are 3 chapter 3 Christ where to seek kill earthly limbs shun lyes put on Christ love chiefly divers duties 4 chapter 4 Devotion-rules walk wisely speak with grace Epaphras's zeal Archippus heed thy place I. THESSALONIANS 1 chapter 1 ALl times Paul for the Thessalonians prays gives thanks their faith is sincere he says 2 chapter 2 Brought taught how the Gospel was to them and receiv'd his coming Satan did withstand 3 chapter 3 Choice love shews he in sending Timothy in 's prayers joy for their faith charity 4 chapter 4 Drive on in grace love holiness allay grief for the dead set forth is judgment day 5 chapter 5 Enlarg'd this further is exhorts to know Gods workmen many duties more doth show II. THESSALONIANS 1 chapter 1 ACt thanks doth Paul for their faith patience love God them and their foes will recompence 2 chapter 2 Be stedfast in the truth some 'fore last day shall it leave Antichrist Paul doth display 3 chapter 3 Craving their prayers he for them doth pray ' gainst idlers treats note them who disobey I. TIMOTHY 1 chapter 1 ADvise Tim. Paul doth the Laws use and end Of Pauls call he doth two to Satan send 2 chapter 2 Bids pray for all womens attiring see their silence must not teach yet sav'd may be 3 chapter 3 Clergy-men and their wives their Quality of Godliness great is the mystery 4 chapter 4 Depart fron the faith some shall in last days precepts for Ministers he theme displays 5 chapter 5 Edicts for reproofs widows Elders take a little wine Tim. may for his health sake 6 chapter 6 For servants rules new Teachers all must heed wealth-love's a snare what men must do and read II. TIMOTHY 1 chapter 1 APplauded is Tim's faith he must excite Gods gift stand firm hold the form of sound Writ 2 chapter 2 Be strong bear hardness prophane babblings fly youthful lusts strife keep faith peace unity 3 chapter 3 Come will describ'd are truths foes in last days Paul gives himself a pattern Scriptures praise 4 chapter 4 Duties of Ministers Pauls death 's at hand Demas revolt the Lord by Paul did stand TITUS 1 chapter 1 AT Crete why Titus left the Quality of Bishops stop false Teachers their ways see 2 chapter 2 Both for life Doctrine Paul him rules doth give servants duty how all Saints ought to live 3 chapter 3 Counsel doth Paul what Titus ought to teach when he must come ' gainst Hereticks to preach PHILEMON 1 chapter 1 APplaud doth Paul Philemons faith and love Bids him forgive his servant him prove HEBREWS 1 chapter 1 APproaching to us Christ promoted is above Angels in Person and Office 2 chapter 2 Because Christ did of our natures receive we ought not of obedience him bereave 3 chapter 3 Christ Moses doth excel a greater pain than hardned Israel the faithless shall gain 4 chapter 4 During rest faith obtains the words power shown by our High-Priest we must go to Gods throne 5 chapter 5 Excel Christs Priesthood doth in pow'r and fame neglect of knowledg thereof he doth blame 6 chapter 6 From falling back he warns constant to be waiting on God for his oaths certainty 7 chapter 7 Greatly Melchisedeks Order did surpass Aarons Priesthood Christ of this order was 8 chapter 8 Here Christs Priesthood Levies Priesthood expels th' eternal Cov'nant the Legal excels 9 chapter 9 Inferiour Legal Sacrifices are to the perfection of Christs blood by far 10 chapter 10 Kill'd sin is by Christs death Law doth remain weak we must faith with patience retain 11 chapter 11 Lo what faith is sans faith no pleasing God what old Saints did who in faiths path have trod 12 chapter 12 Mov'd we are to faith patience godliness th' Old Testament than new is prized less 13 chapter 13 New Doctrines shun avarice prize honest life love Gods Preachers own Christ let alms be rife JAMES 1 chapter 1 ASk patience joy in crosses with sin stain not God do Gods word else Religion's vain 2 chapter 2 Be to rich poor alike let love abound faith without works dead dev'lish will be found 3 chapter 3 Correct not others rashly curb the tongue the truly wise are mild not doing wrong 4 chapter 4 Disdain avarice pride ill speaking lust minde thine end God not riches make thy trust 5 chapter 5 Evils haunt rich misers be patient flee swearing confess sing pray when its force see I. PETER 1 chapter 1 ADoption thank'd for is Saints joy when bleed must holy be of old Christ's shewn decreed 2 chapter 2 Breaches of love lusts flee your basis sure is Christ obey Pow'rs Masters wrongs endure 3 chapter 3 Commands for wives and husbands love all ought and suffer what fruit Christ to th' Old World brought 4 chapter 4 Depart from sin the Judgment Day draws nigh he comforts them against anxiety 5 chapter 5 Elders must feed their flocks younger obey