shent DOe this saith Ioseph and you shall at liberty be set Your brother Ben you told me of goe all saue one and fet Euen then they haue remorse in heart and say one to another God plagues vs iustly for our sinne in selling of our brother FOr pledge is Simeon kept in ward with corne they home doe goe Tell all to Iacob who will stay his Ben he loues him so Chapt. 43 GOe buy some food good Iacob saith the sonnes they durst not goe Except he would send Beniamin for Ioseph charg'd them so HE very loth yet sends his sonne they Presents bring to 'th Court Ioseph confers his brother calls and feasts in wondrous sort Chapt. 44 IOseph to stay his brethren still commands that coyne with corne Should both in their sackes mouth be put with them backe to be borne KNow that in sacke of yongest sonne was Iosephs cup conuay'd Which found they feare the fathers pledge for Ben would now be stayd Chapt. 45 LOe now doth Ioseph make himselfe knowne to his brethren deare Them comforts in Gods prouidence and bids them not to feare MY father Iacob fetch quoth he and bid him come to me For him and his I will prouide in Goshen dwell shall he NOw when the King of this did heare he is full well content And bids all needfull furniture for iourney should be sent OH how they kisse and weepe for ioy he bids them all agree When Iacob heares this ioyfull newes * An. Mundi 2240. a ioyfull man is he Chapt. 46 PAssing great comfort from the Lord he at Beersheba finds Thence he and his to Egypt goe with all things to their minds QVietly all this number goes Ioseph doth Iacob meet He tells his brethren what to say when Pharo shall them greet Chapt. 47 REporting that his friends were come fiue brethren he presents With his father before the King who giues them their contents SEe here how Ioseph gets the coine the cattell and the land All that the Egyptians did possesse into King Pharaos hand THe Priests land was not bought nor sold old Iacobs age is here To bury him with forefathers he maketh * An. Mundi 2255. Ioseph sweare Chapt. 48 VNto his father being sicke he comes and sons doth bring Old Iacob lifteth vp himselfe to giue them his blessing ALmighty God appear'd quoth he to me in Canaan land And said I will thee multiply and make thy seed as land BEhold Manasca * An. Mundi 2280. and Ephraim as his owne sonnes he takes Of mothers graue of their returne old Iacob mention makes Chapt. 49 CAlling his sonnes in blessing them he doth particularize He chargeth where to burie him and then forthwith he dyes Chapt. 50 DEath hauing Iacobs dayes dissolu'd here read good Ioseph's praise Who weepes and bids he should be balm'd they mourne full forty dayes EXceeding willing Pharaoh is that Ioseph's house should goe To bury Iacob as he sware with many Elders moe FOrgiuenesse Ioseph's brethren craue he grants them their request He will maintaine both them and theirs in quiet peace and rest GReat age he liu'd and of his sonnes he saw three â— generations He makes them sweare * An. Mundi 2310 his bones to beare and foretells their translations EXODVS Chapt. 1 AFter good Ioseph's funerall Isr'el did multiply Though new â— King Pharoh them opprest with rage most cruelly BInding the midwifes that in birth each manchild should be kill'd But they fear'd God and did refuse then brookes with babes were fill'd Chapt. 2 CAst out is Moses sweet fac'd in flaggy arke is thrust Kings daughter finds him seekes a nurse hee 's twice of mother nurst DEliuered then to Court he was he an Egyptian slew At Hebrues checke he fled and wod God did their troubles view Chapt. 3 EVen as he kept his fathers sheep he sees a bush on fire God was therein and Moses fear'd of him God did require FRom Pharohs curst and cruell bonds his people for to bring Tell them I AM hath charged thee to free them from that King Chapt. 4 GOe doe these wonders Moses rod is turned to a snake His hand is leprous loath he is this taske to vndertake HIm Aaron meets and must assist from Iethro Moses hyes Gods message vnto Pharoh sent his wife doth circumcise INto the desart Aaron goes meets Moses sent by God Isr'el beleeued and did hope for freedome from that rod. Chapt. 