Tyme two Tymes and halfe a time 1260 daies or Three yeares and an halfe teaching I say that these times haue but allusion to Messiah his preaching and suffering time and not any mysticall over-plus of Gabriels latter Seaven Betweene these two I am vnworthie to iudge neither dare I yet peremptorilie say That it is But if his Baptisme begunne not that Sabaoth of yeares or last Seaven but if his Baptisme begin the latter halfe and in the middle of that Propheticall weeke then thogh his death gaue the deathblowe to sacrifice corporeall I must needes thinke that not his death but his Resurrection Brought in Righteousnes everlasting Obiect His death finished Gabriels 70. seavens therefore within the same time was Righteousnes euerlasting brought in seeing This aswell as the Oâ—her is ioyned togither Dan. 9. 24. Answ. In the Verse 21. togither with Sacrifice ceasing is ioyned The Temple and Cities desolation by the Romaine Armie abhominable which fell out 40. yeares after Iesus his oblation therefore neither hindreth it that Perpetuall Righveousnes bee brought in by Messiah after the death of Messiah Secondly though He dyed for our Sinne yet hee rose againe for our Iustification Rom. 4. 25. His Resurrection brought in our Righteousnes perpetuall Thirdly if his Baptismes solemnization by the Father and the Spirit answered not to the dedication of the materiall Temple Ezra 6. 15. 16. Then did the Resurrection of his incorruptible Temple his body cast down by as malitious Persons as Nebuchadnetzars Host resemble the rearing vp of the vanishing Temple for that materiall Temple figured the spirituall Temple Iesus who is both the Temple the Sacrificer the Sacrifice whose day of Resurrection became our Sabaoth day our seauenth day of Rest by allusion to the Iewish Rest-day but is indeede the first day of the Weeke and the Lords-day seeing the Newe Adam was to begin where the Olde left off d The Stone cut from the Mountaine without Mans hand Dan. 2. is both of Iewe and Gentile vnderstood of the Sauing Christ. That I say Sauing it is because the Iewes vnderstand Christ or Messiah Dan. 9. 26. not to be the saving Christ but some Earthly King annoynted for Christ and Messiah in English is Annoynted And so vnderstanding that place of some Mere-man annoynted that should soone after be slaine they put away that Prophecy So became Christ a stone of offence to them howsoever to the beleever he is the precious Stone of the Corner Further see hereof Staffe 32. at d. From Iudahs first transport to Babel vnto Cyrus his Commaundement given to build the Citie and Temple are 70. yeares After the Commandement going forth to the finishing of the Temple and Citties walles are 49. yeares In precise accompt of whole yeares from the first transportation to Babel vntil the reaedification of the Citie are 119. yeares but according to common accompt may wel be termed 120. years the time of Noahs preaching From the Temples full finishment vntil Messiahs former worke making his death the perimplishment of Gabriels last 7. are 62. Sevens and one Seven of years that is in one summe are fullie 441. years Now take away the full years of Iesus his age namely 33. years and so long raigned David his Figure in Ierusalem and from the Iewish materiall Temple the Figure reared vnto Iesus thereby figured will be about 408. yeares Back from Christ to the promise made to Abraham 1844. yeares Back from Christ to the Flood 2271. yeares The age of the World at Iesus his byrth about 3928. yeares FINIS THE SECOND PART OF THE BIBLES BRIEF DRAWNE FIRST into English Poësy and then illustrated by apte Annotations togither vvith some other necessarie Appendices By HENOCH CLAPHAM ¶ PRINTED BY Robert Walde-graue Printer to the Kings Maiestie 1596. Cum Priuilegio Regio TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL AND one of her Majesties chiefe Commissioners in causes Ecclesiasticall M. RICHARD TOP-CLYF Esquier all true happines in Christ Iesus HAuing Right vvoor shipfull receiued such a Christian help at your hand as lately I did in hauing you so ready to stir vp her Honourable Counsell if not also her Maiesties owne Person to commiserate my dungeon Estate whereby as by an * Ebedmelech I obtained in all good Conscience happie deliverance I could not but therefore openly before all the World broch from my breist a Symbole of gratitude That I haue done in this my bold offer of the Gospels breviarie in which blessed vvrit is health convaied to all that worship God in Spirit and Truth not in an Idole Falshood The worthines of the subiect may shadow my imperfect pen and your Worships amiable construction shal giue vitall power to my over-saples sentences And so beseeching the Alsufficient to remember your dailie zeale for her Maiestie and the Common-weales good I end The Lordes vnwoorthie HENOCH CLAPHAM THE SECOND PART of the Bibles Briefe 1. Staffe IDVMEAN a Herod King in Iudea What time he raignd our Iaacobs b star appears c Iesus is borne d Immanuel e Messiah f Shiloh g the Seede of Woman in h full yeares A i Virgin brings him forth even k Marie who Betrothed was to Ioseph l all should knowe a Herod the Son of Antipater hauing corrupted Antony of Aegypt with Mony Flavii Iosephi lib. 14. Antiquit Cap. 22. was by Antony and his flaunting Cleopatra cap. 23. appointed to Rule as Tetrarch over Iudea After that cap. 26. Herod comming to Rome he there having Anthony of the one hand and Cesar Augustus on the other hand hee was solemnlie led into the Capitol where their spirituall rites were performed and the Senats decree proclaimed and in this first daye of Herods Coronation the New King was banqueted by Antonius Much adoe had Herod after or hee could be setled in Iudea but adversaâ—ies taken away and he shewing himselfe liberall in a great famine as also remitting the third part of Tribute building the mines of the Temple during which building it is written That it never rayned togither with Remission of the 4. part of the Tribute after that he woone the Peoples heartes and so occupied the Tetrarchs place or fourth part of Government All this doeth Flavius Iosepâ—us write a man borne immediatlie vpon Herods end and one that carefullie as a Iewe zealous drewe holy Antiquities and opposed to the Atheists of his time b So Balaam tearmed him Nomb. 24. 17. what time Balaak sent for him to curse Iaacobs people Zacharias the Priest Iohn Baptist his Father having an eye vnto Balaams Prophecie he Luke 1. 76. 77. 78. 79. calleth his sonne Iohn the Prepaâ—er of the way before this Day-starre who was to giue Light both to Iewe and Gentile c It signifieth a Saviour Mat. 1. 21. neither is there salvation to be had in any other Name Act. 4. 12. d In English God with vs. This Name Isaiah fore-tolde to vnbeleeving Ahaz Isai. 7. 14. what time the Beast would not beleeue that God would be with him against his adversaries
