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A03887	A briefe chronologie of the holie scriptures as plaine and easie as may be, according to the extent of the seuerall historicall bookes thereof. Comprised first in a few verses to a short vievve for some helpe of memorie: and afterward more particularly layd forth and explaned, for a further light to the course and proceeding of the holy sorte. With a catalogue of the holy prophets of God, as touching the times wherein they prophesied.	Aylett, Robert, 1583-1655?, attributed name.	1600 (1600)	STC 14; ESTC S490817	39,775	88

saying God will raise vp the tabernacle of Dauid c. ch 9. 1 c. 11. For the performance of which Prophecie reade the testimonie of the Apostle Iames Act. chap. 15. verses 12 14 15 16 17 18. Simeon hath declared how God did first visite the Gentiles to take of them a people to his name And to this agree the words of the Prophete as it is written After this I vvill returne and build againe the tabernacle of Dauid which is fallen downe c. that the residue of men might seeke after the Lord and all the Gentiles vppon whom my name is called saith the Lord which doth all these things And the Apostle addeth From the beginning of the world God knoweth all his vvorkes In the reigne of Iotham Ahaz and Hezekiah kings of Iudah prophesied the Prophet Micah the Morashite concerning Samaria and Ierusalem chap. 1. 1. He plainely foretold the place where our Sauiour Christ should be borne that his kingdome shall be ouer all and for euer chap. 5. 1 2 c. Malachi the last of the Prophetes of the old testament he prophesied after that the Temple citie of Ierusalē were reedified by Zerubbabel and Ieshua and by the great helpe of Ezra and Nehemiah and after that the people had exceedingly corrupted both the worship of God and also their owne liues and conuersations as the Prophesie it selfe doth declare He foretolde the comming of our Sauiour Christ into his Temple and of the comming of Iohn Baptist before him vnder the name and by the mightie Spirit of Elijah that greate Prophete of God who as the Prophete Isaiah had prophesied manie yeares before chap. 40. verse 3 c. was a cryer in the wildernesse to call forth the people to come out to him but did not go to the Temple as Malachie prophesied that our Sauiour Christ should Reade the third chapter of his Prophesie verses 1 2 3 4. chap. 4. 1. c. And that his Prophesie concerned not onely Iudah but also all the rest of the scattered tribes of Israel it may appeare both by the words of the beginning of his Prophesie ch 1. ver●… 1 2 3 4 5. and chap. 2. 11. and also the same may be euiden●… from the conclusion ch 4 verses 4 5 and 6. Prophetes vvhich prophesied more sp●…ially concerning forreigne nations IOnah was in speciall maner sent of God to prophesie against Nineueh that great and chiefe citie of the Assyrians by whose Prophesie the citie was moued to repentance The time when he prophesied was noted before The Prophet Nahum also prophesied against Nineueh but after that time wherein Ionah prophesied and when they had left off to doe the workes of their former repentance Obadiah prophesied against Edome yea generally against all nations the enemies of Gods Church that they should drinke of the cup of Gods wrath Habakk●…k ●…rophesied against the Chaldeans when their hearts were lifted vp by their victories against the Assyrians and when their sinnes were growne vp neare to the full But he prophesieth saluation to all the faithfull whosoeuer shall beleeue in the name of Christ. For the iust as he saith shall liue by his faith chap. 2. 4. Read also his propheticall prayer in the third chapter Prophetes of the newe Testament THe Prophesie of the new Testament is indeed rather a most cleare lightsome full interpretatiō of all former Prophesies of the old Testament then any prediction or foretelling of things to come except the rising and fall of Antichrist yet because euen the things heretofore fore-told are more clearly fully reuealed by the brightnesse of the Gospel therfore in either respect both of interpretation and prediction the new Testament must be allowed to haue the honour of Prophetes as wel as the old The Prophetes therefore in the newe Testament were first of all those which prophesied immediately before and at the birth of our Sauiour Christ. Immediatly before first Elizabeth conceiued with Iohn the Baptist Luk. 1. 