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
or as Egypt Land Before the all-consuming angre of the Lord These cities Sodome and Gomorr ' devourd Genesis 14. WHen Iidall King of nations and the Rest That joynd vvith him in Battell had opprest â—he Sodomit and the Gomoran King â—hey spoild there Goods and captive Lot did bring â—nd on his substance as there pryse they prey â—ut Abram arm'd Invades them on there vvay â—oyld and defate and smartly them he smot â—nd in Tryumph brought home his nephevv Lot â—hen doth he chargd vvith spoyls in triumph so â—o Melchi-zedeck King of Salem Go. Who blessd and brought to Abram bread and vine â—nd Abram there solemlie offred sine To him of these his Spoyls the Tithes of all Goods of these Kings that did before him fall Genesis 16. â—N Can'an Abram ten yeeres hes t'emaind And Sarais vvomb from bearing vvas restraind Which greevd her much and did torment her still â—nd as she meand she vvold go mend her ill When surely She her Belly barren sees â—nd thus to secundarie helpes she flies â—or vvnto Abraham her Lord she said â—eire I haue Hagar and Egyptian mayde 〈◊〉 give her to thee vse her for it may â—e Childring I obtaine be her some day 〈◊〉 bram obeyd and in to Hagar vvent â—nd knevv her vvha conceavv'd Incontinent Then proud of that conception in her eyes Her dame and mistres Sarai did despise 〈…〉 SArai contemnd much mov'de there with Remains Expostulats with Abram and complains And tells him plinly for her kindness novv She is mis-vsd vvrong'd and contemned too Yea prays the Lord to judge betinxt Them tuo But abram seeing her iucensed so Hagar be his authorit ' and command Is set to suffer vvnder Sarais hand Who hardly delt vvith her heirfore a-dread And fearing vvorse far from her mistres fled But asked by the angel vvhence she came She ansverd fleing from hir angrie dame Then to Returne againe her he commands And humble her vvholly vnder Sarais hands Genesis 17. THe Lord Iehova most alimghtye here Wnto his servand Abram did apeare And made him promeise for to multiplie And him and his t' incress exceedinglie Beside great blessings he to him do is grant And knits vvith him for ever his conveuant Than chang'd from Abram vvnto abraham and her for Sara Sarai call'd to name Yea also vnto her he granted more To beare a sone that barren vvas before But Abr'am langh'd into his hart for he Hes thonght it strange and vvounderfull to be Since he himself a hunder yeeres vvas old And Sarai nyntie numbred had and Told Genes 18. AGaine the Lord to Abram did apeare As he sat in or to his Tent durr neare And when he look'd Three men he standing savv That then approatch'd and towards him did draw To those three angels then he bovvd and ran And offred to his Lord his service than Which they accept and then there breakfast done God said that Sarai she should haue a sone And then their he declaird and did impart To Abram that he Sodom vvill evert For of there wickedness to him the cryes Had monted o're the Elements and skyes Th' abominations all that therein be Vn-nat'rall sins and bestialitie That rankly rages and reignes them among With wenge ance he he vvill revenge ere long Genesis 19. â—e Lord their ills and naughtines did nots And sent his Angels to his servand Lot â—ring him thence for kindled vvas his tre â—o consume these Cities all vvith fire â—hen that sat at Sodom gat them sies â—rysing bow'd donne to the earth his eyes â—humblie prayes them to his house but thay â—ss but ester they turne in and stay 〈◊〉 Sodomits preass Lot and th' Angels sought â—â—lv'd t' abuse and knovv Them in there Thought 〈◊〉 therefore vvold brak vp his Gates perforce â—erminnig to deall vvith Lot no vvorse â—â—t lo the Lord vvith blinddess brands them Thair â—et sightless search They vvill but knevv not vvhair Genes 19. He Angels Lot then out of Sodom led And from the Sodomitick furie fred â—â—o vp the montans vnto Zoar flevv â—â—e firie haile and burning storme t'eschevv â—â—s efter Lot his daughters and his wife â—â—y had pull'd out for to praeserve there life â—â—mmanding straitly none to be so bold 〈◊〉 to look back vnless they Perish vvold 〈◊〉 Lot his vvife offended in this falt â—â—d therefore turn'd vvas to a Toure of Salt â—â—en vvhen they vvere farr from the Citie vvalls â—â—oode of fire and burning Brimstone falls That Cities all and Men vvithin did burne And in the plains did all to ashes turne Genes 19. â—â—t Thus and his preserved from the fire To leave that citie Zoar did desire 〈◊〉 left it Then and vvent therefrom for feare 〈◊〉 to a mont and in a Cave duell'd thair 〈◊〉 daughters vvanting Companie of Men â—â—k and to gether hes agried then â—â—drink there Father drunk and make him so â—â—en Cup-shot both Them but his knoledge knoâ— â—â—ch They haue done and in the elder goth 〈◊〉 younger next and so he lyes vvith both 〈◊〉 of this vvyld jncestous meiting Lot â—â—-ammi he and Moab both begot â—nd as in Sin conceav'd the Scripture sayes â—erverse vvere they and thers in all there vvayes Genesis 20. A Braham to the South his Iournay Takes And into Gerar he his duelling makes Syne said that Sarai fearing for his life His Sister vvas albeit indeed his vvife Abimelech the King of Gerar Thair Perceiving Sarai beautifull and fair And hearing Abram her his sister call And she her self t' affect her he did fall Then taks her from her Lord but God constrains That he hir person in no poynt prophanes And dreadfully him in a dreame did threat And his vvith death and a destruction great Gif he did noght to Abram her restore Pure and vn tuiched as she vvas before Genesis 21. THe promise of the Lord as is foretold To Abraham and Sarai being old At the set Time accomplish'd vvas and done And She her Travell tooke and boore a Sone Out of vvhose loyns in his ovvne Tyme should spring That ever blessed Prophet Preest and Kiug Abraham eight dayes ester at the least His Is'ac circomcisd and made a feast And as young Is'ac grew Ismael Iested Which Sarais mynd much moved and molested That she did eagerly to Abram plaine Of Ismaels mirding mockage and disdaine But Abraham t'ev eit all sturrs and strife Puts Isma'l and his mother from his Wife Genesis 21. VVHo wandring in the vvoods and vvilderness Both ar by thirst brought into strange distress That evven the Mother pitie for to see Layes him a pairt lest that she spy him die Than than the vveeping of the child ascends And dovne the Confort of the Lord discends For loe the Angel doth there mvrning heir And opned vp hir eyes and made them cleir And there to hir A vvell of vvater shois Wherevvith her Sone to quench their thrist She gois He gives Her confort and forbids hir dread But tend her Sone for he vvill make him head By heising
him to Honours and Estate Yea and a father of a Nation Great 〈…〉 â—â—re faithfull Abram be the Lord's command 〈◊〉 Noght faut but freelie lifteth vp his hand 〈◊〉 Immolat and offer to the daeth 〈◊〉 dearest childe for to approve his faeth 〈◊〉 act almost above Beleefe to see father his Sole Sone to Sacrifie â—â—edient and gladly is'ac gois â—â—d that be willingly will suffer shois â—â—e true and lively Type that should foresho â—â—at for our sinnes Gods Sone should suffer so â—â—old the Lord Abrams belief and faith â—him for Rightcousnes Imputed hath â—â—d holds his hand tht it is noght defyld â—â—th Isacs guiltless Blood the Chosen Chyld And doth a t'amme provide for sacrifice That he intangled in a Thicked sies Genesis 23. Arai Abrahams chaste and vertous wife â—ixscore and seven yeer old departs this life 〈◊〉 whom her loving husband Abram moans â—â—d testifies his griefe with mony groans â—â—en after weeping from her sight arose â—â—d for to buy a Beriall hee gois â—â—aham dolorons a field did buy 〈◊〉 her and him and his therein to ly Hebron lay this field therein a Cave â—â—t Abram fittest thought and sought to have â—â—erein the Iustness of the Man is showne â—â—t no whair burie wold but in his owne â—â—our hundreth silver Shekels he hes payd â—herefore and then ther in his dead hes layd Genesis 24. Braham old his eldest servand he Prayd for to put his hand below his Thie 〈◊〉 by th' almightie God of all to swear â—â—t he should none Into Canaan There â—â—e to his Sone for wife but search and find â—â—is owne Countrie an of his owne kind â—â—man then hartly to the Lord did pray â—rosper him in his adois that day 〈◊〉 faithfullie all that his Lord directs â—â—romises and punct wallie effects â—ecca than as wold the Lord it fell 〈◊〉 and hir drawing water at a well 〈◊〉 by the conference that they fell in 〈◊〉 new she was ane of his Masters kin â—â—en gladly gwes hir Armelets and ear-ringhs â—â—d Laban home him to his Inns he brings Genesis 24. REbeccas freinds vnto the Lord committ Her vvedding and the vvhole effect of it Then vvith content She is for Js'ac geven Blessd be hir freinds she gois and blessd from heav'ne To Abrams house they Them directl ' adrest An Evening as the Sun sunck in the West It chanced Is'ac and It happned That He to the fields vvent out to Meditate And lifting vp his eyes abroad to vieu A court of Camels nearc he coming knevv His servand told vnto Rebecca Than That there vvas Isaac that should be hir man There then She lights he lovingly imbracd-her And in his Mother Sarais Tent he plac'd-her Genesis 25. A Braham charg'd vvith mony happie yeeres A hundreth sevntie five compleit expires A faithfull man beloved of the Lord With grace and heavnly Giftes jndevv'd and stor'd And yet before expiring and his daeth His Goods and Store to Jzaac did bequeath And vvhat he had as dearest to him Their Gives him that should be of the promise heire To Mishpelach the Cave that he had bought Is by his Sones there to be buried brought With great Lament and mourning much among All those that knevv and did to him belong And layes him there all vvith there vveeping eyes Where with his Sarai side for side he lyes Genesis 25. NOvv Izac fourtie yeeres had livde his Life When he Rebecca vvedded to his Wife But boore no Bairnes to him vvherefore he come And prayd the Lord to bless hir barren vvomb The Lord is Good and Gratious to his ovvne And that he vvas intreated heir is shovvne He heard his Cry and gave vvhat he did crave For his Rebecca efter did conceave And shortly boore tvvo male-contending Tvvines Whose strugling in hir bellie first beginnes A combat vvounderfull for to considder Tuo Brether babs vnborne to brall togither For at their birth in Story is jn rolld The younger-borne the elders hee ll did hold Genesis 25. THe Sonnes of Isac waxing wight and strong Wp with there Yeeres these dispositions sprong â—nd by the trad that they did take them too Wheretoo they wer inclijnd declare they doe â—h ' one as he wax'd and vnto manhead grew â—sav a hunter was and wild beastes slew â—nd oft in woods and wilderness remaines â—ut