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A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

Kings 1. By Election and 2. By Succession And how it increased and flourished whilest so united I Samuel I UNder Kings by ELECTION The kingdomes Condition is recorded in the I. Book OF SAMUEL So called either from the matter or subject herein handled viz. The History of SAMUEL which takes up a great part of the Book As Alsted in Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 120. Or also from the instrumentall efficient cause or Penman of this of this Book Samuel being supposed to have penned this Book till c. 25. David the rest Gloss. ordinar Iunius and Trem. are of opinion that Samuel had a great share in penning of these two Books that bare his name and that Nathan the Prophet and Gad the Seer penned part thereof from that intimation 1 Chron. 29.29 which words of Samuel Nathan and Gad seem to be the two Books of Samuel penned by them three Iun. in Annot. in 1 Chron. 29.29 By the Greek and Latin it is also called the 1. Book of Kings because the later part of it containes the History of Saul the first King of Israel This history treats of the last Judges viz. Eli and Samuel and of the first King viz. Saul Declaring when and upon what occasion the Lord changed the government by Iudges into a Regall government viz. In days of Samuel and upon occasion of the extreame wickednesse of both Elye's and Samuels Sons c. 1. to 9. As also how Saul carryed himselfe both in life and death and how God prepared David for the Throne Saul being rejected It is an history of about 80 yeeres continuance viz. Under Ely 40 yeeres 1 Sam. 4.18 And under Samuel and Saul 40 yeeres Act. 13.21 Scope To discover mans mutability but Gods immutability in all the Revolutions and alterations of Families and Common-wealths viz. In their Constitution Administration and Alteration Principall parts This booke treats of the affaires of Israel under a double kind of civill Government I. Aristocraticall under Samuel the Prophet and Judge Whose 1. Birth is recorded c. 1. 2. Calling Where of Eli his Predecessour and of his Sonnes whose I. Grievous sinne is recorded c. 2. II. Severe punishment is 1 Foretold by Samuel c. 3. 2. Inflicted by God where of the warre Acted c. 4. Finished where we have a descripti●n 1. Of the Philistines punishment c. 5. And of their restoring the captivated Ark c. 6. 2. Of Israels Repentance c. 7. II. Monarchicall under a King 1. To be elected what a one he was like to be c. 8. 2. Actually elected what a one he proved evidenced in Saul David 1. Saul described 1. As elected where are laid down his calling c. 9. Unction c. 10. Warlike successe c. 11. 2. As rejected The causes of which rejection are recited viz. 1. The peoples sin c. 12. 2. Sauls unbeliefe c. 13. Rashnesse in judging c. 14. And disobedience c. 15. 2. David Touching whom are declared His 1. Election Where note 1. His call c. 16. 2. His Preparatory 1 conquest of Goliath c. 17. 2 Advancement into Sauls family c. 18. 2. Ejection David being exiled 1. In his own Country c. 19 20. 2. Out of his Country c. 21. to 30. 3. Advancement 1. By his Victory c. 30. 2. By Saul's Death c. 31. II Samuel II UNder Kings by SUCCESSION In this respect the Kingdome 's state is declared in the II. of SAMUEL So called for Reasons formerly mentioned It s also by the Greek and Latin stiled The second Book of Kings because therein the History of David the second King of Israel is continued This is an History of about 40 yeeres continuance 2 Sam. 5.5 An History of Davids Kingdome may well be called The Annals of David Penman some thinke to be the High-Priest or some Disciple of Samuel who yet for honours sake gave the Booke his Masters name Alsted Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 120. But rather it is probable that the latter part of the I. Of Samuel and this whole Booke of the II. Of Samuel were Penned by Nathan the Prophet and Gad the Seer 1 Chron. 29.29 Scope To declare Gods Faithfulnesse in delivering of his own from distresses That divers great infirmities are incident to Gods uprightest servants And That like checker-worke their prosperity is intermingled with crosses and calamities Principal Parts In this Booke which is a description of Davids Kingdome we have a Narration of Davids 1 Life and 2 Death I. Davids Life is represented as it was 1 Glorious and as it was 2 Ignominious 1. As it was Glorious in his Royall inauguration Where consider things 1. Antecedent viz. 1. His mourning for Sauls death c. 1. 