enuious An. They repined at the greate victory which Iphtaph had obtained against the Ammonites Quest How were they punished An. Iphtaph slew of them two forty thousand chap. 12.6 Qu. What particular vices were therein the people of other nations Ans In Adonibezeek a Cananite inhumane cruelty chap. 1.7 In the men of Succoth and Penuel churlish behauiour towards souldiers chapte 8.6 8. Derision in the Philistines against Sampson Qu. How was Adonibezek cruell An. He did cut off the thumbs of the hands and feet of seauenty kings and made them gather crums vnderneath his table Qu. What was his punishment Ans That me asure which he had offered others was laid vpon himselfe the Israelites when they took him vsed him in the same manner chap. 1.7 Qu. How were the men of Succoth Penuel churlish to souldiers An. In denying them victual in their extremity Qu. What Souldiers were they thus vnfriendly vnto An. To Gedeon and his souldiers Qu How did Gedeon reuenge himself vpon them An. Hee tore their Elders in peeces with thornes ouerthrew the tower of Penuell and slew the men of the Citie chap. 8.16 17. Qu. How did the Philistines deride Sampson A. They vsed him as a foole at their feast to make them laugh Qu. VVhat did this their derision more ouer include An. Blasphemy against God Qu. How was Sampson reuenged vpon them An. He puld the banqueting house vpon their heads chap 19 13. Qu. What doe we learne in this booke as touching the person of God An. Two things Qu. Which be they An. Mercie and omnipotencie Qu. Wherein shewed he his mercy Ans In pardoning their offences thoughthey did daily offend him Qu. Wherein his omniporency A. In bringing great matters to passe by weake meanes Qu. What were they An. Ehud being lame of his right had slew King Eglon with a dagger of a cubite long Shamgar slew sixe hundred Philistins with an oxe goade Iael a woman killed sisera the chiefe captayne of King Iabins hoast with a hammer and a naile Gedcon a poore thresher ouercame an hoast of men with broken potsheards and rammes hornes Sampion slewe foure thousand men with the iaw bone of an Asse Qu. What were the acts of Eli and Samuel An. They are set downe in the booke of Samuel The end of the Iudges Ruth Question OF whence was Ruth An. Os the land of Moab An. She was but basely borne Qu. What vertues do vve learne by her example An. Constant loue of a daughter in law to her husbands mother Qu. VVho was her husband An. Chilion the sonne of Elimelech a man of Iuda Qu. Where in consisted the loue of Ruth to her mother in lavv Ans In two things Qu. VVhich be they Ans In not forsaking her companie and in relieuing her with her painefull labour chap 2 18. and chap. 1.17 Qu. VVhat vvas her mother in lavv called Ansvver Naomi the wife of Elimelech Question Hovv came it to passe that Chilion the sonne of Elimelech being an Hebrevv married vvith Ruth a Moabite An. Elimelech his wife and Sonnes by reason of a famine that was in Iuda went to dwell amongst the Moabites and so grewe the acquaintance chap 1 1. Qu. Hovv many husbands had Ruth An. Two Qu. Which was the last An. Boaz an Israelite Qu. What doctrine learn we by the mariage of these two considering the one was an Israelite and the other a stranger to the children of God Ans That by the comming of Christ who vouchsafed in the flesh to proceed from her line the Gentiles should bee likewise called to saluation aswel as the Iewes The end of Ruth 1. Samuel Question How manie of the Iudges remaine vnspoken of An. Two Quest Which be they Ans Eli and Samuel Qu. How many sons had Eli An. Two Qu. Which be they An. Hephni and Phinehas Qu. What sin do vve learne to bevvare of by the example of Eli An. Too much lenity towards our children Qu. Wherein did Eli shew too much lenity towards his Sons An. In not giuing them correction for their fauits Qu. What were his sons faults Ans Profanation and adultery Qu. How did they prophane Ans In seruing their owne appetites of the sacrifices before god was serued chap. 2.15 Quest How were they adulterous Ans In vsing the company of such women as after their trauaile came to the Temple to bee purified chapter 2.22 Q. Did not their father Eli rebuke them for these faults Ans Yes as many negligent parents do now a daies told them it was not wel done and bade them do no more so so let them passe Quest How did God punish the father Ans Too manner of waies Qu. Which be they Ans First he took his office of priesthood from him Qu. How Ans By suffering the Arke to be taken away by the Philistines and then vpon the newes thereof Eli broke his necke chap. 4.18 Qu. How were his sons punished An. With sodaine death both in one day chap 4.17 Qu. What did the Philistines with the Arke Ans They brought it to Ashdod a chiefe citie of theirs and placed it in the Temple close by the Idoll Dagon Qu. What agreement was betweene the Idoll and it An. As betweene God and the Deuil light and darknesse so