worlds creation And for the ruling of all things read Dauids exhortation ACknowledging that we receiue all things from Gods good hand The Prophet proueth that therein our thankes and praise doe stand BY his particular mercies which Israel well knew He saith that euerlasting praise to him from them is due Chapt. 137 COme see the Captiues constancy destroy'd in Babels land Their griefe to see Gods truth decay here maist thou vnderstand DAyly they liu'd in anguish great the Caldees vext so sore With taunts reproaches mocks and scoffs and blasphemies great store ENduring long these miseries the Isra'lites desire That God would plague the Edomites in his prouoked ire FOr ioyning with that Babels brood in all their cruelties Of whose destruction in this Psalme the Prophet prophesies Chapt. 138 GReat courage doth the Prophet vse in praysing Gods goodnes Which he declared vnto him and euery day expresse HIs goodnesse to him was so great that Princes knew the same Euen forraine Princes which with him shall likewise proue the same IN time to come he is assur'd like comforts still to find As he had done in former times from his good God so kind Chapt. 139 KIng Dauid for to clense his heart from all hypocrisie Doth shew that nothing can be hid from Gods all seeing eye LYing him downe or rising vp his thoughts each deed and word Yea all his pathes his walkes and wayes are knowne vnto the Lord. MAn cannot hide himselfe from God his hand will find him out The darkest night is as noone day when â— Sunne shines cleare about NOte how he doth confirme all this by mans most strange creation â—s zeale and feare of God he shewes and his great detestation OF all that vp against the Lord maliciously doe rise â—hom he vnfainedly doth hate as vtter enemies Chapt. â—40 PEruse how Dauid doth complaine of many iniuries â—f falshood and of cruelty done by his enemies QVickly he hath recourse to God by prayer and request â—d is assured that the Lord will grant him peace and rest RIghteous then he doth prouoke due pray'rs to God to yeeld â—â—d to assure themselues that he will be their fence and shield Chapt. â—41 SOre persecuted vnder Saul good Dauid seemes to be â—d then by prayer vnto God for succour he doth flee THen he desireth God that he would bridle his affections â—nd giue him patience to endure his fatherly corrections VNtill the time was fully come when he would vengeance take â—d of his cruell enemies â—n vtter riddance make Chapt. â—42 AN earnest prayer Dauid makes when he was in the caue That from the cruell rage of Saul the Lord his life would saue BEhold that neither mou'd with hate nor yet amaz'd with feare Of present death nor was he forc'd by any deepe despaire CRuelly then to kill his King but with a quiet mind Directs his prayer vnto God where he doth comfort find Chapt. 143 DAuid doth in this Psalme intreat the Lord most earnestly That all his sinnes he would quite blot out of his memory ENuious men most earnestly did persecute him still Yet he confesseth all was done Gods iustice to fulfill FRom all such foes to be set free he prayeth in this place And that the Lord would him restore to fauour and to grace GOds teaching he desires to haue and Holy Ghosts direction That he may lead a godly life safe vnder his protection Chapt. 144 HEre Dauid with humility and with a heart most sound Doth prayse the Lord omnipotent for fauour which he found IN being his deliuerer his fortresse and his shield In granting him the victorie of all his foes in field KEeping him safe and placing him in royall dignities â—e craues Gods aid and that he would destroy his enemies LArge promises to God he makes that he will still confesse With Psalmes and fongs of thankes and praise his bountifull goodnesse MArke wherein true felicity and happinesse doth rest Who haue Iehouah for their God most happy are and blest Chapt. â—45 NOte that King Dauid then doth make this worthy Psalme of praise When as his Kingdome flourished in his most happy dayes OBserue how herein he describes Gods prouidence on earth â—â—uling man and all things else that hath or wanteth breath PRaising his name because iustly he plagues the wicked traine â—ut to the iust doth euermore a louing God remaine QVickned herewith he promised that he would praise his name â—nd that all flesh for euermore should likewise doe the same Chapt. â—46 ROuring vp his affections the Prophet doth declare â—e zeale he had to prayse the Lord for his great loue and care SIng praises during life he will he teacheth not to trust In Princes nor in sonnes of men who quickly turne to dust TRust onely in the Lord saith he who sets th' oppressed free Who comfors widdowes fatherlesse and all in misery VNto the blind who giueth sight who stroyes the wicked traine Who for the sauing of his Church for euermore shall raigne Chapt. 147 A Psalme of praise here Dauid makes wherein he doth declare Gods wisedome power and prouidence vpon all things that are BVt specially vpon his Church which cannot be destroy'd For he doth build it though thereof some members be annoy'd COllecting the dispersed ones healing the broken hearts Feeding the Rauens when they cry much more all true conuerts DEclaring to his chosen folke the word of his saluation A blessing which he hath not giuen to men of euery nation Chapt. 148 EXhorted are all creatures here to prayse the Lord of might Angells in heauen men on the earth and starres that shine so bright FOr he câ—eated them of nought but more especially The Psalmist doth prouoke his Church his name to mâ—gnifie GIuing his people Israel great power and dignity When he had ioyn'd them to himselfe in leagues of amity Chapt. 149 HEre Dauid doth exhort Gods Church and children to prepare Their hearts to sing new songs to God for many blessings rare IOyfull he bids his saints to be and that with one accord For conquering their enemies they still should praise the Lord. KIngs being enemies to them shall all be bound in chaines And Noblemen in Iron bands such foes the Lord restraines Chapt. 150 LEarne lastly how the Prophet bids all men the Lord to prayse Without all intermission and by all meanes and wayes MOst mighty acts and wondrous workes wrought both by sea and land In heauen and in the firmament doe craue this at our hand NOte that with sound of instruments which God of old requir'd He bids them praise him though since Christ such are not so admir'd PROVERBS Chapt. 1 ATtend vnto the Prouerbe vse feare God beleeue his word Inticing sinners all auoyd them no consent afford BY Wisedome here complaint is made that shee 's despis'd of all And therefore when they cry for helpe she will not heare their call Chapt. 2 CRy for knowledge as siluer feeke for heauenly wisedomes skill This will thee keepe in holy wayes and
great sinnes the iust they sore affright They take a bribe they turne the poore in Courts beside their right LOue ye and euer seeke the good but hate the thing that 's ill Establish iudgement it may be God will be gracious still MOurning shall be in euery street saying alas alas And in all vineyards saith the Lord for I that way will passe NO light nor brightnesse to be seene but darknesse all abhorr'd Woe then to them that doe desire that day of God the Lord. O Israel I despise and hate your meetings and your feasts I care not for your melodie nor offrings of fat beasts POure iudgement downe and righteousnesse as mighty streames of water But you for your Idolatrie as captiues God will scatter Chapt. 6 QVake for the woe that God prouides for them that liue at rest Trusting in the Samaria mount and feeding of the best REioycing in the instruments which they like Dauid make For Iosephs sore affliction no griefe at all they take SEats of oppression ye frequent ye all must captiues be The Lord hath sworne that he abhorres all Iacobs dignitie TEn in one house if there remaine they euery one shall die They turned iudgement into gall and dealt most cruelly VNto our selues by our owne strength you say we haue got might But I will raise a nation strong shall all your land affright Chapt. 7 AMos by praying to the Lord preuents his iudgements all With which he pleaded purposing that they on them should fall BY Grashoppers and furious fire when he would them annoy I sayd ô Lord forgiue their sinnes and doe not so destroy COntent he was then for to heare a plumb-line then I see By which he shew'd that Israel should quite destroyed be DYe by the sword Ieroboam shall thus Amos dare to say And eke that Israel shall be led as captiues quite away EAte thou thy bread in Iuda land ô Amos there goe preach At Bethel here the Kings Chappell I charge thee not to teach FLocks did I feed said Amos then no Prophet was at all From them to preach to Israel Iehouah did me call GOd saith to thee who me forbids to preach against this place Thy wife an whore thou and all thine shall dye in great disgrace Chapt. 8 HEre by a basket full of fruit is shewed Israels end And for oppression of the poore sore iudgements God will send IN that day all the Temple songs to howlings God shall change Dead bodies cast out here and there to see shall be most strange KNow this all ye that pinch the poore and sell your refuse wheat Making your Ephah measure small and eke your shekel great LOnging to haue the sabbaths gone that you may sell your corne To plague you for this wickednesse the Lord himselfe hath sworne MOurning and lamentation then with woe and well-away Shall be as for an onely sonne and th' end a bitter day NO bread nor water shall they want this food I will afford But they shall wander farre and neare and shall not heare my word O How shall yong men in that day and virgins faint for thirst The swearers by Samaria's sinne marke how they here are curst Chapt. 9 POsts of the doore and lintels smite and cut them all i' th head To shew that not a man shall liue but all cut off and dead QVite ouerthrow the land will I yet will not vtterly Destroy the house of Iacob then but sinners all shall dye RAise vp the ruines then will I and close the breaches all Of Dauids house they there shall dwell that on my name doe call SWeet wine shall all the mountaines drop the earth giue great increase I le plant my people in their land and giue them lasting peace OBEDIAH 1 A Rumor from the Lord is heard the heathen say arise Let vs goe warre against Edom whom God doth much despise BEcause thy pride and crueltie so greatly doth abound Although thou nests among the starres I le bring thee to the ground CVt off for euer shalt thou be because thou wast full glad When Iacob thine owne brother was by strangers captiue led DIstressed in calamitie thou should'st not haue them grieu'd Nor cut off those that did escape but rather them relieu'd EVen like as thou hast done to him so shall it be with thee Good Iacob shall possesse their Land and Esau spoyl'd shall be IONAH Chapt. 1 ARise thou Ionas saith the Lord and goe to Niniuee A◠Ioppa Ionas tooke a ship and did to Tarshish flee BVt God sent out a mightie storme wares were all cast i' th deepe The shipmen sore affrighted pray'd Ionas fell fast asleepe CAll'on thy God O sleeper thou arise what dost thou meane The Master said then cast they lots that so it might be seene DIstinctly for whose cause it was they were so sore agast◠The lot on Ionas then did light and he did bid them cast EVen him into the raging sea for this quoth he I know That for my sinne this storme is sent and mighty winds thus blow FEaring exceedingly they pray'd then did as Ionah said Who being cast into the sea forthwith the storme was stay'd GReat fish did swallow Ionah vp men feared at these sights They vow and pray and Ionah lay i' th fish three dayes and nights Chapt. 2 HIs God did Ionah pray vnto out of the belly of fish The Lord then heard his wofull cry and granted him his wish I Am cast out of sight said I yet will I once againe Toward thy holy temple looke the waters flow amaine KEeping me in on euery side my head is wrapt in weeds Within me when my soule did faint I call'd to mind thy deeds LYes and vanities who obserue their mercy they forsake But I will sacrifice to thee to thee my prayers make MY sauing health is from the Lord to him I le pay my vowes The fish at Gods commandement then on dry land Ionah throwes Chapt. 3 NOw Ionah is sent the second time the Niniuites to call For to repent in forty dayes or looke for fatall fall OF this when King and people heard they all did fast and pray The King put off his Royll Robes in sack-cloth went that day PRoclaiming that no man nor beast all Niniuie within Should eate or drinke but strongly cry and turne from all their sinne QVaking for feare who knowes say they if God will pardon giue And turne from all his anger fierce and grant that we may liue REspecting much their godly griefe and how they did amend God did repent him of the euill which once he did intend Chapt. 4 SEe here how Ionah doth rep'ne at Gods exceeding grace I knew so much quoth he before I came vnto this place TAke therefore now my life away I would no longer liue What Ionah dost thou well to frett and at my mercy grieue VNder a booth did Ionah sit th' effect of all to see The Lord prepar'd a shrowding gourd whereof full glad was hee A Worme this
12 DEliuered wife must in her time bring Lambe for sacrifice Or Turtles two and on th' eight day the childe must circumcise Chapt. 13. ESpie out Leprosie in haire in skin flesh bile or cloath Put such apart them purge with fire with water or with both Chapt. 14 FOr clensing of a Leper learne to anoynt or to descry And how to purge a house that is infect with Leprosie Chapt. 15 GOd here declares how men to clensâ— and women eke likewise For vncleane issues what to giue to God for sacrifice Chapt. 16 HEre learne how high priests enter 〈◊〉 into the holy place What for himselfe he offer should and people in like case INto the desert with their sinnes the scape goat must be sent Atonement made their yearely fast by Gods commandement Chapt. 17 KIll nothing in nor out of campe to 'th doore thy offrings bring Blood where is life see thou eate not nor any torne dead thing LEt no man sacrifice to Deuills but to the Lord alone Who breaketh any of these lawes must be cut off each one Chapt. 18 MAke no vnlawfull mariages incestuous lusts abhorre To Moloch offer not for these the land was plagued for NO buggerer nor beastly man let liue in land with thee Their wicked customes follow not then blessed shalt thou be Chapt. 19 OBey thy God yeeld filiall feare keepe Sabbaths Neighbours loue Adultry witchcraft lying theft far from thy soule remoue PVt farre away reuenge and hate let not thy brother sinne No stranger vexe be righteous and so Gods fauour winne Chapt. 20 QVite cut off Moloch mungers all with all the beastly â—out â—o Parenâ—-cursers be thou pure lest land doth spue thee out REgard no wizards lest thou dye thy selfe doe sanctifie All incest and vncleannesse shunne the Countrey manners flye Chapt. 21 SEe how the Priests must Virgins wed his estimation saue His whorish daughter must be burnt he must no blemish haue THe Priests must mourne but for his kinne they needs must holy be No blind lame crooked drawse as Priests shall offer gifts to me Chapt. 22 VNcleannesse is foure wayes procur'd vncleane Priests must refraine From holy things vntill that they be washt and clens'd againe ALL strangers seruants soiourners in Priests house must not eate The age of Sacrifices learne which must be that dayes meat Chapt. 23 BEhold the feasts which God commands that Moses should proclaime The Sabbath feast of Pentecost for honour of Gods name COmming into your fruitfull land when you your field shall reape A solemne feast of your first fruits you solemnly shall keepe DAyes seuen eate all vnleauened bread leaue gleanings for the poore Tabernacles and trumpets feasts come fast the Lord before Chapt. 24 EVening and morne the high Priests must dispose the oyle for light And the Shew bread blasphemers must be ston'd in all mens sight FOr killing man man must be kill'd beast killer makes it good Breach for a breach a tooth for tooth God will haue blood for blood Chapt. 25 GOd bids that fields the seuenth yeare rest and bondmen all be free In fiftieth yeare how houses men and lands restor'd must be HEre fruit the land shall largely giue ye shall in safety dwell â—f these my statutes ye obserue and keepe my iudgements well IF brother stranger soiourner be poore and in decay Releiue them vsury and increase let no such poore man pay Chapt. â—6 KNow keepe doe these Gods commands and then thou shalt be blest â—espise his lawes and looke for plagues the Lord will thee detest LEt grauen pictures none be made in land no pillar reare â—e thou religious who repents the Lord will him forbeare Chapt. â—7 MEn making certaine vowes to God those persons be the Lords â—arke here what estimation God to the Priest affords NOthing deuoted sold shall be no man beast house or fields â—y tithes pay truly to the Lord of all the Country yeelds NVMBERS Chapt. 1 ALl fit for warre by Moses here and Princes numbred be Euen tribe by tribe yet Leuites are exempted and set free Chapt. 2 By their owne standards orderly they campe and pitch their tents Each tribe his captaine hath Leuites with tabernacle went Chapt. 3 CHarge here of holy things is giuen to Cohaâ—h and Gerson To Merari for the first borne is â— Leuies tribe alone DEliuered is the ouerplus of money to Aaron Which Moses had of th' Isra'lites redeeming their first borne Chapt. 4 Ele'zers charge to Leuites care their age and time respected Commit theÌ„â—â—â—iage of the tent by Priest they are directed Chapt. 5 FRom out of campe exclude vncleane confesse the wrong restore Gifts are the Priests suspected wise is tryed the Lord before Chapt. 6 GIue ye no wine to Nazarites let them not shaue their head All dayes of separation nor must they mourne for dead HEre is the forme the Priests must vse Gods people for to blesse God thee preserue still on thee shine his Gratious loue expresse Chapt. 7 IN ample sort the Princes giue to those two dedications From mercy seat God of his will to Moses makes relation Chapt. 8 KNow how the lights must lighted bee the Leuites consecrated How long to serue and when to cease by Moses is related Chapt. 9 LEt Passeouer be kept first month and second by some men A cloud of fire directs and guides the Arke whither and when MOnth day and houre appointed here with all the holy rites And ceremonies of the same wherein the Lord delights Chapt. 10 NOw th' use of siluer trumpets learne to Paran they remoue The order of their marching marke Hobab sees Moses loue OBserue when arke remoues or rests Moses on God doth call To turne to Israel and to quell and scatter enemies all Chapt. 11 PRayer of Moses quencheth fire for flesh they weepe and cry Manna is loathed Moses eas'd with quailes in mouth they die Chapt. 12 QVarrelling with their brother mecke the Lord doth testifie His loue to Moses Miriam strikes with loathsome Leprosie REad how at Moses prayer she is healed of her paine Seuen dayes shee 's shut out of the hoast and then receiu'd againe Chapt. 13 SEarchers are sent commend the land huge grapes from Eshcol bring Some fright with Giants Caleb bids go on feare no such thing Chapt. 14 THe people murmure at the newes but Ioshua cheeres them still And Caleb God doth threaten all the rebels for to kill VNto the Lord then Moses prayes obtaineth at Gods hand A pardon but the murmurers must not come in the land A Plague destroyes the slanderers them also God doth kill That would inuade the holy land without his holy will Chapt. 15 BRing ye these offrings to the Lord let strangers doe likewise For ignorance and error kill the goat for sacrifice CVt off presumptuous sinners all the * An. Mundi 2465 sabbath-breaker note Who must be ston'd God bids them all make fringes on their coat Chapt. 16 DAthan * An. Mundi 2467 Korah and Abiram gainst Moses doe
â— appeare Chapt. 6 KIng and the City Iericho the mighty men and stout God giues to Ioshua he the walls besiegeth round about LEst you be curs'd saith he refraine from all the cursed things The walles fall downe who them repaire a curse vpon him brings MArke here how Rahab is â— presenâ—'d with all the friends she had She hid the spies now dwells with them and Ioshua makes her glad Chapt. 7 NOte Achans sinne how Isr'el fled God tells what thing annoyed He bids them search Achan is â—ound He with all his destroy'd Chapt. 8 O Feare not Ioshua Aâ—â— is thine they saine to flee but turne They slay them all hang vp their King take spoyle and City burne PReuailing thus against his foes to God he altar builds He writes the Law vpon the stones thankes to Iehovah yeelds QVite through did Ioshua read the Law to all of Israel Cursing the bad but blessing those that godly liu'd and well Chapt. 9 REad how ' gainst Isr'el Kings combine who cursed of the Lord Doe flocke together furiously to fight with one accord STout Ioshua gull'd by Gibeonites when they great conquests see He life doth promise by an oath their slaues they all must be Chapt. 10 THen fiue Kings warre ' gainst Gibeon but kill'd with sword and haile The Sunne stands still those fiue are hang'd Seuen moe are made to quaile Chapt. 11 VNto one King another sends but all are ouercome Hazar is burnt that chiefe City they kill both all and some Chapt. 12 ALl the â— who le land stout Ioshua takes the Gyants conquered are Rich spoile and prey the people got the land did rest from warre BEhold here thirty Kings and three by Isra lites were slaine Their land on both sides Iordan did to Abrahams seed remaine Chapt. 13 COme marke the limits of those lands not conquered on that side The same to nine tribes and an halfe by lot thou shalt diuide DIuided was th' inheritance to Rubens tribe and Gad The Lord was Leuies portion he no inheritance had EAstward to halfe Manassch's tribe in land of Moabs plaine Did Moses giue these portions there false Balaam was slaine Chapt. 14 FOr wholly following the Lord to * An. Mundi 2500 Caleb Hebron fell By lot the nine tribes and an halfe had land wherein to dwell Chapt. 15 GReat lands large hath Iudahs tribe here Othiniel hath to wife Good Calebs daughter Iebusites in Salem are too rife Chapt. 16 HEre of the sonnes of chast Ioseph the bounds and borders read The bounds of Ephraim Cananites are yet not conquered Chapt. 17 IOseph his sonnes and his sons sonnes their portion being scant Are bid possesse the woods and hills driue our th inhabitant Chapt. 18 KNow that at Shilo th'arke is plac'd three senâ— more land to see An. Mundi 2510 The townes allotted Beniamin iust six and twenty be Chapt. 19 LOe Simeon Zebul Issachar with Nephtal Asher Dan Receiue their land a part is giuen to captaine Ioshua than Chapt. 20 MEn killing vnawares for such sixe refuge Cities make At high Priest death to his owne house he may himselfe betake Chapt. 21 NOw eight and forty Cities here the Leuites doe possesse With suburbs for their Cattle then the land hath promis'd rest Chapt. 22 OF Reubenites blest and dismist they then an Altar make For witnesse not for sacrifice which answer Princes take Chapt. 23 POssesse ye shall this promist land your foes God will expell If that you cleaue vnto his lawes and liue godly and well QVietnesse and prosperitie the Lord will euer send One man shall chase â— a thousand foes God will you still defend REfuse commerce with heathens all and names of Idols hate â—f not the Lord will cut you off and quite destroy your state Chapt. 24 SVch and so great from Terah's time Gods fauors euer were â—hat neuer people had like cause his glorious name to feare THen serue him in sinceritie saith Ioshua euery one â—oth I and mine will serue him still then sets he vp a stone VNder an oake as a witnesse lest they should God deny At hundred and ten yeares of age good Ioshua then doth dye ALl Ioshua's and Elders dayes they liue in godly wise Here Ioseph's bones are buried and Eleazer dyes IVDGES Chapt. 1 ACrs of Iudah and Simeon An. Mundi 2511 Adonibezeks due Salem is taken and Hebron they both are made to â—ue BEcause Othiniel tooke Debir he Achsah hath to wife The Kenites dwell in Iudah land marke warres and bloody strife COnquer'd and kill'd are Cananites curst Hormah Askelon Gaza with all the coasts thereof and wicked Ekron Towne DRiuen out of Hebron Anakis the acts of Beniamin Of Iosephs house of Zebulon of Nephtal Asher Dan. Chapt. 2 EVen by an Angell at Bochin the Isra'lites are checkt Because they did the voyce of God rebelliously neglect FVll well in dayes of Ioshua the people seru'd the Lord But afterwards â— his holy lawes they vtterly abhorr'd GOds anger marke for this their sinne and after marke his pity Canaanites are for tryall left in euery towne and citie Chapt. 3 HEare marke the Countries which were left the Isra'lites to try Who by their fellowship with them commit Idolatry IN their distresse from Cushans rage good * An. Mundi 2530 Othniel sets them free from Eglon after eighteen yeares by * An. Mundi 2550 Ehud sau'd they be KNow after this that * An. Mundi 2580 Shamgar stew six hundred Philistines With an oxe goad so they were freed from foes at sundry times Chapt. 4 LEwdly againe did Isr'el deale Iabin molests againe Deborah and Barak sets them free * An. Mundi 2630 by Iael Sisera's slaine Chapt. 5 MElodious praise good Debora doth sing vnto the Lord Meros for not assisting them is cursed and abhorr'd Chapt. 6 NOw Isralites by Midian for sinne are sore opprest A Prophet cheeks them Gideon sent for to procure their rest OBserue how Gideons present with fire in wondrous wise Is quite consum'd and how that he doth after sacrifice PLeaders for Baal Ioash checks hee 's call'd Ierubbaal â— His signes obserue his armies great whereby to vanquish all Chapt. 7 QVickly the most An. Mundi 268â— are sent away three hundred he doth take He is encourag'd by a dreame told of the barley cake REad here of trumpets pitchers lamps a stratagem most rare By Ephramites Zeb and Oreb great Princes conquered are Chapt. 8 SVccoth and * An. Mundi 269â— Penuel both refuse good Gideon to relieue He pacifieth Ephramites those townes doth spoile and grieue TWo Kings are taken Gideon doth reuenge his brethrens death On Zeba and Zalmanna both with sword he stopt their breath VNwilling is he to beare â— rule his threescore â— sonnes and â—en His Ephod causing false worships his death vnthankfull â— men Chapt. 9 ABimelech with Shechemitâ—â— doth trecherously conspire His brethren kills the kingdome gets which he did much desire BVt Iotham sau'd by parable doth sharply
