After 7 days persuit of his Father in law and Uncle Laban and a great power he brought with him he was overtaken Yet nevertheless Laban being warned of God not to hurt Jacob made a convenant with him Gen 31. 48 49. not to hurt each other Here they made a heap of stones in memorial of the covenant and called the name of it Gilead and Mizpah And from thence Laban returned home in peace Jacob travelling a little further meets the Angels of God and called the name of the place Mahanaim at Fig. 20 in the Mapp From hence Jacob and all his Family and followers passed over the foord Jabbok Gen. 32. 22. Here it was that Jacob wrestled with God and obtained his blessing and was called Israel wherefore he called the name of the place Peniel at Fig. 21. in the Mapp And here he met his brother Esau coming against him with 400 men yet they imbraced and parted friendly from one another Esau to his dwellings in the mountains Seir at Fig. 22 in the Mapp Gen. 33. 16. and Jacob journied to Succoth on the River of Jordan at Fig. 23 in the Mapp where he built an house From thence he came neer the Citty of Shechem in Canaan at Fig. 17. in the Mapp From hence God commanded him to go to Bethel and make there an Altar unto God that appeared unto him when he fled from his brother Esau. Gen. 35. 1. From hence Jacob travelled towards Ephrath which is Bethelem at Fig. 24. And within a little way of the place Richel dyed with hard labour of her son Benjamin and was buried there Gen. 35. 19. and Gen. 48. 7. Israel travelled again from thence and pitched his Tents beyond the Tower of Edar at Fig. 25. in the Mapp From Edar he went to his Father Iscaac in Mamre at the Citty of Arbak at Fig. 11 in the Mapp And Isaac being 180 years old dyed and was buryed by his sons Esau and Jacob in the Sepulcher of his Father Abraham at Machpelah at Fig. 12 in the Mapp Israel being compelled by famine and invited by his son Joseph goes into Egypt that is the land of Cham also called Mitsraim where Joseph receives him with joy and duty and entertains him with great kindness and liberallity giving him with the consent of Pharaoh the Land of Goshen at Fig. 26 in the Mapp to live in The soules that came out of Egypt with him were in number 70. And Israel being very old and dim of sight dyed there and was carryed by his son Joseph and the rest of his children and a great train of Egyptians very magnificently into the land of Canaan and buried in the Sepulcher of his Father and Grandfather at Machpelah which is before Mamre at Fig. 12 in the Mapp Gen 50. 13. Thus is the curteous Spectator presented with a short Narration of the several Countries Stations and Dwellings of our first Parents from Adam downwards to Jacob and by the corresponding figures in the Mapp and this Narration is directed to find the scituation of every place in question which he shall read of in the Bible wherein they are concerned with very great ease speed and delight A short discourse upon the Perigrination of the Children of Israel Together with a Geographical description of the several places they travelled to between Egypt and the land of Canaan THe land of Promise is by some old Writers called Palestine as is conjectured from the name of the Inhabitants of the land called Philistines a Nation descended from Cham one of the sons of Noah And yet may this Land be properly called the Land of Promise in regard of the promise God made to Abraham Gen. 12. 7. and Gen. 13. 15. It takes the name of Canaan from Canaan one of the sons of Ham and is devided into particular Provinces according to the several names of Chams sons who were the first possessors of those Provinces as you may more perfectly see in the Mapp of Paradice And lastly this Land is called the Holy Land alluding to what God said unto Moses in Deut. 3. 5. Draw not nigh hither Put off thy shoes from thy feet for the Place whereon thou standest is Holy Ground Notwithstanding this was not spoken by God in the Land of Canaan but in the Wilderness of Sin by mount Horeb. Yet however we may account this a very proper name for this Land because the holiness of the Lord was there preserved The Holy Citty of Jerusalem stood in it and the most Holy and true Son of God had both his birth and conversation in it The extream bounds of this Land reaches Fastwards to Arabiathe Stony Westwards to the Great Sea Northwards to the Hills of Labanon and Southwards to the Wilderness of Paran Edom and Kadesh It s length between Labanon and Paran is about 150 English Miles The bredth between the Great Sea and the River of Jordan is various for in some Places it is about 50. in others about 60. Miles over This Land is watered with several smal Rivolets or Brooks some emptying themselves into the Great Sea and others running into the River of Jordan a famous River taking its original from two smal Lakes by the Woods of Labanon called Jor and Dan who running a little way unite both their streams and names and from thence is called Jordan This River Jordan runs from thence into the Lake Merom and from Merom into the Sea of Galilee otherwise called the Sea of Chinereth And lastly running from the Sea of Chinereth it looses its self and name in the Dead Sea or Vale of Siddim In this Valestood formerly those wicked Citties Sodom and Gomorrah and in the time of Lot was a most exceeding fruitfull plot of ground compared to the Garden of the Lord to witt Paradice Gen 13. 10. This Sea or Vale is also watered with the Brooks Zered and Arnon and is nevertheless as Josephus writes a salt and unfruitful Lake Tacitus Egysippus Pausanius and others write wonderful things of this Lake which for brevity we shall here omit Yet this we ought to remark that herein is found driving upon the waters a species of Pitch called Asphaltum from whence this Lake hath also obtained the name of Mare Asphalticum This Pitch being melted hath a noysom stinck and is used both in medicines and by the Inhabitants there-abouts for the pitching of Vessels But to proceed This Land of Canaan is a very fruitful Land producing Corn Wine Oyl Sugar Balsome Figgs Herbs and Flowers and is very truely termed a Land flowing with milk and honey Exod 3. 8. and in several other places It is beautified with many fair Hills Vales Fields Fountains Rivers Woods Citties Viâ—lages and strong Castles exceling many other Lands in the World and therefore given by God for an Inheritance to the Father of the faithful and his Seed the children of Israel as a type of the Heavenly Canaan the place of perfect and accomplished joy and happiness The exceeding
and they again devided it among their Sons The children of Japhet inhabited Europe the Northern part of Asia and America as we may gather from Ezeck 38. 6. 15. and 39. 2. Shem spread himself over the South part of Asia and America And Ham possessed the Land of Canaan Arabia and all Africa Yet the Posterity of Shem drove out the Canaanites and possessed themselves of Canaan and most parts of Arabia The sons of Japhet were these Gomor Magog Madai Javan Thubal Mesech and Thiras Goâ—ers sons were Askenas Riphat and Togarma Askenas is held by the Scribes to be the Father of the French and Germans Riphat the Original of the Finlanders Lâ—planders and the inhabitants of Condora Obdora and Jougoria where Ancient Geographers have placed the Hills of Riphai which at this day is called by the Inhabitants thereof the Gâ—rdle of the World And Togarma the first Inhabiter of Sweden Denmark and Norway From Magog are desended all the People of Scithya now called Tartarie Ezech. 38. 2. 39. 6. And from Madia the Medes 2 Kâ—â—gâ— 17. 6. Jos 13. 17. Jer. 25. 25. Dan. 5. 28. 6. 1. 8. 20. The Children of Javan are these Elisa Tharsis Kithim and Dodaâ—im From Elisâ— have the Greeks which are called Aeoles their Original Ezech. 37. 7. From Tharsis the people of Cilicia wherein is the City of Tharsis wherein the Apostle Paul was born From Kithim those of Cyprus Macedonia and Italy have there Original Numb 14. 24. Isa. 23. 1. Jer. 2. 10. 1 Mach. 1. 1. Of Dodanim are descended the Greeks called Dores which are the People of Cariae Rhodes Peleponâ—esus and Scicilâ—e Thubal is accounted the Father of those of Iberia Albania and Spin. And Mesech a Father of those of Cappadocia Moscovia Polonia and other People that use the Sclavonian Language Ezech. 27. 13. 32. 26. 38. 3. And Thiras an Original of those of Tharsis Misia and Illyria So that the blessing Noah gave laphet came upon him when he said God spread forth laphet and let him dwell in the Tents of Shem and let Canaan be his Servant This blessing we here see accomplisht for God so spread forth Iaphet that his Posterity possessed the Nothern parts of the Earth And God hath also given him the third and fourth Monarchy of the world At this day the Lord hath plentifully blessed him in some parts of his possessions in spiritual blessings in other parts in Temporal blessings as we may see the Kingdoms and Countries of Christendom As also in the Moscovites Tarters and Turks who at present have the command over much of Shems and Hâ—ms Posterity Rome the Empress of the fourth Monarchy had in the time of Vespatian thirteen Italian miles and almost one quarter Plin. lib. 3. cap. 5. Flavius Vopiscus witnesseth that the Imperour Aurelian inlarged the compass of this City to 30 Italian miles The sons of Shem were Elam Asshur Arphaisad Lud and Aram. Elam was a father of the Elamites that is of the Inhabitants of the Lands of Susiana Elymais and Persia Dan. 8. 