vpon their children at their heeles BAldnesse is come vpon Gaza all helpers that remaine â—f fire Zidon and Askelon by Gods sword must be slaine Chapt. â—8 COntempt of God and of his folke and for thy lofty pride 〈◊〉 Moab howle for all the land sore iudgements must abide DEstroy'd shall all thy Cities be for their securitie â—nd cursed shall they be that doe Gods works deceitfully EVen for their carnall confidence being setled on their lees Feare pit and snare shall be thy share Iehouah so decrees FRom bondage and captiuitie I will in lâ—tter dayes Bring Moabs captiues home againe to giue them cause of praise Chapt. 49 GRieuous plagues ô ye Ammonites expect ere long to fall Vpon your Cries for your sinnes yet some God will recall HEare Edom let thy fatherlesse and widowes trust in me Them I le preserue and keepe a liue But Esa woe to thee I Also in Damascus wall will kindle such a fire As shall consume their palaces I le plague both sonne and fire KEdar and Hazor Babels King doth purpose for to smite That of their goods they should be spoyl'd and they consumed quite LAment thou Elam God will breake thy Law thy might and maine Yet after many dayes hee 'l bring thy captiues backe againe Chapt. 50 MErodach with her Images are brake in peeces small Bell and Babell are quite destroy'd Inhabitants banisht all NAtions shall come out of the North holding the lance and bow â—â—d many Kings to make the like â—o Sodoms ouerthrow O Come let vs now ioyne our selues in firme league with the Lord all Israel then and Iudah say with teares with one accord â—Vnished sore must Babylon be of riches all bereft â—estroy her vtterly saith God let nought of her be left QVickly get out of Babylon partake not of her sins 〈◊〉 plague her as she plagued you Iehouah now begins Chapt. â—1 REuenge will God all Israels wrongs on bloody Babels Land 〈◊〉 bids his people flee away lest they doe feele his hand SEarch out and read his prophecie and to it bind a stone â—hen cast it into Euphrates as signe for Babylon Chapt. â—2 THen was Ierusalem sackt and spoyl'd Zedekiahs sonnes are slaine â—is eyes put out he 's caried to Babel bound in chaines VInedressers Nabuzaradan leaues and takes away the rest â—ods house he burnes and eke the Kings the brauest and the best ALL vessells of the Sanctuary he carieth quite away The Priests and persons principall did King of Babell slay BY this same King foure thousand Iewes and hundred six are led Poore captiues into Babylon by new King Iewes King fed LAMENTATIONS Chapt. 1 ALL solitarie Salem sits her sinne hath wrought her shame Her state is now most miserable which was of glorious fame BEcause none come to solemne feasts the wayes of Zion mourne The Priests lament of Sabbath dayes their enemies made a scorne COnsider all ye passers by no griefe is like to mine The cruell force of furious foes I can no way decline DIstressed sore I am O Lord but iustly for my sinne A grieuous rebell to thy Lawes and statutes haue I beene EXceeding glad mine enemies are my greife to heare and see O plague them for their sinne O Lord as thou hast plagued me Chapt. 2 FRom heauen to th' earth how hath the Lord cast downe faire Israel His Sabbath feasts are all forgot and house where he did dwell GOd hath cast off his holy Altar despised priest and King The Prophets flattering men in sinne haue seene vaine foolish things HEr Elders sit vpon the ground mine eyes with teares do faile To see that famine in the streets did sucklings sore assaile IN wrath shall women eate their babes shall young and old be slaine Thou call'st my terrours round a bout none now aliue remaine Chapt. 3 KNow that I haue affliction seene with sorrow griefe and paine My flesh and skin he withered hath and heauy made my chaine LOrd thou art good to them that seeke and waite vpon thy loue It s good that men euen in their youth his yoke should beare and proue MEn willingly he doth not grieue not doth he take delight To crush the prisoners vnder foot nor hinder poore mans right NO pity hast thou had on vs yet should a man complaine When he is punisht for his sinne no let vs turne againe O Lord thou quickly heardst my voice when I on thee did call Thou plead'st my cause redeem'st my life from bondage griefe and thrall PVrsuing enemies thou hast heard they me their musicke make Reward them as they well deserue and on them vengeance take Chapt. 