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A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

are justified by the fruits and workes of it Paul speakes of our justification before God James of our justification be●ore men Paul of the justification of our persons by Faith Iames of the justification of our Faith it self by works 2. Holy Scriptures seeme opposite but are not when they treat not of the same but of severall subjects or severall matters As Christ promised the Apostles When the Spirit of Truth should come he should guide them into all truth But Paul testifieth that Peter erred and was to be blamed here are severall Subjects viz. Doctrine and Practise As to Doctrine the Apostles erred not therein because they had it immediately from God But as to matter of Practise Peter there erred dissembling fellowship with the Gentiles for feare of the Jewes Nor were any of the Apostles exempted from sinne and errour in Practise Again It is said in one place That Elijah went up by a whirlewind into heaven And in another Behold I will send you Elijah the Prophet before the coming of the great and dreadfull day of the Lord. Yet these places oppose not one another because here are severall Subjects spoken of the former being Elijah the Tishbite the latter Iohn the Baptist the New-Testament Elijah so called because he came in the Spirit and power of Elijah Furthermore Iohn the Baptist being asked if he were Elias Answered I am not And yet Christ saith Iohn Baptist was that Elias which was for to come viz. Not personally but virtually so here 's no opposition 3. Scriptures seeme opposite but are not when though they speak of the same matter or subject yet they intend not the same but severall parts therof As Paul saith In me dwels no good thing And yet he saith I delight in the Law of God which doubtlesse is good Yet these oppose not because in the former Paul speakes of his carnall unregenerate part in me that is my flesh dwels no good thing in the latter of his spirituall regenerate part I delight in the Law of God after the inner man Again Christ saith My father is greater then I. But Paul saith Christ Iesus being in the forme of God thought it no robbery to be equall with God Yet no opposition for in Christs person are two Natures viz. of God and man Now as Christ is God so he is equall to the Father as Paul meant As Christ is man so the Father is greater then he as himselfe said 4. Scriptures seeme opposite and contrary but are not when they speak of things not in the same but in severall respects notions or considerations For the severall respect removes all contradiction or opposition As Christ saith If I beare witnesse of my selfe my witnesse is not true But elsewhere he saith Though I beare record of my selfe yet my Record is true Yet here 's no opposition indeed because Christ speaks of bearing witnesse of himselfe in severall respects In the former place of bearing witnesse to himselfe disjunctly and solely without the Father so his witnesse were not true In the latter of bearing witnesse of himselfe conjunctly or jointly with the Father so his witnesse of himselfe is true Againe Iohn saith He that is borne of God committeth not sinne nor can sinne And yet elsewhere If we say that we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us If we say that we have not sinned we make him a lyar c. Yet here 's no reall opposition for in some respects they that are born of God may be said to sin in some respects they sin not They have sinne originall in them and actuall sin through infirmity c. is done by them while they are in this world But they sin not as unregenerate men sin viz. 1 Not against the Gospel-Remedy Jesus Christ. 2 Not as under the Reign of Sinne 3 Not with a full will 4 Not presumptuously 5 Not habitually 6 Not with allowance of themselves in any bosome corruption 7 Not totally and Finally Furthermore God saith I am the Lord I change not And elsewhere saith I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them And I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them Yet no reall contradiction for in some sense God cannot repent viz. Affectively in respect of his essence no nor in respect of his eternall Decree In some sense after the manner of men he is said to repent viz. Effectively in respect of his works which he effecteth when he doth something crosse to what he had formerly done as when he drowned the world which he had made dethroned Saul whom he had annointed King c. Adde to these it is said of Christs Kingdom It shall have no end but be established for ever But Paul saith Christ at the end shall deliver up the Kingdome to God even the Father Yet no reall opposition For Christs Kingdome may be considered in divers respects viz. 1 As it is Essentiall belonging to Christ as God So he he shall never deliver up his Kingdome 2 As Oeconomicall Dispensatory or Mediatory The Mediatory Kingdome of Christ is considerable in respect of The substance of it so Christ our Mediatour shall be head of his Church and mysticall body for ever The Circumstance of it or manner of administration of it by Word Sacraments Effusion of the Spirit c. And thus at last Christ shall deliver up the Kingdome to the Father for then God in Christ face to face shall be an endlesse Sabbath Sermon Sacrament all in all 5 Finally Scriptures may seeme but are not really opposite when they intend not the same but severall times Or at least when they speake of the same times in severall respects Distinguish wisely the times and respects and the opposition ceaseth As Iotham the sonne of Vzziah is said to Reigne sixteen yeeres in Ierusalem And yet mention is made of the twentieth yeer of Jotham son of Uzziah Notwithstanding here 's no reall opposition in this computation For Iotham reigned alone onely 16. yeers but he reigned with his Father Vzziah who could not mannage-the affaires of the Kingdome being smitten with leprosie 4. yeers before in al 20 years Again Matthew saith After six dayes Iesus taketh Peter James and John his brother and bringeth them up into an high mountaine apart But Luke saith About an eight dayes after these sayings he took Peter and John and James and went up into a mountaine yet no opposition For 1 either it may be said Luke's expression of about an eight dayes after hath a latitude and may beare a day under and Matthew's expression hath a latitude After six dayes and may beare a day or two over 2 Or Matthew numbers the dayes exclusively Luke inclusively Furthermore the time of the Government by Judges in the Book of Iudges is computed to be about two

the seven Angels to sound their Trumpets v. 6. II. Executory viz. the Angels actuall sounding of their seven Trumpets c. 8. v. 7. c. to c. 12.1 I. Trumpet sounded where consider 1. The Signe following Haile and fire mingled with bloud cast upon the earth 2 The effect thereof viz. The third part of trees burnt c. c. 8. v. 7. II. Trumpet sounded where 1. The Signe following viz. A great mountaine burning with fire cast into the sea 2. The effect ensuing the third part of the sea became blood c. c. 8. v. 8.9 III. Trumpet sounded where 1. The Signe ensuing thereupon A great star fell from heaven called worm-wood 2. The effects thereof viz. The third part of the waters became bitter and many died of them c. 8. v. 10 11. IV. Trumpet sounded where 1. The Signe viz. The third part of sun moon and stars smitten 2. The effects thereupon viz. day and night shone not for a third part c. 8. v. 12. Here is annexed by way of Preparatory Transition to the other three Trumpets John's vision of an Angel flying through the midst of heaven denouncing three Woes by reason of the three last Trumpets c. 8 13. I. Woe V. Trumpet sounded where note 1. The Signe appearing viz. A starre falling from heaven to earth 2. The foure effects of this starre falling viz. He opens the bottomlesse pit Thence raiseth up smoake Darkens Sunne and aire with the smoake and brings Locusts unto the earth out of the smoake which LOCUSTS are variously and notably described 3. The Conclusion shutting up the Calamities of this Trumpet and forewarning of them that follow c. 9. 1. to 13. II. Woe VI. Trumpet sounded c. 9. v. 13. to the end of the chapter Herein consider 1. The Command to loose the foure Angels bound in Euphrates v. 13 14. 2. Execution of this command v. 15. 3. The Description of the large Army of Euphratean Horses and Horsemen v. 15 16 17. 4. The Calamitous effects wrought by them v. 18 19 20 21. VII Trumpet Concerning which note 1. Preparatories to it 2. Sounding of it I. Preparatoryes to it it being the Trumpet of highest concernment because when that shall be sounded The mystery of God shall be finished as he hath declared to his servants the Prophets c. 10 7. are very largely premised c. 10 1 to c. 11.15 Which seems principally to be Consolatory to the Church against all her former and future tribulations and this by the Vision of a mighty Angel come down from heaven viz. Jesus Christ himselfe the Angel of the Covenant Touching whom here are 1. The Angels description c. 10. ver 1. 2. The Angels Actions 1. Held a little Book in his hand 2. Set his right foot on the Sea his left on the land 3. Roared as a Lyon 7. thunders ecchoing again 4. Swore that time should be no more but when the 7 th Angel should sound the mystery of God should be finished c. 10. v. 2. to 8. 3. The Angels commands to John 1. To eate the little Book in the Angels hand that he might Prophecy c. 10.8 9 10 11. 2. To measure the Temple Altar and worshippers but not the Court for it should be trodden under foot of the Gentiles 42. moneths c. 11. v. 1 ● 4. The Angels promises concerning his two Winesses and their Prophecy and how after they shall be killed by the Beast upon the finishing of their testimony They shall againe Revive c. 11. v. 3. to 14. Thus the Second Woe is ended and the third hastneth v. 14. III. Woe II. Sounding of the seventh Trumpet wherein the Mystery of God is finished And the Churches Miseries ended c. ● 1. v. 15. to the end of the chap. where consider I. Things heard in heaven viz. 1. Great voyces saying The Kingdomes of this world are become the Lords and his Christs c. ver 15. 