during the plentifull times for the better nourishing of the Body in the 7. penurious yeares 15. Staffe In time of a Dearth Old b Israel and his sonnese To Aegypt came from Canaan their due Good Ioseph gladsomlie to Father comes And bringeth him to Pharaoh his vewe Who giues to Israel for dwelling place The Land c Goshen environ'd with Gods grace a Iaacob sending his Sons into Aegypt to buye Coâ—â—e at their second comming thither Ioseph bewrayeth himselfe to his Brethren sending word back to his Father by them that it was Pharaoh his will and his desire that he would come vp to Aegypt b Israel hauing consulted with the Lord at Beersheba departeth with his whole Familie into Aegypt The number of the Persons that came into Aegypt are saide by Moses Genes 46. to be 70. asking into that Number Ioseph and his two sons Manaesseh and Ephraim Blessed Steuen in the Actes 7. 14. Numbreth 75. Soules by which second Number wee are taught to account some passed by of Moses Some writers do borrowe vnto this account the 4. Mothers of the Patriarches the two Sonnes of Iudah who were dead before this voyage in Canaan and so make vp 75. besides Iaacob himselfe A second sort doe as Moses borrowed three from Iosephs house for making vp 70. so they borrowe fiue moe from Iosephs house vnborne at Moses time of accompt and these fiue are Sonnes and Nephewes 1. Chron. 7. 14. 20. to Ephraim and Manasseâ— by which accompt they well obserue that Ioseph seeth his Children vnto the third Generation Genes 50. 23. Both these opinions if not Iudgements of others learned set downe In the third place I will adde my Coniâ—cture Moses hauing accounted the number of 70 he immediatly in the next verse Genes 46. 26 addeth All the Soules that came with Iaacob c. besides Iaacobs sons wiues were in the whole c. The Patriarks wiues so plainly excepted why may not Steuen borrowe them to the making vp of 75 Question Moses hath no where affirmed how many the Wiues were THEN liuing how then shuld Steuen accompt them Answer Holy Iude maketh mention of Henochs Prophecie as also of a Strife betweene Michael the Arch-Angell and the Devil about the body of Moseâ— neither of which is once mentioned before in holy writ Holy Paul 2. Tim. 38 telleth Timothie how Iannes and Iambres were the Sorcerers that resisted Moses in Aegypt yet neither Moses nor any Prophet after maketh mention once of the Number of the Sorcerers nor of their Names As they had that by speciall Revelation so why may we not think that Steuen at that Time if not before had the knowledge of that Number by like Revelation specially seeing Then he had a Miracle wrought in his eyes in that his be holding of Iesus Acts. 7. 55. after an vnvtterable soâ—te c Sheepherds being an abhomination to the Aegyptians some think from Exod. 8. 26. because the Aegyptians worshipped some such Beastes as the Israelites slewe for Sacrifice which is a colde suppose for that should rather make the Sacrificers hatefull than Sheepheards abhominable but the holy Ghost affirmeth that Calling to be abhorred of them Neither a. e wee ignorant that in every prophane Land some Calling as nowe are Soule-Shepherds is of base estimate by reason of which their abhorre and all professed themselues not only sacrificing Hebrewes but Sheepherds the King gaue them a Cuntry wherein alone they might inhabite A COMPVTATION OF GENESIS The age of â—he World  130 1 A Dam being aged 130. yeares he begetteth Sheth 235 2 Sheth aged 105. years begetteth Eâ—osh 325 3 Enosh at 90. yeares begetteth Kenan 395 4 Kenan at 70 years begets Mahalaleel 460 5 Mahalaleel at 65. years begets Iared 622 6 Iared at 162. yeares begets Henoch 687 7 Henoch the 7. from Adam Iude 14. at 65. yeares begets Mathushelah 874 8 Mathushelah at 187. begets Lamech 1056 9 Lamech at 182. years begets Noah 1536 10 Noah the 10. from Adam and the Lord his Tenth out of the first worlde at 480. yeares of age is foretold of the flood After 500. years of age he begetteth Shem the elder brother of Iapheâ— Genes 10. 21. and in his 600. yeare the flood came 1656 1658 1 Shem 2. yeares after the flood being then but 100. yeares old Gen. â—1 10. and therefore begot in Noahs 502. begetteth Arphaxad 1693 2 Arphaxad at 35 begets Selah 1723 3 Sâ—lah at 30. yeares begets Heber 1757 4 Heber the 7. from Henoch and from whome Abram and his seede tooke the name of Hebrewes hee at 34. yeares begets Peleg 1787 5 Peleg in whose time the Earth was divided at 30. yeares begets Regu or Reu 1819 6 Regu at 32. yeares begets Serug 1849 7 Serug at 30. yeares begets Nahor 1878 8 Nahor at 29 yeares begets Terah 2008 9 Terah being 130. yeares olde compare Gen. 11. 32. with Chap. 12. 4 begets Abram 2083 10 Abram at 75. yeares receiveth the promise The 10. he was in the beginning of the Newe World as Noah in the end of the Old 2108 Abram at 100. yeares of age hath Isaac 2168 11 Isaac at 60. yeares hath Iacob and Esau. 2298 12 Iacob at 130. goeth into Aegypt with his 70. soules Ioseph then being aged 39. 2315 Iacob being fed 17. yeares by Ioseph dyeth being aged 147. He was the 12. of the Newe Worlde and left behinde him 12. Worthies peereles On his death-bed hee fortelleth every of them of future events specially that the Shiloh Christ should come out of Iudah 2369 13 Ioseph dieth in Aegypt being 110. yeares olde 54. yeares after his Father Before his death hee giueth charge that at their remoouall to the Land of Promise they shoulde take his bones away with them That afterwardes was done In the meane time they embaume his corpes and chesteth him And so endeth Genesis containing from Adams Creation vnto Iosephs death 2369. yeares Heere or within one Chapter of Exodus falleth out the story of Iob. for forme Poeticall for Matter passing divine Iob laboureth to cleare himselfe of hypocrisie but not in the best manner for the extreamitie of his body and soules anguish daunteth his reason and breaketh his Patience His Three Kins folkes charge hypocrisie on his head The doctrine they deliver good but they faile in their personall application Their foolishnes should reproue Manies follie In the end Eloquent Elâ—â—u thrusts himselfe in reprooving both paâ—ties for follie but for the vpshot Iehouah himselfe sits Vmpire iustifying Iob for his servant condemning his friends for their false Application Iob sacrificeth for his friendes The Lord is satisfied Iob enriched and so endeth that divine Story In every Allegation of Gods Mercies and Iudgments having an eye vnto Genesis But because Iob came of Kâ—â—urah Abraham his latter wife and not of Sarah Queene-mother of the faithfull I therefore so passe from him to Israels Seede 16. Staffe From Israels Houshold sprong a mightie crue The a Aegypt King to keepe them vnder hand
