that countrey whereat being affrighted for feare he should be encountred and taken by some sauage beast and that he should perish after that sort God commanded him to suspect no dangerous euent for that cause assuring him that he might safely trauaile thorow all regions without being eyther assaulted or seased by sauage beastes and hauing set his marke vpon him by which he might be knowen he commaunded him to depart the countrey After that Cain accompanied with his wife had trauailed thorow diuers regions he builded Nais it was a place so named and made his aboad therein and in that place had childreâ—… But he receiued not this chasticement for his better amendment but rather became worse and worse for he abandoned himselfe to all pleasures of the bodie making it his sport to outrage those with whom hee conuersed filling his house with riches gotten by rapine and violence and inciting other men to follow his pleasutes and theftes he became their Lord and master of all mischieuous exercises he ouerthrew that simplicitie which men before that time had vsed in their mutuall societies by the inuentions of measures and waights the ignorance whereof was the cause that the life of man was estranged from deceite but in steede and place of free and auncient courage he introduced fraud and deceit He it was that first bounded the fieldes and builded the first Citie and made a wall and rampire enforcing his followers to dwell therein This Citie was named Enosa by the nâ—…me of Enos his first begotten sonne But Iared was the sonne of Enos of Iared issued Malehel whose sonne was Mathusala who begotte Lamech who had 77. children by his two wiues Sella and Ada amongst whom Iobel the sonne of Ada was the first that made Tents and tooke delight to lead a pastorall liâ—… contenting himselfe with the same Iubal his brother germaine exercised musicke and inuented the Psalterie and the Harpe And as touching Thobell one of his sonnes by his other wife he surpassed all other his brethren in force and brauely managed the affaires of warre by which waies he got more ample riches and meanes to maintaine his life with more pleasure He it was that first inuented the art of forging and the shop also and was father to a daughter named Naama But Lamech being well exercised in Gods lawe and foreseeing that he should suffer punishment for the fratricide of Cain told it to his wiues So it was that during the life of Adam himselfe the successors of Cain were most wicked teaching imitating one an others wickednes the last of them prouing alwaies the worst so that they were strangely inflamed to follow warre and theft and if perhaps some of them were more remisse then the other in murthers and committing outrages yet notwithstanding were they bould enough to spoyle and possesse the goods and heritage of other men But Adam the first man made of earth for the Historie requireth that I should returne to speake of him after the death of Abel the flight of Cain betooke himselfe to beget children highly affecting succession and posteritie being about the age of two hundreth and thirty yeers besides which after he had liued some seuen hundreth more at last he died amongst whose children which were many he had Seth. And for that it were too long to speake of all of them I will onely touch that which concerneth Seth He being nourished and trained vp by his father to the yeares of discretion studied vertue and left his succession heires and followers of his sanctitie who being all of them well borne remained in the world free from all contention and liued happily so that it neuer happened that any of them in any sort did iniury to any man These inuented the science of the celestiall bodies all that which concerneth the beauty and order of the same And to the end that their inuentions should not be defaced out of the memories of men neither should perish before they were perfectly knowne insomuch as Adam had foretold them of the generall destruction of all things after two sorts the one by the force of fire and the other by the violence and abundance of waters they made two pillers the one of bricke and the other of stone and ingraued in each of them such things as they had inuented to the end that if that of bricke should be abolished by the ouerflowes and rage of waters that other of stone should remaine and expresse vnto men that which was imprinted therein for their instructions That of bricke then was consecrated by them and is in the countrey of Licia euen at this present day CHAP. IIII. The Deluge from which Noe and his family escaped and dwelt in the field of Senaar IN this manner perseuered they during the course of seuen ages honouring one God the Lord of all things hauing alwaies a respect of vertue But afterwards in processe of time they degenerated from the auncient institutions of their forefathers neither obseruing humane lawes neither continuing their accustomed seruice of God and they that before time industriously exercised themselues in vertue afterward with twise as zealous studie followed wickednes and grew at last to that height of impietie that they prouoked Gods heauie displeasure against them For diuers Angels of God accompanying themselues with women ingendred outragious infants and contemners of all good by reason of that trust they had in their forces whose hainous actions were not much vnlike those which the Greekes haue in their fables fained of the Giants But Noah perplexed and extreemely displeased with such their misdemeanors exhorted them to chaunge their thoughts and amend their misdeeds and seeing them mollified by no admonitions but that they were wholly possessed with the pleasure which they tooke in vices he fearing least they should kill him and his family left them to their loosenes and with his wife children and all his family departed into an other countrey Then God delighting in the iustice of the man not onely condemned the men of that age of extreeme malice but also concluded to destroy all whatsoeuer creatures were in the world and to produce an other new race deuoid and repurged from all impietie he abridged also the life of them so that they liued not any more so long time as they were wont but onely attained the terme of sixe score yeares and he couered the land with waters and by this meanes all of them were destroyed Onely Noah escaped by the meanes and way which God had taught him in such manner as followeth He builded an Arke of foure stages in length three hundreth cubites in breadth fiftie and in height thirtie into this he entred with his mother his wife and his children and their wiues purueying himselfe of all things requisite both for their sustenance and vse he closed also therein all sorts of liuing creatures two and two male and female for the conseruation
before Christs Natiâ—… 1588. The Egyptians require Moses to be their Captaine Moses marcheth against the EthiopiaÌ„s The victorie which Moses and the Egyptions had agâ—…inst the Ethiopians Saba their chiefe citie besieged Tharbis the 〈◊〉 of Ethiops daughter requireth loue and mariage at Moses hands The yeare of the world 2376. before Christs birth 1588. The yeare of the world 2400. before the birth of Christ. 156â—… The Egyptianâ—… seeke to betray Moses Exod. 2. The yeare of the world 2413. before Christs birth 1551. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 11. â—…l 8. Moses flieth to the Citie of Madâ—…n Moses assâ—…teth 〈◊〉 daughteâ—… against the shepheaâ—…ds Raguel marieth one of his daughters to Moses Heâ—…o Ruâ—…nus ch 12. â—…l 9 The yeare of the world 1454. before Christs Natiuitie 1510. Exod. 3. God appeareth to Moses in the bush God conuinceth Moses the Israelites by miracles to the end they might put trust in his promises Moses rod is turned into a serpent Moses hand is made white Moses cowreth water on the earth and it turneth to bloud Moses is sent into Egypt to deliuer the Israelites Hedio Ruffinus chap. â—…3 al. 10. The yeare of the world 2454 before Christs birth 1â—…10 Moses departeth from Madian to go into Egypt Moses two sons Gerson Eleazar Moses intertayned by the Hebrewes sheweth them his miracles Exod. 5. 7. Moses perswadeth the king of Egypt to dis misse the Israelits Moses sheweth Pharao his miracles Moses â—…od deuoureth the rods of the Egyptians Pharao enioyneth the Hebrewes to more grieuous taskes Exod. 6. Moses once more perswadeth the king to dismisse the Hebrewes The yeare of the world 2454. before Christs Natiutie 1510. The first plague of the Egyptians water turned into bloud Exod. 7. Exod. 8. 9. An other plague of frogs The third plague lice The fourth plague venemous beasts The fift plague the plague The six plague borches The seuenth plague haile The eight plague Grashoppers The yeare of the world 2454. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 1510. The ninth plague darknes Pharao driueth away Moses Exod. 10. 11. 