An Exposition of the Judiciall Lawes of Moses, Plainely Discovering Divers of Their Ancient Rites and Customes

(A 1636 work of Biblical exposition focusing on the 'judic...)

A 1636 work of Biblical exposition focusing on the 'judicial' laws of Moses, by John Wemyss (circa 1579-1636), also spelled Weemes or Weemse, a Church of Scotland minister, Hebrew scholar and exegete, and one of the first Christian writers who presented a positive argument in favor of Jews being allowed to settle in a Christian country. In his writings, Wemyss gave prominence to Hebrew and to Jewish writings, from the Midrash through the medievals to the early moderns, which made him one of the pioneers in Scotland of the study of Jewish life and learning. His writings provided a positive view in favor of the resettlement of the Jews in England. Over the years, Wemyss' commitment to Presbyterianism also gave way to Episcopalian sympathies. King Charles I appointed him a prebendary of Durham in England in June 1634. Full title: An exposition of the judiciall lawes of Moses, plainely discovering divers of their ancient rites and customes. As in their governours, government, synedrion, punishments, civill accompts, contracts, marriages, warres, and burials. Also their oeconomicks, (vizt.) their dwellings, feasting, clothing, and husbandrie. Together with two treatises, the one shewing the different estate of the godly and wicked in this life, and in the life to come. The other, declaring how the wicked may bee inlightened by the preaching of the gospell, and yet become worse after they b illuminated. All which are cleered out of the originall languages and doe serve as a speciall helpe for the true understanding of divers difficult texts of scriptures. By John Weemes, of Lathocker in Scotland, preacher of Gods word. London: Printed by M. Dawson for John Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the three golden Lyons in Cornehill, neere the Royall Exchange, 1636.

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