140    49 1620  141    50   142  2310  51   143    52   144  ☞  53  230 145    54   146    55   147  ☞  56       57       58       59 1610      60     2320  61       62       63  240     64       65       66       67       68       69 1600      70     2330  71       72       73  250     74       75       76       77       78       79 1590      80     2340  81  After the PROMISE    WORLDE   Joseph Before the birth of CHRIST    from the Heathen Also in Paul and his systers sonne to vvhom all the vvorlde is beholden vvho by an Heathen saued Paul from the Iewes Andronicus Iunias Herodion are also in the euenyng of tymes noble deuiders of spoyles agaynst Satan Rom. 16 7. SAMSON of Dan is to the Philistines a Serpent by the vvay an Adder by the path byting the Horse heeles so that his rider shall fall back vvarde Ioseph is a fruiteful bough tvvo boughes vvhereof ech do reach vnto the vvall By reason of Manasses and Ephraim vvho not only make tvvo Tribes vvherby they had officers double and authoritie according but also encreased so in number that Ephraī ouermatched sōe vvhole Tribe and thereafter had his portion of the Holy land Compare vvith this Iacobs speache the blessing vvhervvith Moses blesseth the chyldren of Israel vvho speaking of Iosephs tvvo sons as tvvo Tribes omitteth Symeō because more thē tvvelue neyther he nor any Prophet reckoneth together Symeon for euyl behauiour at that time vvas vvorthiest to be vnnamed Aftervvardes Dan deserued most contempt that first brought in Idolatrie VVhē tvvelue Tribes be reckoned in Ap. 7 vvherof tvvo are for Ioseph that more thē 12 shoulde not be reckoned Dan is left out in detestation of his Idolatrie VVherefore some thought that the Antichrist shoulde come of Dan. In trueth he follovveth that Idolatrie by imtation is his sonne but in proprietie Abaddon Ap. 9 is of Cittim or Italy Nū 24 called in Ebrevv Adey-obed VVho 2341 father vvil also forgeue your trespasses But if you do not forgeue men their trespasses no more vvil your Father forgeue your trespasses Iesus praide for thē that crucified hym Father forgeue them for they knowe not what they do Luk. 23 34 VVhen they heard Peter they vvere pricked and gladly receyued his vvordes and vvere baptised and the same day there vvere added 3000 soules Act. 2 Steuen prayed for them that stoned him Lord lay not this sinne to their charge Act. 7. And Paul cōsented to his death and breathed threatninges against the brethren yet the lyght of the Lord shined about him cōuerted him he preached Christ Act. 9. Forgeue ye one an other as God in Christ forgaue you Eph. 4. HEZRON 1. Chro. 2 5. IOSEPH dyeth in Egypt being 110 Y. olde Gen. 50 26. By Fayth Ioseph vvhen he died made mention of the departyng of the Chyldren of Israel and gaue commaundement of his bones Heb. 12 22. His bones vvere buried in the lande of Promyse The Fathers also vvere remoued into Sychem and vvere put in the Sepulchers that vvas bought for money of Hamor the Sychemite Act. 7 16. The archers greeued Ioseph and shot hated him His Bovve abode in strength and his armes had a golden might through the God of Iacob vvhence he fed from the stone of Israel The blessinges of Iacob vvere stronger then the blessinges of his fathers Gen. 49.  82       83  260     84       85       86       87       88       89 1580      90     2350  91       92       93  270     94       95       96       97       98       99 1570      100     2360  101       102       103  280     104       105       106     ‡  107       108       109 1560      110     2370                  290                                         1550           2380                  300                                         1540           2390    After the PROMISE Moses   WORLDE    Before the birth of CHRIST    shall perishe in the ende at our Lordes appearyng 2. Thess 2. AS Christ is the chiefest of Eber vvhen at his birth Cittim in Augustus afflicted compelling Ioseph and Mary to repayre to their ovvne to vvne to be taxed and vnder Tiberius crucified euen the King of glory Reason vvoulde that the Kingdome by vvhich the Lord vvas killed should be continually punished both vvith manifest and spirituall Plagues The Empire of Rome both by Paul by the Apocalyps is discouered to afforde