5 KIng Pharoh chides Gods messengers and doth Iehouah dare The peoples taske he doth increase for plaints he doth not care LOud cry their officers to the King they Aaron doe disdaine And Moses then he to the Lord doth pray and sore complaine Chapt. 6 MOses relates Gods couenant of Reubens off-spring read Of Simeon and Leui whence Moses Aaron proceed Chapt. 7 NOw Moses old to Pharoh goes his rod becomes a snake So wizards â— doe the brookes are blood his heart God hard doth make Chapt. 8 O Moses pray frogs flyes and lice doe vexe King Pharoh so That Wizards fayling he inclines but will not let them goe Chapt. 9 PLagu'd are the beasts with murraine much sore botches sent and hayle Now Pharo seemeth to repent yet all will not preuaile Chapt. 10 QVite is the land with Locusts fill'd his seruants turn'd his heart And he somewhat inclines to let the Israelites depart REpent he seemes he prayes them pray for freedome from that ill Darknesse is sent hee 's call'd againe the King is hardned still Chapt. 11 SEe now hee 'll thrust you out require their Iewells first borne slaine Egyptians cry his owne are safe the King withstands againe Chapt. 12 THis moneth tenth day kill paschall lambe obserue thereof all rites Bespâ—inkle posts first borne are slaine driuen out are th'Isra'lites VNto Succoth great numbers come with flocks and riches great The Passeouer ordained is thereof learne who must eate Chapt. 13 ALl the first borne vnleauened bread as signes doth God require The Passouers memoriall as Moses did desire BOrne are good Iosephs bones from thence and they to Etham came God guides them in the day by cloud and in the night by flame CVrst Pharo cruelly pursues a deadly warre to make God tells his people what to doe and what way they should take Chapt. 14 DIstrest with feare they murmure but from Moses comfort sound They passe the Sea vpon dry ground but Pharo's host is drownd Chapt. 15 EVery one sung prayse to God as it was very meet The people grudge twelue wells are found the bitter water's sweet Chapt. 16 FRom God are quailes and Manna sent which vs'd not right doth rot None could be found on sabbath day an homer put in pot Chapt. 17 GRudging for water God commands him strike the rocke with rod By prayers force Amaleck's queld an Altar built to God Chapt. 18 HIs wife and sonnes old Iethro brings hee 's glad and offers prayse Giues Moses counsell how to rule which done he goes his wayes Chapt. 19 ISr'ell say my voyce
Zoar craues where he doth safetie finde MAke hast saith th'Angell saue thy life marke Sodoms fiery slaughters Lots wife a pillar of salt is made he drunke defiles his daughters Chapt. 20 NOw Abraham denies his wife shee 's taken by the King The Lord reproues him in a dreame full sore for that same thing OF him both man and wife's reprou'd he Sara doth restore The King then and his house are heal'd when Abram prayd therefore Chapt. 21 PAssing great ioy good Sara hath for Isaac * An. Mundi â—0â—0 newly borne Hee 's circumcised wyld Ishmael at him doth scoffe and scorne QVite out of doores Hagar and he are cast and sit forelorne Twixt Abraham and Abimelech a League of peace is sworne Chapt. 22 REad here how Abraham tempted is his Isaac * An. Mundi 2061 deare to kill His faith and how he ready is to execute Gods will STayd is his hand by Gods Angell the Ramme â— for him is slaine The place is nam'd marke Nahors race and Abraham blest againe Chapt. 23 THe mournings marke which Abraham makes for death of Sara * An. Mundi 2085 old Machpelah bought to burie in which Ephron to him sold Chapt. 24 VNt ' Abram here his seruant sweares he prayes a signe doth craue Rebecka meets * An. Mundi 2088. fulfills the signe and iewels doth receiue ANd then she shewes her kindred deare she home doth him inuite Hee 's entertain'd he blesseth God and message doth recite BOth Laban then and Bethuel his message well â— approues Rebecca giues consent to goe Isaac her meets and loues Chapt. 25 CHildren are borne to Abraham his goods diuided be His age his death his buriall and Ishm'els pedigree DEclared is his age and death Rebecca barren liues But Isaac praies and she conceiues two children in her striues ESau and Iacob being borne their difference Moses tells The birthright Esau to Iacob for meat * An. Mundi 2113 prophanely sells Chapt. 