with themselues Are we deliuerâ—d or do we dreame of deliverance Psal. 126. 1. When the fulnes of time concerning Iehouahs secret Decree is come then Devil Vncircumcised and all shall further the Lords work some of them for vainc glories sake some because their Conscience is secretly convicted some for one â—inister occasion some for another Onely let the Lords Israel in patience meane time possesse their soules alwaies believing that the Lord sits at the Helme and therefore the ship steared aright towards the Hauen howsoever by reason of crosse windes the Lord sometimes for winning the Winde doth run the Barke awklie Fresh water souldiers think such Sea-crossing strange and besides rule but the better and experienced Pilot knoweth what he doth The greater Crosse the greater Comfort in the ende And there an end for that 31. Staffe Cyrus a returnes them with full libertie To build Gods house But Enemies arise That for a while do stay That and the Citie Then Nehemi vnto his People hies Then Temple and the Cities Walls were reard b Maugre the hearts of them before they feard a In Cyrus his first year for the 70. were finished the King hauing caused his People to furnish them with necessaries they returne with sheaues in their bosom that went forth by weeping Crosse. And here beginneth EZRA In the First Returne Zerub-babel Contrary 〈◊〉 Confusion is the Peoples Captaine Comming to Ierusalem they lay the foundation but from the 3. yeare of Cyrus his Commandement it was hindred After that falleth out Ahashuerosh his Decree for Massacring Iewes but Hester through her Vnkle Mordechai his stirring vp turned the Iudgement vpon Haman and his house Reade here HESTERS storie and Mordechai is exalted Darius Arâ—axast the third King of Persian Monarch he Ezra 6. sensiblie feeling Iehouahs hand against his people because the Iewes were stayed from the holy worke He in his second yeare renueth Cyrus his Predecessors Commandement Now beginneth Haggai to reprooue his People for hauing so great minde to the building of their owne houses in the meane time neglecting the Lordes House Togither with him the Lord stirred vp Zachariah for the worke In the 6. yeare of Artaxast or Artahshasht the substantiall partes of the Temple were finished The next yeare after Ezra and his holy Host make the Second Returne In the 20. yeare of the King Nehcm 2. 1. And here must beginne Nehemiahs Story Nehemiah Tirshatha or Butler commeth to Ierusalem and reareth vp the Cities walles and nowe were the Temples appurtenances finished which was 46. yeares from the Foundation laid Iohn 2. 20. and a Iubile of years that is seven seavens or 49. yeares whereof Gabâ—â—el certified Daniel Dan. 9. 25. But Daniel mourneth for the hinderance Chap. 10. which was in Cyrus 3 yeare b Assurs People Reade of them in Hoshea last Israels King they starting from Samaria and the Cities thereabout did all they could to hinder it but it could not be stopped beyond Gabriels seaven seavens of yeares The Lordes prefixed time shall stop the Devill and all his black band What â—eedes Israel feare 32. Staffe Vnder Mede Perse for a Nehemiahs time Iudea liu'd Then b Alexander Great Winnes Persian Crowne and Raignes a little time c Foure Kingdomes do arise out of his Seate But d two of them aboue the other clyme And cruellie whip Iudah for the tyme. a It semeth that as Nehemiah might see the end of the Persian Monarch so likewise should Ezra see their whole Monarch head and foote Nehem. 12. 22. 26. for Darius Persa is the last King which Canonicall writ recordeth And the Iewish Hystoriographers doe wriâ—e that Iadduah Nehem. 12. 22. and Sanballat Nehem. 4 1. were in Alexander Magnus his time Of Iadduah Father of Onias they write that hee met Alexander in his Pontificalibz before whome the King reverenced Of Sanballaâ— they write that he presented Manasseh an Apostaticall Priest that had married with him to Alexander who built for his vse a kind of Temple To whome al such Priests resorted as for marrying with the Vncircumcised were driven from the Temples Alter at Ierusalem Manasses his Temple built as Ioseph Ben-Matthias recordeth on Mount Garizin an hil against Samaria higher than the residue Well hath One therefore concluded that the Persian Monarch may not be streatched aboue 130. yeares except wee will giue vnto Ezra an vncredible age b Alexander the Brasen Bellie Dan. 2. 39. the Leopard Dan. 7. 6. the Westerne Goate Dan. 8. 5. Alexander resembled in them Three hee commeth skipping from Grecia and pusheth the Ramme of Persia Dan. 8. 6. destroyeth the Persian Beare Dan. 8. 5. and succeedeth the Two silvered Armes of the Medes and Persians Paras so cast downe Iavan for of him Genes 10. 2. the Grecians came put on the Monarchs Diademe Him Iaddua Ierusalems high Priest accompanied with the Cittizens in white doth meete for which Alexander graunted them great liberties He raigned 6. yeares Monarch and then in his prime of strength having conquered the Easterne world he suddenly dieth and his house is quickly after rotten c Out of that Rotten Head springeth 4 Hornes or Kingdomes allotted to 4. Captaines To Cassander was allotted Macedonia to Antigonus Asia-Minor Syria to Seleucus Nicator and Egypt to Ptolemi Lagi Dan. 8. 8. and Chap. 11. 4. d The Kings of the North and South so called Dan. 11. because their Kingdoms so stood coasted from Iudea they roote out the other Two Corrivals and mary togither Dan. 11. 6. These Two Powers conioyned are liuely resembled by the Images Two Iron Legges Dan. 2. 33. As all haue consented that the first 3. mettles of Golde Silver Brasse did represent the Monarches of Golden Chaldea silverie Persiâ— brazen Grecia so vsuallie they haue vnderstood the Iron Legs to import the Romane Monarch The Iewes opening the eare willingly to that doe cast this bone back to Christians The Iron leggs are the Romane Monarch but the Romane Monarch is not yet abolished Therfore Christ is not yet come because Christ the Stone from aboue comming shall at his comming abolish the fourth Monarch aswel as the former Three Dan. 2. 34. 45. Nay they go on Triumphing thus Oh foolish Christians the Two Legs must denote Two King domes vnder whose feet we must bee trampled till Messiah come and as your selues graunt the Romish kingdome to bee One so we beleeue the Turkish kingdome to be the Other Iron Legge Herevnto over weakly me thinks there hath bene returned this Answer The Stone Christ hath rushed vpon Râ—mes Monarch in so much as by that power of Christ it still diminisheth some and some and wil be abolished quite at his second comming The lewe calleth this an Abolishment in Conceipt not Reall and for any thing I can smell it is too-too improper First an improper sense is vnnecessarie where a proper is at hand Secondly betweene the Two Legges and that One Goverment of the Romanes there is not proportion or likenes That the Iewes well obserue though they
Here we must beginne a double accompt because of this double Regiment which after that Schisme or Rent was never vnited or made One. IVDAH 1 Rehoboam raigneth over Iudah and Ben-iamin 17. yeares 2 Abiam called also Abiâ—ah Râ—hoboam his son he succeeded raigned 3. years wicked he was as was his Father but for Dauidâ— sake GOD gaue vnto him a Light that is a Son to Raigne after him He begun his Raigne in the 18. yeare of Ieroboam King of Israel 3 Asa his Son succeded better than Father or Grand-father He begun his raigne in the 20. of Ieroboam Hee tooke the Sodomits out of the Land destroyed Idoles deposed his Idolatrous grand-mother Mâ—acha in a word many worthy things did hee and the rather at the worde of the Lord comming vnto him by Azariah the Sonne of Obed. Having warres with Zâ—rah of Eâ—hiopia hee cryed vnto God thus It is nothing with thee to helpe with many or few therefore helpe vs oh Lorde our God for we rest on thee and in thy name are we come against this multitude Oh Lord thou art our GOD Let not Man prevaile against thee So IEHOVAH smot the Ethiopians and amazed that People so that good Asa and his Armie prevailed and took a great bootie This King smot an excellent Covenant with the Lord with whome ioyned not only his people of Iudah and Beniamin but also divers strangers out of Ephraim Manasseh and Simeon Israelites At which time was offered vp vnto IEHOVAH much of the Ethiopians spoyle Hauing raigned 41. yeares he dyed of the gowt 4 Iosaphat his son succeedeth beginning in his Fathers last years A good man for Church reformation In his time Eliiah or Eâ—â—as prophecieth in Iâ—rael and after him prophecied there Eliseuâ— or Elâ—sha his seruant vpon whome Eliiah rapt vp in a fiery chariot the Spirite is doubled he working twise so many miracles as did Eliiah Iosaphat being in affinitie with Aâ—ab of Israel he accompanieth Ahab to battell against Ramotâ— Notwithstanding the Prophet Michaiah had before tolde him and Ahab the issue but comming into the Field hee was glad to flie with shame Goodmen must looke for no good by ioyning with Idolaters And yâ—t the Princes of oâ—r time aâ—e not affraid to run ryde sayle by Seas in the defence of blinde Idolaters Some haue paide for it let others harmes make them beware He raigned 25. yeares and died 5 Ioram his Sonne called also IEHORAM Raigned togither with his Father from his Fathers 17 yeares and so continued 4. yeares after his Father He is said to raigne 8. years