him to Honours and Estate Yea and a father of a Nation Great 〈…〉 â—â—re faithfull Abram be the Lord's command 〈◊〉 Noght faut but freelie lifteth vp his hand 〈◊〉 Immolat and offer to the daeth 〈◊〉 dearest childe for to approve his faeth 〈◊〉 act almost above Beleefe to see father his Sole Sone to Sacrifie â—â—edient and gladly is'ac gois â—â—d that be willingly will suffer shois â—â—e true and lively Type that should foresho â—â—at for our sinnes Gods Sone should suffer so â—â—old the Lord Abrams belief and faith â—him for Rightcousnes Imputed hath â—â—d holds his hand tht it is noght defyld â—â—th Isacs guiltless Blood the Chosen Chyld And doth a t'amme provide for sacrifice That he intangled in a Thicked sies Genesis 23. Arai Abrahams chaste and vertous wife â—ixscore and seven yeer old departs this life 〈◊〉 whom her loving husband Abram moans â—â—d testifies his griefe with mony groans â—â—en after weeping from her sight arose â—â—d for to buy a Beriall hee gois â—â—aham dolorons a field did buy 〈◊〉 her and him and his therein to ly Hebron lay this field therein a Cave â—â—t Abram fittest thought and sought to have â—â—erein the Iustness of the Man is showne â—â—t no whair burie wold but in his owne â—â—our hundreth silver Shekels he hes payd â—herefore and then ther in his dead hes layd Genesis 24. Braham old his eldest servand he Prayd for to put his hand below his Thie 〈◊〉 by th' almightie God of all to swear â—â—t he should none Into Canaan There â—â—e to his Sone for wife but search and find â—â—is owne Countrie an of his owne kind â—â—man then hartly to the Lord did pray â—rosper him in his adois that day 〈◊〉 faithfullie all that his Lord directs â—â—romises and punct wallie effects â—ecca than as wold the Lord it fell 〈◊〉 and hir drawing water at a well 〈◊〉 by the conference that they fell in 〈◊〉 new she was ane of his Masters kin â—â—en gladly gwes hir Armelets and ear-ringhs â—â—d Laban home him to his Inns he brings Genesis 24. REbeccas freinds vnto the Lord committ Her vvedding and the vvhole effect of it Then vvith content She is for Js'ac geven Blessd be hir freinds she gois and blessd from heav'ne To Abrams house they Them directl ' adrest An Evening as the Sun sunck in the West It chanced Is'ac and It happned That He to the fields vvent out to Meditate And lifting vp his eyes abroad to vieu A court of Camels nearc he coming knevv His servand told vnto Rebecca Than That there vvas Isaac that should be hir man There then She lights he lovingly imbracd-her And in his Mother Sarais Tent he plac'd-her Genesis 25. A Braham charg'd vvith mony happie yeeres A hundreth sevntie five compleit expires A faithfull man beloved of the Lord With grace and heavnly Giftes jndevv'd and stor'd And yet before expiring and his daeth His Goods and Store to Jzaac did bequeath And vvhat he had as dearest to him Their Gives him that should be of the promise heire To Mishpelach the Cave that he had bought Is by his Sones there to be buried brought With great Lament and mourning much among All those that knevv and did to him belong And layes him there all vvith there vveeping eyes Where with his Sarai side for side he lyes Genesis 25. NOvv Izac fourtie yeeres had livde his Life When he Rebecca vvedded to his Wife But boore no Bairnes to him vvherefore he come And prayd the Lord to bless hir barren vvomb The Lord is Good and Gratious to his ovvne And that he vvas intreated heir is shovvne He heard his Cry and gave vvhat he did crave For his Rebecca efter did conceave And shortly boore tvvo male-contending Tvvines Whose strugling in hir bellie first beginnes A combat vvounderfull for to considder Tuo Brether babs vnborne to brall togither For at their birth in Story is jn rolld The younger-borne the elders hee ll did hold Genesis 25. THe Sonnes of Isac waxing wight and strong Wp with there Yeeres these dispositions sprong â—nd by the trad that they did take them too Wheretoo they wer inclijnd declare they doe â—h ' one as he wax'd and vnto manhead