which people eat mans flesh In the 8. year he subdued Scotland and made them do homage In England he left no natural Noble man to bear rule but so impoverished the Nation by great Taxes that much Tillage was laid down and good ground laid wast many miles together When the Tyrant had brought the nation into extream poverty he imposed upon them an Oath of allegiance and went into Normandy and not long after falling to War with the King of France he was over-heat in his fat body by his harness upon him and got a painful disease and dyed the 9. of Sept. when he had reigned 20. years 10. moneths and about 25. daies Anno 1008. William Rufus the 3. son of Duke William took advantage of his elder brother Roberts absence stepped into the Royal Throne and began his reign from the death of his father Most of the Nobility stood for Robert and raised war against William But by pleasing words and fair promises he gained some of them to him and then subdued the rest by force After Robert claimed his right to the Crown and William refusing to surrender they fell to War and at length agreed that if either of them had not issue the Crown should descend to the survivers In the 11. year of Williams reign all the Lands belonging to Earl Godwin whose son proved a perfidious perjured man by the breaking in of the Sea was utterly overwhelmed with water which is added to the vast Ocean and still bears the name of Goodwins sands King William was one that fulfilled the curse of God upon that kind of Government for it is recorded of him that he did not only shave but slea the people of England But the just had of God found him out and at last Sir Walter Terril shooting at a Deer in New Forrest which his father had made a Forrest by the destorying the People and Town 30. miles together the King being there hunting the righteous Lord guided the Arrow to Williams brest of which wound he fell dead and spoke no word Some of his men laid the dead body upon a Colliers Cart drawn with one poor horse which came by accident which carried him to Winchester where he was buried the day after at whose burial men could not weep for joy He reigned 12. years 10. moneths and about 22. daies An. 1101. Henry brother to Rufus the 4. son of William Duke of Normandy who for his learning was called Beau-Clark got into the Throne after his brother William Rufus At first he abated the taxes and reformed the Laws But Robert Duke of Normandy returning from the holy Wars made War upon his brother Henry for the Crown of England At this time Robert was appeased with money but upon this quarrel was raised a second and third War Till at last Henry took Robert prisoner and Duke Robert endeavouring escape was taken and then Henry caused his brothers eyes to be put out and kept close prisoner to his death King Henry in a Council or Parliament had power given him over the Clergy But he took their Money and suffered them to do what they pleased And unto all other his black sins It 's plain he was a whore-monger for he made Robert his Bastard-son first Earl of Golcester Many dreadful judgements and great signs of Gods displeasure were manifested upon the Land about these times Yet Henry ruled 35. years and 4. moneths and died the first day of December An. 1136. Steven Earl of Bulloin son to Alice daughter to William the Conqueror claimed the Crown of England and succeeded his Uncle Henry He was a gallant Souldier and much favoured and eased the people But the Nobles of England sent for Maud King Henry's daughter who was married to the Emperorr of Rome of the French line and promised her to possess her in the Throne of England At this time also the King of Scots invaded the North parts and woful desolations were made in the Land by Armies on all sides But at last Steven made peace by adopting Henry son to Maud to succeed him in the Kingdom so Steven died in peace the 25. day of October when he had reigned 18. years 10. moneths and odd days An. 1155. Henry the 2. called Henry Plantagenet next took the Royal Scepter And now again the Saxon line was restored Maude daughter to King Henry son to William the Conqueror was first married to the Emperour and after to Geffery Plantagenet Earl of Angeou and Duke of Normandy by whom he had this Henry who married Elianor descended from Malcolme a Saxon. It was observed of this King that he was unsteadfast or unfaithful in his promises and a wedlock breaker He caused his son Henry to be Crowned in his life-time who married the King of France's daughter But Henry and his brethren raised great Wars against their father who died the 6. day of July An. 1189 when he had reigned 34. years 9. moneths and 12. days Richard the 2. son to Henry the 2. took the Crown of England He sold great possessions and immunities from the Câ—own and after pretending that he had 〈◊〉 his Seal caused all that had purchased to have their Deeds and Patents sealed again Richard left the Government of England with a Chancellor and went into Normandy and there he agreed with the King of France to go to Jerusalem In his absence John his brother set up himself King But upon Richards return John was perswaded by his mother to lay down the Crown and Richard was again crowned King of England the 12. day of March and then he entered again upon all the Lands he had sold unless they would buy them again How this man loved Money and let go Conscience any may judge But after he was shot with a poyson'd dart of which he died the 6. day of April or the second moneth An. 1200. when he had reigned 9. years and 9. moneths John now succeeded his brother Richard He was divorced from his wife and married another Amongst other the great evils he brought upon England this was not the least That he resigned his Crown with the Realms of England and Ireland to the Pope The Barons fell at difference with the King and obtained help from France upon which the King sleeing up and down ended his miserable life at Newark Castle as some say by poyson But when he was dead his servants divided what he had not leaving enough to cover his dead body and then left him He died the 19. of Octob. Ann. 1217. when he had run out 17. years and 6. moneths with some odd daies Henry the eldest son of Richard by a second wife or Concubine was set upon the Throne at 9. years of age Upon this the French withdrew out of the Nation He took to wife Elianor daughter of Raymond Earl of
the death of Saul and then David was onely Crowned King of Judah at Hebron by a small party of Israel the greater number following Ishbosheth the son of Saul who was made King of Israel by Abner Captain of Sauls Host and now they fell to war and bloud-shed In this war Davids party got the better but a little after Ishbosheth reproving Abner for lying with one of his fathers Concubines Abner was displeased and thereupon sought to betray Ishbosheth Kingdom to David and had audience with David about it But Joab Captain of Davids Host returning from pursuit of the enemy and hearing that Abner had been at Davids Court and was newly departed Joab sent for him back and being returned Joab took Abner aside as if he would speak privately to him and secretly stabbed him to the heart in revenge upon Abner for killing Asahel Joabs brother The death of Abrer did greatly astonish those that followed Ishbosheth and as his Kingdom was declining Baanah and Rechab two false brethren finding an opportunity secretly murdered Ishbosheth cut off his head and carryed it to David These wretches hoped now to have been greatly advanced by David for this bloudy cruelty but good David troubled at their sin gave them the just reward of traytors yet upon the death of Ishbosheth at the end of 7. years all Israel came into David and the whole Kingdom was setled in him There is no question but David was a very godly and precious man neither will I afresh rake amongst his many and great sins over which he deeply mourned and which free grace pardoned yet this may be observed that his sin brought much misery upon all Israel and because of bloud the Lord denied him the honour to build his House neither do we finde since David that great Warriers have done much in Church-reformation David was 30. years old when he was Crowned King of Judah He reigned over them 7. years and six moneths and over all Israel 33. years In all 40 years and six moneths and left Solomon his son upon his Throne About Anno mundi 2929. Solomon succeeded his father David In the fourth year of his reign was the foundation of the House of the Lord laid in the moneth Zif or And in the 11. year in moneth Bul or October which is the eighth moneth was the house finished so was he seven years in building it About Ann. mund 2940. Solomon walked long with the Lord and the Lord made him glorious in the world yet in his old age which should have been most fruitful in holiness his wives turned his heart after other gods and his heart was not perfect with the Lord. This sin of Solomon a sin against so many and high engagements of love and obedience greatly provoked the Lord to alter his purposes concerning him and his house upon which God threatned certainly to rend the Kingdom from him and to give it to his servant Yet this sad sentence was sweetly mixt with mercy That the Lord would not do it in his daies for Davids sake Nor rend away all the Kingdom but leave one Tribe to his son for his fathers sake and Jerusalem sake whom he had chosen But to all the rest Solomon was a great oppressor of his brethren as will appear more anon and reigned over all Israel 40. years about An. mund 2969. Upon the death of Solomon all Israel came to Shechem to Crown Rehoboam son of Solomon Against which time they called Jeroboam home who fled for his life from Solomon into Egypt And being returned Jeroboam was speaker for the Congregations of Israel who required ease of Rehoboam from that grievous yoke put upon them by Solomon his father before they would establish him in the Throne Rehoboam desired time to give them answer to which they willingly granted In the interim Rehoboam consulted with his fathers old Counsellours and they advised him to consent to the people But this not well suiting to Rehoboams humour he also called his young Courtiers who Counselled him to keep his Prerogative and keep them under Rehoboam upon the next meeting returns this full answer My little finger shall be thicker then my fathers loynes c. Though here appeared a visible just cause that Israel should provide for their own safety against oppression yet assuredly it was of the Lord to make good that same word he had threatned against Solomon and therefore Israel refusing to submit to Rehoboam only the Tribe of Judah set him up King of Judah the rest set up Jeroboam King of Israel of which in its place But this was occasion of a sad breach in the bowels of Israel and there was War between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their daies and to the rest this was a woful consequent that fell out upon that unnatural strife about a King while brethren were letting out the bloud of brethren and one weakened by another they gave occasion to the common enemy to accomplish his design upon them all for Shishake King of Egypt came against Jerasalem and made a great spoil upon the Lords house and the Kings house and took away rich prizes of golden shields made by Solomon which never again were made good But above all Judah provoked the Lord by Idolatry and they suffered Sodomites in the land and did commit the same abominations that the Heathen did that the Lord cast out before them Yet Rehoboam reigned 17. years in Jerusalem and slept with his fathers About Anno mund 2986. And to the rest the Lord hath set this black brand upon this King That he did evil because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord. In the 18. year of Jeroboam Abijam or Abijah began to reign over Judah he walked in all the sins of Rehoboam his father yet for Davids sake the Lord gave him a lamp in Jerusalem and set up his son after him in the Throne But Abijah reigned only 3. years 2989. In the 20. year of Jeroboam King of Israel Asa son of Abijah was set up over Judah the Holy Ghost hath left this glory upon his name still that he did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord and expresseth this as a great mark of the uprightness of his heart to God that he spared not his Queen-Mother who was an Idolater but put her down from being Queen and burnt her grove The bloudy War between the house of Judah and Israel was not yet ended but lasted between Asa and Baasha the third King of Israel all their daies and Asa reigned 41. years about Anno mund 3020. But yet the high places were not removed Vers. 14. Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to