Ammon B. The childreÌ„ of iust Lot vnavvars HERE beginne the first manifest afflictions of Abrahams seede by Ismael the Egyptian by Hagar 400 yeere before the commyng from Egypt Gen 15 13. Act. 7 6. 400 yeres Abrahams seede vvas to be a soiourner in a land not theirs that is not Egypt only but also first Canaan vnto vvhich in the 4 age Israel should returne to holde it their ovvne These 4 are Kohath 1 Amram 2 Aaron 3 Eleazar 4 vvho parted the Land Ios 14. Kohath vvas one of the 70 Gen. 46. he liued 133 â— AmraÌ„ 137 Moses 80 vvheÌ„ Israel came foorth all is but 350 in extremitie VVherefore in Egypt they coulde not be 400 yeeres 215 after the comming of Abraham into Canaan but 70 soules of AbrahaÌ„s loynes go into Egypt 215 yeeres after that 600000 valiant men come foorth     84      10 85       86       87    1   88    2   89    3   90    4 1830  91    5   92  2100  6   93    7   94    8  20 95    9   96    10   97    11   98    12   99    13   100  *  14 1820  101 1   15   102 2 2110  16   103 3 *  17   104 4   18  30 105 5 ☞  19   106 6   20   107 7   21   108 8   22   109 9   23   110 10   24   111 11   25 1810  112 12 2120  26   113 13   27   114 14   28  40 115 15   29   116 16   30   117 17   31   118 18   32   119 19   33   120 20 ‡  34 1800  121 21   35   122 22 2130  36   123 23   37   124 24   38  50 125 25   39   126 26   40   127 27   41   128 28   42   129 29   43   130 30   44 1790  131 31   45   132 32 2140  46  After the PROMISE Abraham Isaac  WORLDE   Ismael Before the birth of CHRIST  133 33 ISAAC is bound layde vpon the Alter to be sacrifisced Gen. 2 29. So Christ vvas bound Mar. 15. SARAH our mother D. being 127 Y. old GeÌ„ 33 vvhose daughters the faythful are 1. Pet. 3 6 REBECCA is maryed to Isaac Gen. 25. to Rebecca vvhe she had conceyued by one eueÌ„ our father Isaac before the Children vvere borne and vvhen they had done neither good nor euil it vvas sayd The elder shall serue the younger Rom. 9 as it is vvritteÌ„ Iacob I haue loued Esau I haue hated Mala. 1. SEM dyeth beyng 600 yeeres olde Gen. 11 11. Of him many thinges are to be said which are hard to be vttered because we are dull of hearing Heb. 5. GOD vvas not ashamed to be called the God of Sem. and Sem is the first in this honour Gen. 9. IACOB Esau are B. GeÌ„ 25 the 22 generation from Adam vvhich 22 ages are compared to the 22 letters of the Ebrew tongue Epipha in Ancorato the old TestameÌ„t is parted accordingly into 22 bookes Euseb NaziaÌ„ Iero the Apocrypha reiected vvhich vvere not knovveÌ„ vvheÌ„ the Massorites reckoned al the letters in the Prophetes Elia. Massoreth Iacob toke his brother by the heel in the vvoÌ„be by his strength he had povver vvith God Hose 12 3. ABRAHAM dieth at the age of 175 yeeres Gen. 25. God vvas not ashamed to be called AbrahaÌ„s God Heb. 11. EBER dyeth being 464 yeeres olde Gen. 11 17. the seuenth froÌ„ Enoch and not far inferiour to hym in 2141 Abraham shevved his loue in not sparing his only sonne God shevved his loue in not sparyng his only sonne Rom. 8 32. The only vvoman vvhose vvhole age is recorded in Scripture After Sarahs death AbrahaÌ„ marieth Keturah and to his chyldren by her geueth substance and sendeth them forth into the East Suach is of his sonnes of vvhom coÌ„meth Bildad Iob. 2. These families I thynke are tearmed the Children of the East Iob. 1. VVhereas the holy Ghost noteth Moses dâ—scription of Melchisedec that he hath no mention of his father nor mother some thinke that Melchisedec can not be Sem because his father is mentioned But they are deceyued For it is spoken not of the vvhole Scripture that he hath no els vvhere a father but of that particuler text of Melchisedec Gen. 14. Novv vvho but Sem shoulde be that most royal king king of iustice sacrificer to the high God euen vvhen Terah had fallen vvith the rest to strange gods vvho should be lykened to the sonne of God and greater then Abraham Heb. 7 7 rather then Sem to vvhom the sonne of God vvas promised vvhiche therefore shoulde be the fyttest to deliuer the promise to Abraham Besides seeyng that Iapheths sonnes fetch their religion from Salem Actes 2 vvhom God vvoulde persvvade to fetch it from Sems tentes vvho should rule Salem vvhere God his Tabernacle shoulde be Psa 76 rather then Sem Therefore tht Hebrewes hold him Melchisedec  47   134 34 ☞  48  60 135 35   49   136 36   50   137 37 ☞  51   138 38   52   139 39   53   140 40   54 1780  141 41   55   142 42 2150  56   143 43   57   144 44   58  70 145 45   59   146 46   60   147 47   61   148 48   62   149 49   63   150 50 ☞  64 1770  151 51   65   152 52 2160  66   153 53   67   154 54   68  80 155 55   69   156 56   70   157 57   71   158 58   72   159 59   73   160 60   74 1760  1 61   75   2 62 2170  76   3 63   77   4 64  Â
