deliuer them A. The Philistims ca. 13.14 Q. Rehearse Sampsons acts A. He slue a Lyon hee slue 30. Philistims for 30. charge of garmēts he burnt their corn he slue four thousand men with the iaw bone of anasse he carried away the gates of Azzah he slew moe at his death then he did in all his life Q. By what small meanes did God bring these things to passe A. Ehud beeing lame of his right hand slue Eglon the fatte King with a Dagger of a cubit long Shamgar slue fixe hundred Philistims with an Oxe goad Iael a woman killed Sisera with a hammer and a pin Gedeon ouercame an hoast of men with broken Pot-sheardes and Rams hornes There is no mention made of Eli and Samuel in this booke but in the booke of Samuel Finis Iud. Ruth Q. What call you the next booke A Ruth Q. Why is it so called A. Because she is the person that is principally handled there Q. How is it deuided A. Into two parts Naomies and Ruths afflictions and their prosperitie Q. Of what countrie was Ruth chapter 1 A. Of Moab Q. Who was her husband A. Chilion of Bethlem in Iudah Q. How came he into Moab A. There was a famine in Israel and so his father Elimeleck tooke his two sons Mahlon and Chilion and Naomie his wife and went and soiourned in the countrie of Moab where Elimeleck died then his sonnes took them wiues the name of Mahlons wife was Orpah and the name of Chilions wife was Ruth Q. What befell to them in the land of Moab A. Elimeleck and his two sonnes died Q. What did Naomie then A. She returned into the land of Iudah Q. Why did she returne A. Because she heard say that the Lord had visited her people in plentie and giuen them bread Q. What companie had she with her A. Her two daughters in law Orpah and Ruth but Orpah went back againe Q. Why did not Ruth returne with her sister A. Shee would not leaue her mother in law but said Whither thou goest thither wil I go and where thou dwellest there will I dwell thy people shal be my people and thy God my God chapter 5 Q. How did God blesse her A. Shee was married to a rich man named Booz of him came Christ Finis Ruth 1. SAMVEL Q. What doe you call the next booke A. Samuel Q. How many things must we consider in this booke Q. Two the gouernment of the two last Iudges and the two first Kings Q. Which are the Iudges which are mentioned in this booke A. Eli and Samuel Q. How are the acts of Eli deuided A. Into his good and bad acts Q. What were his good acts A. His diligēce in his calling Q. What were his bad acts A. His negligence in not looking to his sonnes and not correcting them chap. 2. Q. How was hee punished for his negligence A. The Arke of God was taken his two sonnes Hophni and Phineas were both slaine in one day he hearing of it fell downe backward and brake his necke chap. 4. Q. What became of his daughter in law A. Shee died in child-birth for shee said the glorie is departed from Israel Q. What became of the Arkthen A. The Philistims brought it to Ashdod and set in the house of Dagon their god Q. How were they plagued A. Dagon fell downe before the arke of God his head and the palmes of his hands were broken and the inhabitants were smittē with emrods Q. What did they with the arke of God A. They carried it to Gath. Q. Did it continue there chapter 6 A. No for the Lord smote them with Emrods and they caried it to Ekron and the Ekronites were smitten with Emrods also Q. How long did the Philistems keepe the arke A. Seauen moneths Q. What did they then with the arke A. They sent it home with gifts Q. What were the gifts which they sent with it A. Fiue golden Emrods fiue golden Mice Q. How did they send the arke home A. They laid it in a new cart they tooke two milch kine and shut their calues at home then they tyed the kine to the cart and they went straight to Bethshemesh and kept one path till they came to the field of Ioshua at Bethshemesh where they stood still Q. What did the inhabitants of Bethshemesh A. They reioyced and the Leuites tooke downe the arke and the chest wherein the iewels of gold were and set them vpon a great stone and claue the wood of the cart and offered the kine for a burnt offering vnto the Lord. Q What befell then A. The Lord slew fifty thousand threescore and ten men of the inhabitants of Bethshemesh because they had looked in the arke of God Q What became of the arke then chapter 7 A. The men of Kiriathiearim came and tooke it Q. What did they with it A. They brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill and sanctified Eleazar to keepe the arke Q. How long abode the arke in the house of Abinadab A. Twentie yeare Q. When Eli was dead who succeeded him A. Samuel Q. How many things must be considered of him A. His birth education calling and his acts Q. What doth the Holy Ghost set downe concerning his birth A. He was borne of a barren woman who begged him of the Lord by prayer chap. 1. Q. Who was his father A. Elkanah Q. Who was his mother A. Hannah Q. Where was he brought vp A. In the tabernacle Q. Who called him A. God called him thrice in one night chap. 3.4 Q. How many offices hed he A. Three for as he was called thrice so he had three offices a iudge a priest and a prophet Q. VVhat chiefe things are recorded of him A. He annointed Saul cap. 10. he caused him to slay Agag the King of Ameleck c. 15. hee annointed Dauid cap. 16. and these are his acts of peace Q. What were his acts of war A. He ouercame the Philistims chap. 7. Q. What gouernement had the children of Israel after Iudges chapter 8 A. Kings Q. How fell it out that they had kings chapter 10 A. Because Samuels sonnes Ioel and Abiah walked not in their fathers waies but peruerted iudgement therefore they desired a king Q. How many yeares did Samuel iudge Israel A. Twentie yeares Q. How many kings raignes are set downe in this booke A. Two Sauls and Dauids Q. Who was first King A. Saul Q. Who annointed him A. Samuel for thither he wēt to seeke his fathers asses Q. How many signes had he to confirme his annointing A. Three 1. at Rahels sepulcher 2. at the plaine of Tabor 3. at the hill of God where finding a company of Prophets he prophesied cha 9.10 19. chap. Q. Where was he chosen A. At Mispah by lot chap. 10. Q. How many principall things must we consider in Sauls raigne A. Two his good and his bad deedes Q. What were his good deeds chapter 11 A. He fought the Lords bartell he
deliuered the inhabitants of Iabesh frō the Ammonites he ouerthrew the Amalekites and Philistims Q. What were his euill deeds chapter 15 A. He tooke on him the Pricsts office he spared Agag and the best things he persecuted Dauid 18. he slew the Lords priests 21. and he consnlted with witches chap. 28. Q. How was he plagued A. He was reiected and Dauid elected he was vexed with an euill spirit his two sonnes were slaine by the Philistims he slew himselfe chap. 31. Q. Who was high Priest A. Abimeleck the sonne of Ahitub Q. Who succeeded Saul in the kingdome A. Dauid Q. What principall things are to be considered of him A. His calling and his acts Q. How many things must we consider in his calling chapter 16 A. Three 1. who called him God 2. by whom was hee called by Samuel 3. frō whence was he called from keeping his fathers sheepe Q. How are the acts of Dauid deuided A. Into his actes in Sauls time and his acts after Sauls death Q. Whatwere his acts in Sauls time A. He slew a Lyon and a Beare he mitigated Sauls furie with his harpe he slew Gokah chapter 17. he slewe 300. Philistims for 200. fore-skinnes for which he was made the Kings sonne in lawe He was preferred before Saul of the Virgins he was persecuted by Saul 18. chap. He fled to Nob and did eate the shewbread 21. chapt He fled to Gath and there hee did counterfeit himselfe mad 21. c. he cut off the lap of Sauls garment he tooke away the speare and a pot of water that stood at Sauls head chap 26. he destroed the Amalekites chap. 30. Libri primi Samuelis finis II. SAMVEL Q. What must we consider of Dauid after Sauls death A. His acts after he was made king of Israel and his acts when he ruled ouer Iudah onely Q. What were his acts when he ruled ouer Iudah chapter 1 A. He slew the man that said he had slaine Saul he waged warre seauen yeares with Ishbosheth chap. 2. Q. Who was captaine ouer Ishbosheths armie A. Abner Q. What became of him A. He was slaine cowardly by loab because he slew Asacl his brother chap. 3. Q. What did Dauid after the death of Abner A. He lamented for him Q. What befell to Ishbosheth after the death of Abner chapter 4 A. Baanah and Rechab two of his captaines slew him as he slept on his bed and cut off his head and brought it to Dauid in Hebron Q. Who then raigned ouer Israel A. Dauid chap. 5. Q. How many things must we obserue in his gouernement beeing king ouer Israels A. Two things wherin he behaued himselfe well wherin ill Q. VVherein did he behaue himselfe well chapters 6,7,8,9,10 A. He fought the Lords battels he slew Baanah Rechab hee ouercame the Philistims twice he tooke the fort of Sion he restored the arke he prepared for the building of the temple he ouerthrewe the Philistims the Ammorites and all his enemies chap. 8. Q. Who was captam of his hoast A. Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah Q. What were Dauids euill deeds chapter 11 A. He brought the the Arke in a new cart when it should haue beene borne on the Leuites shoulders he committed adulterie with Bethsheba and caused Vriah her husband to bee slaine and caused the people to be numbred chap. 24. Q. How was he plagued for carrying the arke in a cart A. The oxen stumbled the arke shooke Vzzah put vp his hand and was striken dead Q. How for his adulterie A. chapter 13 The child conceiued in adulterie died chapter 15 Amnon defiled Tamar chapter 17 Absalon slue Amnon and lay with his fathers concubines lastly Sheba rebelled chap. 20. Q. What became of Absolon A. He was hanged on an oake by the haire of the head and slaine by Ioab chap. 18. Q. How did the Lord plague him for numbring the people A. God sent a plague for 3. daies whereof died feauentie thousand men chap. 44. Q. How was the plague ceased A. Dauid repenting praying God bad the Augell hold his hand Q. What did Dauid then A. He builded an altar and offered sacrifice vnto the Lord chap. 24. Q. What Prophets were in Dauids time A. Nathan and Gad. Q. Who were high Priests A. A biathar and Zadock Q. Who was Scribe A. Shuah Q. Who was Recorder A. Iehoshaphat Q. Who was ouer the tribute A. Adoram Q. Who was captaine ouer the Cherethites and Perezites A. Benaiah Q. How long raigned Dauid ouer Israel A. Seauen yeares in Hebron 33. yeares ouer all Israel in all 40. yeares Lib. 2. Sam finis KINGS Q. What call you the next booke to Samuel A. Kings Q. How many bookes of Kings are there A. Two Q. How many things are principally to be considered in these two bookes A. Two the rest of the kingdome of Israel before the diuision and after the diuision Q. How many kings were there before the kingdom was diuided A. Three Saul Dauid and Salomon Q. How many of these were mentioned in the first booke A. Two Dauid Salomon Q. What is recorded of Dauid in this booke A. He caused his sonne Salomon to be annointed King the charge that he gaue him at his death Q. What notable things are recorded of Salomon A. He flew Adoniah Ioab and Shemei chapter 1 He prayed for wifedome and obtained it chapter 5 He prepareth for the building of the Temple chapter 7 He builded the Temple in 7. yeares Hee receiued the Queene of Sheba very honorably 1. King 10. Q. What were his sinnes A. Idolatrie and adulterie 1. king 11. Q. How was he punished A. The Lord stirred vp enemies against him Hadad Rezin and Ieroboam chap. 11. Q. How long raigned Salomon A. Fourtie yeares 1. kin 11. Q. Who succeeded him A. Rehoboam 12. chap. Q. How old was Salomon when he begate Rehoboam A. Eleuen yeares for Rehoboam was 40. yeares old when he beganne to raigne 1. King 24. Salomon was 52. yeares olde when he died Hee was but 12. yeares old when he began to raigne 1. King 2. and he raigned onely 40. yeares 1. King 11. Q. What became of the kingdome after the death of Salomon A. It was deuided Q. Why A. Because of Salomons finnes Q. What call you the two kingdomes A. Israel and Iudah Q. How many tribes were in the kingdome of Iudah A. Two Iudah Beniamin Q. How many were in the kingdome of Israel A. Ten Reuben Simeon Issachar Zebulon Dan Gad Asher Neptali Ephraim and Manasses Q. How many kings A. Twentie Rehoboam Abiam Asa Iehosaphat Iehoram Ahasiah Athaliah Ioab Amasiah Azariah Iothan Ahaz Hezekiah Manasses Amon Iosiah Iehoahaz Iehoiakim Iehoiakin Zedekiah Q How many things must we consider in the historie of euery one of these kings A. Two their acts of Peace and their acts of warre Q. How many things must we consider in their acts of peace A. Two what they did for religion and what for the common wealth Q. Who was the first king
Omri hauing raigned 7. daies Q. What became of the kingdome then A. Halfe the people followed Tibni to make him king the other halfe followed Omri to make him Q. How was this controuersie ended A. Tibni was slaine and Omri raigned Q. What is recorded of Omri A. He built Samaria and died hauing raigned 12. years Q. Who succeeded him A. Ahab his sonne 1. king 16.28 Q. What is recorded of him A. He worshipped Baal and built him a temple 19. he killed the Prophets of the Lord hee ouercame the Ammonites he slue Naboth for his vineyard and prisoned Michaiah 1. king 21.22 Q. What became of him A. He was slaine at Ramoth-Gilead hauing raigned 22. yeares eod Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Eliah Michaiah and Obadiah Q. What is recorded of Eliah A. He foretold the famine he was fed of Rauens he restored his hostesse sonne to life he slew Baals Prophets ls 1. ca. 18. He fled from Iesabel and was nourished by the angell of the Lord chap. 19. He reprooued Ahab for slaying Naboth He reprooued Ahaziah for sending to aske counsell of Baalzebub cap. 1. lib. 2. He prayed to the Lord and fire came downe from heauen consumed an hundred men He diuided the waters of Iordan with his cloake ca. 2. l. 2. and afterwards he was taken vp into heauen Q. When Eliah was taken vp into heauen who was Prophet in his roome A. Elisha Q. What things are recorded of him A. He deuided the waters of Iordan with the cloke of Eliah 2. king 2. He healed the venemous and bitter waters eod As he was going to Bethel litle children mocked him and he cursed them and two Beares came out of the forrest and deuoured them euen 42. of them cap. 2. He gaue water to three kings hoasts cap. 3. He increased the oyle of the widow chapter 4 He raised the Shunamites sonne to life chapter 5 He healed Naaman of his Leprosie He maketh iron to swimme chapter 6 He discloseth the king of Arams counsel to the king of Israel He prophesieth plentie to Samaria He prophesied the dearth of 7. yeares to the Shunamite And lastly he prophesied to Hazael that he should be king in Syria Q. Who succeeded Ahab A. Ahaziah 1. king 22.40 Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord and raigned two yeares 1. king 22. Q. How was he plagued A. Moab rebelled and he fell through the Lattise window of his vpper chamber and fell sicke 2. king 1. Q. What did he then A. He sent to aske counsell of Baalzebub whether hee should die or no eod Q. What did the Lord then A. He sent Eliah to him saying because he had sent to Baalzebub he should not come from the bed whereon he was but should die the death Q. What became of him A. He dyed and hauing no sonne Iehoram raigned in his stead which Iehoram was sonne to Ahab eod Q. What things are recorded of him A. He did euil in the sight of the Lord he fought with the Moabites he fought against Hazael King of Aram at Ramoth Gilead was wounded And lastly he was slaine by Iehu after he had raigned twelue yeares c. 9. lib. 2. Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Elisha and Michaiah Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehu Q. What is recorded of him A. He slew Iehoram and Ahaziah he caused Iesobel to be cast out of a window c. 9. l. 2. He slew 70. of Ahabs sons 42. of Ahaziahs brethren c. 10. lib. 2. He slew Baals priests and destroyed Baal and his house and turned it into a lakes hauing raigned 28. yeares c. 10. l. 2. Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehoahaz c. 10. l. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. The Lord deliuered him into the hands of the Syrians 2. king 13. Q. Did he continue so A. No he prayed vnto the Lord and he deliuered him eod Q. Did he take any warning by his troubles A. No he returned to his former wickednesse Q. What became of him then A. He died hauing raigned 17. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Ioash his sonne 2. king 13.9 Q. What things are recorded of him A. He ouercame Benhadad the son of Hazael three times he tooke Amaziah king of Iudah he brake downe the wals of Ierusalem and spoiled the Temple 2. king 14. Q. What became of him A. He died hauing raigned 16. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Ieroboam his son eod Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What were his acts A. He restored the coasts of Israel eod Q. What became of him A. He died hauing raigned 41. yeares 23. verse Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Hosea Amos and Ionah Q. Who succeeded him A. Zachariah 2. king 14. Q What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him A. Shallum slew him after he had raigned sixe moneths 15. ch and raigned in his stead Q. What became of Shallum A. Menahem slew him after he had raigned one moneth ca. 15.13 and raigned in his stead Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. The king of Ashur came vp against him and Menahem gaue him a 1000. talents of siluer to depart from him Q. How long raigned he A. Tenne yeares Q. What became of him A. He dyed Q. Who succeeded him A. Pekahiah his sonne cap. 15. lib. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How long raigned he A. Two yeares Q. What became of him A. Pekah slue him and raigned in his stead Q. What is recorded of Pekah A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. Tiglath-Pileser came against him and caried many away captiue cap. 15. lib. 2. Q. What became of Pekah A. He was slaine by Hoshea hauing raigned 20. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Hoshea cap. 15.30 Q. What is recorded of him A. He gaue licence to the Iewes to go to Ierusalem three times a yeare he and the kingdom of Israel were caried capriue by Shalmanazer king of Ashur cap. 17.2 Q. What prophets were in his time A. Ahiah Iehu Eliah Michaiah Elishah Obadiah Hosea Amos Ionas Ioel. Q. Who were the kings of Syria that vexed Israel A. Benhadad Rezin Hazael Q. Which is the chiefe citie of Syria A. Damascus Q. Which are the kings of Affyria A. Pul Tiglath-Pileser Salmanaser Shenacherib and Ishardon Q. Which is the chiefe citie of Assyria A. Niniue Regum finis CHRONICLES Q. What call you this booke A. Chronicles or booke of daies Q. Why is it so called A. Because it containeth some times and ages of the world Q. How many ages are there of the world A. Eight 1. From Adam to Noah 2. From Noah to
