with the Sword Because a Priest once sacred to the Lord But he degrads him from his Charge disgrac'd And Zadok sacred in the Prlest-hood plac'd Benayah efter then advanced he To be the Cheeftan of his Chivalrie 1 Kings 3 Chap. WIth Egypt Salomon a mariage makes And Pharos daughter to his vife he takes And vnto Dauids fort from Memphis streame Brought her whill walled was Ierusalem Then to the Prince in Gib'on God apeard And what of him he wold demand and speard VVho in a meeke and holy humblness Gods great and mony favours did confess And since he had created him a King He songht true visidome in his governing 〈…〉 VVith all his other graces vnder heaven And first the Plea that the two Harlots moved His voundrous wisdome and his proudence proved 1 Kings 4 Chap. THe Princes Peeres and great men one by one Heir are insert that served Salomon VVith all purveyance great and Glorious â—elonging to his rich and royall house â—he numbers of hts strong and stalled horses â—hat he himself and his Cavalliers corses â—express his Pow're welth and riches great â—atchless magnificence and mighty state 〈◊〉 flowing from the favours of the Lord â—â—he Prophet pertinently dois record â—â—is all exceeding wise inlarged hart 〈◊〉 heaven in earth and in the profound part â—nd th'all compr'ending knoledge of this Prince â—â—rpassing all that livde before or since Among the monuments of mortall men Expressd is here by this Prophetick penne 1 Kings 5 Chap. â—Iram the Tiriam King with Salomon Congratulats his monting Isrels thron â—nd he agane with honor Servands send â—hat him to Hiram kindly did commend â—nd shew his Father Dauid for his warrs VVith nightbour nations and intestine Iarres â—nd piously he in his tyme intended â—ould nought begin the Temple nor yet end it 〈◊〉 when God gave him rest he set him foir it 〈◊〉 build a house for worship of the Lord â—â—erefore there royall maister Salomon â—equests for Cedars from his Lebanon Into which woundrous work imployd wer then A hunder fourscore and thrie thovsand men 1 Kings 6 Chap. VVHen for that famous fabrick fitly are All things made ready neat and necessare 〈◊〉 hundreth fourscore yeeres efter that day 〈◊〉 God from Egypt th' Ebrevvs brought away 〈◊〉 four yeer current of the regne noght gone 〈◊〉 Dauids wise and sage Senc Salomon 〈◊〉 statly Structure of the Temple than 〈◊〉 fore nam'd numbers for to build began 〈◊〉 in seven yeeres this wondrous works intended 〈◊〉 expression pompously was ended 〈…〉 In these few yeeres was finished be Them And God if he obedient remaine To Salomon reiterats againe His promise past and will performe it streaght That to his Father Dauid he had heaght 1 Kings 7 Chap. NOw whill the Churche tha ' accomplish and conclood The sage and great King Salomon thought good Efter the works for worship of the Lord To haue a house nixt for the King decord He heirfore t' enter instantly ordanes But sparing of expences or of Paines Then all the Arts-men exquisit at once Gold silver Cedar Brass and marble stones With curious craft and past all creded care They melt they moold cut Squinsion carve an square And for the Princes palaces erects Exceeding princely riche in all respects But Hiram highly hes out hyid the rest And passing all compare some pieces drest 1 Kings 8 Chap. FVll finished these fair and famous warkes Of his Magnificence immortall markes The heads of Tribes and Isrels elders all Together he did convocatt and call The Ark from Obed for to bring with them Vnto the Temple in Ierusalem Which by the Levites and the Priests it fet And their with all Solemnitie was set The Tabernacle and each sacred Thing The holy vessels all with them they bring Then Solomon past number numbers takes Of Sheep and Beevs and there oblation makes And whill the Priests the offred offrings kills Into a Cloud the Lord the Temple fills The people than he blessd and preachd at length The pour and Praises of the God of Strength 1 Kings 9 Chap. AGains god as before in Gibeon Apeard aproachd and spake to Salomon Protesting of his Statuts will and way His vvord and Lavv he byd be and obay He will to him to Dauid what before Was promised doe and performe much more The royall Croune that did decore his head He sattle shall for evr vnto his Seed 〈◊〉 go a gadding efter other Gods â—â—an than peremptorly he doth him tell â—he honour of the house of Israel And Grandour that it gloreed in that day He wold obscure and quickly catch away 1 Kings 9 chap. â—Ome Cities Salomon grate and benigne To quyt his kindness gave the Tyrian King â—â—eat gallant Sp'rits a gottin Good requights â—nd freely favours to refound delights â—â—e Cananites vnkilld in th' Bbrevv vvarrs â—â—is thrise sage King hes made them Tributars â—â—e Hivites Amorites and Perizzites 〈◊〉 hopless Hittites and the Iebusites â—â—at yet the Hebrevvs did remaine among 〈◊〉 noght be Limme nor Line to them belong â—â—is mightiest and Monarch then most Great â—â—us having stayd and stablishd his estate And regning in all Rest resold he would To Ophir send a fleet to fett him Gold 1 Kings 10 chap. â—He wisdome great of Salomon on earth So others passd before and since his Birth â—â—at riding on report with vinges of fame â—â—ew and to the Queen of Sheba came â—â—o far beyond the rising morne almast â—â—sie this sapient King come from the east 〈◊〉 efter sene fame sparing and report â—â—lling Trueth of him she said Shot short â—â—sk'd and mony Questions did demand 〈◊〉 most of God to know and vnderstand 〈◊〉 Salomon did solve all that she sought 〈◊〉 he knew all and hid from him was nought 〈◊〉 Maiesty might and Magnificence 〈◊〉 plamly spyes of this vnpeered Prince â—hen they gave other giftes and She again â—eturned to the East with all hir Train 1 Kings 11 Chap. â—He Charge that God to his great King had Geven 〈◊〉 his apearing to him tuyse from heven 〈◊〉 serve his Statuts and t' obey his Law 〈◊〉 his desires to doe them did with draw 〈◊〉 Thowsand stranger wemen wyves 〈◊〉 Concubins he keeped in their Lives â—â—fore the Lord was wroth and stirrd him foes â—â—â—ring all his dayes his vnfrends shois And for his carerers Carrage and 〈◊〉 And to his makers Proecepts small respect He do is foretell him from his Sone and Seed That he ten Tribs shall take and from his head Shall rent the Croun and to his great disgrace Set Nebats Sone his servand in his place 1 Kings 11 Chap. EFter the Prophet Ieroboam Told In renting of his garment how God wold Tak ten Tribs from the Groune and leave but on To Rehoboam efter Salomon And him it pleasd that pitie for to take But only for his Servand Dauids sake And in this chapter tvyse to manifest His love to Dauid he hes this expressd But now this mighty monarchs all amang This welthiest and wisest
to that ragne And into highest honor in all eyes Expired then did end his dayes and dyes That ragne there fourtie yeers by Dauids Tomb In Dauids citie they this Prince inhume 1 Kings 12 chap. THis man whom God gave greatest visdome too Defunct and Rehoboam regning novv The people and elders all salute him King And sit consulting on his Governing But he the Counsell of the ag'd and wise Did for th' imprudence of the young despise And hardly heirfore brooking this neglect Ten Tribes there Ieroboam King elect And so fell from the Sone of Salomon Th' incensed Tribs of Isrel all saife on The Seer then charg'd by the Lord by night Prohibits Rehoboams force to fight For that revolt by him than did begin For Salomons and Rehoboams Sinne And Ieroboam King elected thus God grosly greevs and grows Idolatrous 1 Kings 13. chap. WHil Ieroboam at the Altar stands Teither a Prophet God to go commands T'expostulat and it to threaten thus There whair yow offer incenss mirrhe and thus To Dauids house once shall be borne a Boy That therevpon the Prophets shall destroy And as yow spend vpon it now perfume The Bones of men he thereon shall consume 〈◊〉 in the rest he halted and he strayd â—nd did the vvill and went the wayes of man 〈◊〉 dissobeyd the Lords directious Than â—nd herefore whill the Prophet home did pass â—lon at leasour ryding on his asse The Lord a Lyon sent that did him slay Because he disobayd him on the way 1 Kings 14 Chap. THe Sone of Ieroboam falling sicke H'intends to try the Prophet with a Trick â—nd vnto him his wife send in disguise 〈◊〉 make a Gul of Him that God made wise 〈◊〉 he vnvaild hir by the Lords prevention â—nd told the vanitie of that intention â—nd that declaird that from the divine wraeth â—nto there chyld approachd a praesent daeth â—nd for hir Lords defection from his makar â—hat did his worship vnto Idols sacrar â—hat Croune that God from Dauids seed did sever â—â—om him and his he wold rent it for ever And all that vnto him attingent be The Lord from th' earth shall sweep ev'rlastinglie 1 Kings 15 Chap. THe aughten yeer of Ieroboams reigne Abiram then in Iuda reignod king 〈◊〉 all the vicked wayes he walcked in 〈◊〉 as his Father Rehoboam Sin'd did Sin 〈◊〉 yet for Dauids sake when he was dead 〈◊〉 with a Sonne his princely place suppleid 〈◊〉 ane and fourty vpright did stand 〈◊〉 as King Dauid did governe that land 〈◊〉 Asa dyed and with his Fathers layd â—â—osaphat his Sone the Scepter swayd 〈◊〉 Nadab Ieroboams sone began 〈◊〉 Asas reigne to rule in Isrel than 〈◊〉 Basha killd him and King eftor smot 〈◊〉 that of Ieroboams lyne he got And as the Lord fortold both great and sin all He slew and vterly destroyd them all 1 Kings 16 chap. â—Asha to regne vpraised be the Lord As Ieroboam sinn'd and did debord â—efore this Lord for his Iniquitie 〈◊〉 forfalted his Posteritie 〈◊〉 whill that Elach efter him did reigne 〈◊〉 Captane Zimri that did serve this King And by his death the Croune this rebell got But when to Isrel was the Treasone told The host cround Omri and him for King him hold That Irizak with his warriours did invest And it perforce he enterd hes and preâ—st Disloyall and disparing Zimbri than With his fals treason to be twichd began And to the strength as castell he returnes Himself and it and all within it burnes A recompence for such prophane apoynted That Durst be bold to kill the Lords anoynted 1 Kings 17 Chap. ELiah lo the Prophet did declare To Achab the aproaching famyn thair But God did feed and fosterd him with Ravens Penn'd Parendars that foars along the heavns That shortly should for want of dew and raine The people and Land to mony straits constrain For all the Abominations great and Sinne That Omri and himself had sliddin in Then famyn dearth and want was in the I and And God the Prophet then he did command Eastivard in Cherith-brook himself to hyda And there his pleasure to attend and byde Flesh then and Bread vpon that river bank The Ravens brought him and he waters drank For whom th' Almighty dois mantain and cherish Shall prosper when th' impious all shall perish 1 Kings 17 Chap. GOd by his word Eliah-bids again Go to Zareptah citie and remain Whair he before him at the gate shall find A vidow poore in povertie prove kynd He fand hir thair and did hir then intreat To bring him water and some bread to eat She ansverd as the Lord did live that all Hir store of meal was but a measure small Together with a litle oyle that dois Sustain hir and hir Sone into a Cruse Which Elie bids hir bring and than he blesses And they continevv'd so and nee'r decresses The blessings of the Lord to minds content They be abundance and sufficient The vidow for hir Sone departed grieved But Helie prayd twich'd him and he revived 1 Kings 18 Chap. EFter from Cherith Elie the thrid yeer Was gone again God did to him apear 〈◊〉 â—rait Command and Charge expres to go 〈◊〉 to the sacrilegious Achab so 〈◊〉 in that fearfull famyn drouth and dearth 〈◊〉 would send Raine t'irrignat the earth â—â—d Obadiah than hid in Tuo Caves â—â—m death a hunder holy Prophets saves â—â—e by miracle the people moves â—â—d him the Lords true Prophet he approves â—â—n he commands the people soone to slay 〈◊〉 Bralish all and Prophets fals that day â—â—nd as the Lord had heght he did obtain 〈◊〉 prayer in the peoples presence Rain 1 Kings 19 Chap. â—â—om Iezebell whill that Eliah fled â—hat solemly to slay him moved had â—â—y an Angel as he sleeping lay 〈◊〉 in the deserts he had went a day â—â—h'd and bidden ryse and take him meat â—here finds vivers by his head to eat â—â—d and water drank and on the ground â—ovne againe and fallis a sleeping sound â—â—â—ce more God awaks him and did say â—â—p and eat and dress Thee to thy way 〈◊〉 hes a woage fourtie dayes in length â—â—â—p he rose and stepped in the strength â—â—â—t he eaten had and drank and than â—â—â—eb hill went vp the holy man â—â—â—rd yet more he dois declare him too â—â—eturne what he will have him doo â—â—el and Iehu he doth him apoynt â—â—ges and Elish Priest in his place t'anoynt 1 Kings 20 Chap. â—â—adad King of Aram vp in armes â—â—d with steel Charrets men and horse in swarmes â—â—old Bravados and vnbryled Bralls â—â—ed strictly the Samarian walls â—hat fierce famyn sternly struk and stung 〈◊〉 peer and poor the aged and the young â—â—â—m the furie of that famine free 〈◊〉 destressd in danger wer to die â—â—od a Comfort by his Prophet sends â—â—rie promisd Achab with his frends 〈◊〉 th' event and ishevv of the fight 〈◊〉 wyse fell fortunat and Right 〈◊〉 â—â—hadad Achabs peace in end 〈◊〉 â—â—y did reprehend 〈◊〉
