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A11230	A diuine dictionarie, or, The Bible abreuiated Containing the whole Scripture. Being most necessarie for the present finding out of any part thereof. By T.S. [sic]	H. S., fl. 1616.	1615 (1615)	STC 21493.5; ESTC S120477	80,435	148

A DIVINE DICTIONARIE OR The Bible abreuiated CONTAINING THE WHOLE Scripture Being most necessarie for the present finding out of any part thereof By T. S. LONDON Printed by E ALLDE for FRANCIS CONSTABLE and are to be solde at his shop in Pauls Church-yard ouer against the great North dore at the signe of the white Lyon 1615. To the Christian Reader HAuing many times a desire to read some speciall Chapters in the Bible I could not so readily finde the same but by turning ouer a great Volume now for the readier finding thereof I haue made this briefe collection of the contents of all the Chapters conteined therein whereby the same may be the more easily found for the better satisfying of such as shall haue the like desire to reade the same And so wishing the best vse to be made thereof I bid you Farewell Of the incomparable treasure of the holy Scriptures with a prayer for the true vse of the same HEre is the spring where waters flowe Psal 12. 3. 49. 10. ●e 21 16 22. 17 Ierem. 33 15. psal 119. 1●0 Reue. 2. 7. 22. 2. psal 119. 142 144. Ioh. 6. 35. Luke 2. 10. to quench our heat of sinne Here is the tree where truth doth growe to lead our liues therein Here is the Iudge that stintes the strife when mens deuices faile Here is the bread that feedes the life that death cannot assaile The tidings of saluation deare comes to our eares from hence The fortresse of our faith is here Ephesi 6. 16. and shield of our defence Then be not like the hogge that hath Math. 7. 6. a pearle at his desire And takes more pleasure of the trough 2. Peter 2. 22 and wallowing in the mire Reade not this booke in any case Math. 6. 22. but with a single eye Reade not but first desire Gods gr●ce Psal 119. 27 73. to vnderstand thereby Pray still in faith with this respect Iude. 20. to fructifie therein That knowledge may bring this effect Psal 119. 11 to mortifie thy sinne Then happie thou in all thy life Ioshua 1. 8. Psal 1. 1. 2. Psal 94 12. 13 what so to thee befalles Yea double happie shalt thou be when God by death thee calles O Gratious God and most mercifull Father which hast vouchsafed vs the rich and precious Iewell of thy holy word assist vs with thy spirit that it may be written in our hearts to our euerlasting comfort to reforme vs to renew vs according to thine owne Image to build vs vp and edifie vs into the perfect building of thy Christ sanctifying and increasing in vs all heauenly vertues Grant this O heauenly Father for Iesus Christs sake Amen How to take profit in reading of the holy Scriptures 〈…〉 1 Earnestly and vsually pray vnto God that hee will vouchsafe to Teach the ●●y of his statutes Giue vnderstanding Direct in the path of his cōmandements At the least twise euery day this exercise be kept Psal 1●9 Deut. 11. v. 19. 2 Diligently keepe such order of reading the scriptures and praier as may stand with his calling and state of life So that The time once appointed hereunto after a good entrie be no other wise emploied Superstition be auoided At one other time that be done which is left vndone at any time Luke 9. v. 62. Esai 29. v. 36. Ephe. 5. v. 1● 3 Vnderstand to what end and purpose the Scriptures serue which were written to Teach that we may learne truth Improue that we may be kept from errour Correct that we may be driuen from vice Instruct that we may be setled in the way of well doing Comfort that in trouble we may be confirmed in patient hope 2. Tim. 3. v. 16. 17. Ro. 15. v. 4. 4 Remēber that scriptures containe matter concerning Religion ● the right worshipping of God as Faith in one God ●●e state of man-kind by The Church and the gouernment therof he word of God written in the testament Sacraments The end and generall iudgement of the Father Sonne Holy Ghost 1. Creation 2. fall and sinne 3. Regeneratiō in Christ Before Christ Since Christ Old Before Christ Since Christ New Good Wicked Common-wealths and gouernments of people by Magistrates Good Euill Peace and warre Prospertie and Diagnes Subiectes Quiet Disordered Families things that belong to houshold in which are Husbands Wiues Parents Children Maisters Seruants Godly blessed Ungodly plagued The priuate life and doings of euery man in Wisedome and follie Loue and hatred sobernes incontinency M●●th and sorrow 〈…〉 and