their souls were Powerfull in the waies of perpetuall death but vnable to all Good Sweete Father as their Creation was the Creation of the Matter whereof all Mankinde is come so this fearfull Fall was not onely to them Two but to Me and all Mankinde considering wee were then enclosed in ` their loynes A fountain of gall can send forth no sweet waters nor could wee bee borne Holy that were conceived in Sin As is the Roote even such are the branches nay our Actuall sinnes do testifie that that Original sin was convayed vnto vs in our Nature by reason wherof I and All Mankinde haue beene justly vnder thy Curse Oh that wee should fall from thee our Creator from thee our Father that of base earth did make vs glorious creatures stamping in our souls thy Image whereof justly wee were deprived carrying vpon vs in steade thereof the Blacke vnholy Image of Satan But thou Our sweete Father didst thou vtterly leaue Mankind to be damned with Satan Oh no. Thou soughtest vp our fore-parents Adam Heuah and Catechized them freely promising vnto them that of womans Seed one should come by whome the seed of man and woman shuld overcome Satan When the fulnesse of time was expired thou accordingly didst send thy Sonne made of a vvoman who in our Nature triumphed over Sinne Death Hell Sathan and so finaly sitteth at the right hand of Majestie making continuall intercession for all such of Man-kinde as do come vnto thee oh Father by him in and by whome Salvation onely is come vnto Iewe and Gentile Thus when of a Father we had justly made thee our Foe it pleased thee sweete Father to appoint a Mediator betwixt thee and vs that so by him thou and wee might bee reconciled and made one Oh Mercie of mercies oh thou fountaine of mercie howe are wee bounde vnto thee our Father our Father by Creation our Father by Redemption in Mercie twise a Father but wee in Obedience not once worthy the name of Children But so it hath pleased thee to call out a companie of Mankinde and amongst them Me most vnwoorthie to whome it hath pleased thee to Seale thy Loue vnto their hearts by thy Spirit thy sanctifying Spirit This testimony of thy Spirit vnto our Spirits causeth vs to open our mouthes boldly vnto thee as children to a father not doubting but thou wilt giue to vs whatsoever is good and necessarie for body and soule Earthly Fathers though wicked will commonly giue good thinges vnto their Children howe much more thou The second part of the Preface Which art in Heaven VVHo art in Heaven and therefore art Heavenly in thy Guifts and excellent in all thy workes Who also as thou art in Heaven as a King in his royall Throne so hast thou all power in Heauen and Earth to serue at a beck Many Earthly Fathers thogh they be vvilling yet are they vnable to help their Children but thou art as Able as vvilling and therfore Can and vvill cause all things even sinne and al to turne vnto the best of such as are called according to thy purpose to be to thee Sons and Daughters adopted I beleeue Lord Lord help my vnbeliefe increase my faith teach me truly howe to pray yea let all thy Sonnes and Daughters see thy Fatherly face thy Heauenly face that thou neither Can nor vvil forsake such as do trust in thy power and are contented to lay themselues down vnder the sheilter of thy wings The first Petition of the supplication Hallowed be thy Name MErciful father thy Name is mightie and excellent amongst the very Heathen but who doe Sanctifie thy Name The Heavens and firmament yea all the visible creatures do make knowne thy name of Power thy name of vvisedome thy name Eternal thy names Provident Bountiful c. Every Barbarian oh Father by the little Light of Nature left in the soul vndestroied is brought to acknowledge that there is a God who is the Cause of al Causes and giveth Being vnto al cretures but do they herewithall Hallow thy name so graven in the fore-heades of all Creatures visible Alas no All this sight sanctifieth neither eye heart nor hand thy Lawe is onely a perfit teacher giving holy light to the spirituall blind and thy vvord is that Trueth wherewith man is first made holy that so hee may Hallowe thy Name thy Namâ— plainely written vpon the former creatures but more plainly characterized within thy holy Church and that in the vvorde Sacraments Therein oh Lord thou hast evidently to Eare and Eye propounded Iesus crucified Iesus the onely Redeemer the only Mediator in and by whose blood thou rests satisfied for al these that come vnto thee in his Name Oh mercifull Father howe largely haue we Vn-hallowed thy Name both in the common Cretures in the vvord and in the Sacraments we haue looked vpon the Heavens the Earth Sunne Moone Starres Trees Grasse Flowers Beasts Birdes Fishes but haue we therein spirituallie discerned thy Power vvisedome providence kindnes Nay we haue cloathed and fedde our bodies with divers of thy woonderfull workes but haue we there withall hallowed thy Name in the same yea we haue medled with thy Word and Sacraments but with what blinde eyes and dull hearts Oh Lord shame confusion belongs vnto vs not only for not Hallowing thy Name but also for Vn-hallowing and prophaning of thy Creatures Word Sacraments and so consequently vnsanctified thy Name in the same Oh Lord by our rude behavior we haue laboured to obscure thy Name to bury it in darknes by not discerning and orderly hallowing it Yea that which more is wee haue oft remembred thy Name but then wee haue taken it in vaine then wee haue vnjustlie sworn by the same c. as thogh we had conspired with Sathan either to bury thy Name in oblivion or else by speaking of it to pollute it and make it contemptible Sweet Father in Christ Iesus we by the motion of thine own Spirit do therefore beg of thee the Grace whereby we may be fitted hereafter to hallowe thy Name to sanctifie thy Name in beholding the common Creatures in hearing thy worde in receiving thy Sacramentes To which end Lord The second Petition Let thy Kingdome come LEt thy kingdome come even the Spirituall government of thy Son and our Saviour Iesus oh let it Come and bee seated in the heartes of thy People Hitherto Sathan hath had too great power over our body insomuch as our tonges handes feete eares eyes haue done service vnto Satan by being subject to Sinne. Our soules oh Lord in the faculties and powers therof haue bene largely serviceable to Sin Wee haue Minded earthly things our Memories haue bene receptacles of vanitie our Affections haue bene eger after thinges cursed by the Law insomuch as in our whole man Satan prince of darknes hath had a Kingdome and occupied an hellish vnholy Kingdome Sweet Father loose the bands of Satan destroy his power by thy spirit and so let
against the Prophet that denounced Iudgement against the Alter in Bethel that hand of his withered He beseecheth the prayer of the Prophet who praieth vnto God wherevpon the hand was healed At this time the Prophet plainly saide that A Childe should bee borne vnto the house of David Iosiah by name who vpon that Alter should sacrifice the Idole Priestes This was spoken 300. veaâ—s before Iosiah was borne Ieroboam dyeth an Heade Idolater hauing raigned 22. yeares 2 Nadab his Sonne was half King in his Fathers two last yeares for he begun his Raigne in the 2. yeare of Asa king of Iudah 3 Bâ—asa killed Nâ—daâ— and raigned over Israel 24. yeares He consumes Ieroboams house His raigne beginneth in Asa his 2. yeare 4. Elah his sonne was Vice-roy in Baasa his 2. latter yeates for he begun his raigne in the 26 yeare of Asa. 5 Zimri slewe his M. Elah Against Zimri ariseth Omri Zimri buâ—nes himselfe in the Kinges house togither with the house Omri maketh pla gye Statutes Against him ariseth Tibni but Omri prevailed He raigneth the Rivals time ioyned to his 12. yeares 6 Ahab an evil slip of Omri followeth beginning his Raigne in Asa his 38. yeare Hee married with vncircumcised Iesabel Daughter to the Zidonian King He bad Shee worse the Devill put them togither In his time Eliiah the Prophet was famous He reprooued Ahab for reaving Naboth of his Life and Vineyarde telling him plainely that his House should come to nought and that painted Iâ—sabel was destinat for Dogs-meat and so it felâ—out for Iehu afterwards caused her to bee cast downe from a loâ—t They that doe humble themselues shall be lift vp but the proude God resisteth and will cast downe Hee raigned 22. yeares 7 Achâ—ziah his Son begunne to Raigne in Iâ—hosâ—phat his 17 yeare He Raigned two yeare which fell out in his Father Ahabs 20. and 21. yeare 8 IORAM his brother began to Raigne in his Father Ahabs 21. and 22. yeares of his Raigne which was in the 18. and 19. of Iosaphat of IVDAH and in the second yeare of IORAM Iâ—hosophaâ— his Sonne then halfe King with Iehosophat his Father This man took away the Image of Baal which his Father made but yet stood an Ido ater With this fellowe Iehosâ—phat of Iudah did go to warre with Moab for the King of Moab having become tributarie to Ahab he now Ahab dead rebelled Now Elâ—sha or Elâ—seus the Prophet is famous and therefore before their going vp with him â—he Kings consulted who assureth them of victorie Having raigned 12. yeares Ioram died 9 Iehu is annointed King Hee slayeth Iezabel and all Ahabs house for Nabaoths bloode cryed for bloode as did Habels He maketh Baals Priests beleeue that hee would sacrifice before the Idole All the Priestes gather for that supposed sacrifice They being once in BAALS house he shew them all Notwithstanding for this was but a starting Zeal he afterwards fell to palpable Idolatrie all Isrâ—â—l became so notably wicked as IEHOVAH loathed Israel in somuch as Hazael of Aram in Syria smot them in all the coastes of Israel Iehu having raigned 28 yeares he dyed 10 Ioachaz or Iehoachaz his sonne succeeded beginning his raign in the 23. yeare of Ioasâ— of Iudah He following the waies of Ieroboam the Son of Nebat caused Israel to sinne for which the Lorde gaue them into the hands of Hazael King of Aram and into the handes of Benâ—adab King Hazael his sonne Hee raigned 17. yeares and dyed 11 Iehoash or Ioash Son of Iehâ—â—haz or Ioachaz beginneth Goverment in the 15. of his father that being the 37. of Amaziah of Iudah Hee raigned 16. yeares Being provoked by Amaziah he went against him tooke him captiuâ— and then went to Ierusalem making much spoyl In this mans time holy Elisha after many miracles wroght dieth 12 Ieroboam his Son succeeded Hee begun his raigne in his Fathers last year that being the 15. of Amaziah of Iudah Hee Raigned 41. yeares In his time the Prophet Ionah was sent by the Lord to Niniuie the Metrapolitane Cittie of Assâ—ria there to proclaime Iudgment against the Cittie Hee imagining small credite by such a Sermon doth by Sea flie another way The Lord by a Tempest â—ursues him The Marâ—â—neâ—s cast out Ionah A Whale receiveth him who after 3. daies casteth Ionah vppon Land So was the Earth the third daye to deliver vp Iesus Mat. 12. 40. Neither Earth nor Sea can hide or drown that true Lighâ— which God hath appointed to be declared to a People After Ionah his being cast vpon the shore the Lord renueth his Mandat he goeth to Niniuie and proclaimeth destruction after 40. daies They at the first hearing belieued that they thereâ—ore generaâ—ly humble them selues and for that time are spared This King restored the coast of Israel from the entrie of Hamath vnto the Sea of the wildernes according to the worde of the Lord by IONAH the Sonne of Amâ—â—â—ai the Prophet which was of Gatâ—-Hepher But this Ierobaâ—m followed the steppes of the first Ieroboam In his time begun likewise Amos and Hosheah to Prophecie 13 Israels Kingdom thencefooâ—th vnstayed for 22 yeares full even vntill Zachâ—rie Nowe Hoshâ—ah plainly telleth Israâ—l that shee was not IEHOVAHS wife Here was like Priest like People 14 Zâ—chariah Ieroboaâ—â— his Sonne begâ—n to Raign in the 38. yeare of Azariah King of Iudah 2 King 15. 8. which was fulliâ— 22. years after his Fathers death A wicked man was hee and therefore slaine by Sâ—allum the sonne of Iâ—besh and that in the Peoples sight He raigned but 6. Moneths 15 Shaâ—lum hauing slaine Zechariah begun to raigne in the 39. year of Aâ—â—riaâ— of Iâ—dah Against him riseth Mâ—nâ—heâ— the sonne of Gadi who slew Shallum in Samaria So that hee raigned but a Moneth 16 Menahem immediatlie vppon Shallums death beginneâ—h his regiment and hee raigned 10. years But vnto him the Citie Tâ—rzah in Israel wouâ—d not open her gates He therfore smot it and ript vp all their women with child Now God stirred vp Pul the Assyrian King against Israel who puld 1000. Talents of Silver from Menahem which Menahem puld from Israel 17 Pekachiah his son begun to raigne in the 50. yeare of Azariah of Iudah He raigned two years and was slaine by his Captaine Pekah in Samaria 18 Pekah the Son of Remaliah begunne to raigne fullie in the last yeare of Azariah of Iudah Hee raigned in Samaria Metrapolitane of Israel 20. years In his time Tâ—glah Pileser king of Ashur came vp and tooke divers Cities and carrved the People away to Ashur Hosheâ— the son of Elah slayeth Pekah 19 The States of Israel now governe for 9. yeares thogh vnder Tiglath Pâ—â—eeser who had before tyme captived them 20 Hoshea called also Osee beginnes his raign in the 12. yeare of Ahaz of Iudah and a bad man he was Against him Iehovah sendeâ—â— Sabnanesar King of Ashur who took Hoshea prisoner after 3. yeares besieging Samaria which was the 9. yeare of Hoshea his
