JCir^?,  which  (Ignificth  the  Scripture:  which  was  called  i<r«!r<«  or  Ctr<r, of  C-i/-,?  to  reade,     ""'"''•''^•^•
foith  br/i/F«/, '  becaufeofthe  diligence,  which oughttobevfed  in  readingtheScrip-  i  Drufquxfl.
tures,  whercunto  men  fhould  defignc  (after  the  lewifli  precepts)  the  third  part  of  their  ''^- '  ■^"'^if-^ia
life,  Abraham  Zachmh  callcs  them  fp/c^re/.The  Scriptures  ibey  interpreted  after  their
owne  fcnfe,  nor  regarded  they  the  words  of  tlie  wife-men ;  that  is,  the  Pharifres.  They
^vereof  theancientC<z)'<<:^»j,or/C*r)-r^/;;'?,  butnot  of  thofc  which  now  are  fo  termed;
vi'hich  as  Zachmh  confefleth,  confelTe  thcRefurre£tion,and  Reward.  Scahger  ^  affir-  k  Scil.quo  fi^,
meth,  by  the  teftimonie  of  Philip  Fr-i/^r/^?  a  Chriflian  lew,  who  had  great  familiarity  ^^  '•^'^^^fif"
with  thefe  Ktrrnim  at  Conlbntinoplc,  and  had  bin  ofren  prefent  at  their  Synagogue,  (i,nlnd!!'h  ■  \'
that  they  differ  nothing  from  the  other  lewcs,  but  in  reieding  Traditions,  and  are  far  Pharsfces.  and
more  honclt  and  faithtull  then  tlie  Rabbanimfi{\\\\om  they  are  no  leiTe  hated  for  their  Sadaucccs  m-
intefritie, then  for reiefting Tradition.  Butin  comparifon  of  the  '  %ibbaTifm,  there  tendeihthc
are  but  few  of  the  Karratm  rand  thcfc  are  of  the  reliques  of  the  old  Sadducecs-Thcic  f/ff^""""'  '''"'^
two  Seds  haue  nothing  common  betweene  them,  but  the  Text  of  Scripture:  they  i  jfa/'^  rz-
haueadiffering  account  oftheir  T^cw-moones:  the  other  lewes  reckoning  from  the
Coniiinftion,  thefe  Karrmim  from  the  time  of  apparition,  as  doe  the  Arabians,

Concerning  the  iiTdrr^Jw  now  remaining,  it  is  reported  that  the  other  lewes,  and
they  will  net  fpeakc  one  to  another :  fo  inexpiable  hatred  doe  the  ether  lewes  co:i-  m  GPoJld.A!.
cciuc  anaialt  them.And  Poflsllm  faith, '"  There  are  three  principall  Se'iSs  cf  the  Iswes  ''''''^•'  -•'"'S'

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