4 QVestionlesse those Sodoms plagues for sinne were not so great As ouâ—s when louing mothers sod their tender babes for mear REd scarlet they that vs'd to weare the dunghills doe embrace None thought that Salem should haue seene or beene in such a case SVre hopes and helps did faile vs quite the blood of holy Saints Shed by the Priests and Prophets false hath caus'd so sore complaints THy punishment 's accomplished ô Zion daughter deare Thou Edom must drinke of his cup hee 'le make thee quake and feare Chapt. 5 VNto vs Lord our wood is sold strangers possesse our lands Orphanes we are and fatherlesse in persecuters hands ALL mirth is vnto mourning turn'd all ioy of heart is gone Seruants beare rule and vs to helpe or rescue there is none BRead was with perill of life procur'd the maids eke rauish'd were Princes are hang'd vp by their hands for sinne woes euery where CAst is our crowne vnto the ground why dost thou vs forsake Turne vs and turned shall we be vs for thy seruants take EZEKIEL Chapt. 1 AT Chebar in Chaldea-land see both the month and yeare When to Ezekiel from the north foure Cherubins appeare BEhold they had the face of man of Eagle and oxe also Of Lyon fierce these that way went the which the spirit did goo COnioyned each in other then he doth behold foure wheeles Which whither the spirit doth remoue doe run remoue and reele DOwne to the ground then did I fall when I the throne did see And him that sate vpon the same most like a man to be Chapt. 2 EZekiel is by heauenly charge to Israels people sent To tell what plagues they should indure vnlesse they did repent FEare not their faces though thou dost among such scorpions dwell Who with their fathers shamelesse are and alwayes did rebell GOe speake whether they heare or no. for they are too too bad Yet shall they know that to instruct they once a Prophet had HEare what I say be not like them eate thou this rowle also In which there was on both sides writ great sorrow griefe and woe Chapt. 3 I Eate the booke and in my mouth it was exceeding sweet Speake not to strangers they would heare and doe what thing is meet KNow that my people will not heare yet speake without all feares I le make thy forehead full as hard and face
cōmands now this is reuealed vnto vs in his word and his word must be a light to our feet and a lanterne to our pathes wee must talke of this when wee rise vp and when we lye downe and meditate therein day and night which that we may doe we must labour Christian Reader to get it into our memories and to this purpose at also for a direction to our whole life is this little Breuiary of the holy Scripture composed into this forme which if it profit let all the praise be giuen to him who is the Author of euery good and perfect worke Now if any yet desire to be more curious in prying into the strictnesse of the Chronologie I referre such to Herlinus Gemma Fabri Funccius Beroaldus Broughton Pantaleō Schubertus Cariom Lodowick LLoyd Bucholcerus and others that haue professedly vndertaken that taske As for the Graecian computation by Olympiads and the Caldean Assyrian Egyptian and Persian Chronologers let them agree with them no further then they agree with the holy writ which was 2000. yeares before any of them Thus intreating thy charitable censure well-wishing and prayers I bid thee farewell resting Thine in any Christian seruice that he can performe S. W. In commendation of this Worke. TO keepe vs blamelesse what excuse haue we If ignorant in Gods Commands we be Since to informe vs what his pleasure is So many helpes we haue that others misse And are not now compelled to goe seeke The hard phraz'd Hebrew nor the copious Greeke For God speakes English to vs and assayes To worke true knowledge in vs diuers wayes Some men interpret some againe expound And this our Author here a meanes hath found To helpe the Memorie And not