people praie vnto the Lord the maruellous victorie that the Lord gaue him against his enemies The Contents of 2. Chronicles his reigne and actes 21. Iehoshaphat dieth Iehoram succéedeth him which killeth his brethren he is oppressed of the Philistims his miserable end 22. Athaliah putteth to death all the Kings linage Ioash escapeth 23. Ioash the sonne of Ahaziah is made King Athaliah is put to death The Temple of Baal is destroied Iohoiada appointeth Ministers in the Temple 24. Ioash repaireth the house of the Lord Ioash is killed of his owne seruants 25. Amaziah putteth them to death that fine his father he falleth to Idolatrie 26. Vzziah obeying the Lord prospereth in his enterprises he waxeth proud and vsurpeth the Priests office 27. Iotham reigneth and ouercommeth the Ammonites his reigne and death Ahaz his sonne reigneth his steed 28. Ahaz an Idolateris giuen into the hands of the Sirians and the King of Israel Ahaz encreaseth his Idolatrie his death and successor 29. Hezekiah repaireth the Temple and aduertiseth the â—…s â—f thâ— corruâ—tion of Religion Chapters 36. â—0 〈…〉 kâ—â—piâ—g of the Passe ouer by the kings commandement 31. The people destroy Idolatrie Hezekiah appointeth Priestes and Leuites and prouideth for their liuing 32. Sancheâ—â—â— â—â—uadeth Iudah Hezekiah prepareth for the warre he exhorteth the people to put their trust in the Lord. 33. Manassâ—â— an Idolater causeth Iudah to erre he is led prisoner into Babilon 34. Iosiah destroieth the Idols and restoreth the Temple The Contents of 2. Chronicles The booke of the Law is found 35. Iosiah kéepeth the passe ouer he setteth forth Gods seruice he fighteth against the King of Egypt and dieth the people bewaile him 36. After Iosiah reigned Iehoahaz after him Iehoiakim after him Zedekiah in whose time all the people were caried away to Babilon for contemning the admonitions of the Prophets Here followeth a very profitable declaration for the vnderstanding of the Histories oâ— Esdras Nehemias Esther Dâ—… and diuerse other places of Scripture very darke by reason of the discord that is among Historiographers and among the Expositors of the holy Scriptures touching the successiâ—â— order of the Kings or Monarchies of Babilon and oâ— Persia of the yeeres that the said Monarchies laâ—â—ed â—rom the Transmigrâ—tion of the Iewes vnder Nâ—â—… vntill the Monarchies of the Greekes and of the confusion that is in the names of the Kings of Persia That which hapned to the people of Israell during these Monarchies The Monarchie of Babilon Of the yeeres that the Monarchies of Pâ—â—siâ— reigned of the difference of â—uthâ—â—â— therâ—â—â— of the diuâ—rsiâ—â—e confuâ—â—on of the names of the said Monarchies Nebuchad-nezzar the nineteenth yeere of his reigne destroied Hierusalem and ledde the people Captiue 2. Kings 24 and Ieremie â—9 1 Nebuâ—haâ—nezzar after the caâ—… reignâ—d 6. yeeâ—eâ— The difference of authors as well Historiographers aâ— Expositors of the holy 〈…〉 is great touching the time and â—â—res that the two Monarchies of the Babylonians and Persians continued and also touching the names of the Monarchies herein described wherein there is great confusion And thereâ—ore all other opinions set 〈…〉 weâ— will herein follow Iudâ—us and Meâ—â—â—â—henes aâ—ciâ—nt authors whâ—se opinions doe neerest agree with the holye Scriptures The twentie and fifth yeere of his said reigne he â—…itute his Monarchie in the second yeere of the same he saw the dreame of the foure Monarchies Daniel 2 2 〈◊〉 his sonne â—â— â—…s hauing conquered the kingdome of the Mâ—des against â—â—â—â—ages left the â—aid kingdome to his vncle Darius by whose ayde he toâ—k Babylon and transported the Monarchie of Babylon to the Persians Two yeres after the said Darius â—â—â—â—â—â—ed into Mâ—de and â—â—rus reiâ—â—ed â—lone in Babylon â—hen he moued war against the Sâ—â—â—hiaâ—s and marched toward them and in the meane while lâ—â—t Camâ—â—ses his son â—â—ng of the country in his absence according to the 〈…〉 of the Persians which was to appoinâ—â—â—â— neerest of the kings blâ—â—d to be â—â—â—g 〈…〉 the Country when the king went out to â—ight against anâ— strangâ— nation 〈…〉 is the caâ—se 〈…〉 â—amâ—â—â—â—s 〈…〉 wâ—th suâ—â—…e oâ—â—â—r â—â— the Moâ—… 〈…〉 is 〈…〉 of two brothers that were Magâ—â—ians which 〈…〉 vsurped the 〈…〉 thâ—â—r 〈…〉 being knowne tâ—â—y 〈…〉 a â—…s and Darius 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 châ—â—en 〈…〉 The fifth yeere he sawe the dreâ—â—e of the trâ—e hewon downe Daniel 4. 