2. The triumphant song or gratulation of the 24. Elders unto God for honouring himselfe and for the coming of his judgement to reward the Saints and destroy the earth ver 16. 17 18. II Things seene c. In Gods Temple opened in heaven viz. 1. The Saints Rewards The Ark of his Testament i. e. Jesus Christ. 2. The wickeds Rewards Lightnings voices thundrings earthquakes and great haile ver 19. The former Prophecy endeth IV. Uision THE II PROPHECY BEGINNETH Hitherto of the I. Prophecy or Systeme of Visions Denoting as is thought by some more especially the Condition of the last Empire viz. the Romane Now to the II Prophecy or Systeme of Visions contemporary with the former both in the Seales and Trumpets foretelling chiefly the future condition of the Church till the judgement day Herein chiefly are set down 1. The Tribulations and Persecutions of the Church by severall enemies 2. The deliverance of the Church by her enemies destruction 3. The happy condition of the Church upon her deliverance Though the common opinion of interpreters who take not any notice of 2 contemporary Prophesies and their Synchronismes but judge these Visions to be one continued Prophecy bring all that followes under the seventh Trumpet thus viz. The sounding of the seventh Trumpet is propounded I. Summarily c. 11.15 to the end of the chap. II. Plenarily and this either 1. By way of Recognition and fuller explaining of the former Seales and Trumpets in a digression c. 12 13 14. 2. By way of Prediction of things future under the seventh Trumpet more largely c. 15 16 17 c. For substance these will come much to one But le ts follow the former I. The Persecutions of the Church by severall enemies greatly distressing her in this whole fourth Vision c. 12. ver 1. to c. 15. ver 1. More particularly here note I. The Persecution of the woman that brought forth the man-child viz. Both Jesus Christ and the Primitive Church of the Jewes as some are of opinion even from her infancy and this by Dragon i. e as is expounded c. 12. ver 9. Satan c. 12. v. 1. to 17. II. The Dragons Persecution of and making war with the remnant of her seed Viz. as some thinke with the Church of the Gentiles where consider 1. The Dragons Resolution and endeavours thus to persecute c. 12. v. 17. 2 The instruments of Persecution incited and imployed by the great Red Dragon viz. 1. The Beast rising up out of the Sea having seaven heads and ten hornes c. 13. ver 1. to 11. 2. The Beast rising out of the earth having two hornes like a Lambe and speaking as a Dragon c. c. 13. ver 11. to the end of the chap. 3. The event of this Persecution viz. The Saints Victory through their constant and faithfull confession of Christ even to Martyrdom this their victory being exellently amplifyed by the Causes and Effects of it c. 14. 1. to the end of the chap. V. Uision II. The Deliverance of the Church by the destruction of her enemies represented in the Vision of the 7. Vials

This I. of Chron. Principally insists upon the History of David Relating his Genealogy from the first Adam and so forwards towards the second Adam wherein the 12. tribes and their families c. are recorded c. 1. to 10. And his famous Acts c. 10. to the end of the Book so that this Book is a Compendious Chronology of all the former Books to the Books of Kings of things from the worlds Creation till about the yeare 2985. viz. of Genesis 2368 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Exodus 142. y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible The other Books of Moses 39 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Joshuah 17. almost 18 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Judges 299 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible I. Of Samuel 80 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible II. Of Samuel 40 y. All which have been aboue particularly explained and demonstrated So the I. of Chronicles is the longest History of any one Book in the whole Bible Hierom calls the Chronicles Instrumenti veteris Epitomen c. The Epitome of the Old Testament and that it is of such Consequence that whosoever would arrogate to himselfe the knowledge of the Scriptures without it doth but mock and abuse himselfe Hieronym in Ep. ad Paulin. And again stiles it Totius divinae Historiae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The Chronicle of the whole Divine History Hier. in Prolog Galeat Penman of this and the second Book is uncertaine R. Salomo R. D. Kimchi think it was Ezra Saith Alsted in Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 120. Iunius also is of the same judgement Iun. Annot. in 1 King 11.41 and in his argument before 1 Chron. The Argument that generally inclines them all to this opinion is That the same words which are used in the close of the Chronicles 2 Chron. 