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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26586	Medulla Bibliorum, The marrow of the Bible, or, A logico-theological analysis of every several book of the Holy Scripture together with so many English poems ... : whereunto is added a chronological (marginal) annotation of the times and seasons, wherein divers acts and occurrences in the Holy Scripture hapned: partly translated out of an anonymous Latine authour, and partly amplified and enlarged ... / by William Ainsworth ...	Ainsworth, William, d. 1671.	1652 (1652)	Wing A818; ESTC R22312	82,051	222

MEDVLLA BIBLIORVM THE Marrow OF THE BIBLE OR A Logico-theological Analysis of every several Book of the Holy Scripture together with so many English Poems Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of every several Chapter in every such Book Whereunto is added a Chronological Marginal Annotation of the times and seasons wherein divers acts and occurrences in the Holy Scripture hapned Partly translated out of an Anonymus Latine Authour and partly amplified and enlarged for the benefit of all those that desire a short and plentiful acquaintance with the Oracles of God very useful for all Christian Families By William Ainsworth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 late Lecturer at St. Peters Chester London Printed for George Calvert at the Half-Moon in Pauls Church-yard 1652. To the Right Worshipful SAMUEL SUNDERLAND Esquire W. Ainsworth Dedicates this Book Intituled The Marrow of the BIBLE And wishes all the Comforts Contained in it WORTHY SIR SO much of this small Piece as was Originally in Latine was dedicated to no lesse a Personage then a Queen viz. Queen Elizabeth of blessed memory wherupon I am induced moved to think that you possibly will not disdain the same with its Additions in English I am the more confident in this particular upon these two very sufficient grounds 1. Your bountiful acceptance of my Triplex Memoriale which being of as little worth as Bulk was not worthy of such acceptance as it found with you 2. The generous and chearful incouragement in the next place which you have alwayes given me in this enterprize which certainly had not been able to have looked upon the light had not you put Spirit into your Servant to travel of it to the Birth Sir Now that it is by Gods Providence and your favour so incompleatly finished as it is It layes it self at your feet and acknowledges you for an eminent though poor me for the next and immediate cause of it self and will willingly beare no name but yours Only if you please with as much chearfulnesse to look upon it as you did to heare of it when it was but in the conception and generation you shall infinitely in the first place deserve of me and not a little of many others who by your meanes do compasse an help to bring them to a speedy acquaintance with the Scriptures Sir He that wrote the short exemplar hereof in Latine undertook thus much of it that it would make a man both bonum Textualem bonum Theologum a good Text-man and a good Divine and truly I confesse it would do so to those that were not confounded with his brevity but I am much more bold to undertake it of this wherein I have indeavoured more intelligiblenesse and perspicuity If any man that savours the things of God read this book without abundance of profit let me bear the blame for ever for my 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 my impertinent and unprofitable labours But if every such man that sees and reads it be hereby inriched to God-ward and to eternal life I am sure you wil think you have incouraged me to good purpose and rejoyce that you are an instrument of advancing not of darkning Knowledge which will contract and concentre upon you the many Prayers of many People besides SIR Your Humble Servant never unfaithful though always unfortunate W. Ainsworth Febr. 17. 1651. To the READER Gentle Reader ANgeli discunt Analysi The Angels they say learne by way of Analysis and for ought I know it is the best way too for man to learn Ergo I have here presented unto thee these few divine Analyses for thy edification If thou complain of over-brevity in respect of variety of matter I answer they are long enough to acquaint thee with the order of the Scriptures which is the most Sovereign means for the attaining of Knowledge Besides brevitas est mater memoriae etsi intelligentiae noverca Brevity is the Mother of Memory though the Step-mother to Vnderstanding and so recompences in one thing what it wants in another And indeed it is not to tell how that notions though but raw at the first closely laid up in the Memory and again drawn out by the Reminiscentia or Remembrance and represented to the Meditation do wonderfully multiply and improve themselves But if thou canst not learne so well by the Analysis here is a Synthesis too or a Collection and putting of things together in the several Poëms I withal present thee perhaps thou mayst learn better by that If thou canst neither learn by Analytical nor Synthetical order thy case is a great deal more lamentable for I suspect thee of a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and a reprobate sense If thou object against my Poëtry as too light for divine subjects as indeed there is nothing more easie then to finde fault a Ex. 15.1 Moses b Iudg. 5.1 Deborah and Barak c 1 Sam. 2.1 Hanna d Psal per totum David e Cant. per totum Solomon f Isa 26.1 Isaiah g Luk. 1.42 68. Zachary and Elizabeth h Luk. 2.29 Old Simeon and the Virgin i Luk 1.46 Mary and all that ever spake to God in Songs Numbers and Poëtical Gratulations will awarrant and bear me out in that All soules and Genius-es are not of a like temper nor to be wrought upon after the same manner Some are so harmoniously and tunably set k A verse may finde him who a Sermon flies and turn delight into a sacrifice Herb. in Templ that they had rather read one line of a divine Sonet or Poëme then an hundreth in a dull and an heavy phrase which though it may edifie yet it doth not ravish and so hath a more imperfect work upon the Reader Now in these Cases it is not amisse if a Minister imitate St. Paul in this thing viz. in becoming al things to al men 1 Cor. 9.22 that by all means he may gain some This was my real intention in taking these paines and I trust through Gods blessing my intention will not be frustrate If thou object unto me building upon another mans foundation as indeed this was but a small Enchiridion when I first medled with it it is so ordinary and so lawful that it is more shame to upbraid it to another then to be guilty of it and thus Gentle Reader if thou wilt trouble me with no more objections I shall trouble thee with no more apologies or answers but humbly crave thy daily and importunate Prayers for me that I may be a faithful Minister and Steward in the Lords house that at last I may give up my account with joy and boldnesse in that day when all the tribes of the earth shall mourn before the Lord to whom I shall also ever pray for thee and for the Israel of God Mean time taking leave of thee with the Apostles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 13.11 commonly translated Farewel I am The least of