Mundi 3107 reuiues and stands on 's feet Chapt. 14 DOing as father Ioash did Amazia rules well Yet not like Dauid faithfull King who reign'd in Israel EAch man as yet on high places did offer sacrifice He on his fathers murtherers did iustice exercise FVll ten thousands of Edomites King Amaziah slew Prouoking Ioath Israels King hee 's made full sore to rue An. Mundi 3190 GRacelesse Ieroboam made King did Ioash then succeed Amazah is by traitors vile at Lachish murthered HEre Ahaziah him suceeds Ieroboams wicked reigne Here Zachariah him succeedes the last of Iehues traine Chapt. 15 IN Iudah Azariah raignes abounding in good deeds High places stayes he Leper * An. Mundi 3190 dyes and Iotham him succeeds KIng Zachariah raigning ill is by bad Shallum slaine He reignes a month and Menahem puts him to deadly paine LEwd Menahem made strong by Pul rips woman great with child MAd Pekaiah raigns after him and 's slaine by Peka wyld NOw Peka is oppressed sorâ— by Tigla Pelezer And after slaine by Hoshea conspiring murderer OBserue here good king Iothams raigne he followes fathers deeds High places yet were not remou'd king Ahaz him succeeds Chapt. 16 PEruersly did king Ahaz reigne him Rezin-Pek'assailes But Tiglath Pelezer he hyres against them he preuailes QVickly he to Damascus goes and there an altar sees And thereof he a patterne â— sends forgetting Gods decrees Right speedily to Vâ—iah Priest who yeelds in euery thing Gods brazen Altar to diuert to Ahaz owne liking SEe how he doth the Temple spoyle a curst and wicked deed He dyes and his sonne Hezeki good king rules in his stead Chapt. 17 THe wicked King Hoshea raignes Salman'ser him subdues Against him Hoshea conspires but that he dearly rues VNto Assyria for their sinnes now Israel doth goe An. Mundi 3210 The Lyons plague false worshippers they mixe religions so An. Mundi 3230 Chapt. 18 A Good king Hezekiah raignes brasse Serpent he destroyes An. Mundi 3226 And Idols all Salmaneser Samaria sore annoyes BEcause Gods Lawes they disobey'd Sennacherib is staid And by a tribute pacifide which Hezekiah paid COmming againe he Rabsheka sends on the King to raile Who moues the people to reuolt and makes their hearts to quâ—ile Chapt. 19 DOlefully Ezekiah mournes and doth to Esay send To pray for them he saith that God his helping hand would lend ENcountring then with Tirhakah Sennacherib doth write A Letter to Hezekiah wherein he doth recite FOule filthy facts blasphemously good Hezekiah prayes Esay foretells Senacheribs pride fall and end of dayes GReat blessing must on Sion fall thus doth the Prophet say One Angell of th' Assyrian hoast doth vanish An. Mundi 3238 kill and stay HVndred fourescore and fiue thousand the King is then full still He hasteneth home before his gods his sonnes their father kill Chapt. 20 IN those dayes Hezekiah sicke is told that he must die He prayes his life is lengthened the Sunne goes backwardly KNow that this wonder God did worke for signe of promise made The king shewes to the messengers all treasures which he had An. Mundi 3239 LIking not this Esaiah comes and blames him for his deed Foretells Babels captiuity Manasseh doth succeed Chapt. 21 MAnassehs wicked gouernment his crosse Idolatry An. Mundi 3252 his crosse Idolatry Which caus'd against all Iuda Land many a prophecie NExt him his sonne Ammon succeeds obserue his wicked reigne He God forsooke and Idols â— seru'd was by his seruant slaine OBserue how all these murtherers that did so vile a thing Are by the people murthered who make Iosiah king Chapt. 22 PRais'd is Iosiahs prosperous reigne he doth Gods house repaire Hilkiah finds the Lords Law booke and Hulda must enquire QVickly of God she prophecies of Salems fatall fall Which ruine yet is respited till God Iosiah call Chapt. 23 REad openly in publike place Iosiah caus'd to be The booke of God An. Mundi 3342 he then destroyes all their Idolatry STanding then by a pillars hee Gods cou'nant did renew On Bethels Altar burnes mens bones as Prophet did foreshew THen solemne Passeouer he kept and witches put away With all abominations An. Mundi 3342 Gods wrath yet did not stay VEry sore kindled was his wrath ' gainst Iudah's people all For Manasses as Israel so they must likewise fall AT Megiddo this godly king â— Iosiah lost his life He Pharoh Necho did prouoke to bloody warre and strife BY people then Iehoahaz his sonne was made their king Him Pharoh Necho impris'ned aduanced Ioiakim Chapt. 24 CVrst cruell Nebochadnezer An. Mundi 3350 Iehoiakim subdues Then afterward he did rebell but his rebellion rues DIstrest is Iuda by such bands as God among them sent Because Manasseth shed the blood of many innocent EGyptian king is vanquished by king of Babels traine Ichoiachin succeeds his fire and wickedly doth reigne FVrious king of Babylon Ierusalem doth take Makes all the people prisoners of goods doth hauocke make GReat is the anger of the Lord ' gainst Iuda land and city Zed'kiah reigneth wickedly all 's spoil'd without all pity An. Mundi 3356 Chapt. 25 HEre Salem is besieg'd againe Zedkiah sonnes are slaine An. Mundi 3353 He taken hath his eyes put out their Zebuzaraden IErusalem * An. Mundi 3353 defaceth quite caries the rest away Except a few poore labourers â— that doe in Iuda stay KIngs captaine of the guard spoiles all great treasures beares away The Nobles are at Riblah slaine and then Gedaliah LOrd and chiefe ruler was ordain'd of them that did remaine They need would into Egypt fly when Ismael him had slaine MVch kindnesse Euil-Medorach shewes to Iehoâ—akim He sets his throne aboue those Kings that were in Court with him I CHRONICLES Chapt. 1 ADams of-spring to Noe is told Noahs sonnes and all their race Shems Sonnes to Abraham here obserue with Ishmaels void of grace BY Ketur Abrahams Concubine what sonnes and Esaus brood The Kings â— of Edom and the Dukes a few or none were good Chapt. 