2. Where the Prophet witnesseth that Susa or Susari scituate on the River Vlâ—i which the Greeks call Euleum is a City in the lands of Elam Here the Monarchs of Persia kept their Court as being the Imperial City of the second Monarchy and had in its circuit 120. Stad that is 15. Ital. miles for 8. Stad makes an Ital. mile Strab. lib. 15. From Assur had the Assirians who had the first Monarchy their Original whose Imperial City was Ninive a City of God whose circuit was three dayes Journey Jonas 3. 3. With which agree ancient writers who witness that Ninive was in length 150. Stad in bredth 90 and in Circuit 480. Stad that is 60 English miles Arphachsad was a Father of the Babilonians and Chaldeans who were called by the Hebrews Chasdim from one of the Posterity of Arphachsad The Imperial City of which lands was Babel of whose great power glory and command the Holy Scripture witnesses in several places Isa. 13. 19. 14. 12. 47. 7. Ier. 51. 41. 58. Dan. 4. 30. With which agree Historians and Chronologers for among the rest Herodotus witnesses that Babel was four square each side having in length 120. Stad that is 60 English miles Herodotus lib. 1. Yet Strabâ— an Author of credit makes this City less saying that the wall of this City was in circuit 385 Stad that is 48 English miles and one Stad Among other of Arphachsads Posterity was Heber his Sons Son who was a Father of the Hebrews who had two Sons one called Peleg because in his time the world was devided for Peleg signifies in English deviding His brother was called Iaketan who had many Sons to wit Almodad Saleph Hazarmaveth Sarah Haderam Vzal Dikela Obal Abimael Seba Ophir Haevila and Iobab These spread themselves from Mesa to Sephar at the Hill towards the East Gen. 10. 25. Many of the Learned understand by Mesa the Hill Masium which is a part of the Mountains of Amani And by Sephar the City Sipphara Scituate in Mesopotamia upon the River of Euphrates But yet there is more ground to think that their Habitations was from the River of Tigris towards the East to the farthest parts of the East Indies Yet nevertheless Elams posterity inhabited also between the borders of these vast stretched forth Lands for the land of Hevila borders towards the West on the spring head of the River of Pison which is an arm of the River of Tigris And Ophir Hevila's brother is held to be the Father of the Inhabitants of the Lands of Pegu Sian and Aurea Chersonesus that is the Golden Peninsula where at this day stands the Famous City of Malacca so that by the mountains towards the East we must understand the Hills that part the East Indies from China From the Land of Ophir Solomons Ships brought Gold Precious Stones and other rich Commodities Performing their Voyage in three yeers time 1 Kin. 9. 26. 10. 12. 22. For this reason Benedictus Arias Mountanus understands by Sephar and the Mountains towards the East the Lands and Mountains of Peru and saies that therefore the Gold wherewith King Solomon covered the Temple is called Gold of Peraim that is both the Peru's for the last silable aim signifies in the Hebrew tongue a number of two 2 Chron. 3. 6. Also the name of the land of Jucatan which lies between Mexico and the Island Haiti otherwise called Spaniola sounds very like Iaketan the name of Ophers Father Led the son of Shem is held to be a Father of the Inhabitants of Lydia and other Countries in Asia the less From Aram Luds brother have those of Syria Mesopotamia and Armenia their Original for these mighty Kingdoms and their perticular Provinces are called in the Holy Scripture the Land of Aram although they are distinguished from one another by several names for example Aram Damasci Aramzobe Aram Naharam that is Aram between the two Rivers
towards Jericho Joshuah commanded them also to pitch twelve Stones in the middle of Jordan where the Priests feet stood to remain there for a memorial for ever The Lord of Hosts having thus brought the children of Israel out of Egypt through the Red Sea and led them 40 years together through several Wildernesses and now set them on the other side of Jordan we shall leave them there and refer our Reader to the holy Bible for an Historical Relation of their several exploits in the Wars with the Nations that possessed the Land how they overcame them all conquered their strong Citties possessed themselves of the whole land and rooted out all their enemies How this land was afterwards devided among the twelve Tribes of Israel by Joshuah is marked in this Mapp with single pricks and the Capital name that is writ within them is the name of the Tribe that possessed so much of the land as is encompassed with those pricks The Citties of Refuge appointed Josh. 20. 7 8 are marked with a cross upon the Tower as you may see in the Mapp it self on your left hand just over the picture of both sides the Shekel A Discourse upon the Geographical Description of the Land of CANAAN Possest by the Israelites and travelled through by our Saviour Jesus Christ and his Apostles THe fullness of Time being come wherein God according to his eternal decree had ordained to send his Son into the World in humane shape and nature for the redemption of mankind the Angel Gabriel came and saluted Mary a Virgin at Nazereth at fig. 1. it the Mapp with a message from the Lord Luk 1. 28. telling her that the Holy Ghost should come upon her and the power of the most High should overshadow her and she should bring forth a child and call his name JESUS which accordingly came to pass when Augustus Caesar was Emperour of all the World and Herod the Terrarch was King of Jewry and Cyrenius Governour of Syria which was in the year of the World according to Mr John Butler in his Christologia 4000. then came Mary with her betrothed Husband Joseph to Bethlehem at fig. 2. a Citty of David for they were both of the Lineage of David to be Taxed according to the Decree of Caesar. And because there was no room in the Inn they were fain to make shift with a Stable where she fell in Labour and brought forth her first born Son wrapped him in swadling cloaths and laid him in a Manger The Angels soon carryed this joyfull news to Shepherds that were then keeping their Sheep and gave them signes how they should find the Child who straight way left their flock came to Bethlehem and found him out and publisht abroad the tydings that was brought them of the Angels Luk. 2. This Child was circumcised at eight daies old and his name called JESUS And when he was 33 daies old he was brought to the Temple at Jerusalem at fig. 3. by his Parents and presented to the Lord according to the custom of the Jews whither also being directed by the Spirit came Simeon a just man and one that feared God who took the child Jesus in his arms and praised God c. Whiâ—e they were yet in Bethlehem came wise men having seen his Star out of the East to worship him And the fame hereof coming to Herods ears caused him to assemble all the chief Priests and Scribes to learn of them the place of his birth who informed him it was to be in Bethlehem Wherefore he commanded the wise men to seek the Child with all diligence and bring him word that he might come and worship When these wise men departed from the King the Star went before them till it came and stood over the place where the Child was who when they had found they worshipped and presented with Gold Incense and Myrhe But they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod but to return to their own Countrey some other way Also Joseph was warned in a dream that he should take Mary and the Child and fly into Egypt Herod seeing himself mocked by the wise men gave strickt command to kill all the male children of two years old and under in Bethlehem and the coasts about it that the Prophesie might be fulâ—illed Jer. 31. 15. Herod being dead Joseph was warned of God in â—eam to return again with the child but hearing that Archelaus his son reigned in fudea he was afraid yet turned aside into Galilee to the Citty Nazareth Mat. 2. 23. Jesus being twelve years old came upto Jerusalem with his Parents to the Feast of the Passeover and when the dayes were accomplisht his Parents went home thinking he had been in the company but he staid behind disputing with the Doctors in the Temple yet when they came back to seek him he went home with them In the 15 year of the Emperour Tiberius when Pontius Pilate was President of Judea Jesus came from Nazareth to Jordan not far from the Dead Sea viz. to Bethabane where he was baptized of John the Baptist at which time the Holy Ghost descended upon him like a Dove and a voice was heard saying This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Mat. 3. 