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A14801	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 somtimes of Queenes Colledge in Oxford.	Wastell, Simon, d. 1632.; Wastell, Simon, d. 1632. True Christians daily delight. aut; Shaw, John, 1559-1625. Biblii summula.	1629 (1629)	STC 25102; ESTC S119488	184,772	543

stifly stand and still maintaine his owne integrity IN fight of God he saith no man when he is truly tryde Can be accounted pure and cleane or fully iustified KNowne are the starres to be impure in his most glorious sight How much more than a silly worme a wofull wretched wight Chapt. 26 LOe here how Iob doth Bildads speech reiect disproue despise And doth confesse Gods mighty power most holy iust and wise MOst infinite each kind of way his wayes past finding out His wondrous workes proclaime the same wrought all the world throughout NO helpe therefore brings man to God nor no defence at all He hath no power nor no strength to helpe himselfe withall Chapt. 27 OBserue how Iob protests againe his owne integrity The hypocrite is without hope of all prosperity PLainly he doth reproue his friends for witnesse God doth call That while he breath'd his tongue should speake no wicked words at all QVite rooted out shall bad men be both they and all their race All mighty tyrants and all such as lacke true faith and grace Chapt. 28 REad that a man things naturall may vnderstand and know And giue a reason of such things as here are done below SVch humane wisedome man may haue but wisdome from aboue It is a gift most excellent which God giues of his loue THis wisedome is to feare the Lord and from all ill to flee Is vnderstanding which who hath a blessed man is he Chapt. 29 VNto his mind when Iob doth call his prosperous life before His present great calamitie with griefe he doth deplore A Blessing was vpon his house and on his children deare Both yong and old both rich and poore did him regard and cheare BEcause he was eyes to the blind and feet vnto the lame He was of great authority and had a noble name Chapt. 30 COntemned and derided now he is of varlets base Who though he fed them all before him now with scoffes disgrace DElighting in his misery they spitted in his face He was the by-word and the song of youths that wanted grace EXceeding honour which Iob had his great prosperity Is turn'd into extreame contempt and great calamity Chapt. 31 FVll fraught with vertue 's faithfull Iob in his perplexed state Some of the same doth solemnly here in this place relate GIuing no leaue vnto his eyes to looke for fearest of lust He walked not in vanity in gold he put no trust HE fed and cloath'd the fatherlesse the widdowes poore releeu'd He kept good hospitalitie and eased all were greiu'd IN prosperous state he was not proud from sinne he did abstaine Nor for the feare of mortall men Gods feare made him refraine Chapt. 32 KIndled it here Elihu's zeale gainst Iob and his three friends His silence he by Iobs and theirs excuseth and defends LEarne this from Elihu that age no mortall man makes wise All diuine wisedome doth from heauen and from the Lord arise MArke how he speaking doth excuse his bold and youthfull action Marke how he checks for giuing Iob no better satisfaction NEcessity he saith compell'd Gods spirit did constraine His conscience also forc'd him so that he could not restraine Chapt. 33 OFfering with sincerity and meeknesse eke of mind To reason here with patient Iob you Elihu shall find PErusing and repearing words which Iob had spoke before He doth confute them euery one with arguments good store QVite freeing and excusing God from giuing an account To man because his actions and greatnesse doe surmount REpentance God calls man vnto by visions in the night By dreames and by afflictions and preachers preaching right SEe here how he inciteth Iob from speaking to refraine To marke his speech and if he will to answer him againe Chapt. 34 THen Elihu accuseth Iob in speech to be too large Because he did the Lord most iust with some iniustice charge VNto the Lord omnipotent iniustice to impute Who vnto all as they deserue doth iustice execute AN heinous wickednesse it is God cannot be vniust Man therefore must submit to him and in him firmly trust BEcause Iobs words did seeme vnwise Elihu him reproues God pulls downe proud and mighty men and sets vp whom he loues Chapt. 