their foes therein remaine AS Saul so th'armor-bearer did they kill themselues at once The men of Iabesh burne their flesh and bury â— all their bones II SAMVEL Chapt. 1 A Man of Amaleck bringeth newes and saith he Saul did kill His death and sonnes Dauid laments th' Amal'kites blood doth spill Chapt. 2 BY men of Iudah Dauid's King by Abner Ishbosheth Here Ioabs men and Abners fight hee 's cause of As'ols death COmmended are the Iabeshites for kindnesse shew'd to Saul As'el is slaine Ioab retyres marke As'els buriall Chapt. 3 DVring the warre King Dauid growes Abner doth fall away Him Dauid feasts but Ioab stabs all mourne for him that day EVer more curst be Ioabs house his people eke forelorne He bids bring Michol home againe six sonnes to him are borne Chapt. 4 FOr Abners death great troubles grew two traitors in his bed Their King doe kill to Dauid then they both doe bring his head GReat gifts they hoped to haue had he them rewards with death In Abners tombe is buried the head of Ishbosheth Chapt. 5 HEre th'elders Dauid doc annoynt their King o're Israel At thirty yeares he Zida takes and then therein doth dwell IN Salem are eleuen sonnes borne to Dauid Hiram sends Twice Dauid foyles the Philistines Iehovah him defends Chapt. 6 KIng in a Cart doth fetch the Arke An. Mundi 2929 it Vzza stayes and 's slaine Here Dauid danceth Michal scoffes she childlesse doth remaine LEft is the Arke at Obeds house he 's wonderfully blest It s brought to Sion with great ioy and there it findeth rest Chapt. 7 MInding to make the Lord a house first Nathan likes it well But then reproues for no such charge was giuen to Israel NO word was spoken of an house he must not once assay Without command to build him one to God doth Dauid pray OVt of his bowels he shall come that to his holy name Shall build an house for blessings great the King doth praise his name Chapt. 8 PHilistians and the Moabites with Syrians conquered are Hadadezer of whose great spoyle the King gaue God a share QVite quell'd when Toi these enemies saw he gifts to Dauid sends Who louing iustice rulers makes and God him still defends Chapt. 9 REstor'd by him are all Sauls lands and that for Ionathans sake To lame Mephibosheth and he Ziba did faâ—mor make SAuls seruant Ziba was before he had an houshold great All subiect to Mephibosheth he with the King did eate Chapt. 10 THen Dauid comforts Hanun King he puts his men to shame Twice he and his are vanquished by Dauid Shobach's slaine Chapt. 11 VNto the warre is Ioab sent at Salem Dauid stayes He lazy lusts for Bethsheba he sends and she obeyes AFfirming that she was with child he for her husband sends He goes not home then Dauid he with murther makes amends Chapt. 12 BY Nathans parable of thâ—ewe lambe * An. Mundi 2910 the King himselfe doth blame Reprou'd he doth confesse the fact and 's pardon'd for the same CHild being sick for life he prayes but life he could not get Sonne Solomon's borne King Rabbah takes they vnder lawes are set Chapt. 13 DAuids sonne Ammon Tamar loues doth force hate * An. Mundi 2512 turn away Her brother Absolon her receiues and Ammon meanes to slay EVen so he did at sheep shearing this grieued Dauid sore Hee 's comforted but Absolon for feare doth flye therefore Chapt. 14 FOr feare of loosing both her sonnes a widow for helpe doth cry Her sute is all for Absolon * An. Mundi 29â—8 and hee 's call'd home thereby GReat beauty and great weight of haire foure children Absâ—lon had By Ioabs meanes after two yeares accesse to th'king he had Chapt. 15 HE by his flatt'ry steales away the harts of Israel Pretends a vow to * An. Mundi 2922 Hebron goes and falsly doth rebell IN feare when Dauid flees from him Ittai will not forsake The Priests and Leuites are sent back the Arke with them they take KIng Dauid and his company goe weeping on their way He curseth curst Achitophel Hushai's taught what to say Chapt. 16 LEwd Ziba by suggestions false obtaines his masters goods And Shimei railing calls the King a cruell man of blood MArke Dauids patience how that he from all reuenge abstaines And those who would haue had his head by his command restraines NOw Hushai doth insinuate in t ' Absolons counsell Vile filthy whordomes here are taught by curst Achitophel Chapt. 