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A17140	Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ. Or, the trauels of the holy patriarchs, prophets, iudges, kings, our sauiour Christ, and his Apostles, as they are related in the Old and New Testaments. With a description of the townes and places to which they trauelled, and how many English miles they stood from Ierusalem. Also a short treatise of the weights, monies, and measures mentioned in the Scriptures, reduced to our English valuations, quantitie, and weight. Collected out of the workes of Henry Bunting, and done into English by R.B.; Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ. English	Bünting, Heinrich, 1545-1606.; R. B., fl. 1619.	1636 (1636)	STC 4020; ESTC S106784	396,681	582

all speed pursued the enemy and in the way as hee went he found an Aegyptian who a little before the Amalekits had left there because he was vnable to follow them This Aegyptian guided Dauid to the tents of the Amalekits who suspecting no such euill were making merry with the booty that they had taken But Dauid with the rest of his company so manfully behaued themselues that they gaue the Amalekites a sudden ouerthrow and as it often hapneth to such as are negligent and carelesse he tooke away from them their former bootie and put most of them to the sword This battell was fought some 8 or 12 miles from Ziclag as by the circumstance of the history may appeare From this slaughter he returned backe to Ziclag which is 12 miles and repaired it to euery neighbouring citie sending a part of the prey Here hee had certaine intelligence of the successe of the Israelites in their wars against the Philistins and of the death of Saul and Ionathan which hee bitterly lamented 1 Sam. 30. 2 Sam. 1. These things hapned in the 10 yeare after Samuel had annointed Dauid King From Ziclag he went to Hebron a metropolitane Citie of the tribe of Iuda being a towne of refuge belonging to the Leuites which was 16 miles At this time Dauid was about the age of thirtie yeares and was annointed King by the Tribe of Iudah in the yeare of the World 2891 and before Christ 1077. Here he kept his Court seuen yeares and six moneths From hence also he sent messengers to Iabes in Gilead 44 miles to signifie his gracious acceptance of that fauour which they shewed vnto Saul in burying of his body there 2 Sam. 1. 1 Chr. 12. From Hebron Dauid went to Ierusalem 22 miles which then was called Iebus being possessed of the Iebusites but he woon it with strong hand and thrust them out of it and in mount Sion set vp the city Millo which was after called the city of Dauid and signifies A place of plenty He began his raigne in Ierusalem in the 38 yere of his age and 7 of his raigne In this place also he set vp his house made of Cedar wood of which Hyram King of Tyrus sent him great plenty from Mount Libanus distant from thence 104 miles 2 Sam. 5. 1 Chr. 12. From thence he went to the valley of Rephaim some 3 miles from Ierusalem in the way that leadeth to the citie of Bethlem where he fought a memorable fight against the Philistines and ouercame them for which cause it was also called Baal-Perizim because by the helpe and assistance of God he had conquered the army of the Philistines 1 Sam. 5. After he had dispersed the enemies hee returned to Ierusalem which is 4 miles The Philistines came the same yeare into the valley of Rephaim againe and pitched their tents within three miles and a halfe of Ierusalem and the Lord gaue Dauid a signe that when he heard a noyse in the mulberry trees hee should set vpon the enemy so Dauid went forth and close by the towne of Gaeba and Kiriath-jearim about two miles from Ierusalem Westward he set vpon the enemie and gaue them the second ouerthrow 2 Sam. 5. 1 Chr. 15. From thence Dauid followed the enemy to Gaza which was 18 miles 2 Sam. 5. In the 10 yeare of his raigne from his first beginning in Hebron Dauid assembled all the Princes Priests and chiefe men of Israel to the number of 30000 which inhabited from Sechor till you come to Chaemah a citie of Nepthalie at the foot of mount Libanus euen 163 miles off These men assembled themselues in the citie of Ierusalem and from thence they with Dauid went to Kiriath-jearim which was about a mile to fetch the Arke of the Couenant from thence into the city of Dauid 1 Sam. 6. 