41 42 43 44 45. And then the Virgin Marie conceiued with our Sauiour Christ by the holy Ghost in the same chapter verses 46 47 c. 55. Thus was the conception of our Sauiour honored by the spirit of Prophesie And it pleased God to honour women as it were with the first fruites of this grace of the Gospell in their hearts like as it pleased him to vse them as his honourable instruments to serue for the manifestation of Christ himselfe the matter and argument of the whole mysterie of the Gospell Thirdly Zacharie whom vnbeleefe bereaued of the honour to be the first he prophesied both of the high office of Iohn and of the diuine person of our Sauiour Christ at the birth of Iohn in the same chap. vers 67 c. to the end of the chap. The Prophetes which prophesied at the birth of Christ that we may omit the Angels whom we cannot properly call Prophets though at this time they did prophesie that is in most excellent wise lay forth the singular causes of ioy which came to the world by the birth of a Sauiour euen Christ the Lord let vs come to the Shepheards to whom the Angels appeared to certifie them of the birth of Christ whom we may more boldly call by the name of Prophets seeing no doubt after they had seene Christ they were for the time indued with an excellent spirit of Prophesie to publish abroad that which was told them of that child euen to the wonderment of all that heard them Luke chap. 2. 16 17 18. Such were the Prophets more immediately before and at the birth of our Sauiour Christ. Now secondly touching those that prophesied somewhat longer after the birth of our Sauiour we will not make any great scruple to lend the name of Prophetes to the Magi or Sages and wise men which came out of the East to worship our Sauiour shortly after his birth For if they had not bene inlightned by the spirit of Prophesie in some measure they could neuer haue bene sufficiently incouraged by the starre to haue gone so great a iorney to seeke Christ as they did or boldened enough in a strange nation to inquire of him so vndoubtedly as they did in that they asked Where is the king of the Iewes which is borne For we haue seene his starre in the East and we are come to worship him Mat. 2. 2. And much lesse after they had found him in poore contemptible estate would they haue offered their gifts or presents as testimonies of their spirituall homage if they had not bin confirmed in their perswasion by the holy spirit of God vers 10. 11. After these Magi prophesied Simeon at the presentation of our Sauior Christ in the Temple Luke 2. 25. c. 35. And immediately after Simeon Anna a verie ancient Prophetesse vttered her prophesie confessing Christ so acknowledged of Simeon to be in truth the Lord. verses 36 37 38. Thus euen at the beginning of

the appearance of our Sauiour he was acknowledged by the Spirit of prophesie When the time came that he should be more fully manifested to all Israel which was when he was about thirtie yeares of age Luke 3. 23 Iohn the Baptist being a Prophet yea greater then a Prophet Luke 7. 26. He did not onely point Christ out personally when hee shewed himselfe but he preached assuredly that he should shew himselfe before he had seene him therefore baptized the people into his name who should shortly shew himselfe to be the Sauiour among them As touching our Sauiour himselfe we know that he was the Prince of Prophets most mightie in word and deed to whom all the Prophets giue witnesse and whom God promised to raise vp as one of whom Moses was but a certaine figure and type Luke chap. 24. verse 19. and verses 25 26. 27. Read also Deut. chap. 18. 15. Act. 3. 22. 23. 24. and chap. 10. 38. 43. He hath reuealed most clearely the secretes of the kingdome of heauen euen from the bosome and counsell of the Father Isai. chap. 9. 6. Iohn 1. 18. By his Spirit all the former Prophetes prophesied according to that which is written concerning Noah 1. Pet. 3. 