68 CIENESI,S 2ï 3 thou h he be uncircumcifed; only f , that be take upon jbim the fever commastriements given to the fames of Noe and he [hall be' as aßramcer fojourningin the land. Eat if be will not take upon him , thofefeven comman- dements , heir to orb m out of band, Maimony treat. of Circamcif ciap.1 .S.3.6. Of the leven commande- mcnts to the Collins of Noe, fee the notes en Gen, 9.4. And for killing filch as would not yceld to thofè precepts, it is to bec underltoodswhiles the common wealth of ICrael flood : but when they were in captivity or dilperlion , they fold away filch Cervants to the Heathens ; as R. Abraham he David noteththere upon Maimony. And that we may the better know, how they were went to re- ceive heathens into the Church of ICrael , I will note it from the Hebrew Do&ors. By three things (faythey) did Ifrael enter into the covenant, by Cir- crtmcifon, and Baotifine, and Sacrifice. Cireumciinn was in !Egypt, asst is written Nouncircnmeifèdfaai eat thercof, [Exod. i 2.48.] Baptifme , war in the roil- derne bef re tbegiving of the Law : as it is written, Sanaifie them to day and to morrow , and let themwaft, their clothes ; [Exod. i 9.to.] And Sacrifice , ar it is fail, Andhe fentyong menof the forms of Ifrael, which 'fabling- 01rings, &c. [Exod.24.5.] And f in all ages , when an Ethnick is willing to enter into the aove- nano, andgather birrifelfe under the wings of the Ma- jeßy of God, and take upon him theyoke of the Law ;he muff be circumci fed , and baptifed , and bring a facrißce. And if it be a woman, fbemußbebaptifed, andbring a' facriß-e; as it is written [Num.15.15.] rile are, fo 'hall the ßrangerbe. How en eye? By eircumcifion, and baptifine, and bringing of a facrifice: fo likewife the granger throughout all generations, by cireumeifon, and baptifee, and bringing of a facrii ice. And =bat isthe ßrangers faeriftce ? Aburnt- olingof a beaß or twoturtle doves , or twoyongpigeons, both of them fir a burnt -r ffring. And at this time , when there is no fa- trificiug; they mug becireumcifed, and baptifed, and when the temple fhalllbe builded, they are to bring the facrifee. Agranger that is circoomcifid and not bap- tired , or baptif d and not circumcifèd, he is not a Pro- fiyte, till he he both cireumcifed and baptifd. And hemufi be baptifed in the ?dace f three, dart. Even m they ircumifi and baptife franger!, fa doe they dr- cumcife. and baptife fervants, that are received f-am heathens , into thename of fervitude, e' c. When a man or women commeth to j yne a Profelyte , they ma&e dili- gent iniquiry after Inch , left they come to get themfeelves under the lam , for awe riches that they fhould receive, or or dignity that they fhould abtaine or fir ear,. If he a man, they inquire whether he hate not fer a ec.. tionon nme Iewifk woman; or a woman her a, e_ ion -cis lime yang man iii: If no fish Eke accaCron bee found in them', they make known unto them the waigh- tin /c o theyoake f the Eow , and the tyle that sin bedoing t end, above that which peoples of other lands have: to feeifthrywill leave If: If they takethemnp- anthem , and withdraw not , and they fe them that they come love, then they receive them , as it is written, Wbene raw that fie was fledfaßlyminded to gee with l,er then flee left freaking untoher,[Ruthii8.]Ther- fore the 14,s rereized na Profeytes, aQ-thee slayer of David and Solomon. Not in Davids Jaye!, left they fiseuld bave coupe of feare _nor in Solomon , leß they fhould have come beeassfen he i d e anrfgresit pro- //erity which ICrael then had. For who fncommetb' tom t e heathens , for any thing of the vanities of this world, be it no righleóue Profeyte. Notwithßanding there mere many profelytes, that in David: and Solo- mon! dales , jayned themfelves in the pretence of private perms : and the Iudges of the great Spec/rim bad a care of them , they drove them not away afier oby were baptifed, out daisy place , neither took they them neere unto them , unti/i theira er- tappeared: Malmo- ny i feo. tom. 2 . in yard fo bla , e .13.5.1. - 6.11. ICI 5. Hereupon, Baptiíme was nothing !}range unto the lewes, when Iohn the Baptiftbeginne his minitlery, Matth.3.5 6. they made queftion of his perron that did it, bait not of the thing it felfe-, Iohn I. 25. And as Iohn raid of Chrilt, bee (hall baptif you with the holy Ghoß, and with fire, Matth. 3. 11. fo the Hebrew Doktors fay, The holy bled God baptifith with fire : and the wife fhall underfiand, R. Menachem on ev.8, grangers fin] that is, gentile or paynim ; one forraine borne, and without the priviledge of Gods people. The Chaldee tranflate it, famse of thepeaples.Sueh would Godadmit,ifthey beleeved inhim, to bee parta- kers of Abrahams covenant. Verg 13. eircesmcid w;t h eircumcifion] or, cireum- 13 citing àreumei fed; that is, certaiuy , or in' any wife cireumcifed. Which ftrikt charge , is both for the thing it felfe, and for the manner and time ther- of,which was the 8 day after their birth. Yet as God defireth miry and not frcrifire,Hof 6.6.ío ftck- nelfe and weakneffe of bod , might put offcir- cnmciCon till time of heal: as the Hebrew Ca- nons fay,They circutmcif not 63:n that ie fidq,until be be we)I: and they reckon for him , from the time that he is recoveredfrom hit ftcknef fives da.yes,from time to time, and afterwards they eircumcife him. By which words is meant , f he have an ague , or like fcknel : but ifbee haveforeeyes, or the like, they cireumctfè him fa flour as they are whole. If a child be found on the 8 day, to be very pale coloured, they circumeife bim not , till theblood come again into his countenance, like tie countenance of children that are in health. Likewife if be be very red, theycircumeifc him not, ¡iii Ida b/rn/sb, fimkelown into him, and his countenance come again like other children : fir this is a ficknef and men muds be adme- ni7hed well of there things. If a woman circumcif her ßsß forme, and be dye through fervency fthe eircumci- feet, which decayed bit f rength. Alto fbe circumeifetb ber fecund child, and lie dye through the fervency of the circumcifon, whether Thee have this child by her ßrß buaband , or by a fècond : loe her third child foal not bee eircumcifed, in the time thereof, but they defer it, till he wexegreat, and bit firengtble made firma. They air. curried none but children that are without f cknef , fir oflife, puttetb away all. Anditispoffib/etoeb- cnmcif after the time but swpnffble to refiere the life ofany one of Ifrael , for ever : Maimony treat. fCir- cumcifch.i.S.16,i7,t8 your fe ] that is, the ferret part , or member ofgeneration: for fo,theword f err here and in other places in fpeciall meanet h, Ezek.i 6.26.and 23.20.Lev. t 5.2. God let not the figne of his covenant, on the lips, cares , or other parts 401107 7/MNA11 111 111A/
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