2. His returne into Judea c. 2. 3. His war with the House of Saul c. 3.4 2. Concomitant He is confirmed King by all Israel c. 5. 3. Consequent viz. 1. Ecclesiasticall as His fetching up the Ark to Sion c. 6. His purpose of building God an House c. 7. 2. Polemicall or warlike c. 8. 3. Politicall or civil c. 9 10. 2. As it was Ignominious and that 1. By his sins Adultery and Murder committed c. 11. corrected c. 12. 2. By his sorrowes 1. Private 1. In Amnon by his Incest c. 13. 2. In Absolom where are declared his Restitution c. 14. His Sedition begun c. 15. Continued c. 16. Concluded c. 17 18 19. 2. Publique 1. Sedition of the people c. 20. 2. Famine three yeeres c. 21. II. Davids death Occurrents Antecedent thereunto 1. His gratulatory and laudatory Psalme c. 22 2 His sweet Swanlike Song and Testament c. 23. 3. The Pestilence upon his numbring the people c. 24. II. The DIVIDED state of the Kingdome of Israel and how upon that division it decreased and came to ruine is laid down in the two Books of Kings This d●vision and decay of the Kingdome is laid downe two wayes 1. According to the causes and Beginnings thereof 2. According to the Progresse thereof I Kings I. ACcording to the causes and first beginnings of this Division and decay thereupon ensuing These are set forth in the I. of KINGS This book is stiled in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Melacim i. e. 1. Of Kings By the Greek and Latine the III. of Kings The history of the Kings both of Iudah and Israel being the subject matter of the book In this book the causes and first beginnings of the Kingdomes division and decay are laid downe partly by way of Opposition of the flourishing state of Davids kingdome united under Solomon c. 1. to c. 11. Partly by way of Exposition of the occasions viz. Solomons sinnes Gods justice Solomons death c. 11. and of the first beginnings of the division and decay of the kingdome under Rehoboam to whom onely two Tribes were left subject Iudah and Benjamin 1 King 11.21 And under Ieroboam to whom the other tenne Tribes revolted and afterwards under their successours severally So that in this book are the Acts of five Kings of Iudah after Solomon viz. Rehoboam ●bijam Asa Iehoshaphat Iehoram and of eight Kings

This I. of Chron. Principally insists upon the History of David Relating his Genealogy from the first Adam and so forwards towards the second Adam wherein the 12. tribes and their families c. are recorded c. 1. to 10. And his famous Acts c. 10. to the end of the Book so that this Book is a Compendious Chronology of all the former Books to the Books of Kings of things from the worlds Creation till about the yeare 2985. viz. of Genesis 2368 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Exodus 142. y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible The other Books of Moses 39 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Joshuah 17. almost 18 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Judges 299 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible I. Of Samuel 80 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible II. Of Samuel 40 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Hierom calls the Chronicles Instrumenti veteris Epitomen c. The Epitome of the Old Testament and that it is of such Consequence that whosoever would arrogate to himselfe the knowledge of the Scriptures without it doth but mock and abuse himselfe Hieronym in Ep. ad Paulin. And again stiles it Totius divinae Historiae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The Chronicle of the whole Divine History Hier. in Prolog Galeat Penman of this and the second Book is uncertaine R. Salomo R. D. Kimchi think it was Ezra Saith Alsted in Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 120. Iunius also is of the same judgement Iun. Annot. in 1 King 11.41 and in his argument before 1 Chron. The Argument that generally inclines them all to this opinion is That the same words which are used in the close of the Chronicles 2 Chron. 