18 19 20. He foretold the destruction of Ierusalem which accordingly came to passe as also that many Antichrists should rise vp as since they haue done namely in the succession of the Antichrist of Rome and finally that he will come againe at the last day to iudge the world which shall as certainly be perfourmed in due time by him as anie thing which he hath foretold is already accomplished in the season thereof Finally after the ascension of our Sauiour Christ vp into heauen from the which time the gifts of the holy Ghost were aboundantly poured downe vpon the Church many were furnished with the gift of Prophesie for so we read Ephes. 4. 11. He gaue some to be Apostles some Prophetes c. See the proofe of it Act. chap. 11. 27 28. In those dayes came Prophetes from Ierusalem to Antiochia Of the which one named Agabus foretold the great famine which came vpon all the world vnder Claudius the Emperour The same Agabus foretold the afflictions of Paule Act. 21. 10. 11. And in the same chapter vers 8. 9. Saint Luke reporteth that Philip the Euangelist had foure daughters which did prophesie Reade againe chap. 19. 6. Paule layd his hands on cercertaine Disciples of Ephesus and they spake with tongues and prophesied The Apostle Paule himselfe by the spirite of prophesie foretold the time of the rising of Antichrist that he should fall againe 2. Thes. chap. 2. So doth the Apostle Iohn in the booke of the Reuelation chap. 17. where also he noteth out the place and seat of Antichrist by such a descrption of it as agreeth only to Rome Yea in that booke he describeth very liuely the afflictions of the Church such as should fall vpō it euen to the end of the world And last of all how glorious the estate thereof shall be thenceforth when Christ shal once haue perfected the mariage betwixt himselfe and it And thus the whole Prophesie of the holy Scriptures is with that propheticall booke sealed and shut vp Reuel chap. 22. 18. 19. 20. 21. The Conclusion THis constant spirit of Prophesie as it were the lode-starre or haruenger of time and the certaine performance of all things in their proper seasons euen as they were foretold as well the more particular as the more generall Prophesies and that also concerning all forreigne and heathen nations as wel as concerning Iudah and Israell according as holymen of God spake not of priuate motion but as they were moued and guided by the holy Ghost as the Apostle Peter testifieth 2. ep ch 1. 20 21. Inso much as we may say generally according to that we reade Amos 3. 7. Surely the Lord hath done nothing but he hath reuealed his secret to his seruants the Prophets And chiefly the constant foretelling performance of al things concerning Christ Iesus our Lord and his kingdom concerning euery part of his humiliation and the whole glorie which was to followe according as the Prophetes are said to haue searched into these things 1. Pet. 1. 10. 11. This constant and certaine spirit of Prophesie I say giuē to the Church from time to time for the clearing confirming of that foundation of all prophesie which God himselfe had layd from the beginning as was sayd before and which wee reade of Gen. 3. 15. c. in that he hath by his owne voyce published that the seed of the womā should breake the serpents head according also to that which is written that God is the father of Prophetes and that his Spirit is the Spirit of prophesie 1. Sam. 10. 5 6 10 11 12. and chap. 19. 20. c. It is an infallible confirmation of the truth of our Christian religion and of the certaintie of Gods determinate counsell and most vigilant prouidence in the continuall ordering and gouerning of his Church and all the holie affaires and ordinances giuen vnto it from the beginning to the end according to that which the Lord himselfe saith Isai 46. 9. 10. Remember the former things of olde for I am God and there is no other God and there is no king like me Who declareth the last thing from the beginning from of olde the things that were not done saying My counsell shall stand and I will doe whatsoeuer I will And as the Apostle Iames saith as was alleadged before Act. 15. 