place Chapt. 6 LEarne Leuites line and A'rons race till the captiuity The family of Gershon learne Koath and Merari MArke here their habitations their seruice vnderstand Which Moses taught vntill they went captiues to Babels land Chapt. 7 NAphtalies sonnes and Isachars the sonnes of Beniamin Who were the sonnes of Manasseth and sonnes of Ephraim OBserue the sonnes of Ashur â— here and Ephrim's habitation How were they plagu'd by men of Gath and how Beriah's borne Chapt. 8 PRincipall sonnes of Beniamin and chiefe men are set downe â—ere Ionathan his father Saul who first did weare the crowne Chapt. 9 QVickly here maist thou reckon vp Isr'els originall â—nd Iuda's genealogies the Priests and Leuites all REad also of the Nithinims that dwelt in Salem than â—he charge of Leuites and the stock of Saul and Ionathan Chapt. 10 SAuls ouerthrow and death obserue hee 's murtherd on his sword â—r his and sonnes bones Iabesh men a buriall place afford THe cause why God thus cast off Saul and crown'd the sonne of lesse â—as that he went vnto a witch and so his lawes transgresse Chapt. 11 VNto Dauid all Israel come at Hebron make him King a foes driuen out he Sion tooke his Worthies water bring Chapt. â—2 A Multitude of warlike men at Hebron doth appeare â—â—th one consent they make him King with feasts and ioyfull cheare Chapt. 13 BLest Dauid will fetch home the Arke new Cart they doe prepare Vzza strucke dead Obed and his for th'Arkes sake blessed are Chapt. 14 COme see how kindly Hiram deales with Dauid now made king In sending wood to build his house with many another thing DAuid perceiues the Lords great loue Philistines peace doe spurne His children wiues he twice preuailes foes Idols all doth burne Chapt. 15 EXprest is here the cause why God a breach among them made Because they brought not home the Arke as God by Moses said FOr it a place the king prepares the Leuites it vp take They beare it Dauid danc't for ioy scornfully Micholspake Chapt. 16 GReat solemne feasting Dauid makes they offer sacrifice A Quire he orders to sing praise and was the godly guise HE made a Psalme of thanksgiuing his Priests and Porters marke The Ministers Musicians still to attend the Arke Chapt. 17 INtending to build God an house whereof God neuer spake Nathan doth first approue th' intent after forbids to make KNow here God promise made to him and his seed for his sake Marke Dauids praises and prayer which he to God doth make Chapt. 18 LOe how he conquers Philistins and Moabites subdues Hadarezer and the Syrians with all their cursed crewes MArke how king Tou by Hadoram doth gifts and presents send For vanquishing Hadarezer for so their warre did end NOw both the presents and the spoile to God king Dauid giues â—n Edom he puts Garrisons and then full quiet liues Chapt. 19 O See how Dauids seruants sent to visit Hanun king Are sore abus'd but this abuse doth bane vpon him bring PRoud Ammonites by Syrians with aide are strengthened But by Abisha and Ioab are all discomfited QVickly a new supply is made of Syrians againe â—y Shophach and by Dauid king these Syrians are slaine Chapt. 20 RAbbah by Ioab is besieg'd and by king Dauid spoil'd â—e takes the kings crowne off his head his men tortur'd and spoil'd SEe how king Dauid and his men doe three great Giants quell Thrice they blasphemously defide the hoast of Israel Chapt. 21 TEmpted by Sathan Dauid sends to number Israel The number brought Dauid repents and faith he did not well VNto him are three plagues propos'd he chooseth of them all The pestilence he doth preuent by prayer Salems fall AT Gods direction Dauid buyes good Ornans threshing floore There builds an Altar there God giues a signe of his fauour BY Gods command the plague is staid at Ornans floore he prayes From offering at Gibeon him feare of Angell stayes Chapt. 22 CEdars great store Iron â— and brasse King Dauid doth prouide He knew before the Temples place where th' Altar should abide DEare sonne saith he build thou Gods house which I did once intend But was forbid God make thee wise his statutes to attend EVen all the Princes of the Land he bids to helpe his sonne To serue the Lord who to them all so graciously had done Chapt. 23 FRom all the quarters of the Land King Dauid full of dayes Priests Princes Levites gathered and taught them all Gods wayes GAthered all together thus Solomon is made King The Leuites numbred charg'd to serue the Lord in euery thing Chapt. 24 HEre Aarons sonnes diuided are but two for sinne are slaine Offâ—ing strange fire the other two as Priests doe still remaine INto a booke the chiefe were writ Aarons and â— Leuites sonnes Assign'd by lot â—hey all must serue at tâ—eir set times and turnes Chapt. 25 KNow cunningst singers set apart to sing the Lord before By lot they are diuided all in orders twenty foure Chapt. 26 LOe how the porters parted are by lot who had the gate The Leuites are the treasurers who iudge the ciuill state Chapt. 27 MOnethly each Captaine serues in course and each tribe hath his head The peoples numbring Dauid stayes the officers ordred Chapt. 28 NOw Dauid doth assemble all the Peeres of Israel And in the great assembly he them openly did tell OF all the promises God made to him and to his sonne Of all the fauors he had shew'd and workes which he had done PErswading all to feare the Lord as long as they should liue Euen Solomon to whom he doth the temples patterne giue Chapt. 29 QVickly by his example rare entreaty and request Princes and people willingly to offer then are prest REioycing much king Dauid makes a Psalme of thanksgiuing The people hauing blessed God make Solomon their king SHortly then after Dauid dies who raign'd in Israel Full forty yeares his facts are blaz'd by Gad and Samuel II CHRONICLES Chapt. 1 AT Gibeon king Solomon doth offer solemnly For asking wisdome he is blest of God exceedingly BOth wisedome honor wealth and strength he doth on him bestow â—ike him in dignity was none that euer liu'd below Chapt. â— COme see the multitude of men that he doth here prouide â—o build the Temple some to worke and some the worke to guide DIspatcht is an Ambassador to Hiram king of Tyre â—r workmen and prouision such as he did desire EVen wood and workmen both he grants one doth in kill exceed â—e praiseth God that such a sonne King Dauid did succeed Chapt. â— FVlly when all mateâ—ialâ— were gathered in great store â—he Temple lie begins to build in Ornans threshing floore GOd taught him how and what to doe then Solomon begins â—o make and guild porch beames and house with the two Cherubins HEe made two pillars and the vaile of precious stuffe and rare â—n right and left side of the house the pillars reared are Chapt. 4 IN like manner Solomon makes Gods altar
MICROBIBLION OR THE BIBLES EPITOME In Verse Digested according to the Alphabet that the Scriptures we reade may more happily be remembred and things forgotten more easily recalled By Simon Wastell sometimes of Queenes Colledge in Oxford Bonus Textualis Bonus Theologus A good Diuine hee 's counted still In Scripture text that hath good skill Psal 1.2 Blessed is he that delighteth and meditateth in the law of God day and night LONDON Printed for Robert Mylbourne and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Greyhound in Paules Churchyard 1629. TO THE RIGHT Honorable his singular good Lord Sir William Spencer Knight Baron Spencer of Wormeleighton and to his Honorable Lady Simon Wastell wisheth encrease of honour in this life and eternall happiness in the world to come RIght Honorable Excellent is that sentence which Agapetus wrote to Iustinian the Emperour long agoe viz It is the crowne of Fiâ—â—ie which adornes a Potentate for riches 〈◊〉 with vs and glory vanisheth saith hee 〈◊〉 that renowne but that care of leading 〈◊〉 liues according to Gods will hath the promise of a Reward euerlastingly permanent and of a Crowne immarcessible And such hath beene Gods mercy to your Honours that he hath accumulated both internall and externall blessings vpon you adding to your temporall greatness spirituall graces which make your Honors far more amiable in Gods sight then any terrene though transcendent felicitie can make you admired in the sight of men The very Ethnicke could say Nobilitas sola est atque vnica virtus If the glimmering light of their purblind intellectualls could appropriate such like Panegy rickes onely to their Morall and Socraticall vertues how great are those prayses which are due to those Theologicall and heauenly graces which by a more diuine Spirit are breathed into the soules of Dauids Saints on earth Wherein though your Honors endowments haue not the meanest portion they not being in you meane but euen Heroicall yet lest I should seeme as the manner of some Dedicatory Epistle is to make my way to your Honour by a Parasiticall salutation of all your resplendent vertues in my passage and lest I do therein offend your right Noble and magnanimous disposition whose property it is not to be very much affected with those your deserued praises and because also the action in mee would bee cozen-German to base flatâ—erie I therefore passe them by in silence whereat my mind shall neuer cease to afford the due tribute of perpetuall admiration May it therefore please your Honor as formerly it pleased your worthy Father my good Lord now deceased to patronize this little worke which with all submission I present vnto your Honours Sure I am that those manifold fauours which I vnworthy I from time to time haue receiued from him and you