Jordan were three Cities nam'd For Refuge-Cities Idols still are damn'd 5 The Law 's repeated which when 't was first said The people trembled and were sore afraid To act with God for them Moses they pray'd 6 The end o' th' laws obedience that the Nation Might serve God that 's here urg'd by exhortation 7 Gods holy people must by no means mingle With Idol-Nations they must keep them single 8 Another exhortation t' obey's prest From Gods great merits which are here confest 9 Their own good merits Moses doth explode Relates their many sins against their God 10 The broken Tables Moses must repair T' obey their God must be the Peoples care 11 Gods great works for them should not make them worse On Gerizim they must blesse on Ebal curse 12 God forbids blood and idols holy Vowes The place must suit Childe-offering disallowes 13 Persons or Cities that to idols draw Though ne'er so dear must perisht by Gods law 14 Themselves by shaving they may not disguise For lawful meats here 's rules that may suffice Concerning tithes see how Gods mandate lies 15 The seventh yeares release must not prevent Lending or giving that 's not its intent 16 The Feast of Tabernacles of Pasch of weeks Each man to 's power must offer at them all The Judge is censur'd that for lucre seeks ' Gainst groves and images Gods word doth fall 17 ' Gainst Idol-worship impure offerings and What a Kings duty is God doth command 18 Priests Levites portion witches must not be The Christ must come the Pseudo-Prophet die 19 The Refuge-Cities Priviledge see here How many must in trials witnesse bear The doom of the false witnesse each man fear 20 Militia-rules who must fight who forbear The bearing trees why spar'd the reason here 21 How t' expiate unknown murther the first-born Private respects must no way disinherit An hanged man must not hang till the morne A stubborn Son doth stoning justly merit 22 Humanity is urg'd mixt garments blam'd Who slanders his own wife must be reclaim'd By punishment and fine adultery rape Nor fornication can Gods law escape 23 For Persons shut out of the Congregation For runnagate servants see the law o'th'nation 24 Of Divorce Pledges Man-stealth Leprosie Of Servants Pay Justice Humanity 25 Correcting stripes fourty must not exceed The Oxe must not be muzl'd treading corne Seed must be rais'd unto a brother dead Womens immodesty cannot be borne God unjust weights abhorres Amalek is granted A prey to Israel when they once are planted 26 Who offer tithes and first-fruits must confesse And pray but how the formes do here expresse 27 Th' law must be writ on stones the tribes by count Must blesse and curse from this th' other Mount The Blessers on Mount Gerizim must stand Curseâ—s on Ebal by divine command 28 Particular blessings for the good reserv'd And for the bad the plagues they have deserv'd 29 Gods works they 've leen should make them do Gods will Of secret things God only hath the skill 30 'T is well for th'penitent the law is cleare Death and life 's in their choice as may appear 31 Moses doth chear the people then doth read Lectures to Joshua who must next succeed Bequeathes the Law-book to the Levites care Protests to th' Elders what they and th' rest are 32 Mercy and Judgement Moses now doth sing To true repentance that he may them bring This done up to Mount Nebo he must go See Canaan and so die will he or no. 33 Gods Majesty the blessing of the tribes With Israels glory Moses here describes An. Mundi 2492 34 Moses sees dies is bury'd God knows where His Age and Funeral Mourning conclude here A Logico-theological Analysis of the Book of Joshua THis Book contains the life and death of Joshua I. His life viz. the things that he did both in Warre and in Peace In Warre where are considerable His Vocation and calling to the Government chap. 1. Preparation by the sending of the Spies chap. 2. Passage over Jordan chap. 3. and the restoring of Circumcision chap. 4. and the Passeover chap. 5. Administration reported by particulars against Jericho chap. 6. and 7. Ai chap. 8. Gibeonites chap. 9. Amorites chap. 10. and the rest of the Canaanites chap. 11. and again briefly repeated