35 COmparison to make with God were greatly to offend Because our goodnesse or our euill to him doth not extend DAily men cry vnto the Lord thus Elihu here saith ●et are not heard because they want repentance and true faith EXhorted hereunto is Iob and that in God he trust ●nd to auoid his anger he must holy be and iust Chapt. 36 FVll faithfully doth Elihu Gods mighty power disclose ●is bountie goodnesse mercies great to Iob he doth propose GOod Elihu confirmes them by examples old and new And by the wondrous workes of God that they are all most true HE sheweth wherefore God doth plague and punish euery day ● is because that men are proud and will him not obey ●Obs disobedience he saith ● God 's fauours did with-hold Or else he should haue had both health and blessings manifold KNow here the guise of hypocrites Gods wrath they doe increase Their liues are foule they dye in youth they seldome dye in peace Chapt. 37 LEarne here that God is to be fear'd euen for his workes of wonder As for his whirle windes raine and snow and mighty claps of thunder MOst manifest hereby is made euen all the world throughout His Maiesty and wisedome great which no man can find out NOne without cause doth he afflict he wills vs sinne to hate For he regards not any man wise in his owne conceit Chapt. 38 OF grosse and sottish ignorance the Lord doth Iob conuince Both by the worlds creation and works wrought by him since POwerfull and mighty workes of his his wisedome and his grace Proues Iob to be both ignorant and feeble fraile and base QVite destitute of might man is to get into his heart Knowledge or vnderstanding sound the Lord must them impart Chapt. 39 REad here the bounty of the Lord who doth yong rauens feed Read how the goats and asses wild are helped in their need SEe in the Vnicorne so strong Gods power and prouidence Which teacheth vs in him to put our trust and confidence TO Peacocks feathers Ostridge wings to th' horse God giueth strength By him the Hauke and Eagle flye this Iob affirmes at length Chapt. 40 VNto the Lord Iob answereth and humbly doth confesse That he is vile and that to speake he will no longer presse ALl power of man is very weake if it thou dost compare With Gods great works which he hath made which admirable are BEhemoth that huge monstrous beast which God did make and frame Those bones are like to barres of brasse doth plainly proue the same Chapt. 41 COnsider Leuiathan well that monster much of might Which sheweth forth Gods mighty power and glory shining bright DAre any man though fierce and stout once stirre him vp or moue Out of whose mouth goes sparkes of fire his

surely come euen as a theefe in night When elements shall melt with heat and all be burnt vp quite VNlearned men peruert the truth to their finall decay ●ut Peter bids them grow in grace and not be pluck't away 1 IOHN Chapt. 1 A True description here is made of Christ both God and man Who with the Father equall was before the world began BEhold he is describ'd also a true man for to be Whom Iohn with his companions did handle heare and see CHrist hee declareth thus to vs that we might coupled be To God the Father and the Sonne and so full ioy might see DEclare he doth that God is light in him no darkenesse is If we in sinne and darkenesse walke then are we none of his EVery one that walkes in hath fellowship with him So that the blood of Iesus Christ doth clense vs from all sinne FAith this effects but if wee say that we no foule sinne haue We haue no truth at all in vs but doe our selues deceiue GOd faithfull is iust gracious to clense vs from all sinne ●f we acknowledge them to God and liue no more therein HIs word in vs is not at all we him a lyer make ●f that we say we haue not sinn'd he will vs then forsake Chapt. 2 IN louing sort he calls them babes and writeth to this end That they no more should liue in sinne but sinfull manners mend KNowne this he makes yet to vs all and it beleeue we must That if we sinne an Aduocate we haue euen Christ the iust LOuing vs he is for our sinnes the reconciliation Yea for all faithfull in the world he is their soules saluation MAde sure hereof we are hereby and that we know him right ●f that we keepe his precepts pure and walke as in his sight NOte him that saith he knoweth him and yet doth not obey His precepts that man hath no truth but lyes what e'er he say OBserue that he that keepes his word the loue of God indeed In him is perfect he is in Christ we need not doubt nor dread PVrely as Christ did must he walke no sinne his life must staine