Provence In his time there fell great strife between the King and the Barons At first they kept Parliaments apart and after their consultations raised Armies and in a battel the King with his sons Edward and Richard and many Nobles were taken prisoners But Edward being set at liberty got up an Army and fell on afresh so at last the Earl of Leicester and many great ones were slain in the battel of Evesham This begot bloudy wars and brought woful desolations to poor England And to the merciless sword the Lord brought fearful judgements of Plagues Famine Earthquakes and many other strange wonders in heaven and earth But Henry resigned all to death the 16. of November 1273. when he had reigned 56. years and 28. days Edward the eldest son of Henry succeeded his father He married Elianor the daughter of the King of Spain in his fathers life-time Ann. 1254. King Edward banished the Jewes this Nation In the memory of Queen Elianor he built stately Crosses where the Corpes rested every night In his reign there was great wars with the French Welch and especially with the Scots who oft rebelled but were as oft subdued yet in those wars the King got a bloudy Flix of which he died the 7. of July An. 1308. when he had reigned 34. years 7. moneths and odd days Edward the 2. succeeded his father He was said to be a dissolute Prince hated of his Nobles and contemned of the Common people He married Isabel daughter to the French King In his time also the Scots rebelled vanquished the Kings Army and after besieged him in York and burnt the Suburbs The Barons also raised War against the King for defending Piercy and the Spencers his creatures against justice In which straits the King sent the Queen to mediate with her brother the French King She took with her her son Edward But she not returning so soon as her husband appointed her and with all discovering some compliance with some Nobles sled out of England to France the King proclaimed them all to be banished But the Queen her son Edmund Woodstock all of Kent the Kings brother with many Nobles came into England and joyned with the Barons and City of London by which they raised a great Army took divers strong Holds and at last the King and his creatures The King was committed prisoner to the Earl of Lancaster but the creatures were hanged headed and quartered The Queen her son and Barons came presently to London and the next day called a Parliament where the King was deposed when he had reigned 19. years 6. moneths and some daies An. 1328. Edward the eldest son of Edward the 2. was set up in his fathers stead at 14. years of age It is said His father was soon after murdered in Corfe-Castle But the young King was much ordered by his mother A peace was made with the Scots and Daviâ—â— Scotland married Joan King Edwards â—â—ster But to keep all quiet at home the old Queen who contrived the death of King Edward her husband also plotted the death of his brother the 〈◊〉 of Kent and caused him to be beheaded at Winchester the 3. year of King Edward the 3 's reign In the 6. year of Edward the Scots rebelled and possessed Barwick The King laid siege before them and the Scots endeavoured with their Forces to raise the siege But were overcome in battel where were shin of the Scots 8. Earls with 1300 horse and 35000. footmen Upon this Barwick was delivered the King placed Edward Baliol Governour who was after King of Scotland About the 11. year of this King War arose with France King Edward â—â—ised a Navy of about 200. sail of Ships and went to Flanders where in a Sea-sight he overcame the French and Normans and stiled himself King of England and France Thiâ— King took Calice and made great inroads and woâ—â— desolations in France and the 〈◊〉 iâ— the Scots upon England They burnt Calice Penneth and came killing and burning down to Durham But after King Edward made peace both with the French and Scots upon honourable terms After this the King of Spain was driven out of his Kingdom by his Bastard brother and Edward Prince or Wales went to the Kings relief with a great Army and in a battel put the Bastard to flight King Edward reigned 50. years and 4. months who departed this life the 21. of June An. 1378. Richard the son of Prince Edward his father being dead succeeded his Grand-father Edward the 3. He came to the Crown at 11. years of age As he was young he hearkned to young Counsellours and neglected his old and wise Council which brought sad troubles to the Nation and woful misery to himself In the first year of his reign the French made great inroads and wasted many Towns in England and at this time Guns were invented The King in these straits laid a great Tax upon the Nation Upon which some Countries rose in Arms went to London and did great hurt but were after appeased by the King through fair promises This Richard married Anne daughter to the King of Bohemia who brought hither the use of women riding side-ways on horseback Some Earls and Barons seeing the King missed and the Nation misgoverned by a few persons they considered how it might be reformed and thereupon raised an Army of 40000. and came to London to the King upon this the King called a Parliament suddenly in which Parliament Sir Robert Tresilian chief Justice of England and divers others were convicted of Treason and put to death An. 1388. Richard sent to the City of London Ann. 1392. to borrow of them 1000. li. but they refusing he called the Maior Sheriffs and Aldermen of London to a Council at Nottingham and there appearing the King Arrested and imprisoned them and nulled all their liberties Queen Anne dying the King took Isabel the King of France's daughter to wife and so made peace there The King now grew high again and put to cruel death the Earl of Arundel and divers others for dealing with him about his ill Government This King shed much bloud of the Nobility and Bishops besides others which lay in the bosoms of many and not forgot though he carried it with a high hand But the King going into Ireland Henry Duke of Hereford and Lancaster with others who were out of the Land came into Yorkeshire to whom went the Earl of Northumberland the Earl of Westmerland and many Lords and gathering up an Army they laid siege to Bristol where they took the Lord Treasurer and some others and beheaded them The King hearing of this hasted out of Ireland and landed in Wales and more fully understanding the Dukes strength took to the Castle of Conway and desired a Treaty The Duke of Lancaster met the King but the
Flanders The Duke of Clarence followed the King to London where they set King Henry again at liberty after 9. years imprisonment and newly elected and crowned him King But soon after King Edward returned again to England with some Souldiers and then the Duke of Clarence his brother turned to him and so greatly increased the Kings strength that he came to London and took King Henry prisoner and then followed the Earl of Warwick whom he also overcame and slew with his brother the Marquess of Mountacute When Warwick was down the King pursued Queen Margaret wife to King Henry and getting the Victory in a battel at Tewksbury he took the Queen prisoner with Prince Edward her son And soon after King Henry was murdered in the Tower And after him the Duke of Clarence was murdered in the Tower a sad but just reward of a turn-coat To all other the bloud and Tyranny mention'd of this Usurper sad is the story recorded of Mr. Burdet of Arrow The King hunting in his Park with others kill'd one white Deer of which he set some esteem and for Mr. Burdets saying I would the Horns of the Buck was in the belly of him that shewed him the King the said Mr. Burdet was accused and condemned and executed for a Traytor and so lost both life and estate Indeed his words being a curse were sinful But yet a small offence to the King to have so sharp a censure But not long after the Lord shot the Dart of death at him summoning of him to appear before Divine Justice the 9. of April An. 1484. when he had reigned 22. years 1 month and odd days Edward the 5. about the age of 13. years was to succeed his father Edward the 4. But about 3. months after his fathers death his Uncle Richard Duke of Glocester caused him to be secretly murdered conveyed away that it was not known where he was buried and so set up himself An. 1484. Richard the 3. brother to Edward the 4. to get the Crown murdered Prince Edward and Richard Duke of York his brothers sons in the Tower with George Duke of Clarence his own brother also Henry Duke of Buckingham Hastings Rivers Vaâ—ghan Grey and very many others and his own wife Anne that so he might make way to marry his Couzen Elizabeth Yet this wicked Tyrant raged but a short time For Henry Earl of Richmond the heir apparent came out of France with the Earl of Pembrook his Uncle the Earl of Oxford many others to whom some of the Nobility joyned in England who gave battel to Richard the 22. of August neer Bosworth where Richard was slain when he had born his usurped Crown 2. years and 2. months Ann. 1486. Henry the 7. who was heir to the house of Lancaster when he came to the Crown married Elizabeth the daughter of Edward the 4. whom Richard intended to have taken and so united the houses of Lancaster and York Henry had also a strain of the British Race and of the French bloud In this Kings time were great Tumults Taxes and Taxes brought Tumults and the shedding of much bloud And when Taxes were not willingly paid the King craved or begged benevolence or something of their own good will Divers rebellions there were some from without and some within the Nation and it 's noted that Lambert was a chief rebel in these times The Scots also made inroads into the North parts But to quiet them the King gave his eldest daughter in Marriage to the King of Scots When Henry had reigned 23. years and 8. months he died An. 1510. Henry the 8. succeeded his father Henry the 7. He enjoyed the Crown in much quiet by union of the Families for which there had been fought 17. pitcht battels in which were slain 8. Kings 40. Dukes Marquesses and Earls besides Barons Knights and Gentlemen and about 200000. common people This King married his brother Arthur's widow which Arthur died before his father And so Henry began he was for Religion a Roman Catholike and in his zeal writ against Luther for which great act his father the Pope gave him the Title of Defender of the Faith which the Kings and Queens held to the last Yet when Henry the 8. grew great he cast off the Popes Supremacy over England and judged himself fit enough to be head in Church and State The King going to War in France James King of Scots came with a great Army into England but in a bloudy battel was repulsed About this time Mary the Kings sister was contracted to Lewis the 12. King of France but was before promised to the King of Castile Yet after Charles Duke of Suffolk wedded the Lady Anno 1516. About Ann. 1533. King Henry put off Katherine and married Anne Bullin and she was proclaimed Queen Upon this divorce many were discontented but the King sent out an Oath to be taken by all people especially to the Priests to swear fidelity to the King Queen Anne and their heirs But the Lord Chancellour some Bishops and many others for refusing this ungodly oath were committed to the Tower and other prisons But to the rest of this Kings sins when he had cast off the Popes Supremacy he became Pope of England and was made head of the Church of England having full authority over the same And withal took the first fruits and tenths An. 1535. In the next year the 2. of May Queen Anne was committed to the Tower and there beheaded Also the Queens brother with 18. of the Kings Privy Chamber were put to death the 17. of May and the 20. of May the King married Lady Jane Seymor The 12 of October 1537. Queen Jane brought forth Prince Edward and lost her life the 14. day The 3. of January 1539. the King married Anne of Cleve Thomas Cromwel Secretary to the King was a rising Favourite and promoted to places of trust and honour above any in his time beginning about An. 1536. and An. 1540. he was beheaded at Tower-hill and the new Queen Anne of Cleve divorced The King had another wife in good readiness if not already married for the 8. of August following the Lady Katherine Howard appeared openly as Queen But he made as speedy dispatch with her for the 13. of February following she was beheaded in the Tower yet after the King had cut off that Katherine the 12. of july following the King married the Lady Katherine Parr late wife to the Lord Latimer 1543. and the 35. year of the Kings reign All this Kings time were mutinies heading hanging and abundance of bloud-shed continually of all sorts Nobles Bishops Priests and people He cut down all that stood in his way who answered not his desires Thus this King spent 37. years 9. months and odd days An. 1548. Edward the 6. succeeded his father
reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab King of Israel he walked in all the waies of Asa his father and took out of the land those Sodomites that remained in his fathers daies In his time he made peace with Israel by matching his son with Ahabs daughter and by that neer affinity to that wicked King joyned with him to fight his battles which sin of his was deeply threatend and soundly reproved from the Lord. This good man had great infirmities yet did more in reforming his people then any King after Solomon to his time and reigned 25. years about Ann. mund 3045. Nevertheless the High places were not taken away Jehoram succeeded his father Jehoshaphat in the Kingdom but not in his piety when he was settled in the Throne he murdered his six brethren the sons of his father and divers Princes This was a woful beginning and yet the holy Pen-man gives this account of him that he walked in the waies of the Kings of Israel like as did the house of Ahab for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife Marriage with Idolatrous wives hath been the ruine of many men and Nations And to all the rest of this wickedness Jehoram set up Idols and compelled Judah to worship them I shall omit some things but I may not pass the miseries God brought upon his people and this vild person as the just reward of his sin yet less then he deserved though eternity may pay for all In his time the Edomites revolted and set up a King amongst themselves at the same time also Libnah revolted because Jehoram had forsaken the Lord. But Jehorams sad doom was sent to him in writing from the Prophet Elijah possibly it might be in this extraordinary way either to give the full certainty of the sad judgements determined against him or rather to prevent some bloudy design of of this wicked King against the Prophet for the discharge of his duty But soon after the Lord stirred up the Philistines and Arabians who came to judah and carryed away all the substance that was Jound in the Kings house and his sons and his wives so that Jehoahaz the yongest son was saved And after all this the Lord smote Jehoram with an incurable disease in his bowels of which he languished for the space of two years and in the end his bowels fell out and so died but Judah buried him not in the Sepulchres of their Kings Thus he lived wickedly dyed miserably and was buried shamefully when he had reigned or rather raged 8. years About Ann. mun 3053. In the 12. year of Joram King of Israel the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Azariah the youngest son of Jehoram who was lest alive King of Judah This is the general account the Holy Ghost gives of him That he walked in the waies of the house of Ahab for his mother Athaliah the daughter of Omri King of Israel was his Counsellor to do wickedly In 2 King 8. 26. it's said Azariah was 22. years old when he began to reign but 2 Chron. 22. 