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Show a ~IJraelileJ, Pr.ofjlites~ ?l.lB.l~ : C H A P. I 1 I . . Ifraeliatet, ProfJ/ites. I -THe whole Common-wealth of Ifra_el confified ' . of two forts of men, -Hebrews and Profjlites; h~ that was born an Hehrew ., either by Fathers or Mothers fide, was an Hebrew; but he that was born foofboth, -was an Hebrew of the Hebrews; fucha o~e was Saint PAul, thil.~ ~->· -He that was born a Projjltle . either by F ~ther1 or M~thers fide,-was termed Ben .. gar., the fon of an he Profjliu ; or Ben g ara, The fon of a ·' jhe.;.projjlite; but he that wa~ by F ~ttbers an~· Jl;Jothers a M~tt.ni q~;.. fide a Profylite, was termed (a) Baghag, that Is) the fon «am nominil of he and fhe Projjlites. R.abhi ap1td The Hebrews were of two forts ;'feme-lived in Pa· ]1J~01 {Hit, • lJueme~Pa. ]e{iina, and ufed the ·nebrew -T~·Xt, thef~ w~re callea g~n;fmo ad · Hebrews or '=tews; uthers were dtfperfed m dt.vers pla· Judaifmum J d b L 0 d converfum ces of Greece:J they tife t e Greel{ tran atJon, an JJ.)J per fig!a thence were termed 'EAAWJis-111 (b) Grecifts. S. Luke appcllanmt. t, . h b h Th r:. • g ,jA}J 'EA filiil Profelyri, mentlonet ot • ere aro1e a murmunn , .. jWJU profelyr", AfJJJJ~; v of the Grteciftl, towards the Hebrews, A lis ~;~ Abo,.h. ?·'· W~ere-note th~ difference betwee~ ''EAAlwH, and bDt Jud~i~. E>,Alwl>tt.l, ,the Grtectans, and the .Gr£ctll.r, The Grte-- /Jrt~cienft~.vtcl~ cians are ufedby Saint P alil, to fignifie alLthe Heathen Seal. anrmad. d ft d · fi · · h h .. th E~t{eh.124,I. people, an · an 1n oppo ltlon Wit He refl)s In . e 1&1 ;, c.11. general acception, .containing both Grtecifls, or d1f. "'•2.7 8 •' perfed Hebrews, ana alfo thofe of P aleflina: the G~£· cift.r were both by birth and religion Heh~ew.r fian~mg in oppofttion with Hebrews; in the'firffr atcep.tton, taken for thofe of Paleflina. · · · The whole body of 1(rae·l was divided into twel~e i'ribes, and, publique Records were kept, wneretn f r . , every I l· · L ·1 B. I.i ljfttelites, ProfJlifeJ. ·'f every ones Genealogy was regifired , to · manifell: unto wpat particular tribe he belonged~ Thefe re-cords Herod b~~nt, hoping that in after ages he might be thought ongtnally an Ifrae/ite , if thofe pu blike Monuments mrght not be produced againfr him. (c) Thus ~uch Eufehius plainly delivereth of him. I c Eufe/J.Eccfo, am of opinton, that another reaf<>n might be admit- hift.li.!.gt~} .. ted; namely, That no difrin6tion either of Tribe or 8! Family, might appear ; ·but, all being ·unfounded~ and f:tmongfi: the reft Davids, (unto whofe Family by a peculiar right this Scepter belonged) Herod and his, pofterity might be the better ·fecun~d of the King"! dom. Prof.J!ites were thofe Heathen people, who diCe claiming P agani(m, became Converts) and joy ned themfelves unto the Church of the Jews. They were -termed Profjlites ~ ~ .,.e9o-e>.HAu6ivc:u, from their coming and adjoyning Hnto the Jews. Concerning thefe Profjlite.r, we will confider thefethree things. 1. The fevfral kinds ofProjjliie.r; 2. The manner of making them ; 3. In what account or refpect they lived a· mong the Jews. . Firll, the kinds ofPrtJ.fj/ites were two; n1:1 '7J Ger berith, Profjlitus f£deris, A Projjlite-of the Co-venant. · ·He ·fubmitttd himfelf unto the Cir-cumcifion, and 'tO t-he whole Mt?faical P~dagogy. .(d) The Rahbies d R~ahhi Sol•· term fuch a one l.),g ,l Ger tjedecl{, Profel;t11Nt jrtfti- mon, Deut. 2 ;a ·titt, A Pro}jlite qf righteoHftJefs. Secondly, 1l)W iJ ' 4 ' Ger fah~tgnar, Profelytus port~, A Prof! lite, orfiranger withiN thy gates. Deut. J 4· 21. Of him a-If owe read in the .fourth Commandment. He was fufrered to ·dwell amongn: them ; whence he is alfo called :1w1n Tofihah, Incola, an Inhabitant. He was not circumcifed, ·neither did -he conform himfelfto the Mofaical C r~e~ |