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A14282	Ten introductions how to read, and in reading, how to vnderstand; and in vnderstanding, how to beare in mind all the bookes, chapters, and verses, contained in the holie Bible. With an answer for lawyers. Physitions. Ministers.	Vaughan, Edward, preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth.	1594 (1594)	STC 24599; ESTC S119031	61,414	222

the sonne of Leui was borne 2430 yeares after the creation when he was full 40 yeares old he was called of God to be the leader of his people Israel by a large measure of Gods spirit he spake of sundrie things which were done 2414 yeares before he was borne and also profoundly of manie other things that should befall the people of Israel euen vnto the birth of Christ He wrote this booke neere about 850 yeares after the floud At Iosephs death it had a kind of ceasing This booke comprehends principally foure rhings 1 Creation by the word which was made flesh 2 Destruction by the ouer-running of waters 3 Multiplication of the world by Noah 4 Election of some as of Abraham Isaake c. The Argument of Exodus the second booke of Moses IT is called of the Hebrues Shemoth which is names but of the Graecians later writers it is called Exodus which signifieth a departing and going of Israel out of Aegypt by cōputation it amounteth neerly to a storie of 405 yeres from the death of Ioseph to the lifting vp of the tabernacle in Siloh this booke comprehends principally three things 1 The Deliuerance of Israel out of Aegypt 2 Their Iourney towards Canaan 3 An Order for the seruing of God The Argument of Leuiticus IT is called in Hebrue Vaicrah but the Graeciās later writers Leuiticus because it retaineth a memory of some notable acts which were done frō the beginning of the second yere after the release from Aegypt vnto the beginning of the eleuenth moneth of the 40 yeare which is in some account thirty yeares and partlie because it debateth of ceremonies and such like which were ended in their time This booke containes foure principall thinges 1 Sundry sorts of ofsrings concerning Christ 2 Ciuill orders for the practise of religion 3 Ciuill orders concerning life and maners 4 Diuerse feasts dedicated for religion The Argument of Numbers THis booke is called of the Hebrues Vaied●bber of the Latines Numeri because in the beginning of it Moses numbred the people Israel by their tribes It continueth the storie from the beginning of the second moneth of the second yeare after the deliuerance of Israel out of Aegypt vnto the beginning of the eleuenth moneth of the forteeth yeare of thirty eight yeares and odde It containeth foure things 1 The mustring of men and orders for the preseruation of the Arke 2 Constitutions and lawes for religion 3 Constitutions and lawes for life and maners 4 Particular lawes for reformation The Argument of Deutronomium THis booke is called in Hebrue Ellehaddebarim in Greeke it is called Deut. signifying a Remembrance of things past with an exhortation to the perfourmance of the law from the beginning of the twelfth moneth of the fourteeth yeare vnto the twelfth day of the same moneth after their departure from Pharaoes kingdome This booke breefly repeats the greatest matters that were spoken and laid downe in the former bookes The Argument of Ioshua HE was called Iesus the Emperour of Israel he ruled them victoriously seuenteene yeares he was borne fiftie and three yeares before their going out of Aegypt he died when he was one hundred and ten yeares old 2570 of the world He and Eleazar the high priest is thought to haue penned this booke It approueth the performance of Gods promises and that he neuer saileth by length of time nor by distance of place to remember his ellect as is shewed vs by Ioshua who did conquer the land of Canaan and deuided it among them euen as the Lord had spoken The land for the fertilitie thereof farre beyond all other lands did represent the kingdome of heauen and in regard of the power therof it might well resemble the kingdome of Antechrist Ioshua the conquerour was a figure of Iesus who subdued all things to himselfe The Argument of Iudges IT is called in Hebrue Sophetim according to the Hebrue Greeke and Latine it is called Iudicium because it conneth the gouernment and religion of Gods people from the death of Ioshua vnto Hely the priest about 299 yeres it is supposed that Samuel is the penner thereof it sheweth how God detesteth ingratitude by the great oppressions which was inflicted vpon the people for the same they were of all people in the world most victoriously possessed of all the ioyes in the world and yet they were a people worse than those whose carcases fell in the wildernesse therefore God appointed tyrants ouer them as their gouernours Here is also a perfect president of pardon vpon repentance for when they cried vnto the Lord he destroyed those tirants and gaue them godly rulers The Argument of Ruth SHe is said to liue when Deborah ruled Israel it is thought that the writer of Iudges is the author of this booke because that the Hebrues doe reckon it with the booke of Iudges hir nation and kindred whence she came doth well approue the calling of the Gentiles by Iesus Christ who was to come lineally euen from hir body This booke doth arme all Christians with patience as with the whole armour of God who in the end will get the fame and report of the world The Argument of the first and second of Samuel 1. Chron. 