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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

Air Clouds Abysses Precipices listen to the Voice and Command of God of the Word and of their Love O God! O Power O Love What Word What Speech and what Voice In fine this glorious and happy moment which saw the Birth of Times and Seasons being arrived the Eternal God seeing no Object out of Himself which could deserve his Love and besides this Love being incited by a holy desire of communicating it self that Nothing which has but the bare Name given it became immediately a fruitful Abyss of Essences and Nature was engendred out of it by the sole power of the Divinity Talon's Holy History cap. 1. GENESIS CHAP. I. THE World had a Beginning which was by Creation and it was made in the space of six days On the first day was made the rude Mass or Matter of all things and afterwards the Light On the second the Firmament or space from the Earth to the Highest Heavens On the third the Sea and Dry Land stockt with all sorts of Trees Herbs and Plants and more especially the Garden of Eden On the fourth he furnish'd the Heavens with their Host of Sun Moon and Stars On the fifth he stockt the Air and Waters with Fowl and Fish On the sixth he stor'd the Earth with all sorts of Creatures that live upon it and then having thus furnish'd the World in all the parts of it he made Man after his own Image and made him King of this lower World giving him Dominion over the Works of his Hands CHAP. II. On the seventh day God rested from the Work of Creation and blessed and sanctify'd it for a Sabbath-day The Man which he had made he called Adam and plac'd him in Eden forbidding him to eat of the Tree of Knowledge under pain of death He brought all the Beasts and Birds to him to give 'em Names He cast him into a deep sleep took out one of his Ribs built it into a Woman and gave her to Adam to Wife whom he was hereby taught to look upon still as part of himself He called her Name Eve CHAP. III. This first Couple being tempted by Satan in the Serpent transgress'd the Command of God and did eat of the forbidden Fruit whereupon being arraigned by God he first dooms the Serpent to a more ignominious kind of Food and Motion and especially the Devil that his Head should be broken by the Seed of the Woman the Messiah who was now promis'd to our first Parents as the Restorer of the Creation and Destroyer of the works of the Devil Then he dooms the Woman to pain in Child-bearing and to a more uneasie subjection to her Husband And lastly he dooms the Man to labour and travel in tilling and dressing the ground which was now curst for his sake and afterwards drives 'em out of Paradise CHAP. IV. To Adam and Eve were born first Cain a Tiller of the Ground then Abel a Keeper of Sheep These brought Offerings to the Lord who accepted Abel's but rejected Cain's whereupon Cain was wroth and slew his Brother Abel for which God curst him and made him a Vagabond yet set a mark upon him that none should kill him Lamech one of his Posterity was the first that transgrest the Institution of Marriage by having two Wives CHAP. V. Afterwards Adam had another Son called Seth one of whose Posterity was Enoch who was one that had much communion with God and so God translated him Soul and Body to Heaven to assure us that there is a state of happiness in another World both for Soul and Body CHAP. VI VII God being provok'd by Man's wickedness threatens to destroy all Mankind by a Flood commands Noah to make an Ark into which himself Wife and Children and some of every sort of Cattel Fowl and Creeping things entring were shut in by God and preserved when all the rest of Mankind and all on the Land were drowned in the Flood CHAP. VIII IX At length the Earth being dried God bids Noah come forth and bring out all with him whereupon Noah built an Altar and offered Burnt-offerings thereon wherewith God was well-pleased and blessed Noah and his Sons and made a Covenant with 'em that he 'd no more destroy the Earth by Water of which the Bow in the Clouds was made a Token After this Noah being drunk lay uncovered in his Tent which Cham espying tells his two Brethren of it in derision but they going backwards carried a Mantle and covered him for which Noah curses Cham and his Posterity and blesses Shem and Japhet CHAP. XI I IX All the Earth being now of one Language they consulted to eternise their memory before they were separated one from another by building a City and Tower which should reach up to Heaven but God defeats their design by confounding their Language whereupon the place was called Babel and they were scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth CHAP. X. One of Cham's Grandchildren was Nimrod who was a great Tyrant and laid the Foundation of the Assyrian Monarchy which ended in Belshazzar Dan. 5.30 31. CHAP. X XI Among the Posterity of Shem was Terah who was Abram's Father Abram took Sarai to Wife and they came to Haran with their Father Terah who died there CHAP. XII Then God appears to Abram and calls him from Haran to go to Canaan and promises to make him a great Nation and that in him all the Families of the Earth should be blessed accordingly Abram goes into Canaan with Lot his Nephew to Sichem where God appeared to him and promis'd to give that Land to his Seed A Famine coming upon that Land Abram goes into Egypt to sojourn where he denies his Wife and Pharaoh takes her but finding that she was Abram's Wife he sends her to him and away they go CHAP. XIII And came to Bethel But Abram's Cattel and Lot's being so numerous they could not continue together and therefore agreed to part Abram gives Lot his Choice who chooses the Plain of Jordan towards Sodom and Abram continued in Canaan God renews his Grant of Canaan to him and his Seed which he promis'd should be as the dust of the Earth Then Abram came to Mamre CHAP. XIV After this there rose war between the King of Elam and the Kings of Sodom and the other Cities of the Plain wherein the King of Elam had the better and plundered Sodom and Gomorrah carrying away Lot among others and his Goods News whereof being brought to Abram he pursues after them with his trained Servants and recovers all again At his return Melchesideck King of Jerusalem and Priest of the true God meets him with Bread and Wine and blesses him to whom Abram gave the Tenth of all the Spoils he had taken and then restores all to the King of Sodom without reserving any thing to himself CHAP. XV. After this God appears again to Abram promising to be his Shield and exceeding great reward and upon Abram's bemoaning the want of a Child to be his