1 Chr. 14. From Kiriath-jearim Dauid and all his traine returned backe again to Ierusalem which was about a mile and they placed the Arke of the Lord in a new cart and caused it to be drawne with Oxen which turned out of the way to the threshing floure of Nachon where Vza rashly and inconsiderately touching the Arke of God contrary to the Diuine Law was presently slaine by the Lord in the way and that place was called Paeri-Vza that is The breach of Vza For he was not of the Tribe of Aaron to whom it was only lawfull to touch the Arke therfore the Lord strooke him that he died miserably wherefore Dauid being terrified by this example of Gods seueritie would not that day bring the ark of the Lord into Ierusalem but carried it to the house of a certaine Nobleman called Obed-Aedom a Gittite who dwelt not far from Ierusalem but when it was told Dauid that the Lord blessed the house of Obed-Aedom and all his family because the arke was there Dauid went from Ierusalem with a great multitude of people to the house of Obed-Aedom who as is said before dwelt not farre from Ierusalem yet there are some that say he was an excellent musitian in Ierusalem and dwelt in Mount Acra that is in the lower citie and from thence Dauid fetcht the Arke of the Lord into the vpper citie which stood vpon mount Sion but I hold the other opinion to be the more probable When the Arke was carried by the Priests Dauid girt himself with a linnen Ephod which kinde of garment the Priests of the inferior order vsed to weare and danced before it singing Psalms and hymnes to the praise and glory of God and with great state brought it to the citie of Ierusalem with the sound of Trumpets and instruments of musick and placed it in the middle of the Tabernacle which they had curiously erected in Mount Sion in the vpper citie which was also called the citie of Dauid This hapned in the tenth yere of his raigne at which time Michal Sauls daughter despised him in her heart and laughed at him but God gaue her a due recompence as you may reade 2 Sam. 6. and him a just reward for he promised by the Prophet Nathan That of his posteritie and bloud the King of Kings and Sauiour of the world should be borne In the yere following Dauid inuaded the land of the Philistins and the citie of Gath which with strong hand he woon this was 34 miles from Ierusalem From thence he returned backe to Ierusalem 34 miles In the twelfth yere of his raigne he afflicted the Moabits with cruel war and destroyed two of their armies with the sword and the rest of the multitude made tributarie which was 24 miles 2 Sam. 8. 1 Chr. 19. He returned thence to Ierusalem with great triumph and joy 24 miles In the 13 yeare of his raigne Anno mundi 2903 and before Christ 1065 he made an expedition vnto Zoba which Iosephus calleth Sophenam and is in Armenia neere to Masia or Mount Taurus 600 miles from Ierusalem towards the North of which you may reade before Dauid in this place woon

from thence the red sea the arme therof where Pharaoh was drowned when he followed the children of Israel may easily be discerned Mount Sina is much higher than this and lyeth two daies journey from the Red sea Vpon the top whereof are many rocks and great stones From thence you may see sundry places as a mountain lying in Thebaidaes the great hauen of the red Sea the Desart of Elim and Sur with many others The desarts round about take the name from the height thereof and are called The desarts of Sina Of the Graues of Concupiscence THese Graues are 112 miles towards the South from Ierusalem where the children of Israel lusting after meat were fed by the Lord with Quailes and for their disobedience died miserably It was also called Tabarah which signifies an inflammation being deriued from Baar to burne because here the wrath of the Lord was kindled against them and he strooke the vttermost parts of their Tents with fire from heauen and consumed them Numb 11. Of Hazeroth THis is a place in the desart some 32 miles from Ierusalem towards the South the name thereof being deriued from Chazer which signifieth a Caue about the mouth whereof there groweth long Grasse And therefore from hence Chazer is also taken for Grasse Here Miriam the sister of Moses and Aaron was strooke with leprosie Of Rithmah RIthmah takes name from Iuniper for Rothaem in Hebrew signifies Iuniper It is distant from Ierusalem 112 miles toward the Southeast Heere the children of Israel pitched their Tents Num. 33. and here it is very likely the Angell of the Lord appeared to the prophet Eliah and brought him meat and drinke Of Rimmon Parez IN this place the children of Israel the 16 remoue made their abiding being 108 miles from Ierusalem towards the South-East Here it is thought the children of Israell found great store of Pomegranats whereof diuision was made amongst them For Rimmon is as much as a grained apple or a Pomegranat Parez He hath diuided Of Libnah LIbnah is the 17 place where the children of Israel stayed and was so called of the aboundance of Frankincence that was found there for Libnah signifies white Frankincense This is 104 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest Of Rissa HEere the children of Israel pitcht their Tents being about 100 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southeast it took the name from the fruitfulnesse and aboundance of floures herbes that grow there and is deriued from Rasa which signifies to make moist for there were vsually exceeding pleasant and sweet dewes Of Chehelah CHehelah was the nineteenth place where the children of Israel made their abiding in the desart being 92 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest Num. 33. and signifies a Congregation or Church being deriued from Rahal that is He hath assembled This was a type of the Church where all the Elect and faithful people