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A14282	Ten introductions how to read, and in reading, how to vnderstand; and in vnderstanding, how to beare in mind all the bookes, chapters, and verses, contained in the holie Bible. With an answer for lawyers. Physitions. Ministers.	Vaughan, Edward, preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth.	1594 (1594)	STC 24599; ESTC S119031	61,414	222

by S Luke at Rome and dedicated to one Theophilus This booke is an abridgment or a chronicle of all famous worthy acts of Christ of his disciples and Apostles herein is annexed the sermons of the Apostles touching faith maners the open persecution of the truth the victorie thereof in the end The Argument of the Romanes THe Romanes were Iews and Gentiles embracing Christ in Rome among whom were many false teachers which moued S. Paule to write this Epistle by his secretarie Tertius exhorting them to take heed therof and to encrease in the knowledge of Christ The dignitie of works of faith of grace and iustification of the law and the vse thereof from Corinth Acts 20. Rom. 16. some few daies before he went to Ierusalem The Argument of the first to the Corinthians THe Corinthians had their originall of Corinthus who built that citie in it was the temple dedicated to the Goddesse Venus There was that great notorius whore Lais spoken of ouer all the world and there was many other abhominatiōs yet in this city God had his church S. Paule staied there almost three yeares but when he departed into Siria manie false teachers entred in who taught that whoredome riot drunkennesse c. was lawfull they denied marriage and the resurrection vpon which occasion S. Paule wrote this Epistle to withdraw them from all those euils Act. 19. 1 Cor. 16. and with exhortations to remaine in the doctrine which he had taught From Ephesus 4 The Argument of the second to the Corinthians HEre he excuseth his long absence by diuerse troubles which hindered him he willeth to excōmunicate him that was taken in adulterie he cleareth himselfe of all blame towards them Acts 20. he sheweth a difference betwixt one spirite and another the agreement of the old testament with the new From Philippi 6 The Argument of the Gallathians THe Gallathians were a people of Asia after S. Paules departure thence many false teachers entred in and taught That the ceremonies of the law were to be kept and they taught euill things against the Apostles thereby to deface their doctrine which moued him to write vnto them discharging himselfe for the credit of his calling and confirming of his doctrine with the ouerthrow of the contrarie From Rome 13 The Argument of the Ephesians THis citie of Ephesus was famous by the sea side of Ionius where was a temple dedicated to the false Goddesse Diana S. Paule at his first comming staied little there but at the second time he continued three yeares perceauing that God had many soules there to be saued euen among witches sorcerers c. whereby the mercie of God appeared more aboundantly at his departure he left among them elders and Timothie as their Bishop This Argument agreeth neerly with the Romanes and Gallathians Sent from Rome 11. The Argument of the Philippians PHilip Macedon was the originall of the citie they had domesticall troubles and many lost for the trueths sake and therefore he exhorteth them to patience and watchfulnesse Sent from Rome 8. The Argument of the Colossians THe Colossians were a people of that great citie Collossa S. Paule was neuer with them they were taught by Epaphras Onesimus Tychichus S. Paule heard that they were troubled with the Iewes about ceremonies and with the gentils about subtill questions and wordes of philosophie wherefore he wrote vnto them to confirme them in that they had learned concerning Christ and to confute the contrarie Sent from Roome 9 The Argument of the first to the Thessalonians THessalonica was a famous citie of Macedonia whence the people had their names he was among them but three Sabaoths by reason of the Iews He sent Timothie vnto them by whom he vnderstood of their conscience and that they should consider well of the resurrection Acts 17 He sent it from Athens The Argument of the second to the Thessalonians HE excuseth his long absence shewing them the manner of the resurrection and the comming of Christ he dehorteth from curious questions Sent from Athens 2 The Argument of the first to Timothie HIs father was a Graecian his mother a Iew which was the cause he was not circūcised in his infancie according to the law His mother Eunice and his grandmother Loida were godly wherein they