17 OBserue this counsell ouerthrowne by Hush as God decreed To Dauid secret word was sent with all conuenient speed PErceiuing all his counsell crost Achit'phel hangs himselfe Amasa's captaine King 's refresht with store of friendly wealth Chapt. 18 QVickly he mustereth all his men and bids them haue a care Of Absolon of th'Isra'lites here thousands slaughtered are RIding on 's Mule Absolon's hang'd and cast into a pit Which when the King of Cushi heares he mournes too much for it Chapt. 19 SO dost thou mourne cheare vp thy men they striue to bring him backe Of Shimei Mephibosheth words Chimham shall nothing lacke TO stirr vp Iudah Priests are sent Barzillai is dismist Isr'el and Iud ' expostulate they were not call'd t' assist Chapt. 20 VNto proud Sheba Israel goes Ioab kills Amasa Abel is sau'd by Sheba's head whom they in towne did slay Chapt. 21 ALl Sauls seuen sonnes once hang'd and dead a long dearth ended than In fathers tombe Sauls bones were laid and bones of Ionathan BEhold what kindnesse Rizpah shews foure battels fought againe By foure of Dauids valiant men are foure â— stout Gyants slaine Chapt. 22 COnsidering thâ— Lords defence and ayde at all assayes King Dauid vowes obedience and soundeth forth his praise Chapt. 23 DAuid doth in these his last words An. Mundi 292â— his Christian faith professe Which was beyond all humane sense in Gods good promises EAch Belial brat is curst of God good Rulers euer blest His Worthies names and noble acts are liuely here exprest Chapt. 24 FOr Isr'els sinne God's sore displeas'd and Dauid doth compell His Captaine Ioab for to count the people of Israel An. Mundi 2927 GOds plagues propounded of the three the plague he likes to haue After a great mortality his Salem God will saue HAuing repented God commands that he an Altar make In Ornan's floore their offering Iehouah's anger slakes I KINGS Chapt. 1 ABishag comforts Dauid King when he was wondrous old His fathers Kingdome to vsurpe then Adoniah's bold BY Nathans counsell Bethsheba doth put the King in mind Of former promise made to her which he with oath did bind COncerning Solomon her sonne this oath he doth renew And bids they should anoint him King they then their trumpets blew DAunted is Adoniah then his guests away doe flee And he but if he loyall grow the King will set him free Chapt. 2 EXceeding godly is the charge the father giues his sonne Of fearing God to Barzillai what
Mundi 3107 reuiues and stands on 's feet Chapt. 14 DOing as father Ioash did Amazia rules well Yet not like Dauid faithfull King who reign'd in Israel EAch man as yet on high places did offer sacrifice He on his fathers murtherers did iustice exercise FVll ten thousands of Edomites King Amaziah slew Prouoking Ioath Israels King hee 's made full sore to rue An. Mundi 3190 GRacelesse Ieroboam made King did Ioash then succeed Amazah is by traitors vile at Lachish murthered HEre Ahaziah him suceeds Ieroboams wicked reigne Here Zachariah him succeedes the last of Iehues traine Chapt. 15 IN Iudah Azariah raignes abounding in good deeds High places stayes he Leper * An. Mundi 3190 dyes and Iotham him succeeds KIng Zachariah raigning ill is by bad Shallum slaine He reignes a month and Menahem puts him to deadly paine LEwd Menahem made strong by Pul rips woman great with child MAd Pekaiah raigns after him and 's slaine by Peka wyld NOw Peka is oppressed sorâ— by Tigla Pelezer And after slaine by Hoshea conspiring murderer OBserue here good king Iothams raigne he followes fathers deeds High places yet were not remou'd king Ahaz him succeeds Chapt. 16 PEruersly did king Ahaz reigne him Rezin-Pek'assailes But Tiglath Pelezer he hyres against them he preuailes QVickly he to Damascus goes and there an altar sees And thereof he a patterne â— sends forgetting Gods decrees Right speedily to Vâ—iah Priest who yeelds in euery thing Gods brazen Altar to diuert to Ahaz owne liking SEe how he doth the Temple spoyle a curst and wicked deed He dyes and his sonne Hezeki good king rules in his stead Chapt. 