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A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

that sweet compound of love It was Moses his honour who was Gods peculiar favourite to be Penman of the first Book of the Old Testament And it was Iohn's honour who was Christs peculiar favourite to be Penman of the last Book of the New Testament oh what divine love and favour is made known unto the Church in all the volumes between the Armes of these two favourites 6. Finally God counts them blessed soules that read heare and keepe the words of this Prophecy Blessed is he that readeth and they that heare the words of this Prophecy and keep these things that are written therein Rev. 1.3 A blessed Book that renders them blessed who are practically versed in it The time when this Revelation was written was when Iohn was banished into the I le that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the Testimony of Iesus Christ Rev. 1.9.10 Iohn was banished into Patmos by that cruell persecutor Domitian in the fourteenth yeare of his Reigne saith Hieron Catal illustr vir in vit Ioan. Domitian reigned in all but fifteen years as Helvic observes and his fourteenth yeare was in the ninety fourth yeare after Christ Helvic in Chronol in the ninety sixth after Christ saith Pareus Prolegom in Apocal. c. 5. This Book is conceived to be written after all the Books of the New Testament Occasion of this Revelation seemes to be this Iohn being banished into the I le Patmos Rev. 1.9 10. doubtless gave himselfe to prayer and sacred meditations about the affairs of Christ and his Church whereupon Iesus Christ appeared to his beloved disciple in a spirituall ravishment showing him what was his pleasure both touching the present Churches of Asia and touching his whole Church to the end of the world thus comforting him and commanding Iohn to write his visions for the comforting of them Scope of this book is Generally To make knowne by Iohn unto the Churches both the things that then were and that should be thereafter Rev. 1.19 Particularly 1 To informe the Church of the many sharp conflicts she should have with Satan and his instruments especially Hereticks persecuting Tyrants and Anti-Christ himselfe that so she might not dream only of Halcyon dayes but might prepare more and more for the worst of stormes 2 To discover and point out in lively Colours that grand Anti-christ that the Church might run and read and most infallibly know who he is 3 As also to support and comfort the Church and all the faithfull over all their tribulations with the hopes of the utter overthrow of Anti-christ and all their enemies of their owne joyfull triumphs over them and of the happy condition which the Church shall afterwards enjoy partly in this world but chiefly in the world to come Though this book be most obscure and intricate yet these things may somewhat facilitate the understanding of i● If we shall 1. Keep the maine scope of the Book still in our eye 2. Compare the passages and phrases of the Revelation with those of other Prophecies as Rev. 11.4 with Zech. 4.3 11 14. Rev. 10.9 10. with Ezek. 2.8 and 3.3 Rev. 4.6 7 8. with Ezek. 1.5 6 7 8. Rev. 20.8 with Ezek. 18.2 and 39.1 Rev. 21.15 with Ezek. 40.3 c. 3. Parallel with this Prophecy the subsequent Histories after Iohn's time the Histories of the Roman Empire and Church which testify clearly what cruelty and persecutions the Romane Emperours successively raised up against Christians with what subtilty and fraud the B. of Rome did by degrees through the folly cowardise negligence c. of the Emperours step up into their throne and subjugate not onely Rome the Seate of the Empire but also the whole Empire it selfe to his dominion and pleasure whence we may derive not a little light to see what is meant by the opening of the Seals The Stars falling from heaven to earth The beast speaking great and blasphemous things The beast and false Prophet The image of the beast And the whore riding upon the beast with seven heads and ten hornes and ruling in the city on the seven hils c. 4. Consider prudently the experience of later and present times how accurately doth the description of the Beast and scarlet whore agree to the Papacy of the Locusts to the Romane Clergy and of the Frogs comming out of the mouth of the Dragon the beast and the false Prophet to the Iesuites and Romane Emissaries compassing sea and land and creeping into Kings palaces to gather them together to the warre of the great day of God almighty 5. Finally if we shall diligently read meditate and pray that the holy spirit who revealed these things to Iohn would reveale their sense and meaning to us These things may help us to untie many knots and render many difficulties easie Principall parts In the Book of Revelation are chiefly considerable 1 The Preface 2 The Substance of the Book and 3 The Conclusion The Preface which is ● Generall in reference to the whole Prophecy noting the Matter Author Penman and Profit of this Book c. 1. ver 1 2 3. 2. Speciall or particular in reference to the seven Churches of Asia Minor and in them to the whole Catholick Church figured by them wherein are 1. A Nomination of persons writing and written to 2. The Salutation 3. And a glorious Description of Jesus Christ ver 4. to 9. The Substance or Body of this Propheticall Book c. 1. v. 9. to c. 22. v. 6. Wherein is contained a Narration of the State of the Church I. Militant on earth c. 1. v. 9. to c. 20. v. 11. II. Triumphant in heaven c. 20. v. 11. to c. 22. v. 6. The Condition of the Church Militant is declared 1. For present what it was when Iohn wrote the Revelation c. 1. v. 9. to c. 4. v. 1. 2. For future what it should be till the judgement day c. 4. v. 1. to c. 20. v. 11. I. Uision I. Touching the State of the Church then present viz. The Asian Churches principally are laid downe two things viz. 1. A Preparation to the discovery of it by A Vision of seven Golden Candlesticks and seven Starres This is Iohn's first vision And here we have a description both of Iohn who had the vision as also of the vision it selfe both in respect of the 1 Forme of it The 2 Effect it had upon Iohn and the 3 Consequents ensuing thereupon viz. The Comforting of John Command to write the vision and the Interpretation of the vision c. 1. v. 9. to the end of the chapter 2. A Narration or Description of the Condition of Christs Church then present and this in Seven distinct Epistles directed to the seven Angels of those seven Asian Churches viz. 1. Of Ephesus c. 2. v. 1. to 8. 2. Of Smyrna c. 2. v. 8. to 12. 3. Of Pergamus c. 2. v. 12. to 18. 4. Of Thyatira c. 2. v. 18. to the end of the chapter 5. Of Sardis c. 3 1. to 7. 6.

