☞Eusebius. I have touched them partly here before. First he was a stranger, a Syrian, a Panim, and one that was in high estate & great reputation with his King and country,1 & newly come to the acknowledge of God: yea, he was a new and tender plant in the faith of one only true God, and was not as yet united and joined with the people of God by any Sacraments, whereby he could not, nor ought not to be burdened with so great & weighty things, as those that were more stronger and perfect: being instructed and nourished of long time in the true faith amongest the people of God. Furthermore he did protest and swear that he would never serve more any strange Gods, but the only God of Israel: in testimony whereof, he toke the burden of two •••oylles, of the earth of that laud, for to make therewith an altar unto the God of Israel: the which thing the Prophet would not a permitted and suffered an Israelit•• to have done, inasmuch as it was not lawful for a Jew to sacrifice unto God in any other place, than in that which he had appointed and chosen. Wherefore as unto a Panic & not unto […] Israelite: he permitted unto him that thing, wh••h he would not have gra[…] ̄ ted unto an Israelite. For the Prophet exte•••d it a great ••••rdnes in the Syrian, that in condemning all other strange Gods, he had acknowledged & confessed the only true ⟨image 54⟩god of Israel, in protesting to serve him only. It was not (I say) without a cause that the Prophet did so greatly esteem these beginnings in the conversion of a Panim. And that as touching the rest, he did so well encourage him, promising to demand of God pardon for him. I pray thee Temporiser, what wouldest thou do, if that some great Lord out of Turkey, for the like occasion came hither amongest us: and he, by some like miracle being converted to the christian faith, and to the acknowledging and confessing of one only Jesus Christ, the only son of God, and only redeemer of mankind: and then would protest & swear, that from thence forth he would contemn the Mahometicall religion as false, & cleave unto the only religion of Christ.
☞Eusebius. I haue touched them partelye here before. Fyrst he was a straunger, a Syrian, a Panim, and one that was in high estate & greate reputacion with his Kynge and countrey,1 & newly come to the acknowledge of God: yea, he was a new and tender plant in the fayth of one onelye trew God, and was not as yet vnyted and ioyned with the people of God by any Sacramentes, wherby he could not, nor ought not to be burthened wt so great & wayghtye thinges, as those that were more stronger and perfect: beyng instructed and norished of long tyme in the trew fayth amongeste the people of God. Furthermore he dyd proteste and sweare that he would neuer serue more any straūge Gods, but the onelye God of Israell: in testimonye wherof, he toke the burthen of two •••oylles, of the earth of that laud, for to make therwith an aulter vnto the God of Israel: the which thing the Prophete would not a permitted and suffered an Israelit•• to haue done, in asmuche as it was not lawfull for a Iewe to sacrifice vnto God in any other place, thē in yt which he had appointed and chosen. Wherfore as vnto a Pany• & not vnto 〈…〉 Israelite: he permitted vnto him that thing, wh••h he would not haue gra〈…〉 ̄ ted vnto an Israelite. For the Prophete exte•••d it a greate ••••rdnes in the Syrian, that in condemning all other straunge Goddes, he had acknowledged & confessed the onely trewe ⟨image 54⟩god of Israel, in protesting to serue him only. It was not (I saye) withoute a cause that the Prophete dyd so greatlye exteme these beginninges in the conuersion of a Panim. And that as touching the reste, he did so well incourage him, promysing to demaund of God pardō for him. I pray thee Temporisour, what wouldest thou do, yf that some great Lorde out of Turkye, for the lyke occasion came hyther amōgest vs: and he, by some lyke myracle beyng cōuerted to the christian faythe, and to the acknowledginge and confessinge of one onelye Iesus Christe, the onely sonne of God, and onely redemer of mankynde: and then would protest & sweare, that frō thence forth he woulde cōtemne the Mahometicall religion as false, & cleue vnto the onely religion of Christe.
- 1A comparison between Naaman and our Temporisours.A comparison betwene Naaman and oure Temporisours.