  1130  3       4  2800     5      Rest 6      290 7  ‡     8       9       10       11       12  ‡   1120 Rest 13      IVB. 14  2810    5 15 *      16      300 17       18       19       20      Rest 21 *      22     1110   1       2 2820      3       4     310  5     Rest  6      1       2       3       4     1100  5       6  2830  1   7    2    1   3  320  2 ‡  4    3   5    4   6    5   7    6   8  Rest  7 ☞  9 1090   8   10    9 2840  11  Since the com̄ing from EGYPT Abdon Samson  WORLDE   Philistines Before the birth of CHRIST   10 ABDON of Ephraim 8 Y. His countinance vvealth in 70 knights of his loynes is his prayse He shevveth Gods goodnes in multiplying Ephraī If he oppressed not he repressed the Philistines yet sone they here aboutes freshly oppresse 40 Y. SAMSON of Dan iudgeth his people 20 Y. Iud 16 31. A Serpent to the Philistines in the Foxes Asseiavv house postes the heeles of that Horse vvhervpon 3000 Philistines rode fellbackvvard Gen. 49. IACOB looked for God to be his saluation in Christ vvho in death shoulde ouercome his enemies and saue him selfe From Zora Estaol Dans idolatrie sprang and from Ephraims eleuen hundred sicles for vvhich Israel suffered oppressours an hundred and eleuen yeeres and Dalilas eleuen hundrethes of Sicles ouerthrevve Samsō Vpon vvhō at Zora Estaol Gods spirite came ELY of Leui of Ithamar 40 yeeres 1. Sam. 4 18. HE in zeale is vnlike Phinehas of Eleazar vvho killing the Fornicators stayed the Plague receiued from God a couenant of peace Nō 25. Ely stayed not his sonnes from adultery vvherefore God brought death vpon him thē vvith 34000 of Israel and shame vpon his house SAMVEL borne 1. Sam. 1 Anna vvas a Prophet spake of Christ 1. Sā 2. vvhō Anna Panuels D. savv face to face Mary folovveth Annas song Lu. 1. vvhich helpeth much to knovv her meaning Samuel is a nevv Moses cōparable to him in many poynts Both of Leui vvere kings 40 Y. 2841 Ephraim needed no glory yet for Ioseph Iosuahs sake God vvould geue them one Iudge Ephraī despised Manasses nothing regarding Iair for iudgshyp nor his Cities nor sonnes nor Gideon for discōfiture of Madiā Amalek nor Iephte for Ammō though for their lisping pride therein 42 thousand smarted Michas Idolatrie frō mount Ephraim infecting Leui Dan might haue humbled them vvhereby they three have the last and least glory among the Iudges vntyll their idolatrie is by Samuel remoued after the transmigration of the Land Also that Idolatry might be a great cause that God gaue vp 4000 of Israel in a better cause to Beniamins svvorde That Historie is ioyned to Samsons death to geue a close vvarning of Gods displeasure in Samson Ely in remouing the Arke frō Syloh Yet for due time is must be placed as I haue set it though great men olde nevv thinke othervvise This one reason of many may serue Phinehas vvas then aliue and about 90 Y. aged In Chusans first yere to haue 266 yeeres more by Samsons fall it vvere strange The Ebrews that gaue him so many spake as the phrase lyeth accordyng to their maner not as they thinke in proper trueth So they make Naamah Noahs vvife and Dina Iobs Thamar Melchisedecs daughter because in open phrase better men cannot be named though in truth it cannot be so So in Phrase Melchisedec cōtinueth for euer as GOD. In Zoar vpō Gen. 14. Heb 7. So folovving the phrase in 18 seuerall Scriptures of the Iudges  12   1  ☞  13  330 2    14   3    15   4    16   5    17   6    18   7    19 1080  8    20    1 2850  21    2   22    3   23  340  4   24 Rest   5   25    6   26    7   27    8   28    9   29 1070   10   30 Rest   11 2860  31 IVB.   12   32 6   13   33  350  14   34    15   35    16   36    17   37    18   38 Rest   19   39 1060   20   40   1  2870     2       3      360 4       5     Rest  6       7       8       9     1050  10       11  2880     12 ‡    Rest  13      370 14       15       16       17       18       19     1040  20       21  2890    Since the com̄ing from EGYPT Ely Samuel  WORLDE    Before the birth of CHRIST  22  fought killed kings prated for Israel Both their byrth educatiō cōfirmatiō had great notablenes to shevv thē restorers of the state Ely