3 Reâ—â—â—er 3. yeeres â—…s â—â—â—â—â—â—â—e of the 〈…〉 The sixth yeere he was dâ—â—uen amongst the wilde bâ—aâ—â—s by the space oâ— seauen yeers Dan. 4. 4 〈…〉 6. yeeres  Eâ—â—â—â—â—rodâ—ch the first yeere of his reigne deliuered 〈…〉 as whome his â—athâ—r had put in prison 2 Kings â—5 â— Ierem 52 5 〈…〉 fiuâ— yeâ—râ—s  The first yeere of Balthasar Daniel saw the dreame of the faure beastes signifying the foure Monarchies Daniel 7. â— Ciâ—us with 〈…〉 â—â—â—…ed 2 yeeres  From Nabuchodonosor his carrying the people into Babilon vntill the end of the Monarchie of Balthasar it amouâ—â—ed to threescore and ten yeeres foreâ—â—lde by Ieremie 1 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—nâ—th alone â—2 yeeres  Cirus deliuered the people from captiuitie the â—ame yeere that he tooke Baâ—â—lon and gaâ—e theâ—â— great tresures to build vp thâ—â—emâ—le of Hierusaâ—em whâ—â—hâ—r â—â— sent them vâ—â—â—â— the Conduct of â—orobaâ—el â—â—â—â—as 1. 2 〈…〉 the â—…e of 〈…〉 bâ—â—â—g â—hosen 〈…〉  〈…〉 his successor â—â—â—dâ—ed the building of the 〈…〉 Esdras 4.   The sâ—cond 〈…〉 of 〈…〉   xes Agge and Zacharie prophecied stirring the people to goe foreward with the building of the Temple notwithstanding the hâ—â—â—â—aâ—â—e Esdras 5. and surnamed Aâ—…â—ssuerus reigned 20. yeeres Darius succeeded him but is not here placed in the number of the Monarchies for that he left his Kingdome to Darius long-hand his sonne according to the custome of the Persians when hee went to warre against the Greekes The Greekes Historiographers not respecting that custome number the said Xerxes and Cambises aboue mentioned among the said Monarchies successiuely in order which is the cause that they count more yeers in the said Monarchie that is to say 226 yâ—es The third yeere began the Historie of Ester 3 Darius Aâ—â—â—â—… long-hand 37 in the time of tâ—is Darius beganne the 〈…〉 wâ—â—kâ—s of Dâ—… As touching these confused names ye shall vnderstand that among the Persians Darius signifieth he that subdueth Xerxes a â—…r Artaxerxes a great â—aâ—riour Also that this name Assuerus is drawnâ— from the Hebrewes in steed of Artaxerxes further that Artaxerxes was the common name of all kings of Persia as Pharao was the common name of all the kings of Egypt and Cesar of the Romish Emperours The seauenth yeere Eâ—â—er is brought intâ— him Esthâ—r 2. 4 Dâ—â—ius Nâ—â—us Therefore when you finde any indiâ—â—ereâ—tly nâ—med Darius or Artaxerxes or â—oth together that is the cause of the difficulty how to vnderstand vnder what King that hapned which is recited in the said bookes of Esdras Nehemias Esther Daniel and other places of the holy Scriptures except you will marke
of Daniel The Contents of the Chapter viz. 1. THe praier of Azarias the cruelty of the King the fire deuoureth the Chaldeans the Angel of the Lord was Chapter 1. in the Furnace The Storie of Susanna hath one Chapter which is the thirteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine The Contents of the Chapter viz. 1. THe two Gouernours are taken with the loue of Susanna Chapter 1. they take her alone in the Garden they intice her to wickednesse she choose rather to obey God though it The Contents of Daniel be to the danger of her life she is accused Daniel doth deliuer her the Gouernours are to put death The Storie of Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1. hath one Chapter which is the foureteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine The praier of Manasses King of Chapter 1. Iuda when he was holden captiue in Babilon hath one Chapter Here followeth a necessarie Table of the knowledge of the state of Iuda from the beginning of the Monarchie of the Greekes where the table we haue set forth vpon Esdras endeth vntill the death and passion of Iesus Christ The 70. weekes foreshewed by Daniel Dan. 9. The Monarchie of the Greekes The State of the Iewes THe