bondage Sighes and cryes And these there Groans and cryes that they wer wount To spire and spend vp to the havns did monr Sprang throgh the air the Clouds in sunder teares And enters all in the Almighties eares He knows there Carces there Griefes regrats and groans And will haue minde and mercie on there moans His Covenant kint with his Servands kind Abraham and his Sones he hes in mynd â—o look'd the Lord vpon their Stress extreame And shortly shall send Confort vnto Thame For all that trust in him and cry for aide He will support them as him self hes Said Exodus 3. â—N Horeb monr where Moses vs'd to keep His father Iethro's heards and flocks of sheep The Angel of the Lord there did apeare â—nto a Bush vn-brunt but burning cleare And did with sundrie Circomstances sho That he will have him Into Egypt go For he had heard his Servands long in Thrall There Sighes there sorrow's griefe and Groanings all â—nto proude Phar'o the Egyptian King â—rom thence his Hebrew Israleits to bring â—ppressd with bearing brick in burdens still â—o satisfie a Tyrans wiked will He said he sould Insttuct him what to say And plague all Egypt if he disobey Exodus 3 4. HEre Moses doubts and hardly will beleive That th'Israleits will credit to him give â—or trust said he that from a living flame â—y Lords command to me his servand came â—or that my Lord wold make me messinger â—o be the Israleits deliverer â—hen said the Lord what is that in thy hand â—e ansverd him and said it was a wand â—ast thow it downe said he and lo the forme wordâ— growne a Serpent or a creeping worme 〈◊〉 an tack it by the tail and thon shall sie â—â—â—â—mrne a Rod and now no Serpent be 〈…〉 said he in thy Bosome thrust thy hand 〈◊〉 draving't furth he it a leprous fand 〈◊〉 â—once again he say's Thrust thow it in 〈◊〉 â—â—aks it furth a fresh flesh colourd skin Go fordward then and these 〈…〉 he Signes That there beliefe and creded with them brinpes Exodus 4. YEt Moses wold eschevv and faine wold flie This noble Charge and to the Lord said he I am nought eloquent and want of it And my slove toung maks me therefore vnsit The Lord with Moses he was angrie than And said to himâ— who gaue a mouth to man But I go then and I will gwe The speache And thee there all what thow should say shall teach Yet once more Moses heirabout contests And ane moresit to send the Lord requests The Lord then werie wroath wit him did say Doe I noght knovv thy Brother by the way The Levit A'ron thovv shall meet who shall Speak wnto Phar'o and delyver all Exodus 4. THen Moses went and did with Ara'on meet That gratiously each other gladly greet Then past to Egypt and together call The heads of evrie house of Isr'el all Ar'on the Love of God wnto them thair With there delw'rance quickly doth declare Of all the woordes that God to Moses spak He doth to Them a trve rehcarsall make And in there presence with a woundring eye Strange wounders wroght among them there they sie The miracles that God to Mofes shew He did them in there presence all of new Then they belew'd confirmed in there minde And all to worship bowed and inclynd Exodus 5. MOses and Aa'ron vnto Phar'o gois And the almighties mynd and message shois Commanding that his people long in stresse He wold let go wnto the wildernesse To him there Lord the God almightie that They might a feast solemnly celebrat No but King Pharo hardned had his heart And wold not suffer Isr'al thence to pairt But spightfullie commanded dovvblie more To make there tasks nor they had bein before The people with Moses and with Ar'on than T' expostulat and for to grudge began And herefore Moses dois to God regrate Since he with Pharao delt there worse estate Exadus 7. THe men of God to Phâ—â—â— gois againe And profits nothing with that Prince prophane He will not grant the people nor accord To lett them go and offer to the Lord For deepl ' indurd and hardned is his hart That he will noght permit them to depart The Prophets than their Budding Rods doune throvves And their the miracles to Pharo shovves Then strak they Nile 1. Plague Egypts enriching flood And it turn'd Tart black and in bitter Blood Th' Egyptian Magi with there charmed Rods Will so vvorke wounders to there pagan Gods But as there rods turn'd Serpents creeps and Crall The living rod of Aaron cates them all Exadus 8. PRoud Pharohs hart yet stiffe and steeld did stand That it no ear could giue to Gods command Nor be broght to beleiue tho he had sein His might in miracles befoir his eyne Wherefore he sent past number numberless Infinit froggs all Egypt to distress 2. Plague So that these noysome Things Innumerable Creept vp on Pharos Bed and Pharos table Yea noght a foote of field in Egypt be That from these all defyling froggs is free Than Pharo Moses dois intreat that he Wold pray to God and make these froggs all die Moses requested be King Pharo prayes And heard the Lord these froggs consumes and slayes Exodus 8. TO Pharos hart such cursedness still cleaves That noght his vvonted hardnes yet it leaves The vvounders vvroght so visible and strange His marble minde did neuir mint to change But quyt of these again his hart he armes And Aaron smott the dust and lyce in swarmes 3. Plague Throgh Egypt all Goshen except increst And multiplied o're all on man and beast King Pharos Magi and Enchamters too Assay to bring foorth Lyce but nought could doâ— Then they enforc'd before King Phar'o brought Acknowledge that the Lord these wounders wroght Yet Pharos hardned hart and wicked vvill Indur'd remaind and stiffe continevved still Exodus 8. THen on 〈…〉 the Lord sent flightes of flies That non the clouds for Clusters of them sies 4. Plague On men and beasts on house and sields they fall And merv'lously they multiplie on all Yet was the Hebrews Goshen to record Free from the plague praeserved be the Lord The flintie harted Pharo now espyes That on his Land Gods heavie Iudgement lyes And he no pow'r no nor means had man That Egypt from that Curse delyuer can Therefore constraind Moses to pray commands An dhe t' intreat the Lord holds vp his hands God heard his prair and then the flies depart But hardned yet holds out King Phar'os hart Exodus 9. THe fist Time Moses Pharo do'th demand To suffer Israel to depart his Land Bur hardned is his hart Indur'd in ill Herefore the Lord a Morame sent to kill The beastes of evrie kind throgh Egypt all 5. Plague But noght a beast in Goshen perish shall And all one day that be in Egypt bounds The forcefull finger of the Lord confounds The heards and flocks in field the foules
then appoynted he Who strangers from his stepps extreamly strayes And wrongously perverted Iustice wayes There hands with Bribs defyled were and filld And wrested all as there affections willd The People to there father then complaine And crave a King to rule o're them and Raigne Whereat he discontent to them declares What under Kinges shall be there Cross and cares Yet still the people they do press him ever And t' have a Prince importunat persever Who as the Lord directed him there clame Yet grieud for them jngrait grants unto thame 1. Samuel 9. chap. KIsh Saule his Sone to go in quest commanded Efter some asses from the Rest disbanded He with a servand only with him Thay Did mony Province pas and went much way But travell tint there walking was in vaine Nor could they get the Asses strayd again When they had Shalmi sought and Iemini To Ramah-Zophim their went he and he Then did the Servand Saul to search advyse That Citie where was said a Seer lyiss Which he agreed to go too and heard tell There was that sacred Seer Samuel Who by the Lord fore warnd Saul comming meets Whom he to th'hie Place to the feast juveets 1 Samuel 10. Chap. â—Han Samuel Saule had in the hie place plac'd-him In the first Roome and first of all did feast-him 〈◊〉 on the Morne the nixt succeeding day 〈◊〉 Prophet Saul convoyed on his way 〈◊〉 by the knovledge of his Serving man 〈◊〉 sone of Kish t'inaug'rat he began 〈◊〉 from a viole with the Oile anoynted 〈◊〉 privatlye as had the Lord apoynted 〈◊〉 as he forvad on his journay setts 〈◊〉 Samuel Saul there some praedictions getts â—â—â—â—ynted Saul is from himself estrang'd 〈◊〉 God to prophesie his heart hes choingd â—he peoples Sins the Prophet Samvel shavves â—â—ul King again by sort the people dravves 1 Samuel 11. Chap. â—Ahash th' Ammonite did interprise To ruine Gile'ad and inrag'd did rise 〈◊〉 they of Iabesh vnto Saul resort 〈◊〉 get against the Ammonits support â—â—o quickly Iacob hes conveened then 〈◊〉 sight three hunder threttie thovvsand men 〈◊〉 by the morrow promisd to relive them 〈◊〉 naughtie Nahash that did gall and grieve them 〈◊〉 host a hudge on he did pairt in three 〈◊〉 therewith vp to Gil'ad marcheth he â—â—erewith his valour by the morning watche 〈◊〉 Camp of Nahash carelesse he did catche â—nd fur'ously with force o're whelm'd them all â—r catchd or killd o're threw or made them thrall 1 Samuel 12. Chap. â—He sacred Samvel be his mothers word Before he was divoted to the Lord â—â—h his Integritie and Candor good 〈◊〉 Isrel tell and there Ingratitood â—â—o there God and with a Griefe declares â—â—ft so great deliverances of thaires â—â—h there vnthankfull gratelesnes again 〈◊〉 there presence he hes made most plain 〈◊〉 check'd them chiefly for that foolish thing â—â—hill God reign'd o're Them for to seek a King 〈◊〉 by a Miracle of Hail and Thunder 〈◊〉 them confessd when there Trespass they ponder 〈◊〉 â—e to hold them be the Lord did heart them 〈◊〉 never wold if they did so desert them 1. Samuel 13. chap. WHen Saul had ruld one yeer in Israel And only Tuo he reigned there it fell The Garison that gnarded in the hill Braw Ionathan did did them o'recome and kill Thairester Saul him self his trumpet blew And all his men of armes tohether drew Which fight and rumor of there frends defait Flew to the Philistims with great regrat Who threttie thowsaud Chariots and more Sex Thowsaud horsemen have arm'd out therefore Whereat the Isralits in strait affrayd Dispersed and hiddin into Caverne stayd But some past Iorden tho the land of Gad And some affrighted fled to Giliad 1. Samuel 13. chap. LOon the People for te Prince his Sins The wraeth of God to grow and glow begins Saul wold not stay whil Samuel come unto him But sacrifice he will which did undo him Wherefore the Prophet to this Timrous man Denun'ct the Iudgement of thi almightie than And boldly told this Dissobedient For contravening Gods commandiment His glorions Croune but lately to him geven Shall from his head and house be quickly reven And Isrel too to the Philistim shall Be in such slaverie servitood and thrall That Smiths to sharp a Share to till the grounen Nor Sword nor Speare in Isrel shall befunen 1. Samuel 14. chap. COuragious Ionathan doth here conferr On high attempts with his awne Armiger Then with the valour of there valiant hand They tuo assault a strong Philistim band A wounderfull of wounder to Relate That tuo a Troop should as a front defate Iudeed it had bene vounderfull if noght The high Iehove for Ionathan had foght Saul than by oath and Interdiction strait The host too night inhibit hes to dat But Ionathan knew not what was enacted And therfore by the eating hony brack it Before king Saul swore and awou'd in wraeth That Ionathan should doubtless die the daeth But all the People did with stand that he That doughtely deliverd Them should die 1 Samuel 15. Chap. â—He Prophet Samuel to Saril repairs And what the Lord will haue him do declares 〈◊〉 told him God had him anoynted King â—â—d for to prove more thankfull for that thing 〈◊〉 wisly will'd him to obey the word 〈◊〉 this most bountifull and loving Lord â—â—e to tall slaughter and destruction than 〈◊〉 Amalek vife veuch boy beast and man 〈◊〉 dois denvnce and Saul commands to slay â—â—d vipt them from the world all away â—â—en Saul eft soone the Sword of Isr'el drew â—â—d all that race vnto Havilah slew 〈◊〉 Agag spaird there King and best of Beastes 〈◊〉 serve for Sacrifice and solemne feastes But God agrieved for his great neglect Did Saul by Samvel vterly reiect 1 Samuel 16. Chap. â—VHat God directed what Saul to doe neglected From grace herefore in Iustice is deiected 〈◊〉 miserable and wretched is there cace â—o n'er so great that rins in Gods disgrace â—e holy Sp'rit of God th' vnhappie man 〈◊〉 his desarts desarts and leavs him than â—â—d in his Roome an evill and wicked one â—â—tortour the desarted Saul is gone â—â—d when he violently wexed sits 〈◊〉 is advised with some Servands wits 〈◊〉 send for Dauid on his harpe to play â—â—e furie of the rageing fendt ' allay Who whill he stood and sweetly playd before-him The foul Sprit stirrd not nor no more it tore-him 1 Samuel 17. Chap. â—Odless Goliah graceless great and grim Israels foe the faithless Philistim â—â—rmes with Blasphemies doth brag and boast â—â—d furiously affronts the Hebrev host â—â—esh confiding and his worth in warr 〈◊〉 Isrel doth to fight and duel dar 〈◊〉 faithless foole agains the Lord he fought â—â—d by a Boy was to confussonn brought â—â—â—ins the Lords elect the arme of Man â—â—ke a Rotten reed and emptie can 〈◊〉 Ishar's sone but efter Isr'els King â—â—â—â—ht with Sauls sword but with his sheepherd sling â—â—at God blaspheamers toung distempred still'd 〈◊〉 with no Cannon