17 THe wicked King Hoshea raignes Salman'ser him subdues Against him Hoshea conspires but that he dearly rues VNto Assyria for their sinnes now Israel doth goe An. Mundi 3210 The Lyons plague false worshippers they mixe religions so An. Mundi 3230 Chapt. 18 A Good king Hezekiah raignes brasse Serpent he destroyes An. Mundi 3226 And Idols all Salmaneser Samaria sore annoyes BEcause Gods Lawes they disobey'd Sennacherib is staid And by a tribute pacifide which Hezekiah paid COmming againe he Rabsheka sends on the King to raile Who moues the people to reuolt and makes their hearts to quâ—ile Chapt. 19 DOlefully Ezekiah mournes and doth to Esay send To pray for them he saith that God his helping hand would lend ENcountring then with Tirhakah Sennacherib doth write A Letter to Hezekiah wherein he doth recite FOule filthy facts blasphemously good Hezekiah prayes Esay foretells Senacheribs pride fall and end of dayes GReat blessing must on Sion fall thus doth the Prophet say One Angell of th' Assyrian hoast doth vanish An. Mundi 3238 kill and stay HVndred fourescore and fiue thousand the King is then full still He hasteneth home before his gods his sonnes their father kill Chapt. 20 IN those dayes Hezekiah sicke is told that he must die He prayes his life is lengthened the Sunne goes backwardly KNow that this wonder God did worke for signe of promise made The king shewes to the messengers all treasures which he had An. Mundi 3239 LIking not this Esaiah comes and blames him for his deed Foretells Babels captiuity Manasseh doth succeed Chapt. 21 MAnassehs wicked gouernment his crosse Idolatry An. Mundi 3252 his crosse Idolatry Which caus'd against all Iuda Land many a prophecie NExt him his sonne Ammon succeeds obserue his wicked reigne He God forsooke and Idols â— seru'd was by his seruant slaine OBserue how all these murtherers that did so vile a thing Are by the people murthered who make Iosiah king Chapt. 22 PRais'd is Iosiahs prosperous reigne he doth Gods house repaire Hilkiah finds the Lords Law booke and Hulda must enquire QVickly of God she prophecies of Salems fatall fall Which ruine yet is respited till God Iosiah call Chapt. 23 REad openly in publike place Iosiah caus'd to be The booke of God An. Mundi 3342 he then destroyes all their Idolatry STanding then by a pillars hee Gods cou'nant did renew On Bethels Altar burnes mens bones as Prophet did foreshew THen solemne Passeouer he kept and witches put away With all abominations An. Mundi 3342 Gods wrath yet did not stay VEry sore kindled was his wrath ' gainst Iudah's people all For Manasses as Israel so they must likewise fall AT Megiddo this godly king â— Iosiah lost his life He Pharoh Necho did prouoke to bloody warre and strife BY people then Iehoahaz his sonne was made their king Him Pharoh Necho impris'ned aduanced Ioiakim Chapt. 24 CVrst cruell Nebochadnezer An. Mundi 3350 Iehoiakim subdues Then afterward he did rebell but his rebellion rues DIstrest is Iuda by such bands as God among them sent Because Manasseth shed the blood of many innocent EGyptian king is vanquished by king of Babels traine Ichoiachin succeeds his fire and wickedly doth reigne FVrious king of Babylon Ierusalem doth take Makes all the people prisoners of goods doth hauocke make GReat is the anger of the Lord ' gainst Iuda land and city Zed'kiah reigneth wickedly all 's spoil'd without all pity An. Mundi 3356 Chapt. 25 HEre Salem is besieg'd againe Zedkiah sonnes are slaine An. Mundi 3353 He taken hath his eyes put out their Zebuzaraden IErusalem * An. Mundi 3353 defaceth quite caries the rest away Except a few poore labourers â— that doe in Iuda stay KIngs captaine of the guard spoiles all great treasures beares away The Nobles are at Riblah slaine and then Gedaliah LOrd and chiefe ruler was ordain'd of them that did remaine They need would into Egypt fly when Ismael him had slaine MVch kindnesse Euil-Medorach shewes to Iehoâ—akim He sets his throne aboue those Kings that were in Court with him I CHRONICLES Chapt. 1 ADams of-spring to Noe is told Noahs sonnes and all their race Shems Sonnes to Abraham here obserue with Ishmaels void of grace BY Ketur Abrahams Concubine what sonnes and Esaus brood The Kings â— of Edom and the Dukes a few or none were good Chapt. 