2. it 's said he was 42. years old when he began to reign This deserves further thoughts to reconcile yet in both places it is said he reigned but one year Azariah had but a short reign and the Holy Ghost adds this as a further reason which is worth observing he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab for they were his Counsellors to his distruction About Anno mund 3054. Ahaziah going to visit Joram King of Israel son of his grand-father Ahab when Jehu came to execute judgement upon Ahabs house he found Ahaziah King of Judah hid in Samaria and put him to death with the rest this news being brought to Athaliah his mother she set up her self Queen of Judah and at first she murthered the seed Royal of her own son to sit quietly in the Throne Yet to make good his word to David the Lord preserved Joash who was secretly stole away from amongst the Kings children by Jehosheba Ahaziahs sister and hid five years with his Nurse in the house of the Lord. Jehosheba was wife to Jehoiada the Priest by whose Counsel and help Joash was saved alive In the seventh year Jehoiada made Joash known to the Captaines of the Army and taking an Oath of them Guards were appointed the Kings son was brought forth and Crowned at which there was great rejoycing when Athaliah heard the great noise in the Temple she came forth to know the matter But seeing the King stand by the Pillar according to the usual manner of the Kings of Judah at their Coronation she rent her cloaths and cryed Treason Treason But Jehoiada commanded to lay hold on her and to have her out of the range of the Temple and to kill her which they did when she had reigned 7. years about Anno 3061. Joash or Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign which was the seventh year of Jehu so soon as Joash was Crowned King Jehoiada caused a Covenant to be made between the King and the people and between the King people and the Lord and presently all the people went into the house of Baal and they destroyed it thoroughly Joash reigned well while Jehoiada lived yet the High places were not taken away but after the death of Jehoiada the Princes of Judah had full recourse to the King and by their flatteries the King was drawn to Idolatry that both the King and his Courtiers left off to worship God in the Temple and served Groves and Idols The Lord in mercy sent Prophets to reprove their sin and bring them back again but they would not harken to these then the Lord sent Zachariah the son of Jehoiada the Priest who dealt plainly both with the King and people he told them Because yea have forsaken the Lord the Lord also hath forsaken you and that was the reason they could not prosper This home preaching they could not digest and by the command of the King the good man was stoned to death in the Court of the Lords house though he was an extraordinary Prophet sent by God and the son of Jehoiada It 's a known truth Tyranny can know no relations when they are not any thing yet Zachariah left his bloud at their doors and appealing to the righteous God and Judge of all the earth who upon his death said The Lord look upon it and require it And the Lord did so For about the end of the year the Syrians came to Jerusalem with a small company and the Lord delivered a very great Host into their hand because they had forsaken the Lord God thus God executed his judgement against
Joash At this time Hazael King of Syria destroyed all those wicked Princes from among the people and to pacifie him Joash King of Judah took all the holy things dedicated by Jehoshaphat Jehoram and Ahazia his father with all the gold found in the Treasury of the Temple and in the Kings house and sent them to Hazael and he carryed them to Damascus this was a just and dreadful misery that the Kings sin especially brought upon the Jewes But the Lords hand stayed not there For Joash himself was afflicted with great diseases and for the bloud of the sons of Jehoiada the Priest his own servants conspired against him and kill'd him in his bed And after they buried him but not in the Sepulchres of the Kings This I would leave to consideration That none can stand long when they leave the Lord and the Lord forsakes them but a shameful end shall follow a wicked life this King reigned 40. years about Ann. mun 3100. In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz King of Israel Amaziah son of Joash King of Judah was set up King at his first coming to the Crown he did some good things in hypocrisie as his father did but when he was settled in the Kingdom he put to death those servants that killed his father After this Amaziah raised an Army of three hundred thousand choise men to make War with the Edomites yet thinking himself too weak he hired also 100 thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel But by a Prophet the King was admonished not to joyn with that Army of Israel because God was not with those Idolatrous wicked people upon which Amaziah dismist them but in much discontent they returned and taking the time they fell upon many Cities of Judah as they went flew 3000. of them and took much spoil Amaziah prospered in this battel and smote 10000. men and 10000. men which they took prisoners they carryed to the top of a steep Rock and threw them down that they were broken in pieces Amongst the spoil of the Edomites Amaziah took their gods and set them up to be his gods and burnt Incense to them Good Lord what folly will not wise and great men commit when God leaves them Amaziah was exceedingly lift up in this Victory and now he thinks to revenge the wrong done to him by the Army of Israel and therefore he sent a Challenge to Joash King of Israel The King of Israel was unwilling to meet Amaziah and disswaded him from it But Amaziah would not be so satisfied therefore Joash King of Israel went to Bethshemesh in the land of Judah and gave battel to Amaziah In this battel Judah was worsted and Amaziah taken prisoner The King of Israel now having the field he marched his Army to Jerusalem brake down the Wall took all the gold silver and vessels in the Lords house with the Treasures of the Kings house He also took Hostages for subjection and so lest Amaziah in Jerusalem This was in the 14. year of Amaziahs reign but Amaziah after this sell from the Lord the people conspired against him in Jerusalem upon which he sled to Lachish yet they sent after him and flew him there when he had reigned 29 years about Anno mundi 3129. After the Death of Amaziah Judah was without a King 13. years which this appears In the 15 year of Amaziah the son of Joash King of Judah Jeroboam son of Joash King of Israel began to reign And in the 27. year of Jeroboam King of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah King of Judah to reign Now from the 15. of Amaziah to the 29. is 14. years to Jeroboams reign so that to the 27. of Jeroboam there must needs be an interval of 13. years to the Crowning of Amaziah about An. mun 3142. The People of Judah took Azariah son of Amaziah and made him King in his fathers stead At 16. years old Azariah was Crowned King of Judah in the 27. year of Jeroboam King of Israel Azariah or Uzziah did well in all the former part of his reign He was a man of War built divers Forts in Jerusalem and both built and took in several Cities he also did much in reformation of Religion and so long as he sought the Lord God made him to prosper But when he was strong his heart was lifted up in him to his destruction For he transgressed against the Lord his God by going into the Temple and usurping the Priests Office to burn incense upon the Altar Azariah the Priest with 80. Priests of the Lord went in after the King and withstood him and said It pertaineth not to thee Uzziah to burn Incense to the Lord but to the Priests the sons of Aaron that are consecrated for it Go out of the Sanctuary for thou hast transgressed neither shall it be for thy Honour Then was the King wroth with the Priests and presently the Leprosie rose upon his forehead and the Priests discerning of it they thrust him out from thence and he himself also hasted to go out because the Lord had smitten him After the King dwelt in a house several from others and was a Leper until the day of his death and Jotham his son was over the Kings house judging the people of the landâ— Uzziah or Azariah reigned 52. years about An. mund 3194. In the second year of Pekah King of Israel Jotham began to reign over Judah Jotham did according to all that his father Uzziah did before him but yet the High places were not taken away and the people did corruptly In his time he built the high Gate of the house of the Lord and built Cities and Forts Jotham became mighty because he prepared his waies before the Lord his God he was 25. years old when he began to reign and reigned 16. years about An. 3200. In the 17. year of Pekah King of Isreal Ahaz the son of Uzziah King of Judah began to reign He was 20. years old when he began to reign but he did wickedly and walked in the ways of the Kings of Israel and made his son to pass through the fire according to the abomination of the Heathen he made Moulten Images for Baalim and burnt Incense in the high places then Rezin King of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah King of Israel joyned their forces and came up and laid siege to Jerusalem at this time the King of Syria recovered the City Elah which was taken from his Kingdom by Azariah King of Judah and between Rezin and Pekah they almost destroyed the Kingdom of Judah for the Lord delivered them into their enemies hands The King of Syria smote the Army of Ahaz and carryed away a great multitude of them to Damascus And Pekah slew in Judah 120000. valiant men in one
day and this was the reason because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers Sin un-mans men and renders Champions slaves Here was a woful slaughter yet Israel took also captive 200000. women with their sons and daughters and much spoil and brought them to Samaria But Obed a Prophet of the Lord in Samaria went out to meet the Army of Israel and said Behold because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah he hath delivered them into your hands and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up to heaven And now you purpose to keep them bond-men and bond-women to you But are there not with you even with you sins against the Lord your God Now hear me therefore deliver them again for the fierce wrath of God is upon you Wonderful O wonderful wisdom and bowels of God! that the sin of his people should bring them to the sword and slavery and yet this misery the sin of those that are the Lords executioners Sin divides and raiseth war amongst brethren yet the Lords fierce wrath is upon those brethren who execute Gods wrath upon their sinful brethren because they have sinned against God themselves But in these straits King Ahaz sent to the King of Assyria to help him for to all the rest the Edomites had again smitten Judah and carryed away captives The Philistines also invaded the Cities of the low Countries and took away many Towns and Villages and dwelt in them for the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz King of Israel Kings seldom sin alone And dreadful are the sins of great men when the sin of the chief Magistrate may bring National judgements The more effectually to engage the King of Assyria Ahaz took a part of the Treasure out of the house of the Lord and out of the house of the King and of the Princes which I finde not done before and gave it to Tilgath-Pilneser King of Assyria But he helped him not Certainly the strength of man cannot deliver the Nation that God will break down But in the time of this distress the King did trespass yet more against the Lord and above others the Holy Ghost hath left this black brand upon him This is that King Ahaz And the reasons follow he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus which smote him saying Because the gods of the Kings of Assyria helped them therefore will I sacrifice to them that they may help me But the text saith They were the ruine of him and of all Israel 2. Reason for that Ahaz gathered together the Vessels of the house of God and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord and made him Altars in every corner of Jerusalem and in every several City of Judah he made High places to burn Incense to the gods and provoked the Lord to anger When Ahaz had thus run out 16. years in these abominations he died and they buried him in the City but not in the Sepulchres of the Kings about Ann. mun 3216. In the third year of Hoshea King of Israel Hezekiah son of Ahaz King of Judah began to reign he was 25. years old when he came to the Crown and did that which was right in the sight of the Lord according to all that David did Hezekiah excelled all the Kings from David that went before him and after was none like to him In the first year of his reign in the first moneth he began to reform and opened the doors of the Lords house and restored Religion he removed the High places brake down the Images and took away the Brazen Serpent set up by Moses to which the people burnt Incense and reformed thorowly yet in the 14. year of Hezekiah Sennacherib King of Assyria came with a mighty Army against all the fenced Cities of Judah and took them Then Hezekiah sent an humble submissive message to the King of Assyria desiring of him to draw â—way his Army and he would pay him what he would lay upon him Sennacherib appointed Hezekiah to give him 300. Talents of Silver and 30. Talents of Gold Whether Hezekiah was able to raise the same is not certain but he did what he could Hezekiah took all the silver that was found in the Lords house and in the Kings Treasury At that time also Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the Temple and from the pillars and gave it to the King of Assyria But as pride hath no bowels and a covetous heart knows no pity Sennacherib is unsatisfied with all the Treasure Hezekiah could scrape up though he pilled and defaced the house of God for it and therefore sent an insolent Army up against Jerusalem This put all Jerusalem into a terrible fear and now they have none to slee to but the Lord Hezekiah sent away Messengers presently with his sad complaints to the Prophet Isaiah to pray to the Lord for them And Isaiah comforts them with a sweet and seasonable answer from the Lord that the Lord will send a blast upon Rabshakeh and he should hear a rumour and return to his own Land and there he should fall by the sword in his own Land So Rabshakeh returned from Jerusalem for he heard that Sennacherib was gone from Lachish and Rabshakeh found him warring against Libnah After this Sennacherib brought his Army into Judah a second time and then sent Messengers with a Letter to Hezekiah stopped full of pride blasphemy When Hezekiah had received the Letter he went into the Lords house and in prayer spread it before the Lord and begged his help and the Lord promised him that the King of Assyria should not lay siege or shoot an Arrow into Jerusalem but he would defend it and save it And that very night the Lord sent an Angel who smore in the Assyrians Camp 185000. So Sennacherib departed and went to Niniveh In these daies Hezekiah fell sick and neer to death But upon his prayer the Lord restored him and added 15. years more to his daies Upon Hezekiahs recovery the King of Babylon sent a present unto him which he accepted and to gratifie the Messengers Hezekiah shewed them the house of his precious things the house of his Armor and his Treasures c. But the Prophet Isaiah sadly reproved his pride and vain-glory that he who had such abundant experience of an allsufficient God in the Creatures nothingness should have his heart going out to his wealth and works And therefore the Prophet foretold Hezekiah of the woful Captivity which should come from Babylon Herein Hezekiah fell sadly but God left him to see what was in his heart and this lesson we have all to learn That the best of Saints stand not longer then the Lord sustains and keeps