2 COnsider Israels pedigree by Thamar Iudahs line Iesses and Calebs sonnes who were this Chapter doth define DEclar'd is Hesrons pedigree by Machirs daughter deare Ierahmuels posteritie and Sheshans set downe here EXprest is here another â— branch of former Calebs race The line of Caleb sonne of â— Hur is set downe in this place Chapt. 3 Fâ—ithfull king Dauids Children see to Zedekias yeares Then Iechonias line obserue his sonnes sonnes race appeares Chapt. 4 GReatly increast is Iudahs race by Caleb sonne of Hur Iabez good prayer Simon makes for Land a bloody stur HEre read of Ashur posthumus sonne of Hezron by Abiah Who Gedor and th'Amalekites doe conquer kill and slea Chapt. 5 IN order here read Rubens line till they were captiues led He lost his Birthright the defil'd his father Iacobs bed KNow here Gods habitation and halfe Manasses race Their chiefe men coasts and conquests all for sin they lost their
place Chapt. 6 LEarne Leuites line and A'rons race till the captiuity The family of Gershon learne Koath and Merari MArke here their habitations their seruice vnderstand Which Moses taught vntill they went captiues to Babels land Chapt. 7 NAphtalies sonnes and Isachars the sonnes of Beniamin Who were the sonnes of Manasseth and sonnes of Ephraim OBserue the sonnes of Ashur â— here and Ephrim's habitation How were they plagu'd by men of Gath and how Beriah's borne Chapt. 8 PRincipall sonnes of Beniamin and chiefe men are set downe â—ere Ionathan his father Saul who first did weare the crowne Chapt. 9 QVickly here maist thou reckon vp Isr'els originall â—nd Iuda's genealogies the Priests and Leuites all REad also of the Nithinims that dwelt in Salem than â—he charge of Leuites and the stock of Saul and Ionathan Chapt. 10 SAuls ouerthrow and death obserue hee 's murtherd on his sword â—r his and sonnes bones Iabesh men a buriall place afford THe cause why God thus cast off Saul and crown'd the sonne of lesse â—as that he went vnto a witch and so his lawes transgresse Chapt. 11 VNto Dauid all Israel come at Hebron make him King a foes driuen out he Sion tooke his Worthies water bring Chapt. â—2 A Multitude of warlike men at Hebron doth appeare â—â—th one consent they make him King with feasts and ioyfull cheare Chapt. 13 BLest Dauid will fetch home the Arke new Cart they doe prepare Vzza strucke dead Obed and his for th'Arkes sake blessed are Chapt. 14 COme see how kindly Hiram deales with Dauid now made king In sending wood to build his house with many another thing DAuid perceiues the Lords great loue Philistines peace doe spurne His children wiues he twice preuailes foes Idols all doth burne Chapt. 15 EXprest is here the cause why God a breach among them made Because they brought not home the Arke as God by Moses said FOr it a place the king prepares the Leuites it vp take They beare it Dauid danc't for ioy scornfully Micholspake Chapt. 16 GReat solemne feasting Dauid makes they offer sacrifice A Quire he orders to sing praise and was the godly guise HE made a Psalme of thanksgiuing his Priests and Porters marke The Ministers Musicians still to attend the Arke Chapt. 17 INtending to build God an house whereof God neuer spake Nathan doth first approue th' intent after forbids to make KNow here God promise made to him and his seed for his sake Marke Dauids praises and prayer which he to God doth make Chapt. 18 LOe how he conquers Philistins and Moabites subdues Hadarezer and the Syrians with all their cursed crewes MArke how king Tou by Hadoram doth gifts and presents send For vanquishing Hadarezer for so their warre did end NOw both the presents and the spoile to God king Dauid giues â—n Edom he puts Garrisons and then full quiet liues Chapt. 19 O See how Dauids seruants sent to visit Hanun king Are sore abus'd but this abuse doth bane vpon him bring PRoud Ammonites by Syrians with aide are strengthened But by Abisha and Ioab are all discomfited QVickly a new supply is made of Syrians againe â—y Shophach and by Dauid king these Syrians are slaine Chapt. 20 RAbbah by Ioab is besieg'd and by king Dauid spoil'd â—e takes the kings crowne off his head his men tortur'd and spoil'd SEe how king Dauid and his men doe three great Giants quell Thrice they blasphemously defide the hoast of Israel Chapt. 21 TEmpted by Sathan Dauid sends to number Israel The number brought Dauid repents and faith he did not well VNto him are three plagues propos'd he chooseth of them all The pestilence he doth preuent by prayer Salems fall AT Gods direction Dauid buyes good Ornans threshing floore There builds an Altar there God giues a signe of his fauour BY Gods command the plague is staid at Ornans floore he prayes From offering at Gibeon him feare of Angell stayes Chapt. 22 CEdars great store Iron â— and brasse King Dauid doth prouide He knew before the Temples place where th' Altar should abide DEare sonne saith he build thou Gods house which I did once intend But was forbid God make thee wise his statutes to attend EVen all the Princes of the Land he bids to helpe his sonne To serue the Lord who to them all so graciously had done Chapt. 23 FRom all the quarters of the Land King Dauid full of dayes Priests Princes Levites gathered and taught them all Gods wayes GAthered all together thus Solomon is made King The Leuites numbred charg'd to serue the Lord in euery thing Chapt. 24 HEre Aarons sonnes diuided are but two for sinne are slaine Offâ—ing strange fire the other two as Priests doe still remaine INto a booke the chiefe were writ Aarons and â— Leuites sonnes Assign'd by lot â—hey all must serue at tâ—eir set times and turnes Chapt. 25 KNow cunningst singers set apart to sing the Lord before By lot they are diuided all in orders twenty foure Chapt. 26 LOe how the porters parted are by lot who had the gate The Leuites are the treasurers who iudge the ciuill state Chapt. 