but a Stons cast kill'd 1 Samuel 18 Chap. HEir Ionathans and Dauids love begins Induring both there dayes that never Tvins Dauids deserving and his Innocence Attracted so th' affection of the Prince That Soul to Soul was kint so they affected And dearly each each other evr respected But hatefull Saul did Dauids worth invy And mony trams did to intrap him try But all the Fathers fellonous intents The warly varning of the Sone praevents And Dauids fame throgh famous facts arose In felling the Philistims Isrels foes Saul knew thereby the Lord lov'de and mantaind him And tho he dread him deadly yet disdaind him 1 Samuel 19. chap. THat reprobat King Saul invr'd to ill Th' anoynted of the Lord wold Dauid kill And Ionathan his Sone directs the fact to further And all his Servands to committ the Murther But Ionathan did truely Dauid love And told him all and did these Plotts disprove Than Saul to slay him in his ludging sent But Michals vvisdome did his will prevent First She did lay ane Image in his Bed And to b' obscure it with a carpet cled And when they search't for Dauid she did say That their hir Lord sick and diseased lay Yet by a window doune she lets him go And worthie Dauid was delyverd so 1 Samuel 20. Chap. THe noble Dauid in great danger brought And by King Saul for to be slain oft sought From Naioh fled to Ionathan to plaine Of Sauls dispight to him and high disdaine Demanding deeply what misdone had he And what his Sinne was and iniquitie That he committed that his Fathers wraeth Sought hotly his destruction and his daeth But kindly Ionathan conforts and cheares-him And re affirmes th' affection that he beares-him And by three arrowes shott suspectles Signes Discovers Saul his Fathers fierce designes Which madly did malicious Saul incence Vnto the slaughter of his Sone the prence 1. Samuel 21. VVHen these tuo Princes had reneu'd there word And Covenant of love before the Lord David to Nob to Ahimilech then fled Where he was with the sacred Shew-bread fed And desolat of armes support did crave And from the Priest god great Golias glave Then he to Ashish past and as he had Distracted bene he faiznd and made him mad For hearing Achish servands of him say 〈◊〉 this noght David Ishays sone said thai That killd and slew and unto thow sands ten â—or Saul on thowsand did destroy of men And herefore doubting of some forder dangers He counterfits him fur'ous to these strangers 1. Samuel 22. chap. DAvid from Gath unto Adullam gois To be their surer fensed from his foes â—nd when his Brether heard that he was thair With more distressd men they to him repair 〈◊〉 Mizpeth then then he to Hareth thence â—ent with four hundreth men for his defensss â—ul hearing then whair David did remain â—nd that he now past publictly and plain â—â—eg did charge Ahimilech that he 〈◊〉 David both with meat and armes supply 〈◊〉 than his Servands that about him stands 〈◊〉 kill the Priest and all his house commands 〈◊〉 they refuisd to do 't and draw there sword 〈◊〉 sacrifice those sacred to the Lord But desprad Dog that Doeg did belive Kill cruelly there anghtie Priests and five 1. Samuel 23. chap. â—Ob quyt destroy'd the Priests al kill'd saif one That was to David with the Ephod gone 〈◊〉 Philistims then unto Keilah came 〈◊〉 proudly spoyld the Garners of the same 〈◊〉 David ask'd and did consult the Lord 〈◊〉 should smitt them that so Keilah shord 〈◊〉 Lord commands and he came to 't and fought 〈◊〉 them and away there cattell brough 〈◊〉 Saul infists and yet will David slay 〈◊〉 â—od was with him and preserv'd him ay 〈◊〉 woods of Ziph saif he aboad 〈◊〉 six hundreth guarded all by God 〈◊〉 â—onathan went to him too that wood 〈◊〉 â—â—ard him kindly with his confort good 1 Samuel 24. Chap. SAul yet insistes and seekis out Dauid still Madly resolvd destroy him yet he will O but whom God praeserves protects and keepes Tho all the worlde invade securely sleeps And tho Saul sought him with three thovsand men That in the Cave lay at Engedi then God yet among the best of all his Bands Saul hes deliverd into Dauids hands For entring in that Cave to ease him thair Dauid his lappe vnseen avvay did shaer And cry'd if he had bene his foe as thought He might have killd him thair and yet wold noght Nor ever should his heart nor hand accord To touch nor kill th' anoynted of the Lord. 1 Samuel 24. chap. WHen Saul had sene his cloak lappe cutted thair And Dauid as his Lord his life did spair He knew th' almightie that all men commands Had then delivred him in Dauids hands Tuiched then with senss of Sinne and feeling deept His wroâ—ghs to him lift vp his voice and weept Than publictly professd that David had Done good for evvil to him vnblessd and bad And willingly awov'd avanc'd and Raisd The worthie Dauids rightousness and praisd His noble deed that spaird whill with his knyfe He at his pleasure might haue reft his lyfe And freely their confessd he knew he King Sould be of Isrel efter him and Reigne And therefore swore him efter he was dead For to be good and gratious to his seed 1 Samuel 25. chap. THat Iudge and Prophet that in Israel Ruld fourty yeeres deceasd here Samuel Then Dauid wens doune to the wilderness Of Paran and from thence in his distress To Naball in the Tyme of Shering sent Ten youthes to seek from him a suppliment But clunish Naball Dauids grace abusd For churle of churles he churlishly refuisd And with a Iudgement rash did both despyise And Dauids messingers his meat denyes Whairfore the Prince resolved to revenge it The gratious Abigail his mynd hes changed Whom Dauid efter Nabals death in mariage Did wed for wit and for hir vettous cariage 〈…〉 â—Ho Dauid in his danger brought forebore To kill King Saul as is declaird before â—et he vnthankfull and forgetfull Too That God by Dauid did and yet might do â—nmyndfull of his oath and Covenant â—ose vp in armes and then past to supplant â—etired royall loyall Dauid then 〈◊〉 Hachilah with his six hunder men â—hen with Abishai Dauid only thay â—ent dovne by night where Saul a sleeping lay â—nd might as he before have killd him there â—et spaird and only took his pot and Spear And then did from a hill to Abner cry And shevv his Lord his Love and Loyalty 1 Sam. 27 chap. DAuid so oft persew'd search'd for and sought Considred with him self resolvd and thought â—hat he to Gath would vnto Achish go â—nd from King Saul his searching saife him so â—here with his armie Dauid gon no more â—as he by Saul sought as he vsd before â—auid in Gad a dwelling he desirde â—nd Ziklag got incontinent requird 〈◊〉 he fand favour into Achish eyes â—ho much vpon his wit and worth relyes â—hen Dauid went and
did invade and charge â—he Cananits from Shur to Egypts werge And smot both man and wife and all hes slame And with the spoyls to Achish gois againe 1 Sam. 28 chap. â—Chish with his Philistims fierce and fell Assembled go against Saul and Israel â—hen th' heathen Prince with librall words and large â—ves Dauid in the host the chiefest charge â—nd promisd him the honor for to keep 〈◊〉 person by his speaches lull'd a sleep 〈◊〉 Prophet dead Saul at there force affrayd â—â—at witch of Endor he implores and prayd â—â—at She wold Samvel from the dead recall 〈◊〉 tell him in these warrs th' event of all 〈◊〉 desprat Saul one simulat arose â—â—at slew his futur fall among his foes And did for dissobeying God foretell To morrovv Bondage vnto Israel 〈…〉 〈…〉 with aâ— there men or might Against the Isralits conjoynd to fight The Princes or the Captanes of the hoast Consult conclood and Achish their accost And angrie all with Dauid ask their King VVhy he that Hebrevv did to battail bring Is he noght Servand unto Saul said thay And herefore mayb ' our adversar this day But Achish from his faith did still excuse him And they in doubt and dread of him refuse him So that their King constraind is with commend Of Dauids worth back him to Ziklag send Whil the Philistims for to wrak in warr The Israleit in Ire advanceing are 1 Samuel 30. Chap. ORe Dauid did to Ziklag back returne Th' Amalakits did it invest and burne And all the vives and Bairnes that there they fand With all their Goods they gleand with strength of hand Dauids Ahinoam and Abigall In that supprise ar Prisoners with all Then mvrning evrie man his losse bemoand And al most all distranghted David stond But humble he vpon the Lord relyd That to his suite yea willingly replyd Then with four hunder of his hardie hoast Agains the Toune supprisers he did poast And by th' Egyptian guid come whair they lay All scattred on the field he did them slay Four hundreth sole except and all thought lost Regaind again suppris'd by th' heathen hoast 1 Sam. 31 Chap. THe Philistims vvith Isrel joyne and fight And Isr'el is defate and put to flight The Sones of Saul the Princes of the Land Fall their and die by the Philistims hand Good Ionathan is slain and Saul is wounded And all the circumcised hoast confounded Who hes noght God to guid and go before them Pismeers and meikle more men may devore them Saul vvounded sies that he hes lossd the day His Sones and armie slain he wishd to be away Then call'd his armiger and did command him To thrust him through but he he did withstand him Despairdly then himself he stabs and dyes And so self kill'd beside his Servand lyes 2 Sam. 1 Chap. â—O two dayes efter Dauids back returne From Chace of those that did his Citie burne 〈◊〉 thrid there come a man that hes declaird 〈◊〉 Saul and all the hebrevv host misfard 〈◊〉 longing Prince hovv all had sped then speares 〈◊〉 Ionathan and Sauls self slaughter heares 〈◊〉 all the armies foil and overthroe â—â—ich nevvs invads this worthie with such woe 〈◊〉 neir with griefe his Brest blovvne vp did burst 〈◊〉 pitied he and praisd him tho accursd 〈◊〉 for his faithfull frend did much lament 〈◊〉 causd he kill that slave that Saul had shent 〈◊〉 teach all Trators to attempt and darre 〈◊〉 tuich those that of God anoynted are 2 Sam. 2 chap. 〈◊〉 their daeth deplorable but most 〈◊〉 Ionathan with Saul his Father lossd â—â—unsell craved from the Lord of heav'ne 〈◊〉 his God again vnto him gevne 〈◊〉 design'd by Samvel before â—â—bron he anoynted is once more â—â—anks and vvov'd revvard to them that had 〈◊〉 Saul the men of Gilead â—bner lo Sauls Captane chief Reuound â—ahan'an Ishbosheth brought and crovnd 〈◊〉 and Ioab met conferr and then 〈◊〉 vnto tuelf encounters of their men â—â—ers are forc'd and Asahel is slaine 〈◊〉 reteirs and Abner vvalks the plaine 2 Sam. 3 Chap. 〈◊〉 Sauls and Dauids house nought pettie Iarres 〈◊〉 there was wrakefull long and vi'lent warrs â—ron be sex Sones brought forth and borne 〈◊〉 all house of Dauid to adorne â—â—eth sone of Saul Abner accus'd 〈◊〉 his Fathers Concubine had vs'd 〈◊〉 angrie chaffed to be chected 〈◊〉 Ish bosheth and his Side reiected 〈◊〉 reconceild to Dauid sends 〈◊〉 conditions hears him and are frends 〈◊〉 come his plots to him h' imparts 〈◊〉 there and thence in peace departs 〈◊〉 â—novvne to Dauid calld again 〈◊〉 â—â—ously by Ioab talking Slaine 2 Samuel 4 Chap. DAuid displeasd for Abners daeth that day His blood and burden doth on Ioab lay Ishboshet hearing then of Abners fall Dishearned is and his adherents all Rechab and Ban'ath Captans of some Bands Into Ishbosheths Blood imbrews there hands Whill as he sleeping lay a bed at noone This bloody deed by Rimmons sones is done They then to Dauid brought Ishbosherhs head But as demerits thir trespass they Speed For killing of the righteous in his house Disdaind of Dauid they ar odious And to be killd there feet cutt off and hands Their bulks to hing in Hebron he commands 2 Sam. 5 Chap. THen all the Tribs to Hebron did repair And vver Petitioners to Dauid thair Desiring he wold for there saifteis saik The royall ensignes of all Isr'el Take He that whill Saul ragne in the former dayes Forewent all Isrel in there martiall frayes And whom to God had said that he should feed And be ore Isr'el Captane and there head They croune him then of Iud ' and Isrel King Advisd with God then he his bands did bring To Baal-perazim and trampled twise Bett there and forced the Philistim lyie As God directed Dauid did and smot From Geba vnto Gezar all he got 2 Sam. 6 Chap. THe Arke of God that had remained long In Gibeah with threttie thovvsand strong Dauid transported tvvise and then he plac'd it Into his Citie and with courtains cac'd it Vzzath by God that did attempt to tvvich The Arke is killd for his too darring much To learne vs in the worship of the Lord Noght to orewaâ—k his will into his word Dauid before the people and arke advanced And Harped holily and sang and danced Herefore Sauls Daughter Michal in hir eyes As doing basly Dauid did despise Wherefore she punishd was for evver efter Hir Barrenness began that never left hir 2 Samuel 7. Chap. WHen God had round about gevn Dauid rest And he sat in his house condignly drest 〈◊〉 peace and plenty to the Prophet than â—he Royall Prince and Psalmist thus began â—ehold in lasting Shittim and in Cedat trees With antique arte ingravne we duell thovv sies And God in Tabernacles and in Tents That rings and rops and pins for standers stents Nathan then said do as desires thyn hart â—or God is with Thee and assists thy part Dauid design'd to build then to the Lord 〈◊〉 house of