stifly stand and still maintaine his owne integrity IN fight of God he saith no man when he is truly tryde Can be accounted pure and cleane or fully iustified KNowne are the starres to be impure in his most glorious sight How much more than a silly worme a wofull wretched wight Chapt. 26 LOe here how Iob doth Bildads speech reiect disproue despise And doth confesse Gods mighty power most holy iust and wise MOst infinite each kind of way his wayes past finding out His wondrous workes proclaime the same wrought all the world throughout NO helpe therefore brings man to God nor no defence at all He hath no power nor no strength to helpe himselfe withall Chapt. 27 OBserue how Iob protests againe his owne integrity The hypocrite is without hope of all prosperity PLainly he doth reproue his friends for witnesse God doth call That while he breath'd his tongue should speake no wicked words at all QVite rooted out shall bad men be both they and all their race All mighty tyrants and all such as lacke true faith and grace Chapt. 28 REad that a man things naturall may vnderstand and know And giue a reason of such things as here are done below SVch humane wisedome man may haue but wisdome from aboue It is a gift most excellent which God giues of his loue THis wisedome is to feare the Lord and from all ill to flee Is vnderstanding which who hath a blessed man is he Chapt. 29 VNto his mind when Iob doth call his prosperous life before His present great calamitie with griefe he doth deplore A Blessing was vpon his house and on his children deare Both yong and old both rich and poore did him regard and cheare BEcause he was eyes to the blind and feet vnto the lame He was of great authority and had a noble name Chapt. 30 COntemned and derided now he is of varlets base Who though he fed them all before him now with scoffes disgrace DElighting in his misery they spitted in his face He was the by-word and the song of youths that wanted grace EXceeding honour which Iob had his great prosperity Is turn'd into extreame contempt and great calamity Chapt. 31 FVll fraught with vertue 's faithfull Iob in his perplexed state Some of the same doth solemnly here in this place relate GIuing no leaue vnto his eyes to looke for fearest of lust He walked not in vanity in gold he put no trust HE fed and cloath'd the fatherlesse the widdowes poore releeu'd He kept good hospitalitie and eased all were greiu'd IN prosperous state he was not proud from sinne he did abstaine Nor for the feare of mortall men Gods feare made him refraine Chapt. 32 KIndled it here Elihu's zeale gainst Iob and his three friends His silence he by Iobs and theirs excuseth and defends LEarne this from Elihu that age no mortall man makes wise All diuine wisedome doth from heauen and from the Lord arise MArke how he speaking doth excuse his bold and youthfull action Marke how he checks for giuing Iob no better satisfaction NEcessity he saith compell'd Gods spirit did constraine His conscience also forc'd him so that he could not restraine Chapt. 33 OFfering with sincerity and meeknesse eke of mind To reason here with patient Iob you Elihu shall find PErusing and repearing words which Iob had spoke before He doth confute them euery one with arguments good store QVite freeing and excusing God from giuing an account To man because his actions and greatnesse doe surmount REpentance God calls man vnto by visions in the night By dreames and by afflictions and preachers preaching right SEe here how he inciteth Iob from speaking to refraine To marke his speech and if he will to answer him againe Chapt. 34 THen Elihu accuseth Iob in speech to be too large Because he did the Lord most iust with some iniustice charge VNto the Lord omnipotent iniustice to impute Who vnto all as they deserue doth iustice execute AN heinous wickednesse it is God cannot be vniust Man therefore must submit to him and in him firmly trust BEcause Iobs words did seeme vnwise Elihu him reproues God pulls downe proud and mighty men and sets vp whom he loues Chapt. 35 COmparison to make with God were greatly to offend Because our goodnesse or our euill to him doth not extend DAily men cry vnto the Lord thus Elihu here saith â—et are not heard because they want repentance and true faith EXhorted hereunto is Iob and that in God he trust â—nd to auoid his anger he must holy be and iust Chapt. 36 FVll faithfully doth Elihu Gods mighty power disclose â—is bountie goodnesse mercies great to Iob he doth propose GOod Elihu confirmes them by examples old and new And by the wondrous workes of God that they are all most true HE sheweth wherefore God doth plague and punish euery day â— is because that men are proud and will him not obey â—Obs disobedience he saith â— God 's fauours did with-hold Or else he should haue had both health and blessings manifold KNow here the guise of hypocrites Gods wrath they doe increase Their liues are foule they dye in youth they seldome dye in peace Chapt. 37 LEarne here that God is to be fear'd euen for his workes of wonder As for his whirle windes raine and snow and mighty claps of thunder MOst manifest hereby is made euen all the world throughout His Maiesty and wisedome great which no man can find out NOne without cause doth he afflict he wills vs sinne to hate For he regards not any man wise in his owne conceit Chapt. 38 OF grosse and sottish ignorance the Lord doth Iob conuince Both by the worlds creation and works wrought by him since POwerfull and mighty workes of his his wisedome and his grace Proues Iob to be both ignorant and feeble fraile and base QVite destitute of might man is to get into his heart Knowledge or vnderstanding sound the Lord must them impart Chapt. 39 REad here the bounty of the Lord who doth yong rauens feed Read how the goats and asses wild are helped in their need SEe in the Vnicorne so strong Gods power and prouidence Which teacheth vs in him to put our trust and confidence TO Peacocks feathers Ostridge wings to th' horse God giueth strength By him the Hauke and Eagle flye this Iob affirmes at length Chapt. 40 VNto the Lord Iob answereth and humbly doth confesse That he is vile and that to speake he will no longer presse ALl power of man is very weake if it thou dost compare With Gods great works which he hath made which admirable are BEhemoth that huge monstrous beast which God did make and frame Those bones are like to barres of brasse doth plainly proue the same Chapt. 41 COnsider Leuiathan well that monster much of might Which sheweth forth Gods mighty power and glory shining bright DAre any man though fierce and stout once stirre him vp or moue Out of whose mouth goes sparkes of fire his
prosperous estate NOt willing to be ignorant to glorifie and feare The name of God whereto his heart he would haue ioyned neare OF such as sought to slay his soule and bring him into thrall He doth complaine and prayes to be deliuer'd from them all Chapt. 87 PRomise is made here to the Church which was in misery That God would her restore againe to greater dignity QVallified and blessed so an happy man is he That there among her members true a member true may be Chapt. 88 REad here what mone the Prophet makes and how he doth complaine Of persecuting enemies of anguish griefe and paine SOre troubeled as left of God without all consolation He cals vpon â— him striues by faith against his desperation Chapt. 89 THe Prophet here in many words Gods couenant doth praise Which he with his elect hath made in Christ before all dayes VNto the Lord he then complaines of ruine which befell To Dauids Kingdome euen to all his people Israel AS if Gods promise had beene broke and disanull'd thereby He prayeth therefore to be freed out of his misery BVt at the last he mention makes of mans fraile life and short And by Gods promises confirm'd he taketh great comfort Chapt. 90 COme heare the prayer Moses makes in which the Lords great loue Which he hath borne vnto his saints and which they daily proue DEclared is yet mans short life will not prouoke nor make Him to be thankfull nor Gods plagues will cause him sinne forsake EArnestly Moses prayes to God their hearts to purifie And to be mercifull to them and their posteritie Chapt. 91 FRom hurt protected are th' elect in euery great tentation Who onely put their trust in God he is their sure saluation GOds promise here is made to all that in true loue doe liue The Angells must attend them here and heauen he will them giue HE need not feare the pestilence the plague shall not come neere His house and when he calls on God he promiseth to heare Chapt. 92 INspir'd of God the Prophet makes the Psalme for Sabbath dayes To moue the people all day long the louing Lord to praise KIngs Dauid doth reioyce therein the wicked haue no wit To know that when they flourish most they nearest are the pit LEarne here the state of righteous mâ—n who walke in godly wayes They planted are in Gods owne house to celebrate his prayse Chapt. 93 MArke how the Prophet prayseth here the Lords most mighty power In the creating of this world so stable firme and sure NOte how he beateth downe the pride of all his enemies That vp against his Maiesty rebelliously arise OBserue his lawes and test'monies giuen to his people deare Obserue what doth become Gods house euen holinesse and feare Chapt. 94 PRoud tyrants with great violence against the iust did rage The Prophet prayeth feruently their malice to asswage QVickly that God would punish them he prayes and yet â— before He warnes them of his plagues that they might feare and sinne no more REcording Gods good prouidence the blessednesse he shewes Of those that are maliciously afflicted by their foes SVre shelter from the Lord they find their troubles end in ioy Whereas the wicked go to wracke the Lord will them destroy Chapt. 95 THe Prophet Dauid here exhorts all men to praise the Lord Both for his goodnesse and his power in gouerning the world VNto his name all praises due because his Church he chose To be his owne peculiar flocke which he defends from foes AN admonition then he giues that they should not be bold To follow the rebellion of their forefathers old BEcause that their rebellion and tempting dearly cost The fruitfull land of Canaan they thereby loudly lost Chapt. 96 CHrists Gospell was to be reueal'd to Iewes and Gentiles all The Prophet therefore stirs them vp his mercies to extoll DEclaring that sith this is done against their expectation After his will they should him serue not their imagination EXceeding vaine all Idols are to God all praise is due He comes to iudge most righteously his iudgments all are true Chapt. 97 FOr Christ his Kingdome and comming by Gospell Preachers voyce The Prophet bids all sorts of men to triumph and reioyce GReat dread and terror he doth bring to all the wicked rout His furious fire goes him before and burnes them round about HE ioyfull tidings brings to those that seeke to doe his will Whom he exhorteth earnestly to loue and feare him still IN like sort he exhorts the iust in God for to reioyce To thanke him for his benefits with hearty cheerfull voyce Chapt. 98 KNowing the Lords most mighty power and workes of glorious fame Dauid exhorts all creatures to magnifie his name LOuing his Church in dangers great he doth it still assist He keepeth faith and promise made to vs in Iesus Christ MOst kindly he communicates his graces and saluation To all beleeuers in the world of euery land and nation Chapt. 99 NOte how the power and equity is praysed here againe Of Gods Kingdome by Iesus Christ our blessed Sauiours raigne OVer both Iewes and Gentiles all whom he doth here prouoke To praise his name and to submit to his most easie yoake PErswading them to imitate their fathers liuing well As Moses Aaron and the like with godly Samuel QVestionlesse to call on God they alwayes had regard 〈◊〉 in the prayers which they made they graciously were heard Chapt. 100 RIght cheerfully to sing and praise and serue the liuing Lord The Prophet Dauid bids all men that liue here in this world SEeing he did vs make and choose to be his people deare And kept vs from our enemies and freed vs from all feare THat we into his gates and courts might enter in alwayes And for his lasting mercies might afford him lasting praise Chapt. 101 VNto the Lord good Dauid will Mercy and Iudgment sing Shewing what order he will keepe when he shall rule as King AN vpright man euen in his house he promiseth to be All workers of iniquity he well chastis'd will see BVt vpright men that faithfull are who godly liue and well He will regard and cherish still such men with him shall dwell Chapt. 102 CAptiues and all afflicted ones this Psalme doth reach to pray That God would helpe them in distresseâ— and take their plagues away DOwne from the highest heauens he sees the Churches desolation And in due time doth send his folke both ayde and consolation EXcitâ—d thereby are his saints to publish all abroad Euen vnto all posteritie the praises of the Lord FOr gathering the Gentiles Church from infidelity And for establishing his Chruch in firme felicity Chapt. 103 GOds mercies he doth magnifie and still prouoketh all To praise his name who pardons sinne when men for mercy call HIs sinnes he saith he pardoned and sau'd him from destruction He gaue him store of earthly things with soule sauing instruction IN louing sort as fathers deare doe with their children deale So
doth happe to good and bad all liuing men must dye Comfort is all our portion here with wife liue ioyfully VNlike estate to men befall Gods prouidence rules all things As fish or bird so man is snar'd poore wise man safety brings Chapt. 10 AS dead flyes spoile the oyntment sweet so folly spoyles the wise Princes as seruants walke on foot when fooles to honour rise BIte thee as serpents bablers will that land in blessed case Where Kings and Nobles eate in time for strength not Drunkennes CVrse not the King in secret thought through sloath the house doth fall At feast and wine men merry make but money payes for all DIrections here for charitie where tree falls ther't shal be Obseruing clouds men shall not reape let death remembred be EArly and at the euening sow the light 's a pleasant thing O youth for all thy sports the Lord will thee to iudgment bring Chapt. 12 FEare thy Creator in thy youth before thy strength decay Before thy body turne to dust and soule be fetcht away GReat care he hath to edifie wise words as goads and nayles Much writing bringeth wearinesse let these with thee preuaile HEre th' end of all feare keepe Gods lawes this is the chiefest thing For euery secret worke and word he will to iudgment bring THE SONG OF SOLOMON The Church of Christ Chapt. 1 A Song of songs ô kisse me Christ thy loue excelleth Wine Draw mee and we will runne to thee thou art belou'd of thine BLack though I be yet comely Lord ô tell me where thou feeds Christ to his Church O fairest feed by shepherds flock they 're like King Pharaohs steeds CHrist giues her gracious promises she doth his kindnesse proue Both Christ and Church congratulate in feruent mutuall loue Christ Chapt. 2 DEare loue of Lillies among thornes among the daughters bide I am the rose of Sharon sweet the Lillie of vallies tride The Church EVen as among the forrest trees the Apple tree exceeds So doth my loue all other men excell in worthy deeds FRuit of his loue is wondrous sweet he said rise come away The Summer 's come my Christ is mine and I am his for aye Chapt. 3 GReat seeking vp and downe for Christ the Church preuailes at last O wake him not she ioyes in him bids others see and tast Chapt. 4 HEre graces of the Church set forth by bodies beautie braue Which so doth rauish Christ that shee his perfect loue must haue IN calling her to follow him is this great loue exprest The Church prayes to be fitted for so great and worthy a guest Chapt. 5 KNocking Christ doth the Church awake shee doth excuses make He then departs she seekes him still and 's loue sicke for his sake LO here by comely corporall parts most louely to behold Christ Iesus with his graces all by Solomon are told The Churches friends Chapt. 6 MAke knowne where thy beloued is we will him seeke with thee The Church To gather Lillies and to feed in gardens gone is he NOw I am his and he is mine ô thou art passing faire As Tizza and Ierusalem as flock of Goates thine haire Christ O Pure and vndefiled Doue like banners warlike fright I went to see how Vines did bud returne ô Shunamite Chapt. 7 PRinces daughter th' art beautifull like Iewels are thy ioynts Thy nauell belly breasts and necke and perfect in all points QVickly let vs goe see the Vine there shalt thou tast and proue The pleasant fruits laid vp for thee there I will giue my loue The Church Chapt. 8 REspected much ô that thou wert euen as my brother deare Thee would I bring to mothers house to drinke spic'd liquor there SEt me as seale vpon thy heart loue is as coales of fire One little sister wee will build vineyard let out to hire THou that in those sweet gardens dwellst thy fellowes heare thy voyce Cause mee to heare make hast ô Christ then shall our hearts reioyce ISAIAH Chapt. 1 AH sinfull nation worse then beasts your seruice who requires Cease from your sinnes relieue the poore accomplish my desires BE godly and your scarlet sinnes shall cleane be washt away But God will curse and kill you all if you will not obey CRuell filthy and treacherous are they that once were pure and iust But I will purely purge away thy drosse thy tinne thy rust DIscerning Iudges I will giue they shall thee faithfull call But sinners that forsake the Lord shall be confounded all Chapt. 2 EXalt shall God his glorious house thereto shall nations flow Come let 's goe vp he will vs teach his waies and paths to know FOr out of Sion goes the Law from Salem goes his Word Of speares shall pruning hookes be made and Plow-shares of their swords GReat sinnes as Easterne manners store and when man Idols makes When great and meane men bow themselues are cause why God forsakes HAughtie and poud God will pull downe the Idols cast away Men shall for feare fly to the Rocks in that his dreadfull day Chapt. 3 IN Iuda for their grieuous sinnes the Lord did take away The staffe of bread their counsellers and all their chiefest stay Kings shall be children babes and base shall proudly them behaue Against their Elders men shall sweare that they no maint'nance haue LEwd tongues and deedes procure this fall they shamelesse sinnes declare Woe to their soules but tell the iust that they full well shall fare MY people are by women rul'd children oppresse them sore Their women are exceeding proud woe woe to them therefore Chapt. 4 NOw women seuâ—n one man desire to take away their shame Gods glorious Branch the iust are blest who liue to praise his name OF Zion daughters when the filth the Lord shall wash away And blood then be will be to his their shelter strength and stay Chapt. 5 PArable of a vineyard marke whereby he doth excuse His seuere iudgments brought on them who did no sinne refuse QVaking iudgments are threatened to greedy misers all To drunkards wantons ignorants in hell fire must they fall REnewed woes to them that say good 's â— ill and darknesse light Who cleares the wicked for reward such God will sore affright SIth they cast off the law of God and did despise his word He sends vpon them furious foes who slew them with the sword Chapt. 6 THe Lord by vision glorious confirmes the Prophet so Though first affraid that cheerfully on 's message he doth goe VPon his mouth the coale was laid his sinnes were purg'd away God bids him goe then to his folke and tels him what to say ALl hearts make fat eares eyes sout vp till Cities all be burnt Vntill the land be desolate a tenth yet shall returne Chapt. 7 BRought in great feare is Ahaz King when Peka ' gainst him rose The Prophet Isay comforts him and bids him feare not those CHrist promised in stead of signe which Ahaz had refus'd Th' Assyrians shall destroy the Land by
I haue giuen Christ their sinnes to cure BE Priest to seeke and call on God betime while he is neare Forsake your sinnes returne to him then he will helpe and heare COnsider that my wayes and thoughts are nothing like to yours My word doth not returne in vaine on his all ioy he powres Chapt. 56 DOe Justice keepe the sabbaths pure from euill workes abstaine My sauing health is neare to those that in these workes remaine EVen Eunuches strangers and their sonnes that doe themselues addresse To doe the things that I command shall lasting ioyes possesse FEild forâ—est beasts come and deuoure his watchmen all are blind Dumbe greedy dogs sleepe gaine and wine are all that they doe mind Chapt. 57 GRieu'd hearts none haue when good men dye but they are freed from wo They rest in peace yea witches sonnes against whom raile ye so High mountaine hast thou offered on thy vaine workes I le decare There is no peace to wicked men the mourners well shall fare Chapt. 58 IAcobs transgressions cry against yet they will fast and pray And seeme to loue and like my lawes but care not to obey KNow that the fast that God doth choose is to reliâ—ue the poore Yee fast to strife and wickednesse and are not heard therefore LOdge cloath and feed the fatherlesse obserue the Sabbath dayes Then God will blesse and guide thee still and heare thee when thou prayes Chapt. 59 MVch murther and such monstrous sinnes wherein you still remaine Hath caus'd the Lord to hide his face and from all helpe refraine NOne stands for truth nor calls for right they speake and trust in lyes I could and would haue help'd and sau'd but you did me despise OVr sinnes against vs testifie like doues we mourne full sore We roare like Beares we looke for ayde but thou dost send no more PEruerted is all iudgement quite truth is falne cleane away And who so doth depart from euill doth make himselfe a prey QVickly did his owne arme faile when all did him forsake And wondring at their want of zeale he made his foes to quake REdeemer shall to Zion come to them of humble heart My spirit and word shall not from thee nor from thy seed depart Chapt. 60 SHine glorious Church the Gentiles all shall come to see thy light Euen royall Kings shall come from far to see thy rising bright THeir flocks their siluer and their gold they then shall bring to thee And who their seruice will not yeeld shall wholly wasted be VIolence shall no more be heard the Lord shall be thy light A little small one shall be come a thousand then in sight Chapt. 61 ANointed am I for to preach glad tyding to the meeke To Zion mourners bruis'd in heart who mee their Sauiour feeke BVilding the old wast places all Gods Priests they shall be nam'd And double ioy they shall possesse though they before were sham'd COnfirmed couenant will I make their workes in truth direct Who see them and their seed shall say the Lord doth them respect DEarely doe I loue righteousnesse but robberie deadly hate Though for burnt offerings made and done beleeuers blessed state Chapt. 62 Exceeding zealous will I be to speake for Zions peace Vntill her brightnesse shall breake forth and righteousnesse increase FOr famous shall thy new name be a crowne in Gods owne hand In thee he doth reioyce and will be maryed to thy land GIue him no rest vntill hemke Ierusalem a praise Gatherers shall eate in my courts and thanke the Lord alwaies HIgh waies cast vp a standard set the peoples way prepare Saluation God proclaimes to his they holy called are Chapt. 63 I Haue the wine presse trod alone Redeeming time is come And I will trample vnder foot my foes both all and some KIndled fury did me vphold mine arme saluation brought When I with wondring did behold that none my glory sought LOrd of thy loue and goodnesse great make mention still will I Thou saidst they are thy people deare Children that will not lie MVch vex't was he when they rebell'd and did against him fight Then thought he on his ancient loue how Moses rul'd them right NOne knew vs Lord in heauen but thou not Abraham nor his seed Looke downe and helpe what is thy loue restrain'd in time of need O Lord why hast thou made vs erre and hearts kept from thy feare Thy foes and ours tread downe thy Church returne Lord helpe and heare Chapt. 64 POwre down thy plagues vpon thy foes no eye did euer see Nor eare hath heard what thou prepar'st for them that wait on thee QVickly thou Lord dost meet the man that worketh righteousnesse But thou art wroth for wee haue sinn'd our best work 's filthinesse REmember not our sinnes for aye afflict not very sore Our holy house thy foes haue burnt wilt thou not plague therefore Chapt. 65 SOught am I of a nation that did not aske for mee I called daily on mine owne they fell to Idolatrie THey walked after their owne thoughts the Hypocrites did say O come not neere for I am pure these I with plagues will pay VNto a remnant that me sought a blessing will I giue But you forsooke me when I call'd and would not godly liue ALL things wherein I tooke no ioy those did ye still pursue My seruants therefore shall be blest but ye shall dearly rue BEhold new heauens and earth I make in which I will reioyce No want of blessings there shall be nor heard a mourners voyce CVrst wolfe then with the Lambs shall eate they shalt not hurt at all I then will heare and answer make before my people call Chapt. 66 DOgges necke cut off killing a man I count as worthy praise As when you offer Oxe or Lambe and follow your owne wayes EArth is my footstoole heauen ' n y thâ—n what house will you afford To poore and contrite soules I looke who tremble at my word FOr my name sake who cast you out your brethren full of hate Said God be prais'd but he will bring them into wofull state GReatly reioyce at Churches growth and at their blessings store Transgressors worme shall neuer die they burne for euermore IEREMIAH Chapt. 1 AH Lord I am but as a child the people will me scorne Goe I a Prophet thee ordain'd before that thou was borne BE not afraid of any thing I will deliuer thee To pull downe Kingdomes built and plant declare what thou dost fee. COme from the North shall mightie Kings they shall not Iudah spare But plague them for their false worships this rod and pot declare DIsmay not at their furious lookes lest thou confounded be I le thee defend and fight with those that doe contend with thee Chapt. 2 EVill shall betide all Israels foes the fruits of Gods increase What haue I done that you so soone to serue mee should surcease FRom Aegypt who did you bring out into a fruitfull land You neuer ask't nor yet your Priests my