of God trauel through the wildernes of this wicked world Of Saphar SAphar is a mountaine in the desart of Arabia Petraea 88 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest This was the twentieth Remoue the name of the place beeing so called partly of their tents partly of the roundnesse of the mountains Of Harada HArada was full of wilde beasts which strook the people into a mighty feare so called as beeing deriued from Charada which signifies terror or trembling Here the children of Israell stayed the 21 time it being 80 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest Of Thahath THis is a certain valley 68 miles from Ierusalem towards the Southwest and is deriued from Tachath which signifieth a ceriain Plaine or low place Of Maceheloth THis was the 22 abiding of the Israelites beeing 72 miles from Ierusalem towards the Southwest Here a congregation of the tribes of Israel was called for Maccheloth signifieth a congregation or meeting together Somtimes it is taken for the Church being deriued from Rahal i. He assembleth together Of Tharah THis was a memorable place in the Wildernesse where the Israelites had a breathing time for now growing neere to the borders of the land of Canaan after so many journies they began to rest themselues because of the warres they were shortly to vndertake And it is deriued of Roah and Tarah which signifieth a breathing time Here was the 24 mansion of the Israelites Of Mithca HEre was the 25 mansion of the Israelites being but 56 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southwest in the vtmost borders of the land of Canaan and no doubt tooke the name from the delightfull and pleasant taste of Grapes For Mitka signifies the same that Mithetk that is to say sweetnesse and pleasantnesse Of Cades Barnea CAdes Barnea a citie of the Idumaeans being deriued of Kadas and Barah that is A holy place is fortie miles from Ierusalem towards the South from this place Moses sent spies into the land of Canaan who brought of the fruit of the Land but all of them discouraged the people onely Caleb wherefore they murmured and the Lord was angry and would not suffer them to enter into the land of Promise So turning their journey they went to Exeongaber 148 miles so that they trauelled in the desart 40 yeares before they could enter into the land of Promise Of this you may reade Gen. 14.16.20 Num. 13.27.33.34 Deut. 1. Psal 29. Ezech. 47. Of Chasmona IN this place the children of Israel set vp their tents a little before they sent spies into the land of Canaan it is not far from Cades Barnea towards the South For the twelue Spies were not sent from the Citie of Cades Barnea but from their Tents and of this still distribution or sending for one out of euery Tribe was chosen it tooke the name For Casmona signifies a still distribution being deriued of Chasca and Manah hee stilly distributed Of Moseroth MOseroth was the 27 mansion of the children of Israel in the wildernesse and distant from Ierusalem 72 miles towards the South where the Lord caused them to returne backe for their murmuring towards the South that so they might liue just forty yeares in the wildernesse Num. 14.33 This place seemeth to take the name therof from Traditions for there Moses repeated to the Israelites the Law of the Lord and for this cause their tents were called Moseroth which signifies Traditions and is deriued of Masar that is to Preach Of Benei Iaacon THis was the 28 mansion of the Israelites so called because there their tents were fairly set vp with pleasant walkes and places about them for Benei Iaaecon signifieth a Building or faire walk being deriued of Bana and Akah that is Hee hath set vp an house and was 96 miles from Ierusalem Southward Num. 33. Of Hor Gidgad AT this mountaine the children of Israel staied a while because it was a fertill and pleasant place as Moses himselfe witnesseth It is 112 miles from Ierusalem toward the South being deriued of Harar a Mountain and Glebam a Plough Plin. l. 20 cp 20. Of Iotbatha THis

Of Gesur GEsur was a country neere to Caesarea Philippi in the land of Basan beyond Iordan neere Libanus in the Tetrarchie Trachonitides 88 miles from Ierusalem Northeastward With the King of this country Absolon remained in banishment for 3 yeres space after he had slain his brother Ammon and with vs may be termed the vally of Oxen 2 Sam. 13. Of Hadsi THe lower country of Hadsi stood neere to the city Corazin in the halfe tribe of Manasses 52 miles from Ierusalem toward the Northeast and signifies a new land beeing deriued of Chadasch that is New Of the fountaine Rogel THis was neere Ierusalem Eastward to which place Ionathan and Ahimaas Dauids intelligencers brought him newes of Absalons counsels and intentions 2 Sam. 17. It seemeth that trauellers vsually washed their feet in it from whence it was called the Wel of feet beeing deriued from Raegael signifying a Foot Neere to this place was the stone Zochaeleth where Adoniah at such time as he affected the kingdome contrary to his fathers liking called an assembly and made a great feast 1 Reg. 1. The