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A08870	An introduction into the bookes of the prophets and apostles Written by Peter Palladius, Doctor of Diuinity and Byshop of Rochil. Faithfully translated out of Latin into English. By Edw. Vaughan.; Isagoge ad libros propheticos et apostolicos. English	Palladius, Peder, 1503-1560.; Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.; Vaughan, Edward, preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth.	1598 (1598)	STC 19153; ESTC S113915	75,737	224

heauinesse If with their speech they mixe fained sighings Crocodiles teares other legerdemaines deuised by Art amongst the which slanders strange positions doe specially increase their authority As Sebastian the Frenchmā reuiled the teachers and called a great volume of the sayings of the prophets apost which in shew seemed not to agre From whence he gathred that we must not iudge after the letter but as the spirit directs And in their Paradoxes they insert thinges to please people inlarge licentiousnesse Some there are which carry about with them the books of Sibils whence they take such Oracles as best befit theyr affections whom they flatter This kind of Idol priest must be taken heed of that rule is firmely to be held Thy word is a lantern vnto my feet And againe To the Lawe and the testimony And againe The Gospel is the power of God vnto saluation to euery one that beleeueth and those deceiuers are not to be harkened vnto which crye out that inspirations must else-where be sought for without thinking of the holy worde The saying of the sonne of God must bee helde fast whoe commandeth to preach repentance forgiuenes of sins in his name To this end let our teaching be applyed that repentance faith prayer and newe obedience may increase in vs by the meditation of Gods word and let god be praised with true duties according to that saying Fight thou a good fight holding fast faith a good conscience For traps may be laide by men by the aduancing of Inspiratiōs as we haue often seene By this meanes as by an inchantment the people discerned of seducers Therfore the sonne is sent to reueale vnto all creatures the secret and vnknown promise of reconciliation and that it beeing heard faith might be wrought in men and God might communicate himself with vs as Paule saieth Faith is by hearing and hearing by the word of God Wherfore these Idol priests of Cibel which withdraw mens mindes from the written word do reproch the son of God and take away both faith and al the exercise of faith If the writinges of the Prophets and Apostles were taken away so that euery hypocrite might lawfully brotch his counterfait Oracles from his inspirations as from his three footed seate howe great furies would ensue We haue seen example heerof in the Tragedies of Munster elswher Wherefore all holye teachers and hearers with al constancy ought to set themselues against these doting deuises Thy purpose and indeuour therefore O Peter I do commend that thou art an incourager of all the godly vnto reading As Paule saith Be conuersant in reading shewing the way to euery book declaring the arguments of them I woulde to God that our youth were accustomed rather to reading godly praier then to cauilles in disputing for when matters are well opened and no kind of false doctrine approoued there should be an end of disputing and it is a most true saying that to playe the Sycophant is too great diligence And whereas by the wisedome of your noble King and the diligence of godly teachers in your kingdom the studies of your youth are so ordered that no liberty to cauill is permitted vnto them You haue wel prouided for the peace of the church and their wits are accustomed to modesty All things though wel deliuered may be weakened if cauels may be regarded as in time past were those of the Pirchonians and the Academicks Therfore Paule doth strictly charge the Phillippians to hold faste the Canon or the rule of the word Now I beseech the Sonne of God our Lords Iesus Christ to keepe and to gouerne the churches in the kingdome of the Danes and in Germany and to make them to abide for euer one in him Farwell cal Feb. 1557. CONCERNING THE Authority of Gods word and holy Scripture THE authority of Gods worde and holy Scripture ought to be so great with all men that no one should doubt thereof but as we looke vp vnto heauen with our eies so should we thinke that the holy Scripture was brought from Heauen and as he that came from heauen is aboue all so the holy Scripture doth far exceed the doctrine and wisedome of man Christ asked the Pharisies of the doctrine of Iohn the Baptist whether it were from heauen or of men signifying that those two kinds of doctrin did greatly differ one from another the which also Christs disputation with Nichodemus maketh plaine Ioh. 3 The word of God is the holy Scripture of the old and new Testament which is called holy that is seuered from all other writings written by the holy Ghost brought from heauen And Christ deuideth the olde Testament into 3. partes in the last of Luke where hee saith that all thinges must be fulfilled whatsoeuer are written of the sonne of man In the 1 part Moses 2 part The Psal 3 part the Prop. The other partes doe belong to these The new Testament comprehends chiefly Gospels and Epistles which are the seals of the Gospell as I Paule thus subscribe thus I seale the Gospell of Matthewe with my bloud I Peter subscribe I Iohn c. The doctrine of the holy scripture is twoe fold The one The Lawe The other The Gospell But the holy Scripture is commended For the Sufficiencie Truth Profit Authority Dignitie Eternitie thereof 1 Christ shewes the sufficiencie thereof when he saith They haue Moses and the Prophets Againe search the scriptures bicause you thinke in them to hane eternall life And Paule Galat. 