which time necessarily is counted from his Fathers 22. what time he begunne his more free Raigne that 22. being the 5. of Ioram of Israel Because this Foole married wâ—th Ahabs daughter therefore father Iehosophat is once called king of Israel Hee became a notable Idolatrer Vnto him commeth a Letter from Eliiah were it writ before his being wrapt vp or miraculously after I know not wherein was red his destinie namely That his Gutts through horrible paine shuld fal out of his belly And so 2. yeares after they did and so he died 6 Achaziah his yongest sonne finished the Fathers last yeare and was slaine 7 Athaliah his Mother succeeded she was Ahabs Daughter and Grandmother to Ioash she killeth all the Kings seed she can catch But Iehoiadaâ— his wife stealeth away Ioash Achaziah or Oâ—hoziah his yongest sonne and keepeth him and his nurse 6. yeares in a Chamber In the 7. yeare Iehoiadah the Priest hauing published abroade the life of the Childe hee bringeth him before the Captaines and People and in the Temple annoynteth Ioash 8. Ioasâ— called also Iehoash annoined King at that instant Athaliah the trayterous Queene commeth in cryâ—ng Treason Treason but her selfe was the Trayteresse and so shee found it for shee was haled out and slaine having vsurped 6 yeares During Iehoiadah his life Ioash walked vprightâ—ie but the good Priest dead the Nobles of Iudah com vp with flattering reverence first causeth a neglect of GOD his House and then pulleth in their Groues Idoles and false worship God stirreth vp Prophets to reprooue that but they stop the eare Then the Spirite of IEHOVAH comming vpon Zechariah the Son of Iehoiadah he thus protested before the People Thus saith God Why Transgresse you the Commaundements of IEHOVAH Surely ye shal not prosper because ye haue forsaken the Lord he hath also forsaken you 2. Câ—ron 24. The frantick Idolaters hearing this doe stone him in the Court of IEHOVAHS house even betweene the Temple and the Alter Mat. 23. 35 By the time that yeare was out IEHOVAH stirred vp the Aramites against Iudah who came a small number but conquered spoyled slaughtered as they would leaving Ioash behinde them in great misery The Araâ—â—tâ—s departed the Lord stirreth vp Shimrah an Amâ—onite and Ieâ—ozabad a Moabite who slewe the King on his bed Hee began his Raigne at 7. yeares and Raigned 40. yeares And here I would gladly knowe of Sâ—basâ—ian Caestalio and his ignorant followers what leadeth them to affirme That Salomon his bloode ended in Achaziah or Ochaziah the sonne of Iehosaphaâ— what should make them write that Ioash was of Iudah the sonne of Iosâ—ph the sonne of Ionah the sonne of Eliaâ—im the sonne of Melcha the sonne of Meâ—na the sonne of Mathaâ—a the sonne of Nathan King Salomon his brother To passe by a Sea of errour which this ignorance bringeth into the Genealogie of IESVS let the Reader search the Scripturs 2. King 11. 2. 3 and 2. Chron. 22. 10. 11. 12. and the next Chapter wholie and he shall see clearly as at Noone-day that Ioash was Achaziah his sonne as we haue written Nay read 1. Chron. 3. 10. 11. and there it is thus written And Salomons sonne was Reâ—oboam whose sonne was Abiah his Son was Asa his sonne Iehosâ—phat his sonne Ioram his sonne Achaziah his sonne Ioash c. what can bee more plaine If Castalio and his Opinators knew not how to reconcile Matthew and Luke their Geneaâ—ogies whereof in his place they should rather haue acknowledged their ignorance then seeme more skilful by broaching abhominable errour But men that would not seeme ignorant of any point doe commonlie stumble in that height of pride even in clearest pointes 9 Amaziah Ioash his Sonne succeeded being aged 25. yeaâ—e Hee raigned 29. yeares accompted from his Fathers 38. year that being the second yeare of Ioash King of Israel and he then his fathers Vice Roy. He slew these that slewe his Father but hauing an eye vnto Moses his Lawe hee would not kil the children for their Fathers fact He warred with Ioash or Iehoash King of Israel but came to the worse In Ierusalem they working treason hee fled to Iachish They send after him there slay him But hee was buried with his Fathers at Ierusalem in the Citie of David As Ieroboam of Israel Iehoash his Son begun his raign in this mans 15 yeares So this man endeth his Life and
raigne hee took it and carried Israel away to Ashur and there seated them since which time Israel hâ—th not beene heard off Obadiah well prophecied roundly taking vp Edom-Esau for laughing at his brothers Captivitie The King of Ashur having carried Isâ— rael away hee pâ—â—ceth in their Roomes in SAMARIA her Citties a Colonie of his owne vncircumcised People IEHOVAH sendeth Lyons amongst them devouring They signifie that vnto their king saying further That they not knowing how to worship the God of Israels Land that Cuntries God therefore so plagued them The King sendeth one of Israels Priests back who dwelling in Bethel did teach the People Some part of IEHOVAHS worship they received and vnto that part they ad their forraigne Idole home-bred worship Salmanesar their king dying his son Esar-Haddon brought more of his Rascals to Samaria and them partes Ezra 4. 2. Enemies vnto the good work of God they were ever For that as also for their Linsy-wolsie worship the Iewes would haue no medling with them Ioh 4. 9. The Iewes would be followed of all haters of Idolatrie But here we leaue Israel vnder the heavie Lash of IEHOVAH Captines in vnknowne partes of the Worlde a People vnknowne howsoever supposed Ezra or Esdras in that second Booke Chap. 13. Verse 39. beginneth a strange tale of them About this time Nahum prophecied Niniuies fall 30. Staffe Their Sinne vpheapt God sendeth them away To Babylon in a three Captivities For b seaventie yeares they bide in Chaldea Then c against Babel d Mede-Persy doth arise And conquering Chaldeahs drunken Roy e Cyrus sends back Iudeah home with joy a Nebuchad netzar commeth against Ierusaelem in Iehoiakim or Eliakim his 3. full yeares Dan. 1. 1. 2. Then go to Babel Iehoiakim Daniel Hananiah Mishael Azariah togither with others of the bloode Royall Iudabâ— King becomming an homager to Babylon is returned homeâ— This was Nebuchadneâ—zar his first year Ierem. 25. 1. and a time of Glory to Babel who now as a Queene sitteth aboue Aegypt Assur and all Cuntries about Three years Iehoiakim serveth Babels King but the next he revolted Then Nebuthadneâ—zars Hoste the second time commeth against Ierusalem Iehoiaâ—im is taken afterwards cast out vnburied as an Asse because like an Asse he had cut in peeces Iâ—REMIAHS Prophecies So he had from Aegypts King his time of making him King raigned 11. yeares 20 Iehoiachin called also Iechonias and Choniah sonne to Iehoiakim is next King being 8. years old at his Fathers Coronation so vnderstand HE 2. Chron 36. 9. compared with 2. Kings 24. 8. He raigned three Moneths and tenne daies in Ierusalem Against him commeth Nebuchadneâ—zars Hoste it being the 8. yeare of Babels Monarch and carrieth the lewde Boye and many more with him to Babilon Nowe went Mordechai and Ezechiel into Babels bondage but their spirit was not bounde This was the second carrying foorth Cáptiue vnto Chaldeahs Monarch 21 Mattaniah called also Zedechiah his Vnkle or Fathers brother properly called his Sonne because hee succeeds his Cosin as a Sonne succeedeth the Father called also his Brother according to the vulgar speach of the Iewes who call any of their blood Brethren this Tzâ—dechias succeedeth at the appointment of Nebuchadneâ—zar and raigneth 11. years Then the fourth time commeth vp Nebuchadneâ—zars Hoste against Ierusalem They sack the Citie and Temple burne and raze downe all shed much blood but Ierusalems Mourners as Ieremie Barcuk Abdemelech the merciful Morian were freed from the sword and that Ezechiel had fore-seene Chap. 9. Tzedechias flying the Chaldean Armie overtakes him They bring him to Riâ—lah in the Land of Hamath where Babels King condemned him slewe his Sonnes and put oâ— his eyes bringing him blinde to Babell and thus hee never sawe it b In these 70. yeares raigned first Nebuchadâ—etzar then Euil-merodach his Sonne who set Iehoâ—achin out of Prison in the 37. yeare of his Captiuitie exalted him aboue al the Kings that were about his Monarchicall Throne in Babel And here I shut vp the two Bookes of Kings and the two Books of Chronicles Ieremiahs hystoricall parte as also his Threnâ— Elegies or Lamentations who were dolefullie sung of him after the third deportation Vnto Euil-merodach succeeded Beshazzar his Sonne called also the Sonne of Nebuchadnetzar a tearme given commonly to successors though far remote This Beast making a great belcâ—ing Feast to his Nobles IEHOVAH sendeth a palme of a hand writing his destinie vpon the wall before his eyes The drunkard yet trembled for feare shuâ—tered in every ioynt and the rather because none of his flattering Prophets could read it Daniel being sent for for in his Grand-fathers daies greate doubtes and difficulties had beene expounded by Daniel he readeth the Canonicall writ and telleth the King that it signified howe IEHOVAH had accompted his time and weighed him in the Ballance had founde him too light and therefore an end was come to him and his Kingdome The same Night Cyrus of Persia and Darius the Mede having turned aside the streame of Babels Euphrates doe rush into the Cittie and so cause the drunken Bacchus-frocs to drink of the Lords Cup. Heere were the 70. years finished an end of the Chaldean Monarch resembled by the golden Head Dan. 2. 