A bosome opened to the Jewes holding forth to others some reasons for our receiving them into our nation.
         Tomlinson, William.
      
       
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             A bosome opened to the Jewes holding forth to others some reasons for our receiving them into our nation.
             Tomlinson, William.
          
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             Printed for Giles Calvert, at the Black-spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls,
             London :
             1656.
          
           
             Signed at end: W. Tomlinson.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "January 12 1655"; the 6 in the date has been crossed out and replaced with a 5.
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       A94745  R211680  (Thomason 669.f.20[22]).  civilwar no A bosome opened to the Jewes: holding forth to others some reasons for our receiving them into our nation. Tomlinson, William 1656    879 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 C  The  rate of 11 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 
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           A
           Bosome
           opened
           TO
           THE
           JEWES
           :
           Holding
           forth
           to
           others
           
             Some
             Reasons
             for
             our
             receiving
             of
             them
             into
             our
             Nation
             .
          
        
         
           TO
           me
           the
           receiving
           of
           them
           is
           acceptable
           ,
           and
           my
           spirit
           embraces
           them
           with
           gladnesse
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           to
           me
           beloved
           for
           the
           Fathers
           sakes
           ,
           
             Abraham
             ,
             Isaac
             ,
             Jacob
             ,
             Joseph
             ,
             Moses
             ,
             Joshua
             ,
             Samuel
             ,
             David
             ,
             Daniel
             ,
          
           and
           all
           the
           Worthyes
           ,
           and
           righteous
           men
           ,
           and
           Prophets
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           which
           have
           sprung
           up
           among
           them
           ;
           whose
           breasts
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           we
           suck
           to
           this
           day
           ;
           and
           who
           stand
           as
           worthy
           ensamples
           to
           us
           ,
           upon
           whom
           the
           ends
           of
           the
           world
           are
           come
           :
           of
           whom
           also
           our
           Lord
           came
           ,
           that
           hath
           brought
           life
           and
           immortality
           to
           light
           to
           us
           Gentiles
           ;
           who
           hath
           taken
           down
           the
           partition
           wall
           ,
           that
           was
           between
           the
           Jewes
           and
           us
           Gentiles
           ,
           so
           to
           take
           away
           the
           enmity
           ,
           and
           of
           twain
           to
           make
           one
           .
           Though
           they
           yet
           see
           not
           this
           ,
           yet
           my
           heart
           is
           enlarged
           towards
           them
           to
           place
           them
           in
           its
           love
           ;
           and
           not
           mine
           onely
           ,
           but
           many
           others
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           We
           look
           that
           they
           shall
           come
           in
           and
           believe
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           time
           of
           their
           restoring
           is
           very
           nigh
           :
           Why
           should
           we
           not
           then
           desire
           to
           have
           them
           with
           us
           ,
           that
           when
           God
           opens
           their
           eyes
           
             to
             see
             him
             whom
             they
             have
             pierced
             ,
          
           they
           and
           we
           may
           rejoyce
           together
           ,
           after
           the
           mourning
           ,
           
             Zech.
          
           12.
           
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           Why
           should
           we
           not
           be
           desirous
           of
           their
           comming
           in
           (
           if
           there
           be
           any
           love
           in
           us
           towards
           them
           )
           that
           so
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           we
           may
           become
           instruments
           of
           their
           Conversion
           ;
           holding
           forth
           before
           them
           a
           Heavenly
           conversation
           to
           convince
           them
           ;
           and
           that
           they
           may
           come
           to
           see
           that
           Christ
           Jesus
           hath
           followers
           that
           are
           innocent
           and
           blamelesse
           in
           the
           world
           ;
           for
           this
           Nation
           doth
           afford
           such
           .
           And
           so
           that
           great
           stumbling
           block
           of
           the
           wickednesse
           of
           the
           lives
           of
           seeming
           Christians
           ,
           who
           have
           got
           the
           name
           ;
           and
           that
           other
           great
           stumbling
           block
           of
           the
           superstition
           and
           Idolatry
           of
           their
           worships
           ,
           may
           be
           taken
           out
           of
           their
           way
           :
           for
           God
           hath
           among
           us
           such
           as
           bear
           testimony
           against
           both
           these
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           They
           are
           to
           obtaine
           mercy
           thorow
           our
           mercy
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           11.
           31.
           