29.29 THe acts of Dauid are they not written in the booke of Samuel the Seer and in the booke of Nathan the prophet and in the booke of Gad the Seer by which wordes it is plaine that Samuel Nathan and Gad did write these bookes In the first of Samuel is shewed the miserie of the people vnder king Saul which was a token of Gods wrath because they were not content with their estate Saul himselfe is set foorth for an example of vnthankefulnes he was hated of God he was hated of the people he was possessed of a deuil Dauid is made heire apparant to the crowne In the second of Samuel is declared the magnanimitie of Dauid who ouercame all the enemies of Gods people wherin he was a figure of Christ The Argument of the first and second of the kings BOth these are in the Hebrue as one The Authours were these 2. Chron. 19.29 seuerallie a part or potion Nathan Ahiah the Silonite Iddo the Seer Iohn and Semeia The first Booke of Kings sheweth vs the vncertaine state of Gods people in this life as by the example of the people vnder diuerse kings vnto the death of wicked Achab who for a little ioy had great annoy God also plagued them because sinne was fauoured and vertue was discountenanced their kingdome was deuided into two parts presently vpon the death of Salamon the one became open enimie to the other for the space of 350 yeares one kingdome was called the kingdome of Iudah whose seat was at Ierusalem the other was called the kingdome of Israel whose seat was at Samaria the one gaue themselues to serue the true God the other to idols Here also is the perfect genealogie of Christ lineally descending from Dauid The second

339. 450 years accounting the years of the oppressors Their storie serues very well to shew the iudgement of God against obstinat sinners and his mercies to the penitent There are many waightie things therein and well worth the perfecting Othoniell Iudg Of the Tribe of Iudah Ehud 3 Beniamin Deborah Barack 6 Nepthali Gedeon 6 Ephraim Ahimelech 8 Ephraim Tola 10 Isachar Iair 10 Manasses Iepthe 11 Ephraim Abelane 12 Iudah Eglon. 12 Zabulon Abden 12 Manasses Sampson 13 Dan. Holy 1. Sā 1 Leui. Oppressours or enemies after the death of Ioshua when the people became secure and carelesse Philistims Iud. 3 These were stirred vp as rods as scourges for the people when they neglected the holy worship and seruice of the highest Canaanites Sidonians Heuits Chusan Eglon. Iudg. 3.   Iabin 4 Madianites 6 Amalakites 6 Philistims 10 Amonites 13 Philistimes Here you may proue ar large the assurance of Gods loue and fauour where good men doe beare rule and are obaied and on the contrarie his iustice where wicked men doe beare rule and the people rebellious in his seruice I haue distinguished the good from the bad as they succeeded so are you to learne them perfectly Read the booke The particulars of the seuenth storie Wherein consider well three kings before the kingdome of Israell was deuided Saule Dauid Salomon Saul Signifieth Desired of the people He was of the tribe of Beniamin which thing was a great prerogatine to that tribe being the least and the last Because the people dispaired in the mercies of God and distrusted his power hauing giuen them manifest assurance of the same he gaue them such a one as they deserued to weet an Hipocrite and an open enemie to all truth and sinceritie who slew all that did weare an Ephod 1. Sam. 10 13 18.19.20.17 and tooke an oth of the people to betray harmelesse and guiltlesse Dauid and the rest Dauid Beleeued God and his kingdome was reckoned when the Ark was recouered to Iudah at Easter so Christ at Easter was proclaimed king He was of the tribe of Iudah of the roote of Iesse he killed a Beare and a great outragious Philistine that defied Israell wherein he was a figure of Christ He had many enemies and infinite distresses therein he was a figure of the church 1 Sam. 16 17 Dauid was vpright exept in this 1. King 15 5. Salomon Signifieth peace so was his kingdome For his wisdome and order in religiō he might wel be a figure of Christ Kin. 11 4.5 2 Sam. 13 14 2 Chro. 3 1. 