that in the end the Idoll fell downe and was broken in peeces chap. 5.4 Qu. What do we learne by that Ans That when true holinesse comes in place superstition cannot stand Qu. What sin was it in the Philistines to take away the Arke of God An. Sacriledge Qu. Hovv were they plagued for it An. With mortality and death of the people and with a grieuous sicknesse called the Emerods chap. 5.12 Qu. VVhat did they with it then An. They sent it backe to Israel with gifts of gold and siluer Qu. What were the gifts An. Fiue golden mice and fiue golden Emerods Qu. Who receiued it An. The men of Bethshemish Qu. What was their sinne in the receipte thereof Ans Curiositie Qu. How An. They would needes open and looke into the Arke which was lawfull for none to doe but Aaron and his sonnes to see if the Philistines had stolne away any of the reliques Quest How did God punish them for this presumption An. Hee smote of those men fifty thousand threescore and tenne chapter 6 19. Qu. What do we learne by this An. Not to pry into the secrets of God further then we haue commission Qu. How did Jsrael recouer the fauor of God againe An. By repentance Qu. By whose counsell Ans By Samuels Quest Wherein did hee show repentance An. In acknowledging their sinne in fasting and lamenting cha 7. 6. Qu. What vvas their speed afterward An. Prosperous Qu. Hovv An. They slew the Philistines recouered their lost Cities and established peace chap. 7.10.14 Qu. What vertues doe vve note in Samuel An. A diligence in his calling toward men and sincerity of faith towardes God Qu. Hovv did be shevv his diligence tovvard men An. In gouerning
her to looke backe An. Her fond defire to thinke shee should forgoe her wealth and so pleasant a place Qu. What do we learne by that An. That no care of earthly things be they neuer so glorious must hinder vs from obeying Gods commaundements Qu. How was the City destroied Ans With fire and brimstone from heauen chap. 19.24 Qu. Where did Lot remain afterward An. In the mountayns Qu. VVhat sin did he fall into whilest he liued there An. Drunkennesse Qu. VVhat next An. Into Incest Qu. VVhat doth that proue An. That one sinne begets another Qu. How was Lot incestuous An. By his owne daughters Qu. Who tempted him thereunto An. They when they had made him drunke Qu. What was Gods punishment for that sinne An. The nation that came by that conception was a cursed generation Qu. VVhat generation was it An. The Moabites and the Ammonites chap. 19.37 Chap. 20. to 34. Question VVHo had like to haue vvronged Abraham by taking his vvife An. King Abimelech Qu. Hovv vvas be preuented An. God threatned him with death chap. 20.3 Qu. Did he vpon that deliuer her backe to her husband An. He did Qu. What learnevve by that An. Two things Qu. Which be they An. First that God will punish adultery and next the very heathen abhor the breach of wedlock cha 20.9 Qu. How did God try Abrahams faith An. By bid ding him sacrifice his onlyson Isaac chap. 22 2. Qu. VVould be haue done it An. Yes but that an Angell stayed his hand Qu. How was his faith rewarded Ans God renewed his couenant once againe and told him for that dcede hee would multiplie his seede on earth like the sand of the shore Quest What vertue did God further prooue in Abraham Ans His patience Quest How Ans In taking his wife Sarah from him Quest Yet hee did mourne for her death Ans That was the wickednes of the flesh but his soule was glad in that hee knew she liued eternally Chap. 23.2 Qu. What other vertue had Abraham Ans Vprightnesse of minde Quest Wherein did that appeare Ans When Ephron the Hittite offered him a peece of ground to bruie his dead he would not take it before he had paid the price of it chap. 23.13 Quest Is that modestie obserued nowadaies Ans No many will be so farre from giuing their neighbours the woorth of their goods as they will seeke by deceipt coosonage and violence to pull them from them wrongfully and for nothing Quest VVhat was Abrahams care for Isaack when he came to age Ans To prouide him a vertuous wife chap. 24.4 Qu. Was he ruled by his Fathers appointment An. He was Qu. VVhat did he shew in that An. A godly president of obedience to all sonnes to follow the counsayle of their parents in choosing them wiues and not their owne inordinate desire Qu. Whom did Abraham send about his busines An. His chiefe scruant chap. 24.2 Qu. How did he proceed in it An. With prayer that hee might speed well and thanksgiuing afterward for his successe Qu. VVhat other good property was in that seruant An. He would not eat when he came to his iournies end before he had done his masters message Qu. VVhat may seruants learn by that An. To regard more their masters busines than their owne pleasure cha 24.33 Qu. VVhose daughter did hee choose for his masters sonne An. Rebecca the daughter of Bethuel Qu. When her parents heard the request of Abraham did they presently giue their daughter