A LIST OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS BY JEWS
OR RELATING TO THEM, PRINTED IN THE
UNITED STATES, FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE PRESS IN THE COLONIES UNTIL 1850.
BY A. S. W. ROSENBACH.

1. BAY PSALM BOOK, 1640.

The Whole Booke Of Psalmes | Faithfully | Translated
into English | Metre. | Whereunto is prefixed a difcourse de- |
claring not only the lawfullnes, but alfo | the neceffity of the
heavenly Ordinance of finging Scripture Píalmes in the
Churches of God. Coll. III. Let the word of God dwell
plenteously in you, in all wifdome, teaching and exhort- ing
one another in Pfalmes, Himnes, and | fpirituall Songs, fing-
ing to the Lord with | grace in your hearts. | Iames V. If any
be afflicted, let him pray, and if any be merry let him fing
pfalmes. Imprinted | 1640.

[Cambridge, New England,

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Printed by Stephen Daye, 1640]
Collation: 12°, pp. [1-148, unnumbered] signatures **;
A-Z'; Aa-LI'.

Copies located: JCB; Mrs. Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt;
Alfred T. White; HC; AAS; NYPL; Bodleian Library,
Oxford; Henry E. Huntington; Prince Collection, BPL
(2 copies).

The "Bay Psalm Book" was the first book to be published
in the English settlements in America. It was translated
directly from the Hebrew text. The preface (by Richard
Mather) contains the first dissertation on Hebrew poetry and
language to be published in America. Hebrew type is used
for the first time on the western continent. See the preface,
sig. (three words in Hebrew); *** (a Hebrew letter) and the
verso of the same leaf (two Hebrew words); also the 119th
Psalm where the entire Hebrew Alphabet is given. As there
was no font of Hebrew type in America at that time the
Hebrew characters were specially cut for the book.

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As there are only ten copies known of the original edition (as above) students are advised to consult the Facsimile Reprint issued by the New England Society, which contains an excellent introduction by Dr. Wilberforce Eames.

2. MATHER, INCREASE, MYSTERY OF ISRAEL'S SALVATION, 1669.

The Mystery of Israel's Salvation, explained and applyed: or, a Discourse | concerning the General Conversion of the Israelitish Nation. | Wherein is Shewed, | 1. That the Twelve Tribes shall be saved. | 2. When this is to be expected. 3. Why this must be. | 4. What kind of Salvation the Tribes of Israel | shall partake of (viz.) A Glorious, Wonder- | ful, Spiritual, Temporal Salvation. | Being the Substance of several Ser- | mons Preached By Increase Mather, M. A. | Teacher of a Church in Boston in New England. | [10 lines of Quotations.] Printed in the year 1669.

Collation: 8vo, pp. (46), 181, (10).

Copies located: AAS; BPL; JCB; NYPL; ASWR; LMF; HEH.

The first of Increase Mather's acknowledged publications. Trumbull thinks this was probably printed in London, but may have been printed by Samuel Green at Cambridge. The second title bears the imprint: London: Printed for John Allen.

3. KEITH, GEORGE, NEW-ENGLAND'S SPIRIT OF PERSECUTION, 1693.

New-England's Spirit of Persecution | Transmitted to | Pennsilvania, And the Pretended Quaker found Persecuting the True Christian-Quaker, | in the | Tryal | of | Peter Boss, George Keith, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford, | At the Sessions held at Philadelphia the Nineth, Tenth and Twelfth Days of December, 1692. Giving an Account of the most Arbitrary Procedure of that Court. | Printed in the year 1693. | [Philadelphia or New York:

Printed by William Bradford, 1693]

Collation: 4to Title, pp. [i-ii]; text, pp. 1-38.

Copies located: HSP; AAS; NYPL; ASWR; HVJ. On page 8 there are eight words in Hebrew. This is probably the first appearance of Hebrew type in Philadelphia.

THE

MYSTERY

O F

Ifrael's Salvation, EXPLAINED and APPLYED;

OR,

A DISCOURSE Concerning the General Converfion of the iSRAELITISH NATION. Wherein is Shewed, 1. That the Twelve Tribes shall be saved. 2. When this is to be expected.