THE HISTORIE OF THE BIBLE BRIEFly collected by way of Question and ansvver Read and corrected by the Author Deut. 11. v. 18. 19. 20. 21. Ye shall lay vp these my words in your heart in your soule and bind them for a signe vpon your hand that they may be as a frontlet betweene your eies And ye shall teach them your children speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way and when thou liest downe and when thou risest vp And thou shalt write them vpon the postes of thine house and vpon thy gates That your daies may be multiplied and the daies of your children c. Printed by IOHN LEGATE Printer to the Vniuersitie of ◅mbridge And are to be sold in Pauls Churchyard at the signe of the Crovvne by Simon Waterson To the Christian Reader CHristian Reader this booke was lately published in print and giuen forth to be mine wherein they haue iniured both thee and me Thee in publishing a Pamphlet so faultie and with so many wants The iniurie to me is because that was giuen forth to be mine which I did neuer write nor read ouer written by others vntill I saw it in print When my children first began to speake for the furtherance of them and my seruants in the knowledge of the Historie of the Bible after a Chapter read at our meales at dinner out of the old Testament at supper out of the new I gaue thē by word of mouth onely such obseruations as I thought fit for their capacitie vnderstanding and by their answers to my questions I daily tooke an account how they vnderstood and retained the same in memorie After 26. yeares continuance in this exercise by some vnaduised youth or vndiscreete seruant of mine some Printer gate it wherof whē I had an inckling I trauelled to some in authoritie and by labouring with them gat it staied not to be printed in Londō yet it comming forth they printing it otherwhere without my knowledge or liking I thought it my dutie beeing thereto intreated also by others to read it ouer and in some sort to redresse the abuse offered vnto thee by the former Impression And I beseech the Lord to blesse this and all other my labours in some measure to be profitable to thee his church From my house at Deptford the 9. of August 1602. The L. vnprofitable Minister lame Eusebius Pagit GENESIS Question VVHat is Religion Answer A knitting of vs againe to God Q. How felt we from God A. By the sinnes of Adam and Euah Q. How are we reconc◅ vnto God A. By the righteousnes of Iesus Christ which is the new and second Adam Q. Where find you this A. In the Bible Q. How is the Bible diuided A. Into the old Testament and the new Q. How is the old Testament diuided A. Into the Lawe and the Prophets Q. Who writ the law A. Moses Q. In how many bookes A. In fiue Q. What cal you the first book A. Genesis Q. Why is it so called A. Because it containeth the first generation of all creatures Q. How is Genesis diuided A. Into three parts the creation of the world the decay of the world and the repaire of it againe chapter 1 The creation of the world Q. Who made the world A. God Q. Whereof A. Of nothing Q. Wherewith A. With his word Q. In how many daies A. In sixe Q. VVhat did God make the first day A. Heauen earth and light Q. What did he make the second day A. The firmament and separated the waters Q. What did he the third day A. He gathered the waters into one place he made drie land to appeare he made herbs and trees Q. What did God make the fourth day A. Sunne Moone and starres Q. What made he the fift day A. Birds and fishes Q. VVhat made he the sixt day A. Creeping things beasts and Man chapter 2 Q. What did God the seauenth day A. He rested and sanctified it to be a Sabbath Q. What is a Sabbath A. A rest Q. What must we do on the Sabbath day A. Holy things Q. What are those holy things A. Hearing and learning the word of God preached praying receiuing the Sacraments and meditating vpon Gods creatures Q. Wherof was Adam made A. Of the dust of the earth Q. Wherof was Euah made A. Of the ribbe of Adam Q. Where were they set to dwell A. In the garden of Eden Q. What were they forbidden to do A. That they should not eate of the fruite of the tree of knowledge of good and euil Q. Did they obey God or not A. No they did eate of the fruite of the tree of knowledge of good and euill chapter 3 The decay of the world Q. What did God with them for breaking his commandement A. He cursed them Q. Whom did God curse A. Adam Euah and the serpent Q. Why did God curse the serpent seeing the serpent did not eate of it A. Because he prouoked thē Q. Did all the world remaine vnder this curse or no A. No God promised that the seede of the woman should breake the head of the serpent Q. Who was that seed of the woman A. Iesus Christ Q. What is the efficient cause of mans saluation A. The loue of God Q. What is the materiall cause A. The death and passion of Iesus Christ Q. What is the instrumentall cause A. Faith Q. What is the finall cause A. To glorifie God Q. How in this world A. By seruing him Q. How in the world to come A. By beeing glorified with him Q. After that Adam Euah were accursed where were they set to dwell A. Abroad in the world Q. What children had they A. Cain and Abel Q. How were they brought vp A. In the feare of God Q. Did they both serue God A. Yes Q. Did they both serue God rightly A. No Cain serued God in hypocrisie Q. What hinderance was there then to religion A. The deuill prouoked Cain to kill his brother Abel Q. Did Cain kill Abel A. Yes Q. What did God with Cain for killing his brother A. He cursed him Q. Did God with this curse take away all graces from Cain and his posteritie as well as the graces of adoption A. No Cain was the first builder of cities Iubal the first player of instruments Tubal the first inuenter of smiths craft And Iabal the first dweller in tents Q. Cain beeing cursed and Abel killed whom did God raise vp to serue him chapter 5 A. Sheth Q. Rehearse the Fathers before the flood A. Adam Sheth Enosh Kenan Mahalaleel Iered Henoch Methushelah Lamech and Noah Q. Who was the oldest man that euer liued A. Methusnelah Q. How long liued he A. Nine hundred sixtie and nine yeares Q. What became of Henoch A. He was taken vp both bodie and soule to walke with God Q. How many were so taken vp beside him A. Two Eliah and Iesus Christ Q. In what time were these taken
ouer a wall Beniamin a wolfe Q. When Iacob died where was he buried chapter 50 A. In the caue of Machpelaph which Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite Q. Why was he buried in the land of Canaan A. That it might be a signe to his posteritie that they should returne into the land of Canaan Q. How long did Ioseph beare rule ouer the land of Egypt A. Fourescore yeares Q. How long liued he in all A. One hundred and tenne yeares Q. When he died where was he buried A. He was embalmed to be carried into the land of Canaan at his brethrens returne Geneseos finis Exodus Q. VVhat call you the second booke of Moses A. Exodus Q. VVhy is it so called A. Because it containeth the going of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt Q. VVhat is the substance of this booke A. The estate of the children of Israel from the death of Ioseph vntill the establishing of the Tabernacle in the wildernesse Q. Into how many parts is it deuided A. Into two parts part 1 Their estate in the Land of Egypt after the death of Ioseph vntill their departure part 2 and their estate in the wildernes vntill the establishing of the Tabernacle Q. How were the children of Israel vsed after the death of Ioseth A. They had burdens and afflictions laid vpon them chapter 1 Q. Were they overwhelmed with these burthens A. No the more they were afflicted the mightier they grew Q. What lawes did Pharaoh make against them A. That the midwiues should flay their men children afterward he commanded them to be cast into the riuer Q. Did the Midwiues obey the King A. No. Q. Did they well in disobeying him A. Yes because he commanded them an euill worke Q. Did the Lord like it A. Yes for he built their houses and blessed them Q. These lawes beeing made how escaped Moses chapter 2 A. His mother hidde him three moneths and when she could hide him no longer shee made a basket of reedes shme and pitch and laid him among the bulrushes by the riuers side Q. How escaped he drowning A. Pharaohs daughter came to wash her self and found him there Q. What did she with him A. She put him to nurse to his owne mother Q. What did his mother when she had weined him A. She brought him to Pharaohs daughter againe Q. What did shee with him A. She brought him vp in Pharaohs court Q. What was the cause of his departure from the court A. Pharaoh would haue killed him because he had slaine an Egyptian and buried him in the lands Q. How long liued Moses in Pharaohs court A. Fourtie yeares Q. Whither went he then A. Into Midian Q. What did he there A. He kept Iethros sheepe and married Zipporah his daughter Q. Had Moses any children by her A. Yes a sonne called Gershom Q. What befell to him then in Midian chapter 3 A. The Lord appeared in a flame of fire out of a bush and bad him goe and deliuer his brethren the children of Israel out of Egypt Q. Was he willing to goe A. No for he propounded fiue obiections 1. First his owne basenesse 2. Secondly his ignorance of Gods name 3. Thirdly that they would not heare him 4. Fourthly his slow speech 5. Fiftly he desired him to send another Q. How did the Lord answer them A. To the first he said I will be with thee 2. Secondly he told him his name 3. Thirdly he gaue him signes 4. Fourthly he said I will bee with thy mouth and teach thee what to say 5. He was angrie chapter 4 Q. What signes did God giue Moses to assure him that he beeing a poore shepheard should deliuer them out of the hands of so mighty a king A. First he bad him cast his rod on the ground and it was turned into a serpent and hee bad him take it by the tayle and it was turned into a rodde againe Secondly he bad him put his hand into his bosome it was leaprous and he bad him pull it out againe and it was as his other hand