sentence at this day in speache of Adam that in one day he was formed and deformed by dryuing out of the Garden What shoulde I name Latines as Augustine and Bernarde the simplest learned this much Adam myght better then Iob curse the day wherein he was made and yet CHRIST is then promised a Redeemer Therevpon Adam nameth the Woman LIFE seeying how she redeemed from death shoulde be the mother of Chyldren that by CHRIST myght lyue for euer The affections of Chyldren to theyr Mothers should moue them to know the trueth of this poynt I wyl once againe in fitte place repeate this and hence to Christ his death wyll by yeeres expresse the direct state of the Worlde repeatyng these last poyntesâ— of the speedy fall and comfortable Redemption A MAP OF THE EARTH WITH names the most from Scriptures He Stretcheth the NORTH vpon the Empty WHEREVPON ARE THE PILLERS OF THE EARTH SET OR who layd the corner stone thereof God hangeth y e earth vpon nothing Iob Adam his yeeres Adam falleth before the woman is called Eue 130 Seth borne Gen. 5 3. And Christ is promised a destroyer of the Deuils vvorkes 235 105 Enos borne Gen. 5 6. * Sacrifice is a seale of iustice geuen by fayth The faythful are called the children of God Ioh. 2 12 325 195 90 Kenan borne Gen. 5 9. 395 265 160 70 Mahalaleel B. GeÌ„ 5 * By Enos birth religion is sorovvfully corrupted through mariages vvith Cains house the seuenth from Adam Iude 460 330 225 135 65 Iared B. GeÌ„ 5. 622 492 387 297 227 162 Henoch B. Ge. 5 687 557 452 362 292 227 65 Mathuselah borne Gen. 5 21. 874 744 639 549 479 414 252 187 Lamech borne Gen. 5 25. 930 800 695 605 535 470 308 243 56 Adam dieth Gen. 5 5. 987 857 752 662 592 527 365 300 113 Henoch is taken away Gen. 5. 1042 912 807 717 647 582  355 168 Seth dieth Gen. 5 8. 1056  821 731 661 596  369 182 Noah B. GeÌ„ 5. 29. Tho. â— froÌ„ AdaÌ„ 1140  905 815 745 680  453 266 84 Enos dieth Gen 5 11. 1235   910 840 775  548 361 179 Kenan dieth Gen. 5 14. 1290    895 830  603 416 234 Mahalaleel dieth Gen. 5 17 1422     962  735 548 366 Iared dieth Gen. 5 20. 1536 The pacience of God abode 120 yeres in vvhich the spirit of Christ preached vvhile the ark vvas in making to the spirites novv in prison 1. Pet. 3 19. 849 662 480 CXX yeeres begin Gen. 6 1556 869 682 500 20 Iapheth B. Gen. 5 32. 1558 871 684 502 22 2 Sem borne 1651 964 777 595 115 95 93 Lamech D 1656 Mathuselah dieth Gen. 5 27. 969  600 120 100 98 The flood Wor. Noa Sem. Flod Mans age is shortened halfe in halfe Noah prophesieth blessednes in Christ to Sem and Iapheths dvveling in Salem Gen. 9. 1658 602 100 2 Arphaxad borne Gen. 11. 1693 637 135 37 35 Selah borne Gen. 11. 1723 667 165 67 65 30 Eber B. * Babel is buylded by the cursse of Cham 1757 701 199 101 99 64 34 Peleg B. * the house of Nimrod Mich. 5 6. Seuentie Families are distinguished into 70 languages Ages borne agayne halfed 1787 731 229 131 129 94 64 30 Regu B. 1819 763 261 163 161 126 96 62 32 Serug B. 1849 793 291 193 191 156 126 92 62 30 Nahor 1878 822 320 222 220 185 155 121 91 59 29 Terah B. Gen. 11 24. 1996 940 438 340 338 303 273 239 209 177 147 118 Peleg dieth 1997 941 439 341 339 304 274  210 178 148 119 Nahor dieth 2006 950 448 350 348 313 283  219 187  128 Noah dieth 2008  450 352 350 315 285  221 189  130 Abram borne 2018  460 362 360 325 295  231 199  140 10 Sarai borne 2026  468 370 368 333 303  239 207  148 18 8 Regu di 2049  491 393 391 356 326   230  171 41 31 Serug di 2083  525 427 425 390 360 Terah dieth  205 75 65  Promise Abraham   Mans age the thyrd ☞ World ☜ time is almost halfed    Christ  76  The Promise is geuen that CHRIST shoulde be the sonne of ABRAM after the fleshe Gen. 12 430 yeeres before the Lavve Gala. 3 17. SEM in Canaan called Melchisedec king of Salem a figure 2084 The Lavv vvhich vvas 430 yeeres after cannot disanull the couenant that it shoulde make the promyse of none effect Gala. 3 17. Senear serueth Elam Ellasar Tidal vvith them fal before AbraÌ„ so do the same nations fight fal by the Ebrewes DaÌ„ 7 being 4 troublesome beastes vvhose Images     77  ☞     78       79       80     1840  81       82  2090    After the PROMISE Abraham Isaac  WORLDE   Ismael Before the birth of CHRIST  83  of the son of God blesseth Abram Gen. 14. HAGAR the bondwomaÌ„ an Egyptian is geuen to Abram Gen. 16 2. ARPHAXAD dieth being 438 yeeres olde Gen 