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Verbum sempiternum
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Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
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VERBVM SEMPITERNVM Printed at London by JO BEALY for John Hamman 1616. TO ANNA Queene of Great Britaine The Epistle GReat Queene the summe of this great little book If your high Grace will grace to euerlooke I know your goodnesse puts disdaine to flight And though detraction barke shee dares not bite IO. TAYLOR To the Reader THou that this little booke dost take in hand Before thou iudge bee sure to vnderstand And as thy kindnesse thou extend'st to me At any time I le doe as much for thee Thine IO. TAYLOR Genesis IEhouah heere of nothing all things makes And man before all things his God forsakes Yet by th' almighties mercy t was decreed Heau'ns Heire should satisfie for mans misdeed Mans age is long and all are great not good And all saue eight are drowned in the floud Old Noah second Sire to worst and best Of C ham the curst Japhet and Sem the blest Of Abrams starre-like numberlesse encrease Of of-springs of-springs and his rest in peace Of Israels going into Egypt and Of their abode and liuing in that land Of Iâ—sephs brethren faithlesse and vnkinde Of his firme faith and euer constant minde He pardons theÌ„ that did his death deuise Hesâ—es his childrens children and he dies Exodus Th' encrease of Iacobs stocke is grown past nuÌ„ber And feare of them th' Egyptian king doth cumber Who giuing credit to th'inchanters tales Commands to kill all infant Hebrew males But Moses is preserued in the riuer To be a Captaine Israel to deliuer Sterne Pharaohs Ciuel adamantine heart Will not permit Gods People to depart Ten plagues froÌ„ heau'n are on th Egyptians powrde Bloud frogs lice flies beasts scabs haile thundring showrd Grashopers darknesse death of first borne men These were th' Egyptian plagues in number ten The Isr'alites are freed and Pharohs host In chasing them are in the Red sea lost A clowde doth shrowd them from the burning day By night a firie piller guides their way The murm'ring people fearing famine railes God raines down Manna from the heau'n quailes The Law is writ in stone to Moses giuen By Gods owne hand to guid men vnto heau'n The Ceremoniall sacrifice is taught As ripes of whoÌ„ our brest redemption's wrought Leuiticus Heere man is shewd it is the almighties will To guard the good and to correct the ill The truest seruice of the highest stands In no mans fancie but as he commands And cause men are so apt from grace to swerue He shewes them here their maker how to serue The Leuite are appointed by the Lord To preach vnto his chosen flocke the word Numbers Old Iacobs blessed ofspring numbred are Their valient captaines their men of warre Curst Korah with his kinsman desp'rate Dathan And bold Abiram three sworne sonnes of Sathan Rebell gainst Moses with their tongs vnhalowed And by the earth by heau'ns iust vengance swallowed The Isralites to fell confusion brings Great Og and Sibon misbeleeuing kings Where Balaam thought to curse of force he blest And by his Asse was told how hee transgrest Fiue Midian Monarchs Iudaes host doth slay And all their spoile diuided at a pray The land of Canaan measur'd is and found That in it all things plenteous doth abound Deuteronomy This booke againe the Law of God repeates With blessings cursings techings and with threats Meeke Moses dies lies in an vnknown toome And Nunns son Iosuah doth supply his roome Joshua Great captaine Joshua great in faith and courage Through greatest dangers valiantly doth forrage He passeth Iorden with his mightie host And to the Tribes diuideth coast from coast The harlot Rabab doth preserue the spies Shee knowes the Lord that raignes aboue the skies They all passe Iorden which is parted drie Whilst they securely march inuasiuely The feare of Cananites doth much encrease Iericoes rane Manna here doth cease Vise Achan closly steales the cursed prey And Isr'els beaten from the wals of Ai. Fiue Kings are hangd and Phebus standeth still At Iosuah's prai'r whilst hee his foes did kill Iust one thirtie mighty kings were slaine Ere Isâ—â—el could in peace the land attaine Which beeing done the bloody warres doth cease Their faithfull captaine Ioshua dies in peace Iudges Iuda is captaine Anaks sonnes are slaine The Cananite as vassais doth remaine The Israelites rebell and serue strange gods And are al plagu'd with heauens correcting rods The men of Mâ—dea Isâ—â—el much doth greeue Stout Gideon comes their sorrowes to releeue And as Gods spirit doth his seruant moue He ouerthrows Baals altar and his groue A womans hand King Iabins hoste doth quaile And kiâ—de his Captaine Siâ—'ra with a naile Ahimelâ—ch by wrong the kinglome gaines A woman dasht out his ambitious braines Victorious Iphtah rashly sweares not good And endes his conquest in his daughters blood Great Samson's borne whose euer matchles streÌ„gth Orethrowes the Philistims in breadth length Faire flattering Delilah her Lord deceiues Hee 's tane himselfe himselfe of life bereaues The Beniamites abusde a Leuites wife For which all but six hundred lost their life Ruth According to the flesh this woman Ruth Was