17. From hence Jesus was led aside into the Wilderness where he fasted 40 dies and 40 nights and was tempted of the Devil but the resisted and the Devil left him Then Jesus went again into Galilee whither followed him Andrew Peter and Philip and dwelt at Nazareth Luk. 4. 16. where he taught in the Synagogue Coming from thence he went to Cana where at a marriage he turned water into wine Joh. 2. From thence he went to Capernaum with his â—other his Brother and Disciples yet staid not long there but went to Jerusalem because the Feast of Passeover was nigh The first year of his Ministery A o. 30. Jesus coming to Jerusalem to the Passeover shews his Divine authority in whipping the Buyers and Sellers out of the Temple and overthrowing their Tables Joh. 2· 15. By these and other signes many believe in him Nicedâ—mus a Ruler of the Jews came by night to him to be instructed of him Joh. 3. 1. From hence Jesus went into the land of Judea and tarryed there same time But John was baptizing at Enon by Salim and was shortly after imprisoned which when Jesus heard he returned again into Galilee through Samaria and came to a Citty called Sychar neer Jacobs Well where sitting to rest himself there came a woman of Samaria while his Disciples were gon into the Citty to buy meat to fetch water with whom Jesus discoursing and telling her of her own affairs she takes him for a Prophet and runs into the Citty telling the Cittizens what she had heard and seen whereupon they come out to him and hearing of his words many of them beleeve in him Joh. 4. 5. c. Having tarryed there two dayes he goes into Galilee where the
of Euphrates and Tigras which lands the Greeks call Mesopotamia 2 Sam. 8. 3. 5. 10. 6. Iud. 3. 8. The Inhabitants of these Lands are at this day as well of themselves as of the Neighbouring Nations about them called Aramei and Asamei The Children of Aram are these Uz Hull Gether and Mas. From Uz are descended those of Cele Syria called in the Holy Scripture the Land of Uz where Job dwelt Job 11. From Hull are descended the Inhabitants of Palmiaren from Gether those of Apamena and from Mas the People of Pieriah Comagena and Cyrestica See the Map of the Travels of St Paul The sons of Cham are these Cus Misraim Put and Canaan Cus from whom the desart and stony Arabia was called the Land of Chus Begat Seba Hevila Sabtha Raema Sebtecha and Nimrod From Seba and Hevila are descended the dwellers of the desart and stony Arabia Psal. 72. 10. Isai. 43. 3. These Countries were afterwards overcome by the Posterities of Abraham the Edomites and the Isralites and by them possessed You must understand that desart Arabia is so called not that it is wholy desart and un-inhabited But because it hath many desart places and few Cities because the dwellers therein live most in Tents as those who for grasing of their Cattle often change Places Sabtha or more properly Sabbetha is one of the Predecessors of the Inhabitants of Arabia the happy wherein in former times was the City of Sabbotha From Raema are descended the People that inhabite that part of Arabia the happy that borders on the Persian Sea where Ptolomie places the City of Rhegama Among the Sons of Raema were Sheba and Dedan From Dedan are descended the dwellers of Dedace in Ethiopia and the Troglodites as may be gathered by the Marchandize mentioned in Ezeck 27. 15. 38. 13. Seba was also the Progenitor of the People of Ethiopia Isai. 45. 14. From hence came the Queen of Saba or more properly Sheba to King Solomon 1 King 10. 1. Mat. 12. 42. And here reigned the mighty Queen Canâ—â—es Act. 8. 27. And at this time here reigns that potent Prince untruly called Presbiter John for he is neither Presbiter nor Priest but is indeed the mightiest Monarch of this world The People of Arabia and other Mahumetans call him Atâ—clabassi and his own Subjects Acegue and Neguz of the Abissines or Moors From Mitsraim are descended the People of Egypt And therefore the Hebrews from him call that land in their language Mitsraim And also to this day the Inhabitants and bordering People call it Mìsri From Mitsraim are also descended these following Nations to wit Ludim the Inhabitants of the Common-wealth of Mariot in Egypt Anaemim the Inhabitants of Marmarica and Cyrene Leabim the people of Lybia Scituated between Marenmaricam and Egypt Naphthuhim The Moors on the borders of Egypt whose chief City is Napatha or Naphtha Pathrusim which Ptolomy calls Phorusios and Pliny Pharusios those of Getulia who border on the great Ocean Sea Isai. 11. 11. ler. 44. 1 15. Plin. Book 6. ch 8. And Casluhim the Inhabitants of Cassiotidis lying in the entrance of Egypt coming from India and the Caphtorims that is the Inhabitants of Seir and other adjacent Countries From these people are descended the Philistims and Caphtorims Gen. 10. 14. Gen. 32. 3. Deut. 2. 22. From Put are descended the People of Africa the Less Mauritania in which is the River that Ptolomy calls Phehut and Plinie Funt And also in Numidia and other Countries towards the South Mauritania and Africa the Less are now called Barbary Numidia Biledulgerid and those Lands extending farther Southwards are called Azamaga Gualata Guiny which is the land of Black Moors From Canaan are descended the Sidonites Hethites Iebusites Emorites Cirgasites Hevites Arkites Sinites Arradites Zemarites and the Hamathites And their Countries extended from Sidon unto Gaza c. Gen. 10. 19. But almost all this Land of Canaan was for the many grievous sins of its Inhabitants by Gods Commandment given for an Inheritance to the seed of Abraham Nimrod the Son of Chus began to be a mighty man upon the Earth and the beginning of his Kingdom was Babel and other Cities in the land of Shinar Gen. 10. 10. Now in regard that the Posterity of Noah are thus placed in Europe Asia and Africa a question may arise how America being so great a part of the world became first populated and from whence and because the answer cannot be found either in Holy writ or prophane Authours the most we can do is but to offer at arguments and leave them to be accepted or rejected according as they may seem most probable or improbable to the judgement of the Reader Yet certain it is that the People of America had their Original from Noah For in the Flood God destroyed every thing that was upon the Earth from Man to Beast and Noah only remained and they that were with him in the Ark. Gen. 7. 23. But from which of Noahs sons is the task to find out in regard we have had so little knowledge of that part of the world till of comparatively late years It seems neerest the truth that those People that inhabite the Northern parts of America are descended from laphet for towards the North is but a small Sea both on the Western and Eastern side On the Eastern side of America between the Western parts of Norway and the Eastern parts of Island are not contained above 170 Leagues from whence by the providence of God Norway-Men Fishing at Sea in smal vessels might easily by stress of weather be forced over with a strong Easterly wind in less than three dayes time And afterwards either they or their Successors by the same Providencial cause might in less than one daies time be driven from the Western Shoars of Island upon the Shoars of Groenland which though it be not accounted a part of America yet in my Judgement it ought to be rather part of it than of any of the other three parts of the World and that because it borders so very near upon it that to this day it is unknown whether it be a part of that Continent or no. For several of our Country men and others have attempted to find a Sea Passage between them and yet cannot But if there be a passage it is a very small one and therefore we may probably conjecture would not longly hid since the necessities that that cold Climate is Subject to would compel rational Creatures as men are to seek Southerly for a warmer Scituation But here to shew the possibility of such an accident I mentioned only three daies time wherein men might be forced over from the Western parts of Norway to the Eastern parts of Groenland though we need not from hence conclude it was so but we may also think that America might as well be populated from any other part of Europe if we but allow that Navigations have designedly been made thither both by our