by Abraham his Lyne To Abraham was d Isaac borne and than To Isaac e Iaacob that holy man a See for this change in the former Staffe at the letter e b a sign of the Covenant made betwixt Iehouah Abraham See for this in the former Staffe at e c Given to the Male-seede because HE is chiefe in Generation Every Naturall Artist knows that Secondly Man was not made for the Woman but the Woman for Man Obiection Seeing Baptisme supplieth Circumcision what reason is there that Females should be baptised seeing they were not Circumcised Answer Indeed Baptisme is the doore or entring Sacrament of the New Testaments Church as was that of the Olde In this they haue admittance First because they are capable of Water but so they were not of Circumcision Secondly Paul teacheth Galat 3. 27. 28. That howsoever there was difference betweene Iewe and Gentile Male and Female concerning the former yet concerning Baptisme Iewe and Gentile Male and Female are all one in Christ Iesus whome they apprehend by faith And heerein as in other things it appeareth that the Newe Testament is more liberall handed free hearted and more glorious than the former Concerning the signification looke into the former Staffe at e d Isaac in English Laughter So called to put Abraham in mind of his Faith when beleeving that promise he laughed Secondly to admonish Sarah of her want of faith when she laughed the promise to scorne Thirdly to teach them both and all the faithfull ioyntly with them That there is no happy laughter or ioye but in the Lords promises HE the Son of the Promise borne as it were onely by Grace and besides Nature teaching all that the blessing commeth by Grace not by Nature This Isaac was the speciall fore-type of Christ Iesus the promised seede the bringer of Grace to vs as also he was an excellent figure of the state of every mysticall member of Christ. All which are not of Aegyptian Hagar the bond-woman figure of the Lawe as was mocking persecuting Ismael but of Sarah the free-woman figure of the Gospell and of Ierusalem from aboue who is free with her Children Reade Galat. 4. 22. to the end of that Chapter e Iaacob the younger brother of Esau of them the Lord said to Rebecca their mother even before they were borne I haue loved Iacob and hated Esau Rom. 9 13. As God had chosen the one and Refused the other so being borne Esau runne a Reprobate race hunting sporting with neglect of holy Sacrament for he sold his interest of Canaan the Sacrament of Heaven to his younger brother for a messe of Red-pottage whereof hee tooke his name Edom As for Iaacob he liues simplie and truly in holy calling making high account of that Sacrament And this was cause why Rebecca speciallie loved Iaacob vsing afterwards the help of a false finger for getting the blessing to Iaacob preventing male-content Esau. For which Esau threatning death Iaacob was glad to flie to his Vncle Laban and there to stay There he was beguiled with Pinck-eyed Leah but marieth with Rachel or Rahel One and twentie yeares afâ—er he returneth home and studieth the appeasment of Esau. 13. Staffe This Iaacob God cald a Israel because He wrastling did prevaile with Iehouah Twelue sonnes hight Patriarchs God drawes From Israel Whose Progenie alway And yet are Israelites term'd to this day a Iacoâ— wrastling with an Angel represenâ—ting the LORD wiith whome we ought to wrastle in Prayer is thenceforth called Israel in English Prevailing with God Genes 32. 28. For all the Fore-elect of God ar Prevailers with God God may hoise them vp and down for a time and giue them a nip in the flesh but when he hath cast them downe with the Left hand he will raise them vp with the Right for that is the hand by which they prevaile HE was called Iaacob not as many haue imagined of the Hebrewe word that signifieth to Supplant or deceiue but of a Nowne that signifieth an Hâ—â—Lâ— for thereof he taketh his Name Gen. â—5 26. Obiection But Esau sâ—ith Gen. 27. 36. that he was well called Iacob because he had Deceived him Answere The holy Ghost before gaue the reason of his Name from his 〈◊〉 of Esau by the heele at his Birth-time the holy Ghost his construction must be preferred before the private interpretation of Esau. Secondly Esau doth there but proudly mock at Iaacob wresting his Name to such a significatâ—on as he might best play withall in his peeuish vaine 14. Staffe Their Names were thus Reuben and Simeon Then Levi Iudah Dan and Naphtali Gad Asher Issachar Zebulon Ioseph and Beniamin This a Ioseph enviously Was of his Brethren sold to Aegypt Land Where Ioseph was b advaunst by God his hand a Iaacob having by his wife Rahel first Ioseph then Ben-iamin for the residue were borne of Leah Zilpah Bilhah Ioseph was of his Father principally affected through conceived Hope of future good in him Iosaph dreaming that the Sunne Moone and eleven Starres should reverence him Gen. 37. his Father by that as by other things doth readily conclude that himselfe and his other Sons should once doe homage to Ioseph This causeth the ten first for Ben-iamin was yet very young to take Ioseph having him in the Feilds to sel him away to certaine Merchants who afterwards bringing him into Aegypt solde him vnto Potiphar Prince of ON Steward vnto Pharaoh Ioseph thus packed away his Brethren dipping an vpper partie-coloured coat of Iosephs in blood they repaire vnto aged Israel or Iaacob and do perswade him that some wilde Beast had torne Ioseph Olde Israel too forgetfull of Iosephs dreames doeth giue credit to their wordes and therefore bursteth into deepe lamentation b Ioseph placed in Potiphar the Eunuch his house is for his beautie lusted after his inordinate eyed Mistres She hauing no blush in her fore-heade wooeth Ioseph to Sinne but he avoideth her alluring presence Her lust for that cannot be properlie called Loue it turned into Hate She therefore pulling his Garment from him accuseth him to her Husband for a wanton Hebrewe and an Assailer of the Marriage-bed He believing her casts Ioseph into Prison The Kings Butler and Baker being in the same Prison they dreame dreames Ioseph thereby telleth the Butler that within three daies he should be delivered and vse his former office but the Baker within three daies should die After this Pharaoh dreamed that 7. leane Kine eate vp 7. fat-ones that 7. withered eares of corne devoured 7. well liking ones The King troubled about these dreames the Butler then remembred Ioseph and told of him to Pharaoh The King sends for him hee interpreteth the dreames saying that the next 7. yeares should be plentifull but the 7. after them should devoure al the plentie that went before them Vpon this the King delivereth Ioseph and putteth his Regall Ring on his hand Iosoph is next to Pharaoh over all Aegypt and by speciall Commission gathereth much Corue into Store-houses