grew â—sav a hunter was and wild beastes slew â—nd oft in woods and wilderness remaines â—ut Iacob dweld in Tentes and on the plaines â—â—ak his elder Esaw did respect â—nd Iacob more his Mother did affect â—ut Esavv one day earning for to eat â—nd madly hungrie for a meass of meat Blush may he ev'r and Tremble when it is Told His Primo-genit t'oom and Birth-right-sold Genesis 26. A Famine Into Izaks dayes began But God his Lord provijds for him his Man â—nd vnto him appeares and does him sho What land he should eschew and whair to go â—is promises to Abram past before â—o him his Sonne he hes renew'd once more â—o Gerar than t' Abimelech the King â—e gois that o're the Philistims did Reigne Whair he his wife calld Sister for respectes â—ut efter to be circumspect neglects â—or once he sporting with hir thair it chane'd â—bimelech out of his window Glane'd â—nd sees the same whereat he some what mowed â—id Izak call modestlie reprowed That had denyd his wife because among His people some one might haue done hir wrong Genes 26. NOw whill the famyn and the dearth remaind In Palestine was Js'ak Intertaind â—nd all his flocks still favourd be the Lord 〈◊〉 Gerar mightelie incressd and stord â—bimelech perceaving his estate â—hus multiplie and more and more grow great â—e Iz'ak then intreats vvith fained Love â—â—om him and his Philistims to removve â—hence Iz'ak past resolved to remaine â—nd pitch'd his palions Into Gerar-plain â—nd vvhill the dearth into that land did lest â—o digg vp vvater vvells he him adrest The heards in Gerar then these pits they cleame And shrevvdlie stryve vvith Jzaks men for them Genes 26. ABimelech proud hatefull in his hart Bids Is'ak from his Palestene depart And he obeyes for to eschew offence To Beer-sheba he removved Thence Yet the Philistim seeing that the Lord In all his wayes Izak incressd and stord Therefore he posted for to pitche and plant With him a freindship leagve and Covenant That each to oter alwise to there ends Should doe no harme but faethfullie be frends Izak he feasts him then and on the morne They mutvvallie the covenant haue sworne And thus they great ane in the others Grace Remain and then the King depairts in peace Genesis 27. IZ'ak waxd old and both his eyes grew dim Than he his first-born-Esaw calld to Him And charged him as oft he vsd and wount To search and seeke for venison and hunt That he might cat thereof and efter this Before his daeth his first borne Esavv blisse But God heirin he had his hand no doubt And othervvise this Blessing brought about Nor Izak had determinat beforne To give it vnto Esaw eldest borne Rebecca heard and Iacob did advise For to suplant
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
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
them know He was there Master by there overthrow And tvvo and fourtye Thovvsand at that time Perishd of Them for there presumptuous Crime And sevne yeeres efter that his Reigne began But once vnvvise departs this worthie man Iudges 12. Chap. IPhtah deceast Ibzan the Beth-lemit Sevn yeeres in Isrel fatt and Judged it And threttie Sones and threttie daughters he Begot a populous Posteritie Expird this Iudge in Bethlem buried lyes Nixt Elon judging ten yeeres did arise And efter daeth in Aialon interrd Then to his place nixt Abdon is preferrd And he had fourtie Sones and threttie Oyes When he to Rule and Iudge in Isrel gois That as it wer t' expresse there povvar passes And daylie rod vpon the Colts of Asses In Isrel then this Abdon Iudgd eight yeers And efter waxing weak and ag'd expires Iudges 13. Chap. YEt Isrel still did his old Bias sollovv And in the weels of his vaine worship vvallovv Wherefore the Lord of hostes deliverd him To fly and fall from the Philistim But o the vounderfull great Grace of God Tho they walk wickedly and by wayes Trod And hold as naught the honour of his name Yet lovve and kindness he did threap on thame And by his Angel vnto Man'aths barren Pheere With Promise of a Sone he doth appeare Who