in vaine If others adde endeauor to his paine Peruse it Reader And so mindfull be Of that whereof this Booke remembers thee That others in thy life may copyed finde What thou art hereby taught to beare in minde GEORGE WITHER The names of all the Bookes of the Bible as they follow in order Genesis 50 Exodus 40 Leuiticus 27 Numbers 36 Deuteron 34 Iosuah 24 Judges 21 Ruth 4 1 Samuel 31 2 Samuel 24 1 Kings 22 2 Kings 25 1 Chronicles 29 2 Chronicles 36 Ezra 10 Nehemiah 13 Ester 10 Iob 42 Psalmes 150 Prouerbs 31 Ecclesiastes 12 Canticles 8 Isay 66 Ieremiah 52 Lamentat 5 Ezekiel 48 Daniel 12 Hosea 14 Joel 3 Amos 9 Abadiah 1 Ionah 4 Micah 7 Nahum 3 Habakkuk 3 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 2 Zechariah 14 Malachi 4 Matthew 28 Marke 16 Luke 24 Iohn 21 Acts 28 Romanes 16 1 Corinth 16 2 Corinth 13 Galatians 6 Ephesians 6 Philippians 4 Colossians 4 1 Thessal 5 2 Thessal 3 1 Timothie 6 2 Timothie 4 Titus 3 Philemon 1 Hebrewes 13 Iames 5 1 Peter 5 2 Peter 3 1 Iohn 5 2 John 1 3 Iohn 1 Jude 1 Reuelation 22 GENESIS Chapt. 1 AT first Iehovah with his word did make heauen earth and light The firmament the moone and starres the glistering Sunne so bright BY him the earth was fruitfull made and euery creature good He maketh man like to himselfe and doth appoint his food Chapt. 2 CReation ended God then rests and Sabbath day ordaines Plants Eden and the fruit forbids for feare of endlesse paines DVst of the ground was man made of of rib out of his side The woman Adam 〈…〉 wedlocke is sanctifide Chapt. 3 EVe by the serpent is deceiued they fall most shamefully God them arraignes doth serpent curse and putteth enmitie FOule Serpent twixt and womans seed mans punishment's set downe Their first cloathing their casting out The Lord at them did frowne Chapt. 4 GIuen are to Adam here two sonnes Abel by name and Cain Their trade and their religion see and godly Abel slaine HEre Caine is curst first citie built two wiues doth Lamech take Here Sheth and Enoch both are borne to God men prayers make Chapt. 5 IN his likenesse male and female God did at first create Then Adam in his owne likenesse his third sonne Sheth begate KNow here the pedigree age and death of Patriarchs related From Adam to the daies of Noe how Enoch * An. Mundi 987 is translated Chapt. 6 LOe mariages for beauty made which doth Gods wrath procure And fearfull flood to drowne the world but Noe is safe and sure MArke all the order of the Arke the fashion end and frame All that the Lord did bid him doe iust Noe perform'd the same Chapt. 7 NOe * An. Mundi 1656 with his family and paires repaire into the arke The floods doe flow God shuts them in O then his iudgements marke Chapt. 8 OBserue how waters doe asswage on Arrat rests the arke The Doue and Rauens sending forth and Noes out-going marke PReparing then an Altar he doth praise and God adore God doth accept his sacrifice will curse the earth no more Chapt. 9 QVite freed from feare God blesseth Noe mans feare the meat the bow Which signifies Gods couenant by Noe the world doth grow REad how Noe doth a Vineyard plant in Tent he drunken lies He curseth Cham for Iaphet prayes he blesseth Sem and dies Chapt. 10 SEe here of Noe and of his sonnes the mighty generations Nimrod first Monarch here beginns diuiding of the nations Chapt. 11 THe world one language had at first confusion * An. Mundi 1787 Babel rent Marke Shem and Terahs progenie to Haran Terah went Chapt. 12 VP Abram * An. Mundi 2023 and thy Country leaue I will preserue thy life Dearth makes him fly feare makes him faine and say shee 's not my wife A Plague on Pharoh and his house the Lord did send that day For Abrahams wife the King reproues but sends all safe away Chapt. 13 BOth Lot and he richly returne but discord parts them both Lots lot is sinfull Sodomes soile to Hebron Abram go'th Chapt. 14 COnquered are fiue Kings by foure Abraham rescues * An. Mundi 2030 Lot Melchisedecke receiueth tithes Spoiles Abram taketh not Chapt. 15 DIuine blessings are promised which he beleeues most true But first his seed must seruants be and then their foe subdue EVen by his faith hee 's iustified God promiseth againe And by a figne confirmes the Land wherein he should remaine Chapt. 