Iacob dweld in Tentes and on the plaines â—â—ak his elder Esaw did respect â—nd Iacob more his Mother did affect â—ut Esavv one day earning for to eat â—nd madly hungrie for a meass of meat Blush may he ev'r and Tremble when it is Told His Primo-genit t'oom and Birth-right-sold Genesis 26. A Famine Into Izaks dayes began But God his Lord provijds for him his Man â—nd vnto him appeares and does him sho What land he should eschew and whair to go â—is promises to Abram past before â—o him his Sonne he hes renew'd once more â—o Gerar than t' Abimelech the King â—e gois that o're the Philistims did Reigne Whair he his wife calld Sister for respectes â—ut efter to be circumspect neglects â—or once he sporting with hir thair it chane'd â—bimelech out of his window Glane'd â—nd sees the same whereat he some what mowed â—id Izak call modestlie reprowed That had denyd his wife because among His people some one might haue done hir wrong Genes 26. NOw whill the famyn and the dearth remaind In Palestine was Js'ak Intertaind â—nd all his flocks still favourd be the Lord 〈◊〉 Gerar mightelie incressd and stord â—bimelech perceaving his estate â—hus multiplie and more and more grow great â—e Iz'ak then intreats vvith fained Love â—â—om him and his Philistims to removve â—hence Iz'ak past resolved to remaine â—nd pitch'd his palions Into Gerar-plain â—nd vvhill the dearth into that land did lest â—o digg vp vvater vvells he him adrest The heards in Gerar then these pits they cleame And shrevvdlie stryve vvith Jzaks men for them Genes 26. ABimelech proud hatefull in his hart Bids Is'ak from his Palestene depart And he obeyes for to eschew offence To Beer-sheba he removved Thence Yet the Philistim seeing that the Lord In all his wayes Izak incressd and stord Therefore he posted for to pitche and plant With him a freindship leagve and Covenant That each to oter alwise to there ends Should doe no harme but faethfullie be frends Izak he feasts him then and on the morne They mutvvallie the covenant haue sworne And thus they great ane in the others Grace Remain and then the King depairts in peace Genesis 27. IZ'ak waxd old and both his eyes grew dim Than he his first-born-Esaw calld to Him And charged him as oft he vsd and wount To search and seeke for venison and hunt That he might cat thereof and efter this Before his daeth his first borne Esavv blisse But God heirin he had his hand no doubt And othervvise this Blessing brought about Nor Izak had determinat beforne To give it vnto Esaw eldest borne Rebecca heard and Iacob did advise For to suplant
store T'abundance daylie he adds more and more His woundrous wisdome owerwent his yeeres And in his prudent Prouidence apeeres And so much wheat and grain together Masses That these all reakning Counpt and measure passes Genesis 41. A Senath Ioseph wife is brought to bed And of tuo mailes tuo Tvins deliuered This his Asenah daughter was to One Poti-pherah the Priest or Prince of O N Manasseth he hes nam'de the elder Brother And Ephraim he called hes the other These names vpon respects that moy'de him So Declar'd into the Text he grave these Tuo They both were borne before that Egypt fand The furie of the famyne in the Land And when that famyn rag'd th' Egyptians rrn And cry'd and cravved some Corne from Phar'o than The King to Ioseph them directs and he With sing'lar Prudence doth there want suplie Genesis 42. THe force of famyn o're the earth incress'd And entred Iacobs house and it distress'd Whill prudentlie he to his Sonnes did say Why gare yovv so and doe amared stay I knovv in Egypt there is Corne herefore Take money go and buy-for ws some store Lest that into the famyn yow and I And all our Houshold perish heir and dye They go to buy and Ioseph hes them knovvne And questions them but keeps himself wnshovvne They haue one Brother more and One is nought Said they and Ioseph bids that he be brought There Silver secretly put in each Sacke Vnknovvne they Carie to there Father bake But Simeon a pledge dois their remane Whill they come back with Beniamine againe Genes 43. WIth much intreating Iacob mov'de did twin With his delight his deere Sonne Beniamine The Brether double moneys tack and go To Egypt for more Corne provided fo But Beniamin when Ioseph sies he went And weep for joy so did his heart relent His brother Simeon than he hes in larg'd And the Commander of his house hes charg'd Some dainty fatlings for to kill and slay Since that these men should be his Guests that day Most librally h'intreats Them evrie Guest But Beniamin be fyve tym's by the rest His mease was more because he was his Brother An vrerein and both borne be one Mother Genes 44. VVHen Ioseph so had cherishd Them he makes His chiefe o're-sier for to fill there Sack 's And therein put the moneys that they had And in the Sack of Beniamin the Lad. Who was the least and youngest ane of Those His moneys and his Silver Cup t' inclose Directed so all done by break of day They load there Asses and they went avvay The Cup is challeng'd and they promise all That he that hes it die therefore he shall It's fund with Beniamin then dollorous They all returne againe to Iosephs house Whair Iuda for his libertie Intreats And all there former Conference repeats Last offers therefor him a slavve to be Lest for his loss there Father Iacob die Genesis 45. NO longer Ioseph could his tears contein Vnbraking on t and bursting from his eyn Nor longer will delay nor be vushovvne But make him there to all his Brether knovvne Then kiss'd he Benjamin and weep'd for jo And kiss'd the rest in lovve and weep'd also â—oseph declaird that God had send him Thair For them in tyme of famyn to Prepair Then told they Phar'o that these Hebrew men Be Iosephs Brether and vvere with him then Then Phar'o glade th' Egyptian king commands To bring there Father vnto Egypt lands They told there Father Ioseph lives and he Is glad to go and sie him 'ore he die Genesis 46. THen Iacob journay took and rested next A T Beer-sheba sayes the sacred Text And sacrifird according to his word Vnto th' Almighty Izaks loving Lord Who vnto Isr'el did appeare in sight And call'd him Iacob Iacob on the night Then said I am thy Fathers God wherefore To go to Egypt henceforth feare no more I have a care of Thee and thy estate And there shall mak Thee Multiply and Great I will go dovne and with Thee there remane And thence I shall re-bring thee back agane But there thovv shall expire depart and die And Ioseph there shall lock and lovk thine eye Genesis â—â—â— IAcob to Pharo gois in Egypt stayes He numbers thair and efter ends his dayes And yet the famyn did in Egypt rage And noght its furie did relent nor Swage But cruelly both man and Beast did grieve them When they hane nought to live on nor releive them The people when there Grain was gon they run And cryes to Ioseph all their Coyne was done Yet seeke they Bread he tells Them they have store And he will sell them bread and corne therefore That spent Themselves there duellings Goods and ground They pass for foode for they must needs befund So Ioseph bought for Corne all Egypt land And so did over Egypt all Command Genesis 48. WHen aged Isr'els dying day drew nye A hundreth fourtie seven yeer old was he Iosephs two Sonnes are made vnto him knowne Whom he acknoledgd and took as his owne To blesse Them hestreach'd furth his hands the Right On Ephrams Head yet noght for want of Sight But purposly for Ephrame should be great And much surmonnt Manasseth in estate Doubtless the Lord commanded so the man Prophetickly to bless these Brether than Then Is'rel said to Joseph now J die But God shall both protect and prosper Thee And to thy fathers land from whence thow come To brook thy dowble Partage bring Thee home Genesis 49. OLd Iacob blesses all his Sonnes be name And one by one bestows it vpon Thame To Revben and the Rest conveined Thair What shall befall them efter did declair To Juda he prophetically Told The Scepter still he in his house should hold Whill Shiloch come that shall the people tye In efter tymes to him aeternally To evrie one of Them his fate he showes And when he finds he fants and weaker growes He charg'd them then and made them all to sweare To Mas-pelach his Body dead to beare And in his Fathers countrie lay 't in Grave Which is by Mamre into Abrams cave Then Iacob in his Bed pull'd vp his feet Divinly ended and gave vp his spreet Genesis 50. VVIth all pomp funerall in solemne sort The Sonnes of Jacob do his Corps transpor â—nd layes thas balmed Body in a Grave â—t Mach-pelach by Mamre in the Cave â—hen Ioseph with his Brether back did go â—et for there former fault they doubt him tho â—e passed all there vnkyndnesse strenge â—hat now he wold take there of Them revenge â—ut godly Ioseph he assures them all â—hat their vnkindness he will nev'r recall â—ut nvr'she them as a father ever more â—nd for there wel-fare still provide Them store â—et swore he them and th'Ebrews thair that thay â—is Bones should Burie where his fathers lay Then Ioseph old his childring sies And then in Peace this happie prophet dies Genesis 50. PIvinly lowed Ioseph died when He aged was a hunder
that flie The Camel and the Colt drop'd donne and dye This mightie Moram in th' almighties wraeth All Bestiall Bands in Egypt dryves to death But Pharos hart is hardned yet the faster And still stays th' Ebrews to go serve there master Exodus 9. FOr Pharos stubborne and hard hartednesse With scab and Boatch the Lord will Egypt presse And heirfore he the Prophets both commands In th' Aer to throw some ashes from there hands Which shortly efter into dust did turne And Man and Beast with Boatch and Blisters burne 6. Plague That neither of these kindes therefrom was free But therewith all and each ore plastred be Then flew from heav'ne fire thunder haile and Raine 7. Plague That mightely plagues all vpon the plaine And yet where Isra'l is in Goshen Land The earth and aer but stormes vnstressed stand Now Pharo sies his Sinne and Egypts grief And pray's the Prophets pray for there relliefe And promises to let the people Go Yet hardens his hart and efter dois not so Exodus 10. INdured Pharo wilfull yet vvith standes And God sent Grashoppers in Egypt Landes â— Plague Of these innumerable numbers Than The earth o'recoverd from the sight of man And all the herbs that hail and thunder left Lyke hungrie Harpies they raye vp and reft So that nothing in Egypt grovving green Nor blade nor leafe theye vnconsum'd vvas sein Pharo againe doth for to grant begin Agains the Lord his vvickedness and Sin Imploring Moses to the Lord to pray That he his vvraeth vvold from that land alay Moses then prayd and to the Lord inclind Who sent a strong stiff gall and vvestern vvind Which those Grashoppers to the Sea did post That none vvas sein on all th' Egyptian coast But God