to Isaack An. No they asked counsaile of God first and then the maids consent Qu. VVhat is to be learned by that An. As children ought not to match without their parents consent so parents ought not to match their children without their consent chap. 24.58 Qu. After Isaack and Rebecca were married what issue did GOD giue them An. Two sonnes Esau and Iacob Qu. VVhat was Esaus vndoing An. The Iust of the flesh Qu. VVherein An. He sold his birth-right for pottage Qu. What ouer sight was that An. An ouersight that many worldly men runne into Qu. VVhat is that An. Preferring of trash before the rich graces of God chap. 25.33 Qu. VVhat did that negligence loose him else An. His fathers blessing Qu. VVhat was the reason Answ Because not regarding his earthly patrimony God likewise suffered him to loose the benefit of his heauenly inheritance which was spirituall benediction Quest Did Esau at the last see his owne error Ans No but ran rather into error Quest How Ans By hating his brother Iacob chap. 27.41 Quest What was the vertue of Iacob Ans Patience in giuing place to his brothers rage and going to seeke his fortune in an other countrey Quest Whither went he Ans To Haran to his vncle Laban Quest What were his vertues there Ans Diligence in doing his vncle seruice and fidelitie in not deceiuing him Quest How did God deale with Laban Ans He prospered him for iacobs sake Quest VVhat were Labans vices Ans Ingratitude and oppression Quest How was he ingratefull Ans In vpbraiding Iacob for his good seruice Quest How did he oppresse him Answ In trebling his seruitude by fraudulent and craftie meanes Que. Did God deliuer Iacob at last Ans Yes as he will all others that trust in him though a while he seeme to be farre from them Quest VVhat was the reward of Iacobs patience and true seruice in the end Ans Whereas when he came from his fathers house and had but one coate on his backe and a staffe in his hand at his returne hee was the husband of two wiues the master of many seruants and the owner of much treasures and diuers heards of cattle chap. 30.43 Quest Did not Iacob feare to returne into his owne countrey knowing that his brother Esau was his enemie Ans No. Quest Why Ans Because hee knew God that had commaunded him to goe would defend him Quest How did his brother Esau receiue him Ans Louingly and like a brother Qu. What was the vertue of Esau in that Ans He thought it a base and vnnaturall thing to keepe enuie alwaies in his stomacke toward any one much lesse toward his owne brother chap. 33.4 Chap. 34. to 50. Question HOw many sons had Iacob An. Twelue Qu. Vhich of those twelue was a figure of Christ An. Ioseph Qu. VVherein A. In being solde by his owne brethren Qu. What learne we by that An. That in all ages after God had promised the Messiah to Adam he neuer ceased by word and deed to signifie his comming Qu. VVhy did Iacobs son sell their brother Ioseph An. For malice in the Ioseph prophecied by dreames his brothers should be his seruants and bow to him Qu. VVhat other sins did they run into besides An. Murder and dissimulation Qu. How An. They entended to haue slaine their brother but that Iuda disswaded them chap. 37.26 Qu. How did they dissemble An. In telling their father that their brother was staine by wilde beastes chap.
pu nished after he came to the crown Answer A pickthank and a counterfet Qu. VVhat was he An. An Amalekite Qu. How did he counterfait An. He told Dauid he had slaine Saule chap. 1.10 Qu. How did he insinuate and picke a thanke of Dauid Ans He brought him the crown that Saul wore vpon his head the bracelet that he had vpon his arme chap. 1.10 Qu. Hovv did the King accepte his nevves An. He rent his clothes wept and fasted till night Qu. What learne we by that An. The tender compassion of Dauid and so consequently that oughte to be in all christians for the hard misfortune euen of our enemies chapte 1.12 Qu. How did bee reward the counterfet An. As I wish all counterfet picke-thanks may be in steed of a rich reward which hee hoped for he frowned vpon qim askt him how hee durst shed the bloud of the lords annointed commaunded one of his followers to kill him chap 1.15 Qu. How was the state of the kingdom when Dauid entred vpon it An. Like a tempestuous sea Qu. What was the reason An. Ciuill dissention Qu. VVhoraised it An. Ishbosheth the Sonne of Saule whom Abner made King of Israell Qu. Did they make warre vpon Dauid An. They did Qu. How was that warre ended An. God gaue Dauid victory Qu. By what meanes An. First by force of armes chapt 2.17 Secondly by reason of a priuate quarrell between Ishbosheth and Abner his chiefe captaine chap. 3.8 Qu. VVhither vvent Abner An. He fled to Dauid Qu. What vvas his welcome thither An. Ioab Dauids chiefe captaine slue him trecherously because Abner before had slaine Asabel Ioabs brother chapt 3 27. Qu. VVas Dauid priuy to this act An. No but greatly lamented it and praied