when that 's done 25 Abraham espouses Keturah yet still Isaac's his darling give him all he will Esau his Birthright sells and that was ill An. Mundi 2113 26 Isaac as Abraham erst owns not his wife The King 's forbidden her a Well breeds strife Esau a Bigamist his mothers grief An. Mundi 2140 27 Jacobs disguise from Esau th' blessing gets Esau to kill him for this his heart sets Rebecca all she can the project lets 28 Jacob is warn'd by Esau not to take A Canaanitish woman he must go To Padan-Aram and there marriage make It is his mothers minde to have it so An. Mundi 2185 29 Two wives he got by 's service fourteen yeers Lea and Rachel Lea children bears Apace but Jacob Rachel more endeares 30 Both their bond-women now with Jacob lie And bring forth I cah doth with Mandrakes gaine From longing Rachel Jacobs company The stâ—aked rods do all the young ones staine An. Mundi 2205 31 Away goes Jacob Laban follows fast Warn'd not to hurt him talks of stealth at last They make a mutual peace when th' anger 's past 32 Returning he bribes Esau for his faults Wrestles with God and overcomes but halts 33 Esau endears him gifts hee 'l not receive Jacob pretends for Seir but doth deceive He goes another way Esau takes leave An. Mundi 3213 34 For Dinahs rape here under fair pretence Of Circumcision store of blood is shed Simeon and Levi did it but their sense Was not old Jacobs he abhorr'd the deed 35 His own house purg'd he next to Bethel goes To offer and receive the promise there Of Reubens incest he in season knows Bâ—ries Nurse-Wife with his own father dear An. Mundi 2220 36 Read here of Esaus wives and of his kinde Of Anah that i' th' desert Mules did finde 37 Joseph his fathers love and brethrens hate Is thought by Jacob to be dead by fate 38 Judahs sons slain bad Onan spills his seed Tamar cheats Judah Zarah with th'red threed An. Mundi 2222 39 Joseph is woo'd ' cause he will not comply His Mistresse makes him in a Dungeon lie An. Mundi 2227 40 There he expounds two dreams Pharaohs great feast The Baker hang'd the Butler was releast 41 He tells the King his dreams Manasse and Ephraim his sons a famine in the land An. Mundi 2236 42 His brethren come for corne and are sent back An. Mundi 2238 With each mans money strangely put in 's sack Only till * Benjamin Ben come down Simeon they lack 43 Jacob sends down his sons Simeon's set free And Joseph feasts them all most liberally 44 His Cup 's i' the youngest's sack Judah would lie A pledge for him Joseph doth that deny 45 His tears disclose him he forgives them all And down to Egypt doth his father call An. Mundi 2240 Who goes with joy with all his great and small 46 God speeds them Joseph meets them on the way Brings them to Goshen bade them there to stay 47 Jacob tells Pharaoh of his seed and age Gets Rameses with all its liberties For the Priests land Joseph will not ingage Swears where to bury Jacob when he dies An. Mundi 2255 48 Presents his two sons to his dying father An. Mundi 2280 Who of the two prefers the younger rather 49 Jacob foretells his sons their destinies An. Mundi 2300 And after that prediction shortly dies 50 They bury him with tears Joseph forgives An. Mundi 2310 Swears them about his bones while he yet lives A Logico-theological Analysis of the Book of Exodus THe Book of Exodus speaks of the people of God in a threefold estate viz. 1. Before their departure out of Egypt 2. At their departure out of Egypt 3. At their entrance into the Wildernesse 1. Before their departure out of Egypt Where are observed 1. Their servitude chap. 1. 2. Their deliverance By Moses of whom we read his Nativity education banishment marriage and lastly his Embassy which is 1. Commanded see by whom where when chap. 3. 2. Undertaken and the impediments of it removed chap. 4. 3. Undergone though with small successe chap. 5. 4. Repeated again with the Genealogy and calling of Moses chap. 6. By divers plagues from God as waters turned to blood chap. 7. Meat pestered with frogs bodies with lice and fleas chap. 8. Cattel with pestilence and hail chap. 9. Fruits with Locusts the land with three dayes darknesse chap. 10. And the death of the first-born which is First threatned chap. 11. Then executed where we read both of the slaine chap. 12. and the preserved whereupon followed The law of the Passeover and the law of the Consecration of the first-born 2. At their departure out of Egypt where we have 1. The manner how they were brought through the red-sea wherein their enemies were drowned chap. 14. 