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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

beginning of the eleventh moneth of the fourtieth yeare viz. 38. years and upwards as Iun. and Ainsw observe And this may remarkably be evinced by comparing Numb 1.1 and 36.13 diligently with Deut. 1.3 which as above demonstrate both the beginning and ending of this History of Numbers Scope Lively to set forth the rich blessing of God upon Israel in their wonderfull increase his vigilant providence over them in all their wildernes journeyes and difficulties and yet his severity against their corruption for which many of them perished in the wildernesse after they had been delivered out of Egypt so that they could not enter into his rest because of their unbeliefe Heb. 3.19 Iude ver 5. Principall Parts This Book of Numbers containes an Historicall narration of Israels 1 Preparation for their Journey 2 Iourney it selfe and 3 of their Station I. Israels Preparation for their Journey wherein three things I. The Numbring of them which was 1. Civil both of all the heads of the people according to the families c. 1. and of the order of the Tribes in their Tents c. 2. 2. Sacred where is reckoned up both the number of Levites and other officers about the Tabernacle c. 3. as also their order and ministry c. 4. II. Lawes 1. Common about Sanctimony whether necessary c. 5. or voluntary c. 6. 2. Particular for the Princes offering of every Tribe at the dedication of the Tabernacle and Altar c. 7. For the Levites service c. 8. III. The manner 1. Of their sanctification and order c. 9. And of their Journeying c. 10. II. Israels journeys which are distinguished by the history of their eight notable Murmurings in their way viz. 1. Irksomenesse of their Journey 2. Loathing of Mannah c. 11. 3. Aarons and Miriams emulation against Moses c. 12. 4. Their unbelief at Kadesh where are recorded Their murmuring c. 13. The judgement of God for it c. 14. Their reconcilement to God afterwards c. 15. 5. The envy of the Levites and others against the Priests c. 16. 6. The indignation of the people for the precedent judgement where are set down both their Murmur●ng c. 16.41 42 43. and their Reconcilement c. 16. vers 44. to the end and c. 17 18 19. 7. Murmuring for want of water c. 20. 8. Murmuring because of the way and the light bread and so were plagued with fiery serpents c. 21. III. Israels Station State or condition when they were now nigh to the possession of their inheritance c. 21. to the end of the Book Here is set down a double State or Condition 1. Of the people themselves 2. Of their inheritance 1. Of the people themselves either as 1. overcoming their enemies and possessing the land c. 21. 2. Tempted by Magicall Arts and inchantments c. 22 23 24. 3. ●nsnared with and plagued for idolatry and fornication c. 25. 4. Reconciled to God and numbred for the entring upon the inheritance c. 26. 5. Furnished with a new Governour Ioshuah that was to succeed Moses c. 27. 6. Instructed in sacred things Necessary c. 28 29. Voluntary c. 30. 2. Of the inheritance which is considered either 1. In part As possessed c. 31. As assigned to Gad Reuben and halfe the Tribe of Manasseh c. 32. Here by way of digression is a summary recapitulation of the severall stations of Israel in their march through the wildernesse c. 33. 2. In whole And that either As it is circumscribed with Bounds or Borders whereof the manner of dividing the land c. 34. Or as it is circumscribed with lawes Both of refuge for the man-slayer that slew any unawares c. 35. And of successions in their inheritances c. 36 Deuteron DEUTERONOMIE i. e. The second law or Law repeated Thus denominated by the Greek because this book containeth a Repetition of Gods law given by Moses to Israel AS in Hebrew it is sometimes from the same ground called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mischneh i. e. Repetition of the law From the first words in the Book it s cal'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Elleh Haddebarim i e. These are the words or only 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Debarim i. e. The words Penman of this Book as of all the foure former Books was Moses who also wrote the History of his own death aforehand in the last chapter by a Prophetick spirit or Ioshua wrote it for him Alsted Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 118. This Book containes the History of but a few dayes viz. from the beginning of the eleventh