may challenge requitall which to be performed by mee is impossible and to be testified by so small and slender a Dedication is in a manner indecent as being in no waies proportionable to your large and copious demerits But I am somewhat incouraged to make it trauell vnder your Honours Patronage I know that in all ingenuous and heauenly begotten soules there is an affection in some sort analogical to God himselfe of accepting the desire for the deed Receiue it therefore I beseech you it is performed as I could not as I would 〈◊〉 your Honour looke to the matter of that booke it is an Epitome of Gods Oracles and containes some of that aqua coelestis or liuing waters of life and grace If to the manner of handling the matter it is briefe and Alphabeticall and metricall for the better and surer memorie Plaine also it is because the pure and spirituall word needs not the mixture of mans depraued braine and also because the simplest Christian may reape the greater benefit when all things are done to edification Thus presuming vpon your Honorable protection intreating the Almightie that in blessing hee would blesse both your Honors and honorable Progeny I humbly take my leaue Your Honors euer to be commanded SIMON WASTALL To the Christian READER IT is the speech of all almost and the complait of the most sincere that these our last and worst dayes are dayes very wicked dayes very dangerous and therfore surely very dangerous because very wicked yet if we looke to the meanes of knowledge and of piety neuer time enioyed larger or better Great is Gods mercy small our amendment And where 's the fault why our owne consciences doe condemne vs as delinquents who will not receiue that which Gods mercy would afford vs. Christ may now take vp his Elegies against England as once against Ierusalem How often O England England would I haue gathered thee as a henne gathereth her chickens vnder her wings but thou wouldst not I haue sent my Ambassadors to declare my good will and pleasure to thee and my loue which I reserue for thy people if ye would returne but thou wouldst not I haue often knockt at the doore of thy heart for entrance that thou mightest bee enriched with my Spirit but thou wouldst not I haue offred thee that aske and thou shalt haue knocke and I will open vnto thee but thou wouldst not I haue exhorted thee to crucifie those carnall lusts which fight against thy soule but thou wouldest not I haue beene crucified dead and buried that by beleeuing in mee thou mightest haue life but thou woldest not I haue ascended from death to life that by my example thou mightst rise from the death of sin to the life of grace here and to glory hereafter but for all this thou wouldst not These or such like words might Christ iustly vse to the most part of the men of England whose ignoraÌ„ce is almost grosse affected and whose knowledge except it bee practised will but augment their condemnation for this is condemnation that the light is come into the world amongst vs and wee loue darkenesse more then light We know indeed our Masters will but will not do it Or if we haue but so much of the gold of the Sanctuary as wil tip our tongues guild ouer our externall cariage we thinke we haue enough whereas the heart was requisite in euery sacrifice and that being first formed and giuen vs of God first should be reformed first and giuen of vs to God againe But alas most men now content themselues to liue in this our Church which hates Idolatry and popish superstition and thinke this will bee sufficient to flit them to heauen after death whereas poore soules they ought as well to looke to the truth of their profession as to their profession of the truth lest he who is the Way the Truth the Life do for their want of truth deny them the way to euerlasting life But if these men or any other would in sinceritie see footing into the wayes of Gods commands it is then necessary necessitate á priori that they first know what it is which God
vpon their children at their heeles BAldnesse is come vpon Gaza all helpers that remaine â—f fire Zidon and Askelon by Gods sword must be slaine Chapt. â—8 COntempt of God and of his folke and for thy lofty pride 〈◊〉 Moab howle for all the land sore iudgements must abide DEstroy'd shall all thy Cities be for their securitie â—nd cursed shall they be that doe Gods works deceitfully EVen for their carnall confidence being setled on their lees Feare pit and snare shall be thy share Iehouah so decrees FRom bondage and captiuitie I will in lâ—tter dayes Bring Moabs captiues home againe to giue them cause of praise Chapt. 