1 If any man shall teach any other Gospell let him be accurssed Esa 8 To the lawe and Testymonie you shall not adde neither shall you take from it his Deut 8 and in the 12. cha What I command you doe it thou shalt not adde nor diminish any thing 2 The truth of the scripture is proued by the wordes of Christ Iohn 8 Thy worde is truth Ioh. 2 The old and new Testament is true the true light now shineth Num 23 God is not as man that he should lie 3 The profit of the scripture is shewed by Paule Rom 15 Whatsoeuer things are written they are writtē for our learning that thorow patience comfort of the scripture we might haue hope 2 Tim. 3 all scripture in spired of God is profitable to teach c. 4 The authority thereof is in the laste of Luke all thinges must bee fulfilled which are written of me in Moses in the prophets and in the Psal 2 Pet. 1 Prophesie is not giuen by the will of man but holy men haue spoken as they haue beene mooued by the holy Ghost 5 The dignity thereof appeares Esa 55 as heauen is lifted vp from the earth so are my thoughts differing from your thoughts and Christ sayth giue not holy thinges to dogges neither caste yee pearles amongest swine 6 The eternity thereof as the worde of God abideth for euer And in Luke Heauen and earth shall passe but my word shal not passe Ioh. 16

To whom shal wee goe thou hast the words of eternall life Concerning the holy Bible and bookes of the old and new Testament THE Byble or Bibles although generally it signifieth a book yet more particularly by the holie Bible is the bookes of the old and new Testament called holie for the holy Diuinity and doctrine of God are seuered from the wisedome of the world and brought from heauen and a Bible because many bookes are therein contained The first whereof is Genesis the last the Reuelation The first deuision of the BIBLE THe holy Bible is deuided into the olde and new Testament The olde Testament containeth those bookes which were written before Christ was borne as the bookes of Moses the Psalmes and the Prophets with som other which are in number 48. The new Testament comprehends those bookes which were set foorth after the birth of Christ As the bookes of the Gospelles and the Epistles with others which are in number 27. The 2. Diuision THe holy Bible is diuided into six parts in respect of so much as concerne the difference of the Bookes For some of the bookes of the Bible are Legall Historicall Doctrinall Propheticall Euangelicall and Epistolar 1 The siue bokes of Moses cald c. are Legall because the lawe is specially described in them 2 Historicall are those which simply containe Histories or thinges doone as are the bookes 1 of Iosua 2 of Iudges 3 of Ruth 4 of Kings 5 of Chron. 6 of Ezra 7 of Nehemiah 8 of Tobias 9 of Iudith 10 of Hester 11 of Machabees 12 of The acts of the Apostles 3 Doctrinall are those which containe some speciall doctrine for the edifying of the hearers as are the books 1 of Iob. 2 of Psalms 3 of Prouerbs 4 of Ecclesiast 5 Canticles 6 Wisedome 7 Iesus Sirach 4 Prophetical are those which were preached written by the Prophets wherof 4. are called the greater and the rest are called the lesser Prophets The greater because they write greater and longer bookes the lesser because they write lesser and smaller bookes 5 Euangelicall bookes are they which containe the Euangelicall stories of our Sauiour Christ set forth by the 4. Euangelists 6 Epistolar are the writinges and letters of the Apostles and specially of the apostle Paule The 3. deuision Some books of the Byble are Canonicall Apocrypha Canonicall bookes are those in which is preserued the authority of Ecclesiasticall oppinions Apocrypha or doubtfull bookes are those whose credit is doubted of and serue only for the instruction of the people not for confirming the opinions of the church such are the bookes 1 of Iudith 2 of Wisedome 3 of Tobia 4 of Iesus Sirach 5 of Baruch 6 of Machabees 7 of The fragments in Hest Dā All the rest are Canonicall bookes otherwise called Authenucall from whence the Canonicall and auten●call scripture hath his name and they are Canonicall which reade or expound the holy Scriptures Of the Bookes Legall or the 5. Bookes of Moses THe books of Moses haue their names in Greeke Pentatenchou of the numb of 5. because they are but 5. of the Hebrewes they are called 5. fiftes and they are ascribed to