to stand still over Gibeon which it did for about a whole day But the five Kings fled and hid themselves in a Cave which Joshua being told of he sent for 'em and made the great Officers set their Feet upon their Necks in token that they should deal so by all their Enemies Then he commanded 'em to be hang'd till the Evening Afterwards he took several other Towns with the Kings thereof and then returned to the Camp to Gilgal CHAP. XI Divers other Kings joyning together to fight against Israel God delivers 'em into their hands and they smote 'em till they left none remaining They also took their Cities and slew the Inhabitants but took the Spoil for themselves CHAP. XII A Rehearsal of the Kings that Moses took on the other side Jordan and of the thirty one Kings that Joshua took on this side Jordan CHAP. XIII Tho much of the Land was yet unconquer'd yet God bids Joshua divide it all among the Nine Tribes and an half CHAP. XIV Caleb challenges a certain share in the Land by the promise of Moses which Joshua allowed and gave him Hebron for his Inheritance CHAP. XV. The Borders of the lot of Judah are set down among which was the Inheritance of Caleb who promis'd his Daughter Acsah to whomsoever should take Kinjath-sepher This Othniel perform'd and obtain'd her for his Wife She beg'd of her Father some Land that had Springs in it so he gave her the upper Springs and the nether Springs The Children of Judah could not wholly drive the Jebusites out of Jerusalem CHAP. XVI The Borders of the Lot of the Children of Joseph viz. Ephraim and ch 27. Manasseh CHAP. XVIII The Tabernacle is set up at Shiloh and there being seven Tribes that had not yet received their Inheritance certain Persons are appointed to describe the remaining part of the Land into seven parts for which they cast Lots before the Lord in Shiloh for Benjamin and ch 19. for Simeon Zebulon Issachar Asher Nepthali and Dan. Then they allotted an Inheritance to Joshua CHAP. XX. Six Cities of Refuge are set out CHAP. XXI Forty eight Cities are given by Lot to the Levites So they possess'd all the Land that God promis'd 'em and had rest CHAP. XXII Then Joshua call'd the two Tribes and an half and blessed them and sent them away and they went homewards but when they came to the Borders of Jordan in Canaan they built there a great Altar which when the other Tribes heard of they gathered together to make war with 'em but first sent Phineas and ten Princes to 'em to expostulate with 'em as if they intended thereby to apostatize from God But the two Tribes and half replied That the design of that Altar was not for Sacrifice or Offerings but for a witness between 'em That tho they dwelt without Jordan yet they were of the same People and worship'd the same God with the Israelites on the inner side Jordan Which when Phineas and the Princes related to the Congregation they were very well pleas'd and called the Altar Ed i. e. Witness CHAP. XXIII Joshua being old calls for the Rulers of the People and exhorts 'em to obedience as they desire God should continue with 'em and that as God had fulfilled his Promises to a tittle to them so if they should depart from him and serve other Gods then he 'd bring all sorts of Evils upon â—em and they should be rooted out of the Land CHAP. XXIV He further gives 'em a brief Narrative of God's signal Providence and singular Benefits to them and their Fathers from his first calling of Abraham to the present time and thereupon earnestly exhorts 'em to fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and truth declaring his own fixt resolution That both himself and his Family would serve the Lord which the People likewise engage themselves to do So Joshua made a Covenant between God and the People that day and wrote it in the Book of the Law and set up a great Stone in testimony thereof After which he died being an hundred and ten years old and Eleazar died also and Joseph's Bones were buried in Shechem according to his commandment JUDGES CHAP. I. AFter Joshua's Death the Tribes of Judah and Simeon make War with some of the Cannanites and flew ten thousand in Bezek and took their King Adonibeâ—ek and cut off his Thumbs and great Tâ—â—â— which he acknowledges as a just requital from God for having served seventy Kings in that manner Afterwards they fought against others of the Canaanites and slew three Giants at Hebron and took several places because God was with ' em The Children of Joseph also took Luz or Bethel and slew all the Inhabitants except one Man and his Family that shew'd him the entrance into the City But yet many of the old Inhabitants remained still among the Tribes of Ephraim Manasseh Asher and Nepthali whom they could not drive out CHAP. II. An Angel reproves the Israelites for making Leagues with the People of the Land and sparing their Altars and thereupon threatens not to drive 'em out Then the People lift up their Voice and wept