brought him vp S. Paule his maister sent him on the Lords busines to diuerse places in the end he was left at Ephesus as their bishop to whom he wrote this Epistle about the choise of Pastours in the church At Laodicea 3 The Argument of the second to Timothie HE mourned greatly after S. Paule therefore Paule did write to cōfort him and withall to shew him how he was held in prison which was the cause that he came not to Ephesus according to his promise Sent from Rome 12 The Argument of Titus HE was a Graecian borne Paule was his maister who left him at Creete to constitute ministers in euerie parish and to refourme their manners Titus was a yong man therefore his maister wrote this Epistle that he should do nothing rashlie What kinde of Pastours should be allowed and what not From Nicapolis in Macedonia Acts 20. 5 The Argument of Philemon HE was Collocentia a rich man and a godly liberall man he had a seruant named Onesimus who departed from him by stealth when he heard S. Paule preach he beleeued in Iesus Christ and confessed his fault wherevpon S. Paule wrote this Epistle to his maister exhorting him to forgiue his seruant Sent from Rome 10 The Argument of the Hebrues THe truth is by the opinion of the most and best learned that S. Paule wrote this Epistle the Grecians did so allow of it and the same was confirmed in the councell of Nicen. Nicephorus saith that it was written in Hebrue by S. Paule and translated into Greeke by S. Luke who altered S. Pauls stile and method of writing Iraeneus who was Policarpus scholler said the same the trueth being receiued from S. Iohn who was Policarpus maister such was the obstinacie of the Iewes resisting the doctrine of Christ which gaue occasion to S. Paule to write exhorting them from the hardnes of their hearts Herein he magnifieth Christ aboue the prophets Moses and Aaron Leui and all other offices and officers who fulfilled the prophesies accomplshed the law and offred a farre more perfect sacrifice than they all Sent by Timothie from Italie The Argument of Iames. IN the tenth of Mathew mention is made of two Iames one the sonne of Zebedeus the other the sonne of Alpheus which Iames was the Author of this Epistle he is called Lebbeus and Thaddeus and he is called the brother of Iude Gal. 1 19. and the brother of our Lord. Here he instructeth al men to liue wel and to beleeue well he sets out the conuersation of those that are regenerated the excellencie of faith of works of patience c. The Argument of the first of Peter THis Peter

The second seale being opened the bloudie persecutions of the Idolaters Romane Emperors and in Gods iustice these cruell warres and bloudie deaths are prefigured in these words And there went out another horse that was red and power was giuen vnto him that sate thereon to take peace from the earth 3. and there was giuen vnto him a great sword The third seale being opened the darkenesse ignorance and heresies the famine both spirituall and temporall was discouered that horrible persecutions and warres should bring into the world in these wordes I beheld and loe a blacke horse and he that sate thereon had a balance in his hand saying A measure of wheat for a penny and a measure of barlie for a penny and oyle and wine thou shalt not hurt 5.6 Notwithstanding all the persecutions heresies and scarsitie both of true teachers and of true doctrine in the church yet the spirituall wine and oyle being the old and new testament the law and the Gospell were preserued and vncorrupt as you heare this is the wine and oyle that the good Samaritane poured into the wound which he thereby both clensed and cured this wine of the law searcheth our infirmities and this oyle of the gospell is the oyle of gladnesse wherewith we be annointed that be the true members of Christ It is the oyle that in the lamp of our soules kindleth and continueth the light of our faith This oyle the fiue wise virgins were furnished with and the fiue foolish wanted and it is the oile and the vnction that supplies our vnderstanding 1. Ioh. 2.20 27. The fourth seale manifested the Romish Iesabel and the persecuting church of Rome by palenesse pretending whitenesse by hypocrisie pretending pietie spreading his authoritie ouer the earth and destroying many some with the sword others with spirituall hunger others with spirituall death c. expressed by these wordes And behold a pale horse and his name that sate thereon was death and hell followed after him and power was giuen vnto him ouer the fourth part of the earth to kill with the sword Reu. 6 8. with hunger and with death The fift seale being opened appeared