chap 12. In Peace where we have the Peaceful acts of Joshua viz. His distribution of the land of Canaan where is to be considered What were the limits and bounds of the Division chap. 13. Who did divide it and how he did it chap. 14. To whom viz. to the children of Israel as Judah chap. 15. Ephraim chap. 16. Manasseh chap. 17. Benjamin chap. 18. Six other tribes as also to Joshua and his family chap. 19. Refuge-Cities were appointed to fugitives chap. 20. and Cities to the Levites chap. 21. His sending away of the Trans-Jordaints chap. 22. His Assembly or Court holden in Shechem chap. 23. II. His death chap. 24. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the Book of JOSHVA 1. JOshua install'd is promis'd the good land An. Mundi 2493 And that before him none of 's foes shall stand Prepares the People for a Jordan-Passe They promise he shall be as Moses was And the same loyal fealty they 'l give To him as unto Moses while they live 2 Two Spies sent forth Rahab doth entertain They swear unto her and return again Are in great hopes the countrey they shall gaine 3 They all to Jordan come th' Ark goes before Jordan divides th' Ark stayes while all come o're 4 Twelve stones in Jordan twelve at Gilgal stand Monuments of this great act of Gods own hand 5 Here 's Circumcision and the Pasch observ'd But never more with Manna are they serv'd Canaan doth tremble as to death reserv'd 6 Here Jericho falls down Rahab is free Jericho's Rebuilder must accursed be 7 At Ai Israel's worsted Jostua's sorry God tells him what to do hence the sad story Of Achan's theft and fall with all his glory 8 But Ai now is tane an Altar's made By Joshua and the law on stones display'd And publish't on those Mounts that God had said 9 Kings band ' gainst Israel Gibeon this doth get By an Imposture that he shall not die Nor doth he but because of this false cheat He is condemn'd to lasting slavery 10 ' Gainst Gibeon five Kings fight and God doth fight ' Gainst them with Hailstones Sunne and Moon in sight Stand still at Joshua's Prayer seven Kings more Are slain besides the five were slain before 11 At Meroms waters divers Kings o'recome Hazor and th' Anakims have th'self-same doom 12 Sihon and Og Kings one and thirty more Are spoke of partly here partly before 13 What of the land 's unconquered what is got Reuben and half Manasse have their lot Other then God himself Levi hath not An. Mundi 2500 14 Nine tribes and half a tribe by lot are plac'd Caleb by priviledge
fast And mourn and pray ' cause Salem now lies waste 2 King Artaxerxes spies it as he takes His Cup and therefore a Commission makes To him to go and by all means redresse His dear beloved Salems deep distresse 3 The names and orders of the persons all That under Nehemiah built the wall 4 While th' enemies scoffe he prayes they all do stand With sword i' th one trowel i'th'other hand 5 Of morgage bondage debt the Jewes complain But he their mutual pressures doth restrain 6 Sanbâ—llat would affright him with pretence His own increase the feares intelligence They hold in private with the foe but he Goes on concludes the building perfectly 7 To Hanani and faithful Hananiah The charge of all is left by Nehemiah Who here reports the Genealogy Of all that came up from Captivity 8 They read and hear the law of God they weep Are comforted the Feasts of Booâ—hes they keep 9 A solemn Fast here they confesse and pray For God against themselves they freely say 10 A Covenant they make their names are here An. Mundi 3528 That seal'd it and the points contained there 11 The Rulers Voluntiers and those by lot That dwelt in Salem are not here forgot 12 The Priests and Levites order how the wall Was dedicated to the God of all 13 Upon the reading of the blessed law An. Mundi 3539 The People from the strangers do withdraw A Logico-theological Analysis of the Book of Esther THe Book of Esther contains the History of the deliverance of the Jewes from an imminent daâ—ger Hereof see 1. The efficient cause which was Esther her self of her advancement See the occasion chap. 1. and manner chap. 2. 