474 'lhe HISTORY oj the PuRITANs. VoL. li.- Oiiver 2. " The danger of feducing the people of this nation by their adp,·oteEtor. " million, is very great. ' 1654· ~ 3· " Their having fynagogues, or any public meetings for the exercife Remar/r,·, P· 716. " of their religion, is not only evil in itfelf, but likewife very fcandalous " to other chri!l:ian churches. 4· " Their cu!l:oms and practices concerning marriage and divorce are H unlawful, and will be of very evil example amongit us. 5· " The principles of not making confcience of oaths made, and " injuries done to chrifl:i~ns in life, chafl:ity, goods, or good name, '' have been very notonoufly charged upon them by valuable tefl:i– " mony. 6. " Great prejudice is like to arife to the natives of this common– " wealth in matters of trade, which, befides other dangers here men– " tioned, we find very commonly" fuggefied by the inhabitants of the " city of London.'' Other divines were of opinion, that the civil magi!l:rate might tolerate them under the following limitations. I. « That they be not admitted to have any public judicatories civil or " ecclefiafiicaI. 2. " That they be not permitted to fpeak, or do any thing to the " defamation, or difhonour of the name of our Lord Jefus Chrift, or of '' the chrittian religion. 3· " That they be not permitted to do any work, or any thing to the " open prophanation of the Lord's day, or chrifiian fabbath. 4· " That they be not permitted to have any chrifiians dwell with them " as their fervants. 5. " That they have no public office nor trufl in this common- " wealth. 6. " That they be not aiJowed to print any thing in our language a.,. " gainfi: the cbriHian. religion •. 7· " That fo far as may be, they be not fuffered to difcourage any of " their own from ufing any proper means, or applying themfelves to any " who may convince them of their errror, and turn them to chrittianity. •' And that fome fevere penalty be impofed upon them who !hall apolh- " tize from chrifi:ianity to judaifm." Mr. archdeacon Eachard fays, the jews qfj'ered the proteClor two hundred tboufand pounds . prvvided they might have St. Paul's cathedralfor aJettlc– ment. And he adds the following malicious reflection, that " the money " made his bigknefs look upon it as the caufe if God, but. that-both the clergy " and laity Jo declaimed agaif!il them, that the religious juggle would not " take place:: This the archdeacon himfelf could not believe, as beit?g quite
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