the campe of Asher an hundred foure score and fiue thousand Q. What befell to him then A. He was sicke and the Lord sent Isaiah vnto him to bidde him set his house in order for hee should die chap. 20. lib. 2. Q. What did Hezekiah A. He prayed to the Lord and he restored him to health againe and added fifteene yeares to his daies eod Q. What signe did God giue him that he should recouer A. The Sunne went backe tenne degrees eod Q. What was his sinne A. He shewed the treasure of the temple to the Babylonian Embassadours eod Q. What did the Lord then A. He sent Isaiah the Prophet to reprooue him c. 20. l. 3. Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Isaiah Ieremiah and Huldah Q. Who was high Priest A. Azariah Q. How long raigned Hezechiah A. Twentie nine yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Manasses Q. What is recorded of him chapters A. He restored idolatrie he made his sonnes passe through the fire he cut Isaiah asunder with a wooden saw Q. How was he punished A. He was carried captiue into Babylon Q. What did he there A. He prayed vnto the Lord and he heard him and restored his kingdome vnto him again 2. Chro. 33. Q. What did he then A. He took away the strange gods and restored religion eod Q. How long raigned he A. Fiftie yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Amon cap. 21. lib. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him A. He was slaine by his seruants hauing raigned 2. yeares 2. Chr. 33. Q. Who succeeded him A. Iosiah Q. What is recorded of him A. He did vprightly in the fight of the Lord 2. King 22. Q. What were his acts A. He found the booke of the law and read it in the eares of all the people he destroyed idolatrie repaired the teÌ„ple he kept a great passe-ouer 2. King 22.23 Q. What became of him A. He was slaine with an arrow at Megiddo hauing raigued 31. yeares eod Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Ieremiah Zephaniah Haldah a Prophetesse Q. Who was high Priest A. Hilchiah Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehoahaz his sonne ca. 23. lib. 2. Q. How long raigned he A. Two yeares Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. Pharaoh Necoh King of Egypt came vp against him and put him in bonds put the land to tribute of an hundred talents of siluer and a talent of gold And Ehakim the brother of Iehoahaz raigned in his stead and chaunged his name to Iehoiakim cha 23. lib. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord eod Q. What were his acts A. He paid tribute to Pharaoh ca 23. lib. 2. He imprisoned Ieremiah Ier. 36. he cut the Prophet Habacuk in peeces and burnt Baracks prophesies Q. What became of him A. He was carried captiue by Nabuchadnezzar hauing raigned 11. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehoiakin his sonne ca. 24. lib. 2. Q. VVhat is recorded of him chapter 24 A. He deliuered himselfe into the hands of Nabuchadnezzar by the counsell of Ieremie in which captiuitie were Ezechiel Daniel and the three children Q How long raigned he A. Three moneths Q. Who succeeded him A. Mattaniah his vncle whom the king of Babel called Zedechiah Q. What is recorded of him chapter 24 A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord for which he and the kingdom of Iudah were carried into captiuitie by Nabuchadnezzar king of Babel Q. How long had he raigned before he was carried captiue A. Eleuen yeares Q. What Prophets were in his 〈◊〉 A. Baruck Ezechiel and Ieremiah Q. What did they to Zedekiah when they had taken him 2. King 25. A. They slewe his sonnes before his eyes then they put out his eyes and bounde him in chaines and carried him to Babel Q. Who was high Priest in his time A. Seraiah Q. What prophets A. Baruck and Ezechiel Q. Rehearse the chiefe Prophets that prophesied in these kings times A. Iddo Shemiah Iehu Zachariah Eliah Ioel Isaiah Nahum Michab Zephaniah Ieremiah Huldah Vziah Baruck Ezechiel Q. Rehearse the Priests A. Ahiah Azariah Ichoidah Zachariah Amaziah Ahitub Zadock Shallum Hilkiah and Seraiah Q. Rehearse the chiefe Kings of Babel A. Berodach Baladan who honoured Hezechiah Nabuchadnezzar who was cast into a Wood nourished by a goate bewrayed by an Owle found out by a Leopard His name ariseth of Nabn a Goate Chad an Owle and nazor a Leopard He ouercame the Assyrians he carried Iudah captiue He was proud became as a beast afterward he was restored to his kingdome Nabuchadnezzar the lesse who beautified the Temple Euilmeradock who gaue his father vnto 300. vultures to be deuoured Balthaser to whom the hand writing appeared Q. Which was the chiefe citte of Israel A. Samaria Q. Which was the chiefe citie of Iudah A. Ierusalem Q. Which was the chiefe city of Assyria A. Niniâ—…e Q. Which was the chiefe citie of the Babylonians A. Babylon Q. Rehearse the Kings of Israel A. Ieroboam Nadab Baasha Elah Zimri Omri Ahab Ahaziah Iehoram Iehu Iehoahaz Ioash Ieroboam Zachariah Shallum Menahem Pekahiah Pekah Hoshea Q. How many