Trauels of Baena and Rechab THese two went out of the tribe of Benjamin ouer Iordan to Machanaim 40 miles There they murthered their master king Ishbosheth in his chamber as he lay vpon his bed and after cut off his head The head they brought to King Dauid to Hebron 68 miles But Dauid was not pleased with their treacherie wherefore hee caused them both to be put to death So their trauels were 108 miles The Trauels of Absalon ABsalon was borne in Hebron and went with his father to Ierusalem 22 miles 2 Sam. 13. From thence he went to Baalhazor 8 miles where hee caused his brother Ammon to be slain From thence for feare of his father he fled into the land of Gesur 88 miles 2 Sam. 14. From thence he came backe with Ioab to Ierusalem which was 88 miles 2 Sam. 14. From thence he went to Hebron 22 miles and made himselfe King and rebelled against his father From thence he went backe againe to Ierusalem which is 22 miles There he lay with his fathers Concubines 2 Sam. 16. From thence he pursued his father to Machanaim 40 miles there was hanged by the haire in an oke tree where Ioab put him to death 2 Sam. 18. So all the trauels of Absolon were 290 miles Of Baal-hazor IN this city Absolon made a great feast for his sheepe-sherers and inuited all his brothers to it where he caused Ammon to be slain because he had abused his sister Thamar It lieth in the way some 8 miles from Ierusalem toward the North-East as you go to Iericho neere to mount Ephraim 2 Sam. 13. and is deriued of Baal which signifies a Lord or husband and Chazir a Den or caue Of the name ABSOLON ABSOLON signifieth a Father of peace although he was the author of all discord and sedition against his father The Trauels of the wise woman of Thecoa THis woman went from Thecoa to Ierusalem 8 miles and spake with King Dauid and with her sweet words shee persuaded him that he would recall his sonne out of exile who then remained in Gesur 2 Sam. 14. Of Thecoa THecoa was a city in the tribe of Iuda some 8 miles from Ierusalem toward the Southeast neere this city Iosaphat by praier and the sound of Trumpets without drawing sword got a memorable victory and for that cause it signifieth the sound of a Trumpet In this place the prophet Amos dwelt and there lieth buried whose sepulchre was to be seene 400 yeares after Christ as S. Ierom obserueth It was from Bethlem Iuda 6 miles Neere to Techoa was the lake Aspher where Ionathan and Simon Iudas Machabeus brothers pitcht their tents 1 Mach. 9. Of this city you may reade Ier. 6. Am. 1. 2 Chr. 11. Of ACHITOPHEL THis perfideous and wicked man was borne in the towne of Gilo not far from Hebron and Debir in the tribe of Iudah Ios 15. 2 Sam. 15. 20 miles from Ierusalem Southeastward who when his counsell would not take place he went home to his own house and there desperatly hanged himselfe The Trauels of wicked Shimei SHimei went from Bahurim where he cursed King Dauid to Bathabara vpon the riuer Iordan which was 18 miles where he got pardon of Dauid 2 Sam. 19. From thence he went backe with King Dauid to Gilgall foure miles 2 Sam. 19. From thence he went with King Dauid to Ierusalem 12 miles 2 Sam. 19. From thence he went to Bahurim 3 miles From Bahurim King Solomon sent for him again to Ierusalem 3 miles There he was constrained to build him an house and not to depart thence vpon pain of death 1 Reg. 2. But Shimei transgressing this commandment of the king went to Gath a city of the Philistims 12 miles From thence hee returned back againe to Ierusalem 12 miles where he was slain by the command of King Solomon in the third yeare of his reign 1 Reg. 2. So all the trauels of Shimei were 104 miles The Books of Kings and Chronicles Of ABISHAG the Virgin that lay with Dauid THis Maid was accounted the fairest in all Israel for which cause she was brought to Ierusalem for King Dauid that she might lie with him in his old age to procure heat she was born at Sunem a town some 44 miles from Ierusalem 1 Reg. 1. Of Sunem you may read before in the trauels of Dauid Saul The Trauels of King Solomon SOlomon the son of Dauid King of Israel entred vpon the full gouernment of the kingdome of Israel An. mundi 2931. and before Christ 1037. when he was about 20 yeares old After he went from Ierusalem to Gilgal 4 miles and there offered vpon the altar which Moses had made 1000 burnt offerings 1 Reg. 3. 2 Chr. 1. From thence he went backe to Ierusalem which was 4 miles and built a Temple to the Lord in mount Moriah 1 Reg. 6. This was begun about the fourth yere of his reign and 480 yeres after the children of Israel came out of Egypt in the moneth Ziph which answereth to our May. So that the Temple began to bee built in Anno mundi 2934. and before Christ 1034. To the building whereof Hiram King of Tyre sent Cedar trees from Mount Libanus 120 miles to Ierusalem 1 Reg. 5. 2 Chr. 2. This Temple Solomon within plaited ouer with pure gold and set with pretious stones and finished it in the month of Nouember about the eleuenth yeare of his reigne 1 Reg. 6. The dedication whereof was about the twelfth yeare of his reigne and in the 32 yeare of his age Anno Mundi 2942 and before Christ 1026. The Temple being finished he began to build his owne house which was 13 yeares a building and was finished about the 44 yeare of his age and in the 24 of his reign 1 Reg. 7.8 After 20 years in which time he had finished the house of the Lord and his own house in Mount Sion that