moneth to about the seventh day of the twelfth moneth of the fourtieth yeare after Israels departure out of Egypt for Moses began to speak these words in the first day of the eleventh moneth of the said fourtieth yeare Deut. 1.3 which was a little before his death he died when he was one hundred and twenty years old Deut. 34.7 after which Israel mourned for Moses in the land of Moab thirty dayes Deut. 34.8 this determines the time of the History As Iun. well observes Thus Alsted in Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 118. computes the time of this History viz. 1. The first Part of this Book containes the History of the first day of the eleventh moneth of the fourtieth yeare after their coming out of Egypt c. 1 2 3 4. 2. The second part contains the History of the second day c. 5. to 11 3. The third part containes the History as is probable of foure dayes at most c. 11. to 26. 4. The fourth part containes the History of one day c. 27.28 5. The fifth containes the History also of one day c. 29 30. 6. The sixth containes the History of one day c. 31. c. 7. The 7 th part contains the History of their mourning for Moses thirty daies c. 34. Proofe hereof may be drawn from the History of Ioshua by computing backwards from the day of the Passeover For in the land of Canaan the first Passeover was celebrated in the one and fourtieth year after Israels coming ou● of Egypt on the fourteenth day of the moneth Nisan Josh. 5 10. Before which they were circumcised which probably took up foure dayes Josh. 5. One day they were passing thorough Jordan two dayes in preparation for it Adde to these the time of searching out the land and lastly the thirty dayes mourning And thus going backwards we shall find that Deuteronomie containes an History of but a very few dayes Scope That the law formerly given of God may by this New Repetition of it be more declared confirmed and applied to the present condition of Israel and they thereby fitted and better prepared for the promised Canaan upon which they were entring Principall Parts are The Preface Narration and Conclusion of the Book I. Preface or Prologue c. 1. to 5. contayning 1. A Narration 1. Of Gods calling of Israel from Horeb to the promised Land c. 1. 2. Of the execution of this call Both by divine conduct against their enemies c. 2. And by appointment to enter the Land c. 3. 2. An exhortation

with other writers unanimously receive it as part of the Canon Penman is not so unanimously determined upon among Authors Some thinks it was written by the men of the great Synagogue R. Moses is said to be of this opinion Or by Ioachim the Priest sonne of Iesus the High-Priest Philo Iudeus in Chronol Or by Mordecay as is conjectured partly from chap. 9.20 23. As The Latin Fathers The ground of whose conjecture seemes to come short Or by Ezra or Nehemiah who wrote the two former Histories of the Church of like Nature Isidorus Alsted Praecog Theol l. c. c. 120. But Eusebius in his Chronicles supposeth that the Penman was after Ezra This Book containes an History of the Church under the Reigne of Ahashuerus King of Persia from the third yeare of his Reigne Esth. 1.1 2 3. till the end of his Reigne viz. about 20. years for he reigned in all about 21. or 22. years This Ahashuerus is conceived to be Xerxes sonne of Hystaspis Ezr. 4.6 Iun. Annot. The time of this History is thus computed Ahashuerus makes his feast in his third yeare Esth. 1.3 Marrieth Esther in his seventh yeare Esth. 2.16 Haman conspires against the Iewes and is hanged in his twelfth yeare Esth. 3.7 and 7.10 Thence Esther reigns till the end of his Reigne Mordecai being chief Governour 10. y. Helvic chron S●ope most lively to manifest How singularly vigilant God is over his Church in extreamest straits and deepest dangers not only to preserve her from them and advantage her by them but also to returne the plots of her cruell enemies upon their own heads when they are nearest execution Principall parts This Book declares the Jewes deliverance from Hamans plot both by what meanes and in what manner it was delivered I. Meanes of deliverance Esther advanced Of whose advancement here 's 1. The occasion c. 1. 2. The manner of it c. 2. II. The manner of the deliverance where are laid downe 1. Hamans cruell Plot against the Jewes c. 3. 2. The perill ensuing upon this Plot 1. Generally to all the Jewes c. 4. 2. Particularly to Mordecai himselfe c. 5. 3. Gods countermining of Hamans undermining designe 1. By advancement of Mordecai c. 6. 