49 GRieuous plagues ô ye Ammonites expect ere long to fall Vpon your Cries for your sinnes yet some God will recall HEare Edom let thy fatherlesse and widowes trust in me Them I le preserue and keepe a liue But Esa woe to thee I Also in Damascus wall will kindle such a fire As shall consume their palaces I le plague both sonne and fire KEdar and Hazor Babels King doth purpose for to smite That of their goods they should be spoyl'd and they consumed quite LAment thou Elam God will breake thy Law thy might and maine Yet after many dayes hee 'l bring thy captiues backe againe Chapt. 50 MErodach with her Images are brake in peeces small Bell and Babell are quite destroy'd Inhabitants banisht all NAtions shall come out of the North holding the lance and bow â—â—d many Kings to make the like â—o Sodoms ouerthrow O Come let vs now ioyne our selues in firme league with the Lord all Israel then and Iudah say with teares with one accord â—Vnished sore must Babylon be of riches all bereft â—estroy her vtterly saith God let nought of her be left QVickly get out of Babylon partake not of her sins 〈◊〉 plague her as she plagued you Iehouah now begins Chapt. â—1 REuenge will God all Israels wrongs on bloody Babels Land 〈◊〉 bids his people flee away lest they doe feele his hand SEarch out and read his prophecie and to it bind a stone â—hen cast it into Euphrates as signe for Babylon Chapt. â—2 THen was Ierusalem sackt and spoyl'd Zedekiahs sonnes are slaine â—is eyes put out he 's caried to Babel bound in chaines VInedressers Nabuzaradan leaues and takes away the rest â—ods house he burnes and eke the Kings the brauest and the best ALL vessells of the Sanctuary he carieth quite away The Priests and persons principall did King of Babell slay BY this same King foure thousand Iewes and hundred six are led Poore captiues into Babylon by new King Iewes King fed LAMENTATIONS Chapt. 1 ALL solitarie Salem sits her sinne hath wrought her shame Her state is now most miserable which was of glorious fame BEcause none come to solemne feasts the wayes of Zion mourne The Priests lament of Sabbath dayes their enemies made a scorne COnsider all ye passers by no griefe is like to mine The cruell force of furious foes I can no way decline DIstressed sore I am O Lord but iustly for my sinne A grieuous rebell to thy Lawes and statutes haue I beene EXceeding glad mine enemies are my greife to heare and see O plague them for their sinne O Lord as thou hast plagued me Chapt. 2 FRom heauen to th' earth how hath the Lord cast downe faire Israel His Sabbath feasts are all forgot and house where he did dwell GOd hath cast off his holy Altar despised priest and King The Prophets flattering men in sinne haue seene vaine foolish things HEr Elders sit vpon the ground mine eyes with teares do faile To see that famine in the streets did sucklings sore assaile IN wrath shall women eate their babes shall young and old be slaine Thou call'st my terrours round a bout none now aliue remaine Chapt. 3 KNow that I haue affliction seene with sorrow griefe and paine My flesh and skin he withered hath and heauy made my chaine LOrd thou art good to them that seeke and waite vpon thy loue It s good that men euen in their youth his yoke should beare and proue MEn willingly he doth not grieue not doth he take delight To crush the prisoners vnder foot nor hinder poore mans right NO pity hast thou had on vs yet should a man complaine When he is punisht for his sinne no let vs turne againe O Lord thou quickly heardst my voice when I on thee did call Thou plead'st my cause redeem'st my life from bondage griefe and thrall PVrsuing enemies thou hast heard they me their musicke make Reward them as they well deserue and on them vengeance take Chapt. 4 QVestionlesse those Sodoms plagues for sinne were not so great As ouâ—s when louing mothers sod their tender babes for mear REd scarlet they that vs'd to weare the dunghills doe embrace None thought that Salem should haue seene or beene in such a case SVre hopes and helps did faile vs quite the blood of holy Saints Shed by the Priests and Prophets false hath caus'd so sore complaints THy punishment 's accomplished ô Zion daughter deare Thou Edom must drinke of his cup hee 'le make thee quake and feare Chapt. 5 VNto vs Lord our wood is sold strangers possesse our lands Orphanes we are and fatherlesse in persecuters hands ALL mirth is vnto mourning turn'd all ioy of heart is gone Seruants beare rule and vs to helpe or rescue there is none BRead was with perill of life procur'd the maids eke rauish'd were Princes are hang'd vp by their hands for sinne woes euery where CAst is our crowne vnto the ground why dost thou vs forsake Turne vs and turned shall we be vs for thy seruants take EZEKIEL Chapt. 