Absalon With Isrel is agains his father gon Disloyall all all up in armes they ar And that to wage witg worthie David warr T'hen he all his into thrie Bands Devids And gave them Ioab and tuo other guids T'he Battell joyns and Absalon in fight VVith all his followers ar put to flight And lo himself fast by his flaxin hair Hings on ane Oak betuixt the earth and air VVhair Ioab contrare to the kings command Thrise thrusts him throgh and killd him with his hand This bloody end on Absolon did bring Distoyalty unto his Sire and King 2. Samuel 19. chap. DAvid into a secret Chalmer turnes And for his slaine suspended sone their murnes And Ioab checke yea chyds him that did sho Such greef and sorrow for his fallen foe Thus roghly ronsing him to rise will have him Abroad or threats his lieges all will leave him Th' afflicted King consenting rose and sate In the most publict and frequented gate VVhair they that erst rebelld persewd and shore him Again restord and humblie bow'd before him True Mephibosheth meets the King ans tryes A trustid prince in spight of Zibas lies Barzillai leaves the King and homvards tends And Isrel jarrs vvith Iuda and contends And each of them for Right and interest Into the King strive stifli and contest 2. Samuel 20. chap. SHeba the Sone of the Bichri then arose And stirrd up Isrel to be Davids foes Ioab Amasa meets and seemd to kiss But kills and treachrously contrived this And Sheba with his Powr to Abel is past VVhair Ioab with his forces followd fast And did that citie circomsiedge around And by womans witt a mean is found To saif the Citie and it was indeed VVhat Ioab crau'de and come fore Shebas head The wittie working of that woman wise The Israleits and Citizens intise To saif the Toune and get the Rebels Grace To kill the Trator Sheba in that place Which dead once done She vnto Ioab calls And throvv's to him the head doune from the walls 2 Samuel 21 Chap. IN Dauids dayes thrie yeers a famyn fearce Did enter Isrel and hir entrals pearss And herefore Dauid did the Lord demand And to much blood to be the cause he fand That then vpon the Sones of Saul remaind Which hes all Isrell maculat and staind Wherefore to blansh that bloody Sin he gives Vnto the Gib'onites of them that lives Sev'ne men the Sones and seed of Saul amaing Whom in revenge they did suspend and hang The Philistims with four tall Captans strong That had bein enemies to Isrel long Four tyms into four Battals come to stroaks Whose Captans staves be beames and sturdy oaks Into these fight wer forced bett and slain By Dauid and his doers dead remain 2 Samuel 22. Chap. DAuid returd from vvars victorious Praisd God most good most great most glorious His Povvar he proclamd extold his strength And laude and glore gives to his Lord at length His mercies maiestie and mightines And grief agains th' vngodly dois express Him in his woundrous works he magnifies Who bowes the heavns from whom the thunder flies And for his ovvne so oft deliverance His glorious Goodness greatly dois advance And passing all my powers to repeat He glorifies the God of Hostes most great And promises to praise and to proclame And sing for evr the honor of his name 2. Samuel 23. chap. THe last words that King Dauid spake suppond Noght dying but when he his Psalmes compond The Sone of Ishai that vvas set on hie Aman created King by Gods decree Israels Psalmist and its singer sweet Thus saith a Prophet and a Prince compleet Th' almighty God I grant above my merit Breathd in my Breast spake in me by his Sperit And promised that I should regne and beare O're just men rule men that the Lord did feare And as ore th' earth the morning Sunne did shyne Illustrous from my loyns should be my liue 〈◊〉 aggots for fire be rasd and throwne away His worthies last he one by one doth name And gives to all the Glory due to Them 2 Samuel 24. Chap. â—Rom pride cur'ositie and fond desire David will knovv his povv'res in his impire â—â—erefore commands to note vp all and number 〈◊〉 men of Isrel to there cost and cumber 〈◊〉 by his searchers fand that they wer then 〈◊〉 thretein hunder thovsand feghtan men 〈◊〉 God by Gad declard what he intended 〈◊〉 was a fault which highly him offended 〈◊〉 King repents Gad doth thrie plagves propone 〈◊〉 of the thrie Dauid acceptis of one 〈◊〉 fall into the fingers of the Lord â—â—efuseing famyn and the bloody Sword Who with infection that throgh Isrel flevv â—nto three dayes wholl seventie thousand slevv I. Booke of ye Kings 1. Chap. â—Ow when King Dauid seventie yeeres was old Heat nat'rall hence his blood was chill and cold 〈◊〉 coverd him with clothes but all for nought 〈◊〉 they a virgin brave Abishag brought 〈◊〉 in his Bed and bosome lay and so 〈◊〉 chafe and cherish him yet knew hir no 〈◊〉 weakned age made Adoniah ryse â—â—â—urp his Fathers croune to interpryse â—â—an and Bethsheba the King acquent 〈◊〉 Adoniahs treacherous intent 〈◊〉 bids the Priest and Prophet sone begon â—â—oynt and Croune his Sone young Salomon â—â—'usurper flees and to the alter gois 〈◊〉 Salomon on hops him mercie shois 1 Kings 2 Chap. â—â—uid a man agreeing with Gods mynd â—alking the way of mortals and mankind 〈◊〉 Solomon and heartl ' exhorts him than 〈◊〉 the prudent Prince and worthie man 〈◊〉 the Lord and walk in all his wayes 〈◊〉 stand to his Statuts all his dayes 〈◊〉 knows quod he the bed from whence thowsprong â—â—ow for Thee I did they Brether wrong â—â—fore acquyt th' in all and evrie Thing 〈◊〉 or can become a perfect King Howbeit to punish him himself had spaird This holy Prophet then and hardie Prince As ony that before or reigned since Departs in peace and most devoutly dyes And in his Citie David buried lyes 1 Kings 2 Chap. VVHan Absolon the Captain Ioab slayes Contrar command into King Dauids dayes And efter blo'tted with the guiltless blood Of Abner and Amasa Captains good To Dauid in his dayes did nought revenge Yet took to hart these three out rages strange And did direct his Sone to recompence When he was dead as did deserve th' offence But noght to suffer yet in ony cace Perfidious Ioab to depairt in peace Wherefore the King to kill him did command Whom to the alter fled for feare they fand And by Benayah there to be exemple To bloody Captains killd was in the Temple 1 Kings 2 Chap. THe Prince departed and put in his grave Then Adoniah wold Abishag have And as is said efter his Fathers life By Bershabe demands hir to his wife But Salomon dislyking that causd slay And Adoniah killd to death that day Abiathar with Ioab that conspird When Adoniah erst the Crovne desird The King he wold noght smit him
raigne and Edom than â—â—â—uisd them a King and to rebell began And Ahazia efter Iorams reigne Governd Iuda and became there King 2 Kings 9 chap. WHen Iehu crovned King in Isrel raigne These were his doings his exployts amang 〈◊〉 honam as the Lord to kill directed 〈◊〉 quickly he performd it and effected â—â—nd Ahazia King of Iuda Then â—â—o his flight is killd too be his men â—â—â—n Iehu vp to Isrel marâ—chd of mynd â—â—nd that vitch the worst of women kind 〈◊〉 Prophet killer carnell Iezebell 〈◊〉 for fire a faggot fit for hell Whâ—â—◠〈…〉 And there dead bruisd and felled with the fall Doggs hands and harns except hes all devoird As was praeprophesied be the Lord. 2 Kings 10 chap. ACcording to the word and divine will Iehu to Ahab seventy Sormes causd kill And to the court in heapes brought all there heads Deriding then demands who did these deads This fatall Game on Ahabs Sonnes begun All Ahazias house like race had Run For of his Brether fourtie he and Two Met on the way and slew them all also Then Baals Priests that God of stock or Stone He at the altar caught and killd each one Non that in Isrel serve and bow'd his knee To Baal than but all that day did die His Altars he destroyes yet never Tvines From Ieroboams wyld and wicked Sinns Then efter Iehu was expird and dead Iehoahaz his Sonne steerd in his Stead 2 Kings 11 Chap. FIerce Athalia sies hir Sone expird And herefore she to be reveng'd desird Then on a curst conclusion she doth fall To kill and killd the Royall Childring all Ioash except that from hir cruell knife By Iehosheba had praeservd his Life And by Iehoida crovnd and anoynted Who Athalia to be slaine apoynted Iehoida dispenser of the word Betuix the Prince the people and the Lord Humblie a Leagve and Covenant contracts Then all conjoyn and Baals Idols bracks His Altars and his Temples they o'rethrew And Mattan their his Priest they stoutly slew 2 Kings 12 Chap. IN Iehus sevnt yeer Ioash reigne began A Prince that govern'd well and warely than Whill Priest Iehoida taught him the word All that he did was good before the Lord He had a tinder Zeale and constant care The Temples ruind parts for to repair He stirrd his tyme and quick attendance taks And much provisionn he for money maks The Syrian Prince that boldly braved Them And threatened Iuda and Ierusalem 〈◊〉 with a present o◠〈…〉 â—â—equyred by his Fathers former Kings â—â—ho he to pass and part with them was laâ—th â—â—es coold the Cummig heat of Hazols vvraeth Yet in the fourty yeer that he did reigne By tuo vnfaithfull servoinds he was slaine 2 Kings 13 Chap. â—â—N Ioash tventie thrid Iehoahaz 〈◊〉 The Sonne of Iehu King in Isrel was â—â—â—dolatrous as Ieroboam he â—â—â—eparted nought from his impietie â—â—herefore the Lord delyverd him to Bands 〈◊〉 Hazael the King of Arams hands â—â—hill that to God he humblie bovve and bends â—â—hen then the Lord to him deliveres sends â—â—ash Iehoahar his Sonne and here â—â—â—e be the Lord was his deliverar â—â—et left he nought his deeds Idolatrous â—â—hat cleav'd so fast to Ieroboams house Iehoahaz then ends his dayes and dyes And in Samaria he buried lyes 2 Kings 13 Chap. ELisha sick to Ioash 'ore he dies Gainst Aram Isrels Tryumphes prophesies â—â—nd then his Spirit that the Lord inspires â—â—or to be wray his will in peace expird â—â—he man of God that so oft had declard â—â—is maisters mynd and for no perrill spaird â—â—isha dead and Dul ' interred than â—â—hill as they go t'ingrave ane oter man â—â—ome bands of Moabits then Isrels foes â—â—hem selfes in armes to them in erindd shois â—â—herefore a bassed on Elisha's bones â—â—he dead man these into his Tomb impons And woundrously no soner twichd by those His sacred bones but he vpstands and gois 2 Kings 14 chap. A Mazia Ioash-Sonne of Iuda King In tuentie five yeer old began his reigne â—â—nd as his Father Ioash walk'd vpright â—â—et not as David did in Iovas sight â—â—or the hie places vver noght taken away â—â—t in Them incense sacrificed Thay â—â—d when to him the Kingdome was conferm'd â—â—ainst his Fathers Murderars he armd â—â—d those King killers he again hes slaine â—â—at durst th' anointed of the Lord prophane The 〈…〉 Took Sela and ten Thowsand of them slew Then Amazia challengis to warre King Ioash then that was the stronger farr 2 Kings 14. chap. VPon the Provocation both the Kinges There hostes and armies to the Batell Bringes Where Isrel as the stronger in Estate Iuda out justed and its foree defate And when the Batale brock in was and lost They took the King and Captane of the host And than on Salem with there force falls The Temple spoild brack and bet doune the walls The Treasure that vnto the King pertaind And hostages they took that there remaind Then death did end the dait of Ioha'sh dayes A stout and valiant King in all his wayes Then Ierobo'me succeeds his Father syne And Zacharia vnto him be Lyne 2 Kings 15 chap. SExtein yeer old was Azaria whan In Iuda cround he to governe began And tuo and fefty yeer a prince supream He reignd and Iudged in Ierusalem And yet his royall reigne this fault defaces That incense they brint in the Hie places But lo the Lord chastiz'd him for the same And smot him so that Leper he became Iotham his Sonne then vnderneath his hand Govern'd his house and Iudged in the Land Insidious Shallum Zacharie did slay And murdred Menahem made him avvay Menahem thus avvay and in his Tomb Pekah his Sonne rose in his royall Roome 2 Kings 15 Chap. IN Isrel whill Pekaihah swayd the sword He walcked wickedly before the Lord And did prophanely jdols dead adore And by one Pekah killed was therefore Then he King killer took into his hand The Croune of Isr'el and did there command But with his bloody murthers he drank in That oftymes branded Ieroboams sinne But Hos'h'a this King killer he betrayd And then himself the sword of Isrel swayd â—oâ—ham the second yeer of Pekah than To reigne into Ierusalem began 〈…〉 and gone Ahaz his Sonne ascends into his Throne 2 Kings 16 Chap. 〈◊〉 Haz a bad Sonne of a better Sire The seventein yeer of Pekah his impire 〈◊〉 Inda did Guberne but did debord â—â—d wrought not vprightly before the Lord 〈◊〉 with the kings of Isrel Idoliz'd â—â—d his ovvne Sonne to Moloch sacrifizd â—â—e kings of Aram and of Isrel Then â—â—iedgd Ierusalem with hostes of men 〈◊〉 the almightye he wold nought permit â—â—â—em to Tryumph on him nor to tak it 〈◊〉 Ahaz he with Iiglath joynd consent â—â—nvade Damascus and t' assault it went â—â—ey took it Rezin killd with worship wane â—â—â—d vnvsd offrings They the Altar stame But when this Prince Idolatrous was dead Then Hezekie his Sonne raigne in his stead 2 Kings 17 Chap. â—Hill that Hoshea raigne Israel