2. The effects they brought forth being so delivered how they partly sung Praises to God and partly murmur'd because of the bitternesse of the waters chap. 15. 3. At their entrance into the Wilderness where we finde the impediments and adjuncts of their peregrination The Impediments both General lying upon all people because of the want of meat chap. 16. and drink chap. 17. Special for Moses in particular was overburdened with the charge of so great a people chap. 18. The adjuncts of their peregrination were two viz. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the promulgation of the Law and preparation of the people chap. 19. whereof we have the summe or substance in the Decalogue chap. 20. The special explication therof both in respect of Things judicial concerning servitude man slaughter man-stealing c. chap. 21. Things Levitical concerning the first-borne chap. 22. and the feasts of first-fruits and tenths chap. 23. The confirmation thereof by a Covenant betwixt God and the people chap. 23. 2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the building of the Tabernacle where the building therof is commanded hindered begun and finished Commanded both for Matter where it is shewed what and what kind of things must be provided and whence chap 25. Forme which belongs either to the things of the Tabernacle as the Sanctum Sanctorum and the parts and adjuncts thereof chap. 26. The Gallery and the adjuncts thereof chap. 27. Or the persons of the Priests their habits and garments chap. 28. Their Ordination and Consecration chap. 29. Their Office and the instruments of its execution chap. 30. The efficient cause as the labourers and the overseers of the work chap. 31. Hindered by the Idolatry of the golden Calfe which is Committed chap. 32. Reformed by Punishment ch 33. The breaking and renewing of the Tables chap. 34. Begun both in respect of the matter commanded by Moses and brought by the people chap. 35. and in respect of the forme both for the parts and adjuncts of the Tabernacle chap. 36 37. And for the parts and adjuncts of the Gallery chap. 38. And for the garments
all Gods Ministers W. AINSWORTH August 8. 1651. THE BIBLE OPENED OR A Logico-theological Analysis of the Book of GENESIS c. THe Book of GENESIS contains the Beginning 2. Propagation 3. Corruption 4. Reparation of the World 1. The Beginning viz. in the first Creation ch 1. 2. The Propagation viz. by the Marriage of Adam and Eve in Eden chap. 2. 3. The corruption 1. By the evill of sin 1. In our first Parents chap. 3. 2. In their Posterity and those either ungodly as Cain his sons and nephews chap. 4. or godly as Seth and his generation chap. 5. 2. By the evill of punishment viz in the flood whereof we have the Cause chap. 6. the Effect chap. 7. the Decrease chap. 8. 4. Reparation by Noah and Abraham By Noah drunk and mocked chap. 9. his sons are first collected by their Genealogies and Families chap. 10. and then dispersed by the confusion of tongues chap. 11. By Abraham of whom are reported his internal goodnesse and external goods Internal goodness Towards God whom he followed in his peregrination chap. 12. Towards Lot whom He sends away with all his chap. 13. Redeems out of captivity chap. 14. External goods as Issue and Posterity 1. Promised chap. 15. 2. Sought by his Concubine chap. 16. 3. To be received by his wife concerning which thing he is confirmed 1. Word and Signs from God chap. 17. 2. The testimony of Angels who confirme the revelation of Sodoms burning wherefore we have 1. The prediction and deprecation chap. 18. 2. The execution by the Angels punishing but delivering incestuous Lot chap. 19. 3. The effects as Abrahams going to Gerar where his wife was first taken away then restored chap. 20. 4. Actually given in his son Isaac whose single life and marriage are both reported His single life and therein His Nativity the consequences thereof Sad as the trobles of Hagar and Ishmael Joyful as his foede with Phicol chap. 21. His immolation and offering commanded first and then forbidden chap. 22. His mourning for his mother dead and buried chap. 23. His married life and therein The things that were prosperous viz. a wife sought prepared and brought by a servant formerly sworn to that purpose chap. 24. The things that were grievous viz. 1. The death of his father after his second marriage and much issue chap. 25. 