to God to reward Ioab according to his desert chap. 3.39 Qu. What became of Ishbosheth An. After Abner left him two of his own seruants Baanah Rachah traiterously slew him and brought his head to Dauid chap. 4.8 Qu. How did Dauid reward them An. As villaines should be caused them to be slaine had their hands and feete cut off and after hanged them vp for an example ouer the poole in Hebron chap. 4.12 Qu. What do we learne by these circumstances An. The good hope of Dauids vertuous gouernment Qu. What was the next argument of his vertuous gouernment An. Hee did that which euery good Prince ought to doe Qu. VVhat was that An. Studied to aduance Religion Qu. How An. In bringing the Arke of God into the Cittie dauncing before it to shew his zeale and gladnesse and purposing to build a Temple for the Lord where his name might be called vpon chap. 6 16. Qu. How did God accept of his zeale and good intent An. So well as he gaue him dominion on ouer many nations and promised to establish the kingdome to his posterity for euer chap. 8. and chap. 7.12 Qu. What did Michol when she sawe Dauid her husband daunce before the Arke Ansvv As the wicked of our time laughed his godly zeale to scorne cha 6.16 Qu. After this howe many times did Dauid fall from God An. Thrice Quest in what manner An. First through lust Secondly through murder last of all through presumption pa Question Hovv did he offend through lust Ans He knew the wife of Vriah chap 11.4 Qu. How through murder An. He caused her husbād to be slain chap. 11.15 Qu. Hovv through presumption An. He numbred his people as depending vpon victory by the multitude of men and not by the power of God chap. 24 1. Que. Hovv did God plague him for his first twwo sinnes An. He kindled dissension againste him both within his house and without Que. How within his house An. Two manner of waies Qu. Which be they An. First by the meanes of a deadly hate that sprang vp betweene his sonnes Quest Which sonnes An. Absalon and Ammon Qu. How An. Ammon defloured Tamar Absolons sister for which Absolon slew Ammon chap. 13.29 Qu. What was the second cause of dissention An. Absolon conspired against his fathers crowne and dignity chap 15.1 Qu. How did be practise to aspire An. By stealing the hearts of the people from his father by curtesie and flattering speeches Qu. VVhovvas his chiefe counseller An. Achitophel Quest What became of Achitophel Ans He hung himselfe chap. 17.23 Qu. What became of Absolon An. Hee likewise had an vntimely death Que. In what manner Ans As he fled before his fathers army riding vnder an oake hee was hanged by the haire of the head and afterwarde thrust through the bodye with darts by Ioab chap 18.9.14 Quest What may we learne by these mens ouerthrow Ans That treason will alwaies haue a shamefull end Qu. How was dissention stirred vp against Dauid without his house Ans Two manner of waies Qu. Which be they An. First by the reproach of a base subiect of his vomited out against him and then by the forraine malice of the Philistines chap. 21. Qu. What was the suhiect called that reuiled him An. Shemei of the house of Saul Quest How did he reuile him Ans He called him murderer cast stones and dust in his face chapter 16.7.13 Qu. Did Dauid endure it Ans Yes as hee did all his former troubles with patience commaunding his men of warre not to touche Shemei for saide hee my some which came out of mine owne bowels soughte my life than how much more may this son of Iemmini suffer him to curse for the Lord hath bidden him chapter 16.11 Qu. What vertues shone id Dauid beside his patience An. Gratitude and continencie pa Qu. Wherein did hee shew himselfe gratefull An. In giuing all the Ilands of Saule to Mephibosheth his friend Ionathans son chap. 9.9 Que. Wherein was hee continent An. In refusing beeing very fainte through thirst to drinke of the water which mē had hazarded their liues to fetch him chap. 23 17 Qu. How vvas Dauid plagued for his presumption An. God offered him the choise of three plagues Quest Which were they An. Either to haue seauen yeares famine or to flie three mōths before his enemies or to haue three daies pestilence in the land chap. 24.13 Qu. Which did Dauid choose An. Three daies pestilence Qu. What was his reason An. Because he had rather fall into the hands of God then man for God will be mercifull when men are pittilesse Qu. How many of his people dyed of the pestilence An. Threescore and ten thousand ch 24.15 Qu. In all the troubles of Dauid did God send him no friends to comfort him An. Yes God is a God of mercie and as he doth promise euen so hee will performe at all times of his distresse he raised him some friend or oer Qu. Which were they An. Before Saul died Ionathan Micol Abimelech the priesT foure hundred men that came to his ayde in the wildernesse Abigail rich Nabals wife that brought him prouision and Achish King of Gath that gaue him a City called Ziglag