26 FOrc'd by a famine Isaac is to Gerar for to goe His wife he to the King denyes hee 's blam'd for doing so GOd both instructs and blesseth him in wealth he growes and thriues He diggeth wells the King compacts obserue here Esaus wiues Chapt. 27 HE send his sonne for Venison by mother Iacob's taught And of his father then is blest while Esau ven'son sought ISaac doth feare and tremble much when Esau Ven'son brings Too late * An. Mundi 2140 yet by his earnestnesse hee 's blest with earthly things KIndled full sore is Esaus wrath against his brother deare His mother disappoints his rage and bids him flye for feare Chapt. 28 L'Oe Isaac blesseth Iacob first and sends him then away To Padan Aram for a wife with Laban there to stay MArke Esaus wife and Iacobs ladder he stone of Bethel takes And sets it vp anoints with oyle a vow to God he makes Chapt. 29 NOW Iacob comes to Harans well doth Rahel kisse and weepe Laban doth entertaine him well hee 's set to keepe his sheepe OF him for seuen yeares seruice he for wife doth Rahel craue But Laban full deceitfully in her stead * An. Mundi 2185 Lea gaue PAtiently for Rahel he againe will seuen yeares serue Shee 's barren but Leah conceiues foure Patriarchs obserue Chapt. 30 QVite out of heart for barrennesse here Rahel giues her maide So Leah who her husband buyes good Iacob here is staid RAhel conceiues and Ioseph beares Iacob would be releas'd By pollicie of straked rods his flocks are much increas'd Chapt. 31 SEcretly and vpon mislike the Lord commanding so Iacob departing * An. Mundi 2205. with his wiues doth from that Country goe THen Rahel steales her fathers gods her father followes after Complaining of the wrong sustain'd both by his sonne and daughter VPon the Idolls Rahel sits thereby the same to hide Iacob complaines they couenant both in friendship to abide Chapt. 32 AT Maâ—hâ—nim Iacob Angells see 's to Esau he doth send Whom he doth feare he prayes to God that he would him defend BY seruants he a present sendâ— by prayer he assaults And with an Angell wrasteleth preuailes and after haults COmming together both doe kisse weepe Esau gifts doth take Doth vse him kindly home returnes and doth kinde offers make Chapt. 33 DEparting he to Succoth comes at Shalem buyes a field Of Hamois children where he doth to God â— an Altar build Chapt. 34 ENtising Sechem * An. Mundi 2213 doth defloure good Iacobs gadding daughter They yeeld to circumcision then comes a fearfull slaughter FOr Simeon and Leui both when people were full sore Doe kill them all their City spoile and Iacob grieues therefore Chapt. 35 GOd sendeth Iacob to Bethel his house he purifies From Idols all an Altar * An. Mundi 2228 builds and then nurse Deb'ra dies HEe 's bless'd of God call'd Israel in trauell Rahel dyes The sonnes of Iacob Isaacs death Ruben with Bilhah lyes Chapt. 36 INto the Country from Iacob Esau to goe intends With wiues and sonnes mules are first found what Dukes from him descends Chapt. 37 KInde Ioseph deadly hated is for two dreames which he had And for complaints of brothers made they are exceeding mad LEt vs this dreamer stay say they when father had him sent To visit them to murther him they all saue Ruben meant MAliciously to Ismalites they then good Ioseph sell Potiphar buyes him bloody coat sore grieues old Israel Chapt. 38 NOw Iudâ—h doth three sonnes beget call'd Shela Onâ—n Er Obserue here Onans filthy fact Er takes to wife Thamar Chapt. 38 OF Iuda * An. Mundi 2222 she conceiues two sonnes Zara ' and â— Phares by name He wisht her burnt she sends her pledge he cleares her to his shame Chapt. 39 POtipher Ioseph doth aduance his Mistris tempts to sinne He flat denyes she falsly lyes and shamelesse doth beginne QVite void of grace him to accuse that she herselfe might cleare She is beleeu'd hee s cast * An. Mundi 2227 in ward but God is with him there Chapt. 