away our Sinne so as the eating of him is by the Tooth of Faith for Faithlesse People are heerein Toothles the Faithfull must not think to enioy that mysticall Lamb vnto Life with out eating the sowre hearbs of affliction a bitter Cup vnto the flesh Neither must in this spirituall banquet come anâ— leavened sowre bread that is Malitiousnes wickednes 1. Cor. 5. 8. hereof every man must purge his owne Heart as his house as also the Assemblie in paine of death must take heed that no open vncircumcised that is knowne wicked be admitted amongst them for such Leaâ—en wil be cause that their reioycing shall not be good 1. Cor. 5. 6. 7. 19. Staffe That a Night an Angel past through Aegypt Land And where blood sprinkled was he Passed by But otherwhere he slewe with deadly hand First borne of Man and Beast So that the cry Causd Pharaoh rise and b giue commandement That Israelites forwith away be sent a The Hebrew people did keep the former instituted Feast omitting no Ceremonie enioyned The same Night the destroying Angell passed through Aegypt and slewe aâ—l the first borne of Man and Beast but no such thing befell vnto Israell for which they were ever after to consecrate the first borne of Man beast vnto the IEHOVAH their Deliuerer Because the Angell in destroying the Aegyptians did passe over the Hebrewes whose doors were smitten with the Lambs blood therefore that Feast ever after was called the Passe-ouer in eating the Lambe they were saide to eate the Passe-ouer though indeede they but eate the Signe of the Passe-ouer or the Memoriall of the Angell his Passing over the Hebrewes houses b An horrible noise being made by the rorings of the vncircumcised Pharaoh ariseth and giveth Commaundement to Moses and Aaron that they togither with the People and all that ever they had should depart Aegypt The Lord before this having made his People gracious in the eyes of the Aegyptians insomuch as they let the Hebrewes vpon former petition Exod. 11. 23. enioy ther Iewels of Silver and Golde Loe here the Vncircumcised with one consent hasten Israel out of Aegypt lest their Tarrying longer should be the death of All. Chron. 12. Thus the Lords people who had the Aegyptians terrible vnto them they nowe are to the Aegyptians as Pillers of smoke and as SALOMON Cant. 6. 3. saith terrible as an Armie with banners The Lord put his beautie vpon them Ezech. 16. And loe they depart with the Iewels of the Heathen and good reason that the Gentils bring their Glory vnto Sarahs Ierusalem and free-borne Children 20. Staffe Then Moses leadeth Israell away Towards a Wildernes and Canaan their due But b Pharaoh his sinne yet could not stay And therefore armes himselfe and doth pursue But Israels God in midst of Seas did drowne Proud Pharaoh and cast his Chariots downe a when Iaacob came into Egypt there were not 80. Persons in alâ— but now when Moses carrieth them out of Egypt they are six hundred thousand men besides women and Children They depart out of Aegypt 430. yeares after the Promise made to Abraham Gen. 12. 3. That in his seed all Nations shall be blessed meaning through Christ that should assume the seede of Abraham Hebrewes 2. 16. Abraham was foretolde Gen. 15. 13. that his seede should be a stranger and hardlie intreated 400. yeares The first hard intreatie of his Seed I read of was Ismael his persecuting of Isaac Genes 21. 9. compared with Galaâ— 4. 29. From which time vntill this departure out of Aegypt towards the Land of Rest I suppose 400. years From Ismaels Mock back vnto the Promise 30. yeares From the Promise back vnto Abrahams birth were 75. yeares Gen. 12. 4. From Abrahams byrth back vnto the Flood 352. yeares All summed togither will be found from the Floode vnto the departure out of Aegypt 857. yeares The Moneth of their Deliverance being otherwise the Seaventh was hencefoorth called by Iehouah his Commaund Exod. 12 2. the First Moneth as deserving the first place why then should fantasticall Spirits maryell at Our Celebrating of the First daye of the weeke rather than another seeing in that day our Saviour Rising from death clearlie delivered vs from a more palpable darknes than that of Aegypt and from the power of a more in mightie Adversary than was Pharaoh especially seeing Paul a Master builder enioyned that day vnto the Churches 1. Cor. 16 1. As also the Head of the building himselfe solemnized it by 5. speciall Appearances and Preachings b Pharaoh pursuing IEHOVAH teacheth Moses howe the people should passe through the Red Sea The Sea divided it selfe and stood vpon heaps on either hand The Israelites passe easily through Pharaoh with his Chariots pursueth The heapes of waters fal downe vpon him his people and Chariots so that they sunke downe vnder the waues like a stone A Iudgment due to persecutors of the True Church This passing of the Israelites throgh the Sea was a figure of Baptisme by the which we are saved 1. Cor. 1. 2. A Seale of Salvation to the Israell of God that is to the Faithfull but a seale of Condemnation vnto the Spirituall Aegyptians I meane the vnfaithfull whether within or without the Church visible 21. Staffe For which great work Moses he sings a Song And after praising God the people he To a Sinajs Mountaine doth conduct a long Where for one yeare their Tents down pitched be There in the Mount God did with Moses talk And teach him how the People thence shuld walk a Called also Horeb the Mount where Iehouah appeared to Moses in fierie Bushe No maruell if the Lord bad Moses Exod. 3. 5. put of his shoes because of the ground appointed to speciall holy vse for here IEHOVAH talked after an vn-vtterable familiaritie with Moses giuing to Moses for the People vse the Ten Commandement written in two Columnes or Tables of Stone Togither with them Laws Morall the Lord gaue Lawes Ceremoniall for spirituall Exercise choosing the Tribe of Levi for Ministers in spiriâ—uall busines Levi hauing three sonnes Gershon Kohah Merari Genes 46. 11. the Families of them three they had each Familie his peculiar charge in the spirituall or as we call it Ecclesiasticall seruice neither was every of these Families not marked of many writers capable of the Priest-hoode The Familie of Gershom whereof was Aaron was chosen to the most sacred thinges in that service The Familie of Kohath in the seconde place had their peculiar Charge for otherwise Iehouah Iealous of order in his service would slay them Nomb. 4. 15. No maruell then though Corah of this Tribe Nomb. 16 1. was slaine togither with his partakers The Familie of Merari was chosen to the third and most inferiour Service Nomb. 4 29. c. No maruell then if Vâ—zah 1. Chronic. 6. 29. was slaine for touching the Arke 1. Châ—on 13. 10. seeing neither of the two latter Families might Touch it Neither was HE a meere Priuate man as many haue