them When Hezekiah had reigned 29. years he went to the Lord about Anno mund 3245. In the reign of Hezekiah Israel was carryed away Captive and the Kings of Israel ceased and so not mentioned after Manasseh succeeded his father Hezekiah and was 12. years old when he began to reign But he did evil in the sight of the Lord and was a gross Idolater In the former part of his reign he builded again the High places reared Altars for Baal sacrificed his own son c. and did worse then the Heathen In his time the Lord left not Manasseh and Judah without reproof But they hearkned not Therefore the Lord threatned to bring the same destruction upon Manasseh and Jerusalem as he had brought upon Samaria and the house of Ahab and to wipe them clean from all their filthiness as a man wipeth a dish and turneth inside down to keep it from dust and soon after the Lord brought up the King of Assyria the Rod of his anger who took Manasseh among the thornes whither he was run to hide himself and bound him in fetters and carryed him to Babylon In this low estate Manasseh humbled himself greatly before the Lord and the Lord heard his prayer and restored him again to his Kingdom And now Manasseh knew out of real experience that the Lord was God After this Manasseh repaired and reformed yet the people still sacrificed in the High places and when Manesseh had reigned 55. years he slept with his fathers and they brought him not into the Sepulchres of the Kings but buried him in the Garden of his own house at Uzza about Anno mund 3300. Amon the son of Manasseh at the age of 22. years was Crowned King of Judah he again destroyed Religion set up Idolatry walked in all the wicked ways of his father and his own servants conspired against him and slew him in his own house when he had reigned 2. years about Anno mun 3302. Amon coming to the Crown at 22. years of age reigning but 2. years and his son Josiah 8. years old when he came to the Crown unless Amon had Josiah at 15. years of age which is not ordinary there must be an interval between Amon and Josiah After the death of Amon the people took Josiah his son when he was 8. years old and made him King Josiah walked in all the waies of David he again destroyed Idolatry repaired the Temple and was a choice Reformer Josiah also renewed the Covenant with the Lord and all the people to be the Lords people and keep his Commandments Nevertheless the Lord turned not from his fierce and great wrath before denounced against Judah because of the sin of Manasseh whereby he provoked the Lord in Josiahs daies the King of Egypt went to War against the King of Assyria at Euphrates and Josiah went out against him I do not finde the ground of his quarrel but probably Josiah might take offence at the King of Egypt for passing through his Land yet Pharaoh Necho King of Egypt sent Embassadors to Josiah to let him know he intended not to War against him but against the house against which God had commanded him to fight and charged Josiah not to meddle with him left God should destroy him But Josiah being a man of courage would not be said to turn his face upon any yet his resolution being not rightly ordered and not hearkning to the words of Necho from the mouth of God Josiah was shot in the sight and his servants brought him in his Chariot to Jerusalem and he died there and all Judah and Jerusalem and the Prophet Jeromiah lamented Josiah who reigned 31. years about Anno mund 3333. Upon the death of Josiah the people took Jehoahaz a younger son and Crowned him King when he was 23. years old Jehoahaz did evil in the sight of the Lord according to all that his fathers had done But Pharaoh Necho King of Egypt came up put Jchoahaz in bonds when he had reigned 3 moneths laid a Jerusalem taken by the King of Tax upon the Land of 100. talents of Silver and one Talent of Gold and made Eliakim Jehoahaz his elder brother King of Judah in the room of Josiah his father and called his name Jehoiakim but took Jehoahaz into Egypt and he died there Jehoiakim now succeeded being 25. years old Jehoiakim seems to be well pleased to have the Crown and to gratifie his new Master he forthwith gave the Tribute of silver and gold to Pharaoh but taxed all the Land for it It 's an easie matter to grant large sums of Money when they lay it upon others to pay and this the holy Pen-man notes in general that Jehoiakim did evil according to all that his fathers did so Nebuchadnezzer came up against him and Jehoiakim became his servant and submitted to him Ah how doth sin unman men and render them low slavish spirits When men leave God they will stoop to any bondage But Jehoiakim after three years rebelled against the King of Babylon and the Lord sent against him the Caldees the Syrians the Moabites and Amonites to destroy Judah for the sins of Manasseh and for the innocent bloud he brought upon Jerusalem which the Lord would not pardon so Jehoiakim ended his daies in trouble when he had been King but hardly reigned 11. years about Anno mund 3344. Jehoiachim the son of Jehoiakim succeeded his father in the Throne and in his sin but the King of Babylon came up with an Army and laid siege to Jerusalem and Jehoiachim and his Princes went out rendred themselves prisoners and delivered up the City when he had reigned three moneths in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzers reign At this time the King of Babylon made havock of the Temple took away the Treasures of the Lords house and the Kings house and carryed all away Captives but the poor of the Land and made Mattaniah Jehoiakims brother King of Judah and called his name Zedekiah Zedekiah was 21. years old when he came to the Throne and did according as his fathers had done before him And after some time he also rebelled against the King of Babylon and in the 9. year of Zedekiahs reign in the 10. day of the 10. moneth Nebuchadnezzer brought up all his Army and laid siege to Jerusalem In the 11. year of Zedekiah on the 9. day of the 4. moneth June the Famine prevailed in the City which was exceeding great the City was broken up and the men of war fled by a back way and the King went towards the plains of Jericho But the Chaldeans pursued him and brought him to the King of Babylon to Riblah where they gave sentence upon him so they put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes
then put out his eyes bound him in fetters of Brass and led him to Babylon And in the 5. moneth the 7. day in the 19. year of Nebuchadnezzer Nebuzaradan the Captain-General of the Army made a full destruction of the glorious City and amongst the rest he took also those that fell away to the King of Babylon and carryed them Captives all together It is very remarkable that when perfidious men have served the turn of Tyrants themselves will equally suffer with their brethren This was the last and great Captivity which continued 70. years Thus we have the sad estate of Judah under their Kings which they so much desired and whether they have not been as dreadful a scourge to this people as God foretold they should be I leave others to judge I have only this further to tender to examination whether the grounds of those intervals of Government mentioned after the Race of the Kings of Israel ended have any weight and if they have then there are more years to be added The Kings of Israel after the Division which begun Ann. 2969. I Have here run down the Line of the Kings of Judah from first to last so that you have the beginning and end of Kingly Government amongst the Jewes which were the peculiar Church and People of God under the Old Testament which lasted from the beginning of Saul's reign unto the Captivity in the 11. year of Zedekiah which was 516. years viz. from Anno 2948. to Anno 3365. the year or neer the time of Judahs last and great Captivity mentioned before In the next place I will make out a little to take a brief view of the Kings of Israel after the Division which began with Jeroboam about Ann. mund 2969. The King and Kingdom of Israel consisting of 10. Tribes was but the testimony of Gods wrath and the punishment of Solomons sin which in some measure came to pass in Rehoboams time when Rehoboam resused to ease the Taxes of the Land the people refused to take him and make him their King and so the people called Jeroboam and made him first King over Israel about Anno mundi 2969. Jeroboam was now the first King of Israel after the Division But he fearing in his heart that the minds of the people might change and fall off again from him he turns Politician and letting go the fear and conscience of God set up Idolatry and the worship of Calves to please the people and keep them from going to worship at Jerusalem O when men leave God and live upon humane policy to uphold a carnal interest they will break all the bonds of Religion to preserve their own standing I will not gather up the Catalogue of this vile mans miscarriages The black brand the Holy Ghost hath so oft set upon him shews what he was Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin Yet under all his abominations the Lord permitted Jeroboam to reign 22. years about Ann. mund 2991. In the second year of Asa King of Judah Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel He walked in the way of his father and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin and when Nadab lay in siege against Gibbethon Baasha murdered him in the third year of Asa and reigned in his stead a-about Anno mund 2993. In the third year of Asa King of Judah Baasha set up himself King of Israel and to clear his title to the Crown Baasha murdered all the house of Jeroboam he left not any to breath Oh the dreadful sins the gain of a Crown brings some men to Baasha destroyed the house of Jeroboam yet Baasha walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin wherein he made Israel to sin and reigned 24. years Ann. 3017. In the 26. year of Asa King of Judah Elah the son of Baasha began to reign About this time the Lord sent the Prophet Jehu to denounce evil against Baasha and his house in being like the house of Jeroboam and yet killed him Though God raised up Baasha to execute his judgements upon Jeroboams house yet the Lord charged this for sin of Murder upon Baasha because Baasha lived in the sins of Jeroboams house Oh oh oh that this were set deep upon the hearts of all that God makes executioners of his justice upon others This came suddainly upon Baasha's house for Zimri Captain of half Elah's Chariots conspired against Elah and when he had drank himself drunk in the house of Arza his Steward Zimri smote him and killed him in the 2. year of his reign and reigned in his stead about Anno 3018. In the 27 year of Asa King of Judah Zimri set up himself King of Israel and as soon as he sat on the Throne he killed all the house of Baasha he left him not one to piss against the wall Neither kinsfolks nor friends Zimri thought now to establish the Throne in his own posterity by removing all that stood in the way But when the Army that was encamped against Gibbethon heard what Zimri had done they made Omri Captain of the Host King over Israel in the Camp and presently went up and laid siege against the City Tirzah where King Zimri was When Zimri saw the City was taken he went into the Palace of the Kings house set it on fire and was burnt with the house when he had reigned but 7. daies Oh what will not carnal proud men do for a fleeting uncertain Crown The people of Israel upon the death of Zimri were divided half followed Tibni the son of Ginah to make him King And half followed Omri Much confusion continued amongst them for four years but Tibni dying Omri came to the Crown alone about An. 3023. In the 31. year of Asa King of Judah Omri began to reign over Israel Omri bought the Hill Shomeron or Samaria of Shemel for two Talents of silver But Omri did worse then all that were before him It is said he reigned 12. years yet he began to reign alone the 31. year of Asa and died the 38. of Asa by which it appears that the Kings account the year wherein they are Crowned for the first year of their reign and so accounting the former four years to Omri's time Omri reigned 12. years about An. 3031. In the 38. year of Asa King of Judah Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel Ahab was a very wicked man but I will only give you what is recorded in general of him That he did evil above all that were before him And Ahab did provoke the Lord to anger above all the Kings of Israel that were before him One would judge who reads the lives of all the other Kings that a man could not