own Country men and several others as Hacklute relates in his English Voyages Pag. 506. from the Records themselves how several Navigations have been made by the Brittish Nation above 500 years ago into America And withall for the probability of the truth of those Records proves how that in Cuba and Hispaniola two famous Islands in the Bay of Mexico the Natives retain several Brittish words signifying the same thing to this day besides some marks of Christianity among them Yet by the same propability America might be populated either from France or Spain who also are descended from Japhet Thus far may be offered in favour of the sons of Japhets populating America and from whence But if this be not accepted we may consider the sons of Cham who Inhabited the western Shoars of Africk which in some places are not above 480 Leagues from the Main land of Brasil If neither Jophet or Cham can be allowed in the Readers opinion to Populate America then must it of necessity be the sons of Shem who populated it yet here we find almost 600 leagues distance from America in the neerest place viz. between Yedso the most Easternly Iland of Asia and California the most Westernly Iland of America therefore as far as the likeliest probability backs this argument we ought to conclude that America was populated by the sons of Japhet A Discourse upon the Geographical Description of PARADICE And the several Countries bordering thereon Together with a short discourse of the perigrination of the Patriarchs from Adam to Jacob. AFter God had created the Heavens the Earth the Sea and all that in them is out of Nothing for the compleating of his great work he set himself to make Man and so dignified and honoured him that he made him Lord over all Creatures and gave him for his dwelling a most pleasant Garden in Eden called Paradice excelling in Stateliness Beauty and Delightful Pleasantness all the Countries upon the face of the Earth and therefore is rightly called the Garden of Pleasure It is Scituate in the Land of Shinar a part of Asia upon the River now called Tigris which is called in the Holy Scripture the River of Pison This River devides it self into four branches each of a several name Therefore to shew the true Scituation of this Garden and to describe it perfectly we must consider what the Prophet Moses saies in Gen. 2. 8. And the Lord God planted a Garden Eastward in Eden As also at the 10 verse And a River went out of Eden to water the Garden and from thence it was parted and became into four heads to wit four heads of Water This Text clearly shews that this Garden of Pleasure was Scituate on the East side of Pison where the River waters it with a single stream as you may see in the Mapp And though we should suppose that some part of this Garden should ly on the West side of the River of Pison yet it is plain by Gen. 3. 24. that the dwelling place of Adom was on the East side where it saies So he drove out the Man and he placed at the East of the Garden Cherubims c. Because he should not enter in again where he went out Also from Gen. 4. 16. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod in the East of Eden And it is the more likely to be beleeved because this River aswel in length and breadth as in strength of its stream may compare with the Rhyne or Donau and therefore it may consequently be conjectured that it must hinder our first parents from flying Eastward from the presence of the Lord had they inhabited to the Westwards of this River for we cannot rationally conjecture they had either Boats or Ferries to pass over it withall nor does Gods holy word make any mention of Building any till Noahs time Thus therefore have many Ancient Geographers committed an eminent errour in this particular placing this Garden of Pleasure on the West side of the River of Pison This River as aforesaid is devided into four heads of water to wit two to the Northward or above the Garden and two to the Southward or below the Garden and were called Pison Gihon Hiddekel and Euphrates and are thus described in Gen. 2. 11. The name of the first is Pison That is it which compasseth the whole Land of Havilah where there is Gold v. 13. And the name of the second River is Gihon The same is it that compasseth the whole Land of Ethiopia v. 14. And the name of the third River is Hiddekel That is it which goeth towards the East of Assyria And the fourth River is Euphrates This River of Euphrates hath its original source from the mountains of Moschi and Caspy in Armenia the Great And the River of Hiddekel hath its original from a certain Lake or dead Sea Scituate neer the beginnings of the Mountains of Ararat These two streams run downwards into the aforesaid River Pison at the North of the Garden and so run Southwards to the Southmost part of the Garden where the most Easterly of these streams retains still the name of Pison and the Westernly takes the name of Gihon upon it both emptying themselves into the Persian Gulph Our first Parents being thus placed in this Garden of Pleasure as aforesaid had all things therein given them to their use and behoof except the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil Gen. 2. 17. Which was expressly Forbidden them by God But being deluded by the Subtleties of Satan to break Gods Command they were driven out of Paradice and condemned to get their Living in the sweat of their brows and for their sakes the Earth was accurst and over-run with Thistles and Thorns Having as we have touched before their dwelling in the Land of Nod to the Eastwards of the Garden of Eden which Countrey was formerly called Susiane and now Susan where they fell to Tilling the Ground They had two Sons the eldest named Cain a Tiller of the Ground and the youngest named Abel a keeper of Sheep who through the Spite and Mallice of his brother Cain was in his fury muthered by him Cain being accurst of God for this fact falls into great dispair and perplexity of mind fearing least every one that meets him should kill him goes therefore forth from the face of the Lord into the Land of Nod and builds there a Citty and calls the name of it Enoch after his Sons name It may be conjectured that the Citty now called Susan is the remains of this Citty Enoch as bordering neerest to Eden and Scituate to the Westwards of the Mountains of Ararat upon the River Euleus where it is probable Cain stopt his flight from the face of the Lord being not able to pass over this River The sins of Mankind growing from time to time more and more are at last punisht by God almighty with an universal deludge wherein was
drowned all the race of Mankind all the Beasts of the field all the Fowls of the Air and all creeping things except Noah and his Family and two of a sort of all Creatures that lived on the face of the Earth and of the fowls of the Air preserved by Noah upon the Waters in an Ark built by him according to the directions of God himself after the World had been created 1656 years This Ark having driven to and fro upon the Waters above the highest tops of the Mountains for the space of about five moneths time it pleased God to let it rest at last upon the Mountains of Ararat And after the waters were retired again into their place the beleeving Noah and his Family and all the living Creatures that were inclosed in the Ark went again out of the Ark and Noah and his Family setled themselves about the Eastern borders of the River of Hiddekel from whence afterwards the Generations of Noah spread themselves both Eastwards and Westwards naming the several Lands and Countries wherein they lived after their several Names Which hath moved us to insert this Geneological Table that the Reader may the easier learn to know the Lands in the Map and their several Original Possessors as more at large you may collect them out of the Bible and the marginal Notes there on Let the Genelogical Table come in here All the people of the Earth had then one Language and one Speech And that they might the better unite themselves and perpetrate a Name they consulted to build a Citty and a Tower therein whose top thereof should reach up unto Heaven which the Lord being offended with confounded their Language scattered them and made them leave off building their intended Citty And the name of that place was called Babel as you may see at Fig 1. in the Map because the Lord did here confound their Language and from hence desperse them into all parts of the Earth Gen. 11. 9. Not far from this Citty is Ur the dwelling place of Terah as at Fig. 2. in the Mapp This Terah was the Father of Abraham and the Grandfather of Lot And Abraham being forewarned of God to depart from thence according both he and his Father Terah and Lot departed to Haran as at Numb 3. in the Mapp where Terah dyed Gen. 11. 32. And Abraham at Gods command left his Native place and his Kindred and took with him all his family and his Nephew Lot and all their substance and travelled towards the Land of Canaan unto Sichem in the Plain of Moreh as at Fig. 4. in the Mapp From whence he removed again unto a mountain between Beth-el and Hai as at Fig. 5. in the Mapp and pitched his tent there where he built an Altar and called upon the Lord. Gen. 12. 8. From hence they depart Southwards and by reason of a famine in the Land are driven to go down into Egypt from whence after some time of stay they again depart richly blessed with Cattle Silver and Gold c. into the Land of Canaan and again took up their dwelling place between Beth-el and Hai. at Fig. 5. Gen. 13. 3. Here Lot and Abraham parts because the Land was too little for them And Lot chose the Plain of Jordan at Fig. 6. in the Mapp and pitched his Tent towards Sodom Gen. 13. 12. And Abram went and dwelt in the Plain of Mamre which is in Hebron Gen. 13. 18. as at Fig. 7. in the Mapp Here it was that Ishmael was born Isaac is promised And Abrams name was changed to Abraham Gen. 16. and 17. From hence Abraham journeyed towards the South Countrey and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned as a stranger in Gerar at Fig. 8. in the Mapp Gen. 20. 