deliuered the inhabitants of Iabesh frō the Ammonites he ouerthrew the Amalekites and Philistims Q. What were his euill deeds chapter 15 A. He tooke on him the Pricsts office he spared Agag and the best things he persecuted Dauid 18. he slew the Lords priests 21. and he consnlted with witches chap. 28. Q. How was he plagued A. He was reiected and Dauid elected he was vexed with an euill spirit his two sonnes were slaine by the Philistims he slew himselfe chap. 31. Q. Who was high Priest A. Abimeleck the sonne of Ahitub Q. Who succeeded Saul in the kingdome A. Dauid Q. What principall things are to be considered of him A. His calling and his acts Q. How many things must we consider in his calling chapter 16 A. Three 1. who called him God 2. by whom was hee called by Samuel 3. frō whence was he called from keeping his fathers sheepe Q. How are the acts of Dauid deuided A. Into his actes in Sauls time and his acts after Sauls death Q. Whatwere his acts in Sauls time A. He slew a Lyon and a Beare he mitigated Sauls furie with his harpe he slew Gokah chapter 17. he slewe 300. Philistims for 200. fore-skinnes for which he was made the Kings sonne in lawe He was preferred before Saul of the Virgins he was persecuted by Saul 18. chap. He fled to Nob and did eate the shewbread 21. chapt He fled to Gath and there hee did counterfeit himselfe mad 21. c. he cut off the lap of Sauls garment he tooke away the speare and a pot of water that stood at Sauls head chap 26. he destroed the Amalekites chap. 30. Libri primi Samuelis finis II. SAMVEL Q. What must we consider of Dauid after Sauls death A. His acts after he was made king of Israel and his acts when he ruled ouer Iudah onely Q. What were his acts when he ruled ouer Iudah chapter 1 A. He slew the man that said he had slaine Saul he waged warre seauen yeares with Ishbosheth chap. 2. Q. Who was captaine ouer Ishbosheths armie A. Abner Q. What became of him A. He was slaine cowardly by loab because he slew Asacl his brother chap. 3. Q. What did Dauid after the death of Abner A. He lamented for him Q. What befell to Ishbosheth after the death of Abner chapter 4 A. Baanah and Rechab two of his captaines slew him as he slept on his bed and cut off his head and brought it to Dauid in Hebron Q. Who then raigned ouer Israel A. Dauid chap. 5. Q. How many things must we obserue in his gouernement beeing king ouer Israels A. Two things wherin he behaued himselfe well wherin ill Q. VVherein did he behaue himselfe well chapters 6,7,8,9,10 A. He fought the Lords battels he slew Baanah Rechab hee ouercame the Philistims twice he tooke the fort of Sion he restored the arke he prepared for the building of the temple he ouerthrewe the Philistims the Ammorites and all his enemies chap. 8. Q. Who was captam of his hoast A. Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah Q. What were Dauids euill deeds chapter 11 A. He brought the the Arke in a new cart when it should haue beene borne on the Leuites shoulders he committed adulterie with Bethsheba and caused Vriah her husband to bee slaine and caused the people to be numbred chap. 24. Q. How was he plagued for carrying the arke in a cart A. The oxen stumbled the arke shooke Vzzah put vp his hand and was striken dead Q. How for his adulterie A. chapter 13 The child conceiued in adulterie died chapter 15 Amnon defiled Tamar chapter 17 Absalon slue Amnon and lay with his fathers concubines lastly Sheba rebelled chap. 20. Q. What became of Absolon A. He was hanged on an oake by the haire of the head and slaine by Ioab chap. 18. Q. How did the Lord plague him for numbring the people A. God sent a plague for 3. daies whereof died feauentie thousand men chap. 44. Q. How was the plague ceased A. Dauid repenting praying God bad the Augell hold his hand Q. What did Dauid then A. He builded an altar and offered sacrifice vnto the Lord chap. 24. Q. What Prophets were in Dauids time A. Nathan and Gad. Q. Who were high Priests A. A biathar and Zadock Q. Who was Scribe A. Shuah Q. Who was Recorder A. Iehoshaphat Q. Who was ouer the tribute A. Adoram Q. Who was captaine ouer the Cherethites and Perezites A. Benaiah Q. How long raigned Dauid ouer Israel A. Seauen yeares in Hebron 33. yeares ouer all Israel in all 40. yeares Lib. 2. Sam finis KINGS Q. What call you the next booke to Samuel A. Kings Q. How many bookes of Kings are there A. Two Q. How many things are principally to be considered in these two bookes A. Two the rest of the kingdome of Israel before the diuision and after the diuision Q. How many kings were there before the kingdom was diuided A. Three Saul Dauid and Salomon Q. How many of these were mentioned in the first booke A. Two Dauid Salomon Q. What is recorded of Dauid in this booke A. He caused his sonne Salomon to be annointed King the charge that he gaue him at