2. The manner where of this Tragicomedy you have the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or beginning which was Hamans hate against the Jewes chap. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or busie part either General as the mourning of all the Jewes chap. 4. Special the danger of Mordecai chap. 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Conclusion by The Advancement of Mordecai chap. 6. The destruction of their enemies as Hamans hanging chap. 7. the slaughter of all the rest obtained chap. 8. and executed chap. 9. 3. The Epilogue the confirmed tranquillity of the Jewes chap. 10. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the Book of ESTHER An. Mundi 3376 1 Assuerus feast Queen Vashti will not come She is divorced 't is the wise mens doom That every husband shall bear rule at home 2 Assuerus half forethinks but thus 't must be Another Queen he must have Esther's she An. Mundi 3380 3 Haman ' cause Mordecai doth his knee refuse Would for revenge go ruine all the Jews 4 Mordecai and the condemned Jewes lament The sentence for their death Esther's content To beg their pardon fasts before she went 5 Coming the golden Scepter ' lures her she Invites t' a Feast Haman with 's Majesty Haman provides a rope for Mordecai 6 The Chronicles bring Mordecai to th' Kings mind He bids go honour him Haman must finde An. Mundi 3390 A way to do it which makes Hamans wife Think that anon 't will haply cost his life But he conceales his grief and goes his way To th'dinner Esther had prepar'd that day 7 Ask Esther said the King the half o'th'land Thou 'st have it No she only doth demand Pardon for th'Jews condemn'd through Hamans lie The Jewes are pardon'd Haman must now die Upon the Gallowes made for Mordecai 8 But Mordecai's in honour hath the ring That Haman had Esther intreats the King To revoke Hamans Writts he grants this thing 9 And so the Jewes when they should come to die They kill their foes Hamans posterity Is hand'd and lest this thing should be forgot They keep the Feast of Purim that is lot 14 Assuerus greatnesse doth conclude this text And how to him great Mordecai is next A Logico-theological Analysis of the Book of Job THe Book of Job consists of three parts viz. 1. A Prologue 2. A Dialogue Of Disputers where there are divers Acts and divers Scenes The first from chap. 1. to chap. 8. the second from chap. 8. to chap. 11. the third from chap. 11. to chap. 15. the fourth from chap. 15. to chap. 22. the fifth from chap. 22. to chap. 31. Of Moderators As Elihu from chap. 32. to chap 36. God from chap. 36. to chap. 41. 3. An Epilogue or Catastrophe chap. 42. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the Book of JOB 1. RIch Job now poor yet blesses God for all And humbly at Gods feet on 's face doth fall An Mundi 2 Satan doth vex him his wives counsel 's bad His friends with his distresse are stricken sad 3 He curses now his Birth day would faine die Aâ—d so escape present ext emity 4. Eliphaz â—eproves tells him Almighty God Not on the good but wicked layes his rod. 5 The end o'th'wicked's bad God sends affliction But blessed is the end of his correction 6 Job ' plaines not without cause dead would he be He blames his friends for want of charity 7 Excuses his desire of death complaines Of Gods great strictnesse and his own great paines 8 Bildad maintaines God from Antiquity He proves the ruine of hypocrisie 9 God's just saith Job with him contend who can Afflictions condemn not the godly man 10 Here Job expostulates with God on high Would die but craves some ease before he die 11 Zophar condemnes Jobs self-justification And of Gods wisdom makes a full narration 12 Job stands it out with 's friends yet the same sense With them he hath of Gods Omnipotence 13 Jobs freinds are partial Job his faith doth show Faine would his sins and Gods intention know 14 Job intreats favour by lifes brevity Negation of life lost death s certainty 15 Eliphaz reproves Jobs standing on his toes The wicked mans unrest he doth disclose 16 Job checks his ruthlesse friends shews his sad case Maintains his innocency face to face 17 Appeales to God th'harsh dealing of some fooles May ' stonish not