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37o HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
city, whose name was Nicholas Walford, and his man, Sede
John Booker. He was a Jew and circumcised, for they
have some few stirps of Jews yet among them, whom they
leave to their own religion, which they may the better doe,
because they are of a farr differing disposition from the
Jews in other parts, giving unto our Saviour many high
attributes, and loving the nation of Chassalonia extreamly.
This man of whom I speak would ever acknowledge that
Christ was born of a Virgin, and was more than man ;
would tell how God made Him ruler of the Seraphims
which guard His throne (read the " Harmony
he
of the
World "). They call Him also the mil ken way Emepht, and
the Eliah of the Messiah, and many other high names,
which, though they be inferior to His Divine Majesty, are
farr from the language of other Jews. For the country of
Apamia, the Holy Island, or Chassalonia, for it is all one
place, this man would make no end of commending it, being
desirous, by tradition amongst the Jews there, to have it
believed that the people were of the generations of Abraham
by another son, whom they call Nachoran, and that Moses
by a secret Cabala (read the "Temple of Wisdome," lib. 4)
ordained the Laws of Jerusalem which they now use, and
that when Messiah should come and sit in His throne at
Hierusalem, the King of Chassalonia should sit at his feet,
whereas other kings should keep a great distance. Setting
aside the Jewish dreamer, the man was wise and learned,
excellently
seen in the laws and customs of that nation.
Amongst other discourses I told him I was much affected
with the relation from some of the company of their Feast
of the Fraternity, and because propagation of families proceeded
from nuptial copulation, I desired to know what
laws they had concerning marriage, and whether they were