1 King 12 1 Kin. 11 1 Ezech 37 16.17.18 He fell to extreame sinnes yet he was saued He laid the foundation of the temple in Moriah His kingdome was diuided into two parts according to the words of the Lord vnto him but after 490 yeares were expired it was throwne together againe Immediatly after the death of Salomon the great and entire kingdome of Israel was deuided into two parts whereof one was called the kingdome of Iudah whose seat was at Ierusalem the other was called the kingdome of Israel whose seat was at Samaria The kings of Israel were open and professed enemies to the kings of Iudah Israel was stronger than Iudah for the one had tenne tribes the other onely two that held and tooke part When you read the booke of Samuel or the booke of the Kings marke diligentlie these six necessarie questions 1 Whether the king of Iudah or of Israel 2 Whether he were good or euill 3 What prophet one or more 4 The religion of the people 5 Their manners and conuersation 6 Their prosperitie or aduersitie The particulars of the eight storie Daniel In this booke is set forth a true proportion of Antechrists earthly glorie which for a time reached vnto heauen and mounted ouer all nations the end was as a tree cut downe by the roots with an axe And who sees not herein the prouidence of God in the fulnesse of time shining vpon his sanctuarie which so long had laine waste To make this plaine and to direct your memorie sure I canne deuise no better instruction short and plaine than that which is in my former booke of method Two things must be well marked The one what kings raigned in Babilon during the captiuitie The other what kings raigned and ruled after the captiuitie vntill Christ Three kings during the captiuitie Nabucadnezer Euilmeredech Baltasher Dan. 12 3.4 2. King 25 27. Dan. 5 8. What is to be said of them Nabucadnezer Saw a vision A great Image Dan. 2 31. whose glorie was excellent and very terrible bearing these 5 parts and proportions His Head was as fine gold Breasts and armes of siluer Bellie and thighs of Brasse Legges of yron Feet part of yron and part of clay The true exposition of this image according to the parts thereof as the holy Ghost sets it downe signifieth Nabucadnezer who for his greatnesse is compared to a tree reaching to the heauens that which he saw as a most goodly and glorious image Dan. 4.16 Daniel saw it in a vision verie fierce and terrible as a lion with Eagles wings chopt off It was lifted vp and set vpon his feet as a man and a mans heart was giuen vnto him The other two kings to weet Euilmeredech and Baltashar are referred in comparison to the first who raigned iust 45 yeares as appeareth thus He tooke Iehoiachim king of Iudah in the eight yeare of his raigne Euilmeredech his sonne who succeeded him lifted vp Iehoiachim out of prison where he had lain seuen and thirty yeares in which Iehoiachim was raised vp that makes iust fiue and forty yeres being the whole raigne of this first king Euilmeredech raigned 22 yeares Baltashar raigned 3 yeares Thus you may see plainly the seuenty yeares were fully ended in the particular raigne of these three kings Iere. 25 12. according to a prophesie Now the head of gold is gon off and quite taken away the kings of Babel are extinquished and the seuentie yeares expired In this age the church was exiled vnder rulers of cruell and beastly affections The particulars of the ninth storie WHen the seuentie years were accōplished Leui. 26 40. 1. Kin. 8 46. which were foretold Daniel praied vnto the Lord for the restoring of the desolation of Ierusalem which so long had beene exiled and in disgrace whiles he yet spake and praied the Angell of the Lord came in hast about the euening sacrifice who vttered these words Seuenty yeares are determined vpon thy people and vpon thy holy citie Dan. 9 24 to bring in euerlasting righteousnesse Here is an euen reckoning and a iust account cast out of all the times from Daniels vision at the Edict 9 21. vnto the death of Christ the prince of peace Euerie weeke hath seuen daies the Angel means for euerie day in a weeke a yeare seuen daies seuen yeares Leuit. 29 8.9.10 after the reckoning of the Iubile yeare

like els where The seuenth Introduction THe sixteene Prophets and the Reuelation comprehendeth great and notable things past present and to come in reading whereof marke well these that follow called Propheticall 1 Vnder what king in Israel or in Iudah any such prophet did liue one or more good or euil 2 What were the manners of the people and their religion vnder such and such a king compare it with the doctrine of that Prophet 3 Whether such a prophesie were before the captiuitie or after 4 Whether it were before the incarnation of Christ or after Compare the books of the kings with the obseruation or the former inuētion with the books of the prophets and you shall thereby make plaine the one by the other for you shall find that the prophets did apply their doctrine according to their manners where they had to doe The first and second of Chro. will serue verie well for the interpretation of the prophets because it doth enlarge many things spoken in the books of Samuell and Kings The eight Introduction THus I haue aduisedly considered and briefly disposed few principall places how you shall after another sort make interpretation of holy scripture particularly by applying or comparing the old Testament with the new or the new with the old you must be very perfect in them and then make diligent examination which of them shall happen to be in any one place that you haue to vse for the time Consider whether the scripture that you haue in hand be set foorth by Commaundement