vpon their children at their heeles BAldnesse is come vpon Gaza all helpers that remaine â—f fire Zidon and Askelon by Gods sword must be slaine Chapt. â—8 COntempt of God and of his folke and for thy lofty pride 〈◊〉 Moab howle for all the land sore iudgements must abide DEstroy'd shall all thy Cities be for their securitie â—nd cursed shall they be that doe Gods works deceitfully EVen for their carnall confidence being setled on their lees Feare pit and snare shall be thy share Iehouah so decrees FRom bondage and captiuitie I will in lâ—tter dayes Bring Moabs captiues home againe to giue them cause of praise Chapt. 49 GRieuous plagues ô ye Ammonites expect ere long to fall Vpon your Cries for your sinnes yet some God will recall HEare Edom let thy fatherlesse and widowes trust in me Them I le preserue and keepe a liue But Esa woe to thee I Also in Damascus wall will kindle such a fire As shall consume their palaces I le plague both sonne and fire KEdar and Hazor Babels King doth purpose for to smite That of their goods they should be spoyl'd and they consumed quite LAment thou Elam God will breake thy Law thy might and maine Yet after many dayes hee 'l bring thy captiues backe againe Chapt. 50 MErodach with her Images are brake in peeces small Bell and Babell are quite destroy'd Inhabitants banisht all NAtions shall come out of the North holding the lance and bow â—â—d many Kings to make the like â—o Sodoms ouerthrow O Come let vs now ioyne our selues in firme league with the Lord all Israel then and Iudah say with teares with one accord â—Vnished sore must Babylon be of riches all bereft â—estroy her vtterly saith God let nought of her be left QVickly get out of Babylon partake not of her sins 〈◊〉 plague her as she plagued you Iehouah now begins Chapt. â—1 REuenge will God all Israels wrongs on bloody Babels Land 〈◊〉 bids his people flee away lest they doe feele his hand SEarch out and read his prophecie and to it bind a stone â—hen cast it into Euphrates as signe for Babylon Chapt. â—2 THen was Ierusalem sackt and spoyl'd Zedekiahs sonnes are slaine â—is eyes put out he 's caried to Babel bound in chaines VInedressers Nabuzaradan leaues and takes away the rest â—ods house he burnes and eke the Kings the brauest and the best ALL vessells of the Sanctuary he carieth quite away The Priests and persons principall did King of Babell slay BY this same King foure thousand Iewes and hundred six are led Poore captiues into Babylon by new King Iewes King fed LAMENTATIONS Chapt. 1 ALL solitarie Salem sits her sinne hath wrought her shame Her state is now most miserable which was of glorious fame BEcause none come to solemne feasts the wayes of Zion mourne The Priests lament of Sabbath dayes their enemies made a scorne COnsider all ye passers by no griefe is like to mine The cruell force of furious foes I can no way decline DIstressed sore I am O Lord but iustly for my sinne A grieuous rebell to thy Lawes and statutes haue I beene EXceeding glad mine enemies are my greife to heare and see O plague them for their sinne O Lord as thou hast plagued me Chapt. 2 FRom heauen to th' earth how hath the Lord cast downe faire Israel His Sabbath feasts are all forgot and house where he did dwell GOd hath cast off his holy Altar despised priest and King The Prophets flattering men in sinne haue seene vaine foolish things HEr Elders sit vpon the ground mine eyes with teares do faile To see that famine in the streets did sucklings sore assaile IN wrath shall women eate their babes shall young and old be slaine Thou call'st my terrours round a bout none now aliue remaine Chapt. 3 KNow that I haue affliction seene with sorrow griefe and paine My flesh and skin he withered hath and heauy made my chaine LOrd thou art good to them that seeke and waite vpon thy loue It s good that men euen in their youth his yoke should beare and proue MEn willingly he doth not grieue not doth he take delight To crush the prisoners vnder foot nor hinder poore mans right NO pity hast thou had on vs yet should a man complaine When he is punisht for his sinne no let vs turne againe O Lord thou quickly heardst my voice when I on thee did call Thou plead'st my cause redeem'st my life from bondage griefe and thrall PVrsuing enemies thou hast heard they me their musicke make Reward them as they well deserue and on them vengeance take Chapt. 4 QVestionlesse those Sodoms plagues for sinne were not so great As ouâ—s when louing mothers sod their tender babes for mear REd scarlet they that vs'd to weare the dunghills doe embrace None thought that Salem should haue seene or beene in such a case SVre hopes and helps did faile vs quite the blood of holy Saints Shed by the Priests and Prophets false hath caus'd so sore complaints THy punishment 's accomplished ô Zion daughter deare Thou Edom must drinke of his cup hee 'le make thee quake and feare Chapt. 5 VNto vs Lord our wood is sold strangers possesse our lands Orphanes we are and fatherlesse in persecuters hands ALL mirth is vnto mourning turn'd all ioy of heart is gone Seruants beare rule and vs to helpe or rescue there is none BRead was with perill of life procur'd the maids eke rauish'd were Princes are hang'd vp by their hands for sinne woes euery where CAst is our crowne vnto the ground why dost thou vs forsake Turne vs and turned shall we be vs for thy seruants take EZEKIEL Chapt. 1 AT Chebar in Chaldea-land see both the month and yeare When to Ezekiel from the north foure Cherubins appeare BEhold they had the face of man of Eagle and oxe also Of Lyon fierce these that way went the which the spirit did goo COnioyned each in other then he doth behold foure wheeles Which whither the spirit doth remoue doe run remoue and reele DOwne to the ground then did I fall when I the throne did see And him that sate vpon the same most like a man to be Chapt. 2 EZekiel is by heauenly charge to Israels people sent To tell what plagues they should indure vnlesse they did repent FEare not their faces though thou dost among such scorpions dwell Who with their fathers shamelesse are and alwayes did rebell GOe speake whether they heare or no. for they are too too bad Yet shall they know that to instruct they once a Prophet had HEare what I say be not like them eate thou this rowle also In which there was on both sides writ great sorrow griefe and woe Chapt. 3 I Eate the booke and in my mouth it was exceeding sweet Speake not to strangers they would heare and doe what thing is meet KNow that my people will not heare yet speake without all feares I le make thy forehead full as hard and face
THine eyes desire thy wife so deare with deadly stroke shall dye Yet neither shalt thou mourne nor weepe nor yet walke mournefully VNto the house of Israell say my Temple I 'le prophane Which is your eyes and hearts desire your Children shall be slaine AS I haue done yet you shall doe from mourning see you stay But for your sinne each one of you shall mourne and pine away Chapt. 25 BEhold the vengeance of the Lord vpon the Ammonites On Moab Seir Philistims and eke on Edomites CLapping their hands they did reioyce at Israels fatall fall But they that so laught at their harme are here consumed all Chapt. 26 DEstroy'd by many nations triumphing Tire shall bee Because shee said Aha the wealth of Salem's turn'd to me ENgines of warre against thy walls shall King of Babell set To plague thee for thy scoffing spite the Lord will not forget FEare terrour and astonishment shall be vpon the nations When they shall see thy woefull case and dolefull desolations Chapt. 27 GLorious was thy state ô Tire for traffick and for trade With all the nations of the world which thee so rich hath made HOwle shall thy Mariners Merchants eke most bitterly shall cry To see thee cast into the seas with all thy company Chapt. 28 IN pride puft vp blasphemously thou saist I am a god O Prince of Tire but thou shalt feele my sore reuenging rod. KIng thou wast perfect in thy waies till sinne was found in thee Thou hast defil'd the Sanctuaries â—nd therefore burn'd must be LEt Zidon know that for her â— sinne shee needs must feele my hand 〈◊〉 I my scattered Israell will bring safe to their land Chapt. 29 MArk here thy iudgments Pharaoh King because thou proudly said â—riuer is mine owne and I â—t for my selfe haue made NO foot of man nor beast shall passe throughout all Egypt land 〈◊〉 fortie yeares that I am God well shalt thou vnderstand OF beasts thou shalt be eaten vp and of the foules also cause thou wast to Israel a false dissembling foe PErceiue that after fortie yeares ye shall returne againe 〈◊〉 Egypt but a kingdome poore and base thou shalt remaine QVick seruice King of Babell did against the men of Tire â—e shall haue Egypt for his paines to pay his armies hire Chapt. 30 RElate and say woe worth the day the time is neare at hand â—hen woefull desolation shall come on Egypt-land SOre plagues and paines shall vex and spoile her helpers great and small The King of Babell shall be strong to kill and conquer all Chapt. 31 THou Pharaoh King whom art thou like the Assyrian Cedar see For all his great â— magnificence for pride cut downe is he VPon thy selfe and multitude like plagues the Lord will bring Downe to the death thou shalt be brought O Pharaoh mightie King Chapt. 32 A Woefull lamentation make for Egypts fearfull fall Who though thou bee young Lyon like and as a great sea Whale BY many people in my net thou shalt be caught at length And shalt by King of Babels sword be spoyl'd for all thy strength Chapt. 33 CRie to the people warne them of the sword approaching neere Who heares and will not warned be his sinne and shame shall beare DVely if thou wilt not forewarne the wicked of his sinne Thou shalt be guiltie of his blood but he shall dye therein EVery wicked man that turnes resoluing to lâ—ue well Shall liue O turne why will yee dye ye house of Israel FRom vpright waies when vpright men shall turne and sinne commit His former goodnesse quite forgot he sure shall dye in it GOds wayes are equall iust and right mans â— wayes peruerse and naught The Land for sinnes abominable is into ruine brought HOe come and let 's goe heare the word thus doe this people say â—hey sit before thee and they heare but they will not obey â—N word they loue their hearts are naught of thee they make their song â—ut they shall say another day Prophets was their among Chapt. 34 KIlling their flocks not feeding them false pastors are reprou'd â—f whom the fat and fleece much more then flocks themselues were lou'd LOst sheepe they sought not but like Lords with rigour rul'd them all â—ut of their power I will them free and them t' account will call MY sheepe I will seeke out my selfe and in good pastures feed â—hough now they eat and drinke of that where your foule feete did tread NO longer shall they be your prey my seruant Dauid he â—hall be their Shepheard they are mine and I their God will bee OVt of the Land ill beasts shall cease a couenant will I make â—f peace with them blest shall they be they shall no dammage take Chapt. 35 PRophesie thou against Seir mount whose cities I 'le lay wast â—hey loued blood blood shall they haue sore iudgements they shall taste QVite ruinated Seir is your malice was so great Against my people whom you did most cruelly intreat REioyce will I to plague you all I will reuenge their wrong As you with them so I with you will deale before 't be long Chapt. 36 SPightfully did thy foes then say Aha we now possesse The ancient places all is ours we swallow more and lesse THerefore I in my iealousie and in my fury sware Your heathenish foes that dwell about their sinne and shame shall beare VNto my people Israel the mountaines fruit shall yeeld I le blesse them more then at the first in men in flockes in fields AS they prophan'd my holy name by their owne wayes and deeds So I dispers'd them all abroad my plague their sinne succeeds BVt I had pity for my name and not for Israels sake I le bring you home from Idols clense and you my people make COrne will I call for with encrease from all your sinnes I le saue All needfull blessings for your soules and bodies you shall haue Chapt. 37 DEad hope of Israell is reuiu'd though now dispersed ones â—hey shall haue life and be restor'd like these drie breathlesse bones EPhraims sticke with Iudah's ioynd and put in Prophets hand â—eclare their vnion calling home and placing in their land FRom Idols and false worships all I will them clense and keepe â—heir God and shepheard I will be and they my pasture sheepe GRaciously with them I le dwell Dauid shall be their King couenant with them will I make they shall lacke no good thing Chapt. 38 HEre bloody Gog his army great and malice is set downe â—ho sayd he would destroy their land and take the vnwalled townes â—N that day God will plead with him with brimstone fire and sword â—nd will bee knowne in all mens eyes to be the mightiest Lord. Chapt. 39 KNow Gog thy iudgments wonderfull the foules shall thee deuoure My name shall not polluted be thou then shalt feele my power LEt Isr'els conquest be obseru'd who for seuen yeares did burne Gogs weapons all that spoiled them they spoyle and ouerturne MVch ground
proue Thou wilt heale their rebellions and freely wilt them loue PRotector will I alwayes be to them of Israel My wrath from them is turn'd away and they shall prosper well QVickly they shall as Lillies grow their branches still shall flourish His beauty like the oliue tree my dew his root shal cherish REuiue as corne shall all those folke that doe delight to dwell Vnder his shade they flourish shall and cast a sweetly smell SAy then shall Ephraim what haue I to doe with Idols vaine I then saith God did see and heare and heale them from their paine THe wise shall vnderstand these things Gods waies are righteous all In them the iust and good shall walke in them the bad shall fall IOEL Chapt. 1 ALL ye Inhabitants of the Land giue eare and listen well To all these plagues sent from the Lord them to your children tell BEhold the wormes haue eate the fruits howle drunkards euery one Your foes haue spoyl'd the fruits and trees and all your wine is gone COme fast and pray lament and mourne ye Priests and people all All ioy is gone the offerings cease on God for mercy call DEstruction from th' Almighty 's come the heards and flocks make moane The pastures all are parched vp which makes all creatures groane EXtend thy loue to vs ô Lord to thee the beasts doe cry The fire their pastures hath deuour'd their riuers all are dry Chapt. 2 FEare ye and tremble people all trumpets in Zion blow A darke and gloomie day 's at hand and dreadfull ouerthrow GReat Armies come against the Land the like was neuer seene Like hauocke in the ages past nor spoyle hath euer beene HArtily returne to God with teares bewaile your sin The Lord is very gracious to saue he will begin IN Sion sound and trumpet blow assemble great and small Let Priests and Elders pray and say Lord spare thy people all KInd then and gracious God will be in sending corne and wine To fright away your fearfull foes he surely will incline LEt feare depart reioyce be glad both man and beast againe Corne wine and oyle he giues and sends the first and latter raine MY spirit vpon all flesh I le poure great wonders shall they see Sunne shall be darke and into blood the moone shall turned be NO man in that great dreadfull day shall haue a finall fall But in Mount Zion shall be safe euen all whom God shall call Chapt. 3 O Tyre and Zidon Palestine who tooke my siluer and gold â—nto your temples and my folke vnto the Grecians sold PAy dearly shall you for this thing and those that spoyled mine Who gaue and sold their boyes and girles for harlots and for wine QVickly will I my people raise and will your children sell To those whose sonnes ye sold before euen vnto Israel RIpe for the sickle haruest is mans wickednesse is great Your plowshares and your pruning hookes to speares and swords doe beat SVn Moone and Starres shall loose their light from Zion God shall roare The earth shall quake but God shall saue his people euermore THen shall the mountaines drop downe wine the hils with milke shall flow In vallies watered from Gods house shall great abundance grow VNt'Egypt Edom plagues prepar'd for shedding guiltlesse blood But to Ierusalem the Lord will euermore be good AMOS Chapt. 1 AMos doth plainly here set downe Gods fearfull plagues and woes Vpon th' Assyrians Philistins and other Israels foes BEcause Damascus Gilead thresht with cruell yron flailes Against their Princes pallaces deuouring fire preuailes CVt off are Ashdod Askelon like firie plagues they feele Because their Princes captiues made my people Israel DEstruction likewise lights vpon the Inhabitants of Tyre For not remembring brothers loue their walles are set on fire EDom did his deare brother hate and Ammon women ript Both these are plagued for their sinnes and of all honour stript Chapt. 2 FOr burning King of Edoms bones this shall be Moabs hire He and his Princes shall be slaine their houses burnt with fire GOds lawes did Iud'and Isr'el breake they walkt in fathers sinnes Their liues did cause them all to erre to plague them God beginnes HE saith because they sold the iust for siluer and for shooes Because the father and the sonne in to one woman goes IN mine owne house because they much pollute my holy name Lying on clothes are laid to pledge they sure shall suffer shame KInd haue I alwayes bene to them from Egypt I them brought I gaue them land of th'Amorites and brought theit power to nought LOe haue not I ô Israel your sonnes for Prophets rays'd And Nazarites yet haue you done things that cannot be prays'd MVch like a cart sore press'd with sheaues so I with you am press'd Therefore shall your couragious men be mightily distress'd Chapt. 3 NOw heare what God against you saith you onely haue I knowne Of all the families of the earth and lou'd you as my owne O Israel therefore thy great sinnes great plagues will shortly breed Two cannot well together walke except they be agreed PRophets euer acquainted be with Gods most secret will None euill in a Citie 's done but God hath wrought it still QVickly publish ye all abroad and bid the assembled see The tumults and oppressions which in Samaria be RIghtly to deale they haue no skill houses are fill d with spoiles Their foes therefore shall compasse them and make most bloody broyles SVch slaughter in Samaria shall in those dayes appeare As when men pull from Lyons mouthes two â— legs and halfe an eare THen will I visite Iacobs house their Altars cast to 'th ground Their palaces of yuory shall all be smitten downe Chapt. 4 VNmercifull oppressors all with kine of Bashan lookes Which crush the needy God hath sworne to take y'away with hookes AT Gilgal multiply your sinnes transgresse ye at Bethel Proclaime abroad your free offrings for this thing likes you well BRead was in all your Cities scant I raine from you with-held Yet would ye not returne to me but more and more rebell'd CIties with raine some I refresht one peice it rain'd vpon From towne to towne they water sought to drinke but could find none DEuoured with the palmer worme were fruits and euery tree With sword and pestilence I smote yet turn'd ye not to me EVen as a brand pluckt out o' th fire as Sodom were ye shent Yet would ye not returne to me O Israel now repent FEare and prepare to meet thy God he did the mountaines frame All things he made shewes men their thoughts Iehouah is his name Chapt. 5 GReat mourning made for Israel of comforts all bereft Of thousand but one hundered of hundred ten are left HEare what God saith seeke me and liue to Gilgal doe not goe Gilgal Bethel Beersheba must tast of captiues woe IVdgement ye into wormewood turne who doth reproue i' th gate And speakes vprightly him they doe abhorre and deadly hate KNowne vnto me are your
pleasing gourd did smite it withered quite away An east winde beat on Ionah's head which made him faint and say BEtter it were for me to die then draw in vitall breath Doest well to fret thus for the gourd yea well vnto the death COmpassion hadst thou on the gourd for which thou tookst no paine And would'st thou haue in Niniueh sixscore thousand persons slaine MICHA Chapt. 1 ALL people dwelling on the earth attend and giue an eare And let Iehouah from aboue against you witnesse beare BEhold hee comes and will tread downe the earth with workes of wonder The mountaines then shall melt like wax and vallies cleaue asunder CAuse of all this is Iacobs sinne and sinnes of Israell For Salem and Samaria against me doe rebell DOwne will I bring Samaria's pride their Images I 'le burne Their Idols which are harlots hires to harlots hires shall turne EVen likes the Dragons and the Owles I le waile and mourne for them A deadly wound to Iuda's come and to Ierusalem FOR Aphrah rowle thy selfe in dust thou Lachish hast and flee For Zions sinne and Israels was first begun in thee GIfts shalt thou giue to Moresheth yet will I bring an heire Enlarge thy baldnesse captiues are thy children deare and faire Chapt. 2 HOuses and fields they take away and poore men sore oppresse They mischiefe muse vpon their beds and practise wickednesse I Therefore haue deuis'd a plague from which they shall not flee A lamentation shall they make and say we spoyled be KNow that no man hereafter shall by lot diuide your land The Prophets must not prophesie the people so command LEt Iacobs house this vnderstand Gods spirit is not restraind My word doth good to those that haue from wickednesse refrain'd MY folke of late are risen vp of poore haue made a prey The wiues are cast out of their homes and children tane away NO rest therefore here shall you finde if thou false Prophet see Of strong drinke and of wine to preach that Prophet is for thee O Iacob I will gather thee as sheepe in fold to slay Thy gates are broke thou and thy king thy foes shall driue away Chapt. 3 PRinces of Iacob heare I pray ye guides of Israel heare Who hate the good and loue the bad the poore in peeces teare QVietly should you not beare rule and loue the holy ones But ye plucke off my peoples skinnes and flesh from off their bones RObbing his thus God will not heare when they shall call and cry But hide his face because they dealt with poore so cruelly SO will he deale with false Prophets which make the people erre Against the man that bribes them not who wickedly doe warre THerefore shall their bright sun goe downe no vision shall they see Such Seers shall be sore asham'd and shall not answered be VNt ' Israel to declare their sinne and Iacob his transgression The Lord hath giuen me might and power and to reproue oppression ALL Israels and Iacobs heads to heare me now begin Who Zion build with guiltlesse blood and Salem with your sinne BEcause your Iudges judge for bribes and Priests doe preach for hire And yet will say we shall doe well God will grant our desire COnfusion therefore shall befall to Zion for your sake It shall be plow'd Ierusalem the Lord great heapes will make Chapt. 4 DIsposed and established shall be in latter dayes The mountaines and the house of God and folke shall flock those waies EAch nation then shall say let 's goe to th' mountaine of the Lord From Zion shall the law goe forth from Salem goes his word FOR God will teach vs there his wayes and we will walke therein He shall among the nations iudge and plague them for their sinne GReat plentie and peace the Church shall haue and euery man shall sit Vnder his figtree and his vine Gods mouth hath spoken it HEr that halteth and is cast off her that 's afflicted sore I will assemble God shall raigne in Zion euermore IErusalem the Lordship shall and kingdome come to thee Thou shalt goe forth to Babylon and there deliuered be KIngdomes against thee gathered be as sheaues into the floore Arise and thresh their gaine I le giue vnto the God of power Chapt. 5 LOe here the birth of Christ our Lord his kingdome conquest eke How they shall smite this Israels iudge with rod vpon his cheeke MArke Bethlem Ephrata though thou of thousands be the least Yet out of thee Messiah comes whose Crowne shall be increast NOw in Iehouahs mightie strength he shall his people feed He shall bring peace defend from foes and helpe his in their need OF Iacob they that shall remaine shall be as dew on grasse And as young lyon among the Sheepe which spoyles where he doth passe PReuaile thou shalt against thy foes who shall be foil'd and slaine Their Cities sack't no witchcraft shall in all thy courts remaine QVite will I cut thine Idols off thou shalt adore no more Thy handy works in fury I. will plague the heathen sore Chapt. 6 REad here Iehouahs iust complaint and great controuersie For ignorance in gratitude and for Idolatry SHew me my people if thou canst wherein I haue beene slacke I brought thee out of Egypt land what good thing didst thou lacke THat ye may know my righteousnesse remember now full well What mischiefe Baalak did deuise against whole Israel VNto the Lord what shall I giue for sauing of my soule Will offerings please a thousand rammes ten thousand riuers of oyle AN vpright heart and mercifull is that which God requires And that thou humbly walke with God performing his desires BEhold the rod which God appoints for them that get their treasures By bagges and ballances of false waights by scant and pinching measures CRuell and violent in their deeds deceitfull in their words Are rich and poore the Lord therefore will smite them with the sword DEsolate sure I will thee make away thou shalt be swept For Omri's lawes and Ahabs wayes of thee are duely kept Chapt. 7 EVen as the gleanings of the grapes thus doth the Church complaine Am I woe is my heart therefore no vpright men remaine FOr blood they all doe lye in wayt each man doth hunt his brother The Prince the Iudge the mighty men worke mischiefe one and other GIue trust to none the best 's too bad keepe counsaile from thy wife The childrens disobedience to parents is most rife HOpe will I still in God my Lord I know he will me heare For though I fall yet shall I rise O foes I doe not feare I Patiently will beare his rod vntill he plead my cause Because against him I haue sinn'd and broken all his lawes KNow and behold his righteousnesse I shall my foes shall see And be asham'd when â— they behold that God deliuereth me LEt all thy folke in Bashan feed and Gilead as of old Right wondrous things as in Egypt shall then be shew'd and told MOu'd and
