Format 
Page no. 
Search this text 
Title:  Ievves in America, or, Probabilities that the Americans are of that race. With the removall of some contrary reasonings, and earnest desires for effectuall endeavours to make them Christian. / Proposed by Tho: Thorovvgood, B.D. one of the Assembly of Divines.
Author: Thorowgood, Thomas, d. ca. 1669.
Table of contents | Add to bookbag
men, and in Tamazulapa there be vestments kept like those Aaroniticall robes of the High-priest.8. The Temples wherein they worship, Capt. Smith p. 120. Acosta. l. 5. c. 13. Pet Mart. p. 350. sing, pray, and make their Offerings, are fashioned and used as with the Jewes; at Mexico they were built foure square, and sumptuous, as Ezek. 40. 47.9. The Priests have their Chambers Id p 351. in the Temple, as the manner was in Israel. 1 Reg. 6▪ 7.10. They had places also therein Id. p. 314., which none might enter into but their Priests. Heb. 9. 6, 7.11. In their worship of ViracocheAcost. p. 339, and the Sun, &c. they open their hands, and make a kissing sound with their mouthes, as Iob 31. 27.12. They had almost continuall fire before their Idols, and took great care lest the Id. l. 5: c. 16▪ 6. 24. fire before the Altar should dye, they call that the Divine Harth, where there is fire continually, like that in Leviticus 6. 9.13. None may intermeddle with their Sacrifices but the Priests, Id. l. 5. c. 14. who were also in high estimation a∣mong them as they were among the Jewes.14. Every Noble-man in Mexico Ibid. l. 5 c. 8. had his Priest, as Israel had the Levites within their gates.15. In their necessities Pot. Mart. they always sacrificed, which done, they grew hopefull and confident.16. They burnt Incense, Relat. Mar. Land. p. 169. Acost. 5. 16. had their Censars, and cake Oblations, as Ier. 7. 18.17. The first fruits of their Corne Pot, Mart: p. 522. 351. they offered, and what they gat by Hunting and Fishing.18. At Mexico and some other places Ibid. they immolate the bodies of men, and as the Jewes of old, saith P. Martyr, did eate of their Beasts so sacrificed, they feed on mans flesh so offered.0