38. the indirect cause that Nebuchadnetzar reared vp the golden Image as a memoriall of His being the First of that Head Vnto which Image the 3. young Nobles not bowing they therefore were cast into the fiery fornace but IEHOVAH delivered and exalted them That prideâ—caused Nebuchadnetzar the Great Tree Dan. 4. to bee hackt downe and to be sent to liue as a Bedlem amongst Beastes till he had learned to Rule better over men Euil-merodach doing good vnto Iudahs People it seemeth hee went therefore to his graue in peace But Belshazzar being puft vp as was his great Father hee therefore finisheth the Golden head and Winged Lyon Dan. 7. 4. and Ezech. 17. c Babels destruction prophecied of by Isai. 21. 2. where Elam that is the Persians who sprong from Elam Shems sonne Genes 10. 21. and Media derived from Madai Iaphets sonne Genes 10. 2. these two are commaunded to besiege Babel and smite it d The Medes and Persians issued from good Iapheâ— and Shem do as two sworne brethren ioyne hand in hand for destroying Babel the Captiver of Shem and Hebers People The Mockers of Hebers Songes haue nowe their Children dashed against the stones Psal. 137. It is equall that they who now mock spirituall Song shall be leâ—t hereafter to sing a Black Sanctus e The Kings of the East having sacked the Cittie and put many of the Vncircumcised to the sword Cyrus being eger of warres abroad constituteth his Vnkle Darius King and as Monarch of Persâ—â— giving before his departure Commandement for building the Lordes house at Ierusalem This I saiah foresawe plainly vsing the Name of Cyrus Chap. 45. 1 and soreprophecied of long before Cyrus was borne The poore Iewes obtaining this sodaine delivery they stoode as it were questioning
by Abraham his Lyne To Abraham was d Isaac borne and than To Isaac e Iaacob that holy man a See for this change in the former Staffe at the letter e b a sign of the Covenant made betwixt Iehouah Abraham See for this in the former Staffe at e c Given to the Male-seede because HE is chiefe in Generation Every Naturall Artist knows that Secondly Man was not made for the Woman but the Woman for Man Obiection Seeing Baptisme supplieth Circumcision what reason is there that Females should be baptised seeing they were not Circumcised Answer Indeed Baptisme is the doore or entring Sacrament of the New Testaments Church as was that of the Olde In this they haue admittance First because they are capable of Water but so they were not of Circumcision Secondly Paul teacheth Galat 3. 27. 28. That howsoever there was difference betweene Iewe and Gentile Male and Female concerning the former yet concerning Baptisme Iewe and Gentile Male and Female are all one in Christ Iesus whome they apprehend by faith And heerein as in other things it appeareth that the Newe Testament is more liberall handed free hearted and more glorious than the former Concerning the signification looke into the former Staffe at e d Isaac in English Laughter So called to put Abraham in mind of his Faith when beleeving that promise he laughed Secondly to admonish Sarah of her want of faith when she laughed the promise to scorne Thirdly to teach them both and all the faithfull ioyntly with them That there is no happy laughter or ioye but in the Lords promises HE the Son of the Promise borne as it were onely by Grace and besides Nature teaching all that the blessing commeth by Grace not by Nature This Isaac was the speciall fore-type of Christ Iesus the promised seede the bringer of Grace to vs as also he was an excellent figure of the state of every mysticall member of Christ. All which are not of Aegyptian Hagar the bond-woman figure of the Lawe as was mocking persecuting Ismael but of Sarah the free-woman figure of the Gospell and of Ierusalem from aboue who is free with her Children Reade Galat. 4. 22. to the end of that Chapter e Iaacob the younger brother of Esau of them the Lord said to Rebecca their mother even before they were borne I haue loved Iacob and hated Esau Rom. 9 13. As God had chosen the one and Refused the other so being borne Esau runne a Reprobate race hunting sporting with neglect of holy Sacrament for he sold his interest of Canaan the Sacrament of Heaven to his younger brother for a messe of Red-pottage whereof hee tooke his name Edom As for Iaacob he liues simplie and truly in holy calling making high account of that Sacrament And this was cause why Rebecca speciallie loved Iaacob vsing afterwards the help of a false finger for getting the blessing to Iaacob preventing male-content Esau. For which Esau threatning death Iaacob was glad to flie to his Vncle Laban and there to stay There he was beguiled with Pinck-eyed Leah but marieth with Rachel or Rahel One and twentie yeares afâ—er he returneth home and studieth the appeasment of Esau. 13. Staffe This Iaacob God cald a Israel because He wrastling did prevaile with Iehouah Twelue sonnes hight Patriarchs God drawes From Israel Whose Progenie alway And yet are Israelites term'd to this day a Iacoâ— wrastling with an Angel represenâ—ting the LORD wiith whome we ought to wrastle in Prayer is thenceforth called Israel in English Prevailing with God Genes 32. 28. For all the Fore-elect of God ar Prevailers with God God may hoise them vp and down for a time and giue them a nip in the flesh but when he hath cast them downe with the Left hand he will raise them vp with the Right for that is the hand by which they prevaile HE was called Iaacob not as many haue imagined of the Hebrewe word that signifieth to Supplant or deceiue but of a Nowne that signifieth an Hâ—â—Lâ— for thereof he taketh his Name Gen. â—5 26. Obiection But Esau sâ—ith Gen. 27. 36. that he was well called Iacob because he had Deceived him Answere The holy Ghost before gaue the reason of his Name from his 〈◊〉 of Esau by the heele at his Birth-time the holy Ghost his construction must be preferred before the private interpretation of Esau. Secondly Esau doth there but proudly mock at Iaacob wresting his Name to such a significatâ—on as he might best play withall in his peeuish vaine 14. Staffe Their Names were thus Reuben and Simeon Then Levi Iudah Dan and Naphtali Gad Asher Issachar Zebulon Ioseph and Beniamin This a Ioseph enviously Was of his Brethren sold to Aegypt Land Where Ioseph was b advaunst by God his hand a Iaacob having by his wife Rahel first Ioseph then Ben-iamin for the residue were borne of Leah Zilpah Bilhah Ioseph was of his Father principally affected through conceived Hope of future good in him Iosaph dreaming that the Sunne Moone and eleven Starres should reverence him Gen. 37. his Father by that as by other things doth readily conclude that himselfe and his other Sons should once doe homage to Ioseph This causeth the ten first for Ben-iamin was yet very young to take Ioseph having him in the Feilds to sel him away to certaine Merchants who afterwards bringing him into Aegypt solde him vnto Potiphar Prince of ON Steward vnto Pharaoh Ioseph thus packed away his Brethren dipping an vpper partie-coloured coat of Iosephs in blood they repaire vnto aged Israel or Iaacob and do perswade him that some wilde Beast had torne Ioseph Olde Israel too forgetfull of Iosephs dreames doeth giue credit to their wordes and therefore bursteth into deepe lamentation b Ioseph placed in Potiphar the Eunuch his house is for his beautie lusted after his inordinate eyed Mistres She hauing no blush in her fore-heade wooeth Ioseph to Sinne but he avoideth her alluring presence Her lust for that cannot be properlie called Loue it turned into Hate She therefore pulling his Garment from him accuseth him to her Husband for a wanton Hebrewe and an Assailer of the Marriage-bed He believing her casts Ioseph into Prison The Kings Butler and Baker being in the same Prison they dreame dreames Ioseph thereby telleth the Butler that within three daies he should be delivered and vse his former office but the Baker within three daies should die After this Pharaoh dreamed that 7. leane Kine eate vp 7. fat-ones that 7. withered eares of corne devoured 7. well liking ones The King troubled about these dreames the Butler then remembred Ioseph and told of him to Pharaoh The King sends for him hee interpreteth the dreames saying that the next 7. yeares should be plentifull but the 7. after them should devoure al the plentie that went before them Vpon this the King delivereth Ioseph and putteth his Regall Ring on his hand Iosoph is next to Pharaoh over all Aegypt and by speciall Commission gathereth much Corue into Store-houses