1 AT Chebar in Chaldea-land see both the month and yeare When to Ezekiel from the north foure Cherubins appeare BEhold they had the face of man of Eagle and oxe also Of Lyon fierce these that way went the which the spirit did goo COnioyned each in other then he doth behold foure wheeles Which whither the spirit doth remoue doe run remoue and reele DOwne to the ground then did I fall when I the throne did see And him that sate vpon the same most like a man to be Chapt. 2 EZekiel is by heauenly charge to Israels people sent To tell what plagues they should indure vnlesse they did repent FEare not their faces though thou dost among such scorpions dwell Who with their fathers shamelesse are and alwayes did rebell GOe speake whether they heare or no. for they are too too bad Yet shall they know that to instruct they once a Prophet had HEare what I say be not like them eate thou this rowle also In which there was on both sides writ great sorrow griefe and woe Chapt. 3 I Eate the booke and in my mouth it was exceeding sweet Speake not to strangers they would heare and doe what thing is meet KNow that my people will not heare yet speake without all feares I le make thy forehead full as hard and face
O king the kingdom 's gone from thee CAst out he is among the Beasts with them he eateth grasse But after is restor'd and set in state wherein he was DIuine praises giuen vnto God by him here are set downe Who makes the stoutest Prince to stoope and fall when he doth frowne Chapt. â—5 EVen to a thousand of his Lords Belshazzer impiously A feast did make vessels prophan'd he and his company FOR which he was affrighted sore with writing on the wall His sorc'rers could not serue his turne for Daniel then they call GIfts then he offered Daniel which he refus'd to take He read the writing to the king the meaning plaine did make HAuing first checkt the wicked king of pride idolatry Vnto the Medes translated is that mightie Monarchy Chapt. 6 IN chiefest place aboue rest of rulers Daniel here Preferred is because in him most graces did appeare KIngs matters Daniel manag'd so in euery kind of case That no foes could although they would bring him into disgrace LAw of his God he would not breake but did three times a day Not fearing furious Lyons force with open windowes pray MAliciously he is accus'd and cast in Lyons den They Daniel spare deuoure his foes Gods name 's exalted then Chapt. 7 NIght visions strange here Daniel sees foure beasts of different kind Which shew foure Kings and what by them the future age should find OF Gods most glorious kingdome know of th' Ancient of dayes Who sits in iudgement books opened blasphemous beasts he slayes POssesse a Kingdome shall his Saints in heauen for euermore The beasts shall vexe the Saints change times and be destroy'd therefore Chapt. 8 QVarrelling ramme with his two hornes all other proudly scornes The hee-goat with one mighty horne breakes off the Rammes two hornes RIght so the King of Grecia with his great horne of might Both conquer'd King of Media and Persian Prince in fight STout great and strong this hee-goat grew and then his horne was broke There did arise foure other Kings which brought men vnder yoke THe bloody King Antiochus surpassed all the rest By him the Iewes were murthered and cruelly opprest VExing still Gods deare holy ones hind'ring the sacrifice Without mans hand he broken is of loathsome death he dyes An. Mundi Mac. 9. â— Chapt. 9 AS Ieremie so Daniel the yeares doth here relate Of Salems desolations and peoples captiue state BY prayer then he seekes to God the sinnes he doth confesse Of all estates intreats that he his mercies would expresse COnfusion doth belong to vs saith he we would not heare Thy Prophets sent and teaching vs how we thy name should feare DEparting from thy sacred lawes thou dost vs iustly smite For we haue all done wickedly and sinned in thy sight ENcline thine eare for thy names sake Ierusalem restore Thy Sanctuary is desolate O punish vs no more FOrgiue vs Lord grant our requests O make no longer stay Thy City is call'd by thy name O heare thy people pray GAbriel then from heauen is sent to Daniel doth declare That he is much belou'd of God the weekes here numbred are HOw long the Iewes should captiues liue when Salem should againe Repaired be when Christ shall come and for our sinnes be slaine Chapt. 10 IN heauinesse I sorrowed sore my food I did refraine A glorious vision then I saw which made me quake amaine KNow Daniel said the Angell then that I am sent to thee Thy words were heard when thou began first humbled for to bee LOe with the Prince of Persia I will returne to fight None holds with me but Michael your glorious Prince of might Chapt. 