16 FOr issue Sara giues her maide she Sara doth disdaine Afflicted then she runnes away is bid returne againe GReiuing full sore the Angell cheeres saith she 's conceiu'd with child Who must be called Ishmael a fierce man and a wilde Chapt. 17 HEre God renewes the couenant their names are chang'd they blest Abraham here is * An. Mundi 2440 circumcised with Ishmael and the rest Chapt. 18 IN louing sort good Abraham three Angells entertaines At Gods strange promise Sara laughes and is checkt for her paines KNowing that Abraham his would teach the Lord doth here declare The fall of Sodom Abraham praies for ten iust men to spare Chapt. 19 LOt doth two Angells entertaine the Sodomites strucke blinde Lots sonnes doe mocke he
Dauid would haue done FOr murther Ioab must be slaine for cursing * An. Mundi 2930 Shimei kill'd Then Dauid dyes when he his age and race had fully fill'd GReat is the glory Solomon hath Adoniah for his wife Sues for to haue Abishag giuen but that sute cost his life HIs life Abiather obtaines but loseth priestly grace Ioab is slaine and Benaiah is captaine in his place IN Abiathars is Zadock put here Shimei brake his oath Is slaine for he confin'd to Gath from Salems citie go'th Chapt. 3 KIng Pharo's Daughter Solomon weds and offers in th' high place Preferreth wisdome is made rich decides the harlots case Chapt. 4 LOe here his Princes of renowne twelue officers prouide Great gifts are â— brought great peace ech where his wisdome far is try'd MArke here his large dominions prouision for each day His prouerbes speech of trees fish foule his stables horse and hay Chapt. 5 NOw Hiram to congratulate men to the yong King sends He Hiram tells to build a house to God he now intends OF timber to be furnished is Solomons request Here Hiram prayseth God for him and promiseth his best Chapt. 6 PRouiding food for his seruants in league they doe agree The kings workmen and labourers full thirty thousand be QVite hew'd were all the temple stones the temple farre without No axe nor hammer there was heard Chambers are built about REgarding his commandements God promiseth to â— dwell Among them in that house of his to blesse his Israel SIeling and all th'adorning see how all the house was guilt The Cherubins the doore and Court the time when it was built Chapt. 7 THe building of king Solomons house the house of Lebanon The porch of pillars of iudgement braue builâ—ings euery one VNto his * An. Mundi 2952 Queene an house he built here Hirams skill doth passe In making pillars molten Sea ten bases all of brasse Chapt. 8 ASsembled are the Elders all Gods house to dedicate A solemne feast religiously with ioy they celebrate BY Priests and Leuites the Arke is brought with vessels more and lesse The glory of God doth fill the house and Solomon twice doth blesse COmming before the Lords Altar he hartily doth pray He sacrificeth people all with ioy are sent away Chapt. 9 DOe what I bid saith God and I will stablish still thy throne Rebell and I will cut thee off and thine off-spring each one EXceeding rich the presents are that King to King doth giue As bondmen doe the * An. Mundi 2940 gentiles worke but free doth Israel liue FRom Dauids City to her house doth Pharoh's daughter get Solomons solemne sacrifice from Opir gold is fet Chapt. 10 GReat â— gifts doth Queen of Sheba bring his wisedome she admires An. Mundi 2957 He royally rewarded her and granted her desires HIs gold and targets all of gold his Iuory throne is laid With purest gold his chariots his tributes yearly paid IN golden vessels did he drinke his gifts and presents passe In regall pompe he doth exceed all kings that euer was Chapt. 11 KIng Solomon in his old age is drawne t'Idolatry By his owne wiues and Concubines for which the Lord 's angry LEwd Hadad whom the Egyptian King did grace and entertaine And Rezon who did runne away and in Damascus reigne MIghty Ieroboam his man all these the Lord did raise As aduersaries to this King in his declining dayes NOw doth Ahijah prophecie read here King Solomons deeds His reigne and death how Roboam then reigned in his steed Chapt. 