watch and be sober resist Satans sway II. PETER 1 chapter 1 APproaching death Peter bids make Call sure hold fast the faith let it in minde endure 2 chapter 2 Beware of Hereticks their judgment 's shown good men them shun their ways here may be known 3 chapter 3 Christ comes Saints must repent the world be ' stroy'd the manner it expect all sins avoid I. JOHN 1 chapter 1 A Good life proves with Christ our fellowship confess sin God forgives none but doth slip 2 chapter 2 Behold the Advocate of hate world's love of Antichrist from him the Saints safe prove 3 chapter 3 Childship shews Gods love his Sons him obey each other love compassion do display 4 chapter 4 Distinguish those who boast of Spirit by the word inducements to love Brotherly 5 chapter 5 Each loving God loves his sans grief obeys Christ can him save and hear who to him prays II. JOHN 1 chapter 1 A Lady John doth warn constant to be not lose her reward false Teachers to flee III. JOHN 1 chapter 1 APplaud doth John Gaius truth bounty blame Diotrephes Demetrius his fame JUDE 1 chapter 1 SEducers Jude describes their fall declares how we and others may escape their snares REVELATION 1 chapter 1 ASias seven Churches John writes to shewn by seven Candlesticks Christs coming Majesty 2 chapter 2 Both virtues and vices of Ephesus of Smyrna Thiatira Pergamus 3 chapter 3 Checkt's Sardis Philadelphia's praise at door Christ knocks Laodicea's luke-warm poor 4 chapter 4 Discern'd's Gods Throne the Elders twenty four th'ey'd Beasts Elders cast crowns down him adore 5 chapter 5 Enseal'd Book none but slain Lamb open can th' Elders praise him for their redemption 6 chapter 6 Follow'd what when each seal opeâ— was rent the horses judgments and the last Judgment 7 chapter 7 Gods Saints seal'd summ'd who before his Throne stood with palms in hand robes washt in the Lambs blood 8 chapter 8 Here sev'nth seal's rent ascend Saints prayers incense four Angels trumpets sound plagues follow thence 9 chapter 9 In fifth sound a Star
40 2570 Joshuah died this is proved after Othniel began now to judge Israel and continued 40 years wherein is included Israels oppression by their enemies for the Scriptures reckon the time of the Judges to begin always from the death of the former otherwise we shall not bring the Scripture-Chronology right Judg. 3.9.11 17 2610 Ehud judged Israel 80 years Judg. 3 15.30 40 2690 Deborah judged Israel 40 years Judg. 5.31 cap. 4.4 80 2730 Gideon judged 40 years Judg. 6.14 cap. 8.28 40 2770 Abimelech judged 3 years Judg. 9.1 c. v 22. 40 2773 Tholah judged 23 years Judg. 10.1,2 3 2796 Jair judged 22 years Judg. 10.3 23 2818 Jephthah judged 6 years Judg. 11. ca. 12.7 22 2824 Ibzan judged 7 years Judg. 12.8,9 6 2831 Elon judged 10 years Judg. 12.11 7 2841 Abdon judged 8 years Judg. 12.13,14 10 2849 Sampson judged 20 years Judg. 13.25,31 8 2860 Eli judged 40 years 1 Sam. 4.18 20 2909 Saul reigned Samuels time included 40 years Acts 13.20,21 40 2949 David reigned 40 years 1 King 2.11 40 2989 Solomon reigned before the building of the Temple four years 1 King 6.1 So as all the time from Israels coming out of Egypt to the beginning of the Temple was 480 years according to 1 King 6.1 40 2993 Solomon reigned after he began the Temple 36 years 1 King 11.42 4 3029 Rehoboam reigned 17 years 1 Kings 14.21 over Judah 36 3046 Abijam reigned 3 years 1 Kin. 15.1 2. 17 3049 Asa reigned 41 years 1 King 15.10 3 3090 Jehoshaphat reigned alone 21 years 1 King 22.41 2 King 8.16 with 1 King 16.24 1 King 22.51 The last four years of Jehoshaphat are not computed because his son Jehoram began to reign four years before his death as before 41 3111 Jehoram reigned 8 years 2 King 8.16,17 21 3119 Ahaziah reigned 1 year 2 Kin. 8.26 8 3120 Athaliah reigned 6 years 2 Kin. 11.3 1 3126 Jehoash reigned alone 37 years 2 Kin. 12.1 in all 40 years But his last three years are not computed because his son Amaziah began to reign 4 years before his fathers death as appears by comparing the beginning of their reigns with their contemporaries 2 King 13.10 with 2 King 14.1 6 3163 Amaziah reigned in all 29 years 2 Kin. 14.2 but alone but 18 years for in his 18 th year the people made a conspiracy against him so as he was forced to flee from Jerusalem then they made Azariah alias Uzziah his son King who reigned 11 years in the life of his father 2 King 14.19 Herein I agree with our Annotators and Doctor Mayer contrary to the judgment of Willet Tostatus Genebrard and Functius as most agreeable to the Chronology of the reigns of the Kings of Judah and Israel Compare 2 King 14.1,19 2 King 15.2 with 2 King 13.10  3181 Azariah reigned in all 52 years 2 Kin. 15.2 that is to say 