so the place was called Bochim Afterwards they forsook the Lord and served Baal and Ashtaroth then God delivered them into the hands of Spoilers and they were greatly distrest but upon their Repentance God rais'd up Judges who deliver'd 'em yet they soon returned to Idolatry again And thus they did time after time therefore God left many of the Canaanites among ' em And CHAP. III. The Children of Israel dwelt among 'em and made Marriages with 'em and served their Gods Then God delivered them into the hand of Cushan â—ishathaim Eight Years But when they cried to the Lord he raised up Othniel who prevail'd against Cushan Rishathaim so the Land had rest Forty Years Then they did evil again and the Lord strengthned the hand of Eglon King of Moab who smote 'em and rul'd over 'em eighteen years but when they cried to the Lord he raised up Ehud who being sent with a Present to Eglon smote him with a Dagger and slew him and afterwards raised an Army and slew about ten thousand Moabites whereupon the Land had rest eighty years And after him was Shamgar who slew six hundred Philistins with an Ox Goud and delivered Israel CHAP. IV. Then they did evil again and God sold 'em into the hand of Jabin whose Captain was Sisera and he oppress'd 'em twenty years and they cried to the Lord. Now Deborah a Prophetess judged Israel at that time and she called Barak and sent him against Sisera but he would not go except she went with him So they went together and ten thousand Men with 'em and Sisera came with nine hundred Charets of Iron and a great Host But the Lord discomfited them before Barak who slew 'em that there was not a Man left only Sisera escaped on his Feet and fled to the Tent of Heber the Kenite and
for a Burnt-offering So Jephthah fought with 'em and obtain'd a great Victory over ' em After which as he returned to his House his Daughter came out to meet him with Timbrels and Dances and she was his only Child Jephthah seeing her rent his Clothes and told her his Vow But she was very well satisfy'd since God had delivered his Enemies into his hands So she went with her Companions two Months into the Mountains to bewail her Virginity After which her Father did with her according to his Vow CHAP. XII The Ephraimites quarrel with Jephthah for not calling them to the War and raise War against him But he overcame 'em and discovering many of 'em by their pronunciation that they could not say Shibboleth he put 'em to Death and so at that time there fell forty two thousand of them Then Jephthah died having judged Israel six years After him Ibzan judged Israel seven years After him Elon judged Israel ten years After him Abdon judged Israel eight years CHAP. XIII The Israelites did evil again and God deliver'd 'em into the hands of the Philistines Then an Angel appeared to Manoah's Wife and told her she should bear a Son that should be a Nazarite and he should begin to deliver Israel She relates this to her Husband who prays that the Angel might come again to satisfie 'em further about the Child So the Angel appear'd to her again and she call'd her Husband who enquires of him how the Child was to be order'd asks his Name and offered an Offering to the Lord in the flame whereof the Angel ascends whereby Manoah knew he was an Angel So the Woman bore a Son and called his Name Samson and the Lord blessed him CHAP. XIV Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw one of the Daughters of the Philistines and desir'd his Father to get her for him to Wife This was of the Lord that he might find an occasion against the Philistines As he and his Father and Mother went to Timnah he slew a Lion then they went down and he talkt with the Woman and she pleas'd him well Another time as he went to her looking at the Carkasâ— of the Lion he found a Swarm of Bees in it and Honey and he took some of the Combs and gave to his Father and Mother So they went down to solemnize the Wedding for seven days The Philistines provided thirty Companions to be with him to whom he propounded a Riddle which if they could expound within the seven days of the Feast he was to give them thirty Change of Raiment but if they could not they were to give him so many The Riddle was this Out of the eater came forth meat anâ— out of the strong came forth sweetness But they could not find it out Then they employed hiâ— Wife to pick it out of him who at last prevail'd by her importunity and on the seventh day he told it her and she told it to the Bridemen So before Sun set they resolved hiâ— Riddle saying What is sweeter than Hony and what is stronger than a Lion And he said If you had not plowed with my Heifer you had not found out my Riddle So he went among the Philistines and slew thirty of 'em and gave thirty change of Garments to the Bridemen And he went away to his own Fathers House displeased whereupon his Wife was given to one of the Bridemen CHAP. XV. Samson went to visit