12 OVr yoake thy father grieuous made release vs noble king This sute the people brought when they at Sechem crown'd him King PRoudly * An. Mundi 2970 Roboham doth refuse graue mens aduise to take Hee s rul'd by youth their yoke he saith he will more greiuous make QVickly the ten tribes then reuolt they make Roboam flee For feare vnto Ierusalem Adoram ston'd is he ROboam would new forces raise but God doth that deny Ieroboam like to Iudah's feasts makes feasts the Lord to try Chapt. 13 SEe how his * An. Mundi 2971 hand is dryed vp that man of God abus'd Yet at his prayer it 's restor'd kings kindnesse is refus'd THe man of God seduced is and is againe brought backe Hee 's checkt of God by Lyon slaine his fathers graue doth lacke VPon his asse the old Prophet the good mans corps doth lay He buries him confirmes his word the King would not obay Chapt. 14 ABijah Ieroboam child is sicke he sends his wife Disguis'd with gifts to Abijah to aske about his life BY God the prophet is forewarn'd and doth Gods plagues proclaime Abijah dyes is buried great mournings for the same COncerning Ieroboams reigne his warres and wicked deeds In Chronicles thou maist them read Nadab his sonne succeeds DEaling most wickedly with God * An. Mundi 2972 by Shishak Salem's spoil'd An. Mundi 2986 Roboam dies his sonne succeeds with sinne as much defil'd Chapt. 15 EVen as the sire so doth the sonne against the Lord rebell But his sonne * An. Mundi 2974 Asa after him doth gouerne passing well FOrefathers Idols he remou'd yet he a league * An. Mundi 2987 doth make With Benhadad that Baash warre he might auert and slake GOod king Iehosaphat suceeds here Nadab's like his sire Baash fulfills the prophecie payes him and his their hire HIs acts are writ in Chronicles now Basha doth begin To warre with Asa all his dayes and Israel makes to sin Chapt. 16 IEhu doth prophesie the fall of Baash and his seed Because he God prouok'd his sonne Elah did him succeed KIng Elah drunke of Zimrie's kill'd he in his stead doth raigne He doth Baashas house destroy where euery one is slaine LEwd * An. Mundi 3013 Zimri forc'd to burne himselfe * An. Mundi 3020 Omâ—i doth so assaile The kingdome 's parted Omri doth against Tibni preuaile MVch mischiefe did this Omri worke he did Samaria found Ahab his sonne succeedeth him who doth in sinne abound NOw Iericho is built againe foundation Hiel laid In first sonnes daies and built the gates all iust as Ioshua said Chapt. 17 O Ahab heare that for some yeares no raine on earth shall fall Elijah is by rauens fed the brookes are dryed all POore widow then * An. Mundi 3035 of Zaraphah Eliah doth relieue He rayseth vp their sonne was dead then she doth him beleeue Chapt. 18 QVickly thy selfe shew to the king Elijah thus is sent To Ahab Obediah meets him in that way he went REad here how he good Prophets fed to * An. Mundi 3040 Ahab then is brought Eliah who reproues the King of wicked things he wrought SEe Baals Prophets first convinc'd by fire from heauen then slaine Eliah by his prayers force obtaines great store * An. Mundi 3041 of raine Chapt. 19 THen Iesabel to Eliah sends and saith he sure shall dye Hee flees is by an Angell cheaâ—'d in his
worlds creation And for the ruling of all things read Dauids exhortation ACknowledging that we receiue all things from Gods good hand The Prophet proueth that therein our thankes and praise doe stand BY his particular mercies which Israel well knew He saith that euerlasting praise to him from them is due Chapt. 137 COme see the Captiues constancy destroy'd in Babels land Their griefe to see Gods truth decay here maist thou vnderstand DAyly they liu'd in anguish great the Caldees vext so sore With taunts reproaches mocks and scoffs and blasphemies great store ENduring long these miseries the Isra'lites desire That God would plague the Edomites in his prouoked ire FOr ioyning with that Babels brood in all their cruelties Of whose destruction in this Psalme the Prophet prophesies Chapt. 