40 REad how the Buttler and Baker by Phar ' impris'ned are How Ioseph hath the charge of them how dreames expounded were SAd Butler be not troubled thou happy man shalt be Haue me in mind O Baker marke the Gallowes groanes for thee THus were their dreames interpreted and thus they came to passe The Buttler Ioseph quite forgate and most vnthankfull was Chapt. 41 VNto the King is Ioseph brought his fearfull dreames to tell The Butler had him told that he therein did farre excell ALl wizards failing in their skill them Ioseph doth expound And giues the King most graue aduice and counsell wise and sound BY Pharoh â— Ioseph is * An. Mundi 2236 aduanc't two sonnes begetteth he Manasseth and Ephraim by name great dearth begins to be Chapt. 42 COrne for to buy in Egypt land his ten sonnes * An. Mundi 2238 Iacob sent For spies they are imprisoned and by their brother
doth guide He ponders hearts high looks are sinne by gifts wrath 's pacifi'de RIght are the workes of righteous men goods got by lyes bring death Iustice more lik't then sacrifice woes wicked worker hath SOre dwelling with a brawling wife none heard that poore despise Who erre shall die fooles wast their wealth who keepes his tongue is wise TH' vngodly â—s sacrifice is curst he hardens still his face No counsell is against the Lord he safety giues and grace Chapt. 22 VNto the wise bow eare and heart choose chiefly a good name The wise foresees and saues from euill strange women bring to shame A Child will keepe good lessons taught borrowers lenders serue Cast out the scorner strife shall cease know that thou must not sweare BY rod childs follie 's driuen away God will oppressors presse No â— surety bee no bounds remoue laborious Godâ— doth blesse Chapt. 23 COnsider what 's before thee set riches will fly away The cause of Orphans God will pleade fooles care not what you say DRunkards and gluttons â— beggers be childs soule from hell set free Enuy not sinners feare thou God let Parents honour'd bee EVer buy truth but sell it not my sonne giue me thy heart For whores and wine as â— serpents sting from it thou wilt not part Chapt. 24 FOoles cannot reach to wisedomes skill by knowledge chambel's fild Enuious lips of mischiefe talke saue those neare to be kill'd GOD giues according to our workes eat honey which is sweet Spoyle not the dwelling of the iust such fall in mischiefe great HE curst that iustifies the bad to neighbout doe no harme Reuenge not sluggards quickly poore ô husband well thy farme Chapt. 25 IT 's Gods glory things to conceale from siluer drosse remoue Hast not to striue lest thou be sham'd faithfull messenger loue KIngs heart a thing vnsearchable thy foe God bids thee feed Withdraw thy foot from neighbours house vnfaithfull man in need LEt not a secret be reueal'd of brawling woman heare Who cannot rule his spirit 's blam'd good newes the heart doth cheare Chapt. 26 MEssage sent by a foolish man a rod for such mans backe The curse that 's causelesse shall not come let fooles their answers lack NO honour giue vnto a foole the sloathfull sleepes and feares Who deales with needlesse strife's like him that takes a dog by th' eares OF Parables in mouth of fooles our God rewardeth all Beleeue not words of flatterie in pits they dig they fall Chapt. 27 PRayse not thy selfe publike reproofe to th' hungry each thing 's sweet Sweet friends good counsell comforts much hearts answer when they meet QVicke sighted men foresee the euill forsake not fathers friends Take sureties garment brawling scold fooles folly neuer ends RIches for aye doe not endure before enuie who stands Thou know'st not what one day may bring know all vnder thy hands Chapt. 28 SInnes of a land cause many Kings the wicked causelesse flee The law forsakers praise the bad poore godly praised be THe godly all things vnderstand who sinnes confesse find grace Th' Vsurer hoords for righteous men God will the bad deface VPright men all good things possesse great ioy when good men ioy His prayers curst who will not heare the wise freed from annoy A Faithfull man is greatly blest who tils his land hath store Whâ—â— giuâ—â— to th' poore shall haue no lack 〈…〉 rich made poore BLood thirsty men the vpright hate iust rulers cause great ioy The wicked care not for the poore stiffe necks God will destroy CHild left t' himselfe shall mother shame land spoild by taking gifts Flatterer traps his neighbours feet wise men deferre their drifts DEstroy'd are soules where preaching wants correction brings delight More hope of fooles then hasty men mans pride abas'd in sight EAch mans iudgment is from the Lord the feare of man brings snares Partner with thiefe his owne soule hates for iust no vniust cares Chapt. 