his Wife but was repulsed by her Father whereupon he caught three hundred Foxes and tied 'em tail to tail with Firebrands between 'em and put 'em into the Philistines Corn and burnt it all up and theiâ— Vines and Olives which the Philistines understanding the Reason of came and burnt her and her Father Then he took that occasion also and smote 'em with a great Slaughter Whereupon the Philistines came to take him and the Men of Judah bound him with two new Cords and deliver'd him to them But he brake the Cords and with the Jaw-bone of an Ass slew a thousand of them After which he was exceeding thirsty and call'd upon God who made the Water spring out of the ground for him wherewith be was reviv'd CHAP. XVI Then he went to Gaza to an Harlot's House and the men of the City watcht for him all night to have slain him But at Midnight he took the Gates of the City and carried 'em away upon his Shoulders Afterwards he fell in love with Delilah to whom the Lords of the Philistines promis'd a great Reward if she could prevail with him to discover wherein his great Strength lay who after he had deluded her several times at length told her how that he was a Nazarite and had never been shorn but if his Hair was cut his strength would depart from him Then she made him sleep in her Lap and cut off his Hair and call'd for the Philistines who took him and put out his Eyes and brought him to Gaza and put him in Prison there But on a Festival day they call'd for him to make 'em sport But he laying his Hands upon the Pillars that supported the House and calling upon God for Strength pull'd down the House upon 'em and thereby slew more than he had done in all his Life-time CHAP. XVII Micah a Man of Ephraim had an House of Idols and an Ephod and Teraphim and made one of his Sons his Priest But a Levite coming thither to seek employment he hired him to be his Priest CHAP. XVIII The Tribe of Dan seeking to gain part of their Inheritance which they had never yet been possess'd of sent some Men to make a Discovery of the Land who in their Journey lodged at Micah's House and found the Levite there who was of their acquaintance whom they desir'd to enquire of God concerning the Success of their Journey He returns an Answer of encouragement to ' em So they went to Laish and found the People there very secure So they acquainted their Brethren with it and six hundred of 'em set forward upon this expedition and came to Micah's House and stole away his Gods and perswaded the Priest to go along with ' em But Micah pursued 'em with a great Outcry for his Gods but they answered him roughly so that he was feign to be gone Then they came to Laish and smote it and burnt it and built another City which they called Dan and set up Micah's Graven Image there where it remained till the Captivity of the Land CHAP. XIX In those days a certain Levite took a Wife who plaid the Whore and return'd to her Father's House But her Husband follow'd her thither to bring her again and her Father entertain'd him kindly At last they went away and came to Gibeah and an old Man invited 'em into his House but the Men of the City beset the House and would have the Levite brought out to abuse him But he brought out his Concubine to them and they abused her all Night
Air Clouds Abysses Precipices listen to the Voice and Command of God of the Word and of their Love O God! O Power O Love What Word What Speech and what Voice In fine this glorious and happy moment which saw the Birth of Times and Seasons being arrived the Eternal God seeing no Object out of Himself which could deserve his Love and besides this Love being incited by a holy desire of communicating it self that Nothing which has but the bare Name given it became immediately a fruitful Abyss of Essences and Nature was engendred out of it by the sole power of the Divinity Talon's Holy History cap. 1. GENESIS CHAP. I. THE World had a Beginning which was by Creation and it was made in the space of six days On the first day was made the rude Mass or Matter of all things and afterwards the Light On the second the Firmament or space from the Earth to the Highest Heavens On the third the Sea and Dry Land stockt with all sorts of Trees Herbs and Plants and more especially the Garden of Eden On the fourth he furnish'd the Heavens with their Host of Sun Moon and Stars On the fifth he stockt the Air and Waters with Fowl and Fish On the sixth he stor'd the Earth with all sorts of Creatures that live upon it and then having thus furnish'd the World in all the parts of it he made Man after his own Image and made him King of this lower World giving him Dominion over the Works of his Hands CHAP. II. On the seventh day God rested from the Work of Creation and blessed and sanctify'd it for a sabbath-Sabbath-day The Man which he had made he called Adam and plac'd him in Eden forbidding him to eat of the Tree of Knowledge under pain of death He