OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL and CIVIL Polity of the JEWS. ŲI ༢, Of their COURTS of Judicature. LAWS concerning TITHES., Institution of the PRIESTHOOD. Their LITURGY. Their SCHOOLS. Their FEASTS, FASTS, COINS, WEIGHTS and MEASURES. Written by ISAAC ABENDANA, a Learned Jew. Being more particularly very Ufeful for DIVINES of all Perfwafions. LONDON: Printed for Samuel Ballard, at the Blue-Ball, in Little-Britain. 1706. 1081. e. 12 THE PREFACE. HE following Difcourfes having been writ at different Times, and upon different Occafions, concerning divers Things relating to the Ecclefiaftical and Civil Polity of the Jews, by the learned Ifaac Abendana, their Compatriot, who refided many Years in England, and more particularly at Oxford. The Collecting and Digefting of them into one Volume has been approved of, and deemed useful for the Publick in many Refpects, by feveral Fudicious Divines, and other Gentlemen. great Our Author taking Occafion to fay fomewhat concerning the Tradition of the Six Laws given to Adam, (one of which was, To appoint Judges in all Cities) and fome other Matters, comes to treat more fully, concerning the Sanhedrin, in refpect to its Inftitution and Authority, with the Manner of filling up Vacancies in it; concerning the Second and Third Courts. of Fudicature, with their Number, Place and Power; and fubjoins an Account of the Candidates, the different Kinds of Criminals, Capital Punishments, and the Manner and Ceremonies attending the Inflicting of them, with the Officers |