Thirdly he bad him take water and sprinkle it on the ground and it was turned into blood Q. Whom did God send with Moses to helpe him A. Aaron his brother Q. Did he then goe A. Yes Q. Who met him by the way A. The Angel of the Lord who would baue slaine him because he neglected the circumcision of his sonne Q. Who did circumcise him A. His mother Zipporah tooke a sharpe knife and cutte the fore-skinne of her sonne cast it at her husbands feet saying thou art indeede a bloodie husband vnto me Q. VVho met him then A. Aaron his brother Q. Did they their message vnto Pharaoh A. Yes chapter 5 Q. VVould Phraoh let the people goe A. No hee said who is the Lord that I should obey him 〈◊〉 people are 〈◊〉 Q. What commandement gaue he then chapter 6 A. He commaunded them to make the whole tale of brick to gather straw themselues Q. What did the people then A. They murmured against Moses and Aaron Q. What did Moses A. He complained vnto the Lord. Q. What did the Lord then A. He renueth his promise concerning their deliuerance sendeth Moses and Aaron againe vnto Pharaoh Q. Did Pharaoh then let them goe chapter 7 A. No the Lord had hardned his heart and he would not let them goe Q. Did Moses and Aaron their miracles before Pharaoh A. Yes Q. Why then would he not let them go A. Because his Sorcerers did the like Q. How many plagues did God send vpon Pharach and the Egyptians before he would let them goe A. Tenne chapter 8 Q. Rehearse them A. He turned water into blood fishes died 2 Frogges ouer the land of Egypt 3 Lyce 4 Swarmes of Flies 5 Murraine amongst beasts chapter 9 6 Scabs and blisters 7 Thunder lightning and haile chapter 10 8 Grashoppers 9 Darknesse chapter 11 10. All the first borne of Egypt were slaine Q. Did the Sorcerers of Egypt the like A. Yes vntill lice then they said Surely it is the finger of God Q. Would Pharaoh then let them goe A. Yes at darknesse all sauing their cattell Q. What said Moses A. He said he would not leaue a hoofe behind him Q. Did any of these plagues hurt the Israelites A. No. Q. What did they at their departure A. They borrowed of their neighbours the Egyptians iewels of siluer iewels of gold Q. What assurance did God giue them that the last and greatest plague should not hurt the Israelites chapter 12 A. He instituted the Passeouer Q. What was the Passe-ouer A. A male lambe of a yeere old without spot or blemish Q. How should it be dressed A. They should roast it Q. How should it be eaten A. With their loines girded their shooes on their feet their staues in their hands readie for a iourney and they must eate it in hast Q. What should be done with the blood A. They should strike
What did Moses then A. He prayed vnto the Lord and he promised to goe with them Q. What did Moses else A. He desired to see the glorie of the Lord. Q. Did the Lord graunt his request A. Yes for he couered him in the cleft of a rocke whilst he passed by Q. What did the Lord after this A. He bad Moses hew two tables of stone like to the former and to come vp to the top of the Mount Q. Did he so A. Yes Q. How long stayed he in the mount A. Fourty daies and fourty nights Q. Whence should they haue their prouision to make those things which were appointed A. From the people chapter 33 Q. Did they bring enough A. Yes they brought so much that they were bidden to stay Finis Exodi LEVIT Q. What call you the third booke of Moses A. Leuiticus Q. Why is it called so A. Because it containeth the office of the Leuites and those things which appertaine vnto them Q. How is it diuided A. Into two parts the sacrifice which they were to offer and the persons which should offer Q. By whome was this lawe of sacrifices giuen A. By the Lord. Q. Where A. In the tabernacle by Mount Sinai Q. How many kinds of sacrifices were appointed A. Fiue the offering chap. 1. the meat-offering cha 2. the peace-offering cha 3. the sinne-offering chap. 4. the trespasse-offering chap. 5. Q. How many things are to be obserued in these sacrifices A. Two the matter or things wherof they were the maner how they should be offered Q. What manner of things were appointed to be offered A. They were of two sorts either of creatures which haue life or of creatures without life Q. What things are appointed which haue life A. Of the heard bullockes a red cow of the flocke rams ewes lambes goates both male and female Of foules Turtle doues pigeons and sparrowes Q. What are those things without life A. Oyle fine floure incense cakes and wafers vnleauened salt eares of corn Cedar wood a skarlet lace and hysope Q. In offering of sacrifices what is forbidden A. Leauen hony fat blood the inwards of beasts and the maw of birds Q. What is thereby figured A. By leauen and hony corruption of doctrine and life by fat and blood are figured sensualitie and crueltie Q. What things are principally commanded to be vsed in the sacrifices A. Salt and fire the one eating away and the other purging corruptions Q. Thus much of the matter now of the manner and rites to be obserued in offering the sacrifice what they were A. They were diuerse and are set downe in diuerse places of this booke but especially in the 6. and 7. chapters Q. Now we are come to the second part of the booke which concerneth the persons of the Leuites and sacrificers what doth the holy Ghost set downe concerning them A. Two things the first is speciall to them alone the second is common to them with others namely sanctification Q. What is that which is proper to them alone A. so offer the sacrifices which was appointed to Aaron his sonnes their consecration and the execution of their function chap. 8.9 Q. VVith what fire A. With such fire as came from the Lord. Q. Did any offer with other fire A. Yes Nadab and Abihu for which fire came frō before the Lord and consumed them chap. 10. Q. VVhat is that which is common to the Leunes with the rest of the people A. Sanctification and that is prescribed first in forbidding that which is euill secondly in commanding that which is good Q. VVhat are those things forbidden A. They are either ceremoniall or morall Q. What are the lawes ceremoniall A The distinction of creatures cleane or vncleane chap. 11. touching of things accounted vncleane vncleanesse after child-birth chap. 12. or for certaine diseases of the body cha 13.14 and 15. and purification from vncleannesse chap. 16. and 17. Q. What are those morall things forbidden A. Adulterie fornication incest and all such vncleannes chap. 18. and in part of the 20 and 21. chap. Q. Now to come to things which are commanded what are they A. They are either priuate to our selues or in performance of our dutie to our neigbour or else to God as followet◅ the residue of the booke Q. What times or feasts are principally appointed A. The times and feastes appointed in this booke are either weekely as the Sabbath or yearely as the passeouer the feast of vnleauened bread of the first fruites of Whitsontide of trumpets and of Tabernacles Q. Is there no other time appointed for the seruice of God but these A. Yes he hath appointed to be serued euery day with a morning and euening sacrifice Numb 28.4 Q. How did Moses conclude this booke A. He sealed vp these former lawes with the promises and threatnings of God Chap. 26. and the last chapter concerneth vowes Finis Leuitici Numbers Q. What call you the fourth booke of Moses A. Numbers Q. Why is it so called A. Because it principally consisteth of numbring Q. What is the substance of it A. The historie of the children of Israel after their departure from Mount Sinai vntill they came to the plaine of Moab vpon the confines and borders of the land of Canaan Q. How is this booke deuided A. Into two parts the first containeth the numbring of the children of Israel prepared for the iourney the second the number of their iourneyes from Mount Sinai to the borders of Canaan and at their last station they are again numbred Q. What was the number of the people here numbred A. Sixe hundred and three thousand fiue hundred and fiftie Q. How often were the children of Israel numbred in this their trauell A. Thrice the first and second times at Mount Sinai the third at their last station when they were to enter into the land Q. Why were they thus often numbred A. The first time they were nūbred that towards the building of the tabernacle euery man might giue a price for the redemption of his life The second time they were numbred for disposing of thē in order for iourneying about the Tabernacle and pitching their tents at the end of their iourney The third time they were numbred that the diuision and disposing of the land might be to euery tribe according to the number Q. Why were the Leuites numbred the first time A. To shew that they haue need of a redeemer redemption as well as any other men Q. Why were not the Leuites nūbred the second nor third time A. They were not numbred the second time because they were to attend vpon the tabernacle and not to go to warre And they were not numbred the third time because they had no lot of inheritance amōg their brethren Q. At what age were the Leuites taken to the Lord A. At a moneth old they were dedicated to the Lord Num. 3.15 at 28. they were to labour and to do seruice in the tabernacle