thy Kingdome that consisteth in Righteousnes and Holines oh let it Come and as a stronger man let thy Spirite cast out the Tyrannie of Sinne that howsoever it dwell yet it may never raigne in our mortall members Sweete Father thou hast begunne a good work in vs and shall Satan overturne it shall Sinne supplant it Alas alas except thou vpholde vs wee shall deceiue our owne soules Satan the World and our Flesh are at league therefore as thou hast hitherto caused vs to put our trust in thee so continue thou our Governour and cause vs to stoup vnto the sugered motions of thine own spirit And for the better building vp of our inwarde man and the repairing of thine owne Image in vs mercifully giue vnto vs faithfull Ministers of thy word that so we may receiue the blessing of Illumination and Sanctification that accompanieth thine owne ordinance And for making roome to thine owne Ordināce vouchsafe to remoue from all thy People such as haue run out without thy bidding Remoue hyrelings dumb dogs and all such cursed plants as thy right hand never planted that so an open way being made for thine owne Servants the Scepter of Iesus may be lifted vp in the midst of thy People that they seeing the Banner of thy Sonne displaied they may bring their sons daughters from farre and so giue vp their names to liue Subjects in the kingdome of thy son Christ. And inasmuch as thou hast commanded Kings Queenes Magistrates to bee Nource-fathers and Nource-mothers vnto thy Church Lord we humblie intreate thee not onely to giue such vnto vs and others thy poore people but also do thou put the remembrance of that dutie in their heades that they may not dare like lewde Nources to mingle with thy Wine and Milke their owne liquor and leaven but that they may compt it their Glory as Elders to cast their Crownes downe before thy Throne spirituall wherevpon thou sittes in the middest of thy Church Let them knowe that thou hast appointed thē to lick vp the dust before the feete of thy Church yea to remoue the smallest lets to godlines so farre let them knowe they ought to bee from casting their owne inventions as stumbling blocks before the feete of thy people These of them that will bee brought to honour thee do thou honour them but if with horne side they wil dedicate themselues to push thy Sonnes Spowsesse then mercifull Father do cut their hornes shorter and breake off their power that so they may learne how the kingdome that serues not thee shall perish And because mercifull Father this spirituall kingdome of thine in vs will here never be perfected we therefore intreat thee to hasten the comming of thy Son our blessed Saviour vnto that finall doome that so having gathered his kingdome of Iewe and Gentile into one hee may deliver vp the same into thine hand and so thou maist be al in all In the meane time oh Lord let thy spirit so guide and leade vs in thy truth as by vs The third Petition Thy will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven THy vvill may be done in Earth as it is in Heuen by the blessed Angels Oh Lord They could keepe their place but Satan and wee would needes forsake our place They therefore haue continued happie doers of thy will where Satan and Man-kind haue sought their own will Satan therefore for ever alotted vnto the burning pit whither likewise whol Man-kind had packed had not thy Sonne stept in and made attonement for me and al such as apprehēd him by a liuely Faith which is the Guift even the flower that buddeth out of our adoption Considering all the benefits we haue received from thee oh Lord why should not wee in the Earth do thy will aswell as doe the blessed Angels in Heaven They were created once so were we yea wee haue bene created twise so were not they by so much the more are wee bounde to do thy will even thy will by forsaking our own will yet this will of ours wee are most prest to preferre before thy will Oh false heart crooked heart wilt thou never be duly subject vnto that pure and only holy will of thy Creator of thy Redemer As the Angels do in the heauenlie places continuallie beholde thy face ô Father so hast thou called vs in the Earth to liue before thee as in Heaven and therefore hast thou called vs out of the worlde out of the kingdome of darknes and that to be Citizens with thy Saintes in the Earth who howsoever they are in the worlde yet are not of the worlde howsoever they walke their pilgrimage in the Earth yet their conversation is in Heaven their conversation is heavenly As thou addes vnto thy Sonnes Church such souls as are appointed to be saued so ô mercifull Father it is not sufficient for vs to be in thy Church except thou lead vs doing thy will in the Church It is not sufficient that wee be Cittizens of thy spiritual Ierusalem except we liue according to the Citties Lawes and ordinances Thou having Lord given vs to knowe this giue vs power likewise to do it even to do thy Wil as diligently faithfully earnestly as doe the heavenly spirites whome thou hast appointed to minister vnto the heires of Saluation whome thou hast appointed for to watch over the Church over every the faithfull Giue vnto thy Ministers grace to do thy Wil in preaching thy blessed Wil in season and out of season not measuring what man wold heare but what thou hast commanded them to speake Giue vnto thy people such Pastors as may powerfully Exhort such Teachers as may trulie deliver the Doctrine of faith such Elders as may diligentlie Governe such Deacons as may faithfully Distribute the contribution of the Saintes such Widowes as may with Mercifull Affections attend the sicke and impotent that so the Ministers of thy Church performing dutifully thy will the Communion of thy People as it is called the Kingdome of heauen so it may be beautifull as Heaven Vnto Princes Magistrates People giue grace of subjection to thy wil that all of them seeking thy glory not their owne wil it so may come to passe that thy will may be preferred by Al in every their several callings that Parents and Children Maisters Servants so studying the doing of thy will there may be an heavenly concent and harmony of obedience towardes thee in the Earth as is vnto thee by all the blessed spirits in Heaven And inasmuch as oh mercifull Father after we haue prayed for the glorifying of thy gret Name in the establishing of thy Kingdome and doing thy Will in asmuch as after that we are enjoyned to praye for the things which necessarily and immediatlie concerne our selues wee humblie intreat thee to The fourth Petition Giue vnto vs this day our Daily Bread GIue vnto vs our daily Bread Breade oh Lord is more than we deserue why should wee then be discontented with
bread Nay as this years affliction testifieth to our face we haue heretofore so prophaned our bodily nuriture as fullie we haue merited an whole deprivation of Breade much more of other Creatures Our intemperat devouring thy creatures in foode and cloathing our shutting heart and hand in not administring to the needie our hungring more for Bodilie than Spirituall givings all of them put togither howe haue they deserved that thou shouldest deny every of thy creatures to our bodyes but thou that sought vs vp what time we fled from thee thou that gaue thine owne Sonne to be made sin for vs what time we had solde our selues to sinne how much more with Christ shalt thou giue vnto vs al things necessary the body and the rather seeing through and by him thou hast made vs heires togither with him As he therefore hath offered vp a sufficient Sacrifice for vs and thou thereby rests satisfied with vs so we therfore are bold in the testimonie of thy Spirit to desire that vnto vs thou wold giue Our Bread In thy hand it is to blesse and to curse with thy fatherly hand therefore reach forth to vs that which through him is Ours and that is Ours which any way may tend vnto our vnfaigned good And because we through the corruption of nature are not euery day a like fit rightly to vse thy Creatures wee humbly intreat thee to giue vnto vs that portion of Breade and other things necessary as bred which thou thinks necessary for That Daie Foode rayment health libertie worldly credit c. As thou perceiues vs fit or vnfit to vse them even so administer the same vnto vs. Giue vs not pouertie nor riches feede vs with externall things convenient for vs left wee being full do denie thee or lest we being poor shuld reach forth our hand vnto iniquitie Having much or litle do thou sweet Father so sanctifie our hearts as ever it may bee seene that thy hand reacheth forth and blesseth these temporaries vnto vs. The fift Petition And forgiue vs our Debts for vvee also forgiue our Debters OH Lord we haue vnhallowed thy Name we haue resisted the Kingdome of thy Sonne we haue not done Thy holie vvill wee haue taken Bread and other temporaries without begging them at thy hands by reason whereof wee are deeply run into thy Debt yea so deeply are wee become indebted as wee are never able to satisfie for al our Trespasses much more vnable to paye the vttermost farthing How then shall we haue our Debt-score wyped out Sweet Father thou hast promised that at what time soever a sinner doeth repent him from the bottome of his heart thou wilt wype all his trespasses out of thy remembrance Giue vnto vs therefore humbled souls repentant harts bleeding harts that so every our iniquities may be crossed out of thy book and blotted foorth of thy remembrance This Remission and blotting out oh Lord it cannot fall out by any vertue in our selues but by vertue of that humiliation of Iesus who by thee was broken for our sins and by whose stripes we Onely are healed yet oh Father in as much as for whome thy Son was so broken vnto them thou likewise giues contrite and broken spirits by vertue of which contrition as by a seale they ever rest assured of thy free favour in Christ Iesus towards them we therefore humblie beg a continuance of Contrition and all other the comfortable fruits of thy Sons spirite by vertue whereof wee may in all hurlie-burlies of the world be possessed with Peace even with that peace whose bottome no Creature can sounde yet the peace wherwith thou possesses thy childrens soules With more boldnes we cry Forgiue vs our debts for we oh Father do also forgiue our debters If wee had not forgiven to others their trespasses whereby they became indebted to vs then oh Lord howe durst wee open our mouthes and beg forgiuenes of sinnes whereby we haue bene indebted to thee No oh Lord the mercilesse shall finde Iudgment without mercie Because wee carrie mercifull hearts towardes our brethren do we therefore merite mercie at thy hands No when we haue done the best wee can even yet we are vnprofitable servants Is this mercie in vs a Signe that thou hast beene and still will be mercifull vnto vs oh yes such powring foorth of our Soules-loue vnto others it is because thou first hast shed forth thy Viall of mercie in our soules Trulie mercifull we shuld never be had not thou given the Cause thereof by being first mercifull to vs. Finding therefore in our souls that holy Effect of thy spirit Lord wee are bolde to open our lippes and to exspect faithfullie the continuall Remission of sins past present to come whether committed against thee or our Neighbour in thought word and worke As because of our vncessant sinning wee therefore do incessantlie craue the remission of our sinnes so we adde The sixt Petition And leade vs not into temptation but loose vs from Euill AND leade vs not sweet Father into temptation but do thou still loose vs from Evill Many are the Temptations and trials wherewithall necessarily for manifesting thy wisedome and power as also Mans foolishnes and weaknes thou art to exercise vpon vs in this life but deer Father howsoever wee haue deserved not onely to be Led into Tentation but also to be Left to our owne selues in the time of such tentation yet for the Glory of thy Sons name by the which we are called vpon do thou mercifully Loose vs from the power of the tentation Howsoever wee are â—â—mpted yet giue vs an happie â—ssue out of our temptations let vs not with the Reprobate fall finallie into evill Satan the world our fleshe oh Lord they are ever labouring to hurry vs to hel as strong wâ—le â—â—â—rs they continually lay battery vnto our spiritual walls Satan and the Worlde without vs our owne deceiueable Flesh within vs Enemies without Enemies within therefore neuer able to holde out except thou by thy spirit do leade vs do deliver vs do loose vs and set our hearts at libertie that so we may run the way of thy Commandements This our Praier wee offer vp onely to thee The first part of the Reason For thine is the Kingdome FOr thine is the kiâ—â— dome whether 〈◊〉 regard the Kingdome of the Worlde or the kingdome of the true Church In and over the world thou raignes as a King brydling Devils and men commanding all creatures to â—â—osâ—â—hy hoste to whome the very â—â—mb creatures are forced to be subject so that nothing which hath Being in Heaven or Earth but vnto thee the Kingly Creator and Preserver it standeth a subject even to thy regiment and order decreed vpon before all worlds in the high Parliament house of Heaven But in thy Church thy Throne of Government is exalted vpon it thou sittes gloriouslie encompassed with the shining Lampes of thy Spirit whereby thy subjects are directed This our prayer wee offer