during the plentifull times for the better nourishing of the Body in the 7. penurious yeares 15. Staffe In time of a Dearth Old b Israel and his sonnese To Aegypt came from Canaan their due Good Ioseph gladsomlie to Father comes And bringeth him to Pharaoh his vewe Who giues to Israel for dwelling place The Land c Goshen environ'd with Gods grace a Iaacob sending his Sons into Aegypt to buye Coâ—â—e at their second comming thither Ioseph bewrayeth himselfe to his Brethren sending word back to his Father by them that it was Pharaoh his will and his desire that he would come vp to Aegypt b Israel hauing consulted with the Lord at Beersheba departeth with his whole Familie into Aegypt The number of the Persons that came into Aegypt are saide by Moses Genes 46. to be 70. asking into that Number Ioseph and his two sons Manaesseh and Ephraim Blessed Steuen in the Actes 7. 14. Numbreth 75. Soules by which second Number wee are taught to account some passed by of Moses Some writers do borrowe vnto this account the 4. Mothers of the Patriarches the two Sonnes of Iudah who were dead before this voyage in Canaan and so make vp 75. besides Iaacob himselfe A second sort doe as Moses borrowed three from Iosephs house for making vp 70. so they borrowe fiue moe from Iosephs house vnborne at Moses time of accompt and these fiue are Sonnes and Nephewes 1. Chron. 7. 14. 20. to Ephraim and Manasseâ— by which accompt they well obserue that Ioseph seeth his Children vnto the third Generation Genes 50. 23. Both these opinions if not Iudgements of others learned set downe In the third place I will adde my Coniâ—cture Moses hauing accounted the number of 70 he immediatly in the next verse Genes 46. 26 addeth All the Soules that came with Iaacob c. besides Iaacobs sons wiues were in the whole c. The Patriarks wiues so plainly excepted why may not Steuen borrowe them to the making vp of 75 Question Moses hath no where affirmed how many the Wiues were THEN liuing how then shuld Steuen accompt them Answer Holy Iude maketh mention of Henochs Prophecie as also of a Strife betweene Michael the Arch-Angell and the Devil about the body of Moseâ— neither of which is once mentioned before in holy writ Holy Paul 2. Tim. 38 telleth Timothie how Iannes and Iambres were the Sorcerers that resisted Moses in Aegypt yet neither Moses nor any Prophet after maketh mention once of the Number of the Sorcerers nor of their Names As they had that by speciall Revelation so why may we not think that Steuen at that Time if not before had the knowledge of that Number by like Revelation specially seeing Then he had a Miracle wrought in his eyes in that his be holding of Iesus Acts. 7. 55. after an vnvtterable soâ—te c Sheepherds being an abhomination to the Aegyptians some think from Exod. 8. 26. because the Aegyptians worshipped some such Beastes as the Israelites slewe for Sacrifice which is a colde suppose for that should rather make the Sacrificers hatefull than Sheepheards abhominable but the holy Ghost affirmeth that Calling to be abhorred of them Neither a. e wee ignorant that in every prophane Land some Calling as nowe are Soule-Shepherds is of base estimate by reason of which their abhorre and all professed themselues not only sacrificing Hebrewes but Sheepherds the King gaue them a Cuntry wherein alone they might inhabite A COMPVTATION OF GENESIS The age of â—he World  130 1 A Dam being aged 130. yeares he begetteth Sheth 235 2 Sheth aged 105. years begetteth Eâ—osh 325 3 Enosh at 90. yeares begetteth Kenan 395 4 Kenan at 70 years begets Mahalaleel 460 5 Mahalaleel at 65. years begets Iared 622 6 Iared at 162. yeares begets Henoch 687 7 Henoch the 7. from Adam Iude 14. at 65. yeares begets Mathushelah 874 8 Mathushelah at 187. begets Lamech 1056 9 Lamech at 182. years begets Noah 1536 10 Noah the 10. from Adam and the Lord his Tenth out of the first worlde at 480. yeares of age is foretold of the flood After 500. years of age he begetteth Shem the elder brother of Iapheâ— Genes 10. 21. and in his 600. yeare the flood came 1656 1658 1 Shem 2. yeares after the flood being then but 100. yeares old Gen. â—1 10. and therefore begot in Noahs 502. begetteth Arphaxad 1693 2 Arphaxad at 35 begets Selah 1723 3 Sâ—lah at 30. yeares begets Heber 1757 4 Heber the 7. from Henoch and from whome Abram and his seede tooke the name of Hebrewes hee at 34. yeares begets Peleg 1787 5 Peleg in whose time the Earth was divided at 30. yeares begets Regu or Reu 1819 6 Regu at 32. yeares begets Serug 1849 7 Serug at 30. yeares begets Nahor 1878 8 Nahor at 29 yeares begets Terah 2008 9 Terah being 130. yeares olde compare Gen. 11. 32. with Chap. 12. 4 begets Abram 2083 10 Abram at 75. yeares receiveth the promise The 10. he was in the beginning of the Newe World as Noah in the end of the Old 2108 Abram at 100. yeares of age hath Isaac 2168 11 Isaac at 60. yeares hath Iacob and Esau. 2298 12 Iacob at 130. goeth into Aegypt with his 70. soules Ioseph then being aged 39. 2315 Iacob being fed 17. yeares by Ioseph dyeth being aged 147. He was the 12. of the Newe Worlde and left behinde him 12. Worthies peereles On his death-bed hee fortelleth every of them of future events specially that the Shiloh Christ should come out of Iudah 2369 13 Ioseph dieth in Aegypt being 110. yeares olde 54. yeares after his Father Before his death hee giueth charge that at their remoouall to the Land of Promise they shoulde take his bones away with them That afterwardes was done In the meane time they embaume his corpes and chesteth him And so endeth Genesis containing from Adams Creation vnto Iosephs death 2369. yeares Heere or within one Chapter of Exodus falleth out the story of Iob. for forme Poeticall for Matter passing divine Iob laboureth to cleare himselfe of hypocrisie but not in the best manner for the extreamitie of his body and soules anguish daunteth his reason and breaketh his Patience His Three Kins folkes charge hypocrisie on his head The doctrine they deliver good but they faile in their personall application Their foolishnes should reproue Manies follie In the end Eloquent Elâ—â—u thrusts himselfe in reprooving both paâ—ties for follie but for the vpshot Iehouah himselfe sits Vmpire iustifying Iob for his servant condemning his friends for their false Application Iob sacrificeth for his friendes The Lord is satisfied Iob enriched and so endeth that divine Story In every Allegation of Gods Mercies and Iudgments having an eye vnto Genesis But because Iob came of Kâ—â—urah Abraham his latter wife and not of Sarah Queene-mother of the faithfull I therefore so passe from him to Israels Seede 16. Staffe From Israels Houshold sprong a mightie crue The a Aegypt King to keepe them vnder hand
Their Male-children therefore vntowardly slue That time was Moses borne in Aegypt Land Who after fourty yeares by God was sent To help poore Israel drownd in Lament a There arose a new king in Aegypt herewithall beginneth the booke of Exodus who to keep the Israelites vnder the yoke did commaund the Hebrews Midwiues Shipâ—ah and Puah to kill all the sonnes but they fearing God would not After this therefore hee chargeth that every Male-childe should be cast into the River At this time Amram of the Tribe of Leui had married with Iochabed a daughter of a Levite by whome a Sonne was brought foorth this beeing about 64. yeares after Ioseph Shee maketh an Ark of Reed Slyme and Pitch who laying the Childe therein committed it to the River His Sister standing a loofe to see what would become of the Child loe the daughter of Pharaoh for the Aegyptian Kings were commonly so called came to bath at the Riuer who espying the Ark took it vp and opened it The Child weeping she had compassion on it His Sister seing that she steppeth to the Princesse and demandeth if she shall fetch a Nurse vnto her She assents His Sister bringeth the Mother to whome the Princesse commendeth it commaunding her to attend it The Child being growen she brings him to the Princesse who calleth him Moses because she drewe him out of the water Moses being much more growen he leaveth the Court goeth down to his brethren the Hebrewes who â—â—â—ing an Aegyptian smiting an Hebrewe he ariseth and slaieth him Afterwards seeing two Hebrewes striue hee reubked the wrong doer The wretch replying Thinkest thou to kill me as thou didst the Aegyptian Moses herevpon fled for feare of Pharaoh into the Land of Midian who there was intertained of a Prince who gaue his daughter Zipporah for wiâ—e to Moses Moses after this keeping sheep by the mount Horeb called also Sinai to him there the Lord appeared speaking out of the middest of a burning Bush giuing him Commission to fetch his people out of Aegypt where mightelie they groned vnder the yoke of Bondage ioyning in commission with him his brother Aaron of more excellent vtterance than Moses The former King dead Moses and Aaron come vnto the Hebrewes and do tell them that I AM THAT I AM had sent them for their deliverance Moses and Aaron comming vnto them â—oe al the People were ioyned vnto the Idoles and filthinesses of Aegypt Ezek 20 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 but the Lord hauing a respect vnto his owne Name forsooke them not but strengthened Moses and Aaron vnto the work who boldly as it were opposing the sheep-crooke to the Aegyptian Scepter do come vnto Pharaoh telling him that IEHOVAH commaundeth him to let his ISRAEL depart the Land The King proud lie replieth who is IEHOVAH as also vpbraideth Moses and Aaron with hindring the Peoples worke Immediatly wherevpon the Bedlem-King commandeth work at the Peoples hands and denieth them therewithall necessaries to the worke Here the People murmuâ—e against Moses as being the very Author of their further slavery 17. Staffe He and Aaron brethren of Levies race a great wonders wrought before King Pharaoh Driving his Sorcerers from fore their face Yet would the wretch not let poore Israel go At last therefore the Lord doth b Moses call And tells to him what after should befall a Moses being now 80. year old and Aaron 83. Exod. 7. 