2 COnsider Israels pedigree by Thamar Iudahs line Iesses and Calebs sonnes who were this Chapter doth define DEclar'd is Hesrons pedigree by Machirs daughter deare Ierahmuels posteritie and Sheshans set downe here EXprest is here another â— branch of former Calebs race The line of Caleb sonne of â— Hur is set downe in this place Chapt. 3 Fâ—ithfull king Dauids Children see to Zedekias yeares Then Iechonias line obserue his sonnes sonnes race appeares Chapt. 4 GReatly increast is Iudahs race by Caleb sonne of Hur Iabez good prayer Simon makes for Land a bloody stur HEre read of Ashur posthumus sonne of Hezron by Abiah Who Gedor and th'Amalekites doe conquer kill and slea Chapt. 5 IN order here read Rubens line till they were captiues led He lost his Birthright the defil'd his father Iacobs bed KNow here Gods habitation and halfe Manasses race Their chiefe men coasts and conquests all for sin they lost their
Lord to Iob he doth apply MEnacing him with threatening s if that he wicked be If iust he promiseth that he much happinesse shall see Chapt. 9 NOw is the iustice of the Lord his wisedome and his power Acknowledged by patient Iob for euer to endure ONe onely thing of thousand things if God against him take And call him to a strict account what man can answer make PLainly good Iob confutes his friends and answers their obiections He saith that no man should be iudg'd by temporall afflictions Chapt. 10 QVite voyd of outward comforts all his plaints he doth repeat And doth expostulate with God about his griefe so great REstlesse he of his life complaines loathing to draw in breath Some little ease he craues of God before his houre of death SEe here how Iob doth plainly say that if he sinfull be God doth him marke and will not quit him from iniquity Chapt. 11 THe speech of Iob refelled is by Zophar in this place For iustifying of himselfe as worthy no disgrace VNto the Maiestie of God or to his wisedome rare Iob will be counted vile and base if he himselfe compare ALl words and workes God heares and sees of man with sinne defil'd Who would be wise though borne at first like yong asse colt so wilde BVt Zophar teacheth that the way to life and sauing grace Is by repentance and true faith which he bids Iob imbrace Chapt. 12 COnfuted are the arguments of Zophar which he brought Iob proueth by experience that they are weake and naught DAily experience of these things which God had fram'd and made Did testifie those things vntrue which Zophar thought and said EVen all the speeches of his friends as false he doth refuse Of iniury against the Lord he doth them all accuse Chapt. 13 FOrgers of Lyes he saith they are physitions of no skill As ignorant and partiall he doth accuse them still GOds purpose in afflicting him to know Iob â— doth intreat As also his transgressions how many and how great HIs trust and confidence in God he plainly doth professe He prayes that his afflictions he would make somwhat lesse IOb here affirmeth that the Lord shall be his strong saluation And that the Hypocryte shall come to wofull condemnation Chapt. 14 KNowing the shortnesse of mans life and death to be most sure Gods fauour by intreating here Iob labours to procure LIfe lost can neuer be recall'd this Iob affirmeth plaine Yet he still waiting for his change in patience will remaine MOst miserable is mans life and full of woe and paine Yet hope of future happinesse doth godly men sustaine Chapt. 15 NOw Eliphaz reproueth Iob of great impiety Because he tooke vnto himselfe wisedome and puritie OBserue the curse described that on wicked men be fall Obserue how Iob is reckoned as one among them all PLainly he proues by tradition bad mens vnquietnesse And by comparing Gods iustice he bids him sinne confesse Chapt. 16 QVarrelling friends are sharply checkt of Iob most worthily Because they had most falsly charg'd him with impiety RElating then his misery and wofull state again 〈◊〉 His iustice and his vprightnesse he boldly doth maintaine SHewing that though men did condemne him of hypocrisie Yet God was witnesse of his cause his record was on high Chapt. 