he might manifest his thankfulnesse to the King of Tyre he went to Cabul a city in the tribe of Ashur some 80 miles Northward where hee gaue to the aforesaid Hiram 20 towns or cities with al the country round about wherefore King Hiram called this Cabul that is Displeasant and dirty 2 Reg. 9. You may reade of Cabul Ios 19. From thence he returned to Ierusalem 88 miles From thence he went to Hazor and restored the city which was 44 miles From thence he returned to Ierusalem 44 miles From thence he went to Megiddo which is not farre from Iesreel in the tribe of Manasses 44 miles from Ierusalem toward the North. This city Solomon fortified 1 Reg. 9. and Iosiah King of Iuda a long time after was there wounded to death 2 Reg. 9. From Megiddo he returned to Ierusalem 44 miles After that Pharaoh King of Egypt had conquered Gaser and destroyed it with fire hee gaue it to his Daughter the Wife of Solomon who rebuilt it This towne was scituated in the tribe of Ephraim 28 miles from Ierusalem Northward 1 Reg. 9. From Gaser Solomon returned backe again to Ierusalem being 28 miles From thence he went to the higher Bethoron which he fortified and stood twenty eight miles from Ierusalem Northward 2 Chr. 8. From thence he went to the lower Bethoron 16 miles from the vpper toward the South 1 Reg. 9. 2 Chr. 8. From the lower Bethoron hee went to Ierusalem which was 8 miles After Solomon built the city Belath which was 12 miles from Ierusalem Northwestward 1 Reg. 9. 2 Chr. 8. From thence he returned back to Ierusalem 12 miles and it is very like that Solomon often visited those towns that he had built and restored From Ierusalem he went to Hemath afterward called Antiochia which was 320 miles and compassed it about with a wall fortified it and afterward constrained all the kingdomes thereabout to be obedient to his gouernment 2 Chr. 8. From thence he went with great state into the kingdom of Zoba which is 600 miles and fortified all the great cities castles of that country that with the greater facility they might oppose the inuasions of neighbouring countries From thence hee returned to that famous city Thamar which was also called the city of the Palmes 400 miles this he rebuilt and fortified 1 Reg. 9. 2 Chr. 8. From thence he went to Ierusalem which is 388 miles From thence hee went to Ezeongaber neere the Red sea in the countrey of Idumaea where he built a company of stately ships and sent them to India to fetch gold which was 176 miles from Ierusalem Southward 1 Reg. 9. From thence he returned to Ierusalem which is 176 miles But of his great prosperitie and aboundance of riches he grew proud for he excelled all the Kings neere him and gaue himselfe to vnlawfull pleasures he tooke vnto him 300 Concubines and 70 wiues by whose persuasion he began to worship the gods of the Gentiles which idolatry was euill in the sight of the Lord. And after he had reigned forty yeares which was about the sixtieth of his age he died and was buried by his father Dauid in Mount Sion the city of Dauid An. mundi 2770 and before Christ 998. So all the trauels of Solomon were 2544 miles The description of the places to which he trauelled Of Gazer you may reade before in the trauels of Dauid Of Bethoron THe vpper and the lower Bethoron were two Cities in the tribe of Ephraim built by Saaerah the daughter of Ephraim 1 Chron. 7. The inferiour Bethoron was not farre from the Castle of Emmaus 8 miles from Ierusalem toward the Northwest The superior was 20 miles distant toward the North. These towns Solomon repaired Neere to the lower Bethoron the Lord put the enemies of Ioshuah to flight with thunder and haile Ios 10. Here also Iudas Machabeus ouercame the army of Antiochus 1 Mac. 3. Here also he put Nicanor to death 1 Mac. 7. and signifieth A white house being deriued of Beth which signifies an house and Chor he hath made white Of Baaelath THis is a city twelue miles from Ierusalem Northwestward in the tribe of Dan. This city Solomon repaired at such time as he fell in loue with many women from whence it seemeth to take his name for Baaeleth signifieth his beloued Lady Of Thamar THamar Tadmor or Palmira stood partly in the desart of Siria and partly in a fruitfull soile being compassed about on the one side with a Wood on the other with faire and pleasant fields It was the Metropolitan city of all Syria not farre from Euphrates some 388 miles from Ierusalem Northeastward and as Pliny saith lib. 5. cap. 25. Although it lay betwixt two mighty Empires Rome and Parthia yet it was subiect to neither fairely scituated a free city adorned with fair and sumptuous buildings and contented with their own gouernment The wildernesses called after this towns name Palmarnae or the desarts of the Palms extend themselues