Izaks seed from Philistims shall free 〈◊〉 he a Nazarite vnrasd shal be The strongest then of men was Samson borne â—hose strength into his Tresses stood vnshovvne Iudges 14. Chap. THe Sone of Man'ath of the Trib of Dan Indevvd divinly ' bovve the Strength of man Whill he to Timnath went to woo he did A Lion teare all like a Tinder kid Into whose Boulk he some time efter sies With honny sweld a humming swarme of Bees Whereof he eats and to his mar'age Gon Ane emblem darke there Samson did propon But to resolve't solisted was his vvife Which efter grevv the ground and stirrd the strife That mony Soule and Philistim hes slaine And such as nev'r could be agreed againe Whill being blind a house full he orethrevv And with himself all the Philistims slevv Iudges 15. Chap. SAmson the Sone of Man'ath novv at length As he did grovv God blessd and gave him strength And stirr'd thereby to marye was inclynd And tooke to wife a Philistim be kind But in his absence to wrong him thay To his Companz'on gave his wife away VVerefore into the harvest time of wheat Three hundreth foxes by the Tails he knet And fyre brands fixed fast betuixt each tuo Than to the fields of the Philistims so He drave them to their wheat and standing corne That quickly knidled all and did them burne There Rickes there vyne yards and there olives all Before the fury of the fire they fall Iudges 15. THe Philistims inflamm'd with rage and Ire For setting of there vines and Cornes infire VVith resolutionn all in armes arose And for to be reveng'd on Samsom gois VVho tho his Brether band him vvith a Cord Yet strengthned vvith the povvar of the Lord From Etan Rock vvhen he descends his Bands Like flax he brak that wer about his hands And arm'd but with a Iavv-bone of ane ass Did to encounter all there armie pass A Thovvsand there a wounder to be told Dead dang he doune and fell'd before him fold But paind vvith thrist he prayes and God then braks A Tooth and of the Iavv a fontaine maks Iudges 〈◊〉 Chap. SAmson gone dovvne to Gazra was bevvrayd And by them thair to force him was for layd But he into ane Harlots house did sleep To midnight whill they watch and ward did keep Than vp he rose and by maigne strength extorts And from there hinges heissd there Citie ports And vnamated martched to the mount Which doth that holy hill of Hebron front And efter this his fancies doth him move One Dalila for to affect and Love VVha tho he had from God Giftes greater Gevne Nor all the heathen that liv'de vnder hev'ne Yet did his womans wicked witt supprise And Samson sold vnto his Enemies Iudges 16. THe Philistims with his so matchless might So oft vndone destroyd and forc'd in fight And dreading dangers and Events much worse VVill do be frand that they could not with force For Delila they doe intise to Try VVherein the virtue of his strength did ly Thrise vrg'd this vanton Samson to revveall And he so oft his Secrets did conceall But with hir flatrie farre ouercome declares The treasure of his Strength stood in his haires Which by hir Cunningly cutt off and shorne Blind by his foes a mockrie made and skorne Yet prayes and with himself by strength extreame O'rethrovves the house and thovvsands kill'd of Them Thus with the Philistims he fought and fell VVhen he had tvventie yeeres judg'd Israel Iudges 16. THis Man by God praepromisd er his Birth Incomparablie strongest on the earth That oft vnarm'd among his armed foes Men multituds and hudgest hostes o'rethrois Yea only with the Iavv bone of an asse Did Camps cut dovne as Syth-men shears the grass VVhill constant he to his Creator cleaves And noght his Lord to him so librall leaves No witt could vvn no no nor valour wrong Nor ony croft ore come this Champion strong But having blabd the Secrets of his heart This facil Samson did the Lord desert VVha to his foes and by a woman then A Prey become as other common men Iudges 17. Chap. ANe Ephramit the moneis that before H'abstracted from his mother did restore Wherefore she had all the surrepters first Whom