Angell of the Lord sent to Daniel said that it was 70. weekes of yeers that is to say seuenty times seauen which commeth â—o 490. from the giuing forth of the commandement that Hierusalem should bee builded againe and restored vntil Christ the Prince This commandement was giuen forth by the mouth of Darius Long-hand Monarch of the Persians as â—â—â—â— written Nâ—h 2. Therefore the said 79. weekes ought to begin there though all agree not therein for some begin it in the second yeere of the said Darius others the first yeere of Cirus So that from the beginning of the said weeks â—â—â—â— the time that Alexander vsurped the Monarchie we reckon foure yeeres and eighteene weekes which maketh 130. yeers To shew the verifying of the said weeks according to the foresaid prophesie of Daniel 9. wee will proportion them with the yeeres in which the Kings of Siria set there in order on the right side haue ended their Kingdome each of them in order ALexander the great sonne to Phillip King of Macedon conquered the Monarchie of the Persians from Darius the 192. yeere of â—irus the first Monarch traÌ„sported it to the Greeke he reigned sixe whole yeers and the seauenth dyed leauing diuers successors to whom he diuided the said Monarchy before his death that is the Kingdomes of Siria Asia Egypt and Macedonia We will here treat of his successors Kings of Siria onely because the Scripture maketh menâ—â—on thereof and maketh the supputation of the yeeres by the time that the said King reigned beginning at the first as appeareth in the first Booke of the Machaâ—ees And we will orderly set their names the time that each of them hath reigned to conferre them with the number of the weekes placed on the left side of this â—able To the end the said weekes may bee verified that the prophesie of Daniel may be plainely vnderstood touching the comming and death of our Sauiour Christ AFter the people of the Lord were deliuered from the captiuitie of Babilon by â—â—â—us and returned vnâ—o their land vnder the conduct of Zorobabel there was no 〈…〉 â—ame of King in Iuda â—ut Prince and Gouernour which were for the most part of the line of Iuda and are these that followe   1. Zorobabel the yeers â—f the gouernment of each Gouernour reigned 38. yéers 38   2. Resa Mesillam 66. yéeres 66   3. Ioanna Ben Reâ—a 53. yéeres 53 weeks yeers 4. Iudas Hircanus 15. yéeres All which time amounteth to 191. yeers that the Monarchie of the Persians dured 15 25 4 1. Seleucus the first King of yeeâ—es 〈…〉 the first King oâ—â—…ll the dâ—câ—â—sâ—â—â—â—â—ch King Siria surnamed Nichanor beganne his reigne the 13. yéere after the death of Alexander and reigned 31. yéeres  5. Ioseph was Gouernour the yéere of Alexander the great reigned 7. yéeres In his time the said Alexander had the Temple and sacrifice in great honour 7 28 2 2. Antiochus Soter held the Kingdomes of Siria and reigned 19. yéeres 50 6. Abner Sâ—mâ—â— ruled with Ioseph reigned 11. yéeres In his time Ptolomie the first King of Egypt after Alexander took Hierusalem by deceite spoiled the Temple and caried a great number of the people in to Egypt 11 30 3 3. Antiochus Thâ—oâ— beganne his reigne the yéere 51. reigned 15. yéeres 65 7. Mathathias Hâ—li gouerned 12. yéeres 12 33 4 4. Seleuchus Gallicinus reigned 20. yeeres 85 8. Aâ—er Maath â—ouerâ— â— 33 6 6. Antiochus the great began his reigne the yeere 75. reigned 36. yéeres 124 9. Nagid Arphaxat reigned 10 yeers In his â—une Eleazar the high Priest sent the 70. Interpreters to Ptolomie Philadelphe the â— King of Egypt sonne to the said Ptolomie to translate the Holy Scripture out of Hebrewe into Greeke and the said Ptolomie deliuered all the Iewes that his father had holden captiue 10 40 4 7. Seleucus Philopater reigned 12. yéeres 136   42 2 8. Antiochus Epiphanes the Tyrant mentioned in the first Booke of the Machebees began to reigne the yéere 137. and reigned 12. yéeres 160    4     42  9. Antiochus Eupator his son reigned two yéeres 150    0     44  10. Demetrius Soter beganne his reigne the yéere 151. and reigned 10. yéeres 160 10. Agar Eli succéeded him reigned 8. yéeres 8     11. Mallot Naum gouerned 7. yéeres 7 44 0 11. Alexander reigned 5. yer 165   45  