30 FOure wicked generations told foure things exceeding wise Foure things which neuer will be fild foure hard to know their wayes GRieuous are all those foure things nam'd foure stately things are here The meanest are not to be wrong'd despise not parents deare HEre Agurs word and faith confest two things he doth desire He mortall God most glorious adde not preuent thine ire Chapt. 31 IT 's not for Kings much wine to drinke t' women giue not thy mind Th' afflicted comfort and defend who shall a good wife find KInd to her husband she will be laborious day and night Shee 's pittifull wise religious shee 's prais'd in all mens sight ECCLESIASTES Chapt. 1 ALL humane courses are but vaine the creatures haue no rest All things doe change in Wisdome's griefe I Salomon knew this best Chapt. 2 BEtter the wise is then the foole yet both haue one euent In Wine is workes of most delight much precious time I spent COncerning which and worldly wealth for which men labour most Not knowing who shall be our heire all is but griefe of ghost DRinke eat enioy thy labours fruiâ—â— except this all is vaine God giues to sinners wealth that hee may giue to his againe Chapt. 3 EVery thing his season hath reioyce doe good in life Gods gifts t' enioy our labours fruits all wickednesse is rise FRom seats of iustice iudgement's fled as beasts so men must dye No future things thou canst behold when thou full low shalt lye Chapt. 4 GReat were th' oppressions comfortlesse men enuide for good deeds Great idlenesse couetousnesse which much vexation breeds HEre 's sollitarinesse reprou'd â— and old and wilfull King In him the people shall not ioy this is a grieuous thing Chapt. 5 IN th' house of God addresse to heare thy vowes performe and pay Th' oppressed poore the Lord regards he is higher then they KIngs houses serued are by fields the greeding ne're content The rich are often hurt by wealth let thine with ioy be spent Chapt. 6 LAcking not wealth but power to eat it is an ill disease Vntimely birth better then age or children great increase MAn lacking buriall and goodnesse mans mind what thing can please Sight better is then mans desire all hid in mans decease Chapt. 7 NO precious oyntment like good name wise heart 's in house of woe The hearts of fooles at merry feasts to house of mourning goe OPpression makes a wise man mad in fooles heart wrath doth rest Wisdome excels inheritance by proofe I found it best PAst skill of man to straighten that which God hath crooked made No man on earth that sinneth â— not a wicked womans trade QViet spirits are praised here some iust in iustice perish God at the first made man vpright some wicked long time flourish Chapt. 8 REgard the Kings commandement mans wisedome makes him shine Obserue Gods diuine prouidence no man can death decline SAints sore distrest in better case then wicked prosperous traine The workes of God vnsearchable here mirth is prais'd againe Chapt. 9 THe like
pleasing gourd did smite it withered quite away An east winde beat on Ionah's head which made him faint and say BEtter it were for me to die then draw in vitall breath Doest well to fret thus for the gourd yea well vnto the death COmpassion hadst thou on the gourd for which thou tookst no paine And would'st thou haue in Niniueh sixscore thousand persons slaine MICHA Chapt. 