Num. 8.28 at thirtie to enter into the more inward works of the Sanctuary Numb 4.3 and at fiftie to leaue the hard labours and to take charge to guide to ouer-see to prescribe by counsell and instruction what others should do Num. 8. ◠5 Q. How many of the twelue principall iourneys are set downe in this booke A. Seauen Kibroth Hattavah Hazeroth Rithma in Paran Kadesh-Barnea Mount Hor Punon in Zalmona and the plaine of Moab Q. How many things do you obserue in these iourneys A. Two either such as are common to them all or peculiar to either seuerally considered by it selfe Q. How many things are there cōmon to euery of these iourneys A. Three the peoples murmuring Moses prayer Gods mercies Q. Did the people murmure at euery iourney A. Yes in seauen iourneyes they murmured eight times Q. Against whom did they murmure A. Vpon euery dislike they did murmure against Moses against God Q. What did Moses when they murmured at him A. Hee as a most mild man prayed yet once hee shewed a passion of imperfection for which the Lord was angrie and would not sfufer him to enter into the land of Canaan chap. 20.11 Q. Did the Lord beare with their continuall grudgings and murmurings A. Yes he gaue eare to Moses prayers and continued his mercies towards them Q. Now shew me those things which are peculiar to each iourney and first to Kibroth Hattavah A. First as wearie of their iourney they murmured The Lord sent fire and consumed the vtmost parts but Moses praying the fire was quenched Secondly they loathed Manna the heauenly bread lusted for flesh 70. Elders are ioyned to Moses to assist him in gouerning this vnruly people Quailes are sent and the people die with the flesh betweene their teeth chap. 11. Q. What is peculiar to the station at Hazeroth A. Aaron and Miriam murmured against Moses Q. For what cause A. They pretended one cause his matriage with a Midianitish woman but their ambition was the very cause chap. 12.2 Miriam is striken with leprosie Moses praieth and God healeth her Q. What is peculiar to Rithma in Paran A. Twelue men are sent to search the land of Canaan Vpon the false report of tenne the people murmure as if God could not performe his promise to giue them the Land They would haue stoned Caleb and Ioshua for reporting the truth Q. How were they deliuered from stoning A. By the hand of the Lord who told them that none of thē should enter into the land of promise saue Caleb Ioshua and they which enterprised to enter into the land contrarie to Gods appointment are slaine by their enemies Q. Did the people remayning tasting his mercies and seeing his iudgements loue feare and serue him A. No there was one found vpon the Sabbath day gathering of sticks Q. What was done with him A. He was by the Lords commādement stoned to death chap. 15.36 Q. That was but the act of one what did the rest A. Others did not take heede for first Korah Dathan Abiram and On with 250. captaines rebelled against Moses and Aaron and the earth opening swallowed vp them and theirs Secondly the people not taking warning thereby did all murmure against Moses Aaron wherefore there were destroyed 14700. of them Q. What did Moses and Aaron A. They sought an attonement with God for them Q. How was the matter ended A. God set order first for the Priesthood secondly for a sacrifice for their sinnes Q. What order was taken for the Priesthood A. The Lord bad Moses take for euery tribe a rod and write euery mans name vpon their rodde and Aarons name vpon Leuies rod and lay them in the tabernacle before the arke and the mans rod which budded would the Lord chuse Q. Whose rod did bud A. Aarons did budde and blossome and he had the priesthood Q. What order was taken for their sinnes A. God appointed the sacrifice of the red cow chap. 19. for the cleansing of these their sinnes and the asnes of purifying of the vnclean by touching the dead Q. When they departed from Rithma in Paran whither went they A. To Kadesh-Barnea Q. What things are peculiar to that iourney A. Foure first the death of Miriam Secondly the Israelites murmure for water Thirdly Moses and Aaron are charged with incredulitie and receiue iudgement to dy in the wildernesse Fourthly Edom denieth Israel passage through his country Q. The next iourney beeing Mount Hor what befell there A. Aaron dieth Eleazer his sonne succeedeth him Arad the King of Canaan commeth forth against Israel and is vanquished Q. To their iourney frō mount Hor to Punon in Zalmona what things are peculiar A. In their iourney about the land of Edom they murmure at the hardnesse of the way and for bread and water loathing Manna They are destroyed by fierie serpents and are remedied by the brazen serpent They ouerthrow two kings Sihon and Og destroy their countries Q. In their iourney to the plain of Moab what is principally to be considered A. The estate of them when some of them entred into their portions and others were readie to enter Q. How many things are herein to be considered A. Two first the hinderances secondly the reconciliation of the people Q. How were they hindred A. Partly by others but especially specially by their owne sinnes Q. Who were those others A. Balak the king of Moab who sent for Balaam to curse the people Balaam the false Prophet who could not curse them but gaue counsell to allure them to sinne and the Midianitish women who enticed them to fornication and idolatrie Q. Did the Lord suffer these sinnes to go vnpunished A. No he began first with his owne people by a plague destroyed of them 24000. Q. What did he with his enemies A. When he was reconciled to his people he powred out his wrath vpon them Q. In what sort A. Balakand the 5. Kings of Midian were slaine Balaam the false Prophet was controlled by his asse and also slaine All the males of Midian and the women who had lyen by man were slaine Q. How was God reconciled to his people A. By the zeale of Phineas who slew Zimri and Cosbi committing fornication Q. What testimonie did God giue of his reconciliation A. First he made a couenant with Phineas Secondly he appointed Ioshua to be gouernour in Moses stead Thirdly he gaue to Reuben Gad and halfe the tribe of Manasseth their portions on that side of Iordan in the Land of Moab Fourthly twelue men are assigned to deuide the land of Canaan Lastly their lawes giuen for sacrifices obseruation of feasts vowes cities of refuge and inheritances Finis Numb Deuteron Q. VVhat call you the fifth booke of Moses A. Deuteronomie Q. VVhy is it so called A. Because it containeth a second rehersall of the law Q. VVhat doth he in the beginning of this booke A. He repeateth the actes which God had done for them in peace and warre
because they were dead to whom the Law was giuen in mount Sinai and to make them more attentiue to the lawe from the first chapter to the fift Q. VVhat doth he then A. He repeateth the lawe more particularly he exhorteth and perswadeth them to obserue and keepe the Lawe from the 5. chap. to the 31. In the 31. Chapter he prepareth himselfe to die and resigneth vp his office In the 32. chap. he singeth a Psalme and in the 33. chap. he blesseth the Tribes of Israel Q. Why did Moses blesse Leui otherwise then Iacob did A. Because of the zeale that the Leuites shewed at Mount Sinai the curses of Iacob vpon Leui were turned into blessings Q. Where died Moses A. In the land of Moab Q. Why did he not enter into the land of Canaan A. Because he murmured at the waters of Miribah saying Heare now ye rebels shall wee giue you water out of the rocke Numb 20.10 Q. Did he see the land of Canaan A. Yes he went vp into mount Nebo vnto the toppe of Pisgah and the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead vnto Dan. Q. Vhom did he appoint in his stead A. Ioshua the sonne of Nun Q. How long liued Moses A. One hundred and twentie yeares Q. Where was he buried A. In a valley in the Land of Moab ouer against Bethpeor but no man knoweth of his sepulchre vnto this day Q. By whom was he buried A. By an angel of the Lord least the Israelites knowing of his graue should go a whoring after it Finis Deuteronomii IOSHVA Q. What gouernour had the children of Israel after they came out of Egypt A. Captaines Q. How many captaines had they A. Two Moses and Ioshua Q. What did Moses A. He brought them out of Egypt into the wildernesse Q. What did Ioshua A. He brought them out of the wildernesse into the land of Canaan Q. What called you this booke A. Ioshua Q. Why is it so called A. Because it containeth the gouernment of Ioshua Q. What is the substance of this booke A. The estate of the children of Israel after the death of Moses til they were established in the land of Canaan Q. How many things must we consider in this booke A. Three Ioshua his calling his acts and his death Q. Who called him chapter 1 A. God Q. What to do A. To gouerne his people Q. What charge gaue he him A. To do all things which he commanded and only those Q. Did he so A. Yes Q. How did God blesse them A. chapter 2 The people obeyed him chapter 3 They passed Iordan dri-shod chapter 4 The people beeing sore with circumcisiō their enemies durst not stirre against them chapter 5 The wals of Iericho fell downe no man touching them Q. How are his acts diuided A. Into his acts of warre and his acts of peace chapter 2 Q. What were his acts of war A. He sent out two men to spie Iericho and as they were spying the men of the citie sought to kill them Q. How escaped they A. By the meanes of an harlot named Rahab Q. When they departed what did they A. She made them sweare that they would spare her and all her houshold at the destrustruction of the citie Q. How did they get out of the citie A. She let them downe by a cord through a window Q. What signe did they giue her of her deliuerance A. They bidde her bind a cord of red threed in the window through which shee let them downe Q. Whither went they then A. They returned to Ioshua Q. What newes brought they A. That all the inhabitants of the Land fainted because of Israel Q. What did Ioshua then chapter 4 A. Hee bad them set vp 12. stones in Iordan and as many in Gilgal for a memoriall to their posteritie Q. What did the Lord then A. He commanded Ioshua to circumcise euery man childe of the children of Israel