12. Demetrius Nicanor reigned 2 yéeres 167 12. Amos Sirach 14 yéeres 14  3   13. Mathathias Silâ—a 10. yer 10 45  13. Antiochus Sedetes reigned but 3. yéeres 170 14. Ioseph Arses 66. yéeres In his time Ptolomie Philopater the 4. King of Egypt entred into Iury and killed 60000. Iewes and restored the country into the hands of Anthiochus the great which deliuered it againe to Ptolomie the successor of the said Philopater for the friendship betweene them 66  6     45  14. Triphon began his reigne the yéere 171. reigned 3. yer 173    4     47 1 15. Antiochus Pius reigned 12. yéeres 185   48  16. Demetrius Nicanor the 12. king afore mentioned was kept prisoner by the Parthians and then returned again to his Kingdome and reigned 4. yéeres 189    3   15. Ianna Hircanus was the last of the line of Iuda and reigned 16. yéeres he was slaine by Antiochus the Tyrant 16 48  17. Alexander began his reigne in the yeere 190. reigned 2. yeeres 191    4     52 0 18. Antiochus Griphius reigned 29 yéeres 220 16. After
Ianna succéeded a kinred of the Priestes named Asmodus The first was Iudas Machabeus which reigned 6. yéeres with great prowesie and vertue 16 54  19. Seleuchus sonne to Griphius was at strife with his vncle and others of his kinred by the space of tenne yéeres 230    4    6 56  20. The yéere 221. the Sirians being grieued at the Princes debate for the Kingdome 〈…〉 Tigranes 248 17. Ionathas his brother reigned in great prowesse vertue 18. yeeres 18     18. Simon his brother reigned 1â— yeeres 8 4   19. Iohn Hircanus his son reigned 34. yéeres he and the predecessors of his kinred held both the Kingly authority and Priestly dignity togeather 43 59  1. The yéere 149. Pompey ouercame Tigranes and deliuered Siria into the hands of the Romanes And 17. yéeres after Iulius Caesar was first Emperour of Rome who reigned in the Empire 5. yéeres 269       20. Aristobulus the son of Iohn reigned 1. yéere he tooke againe the Crowne and title of King for himselfe and his successors   4     67  2. Augustus the second Romane Emperour reigned 56. yéeres Christ was borne the 41. yéere of the same Emperour the 65. wéeke and 3. yéeres 305 21. Alexander reigned King 27. yéeres and left the Kingdom to Alexandra his wife which held it 9. yéeres but left the Priest-hood to Hircanus her son which reigned 3. yéeres after her death Then Aristobulus brother to the said Hircanus draue him from the Crowne and Priesthood and reigned in his place 3. yéeres Pompey with the Army of the Romanes hauing taken all Siria led Aristobulus captiue leauing Hircanus in the Priest-hood and Antipater Herods father gouerned in Iurie And the 51. yeere after Herod was proclaimed King and the scepter taken from Iuda Christ our Sauiour came 27      9  0     70  3. Claudius Tiberius Nero the third Emperour reigned 23. yéeres The 15. yéere of the same Emperour Iesus was baptised beganne then to shewe himselfe openly which was the 5. yéere and 69. wéeke The third yéere following he was put to death for our Redemption at which time the 70. wéeks were finished         3      51 The first Booke of Machabees hath sixteene chapters The Contents of the Chapter viz. 1. AFter the death of Alexander the king of Macedonia Chapters 19. Antiochus taketh his kingdome 2. The mourning of Mattathias and his sonnes for the destruction of the holie Cittie 3. Iudas is made ruler ouer the Iewes he killeth Apollonius and Seron the princes of Siria 4. Iudas goeth against Gorgias which lieth in waite 5. Iudas vanquisheth the Heathen that goe about to destroy Israel and is holpen of his bretheren Simon and Ionathas 6. Antiochus willing to take the Cittie of Elimas for a prey is driuen away of the Cittizens 7. Demettius reigned after he had killed Antiochus and The Contents of Machabes Lysias 8. Iudas considering the power and goodlie pollicie of the Romans maketh peace with them the rescript of the Romans sent vnto the Iewes 9. After the death of Nicanor Demetrius sendeth his armie against Iudas Iudas is slaine 10. Demetrius desireth to haue peace with Ionathas Alexander moueth warre against Demetrius Demetrius is slaine the friendship of Ptolomeus and Alexander 11. The dissention betweene Ptolomeus