He was one of the members of the Assembly convened by Cromwell to consider Manasseh Ben Israel’s proposals for the return of his coreligionists to England. He is supposed to be the author of an anonymous tract, entitled _A Narrative of the late Proceeds at White-Hall, concerning the Jews_ (Appendix xxxv). Thomas Fuller (1608‒1661),¹ Prebendary of Salisbury, delivered several sermons, in which he argued that the Jewish nation was fulfilling an important office in the world and was, under the order of Providence, an instrument in giving the victory to good over evil. This nation ought not, therefore, to content itself with mere existence, but should throw its elements, or the best of them, into another mould and constitute out of them a new society which would become a blessing to the world. ¹ Author of “A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine” ... London ... MDCL. He was the elder brother of Francis Fuller (1637‒1701), at whose obsequies the Rev. Jeremiah White (1629‒1707) said: “... But I will add no more concerning his Learning, because it was not only a _Personal_, but _hereditary_ Accomplishment: For I think it did belong to his Family to be learned....” [_p._ 112: “A _Funeral Sermon_ Preached upon the Death Of the Reverend Mr. Francis Fuller ... By Jeremiah White, ... London ... 1702.”] (_Sm._ 8º. 4 _ll._ + 119 _pp._ [B. M.]) Illustration: _Sir_ OLIVER ST. JOHN THOS. BRIGHTMAN _Rev. Dr._ WILLIAM GOUGE HUGO GROTIUS _Rev._ HENRY JESSEY All these Christian pioneers of religious liberty and Zionism were in close connection with Manasseh, and helped him to prepare the way for the re-admission of the Jews into England. The view held by many Christians, especially in England, was that the Israelitish race, now scattered over the face of the earth, would eventually be brought back to its own land. To this was generally added the belief that the Jews would return in a converted, _i.e._ Christian, state.¹ In conformity with the general spirit of the period, all these ideas had a religious colouring in the minds both of English theologians and writers and of the Jews themselves. ¹ The final ingathering of the Jews is taught in both the Jewish and Christian Bibles. Why were these considerations particularly important with regard to England? In seeking an answer to this question we are met at once by the significant fact dealt with in the first chapter of this book: the attachment of Englishmen to the Bible.