11 MIghty King of Grecia land the Persion Prince doth spoyle Kings of the North and of the South each other vexe and foyle NO tyranny the Romane power against the Saints refuse He shall pollute the Sanctuary all mischiefe muse and vse OF God he shall haue no regard but puft with deuillish pride Aboue all Gods shall lift himselfe and holinesse deride PVissant Kings from North and South shall all their forces bend Against him and all helpelesse lie shall come to finall end Chapt. 12 QVite out of troubles Michael his Israel shall set free The dead shall wake some shall be sau'd and some condemn'd must be RVn too and fro then many shall but who hath wisedome store And shall turne men to righteousnesse shall shine for euermore SEt times appointed by th' Angel he lifting vp his hand Confirmes by oath but wicked men shall nothing vnderstand THe wise shall vnderstand these things all they that wait are blest Goe thou away ô Daniel for thou in peace shalt rest HOSEA Chapt. 1 A Whorish wife Hosea takes a mariage farre vnfit God so commands because the Land great whoredomes did commit BY Gomer he had Iezreel by whom he doth foretell That God would plague both Iehu's house and house of Israel COnceiuing she a Daughter had Loruhamah by name To shew that God would Isr'el bring to vtter wracke and shame DEtermining to cast them off she then Loammi bore The rest of Iud ' and Israel Iehouah will restore Chapt. 2 ESchew thy foule Idolatries lest that thou feele my rods And lest I plague thy children deare for seruing other gods FInding no helpe at Idols hands she shall say I will goe To my first husband then I had no such great cause of woe GOld which I gaue and siluer store they did prepare for Baal Not knowing that I gaue them corne and wine and oyle and all HEr lewdnesse I will open lay and make her mirth to cease I will destroy her wines and figges and all her great increase I Will allure her afterward and giue her each good thing Valley of Achor she shall haue where she for ioy shall sing KIndly they shall me Ishi call no longer Baali The names thereof they shall avoyd as vs'd t'Idolatry LYe downe in safety then they shall a Couenant I will make With all the Creatures for their good for spouse I will them take MIne eares shall hearken to the heauens the heauens shall heare the earth The earth shall heare the fruits thereof they Iezreel keepe from dearth Chapt. 3 NO care she had of pure worships like an adulteresse To other Gods she look'd then I mine anger did expresse OF Kings and sacrifice they shall be many daies depriu'd But after seeking God aright their things are well contriu'd Chapt. 4 PItilesse people heare Gods word he 's angry with the Land For want of knowledge mercy truth they nothing vnderstand QVite voyd of grace they sweare and lye they steale they drab they kill Beasts fish and foule I le take away and land with mourning fill REproue them not for they are such as with the Priests will striue Thou and the Prophet both shall fall not one be left aliue SVch plagues for want of knowledge come for I respect them not Because they haue reiected me and all my Lawes forgot THe more they had the
horse yea pots shall holy be A Canaanite in Gods owne house no more then shalt thou see MALACHI Chapt. 1 A Tender loue I haue you borne and yet ye aske wherein Louing good Iacob I did hate his brother for his sinne BVild vp againe will we the walls and places once laid wast Thus Edom saith God them assures hee 'le pull them downe as fast COncerning me if I your Lord and louing Father be Where is the feare and honour which you ought to yeeld to me DEspisers of my holy name ô Priests demanding how Mine Altar Table ye pollute yea worse and worse ye grow EVery blind thing lame and sick for sacrifice ye bring Would hee be pleas'd with it or thee so dealing with thy King FOrgiuenesse craue beseech the Lord that he would gracious be This you haue done will God regard or like such men as yee GOD asketh who would shut the doores or kindle fire for naught I like you not nor will accept the offerings which are brought HEathen Gentiles both East and West my glorious name shall praise Pure offerings shall be giuen to me and incense in those dayes IT hath beene much prophan'd by you my table eke defil'd You wearie were and snuft at me should I be reconcil'd KNow hee 's accurst that hath a male and brings a sickly thing My name is dreadfull saith the Lord I am a mightie King Chapt. 