and Alexander his sonne in lawe the death of Alexander 12. Ionathas sendeth Ambassadours to Rome and to the people of Sparta to renue their Couenant of friendship Ionathas putteth to flight the Princes of Demetrius Triphon taketh Ionathas by deceite 13. After Ionathas was taken Simon is chosen Captaine of whome Triphon taking his children and money for the redemption of Ionathas killeth him and his children 14. Demetrius is ouercome of Arâ—aces Simon being Chapters 16. Captaine there is great quietnes in Israel the couenants of friendship with the Romans and with the people of Sparta is renewed 15. The Romans write letters vnto kings and nations in the defence of the Iewes 16. Sendebeus the Captaine of Antiochus hoast is put to flight by the sonnes of Simon The second Booke of the Machabees hath fifteene Chapters The Contents of the Chapters viz. 1. AN Epistle of the Iewes that dwelt at Hierusalem sent Chapters 15. vnto them that dwelt in Egypt wherein they exhort them to giue thankes for the death of Antiochus of the fier that was hid in the pit the praier of Nehemias 2. How Ieremie hid the Tabernacle the Arke and the Altar in the hill of the â—iue bookes of Iason contayned in one 3. Of the honour done vnto the Temple by the kings of the Gentiles Simon vttereth what treasure is in the Temple The Contents of 2. Machabees 4. Simon reporteth euill of Onias Iason desiring the office of the high priest corrupted the king with rewards 5. Of the signes and tokens séene in Hierusalem of the end and office of Iason the pursuit of Antiochus against the Iewes 6. The Iewes are compelled to leaue the lawe of God the Temple is defiled the readers are admonished that they shall not abhorre the aduersities wherewith the Lord afflicteth them the grieuous paine of Eleazarus 7. The punishment of the seauâ—n bretheren and of their Mother 8. Iudas gathereth together his host Nicanor is sent against Iudas the Iewes giue thankes after they put their Chapters 15. enemies to flight diuiding the spoiles vnto the fatherles and widdowes 9. Antiochus willing to spoile Persepolis is driuen to flight As he persecuted the Iewes he is striken of the Lord the fayned repentance of Antiochus he dieth 10. Iudas Machabeus taketh the Cittie and the Temple he beginneth to shewe the acts of Eupator fiue men appeare in the aire to the helpe of the Iewes Timothie is slaine The Contents of 2. Machabees 11. Lysias goeth about to ouercome the Iewes succour is sent from heauen vnto the Iewes 12. Timotheus troubleth the Iewes the wicked déedes of them of Ioppa against the Iewes 13. The comming of Eupator into Iurie the death of Menelaus 14. By the motion of Alcimus Demetrius sendeth Nicanor to kill the Iewes 15. Nicanor goeth about to come vppon Iudas on the Sabbaoth daie the blasphemie of Nicanor The description of the holie Land containing the places mentioned in the foure Euangelists with other places about the sea-coastes wherein may be seene the waies and iournies of Christ and his Apostles in Iudea Samaria and Galilee for into these three parts the Land is diuided Mount Oliuet is two mile from Ierusalem East and by South Gethsemani a Village lyeth at the foote of the Mount betwixt the same and Ierusalem Bethphage a Village lyeth not farre from it Also in the vale betwixt the Mount and Ierusalem Golgotha or the Mount of Caluarie lyeth hard by Ierusalem West and by
cleansing of him that toucheth vncleane things the purgation of an Oath and of sin done by ignorance The Contents of Lâ—uiticus 6. The offring for sinnes which are done willingly the offring of Aaron and his â—onnes 7. Trespas offrings sinne offrings of Peace offrings the sat and blood may not be eaten 8. The Câ—nsecration of Aaron and his Sonnes and of the annoynting of the Tabernacle 9. The first offrings of Aaron Aaron blesseth the people the â—lory of the Lord â—s shewed 10. Nadab and Abihu are slaine Israel mourneth for them the Priests are forbidden wâ—â—â— 11. Of Beasts Fishes and Birds which â—e cleane and which be vncleane 12. A law how Women should be purged after their deliuerance 13. The Priests must haue a consideration and iudge Chapters 27. who are Lepers of the leprous Garment 14. The