kings raigned ouer Israel A. Nineteene and none of them good 1. King 12. Q. What is recorded of Ieroboam A. The prophet Ahiah rent his garment in 12. peeces and gaue him tenne He foretold him that he should bee king ouer Israel He made two golden calues for the Israelites to worship setting one of them in Dan and the other in Bethel for which he being reprooued by the Prophet stretched out his hand to lay hold on him and it withered so that hee could not pull it to him againe vntill the Prophet prayed for him He caused his wife to disguise her selfe and to goe to the Prophet 2. King 15 Q. How long raigned he A. Twentie two yeares Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Ahiah Iddo and Shemaiah Q. Who succeeded Ieroboam A. Nadab 1. king 14. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him chapter 14 A. He was slaine by Baasha at Gybbethon hauing raigned two yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Baasha 1. King 15. Q. What did he A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What were his acts A. He fought with Asa and built Ramah Q. VVhat became of him A. He died hauing raigned 24. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Elah his son 1. king 16. Q. What did he A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him A. He was slaine by Zimri in Tirzai being drunke hauing raigned two yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Zimri eod Q. What is recorded of him A. He slue all the house of Baasha Q. What became of him A. He burnt Tirzai himselfe in the middest of it beeing besieged by
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
follow the cause A. At the first shee is feareful doubteth the kings fauour and maketh excuses Q. How are these remooued A. Mordecai with an inuincible faith in Gods promises assureth himselfe of the deliuerance of Gods people but threatneth destruction to her to her fathers house for destituting the cause and the people of God Q. What meanes doth shee and the people then vse A. First shee commandeth a fast to all the Iewes three daies and three nights secondly she promiseth that she and her maides wil doe the like thirdly thus prepared she resolueth to goe to the king saying If I perish I perish Q. These meanes beeing vsed to God what meanes doth shee vse to the king A. Shee banketted the king and Haman day after day because she knew that he delighted in bankets and in his company Then she deliuered her petition laying open her danger and crauing ayd Q. What successe and euent follweth hereof A. God turneth all to the best for hee bringeth shame and confusion to his enemies and deliuerance to his people Q. How is this brought to passe A. God causeth the King to remember how hee was deliuered from treason by Mordecaies meanes and therefore commanded that in royall rayment vpon the Kings horse with a crowne vpon his head Haman should lead him about the citie And this was the beginning of Hamans shame and Mordecaies honour Q. What doth afterward succeede A. Ester hath her petition graunted and Haman is hanged vpon the gallowes which he had prepared for Mordecai Q. Doth this satisfie Ester to see Mordecai thus honoured and Haman shamed and hanged A. No shee obtaineth letters from the king into all his prouinces for the comfort freedome of the Iewes and for the destructioÌ„ of their enemies amongst whome the tenne sonnes of Haman were hanged Q. How many of their enemies were executed A. In Shusnan 3000. in all the prouinces 75000. Q. The Iewes hauing receiued this mercie from God how doe they shew themselues A. By Mordecai a feast was appointed to testifie a remembrance of Gods mercies and their thankfulnesse to God for their deliuerance and the people made acouenant to obserue the same Q. What became of Mordecai A. He was set ouer the house of Haman was second in the kingdome to the king and procured the wealth of his people Finis IOB Q. What doth this booke containe A. The historie of Iob which setteth forth the inconstant estate of maÌ„ in this life either in his body soule friends or wealth of the world Q. VVhat is the principal scope and purpose of this booke A. To teach man patience to know the mercies of God and to trust in them Iam. 5.11 Q. How is this booke diuided A. Into two parts the first is an historie the second a disputation betweene Iob and his friends Q. In reading this historie how many things haue we principally to consider A. Foure which are also to be considered for the knoweledge and vnderstanding of all histories The time the place the parties and the matter Q. In what time were these things done A. I cannot define the time certain but I suppose it was before the law was giuen about the time the children of Israel were in the land of Egypt Q. What reasons haue you for this A. Two reasons First his friends Secondly his exercise of religion Q. How gather you it by his friends A. Some were from Esau some from Keturah Abrahams wife Q. How gather you