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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33291	The holy history in brief, or, An abridgment of the historical parts of the Old and New Testament by Samuel Clark ...	Clark, Samuel, 1626-1701.	1690 (1690)	Wing C4492; ESTC R11701	93,511	201

much for this sin and Shecaniah proposes that Ezra by his Authority should engage 'em in a Covenant to reform this Miscarriage who thereupon summons 'em all to Jerusalem and enjoyn 'em to confess their sin and put away their strange Wives which was done accordingly NEHEMIAH CHAP. I. NEhemiah understanding by some that came from Jerusalem of the great Distress his Countrymen were in there and that the City lay in a ruinous condition still was exceedingly affected with it and thereupon fasts and mourns and prays unto God on their behalf And CHAP. II. Being Cupbearer to Artaxerxes when he came to bring Wine to the King he took notice of his sadness and ask'd him the Cause of it he answer'd Because the City the place of his Father's Sepulchers lay wast The King enquired further Whether he had any request to make to him upon that occasion Then he desir'd to be sent with Authority to build the City which the King granted and gave him a Warrant to take what Timber he had occasion for out of the King's Forests This their Enemies hearing of were troubled at But Nehemiah when he came to Jerusalem viewed the Walls by Night to see what repairs were necessary and then took order for it But their Enemies scoff'd at ' em CHAP. III. Then they fell to work about repairing the Walls and several Persons took their several shares CHAP. IV. This very much disturb'd Sanballat and the Samaritans who fell a scoffing at 'em for it and conspir'd together to make 'em cease by force But Nehemiah set a Watch to prevent their attempts and armed the Workmen and gave 'em directions how they should govern themselves in case of an Assault CHAP. V. Complaint was made to Nehemiah of great oppression of the poorer sort by their Creditors and Usurers whereupon Nehemiah was very angry with 'em and requir'd 'em to restore what they had so injuriously taken from their poor Brethren which they promis'd to do and to encourage 'em to deal mercifully and kindly with their Brethren he tells 'em That he might have requir'd the same Allowance that former Governors had yet he forbore to require it that he might not be chargable to 'em nay he kept great Hospitality for the entertainment of those that came to his Table CHAP. VI. Their Enemies hearing that the Walls were repairing endeavoured by several Contrivances to terrifie Nehemiah but none of 'em took effect but they proceeded and finish'd the Wall CHAP. VII The City being thus secured Nehemiah appoints that the Gates should not be opened till the Sun was up and that they should be shut in due time and that Watch should be kept continually Then he took an account of the Genealogies of the Priests and People and they all made an Offering for repairing the Temple and City CHAP. VIII After this they held a solemn meeting for Reading and expounding the Law to the People which they were exceedingly affected with and fell a weeping for their transgressions of it But Nehemiah and Ezra comforted them and bad 'em rejoyce for the goodness of God to ' em And then they kept the Feast of Tabernacles according to the Law CHAP. IX Then they kept a solemn Fast confessing their sins and the sins of their Fathers and the Levites made a religious acknowledgment of God's goodness and their own wickedness and also made a solemn Covenant with God ch 10. to which all the chief among 'em seal'd and engaged themselves to a stricter Obedience to the Law and particularly against mixt Marriages and for Sanctification of the Sabbath and for the better payment of their dues for the maintaining the Service of God in the Temple CHAP. XII They kept the Feast of Dedication of the Wall of Jerusalem with great gladness and solemnity And CHAP. XIII Read in the Law whereupon they separated the mixt multitude from 'em and Nehemiah reformed other abuses casting out the Houshold stuff of Tobiah the Ammonite out of the Chambers of the Temple causing them to bring their Tithes and Offerings to the Temple for the maintenance of the Levites reforming the profanation of the Sabbath and causing them to put away their strange Wives for all which he prays God to remember him for good ESTHER CHAP. I. AHasuerus to shew the Glory of his Kingdom and magnificence of his State made a Royal Feast for all his Princes and Nobles which lasted almost half a year and after that for all the People there present for seven days more Queen Vashti likewise made a Feast for the Ladies On the last day of the Feast the King sent for the Queen to come to him that the People might see and admire her Beauty but she refus'd to come Whereat the King being much displeased consulted with his wise Men what penalty was fit to inflict upon her One of them answered Since this example might be so prejudicial to the Authority of all Husbands to prevent the Evil thereof he advis'd she should be put away and another taken in her room which was done and Proclamation made that every man should bear rule in his own House CHAP. II. Vashti being thus put away enquiry was made among all the fair Virgins for one fit for the King Among others Esther is pitch'd upon and brought to the Apartment to be prepared for the King's Company where she found acceptance with the Governor of the House who presently gave her all things requisite And when her turn came to go to the King she pleas'd him so that he Crown'd her Queen instead of Vashti and made a splendid Feast and gave royal Gifts for the greater Solemnity of the Wedding After this Mordicai Esther's Cousin-German being one of the King's Porters became acquainted with a Conspiracy which two of the King's Chamberlains made against him to take away his Life which he discovered to Esther and she to the King who caus'd 'em both to be hang'd and this good Service of Mordecai to be recorded in the Chronicles CHAP. III. After this the King advanc'd Haman to be his chief Favourite and Minister of State to whom therefore all the people shew'd more than ordinary Reverence only Mordecai refus'd to do him any honour he being an accursed Amalekite which Haman taking notice of contriv'd the Destruction not only of him alone but of the whole Nation of the Jews And for the more successful effecting of it he cast lots to find out the most lucky time and then addresses himself to the King to get leave and authority to put his design in execution which the King presently granted and gave him his Ring to seal what Decree he pleased for this purpose So the Decree was written and seal'd and sent abroad to all Countries to kill and destroy all the Jews throughout all the King's Dominions on the thirteenth day of the twelfth Month. CHAP. IV. When this Decree was publish'd Mordecai and the Jews were in extream distress and Mordecai sent a Copy of it to