discourage righteous soules 18 Presumption and impatience Bildad layes To Jobs charge then the bad mans woes displayes 19 Jobs sorrows feed the cruelty of 's friends He pitty craves himself to Christ commends 20 Zophar layes forth the portion and the state Of wicked persons whom Gods soul doth hate 21 Nay but sometimes they prosper Job contends The good and bad differ not in their ends 22 Mans goodnesse helps not God saith Eliphaz And many charges against Job doth passe 23 Job would faine deal with God he trusts on 's love Still â—is own innocence he doth approve Shewes that divine decrees none can remove 24 Sin may go scotfree for a time at last The sleeping vengeance wakes and comes on fast 25 Bildad in short doth this Position clear That no man in Gods sight doth just appear 26 Bildad to
timely staid David interres the bones An. Mundi 2925 Of Saul and Jonathan sometimes doâ—h fight With Philistines and quel the Gâ—anâ—s might 22 Here 's a thanksgiving for all blessings and The mighty Conquests God affords â—hâ— land An. Mundi 2929 23 Sense and experience Daâ—ids faith transcends The wicked have none â—uch the tâ—xt commenâ—s Davids stout Worthies with their number ends An. Mundi 2929 24 David will count his men Joab dislikes An. Mundi 2927 Of three plagues David must and dâ—â—h choose one An. Mundi 2928 The Pestilence which seventy thousand smites In three dayes he repents the plague is done A Logico-theological Analysis of the first Book of Kings THis Book contains the increase of the Israelites under Solomon and their decrease by the renting of the Kingdom I. The Increase of the Israelites under Solomon where we have his Acquisition of both Kingdomes by the Election of his father chap. 1. The Confirmation of them unto him by the death of the turbulent chap. 2. and by his godlinesse and wisdom given of God and declared in Controversies decided chap. 3. His Administration or Government Prosperous As the 1. Setling of Court and Kingdome chap. 4. 2. Building both of sacred buildings as the Temple where we have the preparing of the matter chap. 5. the edification chap. 6. the dedication chap. 7. As also of prophane buildings both private as Solomons Pallace chap. 8. and publick as cities and navies chap. 9. 3. Wealth and riches which the Queen of Sheba wondred at chap. 10. Adverse by reason of his idolatry chap. 11. II. The Decrease of the Israelites the Kingdom being divided into Judah and Israel whose Kings are described by way of Parallel Joyntly as we read of Rehoboam chap. 12. and Jeroboam whose idolatry was reproved by the Prophet chap. 13. and punished chap. 14. there is the death of them both In Judah raigned Abia and Asa in Israel Nadab and Baasa chap. 15. Severally as we read of Israels Kings viz. Baasa his end Ela Zimri Omri chap. 16. The beginning and progresse of Ahab in his time Elijah prophecied here we have his Persecution of Elijah foretelling drought chap. 17. and raine chap. 18. and fleeing and anointing another in his stead chap. 19. Prosperity by two victories over Benhadad chap. 20. and by getting of Naboths Vineyard chap. 21. Infelicity in the Syrian warre chap. 22. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the first Book of KINGS An. Mundi 2929 1. OLd David's cherished by a fresh young maid To th' Kingdom Adonijah claim hath laid But David ordains Solomon t' end the strife 'T is well that Adonijah scapes with life 2 David at 's death put Solomon in minde An. Mundi 2930 Of 's duty to God bids him be kinde To such and such for Joab Shimei And such like t is his minde that they shall die a Solomon Sol reignes condemns b Adonijah Adoni ' cause he would Have Abishag Priest Abiathar's told His doom no Priesthood any longer t' hold 3 King Pharaohs daughter Solomon doth marry Makes choice of wisdom doth most sweetly carry The matter 'twixt two Harlots who did strive About two children one dead one alive 4 See Solomons Princes Officeâ—s twice fix How his laâ—ge Kingdoms God with Peace doth fix For his Philosophy there was not any An. Mundi To equal him his Pâ—overbs Songs were many 5 Hiram congratulates him offers him wood An. Mundi 