novv she blessd bann'd bitterly and Curst And these praeordaind to ane vse prophane She gives them to that Idol-vse again The worship so prophand the Law she braks And with these moneis Idely Idols maks An Ephod Michah then maks in his house And consecrats his Sone Religious There was no King in Isrel in those dayes Wherefore they all praevaricat and strayes And but regrait for Sinne regard of Shame Did and Commits what best contented Them Iudges 18. Chap. THe Trib of Dan five men send out to Try The Territors that in Mont-Ephraim ly For fully noght wer thay as all the rest In Can'an off there Partages possessd And finding't for them with sex hunder men They martchd to Michahs Inne in Ephraim then And th'Idols fand and th'Ephod in his house There with a Levit Priest Idolatrous All which they tooke and as there prise and pray They there with vnto Laish went therd way Which they supprise and fird brint doune to dust And slew the men that no such ill mistrust The towne they built again and call'd it Dan And worship'd there Michahs stolne Idols than For in these dayes no King in Isrel raigne And they did all as what they wold tho wrang Iudges 19. Chap. NO King the sword that day in Isrel swayd Nor non the Lords command nor Lavv obayd As in a beastly bad abuse was sene Vpon a Levit wife or Concubene From Beth-lem Iuda vnto
Ephraim home The Levit with vvife to Geb'eah come Whair multitudâ— vvhere they werludg'd repair And monstrously yea in humanly Thair Avickedness beyond invention vs'd And vitiously all night the vife abusd Whill on the morrow so they did hir wrong Hir husband finds her dead layd all a long Who to the Tribs did send hir cut in parts To venge her vvrong to move there manly harts Iudges 20. Chap. THe Tribes the mangled martyr having sene They as one man at Mispeth doth convene Four hunder thovvsand men before the Lord Which valerous was for to wield the sword And did demand the men that wroght this same From Benjamin that they might punish thame But they maintaind the wrong and did one day Off Isrel two and twentie Thovvsand slay And on the nixt they them again o'rethrew And wer of Isrel aughtein Thowsand slew But humblie when they to the Lord did pray Then Benjamin they bet doune the thrid day And did th' abused Levits wrong revenge When from there Sinns they to the Lord did change Iudges 21. Chap. WHen vnder Isrels sword and almost all The Benjamits kild did succumb and fall Yet Totaly to raze and ruine more That Tribe to God solemnedly they swore Nev'r to converss nor live with them there lives Nor daigne to give their daughters to there vives Yet wer they sory that there furie fell Had thus lapp'd off a limne from Israel They therefore to these Benjamits prescrives â—y force a forme to furnish Them with vives â—our hunder maydes in Gelead vnslaine They save and only for their vse ordaine And into Shiloh will'd Them at there fest To ly in waite and ravish Them therest Ruth 2. CHilions Ruth the Moabitish mayd To Naomi her mother in Law she said â—et me vnto his field go glean I pray â—â—to whose eyes I favour find this day â—hen to the field of Boaz she is gone â—nd there behind the Reapers gleaned on â—hen Boaz there is come from Beth-lehem â—hom they do Bless and he rebresseth Them â—e asks who Ruth was then and one doth show â—â—at She Naomi's daughter was in Law â—â—om he did cherish much and bids her still 〈◊〉 his maids glean efter as she will â—nd so hir formes affects that syn he takes-her He was hir kins-man and his wife he makes-her 1 Samuel Chap. 1. TVo wives the Ephramit Elkanah had Ane bearing and ane barren in his Bed The frutefull vs'd Penninah with reproatch The barren Hannah to vp brayd and broatch Wherewith Shee inwardly affirmes the Text Of times tormented weried was and wext Herefore to God that all afflictions Souzes Makes sweet hir plaints in pray'r furth she povvrâ—s Who heard hir Groans tho Ely much mistook Hir gesture and as drunk did hir rebook And grants her Sute inconment requird A Sone calld