his death Q. What notable things are recorded of Salomon A. He flew Adoniah Ioab and Shemei chapter 1 He prayed for wifedome and obtained it chapter 5 He prepareth for the building of the Temple chapter 7 He builded the Temple in 7. yeares Hee receiued the Queene of Sheba very honorably 1. King 10. Q. What were his sinnes A. Idolatrie and adulterie 1. king 11. Q. How was he punished A. The Lord stirred vp enemies against him Hadad Rezin and Ieroboam chap. 11. Q. How long raigned Salomon A. Fourtie yeares 1. kin 11. Q. Who succeeded him A. Rehoboam 12. chap. Q. How old was Salomon when he begate Rehoboam A. Eleuen yeares for Rehoboam was 40. yeares old when he beganne to raigne 1. King 24. Salomon was 52. yeares olde when he died Hee was but 12. yeares old when he began to raigne 1. King 2. and he raigned onely 40. yeares 1. King 11. Q. What became of the kingdome after the death of Salomon A. It was deuided Q. Why A. Because of Salomons finnes Q. What call you the two kingdomes A. Israel and Iudah Q. How many tribes were in the kingdome of Iudah A. Two Iudah Beniamin Q. How many were in the kingdome of Israel A. Ten Reuben Simeon Issachar Zebulon Dan Gad Asher Neptali Ephraim and Manasses Q. How many kings A. Twentie Rehoboam Abiam Asa Iehosaphat Iehoram Ahasiah Athaliah Ioab Amasiah Azariah Iothan Ahaz Hezekiah Manasses Amon Iosiah Iehoahaz Iehoiakim Iehoiakin Zedekiah Q How many things must we consider in the historie of euery one of these kings A. Two their acts of Peace and their acts of warre Q. How many things must we consider in their acts of peace A. Two what they did for religion and what for the common wealth Q. Who was the first king
it on their doore posts that the Angell seeing it might passe ouer them Did he let them goe at the last plague A. Yes Q. How many were they that departed A. About sixe hundred thousand men besides children Q. How long were they in Egypt A. Foure hundred and thirtie yeares Q. What did the Israelites the chapter A. They sanctified all their first borne vnto the Lord. Q. What did they at their departure A. They tooke the bones of Ioseph with them Q. How many yeares were they going out of Egypt into Canaan A. Fourtie yeares Q. How many iourneys had they A. Fourty and two Q. How many principall iourneys A. Twelue Piha-hiroth Marah the wildernesse of Sin Rephidim mount Si◅i Kibroth Hetaauah Hazeroth Rithmah in Parā Cadesh barnea Mount Hor Punā in Zalmonie and the plaine of Moab Q. How many of them are set downe in this booke A. The first fiue Piha-hiroth Marah the wildernesse of Sin Rephidim and mount Sinai Q. How were they conducted into the land of Canaan A. The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud to leade them the way by night in a pillar of fire to giue thē light that they might goe both by day and by night chap. 13. vers 21. Q. What befell at Pi-hahiroth chapter 14 A. They murmured against Moses because the redde sea was before thē the mountaines on either side of them Pharaoh with all his hoast behind them Q. What did Meses A. He prayed vnto the Lord and the Lord bad him strike the fea with his rodde and he did so and the sea was deuided so that the children of Israel passed through drie-shod But Pharaoh and all his hoast following them were drowned Q. What did the children of Israel then chapter 15 A. They sang a song of thanks-giuing for their deliuerance Q. Whether went they then A. To Marah Q. What befell there A. They murmured against Moses because the waters were bitter Q. What did Moses A. He prayed vnto the Lord and the Lord badde him cut downe boughes caft the into the waters and they were made sweet Q. Whither went they then A. To Elim where were 12. fountaines of water and seuentie palme trees Q. Whither went they then chapter 16 A. To the wildernesse of Sin Q. What befell there A. They murmured against Moses and Aaron for bread and the Lord send them downe Manna Q. What did they else A. They sanctified the sabbath Q. What did Moses command them A. To keepe a pot full of Manna for a remembrance to their posternie Q. How long did they eat Māna A. Fourtie yeares till they came to the borders of Canaan Q. VVhither went they then A. To Rephidim Q. What did they there chapter 17 A. They murmured against Moses for water and the Lord bad him strike the rocke and there gushed out water Q. What befell there else A. They fought a battel with the Amalekits and builded an altar Q. Who had the victorie A. When Moses held vp his hands Israel preuailed but when he held them down the Amalekits ouercame Q. What besell after this chapter 18 A. Iethro Moses father in lawe came to see him and gaue him counsell for the choosing of Magistrates Q. What maner of men ought they to be A. Men of courage fearing God hating couetousnes and louing the truth Q. What must these Magistrates doe A. They