7 They wrought certaine Miracles before the king First Aaron casteth forth his Rod and loe it became a Serpent The Aegyptian false Prophets Iannes and Iambres do the like with their Rods but Aarons Rod devoured theirs Here Pharaoh his heart was hardened but for outward Plague there was not any now inflicted The next day after Pharaoh comming forth to the Riuâ—r like enough to be Nilus Aaron there smitetâ— the waters and they were turned into Bloode by reason whereof the Fishe died The like did the Sorcerers Pharaoh therefore departeth hard hearted This was the first Plague Afterwards Aaron by the command of Moses and Moses had ever hiâ— commaund from IEHOVAH smit the Riuers with Frogs insomuch as they cralled into the Kings houses and climb into his Chambers The Enchanters did so He was more hardened The 2. Plague Next the Dust of the Earth was smitten whereupon followed Lice Here the Magitians attempted to do the like but they could not wherevpon they acknowledge that Aaron wrought by the Finger of God secretlie granting that their own working was but by the Finger of the Deuill But the King like a block departeth vnbeleeving This was the 3. Externall Plague The next day Aaron caused swarmes of Flies to infest all Aegypt no such thing fell in Goshen but vpon Pharaohs prayer to Moses Moses prayed and they departed but Pharaohs heart relented not That was the 4. Plague The 5. Plague was a Murrian vpon all Aegyptian Cattle The 6. Plagâ—e was a Scab vpon Man and Beast The 7. Plague was the causing of Thunder Haile Lightening to the destruction of Beasts and Hearbs in Aegypt but still so soone as the Plague ceased Pharaoh denied passage to Israell After that Moses streatching his Rod vpon Aegypt the East winde brought in Grashoppers covering all that Land That the 8. Plague The 9. Plague was a feaâ—efull palpable Darknes brought over all Aegypt for Light was then in Goshen whereupon Pharaoh his heart grewe more obdured b The Lord having decreed that vpon the next Plague the Plaguy-King should not onely Giue leaue but commaund them to Depart he therfore for an everlasting Memoriall of his Peoples deliverie out of the Land of Bondage doeth call Moses vnto him and enformeth him howe hee should teach the People to performe his will Note As this Pestilent King was a liâ—ely figure of the Dragon and his Homed-Kings enthralling the Church of God so that Aegypt was a forcible fore-figure of the False Church Revel 11. 8. over the which Leviathan ruleth and with the which the Israel of God must haue no spirituall Communion that is the Faithfull must not any way communicate with heâ— false worship and false Spirit wherewith she is inspired 18. Staffe a Go take saith HE a yearling Lamb spotles A Male yea through each of your Familie Do kill the same with fire do rost the flesh The blood on doore-posts smite Then orderly With Bread vnleauend sowre hearbs do eat The rosted Lamb the Sacramentall meat a The Lord by this dotâ— lead the People to the blessed seed promised to Adam Genes 3. to Abraham Gen. 1â— 3. by whome all True Beleeuers shuld obtaine the Blessing First the Iewe then the Gentile This Lambe spotles signified the Lamb slaine from the beginning of the World Christ Iesus without spot of Sin whose blood shed and sprinkled vpon the doore-cheeks of our Conscience doeth put away the Second Death farre from vs. As the Lamb of God for the taking away the sinâ— of the World was Rosted in the burning fiery Ire of God for taking
he was but of Iudah shall bring vs if so we will studie to enter into that rest Without studying and striving it will not be for the Gate is straight and the way narrowe that leadeth vnto Life and fewe there be that finde it Mat. 7. 14. b Ioshuah hauing seated the Tribes in their seuerall Lots as God had appointed onely Levies Tribe had no such Lot for the Lord was his special portion and the other Brethren were to paye vnto them Tenths Reuben Gad and the halfe Tribe of Manassâ—h Then returne vnto their Lot which fell out on the other side Iordan They as wee must sought no Rest to themselues till they see Rest for the Body of Israel c Ioshuah readie to set foot in the Graue calleth before him the Elders of the People rehearsing before them the wonderfull mercies of God received for the which they were all neerely tyed vnto IEHOVAH But in the end he concludeth howsoever others were resolved yet Hee togither with his Houshold would serue the Lord. Soone after he died being 110. yeares olde having ruled 17. yeares and about 50. yeares after their comming from Aegypt So endeth the book of Ioshuah the World then aged 2570. yeares Here beginneth the Booke of IVDGES Ioshuah dead the People consult with God for the succession in Government The Lord appointeth the Tribe of Iudah Of Iudah Othoniel was chosen Iudge who oversawe them for 40. yeares To him succeedeth Ehud of Ben-iamins Tribe who was not I think lame but left handed Iudg. 3. 15. compared with Verse 21. and therefore exercised that hand as most ready to drawe his dagger forth Hee slewe Eglon Israels Oppressour for 18. yeares From Othoniels death to the end of his Iudge-ship are 80. yeares Heere Shamgar slewe 600. Philistims with an Oxe-goade and so helped Israel But after Ehud his death Israel forgetteth God their deliverer for which IEHOVAH giueth them into the hand of Iabin a Cananitish King whose chiefe Captaine was Sisera a Gentile He had 900. Chariots of Iron and twentie yeares he vexed Israel But Israel crying vnto IEHOVAH hee raised vp in Israel the woman Deborah an excellent Prophetesse who stirreth vp Barak of Naphtali to take 1000. men of Naphtali and Zebulon for rescuing Israel out of the hands of Sisera Iabins Captaine The Prophetesse goeth vp with Barak and they ioyne with Siseraes hudge Armie by the waters of Megiddo Siseraes Armie is discomfited himselfe finding a paire of feete better than two paire of handes Comming wearie into Iaels Tent he sleeping she knocketh a nayle into his Temples and and so brought Barak pursuing to the spectacle So had Israel much rest for 40. years not for 40 years after this Triumph but accompting 40. years from Ehud vnto Gideon next Israelitish Iudge After Deborahs victorie the Lord because of Sinne gaue Israel into the hands of Midian for whose deliverance Gedeon of Manasseh called also Ierub-baal was stirred vp who Iudged his People 40. yeares To him succeedeth Abimilech Ierubbaals yong sonne hauing first murdered his brethren and hee raigned 3. yeares After him Tola of the Tribe of Issachar helped his people 23. yeares Next Iair of Manasseh for 22. yeares Then Iephte Spurius of Manasseh for 6. yeares After him arose Ibsan of Bethlehem-Iudah Iudged 7. yeares To him succeeded Elon of Zabulons Tribe hee had 40. sonnes and thirtie Nephewes that rode on 70. Asse-coltes He iudged 10. yeares Then next Abdon of Ephraim for 8 yeares In his nect followed Sampson of kicking Dans Tribe He for 20 yeares was a strong plaguer of the vncircumcised Philistims slaying more in his Death than in his Life A Nazarite hee was and a figure of our Nazaret Annointed who by his death on the Crosâ—e overcame Death and destroyed all power infernall to the Faithfull After Sampson arose Eli of the Tribe of Levi and of the Familie of Ithamar the 4. Sonne of Aaron for Aaron had Nadab and Abihu slaine of God in the Wildernes for offering with straunge fire as also he had Eleazar and Ithamar for sonns This Eli became as Priest so Iudge to his people for 40. yeares And heere examining the time of Iudges durance the Booke of Iudges will end within whose times falleth the Story of Ruth the Moabitish Gentile married to Boaz great Grandfather to David The Moabites came from LOT his incestuous sonne Moab 1 Othoniel raigned 4. years 2 Ehud his end of Iudgship after Othoniel 80. yeares 3 From thence to Gedeon 40. yeares 4 Gedeon 40. yeares 5 Abimelech 3. yeares 6 Tolâ— 23. yeares 7 Iair 22. yeares 8 Iephte 6. yeares 9 Ibsan 7. yeares 10 Elon 10. yeares 11 Sampson 20. y. 12 Eli 40. yeares The yeares of the 12. Israelitish Iudges in one summe are 339. yeares Obiect But holy Paul preaching at Antioch and making rehearsal of the sacred Story he there saith that the Lord gaue vnto Israel Iudges about 450. years Act. 13. 20. so that by the former number 339. Paul should over-compt one hundred and eleuen yeares Ans. Manie and not vnlearned haue either here affirmed the text corrupted or else they haue not begunne the number of Iudges from Ioshuahs last but they haue runne backe beyond Ioshuah beyond Moses beyond Iaacob even to Isaac But if they marke Paul there they shall easilie see that he bringeth in the accompt of Iudges from the time that Israel had full possession of their Lots In a word to resolue the doubt Paul hath an eye not onely to these 12. Iudges sprong out of Israel but also to the vncircumcised Rulers that oppressed them and into whose handes the Lord gaue them because of their sinnes for who knoweth not that if the Lord gaue his people into the hands of the Vncircumcsed and so it is oft said in the book of Iudges then it was God that seâ— the Rulers ouer them Let vs number the yeares of the Oppressours 1 Chusan 8. yeares 2 Eglon 18. yeares 3 Sisera 20. yeares 4 Midian 7. yeares 5 Ammon 18. yeares 6 Philistims 40. yeares These halfe 12. being Oppressors do so make 111. yeares Which one hundred eleuen put vnto three hundred thirtie nyne doeth giue vp holy Pauls number of 450. Neither are these 111. yeares falling Alone or successiuely to the Iudges but Togither or intermixtly with them And therefore that 339. yeares are in mixture or confusion 450 yeares mystically reproouing the peoples ' confused manners Let vs now number from Israels Exit from Aegypt hitherto The whole 396. Moses governed 40. yeares Ioshuah 17. yeares The Iudgships orderly time 339. yeares Nowe followe the Books of SAMVEL Eli last Iudge of that Number being now Priest in Israel vnto him and for the service of the Lord Hannah the wife of Elkanah brought her young sonne Samuel to which Samuel the mightie God appeared declaring to him the destruction of Eli and his house because hee stayed not his sonnes Hophni and Phineas from prophaning the holy things Warres being then with the Philistims Israel went out