cleansing of the Leper and of the house that he is in 15. The manner of purging the vncleannes both of Men and Women 16. What Aaron must doe of the scape Goat the cleansing of the Sanctuary 17. All sacrifices must be brought to the doore of the Tabernacle to Deâ—â—ls they may not offer they may not â—at blood 18. The Israelites may not walke after the mâ—â—ner of the â—giptians nor Canaanites what degrée of kindred may marry together 19. A repetition of sundry Lawes and Ordinances a consideration of the poore 20. They that giue of their seede to Molech must die against such as séeke after Sorcerers 21 At what Funeralls the Priests may be present how pure the Priests ought to be touching themselues and their families The Contents of Leuiticus 22 Who ought to abstaine from eating the things that were offered how what and when they should be offered 23 Of the holie daies of the Sabboth the Passeouer the feasts of vnleauened bread 24 The Oyle for the Lampes he that blasphemeth must be stoned he that killeth shall be killed 25 The Sabboth of the seauenth yéere and the yéere of Iubile 26 They are blessed that kéepe the commandements of God and cursed are they that kéepe them not 27 Of diuers vowes and redemption of the same all Tythes are due to the Lord. The fourth Booke of Moses called in the Hebrew Vaiedabbar and in the Latine Numery hath thirtie sixe Chapters The Contents of the Chapters viz. 1 MOses and Aron with the twelue Princes of Tribes Chapters 36. are commanded of the Lord to number them that are méete for warre The Leuites are exempted for the seâ—â—â—ce of the Tabernacle 2 The order of the Tentes the heads of the kinreds of Israel 3 The Leuites goe not to battaile but minister in the Sanctuarie they pitch their Tents next to the habitation 4 The Office of the Leuites 5 The Leprous and polluted persons shall be put out of the Tents the satisfaction for sinne the Law of Iealousie 6 The Law of consecration of the Nazarites how the Priests shall blesse the people The Contents of Numbers 7 The offring of the heads and Princes of Israel in the dedication of the Tabernacle and the Altar the Lord speaketh to Moses out of the mercie seate 8 The order of the Lampes the â—orme of the Candlesticke the cleansing and offering of the Leuites 9 What time the cleane and what time the vncleâ—â—e ought to kéepe the pâ—ssâ—ouer the cloud couering the â—abernacle leadeth the Israelites through the wildernâ—… 10 The Trumpets of â—â—â—â—er and their vse Hoâ—â—b refâ—seth to goe with Moses 11 The people murmureth they desire â—lâ—â—â— theâ—… Manna it raâ—â—eth â—uailes the 〈…〉 are 〈…〉 12 Aron Miriam geudge against Moses Miriam is stricken Chapters 36. with Leprosie and healed at the praier of Moses 13 Certaine men are sent to search the land of Canaan They bring of the fruit of the land 14 The people murmure against Moses and Aron they would haue stoned Caleb and Ioshua 15 What manner of offerings the Israelites should offer when they enter into the land of promise the man stoned 16 The rebellion of Chorah Dathan and Abiram whome the earth swallowed vp quicke 17 Arons rodde buddeth and beareth blossoms whereby his priest hood is confirmed against the rebellions people 18 The office of the Leuites the Tithes and first fruits must be giuen them Arons heritage 19 Of the ashes of the red Cowe the water of expiation is made to washe away diuers vncleanesse 20 Miriam the sister of Moses and Aron dieth Moses and Aron shall not enter into the land of promise 21 Israel vanquished King Arad and a Cananite the fiery Serpents are sent to sting the murmuring people The Contents of Numbers 22 â—ing Balac sendeth twice for Balaam to curse the Israâ—lites the Lord forbiddeth him to goe the Angell rebuketh him and Balaams Asse speaketh 23 Balaam causeth seauen Altars to be built God teacheth him what to answer in stâ—â—de of cursing he blesseth the Israelites 24 Balaam Prophesieth prosperously of the Kingdome of Israel and of the comming of Christ 25 For the fornication of the people committed with the daughters of Moab God commandeth the chiefe rulers to be hanged Phiâ—eâ—s killeth Zimri and Cosbi 26 The children of Israel are numbred in the plaine of Moab from twenty yéeres and vpward 27 The law of the heritage of the daughters of Zalphaad Moses praieth for a gouernour of the people and Ioshua is appointed 28 What must be offered on euery feast day 29 What must be offered the eight first daies of the seauenth month 30 Of vowes when they shall be kept and when not Chapters 36. 