Serpents possessor and his seed of vnfaithful and rebellious people on the other side betweene them I say is heere fore-decreed a spirituall Battell Satan called the Dragon Rev. 12. 7. it may be because hee here possessed that kind of Serpent he shaâ— bruise the heele of Christ and his mysticall body far enough from the heart but the Blessed-seed in the end breaketh the Dragons head and casteth him out of Heaven into the Earth as worthie to be excommunicate to the death This Seede of the Woman darklie preached heere is afterwards in God his booke more and more clearlie revealed and taught 5. Staffe Promise of Life made through that holy seed Adam he calles her a Heuah dame of Life Then God to let them haue their right meed Our of the b Garden sends Man and his wife Life and Heaven lost they lost the Signes withall which holy Signes we Sacraments do call a Gen. 3. 20. As the Lord of Life was to come of womans not oâ— Mans seed so he entitleth his wife Heuah that is Giving Life From the Beginning holy significatiue names were given but we neglect the wisedome of God b As the Lord is the onely Institutor of Sacraments so he hath appointed that the sacramentall signe shuld be removed from These that haue not the Thing signified by that signe Adam Heuah hauing in themselues and for their seed lost Heauen they therefore are expulsed the Garden the signe of Heaven hauing lost Life they are banished from the sight of the Tree that signifyed Life Sacramentall Signes therefore are outwarde visible Creatures preaching vnto Man some inward invisible grace which inward thing or thing signified is as verilie to bee apprehended by Faith as is the outward Sign to be apprehended by the eye hand mouth 6. Staffe HEVAH after conceiu'd and brought forth c Kain Then holy c Habel churches figure right Who for his goodnes was by brother slaine In roome of whome God gaue her blessed d Sheth As of Kain came the seede of Serpents brood So of this Sheth came many Persons good cc whether Kain and Habel were Twyns Kain first came foorth and afterwards Habel in the same Conception it is not plain Yet considering that Heuah was to increase and multiplie for filling of the Earth it is not vnlike that in that her strength shee brought foorth more than one at a Birth-time Kain being taught Husbandrie by his Father and Habel instructed to keep sâ—eep Gen. 4. they brought sacrifices to the Lord. Kain as it seemeth rather as standing in awe of his Father but Habel offered with a free heart which was cause that the Lord reiected Kain and accepted Habel Kain seeing this Reiection he therefore slaieth Habel As hereby appeared Satans Serpentine-seede so the first borne of the Holy-seede is persecuted to death This wicked seede in Kain argueth that Heuah had not conceived till after their fall and therefore by consequent that Adam had not carnallie known the woman before their Fal. For had he there being no sin in them to hinder the blessing she must needs haue conceived an holy seed and so haue brought forth no Murderer That Habels sacrifices pleased God it was because hee first professed that maner of spirituall obedience not of his owne head but by God his Commaundement which precept he might well receiue of his Father Secondly because in that sacrifice he did though darkly see that one was to bee offered vp a slaine sacrifice for the sinnes of the People d In the next Staffe 7 Staffe To passe by Some of a Sheth came Henoch he Who walkt with God till God tooke him away Lamech and Noah that time Sheths petigre Matcht with Kains daughters to their dyre decay That sinne so greiued God as plainlie he Foretold to Noah the world should drowned be a Habel being slaine God giueth to Adam Sheth in his rome Sheth begot Enosh Enosh Kenan Kenan Mahalaleel Mahalaleel Iered Iered begot Henoch the 7. from Adam IVDI 14. Henoch begot Methushelah Methushelah Lamech Lamech Noah Noah begot Shem Châ—â— and Iapheâ— elder brother of Shem. Gen. 10. 21. Here Sheths seede was deeply degenerate from Henoch and Sheths sinceritie for they seeing the daâ—ghters of Men viz. of Kains lawles race to be snowt-faire Sheths Petygre marrieth with them mixing the holy seede with the vnholy by reason whereof Gyants and strong Miscreants abounded This so vexed the Lord as hee hastely repaireth to Noah and fore-tels him that hee may preach it to others that after the expirement of 120. yeares he would drowne the whole world with water Commanding him in the meane time to build an Arke of Pyne trees wherein HE and His might then be saved 8. Staffe One hundred yeares and twentie after then The a Cataracts were loosd Seas burst ope The rayne and waters drown'd the wicked men And over Earth had libertie and scope But â—re that day as God had Noah told An Ark he built of Pyne-trees room'd threfold a Noah preaching and building the Ark that 120. years the people believed not the spirit of GOD preaching in Noaâ— for the which as their bodies were drowned in the â—â—ood so their soules nowe remaine in the Prison of God his wrath 1. Pet. 3. 18 19 20. That water was a figure of Baptisme for as by that water Noah and his Familie the faithfull for Cham was not then seene-wicked were saved from Iehouahs wrath even so by Baptisme the Faithful are saved and the lurking hypocrite for the time fareth not the worse But as all without the Arke were vtterly destroyed by the same water even so shall Baptizing water be but a Sacrament of condemnation vnto such as receiue it vnworthelie whether they be within the Ark the visible Church as was Cham or baptized in the Church of the World or visible worldlings such as is that great Citie Revel 17. 18. 9. Staffe Into this Ark did Noah and his Wife His sonnes Shem Cham Iaphet a enter anone With sortes of Creatures all that breathed life Preserved in the Ark by God alone b After twelue Months the Men their wiues and all Out of the Ark did go at God his call a The Worlde was here 1656. yeares old and so tooke his end with water Noah hauing in the Ark of every cleane Beast for Sacrifice and of vncleane for preservation of their kinde to the Newe World aswell as of the cleane b Noah and his Wife with his three sonnes and their Wiues even 8. Persons in the whole as they went into the Arke at God his commaund so they come not foorth vntill he commaund Gen. 8. 16. Comming forth Noah offereth Sacrifice to God whose savour was acceptable and therefore the Lord blesseth Noah to the beginning of the Newe World promising that he would no more smite the World as he had done with water and thereof he appointed the Rainbowe to be a signe sacramentall Here was Noah permitted to eate flesh but forbidden to eate of the blood of
by Abraham his Lyne To Abraham was d Isaac borne and than To Isaac e Iaacob that holy man a See for this change in the former Staffe at the letter e b a sign of the Covenant made betwixt Iehouah Abraham See for this in the former Staffe at e c Given to the Male-seede because HE is chiefe in Generation Every Naturall Artist knows that Secondly Man was not made for the Woman but the Woman for Man Obiection Seeing Baptisme supplieth Circumcision what reason is there that Females should be baptised seeing they were not Circumcised Answer Indeed Baptisme is the doore or entring Sacrament of the New Testaments Church as was that of the Olde In this they haue admittance First because they are capable of Water but so they were not of Circumcision Secondly Paul teacheth Galat 3. 27. 28. That howsoever there was difference betweene Iewe and Gentile Male and Female concerning the former yet concerning Baptisme Iewe and Gentile Male and Female are all one in Christ Iesus whome they apprehend by faith And heerein as in other things it appeareth that the Newe Testament is more liberall handed free hearted and more glorious than the former Concerning the signification looke into the former Staffe at e d Isaac in English Laughter So called to put Abraham in mind of his Faith when beleeving that promise he laughed Secondly to admonish Sarah of her want of faith when she laughed the promise to scorne Thirdly to teach them both and all the faithfull ioyntly with them That there is no happy laughter or ioye but in the Lords promises HE the Son of the Promise borne as it were onely by Grace and besides Nature teaching all that the blessing commeth by Grace not by Nature This Isaac was the speciall fore-type of Christ Iesus the promised seede the bringer of Grace to vs as also he was an excellent figure of the state of every mysticall member of Christ. All which are not of Aegyptian Hagar the bond-woman figure of the Lawe as was mocking persecuting Ismael but of Sarah the free-woman figure of the Gospell and of Ierusalem from aboue who is free with her Children Reade Galat. 4. 22. to the end of that Chapter e Iaacob the younger brother of Esau of them the Lord said to Rebecca their mother even before they were borne I haue loved Iacob and hated Esau Rom. 9 13. As God had chosen the one and Refused the other so being borne Esau runne a Reprobate race hunting sporting with neglect of holy Sacrament for he sold his interest of Canaan the Sacrament of Heaven to his younger brother for a messe of Red-pottage whereof hee tooke his name Edom As for Iaacob he liues simplie and truly in holy calling making high account of that Sacrament And this was cause why Rebecca speciallie loved Iaacob vsing afterwards the help of a false finger for getting the blessing to Iaacob preventing male-content Esau. For which Esau threatning death Iaacob was glad to flie to his Vncle Laban and there to stay There he was beguiled with Pinck-eyed Leah but marieth with Rachel or Rahel One and twentie yeares afâ—er he returneth home and studieth the appeasment of Esau. 13. Staffe This Iaacob God cald a Israel because He wrastling did prevaile with Iehouah Twelue sonnes hight Patriarchs God drawes From Israel Whose Progenie alway And yet are Israelites term'd to this day a Iacoâ— wrastling with an Angel represenâ—ting the LORD wiith whome we ought to wrastle in Prayer is thenceforth called Israel in English Prevailing with God Genes 32. 28. For all the Fore-elect of God ar Prevailers with God God may hoise them vp and down for a time and giue them a nip in the flesh but when he hath cast them downe with the Left hand he will raise them vp with the Right for that is the hand by which they prevaile HE was called Iaacob not as many haue imagined of the Hebrewe word that signifieth to Supplant or deceiue but of a Nowne that signifieth an Hâ—â—Lâ— for thereof he taketh his Name Gen. â—5 26. Obiection But Esau sâ—ith Gen. 27. 36. that he was well called Iacob because he had Deceived him Answere The holy Ghost before gaue the reason of his Name from his 〈◊〉 of Esau by the heele at his Birth-time the holy Ghost his construction must be preferred before the private interpretation of Esau. Secondly Esau doth there but proudly mock at Iaacob wresting his Name to such a significatâ—on as he might best play withall in his peeuish vaine 14. Staffe Their Names were thus Reuben and Simeon Then Levi Iudah Dan and Naphtali Gad Asher Issachar Zebulon Ioseph and Beniamin This a Ioseph enviously Was of his Brethren sold to Aegypt Land Where Ioseph was b advaunst by God his hand a Iaacob having by his wife Rahel first Ioseph then Ben-iamin for the residue were borne of Leah Zilpah Bilhah Ioseph was of his Father principally affected through conceived Hope of future good in him Iosaph dreaming that the Sunne Moone and eleven Starres should reverence him Gen. 37. his Father by that as by other things doth readily conclude that himselfe and his other Sons should once doe homage to Ioseph This causeth the ten first for Ben-iamin was yet very young to take Ioseph having him in the Feilds to sel him away to certaine Merchants who afterwards bringing him into Aegypt solde him vnto Potiphar Prince of ON Steward vnto Pharaoh Ioseph thus packed away his Brethren dipping an vpper partie-coloured coat of Iosephs in blood they repaire vnto aged Israel or Iaacob and do perswade him that some wilde Beast had torne Ioseph Olde Israel too forgetfull of Iosephs dreames doeth giue credit to their wordes and therefore bursteth into deepe lamentation b Ioseph placed in Potiphar the Eunuch his house is for his beautie lusted after his inordinate eyed Mistres She hauing no blush in her fore-heade wooeth Ioseph to Sinne but he avoideth her alluring presence Her lust for that cannot be properlie called Loue it turned into Hate She therefore pulling his Garment from him accuseth him to her Husband for a wanton Hebrewe and an Assailer of the Marriage-bed He believing her casts Ioseph into Prison The Kings Butler and Baker being in the same Prison they dreame dreames Ioseph thereby telleth the Butler that within three daies he should be delivered and vse his former office but the Baker within three daies should die After this Pharaoh dreamed that 7. leane Kine eate vp 7. fat-ones that 7. withered eares of corne devoured 7. well liking ones The King troubled about these dreames the Butler then remembred Ioseph and told of him to Pharaoh The King sends for him hee interpreteth the dreames saying that the next 7. yeares should be plentifull but the 7. after them should devoure al the plentie that went before them Vpon this the King delivereth Ioseph and putteth his Regall Ring on his hand Iosoph is next to Pharaoh over all Aegypt and by speciall Commission gathereth much Corue into Store-houses
during the plentifull times for the better nourishing of the Body in the 7. penurious yeares 15. Staffe In time of a Dearth Old b Israel and his sonnese To Aegypt came from Canaan their due Good Ioseph gladsomlie to Father comes And bringeth him to Pharaoh his vewe Who giues to Israel for dwelling place The Land c Goshen environ'd with Gods grace a Iaacob sending his Sons into Aegypt to buye Coâ—â—e at their second comming thither Ioseph bewrayeth himselfe to his Brethren sending word back to his Father by them that it was Pharaoh his will and his desire that he would come vp to Aegypt b Israel hauing consulted with the Lord at Beersheba departeth with his whole Familie into Aegypt The number of the Persons that came into Aegypt are saide by Moses Genes 46. to be 70. asking into that Number Ioseph and his two sons Manaesseh and Ephraim Blessed Steuen in the Actes 7. 14. Numbreth 75. Soules by which second Number wee are taught to account some passed by of Moses Some writers do borrowe vnto this account the 4. Mothers of the Patriarches the two Sonnes of Iudah who were dead before this voyage in Canaan and so make vp 75. besides Iaacob himselfe A second sort doe as Moses borrowed three from Iosephs house for making vp 70. so they borrowe fiue moe from Iosephs house vnborne at Moses time of accompt and these fiue are Sonnes and Nephewes 1. Chron. 7. 14. 20. to Ephraim and Manasseâ— by which accompt they well obserue that Ioseph seeth his Children vnto the third Generation Genes 50. 23. Both these opinions if not Iudgements of others learned set downe In the third place I will adde my Coniâ—cture Moses hauing accounted the number of 70 he immediatly in the next verse Genes 46. 26 addeth All the Soules that came with Iaacob c. besides Iaacobs sons wiues were in the whole c. The Patriarks wiues so plainly excepted why may not Steuen borrowe them to the making vp of 75 Question Moses hath no where affirmed how many the Wiues were THEN liuing how then shuld Steuen accompt them Answer Holy Iude maketh mention of Henochs Prophecie as also of a Strife betweene Michael the Arch-Angell and the Devil about the body of Moseâ— neither of which is once mentioned before in holy writ Holy Paul 2. Tim. 38 telleth Timothie how Iannes and Iambres were the Sorcerers that resisted Moses in Aegypt yet neither Moses nor any Prophet after maketh mention once of the Number of the Sorcerers nor of their Names As they had that by speciall Revelation so why may we not think that Steuen at that Time if not before had the knowledge of that Number by like Revelation specially seeing Then he had a Miracle wrought in his eyes in that his be holding of Iesus Acts. 7. 