great number of Citties in this Land is almost incredible yet that you may the better conceive of it we have thought fit to add a Catalogue of the Kingly Citties which Joshua by lot devided to the children of Israel as follows To the Tribe of Ruben Heshâ—â—n Madian Pâ—tra To Manasse Gâ—â—al Fâ—a-Dâ—r Taâ—â—aâ—â— Mâ—gâ—â—â—â— Israel Thâ—â—zâ— Ashtaroth Domasâ—â—â— Edâ—â—â— Gesur Maachath Zoba Themâ—â—â— Madon To Gad Rabbah To Benjamin â—â—thel Aâ— Gibeâ—â— Jerâ—saâ—â—â— Jericho To Simeon Debir Gerar. To Zebulon Jokâ—eam Simron Merâ—â— To Issachat Apbek To Asher Achsaph Lassorâ—n Tyre Zidon To Naphtali Hazor Edrei Heleph Hammâ—th To Dan. Ekron Gath. Lacâ—is To Judah Harad Arab. Makkedâ—h Libâ—a Eglon. Besâ—k Hebron Adullam Tappua To Ephraim Gâ—â—ur Tappuah Lâ—ssaron Samaria in all 52 Kingly Citties This Description of the Land of Canaan may be thought unproper in this place since we pretend to shew you the children of Israels forty years wandering through the Wilderness But because you may know what Land it was God had ordained for them after their Trials and Travels and because we intend in our Discourse upon the Mapp of Canaan to treat mostly upon the Actions and Passages of our Saviour Jesus Christ in this Land therefore we thought fit to insert this Discourse here and to omit it in the next Mapp Wherefore Having thus given you an account of the Land of Promise we come next to shew the Perigrination of the children of Israel towards it through the Wildernesses of Paran Zin Kadesh c. where for your information take notice that the double prickt line in the Map shews the passage they made and where you find six little round thus besides the prickt line it shews where they pitched their Tents Each Station is marked with numerical figures to which the numerical figures in the Mapp and Book bear particular referrences But to the purpose God having purposed that the posterity of Abraham should remain as strangers in a strange Land 430 years And this time being expired he took notice of their miserable bondage and how they were supprest and tasked of the Egyptians he heard the sighs and complaints of his People and therefore sent his servants Moses and Aaron to lead them out of Egypt into the Promised land And because King Pharaoh opposed them therefore God sent all sorts of plagues upon Egypt so that at last Pharaoh and his people were not only willing to let them go but even in a manner drove them out of the land The children of Israel therefore gathered themselves together from all parts of the land to Rameses and ate the Paschal Lamb on the 14. day of the moneth Ibib. Exod. 13. 4. which with us is part of the moneth of March and by them accounted the first moneth of the Year 2583. years after the Creation of the World The next day to wit the 15 day of the first moneth they journeyed from thence to Succoth at fig. 1. in the Mapp and from thence to Etham at fig. 2. on the edge of the Wilderness and there encamped themselves From thence they turned to Pi-hahiroth at fig. 3. between Migdal and the Sea where they were overtaken by the Egytians But God set his Angel behind the camp to guard it And having provided a Pillar of Cloud and a Pillar of Light the one to guide them in the Day and the other to light them in the Night placed the Pillar of loud behind the Israelites and it became a Light to them but Darkness to the Egyptians so as they could not come at them Israel being thus beset on each side with high mountains behind with an Enemy and before with the Red Sea cryed unto the Lord who by the hands of his servant Moses caused the Waters to part and they went over on dry Ground But when the Egyptians persued them the Waters returned again and covered them and their Chariots so that they were all drowned in the Sea and not one of them escaped Hereat the People rejoyce and Moses and Miriam sing praises to the Lord for their deliverance But journeying farther come to the bitter Waters of Marah at fig. 4. where they encamped and murmurred against Moses who by the Lords direction threw a Tree into the Waters and they became sweet Exod. 15. 25. From hence they journeyed to Elim at fig. 5. and encamped there where they found twelve Fountains of Water and seventy Palm Trees From thence they came to the coasts of the Red Sea at fig. 6. And from thence to the Wilderness of Sin at fig. 7. and encamped there on the 15 day of the second Moneth after they came out of the Land of Egypt Here they again murmurred against Moses for want of Flesh calling for the Flesh pots and Bread of Egypt Wherefore the Lord pittying them sent them their dayly bread from Heaven which they called Mannah and caused a great number of Quaâ—â—s to come out of the Sea to seed them with Then they journeyed from Sin and set up their Tents in Depâ—kâ—â— at fig. 8. From thence to Alush at fig. 9. Thence Repâ—â—dim at fig. 10 where there was no Water to drink wherefore the People again murmur at Moses and tempred the Lord and therefore the name of the place was called Massah and 〈◊〉 Exod. 17. 7. Nevertheless the Lord commanded Moses to smite the Rock and there came forth Water for the People to drink Here also Amalek came forth against Israel and Moses and Aaren and Hur went up to the top of the Hill where Moses lined up his hand 〈◊〉 Prayer to the Lord and Israel prevailed but when his hands grew heavy so that he could not hold them up Amalek prevailed against Israel therefore Aaron and â—ur got a stone for Moses to sit on and held up his hands steddy till Amlek was quite discomfited Afterwards came Jethro the Father in law of Moses and Priest of Midian whom Moses received with reverence and love And Jethra brought with him his daughter Zioporah Moses wife and her two sons Gerskon and Eliezer Jethro seeing the great paine and trouble Moses had in judging the People concels him to seek out Wise Couragious and Jastmen fearing God and set them as Rulers over thousands over hundreds and over tens and what causes were too great for them they should bring before Moses This pleased Moses well and he did so And his Father in law departed into his own Countrey The same day the Israelites departed out of Riphidim and encamped in the Wilderness of Sinai at fig. 11. against the Mountains which are also in part called Horeb Here God came down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the People and gave them his Law first by word of mouth and afterwards to Moses in two Tables written on Stone by God himself after he had been forty dayes in the Mount with God Exod. 32. 16. and Deut. 9. 9 10 11. But Moses coming down and seeing the Idolatry of the People towards the Golden Calf waxed