2932 For â—uilding besides that for Workmen food Many for number for experience good 6 They build the Temple see Gods promise to it With a Chronology at what time they do it 7 Two houses Solomon builds and for his Spouse King Pharaohs daughter yet another house An. Mundi 2952 Hiram the Tyrian for his part attends The work o' th' temple him the text commends 8 The Temple built is consecrated here Gods glory in a cloud doth now appear They pray and offer feast and make good chear 9 Gods foede with Solomon the King of Tyre And he send mutual presents thrice a year An. Mundi 2940 He offers sacrifice to Israels fear 10 Him Sheba's Queen admires his order state An. Mundi 2957 Gold Targets Servants calls him fortunate 11 His Wives and Concubines in his old age Drew him to idols which doth God inrage An. Mundi 2960 Rezon and Jeroboam are Gods rods To punish him for owning other gods 12 Ten tribes revolt at th'words of Rehoboam And give themselves to th'Traitor Jeroboam An. Mundi 2970 His taking young mens counsel cost so dear Nor may he seek his losses to repair 13 Th' Usurpers hand here withers God sends one An. Mundi 2971 To damn his Altar and so to be gone But he insnar'd by a false Prophet stays Eats is devour'd God hates th' Usurpers wayes 14 Th' Usurpers wife disguis'd would know the fate An. Mundi 2972 Of her sick sonne the Prophet doth relate What was to her whole house predestinate Th' Usurpers death and Rehoboams read An. Mundi 2986 And who in either Kingdome did succeed 15 Abijamâ— wicked reigne in Judah next Good Asa doth succeed him in the text An. Mundi 2974 And him Jâ—hoshaphat in Israel reignes Nadab who like his father misdemeans An. Mundi 2987 Till Baasha kills him and the Kingdom gaines 16 But Jehu curses Baasha from the Lord An. Mundi 3013 Zimri rebels kills Elah with the sword An. Mundi 3020 Jericho's rebuilder findes true Joshua's word An. Mundi 3035 17 Elijah threatens drought and famine sore Begs of a widow multiplies her store Revives her son whom he had fed before 18 Elijah's sent to Ahab whom he chides An. Mundi 3040 Outvies Baals Prophets and their rites derides Commands them all to be in presence slain And from the Lord obtains a plenteous raine An. Mundi 3041 19 But Jezebel threatens she 'l have blood for blood He flees at this the Angel brings him food Elisha Jehu Hazael he ordains Elisha'l needs go with him he restraines An. Mundi 3042 20 Samariah's siedge is rais'd twice Benhadad With his proud Syrians falls extreamly sad They couch to Ahab Ahab lets them go Hereby presaging his own overthrow An. Mundi 3045 21 Naboth denies his Vineyard Ahabs wife For this doth with a Fast betray his life He dead Ahab doth of his Vineyard seizin take Elijah threatens plagues for Naboth's sake 22 Jehoshaphat and Ahab go together To Ramoth-Gilead now the Querie's whether They shall prevail foure hundreth Prophets say They shall only Michaiah tells them nay They finde it so Ahab is slain that day An. Mundi 3046 The other dies theit Sons their Scepters sway A Logico-theological Analysis of the second Book of Kings THis book contains the increase and decrease of the Kingdomes of Israel and Judah I. The Increase of these two Kingdomes and that both severally and joyntly Severally as Israel was advanced and increased under divers Kings Viz. Ahaziah see his life and
acts chap. 1. the taking up of Elijah that had foretold his end chap. 2. Jehoram his fortune is magnified by his warres and by his contemporary Elisha whose miracles were wrought both for the Israelites chap. 3. and 4. and for the Gentile Naaman chap. 5. whose prophecies spake of the ceasing of famine whereof the cause and occasion was a siedge chap. 6. see the event of it chap. 7. and of the coming of an after-famine for seven years chap. 8. Jehu see his Election chap. 9. Administration and Death chap. 10. Judah was advanced by Jehoash whose Inauguration read chap. 11. Description chap. 12. Joyntly as two Kings of Israel are spoken of together viz. Jehoahaz and Joash chap. 13. then of either Kingdome one as Amaziah King of Judah and Jeroboam King of Israel chap. 14. then afterwards they are put more