27 MOnethly each Captaine serues in course and each tribe hath his head The peoples numbring Dauid stayes the officers ordred Chapt. 28 NOw Dauid doth assemble all the Peeres of Israel And in the great assembly he them openly did tell OF all the promises God made to him and to his sonne Of all the fauors he had shew'd and workes which he had done PErswading all to feare the Lord as long as they should liue Euen Solomon to whom he doth the temples patterne giue Chapt. 29 QVickly by his example rare entreaty and request Princes and people willingly to offer then are prest REioycing much king Dauid makes a Psalme of thanksgiuing The people hauing blessed God make Solomon their king SHortly then after Dauid dies who raign'd in Israel Full forty yeares his facts are blaz'd by Gad and Samuel II CHRONICLES Chapt. 1 AT Gibeon king Solomon doth offer solemnly For asking wisdome he is blest of God exceedingly BOth wisedome honor wealth and strength he doth on him bestow â—ike him in dignity was none that euer liu'd below Chapt. â— COme see the multitude of men that he doth here prouide â—o build the Temple some to worke and some the worke to guide DIspatcht is an Ambassador to Hiram king of Tyre â—r workmen and prouision such as he did desire EVen wood and workmen both he grants one doth in kill exceed â—e praiseth God that such a sonne King Dauid did succeed Chapt. â— FVlly when all mateâ—ialâ— were gathered in great store â—he Temple lie begins to build in Ornans threshing floore GOd taught him how and what to doe then Solomon begins â—o make and guild porch beames and house with the two Cherubins HEe made two pillars and the vaile of precious stuffe and rare â—n right and left side of the house the pillars reared are Chapt. 4 IN like manner Solomon makes Gods altar
Of faith and of the sacraments and of the resurrection MOre forward he would haue them led he would not haue them faint â—ut to be stedfast in the faith in troubles patient NOte here the danger of all those that after truth receiu d â—auing once tasted heauenly gifts are afterward deceiu'd O How impossible it is that they that fall away â—hould by repentance be renew'd they Christ againe doe slay PRaised and blessed is the earth that drinkes in store of raine And for the dresser bringeth forth hearbes fruits and store of graine QVestionlesse that earth that thornes and bryers bringeth forth Is neer to cursing must be burn'd as earth that 's nothing worth RIghteous in his promises the Lord is alwaies found He still rewards their workes of loue that in good workes abound SEe here how God euen by himselfe to Abraham did sweare That he would blesse him wrondrously and still his loue declare TO him and to the heires of life he plainly shewes to both The stablenesse of his counsell and binds himselfe by oath VNpossible it is that God should deale vnfaithfully Sith by his word and oath he binds himselfe so stedfastly WHereby we haue a refuge sure and most strong consolation Most firmely for to hold that hope we haue of our saluation A Stedfast anchor of the soule which enters in through grace Where Christ is entred to prepare for vs a holy place Chapt. 7 BY Melchisedecke King of peace and Priest of God most high Is father Abraham blest when he return'd form victory COnsider how that he is said to want a pedigree That he vnto the Sonne of God might well resembled be DOe well consider the greatnesse of this High Priest I say To whom the Patriarch Abraham the tithes of spoyles did pay EVen by commandement by the law the Leuites tithes possest But Abraham to Melchisedeck did pay them and was blest FOr Leui to Melchisedeck did Abraham also pay Because that he when they two met in ioynes of Abraham lay GReater is this his Priesthood then and of far more perfection Then that of Leuies or of that which was of Aaron HE euen our Lord of Iuda came no speech did Moses make That either Iuda or his tribe should holy Priesthood take IT is a thing most euident most manifest and cleare That he was made Priest by an oath by whom we all draw neere KEeping the faith to Gods owne throne he is our surety sure Of a farre better covenant he euer doth enduâ—e LIuing for euer he is of power to saue all those from thrall That unto God doe come by him and for his mercy call MOst perfectly he doth them saue and intercession makes An holy harmlesse Priest is he who for vs vndertakes Chapt. 8 NOte well the summe of all that 's said we haue a Priest most high That fits at Gods right hand in heauen in glory and maiesty OF holy things and tabernacle which is the body of Christ A Minister who offreth gifts as well as did high Priest PRiests offer gifts euen so doth he Moses was bid to make All things according to patterne which he from God did take QVestionlesse a ministry that 's farre more excellent He hath a mediatour of a better testament REad that for second couenant place should not haue beene sought If that the first had faultlesse beene and could haue safety wrought SVch couenant with Israel and Iuhah hee 'll not make As with their fathers when he did them out of Egypt take THey therin did not long persist and he from them 〈◊〉 But in their minds hee 'll put his lawes and write them in their hearts VNto them I will be their God and they my folks shall bee Thus saith the Lord both great and small shall knowledge haue of mee WIth mercy I will them behold to them I will be kinde Their sinnes and their transgressions I will blot out of minde Chapt. 