so wrath with them that in holy zeal he threw the two Tables out of his hands and brake them in peeces and took the Golden Calf and burned it in the fire and ground it to powder and shewed it upon Water and made the Children of Israel to drink of it Then Moses prayed unto God and obtained mercy for them And God caused Moses to hew two other Tables and with his own finger he wrote on them the words that were in the former Tables In the Mount Sinai Moses receives a command from God to make the Tabernacle with all its appertainces according to his directions and to require of all the People a Free will Offering besides a Tax of half a Shekel upon every male of 20 years old and upwards In this Tax were numbred 603550. men Exod. 39. 26. and in the former vers it saies it brought up in Silver 100. Tal and 1775 Shek of Silver Besides 100. Talents of Siverto cast Sockets which makes 200 Talents 1775. Shekels amounting to in our English Coin at 2. sh. 5. d. the Shekel the sum of 72565. lb. 6. sh. 3. d. Besides was freely offered in Gold 29 Tallents 730 Shekels which if we reckon to be worth twelve times its weight in Silver as according to the most usual received value it is it amounts to the sum of 127208. lb. 10. sh. o. d. To which added the Silver aforesaid 72562. 6. 3. makes the exact sum of 199773. 16. 3. English money This sum is for the Gold and Silver only The Brass imployed at out the Tabernacle and its appertainances was 70. Talents and 2400 Shekels which of our weight at 16 ounces to the pound weighs 6526. lb. 14. ounces which reckoned at 8. d. the pound the usual price of Bras with us comes to 217. lb. 11. sh. 3. which added to the former sum makes 199991. lb. 7. sh. 6. the just value of the mettal imployed about the Tabernacle Besides the Offerings of Blew Silk Purple Scarlet Fine Linnen Goats hair Ram skins dyed Red Badger skins Shittim wood Oyl Spices Sweet Incense and precious Stones which must needs amount to a very great price Nor is there in Scripture any mention made what the workmanship of all these materials cost but surely it would come to much were into be paid for The Women doubtless spun their blew Silk and Goats hair freely And we may conjecture that many men that had nothing else offered their Labour gratis to the building of this Tabernacle to the Lord. The Tabernacle being finisht was reared up Exod. 40. 2. the first day of the first moneth in the second year after they departed out of Egypt It and all its Instruments was annointed and hallowed by Moses And then a Cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord filled it All the day time the Cloud remained over it and Fire was in it in the night time and became a Light to all the Camp Now follows another Offering Numb 7. 2 3. of all the Princes and Elders of the Tribes And they send six covered Chariots and twelve Oxen two Princes joyned for a Chariot and each Prince sent his Ox to do service in the Tabernacle Each Prince offered also in the first Dedication of the Altar a Charger of 130. Shekels of Silver and a Bowl of Silver weighing 30 Shekels and an Incense Cup of Gold weighing 10 Shekels which was in all 2400. Shekels of Silver amounting to 590 lb. Sterling and 120 Shekels of Gold amounting to 358 lb. Sterling together 948 lb. Sterling They also offered 60 young Bullocks 72 Rams 72 Lambs and 72 He Goats for Burnt Offerings and for Sin Offerings and for Peace Offerings Thus was the Altar dedicated We have before found the People numbred from 20 years old and upwards but till now the Levites are not numbred Therefore God commanded Moses to number them from a moneth old and upwards and they were found to be 2.000 Every first born male is now also numbred and they are found to amount to 22273 Souls which with the Levites make 44273. which with the foregoing 603550 makes 647823 males Besides Women and Maidens and Youths under 20 years of age On the 20 day of the second moneth of the second Year the Cloud was taken up from the Tabernacle Numb 10. 11. and the Camp removed from the Wilderness of Sinai and rested in the Wilderness of Paran at fig. 12. in such order as you may read in Numb 10. 14. to 29. Here the People murmur against Moses wherefore the fire of the Lord burnt among them and consumed the outmost part of the Host and therefore the name of the Place was called Taberah And here the People again lusted and wept for the Flesh the Fish the Onnions and other fare of Egypt and loath Mannah wherefore the Lord sent them such numbers of Quailes out of the Sea that they even surfeited with them and so kindled the Lords anger against them that he sent an exceeding great Plague amongst them wherefore the name of the Place was called Kibi oth Hattaavah that is Graves of Lust. Numb 11. 34. From hence they took their journey to Hareroth at Fig. 13 here Aaron and Miriam for speaking against Moses were punnished Aaron by words from the Lord and Miriam with Leprosie so that she was shut out of the Host seven days And then the Host removed thence to Rithma in the Wilderness of Paran at Fig. 14. From hence the Lord commanded Moses to send forth 12 men to search the Land of Canaan who returned again in forty days bringing with them a Cluster of Grapes on a Bar between two of them and Pomgranates and Figgs and related it to be a Land flowing wihh Milk and Honey But yet that the People were strong and the Cittie 's walled and that there were Gyants among them which so discouraged the Israelites that they again fell a murmuring wishing they had dyed in Egypt or that they were dead in the Wilderness And were conspring to chuse themselves another Captain to lead them again into Egypt But Joshua and Caleb two of the twelve that were sent to search the Land strove to appease and incourage the People For which the multitude were about to stone them which so provoked Gods anger against them that he threatned to destroy them all yet by the Prayers of Moses the Lord forgave them but swore that none of them that had seen the miracles he did in Egypt and had so oft tempted him in the Wilderness should ever enter into the land of Promise only Joshua and Caleb for their obedience should but all the rest should dy in the Wilderness as they had wished Wherefore the People were sorry for what they done and as in dispair offered to go up to the place the Lord had promised them But Moses would not consent to it but councelled them to the contrary yet they presumed obstinately to go up though Moses and the Ark went not with them and were
