lord’s discovery of the banians and persees. 537

Mas becaufe they did not obferve the indructions contained in the book delivered toBrammon. So delivering a book out of the cloud into the hand of Bremaw, com-manded him to acquaint the people with thofe things contained therein. So Bremawmade known the functions and laws unto the difperfed generations.

Of the contents thereof, if any defire to be informed, the Banians deliver, that thisbook, by them called the Shader , or the book of their written word, confided of thefethree tracts. The firft whereof contained their moral law, or their book of precepts ;together with an explication upon every precept, and an appropriation of the preceptsto their feveral tribes or cads. Thefecond tract unfolded their ceremonial law, fhewin<*what ceremonies they were to ufe in their worihip. The third tract didinguifhed theminto certain cads or tribes, with peculiar obfervations meet to each cad or tribe : fuchwas the fum of this book delivered to Bremaw; cf which particulars, if any defiremore didinet knowledge, we fhall propofe the pith and fubdance of this in that whichfollows.

Fird, then, the tract that containeth the moral law, and was by Bremaw pub-fifhed to the nations, comprifed in the fame eight commandments; which are thefe■following :

* 4 The firfi commandment. Thou fhalt not kill any living creature whatfoever it be,44 having life in the fame ; for thou art a creature of mine, and fo is it; thou art indued44 with a foul, and it is indued with the fame; thou fhalt not therefore fpill the life of44 any thing that is mine.

44 The fecond. Thou flialt make a covenant with all thy five fenfes. Fir'd, with44 thine eyes, that they behold not things that be evil; fecondly, with thine ears, that44 they hear not things that be evil ; thirdly, with thy tongue, that it fpeak not things44 that be evil ; fourthly, with thy palate, that it tade not things that be evil, as wine44 or the fielh of living creatures ; fifthly, with thine hands, that they touch not things44 defiled,

44 The third. Thou fhalt duly obferve the times of devotion, thy walkings, wor-44 flipping, and prayers to the Lord thy God , with a pure and upright heart.

“ Th q fourth. Thou fhalt tell no falfe tales, or utter things that be untrue, by which44 thou mighted defraud thy brother in dealings, bargains, or contracts, by this cozenage44 to work thine own peculiar advantage.

44 The fifth. Thou dialt be charitable to the poor, and adminider to his need,44 meat, drink, and money, as his necedity requireth, and thine own ability enableth44 thee to give.

44 The fixth. Thou fhalt not opprefs, injure, or do violence to the poor, ufing thy44 power unjudly, to the ruin and overthrow of thy brother.

44 The feventh. Thou fhalt celebrate certain fedivals, yet not pampering the body44 with excefs of any thing; but fhalt obferve certain feafons for fading, and break44 off fome hours of deep for watching, that thou mayed be fitter for devotion and44 holinefs.

44 The eighth. Thou fhalt not deal from thy brother any thing, how little foever it44 be, of things committed to thy trud in thy profeffion or calling ; but fhalt content44 thylelf with that which he fhall freely give thee as thy hire ; confidering that thou44 had not right to that which another man calleth his.”

Thefe eight commandments are bedowed amongd the four tribes, or cads, appro-priating to each two commandments in feveral.

Fird, Brammon and Shuddery, the pried and the merchantman, are bound in thecreated driftnefs of religious obfervance, and hold the greated agreement in theirvox,, viii. 3 z worfliip •