silence ●r●de and ●●militie Couetousnes ● liberality The common life of all men as Riches pouertie Nobilitie Fauour Labour and idlenesse 5 Refuse al sense of Scripture contrary to the Articles of Christian faith co●…ed in the common Creede First and second table of Gods commandements 6 Ma●●eand consider ●e 1. Coherence of the text how it hangeth together 2. Course of times and ages with such thing● as belong vnto them 3. Manner of speech proper to the scriptures 4. Agreement that one place of Scripture hath with another whereby that which seemeth darke in one is made easie in another 7 Take opportunitie to Reade Interpreters if ●e be able Conferte with such as can open the Scripture● Acte● 8. v. 30. 31 ●● Heare preaching to proue by the scriptur● that which is taught Act. 17●● 1● THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKES OF THE Old and Newe Testament with the number of their Chapters Genesis hath Chapters 50 Prouerbes Chapters 31 Exodus 40 Ecclesiastes 12 Leuiticus 27 The Song of Salomon ● N●mbers 36     De●●eronomie 34 Isaiah 66 Iosua 24 Ieremiah 52 Iudges 21 Lamentations 5 Ruth 4 Ezekiel 48 1. Samuel 31 Daniel 1● 2. Samuel 24 Hose● 14 1. Kings 22 Ioel 3 2. Kings 25 Amos 9 1. Chronicles ●9 Obadiah 1 2. Chronicles The praier of Manasse● Apocrypha 36 Ionah 4     Micha 7     Nahum 3 Ezra 9 Habakkuk 3 Nehemiah 13 Zephaniah 3 Ester 10 Haggai 2 Iob 42 Zachariah 14 Psalmes 150 Malachi 4 The bookes called Apocrypha 1. Esdras 9 Ieremiah ● 2. Esdras 16 The song of the three children   Tobit 14     Iudeth 16 The storie of Susan●●   The rest of Ester 6 The Idole Beland the Dragon   Wisedome 1●     Ecclesiasticus 51 1. Machabees 16 Baruch with the Epistle of   2. Machabees 15 The bookes of the Newe Testament Mathewe 28 2. Thessalonians 3 Marke 16 1. Timotheus 6 Luke 24 2. Timotheus 4 Iohn 21 Titus 3 The Actes 28 Philemon 1 The Epistle to the Romanes 16 To the Hebrewes 13     The Epistle of Iame● 5 1. Corinthians 16 1. Peter 5 2. Corinthians 13 2. Peter 3 Galatians 6 1. Iohn 5 Ephesians 6 2. Iohn 1 Philippians 4 3. Iohn 1 Colossi●ns 4 Iude 1 1. Thessalonians 5 Reuelation ●● The Table A brief Table of the whole Scripture of the Bible diuided into the old Testament and the

the returne of the Iews and of their last fortunes chapters 6. Baruch 54 Which treateth of the visions and of the Iewes sinnes and of the fall of Hierusalem and of the reparation chapters 48. Ezechiel 57 75 76 Which treateth of the Monarchie of the world and of the change of times of the power and eternity of Christs Kingdome of the storie of Susanna of the destruction of B●ll and of the Dragon chapters 14. Daniel 58 Which telleth of the Idolatay of the people of Israel figured by a common Harlot of the ouerflow of sinnes and of the warning to the Iewes to turne to the God of Israel Chapters 14. Osel 59 Which speaketh of the destruction of the people of Israel by the Catterpiller the Grashopper and the Locustes of their inducement to penance and of the day of doome chapters 3. Ioel. 59 He speaketh of the sinnes of the Iewes and Gentiles of Gods wrath to fall vppon them and of mouing them to pennace and prophesieth of the finall destruction chapters 9. Amos. 60 Which crieth out and threatneth the destruction of Edome and Esau chapters 1. Abdias 60 He speaketh of the ship-wracke and in this figuring before the passion of Christ he calleth backe the world to repentance vnder the name of Niniuie and prefigureth the saluation of the Gentiles chapters 4. Ionas 61 Which prophesieth of the destruction of Samaria and of the captiuitie and destruction of the chiefe men of Israel and of the false Prophets and of the vnkindnesse and malice of them chapters 7. Micheas 91 Which speaketh of Gods wrath and of his grieuous vengeance against Niniuie which did penance for their sinnes at the preaching o● ●o●as afterward they were wrapped in great offences chapters 3. Nahum Abakuk Which speaketh of the disputation which the Prophet had of God and of this world and how that good men be troden downe and wicked men prosper Chapters 3. 62 Sophonia Which speaketh of the Iudgement of God against the Iewes and to strange nations and of the comforting of the people of Israel Chapters 3. 62 Aggei He Prophesieth of the reuersion of the people of the Iewes and of the building againe of the Temple and of the calling backe againe of the Cittie Chapters 2. 62 Zacharie Which speaketh of the deliuerie of the Iewes and of their punishment by their enemies and of the humility of Christs comming and of his Passion chapters 14. 