11 13 Iust Lot fretteth at the vngodly The cursse of Cham vnto Canaan here beginneth to appeare measure for measure vvho mocked his Fathers nakednesse in vvhose posteritie filthy nakednes brake out An ensample of filthynes punished in euerlastyng fire is shevved in the destruction of SODOM GOMORA ISAAC bor Gen. 21 the seuenth from Eber. They are not all children that are Abrahams seede Ro. 9. but in Isaac shall thy seede be called Gen. 21. ISMAEL Hagar are cast out of Abrahams house Gen. 21 14. As then he that was borne after the fleshe persecuted hym that was after the spirite euen so is it now But what sayth the Scripture Cast out the seruant and her sonne Gal. 4. 29. SELAH dieth bieng 433 yeeres olde Gen. 11 15. ISMAEL hath 12 Dukedomes in the land of Cush in whom Sem ruleth Cham. Vnto this time Ismà elites folowing Mahomet trouble the Churches for their Idolatrie are described Ap. 9. For neare Euphrates Turkes Ismaelites discoÌ„tent with Iambrel king of Babel ioyne force set vpon EVROPE then idolatrous Cedremus Volaterranus 2901 Rome bears for armes 〈◊〉 one cutting ChristiaÌ„s Ap. 13. as CittiÌ„ should Eber. NuÌ„ 24. ISMAEL is borne Gen. 16. It is vvritten Abra. had tvvo sonnes one by a seruant an other by a free vvoman these are the tvvo Testamentes Sina Ierusalem Gala. 4 22. Fayth vvas imputed to Abra. vvhen he vvas vncircumcised after receiued he the seale of righteousnes of his former faith that he should be the Father of the beleeuing circumeâ—sed and vncirumcised that righteousnes myght be imputed to them also Ro. 4 11. ABRAHAM and Ismael are both circumcised Gen. 17. 16. Moab
78  90 5 65   79   6 66   80   7 67   81   8 68   82   9 69   83   10 70   84 1750  11 71   85   12 72 2180  86   13 73   87   14 74   88  100 15 75   89   16 76   90   17 77   91   18 78   92   19 79   93   20 80   94 1740  21 81   95   22 82 2190  96  After the PROMISE Jacob Isaac  WORLDE   Ismael Before our L. Bir. CHRIST  73 133 though he sought it vvith teares For he found not the place of repentance but sayde I vvyll kill my brother IACOB goeth to Laban he seeth a ladder reach vp into Heauen and the Angels of God ascending descending by it Gen. 28 12. Iacob fled into Aram and Israel serued for a vvife Hos 12. LEAH is geuen to Iacob in stead of Rachel for his wyfe Gen. 29 23. IVDA is borne Of him after Ieroboams vvithdravvyng of ten tribes the fathful Ebrewes as Mordecai of Beniamin Hest 2. and Paul Act. 22 and all Tribes Rom. 1 are called Iewes Saluation commeth of the Iewes Ioh. 4. Christ is the Lion of the tribe of Iuda Ap. 5. IACOB goeth from Laban he wrestleth with the Angell and is called ISRAELL Gen. 32 28. By his trength he had povver vvith God had povver ouer the Angell vvept prayed vnto him the Lorde God of Hostes is his strength Hos 12 3. Iacob the Aramite peryshing Deut. 26 bought grouÌ„d of Hamor Ge 33 that possession Iacob gaue to his son Ioseph there vvas Iacobs vvel There Iesus talked of the mountaines and Ierusalems vvorshyp and of the true vvorshypers Ioh 4. IVDA his incest PHARES is borne of Thamar his daughter in law Gen. 38. Thamar can not be Sems daughter for she must be elder theÌ„ Iacob if she were ISAAC dyeth Gen. 35 the longest lyuer of any since Terah that the strength of 2241 Esau or Edom his seede hated Iacobs vnto Herode vvho vvas an Idumean as Iosephus vvriteth CHRIST shevveth Nathanael vvho is that Ladder Ioh. 1 51. He founde Iacob in Bethel there he spoke vvith vs. Hose 12 4. Iacob vvould be content vvith meat clothes So Paul 1. Ti. 6 RVBENS prerogatiue in time turneth to Rachels sonne vvhoÌ„ Iacob thought he embraced Gen. 48 5. and Ruben is a punishment to Iacob for his necligence in vsing Bilhah Gen. 30 22. IOSEPH is borne Gen. 30. Of Christ God spake by the mouth of his holy Prophetes that the Lorde shoulde aryse from Iuda Ebr. 7 14. ESAV terrifieth Iacob BENIAMIN B. Rachel dieth at Bethleem Ge. 35 18. VVhen our Lord is borne there and children killed Rachel vvil not be comforted That is the mothers there afflicted as Rachel vvas vvhen she called her sonne Ben-oni her sonne of sorâ—vv Herod is a nevv Esau Mat. 2. IOSEPH is solde for a slaue Gen. 37 2. 28. vvhen he had been norished 17 yeeres of his Father VVhen they thought euill agaynst hym God disposed it to good to saue much people alyue Gen. 50 20. The Patriarkes moued vvith enuie sold Ioseph into Egypt But God vvas vvith him and deliuered him out of all his troubles Act. 7. They helde his feetâ— in the stockes the counsel of the Lord tryed hym Psal 105 18 IOSEPH expoundeth Pharaohs Dreame Gen. 41. 