The Contents of the
Severall Chapters and
Paragraphs in These
Bookes Ensving.

Asia.

Chap. Ⅰ.

F God, One in Nature, Three in Perſons, the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost. pag. 1

Chap. Ⅱ.

Of the Creation of the World. pag. 5

Chap. Ⅲ.

Of Man, conſidered in his firſt ſtate wherein he was created: and of Paradiſe, the place of his habitation. pag. 13

Chap. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the word Religion: and of the Religion of our firſt Parents before the fall. pag. 17

Chap. Ⅴ.

Of the fall of Man: and of Originall ſin. pag. 21

Chap. Ⅵ.

Of the reliques of the Diuine Image after the fall, whereby naturally men addict themſelues vnto ſome Religion: and what was the Religion of the World before the floud. pag. 25

Chap. Ⅶ.

Of the cauſe and coming of the Floud. pag. 30

Chap. Ⅷ.

Of the repeopling of the World, and of the diuiſion of Tongues and Nations. pag. 34

Chap. Ⅸ.

A Geographicall Narration of the whole Earth in generall, and more particularly of Aſia. pag. 39

Chap. Ⅹ.

Of Babylonia: the originall of Idolatrie: and the Chaldæans Antiqueities before the Floud; as Beroſus hath reported them. pag. 44

Chap. Ⅺ.

Of the City and Country of Babylon: their ſumptuous Wals, Temples, and Images. pag. 47

Chap. Ⅻ.

Of the Prieſts, Sacrifices, religious rites and cuſtomes of the Babylonians. pag. 51

Chap. ⅩⅢ.

The Chaldæan and Aſſyrian Chronicle, or computation of Times with their manifold alterations of Religions and Gouernment in thoſe parts until our time. pag. 59

Chap. ⅩⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of Niniue, and other neighbouring Nations. pag. 65

Chap. ⅩⅤ.

Of Syria, and the ancient Religions there: of the Syriàn Goddeſſe, and her Rites at Hierapolis: of the Daphnæan and other Syrian Superſtituions. pag. 67

Chap. ⅩⅥ.

Of the Syrian Kings, and alteration in Gouernment, and Religion in thoſe Countries. pag. 73

Chap. ⅩⅦ.

Of Phœnicia, and of the Theologie, and Religion of the ancient Phœnicians: of their Arts and Inuentions. pag. 76

Chap. ⅩⅧ.

Of Palæſtina and of the firſt Inhabitants thereof, the Sodomites, Idumæans, Moabites, Ammonites, and Canaanites, with others. pag. 83

Chap. Ⅰ.

The Preface of this Booke: and a Deſcription of the Region of Palæſtina, ſince called Iudæa, and now Terra Sancta. pag. 89

Chap. Ⅱ.

Of the Hebrew Patriarches, and their Religion before the Law: alſo of their Law and Politie. pag. 95

§. Ⅰ.

Of the Patriarchs, and Religion before the Law. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of the Law of Moſes, the twelve Tribes, and of Proſelytes. pag. 96

§. Ⅲ.

Of the Hebrew Polity, and ciuill Gouernment. pag. 97

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the Iewiſh Excommunications. pag. 100

Chap. Ⅲ.

Of the Religious places among the Iſraelites: their Tabernacle, Temples, Synagogues. pag. 101

Chap. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the Iewiſh computation of Time: and of their Feſtiuall dayes. pag. 105

Chap. Ⅴ.

Of the Feſtiuall dayes inſtituted by God in the Law. pag. 108

Chap. Ⅵ.

Of the Feasts, and Faſts which the Iewes inſtituted to themſelues: with a Kalender of their Feaſts and Faſts through the yeere as they are now obſerued. pag. 113

Chap. Ⅶ.

Of the ancient Oblations, Gifts, and Sacrifices of the Iewes: of their Tithes, and of their Prieſts, and perſons Eccleſiasticall, and Religious. pag. 115

§. Ⅰ.

Of their Oblations, Gifts, and Sacrifies. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of Tithes, and their manner of Tithing. pag. 116

§. Ⅲ.

Of their Perſonall Offerings, and of their and our Eccleſiaſticall Reuenues. pag. 119

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of their firſt-borne, Priests, Leuites, and other Religious perſons. pag. 121

Chap. Ⅷ.

Of the diuers Sects, Opinions, and Alterations of Religion, amongst the Hebrewes. pag. 123

§. Ⅰ.

Of their ancient Diuiſions and Idolatries. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of the Karraim and Rabbiniſts, and of Haſidæi. pag. 125

§. Ⅲ.

Of the Phariſes. pag. 126

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the Sadduces. pag. 129

§. Ⅴ.

Of the Heſſees. pag. 130

§. Ⅵ.

Of the Scribes. pag. 132

§. Ⅶ.

Of many other Iewiſh Sects and Hereſies. pag. 133

Chap. Ⅸ.

Of the Samaritans. pag. 136

Chap. Ⅹ.

The miſerable destruction and deſperſion of the Iewes, from the time of the deſolation of their Citie and Temple to this day. pag. 140

§. Ⅰ.

Of the deſtruction of the Iewes under Titus. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of the destruction of the Iewes under Adrian. pag. 141

§. Ⅲ.

Of other their falſe Chriſts and ſeducing Prophets. pag. 143

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the miſerable diſperſions of the Iewes. pag. 144

§. Ⅴ.