confusedly and mixtly As Azariah or Vzziah King of Judah Azariah or Zachariah Shallum Kings of Israel chap. 15. Menahem Kings of Israel chap. 15. Pekahiah Kings of Israel chap. 15. Pekah Kings of Israel chap. 15. Jotham King of Judah whose Successour was Ahaz see his linage acts death chap. 16. II. The decrease of the Kingdome of Israel in Samaria under King Hoshea captived by the Assyrians chap. 17. Judah whereof see the Decrease Reparation and Subversion Decrease under A good King viz. Hezekiah see his warre with the Assyrians begun and ended chap. 19. his sicknesse chap. 20. A very bad King viz. Manasseh and Ammon his sonne chap. 21. Reparation by Josiah who restored the Temple chap. 22. and reformed Religion chap. 23. Subversion Attempted in Jehojakims Iechoniahs and Zedekiahs times chap. 24. Perfected under the same Zedekiah by the Chaldeans and Babylonians chap. 25. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the second Book of KINGS 1. SIck Ahaziah Beelzebub inquires An. Mundi 3048 Two Captains with their troops Elijah fires The third obtains the favour he desiâ—es 2 Jordan twice parts Eliâ—ah mounts the sky An. Mundi 3049 Waters are heal'd fourty two children die For mocking of Elisha foolishly 3 Jehorams reigne Mesha's conspiracy Elisha water gets and victory An. Mundi 3050 Moab thinks water blood and Moabs King His son and heire doth for an offering bring An. Mundi 3052 4 The widows oile's increas'd Elisha gives The Shunamite a Son him dead revives Heales deadly pottage and ' mongst other deeds With twenty loaves an hundreth men he feeds 5 The leper Naaman cur'd would gratifie An. Mundi 3051 Elisha he his presents doth deny Gehazi gets them with a leprosie An. Mundi 3052 6 Here iron swims the King of Syria's minde An. Mundi 9053 Elisha knows he makes the Syrians blinde And see again he 'l have them fed not smitten Samaria is with famine hunger-bitten 7 But plenty's next so saith the Man of God The unbeleeving Prince to death is trod 8 The Shunamites land 's restor'd Hazael succeeds An. Mundi 3054 Benhadad Jehoram's wicked reigne and deeds An. Mundi 3058 9 Jehoram dies by Jehu's hand and power In Naboth's field Jezebel the dogs devoure An. Mundi 3060 10 The seventy sons of Ahab Jehu slayes With Baals Worshippers yet all his dayes Tracks Jeroboam in his sin he dies His son Jeoahaz his place supplies 11 Joash in Judah scapes his Grandame reignes An. Mundi 3065 She cryes our treason but dies for her pains An. Mundi 3084 12 Jehoiada all his dayes kept Joash right After his death he 's worse his servants fight Kill him the throne is Amaziah's right 13 Jehoahaz â—â—igns in Isr'el badly dies An. Mundi 3107 Joash succeeds Elisha's obsequies Three strokes o'th'ground portend three victories An. Mundi 3116 14 King Amaziahs reigne in Judah s good He kills the men that shed his fathers blood He dies at last by a Conspiracy Then t' Azariah falls the Majesty An. Mundi 3190 15 He reignes too very well save for one thing For which he ' came a leper Jotham's King In Judah but in Isr'el Zachary He was the fourth of Jehu's Progeny That reign'd then fell there competitions store Each follower killing him that was before 16 Ahaz bad King of Judah doth convert An. Mundi 3210 The brazen altar to 's own use subvert The Temple at the last when he is dead Good Hezekiah comes up in his stead 17 Hoshea's wicked reign in Israel he An. Mundi 3230 Saw the Samaritan Captivity And stranger People planted in that Seat Whose mixt Religion made them Lions-meat 18 Good Hezekiah's reigne doth take away Idolatry and prospers in his day An. Mundi 3226 Samaria's carried captive as before Into Assyria to return no more The King of Ashur threatens this good King Whereof his servants heavy tidings bring 19 The good King mouâ—nes calls * Isaiah Isai that he may Pray for them Proud Senacherib doth say Blasphemous things the good King prayes again An. Mundi 3238 Whence th' Angel spoils the Camp Senacherib's slaine 20 The good King 's warn'd of 's death but by his Prayer An. Mundi 3239 Gets fifteen years Manasseh is his heire An. Mundi 3252 21 Wicked Manasseh bad in th'high'st degree Yet