falls open'd is hells pit Locusts come th' sixth sound bound Angels free set 10 chapter 10 Kend's a strong Angel with o'pe book in hands swears time 's no more to eat it John commands 11 chapter 11 Limits of Temple mete witnesses slain revive the seventh trump sounds and Christ doth reign 12 chapter 12 Michael beats the Dragon who would kill the womans childe she flies he seeks her ill 13 chapter 13 Now ten-horn'd beast receives from dragon power a two-horn'd beast comes men the first adore 14 chapter 14 On Zion stands the Lamb the Gospel's preacht Babels fall worlds harvest Gods vintage teacht 15 chapter 15 Plagues sev'n last with sev'n Angels songs of those that foil the beast sev'n vials ' gainst Gods foes 16 chapter 16 Quilted with wrath Gods vials Angels pour our then plagues Christ comes blest who watch the hour 17 chapter 17 Ride scarlet woman doth on Babels beast sev'n heads shewn horns ten whore whipt Lambs conquest 18 chapter 18 Stout Babels fall come forth must Saints earths Kings merchants and Saylers mourn Saints joy thence springs 19 chapter 19 Thank God whore 's judg'd Saints blood ' veng'd the Lambs wed Angel stays worship fowls must eat the dead 20 chapter 20 Vile Satan's bound how long when loos'd again the first and last rising Gog Magog slain 21 chapter 21 A new heav'n earth Jerusalem is shewn Gods glory lights her by Kings rich she 's grown 22 chapter 22 Brook tree of life his Cities light the Lord th'Angel stops worship add not to Gods word FINIS The Order and Time wherein the Pen-men of the New Testament wrote THe time each Gospel's penn'd men disagree What is receiv'd by most here you may see The ninth year after Christs asscent Matthew Wrote his Gospel Mark after him years two Luke wrote in the fifteenth after Christs death But John in Patmos the two and thirtieth The Acts Luke penn'd in Christs fiftieth year At Rome when Paul remain'd a prisoner The order of th'Epistles next comes in With Pauls before his bonds we will begin The first to Thessalonians write did Paul from Corinth the seventeenth year of his call The second shortly after he did send from thence as that by Tychicus his friend From Macedon his first to Timothy in the nineteenth year of Pauls Minist'ry From Ephesus the sixty fouerth year of Christ Corinthians first written to were The second shortly after written was at Philippi sent by Titus Lucas Paul from Nicopolis wrote to Titus in his two years abode at Ephesus To Rome from Corinth shortly ere he went to ' Salem where seiz'd on to Rome he 's sent In his first bâ—… Pauls the Hebrews wrote from Rome his second bonds those next begot To â—…e Galatians and Ephesians Philippi Philemon Colossians Shortly before his death to Timothy His second in the year of Christ sixty James Alpheus wrote after Hereâ—…es Were grown before Jerusalems miseries Peter his first wrote to dispersed Jews In Babylon Chaldea after news That Antioch had the faith receiv'd His last A little before he of death did taste Johns first Epistle's penn'd when he is old At Ephesus when Hereticks grew bold His second to the choice Lady decries Basilides who Christs manhood denies His third to Gaius whence when is unknown In Patmos Isle the Revelation He wrote whil'st banisht by Domitian Jude did in Persia write after began To spread the Hereticks Simonian The Deaths of the twelve Apostles ANdrew Zelotes Philip and Peter With his head downward crucified were James Zebedeus Son with Matthias Beheaded were The other James thrown was Down rudely from the Temples battlement Ston'd and slain with a fullers instrument Lebbeus with a sword a spear Matthew Club-beaten skinn'd crucifi'd Barth'lomew Thomas with a dart's slain John liv'd to see Ninety nine years then in peace died he A Chronology of Years from the Creation to the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian The year of the World  The years between 1 Adam was created Gen. 1.27  130 Seth was born Gen. 5.3 130 235 Enos was born Gen. 5.6 105 325 Cainan was born Gen. 5.9 90 395 Mahalaleel was born Gen. 5.12 70 460 Jared was born Gen. 5.15 65 622 Enoch was born Gen. 5 18. 