138 GReat courage doth the Prophet vse in praysing Gods goodnes Which he declared vnto him and euery day expresse HIs goodnesse to him was so great that Princes knew the same Euen forraine Princes which with him shall likewise proue the same IN time to come he is assur'd like comforts still to find As he had done in former times from his good God so kind Chapt. 139 KIng Dauid for to clense his heart from all hypocrisie Doth shew that nothing can be hid from Gods all seeing eye LYing him downe or rising vp his thoughts each deed and word Yea all his pathes his walkes and wayes are knowne vnto the Lord. MAn cannot hide himselfe from God his hand will find him out The darkest night is as noone day when â— Sunne shines cleare about NOte how he doth confirme all this by mans most strange creation â—s zeale and feare of God he shewes and his great detestation OF all that vp against the Lord maliciously doe rise â—hom he vnfainedly doth hate as vtter enemies Chapt. â—40 PEruse how Dauid doth complaine of many iniuries â—f falshood and of cruelty done by his enemies QVickly he hath recourse to God by prayer and request â—d is assured that the Lord will grant him peace and rest RIghteous then he doth prouoke due pray'rs to God to yeeld â—â—d to assure themselues that he will be their fence and shield Chapt. â—41 SOre persecuted vnder Saul good Dauid seemes to be â—d then by prayer vnto God for succour he doth flee THen he desireth God that he would bridle his affections â—nd giue him patience to endure his fatherly corrections VNtill the time was fully come when he would vengeance take â—d of his cruell enemies â—n vtter riddance make Chapt. â—42 AN earnest prayer Dauid makes when he was in the caue That from the cruell rage of Saul the Lord his life would saue BEhold that neither mou'd with hate nor yet amaz'd with feare Of present death nor was he forc'd by any deepe despaire CRuelly then to kill his King but with a quiet mind Directs his prayer vnto God where he doth comfort find Chapt. 143 DAuid doth in this Psalme intreat the Lord most earnestly That all his sinnes he would quite blot out of his memory ENuious men most earnestly did persecute him still Yet he confesseth all was done Gods iustice to fulfill FRom all such foes to be set free he prayeth in this place And that the Lord would him restore to fauour and to grace GOds teaching he desires to haue and Holy Ghosts direction That he may lead a godly life safe vnder his protection Chapt. 144 HEre Dauid with humility and with a heart most sound Doth prayse the Lord omnipotent for fauour which he found IN being his deliuerer his fortresse and his shield In granting him the victorie of all his foes in field KEeping him safe and placing him in royall dignities â—e craues Gods aid and that he would destroy his enemies LArge promises to God he makes that he will still confesse With Psalmes and fongs of thankes and praise his bountifull goodnesse MArke wherein true felicity and happinesse doth rest Who haue Iehouah for their God most happy are and blest Chapt. â—45 NOte that King Dauid then doth make this worthy Psalme of praise When as his Kingdome flourished in his most happy dayes OBserue how herein he describes Gods prouidence on earth â—â—uling man and all things else that hath or wanteth breath PRaising his name because iustly he plagues the wicked traine â—ut to the iust doth euermore a louing God remaine QVickned herewith he promised that he would praise his name â—nd that all flesh for euermore should likewise doe the same Chapt. â—46 ROuring vp his affections the Prophet doth declare â—e zeale he had to prayse the Lord for his great loue and care SIng praises during life he will he teacheth not to trust In Princes nor in sonnes of men who quickly turne to dust TRust onely in the Lord saith he who sets th' oppressed free Who comfors widdowes fatherlesse and all in misery VNto the blind who giueth sight who stroyes the wicked traine Who for the sauing of his Church for euermore shall raigne Chapt. 