exceed in sin those who had gone before him yet we must give credit to the sacred word But it is manifest the Lord brought dreadful judgements upon Israel in Ahabs reign and Ahab being seduced by false Prophets was slain at Ramoth-Gilead according to the word of the Lord by the Prophet Micaiah when he had reigned 22. years about An. 3053. Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel the 17. year of Jehoshaphat King of Judah He walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin But the judgement of God was upon him for he fell down from an upper Chamber in Samaria and was sick In which sicknesse he sent to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether he should recover of his sickness As the Messengers were going the Lord spake to Elijah the Prophet and bad him go meet the Messengers and say to them Is it not because there is not a God in Israel that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the God of Ekron Now therefore thus saith the Lord Thou shalt not come down from that bed which thou art gone up to but shalt surely die So Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord when he had reigned two years about An. 3055. Ahaziah King of Israel had no son and so Joram or Jehoram the second son of Ahab reigned in his stead Jehoram did evil in the sight of the Lord yet not like his father and mother for he put away the images of Baal though he clave to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin In the 23. year of his reign and in the first year of Ahaziah King of Judah Joram perswaded Ahaziah his brother in law to go out to War with him against Hazael King of Syria at Ramoth-Gilead In that battel Joram was wounded and went to Jezreel to be healed But the measure of the sins of Ahabs house being now full the Lord called out Captain Jehu and makes him King of Israel to be his executioner upon Ahabs family The Souldiers had a grudge in their hearts against Joram and so soon comply'd with Jehu and Jehu as readily conspired against Joram his Master Yet Jehu consulted his confederates and presently gave charge when he was proclaimed King that none should go to tell the news at Court but Jehu himself drives on furiously to Jezreel to put Joram to death When Jehu came neer to Jezreel Joram went out to meet him but discovering treachery Joram turned and fled yet Jehu drew a bow with all his might and sent a speedy messenger of Death after him and the arrow went out at his heart Thus Joram died in the 12. year of his reign about An. 3067. In the first year of Ahaziah King of Judah Jehu came to be King of Israel and effectually fulfilled the word of the Lord in the destruction of Ahabs house But he kept Ahabs sin which also proved his ruine Jehu was mighty zealous to fulfil the word of the Lord in the total destruction of Ahabs family as it concurred with his own interest for the establishing the Crown in his Posterity But when Jehu had got the Crown he took no heed to walk in the Law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart but play'd the hypocrite and hug'd the sins of Jeroboam which made Israel to sin So though he was the Lords executioner yet the Lord charged that bloud upon him as a Murtherer In his sin he died when he had reigned 28. years about An. 3095. In the 23. year of Joash King of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel Here is a difference in sacred accounts to be considered Joash began his reign in the 7. year of Jehu Jehu reigned 28. years And Jehoahaz son to Jehu began not his reign till the 23. year of Joash By which it appears Jehoahaz the son of Jehu came not to the Crown for two years after his fathers death And when he was set up Jehoahaz followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which made Israel to sin he departed not therefrom In his time the Lord delivered Israel into the hands of the Syrians so that of the great Armies that Israel had formerly raised now the King had only 50. horse-men 10. Chariots and 1000. foot For the King of Syria had destroyed them Now Jehoahaz sought to the Lord and the Lord raised them help pitying their woful oppression but yet Israel departed not from the sins of Jeroboam and kept the Grove in Samaria Jehoahaz reigned 17. years about An. 3114. Between Jehu and Jehoahaz there was an inter-reign for two years which were to be placed above but I have added those two years to the 17. of Jehoahaz In the 37. year of Joash King of Judah Jehoash son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel Jehoahaz began to reign in the 23. year of Joash and reigned 17. year which makes 40. years yet it 's said Jehoash began his reign the 37. year of Joash By which it appears Jehoash was Crowned in the life of his father and so those years accounted to his reign Little is said of this King but this is recorded that he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam but walked therein and run out 16. years about An. 3130. In the 15. year of Amaziah King of Judah Jeroboam the son of Jehoash or Joash reigned in his stead here again is a different account as thus Joash began to reign in the 37. year of Joash King of Judah who reigned 40. years and Jeroboam began to reign in the 15. of Amaziah which are 18. years whereas Joash King of Israel reigned but 16. years here are two years difference which time Amaziah did reign with his father Joash Jeroboam departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin yet the Lord made him victorious for the delivery of Israel from very bitter afflictions and restored them to much liberty he reigned 41. years about An. 3171. In the 38. year of Azariah King of Judah Zachariah the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel here again is the like case as before Azariah King of Judah began to reign the 27. year of Jeroboam King of Israel Jeroboam reigned 41. years from 27. to 41. is 14. years of Azariah's reign and in the 38. year of Azariah Zechariah began his reign So that Israel was 24. years without a King 3195. Zechariah followed his fathers and departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin and Shallum flew him before the people and reigned in his stead when
deferring his baptism to be baptized in Jordan where Christ was baptized Constantine had three sons to whom he divided his Empire First Constantine whom he made Emperour over the Western parts of his Empire in the 10. year of his reign Secondly Constantius whom he set over the Eastern parts of his Empire in the 20. year of his reign Thirdly Constans had his Empire assigned to him in the 30. year of his fathers reign The division of the Roman Empire is given more particularly Thus 1. Constantine had the Alpes France Spain England Ireland the Isles of the Orchades and Thile 2. Constantius had the Countries of Asia and Thracia 3. Constans had Italy Affrick with the Isles Sclavonia Macedonia Achaia Peloponnesus and Grecia Of all the Empire Constantine the great delighted in Byzantius a City in Thracia which he made the Emperial seat and called it Constantinople In the 65. year of his age and the 31. of his reign Constantine fell sick and for the recovery of his health went to the hot Baths in Helenopolis But finding his sickness to increase he left the Baths and came to Nicomedia and without the walls of the City was baptized into the faith of Christ by Eusebius Pastor of the Church in Nicomedia Constantine greatly rejoyced in his baptism and after made his Will and the 22. day of May in the 65. year of his Age and the 31. of his reign he departed this life An. 340. Though the Empire was divided by Constantine in his life time to his three sons and each had large Dominions Yet as ambition can keep no bonds Constantine made War upon his brother Constans and invaded some of his Countries This stirred up Constans who went against his brother where Constantine the Elder brother lost his Army and life together This gave encouragement to Constans who past the Mountains and in two years possessed himself of all his brothers Dominions But upon the death of Constantine the Souldiers chose Magnentius Emperour who prosecuted the War against Constans and in a short time had him murdered by conspiracy Thus in a little time the Eldest and youngest of Constantines sons came to sudden if not sad ends Constantius the only son of Constantine now living having knowledge of these things left Gallus his brother in law his Lieutenant in Asia and with a great Army came into Italy against Magnentius Upon the first Battel the Army of Magnentius was totally routed but himself escaped away with life Magnentius in this low condition sent Ambassadours to Constantius for peace But that being refused by Constantius Magnentius resolved to try his fortune in another pitched battel which also proved unhappy to him and not finding now a way open to save his life he slew himself and so the whole Empire came into the hand of Constantius But in the absence of Constantius Gallus rebelled and set up himself Emperour of the East Yet Constantius by a wile got Gallus into France and when he had him there soon took off his head and so ended that strife Constantius then took Julian his brothers son into Government and left him in France Julian prospered in War and growing into the affection of the Souldiery they elected him Casar Augustus The news of this sorely displeased Constantius who was drawing down his Army against Julian But in the way Constantius died of an Apoplexia the 3. day of November in the year 45. of his age when he had reigned 11. years with his father Constantine and 25. years after him An. 365. Julian now succeeded in the Empire and the 11. day of December following the death of Constantius was proclamed Emperour At Julians first coming to the Empire he found the people greatly divided but being unsound in Religion to which he much pretended to please his Uncle and get the Crown now he set himself to please men In Policy he applyed himself to every sort and framed his behaviour to every humor He slattered some he allured others with gifts and places of preferment and gave all their liberty in Religion to establish himself Julian's hypocrisie and dissembling of the Christian Religion was undiscovered until this time But now having got his design and setled in the Throne he manifested himself a desperate Apostate soon opened the Idol Temples and offered sacrifice therein After this the Christians were banished his Court and the vilest persons taken into favour Julian now persecuted the Christians with bitter hatred and studyed how to root out Religion He would not put Christians to death because Martyrs had so great honour but as Learning was a great help to maintain the Doctrine of the Gospel Julian made a Law that Christians should not be trained up in the Schools of Literature And further to trouble the Christians he called in again the Jewes and gave them Authority and supplies to build the Temple in Jerusalem there to offer sacrifice The unbelieving Jewes rejoycing in this opportunity set themselves busily to work But though the seasonable word of Cyril was slighted by them yet the righteous hand of God was upon them by which the word of the Lord was fulfilled In that very night following the Lord caused an Earthquake by which the very foundations of the Temple was cast up and fire as lightening which burnt the Tools of the Work-men c. About this time Julian drew his Army into Persia where he was shot with a poysoned Arrow of which wound he died the 26. of June the 31. year of his age in the 3. year of his reign alone An. 367. Jovinian was next chosen Emperour by the Army He gave some liberty to the Christians but died the 17. of February in the 33. year of his age when he had reigned but 7. moneths Valentinian was chosen Emperour by the Souldiers the 25. day of February This Emperour being married and yet having a minde to a beautiful Maid that pleased him much he made a Law That as many men as would might have two wives and so took Justina to be his second wife After this he broke a Vein in his Lungs whereat the bloud streamout until he died thereof which was the 16. of November in the 45. year of his age and the 13. of his reign An. 380. After the death of Valentinian there arose great strife between his sons Some chose Gratian who came by the first wife and some chose Valens who was by the second wife But the bastard carryed it Valens was an Arrian by profession and sadly persecuted the Christians In his reign the Goths driven out of their own Country by the Huns were taken into protection by the Roman Emperour and placed in Thracia But soon after the Goths laid siege against the Imperial City of Constantinople and the Emperour coming against them in battel was slain the 9. of August in the 3. year of
Salsbury Plain and took the King prisoner In this low condition the King was constrained to give Kent Sussex Suffolk and Norfolk to Hingest and there he set up his Kingdom In this interim of time Aurelius Ambrosius son to Constantine brought over an Army out of France to recover his right and falling upon Vortiger burnt him in his Castle in Wales when he had reigned 6. years more An. 466. Aurelius Ambrose being set in the Throne hasted speedily with an Army against Occa son of Hingest at York In that battel he took Occa prisoner and soon after set up the great stones upon Salisbury Plain in memory of the Brittains that were buryed there who were treacherously murdered by the Saxons as before In this Kings time the Saxons grew fast They set up the South Kingdom of Saxons containing Somersetshire Dorsetshire and Cornewall Also Porthe set up the East Kingdom of the Saxons containing Norfolk and Suffolk Not long after Aurelius Ambrose was poysoned when he had reigned 32. years An 498. Uter Pendragon then bare the royal Diadem No Lady would please him but the Duke of Cornewall's wife and on her he begat Arthur Pendragon and reigned 18. years An. 516. Arthur the son of Uter succeeded his father He fought twelve battels with the Saxons when Arthur had much subdued these enemies at home he committed the Government of Brittain to one Mordred and followed the Wars beyond Sea But in his absence Mordred confederated with the King of the West Saxons and set up himself King of Brittain The news of this coming to Arthur he speedily returned to Brittain with an Army and gave battel to Mordred in Cornewal where Mordred was slain and Arthur deadly wounded yet they brought him to Glastenbury where he died when he had governed 16. years An. 532. Constantine a kinsman of Arthur got the Crown after him But Aurelius a Brittain raised War against him and slew him when he had reigned 3. years An. 535. Aurelius Conan Nephew to Arthur was crowned King of Brittain about An. 545. There was now great strife for the Kingdom and it appears that for some time one King was kill'd before another got to the Throne At this time Arthurs brother was next heir to the Crown but Aurelius his Couzin got it by great hand having the longer Sword and kept his Uncle a prisoner In the time while these were striving for the Crown the Saxons got ground and set up the fifth and sixth Kingdoms of the Saxons Aurelius reigned 33. years An. 578. Vortipor succeeded his father Conan He was a vile person he put away his wife and kept his daughter for his Concubine He reigned 4. years An. 582. Malgo-Conan then had the rule He delighted in the