and caused the Ark of Gods Covenant to be fetched from Shiloh into the Host. But the Philistims caught away the Arke which afterwards they sent back againe and slewe the flaunting Priests Hophni and Phineas Newes heereof comming to Eli sitting without on a stoole he in a pieuish qualme fell downe and broke his Neck being 98. yeares old Phineas wife big with child hearing all this shee sodainlie brought foorth calling the Childe Ichabod that is No Glorie and so dyed Thus the Lord was as good as his word sent before to Eli by the man of God Chap. 2. They that honour IEHOVAH them will IEHOVAH honour but if they will kick against God and dishonour him by their vnrepentant Prophanations IEHOVAH will assuredly dishonour them by takeing their Glory from them in the sight of all men As they haue lived not glorifying God so they shall dye without glory to themselues Let Rulers chieflie learne this Lesson 26. Staffe But when they cryde to God he a Iudges sent Who did avenge them on their Enemie b At last with Iudges they growe discontent And for King Heathenlike they rudely cry God giues to them then Saul of Benjamin Whome after God rejected for his sinne a As he stirred vp by times 6. sorte of Oppressours so he mercifullie raised vp twelue of their owne people to exercise power over them besides Shamgar that slue the 600. Philistims with his Goade b Eli dead Samuel Iudged Israel passing righteouslie He waxing old his sonnes Ioel and Abiah governed whose inequall waies observed the People loathed Iudgship and desired to haue a King after the fashion of the Gentiles about them The Lord hearing their murmuring doth appoint Samuel to annoynt Saul of Beniamins Tribe a tall fellowe to the Kingship Saul seeking his Fathers Asses he found a Kingdome for comming to enquire of Samuel concerning his Asses as fooles runne to Witches Samuel annointeth him after the which the Spirit not of Sanctification but of Government and Maiestie came vpon him This Saul afterwards neglecting his charge concerning the slaughter of Amaleks Cattle and Agag the King the Lord therefore taketh from him the former Spirit and put in him a frantick Spirite commanding Samuel to annoynt David the youngest sonne of Ishai of Bethlehem-Iudah the Towne of Boaz and Ruth vpon whome came the former Maiesticall Spirite After this Saul ceaseth not to persecute David which persecution was cause of penning most of the Book of Psalmes but David though hee had him at vantage would not hurte him In the end consulting with a Witch at Enâ—or for before hating Samuel and Samuel nowe was dead hee tunneth to the Devill to speake with Samuel Saul the next daye after was slaine togither with his Sonnes in his warres with the Philistims running himselfe desperatlie on his swordes pointe Thus the wretched King run from sin to sinne till sinne slewe him From a lesser sinne he runnes to a greater from the greater vnto the greatest till hee meete with his match that is with a sinne that overmatcht him and brought him vnder foot Let Kings beware of sparing any cursed Agag or any fat Idole Religion for the bellie is Agags God lest the Lord leaue them to 〈◊〉 sinnes race the best end whereof is but shame confusion of face Seing we are all called to be Kings vnto God Lee vs spare neither fat sinnes nor leane sinnes sinnes lesse or more gainefull and pleasurable but let vs kill them all for as the bleating of the Cattle bewraied Sauls halting so will the crying of one sinne vnmortified bewray our hollowe hearts and prouoke the holy one to Iudgement The time of Sauls Raigne and of Samuel his Iudgship togither making 40. yeares 27. Staffe a Then Samuel did David King annoint Who was of Iudah b gracious good true c Then Salomon his Sonne he doth appoint Him to succeede as book of Kings doth shew This Salomon for d Tabernacles Rite Did build a Glorious Temple Gods delite a Se for this into the Annotation next before b As Dauid succeeded Saul so he raigned in all goodnes excepting the slaughter of Vriah the defiling of his wife Bathsheba marrying at length with Bathsheba by whom the adulterous Childe dead he had Salomon the figure of Iesus the peaceable Spouse of his church even as his Father David was the speciall type of IESVS the slaughterer of his Churches â—oes And here beginneth the Books of KINGS c David in his old age caused Zadok the Priest Nathan the Prophet he that reproved David for his Adulterie with his valiant men to carry his Son Salomon downe on his Mule to Gihon and there the Priest annoynting him with oyle taken out of the Tabernacle to proclaime him King who did so crying God saue King SALOMON After that David having exhorted his sonne to fear the Lord As also informing him of IEHOVAHS will concerning the Temple he dyed having raigned seauen yeares in Hebron where hee was the second time annoynted and 33. yeares in Ierusalem where he was the third time vncted d In stead of the Tabernacle formed in the wildernes Salomon by the Lord his appointment buildeth a Temple divided into the 1. Court 2. Holie and 3. Most Holy as was the Tabernacle The Stone was hewen and first made euen and afterwards were conioyned togither for the rearing vp of walles so that it is saide There was not heard the noise of an hammer in setting of it vp 1. King 6. 7. This signified that the Temple spirituall of our Iesus greater than Salomon namely the Church of the Newe Testament should consist of spirituall stones namely Men and weomen who first shuld be hewed and made smooth as Iohn Baptist smoothed the waye to Christ by the preaching of Prophets and having once the visible spirituall knobs hewen off then they should conioyne and knit togither into one communion This was cause that Iohn Baptist would not baptise any but such as first Confessed Sinne giving hope of Amendment And this was it that holy Peter respected when he said And yee as liuely stones be made a spirituall house 1. PETER 2. 5. Secondly that hammers or forcing meanes are not for ioyning People togither in holy Communion and Vnion spirituall for no Iron sworde can beget Faith but that Princes swords and hard meanes are appointed for the smoothing of them and cutting off their knobs and wicked manners that so they may bee fitted sooner for Christ. This Armie is to appeare willingly in holy beautie at the time appointed Faith is free or voluntarie not forced by humaine power Thirdly that Ratling noyse of Accusations Reprehensions is not fitte teaching within Christ his spirituall Temple the Church Iohn is to charge 〈◊〉 for Generation of Vâ—pers that are without as 〈◊〉 these that are once entred into the Lords house and â—nrolled by Baptisme in his Booke to them appertaine sweeter wordes than Salomon spake in the hearing of his servants and why All â—â—thin are hoped to be Christes and
Raigne in the 15. yeare of Ieroboam his Raigne 10. The States of Iudah in the next place do Raigne 11. yeares even vntill Ozâ—as his Raigne who begunne his Regiment 2. Chro. 26. 1 compare with 2. King 15. 1. in the 27. of Ieroboam of Israel his Raigne which must needs be 11. whole years after Amaziah his Father IVDAHS states occupy that Now Ioel beginneth to prophecy 11 Ozias or Vzziah called also Azariah the sonne of Amaziah hee succeedeth the States regiment being aged 16 yeares beginning his raigne in the 27. yeare of Israels Ieroboam He raignes 52. yeares This King had a zeal beyond knowledge which led him to burn incense vpon the Alter of Incense which thing only appertained to the Priest Azariah the Priest accompanied with 80. valiant Sacrificers withstoode and reproved him The King is thereat wroath The Lorde as wroth at him he smites his impudent fore-heade with open Leproâ—â—e Then was he compelled to go out and because of that disease hee dwelled in an house apart vntill his death In this mans time Isâ—iah or Esay begun to Prophecie He is called the Evangelical Prophet because hee foretolde of Christ and the state of the new Church so plaâ—nly as if hee had seene Christ the neâ—â— Testamentes Church with the bodilie eye He plainelie â—ore-sawe the generall obedience of Israel to Christian faith after the fulnesse of the Gentiles were come in Chap. 59. 20. 21. So Pâ—uâ— vnderstands that Râ—m 11. 26. Secondly hee plainly fore-sawe that Israels obedience vnto Christian Lore shuld be vnspeakable glorious their spirituall Light to be more than had bene the Gentiles Cap. 60. That Paul insinuateth Rom. 11. 