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A33291 The holy history in brief, or, An abridgment of the historical parts of the Old and New Testament by Samuel Clark ... Clark, Samuel, 1626-1701. 1690 (1690) Wing C4492; ESTC R11701 93,511 201

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Fields Herbs Trees Man and Beast Then Pharaoh promises to let 'em go but when the Storm ceas'd he was the same still CHAP. X. Next God sends the Locusts which darkned the Sky with their multitude and covered the Face of the Earth and devoured all that the Hail had left Whereupon Pharaoh capitulates with 'em again but was still hardned Then God sends Darkness which might be felt and Pharaoh capitulates again but was still hardned CHAP. XI During this Darkness God bids all the People borrow of their Neighbours Jewels of Gold and Silver and foretels the Destruction of all their First-born CHAP. XII God now changes the beginning of the year and instituted the Sacrament of the Passover with the Blood whereof they were to mark the Posts of their Doors that the destroying Angel might pass over them Then at Midnight God smote all the First-born of Egypt both of Man and Beast whereupon Pharaoh and the Egyptians drove 'em out in haste so they went out about six hundred thousand men besides Children at the end of four hundred and thirty years in that very Night that the time expir'd CHAP. XIII God commands the First-born to be sanctified in memory of the preservation of their First-born when the Egyptians were destroyed and seven days of unleavened Bread to be observed in memory of their coming out in hast and eating unleavened Bread Moses carries Joseph's Bones with 'em as he had made 'em swear to do God went afore 'em by a Pillar of a Cloud in the Day and a Pillar of Fire in the Night CHAP. XIV When the Israelites were gone Pharaoh and the Egyptians repent that they had let 'em go and so pursue after 'em and overtook 'em near the Red Sea whereupon the Israelites were mighty fraid and cried out to God and he divided the Red Sea so that they passed through it on dry ground The Egyptians also went in after 'em but when the Israelites were passed through God caused the Waters to return upon the Egyptians and drown'd 'em all CHAP. XV. Upon which occasion Moses composes a Song which the Israelites sang unto the Lord. When they were passed through the Sea they came to a place in the Wilderness where the Waters were bitter called therefore Marah whereat the People murmured but Moses cast in a Bough of a Tree and they became sweet CHAP. XVI The People murmur for want of Bread and wish they had died in Egypt where they had Bread enough whereupon God gave 'em Manna which fell on the six days but not on the Sabbath Then they murmured for Flesh then God gave 'em Quails in such multitudes that they covered the Camp Then God commanded 'em to fill an Homer with Manna to be kept before the Testimony for a Memorial to succeeding Generations This Manna continued till they came to Canaan CHAP. XVII Then they came to another place where was no Water which made 'em murmur again but Moses at the Commandment of the Lord smote the Rock and there issued out Water Here Amalek came and sought with 'em but Moses went and stood upon a Hill and while he held up his hand Israel prevailed but when he let it down Amalek prevailed CHAP. XVIII Jethro Moses his Father-in-law hearing that God had brought the Israelites out of Egypt carries Moses's Wife and two Sons to him into the Wilderness to whom Moses related all that God had done for 'em which he rejoyced at and they feasted together Jethro seeing Moses tiring and wearing out himself with judging the People from Morning till Night advises him to make inferior Judges and Rulers for lesser matters and reserve only the more weighty for his own Determination which God approved of and so was done accordingly CHAP. XIX In the third Month after their coming out of Egypt they came to the Wilderness of Sinai to Mount Sinai Here God spake unto Moses and by his means made a Covenant with the People to become his peculiar People Then God commanded him to sanctifie the People and set Bounds to the Mount that the People might not come to touch it On the third day there were Thundrings and Lightnings and the Mount all on Fire and the Voice of the Trumpet exceeding loud then Moses brought forth the People to meet God CHAP. XX XXIII And God spake with an audible Voice in the hearing of the People the Ten Commandments whereupon the People desire that God might not speak any more to them but that Moses might speak to them from God So God by Moses gave 'em divers Judicial Laws for the better government of the Commonwealth CHAP. XXIV Moses acquaints the People with these Laws and they promise Obedience to them and so he made a Covenant before God and the People Then Moses and the Elders went up into the Mount and saw the Glory of God But Moses went up further into the Mount and was there forty days and forty Nights CHAP. XXV God appoints what they should offer for the Tabernacle prescribes the form of the Ark and Mercy-seat with the Cherubims of the golden Table and golden Candlestick CHAP. XXVI God directs how to make the Tabernacle and all things belonging to it Ch. 27. and the Altar of Burnt offering the Court of the Tabernacle and Oyl for the Lamps CHAP. XXVIII Aaron and his Sons are set apart for the Priests Office and holy Garments are appointed ' em CHAP. XXIX God shews how the Priests should be consecrated appoints the daily Burnt-offering and promises to dwell with ' em CHAP. XXX God directs the making of the Altar of Incense appoints what should be the ransom for their Souls the brazen Laver holy anoynting Oyl and composition of the Perfume CHAP. XXXI God furnishes Bezaleel and Aholiab with Abilities to make all things belonging to the Tabernacle He again strictly enjoyns the Sanctification of the Sabbath and gave Moses the two Tables of the Law written with his own Finger CHAP. XXXII Moses staying so long in the Mount the People cause Aaron to make a golden Calf which they worship as a Representation of the true God wherewith God was so provok'd that he treats with Moses about destroying them and making him a great Nation But Moses intercedes for 'em and obtains their pardon But when he came down near the Camp and saw the Calf and the dancing he cast the two Tables of the Law out of his Hand and brake 'em and burnt the Calf and chode Aaron for making it who excuses himself Moses commands the Levites to slay the Idolaters and intercedes for the People and prays that himself might be blotted out of Gods Book rather than they should not be pardon'd CHAP. XXXIII God refuses to go with the People but speaks of sending an Angel with 'em whereat the People mourn and the Tabernacle is removed out of the Camp God talks familiarly with Moses in it who desires God to shew him his Glory and he promises to let him see his back