12. Xanthicus amongst the Macedons is April as Suidas testifieth The Hebrewes passeouer signi fieth a passage The tenth plague the first begotten amongst the Egyptians both man beastes die The Israelites depart out of Egypt The feast of the Azymes The number of the children of Israel The yeare of the world 2454. before Christs birth 1510. The time of their departure out of Egypt Exâ—…d 12. Iosephs bones Hedio Ruffinus chap. 14. al. 11. The Egyptians pursue the Hebrewes Why Moses conducted them thorow Palestine The Israelites are encompassed by the Egyptian multitudes and depart to the red sea Exod. 14. The perplexity of the Iâ—…raelites being enclosed by the Egyptians Moses exhorteth the people to put their trust in God In the yeare of the world 2454. before Christes Natiuity 1510. When God is most ready to helpe vs. Moses prayer vnto God The red sea diuideth it selfe The Hebreweâ—… passe through the red sea the Egyptians are drowned therein The yeare of the world 2454. before Christâ—… bâ—…th 2510. Exod. 15. The Israelites with Moses sing songes for their deliuerance The sea of Pamphilia deuided it selfe for Alexanders soldiers to passe there thorow The wind and tide driue the EgyptiaÌ„ armes into the Hebrewes campe The years of the world 2454. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 2510. The Israelites in the desart are distressed for want of water Mara signifieth bitternes Exod. 15. Moses beseecheth God to change the bitter waters into sweet The Israelites came to Elim where they began to murmure against Moses for want of sustenance The yeare of the world 1454. before Christs Natiuitie 1510. Exod. 16. Moses exhorteth the people to re member those benefits they had receiued at Gods hands Moses reckoneth vp vnto the people all the beneâ—…ts which God had done vnto them Moses imploreth Gods helpe In the yeare of the world 2454. before Christes Natiuity 1510. God sendeth quailes into the Hebewes armie God feedeth the Israelites with Mannâ—… A commaundement how muâ—…h Manna should be gathered Manna what it signifieth Exod 17. The Israelites fed 40. yeares space on Manna The Israelites arriue at Raphidim and are trauailed with thirst Moses striketh the rocke with his rod and there issueth water The yeare of the world 2454. before Christs Natiâ—…tie 1510. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 2. Exod. 17. The Amalechites warre against the Israelites Moses encourageth the people to expect nothing else but victorie Iosuah made captaine ouer the Israelites The yeare of the world 2454. before Christs birth 1510. The Israelites recouer a gâ—…eat praie in the campe of the Amalecâ—…es The distribution of the â—…poiles pray The prediction of the vtter ruine of the Amalechites The Israelites come to the mountaine of Sinai Heâ—…o Ruffinuâ—… chap. 3. Exod. 10. Raguel commeth to Moses to the desart of Sinai Hedio Ruffinus ch 4. Raguel otherwise called Iethro Moses father in law counselleth him to choose Iudges amoÌ„gst the Israelites The yeare of the world 2454. before Christs Natiuitie 1510. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 5. Moses alloweth his father in laws aduice Hedio Ruffinus chap. 6. Moses ascendeth the mountaine of Sinai The yeare of the world 2454 before Christs birth 1510. Horrible lightnings about the mountaine of Sunai Moses oration to the Israelites The people of Israel heareth God speaking vnto theÌ„ from the mountaine of Sinai The Ten commandements Exod 20. Deuter. 5. The yeare of the world 2454. before Christs Natiuitie 1510. Exod. 21. Exod. 24. Moses remayned on the mountaine fortie daies fortie nights Moses fasted fortie daies nightes Moses two Tables Exod. 35. The Israelites with great ioy addresse themselues to the building of the Tabernacle Exod. 36. Beseleel and Eliab are workmasters of the Tabernacle The people are restrained byedict from brin â—…ing any more offrings toward the building of the Tabernacle The yeare of the world 2455. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 1509. Exod. 36. Hedio Ruffinus chap 7. Moses crecteth a Tabernacle in the desart The first court of the Temple The Tabernacle The yeare of the world 2455. before Christs Natiuitie 1509. The Sanctuary The signification of the diuision of the Tabernacle Exod. 37. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 8. Cherubin The Tables of the law placed in the Arke Hedio Ruffinus chap. 9. The Table The yeare of the world 2455. before Christs birth 1509. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 10. The golden candlesticke The Altar of incense Exod. 38. Hedio Ruffinus ch 11. Exod. 39. The Priests vestures Manacasses Chetomene Abaneth Massabassanes Masnaempthes The high priests ornaments Methir The yeare of the world 2455. before Christs Natiuitie 1509. Ephod Essen seu Logion The high priests triple golden crown Sideritis In the yeare of the world 2455. before Christes Natiuity 1509. The signification of the fabrike of the Tabernacle the priests ornament Hedio Ruffinus chap. 12. Exod 28. 29. 30. 40. God
of his army against the Amalechites The yeare of the world 2910. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 1054. Ioab and Abisaies armies Ioabs victory The Syrians with the Ammonites assemble themselues against Dauid The Mesopotamians submit themselues to Dauid Aramatha besieged Hedio Ruffinus chap. 7. 2. Reg. 11. Dauids adulterie Bethsabe certifieth the king that she is with child Dauid sendeth for Vrias and willeth him to repaire home vnto his wife which he doth not The yeare of the world 2910. before Christs Natiuity 1054. Dauid wâ—…eth vnto Ioab to puniâ—…h Vrias Ioab setteth Vrias in a daungerous place to encounter with the enemie Vrias iâ—… set with some associates to attempt the siege the Ammonites sallying out his company forsake him Vrias with some others is slaine and the king is certified thereof Dauid is displeased with the newes of his ouerthow Dauid is appeaâ—…ed hearing at Vrias death Dauid marieth Bathsaba and beareth him a Sonne 2. Reg. 12. The yeare of the world 2910. before Christs birth 1054. NathaÌ„ prophecieth 〈◊〉 Dauids punishment and sharpely rebuketh him he is condemned by his own mouth and 〈◊〉 himselfe Dauid confesseth his sinne and obtaineth pardon at Gods hands Dauid fasteth seuen daies lamenting and mourning for his sonne Dauid being certified that the child was dead â—…eth and waâ—…ing taketh sustenaÌ„ce Dauid yeeldeth a reason why during the childs life he saâ—…ed and why being dead be tooke refection Saloâ—…on was borne by Bethsabe Ioab by letters solliciteth the king to come to the surprisall of Rabatha Dauid surprising Rabatha by force giueth it for a pray to his soldiers The yeare of the world 2910. before Christs birth 1054. Hedio Rufâ—…s chap. 8. 〈◊〉 Reg. 13. The yeare of the world 2912. beâ—… Christ birth â—…052 Ionathaâ—… counselled Amnon how he might enioy his loue Amnon perswadeth his sister to submit to his lust Amnon notwithstanding his sisters resist violateth her Absalon comforteth his sister Thamar Absalon inuited his father and brethren to his sheep-shearing and commandeth his seruants to kill Amnon being ouercharged with wine sleepe The yeare of the world 2912. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 1052. Dauid is certified that al his sons are slaine by Absalon Ionathan coÌ„forteth Dauid contradicting his feare in respect of all his sons and only vpon iust surâ—…e suspecting Amnons death Dauids sonnes reâ—…ort vnto their father Absalon fâ—…ieth to his grandfather 2. Reg. 14. Absalon by the subtilty of a woman and the seâ—…ing on or Ioab is renoked from banishment vnto Ieruâ—…aleÌ„ The yeare of the world 2912 before Christes Natiuity 1052. Absalon reuoked by his father 11 commanded for a time to fly his presence Absalons children borne in Ierusalem 2. Reg. 13. Ioab vrged by the burning of his houses reconcileth Absalon to his father The yeare of the world 2â—… 16. before Christs birth 1048. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 9. Absalon subtilly affecteth his fathers kingdome The yeare of the world 29â—…0 before Christs natiuitie 1044. Absalon proclaimed king Dauid departed out of Ierusalem Dauid flying prohibiteth the hie Priests to follow him to the intent to giue him telligence of that which did passe The yeare of the world 2920. before Christs Natiuitie 1044. Ethaeus departeth with Dauid Achitophel reuolteth from Dauid and followeth Absalon whose counsails Dauid striueth by praier to make frustrate Chusai is perswaded to submit to Absalon and to Achitophels counsels 2. Reg. 16. Siba accusing his master wrongfully is made owner of his riches Semeies reuiling of Dauid Dauid forbiddeth to kill Simei Chusai vnder a colour offreth his seruice to Absalon The yeare of the world 29â—…0 before 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1044. Achitophel â—…th Absalon to lie with his fathers concubines 2. Reg. 17. Achitophels counsaile perswading Absalon to pursue Dauid Chusais opposition Chusais counsaile accepted Achitophels 〈◊〉 Sadoc and Abiathars sons sent vnto Dauid The yeare of the world 2920. before Chrisâ—… birth 1044. â—…he hie Priests soâ—… being pursued are hidden by a woman in a pit Dauid informed of Absalons deliberation passeth himselfe his whole army ouer Iordan by night Achitophel perceiuing his counsaile was despised hung himselfe Dauid commeth to Mahanaim where he is royally intertained by the peeres Hedio and Ruffnus ch 10 2. Reg. 18. Absalon passeth ouer Iordan The diuision of Dauids arâ—…ie Dauids â—…eÌ„ds disswade his presence in the battell Dauid commaundeth theÌ„ to spare his sonne The battel betwixt Ioab and Absalon The yeare of the world 2920 before Christs birth 1044. The fâ—…ight and ouerthrow oâ—… Absalons 〈◊〉 Ioab killeth Absalon Absalons marble pillar Chusai sent to certifie Dauid of the victory The yeare of the world 2920. before Christs Naâ—…ie 1044. Dauid hearing of Absalons death by Chusai grieuously bewaileth him 2. Reg 19. Ioab and his army enter the citie in mournfull manner Dauid is taxed for lamenting his Son and vpon Ioabs perswasion 〈◊〉 himselfe vnto the people Hedio Ruffinus chap. 11. The kingdome of Israel is once more offered vnto Dauid Dauid not only giueth Amasa his pardon but maketh him generall also of the whole armie The tribe of Iuda coÌ„meth as farre as Iordan to meet with Dauid and make a bridge ouer the floud The yeare of the â—…orld 29â—…0 before Christs Natiuitie 1044. Simei is pardoned Mephiboseth purgeth himselfe of Sibas slaunders Dauid pardoneth Mephiboseth and restoreth him to the halfe of his possessions Berzillai excuseth himselfe and will not resort to â—…erusalem The yeare of the world â—…920 before the Natiuitie of Christ. 