he was but of Iudah shall bring vs if so we will studie to enter into that rest Without studying and striving it will not be for the Gate is straight and the way narrowe that leadeth vnto Life and fewe there be that finde it Mat. 7. 14. b Ioshuah hauing seated the Tribes in their seuerall Lots as God had appointed onely Levies Tribe had no such Lot for the Lord was his special portion and the other Brethren were to paye vnto them Tenths Reuben Gad and the halfe Tribe of Manassâ—h Then returne vnto their Lot which fell out on the other side Iordan They as wee must sought no Rest to themselues till they see Rest for the Body of Israel c Ioshuah readie to set foot in the Graue calleth before him the Elders of the People rehearsing before them the wonderfull mercies of God received for the which they were all neerely tyed vnto IEHOVAH But in the end he concludeth howsoever others were resolved yet Hee togither with his Houshold would serue the Lord. Soone after he died being 110. yeares olde having ruled 17. yeares and about 50. yeares after their comming from Aegypt So endeth the book of Ioshuah the World then aged 2570. yeares Here beginneth the Booke of IVDGES Ioshuah dead the People consult with God for the succession in Government The Lord appointeth the Tribe of Iudah Of Iudah Othoniel was chosen Iudge who oversawe them for 40. yeares To him succeedeth Ehud of Ben-iamins Tribe who was not I think lame but left handed Iudg. 3. 15. compared with Verse 21. and therefore exercised that hand as most ready to drawe his dagger forth Hee slewe Eglon Israels Oppressour for 18. yeares From Othoniels death to the end of his Iudge-ship are 80. yeares Heere Shamgar slewe 600. Philistims with an Oxe-goade and so helped Israel But after Ehud his death Israel forgetteth God their deliverer for which IEHOVAH giueth them into the hand of Iabin a Cananitish King whose chiefe Captaine was Sisera a Gentile He had 900. Chariots of Iron and twentie yeares he vexed Israel But Israel crying vnto IEHOVAH hee raised vp in Israel the woman Deborah an excellent Prophetesse who stirreth vp Barak of Naphtali to take 1000. men of Naphtali and Zebulon for rescuing Israel out of the hands of Sisera Iabins Captaine The Prophetesse goeth vp with Barak and they ioyne with Siseraes hudge Armie by the waters of Megiddo Siseraes Armie is discomfited himselfe finding a paire of feete better than two paire of handes Comming wearie into Iaels Tent he sleeping she knocketh a nayle into his Temples and and so brought Barak pursuing to the spectacle So had Israel much rest for 40. years not for 40 years after this Triumph but accompting 40. years from Ehud vnto Gideon next Israelitish Iudge After Deborahs victorie the Lord because of Sinne gaue Israel into the hands of Midian for whose deliverance Gedeon of Manasseh called also Ierub-baal was stirred vp who Iudged his People 40. yeares To him succeedeth Abimilech Ierubbaals yong sonne hauing first murdered his brethren and hee raigned 3. yeares After him Tola of the Tribe of Issachar helped his people 23. yeares Next Iair of Manasseh for 22. yeares Then Iephte Spurius of Manasseh for 6. yeares After him arose Ibsan of Bethlehem-Iudah Iudged 7. yeares To him succeeded Elon of Zabulons Tribe hee had 40. sonnes and thirtie Nephewes that rode on 70. Asse-coltes He iudged 10. yeares Then next Abdon of Ephraim for 8 yeares In his nect followed Sampson of kicking Dans Tribe He for 20 yeares was a strong plaguer of the vncircumcised Philistims slaying more in his Death than in his Life A Nazarite hee was and a figure of our Nazaret Annointed who by his death on the Crosâ—e overcame Death and destroyed all power infernall to the Faithfull After Sampson arose Eli of the Tribe of Levi and of the Familie of Ithamar the 4. Sonne of Aaron for Aaron had Nadab and Abihu slaine of God in the Wildernes for offering with straunge fire as also he had Eleazar and Ithamar for sonns This Eli became as Priest so Iudge to his people for 40. yeares And heere examining the time of Iudges durance the Booke of Iudges will end within whose times falleth the Story of Ruth the Moabitish Gentile married to Boaz great Grandfather to David The Moabites came from LOT his incestuous sonne Moab 1 Othoniel raigned 4. years 2 Ehud his end of Iudgship after Othoniel 80. yeares 3 From thence to Gedeon 40. yeares 4 Gedeon 40. yeares 5 Abimelech 3. yeares 6 Tolâ— 23. yeares 7 Iair 22. yeares 8 Iephte 6. yeares 9 Ibsan 7. yeares 10 Elon 10. yeares 11 Sampson 20. y. 12 Eli 40. yeares The yeares of the 12. Israelitish Iudges in one summe are 339. yeares Obiect But holy Paul preaching at Antioch and making rehearsal of the sacred Story he there saith that the Lord gaue vnto Israel Iudges about 450. years Act. 13. 20. so that by the former number 339. Paul should over-compt one hundred and eleuen yeares Ans. Manie and not vnlearned haue either here affirmed the text corrupted or else they haue not begunne the number of Iudges from Ioshuahs last but they haue runne backe beyond Ioshuah beyond Moses beyond Iaacob even to Isaac But if they marke Paul there they shall easilie see that he bringeth in the accompt of Iudges from the time that Israel had full possession of their Lots In a word to resolue the doubt Paul hath an eye not onely to these 12. Iudges sprong out of Israel but also to the vncircumcised Rulers that oppressed them and into whose handes the Lord gaue them because of their sinnes for who knoweth not that if the Lord gaue his people into the hands of the Vncircumcsed and so it is oft said in the book of Iudges then it was God that seâ— the Rulers ouer them Let vs number the yeares of the Oppressours 1 Chusan 8. yeares 2 Eglon 18. yeares 3 Sisera 20. yeares 4 Midian 7. yeares 5 Ammon 18. yeares 6 Philistims 40. yeares These halfe 12. being Oppressors do so make 111. yeares Which one hundred eleuen put vnto three hundred thirtie nyne doeth giue vp holy Pauls number of 450. Neither are these 111. yeares falling Alone or successiuely to the Iudges but Togither or intermixtly with them And therefore that 339. yeares are in mixture or confusion 450 yeares mystically reproouing the peoples ' confused manners Let vs now number from Israels Exit from Aegypt hitherto The whole 396. Moses governed 40. yeares Ioshuah 17. yeares The Iudgships orderly time 339. yeares Nowe followe the Books of SAMVEL Eli last Iudge of that Number being now Priest in Israel vnto him and for the service of the Lord Hannah the wife of Elkanah brought her young sonne Samuel to which Samuel the mightie God appeared declaring to him the destruction of Eli and his house because hee stayed not his sonnes Hophni and Phineas from prophaning the holy things Warres being then with the Philistims Israel went out