36.23 are also used in the beginning of Ezra Ezr. 1.1 2 3. Scope The primary Scope of this Book seemes to be this Clearly to describe the Line and Genealogy of CHRIST the Messiah promised to David Abraham and Adam That when in fulnesse of time Christ should be revealed and performed the Church might infallibly know that he was the Promised SEED OF THE WOMAN Principall Parts This first Book of Chron. describes the Israelitish kingdome in its 1 Foundation and 2 Administration I. Foundation Where of 1. The General Genealogy of all Nations from Adam to Iacob c. 1. Here is a Chronicle of 1 The Pentateuch 2 Ioshuah 3. Iudges 2. Particular Geneal of the Nation of Israel by the twelve Tribes c. 2. to 9. Here is a Chronicle of 1 The Pentateuch 2 Ioshuah 3. Iudges II. Administrat●on under 1 Saul whose 1 Genealogy is in c. 9. 2 Death c. 10. 2 David whose 1. Kingly condition c. 11 12 14. 2 Acts 1 Sacred restoring Gods ●orship in respect of the 1 Place c. 13 15 17 22. 2 Persons ministring in the 1 Tabernacle c. 16 2 Temple c. 23. 24 25 26 Here is a Chronicle of the two Books of Samuel 2 Polemical or Martial c. 18 19 20. 3. Political c. 21.27 3. Death c. 28 29. where is declared how David before his Death in a Solemne Assembly at Ierusalem took his leave of his Kindred Set Solomon or his Throne after he had given him Directions about the Temple and himself with his Princes had offered willingly towards the building of it II Chron 2. ACcording to the UNITED and DIVIDED state of the kingdom in the II of CHRONICLES So called for the reasons formerly alledged This booke relates the history of the Israelitish State from the beginning of king Solomons Reigne till their returne from the Babylonish Captivity which fell out about the first yeare of Cyrus king of Persians Setting down both the union and flourishing condition of the kingdome under Solomon but the division and decay of the kingdome thence ensuing till it came to utter ruine So this book contains an History of about 472 yeeres From Solomon to carrying away of Iechonias 401. As Jun. and Tremell compute In the Captivity 70 As Jun. and Tremell compute Under Cyrus the Persian 1. As Jun. and Tremell compute So that this book is an Epitome or Chronicle of the two Books of Kings with Additions If we consider the books of Samuel Kings and Chronicles all together they containe an Historicall Narration How the kingdome of Israel 1 Began under Samuel 2 Increased under David 3 Flourished under Solomon and 4 Failed under Zedekiah thus it endured almost 565 yeers Penman see in 1. of Chron. Scope For substance the same with that of the two books of Kings Principall parts This book containes an Historicall Narration of the kingdome of Israel's I. Flourishing or increase under King Solomon Touching Solomon are recorded his 1. Vertues c. 1. 2. Buildings 1. Sacred viz. The Temple where 1. His preparation for it c 2. 2. His extruction or building of it viz. Of the Temple contayning c. 3. And of the Holy utensils contayned in it c. 4. 3. His Dedication of the Temple partly by Dedicated things especially the Arke brought into the Temple c. 5. Partly by praise and prayer c. 6. Partly by Sacrifice c. 7. 2. Civil viz. Severall Cities which he builded c. 8. 3. Condition and Death c. 9. II. Fading or decrease under the following Kings of Iudah and Israel the kingdome being divided till the returne from Captivity in the Reigne of Cyrus Where note five concussions of shakings of the Kingdome under these ensuing Kings viz. Rehoboam c. 10 11 12 Abia c. 13 Asa c. 14 15 16 Jehoshaphat c. 17 18 19 20 Jehoram c. 21 Ahaziah c. 22 Joash c. 23 24 Amaziah c. 25 Uzziah c. 26 Jotham c. 27 Ahaz c. 28 Hezekiah c. 29 30 31 32 Manas●eh c. 33 Amon c. 33 Josi●h c. 34 35 Joahaz c. 36. Jehoakim c. 36. Jechoniah c. 36. Zedekiah c. 36. II. After the people of Israels CAPTIVITY in which regard we have their REDUCTION or bringing back from the Captivity of Babylon Hystorically declared And that two wayes 1. According to the truth and manner of it 2. According to the fruit and event of it Ezra 1 THe truth and manner of Gods peoples RETURNE FROM BABYLON is contained in the book of EZRA So called from Ezra the Penman of it whose Acts also