must bring the hard causes vnto Moses and iudge small matters themselues Q. Whither went they then A. To Mount Sinai Q. What befell there chapter 19 A. Israel is chosen from among all other nations The people promised to obey God He that toucheth the hil dieth The Lord appeared vnto Moses and gaue the law in thunder and lightening Q. Why was the lawe so giuen A. That it might compell them to obey and follow it with feare and trembling Q. Why was the Gospell giuen in triumph and ioy A. That it might entice men to follow it ioyfully and willingly Q. In how many tables was the law giuen A. In two tables of stone Q. Why were they written in stone A. Because it was more easie to write them in stone then in mans heart Q. How many commandements doth the first table containe chapter 20 A. Foure wherein is set downe our dutie towards God Q. How many commandements doth the second table containe A. Sixe wherein is set down our dutie towards our neighbour Q. Who writ this law A. God Q. Were there no more lawes nen but the ten commandements A. Yes but those are the summe of all for there were iudiciall and ceremoniall lawes giuen also Q. VVhat did the 21. chap. containe A. Certaine lawes for the preseruation of mans bodie which were giuen to bridle our corrupt nature Q. What doth the 22. cha containe A. Certaine iudiciall lawes concerning buying and selling vsurie reuerence to Magistrates c. Q. What doth the 23. chapt containe A. Certaine ceremoniall lawes of feasts Q. What did the Lord promise them that would obey and keepe his commandements A. He said I will be an enemie to thine enemies and I will afflict them that afflict thee c. vers 22.23 Q. What doth the 24. chap. containe A. The confirmation of the law Q. How long was Moses in the Mount A. Fourtie daies and fortie nights Q. How many things did the Lord appoint Moses to make A. Nine Q. Which be they chapter 25 A. 1. The Tabernacle 2. Arke 3. Mercie feate 4. Table of shewbread 5. Candlesticke 6. Altar of burnt offering 7. Altar of perfume 8. Lauar 9. Priests garments Q. Who should make them chapter 31 A. Aholiab and Bezaleel Q. Whereof should they make them A. Of those things which the people brought viz. of gold siluer brasse blew silke purple skarlet fine linnē goates haire rammes skins died redde badgers skinnes and Shittim wood Q. Whilest Moses was in the Mount what did the people chapter 32 A. They made a Calfe and worshipped it Q. What did the Lord then A. He bad Moses go down to them Q. What did he when he came downe A. He cast the two tables out of his hands brake them beneath the Mount and hee tooke the Calfe and burned it in the fire and grounded it vnto powder and strewed it vpon the water and made the children of Israel to drinke of it Q. What did Moses then A. He went and stood in the gate of the camp and said who pertaineth to the Lord let him come to me Q. Who came then vnto him A. The Leuites Q. What said he to them A. Put euery man his sword by his side and go to and fro from gate to gate through the hoast and slay euery man his brother and euery man his cōpanion euery man his neighbour and they did so for which their hands were sanctified Q. How many were slaine that day A. About 3. thousand men Q. What befell after this A. The Lord was angry denied to go with them Q.
countrey Q. Whither went he then chapter 35 A. To Bethel Q. What charge gaue he vnto his houshold A. He charged them to put away their straunge gods to clense their hearts and change their garments Q. What did the Lord for the confirmation and strengthning of his faith A. He changed his name from Iacob to Israel ch 32.28 Q. What befell as hee parted from Bethel A. Rahel died in childbirth Q. What called shee the childs name A. Ben-oni the sonne of mine affliction Q. What did his fathers call him A. Beniamin Q. Whether went he then A. Beyond Migdal-eder Q. What befell to him there A. Beuben lay with his fathers concubine Q. How old was Isaac when he died A. One hundred and fourescore yeares Q. Who buried him A. His two sonnes Esau and Iacob Q. Where went Iacob when his father Isane died chapter 17 A. In the land of Canaan Q. What befell to Ioseph A. His brethren hated him because his father loued him best because of his dreames because he told his father of their euill sayings Q. What would they haue done with him A. They would haue killed him Q. Who saued him A. Ruben and Iudah said vnto the rest he is our brother let vs not shed his blood Q. What did they with him A. They put him in a pit Q. What did they then A. They made a feast Q. Were all present at the feast A. No Ruben was absent Q. What did they then with Ioseph A. They sold him to the Ishmalitish marchants for twentie peeces of siluer Q. When Reuben came to the pitte and found not Ioseph there what did he A. He rent his cloathes and went to his brethren and