against the Prophet that denounced Iudgement against the Alter in Bethel that hand of his withered He beseecheth the prayer of the Prophet who praieth vnto God wherevpon the hand was healed At this time the Prophet plainly saide that A Childe should bee borne vnto the house of David Iosiah by name who vpon that Alter should sacrifice the Idole Priestes This was spoken 300. veaâ—s before Iosiah was borne Ieroboam dyeth an Heade Idolater hauing raigned 22. yeares 2 Nadab his Sonne was half King in his Fathers two last yeares for he begun his Raigne in the 2. yeare of Asa king of Iudah 3 Bâ—asa killed Nâ—daâ— and raigned over Israel 24. yeares He consumes Ieroboams house His raigne beginneth in Asa his 2. yeare 4. Elah his sonne was Vice-roy in Baasa his 2. latter yeates for he begun his raigne in the 26 yeare of Asa. 5 Zimri slewe his M. Elah Against Zimri ariseth Omri Zimri buâ—nes himselfe in the Kinges house togither with the house Omri maketh pla gye Statutes Against him ariseth Tibni but Omri prevailed He raigneth the Rivals time ioyned to his 12. yeares 6 Ahab an evil slip of Omri followeth beginning his Raigne in Asa his 38. yeare Hee married with vncircumcised Iesabel Daughter to the Zidonian King He bad Shee worse the Devill put them togither In his time Eliiah the Prophet was famous He reprooued Ahab for reaving Naboth of his Life and Vineyarde telling him plainely that his House should come to nought and that painted Iâ—sabel was destinat for Dogs-meat and so it felâ—out for Iehu afterwards caused her to bee cast downe from a loâ—t They that doe humble themselues shall be lift vp but the proude God resisteth and will cast downe Hee raigned 22. yeares 7 Achâ—ziah his Son begunne to Raigne in Iâ—hosâ—phat his 17 yeare He Raigned two yeare which fell out in his Father Ahabs 20. and 21. yeare 8 IORAM his brother began to Raigne in his Father Ahabs 21. and 22. yeares of his Raigne which was in the 18. and 19. of Iosaphat of IVDAH and in the second yeare of IORAM Iâ—hosophaâ— his Sonne then halfe King with Iehosophat his Father This man took away the Image of Baal which his Father made but yet stood an Ido ater With this fellowe Iehosâ—phat of Iudah did go to warre with Moab for the King of Moab having become tributarie to Ahab he now Ahab dead rebelled Now Elâ—sha or Elâ—seus the Prophet is famous and therefore before their going vp with him â—he Kings consulted who assureth them of victorie Having raigned 12. yeares Ioram died 9 Iehu is annointed King Hee slayeth Iezabel and all Ahabs house for Nabaoths bloode cryed for bloode as did Habels He maketh Baals Priests beleeue that hee would sacrifice before the Idole All the Priestes gather for that supposed sacrifice They being once in BAALS house he shew them all Notwithstanding for this was but a starting Zeal he afterwards fell to palpable Idolatrie all Isrâ—â—l became so notably wicked as IEHOVAH loathed Israel in somuch as Hazael of Aram in Syria smot them in all the coastes of Israel Iehu having raigned 28 yeares he dyed 10 Ioachaz or Iehoachaz his sonne succeeded beginning his raign in the 23. yeare of Ioasâ— of Iudah He following the waies of Ieroboam the Son of Nebat caused Israel to sinne for which the Lorde gaue them into the hands of Hazael King of Aram and into the handes of Benâ—adab King Hazael his sonne Hee raigned 17. yeares and dyed 11 Iehoash or Ioash Son of Iehâ—â—haz or Ioachaz beginneth Goverment in the 15. of his father that being the 37. of Amaziah of Iudah Hee raigned 16. yeares Being provoked by Amaziah he went against him tooke him captiuâ— and then went to Ierusalem making much spoyl In this mans time holy Elisha after many miracles wroght dieth 12 Ieroboam his Son succeeded Hee begun his raigne in his Fathers last year that being the 15. of Amaziah of Iudah Hee Raigned 41. yeares In his time the Prophet Ionah was sent by the Lord to Niniuie the Metrapolitane Cittie of Assâ—ria there to proclaime Iudgment against the Cittie Hee imagining small credite by such a Sermon doth by Sea flie another way The Lord by a Tempest â—ursues him The Marâ—â—neâ—s cast out Ionah A Whale receiveth him who after 3. daies casteth Ionah vppon Land So was the Earth the third daye to deliver vp Iesus Mat. 12. 40. Neither Earth nor Sea can hide or drown that true Lighâ— which God hath appointed to be declared to a People After Ionah his being cast vpon the shore the Lord renueth his Mandat he goeth to Niniuie and proclaimeth destruction after 40. daies They at the first hearing belieued that they thereâ—ore generaâ—ly humble them selues and for that time are spared This King restored the coast of Israel from the entrie of Hamath vnto the Sea of the wildernes according to the worde of the Lord by IONAH the Sonne of Amâ—â—â—ai the Prophet which was of Gatâ—-Hepher But this Ierobaâ—m followed the steppes of the first Ieroboam In his time begun likewise Amos and Hosheah to Prophecie 13 Israels Kingdom thencefooâ—th vnstayed for 22 yeares full even vntill Zachâ—rie Nowe Hoshâ—ah plainly telleth Israâ—l that shee was not IEHOVAHS wife Here was like Priest like People 14 Zâ—chariah Ieroboaâ—â— his Sonne begâ—n to Raign in the 38. yeare of Azariah King of Iudah 2 King 15. 8. which was fulliâ— 22. years after his Fathers death A wicked man was hee and therefore slaine by Sâ—allum the sonne of Iâ—besh and that in the Peoples sight He raigned but 6. Moneths 15 Shaâ—lum hauing slaine Zechariah begun to raigne in the 39. year of Aâ—â—riaâ— of Iâ—dah Against him riseth Mâ—nâ—heâ— the sonne of Gadi who slew Shallum in Samaria So that hee raigned but a Moneth 16 Menahem immediatlie vppon Shallums death beginneâ—h his regiment and hee raigned 10. years But vnto him the Citie Tâ—rzah in Israel wouâ—d not open her gates He therfore smot it and ript vp all their women with child Now God stirred vp Pul the Assyrian King against Israel who puld 1000. Talents of Silver from Menahem which Menahem puld from Israel 17 Pekachiah his son begun to raigne in the 50. yeare of Azariah of Iudah He raigned two years and was slaine by his Captaine Pekah in Samaria 18 Pekah the Son of Remaliah begunne to raigne fullie in the last yeare of Azariah of Iudah Hee raigned in Samaria Metrapolitane of Israel 20. years In his time Tâ—glah Pileser king of Ashur came vp and tooke divers Cities and carrved the People away to Ashur Hosheâ— the son of Elah slayeth Pekah 19 The States of Israel now governe for 9. yeares thogh vnder Tiglath Pâ—â—eeser who had before tyme captived them 20 Hoshea called also Osee beginnes his raign in the 12. yeare of Ahaz of Iudah and a bad man he was Against him Iehovah sendeâ—â— Sabnanesar King of Ashur who took Hoshea prisoner after 3. yeares besieging Samaria which was the 9. yeare of Hoshea his