1044. The tribe of Iodaes acculation and excuse for that without the knowledge of the other tribes they had gone out to meet the king 2. Reg. 20. Siba a seditious person incenseth the people to rebeil against the king Dauids concubines whom Absalon had disloured are sequestred from him Ioab by reason of Amasaes delay is lent out against Siba by Dauid Ioab killeth Amala The yeare of the world 2920. before Christs Natiuity 1044. Ioab besiegeth and shutteth vp Siba within Abelmacâ—…ea A woman rebuketh Ioab for seeking the subuersion of the citie which hee rather ought to protect Ioabs conditions of peace proposed to the besieged The punishmeÌ„t of Siba Offices distributed by Dauid Hedio Ruffinus chap. 12. 2. Reg. 21. A famine inflicted on the Israelites for breach of oth Seuen â—…en of Sauls kinred deliuered to the Gabeonits to be punished Dauid in hazard of his life is deliuered by Abisai Dauid perswaded to abstain from warre Dauids valiant captaines Sabach The yeare of the world 2924. before Christs birth 1040. Nephanus Ionathan 2. Reg 12. Dauid a poes Dauids instruments of Musicke 2. Reg. 23. Dauids thirtie eight chaÌ„pions Issemus Eleazar Sebas Three champions passe thorow the enemies camp and drew water in Bethleem and brought it â—…nto Dauid Abisai Banaia Banaias slew an Egyptian with his owne speare The yeare of the wâ—…d 2924 before Christâ—… bâ—…h 1040. Banaia slew a Lion Hedio Ruffinus chap. 13. 2. Reg 24. Dauid â—…endeth loab to muster the people The summe
Elias foreprophecieth raine 3. Reg. 10. Elias flieth from Iezabel Gods care for his seruants God speaketh to Elias in the desart The yeare of the world 3040. before Christs birth 924. lehuking of Israel Elizeus calling Hedio Ruffinus chap. 14. al. 11. 3. Reg. 21. The story of Naboth who was stoned to death for denying Achab his vineyard Elias prophecieth what reuenge God wil take of Achab and Iezabel Achabs repentance The yeare of the world 3040. before Christ Natiuity 924. 3. Reg. â—…0 Adads warre against Achab The Syrians emballage to Achab. His answere to the Legates A ladâ—… confidence in his soldiers The Israelites God promiseth victory against the Syrians The yeare of the world 3040. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 9â—…4 Achabs victory against the Syrians Adads second expedition against the Israelites The yeare of the world 3041. before Christs birth 923. Adad is receiued into fauour by Achab and dismissed vpon conditioÌ„ The yeare of the world â—…041 before Christs Natiuitie 923. Achab was reproued for dismissing Adad The reward of learned preachers The yeare of the world 3042. before Christs birth 924. Iosaphats pietie 3. Paral. 17. The peace in Iosaphats time Iosaphats armie Iosaphats expedition with Achab against the Syrian 〈◊〉 3. Reg. 22. The yeare of the world 3047. before Christs birth 917. The false prophets prophecie plausibly Micheas the true prophet Hedio Ruffinus chap. 15. 3. Reg. 22. al. 〈◊〉 Achab and Iosaphats warre against the Syrian The yeare of the world 3â—…47 before Christs Natiuity 917. Achab wounded by an arrow in the battell dieth The dogs licke Achabs bloud according to Elias prediction The Oracles of the Prophers are to be reuerenced The matchles necessitie of fate The yeare of the world â—…048 before Christs Natiuitie 916. 4. Reg 3. 2. Pâ—… 19. 20. Iehu the Prophet reprehendeth Iosaphat for helping Achab. Iosaphat reneweth the true seruice of God Iosaphat placed Iudges and Magistrates in euery citie The Moabites and Ammonites warre against Iosaphat Iosaphats praier in the temple of Ierusalem for victory Iaziel the prophet assureth theÌ„ of victorie The yeare of the world 3048 before Christs birth 916. The manner and weapons whereby Iosaphat ouercame his enemies The Ammonites and their confederates kill one another The spoiles of the Ammonites The fame and praise of Iosaphat in euerie place Hedio Ruffinus chap. 2. Ochozias Achabs sonne king of Israel 4. Reg. 1. Ochozias hauing a grieuous fall seeketh to be informed of a false Oracle and is reproued by Elias Elias forme and habit Ochozias soldiers fear to fetch Elias are consumed with lightning The yeare of the world 3048. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 916. The yeare of the world 3049. before the birth of Christ. 915. Ochozias dying without issue â—…am his brother raigned in his steede Elias according as Enoch was taken froÌ„ the sight of men Hedio Ruffinus chap. 3. 4. Reg. 3. Eliâ—…aeus Ioram asketh aâ—…d against the Moabites Want of wâ—… in the Hebrew army The kings seeke for counsell at Elizaeus hands Elizaeus fore-prophecieth store of water and their victory The yeare of the world 3049. before Christs Natiuitie 915. A wonderfull blindnes of the enimy grouÌ„ded on the rednes of the water that flowed The victory of the Hebrewes against the Moabites The king of the Moabires sacrificeth his owne sonne Iosaphats death The yeare of the world 3050. before the birth of Christ. 914. Ioram Iosaphats sonne king of Ierusalem 4. Reg. 4. Elizaeus commandeth the widow to fill her empty vessels with oyle The yeare of the world 3050. before Christs Natiuitie 914. Elizeus aduiseth Ioram to auoid Adads ambush who lay in wait to kill him 4. Reg 6. Elizaeus is besieged in Dothaim by his enemie The Angels about Elizaeus the prophet Elizeus leadeth the Syrians blinded into Samaria where by his perswasion they are courteously entertained and presented by Ioram and sent home Hedio Ruffinus chap. 4. Samaria besieged by the Syrians The yeare of the world 3050 before Christs birth 914. The famine so great in Samaria that women eate their owne children Ioram threatneth Elizaeus death 3. Reg. 7. 4. Reg. 7. The enemies flight by reason of a terror that God sent among them The yeare of the world 3050. before Christs birth 914. The lepers certifie the Samaritanes of the flight of their enemies Spies sent abroad The enemies campe spoiled by the Samaritanes The truth of Gods oracles The punishment of incredulitie 4. Reg. 8. Elizeus is senâ—… vnto by Adad to enquire counsell of him as touching his sicknes The yeare of the world 3055. before Christs Natiuity 909. The prophecy of Adads death and Azaels gouernment Hedio Ruffinus chap. 5. 4. Reg. 8. Iorams impietie The yeare of the world 3057. before Christs birth 907 The Idumaeâ—…s reuolt Iorams wickednes reproued by Elias letters The expedition of the Arabians against Ioram 2. Paral. 21. The yeare of the world 3060. before Christs birth 904. Iorams death The yeare of the world 3060. before the Natiuitie of Christ. 904. Hedio Ruffinus chap 6. Iorams expedition against Ramath 4 Reg. 9. Iehu by Gods commandement annointed king The yeare of the world 3060. before Christs Natiuitie 904. Iorams slaughter The truth of Eâ—…ias prophecy The death of Ochozias king of Ierusalem and his burial A famous example of Gods iudgement 4. Reg. 10. Achabs 70. children slaine in Samaria The yeare of the world 3060. before Christ birth 904. The roting out of Achabs line The slaughter of Ochozias seruants Ionadab The slaughter of Baals priests Baal God of the Tyrians The kingdome promised to Iehus posteritie Hedio Ruffinus chap. 7. 4. Reg. 11. Athalia rooteth out all the royall bloud onely Ioas Ochozias Ion is saued The yeare of the world 3060. before Christs Natiuity 904. Ioas by Ioiadas meanes who was the high Priest is createdding The yeare of the world 3067. before Christs birth 897 Athalias punishment The king and the people ioyned by oth to serue God The restoring of Gods seruice Ioas piety during Ioiadas time The yeare of the world 3067. before Christs Natiuitie 897. 4. Reg. 12. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 8. 4. Reg 12 13 The warre betweene Azael and Iehu The yeare of the world 3089. before Christs birth 875. The restoring of the temple Ioas im pie tie after Ioiadas death and how he was reproued by the Propher 2. Paral. 28. Zachary stoned to death The yeare of the world 3089. before Christs birth 875. The spoile of the temple Ioas death The yeare of the world 3105. before Christs birth 859. 4. Reg. 14. Amasias king of Ierusalem The forces of Israel weakned and restored by God The yeare of the world 3089. before the birth of Christ. 875. Ioas king of Israel and Samaria The yeare of the world 3103. before Christs birth 861. Elizâ—…us foretelleth that Ioas should ouercome the Syrians thrise Elizâ—…us death and the raising of a dead man to life that was cast into his tombe
