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.

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.

Publication

London :: Printed by W.H. for Tho. Slater, and are be to [sic] sold at his shop at the signe of the Angel in Duck lane,

1650.

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Subject terms

Jews -- Early works to 1800.

Lost tribes of Israel -- Early works to 1800.

Indians of North America -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE HONOVRABLE Knights and Gentlemen that have residence in, and relation to the County of Norfolk, Peace, from the God of Peace.
• JEWES IN AMERICA, OR Probabilities that the Americans be Jewes: From
• The Preface to the READER.
• An Epistolicall Discourse Of Mr. IOHN DƲRY, TO Mr. THOROWGOOD. Concerning his conjecture that the Americans are descended from the Israelites. With the History of a Portugall Iew, Antonie Monterinos, attested by Manasseh Ben Israel, to the same effect.
• Iewes in America, OR, Probabilities that the Americans are Jewes.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II. The first Conjecture that the Americans are Jewes.
  • CHAP. III. Second Conjecture.
    • Common and prophane Customes in both alike.
  • 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. Some contrary reasonings removed, and first in the generall.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP II. Answer to the first Quere, How the Jewes should get into America.
  • CHAP. III. Answer to Question 2. How such a remnant should enpeople so great a part of the world.
  • CHAP. IV. Answer to the third Quaere, about their becomming so barbarous.
• Part Third. Humble desires to all, for hearty endea∣vours in all, to acquaint the Na∣tives with Christianity.
  • 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 behalse 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.
• document
  • The Relation of Master ANTONIE MONTERINOS, translated out of the French Copie sent by MANASEH BEN ISRAEL.
  • attestation
• The Reader is entreated with his pen to amend these mistakes of the Presse.