filthy sin of Sodomy he kill'd his wife and took his brothers daughter In wickedness he reigned 4. years An. 586. Cara next got the Crown This King was so vile abominable and wicked that the people moved the Saxons and the King of Ireland to make War against him and after two years they drove him out of his Kingdom An. 588. The Brittains were now exceedingly wasted the Christian faith before received neer worn out The Saxons prevailing against the Brittains drive them to the desolate Mountains in Wales and got the whole Dominion of this Land In the time of the Saxons the Inhabitants of this Land were called Angles or Anglishmen and now English-men and the Brittains Welch-men But though the Brittains were driven into Wales yet there they elected Kings over them and as they had strength made War upon the Saxons until King Cadwalladar Anno 687. The Saxons being now masters of Angland or England they set up their Heptarchy or seven several Kingdoms and every King had his Dominion But when other competitors were gone Ambition and a varice set them at variance until one Kingdom had swallowed up all the other Alas alas It 's not Towns or Countries or some Nations that will satisfie aspiring spirits Time and great experience hath proved this Possibly it may be expected that I should go through the Lines of these several Saxon Kings But I find them treading in the same steps of those that went before them and those that follow after are the right sons of their Progenitors Therefore I will enter again with Monarchy and pass all the rest from the expulsion of the Brittains into Wales and the whole Land as divided amongst the Saxons until the Nation was again run up into one Monarchy which was from An. 588. to 872. In the time of the Saxon Heptarchy the Danes made their first inroad into England by Portland Island in the West but were then repulsed An. 800. Yet after they came with redoubled force and entered in Northumberlaud against whom Ethreldred King of the West Saxons who had greatest strength of the Saxon Kings gave them battel but the King was there slain when he had reigned 5. years and the Danes still kept their hold about An. 871. Alfred or Alured last King of the West Saxons began the first Monarchy of the Saxons in England He put the Saxons Laws into English he restored and repaired the City of London and made it again habitable which was wasted and burnt by the Danes An. 839. It is thought also that this King was the first Founder of the University of Oxford He reigned 29. years and 6. moneths Ann. 900. Edward the elder succeeded his father Alfred He subdued the Kings of Scotland and Wales He built divers Towns and Nottingham-Bridge and reigned 24. years An. 924. Adelstain or Athelstain son to Edward took the Throne and did much in his time He expell'd the Danes out of the Land and reigned 15. years Anno 939. Edmund succeeded his brother Athelstain and was slain when he had reigned 5. years An. 344. Edmund left two sons young and Eldred brother to Edmund took on him the Government as Protector but soon after he was Crowned King and reigned 9. years An. 953. Edwin the son of Edmund succeeded his Uncle Eldred and in the day he was Crowned he ravished his own kinswoman the wife of a Noble man and put her husband afterwards to death that he might have her For this and some other abominable acts his Subjects deprived him of his Royal dignity when he had reigned 4. years An. 957. After Edwin Edgar his brother was set on the Throne He was a good Commonwealths-man and reigned 16. years An. 973. Edward the second son of Edgar succeeded his father but was murdered when he had reigned 3. years Anno 976. Etheldred the second son of Edgar murdered his brother and set up himself in the Throne But by this bloody act and other ill carriages he lost the hearts of
issue was the King was sent to the Tower to be tryed by Parliament where he was deposed and murdered or as some write the King resigned the Kingdom to Henry Duke of Lancaster and Hereford much confessing his mis-government when he had ruled 22. years 3. months and some daies An. 1400. Henry the 4. son of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster was now elected and crowned King of England He was descended of Edward the 3. though not next in succession of bloud and here comes in the Line of Lancaster King Richard quickly deposed was sent to Pomfret Castle and as some write there quickly murdered King Richard had yet a great party of Nobility and others that still appeared for him when he was deposed and many conspiracies there were against Henry to have killed or poyson'd him Indeed King Henry cut them off apace but it 's probable these were the death of Richard Henry put men to death for words About this time the Welch on one part and the Scots in the North did wast greatly In the 3. year of Henry Henry Percie son to the Earl of Northumberland Thomas Percie Earl of Worcester with a great part of the Barons and Commons fought a great battel against King Henry In this battel at Shrewsbury many fell on both parts but there Sir Thomas Percie was taken prisoner and after beheaded It was a sad time with England by frequent Mutinies amongst them and great judgements of Plague and Earthquakes upon them And when Henry had sat upon the royal Throne 13. years 6. moneths and odd daies he died the 20. of March An. 1414. Henry the 5. now bare the Crown Yet the Earl of Cambridge Sir Thomas Grey with others conspired his death but being discovered he took off their heads The King prepared a great Army and with a Fleet of 1000. sail of Ships he past to Normandy and got great Victories After this Henry was made Regent of France and then married Katherine the Kings daughter Katherine bare Henry the Kings son but Henry died himself in France the last day of August Anno 1423. when he had reigned 9. years 5. moneths and odd daies Henry son to Henry the 5. succeeded his father and was crowned at 8. months old In his Infancy the Government of the Nation was committed to the Duke of Glocester the guard of his person to the Duke of Excester and the guidance of France to the Duke of Bedford In this year Charles King of France died and the Kingdom descended to Henry the 6. and so the most of the Nobility delivered the possession thereof to the Duke of Bedford for the Kings use After in An. 1432. Henry was crowned King of France in Paris and so returned to England Yet to make all sure he took to wife Margret the Kings daughter of Cicily An. 1445. But this glorious rising Sun soon declined After the death of the Duke of Bedford in France France fell off the Dukedom of Normanday lost And here at home the Duke of Glocester by order of Parliament was Arrest upon which in sorrow he soon died Also the Duke of Suffolk was banished but as he was passing the Sea a Ship of war met him and there they beheaded him and cast his body into the Sea These things brought discontents and mutinies at which time came up to London the Commons of Kent who made fearful slaughters by fire and sword After this the Duke of York began commotions and the Barons were divided The King the Duke of Buckingham the Duke of Somerset the Earles of Pembrook Northumberland Devonshire Stafford Dorset and Wiltshire with many Barons marched to St. Albans and in the Town of St. Albanes in Peters street was a fierce and cruel battel fought where on the Kings side were slain the Duke of Somerset the Lord Clifford and many others and the King taken whom the Duke of York the Earls of Warwick and Salisbury brought to London and in a Parliament the Duke of York was made Protector the Earl of Salisbury Chancellour and the Earl of Warwick Captain of Calice But by the Queens interest the Duke of Yorke was dismist the Protectorship These evil sparks for a time were concealed and a feigned agreement seemed to be amongst them But about a year after the Duke of York and his party appeared again with a puissant Army in the field and gave the King battel at Northampton where his Army was routed and the King taken prisoner in the field The Duke of York now claimed the Crown and by Parliament he was proclaimed heir apparent But the Queen gathered up a company of Northern men who neer Wakefield in a sharp fight kill'd the Duke of York and his son Edmund Also the Queen routed the Earl of Warwick and the Duke of Norfolk neer St. Albanes and delivered King Henry her husband The Earl of Warwick fled into Wales to the Earl of March who had in a battel put to flight the Earl of Pembrook and Wiltshire and with the Earl of Warwick went most of the South Country people Upon these Earls joyning they marched towards London and the King having intelligence of it drew away towards the North and went to York But the Earls marched on to London where they were joyfully entertained and the 4. day of March Edward Earl of March was proclaimed King of England And thus Henry the 6. lost the Crown when he had reigned 38. years 6. months and odd daies An. 1462. Edward Earl of March called Edward the 4. was son to Richard Duke of York descending from the fourth son of Edward the 3. and so brought in the house of York to the Crown When Edward had adorned his Temples with the Crown he now endeavoured to keep it on his head and presently drew his Army towards King Henry at York Neer Todcaster a bloudy battel was fought where many Nobles fell and in all were slain 35711. persons But Edward had the field Upon this fearful rout the Duke of Exceter the Duke of Somerset with many others fled to the King at York and then King Henry his Queen and their party left York and fled to Scotland Yet after this King Henry came into England to venture the hazard of another fight and was again routed at the battel of Hexam where many Nobles were slain but King Henry escaped with life yet he and some others lived in Woods and Caves unknown about a year Now King Edward was quiet he took to wife the Widow to Sir John Grey In the 5. year of Edward King Henry was taken neer York and carried prisoner to the Tower of London But now the Duke of Clarence raised an Army in the North against King Edward his brother and to him fell in the Earl of Warwick which brought great trouble to the Nation King Edward hearing this left his Army at Nottingham and fled into
Henry the 8. and was crowned at 9. years of age In the 2. year of his reign he did so much towards reformation that the Church-service was turned into English In the Kings Minority the Duke of Somerset was made Lieutenant Protector but not long after was committed to the Tower and after was beheaded at Tower-hill King Edward about 16. years of age fell sick and died when he had reigned 6. years 5. months and odd daies An. 1554. After the death of Edward Lady Jane wife to the Lord Clifford fourth son to the Duke of Northumberland was proclaimed Queen as given to her by Edward the 6. But Lady Mary eldest daughter to King Henry had the grater party and so came to the Crown She soon restored the Pope Cardinal c. to his former Supremacy over England and dashed the reformation begun and appointed the Church-service again in Latine To make sure Queen Mary beheaded the Lady Jano Clifford the Duke of Suffolk the Lord Clifford and others to take them off from laying claim to the Crown Yet she did not sit quiet in the Throne But to compleat her sin she drunk deep of the bloud of the Saints and sent many multitudes to heaven in fiery chariots The Queen married Philip Prince of Spain Yet the Lord shut up her womb that she had no child and cut her off when she had raged over the Saints in this Nation 5. years 4. months and odd daies Anno 1559. Elizabeth sister to Queen Mary now came to the Crown she again rejected the Pope and did something towards Reformation of Religion She had great honour in the hearts of the people and was a terror to forain Nations and reigned 45. years An. 1604. After Queen Elizabeth James King of Scots descended from Margaret daughter to Henry the 7. came to the Crown of England He was a man of much learning and writ divers Books But his practice answered not his light and professions How he passed over the death of his son Prince Henry was observed by many and how the Lord reached him at last many have said more then I will write King James sawyed the Scepter of England Scotland and Ireland 22. years 3. days An. 1626. Charles succeeded his father James Contrary to the counsel once given by King James to Heary his son Charles did marry with Henerietta Maria of France a Papist and gave her the liberty of her Religion by Articles of Marriage By her interest Popery was advanced through corrupt Bishops and the true worship of God was little known in England what the life of Charles was is yet fresh in the memory of most alive at this day He set all the three Nations on a fire that yet is not quenched nor is like to be In England Ireland and Scotland the sword hath spilt the bloud of many thousands and as he was worthy the Lord gave him bloud to drink who was beheaded at White-hall West minster January 30. An. 1649. when he had born the Crown 24 years 10. months and 7. days Thus as in a Map I have represented some remarkable passages in the rise and succession of Kings from Saul to our present Age. If this little be laid up in the minds of men by this taste you may judge much of all their Lives and Reigns that is vailed under the Curtain To my best skill I have only run down sacred and prophane History and have taken the relations of others and written their Stories But if so much wickedness came to light what was done in the dark that is open to the all-seeing eye of Heaven Surely a woful sad burden have this sort of men I may well say Monsters been to all People and Nations where-ever they were And that the Dragon the Beast and all their limbs shall be utterly destroyed by Jesus Christ who is King of Kings I question not I am perswaded the work is now upon the wheel and as Jesus Christ is imbraced here will appear more and more to clear up to the Saints another way of governing his people then yet we see There is nothing hinders but our unworthiness But if I may discover what I see yet afar off I conceive the Governours call'd and set up by Jesus Christ shall be like Jesus Christ himself humble self-denying Saints such as shall set up a publike and not a self-interest Such as shall ease burdens and not oppress Such as shall deliver the poor and not seed upon them Such as shall guide the people by the rule of Gods sacred word and not make lust and self-will their law and force it by a long Sword For certain if the Lord did not leave wise-men to themselves they could not but easily reade their own ruine by multiplied examples in all times God is the same yesterday to day and for ever And in the same way that God did manifest his righteousness and justice under the sacred Scriptures the same hath been the Lords providences and dispensations in the world ever since the Scriptures were written and as the Apostle expresseth it These things were written for our examples upon whom the ends of the world are come I may say sin was the rise of Monarchy sin hath been the strength of Monarchy and Monarchy hath been the punishment of sin ever since it was Therefore when the sin of Kings grew high the Lord stirred up some to punish pull down these Kings by the shedding of much bloud and exhausting of treasure But when such had got into the Kings State they did the same that the King did before them when their sin again was full the Lord raised up others to destroy them and their Families And this is the track of times But when Jesus Christ is truly received there shall be an end of this proud oppressing sort of men the Saints shall rule then judgement and righteousness shall run down like mighty streams Now for the accomplishment of these blessed promises wait and pray till Christ say It 's done AN EPITOMY OF PAPACY THat there was a Gospel Church in the City of Rome in the times of the Apostles is clear by Divine authority And that this Church of Christ had ordinary Church Officers Bishops and Deacons I think there is no question But the better to discover the Roman Antichrist two things have been in debate amongst the godly 1 Whether the first Bishops of the Churches of Christ had and did exercise by power given from Jesus Christ a Lordly and Soveraign Jurisdiction over the Saints in their particular Churches 2 Whether the power of one Bishop or Pastor by the institution of Jesus Christ did extend to divers Churches The judgements of many learned men are published to the World upon these needful questions yet I desire to assert my thoughts in this place First That ordinary Church Officers