55. after an vnvtterable soâ—te c Sheepherds being an abhomination to the Aegyptians some think from Exod. 8. 26. because the Aegyptians worshipped some such Beastes as the Israelites slewe for Sacrifice which is a colde suppose for that should rather make the Sacrificers hatefull than Sheepheards abhominable but the holy Ghost affirmeth that Calling to be abhorred of them Neither a. e wee ignorant that in every prophane Land some Calling as nowe are Soule-Shepherds is of base estimate by reason of which their abhorre and all professed themselues not only sacrificing Hebrewes but Sheepherds the King gaue them a Cuntry wherein alone they might inhabite A COMPVTATION OF GENESIS The age of â—he World  130 1 A Dam being aged 130. yeares he begetteth Sheth 235 2 Sheth aged 105. years begetteth Eâ—osh 325 3 Enosh at 90. yeares begetteth Kenan 395 4 Kenan at 70 years begets Mahalaleel 460 5 Mahalaleel at 65. years begets Iared 622 6 Iared at 162. yeares begets Henoch 687 7 Henoch the 7. from Adam Iude 14. at 65. yeares begets Mathushelah 874 8 Mathushelah at 187. begets Lamech 1056 9 Lamech at 182. years begets Noah 1536 10 Noah the 10. from Adam and the Lord his Tenth out of the first worlde at 480. yeares of age is foretold of the flood After 500. years of age he begetteth Shem the elder brother of Iapheâ— Genes 10. 21. and in his 600. yeare the flood came 1656 1658 1 Shem 2. yeares after the flood being then but 100. yeares old Gen. â—1 10. and therefore begot in Noahs 502. begetteth Arphaxad 1693 2 Arphaxad at 35 begets Selah 1723 3 Sâ—lah at 30. yeares begets Heber 1757 4 Heber the 7. from Henoch and from whome Abram and his seede tooke the name of Hebrewes hee at 34. yeares begets Peleg 1787 5 Peleg in whose time the Earth was divided at 30. yeares begets Regu or Reu 1819 6 Regu at 32. yeares begets Serug 1849 7 Serug at 30. yeares begets Nahor 1878 8 Nahor at 29 yeares begets Terah 2008 9 Terah being 130. yeares olde compare Gen. 11. 32. with Chap. 12. 4 begets Abram 2083 10 Abram at 75. yeares receiveth the promise The 10. he was in the beginning of the Newe World as Noah in the end of the Old 2108 Abram at 100. yeares of age hath Isaac 2168 11 Isaac at 60. yeares hath Iacob and Esau. 2298 12 Iacob at 130. goeth into Aegypt with his 70. soules Ioseph then being aged 39. 2315 Iacob being fed 17. yeares by Ioseph dyeth being aged 147. He was the 12. of the Newe Worlde and left behinde him 12. Worthies peereles On his death-bed hee fortelleth every of them of future events specially that the Shiloh Christ should come out of Iudah 2369 13 Ioseph dieth in Aegypt being 110. yeares olde 54. yeares after his Father Before his death hee giueth charge that at their remoouall to the Land of Promise they shoulde take his bones away with them That afterwardes was done In the meane time they embaume his corpes and chesteth him And so endeth Genesis containing from Adams Creation vnto Iosephs death 2369. yeares Heere or within one Chapter of Exodus falleth out the story of Iob. for forme Poeticall for Matter passing divine Iob laboureth to cleare himselfe of hypocrisie but not in the best manner for the extreamitie of his body and soules anguish daunteth his reason and breaketh his Patience His Three Kins folkes charge hypocrisie on his head The doctrine they deliver good but they faile in their personall application Their foolishnes should reproue Manies follie In the end Eloquent Elâ—â—u thrusts himselfe in reprooving both paâ—ties for follie but for the vpshot Iehouah himselfe sits Vmpire iustifying Iob for his servant condemning his friends for their false Application Iob sacrificeth for his friendes The Lord is satisfied Iob enriched and so endeth that divine Story In every Allegation of Gods Mercies and Iudgments having an eye vnto Genesis But because Iob came of Kâ—â—urah Abraham his latter wife and not of Sarah Queene-mother of the faithfull I therefore so passe from him to Israels Seede 16. Staffe From Israels Houshold sprong a mightie crue The a Aegypt King to keepe them vnder hand
Their Male-children therefore vntowardly slue That time was Moses borne in Aegypt Land Who after fourty yeares by God was sent To help poore Israel drownd in Lament a There arose a new king in Aegypt herewithall beginneth the booke of Exodus who to keep the Israelites vnder the yoke did commaund the Hebrews Midwiues Shipâ—ah and Puah to kill all the sonnes but they fearing God would not After this therefore hee chargeth that every Male-childe should be cast into the River At this time Amram of the Tribe of Leui had married with Iochabed a daughter of a Levite by whome a Sonne was brought foorth this beeing about 64. yeares after Ioseph Shee maketh an Ark of Reed Slyme and Pitch who laying the Childe therein committed it to the River His Sister standing a loofe to see what would become of the Child loe the daughter of Pharaoh for the Aegyptian Kings were commonly so called came to bath at the Riuer who espying the Ark took it vp and opened it The Child weeping she had compassion on it His Sister seing that she steppeth to the Princesse and demandeth if she shall fetch a Nurse vnto her She assents His Sister bringeth the Mother to whome the Princesse commendeth it commaunding her to attend it The Child being growen she brings him to the Princesse who calleth him Moses because she drewe him out of the water Moses being much more growen he leaveth the Court goeth down to his brethren the Hebrewes who â—â—â—ing an Aegyptian smiting an Hebrewe he ariseth and slaieth him Afterwards seeing two Hebrewes striue hee reubked the wrong doer The wretch replying Thinkest thou to kill me as thou didst the Aegyptian Moses herevpon fled for feare of Pharaoh into the Land of Midian who there was intertained of a Prince who gaue his daughter Zipporah for wiâ—e to Moses Moses after this keeping sheep by the mount Horeb called also Sinai to him there the Lord appeared speaking out of the middest of a burning Bush giuing him Commission to fetch his people out of Aegypt where mightelie they groned vnder the yoke of Bondage ioyning in commission with him his brother Aaron of more excellent vtterance than Moses The former King dead Moses and Aaron come vnto the Hebrewes and do tell them that I AM THAT I AM had sent them for their deliverance Moses and Aaron comming vnto them â—oe al the People were ioyned vnto the Idoles and filthinesses of Aegypt Ezek 20 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 but the Lord hauing a respect vnto his owne Name forsooke them not but strengthened Moses and Aaron vnto the work who boldly as it were opposing the sheep-crooke to the Aegyptian Scepter do come vnto Pharaoh telling him that IEHOVAH commaundeth him to let his ISRAEL depart the Land The King proud lie replieth who is IEHOVAH as also vpbraideth Moses and Aaron with hindring the Peoples worke Immediatly wherevpon the Bedlem-King commandeth work at the Peoples hands and denieth them therewithall necessaries to the worke Here the People murmuâ—e against Moses as being the very Author of their further slavery 17. Staffe He and Aaron brethren of Levies race a great wonders wrought before King Pharaoh Driving his Sorcerers from fore their face Yet would the wretch not let poore Israel go At last therefore the Lord doth b Moses call And tells to him what after should befall a Moses being now 80. year old and Aaron 83. Exod. 7. 7 They wrought certaine Miracles before the king First Aaron casteth forth his Rod and loe it became a Serpent The Aegyptian false Prophets Iannes and Iambres do the like with their Rods but Aarons Rod devoured theirs Here Pharaoh his heart was hardened but for outward Plague there was not any now inflicted The next day after Pharaoh comming forth to the Riuâ—r like enough to be Nilus Aaron there smitetâ— the waters and they were turned into Bloode by reason whereof the Fishe died The like did the Sorcerers Pharaoh therefore departeth hard hearted This was the first Plague Afterwards Aaron by the command of Moses and Moses had ever hiâ— commaund from IEHOVAH smit the Riuers with Frogs insomuch as they cralled into the Kings houses and climb into his Chambers The Enchanters did so He was more hardened The 2. Plague Next the Dust of the Earth was smitten whereupon followed Lice Here the Magitians attempted to do the like but they could not wherevpon they acknowledge that Aaron wrought by the Finger of God secretlie granting that their own working was but by the Finger of the Deuill But the King like a block departeth vnbeleeving This was the 3. Externall Plague The next day Aaron caused swarmes of Flies to infest all Aegypt no such thing fell in Goshen but vpon Pharaohs prayer to Moses Moses prayed and they departed but Pharaohs heart relented not That was the 4. Plague The 5. Plague was a Murrian vpon all Aegyptian Cattle The 6. Plagâ—e was a Scab vpon Man and Beast The 7. Plague was the causing of Thunder Haile Lightening to the destruction of Beasts and Hearbs in Aegypt but still so soone as the Plague ceased Pharaoh denied passage to Israell After that Moses streatching his Rod vpon Aegypt the East winde brought in Grashoppers covering all that Land That the 8. Plague The 9. Plague was a feaâ—efull palpable Darknes brought over all Aegypt for Light was then in Goshen whereupon Pharaoh his heart grewe more obdured b The Lord having decreed that vpon the next Plague the Plaguy-King should not onely Giue leaue but commaund them to Depart he therfore for an everlasting Memoriall of his Peoples deliverie out of the Land of Bondage doeth call Moses vnto him and enformeth him howe hee should teach the People to performe his will Note As this Pestilent King was a liâ—ely figure of the Dragon and his Homed-Kings enthralling the Church of God so that Aegypt was a forcible fore-figure of the False Church Revel 11. 8. over the which Leviathan ruleth and with the which the Israel of God must haue no spirituall Communion that is the Faithfull must not any way communicate with heâ— false worship and false Spirit wherewith she is inspired 18. Staffe a Go take saith HE a yearling Lamb spotles A Male yea through each of your Familie Do kill the same with fire do rost the flesh The blood on doore-posts smite Then orderly With Bread vnleauend sowre hearbs do eat The rosted Lamb the Sacramentall meat a The Lord by this dotâ— lead the People to the blessed seed promised to Adam Genes 3. to Abraham Gen. 1â— 3. by whome all True Beleeuers shuld obtaine the Blessing First the Iewe then the Gentile This Lambe spotles signified the Lamb slaine from the beginning of the World Christ Iesus without spot of Sin whose blood shed and sprinkled vpon the doore-cheeks of our Conscience doeth put away the Second Death farre from vs. As the Lamb of God for the taking away the sinâ— of the World was Rosted in the burning fiery Ire of God for taking
away our Sinne so as the eating of him is by the Tooth of Faith for Faithlesse People are heerein Toothles the Faithfull must not think to enioy that mysticall Lamb vnto Life with out eating the sowre hearbs of affliction a bitter Cup vnto the flesh Neither must in this spirituall banquet come anâ— leavened sowre bread that is Malitiousnes wickednes 1. Cor. 5. 8. hereof every man must purge his owne Heart as his house as also the Assemblie in paine of death must take heed that no open vncircumcised that is knowne wicked be admitted amongst them for such Leaâ—en wil be cause that their reioycing shall not be good 1. Cor. 5. 6. 7. 19. Staffe That a Night an Angel past through Aegypt Land And where blood sprinkled was he Passed by But otherwhere he slewe with deadly hand First borne of Man and Beast So that the cry Causd Pharaoh rise and b giue commandement That Israelites forwith away be sent a The Hebrew people did keep the former instituted Feast omitting no Ceremonie enioyned The same Night the destroying Angell passed through Aegypt and slewe aâ—l the first borne of Man and Beast but no such thing befell vnto Israell for which they were ever after to consecrate the first borne of Man beast vnto the IEHOVAH their Deliuerer Because the Angell in destroying the Aegyptians did passe over the Hebrewes whose doors were smitten with the Lambs blood therefore that Feast ever after was called the Passe-ouer in eating the Lambe they were saide to eate the Passe-ouer though indeede they but eate the Signe of the Passe-ouer or the Memoriall of the Angell his Passing over the Hebrewes houses b An horrible noise being made by the rorings of the vncircumcised Pharaoh ariseth and giveth Commaundement to Moses and Aaron that they togither with the People and all that ever they had should depart Aegypt The Lord before this having made his People gracious in the eyes of the Aegyptians insomuch as they let the Hebrewes vpon former petition Exod. 11. 23. enioy ther Iewels of Silver and Golde Loe here the Vncircumcised with one consent hasten Israel out of Aegypt lest their Tarrying longer should be the death of All. Chron. 12. Thus the Lords people who had the Aegyptians terrible vnto them they nowe are to the Aegyptians as Pillers of smoke and as SALOMON Cant. 6. 3. saith terrible as an Armie with banners The Lord put his beautie vpon them Ezech. 16. And loe they depart with the Iewels of the Heathen and good reason that the Gentils bring their Glory vnto Sarahs Ierusalem and free-borne Children 20. Staffe Then Moses leadeth Israell away Towards a Wildernes and Canaan their due But b Pharaoh his sinne yet could not stay And therefore armes himselfe and doth pursue But Israels God in midst of Seas did drowne Proud Pharaoh and cast his Chariots downe a when Iaacob came into Egypt there were not 80. Persons in alâ— but now when Moses carrieth them out of Egypt they are six hundred thousand men besides women and Children They depart out of Aegypt 430. yeares after the Promise made to Abraham Gen. 12. 3. That in his seed all Nations shall be blessed meaning through Christ that should assume the seede of Abraham Hebrewes 2. 16. Abraham was foretolde Gen. 15. 13. that his seede should be a stranger and hardlie intreated 400. yeares The first hard intreatie of his Seed I read of was Ismael his persecuting of Isaac Genes 21. 9. compared with Galaâ— 4. 