36.23 are also used in the beginning of Ezra Ezr. 1.1 2 3. Scope The primary Scope of this Book seemes to be this Clearly to describe the Line and Genealogy of CHRIST the Messiah promised to David Abraham and Adam That when in fulnesse of time Christ should be revealed and performed the Church might infallibly know that he was the Promised SEED OF THE WOMAN Principall Parts This first Book of Chron. describes the Israelitish kingdome in its 1 Foundation and 2 Administration I. Foundation Where of 1. The General Genealogy of all Nations from Adam to Iacob c. 1. Here is a Chronicle of 1 The Pentateuch 2 Ioshuah 3. Iudges 2. Particular Geneal of the Nation of Israel by the twelve Tribes c. 2. to 9. Here is a Chronicle of 1 The Pentateuch 2 Ioshuah 3. Iudges II. Administrat●on under 1 Saul whose 1 Genealogy is in c. 9. 2 Death c. 10. 2 David whose 1. Kingly condition c. 11 12 14. 2 Acts 1 Sacred restoring Gods ●orship in respect of the 1 Place c. 13 15 17 22. 2 Persons ministring in the 1 Tabernacle c. 16 2 Temple c. 23. 24 25 26 Here is a Chronicle of the two Books of Samuel 2 Polemical or Martial c. 18 19 20. 3. Political c. 21.27 3. Death c. 28 29. where is declared how David before his Death in a Solemne Assembly at Ierusalem took his leave of his Kindred Set Solomon or his Throne after he had given him Directions about the Temple and himself with his Princes had offered willingly towards the building of it II Chron 2. ACcording to the UNITED and DIVIDED state of the kingdom in the II of CHRONICLES So called for the reasons formerly alledged This booke relates the history of the Israelitish State from the beginning of king Solomons Reigne till their returne from the Babylonish Captivity which fell out about the first yeare of Cyrus king of Persians Setting down both the union and flourishing condition of the kingdome under Solomon but the division and decay of the kingdome thence ensuing till it came to utter ruine So this book contains an History of about 472 yeeres From Solomon to carrying away of Iechonias 401. As Jun. and Tremell compute In the Captivity 70 As Jun. and Tremell compute Under Cyrus the Persian 1. As Jun. and Tremell compute So that this book is an Epitome or Chronicle of the two Books of Kings with Additions If we consider the books of Samuel Kings and Chronicles all together they containe an Historicall Narration How the kingdome of Israel 1 Began under Samuel 2 Increased under David 3 Flourished under Solomon and 4 Failed under Zedekiah thus it endured almost 565 yeers Penman see in 1. of Chron. Scope For substance the same with that of the two books of Kings Principall parts This book containes an Historicall Narration of the kingdome of Israel's I. Flourishing or increase under King Solomon Touching Solomon are recorded his 1. Vertues c. 1. 2. Buildings 1. Sacred viz. The Temple where 1. His preparation for it c 2. 2. His extruction or building of it viz. Of the Temple contayning c. 3. And of the Holy utensils contayned in it c. 4. 3. His Dedication of the Temple partly by Dedicated things especially the Arke brought into the Temple c. 5. Partly by praise and prayer c. 6. Partly by Sacrifice c. 7. 2. Civil viz. Severall Cities which he builded c. 8. 3. Condition and Death c. 9. II. Fading or decrease under the following Kings of Iudah and Israel the kingdome being divided till the returne from Captivity in the Reigne of Cyrus Where note five concussions of shakings of the Kingdome under these ensuing Kings viz. Rehoboam c. 10 11 12 Abia c. 13 Asa c. 14 15 16 Jehoshaphat c. 17 18 19 20 Jehoram c. 21 Ahaziah c. 22 Joash c. 23 24 Amaziah c. 25 Uzziah c. 26 Jotham c. 27 Ahaz c. 28 Hezekiah c. 29 30 31 32 Manas●eh c. 33 Amon c. 33 Josi●h c. 34 35 Joahaz c. 36. Jehoakim c. 36. Jechoniah c. 36. Zedekiah c. 36. II. After the people of Israels CAPTIVITY in which regard we have their REDUCTION or bringing back from the Captivity of Babylon Hystorically declared And that two wayes 1. According to the truth and manner of it 2. According to the fruit and event of it Ezra 1 THe truth and manner of Gods peoples RETURNE FROM BABYLON is contained in the book of EZRA So called from Ezra the Penman of it whose Acts also