162 687 Methuselah was born Gen. 5.21 65 874 Lamech was born Gen. 5.25 187 1056 Noah was born Gen. 5.28,29 182 1558 Shem was born Gen. 5.32 with cap. 7,6 ca. 8.13 ca. 11.10 Though it is said Gen. 5.32 that Noah was 500 years old and begat Shem Ham and Japhet the meaning is not that they were all born at a birth but that then he began to beget Now that Shem was not born before two years after appears in that it is said Gen. 11.10 That Shem at one hundred years old begat Arphaxad two years after the flood And Gen. 7.6 that Noah was 600 years old when the flood came 502 1658 Arphaxad was born Gen. 11.10 100 1693 Salah was born Gen. 11.12 35 1723 Eber was born Gen. 11.14 30 1757 Perug was born Gen. 11.16 34 1787 Reu was born Gen. 11.18 30 1819 Serug was born Gen. 11.20 32 1849 Nahor was born Gen. 11.22 30 1878 Terah was born Gen. 11.24 29 2008 Abraham was born Abraham could not be the eldest Son though he be placed first Gen. 11.26 but he was born 60 years after as appears by comparing Gen. 11.32 with c. 12.4 whereby it appears that Terah lived 200 and five years at whose death Abraham was seventy five years old which being substracted from 205. there remains 130. 130 2083 The Covenant was made with Abraham Gen. 12.4 75 2108 Isaac was born Gen. 21. â— 25 2168 Esau and Jacob were born Gen. 25.26 60 2298 Jacob went down into Egypt Gen. 47.9 At this time Joseph was 39 years old viz. at his sale into Egypt 17 years Gen. 37.2 when he stood before Pharaoh 30 yearâ— Gen. 41 46. When Jacob came to Egypt 39 years for the seven years of plenty and two of famine were past Gen. 45.6 so as Joseph was born when Jacob was 91 years old 130 2369 Joseph died Gen. 50.26 Which is cleareâ— thus Joseph was at his fathers coming into Egypt as before 39 years Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years Gen. 47.28 so as at his father death he was 54 years that is in all 110 years Gen 50.26 Add the 17 and 54 together it maketh 71. 71 2433 Moses was born This is proved after 64 2513 Israel went up out of Egypt when Moses was 80 years old Exod. 7.7 This must be so because he lived in all but 120 years whereof 40 were spent in the wilderness Deut. 34.7 with cap. 29.5 So as from the Covenant made with Abraham to the Israelites coming up out of Egypt is 430 years according to that in Gen. 12.41 with Gal. 3.17 which proves the time between the death of Joseph to the birth of Moses to be 64 years 80 2553 The Israelites entred into Canaan under the conduct of Joshuah Josh 5.6
A good help for weak Memories Or the CONTENTS Of every CHAPTER In the Bible In Alphabetical Dysticks Being very profitable for such as desire to repeat Books or find out divers places in the Scriptures especially in the Historical BOOKS Whereunto is added the Order of Times wherein the Prophesies and New TESTAMENT were penned As also A CHRONOLOGY from ADAM to the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian With other Scriptural Passages made easie to be remembred LONDON Printed for Thomas Helder at the Sign of the Angel in Little Britain 1671. To the Reader READER MEeting long since with a little Latine Book called Gemma Fabri being Alphabetical Dysticks upon the Bible I was strongly perswaded that something of that nature in English would be very profitable towards the remembring repeating and finding out of places of Scriptures especially of the Historical part This moved me to prevail with some whom I found inclined to Poetry to spend their spare minutes this way and to contribute mine own mite to the perfecting of what is now come by Gods assistance to their view wherein if thou expectest a Poetical flash thou wilt be disappointed neither is it possible where a person is tied to matter Laconick brevity and initiating Letters Possibly the benefit of this tract may not appear to thy first glance be not discouraged labour to hit the design and thou mayst find the book answering its Title for thy help take these few directions as a Key to it 1. Are you desirous to have a Boy or Girl of ten years or upwards to tell you in what Chapter any Historical passage is let him read one Chapter every day in order and learn the Dystick or two lines which are the Contents thereof When he hath learned twenty Dysticks or more examine him of particular passages in the Chapters he hath past as in what Chapter is set forth Sarahs barrenness he presently calls to mind this Dystick Quell'd's Sarahs hope of Seed Hagar doth scorn Her Mistress flies returns Ishmael's born He considereth that Q is the first letter in the Dystick which is the sixteenth in the Christ-cross-row thence he concludes it must be in the sixteenth or thirty sixth Chapter of Genesis I have known two children who by this easie task in half a years