vnderstand Wherefore that wise Commander wills that they Thankfull therefore and grate to God be ay In Ebal mont they then ane Altar raise Noght hambred on with hands his name to praise And offers thereon offrings as they knaw Agried with his will and Moses Lavv The altar raisd and God there praisd the Grave Grand Captane then the Law on Stons did Ghrave And therein Blissings Cursins all and Threats He publictly to them reads and repeats Into the praesens of the people all The Stranger as the hebrew naturall Iosua 9. chap. AI thus sack'd some nightbour kings to those As open Enemies to Isrel rose But lo from Gibeon disgvysed some As messingers vnto the armie come Israell by deceat to Circemvein And perrill by that policie praeveen With Garments torne and but with Tags of Shooes That they are Straugers these disgvysed does Mak Isrel think that They be come to Crave A leagve of Love and frendship faine wold have The Suit deceavde the Guyd of Isr'el grantis The Gibonits deceitfull Supplicants But they detected efter for the same The duke to drudgrie Them and their Condamne Iosua 10. chap. FYve Kings together with vindictive Spreet Their warlike force and armies all vneit And out agains the tovne of Gibeon sped That Irues with Israls head contracted had But vnto him submissive Suits they send The he is foederats wold now defend Who for their Causes wer inclosd about With five Kings forces strong men stern and stout Then Isrels Captane with his Cohorts rose To free the Gibonits and fight there foes whom in his violent and wrakfull wraeth He vterly vndoes and drave to daeth And such as fled defeated with his force Feld in the flight vvith Hail a fate fand worss 〈…〉 THe day whereon these armies where o'rethrovvne The Lord his great Love hes to Isr'el shovvne A vvoundrous day and admirable one Whose like before nor since was neuir none At Ioshua his prai'r and request The great Governour God Almightiest A whole day stayed theÌ„ Sunne in Gibeon And moone into the valey Aialon And not a poynt come dovne declynd nor chang'd Whil Isrell was on all there foes reveng'd The Kings they kill when all the slaughter ended And then the five vpon five Trees suspended Kings Cities Subiects of the Hils and all The plaines beside subdued before them fall Iosua 11. chap. A Croud of Kings by south east west and north Martch for to force the force of Isrel forth There numbers great neer out of number be As Dust on earth or Sand into the Sea But God bad Isrel be of Courage Good And feare no force nor men nor multitude For he before that tyme of day to morrovv â—laine and consumed to there shame and sorrâ—w Before the face of victor Isrell shall Deliver Them forc'd and defeated all Israell confident vpon his word â—As well they might assaults them with the Sword And horriblie maks havok of their host In killing from the meanest to the most Iosua 11. AS Ioshua from that Attempt reteard For such victorious Chances Inly Cheard The Toune of Hazor he took in his vvay And all th' Inhabitants non saife did slay Yea all from Halak montane vnto Gad That by Hostilitie he takin had Therein a living soule nor fighting man As God commanded him he left not than For heardned was from heavne there harts that thay â—ight from the earth in vvraeth be vvippd avvay â—f Anakims the Cities so he Sacks And vtterly them selfs with vvarrs he wracks The Conques then h' amongs the Tribs divyds â—nd then in peace sins warrs their th' Ebrevs byds 〈…〉 VIctoÌ„rious Isrel by the Lords assistance Agains there great and all there forc'd ressistance Of Cities Valaes Montans and the Plains But feare of force possessd in peace remains On Iordains eastren syde and on its west By South and North they peaceablie possest No pettie portion nor a litle Land Did Ioshua and Israel command The Lord their Battels and all subdevv'd And noght their forces well inough they knew it It is lands their Swords in their subiection brings The subiects arm'd of ane and threttie Kings The Hebrevs by his help there hosts orethrew And all their Kings consumed killd and slew Iosua 13. chap. THe Lord call'd Ioshua and to him told That he was weak with yeeres and waxed old And yet much land remaind and Lordships many Vnentred with and vnpossessd with any Therefore the Lord he hes enjoynd him thair And how he should devide them did declare To give nyne Tribs whole portions he commands And vnto thrie to give but half part lands Since Moses vnto Ruben and to Gad On this side Iorden gev'n a portion had Ilk Trib its martch there sevrally is showne That each of them might know what was their owne To Levi yet no foot of Ground he gave But ordaind Them the Sacrifice to have Iosua 14. Chap. THe Land of Canaan devided aff Among the former nyne Tribs and a half Caleb the constant Kenezeit the same That entred first the Land to Nuns sonne came And said to him now fourty yeeres and more His since vnto Moses dead before God spake our God most great and Glorious