4â— Â Â Â Â 74 134      75 135     160 76 136      77 137 ☞     78 138      79 139      80 140    1680  81 141      82 142 2250     83 143      84 144 ☞    170 85 145      86 146      87 147      88 148      89 149      90 150    1670  91 151      92 152 2260  1   93 153   2   94 154 ☞  3  180 95 155   4   96 156   5   97 157   6   98 158   7   99 159   8   100 160   9 1660  101 161   10   102 162 2270  11   103 163   12   104 164   13  190 105 165   14   106 166   15   107 167   16   108 168   17   109 169   18   110 170   19 1650  111 171   20   112 172 2280  21   113 173   22   114 174   23  200 115 175   24   116 176   25   117 177   26   118 178   27   119 179   28   120 180   29 1640  121    30   122  2290  31  After the PROMISE Jacob Isaac  WORLDE   Ismael Before our L. Bir. CHRIST  23 83 godlines He was the longest lyuer of all that was borne after the Floodde and none after BABELS buylding exceeded much halfe his yeeres for Peleg the longest had but 239 yeeres Gen. 11 19. He vvas a great Prophet foretellyng the diuision of Tongues Ebers name continued in Abrahams faythfull posteritie vvho vvere called of Eber Ebrewes Adams language remained vvith them vnto the last Prophetes though neare lost in Babel ESAV taketh his wiues of Canaan Gen. 25 34. 26 46. Which were a griefe to Rebecca displeased Isaac therefore went Esau to Ismael tooke his daughter Maalath to wyfe Gen. 28 8. ESAV solde his byrthright for a messe os red Pottage therefore was his name called EDOM Gen. 25 30. LET no man be prophane as Esau vvas vvho for a portion of meate solde his Byrthright Hebr. 12 16. OF Esau eyght Kinges successiuely after that many Dukes togeather ruled before Moses vvas king in Israel Gen. 36. GOD gaue to Esau the lande of Seyr Gen. 36 and by his svvord did he liue Gen. 27 4. ISMAEL dyeth beyng 137 yeeres olde Gen. 25 17. The onely vvicked vvhose vvhole age is recorded in the Lavv. IACOB stealeth the blessing from Esau who shall in tyme breake the yoke Gen. 27. VVhen Esau vvould haue inherited the blessing he vvas reiected 2191 the vsuall
Oliuet as ye fled in Ozias dayes for the Earthquake Before Amos IOEL telleth of svvarmes of Caterpillers like Horses vvith Lyons teeth causing famine The Locustes Apo. 9 vvhich arfensed as bard Horses and vvith Lyons teeth and haue Abaddon of Cittim their King cannot agree to any but to the Popes spiritualtie vvho strong by policie vvealth denoured the fruites of other mens labours in moste of their kingdomes IOTHAM b. 28 of Ozias OZIAS yet can not be in that Leprosy for sacrificing Besides a long time he must needes haue to conquer the Philistines strong tovvnes the ArabiaÌ„s in Gur-baal and Meünim and to humble Ammon and to buylde his great vvorkes 3191 IERO recouereth Chamath to Iudah in Isra Here the only place is that his kingdoÌ„e is called Iudah Dauid vvan Chamath to Iudah by Iudahs ryght vvas he to fight for it IONAS sent to Nineue fled to Ioppe hopeles to conâ—ert Nineue vntyll he had been 3 dayes 3 nightes in the VVhales belly as Christ shoulde be in the belly of the Earth SIMON Bar Ionas likevvise fled from the Heathen vntill at Ioppe God altered him Ac. 1â— PV L might be that repenting K. to vvhoÌ„ God gâ—ueth povver ouer Israel AraÌ„ hitherto vvas mighter theÌ„ Assur HeatheÌ„ stories before Cyrus are but tales Homer knevv neither Nineue BabyloÌ„ nor Ecbatanas vvealth els he vvould not haue brought Thebas Agyptias for an example Il. 10 Stra. 15. THE kingdome is by seditioÌ„ 22 Y. vvithout a king vntill 38 of Ozias theÌ„ Zachary reigneth the fourth from Iehu 2. K 10. The Earthquake in Amos had in Israel his euentes Here their state is tolde Ose 1. to be Iezreel of Gomer the Harlet and God breaketh the bovv of Israel for the valley of Iezreel vvheÌ„ Iehus vvicked house smarteth for Achabs as did his for Nabothes Notvvithstanding yet they be pittyed Ruchama Apeople-Ammy as the faythfull heathen are Rom. 9. 