horse yea pots shall holy be A Canaanite in Gods owne house no more then shalt thou see MALACHI Chapt. 1 A Tender loue I haue you borne and yet ye aske wherein Louing good Iacob I did hate his brother for his sinne BVild vp againe will we the walls and places once laid wast Thus Edom saith God them assures hee 'le pull them downe as fast COncerning me if I your Lord and louing Father be Where is the feare and honour which you ought to yeeld to me DEspisers of my holy name ô Priests demanding how Mine Altar Table ye pollute yea worse and worse ye grow EVery blind thing lame and sick for sacrifice ye bring Would hee be pleas'd with it or thee so dealing with thy King FOrgiuenesse craue beseech the Lord that he would gracious be This you haue done will God regard or like such men as yee GOD asketh who would shut the doores or kindle fire for naught I like you not nor will accept the offerings which are brought HEathen Gentiles both East and West my glorious name shall praise Pure offerings shall be giuen to me and incense in those dayes IT hath beene much prophan'd by you my table eke defil'd You wearie were and snuft at me should I be reconcil'd KNow hee 's accurst that hath a male and brings a sickly thing My name is dreadfull saith the Lord I am a mightie King Chapt. 2 LAy to your hearts this law of mine giue glorie to my name O Priests else I le your blessings curse yea I haue curst the same MY cou'nant made with Leui old was of long life and peace He fear'd my name he kept my Law and did my flocke increase NO fraud was found within his lips Priests lips should knowledge keepe And at his mouth Gods messenger all men the law should seeke OVt of the way all yee are gone ye haue corrupted all Both law and Leuies couenant many ye make to fall PArtiall in the Law yee were and haue not kept my waies I made you be despis'd therefore and vile in all your dayes QVestionlesse one God vs made one father haue we all Why breake we fathers cou'nant then and with our brethren braule REbelliously they haue prophan'd the holinesse of Lord And matcht with Daughters of strange gods which God himselfe abhord SEruant and master I le cut off that doth this wicked thing And also him that in my house doth any offring bring THE cause of this you still demand the reason 's plaine and rife The Lord himselfe hath witnessed between thee and thy wife VNchastly hast thou dealt and done to thy companion deare With whom thou mad'st a couenant her still to loue and cheare AT first did God not make them one of old he so decreed Although he had of spirit store he sought an holy seed BE sober therefore in your minds but ye doe murmur still In saying that man pleaseth God that doth transgresse his will Chapt. 3 COme to his Temple speedily Messiah shall I say My messenger first will I send for to prepare his way DAy of his comming who can bide for he shall purge with fire The Leuites that they may bring gifts such as God doth require EVen as of old the offerings then of Iuda shall content On sorcerers and Adulterers his iudgments shall be spent FAlse swearers also he will plague and all that doe oppose The strangers widowes labourers friendlesse and fatherlesse GOne quite away from my decrees ye are yet rob no more Ye aske wherein I say by tithes you still encrease your store HAue any people rob'd their Gods ye are cursed euery one For ye haue rob'd and spoyled me euen this whole nation INto the storehouse bring the tithes that there there may be meat And therewith proue me saith the Lord how â— I will you intreat KIndly yea and exceedingly I then on you will poure My blessings and I will rebuke what did your fruits deuoure Lofty lewd words yet haue you spoke you aske what we did say That it is vaine to serue the Lord no gaine is got that way MAlicious proud and wicked men we count them blest to be They are aduanc'd that tempt the Lord and are from dangers free NOw they that truly feared God did to their neighbours speake The Lord did heare a booke was writt for those that did him seeke O Then they shall my deare sonnes be I will their sinnes forgiue Then ye shall iudge betweene the bad and them that purely liue Chapt. 4 PRoud persons and all wicked men shall in a furnace burne As stubble in that fiery day they shall be quite forlorne QVietnesse peace and health shall be to you that feare my name As dust the wicked vnder foot ye shall tread downe with shame REmember Moses Law which I in Horeb did him giue The statutes and the iudgements all wherein they are to liue SEnt shall Eliah be to you before that dreadfull day He fathers harts and sonnes shall turne that so my curse may stay The end of the Prophets A TRVE CHRISTIANS DAILY DELIGHT Being The Summe of euery Chapter of the new Testament set downe Alphabetically in English Verse that the Scriptures we reade may be remembred and the things forgotten more easily recalled By Simon Wastel sometimes of Queenes Colledge in OXFORD now Schoole-Master of the Free-Schoole in Northampton LONDON Printed for Robert Mylbourne THE NEVV TESTAMENT MATTHEVV Chapt. 1 A Pedigree of IESVS CHRIST by th' holy Ghost conceiu'd Virgin borne who though with child of Ioseph is receiu'd Chapt. 2 BY starre the Wisemen guided are to Christ whom they adâ—â—â— They offer gifts King Herod frets and Ioseph flies therefore CHildren by Herod murthered are and then obserue his death Ioseph is sore afraid yet comes with Christ to Nazareth Chapt. 3 DOwne comes the holy Ghost on Christ whom God from heauen doth grace Iohn cries reproues baptizeth Christ himselfe he doth debase Chapt. 4 ENuious tempter thrice repell'd to Christ the Angells come He preacheth calls Apostles foure and heales both all and some Chapt. 5 FOr blessed men Christ these esteemes the city set on hill The Candle Salt light of the world Christ did the law fulfill GIue eare and learne what murther is adultery what to sweare Beare iniuries loue enemies be like thy father deare Chapt. 6 HEre Christ of prayer of fasting almeâ— and forgiuenesse doth speake Of treasure mammon bids that we first heauen then earth should seeke Chapt. 7 IVdge not nor cast pure things to dogs pray striue at any hand To enter heare and doe the world build not vpon the sand Chapt. 8 KNow the Centurions seruant 's heal'd the Leper clens'd and tride Peters wiues mother's also cur'd and many sicke beside LEarne how Christ must be followed the sea made calme and fine Two men of Deuills are dispossest they goe into the swine Chapt. 9 MAtthew is from the Custome call'd the palsie man amended Disciples for not fasting are by Christ himselfe defended NOw
hope he lou'd vs foes now friends he sure will saue KNow that as Adams sinne did bring man into wofull case So Christ much more by â— righteousnesse did farre exceed in grace Chapt. 6 LIue not in sinne y' are dead thereto as Baptisme makes it plaine Obey not lust nor suffer â— sinne in mortall bodies raigne MAde free from sin your members yeeld to serue the Lord aboue Who sinne must for their wages looke eternall death to proue Chapt. 7 NO longer then a man doth liue the law hath power or might But we by Christ are dead to th' law euen each beleeuing wight O Say not then the law is sinne it 's holy good and iust But by the law I knew not sinne it said Thou shalt not lust PAssing great sins it doth reueale and makes me full of blame And grieu'd I am because that I cannot performe the same Chapt. 8 QVite freed from condemnation are true beleeuers all Who loath their lusts procuring death and are spirituall REgard the blessings of Gods childe all long to see him freed Nothing can seuer him from God his glory of old decreed Chapt. 9 SOry I am for th'Israelites God did not promise all The seed of Abraham for to saue but Iacob he did call THe Lord shewes loue to whom he will as Potter with his clay So dealeth he it was foretold Iewes should be cast away VNder the law they needs would liue they sought not life by grace But stumbled at that stumbling stone and Christ would not embrace Chapt. 10 ALL iust by faith not by the law Christ hath perform'd the same â—ll that by faith take hold on him shall neuer come to shame BY Preachers sent this faith is wrought in Iewes and Gentiles all 〈◊〉 his Israel knew for all day long the Lord on them did call Chapt. 11 CAst off they are not all from God though some he did disdaine â—ome are elected and there 's hope they shall b'ingraft againe DEspise them not nor boast thy selfe a Sauiour God did raise His iudgements are past finding out all laud to him alwaies Chapt. 12 EVen all Gods children must be mou'd by mercies God to please None of himselfe must thinke too well attend thy place with peace FEruent in spirit let vs serue God peace patience loue withall God doth require reuenge forbids thy foes feed when they call Chapt. 13 GIue Magistrates their duties due for conscience them obey The man that loues fulfills the law owe nought but loue I say HIgh time it is now to awake time of saluation's neare â—â—â—ss your sinnes and put on Christ all fleshly lusts forbeare Chapt. 14 IN things indifferent none condemne let no offence appeare In them for that is prou'd sinne by many reasons cleare Chapt. 15 KNow how the strong must beard with weâ—ke our selues we may not please Christ did not for his loue to all did wondrously encrease LEt vs our brâ—thren so receiue S Paul excuse doth make He will come see them and â— desires their prayers for his sake Chapt. 16 MY helpers in Christ Iesus greet of such men take good heed As caused dissentions in the Church and great offences breed NOte and auoide them they are such as seeke their belly ease The simple hearts they doe deceiue and them with faire words please ON your behalfe I doe reioyce the truth you doe obey Satan shall shortly be trod downe to God be praise for aye 1 CORINTHIANS Chapt. 1 AFter his salutations he exhorts to vnity Reproues their discords worldly wise he here doth vilifie BY preaching counted foolishnesse he doth beleeuers saue Not many mighty Noblemen such grace and fauour haue Chapt. 2 CHrist crucified to you I preachâ— without inticing words Yet with such power as far doth passe the sense that man affords Chapt. 3 DIuisions argue fleshly minds with milke I did you feed The planter except God doth blesse is nought at all indeed EVery man must looke what he builds Christ the foundation sure Worlds wisedome folly Gods Temple we must keepe chast and pure Chapt. 4 FAithfull must all Christs Stewards be all things are from the Lord Then glory not th'Apostles are of worldly men abhorr'd GOds Kingdome 's not in word but power Paul is their father deare Him must they follow he will come with loue or rod to feare Chapt. 5 HEe 's cause of shame and not of ioy that incest did commit Purge leauen out with scandalous doe neither eate nor sit Chapt. 6 IN law suites before Infidells vexe not your brethren deare Th'vnrighteous shall not enter heauen ô therefore quake and feare KNow that your bodies members are of Christ and temples pure O' th holy Ghost therefore you must all filthinesse abiure Chapt. 7 LEst men vncleannesse should commit God mariage doth ordaine Know how and when to vse the same and when 's fit to refraine MEn in that calling must abide wherein they haue beene plac'd Keepe wedlocke band why virgins life is so prefer'd and grac'd Chapt. 8 NO meats to Idolls offered eate offend not one another Abuse not Christian liberty but loue ye euery brother Chapt. 9 OF his freedome he doth intreat and how the Lord ordain'd Pastors to liue by Christs Gospell though he himselfe abstain'd PReaching he was not chargeable nor did in any case Offend in things indifferent our life is like a race Chapt. 10 QVite ignorant you shall not be that Iewish sacraments Are types of ours examples eke are all their punishments REfraine from all Idolatry beware ye euery one Christs cup and cup of Deuills to drinke giue ye offence to none Chapt. 11 SEE Christ dishonor'd when men pray or preach with couer'd head And when their women in the Church haue heads vncouered THeir meetings were not for their good the Supper was â— prophan'd He shewes the purity thereof when first it was ordain'd Chapt. 12 VArious are spirituall gifts yet doe they profit all For seruice and to edifie Christs body mysticall Chapt. 13 ALL gifts although they doe surmount yet are they nothing worth Without true loue and charity the praise thereof set forth BY it we still reioyce in truth loue alwayes patience hath It neuer failes but is prefer'd before our hope and faith Chapt. 14 COmmended here is prophesie before strange tongues prefer'd To instruments compar'd they be and both must be refer'd DIrectly to their proper end which is edification Th' abuse is taxt women deny'd to speake in congregation EVen of their husbands let them learne let holy men each one â—onfesse these are the lawes of God let things be comely done Chapt. 15 FRom Christ his resurrection he proues that we must rise Against him who that Article most faithlesly denyes GReat fruit to mankind comes thereby the manner marke and see How dead arise how men aliue at that day chang'd shall be Chapt. 16 HEE bids them succour Salems Saints doth Timothie commend Giues Christian admonitions salutes and makes an end 2 CORINTHIANS Chapt. 1 AGainst their troubles
Of faith and of the sacraments and of the resurrection MOre forward he would haue them led he would not haue them faint â—ut to be stedfast in the faith in troubles patient NOte here the danger of all those that after truth receiu d â—auing once tasted heauenly gifts are afterward deceiu'd O How impossible it is that they that fall away â—hould by repentance be renew'd they Christ againe doe slay PRaised and blessed is the earth that drinkes in store of raine And for the dresser bringeth forth hearbes fruits and store of graine QVestionlesse that earth that thornes and bryers bringeth forth Is neer to cursing must be burn'd as earth that 's nothing worth RIghteous in his promises the Lord is alwaies found He still rewards their workes of loue that in good workes abound SEe here how God euen by himselfe to Abraham did sweare That he would blesse him wrondrously and still his loue declare TO him and to the heires of life he plainly shewes to both The stablenesse of his counsell and binds himselfe by oath VNpossible it is that God should deale vnfaithfully Sith by his word and oath he binds himselfe so stedfastly WHereby we haue a refuge sure and most strong consolation Most firmely for to hold that hope we haue of our saluation A Stedfast anchor of the soule which enters in through grace Where Christ is entred to prepare for vs a holy place Chapt. 7 BY Melchisedecke King of peace and Priest of God most high Is father Abraham blest when he return'd form victory COnsider how that he is said to want a pedigree That he vnto the Sonne of God might well resembled be DOe well consider the greatnesse of this High Priest I say To whom the Patriarch Abraham the tithes of spoyles did pay EVen by commandement by the law the Leuites tithes possest But Abraham to Melchisedeck did pay them and was blest FOr Leui to Melchisedeck did Abraham also pay Because that he when they two met in ioynes of Abraham lay GReater is this his Priesthood then and of far more perfection Then that of Leuies or of that which was of Aaron HE euen our Lord of Iuda came no speech did Moses make That either Iuda or his tribe should holy Priesthood take IT is a thing most euident most manifest and cleare That he was made Priest by an oath by whom we all draw neere KEeping the faith to Gods owne throne he is our surety sure Of a farre better covenant he euer doth enduâ—e LIuing for euer he is of power to saue all those from thrall That unto God doe come by him and for his mercy call MOst perfectly he doth them saue and intercession makes An holy harmlesse Priest is he who for vs vndertakes Chapt. 8 NOte well the summe of all that 's said we haue a Priest most high That fits at Gods right hand in heauen in glory and maiesty OF holy things and tabernacle which is the body of Christ A Minister who offreth gifts as well as did high Priest PRiests offer gifts euen so doth he Moses was bid to make All things according to patterne which he from God did take QVestionlesse a ministry that 's farre more excellent He hath a mediatour of a better testament REad that for second couenant place should not haue beene sought If that the first had faultlesse beene and could haue safety wrought SVch couenant with Israel and Iuhah hee 'll not make As with their fathers when he did them out of Egypt take THey therin did not long persist and he from them 〈◊〉 But in their minds hee 'll put his lawes and write them in their hearts VNto them I will be their God and they my folks shall bee Thus saith the Lord both great and small shall knowledge haue of mee WIth mercy I will them behold to them I will be kinde Their sinnes and their transgressions I will blot out of minde Chapt. 9 A Large description here is made of outward legall rites Which God taught Moses and which he did teach the Israelites BEhold both rites and Sanctuary which first old test'ment had Not heauenly nor spirituall which made mens hearts more glad CAndlestick table and shew-bread were therein set and plac't With name of holy places was that tabernacle grac't DIspos'd and plac'd within the vaile which holiest place is call'd Was golden censer and the Arke about with gold o'relayd EVen Aarons rod and golden pot that Manna had therein The tables and the Cherubins were put the vaile within FIrst tabernacle thus ordain'd the Priests did dayly goe There for to offer sacrifice the Lord commanded to GOD bad the high Priest for to goe alone once euery yeare Into the holy place of all with blood to offer there HE for himselfe and peoples sinnes did offer there alone Which seruice did not sanctifie himselfe nor any one IN conscience for it did consist in sacrificing rites Which were commanded till Christ came who cleanseth sinners quite KNow here that Christ is our high Priest of good things yet to come Who not by blood of Goats nor Calues did pay our soules ransome LEarne that that blood did outwardly the body putrifie O how much more shall Christ his blood our conscience sanctifie MAking vs serue the liuing God and all dead workes to hate Hee is the Mediatour true which brings to blessed state NEw Testament he hath confirm'd euen by his death alone And entred hath the holyest place for he to heauen is gone ONce hath he offered vp himselfe our sinnes to take away And shall againe come iudge his folke to life at latter day Chapt. 10 POwer for to clense away our sinnes the law had none at all To Christs body once offered that vertue did befall QVite impossible a thing it is to take away our sinnes By blood of Buls or by the blood of Goates or such like things REdeem'd we are from death and hell by Christs blood which hee shed Once for vs all when he on crosse his body offered SO that he hath for euermore their sinnes wash't all away That are elect and sanctifi'd and doe his will obey THis doth the holy Ghost witnesse and thus hath said before My law I will write in their hearts their sinnes thinke on no more VNto him then let vs draw neere with hearts made pure by faith Still hoping in his promises he will doe what he saith WEE willed are here to consider each one his Christian brother And vnto loue and to good workes to stirre vp one another ALL are exhorted thus to doe because the day drawes neere When Christ to iudge the quicke and dead will second time appeare BVT if we shall sinne willingly when we this truth haue knowne Wee haue no sacrifice for sinne but must in hell be throwne CHrist who forsakes and doth despise and treads him under foot And doth despise the spirit of grace the Lord will root â— him out DAyes that are past he bids call backe and bring into
MICROBIBLION OR THE BIBLES EPITOME In Verse Digested according to the Alphabet that the Scriptures we reade may more happily be remembred and things forgotten more easily recalled By Simon Wastell sometimes of Queenes Colledge in Oxford Bonus Textualis Bonus Theologus A good Diuine hee 's counted still In Scripture text that hath good skill Psal 1.2 Blessed is he that delighteth and meditateth in the law of God day and night LONDON Printed for Robert Mylbourne and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Greyhound in Paules Churchyard 1629. TO THE RIGHT Honorable his singular good Lord Sir William Spencer Knight Baron Spencer of Wormeleighton and to his Honorable Lady Simon Wastell wisheth encrease of honour in this life and eternall happiness in the world to come RIght Honorable Excellent is that sentence which Agapetus wrote to Iustinian the Emperour long agoe viz It is the crowne of Fiâ—â—ie which adornes a Potentate for riches 〈◊〉 with vs and glory vanisheth saith hee 〈◊〉 that renowne but that care of leading 〈◊〉 liues according to Gods will hath the promise of a Reward euerlastingly permanent and of a Crowne immarcessible And such hath beene Gods mercy to your Honours that he hath accumulated both internall and externall blessings vpon you adding to your temporall greatness spirituall graces which make your Honors far more amiable in Gods sight then any terrene though transcendent felicitie can make you admired in the sight of men The very Ethnicke could say Nobilitas sola est atque vnica virtus If the glimmering light of their purblind intellectualls could appropriate such like Panegy rickes onely to their Morall and Socraticall vertues how great are those prayses which are due to those Theologicall and heauenly graces which by a more diuine Spirit are breathed into the soules of Dauids Saints on earth Wherein though your Honors endowments haue not the meanest portion they not being in you meane but euen Heroicall yet lest I should seeme as the manner of some Dedicatory Epistle is to make my way to your Honour by a Parasiticall salutation of all your resplendent vertues in my passage and lest I do therein offend your right Noble and magnanimous disposition whose property it is not to be very much affected with those your deserued praises and because also the action in mee would bee cozen-German to base flatâ—erie I therefore passe them by in silence whereat my mind shall neuer cease to afford the due tribute of perpetuall admiration May it therefore please your Honor as formerly it pleased your worthy Father my good Lord now deceased to patronize this little worke which with all submission I present vnto your Honours Sure I am that those manifold fauours which I vnworthy I from time to time haue receiued from him and you may challenge requitall which to be performed by mee is impossible and to be testified by so small and slender a Dedication is in a manner indecent as being in no waies proportionable to your large and copious demerits But I am somewhat incouraged to make it trauell vnder your Honours Patronage I know that in all ingenuous and heauenly begotten soules there is an affection in some sort analogical to God himselfe of accepting the desire for the deed Receiue it therefore I beseech you it is performed as I could not as I would 〈◊〉 your Honour looke to the matter of that booke it is an Epitome of Gods Oracles and containes some of that aqua coelestis or liuing waters of life and grace If to the manner of handling the matter it is briefe and Alphabeticall and metricall for the better and surer memorie Plaine also it is because the pure and spirituall word needs not the mixture of mans depraued braine and also because the simplest Christian may reape the greater benefit when all things are done to edification Thus presuming vpon your Honorable protection intreating the Almightie that in blessing hee would blesse both your Honors and honorable Progeny I humbly take my leaue Your Honors euer to be commanded SIMON WASTALL To the Christian READER IT is the speech of all almost and the complait of the most sincere that these our last and worst dayes are dayes very wicked dayes very dangerous and therfore surely very dangerous because very wicked yet if we looke to the meanes of knowledge and of piety neuer time enioyed larger or better Great is Gods mercy small our amendment And where 's the fault why our owne consciences doe condemne vs as delinquents who will not receiue that which Gods mercy would afford vs. Christ may now take vp his Elegies against England as once against Ierusalem How often O England England would I haue gathered thee as a henne gathereth her chickens vnder her wings but thou wouldst not I haue sent my Ambassadors to declare my good will and pleasure to thee and my loue which I reserue for thy people if ye would returne but thou wouldst not I haue often knockt at the doore of thy heart for entrance that thou mightest bee enriched with my Spirit but thou wouldst not I haue offred thee that aske and thou shalt haue knocke and I will open vnto thee but thou wouldst not I haue exhorted thee to crucifie those carnall lusts which fight against thy soule but thou wouldest not I haue beene crucified dead and buried that by beleeuing in mee thou mightest haue life but thou woldest not I haue ascended from death to life that by my example thou mightst rise from the death of sin to the life of grace here and to glory hereafter but for all this thou wouldst not These or such like words might Christ iustly vse to the most part of the men of England whose ignoraÌ„ce is almost grosse affected and whose knowledge except it bee practised will but augment their condemnation for this is condemnation that the light is come into the world amongst vs and wee loue darkenesse more then light We know indeed our Masters will but will not do it Or if we haue but so much of the gold of the Sanctuary as wil tip our tongues guild ouer our externall cariage we thinke we haue enough whereas the heart was requisite in euery sacrifice and that being first formed and giuen vs of God first should be reformed first and giuen of vs to God againe But alas most men now content themselues to liue in this our Church which hates Idolatry and popish superstition and thinke this will bee sufficient to flit them to heauen after death whereas poore soules they ought as well to looke to the truth of their profession as to their profession of the truth lest he who is the Way the Truth the Life do for their want of truth deny them the way to euerlasting life But if these men or any other would in sinceritie see footing into the wayes of Gods commands it is then necessary necessitate á priori that they first know what it is which God