brought all the Beasts and Birds to him to give 'em Names He cast him into a deep sleep took out one of his Ribs built it into a Woman and gave her to Adam to Wife whom he was hereby taught to look upon still as part of himself He called her Name Eve CHAP. III. This first Couple being tempted by Satan in the Serpent transgress'd the Command of God and did eat of the forbidden Fruit whereupon being arraigned by God he first dooms the Serpent to a more ignominious kind of Food and Motion and especially the Devil that his Head should be broken by the Seed of the Woman the Messiah who was now promis'd to our first Parents as the Restorer of the Creation and Destroyer of the works of the Devil Then he dooms the Woman to pain in Child-bearing and to a more uneasie subjection to her Husband And lastly he dooms the Man to labour and travel in tilling and dressing the ground which was now curst for his sake and afterwards drives 'em out of Paradise CHAP. IV. To Adam and Eve were born first Cain a Tiller of the Ground then Abel a Keeper of Sheep These brought Offerings to the Lord who accepted Abel's but rejected Cain's whereupon Cain was wroth and slew his Brother Abel for which God curst him and made him a Vagabond yet set a mark upon him that none should kill him Lamech one of his Posterity was the first that transgrest the Institution of Marriage by having two Wives CHAP. V. Afterwards Adam had another Son called Seth one of whose Posterity was Enoch who was one that had much communion with God and so God translated him Soul and Body to Heaven to assure us that there is a state of happiness in another World both for Soul and Body CHAP. VI VII God being provok'd by Man's wickedness threatens to destroy all Mankind by a Flood commands Noah to make an Ark into which himself Wife and Children and some of every sort of Cattel Fowl and Creeping things entring were shut in by God and preserved when all the rest of Mankind and all on the Land were drowned in the Flood CHAP. VIII IX At length the Earth being dried God bids Noah come forth and bring out all with him whereupon Noah built an Altar and offered Burnt-offerings thereon wherewith God was well-pleased and blessed Noah and his Sons and made a Covenant with 'em that he 'd no more destroy the Earth by Water of which the Bow in the Clouds was made a Token After this Noah being drunk lay uncovered in his Tent which Cham espying tells his two Brethren of it in derision but they going backwards carried a Mantle and covered him for which Noah curses Cham and his Posterity and blesses Shem and Japhet CHAP. XI I IX All the Earth being now of one Language they consulted to eternise their memory before they were separated one from another by building a City and Tower which should reach up to Heaven but God defeats their design by confounding their Language whereupon the place was called Babel and they were scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth CHAP. X. One of Cham's Grandchildren was Nimrod who was a great Tyrant and laid the Foundation of the Assyrian Monarchy which ended in Belshazzar Dan. 5.30 31. CHAP. X XI Among the Posterity of Shem was Terah who was Abram's Father Abram took Sarai to Wife and they came to Haran with their Father Terah who died there CHAP. XII Then God appears to Abram and calls him from Haran to go to Canaan and promises to make him a great Nation and that in him all the Families of the Earth should be blessed accordingly Abram goes into Canaan with Lot his Nephew to Sichem where God appeared to him and promis'd to give that Land to his Seed A Famine coming upon that Land Abram goes into Egypt to sojourn where he denies his Wife and Pharaoh takes her but finding that she was Abram's Wife he sends her to him and away they go CHAP. XIII And came to Bethel But Abram's Cattel and Lot's being so numerous they could not continue together and therefore agreed to part Abram gives Lot his Choice who chooses the Plain of Jordan towards Sodom and Abram continued in Canaan God renews his Grant of Canaan to him and his Seed which he promis'd should be as the dust of the Earth Then Abram came to Mamre CHAP. XIV After this there rose war between the King of Elam and the Kings of Sodom and the other Cities of the Plain wherein the King of Elam had the better and plundered Sodom and Gomorrah carrying away Lot among others and his Goods News whereof being brought to Abram he pursues after them with his trained Servants and recovers all again At his return Melchesideck King of Jerusalem and Priest of the true God meets him with Bread and Wine and blesses him to whom Abram gave the Tenth of all the Spoils he had taken and then restores all to the King of Sodom without reserving any thing to himself CHAP. XV. After this God appears again to Abram promising to be his Shield and exceeding great reward and upon Abram's bemoaning the want of a Child to be his