           If
           then
           our
           mercy
           be
           shut
           up
           against
           them
           ,
           how
           shall
           they
           obtaine
           mercy
           thorow
           ours
           ?
           what
           manner
           of
           spirit
           is
           this
           ,
           that
           shuts
           them
           out
           from
           mercy
           ,
           or
           hardens
           their
           hearts
           ,
           by
           shutting
           up
           their
           own
           bowels
           of
           mercy
           against
           them
           ,
           thorow
           which
           their
           mercy
           is
           to
           spring
           :
           as
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           our
           mercy
           sprang
           up
           to
           us
           thorow
           their
           unbeliefe
           ,
           
             Rom.
          
           11.
           30.
           
           How
           unthankfull
           ,
           how
           unkinde
           is
           such
           a
           spirit
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           It
           s
           said
           ,
           
             Rom.
             11.
             12.
             
             If
             their
             fall
             be
             the
             riches
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             their
             diminishing
             be
             the
             riches
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             how
             much
             more
             their
             fulnesse
             ;
          
           now
           we
           looking
           for
           this
           ,
           why
           should
           we
           not
           desire
           the
           furtherance
           of
           their
           conversion
           ,
           even
           for
           our
           own
           sakes
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           It
           is
           agreeable
           to
           the
           Spirit
           and
           precepts
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           to
           
             give
             to
             him
             that
             askes
             ,
          
           and
           not
           to
           be
           forgetfull
           
             to
             entertaine
             strangers
             :
          
           Now
           why
           should
           we
           not
           put
           in
           practice
           these
           precepts
           towards
           the
           Jewes
           ,
           seeing
           they
           are
           strangers
           ,
           scattered
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           peaceably
           ask
           and
           entreat
           for
           a
           habitation
           among
           us
           :
           except
           we
           can
           shew
           reason
           why
           they
           are
           to
           be
           excluded
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           and
           not
           comprehended
           in
           those
           precepts
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           lastly
           ,
           The
           Jewes
           being
           scattered
           from
           their
           Country
           ,
           and
           lying
           under
           the
           severity
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           this
           is
           a
           time
           for
           us
           to
           shew
           mercy
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           help
           forward
           the
           affliction
           ,
           
             Zech.
          
           1.
           15.
           
        
         
           These
           things
           I
           am
           moved
           to
           publish
           ,
           as
           out
           of
           love
           to
           the
           Nation
           of
           the
           Jewes
           ;
           so
           also
           out
           of
           love
           to
           my
           owne
           Country
           ,
           which
           I
           would
           not
           have
           to
           be
           found
           a
           rejecter
           of
           them
           being
           strangers
           in
           the
           time
           of
           their
           calamity
           ,
           they
           seeking
           to
           come
           in
           and
           live
           peaceably
           among
           us
           .
           But
           chiefly
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           returne
           and
           say
           ,
           
             They
             have
             prayed
             for
             us
             but
             they
             will
             not
             receive
             us
             ;
          
           and
           so
           the
           name
           of
           Christ
           be
           blasphemed
           and
           evill
           reported
           of
           by
           them
           .
           Let
           that
           lying-prayer
           lye
           upon
           the
           heads
           of
           those
           onely
           ,
           in
           whom
           all
           other
           lying-prayers
           are
           found
           ;
           that
           the
           name
           of
           Christ
           may
           not
           be
           blasphemed
           with
           it
           abroad
           ;
           as
           it
           is
           with
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           abominations
           :
           For
           there
           are
           many
           in
           this
           Nation
           whose
           bowels
           are
           as
           well
           enlarged
           to
           receive
           them
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           been
           to
           pray
           for
           them
           .
        
         
           
             W.
             Tomlinson
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Giles
             Calvert
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Black-spread-Eagle
           ,
           at
           the
           West
           end
           of
           
             Pauls
             .
          
           16●6
           .