loud voice he said Father into thy hands I commend my Spirit and so gave up the Ghost Then the Vail of the Temple was rent and the Earth did quake and the Graves were opened which when the Centurion watching him saw he said Truly this was the Son of God Then a Soldier came and pierc'd his side with a Spear and there came out Water and Blood Then Joseph of Arimathea came to Pilate and begg'd the Body of Jesus and laid it in his own new Tomb. The next day lest his Disciples should steal him away they seal'd the stone and set a Watch. 66 Mat. 28. Upon the first day of the Week early in morning some Women that had bought sweet Spices name to the Sepulcher to anoint the Body of Jesus therewith and there was a great Earthquake for an Angel came and roll'd away the stone and sate upon it at which the Keepers became as dead Men. Mary Magdalene entred into the Sepulcher but found not the Body but they saw a Young Man an Angel who told 'em Jesus was risen and sends 'em to tell his Disciples and Peter that he was risen and went before 'em into Galilee Then they ran and told all these things to the Apostles who believ'd 'em not Then Mary Magdalene came to Peter and John saying Thay have taken away the Lord out of the Sepulcher Then they both ran to the Sepulcher and went in and found the Linnen Cloaths lying then they went again unto their own Home Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene as she stood weeping at the Sepulcher but she knew not that it was Jesus till he said to her Mary Then she turn'd her self and said to him Rabboni Then she went and told the Disciples she had seen the Lord but still they believed not Then as the other Women went to tell his Disciples Jesus met them also and said Be not afraid Go tell my Brethren that I go into Galilee and there shall they see me Some of the Water came to the Chief Priests and told 'em of all these things whereupon they hir'd 'em to say That his Disciples came by night and stole him away while they slept 67 Luke 24. That day two of the Disciples came to Emmaus and discoursing of these things Jesus drew nigh to 'em and went with 'em but they knew him not So they fell into discourse with him about these things and discover'd some unbelief whereupon he reprov'd 'em for it and expounded unto 'em all things in the Scriptures concerning himself and at night as he sat at meat with 'em he took Bread and blessed it and gave to ' em Then they knew him and he vanish'd out of their sight 68 Joh. 20. Again on the first day of the Week the doors being shut as they sat at meat he appeared to the Eleven and said Peace be to you and shew'd 'em his Hands Feet and Side yet they believed not for which he upbraided 'em But he opened their Understandings to understand the Scriptures and renewed their Commission and gave 'em power to forgive sin But Thomas not being with 'em was still unbelieving whereupon Christ appeared to 'em again when he was with 'em and bids him thrust his hand into his sides and be no longer faithless but believing Then he cried out My Lord and my God 69 Joh. 21. Some of the Disciples being gon a fishing and having caught nothing Jesus standing on the shore but they knew him not bad them cast their Net on the right side of the Ship which they did and caught a great multitude of Fishes upon which John concluded it was the Lord. Then they dragg'd the Net to Land and Jesus bad 'em come and dine After Dinner Jesus ask'd Peter thrice whether he loved him which he affirming Christ as often bad him seed his Sheep and then foretels him of his Death and rebukes his curiosity touching John 70 Mat. 28. Mark 16. Luke 24. Then the eleven Disciples went to Galilee to a Mountain where Jesus had appointed 'em where he appeared to 'em gave 'em Commission to teach and baptize all Nations power to cast out Divels and work Miracles and he led 'em out as far as Bethany and lift up his hand and blessed 'em and while he blessed 'em he was parted from 'em and carried up into Heaven And they returned to Jerusalem with great Joy and went forth and preach'd every where the Lord working with 'em and confirming the Word with Signs Amen ACTS CHAP. I. JESUS being ascended in the Apostles sight they return to Jerusalem and upon Peter's advice they proceed to the Election of another Apostle in the room of Judas and having nominated two one of 'em viz. Matthias was chosen by lot for the Apostleship and so reckon'd one of ' em CHAP. II. On the day of Pentecost the Apostles being all together the Holy Ghost came upon 'em in the likeness of fiery Cloven Tongues to note his enduing 'em with the gift of Tongues whereby they were enabled to speak unto all persons in their own Language which Peter shews was not the effect of Wine as some suppos'd but the accomplishment of former Prophecies and the Fruit of Christ's Resurrection whom he declares to be both Lord and the Messiah whereupon many were converted and baptized and had Communion in the Doctrin and Ordinances of the Gospel and likewise had all things common among ' em CHAP. III. Peter and John going into the Temple met with a Man lame from the Womb whom they restor'd to the use of his Feet which the People wondring at Peter professes that the Cure was not wrought by their own power but by the power of Christ and thereupon reproves 'em for crucifying him and exhorts 'em by repentance and faith to seek pardon of their sins and Salvation by the same Jesus CHAP. IV. The Rulers of the Jews being offended with Peter's Sermon imprisoned him and John and the next day examined 'em about it Peter boldly avouches the Cure to be wrought by the Name of Jesus and that by him only they can be saved But they command 'em to preach no more in that Name and threaten 'em if they did The Apostles declare this to the Church who betake themselves to Prayer whereupon they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and spake the Word of God with boldness and had all things common among ' em CHAP. V. Ananias and Sapphira his Wife pretending to put the price of some Land which they sold into the common Stock kept back part of it for which Hypocrisie being rebuk'd by Peter they fell down dead The other Apostles also wrought many signs and wonders for which they were put into Prison but are set at liberty by an Angel and encouraged to proceed in the preaching of the Gospel which accordingly they did and were apprehended again and brought afore the Council who consulted to put 'em to Death but by the advice of Gamaliel they