29. From which time vntill this departure out of Aegypt towards the Land of Rest I suppose 400. years From Ismaels Mock back vnto the Promise 30. yeares From the Promise back vnto Abrahams birth were 75. yeares Gen. 12. 4. From Abrahams byrth back vnto the Flood 352. yeares All summed togither will be found from the Floode vnto the departure out of Aegypt 857. yeares The Moneth of their Deliverance being otherwise the Seaventh was hencefoorth called by Iehouah his Commaund Exod. 12 2. the First Moneth as deserving the first place why then should fantasticall Spirits maryell at Our Celebrating of the First daye of the weeke rather than another seeing in that day our Saviour Rising from death clearlie delivered vs from a more palpable darknes than that of Aegypt and from the power of a more in mightie Adversary than was Pharaoh especially seeing Paul a Master builder enioyned that day vnto the Churches 1. Cor. 16 1. As also the Head of the building himselfe solemnized it by 5. speciall Appearances and Preachings b Pharaoh pursuing IEHOVAH teacheth Moses howe the people should passe through the Red Sea The Sea divided it selfe and stood vpon heaps on either hand The Israelites passe easily through Pharaoh with his Chariots pursueth The heapes of waters fal downe vpon him his people and Chariots so that they sunke downe vnder the waues like a stone A Iudgment due to persecutors of the True Church This passing of the Israelites throgh the Sea was a figure of Baptisme by the which we are saved 1. Cor. 1. 2. A Seale of Salvation to the Israell of God that is to the Faithfull but a seale of Condemnation vnto the Spirituall Aegyptians I meane the vnfaithfull whether within or without the Church visible 21. Staffe For which great work Moses he sings a Song And after praising God the people he To a Sinajs Mountaine doth conduct a long Where for one yeare their Tents down pitched be There in the Mount God did with Moses talk And teach him how the People thence shuld walk a Called also Horeb the Mount where Iehouah appeared to Moses in fierie Bushe No maruell if the Lord bad Moses Exod. 3. 5. put of his shoes because of the ground appointed to speciall holy vse for here IEHOVAH talked after an vn-vtterable familiaritie with Moses giuing to Moses for the People vse the Ten Commandement written in two Columnes or Tables of Stone Togither with them Laws Morall the Lord gaue Lawes Ceremoniall for spirituall Exercise choosing the Tribe of Levi for Ministers in spiriâ—uall busines Levi hauing three sonnes Gershon Kohah Merari Genes 46. 11. the Families of them three they had each Familie his peculiar charge in the spirituall or as we call it Ecclesiasticall seruice neither was every of these Families not marked of many writers capable of the Priest-hoode The Familie of Gershom whereof was Aaron was chosen to the most sacred thinges in that service The Familie of Kohath in the seconde place had their peculiar Charge for otherwise Iehouah Iealous of order in his service would slay them Nomb. 4. 15. No maruell then though Corah of this Tribe Nomb. 16 1. was slaine togither with his partakers The Familie of Merari was chosen to the third and most inferiour Service Nomb. 4 29. c. No maruell then if Vâ—zah 1. Chronic. 6. 29. was slaine for touching the Arke 1. Châ—on 13. 10. seeing neither of the two latter Families might Touch it Neither was HE a meere Priuate man as many haue
his Tents Secondly in Numbring the People and divers worthy Events in the Wildernes The Booke of Deuteronomie or second rehersall of the Law maketh a Repeat of the things fallen out since the Peoples comming out of Aegypt containing summarilie what before was delivered in Exodus Leuiticus Numbers b The Israelites ever and anone tempted Iehovah in the Wildernes for the which the Lord kept them for 40. yeares in the Wildernes leading the people for he went before them in a Clowde on the Daye and in a Piller of Fire on the Night not by the way that Iaacob and his sonnes traveled in the Famine but round about in and out till hee had by warres consumed all that went out of Aegypt excepting CALEB and Ioshuah This was the fruite of abusing their Leaders and doubting of the Lord his providence Balak King of Moab and Moab and Ammon came of LOT his drunken Incest committed after his departure from Abram his Vnkle and after the destruction of Sodom Gomorrha Zeboim Admah the Cities of the Plaine hyred the covetous Prophet Balaam to accurse Israel but the Beast could tell the King that no Sorcerie could cease on Iaacob yet wicked Iaacobs seede could accurse themselues by running into many Abhominations to the kindling of IEHOVAHS wrath They overcame Sichon King of Amorites Og the king of Basaâ— and the Basan Bulles but notwithstanding that and farre much more than that they were ever forgetting God their Deliverer for the which as I haue said Iehouah destroyed them Aaron dieth by the way and Moses having called the twelue Tribes of Israel before him he blesseth them After the which he passeth from Moab plaine and mounteth the Mount Nebo from whence overpeering Iordan he beholdeth the land of Promise Canaan from whence their Fore-father Iaacob came in time of deep Dearth Hauing seene all IEHOVAH shewing him al he quietly giueth vp the Ghost being 120. yeares olde But Michael the Arch-Angell after strift with Satan Iude 9. buried his body where never man could find it Deut. 34. 6. And here endeth MOSES his 5. Books The 4. latter Books containe 183. yeares vnto them ad the 2369 yeares of Genesis and the whole will be 2552. yeares And so much heere is the Worlds age 24. Staffe The Seede of them during the 40. yeares Borne in the Wildernes they onely came With other two as in Gods writ appeares Them God did bring into the Land of Fame a For Ioshuah good Moses being dead By Gods appointment doth the people leade a Moses before his death having imposed hands on Ioshuah as the Lord had commanded loe Ioshuah was full of the Spirit of Wisdome succeeding Moses in Captainship to Israel And so beginneth the Book of Ioshuah Ioshuah sending Spies to Iericho the first Citie beyond Iorden they come to Harlotrie Hostesse Rahab for lodging She perceiving they were Israelites for Israel was become famous abroade shee lodged them with holy Care beleeving verelv that her Citie and all the Land should be giuen into the hand of Israel and therfore beggeth obtaineth graunt of Life for her selfe and her Fathers house Officers of Iericho hauing observed Spies in the Towne come and search for the Israelites but Rahab having hid them in the top of the house vnder bundles of Hemp denieth her Ghuests The Inquisitors departed she dwelling vpon the Citie walls letteth them downe through a window by a coard and so they retyre to Ioshuah Ioshuah vnderstanding from IEHOVAH that it was time to set over Iordan hee appointeth the Priestes to bear the Arke of the Covenant in which Arke the booke of Covenent was put vntill they came to the brinke of the River They comming thither and setting foot in the water The waters parted as did the Red Sea The Priestes standing within Iorden all the People passe over Twelue Men in the meane time of every Tribe one takeing vp at Ioshuahs commaund a stone in Iorden which afterwards in their Camping place they pitched downe for a Memoriall The Priests no sooner set foot on the Land beyond Iordan but loe the waters rolle togither againe for what rest is in this floodie world longer than the Priest of Priests setteth foot on the Seasâ— The Israelites Royall Arrivall once reported Oh howe the Vncircumcised growe faint-hearted Their Arrivall being in the first Moneth they as was commanded on the 14. daye of that Moneth hauing first circumcised all the Males borne for that 40. years in the Wildernes in the place called Gilgal they doe celebrate the Passeouer feast and the next day after do eat of the Corne of Canaan wherevpon the Manna a kinde of foode that for the 40. yeares fell with the morning dewe like to Coriander seede it ceased Extraordinary provision shall accompanie the Woman in the Wildernes but she must not exspect so much in the Land of Rest. They incompasse Iericho six daies togither seven Priests blowing on 7. Rammes-hornes every day once but the 7. daye they circuit the Citie 7. times the Priests sounding and at the seaventh time sounding the Armie shoutes vpon which the walles of Iericho fall downe flat They sack the Citie Sauing Rahabs house Ioshuah giving in charge that no man take any execrable stuffe of Iericho Achan filtcheth a Babylonish garment 200. shekels of silver and a wedge of Golde whereby hee brought Gods Iudgment on Israel The execrable Theese found out He his sonnes daughters oxen asses yea All that he had were stoned and burnt to Ashes in the Valley of Achor and reason too for Gold Silver c. first dedicate vnto false worship is onely consecrated by beeing dedicated to Gods Tabernacle The man that filtcheth that for his priuate vse bringeth Iudgment vpon him Let such as haue filtched false Church-liuings marke this Some others my Brethren haue deemd it simplie vnlawfull that the ministry of the Newe Testament yea some that none of the faithfull should at any hand make vse of such stuffe saying It is execrable Indeed it is so regarding his former vse but if nowe it be by the holy Church dedicate to the Saintes vse it is no more execrable Iosh. 6. 24. and this way the Harlots wages is made holy Isa. 23. 23. 24. Let my Brethren considder of this and not so easilie condemne the true vse of God his Creatures because of former prophanation for all the Creatures of God are consecrated vnto vs by the Word and Praier 1. Tim. 4. 4. 5. and heerein the Gospell is more liberall then was the Law 25. Staffe a He hauing brought them into promist Land And b seated every Tribe in proper lot c Good Ioshuah dies Then as we vnderstand The Israelites right soone had God forgot For which he many times did giue them vp To drink the draught of Enemies their cup. a This Ioshuah is called Heb. 4. 8. Iesus because He not the Law man Moses brought Israel into Canaan the first Rest a figure of the second Rest into which our Iesus not of Ephraim as
he was but of Iudah shall bring vs if so we will studie to enter into that rest Without studying and striving it will not be for the Gate is straight and the way narrowe that leadeth vnto Life and fewe there be that finde it Mat. 7. 14. b Ioshuah hauing seated the Tribes in their seuerall Lots as God had appointed onely Levies Tribe had no such Lot for the Lord was his special portion and the other Brethren were to paye vnto them Tenths Reuben Gad and the halfe Tribe of Manassâ—h Then returne vnto their Lot which fell out on the other side Iordan They as wee must sought no Rest to themselues till they see Rest for the Body of Israel c Ioshuah readie to set foot in the Graue calleth before him the Elders of the People rehearsing before them the wonderfull mercies of God received for the which they were all neerely tyed vnto IEHOVAH But in the end he concludeth howsoever others were resolved yet Hee togither with his Houshold would serue the Lord. Soone after he died being 110. yeares olde having ruled 17. yeares and about 50. yeares after their comming from Aegypt So endeth the book of Ioshuah the World then aged 2570. yeares Here beginneth the Booke of IVDGES Ioshuah dead the People consult with God for the succession in Government The Lord appointeth the Tribe of Iudah Of Iudah Othoniel was chosen Iudge who oversawe them for 40. yeares To him succeedeth Ehud of Ben-iamins Tribe who was not I think lame but left handed Iudg. 3. 15. compared with Verse 21. and therefore exercised that hand as most ready to drawe his dagger forth Hee slewe Eglon Israels Oppressour for 18. yeares From Othoniels death to the end of his Iudge-ship are 80. yeares Heere Shamgar slewe 600. Philistims with an Oxe-goade and so helped Israel But after Ehud his death Israel forgetteth God their deliverer for which IEHOVAH giueth them into the hand of Iabin a Cananitish King whose chiefe Captaine was Sisera a Gentile He had 900. Chariots of Iron and twentie yeares he vexed Israel But Israel crying vnto IEHOVAH hee raised vp in Israel the woman Deborah an excellent Prophetesse who stirreth vp Barak of Naphtali to take 1000. men of Naphtali and Zebulon for rescuing Israel out of the hands of Sisera Iabins Captaine The Prophetesse goeth vp with Barak and they ioyne with Siseraes hudge Armie by the waters of Megiddo Siseraes Armie is discomfited himselfe finding a paire of feete better than two paire of handes Comming wearie into Iaels Tent he sleeping she knocketh a nayle into his Temples and and so brought Barak pursuing to the spectacle So had Israel much rest for 40. years not for 40 years after this Triumph but accompting 40. years from Ehud vnto Gideon next Israelitish Iudge After Deborahs victorie the Lord because of Sinne gaue Israel into the hands of Midian for whose deliverance Gedeon of Manasseh called also Ierub-baal was stirred vp who Iudged his People 40. yeares To him succeedeth Abimilech Ierubbaals yong sonne hauing first murdered his brethren and hee raigned 3. yeares After him Tola of the Tribe of Issachar helped his people 23. yeares Next Iair of Manasseh for 22. yeares Then Iephte Spurius of Manasseh for 6. yeares After him arose Ibsan of Bethlehem-Iudah Iudged 7. yeares To him succeeded Elon of Zabulons Tribe hee had 40. sonnes and thirtie Nephewes that rode on 70. Asse-coltes He iudged 10. yeares Then next Abdon of Ephraim for 8 yeares In his nect followed Sampson of kicking Dans Tribe He for 20 yeares was a strong plaguer of the vncircumcised Philistims slaying more in his Death than in his Life A Nazarite hee was and a figure of our Nazaret Annointed who by his death on the Crosâ—e overcame Death and destroyed all power infernall to the Faithfull After Sampson arose Eli of the Tribe of Levi and of the Familie of Ithamar the 4. Sonne of Aaron for Aaron had Nadab and Abihu slaine of God in the Wildernes for offering with straunge fire as also he had Eleazar and Ithamar for sonns This Eli became as Priest so Iudge to his people for 40. yeares And heere examining the time of Iudges durance the Booke of Iudges will end within whose times falleth the Story of Ruth the Moabitish Gentile married to Boaz great Grandfather to David The Moabites came from LOT his incestuous sonne Moab 1 Othoniel raigned 4. years 2 Ehud his end of Iudgship after Othoniel 80. yeares 3 From thence to Gedeon 40. yeares 4 Gedeon 40. yeares 5 Abimelech 3. yeares 6 Tolâ— 23. yeares 7 Iair 22. yeares 8 Iephte 6. yeares 9 Ibsan 7. yeares 10 Elon 10. yeares 11 Sampson 20. y. 12 Eli 40. yeares The yeares of the 12. Israelitish Iudges in one summe are 339. yeares Obiect But holy Paul preaching at Antioch and making rehearsal of the sacred Story he there saith that the Lord gaue vnto Israel Iudges about 450. years Act. 13. 