towards Jericho Joshuah commanded them also to pitch twelve Stones in the middle of Jordan where the Priests feet stood to remain there for a memorial for ever The Lord of Hosts having thus brought the children of Israel out of Egypt through the Red Sea and led them 40 years together through several Wildernesses and now set them on the other side of Jordan we shall leave them there and refer our Reader to the holy Bible for an Historical Relation of their several exploits in the Wars with the Nations that possessed the Land how they overcame them all conquered their strong Citties possessed themselves of the whole land and rooted out all their enemies How this land was afterwards devided among the twelve Tribes of Israel by Joshuah is marked in this Mapp with single pricks and the Capital name that is writ within them is the name of the Tribe that possessed so much of the land as is encompassed with those pricks The Citties of Refuge appointed Josh. 20. 7 8 are marked with a cross upon the Tower as you may see in the Mapp it self on your left hand just over the picture of both sides the Shekel A Discourse upon the Geographical Description of the Land of CANAAN Possest by the Israelites and travelled through by our Saviour Jesus Christ and his Apostles THe fullness of Time being come wherein God according to his eternal decree had ordained to send his Son into the World in humane shape and nature for the redemption of mankind the Angel Gabriel came and saluted Mary a Virgin at Nazereth at fig. 1. it the Mapp with a message from the Lord Luk 1. 28. telling her that the Holy Ghost should come upon her and the power of the most High should overshadow her and she should bring forth a child and call his name JESUS which accordingly came to pass when Augustus Caesar was Emperour of all the World and Herod the Terrarch was King of Jewry and Cyrenius Governour of Syria which was in the year of the World according to Mr John Butler in his Christologia 4000. then came Mary with her betrothed Husband Joseph to Bethlehem at fig. 2. a Citty of David for they were both of the Lineage of David to be Taxed according to the Decree of Caesar. And because there was no room in the Inn they were fain to make shift with a Stable where she fell in Labour and brought forth her first born Son wrapped him in swadling cloaths and laid him in a Manger The Angels soon carryed this joyfull news to Shepherds that were then keeping their Sheep and gave them signes how they should find the Child who straight way left their flock came to Bethlehem and found him out and publisht abroad the tydings that was brought them of the Angels Luk. 2. This Child was circumcised at eight daies old and his name called JESUS And when he was 33 daies old he was brought to the Temple at Jerusalem at fig. 3. by his Parents and presented to the Lord according to the custom of the Jews whither also being directed by the Spirit came Simeon a just man and one that feared God who took the child Jesus in his arms and praised God c. Whiâ—e they were yet in Bethlehem came wise men having seen his Star out of the East to worship him And the fame hereof coming to Herods ears caused him to assemble all the chief Priests and Scribes to learn of them the place of his birth who informed him it was to be in Bethlehem Wherefore he commanded the wise men to seek the Child with all diligence and bring him word that he might come and worship When these wise men departed from the King the Star went before them till it came and stood over the place where the Child was who when they had found they worshipped and presented with Gold Incense and Myrhe But they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod but to return to their own Countrey some other way Also Joseph was warned in a dream that he should take Mary and the Child and fly into Egypt Herod seeing himself mocked by the wise men gave strickt command to kill all the male children of two years old and under in Bethlehem and the coasts about it that the Prophesie might be fulâ—illed Jer. 31. 15. Herod being dead Joseph was warned of God in â—eam to return again with the child but hearing that Archelaus his son reigned in fudea he was afraid yet turned aside into Galilee to the Citty Nazareth Mat. 2. 23. Jesus being twelve years old came upto Jerusalem with his Parents to the Feast of the Passeover and when the dayes were accomplisht his Parents went home thinking he had been in the company but he staid behind disputing with the Doctors in the Temple yet when they came back to seek him he went home with them In the 15 year of the Emperour Tiberius when Pontius Pilate was President of Judea Jesus came from Nazareth to Jordan not far from the Dead Sea viz. to Bethabane where he was baptized of John the Baptist at which time the Holy Ghost descended upon him like a Dove and a voice was heard saying This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Mat. 3. 17. From hence Jesus was led aside into the Wilderness where he fasted 40 dies and 40 nights and was tempted of the Devil but the resisted and the Devil left him Then Jesus went again into Galilee whither followed him Andrew Peter and Philip and dwelt at Nazareth Luk. 4. 16. where he taught in the Synagogue Coming from thence he went to Cana where at a marriage he turned water into wine Joh. 2. From thence he went to Capernaum with his â—other his Brother and Disciples yet staid not long there but went to Jerusalem because the Feast of Passeover was nigh The first year of his Ministery A o. 30. Jesus coming to Jerusalem to the Passeover shews his Divine authority in whipping the Buyers and Sellers out of the Temple and overthrowing their Tables Joh. 2· 15. By these and other signes many believe in him Nicedâ—mus a Ruler of the Jews came by night to him to be instructed of him Joh. 3. 1. From hence Jesus went into the land of Judea and tarryed there same time But John was baptizing at Enon by Salim and was shortly after imprisoned which when Jesus heard he returned again into Galilee through Samaria and came to a Citty called Sychar neer Jacobs Well where sitting to rest himself there came a woman of Samaria while his Disciples were gon into the Citty to buy meat to fetch water with whom Jesus discoursing and telling her of her own affairs she takes him for a Prophet and runs into the Citty telling the Cittizens what she had heard and seen whereupon they come out to him and hearing of his words many of them beleeve in him Joh. 4. 5. c. Having tarryed there two dayes he goes into Galilee where the
