Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

ignorance, into a place remote from mercy and pardon: they shall be separated from the true-believers, because they have doubted the Commandments of the Law of God.

CHAP. XXXV.

The Chapter of the Creator, containing fourty and five Verses, written at Mecca.

This Chapter is intituled the Chapter of Angels, in the Book Tesfir anf Joahir, which treateth of the Exposition of the Alcoran in Turkish.

IN the name of God, gracious and mercifull. Praise be to God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, who created the Angels, the Messengers of his Commandments; they have wings, two, three, and four; he maketh of his Creature what seemeth good to him, he is omnipotent; none can comprehend the grace that he hath given to his people, it is incomprehensible, he is omnipotent and most wise. Oh people! Remember the grace of God, Is there a Creator beside him? he enricheth you with the riches of Heaven and Earth, there is no God beside him. How can the wicked blaspheme against his divine Majesty? If they traduce thee, certainly they traduced the Prophets that were sent before thee; they shall be one day assembled before God to be judged. Oh ye people! what God hath promised is infallible; glory not in the wealth of the Earth, beware lest the Devill seduce you, and render you proud, because that God doth a while defer the punishment of your crimes. The Devill is your enemy, be ye his enemies, he leadeth them that follow him into the fire of Hell, where they shall suffer the rigors of infinite pains; their sins shall be remitted that believe in God, and do good works: Oftentimes, he that delighteth what he doth, believeth