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A91005	An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories: contrived, in a more facile way then heretofore hath been published, out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux Mr of Arts and sometime fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford.	Prideaux, Mathias, 1622-1646?; Prideaux, John, 1578-1650.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3439; Thomason E466_1; ESTC R203318	211,216	358

intercepts those Kings who had Israel intire under their government In this manner 1. SAUL the Sonne of Kish of an eminent house in Benjamin 2. He sent to seek his fathers Asses stumbled upon a Kingdome 3. He was a goodly man 1. Sam. 10.23 higher then any of the People from the shoulders upward Annoynted by Samuel and applauded by all the States in a Solemne Parliament at Mispah Ib. 4. At his first entry he quitted himselfe nobly in raising the siege at Jabesh Gilead with the overthrow of the Ammonites Ib. But his incroaching upon the Priests Office to Sacrifice Ib. 13. and sparing of Agag with the Amalakites Ib. 15. contrary to Gods expresse command outed him of Gods favour and gave way for an evill Spirit to vex him 5. 1. Sam. 36.14 The valour of brave Prince Jonathan and his faithfull friendship to his Brother-law David cover in a manner the Fathers exorbitances 6. Being left to himselfe in his latter time nothing thrives with him He grew jealous of his own Sonne Jonathan persecutes his most loyall and deserving Sonne in Law and Subject David most barbarously murdered Abimelech the High-priest with 85. Ib. 22.18 persons that did weare a Linnen Ephod and destroyed Nob the Priests Citty with all that belonged to it Consults with a Witch at Endor Ib. 28. Ib. 31.4 and last of all Kills himselfe in Mount Gilboa leaving his carcasse to the Philistims and his Kingdome to 2. DAVID the Sonne of Iesse of the tribe of Iudah a man after Gods own heart designed before and Annoynted to that purpose 2. He first grew famous by the overthrow of Goliahs Ib. 17. in single combate and thereupon after the bringing in for a vantage three hundred fore-skins of the Philistims he marrieth Michall Ib. 18.19 Sauls daughter who convayed him with her brother Ionathan from her Fathers fury 3. His entrance into the Kingdome was strongly withstood by Ishbosheths hereditary title and valiant Abner but those cut off all willingly fell to him without farther questioning 4. After his once setling his first care was for Religion to bring the Arke of God from Kiriath-jearim ● Sam. 6. Obed Edoms house to place it in Sion a more publike and consecrated place And not therewith satisfied he plots to build a Temple for it But forbidden by Nathan notwithstanding makes plentifull provision for his successor to performe it Ib. 7. with the lesse trouble and charge He held the second Councell for ordering Divine Service 5. His thankfull kindnesse to Mephibosheth Ionathans lame sonne Ib. 9. Ib. 16. is an excellent patterne for men advanced to imitate but cheating Zibahs that bearay their trust should be nearer sifted and more severely punished 6. God gave him noted victories against the Philistims Moabites Sobeans Damascens Edomites Ammonites and all other that opposed him 7. But his taking of Vriahs wife and hard usage of the Husband Ib. 11. Ib. 24. with his numbring the People are evident tokens of humane infirmity 8. Vpon these fell the disasters of the deflowring his daughter Tamar the murder of his sonne Ammon the Rebellion of Absolon and of Sheba the sonne of Bichri Ib. 13.15.20 and in his drooping old age the combination of Ioab with his much tendred sonne Adoniah to bury him as it were alive 9. We have the Booke of Psalmes for the most part his 1. King 1. though perchance not written yet made by him the greatest help to devotion left of the Iewish Church 10. His end was most pious and glorious leaving the wisest Statesmen the worthiest Warriors and inestimable treasure of wealth with his heavenly Councell and Blessing to his sonne 3. SOLOMON 1. His piety wisdome and execution of his Fathers directions at the first were admired of all and set him in a pitch beyond any of his ancestors 2. That Temple which his Father intended he began in the fourth of his Raigne and most gloriously finished it and setled the Arke in it in the Holyest of Holies which had formerly been tossed about from the Desart to Gilgal from Gilgal to Shilo from Shilo to the Philistims from thence to Bethshemesh from Bethshemesh to Kiriathjearim from thence to the house of O bed Edom from thence to the City of David So that his wisdom brought him in admiration both at home and abroad with strangers who repaired unto him as to an Oracle witnesse the Queene of Sheba 1. King 4.29 Ib. 10. that came in person from her own Countrey to conferre with him And Hiram of Tyre that joyned with him to fetch gold from Ophir His daily provision for his houshold stables 2. King 4.22 and other expences would be thought incredible in any other History but Canonicall 3. But in the midst of prosperity wealth and ease the multitude of strange women wrought him to favour and further Idolatry which he freed himselfe from as it is thought afterward and left his Proverbs Ecclesiastes and Canticum By De la Cerda a Iesuit a testimony thereof and directions for all posterity 4. Those other writings which are attributed to him whether pious as the booke of Wisdome and Ecclesiasticus or of late his 18 Psalme set forth in Greeke and Latine or Impious and frivolous as 1. Incantationes Solomonis 2. Vid. Pinedam de Rebus gestis Solomonis Clavicula 3. Amulus 4. Contradictio 5. Hydromantia to his sonne Rehoboam 6. de Geniis 7. Liber verborum Solomonis 8. De umbris Idearum 9. his Calender 10. Chimicks 11. Epistles between him and Hyram of Tyre and Vaphres King of Egypt 12. the Ars memoriae that goes under his name are rejected all as forged pieces 5. His latter daies after so much magnificence and pleasure were pestered with insurrectious of Hadad Rezin and Jeroboam whom he lived not fully to quell but left them to vexe his Sonue that succeeded 2. COncurrent with these times are made the obscure posterity of Aeneas in Italy and our Brute here amongst us Plutarch Euseb Iustin 2. Codrus the last King of Athens who purchased by his own death the victory for his Countrey 3. The birth of Homer 4. The famous combate between Abners men and Ioabs wherein twelve of a side 2. Sam. 2.16 slew each man his opposite upon the place 5. The Giants of the Philistims cut off at times by David and his 37 Worthies 2. Sam. 23. 6. The hight of Poetry Musicke and all kind of Philosophy eminent in Davids Psalmes ● Kings 4.32 and Solomons 3000 Proverbs and 1005 songs with his books of Naturall Philosophy mentioned in Scripture 7. His perfection in the Art of Navigation in trading with the Tyrians to Ophir for Gold Whether 1. Musick have any virtue to drive away Divells 2. The Dead may be raised by a Witch 3. Joab might justifie Absoloms killing having a command from his Soveraigne to the contrary 4. A Warrior may not build God