Of the eſtate of the Iewes, and their diſperſed habitations in the time of Ben. Tudelenſis. pag. 146

§. Ⅵ.

Of ſome Iewes lately found in China, and of their late accidents in Germany. pag. 150

§. Ⅶ.

Of the Iewes ſometimes liuing in England collected out of ancient Records by Maſter Iohn Selden of the Inner Temple. pag. 151

Chap. ⅩⅠ.

A Chronologie of the Iewiſh Hiſtorie from the beginning of the World, briefly collected. pag. 153

Chap. ⅩⅡ.

Of the Iewiſh Talmud: and the compoſition and eſtimation thereof: alſo of the Iewiſh learned men, their ſucceßion, their Cabaliſts, Maſorites, their Rabbines, Vniuerſities, Students, Rabbinicall Creations, their Scriptures, and the Tranſlations of them. pag. 155

§. Ⅰ.

Of the Talmud. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of the ancient Iewiſh Authors, and their Cabaliſts. pag. 161

§. Ⅲ.

Of the Rabbines, the Rites of their Creation, the Iewiſh Vniuerſities, and Students. pag. 164

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the Scriptures and their Interpretations. pag. 168

Chap. ⅩⅢ.

Of the Moderne Iewes Creed, or the Articles of their Faith: with their interpretation of the ſame: and their Affirmatiue and Negatiue Precepts. pag. 170

§. Ⅰ.

Of their Creed. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of the Negative Precepts expounded by the Rabbines. pag. 174

§. Ⅲ.

Of their Affirmatiue Precepts. pag. 175

Chap. ⅩⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the Iewiſh opinions of the Creation, their Ceremonies about the birth of a Childe: of their Circumciſion, Purification and Redemption of the first borne, and Education of their Children. pag. 177

§. Ⅰ.

Of their Expoſition of Scripture a taste in Gen. 1.1. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Their Dreames of Adam. pag. 178

§. Ⅲ.

Of their Iewſſes conception and trauell, and of Lilith. ibid.

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the Iewiſh manner of Circumciſion. pag. 179

§. Ⅴ.

Of the Iewiſh Purification, Redemption and Education. pag. 181

Chap. ⅩⅤ.

Of their Morning Prayer, with their Fringes, Phylacteries, and other Ceremonies thereof. pag. 183

§. Ⅰ.

Of their behaviour before they goe to the Synagogue. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of their Zizis and Tephillim and holy Veſtments. pag. 184

§. Ⅲ.

Of their Schoole or Synagogue, Rites, and their Mattins. pag. 185

Chap. ⅩⅤⅠ.

Of their Ceremonies at home, after their returne, at their meales, and otherwiſe: and of their Euening Prayer. pag. 188

Chap. ⅩⅤⅡ.

Their weekly obſeruations of Times, via Their Mundayes and Thurſdayes, and Sabbaths. pag. 190

§. Ⅰ.

Of their Mundayes and Thurſdayes. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of their Law Lectures. pag. 191

§. Ⅲ.

Of the Iewiſh Sabbath. pag. 192

Chap. ⅩⅧ.

The Iewſish Paſſeouer, as they now obſerue it; and other their Feaſts and Fasts. pag. 194

§. Ⅰ.

Of their Paſſeouer. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of Pentecost. pag. 195

§. Ⅲ.

Of the Feaſt of Tabernacles. pag. 196

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of their new Moones; and New yeeres day. ibid.

§. Ⅴ.

Of their Lent, Penance, and Reconciliation Faſt. pag. 197

§. Ⅵ.

Of their other Feaſts. pag. 199

Chap. ⅩⅨ.

Of their Cookerie, Butcherie, Mariages, Puniſhments and Funerals. pag. 200

§. Ⅰ.

Of their Cookerie. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of their Butcherie. pag. 201

§. Ⅲ.

Of their Eſpouſals and Mariages. ibid.

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of Coniugall duties. pag. 203

§. Ⅴ.

Of Diuorce, and other Marriage obſeruations. pag. 204

§. Ⅵ.

Of the Iewiſh beggers, Diſeaſes and Penances. pag. 205

§. Ⅶ.

Of their Viſitation of the ſicke, and Funerall Rites. pag. 206

Chap. ⅩⅩ.

The Iewes Faith and Hope touching their Meſſias. pag. 207

§. Ⅰ.

Of the SIgnes of the comming of their Meſſias. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Iewiſh Tales of monstrous Birds, Beaſts, Fiſhes and Men. pag. 210

§. Ⅲ.

Their Meſſias his Feaſt. pag. 211

Chap. ⅩⅩⅠ.

Of the hopes and hinderances of the Iewes conuerſion. pag. 212

Chap. ⅩⅩⅡ.

The later Inhabitants of Paleſtina and the parts adioyning, ſince the diſperſion of the Iewes till this day. pag. 214

§. Ⅰ.

Of the Chriſtian times before the Saracens. ibid.

§. Ⅱ.

Of the Saracens and Turkes in Paleſtina. pag. 215

§. Ⅲ.

Of the exploits of the Frankes and other Weſterne Chriſtians in Paleſtina. pag. 214

§. ⅠⅠⅠⅠ.

Of the Azopart and Aſſyſine. pag. 218

§. Ⅴ.

Of the Dogzihn and Druſians, and other Pagans there. pag. 220

§. Ⅵ.

Of the unchriſtian Chriſtians. pag. 222

Chap. Ⅰ.

pag.