CLAVIS BIBLIORVM THE KEY Of the BIBLE Vnlocking The Richest Treasury of the Holy Scriptures WHEREBY The 1 Order 2 Names 3. Times 4 Penmen 5 Occasion 6 Scope and 7 Principall Parts Containing the Subject-Matter of every Book of Old and New Testament are familiarly and briefly opened For the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole BIBLE By FRANCIS ROBERTS A. M. Pastor of the Church at Augustines LONDON Col. 3.16 Let the word of Christ in dwell in you richly in all wisdome London Printed by T. R. and E. M. for George Calvert and are to sold at his shop at the signe of the Half-Moon in Watling-street neer to Pauls stump 1648. AN EPISTLE To the READER THere is no one duty more commanded or commended in the Word of God or more practised by the Saints of God then the diligent and conscientious reading of the holy Scriptures Our Saviour Christ commands us not only to read them but to search into them The Apostle Paul commands us not only to have them with us but in us and not only to have them in us but to have them dwelling and abiding in us richly in all wisedome David professeth of himselfe that the Law was in the midst of his bowels And that he had hid the word in his heart that he might not sinne against God Austin saith of himselfe that the holy Scriptures were his holy delight And Hierome tels us of one Nepotianus who by long and assiduous meditation of the holy Scriptures had made his breast the Library of Iesus Christ. And for my part I have alwayes observed that the more holy and humble any man is the more he delighteth in the holy Scriptures and the more profane and proud any man is the more he slighteth and undervalueth them Cursed is that speech of Politian that proud Critick that he never spent his time worse then in reading the Scriptures And famous is the Answer of Basil to that cursed Apostate Julian who said of the Sciptures That he had read them understood them and condemned them But Basil answered him excellently That he had read them but not understood them for if he had understood them he would not have condemned them No man that hath the Holy Spirit but will love those books which were written by holy men as they were moved by the Holy Spirit As David said of Goliah's sword There is none to that give it me So may I say of the Holy Scriptures There are no bookes like these Books which are able to make thee wise unto salvation and to make the man of God absolute and perfect unto every good worke And therefore let me perswade all men to read these books not only to read them but to meditate in them day and night And to hide them in their hearts as a divine cordiall to comfort them in these sad dayes as a divine lampe to guide them in this houre of darknesse and as part of the whole Armour of God to inable them to resist temptation in this houre of temptation that is now coming upon the whole earth And when they read them 1 To read them with an humble heart for God hath promised to give grace to the humble and to teach the humble his way 2 To read thē with prayer that God would open their eyes that they may understand the wonders of his law 3 To read them with a godly trembling for feare least with the spider these should suck poison out of their sweet flowers and wrest the Scriptures to their owne destruction as they that are unstable and unlearned 4 To read them with a purpose to practice what they read He that practiseth what he understandeth God will help him to understand what he understands not 5 To read them in an orderly and methodicall way And for their better help herein to take this ensuing Treatise in their hands It is short and pithy It sets the whole Bible before them in an orderly plaine and perspicuous manner and helps them to understand every book The Author of it is a godly learned Minister well knowne and very well esteemed on in this famous city The Book it selfe is called the Key of the Bible because it unlocks the richest Treasury of the Holy Scriptures Take this Key with you whensoever you goe into this Treasury And pray unto him that hath the Key of David that openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth that he will open this Treasury unto you The Rabbins say that there are foure Keyes that are in Gods keeping The Key of the clouds The Key of the wombe The Key of the grave The Key of food I may adde that there is a fifth Key also in Gods bestowing which is the Key of the Scriptures The God that made these books can only un-riddle these Books And therefore when you use this Key pray for that other Key and pray unto Christ to deale with you as