63 Malachie Who speaketh of the abiection of the children of Israel and of the sacrifices and of Chrsts comming chapters 4. 64   The song of the three children 75   The story of Susanna 76   The Story of Bell and the Dragon ●6   The praier of Manasses 76   A necessarie Table 77 The newe Testament in like manner Bookes Legall as it were where Christs Laws be expressed and containeth foure Bookes or Gospells pag.   A Table with the description of the holy land 85 Mathewe Who principally treateth of the acts of Christ of his humanity of his death resurrection and ascention Chapters 28. 86 Marke Wherein chiefly is treated of the fortitude of Christ doth repeate most things of Mathewe Chapters 16. 89 Luke Which speaketh chiefly of the Annuntiation of the blessed virgine and of Christes actes death and resurrection Chapters 24. 90 92 In whome Christs diuinitie is chiefly shewed and other acts of his deuine power chapters 21. Iohn Bookes Historicall shewing the Acts of the Apostles and is one Booke 93 VVHerein Saint Luke declareth the sending of the holy Ghost after his visible Ascention into heauen and of the acts of the Apostles especially of Paul wherein is also set out as it were the young age of the Church in her first growth chapters 28. Actes of the A●ostles 96 The order of Times   99 VVHerein Paul doth reuoke the Romans from the errors of the Gentiles declaring the order of their iustification what should proceed and what should follow their iustification chapters 16. Romanes 100 1. Wherein he doth call back some that were deceiued of false Apostles and Philosophers by their eloquence some that were deceiued by the iudaicall obseruation of the Lawe he calleth them backe to true faith and to the wis●dome of God chapters 16. Corinthians 101 2. Wherein Paul vppon their conuersion and repentance praiseth and comforteth them chapters 13. Corinthians 102 Wherein Paul calleth againe such as were deceiued by false Prophets that they should returne backe to the Lord and to their ceremonies and willeth them to come againe to the true faith of the Gospell chapters 6. Galathians 103 Wherein the Apostle praiseth the Ephesians which did persist constantly in the faith of the Gospell receaued chapters ● Ephesians 103 Wherein the Apostle praiseth the Philippians for that after they had receiued the word of truth they did not receiue the false Apostles chapters 4. Philippians 104 Wherein Paul blameth the Colossians for that they Collossians were seduced by the false Apostles and exhorteth them to returne to the veritie of the Gospell chapters 4. Thessalonia 1. Wherein he doth commend the Thessalonians which receiuing the word of truth though they suffered persecution of their owne kinred yet they did persist in the faith nor would receiue the false Apostles chapters 5. 104 Thessalonia 2. Wherein the Apostle instructed them of the last times of the comming of the persecution of Antichrist and of his aduancement and ouerthrow chapters 3. 104 Bookes Sapientiall be named these wherein the wisedome of Christ is expressed by examples and precepts of God●y liui●g giuen by his Apostles and be Bookes ●n ●n●… pag. Timothie 1. VVHerein Paul instructeth him of the order and office of Bishops and Deacons and of all Ecclesiasticall discipline chapters 6. 105 Timothie 2. Wherein Paul doth exhorte him to the crowne of Martyrdome and doth informe him of all the rules of the Catholicke veritie and what shall be done in the last daies and of his owne suffering chapters 4. 105 Titus Wherein Paul doth instructe Titus his disciple of the constituting and ordering of Priests or Elders and of all spirituall conuersation and of the eschewing of heretiques chapters 3. 106 Philemon Wherein the Apostle commendeth Philemon of his faith in Christ and of his charitie to the godly and he prayeth him to deale gently with Onesimus his seruant and to entertaine him friendly 106 Hebrews Wherein the Apostle sheweth the weakenesse and the abolishment of Moses Lawe and the perfection of the doctrine of the Gospell and that Christ is true God and man and a Mediator betweene God and man chapters 13. 107 Iames. Wherein Iames giueth exhortation vnto patient suffering that there is no exception of pesons before God and doth also open the harts that come by an euill tongue 108 he forbiddeth warres and dissentions he rebuke the rich that be vncharitable and doth s●●re men to vertue Chapters 5. 108 1 Wherein Peter giueth thankes vnto God which by the death of his sonne did mercifully saue all man-kinde and