Diuers Iewes are slaine and burned in the roofe of the porches The yeare of the world 3964. after Christs birth 2. A greater part of the sacred treasure taken away by the soldiers The pallace besieged by the Iewes Rufus and Gratus captaines of Herodes army ioyne with the Romanes Hedio Ruffinus chap. 15. Diuers tumults in Iury. Two thousand of Herodes soldiers assaile the kings people Iudas Ezechias sonne the archtheefe Simon Herods seruant Gratus conflict with Simon Simon beheaded The Iewes almost enraged in rebellion Athronges strong in body and goodly in stature attempreth royall dignitie The yeare of the world 3965. before Christs birth 3. Athronges and his brethren taken Hedio Ruffinus cap. 16. Arus burned by the Arabians Sampho and Emmaus burned Varus repaireth to Ierusalem and deliuereth the legion that was besieged The yeare of the world 3965. after Christs Natiuitie 3. The punishment of the conspirators Hedio Ruffinus chap. 16. al. 17. The yeare of the world 3966. before Christs birth 4. The embassage of the Iewes to Rome Archelaus and the embassadors of the Iewes appeare before Caesar. Philip Herodâ—… sonne The embassadors of the Iewes rip vp Herodes and Archelaus iniquitie The yeare of the world 3966. after Christs birth 4. Nicholas excuseth Herode and Archelaus Caesar maketh Archelaus an Ethnarque bestoweth the one halfe of the kingdome on Philip and Antipas Salome Herodes two daughters that were virgins maried to Pheroras sons The yeare of the world 1966. after Christs Natiuie 4. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 18. Alias chap. 17 The false Alexander The false Alexander commeth to Rome The false Alexander cannot deceiue Caesar. The false Alexander is condemned to â—…g at an oate The yeare of the world 3966. before Christs birth 4. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 19. al. 18. The priesthoed is taken from Ioazar and deliuered to Eleazar and from him to Iosuah the sonne of Sia Archelais builded Archelaus banished and confined Simon the Essean interpreteth Archelaus vision Glaphiras dreame The yeare of the world 3973. after Christs Natiuitie 11. Quirinius Censor of Syria Hedio Ruffinus chap. 1. Quirinius is sent by Caesar into Syria to execute iustice in that place Coponius prefect of Iudaea The taxation of the people of the Iewes Alias chap. 3. The yeare of the world 3973. after the Natiuitie of Christ. 11. Slaughters thefts seditioÌ„s and famine in Iudaea The temple of IerusaleÌ„ burnâ—… Iudas and Sadoc authors of the fourth sect Hedio Ruffinus chap. 11. al. 5. Three sects of the Iewes of whom mention is made in the second booke of the warres of the Iewes The Pharisees doctrine The Sadduceâ—… opinion The Esseans profession The Esseans life and manners The yeare of the world 3973. after Christs birth 11. Plisti among the Danes Iudas Galileus the author of the fourth sect Gessius Florus iniurics Hedio Ruffinus chap. 3. Anan the son of Seth made high priest in Ioazars place Alias chap. 6. Sephoris chief citie of Galâ—…e Betaramphtha called Iulias Paneas Bethsaida Mens bones scattered in the temple The yeare of the world 3974. after Christs birth 12. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 4. The yeare of the world 3975. after Christs birth 13. The yeare of the world 39â—… after Christs birth 15. The yeare of the world 3978. after the birth of Christ. 16. The yeare of the world 3979 before Christs birth 17 The yeare of the world 3979. after Christs birth 17. The yeare of the world 3990. after Christs natiuitie 28. Tiberias builded Phraates king of the Parthians slaine by the treason of Phraataces his sonne Thermusa Phraataces mother Phraataces slaine Herode seâ—… for by the Parthians and slaine in hunting Vonones king of the ParthiaÌ„â—… put to flight by Artabanus The yeare of the world 3990. after Christs Natiuitie 28. Vonones submitteth to Syllanus gouernour of Syria Orodes king of Armenia Antiochus king of Comegena Germanicus poisoned by Pisâ—…es 〈◊〉 Hedio Ruffinus chap. 6. al. chap. 8. Pilat bringeth Caesars statues to Ierusalem and vpon the peoples instant motion transferreth theÌ„ to Caesarea The yeare of the world 3997. after Christs natiuitie 35. Pilate seeking to draw certaine springs of water to Ierusalem stirreth vp a rebellion The yeare of the world 3998. after Christs birth 36. Hedio Ruffinus chap. 6. al. chap. 9. Iesus Christ crucified by Pilate Hedio Ruffinus chap. 7. Alias chap. 10 The yeare of the world 3998 after the Natiuitie of Christ 36. Tiberius causeth Isis priests and Ida to bâ—… hanged and banished Mundus The yeare of the world 3998. after Christs birth 36. Fuluia Saturnines wife deliuereth gold purple to four Iewes to be sent to the temple in Ierusalem they conuert it to their owne vses which wheÌ„ Tiberius knew he commaundeth all the Iewes to be thrust out of Rome The Samaritanes assemble at Tirathaba to ascend the mountaine Garizim Pilat chargeth and ouercommeth them putteth them to flight The yeare of the world 3999 after Christs birth 37. Alias cap. 11 Pilate accused before Vitellius is sent to Rome Hedio Ruffinus chap. 8. al. 12. Vitellius commeth to Ierusalem forgiueth the Iewes their tribute committeth the charge of the hie priests garments to them The hie priests vestments reserued in the castle of Antonia The yeare of the world 3999. after Christs birth 37. Vitellius aduanced Ionathan the son of Anani to the priesthood and degradeth Ioseph surâ—…amed Caiaphas The Parthians lose Armenia Such things as hapned betwixt Vitellius and Artabanus Artabanus restored to his kingdome by the Danes and Swethians A league betwixt Vitellius Artabanus Herodes banquet in the midst of Euphrates Artabanus sendeth Tiberius his sonne in hostage 〈◊〉 a Iew seuen cubits high Herode aduertileth the emperour of alâ—… things before Vitellius letters came to his hands The yeare of the world 3999. after Christs Natiuitie 37. Hedio Ruffinus cap. 9. al. cap. 1â—… The yeare of the world 4000. after Christs birth 38. Herode the Tetrarch putteth away Aretas daughter and marieth Herodias his brother Herodes wife Herodes wife returneth into hir own country Herodes army discomfited by the Arabians Tiberius commaundeth Vitellius to make warre against Aretas Hedio Ruffinus cap. 10. â—…l 14. The yeare of the world 4000. after Christs birth 38. Iohn Baptist slaine by Herode Hedio Ruffinus cap. 1â—… Vitellius leadeth his army against the king of Arabia The yeare of the world 4001 after Christs birth 39. Vitellius repaireth to Ierusalem and displaceth Ionathan and preferreth his brother Caius Caligula succeedeth after Tiberius Aretas gathereth by auguries that it was impossible for the army to come to Petra Herodes progeny The yeere of the world 4001. after 〈◊〉 Natiuitie 39. Hedio Ruffinus cap. 12. Alias cap. 15. Agrippa from obscuritie obtained great dignity and power Agrippa liuing at Rome thorow his lauish liberality groweth into necessitie Agrippa bethinketh himselfe how he might shorten his miserable life Cypros Agrippas wife certifieth Herodias his sister of
other Cities of Galilee doe friendly entertaine the Romanes The yeare of the world 4030. after the birth of Christ. 68. Two thousand seditious slaiâ—… in Galilee by the Romans Antipatris spoyled and burned Lydda burnt Cestius planteth his armie fiftie furlongs from Ierusalem The assault victorie of the Iewes against the Romans The courage of the Iewes against the Romans The rebels kill one of the kings Ambassadors an o ther of them escapeth being wounded Cestius draweth forth his whole armie against the Iewes The yeare of the world 4030. after Christs birth 68. Diuers Iewes cal for for Cestius as 〈◊〉 they intended to open their gates vnto him The Romans couer themselues with their shields and vndermin the wals and burne the Temple gates Cestius sodain departure maketh the theeues more confident The Iewes pur sue their enemies and bring them into a desperate estate The mourning and lamentation the Romans and the Iewes exhortation Cestius stratageme The yeare of the world 4030. after Châ—… birth 68. The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Diuers of the noblest Iewes forsake the Citie as if they had beene a ship ready to sinke The Damascenâ—…s kill ten thousand Iews in one houre Ioseph the son of Gorion and Ananus the high priest appointed to gouerneâ—…e the Citie Ioseph the Historiographer gouernour of both Galilees Ioseph maketh 70. Elders rulers in Galilee and appointeth seuen in euerie Citie to determine the causes of lesse waight The yeare of the world 403â—… after Christs birth 69. Ioseph fortifieth the conuenient cities with walles Ioseph instructeth the Galileans in warre Ioseph teacheth the Galileans how they should obey in the warres Euerle one of the cities of Galilee send the halfe of their multitude into warfare the rest they keepe to prouâ—…de them victuals Iohn a notable 〈◊〉 and a thirstie murtherer vnder hope of gaine The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Iohn imploieth the money he got against him by whose meanes he gained it Agrippâ—… president robbed An hundreth thousaÌ„d armed men come out against Ioseph All Iosephs friends and guard saue foure flie from him Iosephs oration to the seditious The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Another stratageme of Iosephs against the Iewes Iohns enuie treason against Ioseph Iohn perswadeth the Tiberians to reuolt from Ioseph Iohn sendeth certaine armed men to kill Ioseph Ioseph flies in a little boat by the lake Iohn flieth into his countrey Giscala The Galileans flocke to Ioseph against Iohn Iohns treason against Ioseph The yeare of the world 4031. after the birth of Christ. 