2. His fourfold peregrination chap. 26. 3. His blinde old age wherupon there followed Jacobs c. Jacobs Incomparable Primogeniture Supplanting of Esau which contracted Esaus hate chap. 27. Flight to Mesopotamia to Laban chap. 28. Where we have 1. His Bigamy with two sisters 2. His Polygamy posterity and riches chap. 29 30. Return 1. From whom viz. Laban pursuing him 2. By what Countrey viz. Seir where Esau met him yet unpacified ch 32. but anon pacified ch 33. And Shechem where we read of the slaughter of the Shechemites by Simeon and Levi ch 34. 3. To whom viz. to his father in Hebron where we have both A three-fold funeral and mourning chap. 35. And his comfort From the good fortune and posterity of Esau chap. 36. The birth and unhappy-happy life of his sonne Joseph chap. 37. A digression concerning Judah Miserable and Offending chap. 38. A regression to Joseph Imprisoned chap. 39. Delivered by the exposition of the dreams of Pharaohs servants chap. 40. And of Pharaoh himself concerning famine to come ch 41. Whence followed the coming of His Brethren and Father His brethren Without Benjamin first chap. 42. With Benjamin next who is brought to Egypt chap. 43. and brought back again chap. 44. His father 1. Called to Egypt chap. 45. 2. Hastening thither and welcomed chap. 46. 3. Remaining in Goshen all the rest of the land being oppressed with famine chap. 47. 4. Dying where we have his Blessing Special chap. 48. General chap. 49. Funeral there Joseps mourning kindesse to his brethren and death chap. 50. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the Book of Genesis 1 A Chaos first then light heaven earth are fram'd An. Mundi 1 Skies fish birds creeping things beasts Adam's nam'd 2 God rests mans inchoation is repeated And Paradise describ'd where man was seated 3 The Serpents craft man naked Christ foreshown Eve breeds both cloth'd with skins from Eden thrown 4 Cain kils flees builds and then there spring from Cain Lamech and Jabal Jubal Tubal-Cain An. Mundi 987 Old Adam begets Seth for Abel slaine 5 Here 's Adams race Enoch is one of them And so is * Bifâ—óâ—sque Noachus in undis sic est in Latino exemplari Noah next Methusalem 6 God grieves he made the world will drown it now Bids Noah make an Ark and tels him how And what to save in 't from an overthrow 7 Noah invades the Ark all creatures perish Save those old Noah did in 's bosom cherish An. Mundi 1656 8 The floods decrease one Raven twice a Dove Discover Noah brings to God above A Sacrifice which he accepts in love 9 Things licenc'd and forbidden see i' th' skies The Rainbowe is Gods signe Noah drunk lies Cham mocks him is accurs'd so Noah dies 10 Here 's Noahs race from whence at first did grow All generations that the world oreflow 11 Babel's cashier'd Sem born Abram with 's wife An. Mundi 1787 Leave Ur for Canaan Terah ends his life 12 Abram believes and offers t' Egypt goes An. Mundi 2023 Where he nor 's wife duist well themselves disclose The King till he restor'd her 's plagu'd with woes 13 Abram with Lot departs they two contend Divide the land Lot doth tow'rd Sodom wend But Abram for his part Canaan-ward bend 14 They two orecome five Kings he rescues Lot Payes Tythes to th' Priest take the Kings gifts hee 'l not An. Mundi 2030 15 A son 's behighted him Egypts sore yoke Afâ—er four hundred yeers must sure be broke 16 's wife gives him Hagar she conceives with scorne She 's banisht and reâ—all'd Ishmael is borne 17 Abram is Abraham Gods promise here By Circumcision's seal'd Sarah must beare An. Mundi 2440 18 He welcomes Angels Sarah laughs and lies Abraham presents to God prayers and cries To turne away Sodoms hard destinies 19 Two Angels blinde the Sodomites the place They burn Lots wife in slight turns back her face 20 Abraham owns not his wife this second time The King of Gerar keeps her to his paine All in his house are barren for this crime Abraham prayes for them gets his wife again 21 Isaac borne circumcis'd a feast which tends To Hagars banishment God comfort sends An. Mundi 2050 Unto the maid * Abimelech Abi and Abraham friends 22 Isaacs oblation's hindred by the Lord Nahors line downward's next upon record An. Mundi 2061 23 Sarah's dead Abraham laments her buyes A grave of Ephron where old Sarah lies An. Mundi 2085 24 Abrahams true servant brings for 's masters son An. Mundi 2088 From Bethuel Rebecca