9 A Large description here is made of outward legall rites Which God taught Moses and which he did teach the Israelites BEhold both rites and Sanctuary which first old test'ment had Not heauenly nor spirituall which made mens hearts more glad CAndlestick table and shew-bread were therein set and plac't With name of holy places was that tabernacle grac't DIspos'd and plac'd within the vaile which holiest place is call'd Was golden censer and the Arke about with gold o'relayd EVen Aarons rod and golden pot that Manna had therein The tables and the Cherubins were put the vaile within FIrst tabernacle thus ordain'd the Priests did dayly goe There for to offer sacrifice the Lord commanded to GOD bad the high Priest for to goe alone once euery yeare Into the holy place of all with blood to offer there HE for himselfe and peoples sinnes did offer there alone Which seruice did not sanctifie himselfe nor any one IN conscience for it did consist in sacrificing rites Which were commanded till Christ came who cleanseth sinners quite KNow here that Christ is our high Priest of good things yet to come Who not by blood of Goats nor Calues did pay our soules ransome LEarne that that blood did outwardly the body putrifie O how much more shall Christ his blood our conscience sanctifie MAking vs serue the liuing God and all dead workes to hate Hee is the Mediatour true which brings to blessed state NEw Testament he hath confirm'd euen by his death alone And entred hath the holyest place for he to heauen is gone ONce hath he offered vp himselfe our sinnes to take away And shall againe come iudge his folke to life at latter day Chapt. 10 POwer for to clense away our sinnes the law had none at all To Christs body once offered that vertue did befall QVite impossible a thing it is to take away our sinnes By blood of Buls or by the blood of Goates or such like things REdeem'd we are from death and hell by Christs blood which hee shed Once for vs all when he on crosse his body offered SO that he hath for euermore their sinnes wash't all away That are elect and sanctifi'd and doe his will obey THis doth the holy Ghost witnesse and thus hath said before My law I will write in their hearts their sinnes thinke on no more VNto him then let vs draw neere with hearts made pure by faith Still hoping in his promises he will doe what he saith WEE willed are here to consider each one his Christian brother And vnto loue and to good workes to stirre vp one another ALL are exhorted thus to doe because the day drawes neere When Christ to iudge the quicke and dead will second time appeare BVT if we shall sinne willingly when we this truth haue knowne Wee haue no sacrifice for sinne but must in hell be throwne CHrist who forsakes and doth despise and treads him under foot And doth despise the spirit of grace the Lord will root â— him out DAyes that are past he bids call backe and bring into
cōmands now this is reuealed vnto vs in his word and his word must be a light to our feet and a lanterne to our pathes wee must talke of this when wee rise vp and when we lye downe and meditate therein day and night which that we may doe we must labour Christian Reader to get it into our memories and to this purpose at also for a direction to our whole life is this little Breuiary of the holy Scripture composed into this forme which if it profit let all the praise be giuen to him who is the Author of euery good and perfect worke Now if any yet desire to be more curious in prying into the strictnesse of the Chronologie I referre such to Herlinus Gemma Fabri Funccius Beroaldus Broughton Pantaleō Schubertus Cariom Lodowick LLoyd Bucholcerus and others that haue professedly vndertaken that taske As for the Graecian computation by Olympiads and the Caldean Assyrian Egyptian and Persian Chronologers let them agree with them no further then they agree with the holy writ which was 2000. yeares before any of them Thus intreating thy charitable censure well-wishing and prayers I bid thee farewell resting Thine in any Christian seruice that he can performe S. W. In commendation of this Worke. TO keepe vs blamelesse what excuse haue we If ignorant in Gods Commands we be Since to informe vs what his pleasure is So many helpes we haue that others misse And are not now compelled to goe seeke The hard phraz'd Hebrew nor the copious Greeke For God speakes English to vs and assayes To worke true knowledge in vs diuers wayes Some men interpret some againe expound And this our Author here a meanes hath found To helpe the Memorie And not in vaine If others adde endeauor to his paine Peruse it Reader And so mindfull be Of that whereof this Booke remembers thee That others in thy life may copyed finde What thou art hereby taught to beare in minde GEORGE WITHER The names of all the Bookes of the Bible as they follow in order Genesis 50 Exodus 40 Leuiticus 27 Numbers 36 Deuteron 34 Iosuah 24 Judges 21 Ruth 4 1 Samuel 31 2 Samuel 24 1 Kings 22 2 Kings 25 1 Chronicles 29 2 Chronicles 36 Ezra 10 Nehemiah 13 Ester 10 Iob 42 Psalmes 150 Prouerbs 31 Ecclesiastes 12 Canticles 8 Isay 66 Ieremiah 52 Lamentat 5 Ezekiel 48 Daniel 12 Hosea 14 Joel 3 Amos 9 Abadiah 1 Ionah 4 Micah 7 Nahum 3 Habakkuk 3 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 2 Zechariah 14 Malachi 4 Matthew 28 Marke 16 Luke 24 Iohn 21 Acts 28 Romanes 16 1 Corinth 16 2 Corinth 13 Galatians 6 Ephesians 6 Philippians 4 Colossians 4 1 Thessal 5 2 Thessal 3 1 Timothie 6 2 Timothie 4 Titus 3 Philemon 1 Hebrewes 13 Iames 5 1 Peter 5 2 Peter 3 1 Iohn 5 2 John 1 3 Iohn 1 Jude 1 Reuelation 22 GENESIS Chapt. 1 AT first Iehovah with his word did make heauen earth and light The firmament the moone and starres the glistering Sunne so bright BY him the earth was fruitfull made and euery creature good He maketh man like to himselfe and doth appoint his food Chapt. 2 CReation ended God then rests and Sabbath day ordaines Plants Eden and the fruit forbids for feare of endlesse paines DVst of the ground was man made of of rib out of his side The woman Adam 〈…〉 wedlocke is sanctifide Chapt. 