them and the causes thereof viz. for their defection from his worship and spirituall Kingdome and from the temporall Kingdome of David Hypocrisie departing from all good secure joyfulnesse sacriledge and other hereditary sins threatning poverty deportation losse of Gods worship death and devastation c. 8 9 10 2. Consolatory which containes two sermons 1. Under the person of a Father God promising in Christ that though neither Prophet law mercies nor judgements had brought them to repentance yet his Elect should be converted embrace Christ and the promises c. 11. 2. Disswading them from Per●idiousnesse Idolatry Avarice Pride he promiseth the wicked being destroyed to preserve a remnant and to heale the penitent c. 12 13 14. in c. 14. putting on the person of a Friend Joel JOEL Ioel was sonne of Pethuel Joel 1.1 Some think this Pethuel was Samuel so called i. e. A perswader of God Because what he asked of God in Prayer he obtained Alst. Scope to convince the Iewes of their sins by occasion of an imminent famine and to draw them to repentance holding forth many inviting promises to the penitent Generall Parts This Prophecy is 1. Comminatory threatning a grievous famine taking occasion thereof by the Loc●sts Caterpillers and Palmer wormes the forerunners of a famine labouring to make the people sensible of present evils and sins the cause thereof c. 1. 2. Hortatory stirring them up to publique repentance c. 2. ver 1. to 19. Which Exhortation is urged 1. By promises to his people both touching Temporall deliverances from present evils ver 19. to 28. Eternall Evangelicall mercies in Christ ver 28. to the end of the chap. 2. By threats against their adversaries on every side c. 3. Amos. AMOS Amos an heardman of Tekoa yet furnished with a Propheticall spirit Amos 1.1 Severely denounceth judgements is thought to be slaine by Amaziah the Priest Scope To hold forth the severity of Gods judgements against his Churches enemies and his Church it selfe for their sins Annexing some Evangelicall Promises to a Remnant Generall Parts Herein are I. Comminations 1. Against the enemies of the Church for their insolencies against his people c. c. 1. 2. Against the Jewes and Israelites themselves for their own wickednesses which threatnings are laid down 1. More plainely against their Idolatry c 2 3. Violence c. 4. Impiety Pride inhumanity luxury c. 5.6 2. More darkly and obscurely under three severall Types the first c. 7. The second c. 8. The third c. 9. ad ver 11. II. Consolations and Evangelicall Promises c. 9. ver 11. to the end Obadiah OBADIAH Who he was is not evident by Scripture but only by this Booke that he was a Prophet He prophesied against the Edomites or Idumeans who came of Edom which is Esau Gen. 36 1.8 19. and hated Israelites Iacobs race as Esau hated Jacob himselfe Scope To threaten ruine to the Edomites for their enmity against the Israelites and to comfort the Church with promised Salvation and deliverance in Christ. Generall parts 1. A Commination of imminent ruine to the Edomites for their enmity against the Israelites ver 1. to 12. 2. A Prohibition of Edom from further injur●ng his people ver 12. to 17. 3. Ample promises of deliverance and salvation to the Church by the kingdom of Christ from all her enemies ver 17 to the end Jonah JONAH He was son of Amitta● Ionah 1.1 Some call him The Prophet and Apostle of the Gentiles because he was sent to preach to Ninive the Metropolis of the Assyrians a Gentilish City This Booke is chiefly Historicall Scope To shew how God invited the City of Niniveh to repentance by Ionas preaching Generall parts 1. Gods first calling of Jonas to preach to Niniveh with Jonas his refusall Gods humbling him for it and the effects of that humiliation Ionas his Prayer and deliverance c. 1 2. 2. Gods second calling of him to the same taske together with Jonas his obedience Ninive's Repentance Gods forbearance of the Judgement threatned and Ionas his passionate causelesse discontent c. 3 4. Nineveh Repenting aggravated Israel's and Judah's impenitency Micah MICAH He is described Mic. 1.1 Coetaneous to Esay imitator of Esay compare them together Prophecied in corruptest times Scope To threaten destruction to Iudah and Israel for their great impieties fomented among them by their Rulers and Prophets but to comfort the remnant of the Elect by Evangelicall Promises in Christ. Generall parts I. His first Sermon 1. Minatory both in generall against Iudah and Israel for their sins c. 1 2. and in especiall against Magistrates for their injustice c. 3. 2. Consolatory through the mercies of God and the coming of the Messiah c. 4 5. II. His second Sermon contaninig Gods 1. contestations against their sinnes c. 6. 2. Gods Consolations of his Elect remnant with Gospel promises c. 7. Nahum NAHUM He is described Nah. 1.1 About same time that Ieremiah prophecyed in Iudea Nahum prophecyed against Nineveh the Metropolis of Assyria relapsing to impiety after Ionas his preaching before Babylons Captivity Scope To comfort the Iewes and the godly Israelites by the denouncing of judgments against the Assyrians who under Pul Tiglath-Pelesar Salmanazar Senacherib and Esarhaddon their Kings grievously infested Israel Esarhaddon carrying Israel Captive to Assyria in dayes of Mannasseh Generall parts I. A Preface to the prophecy from the Nature of God 1. Most potent and severe against all his wicked enemies c. 1. ver 2. to 7. 2. Kind and gracious to the godly and faithfull ver 7. II. Denunciation of judgement against Nineveh and the kingdom of Assyria under the Metaphor of a mighty ●lood that should at last destroy them c. 1.8 9 10. Together with the causes of those judgements ver 11. to the end of the chap. III. Amplification of these threatned judgments 1. Partly by a lively Ad-umbration and description of them c. 2. 