said The childe is not yonder and I whither shall I goe Q. What did the Isomalitish marchants with him A. They carried him into Egypt and sold him to Potiphar an cunuch of Pharaohs Q. Who was Iudah his wife chapter 38 A. The daughter of Shuah a Cananite Q. How many sonnes had he by her A. Three Er Onan and Shelah Q. What became of Er Onan A. The Lord slewe them because of their wickednesse Q. What is set downe of Iudah A. He lay with Thamar his daughter in law Q. What said Iudah when it was told him that Thamar his daughter in lawe had plaied the harlot and was with child A. He had them bring her forth and burne her Q. What learne you from hence A. That the law which was written in mans heart taught them that who redome should be punished with death for as yet the law was not giuen Q. When Potithar had brought Ioseph into Egypt what did hee with him A. He made him ruler ouer his house Q. What did he with him afterward A. He put him in prison because his wife slandered him said that he would haue lien with her Q. What did Ioseph beeing in prison chapter 40 A. He receiued mercie at the hands of the Lord found fauour at the master of the prisō Q. What is set downe besides whilest he continued in prison A. He expounded the chiefe butlers chiefe bakers dreams beeing prisoners with him Q. Who then deliuered Ioseph out of prison chapter 41 A. Pharaoh because he expounded his dreames Q. What did Pharaoh with him after this A. He made him ruler ouer all Egypt taking the ring from his owne finger and putting it on Iosephs he arraied Ioseph in garments of fine linnen and put a golden chaine about his necke Q. When Ioseph was ruler ouer Egypt what did he A. He gathered corne in the seauen years of plentie to serue in the seauen yeares of famine according to the interpretation of Pharaohs dreames Q. What hapned then chapter 42 A. The famine was so great in the land of Canaan that Iacob was enforced to send his sonnes into Egypt for corne Q. Did Ioseph know his brethren A. Yes Q. How did he vse them A. Roughly both in word and deed for he called them spies he accused them of theft he imprisoned them and sent them for Beniamin Q. Did he this of malice because they had vsed him so cruelly A. No he did it to trie their repentance for their former sins and their loue to their brother Beniamin Q. How aften came Iosephs brethren chapter 45 A. Twise Q. Came Beniamin A. Yes Q. What reason had Ioseph to trie their loue towards Beniamin rather then to any of the rest A. Because Rahel had no more children but himselfe and Beniamin Q. What did Ioseph after this chapter 46 A. He made himselfe known vnto his brethren and fent for his father Q. How long was it from that time that he was sold by his brethren vntill the time that he made himselfe knowne vnto them A. It was 22. yeares at 17. he was sold at 30. he stood before Pharaoh then seauen years of plentie were past in the second yeare of the famine he made himselfe knowne Q. Came Iacob A. Yes Q. How many soules came with Iacob into Egypt chapter 47 A. Seauentie Q. What said Ioseph vnto Pharaoh concerning his father and his brethren A. He said they were poore Shepheards in the land of Canaan Q. How old was Iacob then A. One hundreth and thirtie yeares Q. Where dwelt Iacob then A. In the land of Goshen Q. When Iacob was sicke who came to visite him chapter 48 A. Ioseph with his two sons Manasseth and Ephraim Q. What said Iacob to Ioseph A. Hee commanded and made him to sweare that hee would carrie him out of Egypt and burie him in the land of Canaan Q. How long lined Iacob in Egypt A. Seuenteene yeares and 130. before in all he liued 147. yeares Q. Did Iacob make a will before his death A. Yes Q. To whome gaue he the kingdome A. To Iudah because Reuben lay with his fathers concubine and Simcon and Leui had bloodie hands Q. Who had the Priesthood A. Leui. Q. How fell it out that he had the priesthood A. Because his hands were sanctified with the slaughter of the idolaters Exod. 32.28 Q. Who had the double portion A. Ioseph because he had more afflictions then his brethren Q. How many things did belong to Reuben as to the elder A. Three the kingdome the priest-hood and the double portion Q. Rehearse Iacobs twelue sons A. They were rehearsed before all sauing Beniamin Q. Rehearse the twelue tribes A. Reuben Simeon Iudah Issachar Zebulon Dan Gad Asher Nepthali Beniamin Ephraim and Manesseth Q. Which of Iacobs sonnes are left forth A. Leui and Ioseph Leui because he had bloodie hands and Ioseph because he had the double portion more afflictions then his brethren Q. Whowere placed in their stead A. Ephraim and Manasseth Q. What armes did Iacob giue vnto his sonnes A. Ruben water Simeon and Leui instruments of crueltie Iudah a Lyon Issachar an asse Zabulon a hauen for ships Dan a Serpent Gad an hoast of men Asher dainties for a King Nepthali a hinde Ioseph a fruitefull bough