Moses either because Moses wrote them or because they containe the story of Moses in them and they are 5 1 Genesis 2 Exodus 3 Leuiticus 4 Numbers 5 Deuteronomy 1. Of Genesis GEnesis hath his name of begetting or of generation because it is a booke of the generation of the world both for the Creation of things and for the restoring of them after the floud It hath in it 50. Chapters and is diuided into sixe principall partes in regard of the sixe famous persons whose stories are set forth in Genesis 1. Adam is described from chap. 1 to cha 6 2. Noah from the 6 to the 12 3. Abram from the 12 to the 20 4. Isaac from the 20 to the 28 5. Iacob from the 28 to the 37 6. Ioseph from the 37 to the end of the book But Genesis in some containes 1 The Beginning of the world 2 The Deluge 3 The Burning of Sodom 4 The Destruction of Babell 5 The Deeds of the Patriarches 6 The Fall especially of mankind his restoring againe by the blessed seede of the woman that is Iesus Christ 2. Of Exodus EXodus is so called of going out because heere is described the going of the children of Israell out of Egypt as also the conuersion of many in the wildernesse wher the law was published because men knewe not what sinne was For then God gaue to his people the law of the ten commandements and after by Moses ordained Ceremoniall and Iudiciall lawes that Religion and gouernment might bee preserued among the Iewes In all which as in the building of the Tabernacle Christ was shadowed so the law is a schoolmaister vnto Christ The principal deuision of Exodus 1 From the first chap. to the 7 after th● description 1. of the birth 2. of the hiding 3. casting into the water 4. adoption 5 slight 6. mariage of Moses God giues 〈◊〉 commandement both of his restoring into Egypt and of his bringing the people o● Israell out of Egypt because they were oppressed with a harde bondage by Pharao which cōmandmēt after long delay he doth execute In the midst of the 4. ch he goeth into Egypt and with his brother Aron goeth vnto K. Pharao reasoneth with him about the letting go of the people which is in the 6 ch 2 From the 7. chap to the 12 are described the ten plagues of Egypt as that 1 of Blood 2 of Frogges 3 of Lice 4 of Flies 5 of Mouen of cartel 6 Blanes 7 Haile 8 Locusts 9 Darknesse 10 death of the 1. born 3 From the 12 cha to the 16 is described the deliuerance of the people of Israell out of Egypt not without puisuing yet by the mightye power of God 4 From the 16 ch to the 20 is described the going forward of gods people thorow the desa●t their murmuring and Gods deliuerance with M●nn● and Qua●les In the 20 chap. the ● commandementes are giuen to Moses 6 From the 21 to 25 Iudicial lawes are ordained 7 From the 25 to 32 are ordained lawes ecclesiastical or ceremoniall concerning the building of the Tabernacle 8 From the 32 chap. to 36 are the tables giuen of the ten commandements 9 From the 36 to the 40 chap is described the building of the Tabernacle 10 In the last chap. hamely in the 40 the erecting of the Tabernacle is described Thus much of the booke of Exodus 3. Of Leuiticus LEuiticus the third book of Moses is named of the tribe of I euy for the Priesthood of Aron which in this book is ordained with the lawes therof is appointed for the purging and e●p●ation of sin that it might signifie the true priest Christ Iesus the lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world For for this cause were the Leuiticall Sacrifices the Leuitical hallowings

Afterwardes thorough the kinges fauour he was promoted chieflie after he had interpreted the Dreame of the king Nabucadnezer Lastly hee continued there lxx yeeres liued vntill the reigne of Cirus king of Persia as appeares in the end of the 1. chapt and as it is manifested in the ninth chapter He was indued with such an excellent spirit that hee did not onely see the kingdome of Christ to come and to remaine for euer the destruction of other kingdomes but also he reckoned the yeares by weekes in which Christ should come He wholy applies himself in this that he might manifest the glorious and the eternall kingdome of Christ and hee foretelleth that besides him all the kingdome of the world are vaine and transitory Furthermore here is to be obserued that Daniel vseth the Chaldean toung vnto the beginning of the eight chapter Besides that the song of the three children The history of Susanna and of Bell as also the fable of the Dragon are not accounted or reckoned neither in the Caldean nor in the Hebtue toung neither yet haue testimony in holy scriptures that Daniell is the author of these bookes Therefore they are separated by the best translators of the Byble from the writing of Daniel and are altogither put by themselues hauing their owne proper vse to edification But in the booke of Daniel there are 1 Examples 1 2 4 5 6. chap. 2 Histories 2 3. 3 Reuelations 2 4. 4 Visions 7 8 10. 5 Miracles 3 6. 6 Sermons 4 5. 7 Prayers 9 8 Giuing of thanks 2. 