2. By ruining of 1 Haman c. 7. 2 Of the rest of the Jewes enemies whose slaughter was Impetrated c. 8. Perpetrated c. 9. 3. By producing out of all an happy prosperous quiet condition to his owne people II. DOCTRINAL BOOKS The DOGMATICAL or DOCTRINALL Books Thus farre of those Books which are more properly Historicall Now of the Bookes which were written in the same times with the former which declare to us the will of God in a more Doctrinall way and therefore for distinction sake called DOCTRINALL They are also called the Poeticall Books because it is conceived that they or most of them in Hebrew were written in Metre or Poeticall Measures which now are not so easie to be found out These DOGMATICALL Books containe in them Doctrines 1. Of more speciall and particular reference to some particular individuall person 2. Or of more Generall reference and respect to all Job 1. DOctrines of more speciall reference to a particular person are laid down in the Book of IOB so called because that precious man Iob and his various condition is the chiefe subject-matter of the Booke Some think that there never was such a man in the world as this Iob of which this Book speaks but account this booke rather Parabolicall then Historicall R. Moses Ben. Maimon in more Nebuchim part 3. § 22. And Thalmud Ord. 4. Tract 3. But this dreame is sufficiently refelled by that honourable mention that is made of this renowned Iob in other Scriptures both in Old and New Testament Ezek. 14.14 20. Iam. 5.11 Who this Iob was is more doubted 1. Some thinke that Iob came of Nahor Abrahams brother and that he was the third from Nahor thus Nahor Vz rIob and that he lived about that time that Israel was in Egypt Alsted Chron. p. 100 and p. 115. and p. 502. And Hieronym in Q. Hebr. Tom. 4. fol. 96. Seemes to incline hereunto especially seeing Iob is said to dwell in the Land of Vz Iob 1.1 and Vz was one of Nahors sonnes Gent 22. ●1 But that Land seems not to have received its name of Vz coetaneous to Abraham but rather from Vz son of Aram Sem's Nephew presently after the flood Gen. 10.23 As Gerh. well notes in exegesi loc Com. de Scrip. § 136. 2. Others rather are of opinion that Iob is the same which Iobab King of the Idumeans of the race of Esau Gen. 36.34 And that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 might be changed into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the name Iobab into Iob either from the custome of the Hebrew tongue which oft-times changeth one letter for another or from the Aramick Idumean or other dialect of the Country where he sojourned or from the change of his condition in the world while prosperous he might be called Iobab the letter being doubled when in distresse his name contracted into Iob. See the like in case of Abraham Gen. 17.5 Of Naomi Ruth 1.20 This latter opinion is urged by Arguments not to be neglected 1. From the circumstances of place Iobab lived in the Land of Idumea Gen. 36.33 Iob in the Land of Vz a chiefe tract in Idumea Iob 1.1 Lam. 4.21 Hence Kings of Edom are called Kings of the Land of Vz Ier. 25.20 2. From description of their possessions Iobab had Regall Majesty Gen. 36.33 Iob had a Princely state not usuall to private men Iob 1.1 2 3. And also Princely Dignity Habit and Office Iob 29.9 12 14. 3. From Similitude of names As Moses reckons up among Esau's sons one Eliphaz who brought forth one Theman builder of a Town of his own name Gen. 36.10 15. So Iobs History mentions Eliphaz the Temanite Iob 2.11 Many Authors as the LXX interpret at the end of Iob. Euseb. demonstr Evangel l. 1. c. 5. Ambros. in Com. in Rom. 9. August de Civit. dei l. 18. c. 47. Gerh. quo supr § 134. vid. Mercer in Praefat in Lib Iob Com. in Iob 1.1 Penman of this book is not certainly known Some think it was Solomon but that 's scarce probable Iob living so long before Solomon and many Penmen of Holy Scripture intervening betwixt them Some that Iob penned this book himselfe because the expressions and speeches of Iob are laid down in such emphaticall and patheticall terms Some rather thinke that Moses wrote Genesis and Iob about the same time viz. a little before Israels departure out of Aegypt in the yeare of the world 2452. Alsted Chron. p. 100. R. Solomon and other Hebrewes favour this opinion Scope To evidence as in a mirrour the wise just and fatherly Providence of God to his own faithfull and upright servants even in midst of manifold deepest strangest and longest afflictions Hebrewes say Iob's calamity lasted 12 moneths Suidas saith seaven yeeres Principal Parts In this book