Num. 8.28 at thirtie to enter into the more inward works of the Sanctuary Numb 4.3 and at fiftie to leaue the hard labours and to take charge to guide to ouer-see to prescribe by counsell and instruction what others should do Num. 8. ◠5 Q. How many of the twelue principall iourneys are set downe in this booke A. Seauen Kibroth Hattavah Hazeroth Rithma in Paran Kadesh-Barnea Mount Hor Punon in Zalmona and the plaine of Moab Q. How many things do you obserue in these iourneys A. Two either such as are common to them all or peculiar to either seuerally considered by it selfe Q. How many things are there cōmon to euery of these iourneys A. Three the peoples murmuring Moses prayer Gods mercies Q. Did the people murmure at euery iourney A. Yes in seauen iourneyes they murmured eight times Q. Against whom did they murmure A. Vpon euery dislike they did murmure against Moses against God Q. What did Moses when they murmured at him A. Hee as a most mild man prayed yet once hee shewed a passion of imperfection for which the Lord was angrie and would not sfufer him to enter into the land of Canaan chap. 20.11 Q. Did the Lord beare with their continuall grudgings and murmurings A. Yes he gaue eare to Moses prayers and continued his mercies towards them Q. Now shew me those things which are peculiar to each iourney and first to Kibroth Hattavah A. First as wearie of their iourney they murmured The Lord sent fire and consumed the vtmost parts but Moses praying the fire was quenched Secondly they loathed Manna the heauenly bread lusted for flesh 70. Elders are ioyned to Moses to assist him in gouerning this vnruly people Quailes are sent and the people die with the flesh betweene their teeth chap. 11. Q. What is peculiar to the station at Hazeroth A. Aaron and Miriam murmured against Moses Q. For what cause A. They pretended one cause his matriage with a Midianitish woman but their ambition was the very cause chap. 12.2 Miriam is striken with leprosie Moses praieth and God healeth her Q. What is peculiar to Rithma in Paran A. Twelue men are sent to search the land of Canaan Vpon the false report of tenne the people murmure as if God could not performe his promise to giue them the Land They would haue stoned Caleb and Ioshua for reporting the truth Q. How were they deliuered from stoning A. By the hand of the Lord who told them that none of thē should enter into the land of promise saue Caleb Ioshua and they which enterprised to enter into the land contrarie to Gods appointment are slaine by their enemies Q. Did the people remayning tasting his mercies and seeing his iudgements loue feare and serue him A. No there was one found vpon the Sabbath day gathering of sticks Q. What was done with him A. He was by the Lords commādement stoned to death chap. 15.36 Q. That was but the act of one what did the rest A. Others did not take heede for first Korah Dathan Abiram and On with 250. captaines rebelled against Moses and Aaron and the earth opening swallowed vp them and theirs Secondly the people not taking warning thereby did all murmure against Moses Aaron wherefore there were destroyed 14700. of them Q. What did Moses and Aaron A. They sought an attonement with God for them Q. How was the matter ended A. God set order first for the Priesthood secondly for a sacrifice for their sinnes Q. What order was taken for the Priesthood A. The Lord bad Moses take for euery tribe a rod and write euery mans name vpon their rodde and Aarons name vpon Leuies rod and lay them in the tabernacle before the arke and the mans rod which budded would the Lord chuse Q. Whose rod did bud A. Aarons did budde and blossome and he had the priesthood Q. What order was taken for their sinnes A. God appointed the sacrifice of the red cow chap. 19. for the cleansing of these their sinnes and the asnes of purifying of the vnclean by touching the dead Q. When they departed from Rithma in Paran whither went they A. To Kadesh-Barnea Q. What things are peculiar to that iourney A. Foure first the death of Miriam Secondly the Israelites murmure for water Thirdly Moses and Aaron are charged with incredulitie and receiue iudgement to dy in the wildernesse Fourthly Edom denieth Israel passage through his country Q. The next iourney beeing Mount Hor what befell there A. Aaron dieth Eleazer his sonne succeedeth him Arad the King of Canaan commeth forth against Israel and is vanquished Q. To their iourney frō mount Hor to Punon in Zalmona what things are peculiar A. In their iourney about the land of Edom they murmure at the hardnesse of the way and for bread and water loathing Manna They are destroyed by fierie serpents and are remedied by the brazen serpent They ouerthrow two kings Sihon and Og destroy their countries Q. In their iourney to the plain of