17 THus Iob appeales from men to God and though he be opprest By wretched men yet on the Lord he doth relye and rest VNto repentance he exhorts his friends that were vnkind He saith he had no hope in life death still was in his mind ALthough mens cruell dealing may afright good men a space Yet are they not discouraged for all their foule disgrace Chapt. 18 BIldad of great presumption good Iob doth here accuse Because he did his friends aduise contemne reiect refuse COndemning also as he thought Gods iudgements on him laid Which he did beare impatiently and was too much dismaid DEclared by fit allegories is wicked mens estate To be most fearefull for the Lord all wicked men doth hate Chapt. 19 ENough he hath of misery Iob saith to fill the mind Of those his cruell friends from whom he could no câ—â—â—ort find FOr pity twice he cals and cryes to those familiar friends Reciting many miseries whereof he saw no ends GReat comfort yet at last he takes that he shall rise againe And haue eternall life in heauen void of all griefe and paine HE then disswades those friends of his from their rash censures all Lest that the iudgements of the Lord on them for iudging fall Chapt. 20 IN ample manner Zophar here occasion needs will take From Iob his words which toucht him neare an other speech to make KNowest thou not saith he to Iob that ioy of hypocrites And triumphs of vngodly men are short with their delights LEarne how he doth confirme the same both by the word of God And by his iustice also by examples of his rod Chapt. 21 MVch mou'd is Iob with Zophars words and troubled at the same And therefore him and other friends more sharply here doth blame NOting vnto them all that he had iust cause of his griefe Sith wicked men did flourish still and he found no reliefe OBserue how some doe prosper so that they the Lord despise Some other come to wofull ends in theirs and peoples eyes POnder this well that all must dye the best and eke the worst Both yong and old both rich and poore both happy men and curst QVestionlesse the wicked man to iudgement is reseru'd Where God will plague him for his sinne as he hath well deseru'd Chapt. 22 REad here how Eliphaz affirmes that Iob is plagu'd for sinnes To charge him with impiety he boldly then beginnes SHewing that no mans righteousnesse extendeth to the Lord Mans goodnesse doth not profit him nor any gaine afford THat Iob deny'd Gods prouidence this Eliphas here saith And that he was vnmercifull without all fruits of faith VNto repentance sound and true he then doth Iob recall Assuring him that then from God should store of blessings fall Chapt. 23 ASsured of Gods loue to him and grieu'd at heart to heare The chidings of his churlish friends Iob wisheth to appeare BEfore the Lord to be his iudge who though not seene with eyes Yet doth he see and well obserue our thoughts our words our wayes COnfessing in his misery that he was innocent And that he in the lawes of God his time and life had spent DOing what euer he doth please all Gods decrees are sure Immutable without all change and doe for aye endure Chapt. 24 EXprest is here the wickednesse of sinfull worldly wights Iob shewes what curse to them belongs what iudgements on them lights FVll oft they goe vnpunished from all afflictions free Yet wormes must eate them in the graue destroy'd they sure must be GOds prouidence doth gouerne all both when and how he will The wicked and their families with plagues he doth fulfill Chapt. 25 HEre Bildad reprehendeth Iob who in his miserie Did
sauing men abus'd Chapt. 8 DAmascus and Samaria Iudea th' Assyrians spoile Sweet Shilo waters were refus'd which caus'd their bloody broyle ENdeauour ô Assyrians and gather all your rout Gird vp your selues prepare for warre but God will root you out FEare not their feare God is with vs let him be fear'd alone To vs hee 'll be a sanctuary to them a stumbling stone GOds lawes seale vp amoung his owne were wonders in his sight Who speake not as the word doth speake In him there is no light Chapt. 9 HEre by the birth and power of Christ shall be great ioy in woe Thou break'st their yoakes their staues and rods and frees them from their foe IEsus Christ here is borne to vs the mighty God of peace With iustice he shall iudge his folke no end of his increase KIcking against the shining light God plagueth Israel sore For pride and for hypocrisie increased more and more LEwd Leaders make the people sinne no man shall spare his brother Manasseth Iudah and Ephrim each one deuour the other Chapt. 