obey I brought you forth with wonders They promise must not touch the mount they tremble at the thunders Chapt. 20 KNow here the ten CommandemeÌ„ts giuen they will'd are not to feare Nor any Gods to haue but him nor hew'd stone altar reare Chapt. 21 LEarne lawes for seruants and for them that doe their parents ban For killing stealing goaring and smiting or hurting man Chapt. 22 MArke theft forbid no damage doe of trespasses beware For borrowing oxe sheepe or ought no fornicator spare NO witch nor bestiall man shall liue fly all Idolatry No widow stranger orphan vex take heed of vsury O Keepe not poore mans rayment layd as pledge with thee all night Doe reuerence to Magistrates first fruits pay me of right Chapt. 23 PVt farre away a slanderous tongue no wicked witnes beare Be iust to all loue charity the sabbaths keepe with feare QVietly these three feasts obserue let land the seuenth yeare rest See what to doe with blood and fat all Idolls names detest REpay first fruits vnto thy God an Angell will I send Whom if thou serue he will thee blesse and from all foes defend SEe that thou bow not to false Gods nor imitate their wayes Feare God and sicknesse hee 'l remoue and will prolong thy dayes Chapt. 24 TO 'th Mount goe seuenty Elders call'd Moses alone drawes neare He sprinkles Altars with the blood Gods glory doth appeare VNto the Lord they say they le yeeld they see most glorious sights Moses ascends the mount and stayes full forty dayes and nights Chapt. 25 AN offering bring for tabernacle make arke with gold o'relayd Candlestickes table Cherubins and all as God hath said Chapt. 26 BOards sockets bars curtaines make eleuen of the goats haire Ram skins doore hangings also make a vaile for th'Arke prepare Chapt. 27 COurt hangings pillars Altars marke with vessels all of brasse Pure oyle for lamps and lasting lights make all as patterne was Chapt. 28 DEcke Aaron with brestplate robe plates for his miter make Vrim Thummim vestures and bells all these for Priesthood sake Chapt. 29 EAch Priest wash decke consecrate as God here Moses tells At morne and night giue God a lambe his promise there to dwell Chapt. 30 FIrst guilded Altar then lauer by Moses must be made The holy oyle the sweet perfume soule ransome must be paid Chapt. 31 GOd here appoints Bezaleel he tabernacle makes They must not worke on Sabbath day the tables Moses takes Chapt. 32 HOt was Gods wrath for golden calfe by Moses hee 's appeas'd Tables are broken numbers slaine by prayer people eas'd Chapt. 33 I Meane to stay goe on your way from campe my tent remoue The people mourne then he to them and Moses shewes his loue Chapt. 34 KNow here the tables are renew'd God doth proclaime his name Moses intreats his company he will protect from shame LEagues with the heathen make thou none lest they thy soule insnare Destroy their pictures altars groues false worships all beware MOses descendeth from the mount and hides his face with vaile Obserue these lawes and I thy foes with wonders will assaile Chapt. 35 NO man must worke on Sabbath day great gifts the people bring Bezaleel makes the â— tabernacle a great and glorious thing Chapt. 36 OF peoples offrings stay is made the things were nam'd before As couering curtaines bars are made with hangings for the doore Chapt. 37 PVre gold the Arke is guilded with the Cherubs Mercy seat The altar table candlestickes are made with oile most sweet Chapt. 38 QVickly are altar lauer court all by Bezaleel wrought The summe of siluer gold and brasse which Isr'els people brought Chapt. 39 RObe Ephod brestplate Miter plate with garments more lesse The girdle all these Moses sees approues â— and all doth blesse Chapt. 40 SEt vp anoynted tabernacle Moses his care and praise Gods glory seene his will perform'd cloud guides them on their wayes LEVITICVS Chapt. 1 ALl spotlesse males out of thy herd and flocks must offred be And foules for thy burnt offerings their dressing manner see BVt thou must offer willingly thy hand on head must stay The Priest must kill and sprinkle blood and it on altar lay Chapt. 2 COncerning the meat-offering made of the finest flower But frankincense thereon thou must and oyle vpon it powre DOe this if in an ouen or plate thine offering bak'd shall be Or fried in pan no leuen thou nor hony there shalt see EAres of greene corne well dried thou must for thine oblation bring For thy first fruits and offer salt in euery offring Chapt. 3 FOr a peace offring sacrifice of male or female kind Out of the herd see that no spot nor blemish I doe find GOd bids here kill and lay on hands kidneyes ye shall not eate But burne besprinkle the altar learne what must serue for meat Chapt. 4 HEre he that thorough ignorance Prince Priest or people shall The Law of God transgresse and sinne let them for mercy call IN such a case must bullocks blood or goats or kids be shed For that same sinne and as before to God be offered Chapt. 5 KNow thou that dost thy knowledge hide in touching vncleane things Or sinn'st in making of an oath learne thy trespasse offrings LAmbe kidd foules flower in sacriledge like offerings are due A lambe is slaine for ignorance of things they neuer knew Chapt. 6 MArke here the trespasse offering for sinnes done wittingly The Law of the burnt offring learne where fire must neuer dye NOw learne the law of meat offrings and of Priests consecration Learne what the Priests must doe when they for sinne doe make oblation Chapt. 7 OF trespasse offering learne the lawes and of peace offring soe Whether it be a thanksgiuing a vow or gifts most free PRiests portion in the peace offerings is shoulder and the brest No man must eate the fat nor blood but they may eate the rest Chapt. 8 QVickly take Aaron and his sonnes and thus them consecrate Then Moses washeth clothes â— annoynts them for that priestly state REad here what their sinne offring is and burnt offrings likewise The ramme of consecration the place the time the guise Chapt. 9 SEe the first offrings Aaron made for him and people all Which Moses taught him after that the Lord to him did call THe sinne and the burnt offerings which he and people gaue â—re here set downe they pray that God would all his people saue VNt ' all the people then the Lord appear'd most graciously â—ire came from him vpon th' Altar the people shout and cry Chapt. 10 AS Aarons sonnes strange fire did bring So fire them both doth burne The Priests are here forbidden wine and Aaron must not mourne BEside the Altar must the priests eate offrings made by fire Aarons excuse for breach thereof Contents Moses desire Chapt. 11 COme learne what beasts what fish and sowles God doth appoint for meat Vncleane and creeping things touth not be holy doe not eate Chapt.
those foes did quell They for their sinnes were all cast out thou alwayes didst rebell Chapt. 10 A Trend Gods loue in that he doth the tables here restore Continues Priesthood Moses heares loue feare his name therefore Chapt. 11 BE louing to the Lord thy God his wondrous workes thou saw Let blessings or his curse preuaile still study in his law COmmandements keepe and Canaan land which Egypt farre doth passe Ye shall enioy where raine doth fall in Egypt no raine was Chapt. 12 DEstroy all Idoll monuments see Altars ouerthrowne Worship both where and how he bids adde nothing of thine owne FAte thou no blood inquire not how those people seru'd their God Thou shalt not worship thy God so for feare thou feele his rod. Chapt. 13 FRiends neerest deerest of thy kinne if they thy heart will turne Or Citie to a false worship such kill and City burne Chapt. 14 GOds children must not shaue theÌ„selues these meats vncleane refuse These holy feasts keepe to the Lord learne how all tithes to vse Chapt. 15 HElpe needy brother with reliefe let seruants now goe free If he will stay then bore his eare let firstlings holy be Chapt. 16 IN due time keepe these solemne feasts be franck when you appeare Choose Iudges iust but plant no groue neare God nor pillar reare Chapt. 17 KIngs must not horse money or wiues increase nor multiply But read and keepe the Law of God and so liue blessedly LEt spotlesse things be giuen to God let no Idolater liue In doubtfull cases let the Priest and Iudge their sentence giue MEn that refuse to condiscend to their iudgement shall dye So other will be sore affraid to deale presumptuously Chapt. 18 NOte here the Priests and Leuites due the Nations fashions flye Christ must be heard who preacheth ought that God bids not must dye Chapt. 19 OF Cities set apart for him that kills against his will Stirre no landmarkes two must witnesse to false the like fulfill Chapt. 20 PVt hartenings in the souldiers hearts let such and such be free Grant peace to them that peace accept let them thy seruants be QVite spoile and kill those cities males that dare thee to withstand The townes remote kill Cananites let fruit-tres grow and â— stand Chapt. 21 REad how to deale with man found plaine and how with captiue maid Regard first-borne stone stubborne child on tree let none be staid Chapt. 22 SEe how to deale with neighbours beast let none weare womans weed For meest rape adultery is death by God decreed THe dam and young thou must not take make house with battlement Make fringes of adulterers soule marke what 's their punishment Chapt. 23 VNcleannesse in the campe auoide and let no bastard venter Into the congregation till such a time to enter AFfraid who is of Masters house such one doe not oppresse These sacrifices deadly hate and Sodoms filthinesse BEware of biting vsury thy vowes God will require Nor grapes nor coine beare thou away eate what thou dost desire Chapt. 24 COncerning bills of diuorcement obserue what here is said Of pledges which thou must not take when hire is to be paid DIscharge new maried man from warre man stealers all must dye Let iustice still be done to all iudge right in leprosie Chapt. 25 EXceed not forty stripes to giue to brothers wife be kind The oxe must not be muzzeled blot Am'lecke out of mind FRom shamelesse and immodest wife thou must cut off her hand False weights and measures God abhorres let none be in thy land Chapt. 26 GIue thy first fruits in time to God his loue to thee declare Confesse and say he is our God and we his people are HE that doth pay his third yeares tithes must such confession make If wee serue him he sure will vs for his owne people take Chapt. 27 ISrael here commanded is on stones the Law to write Twelue tribes diuided six must blesse and six the curse recited KIll offer eate peace offerings before the Lord reioyce Build altar alwayes of whole stones â—eare and obey his voyce Chapt. 28 LOue feare obey the Lord thy God and he will greatly blesse If not he will such curses send as no tongue can expresse Chapt. 29 MY mercies great and workes ye saw fulfill then my desire If any blesse himselfe â— in sinne I le plague him in mine ire NOw stand they all before the Lord his people they shall see All secret things belong to God reuealed things to thee Chapt. 30 OBserue great mercyes promised to such as leaue their sinne The Law is cleare eternall death for such as laie therein Chapt. 31 POssesse yee shall all Can'an Land the Lord with you will goe Be strong ô Ioshua God will daunt the force of euery foe QVickly you will corrupt your waies when I am dead and gone And cause the Lord for backsliding to plague you euery one Chapt. 32 REad ye the law hear Iosuah chargd a song doth Moses giue To testifie against all those that should vngodly liue SEe Moses song which shewes Gods loue to them that will doe well But direfull vengeance to his foes and them that will rebell THeir hearts they must set on these words which he did testifie God sends him vp to Nebo mount to see the land and dye Chapt. 33 VPon his folke Gods glory shines this doth good Moses tell Before his death and then doth blesse the tribes of Israel ALl haue their seuerall blessings here as God of old decreed He is their God and therefore they all nations farre exceed Chapt. 34 BEholding Canan from the mount there Moses ends his dayes His age and buriall both obserue and his exceeding praise CHildren of Isr'el thirty dayes doe mourne in dolefull case Then Iosuah full of heauenly skill succedeth in his place IOSHVA Chapt. 1 ARise now Ioshua I le thee aide obserue my lawes aright Be valiant stout couragious An. Mundi 1493 and I thy foes will fright BEhold the land I promised is yours both farre and neare Euen all where euer you shall tread or shall in sight appeare COmmanded are the people here themselues for to prepare To passe floud Iordan Rubenites confesse they ready are DVely their promise made to keepe to giue their brethren rest Their fealty then to Ioshua they promise and protest Chapt. 2 EXceeding carefull Rahab is the spies to hide and saue From cruell King of Iericho who sought their liues to haue FOr this they make a couenant they promise life and sweare They hide in hills they bring â— good newes the land doth faint for feare Chapt. 3 GOe after th'arke then campes remoue and priests in Iordan stay The waters part â— the riuer's dry with ioy they passe away Chapt. 4 HEnce take twelue stones for Gilgal mount twelue more in Iordan set Tell sonnes that this is done that they Gods workes should not forget Chapt. 5 IOshua will'd to circumcise the Kings doe quake and feare The Passeouer no Manna more an Angell doth
their foes therein remaine AS Saul so th'armor-bearer did they kill themselues at once The men of Iabesh burne their flesh and bury â— all their bones II SAMVEL Chapt. 1 A Man of Amaleck bringeth newes and saith he Saul did kill His death and sonnes Dauid laments th' Amal'kites blood doth spill Chapt. 2 BY men of Iudah Dauid's King by Abner Ishbosheth Here Ioabs men and Abners fight hee 's cause of As'ols death COmmended are the Iabeshites for kindnesse shew'd to Saul As'el is slaine Ioab retyres marke As'els buriall Chapt. 3 DVring the warre King Dauid growes Abner doth fall away Him Dauid feasts but Ioab stabs all mourne for him that day EVer more curst be Ioabs house his people eke forelorne He bids bring Michol home againe six sonnes to him are borne Chapt. 4 FOr Abners death great troubles grew two traitors in his bed Their King doe kill to Dauid then they both doe bring his head GReat gifts they hoped to haue had he them rewards with death In Abners tombe is buried the head of Ishbosheth Chapt. 5 HEre th'elders Dauid doc annoynt their King o're Israel At thirty yeares he Zida takes and then therein doth dwell IN Salem are eleuen sonnes borne to Dauid Hiram sends Twice Dauid foyles the Philistines Iehovah him defends Chapt. 6 KIng in a Cart doth fetch the Arke An. Mundi 2929 it Vzza stayes and 's slaine Here Dauid danceth Michal scoffes she childlesse doth remaine LEft is the Arke at Obeds house he 's wonderfully blest It s brought to Sion with great ioy and there it findeth rest Chapt. 7 MInding to make the Lord a house first Nathan likes it well But then reproues for no such charge was giuen to Israel NO word was spoken of an house he must not once assay Without command to build him one to God doth Dauid pray OVt of his bowels he shall come that to his holy name Shall build an house for blessings great the King doth praise his name Chapt. 8 PHilistians and the Moabites with Syrians conquered are Hadadezer of whose great spoyle the King gaue God a share QVite quell'd when Toi these enemies saw he gifts to Dauid sends Who louing iustice rulers makes and God him still defends Chapt. 9 REstor'd by him are all Sauls lands and that for Ionathans sake To lame Mephibosheth and he Ziba did faâ—mor make SAuls seruant Ziba was before he had an houshold great All subiect to Mephibosheth he with the King did eate Chapt. 10 THen Dauid comforts Hanun King he puts his men to shame Twice he and his are vanquished by Dauid Shobach's slaine Chapt. 11 VNto the warre is Ioab sent at Salem Dauid stayes He lazy lusts for Bethsheba he sends and she obeyes AFfirming that she was with child he for her husband sends He goes not home then Dauid he with murther makes amends Chapt. 12 BY Nathans parable of thâ—ewe lambe * An. Mundi 2910 the King himselfe doth blame Reprou'd he doth confesse the fact and 's pardon'd for the same CHild being sick for life he prayes but life he could not get Sonne Solomon's borne King Rabbah takes they vnder lawes are set Chapt. 13 DAuids sonne Ammon Tamar loues doth force hate * An. Mundi 2512 turn away Her brother Absolon her receiues and Ammon meanes to slay EVen so he did at sheep shearing this grieued Dauid sore Hee 's comforted but Absolon for feare doth flye therefore Chapt. 14 FOr feare of loosing both her sonnes a widow for helpe doth cry Her sute is all for Absolon * An. Mundi 29â—8 and hee 's call'd home thereby GReat beauty and great weight of haire foure children Absâ—lon had By Ioabs meanes after two yeares accesse to th'king he had Chapt. 15 HE by his flatt'ry steales away the harts of Israel Pretends a vow to * An. Mundi 2922 Hebron goes and falsly doth rebell IN feare when Dauid flees from him Ittai will not forsake The Priests and Leuites are sent back the Arke with them they take KIng Dauid and his company goe weeping on their way He curseth curst Achitophel Hushai's taught what to say Chapt. 16 LEwd Ziba by suggestions false obtaines his masters goods And Shimei railing calls the King a cruell man of blood MArke Dauids patience how that he from all reuenge abstaines And those who would haue had his head by his command restraines NOw Hushai doth insinuate in t ' Absolons counsell Vile filthy whordomes here are taught by curst Achitophel Chapt. 17 OBserue this counsell ouerthrowne by Hush as God decreed To Dauid secret word was sent with all conuenient speed PErceiuing all his counsell crost Achit'phel hangs himselfe Amasa's captaine King 's refresht with store of friendly wealth Chapt. 18 QVickly he mustereth all his men and bids them haue a care Of Absolon of th'Isra'lites here thousands slaughtered are RIding on 's Mule Absolon's hang'd and cast into a pit Which when the King of Cushi heares he mournes too much for it Chapt. 19 SO dost thou mourne cheare vp thy men they striue to bring him backe Of Shimei Mephibosheth words Chimham shall nothing lacke TO stirr vp Iudah Priests are sent Barzillai is dismist Isr'el and Iud ' expostulate they were not call'd t' assist Chapt. 20 VNto proud Sheba Israel goes Ioab kills Amasa Abel is sau'd by Sheba's head whom they in towne did slay Chapt. 21 ALl Sauls seuen sonnes once hang'd and dead a long dearth ended than In fathers tombe Sauls bones were laid and bones of Ionathan BEhold what kindnesse Rizpah shews foure battels fought againe By foure of Dauids valiant men are foure â— stout Gyants slaine Chapt. 22 COnsidering thâ— Lords defence and ayde at all assayes King Dauid vowes obedience and soundeth forth his praise Chapt. 23 DAuid doth in these his last words An. Mundi 292â— his Christian faith professe Which was beyond all humane sense in Gods good promises EAch Belial brat is curst of God good Rulers euer blest His Worthies names and noble acts are liuely here exprest Chapt. 24 FOr Isr'els sinne God's sore displeas'd and Dauid doth compell His Captaine Ioab for to count the people of Israel An. Mundi 2927 GOds plagues propounded of the three the plague he likes to haue After a great mortality his Salem God will saue HAuing repented God commands that he an Altar make In Ornan's floore their offering Iehouah's anger slakes I KINGS Chapt. 1 ABishag comforts Dauid King when he was wondrous old His fathers Kingdome to vsurpe then Adoniah's bold BY Nathans counsell Bethsheba doth put the King in mind Of former promise made to her which he with oath did bind COncerning Solomon her sonne this oath he doth renew And bids they should anoint him King they then their trumpets blew DAunted is Adoniah then his guests away doe flee And he but if he loyall grow the King will set him free Chapt. 2 EXceeding godly is the charge the father giues his sonne Of fearing God to Barzillai what
great misery VNto mount Horeb then he goes from thence he sends him then Vnto Damascus wildernesse there to anoint three men ANoint for Sira Hazael and Iehu Israels King Elisha also these mens swords to death shall many bring BEhold Elias mantle is vpon Elisha cast He tooke his â— leaue then of his friends and followes him full fast Chapt. 20 CVrst Benhadad Samaria doth here assault againe By Prophets good directions the Syrians most are slaine DIspitefull King at that yeares end comming to fight in valleis Hoping to conquer is subdu'd his hopes were all but follies ENforc'd the Syrians doe submit and then king Benhadad Was with a couenant sent away no hurt at all he had FOr this a Prophet makes Ahab himselfe for to accuse Against him he denounced plagues for that so grosse abuse Chapt. 21 GRieu'd is the king and sullen sicke when Naboth did deny To grant his vineyard hee 's accus'd and sson'd for blasphemy HE dead his ground king did possesse Eliah for this deed Denounceth plagues on him and her by God afore decreed IN seeming shew Ahab repents for this his sinfull crime And thereupon the Lord deferres his iudgments for a time Chapt. 22 KIng by false prophets is seduc'd and as Micaiah said Is slaine at Ramoth Gilead in prison Mica's laid LEwd Ahab hauing lost his life the dogs licke vp his blood And Ahaziah him succeeds whose reigning was not good MAking the word of God his guide Iehosaphat * An. Mundi 3046 rules well He turneth not aside from God his acts the Chronicles tell II KINGS Chapt. 1 AGainst Isr'el Moab rebells * An. Mundi 3041 Ahazi sends t' enquire Of Baalzebub twice from heauen Eliah cals for fire BVrnt were two captaines which the King sent him to apprehend But spares the third and tells the King his life shall shortly end Chapt. 2 COmming to take his last farewell of good Elisha graue With cloke * An. Mundi 334â— Eliah parts Iordan grants what Elish ' doth craue DOubled portion of his spirit God vp Eliah takes By fiery charet into heauen great moane the Prophet makes ELisha with Eliahs cloake flood Iordan doth diuide He for Eliahs successor acknowledged doth bide FOr Eliah yong Prophets seeke with toyle and labour great They find him not Elisha makes the bitter waters sweet GOod Prophet is by children mockt bald head they doe him call For this two Beares out of the wood did teare and kill them all Chapt. 3 HEre Ioram reignes he casts away the Image made to Baal But as for Ieroboams sinnes he cleaueth to them all IN these daies Mesha Moabs king An. Mundi 3050 ' gainst Isr'el doth rebell Iehosaphat and Iehoram the King of Israel KIng eke of Edom ioynes with them those three full sore distrest For want of water strangely are by Elisha refresht LIght and a small thing to the Lord is this their foes befoiles Deceiu'd with colours they are spoild who lookt and hop'd for spoyles MOabites King vpon the wall doth sacrifice his sonne Isr'el is grieu'd from thence departs and so the warre is done Chapt. 4 NOw is the widdowes oyle increast with which her debts she payes He giues the Shunamite a sonne and him from death doth raise An. Mundi 3052 O Man of God death in the pot the Prophets children cry He sweets it and with twenty loaues doth fiue score satisfie Chapt. 5 PRudently a poore captiue maid to Naman makes report That by Elishaes meanes he might be cur'd and get comfort QVickly vnto Samaria the king of Syria sends And to the king of Israel Naaman he commends REad how * An. Mundi 3051 Elisha Naaman sends to wash in Iordans flood But to receiue his profferd gifts he did not thinke it good SMitten with Naamans Leprosie Gehazi is that time With lyes abusing Masters name a foule and filthy crime Chapt. 6 THe Prophet giues yong Prophets leaue a larger place to finde Makes An. Mundi 3052 yron swim kings counsell tells and strikes an armie blind VNto * An. Mundi 3053 Samaria armies brought in peace they 're sent away Their children famisht women eate king would Elisha stay Chapt. 7 Aâ— Prophesie of plenty great Elisha doth declare By Lepers foure of Syrians flight they then informed are BY Spies the king then finds it true they runne both more and lesse To spoile the tents of Syrians a Lord 's kil'd in the presse Chapt. 8 COuntry the Shunamite doth leaue a famine to auoyd At seuen yeares end she doth returne and then her land enioyd DEclared first it was to th' king that she was that mans wife That by Elisha had her sonne againe restor'd to life ELisha to Damascus comes Benhadad sends a gift To him by Hazael here obserue Hazaels bloody drift FOr he succeeds when first he had his king Benhadad slaine In Iudah thou doest here obserue Iehorams wicked raigne GRacelesse Edom doth here revolt and Edom doth rebell * An. Mundi 3054 Ahazi raignes and Ioram sees wounded at Iezreel Chapt. 9 HEre by Elisha a yong Prophet to Ramoth Gilead's sent There to anoint stout Iehu king which done away he went IEhu made king king Ioram kills in godly Naboths ground At Gur Ahazi king is slaine at Salem buriall found KIng Iehu bids that Iezebel should be throwne from the towre Her blood was sprinkled on the wall the dogs her flesh deuoure Chapt. 10 LEtters which vnto Iezerel by * An. Mundi 3058 Iehu then were sent Caus'd seuenty sonnes to lose their heads which heads to Iehu went MVrtherous fact he doth excuse by Elias prophesie He two and forty brethren kills of late King Ahazie NOw meets he with Iehonadab him as companion takes And of the worshippers of Baal by sleight he hauocke makes OBserue how Iehu * An. Mundi 3066 followeth curst Ieroboams deeds Haz'el oppresseth Israel Iohaz Iehu succeeds Chapt. 11 PReseru'd is Ioash by his Aunt from * An. Mundi 3065 Athaliahs hands Six yeares in Gods house he is hid then for the Kingdome stands QVickly then sends Iehoiada to rulers Ioash King Athaliah slaine Iehoiada true worship now brings in Chapt. 12 RIghtly did Ioash rule and raigne in all the high Priests daies An. Mundi 3084 He bade the Priest repaire Gods house Kings Scribe the work-man payes SEe Hazael the Syrians King by presents turn'd away From spoiling Salem hallowed things doth Ioash send and pay THe traiterous seruants of Ioash their King and Master slay And after him then doth succeed his sonne Amazia Chapt. 13 VExed full sore is Iehohaz for his vngodly reigne By Haz'el but by prayer God relieues the king againe AFter his death Ioash his sonne succeedeth in his place He walk't as Ieroboam did a king deuoid of grace BEhold here good Elisha dyes but first he prophecies That Ioash ouer Syridus shall haue three victories CVrst Moabites inuade the land obserue a wonder great A dead man cast in Prophets graue An.
