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
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
Q. In the epistle to the Church of Philadelphia what is his title A. He that is holy and true which hath the key of Dauid which openeth and no man shutteth which shutteth and no man openeth Q. What is commended in that Church A. A litle strength kept my word not denied by name Q. What is reprooued A. The Synagogue of Sathan which say they are Iewes and are not but lie Q. What is the promise A. To be a pillar in the house of God to haue written vpon him the name of God and of the city of God and to haue a new name Q. In the Epistle to the church of Laodicea what is his title A. Amen the faithful and true witnesse that beginning of the creatures of God Q. What is commended in that Church A. Nothing yet a Church and teacheth it Q. What is reprooued A. Neither hote nor cold vaine-glorie it is miserable wretched poore blind and naked Q. What is the promise A. To sit with Christ vpon his throne Q. What doth the second part of this booke containe A. Things that were to come afterward chap. 5.1 Q. How is the second part deuided A. Into two parts first the oration of the Reuelation ch 5. the second the declaration of the same in the rest of the booke Q. Who was the occasion of this Reuelation A. God the Father who is described first by his Throne 5.2 Secondly by his company attending vpon him vers 4. Thirdly by the worship giuen to him vers 8. Q. How is this Reuelation declared A. It is deliuered and declared in two bookes of the first he speaketh here to the end of the 9. chap. of the second book he beginneth in the 10. chapter it continueth to the end of this booke Q. What is said of the first booke A. Three things first of the booke it selfe secondly who should open the booke thirdly of the matter in it Q. What is said of the booke it selfe A. Three things first that it was in the hand of God secondly that it was written within and without thirdly that it was sealed with seauen seales chap. 5.7 Q. What saith the holy Ghost of the opening of this booke A. First an angell seekes for one to open it vers 2. secondly Iohn weepes because there is not one sound to open it thirdly an Elder shewed that the Lion of the tribe of Iuda the Lambe which was killed should open the booke Q. How is the matter of this booke set foorth A. The Lambe openeth the seauen seales at the opening of euery seale a seuerall vision is shewed Q. What vision appeared when the first seale was opened A. A white horse he that sate on him had a bow and a crowne Q. What appeared when the second booke was opened A. A red horse and he that sate on him had a great sword Q. What appeared when the third was opened A. A blacke horse and he that sate on him had ballances Q. What appeared when the fourth was opened A. A pale horse death sate on him and hell followed him Q. What appeared when the fifth was opened A. The soules of them which were killed for the word of God Q. What appeared when the sixt was opened A. A great earth-quake the sunne was blacke the moone like blood an angel sealing Gods children that the destroyers should not touch them Q. What appeared when the seauenth seale was opened A. Seauen Angels with seauen Trumpets to fore warn the world of Gods vengeance Q. Hauing thus gone through the first booke we are come to the little booke what doth this see downe tovs A. First the estate of the Church in this life secondly the glorie of it in the world to come Q. What doth he set downe of the Church in this world A. First her comfort by the ministerie of the word in the 10. and 11. Chapters secondly her afflictions Q. What is said for the ministerie A. First the booke is giuen to Iohn to eate he is commanded to prophesie Secondly it is confirmed and established by the two witnesses two Oliue trees and two candlesticks and the same continued by reuiuing the two witnesses which were slaine Q. By whome was the Church afflicted A. First by the beast out of the bottomlesse pitte secondly by the red dragon that old Serpent thirdly with the beast with seauen heads ten horns fourthly by the beast with two hornes like the Lambe fiftly the whore of Babylon sixtly the beast with the false Prophet seauenthly by Gog and Magog Q. Is the Church ouerwhelmed with these afflictions A. No the Lord mixeth these troubles with comforts first the woman pursued by the dragon hath a place to rest in secondly the Lambe by the euerlasting Gospell comforteth his thirdly the seauen angels sing the song of Moses Q. What becommeth of the aduersaries A. Michael and his Angels fight against the dragon secondly the seauen Angels powre out the seauen vialls of wrath vpon them thirdly the beast the false prophet the whore of Babylon Gog and Magog and the old serpent are al ouerthrowne and Gods people freed from them Q. Hauing thus described the afflictions of the Church militane in this world what saith he of the glorie of it A. In setting forth the Church tryumphant he doth describe first ' the making of all things new fitting for the bride secondly the glorie and excellencie of the lambes wife thirdly the earnest desire of the elect saying Come Lord Iesus FINIS
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
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
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
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