indur'd the hart of Phar'o So That yet he letts the Isralits to Go. Exodus 10. THe Lord to Moses his command hes geven For to streach out his hands vp tovvards heavn That darkness on the land vvithout all light For thrie dayes may vvrap Egypt in one night â— Plague Obedient Moses lifting vp his fist The Land is all oremantled vvith a mist And dreadfull darkness is o're Egypt spred And all vvith thick and pitchie clouds o'recled So palpablie and grosse the darkness shovvs That vvhat to doe or vvhair to go none knovvs All buried as in night and darkness lyes But light of day or sight of chearfull skyes Then Pharo seemd content that th'Ebrevvs thay Except there cattell should go all avvay In Goshen yet vvhair Isra'l livv'de vvas light Delightfull day and vndistemperd night To be a vvitness that the Lord vvas thair He keep'd vntroubled both the earth and aer But God the Lord ty is Pharos hart vp so That he the Hebrevvs hinders yet to go Exodus 12. WHen God had promisd Israel to inlarge He institute the Passovver and did charge With circumstances for to eat the Lamb As he apoynts and had ordaind the same Moses and Aaron he directs to tell Vnto his Congregation Israel How evvrie nouâ—â—â—old or the 〈…〉 To eat the â—asso're sould it self prepair With girded Loyns kint Shoes and staffe in hands And-when they kill their Lambs to stroak commands There liutels with the Blood that shall record The Passover of the Angel of the Lord Which Israls saifety did foreshovv aright And Egypts first borne slaughter the nixt night Exodus 12. AT midnight or the davvning of the Morne The Angel of the Lord killd the first Borne 10 Plague Of man and beast that then in Egypt Iwde Non then was spaird nor from that Plague repriv'd But those of that of the house of Isra'l be From all the Ten plagues they wer fenc'd and free No house there was in Egypt from the East But there in kill'd was ane vnto the vvest The mempheits moan there maest and mvrnfull crye Vpon the morne rose vp and reathch'd the skyes When they before them thair stark dead and cold There first borne man and beast streatch'd out beholâ— They vnto Pharo madlie roaring rin And tells vvhat God onthere first borne had done They pray him than that he vvill favour sho At last and lat the people of Isral Go. To adore and serve there God or certanly They for his Induration all should dye Exodus 12. PVnish'd vvith plagues and be the people pressd Pharo at last for there reliefe thought best To let the people pas then did the Brether call And thence commands them vvith there Ebrews all The Prophets then conveines them moir and less And altogether to depairt address Whill vvillingly th' Egyptians to them gave What of there welth and riches they wold have Jevvels gold and Garments then they borrovv Against there great Migration on the morrovv And then they plenishd vvith th' Egyptian spoyl Dislodge to leave and martch from memphit soil In numbred men six hundreth thovv sand Lives Besyds there strangers Childring and there vvives Exodus 13. TH' almightie God Jehoue the Hebrevv Bands To celebrat a publict feast commands In memorie and in rememberance Of that there vvounderfull deliverance 〈…〉 And that they should in efter tymes to come All the first borne that oppen shall the vvomb The mail of man and beast allenarlie To him their Lord as his still Sanctifie And on that day vvnto there Sones declair What he the Lord ten times did for them thair Vnto that Tyrannous hard harted King When he from Bondage did there Fathers bring Exodus 13. DEad Iosephs bones in Egypt long before Moses transports that Isra'l sometyme swore Wnto him when infirme himself he fand To burie Them into the promis'd Land God led them nought the vvayes that neerest ar Lest the Philistims in there martch make warr But th' Ebrevvs arm'd that vvise Conductor he Brought them about the shores of the red sea And in a Cloud before Them he be day Through defart wilderness directs there way And lest they strayd and throgh long travvell Tyre By night he lights them vvith a flame of fire The Cloud nor Colum never vvent away Alternatly but past before them ay Exadus 14. 15. WHen gone avvay vvas Isra'l God procur'd That Pharos hart vvas hardned and Indur'd So that he stirrs and Egypt armed all Perforce the Hebrevv Camp for to recall And heirfore with his people posts a pace As he wer of a flieing foe in chace The Hebrevvs fear when they see Pharo Budge And all agast againes there Guider grudge He prayes and God commands to Rod the Sea That shall give way and soone devided be Moses did so and th'Ebrevvs saife and sound Past trogh but all th' Egyptians there ar drovnd Israel then in praise with one accord A thankfull Song with Ioy song to the Lord. Exodus 15. HEre Miriam the matron Prophetess Vnto the Lord hir thankfull praise t' express Holds vp a sounding Timbrell in hir handes Back'd with the Beauties of the Hebrev Bandes And sweitly singing all there woyces raise A Psalme of
Tryumph and a Song of Praise 〈…〉 On Pharo his Egyptians and Those That durst to him and his profess them foes His mightie povvar in that Song is shovvne Wherby the horse and Riders as o'rethrovvne And all confounded that from Egypt came With horror terror dreudfull death and shame Exodus 15. VVHen Isral vvas from Pharos forces fred To desart Sur Moses there Guyd them led Whair in that wast and wilderness thrie dayes All as they past but drink or vvater stayes To Marah then they came whair bitterness Of waters thair there Palats much oppress They plaine and Moses much perplex'd in Spreit Cryes and the Lord converts these lovr to svveit God them injoyns th'observing of his Lavves And vnto Them his Ordinances shawes Which giue they keep and do then he will nought Plague Them with These that he on Egypt brought I am the Lord said he that can disease Bring when I will and heale it when I please Exodus 15. THan they removd and come to Elim land Whair fontans tvelf and seavntie Palmes they fand A proper place as pleasant profitable Into there journay for to ease them able The Lord there Pames with pleasure he will mix And try there patience these extreams betuix Novv they abundance haue anone aâ—â—skant And God again vvith vvelth repayes there want The Lord his owne he proofs but noght to perish And as he checks so he his Saincts shall cherish In Marah tart there water was but heare In Elim it was healthsome sweit and cleare And there the pleasant Palm's the daintie date Into all plentie offers them to eat Exodus 16 FRom Elim Isra'l gois and enters in The Desarts and the vvilderness of Sin That is tvix Elim and mont-Sinai plac'd A hill so oft with Gods great praesence grac'd Into the second month the fiftenth day Of there Migration heir arived thay The people murmur and for hunger cry And wext the worthie Moses woundrously 〈…〉 And therefore said to Moses he should raine Bread from the heavn and that of such a sise That daylie night and should there wants suffice In this to them the Lord did shew his Love And by such means there thankfulness wold prove Exodus 16. MOses and Aaron t'Isr'el said yow shall This night know God from Egypt brought yow all The Glory of your God againe said Thay â—ow all shall sie the morne when it is day Whair yow shall wiew if that yow be not blind â—is kindness vnto yow so oft to him vnkind Your bold Repyning and your grudgings he â—e heares agains him self for naught ar we â—et in all plentie and abundance great â—e from the Aer shall give yow flesh to eat â—he flesh at night a blast of wind shall bring â—nd bread it shall come when the day shall spring Then like the Rain and thickest shoures of hail Among there Tents in fleets down came the quail Exodus 16. AGaine the Glory of the Lor divine And goodness with the Sunne did to them shine 〈◊〉 when the dew was dried on the Ground â—canded Ball small lyke hoar frost was fund â—nd neuir sein before that heavnly Raine â—coverd all and Tapestried the Plaine â—nd when the people of Israell saw it than â—â—ey said ane to ane other it was MAN â—â—t knew it noght altho they gawet a name â—â—t it was the Bread praepard for Thame â—â—ses declard a grain shourd doun from heavne 〈◊〉 from there God t'apease there Grudging geavne Which evrie one should gather it and vse As Gods commandement direct them dois Exodus 16. â—Hill Manna on the ground before them lay Togather it God hes prescryw'd the way 〈◊〉 it apoynted hes for their repast 〈◊〉 but on day and for no more to last â—â—ept such as was gatherd on the Sixt â—â—serve the Sabboth that succeeded nixt 〈◊〉 some was dissobedient and brak 〈◊〉 Statuts that God thereanent did make 〈◊〉 did ore night some pocked vp in store â—â—ugnant to he Law gevne on t before He could noght wold noght wiew there wayes perveâ—â—s But in the morning they haue fund it stank And full of wormes with smell and savour Rank Exodus 16. THe Saboth sacred to the Lord orda'nd And nought to be with weekly works prophand To bake and seeth all on the Sixt he dois Command that they wold on the sevnt day vse And yet vngratfull Israleits some go Togather Manna and prophaind it so When they should worship as the Lord commands And noght worke as they weekly wroght with hands Whill Moses checks and chyds and dois them shaw Debording thus there braking of the Law And then seveirly charged Israll wholly T' observe for evr the seav'nt the Saboth holy And in remembrance to observe it ay Israel since hes rested the sevnt day Exodus 16. MOses conforme to Gods command and will Of MAN bids Aron then ane Omer fill Vnto the end that efter it may be Preservd and showne to our posteritie This man was like Cor'ander seed almast But whyte resembling wafers in the Taste That it the Bread was that there Fathers fed Into the wilderness when they wer fred From thraldome by the Lords almightie hand That they wer vnder into Egypt Land Then Aaron did as Moses did direct And filld ane Omer full to that effect Then plac'd it in the Testimon ' or Arke To be thereof for'ever more a mark Exodus 17. THe camp from Sin to Riphidim removves That there much paine for want of water proves And therefore murmur muteny and grudge Yea dois agains the Prophets Brag and budge All into ire hote furie rage and wraeth Redy to rise to stone him straght to daeth Then Moses mov'de did at there crying cry To god and he advisd him by and by That he in Horeb with his Rod sould smitt The Rock of Riphidim and then from it Sould come a current and a fontane fall To queuch there thrist and satisfie them all 〈…〉 He aids them still in there distressed-state Exodus 17. PRoud Amalek of Esavs of spring one To fight with Isral drew his armie on And when they over at Riphidim ariv'de To Iosua the Povvar vvas prescriv'd And vnto him was all the warr committ The maner and the managing of it Whill Moses went with Aron and with Hur To Horebs head before the armeis stur Where Moses lifting vp his hands did pray And His prewaild whill holdm vp wer thay But whill they heavie wax'd and wearie than Th' Amalekets prewaild o're came and wan But when these tuo suports his hands in fight Then Amalek was foild and put to slight Exodus 18. IEthro the Preest or Prince of Midian Zipporas Sire Moses Good-father Than Heard how the Hebrews God from Egypt brought And what by Moses there for Them he wrought Herefore resolves and doth him self address Whair with his wife and Childring Moses meet And gladly other kiss salute and Greet To Jethro Moses then doth truly tell What God in Egypt wroght for Israell