31 The Madianites are slaine and their Citties burnt Balaam alsâ— is slaine onely the virgins are reserued aliue 32 Moses giueth to the Rubeâ—tes Gadites and to the halfe 〈…〉 oâ— Manasses their portion of their in heritance beyond 〈…〉 33 The two and fortie iourneis of Israel are numbred they are commanded to kill the Canaanites The Contents of Numbers 34 The costes and borders of the land of promise certaine men are assigned to deuâ—de the land 35 The law of man slaughter for one mans witnesse shall no man be condemned 36 An order for the marriage of the daughters of Zalphaad the â—nâ—eritance could not be giuen from one Tribe to another The fift Booke of Moses called in Hebrew Elle haddebarim and in Latine Deuterâ—nomium and hath thirtie foure Chapters The Contents of the Chapters viz. 1 MOses reproueth the people for their inâ—redulitie Chapters 34. 2 A rehearsall of the benefits of God bestowed vpon his people his people Israel is forbâ—dden to fight against the Edomites Moabites and Ammomtes Sehon King of Hesbon is discomâ—â—ted 3 Things that chanced from the two Kings Sehon Og The Contents of Deuteronomie vnto the Institution of Iosuah in Moses steade 4 An exhortation to obserue the law without adding thereto or diminishing wée must teach the Law to our children wée ought to make no Image whereby wée might be induced to Idolatrie 5 Moses is the meane betwéene
North. Here followeth a necessarie Table to make plaine the difficultie that is found in Saint Mathewe and Saint Luke touching the generation of Iesus Christ the Sonne of Dauid and his right Successor in the kingdome which description beginneth at Dauid and no higher because the difficultie is onely in his posteritie Mathew  S. Luke  Dauid begate  Salomon â— Nathan the Kinges brother The posteritie of Salomon left in Oâ—hosiaâ— whereby the Kingdome was translated to the line of Nathan in the person of Ioas son to Iuda Mathatha Roboanâ— Â â—eâ—na Abâ—a  Meâ—cha Asa  Eliacim Iosaphat  Iona Ioram  Ioseph Ochosias  Iuda Simon called Ioas which begat Amasias The names here contained as well on the left side as on the right issuing from Ioas haue diuerse names and yet are all one person Therefore note that the persons on the left side named by S. Mathew are the very same that are otherwise named by S. Luke on the right side till Salaâ—â—iel Leui Azarias  Matthath Ioatham  Ioram Achas  â—liâ—xer Ezechias  Iesu Manasses  Her Amon  Holmaâ—â—m Iosias  Cosan Acâ—aas  Abdi Ioacim  Melâ—hi Iâ—â—koâ—ias  Neâ—i Salathiel  Salathiel Zorobabel which begate Abiud After the people were returned into the land with Zorobabel being deliuered from the captiuity of Babilon hee gouerned the same people 58. yeeres and left diuerse children among whom Rela Abiud were the chief So the gouernment rule â—uer the people remained to Rela and his posteritie vntill Iannâ— thence descended the Virgin Maâ—ie as is declared by the generation described by S. Luke â— Ioseph her husband descended from the said Zorobabel by Abiâ—d brother to Rela as Saint Mathew declareth in the generation by him described Reâ— which gouerned 66. yeers Ioaâ—na 53. yeeres Iuda 14. Ioseph 7. Sâ—â—â—i 11. Maâ—haâ—hâ— Nahat 9. Naggâ— 10. Helâ—â— Nâ—um 7. Amos 14. Mathath 10 Ioseph 66. Iâ—nnâ— 16. Melchi Matthath Hâ—li called Ioacim Maâ—iâ— the mother of Christ Eliacim   Aâ—câ— Â Â Sadâ—â— Â Â Achin   Eliud   Eleazâ—â— Â Â Mathaâ— Â Â Iacob Iosesph the husband of Maâ—ie the virgin mother to our Sauiour Christ    Iesus Christ  FOr better vnderstanding of the Contents of this Table ye shall note that the Euangelists S. Mathew and S. Luke haue diuersly recited the generation of our Sauiour Christ accordgin to the flesh and yet tende both to one ende that is to proue that according to that which is written of him in the prophesies he is descended of the Royall blood of Dauid and â—â—ghtly