69. Foure Cities of Galilee submit theÌ„selues to Iosephs enemies Tiberias is recouered by Ioseph and saued by a stratagem Ioseph with seuen souldiers commeth to Tiberias and terrifieth his enemies Ioseph by a sub till pollicie tolleth out the chiefest of Tybetias and carrieth them away in boates to Tarichea Clitus the author of the sedition drawing his sword with his right hand cut off his left The troubled estate of Ierusalem The yâ—…re of the world 4031. afâ—… Christs birth 69. Simon the Son of Giora committeth great rapines and murthers in Acrabatena and Idumaea The yeare of the world 4031. after the birth of Christ. 69. Nero is amazed and afraid at â—…ie valiant acts of y e Iewes Nero sendeth Vespasian to gouerne in Syria and direct his warres Vespasian and Titus gather great forces against y e Iewes The Iewes besiege Ascalon Antonie fighteth with the Iewes The Romans ouercome the Iewes make a great slaughter of them Ten thousand Iewes slaine The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Eight thousand Iewes slaine at Ascalon Vespasian with his whole army commeth to Ptolemais The Sephorits doe courteously entertaine the Romans The description and scituation of the higher Galilee The length and breadth of the lower Galilee The fertilitie of Galilee The description of the couÌ„trey beyond the floud The yeare of the world 4030. after Christs Natiuitie 68. The descriptioÌ„ of the Region of Samaria The description of Iury whose midle part is Ierusalem The diuision of Iudaea Vespasian sendeth helpe to the Sephorites but filleth Galilee with sword and fire Titus bringeth a mightie army into Iudaea The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. The diligence and labour of the Romans in prouiding things necessary for the wars The industry of the Romans The order of the Romans in their campe The reuerence and obedience of the Roman souldiers to their captains How the Romans forsake their campe The armour of the Roman footmen The furniture of the Roman horsemen The Romans attempt nothing vnaduisedly or rashly The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. The Romans grow more diligentby feare The obedience of the Romane souldier is no small occasion of his victorie How farre the Romane gouernment extendeth Placidus draweth his forces against Iotapata and being repulsed flies Vespasian directeth the Ro mans march The yeere of the world 4031 after Christs birth 69. The Eagle by the Romans is held the ensigne of the Empire and a signe of victorie Ioseph forsaken by his friends flies to Tiberias Ioseph is afraid of the Romans and writeth to Ierusalem Ioseph commeth to Iotapata from Tiberias Iotapata besieged The yeere of the world 4031. after the birth of Christ. 69. Nothing is more effectuall in warre or more desperate then necessitie A fight between the Romans and the Iewes continued a whole day and broken off by night The scituation of Iotapata Vespasian intendeth to begin a sharpe siege The Iewes break out and beat down the bulwarke Ioseph fixeth stakes in the ground and fastneth vnto them raw Oâ—… hides to raise the wall and beat off the shot The yeere of the world 〈◊〉 after Christs births 69. 〈◊〉 Vespasian restraineth his souldiers from fight and besiegeth the citie Ioseph deliuereth his souldiers water by measure Iosephs stratagem Another policie of Iosephs The people beleeched Ioseph that he would not forsake them Iosephs prudence The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Ioseph stayeth in Iotapata Where as there is no hope of helpe there was iâ—… the last remedie The audacious courage of the Iewes in their extreame desperation The Iewes with their slings are repulsed by the ArabiaÌ„ archers A Ramme Iosephs deuise how to breake the force of the Ramme The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Ioseph burneth the engines turneth off the Romans Eleazars strength and courage Netiras and Philips valour against the Romans Vespasian wounded in the sole of the foot by an arrow The warre renued against the Iewes The force of the Roman darts The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs Natiuitie 69. Vespasian leadeth on his armie to enter the Citie Iosephs subtill policie The cries of women and children in the battell The warre of the Romans with the Iewes vpoÌ„ the bridge The Iewes powre scalding oyle vpon the Romans The yeâ—…re of the world 4031. after
Christs birth 69. The Romanes retire without obtaining their purpose Vespasian erecteth higher platformes and towers The Citizens of Iotapata valiantly sustaine the siege The taking in of Iapha by Traiane The Iewes shut vp by the Romans between two wals are slaine Twelue thousand Iewes slaine Titus with his forces commeth to Iapha A sharpe skirmish within the towne betweene the Galileans and the Romans The yeare of the world 4031. after the birth of Christ. 69. The assembly of the Samaritans on the mountaine Garizin Want of water in the mountaine Garizin Eleuen Thousand and sixe hundreth Samaritās slain◅ A fugitiue certifieth the weake estate of the citizen◅ of Iotapata how few they were The Romans enter the citie whilst the Iew◅ are a sleepe The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. The Romans are touched with no mercy nor compassiō The fight of the Iewes with the Romans in the tower Antonius slain by a Iewe thorow treason Fortie thousād Iewes perish during the siege and in the former battels Ioseph lept into a deepe trench and lyeth hidden in a caue Vespasian by Tribunes sendeth Ioseph assurance Nicanor the tribune known to Ioseph Iosephs dream of the slaughter of the Iewes Ioseph filled with the spirit of God secretly praieth Ioseph consenteth to Nicanor The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs Natiuitie 69. The Iewes violence and expostulation against Ioseph Iosephs oration to his countrey men It is a goodly matter to die for libertie but yet to die fighting The similitude of a sayler It is against the commō course of nature for a man to kill himselfe yea and a hanoue sinne against God The soule is immortall and aportiō of God placed in our bodies God reuenge◅ him on the autors of iniuries The custome of ancient Iewes and how they delt with those that slue themselues Iosephs peroration The yeere of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Ioseph is in great daunger to be slaine Another pollicy of Ioseph Iosephs fellowes die by lots and Ioseph and another are reserued Ioseph resorteth to Vespasian with Nicanor An example of Titus grace and mercy towards Ioseph Ioseph hath priuate consetēce with Vespasian Ioseph foretelleth Vespasian of his future honours Iosephs truth in all things The yeere of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Ioseph is kept bound yet rewarded by Vespasian Cesarca a great Citie by the Sea side inhabited for the most part by Greekes Scythopolis Ioppe the retreate of the seditious and theeues Of Andromeda read 4. Ouid Metamorph A huge tempest drowneth those of Ioppe in the Sea Foure thousand and two hundreth bodies cast out Vespasian taketh Ioppe and encampeth in the Castle Fame it selfe declareth the destruction of Iotapata The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Ioseph is said to be slaine in Ierusalem The hatred malice wrath in Ierusalem against Ioseph Vespasian com meth vnto Agrippas kingdome and recreateth himselfe there and feasteth twentie dayes Valerianus peaceably speaketh to the townes-men The seditious sally out and put the Romans to flight The Citizens of Tyberias prostrate them selues before Vespasian and obtaine pardon The yeare of the world 4031. after the birth of Christ. 69. The Tiberians entertain Vespasian with acclamations Vespasian besiegeth Tarichea The Romans driue the Iews to their ships Titus Oration to his terrified souldiers Iewes are not to be feared Victorie consisteth not in the multitude but in the courage of a few that fight valiantly The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. The Romans haue greater cause of warre then the Iewes It becommeth souldiers to obey their captaine Vespasian sendeth new supplies to Titus The Iewes flie into the Citie A bitter dissension and sedition in the citie Titus Oration to the Roman souldiers Iesus with his followers flieth into the fields Titus certifieth his father of his exploits and victorie The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth c 9. The fountaine of Iordan The description of Genezar The fertilitie of Genezar The length and breadth of Genezar A fight by sea against the Taricheans The yeere of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Vespasians victorie in the lake of Genezar against the Taricheās The end of the battell by sea in which there died sixe thousand and fiue hundreth men Vespasian con◅ulteth with his chieftains about the Iewes The destruction and sale of the Iewes The yeare of the world 4031. af◅er Christs Na◅iuitie 69. The victorie of the Romans against the Iewes Semechonitis a lake The fountaine of Iordan The situation of Gamala The Citie of Gamala inexpugnable and strong Vespasian besieged Gamala One with a sling woundeth Agrippa The Romans besiege Gamala and assault the same The yeere of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. The Romans fal downe with the ruines of the Iewes houses Many Romans slaine spoyled Vespasians fortitude and war like valour Vespasians fight with the Iewes Gallus with ten souldiers lieth hid in a certaine house Vespasian comforteth his souldiers The inconstancie and mutabilitie of fortune The yeare of the world 4031. after the birth of Christ. 