H. Pr. â— Rulers and High Priests years But in the first year of Alexander Palâ— Kingâ— of Syria Jonathâ—â— was made both H Priest and Governour â— Simon brother of Jenathan Governour and H Priest â— Simon slain John son of Sâ—â—on Governour and H. Priest 31 John sirnamed Hircanâ—â— dead Aristobulus his son was king and H. Priest â— Aristobulus dead Jannâ—â—s Alexander his brother King and H. P. 〈◊〉 Alex. dead Salome his wife was Queen 9. and Hircanus son of Alex H P. 9 Salome dead Aristobulus took away both Kingdome and H. Priesthood from his elder brother Hircanus and held 5 Jerusalem taken by Pompey the Roman Aristobâ— and his sons were taken Prisoners and Hircanus was made King and H Priest again 21 Antigonus son of Aristolulus by ayd of the Parthians was King and H. P. â— Rulers years Herâ—d son of Antipateâ— the Idumâ—â—â— was made King by the Senate of Rome and warred upon Antigoâ—us all his time Antigonus slaine Herod reigned 39 In time of this Herod was Jesus Christ born at Bethelem Archelaus son of great Herod 5 He deposed Copâ—nius the Roman was made Govenour 3 M. Ambivius Governed 2 Aâ— Rufus Governed 2 Valerius Gratus under Tibâ—â—â—t 11 Pontius Pilat by whom Christ was crucifyed 11 Mâ—â—câ—llus 2 Marâ—llus 4 Herod Agrippa was King of all Palestine Cuspius Fadus Governed 3 Tiberius Aleâ—â—nder 2 Ventidus Cumanus 3 Antonius Foelix 7 Under whom S. Paul was prisoner Pâ—rticus Festus 3 Albinus 2 Gessius Florus under whom began the rebellion of the Jews 3 Vespatian who overcame the Jews Titus son of Vespatian under whoâ— the City and Temple â—ereburned 1 Luâ—ius Bassa who reduced â—assadâ— The Toâ—â— 587 High Priests yers Anancel made H. Priest by Herod 1 Aristobulus grandchild to Hircanus 1 He drownded by command of Herod Anancel held again 9 Jesus son of Fabâ—us after him held 3 Simon son of â—oethus Father in law of Herod 19 Mattathias son of Theophilus 1 During this year Zachaâ—ias the Father of S. John Baptist efficiated under Mattathias on the Fast day only Joazâ—â— son of Simon Bâ—ethus held 2 Eleaxer brother of 〈◊〉 3 Jesus son of Sea 2 Annas son of Sethiâ— 7 Ismael 1 Eleaâ—â—â— son of 〈◊〉 1 Simâ—â— 1 Joseph sirnamed Caiâ—phâ—â— son iâ— law of Annas 17 Jonathan son of Annas 2 The ophâ—lus brother of Jonathan 5 Simon 1 Nattathâ—â— 1 Aeâ—â—neus 1 Simon 1 Joseph â— Ananias son of Naâ—â—deus â— Ismael 5 Ananias son of Annas 1 Jesus â— Jesus son of Gamaâ—â—â— 1 Mattathias 6 Phanes a man of lov degree during the sledge 1 No body for 2 The Total 583 Thus was the Goverment of Jerusalem ordered by the Rulers and Priests during thâ—se times untill the day came of the utter subversion thereof During the Persian Monarchy she saw but few evil days In the days of King Artaxexes Longhand there was one Haman son of Hamedatha the Aggagite who was in danger to have undon the whole Nation of the lews all the Worldover But by the goodhand of God and by the means of Queen Esther and Mordica that cloud happily blew over See the Book of Esther This was some few years before the comming of Nehemiah to restore the Walls of Jerusalem For that commission of Nehemiah by favour of this Queen Esther was procured Nehem. 2. 6. In these days lived Judith of Bethulia a very famous Woman this was she who cut off the head of Holifernes This Holifernes was a great Commander General under Nabochodonozor And that Nebochodonozor reigned at Babylon during the time of King Darius at Sushaâ— in Persia and rebelled against the King of Persia. And during this rebellion having vanquished one Arphaxad a Deputy Prince of Media under Darius he waxed proud and sent Holofernes out Westward against Judea and others while himself made head against the Persians But this Holofernes perishing being over witted by Judith Judith â—1 ch 2. c. Nabochodonozor was vanquished by Darius and finally being shut up in Babylon was betrayed by Zopuras And Darius reigned overall Herodiat B. 1. And in the second year after this was that second of Darius at what time the building of the Temple went forward Ez. 6. After this lived Judith some 70 years or more into the reign of Darius Nothus during all which time none made the children of Israel afraid nor of a long time after Judith 16. 25. In the days of Artaxerxes Ochus there was one Bagoses who was Lievetenant to the King of Persia in these parts who came to Jerusalem and threatned somwhat the reason was because of Jonathan the H. Priest who had â—lain his brother Manasseh for that Manasseh had 〈◊〉 a daughter of Sanballar of Saâ—aria and contended with him for the Priesthood Jos. Ant. Neh. 13. 28. But when Alexander gat the Empyre Sanballat got the start of the Jews and having opportunity by the foretop struck in with the Conquerour and incensed him against them But as Alexander lay before Gaza Sanballat dyed before the walls thereof and missed of his will to see his ends upon the Jews accomplished Howbeit Alexander having mastered Gaza came against Jerusalem in great wrath But Jaddus being H. Priest at that time came out of the City in his Priestly robes to meet him whom Alexander no sooner saw but his wrath turned all to reverence For having afore dreamt of just such a person as soon as he saw him he remembred his dream and doing him great honour left also noble marks of his curtesie behind him at Jerusalem Jos. Ant. But Alexandâ—r being dead Ptolomeus Lagus Lord of Aegypt was not so civil For he coming upon the City upon the Sabbath day while they made no defence took his advantage of their superstition and surprized the City and made the Citizens his captives and carryed away many prisoners of them into Aegypt Jos. Ant. Yet the next year Antigonus got away this City from Ptolomy again And now was a very bad time with the Jews for Palestine lying 〈◊〉 the mid way between Syria and Aegypt it was an apt prey unto whom soever was Conquerour And thus somtimes the Egyptians were their Lords and otherwhiles the Syriaâ—s but both ways the Jews were slaves Jos. Ant. Dan. 5. 6. c. Until in the end Ptolomeus having utterly routed Antigonus enjoyed whole Palestine in peace After him Ptol. Philadelphus held it who did the Jews much honour and caused the famous translation of the old Testament into the Greek tongue by the Septuagint Jâ—s Ant. 〈◊〉 Chrâ—â— After Philadelphus held Pt. Everâ—â—â— all his time in whose time Jesus son of 〈◊〉 wrote his Book called 〈◊〉 But 〈◊〉 called the great disturbed 〈…〉 away the whole Country from Epiphanes his son yet shewed kindness to the jews Jâ—s Ant. â—â—n 11. 13. For 〈◊〉 having oppressed them they mâ—te aptly complyed with 〈◊〉 Dan. 1. 14. But the son of this Antiochees called Ephiphanes was a bloudy persecuter who poltuted the Sanctuary of the most High and took away the dayly