succeeded him in the Kingdome So the diuersitie of the said recitall consisteth in this that S. Mathew setteth forth the said generation descending from the father to the sonne and S. Luke ascendeth from sonne to father which come all to one end But to shewe the agreement of Saint Luke with S. Mathewe we haue here set forth the generation by him described descending after the order of S. Mathew to the end that the one may be conferred with the other furthermore S. Mathew describeth the generation of Ioseph though it belong nothing to Iesus Christ after the flesh S. Luke that of the Virgin Marie for it was very necessarie to recite both forasmuch as women were commonly reputed of the line or kinred of their husbands and so as well of her husbands side as on her owne ofspring it is manifest that she was of the Royall line of Dauid 1. Iuda of the line of Nathan engendred Simeon called Ioas which came to the Royall Seate because the posteritie of Salomon failed in Ochosâ—as therefore the Kingdom belonged to Nathans posterity according to the ordinance of Dauid as Philo reciteth that is the yongest of the children of Berâ—ebe which was Salomon should reigne after him and that if the posteritie failed the Kingdome should come to the posteritie of the next younger which was Nathan and therefore Nathan was called Ahiscar that is to say brother of the Prince and they of his posterity Ahiscarim that is to say brothers of the Prince and Mathitim which signifieth Geuen to succeede The said 〈…〉 reciteth that the posteritie of the said Naâ—… was so honored of the King Iosaphat that 〈…〉 called his children the brothers of Iâ—ram 〈…〉 and their children the brothers of Ochoâ—â—a 〈…〉 nephew and this is the cause why the â—…pture saieth that Ioâ—s was the son of â—…sâ—as though he were not his natural son bâ—… sonne of Iuda descended of Nathan Note that S. Mathew going about to describe the generation by foureteens did first leaue out Ioas Amazias and Azarias which are set in betweene Ochosâ—as the last of the race of Salomon and Ioathan further hee hath left cut Ichaas and Ioacim placed between the same description more perfect and plaine Forasmuch as it seemeth that S Luke maketh no mention of the generation of Marie but rather of Ioseph for he vseth these words that Iesus was counted the sonne of Ioseph which was of Heli that is to say the sonne of Heli we must vnderstand that in this place the name of sonne is taken for the name of sonne in law to Heli for that he tooke to wife the Virgin Mary daughter to the said Heli which manner of speech is common in the Scripture for we find that Noenn calleth Ruth her daughter which was but her step-daughter her sonnes wife The Gospell by St. Mathew hath twentie eight Chapters The Contents of the Chapters viz. 1. THe genealogie of Christ from Abraham the mariage Chapters 18. of his mother Mary the Angel satisfieth Iosephs minde the interpretation of Christs names 2. The time and place of Christs birth Christ fleeth into Egipt the young Children are slaine 3. Iohns preaching office life baptisme reprehending of the Pharises and baptizing Christ in Iordan 4. Christ fasteth and is tempted he calleth Peter Andrew Iames and Iohn 5. In this chapter and in the two next following is contained the most excellent and louing Sermon of Christ in The Contents of St. Mathew the Mount which sermon is the very key that openeth the vnderstanding into the lawe in this fift chapter specially he preacheth of the eight beatitudes or blessings of man slaughter wrath and anger of swearing 6. Of almes praier of fasting he forbiddeth the carefull séeking of worldly things 7. He forbiddeth foolish and rash iudgement he reproueth hipocrisie 8. Christ clenseth the leaper stilleth the sea and the winde and driueth the deuills out of the possessed into the swine 9. He healeth the palsie and calleth Mathewe from the Custome 10. Christ sendeth out his twelue Apostles to preach in Chapters 28. Iurie 11. Christ preacheth Iohn Baptist sendeth his Disciples vnto him Christs testimonie concerning Iohn 12. Christ excuseth his Disciples which pluck the eares of corne 13. The parable of the seede and of the tares 14. Iohn is taken and