147 A Psalme of praise here Dauid makes wherein he doth declare Gods wisedome power and prouidence vpon all things that are BVt specially vpon his Church which cannot be destroy'd For he doth build it though thereof some members be annoy'd COllecting the dispersed ones healing the broken hearts Feeding the Rauens when they cry much more all true conuerts DEclaring to his chosen folke the word of his saluation A blessing which he hath not giuen to men of euery nation Chapt. 148 EXhorted are all creatures here to prayse the Lord of might Angells in heauen men on the earth and starres that shine so bright FOr he câ—eated them of nought but more especially The Psalmist doth prouoke his Church his name to mâ—gnifie GIuing his people Israel great power and dignity When he had ioyn'd them to himselfe in leagues of amity Chapt. 149 HEre Dauid doth exhort Gods Church and children to prepare Their hearts to sing new songs to God for many blessings rare IOyfull he bids his saints to be and that with one accord For conquering their enemies they still should praise the Lord. KIngs being enemies to them shall all be bound in chaines And Noblemen in Iron bands such foes the Lord restraines Chapt. 150 LEarne lastly how the Prophet bids all men the Lord to prayse Without all intermission and by all meanes and wayes MOst mighty acts and wondrous workes wrought both by sea and land In heauen and in the firmament doe craue this at our hand NOte that with sound of instruments which God of old requir'd He bids them praise him though since Christ such are not so admir'd PROVERBS Chapt. 1 ATtend vnto the Prouerbe vse feare God beleeue his word Inticing sinners all auoyd them no consent afford BY Wisedome here complaint is made that shee 's despis'd of all And therefore when they cry for helpe she will not heare their call Chapt. 2 CRy for knowledge as siluer feeke for heauenly wisedomes skill This will thee keepe in holy wayes and
to the Lord you will obedient be Chapt. 7 KEepe fasts or no what they should doe they send to know and see In all your fasts you made saith God yo fasted not to me LOe should you not haue yeelded to my words spoke early and late By former Prophets when your land was in a rich estate MErcy and compassion shew vnto your needie brother And execute true iudgement all oppresse not one an other NO widdowes strangers fatherlesse see that you harme or hurt Against thy brother thinke no ill so much as in thy heart OF all these things they had no care they made their harts as stones And therefore from the Lord of hoasts came wrath on all at once PRaying to me I would not heare they would not heare me call Among strange nations for their sinne a whirlewind scattered all Chapt. 8 QVietly in Ierusalem and Zion I will dwell It shall a citie of truth be call'd Gods mountaine shall excell REstored so shall Salem be that men that are full old Shall dwell therein boyes in the streets thou playing shalt behold SAy it be maru'llous in mens eye should it be so with mee I le bring them home from countrie strange my people shall they be THen let your hands be strong all ye that here these words this day Great blessings both from heauen and earth you shall receiue I say VNto your neighbours speake the truth let peace bee in your gates Thinke ye no hurt loue no false oath for all these thing God hates ALL solemne fasts to chearefull feasts In Iudah God shall change Loue peace and truth therefore to you shall come a people strange BEfore the Lord let vs goe pray these nations then shall say They shall reioyce with Iewes to ioyne in seruing God that day Chapt. 9 CAst out shall all the Gentiles bee his Church defend will he Reioyce O Salem and Zion thy King doth come to thee DOminion shall thy iust King haue from sea to th' vtmost lands He by his blood hath quite set free thy prisoners out of bands EVen double will I giue to thee when I haue giuen thee power To conquer all thine enemies and them with mght deuour FIlled shall they be with all good things for his he will them take Young men and maides with corne and wine he shall full cheerfull make Chapt. 