3 EVe by the serpent is deceiued they fall most shamefully God them arraignes doth serpent curse and putteth enmitie FOule Serpent twixt and womans seed mans punishment's set downe Their first cloathing their casting out The Lord at them did frowne Chapt. 4 GIuen are to Adam here two sonnes Abel by name and Cain Their trade and their religion see and godly Abel slaine HEre Caine is curst first citie built two wiues doth Lamech take Here Sheth and Enoch both are borne to God men prayers make Chapt. 5 IN his likenesse male and female God did at first create Then Adam in his owne likenesse his third sonne Sheth begate KNow here the pedigree age and death of Patriarchs related From Adam to the daies of Noe how Enoch * An. Mundi 987 is translated Chapt. 6 LOe mariages for beauty made which doth Gods wrath procure And fearfull flood to drowne the world but Noe is safe and sure MArke all the order of the Arke the fashion end and frame All that the Lord did bid him doe iust Noe perform'd the same Chapt. 7 NOe * An. Mundi 1656 with his family and paires repaire into the arke The floods doe flow God shuts them in O then his iudgements marke Chapt. 8 OBserue how waters doe asswage on Arrat rests the arke The Doue and Rauens sending forth and Noes out-going marke PReparing then an Altar he doth praise and God adore God doth accept his sacrifice will curse the earth no more Chapt. 9 QVite freed from feare God blesseth Noe mans feare the meat the bow Which signifies Gods couenant by Noe the world doth grow REad how Noe doth a Vineyard plant in Tent he drunken lies He curseth Cham for Iaphet prayes he blesseth Sem and dies Chapt. 10 SEe here of Noe and of his sonnes the mighty generations Nimrod first Monarch here beginns diuiding of the nations Chapt. 11 THe world one language had at first confusion * An. Mundi 1787 Babel rent Marke Shem and Terahs progenie to Haran Terah went Chapt. 12 VP Abram * An. Mundi 2023 and thy Country leaue I will preserue thy life Dearth makes him fly feare makes him faine and say shee 's not my wife A Plague on Pharoh and his house the Lord did send that day For Abrahams wife the King reproues but sends all safe away Chapt. 13 BOth Lot and he richly returne but discord parts them both Lots lot is sinfull Sodomes soile to Hebron Abram go'th Chapt. 14 COnquered are fiue Kings by foure Abraham rescues * An. Mundi 2030 Lot Melchisedecke receiueth tithes Spoiles Abram taketh not Chapt. 15 DIuine blessings are promised which he beleeues most true But first his seed must seruants be and then their foe subdue EVen by his faith hee 's iustified God promiseth againe And by a figne confirmes the Land wherein he should remaine Chapt. 16 FOr issue Sara giues her maide she Sara doth disdaine Afflicted then she runnes away is bid returne againe GReiuing full sore the Angell cheeres saith she 's conceiu'd with child Who must be called Ishmael a fierce man and a wilde Chapt. 17 HEre God renewes the couenant their names are chang'd they blest Abraham here is * An. Mundi 2440 circumcised with Ishmael and the rest Chapt. 18 IN louing sort good Abraham three Angells entertaines At Gods strange promise Sara laughes and is checkt for her paines KNowing that Abraham his would teach the Lord doth here declare The fall of Sodom Abraham praies for ten iust men to spare Chapt. 19 LOt doth two Angells entertaine the Sodomites strucke blinde Lots sonnes doe mocke he
proue Thou wilt heale their rebellions and freely wilt them loue PRotector will I alwayes be to them of Israel My wrath from them is turn'd away and they shall prosper well QVickly they shall as Lillies grow their branches still shall flourish His beauty like the oliue tree my dew his root shal cherish REuiue as corne shall all those folke that doe delight to dwell Vnder his shade they flourish shall and cast a sweetly smell SAy then shall Ephraim what haue I to doe with Idols vaine I then saith God did see and heare and heale them from their paine THe wise shall vnderstand these things Gods waies are righteous all In them the iust and good shall walke in them the bad shall fall IOEL Chapt. 1 ALL ye Inhabitants of the Land giue eare and listen well To all these plagues sent from the Lord them to your children tell BEhold the wormes haue eate the fruits howle drunkards euery one Your foes haue spoyl'd the fruits and trees and all your wine is gone COme fast and pray lament and mourne ye Priests and people all All ioy is gone the offerings cease on God for mercy call DEstruction from th' Almighty 's come the heards and flocks make moane The pastures all are parched vp which makes all creatures groane EXtend thy loue to vs ô Lord to thee the beasts doe cry The fire their pastures hath deuour'd their riuers all are dry Chapt. 2 FEare ye and tremble people all trumpets in Zion blow A darke and gloomie day 's at hand and dreadfull ouerthrow GReat Armies come against the Land the like was neuer seene Like hauocke in the ages past nor spoyle hath euer beene HArtily returne to God with teares bewaile your sin The Lord is very gracious to saue he will begin IN Sion sound and trumpet blow assemble great and small Let Priests and Elders pray and say Lord spare thy people all KInd then and gracious God will be in sending corne and wine To fright away your fearfull foes he surely will incline LEt feare depart reioyce be glad both man and beast againe Corne wine and oyle he giues and sends the first and latter raine MY spirit vpon all flesh I le poure great wonders shall they see Sunne shall be darke and into blood the moone shall turned be NO man in that great dreadfull day shall haue a finall fall But in Mount Zion shall be safe euen all whom God shall call Chapt. 