1. Pet. 2. But they shal be vnpit â—ied Lo-Ruchama No-People Lo-Ammy as vve vvere from Noes dayes before God taught all nations to repent and to seeke Dauid Act. 27. ZACHARY 6 months SALLVM 1 month MENACHEM 10 yeeres  17   3    18   4    19 Israel called Iuda  5    20   6    21   7    22   8    23   9   Aram falleth Assur riseth 24   10    25  170 11 ‡ 3200  26   ☾ 1   27 ☾   2   28    3   29 Rest   4   30 PVL   5   31   ‡ 6   32    7   33    8   34 720   9   35 Rest 180  10 3210  36 IVB.   11   37 13  ‡ 12   38    13   39    14   40    15   41   * 16  1     17  2  Rest   18  3  710   19  4   190 * 20 3220 5     21  6     22  7     23  8     24  9  Rest   25  10  Iezreel born of Gomer   26  11     27  12    * 28  13  700   29  14   200  30 3230 15     31  16  Rest  * 32  17     33  18     34  19     35  20     36  21     37  22    ¶ 38  ¶ 1 690 ☾ * 39  * 1 ☽ 210  40 3240  2  From the DIVISION Jotham Ozias Iuda WORLDE Israel Pekachiah Menachem Before the birth of CHRIST   41 vvhereof some engines vvere in force lyke Gunnes to shoote arrovves and stones ESAY prophecyeth Of Christ he speaketh as an Euangelist of heathen coÌ„mon vveales he shevveth that their potentates that seeme to be their starres shal fal as a Fig tree casteth her Figges as in Apo. 6. the Romans do IOTHAM 16 y. 2. Kin. 15 CHRIST fylleth the Temple vvith a smoke of aÌ„ger vvhich to SalomoÌ„ he filled vvith a gracious cloude Seraphim vvith sixe vvinges crying holy holy holy prayse his iustice vvho ten times punisheth Iudah that vvill not yet see vntyll they be destroyed Esa 6. Mat. 13 Mar. 4. Luk. 12. Ioh. 12. Act. 28. RoÌ„ 11 The going to Babel the afflictions vnder Iauan vntil the coÌ„ming of Christe the brightnes of glory Esa 4. Ebr. 1 3. All are shevved in IothaÌ„s times ACHAZ 16 yere 20 Y. olde when he reigned ESAYS chyldreÌ„ are geuen for a signe Sear-iasub Mahersalal-chas baz Esa 7. and 8. Beholde the chyldren that God geueth to Emmanuel Eb. 2. Achaz disdayned the soft flovvyng vvaters of Siloam vvhich in Ioh. 9. vvash blind eyes of one sent thither to see EmÌ„anuel Achaz hyreth Assur vvho vvill ouerflovve the lande of Emmanuel Esa 7. EZEKIAS 29 y. Novv 25 yeeres olde Vnder him Assur thaued ouerfloovvde EmÌ„anuels land taking 330 Talentes and destroying many tovvnes He vvas to the Philistines a Cockatrise as Ozias vvat to them a Serpent he obteyned health froÌ„ ficknet Eb. 11. 3241 About this time liued Homer Hesiod Gyg the first that vvas called Tyrannus Clem. 1. Str. vvho reigned in Lydia vvhose soÌ„net reigned vnto Halys the ryuer vvhere first setled the most of Iaphets house Of him the lande is called Gog. Eze. 38. PEKACHIAH 2 yeere PEK ACH hath part of the 51 but more of the 52 at the comparisons after vvill shevv REZIN of Aram recouereth Eloth from Achaz vvhen Pekach had killed 120000 of Iudah both besiege IerusaleÌ„ Achaz trembled vnstayed and vnbeleuing not vvilling so much as to demand of God for triall a miracle Esay telleth of Gods fauour for Dauids house that a virgin shal beare Emmanuel as Mat. 1. vvho is a child and a sonne that beareth on his shoulders principalitie a vvonderfull counseller mighty God father of eternitie prince of peace of vvhose mysticall large principalitie and peace in Dauids throne there shal be no end Tiglath Pileser captiueth Galily to be Lo-Ruchama tyl Christ beginneth to preach vvhere Captiuâ—tie began Esa 9. Mat. 4. Pekach is kild by Osee Aram captiued to Kyr 56 y. after Amos foretolde it OSEEK 9 y. in one sort agayne to the ninth after once he vvas remoued The kings of Assur are called for Isr Iuda Iareb that is defender Ose 5. Osee sends Oylefor a present to So King of
Antiochus Theos Such is the breede of the fourth Beast vvhich goeth to destruction Magas the brother of Ptolemy Philadelphus maryed a daughter of Soters him Soter vvas fayne to helpe in vvars agaynst the brother His sonne in lavv claymed to be King of Cyren pau in Att. Thereupon the â—vvo leggeâ— began to knocke one agaynst the other At the ende of tymes they agreedâ— and Berenice the daughter of Philadelphus vvas maryed to the King of the norths son Antiochus Theos to make 3641 of it But Selcucuâ— house pleaded that Cassander Lysimachus and Seleucus dyd vppon a common agreement conclude when they ouercame Antigonus that al Syria should be vnder Selcucus Polyb. 