evill applie them two As by the Two Armes were meant not Oâ—e but Two Kingdomes namely Madai and Paras so by rule of likenes Two Kingdomes but both One against Iudea must here be meant That proportionablie holdeth in giving the two Legges vnto Aegypt and Syria which two Kingdomes as two Leggs did spring out of the Brazen Belly and Loynes Iavan or Grecia Thirdly the Stone was to fall on the Images Toes That IT did not regarding the Romanes for It rather rushed on that Monarchs Heade or prime of Government over Iudea but that it did on the Toes of Syri-Egypt for Herod Matthewe 2. 1. of Anti-pater an Idumean as hee was appointed to governe by Romes Cesar so was hee by Aegypts Antoni and Cleopatra then in Syria shee sprung of Syri-Egypts seed such commixture Daniel foretold 2. 43. and 11. 6 confirmed to that Regiment over Iudea The blessed Stone so tumbled on Gog-Magogs Toe See the 1. Staffe of the newe Testament following Fourthly the vision was for confirmation of the Iewes faith patience vntil Messiah came to case them and not so for Tyme after Messiah the like falling out in all Daniels following visions Fiftly we shal see that this Image is first for the Whole then for the Partes in the sequences expoun ded For the whole That vision Dan. 7. of the 4. Beasts is cleare The three Beasts expounding the three first Mettles as for the fourth Beast wherein lyeth the doubt it is set out by notable Periphrases but not said as were the former to bee like this or that Beast for being so changeable in goverment even nowe 12. raigning even nowe 4. even nowe two al Terrible and Tramplers of Iudea vnder foot it cannot at any hand be properly affirmed of Rome but wonderfull plainly and properly of that disordered Iron kingdom that came out of Iavans brazen bellie And of this kingdome doe the Iewish Antiquitaries vnderstand it teaching theâ—ewithall that Antiochus Epiphanes was that litle horne that vttered great blasphemie Let vs not hinder them in comming forwards to Iesus Messiah For the Partes of the Images-vision First Daniel hath a vision Chap. 8. of a Ram and a Goate This overthrowing That that is Mede-Perse or Paras ouerthrowne by Alexander the brazen Bellie and Goate saltant Secondly in the eleventh Chapter Daniel is told by the Angel of each excellent particular that concerneth the plaine pointing out of Mede-Perse Grecia and the braunched Hornes or Governments issuing on t of Alexanders Monarch every latter vision more open than the former and a plaine expositor of the first 33. Staffe These a Two hight thus Aegypt and Syria The Iron legges whereof good Daniel writes From Syri rose The b Horne blaspheming ay Which doste the Ievves and holy worship spites But after c Seventie seavens of years from Hy A d Sacred stone puts all these Kingdomes by a The two kingdomes springing out of Greciaes Monarche whereof sufficient lie is said in the annotation vpon the former Staffe b Of Tenne Syria-stampers vpstarts an Antiochus more base than any before him Hee would needes be called Epiphanes that is Famous but many then called him Epimanes that is Furious and Furious hee was against the pleasant Land Iudea His blasphemies and abrogation of holy thinges thou maiest see Dan. 7. 8. c. and Chap. 8. 9. c. This Beast stayed not afflicting Aegypt as Aegypt pinching at him but Iudea being in the middle it alwaies payed for their losses The nerer they came to Christ the greater was their Crosse. Of some his abhominable Actions the Apocriphal Machabees maketh true mention This Begger got on Horse-back ridde a mad gallop till the Lord cast him downe to his dounghill beginning Stinking in his death more fowlie than a dunghill This blasphemous Home was a special type or figure of the Newe Testaments Antichrist or Man of Sinne or Sonne of Perdition whome God shall destroye by the breath of his mouth committing his whole tyrannous body to the devouring fire Apoc. 19. 20. even as was not onely this speciall Horne but his whole Kingdome Dan. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. This blasphemous horne ariseth out of one of the four Beastes that Daniel sawe come out of the Sea as for the Newe Testaments sonne of Perdition he springeth out of a Beast that likewise came out of the Sea a Beast containing all Daniels Beastes Revel 13. 1. 2. And it may be that our Antichrist was not a Perfect Body till he had eate vp the former Beast as one Serpent eating another doth thereby growe to a Monster Pray for spirituall eyes for this Beast hath brewed a spiritual wine wherewithall all Nations haue bene made drunk as drunk as Beggars Wil-worshippers He that will not with Iohn Rev. 17. go into the Wildernes and that in the Spirit hee shall not knowe what the Mysterie meaneth neither is he worthie Whether Malachi prophecied in the end of the Persian Monarch or what time vnder this Iron Goverment I know not but plaine it is that all things were out of order in his time as also that hee was the last Canonicall Prophet of the Olde Testament c Daniel was tolde by Gabriel Dan 9 24. 25. 26. That 70. seavens of years were cut out for his People for the Holy Citie and for consuming wickednes abolishing Sinne for making reconciliation for iniquitie to bring in Everlasting Righteousnes and to shewe Christ the Holie of Holies c. Then doth Gabriel devide the number of 70. into three partes into 7. Seauens then into 62. Sevens then into one Seauen Vnto the first namely 7. times seaven yeares which is a Iubile of 49. yeares hee appointeth the building of Ierusalems walles and the finishing of the whole Temples worke which Nebuchadneâ—zar had burnt and rased down Isaiah 44 28. The time of which building was A troublous Time Daniel 9. 25. The 62. seavens or 434. yeares aster Ierusalems building finished reach vnto the last weeke or 7. yeares wherein Messiah shall be slaine The last week or 7. yeares breede much question Some translate Daniel thus In the Midst of the Weeke hee shall cease oblation Others translate it thus In the Halfe of the Week he shal cease oblation The word importing Halfe some vnderstand it of the first halfe Some of the latter halfe of the 7. yeares These that vnderstand it of the first halfe do teach that Iesus his Baptisme begun the first year of the Seauen and that his death ended that halfe and so they leaue the other halfe of the Seven vnto the Newe Testaments Revelation where it is saide that the two witnesses prophecied 3. yeares and an halfe Revel 11. and the Woman is said to be so long in the Wildernes Revel 12. Neither is this for many mysteries that seeme to arise from hence to bee reiected as a thing grossie absurde These that vnderstand it of the latter halfe do fullie finish Daniels latter 7. in Messiah his death affirming that the Newe Testaments 42. Moneths