3 O Tyre and Zidon Palestine who tooke my siluer and gold â—nto your temples and my folke vnto the Grecians sold PAy dearly shall you for this thing and those that spoyled mine Who gaue and sold their boyes and girles for harlots and for wine QVickly will I my people raise and will your children sell To those whose sonnes ye sold before euen vnto Israel RIpe for the sickle haruest is mans wickednesse is great Your plowshares and your pruning hookes to speares and swords doe beat SVn Moone and Starres shall loose their light from Zion God shall roare The earth shall quake but God shall saue his people euermore THen shall the mountaines drop downe wine the hils with milke shall flow In vallies watered from Gods house shall great abundance grow VNt'Egypt Edom plagues prepar'd for shedding guiltlesse blood But to Ierusalem the Lord will euermore be good AMOS Chapt. 1 AMos doth plainly here set downe Gods fearfull plagues and woes Vpon th' Assyrians Philistins and other Israels foes BEcause Damascus Gilead thresht with cruell yron flailes Against their Princes pallaces deuouring fire preuailes CVt off are Ashdod Askelon like firie plagues they feele Because their Princes captiues made my people Israel DEstruction likewise lights vpon the Inhabitants of Tyre For not remembring brothers loue their walles are set on fire EDom did his deare brother hate and Ammon women ript Both these are plagued for their sinnes and of all honour stript Chapt. 2 FOr burning King of Edoms bones this shall be Moabs hire He and his Princes shall be slaine their houses burnt with fire GOds lawes did Iud'and Isr'el breake they walkt in fathers sinnes Their liues did cause them all to erre to plague them God beginnes HE saith because they sold the iust for siluer and for shooes Because the father and the sonne in to one woman goes IN mine owne house because they much pollute my holy name Lying on clothes are laid to pledge they sure shall suffer shame KInd haue I alwayes bene to them from Egypt I them brought I gaue them land of th'Amorites and brought theit power to nought LOe haue not I ô Israel your sonnes for Prophets rays'd And Nazarites yet haue you done things that cannot be prays'd MVch like a cart sore press'd with sheaues so I with you am press'd Therefore shall your couragious men be mightily distress'd Chapt. 3 NOw heare what God against you saith you onely haue I knowne Of all the families of the earth and lou'd you as my owne O Israel therefore thy great sinnes great plagues will shortly breed Two cannot well together walke except they be agreed PRophets euer acquainted be with Gods most secret will None euill in a Citie 's done but God hath wrought it still QVickly publish ye all abroad and bid the assembled see The tumults and oppressions which in Samaria be RIghtly to deale they haue no skill houses are fill d with spoiles Their foes therefore shall compasse them and make most bloody broyles SVch slaughter in Samaria shall in those dayes appeare As when men pull from Lyons mouthes two â— legs and halfe an eare THen will I visite Iacobs house their Altars cast to 'th ground Their palaces of yuory shall all be smitten downe Chapt. 4 VNmercifull oppressors all with kine of Bashan lookes Which crush the needy God hath sworne to take y'away with hookes AT Gilgal multiply your sinnes transgresse ye at Bethel Proclaime abroad your free offrings for this thing likes you well BRead was in all your Cities scant I raine from you with-held Yet would ye not returne to me but more and more rebell'd CIties with raine some I refresht one peice it rain'd vpon From towne to towne they water sought to drinke but could find none DEuoured with the palmer worme were fruits and euery tree With sword and pestilence I smote yet turn'd ye not to me EVen as a brand pluckt out o' th fire as Sodom were ye shent Yet would ye not returne to me O Israel now repent FEare and prepare to meet thy God he did the mountaines frame All things he made shewes men their thoughts Iehouah is his name Chapt. 5 GReat mourning made for Israel of comforts all bereft Of thousand but one hundered of hundred ten are left HEare what God saith seeke me and liue to Gilgal doe not goe Gilgal Bethel Beersheba must tast of captiues woe IVdgement ye into wormewood turne who doth reproue i' th gate And speakes vprightly him they doe abhorre and deadly hate KNowne vnto me are your
for the truth now the Apostle Paul Yeel◠〈…〉 and encouragements to Christian Corinths all BY that 〈…〉 which he â—ad his conscience eke and theirs He calls to witnesse how he preach'd the truth in all affaires COncerning comming vnto them he this excuse doth make That not for lightnesse he â— refrain'd bur rather for their sake Chapt. 2 DEclaring why he did not come he doth entreat them all To pardon th' excommunicate that did lament at his fall EVen freely 〈…〉 himselfe had done why he from Troas wont He praiseth God for that successe which he to th'Gospel sent Chapt. 3 FAlse teachers charging Paul with pride he shewes their faith and grace To be a praise sufficient against his foes disgrace GOod Gospel preaching Ministers law-Preachers doe excell As far as those that preach of life and those that damne to hell Chapt. 4 HEre he declares how he had vs'd all faithfull diligence And how all troubles he endur'd with constant patience IN euery place did still redound to th' Churches consolation To th' praise of Gods most glorious power and to his owne saluation Chapt. 5 KNowing he hath an house in heauen expecting iudgement day He striues to keepe his conscience pure and 's confident alway LIfe hauing once receiu'd from Christ to Christ he striues to liue And by his preaching faith in Christ to others life to giue Chapt. 6 MAnifold wayes he proues himselfe Christs faithfull seruant sure By exhortations and disgrace which he did still endure NO iust offence by him was giuen his ministry not charg'd Of sufferings he doth boldly speake his heart was so inlarg'd OF them the like loue he expects he bids them all to flee Pollutions with Idolaters sith they Gods Temple be Chapt. 