20. so that by the former number 339. Paul should over-compt one hundred and eleuen yeares Ans. Manie and not vnlearned haue either here affirmed the text corrupted or else they haue not begunne the number of Iudges from Ioshuahs last but they haue runne backe beyond Ioshuah beyond Moses beyond Iaacob even to Isaac But if they marke Paul there they shall easilie see that he bringeth in the accompt of Iudges from the time that Israel had full possession of their Lots In a word to resolue the doubt Paul hath an eye not onely to these 12. Iudges sprong out of Israel but also to the vncircumcised Rulers that oppressed them and into whose handes the Lord gaue them because of their sinnes for who knoweth not that if the Lord gaue his people into the hands of the Vncircumcsed and so it is oft said in the book of Iudges then it was God that seâ— the Rulers ouer them Let vs number the yeares of the Oppressours 1 Chusan 8. yeares 2 Eglon 18. yeares 3 Sisera 20. yeares 4 Midian 7. yeares 5 Ammon 18. yeares 6 Philistims 40. yeares These halfe 12. being Oppressors do so make 111. yeares Which one hundred eleuen put vnto three hundred thirtie nyne doeth giue vp holy Pauls number of 450. Neither are these 111. yeares falling Alone or successiuely to the Iudges but Togither or intermixtly with them And therefore that 339. yeares are in mixture or confusion 450 yeares mystically reproouing the peoples ' confused manners Let vs now number from Israels Exit from Aegypt hitherto The whole 396. Moses governed 40. yeares Ioshuah 17. yeares The Iudgships orderly time 339. yeares Nowe followe the Books of SAMVEL Eli last Iudge of that Number being now Priest in Israel vnto him and for the service of the Lord Hannah the wife of Elkanah brought her young sonne Samuel to which Samuel the mightie God appeared declaring to him the destruction of Eli and his house because hee stayed not his sonnes Hophni and Phineas from prophaning the holy things Warres being then with the Philistims Israel went out
and caused the Ark of Gods Covenant to be fetched from Shiloh into the Host. But the Philistims caught away the Arke which afterwards they sent back againe and slewe the flaunting Priests Hophni and Phineas Newes heereof comming to Eli sitting without on a stoole he in a pieuish qualme fell downe and broke his Neck being 98. yeares old Phineas wife big with child hearing all this shee sodainlie brought foorth calling the Childe Ichabod that is No Glorie and so dyed Thus the Lord was as good as his word sent before to Eli by the man of God Chap. 2. They that honour IEHOVAH them will IEHOVAH honour but if they will kick against God and dishonour him by their vnrepentant Prophanations IEHOVAH will assuredly dishonour them by takeing their Glory from them in the sight of all men As they haue lived not glorifying God so they shall dye without glory to themselues Let Rulers chieflie learne this Lesson 26. Staffe But when they cryde to God he a Iudges sent Who did avenge them on their Enemie b At last with Iudges they growe discontent And for King Heathenlike they rudely cry God giues to them then Saul of Benjamin Whome after God rejected for his sinne a As he stirred vp by times 6. sorte of Oppressours so he mercifullie raised vp twelue of their owne people to exercise power over them besides Shamgar that slue the 600. Philistims with his Goade b Eli dead Samuel Iudged Israel passing righteouslie He waxing old his sonnes Ioel and Abiah governed whose inequall waies observed the People loathed Iudgship and desired to haue a King after the fashion of the Gentiles about them The Lord hearing their murmuring doth appoint Samuel to annoynt Saul of Beniamins Tribe a tall fellowe to the Kingship Saul seeking his Fathers Asses he found a Kingdome for comming to enquire of Samuel concerning his Asses as fooles runne to Witches Samuel annointeth him after the which the Spirit not of Sanctification but of Government and Maiestie came vpon him This Saul afterwards neglecting his charge concerning the slaughter of Amaleks Cattle and Agag the King the Lord therefore taketh from him the former Spirit and put in him a frantick Spirite commanding Samuel to annoynt David the youngest sonne of Ishai of Bethlehem-Iudah the Towne of Boaz and Ruth vpon whome came the former Maiesticall Spirite After this Saul ceaseth not to persecute David which persecution was cause of penning most of the Book of Psalmes but David though hee had him at vantage would not hurte him In the end consulting with a Witch at Enâ—or for before hating Samuel and Samuel nowe was dead hee tunneth to the Devill to speake with Samuel Saul the next daye after was slaine togither with his Sonnes in his warres with the Philistims running himselfe desperatlie on his swordes pointe Thus the wretched King run from sin to sinne till sinne slewe him From a lesser sinne he runnes to a greater from the greater vnto the greatest till hee meete with his match that is with a sinne that overmatcht him and brought him vnder foot Let Kings beware of sparing any cursed Agag or any fat Idole Religion for the bellie is Agags God lest the Lord leaue them to 〈◊〉 sinnes race the best end whereof is but shame confusion of face Seing we are all called to be Kings vnto God Lee vs spare neither fat sinnes nor leane sinnes sinnes lesse or more gainefull and pleasurable but let vs kill them all for as the bleating of the Cattle bewraied Sauls halting so will the crying of one sinne vnmortified bewray our hollowe hearts and prouoke the holy one to Iudgement The time of Sauls Raigne and of Samuel his Iudgship togither making 40. yeares 27. Staffe a Then Samuel did David King annoint Who was of Iudah b gracious good true c Then Salomon his Sonne he doth appoint Him to succeede as book of Kings doth shew This Salomon for d Tabernacles Rite Did build a Glorious Temple Gods delite a Se for this into the Annotation next before b As Dauid succeeded Saul so he raigned in all goodnes excepting the slaughter of Vriah the defiling of his wife Bathsheba marrying at length with Bathsheba by whom the adulterous Childe dead he had Salomon the figure of Iesus the peaceable Spouse of his church even as his Father David was the speciall type of IESVS the slaughterer of his Churches â—oes And here beginneth the Books of KINGS c David in his old age caused Zadok the Priest Nathan the Prophet he that reproved David for his Adulterie with his valiant men to carry his Son Salomon downe on his Mule to Gihon and there the Priest annoynting him with oyle taken out of the Tabernacle to proclaime him King who did so crying God saue King SALOMON After that David having exhorted his sonne to fear the Lord As also informing him of IEHOVAHS will concerning the Temple he dyed having raigned seauen yeares in Hebron where hee was the second time annoynted and 33. yeares in Ierusalem where he was the third time vncted d In stead of the Tabernacle formed in the wildernes Salomon by the Lord his appointment buildeth a Temple divided into the 1. Court 2. Holie and 3. Most Holy as was the Tabernacle The Stone was hewen and first made euen and afterwards were conioyned togither for the rearing vp of walles so that it is saide There was not heard the noise of an hammer in setting of it vp 1. King 6. 7. This signified that the Temple spirituall of our Iesus greater than Salomon namely the Church of the Newe Testament should consist of spirituall stones namely Men and weomen who first shuld be hewed and made smooth as Iohn Baptist smoothed the waye to Christ by the preaching of Prophets and having once the visible spirituall knobs hewen off then they should conioyne and knit togither into one communion This was cause that Iohn Baptist would not baptise any but such as first Confessed Sinne giving hope of Amendment And this was it that holy Peter respected when he said And yee as liuely stones be made a spirituall house 1. PETER 2. 5. Secondly that hammers or forcing meanes are not for ioyning People togither in holy Communion and Vnion spirituall for no Iron sworde can beget Faith but that Princes swords and hard meanes are appointed for the smoothing of them and cutting off their knobs and wicked manners that so they may bee fitted sooner for Christ. This Armie is to appeare willingly in holy beautie at the time appointed Faith is free or voluntarie not forced by humaine power Thirdly that Ratling noyse of Accusations Reprehensions is not fitte teaching within Christ his spirituall Temple the Church Iohn is to charge 〈◊〉 for Generation of Vâ—pers that are without as 〈◊〉 these that are once entred into the Lords house and â—nrolled by Baptisme in his Booke to them appertaine sweeter wordes than Salomon spake in the hearing of his servants and why All â—â—thin are hoped to be Christes and
Here we must beginne a double accompt because of this double Regiment which after that Schisme or Rent was never vnited or made One. IVDAH 1 Rehoboam raigneth over Iudah and Ben-iamin 17. yeares 2 Abiam called also Abiâ—ah Râ—hoboam his son he succeeded raigned 3. years wicked he was as was his Father but for Dauidâ— sake GOD gaue vnto him a Light that is a Son to Raigne after him He begun his Raigne in the 18. yeare of Ieroboam King of Israel 3 Asa his Son succeded better than Father or Grand-father He begun his raigne in the 20. of Ieroboam Hee tooke the Sodomits out of the Land destroyed Idoles deposed his Idolatrous grand-mother Mâ—acha in a word many worthy things did hee and the rather at the worde of the Lord comming vnto him by Azariah the Sonne of Obed. Having warres with Zâ—rah of Eâ—hiopia hee cryed vnto God thus It is nothing with thee to helpe with many or few therefore helpe vs oh Lorde our God for we rest on thee and in thy name are we come against this multitude Oh Lord thou art our GOD Let not Man prevaile against thee So IEHOVAH smot the Ethiopians and amazed that People so that good Asa and his Armie prevailed and took a great bootie This King smot an excellent Covenant with the Lord with whome ioyned not only his people of Iudah and Beniamin but also divers strangers out of Ephraim Manasseh and Simeon Israelites At which time was offered vp vnto IEHOVAH much of the Ethiopians spoyle Hauing raigned 41. yeares he dyed of the gowt 4 Iosaphat his son succeedeth beginning in his Fathers last years A good man for Church reformation In his time Eliiah or Eâ—â—as prophecieth in Iâ—rael and after him prophecied there Eliseuâ— or Elâ—sha his seruant vpon whome Eliiah rapt vp in a fiery chariot the Spirite is doubled he working twise so many miracles as did Eliiah Iosaphat being in affinitie with Aâ—ab of Israel he accompanieth Ahab to battell against Ramotâ— Notwithstanding the Prophet Michaiah had before tolde him and Ahab the issue but comming into the Field hee was glad to flie with shame Goodmen must looke for no good by ioyning with Idolaters And yâ—t the Princes of oâ—r time aâ—e not affraid to run ryde sayle by Seas in the defence of blinde Idolaters Some haue paide for it let others harmes make them beware He raigned 25. yeares and died 5 Ioram his Sonne called also IEHORAM Raigned togither with his Father from his Fathers 17 yeares and so continued 4. yeares after his Father He is said to raigne 8. years which time necessarily is counted from his Fathers 22. what time he begunne his more free Raigne that 22. being the 5. of Ioram of Israel Because this Foole married wâ—th Ahabs daughter therefore father Iehosophat is once called king of Israel Hee became a notable Idolatrer Vnto him commeth a Letter from Eliiah were it writ before his being wrapt vp or miraculously after I know not wherein was red his destinie namely That his Gutts through horrible paine shuld fal out of his belly And so 2. yeares after they did and so he died 6 Achaziah his yongest sonne finished the Fathers last yeare and was slaine 7 Athaliah his Mother succeeded she was Ahabs Daughter and Grandmother to Ioash she killeth all the Kings seed she can catch But Iehoiadaâ— his wife stealeth away Ioash Achaziah or Oâ—hoziah his yongest sonne and keepeth him and his nurse 6. yeares in a Chamber In the 7. yeare Iehoiadah the Priest hauing published abroade the life of the Childe hee bringeth him before the Captaines and People and in the Temple annoynteth Ioash 8. Ioasâ— called also Iehoash annoined King at that instant Athaliah the trayterous Queene commeth in cryâ—ng Treason Treason but her selfe was the Trayteresse and so shee found it for shee was haled out and slaine having vsurped 6 yeares During Iehoiadah his life Ioash walked vprightâ—ie but the good Priest dead the Nobles of Iudah com vp with flattering reverence first causeth a neglect of GOD his House and then pulleth in their Groues Idoles and false worship God stirreth vp Prophets to reprooue that but they stop the eare Then the Spirite of IEHOVAH comming vpon Zechariah the Son of Iehoiadah he thus protested before the People Thus saith God Why Transgresse you the Commaundements of IEHOVAH Surely ye shal not prosper because ye haue forsaken the Lord he hath also forsaken you 2. Câ—ron 24. The frantick Idolaters hearing this doe stone him in the Court of IEHOVAHS house even betweene the Temple and the Alter Mat. 23. 35 By the time that yeare was out IEHOVAH stirred vp the Aramites against Iudah who came a small number but conquered spoyled slaughtered as they would leaving Ioash behinde them in great misery The Araâ—â—tâ—s departed the Lord stirreth vp Shimrah an Amâ—onite and Ieâ—ozabad a Moabite who slewe the King on his bed Hee began his Raigne at 7. yeares and Raigned 40. yeares And here I would gladly knowe of Sâ—basâ—ian Caestalio and his ignorant followers what leadeth them to affirme That Salomon his bloode ended in Achaziah or Ochaziah the sonne of Iehosaphaâ— what should make them write that Ioash was of Iudah the sonne of Iosâ—ph the sonne of Ionah the sonne of Eliaâ—im the sonne of Melcha the sonne of Meâ—na the sonne of Mathaâ—a the sonne of Nathan King Salomon his brother To passe by a Sea of errour which this ignorance bringeth into the Genealogie of IESVS let the Reader search the Scripturs 2. King 11. 2. 3 and 2. Chron. 22. 10. 11. 12. and the next Chapter wholie and he shall see clearly as at Noone-day that Ioash was Achaziah his sonne as we haue written Nay read 1. Chron. 3. 10. 11. and there it is thus written And Salomons sonne was Reâ—oboam whose sonne was Abiah his Son was Asa his sonne Iehosâ—phat his sonne Ioram his sonne Achaziah his sonne Ioash c. what can bee more plaine If Castalio and his Opinators knew not how to reconcile Matthew and Luke their Geneaâ—ogies whereof in his place they should rather haue acknowledged their ignorance then seeme more skilful by broaching abhominable errour But men that would not seeme ignorant of any point doe commonlie stumble in that height of pride even in clearest pointes 9 Amaziah Ioash his Sonne succeeded being aged 25. yeaâ—e Hee raigned 29. yeares accompted from his Fathers 38. year that being the second yeare of Ioash King of Israel and he then his fathers Vice Roy. He slew these that slewe his Father but hauing an eye vnto Moses his Lawe hee would not kil the children for their Fathers fact He warred with Ioash or Iehoash King of Israel but came to the worse In Ierusalem they working treason hee fled to Iachish They send after him there slay him But hee was buried with his Fathers at Ierusalem in the Citie of David As Ieroboam of Israel Iehoash his Son begun his raign in this mans 15 yeares So this man endeth his Life and