69. The Roman souldiers do all things with discretion The Romans once more attempt the assault of Gamala The height of the mountaine Itaburium Fraud paide with fraud Placidus victorie The Romans vndermine a certain tower and it falleth with a great noise The yeare of the world 4031. after Christs birth 69. Titus with two hūdreth horse besides chosen footmen entreth Gamala The top of the Castle of Gamala stonie hard to be climed The Romans victorie by Gods prouidence Nine thousand Iewes slaine in Gamala and only two women escape The yeare of the world 4032. after Christs birth 70. Iohn a poisoner and a deceitfull man inforceth the Citizens of Giscala to rebell Vespasian foreseeth his no small trouble in the siege of Ierusalem Titus his compassiō towards those of Giscala The yeare of the world 4032. af◅ter Christs Na◅iuitie 70. Titus his merciful oration to those of Giscala Iohns answere to Titus exhortation Iohn reserued by Gods prouidence to be at the siege of Ierusalem The feare of those Iewes that fled with Iohn The citizens of Giscala entertaine Titus with all obedience The yeare of the world 4032. after Christs birth 70. Titus mercy to his enemies It is better to leaue an enemie in susp◅nce thorow feare then with the guiltie to confound the innocent The courage of Iohn and those that fled with him stirreth vp the Iewes to make warre against the Romans Intestine discord in Iurie The Iewes turn their weapons against themselues The theeues trouping togither in Ierusalem spoile the countrey The yeere of the world 4032. after Christs birth 70. Rapines and spoyles committed by day time The nobilitie of the Citie are taken and slaine by the theeues The theeues at their pleasure make a high Priest A high Priest chosen by thē contrarie to the ancient custome Phanes a countrie clowne made a high Priest The best
my danger whereas thou maist know how carefull I am of such holy men as thou art who haue deliuered a hundreth Prophets from Iezabels furie and now at this time conceale and sustaine them in secret places Notwithstanding all these words Elias commaunded him to repaire vnto the king and to cast off all feare swearing vnto him by an oth how that day he would make himselfe seene and knowne vnto Achab. When Obediah had certified the king that Elias was at hand Achab went out to meete him and being fraught with indignation said vnto him Is it thou that heapest so much mischiefe on the Hebrewes heads Art thou the man that art the cause of this sterilitie To whom Elias replied without flattering him any waies that it was he and his race that were the occasions of these mischiefes because they had brought strange Gods into their countrey whom they adored and had forsaken the true God who was and is onely to be worshipped He therefore willed him presently to assemble all the people on the mount Carmel bring with him his wife and her prophets whose number he reckoned vp the Prophets likewise of the woods who were in number foure hundreth Whenas therefore all of them being summoned by the king were gathered togither in that place Elias stood vp in the midst of them and said How long will you liue thus hauing both your soules and opinions dismembred and deuided For if you thinke that the Hebrewes God is the true and onely God why follow you him not and why keepe you not his commaundements But if you thinke that the honour belongeth not to him but to forraine gods follow you them When Elias perceiued that the people replied nothing hereunto he praied them in confirmation of that infinite and distinct power of God from that of straunge Gods that whereas he was but one only Prophet of the true God at that time present and the other were foure hundreth that worshipped the false that he might take an Oxe and kill the same and lay it vpon wood without putting any fire thereto to consume the sacrifice and that they also might doe the like and call vpon their gods and beseech them to send downe fire to consume their sacrifice which if they should doe and confirme the same by miracle that then the true nature of their gods should be knowne This counsell of his was generally allowed Whereupon Elias commaunded the false Prophets first of all to choose themselues an Oxe and to kil the same and afterwards to call vpon the assistance of their gods and when it manifestly appeared that their prayer and inuocation was of no force Elias began to mocke them saying why call you not out vpon your gods with a loud voice for it may be they are on some voyage or else happily they sleep Whilest thus they had inuocated from the morning vntil mid-day cutting themselues with kniues and launces according to the custome of their countrey Elias that was to make his sacrifice commaunded the false Prophets to stand aside willing the people to draw neere vnto him and obserue for feare least secretly he should conuey fire vnder the wood When the people were approched he tooke 12. stones according to the number of the twelue tribes of Israel and made an Altar and digged a deepe trench round about the same and afterwards heaping wood vpon the Altar and laying his sacrifice thereupon he commaunded them to fill foure tuns with fountaine water and to power it vpon the Altar in such sort as the trench might receiue drinke vp the water Which done he began to pray and call vpon God beseeching him that it might please him to manifest his power vnto his people who had so long time runne astray no sooner had he finished his prayer but fire fell from heauen vpon the Altar in the sight of all the people and consumed al the sacrifice so that the water was consumed the place dried vp Which when the Israelites beheld they fel down on their faces vpon the earth adoring one only God cōfessing him to be the most mighty only true God and auowing that al other were but forged names and fruits of an euill and truthles opinion and laying hands themselues vpon their false Prophets they slew them by the commaundement of Elias He willed the king also to depart and take his refection and to take care for nothing because he should very shortly see that God would send him raine and thus departed Achab from him But Elias ascended the top of the mount Carmel and sate him downe on the earth leaning his head vpon his knees whilest thus he sate he commaunded his seruant also to get vp vpon a certaine rocke and to looke towards the sea and to tell him if he saw any clouds arise in any part for till that time the ayre had beene alwaies cleere His seruant hauing often ascended the rocke and returned him answere that he sawnothing at length mounting vp the seuenth time in descending he returned him this newes that he saw some black appareance in the ayre not much vnlike vnto a mans footstep When Elias vnderstood this he sent vnto Achab wishing him to retire himselfe within the Citie before the raine fel who had no sooner recouered the Citie of Iezrael but that the ayre was presently clouded and couered with a shower and a vehement wind intermixed with raine fell vpon the earth and the Prophet seased by the spirit of God ranne with the kings chariot as farre as Iezrael a Citie of Asser. When Iezabel Achabs wife had notice what wonders Elias had performed and how he had slaine her Prophets she was sore displeased and sent messengers vnto him threatning him in like sort to reuenge her selfe on him as he had slaine her Prophets Which for that Elias feared he fled into the Citie of Bersabe which is vpon the borders of the tribe of Iuda bounding vpon Idumaea in which place he left his seruant and retired himselfe into the desart where whilest he praied God that he would take him out of the world by reason he was not better then others for which cause he should desire to liue after them he fell asleepe vnder a certaine tree and after that some one had awakened him he arose and found bread and water readie prepared by him Whenas therefore he had eaten and was recomforted he went vnto the mount Sinai where it is said that Moses receiued the lawes from God where finding out a hollow caue he entered into it and remained therein And being demaunded by a certaine voice which spake vnto him he knewe not from whence wherefore he remained in that place and forsooke the Citie he answered for that he had slaine the Prophets of the false gods and for that he had perswaded the people that there was but one onely God who ought to be honoured by all men and that for