it by the exercise of religion A. Because if that the lawe had been then giuen he should according to the lawe not haue offered sacrifice any other where but before the Arke or the Tabernacle of God without an especiall commandement Q. In what place or countrie did this befall A. In the land of Vz. Some thinke so called of Vz the sonne of Aram the sonne of Shem Gen. 10.33 Others thinke of Sishan the sonne of Sâ—er 1. Chr. 38.42 Q. In what place of the world lieth it A. In Asia the great East from Canaan West from Chalde North from Sabea or Arabia deserta and South from Armenia Q. What persons are mentioned in this historie A. The persons are indeede either celestiall as God and his holy angels or else they are terrestriall as Iob his wife children seruants friends and enemies as the Sabees the Chaldees or els they are infernall as Sathan and his angels Q. Now for the fourth point the matter of the historie how is that deuided A. Into two parts first his decay and alteration from such great prosperitie to most extreame aduersitie to the latter end of the second chapter The second the restoring of him to his estate againe chap. 42.10 Q. What was his estate in prosperitie A. He had a wife ten children very obedient vnto him louing and kinde one to an other also he had many sheepe oxen asses camels a great familie large possessions many friends great authoritie and power health of bodie and aboue all quietnes of minde Q. Into what aduersitie was he brought A. Hee lost his cattle his goods his seruants his childreÌ„ the health of his bodie he was smitten with sore and grieuous boyles from the very sole of his foote to the crowne of his head his wife and his friends vexed him his soule was full of trouble and anguish Q. What brought him to this aduersitie A. God was the principall cause who did it onely to trie him Sathan as a seruant of malice hatred onely to destroy him the Sabees and Chaldees to satisfie their crueltie and couetousnesse killed his seruants and stole away his cattell the fire from heauen burnt his sheepe the winde blew downe the house killed his children and the contemptuous skornes of many entred into his soule Q. How many things obserue you in this disputation A. Three the parties the occasion and the matter Q. Who were the parties A. The opponents were Iobs friends Eliphas Bildad and Zophar Iob was defendant and answerer the moderatours of the disputation were Elihu and God Q. What were the occasions they entred into disputation with him A. The occasions were two first the beholding of his miserie the second the hearing of his bitter complaint which he deliuered from the anguish of his heart Q. What is the matter disputed of betweene them A. Whether these afflictions were laid vpon Iob for his sinnes or no. Q. What part doth his freinds take A. They vnwisely iudgeing of his estate affirme that he is smitten for his sinnes and so they doe not comfort him but rather adde affliction to his affliction Q. What doth Iob in his answer A. He defended the contrarie with many passions proceeding from the conflicts combates betweene the flesh the spirit trust and distrust hope despaire And this disputation beginneth at the 4. chap. and continueth to the 32. Q. How doe the moderators conclude this disputation A. Elihu is angrie with both parties and refuted them God findeth fault with
purging himselfe A. The people would haue killed him Q. How escaped he A. The chiefe captaine Lysias deliuered him and carried him into the Castle Q. What did he with him chapter 22 A. He let him yeeld an account of his doctrine before the Iewes Q. What would they haue done with him A. They would haue whipped him Q. How escaped he A. Because hee was a Romane Q. What was done with him then A. He brought him before a Councell Q. VVhat was done with him then chapter 23 A. He was smitten at the commandement of Ananias the high Priest Q. How was the councell dissolued A. The Sadduces and Pharisies contended about the resurrection Q. Whither went Paul then A. He was brought vnto Caesarea before Felix Q Why was he sent thither A. Because the Iewes sought to kill him Q. What did he at Caesarea A. He yeelded an account of his life and doctrine before Felix Festus and King Agrippa Q. Who were his accusers chapter 24 A. The high Priests and Tertullus an oratour Q. Why did not Felix loose him A. Because he looked for a bribe Q. Why did he leaue him in prison A. To pleasure the Iewes Q. Why did Paul appeale to Caesar chapter 25 A. Because Festus would haue carried him to Ierusalem Q. Who was with Agrippa A. Bernice Q. Rehearse Pauls fourth iourney A. Sydon Cyprus Cilieia Pamphilia Mira Gnidum Creta Salmona Faire hauens Clauda Malta Syracuse Rhegium Puteoli the market of Appius three Tauerners and Rome Q. Who went with Paul A. Iulius the Centurion Aristarchus of Macedonia Sydon a citie in Cilicia Cyprus an Iland in the Mediterranean sea Cilicia a countrey in Asia minor binding the Mediterranean