all Idolatrize and to fass worship fall â—â—â—erefore the Lord the King of Ashur sends 〈◊〉 Israel a captive Comprehends 〈◊〉 did the Prince and people in prison cast 〈◊〉 did Samaria tack in at last 〈◊〉 then in that deforc'd afflicted tovvne 〈◊〉 Assyrians he set in Garisone 〈◊〉 with a hatefull and a hostile hand â—â—â—ul'd it rudly and perforce command â—â—â—e heathen yet the Lord they did noght feare â—â—bowd to Idols in his Isrel there Wherefore he send in Lions to devour Them â—hat peece maile rent and all in Gobbets tore them 2 Kings 18 Chap. â—â—shea reigning into Israel â—â—â—n his trid yeer to Hezekiah fell â—â—â—ins and helme of Iuda for to hold â—â—n he himself was tvventie fyve yeir old â—â—ince that servd the Lord and did adore him â—â—auid did his Eather good before him â—â—olish'd th' altars and the places hie â—â—ritaments vnto Idolatrie â—â—sen Serpent made in Moses dayes â—â—â—k it doune and into peeces brayes â—â—a three yeeres is besieg'd and taken â—â—el captive of the Lord forsaken Because as stringers they 〈…〉 And nought his will divine nor voyoâ— obayd 2 Kings 18. chap. THe Ruler Rabshaketh of Ashurs host A wyld out cast before the Lord and lossd T' incamp his Tents and Palions pitched doune Before the Citie and the sacred Toune And with his hell hounds altogether gross'd Begins to Bandie gainst the Lord and boast His powar he despisd his Truth contemnd And boldly too his blessed name blaspheam'd Israels strength and all the might of Man Yea and the hand of heven he skorned Than And in disdaine Gods greatness did disgust Dissvading Isrel in his strength to Trust And all the venome of a wicked Tongue That foole agains the firmament hes sloung 2 Kings 19 Chap. WHich when the holy Hezekiah heares He in the Temple to complaie compears And with a sorie soule and heavie heart Depressd he from all his people apart With Sack cloth clad hisroy all Robbs all rent Most wofull for Gods wrong his wowes vp vvent Great God said he that tuixt the Cherubs â—â—â—ell In mercie novv remember Israell And heare there blasphemies that but all feare The Glorie of they name and Honour Teare The Lord hes heard him and by Isay told That vaine Rud Railers words revenge he wouid And keep vntouch'd that Time be one of Them In that vnhallovv'd host Ierusalem And did of them one night of life deprive A hunder fourscore Thousand men and five 2 Kings 19 chap. SEnach 〈◊〉 th' Assyrian Prince perverse When God did kill his men and horse disperse He pausd noght therevponn nor did repent But to his vaine Gods for to worship went And litle knew he that had scap'd abroad That he at home had by himself the Rod Which beath him should for all his blasphemies And gainst Gods Hebrevvs his Hostilities For vvhill th' Idolatrous and careless King Adores his Nishroch a dead and naughtles Thing Adramelech and Shatezer his brood Vn naturall both his Sonnes they shed his blood 〈…〉 back they kill 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Nishroch heares noght nor his slaughter sies 2 Kings 20 Chap. â—He holy Hezekia that ador'd 〈◊〉 And walk'd in Trueth alwayes before the Lord 〈◊〉 â—ut this Time was sicke to death and lay â—â—n Ishai send from God to him did say 〈◊〉 Thow thy house to rest and order all 〈◊〉 Thow must dye and live no more Thovv shall 〈◊〉 King then turnd and prayd and shedding teares â—â—â—ats for life and lo the Lord he heares â—â—â—oyce his sorrovv sies and syne he sayes â—â—â—say tell him I will length his dayes 〈◊〉 to the yeeres that he hes liv'de before 〈◊〉 adioyne and adde too fifteen more 〈◊〉 this shal be the Signe to try it trevv â—â—â—haddovv look and in the Diâ—l wiovv â—â—hen bright and cleare the Sunne thovv shyning sies â—â—hall than backvvard bend whole ton degrees 2 Kings 20 Chap. â—â—â—g Hezekiah of his Sickness whole 〈◊〉 almighties might extreamly dois extole â—â—ach-baladan then Baboâ—s Prince 〈◊〉 Hezekiah a Benevolence â—â—â—e his Love vnlook'd for to repay â—â—â—ength and Treasure did before them lay â—â—â—ay hotly him reprov'de heirfore â—â—â—ll his Seed with Babel-Bondage shore â—â—â—id he their They captive shall be led â—â—â—ll that he and his fore-bears had â—â—â—nnes in Babell they shall Enuches be â—â—â—ord foretold me there Captivitie â—â—â—n Iuda's godly Hezekiah dyes 〈◊〉 his shrew'd Sonne Manass his place supplies 2 Kings 21 Chap. 〈◊〉 Ezekiah dead Manasse reignes 〈◊〉 first prophane of the prophanest Kinges â—â—â—n a furie of false worship burnes â—â—â—ith him Isrel to his vomit turnes 〈◊〉 revolts themselfs they Rebimieres â—â—â—t on Idols as the Divels desires â—â—â—nation was there vnder Heven 〈◊〉 and they wer all vnto it geven â—â—â—fore Gods prophet hes praepreatchd to them â—â—â—e and strats once of Ierusalem â—â—â—ier vvrack and from the found the fall â—â—â—d Them that shal be therein all Manasse then expâ—â—d 〈…〉 Ammon his Sonne in stated in his stead And wicked Ammon by his Servands Traiâ—e Iosias just succeeds his Father slame 2 Kings 22 Chap. WHen King Iosiah to governe began Azealous holy good and godly man Materials all and means he first made clare And gave them that the Temple did repare Then in a hollovv woult within the ground The Lavv Hilkiah hid before hes found Then Prince and Preist the people together dravv That vnto them then might be red the Lavv Whair Prince and Priest and prophets promisd all The statuts there insert observe they shall The people likewise there the oath they took To stand to all into that blessed Book And in there harts and Soules t'indent it deep And vvovv'd the Lavv and lords commands to keep Iosiah then a Prophetess hes speared Who all the Lords will hes declard and cleard 2 Kings 23 Chap. THe Lavv ' book fund and red therefrom the vord Prince Prophets Priest and people all accord And by their oath attested whair they stand To keep the Covenant and Gods command Iosiah then the Idol dead of B'aâ— He braks and his blind Priests he killd them all This Prince the passo're then he caus'd proclame And celebrats it in Ierusalem Conjurers he where with the land was cloyd T' observe the Lavv gevne be the Lord destroyd This pious Prince that be God guyds his raigne By Pharo yet was in Megiddo slaine Iehoahaz succeeds but captive taen Iehojakim his Sonnes cround King again 2 Kings 24 Chap. NOvv Nebuchadnezzar Babels great King His bands blood breathing did ' gainst Iuda bring But vanting force t' affront Them in the fields Iehoiakim then to the Time he yeelds And three yeeres slave to him and Tributare Iehoiakim and Iuda iustly are For with the Lords consent these slraits extreame For Curssd Manasseths Sinns was layd on Them The mony murders that he did committ With th' other Sinns cryd for a venceance yet â—â—â—kim novv vvith his Fathers dead â—â—â—achin raigne rased in his stead 〈◊〉 he praevaricat and still he strayes 〈◊〉 had his Fathers done before his dayes
yeer and Ten A man whom God directed all his dayes And did advance him verie woundrous wayes A blessing for his Brether Sire and frends â—ow'de and admit'de of Egypt all he ends Then boveld was the Body with praetence To be transported by his Brether Thence As when he lay a dying they before At his desire Solemnly to him swore Yet to a fitter tyme they thought it best To lay'd Imbalind in Egipt in a Chest Whill They from thence with honour might it have And burie it Into his fathers grave Exodus Chap. 1. IN Egipt Isr'el and his Sonnes all dead Yet there incrediblie increfsd there seed For all Thinges ever hes incress'd and stord That bless'd hes bene and favour'd be the Lord Whill that it hapned that there Regn'd a new An other King nor ever Ioseph knew Who hearing that the Hebrews thair of few In so short time to so great numbers grew And fearing that his peace they should perturb He mynds to raine and all there Courses curb With Tyresome Taskes and working with there hands And for to beare brick burdens them commands To wearie wrack them and to keep them vnder But more and more they wax'd vnto his wounder Exodus 1. TH' Egyptian sies there servile slavrie wile Gains noght but what he greens for dois begvyle Then compas'd he and casts an other course Noght better boÌ„tt a wickeder and worse He charg'd the mid-vvyves then that they each boy Into the Birth should murther and destroy And if it were a mayd then they should spair And kill none but a maile or manchyld thair Perversly whair men ar dispos'd to ill Means seldome wants for to affect there will Yet did they multiplie and grevv the more That thus to kill and cutt them short they shore The wemen feard the Lord and did it nought Wherefore he prosperd Them and with them wrought Exodus 1. THe Tyranne Phar'o finding that his will The mid-vives mercifull did noght foorth fill In killingh of the Hebrew mails he did command All the Egyptian people in his Land That they no Hebrew female nor a mayd Should once persew to death drovne nor invade For in his block-head-brain and witt vnvise He thought no harme to him by These could ryse But all the mails he bids o cruell King That in the River thay and flood should fling Which carelesly by cruell hearted men There instantlie is executed Then To cut and curb th' incressnig afterward Of the trve Ghrafts into the Lords wineyard Exodus 2. THe crueltie of the Egyptian Prence Made the Ebrew dames vvith pietie dispence And vvith there pitie and a tinder heart Into th' outcasting of there Childring part Lo as exemplified and vvievlie heare In Moses exposition dois appeare Left desolat alon the infant lay Expond to perish on the River Bray But God above compassion had and He Of Moses fate did otherwise decree And had resolv'd by his ministring hand To bring his Israll out of Egypt Land In thrie months old he was cast out and after Was fund among the flaggs be Phar'os daughter Exodus 2. â—He litle Boy fund in a pitched Arke By God preserved for a worthie wark â—â—to ane Ebrew nource is gevin to feed 〈◊〉 nat'rall mother and his dame indeed â—â—w grew the chyld and then the Ebrew broght-him 〈◊〉 Pharos daughter for hir Sonne She thoght him 〈◊〉 Boy was lovely pleasant in hir eye â—â—â—d did indeed delight hir greatumlie 〈◊〉 call'd him Moses and hir reasone shew â—â—â—ause from water dying she him drew 〈◊〉 God his safetie wrought and broght about â—â—t none but Phar'os chyld sould draw him out â—o be a means agains hir Fathers minde â—o safe a Salver of the Ebrevv kinde Exodus 2. â—Ovv in those dayes vvhen Moses waxed stroug To sie his Hebrevv Brether thinking loug 〈◊〉 went and Savv the Burdens that they buire 〈◊〉 all th' indignities that they indure â—â—â—ich could not bot molest and move his mind 〈◊〉 Pitie and compassion all inclynd 〈◊〉 when he sies where ane Egyptian 〈◊〉 boldly beat and hurt ane Hebrew man â—â—â—spights therat and Separats them Tway 〈◊〉 in revenge the Memphit man did slay â—â—â—n waroly look'd least any should him sie â—â—â—by an other Hebrw sein was he â—is Carcas then as he could vvith his hand â—e buried there and hid it in the Sand. Exodus 2. â—He second time went Moses foorth an fand Tuo Isralits much at contentionn stand 〈◊〉 for some sort of Odds and diffrence that 〈◊〉 falne betinxt them tho he knw not vvhat â—â—â—he revveills the Smitter with rebooke 〈◊〉 hardly vvith his Reprehention took 〈◊〉 men incens'd vvith fury hardlie knaw â—â—â—mself nor whom to they a duetie aw 〈◊〉 said who made thee judge in this debate â—â—â—vill thow kill me as thovv kill'd of late 〈◊〉 Egyptian here so Moses clearly knew 〈◊〉 it was known that he th' Egyptian slew 〈◊〉 dreading forder danger and for seare â—e fled to Midian and Taried thair Exodus 2. THe slaughter thus reveald King Pharo send Horse-men and foote To search and apprehend And bring him th'Ebrew Moses that had slaine Yea evn in Egypt ane Egyptian In the reparing wrong and righting than The injurie done to ane Hebrew man For Moses was the man that from above God in compassionn Pitie and his Love Had made and prae apoynted for to be The instrument to set his people free But feare gave feet and feddred him his wing To post from perrill of that Tyran King And in his flight did by a fontane stay That in the fielde and land of Midian lay Exodus 2. WHen Moses in his flight had rraveld long Ester the righting of the Hebrews wrong He wearied was with walking on the way Thearfoir to ease him is constraind to stay And whill he restes him at a fontane than Seav'ne daughters of the Priest of Midian Come to that Cistern and these springing Rockes For to refresh and water there thair flockes But then come heard-men hanting their and thay Unmanerly wold dryve these mayds away And stubbornly debarr them for to bring The needfull waters from that running spring But Moses did them from incombrance keep And waterd all there Goats and flocks of Sheep Exodus 2. THe virgins from the well reverted tell What with the Sheep-heards thair to Them befell Who wold not suffer them in any Cace With these there flocks t' approach vnto that place And how a man they by the fontane fand That did with hold from them the heards-mens hand And drew there water in their Troghs and Cuds That did suffice to water all there Goods There father tax'd them then that they had nought Him that had help them so home with them brought They went and brought him and there father whan He came most kindly did intreat the man Then of these Daughters Se'vne he gives him one Zipporah call'd and she bore him a Sone Exodus 2. â—N tract of Time the King of Egypt dyes And th' Israleits in