1 ALL people dwelling on the earth attend and giue an eare And let Iehouah from aboue against you witnesse beare BEhold hee comes and will tread downe the earth with workes of wonder The mountaines then shall melt like wax and vallies cleaue asunder CAuse of all this is Iacobs sinne and sinnes of Israell For Salem and Samaria against me doe rebell DOwne will I bring Samaria's pride their Images I 'le burne Their Idols which are harlots hires to harlots hires shall turne EVen likes the Dragons and the Owles I le waile and mourne for them A deadly wound to Iuda's come and to Ierusalem FOR Aphrah rowle thy selfe in dust thou Lachish hast and flee For Zions sinne and Israels was first begun in thee GIfts shalt thou giue to Moresheth yet will I bring an heire Enlarge thy baldnesse captiues are thy children deare and faire Chapt. 2 HOuses and fields they take away and poore men sore oppresse They mischiefe muse vpon their beds and practise wickednesse I Therefore haue deuis'd a plague from which they shall not flee A lamentation shall they make and say we spoyled be KNow that no man hereafter shall by lot diuide your land The Prophets must not prophesie the people so command LEt Iacobs house this vnderstand Gods spirit is not restraind My word doth good to those that haue from wickednesse refrain'd MY folke of late are risen vp of poore haue made a prey The wiues are cast out of their homes and children tane away NO rest therefore here shall you finde if thou false Prophet see Of strong drinke and of wine to preach that Prophet is for thee O Iacob I will gather thee as sheepe in fold to slay Thy gates are broke thou and thy king thy foes shall driue away Chapt. 3 PRinces of Iacob heare I pray ye guides of Israel heare Who hate the good and loue the bad the poore in peeces teare QVietly should you not beare rule and loue the holy ones But ye plucke off my peoples skinnes and flesh from off their bones RObbing his thus God will not heare when they shall call and cry But hide his face because they dealt with poore so cruelly SO will he deale with false Prophets which make the people erre Against the man that bribes them not who wickedly doe warre THerefore shall their bright sun goe downe no vision shall they see Such Seers shall be sore asham'd and shall not answered be VNt ' Israel to declare their sinne and Iacob his transgression The Lord hath giuen me might and power and to reproue oppression ALL Israels and Iacobs heads to heare me now begin Who Zion build with guiltlesse blood and Salem with your sinne BEcause your Iudges judge for bribes and Priests doe preach for hire And yet will say we shall doe well God will grant our desire COnfusion therefore shall befall to Zion for your sake It shall be plow'd Ierusalem the Lord great heapes will make Chapt. 4 DIsposed and established shall be in latter dayes The mountaines and the house of God and folke shall flock those waies EAch nation then shall say let 's goe to th' mountaine of the Lord From Zion shall the law goe forth from Salem goes his word FOR God will teach vs there his wayes and we will walke therein He shall among the nations iudge and plague them for their sinne GReat plentie and peace the Church shall haue and euery man shall sit Vnder his figtree and his vine Gods mouth hath spoken it HEr that halteth and is cast off her that 's afflicted sore I will assemble God shall raigne in Zion euermore IErusalem the Lordship shall and kingdome come to thee Thou shalt goe forth to Babylon and there deliuered be KIngdomes against thee gathered be as sheaues into the floore Arise and thresh their gaine I le giue vnto the God of power Chapt. 5 LOe here the birth of Christ our Lord his kingdome conquest eke How they shall smite this Israels iudge with rod vpon his cheeke MArke Bethlem Ephrata though thou of thousands be the least Yet out of thee Messiah comes whose Crowne shall be increast NOw in Iehouahs mightie strength he shall his people feed He shall bring peace defend from foes and helpe his in their need OF Iacob they that shall remaine shall be as dew on grasse And as young lyon among the Sheepe which spoyles where he doth passe PReuaile thou shalt against thy foes who shall be foil'd and slaine Their Cities sack't no witchcraft shall in all thy courts remaine QVite will I cut thine Idols off thou shalt adore no more Thy handy works in fury I. will plague the heathen sore Chapt. 