hundred ninety and nine years But Paul in his Sermon at Antioch saith And when he had destroyed seven Nations in the Land of Canaan he divided their Land to them by Lot And after that he gave unto them Iudges about the space of foure hundred and fifty years untill Samuel the Prophet Here seems to be a great opposition but if things be well examined there is none at all Yet it may not be dissembled that this is so hard a knot that it much puzzles writers satisfactorily to unty it 1 Partly because this Computation of 450. years is so punctually confuted by this text viz. to begin after Canaan was divided by Lot and to end at Samuel exclusively 〈◊〉 Partly Because that noted Chronology mentioned in 1 King 6.1 assures us expresly That the time from Israels coming out of Egypt till the beginning of the building of the Temple in the fourth yeere of Solomon was precisely but 480. yeeres But if we allow for the time of the Iudges 450. yeers in this account we shal find the whole time from going out of Aegypt till the Temples founding will arise to 591 yeeres in all viz. From Their departure out of Aegypt till their entrance into Canaan 40. yeere Thence to Ioshuah's death about 17. y. Thence to Elies death for Samuels time is included in Sauls Reigne Act. 13.21 according to this supposition 450. y. Thence to the Death of David 80. y. Thence to the founding of the Temple in Solomons fourth yeere 4. y. In all 591. yeeres So that in these regards it is no easie matter clearly and undoubtedly to reconcile these times Many opinions are offered in Writers to this end yet most of them if not all labour under some inconvenience or other To omit the variety of opinions Let it suffice to mention only two which learned men seem most to incline unto Some thinke that here Paul intended not to reckon up the time while the Iudges ruled because so it were impossible to reconcile these foure hundred and fifty years with those foure hundred and eighty years in 1 King 6.1 as hath been intimated but to point out at what time God gave Israel Judges viz. after these things w ch were declared v 17 18 19. viz. from the birth of Isaac which seems to be noted in that phrase God chose our fathers v. 17. among all people God choosing Abraham among all Abrahams children choosing Isaac and making a Covenant with him till the beginning of Iudges which is computed to be foure hundred fourty seven years that 's about foure hundred and fifty years wants but three years and its usuall in Scripture to put the round number for the punctuall number This Computation they make thus From Isaac's birth to Iacobs birth yeers 60. From Iacobs birth to the going down into Egypt 130. Thence to the Comming forth of Egypt 210. Thence to the entring into the land of Canaan 40. Thence to the dividing of the Land by Lot 7. Which make up in all 447. But this opinion is attended with these two inconveniences 1. The present text in the Acts seems plainly to confine us for these foure hundred and fifty years between the dividing of the land of Canaan by Lot and the beginning of Samuels Rule which limits this Computation transgresseth 2. The number computed doth not exactly amount to foure hundred and fifty wants three Others therefore to avoid these inconveniences confine and bound their computation according to this text to the space of time betwixt the dividing Canaan by Lot and Samuels Rule And they thinke Paul reckoned up all the years mentioned in the Judges and so they compute both the years of the Judges and the years of Israels oppressours distinctly and severally though the years of the Oppressours are indeed comprized under the years of the Iudges and both together do punctually make up the foure hundred and fifty years here mentioned in the Acts. As followeth The Iudges mentioned in the Book of Iudges governed in all 299. years To these adde the fourty years of Eli who so long judged Israel 1 Sam. 4.18 40. So the whole time of the Iudges rule till Samuel was 339. Israels Oppressours were 1. Cushan who oppressed them Iudges 38. 8 years 2. Moab Iudg. 3.14 18. 3. Iabin Iudg. 4.3 ●0 4. Midian Iudg. 6. ● 7. 5. Ammon Iudg. 10.8 18. 