In Cadesh-bernea concernyng vs Then he that day swore by th' almighty God To give vs that whereon our feet should trod Wherefore my Captane godly grave and Sage I crave the same now for my heritage Which Iosua gladgly grants and Caleb blessd And him and his with Hebron hes possessd Iosua 20. Chap. THe Lord directed Ioshua as Iudge T'apoynt with Isrel Cities of Refudge He speake the people and protests and Thay Obtempre and the will divine Obey For such as do by accident or chance Vnwillingly or yet by Ignorance Kill and cut aff by force and blood a Brother An Israleit yea yet or any other Where they may faif and sure preserved be Whill th' high Priest livand then depairt and die From the Revenger of the slain and than He may returne vnto his house again So did the Lord Reliefe for these ordain That ony man as is foreshowne had slaine Iosua 22. Chap. TO Reuben and to Gad and to Manasses Heires Ioshua his Kins-man Patriots declares That as the Lord and Moses had commanded They faithfully had with there Bethren banded And nought forsook Them whill they wer possessd Of all the promeist Land in Peace and rest Therefore go with the blissing of the Lord To your possessions vpon Iordans Bord But care to live my Brether I befeech As do is our Law allow instruct and teach Bak they returne and built an Altar by The river brink and renders reasons why Howbeet the Tribs therewith took first offence Yet having heard them with the deed dispenss Iosua 23. Chap. NOw Ioshua waxd old by Age infirme Into the faith the Tribs for to confirme Exhorts them gravely all with one accord The serve sincearl ' obey and lovve the Lord He tells them there hovv oft for them he faught And
bondage Sighes and cryes And these there Groans and cryes that they wer wount To spire and spend vp to the havns did monr Sprang throgh the air the Clouds in sunder teares And enters all in the Almighties eares He knows there Carces there Griefes regrats and groans And will haue minde and mercie on there moans His Covenant kint with his Servands kind Abraham and his Sones he hes in mynd â—o look'd the Lord vpon their Stress extreame And shortly shall send Confort vnto Thame For all that trust in him and cry for aide He will support them as him self hes Said Exodus 3. â—N Horeb monr where Moses vs'd to keep His father Iethro's heards and flocks of sheep The Angel of the Lord there did apeare â—nto a Bush vn-brunt but burning cleare And did with sundrie Circomstances sho That he will have him Into Egypt go For he had heard his Servands long in Thrall There Sighes there sorrow's griefe and Groanings all â—nto proude Phar'o the Egyptian King â—rom thence his Hebrew Israleits to bring â—ppressd with bearing brick in burdens still â—o satisfie a Tyrans wiked will He said he sould Insttuct him what to say And plague all Egypt if he disobey Exodus 3 4. HEre Moses doubts and hardly will beleive That th'Israleits will credit to him give â—or trust said he that from a living flame â—y Lords command to me his servand came â—or that my Lord wold make me messinger â—o be the Israleits deliverer â—hen said the Lord what is that in thy hand â—e ansverd him and said it was a wand â—ast thow it downe said he and lo the forme wordâ— growne a Serpent or a creeping worme 〈◊〉 an tack it by the tail and thon shall sie â—â—â—â—mrne a Rod and now no Serpent be 〈…〉 said he in thy Bosome thrust thy hand 〈◊〉 draving't furth he it a leprous fand 〈◊〉 â—once again he say's Thrust thow it in 〈◊〉 â—â—aks it furth a fresh flesh colourd skin Go fordward then and these 〈…〉 he Signes That there beliefe and creded with them brinpes Exodus 4. YEt Moses wold eschevv and faine wold flie This noble Charge and to the Lord said he I am nought eloquent and want of it And my slove toung maks me therefore vnsit The Lord with Moses he was angrie than And said to himâ— who gaue a mouth to man But I go then and I will gwe The speache And thee there all what thow should say shall teach Yet once more Moses heirabout contests And ane moresit to send the Lord requests The Lord then werie wroath wit him did say Doe I noght knovv thy Brother by the way The Levit A'ron thovv shall meet who shall Speak wnto Phar'o and delyver all Exodus 4. THen Moses went and did with Ara'on meet That gratiously each other gladly greet Then past to Egypt and together call The heads of evrie house of Isr'el all Ar'on the Love of God wnto them thair With there delw'rance quickly doth declare Of all the woordes that God to Moses spak He doth to Them a trve rehcarsall make And in there presence with a woundring eye Strange wounders wroght among them there they sie The miracles that God to Mofes shew He did them in there presence all of new Then they belew'd confirmed in there minde And all to worship bowed and inclynd Exodus 5. MOses and Aa'ron vnto Phar'o gois And the almighties mynd and message shois Commanding that his people long in stresse He wold let go wnto the wildernesse