12. and blessed Iohn hath in the Spirite pointed plainelie out their Churches â—loâ—ie Revel 21. Thirdly I saiah foresawe that the Israelites obedience should bring life vnto the Gentiles dead the Primitiue Churches haue all died 60. 3 4. 5. c. This Paul conâ—esseth Rom. 11. 15. And holy Iohn acknowledgeth Revel 21 24. 22. 2. This men wil not nowe see If they would they shuld be humbled in their blindnes which shall raigne thogh question be vpon question till Israel be called 12 Iotham his Sonne begnn to raigne in the 2. yeare of Pekah of Israel which was his Fathers last yeare and hee raigned in Ierusâ—l â— 16. yeares Hee built in the Lords house in the Cities wall in the Mountaines and forresâ— Hee prevailed againste the Ammoâ—â—es became mightie because hee directed his waye before Iehovah his God Now beguane Micah to proâ— phecie against Ierusalem and Samaria 13 Ahaz or Achaz his Son succeeded beginning to raigne in the 17. yeare of Pekah of Israel and he raigned 16. yeare as did his Father In his daies came vppe Rezin King of Aram whose heade Cittie was Damâ—scus and Pekah the Sonne of Râ—maliah king of Israel whose hed Cittie was Samaria and hee of that Cittie head Isa. 7. These two smoaking Firebrandes â—eare Ahaz Isaiah from the Lord laboreth to comfort him but the hypocriticall Beast believeth not when hee would be thoght to beleue much Maugre his hart Isaiah giveth a signe namely the birth of Iesus Christ on a Virgin whereof he was vnwo orthie Pekah slewe in one daye sixe score thousand of Iudah Zickri a mightie man of Ephraim slaieth Maasetah the Kings sonne and Azrikam the Stewarde of his house and Elkaâ—ah the second after the King The Edomites doe plague him the Philistims invade him Tiglah Pilneeser of Ashur troubles him All are of his iack but he will not forsake his grosle Idâ—latry Nowe Isaâ—ah his children were signes to Iudah and pointed at of the Idolaters Isai 8. 18. So is Christ his members Heb. 2. 13. 14 Hezechiah his Son a worthie â—eformer begun to Raigne in the 3. yeare of Hoshea of Israel which was the last yeare of his Father In his 4 yeare being then aged 29 Salmanâ—sar commeth against Israel and captiveth Hoshea his People And in the 14 yeare of this King Sanach-rib of Ashur commeth against IVDAH His chieâ—e Captaine was Rabshakeh a notable Rayler Isai. 36. The Lord comforâ—eth Hezechiah by his Prophet Isaiah Rabshakeh hearing of Warres at home raiseth siege after all his scolding but by the Angel of IEHOVAH in one night were slain one hundred fourscore and fiue thousand of the Assyrians After that Salmane sar in his Idole Temple at home was slaine by his two sonnes Adrammalech and Sharezer He dead Esarhaddon his sonne Raigned in his stead Hezechiah sick Isaiah commeth vnto him and after the Kings humiliation before IEHOVAH he giveth to him a Signe of Life for 15. yeares for the shadow of the Diall herevpon went backward ten degrees in the Diall Berodach Beladan Babels King vnderstanding of the Miracle hee sent to Hezechiah presents Hee letteth the Straungers see al his Treasure furniture c. whereat the Lord is angrie and therefore sendeth Isaiah to tell him that his Seed should be carryed away captiue to Babel Having raigned 29 yeares he died 15 Manasses or Manasseh his sonne succeeded at the age of 12. yeares and he raigned 55. yeares Hee beginning with as deepe Idolatrie as had Ahaz his Grand-father God stirreth vp Assurs King Esar-haddon who fetters my Youth and carrieth him Prisoner to Babel Hee humbling himselfe in his Chaines happie Chaines that humble a man the Lord is mercifull vnto him Assur sending himâ— home where in better maner he finished his daies In his time Habakkuk prophecieth 16 Amon his Sonne succeedeth for two years His servants slewe him for which the People slewe them and enthronized his sonne Iosiah 17 Iosiah or Iosias next raigneth Eight years olde at his Coronation and hee ruled 31. yeares in Ierusalem At 12. yeares of age he wrought a great Reformation performing vpon Bethels Alter that which the Prophet had fore-tolde 300. yeares before In his 18. yeare he kept a most Royall Passeover Ieremiah in his Raigne begunne to Prophecie so did Zephaniah The Lords Trumpet nowe sounded nothing but Iudah must to Babel Prisoner for 70. yeares False Prophets sounde a false peace and therefoâ—e shame came vppon them Huldah the Prophetesse telleth Iosiah that because his heart melted at the reading of Moses Originall he should be taken away ere Iudahs fearefull fall Going into Battel against Pharaoh Necho King of Aegypt he was slaine at Megiddo 18 Iehoahaz or Ioachaz called also IONN and Shallâ—m a younger sonne of Iosiah hee succeeded at the Peoples appointment He Raigned but three Moneths for then Pharaâ—h Necho put him in bondes and carryed him into Aegypt 19 Eliakim called also Iehoiakim and Iakim elder brother to Iehoahaz by 2. years Him did Pharaoh Necho make next King Nowe Iudahs obedience was like rotten Figges From the Schisme of the Tenne Tribes from the Two wherevpon arose King of Iudah King of Israel vnto this Eliakiâ— his 3. yeare are 370. yeares The World aged 3400. ISRAEL 1 Ieroboam King of Israel or tenne Tribes streatching out his hand
against the Prophet that denounced Iudgement against the Alter in Bethel that hand of his withered He beseecheth the prayer of the Prophet who praieth vnto God wherevpon the hand was healed At this time the Prophet plainly saide that A Childe should bee borne vnto the house of David Iosiah by name who vpon that Alter should sacrifice the Idole Priestes This was spoken 300. veaâ—s before Iosiah was borne Ieroboam dyeth an Heade Idolater hauing raigned 22. yeares 2 Nadab his Sonne was half King in his Fathers two last yeares for he begun his Raigne in the 2. yeare of Asa king of Iudah 3 Bâ—asa killed Nâ—daâ— and raigned over Israel 24. yeares He consumes Ieroboams house His raigne beginneth in Asa his 2. yeare 4. Elah his sonne was Vice-roy in Baasa his 2. latter yeates for he begun his raigne in the 26 yeare of Asa. 5 Zimri slewe his M. Elah Against Zimri ariseth Omri Zimri buâ—nes himselfe in the Kinges house togither with the house Omri maketh pla gye Statutes Against him ariseth Tibni but Omri prevailed He raigneth the Rivals time ioyned to his 12. yeares 6 Ahab an evil slip of Omri followeth beginning his Raigne in Asa his 38. yeare Hee married with vncircumcised Iesabel Daughter to the Zidonian King He bad Shee worse the Devill put them togither In his time Eliiah the Prophet was famous He reprooued Ahab for reaving Naboth of his Life and Vineyarde telling him plainely that his House should come to nought and that painted Iâ—sabel was destinat for Dogs-meat and so it felâ—out for Iehu afterwards caused her to bee cast downe from a loâ—t They that doe humble themselues shall be lift vp but the proude God resisteth and will cast downe Hee raigned 22. yeares 7 Achâ—ziah his Son begunne to Raigne in Iâ—hosâ—phat his 17 yeare He Raigned two yeare which fell out in his Father Ahabs 20. and 21. yeare 8 IORAM his brother began to Raigne in his Father Ahabs 21. and 22. yeares of his Raigne which was in the 18. and 19. of Iosaphat of IVDAH and in the second yeare of IORAM Iâ—hosophaâ— his Sonne then halfe King with Iehosophat his Father This man took away the Image of Baal which his Father made but yet stood an Ido ater With this fellowe Iehosâ—phat of Iudah did go to warre with Moab for the King of Moab having become tributarie to Ahab he now Ahab dead rebelled Now Elâ—sha or Elâ—seus the Prophet is famous and therefore before their going vp with him â—he Kings consulted who assureth them of victorie Having raigned 12. yeares Ioram died 9 Iehu is annointed King Hee slayeth Iezabel and all Ahabs house for Nabaoths bloode cryed for bloode as did Habels He maketh Baals Priests beleeue that hee would sacrifice before the Idole All the Priestes gather for that supposed sacrifice They being once in BAALS house he shew them all Notwithstanding for this was but a starting Zeal he afterwards fell to palpable Idolatrie all Isrâ—â—l became so notably wicked as IEHOVAH loathed Israel in somuch as Hazael of Aram in Syria smot them in all the coastes of Israel Iehu having raigned 28 yeares he dyed 10 Ioachaz or Iehoachaz his sonne succeeded beginning his raign in the 23. yeare of Ioasâ— of Iudah He following the waies of Ieroboam the Son of Nebat caused Israel to sinne for which the Lorde gaue them into the hands of Hazael King of Aram and into the handes of Benâ—adab King Hazael his sonne Hee raigned 17. yeares and dyed 11 Iehoash or Ioash Son of Iehâ—â—haz or Ioachaz beginneth Goverment in the 15. of his father that being the 37. of Amaziah of Iudah Hee raigned 16. yeares Being provoked by Amaziah he went against him tooke him captiuâ— and then went to Ierusalem making much spoyl In this mans time holy Elisha after many miracles wroght dieth 12 Ieroboam his Son succeeded Hee begun his raigne in his Fathers last year that being the 15. of Amaziah of Iudah Hee Raigned 41. yeares In his time the Prophet Ionah was sent by the Lord to Niniuie the Metrapolitane Cittie of Assâ—ria there to proclaime Iudgment against the Cittie Hee imagining small credite by such a Sermon doth by Sea flie another way The Lord by a Tempest â—ursues him The Marâ—â—neâ—s cast out Ionah A Whale receiveth him who after 3. daies casteth Ionah vppon Land So was the Earth the third daye to deliver vp Iesus Mat. 12. 