Moab what is principally to be considered A. The estate of them when some of them entred into their portions and others were readie to enter Q. How many things are herein to be considered A. Two first the hinderances secondly the reconciliation of the people Q. How were they hindred A. Partly by others but especially specially by their owne sinnes Q. Who were those others A. Balak the king of Moab who sent for Balaam to curse the people Balaam the false Prophet who could not curse them but gaue counsell to allure them to sinne and the Midianitish women who enticed them to fornication and idolatrie Q. Did the Lord suffer these sinnes to go vnpunished A. No he began first with his owne people by a plague destroyed of them 24000. Q. What did he with his enemies A. When he was reconciled to his people he powred out his wrath vpon them Q. In what sort A. Balakand the 5. Kings of Midian were slaine Balaam the false Prophet was controlled by his asse and also slaine All the males of Midian and the women who had lyen by man were slaine Q. How was God reconciled to his people A. By the zeale of Phineas who slew Zimri and Cosbi committing fornication Q. What testimonie did God giue of his reconciliation A. First he made a couenant with Phineas Secondly he appointed Ioshua to be gouernour in Moses stead Thirdly he gaue to Reuben Gad and halfe the tribe of Manasseth their portions on that side of Iordan in the Land of Moab Fourthly twelue men are assigned to deuide the land of Canaan Lastly their lawes giuen for sacrifices obseruation of feasts vowes cities of refuge and inheritances Finis Numb Deuteron Q. VVhat call you the fifth booke of Moses A. Deuteronomie Q. VVhy is it so called A. Because it containeth a second rehersall of the law Q. VVhat doth he in the beginning of this booke A. He repeateth the actes which God had done for them in peace and warre
deliuer them A. The Philistims ca. 13.14 Q. Rehearse Sampsons acts A. He slue a Lyon hee slue 30. Philistims for 30. charge of garmēts he burnt their corn he slue four thousand men with the iaw bone of anasse he carried away the gates of Azzah he slew moe at his death then he did in all his life Q. By what small meanes did God bring these things to passe A. Ehud beeing lame of his right hand slue Eglon the fatte King with a Dagger of a cubit long Shamgar slue fixe hundred Philistims with an Oxe goad Iael a woman killed Sisera with a hammer and a pin Gedeon ouercame an hoast of men with broken Pot-sheardes and Rams hornes There is no mention made of Eli and Samuel in this booke but in the booke of Samuel Finis Iud. Ruth Q. What call you the next booke A Ruth Q. Why is it so called A. Because she is the person that is principally handled there Q. How is it deuided A. Into two parts Naomies and Ruths afflictions and their prosperitie Q. Of what countrie was Ruth chapter 1 A. Of Moab Q. Who was her husband A. Chilion of Bethlem in Iudah Q. How came he into Moab A. There was a famine in Israel and so his father Elimeleck tooke his two sons Mahlon and Chilion and Naomie his wife and went and soiourned in the countrie of Moab where Elimeleck died then his sonnes took them wiues the name of Mahlons wife was Orpah and the name of Chilions wife was Ruth Q. What befell to them in the land of Moab A. Elimeleck and his two sonnes died Q. What did Naomie then A. She returned into the land of Iudah Q. Why did she returne A. Because she heard say that the Lord had visited her people in plentie and giuen them bread Q. What companie had she with her A. Her two daughters in law Orpah and Ruth but Orpah went back againe Q. Why did not Ruth returne with her sister A. Shee would not leaue her mother in law but said Whither thou goest thither wil I go and where thou dwellest there will I dwell thy people shal be my people and thy God my God chapter 5 Q. How did God blesse her A. Shee was married to a rich man named Booz of him came Christ Finis Ruth 1. SAMVEL Q. What doe you call the next booke A. Samuel Q. How many things must we consider in this booke Q. Two the gouernment of the two last Iudges and the two first Kings Q. Which are the Iudges which are mentioned in this booke A. Eli and Samuel Q. How are the acts of Eli deuided A. Into his good and bad acts Q. What were his good acts A. His diligēce in his calling Q. What were his bad acts A. His negligence in not looking to his sonnes and not correcting them chap. 2. Q. How was hee punished for his negligence A. The Arke of God was taken his two sonnes Hophni and Phineas were both slaine in one day he hearing of it fell downe backward and brake his necke chap. 4. Q. What became of his daughter in law A. Shee died in child-birth for shee said the glorie is departed from Israel Q. What became of the Arkthen A. The Philistims brought it to Ashdod and set in the house of Dagon