his Son Ammon is as bad as he Slain in s own house by his own family 22 Josiah's reigne is good Huldah foresees An. Mundi 3329 Hierusalems fall and her calamities 23 Josiah makes the book o'th'law be read An. Mundi 3342 Covenants with God idols are banished Shallum succeeds and then Jehojakim Both of them wicked Kings neither like him 24 Jehojakim rebels and thereupon An. Mundi 3350 Is carri'd captive into Babylon And next to him Jehojachin his son King Zedekiahâ— day is coming on An. Mundi 3353 25 And now it 's come Jerusalem is tane The King is blinded and his Sons are slain The King of Babel after divers yeares Himself to Jechoniah kindly bears A Logico-theological Analysis of the first Book of Chron. THis book contains the beginning of the Kingdome of Israel both in respect of Genealogy and Monarchy I. Of Genealogy and that is either general from Adam to Joseph chap. 1. or particular of the people of Israel by the tribes Of Judah whose Posterity was either private men chap. 2. or Kings of Judah chap. 3. Simeon chap. 4. Reuben Gad half Manasseh ch 5. Levi chap. 6. Issachar Naphtali Manasseh Ephraim Benjamin See his Posterity chap. 7. and Princes chap. 8. II. Of Monarchy viz. the Monarchy of Saul See his Ancestors and Posterity chap. 9. his destruction chap. 10. David and that both In rhe beginning of his Kingdom where we have his obtaining of the Kingdom by the help of Captains chap. 11. and Souldiers chap. 12. and his bringing home of the Arke chap. 13. In the increase of his Kingdom through his Friends Abroad as Hiram At home as his wives and children Enemies overcome viz. the Philistines chap. 14. In the Administration of his Kingdome and that either Ecclesiastical in respect of Tabernacle and Temple as
to Miletus gone He calls th' Ephesian elders bids t' attend The Church and so doth with sad farwel end 21 Paul will needs go to Jury Agabus Tells him that he must suffer thus and thus M. 4004. ch 57. Yet he will go there come bound with two chains Speaks Greek and Hebrew when he audience gains 22 Tells his Conversion the Jewes ' gainst him cry And yet because of his immunity At Rome he is dismissed by and by 23 Paul pleads the Priest bids smite him divers vow His death yet he 's preserved the text sayes how 24 Tertullus Declaration Paul gainsayes To persecute St. Paul Felix delayes Heares him preach Christ and yet he leaves him bound He thought perhaps Paul would with him comp und 25 Now before Festus must Pauls cause be tri'd Who to the Jewes in this thing soon comply'd To send him down to Jury Paul sayes no He 'l go to Cesar and 't was order'd so This order Festus lets Agrippa know 26 St. Paul himself 't Agrippa tells his minde His strange Conversion when he was struck blinde And how he preach'd ere since although he had Small thanks from th' Jewes Festus sayes Paul thou 'rt mad M. 4007. ch 60 Helvic ut alii M. 4026. ch 79. 27 St. Paul in 's way to Rome findes danger great They 're shipwrack't swim for life yet land they get 28 Where come a viper on St. Pauls hand seis'd Yet he receiv'd no hurt divers diseas'd Are heal'd by him then they to Rome passe on Where Paul doth preach to all and denies none A Logico-theological Analysis of St. Pauls Epistle to the Romanes OF this Epistle of St. Paul to the Romanes there are three parts viz. A Preface a Treatise and a Conclusion 1. A Preface to the 16. verse of chap. 1. 2. A Treatise partly Didascalical or Doctrinal concerning the cause of our salvation both next and remote Next where the False and counterfeit cause is removed viz Works chap. 2 3. True is confirmed By the Example of faithful Abraham c. 4. Faith 's own Object Christ who is opposed to Adam chap. 5. Double adjunct viz. Sanctification which he shews to be necessary chap 6. Imperfect chap. 7. Trust and confidence from the Spirit justifying sanctifying comforting chap. 8. Remote viz. Predestination where he speaks of the Jewes rejection and restauration Rejection and the Cause thereof Gods will chap 9. Signes and effects thereof viz. their supine negligence chap. 10. Restauration and remnant chap. 11. Hortatory to works and duties Generally towards God and our brother chap 12. Specially in Things Necessary towards Superiours chap. 13. Indifferent towards inferiours and weak ones chap. 14. 