brazen Serpent set vp on which who so looked they were cured That figured our Iesus on whome no person by the eye of faith can look but loe they are cured of Satan and sinnes sting let the repentant Theefe witnes that who entred Paradise heavenly the sixt day as Olde Adam the same daye and like ynough the same houre was driven out of the Earthly In Matthewe 10. we are willed to be as Serpents that is to bee like them in something not in every thing Though we be wise as Serpents yet let vs be without sting as was Iesus and the Serpent his figure Nay let vs labour to heal others that are stinged and not sting and bite others lest we be bitten and consumed of others g After many mocks revilings the adversaries giving him bitternes to drink he gaue vp the ghost saying It is finished And here was the perimplishment of Daniels halfe week of yeares for now the Vaile of the Temple rent in two so that the common people might steppe out of the Temples Courâ— into the Holy-place and be their owne Priests in offering vppe a rent heart for nowe Iesus our high Priest entred into the Most holy of the Heavens there to make continuall intercession for vs. At the renting of the Temples Vaile the Iewes might haue learned that then there was an end of Levies ministerie the Priest according to Melchisedeks order having made a newe and liuing way vnto the Father throgh the vaile of his flesh a way for every man that commeth vnto the Father by him for not in the Name or power of any other than Iesus is Salvation to bee accomplished for through Iesus even as wee are members knit vnto him we are made not onely Kings over Satan sin death but also Priestes for lifting vp pure handes without wrath and doubting in all places wheresoever Much of the Epistle vnto the Hebrewes is spent in perswading this neither yet knowe they Christ rightly that knowe not this 9. Staffe He dead a they seale the stone vpon his Tombe But b Third day he ariseth powerfullie Good c Magdalen early to graue doth come Anone Iesus speaks to her cheerefullie d Ten times he did appeare in 40. daies Then calles the Twelue and thus to them he saies a Ioseph of Aramathea having of Pilate obtained Iesus his body and Nicodemus hauing brought one hundreth pound waight of Myrrhe and Aloes they take the body wrap it in lynnen with the odours and burie him in a new Sepulcher within a Garden neete to his suffering place He so buried the high Priests and Pharisies come to Pilate who by common agreement appointed certaine Souldiers to watch the Tombe vntill the third day lest his Disciples should steale him away and so it should be bruted that Iesus rose the Third day as he had promised Therewithall they sealed the Cover-stone as Darius sealed Daniel in the Lyons denne b The third day which was the first day of the weeke he rose from the deade The 6. day of the weeke Heathen-like called Fryday hee departed this mortal life and so entred into Paradise aboue forefigured by Paradise belowe even as Adam on the 6. day through sinne begunne this mortall life and therewithall was expulsed the Lowe Paradise the first figure of Heavens blisse The 7. daye Pagan-wise caled Satur-day the first Adam rested out of Paradise but our second Adam rested in Paradise for as his spirit rested in his Fathers handes so his body in the Earth did feele no corruption Act. 2. 31. This thwarts our disputers about Descension into Hell Having so finished Moses week Iesus ariseth on the next day after the 7. which day as hereto fore in some respect I called the 8. daye so in simple proprietie it is the First day of the week prophanely called Sun-day As our Lord rose this daye so Revel 1. it is called therefore the Lords day As Iesus rose from the power of death Moses his Law having done what it could so like a Samson of Samsons hee caries that Cities gates away on his shoulders and vp he mounteth for our Iustification No marvell then if his Rising-day be our Rest-day and that day we celebrate in meditating of our second Creation and Resurrection even as the first Sabaoth was appointed to bee spent had Adam stoode in meditating the first Creation and Adam falling then appointed to further meditation as first of Creation secondly of the Fall thirdly of Restauration in the promised Seede Moses from the beginning of Creation to the end of Deuteronomte and then from Ioshuah to the end of the Old Testament hee and all the Canonicall writers vse to entitle the daies onely thus the First Second Third Fourth Fift Sixt Seauenth Daye Throughout the Newe Testament the daies haue no other names but wee will not be so precise as to speak like Moses to speak like Christ to speak as the wordes of God Nay if a man so tearme the daies he shall be called Puritane Heretike Howe will our Im-puritanes be pleased if so we cal them Sun-day Moone-day c. Hearken to Venerable Bede His nomina a Planetis Gentilitas indidit c. To these 7. daies Gentilisme did attribute the Planets names beleeving that they had their Spirit of the Sunne the body of the Moone the blood of Mars wit and tongue of Mercuri of Ioue tempetance of Venus lust of Saturne slownes Let men nowe either tip their tongue with the holy Ghosts tearmes or at least not bee offended with such as disdaine to fashion themselues to the Gentiles c As Marie had much forgiven so shee-loved much Her loue partly appeared in this her earlie repaire to the Sepulcher Before her comming an Angel from Heaven had rowled the sealed stone aside Iesus was risen and the hyred watchmen were gone to the Rulers who bribed the Soldiers to the end they should say that Iesus his Disciples had in the night stole away the body Shee comming to the Sepulcher as did Salome and another Marie the Angel informes them of his Resurrection commanding them to returne and tell the same to Peter and the other disciples They departed Iesus first appeares to Marie Magdalene Marke 16. 9. Ioh. 20. 14. c. with whome he familiarly talketh A shame to men that women should loue Iesus more earnestly Secondly he appeared also to the other Marie and to Salome called also Ioanna Luke 10. as they were going to tel the disciples of the Angels words Mat. 28. 9. 10. Thirdly hee appeared to Peter or Cephas 1. Cor. 15. 5. That this must be on the same day may appeare by the Angels command before And that it is not like to fall out betwixt the two next appearances the length of time here and the shortnes of time there makes it most probable Fourthly he appeared to Cleopas and the other Disciple as they were going to Emmaus 60. Furlongs from Ierusalem Luke 24. 13. c. Fiftly hee appeared to the Eleven the greater number bearing name