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they glorified God, faying. Let us pray to God that he would now take 
us into Paradife, for if we go out, thefe People will Worfhipusas Gods: 
Their Prayers being heard, they were carried up into Paradife, and the little 
J.ub. £)og vvith them. When Mahomet went from Mecha to Medina^ to vifite Jnb 
a Great Captain of the Turks (lying at prefent buried in Conftammo^le') being 
mounted on his Camel, he knew neither the Way, nor the Houfe, but the - 
Mahomet's Camel condufted him thither ; and being come to the Gate, flood there, ma- 
Camel, j^-j^g 2 j^Qj^g j^gg^ gjj^ fggj.^ ^pig Qpcned : And for that 
piece offervice, it (ball enter into ParaMfe, as the reft of the Animals above 
mentioned. 
C HAP. XXXII. 
Of Circumcijjon, 
'Hen Alahowet founded his Law, he took (as we have faid) the Jewi/h and 
Chriftian Religion for the model of it ; and perceiving that both of 
them had a Charader, whereby a Man was made a Jew or a Chriftian, to wit, 
Circumclfion. Circumcifion and Baptifm, he refolved to fiind out one for his ; and finding none 
proper but one of thefe two, he chofe Circumcifion, as being the moft ancient 
way, and the moll commodious -, for the 'Mahometans think, that a Man who 
has the fore-skin cut off, is fittefb for generation ; and the truth is, the Arabs 
havefo long a fore-skin, that if they did not cut it, it would trouble them much ; 
and you may fee little Children among them, who have it hanging very long ; 
befides, if they did not cut their Prepuce, when they made water, they would 
ftill retain fome drops of it, that would pollute them-, and neverthelefs, that 
The dîffe- they might be diftinguifhed in that from the Jews, he would not have the Cir- 
rence betwixt cumciilon of the Turks performed as that of the Jews is ^ for the Jews circum- 
theCircum- ^j^-g j-j^^jj. children when they are eight days old, and after they have cut off 
JewsM/the the fore-skin, flit with their nails the skina'lfo that covers the nut, and turn 
Turks. it up with their fingers, that the nut may be wholly uncovered ; whereas the 
Turks circumcife not their Children before the age of eleven or twelve years, 
to the end they themfelves may pronounce the words. La ilLih illalUh Mehemet 
rcfoulallah, that is to fay, there is no God but God, Mahomet is his Prophet, 
which is their profeffion of Faith : And alfo to the end they may underfcand 
what they fay, and fay it with the heart afwel as mouth, and they think it 
enough to cut off the fore-skin : Some alfo add, for a difference that the Jews 
make the Circumcifion with a Knife of Stone, and the Turks with one of Iron ; 
A Knife of but it is certain, the Jews may do it with any Knife, either of Iron, Wood, or 
^0°^- Stone. 
Rejoycing The Turks, afwel as the Jews, make great rejoycing at the Circumcifion of 
made at the their Children ; for when a Child is come to competent age, they fix a day 
Circumcifion for that Ceremony ; which being come, the Child is fet on Horfe-back, and 
of Children, jg^j ^bout the Town with the found of Timbrels and Cymbals ; then he returns 
home, where he makes the aforefaid profeffion of Faith, holding up one finger, 
and then is circumcifed ^ that being done, the Father makes a Feall, to which 
he invites all his Relations and Friends ; there they make merry, dance and fing ; 
and the day following^ the Guefts fail not to make Prefents to the Child, ac- 
cording to the feveral qualities of the Giver and Receiver. When any Chri- 
ftian turns Turk, they ufe the fame Ceremonies ; but when a Jew becomes Turk, 
It is falfe,that he is not circumcifed, becaufe he hath been fo already ; and though his Circum- 
a Jew muft cifion be different, yet it is fufficient ; and they only make him fay the profef- 
ft^an^before' Mufulman Faith, and then he is a Turk. Many are perfwsded^ 
hé^be made that when a Jew turns Turk, he muft firft become Chriftian, which is very falfe , 
a Turk. for I have asked it of feveral Turks, who alwaies laugh'd at me for my pains $ 
and, 