parts CHAP. XXXIV God commands Moses to hew two Tables more of Stone which he carried up into the Mount Then God passed by before him and proclaimed his Name Moses begs again for pardon and God's Presence to go with 'em God makes a Covenant with 'em writes the Ten Commandments in the two Tables Then Moses came down from the Mount and his Face shone so that he was feign to put a Vail upon it CHAP. XXXV The Sabbath is again commanded and Free-will Offerings for the Tabernacle which the People chearfully offer Then Moses sets Bezaleel and Aholiab about the Work which they perform in all the parts of it and as to all things belonging to the Tabernacle as was before directed ch 36 37 38. together with all the Holy Garments for Aaron and his Sons all which Moses viewed and approv'd ch 39. CHAP. XL. On the first day of the first Month of the second year after they came out of Egypt was the Tabernacle rear'd and all things put in order about it by Moses which being done the Glory of the Lord filled it and a Cloud covered it so that Moses could not enter into it LEVITICUS CHAP. I IX THE Tabernacle the place of solemn Worship being set up God spake unto Moses out of it and gave him directions concerning the several sorts of Sacrifices and Offerings upon several Occasions CHAP. X. Nadab and Abihu offering strange Fire were consumed by Fire from God but Aaron their Father and his Sons are forbidden to mourn for ' em They are also forbidden to drink when they were to Minister in the Tabernacle CHAP. XI God declares what kind of Food should be clean and what unclean CHAP. XII He gives Rules concerning the Purification of Women after Child-birth and CHAP. XIII Rules for the Priests in judging of Leprosie and how it is to be cleansed and CHAP. XIV Signs of Leprosie in a House CHAP. XV. Concerning uncleanness by Issues CHAP. XVI Other Offerings are directed and the Feast of Expiation CHAP. XVII Blood must not be eaten CHAP. XVIII Shews what are unlawful Marriages CHAP. XIX XX. A Repetition of sundry Laws CHAP. XXI XXII Several Laws concerning Priests CHAP. XXIII Several Solemn Feasts prescribed CHAP. XXIV Some Ceremonial Laws and concerning Blasphemy CHAP. XXV Concerning the Jubilee CHAP. XXVI Blessings of Obedience and Curses of Disobedience CHAP. XXVII Laws concerning Vows and things Dedicated and Tithes NUMBERS CHAP. I. THE people were numbred all but the Levites and they were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty CHAP. II. The order and method wherein the Tribes were to pitch their Tents CHAP. III. The Levites are given to the Priests for the Service of the Tabernacle insted of the First-born being almost equal in number and the overplus of the First-born were to pay so much a Man for their Redemption CHAP. IV. The several charges and offices of the Levites CHAP. V. The Trial of Jealousie CHAP. VI. Laws concerning the Nazarites The Form of the Priests blessing the people CHAP. VII The Offerings of the Princes at the Dedication of the Tabernacle and Altar CHAP. VIII Directions about lighting the Lamps and Levites Consecration and the time of their Service CHAP. IX The Passover was kept and directions are given for those that could not keep it in its season The Cloud and Pillar of Fire guide the Israelites removings and encampings CHAP. X. Silver Trumpets are commanded to be made and their use shew'd By direction of the Cloud they removed from Sinai to Paran CHAP. XI God kindles a Fire among the people for their complaining which upon Moses's prayer was quench't They despise Manna and fall a lusting for Flesh which Moses being disturbed at begs of God to take away his Life Whereupon God provides him Seventy Men for his Assistants and promises to satisfie them with Flesh for a whole Month together which Moses cannot tell how to believe But God sent 'em Quails in abundance but withal smote 'em with a very great Plague CHAP. XII Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses because of an Ethiopian Woman whom he had married which God himself chides them for and smites Miriam with Leprosie but upon Moses's intercession she is healed CHAP. XIII Spies are sent to search the Land of Canaan who brought a bunch of Grapes of such a prodigious bigness that it was carried between two Men but withal they give a discouraging account of the Inhabitants and so brought up an evil Report of the Land Whereupon CHAP. XIV The people murmured and talkt of returning again to Egypt but Caleb and Joshua laboured to satisfie 'em but the people mutiny against them whereupon the Glory of God appeared in the Tabernacle and God threatens to destroy 'em all with a Plague but Moses intercedes for 'em and prevails for pardon but God resolves that those Murmurers shall never see the Land but die in the Wilderness and those that slandered the Land died by the Plague Whereupon some of them would needs go and fight with the Canaanites and take possession of the