That saith that he is ioyn'd with Christ and doth in him remaine QVestionlesse no new command he here doth write and tell But that same word which they of old heard giuen to Israel REnew'd is now that old command which here he calleth new Because that both in Christ and vs it is apparent true SIth that the darknesse now is past and light doth shine forth plaine He wils vs walke as sonnes of light and darksome sinnes refraine THat man that saith he is in light and doth his brother hate He is in sinfull darknesse still his soule in wofull state VNto his brother who is kinde and loues him with his heart He bides in light and with no euill will such a man take part AS for that man that brother hates in darknesse still he lyes He knoweth not whither he goes darknesse doth blind his eyes BEcause your sinnes for Christs name sake are now remitted quite O little babes my children deare to you therefore I write COme learne how that th' Apostle Iohn vouchsafes to take the paine To write to fathers and to babes to young men here againe DEhorting from loue of the world and things that are therein ●f any loue this world he saith Gods loue is not in him EAch worldly thing as lust and pride to God doth not pertaine But to the world which with worlds lusts doe passe away amaine FOr euer doth that man endure that doth the Fathers will Hating all pride and striuing still his lusts in him to kill GIuing them warning to take heed of Antichristian pride He shewes why some did them forsake and would not with them bide HE shewes that he is Antichrist that Iesus Christ denyes He bids them hold on in the truth and not beleeue their lyes IN Christ he bids vs all abide that when he shall appeare We may be bold and not asham'd nor stand in any feare Chapt. ● KNow and admire the wondrous loue which heauenly Father showes The stile and title of his sonnes vpon vs he bestowes LEtting vs know that for this cause the world doth not regard Nor know vs for it knowes not him who doth vs thus reward MAking vs now the Sonnes of God when Iesus shall appeare He saith we shall be like to him and shall him see full cleare NO man that hath this hope in him but euen as Christ is pure So he doth purge himselfe from sinne no sinne he can endure OBserue that whosoeuer sinnes Gods law he doth transgresse Christ came to take away our sinnes and all our wickednesse PErfectly pure is Christ our Lord in him there is no sinne He sinneth not who by true faith doth still abide in him QVake sinners He that sinne commits delighting to doe euill He knowes not Christ and here Iohn saith that man is of the Deuill REvealed was the Son of God for this end and purpose That he might sinne destroy in his and deuillish workes vnlose SO that in him that 's borne of God no sinne at all doth reigne Because his seed the holy Ghost doth in that man remaine THus are Gods children knowne from Devills who doth not righteousnesse Is not of God nor who no loue to brethren doth expresse VNto you all and vnto vs this message long agoe Came that we should loue one another the Lord commanded so AS cruell Cain we must not loue who shed his brothers blood Because his owne workes wicked were and brothers workes were good BY this we know that God from death to life doth vs translate Because we loue the bretheren and no mans person hate CVrst manslayer he here is call'd that doth his brother hate Who loues him not abides in death and is in hellish state DEare loue we haue perceiu'd from Christ who for vs shed his blood So ought we to lay downe our liues to doe our brethren good ESteeme him voyd of Christian loue that hath this earthly good And sees his brother stand in need and wil not giue him food FRom sincere hearts in deed and truth he bids vs shew our loue And not in word and tongue alone which doth but fained proue GOds Sons we know ourselues to be by loue and charity And haue assurance in our hearts before his Maiesty HE bids vs here looke to our hear● if they shall vs accuse God who is greater then our hearts will not one sinne excuse IF that our hearts condemne vs not with God we may be bold To aske and haue no good thing he doth from his sons with hold KNow what this his commandement is it 's faith in Christ to haue And that we one another loue as he commandement gaue LEarne that in him that keepes his Iawes euen Christ himselfe doth dwell And by that spirit giuen to vs we know this thing full well Chapt. 4 MArke here how Iohn bids not beleeue