6 REad here Iehouahs iust complaint and great controuersie For ignorance in gratitude and for Idolatry SHew me my people if thou canst wherein I haue beene slacke I brought thee out of Egypt land what good thing didst thou lacke THat ye may know my righteousnesse remember now full well What mischiefe Baalak did deuise against whole Israel VNto the Lord what shall I giue for sauing of my soule Will offerings please a thousand rammes ten thousand riuers of oyle AN vpright heart and mercifull is that which God requires And that thou humbly walke with God performing his desires BEhold the rod which God appoints for them that get their treasures By bagges and ballances of false waights by scant and pinching measures CRuell and violent in their deeds deceitfull in their words Are rich and poore the Lord therefore will smite them with the sword DEsolate sure I will thee make away thou shalt be swept For Omri's lawes and Ahabs wayes of thee are duely kept Chapt. 7 EVen as the gleanings of the grapes thus doth the Church complaine Am I woe is my heart therefore no vpright men remaine FOr blood they all doe lye in wayt each man doth hunt his brother The Prince the Iudge the mighty men worke mischiefe one and other GIue trust to none the best 's too bad keepe counsaile from thy wife The childrens disobedience to parents is most rife HOpe will I still in God my Lord I know he will me heare For though I fall yet shall I rise O foes I doe not feare I Patiently will beare his rod vntill he plead my cause Because against him I haue sinn'd and broken all his lawes KNow and behold his righteousnesse I shall my foes shall see And be asham'd when â— they behold that God deliuereth me LEt all thy folke in Bashan feed and Gilead as of old Right wondrous things as in Egypt shall then be shew'd and told MOu'd and
Of faith and of the sacraments and of the resurrection MOre forward he would haue them led he would not haue them faint â—ut to be stedfast in the faith in troubles patient NOte here the danger of all those that after truth receiu d â—auing once tasted heauenly gifts are afterward deceiu'd O How impossible it is that they that fall away â—hould by repentance be renew'd they Christ againe doe slay PRaised and blessed is the earth that drinkes in store of raine And for the dresser bringeth forth hearbes fruits and store of graine QVestionlesse that earth that thornes and bryers bringeth forth Is neer to cursing must be burn'd as earth that 's nothing worth RIghteous in his promises the Lord is alwaies found He still rewards their workes of loue that in good workes abound SEe here how God euen by himselfe to Abraham did sweare That he would blesse him wrondrously and still his loue declare TO him and to the heires of life he plainly shewes to both The stablenesse of his counsell and binds himselfe by oath VNpossible it is that God should deale vnfaithfully Sith by his word and oath he binds himselfe so stedfastly WHereby we haue a refuge sure and most strong consolation Most firmely for to hold that hope we haue of our saluation A Stedfast anchor of the soule which enters in through grace Where Christ is entred to prepare for vs a holy place Chapt. 7 BY Melchisedecke King of peace and Priest of God most high Is father Abraham blest when he return'd form victory COnsider how that he is said to want a pedigree That he vnto the Sonne of God might well resembled be DOe well consider the greatnesse of this High Priest I say To whom the Patriarch Abraham the tithes of spoyles did pay EVen by commandement by the law the Leuites tithes possest But Abraham to Melchisedeck did pay them and was blest FOr Leui to Melchisedeck did Abraham also pay Because that he when they two met in ioynes of Abraham lay GReater is this his Priesthood then and of far more perfection Then that of Leuies or of that which was of Aaron HE euen our Lord of Iuda came no speech did Moses make That either Iuda or his tribe should holy Priesthood take IT is a thing most euident most manifest and cleare That he was made Priest by an oath by whom we all draw neere KEeping the faith to Gods owne throne he is our surety sure Of a farre better covenant he euer doth enduâ—e LIuing for euer he is of power to saue all those from thrall That unto God doe come by him and for his mercy call MOst perfectly he doth them saue and intercession makes An holy harmlesse Priest is he who for vs vndertakes Chapt. 