this man he held the Nestorian Heresie and favoured that Party but was taken away by the hand of Gods Justice when he had governed two years anno 496. Upon the death of Anastatius Symachus was set up by one Party and Laurence by another Party at this time Zeno Emperour of the East had sent Theoderick King of the Ostrogothes with an Army into Italy who in two Battels overcame Odoazer King of Rome and in the last slew him Theoderick now coming to Rome complaint was made to him of the undue Election of Symachus to the Sea of Rome To end this quarrel Theoderick calls a Synod at Rome of the Bishops of Italy who gave the Chair to Symachus and banished Laurence But after four years the Party for Laurence brought him back again to Rome and now the Faction grew from words to blowes that much bloud was spilt and great mischief done At this Theoderick was greatly offended deposing of them both and made Peter Bishop of Altin Bishop of Rome in the fifteenth year of Symachus anno 509. Peter continued as some think six years and dyed anno 515. Hormisda was taken into the Pontifical Chair and did much for the Papal interest He made many Bishops his Vicars over the Western Provinces which for honour sake was well accepted by such as looked for preheminence over others Hormisda Governed nine years and dyed anno 524. John the first now took his turn Theoderick sent Bishop John Ambassadour to the Emperour Justine at Constantinople who gave him great honour and although hee was crowned before by the Patriarch of Constantinople yet had John also to put on his Crown a second time This extraordinary entertainment of John Bishop of Rome with the Emperour caused Theoderick to suspect some confederacy against him so that when John returned Theoderick clapt him up in Prison and after there beheaded him when hee had born his Honour two years and ten months anno 527. There was a great division upon the next Election and so great that the Sea was voyd fifty eight dayes but then Theoderick put in and carried it for Faelix the second who governed but two years anno 529. Upon the death of Faelix new strife arose about the Election of another Bishop some stood for Boniface and some for Diascorus and neither Party would yeeld But about eighteen days after Diascorus dyed and the Dignity was left to Boniface the second Great mischiefs did now arise at every Election of a new Bishop but to prevent this Boniface called a Council and there it was ordered That a Successor should bee created in the life-time of the present Bishop and upon that order Boniface nominated Vigillius a Deacon for his Successor But soon after Boniface grew suspicious of his Successor and called another Synod to whom hee accused Vigilius for Treason and so voyded the nomination The woeful troubles of these times were very great yet the pride and avarice of the Clergie no whit abated but to all the rest of their abominations the Worship of God was corrupted and their Service or Liturgy in Latine yet Boniface kept the Chair but two years and departed anno 531. John the second succeeded Boniface the second Now the Bishops took the Titles of Holinesse Arch-Bishops Patriarks and some of them Popes Justinian Emperour of the East being newly come to the Crown had a desire to keep fair with the Bishop of Rome who was now grown great the better to regain Italy which Theoderick had got to himself and thereupon sent an Ambassadour to John with a Gratulatory Epistle as here followeth To the Holy John Arch-Bishop of Rome and Patriarch We will that your Holinesse know all matters which belong to the State Ecclesiastical c. And the same Emperour writing to the Bishop of Constantinople gives him yet a higher stile as thus The most holy Arch-bishop of this royal City and universal Patriarch We will that your Holinesse know all matters which belong to the State Ecclesiastical and we have written to the same effect to the Pope of old Rome c. It s beyond an Epitomy to gather up the wickednesse of these times yet this I may not omit to insert Some to get voyces upon Election for Bishop promised such large bribes to Senators and Courtiers that when they came to bee Bishop they sold the very Vessels of the Church to pay c. John the second ruled two years anno 533. Agapete followed John so soon as he was setled he also was sent Ambassadour to Justinian to Constantinople while Agapete was there hee presided in a Council yet lived but one year anno 534. Upon the death of Agapete Theodatus set up Silverius in the Episcopacy and by fear and force caused many Priests to subscribe to it Silverius came in by force and was thrust out by fraud the Empresse Theodora being of the Eutychian Heresie thought Vigilius before mentioned a fit subject for a bad design and therefore she promised to make him Pope of Rome and give seven hundred marks of Gold if when hee was Pope hee would abrogate the Council of Chalcedon and confirm the faith of Theodosius Anthymius and Severus Hereticks of the same profession And withall she promised to send to Belisarius at Ravena to set him in the Sea Vigilius was willing to accept the motion and the more effectually to engage Belisarius in the expedition Vigilius promised Belisarius two hundred marks for his part Bellisarius went presently to Rome and forth-with charged the Bishop of Treason in holding secret intelligence with the Goths to surprize the City of Rome and Letters were forged to the same purpose as written by Silverius Upon this accusation the Bishop was first clapt up in Prison and then secretly banished The Sea being thus voyded the next day an Election of a Bishop was called and Vigilius put into the Roman Chair Now when Vigilius was installed Belisarius requires his Fee but when Vigilius was in hee refused to pay the money unlesse Belisarius would give Silverius into his hand this made a little pause but at last Belisarius gave up Silverius to the rage of Vigilius who shut him up close Prisoner and there starved him to death And now for his engagement to the Empresse Vigilius did as much as he could he that blushed not wilfully to break the Commandements of God to get the Episcopal Seat made no scruple to deny the Faith of Christ. This was so grosse that Baronius the Papal Champion was ashamed of him and with open mouth calls him a Wolf a Thief and Antichrist But if Antichrist appeared so early in the Roman Sea where is the Apostolical succession so much boasted on by Papists and some others amongst our selves Vigilius grew hateful for his wickednesse with all good People and was
Ver. 11 12 13 14. Jerusalem sacked the third time The King slain for his wickedness 2 Chro. 2â— 27. 2 King 14 2. An. 3129 Between Amaziah and Azariah there was in internal of 13 years Ann. 3142. 2 King 14. 23. with 15. 1. 3142. Amaziah the ninth King of Judah 2 King 14. 21. 2 Chro. 26. â— 4 5. Vers. 9 10. Vers. 16. c. The King was judged by God for usurping the Prists Office Vers. 3. An. 3194 Jotham the 10. King of Judah was not crowned till a year after his fathers death 1 King 15. 52. with vers 27. An. 3200 Ahaz the 11. King of Judah Ruled two years with his father 2 King 15. 32 33. ver 27. with 2 Chro. 28. 2 3 c. Vers. 6. Judahs first Captivity Vers. 8. Vers. 9. Ver. 10 11. God useth bad men to punish they sin of others Ver. 16 17. The Captivity by Edom Vers. 18 19 Sin raiseth enemies round about Vers. 21. Note Ver. 22 23 24. When God leaves a man he knows not what he shall do None can save when God will destroy The Temple shut up 2 King 16. â— An. 3216 Hezekiah the 12. King of Judah ruled one year with his father 2 King 18. 1. with 2 King 17. 1. and 16. 12. 2. 3. 5. 2 Chro. 29. 3 4. A thorow Reformatition 3 King 18. 12 13. A low spirit the effect of sin Vers. 14. Vers. 15. The Temple pild to bribe the Assyrians Vers. 16. 2 King 19. 1 2 3 6 7. Straites drive to God Vers. 8. Faith and prayer doth much with God Vers. 9 10. 14 c. 1 King 20. 1 â— Vers. 1â— 13 c. The Captivity of Babylon threatned Vers. 14. 2 Chro. 32. 31. Prosperity tries mens hearts Note An. 3245 Note Manasseh the 13. King of Judah 1 King 12 1 2 3 4 c. Afflictions upon Gods people are to make them clean 2 Chro. 33. 11 12 13. No hiding from God Repentance doth much with God Bad Kings denied honourable burial 2 King 21. 1. An. 3300 Amon the 14. King of Judah 2 King 21. Amon kill'd by his own servants An. 3302. Note Josiah the 15. King of Judah 2 King 21. 24. and 22. 1 2. and 23. 3. ver 26 27. Repentance would not prevent judgement Veis 29. 2 Chro. 35. 20 21 c. 2. King 22. 3. An. 3333 Jehoahaz the 16. King of Judah Here again upon the former ground it 's probable was an interval 2 King 23. 30 31 c. Egppt. Jehoiakim the 17. King of Judah 2 King 23. 36. and 35. Sia makes great confusion and sad changes Note Vers. 37. 2 King 24. 12 c. Sin makes men slaves Bloud is punished with bloud ver 4. 2 King 23. 36. An. 3344 Jehoiachim the 18. King of Ju 1 King 24. 9 10. Ver. 11 12. Nebuchadnezzers 8. year ver 12 Jerusalem taken ver 13 14 c. Vers. 8. Zedekiah the 19. and last King of Judah 2 King 24. 18 19. 1 King 25. 1 2. Siege was laid to Jerusalem December 10. Anno 3353. and taken the 9. of June 3355. which was one year five moneths and 24. daies ver 2. 3. c. Vers. 7. Jerusalem burnt Vers. 8. 9. Ver. 10 11. Jerusalems last and great Captivity under Zedekiah An. 3355. 1 Sam. 8. 9 to 18. Israel under Kings 516. years from first to last 1 King 11. 11. 1 King 12. 4 5 c. Jeroboam the first King of Israel after the division 1 King 12. 20 26 c. Jeroboam gave the people liberty in Religion to preserve his Crown 1 King 22 52. 1 King 14. An. 2991 Nadab the second King of Israel kill'd 1 King 15. 25 26 c. Ver. 28. An. 2993 Baasha the third King of Israel 1 King 15. 28 29. Vers. 30. Ver. 33 34. An. 3017 Elah the fourth King of Israel ruled one year with his father 1 King 16. 8. Ver. 7. Gods rod is ost burnt when his work is done 1 King 16. 9 10. An. 3018 Zimri the 5. King of Israel 1 King 16. 11 12. Crowns were got and kept by bloud and murder Vers. 16. 17. 18. Observe the end of bloudy Tyrants Vers. 15. Israel had two Kings for four years An. 3023 Omri alone the 6. King of Israel 1 King 16. 23 24 25. Note An. 3031 Ahab the 7. King of Israel 1 King 16. 29 30. Vers. 33. 1 King 22. 34 c. 2 King 16. 29. An. 3053 Ahaziah the 8. King of Israel reigned in the last year of his father 1 King 22. 51 52. 2 King 1. 2. An. 3055 Joram the 9. King of Israel 2 King 3. 1. 2 King 3. 2 3. 2 King 8. 25 c. 2 King 9. 4 5 c. God makes one wicked man to be a scourge to another Ver. 13 14 c. Ver. 15 16. Joram kill'd by Jehu his own captain 2 King 3. 1. An. 3067 Jehu the 10. King 2 Kin. 9. 24. 2 King 10. 28 29. Sin will destroy the house of the destroier Vers. 13. Honour soon discovers hypocrites Hos. 1. 4. 2 King 10. 36. An. 3095 Jehoahaz the 11. King of Israel 2 Kin. 13. 1. 2 Kin. 12. 1. Here was an interval between Jehu and Jehoahaz for two years 2 King 13. 2 3 c. A wicked King brought misery upon the people 2 Kin. 13. 1. An. 3114 Jehoash the 12. King was taken into Government three years with his father 2 King 14. 13. 10. with 2 Kin. 13. 1. Vers. 11. Vers. 10. An. 3130 Jeroboam the 13. King 2 King 14. 23. This is noted in the reign of Amaziah Vers. 23. An. 3171 Zachariah the 14. King of Israel 2 King 15. 8. with Vers. 1. An interval of 24. years between Jeroboam and his son Zachariah Vers. 9 10. An. 3195 Zachariah murdered Vers. 22. Note Shallum the 15. King of Israel for one moneth 2 King 15. 13 14. Shallum killed An. 3195 Menahem the 16. King of Israel 2 King 15. 17. Bloudy beastly cruelty ver 16. Vers. 18. Vers. 19. Vers. 20. Wonderful slavery Vers. 19. An. 3205 Pekaiah the 17. King 2 King 15. 23 24 25. Pekaiah murdered An. 3207 Pekah the 18. King 2 King 15. 27 28 c. Here was murder upon murder Vers. 27. An. 3220 Hoshea the 19. King of Israel and last 2 King 17. 1 2. with 2 King 1. No King in Israel for 9. years 2 King 17 3 4 c. 2 King 18. 9 10 c. Sin the destruction of Israel Israels Captivity An. 3238 Thus the word of the Lord spoken by Samuel was made good to the ruine of Israel 1 Sam. 8. 10 11 c. After the Division Gen. 10. 8 10. Note Sleidan Jer. 25. 1. An. 3346 2 King 24. 1 7. 2 Chro. 36. 6. 2 Kin. 25. 1. Jer. 52. 5. 2 Chro. 3. 6. An. 3365 Sleidan Note Dan. 2. 38. 7. 1. 11. 26. which make 45. Jer. 17. 6. 7. 2 Chro. 36. 20. Dan. 5. 31 32. Heylin Dan. 2. 32. Dan. 8. 20. Dan. 5. 31 32. Dan. 9. 1. Dan. 5. 31.