2. Partly by a Narration of the causes procuring these judgmēts viz Their Cruelties whordoms sorceries Idolatries c. 3.1 to 8. 3. Partly by confirmation of these threatnings fore-prophecied by example of Gods judgements upon Alexandria in Aegypt c. 3.8 to the end Habakk HABAKKUK As Nahum prophesied against Niniveh and Assyrians so Habakkuk against both Iewes and Babylonians Scope Both to warne the Iewes of their overthrow by the Chaldeans for their sinnes and to comfort them afterwards by their enemies destruction but their own life of Faith in deepest afflictions The prophesy is laid down Dialogue-wise Generall parts I. The prophets Complaint and Expostulation to the LORD against the extreame wickednesse of the Iewes c. 1.2 3 4. II. The LORDS answer to the prophet threatning great calamities to the Iewes by the proud destructive Caldeans ver 5. to 12. III. A second Expostulation of the prophet against the cruel oppression of Iewes as well good as bad under the wicked blaspemous King of Caldeans ver 12. to the end of the chap. IIII. Gods second answer to the Prophet 1. Directing the good to manage such deep

afflictions under the Caldeans viz. By living by Faith in hope of deliverance c. 2.1 to 5. 2. Threatning to be avenged upon the Caldeans for all their wickednesse and cruelty against his people ver 5. to end of the c. V. The prophets sealing up the Doctrine of the life of Faith in his excellent prayer penned in his own and the Churches name c. 3. Zephania ZEPHANIAH His stock and the time of his prophecy is described c. 1.1 He was coetaneous to Ieremiah prophecied the same things for substance but farre more briefly and succinctly He prophesied against both Iewes and forraigne Nations Chiefe Scope To Reprove the wickednesse of the Iewes especially of the Princes and many of the people for hankering after Idolatry expecting it should be set up againe Hiding their Idols even after that glorious Reformation of King Iosiah And to comfort the Elect remnant with Evangelicall promises and Reformation by Christ. Generall parts 1. A most severe denunciation of desolation and other judgements to befall all sorts both in Jerusalem and Iudea for their secret idolatries oppressions and injurious coveteousnesse c. 1. 2. An exhortation of the Jewes to Repentance and self-Reformation both the gracelesse Iewes and those that had some sparkes of Grace appearing in them Partly by the exemplary formidable judgements which God would execute upon forraigne Nations in sight of the Iewes c. 2. Partly by threatnings of judgements against Iewes themselves for their sins if they repented not c. 3.1 to 8. 3. A sweet consolation made up of Evangelicall promises touching the calling of the Gentiles Restauration of the Church pardon of sins Purity and everlasting glory by Christ c. 3.8 to the end Haggai HAGGAI Of him and the time of his prophecy See Hag. 1.1 Scope To quicken the Iewes that had returned from the Babylon●sh Captivity being now extreame ingratefully dull in the worke of Reformation to lay aside all sluggish delayes and excuses and to make haste with the repaire of the Temple Generall parts I. Gods sharp reprehension of the ingratefull sluggish Jewes for their great sin in not repairing the Temple c. 1.1 to 12. II. Gods singular encouragement of the Iewes to fall speedily and vigorously to this work by divers sorts of excellent promises viz. 1. Of his promoting and perfecting the worke when they should sit close to it c. 1.12 to the end 2. Of the surpassing glory that he would communicate to this latter Temple though the structure was not so stately beyond that of the former Temple c. 2.1 to 10. 3. Of Gods singular benediction upon the Corne and all the fruits of the earth for their use if they would buckle diligently to this Temple-worke ver 10. to 20. 4. Of the glorious excellency of Christs kingdome the perfection and complement of all Reformation ver 20. to the end Zechariah ZECHARIAH His descent and the time of his Prophecy See in Zech. 1.1 Scope To encourage and incite the people returned from Captivity especially the Governours Zerubbabel and Joshuah to the building of the Temple Generall parts This Prophecy seems to comprize the summe of five Sermons severally preached by the Prophet viz. I. His penitentiall sermon calling the Jews to repentance This is prefixed as A Preface before the following Sermons of mercy and judgement to prepare f●r the receiving of that the avoiding of this Zech. 1 1.2 to 7. II. His visionall Sermon viz. His Propheticall visions which are in all eight some very obstruse some light may be brought to them by comparing them with Daniels Prophecy These visions seem to be delivered at once are contained from c. 1 7. to c. 7 1. These visions are I. Uisions of Mercy as 1. The vision of men on horse back among the myrrtle-trees in the bottome pointing out Christs singular presence with and providence over his Church in lowest state c. 1. 