Than Iethro Ioyfull for so fair effects He humblie glad his holy hart erects And altars as the vse was he dois raise To worship God on and to offer praise Exodus 18. NOw when that Iethro Moses sitting Saw Discussing causes by the Course of Law Considring by the weghtie Charge his pains That in discharging thereof he sustains He with a Iudgement solid deep and wise His sone in law thus Moses doth advise Thovv cumbred ar discussing evrie cause Therefore shevv Them the ordinance and Laws And stand before and to the Lord velate The maner of each Mater and the State Then some among the people pick and chnise That t' ease yow in your Iudgments yovv may vse Men fearing God and men of cowrage all That with yovv justly Iudge in Isr'el shall Exodus 19. THe Israleits from Riphidim arose And martching fordward to Mount-Sinai gois And at the holy Sacred montane Thay Stent all there Tents incamp them thair and stay But Moses called be the Lord ascends And humblie there his will and pleasure tends Who charged him to Israel to say Giue they his woice will heare and wordes obay They shall be his by a renewed Birth Beyond all people spiring on the earth Th' Almighties mynd then Moses doth declare And bids the people purif ' and prepare There Sprits there persons clothing and aray And Sanctiffe them all for the thrid day Exodus 19. THe Prophet Moses as the Lord appoynts Commands the people for to clenge there Iointes And cloathings vvash that then they all may be Pure in the praesence of th' all pearsing eye For lo the Lord the thrid day efter shall Be sene on Sinai mont before them all And straitly charges Them charg'd be the Lord That none martch vp the mont nor tonche its Bord And if they do as lives the Lord said he That Soule shal be persd through and surely die The people then preparing all aright T'apeare more pure in the Almighties Sight They went not to there wives but did abstaine From all that could pollute Them or prophane Exodus 19. VPon the third day as the Lord foreshew Long Shrill and from aboue the Trumpet blew The people trimbling and with Terror stands By Sinais border holding vp there hands Deafned there eares with thunder from the skyes And with the lightning dazled ar there eyes For statlie Sinais sacred Top was all Cled with a crowne of fire and burning Ball But that shrill sounding Trump and thundring noise Is drownd and deafned with a stronger woice That from the Montane in the waley roares And throgh the Breastes of Isral brakes and Boares From Gods owne sacred month with dreadfull aw Whill he to Moses there dois gwe his Law Exodus 32. WHill holy Moses on the mone attended The Lords directions humblie bovv'd and bended The people murmured that Moses stayd And from the mont so lonh delayd Wherefore they ran to Aaron and implore him Yea cryd to give them Gods to go before-them Thus that they knevv not they did cry and call What of thai Moses was become at all He bids and they Obey and to him brings There golden Bracelets and there wivves ear-rings Thereof he casts a Calf and efter raisd Ane Altar to be put vpon and praisd Ingratefull all forgetting too too sone What God for there Deliverance had done But disobedient vnto that Calf or kow Nor it more brutish they do bend or bow Exodus 32. T'Idolatrize the people rudly rin And Aaron rashl ' assents vnto there Sin Whill Moses with the Lord on Sinai mont Sits Their bad blind-zeal Idolatrie commits For to that Idoll that vvas made before Out of there Yewels and there ear-rings store They raise ane Alter where vpon dois stand The Calf that Aaron fashoud with his hand And on the morne the people offrings bring And sacrifice vnto that sensles Thing Whill God aboue wroath vnto Moses sayes Thy people lo perverted haue there wayes Therefore be gon my wraeth wax'd hot doth fume And shall in it Them for his slip consume But Moses prayd and did Gods favour find That he from th' ill he ment them changd his mind Exodus 32. THere God foregottin and Religion trew The host debord to drink and dancing drew And most prophanly when there Phyfes did sound â—bout there Idoll they did trip a round â—o more remembring God that so much wrought When he from Egypt them and bondage brought â—hey sit affecting error and the Truth disgust â—â—d dalts in them there ovvne desirs and lust â—ovv they ar randon run with a lose rain â—nd at there pleafir they will prove prophane 〈◊〉 they will noght be bund nor longer live â—biect vnto the Law that God did give But they will worship Gods of there ovvne gold As vanely they conceit off vnconroll'd Exodus 32. WHen Moses prayer had Gods wraeth revoked That high and hotly gainst the people smoaked He from the Lord and montans top did draw With those two sacred Tables of the Law Which he did carie be the Lords command Wreit with the holy finger of his hand But when descended with his eares and eyes The people all prophand he heares and sies And in the Camp the Calf erected Hy His wraeth began to vvax and fiercely fry His hart could noght th' Abomnation bear But with a holy divine anger thear Which there trespass in him did move and make He threvv the Tabels dovne and both he brak Exodus 32. YEt did noght Moses wraeth and Ire heir end But forder yet it flew and did extend That golden Calf that for there God they chuisd He break it boldly and to pouder bruisd And pulverizd to apprehend the Sin The more he made the people drink it In His brother nixt rebuikes and much missaid-him And for th' abuse did to his face vp braid-him That he had suffred Isral to begin And slyde in such Idolatrous a Sin Then he this falt prophane to expiat The Sones of Levi he together gatt And armed vvith the sword they kill and slay And with thrie thovvsand Hebrevvs strav'd the way Exodus 32 and 33. THe morning come Moses to Israll sayes Foull is your fall erronions was your wayes And men of Israll ye Gods wrath do mass Agains your persons for your proud Trespass Yet I will once ascend t' assay and sie If his displeasure I can pacifie Vp moses vvent before the Lord and falls Dovne on the Ground and then for mercie callis Confessing there that Isrels Sins was great Yet for there pardon he doth humblie treat And wishes rather that his name shall be Rasd from the Books of Life ev'rlastingly Then Israls brak and Dissobedience Be noght forgevn them and there foul offence â—â—r Lo Almighty Lord thy mercies here 〈◊〉 to thy peoples Pardon shall apeare Yet God was grevd and angrie that they had The golden Calf and molten Image made Exodus 33. THe Prophet in the Tabernacle walkes And with the Lord familiarly Talkes â—ho
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
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
then appoynted he Who strangers from his stepps extreamly strayes And wrongously perverted Iustice wayes There hands with Bribs defyled were and filld And wrested all as there affections willd The People to there father then complaine And crave a King to rule o're them and Raigne Whereat he discontent to them declares What under Kinges shall be there Cross and cares Yet still the people they do press him ever And t' have a Prince importunat persever Who as the Lord directed him there clame Yet grieud for them jngrait grants unto thame 1. Samuel 9. chap. KIsh Saule his Sone to go in quest commanded Efter some asses from the Rest disbanded He with a servand only with him Thay Did mony Province pas and went much way But travell tint there walking was in vaine Nor could they get the Asses strayd again When they had Shalmi sought and Iemini To Ramah-Zophim their went he and he Then did the Servand Saul to search advyse That Citie where was said a Seer lyiss Which he agreed to go too and heard tell There was that sacred Seer Samuel Who by the Lord fore warnd Saul comming meets Whom he to th'hie Place to the feast juveets 1 Samuel 10. Chap. â—Han Samuel Saule had in the hie place plac'd-him In the first Roome and first of all did feast-him 〈◊〉 on the Morne the nixt succeeding day 〈◊〉 Prophet Saul convoyed on his way 〈◊〉 by the knovledge of his Serving man 〈◊〉 sone of Kish t'inaug'rat he began 〈◊〉 from a viole with the Oile anoynted 〈◊〉 privatlye as had the Lord apoynted 〈◊〉 as he forvad on his journay setts 〈◊〉 Samuel Saul there some praedictions getts â—â—â—â—ynted Saul is from himself estrang'd 〈◊〉 God to prophesie his heart hes choingd â—he peoples Sins the Prophet Samvel shavves â—â—ul King again by sort the people dravves 1 Samuel 11. Chap. â—Ahash th' Ammonite did interprise To ruine Gile'ad and inrag'd did rise 〈◊〉 they of Iabesh vnto Saul resort 〈◊〉 get against the Ammonits support â—â—o quickly Iacob hes conveened then 〈◊〉 sight three hunder threttie thovvsand men 〈◊〉 by the morrow promisd to relive them 〈◊〉 naughtie Nahash that did gall and grieve them 〈◊〉 host a hudge on he did pairt in three 〈◊〉 therewith vp to Gil'ad marcheth he â—â—erewith his valour by the morning watche 〈◊〉 Camp of Nahash carelesse he did catche â—nd fur'ously with force o're whelm'd them all â—r catchd or killd o're threw or made them thrall 1 Samuel 12. Chap. â—He sacred Samvel be his mothers word Before he was divoted to the Lord â—â—h his Integritie and Candor good 〈◊〉 Isrel tell and there Ingratitood â—â—o there God and with a Griefe declares â—â—ft so great deliverances of thaires â—â—h there vnthankfull gratelesnes again 〈◊〉 there presence he hes made most plain 〈◊〉 check'd them chiefly for that foolish thing â—â—hill God reign'd o're Them for to seek a King 〈◊〉 by a Miracle of Hail and Thunder 〈◊〉 them confessd when there Trespass they ponder 〈◊〉 â—e to hold them be the Lord did heart them 〈◊〉 never wold if they did so desert them 1. Samuel 13. chap. WHen Saul had ruld one yeer in Israel And only Tuo he reigned there it fell The Garison that gnarded in the hill Braw Ionathan did did them o'recome and kill Thairester Saul him self his trumpet blew And all his men of armes tohether drew Which fight and rumor of there frends defait Flew to the Philistims with great regrat Who threttie thowsaud Chariots and more Sex Thowsaud horsemen have arm'd out therefore Whereat the Isralits in strait affrayd Dispersed and hiddin into Caverne stayd But