Q. What did Ioshua then chapter 5 A. Hee made him sharpe kniues as he was commaunded and circumcised all the men children that were borne in the wildernes since their comming out of Egypt for they did not circumcise any by the way Q. Where were the children of Israel when they were circumcised A. At Gilgal Q. What befell there else A. Manna ceased and they did eate of the fruite of the land of Canaan Q. What Did Ioshua then chapter 6 A. He ouerthrewe Iericho and burnt it with fire onely the gold and siluer with brasse and yron were consecrated to the Lord. Q. After what manner was Iericho taken A. The arke of God compassed it sixe daies euery day once and the seauenth day the Priests carried it about the citie seauen times and the men of warre went before the arke all the hoast followed when they had compassed the citie seauen times and the Priests had blowne with their trumpers of Rammes hornes seauen times the people shouted with a loud voice then the walles of the citie fell down flatte and they went vp into the citie and slew the inhabitants with the edge of the sword Q. Were all the inhabitants destroycd A. No Rahab her father mother and children with all that she had were preserued Q. Whither went they then chapter 7 A. Ioshua sent three thousand men to take Ai. Q. Did they take it A. No for the men of Ai slew 36. of them and put the rest to flight Q. What was the cause they slew them and put them to flight A. Because Achan tooke of the Excommunicate things therefore the Lord was angrie and suffered their men not to haue the victorie Q. What had he taken A. A Babilonish garment 200. shekels of siluer and a wedge of gold of 50. shekels weight Q. How was he punished for it A. All the children of Israel stoned him to death Q. What did Ioshua then chapter 8 A. He went to Ai and tooke all the men of warre with him Q. What did he when he came thither A. He sent 500. men to lie in wait on the back side of the citie and hee and all the rest of the people came before the citie Q. What did Ioshua and his people in the battell A. They fled before them as they did at first which they perceiuing came all out of the citie and pursued Q. What did Ioshua then A. He stretched out his speare that was in his hand towards Ai according as he had giuen notice to them that lay on the backe-side of the citie and they arose and came to the citie set it on fire and when the men of the citie looked backe and sawe their citie on fire they were greatly afraid then Ioshua and the children of Israel which fledde returned and slewe the men of Ai. Also the other issued out of the citie against them on the other side and let none of them escape Q. What was the number of those that were slaine A. Twelue thousand euen all the men of Ai. Q. What did he
Abraham 3. From Abrahams departing from Vr in Chalde vnto the departing of Israel from Egypt 4. From the departing of Israel out of Egyyt vnto the first building of the Temple 5. From the first building of the Temple vnto the captiuitie of Babylon 6. From the captiuitie of Babylon to the reedifying of Ierusalem 7. From the reedifying of Ierusalem vnto the comming of Christ 8. From the comming of Christ to the iudgement Q. What notable things haue beene and shall be in these ages A. The creation of the world the floud the circumcision the annointing of Kings the transmigration of Babylon the incarnation of Christ the opening of heauen by the preaching of the Gospel and the resurrection of bodies to iudgment Q. How many of these ages are in this booke A. Sixe from the first creation to the reedifying of Ierusalem Q. Rehearse the fathers of the first age A. Adam Sheth Enoch Kenan c. vt in Genes which age containeth 1656. yeares Q. Rehearse the Patriar◅s of the second age A. Shem Arpacshad Shalah Eber Peleg Reu vt in Gones which age containeth 363. yeares and ten daies The third age containeth 430. yeares The fourth age containeth 480. yeares The fift age containeth 419. yeares The sixt age containeth 143. yeares The seauenth age containeth 483. yeares Q. Howe many of the last age are alreadie expired A. One thousand sixe hundred and seauen yeares Q. Who was Abrahams sonne according to promise A. Isaack Q. Who Isaaks A. Iacob Q. Which of Iacobs 12. sonnes had the Kingdome A. Iudah and of him came Christ Q. Who had the Priesthood A. Leui. Q. What goruernmēt had the first A. Captaines Moses and Ioshua Q. What gouernours had they then A. Iudges as before in that booke Q. Rehearse the genalogie from Iudah to Dauid A. Phares Esrom Aram Aminadab Naasson Salomon Boos Obed Iesse and Dauid Q. Who succeeded Dauid A. Salomon Q. Who succeeded Salomon A. Rehoboam Q. Rehearse the priests from Aaron to Ahnub A. Eleazar Phineas Abishua Bucci Vzzi Zeraiah Meraioh Amasiab Ahitub Q. Why is Iehosaphat called king of Israel A. Because God was called the God of Israel by reason of Iacob to whome he promised Therefore Israel is sometime taken for Iudah because Iudah was the chiefe people Q. Rehearse the fathers to Christ A. Peruse the third chapter of Luke Finis Chronicorum EZRA Q. Why is this booke called Ezra A. It is so called of the name of him that writ it by that trope of Rhetoricke called Metonymia as when the author and writer is put for the writing Q. What is the substance of this booke A. The estate of the children of Israel from the first yeare of Cyrus to the nineteenth yeare of Darius Longimanus Q. How is this booke deuided A. Into two parts the first containeth the returne of the children of Israel from the captiuitie of Babylon in the first and second chap. The second the establishing of them in their owne land in the rest of the booke Q. At what time did they returne chapter 1 A. The first yeare of Cyrus which met with the 70. yeare of their captiuitie as Ieremie had prophesied Q. Who were the causes of their returne A. The first and principal cause was the Holy Ghost moouing the heart of Cyrus to giue them libertie to returne The second and instrumentall cause was Cyrus the King of Persia Q. What did Cyrus for them A. Of captiues he made them free and beeing poore he furnished them for their voyage Q. How was this deelared A. First by proclamation then by writing Q. Israel was carried into captiuitie by Salmanasar King of Assyria 1. king 17.6 and Iuda was carried into captiuitie by Nebuchadnezzer King of Babel 2. kin 25.21 how then could Cyrus King of Persia send them home A. Berodach Baladan King of Babel ouerthrew Essaraddan King of Assur the grand-childe of Salmanasar and ioyned to the Assyrians to the Monarchie of the Chaldeans and so had vnder him the captiued Israelites seauentie yeares after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel had carried Iuda into captiuitie Cyrus king of Persia with his vncle Darius King of the Medes suddenly slue Balthasar king of Babel Dan. 5. and so had authoritie to set them free and to send them home to Ierusalem Q. To what end did he send them home A. To build the house of God who had giuen him so large an Empire Q. How were those poore men furnished for so great a worke A. The king gaue them vessels and plate of gold and siluer which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from thence Q. How many were they which then returned chapter 2 A. Two and fortie thousand three hundred threescore and of seruants 7337. Q. Vnder whose gouernment did they returne A. Vnder Zorabbabel the captaine and Ieshua the priest Q. They beeing thus returned which is the first part of this booke how were they established Q. Ezra in setting downe the second part of this booke sheweth first how they were established for religion in the 3 4 5 and 6. chapters Secondly their common-wealth in the 7 8 9 and 10. chapters Q. In the establishing of religion how many things are to bee considered A. Foure the beginning of the work 2. the hinderances of the worke 3. the remoouing of those hinderances 4. the performance and finishing of the worke Q. For the beginning of the worke what doth Ezra set downe chapter 3 A. Two things the preparation and the laying of the foundation Q. Who prepared it A. All the people came to Ierusalem as one man Q. What did they A. First they began with the exercises of religion namely offering of sacrifice and obseruing the feast of Tabernacles Secondly they gathered money workemen and matter for the worke Q. Who set forward the worke for laying the foundation A. Prince Priests and people Q. When the builders laid the foundation what did the people chapter 4 A. They sang a psalme of praise to God yet many mourned doubting the glorie of this house would not be like the first Q. VVas this so excellent a worke hindred A. Yea the better worke the more hindrances Q. By whom A. By the enemies of Iuda and Beniamin Q. VVhat did they A. First craftily they pretend to worke with them Secondly not beeing admitted they terrifie and trouble the builders chapter 5 Thirdly they accusing thē by letters to the king they procure a prohibition cause them to cease from building Q. How were these lets and hinderances remooued and they set to the worke againe A. First the Lord stirred them vp by his prophets Haggia and Zechariah Secondly by humble letters to the King and finding the order of Cyrus they obtaine a decree for the furtherance of their worke chapter 6 Q. Vpon how many points doth this decree consist A. Vpon three 1. A restraint that none should hinder the worke 2. A commaundement to furnish them with all things necessarie for the building and sacrifices 3 An order that whosoeuer
