Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present In foure partes. This first containeth a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoueries, priuate and publike customes, and the most remarkable rarities of nature, or humane industrie, in the same. By Samuel Purchas, minister at Estwood in Essex.

THE SECOND BOOKE.

Of the Hebrew Nation and Religion from the begin∣ning thereof to our times.

CHAP. I.

THe Preface of this Booke: and a descri∣ption of the Region of Palaestina, since called Iudaea, and now, Terra San∣cta. pag.87.

CHAP. II.

Of the Hebrew Patriarchs, and their Religion before the Law: also of their Law and Politie. pag.93.

CHAP. III.

Of the Religious places among the Iewes. pag.97.

CHAP. IIII.

Of the Iewish computation of Time: and of their Festiuall daies. pag.101.

CHAP. V.

Of the Festiuall dayes instituted by GOD in the Law. pag.103.

CHAP. VI.

Of the Feasts and Fasts, which the Iewes instituted to themselues: with a Kalendar of their feasts and fasts through the yeare, as they are now obserued. pag.109.

CHAP. VII.

Of the ancient Oblations, Gifts, and Sacrifices of the Iewes: and of their Priests and Persons Ecclesiasticall and Re∣ligious. pag.111.

CHAP. VIII.

Of the diuers Sects, Opinions, and Al∣terations of Religion amongst the He∣brewes. pag.116.

CHAP. IX.

Of the Samaritans. pag.129.

CHAP. X.

The miserable destruction and disper∣sion of the Iewes, from the time of the desolation of their Citie and Temple to this day. pag.133.

CHAP. XI.

A Chronologie of the Iewish Historie

CHAP. XII.

Of the Iewish Talmud, and the Com∣position and estimation thereof: also of the Iewish learned men, their Succession, their Scriptures, and the Translations of them. pag.140.

CHAP. XIII.

Of the Moderne Iewes Creede, or the Articles of their Faith: with their inter∣pretation of the same. pag.149.

CHAP. XIIII.

Of the Iewish Ceremonies about the birth of a Child: of their Circumcision, Purification, and Redemption of the first∣borne, and Education of their children. pag.156.

CHAP. XV.

Of their Morning-Prayer, with their Fringes, Phylacteries, and other cere∣monies thereof. pag.161.

CHAP. XVI.

Of their ceremonies at home after their returne, at their meales, and other∣wise: and of their Euening Prayer. pag.165.

CHAP. XVII.

Their weekely obseruations of Times, viz. Their Mondaies, and Thursdaies, and Sabbaths. pag.168.

CHAP. XVIII.

The Iewish Passeouer, as they now obserue it; and other their Feasts and Fasts. pag.172.

CHAP. XIX.

Of their Ceremonies and opinions con∣cerning the Dead. pag.177.

CHAP. XX.

The Iewes Faith and Hope touching their Messias. pag.179.

CHAP. XXI.

Of the hopes and hinderances of the Iewes conuersion. pag.183.