haue wised , by Maister Ioseph Scaliger , the yeares from Cyrus taking of Babell three yeares before his death in 27. of his reigne , vnto the Consulship of Brutus were but 16. for by his count of Olympiades Cābyses reigned Olympiad 65. and , yere the first Brutus 68 yeare , the first . Now if I proove , that Brutus was Consull Olympiad 85. the first yeare then Cyrus tooke Babylon in the 80. Seeing 17. afore Brutus Consulship so that our Lord suffering in the 202. should , as his holy Angells tolde , be seaven seaventies , after the seaventie of Babell : And thus I make my syllogisme . If Brutus Consulship fell to Olympiad 85. and to 16. or 17. yea●es after Cyrus tooke Babell , Cyrus tooke Babell at Olympiad 80. and but seaventie seavens before our Lords death . But a most highly commended olde worke in Greek and Latin titled , Fastis Siculis , found in a Librarie of Sicilie printed by Comelin at Heydelberge , bringeth Brutus to Olympiad 85. the first yere , and so Consuls 70. lesse then Onuphrius of late gathered from marbles : and that 70. is the difference of Maister Scaliger from Beroald . So by Olympiad and by Consuls , Beroald overcommeth the Grand Scaliger , much more Caiphas , with Barabas . And so all Churches , Albion in our Geneua : France in in Genebrard : Portugals in Hector Pintius : Heydelbergh in Tremelius : Zurich in Wolphius : the millions of the companies shall bee iudged to follow God & his Angell : as the captivitie prophetes , teach infinitlie , and all the new Testament . And Barabbas & Caiphas , allowing Maister Ed. Lively , wil be found as vnlearned and as brassen faced wightes , as ever were stroken with Anathema Maran Atha . I shewed more search of Greekes for Daniel , then all that ever were before me , for the common clearing of the Gospell : and the builders of Iericho , the prophane contemners of trueth , the railers against their owne good , shall feele they buy eternal flames , denying our Lords death to be in tyme according to the prophecie , as they denyed his coming into the world , to be in due estate of time , when the double Macedonians were argued to fall : and denied his passage frō the crosse to the Father , against the Gospell and the Greeke summe of faith : honouring Hell with their Athean Lies , that they , in the course they hold , may be sure to haue it their eternall lodging . But all who love the trueth , will holde all the former poinctes aright , to make a pleasant Scripture Concent . Of Generall contempt of all the Bible . WHereas Rabbi Abraham Ruben stirred vp by the Agent , M. Edw. Barton , of godly memorie , sent an Epistle to England , requesting an explication of our Gospell to his Ebrewes : and against this cause D. Bancroft conspired a libell , that the Epistle was forged : his blames herein be manie and great . Iewes would thinke him diverslie enemie to Christendome . First , that he envied their honoring of Christians , as better in Ebrewes then them selves . They say , they did never so before : and thinke they shall never do so again . Secondly , that he laboured to hinder the glorie of the Gospell : where they heard that one brought all the Bible into frame , evē by Thalmudiques . Thirdly , that he envied Iewes salvation : which doeing argueth that he never knew God : nor hath for him selfe any sure hope of life . As the Iewes would compasse sea & lande to make one proselyts , so they would require equall zeale in vs , if we be of God. Besides Iewes all men would holde this dealing bad . The Agent endorced the Iewes Epistle to me , and it came to London and to Croydon , and Bancroft might haue read it , if hee could : and should be sure what it conteyned before he would conspire to libell that whē it was sent to Basill , another was printed in steed of it . Besides Archb. Wh. sente me worde that he would give me allowance to answere , if I would request that . But I saide , I could not defende Englande . Which denyed the storie of salvation for our Lords passage hence to the Father , through the veile of his flesh into the most holy . Bancroft libelling that I forged the Epistle , that the people should require no answere , little pleased God , or any sage men . Moreover , all learned will sweare he was vnlearned , that would thinke any of Christian studie in Ebrew & Rhetorique