40. Neither Earth nor Sea can hide or drown that true Lighâ— which God hath appointed to be declared to a People After Ionah his being cast vpon the shore the Lord renueth his Mandat he goeth to Niniuie and proclaimeth destruction after 40. daies They at the first hearing belieued that they thereâ—ore generaâ—ly humble them selues and for that time are spared This King restored the coast of Israel from the entrie of Hamath vnto the Sea of the wildernes according to the worde of the Lord by IONAH the Sonne of Amâ—â—â—ai the Prophet which was of Gatâ—-Hepher But this Ierobaâ—m followed the steppes of the first Ieroboam In his time begun likewise Amos and Hosheah to Prophecie 13 Israels Kingdom thencefooâ—th vnstayed for 22 yeares full even vntill Zachâ—rie Nowe Hoshâ—ah plainly telleth Israâ—l that shee was not IEHOVAHS wife Here was like Priest like People 14 Zâ—chariah Ieroboaâ—â— his Sonne begâ—n to Raign in the 38. yeare of Azariah King of Iudah 2 King 15. 8. which was fulliâ— 22. years after his Fathers death A wicked man was hee and therefore slaine by Sâ—allum the sonne of Iâ—besh and that in the Peoples sight He raigned but 6. Moneths 15 Shaâ—lum hauing slaine Zechariah begun to raigne in the 39. year of Aâ—â—riaâ— of Iâ—dah Against him riseth Mâ—nâ—heâ— the sonne of Gadi who slew Shallum in Samaria So that hee raigned but a Moneth 16 Menahem immediatlie vppon Shallums death beginneâ—h his regiment and hee raigned 10. years But vnto him the Citie Tâ—rzah in Israel wouâ—d not open her gates He therfore smot it and ript vp all their women with child Now God stirred vp Pul the Assyrian King against Israel who puld 1000. Talents of Silver from Menahem which Menahem puld from Israel 17 Pekachiah his son begun to raigne in the 50. yeare of Azariah of Iudah He raigned two years and was slaine by his Captaine Pekah in Samaria 18 Pekah the Son of Remaliah begunne to raigne fullie in the last yeare of Azariah of Iudah Hee raigned in Samaria Metrapolitane of Israel 20. years In his time Tâ—glah Pileser king of Ashur came vp and tooke divers Cities and carrved the People away to Ashur Hosheâ— the son of Elah slayeth Pekah 19 The States of Israel now governe for 9. yeares thogh vnder Tiglath Pâ—â—eeser who had before tyme captived them 20 Hoshea called also Osee beginnes his raign in the 12. yeare of Ahaz of Iudah and a bad man he was Against him Iehovah sendeâ—â— Sabnanesar King of Ashur who took Hoshea prisoner after 3. yeares besieging Samaria which was the 9. yeare of Hoshea his
Tyme two Tymes and halfe a time 1260 daies or Three yeares and an halfe teaching I say that these times haue but allusion to Messiah his preaching and suffering time and not any mysticall over-plus of Gabriels latter Seaven Betweene these two I am vnworthie to iudge neither dare I yet peremptorilie say That it is But if his Baptisme begunne not that Sabaoth of yeares or last Seaven but if his Baptisme begin the latter halfe and in the middle of that Propheticall weeke then thogh his death gaue the deathblowe to sacrifice corporeall I must needes thinke that not his death but his Resurrection Brought in Righteousnes everlasting Obiect His death finished Gabriels 70. seavens therefore within the same time was Righteousnes euerlasting brought in seeing This aswell as the Oâ—her is ioyned togither Dan. 9. 24. Answ. In the Verse 21. togither with Sacrifice ceasing is ioyned The Temple and Cities desolation by the Romaine Armie abhominable which fell out 40. yeares after Iesus his oblation therefore neither hindreth it that Perpetuall Righveousnes bee brought in by Messiah after the death of Messiah Secondly though He dyed for our Sinne yet hee rose againe for our Iustification Rom. 4. 25. His Resurrection brought in our Righteousnes perpetuall Thirdly if his Baptismes solemnization by the Father and the Spirit answered not to the dedication of the materiall Temple Ezra 6. 15. 16. Then did the Resurrection of his incorruptible Temple his body cast down by as malitious Persons as Nebuchadnetzars Host resemble the rearing vp of the vanishing Temple for that materiall Temple figured the spirituall Temple Iesus who is both the Temple the Sacrificer the Sacrifice whose day of Resurrection became our Sabaoth day our seauenth day of Rest by allusion to the Iewish Rest-day but is indeede the first day of the Weeke and the Lords-day seeing the Newe Adam was to begin where the Olde left off d The Stone cut from the Mountaine without Mans hand Dan. 2. is both of Iewe and Gentile vnderstood of the Sauing Christ. That I say Sauing it is because the Iewes vnderstand Christ or Messiah Dan. 9. 26. not to be the saving Christ but some Earthly King annoynted for Christ and Messiah in English is Annoynted And so vnderstanding that place of some Mere-man annoynted that should soone after be slaine they put away that Prophecy So became Christ a stone of offence to them howsoever to the beleever he is the precious Stone of the Corner Further see hereof Staffe 32. at d. From Iudahs first transport to Babel vnto Cyrus his Commaundement given to build the Citie and Temple are 70. yeares After the Commandement going forth to the finishing of the Temple and Citties walles are 49. yeares In precise accompt of whole yeares from the first transportation to Babel vntil the reaedification of the Citie are 119. yeares but according to common accompt may wel be termed 120. years the time of Noahs preaching From the Temples full finishment vntil Messiahs former worke making his death the perimplishment of Gabriels last 7. are 62. Sevens and one Seven of years that is in one summe are fullie 441. years Now take away the full years of Iesus his age namely 33. years and so long raigned David his Figure in Ierusalem and from the Iewish materiall Temple the Figure reared vnto Iesus thereby figured will be about 408. yeares Back from Christ to the promise made to Abraham 1844. yeares Back from Christ to the Flood 2271. yeares The age of the World at Iesus his byrth about 3928. yeares FINIS THE SECOND PART OF THE BIBLES BRIEF DRAWNE FIRST into English Poësy and then illustrated by apte Annotations togither vvith some other necessarie Appendices By HENOCH CLAPHAM ¶ PRINTED BY Robert Walde-graue Printer to the Kings Maiestie 1596. Cum Priuilegio Regio TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL AND one of her Majesties chiefe Commissioners in causes Ecclesiasticall M. RICHARD TOP-CLYF Esquier all true happines in Christ Iesus HAuing Right vvoor shipfull receiued such a Christian help at your hand as lately I did in hauing you so ready to stir vp her Honourable Counsell if not also her Maiesties owne Person to commiserate my dungeon Estate whereby as by an * Ebedmelech I obtained in all good Conscience happie deliverance I could not but therefore openly before all the World broch from my breist a Symbole of gratitude That I haue done in this my bold offer of the Gospels breviarie in which blessed vvrit is health convaied to all that worship God in Spirit and Truth not in an Idole Falshood The worthines of the subiect may shadow my imperfect pen and your Worships amiable construction shal giue vitall power to my over-saples sentences And so beseeching the Alsufficient to remember your dailie zeale for her Maiestie and the Common-weales good I end The Lordes vnwoorthie HENOCH CLAPHAM THE SECOND PART of the Bibles Briefe 1. Staffe IDVMEAN a Herod King in Iudea What time he raignd our Iaacobs b star appears c Iesus is borne d Immanuel e Messiah f Shiloh g the Seede of Woman in h full yeares A i Virgin brings him forth even k Marie who Betrothed was to Ioseph l all should knowe a Herod the Son of Antipater hauing corrupted Antony of Aegypt with Mony Flavii Iosephi lib. 14. Antiquit Cap. 22. was by Antony and his flaunting Cleopatra cap. 23. appointed to Rule as Tetrarch over Iudea After that cap. 26. Herod comming to Rome he there having Anthony of the one hand and Cesar Augustus on the other hand hee was solemnlie led into the Capitol where their spirituall rites were performed and the Senats decree proclaimed and in this first daye of Herods Coronation the New King was banqueted by Antonius Much adoe had Herod after or hee could be setled in Iudea but adversaâ—ies taken away and he shewing himselfe liberall in a great famine as also remitting the third part of Tribute building the mines of the Temple during which building it is written That it never rayned togither with Remission of the 4. part of the Tribute after that he woone the Peoples heartes and so occupied the Tetrarchs place or fourth part of Government All this doeth Flavius Iosepâ—us write a man borne immediatlie vpon Herods end and one that carefullie as a Iewe zealous drewe holy Antiquities and opposed to the Atheists of his time b So Balaam tearmed him Nomb. 24. 17. what time Balaak sent for him to curse Iaacobs people Zacharias the Priest Iohn Baptist his Father having an eye vnto Balaams Prophecie he Luke 1. 76. 77. 78. 79. calleth his sonne Iohn the Prepaâ—er of the way before this Day-starre who was to giue Light both to Iewe and Gentile c It signifieth a Saviour Mat. 1. 21. neither is there salvation to be had in any other Name Act. 4. 12. d In English God with vs. This Name Isaiah fore-tolde to vnbeleeving Ahaz Isai. 7. 14. what time the Beast would not beleeue that God would be with him against his adversaries