2 LAy to your hearts this law of mine giue glorie to my name O Priests else I le your blessings curse yea I haue curst the same MY cou'nant made with Leui old was of long life and peace He fear'd my name he kept my Law and did my flocke increase NO fraud was found within his lips Priests lips should knowledge keepe And at his mouth Gods messenger all men the law should seeke OVt of the way all yee are gone ye haue corrupted all Both law and Leuies couenant many ye make to fall PArtiall in the Law yee were and haue not kept my waies I made you be despis'd therefore and vile in all your dayes QVestionlesse one God vs made one father haue we all Why breake we fathers cou'nant then and with our brethren braule REbelliously they haue prophan'd the holinesse of Lord And matcht with Daughters of strange gods which God himselfe abhord SEruant and master I le cut off that doth this wicked thing And also him that in my house doth any offring bring THE cause of this you still demand the reason 's plaine and rife The Lord himselfe hath witnessed between thee and thy wife VNchastly hast thou dealt and done to thy companion deare With whom thou mad'st a couenant her still to loue and cheare AT first did God not make them one of old he so decreed Although he had of spirit store he sought an holy seed BE sober therefore in your minds but ye doe murmur still In saying that man pleaseth God that doth transgresse his will Chapt. 3 COme to his Temple speedily Messiah shall I say My messenger first will I send for to prepare his way DAy of his comming who can bide for he shall purge with fire The Leuites that they may bring gifts such as God doth require EVen as of old the offerings then of Iuda shall content On sorcerers and Adulterers his iudgments shall be spent FAlse swearers also he will plague and all that doe oppose The strangers widowes labourers friendlesse and fatherlesse GOne quite away from my decrees ye are yet rob no more Ye aske wherein I say by tithes you still encrease your store HAue any people rob'd their Gods ye are cursed euery one For ye haue rob'd and spoyled me euen this whole nation INto the storehouse bring the tithes that there there may be meat And therewith proue me saith the Lord how â— I will you intreat KIndly yea and exceedingly I then on you will poure My blessings and I will rebuke what did your fruits deuoure Lofty lewd words yet haue you spoke you aske what we did say That it is vaine to serue the Lord no gaine is got that way MAlicious proud and wicked men we count them blest to be They are aduanc'd that tempt the Lord and are from dangers free NOw they that truly feared God did to their neighbours speake The Lord did heare a booke was writt for those that did him seeke O Then they shall my deare sonnes be I will their sinnes forgiue Then ye shall iudge betweene the bad and them that purely liue Chapt. 4 PRoud persons and all wicked men shall in a furnace burne As stubble in that fiery day they shall be quite forlorne QVietnesse peace and health shall be to you that feare my name As dust the wicked vnder foot ye shall tread downe with shame REmember Moses Law which I in Horeb did him giue The statutes and the iudgements all wherein they are to liue SEnt shall Eliah be to you before that dreadfull day He fathers harts and sonnes shall turne that so my curse may stay The end of the Prophets A TRVE CHRISTIANS DAILY DELIGHT Being The Summe of euery Chapter of the new Testament set downe Alphabetically in English Verse that the Scriptures we reade may be remembred and the things forgotten more easily recalled By Simon Wastel sometimes of Queenes Colledge in OXFORD now Schoole-Master of the Free-Schoole in Northampton LONDON Printed for Robert Mylbourne THE NEVV TESTAMENT MATTHEVV Chapt. 1 A Pedigree of IESVS CHRIST by th' holy Ghost conceiu'd Virgin borne who though with child of Ioseph is receiu'd Chapt. 2 BY starre the Wisemen guided are to Christ whom they adâ—â—â— They offer gifts King Herod frets and Ioseph flies therefore CHildren by Herod murthered are and then obserue his death Ioseph is sore afraid yet comes with Christ to Nazareth Chapt. 3 DOwne comes the holy Ghost on Christ whom God from heauen doth grace Iohn cries reproues baptizeth Christ himselfe he doth debase Chapt. 4 ENuious tempter thrice repell'd to Christ the Angells come He preacheth calls Apostles foure and heales both all and some Chapt. 5 FOr blessed men Christ these esteemes the city set on hill The Candle Salt light of the world Christ did the law fulfill GIue eare and learne what murther is adultery what to sweare Beare iniuries loue enemies be like thy father deare Chapt. 6 HEre Christ of prayer of fasting almeâ— and forgiuenesse doth speake Of treasure mammon bids that we first heauen then earth should seeke Chapt. 7 IVdge not nor cast pure things to dogs pray striue at any hand To enter heare and doe the world build not vpon the sand Chapt. 8 KNow the Centurions seruant 's heal'd the Leper clens'd and tride Peters wiues mother's also cur'd and many sicke beside LEarne how Christ must be followed the sea made calme and fine Two men of Deuills are dispossest they goe into the swine Chapt. 9 MAtthew is from the Custome call'd the palsie man amended Disciples for not fasting are by Christ himselfe defended NOw