7. to 18. 2. The vision of four Carpenters c. intimating how God would break and scatter the horns of his Churches enemies c. 1.18 to the end 3. The vision of the man with the measuring line in his hand to measure Ierusalem promising the Restauration and re-peopling of Ierusalem c. 2. 4. The vision of Ioshuah the High-Priest in filthy garments and Sathan at his right hand accusing him Showing that though sins of people and Priest might be objected against them and their intercessors yet they had another High Priest who would plead their cause pardon their sin build the Temple and quiet his Church viz. Christ the Branch c. 3. 5. The vision of the golden candlestick and the two olive trees standing by it declaring that Gods grace alone is sufficient for the reparation and preservation of his Church without all other created meanes against greatest mountaines of opposition c. 4. II. Uisions of judgement c. 5. and 6. The vision of the flying Book and of the Ephah evidencing that though their state should be restored and his Church established amongst them yet he would severely punish them for their sins at present and subvert them for future if their sins grow riper and riper c. 5. III Uisions of comfort viz. c. 7. The vision of foure chariots drawne with foure sorts of Horses comming out from between two Mountaines of brasse Comfortably pointing out the Provident Decrees and Counsels of God immoveable as mountaines of brasse and directing for his Providence begins and steers all actions the course and motion of the foure chariots and horses viz. either the foure Empires of the earth or as some think the Angels of heaven those ministring spirits for the fulfilling of his will for his Churches good so that whatsoever his Church had or should further suffer under them was foreseen and fore-appointed by God himselfe a great comfort to them that were come out of captivity already and to them that as yet remained in captivity c. 6.1 to 9. 8. The vision or rather the Historical Praediction of what was really to be done for his Churches comfort viz. the oblation of some Iewes which came from Babylon as Embassadors from the rest and the typical coronation of Ioshuah the High-Priest under which is declared the Kingdome and Priest-hood of Christ together with the re-establishment and enlargement of the Church under him c. 6.9 to the end III. His Casuisticall Sermon wherein the Prophet at large resolves the Iews in a Case of conscience touching Fasting proposed to him and the Priests with many other Lessons excellently inserted c. 7. and c. 8. IV. His Propheticall Sermon foretelling future events c. 9.10 and 11. wherein are principally considerable 1. Threatnings of destruction to the Churches enemies Land of Hadrach Damascus Hamath c. c 9 1. to 7. 2. Promises of deliverance and protection to his Church against al their enemies c. 9 7 8 3. Promissory predictions of Christs Incarnation Kingdom and the Benefits thereof to his people from whom all comfort and salvation principally flowes c. 9 9. to c. 11 1. 4. Denunciations of dreadfull

Syrian of Antioch the Syrian language being one of the Hebrew dialects partly because herein somtimes is the Language of a Physitian very agreeable to Lukes profession as Act. 17.16 His spirit was stirred in him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. His spirit was in a Paroxysme the word is used by Physitians to signifie a sharp fit of an ague fever c. again the Contention was so sharp 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. there befell a Paroxysme this word is not used in all the New Testament by any but Luke and Paul whose companion Luke was 1 Cor. 13.5 Heb. 10.24 3. By the consent of ancient and moderne writers No doubt this Book was written by Luke of Antioch the Physitian Hieron in Praefa● Act. Luke the follower of the Apopostle and companion of all his Travell wrote the Gospel and put forth also another excellent volume entituled the Acts of the Apostles Hieronym de vir illustr And againe the Acts of the Apostles seem to import a bare history of the infancy of the new-born Christ but if we know Luke the Physi●ian to be the penman of them whose praise is in the Gospel we shall consider also that all his words are a medicine for a languishing soule Hieron praefat in Act. and out of him Beda 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. The book of the Acts which Luke wrote Oecumen in Scholiis None but the unlearned and unskilfull can doubt whether Luke were Penman of the Acts c. Erasmus Occasion It is thought that Luke wrote this History at Rome during Pauls imprisonment there Hieron de vir illustr And that at the request of the faithfull brethren at Rome and by the command of Paul Dorotheus and Nicephor Hist. l. 2. c. 43. Alsted Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 123. The time of writing is referred to the sixtieth year of Christ the fourth of Nero 27th after Pauls conversion But