he did with his Apostles To open your understanding that you may understand the Scriptures So prayes Your Servant in Christ Iesus EDMUND CALAMY Imprimatur EDMUND CALAMY AN INTRODUCTORY Advertisement TO THE READER Containing some Generall Directions for the Right Understanding of the Holy Scriptures And how this present Treatise is to be improved most advantagiously to that end THe Holy Scriptures are the lively Oracles of the living God unfolding the secrets of his will to man The Epistle of Iesus Christ Revealing from heaven the saving mysteries of his sweetest love unto his Church and the Blessed Charter of the Saints which no Tract of time shall reverse whereby they hold of God all their present enjoyments in the life that now is and all their future hopes of that life which is to come Chrysostom prefers Scripture before Angels saith Get you Bibles the medicines of the soule Iob esteemed them more then his necessary food Paul delighted therein touching the inward man David preferred them before the honey and honey-combe before great spoyl thousands of gold and silver all riches and therefore accounted them his heritage his Counsellors his comfort c. Yea professeth his heart did break for longing to Gods judgements at all times And every godly and truly blessed man should make the Scriptures his delight and meditate therein night and day Notwithstanding how many gracious soules are there whose delight it is to repair often to this Sanctuary of the Scriptures as Augustine stiles them but cannot tell what they see there of the Lord and of his glory who frequently read in this blessed Book but like the Ethiopian Eunuch understand not or not to purpose what they reade And this comes to passe 1 Partly through the sublimity of those supernatural and heavenly mysteries therein revealed whereby

Iobs threefold condition is described viz. His Prosperity His Adversity and his recovery out of all his distresses I. Iobs Prosperity is described c. 1.1 to ver 6. II. Iobs Adversity is deciphered to us 1. By the Occasion variety and extremity of it c. 1. ver 6. to chap. 3.1 2. By the distemper of his spirit under the extremity of his dolours c. 3. 3. By the Dialogue had under his Affliction wherein this Q. is for substance fully discussed Whether strange heavy and long afflictions be infallible signes either of Gods hatred or of afflicted persons Hypocrisy Likewise Jobs Faith patience courage perseverance and commendable deportment is interwoven in the Dialogue though now and then he discovered some infirmities Here consider the dispute betwixt Iob and his three friends and the Moderatours of the Dispute 1. The Dispute hath in it 8 severall Acts. 1. Eliphaz his first reproofe c. 4.5 And Iobs Answer c. 6 7. 2. Bildads first reproofe of Iob c. 8. And Iobs answer c. 9 10. 3. Zophar's first rebuke c. 11. With Iobs answer c. 12 13 14. 4. Eliphaz his second reproofe c. 15. And Iobs defence c. 16 17. 5. Bildad's second rebuke c. ●8 Iobs answer c. 19. 6. Zophar's second reproofe c. 20. Iobs answer c. 21. 7. Elephaz his third reproofe c. 22. Iobs answer c. 23 24. 8. Bildad's third reproofe c. 25. Iobs answer by shewing Gods Majesty c. 26 27 28. and by paralleling his present calamity with his former felicity c. 29 30 31. 2. The Moderatours in this dispute are 1. Elihu who first reproves Iobs friends c. 32. Iob himselfe c. 33. 2. Renders the Reasons of his reproofe drawn from the Majesty of God c. 34. 3. Exhorts Iob to Repentance c. 35. 4. Returnes to the description of Gods Majesty c. 36 37. 2. God himselfe who reprehends and convinceth Job of ignorance and infirmity by Arguments drawn from the Creation and Gubernation 1. Of the Meteors c. 38. 2. Of other creatures especially of the more considerable creatures viz. The Lyon c. 39. Elephant c. 40. Whale c. 41. III. Iobs recovery out of his adversity described 1. By his preparative to it viz. Iobs penitentiall confession of his sin c. This was the sweet fruit of the Dialogue with Iob. 2. By the manner of his Restitution c. c. 42. 