Land but Moses forbids 'em yet they will go and are worsted by the Canaanites CHAP. XV. Divers Laws about Offerings The Sacrifice for sins of Ignorance The punishment of presumption A Man that was found gathering Sticks on the sabbath-Sabbath-day was by God's Command ston'd to Death Fringes to be worn on the borders of their Garments CHAP. XVI Corah Dathan and Abiram with two hundred and fifty Nobles make a Mutiny against Moses and Aaron because the other Tribes had not a share in the Priesthood as well as the Tribe of Levi and because the other Families of the Tribe of Levi were not taken into the Priesthood as well as the Family of Aaron Whereupon Moses bids 'em bring their Censers with Incense in them to the Tabernacle that it might appear whom God had chosen When they came to the Tabernacle God commanded Moses that the Congregation should separate themselves from the Tents of those persons then the Earth opened and swallowed 'em up and also Fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty that offered Incense The next day the people murmured against Moses and Aaron for killing the people of the Lord and gathered together against them but the Glory of God appeared upon the Tabernacle and he smote them with a Plague whereof there died fourteen thousand and seven hundred Then Aaron made attonement for them and so the Plague was staid And CHAP. XVII For a further confirmation that God had chosen the Tribe of Levi peculiarly for the Priesthood he commanded that every Head of each Tribe should bring a Rod to be laid up in the Tabernacle before the Lord and the Rod belonging to that Tribe which God did choose should blossom On the morrow when they brought out the Rods the Rod of Aaron was budded blossomed and had Fruit on 't which Rod God commanded to be laid up before the Testimony for a Token of
angry at sent and slew all the Children in Bethlehem from two years old and under But Joseph had carried Jesus and his Mother before into Egypt being warn'd by God in a Dream so to do And afterwards upon Herod's Death being warned again he returned into the Land of Israel and dwell at Nazareth 5 Luke â— When Jesus was twelve years old he went up with his Parents to Jerusalem and staid there behind them They missing of him went back to Jerusalem and there found him in the Temple among the Doctors hearing them and asking them Questions His Mother seem'd to blame him for putting them to such a fright But he replied Wist ye not that I must be about my Fathers business So he went with 'em to Nazareth and was subject to ' em 6 Luke 3. Matth. 3. Mark 1. In the fifteenth year of the Reign of Tiberius Cesar John was sent to preach the Baptism of Repentance for remission of sins whereupon multitudes were baptized of him confessing their sins And when the People were in doubt whether he were the Christ or no he plainly told 'em He was not the Christ nor worthy to untie his Shoes and gave an honourable character and testimony of him Then Jesus came to John to be baptized of him who knowing how much greater a Person he was than himself would have excus'd it but Christ put him upon it and as Jesus came up out of the Water the Spirit of God in the Shape of a Dove lighted upon him and a Voice came from Heaven saying This is my beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased 7 Matth. 4. Luke 4. After this Jesus was led of the Spirit into the Wilderness to be tempted of the Devil who tempted him to a distrust of God's Providence on the one hand and to a tempting of Providence on the other and to Divel-worship but Christ repulses him still by Scripture-arguments so the Divel departed from him and Angels came and ministred to him 8 John 1. Jesus being now entring upon his publick Ministry calls some Disciples as Andrew and Peter and Philip and seeing Nathaniel gives a good character of him 9 John 2. Then being invited with his Disciples to a Wedding-Feast it happened that they wanted Wine then he commanded to fill some Water-pots that stood there with Water and so draw out and the Water was turn'd into Wine After this Jesus went up to Jerusalem to the Passover and finding in the outer Court of the Temple those that bought and sold Cattel and Mony-changers he drove 'em all out thence that they might not profane and abuse that holy place to Merchandize and Fraud Then the Jews asking him How he could prove his Authority to do these things he replied Destroy this Temple and in three days I 'll raise it up Many other Miracles wrought he at that Feast so that many believed on him 10 John 3. Nicodemus coming to Jesus he instructs him in the mystery of Regeneration which before he was ignorant of and concerning his Passion and the necessity of Faith 11 Mat. 14. About this time John the Baptist having reproved Herod for taking Herodias his Brothers Wife he by her instigation put him into Prison whereupon Jesus went into Galilee 12 John 4. and