the peculiar guidance of the Holy Ghost was the principall cause of Lukes writing both this and the former Book Scope To describe unto us the Rise Growth State and practice of the Primitive Christian Church in her infancy in the purest Apostolicall times how she observed and obeyed Christs Commandements to his Apostles after his Resurrection and before his Ascension speaking to them of the things pertaining to the Kingdome of God Acts 1.2 3. and this both in matters of faith worship Church-Communion and Church-Government that herein the Primitive Church might be an exemplary Patterne to the following Churches in all succeeding ages So that this is a most usefull Book to the Church of God Principall branches The Acts of the Apostles are laid down in this History 1. More generally The Acts of all the Apostles I. After Christs Resurrection till his Ascension c. 1 1. to 12. II. After Christs Ascension till the feast of Pentecost viz. Their devotion and their Election of Matthias to the Apostleship in room of Iudas c. 1 12. to the end III. At the feast of Pentecost how they preached and walked after they had extraordinarily received the Holy-Ghost c. 2. IIII. After the feast of Pentecost viz. 1. How the Apostles upon report of the miracle that Peter and Iohn had wrought upon the lame man and the doctrine they had boldly taught against all the oppositions and threats of the Priests and Elders powred forth their prayers against the enemies of Christ and his Gospel c. 3 4. to 32. 2. How themselves provided for the necessities of Christians that wanted c. 4 32. to c. 5. 3. How they wrought wonders to the conversion of many c. 5 12. to 17. 4. How the Apostles were imprisoned and beaten for preaching Iesus Christ and how stoutly they behaved themselves under these sufferings c. 5 17. to the end 5. How thu● Apostles appointed seven Deacons to take care of the poore whereof Steven being one wrought miracles disputed was accused answered his Accusation and is barbarously stoned to death c. 6. 7. 6. How the Apostles continuing at Ierusalem in the great persecution occasioning the dispersion sent Peter and Iohn to Samaria to preach to them The Holy Ghost also sending Philip to baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch and to preach c. 8. In which persecution Saul being a great actor was wonderfully converted and called to the Apostleship c. 9 1. to v. 32. 2 More specially The Acts of Peter and Paul are storied I. Peters acts viz. 1. His miracles wrought recovering Aeneas and raising Dorcas from death c. 9 32. to the end 2. His doctrine preached to Cornelius a Gentile c. 10. Defended against them of the circumcision that opposed his communion with the uncircumcised c. 11. 3. His imprisonment and miraculous release c. 12. II. Pauls Acts are recorded according to foure remarkable per●grinations or journeys which he took viz. 1. His first journey was with Barnabas to the Gentiles His Deeds and Acts in that journey are in c. 13.14 2. His second journey with Silas from Antioch to Ierusalem where 1. The occasion of the journey viz. the doctrine of certaine comming from Ierusalem That circumcision was necessary to salvation whereupon that famous Synod was called at Ierusalem c. 15. 2. Pauls Deeds and Acts while he was in Asia c. 16. 3. Pauls Deeds and Acts while he abode in Graecia untill he returned againe to Antioch c. 17. to c. 18. vers 22. 3. His third journey undertaken for the Ephisians sakes where note 1. Whence he went c. 18.23 c. 2. What way he travelled Going c. 19. Comming c. 20 3. Whither he came viz. to Ierusalem c. 21.22 23. Then to Cesarea where consider things done under Felix c. 24. under Festus c. 25. under ●grippa c. 26. 4 His fourth and last Journey which he took towards Rome c. 27 28. II. EPISTOLICAL BOOKS THE EPISTOLICAL BOOKS of the New Testament are All the Epistles written by the Apostles the Apostles being oft-times unable to instruct by their personall presence supplyed that by writing Epistles These Epistles are either written 1. To the Beleeving Gentiles Or 2. To the Beleeving Iews as was formerly noted To the beleeving Gentiles The Apostle Paul wrote his Epistles which are either 1. Generall written to whole Churches Or 2. Particular to some select particular persons Some do rank Pauls Epistles thus according to the persons to whom they were written viz. Pauls Epistles were written either To whole Churches either in Europe as to the Churches at Rome in Italie Corinth in Grecia Thessalonica in Grecia Philippi in Thracia Asia as to the Churches at Galatia in Asia Minor Ephesus in Asia Minor Colosse in Asia Minor Iudea and in other Nations dispersed as the Epistle to the Hebrewes To particular persons as to Timothy Titus Philemon Others endeavour and that not unprofitably to marshall Pauls Epistles in the Order of times and seasons wherein they were severally written which Order is not observed as they are placed in our Bibles And though the punctuall time when every Epistle was