Raigne in the 15. yeare of Ieroboam his Raigne 10. The States of Iudah in the next place do Raigne 11. yeares even vntill Ozâ—as his Raigne who begunne his Regiment 2. Chro. 26. 1 compare with 2. King 15. 1. in the 27. of Ieroboam of Israel his Raigne which must needs be 11. whole years after Amaziah his Father IVDAHS states occupy that Now Ioel beginneth to prophecy 11 Ozias or Vzziah called also Azariah the sonne of Amaziah hee succeedeth the States regiment being aged 16 yeares beginning his raigne in the 27. yeare of Israels Ieroboam He raignes 52. yeares This King had a zeal beyond knowledge which led him to burn incense vpon the Alter of Incense which thing only appertained to the Priest Azariah the Priest accompanied with 80. valiant Sacrificers withstoode and reproved him The King is thereat wroath The Lorde as wroth at him he smites his impudent fore-heade with open Leproâ—â—e Then was he compelled to go out and because of that disease hee dwelled in an house apart vntill his death In this mans time Isâ—iah or Esay begun to Prophecie He is called the Evangelical Prophet because hee foretolde of Christ and the state of the new Church so plaâ—nly as if hee had seene Christ the neâ—â— Testamentes Church with the bodilie eye He plainelie â—ore-sawe the generall obedience of Israel to Christian faith after the fulnesse of the Gentiles were come in Chap. 59. 20. 21. So Pâ—uâ— vnderstands that Râ—m 11. 26. Secondly hee plainly fore-sawe that Israels obedience vnto Christian Lore shuld be vnspeakable glorious their spirituall Light to be more than had bene the Gentiles Cap. 60. That Paul insinuateth Rom. 11. 12. and blessed Iohn hath in the Spirite pointed plainelie out their Churches â—loâ—ie Revel 21. Thirdly I saiah foresawe that the Israelites obedience should bring life vnto the Gentiles dead the Primitiue Churches haue all died 60. 3 4. 5. c. This Paul conâ—esseth Rom. 11. 15. And holy Iohn acknowledgeth Revel 21 24. 22. 2. This men wil not nowe see If they would they shuld be humbled in their blindnes which shall raigne thogh question be vpon question till Israel be called 12 Iotham his Sonne begnn to raigne in the 2. yeare of Pekah of Israel which was his Fathers last yeare and hee raigned in Ierusâ—l â— 16. yeares Hee built in the Lords house in the Cities wall in the Mountaines and forresâ— Hee prevailed againste the Ammoâ—â—es became mightie because hee directed his waye before Iehovah his God Now beguane Micah to proâ— phecie against Ierusalem and Samaria 13 Ahaz or Achaz his Son succeeded beginning to raigne in the 17. yeare of Pekah of Israel and he raigned 16. yeare as did his Father In his daies came vppe Rezin King of Aram whose heade Cittie was Damâ—scus and Pekah the Sonne of Râ—maliah king of Israel whose hed Cittie was Samaria and hee of that Cittie head Isa. 7. These two smoaking Firebrandes â—eare Ahaz Isaiah from the Lord laboreth to comfort him but the hypocriticall Beast believeth not when hee would be thoght to beleue much Maugre his hart Isaiah giveth a signe namely the birth of Iesus Christ on a Virgin whereof he was vnwo orthie Pekah slewe in one daye sixe score thousand of Iudah Zickri a mightie man of Ephraim slaieth Maasetah the Kings sonne and Azrikam the Stewarde of his house and Elkaâ—ah the second after the King The Edomites doe plague him the Philistims invade him Tiglah Pilneeser of Ashur troubles him All are of his iack but he will not forsake his grosle Idâ—latry Nowe Isaâ—ah his children were signes to Iudah and pointed at of the Idolaters Isai 8. 18. So is Christ his members Heb. 2. 13. 14 Hezechiah his Son a worthie â—eformer begun to Raigne in the 3. yeare of Hoshea of Israel which was the last yeare of his Father In his 4 yeare being then aged 29 Salmanâ—sar commeth against Israel and captiveth Hoshea his People And in the 14 yeare of this King Sanach-rib of Ashur commeth against IVDAH His chieâ—e Captaine was Rabshakeh a notable Rayler Isai. 36. The Lord comforâ—eth Hezechiah by his Prophet Isaiah Rabshakeh hearing of Warres at home raiseth siege after all his scolding but by the Angel of IEHOVAH in one night were slain one hundred fourscore and fiue thousand of the Assyrians After that Salmane sar in his Idole Temple at home was slaine by his two sonnes Adrammalech and Sharezer He dead Esarhaddon his sonne Raigned in his stead Hezechiah sick Isaiah commeth vnto him and after the Kings humiliation before IEHOVAH he giveth to him a Signe of Life for 15. yeares for the shadow of the Diall herevpon went backward ten degrees in the Diall Berodach Beladan Babels King vnderstanding of the Miracle hee sent to Hezechiah presents Hee letteth the Straungers see al his Treasure furniture c. whereat the Lord is angrie and therefore sendeth Isaiah to tell him that his Seed should be carryed away captiue to Babel Having raigned 29 yeares he died 15 Manasses or Manasseh his sonne succeeded at the age of 12. yeares and he raigned 55. yeares Hee beginning with as deepe Idolatrie as had Ahaz his Grand-father God stirreth vp Assurs King Esar-haddon who fetters my Youth and carrieth him Prisoner to Babel Hee humbling himselfe in his Chaines happie Chaines that humble a man the Lord is mercifull vnto him Assur sending himâ— home where in better maner he finished his daies In his time Habakkuk prophecieth 16 Amon his Sonne succeedeth for two years His servants slewe him for which the People slewe them and enthronized his sonne Iosiah 17 Iosiah or Iosias next raigneth Eight years olde at his Coronation and hee ruled 31. yeares in Ierusalem At 12. yeares of age he wrought a great Reformation performing vpon Bethels Alter that which the Prophet had fore-tolde 300. yeares before In his 18. yeare he kept a most Royall Passeover Ieremiah in his Raigne begunne to Prophecie so did Zephaniah The Lords Trumpet nowe sounded nothing but Iudah must to Babel Prisoner for 70. yeares False Prophets sounde a false peace and therefoâ—e shame came vppon them Huldah the Prophetesse telleth Iosiah that because his heart melted at the reading of Moses Originall he should be taken away ere Iudahs fearefull fall Going into Battel against Pharaoh Necho King of Aegypt he was slaine at Megiddo 18 Iehoahaz or Ioachaz called also IONN and Shallâ—m a younger sonne of Iosiah hee succeeded at the Peoples appointment He Raigned but three Moneths for then Pharaâ—h Necho put him in bondes and carryed him into Aegypt 19 Eliakim called also Iehoiakim and Iakim elder brother to Iehoahaz by 2. years Him did Pharaoh Necho make next King Nowe Iudahs obedience was like rotten Figges From the Schisme of the Tenne Tribes from the Two wherevpon arose King of Iudah King of Israel vnto this Eliakiâ— his 3. yeare are 370. yeares The World aged 3400. ISRAEL 1 Ieroboam King of Israel or tenne Tribes streatching out his hand
evill applie them two As by the Two Armes were meant not Oâ—e but Two Kingdomes namely Madai and Paras so by rule of likenes Two Kingdomes but both One against Iudea must here be meant That proportionablie holdeth in giving the two Legges vnto Aegypt and Syria which two Kingdomes as two Leggs did spring out of the Brazen Belly and Loynes Iavan or Grecia Thirdly the Stone was to fall on the Images Toes That IT did not regarding the Romanes for It rather rushed on that Monarchs Heade or prime of Government over Iudea but that it did on the Toes of Syri-Egypt for Herod Matthewe 2. 1. of Anti-pater an Idumean as hee was appointed to governe by Romes Cesar so was hee by Aegypts Antoni and Cleopatra then in Syria shee sprung of Syri-Egypts seed such commixture Daniel foretold 2. 43. and 11. 6 confirmed to that Regiment over Iudea The blessed Stone so tumbled on Gog-Magogs Toe See the 1. Staffe of the newe Testament following Fourthly the vision was for confirmation of the Iewes faith patience vntil Messiah came to case them and not so for Tyme after Messiah the like falling out in all Daniels following visions Fiftly we shal see that this Image is first for the Whole then for the Partes in the sequences expoun ded For the whole That vision Dan. 7. of the 4. Beasts is cleare The three Beasts expounding the three first Mettles as for the fourth Beast wherein lyeth the doubt it is set out by notable Periphrases but not said as were the former to bee like this or that Beast for being so changeable in goverment even nowe 12. raigning even nowe 4. even nowe two al Terrible and Tramplers of Iudea vnder foot it cannot at any hand be properly affirmed of Rome but wonderfull plainly and properly of that disordered Iron kingdom that came out of Iavans brazen bellie And of this kingdome doe the Iewish Antiquitaries vnderstand it teaching theâ—ewithall that Antiochus Epiphanes was that litle horne that vttered great blasphemie Let vs not hinder them in comming forwards to Iesus Messiah For the Partes of the Images-vision First Daniel hath a vision Chap. 8. of a Ram and a Goate This overthrowing That that is Mede-Perse or Paras ouerthrowne by Alexander the brazen Bellie and Goate saltant Secondly in the eleventh Chapter Daniel is told by the Angel of each excellent particular that concerneth the plaine pointing out of Mede-Perse Grecia and the braunched Hornes or Governments issuing on t of Alexanders Monarch every latter vision more open than the former and a plaine expositor of the first 33. Staffe These a Two hight thus Aegypt and Syria The Iron legges whereof good Daniel writes From Syri rose The b Horne blaspheming ay Which doste the Ievves and holy worship spites But after c Seventie seavens of years from Hy A d Sacred stone puts all these Kingdomes by a The two kingdomes springing out of Greciaes Monarche whereof sufficient lie is said in the annotation vpon the former Staffe b Of Tenne Syria-stampers vpstarts an Antiochus more base than any before him Hee would needes be called Epiphanes that is Famous but many then called him Epimanes that is Furious and Furious hee was against the pleasant Land Iudea His blasphemies and abrogation of holy thinges thou maiest see Dan. 7. 8. c. and Chap. 8. 9. c. This Beast stayed not afflicting Aegypt as Aegypt pinching at him but Iudea being in the middle it alwaies payed for their losses The nerer they came to Christ the greater was their Crosse. Of some his abhominable Actions the Apocriphal Machabees maketh true mention This Begger got on Horse-back ridde a mad gallop till the Lord cast him downe to his dounghill beginning Stinking in his death more fowlie than a dunghill This blasphemous Home was a special type or figure of the Newe Testaments Antichrist or Man of Sinne or Sonne of Perdition whome God shall destroye by the breath of his mouth committing his whole tyrannous body to the devouring fire Apoc. 19. 20. even as was not onely this speciall Horne but his whole Kingdome Dan. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. This blasphemous horne ariseth out of one of the four Beastes that Daniel sawe come out of the Sea as for the Newe Testaments sonne of Perdition he springeth out of a Beast that likewise came out of the Sea a Beast containing all Daniels Beastes Revel 13. 1. 2. And it may be that our Antichrist was not a Perfect Body till he had eate vp the former Beast as one Serpent eating another doth thereby growe to a Monster Pray for spirituall eyes for this Beast hath brewed a spiritual wine wherewithall all Nations haue bene made drunk as drunk as Beggars Wil-worshippers He that will not with Iohn Rev. 17. go into the Wildernes and that in the Spirit hee shall not knowe what the Mysterie meaneth neither is he worthie Whether Malachi prophecied in the end of the Persian Monarch or what time vnder this Iron Goverment I know not but plaine it is that all things were out of order in his time as also that hee was the last Canonicall Prophet of the Olde Testament c Daniel was tolde by Gabriel Dan 9 24. 25. 26. That 70. seavens of years were cut out for his People for the Holy Citie and for consuming wickednes abolishing Sinne for making reconciliation for iniquitie to bring in Everlasting Righteousnes and to shewe Christ the Holie of Holies c. Then doth Gabriel devide the number of 70. into three partes into 7. Seauens then into 62. Sevens then into one Seauen Vnto the first namely 7. times seaven yeares which is a Iubile of 49. yeares hee appointeth the building of Ierusalems walles and the finishing of the whole Temples worke which Nebuchadneâ—zar had burnt and rased down Isaiah 44 28. The time of which building was A troublous Time Daniel 9. 25. The 62. seavens or 434. yeares aster Ierusalems building finished reach vnto the last weeke or 7. yeares wherein Messiah shall be slaine The last week or 7. yeares breede much question Some translate Daniel thus In the Midst of the Weeke hee shall cease oblation Others translate it thus In the Halfe of the Week he shal cease oblation The word importing Halfe some vnderstand it of the first halfe Some of the latter halfe of the 7. yeares These that vnderstand it of the first halfe do teach that Iesus his Baptisme begun the first year of the Seauen and that his death ended that halfe and so they leaue the other halfe of the Seven vnto the Newe Testaments Revelation where it is saide that the two witnesses prophecied 3. yeares and an halfe Revel 11. and the Woman is said to be so long in the Wildernes Revel 12. Neither is this for many mysteries that seeme to arise from hence to bee reiected as a thing grossie absurde These that vnderstand it of the latter halfe do fullie finish Daniels latter 7. in Messiah his death affirming that the Newe Testaments 42. Moneths