5. Then the PLESANT LAND fell to be troden coÌ„tinually of these two Legges PTOLE Philadelphus for him the 70 turned the Prophetes into Greke Much they altered Yeres Gen. 5. and. 11. they faigned 1350 least the ofteÌ„ halfyng of ages shoulde trouble the faithles For persoÌ„s they faine to Sem one Caynan â—an other Caynan betwene Arphaxad Selah Also they â—ayne Ioseph a third generation when Iacob came to Egypt and Ioseph had ben maried but nine y. This moued them They helde in coÌ„mon speech from Gen. 10. that 70 tonges families sprang by Chams cursse that therevpon Iacobs house went to Chams land with 70 soules Deu 32. That those 70 matched in value all families of the earth that none myght rule ouer  When Sel. placed Iewes â—remen in al the Cities which he buylt Iosep Aâ—â— 12. Chap. 3. Christ wrought the mystery of saluation and glory ouer Gog In that Iewes were skattered among Iapheâ—â— sonnes and Greke made a comÌ„on language 4     5     6     7 25    1  *   2     3   280  4     5  3650   6     7 26    1     2     3     4  *   5     6   270  7 27   IVB. 1  3660 ‡ Menander writeth that euyll spech marreth good maners 1 Cor. 15. Aratus writeth that we are the kinred of God Act 17. 22 2     3     4     5     6     7 28    1     2     3     4  3670   5     6     7 29    1     2     3     4     5     6     7 30 3680   1  Seleucus Callinicus K.   2     3     4     5     6     7 31    1   240  2     3  3690   Gabriels 70 SEVENS Iuda Stars of heauen Gog-horned WORLD Egypt-horned Before the birth of CHRIST  4  these Saduces come to extremity Dan. 8. The godly vvho vverâ—egrave contrary to these vvho said styl God marketh hath all vvritten in a Booke for them that feare God Mal. 3. Dan. 7. They did commonly vse in this age the terme of the WORLDE TO COME at the vvyng that therein stoode the perfect blessing R. Aba God comforted particulerly the efflicted by the prince of Magog Such as be vvritten in his booke in that all vvhich sleepe in the dust shall ryse the iust to glory euerlastyng and the other to shame euerlastyng Dan. 12. Accordyng to that the Martyrs vnder Antiochus Epimanes as the sones of Anna often mention the resurrection 1 Mach. 2. Mach. Iosippus The Epistle to the Ebrewes doth recorde properly theyr comfort that they vvould not be delyuered because they looked for the betterresurrection Cha 11. Pharises oppose them selues agaynst the Sadduces in an other extremitie vnskilfully They said that Moses receiued an other Lavv besides the vvritten geuen by traditioÌ„ vvhiâ—h from Iosuah Samuel Ezra and such came to them They vnitie but it vvoulde not stande For Theos had a former vvyfe named Laodicea vvho poysoned her Husbande and styrred her sonnes to kill Berenice vvhich in tyme they dyd and a childe of hers The Angell foretolde this Heathen Appian Iustin recorde it Christians shoulde better marke it Herein the tvvo Legges of the parted Kingdome of Iauan ioyned in mans seede cleaue no better together then Iron vvoulde vvith Clay Nab. foresavve that and vve mistake it SELEVCVS Callinicus is ouercome by Ptolemy Euergetes vvho spoyled his Countrey and caried his Nobles to Egypt as also the Angel foretold Sel. dyeth by a fal Iust 27. SELEVCVS Ceraunus and Antiochus Megas both set vpon Egypt but the first soone died After Megas setteth vpoÌ„ Grece clayming that his vvhich Selâ—ucus Nicator vvan from Lysimachus The Consul of Cittim or Rome foyleth him He spoyleth the PLESANT LAND and a Temple vvhere he is kilde Strab. 16. Iust 32. Mach. SELEVCVS Philopater is that taxer that vvithin fevv dayes is 3691 them rightly more then ouer al other Zohar vpon Ex. To auoyde danger by the king of Cham his land though of Iauans seede they altered the text R. Abra. in Kabalah PTOLEMY Philo. He set foorth an huge army agaynst Antiochâ—s Megas who fought with an other great army Pol. 5. 3 Mach. 1. Antiochus is discomfited that Berenices death myght fully be reuenged Notwithstandyng Philopator prospered not but is kylled by Cleomenes a banished king of Spart Antiochus Megas prospered suÌ„dry times against Ptolemy Epiphanes the sonne whom Philopater dying bequethed to the tutelage of Rome They compell Megas to be quiet who placeth in mariage to Epiphanes one cald DaÌ„ 11. Bath-Nasim a daughter of speciall womanhood Cleopatra the glory of a Countrey Thinking by the mariage to destroy his sonne in law But the daughter fauoureth the husband and both fauour Rome agaynst him Liuy 37.   5     6     7 23    1     2     3     4   230  5     6  3700   7 33    1     2     3     4     5     6     7 34  220  1     2  3710 IVB.  3   23  4     5     6    ‡ The booke of Iesus the sonne of Syrah is written which many be vsed as the writing of a