To him there Lord the God almightie that They might a feast solemnly celebrat No but King Pharo hardned had his heart And wold not suffer Isr'al thence to pairt But spightfullie commanded dovvblie more To make there tasks nor they had bein before The people with Moses and with Ar'on than T' expostulat and for to grudge began And herefore Moses dois to God regrate Since he with Pharao delt there worse estate Exadus 7. THe men of God to Phâ—â—â— gois againe And profits nothing with that Prince prophane He will not grant the people nor accord To lett them go and offer to the Lord For deepl ' indurd and hardned is his hart That he will noght permit them to depart The Prophets than their Budding Rods doune throvves And their the miracles to Pharo shovves Then strak they Nile 1. Plague Egypts enriching flood And it turn'd Tart black and in bitter Blood Th' Egyptian Magi with there charmed Rods Will so vvorke wounders to there pagan Gods But as there rods turn'd Serpents creeps and Crall The living rod of Aaron cates them all Exadus 8. PRoud Pharohs hart yet stiffe and steeld did stand That it no ear could giue to Gods command Nor be broght to beleiue tho he had sein His might in miracles befoir his eyne Wherefore he sent past number numberless Infinit froggs all Egypt to distress 2. Plague So that these noysome Things Innumerable Creept vp on Pharos Bed and Pharos table Yea noght a foote of field in Egypt be That from these all defyling froggs is free Than Pharo Moses dois intreat that he Wold pray to God and make these froggs all die Moses requested be King Pharo prayes And heard the Lord these froggs consumes and slayes Exodus 8. TO Pharos hart such cursedness still cleaves That noght his vvonted hardnes yet it leaves The vvounders vvroght so visible and strange His marble minde did neuir mint to change But quyt of these again his hart he armes And Aaron smott the dust and lyce in swarmes 3. Plague Throgh Egypt all Goshen except increst And multiplied o're all on man and beast King Pharos Magi and Enchamters too Assay to bring foorth Lyce but nought could doâ— Then they enforc'd before King Phar'o brought Acknowledge that the Lord these wounders wroght Yet Pharos hardned hart and wicked vvill Indur'd remaind and stiffe continevved still Exodus 8. THen on 〈…〉 the Lord sent flightes of flies That non the clouds for Clusters of them sies 4. Plague On men and beasts on house and sields they fall And merv'lously they multiplie on all Yet was the Hebrews Goshen to record Free from the plague praeserved be the Lord The flintie harted Pharo now espyes That on his Land Gods heavie Iudgement lyes And he no pow'r no nor means had man That Egypt from that Curse delyuer can Therefore constraind Moses to pray commands An dhe t' intreat the Lord holds vp his hands God heard his prair and then the flies depart But hardned yet holds out King Phar'os hart Exodus 9. THe fist Time Moses Pharo do'th demand To suffer Israel to depart his Land Bur hardned is his hart Indur'd in ill Herefore the Lord a Morame sent to kill The beastes of evrie kind throgh Egypt all 5. Plague But noght a beast in Goshen perish shall And all one day that be in Egypt bounds The forcefull finger of the Lord confounds The heards and flocks in field the foules
Gold blew silk and skarlet Read Of Linning pure and purple for his head The gold is wrought in wier and leanid out long To Shew and set it these silk-works among Imbrodred were the Shoulders rund about And curiously with nedle knots cast out On evrie side thereof ane Onix stone They set ingraven with Israls name thereon Which on the Shoulders of the Ephod stands To beare a Record of the Lords commands A Breast plate more they make the form four square A peece of gold exceeding rich and rare And therevpon enchace four rovves at once Of pure imprysable and precious stons Exodus 40. GOd th' all director Moses doth direct To reare the Tabernacle and it erect And all the Appertenances that pertaind Vnto it to adduce them he Ordaind Into the first of monthes on the first day He should it raise and longer nought delay And as injoynd he was he thereto bringers The Arke and all the other holy Thinges And with the Vaile wrought vvith imbrodred wark He coverd closs and over-waild the Arke Also he brought as order did require The Table too and lights the Lamps vvith fire Aaron investes his Sones anoynts Them too And what to serve God should be done did do Exodus 40. THus this vvas done into the second yeere Efter that They from Egypt did reteere The Tabernacle seasd then Moses came And set the Testimonie in the same Then with the vaile he hes it closs vp shut â—ovv soone the Arke therein vvas plac'd and put â—he merciseate aboue the Arke he plac'd â—hat vvith a Coronet of Gold vvas grac'd â—he Laver set Moses and Aaron both â—ith his tvvo Sones to wash them therein goeth â—nd than the court vpread inclosing round Whairon the Tabernacle stood the Ground