3. A Conclusion which contains Doctrine concerning Matter of duty His own person chap. 15. Divers salutations chap. 16. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the Epistle of St. Paul to the ROMANES 1 PAul's debtor to the Romanes would them see Tells of Gods wrath ' gainst all iniquity An. Mundi Christi And of the old worlds sins particularly 2 Who doth what he condemns is worthy blame Be 't Jew or Gentile he must bear his shame God is impartial and doth him embrace Who is a Jew in spirit not in face 3 Not so but that the Jews Gentiles excel And yet as Gentiles Jews do sin as well Faith then with both not works must bear the bell 4 'T was Abrahams faith with Circumcision seal'd That made him just and as 't is oft reveal'd The Churches father first in him conceal'd 5 Faiths righteousnesse mâ—kes with God perfect peace Adam brought sin and death Jesus release 6 Not that we live in sin we are baptiz'd In token of our death to 't enfranchis'd In all our members for at death sin 's priz'd 7 No law to dead men to the law we 're dead To serve Christ in the spirit yet we dread To say the law is bad although there be 'Twixt it and our lusts-law an enmity 8 No death to them in Christ they Abba say The Spirit too assists them when they pray ' Nought can Gods love from them remove away 9 Paul's sorry for the Jews all Abrahams seed Of Gods good promise were not heirs indeed God doth as Potters with their clay proceed 10 Paul would have Israel sav'd they 've zeal that 's blinde The word works faith publish'd to all mankinde 11 All Israel's not cast off and those that are Shall yet returne in time O Lord how rare How deep are all thy wayes and past compare 12 Please God because of 's mercy every one Attend his calling love and blesse curse none Revenge not for a wrong that 's erewile done 13 Obey Superiours love fulfils the Law Th' approaching day bids from dark works withdraw 14 Judge not for things indifferent all are pure Only no weak ones to offend be sure 15 The strong must bear with th' weak Gentiles rejoyce Paul's their Apostle and they hear his voice Where Christ was never nam'd he prays them pray That God may blesse him to and fro in 's way 16 He praises â—hebe and saluteth many Bids them marke Make bates if so there be any A Logico-theological Analysis of the first Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinth IN this Epistle after an Exordium follows a Treatise containing in it 1. A redargution or reproof of their faults which he understood of by report both in respect of doctrine and manners Doctrine as Schismes proceeding from their preposterous judgement Of False teachers vain eloquence ch 1. True and Orthodox Teachers Simplicity which he proves to be more profitable for the glory of God and to illustrate his power and wisdom chap. 2. And to inform the weaknesse of carnal men chap. 3. Contempt chap. 4. Manners from The Excesse of love In suffering the incestuous person ch 5. The Defect of love In their contentions ch 6. 2. A doctrinal answer to their Epistle in things indifferent in Private Assemblies where he speaks of marriage and single life chap. 7 Publike Assemblies where he teaches to abstaine from things offered to Idols From The effect viz. the scandal of Brethren chap. 8. Example both His own chap. 9. The Israelites their punishment chap. 10. Necessary which were To be done in respect of Spiritual meetings in prayer and prophecy in the Lords Supper chap. 11. Spiritual gifts whereof he shews The Abuse chap. 12. Use if they be referred To Charity which he extols c. 13. Prophecy rather then a strange tongue chap. 14. To be believed concerning the resurrection chap. 15. A conclusion for making collections and about other private matters chap. 16. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the first Epistle of Saint Paul to the CORINTHIANS 1 PAul salutes and gives thanks An. Mundi Christi their strife cries down The world 's a fool Gods wisdom wears the crown 2 Deep mysteries without mans