Samvel so much desird Whom as before awowed be her vvord A Nazarite againe gives to the Lord 1 Samuel 2. chap. WHen Hannah had all finished and done The Temple Rites in offring there hir Sone This holy Hanna did hir heart strings tune That she might with hir woves hir voice conjune And into sweet and sacred sobir layes She sang hir makers mercies Pow're and praise His maiestie and mony mightie deeds That all in heav'ne and all on earth exceeds And with a delicat and daintie aer She quaverd clearly his great wounders thair The Lord a Prophet then to Eli sends Who bitterly the Priest remiss repr'ends That slovvly checkd or nev'r chastizd chyld VVho wicked vitious wanton wer and wild 1 Samuel 3 Chap. THe word was pretious than the Scripture sayes For there no vision was in Elis dayes And as he lay that time his eyes waxd dimme And Samuel serv'd before the Lord for him Then sleeping Samuel by the Lords call'd Thrise And he to Eli rinns when he did ryse For so did Samvel before the word Revealed was vnto him of the Lord Yet God againe came to him and foresho'es Eli his house and Childrens over throves For God was grievd with him that he wold noght Chastize his Childring as a father ought And what God spake noght in a point he spaird But it to Eli ev'rie joâ—e declord 1 Samuel 4. Chap. â—He Sones and Seed of Abra'm Ifrael Are spurrd and spokin to by Samuel â—â—n past they furth t' oppugne the Philistims 〈◊〉 they are forc'd and slaughted for there sinns â—â—d in that fight foure thowsand of them fels 〈◊〉 the iniquities of Israell â—â—en to the camp the Covenant they broght â—â—d once again with the Philistims foght â—â—ho they wer affrayd dreadfull and doubts â—â—en for the Arks approatch the people shouts 〈◊〉 with there pow'r the Ebrevs they Repell â—â—d threttie thovvsand of there foot men fell The Ark supprisd Hophin and Phineas fall And Eli brok his neck for losse of all 1 Samuel 5. chap. â—He Irreligious Philistims and Rash To Dagon did half fish and half of flesh â—â—e sacred Arke and Covenant transport â—â—in a Tryumph and a braving sort 〈◊〉 God agrees noght with the devill of hell 〈◊〉 Dagon on his face before it fell 〈◊〉 to try masterles they mont again 〈◊〉 by the holy Arke sets that prophane 〈◊〉 God can noght by Belial abyd â—â—r Sathan haue a consort by his syd 〈◊〉 it was fallen there found vpon the morn â—â—e head and hands from it cutt off and torne And whill to Gath and Ekron they haue sent it Of Ashdod They with th'Emrods wer tormented 1 Samuel 6. chap. â—Ev'ne monthes among the Philistims remaind The sacred Arke with heathen hands prophaind â—â—en with there Priests the people purposd take 〈◊〉 send the Covenant to Israel back 〈◊〉 that they plagved wer they all perceave it â—â—d sies they had noght helth whill that they have it 〈◊〉 emptie home they doe noght fittest hold â—â—d therefore doth there with send giftes of gold â—â—â—pt in the forme of Emerods and Myss 〈◊〉 with Idolaters God for a pryce 〈◊〉 giftes of gold wold pass o're and dispenss 〈◊〉 â—here vain vorship with the wild offence â—â—aine and vnvvise Idolaters think no 〈◊〉 can be gloz'd gull'd and beguyled so When feftie thovvsand of there lives he took 〈◊〉 cashly dared in the Ark to look 1. Samuel 7. chap. THe Ark of God that the Philistims fet The Israleits again in Kiriath set And twentie yeer a long time there abod In Kirath-searnn the Ark of God The Prophet Samuel the People prayes To leave there lewd shamefull and sinfull wayes And do no more as they had done debord Nor with there wickeduess provock the Lord Then th' Idols Ashtaroth they put away And efter wous the Lord alon t' obay Before there God grants and confessd there Sin And with the Philistims to fight begin But God disperssd them with affright and wounder By the rud rumbling of a roaring thunder Then are they smitt'n slanghtered and fell By the daeth dinting sword of Israell 1. Samuel 8. chap. SAmuel his Sones his place for to supplie O're Isre'l Iudges
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