money Johns endeavour to get the Crown Richard crowned the 2. time An. 1194 An unconscionable King had a sad end An. 1200 John England first resigned to the Pope The Kings miserable end An. 1217 Henry the 3. by a Concubine The beginning of the Barons Wars Many dreadful judgements upon England An. 1273 Edward the first The Jewes banished England Ann. 1254. Crosses built upon the ways from Lincolne to Westminster An. 1308 Edward the second A miserable man The King for protecting evil mâ—n against justice was himself deposed and they executed An. 1328 Edward the third King Edw. murdered in prison by the Queen A marriage with Scotland Earl of Kent murdered A great Victory over the Scots An. 1335 King Edw. the 3. took the title of King of France The Scots did great hurt in England King Edw. relieved the K. of Spain An. 1378 Richard the 2. the 8. and last King of Plantagenets race The wo of young Counsel Guns first invented Oppression oft the ground of civil war The Lord chief Justice Tresilian put to death for betraying the Law of England An. 1388. The Kings revenge upon London for refusing to lend him 1000. The Kings revenge upon the Barons The just desert of a Tyrant An. 1400 Henry the fourth 1. King of the Line of Lancaster King Richard murdered The Crown of England hath cost England dear An. 1414 Henry the 5. A Fleet of 1000 Ships An. 1432 Henry the 6. Hen the 6. crowned K. of France in Paris Old Court-Policy The battel at St. Albanes between the King and Duke of York Printing was brought into England The battel at Northampton between the K. Duke of York A battel between the Barons in Wales An. 1462 Edw the 4. first K. of the line of York The bloudy battel of Todcaster In the battel of Hexam King Henry was the fourth time overcame King Henry the 6 the 2. time crowned King of England The battel of Tewksbury Murder upon murder Deep severity An. 1484 Edw. the 5. murdered Richard the 3. This Tyrant â—â—â—â—ered by 〈◊〉 and â—â—â—â—ded in bloud An. 1486 Henry the 7. united the houses of Lancaster and York England was yet a free people A marriage with Scotland to make peace An. 1510 Henry the 8. Kingly Soverainly hath spilt abundance of bloud in England King Henry first wife Defender of the Faith a title given by the Pope to the Kings of England King Henry the 8. cast off the Popes Supremacy and took the Government of State and Church King Henry's 2. wife High Tyranny to inslave mens Consciences to a wicked mans lusts Horrid Blasphemy to usurpe the diginity of Christ. Tenths and first fruits taken by the King King Henry's 3. wife Prince Edward born King Hen. 4. wife Great changes King Hen. 5. wife Queen Katherine beheaded King Hen. 6. wife A sad time of bloud in England An. 1548 Edw. the 6. The first reformation from gross Popery in England The Protector beheaded An. 1554 Lady Jane Clifford was proclaimed Queen Queen Mary The Hierarchy of Rome restored in England Lady Jane beheaded D. of Suffolk c. A bloudy persecution An. 1559 Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth restored the Reformation of Edw. the 6. An. 1604. James King of Scotland An. 1626 Charles 2. King of the Scotish race A wosul wedding to England King Char-beheaded An. 1649 Note A caution for Kings 1 Cor. 10 11. Isa. 2. 2 3 c. Dan. 2. 44. and 7. 26 27. Isa. 32. 1. Act. 17. 31. Rom 1. â— The power of Bishops or Pastors Note Elutherius the 12 Bishop of Rome and dyed Anno 191. Euseb. England received the Christian Faith Victor the 13 Bishop The difference about Easter Euseb. Murnie Antichrist appears Anno 203 Euseb. Zepherinus the 14 Bishop Anno 221. Euseb. Calistus the 15 Bishop Anno 226 Urban the 16. Anno 234 Pontanus the 17. Anno 240 Anterus the 18. Bish Euseb. A lying Wonder Fabian the 19 Bish. Anno 254 Cornelius the 20. 257. Lucius the 21 Bish. Euseb. Stephen the 22 Bish. Anno 260 Euseb. Mystery of iniquity The beginning of Romes Supremacy Xystus the 23 Bishop Anno 271 Euseb. Faelix the 25. Anno 285 Eutychianus the 26 Bish. Caius the 27 Bishop Anno 300 Euseb. Marcellus the 28 Bishop Sleidon Anno 305 Socrates Anno 307 Miltiades the 30 Bish. Euseb. Anno 313 Sylvester the 31 Bishop The first Council of Nice Euseb. Sleidan Socrates Anno 333 Mark the 32. Julius the 23 Bish. Anno 348 The general Council of Sardis Anno 350 Sleidan Socrates Mystery of Iniquity The first open appearing of Antichrist Socrates Council of Antioch Anno 336 Sleidan Liberius the 34. Anno 366 The original of Episcopal Jurisdiction Sleidan Damasus the 35 Bishop Strife about election of the Bishop Mystery of Iniquity The Bishops began to usurp power in Civil affairs The Mystery of Iniquity The peoples liberty to chuse their Pastor first denied Socrates Anno 384 Sericius the 36 Bishop Anno 399 Anastatius the 37 Bishop Anno 402 Innocent the 38 Bishop Socrates Zosimus the 39 Bishop Socrates The sixth council of Carthage Anno 419 Boniface the first the 40 Bishop The first Bishop that exercised Secular power The Bishop forged a Lye to get Supremacy Anno 422 Coelestine the 41 Bish. August 261 Epist. Anno 431 The Council of Ephesus Anno 431 Sextus the 42 Bishop Socrates Anno 439 Leo the first the 43 Bishop The General Council of Chalcedon Pluralities of Benefices forbid The first title of Pope given to the Bishop of Rome Anno 460 Hillary the 44. Anno 466 Simplicius the 45 Bish. Evagri Anno 481 Faelix the 46 Bishop Anno 490 Gelasius the 47 Bish. Mystery of Iniquity Gelasius in Epist. ad Dardanos Anno 494 Anastatius the second the 48. Anno 496 Symachus the 49 Bish. Two Popes together Sleidan Mystery of Iniquity Anno 509 Anno 515 Hormisda the 51 Bishop Anno 524 John the first the 52 Bishop Sleidan This was an evil Omen to the Emperour Anno 527 Faelx the second the 53 Bishop Anno 529 Boniface the second the 54 Bish. Great strife about Electing of Bishops Latine Service used Anno 531 John the second the 55 Bishop The Bishops willingly took on them the names of Blasphemy Sleidan Anno 533 Agapete the 56 Bish Anno 534 Silverius the 57 Bish. Sleidan The plot of a wicked woman Vigilius the 58 Bish. Cruel murder Baronius Note Antichrist confessed The fifth general Council at Constantinople Anno 556 Pelagius the first the 59 Bish. Anno 567 John the third the 60 Bishop Mystery of Iniquity A sad threatning Anno 579 Benedict the first the 61 Bishop Anno 579 Pelagius the second the 62 Bish. John Bishop of Constantinople was first Universal Bishop The pride of Pelagius Anno 590 Grogory the first the 63 Bishop Antichrist described The title of Servant of Servants The murder of the Emperour Gregories Hypocrisie discovered Anno 605 Sabinian the 64 Bishop Boniface the third the first Pope Usurpers often finde trouble The Supremacy of Rome the Douation of Phocas Anno 606 Anno 607 Boniface the fifth the fourth Pope Prayers for the dead c. Anno 621 Honorius the first the fifth Pope The Popes policy to subject the Bishops The Council of Toledo condemned the Pope Note Anno 634 Severinus the first the sixth Pope Anno 636 Boniface the 7 Pope Theodore the first the 8 Pope Blasphemy Anno 643 Martin the first the 9 Pope Anno 651 Eugenius the 10. Pope Anno 653 Vitalion the 11 Pope Altars Organs Tapers c. brought into England Note Anno 668 Adeodate the twelfth Pope The Pope Excommunicated by the Bishop of Ravenna Anno 675 Domnus the 13 Pope Anno 682 Agatho the 14 Pope Blasphemy The Popes Lye Anno 684 Leo the second 15. Benedict the second the 16 Pope The Emperours Patent John the fifth the 17 Pope Anno 687 Conon the 18. Anno 688 Sergius the 19 Pope The Pope cast off the Emperour Anno 700 Anno 701 John the sixth the 20 Pope General Councils rejected by the Pope Anno 704 John the seventh the 21 Pope The Donation of Aripert Anno 707 Zosimus the 22 Pope Constantine the 23 Pope Image-worship inioyned by the Pope The occasion the Pope took to reject the Emperour and set up himself The wosul end of an Usurper Antichrist come Anno 714 Gregory the second the 24 Pope Gregory ae Cryurer Treachery and bloud hath raised Antichrist The Keys of the Holy Sepulcher and Peters Chain Anno 731 Gregory the third the 25 Pope Anno 741 Zachary the 26 Pope The King of France deposed by the Pope and the Kingdom given to Pipin Anno 750 The Pope and Pipin court each other The original of kissing the Popes Toe Prov. 8. 15 Psal. 75. 7 Mar. 2. 7 The Pope is the Antichrist Revel 17. 3