their god Q. How were they plagued A. Dagon fell downe before the arke of God his head and the palmes of his hands were broken and the inhabitants were smittē with emrods Q. What did they with the arke of God A. They carried it to Gath. Q. Did it continue there chapter 6 A. No for the Lord smote them with Emrods and they caried it to Ekron and the Ekronites were smitten with Emrods also Q. How long did the Philistems keepe the arke A. Seauen moneths Q. What did they then with the arke A. They sent it home with gifts Q. What were the gifts which they sent with it A. Fiue golden Emrods fiue golden Mice Q. How did they send the arke home A. They laid it in a new cart they tooke two milch kine and shut their calues at home then they tyed the kine to the cart and they went straight to Bethshemesh and kept one path till they came to the field of Ioshua at Bethshemesh where they stood still Q. What did the inhabitants of Bethshemesh A. They reioyced and the Leuites tooke downe the arke and the chest wherein the iewels of gold were and set them vpon a great stone and claue the wood of the cart and offered the kine for a burnt offering vnto the Lord. Q What befell then A. The Lord slew fifty thousand threescore and ten men of the inhabitants of Bethshemesh because they had looked in the arke of God Q What became of the arke then chapter 7 A. The men of Kiriathiearim came and tooke it Q. What did they with it A. They brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill and sanctified Eleazar to keepe the arke Q. How long abode the arke in the house of Abinadab A. Twentie yeare Q. When Eli was dead who succeeded him A. Samuel Q. How many things must be considered of him A. His birth education calling and his acts Q. What doth the Holy Ghost set downe concerning his birth A. He was borne of a barren woman who begged him of the Lord by prayer chap. 1. Q. Who was his father A. Elkanah Q. Who was his mother A. Hannah Q. Where was he brought vp A. In the tabernacle Q. Who called him A. God called him thrice in one night chap. 3.4 Q. How many offices hed he A. Three for as he was called thrice so he had three offices a iudge a priest and a prophet Q. VVhat chiefe things are recorded of him A. He annointed Saul cap. 10. he caused him to slay Agag the King of Ameleck c. 15. hee annointed Dauid cap. 16. and these are his acts of peace Q. What were his acts of war A. He ouercame the Philistims chap. 7. Q. What gouernement had the children of Israel after Iudges chapter 8 A. Kings Q. How fell it out that they had kings chapter 10 A. Because Samuels sonnes Ioel and Abiah walked not in their fathers waies but peruerted iudgement therefore they desired a king Q. How many yeares did Samuel iudge Israel A. Twentie yeares Q. How many kings raignes are set downe in this booke A. Two Sauls and Dauids Q. Who was first King A. Saul Q. Who annointed him A. Samuel for thither he wēt to seeke his fathers asses Q. How many signes had he to confirme his annointing A. Three 1. at Rahels sepulcher 2. at the plaine of Tabor 3. at the hill of God where finding a company of Prophets he prophesied cha 9.10 19. chap. Q. Where was he chosen A. At Mispah by lot chap. 10. Q. How many principall things must we consider in Sauls raigne A. Two his good and his bad deedes Q. What were his good deeds chapter 11 A. He fought the Lords bartell he
Omri hauing raigned 7. daies Q. What became of the kingdome then A. Halfe the people followed Tibni to make him king the other halfe followed Omri to make him Q. How was this controuersie ended A. Tibni was slaine and Omri raigned Q. What is recorded of Omri A. He built Samaria and died hauing raigned 12. years Q. Who succeeded him A. Ahab his sonne 1. king 16.28 Q. What is recorded of him A. He worshipped Baal and built him a temple 19. he killed the Prophets of the Lord hee ouercame the Ammonites he slue Naboth for his vineyard and prisoned Michaiah 1. king 21.22 Q. What became of him A. He was slaine at Ramoth-Gilead hauing raigned 22. yeares eod Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Eliah Michaiah and Obadiah Q. What is recorded of Eliah A. He foretold the famine he was fed of Rauens he restored his hostesse sonne to life he slew Baals Prophets ls 1. ca. 18. He fled from Iesabel and was nourished by the angell of the Lord chap. 19. He reprooued Ahab for slaying Naboth He reprooued Ahaziah for sending to aske counsell of Baalzebub cap. 1. lib. 2. He prayed to the Lord and fire came downe from heauen consumed an hundred men He diuided the waters of Iordan with his cloake ca. 2. l. 2. and afterwards he was taken vp into heauen Q. When Eliah was taken vp into heauen who was Prophet in his roome A. Elisha Q. What things are recorded of him A. He deuided the waters of Iordan with the cloke of Eliah 2. king 2. He healed the venemous