should hinder it his house should be pulled downe and made a dunghill of the wood of it a gallowes should be set vp and he hanged thereon Q. Beeing thus stirred vp by the Prophets allowed and furnished by the King did they returne to the worke A. Yes they builded it finished and kept the feast of dedication with great ioy chapter 7 Q. Thus much for the establishing of the estate of religion now wee are come to the establishing of the common-wealth how many things are we therein to consider A. Three first who did it chap. 7. Secondly his iourney to doe it chap. 8. Thirdly his acts how he did it chap. 9. 10. Q. Who had most to doe in this worke A. The man is described by his name his ancestors his learning his fauour authoritie and religion Q. What was his name A. Ezra Q. Of what kindred came he A. From Aaron the high priest Q. What was his learning A. He was a Scribe prompt in the law of God Q. What fauour had he A. He was in fauour with the king of Persia cha 7.6 with the people of the Iewes vers 6. and with God vers 9. Q. What authoritie had he A. By patent from Artashashe the king of Persia he had libertie with all the Iewes that would returne to Hierusalem to carrie with him siluer gold vessels to place Iudges that know the lawe of God and to punish offendours by death banishment confiscation of goods or imprisonement Q. What was his religion A. According to the lawe of God and he gaue himselfe to the exercise of the same chapter 8 Q. Now to come to the iourney in the 8. chapter what is to be obserued A. First his company secondly the aide and strength hee craued for conducting of them in the iourney Q. What were obserued of the companie A. The people were forward and readie but the priests were carelesse and negligent vntill by commandement they were brought forward Q. What power had they to conduct them A. Ezra was ashamed to aske ayd of the king and therefore he proclaimed a fast and did aske aid of God by prayer Q. Now he beeing come to his iourneies end to Ierusalem what were his acts A. First he deliuered the treasure Secondly they offered a facrifice Thirdly he deliuered his cōmission to the Kings officers to be executed for the good of the people and the house of God chapter 9 Fourthly in an assemblie of the rulers complaints of disorders are deliuered Q How are the same redressed A. First they prayed to God Secondly they made a couenant to doe according to the word of the Lord. chapter 10 Thirdly they put away their strange wiues and offered sacrifies for their finnes Finis NEHEMIAH Q. Why is this booke called Nehemiah A. Because hee is a principall doer in the work set down in this booke Q. What is the substance of it A. The repaire of Ierusalem decaied Q. Into how many parts is it deuided A. Into two the cause of the worke and the worke Q. Who was the efficient cause A. God by the hand of Nehemiah Q. Who was this Nehemiah and how is he described chapter 1 A. By kindred a Iew by trade of life a courtier by office the kings butler and by the place where he was which was the kings court at Shushan which whas the chiefe citie of Persia builded by Darius Q. How was he mooued to this worke A. By hearing of the miserie of the people and citie of God Q By whome A. By Hanani and other men of Iudah Q. What heard he of the miserie of the peoples A. That they were in great affliction and reproch Q. What of the citie of Ierusalem A. That the wals were broken down and the gates burnt with fire Q. How procured he meanes to helpe them A. Two waies first to God next to man Q. How to God A. First hee humbled himselfe by fasting confessing their sins next hee prayeth for his gratious assistance Q. How prepared hee meanes of man chapter 2 A. He made his suire to the king and queene for leaue to goe for letters of safe conduct for matter to help to repaire the gates and walles Q. What was the euent of his suite A. God heard his prayer inclined the king to grant his request and so he went safe to Hierusalem Q. Concerning the second part which is the worke of the repaire of Ierusalem how is it deuided A. Into two parts first the repaire of the citie walles cha 3 4 5 6 7 8. The second the repaire of the peoples manners in the residue of the booke Q. In the repaire of the walles how many things are to be obserued A. Three first the entrance into the worke 2. The hinderances of the worke 3. The finishing of it Q. In the entrance into the worke how many things are set downe A. Three first a view and suruey is taken of the wants c. 2.13 Secondly a consultation with the rulers vers 17. Thirdly the appointing of the people what to doe and where they should build ca. 3 Q. What were the hinderances of this building A. First they were derided by enemies chap. 2.19 Secondly Sanballat Tobias and Geshem conspired against them by battell to hinder the worke chap. 4. Thirdly a ciuill dissention amongst themselues because they were oppressed by the great men chapter 5. Fourthly false prophets were hyred by fearing them to discourage them from the worke chap. 6.10 Q. How were these hinderances withstood A. The principall refuge he had was prayer to God who gaue him courage to despise their skornes wisedome to auoide their subtilties strength to withstand their forces and power to performe the worke labouring with the one hand and holding their weapon with the other and so the work was finished chap. 6.15 Q. How was this working of repairing the wall ended A. First there was a watch set to keepe the citie chap. 7. Secondly there was a folemne assembly to heare the word which Ezraread out of a pulpit of wood Thirdly the feast of Tabernacles was kept with thank sgiuing and great ioy cap. 8. Q. How was the word read A. They read it distinctly gaue the sense and caused them to vnderstand the reading Q. Concerning the second part of the worke which was the repaire of the manners of the people what is set downe of it A. Foure things 1. they repent their former corruption of life Q. What shew was of their repentance A. They assembled with publike fasting sack-cloath and earth vpon them chap. 9. Q. What were the exercises of their fast A. They praied foure times a day confessing their sinnes the word was read out of a pulpit foure times Q. What was the second thing done for the repaire of their manners A. They made a couenant with God writ it and the Princes and Priests did seale to it Q. What did they promife in their couenant A. First not to make strange marriages Secondly to sanctifie
the Sabbath Thirdly to giue allowance for the maintenance of the Priests and the sacrifices Q. What was the third thing that was done A. That Ierusalem should not lie wast but bee inhabited for the better maintenance of the citie for the preseruation of the house of God and for the performance of the exercises of religion c. 11. Q. What was the fourth A. Nehemiahpunisheth the polluters of the house of God the prophaners of the Sabbath and them that married straunge women breaking the couenant which they had made with God Finis ESTER Q. Why is this booke called Ester A. Because that a woman of that name is principally mentioned in it Q. What is the summe and substance of this booke A. A great danger whereinto the Iewes were brought by the wicked and mercifully deliuered by the Lord. Q. What is the end of it A. That wee through patience and comfort of the Scripture might haue hope Q. How is this booke deuided A. It may bee deuided according to the estate either of one particular person that is of Ester or of all the Iewes vnder the iurisdiction of Ahashuerosh Q. How may it be deuided according to the estate of Hester A. Into two parts first the promoting of her from a mean damsel to be a Queene wife to so great a Monarch Secondly her actes after she was Queene Q. How may it bee deuided according to the estate of the Iewes A. Into two parts first the afflictions and dangers whereinto they were brought Secondly their deliuerance out of these dangers Q. In setting forth the dangers what things are to be obserued A. 1. First that God prepared a meanes for their deiinerance Secondly the partie that brought them into dangers what those dangers were Q. VVho was this partie propared by God to be the meanes of their deliuerances A. Ester a poore damsell exalted to be a Queene Q. In this promotion of Ester what is to be obserued A. First the occasions secondly her marriage Q. What were the occasions A. First the remoouing of Vashtie the former Queene Secondly the aduise of the kings officers Thirdly the graces of Ester Q. When was Vashtie remooued A. At a great feast kept at Shushan in the third yeare of the raigne of Ahashuerosh Q. Who made it and to whome was it made A. Ahashuerosh who raigned ouer 127. prouinces made it first to all his princes capraines gouernours and afterward to the people of Snushan and Vashtie feasted the women likewise Q. What things are principally to be condemned in this feast A. Two first that he sought his owne glorie and maiestie Secondly that he continued it so long seasting euery day for an hundred and fourescore daies Q. What is principally to bee commended in it A. The holy Ghost notes there was no quaffing and that no man should bee compelled to drinke more then was for his good Q. Why was Vashtie remooued A. Because shee disobeyed her busband and disdained to come when he sent for her Q. By whom was shee remooned A. By the seauen Princes of Persia the chiefe of his counsell who also decreed that wiues should honour and obey their husbands Q. Vashtie beeing thus remooued what was the aduise of the kings officers A. That all the beautifull virgins in all his dominions should bee brought into his Pallace and shee that pleased the king should be Queene and amongest them was Ester brought Q. What was Ester A. A poore young damsel borne and bredde a captiue by kindred a Iewe fatherlesse and motherlesse brought vp by Mordecai her kinsman Q. What were the graces wherefore shee