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tbac Mofes by a lecrec Cabala ordained the Lawes of Benfa - 
\m which they now v(c i And chat vyhe^the Mefsiab I 
(liquid comej and fit in his Throne at Hierufalem , the r 
King of Benfalem, fhould fit at his feet, whereas other 
Kings (hoyld keepe a great diftance. But yet fetting 
afide thqfe lewifh Dreames, the Man was a wife Man, and 
learned, and of greae Poliicy, and excellently feene in the 
Lawes and Cullomcs of that Nation. Amongft other 
Difcourles, one day, I told him, I was much affe&ed 
with che Relation I had, from fomcof the Company, of their 
Cuftomc, in holding the Feafl of the Family ; For that 
(me thought) I had nquer heard of a Solemnity, wherein Na* 
cure did lo much prefidc. And bccaufc Propagation of Fa¬ 
milies, proceeded)from the Nuptiall Copulation, Idefired 
to know of him, what Lawes and Guftomcs they had 
concerning Marriage ; And whether they kept Marriage 
well •, And whether they were tycd to one Wife ? For that 
where Population is fo much affe&cd, and fuch as with 
them it (eemed to bee, there is commonly FermifEon of Plu 
ratify of Wittes. To this hee laid ; You baue Qfyafonfor to com 
mend that excellent Inftitutionof the Feaft of the Family, And 
indeed "Wee haue Experiencefbat tbofeFamilies , that are partakers 
of the Blefsingof that Feafl , doe flourifb and proffer euer after , 
in an extraordinary manner . But heare mee now and I "will 
tell you.whatl know. You/hatt <vnderfland> that there is not 
<T>nder the Heauens,fo chafi a Nation , as this of Benfalem , 
Nor (0 free from all Pollution or foulenejfe. It is the Virgin of 
the World. 1 remember , 1 haue read in one of your European 
Bookes y of an holy Hermit among(l you, that defir ed to fee the 
Spirit of Fornication, and there appeared to him , a tittle foule 
<vgly Aethicpe : But if hee had defired tope the Spirit of Cha- 
ftuie o/Benlalcm, it "Would haue appeared to him, in tjhe like - 
neffe of a fairs beautiful Cherubine. For there is nothing , amongfl 
Mortall Men, more faire and admirable , than the Chafl Mindes 
of this People. Knowe therefore , that "With them there are no 
Steves, no difolute Houfes, no Curtifans, nor any thing of that 
kinds. Nay they "Wonder {"With deteftation)atyouin \L\sxopc ) "whicb 
permit 