1. Here Abraham was commanded to offer up his Son Isaac upon one of the Mountains of Moriah at Fig. 9. in the Mapp But God finding his obedience forbids him to lay hands on the Lad and provides a Ram for a burnt offering in Isaacs steed and promises him his blessings From hence Abraham goes and dwells in Beersheba at Fig. 10. in the Mapp Gen. 22. 19. And at Kirjath-arba which is Hebron Sarah dies and is buried in the cave of Machpelah over against Mamre at Fig. 12. in the Mapp Gen. 23. 19. Afterwards Abraham takes an Oath of his servant and sends him to Nahor in Mesopotamia at Fig. 3. in the Mapp to take a wife for Isaac out of his Kindred and obtained Rebekah the Daughter of Bethuel and brings her into Canaan where Isaac met her as he came from the way of the Well Lahairoi at Fig. 13. in the Mapp Gen. 24. 62. Abraham at the age of 175 years dies and is buried by his Sons Isaac and Ishmael in the Sepulcher of his Wife Sarah at Fig. 12. in the Mapp Gen. 25. 10. Isaac then dwelt in the Citâ—y of Gerar at Fig. 14. in the Mapp Gen. 26. 6. From whence he removed to the valley of Gerar. Gen. 26. 17. And from the valley of Gerer to Beer-sheba Gen. 26. 23. But the Children of Ishmael being twelve Prince dwelt in all that space between Havilah at Fig. 16. and Shur at Fig. 15. in the Mapp Gen. 25. 18. This was a large Countrey but in probability not very fruitful or close inhabited Because at this time it is called the Deserts of Arabia Isaac had now two Sons to wit Esau and Jacob. And Jacob being the youngest by his subtilety bought Esaus birth-right for a mess of Pottage and by it obtained his father Isaac's Blessing which belonged to Esau for which Esau sought Jacobs Life But by the councel of his Parents he went towards Podan-Arain to Laban his Mothers brother But being benighted at Luz he took of the stones of the Place for his Pillows and lay down to sleep on them and then dreamed that he saw a Ladder whose top reached into Heaven and the Angels of God ascending and descending Here he received the promise of God and here he took the stone he had for his Pillow and set it up for a Pillar and poured oyl on it and named the Citty Bethel at Fig 17 in the Mapp Gen. 28. 11 to 20. In the morning he travelled towards the people of the East where he met Rachel the daughter of his Uncle Laban about Haran at Fig 3 in the Mapp and makes himself known to her who straight runs and tells her father who also came out to meet him and received him kindly Gen. 29 13. Here Jacob served Laban 20 years for his two daughters Leah and Rachel together with such Cattle of the Flock as he barganied for which the Lord blesses and increases mightily Whereat Laban and his Sons grow displeased and murmur against Jacob. which caused Jacob to depart from thence with his Wives and Childeren and Cattle to the land of Canaan over the River Euphrates at Fig. 18 in the Mapp Turning towards the Hills of Gillead at Fig. 19 in the Mapp
Galileans that had seen what he did at Jerusalem received him joyfully v. 45. Coming to Cana in Galilee there came to him a Ruler whose Son was sick of a Feaver at Capernaum beseeching him to go down and heal his Son before he dyed But Jesus said Go thy way thy Son liveth And from that hour the Feaver◠〈◊〉 him v. 52. Coming to Nazareth and reading the Prophet Isaiah and preaching thereupon the People were incensed at his doctrine and thrust him out of the Citty and died him to the top of the hill whereon the Citty was built to cast him down headlong But he passed through the midst of them and went his way and came and dwelt at Capernaum Jesus walking by the Sea of Galilee called to him Peter Andrew James and John who straight way left their Nets and foâ—lowed him Mat. 4. 18. c. The second year of Christs Ministery A o. 31. Jesus travelling through all Galilee preaches in their Synagogues and heals all sicknesses and diseases Mat. 4. 23. so that his fame spreads over all Syria and great multitudes follow him out of Galilee Decapolis Jerusalem Judea and from beyond Jordan v. 25. Among others he cured Peters Wives Mother of a Feaver Mar. 1. 30. 31 Luc. 4. 38 39. Coming to the Lake of Genesereth the People so prest upon him that he entred into Simons ship that lay by the shoat and required him to thrust off and he preached to them out of the ship Luc. 5. 3. And when his Sermon was ended he bad Simon lanch out into the deep and cast his Net But Simon told him they had wrought all night and caught nothing yet because he had them they would which when they did they had so great a draught that their Nets brake and they were fain to call their Companions to help draw them in Luc. 5. 1. c. And because his fame spread more and more so many followed him that he could not enter into Capernaum but kept without in desart places Mar. 1. 45. Luc. 5. 16. Some daies after Jesus came again into Capernaum and entered into a house whither came many Pharisees and Doctours of the Law to hear him and as he was teaching there was a Man brought to him lying in his bed taken with a Palsey and in regard they could not get neer him because the press was so great they carryed him up to the house top and let him down through the Tileings Bed and all which he immediately cured and the Man took up his Bed and walked Luk. 5. 25. Going from thence towards the Sea he saw the Publican Levi otherwise called Mathew And he said to him Follow me Who left all and followed him· v. 28. Afterwards Jesus went on a Sabbath day through the fields of Corn and his Disciples plucked the Ears of Corn and rubbed them between their hansd and eat them which the Pharisees were offended at Luk. 6. 1. Afterwards he went into the Synagogue on another Sabbath day and healed a Man with a withered hand which so madded the Pharisees that they consulted with the Herodians to destroy him but he avoided them Mar. 3. 5 6. Coming neer the Sea he went upon a Mountain to pray and staid there all night The next morning he called his Disciples and from among them he chose twelve which he called Apostles Luk. 6. 12 13. Going again into Capernaum he healed the Centurious servant marvelling at his faith Luk. 7. 1 to 11. From thence Jesus goes to a City called Naim fig 11. where a Widdows son being dead was carryed out to be buryed and which Jesus in compassion to his Mother raised again from the dead and delivered her her Son alive Luk 7 11 to 16. Afterwards he travelled through every City and Town in Galilee and Samaria preaching the Gospel where certain Women that he had healed of their infirmities ministred to him Luk. 8. 1 2. Coming to Jerusalem to a Feast of the Jews he found at the Pool of Bethesda a Man who had been diseased 38 years whom he made whole on a Sabbath day Ioh. 5. 8. From thence he returned to Capernaum again took ship and stilled a storm at Sea then landed in the Region of the Gadarenes about Gerasa fig. 12. Luk. 8. 26. where he met a Man possessed with legions of Devils whom he dispossed giving them leave to go into an herd of Swine who immediately thereupon ran headlong into the Sea hereat the Inhabitants came and besought him to depart out of their Coasts v. 37. Thence he returned again to Capernaum where Jairus a Ruler of the Synagogue intreated him to come into his house because his daughter lay dying v. 41. And as he was going with him a Woman touched the hem of his garment and was immediately healed of an issue of blood which she had had 12 years v 43. In the mean while the Maiden dyed but was raised again from the dead v. 55. Iesus going from thence gives sight to two blind men Mat. 9. 27 to 31. and speech to a dumb Man possessed with a Devil v. 32. 33. Jesus goes through all Cities in Galilee towards Ierusalem Luk. 13. 22. where he preaches is forewarned of the Pharisees that unless he depart Herod will kill him v. 31. Iesus calls his twelve Disciples to him and sends them forth to preach giving them power to cast out unclean Spirits and to heal all diseases Mat. 10. 1. who at their return to him again give him an account of their Ministery Luk. 9 10. Then he takes them aside into a solitâ—ry place neer Bethsoida where he feeds 5000 Men with sive barly loaves and two â—ishes v. 17. Ioh. 6 5 to 14. But perceiving that the People would make him King he withdrew himself to a Mountain alone Ioh. 6. 15. and his Disciples missing him they about evening took shipping to go over to Capernaum whither Iesus followed them walking upon the Water whom when they saw they were afrighted But he spake to them and came into the Ship and they presently arrived at their Port. v 21. The third year of Christs Ministery A o. 32. Iesus removes from Capernaum to Ierusalem and after the Feast of Pass returns again travels through Galilee but shuns Iudea because the Jews sought to kiâ—l him And being come home again journeys towards Tyre fig. 14 and Sydon fig. 15. on the coasts of the Great Sea where he cast a Devil out of the Canaanitish Womans Daughter Mat. 15. 18. And departing from thence he went to the Sea of Galilee through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis Mar. 7. 31. where he healed one deaf and dumb v. 35. And in the Wilderness fig. 16. he fed 4000. Men besides Women and Children with 7 loaves and a few smal Fishes Mat. 15. 38 Mar. 8. 8 9. Then he took Ship and came into the Coasts of Magdala in the parts of Dalmanutha fig. 17. where the Pharisees desired of him a signe from Heaven v. 11. which he
