TESTIMONIES AGAINST TEE JEWS. 183 Also in Isaiah: " Woe unto them who joinhouse tohouse, and lay fieldto field,that they may take away something from theirneighbour. Will ye dwellaloneupon theearth?"1 Also in Zephaniah : " They shallbuildhouses,and shallnot dwell in them ; and they shallappoint vineyards,and shall not drinkthe wine of them, because the day of the Lord is near."* Also in the Gospel accordingto Luke : " For what does itprofita man to make a gain of the whole world,but that he shouldlosehimself?" 3 And again: " But the Lord said unto him, Thou fool,this night thy soul is required of thee. Whose, then,shallthosethingsbe which thou hast provided? " * And again: " Remember that thou hast re ceivedthy good thingsin thislife,and likewiseLazarus evil things. But now he isbesought,and thou grievest."5And in the Acts of the Apostles: " But Peter said unto him, Silverand gold indeed I have not ; but what I have I give unto you : In the name of Jesus Christof Nazareth,riseup and walk. And, takinghold of hisrighthand, he liftedhim up."6 Also in the firstto Timothy : " We brought nothing into thisworld, but neithercan we take anything away. Therefore, having maintenance and clothing,let us with these be content. But they who willbecome richfallinto temptation and a snare,and many and hurtfullusts,which drown man in perditionand destruction.For the rootof all evilsis covetousness,which some coveting,have made ship wreck from the faith,and have plunged themselvesin many sorrows."7 62. That marriageisnot to be contractedwith Gentiles. In Tobias: " Take a wife from the seed of thy parents, and takenot a strangewoman who isnot of the tribeof thy parents."8 Also in Genesis,Abraham sends his servantto take from his seed Rebecca, for his son Isaac. Also in Esdras, it was not sufficientfor God when the Jews were laidwaste,unless they forsooktheirforeignwives,with the 1 Isa.v.8. * Luke xii.20. 7 1 Tim.vi.7-10. 2 Zeph.i.13,14. 5 Lukexvi.25. « Tob.iv.12. 3 Luke ix.25. 0 Actsiii.6.