with Hebron's grac'd 15 Judah s lot Othniel's strength Achsach's demand The Jebusites not yet expell'd the land 16 Joseph's and Ephraim's borders heâ—e you see Thâ— Canaanites as yet unconquer'd be 17 Manasse's lot and portion at last they Expell and drive the Canaanites away An. Mundi 2510 18 At Shiloh is the Tabernacle and By lot they do divide the rest o'th'land 16 Simeon Dan Zabulon Issâ—char advance Asher with others Joshua's inheritance 20 Joshua doth with the people now ordain Six Refuge-Cities if a man be slain 21 Of Cities eight and fourty God did give To th' Levites then in peace Israel did live 22 Two tribes and half sent back no sooner come But they do build an Altar at their home A question rose about it by and by The matter is resolv'd the strife doth die 23 Joshua doth now his exhortation give At 's death to them that after him shall live 24 At Shechem he assembles all the tribes Briefly the benefits of their God describes Gods mutual foede with them he calls to minde An. Mundi 2511 Lastly his Age â—eath Burial here you finde A Logico-theological Analysis of the Book of Judges THe Book of Judges containes the cause of the calamities of the children of Israel which was sin and that both Universal and Special I. Universal committed by all the Tribes hereof we read both the kindes and the effects The kindes Negligence in expelling the Canaanites chap 1. Injustice towards God and his worship chap. 2. The effects which were several oppressions and miseries By The Syrians Othniel being their Deliverer The Moabites Ehud being their Deliverer The Philistines Samgar being their Deliverer chap 3. The Canaanites King Jabin Deborah being Judge and Barak Deliverer their victory is reported chap. 4. seconded with a gratulation or Song of triumph chap. 5. The Midianites Gideon being their Deliverer see his calling chap. 6. fighting chap. 7. manners fortune death chap. 8. Successour Abimelech chap. 9. The Ammonites Jephthe being their Deliverer of this oppression the cause and effects were the Apostasie and Repentance of Israel chap. 10. the remedy was the warre of Jephthe against the Ammonites chap. 11. and the Ephraimites where we have the life of three Judges chap. 12. The Philistines Samson being their Deliverer see his Parents and Birth chap. 13. marriage chap. 14. acts against the Philistines chap. 15. manners fortune and death chap. 16. II. Special for there were twe notable tokens of a depraved Common-wealth viz. In Religion Idolatry Of one family chap. 17. Of Dan's whole tribe chap. 18. In manners lust and filthinesse committed in the city of Gibeah punished in the whole tribe of Benjamin chap. 19. whereupon followed Warlike Preparations uncertain events chap. 20. and the restoring of the tribe of Benjamin chap. 21. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the Book of JVDGES 1. SImeon and Judah's acts this text doth sing An. Mundi 2511 Thumbes and toes mangled of a cruel King Jerusalem and Horma Gaza three With Askelon and Eckron captiv'd be Othniel hath Achsah to his wife this more The Danites flee the Amorites before 2. The Angel chides at Bochim there 's a seed Next Joshua very bad God doth proceed Mixtly with them in wrath and pitty those Must b'exercis'd by th'reliques of their foes An. Mundi 2530 3 They 're prov'd and drawn to idols Othniel's one T'enfranchise them from Chushans hand anon An. Mundi 2550 Ehud kills Eglon for them Shamgar then With an Oxe-goad doth kill six hundred men An. Mundi 2580 4 Deborah and Barak next Isr'el preserve An. Mundi 2630 Jael for Sisera's death doth well deserve An. Mundi 2650 5 Deborah and Barak for the Conquest sing A Song to God of Kings the highest King 6 Israel s opprest chid by the Prophet they By Gideons hand have a triumphant day The fleece prefag'd it try it any way 7 Here 's Gideons army muster'd and refin'd Three hundred lappers are by God design'd An. Mundi 2680 To do the deed they do it see the plot Whereby this noble Conquest Gideon got An. Mundi 2690 8 With envious Ephraim Gideon a Peace makes By faire perswasions heavy vengeance takes Upon two bloody Kings for 's brethrens sakes The Eare-rings of the prey a mighty prize For all this Israel falls to idolize 9 Abimelech made King Jotham doth read A riddle to them touching that black deed An. Mundi 2710 Gaâ—l conspires Abimelech is ktll'd An. Mundi 2717 With a great stone and Jotham's curse fulfill'd An. Mundi 2737 10 Tola is Judge then Jair he had borne An. Mundi 2758 Unto him thirty Sons Israel's foâ—lorn An. Mundi