7 PRoceeding he exhorts them all to clense their soules with care To loue him as he loued them and then he doth declare QVite for to put them out of doubt he tooke great consolation And ioy'd in his afflictions by Titus his narration RElating what great godly griefe his former Letter wrought He ioy'd likewise for that great ioy which they to Titus brought Chapt. 8 STirr'd vp they were franckly to giue to Salems Saints in need By Macedonians and the praise of their owne former deeds TH' example of our Sauiour Christ by that spirituall gaine Which would redound to them thereby he here commends againe VNto the Corinths Titus care his forwardnesse and others Who purposely were come for helpe for their poore Christian brothers Chapt. 9 A Reason yeelded why he sent Titus to them before He stirs to bounty who sowes much shall reape abundant store BY giuing almes vnto the poore they pray with one accord And for the same great praiseâ— yeeld vnto the liuing Lord. Chapt. 10 CArnall and false Apostles did th' Apostle Paul disgrace As base in person and presence but powerfull out of place DEclaring the spirituall power which carnall power doth passe He will be found as strong in word as he in writing was EVen euery one that reacheth out beyond his compasse set Of vaunting pride them to reproue Paul doth not here forget Chapt. 11 FOrced he is to praise himselfe because they did respect The false Apostles more then him his zeale did this effect GIuing them all to vnderstand that he durst well compare And equaliâ—â—â— himselfe with those which chiefe Apostles were HEE hauing freely preach'd to them most plainly proueth then That he was not inferior to those deceitfull men IN lawes prerogatiues also that he more paines did take In Churches care in seruing Christ and suffering for his sake Chapt. 12 KNowing great reuelations among the heauenly hoast He boasteth of infirmities blames them that made him boast LEst he should be too much puft vp he Satans buffets had Hee 'l come to them in loue yet feares their sinnes will make him sad Chapt. 13 MArke how he threatneth not to spare the sinners obstinate Who haue not faith nor Christ in them are proued reprobate NExt he exhorts to godly life to loue and vertues rare He bids them all be of one mind and so concludes with prayer GALATHIANS Chapt. 14 A Wonder great it is to Paul that they were turn'd away â—o soone from him and his Gospel which once they did obey BY him are men and Angels curst who otherwise doe preach faith and Christ but Sauiour â—hen he himselfe did teach CHrists doctrine he of Christ did learne and not of mortall men His deeds vncall'd and what once call'd he plainly shewes them then Chapt. 2 DEclared is the time and cause why Paul to Salem went That Titus was not circumcis'd right hands to them were lent EVen to the face he doth resist th'Apostle Peter here He did withdraw and scandalize and all for Iewish feare FAith iustifieth not our works in Christ we trust most sure All that are iustifi'd by Christ in life are godly pure Chapt. 3 GAlathians who bewitched you your faith in Christ to leaue To hang vpon the law from which no man can life receiue HE that hath faith is iustifi'd and is with Abraham blest This proued is by reasons strong but curst are all the rest Chapt. 4 IN bondage to the Law we were as heyre at vnder age Till Christ did free vs from the Law and did the curse asswage KNowing then this why turne ye backe to rudiments most vaine Obseruing daies th'Apostle feares that lost is all his paine LOue borne to him and his to them he doth record and name He shewes that we are Abrams sonnes as those from Sara came Chapt. 5 MAde free by Christ in freedome stand obserue not legall rites But faith which worketh still by loue therein the Lord delights NOw fleshly workes are reckned vp and fruitfull workes o' th spirit The first condemnes the second makes that we the heauens inherit Chapt. 6 ONe ouertaken with a fault if that he be a brother Restore him mildly and one beare the burthen of another PAul bids them vse their teachers well in goodnesse to persist What the Law-preachers did intend he boasts in crosse of Christ EPHESIANS Chapt. 1 AFter his salutations and thanks Paul in this place Doth treat of our selection and adoption both by grace BEhold of our saluation the proper fountaine true The mystery whereof is knowne but to a very few COntinually he praiseth God and for them prayeth still That they in Christ may haue their hope and fully know his will Chapt. 2 DEad are we all in trespasses by nature but by grace We quickened are and rais'd with Christ to sit in heauenly place EVen for good works he hath vs made by Christ we are brought neere We should not walke as Gentiles doe as Saints we must him feare Chapt. 3 FAint not for mine afflictions the hidden myst'ry showne To Paul that Gentiles should be sau'd to men before vnknowne GReat grace was giuen to him that he to them the same might preach He praies that they may feele Christs loue which he did plainly