6. Philistims Iudg. 13.1 40. So the whole time of their Oppressors was 111. Now adde these together viz. the years of their Iudges and the years of their Oppressours three hundred thirty and nine and one hundred and eleven and the totall resulting is foure hundred and fifty years exactly only th●s inconvenience remaines the same years are reckoned twice over yet it is not in the same but several respects Now if out of the number of years from departure out of Egypt till the Founding of the Temple as first computed viz. 591 You subduct the years of the Oppressours of Israel under their Iudges which seems to be twice reckoned up viz. one hundred and eleven years The remaine is just foure hundred and eighty years according to that of 1 Kings 6.1 And so the Scripture on all sides are reconciled accurately And therefore this opinion seems most to be embraced VIII Rule Learne that excellent Art of explaining and understanding the Scriptures by the Scriptures The Scriptures in some places speak more darkly and dubiously in other places they expresse the same things more clearly and certainly the doubtfull are to be explained by the certaine as darke places by those that are clear As Augustine noteth As Peter being to prove to the Iewes Christs resurrection by Scripture viz. Thou wilt not leave my soule in hell nor suffer thine holy one to see corruption he alledgeth for clearing this another Scripture to evince that this promise was made to David concerning Christ and could not properly be intended of David himselfe Men and brethren let me speak freely to you of the Patriarch David that he is both dead and buried and his sepulchre is with us unto this day Therefore he being a Prophet and knowing that God had sworne with an oath c. Certainly Scripture is the best expounder of it self Scripture-exposition of it self as Augustine and before him Irenaeus observed is most regular and safe Let us saith Chrysostome attend to the Scope of Scripture which interprets it selfe and suffers not his hearer to erre The gold was not sanctified saith Origen without the Temple no more any sense but what is drawn out of the Scripture And most excellently Hilary He is the best Reader who interprets sayings by sayings who brings not an interpretation to Scripture nor imposeth a sense upon Scripture but findeth a sense in Scripture and drawes it from Scripture c. Now that we may more successefully and clearly understand Scripture by Scripture these ensueing particulars are to be observed 1. That Iesus Christ our

13. 2 The manner of the distribution by Lot c. 14. 3 The parties among whom the Land was divided viz. The Israelites c 15. to 20. 4 The menslayers c. c. 20 5 The Levites c. 21. 2. The dismission and remanding of the Reubenites Gadites half tribe of Manasseh to their Lot on the other side Iordan c. 22 3. The exhortation and charge of Joshuah to the people before his death c. 23. II. Of Ioshuah's death and the things immediately Antecedent and Consequent thereto c. 24. II. Israels condition and Government after their entrance into the Promised Land Which is Historically described what it was 1. Before their carrying away into Babylon 2. During the Captivity 3. After the Captivity I. Before their carrying away into Babylon and that either under the Iudges or the Kings I. Vnder the Iudges And here we have two Histories viz. One Common and Generall Another Particular Judges I. THe Common or Generall History is the Book of IUDGES so called not from the Authors of it but from the subject matter of it in Hebr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Shophtim i. e. Iudges Penman of this Book the Hebrewes thinke to be Samuel Alsted Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 119. O●hers thinke that every Iudge recorded the things acted in his owne dayes respectively and that Samuel or Ezra or Ieremiah or King Hezekiah whose men copied out some of Solomons Proverbs Prov. 25.1 collected and digested them into one volume Hugo Cardinal●s in Prolog in hunc lib. This book containes an History of Israels Politie and the state thereof from the death of Ioshuah till the Priesthood of Eli. How during that time Israel oftimes Apostatized from God for which God delivered them into their enemies hands but upon their conversion to him he saved them by Iudges raised up from among their Tribes out of their enemies hands It is an History of about 299 years which may be thus computed From Ioshuah's death to Othniel's 40 y. Iudg. 3.11 From Othniel's death to Ehud's and Shamgar's 80 y. 3.30 Thence to Deborah's death 40 y. 5 31. Thence to Gideons death-40 y. 8 28 Thence to Abimilech's death 3 y. 9 22. Thence to Tholah's death 23 y. 10 2 Thence to Iair's death 22 y. 10 3 Thence to Iephte's death 6 y. 12 7 Thence to Ibzan's death 7 y. 12 9 Thence to Elon's death 10 y. 12 11 Thence to Abdon's death 8 y. 12 14 Thence to Samson's death-20 y. 16 31 Scope of this book to shew what happy Haleyonian dayes Gods Church enjoyes under pious magistrates How severe God is against the sins especially the idolatry of his own people and yet how he remembers mercy in midst of severest judgements Principall parts This book being a Glasse discovering Israels calamity and the cause thereof their sin Describes their sin I. As General Universal and Common to all the tribes viz. by the 1. Kinds or sorts of their sinnes 1. Negligence in driving the Canaanites out of the land c. 1. 