in the way to their Metropolitane Citie he there intrenched his army and then leauing the fift legion there he with the rest went into the Toparchy of Bethlepâ—…on firing it and all places thereabout as also the borders of Idumaea but he reserued there certaine Castles in fit places and fortified them And hauing taken two townes in the middest of Idumaea to wit Begabri and Caphartopha he slew there aboue ten thousand men and took almost a thousand and driuing out the rest of the inhabitants he left a great part of his army there who made incursions and wasted all the high places thereabout and he with the rest returned to Iamnia and from thence by Samaria and Neapolis called by the inhabitants Mabortha the second day of Iune he came into Corea and pitching his tents there the next day he came to Iericho where one of his captaines named Traian met him with the souldiers he brought from beyond Iordan which place he had conquered But the multitude before the Romans came fled from Iericho into the high countrey ouer against Ierusalem and many that staied behinde were there slaine So he found the Citie desolate being scituate in a plaine vnder a great mountaine that is barren which is of a huge length for it reacheth on the Northside vnto the borders of Scythopolis and on the South vnto the borders of Sodome and the lake Asphaltites It is all rockie and not inhabited because it beareth no fruit Ouer against this neere Iordan is scituate a huge mountaine beginning on the North side at Iulias and reaching vnto Bacra on the South which is the limits of Petra a citie of Arabia In this place is that that is called the mountaine of Iron reaching vnto the countrey of the Moabites The countrey betweene these two mountaines is called the great field reaching from the village Gennabara vnto the lake Asphaltites being in length two hundreth and thirty furlongs and in breadth a hundreth and twentie and in the middest it is deuided by the riuer Iordan There are also two lakes of contrarie natures Asphaltites and Tiberins for one of them is salt and barren but that of Tiberias sweete and fertile This plaine in sommer time is burned with the heat of the sun and the aire is infected in all places thereabouts saue only about those which adioine to Iordan and this is the cause that the palme trees that grow about the riuer side doe flourish most and are more fertile then the rest Neere vnto Iericho there is a large great fountaine which plentifully watereth the fields therabout runneth with a great stream out of the ground neere vnto the olde Citie which Iosue the son of Nun generall of the Hebrewes tooke by war the first of all that he tooke in the land of Canaan It is reported that in the beginning the waters of this fountaine did destroy all fruits of the earth and also made women be deliuered before their time and to infect all places with diseases the plague and afterward by Helizaeus the successor of Heliâ—… â—…as made sweet and fertile Who being once curteously entertained by the inhabitants of Iericho did so reward them and all the countrey for that their kindnesse and going vnto the fountaine he cast a pitcher full of salt into the water and hard by lifting vp his hands to heauen tempering with the fountaine water certaine sweet waters he praied God to qualifie the rage thereof to make it flow with more sweet streams and befought God to giue a better aire vnto the fountaine which both might cause plentie of fruits and also of children vnto the inhabitants that the water might haue y e vertue to make women fertile so long as they persisted in piety After these praiers with his hands he altered the fountaine according to the knowledge he had and from that time this fountaine which before was the cause of famine and sterilitie was now the cause of plentie and fertilitie And it so watereth the ground that where a little of it commeth it doth more good then all the other waters which lie long vpon it and so they that water their grounds but a little with it receiue much fruits and they that water their grounds with it much doe not receiue them in that measure yet it watereth a greater compasse of ground then other fountaines and in length it runneth thorow a plaine seuentie furlongs long and twentie broad There are most pleasant goodly Orchards and many sorts of palme trees growing by brooks sides which are diuers in the taste of their fruits the fattest whereof being pressed doe yeeld a iuice like hony nothing inferiour to other hony yet there is great store of hony in that countrey and the iuice of balme which is more prâ—…ous then all fruits growing There grow also Cypres trees myrobalans so that one may iustly call that part of the earth diuine where what fruit soeuer is most deere and pretious is in most abundance Also in all other fruits it surpasseth all countries in the world for it multiplieth and increaseth all things sooner there The cause hereof I iudge to be the pleasant waters and warme nourishing aire which as it were inuiteth all things to spring vp and then encreaseth them and the moisture causeth all things to take firme roote and also defendeth them from drought in sommer time when that countrey is vexed with such intolerable heates that all things are as it were scorched so that nothing then will grow yet if they be watered with water drawne before sun rise by the blowing of a milde temperat winde they are refreshed and it receiues a contrarie nature in winter time it is as it were luke warme temperate to them that go into it The aire of that place is so temperate that when it snoweth in other parts of Iudaea and is extreme colde the inhabitants in this place doe only weare a linnen garment This countrey is distant from Ierusalem a hundreth and fiftie furlongs and threescore from Iordan and all the ground betweene it and Ierusalem 〈◊〉 desart and stonie and so likewise betweene it and Iordan and Asphaltites though it be lower ground then the other Thus we haue sufficiently declared the fertilitie of Iericho CHAP. V. The description of the lake Asphaltites IT is worth the labour to describe the lake Asphaltites which is salt and sterile yet whatsoeuer is cast into it how weightie soeuer it be it swimmeth aboue the water so that one though he would vpon purpose cannot scarcely sinke vnto the bottome Vespasian comming thither to see it caused some to be taken who could not swimme and their handes to be bound behind them and cast into the midst thereof and all of them did swimme aloft being as it were borne vp by the power of some spirit Moreouer it is admirable how this lake thrice in euerie day changeth colour and shineth diuersly
them For they were inioyned by them to cut Nilus into diuers trenches and to e◅iron their Cit◅es with walles and to build fortifications and banks whereby the inundations of the floud might be diuerted They also vexed our nation in building their hie and vaine Pyramides compelling them to learne diuers artes and to accustome themselues to endure labour and in such afflictions led they their liues for the space of 400. yeares the Aegyptians studying nought else but to tire the Israelites with continuall labour our country men endeuouring themselues alwaies to performe farre more then was expected from thē Liuing thus in this estate there grew afterwards an other occasion which instigated them the more to seeke the ruine and desolation of our Nation For one of the sacred secretaries to whose predictions those kind of people do very much attribute foretold the King that about that time there should be one bred and borne amongst the Israelites that in time to come should grieuously afflict the estate of the Aegyptians and wonderously enhance the good hap of the Israelites who should su◅passe all other in vertue and purchase to himselfe immortal glory if so be he should attaine to ◅ns estate Wherewith the King being greatly terrified he published an edict by the aduise of this secretary that whatsoeuer male child should be borne amongst the Israelites he should be cast into the floud to be drowned he commaunded likewise the Aegyptian midwiues diligently to obserue the time when the Hebrew women trauelled with child carefully to keepe marke their children at such time as they were deliuered For it was enioyned thē that they should be brought to bed by such midwiues who by reason of consanguinitie with that Nation should not transgresse the king◅ commaundement He enacted also a law with a penaltie that if any should be so bold to conceale their children both they and all their family should be done to death Great was this their calamity not onely in that respect because they were depriued of their children and for that the parents themselues were made the ministers to murther their owne children but foreseeing also the future time they were intolerably dismayed expecting nought else but the certaine and fatall ex◅pation of their wholenation by reason that when the children were s◅ine the parents themselues not long after were ass◅ed to die thus conceited they in themselues into what extreame misfortune they were fallen But no man whosoeuer although he complot neuer so many stratagems can resist the wil of God For both the child of whom the sacred secretary had fore prophecied was secretly brought vp vndiscouered by the kings spies and approued by the euents of his life that he was no false Prophet Amarames an Hebrew borne a noble man amongst his Nation fearing both the pub like perill least the wholenation should be brought to nothing thorow the want of issue and his owne priuate misfortune whose wife at home was big with child and readie to lye downe was troubled in his mind and vncertaine what to doe For which cause he made his recourse vnto God beseeching him that at the length he would haue mercy on those men of whom onely he had beene perpetually honoured and that it would please him to bring to end the present affliction which threatned the whole nation with vtter ruine and destruction But God being moued vnto mercy by his most humble prayer appeared to him in a dreame and recomforted him commaunding him to be confident telling him that he had in memory the pietie of his auncecestors and that he would for euer remunerate them euen as in times past he had beene gratious to their forefathers For it was he that had increased their posteritie and multiplied them to so mighty a nation that by his fauor Abraham departing alone out of Mesopotamia into Chanaan besides other felicities had issue by his wife that was before time barren and left ample possessions to his successors to Ismael Arabia to Chaeturas children Troglottida and to Isaac Chanaan Neither can you euer forget without note of impietie