to Petra the metropolitan city of Arabia Petraea and to the borders of Arabia foelix one daies journey from Euphrates two from the vpper part of Syria and six from Babylon as Iosephus obserueth Antiq. lib. 8. cap. 5. This city Solomon made tributary to him and fortified it with strong walls 1 Reg. 9. Of Ezeongaber you may reade before The Typicall signification of Solomon SOLOMON is as much as Frederick in high-Dutch which signifieth a Peace-maker being deriued of the Hebrew word Schelomoh or Schalom to bring glad tydings of peace Typically representing Christ the Prince of peace who hath reconciled vs with his heauenly Father and merited an eternall place of peace and happinesse for all such as trust in him Esay 9. And as Solomon built vp the Temple of the Lord with great majestie and glorie so Christ hath built vp that heauenly Temple the Church of God and adorned it with the gifts and graces of his holy Spirit in this world that so it might be capable of eternall glory in the world to come 2 Cor. 6. The Trauels of Solomons Ships THis Navy of Solomons went vnto Ophir that is India which was accounted from the Mart town 4800 miles From India they returned backe again 4800 miles so all their trauels were 9600 miles This journy was finished in 3 yeares to and again so that euerie yeare they went 3200 miles and brought home plenty of gold siluer pretious stones Ebony c. Of India MOses called this country Havilah Gen. 2. and Ios li. Antiq. 8. c. 7. Ophir which name saith he it took of two brothers so called which inhabited and gouerned that country all along the riuer Ganges But more modern writers deriue it from Indus a riuer passing through it It is a spatious and fruitfull country pleasant to inhabit and as Pomponius saith hath in it 5000 cities being diuided into two parts the outward and inward The Trauels of the Queene of Saba FRom Saba in Ethiopia she came to Ierusalem 964 miles From

sepulchre for he made a vault of white marble compassed about with faire pillars which supported an admirable curious arch to see to as if it had been one stone Ouer this vault in conuenient places he built seuen pyramides in memory of his father mother his foure brethren and himselfe In the circumference of this monument hee set vp faire marble pillars vpon which he caused to be ingrauen ships so artificially that they which sailed vpon the sea might see them and vpon these he placed the armes of his father and of his brethren You may reade more of this 1 Mach. 13. Ioseph Antiq. lib. 12. cap. 9. The Trauels of Iudas Machabeus IVdas Machabeus succeeded his father Mattathias in the yere before Christ 164 Ann. mundi 3804. and ruled six years Immediatly after his fathers death who as is said was buried in Modin he led his army against Apollonius chief captain of Antiochus who at that time was in Samaria which was 30 miles here hee ouercame Apollonius and killed him with his own sword 2 Mac. 2.3 When Seron who was also one of Antiochus chiefe captains in Syria the lower heard that Iudas Machabeus had ouercome Apolonius and put him to death hee was very angry and said I will goe and conquer Iudas Machabeus and those that are with him that so I may get my selfe a name and be famous through the whole Kingdom so he came out of Syria and pitched his tents neere Bethoron the lower in the tribe of Iuda 32 miles from Samaria But Iudas went down to him to Bethoron where he broke into his campe ouercame his whole army and put him to the sword with 8000 of his men but the rest fled into the land of the Philistines 1 Mach. 3. These two victories he obtained in the first yeare of his gouernement by which he made the name of the Machabees famous thorough that Kingdome This battell was fought 8 miles from Ierusalem Antiochus Epiphanes hauing certain intelligence of that which had happened in the next yeare made an expedition into Persia that he might gather money in those East parts to make an offensiue Warre against the Iewes and gaue authoritie to Lysias whom hee made Gouernour in his absence to suppresse this faction sprung vp amongst them Wherefore Lysias sent 40000 foot and 7000 horse into Iury and appointed Ptolomais Nicanor and Gorgias to be Generals of the whole Army Who so soon as they had entred Iudaea after hostile manner they pitched their Tents neere to a towne called Emaus Ioseph Lib. Antiq. 