ancient Grandam to th' eternall truth And though she from the Moabites doth come It shewes th' almighty in al lands hathsome 1 Samuel The Prophet Samuel's borne Elies sonnes To sinne and flat confusion headlong runnes The Isralites are by the Lord forsaken And by the Philistines the Arke is taken The figur'd presence of this All in All Doth make the Diuâ—is inuention Dagon fall God takes his people to his loue againe The Ark's broght backe the Philistines are slaine The sons of Sam'uel wrong their Fathers trust By partial iudgements and with bribes vniust Saul seeking straying Asses findes a crowne And is anoinâ—ed King in Raman towne The fel Philistines Is'rel doth oppresse King Saul doth proudly gainst the Lord transgresse God bids kill Agag Saul will haue him spar'd His will more then his Gods hee doth regard Goliah armed leades an host from Gath Defies the Lord of Hosts prouoks his wrath Young Dauid comes and in his hand a fling And with a stone the giant downe doth ding Old Ishay son before the king's preferd And Dauid hath Sauls daughter for reward Th' ingratefull king seekes Dauids causelesse death True hearted Jonathan preserus his breath Saul leaues his God and to a Witch doth goe And so himselfe himselfe doth ouerthroe The Philistines his childrens blud did spill And with his sword king Saul king Saul did kill 2 Samuel King Dauids roiall heart is fild with woe For Ionathan Saul his friend and foe In Regall state he liues and flourisheth And loues Sauls Grandchild â—ame Mephibosheth Affection blinds him on Vrias wife T' accomplish which her husband lost his life The king's reprou'd by Nathan and repents And by repenting heau'ns high wrath preuents Incestuous Amnen Absolon doth kill For forcing Ta mar gainst her virgin will Hee 's recoÌ„cilde vnto his louing fire And prâ—udly to the kingdome doth aspire The
better'd Th' Apostle Iames by Herod's put to death And Herod eat with lice lost hatefull breath Th' increasing Church amongst the Gentiles spreds By Nero Paul Peter lost their heads Romans Th'apostle Pauâ— from Corinth writ to Rome To strength theâ—â— faith tel theâ— Christ is come He shewes how high and low both Iew and Greeke Are one with God who faithfully him seeke He tels how siâ— in mortall bodieâ— lurks How wee arâ— sau'd by faith not by works In louing terms â—he people he â—oth moue To faith to â—ope to charitie â—â—d loue 1. Corinths Paul to Corinthus from Phillippy sends Their zeale faith hee louingly commends Hee tels them 〈◊〉 Gods seruice â—â—ey regard Th' eternall â—owne of life is â—â—eir reward 2. Corinthians In this saint Paul sends the Corinthians word Afflictions are the blessings of the Lord. He doth desire their faith may still increase He wishes their prosperitie and peace Galathians Hee tels them that their whole saluations cause Is all in Christ and not in Moses â—awes The law 's a glasse where men their sinnes doe see And that by Christ wee onely saued be Ephesians Paul bids Cast off the old man with his vice And put on Christ our blest redemptions price Philippians Hee bids them of false Teachers to beware He telles them that humilitie is rare And though they liue here in a vaile of striffe Yet for them is laid vp the crown of life Collossians Th' Apostle doth reioice and praiseth God That these Collossians in true faith abode Hee praiseth them he bids theÌ„ watch and pray That sinne and Satan worke not their decay 1 Thessalonians Hee thanketh God his labour 's not in vaine So stedfast in the faith these men remaine That they to others are a blessed light By their example how to liue spright 2. Thessalonians Againe to them hee louingly doth write Hee bids them pray the Gospell prosper might He wishes them prosperitie and wealth And in the end soules euerlasting health 1. 2. to Timothy Paul shewes to Timothy a Bishop must In life and doctrine bee sincere and iust And how the Scriptures power haue to perswade Whereby the man of God is perfect made Titus To Titus mongst the Creetans Paul doth send And warns him what t' allow or reprehend Philemon Paul earnestly the master doth request To pardon his poore man that had transgrest Hebrewes Although this booke doth beare no Authors name It shews the lews how they their liues shuld frame And that the Ceremoniall law is ended In Christ in whom all grace is comprehended S. Iameâ— Heare speake and doe well the Apostle saith For by thy works a man may see thy faith 1. 2. to Peter He counsels vs be sober watch and pray And still be readie for the Iudgement day 1 2 3. of Iohn He shewes Christ di'de and from the graue arose To saue his friends to confound his foes S. Iude. Iude bids them in all godlinesse proceede And of deceiuing teachers to take heede Reuelation Diuine S. Iohn to Pathmos I le euilde This heauenly work t' instruct vs he compilde Hee tels the godly God shall be their gaines He threats the godlesse with eternal paines He shewes how Antichrist should raigne and rage And how our Sauiour should his pride asswage How Christ in glory shall to iudgement come And how aâ— people must abidâ— his doome Praier Oh thou whose name is greatest of all names Preserue and keepe the Race of Roiall Iamet That Britaines throne for euer may besure Of one of them whilst Sunne and Moone endure Amen