some past Iorden tho the land of Gad And some affrighted fled to Giliad 1. Samuel 13. chap. LOon the People for te Prince his Sins The wraeth of God to grow and glow begins Saul wold not stay whil Samuel come unto him But sacrifice he will which did undo him Wherefore the Prophet to this Timrous man Denun'ct the Iudgement of thi almightie than And boldly told this Dissobedient For contravening Gods commandiment His glorions Croune but lately to him geven Shall from his head and house be quickly reven And Isrel too to the Philistim shall Be in such slaverie servitood and thrall That Smiths to sharp a Share to till the grounen Nor Sword nor Speare in Isrel shall befunen 1. Samuel 14. chap. COuragious Ionathan doth here conferr On high attempts with his awne Armiger Then with the valour of there valiant hand They tuo assault a strong Philistim band A wounderfull of wounder to Relate That tuo a Troop should as a front defate Iudeed it had bene vounderfull if noght The high Iehove for Ionathan had foght Saul than by oath and Interdiction strait The host too night inhibit hes to dat But Ionathan knew not what was enacted And therfore by the eating hony brack it Before king Saul swore and awou'd in wraeth That Ionathan should doubtless die the daeth But all the People did with stand that he That doughtely deliverd Them should die 1 Samuel 15. Chap. â—He Prophet Samuel to Saril repairs And what the Lord will haue him do declares 〈◊〉 told him God had him anoynted King â—â—d for to prove more thankfull for that thing 〈◊〉 wisly will'd him to obey the word 〈◊〉 this most bountifull and loving Lord â—â—e to tall slaughter and destruction than 〈◊〉 Amalek vife veuch boy beast and man 〈◊〉 dois denvnce and Saul commands to slay â—â—d vipt them from the world all away â—â—en Saul eft soone the Sword of Isr'el drew â—â—d all that race vnto Havilah slew 〈◊〉 Agag spaird there King and best of Beastes 〈◊〉 serve for Sacrifice and solemne feastes But God agrieved for his great neglect Did Saul by Samvel vterly reiect 1 Samuel 16. Chap. â—VHat God directed what Saul to doe neglected From grace herefore in Iustice is deiected 〈◊〉 miserable and wretched is there cace â—o n'er so great that rins in Gods disgrace â—e holy Sp'rit of God th' vnhappie man 〈◊〉 his desarts desarts and leavs him than â—â—d in his Roome an evill and wicked one â—â—tortour the desarted Saul is gone â—â—d when he violently wexed sits 〈◊〉 is advised with some Servands wits 〈◊〉 send for Dauid on his harpe to play â—â—e furie of the rageing fendt ' allay Who whill he stood and sweetly playd before-him The foul Sprit stirrd not nor no more it tore-him 1 Samuel 17. Chap. â—Odless Goliah graceless great and grim Israels foe the faithless Philistim â—â—rmes with Blasphemies doth brag and boast â—â—d furiously affronts the Hebrev host â—â—esh confiding and his worth in warr 〈◊〉 Isrel doth to fight and duel dar 〈◊〉 faithless foole agains the Lord he fought â—â—d by a Boy was to confussonn brought â—â—â—ins the Lords elect the arme of Man â—â—ke a Rotten reed and emptie can 〈◊〉 Ishar's sone but efter Isr'els King â—â—â—â—ht with Sauls sword but with his sheepherd sling â—â—at God blaspheamers toung distempred still'd 〈◊〉 with no Cannon
but a Stons cast kill'd 1 Samuel 18 Chap. HEir Ionathans and Dauids love begins Induring both there dayes that never Tvins Dauids deserving and his Innocence Attracted so th' affection of the Prince That Soul to Soul was kint so they affected And dearly each each other evr respected But hatefull Saul did Dauids worth invy And mony trams did to intrap him try But all the Fathers fellonous intents The warly varning of the Sone praevents And Dauids fame throgh famous facts arose In felling the Philistims Isrels foes Saul knew thereby the Lord lov'de and mantaind him And tho he dread him deadly yet disdaind him 1 Samuel 19. chap. THat reprobat King Saul invr'd to ill Th' anoynted of the Lord wold Dauid kill And Ionathan his Sone directs the fact to further And all his Servands to committ the Murther But Ionathan did truely Dauid love And told him all and did these Plotts disprove Than Saul to slay him in his ludging sent But Michals vvisdome did his will prevent First She did lay ane Image in his Bed And to b' obscure it with a carpet cled And when they search't for Dauid she did say That their hir Lord sick and diseased lay Yet by a window doune she lets him go And worthie Dauid was delyverd so 1 Samuel 20. Chap. THe noble Dauid in great danger brought And by King Saul for to be slain oft sought From Naioh fled to Ionathan to plaine Of Sauls dispight to him and high disdaine Demanding deeply what misdone had he And what his Sinne was and iniquitie That he committed that his Fathers wraeth Sought hotly his destruction and his daeth But kindly Ionathan conforts and cheares-him And re affirmes th' affection that he beares-him And by three arrowes shott suspectles Signes Discovers Saul his Fathers fierce designes Which madly did malicious Saul incence Vnto the slaughter of his Sone the prence 1. Samuel 21. VVHen these tuo Princes had reneu'd there word And Covenant of love before the Lord David to Nob to Ahimilech then fled Where he was with the sacred Shew-bread fed And desolat of armes support did crave And from the Priest god great Golias glave Then he to Ashish past and as he had Distracted bene he faiznd and made him mad For hearing Achish servands of him say 〈◊〉 this noght David Ishays sone said thai That killd and slew and unto thow sands ten â—or Saul on thowsand did destroy of men And herefore doubting of some forder dangers He counterfits him fur'ous to these strangers 1. Samuel 22. chap. DAvid from Gath unto Adullam gois To be their surer fensed from his foes â—nd when his Brether heard that he was thair With more distressd men they to him repair 〈◊〉 Mizpeth then then he to Hareth thence â—ent with four hundreth men for his defensss â—ul hearing then whair David did remain â—nd that he now past publictly and plain â—â—eg did charge Ahimilech that he 〈◊〉 David both with meat and armes supply 〈◊〉 than his Servands that about him stands 〈◊〉 kill the Priest and all his house commands 〈◊〉 they refuisd to do 't and draw there sword 〈◊〉 sacrifice those sacred to the Lord But desprad Dog that Doeg did belive Kill cruelly there anghtie Priests and five 1. Samuel 23. chap. â—Ob quyt destroy'd the Priests al kill'd saif one That was to David with the Ephod gone 〈◊〉 Philistims then unto Keilah came 〈◊〉 proudly spoyld the Garners of the same 〈◊〉 David ask'd and did consult the Lord 〈◊〉 should smitt them that so Keilah shord 〈◊〉 Lord commands and he came to 't and fought 〈◊〉 them and away there cattell brough 〈◊〉 Saul infists and yet will David slay 〈◊〉 â—od was with him and preserv'd him ay 〈◊〉 woods of Ziph saif he aboad 〈◊〉 six hundreth guarded all by God 〈◊〉 â—onathan went to him too that wood 〈◊〉 â—â—ard him kindly with his confort good 1 Samuel 24. Chap. SAul yet insistes and seekis out Dauid still Madly resolvd destroy him yet he will O but whom God praeserves protects and keepes Tho all the worlde invade securely sleeps And tho Saul sought him with three thovsand men That in the Cave lay at Engedi then God yet among the best of all his Bands Saul hes deliverd into Dauids hands For entring in that Cave to ease him thair Dauid his lappe vnseen avvay did shaer And cry'd if he had bene his foe as thought He might have killd him thair and yet wold noght Nor ever should his heart nor hand accord To touch nor kill th' anoynted of the Lord. 1 Samuel 24. chap. WHen Saul had sene his cloak lappe cutted thair And Dauid as his Lord his life did spair He knew th' almightie that all men commands Had then delivred him in Dauids hands Tuiched then with senss of Sinne and feeling deept His wroâ—ghs to him lift vp his voice and weept Than publictly professd that David had Done good for evvil to him vnblessd and bad And willingly awov'd avanc'd and Raisd The worthie Dauids rightousness and praisd His noble deed that spaird whill with his knyfe He at his pleasure might haue reft his lyfe And freely their confessd he knew he King Sould be of Isrel efter him and Reigne And therefore swore him efter he was dead For to be good and gratious to his seed 1 Samuel 25. chap. THat Iudge and Prophet that in Israel Ruld fourty yeeres deceasd here Samuel Then Dauid wens doune to the wilderness Of Paran and from thence in his distress To Naball in the Tyme of Shering sent Ten youthes to seek from him a suppliment But clunish Naball Dauids grace abusd For churle of churles he churlishly refuisd And with a Iudgement rash did both despyise And Dauids messingers his meat denyes Whairfore the Prince resolved to revenge it The gratious Abigail his mynd hes changed Whom Dauid efter Nabals death in mariage Did wed for wit and for hir vettous cariage 〈…〉 â—Ho Dauid in his danger brought forebore To kill King Saul as is declaird before â—et he vnthankfull and forgetfull Too That God by Dauid did and yet might do â—nmyndfull of his oath and Covenant â—ose vp in armes and then past to supplant â—etired royall loyall Dauid then 〈◊〉 Hachilah with his six hunder men â—hen with Abishai Dauid only thay â—ent dovne by night where Saul a sleeping lay â—nd might as he before have killd him there â—et spaird and only took his pot and Spear And then did from a hill to Abner cry And shevv his Lord his Love and Loyalty 1 Sam. 27 chap. DAuid so oft persew'd search'd for and sought Considred with him self resolvd and thought â—hat he to Gath would vnto Achish go â—nd from King Saul his searching saife him so â—here with his armie Dauid gon no more â—as he by Saul sought as he vsd before â—auid in Gad a dwelling he desirde â—nd Ziklag got incontinent requird 〈◊〉 he fand favour into Achish eyes â—ho much vpon his wit and worth relyes â—hen Dauid went and
