Fifthly, I have treated of Chrift's Refurrection and Afcenfion.

Sixthly, Of the limited and appointed Time, when the Mea fhould come.

Seventbly, The Covenant by him renew'd betwixt God and Man, for the Expiation and Remiffion of our Sins.

Eighthly, That the Doctrine of the bleffed Trinity is contained in the Scriptures, of the Old Tefta

ment.

Ninthly, Of the Oral Law, fhewing the Contradictions, Errors, and Abfurdities of it; which alone might fuffice to convince you that you are in a wrong Way.

Such

Such were the Confiderations which opened my Eyes to fee the Errors of your Religion; and that nothing could secure my eternal Happiness, but a fincere Converfion to the Chriftian Faith which through the Mercy and Goodness of God, I have now embraced. And that fuch Reafonings and Arguments may have the like good Effect upon you, I crave leave to prefent you with a Scheme of them in the following Order. I begin with the Prophet Isaiah.

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The Principal

MOTIVES and CIRCUMSTANCES

For Leaving the

JEWISH RELIGION.

ISAIAH XI. 1. And there fhall come forth a Rod out of the Stem of Jeffe, and a Branch fball grow out of his Roots.

HE Targum, according

to your Traditions in the Megilah, p. 3.
Talmudical Law, is as fa-
cred as the Holy Bible it
felf; because you say God
infpired those two famous

Interpreters, Jonathan and Unkelausi
Now this Verse they interpret to be meant
of the Meffia; for the Targum faith,
There fhall go forth a King from Felle
and a Meffia from his Childrens Chil-
dren. And in the Hebrew Text, it is
plainly demonstrated, that this Verse con-
tains the Prophecies and Predictions of
the Melia.

The

The Targum will have Jefhai, a a Meffia: Now the Bebleffed Saviour's Preach

my

3 Netzar, or Thus the Scripyou the very thould be the

King, and ginning of ing was at a Place called Nazareth in the English. ture plainly reveals to Name, and Place, where Refidence of the Meffia, who was by all the World called Jefus of Nazareth.

The Branch that shall grow out of his Roots; that is, the Benefits that shall accrue and be given to us, when we receive my bleffed Saviour's glorious Faith and Doctrine; which Benefits are, that he folicits for us a Crown and Diadem of immortal Glory. Wherefore we ought to clothe our felves with his exemplary Meeknefs and Lowlinefs; for faith he, Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden, &c. for I am meek and lowly in Heart. Here you plainly fee the Product, Benefits, and Rewards, that we fhall receive, if we receive the Root, which is Christ's most excellent Doctrine...

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My bleffed Lord, did not judge as we Mortals do, by external Confiderations, but he judgeth Men by their own Hearts, for all Things are known to him, and no Secret is hidden from him; every Thing lies open, and revealed before him. So that Chrift judgeth with Righteoufnefs the Poor,

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