3. Why this mut be.

4. What kind of Salvation the Tribes of Ifrael ball partake of (viz.) A Glorious, Wonder Fal,Spiritual, Temporal Salvation.

Being the Subftance of feveral SER
MONS Preached

By INCREASE MATHER; M,1,
Teacher of a Church in Boston in New England.

Hear the word of the Lord O je Nations, and declare it in the Ides afar off, and fay, he that feattered Ifael will gather him, and keep bim as a fhepherd doth his flock, Jer. 31 10. And then shall appear the figs of the Son of Man, and then shall all the Tribes (Tns yns) of the Land mourn, and they fbl fee the Son of Man coming in the cloud: of heaven with Power and great Glory, Matth. 24. 30

In the days of the voice of the feventh Angel, when be shall begin to found, the Mystery of God fhall be finished, as he back declared to bis Servan's the Yophets, Rev. 10.7.

Printed in the Year 1669.

New-England's Spirit of Perfecution

Tranfmitted To

PENNSILVANIA,

And the Pretended Quaker found Perfecuting the True

Christian - Quaker,

IN THE

TRYA L

OF

Peter Bofs, George Keith, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford,

At the Seffions held at Philadelphia the Nineth, Tenth and Twelfth Days of December, 1692. Giving an Account of the most Arbitrary Procedure of that Court.

Printed in the Year 1693.

times, That he would take no udvantage by weeds fpubg at fuck times; but we find them practise the contrary for on a certain time T. L. itood up, and affirmed, That G. K. was guilty of Contradiction, and being put to prove it, fald, This farten yearsgo in his printed Books he owned the Seed to be Chrift: Whereupon G. ? faid, I hon Impudent man, I do not deny is now, bus ow is as much as ever. But by ail the diligent enquiry that I have made, I cannot find that G. K. said, he was not fit to be Governoar, but if he had fo faid, I query, Whether it was fuch an intollerable Expreffica? 1. Becaufe is exprefly provided by the fecond Chapter of the Laws of this Province, That all Officers and Perfons commiffionated and imployed in the Government, fall be such as profeß and deslare, They believed Jefus Chrift zo beshe Son of God the Saviour of the World, &c. But, 2dly. The Lloyd its well known, has often dsayed and argued against the Faith of Christ, as he dyed for our fus, dr. And as to G. faying, That his Name would skink, T. L. knows in his Confcience, that it was foke to him only as he was one of the 28 anjat judges, for giving of kalfe judgment against him, and that without all bearing or Tryal. And as touching the Person whom they fay, he call'd, Impudent Rafcel, it was one whom he know not to be conftituted, as they fay he was; but his Brother being is conftituted, and refusing to ferve,tire People of the Town chofe him in his Brothers Read to farve as à Magistrate within that Town bounds, which was altogether unknown to G. and therefore Paul's excufe, dálks ng 4. I wist not Brethrew that in was the High Prieft, might be an Apology for him. But let us confider the word Real, according to Gouldman's Diaionary, a Rascal is a Brawler, and Empty Talker, and one thas deceiveth is Neighbour by falfe and weak arguments, and Cole in his Latine & English Dictionary faith, the Latine word Nebulo, cometh of the Hebrew word as Mobily and any ordinary School-Boy that hath but learned his Accidence, knowath that Nebalo fignifieth, Rafcal, Villian, Knave or Rogue, and in Scripture we find the fame word, fee Ise. 32.6.· ¶ 13'4219 For the Rafontwill speak Villiany; and Fer. 29.25: 1731 9 They commit Filony, and as Gouldman in his Dictionary faith, a Vilian and a Rescal is of the fame Signification. But this Parfon whom they mention, went about to deceive his Neighbours by falfe and weak Arguments, vix. Than be did not expect to be faved by that which dyed at Jerufalem; And that God was net prefent in all his Creatures; which uncisifting and Athriftical Principles G. K. being

No. 3.

Keith, New England's Spirit of Persecution, 1693.

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