did invade and charge â—he Cananits from Shur to Egypts werge And smot both man and wife and all hes slame And with the spoyls to Achish gois againe 1 Sam. 28 chap. â—Chish with his Philistims fierce and fell Assembled go against Saul and Israel â—hen th' heathen Prince with librall words and large â—ves Dauid in the host the chiefest charge â—nd promisd him the honor for to keep 〈◊〉 person by his speaches lull'd a sleep 〈◊〉 Prophet dead Saul at there force affrayd â—â—at witch of Endor he implores and prayd â—â—at She wold Samvel from the dead recall 〈◊〉 tell him in these warrs th' event of all 〈◊〉 desprat Saul one simulat arose â—â—at slew his futur fall among his foes And did for dissobeying God foretell To morrovv Bondage vnto Israel 〈…〉 〈…〉 with aâ— there men or might Against the Isralits conjoynd to fight The Princes or the Captanes of the hoast Consult conclood and Achish their accost And angrie all with Dauid ask their King VVhy he that Hebrevv did to battail bring Is he noght Servand unto Saul said thay And herefore mayb ' our adversar this day But Achish from his faith did still excuse him And they in doubt and dread of him refuse him So that their King constraind is with commend Of Dauids worth back him to Ziklag send Whil the Philistims for to wrak in warr The Israleit in Ire advanceing are 1 Samuel 30. Chap. ORe Dauid did to Ziklag back returne Th' Amalakits did it invest and burne And all the vives and Bairnes that there they fand With all their Goods they gleand with strength of hand Dauids Ahinoam and Abigall In that supprise ar Prisoners with all Then mvrning evrie man his losse bemoand And al most all distranghted David stond But humble he vpon the Lord relyd That to his suite yea willingly replyd Then with four hunder of his hardie hoast Agains the Toune supprisers he did poast And by th' Egyptian guid come whair they lay All scattred on the field he did them slay Four hundreth sole except and all thought lost Regaind again suppris'd by th' heathen hoast 1 Sam. 31 Chap. THe Philistims vvith Isrel joyne and fight And Isr'el is defate and put to flight The Sones of Saul the Princes of the Land Fall their and die by the Philistims hand Good Ionathan is slain and Saul is wounded And all the circumcised hoast confounded Who hes noght God to guid and go before them Pismeers and meikle more men may devore them Saul vvounded sies that he hes lossd the day His Sones and armie slain he wishd to be away Then call'd his armiger and did command him To thrust him through but he he did withstand him Despairdly then himself he stabs and dyes And so self kill'd beside his Servand lyes 2 Sam. 1 Chap. â—O two dayes efter Dauids back returne From Chace of those that did his Citie burne 〈◊〉 thrid there come a man that hes declaird 〈◊〉 Saul and all the hebrevv host misfard 〈◊〉 longing Prince hovv all had sped then speares 〈◊〉 Ionathan and Sauls self slaughter heares 〈◊〉 all the armies foil and overthroe â—â—ich nevvs invads this worthie with such woe 〈◊〉 neir with griefe his Brest blovvne vp did burst 〈◊〉 pitied he and praisd him tho accursd 〈◊〉 for his faithfull frend did much lament 〈◊〉 causd he kill that slave that Saul had shent 〈◊〉 teach all Trators to attempt and darre 〈◊〉 tuich those that of God anoynted are 2 Sam. 2 chap. 〈◊〉 their daeth deplorable but most 〈◊〉 Ionathan with Saul his Father lossd â—â—unsell craved from the Lord of heav'ne 〈◊〉 his God again vnto him gevne 〈◊〉 design'd by Samvel before â—â—bron he anoynted is once more â—â—anks and vvov'd revvard to them that had 〈◊〉 Saul the men of Gilead â—bner lo Sauls Captane chief Reuound â—ahan'an Ishbosheth brought and crovnd 〈◊〉 and Ioab met conferr and then 〈◊〉 vnto tuelf encounters of their men â—â—ers are forc'd and Asahel is slaine 〈◊〉 reteirs and Abner vvalks the plaine 2 Sam. 3 Chap. 〈◊〉 Sauls and Dauids house nought pettie Iarres 〈◊〉 there was wrakefull long and vi'lent warrs â—ron be sex Sones brought forth and borne 〈◊〉 all house of Dauid to adorne â—â—eth sone of Saul Abner accus'd 〈◊〉 his Fathers Concubine had vs'd 〈◊〉 angrie chaffed to be chected 〈◊〉 Ish bosheth and his Side reiected 〈◊〉 reconceild to Dauid sends 〈◊〉 conditions hears him and are frends 〈◊〉 come his plots to him h' imparts 〈◊〉 there and thence in peace departs 〈◊〉 â—novvne to Dauid calld again 〈◊〉 â—â—ously by Ioab talking Slaine 2 Samuel 4 Chap. DAuid displeasd for Abners daeth that day His blood and burden doth on Ioab lay Ishboshet hearing then of Abners fall Dishearned is and his adherents all Rechab and Ban'ath Captans of some Bands Into Ishbosheths Blood imbrews there hands Whill as he sleeping lay a bed at noone This bloody deed by Rimmons sones is done They then to Dauid brought Ishbosherhs head But as demerits thir trespass they Speed For killing of the righteous in his house Disdaind of Dauid they ar odious And to be killd there feet cutt off and hands Their bulks to hing in Hebron he commands 2 Sam. 5 Chap. THen all the Tribs to Hebron did repair And vver Petitioners to Dauid thair Desiring he wold for there saifteis saik The royall ensignes of all Isr'el Take He that whill Saul ragne in the former dayes Forewent all Isrel in there martiall frayes And whom to God had said that he should feed And be ore Isr'el Captane and there head They croune him then of Iud ' and Isrel King Advisd with God then he his bands did bring To Baal-perazim and trampled twise Bett there and forced the Philistim lyie As God directed Dauid did and smot From Geba vnto Gezar all he got 2 Sam. 6 Chap. THe Arke of God that had remained long In Gibeah with threttie thovvsand strong Dauid transported tvvise and then he plac'd it Into his Citie and with courtains cac'd it Vzzath by God that did attempt to tvvich The Arke is killd for his too darring much To learne vs in the worship of the Lord Noght to orewaâ—k his will into his word Dauid before the people and arke advanced And Harped holily and sang and danced Herefore Sauls Daughter Michal in hir eyes As doing basly Dauid did despise Wherefore she punishd was for evver efter Hir Barrenness began that never left hir 2 Samuel 7. Chap. WHen God had round about gevn Dauid rest And he sat in his house condignly drest 〈◊〉 peace and plenty to the Prophet than â—he Royall Prince and Psalmist thus began â—ehold in lasting Shittim and in Cedat trees With antique arte ingravne we duell thovv sies And God in Tabernacles and in Tents That rings and rops and pins for standers stents Nathan then said do as desires thyn hart â—or God is with Thee and assists thy part Dauid design'd to build then to the Lord 〈◊〉 house of
worship but be Nathans word Prohibit its from Heav'n for to be done For thats reservd for Salomon his Sone 2 Samuel 7. Chap. THe Lord the Secret searcher of the Soule Dauids designe did tho divine controule 〈◊〉 Labor that he had allovvde alone Vnto his Sone succeeding Salomon â—is benefits then he as good as great â—id by his Prophet to the Prince repeat â—ovv from a Sheepheard boy he did him bring 〈◊〉 be o're his belovv'de and chosing King â—nd when his dayes did end and he hence gone 〈◊〉 strongly stablish wold and stay his throne Vnto his Sone and alway efter this â—nto his Seed the Scepter ever bliss The pious Prince then pithelie and plaine Gods grace his Giftes and Greatness grants again 2 Samuel 8. chap. THe faithfull King conforted and confermd Agains the faithless Philistims hes armd And those that in his reach and grips he gott â—or bondage he reservd or smartly smot 〈◊〉 match'd the Moabits and them o'rethrew â—et saifd a thrid when he the Tuo-part slew 〈◊〉 smot prince Hadadezer that did press 〈◊〉 enlarge his limits at swift Euphrates â—nd of the Aramits he killed then â—â—cc'ring Zaboth tuentie two Thousand men â—rass Silver sheelds of Gold that guarded them 〈◊〉 in Tryumph brought to Ierusalem For non withstood from heavn his helped Strenght But fetterd all or felld wer at the length 2. Samuel 9. chap. THis victor King in warrs a Prince in peace Of equall Iustice bountye Love and Grace Th' effectis of frendship faethfull and intear Into his doings is decypherd heir He asks if yet there any be among The people that to Saul or his belong They find one Ziba out Sauls serving man That shevv a Sone livde then to Ionathan Lame Mephi-bosheth of his feet vnable Whome Dauid highly hold and honorable And for his Fathers saik his Love he shovves Then Sauls whole Steddings vpon him bestovves And at his table vvorthely alvvayes He treats and intertains him all his dayes 2. Samuel 10. chap. THe noble nature and the excellence In Dauids disposition of a Prince And basly hovv and bar brously repayd The Prophet properly hes heir displayd The Sprit of Dauid it did boyle and burne To quyt old kindness vvith a courtess turne And vnto this effect his Servands send Whom th' Ammonits as spyes did apprehend And in dispight with all dishonor dois The noble men ambassadours abuse Which vvrong for to revenge he doth arise Fought and defate and tryumphd on them twyse To learne all lavvless and vnthankfull To With vvhom to deale hovv vvhan and what to doe 2 Samuel 11. Chap. WHen spring approatchd and dayes to length began Ioab martchd foorth with Isrels armies than And as he was a Cheiftane chose and stout He roundly Rabbah belted hes about Whill Dauid rests and Lash at Salem lyes Whence from a Tarras Bathsheba he spyes And by hir Beautie caught became its thrall And with hir in Adulterie dois fall Than to that fact that he had fallin in He joyned blood a cruell crying Sin And poore Vriah he expond and killd As led his Lust and vvanton humors vvild Then as the Prophet calld hir his ane lambe He efter tooke to be his vvife and dame 2 Samuel 12. Chap. THe Prophet Nathan by the Lord apoynted T'expostulat with Dauid his anoynted â—â—ake in a mistick parable and masked â—nd him of his Adultrous actions asked 〈◊〉 is lust injustice he hes taxed thair â—nd to reprove his Stuprie did noght spair â—nd heartly humble he for mercie cryes â—â—th for his murther and Adultries â—â—'effects and frute whereof by divine wraith â—â—one efter birth is quickly caught be daeth â—â—en Salomon of Bethsheba is borne â—â—d Rabbah taen straitly besieg'd beforne The Captives captive thair he savves with Axes He cutts and carves them stents and dravvs and raxes 2 Samuel 13. chap. â—Mmon inflamd with lust and fleshly fire And what vvas worse incestuous desire 〈◊〉 sister Thamar being fair he lov'de 〈◊〉 Dauid by a craftie counsell movde â—nd hir to Ammon seening sicke and Shee â—ent in as she directed was to doe 〈◊〉 wicked Ammon like a villane wyld 〈◊〉 mayd ministring forced and defyld 〈◊〉 efter hoter nor he lovv'de before â—hen he had whord hir than he hates hir more 〈◊〉 Absolon inveits him to a feast 〈◊〉 for his rapt to be revenged maist And at the table set his life did tak For his vnnat'rall and incestous fact 2 Samuel 14. Chap. WHen Absalom long efter Ammons daeth Had felt the vvaight of his wrong'd Fathers wraeth 〈◊〉 fleemd was from the favours of his face â—â—nk in the Sea and dephs of his disgrace 〈◊〉 by a vvoman Ioab did devise 〈◊〉 pardon his Trespas the Prince t' intize 〈◊〉 affection fatherly and Love 〈◊〉 Dauids melting mynd to mercie move 〈◊〉 Geshur then be Ioab he is sought 〈◊〉 by him back to Ierusalem brought 〈◊〉 Absalom for Beavties and his hair â—â—â—ovnd esteemd so excellently fair Yet tuo yeers there he relegat remaind â—efore vnto a presence he attaind 2 Samuel 15. Chap. WIth flattries false altho fair seeming showes Prond Absolon in Isrel pop'lar growes H'insumats him self in all mens grace Plac'd in the court Portch in a publict place For all that offers honors unto him He claves be crast so to the Croune to clim By tratrons Heads to help his bad desire H'attempts unto th' Imper ' all place t' aspire His father flies and on mont Olive stayes And all the Plotts and purposes he prayes Propond b' Ahitophel his State to stresse That God wold turne them into foolishuess And Hushai there his Servand to the end T' oppose and to uncase there counsels send 2 Samuel 16 Chap. VNfaithfull Ziba to his master failes And Shimei doggishly at David railes His currish kinde and naughty nature showing By barking basly and by stoubolts throwing Abishai wold the churlish fellow smit But myldly David did prohibit it And doth confess that he there cursing stands And but by bidding and the Lords commands Who then said he dar crave and aske the man Why thus he curseth and he rayleth than My Sone my Blood my bowels hunts me lo And Wherefore may noght Shimei now do so Then suffer him to curse and let him be God may heirefter heirfore looke on me As fals Achitophel did heir advise The Lew'd Sone with his fathers pairties lyes 2 Samuel 17. Chap. AChitophel agains his Lord conspires And force to follow from his Sone desires A vitions counsall gave his wicked witt But Hushai hateing him opponis to it And besome lurking frends acquaints his Prence With there pervers and tracterous pretence Then wise and worthie David apprehends The danger and departed with his freinds But lo whill Hushai Absolon advised Achitophel fand al his plotts despised Then on his asse fled lyke a furie fell And in his awne house he hes hangd him self No better recompence can Treason crave Nor end more happie should a Trator have 2. Samuel 18. chap. VNnatural unwise unworthie