13. c. 10. This towne standeth sixe miles and somewhat more from Ierusalem but Iudas Macchabeus assembled his army in Mizpah scituated in the Tribe of Benjamin not farre from Ierusalem six miles from Bethoron 1 Mac. 3. After Iudas Macchabeus had implored Gods assistance in his warres and performed many religious ceremonies he went with his army to Emaus which was foure miles where comming vpon the enemy in the night and vnexpected he ouercame Nicanor put him to flight and kil'd three thousand of his men This victorie happened in the third yeare of Iudas Macchabeus his gouernment 1 Mac. 4. From Emaus he pursued the enemy to Gexeron Azotus Asserimoth and Iamniah vpon the borders of Idumaea which was eight miles After he returning backe from pursuing the enemy with his armie to Emaus which was eight miles that he might oppose the armie of Gorgias but Gorgias vnderstanding of the ouerthrow of Nicanor and burning of his tents fled Iudas Macchabeus obtained his fourth victory in the third yeare of his gouernment which was 62 yeares before Christ and in the 148 yeare of the gouernment of the Graecians in Syria six miles from Emaus neere to the Castle or fortresse of Bethsura which signifies the house of the Rocke being a very strong place scituated in the top of a high rock some halfe a mile from Ierusalem in the way which leadeth to Bethlehem Neere to this castle Iudas Macchabeus ouercame Lysias Antiochus his chiefe generall of Syria who had 20000 foot and 5000 horse in his army carrying away a great victory and put to the sword 5000 of his men Lysias being thus ouercome mediated a peace with the Iewes which was concluded vpon the fourth day of the monerh Diosceris which answereth vnto the seuenth day of our moneth of Iune 2 Macch. 10. From Bethsura Iudas Macchabeus brought back his army to Ierusalem which was almost a mile where he caused the Temple of the Lord to be clensed of the abhomination of the Gentiles broke downe the stature of Iupiter Olympus which had continued there for the space of three yeares and on the fifth day of the moneth Caslew wich is our December celebrated a solemne Passeouer and built vp a new Altar and dedicated it vnto the Lord. In the yeare after being the fourth yeare of his gouernment he repaired the towne of Sion fortified Bethsura against the Idumeans which nation all this yeare made war vpon the Iewes But after Iudas gathered an armie and went 40 miles into Idumaea and inuaded those that were in Arabathnes and in the land of the sons of Bean which people troubled the Israelites with continuall robberies and put them to flight so that they were constrained to take their castle where he fired them and it together 1 Macch. 5.2 Macch. 10. From Idumaea he returned backe againe with his army to Ierusalem which was 40 miles Afterward hee led his army against the Amonites which lay 60 miles from Ierusalem towards the Northeast 1 Macch. 5. From thence he went to Iaeser in the Tribe of Gad which was 24 miles which he tooke and all the castles thereabouts This towne Moses in times past conquered as you may reade before 1 Macch. 15. From Iaeser he returned to Ierusalem which was 40 miles From thence he went to Ioppa which was 20 miles and there he burned their hauen for Ioppa was a hauen towne and those which scaped the fire he kild with the sword 2 Mac. 12. From Ioppa he went to Iamnia which was accounted 4 miles where in the night he fired their hauen burnt their ships spoiled their towne insomuch as the inhabitants of Ierusalem which were 16 miles off might easily see the fire 2 Macch. 12. From Iamnia Iudas went with his army against Timotheus chiefe captaine of Antiochus Eupator who continued at the citie Caspin which was something more than a mile where he ouercame him and 5000 Arabians which were strengthened with 500 horse and tooke the citie 1 Macch. 12. Afterward Iudas Macchab. with his brother Ionathan led an armie to Characa vnto the Iewes that were called Tubieni which was 96 miles against Timotheus gouernour of the Ammonites but he was gone thence and had done nothing but left a garriso● in a strong hold Wherefore Dositheus and Sosipater which we●● captaines with Macch. went forth and slew those that Timothe● had left in the fortresse more than 10000 men Timotheus himselfe also fell into

from one man that is Christ Iesus For as by the first Adam sin came into the world and by sin death and damnation so by the second Adam that sinne is pardoned and man made partaker of eternall happinesse And that these things might be the more apparant vnto thee I haue described the Townes Cities and places mentioned in their seuerall Trauels both what they were in former times and what they are at this present That so by the due consideration of both thou mightst obserue the mutation and change of estates since through the revolution of times those things which seeme most permanent haue within the compasse of a few yeares beene subuerted and the ruines of those Cities which haue been greatest left to make euident lamentable examples of vast and vnheard of destructions from whence such as haue any small knowledg of the Spirit may draw such comfortable resolutions that neither pouerty can subuert them nor riches and honor exalt them but according to S. Iames ca. 1. They may possesse themselues in peace since neither the prosperitie of the world is permanent nor the aduersitie thereof intolerable The knowledge of both which how soeuer to some it may seeme ridiculous yet to such as are at all touched with the sence of worldly affaires it cannot chuse but take a deep impression and draw them thence to the knowledge of Christ Iesus and of his doctrine To which end and for which purpose I haue principally endeauored to publish this Treatise that so comparing the estate of man in this present world with the estate