The History of the Jews From the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Time
The History of the Jews From the Destruction of Jerusalem to the Present Time
Hannah Adams
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" He advised the Christians not to dispute with his brethren, but to compel them to abjure their reli- gion by coercive measures. A few years after, another convert, named Pfepfercorn, attempted to persuade the emperor Maximilian that all the Jewish books ought to be burned, because they were replete with fables, false accounts, and blasphemies against Christ. Some time before he had written upon the Jews celebrating the passover, and charged them with being apostates from the Old, as well as e...nemies to HISTORY OF THE JEWS. 329 the New Testament. In another publication he painted in the strongest colours the usury of his nation, and their malice against the Christians. * Pfepfercorn's conversion and zeal were, however, much suspecte, d ; and he was accused of having formed the design of seizing the Jewish books, , in order to oblige his countrymen to redeem them at an extravagant price. F But he had the address to engage so many learned divines to favour his plan, that the emperor was inclined to grant his request.
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