most gracious Lord and Saviour. I have not indeed, in what I have written, declined to use all my ability, be it what it may : "I know not "to give flattering words; " and in a few instances I have hinted a gentle reprehension. I trust, however, that even Jews will allow me to be a fair, a candid, and a benevolent opponent; and that they will not say, that I have treated them disrespectfully, or with bitterness and severity. Aston Sandford, October 4, 1814. 1 THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL: BY RABBI JOSEPH CROOLL, TEACHER OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. MICAH vii. 15. The breaker is come up before them; they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them. MICAH ii. 13. And their seed shall be known among the gentiles, and their offspring among the people; all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. ISAIAH Ixi. 9. 1 THESS. v. 21. DECLARATION. *IF ever this book should fall into the hand of a Christian, the author would beg of him to consider the following observations. First, It was written without any design to publish it, and only to satisfy the author's own opinion, as will be seen in the sequel. Secondly, It may be said that *the author is an enemy to Christians: to banish this idea, the following proof is offered. * It is well known that at the time when the law was given to Israel all the seventy nations were worshippers of idols. By this way of worship there was no life for the gentiles to exist in God's world. But "the Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works:" he commanded to his people Israel to make intercession for all the gentile world, and also to offer sacrifices for them; and this was done during all the time that Israel dwelt in their own land. And every year, on the feast of Tabernacles, seventy young bullocks were offered for the seventy nations of this world, Numb. xxix. 13: the first day thirteen, the second twelve, the third eleven, the fourth * The passages which are made the subject of particular remark in the answer are here distinguished by asterisks perfixed to them. |