And fore oppress'd then to their God they cry An. Mundi 2677 He out of mercy heares them by and by An. Mundi 2666 11 Sends Jephthe who their sees doth overcome Vowes and performes his Vow at coming home 12 The liâ—ping Ephraimites by Sibâ—oleth Discover'd are all slain here 's Jephthe's death Ibzan and * 2773 2782 In the fifâ—h yâ—ar of Aâ—dons Râ—iâ—ne Troy was taken Ante Câ—ristum 2185. Elon Judges quit them well Abdon next them is Judge of Israel 13 The Philistines again oppresse the land Till th' Angel Manoah gives t' understand Some comfort he returns a sacrifice And Sampson's born anon to victories 14 Sampson doth marry a Philistian maid Against them by this match his plot is laid An. Mundi 2790 He riddles at his Nuptials Ante Christum for his life None can resolve his riddles but his wife With whom they deal and solve them but their pay An. Mundi 1176 Cost thirty of their brethrens lives that day 15 His wife s deny'd him he takes that in scorne And with fir'd Foxes doth destroy the Corne An. Mundi 2802 With th' Asses Jawbone he doth kill outright A thousand divers times he shows his might 16 Carries the gates of Gaza had a wife Call'd Delilah and she did seek his life Betray'd him when she could a fit way finde An. Mundi 2809 To th' Philistines whose malice made him blinde And made a Millne-horse of him till he dy'd Though in his death the Lord his strength supply'd 17 Micah restores stoll'n coyne his mother makes An. Mundi 2831 Images with that coyne Micah then takes A Levite for his Priest gives him by th'year Ten shekels meat one suit of clothes to wear 18 The Danites make excursion take by force Micah's both Priest and Gods hold on their course To Laish which they spoil without remorse 19 The Levites ravish'd Concubine lies dead He cutts her in twelve pieces and them sends All over Israel that the rumour spread Might move them to require him some amends And punish them that did this wicked deed 20 The Levite draws his Bill and Benjamin An. Mundi 2516 Though guilty fight and twice the Battel winne At last they suffer for this grievous sinne 21 But Benjamin's fall's bewail'd and now they would Restore the remnant of
's comforted by Jonathan Discovered by the Ziphiâ—es angry Sâ—ul Pursuing a mischance doth back reâ—al 24 David cuts â—ff Sau â— skirt his life he spares And so his own clear innocence declares Mâ—kes Saul to blâ—me himself and take an Oath O David gainst whom he had been so wroth An. Mundi 2886 25 Hâ—re lies old Samuel David is inrag'd At the churle Nabal all his men ingag'd To spoile him but that Abigail the wife Peâ—â—wades him Nabal heares o'th'danger dies 26 Saul â—â—aces David by the Ziphites means Abishai wâ—uld kill Saul David sayes Nay Takes Cruse and spear only Abner demeans Badly in 's place while they are stoll'n away 27 Saul heares of David that he is in Gath An. Mundi 2887 Yet seeks him not abates of 's former wrath David begs Zicklag it is granted he M kes the King think he 's Judahs enemy 28 Thâ— King trusts David Saul t' a witch doth go And fainâ—s to hear of his own overthrow 29 The Philistines will not let David move Or marâ—h with them Achish doth well approve Oâ— him for all that sends him thence in love 30 Amalâ—k spoiles Ziglag Daâ—id follows close Recovers all and justly doth dispose O'th'prey and to each friend a present goes 31 Saul and his shield-knave are felo-de-ses An. Mundi 2891 Philistia triumphs ore their Carkases They are regain'd by Jabesh men Aâ—te Christum their bones Are burnt and buri d Jabesh them bemoans An. Mundi 1077 A Logico-theological Analysis of the second Book of Samuel THis Book contains the Inauguration Administration and Declination of King David I. Davids Inauguration confirmed by one tribe in the Kingdome of Judah Of this Election see The Antecedents viz. A Messenger reporting of Sauls death and the mourning thereupon chap. 1. The Concomitants as his Unction hindred by Abner chap. 2. The Consequents as Davids successe after the death of Abner chap. 3. and Ishbosheth chap. 4. II. Davids Administration or Well-governing of both Kingdomes where we have his acts of divers sorts viz. Religious as the honourable fetching and placing of the Ark chap. 6. His deliberation about building of a Temple chap. 7. Warlike where we have a summe thereof and an amplification by the commendation of his Justice chap. 8. Moral his gratitude towards the Posterity of Jonathan chap. 9. Politick as his Embassy