2. Perfidiousnesse in Apostatizing from God to Idols c. 2. 2. Effects or fruits of their sinnes viz. Five severall oppressions by their enemies i. e. 1. Syrians c. 3. 2. Canaanites c. 4. and 5. 3. Midianites where of Gideon's 1. Call c. 6. 2. Acts Polemical c. 7. and Political c. 8. 3 Successour Abimilech c. 9. 4. Ammonites Here 1. The cause and effect of the oppression Israels Apostacy and Repentance c. 10. 2. The Remedy viz. warre undertaken against Ammonites c. 11. Ephraimites c. 12. 5. Philistines Sampson being avenger Samsons Birth c. 13. Prosperity c. 14. adversity c. 15. and death c. 16. are at large delineated II. As speciall viz. 1. Idolatry Of one family c. 17. Of the Tribe of Dan c. 18. 2. Lust of uncleannesse Perpetrated c. 19. Punished c. 20 21. Ruth II THe particular History under the Iudges is the Book of RUTH so stiled from RUTH the Moabitesse a Gentile Moab being one of the incestuous sons of Lot Gen. 18. concerning whom this Book treats especially of her marriage with Boaz whose Pedigree by a Prophetick spirit is brought down to K. David Ruth 4.18 to the end Ruth bearing to Boaz Obed the Grandfather of David of whom according to the flesh Christ came Matth. 1.5 6. The Chald. Paraphrast thinks that Ruth was the daughter of Eglon King of Moab but that is not proved by any Scripture nor is it likely that a Kings daughter would marry a Stranger and leave her native Countrey to seek bread in another land saith Gerh. Augustine refers the time of this History to the Beginning of the Kings Aug. l. 2. de Doctrin Christian c. 8. Ioseph l. 5. Antiq. and Hugo Cardinalis referre it to the time of Eli the Priest D. Kimchi in c. 1. Ruth and other of the Rabbines as some note conceive That Boaz who married Ruth was that Judge which is called Ibzan Judg. 12.8 who immediately succeeded Iephte Iunius and Tremellius comparing this History of Ruth with Matth. 1.5 are of opinion that this History fell out in the dayes of Deborah Annot in Ruth 1.1 But it s certaine it fell out in the time of the Iudges Ruth 1.1 though the particular time perhaps cannot so punctually be demonstrated Penman of this History is not certainly knowne Hebrews thinke Samu●l penned it Alsted in Praecog Theol. l. 2. c. 119. Many Writers annex this Book of Ruth as an Appendix to the Book of Iudges as they do the Lamentations to the Prophecy of Ieremiah Andr. Rivet Isag. ad sacr Script c. 29. p. 501. Scope of this Book To delineate part of the Genealogy of Christ Ruth 4.18 c. compared with Mat. 1.5.6 And to shew that salvation by Iesus Christ belongs to sinners of the Gentiles as well as to the Iewes Christ deriving his line not only from Iewes but also from Gentiles and sinners for the raising up of their Hope and Consolation in him Principall parts In this History are described 1. Ruths Distresse in her widowhood c. 1. 2. Ruths Deliverance from this distresse which is 1. Inohoate 1. By her gleaning in Boaz his field with his approbation c. 2. 2. By her lodging at Boaz his feet in the threshing floor at her mothers appointment he being a neer Kinsman c. 3. 2. Consummate By Boaz his marrying of her c. 4. II. Vnder the Kings And here we have three Histories compiled in six books viz. the two Books of Samuel the two Books of Kings and the two Books of Chronicles which Histories set forth the State of the Kingdome of Israel three wayes viz. 1. As the Kingdome was Vnited of which the two Books of Samuel 2. As The Kingdome was Divided of which the two Books of Kings 3. As the Kingdom was both Vnited and Divided of which the two Books of Chronicles As Trelcatius in Oeconomiâ Bibliorum well observes And as the matter of these Histories doth clearly evince I. The UNITED State of the Kingdome of Israel is described what it was both under the

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