Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews, Book I

Book I

• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.1 — Heads. First Book. 1. That the Jews have fallen under the heavy wrath of God, because they have departed from the Lord, and have followed idols. 2. Also because they did not believe the prophets, and put them to…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.2 — That the Jews have fallen under the heavy wrath of God because they have forsaken the Lord, and have followed idols. 1. That the Jews have fallen under the heavy wrath of God because they have forsaken the Lord, and…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.3 — Also because they did not believe the prophets, and put them to death. In Jeremiah the Lord says: “I have sent unto I you my servants the prophets. Before the daylight I sent them (and ye heard me not, and did not…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.4 — That it was previously foretold that they would neither know the Lord, nor understand, nor receive Him. 3. That it was previously foretold that they would neither know the Lord, nor understand, nor receive Him. In…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.5 — That the Jews would not understand the Holy Scriptures, but that they would be intelligible in the last times, after that Christ had come. 4. That the Jews would not understand the Holy Scriptures, but that they…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.6 — That the Jews could understand nothing of the Scriptures unless they first believed in Christ. 5. That the Jews could understand nothing of the Scriptures unless they first believed in Christ. In Isaiah: “And if ye…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.7 — That the Jews should lose Jerusalem, and should leave the land which they had received. In Isaiah: “Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers shall devour it in your sight; and…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.8 — Also that they should lose the Light of the Lord. In Isaiah: “Come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. For He hath sent away His people, the house of Israel.” In His Gospel also, according to John: “That…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.9 — That the first circumcision of the flesh is made void, and the second circumcision of the spirit is promised instead. 8. That the first circumcision of the flesh is made void, and the second circumcision of the…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.10 — That the former law which was given by Moses was to cease. In Isaiah: “Then shall they be manifest who seal the law, that they may not learn; and he shall say, I wait upon the Lord, who turneth away His face from the…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.11 — That a new law was to be given. In Micah: “For the law shall go forth out of Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And He shall judge among many peoples, and He shall subdue and uncover strong nations.” Also…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.12 — That another dispensation and a new covenant was to be given. In Jeremiah: “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, and I will complete for the house of Israel, and for the house of Judah, a new testament, not…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.13 — That the old baptism should cease, and a new one should begin. In Isaiah: “Therefore remember ye not the former things, neither reconsider the ancient things. Behold, I make new the things which shall now arise, and…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.14 — That the old yoke should be made void, and a new yoke should be given. In the second Psalm: “For what purpose have the heathen raged, and the people imagined vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.15 — That the old pastors should cease and new ones begin. In Ezekiel: “Wherefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I am above the shepherds; and I will require my sheep from their hands, and I will turn them away from feeding…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.16 — That Christ should be the house and temple of God, and that the old temple should cease, and the new one should begin. 15. That Christ should be the house and temple of God, and that the old temple should cease, and…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.17 — That the ancient sacrifice should be made void, and a new one should be celebrated. In Isaiah: “For what purpose to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith the Lord: I am full; I will not have the burnt…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.18 — That the old priesthood should cease, and a new priest should come, who should be for ever. 17. That the old priesthood should cease, and a new priest should come, who should be for ever. In the cixth Psalm: “Before…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.19 — That another Prophet such as Moses was promised, to wit, one who should give a new testament, and who rather ought to be heard. 18. That another Prophet such as Moses was promised, to wit, one who should give a new…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.20 — That two peoples were foretold, the elder and the younger; that is, the old people of the Jews, and the new one which should consist of us. 19. That two peoples were foretold, the elder and the younger; that is, the…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.21 — That the Church which before had been barren should have more children from among the Gentiles than what the synagogue had had before. 20. That the Church which before had been barren should have more children from…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.22 — That the Gentiles should rather believe in Christ. In Genesis: “And the Lord God said unto Abraham, Go out from thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, and go into that land which I shall show…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.23 — 22. That the Jews would lose while we should receive the bread and the cup of Christ and all His grace, and that the new name of Christians should be blessed in the earth. In Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord, Behold,…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.24 — That the Gentiles rather than the Jews attain to the kingdom of heaven. In the Gospel the Lord says: “Many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall lie down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the…vatican.va
• Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews I.25 — 24. That by this alone the Jews can receive pardon of their sins, if they wash away the blood of Christ slain, in His baptism, and, passing over into His Church, obey His precepts. In Isaiah the Lord says: “Now I…vatican.va