and ingratitude the attempts also which were happily atchieued in warre by my meanes but Iacobs name also is renowmed amongst forraine nations both in respect of the felicitie wherein he liued also for that prosperitie which by hereditarie right happened vnto his posteritie who taking their originall from 70. men that accompanied their father into Egypt are now increased to the number of sixe hundreth thousand know therefore now also that I inwardly and heartily affect your publike securitie and priuately thy glory For this child for feare of whose natiuitie the Egyptians haue condemned all your children vnto death shall be borne vnto thee he neither shall be discouered by the constituted spies and after he hath escaped beyond all expectation shall he be brought vp and in his time shall he deliuer the Hebrewes from the thraldome of the Egyptians and shall obtaine an eternall memorie for this his famous action not onely amongst his owne nation but also amongst straungers for this fauour will I extend vnto thee and on thy posteritie that followeth after thee he shall also haue such a brother who shall deserue both in himselfe and in his posteritie to inherite the priesthood for euer After these things were declared in a vision vnto Amram he awaked and told it to his wife Iochabel and by reason of the prediction of this dreame their suspition and feare the rather increased more and more for they were not onely pensiue in respect of their child but also by reason of the future great good fortune that was promised them But anone after the woman being brought a bed gaue credit to the Oracle who had so easie and gentle a labor that she beguiled the ouerseers spies in that she felt none of those throwes which do commonly afflict such as are in labor so that she nourished the infant three moneths secretly in her house without being in any sort discouered But afterwards Amram fearing to be surprised sore doubting least he should incurre the kings displeasure if the matter were discouered whereby both he and the child should be made away and Gods promises should be frustrate he had rather wholy commit the safety of his sonne to his prouidence supposing that if the boy were hidden which notwithstanding would be hard to effect yet that it would be troublesom vnto him to liue in continuall perill both of his owne and his sonnes safetie moreouer he thought that God would puruey some meanes of assurance to the intent that nothing of that which he had foretold might be proued false Grounding himselfe on this resolution they prepared and made a cradle of sedge after the manner of a couch so great as it was sufficient to lay the child in at ease and hauing pitched it on euery side least the water should pierce the same they put the child into it and
suffered him to float along the streame in committing him to the mercy of God Whilest in this manner it was borne downe by the streame Mariam the sister of the young infant by her mothers commaund went along the banke on the other side of the riuer obseruing whither at length the basket would be caried and where it did ariue At that time God manifestly declared that nothing is atchieued by mans wisedome but that all things are brought to passe by his omnipotent bountie and that they who for their profit and particular securitie seeke the ruine and destruction of others with neuer so much subtiltie care and diligence yet are they often times deceiued in their expectations againe that they that submit their wils vnto Gods will are warranted from all wrongs by such meanes as were neuer thought on which may most manifestly be perceiued by this child Thermuthis the kings daughter walking along the riuer side espied this basket caried away by the course of the streame presently commaunded certaine swimmers to draw the cradle on drie land and bring it before her who executing her commaund she opened the basket and beheld the child who in that he was faire and well featured did greatly delight her For God so loued and fauoured Moses that he caused him both to be nourished and brought vp by them who for feare least he should be borne had decreed to destroy all the rest of the race of the Hebrewes Thermuthis therefore commaunded them to fetch her some one nurse who might giue the child sucke who refusing the same and all other nurses whatsoeuer that were sent for to suckle him Mariam as if by good fortune and not of set purpose she had light into their company began to speake thus vnto Termuthis In vaine said she O Queene dost thou endeuour whilest thou striuest to giue this babe sucke by any but an Hebrewe nurse for he will not accept it but if thou call vnto thee a nurse of the same nation and agreeable with his nature doubtlesse he will take the nipple This speech of hers being both heard and plausibly accepted the Queene commaunded her to execute the same and to bring her an Hebrew woman that gaue sucke which she diligently performing returned and brought her mother with her whom none of the assistants knew who presenting her breast vnto the child he willingly tooke the dugge so that vpon the Queenes request the nourishment of the child was wholy committed vnto her And by reason of this accident and for that he was cast into the riuer he was called Moses for the Egyptians call water Mo and saued yses so this name composed of these two was imposed on this child who afterwards vvithout exceptions became the wisest man among the Hebrewes according as God had afore prophecled For he was the seuenth after Abraham for he was Amrams sonne and Amram sonne vnto Cathus and he to Leui and Leui to Iacob who tooke his originall from Isaac the sonne of Abraham He had a iudgementriper then became his age for euen amongst his childish delights he shewed himselfe more discreet then all his equals and in whatsoeuer he did it gaue testimony that at such time as he should attaine to mans estate he would mannage mightie things When he was but onely three yeares old God adorned and endowed him with an admirable audacitie He was so faire and amiable that there was not any one how austere and inhumane soeuer he were which but in beholding him would not be astonished and it chaunced also that diuers who encountered him as he was borne thorow the streetes turned themselues about to behold him and intermitted their other affaires onely to looke vpon him for the admirable and innated beautie which vvas in this infant did rauish all those that beheld him Whence it came to passe that Thermuthis in that she had no other issue adopted him for her heir and conducting him vnto her father she presented him before him saying that she was carefull of a successor by reason God had not vouchsafed him to haue any issue For saith she I haue brought vp this infant no lesse excellent in vvit then diuine in beautie and haue receiued him miraculously by the bountie and grace of Nilus whom I haue decreed to adopt my child and to establish him as successor to thee in thy kingdome This said she deliuered the infant into her fathers armes who after he had embraced and hugged him at his breast to giue his daughter the more content he put his Diademe vpon the childs head but Moses pulling it from his head after a childish manner cast it on the ground and spurned it with his feete which act of his vvas supposed ominous to the Realme and daungerous for the King Whereupon the sacred secretarie vvho had foretold that his natiuitie would be the destruction of the Egyptians vvilleth them to kill the child and inforced himselfe to enact it crying out with a loud voyce and speaking vnto the King after this manner O King this child by whose death God promiseth vs securirie hath alreadie confirmed the presage insulting ouer thy kingdome and spurning at thy Diademe Take from the Egyptians that feare which they haue conceiued thorow him by his death and from the Hebrewes that hope vvhich they build on his courage life But Thermuthis hastily conueied and snatched him thence and the King was not ouer forward to lay hands on him by reason that God dispensed all things in that sort in that he had a care of Moses preseruation He was therefore very carefully brought vp and in respect of him the Hebrewes in generall were replenished with good hope but to the Egyptians his education both vvas suspected and grudged at but by reason that if the lad should haue beene slaine there vvas not any one eyther a kinne or adopted or otherwise whatsoeuer that had regard of the estate of the Egyptians they abstained from his slaughter Being therefore thus borne and after this manner brought vp at such time as he increased in years he euidently by his vertue made it knowen vnto the Egyptians that he was borne to abase their pride and to exalt the Hebrewes by this occasion which ensueth The Aethiopians who confine vpon Egypt hauing spoyled and destroyed the country round about them spoiled and made pillage of all the goods of the Egyptians who incensed against them for the wrongs and iniuries which they had offered leuied an armie intending to reuenge them of that disgrace which their enemies had offered them but in the battell they were all put to flight so that some of them were slaine and the rest shamefully flying returned with ignominie worse then death into their owne countrey The Ethiopian made proud with this good fortune instantly pursued them and supposing it a cowaâ—…dly part in them not to take the benefite of their present good fortune and conceiuing an assured hope of