Our Lords Family, Title page – Dedication 3
OVR LORDES FAMILE AND MANY OTHER POINCTES DEPENDING VPONUPON IT: opened againſt a Iew, Rabbi David Farar: who diſputed many houres, with hope to overthrow the Goſpel, opened in Ebrew explication of Chriſtianitie; That inſtructed, Rabbi Abraham Ruben.
With a Greke Epiſtle to the Geneveans.
By H. Broughton.
Printed at Amſterdam in the yere 1608.
A Table of the chief pointes handled in this booke.
Of our Lordes familie
Of Iudahs Kindomes perſones.
Of a vvicked Table.
Of Machmads Keys of Paradiſe:
Of D. Bilſons profe, that our L. vvent hence to paradiſe.
Of Athanaſius miſtaken by the B.
Of his three Syllogiſmes.
Of Catachthonia: that it meaneth not Hell.
Of Hades, that it neuer ſignifieth Hell in the N. Teſtament.
Of Gregorie Nazianzen for Tartaros.
Of a Ievvs diſputation againſt the goſpell.
For Scripture text.
Daniels ending Moyſes.
Of the Iudaiſme of M. Livelie.
Of vvarrant to tranſlate Ebrevv:
Of the fourth Kingdome in Daniel: that the Romanes are not meant in it.
TOT THE KINGES MAIESTIE. Cum tot ſuſtineas, & tanta negotiaſolus in publica commoda peccem, Silongo ſermone morer tua tempora Caeſar.
I Ma…e ſpeak to the King, as Horace to Auguſtus: and affect brevitie, which he ſheweth mete for ſpech to a King. A Thracian Iew wrote from the City of our Conſtant in vntounto the Land of his Mother, to have from that ſoile, his City ſpirituallie builded; I printed his Epiſtle, and ſent aunſwer, that when the King of Scotlād ſhould rule all the Ilād, I should convenientlie perfome Ebrew building, having moſt ſad promeſs for meanes, to fill the world with bookes of our faith, in the Chananean tongue, when the King cam to the other Scepter. And though the Noble Gentlemā, of whom M. Iames Melvin from him wrote aſſurance, delayed: I made all Ebrew inſtrumentes, and vttered bookes vpō my charges, in Ebrew, Greke, and other tō gues, unto 36000: to fill the world quick he with clear opening of matter miſtakē: wherby we gave Iewes occaſion to reject the Goſpell; and wherby they much diſgraced us unto Machmad They were greued to ſee their hope of victorie gone. And one lew of Amſterdam made requeſt, that I wold in an opē ſolemne audience, aunſwer him one after none, to ſuch argumentes, as by which Iewes gathered, that our Goſpel, could not be of God. Diſputation was graunted: and he diſputed an afternone: vainlie hoping to prove, that Luke told not our Lordes kindred, that Salathiel could not be ſon to Iechonias, and to Neri. That Romanes were the jmage legges, that Daniels Seavens did not plainly end Circumciſion; that our Crede and Goſpel, could not be reconciled: that our Greke Teſtament was not pure in text. Yf he had proved any of theſe, wherin our ſide aſſented much vntounto him: he had foiled the aunſwearer. To all theſe I aunſweared: and now print the tenour, for the vſe of the Kinges natiōes. And j wold go foreward with Ebrew & Grek writinges, to be turned by others into all Europe tongues, for the light of Chriſtendome, Yf the King doe think good to perform, that wherof M Iames▪ Melvin vvrote extreme aſſeveration. And j hartely wish, & humbly deſire, ſo much to be performed: as the judge Eternal knoweth due in faith, and a meanes to lighten the …aſt from the Weſt. Liberalitie of a Prince ſone great without band in ſmaller occaſiones, wold find in this kind from God and man, greater approbation. The King may appoint pay of promeſs, from Eccleſiaſticall revenues: and yf any Biſhop can open the Bible in Ebrew and Greke; and heale the Bishops erroures better then my ſlendernes, j wold gladly give him place: & j am ſure he wilbe an honour to the Biſhops & nation, over the world. But yf neither the Biſhops can deale with the Eaſt in Ebrew and Greke: & in ſtory & Thalmudiques, cannot contrive both Teſtamentes into ſure nerves: the King will take order, that others doe it.
Your Maieſties moſt humble, H. Broughton.
TO THE MOST NOBLE PRINCE, MAVRICE Land-Grave of Haſſia.
WHEN I came to Marpurg (Moſt noble Prince) your Doctour promotor layd among poſitiones of al faculties, this one against me: quidam autumat Deſcendere ad inferos in ſacro Symbolo, eſſe idem quod aſcendere ad coelos, quod nos non credimus. And they requested me to dispute: vvher I shevved that, all dead, be inferi, all vvhoſe ſoules be in Heaven: & euerie taking of a lourney is deſcendere by ſcripture ſpeach. And yf an horſe die: antiquitie held it enough to ſay, he vvas dead: but for men, they toke more in their mouth: as,
foreign; is he dead & gone to the dwellinges of Hades.
And all Heathen vvold expound our Symbolū of faith to meane as the Goſpel▪ that our Lord vvēt from hēce to the most happy lodge of the happy. Manie
milliones in England think ſo: your tendered the truly learned D. Fortius thinketh ſo: & ſince I opened the cauſe, the flour of Chriſtendome thinketh ſo: though the Cyclopes of Aetna vvold hauehave ſvvalovved me up in their Gehennean torment. The Senatours yelded, and ſvvare a great oth, that they vvold teach the teachers, to uſe ſtrangers better. Novv a Ievv hath dealt openly against me: vvher in your Doctours take vvith him, againſt my Ebrevv bookes to your Highnes and to your Brother the Grave of Hanavv. You hauehave ſene both tranſlated. I defend the Goſpel: Yf Papiſt or Caluiniſtes doe croſs, I vvil combat. Your Highnes may tell your Doctours of flight or fight. It is not vvell, that men teach, vvhat they hauehave not learned themſelues.
Your Highnes most humble Hugh Broughton.
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, The Lordes of his Majeſties moſt honorable Privey Counſell.
THE Kinges Majeſty (right honorable) mynded a fauour to my poor studies, vvhichwhich M. lames Melvin vvrote I should look for. Yf it pleaſe anie of your Lordships, to putt his highnes in mind, I hope it vvillbe ſone performed. And I vvold gladly take one yeres paie, of that vvhichwhich vvas purpoſed yerelie. Beſides, I am to requeſt your Lordships to conſider a Genevean injurie done to me for the Kinges ſake: That, I have expreſſed in an Epiſtle vntounto themſelves. Yf the King knevv the vvhole matter, his Majeſtie vvold be readier to vveigh my dā ger for his affaires: & to further my paines, for the common good of Christendome.
Your Lordships moſt humble: H. Broughton.