Digitus dei: nevv discoveryes with sure arguments to prove that the Jews (a Nation) or people lost in the world for the space of near 200 years, inhabite now in America; how they came thither; their manners, customs, rites and ceremonies; the unparallel'd cruelty of the Spaniard to them; and that the Americans are of that race. Manifested by reason and scripture, which foretell the calling of the Jewes; and the restitution of them into their own land, and the bringing back of the ten tribes from all the ends and corners of the earth, and that great battell to be fought. With the removall of some contrary reasonings, and an earnest desire for effectuall endeavours to make them Christians. Whereunto is added an epistolicall discourse of Mr John Dury, with the history of Ant: Monterinos, attested by Manasseh Ben Israell, a chief rabby. By Tho: Thorowgood, B:D.

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Author:	Thorowgood, Thomas, d. ca. 1669.
Title:	Digitus dei: nevv discoveryes with sure arguments to prove that the Jews (a Nation) or people lost in the world for the space of near 200 years, inhabite now in America; how they came thither; their manners, customs, rites and ceremonies; the unparallel'd cruelty of the Spaniard to them; and that the Americans are of that race. Manifested by reason and scripture, which foretell the calling of the Jewes; and the restitution of them into their own land, and the bringing back of the ten tribes from all the ends and corners of the earth, and that great battell to be fought. With the removall of some contrary reasonings, and an earnest desire for effectuall endeavours to make them Christians. Whereunto is added an epistolicall discourse of Mr John Dury, with the history of Ant: Monterinos, attested by Manasseh Ben Israell, a chief rabby. By Tho: Thorowgood, B:D.
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TO THE HONOVRABLE Knights and Gentlemen that have residence in, and relation to the County of Norfolk, Peace, from the God of Peace.

The Preface to the READER.

IEWES IN AMERICA, OR Probabilities that the Americans be Iewes: From

Part. 1.

Part 2.

Part. 3.

An Epistolicall Discourse Of Mr. IOHN DURY, TO Mr. THOROWGOOD.

Ievves in America, OR, Probabilities that the Americans are Iewes.

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II. The first Conjecture that the Americans are Iewes.

CHAP. III. Second Conjecture▪

CHAP. IV. Sacred and solemne rites and customes alike.

CHAP. V. The third Conjecture.

CHAP. VI▪ The sixth Conjecture.

CHAP VII. Fifth Conjecture.

CHAP. VIII. The sixth Conjecture.

Part Second.

CHAP. I.

CHAP II.

CHAP. III:

CHAP. IV.

Part Third.

CHAP. I. To the Planters, and touching the cause of their removall hence.

CHAP. II. Hope of the Natives conversion.

CHAP. III. Directions towards the conversion of the Natives.

CHAP. IV. Cautions.

CHAP. V. To the English here, and first in behalfe of the Planters there.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII. To our selves, in behalfe of the Natives to∣wards their conversion.

CHAP. VIII. Further helpes to this worke.

CHAP. IX. The Novangles religious care to advance Piety and Learning.

CHAP. X. The successe of the Novangles in Gospellizing the Indians.

First Treatise.

Second Treatise.

Third Treatise.

The Relation of Master ANTONIE MONTERINOS, translated out of the French Copie sent by MANASEH BEN ISRAEL.

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The Reader is entreated with his pen to amend these mistakes of the Presse.