could followe the Rabbin for style : and perpetuitie of speach : with contempt of periodes . Besides , none would nor could counterfait the whole matter : over and besides , a Iew in London translated that into Latin : and D. Bancroft might haue enquired how that differed nothing from that Printed at Basill . Moreover , sagenes would not soone beleeue that the Vniversitie of Basill would allowe a thing to be printed , which might in any sorte bee thought forged . Iewes from Prage receaved from a Iewe of Basill fieldes one copye : they write to him , that the Byzantian Iew was their best Rabbin , and was drawen to favour Christianitie by one of England : and would cause other Iewes much disturbāce . The Iewe spake this to Syr Iohn Payton and his tutor at Basill : and our Marchants from Thrace reporte that the Iewe doth acknowledge his Epistle Printed as he sent it : & daylie testified to Graecians , that he never hoped to see so much for our Gospell as he read from one of England . Hence all may see what D Bancroft is : voyde of Religion , cōscience , iudgement and reverence of men : as when he conspired to execute Barrow and Greenwood for beleeving as Archb. Wh. and D. Bilson proove most substantially , that the Greek Creede taught . Such dealing hath not lightly bene heard , that men should die for beleeving as their accusers beleeved . Though they were condemned for disturbance of the State , that was pardoned if they would come to Church . And they pleaded the addition vnlawfull : to ioyne with them that beleeved falslie our Lordes soule went to Hell. And well they might : as Archb. Wh. and D. Bilson agreed with them : yet D. Bancroft still vrgeth honor for Hell : as telling of his bent thither : even as endevouring to hinder clearing of the Gospell for Iewes . So hee raved at blame of Geneveans , bragging , as he libelled that , Armiferam Thracen qui regat alter erit , and raved against opening of our Lordes Familie , and threatned to stay the K. from allowance to cleare our Gospell to Iewes : All these dealings warne that hee bee not a Maran Atha . Sharpe warninge may save him , if hee haue any G. besides his title . This twelve yeares iniuries call for vengeance . When Q. E. sent me word that I should chose my preferment , and meant a speciall place : he by learning prevented that . And that nothing greeved me . But wher he brent my bookes for these wordes , as treason : The King of our language : and brent them twice : once vnder Q. Eliz. againe vnder K. I. I haue merveiled how he is in favour after such dealing . Also he brent an Epistle to Archb , Wh. which hee allowed , for the true meaning of the Creede : as though that pranke served not satan in high diligence . Besides , he conspireth to a libell , Blaspheming that our Lord should say : The Kings of the nations tyrannically rule over them . This blasphemy is Athean Barbarous . And when I at Basill fought against the Popes Chalenger for Bancroftes faith , then the thankfull Papas or Father ( the name is not bad ) was content that a libell should kome against God , against all learning , against the K. and Bretanes all : Pretending to deale but with one . And in that he giveth me the terme Asse , He , or Bar Lo giveth the Name . But I hope all that marke my penne , will bidde them take their owne terme to them selves : And I humbly require leaue to pleade with Doctor Bancroft , with as much freedome for my bookes to be read , as hee had for the Libell , most Athean against God and man. I might doe good teaching Doctor Bancroft how his faith & proceeding agree with the worde of God : though not so much as in opening all the Bible in Ebrew to all the world : I might doe good : but not the most good . But whereas he threatned he would hinder your Maiestie from the most glorious argument , that can be offered to honour your Kingdome : if hee have prevailed that your Maiestie will despise that cause , I humblie request leaue to complaine of his proceedinges so , as Francfurt Mart , may quietly trie betweene vs. I would gladlie keepe Peace with all men , and if your Archb. could be quiet : I could otherwise haue spent my time , and not medle with your Ecclesiasticall men . But whē shalow Scholers cannot be quiet , your Maiestie will not bee angrie at a penne of Pacification . FINIS .