10 GOD giues his people grasse i' th field he giues them showers of raine Aske it of him all Idols hate they are both vile and vaine HOuses of Iudah and Isr'ell in loue I will regard But cruell goates their Gouernours shall haue their due reward IVda his house as goodly horse of his in warre he makes From out of him the corner naile and battell bow he takes KNock downe their enemies in the mire they shall with deadly wound Iehouah fighteth on their side they shall their foes confound LOrd euen their Lord and God am I and I will heare their voyce I le bring them to their place againe their hearts shall all reioyce ME in farre countries shall they mind and I will blesse them all Th' Assyrian and th' Egyptian pride and scepters downe shall fall Chapt. 11 NAked O Lebanon shalt thou be of all thy Cedars stout The fire the Firre trees eke shall burne the might ' are rooted out OF howling shepheards voyce is heard their glorious state is spoyl'd Of Lyons Roaring for the pride and Iordan's fame is foyl'd POssessors slaughter all the flocks that they of right should feed And say the Lord be blest for I am rich by this my deed QVite pitilesse I sure will be to th' dwellers in the land I le them deliuer to the Kings and also neighbours hand REfusing for to rescue them from cruell smiters deeds The poore distressed slaughtered flocks I will both watch and feed STaues two of beautie and bands I broke their shepheards off I cut The wages I was valued at I to the potter put THe foolish shepheard will not feed the tender lambes so deare Nor heale their hurts but eate their flesh and clawes in sunder teares VPon his arme and his right eye the sword of God shall bee O Idoll shepheard God will take wisedome and strength from thee Chapt. 12 A Cup of trembling will I make Ierusalem to all A heauy stone to crush and cut her foes in peeces small BEhold with madnesse horse and man in those dayes will I smite In Salems strength the Lord of Hosts shall rulers then delight COales of hot fire among the wood and like a torch I le make Ierusalem to make their foes in euery place to quake DEfended shall the dwellers be in those dayes you shall see Like Dauid euen the feeblest and Dauids house to be EVen as the Angell of the Lord there shall the people mourne To looke on him whom they haue pierc'd as one for his first borne FOr good Iosiah as they mourn'd in bitternesse of heart Each familie shall then lament the man and wife apart Chapt. 13 GRaciously in Dauids house a fountaine then shall run To wash away the wickednesse which they haue thought or done HE also will cut off the names of Idols from the land False Prophets here foule spirits call'd his force shall vnderstand IF any in the name of God shall preach lyes in that day Ashamed shall they be thereof their parents shall them slay KNowne by their garments made of haire worne to deceiue and lye They shall not be but then shall say I am not Prophet I. LEarning to play the husbandman and keeping beasts i' th field Man hath me taught and trained vp since first I was a child MY shepheard that 's my fellow smite ô sword arise awake The sheepe shall then be scattered the small ones I will take NOne in the land shall scape with life but third part of the same I sure will try as gold i' th fire they shall call on my name OF them thus clensed I will say it is my people deare And they shall say the Lord 's my God whom I will loue and feare Chapt. 14 PLagu'd be by nations Salem shall women shall be defil'd Halfe of the townes shall captiues goe their houses shall be spoil'd QVickly then will the Lord goe forth and with these nations warre The Mount of Oliues shall be cleft and Salem seene from farre ROyally then the Lord shall reigne o'er all the earth alone And there shall be one God one faith one true Religion SOre plagues Iehouah then will send vpon those people all That fought against Ierusalem they by consumption fall THe rest of all the nations then shall goe vp yeare by yeare To keepe the feast of tabernacles and worship truely there VNto Ierusalem to goe who will not take the paine To worship there vpon their land and them shall fall no raine ANd if that Egypt goe not vp who haue no raine at all The plagues that light on other lands on Egypt land shall fall BOth bells and bridles of the