own Country men and several others as Hacklute relates in his English Voyages Pag. 506. from the Records themselves how several Navigations have been made by the Brittish Nation above 500 years ago into America And withall for the probability of the truth of those Records proves how that in Cuba and Hispaniola two famous Islands in the Bay of Mexico the Natives retain several Brittish words signifying the same thing to this day besides some marks of Christianity among them Yet by the same propability America might be populated either from France or Spain who also are descended from Japhet Thus far may be offered in favour of the sons of Japhets populating America and from whence But if this be not accepted we may consider the sons of Cham who Inhabited the western Shoars of Africk which in some places are not above 480 Leagues from the Main land of Brasil If neither Jophet or Cham can be allowed in the Readers opinion to Populate America then must it of necessity be the sons of Shem who populated it yet here we find almost 600 leagues distance from America in the neerest place viz. between Yedso the most Easternly Iland of Asia and California the most Westernly Iland of America therefore as far as the likeliest probability backs this argument we ought to conclude that America was populated by the sons of Japhet A Discourse upon the Geographical Description of PARADICE And the several Countries bordering thereon Together with a short discourse of the perigrination of the Patriarchs from Adam to Jacob. AFter God had created the Heavens the Earth the Sea and all that in them is out of Nothing for the compleating of his great work he set himself to make Man and so dignified and honoured him that he made him Lord over all Creatures and gave him for his dwelling a most pleasant Garden in Eden called Paradice excelling in Stateliness Beauty and Delightful Pleasantness all the Countries upon the face of the Earth and therefore is rightly called the Garden of Pleasure It is Scituate in the Land of Shinar a part of Asia upon the River now called Tigris which is called in the Holy Scripture the River of Pison This River devides it self into four branches each of a several name Therefore to shew the true Scituation of this Garden and to describe it perfectly we must consider what the Prophet Moses saies in Gen. 2. 8. And the Lord God planted a Garden Eastward in Eden As also at the 10 verse And a River went out of Eden to water the Garden and from thence it was parted and became into four heads to wit four heads of Water This Text clearly shews that this Garden of Pleasure was Scituate on the East side of Pison where the River waters it with a single stream as you may see in the Mapp And though we should suppose that some part of this Garden should ly on the West side of the River of Pison yet it is plain by Gen. 3. 24. that the dwelling place of Adom was on the East side where it saies So he drove out the Man and he placed at the East of the Garden Cherubims c. Because he should not enter in again where he went out Also from Gen. 4. 16. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod in the East of Eden And it is the more likely to be beleeved because this River aswel in length and breadth as in strength of its stream may compare with the Rhyne or Donau and therefore it may consequently be conjectured that it must hinder our first parents from flying Eastward from the presence of the Lord had they inhabited to the Westwards of this River for we cannot rationally conjecture they had either Boats or Ferries to pass over it withall nor does Gods holy word make any mention of Building any till Noahs time Thus therefore have many Ancient Geographers committed an eminent errour in this particular placing this Garden of Pleasure on the West side of the River of Pison This River as aforesaid is devided into four heads of water to wit two to the Northward or above the Garden and two to the Southward or below the Garden and were called Pison Gihon Hiddekel and Euphrates and are thus described in Gen. 2. 11. The name of the first is Pison That is it which compasseth the whole Land of Havilah where there is Gold v. 13. And the name of the second River is Gihon The same is it that compasseth the whole Land of Ethiopia v. 14. And the name of the third River is Hiddekel That is it which goeth towards the East of Assyria And the fourth River is Euphrates This River of Euphrates hath its original source from the mountains of Moschi and Caspy in Armenia the Great And the River of Hiddekel hath its original from a certain Lake or dead Sea Scituate neer the beginnings of the Mountains of Ararat These two streams run downwards into the aforesaid River Pison at the North of the Garden and so run Southwards to the Southmost part of the Garden where the most Easterly of these streams retains still the name of Pison and the Westernly takes the name of Gihon upon it both emptying themselves into the Persian Gulph Our first Parents being thus placed in this Garden of Pleasure as aforesaid had all things therein given them to their use and behoof except the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil Gen. 2. 17. Which was expressly Forbidden them by God But being deluded by the Subtleties of Satan to break Gods Command they were driven out of Paradice and condemned to get their Living in the sweat of their brows and for their sakes the Earth was accurst and over-run with Thistles and Thorns Having as we have touched before their dwelling in the Land of Nod to the Eastwards of the Garden of Eden which Countrey was formerly called Susiane and now Susan where they fell to Tilling the Ground They had two Sons the eldest named Cain a Tiller of the Ground and the youngest named Abel a keeper of Sheep who through the Spite and Mallice of his brother Cain was in his fury muthered by him Cain being accurst of God for this fact falls into great dispair and perplexity of mind fearing least every one that meets him should kill him goes therefore forth from the face of the Lord into the Land of Nod and builds there a Citty and calls the name of it Enoch after his Sons name It may be conjectured that the Citty now called Susan is the remains of this Citty Enoch as bordering neerest to Eden and Scituate to the Westwards of the Mountains of Ararat upon the River Euleus where it is probable Cain stopt his flight from the face of the Lord being not able to pass over this River The sins of Mankind growing from time to time more and more are at last punisht by God almighty with an universal deludge wherein was