10 MVch woe to tyrants threatned here that by their lawes oppresse Denying right to widdowes poore and robbing fatherlesse NO helpe but from the Lord alone ô Ashur woe to thee When thou hast whipt the hypocrites thou whipt and burnt shall bee OF thy stout hearts and lofty lookes who vauntest of thy strength As if that thou hadst done the deed he 'll vengeance take at length PVt feares away ô people deare a remnant shall returne Thou shalt be freed from all thy foes whom he will ouerturne Chapt. 11 QVietly then shall Woolfe and Lambe together lye and dwell When lesse's branch euen Christ our King shall raigne in Israel RIghteously will he reproue and iudge the poore with right The earth with knowledge shall be fild he iudgeth not by sight SEt vp an ensigne then shall he for Gentiles all about And call together all the Iewes which were before cast out THen Iudah and Ephrim louingly shall ioyne and enemies quell The riuers dried a passage made for th' rest of Israell Chapt. 12 VNto the Lord then shalt thou say Lord though thou wast displeasd Yet now thy wrath is turnd away and I refresh't and ease ALL feare expel'd my trust shall be in God my strength and stay My Sauiour sweet my thankfull song shall praise his name alway BLest be the Lord let all his workes of vs exalted be O Zion saints exult for ioy IEHOVAH dwels in thee Chapt. 13 CAl'd and commanded of the Lord are armies huge and stout Howle Babylon the mightie Medes shall root and race the out DOlefull creatures as Satyres owles in thee shall daunce and stand As Sodome shalt thou be destroyed thy finall fal's at hand Chapt. 14 EXceeding mercy God will shew in bringing Israell back And placing them in their owne land no good thing there to lack FOr seruants shalt thou take thy soes thy captiues they shall bee And thou shalt rule th' oppressors all that once oppressed thee GReat triumph ouer Babels King whose scepter now is broke For pride the Lord giues him and his a shamefull deadly stroke HArd burdens and Assyrians yoakes from his the Lord will take Howle Palestina thou must fall his God will not forsake Chapt. 15 IN one night Air and Kir were foyld howle Moab weepe and cry Thy Cities sack't greene things confirm'd and Nimrim water's drie KIlling robbing and shriking out is heard of all thy slaine Thy riuers bloody Lyons kill the remnant that remaine Chapt. 16 LEt lambe be sent to th' worlds ruler let out cast dwell in thee The throne of Dauid shall in truth and mercy stablish'd bee MOab must mourne and howle for pride fields languish Vines breake downe Moab shall pray but not preuaile God still on Moab frowne Chapt. 17 NO man shall fray away the flocks in Cities that shall feed Of Syria Israel now forloâ—e as God himselfe decreed OF which a remnant shall be left that shall false worshp shunne A few like gleaned eares of corne when haruest all is done PIously shall these holy ones vnto their Maker looke But Altars groues workes of their hands they shall in no case brooke Chapt. 18 QVite forgetting their glorious God their Cities shall be sack't But after he will plague their foes that did them rob and racke ROote out the Aethiopians God will out of the Land Then shall the people Presents bring to them with plentious hand Chapt. 19 SOre plagues for Aegypt God sets downe their Idolls cannot saue Fierce cruell Kings shall vex them much they shall no comforts haue THeir folly and madnesse here set downe of Iudah they 're afraid Pure language Cities fiue shall speake to God an Altar's made VNt Egypt and Assyria the Lord will now his blessings send With Israel his inheritance these three he will defend Chapt. 20 AS nak'd and barefoot Esay goes so shall th' Egyptians goe And Cushites captiues Ashur King with terror shame and woe Chapt. 21 BEwailing much the Prophet sees that Babylon must fall Edom derides is bid repent th' Arabians foyled all Chapt. 