Tryumph and a Song of Praise 〈…〉 On Pharo his Egyptians and Those That durst to him and his profess them foes His mightie povvar in that Song is shovvne Wherby the horse and Riders as o'rethrovvne And all confounded that from Egypt came With horror terror dreudfull death and shame Exodus 15. VVHen Isral vvas from Pharos forces fred To desart Sur Moses there Guyd them led Whair in that wast and wilderness thrie dayes All as they past but drink or vvater stayes To Marah then they came whair bitterness Of waters thair there Palats much oppress They plaine and Moses much perplex'd in Spreit Cryes and the Lord converts these lovr to svveit God them injoyns th'observing of his Lavves And vnto Them his Ordinances shawes Which giue they keep and do then he will nought Plague Them with These that he on Egypt brought I am the Lord said he that can disease Bring when I will and heale it when I please Exodus 15. THan they removd and come to Elim land Whair fontans tvelf and seavntie Palmes they fand A proper place as pleasant profitable Into there journay for to ease them able The Lord there Pames with pleasure he will mix And try there patience these extreams betuix Novv they abundance haue anone aâ—â—skant And God again vvith vvelth repayes there want The Lord his owne he proofs but noght to perish And as he checks so he his Saincts shall cherish In Marah tart there water was but heare In Elim it was healthsome sweit and cleare And there the pleasant Palm's the daintie date Into all plentie offers them to eat Exodus 16 FRom Elim Isra'l gois and enters in The Desarts and the vvilderness of Sin That is tvix Elim and mont-Sinai plac'd A hill so oft with Gods great praesence grac'd Into the second month the fiftenth day Of there Migration heir arived thay The people murmur and for hunger cry And wext the worthie Moses woundrously 〈…〉 And therefore said to Moses he should raine Bread from the heavn and that of such a sise That daylie night and should there wants suffice In this to them the Lord did shew his Love And by such means there thankfulness wold prove Exodus 16. MOses and Aaron t'Isr'el said yow shall This night know God from Egypt brought yow all The Glory of your God againe said Thay â—ow all shall sie the morne when it is day Whair yow shall wiew if that yow be not blind â—is kindness vnto yow so oft to him vnkind Your bold Repyning and your grudgings he â—e heares agains him self for naught ar we â—et in all plentie and abundance great â—e from the Aer shall give yow flesh to eat â—he flesh at night a blast of wind shall bring â—nd bread it shall come when the day shall spring Then like the Rain and thickest shoures of hail Among there Tents in fleets down came the quail Exodus 16. AGaine the Glory of the Lor divine And goodness with the Sunne did to them shine 〈◊〉 when the dew was dried on the Ground â—canded Ball small lyke hoar frost was fund â—nd neuir sein before that heavnly Raine â—coverd all and Tapestried the Plaine â—nd when the people of Israell saw it than â—â—ey said ane to ane other it was MAN â—â—t knew it noght altho they gawet a name â—â—t it was the Bread praepard for Thame â—â—ses declard a grain shourd doun from heavne 〈◊〉 from there God t'apease there Grudging geavne Which evrie one should gather it and vse As Gods commandement direct them dois Exodus 16. â—Hill Manna on the ground before them lay Togather it God hes prescryw'd the way 〈◊〉 it apoynted hes for their repast 〈◊〉 but on day and for no more to last â—â—ept such as was gatherd on the Sixt â—â—serve the Sabboth that succeeded nixt 〈◊〉 some was dissobedient and brak 〈◊〉 Statuts that God thereanent did make 〈◊〉 did ore night some pocked vp in store â—â—ugnant to he Law gevne on t before He could noght wold noght wiew there wayes perveâ—â—s But in the morning they haue fund it stank And full of wormes with smell and savour Rank Exodus 16. THe Saboth sacred to the Lord orda'nd And nought to be with weekly works prophand To bake and seeth all on the Sixt he dois Command that they wold on the sevnt day vse And yet vngratfull Israleits some go Togather Manna and prophaind it so When they should worship as the Lord commands And noght worke as they weekly wroght with hands Whill Moses checks and chyds and dois them shaw Debording thus there braking of the Law And then seveirly charged Israll wholly T' observe for evr the seav'nt the Saboth holy And in remembrance to observe it ay Israel since hes rested the sevnt day Exodus 16. MOses conforme to Gods command and will Of MAN bids Aron then ane Omer fill Vnto the end that efter it may be Preservd and showne to our posteritie This man was like Cor'ander seed almast But whyte resembling wafers in the Taste That it the Bread was that there Fathers fed Into the wilderness when they wer fred From thraldome by the Lords almightie hand That they wer vnder into Egypt Land Then Aaron did as Moses did direct And filld ane Omer full to that effect Then plac'd it in the Testimon ' or Arke To be thereof for'ever more a mark Exodus 17. THe camp from Sin to Riphidim removves That there much paine for want of water proves And therefore murmur muteny and grudge Yea dois agains the Prophets Brag and budge All into ire hote furie rage and wraeth Redy to rise to stone him straght to daeth Then Moses mov'de did at there crying cry To god and he advisd him by and by That he in Horeb with his Rod sould smitt The Rock of Riphidim and then from it Sould come a current and a fontane fall To queuch there thrist and satisfie them all 〈…〉 He aids them still in there distressed-state Exodus 17. PRoud Amalek of Esavs of spring one To fight with Isral drew his armie on And when they over at Riphidim ariv'de To Iosua the Povvar vvas prescriv'd And vnto him was all the warr committ The maner and the managing of it Whill Moses went with Aron and with Hur To Horebs head before the armeis stur Where Moses lifting vp his hands did pray And His prewaild whill holdm vp wer thay But whill they heavie wax'd and wearie than Th' Amalekets prewaild o're came and wan But when these tuo suports his hands in fight Then Amalek was foild and put to slight Exodus 18. IEthro the Preest or Prince of Midian Zipporas Sire Moses Good-father Than Heard how the Hebrews God from Egypt brought And what by Moses there for Them he wrought Herefore resolves and doth him self address Whair with his wife and Childring Moses meet And gladly other kiss salute and Greet To Jethro Moses then doth truly tell What God in Egypt wroght for Israell
Than Iethro Ioyfull for so fair effects He humblie glad his holy hart erects And altars as the vse was he dois raise To worship God on and to offer praise Exodus 18. NOw when that Iethro Moses sitting Saw Discussing causes by the Course of Law Considring by the weghtie Charge his pains That in discharging thereof he sustains He with a Iudgement solid deep and wise His sone in law thus Moses doth advise Thovv cumbred ar discussing evrie cause Therefore shevv Them the ordinance and Laws And stand before and to the Lord velate The maner of each Mater and the State Then some among the people pick and chnise That t' ease yow in your Iudgments yovv may vse Men fearing God and men of cowrage all That with yovv justly Iudge in Isr'el shall Exodus 19. THe Israleits from Riphidim arose And martching fordward to Mount-Sinai gois And at the holy Sacred montane Thay Stent all there Tents incamp them thair and stay But Moses called be the Lord ascends And humblie there his will and pleasure tends Who charged him to Israel to say Giue they his woice will heare and wordes obay They shall be his by a renewed Birth Beyond all people spiring on the earth Th' Almighties mynd then Moses doth declare And bids the people purif ' and prepare There Sprits there persons clothing and aray And Sanctiffe them all for the thrid day Exodus 19. THe Prophet Moses as the Lord appoynts Commands the people for to clenge there Iointes And cloathings vvash that then they all may be Pure in the praesence of th' all pearsing eye For lo the Lord the thrid day efter shall Be sene on Sinai mont before them all And straitly charges Them charg'd be the Lord That none martch vp the mont nor tonche its Bord And if they do as lives the Lord said he That Soule shal be persd through and surely die The people then preparing all aright T'apeare more pure in the Almighties Sight They went not to there wives but did abstaine From all that could pollute Them or prophane Exodus 19. VPon the third day as the Lord foreshew Long Shrill and from aboue the Trumpet blew The people trimbling and with Terror stands By Sinais border holding vp there hands Deafned there eares with thunder from the skyes And with the lightning dazled ar there eyes For statlie Sinais sacred Top was all Cled with a crowne of fire and burning Ball But that shrill sounding Trump and thundring noise Is drownd and deafned with a stronger woice That from the Montane in the waley roares And throgh the Breastes of Isral brakes and Boares From Gods owne sacred month with dreadfull aw Whill he to Moses there dois gwe his Law Exodus 32. WHill holy Moses on the mone attended The Lords directions humblie bovv'd and bended The people murmured that Moses stayd And from the mont so lonh delayd Wherefore they ran to Aaron and implore him Yea cryd to give them Gods to go before-them Thus that they knevv not they did cry and call What of thai Moses was become at all He bids and they Obey and to him brings There golden Bracelets and there wivves ear-rings Thereof he casts a Calf and efter raisd Ane Altar to be put vpon and praisd Ingratefull all forgetting too too sone What God for there Deliverance had done But disobedient vnto that Calf or kow Nor it more brutish they do bend or bow Exodus 32. T'Idolatrize the people rudly rin And Aaron rashl ' assents vnto there Sin Whill Moses with the Lord on Sinai mont Sits Their bad blind-zeal Idolatrie commits For to that Idoll that vvas made before Out of there Yewels and there ear-rings store They raise ane Alter where vpon dois stand The Calf that Aaron fashoud with his hand And on the morne the people offrings bring And sacrifice vnto that sensles Thing Whill God aboue wroath vnto Moses sayes Thy people lo perverted haue there wayes Therefore be gon my wraeth wax'd hot doth fume And shall in it Them for his slip consume But Moses prayd and did Gods favour find That he from th' ill he ment them changd his mind Exodus 32. THere God foregottin and Religion trew The host debord to drink and dancing drew And most prophanly when there Phyfes did sound â—bout there Idoll they did trip a round â—o more remembring God that so much wrought When he from Egypt them and bondage brought â—hey sit affecting error and the Truth disgust â—â—d dalts in them there ovvne desirs and lust â—ovv they ar randon run with a lose rain â—nd at there pleafir they will prove prophane 〈◊〉 they will noght be bund nor longer live â—biect vnto the Law that God did give But they will worship Gods of there ovvne gold As vanely they conceit off vnconroll'd Exodus 32. WHen Moses prayer had Gods wraeth revoked That high and hotly gainst the people smoaked He from the Lord and montans top did draw With those two sacred Tables of the Law Which he did carie be the Lords command Wreit with the holy finger of his hand But when descended with his eares and eyes The people all prophand he heares and sies And in the Camp the Calf erected Hy His wraeth began to vvax and fiercely fry His hart could noght th' Abomnation bear But with a holy divine anger thear Which there trespass in him did move and make He threvv the Tabels dovne and both he brak Exodus 32. YEt did noght Moses wraeth and Ire heir end But forder yet it flew and did extend That golden Calf that for there God they chuisd He break it boldly and to pouder bruisd And pulverizd to apprehend the Sin The more he made the people drink it In His brother nixt rebuikes and much missaid-him And for th' abuse did to his face vp braid-him That he had suffred Isral to begin And slyde in such Idolatrous a Sin Then he this falt prophane to expiat The Sones of Levi he together gatt And armed vvith the sword they kill and slay And with thrie thovvsand Hebrevvs strav'd the way Exodus 32 and 33. THe morning come Moses to Israll sayes Foull is your fall erronions was your wayes And men of Israll ye Gods wrath do mass Agains your persons for your proud Trespass Yet I will once ascend t' assay and sie If his displeasure I can pacifie Vp moses vvent before the Lord and falls Dovne on the Ground and then for mercie callis Confessing there that Isrels Sins was great Yet for there pardon he doth humblie treat And wishes rather that his name shall be Rasd from the Books of Life ev'rlastingly Then Israls brak and Dissobedience Be noght forgevn them and there foul offence â—â—r Lo Almighty Lord thy mercies here 〈◊〉 to thy peoples Pardon shall apeare Yet God was grevd and angrie that they had The golden Calf and molten Image made Exodus 33. THe Prophet in the Tabernacle walkes And with the Lord familiarly Talkes â—ho