Ghost testifieth Mat. 2. that they were Magies of the East whereas Colin was west from Iudea Persia was Easterne from the Holie Land and that people were notable Astrologers or Star-gazers therefore onely probable to me that these Magitians must bee Persians At the word Magitian thou must not stumble seing it was then a worde vsed in the good part rather than in the ill as also a long time after These Mâ—goi I haue called Sophoi both titles importing Wise. b These Star-gazers haue their ouercurious speculation sanctified vnto them for drawing them vnto Christ. Many by indirect means are brought vnto Iesus not by reason of any promise of blessing promised by God vnto men following curious arts but by vertue of God his antecedent Election who therefore regardeth the constancie of his owne Decree not of mans Deseruing c The Sheepheards founde with the blessed Babe Ioseph and Marie but these Sophies finde with the Babe Iesus onely Marie Quest. Where was Ioseph Answ. It may be he was playing the Carpenter abrode for all their three livings but sure it is he was not idlely plodding the streetes much lesse tipling in the Taverne with our idle swingers Neither is it vnlike that Iesus himselfe till 30. yeares age was much employed in that Carpentrie work considering the holy Ghost testifieth of him that He was subiect to his supposed Father and Reall Mother Noah plaied the Carpenter 120. yeares building for the preservation of his Families bodies and can wee think that Ioseph and IESVS the well nourtered youth woulde neglect the bodie He that provideth not in some honest Calling for the sustentation of his Familie is worse than an Inidel Nay that which more is Hee denyeth the Faith of Iesus 1. Tim. 5. 8. for the Christian Faith teacheth not a man to bee idle and negliegent although indeede it command a man not to be Carefull about there things Mat. 6. 25. c. Labour in thy Christian calling but without Care for labouring in a consecrated Calling why shouldest thou be carefull seeing Goldlines hath promise of bodily necessaries neither will the Lord with-holde any thing that Goodis from these that Walk prightly Psalm 84. 11. d The Iewes had first sight of Iesus the Gentiles enioved the second sight a plaine signe that the Gentiles Iapheâ—s house should nowe step into Shems Tent that the partition was to bee broken downe and that Iesus would be Sheepherd to both sortes of sheepe e They having offered Gold vnâ—o the King of the world preaching thereby homage and fealtie vnto Dauids Lord and yet Davids sonne as also having offered Frankencense in signe hee was the perfumer of our prayers as also Myrrhe fittest for his buâ—iall a signe that his death was our life happie men they depart Herod vnder pretence to woorship Iesus thinking to worrye Iesus had commaunded the Magies to returne and relate vnto him where the Iewes King was borne but God having otherwise admonished them they preferre IEHOVAHS will before Herods wish 5. Staffe The Dragons a Horne pursues to smite the Child But b God forewarneâ— and they to Aegypt flie c Herod once dead they Three that stood exild Returne but go downe into Galilie d At twelue yeares end Iesus he doth dispute In Temples Court which caused mickle brute a The Dragon the Deuill Rev. 12. is introduced with his Hornes for dossing ey destroying this Man-childe Iesus The first Horne that studied Iesus his destruction was the Idumean Herod and that he did because he heard by the former Sophies that there was a king borne vnto the Iewes b The Lord hauing a care of our Lord as hee first warned the Magies not to returne to Herod so hee forewarneth Ioseph and Marie of Herods hollowe heart wherevpon they flie into Aegypt Into Aegypt went Abraâ—am the Father of the Faithfull by reason of a Famine thither was Ioseph pushed by his Bretheren to whome Father and Fathers house was glad to repaire for succour and thither nowe went Maries Ioseph and a greater than Ioseph A Horne of Hel pusheth our Lord thither and but Hornes of the Devill are all that bloodily pursue Iesus in his members They gone into Aegypt Herod slaughtereth all Male-children vnder two yeares olde hoping amongst them the Vndefiled Man-childe should haue bene murdred The Massacre was so abhominable as dead Rahel the first Iosephs Mother could not but after a sort lament the destruction of her Children Of a certaine Ancient it is written that Herod should slaughter his owne young Sons lest of them Iudah should haue had a King wherevpon Augustus then should say I had rather be one of Herods Hogges than Sons for his Hogges he fats but his Sonnes he sleas c The Beast dead Ioseph and Marie with Iesus are called by God out of Aegypt even as Israel before was called from thence by Moses IEHOVAHS mouth But they hearing that his Sonne Archelaus did succeede like Cock commonly like Chicken they turned aside to Nazareâ— in the partes of Galiâ—e wherevpon he tooke the name of Nazarite and besides that hee was to vs a more Pure and Powerfull Nazarite than was Samson his figure d Ioseph and Marie what time Iesus was aged 12. yeares they doe come as yearely they ever had to keep the Passe-ouer at Ierusalem The Feast finished Ioseph Marie set homewards with their Kins-folks and acquaintance but after a daies iorney they missing their sonne Iesus they returne with sorrowful hearts to Ierusalem who after three daies do find him amidst the Doctors in the Temple disputing His Mother saying vnto him Sonne Why hast thou dealt thus with vs Behold thy Father and I haue sought-thee with heavie hearts to her he returned this answer Howe is it that you sought me knewe ye not that I must go about my Fathers busines But they vnderstoode not the word that hee spoke vnto them Then hee went downe with them and came to Nazaret and was subiect to them and his Mother kept all these sayings in her heart And Iesus increased in wisdome and stature for indeed they two should growe togither and in favour with God and men 6. Staffe a Bout 30. yeares he comes to Iordans side Whereas b Iohn Baptist doth baptize our Lord. Iesus the Christ then from that blessed tyde Gathers c Disciples by his blessed word Twelue of them he d Apostles nominates And e Seauentie moe his will abrode relates a See Luke 3. 23. b Iohn Baptist the soâ— of Zachariah the Priest Luke 1. allyed by his Mothers side to blessed Marie for though the other Tribes might not marry one with another for avoyding confusion of Lotted inheritance yet might Levi who had no such inheâ—itance and therefore not like possibilitie of confusion marrie with other Tribes This Iohn begun to preach The Baptisme of Repentance for the remission of Sinnes in the 15. yeare of Tiberius Romes Cesar Ponâ—â—us Pilate being then Governour in Iudea but afterwards beheaded by Herod for reproving his vnlawfull marriage This Iohn having
vp onely to thee because thine is The second part of the Reason The Power THE Power euen al Power in heauen and in earth Only thou art able to giue Power vnto vs for Hallowing thy Name onely thou art able to plant the Kingdome of holines righteousnes only thou art able to giue vs Power of Doing thy vvil onely thou art able to giue Bread and to giue power vnto Bread and other temporaries for nourishing the body onely thou art able of thine absolute Power to Forgiue our sinns onely thou art able to Leade vs safely through tentations and to deliuer vs from Euill only thou art our King and wee subjects professed to thy Kingdom for whose vse thou hast and ever will manifest thy Power This our prayer wee offer vp onely to thee because as thine is Kingdome so also is Power The third part of the reason And Glory AND Glory We offer not vp our Prayers vnto Angels Saintes or any other Creatures because that were to glorifie the Creatures with that glory which onlie is due to the Creator but as it is onely in thee to blesse and to curse to giue or hold backe to saue by much or litle c. so onely do we glorifie thy Name by commending vnto thee our merciful Father our souls condition The fourth part of the Reason For ever NEither is Kingdome Power and Glory thine for a Day Moneth yeare but for Age after age even For ever and ever Creatures haue sparkles of thy kingdome sparkels of thy power and glory and therefore all their kingdome power and glory limited yea all of it hath an end and it shall be drawn back to thy selfe speciallie what time thy Son shall deliuer vp the kingdome into thine hands thou shalt be Al in Al. To thee therfore be al kingdom power and glory for ever The Seale of Faith Amen SO it is even so it is maugre devils men Thy Seale remaineth sure for thine owne knowes thee and thou art known and believed of them Amen BEcause Psalmes Hymnes and Spirituall Songues haue much affinitie with Praier therfore I haue thoght it not amisse in the next place to adde two such Sonets alwaies remembred that nothing I haue or ever shal write be joyned in vse with the Canonicall Scriptures in the publike service of my God Such joyning of our patcheries for no better name I will giue them in comparison of the holy Canon I call nothing but a sawcie Ioyning our Posts by IEHOVAHS Posts Ezek. 43. 8. A Soules Lamentation DVll Soule dull soule affections hard as Steele Vntoward Soule for praising of thy God His works and gifts how canst thou see feelâ— And still in way of forlorne persons plod Awake my Soule go tune thy Instrument And sing thou out thy heavie hâ—aâ—â—s Lament Thy Minde in ADAM rightly vnderstood But ADAMS Fall hath thee with darknes clad Thy will in ADAM first Affected good And Power to do right things oh then thou had But Minde perverted Will affected wrong Then onely Power to ill to man did long Hereby it comes thy minde is Dull to right Thy will Affecteâ—h things displeasing God Hereby it comes thou Doest with all thy might Lewd things full Mâ—riting IEHOVAHS Rod. Nothing is right that in thy Natures pent Then tune thy passions and sing forth Lamâ—nâ— Lament with me who feele Sinnes fyer-brand And straine your soules till teares descend amaine I see Sinne doth surmount the Ocean sand I see Sinne doth our purest actions staine Do all I can I see all is too ill Oh faithles Minde oh fowle vntoward Will I muse saith one that any damnd should be Sith God his handy-work is all Mankind But more I muse when I this sinne do see That any one Salvation should find All hauing falne why should not all there lye And as they merite damned be and dye Oh mercy endles of our highest Lord Thâ—â— sent his Sonne for ransoming all such As who with Faith do mix the written word And with his Crosse do finally not grutch But ingrate Heart that hast that mercie seald And yet more thankfulnes hast not reveald Base heart more base than Diapasons string That sounds belowe as savouring nought but clay Once rowse thy selfe and higher notes do sing With free affects do sing Hallelu-iah But oh alas Sinne still in place doth throng Accursed sinne it thwarts me in my Song Thy Christ hath loved thee and suited thee Yet oh my Soule how hast thou grieu'd his Spritâ— Alas alas long hath he woed me But in his waies I haue had small delite Howe many guifts vnto me hath he sent But retchles I. Oh sing my Soule Lament With trickling teares let cheeks bedewed be And prostrate fall on Earth thou earthly lump What goodnes in thy nature doest thou see Oh wretched man and stupid senceles stump A masse of clay howe dare it rush on ill Vntoward Soule blind Mind and crooked will Feares thou not him that is Consuming fire Feares thou not him that ponders every sprite Feares thou not him who will account require With ill darst thou his goodnes daily quite Rent Heart teare Soule do all thy powers straine So solace shall ensue thy present paine This Life is but a vale of miserie This Life is but a pilgrimage of paine Even nowe a Floure cut downe then by and by No certaine place till corps in Earth remaine Pack hence foule Pride and loue of earthly toyes What is it that deade Cesar nowe enioyes Vntuned heart tune thy affections right And sing thy sinne with he avie warbling note Witnes thereto call every Day and Night Nor cease thou to put off old ADAMS Coate No sooner see a tatter of thy Sinne But dreary-wise thine Elegic beginne Thine Elegie beginne with dewed cheeke And drawe a base Larg note beseeming it For sinnes Remission from aboue do seeke For soules discharge imploy thou all thy wit And till thou soule in highest heavens be pent Do not leaue off poore Soule to sing Lamenâ— A Soules solace YE Children which do serue the Lord Your joyfull hearts with me affoord For high extolling IEHOVAH From out the Hels he vs redeemd what time his loue we nought esteemd The Dragon so did loose his pray Sing forth my heart his worthie praise To whome thy strength is due alwaies For Sin hath got his bleeding wound Though Sinne be vexing thee among By Christ his crosse yet art thou strong His crosse hath Sin and Satan bound Exult my Soule sing forth his loue Thy Flesh in Christ is got aboue Thy flesh in highest hevens doth raign Thy flesh Iesus hath glorifide On God his right hand It doth bide Let Satan rage and roare amaine Out of the Heavens Satan is throwne Lift he his hed Christ knocks him down Christ in thy Nature doth this deed Old Adam lost our natures strength Newe Adam it redeemd at length Even Christ who sanctified our seed Oh thou my soule and all within Praise thou thy God that