place Chapt. 6 LEarne Leuites line and A'rons race till the captiuity The family of Gershon learne Koath and Merari MArke here their habitations their seruice vnderstand Which Moses taught vntill they went captiues to Babels land Chapt. 7 NAphtalies sonnes and Isachars the sonnes of Beniamin Who were the sonnes of Manasseth and sonnes of Ephraim OBserue the sonnes of Ashur â— here and Ephrim's habitation How were they plagu'd by men of Gath and how Beriah's borne Chapt. 8 PRincipall sonnes of Beniamin and chiefe men are set downe â—ere Ionathan his father Saul who first did weare the crowne Chapt. 9 QVickly here maist thou reckon vp Isr'els originall â—nd Iuda's genealogies the Priests and Leuites all REad also of the Nithinims that dwelt in Salem than â—he charge of Leuites and the stock of Saul and Ionathan Chapt. 10 SAuls ouerthrow and death obserue hee 's murtherd on his sword â—r his and sonnes bones Iabesh men a buriall place afford THe cause why God thus cast off Saul and crown'd the sonne of lesse â—as that he went vnto a witch and so his lawes transgresse Chapt. 11 VNto Dauid all Israel come at Hebron make him King a foes driuen out he Sion tooke his Worthies water bring Chapt. â—2 A Multitude of warlike men at Hebron doth appeare â—â—th one consent they make him King with feasts and ioyfull cheare Chapt. 13 BLest Dauid will fetch home the Arke new Cart they doe prepare Vzza strucke dead Obed and his for th'Arkes sake blessed are Chapt. 14 COme see how kindly Hiram deales with Dauid now made king In sending wood to build his house with many another thing DAuid perceiues the Lords great loue Philistines peace doe spurne His children wiues he twice preuailes foes Idols all doth burne Chapt. 15 EXprest is here the cause why God a breach among them made Because they brought not home the Arke as God by Moses said FOr it a place the king prepares the Leuites it vp take They beare it Dauid danc't for ioy scornfully Micholspake Chapt. 16 GReat solemne feasting Dauid makes they offer sacrifice A Quire he orders to sing praise and was the godly guise HE made a Psalme of thanksgiuing his Priests and Porters marke The Ministers Musicians still to attend the Arke Chapt. 17 INtending to build God an house whereof God neuer spake Nathan doth first approue th' intent after forbids to make KNow here God promise made to him and his seed for his sake Marke Dauids praises and prayer which he to God doth make Chapt. 18 LOe how he conquers Philistins and Moabites subdues Hadarezer and the Syrians with all their cursed crewes MArke how king Tou by Hadoram doth gifts and presents send For vanquishing Hadarezer for so their warre did end NOw both the presents and the spoile to God king Dauid giues â—n Edom he puts Garrisons and then full quiet liues Chapt. 19 O See how Dauids seruants sent to visit Hanun king Are sore abus'd but this abuse doth bane vpon him bring PRoud Ammonites by Syrians with aide are strengthened But by Abisha and Ioab are all discomfited QVickly a new supply is made of Syrians againe â—y Shophach and by Dauid king these Syrians are slaine Chapt. 20 RAbbah by Ioab is besieg'd and by king Dauid spoil'd â—e takes the kings crowne off his head his men tortur'd and spoil'd SEe how king Dauid and his men doe three great Giants quell Thrice they blasphemously defide the hoast of Israel Chapt. 21 TEmpted by Sathan Dauid sends to number Israel The number brought Dauid repents and faith he did not well VNto him are three plagues propos'd he chooseth of them all The pestilence he doth preuent by prayer Salems fall AT Gods direction Dauid buyes good Ornans threshing floore There builds an Altar there God giues a signe of his fauour BY Gods command the plague is staid at Ornans floore he prayes From offering at Gibeon him feare of Angell stayes Chapt. 22 CEdars great store Iron â— and brasse King Dauid doth prouide He knew before the Temples place where th' Altar should abide DEare sonne saith he build thou Gods house which I did once intend But was forbid God make thee wise his statutes to attend EVen all the Princes of the Land he bids to helpe his sonne To serue the Lord who to them all so graciously had done Chapt. 23 FRom all the quarters of the Land King Dauid full of dayes Priests Princes Levites gathered and taught them all Gods wayes GAthered all together thus Solomon is made King The Leuites numbred charg'd to serue the Lord in euery thing Chapt. 24 HEre Aarons sonnes diuided are but two for sinne are slaine Offâ—ing strange fire the other two as Priests doe still remaine INto a booke the chiefe were writ Aarons and â— Leuites sonnes Assign'd by lot â—hey all must serue at tâ—eir set times and turnes Chapt. 25 KNow cunningst singers set apart to sing the Lord before By lot they are diuided all in orders twenty foure Chapt. 26 LOe how the porters parted are by lot who had the gate The Leuites are the treasurers who iudge the ciuill state Chapt. 27 MOnethly each Captaine serues in course and each tribe hath his head The peoples numbring Dauid stayes the officers ordred Chapt. 28 NOw Dauid doth assemble all the Peeres of Israel And in the great assembly he them openly did tell OF all the promises God made to him and to his sonne Of all the fauors he had shew'd and workes which he had done PErswading all to feare the Lord as long as they should liue Euen Solomon to whom he doth the temples patterne giue Chapt. 29 QVickly by his example rare entreaty and request Princes and people willingly to offer then are prest REioycing much king Dauid makes a Psalme of thanksgiuing The people hauing blessed God make Solomon their king SHortly then after Dauid dies who raign'd in Israel Full forty yeares his facts are blaz'd by Gad and Samuel II CHRONICLES Chapt. 1 AT Gibeon king Solomon doth offer solemnly For asking wisdome he is blest of God exceedingly BOth wisedome honor wealth and strength he doth on him bestow â—ike him in dignity was none that euer liu'd below Chapt. â— COme see the multitude of men that he doth here prouide â—o build the Temple some to worke and some the worke to guide DIspatcht is an Ambassador to Hiram king of Tyre â—r workmen and prouision such as he did desire EVen wood and workmen both he grants one doth in kill exceed â—e praiseth God that such a sonne King Dauid did succeed Chapt. â— FVlly when all mateâ—ialâ— were gathered in great store â—he Temple lie begins to build in Ornans threshing floore GOd taught him how and what to doe then Solomon begins â—o make and guild porch beames and house with the two Cherubins HEe made two pillars and the vaile of precious stuffe and rare â—n right and left side of the house the pillars reared are Chapt. 4 IN like manner Solomon makes Gods altar
all of brasse The molten Sea on twelue oxen which doth in beauty passe KNow here ten lauers Candlesticks and tables all are madeâ— Courts instruments of gold and brasse euen all as God had said Chapt. 5 LOrds house and worke thus finished King Solomon did bring The dedicated treasures all which Dauid that good King MOst worthily had put apart for seruice of the Lord Into his house and Israel euen all with one accord NOw solemnly bring in the Arke into his holy place They praising God he shewes to them a sure signe of his grace Chapt. 6 O Marke how all the people here by Solomon are blest And how he praiseth God who built that house wherein to rest PRayer which Solomon did make vpon the brasse scoffold When as the house was consecrate here read thou and behold Chapt. 7 QVickly then God sends fire from heauen in token of his grace His glory fill'd the house so full Priest there could haue no place REuerently the people then did bow in humble wise And worshipt God then Solomon did offer sacrifice SOlomon hauing kept the feast of altars dedication And Tabernacles sends all men to their owne habitation THen God appeares to Solomon by night in heauenly vision â—nd giues him gratious promises but all vpon condition VNto the Lord himselfe his Queene braue buildings Solomon makes â—nd of those Gentiles which were left he tribute money takes AS for the Isralites he made them rulers euery one 〈◊〉 Queene from Salem to her house he causeth to be gone BVrnt â—offâ—ings and sacrifice he yearely offeâ—ed â—hew moones Sabbaths solemne feasts as God had ordered CHarg'd were the Priests and Leuiâ—eâ— all to serue at any hand â—â—ch in his course great store of gold was fetcht from Ophâ—◠〈◊〉 Chapt. â— DElighting in and wondring at the wisedome of this King â—â—e Queene of Sheâ—a brings him gold and many a precious thing EXceeding blest she thought those men that might with that King liue â—â—en he to her 〈◊〉 she did aske or did desire did gâ—â—â— â—Vlly is here set downe his gold his throne of Iuory targets vessls and the gifâ— which Kings brought â—arre and nye GReat store of horses charioâ—s great tributes â—â—e he hath reigned forty yeares as King â—nd then is call'd by death Chapt. 10 HEre Rehoboam rul'd by youths the peoples suite denies Ten tribes reuolt Hadoram ston'd the King in danger flies Chapt. 11 ISrael Rehoboam would subdue and doth an army raise Shemaiah doth forbid and bids him make no such assayes KIngdome with sorts he strengtheneth and great prouision makes Good Priests and Leuites fearing God Ieroboam quite forsakes LEwd Priests he made for calues and deuillâ— of men of most disgrace Good people went and serued God at Salem three yeares space MAde strong so long is Iudah land and Rehoboam King His many wiues and children â— marke and their wise dispersing Chapt. 12 NOw Reboam the Lord forsakes his lawes he did transgresse God therefore stirres vp Shishak King his land for to oppresse OF former sinne when they were told and thereof did repent God saued King and Princes all from deadly punishment PRoud Shishak yet did beare away the spoile and treasure all Reboam reigned seuenteene yeares then death for him doth call Chapt. 13 QVickly Abijah then succeeds and maketh open warre Against Ieroboam wicked King and doth the cause declare REligiously he worshipping and seruing God aright Doth vanquish Ieroboams hoast and puts them all to flight SEe here Abijahs fourteene wiues his two and twenty sonnes His sixteene daughters other acts by Iddo are set downe Chapt. 14 THen good king Asa doth succeed Idolatry destroyes And all false worships God then gaue him peace and restfull dayes VAlorous armies Asa had he fortifies the land Zera the Ethiopian King comes with a mightie band ASsaulting him he then to God for helpe and ayde doth call He heares and Asa kills and spoyes the Ethiopians all Chapt. 15 BY Prophesie of Azarie Iudah with one accord And most of men of Israel make couenant with the Lord. COuragioâ—sly King Asa spoild all Idols here and there His mother an Idolatresse though Queene he did not spare DEdicate and holy things into Gods house he beares And then enioyeth peace and rest full fiue and thirty yeares Chapt. 16 ENtering then into a league for feare of Baash king With Benadad good Hanani reproues him for that thing FRom building Rama by this meanes proud Baash then is stayd King Asa turnes him from that worke â—o by Syrians helpe and aid GOod Hanani is put in ward for speaking that was meet And Asa is exceedingly tormented in his fret HE in his paine sought not to God but vnto Physickes aid His acts are in the Chronicles he dyes is buried Chapt. 17 IEhosaphat doth him succeed he ruleth passing well In honour and prosperity he others did excell KIng Iosaphat doth Leuites send and Princes all abroad All Iudah's people for to teach how they should serue the Lord. LIft vp his heart was to the Lord he doth abolish quite High places groues and Idols all out of his peoples sight MVch terrified are his foes the Lord made them affraid Some bring him gifts and presents in and some him tribute paide NOte here his greatnesse and his might his Captaines stout and strong His castles cities armies great to fence him from all wrong Chapt. 18 OBserue Iohosaphat there is ioynd with Ahab neare in kinne Is easily induc'd and drawne to ioyne with him in sinne PErswaded were they both to goe by Prophets false seduction To fight with Ramath Gilead to Ahabs owne destruction QVarrelling with good Michai who spake the thing was right They imprison him and Iosaphat did hardly scape by flight Chapt. 19 REprou'd he was by good Iehu for his loue helpe and aide To Ahab lent whom God did hate because he disobayd SOone after king Iehosaphat doth shew his care and paine Both in Gods house and Common-wealth good rulers to ordaine THe godly good instructions which reading thou maist find To Iudges Priests and Leuites giuen imprint them in thy mind Chapt. 20 VNto the Lord Iehosaphat in feare proclaimes a fast And prayes that in their great distresse to helpe he would make â— hast ATtend vnto the prophesie here called Iazaels The ioyfull newes from God which he to king and people tels BEhold the people then arose went forth with one accord King them â— exhorts and fingers sets to praise and land the Lord. COme see the wondrous ouerthrow of each selfe murthering foe And how when they had praised God in triumph home they goe DOing the will and worke of God this King did prosper well But God was angry when he ioyn'd with King of Israel EVen Ahazia wicked king in their shipping conuoy As Prophet Elieser said God did their shippes destroy Chapt. 21 FIerce bloody Ioram then succeeds six brothers he doth slay He raigned wickedly Edom and Libna fall away GReat plagues Eliahs prophecies in writing sent this
strength dare any proue ESteeming yron euen as straw and laughing at the speare Swords darts stones and habergions this monster doth not feare FArre mightier Iehouah is who did this monster make This answer doth this good man Iob for satisfaction take Chapt. 42 GOd can doe all things here Iob saith his heart doth now relent He doth submit himselfe to God and from his heart repent HE for his friends doth prayers make Iobs cause the Lords preferres He makes his friends submit to him who were so full of iarres IN mercy he accepteth Iob his goods he doth restore So that he was made twice as rich as e're he was before KNow his seuen sonnes and daughters three the fairest in that nation He after liued seuenscore yeares and saw foure generations PSALMES Chapt. 1 A Preface this first Psalme doth seeme to be of all the rest To stirre up all to godly life whereby they might be blest BEcause that all who in the word themselues doe exercise The Lord doth blesse exceedingly and makes them heauenly wise COntemners of God and his word although they prosper well Here for a time yet they as chaffe shall all be blowne to hell Chapt. 2 DAuid reioyceth in this Psalme that though his foes doe rageâ— Yet God his kingdome will preserue and that from age to age EXtolling and aduancing it vntill the world shall end And therefore he exhorteth Kings to Christ to bow and bend FOr though that wicked rulers rage and Gods yoke will not beare Yet he disdaines and scornes their spite and makes them quake for feare Chapt. 3 GOod Dauid from his kingdome driuen was greatly grieu'd in mind For his great sinne against the Lord and could small comfort find HE calleth therefore on the Lord and after waxeth bold Against the terrours of his foes and railings manifold IN hope of helpe he on the Lord for succour still relies Euen then when nought but cruell death was set before his eyes KNowing the truth of Gods promise his faith did much increase That God would plague his enemies but grant his people peace Chapt. 4 LEarne how when Saul did persecute good Dauid then did pray And on Gods faithfull promises did firmely trust and stay MOst boldly therefore he reproues his enemies each one Who wilfully did still resist This iust dominion NO worldly wealth nor earthly ioy doth Dauid seeme to craue It is the fauour of the Lord that he desires to haue Chapt. 5 OPprest with cruell enemies and of worse plagues afraid Dauid did call vpon the Lord for succour helpe and ayde PErswading that it is most iust and requisite also That he should plague malicious men and punish euery foe QVickly he then conceiues comfort assur'd of good successe By comming to his holy house his faith he doth expresse RElying thus vpon the Lord he maketh this conclusion That when his cruell foes are brought to ruine and confusion SEtting him free from all their force that God will doe no lesse To other men that feare his name whom he will likewise blesse Chapt. 6 THe Prophet Dauid when he had by sinne prouokt Gods wrath And felt his hand against him sore fearing the second death VNto the Lord with troubled soule and humble heart he goes Desiring pardon for his sinne and freedome from his woes 〈…〉 AFfirming with an heauy heart that if in indignation â—e should destroy him he could not prayse him in congregation BEing perplexed thus in mind then suddenly with speed â—od sends him ioy and confidence in his extreamest need COuragiously and sharply then he did rebuke those foes â—hat laughed at his miseries reioycing in his woes Chapt. â— DAuid most falsly here accus'd by Chush kinsman to Saul â—o God to be his fence and aide most heartily doth call EArnestly then his harmlesse heart to God he doth commend â—hewing that he against King Saul no malice did intend FOr Gods glory he saith it makes iust sentence to award â—gainst such men as neither God nor good men doe regard GOds mercies and his promises then weighing in his mind â—e waxeth bold and scornes the spite of furious foes vnkind HE threatneth them that all that euill shall light vpon their head Which they for good and godly men through spite imagined â—N ioyful wise vnto the Lord due prayses he will sing For keeping promise faithfully and granting his wishing Chapt. 8 KIng Dauid pondering in mind Gods bounty loue and care His prouidence toward mankind most wonderfull and rare LEading him with his benefits making him Lord of all To praise and magnifie his name be presently doth fall MVch wondring at his mercies great who like God did him frame He saith O Lord how excellent is thy most noble name Chapt. 9 NOw after Dauid had giuen thanks for many victories Which God had giuen and granted him against his enemies OFt hauing had experience of his defence and loue Which he in all extremities did manifestly proue PVrsued now againe afresh by his most cruell foe Desireth God to helpe againe as he was wont to doe QVite to destroy malicious men that are on mischiefe set And turne the wicked into hell which doe the Lord forget Chapt. 10 REad how of fraud and tyranny and of all kinde of wrongs Which worldly men were wont to doe with hearts or hands or tongues SPurning the poore despising God read Dauids sore complaints And see the cause why such bad men admit of no restraints THe cause is this they are so drunke with worldly wealth and pleasure That they despise all feare of God and sinne without all measure VNto the Lord he therefore calls that he some helpe would send Against these deuillish wicked men that had no grace to mend AT length he comforteth himselfe with hope of good successe That he will succour and defend the poore and fatherlesse Chapt. 11 BEhold two parts in this same Psalme the first it doth containe The anguish and tentations that Dauid did sustaine COmplaining in how great distresse he was and griefe of minde When Saul did persecute him sore and shew'd himselfe vnkind DEclared then is Dauids ioy to whom God in his need Did alwayes helpe and succour send with all conuenient speed EXtolling here Gods righteousnesse who good and bad doth guide Who ruleth all the things that are within this world so wide Chapt. 12 FVll sore the Prophet here laments the peoples wofull state When godly men are dead and gone and goodnesse all doe hate GOds helpe he speedily requires to succour and releeue His poore distressed childeren whom wicked men doe grieue HE then doth comfort both himselfe and godly Christians all With full assurance of Gods helpe when they on him did call IN keeping of his promises Dauid doth here commend Gods constant course and veritie his children to defend Chapt. 13 KIng Dauid as it were subdued with sundry sorts of griefe And new assaults doth flee to God for succour and reliefe LOng time did his afflictions last long did his foes
preuaile And yet his confidence in God did neuer faint nor faile MAking the mercies of the Lord the cause of his saluation NEw prayses he will sing to God for his safe preseruation Chapt. 14 OBserue mans crooked nature here who shew by their behauiour That they in heart perswaded are there is no God nor Sauiour PEruerse they are in all their wayes corrupt in all their deeds They pray not still one sinfull act another sinne succeedes QVite void of all true feare of God This grieued Dauid sore â—et he in heart perswaded is that God would all restore REioycing in his confidence himselfe he comforts well And prayeth for saluation vnto whole Israel Chapt. 15 SEe here on what condition God did the Iewes so grace As for his people them to choose and Temple with them place THe which was to th' intent that they by liuing godly and well Might witnesse to the world that they were his owne Israel VPrightnesse first the Lord requires for life and conuersation Then doing well to other men with pure communication Chapt. 16 ATtend how Dauid vnto God doth hearty prayers make For succour not for his deserts but for his mercies sake BY protestation he declares that he doth deadly hate All Idols yea their very names his lippes will not rolate COnsent in heart consent in mouth he vtterly denyes Abhorring all apparent shewes of all Idolatries An. Mundi Exod. 23.13 Ephes 5 3. DEsiring that the Lord should be his comfort in distresse Who to his Church and chosen folke his loue he doth expresse Chapt. 17 EXceedingly good Dauid here complaineth to the Lord Of Sauls great pride and cruelty of God and man abhorr'd FIerce cruell foes besides King Saul against him rage and throng Without all cause giuen on his part he neuer did them wrong GOd to reuenge his righteous cause he therefore here requires And eke to rid him from their rage he heartily desires Chapt. 18 HEre Dauid entring his Kingdome doth greatly gratulate And prayse the Lord with all his heart for blessing his estate IN his reioycing he extolls the Lords exceeding grace Who from so many perills brought him to that regall place KEeping and still protecting him in all his warres and strife Preseruing him from all his foes who hunted for his life LEarne further that of Christs Kingdome the image here is plaine Who in despite of all the world shall conquer â— still and raigne Chapt. 19 MArke how the prophet to th' intent he might the faithfull moue To deepe consideration of Gods great power and loue NOw setteth forth before their eyes the workemanship most rare Of heau'n with the proportion and ornaments so faire ORdinances and Gods lawes he calleth to their mind Wherein he doth reueale himselfe to be a God most kind PReseruing still his chosen folke with his peculiar grace Which by commending of this law is set forth in this place Chapt. 20 QVickly the people flee to God by prayer and request When as the wicked Ammonites King Dauid did molest REquesting him that it would please his Maiestie to heare Their King and take his sacrifice which he did offer there SAuing him from his cruell foes and strengthning him with all That he might saue and succour send when they for ayd should call THen he declares that heathen folke in horses put their trust But they trust onely in his name who holy is and iust VNto destruction therefore they most certainly shall fall But both the King and his people shall stand and prosper all Chapt. 21 AGainst the cruell Ammonites An. Mundi 1 Sam. 21 who did full sore assaile King Dauid and his people did victoriously preuaile BY God and not by strength of man he saith this conquest came In person of the people he doth magnifie Gods name CHrist is the King to whom we are by holy Ghost directed By him the Kingdome of the Church is blessedly perfected Chapt. 22 DAuid in great extremity and neare to desperation Hauing no feeling of his faith no hope of his saluation EXtreamely handled with great griefe of heart he doth complaine That he was forced night and day in anguish to remaine FVll long he fainted yet at last in faith and hope he growes Christs figure in his person here King Dauid plainly showes GOd by the spirit of prophesie to Dauid had foretold That Christs should suffer for our sakes afflictions manifold Chapt. 23 HAuing Gods mercies and his grace in sundry manners prou'd The Prophet gathers certainly that he is dearly lou'd IN this assurance fully he perswades himselfe in heart That his great goodnesse and his loue from him should neuer part Chapt. 24 KIng Dauid when the grace of God was vtter'd and declar'd More glorious in his temple then was of old prepar'd LOng time before in Tabernacle which wonder he sets forth The price and dignitie thereof as thing of precious worth MOuing all men to thinke vpon and to consider well Th' eternall mansions in heauen where righteous men shall dwell NOte that although the temple was prepar'd for Abrahams seed Yet onely they that purely liue must enter there indeed Chapt. 25 OBserue how Dauid being grieu'd for sinne and with his foes By feruent prayer vnto the Lord for helpe and pardon goes PArdon he chiefly craues for sinnes which in his youthfull dayes He did commit against the Lord he then for Israel praies REad how he doth begin each verse which in this Psalms is set Excepting two or three of them with th' Ebrew Alphabet Chapt. 26 SAul did good Dauid sore oppresse with many miseries He finding no helpe in the world to God for succour cryes THen being well assured of his owne integrity Desireth God to iudge his cause and plead his purity VPrightly then he promiseth to liue and to aduance The power of God and praise his name for his deliuerance A Great desire he saith he hath to be among the Saints When he was banished by Saul he mournes for his restraints Chapt. 27 BEcause the Prophet Dauid was assur'd of good successe He feared not the tyranny of foes in his distresse COnstant he was and perswaded by spirit of prophesie That he should ouercome them all and get the victory DEsire he did a longer life and Gods safe preseruation To this end that he might praise God in his great congregation Chapt. 28 EXceeding pensiue Dauid is and in perplexing feare To see the Lord by wicked men dishonor'd euery where FOr riddance of them and for plagues to light vpon them all He cryes and is at last assur'd that God hath heard his call GOd was his strength he saith and shield who did him still defend To whom he doth his people all most heartily commend Chapt. 29 HEre Dauid wills all gouernors occasion iust to take To feare the Lord omnipotent euen for his thunders sake IN all the earth nought is so stout but thunders makes afraid They breake the Cedars cause both men and beasts to be dismaid KNowne dreadfull