in his Journey thither met with a Samaritan Woman to whom he told many private passages of her Life and likewise discover'd himself to her to be the Messiah whereupon she believed and many people thereabouts to believe in him also after which he went on and came into Galilee where was a Nobleman whose Son was sick who came unto Jesus desiring him to come and heal his Son Jesus saith Go thy way thy Son lives and as he was returning they brought him word that his Son was recovered Jesus being in Galilee preach'd that they should repent and believe the Gospel 13 Luke 4. Being at Nazareth he went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day and read in the Prophet Esay and expounded it and the People wondring at the gracious Words that proceeded from him yet he upbraided 'em for their unbelief and slighting of him whereupon they attempted to have thrown him down from the top of the Hill but he went away from ' em 14 Mark 1. Then he came and dwelt in Capernaum and there was a Man possess'd with the Divel but Jesus cast him out Then they went to Simon 's House and his Wife's Mother was sick of a Fever whom he took by the hand lift her up and healed her In the Evening they brought to him all that had any infirmities upon 'em and he healed 'em all The next morning rising up before day he went into a solitary place to pray but his Disciples and the People follow'd him importuning him not to depart from 'em But he travelled throughout all Galilee preaching and casting out Divels and healing all manner of Diseases so that multitudes followed him out of all parts thereabouts Among others a Leper came to him for cure Jesus put forth his Hand and healed him immediately and bad him shew himself to the Priest and offer what the Law required in that case 15 Mark 2. Another time being at Capernaum they brought a Palsie Man to him and because they could not come at the door for the throng they uncovered the Roof and let him down in his Bed before Jesus who thereupon said Son be of good chear thy sins are forgiven thee This the Pharisees cavilled at but Jesus told 'em he said it that they might know he had power on earth to forgive sins 16 Mat. 4. Jesus walking by the Sea-side called Peter and Andrew and James and John then entring into a Ship he taught the People out of it and afterwards bad Simon let down the Net for a draught of Fishes which he did and they caught a great multitude of Fishes but Christ told him That hereafter he should catch Men. 17 Mat. 9. Mark 2. Luke 5. Afterwards he called Matthew or Levi who made him a Feast at which was a great company of Publicans and Sinners which the Scribes and Pharisees were offended at but Jesus answer'd They that are whole need not a Physician but they that are sick Then the Disciples of John and of the Pharisees found fault with his Disciples because they did not fast as they did But Christ vindicates 'em because as yet they enjoyed his bodily presence and besides they were very weak and raw and it was not a sit exercise for ' em 18 John 5. After this Jesus went up to Jerusalem and seeing an impotent Man who had lain at the Pool of Bethesday eight and thirty years for cure he bad him take up his Bed and walk which he did and it was the Sabbath day whereupon the Jews rebuk'd him for it and question'd with him about it and when he told 'em it was Jesus that had cured him and bad him do so
they sought to slay Jesus for it but he in a long Discourse asserts his Divinity unto ' em 19 Mat. 12. Mark 2. Luke 6. Afterwards Jesus going with his Disciples thro' the Corn they rubbed some of the Ears in their hands and eat the Corn which the Jews cavilled at because it was the Sabbath-day But Christ vindicates 'em by the instance of David's eating the Shew-bread and the practice of the Priests in killing of Sacrifices Another Sabbath being in the Synagogue there was a Man which had a lame hand and they watch'd him whether he 'd heal the Man so they fell into a great dispute about it Jesus proving that it was lawful to do good on the Sabbath day so he healed him whereupon they consulted to put him to death but he withdrew himself But great multitudes followed him where-ever he went and the Divels themselves worship'd and confess'd him 20 Mark 3. Luke 6. Then he went up into a Mountain where he chooses and ordains twelve to be Apostles to preach the Gospel heal Diseases and cast out Divels Here also multitudes followed him and sought to touch him because there went vertue out of him and heald 'em all 21 Mat. 5. Here he preach'd unto 'em that which is called his Sermon on the Mount 22 Mat. 8. Luke 7. Then coming down he entred into Capernaum and a Centurion who had built 'em a Synagogue sent unto him in behalf of a Servant whom he loved which was sick of the Palsie Jesus went along with 'em to heal him but when he was nigh the House the Centurion sent others to him saying