full of the wrath of God the 7. last plagues poured out upon the eart● by 7. Angels Here are the I. Preparatories to the pouring out of the Vials c. 15 throughout II. Pouring out of the Vials of the wrath of God upon the earth c. 16.1 c. viz. I. Vial poured out c. 16. ver 2. II. Vial poured out v. 3. III. Vial poured out v. 4. to 8. IV. Vial poured out v. 8 9. V. Vial poured out v. 10 11. VI. Vial poured out v. 12. to 17. VII Vial poured out c. 16. This pouring out of the VII Vial is laid down 1. More Summarily 2. More Plenarily I. More Summarily compendiously c. 16. ver 17. to the end of the chap. VI Uision II. More plenarily and copiously c. 17 18 19 20 to ver 11. Wherin divers mysteries are most lively explicated which formerly were heretofore more obscurely mentioned Notably pointing out the Rise Seate Reigne Vassals Successe and at last the fatall Ruine of Anti-christ and all the Churches enemies So that this part affords no small light to the Prophetick part of the Revelation Here consider 1. The judgement of the great whore 2. The event thereupon I. The judgement of the great whore c. 17 18 19. Where are 1. A notable description of the great whore that is to be judged By Visionall Representation c. 17.1 to 7. By real explanation therof v. 7. to 16. 2. The instruments that shall destroy the Whore viz. The ten hornes which are ten Kings c. c. 17. ver 16 17 18. 3. The Emphatical promulgation of the woful ruine of Babylon the Seate of the great whore This is done by three Angels 1. The first Angel declares the inevitable certainty of Babylons ruine c. 18..1 2 3. 2. The second warning all God's people to come out of her sets forth the grievousnesse of her destruction with the sad lamentations of all her friends and vassals ver 4. to 21. 3. The third Angel under the type of a great Milstone cast into the Sea as it were seales up the irrecoverablenesse of her ruine ver 21 22 23 24. 4. The gratulatory exaltations of the heavenly company 1 for the judgement of the whore 2 for the preparation of the Lamb's wife for marriage with him c. 19. ver 1. to 11. 5. The finall and totall conquest of the Lamb and his Armies over the beast and false Prophet and the Kings of the earth and their Armies c. 19. v. 11. to the end of the chap. Hitherto of the judgement of the great Whore VII Or last Uision II. The event following after the judgement of the great Whore which is chiefly three-fold 1. The safety of the Saints surviving the ruine of Babylon from the seducements of the Dragon the Devil and Satan being chained up 1000 yeares c. 20.1.2 3. 2. The reviving of the Martyrs and raigning with Christ 1000. yeares the rest of the dead not living again till the 1000. yeares were finished c 20. v. 4 5 6. 3. The Saints miraculous deliverance from and victory over Gog and Magog Satan after the 1000. yeares expired being loosed out of prison c. 20. v. 7. to 11. Hitherto as is conceived hath been Revealed the future state of the Church as Militant on earth The condition of the Church as triumphant in heaven is described both in respect of the 1. Inchoation and 2. Duration of it 1. The Inchoation or beginning of the Churches triumph shall be at the last and generall judgement which is pathetically described c. 20. v. 11. to the end of the chapt 2. The Duration or Continuance of it viz. Eternal happinesse in Heaven which is most gloriously set forth c. 21. throughout c. 22. ver 1. to 6. The Conclusion of this whole Prophecy which is either 1. Principal containing a confirmation of the whole Prophecy of this Revelation by the Testimony 1. Of the Angel by whom the Lord shewed these things to John c. 22. v. 6. 2. Of Christ himselfe who gave this Revelation ver 7. 3. Of Iohn that received this Revelation ver 8 9. 4. Of Christ againe ver 10 to 18. 5. Of Iohn denouncing heavie judgements upon all that shall adde to or take from this Prophecy ver 18 19. 6. Of Christ testifying these things Promising his speedy coming amplified by Iohn's earnest request in his own and the Churches behalfe ver 20. 