Desiring that he may be blest and praised euermore Chapt. 42 GReat moâ—â—nâ— good Dauid maketh here and greiuous lamentation Because hee was by cruell foes kept from the congregation HE earnestly protesteth that although he was away In body yet his heart and mind was with him night and day In th' end he sheweth that he was not so with griefe opprest But that his confidence did still vpon Iehouah rest Chapt. 43 KNow that to be deliuered from all conspiring foes By humble prayer to the Lord the Prophet Dauid goes LOnging that his kind promises performed he might seâ—l That with his 〈◊〉 and shining light he might directed bee MOst hearvy offerings of praise then Dauid offer will Euen in the congregation and will wait on him still Chapt. 44 NOw faithfullmeâ— doe here record Gods loue and mercies great With which he did his children deare most louingly intreat OBserue how they with griefe complaine because they feele no more His former â—auoâ—â— and his loue which he had shew'd before PItifully they doe alledge the couenant he made With this 〈◊〉 which euermore should last and neuer fade QVite comfortlesse they doe relate what wrongs they did endure For keeping of his couenant with vnright heaten and pure REquesting that he would vouchsafe to take their shame away Because that for his sake their foes did make of them a prey SHewing that to the great contempt of his most holy haâ—â—e They did reâ—ound they him intreat not to despise their shame Chapt. 45 THe mightie power of Salomon his strength and maiestie His honour beâ—â—â—ie and renowne Dauid doth magnifie VNto King Solomon 〈◊〉 wed King Pharaohs Daughter here And she is blest if she forsake her fathers house so deare ATtend how by this mariage by Dauid specified Christs kingdome and the Gentiles Church his spouse is tipyfied Chapt. 46 BEhold here is a Psaâ—â—â— of ioy of triumph thanketh and praise For Salems great deliuerance in her distressed dayes CArefully still God keepeth her he therefore doth exhorâ— The godly to reioyce thereat to their groache aâ—â—â— comfort DEspising all their hatefull feel because God doth delight T' asswage the rage of wicked men when they the iust affright Chapt. 47 EXhorted by the Prophet here are all men of the world With true and vpright hearts t' adore the euer-liuing Lord. FRee fauour which he alwayes had to Israel extended And to his seede the same iâ— here exceedingly commended GReat thankes and praise he bids them yeeld vnto the Lord most high Of Christs Kingdome in Gospels time he then doth Prophesie Chapt. 48 HEre marke â— great deliuerance Of Salem Gods owne City Against which many Kings arose to spoyle without all pity IErusalem is praised here Church ornaments commended The name of God is magnifi'd who had the same defended KNowne he 〈…〉 to helpe alwaies and succour them in need When they did â—â—â—bly seeke to him they prosperously did speed Chapt. 49 LEarne how all dweller on the earth the holy Ghost doth call To thinke vpon the life of man so subiect vnto thâ—all MEn mightie rich 〈◊〉 not the men whom God doth chiefly blesse The godly therefore are to feare such mightie men the lesse NOte how the Prophet Dauid here this to their minde doth bring That Gods good prâ—â—â—â—â—ce doth rule and gouerne euery thing O See how after death he plagues these men with endlesse paine And how he crownes his owne with ioyes when they shall rise againe Chapt. 50 PVre worshipperâ— are very few men thinke thâ—â— God delights With outward worships to he selu'd and ceremoniall riâ—es QVite carelesse of the inward heart which was the Iewish guise Who thought it was sufficient to offer sacrifice REad how the Prophet Dauid here that false conceit reproues And saith that it is praise and thankes that great Iehouah loues SHewing that they dishonour great to God procuâ—e and get Who in their outward ceremonies such holinesse doe set THankes giuing for his benefits and worships spirituall Obedience to his commands for these the Lord doth call Chapt. 51 REproued when King Dauid was for his notorious sinne The same to God he doth confesse and further doth begin SOre grieuing humbly to protest that he in sinne was borne Conceiu'd in sinfull mothers wombe and child of wrath forlorne TO all that should liue after him in future generations He leaueth a memoriall of these his protestations VNto the Lord he then doth pray his sinne to blot out quite And that he would renew in him a right and humble spirit A Promise then he makes to God that he will doe his best To teach all 〈◊〉 those good wayes that lead to blessed rest BEing perplexed for the Church which he did greatly feare The Lord would punish for his faults he prayes him to forbeare CRosses or punishment to bring on him or it therefore But rather that he would increase and blesse it more and more Chapt. 52 DAuid doth liuely here describe the cruell Tyranny Of cursed Doeg bloody wretch and his great enemie ESteeming neither God nor mâ—n hee caus'd Gods Priests be slaine But Dauid plainely doth foreshew his ruine and his bane FIrme confidence he bids good mâ—n in God their Lord to haue Whose iudgement◠〈◊〉 other foes shall seale but them he still will saue GReat thankes he lastly giues to God that him deliuered The Kingdome here of Antichrist is liuely figured Chapt. 53 HOrrible nature of bad men their cursed cruelty Who say in heart there is no God here Dauid doth discrie IN wickednesse they far exceed they seeke not God nor pray They are corrupt not one doth good nor will the Lord obey KIndled against them iâ— Gods wrath before they be aware But Dauid prayeth that good men for euer well may fare Chapt. 54 LEwd Saul molesting Dauid was in extreame hazard brought â—y Ziphims also then from God he ayd and succour sought MAking request that all his foes he would cut off and slay â—n hopefull confidence whereof he patiently doth stay NEw praises and free offerings he promiseth to giue â—or his so great deliuerance as long as he shall liue Chapt. â—5 OBserue how Dauid when he was in great extremitie â—omplaineth of Sauls wickednesse and bloody cruelty O Pitifully complaining of the falshood of his friends He vtters strange affections to cause the Lord attend QVickly to pity his estate he after is assur'd That from him full deliuerance shall shortly be procur'd REad how as though he had obtain'd already his request The louing fauour of the Lord by him is here exprest Chapt. 56 SEe here how Dauid being brought vnto the King of Gâ—th An. Mundi 2 Sam. 12.21 Complaineth and imploreth aid in God sure hope he hath THen he sets downe the crueltie the malice enuie strife Of those his bloody enemies that sought to haue his life VExing him still he saith that God his very steps could tell His teares had registred and put them all in his bottell AS for his great deliuerance he
here doth promise make That he will pay those vowes to him which he vndertake BRiefe summe whereof was that as God had heard his suites alwaies So in his Church he will set forth his honour power and praise Chapt. 57 COme read how Dauid to the Lord with faith doth cry and call When men at Ziph did him betray into the hands of Saul DEsiring mercy earnestly when he was in Sauls â—â—â—e He hath fullinesse and confidence that mercy he shall haue EVer he trusts that God will shew his glorie and his power In heauen and earth against his foes that sought him to 〈◊〉 FOr which he promiseth to praise him in the congregation He also will exteâ—â— his 〈◊〉 among the Heathen nations Chapt. 58 GReat hatred in his deadly foes Dauid doth here set downe Who secretly and openly did alwaies on him fâ—owne HIs bane in bloody wife they sought from them he doth appeale Vnto the Lord who in due time his iudgments will reaueale IN God saith he the iust shall ioy when they doe plainly â—eâ— That to the glory of the Lord the wicked plaguâ—â— be Chapt. 59 KIng Dauid here a pâ—aâ—â—â— makeâ— being sore troubeled By cruell Saul who seruants sent to slay him in his bed LAmenting first he shewes to God his owne integritie And then of his most furious foes the bloody cruelty MOst earnestly he God intreats his iudgements to expresse Vpon all those that sinne commit of wilfull wickednesse NOting that though such men doe liue a while vpon the earth To try his people yet he will consume them in his wrath OCcasion thereby he will giue that men may know alwaies That he the God of Iacob is whom he will alwaie a praise Chapt. 60 PRosperously how Dauid King gets many victories Still conquering and beating downe his proudest enemies QVelling them all which thing did shew from whence his honour came He saith they all shall prosper well that doe approue the same RIght heartily he praies that sith the Lord the thing had done He would vouchsafe to finish well that worke he had begin Chapt. 61 SOre danger was the Prophet in when he this Psalme indites Either of his sonne Absolon or of the Ammonites THen he for helpe doth call and cry vnto the Lord most high That he would be his strong defence against his enemy VNto the Lord perpetually he praises then will sing When he hath foyl'd his enemies and made him Iudah's King Chapt. 62 A Part of this Psalme doth containe the Prophets meditations Stirring him vp to trust in God against his great tentations BIdding all people trust in God and not in things are vaine From robberie oppression he bids all men refraine COnfessing that all power is Gods mercy from him proceeds He saith he will reward all men according to their deeds Chapt. 63 DAuid after that he had beene in dangerous distresse By cruell Saul who him pursued in desert wildernesse EVen then this Psalme he esemes to make that all might vnderstand His thankes to God for sauing him out of his enemies hand FVll confidently did he trust in mind of his distresse In Gods protecting powerfull hand and in his great goodnesse GOod Dauid then doth prophesie of foes most fearfull fall And of the happy state of those that on the Lord shall call Chapt. 64 HEre are most hearty praiers made by Dauid in this place Against the false reports of them that sought his great disgrace IN raging out words violent not fearing God nor man Pursuing him with deadly bate and all the spight they can KNow yet that Dauid in this Psalme most plainly doth declare That God will strike them suddenly to plague he will not spare LAden with prosperitie shall good men be and iust All shall be glad and much reioyce that in the Lord doe trust Chapt. 65 MArke here a Psalme of praise to God by faithfull people all Who are by Syon signified for hearing when they call NOt plaging them as they deseru'd but shewing mercy great He did them chuse pâ—eserue and rule and fatherly intreat O How they praise him for his gifts vpon the earth bestow'd But chiefly for his wondrous loue which to his Church he showed Chapt. 66 PRaises to yeeld vnto the Lord and to consider well His workes the Prophet doth exhort all that on earth doe dwell QVickly the Lords most mightie power he plainly doth display That all stout rebells he thereby might sore afright and fray REhearsing how from bondage great affliction and thrall He of his loue deliuered his Israell people all SVre promise here he makes to God to offer sacrifice And calleth all that feare the Lord that they should doe likewise THen bids all holy ones to come to him that may heare What God had done for his poore soule what loue he still did beare Chapt. 67 VNto the Lord the Church doth pray his fauours still to see And that with his sweet countenance they might enlightned be ALl her suites are to this end made that Gods wayes might be knowne And that to Iewes and Gentiles all his iudgments might he showne BLest Kingdome he of God declares which should erected be Throughout the world at his comming euen vniuersally Chapt. 68 COme see how Dauid setteth forth as in a Glasse most cleare Th' exceeding mercies of the Lord shew'd to his people deare DEclaring how by all good meanes he doth himselfe expresse To be a iudge of widowes cause father of fatherlesse EXcellent and most glorious yea without all compare Of worldly things the Church of God and Gods owne people are FVrnished with his benefits adorned with his grace Defended from their enemies victorious in each place GRanting and finding this most true Dauid exhorts therefore All men to praise and magnifie the Lord for euermore Chapt. 69 HEre Dauid as a type of Christ we typified find Complaining praying feruently with zeale and griefe of mind IN cruell sort he vexed was they vinegar and gall Did giue him for his meat and drinke and mockt him eke withall KNow here their punishments set downe where all his foes are durst Euen traitors all whereof Iudas was chiefest and the worst LYing in great affliction he gathers heart at last And offers prayseâ— vnto God for all his goodnesse past MVch more regarded is such prayse then any sacrifice Whereof vnto th' afflicted soules great comforts may arise NOw therefore he prouokes the heauens the earth and â—ke the Seas To laud the Lord and then of Christ his Kingdome prophesies OF all his Churches he hath eare in which who shall liue well Euen all the faithfull and their seed for euermore shall dwell Chapt. 70 PVt to confusion that his foes may bee with hast and speed The Psalmist prayeth hartily and to be helpt at need QViet peace that all godly men and comfort still may haue He of the Lord must earnestly doth beg desire and craue Chapt. 71 REspectiuely King Dauid prayes establisht by Gods word And promise that he in his need
his helpe would still afford SVre trust he had from his yong yeares confirmed by his loue Which he in his distresse and feares did alwayes feele and proue THe malice of his foes was great whereof he doth complaine And prayes that Gods good grace and loue might still with him remaine VNto him then he thanks will giue and glorifie his name He saith that he in thankfull sort will still record the same Chapt. 72 A Prayer made for Solomon who was Christs type and figure Vnder whom shall be happy peace which euer shall endure BY iustice shall he rule and raigne both Kings and nations all Shall doe their homage vnto him and downe before him fall CHrists name and power shall firme endure from east vnto the west In him all nations of the world shall euermore be blest Chapt. 73 DOubtlesse the flourishing estate of wicked worldly men Nor yet the afflictions of the iust should dant Gods deare children EXpressely Dauid teacheth this by his example rareâ— And that we should consider well our heauenly Fathers care FOr his owne folke which thing should cause vs reuerence and feare His iudgement which are sanctified to all his children deare GIuing vs all to vnderstand that wicked workers all Doe quickly perish and in pit most fearfully doe fall HIm with his counsell God will guide and will good Dauid bring After a while to glory great and ioy euerlasting IN hope whereof with full consent of heart he doth incline Himselfe into the hands of God with comfort to resigne Chapt. 74 KNow that the faithfull make to God most grieuous â— plaint and moane For the destruction of the Church and true Religion LEwd aduersaries then did roore amids the congregation The Temple and the sanctuary came both to desolation MVch trust yet all the faithfull haue both in Gods power and loue Which he did after promise â— them and they full oft did proue NOting this well they succour craue for honor of his name For the saluation of his Saints and for his enemies shame Chapt. 75 OBserue how here the faithfull praise the name of God the Lord Who will at his appointed time come iudge this wicked world PLaguing the wicked workers all who of his wrathfull cup Most certainly must drinke each one and dregs thereof sup vp QVite then abated shall their pride and mighty malice be But godly men shall be aduanc'd and plac'd in high degree Chapt. 76 REmarke how in defending his Gods power is exprest When they in Salem by their foes were fearfully distrest SToutest he then did make to stoope he horse and man annoy'd All those that rose against his Church with plagues he quite destroy'd THerefore doth Dauid here exhort that they should faithfull be And thankfull to this mighty God whose mercies are so free Chapt. 77 VNto the Lord in Churches name his troubles and tentations The Prophet shewes which makes him thinke on 's former conuersation AForetime how he call'd on God in all his great distresse And being heard how he did sing the songs of thankfulnesse BY that same constant course of God in Churches preseruation His trust in God is strengthened in euery great tentation Chapt. 78 CHrists Church from out of Abrahams seed whom he did loue so deare Iehouah chose as Dauid saith of his owne mercy meere DEepe falshood and hypocrisie yet in this seed was found Which to their finall ouerthrow did at the last redound EVill liues of fathers Dauid here doth much reproach and blame That so their children might be drawne to hate and shun the same FOr all that God both led and fed and gaue to them his Law Yet sires and sonnes did still rebell though wonders great they saw Chapt. 79 GOds peoples greatly here complaine of plagues and grieuous woes Calamities oppressions sustain'd by cruell foes HAstily they then flee to God and doe confesse their sinne With griefe of heart and are in hope full freedome for to winne IN this perswasion they are brought because their griefe and shame Was ioyned with the great â— contempt of his most holy name KInd thankfulnesse obedience they promise then before And that they will performe the same to him for euermore Chapt. 80 LAmenting much by Dauid is a dolefull player made That God in Churches miseries would send his helpe and aide MAking it like vnto a vine which he from Egypt brought Which wicked men like cruell boares did seeke to bring to nought NOw he desires their first estate that God would haue in minde When as his face did shine on them and when he was most kinde OLd fauour here he prayeth for that he would perfect make That worke he had so well begun euen for his owne names sake Chapt. 81 PIthily Dauid doth exhort to praise with voice and heart The Lord for all his benefits which he doth still impart QVickly come O my people deare and worship me alone And I will fill you â— full saith God let all false Gods be gone REad here how hee condemnes them all for their great wickednesse And shewes what good things they had lost through their vnthankfulnesse Chapt. 82 SEe here how God is said to be among the Iudge all And magistrates whom Dauid doth reproue as partiall THen faithfully he bids them deale and poore from proud defend He stiles them Gods but plainly sees that none of them did mend VNto the Lord then Dauâ—d doth his hearty prayers make That he himselfe would iudge the earth and causes vndertake Chapt. 83 ATtend how Israel people prayes to be deliuered here From all their enemies abroad and from those foes were neare BEcause that they imagined nothing in mind nor thought But how the people of the Lord to ruine might be brought CRauing most earnestly of God that all such cruell foes Might as before he vs'd to doe be strucke with stormes and woes DEaling so that they might well know that God is most of might And that no power can preuaile against him in his sight Chapt. 84 ENuious men had Dauid driuen out of his Country â—eare He here desires he might againe before the Lord appeare FOr blest he counts them that may come and sit amongst the Saints To serue the Lord he doth bewaile his owne vniust restraints GReatly he prayseth all them here that walke from strength to strength And are not weary till they come to Gods owne house at length Chapt. 85 HIs people freed from captiue state the Lord corrected still Because that they did still transgresse his law and holy will IN humble wise they aske him then if he would euer frowne They pray him for his mercies sake to shower his fauours downe KNowing full well that happinesse which he had promised They rest in hope reioyce in heart and are much comforted Chapt. 86 LOaden with great afflictions forsaken eke of all The Prophet prayeth feruently quite to be freed from thrall MAking his moane to God he doth his miseries relate Sometime the mercies he receiu'd in