to that ragne And into highest honor in all eyes Expired then did end his dayes and dyes That ragne there fourtie yeers by Dauids Tomb In Dauids citie they this Prince inhume 1 Kings 12 chap. THis man whom God gave greatest visdome too Defunct and Rehoboam regning novv The people and elders all salute him King And sit consulting on his Governing But he the Counsell of the ag'd and wise Did for th' imprudence of the young despise And hardly heirfore brooking this neglect Ten Tribes there Ieroboam King elect And so fell from the Sone of Salomon Th' incensed Tribs of Isrel all saife on The Seer then charg'd by the Lord by night Prohibits Rehoboams force to fight For that revolt by him than did begin For Salomons and Rehoboams Sinne And Ieroboam King elected thus God grosly greevs and grows Idolatrous 1 Kings 13. chap. WHil Ieroboam at the Altar stands Teither a Prophet God to go commands T'expostulat and it to threaten thus There whair yow offer incenss mirrhe and thus To Dauids house once shall be borne a Boy That therevpon the Prophets shall destroy And as yow spend vpon it now perfume The Bones of men he thereon shall consume 〈◊〉 in the rest he halted and he strayd â—nd did the vvill and went the wayes of man 〈◊〉 dissobeyd the Lords directious Than â—nd herefore whill the Prophet home did pass â—lon at leasour ryding on his asse The Lord a Lyon sent that did him slay Because he disobayd him on the way 1 Kings 14 Chap. THe Sone of Ieroboam falling sicke H'intends to try the Prophet with a Trick â—nd vnto him his wife send in disguise 〈◊〉 make a Gul of Him that God made wise 〈◊〉 he vnvaild hir by the Lords prevention â—nd told the vanitie of that intention â—nd that declaird that from the divine wraeth â—nto there chyld approachd a praesent daeth â—nd for hir Lords defection from his makar â—hat did his worship vnto Idols sacrar â—hat Croune that God from Dauids seed did sever â—â—om him and his he wold rent it for ever And all that vnto him attingent be The Lord from th' earth shall sweep ev'rlastinglie 1 Kings 15 Chap. THe aughten yeer of Ieroboams reigne Abiram then in Iuda reignod king 〈◊〉 all the vicked wayes he walcked in 〈◊〉 as his Father Rehoboam Sin'd did Sin 〈◊〉 yet for Dauids sake when he was dead 〈◊〉 with a Sonne his princely place suppleid 〈◊〉 ane and fourty vpright did stand 〈◊〉 as King Dauid did governe that land 〈◊〉 Asa dyed and with his Fathers layd â—â—osaphat his Sone the Scepter swayd 〈◊〉 Nadab Ieroboams sone began 〈◊〉 Asas reigne to rule in Isrel than 〈◊〉 Basha killd him and King eftor smot 〈◊〉 that of Ieroboams lyne he got And as the Lord fortold both great and sin all He slew and vterly destroyd them all 1 Kings 16 chap. â—Asha to regne vpraised be the Lord As Ieroboam sinn'd and did debord â—efore this Lord for his Iniquitie 〈◊〉 forfalted his Posteritie 〈◊〉 whill that Elach efter him did reigne 〈◊〉 Captane Zimri that did serve this King And by his death the Croune this rebell got But when to Isrel was the Treasone told The host cround Omri and him for King him hold That Irizak with his warriours did invest And it perforce he enterd hes and preâ—st Disloyall and disparing Zimbri than With his fals treason to be twichd began And to the strength as castell he returnes Himself and it and all within it burnes A recompence for such prophane apoynted That Durst be bold to kill the Lords anoynted 1 Kings 17 Chap. ELiah lo the Prophet did declare To Achab the aproaching famyn thair But God did feed and fosterd him with Ravens Penn'd Parendars that foars along the heavns That shortly should for want of dew and raine The people and Land to mony straits constrain For all the Abominations great and Sinne That Omri and himself had sliddin in Then famyn dearth and want was in the I and And God the Prophet then he did command Eastivard in Cherith-brook himself to hyda And there his pleasure to attend and byde Flesh then and Bread vpon that river bank The Ravens brought him and he waters drank For whom th' Almighty dois mantain and cherish Shall prosper when th' impious all shall perish 1 Kings 17 Chap. GOd by his word Eliah-bids again Go to Zareptah citie and remain Whair he before him at the gate shall find A vidow poore in povertie prove kynd He fand hir thair and did hir then intreat To bring him water and some bread to eat She ansverd as the Lord did live that all Hir store of meal was but a measure small Together with a litle oyle that dois Sustain hir and hir Sone into a Cruse Which Elie bids hir bring and than he blesses And they continevv'd so and nee'r decresses The blessings of the Lord to minds content They be abundance and sufficient The vidow for hir Sone departed grieved But Helie prayd twich'd him and he revived 1 Kings 18 Chap. EFter from Cherith Elie the thrid yeer Was gone again God did to him apear 〈◊〉 â—rait Command and Charge expres to go 〈◊〉 to the sacrilegious Achab so 〈◊〉 in that fearfull famyn drouth and dearth 〈◊〉 would send Raine t'irrignat the earth â—â—d Obadiah than hid in Tuo Caves â—â—m death a hunder holy Prophets saves â—â—e by miracle the people moves â—â—d him the Lords true Prophet he approves â—â—n he commands the people soone to slay 〈◊〉 Bralish all and Prophets fals that day â—â—nd as the Lord had heght he did obtain 〈◊〉 prayer in the peoples presence Rain 1 Kings 19 Chap. â—â—om Iezebell whill that Eliah fled â—hat solemly to slay him moved had â—â—y an Angel as he sleeping lay 〈◊〉 in the deserts he had went a day â—â—h'd and bidden ryse and take him meat â—here finds vivers by his head to eat â—â—d and water drank and on the ground â—ovne againe and fallis a sleeping sound â—â—â—ce more God awaks him and did say â—â—p and eat and dress Thee to thy way 〈◊〉 hes a woage fourtie dayes in length â—â—â—p he rose and stepped in the strength â—â—â—t he eaten had and drank and than â—â—â—eb hill went vp the holy man â—â—â—rd yet more he dois declare him too â—â—eturne what he will have him doo â—â—el and Iehu he doth him apoynt â—â—ges and Elish Priest in his place t'anoynt 1 Kings 20 Chap. â—â—adad King of Aram vp in armes â—â—d with steel Charrets men and horse in swarmes â—â—old Bravados and vnbryled Bralls â—â—ed strictly the Samarian walls â—hat fierce famyn sternly struk and stung 〈◊〉 peer and poor the aged and the young â—â—â—m the furie of that famine free 〈◊〉 destressd in danger wer to die â—â—od a Comfort by his Prophet sends â—â—rie promisd Achab with his frends 〈◊〉 th' event and ishevv of the fight 〈◊〉 wyse fell fortunat and Right 〈◊〉 â—â—hadad Achabs peace in end 〈◊〉 â—â—y did reprehend 〈◊〉
raigne and Edom than â—â—â—uisd them a King and to rebell began And Ahazia efter Iorams reigne Governd Iuda and became there King 2 Kings 9 chap. WHen Iehu crovned King in Isrel raigne These were his doings his exployts amang 〈◊〉 honam as the Lord to kill directed 〈◊〉 quickly he performd it and effected â—â—nd Ahazia King of Iuda Then â—â—o his flight is killd too be his men â—â—â—n Iehu vp to Isrel marâ—chd of mynd â—â—nd that vitch the worst of women kind 〈◊〉 Prophet killer carnell Iezebell 〈◊〉 for fire a faggot fit for hell Whâ—â—◠〈…〉 And there dead bruisd and felled with the fall Doggs hands and harns except hes all devoird As was praeprophesied be the Lord. 2 Kings 10 chap. ACcording to the word and divine will Iehu to Ahab seventy Sormes causd kill And to the court in heapes brought all there heads Deriding then demands who did these deads This fatall Game on Ahabs Sonnes begun All Ahazias house like race had Run For of his Brether fourtie he and Two Met on the way and slew them all also Then Baals Priests that God of stock or Stone He at the altar caught and killd each one Non that in Isrel serve and bow'd his knee To Baal than but all that day did die His Altars he destroyes yet never Tvines From Ieroboams wyld and wicked Sinns Then efter Iehu was expird and dead Iehoahaz his Sonne steerd in his Stead 2 Kings 11 Chap. FIerce Athalia sies hir Sone expird And herefore she to be reveng'd desird Then on a curst conclusion she doth fall To kill and killd the Royall Childring all Ioash except that from hir cruell knife By Iehosheba had praeservd his Life And by Iehoida crovnd and anoynted Who Athalia to be slaine apoynted Iehoida dispenser of the word Betuix the Prince the people and the Lord Humblie a Leagve and Covenant contracts Then all conjoyn and Baals Idols bracks His Altars and his Temples they o'rethrew And Mattan their his Priest they stoutly slew 2 Kings 12 Chap. IN Iehus sevnt yeer Ioash reigne began A Prince that govern'd well and warely than Whill Priest Iehoida taught him the word All that he did was good before the Lord He had a tinder Zeale and constant care The Temples ruind parts for to repair He stirrd his tyme and quick attendance taks And much provisionn he for money maks The Syrian Prince that boldly braved Them And threatened Iuda and Ierusalem 〈◊〉 with a present o◠〈…〉 â—â—equyred by his Fathers former Kings â—â—ho he to pass and part with them was laâ—th â—â—es coold the Cummig heat of Hazols vvraeth Yet in the fourty yeer that he did reigne By tuo vnfaithfull servoinds he was slaine 2 Kings 13 Chap. â—â—N Ioash tventie thrid Iehoahaz 〈◊〉 The Sonne of Iehu King in Isrel was â—â—â—dolatrous as Ieroboam he â—â—â—eparted nought from