9 Prophesies 9 11 12. The twelue chap. of Daniel are deuided one from another after this maner In the first chapter besides the history of Daniel and his fellowes being brought vp in the palace of the king of Babylon is set forth an admyrable example of godlinesse in Daniel howe hee learned amongst the Gentiles In the second chap. is tolde or rehearsed vnto the king the dreame and the interpretation thereof by Daniell concerning the 4. monarchies Where he sets foorth first the king of Babylon Secondly the king of Persia Thirdly the king of the Grecians Fourthly the king of the Romanes vnder whom the Iewes were to bee afflicted In the 3 chapter is described the kinges wicked Idolatry after his fall and the miraculous deliuerance of the three children from the fire In the four the chap is discribed besides the dreame concerning the tree by the which is set foorth the king of Babilon the punishment of the proude king the receiuing of him into fauour and the forgiuenes of his sinnes after his repentance In the fifth chap is described principally the tyranie of King Baltashar the sonne of king Nabucadnezer in the abusing of the holy vessells also afterwardes the punishment of his tyrannie by the losse of his kingdome and life In the sixth chap is described the deliuerance of Daniell and the punishmente of wicked men vnder Darius the king of the Babilonians In the 7. chaap Daniell seeeth a dreame of 4. beastes to whom the 4. Monarchies are compared In 8. chap he seeeth an other dreame concerning the afflictions vnder wicked Antiochus successor to the mightie prince Alexander the great In the ninth chap afterwardes he prayeth the almightie God for the releasement of the Iewes from the Babilonian captiuitie and being hearde is made certaine of the comming of the true Messiah by the declaration or manifestation of the Angell Gabriell accompted particulerly in seauentie weekes In the tenth chapt he writeth most singularly of Angells who cease not continually to fight against euill Angells for the defence of good and Godly menne and of Kingdomes In the 11. chap he prophecieth in order concerning the alteration of kingdomes doth also foretell vnder what monarchies the Iewes shoulde be afflicted before that the Messias came First of all that Darius king of the Medes is slaine by Alexander and after the death of Alexander the kingdome of the Grecians is diuided into fower kingdomes First into Asia Secondly into Syria Thirdlie into Egipt and fowerthlie into Greece last of all how Antiochus afflicted the people of Israell vntill hee was resisted and driuen away by Iudas Machabeus In the 12. chap. he prophecieth according to the cōmon translation of Antichrist vnder the name of Antiochus as Paul in the 2. of the Thessalonians 2. doth interprete this place Furthermore by the kingdome of Antioch he vnderstandeth not only the Papall sea of Rome but also the kingdome of the Turkes or Mahomet by whome the church of Christ towards the ende of the world should be vexed The song of the three children according to the common edition hath place in the third chapt of Daniel where all kind of Creatures are incited to laude and praise God The story of Susanna is comfortable because lying and slanderous menne at the length are disclosed and do suffer shame and such as are cleare and pure are deliuered The story of the I doll Bell doth at this day very plainly set forth the fraud and dedcipt of the Pope by the which they haue hitherto seduced poore miserable menne and yet doe still seduce and deceiue in many places Hitherto hath beene spoken of concerning the foure great Prophets Nowe followeth the twelue lesser Prophetes In which bookes they couet the increase and amplification of Christs kingdome which is their principall argument although by diuers and sundry reasons 1. Oseas prophesied against the ten tribes or kingdome of Israel 2. Ioell prophesied against the ten tribes or kingdome of Israel 3. Amos. prophesied against the ten tribes or kingdome of Israel 4. Micheas prophesied against the ten tribes or kingdome of Israel 5. Sophonias prophesied against Ierusalem 6. Ionas prophelied against Niniuy 7. Nahum against Babylon 8. Abacuc against Babylon 9. Abdias against Edom. 10. Haggei did vrge the people to reedifie the citty 11. Zacha did vrge the people to reedifie the citty 12. Malach did vrge the people to reedifie the citty 14 Or otherwise thus In the yeare before the birth of Christ 1 Ionas vnder Achab. 2 Abdi vnder Iereboā kings of Israell They liued prophesied in the year 496. 3 Esaias vnder Vsiah Ezekiah K. of Iuda at the time whē the x. tribes were caried to capt 4 Osea vnder Vsiah Ezekiah K. of Iuda at the time whē the x. tribes were caried to capt 5 Ioel. vnder Vsiah Ezekiah K. of Iuda at the time whē the x. tribes were caried to capt 6 Amos vnder Vsiah Ezekiah K. of Iuda at the time whē the x. tribes were caried to capt 7 Micheas A little after vnder Manasses the king of Iudah in the year 756 vpō the departure of Iuda 663. in the same captiuity of Iudah in the yeare 598. 8 Nahum A little after vnder Manasses the king of Iudah in the year 756 vpō the departure of Iuda 663. in the same captiuity of Iudah in the yeare 598. 9 Abacuc A little after vnder Manasses the king of