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)

that conceale his Commandments, that kill the Prophets, and injure them that instruct the people in Justice; the good works that they do, shall be unprofitable to them on earth, and they shall be in the other world deprived of protection. Seest thou not a partie of them that know the written Law, how they were called to a Lecture of the Book of God, to the end they might judge with equitie the differences that are among them? but many are returned to their sinne: they contemned the Scripture, in that they said, the fire shall not touch us, but for a certain number of dayes; They are deceived in their blasphemies, what will become of them, when we shall assemble them at the day of Judgement, when nothing shall be doubtfull, and every one shall be recompensed, as he shall have merited? No injustice shall be done unto them. Say, Lord, thou possessest the Kingdoms of the world, thou givest Royaltie to whom thou seest good; from thy hand, oh Lord, proceedeth all good, thou art Omnipotent, thou causest day to enter the night, and night the day; thou causest life to come out of death, and death out of life; thou enrichest without measure whom thou seest good. The believers shall not obey the unbelievers, to the exclusion of true believers; he that doth this thing, observeth not the law of God; but if you feare your enemies, God willeth that you feare him also, he is the assured refuge of the righteous; say to them whether you conceale what is in your heart, or whether you manifest it, God knoweth all things; he knoweth all that is either in Heaven or Earth, he is Omnipotent; Think on the day wherein every one shall finde the good and the evill that he hath done, then shall you desire to be cleansed from your sinnes, and that the number of your good works exceed that of your evill God willeth that you feare him, he is gracious to them that worship him. Say to them, If you love God, follow me, God shall give you life, and pardon your sinnes, he is gracious and mercifull. Say to them, obey God and his Prophet; If they returne in their sinne, God will very severely punish them, he loveth not Infidels. God elected Adam, and Noah, the lineage of Abraham, and the lineage of Joachim, the one proceedeth