his impietie â—â—herefore the Lord delyverd him to Bands 〈◊〉 Hazael the King of Arams hands â—â—hill that to God he humblie bovve and bends â—â—hen then the Lord to him deliveres sends â—â—ash Iehoahar his Sonne and here â—â—â—e be the Lord was his deliverar â—â—et left he nought his deeds Idolatrous â—â—hat cleav'd so fast to Ieroboams house Iehoahaz then ends his dayes and dyes And in Samaria he buried lyes 2 Kings 13 Chap. ELisha sick to Ioash 'ore he dies Gainst Aram Isrels Tryumphes prophesies â—â—nd then his Spirit that the Lord inspires â—â—or to be wray his will in peace expird â—â—he man of God that so oft had declard â—â—is maisters mynd and for no perrill spaird â—â—isha dead and Dul ' interred than â—â—hill as they go t'ingrave ane oter man â—â—ome bands of Moabits then Isrels foes â—â—hem selfes in armes to them in erindd shois â—â—herefore a bassed on Elisha's bones â—â—he dead man these into his Tomb impons And woundrously no soner twichd by those His sacred bones but he vpstands and gois 2 Kings 14 chap. A Mazia Ioash-Sonne of Iuda King In tuentie five yeer old began his reigne â—â—nd as his Father Ioash walk'd vpright â—â—et not as David did in Iovas sight â—â—or the hie places vver noght taken away â—â—t in Them incense sacrificed Thay â—â—d when to him the Kingdome was conferm'd â—â—ainst his Fathers Murderars he armd â—â—d those King killers he again hes slaine â—â—at durst th' anointed of the Lord prophane The 〈…〉 Took Sela and ten Thowsand of them slew Then Amazia challengis to warre King Ioash then that was the stronger farr 2 Kings 14. chap. VPon the Provocation both the Kinges There hostes and armies to the Batell Bringes Where Isrel as the stronger in Estate Iuda out justed and its foree defate And when the Batale brock in was and lost They took the King and Captane of the host And than on Salem with there force falls The Temple spoild brack and bet doune the walls The Treasure that vnto the King pertaind And hostages they took that there remaind Then death did end the dait of Ioha'sh dayes A stout and valiant King in all his wayes Then Ierobo'me succeeds his Father syne And Zacharia vnto him be Lyne 2 Kings 15 chap. SExtein yeer old was Azaria whan In Iuda cround he to governe began And tuo and fefty yeer a prince supream He reignd and Iudged in Ierusalem And yet his royall reigne this fault defaces That incense they brint in the Hie places But lo the Lord chastiz'd him for the same And smot him so that Leper he became Iotham his Sonne then vnderneath his hand Govern'd his house and Iudged in the Land Insidious Shallum Zacharie did slay And murdred Menahem made him avvay Menahem thus avvay and in his Tomb Pekah his Sonne rose in his royall Roome 2 Kings 15 Chap. IN Isrel whill Pekaihah swayd the sword He walcked wickedly before the Lord And did prophanely jdols dead adore And by one Pekah killed was therefore Then he King killer took into his hand The Croune of Isr'el and did there command But with his bloody murthers he drank in That oftymes branded Ieroboams sinne But Hos'h'a this King killer he betrayd And then himself the sword of Isrel swayd â—oâ—ham the second yeer of Pekah than To reigne into Ierusalem began 〈…〉 and gone Ahaz his Sonne ascends into his Throne 2 Kings 16 Chap. 〈◊〉 Haz a bad Sonne of a better Sire The seventein yeer of Pekah his impire 〈◊〉 Inda did Guberne but did debord â—â—d wrought not vprightly before the Lord 〈◊〉 with the kings of Isrel Idoliz'd â—â—d his ovvne Sonne to Moloch sacrifizd â—â—e kings of Aram and of Isrel Then â—â—iedgd Ierusalem with hostes of men 〈◊〉 the almightye he wold nought permit â—â—â—em to Tryumph on him nor to tak it 〈◊〉 Ahaz he with Iiglath joynd consent â—â—nvade Damascus and t' assault it went â—â—ey took it Rezin killd with worship wane â—â—â—d vnvsd offrings They the Altar stame But when this Prince Idolatrous was dead Then Hezekie his Sonne raigne in his stead 2 Kings 17 Chap. â—Hill that Hoshea raigne Israel
all Idolatrize and to fass worship fall â—â—â—erefore the Lord the King of Ashur sends 〈◊〉 Israel a captive Comprehends 〈◊〉 did the Prince and people in prison cast 〈◊〉 did Samaria tack in at last 〈◊〉 then in that deforc'd afflicted tovvne 〈◊〉 Assyrians he set in Garisone 〈◊〉 with a hatefull and a hostile hand â—â—â—ul'd it rudly and perforce command â—â—â—e heathen yet the Lord they did noght feare â—â—bowd to Idols in his Isrel there Wherefore he send in Lions to devour Them â—hat peece maile rent and all in Gobbets tore them 2 Kings 18 Chap. â—â—shea reigning into Israel â—â—â—n his trid yeer to Hezekiah fell â—â—â—ins and helme of Iuda for to hold â—â—n he himself was tvventie fyve yeir old â—â—ince that servd the Lord and did adore him â—â—auid did his Eather good before him â—â—olish'd th' altars and the places hie â—â—ritaments vnto Idolatrie â—â—sen Serpent made in Moses dayes â—â—â—k it doune and into peeces brayes â—â—a three yeeres is besieg'd and taken â—â—el captive of the Lord forsaken Because as stringers they 〈…〉 And nought his will divine nor voyoâ— obayd 2 Kings 18. chap. THe Ruler Rabshaketh of Ashurs host A wyld out cast before the Lord and lossd T' incamp his Tents and Palions pitched doune Before the Citie and the sacred Toune And with his hell hounds altogether gross'd Begins to Bandie gainst the Lord and boast His powar he despisd his Truth contemnd And boldly too his blessed name blaspheam'd Israels strength and all the might of Man Yea and the hand of heven he skorned Than And in disdaine Gods greatness did disgust Dissvading Isrel in his strength to Trust And all the venome of a wicked Tongue That foole agains the firmament hes sloung 2 Kings 19 Chap. WHich when the holy Hezekiah heares He in the Temple to complaie compears And with a sorie soule and heavie heart Depressd he from all his people apart With Sack cloth clad hisroy all Robbs all rent Most wofull for Gods wrong his wowes vp vvent Great God said he that tuixt the Cherubs â—â—â—ell In mercie novv remember Israell And heare there blasphemies that but all feare The Glorie of they name and Honour Teare The Lord hes heard him and by Isay told That vaine Rud Railers words revenge he wouid And keep vntouch'd that Time be one of Them In that vnhallovv'd host Ierusalem And did of them one night of life deprive A hunder fourscore Thousand men and five 2 Kings 19 chap. SEnach 〈◊〉 th' Assyrian Prince perverse When God did kill his men and horse disperse He pausd noght therevponn nor did repent But to his vaine Gods for to worship went And litle knew he that had scap'd abroad That he at home had by himself the Rod Which beath him should for all his blasphemies And gainst Gods Hebrevvs his Hostilities For vvhill th' Idolatrous and careless King Adores his Nishroch a dead and naughtles Thing Adramelech and Shatezer his brood Vn naturall both his Sonnes they shed his blood 〈…〉 back they kill 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Nishroch heares noght nor his slaughter sies 2 Kings 20 Chap. â—He holy Hezekia that ador'd 〈◊〉 And walk'd in Trueth alwayes before the Lord 〈◊〉 â—ut this Time was sicke to death and lay â—â—n Ishai send from God to him did say 〈◊〉 Thow thy house to rest and order all 〈◊〉 Thow must dye and live no more Thovv shall 〈◊〉 King then turnd and prayd and shedding teares â—â—â—ats for life and lo the Lord he heares â—â—â—oyce his sorrovv sies and syne he sayes â—â—â—say tell him I will length his dayes 〈◊〉 to the yeeres that he hes liv'de before 〈◊〉 adioyne and adde too fifteen more 〈◊〉 this shal be the Signe to try it trevv â—â—â—haddovv look and in the Diâ—l wiovv â—â—hen bright and cleare the Sunne thovv shyning sies â—â—hall than backvvard bend whole ton degrees 2 Kings 20 Chap. â—â—â—g Hezekiah of his Sickness whole 〈◊〉 almighties might extreamly dois extole â—â—ach-baladan then Baboâ—s Prince 〈◊〉 Hezekiah a Benevolence â—â—â—e his Love vnlook'd for to repay â—â—â—ength and Treasure did before them lay â—â—â—ay hotly him reprov'de heirfore â—â—â—ll his Seed with Babel-Bondage shore â—â—â—id he their They captive shall be led â—â—â—ll that he and his fore-bears had â—â—â—nnes in Babell they shall Enuches be â—â—â—ord foretold me there Captivitie â—â—â—n Iuda's godly Hezekiah dyes 〈◊〉 his shrew'd Sonne Manass his place supplies 2 Kings 21 Chap. 〈◊〉 Ezekiah dead Manasse reignes 〈◊〉 first prophane of the prophanest Kinges â—â—â—n a furie of false worship burnes â—â—â—ith him Isrel to his vomit turnes 〈◊〉 revolts themselfs they Rebimieres â—â—â—t on Idols as the Divels desires â—â—â—nation was there vnder Heven 〈◊〉 and they wer all vnto it geven â—â—â—fore Gods prophet hes praepreatchd to them â—â—â—e and strats once of Ierusalem â—â—â—ier vvrack and from the found the fall â—â—â—d Them that shal be therein all Manasse then expâ—â—d 〈…〉 Ammon his Sonne in stated in his stead And wicked Ammon by his Servands Traiâ—e Iosias just succeeds his Father slame 2 Kings 22 Chap. WHen King Iosiah to governe began Azealous holy good and godly man Materials all and means he first made clare And gave them that the Temple did repare Then in a hollovv woult within the ground The Lavv Hilkiah hid before hes found Then Prince and Preist the people together dravv That vnto them then might be red the Lavv Whair Prince and Priest and prophets promisd all The statuts there insert observe they shall The people likewise there the oath they took To stand to all into that blessed Book And in there harts and Soules t'indent it deep And vvovv'd the Lavv and lords commands to keep Iosiah then a Prophetess hes speared Who all the Lords will hes declard and cleard 2 Kings 23 Chap. THe Lavv ' book fund and red therefrom the vord Prince Prophets Priest and people all accord And by their oath attested whair they stand To keep the Covenant and Gods command Iosiah then the Idol dead of B'aâ— He braks and his blind Priests he killd them all This Prince the passo're then he caus'd proclame And celebrats it in Ierusalem Conjurers he where with the land was cloyd T' observe the Lavv gevne be the Lord destroyd This pious Prince that be God guyds his raigne By Pharo yet was in Megiddo slaine Iehoahaz succeeds but captive taen Iehojakim his Sonnes cround King again 2 Kings 24 Chap. NOvv Nebuchadnezzar Babels great King His bands blood breathing did ' gainst Iuda bring But vanting force t' affront Them in the fields Iehoiakim then to the Time he yeelds And three yeeres slave to him and Tributare Iehoiakim and Iuda iustly are For with the Lords consent these slraits extreame For Curssd Manasseths Sinns was layd on Them The mony murders that he did committ With th' other Sinns cryd for a venceance yet â—â—â—kim novv vvith his Fathers dead â—â—â—achin raigne rased in his stead 〈◊〉 he praevaricat and still he strayes 〈◊〉 had his Fathers done before his dayes