a famous Woman and many more Act. 17. 1 c. From hence Paul wrote the first and second Epistle to the Thessaloâ—ians for confirmation of that Church And finally from Athens he went to Corinth 29 in the Isthmus where he took up his rest for one whole year and six moneths Act 18. 1 c. Anno 51. S. Paul had a Vision at Corinth to encourage his preaching Silaâ— and Timothy he sent into Macedonia to confirm the Churches there And tarrying at Corinth wrought for his living by making of Tents with Aqaila and Priscilla and yet preached constantly in the house of one Justus which was near the Synagogue And Sosthenes the chief Ruler of the Synagogue being also converted adjoyned himself unto Paul But when Gallio was made Deputy a tumult was raised wherein Sosthenes was hearen yet Paul tarryed still Act. 18. 7 c. Anno 52. S. Paul left unto Silas the government of the Church of Corinth and himself sayled away to Ephesus 32 in Asia Here after some reasonings with the Iews he converted many of the Gentiles But after some stay leaving Timothy to govern the Church here he sailed away into the Isle of Creta u where having also setled a Church he left it to the care of Titus and taking ship he sayled directly to Cesarea 10 in Canaan and so he went up to Jerusalem where tarrying no longer but meerly to salute the brethren went directly to Antioch Act. 18. 18 c. Here also he made but a very short stay and began a third Voyage through Gallatia and Phrygia confirming the Churches as he went but made little stay in a place till he came to Timothy at Ephesus 32 Here instructed he certain Disciples of S. Iohn Baptists and after 3 moneths in vain reasoning in the Synagogues with the Iews he preached 2 whole years in the School of Tyrannus unto the Gentiles Anno 53. Paul being at Ephesus did many miracles and 7 sons of Scera a Iew were fouly foyled and shamed by attempting to cast out Devils in imitation of Paul Act. 19. 10 c. About the same time S. Philip the Apostle having preached the Gospel in Cappadocia Armenia Colchis and Iberia finally came down to Phrygia where preaching at Hierapolis the unbeleeving lews and Heathens conspiring against him crucified him there and stoned him with stones Eus. chron Eccl. Hist. 8. 3. ch 28. Ant. chr tit 6. c. 11. Anno 54. S. Philip being dead it seems S. Paul was called to be an Apostle and was counted amongst the twelve and ever after find we him write himself Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ. Being still at Ephesus many were converted and of the new Converts many who used curious Arts burnt their Books of great price out of zealous love to the Gospel But as he was about to depart a great tumult was raised by one Demetrius a Silver smith upon the account of interest but was appeased by the Town Clark Act. 19. 23 c. Anno 55. From hence Paul wrote the first Epistle to the Corinthians and sent it by Timothy Act. 19. 22. 1 Cor. 16. 8. But Timothy being returned Paul left him at Ephesus and went himself into Macedonia passing by Troas Hither came he about Pentecost and from hence he wrote the second Epistle to the Corinthians 14 years and somewhat over since his carrying of almes from Antiâ—ch to Ierusalem 2 Cor. 2. 12. 1â— 1 2. Hence also wrote he unto Titus in Crete u from Nicapolis 22 in this Countrey Tit. 3. 12. and here he Wintered This year S. Peter at Rome utterly foiled Simon the Sorcerer in the presence of Nero and the Sorcerer falling from on high perished Aegesip B. â— ch 2. Epiphan tom 2. Haeres 21. Abd. Apost Hist. B. 13. Anno 56 Paul by the first of the year came to Corinth where and thereabouts he tarryed 3 moneths Hence wrote he an Epistle to the Romanes Rom. 15. 19. ch 16. 25. Act. 20. 3 Hence went he to Philippi Rom. 15. 24. where leaving Epaphroditus Govenour of that Church and Silvanus Bishop of Thessalonica and one Urbanus over other small Towns Phil. 2. 25. Dor. Syn. After the daies of unleavened bread he went by Sea to Troas in Asia where Eutieus being dead was restored to life Act. 2. 6. Thence went he to Assos 33 and so to Mityleuâ— 34 to the Isle of Chios 35 to Samos 36 to Trogillium 37 to Micales 38 to Miletus 39 Here met him Timothy and the Elders of Ephesus Act. 20. 16. Hence sayled he away to Choos 40 and so to Rhodes 41 thence to Patara 42 Act. 21. 1. Hence he sayled by Cyprus on the left hand unto Tyre where Simon one of the 7 Deacons was Bishop Dor. Syn. Act. 21. 2 3 c. Hence sayled he again to Ptolomais and thence after one daies stay to Cesaria where Philip the Deacon was Bishop Here was foretold of the ill usage which attended him at Jerusalem yet went he on thither by Land where he arrived at the Feast of Pentecost Act. 21. 21 c. During his stay here he submitted to certain Iewish Ceremonies in order to win the Iews But being found in the Temple by certain Jews of Asia was apprehended in a tumult and buffetted but being rescued by Lysias the chief Captain and found to be a Romane was sent safe away from Ierusalem to Cesarea where at an hearing before one Foelix Prefect of Judea The High Priest and his Oratour accused him of great matters but could prove nothing Act. 24. 1 c. Here Foelix condiscended himself to hear Paul preach the Gospel yet was not converted But after two years Foelix going out of place left S. Paul in prison S. Peter was in Aegypt and from Babylon in Aegypt wrote his first Epistle to the dispersed strangers 1 Pet. 1. 1 ch 5. 15. Anno 58 Portius Festus was made Prefect of Iudea before whom S. Paul was accused a fresh but he appealed to Caesar. After this King Agrippa heard him preach but was only almost converted Act. 25. ch 26. But at end of the year S. Paul was shipped away for Rome Act. 27. 1 c. And sayling by Zidon 48 so to Cyprus Myâ—a 49 in Pamphilia h where he was put in a ship of Alexandria 50 and came to Gâ—idas 51 thence by Salmona 52 and so Westwards to the Haven in Creta u called Fair havens 53 neer the City Lasea 54 Here he admonished the company to Winter but heeding him not they sailed on hoping to Winter in Phenix 55 unto an Isle called Clauda 56 After this they had a very solitary Journey for 14 dayes together and after all hope of life was past and the Ship utterly perished all the persons landed safe on the Isle Melita 58 Here Publius Governour of the Isle was converted Anno 59 S. Paul and all his company sayled thence to Syracuse 59 thence to Rhegium 60 so to Puteoli 61 Here they landed and travelled to Apiiforum 62 thence to
the 3 Taverns 63 and so to Rome Here S. Paul first preached to the Jews but they being most of them hardned he preached two full years to the Gentiles having liberty to dwell in an hyred house of his own having only one Soldier for his guard Act. 28. 1 c. Anno 60. He continues prisoner in Rome and this year he wrote the Epistle to the Galatians Gal. 1. 1. And likewise he wrote to the Ephesians Eph. 1. 1. Anno 62. He was still prisoner but received dayly the benevolence of the Churches Epaphroditus brought him the good will of the Philippians by whom he returned his Epistle to the Philippians Phil. 11. 1. Then came Timothy with the alms of Ephesus And a while after came Onesinus run away from his Master by whom S. Paul returned the Epistle to Philemon Then came Epaphras to Rome and not unlikely be brought with him the alms of the Colossians to whom be returned an Epistle sent by Tychicus of Colophon And finally after 2 years imprisonment he came to a hearing before Nero and though most of his friends fell off yet was he acquitted 2 Tim. 4 16 17. And now being at liberty some think he prosecuted his Journey into Spain as he had promised Rom. 15. 24. Anno 63. He was in Spain or in his way thither preaching the Gospel This year S. James at Jerusalem suffered martyrdome in whose place S. Simon his brother was chosen Bishop Eus. Ecc. Hist. B. 2. ch 11. 23. Ios. Ant B. 20. ch 8. S. Paul in Gallia ordained Cresceus Bishop of Calcedon Dor. Syn. Anno 64. S. Paul out of Gallia took shipping and sayled into Greece Anno 65. S. Paul in Macedonia visited the Churches and landed at Troas iâ— Asia where Carpus was Bishop He left him his Cloak and certain parchment writings and went up into Phrygia unto Laodecea and from thence wrote his first Epistle to Tâ—mothy at Ephesus 1 Tim. 3. 14. 15. promising shortly to come thither to him But it fell out otherwise For in the mean time the news arriving of the persecutions ar Râ—me he leaving off all farther thought hasted to be there And accordingly going from Laodicea to Miletum There he left Trophimus one of his Companions sick Hence he sailed away to Corinth where Erastus tarryed for him by appointment 2. Tim. 4. 