time would hardly miss any Historical passage from the first of Genesis to the end of Ruth 2. Will you find some Historical passage and cannot say these Verses by heart as the churlishness of Nabal c. your acquaintance with the Scriptures assures you it is in the first book of Samuel then turn to the verses which contain the contents of that book and you shall find it assoon as in a Concordance and many times sooner this I know to be a truth upon mine own experience 3. Will you cull out a Psalm upon some particular occasion read over the verses which contain the substance of the Psalms until you meet with what you seek for 4. Would you teach a Child or Servant a Scripture against some common sin as drunkenness lying c. or in praise of some moral virtue or duty read over the Verses on the Proverbs c. and you will soon have your desire 5. Do you desire to have your youth to repeat the History of any book in the Bible in order Let him read it with deliberation and learn the verses on that book and he will do it to your content Time and experience may furnish you with other advantages I have no more but to request your charitable interpretation of what the importunity of many hath made publike If this answer not your expectation the loss cannot be much If it prove any way beneficial to you or yours the end is answered Let him have your Prayers who is Your friend in the Lord J. L. CHapters and Psalms within the Book Divine Are one thousand one hundred eighty nine The Chapters in th' Old Testament amount To sev'n hundred sev'nty nine by account Besides the Psalms one hundred fifty more The New Testament comes to thirteen score Testamentum Vetus GEn. Exod. Lev. Num. Deut. Josh Jud. Ruth Sam. Reg. Chron. Ezr. Neh. Esth Job Psal Prov. Eccles Cant. Isa Jer. Thre Eze. Dan. Hosh Joel Am. Obad. Jon. Mic. Nab. Habak Zeph. Hag. Zechar. Malac. Testamentum Novum MAt Mar. Luc. Joan. Act. Rom. Cor. Gal. Ephes Phil. Col. Thes Tim. Tit. Phil. Heb. Jac. Pet. Joan. Jud. Apocalypsis Jacobs Twelve Sons REuben Sim. Levi. Jud. Dan. Gad Asher Nepht Zebulon Joseph Ben. Issachar The Ten Plagues of Egypt EGypts ten Plagues Blood Frogs Lice Flies Murrain Boils Hail Locusts Darkness the first-born slain The Twelve Apostles JOhn Andrew Philip Thomas Barth'lomew Two James'es Simons Judas'es Matthew A GOOD HELP FOR WEAK MEMORIES GENESIS 1 chapter 1 ALl 's made in six days Heav'n Earth Light Seas vast Sun Moon Stars Fish Fowls Beasts and Man at last 2 chapter 2 Blest is the Sabbath Woman formed Man in Eden placed wedlock there began 3 chapter 3 Craft of the Serpent Mans fall wrought all curst A Saviour promis'd Man from Eden thrust 4 chapter 4 Driv'n by pale envy Cain doth Abel kill is curst His seed the Land of Nod doth fill 5 chapter 5 Each Patriarchs Line and Age from Adam to Noah Enochs translation also 6 chapter 6 Flouds of sin cause the Lord the Floud to send Noah finds Grace th' Arks measure form end 7 chapter 7 Good Noah with some of all flesh God hides i' th Ark the floud comes how long it abides 8 chapter 8 High flouds asswage Raven Dove go forth then Noah God his off'ring takes in worth 9 chapter 9 Jah blesseth him his Covenant by Rainbow confirms Noah is drunk C ham curst also 10 chapter 10 Knowledg of Noahs race is given when Nimrod is noted for oppressing men 11 chapter 11 Language one Babel built confusion hatcht Shems Line Terahs remove Abra'm is matcht 12 chapter 12 March Abra'm doth with Lot to Canaan given of God Denies his wife to Egypt driven 13 chapter 13 Now both return dissent part Lot doth chuse Sodom God Abra'ms Covenant renews 14 chapter 14 Of spoils from Kings Lot rescu'd Abram blest pays Tythes To Sodoms King restores the rest 15 chapter 15 Promis'd a Son Abra'm believes thereon Canaan confirm'd by sign and vision 16 chapter 16 Quell'd's Sarahs hope of Seed Hagar doth scorn her Mistress flies returns Ishmael's born 17 chapter 17 Renew'd the Covenant Circumcision Ordain'd and perform'd Isaac promis'd thereon 18 chapter 18 Sarah laughs is reprov'd three Angels tell of Sodoms fall Abram to prayer fell 19 chapter 19 Two Angels rescue Lot his wife 's turn'd salt His Daughters make him drunk Incest's his fault 20 chapter 20 Vain fear makes Abra'm Sarah to deny checkt is Abimelech she 's restor'd thereby 21 chapter 21 A Son hath Sarah Ishmael doth taunt Hagar's cast out Beersheba's Covenant 22 chapter 22 By Gods Angel stopt is Isaacs Oblation Obedience blest