Promise Ceremonie Type or figure Prophesie Similitude Example Phrase Contradiction Parrable Miracle Allegorie Sacrifice Sacrament Least you should misse by taking one for another I haue verie briefly composed and laid you downe their plaine definition with examples Commaundement Is an imposition a charging willing or requiring of a man frō his owne wil seeme it neuer so good to the accomplishment and doing of another mans wil. And the Lord commanded the man saying Gen. 2 16. Thou shalt eat freely but of the tree of knowledge of good and euill thou shalt not eat 17. Promise Is to assume to vndertake to couenant to indent bargaine and agree is all one thing and to one sence If thou wilt obay diligently the voice of the Lord then the Lord wil set thee on high aboue all nations and these blessings shall fall on thee Deut. 28 1.2.3.4 Blessed in the citie and blessed in the field c. Ceremonie Is an order a constitution disposition rite an element or tradition It is an outward representing vnder a materiall and earthly thing an infallible matter tending to religion and the seruice of God vrged and commaunded by the greatest of power as time place or person doth require hauing an end as Circumcision Being the outward cutting of the foreskin of the flesh representeth the mortification of carnall and earthly affections and lusts and the quickning of the spirit This had an end by Baptisme which is also a ceremonie and hath an end at the second comming of Christ Gen. 7 10.11 Tipe or figure Is that which can be referred neither to religion to manners nor to truth If it command any wicked thing or doe forbid any good thing then it is a type or a figure When it may be taken two manner of waies one way to good Gen. 9 26 14 8. Haeb. 7 1. to 15. Gen. 12 1. to 18.22 to 19. 2. Cor. 12 4. and another way to euill then is it a type or figure Sem or Melchisedech was a perfect figure or type of Christ Iesus both concerning his kingdome and priesthood Prophesie Is a diuining foretelling an interpreting an exorting or aedifying Exod. 7 1.2 1. Cor. 14.3.4 1. Thess 5 20. Eze. 13 1.39 1.2 Sonne of man prophesie against the prophets of Israel and say vnto them that prophesie out of their owne hearts thus saith the Lord. Similitude Is that which beares a resemblance proportion fashion likenesse shew distinction or more plaine manifestation of another matter A similitude is not the same in euerie particular as that which was likened vnto it but it is sufficient if it be like in one Similitudes are neuer set out to confirme or confute but to adorne or to make a matter more plain and it is euermore inferiour to the matter in hand as for example Psal 144. Man is like a thing of nought things of nought worth are still throwne out cast away not sit for any good purpose therefore to be cast out reiected and troden vnder feet so is man as a thing of nought My beloued is like a Roe or a yoong Hart. Cant. 2 9. Here you must consider the qualitie of a Roe or a yoong Hart then you shall see what the beloued of Christ is Like the lillie among the thornes Cant. 2 2. Luk. 13.19.21 Math. 20 1.2 so is my loue among the children of men Like the graine of mustard seed to leuen to vineyard so is the church Marke well the particulars or the sundrie propertie qualitie condition or effect of euerie similitude then apply it to this or that thing or to that matter and you shall be greatly delighted and enlightned Example Is a matter like in effect though not in substance It is the confirmation of another matter whē it hath the selfe same sence although not the selfe same wordes It is well said to be a fit example when a like matter being generall doth proue a particular An example is a matter done and extant in print and in writing Ensample Is that which we see with our eyes daily in the worke of God or conuersations of men which is not printed or written It is an ensample when we ourselues can witnesse the seeing of it and the performing of it An Example is that which hath an end or purpose either to exhort or to dehort from some thing and so is an Ensample The drowning of Pharao in the sea was an example of Gods iustice against obstinate sinners Exo. 14.21 persecuting the godly and resisting the will of God The falling of the tower of Siloh was an example that others should take heed Luke 13 4. The destruction of the cities of Sodome and Gomorrah Gen. 19 23. was an example that we should not delight in sinne Phrases The holy Ghost for our better capacitie and vnderstanding vseth to speake and to deliuer great and waightie matters after a phrase or common speech vsed in the world among ordinary men as thus Nathan said to Saule 1. Sam. 15. The Lord hath cast thee away meaning thereby as men doe cast away things of nought things good for nothing so God hath reiected and cast him off he hath giuen him ouer as a thing nought worth Men say of base and simple things We will cast it away Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodies meaning by kings gouernement Rom. 6 12. that sinne should not gouerne nor haue dominiō