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)

into Paradise, shall be in exceeding great repose, with all manner of contentment, they and their wives shall be safe from all evils, lying on delicious beds, they shall have all sorts of fruits, and whatsoever they shall desire, they shall be saluted on the behalf of the Lord, gracious and mercifull. God shall say to the wicked at the day of Judgment, Depart yee this day from the company of the good; did I not forbid you to worship the Devill, your open enemy, but to worship me alone, and that it was the right way? Did I not tell you that the Devill seduced a multitude of the people? Ye would not believe it, behold Hell, that is prepared for you, through your incredulity. I will shut their mouth, their hand shall speak, and their feet shall be witnesses of their crimes: If we will, we can make the Infidels blinde, they shall finde no way, they shall not be able to goe or come, and shall be succored of none; had it been our pleasure we could have transformed them in their houses, and they had not been able to goe forth; I will cast their head against the ground, and will render them infamous, whose life I shall prolong, and they shall not know their errors. We have not made them to understand the mysteries of the Alcoran, but that was not necessary; it is but to preach to the living, who comprehend what is spoken to them; it is most true, that the wicked shall be punished: See they not that we alone have created all the beasts of the Earth, over which they command? We have made them subject to them: Some serve them to ride on, and others for their nourishment, will they be ingratefull? Nevertheless they have worshipped Idols, they adored what could not deliver them from the paines of Hell. Afflict not thy self at their discourse, I know whatsoever they say, and all that they keep secret in their souls: Doth not man consider that we created him of dust? And that he is too arrogant? God hath taught us how he formed his Creatures, nevertheless the wicked have said, who is he that can give life to bones that are rotten? Say unto them, he it is that created you at first, and that knoweth what he created; he maketh fire to come out of the green woods which