22 COmfort me not the Cities spoyl'd the Rulers fled away The walls broke downe the people cry O wofull dolefull day DIscerning grieuous plagues approach they trust to humane strength When they should fast they feast and ioy till God did plague at length ELiakim a type of Christ is set in Shebnaes place Shebna is caried captiue thence and dyes in great disgrace Chapt. 23 FOr Tyre and Zidon fearefull plagues are for their pride prepar'd Who caried captiues all their wealth among their foes are shar'de GOe 'bout the Citie sing many songs God will restore thine heires But onely for the good of those that doe what he desires Chapt. 24 HAughtie proud hearts heard anguish sore all mirth and musick gone Here dolefull iudgements threatned are to old and young each one INhabitants defile the land by changing Gods decree His curse therefore deuoures the earth much woe they feele and see KInde is the Lord shall some few sing the Prophets pin'd with paine In iudgements God shall be aduanc'd and in mount Zion raigne Chapt. 25 LOrd who lai'st leuell lofty towers and workest wondrous things Thee will I praise and Nations all shall of thy iudgements sing MOst kind thou hast beene to the poore thou wilt bring downe thy foes And make a glorious feast for thine wipe teares away from those NO death shall hurt his holy ones he will vs keepe and saue Moab trod downe as dunghill straw shall sure destruction haue Chapt. 26 O Trust yee alwaies in the Lord for such haue perfect peace The lofty Citie he layes low to his hath giuen increase PReuaile with wicked nothing will I haue thee early sought For vs thou hast ordained peace in vs all goodnesse wrought QVickly will they Lord seeke to thee when thou dost them chastise Hide thou thy selfe God will repay the dead shall all arise Chapt. 27 REd wine vineyard sing yee to her
great misery VNto mount Horeb then he goes from thence he sends him then Vnto Damascus wildernesse there to anoint three men ANoint for Sira Hazael and Iehu Israels King Elisha also these mens swords to death shall many bring BEhold Elias mantle is vpon Elisha cast He tooke his â— leaue then of his friends and followes him full fast Chapt. 20 CVrst Benhadad Samaria doth here assault againe By Prophets good directions the Syrians most are slaine DIspitefull King at that yeares end comming to fight in valleis Hoping to conquer is subdu'd his hopes were all but follies ENforc'd the Syrians doe submit and then king Benhadad Was with a couenant sent away no hurt at all he had FOr this a Prophet makes Ahab himselfe for to accuse Against him he denounced plagues for that so grosse abuse Chapt. 21 GRieu'd is the king and sullen sicke when Naboth did deny To grant his vineyard hee 's accus'd and sson'd for blasphemy HE dead his ground king did possesse Eliah for this deed Denounceth plagues on him and her by God afore decreed IN seeming shew Ahab repents for this his sinfull crime And thereupon the Lord deferres his iudgments for a time Chapt. 22 KIng by false prophets is seduc'd and as Micaiah said Is slaine at Ramoth Gilead in prison Mica's laid LEwd Ahab hauing lost his life the dogs licke vp his blood And Ahaziah him succeeds whose reigning was not good MAking the word of God his guide Iehosaphat * An. Mundi 3046 rules well He turneth not aside from God his acts the Chronicles tell II KINGS Chapt. 1 AGainst Isr'el Moab rebells * An. Mundi 3041 Ahazi sends t' enquire Of Baalzebub twice from heauen Eliah cals for fire BVrnt were two captaines which the King sent him to apprehend But spares the third and tells the King his life shall shortly end Chapt. 2 COmming to take his last farewell of good Elisha graue With cloke * An. Mundi 334â— Eliah parts Iordan grants what Elish ' doth craue DOubled portion of his spirit God vp Eliah takes By fiery charet into heauen great moane the Prophet makes ELisha with Eliahs cloake flood Iordan doth diuide He for Eliahs successor acknowledged doth bide FOr Eliah yong Prophets seeke with toyle and labour great They find him not Elisha makes the bitter waters sweet GOod Prophet is by children mockt bald head they doe him call For this two Beares out of the wood did teare and kill them all Chapt. 