their mind How after light receiu'd they did full sore afflictions find ENduring many scoffs and taunts and tossed to and fro And being still companions of Christians vexed so FOr him hee saith they sorrowed and suffered willingly The spoyling of their goods because they riches had on high GReat recompence of large reward their confidence and faith Haue in the heauens with Christ our Lord thus here th' Apostle saith HE also saith that we had need great patience to haue That after we haue done his will we may the crowne receiue IN meane time for a little while of patience we haue need To come with speed without delay our Sauiour hath decreed KNow that the iust shall liue by faith but who withdrawes his heart In him the Lord takes no delight but will from him depart Chapt. 11 LO faith is here defin'd to bee the ground and euidence Of things we hope for not subject to sight or humane sense MAny Elders had by their faith a worthy approbation By it of all things in this world we know the first creation NOte that by faith good Abel brought a better gift then Caine And by it of his righteousnesse a witnesse did obtaine OBserue how Enoch by his faith from earth was had away Before which time men did report that he did God obey PLease God we cannot without faith for first we must belieue That he to all that seeke him right a good reward will giue QVickly did Noe by faith prepare the Arke when God foretold Of things not seene whereby he sau'd himselfe and his houshold RIghteous Abraham by his faith into a place did goe Which afterwards he should receiue but when he did not know SO he by faith in promist land as stranger iournied there â—n tents as Isaac and Iacob who heires of promise were THrough faith old Sarah strength receiu'd seed to conceiue at last â—nd was deliuered of a Child when reeming yeares were past VP sprang there one from her wombe then which was as one euen dead So many as the starrs and sands not to be numbered WIth eyes of faith all these did see yet did not really Enioy the promis'd Canaan but in that faith did dy AN heauenly country they sought for that was their chiefest care God therefore would be call d their God and heauen for them prepare BY faith when God had Abraham tri'd his sonne he offered That God could raise him up againe he well considered COncerning things that were to come good Isaac Iacob blest And Iacob vnto Iosephs sonnes by faith his loue exprest DEparting hence Ioseph by faith to brethren mention makes Of their departure of his bones hee bids they care should take ENdu'd with faith Moses was hid three months by Parents deare They saw he was a proper child Kings charge they did not feare FAith caused Moses when as he came to discretion For to refuse once to be call'd King Pharaohs daughters sonne GOds people he doth rather choose to liue with in exile â—hen to enioy these sinfull ioyes which last but for a while HEE the rebukes of Christ esteem'd and much more did regard â—hen Egypts treasures looked to the price of high reward â—Nuisible God by faith he saw and Egypt land forsooke â—ng Pharaohs rage hee feared not with patience all things tooke KNow that through faith the passouer and bloodshed he ordain'd â—est hee that the first borne destroid should touch them so againe LEarne that by faith they passed through the sea as by dry land Which when th' Egyptians sought to doe were all drown'd out of hand MArke how the wals of Iericho by faith did all fall downe When the seuen dayes had compassed that strong and fenced towne NOte how by faith Rahab is sau'd and did not with them dye That disobey'd when she had vs'd the spyes so lovingly O What a number more there are time will not serue to tell Of Barac Samson Gideon Iepht ' Dauid Samuel PRophets also which all through faith kingdomes subdu'd and gain'd Wrought righteousnesse stop't Lyons mouths and promises obtain'd QVench'd violence of flaming fire escap'd the sword in fight Of weake made strong and valiant great Armies turn'd to flight RAis'd were the women dead to life some rack'd would not be free That they might rise againe to life and heauenly things might see SOme haue by mockings and scourgings beene try'd most shamefully And some by bonds and prisonment and some ston'd cruelly THey tempted were slaine with the sword and some were hewne asunder In sheepes and goats skins wandering a thing whereat to wonder VExed they were and tormented yea destitute of aid The world not worthy of such men about they wandered WIthin the desert wildernesse in mountaines dens and caues All these through faith had good report but promise none receiues A Better thing the Lord for vs prouided hath and said That they without vs shall not be a perfect body made Chapt. 12 BEing therefore thus compassed with witnesses such store Let 's cast away all pressing things and striue to sinne no more CHeerfully let vs run the race with patience and with feareâ— That 's set before vs and looke vp Christ our Sauiour deare â—Vely considering that he is of faith the author sure for the ioy before him set death on crosse endure ENdure he did the vile speeches of wicked men and blind Which we must thinke on lest we should be weary and faint in mind 〈◊〉 haue not as yet saith he â—sisted vnto blood 〈◊〉 haue put out of your mind â—at comfort sweet and good Gâ—uen to you as to his sonnes whom he bids not despise Nor faint for those corrections which from him doe arise HEe doth chastise and scourge each one whom he doth dearly loue No son he hath but doth sometime his scourging feele and proue IF ye saith he his chastising doe patiently indure As vnâ—o sonnes God vnto you himselfe doth offer sure KNow that if any doe not feele 〈◊〉 Lords correcting hand That they are bastards and no sonnes they here may vnderstand LOuing kind parents we haue had our bodies to correct And we did giue them reuerence should we not then subiect MVch more our selues to him that is the father of our spirit That we might liue eternally and highest heauens inherit NOte that they did but for few dayes and for their pleasures sake Correct vs but he for our good that we might so partake OF his exceeding holinesse now no chastisement seemes To be delightsome for the time It s rather grieuous deem'd PAssing great fruit of righteousnesse yet afterward it brings To those that exercised are with such sharpe chastisings QVickly therefore lift vp your hands and knees that are so weake And see that straight and steddy steps vnto your feet you make RVn on still in a godly course lest halting things and lame Be turned quite out of the way but rather heale the fame SEe that ye follow peace withall and holy life imbrace Without the which no