11 years in the life of his father and 41 years alone 18 3233 Jotham reigned 16 years 2 King 15.32,33 52 3249 Ahaz reigned in all 16 years but alone but 13 years 2 King 16.1 with 2 King 17.1 where it appears that Hosheah began to reign in the 12 th year of Ahaz therefore Ahaz reigned 4 years compleat after And that Hezekiah began to reign in the third year of Hoshea therefore he began to reign with his father in the 14 th of Ahaz 16 3262 Hezekiah reigned 29 years 2 King 18.2 that is to say 3 years with his father and 26 years after 13 3291 Manasses reigned 55 years 2 King 21.1 29 3346 Amon reigned 2 years 2 Kin. 21.9 55 3348 Josiah reigned 31 years 2 Kin 22.1 2 3379 Jehoahaz reigned 3 moneths 2 King 23.31 31 3399 Jehoiakim reigned 11 years 2 Kin. 23.36 In the fourth year of his reign began Jeremiahs 70 years as 2 King 24.1 c. with Jer. 29.1,2 c. v. 10.  3390 Jehoiakin reigned 3 moneths 2 King 24.8 11 339â— Zedekiah reigned 11 years 2 King 24 18.  3401 Jerusalem and the Temple destroyed 2 Kin. 25.2 c. 11 3453 Cyrus giveth a Command for the building of the Temple Ezra 1.1 2 Chro 36.21 c. â—… as the full number of years from the first building of the Temple to the Decree of Cyrus for the rebuilding of it is 4â—â— 52 The Persian Monarchy 3453 CYrus after he translated the Monarchy from the Medes to the Persians reigned seven years as Ruwleigh Usher Mercator Buntingw  3460 Cambyses reigned 7 years five moneths the Magi included as the aforenamed authors with Helvicus Pemble Alstedius and others â— 3467 Darius Hystaspis reigned 36 years as is acknowledged by all â— 3503 Xerxes called Artaxerxes Magnus reigned 21 years as Rawleigh Functius Alsted Helvicus More 3â— Â Artabanus reigned 7 moneths which is included in Xerxes  3524 Artaxerxes Longimanus reigned fourty years as Helvicus Junius Alsted Mercator More and Buntingw Xerxes Secundus Longimanus his son reigned two moneths and was slain by Sogdianus Sogdianus reigned 7 moneths both these are included in Artaxerxes time 2â— 3564 Darius Nothus reigned 19 years as Say Usher Rawleigh and all Chronologers 4â— 3583 Artaxerxes Mnemon reigned 43 years as is affirmed by all 1â— 3626 Ochus reigned 23 years as is confessed by most 43 3649 Arses reigned 3 years as Usher Rawleigh Junius Pemble More Mercator and others In him was extinguished the line of Cyrus 23 3652 Darius Codomanus reigned 6 years as Usher Rawl Helvicus Alstedius Pemble Functius More and others he was conquered by Alexander Magnus and the Monarchy translated to the Grecians So as the Persian Monarchy lasted not above 205 years 3 The Grecian Monarchy 3658 ALexander Magnus translated the Moâ—â—rchy to the Grecians and reigned 6 years After his death his Kingdom was divided among divers of his Captains of whom 6 3664 Ptolomeus Lagi reigned over Egypt 40 years 6 3704 Ptolomeus Philadelphus succeeded him and reigned 37 years 40 3741 Ptol. Euergetes reigned 25 years 37 3766 Ptol. Philopater reigned 17 years 25 3788 Ptol. Epiphanes reigned 24 years 17 3807 Ptol. Philometer reigned 35 years 24 3842 Physcon reigned 29 years 35 3871 â—athâ—rus reigned 36 years 29 3907 Auletes reigned 29 years 36 3936 Cleopatra reigned 22 years 29 3958 With the death of Cleopatra the Grecian Monarchy died and was translated to the Romans having continued 300 years I prove not this Monarchy because there is little or no controversie about the total 22 3987 Jesus Christ was born in the 29 th year after the death of Cleopatra as most affirm which was in 32 or 33 others in 36 of Herod as all agree who was King of the Jews the Scepter being departed from Judah for Herod was an Idumean 29 An. Do 30 Jesus Christ was baptized â—n his thirtieth year 30 4017 33 Jesus Christ was crucified being 33 years and half old as most affirm 3-6 4021 73 Jerusalem was destroyed by Titus Vespasian in the 40 th year after Christs death 40 4061 When I haâ—… brought this Chronology from the Creation to the Decree of Cyrus I thought at first glance to make Daniels 70 weeks the golden chain of time from thence to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple but after much time spent in consulting with many Chronographers and Expositors finding no satisfaction I resolved rather to lay it aside than to beat my brains to bring forth a new Minerva which all old Midwives have failed to effect I shall therefore conclude with that advice of the Learned Dr. Vilvain of Exon in his compend of Chronography Seek not to wrest a connexion of Sacred Chronology from Daniels Vaticiny which the Holy Ghost never intended swim not against the stream nor cast dust against the wind lest it fly in thy face Thy Servant in the Lord Jesus Jo. L. FINIS