2. Doctrines of more generall reference unto all sorts of persons are contained partly in Davids partly in Solomons Books whereof some were written originally in prose others in Metre Trelcat in Oecon. Bibl. Psalmes 1. IN Davids Book viz. That which was if not wholly as some thinke August de Civitat Dei l. 17. c. 14. Yet principally Penned by David i. e. THE BOOK OF PSALMES It is called in Hebrew by the latter Hebrewes who gave names or Titles to Books 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sepher Tehillim i. e. The Book of Hymnes or Prayses because the Divine Praises of God are the chiefe subject-matter of the Psalmes In the Old Testament THE PSALMS OF ISRAEL 2 Sam. 23.1 Because penned for the use of the Israel of God In the New Testament 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The PSALMES Luk 24.44 And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The BIBLE or BOOK OF PSALMES Luk. 20.42 Act. 1.20 Because the Psalmes are digested into one volume The Greeke cals it also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The Psalter from the Psaltery a musicall instrument used in singing of the psalmes Anciently it was called Soliloquium i. e. The Soliloquy because it containes the Saints sweetest and secret talkings with God in prayers and prayses and Gods with them in precious returnes Parva Biblia Summarium V. Test. i. e. The little Bible and the Summary of the Old Testament Luth Totius Scripturae Epitome i. e. The Epitome of the whole Scriptures Athanas. in Epist. ad Marcel It is a compendium of all divinity a common shop of Medicines for the soule an universall store-house of good Doctrines profitable to every one in all conditions Basil in Psal. 1. By August lib. Psalmorū Prol. it s call'd Tutela pueris juvenibus ornamentum solatium senibus mulieribus aptissimus decor i. e. A safeguard for children an Ornament to youth a solace to aged men and the fittest comelinesse for women The psalmes are a Iewel made up of the Gold of Doctrine of the pearles of comfort of the Gemmes of prayer This book is a Theater of Gods works A sweet field and Rosary of promises A Paradise of sweet fruits and heavenly delights An ample Sea wherein tempest-tossed soules find richest pearles of consolation An heavenly schoole wherein God himself is chiefe instructer The abridgment flower and quintessence of Scriptures A glasse of divine grace representing to us the sweetest smiling fatherly countenance of God in Christ. And a most accurate Anatomie of a Christian soule delineating all its affections motions temptations plunges with their proper remedies Incipientibus primum efficitur elementum proficientibus incremen●um perfectis stabile firmamentum totius Ecclesiae vox una i. e. It is rudiment for the young increase for the proficient firm establishment for the perfect it s as but one voice of the whole Church August ibid. In a word Quid est quod non discatur in Psalmis Non omnis magnitudo virtutis non norma justitiae non pudicitiae decor non prudentiae consummatio non patientiae regula non omne quicquid potest dici bonum procedit ex ipsis Dei scientia perfecta praenunciatio Christi in carne venturi communis resurrectionis spes suppliciorum metus gloriae pollicitatio mysteriorum revelatio Omnia prorsus in his velut magno quodam communi thesauro recondita atque conferta sunt bona i. e. What is it that may not be learned in the Psalmes Doth not the greatnesse of all vertue the Rule of Righteousnesse the gracefulnesse of charity the Consummation of prudence the law of patience and every thing that may be called good flow from them The knowledge of God the perfect Prediction of Christ to come in the flesh the common hope of the Resurrection the feare of punishments the Promise of glory the revelation of mysteries yea all good things are hid and heaped together in these Psalmes as in some great and common Treasury Aug. in lib. Psalmorunt Prolog For if we look at the matter of the Psalmes how rich is it Consider In the Book of Psalms 1. God dealeth with us by 1. Information thence arise Psalmi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Didacticall or Teaching Psalms 2. Exhortation thence the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. the Hortatory Psalmes or Admonitory Ps. 3. Consolation thence the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. Consolatory Psalms 4. Narratiō of things already past thence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. the Historicall Psalmes 5. Prediction or foretelling of things to come thence Psalmi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. the Propheticall Psalmes 2. We deal with God