to the King of the Ammonites whence followed warre chap. 10. Sinful and shameful as the committing of adultery and murther chap. 11. whereof the fruit was his repentance chap. 12. and the double punishment of his adultery Private as the incest and death of Amnon chap. 13. the banishment and return of Absalom chap. 14. †Publick as both internal and external †sedition Internal as that of Absalom whereof see The beginning which was the Conspiracy against David in Hebron chap. 15. The Progresse as Davids flight and Absaloms entrance into the City chap. 19. The End by the death of Achitophel occasioned by Chushais counsel chap. 17. a victory got over the Rebels chap. 18. and the restoring of David ch 19. External raised by Sheba and suppressed again chap. 20. †Famine beside sedition chap. 21. III. Davidâ— Declination towards his death whereof some Antecedents were Good as his Thangsgiving chap. 22. Swan-like Song of his faith in the Messiah chap. 23. Evil as a Pestilence after three years famine chap. 24. A POEME Containing the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Contents of the several Chapters in the second Book of SAMVEL 1. THe Amalekite for owning Sauls death 's slain An. Mundi 2891 David laments Saul and dear Jonathan 2 David made King the Jabesh men doth blesse For burying Saul his men he doth addresse ' Gainst Ish-bosheth the Anti-king who buyes Too dear his opposition Asahel dies 3 David grows stronger still hath sons twice three Abner revolts to David Joab's mad At that and kills him David bitterly Curses this Joab falls extreamly sad An. Mundi 2898 4 The Anti-king is slain his head they bring The Bringers die for t by th'command o th'king 5 The â—ribes ' noynt David now again the tower Of Sion from the Jebusites is tane The halt and blinde it seems had little power Theirs and the Philistines brags were all in vain An. Mundi 2900 6 David brings th' Ark fâ—om Kiriath-jearim Ante Christum Dances before it Michal laughs at him And 's barren for 't Uzzah is slain and yet An. Mundi 1068 He touch't but th' Ark David with offerings great Puts it i' th' Tabernacle its proper Seat 7 Nathan first likes and doth anon forbid David to build a Temple yet his seed An. Mundi 2902 God blesses for his mindes sake for this blessing Here you have David praying and confessing 8 Hâ—â—e's Conquest upon Conquest still King Toi Is glad to see him thus his foes destroy 9 All that was Sauls Mephibosheth hath got By Davids gift David had not forgot His father Jonathan Ziba he commands To serve Mephibosheth and to till his lands M. 2904. Ante Christum 10 At Jericho Davids men shaven staid Buâ— Hanun for his shaving soundly paid 11 Joab's in warres David at home remains An. Mundi 1064 With lust and blood his conscience foully stains An. Mundi 2910 12 The Apologue of Nathan makes him cry â—â—ccaâ—i so he 's pardoned must not die Himâ—elf his Bastard must Soiomon is born And Jâ—didiah is call'd Rabba's forlorn An. Mundi 2912 13 Aâ—mon commits a rape on 's sister Tamar And now as basely hates as erewhile shame her His brothâ—r Absalom to quit him spies A time and kills him for the murther flies 14 But is revok't anon through the joynt plot Of Joab and a widow but must not An. Mundi 2914 For two yeâ—res see the King Joab's requir'd An. Mundi 2918 To bring them face to face his corne is fir'd For his neglect then doth he whâ—t s desir'd 15 Now Absalom steals mens hearts raises a rout An. Mundi 2922 Oâ— Rebels ' gainst his father drives him out Ante Christum Achitophâ—l's curst and Hushai may do well To go confute that great Achitophel 16 Colloguing Z iba gets his Masteâ—s means An. Mundi 1406 Shimei ' gainst David basely misdemeans Aâ—hitophel then doth counsel Absalom T' abuse his fathers wives the thing is done 17 Achitophel confuted dies by th' halter Inâ—elligence goes to David how things â—lâ—eâ— 18 David yet cares for gracâ—lesse Absalâ—m Bids them spare him whatever doth becâ—me O'th'â—est but wilful Joab strikes him home David doth sore lament that deadly doom An. Mundi 2925 19 Yet now so bears the Israelites reduâ—e Him to his Throne the Priests must go t induce Judahs compliance lame Mephiâ—osâ—eth Excus'd yet Ziba shares with him till death 20 Sheba rebels Amasa makes no good hâ—ste ' Gainst him which costs his life Joab doth force Sheba to Abel where a woman cast His head ore th'wall mov'd Joab to remorse 21 The Gibeon-dearth by th' death of Sâ—â—ls seven Sons Is