was preferred A. Shee was dutifull beautifull modest and humble and therefore found fauour in the eyes of all and was belooued of the king aboue all Q. Did he keepe her as a concubine A. No he tooke her to wife and made her Queeue Q. With what solemnitie A. 1. He set the crowne of the kingdome vpon her head 2 He made a feast to his princes and seruants 3. He gaue rest to his prouinces and gifts according to the power of a king Q. Did Mordecai her gardian when shee was taken into the kings house leaue to take care for her A. No for although she was taken from him yet hee would euery day resort to the court and sit in the kings gate to heare of her Q. What befell while he continued that course A. Two things fell out the first he discouered a practise of treason against the King the traitours were found and hanged and the preuention of it was recorded in the Chronicles as done by Mordecai Q. What was the second A. A mischieuous practise of the confusion of the Iewes Q. By whom was it deuised A. By Haman a proud man a great courtier and highly in fauour with the King Q. Why did he enuie the Iewes so much as to seeke to bring them into such danger A. Because that Mordecai did not bow the knee to him nor reuerence him Q. Why did not Mordecai yeeld thâ—… reuerence to Haman it beeing the kings commandement A. Because that Haman was an Agagite of the stocke of the Amalechites a people hated forsaken and cursed of God because they came first out to fight against Israel in the wildernesse Exod. 17.8.1 Sam. 15.3 Q. Was his pride such that for enuie to one man he sought to destroy the whole kindred of the Iewes A. Yea. Q. By what meanes did hee bring them into this danger A. He vsed two reasons against them the first was that they were troublesome not keeping the kings law The second it should be for the kings profit for there should be ten thousand talents of siluer paid to the king to destroy them Q. Did Haman preuaile by these reasons A. Yea the King gaue consent to Haman to doe as he pleased the edict was written sealed with the kings ring sent by posts into al his prouinces to kill and destroy all the Iewes in one day and especially he prepared a paire of gallowes for Mordecai Q. This beeing concluded how is it regarded A. It is taken diuersly The King and Haman sit feasting and drinking The people fall to mourning and crying Q. Thus wee haue gone thorough the first part of the booke and haue seene the danger deuised concluded and appointed to be executed and we are come to the second part of the booke concerning the auoiding of the danger How many things haue we in this part of the booke to consider A. Two first the meanes vsed to preuent this danger secoudly the euent and successe of the same Q. For the first who are the parties who doe seeke meanes A. The parties who first heard of it as Mordecai and Ester specially or the people of the Iewes generally Q. VVhat doth Mordecai A. Hee doth first humble himself before the Lord by fasting and seeketh helpe of him Secondly he maketh the cause knowne to Ester that she might be an intercessour to the king for them Q. Doth Ester
vision who laid his hands on him and he receiued sight Q. What did Paul then A. He preached Christ there Q. How escaped he persecution A. He was let through a wall in a basket Q. What was Lydda A. A citie called in Hebrew Lod built by one Shemum of the tribe of Beniamin Q. Who planted the Gospell there A. Peter Q. What notable things were done there A. The curing of Aeneas who had kept his bed 8. yeares and the raising of Tabitha to life at Ioppa Q. What were Lidda Saron and Ioppa A. Hauen townes Q. What was Caesarea A. A citie whereof there were two one in Palestina another in Phenicea Q. What was done there A. Cornelius was conuerted Q. How came Peter to Caesarea A. An angell appeared vnto Cornelius in a vision and bad him send to Ioppa for Peter Q. How durst Peter come vnto him he beeing a Gentile A. The choosing of the Gentiles was reuealed to him in a vision cap. 10. Q. What was Antioch A. A citie on the floud Orentine it is now called Aleppo there were sixteene of that name built by Seleucus sonne of Antiochus Q. By whom was the Gospell planted there A. By the dispersed disciples Q. What was done there A. There the disciples were first named Christians Q. What is set downe there else A. Agabus fortelleth a famine Q. What persecution followed then A. Herod slue Iames and put Peter in prison Q. How was Peter deliuered A. By an angell Q. How was Herod punished A. The angell of the Lord smote him and he was deuoured of worms because he gaue not glorie vnto God Q. Rehearse Paules first iourney A. Saleucia Cyprus Perga Antiochia Iconium Lystra Derbe Q. Who went with Paule Q. Barnabas cap. 13. Q. What is Saleucia A. A citie of Syria now called Solda Q. Whether went he then A. Vnto Cyprus an Island Q. Where landed they A. At Salamis Q. What did they there A. They preached and had Iohn their minister Q. VVhither went they then A. To Paphos the chiefe citie of the Iland Q. What did they there A. They conuerted Sergius Paulus and confounded Elimas the sorcerer Q. VVhither went they then A. Vnto Perga a citie in Pamphilia Q. VVhat befell there A. Iohn departed from theÌ„ Q. VVhither went they then A. Vnto Antioch in Pisidia Q. VVhat did they there A. They conuerted many Gentiles and the Iewes raised persecution and he shook the dust off his feet and he went to Iconium Q. What did he there A. He wan many Iewes and Gentiles chap. 14. Q. Whither went he then A. Vnto Derbe and Lystra cities of Iconium Q. What did Paul at Lystra A. He healed a lame man Q. What said the people A. They said gods are come downe vnto vs in the likenesse of men and the priest brought buls and would haue sacrificed vnto them Q. What did Paul A. He preached and the people stoned him but he rose vp and went to Derbe Q. What did Paul then A. He visited the churches which he had taught confirming them Q. Rehearse the places which Paul visited A. Derbe Iconium Lystra Antiochia Perga Attalia Q. What exercises vsed he in this visitation A. Three prayer preaching and fasting Q. What did he betwixt his first and second iourney chapter 15 A. He went to the Councel at Ierusalem about the deciding of a controuersie Q. What was the controuersie A. Whether they could bee saued without the circumcisioÌ„ Q. What was concluded A. That the Gentiles should not bee troubled with ceremonies Q. Rehearse Pauls second â—ournry A. Syria Cilicia Lystra Derbe Phrygia Galatia Misia Troas Samothracia Neapolis Philippi Thessalonica Beraea Athens Corinth Cencrea Ephesus Caesarea and Antioch Q. Whom did he take with him A. Sylas Syria is a countrey Cilicia a countrey now called Carmenia Q. What did he at Lystra A. He circumcised Timotheus a Grecian Misia is a countrey of Natolia Troas a citie called Antigone Q. What befell there A. A man of Macedonia appeared vnto Paul in a vision who said Come and helpe vs. Samothracia is an Iland Neapolis a hauen towne in the borders of Thracia Macedonia Philippi a Citie of Macedonia where Alexander the great was borne now called Philippis Q. What did Paul there A. He conuerted Lidia and deliuered a maid from the possession of the Deuil Q. What became of Paul then A. He was beaten and cast into prison Q. What did he then A. He conuerted the iaylour Q. By whom was he deliuered A. By the Magistrates because he was a Romane Q. Whether went he then A. To Amphipolis and Apolloma Q. Whether went he then A. To Thessalonica Q. What did he there A. He conuerted many people Q. What did the Iewes A. They persecuted him Q. Whither went he then A. To Athens the most flourishing Vniuersitie in the world yet now there remaineth nothing of it but a strong Castle called Sythum Q. What did Paul at Athens A. He disputed with the Philosophers and conuerted Dionysius Areopagita and a woman called Damaris with others Q. Whither went Paul then chapter 18 A. To Corinth Q. What did he there A. He preached and conuerted Crispus the ruler of the Synagogue Q. VVhither went he then A. To Cencrea where hee shore his head Q. VVhither went he then A. To Ephesus Q VVhat did he there A. He preached he bad them farewell with a promise to returne Apollos preached there Q. VVhither went he then A. To Caesarea Stratoris and so to Ierusalem and Antioch in Syria Q. Rehearse Paules third iourney A. Phrygia Galatia Ephesus Grecia Macedonia Philippi Troas Assos Miletene Chios Samos Trogilium Miletum Choos Bhodes Patara Phenicea Tyrus Ptolomais Caesarea and Ierusalem Galatia is a countrey now called Galogrecia Q. What did he at Ephesus chapter 19 A. He preached he burnt the coniurers bookes and Demetrius raised a tumult which was appeased by the towneclarke chapter 20 Q. Whether went Paul then A. Into Macedonia a part of Greece called Eumathia Q. What did Paul at Troas A. He preached and raised Eutichus to life Assos a citie of Mysia now Apollonia Mitelene an Iland in the sea Aegaeum Chios an Iland Samos an Iland Trogillium a citie of Lidia Miletum a citie of Carea where he sent for the Elders of Ephesus Q. What did he then A. He committed Christes flocke vnto them He warned them of false teachers he praied with them and bad them farewel and so went to Choos Rhodes Patara Phenicea a countrey Ptolomias a citie of Phenicea Tyrus a citie of Phenicea Q. Where did he lodge there A. In a house of Philip one of the seauen Deacons who had 4. daughters which were prophetesses Q. What befell there A. Agabus foretold Paul of his bonds Q. Whither went Paul then chapter 2 A. To Ierusalem Q. What did he there A. He rehearsed the wonderful workes of God done by his hands Q. What counsell did they giue him A. To purifie him selfe Q. What befell to him as hee was