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' " People thereof were of the generations of A brabam , by another 

 Son 3 whom they call Nachoram And that Mofesby a (ecrec Cabala 

 ordained the Laws of Benfalem which they now ufe } And 

 that when the Mefsia> mould come , and fie in his Throne at 

 Hterufalem , the King of Benfalem mould fit at his feet , whereas 

 other Kings mould keep a great diftance. But yet fecting afide 

 thefe jfewijb Dreams , the Man was a wife Man , and learned, 

 and of great Policy, and excellently feen in the Laws and 

 Cuftomes of that Nation. Amongft other Difcourfes, one day 

 I told him, I was much affected with the Relation I had, from 

 fome of the Company, of their Cuftome, in holding the Feaft 

 of the Family ; For that ( me thought ) 1 had never heard of a 

 Solemnity 5 wherein Nature did fo much prefide. And becaufe 

 Propagation of Families , proceed cth from the Nuptial Copu- 

 lation, I defired to know of him, what Laws and Cuftomes 

 they had concerning Manage- and whether they kept Man- 

 age well • and whether they were tyed to one Wife? For that 

 where Population is fo much affe&ed , andfuchas with them 

 it feemed to be, there is commonly permifsionof ^/wra/z^of 

 Wives. To this he faid j Tou, haver eaj f on for to commend tint ex- 

 cellent Injlitution of the Feaft of the Family ; A nd indeed we have 

 Experience, that thofe Families that are Partakers of the file/sings of 

 that Feaft , do flourijh and pro/per ever after , in an extraordinary 

 manner. 'But hear me now, and 1 "toill tell you Ttbat I know* Tou (hall 

 under fi and , that there is not under the Heavens foch aft e a Nation , as 

 this of Benfalem ; Nor fo free from all Pollution or foulnejfe. It is 

 the Virgin of the tPbrld m 1 remember, 1 have real in one of your 

 Europaean Books , of an holy Hermit amongft you , that d fired to 

 fee the Spirit cf Fornication, and there appeared to him y 

 a little joule ugly iEthiope c . But if he had defined to fee 

 the Spirit of Chaftity of Benfalem , it would have appeared to 

 him , m the likeneffe of a fair beautifull Cherubine. For there is 

 nothing , amongjl Mortall Men , more fair and admirable , than the 

 Chafte Minds of this People, ^wto therefore , that with them there 

 are no Steves, no diffslute Houfes, m Curtifans f nor any thing of that 

 kind. Nay they wonder (with deteslation) atyouinEmope^bicb 

 permit fuch things. They fay you haVe put Manage out of Office s For 

 Mortage is ordained a Remedy for unlawfull Concupifcence j A nd 

 Natural Concupifcence feemeth as a fpurre to Mariage. But when 

 Men have at hand a Remedy , more agreeable to their corrupt Will, 

 Mariage is almofl expul/ed. And therefore there are "Vfith you feen 