drowned all the race of Mankind all the Beasts of the field all the Fowls of the Air and all creeping things except Noah and his Family and two of a sort of all Creatures that lived on the face of the Earth and of the fowls of the Air preserved by Noah upon the Waters in an Ark built by him according to the directions of God himself after the World had been created 1656 years This Ark having driven to and fro upon the Waters above the highest tops of the Mountains for the space of about five moneths time it pleased God to let it rest at last upon the Mountains of Ararat And after the waters were retired again into their place the beleeving Noah and his Family and all the living Creatures that were inclosed in the Ark went again out of the Ark and Noah and his Family setled themselves about the Eastern borders of the River of Hiddekel from whence afterwards the Generations of Noah spread themselves both Eastwards and Westwards naming the several Lands and Countries wherein they lived after their several Names Which hath moved us to insert this Geneological Table that the Reader may the easier learn to know the Lands in the Map and their several Original Possessors as more at large you may collect them out of the Bible and the marginal Notes there on Let the Genelogical Table come in here All the people of the Earth had then one Language and one Speech And that they might the better unite themselves and perpetrate a Name they consulted to build a Citty and a Tower therein whose top thereof should reach up unto Heaven which the Lord being offended with confounded their Language scattered them and made them leave off building their intended Citty And the name of that place was called Babel as you may see at Fig 1. in the Map because the Lord did here confound their Language and from hence desperse them into all parts of the Earth Gen. 11. 9. Not far from this Citty is Ur the dwelling place of Terah as at Fig. 2. in the Mapp This Terah was the Father of Abraham and the Grandfather of Lot And Abraham being forewarned of God to depart from thence according both he and his Father Terah and Lot departed to Haran as at Numb 3. in the Mapp where Terah dyed Gen. 11. 32. And Abraham at Gods command left his Native place and his Kindred and took with him all his family and his Nephew Lot and all their substance and travelled towards the Land of Canaan unto Sichem in the Plain of Moreh as at Fig. 4. in the Mapp From whence he removed again unto a mountain between Beth-el and Hai as at Fig. 5. in the Mapp and pitched his tent there where he built an Altar and called upon the Lord. Gen. 12. 8. From hence they depart Southwards and by reason of a famine in the Land are driven to go down into Egypt from whence after some time of stay they again depart richly blessed with Cattle Silver and Gold c. into the Land of Canaan and again took up their dwelling place between Beth-el and Hai. at Fig. 5. Gen. 13. 3. Here Lot and Abraham parts because the Land was too little for them And Lot chose the Plain of Jordan at Fig. 6. in the Mapp and pitched his Tent towards Sodom Gen. 13. 12. And Abram went and dwelt in the Plain of Mamre which is in Hebron Gen. 13. 18. as at Fig. 7. in the Mapp Here it was that Ishmael was born Isaac is promised And Abrams name was changed to Abraham Gen. 16. and 17. From hence Abraham journeyed towards the South Countrey and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned as a stranger in Gerar at Fig. 8. in the Mapp Gen. 20. 1. Here Abraham was commanded to offer up his Son Isaac upon one of the Mountains of Moriah at Fig. 9. in the Mapp But God finding his obedience forbids him to lay hands on the Lad and provides a Ram for a burnt offering in Isaacs steed and promises him his blessings From hence Abraham goes and dwells in Beersheba at Fig. 10. in the Mapp Gen. 22. 19. And at Kirjath-arba which is Hebron Sarah dies and is buried in the cave of Machpelah over against Mamre at Fig. 12. in the Mapp Gen. 23. 19. Afterwards Abraham takes an Oath of his servant and sends him to Nahor in Mesopotamia at Fig. 3. in the Mapp to take a wife for Isaac out of his Kindred and obtained Rebekah the Daughter of Bethuel and brings her into Canaan where Isaac met her as he came from the way of the Well Lahairoi at Fig. 13. in the Mapp Gen. 24. 62. Abraham at the age of 175 years dies and is buried by his Sons Isaac and Ishmael in the Sepulcher of his Wife Sarah at Fig. 12. in the Mapp Gen. 25. 10. Isaac then dwelt in the Citâ—y of Gerar at Fig. 14. in the Mapp Gen. 26. 6. From whence he removed to the valley of Gerar. Gen. 26. 17. And from the valley of Gerer to Beer-sheba Gen. 26. 23. But the Children of Ishmael being twelve Prince dwelt in all that space between Havilah at Fig. 16. and Shur at Fig. 15. in the Mapp Gen. 25. 18. This was a large Countrey but in probability not very fruitful or close inhabited Because at this time it is called the Deserts of Arabia Isaac had now two Sons to wit Esau and Jacob. And Jacob being the youngest by his subtilety bought Esaus birth-right for a mess of Pottage and by it obtained his father Isaac's Blessing which belonged to Esau for which Esau sought Jacobs Life But by the councel of his Parents he went towards Podan-Arain to Laban his Mothers brother But being benighted at Luz he took of the stones of the Place for his Pillows and lay down to sleep on them and then dreamed that he saw a Ladder whose top reached into Heaven and the Angels of God ascending and descending Here he received the promise of God and here he took the stone he had for his Pillow and set it up for a Pillar and poured oyl on it and named the Citty Bethel at Fig 17 in the Mapp Gen. 28. 11 to 20. In the morning he travelled towards the people of the East where he met Rachel the daughter of his Uncle Laban about Haran at Fig 3 in the Mapp and makes himself known to her who straight runs and tells her father who also came out to meet him and received him kindly Gen. 29 13. Here Jacob served Laban 20 years for his two daughters Leah and Rachel together with such Cattle of the Flock as he barganied for which the Lord blesses and increases mightily Whereat Laban and his Sons grow displeased and murmur against Jacob. which caused Jacob to depart from thence with his Wives and Childeren and Cattle to the land of Canaan over the River Euphrates at Fig. 18 in the Mapp Turning towards the Hills of Gillead at Fig. 19 in the Mapp
