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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44096	The principles of Christian religion in twenty questions and answers whereunto is added, a compendious history of the most memorable passages of Holy Scripture by way of questions and answers, for the use and benefot of the inhabitants of the parish of Wotton in Oxford shire. By John Hoffman B.D. minister of Gods Word.	Hoffman, John, b. 1601 or 2.	1653 (1653)	Wing H2348; ESTC R215272	23,157	80

read of the other five being the last Kings of Israel 1 A. Shallum reigned one Month and is slaine by Menhaem 2 Menhaem reigned ten years and oppressed his Subjects by taxes 3 Pekaiah his sonne reigned two years and is killed by Pekah a Captaine of his Army 4 Pekah is killed by Hosheah 5 In Pekah and Hoshea's daies Israell is carried away captive to Babylon and thus ended the Kingdome of Israel The First and Second Bookes of CHRONICLES Q. 1. VVhy are these Books so called 1 A. Because in these are recorded many memorable things from Adam to those times 2 Because therein are contained some Histories of the Kings of Israel and Juda. EZRA Q. 1. WHat is the summe of this Book 1 A. How the Jewes after 70 yeares captivity returned by command from the Emperour Cyrus into Judea and set up againe the Temple and Worship of God in lerusalem and built the City 2 Ezra the High Priest being also returned taught the People the Law of Moses and caused all that had married outlandish woemen to send their Wives and Children away from them because Jesus Christ being to come of the Tribe of luda God would have a holy seed prelerved 3 Old people seeing the new Temple and City and remembring the Glory of the old wept because nor so glorious and sttately as was that built by Solomon but they are told by the Prophet that this latter Temple shall be far more glorious then the former because the Promised Messiah of the World should teach there in prison NEHEMIA Q WHAT is chiefly contained in this book A 1. Nehemiah a captive Jew and a great favorite of the Emperour Artaxerxes hath leave and meanes granted him to returne to his own Country and to set forward the building of the Citty and Temple in Jerusalem 2. Being returned he is much opposed in the worke by Tobia and Sanballat yet protected of God the people being constrained to worke with one hand and to hold a sword in the other 3 He did much for Gods worship and for his Countryes good HESTER Q WHAT is the summe of this book A 1 How Hester a poore jewish captive maid is preferred to be Queen and Empresse to the Emperour Ahashuexus after that the former Queene Vasthy was deposed for refusing to come to the King when he sent for her to shew her beauty to the Nobles being then assembled at a great feast the emperour had made for them which feast lasted 180 dayes where none was compelled to drinke but every man left to his freedome 2 Haman a Noble man and a great favorite at that Court obtained a decree from the Emperour to kill all the people of God the Jewes in one day because Mardochy the Jew would not bow the knee before him 3 How Gods wonderfull providence wrought for their deliverance and preservation by the care and prayer and fasting of Mardochy and of Queen Hester 4 How Hamans intended mischeife is discovered to the King at a feast and prevented and how Haman was hanged on the same Gallowes he had set up for Mardochy for which deliverance the lews kept a yearely feast called Purim or Lor. Q 2 Why would not Mardochy how to Haman A. Because Haman was by Nation an Amalekite which Nation was cursed of God and the Israelites were commanded to abhorre them Exod. 17.16 where Moses saith that God will have warre with Amalek from generation to generation JOB Q. 1. VVHat read we of Iob 1 A. That he was a very rich man and a very Godly man having seaven Sonnes and three Daughters and a very great houshold 2 God was pleased to give way to Satan to deprive him of all his Estate Children Friends and his health to trie his patience 3 Iobs behaviour under his wofull losse pain sorrow was exceeding comfortable full of Faith and patience blessing God for all 4 Some of his old friends came to visit and to comfort him in his distresse endeavouring to convince him that God plagued him for some notorious sinne as for hypocrisy or the like whereupon followeth a sharpe and a witty dispute between them The Question was whether Iob suffered for hypocrisy His friends affirme it and ordered all their discourses accordingly Iob denies it and maintaines his integrity At last God himselfe is the Moderator between them Iob is justified and his friends condemned and Iob must pray God to forgive their mistakes Q. 2. What was the event and issue of Iobs triells A. The issue was most comfortable for 1 He recovered his former health and strength 2 God blessed him with a greater worldly estate then he had at first 3 God gave him as many Children as he had before 4 He lived 140 yeares after his troubles dyed The Book of PSALMES The 1. Question WHat say you of the Book of Psalmes 1 This Book of Psalmes is one of the most excellent Books of holy Scripture wonderfully fitted for all mens occations whether in adversity or in prosperity 2 It is thought by the Learned that Esdras collected these Psalmes and put them into this order we now read them in 3 Christians in former times were so in love with this Book that one while they would read it over every weeke another while every moneths 4 It is a Book full of prayers and thanksgivings seaven Psalmes are called penitentiall Psalmes because David composed them or some of them at a time when he repenced for his sinnes fit to be often read by us and they are these The 6 The 32 The 38 The 51 The 102 The 130 The 143 5 In times of sicknesse or other troubles read also The 25 Psalme The 39 The 88 The 22 The 44 with others 6 In times of prosperity when thou wouldest give God thankes for a blessing received read or ling The 19 Psalme The 65 The 103 The 104 The 107 with others 7 They are called the Psalmes of David because the Kingly Prophet David made most of them though not all for many Psalmes were made by other holy men after Davids death Christ and his Apostles doe often repeat things out of it This Book is very usefull for the weaker and more ignorant people PROVERBS ECCLESIASTES CANTICLES The 1. Question WHat say you of these three Bookes of Solomon 1 A. The Book of Proverbs containes much heavenly matter in few words every Chapter and sometimes every verse holding forth diverse Truths 2 In the Book of Ecclesiastes Solomon like a Preacher instructs us how to look after true blessednesse and convinces us that all things under the Sunne are vanity and vexation of Spirit and he is exceeding earnest with young folkes to serve God betimes 3 In the Canticles Solomon sets forth the mutuall and entire love betwixt Jesus Christ the Bridegroome and all Believers his spouse This Book is to be read with all Christian reverence and holy affections Wanton and filthy people are very unfit to Read this or any other part of holy writ