  THE ARGUMENT OF EACH BOOK and CHAPTER . The first Book. Of Persons. The first Book Treateth of Persons. CHAP. I. Of the form of the THE SECOND BOOK TREATETH OF PLACES. CHAP. I. Their Temple. THE THIRD BOOK TREATETH OF DAIES and TIMES. CHAP. I. Days, Hours, Weeks, and Years. THE FOURTH BOOK OF THEIR IDOLATRY. CHAP. I. The beginnings of Idolatry. THE FIFTH BOOK OF THEIR CONSISTORIES. CHAP. I. Their Courts of THE SIXTH BOOK OF MISCELLANEOUS RITES . CHAP. I. Of Circumcision. The Names of Authors cited in this BOOK. A TABLE OF THE Several Texts of Scripture Explained in the Six Books. Transcriber’s Note Don’t expect standard (or even consistent!) spelling. Any apparent errors are most probably exactly the way they were printed. Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without note. Ditto typesetting errors: word spacing; lower for upper case; transposed, repeated or missing letters; b/d, u/n etc. The original text used long s (ſ), rendered here as regular s. The printer’s somewhat idiosyncratic application of italic type has been changed to more standard usage, e.g. Moses, not Moses; Deut. 16. 6., not Deut. 16. 6; for consistency, all footnotes, poetry and biblical references have been italicised even if not so printed. Footnote markers have sometimes been moved a few words left or right, in order to minimise interruption to the flow of the text and/or help to clarify which word is being referenced. Greek: Ligatures are expanded to individual letter glyphs. Accents have been corrected without note. Hebrew: Misuse of normal/final letter forms has been corrected without note. Beyond that, a number of changes are noted at the end. Moses and Aaron: Civil and Ecclesiastical Used by the ancient Hebrews; observed, Which Texts are now added to the end of the Book. Wherein likewise is shewed what The Eleventh Edition. By Thomas Godwyn, B.D. LONDON, (decorative) TO THE Earle of Pembrook, Lord Chamberlain of His Majesties Houshold, L. Warden of the Stanneries, Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, one of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council, and Chancellor of the famous University of Oxford. All Grace and Happiness. Right Honourable, That many have no better acquaintance with Christ and his Apostles, is, because they are such strangers with Moses and Aaron: Were Customes antiquated thorowly known, many difficulties in Scripture would appear Elegancies; and the places which now (through obscurity) dishearten the Reader, would then become sweet invitements to an unwearied assiduity in perusing those sacred Oracles. If my present labour shall give such light to some obscure passages, that thereby Gods people shall be drawn on with the greater delight, to the exercising themselves in reading of Holy Writ, it shall not repent me of my tedious travels in these Rites and Customes, of Generations long since past; which whosoever undertaketh, shall find the way long and thorny, the path over-grown and hardly disernable; the Guides few to direct, and those speaking in strange Languages; and many apt to discourage him, because themselves are either lazy, and will not, or lame and cannot walk the same way. But now (through Gods assistance) being come to the end of my Journey, the discoveries made on the way, such as they are (and such some are, as not observed before) humbly crave your Lordship’s protection. From Kensington, Your Honour’s in all duty, Tho. Godwyn. |
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