discoâ—â—â—ted by the Amalekites and the Canaâ—niâ—es and persued and consumed even unto Hormah From Rithmah the Lord commanded them to go to Rimmon-Parez at fig. 15. from â—immon-Pareâ— to Lithnah at fig. 16. from thence to Rissa at fig. 17. then to Kehelathah at fig. 18 then to Mount Shapher at fig. 19. then to Haradah fig. 20. then to Makheloth fig 21 â—hen to Tahath fig. 22. then to Tarah fig. 23. then to Mithkah fig. 24 then to Hashmonah fig. 25. then to Moseroth fig. 26. then to Bene-Jaakan fig. 27. then to Hor-hagidgad at fig. 28. then to Jotbathah fig. 29. then to Ehronah fig. 30. then to Ezion-gâ—ber fig. 31. on the Red Sea from whence Salomon sent his Ships to Ophir for Gold 1 Kin. 9. 26. While they were in these last recited Journeys Korah Dathan and Abiram conspired against Moses and Aaron and begat a rebellion in the People for which the Earth opened and swallowed them up alive and the men that were with them and all their families and Goods and 250 of their partakers that offered falfe Incense were consumed by fire that came out from the Lord. Where at on the morrow all the People murmurred against Moses and Aaron telling them that they had killed the People of the Lord. At which the anger of the Lord was so kindled that he sent a Plague among them that destroyed 14700 Souls Then the Lord to put an end to the grudgings of the People commanded Moses to cause all the Princes of each Tribe to bring every one his Rod and write thereon his Name and put them before the Tabernacle of the Congregation and to write Aarons name on his Rod and put it there also and the mans Rod whom the Lord should chuse to be chief Priest should bud So on the morrow Aarons Rod was budded and brought forth blossoms and bare ripe Almonds Numh. chap. 16. and ch 17. By this time God had led them 39 years through several Wildernesses and in the first moneth they removed from Esiongeber into the Wilderness of Zin to Kadesh at fig. 32. Here Mariam dyed and was burieed And here the People again murmur against Moses and Aaron for want of Water whereupon Moses prays unto the Lord who directs him to assemble the Congregation and to take his Rod and speak unto the Rock before them which he did but smote the Rock twice and there came forth Water abundantly for them and their Cattle For which twice striking upon the Rock the Lord reprehends Moses and Aaron of unbeleef since he only commanded them to speak to the Rock and tells them they shall not bring the Congregation into the Land which he had promised them This was the Water of Meriba so called because of the strife between the People and the Lord. Numb 20. 13. From hence Moses sent messengers to the King of Edom desiring passage through his Countrey but he denying it the Camp journeyed to Mount Hor fig. 33 where Aaron dyed in the tortieth year after the children of Israel set forth out of the land of Egypt being aged 123 years Numb 13. 38 39. While they were at Mount Hor King Arad a Canâ—anite warred against Israel but Israel overcame them and destroyed their Cities From Mount Hor the Camp removed to Zalmonah at fig. 34. towards the Red Sea to go about by the land of Edom to Punon fig. 35. where the way seemed very grievous to them so that they again fell to murmuring against the Lord and Moses Wherefore the Lord sent fiery Serpents among them which stung many of them to death But upon their confession of their sins and Moses praying to the Lord God commanded Moses to make a fiery Serpent and to set it up for those to look on that were bitten that they might live Numb 21. 5 6 8 1 9. From Punon they came to Oboth fig. 36. thence to Jie-abarim fig. 37. on the borders of Moab Thence they came and pitched on the River Zared fig. 38. thence to Dibon-gad fig. 39. then to Almon-blath fig. 40. from thence they passed by the Well Beer and came to Mattanah fig. 41. then to Nahaliel fig. 42. then to Batmoth fig. 43. in the Plain of Moab even to the top of Pisgah at this * figure in the Mapp From hence Israel sent messengers to Sihon King of the Amorites desiring his leave to pass through his Countrey but instead of giving leave he raised an Army and fought against Israel But Israel overcame him and took his Countrey from him and possessed it and put all his People to the sword In this encamping the Israelites commit fornication with the Women of Moab and Idolatry with Baal-Peor which so kindled the anger of God against them that he sent a Plague among them which destroyed 24000 Souls After which God commanded Moses again to number the People and he found the number of males of 20 years old and upwards to be 601630. besides the Levites who were numbred to be 23000. males from a moneth old and upwards Numb 26. But the Lord commanded Moses to revenge himself on the Midianites so he selected 1000 out of every Tribe and sent them against the Kings of Midian and slew them and all the males and took their Women and their Cattle and all they had and fired their Citties and Villages He sent forth also and took Og King of Boshan and his Countrie and all the Lands about Jordan on this side Here Moses received command of the Lord to go up into the top of this Mount Pisgah and take a view of the land of Promise for that in regard of his disobedience to the Lord at the Waters of Meribah he should not enter thereinto but Joshuab should ledd the People over And here Moses dyed when he was 120 years old and was buryed in a Valley in the land of Moab over against Beth. peor but his Sepulcher is concealed Deut. 34. 6. After Israel had mourned 30 daies for Moses God commanded Joshuah to pass over Jordan and take possession of the Promised Land Therefore Joshuah sent out two men to Jericho to spy the Land who returning brought tydings how much discouraged the Inhabitants were because of them Whereupon the Camp removed to Shittim and came to Joraan and lodged there before they went over Three daies after the Officers went through the Camp commanding the People to be in readiness against the Ark removed to pass over Jordan And so soon as the feet of the Priests that bare the Ark touched the brinks of the Water the Water parted but the Priests with the Ark went into the middle of Jordan and there stood till all the children of Israel went over on dry Land And for a perpetual memorial of this miracle God commanded Joshuah to cause one man out of every Tribe to take a Stone out of the midst of the River where the Priests feet stood and leave it at the place where they should encamp that night which was at Gilgal