8 NOte well the summe of all that 's said we haue a Priest most high That fits at Gods right hand in heauen in glory and maiesty OF holy things and tabernacle which is the body of Christ A Minister who offreth gifts as well as did high Priest PRiests offer gifts euen so doth he Moses was bid to make All things according to patterne which he from God did take QVestionlesse a ministry that 's farre more excellent He hath a mediatour of a better testament REad that for second couenant place should not haue beene sought If that the first had faultlesse beene and could haue safety wrought SVch couenant with Israel and Iuhah hee 'll not make As with their fathers when he did them out of Egypt take THey therin did not long persist and he from them 〈◊〉 But in their minds hee 'll put his lawes and write them in their hearts VNto them I will be their God and they my folks shall bee Thus saith the Lord both great and small shall knowledge haue of mee WIth mercy I will them behold to them I will be kinde Their sinnes and their transgressions I will blot out of minde Chapt. 9 A Large description here is made of outward legall rites Which God taught Moses and which he did teach the Israelites BEhold both rites and Sanctuary which first old test'ment had Not heauenly nor spirituall which made mens hearts more glad CAndlestick table and shew-bread were therein set and plac't With name of holy places was that tabernacle grac't DIspos'd and plac'd within the vaile which holiest place is call'd Was golden censer and the Arke about with gold o'relayd EVen Aarons rod and golden pot that Manna had therein The tables and the Cherubins were put the vaile within FIrst tabernacle thus ordain'd the Priests did dayly goe There for to offer sacrifice the Lord commanded to GOD bad the high Priest for to goe alone once euery yeare Into the holy place of all with blood to offer there HE for himselfe and peoples sinnes did offer there alone Which seruice did not sanctifie himselfe nor any one IN conscience for it did consist in sacrificing rites Which were commanded till Christ came who cleanseth sinners quite KNow here that Christ is our high Priest of good things yet to come Who not by blood of Goats nor Calues did pay our soules ransome LEarne that that blood did outwardly the body putrifie O how much more shall Christ his blood our conscience sanctifie MAking vs serue the liuing God and all dead workes to hate Hee is the Mediatour true which brings to blessed state NEw Testament he hath confirm'd euen by his death alone And entred hath the holyest place for he to heauen is gone ONce hath he offered vp himselfe our sinnes to take away And shall againe come iudge his folke to life at latter day Chapt. 10 POwer for to clense away our sinnes the law had none at all To Christs body once offered that vertue did befall QVite impossible a thing it is to take away our sinnes By blood of Buls or by the blood of Goates or such like things REdeem'd we are from death and hell by Christs blood which hee shed Once for vs all when he on crosse his body offered SO that he hath for euermore their sinnes wash't all away That are elect and sanctifi'd and doe his will obey THis doth the holy Ghost witnesse and thus hath said before My law I will write in their hearts their sinnes thinke on no more VNto him then let vs draw neere with hearts made pure by faith Still hoping in his promises he will doe what he saith WEE willed are here to consider each one his Christian brother And vnto loue and to good workes to stirre vp one another ALL are exhorted thus to doe because the day drawes neere When Christ to iudge the quicke and dead will second time appeare BVT if we shall sinne willingly when we this truth haue knowne Wee haue no sacrifice for sinne but must in hell be throwne CHrist who forsakes and doth despise and treads him under foot And doth despise the spirit of grace the Lord will root â— him out DAyes that are past he bids call backe and bring into