2. Lesse Principall containing the Apostolicall Salutation to all the 7. Churches and faithfull Saints to whom this Revelation was written ver 21. He that testifieth these things saith I come quickly Amen Even so Come LORD JESUS Rev. 22.20 D. Bernard Medit. Devot c. 4. Praemium est videre deum vivere cum Deo vivere de Deo esse cum Deo esse in Deo quierit omnia in omnibus habere Deum qui est Summum Bonum Et ubi est summum bonum ibi est summa felicitas summa jucunditas vera libe●tas perfecta charitas aeterna securitas secura aeternitas ibi est vera laetitia plena scientia omnis plenitudo omnis Beatitudo Sic cum Deo homo Beatus erit in cujus conscientia peccatum inventum non fuerit Videbit Deum ad voluntatem habebit ad voluptatem fruetur ad jucunditatem In aeternitate vigebit in veritate fulgebit in bonitate gaudebit 1 Tim. 1.17 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Holy Scriptures are contained in the Books of the Old New Testament I. The Books of the Old Testament are I Moses He wrote the Law of God in five Books called the Pentateuch i. e. The-five fold-volumne These Books according to the Greek are called Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomie II. The Prophets their Books are either I. Historicall containing the History of 1. Israel's entrance into the promised Land viz. Ioshua 2 Israels Condition and Government after their entrance into Canaan 1 ●efore their carrying away into Babylon either under 1. Iudges And here we have ●he 1. Generall Hist. Iudges 2. Particular Hist. Ruth 2 Kings and this as th● Stat● of the Kingdome was I. Vnited under Kings by 1. Election I. Samuel 2. Succession II. Samuel II. Divided and that according to the 1. Beginnings of this Division in I. Kings 2. Progresse of this Division in II. Kings III. Vnited and Divided as in I. Chronicles II. Chronicles 2. After their Captivity Here their returne from Captivity is declared According to the 1. Truth and manner of it in Ezra 2. Fruit and event of it in Nehemiah 3. Vnder their Captivity in Babylon and elsewhere in Esther II. Doctrinall or poeticall containing Doctrines 1. Of more speciall reference to A particular person viz. Iob. 2. Of more Generall reference to all sorts of persons in 1. Dauid● Book principally penned by him viz. Psalmes 2. Solomons Books which are either 1. Proverbiall Proverbes 2. Penitentiall Ecclesiastes 3. Nuptiall viz. Song of Songs III. Prophetical written either by the 1. Greater Prophets who wrote either 1. Before

afflictions under the Caldeans viz. By living by Faith in hope of deliverance c. 2.1 to 5. 2. Threatning to be avenged upon the Caldeans for all their wickednesse and cruelty against his people ver 5. to end of the c. V. The prophets sealing up the Doctrine of the life of Faith in his excellent prayer penned in his own and the Churches name c. 3. Zephania ZEPHANIAH His stock and the time of his prophecy is described c. 1.1 He was coetaneous to Ieremiah prophecied the same things for substance but farre more briefly and succinctly He prophesied against both Iewes and forraigne Nations Chiefe Scope To Reprove the wickednesse of the Iewes especially of the Princes and many of the people for hankering after Idolatry expecting it should be set up againe Hiding their Idols even after that glorious Reformation of King Iosiah And to comfort the Elect remnant with Evangelicall promises and Reformation by Christ. Generall parts 1. A most severe denunciation of desolation and other judgements to befall all sorts both in Jerusalem and Iudea for their secret idolatries oppressions and injurious coveteousnesse c. 1. 2. An exhortation of the Jewes to Repentance and self-Reformation both the gracelesse Iewes and those that had some sparkes of Grace appearing in them Partly by the exemplary formidable judgements which God would execute upon forraigne Nations in sight of the Iewes c. 2. Partly by threatnings of judgements against Iewes themselves for their sins if they repented not c. 3.1 to 8. 3. A sweet consolation made up of Evangelicall promises touching the calling of the Gentiles Restauration of the Church pardon of sins Purity and everlasting glory by Christ c. 3.8 to the end Haggai HAGGAI Of him and the time of his prophecy See Hag. 1.1 Scope To quicken the Iewes that had returned from the Babylon●sh Captivity being now extreame ingratefully dull in the worke of Reformation to lay aside all sluggish delayes and excuses and to make haste with the repaire of the Temple Generall parts I. Gods sharp reprehension of the ingratefull sluggish Jewes for their great sin in not repairing the Temple c. 1.1 to 12. II. Gods singular encouragement of the Iewes to fall speedily and vigorously to this work by divers sorts of excellent promises viz. 1. Of his promoting and perfecting the worke when they should sit close to it c. 1.12 to the end 2. Of the surpassing glory that he would communicate to this latter Temple though the structure was not so stately beyond that of the former Temple c. 2.1 to 10. 