the escaped remnant to Ctesiphon but here 〈◊〉 Nations joyned together against them drove them away to the strong holds of Nearda and Nisibis Jos. Ant. B. 18. ch 12. After this Jerusalem began to feel woo too For in the days of Câ—manus the Govenour by means of a quarrel with the Centinel at the Temple gate were 20000 men slain at the Passeover time Next in the time of Foelix the Govenour were many quarrels and slaughters both at Jerusalem and Cesarea Jos. Ant B. 20. ch 4. ch 6. 7. 8. But as the 40 years grew nearer up finally came Gessius Florus in the reign of Nero to be Govenour of Jerusalem who as if he had made it his business to pick quarrels with them gave himself wholy to bloud and rapine In the 21th of Nero and 6â—th of Christ were many thousand Jews slain by this mans meanes at Cesarea And a while after the persecution following to Jerusalem there those noble Iews who had the honour of Roman Knighthood yet could not escape the lash of Florus but by publique whipping and murder many perished But these were but beginning of sorows Jos. of the warrs ch 13. 14. 15. Hence presently the wars broke out And as if all Nations had hated the Iews and were glad of the oppertunity in all places presently they began to slaughter them at Cesarea the Syriaus slew 20000. Iews and at Scythopolâ—â— the inhabitants slew 13000. more of them at Asâ—aâ—on they slew 10000 at Ptolâ—mais 20000 at Tyrus a great many and so at Gadaraâ— at Alexandria the old grudge revived and the Greeks and Egyptians there slew 50000. Cestius Gallus burnt and spoyled the City Zoâ—â—lon 〈◊〉 Gallus slew 2000 in Asamon and Câ—stiâ—s 8000. more in Ioppa at Damascus were slain 10000 〈◊〉 Govenour of Askelon slew in barrle 10000 at one time and 8000 at another Ios. 〈…〉 B 2 ch 16 17 18 c. B. 3 ch â— After this came Vespotian into Gallile and wasted the Countrie took Gadara and killed without mercy Titus his son slew 15000 Iews at 〈…〉 took 〈◊〉 and slew there 40000 men aâ— Joppa perished by shipwrack and slaughter 4200 at Tarichâ—a upon the lake were slain and taken captives above 13000. men and at 〈◊〉 perished 9000 more and at Gisâ—ala 5000. were â—â—ain and taken captives In the 13th year of Nero Gadirâ— was taken a second time and 15000. Iews were slain and taken captives there Next at 〈…〉 perished 10000. and 1000 captives And lastly at 〈◊〉 and thereabout followed great slaughters Jâ—s of the war B. 3. ch 4. 6. 11. 12. 1â— 16. c B. 4 ch 1. 3 4 5 6. But now a while some intermission happening unto these slaughters by meanes of 〈…〉 absence yet great slaughters and Opression reigned at Jerusalem by reason of seditious Tyrants arising from among themselves with these joyned the Idumeans who slew great numbers of the Iewish Nobility Jos. of thâ—â—ar B. 4. ch 5. 6. 7. B 5. 1. 7. B. 6. â— But in the first of Vespatian the Emperour and 70th oâ— Christ the Iews from all parts of the World were assembled at the feast of the Passeover at Jerusalem at what time Titus came with his armie and shut them in with a close seidge Now after various success and much slaughter on both sides on the 7th of May the Romans brok down the outward wall and took the new City on the 12th of May he took the second wall but lost it again but on the 15 he took it and kept it and with it gained all the lower City After this followed grievious Famine in the higher City 600000 men were publiquely burryed in the City besides what in private A bushel of corn was sold for 600 crowns and the dung of Oxen was an excellent dish in those days But during these afflictions on the 5th of July the Romans took the Fort Antonia Then began the women to eat their own children for hunger And the men dropt down dead as they walked in the streets On the 8th of August the Temple was taken and fired And then was all the lower City burnt into ashes And lastly on the 7th of September was also the higher Citie taken and burnt Jos. of the war B. 6 B. 7. during this siedge were 1100000. slain and in this War were taken 97000 captives besides many millions that perished in silence Thus ended this famous City in the 38 year after Christs death And thus perished those cursed Jews as they had wished saying his his bloud be on us and on our children Ten years after this some Forts still held out But in the year 72. and 40. ended since Christs murder was Massada taken and all Judea left desolate Yet after this beginning to people again they rebelled in the reign of Hadrian but were therefore utterly driven the Countery and Ierusalem was rebuilt upon Mount Caâ—vary and called Aelia but no Iews might come there anymore FINIS In the Table of Kings fol. 76. the first Collumâ—e is false printed And must thus be corrected Jehoram and Ahoziah should begin the Collumne Athalia and 〈◊〉 should follow Ahaziah And 〈◊〉 should begin the third Columne Now it does appear that S. Paul wrote the 2d Epist to the 〈◊〉 in Anno 55 and this trance was 14 yearâ— before It was certainly therefore in Anno 40. And so by consequence the martyrdom of this James was in the same year some time before Some are of opinion this City was first called Salem or Solyma and that it had the name in the dayes of Abraham But it seems a mistake in the Ancients For â—â—st it was called Jebus in the dayes of Othâ—â—l after Joshua was dead Jud. 19. 10. and this was a long time after the dayes of Abraham And therefore either it had been called Salem for some time only by way of interruption to the name of Jebus or else was never so called For Jebus the father of the Jebusites was some hundreds of years elder than Abraham But then how should this interruption come or indeed how could the Priest of the most high God by any reasonable possibility at any time so interrupt and thrust in as to found a City of his own amidst this prophane people For either he was descended of some of the Canaaniâ—ish Tribes or from some other If from the Canaanites How came he to be in such a Sacred place as Priest of the most high God Or was there possibly some sacred Person amidst that most cursed People Yet why so eminently was he called Priest of the most high as if none but He or at lest so as He And that too while Shem the son oâ— Noah was yet living of whom Noah said Blessed be the Lord God of Shem and let Canaan be his servant And God perswade Japhet that he may dwell in the tents of Shem Was this Melchizedeck a greater man than Shem Gen 9. 26 27 Or was he Shâ—m himself If so How came be to seat there amongst the Canaanâ—â—â— or at least How came to be a Priest there where he had no People oâ— but few to dwell within his Tents Or how came he to pitch his Tents there where those who would be perswaded to dwell in them could not aptly be admitted to come at him No therefore though with submission to our Elders and under favour of their correction we speak it this was not that Salem where Melchizedeck was Prince There was another Salem in the land of Canaan But rather this man was Melchisalem as he was Melchizedeck King of Peace 〈◊〉 he was King of righteousness or a Prince Peaceable rather than Prince of any City called Peace and seems indeed to have been that very Shem the son of Noah who at eldest of his own Tribe was the great Priest of Priests under God over all those who descended from his own Loinâ— as this Abraham did