18. From the beginning of the world God knoweth all his works that is to say he so knoweth them that he hath a care to accomplish and performe them euerie one in the time and season thereof according to his owne counsell and appointment with himselfe And now further let vs diligētly obserue that the certainty of al things already accomplished according to the prophesies formerly giuē forth of them ought to be a like vndoubted confirmation of our faith in the assured expectation of all things foretold whatsoeuer the holy scriptures certifie vs to be yet vnfulfilled Such as are the full consumption and abolishment of Antichrist by the brightnesse of the Lords comming 2. Thes. 2. 8. That the Lord will from time to time call home his full number both of the lost Iewes and also of the Gentiles to the faith and saluation of Christ euen to the end of the world Rom. 11. 25. c. and Matth. 24. 31. That there shal be a general resurrection of the dead a generall iudgement vpon all men either to perpetuall woe and misery or to eternall happinesse and glorie Mat. 25. 31. The vse of which our faith and perswasion of the whole ground warrantise therof ought finally and for our full conclusion to be this that we being afore hand made priuie to all these holy secretes of God being in vndoubted expectation of the fulfilling of thē chiefly of the comming of our Sauiour Christ to iudgement should according to the most holy instruction of the Gospell both learne and practise more and more to denie all vngodlines worldly lusts and to liue soberly and iustly and godly in this present world Tit. 12. 1. 12. c. God of his infinite mercie vouchsafe vs his grace so to do euen for the same our Lord Iesus Christs sake Amen The few errata escaped in some bookes of this Impression To the Reader lin 11. In for It. Pag. 20. lin penult in is wanting Pag 36. lin vlt. adout for about Pag. 38. Titus and Vespasian by a misplacing of the words for Vespasian and Titus 3933 from the beginning of th●… world to the birth o●… Christ an●… 1600 to th●… presēt yer●… since his birth they make this totall sum of the old age of the world 5533. From A●… to the d●… luge wer●… ten generations 1. Sheth●… who supp●… eth the roome o●… Abel wh●… Cain sle●… 2. Enosh 3. Kenan Mahalaleel Iered Henoch Methuah Lamech Noah 〈◊〉 Shem. From th●… deluge or drowning of the world to the birth Isaak in whō al t●… nations o●… the earth are blesse●… there wer●… likewise t●… generatiōs 1. Arpac●… shad 2. Shelah 3. Eber. 4. Peleg 5. Reu. 6. Serug 7. Nahor 8. Terah 9. Abram 10. Isaak Iaakob Ioseph Moses Departure ●…ut of Egypt Giuing of ●…he law The Ta●…ernable ●…rected Ioshua God stirred vp 13 mightie Iudges for the deliuerance of Israel after the death of Ioshuah 〈◊〉 Othniel 2. Ehud 3. Shāgar 4. Deborah 5. Gideon 6. Abimelech 7. Tolah 8. Iaire 9. Iphtah 10. Ibsan 11. Elon 12. Abdon 13. Samson Eli. Samuel Saule Dauid The first ●…ooke of Kings con●…aineth the ●…istory of 5 ●…ings of ●…uda 〈◊〉 Salomō 〈◊〉 Rehobo●…am 〈◊〉 Abiiam 4. Asa. 5 Ichoshaphat The secōd booke of Kings containeth the historie or 15. kings of Iuda beside queen Athaliah who maketh vp the number of 16. 1. Iehoram 2. Ahaziah Athaliah 3. Iehoash 4. Amazia 5. Azariah or Vzziah 6. Iotham 7. Ahaz 8 Hezekiah 9. Manasses 10. Amon. 11. Iosiah 12. Iehoahaz 13. Iehoiakim 14. Iehoiachin 15. Zedekiah The Captiuitie of Iuda beginneth Yeeres 45 from the beginning of the captiuity to the end of the second booke of Kings The captiuity of Iuda endeth The return of Iuda out of their ●…aptiuity Ezra Nehemi●… Ester Daniel The appearing manifestation of Christ as also the time of his death The time of the casting off of the Iewes The time of the calling of the Gentiles ●…rch ●…ng 〈◊〉 The peace of the church mixed with sundry afflictions The rising of Antichrist Mat. 24. 24. Luk. 21. 8. The fall of Antichrist The last iudgemēt The first classis or companie of Prophets The secōd classis or cōpanie of Prophets The third classis or cōpany of Prophets The fourth Classis o●…●…ōpany of Prophets The fift Classis or cōpany of Prophets ●…he sixth ●…assis or ●…pany of ●…rophets The se●… classis o●… cōpany Proph●… ●…e eighth ●…is or ●…panie 〈◊〉 The last classis or cōpanie of Prophets