and bitter waters eod As he was going to Bethel litle children mocked him and he cursed them and two Beares came out of the forrest and deuoured them euen 42. of them cap. 2. He gaue water to three kings hoasts cap. 3. He increased the oyle of the widow chapter 4 He raised the Shunamites sonne to life chapter 5 He healed Naaman of his Leprosie He maketh iron to swimme chapter 6 He discloseth the king of Arams counsel to the king of Israel He prophesieth plentie to Samaria He prophesied the dearth of 7. yeares to the Shunamite And lastly he prophesied to Hazael that he should be king in Syria Q. Who succeeded Ahab A. Ahaziah 1. king 22.40 Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord and raigned two yeares 1. king 22. Q. How was he plagued A. Moab rebelled and he fell through the Lattise window of his vpper chamber and fell sicke 2. king 1. Q. What did he then A. He sent to aske counsell of Baalzebub whether hee should die or no eod Q. What did the Lord then A. He sent Eliah to him saying because he had sent to Baalzebub he should not come from the bed whereon he was but should die the death Q. What became of him A. He dyed and hauing no sonne Iehoram raigned in his stead which Iehoram was sonne to Ahab eod Q. What things are recorded of him A. He did euil in the sight of the Lord he fought with the Moabites he fought against Hazael King of Aram at Ramoth Gilead was wounded And lastly he was slaine by Iehu after he had raigned twelue yeares c. 9. lib. 2. Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Elisha and Michaiah Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehu Q. What is recorded of him A. He slew Iehoram and Ahaziah he caused Iesobel to be cast out of a window c. 9. l. 2. He slew 70. of Ahabs sons 42. of Ahaziahs brethren c. 10. lib. 2. He slew Baals priests and destroyed Baal and his house and turned it into a lakes hauing raigned 28. yeares c. 10. l. 2. Q. Who succeeded him A. Iehoahaz c. 10. l. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. The Lord deliuered him into the hands of the Syrians 2. king 13. Q. Did he continue so A. No he prayed vnto the Lord and he deliuered him eod Q. Did he take any warning by his troubles A. No he returned to his former wickednesse Q. What became of him then A. He died hauing raigned 17. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Ioash his sonne 2. king 13.9 Q. What things are recorded of him A. He ouercame Benhadad the son of Hazael three times he tooke Amaziah king of Iudah he brake downe the wals of Ierusalem and spoiled the Temple 2. king 14. Q. What became of him A. He died hauing raigned 16. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Ieroboam his son eod Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What were his acts A. He restored the coasts of Israel eod Q. What became of him A. He died hauing raigned 41. yeares 23. verse Q. What Prophets were in his time A. Hosea Amos and Ionah Q. Who succeeded him A. Zachariah 2. king 14. Q What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. What became of him A. Shallum slew him after he had raigned sixe moneths 15. ch and raigned in his stead Q. What became of Shallum A. Menahem slew him after he had raigned one moneth ca. 15.13 and raigned in his stead Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. The king of Ashur came vp against him and Menahem gaue him a 1000. talents of siluer to depart from him Q. How long raigned he A. Tenne yeares Q. What became of him A. He dyed Q. Who succeeded him A. Pekahiah his sonne cap. 15. lib. 2. Q. What is recorded of him A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How long raigned he A. Two yeares Q. What became of him A. Pekah slue him and raigned in his stead Q. What is recorded of Pekah A. He did euill in the sight of the Lord. Q. How was he plagued A. Tiglath-Pileser came against him and caried many away captiue cap. 15. lib. 2. Q. What became of Pekah A. He was slaine by Hoshea hauing raigned 20. yeares Q. Who succeeded him A. Hoshea cap. 15.30 Q. What is recorded of him A. He gaue licence to the Iewes to go to Ierusalem three times a yeare he and the kingdom of Israel were caried capriue by Shalmanazer king of Ashur cap. 17.2 Q. What prophets were in his time A. Ahiah Iehu Eliah Michaiah Elishah Obadiah Hosea Amos Ionas Ioel. Q. Who were the kings of Syria that vexed Israel A. Benhadad Rezin Hazael Q. Which is the chiefe citie of Syria A. Damascus Q. Which are the kings of Affyria A. Pul Tiglath-Pileser Salmanaser Shenacherib and Ishardon Q. Which is the chiefe citie of Assyria A. Niniue Regum finis CHRONICLES Q. What call you this booke A. Chronicles or booke of daies Q. Why is it so called A. Because it containeth some times and ages of the world Q. How many ages are there of the world A. Eight 1. From Adam to Noah 2. From Noah to