3 HEre Ioram reignes he casts away the Image made to Baal But as for Ieroboams sinnes he cleaueth to them all IN these daies Mesha Moabs king An. Mundi 3050 ' gainst Isr'el doth rebell Iehosaphat and Iehoram the King of Israel KIng eke of Edom ioynes with them those three full sore distrest For want of water strangely are by Elisha refresht LIght and a small thing to the Lord is this their foes befoiles Deceiu'd with colours they are spoild who lookt and hop'd for spoyles MOabites King vpon the wall doth sacrifice his sonne Isr'el is grieu'd from thence departs and so the warre is done Chapt. 4 NOw is the widdowes oyle increast with which her debts she payes He giues the Shunamite a sonne and him from death doth raise An. Mundi 3052 O Man of God death in the pot the Prophets children cry He sweets it and with twenty loaues doth fiue score satisfie Chapt. 5 PRudently a poore captiue maid to Naman makes report That by Elishaes meanes he might be cur'd and get comfort QVickly vnto Samaria the king of Syria sends And to the king of Israel Naaman he commends REad how * An. Mundi 3051 Elisha Naaman sends to wash in Iordans flood But to receiue his profferd gifts he did not thinke it good SMitten with Naamans Leprosie Gehazi is that time With lyes abusing Masters name a foule and filthy crime Chapt. 6 THe Prophet giues yong Prophets leaue a larger place to finde Makes An. Mundi 3052 yron swim kings counsell tells and strikes an armie blind VNto * An. Mundi 3053 Samaria armies brought in peace they 're sent away Their children famisht women eate king would Elisha stay Chapt. 7 Aâ— Prophesie of plenty great Elisha doth declare By Lepers foure of Syrians flight they then informed are BY Spies the king then finds it true they runne both more and lesse To spoile the tents of Syrians a Lord 's kil'd in the presse Chapt. 8 COuntry the Shunamite doth leaue a famine to auoyd At seuen yeares end she doth returne and then her land enioyd DEclared first it was to th' king that she was that mans wife That by Elisha had her sonne againe restor'd to life ELisha to Damascus comes Benhadad sends a gift To him by Hazael here obserue Hazaels bloody drift FOr he succeeds when first he had his king Benhadad slaine In Iudah thou doest here obserue Iehorams wicked raigne GRacelesse Edom doth here revolt and Edom doth rebell * An. Mundi 3054 Ahazi raignes and Ioram sees wounded at Iezreel Chapt. 9 HEre by Elisha a yong Prophet to Ramoth Gilead's sent There to anoint stout Iehu king which done away he went IEhu made king king Ioram kills in godly Naboths ground At Gur Ahazi king is slaine at Salem buriall found KIng Iehu bids that Iezebel should be throwne from the towre Her blood was sprinkled on the wall the dogs her flesh deuoure Chapt. 10 LEtters which vnto Iezerel by * An. Mundi 3058 Iehu then were sent Caus'd seuenty sonnes to lose their heads which heads to Iehu went MVrtherous fact he doth excuse by Elias prophesie He two and forty brethren kills of late King Ahazie NOw meets he with Iehonadab him as companion takes And of the worshippers of Baal by sleight he hauocke makes OBserue how Iehu * An. Mundi 3066 followeth curst Ieroboams deeds Haz'el oppresseth Israel Iohaz Iehu succeeds Chapt. 11 PReseru'd is Ioash by his Aunt from * An. Mundi 3065 Athaliahs hands Six yeares in Gods house he is hid then for the Kingdome stands QVickly then sends Iehoiada to rulers Ioash King Athaliah slaine Iehoiada true worship now brings in Chapt. 12 RIghtly did Ioash rule and raigne in all the high Priests daies An. Mundi 3084 He bade the Priest repaire Gods house Kings Scribe the work-man payes SEe Hazael the Syrians King by presents turn'd away From spoiling Salem hallowed things doth Ioash send and pay THe traiterous seruants of Ioash their King and Master slay And after him then doth succeed his sonne Amazia Chapt. 13 VExed full sore is Iehohaz for his vngodly reigne By Haz'el but by prayer God relieues the king againe AFter his death Ioash his sonne succeedeth in his place He walk't as Ieroboam did a king deuoid of grace BEhold here good Elisha dyes but first he prophecies That Ioash ouer Syridus shall haue three victories CVrst Moabites inuade the land obserue a wonder great A dead man cast in Prophets graue An.