â—oses at last the vaile hung vp lats fall 〈◊〉 in this vvorke he finished hes all And God above into a Cloud did hover And all the vvork did over-vail and cover Exodus 40. WHill as the Lord into a cloud above The Tabernacle aboad and did noght move â—hair the most glorious Glory of the Lord â—he Tabernacle filld all vp and stord 〈◊〉 that for Moses thair there was no place 〈◊〉 full of maiestie divine and grace â—â—ere was a presence heavnly and divine 〈◊〉 there the Glory of the Lord did shyne 〈◊〉 vvhen the Sunne and day vvas doune the Cloud 〈◊〉 o're the Arke and Tabernacle stood 〈◊〉 aproatching of the night a none 〈…〉 of fire streams and clearly shon 〈◊〉 as by day into the darkest night 〈◊〉 camp vvas cleare and in a lamp of light Exodus 40. THe moveing or night marching of the Cloud To Isral was a certaine Signe and Good Ather vnstirrd to stay stand still and tarie Or forward thence there Host and Camp to carie But if it did ascend and higher mov'd The Camp then forward martchd and more removd But if it did discend and there did stay They martchd no more but in there ludgings lay And noght a foot to fair did they intend Whill they it sie begin again t' ascend And when they journay should remove and ryse The cloud went on before Them throgh the skyes By day into a Cloud and on the night God was a fire to shew all Isr'all light Leviticus 9. Chap. T' Approve the Priestly office is from heaven A certaine Signe and sure assenting gevin Whill Aarons offring on the Alter lyes A Sacred flamme come flashing from the skyes And opinly in all the peoples eyes Consum'd and quickly eat the Sacrifice The woundring Israleits all looking on That Blais breathd from above brunt evrie Bone The then beleiving hoast to humble it gois And thankfull thonghts to God again vpthrois And publictly his prases there proclame For all the Blessings he bestow ' on Thame The Prophets then for this there Thankfulnes The people present sanctifie and bless Leviticus 10. A'Rons tuo Sones Nadab and Abihu A gross mis-deed before the Lord they do A nonted once there office to exers Out of presumption and a Sprit perverss They proudl ' aspire no rather they conspyre To fill there Censers full of forran fire And than advance and to the alter go Nev'r vsed thair to offer incenss so Contrary quyt vnto the Lords command That should have ever inviolable stand But from the Lord a flamming fire foorth flevv That boldly brint and both the Brether slevv To shovv that God will noght beserv'd by waine Vnvvise inventions of a vvorsely Brain 〈…〉 THe judgements of the Lord thus sharply sâ—as'd Vpon these Brether that his Sp'rit displeas'd â—nto the horrour of the Hebrew host â—hat by there owne delicts there Lives had lost â—or worshiping agains his divine will â—pon them fell th' inevitabill ill â—o teach all others that they neâ—it presume â—ut of a Braine Phantastick filld with fume â—he Lords vine zard to worke it otherwayes â—or he directs and in his Law donne layes â—hen these two mangled miserable men â—â—r careed from the Congregation then A sad and doolfull evidence for thame Both of there deeds there Sin and Shame Leviticus 24. â—Nto the Hoste was ane Egyptian man But by his Mother of the Trib of Dan â—hat going out did so from dutie rowe â—hat in the hoste he with an hebrew strove â—nd in the brall that was begun by Thame 〈◊〉 Egyptian did the God of hostes blasphame â—hey take the man and him to Moses led â—nd then the Lord eftsoon to Moses said â—ause thow be broght that bold blasphemer out â—nd make the men that heard then there about â—â—e Lord blasphemd ley on there hands vpon-him â—nd then to death let all the Hebrews stone-him Which instantly they execute and act A fit reward for his vnfaithfull fact Deuterouomie 34. Chap. THe Prophet Moses to Mont Nebo gois From whence the Lord the promisd land him shois â—hat milk and hony flowing land the same Which he so oft had heght to Abraham â—â—t only having sein it did declare â—hat hee should nev're go ov're nor enter Thair â—he Servand of the Lord then Moses dyes â—nd buried be him into Moab lyes â—â—t never man yet lived to this day â—hat knew the place whair God did Moses lay 〈◊〉 hundreth yeers and to them twentie told â—hen he expired was the Prophet old 〈◊〉 Prophet such whose like yet never non 〈◊〉 Israel arose when he was gone A Prophet full indew'd with heavnly Grace 〈◊〉 God conferrd with and knew face to face 〈…〉 FAmiliar Moses with the Lord and lov'de Before from this mortelitie remov'de That manfully martch'd from the memphit landes Divinly aided with the Hebrev bandes But the almighty eyeing ay his avvne Albeit their Ductor he had from them dravvne Yet to their Good and Glory of his name An oter Tutor tenders vnto Them In Iosua couragiously Inclinde H' infunds morefire in his magnanime mind And o're his Isrel limited at large Gaue him the conduct and the Captans Charge Commanding and encouraging the man To Ioyn the people and pas Iordan than