sea Mira a citie in Licia Gnidum a citie of Carea in Peloponnesus Creta an Iland in the Mediterranean sea called Claudia Salmona a promontorie in Candia Faire hauens a place in â—…dia Clauda an Iland by Creta Q. What befell to Paul then A. He was in great tempests Malta is an Iland in the Mediterranean sea Q. What befell there A. Paul suffered shippewracke a viper did hang on his hand and he not hurt he healed Publius of a feauer Syracuse a hauen in Silicia in times past called Sieania Trinacria Triquetra because it was three cornerd Rhegium a citie of Calabria in Italie now called Rhegio Puteoli a citie in Campania Q. What did Paul there A. He remained 7. daies with the brethren Appiâ—forum is a way so called made by the souldiers of Apprus Caecus in which way were three tauernes Rome the chiefe citie of Italie Q. What did the Centurion with him A. He deliuered the prisoners to the generall captaine but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a souldier that kept him Q. What did he then A. He assembled the Iewes and yeelded an account of his imprisonment Q. How long remained he in Rome A. Two yeares preaching the word to all that came vnto him and at length he was beheaded by Nero. FINIS Reuelation Q. Why is this booke called the Reuelation A. Because it containeth things reuealed to Iohn Q. Where were they reuealed A. In Patmos whither he was banished by Domitian the Emperour Q. What was Patmos A. An Iland in the sea called AEgaeuÌ„ one of those Ilands called Sporades Q. Where lyeth this sea Aegaeum A. It is betweene Greece and Asia the lesse and in that place the diuision between Eucope and Asia Q. When was this reuealed A. On the Lords day Q. By whom A. By God the Father who sent it by his Angell Christ Iesu Q. What is the end of this booke A. The end is that wee by reading hearing and keeping it might become blessed Q. How is this booke diuided A. Into two parts the first concerneth things present the second things to come Q. What are those things which concerned the present time A. The seauen Epistles to the seauen Churches of Asia the lesse figured by the seuen candlestickes Q. What call you those seauen Churches A. Ephesus Smyrna Pergamus Thyatyra Sardis Philadelphia and Laodicea Q. How are those Epistles diuided A. Euery of those Epistles doe receiue a like diuision that is first an Exordium or entrance the second an Aduertisement the third is the Conclusion Q. What is principally to bee obserued in the Exordium A. He taketh a speciall title to stirre vp them to whome he writeth and to giue credit to the matter where of he writeth Q. What doth he in the second part of his Epistle A. First he commendeth the good of euery Church Secondly he reprooueth the euill Q. What doth he in the Conclusion A. Euery Conclusion hath first an exhortation secondly a promise Q. First to begin with the Epistle to the church of Ephesus in the entrance what title taketh he A. Hee that holdeth the seuen starres in his right hande and walketh in the middest of the seauen goldeÌ„ candelesticks Q. What commendeth hee in that Church A. Their labour patience tryall of teachers and hating the worke of Nicholaitans Q. What is reprooued A. The leauing their first loue Q. In the conclusion what is his exhortation A. Let him that hath eares to heare heare and it is one the same to all Churches Q. What doth he promise A. The Paradise of God Q. In the Epistle to the Church of Smyrna what is his title A. The first and last which was dead and is aliue Q. What is commended A. The workes of faith patient bearing of tribulation and pouertie Q. What is reprooued A. The blasphemie of hypocrites which say they are Iewes but are not but the Synagogue of Sathan Q. What is his promise A. Not to be hurt of the second death Q. In the Epistle to the Church of Pergamus what was his title A. He that hath the sharpe sword with two edges Q. What is commended A. Their constancie in the daies of tryall and in a place dangerous Q. What is reprooued A. The doctrine of Balaam and of the Nicholaitans Q. What is his promise A. Manna hidden and a white stone with a newe name in it Q. In the epistle to the Church of Thiatyra what is his title A. The sonne which hath his eies like a flame of fire and his feete like fine brasse Q. What is commended in that Church A. Worke loue faith patience better at the last then at the first Q. What is reprooued A. Iesabel a false Prophetessete a ching fornication and to eate things offered to Idols Q. What is the promise A. The morning starre Q. In the Epistle to the Church of Sardis what is his title A. He that hath the seauen spirits of God and the seauen starres Q. What is commended in that Church A. A few which haue not defiled their garments but waiked in white Q. What is reprooued A. A name to liue but are dead workes vnperfect Q. What is the promise A. White array their names to be put in the booke of life to be confessed before the Father and his Angels