20. And hence he sayled away to Rome where S. Peter also met him In the meantime the poor Christians in Rome were crucified torn with beasts and burnt in fire Tac. An. B. 15. ch 44. But S. Paul at Rome greatly encouraged and so did S. Peter From hence S. Paul at this time wrote his second Epistle to Timothy desiring his company S. Paul was clapt up a prisoner betrayed by Alexander the Coppersmith of Ephesus 2 Tim. 4. 14 15. Demas forsook the Faith Anno 66. S. Peter and S. Paul were both prisoners at Rome Timothy and Trophimus came to Rome to S. Paul Anno 67. June 29. S. Peter was crucified with his head downwards and Olympas and Rhodion his companions suffered with him S. Paul was beheaded and with him suffered his companions Aristarchus Trophimus and Pudens Eus. Ecc. Hist. B. 2. ch 25. Tertul. in Apol. ch 5. Dor. Syn. Thus ended the travels of this painful Father after he had spent some 32 years in preaching the Gospel and had run over many thousands of miles by Land and Water for the promulgation thereof The History of JERUSALEM BAbylon and Rome were not so much famed for their atchievements Warlike but Jerusalem was as famous as either and beyond them both for Stories Sacred and miraculous She stands in account for Antiquity far beyond Rome and but a few years on this side the confusion of Tongues much of the same date with the City of Babylon for according to the reckoning of Calistenes in his Letter to Aristotle from Babylon at what time it was taken by Alexander That this City had stood 1903 years And according to this computation was Babylon founded some few years after the confusion when â—â—m passed over Euphrates with the Canaanites Mitsraimites and Phutites all following towards Egypt whereof Canaan dropt by the way and seated in the Holy Land In this pleasant and most fertile Countrey the numerous Off-spring of these prophane Canaanites overspread themselves and called it in parcels each Tribe after his Fathers name but remembring the whole Countrey by the name of their Grandsire Canaan Here several of his Sons built Cities among others Jebus built one and called it Jebus which some time after was called Jerusalem or Hierosolyma The authour of the Book of Joshua remembers it by this name but then was it only for that this sacred Pen-man called it as it had the name in his own age wherein the writer lived and not as it was in the dayes of Iohsua For until this City was conquered by K. David and established his Royal seat we find no other name it had but Iebus only from whence the Conquerour called it after himself Kiriath David or the City of David And under that name was it known all the daies of that famous King and after untill K. Solomon enlarged and beautified the City and adorned it with the sacred and never enough to be admired Temple of God therein which became more famous all over the World than ever was that one of the 7 Wonders of the World the huge Temple of Diana at Ephesus Now by reason of these noble additions of Salomon and for that it was an embleme of this Princes most peaceable reign and more for that it was enriched with the most sacred Temple of Peace wherein all People were to make attonement for their sins in order to obtain their everlasting peace with God it was ever after called Hierosolyma in the Hebrew tongue which was as much as to say the Inheritance of Peace or the vision of Peace And such especially was it in the daies of our Saviour when the Peace of God which passeth all understanding was preached and seen there reigning Phil. 4. 7. This City was held by the Iebusites while it was called Iebus from the year of its first foundation untill the taking thereof by K. David about 1170 years reckoning from about 20 or 30 years after the confusion or about 120 or 130 after Nâ—â—hs Floode at what time Jebus under his father Canaan sat down in those parts After reigned here  years King David 33. King Solomon son of David 40. Rehoboam son of Solomon 17. Abijam son of Rehoboam 3. Asa son of Abijam 41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa 25 Anion son of Manasseh 2. Josiah son of Anion 31 Athalia Wife of Ahaziah 6 Joash son of Ahaziah 40. Jehoram together with his Father 4 and after him 4. Ahaziah son of Jehoram 1. Amaziah son of Joash 29 Uzziah son of Amaziah 52. Jothan son of Uzziah 16. Ahaz son of Jothan under his Father and after 16. Hezekiah son of Ahaz 92. Manasseb son of
Hezekiah 55 Jeheohaz son of Josiah 3m 00 Jeboiakim brother of Jeho 11. Jehoiachim son of Jehoiachim 3 moneths and ten days 00. Zedekiah brother of Jehoia 11. And after one year more followed the Captivity 1. The whole sum of these times was 463 years and 6 moneths and 10 daies whereof 390 years were from the rebellion of the ten Tribes unto the Captivity and the 33 years of David 40 of Salomon and 6 moneths of Rehoboam before the rebellion made out the rest Only the 10 daies were nothing else but so many dayes excess of one year wherein the Sun went backwards in the dayes of Ahaz At the end of these years came the Caldeans from Babylon and utterly destroyed both City and Countrey and Kingdom and People In the midst of his 11 year was K. Zedekiah taken and his children now slain before his face and finally his eyes put out and he ended his dayes in bondage Ier. 52. 6. But in the midst of the next year both City and Temple suffered by Fire And yet not so but that the sacred Vessels were preserved only with the Citizens suffered they all like fate and were carryed away into captivity Ier. 52. 12 13. Ezek. 33. 21. After all this yet held out Gedalia one part of a year as Vassal to the Caldeans until by the end of the year he was slain by Ismael The remainder of the People fled away into Aegypt and carryed Ieremiah the Prophet with them Ier. 43. Then sang the Prophet his lamentable Song Lam. Ieremiah ch 1. c. 70 years lay this city desolate and all the countrey ruinate the walls were pulled down and the houses became meer ashes and rubbish the Owl lodged there and the grass grew in the streets for want of Passengers to tread it down the Trees bore all manner of fruit and yet rotted the Apples Pears and Plumbs for want of hands to pluck them the Ground brought forth plenty of Herbs and Grass which withered to Earth again for want of mouths to eat it up and Weeds grew every where in steed of Corn for want of People to till the Ground And thus continued it until the Land had her fill of Sabbaths for 70 years time that it laâ— thus desolate 2 Chron. 36. 21. During these times while the People were captive at Babylon reigned over these wasts Nebuchadnezzar 25 years Evilmerodach his son 28 years Belshazzar his sons son 17 years 2 Chron. 36. 20. At the end of the 14 year of Belshazzar came Cyrus King of Persia and Darius the Median Prince and laid siege unto Babylon for 3 years together At the end of which was Belshazzar drinking Wine in the holy Vessels of Gods Temple and making merry with his Whores in Babylon when the Hand-writing appeared on the Wall made him tremble for feat And the night after Cyrus having drained the River Euphrates dry the city was taken and Belshazzar slain Dan. 5. And then reigned Darius 1 year On that year was it Daniel the Prophet set himself to seek the Lord by Fasting and Prayer for that he had understood by Books that the 70 years were clean run out in order that the People might be restored again every man to his own city and countrey and that the Temple and City might be restored Dan. 9. Immediately was this Prayer heard and on the same year dyed King Darius And Cyrus coming in place gave order for the return out of captivity And accordingly the Gold and Silver and Vessels of the Temple being delivered up into the hands of Zerobabel they lost no time but immediately came away rejoycing for the good hope that God had given them 〈◊〉 first year could they do but little more than set them up poor hutts to lodge 〈…〉 they were carrying away the Rubbish to lay the foundation of the Temâ—â—◠〈◊〉 congratulate their return one with another The second year they went on 〈◊〉 with the re-edification of the Temple And so the third untill the command 〈…〉 to forbear Then had these poor Strangers as yet in their 〈…〉 lament their hard hap that the house of God should stand only in 〈…〉 the naked walls without a roof Thus it continued all the dayes of 〈…〉 his absence in Aegypt under the Mages and after that all the while 〈…〉 otherwise called Artaxerxes held Babylon against Darius Hystasâ—◠〈…〉 years During these times the Jews built them houses in Ieruâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—lling until reproved by the Prophets Haggai and Zachariah 〈…〉 Darius after the Babilonion Rebel was overthrown they began 〈…〉 and were incouraged by the King In 5 years space was 〈…〉 in 2 years more the Courts were compleated After 〈…〉 this City still rising into Beauty and Honour more and more 〈…〉 her self again only still she bâ—â—oaned her naked body 〈…〉 was the goodness of God that no sooner were the Streets made ready and the Houses finished in their order but the heart of the King of Persia favoured so far as to allow them Walls too And to this purpose Nehemiah came with Commission to see it done Thus rose this