Menasseh ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell: Being a reprint of the pamphlets published by Menasseh ben Israel to promote the re-admission of the Jews to England, 1649-1656Manasseh ben Israel
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Menasseh ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell: Being a reprint of the pamphlets published by Menasseh ben Israel to promote the re-admission of the Jews to England, 1649-1656
Manasseh ben Israel
Jews -- Great Britain
10. ’Tis true, that no outward materiall glories are perpetuall; and so
the _temple_ had its period, and with the _paschall lamb_, all other
sacrifices ceased: But in their stead, we have at this day _prayer_, and
as _Hoseah_ speaks Cap. 14.2. For bullocks, we render _the calves of our
lips_. And three times every day, this is our humble supplication, and
request to God, _Fill the whole world, O Lord, with thy blessings; for
all creatures are the works of thy hands; as it is written, the Lord is
good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works_ Psal. 145.9.
11. Yea further, we pray for the conversion of the nations, and so we
say in these most excellent prayers, upon _Ros a sana_ and the day of
attonement, _Our God, and the God of our Fathers, reign thou over the
whole world in thy glory; and be thou exalted over all the earth, in
thine excellency; cause thy influence to descend upon all the
inhabitants of the world, in the glorious majesty of thy strength; and
let every creature know that thou hast created him; and let every thing
that is formed, understand that thou hast formed it; and let all that
have breath in their nostrills say, the Lord God of Israel reigneth, and
his kingdome is over all dominions_. And again, _Let all the inhabitants
of the earth know, and see, that unto thee every knee shall bow, and
every tongue swear; before thee, O Lord our God, let them bow, and
prostrate themselves; let them give honour to the honour of thy name,
and let them all take upon them the yoak of thy kingdome_, &c. And
again, _Put thy fear, O Lord, our God, upon all thy works, and thy dread
upon all that thou hast created; let all thy works fear thee, and let
all creatures bow down before thee and let them all make themselves one
handfull_, (that is, with joynt consent) _to do thy will with a perfect
heart_, &c. A most worthy imitation of the wise King _Solomon_, who
after he had finished the building of the Temple, in that long prayer
_King._ 1.8. was not unmindfull of the Gentiles, but v. 41. he saith,
_Moreover, concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people of Israel,
but cometh out of a farre country, for thy names sake, for they shall
hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched-out
arm, when he shall come, and pray towards this house, hear thou in
heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger
calleth to thee for, that all people of the earth may know thy name, to
fear thee, as do the people of Israel, and that they may know that thy
name is called upon this house which I have builded_. Where it may be
observed, that when the Israelite comes to pray, he saith, 29. _and give
every man according to his wayes_; but upon the prayer of a stranger, he
saith, _and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for_.
And this distinction is made to this end, that by the evident, and
apparent return, and answer of their prayers, all Gentiles might
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