vnto him dois intimat his will â—nd shew's his Angel shall Guide Isra'l still â—â—at shall the accursed Cananeits out cast â—nd lay 't for them his people of Israll wast â—â—e Hittits Hivits Amorits and all â—â—us and Perizzits they perish shall â—â—t Isral sad and sorrovvfull did sho â—â—at God him self denyd with Them to Go â—â—en Moses to martch vp the Lord commands â—â—ith all the people to the promisd Landes That to there father Abram long before And since vnto his Seed to give he svore Exodus 33. VNto the Lord humblie did Moses pray From th' Hoste his Ire to pacis ' and alay â—â—d in his mercies for to make it knovvne â—â—at he there God and they wer all his ovvne â—â—e Lord than his petitions did aprove â—â—d grantes Them in his favour and his love 〈◊〉 more to sie hot with a holy fire 〈◊〉 glory of the Lord he doth desire â—hich God likevise did grant him of his Grace 〈◊〉 none could live he said and sie his face 〈◊〉 in a rockie cleft God hes him plac'd â—â—d shevv his bake-Partes as he by him pac'd Part of his Glory in the going by He doth permit his Moses to espy Exodus 34. â—He Lord againe commands that Moses hevv For those he brak Tvvo other Tables nevv â—â—ereon he will with his owne finger grave 〈◊〉 self same precepts that before he gave â—â—ses the morne with Them the mont ascends 〈◊〉 in a Cloud from Heavne the Lord descends 〈◊〉 there before him stood and did proclame 〈◊〉 Lords almighty and Eternall name 〈◊〉 the went and past before his face 〈◊〉 strong most mercifull and full of Grace 〈◊〉 is the Lord but Rigour fraught with Ruthe 〈◊〉 slovv of goodness full and Truth Wherefore my praecepts keep that I Command This day and yow shall have the holy land Exodus 34. WHen God Almighty on the holy hill His minde to Moses had declard and vvill When he had fully fasted fourtie dayes For he none less vpon Mont-Sinai stayes The Lord dismisd him from the mont again And he descends directly to the plain The Princes of the people go to Greet And mirthfully there Captane Moses meet But when his face transfigurd they looke on And sies that by the wounted sort it shon They ar affraid and dread for to dravv neare And in his shyning presence to apeare But Moses called Them then they and he And Aaron talk together tenderlie Exodus 34. THe Propher speaking vvith the Princes heire The people aproatch and do them dravv neir But Moses for the shyning of his face He is constraind to covert in that place So beavtifull and brightly there it shon That no eye durst behold nor looks thereon But vvaild as he there in there presence stands He carefully declares the Lords commands That on Mont-Sinai he receav'd be vvord Of mouth from God the everliving Lord And these Directions charging Them that thay For evr observe and never disobay Vpon the perrill that 's pronunc'd and more If they do fall as have vs'd before Exodus 36. 25. THe westments and the wessels necessare That for the dayly worship vsefull are The Lord vvill have them fashoud form'd and fram'd As they shall efter noted be and nam'd The Arke shal be of Cedar Shittim wood Without corrupting durabill and good Lyn'd well within and all vvithout ore Rolld With well wrought and engravne Plates of Gold The Cloth and Carpet for the Covenant To make it beavtifull and Bellishant It shal be silver silk and skarlet wool Imbrodred bravely and made beavtifull With Barrs ingross'd in Gold and Golden Ringes Whereon vvhen it transported is it hinges Exodus 37. 25. THe Seat propitiatarie and the place Where God in mercie should apear and Grace â—â—d whence should ishe his Oracles divine 〈◊〉 will haue made of purest gold and fyne â—hose length tuo Cubits and an half should be â—â—d half an less in breadth ordaned He â—â—o Cherubims of tryed Gold likewise 〈◊〉 cower't with there winges he did devise â—â—d these he hes apoynted for to place 〈◊〉 one oposit to the Others face â—here efter should betuix there winges be gev'en â—â—we truethfull ansvers from the God of Heaven â—â—ich mercie Seat his Statuts do Command â—ove the golden crouned Arke to stand Because decred he had and did ordane The Testimonie therein to remaine Exodus 37. 25. â—Almightie Moses for to make commands Of Shittim wood with cunning Craftes-mens hands â—â—ised for his worship wenerable 〈◊〉 set Shew-Bread thereon a gold-clade Table â—â—ose wright worke wrought and fitly form'd and mad â—â—s all with gold ingravne and over-laide â—â—d all above well fashoned and frett â—olden Croune like stoure de luces set 〈◊〉 lenght thereof set downe and hight and bread 〈◊〉 these Supra noted Chapters Read â—hes causd likevise Goblets make of Gold â—fumes and Incense to preserve and hold And Shew Bread set vpon that Tabled Boord Eternally to offer to the Lord. Exodus 37. 25. â—He Lord likewise heir Moses doth direct For Lights a Luminare for to erect Candle-sticke as we may know be ours â—â—ose bowing Branches seavne bears vp seavn floures â—â—carie lights of flamming fires to be â—â—pes in the Sanctuar ' Incressantlie â—â—ose mettall shall be of the purest Gold 〈◊〉 Boules that shall about the Branches fold 〈◊〉 â—â—oures and Base that beares vpon the Ground 〈◊〉 so be of the fynnest to be fund 〈…〉 and Snuff-dishes likewise Too 〈…〉 be made as God had showne him how 〈…〉 it thereon seavn lampes ay burning Bright 〈…〉 to that that is before it Light Exodus 37 30. BEzaleel of Shittim vvood he takes And thereof thair the Incense Alter makes A cubit long in Length the Breadth so right But raised higher Tuo it was in hight About it crovned was with gold above The Lords command and Artes-mans Arte t' approve Round Barrs and rings but â—â—alters framed square With gold wark garnish'd and o're laid all whair The Cupes that should perfumes and Incense hold They wer also of pure and perfect Gold The pure perfumes and pleasant Incense too He hes compos'd as th' Apothecars do And therewith fild and fird the Censers Thair Whose sugred smell pears'd and perfurnd the aer Exodus 38. 27. THe Altar of brunt offrings offreth next To be intreated of into the Tex Bezaleel by Moses so muche praisd To build began and ent'red vp to rais'd Of Shittim wood the Bulk or Body was And all o'reclad with coverlets of Brass Five Cubits long five Cubits broad and hie This Alter was no more at all but thrie And all the Instruments that there be nam'd And fit therefore of Beaten Brass was fram'd Also the Grate that stood within it He Knits like a net of wier most Cunninglie A Lav'r likevvise he of the Wemens Glasses Made that the best of Brass for brightness passes Exodus 39. 28. A Aron the Priests aparell they prepare A goodly Garment glorious and fair Th' Ephod of
Iosua 1. THe worthie Duke to this Command thus call'd And Isrel generall in State install'd God novv again renevvs to cheare Them more The promise of the promis'd Land before He markes there markes from the wilderness And from Mont-lebanon to Euphrates Thence maks the Sea there Bordour by the vvest Where Phoebus Car declyns and runs to rest Then sayes to Iosua that vvorthie Thair Yet to incress and kindle his Covvrage mair Whill he shall Rule and Captane their Command No heathen foe before his face shall stand If as his Servand Moses night and day H' observe his mandats and his Lavves obey Iosua 1. T' incovvrage Iosua God renovvats And oft hies promisd ayd he iterats Yet vvith direction that he all his dayes Keep his Commands and walke into his vvayes The Captane than the Congregation all He convocats and dois before him call Indicting and directing Them that Thay Be ready in their armes on the thrid day To pas o're Iordan that far famons flood Neerby vvose Bankis Israels standarts stood The Revbenits and Gadits dress also Thongh seased on this hither side to Go And vvillingly vvill venter vvith the rest Whill each one of their portions be possessd 〈…〉 WHill that the people a providing are Victuals and armes for martching necess ar â—he Captaine finds it fit to send before â—uo Speculators prudent to explore â—he people there Pou're purposes and places â—s is convement in such war-like Caces â—he Spyes from Shittim send advance and go â—nd enters Rahabs house in Iericho â—ut yet these Spies are in there spying spyed â—nd Rachab to revveale Them temptd and try'd â—earing hir Countries futur fall and foil â—poynted Isr'el for a Prey and spoyle They on their promeses preserv'd are by hir And secretly vnsem they saife Retyre Iosua 3. Chap. TH'explorators aproatch the Tents tell there The Cananits astomshment and feare â—pon the nevvs the Sone of Nun commands â—he vnder afficiars of all the Bands 〈◊〉 passe and charge the people with povv'r express â—or to remove to be in readmesse â—ovvsone the Levits to be martch'd they mark â—â—fore tuo Thousand cubits with the Ark â—hen Iosua the people all injoynes 〈◊〉 sanctifie them selfes and lave their loyns 〈◊〉 cause said he the Lord to morrovv shall â—ork vvoundrously in presence of yovv all Then to the Levit Priests said he avant And go before vvs vvith the Covenant Iosua 3. TO Iosua the Sone of Nun then said the Lord I will advance Thee as avvovtchd my word â—â—d as I vvith my servand Moses so vvith Thee 〈◊〉 thy advancement I will doe said he 〈◊〉 Isrel then sage Josua did say â—'almighty martches yovv among this day 〈◊〉 for a Signe this shall yovv vnderstand â—hat he shall give yovv all the Heathen land 〈◊〉 Iordan whill the Ark advance before yovv â—â—rtch efter on and going God adore yovv â—â—vvsoon the Priests shall touth the rivers brink 〈◊〉 beares the ark the Billovvs bak shall shrink 〈◊〉 they before that did the gravell cover 〈◊〉 part them self to give yovv passage over Ioshua 4. Chap. THe Arke and Priests in Iorden dry Whill all the people perrilless passe by O woundrous walk a deed divine and vounder Done only by the Thrower of the Thunder Then Iosua in Iorden did command Eternally as Tropheas there to stand And to be witness of that woundrous wark On that same place where paus'd the Priests and Ark Twell men of the twell Tribes twell Stones to Reare And then twelf other on there backs to beare To Gil-gall thence but to the same effect And to remember this These their t' erect But th' Ark and Isrel dry-foot thus past throw The flood againe as it was wount did flow Iosua 5. Chap. THe Stones vp-reard t'averr the veritie Of there strange passage to post eritie The rumor of which admirable Chance The hearts of all the heathen lords so lance And strangely strook them stupified and stonird So that nev'r shall there Curage be Reconird Tha ' amazed looke like men alreadie lossd And whill they heare but of the Hebrew host The Lord commands that circomcision than Be vs'd to evrie Hebrew mail or man On whom the hallowed incisers hand Hath noght bein since they come from Egypt land An Angel arm'd to Nuns sone then apeard Conferrd confirm'd him and his Courage Reard Iosua 6. Chap. THe armie and the Ark throgh Iorden go Iust ore against the Toun of Iericho And martch'd whill that directed they set doune And drew there Trenches round about the Tovne The grave Commander that the Camp conducted How to attempt it by the Lord instructed The people then againe and Priests he taught How that that Citie circled should be caught Seaven Priests with Ram-horne Trumpets past before The Ark and th' Armie followd whill They Roare Seavn dayes they compassed the Citie so And as injoynd so oft about it go Then on the seavnt they sound and showted all Whill that vntvich'd flat fell the Citie wall 〈…〉 THe citie entred as the Lord had doomd Mettals except and all with fire consum'd The slain of both the Sex into the Streets Together in the Gore defyld there fleets Yet Rachab is and hers by promise past Preserved saifly in that publict wast The Spyes that in there pitie she praeservd No less with love into the sackt her servd For all saif she t'inevitable Ire Wer sold and sold to slaughter sword and fire There all are execrable and accurssd That therein are or that therein wer nurc'd And all from heavn are curssd and curssd shalbo That Iericho mynds to Re edifie Iosua 7. chap. A Chan an Isralite Religious Proves reprobat and Sacrilegious Wherefore Gods griefe to grow and glow begins Against all Isrell for his secreit Sinns His Ire inkendled thus so boyles and burnes That from their help his holy hand it turnes As they tryd trew whill that with Ai they fight With few their greater force is put to flight Whill Iosua before the Lord did fall And with his Cryes contreit for help did call The Lord reveals the Sin and Achan is Vpon confession he and what was his His Blood his Brood his house and all at once Brint vp with fire and fell'd to death with stories Iosua 8. chap. A Chan thus punish'd and thus Isrell purg'd The Lord apeasd he Iosua efter vrg'd And said my Seruant fant not dread nor doubt Thow of my Aide but be of courage stout And now with all thy men of armes arise To Ai advance and it with pow'r supprise For I have gevn thee therein evrie thing The Substance their the Subiects Croune and king And there with doe for I command thee so In all as thow hes done with Iericho Then by ane ambush he hes foyled them Then Toune supprisd and firde syn spoyled Them The King is catch'd alive and efter he As God gave charge was hang'd vpon a Tree 〈…〉 THus that they triumphd by Gods helping hand Well did the chiefe of th' Ebrevs