Phenix out of her Ashes after she had slept in Rubbish many years and like a Virgin she began to sing again for 62 weeks of years or 434 years until the comming of the Messiah During these times were chief Rulers of Jerusalem and principal of the Sanedrim there and High Priests Rulers years Jerubabel son of Shealtiel 58 Rhesa Meskullum son of Zarub 66 Johannabâ—n Rhesa 54 Hirâ—anus son of Johamâ—â— 14 Joseph son of Hirâ—anus 7 Abner son of Joseph 11 Mattathias son of Abner 12 Azarmahat son of Mat. 9 Artarat Naum son of Azar 10 Haggai Eli. son of Nahum 8 Masâ—t Nahum son of Haggai 7 Amos Sirah son of Masâ—â—â— 14 Mattathias Silea son of Amos called in Josephus Theâ—â—hilus 1â— Joseph Arses son of Mat. â—0 â—anna Hirâ—anus son of Joseph interrupted by Antiochâ—â— Epipâ—â—nes fled and slew himselfe 16 Judas Macâ—abeus son of Mattathiaâ— â—â—ood up in defence of the Jews against the abominaâ—ion introduced by Antiocâ—us Epiphanes in the daies of Janna and after Janna was dead 2 Judas slain Jonathan his brother desâ—ndeth 14 High Priests years Jesus son of Josedech 56 Joakâ—m son of Jesus who officiated under his Father at what time Holofernes Head was cut off by Judeth And in whose time the building went foreward again 48 Eliaâ—hib son of Joakim 21 Jehojada son of Eliashim 24 Johanan son of Jehojada whose brother Manasses married the daughter of Saâ—ballat 24 Joddus son of Johanan in the daies of Alexander the great 14 Onias son of Jâ—ddus 21 Simon son of Onias 13 Eleazar brother of Simon 33 Manasses Brother of Omas and Unkle unto Simon and Eâ—â—azar the High Priest 15 Omias II 14 Simon the just son of Eleazar 10 Onias III son of Simon the just 39 Onias basely murdered his Brother Jason 4 Meneâ—us another Brother obtained by bribery â— Alcimus a stranger held the High Priesthood â— Alcimus dead there was no
the escaped remnant to Ctesiphon but here 〈◊〉 Nations joyned together against them drove them away to the strong holds of Nearda and Nisibis Jos. Ant. B. 18. ch 12. After this Jerusalem began to feel woo too For in the days of Câ—manus the Govenour by means of a quarrel with the Centinel at the Temple gate were 20000 men slain at the Passeover time Next in the time of Foelix the Govenour were many quarrels and slaughters both at Jerusalem and Cesarea Jos. Ant B. 20. ch 4. ch 6. 7. 8. But as the 40 years grew nearer up finally came Gessius Florus in the reign of Nero to be Govenour of Jerusalem who as if he had made it his business to pick quarrels with them gave himself wholy to bloud and rapine In the 21th of Nero and 6â—th of Christ were many thousand Jews slain by this mans meanes at Cesarea And a while after the persecution following to Jerusalem there those noble Iews who had the honour of Roman Knighthood yet could not escape the lash of Florus but by publique whipping and murder many perished But these were but beginning of sorows Jos. of the warrs ch 13. 14. 15. Hence presently the wars broke out And as if all Nations had hated the Iews and were glad of the oppertunity in all places presently they began to slaughter them at Cesarea the Syriaus slew 20000. Iews and at Scythopolâ—â— the inhabitants slew 13000. more of them at Asâ—aâ—on they slew 10000 at Ptolâ—mais 20000 at Tyrus a great many and so at Gadaraâ— at Alexandria the old grudge revived and the Greeks and Egyptians there slew 50000. Cestius Gallus burnt and spoyled the City Zoâ—â—lon 〈◊〉 Gallus slew 2000 in Asamon and Câ—stiâ—s 8000. more in Ioppa at Damascus were slain 10000 〈◊〉 Govenour of Askelon slew in barrle 10000 at one time and 8000 at another Ios. 〈…〉 B 2 ch 16 17 18 c. B. 3 ch â— After this came Vespotian into Gallile and wasted the Countrie took Gadara and killed without mercy Titus his son slew 15000 Iews at 〈…〉 took 〈◊〉 and slew there 40000 men aâ— Joppa perished by shipwrack and slaughter 4200 at Tarichâ—a upon the lake were slain and taken captives above 13000. men and at 〈◊〉 perished 9000 more and at Gisâ—ala 5000. were â—â—ain and taken captives In the 13th year of Nero Gadirâ— was taken a second time and 15000. Iews were slain and taken captives there Next at 〈…〉 perished 10000. and 1000 captives And lastly at 〈◊〉 and thereabout followed great slaughters Jâ—s of the war B. 3. ch 4. 6. 11. 12. 1â— 16. c B. 4 ch 1. 3 4 5 6. But now a while some intermission happening unto these slaughters by meanes of 〈…〉 absence yet great slaughters and Opression reigned at Jerusalem by reason of seditious Tyrants arising from among themselves with these joyned the Idumeans who slew great numbers of the Iewish Nobility Jos. of thâ—â—ar B. 4. ch 5. 6. 7. B 5. 1. 7. B. 6. â— But in the first of Vespatian the Emperour and 70th oâ— Christ the Iews from all parts of the World were assembled at the feast of the Passeover at Jerusalem at what time Titus came with his armie and shut them in with a close seidge Now after various success and much slaughter on both sides on the 7th of May the Romans brok down the outward wall and took the new City on the 12th of May he took the second wall but lost it again but on the 15 he took it and kept it and with it gained all the lower City After this followed grievious Famine in the higher City 600000 men were publiquely burryed in the City besides what in private A bushel of corn was sold for 600 crowns and the dung of Oxen was an excellent dish in those days But during these afflictions on the 5th of July the Romans took the Fort Antonia Then began the women to eat their own children for hunger And the men dropt down dead as they walked in the streets On the 8th of August the Temple was taken and fired And then was all the lower City burnt into ashes And lastly on the 7th of September was also the higher Citie taken and burnt Jos. of the war B. 6 B. 7. during this siedge were 1100000. slain and in this War were taken 97000 captives besides many millions that perished in silence Thus ended this famous City in the 38 year after Christs death And thus perished those cursed Jews as they had wished saying his his bloud be on us and on our children Ten years after this some Forts still held out But in the year 72. and 40. ended since Christs murder was Massada taken and all Judea left desolate Yet after this beginning to people again they rebelled in the reign of Hadrian but were therefore utterly driven the Countery and Ierusalem was rebuilt upon Mount Caâ—vary and called Aelia but no Iews might come there anymore FINIS In the Table of Kings fol. 76. the first Collumâ—e is false printed And must thus be corrected Jehoram and Ahoziah should begin the Collumne Athalia and 〈◊〉 should follow Ahaziah And 〈◊〉 should begin the third Columne Now it does appear that S. Paul wrote the 2d Epist to the 〈◊〉 in Anno 55 and this trance was 14 yearâ— before It was certainly therefore in Anno 40. And so by consequence the martyrdom of this James was in the same year some time before Some are of opinion this City was first called Salem or Solyma and that it had the name in the dayes of Abraham But it seems a mistake in the Ancients For â—â—st it was called Jebus in the dayes of Othâ—â—l after Joshua was dead Jud. 19. 10. and this was a long time after the dayes of Abraham And therefore either it had been called Salem for some time only by way of interruption to the name of Jebus or else was never so called For Jebus the father of the Jebusites was some hundreds of years elder than Abraham But then how should this interruption come or indeed how could the Priest of the most high God by any reasonable possibility at any time so interrupt and thrust in as to found a City of his own amidst this prophane people For either he was descended of some of the Canaaniâ—ish Tribes or from some other If from the Canaanites How came he to be in such a Sacred place as Priest of the most high God Or was there possibly some sacred Person amidst that most cursed People Yet why so eminently was he called Priest of the most high as if none but He or at lest so as He And that too while Shem the son oâ— Noah was yet living of whom Noah said Blessed be the Lord God of Shem and let Canaan be his servant And God perswade Japhet that he may dwell in the tents of Shem Was this Melchizedeck a greater man than Shem Gen 9. 26 27 Or was he Shâ—m himself If so How came be to seat there amongst the Canaanâ—â—â— or at least How came to be a Priest there where he had no People oâ— but few to dwell within his Tents Or how came he to pitch his Tents there where those who would be perswaded to dwell in them could not aptly be admitted to come at him No therefore though with submission to our Elders and under favour of their correction we speak it this was not that Salem where Melchizedeck was Prince There was another Salem in the land of Canaan But rather this man was Melchisalem as he was Melchizedeck King of Peace 〈◊〉 he was King of righteousness or a Prince Peaceable rather than Prince of any City called Peace and seems indeed to have been that very Shem the son of Noah who at eldest of his own Tribe was the great Priest of Priests under God over all those who descended from his own Loinâ— as this Abraham did