of grace in the world to come they might perceiue the impotencie of the one and the permanencie of the other and from both draw immoueable Axiomes That there can be no saluation where there is no humilitie nor no prosperity where there is not a knowledge of Christ Iesus in his humanitie and thence gather That the afflictions of this world to which hee is most subiect through the whole course of his life is the ready means to honor and immortal glory But that these things may the better appeare vnto thee I will endeauor to lay before thee the beginning and so farre as the holy Scripture leads mee the ending of our Sauiour From whence thou mayst draw such comfortable resolutions that in what estate soeuer thou art whether in prosperitie or aduersitie thou mayst therewith rest content c. Of Zacharias the father of Iohn Baptist ZAcharias or Zachariahu signifies Gods remembrance This man was the father of Iohn the Baptist being a Priest of the Tribe of Aaron and dwelling at a Towne called Abia of which you may reade 1 Chr. 24. There were three famous men of this name as Basilius saith One that was a Prophet of the Lord and liued 520 yeares before the birth of Christ Zachar. 1. And another that was the sonne of Iehoiada the high-Priest who at the command of that ingrateful King Ioas was stoned to death in the vpper Court of the Temple 2 Chr. 24. And a third which was this Zacharias the father of Iohn Baptist and son of Barachias that is The Blessed who according to the opinion of Basil was slain for no other cause but for saying that Christ was born of the Virgin Mary This man had to wife Elizabeth of the posteritie of the high-Priest Aaron and by her had a son called Iohn so 〈◊〉 of the Lord who was afterward called Iohn the Baptist Elizabeth signifies The Rest of God being deriued of Eli and Scabbath that is The Rest and Sabbath of the Lord. The inhabitants of the Holy land take vpon them euen to this day to shew the house where Zacharias Elizabeth dwelt in a town that standeth on the right hand of the way as you go from Emmaus to Ierusalem But saint Luke ca. 1. saith That Zacharias dwelt not in a town or field but i● the city of Iudah which was scituated in the mountain of Iudah Risnerus and Iohannes Hedenus write That Zacharias dwelt in Ierusalem in that part of the city scituated vpon mount Bezetha as in the first booke of the description of Ierusalem hath bin declared And this seemeth to be verified out of Nehemia cap. 3. Yet there are some of opinion that hee dwelt at Hebron because that was the chiefe city of the tribe of Iuda and a town of the Priests The Trauels of the Virgin Mary MAry if it be deriued of Marah signifieth such a person as is oppressed with carefulnesse and griefe one that is layd open to all miserie and calamity prest with continual vexation and mourning She was born vpon the 8 day of September 14 yeares before the birth of Christ and in the fifteenth of her age brought forth her only begotten son according to S. Hierome and others Her fathers name was Eliakim of the house of Dauid Vpon the fiue and twentieth day of March in the same yeare that our Sauior Christ was born Mary being then 14 yeares old and the Angel Gabriel declared vnto her the embassie of the Conception of our Lord Iesus Christ A little after about the beginning of April an M. 3967 she went from Nazareth in great haste ouer the hils to Ierusalem 64 miles to the house of Zacharias and there saluted her cousin Elizabeth Luk. 1. From thence she returned back again to Nazareth which was 64 miles And when the command came out from Augustus that all the world should be taxed then Ioseph and Mary went from Nazareth to Bethlehem 72 miles and there the time of Maries deleuerance drew neere and lo she bare the Son of the liuing God our Lord and Sauior Christ Luke 2. From Bethlehem Ioseph and Mary brought the childe Iesus to Ierusalem and presented him in the Temple which was 6 miles Luke 2. And when they had accomplished all things according to the Law they returned backe again to Nazareth a towne in Galilee 64 miles From Nazareth they went backe again to Bethlem 72 miles Thither the Wise men comming out of the East brought the childe Iesus Gold Frankincense and Myrrh Mat. 2. From Bethlehem the same night that Herod caused all the infants of two yeares old and vnder to be slain Ioseph and Mary fled with the childe Iesus to Hermopolis a city in Egypt which was 296 miles Mat. 2. Zozom lib. 6. From thence they returned back again with the child Iesus to Nazareth 368 miles for they were greatly afraid lest Archilaus who succeeded his father Herod in the gouerment of the Iews would seeke the childes life Mat. 2. From Nazareth Ioseph and Mary came euery yere to Ierusalem which was 64 miles to the feast of the Passeouer and so many miles backe againe which for ten yeares continuance came to 1280 miles When Christ was twelue yeares of age and at the beginning of the thirteenth he went with his parents from Nazareth to the feast of the Passeouer which was 64 miles Luke 2. And when the daies of the feast of the Passeouer were