I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof but speak the word only and my Servant shall be healed Jesus wondring said to those about him I have not found so great Faith no not in Israel and to himself Go thy way and as thou hast believed so be it unto thee and his Servant was healed immediately 23 Luke 7. After that going to Nain he met the people carrying one to be buried the only Son of his Mother but Jesus mov'd with pity rais'd him to Life and deliver'd him to his Mother 24 Mat. 11. John being told of the great works Jesus did sent two of his Disciples to know whether he were the Messiah While they were present Jesus cur'd many of their Infirmities and bad 'em tell John what they had seen When they 〈◊〉 were gon he gave a high Character of John that among them that are born of Women there is not a greater Prophet than John the Baptist and that he was that Elias that was to come and yet the Jews cavilled both at him and Christ because one came eating and drinking the other did neither as other men and thereupon upbraided those Cities where his mighty Works had been done that they were worse than Tyre and Sidon and should be punish'd more heavy than Sodom and Gomorrha 25 Luke 7. Jesus being at Dinner at the House of a Pharisee a Woman which was a Sinner came behind him and wash'd his Feet with her Tears and wip'd 'em with the Hair of her Head and kiss'd 'em and anointed 'em with Ointment at which the Pharisee was offended But Jesus vindicated her that she shew'd great Love because great sins had been forgiven her 26 Mat. 12. Afterwards Jesus cured one that was possess'd with Devils which the Pharisees ascribed to Belzebub This Christ calls Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost which should not be forgiven ' em Then some of the Pharisees desir'd to see a Sign and Christ tells 'em there should be no Sign given 'em but the Sign of the Prophet Jonah and that the men of Nineveh and the Queen of Sheba should rise up in Judgment against ' em While he talk'd with 'em one told him that his Mother and his Brethren sought for him but he said Whosoever does the Will of my Father is my Brother and Sister and Mother 27 Mat. 13. Mark 4. Luke 8. Afterwards he spake the Parable of the Sower of the Tares Grai◠of Mustard-seed Leaven Treasure hid in a Field a Merchant seeking goodly Pearls and a Net cast into the Sea 29 Matth. 8. Luke 8. Jesus being in a Ship fell asleep and there arose a great Tempest so that they were in danger Then the Disciples came and awoke him and he rebuk'd the Winds and the Sea and there was a Calm whereat the People marvelled And when he came to Land he went into the Country of the Gadarenes and Gergasenes and met with two Men possessed with Divels exceeding fierce out of whom he cast the Divels and suffer'd 'em to go into a Herd of Swine and the Swine ran into the Sea and were drowned whereupon all the People prayed him to depart out of their Coasts 30 Mat. 9. Mark 5. Luke 8. Afterwards he came into his own City and there came to him Jairus a Ruler of the Synagogue desiring him to come to his House and heal his only Daughter who lay at the point of Death So Jesus went with him and the People thronged him and a Woman that had an Issue of Blood came and touch'd the Hem of his Garment and immediately she was healed While he was talking to the Woman news was brought to the Ruler That his Daughter was dead but Jesus bad him believe and she should be made whole so he went and took her by the hand saying Talitha humi and she arose and walked Afterwards he cured two blind Men and a dumb Man possess'd with Divels 33 Mat. 14. Mark 6. Then he came to Nazareth and taught there so that they were astonish'd but he marvelled at their unbelief 31 Mark 6. 32 Mat. 10. Then he sent out his twelve Apostles into Judea without any provision for their Journey because the Workman is worthy of his Hire And they went about preaching the Gospel that Men should repent and healing Diseases and casting out Divels Upon Herod's Birth-day Herodias dancing pleased the King so that he promis'd to give her whatsoever she ask'd and being instructed by her Mother she ask'd the Head of John the Baptist which was given her Then his Disciples buried his Body and told Jesus of it Now Herod hearing of Jesus thought it had been John risen again and he was much perplex'd about it When the Apostles were returned they gave Jesus an account of their Success and he took 'em into a desert place but multitudes follow'd 'em and he taught 'em and healed their sick and in the Evening before they departed he fed the whole multitude being about five thousand besides Women and Children with five Loaves and two Fishes Whereupon some would have made him a King but he went away Then the Disciples went into a Ship and there arose a Storm and about the fourth Watch Jesus came walking on the Sea which they seeing thought it had been a Spirit and were frighted but Jesus