the soules of them that were killed for the testimonie of the truth requiring iustice at the hands of God for their bloud but it was said vnto them that they should rest a little while vntill their fellow seruantes were also killed The sixt seale being opened the iudgement of God vpon the persecutors of his chuch the horror of their conscience and the anguish of their mindes was declared in these wordes And the kings of the earth and the great men hid themselues in dens and among the rocks saying Rocks fal on vs and hide vs from the presence of him that sitteth vpon the throne 12.13.14.15.16.17 The seuenth seale being opened prefigured the beginning of aeternall rest Now marke what the holy Ghost discouereth vpon the sound of the seuen trumpets Reu. 8 it makes plaine all that was betweene the birth of Christ and the end of the world THe first and second trumpet hath relation and sit cohaerence to the church of Ephesus and the church of Smirma and to the opening of the first and second seale that is to say to the first 300 yeares after Christ The euent demonstrated is first the persecution of the church by the Romane Emperours whose cruelties were so sharpe bloudie that they are represented by the tearmes of haile and fire mingled with bloud this storme of persecution fell vpon Christs husbandrie so that the third part of the trees that is to say the third part of the people and all the greene grasse meaning the ministers bedued with spirituall grace yeelding plentie of food vnto their flocke were burnt vp and consumed The iustice of God vpon these persecutors in afflicting them with horrible warres which like a great mountaine burning like fire was cast into the turbulent sea of their tumultuous estate so that the third part of their dominions was replenished with bloud-shead the third part of their subiects slaine and the third part of their prouinces cities and gouernments which are resembled to shippes sayling vpon the sea of that Empire was destroyed The third Trumpet is answerable to the church of Pergamus and to the opening of the third seale representing the time from 300 yeares after Christ till the yeares 640. Superstition and idolatrie the doctrine of Balaam and scandalous endeuours of Balac the blacke horse of darkenesse ignorance and famine of Gods word began then to take roote And before the end of those yeares as this trumpet declareth a great starre no lesse than the Bishop of Rome fel from heauen burning like a torch and it fell into the third part of the riuers that is into the third part of the doctrine of the church and into the fountaine of waters that is into the principall points of religion And the name of the starre is called Wormewood or Corruption and the third part of the waters became as wormewood that is corrupt and false doctrine The fourth trumpet according to the times of the church of Thiatira and the opening of the fourth seale that is from the yeare of our Lord 640 to the yeare 980. In this time the Romish Iesabel had taken heart and deceiued the children of God and made them commit spirituall fornication In these times the pale horse of the hypocritical church of Rome was farre onward on his race carrying Death vpon his back and haling hell after him hauing power ouer the fourth part of the earth and killing with the sword with famine and with death no maruell then if this trumpet telleth vs In those daies the third part of the sun that is the Euangelicall light and the third part of the moone that is of the church which receiueth all her light of Gods word and the third part of the starres that is of the pastours and ministers were darkned and the day was smitten that is the doctrine both of the gospel and of the law was so darkened and so corrupted that they wanted the light wherewith they should haue illuminated their mindes Reu. 9 1.2.3 The fift trumpet agreeth with the times and state of the church of Sardie and with the opening of the fift seale In the ending of the period of yeares of the church of Sardie at the which Antechrist was growne to his full greatnesse and had set vp by publicke order the adoration of the sacrament and thereby brought in an idoll to be worshipped as God which was decreed at the councell of Laterane the yeare of our Lord 1315 and within seuen or eight yeares after no doubt generally receiued in the churches of Christendome we see the wordes of Daniell perfourmed taking his daies for yeares and from the time that the daily sacrifice shal be taken away which was abolished at Christs passion the idoll or desolation set vp there shall be 1290 daies which pointeth to the