3. Of Gods singular benediction upon the Corne and all the fruits of the earth for their use if they would buckle diligently to this Temple-worke ver 10. to 20. 4. Of the glorious excellency of Christs kingdome the perfection and complement of all Reformation ver 20. to the end Zechariah ZECHARIAH His descent and the time of his Prophecy See in Zech. 1.1 Scope To encourage and incite the people returned from Captivity especially the Governours Zerubbabel and Joshuah to the building of the Temple Generall parts This Prophecy seems to comprize the summe of five Sermons severally preached by the Prophet viz. I. His penitentiall sermon calling the Jews to repentance This is prefixed as A Preface before the following Sermons of mercy and judgement to prepare f●r the receiving of that the avoiding of this Zech. 1 1.2 to 7. II. His visionall Sermon viz. His Propheticall visions which are in all eight some very obstruse some light may be brought to them by comparing them with Daniels Prophecy These visions seem to be delivered at once are contained from c. 1 7. to c. 7 1. These visions are I. Uisions of Mercy as 1. The vision of men on horse back among the myrrtle-trees in the bottome pointing out Christs singular presence with and providence over his Church in lowest state c. 1. 7. to 18. 2. The vision of four Carpenters c. intimating how God would break and scatter the horns of his Churches enemies c. 1.18 to the end 3. The vision of the man with the measuring line in his hand to measure Ierusalem promising the Restauration and re-peopling of Ierusalem c. 2. 4. The vision of Ioshuah the High-Priest in filthy garments and Sathan at his right hand accusing him Showing that though sins of people and Priest might be objected against them and their intercessors yet they had another High Priest who would plead their cause pardon their sin build the Temple and quiet his Church viz. Christ the Branch c. 3. 5. The vision of the golden candlestick and the two olive trees standing by it declaring that Gods grace alone is sufficient for the reparation and preservation of his Church without all other created meanes against greatest mountaines of opposition c. 4. II. Uisions of judgement c. 5. and 6. The vision of the flying Book and of the Ephah evidencing that though their state should be restored and his Church established amongst them yet he would severely punish them for their sins at present and subvert them for future if their sins grow riper and riper c. 5. III Uisions of comfort viz. c. 7. The vision of foure chariots drawne with foure sorts of Horses comming out from between two Mountaines of brasse Comfortably pointing out the Provident Decrees and Counsels of God immoveable as mountaines of brasse and directing for his Providence begins and steers all actions the course and motion of the foure chariots and horses viz. either the foure Empires of the earth or as some think the Angels of heaven those ministring spirits for the fulfilling of his will for his Churches good so that whatsoever his Church had or should further suffer under them was foreseen and fore-appointed by God himselfe a great comfort to them that were come out of captivity already and to them that as yet remained in captivity c. 6.1 to 9. 8. The vision or rather the Historical Praediction of what was really to be done for his Churches comfort viz. the oblation of some Iewes which came from Babylon as Embassadors from the rest and the typical coronation of Ioshuah the High-Priest under which is declared the Kingdome and Priest-hood of Christ together with the re-establishment and enlargement of the Church under him c. 6.9 to the end III. His Casuisticall Sermon wherein the Prophet at large resolves the Iews in a Case of conscience touching Fasting proposed to him and the Priests with many other Lessons excellently inserted c. 7. and c. 8. IV. His Propheticall Sermon foretelling future events c. 9.10 and 11. wherein are principally considerable 1. Threatnings of destruction to the Churches enemies Land of Hadrach Damascus Hamath c. c 9 1. to 7. 2. Promises of deliverance and protection to his Church against al their enemies c. 9 7 8 3. Promissory predictions of Christs Incarnation Kingdom and the Benefits thereof to his people from whom all comfort and salvation principally flowes c. 9 9. to c. 11 1. 4. Denunciations of dreadfull