vnderstand Wherefore that wise Commander wills that they Thankfull therefore and grate to God be ay In Ebal mont they then ane Altar raise Noght hambred on with hands his name to praise And offers thereon offrings as they knaw Agried with his will and Moses Lavv The altar raisd and God there praisd the Grave Grand Captane then the Law on Stons did Ghrave And therein Blissings Cursins all and Threats He publictly to them reads and repeats Into the praesens of the people all The Stranger as the hebrew naturall Iosua 9. chap. AI thus sack'd some nightbour kings to those As open Enemies to Isrel rose But lo from Gibeon disgvysed some As messingers vnto the armie come Israell by deceat to Circemvein And perrill by that policie praeveen With Garments torne and but with Tags of Shooes That they are Straugers these disgvysed does Mak Isrel think that They be come to Crave A leagve of Love and frendship faine wold have The Suit deceavde the Guyd of Isr'el grantis The Gibonits deceitfull Supplicants But they detected efter for the same The duke to drudgrie Them and their Condamne Iosua 10. chap. FYve Kings together with vindictive Spreet Their warlike force and armies all vneit And out agains the tovne of Gibeon sped That Irues with Israls head contracted had But vnto him submissive Suits they send The he is foederats wold now defend Who for their Causes wer inclosd about With five Kings forces strong men stern and stout Then Isrels Captane with his Cohorts rose To free the Gibonits and fight there foes whom in his violent and wrakfull wraeth He vterly vndoes and drave to daeth And such as fled defeated with his force Feld in the flight vvith Hail a fate fand worss 〈…〉 THe day whereon these armies where o'rethrovvne The Lord his great Love hes to Isr'el shovvne A vvoundrous day and admirable one Whose like before nor since was neuir none At Ioshua his prai'r and request The great Governour God Almightiest A whole day stayed theÌ„ Sunne in Gibeon And moone into the valey Aialon And not a poynt come dovne declynd nor chang'd Whil Isrell was on all there foes reveng'd The Kings they kill when all the slaughter ended And then the five vpon five Trees suspended Kings Cities Subiects of the Hils and all The plaines beside subdued before them fall Iosua 11. chap. A Croud of Kings by south east west and north Martch for to force the force of Isrel forth There numbers great neer out of number be As Dust on earth or Sand into the Sea But God bad Isrel be of Courage Good And feare no force nor men nor multitude For he before that tyme of day to morrovv â—laine and consumed to there shame and sorrâ—w Before the face of victor Isrell shall Deliver Them forc'd and defeated all Israell confident vpon his word â—As well they might assaults them with the Sword And horriblie maks havok of their host In killing from the meanest to the most Iosua 11. AS Ioshua from that Attempt reteard For such victorious Chances Inly Cheard The Toune of Hazor he took in his vvay And all th' Inhabitants non saife did slay Yea all from Halak montane vnto Gad That by Hostilitie he takin had Therein a living soule nor fighting man As God commanded him he left not than For heardned was from heavne there harts that thay â—ight from the earth in vvraeth be vvippd avvay â—f Anakims the Cities so he Sacks And vtterly them selfs with vvarrs he wracks The Conques then h' amongs the Tribs divyds â—nd then in peace sins warrs their th' Ebrevs byds 〈…〉 VIctoÌ„rious Isrel by the Lords assistance Agains there great and all there forc'd ressistance Of Cities Valaes Montans and the Plains But feare of force possessd in peace remains On Iordains eastren syde and on its west By South and North they peaceablie possest No pettie portion nor a litle Land Did Ioshua and Israel command The Lord their Battels and all subdevv'd And noght their forces well inough they knew it It is lands their Swords in their subiection brings The subiects arm'd of ane and threttie Kings The Hebrevs by his help there hosts orethrew And all their Kings consumed killd and slew Iosua 13. chap. THe Lord call'd Ioshua and to him told That he was weak with yeeres and waxed old And yet much land remaind and Lordships many Vnentred with and vnpossessd with any Therefore the Lord he hes enjoynd him thair And how he should devide them did declare To give nyne Tribs whole portions he commands And vnto thrie to give but half part lands Since Moses vnto Ruben and to Gad On this side Iorden gev'n a portion had Ilk Trib its martch there sevrally is showne That each of them might know what was their owne To Levi yet no foot of Ground he gave But ordaind Them the Sacrifice to have Iosua 14. Chap. THe Land of Canaan devided aff Among the former nyne Tribs and a half Caleb the constant Kenezeit the same That entred first the Land to Nuns sonne came And said to him now fourty yeeres and more His since vnto Moses dead before God spake our God most great and Glorious In Cadesh-bernea concernyng vs Then he that day swore by th' almighty God To give vs that whereon our feet should trod Wherefore my Captane godly grave and Sage I crave the same now for my heritage Which Iosua gladgly grants and Caleb blessd And him and his with Hebron hes possessd Iosua 20. Chap. THe Lord directed Ioshua as Iudge T'apoynt with Isrel Cities of Refudge He speake the people and protests and Thay Obtempre and the will divine Obey For such as do by accident or chance Vnwillingly or yet by Ignorance Kill and cut aff by force and blood a Brother An Israleit yea yet or any other Where they may faif and sure preserved be Whill th' high Priest livand then depairt and die From the Revenger of the slain and than He may returne vnto his house again So did the Lord Reliefe for these ordain That ony man as is foreshowne had slaine Iosua 22. Chap. TO Reuben and to Gad and to Manasses Heires Ioshua his Kins-man Patriots declares That as the Lord and Moses had commanded They faithfully had with there Bethren banded And nought forsook Them whill they wer possessd Of all the promeist Land in Peace and rest Therefore go with the blissing of the Lord To your possessions vpon Iordans Bord But care to live my Brether I befeech As do is our Law allow instruct and teach Bak they returne and built an Altar by The river brink and renders reasons why Howbeet the Tribs therewith took first offence Yet having heard them with the deed dispenss Iosua 23. Chap. NOw Ioshua waxd old by Age infirme Into the faith the Tribs for to confirme Exhorts them gravely all with one accord The serve sincearl ' obey and lovve the Lord He tells them there hovv oft for them he faught And
worship but be Nathans word Prohibit its from Heav'n for to be done For thats reservd for Salomon his Sone 2 Samuel 7. Chap. THe Lord the Secret searcher of the Soule Dauids designe did tho divine controule 〈◊〉 Labor that he had allovvde alone Vnto his Sone succeeding Salomon â—is benefits then he as good as great â—id by his Prophet to the Prince repeat â—ovv from a Sheepheard boy he did him bring 〈◊〉 be o're his belovv'de and chosing King â—nd when his dayes did end and he hence gone 〈◊〉 strongly stablish wold and stay his throne Vnto his Sone and alway efter this â—nto his Seed the Scepter ever bliss The pious Prince then pithelie and plaine Gods grace his Giftes and Greatness grants again 2 Samuel 8. chap. THe faithfull King conforted and confermd Agains the faithless Philistims hes armd And those that in his reach and grips he gott â—or bondage he reservd or smartly smot 〈◊〉 match'd the Moabits and them o'rethrew â—et saifd a thrid when he the Tuo-part slew 〈◊〉 smot prince Hadadezer that did press 〈◊〉 enlarge his limits at swift Euphrates â—nd of the Aramits he killed then â—â—cc'ring Zaboth tuentie two Thousand men â—rass Silver sheelds of Gold that guarded them 〈◊〉 in Tryumph brought to Ierusalem For non withstood from heavn his helped Strenght But fetterd all or felld wer at the length 2. Samuel 9. chap. THis victor King in warrs a Prince in peace Of equall Iustice bountye Love and Grace Th' effectis of frendship faethfull and intear Into his doings is decypherd heir He asks if yet there any be among The people that to Saul or his belong They find one Ziba out Sauls serving man That shevv a Sone livde then to Ionathan Lame Mephi-bosheth of his feet vnable Whome Dauid highly hold and honorable And for his Fathers saik his Love he shovves Then Sauls whole Steddings vpon him bestovves And at his table vvorthely alvvayes He treats and intertains him all his dayes 2. Samuel 10. chap. THe noble nature and the excellence In Dauids disposition of a Prince And basly hovv and bar brously repayd The Prophet properly hes heir displayd The Sprit of Dauid it did boyle and burne To quyt old kindness vvith a courtess turne And vnto this effect his Servands send Whom th' Ammonits as spyes did apprehend And in dispight with all dishonor dois The noble men ambassadours abuse Which vvrong for to revenge he doth arise Fought and defate and tryumphd on them twyse To learne all lavvless and vnthankfull To With vvhom to deale hovv vvhan and what to doe 2 Samuel 11. Chap. WHen spring approatchd and dayes to length began Ioab martchd foorth with Isrels armies than And as he was a Cheiftane chose and stout He roundly Rabbah belted hes about Whill Dauid rests and Lash at Salem lyes Whence from a Tarras Bathsheba he spyes And by hir Beautie caught became its thrall And with hir in Adulterie dois fall Than to that fact that he had fallin in He joyned blood a cruell crying Sin And poore Vriah he expond and killd As led his Lust and vvanton humors vvild Then as the Prophet calld hir his ane lambe He efter tooke to be his vvife and dame 2 Samuel 12. Chap. THe Prophet Nathan by the Lord apoynted T'expostulat with Dauid his anoynted â—â—ake in a mistick parable and masked â—nd him of his Adultrous actions asked 〈◊〉 is lust injustice he hes taxed thair â—nd to reprove his Stuprie did noght spair â—nd heartly humble he for mercie cryes â—â—th for his murther and Adultries â—â—'effects and frute whereof by divine wraith â—â—one efter birth is quickly caught be daeth â—â—en Salomon of Bethsheba is borne â—â—d Rabbah taen straitly besieg'd beforne The Captives captive thair he savves with Axes He cutts and carves them stents and dravvs and raxes 2 Samuel 13. chap. â—Mmon inflamd with lust and fleshly fire And what vvas worse incestuous desire 〈◊〉 sister Thamar being fair he lov'de 〈◊〉 Dauid by a craftie counsell movde â—nd hir to Ammon seening sicke and Shee â—ent in as she directed was to doe 〈◊〉 wicked Ammon like a villane wyld 〈◊〉 mayd ministring forced and defyld 〈◊〉 efter hoter nor he lovv'de before â—hen he had whord hir than he hates hir more 〈◊〉 Absolon inveits him to a feast 〈◊〉 for his rapt to be revenged maist And at the table set his life did tak For his vnnat'rall and incestous fact 2 Samuel 14. Chap. WHen Absalom long efter Ammons daeth Had felt the vvaight of his wrong'd Fathers wraeth 〈◊〉 fleemd was from the favours of his face â—â—nk in the Sea and dephs of his disgrace 〈◊〉 by a vvoman Ioab did devise 〈◊〉 pardon his Trespas the Prince t' intize 〈◊〉 affection fatherly and Love 〈◊〉 Dauids melting mynd to mercie move 〈◊〉 Geshur then be Ioab he is sought 〈◊〉 by him back to Ierusalem brought 〈◊〉 Absalom for Beavties and his hair â—â—â—ovnd esteemd so excellently fair Yet tuo yeers there he relegat remaind â—efore vnto a presence he attaind 2 Samuel 15. Chap. WIth flattries false altho fair seeming showes Prond Absolon in Isrel pop'lar growes H'insumats him self in all mens grace Plac'd in the court Portch in a publict place For all that offers honors unto him He claves be crast so to the Croune to clim By tratrons Heads to help his bad desire H'attempts unto th' Imper ' all place t' aspire His father flies and on mont Olive stayes And all the Plotts and purposes he prayes Propond b' Ahitophel his State to stresse That God wold turne them into foolishuess And Hushai there his Servand to the end T' oppose and to uncase there counsels send 2 Samuel 16 Chap. VNfaithfull Ziba to his master failes And Shimei doggishly at David railes His currish kinde and naughty nature showing By barking basly and by stoubolts throwing Abishai wold the churlish fellow smit But myldly David did prohibit it And doth confess that he there cursing stands And but by bidding and the Lords commands Who then said he dar crave and aske the man Why thus he curseth and he rayleth than My Sone my Blood my bowels hunts me lo And Wherefore may noght Shimei now do so Then suffer him to curse and let him be God may heirefter heirfore looke on me As fals Achitophel did heir advise The Lew'd Sone with his fathers pairties lyes 2 Samuel 17. Chap. AChitophel agains his Lord conspires And force to follow from his Sone desires A vitions counsall gave his wicked witt But Hushai hateing him opponis to it And besome lurking frends acquaints his Prence With there pervers and tracterous pretence Then wise and worthie David apprehends The danger and departed with his freinds But lo whill Hushai Absolon advised Achitophel fand al his plotts despised Then on his asse fled lyke a furie fell And in his awne house he hes hangd him self No better recompence can Treason crave Nor end more happie should a Trator have 2. Samuel 18. chap. VNnatural unwise unworthie