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)

them to others; they pervert the language of the Old Testament, and say; If you be instructed in those precepts, you ought to observe them, if they instruct you not in them, take heed to your selves. Such as make use of the name of God, to move the people to sedition, are without faith, God will not purifie their hearts, they shall have in this world shame upon the forehead, and feel in the other extream torments. They listen to blasphemies, and eat what is prohibited; If they repaire to thee, and submit themselves to thy judgment, judge their controversie with equity, converse not with them; if thou depart from their company, they shall not hurt thee, if thou givest judgement between them, Judge with equitie, God loveth the Just: How shall they submit to thy judgment, seeing they have the Old Testament, which containeth the Commandments of God? They will not execute thy Judgment, neither believe in the Old Testament, wherein is the guide of the right way, and a light to the Prophets, to judge the differences arising among true believers, among Jews; their Doctors, and their Priests, who study the Scripture, and are witnesses that it containeth the truth, fear not the world, but dread me; sell not, neither exchange my Commandments for any price. Such as judge not conformably to the Law of God, are Infidels; We have ordained the Talio, man for man, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an eare for an eare, a tooth for a tooth, a wound for a wound; he that shall observe it, shall do well, and such as shall not judge conformably to the Law of God, are unjust. We sent after many Prophets, Jesus the Sonne of Mary, who confirmed the ancient Scriptures, to him we gave the Gospel, full of light, to conduct the people to the right way, with a confirmation of the Old Testament, a guide and instruction for the righteous. They that follow the Gospel, ought to judge as it is commanded in the Gospel; such as judge not conformably to what God hath taught them, are disobedient to his divine Majesty. To thee have we sent the Book that containeth the truth, and confirmeth the ancient Scriptures, determine the differences that shall arise among the people,