God his mercies manifold to his doth still reueale KNow here the frailtie of mans life his dayes like grasse and flowers But vnto them that feare the Lord his mercy still endures LOe how the Angels are stir'd vp to praise the liuing Lord Marke how his seruants and himselfe thereto doe all accord Chapt. 104 MOst excellently in this Psalme the Prophet doth set forth Gods making of this world so wide with all his workes of worth NOte how he stirreth vp his soule to magnifie his name For his admired prouidence in gouerning the same OBserue how Dauid here doth pray against the wicked traine Who are the cause why God from vs his blessings doth detaine Chapt. 105 PSalmes of thanksgiuing Dauid bids all people here to sing Vnto the Lord and for his loue to feare him as their King QVickly to seek him in his workes and to remember well His loue his care and prouidence ouer all Israel REcord his care of Abraham and further vnderstand His loue to Ioseph and Iacob declar'd in Aegypt land SEe also ouer Moses mild his â— prouidence and care By whom his people Israell from bondage freed were THen see how through the Wildernesse they were by Moses led And how full forty yeares from heauen the were with Manna fed VNtill they came to Canaan that fruitfull promis'd land These things and more thou in this Psalme may'st fully vnderstand Chapt. 106 ATtend how that the Psalmist doth exhort all men to prayse The Lord for all his mercies great which doe endure alwayes BOuntefully he blest the iust who made their supplication To be againe brought to their land by his kind visitation CAlling to mind the wonders great which were in Aegypt wrought ' The peoples great ingratitude is to rehearsall brought DEuoutly they pray to be brought the Heathens from among That they might in their countrey praise the Lord with heart and tongue Chapt. 107 EXhorted by the Prophet here are all both young and old That are redeemed by the Lord and brought to his sheepfold FOr many mercies to giue thankes for his good prouidence Who ruleth all things and is still his Childrens sure defence GOod things and ill he sends to men that he might winne them so Prosperitie aduersitie he sends both wealth and woe HEreat as good and vpright men shall ioy and much reioyce Soe shall all ill mens mouthes be stopt not muttering any voyce Chapt. 108 IN this Psalme these things â— are contain'd first Dauid doth accord With heart prepared and with tongue to praise the liuing Lord. KNowing his promise to be sure concerning Israel That he should be the King thereof and other kingdomes quell LEarne that although God for a time his children seeme to hate Yet will he fight against his foes and ruinate their state Chapt. 109 MAliciously good Dauid was accused vnto Saul By flatterers he prayes that God would kill such enemies all NOw here of Iudas he doth speake who Iesus did betray And eke of all such traytrous foes that would Gods people slay OBserue that Dauid so desires to be set free from thrall That euen his enemies might know that God doth worke it all PRaises he then will giue to God not onely priuately But euen among the multitude and people publikely Chapt. 110 QVickned and much inlightned with sp'rit of Prophecy Of Christ our Prophet Priest and King Dauid doth testifie REad how Herod of his great power from Sion forth is sent Read how the Lord an oath hath made and neuer will repent SEe how of Leuies Priesthood here a finall end is made See how that Christ our king shall rule whole Kingdome shall not fade Chapt. 111 THe Psalmist stirreth all men vp by his â— example rare To praise the Lord for his great workes and for his loue and care VNto his Church and children shew'd whom he doth still maintaine With all things fitting for this life and which may soules sustaine ANd then he doth declare wherein true wisdome doth consist In fearing God obedience and faith in Iesus Christ Chapt. 112 BLest is that man the Psalmist saith that doth Iehouah feare Who doth delight in Godlinesse to whom his lawes are deare CVrst is the state of all those men that doe contemne the same They shall be grieued at the good and melt away with shame DAuid doth here expresly proue great gaine in godlinesse And of this life and that to come to haue the promises Chapt. 113 EXceeding earnest Dauid is to stirre vp our dull sense To magnifie the name of God for his good prouidence FOr that he workes quite contrary to natures course and order In sauing of the Church from harme in euery land and border GOD made vs for that very end that we his name should praise Who makes the barren women beare and poore mans state doth raise Chapt. 114 HEare how the Israelites were brought from out of Aegypt land Obserue the wonders that were wrought by great Iehouahs hand IN that the Sea in Iordan fled and Mountaines skipt like Rammes The Rocke gaue water earth did quake the Hils did leape like Lambes KNow therefore that we are to keepe Gods loue in memorie Who when the course of nature failes presetues miraculously Chapt. 115 LEarne how the Church doth beg of God for honour of his name To be preseru'd and Tyrants all to be destroy'd with shame MOlested by Idolaters they helpe and succour craue And trust in God most constantly that they his helpe shall haue NOt doubting thereof at their need sith he hath them redeem'd And as adopted sonnes receiu'd and fatherly esteem'd O How the godly are stir'd vp to trust in God their shield Who gaue the earth to sonnes of men and blessings dayly yeeld PRomise is made that they will praise his name for euermore If he will free them from their foes and them to peace restore Chapt. 116 QVite freed from danger and distresse when cruell Saul opprest Dauid doth magnifie the Lord who gaue him peace and rest REsolu'd he is to yeeld to him the sacrifice of praise To walke with him to pay his vowes to worship him alwayes SEe here the care Iehouah hath of all that doe him feare Their death is precious in his sight as of his Saints most deare Chapt. 117 THe Prophet Dauid here exhorts the Gentiles to accord And all the people of the world to praise the highest Lord. VNto them all as well as to his people Israel The promise made of life in Christ fulfilled is right well Chapt. 118 A Long time Dauid tipe of Christ was of King Saul reiected As also of his people all he was no whit respected BVt at the time which God had set he was made Isr'els King For which he bids all fearing God all thankfull praises sing CHrist Iesus King and his kingdome is vnder Dauid here Who was refused of his owne made manifest and cleare Chapt. 119 DAuid distressed grieuously doth comfort much his minde With this same Psalme and shewes wherein
men blessednesse may finde EVen in the study of Gods will in doing of the same In faith and confidence in God who saues all such from shame FVlly to be inform'd therein of God he doth require And to be kept from ghostly foes he humbly doth desire GReat hinderance he met withall his flesh the world and sinne He prayes for grace whereby he may no longer liue therein HEe being conscious to himselfe of life well led before And of the goodnesse of his cause Gods fauour doth implore IN faith he then commends to God the whole administration Of future life to Gods glory and to his owne saluation KNow that the Psalmist here exhorts all men their liues to frame According to the Word of God and so be safe from shame LEarne here wherein his seruice true and worship â— pure doth lye When as we serue him as he bids not as we fantasie Chapt. 120 MArke here the Prayer Dauid makes when he was vexed sore By false reports of flatterers whereof King Saul had store NO small complaint and moane he makes that Saul did him compell In Mesheck and the Kedar tents with infidels to dwell OBserue what he by Mesheck meanes whereof he maketh mention Euen Israelites who now were full of hatred and contention Chapt. 121 PEruse this Dauids Psalme for it doth teach Gods people all That onely from the God of power they ought for helpe â—o call QVite destitute of buâ—â—â—nt helpe his Church he safely keepes And all the members of the same he slumbers not nor sleepes REad Dauids conflict in distresse and how he doth declare His trust in God how he commits himselfe to his good care Chapt. 122 SEe here how Dauid comforted with Churches good estate In name of all the faithfull flock his gladnesse doth relate THe state of City Kingdome Church he highly doth commend And prayes that all prosperity God to them all would â—â—â—dâ— VNto them all be promiseth all good things to procure As wealth and peace and what thing else should come within his power Chapt. 123 A Faithfull praier here is made by faithfull men opprest By wicked worldling hâ—â—ing them and giuing them nâ—â—esâ— BEhold they lift their eyes to God his grace they doe implore That he would ease them of their foes who did molest them sore COntemning mocking scorning them vsing them spightfully This makes them seeke vnto the Lord and for his mercy cry Chapt. 124 DEliuered from dangers great Gods people doe confesse That they were saâ—'d not by their force but by the Lords goodnesse EXcept the Lord had saued them and stood on their right hand They say they had beene quite dispatcht they had no power to stand FOr which deliuerance of theirs the name of God they praise And are assured of his helpe and aide in future dayes Chapt. 125 GOds loue and care ouer his Church the Psalmist doth relate He sets downe the stabilitie of their most happy state HOw short also their troubles are he prayes that God would giue All goodnesse and prosperity to them that purely liue IN iustice he desires the Lord to plague the hypocrites Who turne aside from puritie and in vaine things delight Chapt. 126 KNow that this Psalme King Dauid made when people had return'd From Babylon where seuenty yeares as Captiues they had mourn'd LIke dreamers were these captiues then their freedome was most strange The heathen were amaz'd thereat to see so great a change MElodious mirth was in their mouthes their tongues were fill'd with ioy They pray that God would free them still from thraldome and annoy Chapt. 127 NOte that the Psalmist plainly proues all worldly state 's but vaine Domesticall politicall except the Lord sustaine ON Gods meere prouidence and will all gouernment depend Mens words and purposes are vaine if God no blessing send PRudent and pious childeren the Prophet here doth say Are Gods inheritance his gift and parents ioyfull stay Chapt. 128 QVietnesse peace and blessednesse the Lord doth neuer giue To all men but to those alone that doe vprightly liue REad how such men are blest of God in labours of their hand In wiues and children which like vines about their table stand SVch men the Lord spiritually with graces will encrease They shall the wealth of Salem see and eke on Isr'ell peace Chapt. 129 THe Psalmist here admonisheth Gods Church and children deare Although they be afflicted sore yet nought at all to feare VNder the crosse the Church hath beene euen from most ancient dayes Yet by the mighty power of God it hath beene sau'd alwayes ANd all the enemies thereof for all their pompous shew Haue all beene suddenly destroy'd the Lord hath made them rue Chapt. 130 BEhold how Dauid doth professe his hope in his request His patience also in his hope is liuely here exprest CRying to God in deepe distresse in sorrow griefe and thrall The Lord in mercy heares his sute and frees him from them all DIstressed Isr'el he bids waite on God in misery He will redeeme his people all from all iniquity Chapt. 131 ENvious men maliciously through hatred and disdaine Did say that Dauid proudly sought ambitiously to raigne FOr this cause his humility to God he doth protest And then exhorteth Israel in God to hope and rest Chapt. 132 GRounded vpon Gods promise made to Dauid godly King The faithfull pray to God that he the same to passe would bring HEre Dauids great and godly zeale to build Gods Temple marke Marke also his religious care in setting of the Arke IN the remouing of the Arke here Dauids prayer read He doth repeat Gods promises to him and to his seed Chapt. 133 KIng Dauid plainly here sets downe the praise and commendation And eke the benefit that comes by Christian conuersation LIkening the loue of Bretheren to oyntment in this place Euen that which signifies to vs our head Christ oyle of grace MOunt Hermons dew this loue is like on Sion which did fall Who liue in loue and concord thus the Lord doth blesse them all Chapt. 134 NOw Dauid bids the Leuites all that in Gods house attend To praise the Lord because they were appointed for that end OBserue their charge which was that they the Temple well should keepe And also should both pray and praise by night when others sleepe POwer they had and charge to praise the Lord for his goodnesse Power they had and charge likewise the people for to blesse Chapt. 135 QVickned to praise the name of God all faithfull people are Of all estates both for his power and for his iudgements â— are REcorded is his mercy great to Iacob his elect To Israell his people deare whom he did most respect SEe how the heathenish Idols all the Prophet in this place As vanities doth vilifie and worthily disgrace THen he againe exhorts all men Gods name to praise and blesse Both Israels and Aarons house for his great bounteousnesse Chapt. 136 VNto the Lord all praise to yeeld for all this
The bruised reed he will not breake to th'blind he shall giue sight KEepe thee will I all creatures sing and shew his worthy prayse Great shame shall light vpon all those that choose Idolatrous wayes LEt deafe and blind now heare and see who is so blind as mine Who heare and see but to obserue their hearts will not incline MY people rob'd and spoyl'd because they would not heare my voyce His Law he will make honourable in right he doth reioyce Chapt. 43 NO riuer shall thee ouerflow feare nothing thou art mine No fire shall kindle vpon thee I am and will be thine OVt of my hand no man can saue I am your Lord and King To Babell for your sake I sent forget the former things PLead thou with me for my name sake I will forget thy sinne Yet gaue I Iacob to the curse for sinnes he liued in Chapt. 44 QVite banish feare ô Iacob deare I le power vpon thy seed My spirit and they each one shall say I am the Lords indeed REdeemer first and last I am there is no God but I The Image and the maker both are shamelesse vanitie SIng seruant Iacob all thy sinnes as clouds are blotted out I formed thee and all things else the heauens and earth about THe lyers tokens I frustrate the wise men fooles I make My seruants words I doe confirme and Cyrus shepherd take Chapt. 45 VNloose for him the loynes of Kings and breake the gates of brasse For Iacobs sake I call'd him so before he euer was ALL light and darknesse peace and euill euen I Iehouah made No God but I I le cause him build the Citie â— sore decaâ—d BRing forth saluation heauens and earth curst who with God contends All Idoll makers God confounds to his great ioy he sends COme ne are and know that they are fooleâ— that set vp wood and stone Looke vp to me and saue your soules for I am God alone Chapt. 46 DOwne fals false Bell the beasts did bear such Idols on their backs I cary you from youth to age mine no deliuerance lacks EQuall to me whom will you make dead Idols cannot moue O sinners thinke on former times my power and grace yee proue Chapt. 47 FOr cruell pride is Babell plagu'd g eat sinnes the Lord prouokes They shewed no mercy to his folke But laid on grieuous yoakes GIuen to delights and carelesse life she said she was a Queene But shee shall haue such plagues for sinne as seldome haue beene seene HElpe of th' Astrologers seeke and craue thou who said none can see Who trusted in thy wickednesse as stubble shalt thou be Chapt. 48 ISraell sweares but not in truth stifneck't with browes of brasse I often taught and told them things before they came to passe KNowing that they were treacherous he saues for his owne sake O Israel heare I will thee teach mee for thy leader take LIke sands of sea thy seed had beene thou blest with great increase If thou hadst hearkned to my voyce thou hadst had store of peace MAke hast goe out of Babylon say ye the Lord doth saue His seruant Iacob wicked ones no peace at all shall haue Chapt. 49 NAm'd was I from my mothers wombe my mouth made like a sword I spake and spent my strength in vaine my worke is with the Lord. O Mountaines sing th' afflicted he will comfort and defend Th' art giuen to light the Gentiles all a Sauiour toth'worlds end PRinces shall rise and worship thee thou shalt a couenant bee To lighten men in darknesse set and set the prisoners free QVietly then thou shalt them lead no hunger thirst nor heat Shall smite or hurt thy holy ones thou canst not them forget REstored shall thy people be great troupes to thee resort Both Kings and Queenes with humble hearts shall yeeld thee great comfort SAue thee and thine will I from foes that had thy death decreed With their owne blood they shall be drunke and on their flesh shall feed Chapt. 50 TO whom haue I your mother sold your sinnes haue made you fall My power can saue my tongue doth cheare the weary sinners all VNto the smiters did I giue my backe and face to shame The Lord doth helpe and iustifie who can condemne or blame ALl ye that heare and feare the Lord trust in his holy name Who needs will stay vpon themselues shall lye them downe in shame Chapt. 51 BEhold your father Abraham in Christ belieue as he To Zion he will comfort send in her all ioy shall be COme heare my law which is your light the heauens and earth behold My sauing health endures for aye those vanish and wax old DEare people who regard my law feare not what raylers say The moth and worme shall them consume my iustice dures for aye EVen as of old stretch out thine arme thou makst deepe seas be dry Then mortall man why shouldst thou feare we shall sing ioyfully FOrget not God thy Creator nor furious foes doe feare My word I will put in thy mouth thee in mine hand I le beare GReat dregs of dolour hast thou drunke and hast no comfort had But I that plead my peoples cause will make thy foes full sad Chapt. 52 HEare Zion beautifie thy selfe th' vncleane shall come no more Within thy courts thou hast beene sold but I will thee restore IN thee who shall saluation preach and ioyfull tydings bring Their feet shall be most beautifull they shall in Zion sing KIngs then shall shut their mouthes at Christ astonish't all shall be Sing ioyfully Ierusalem the Lord hath set thee free LOrds vessell bearers be ye cleane poluted things abhorre Depart from thence the Lord doth goe behind you and before Chapt. 53 MEn did despise and Christ reiect the Prophet so complaines But as a plant he did grow vp induring griefes and paines NO fraud was found in him nor sin yet was he plagued sore And wounded for our wickednesse increased more and more ON him was all our lewdnesse layd as lambe to slaughter brought So hee to death by which he hath our full redemption wrought PRosper shall still the Lords good will which he doth take in hand He doth triumph doth iustifie as intercessor stand Chapt. 54 QViet your selues ô Gentiles all God shall your Church enlarge Feare not he is your husband deare of you he taketh charge REdeemer saith though I haue seem'd a while thee to forsake Yet with an euerlasting loue for mine I will thee take SWorne haue I that I will thee saue ô thou with tempest tost Thy foes shall gather thee against but greatly to their cost THy children shall be taught of God the â— mountaines then shall moue But tongues nor weapons shall thee hurt my peace thou still shalt proue Chapt. 55 VNto the waters euery one that thirsteth come and buy Drinke freely heare beleeue in me your soules I le satisfie A Couenant will I make with you of Dauids mercies sure A leader to my folke
as strong as theirs LOe I a watchman haue thee made if thou shalt warning giue And men shall leaue their wickednesse then thou and they shall liue MEn vpright if they fall and shall commit iniquitie And thou forewarne not thou and they shall then most surely dye NOw when I saw the glory of God I fell vpon my face Then said the Lord they will thee bind goe shut thee in thy place O Sonne of man I le make thee dumb to speake thou shalt forbeare But when I speake then shalt thou say rebellious people heare Chapt. 4 POurtray vpon a tyle as type Ierusalem of fame Pitch campes against her round about as signes or future shame QVietly first on lest side lye their sinnes lay on the City Then lye on right side to foreshew their spoyle without all pity REceiue wheat barley lentiles beanes millet and fitches take Make bread thereof and with mans dung see that the same thou bake SO shall they eate defiled bread with great astonishment And for their sinne shall pine away when all their food is spent Chapt. 5 THine haire cut oft burne some with fire some cut about with knife Some few bind in thy skirts rest burne as signes of fiery strife VPon them will I powre my plagues my statutes they haue chang'd Refusing my commandements from me th' are quite estrang'd A Famine sword and pestilence them therefore shall deuoure All people shall admire the plagues which I on them will powre Chapt. 6 BRoke downe shall all your Idols be your slaine men shall be cast Before your Idols Altars all and Cities shall be wast CAptiues which are dispers'd abroad some few shall scape the sword Who shall lament and loath themselues for casting off my word DIrefull famine sword pestilence shall so destroy their dayes That they shall know I am the Lord that smite for sinfull wayes Chapt. 7 ENduring ills and lasting plagues yea direfull desolation I le send vpon the land saith God for their abomination FVrious anger shall they feele I will no pity take But plague them for their sinfull pride of all I le hauocke make GReat famine sword and pestilence the sinfull sort shall proue Those that escape shall for their sinne on hills mourne like a doue HOrror and shame shall couer them in sackcloth shall they goe Their siluer shall they cast i th streets 〈◊〉 no wealth shall saue from woe 〈◊〉 glory he his Temple set â— there they set Idols vile â—eeues therefore therein enter shall â—â—to spoyle and to defile KIng Prince and people shall be vex'd plague vpon plague I le raise 〈◊〉 bloody crimes they shall receiue 〈◊〉 according to their wayes Chapt. â— LOe here a fiery vision is shewed from the Lord Image seene of Iealousie which makes them all abhorr'd MAny foule beasts abominable and creeping creatures all 〈◊〉 Isr'els Idols there he sees 〈◊〉 pourtray'd vpon the wall NEere them did Isr'els ancients stand with censers in their hand â—â—ense went vp and then they said God doth not vnderstand O Turne about and thou shalt see yet more abomination â—â—r Tammuz women weeping sate and made great lamentation PErceiu'st thou not thou sonne of man how they adore the Sunne â—â—r these their foule Idolatries they shall be all vndone Chapt. â— QVickly call them that haue the charge with weapons in their hand 〈◊〉 beside the brasse Alâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—â—ith 〈◊〉 weapons 〈◊〉 RAyment of white one of them had with inkhorne at his side Vpon the Cherub where it was Gods glorie did not bide SET thou a marke saith God on those that mourne and crie for sinne Kill all the rest man woman child and at my house begin THen did I cry and say Ah Lord wilt thou such hauock make He said their sinnes were wondrous great he would no pity take VNto the man in linnen cloath'd God doth his will discouer And bids him fierie coales disperse euen all Ierusalem ouer AGaine he sees the vision at Chebar which appear'd Of Cherubins and wheeles which stood and were together rear'd Chapt. 11 BEcause like heathens you haue liu'd and vs'd their manners vaine Because your princes haue presum'd and many people slaine COnfounded shall you be with sword my plagues on you â—le spend Downe then I fell and said ah Lord wilt make a small end DEclared then it was to mee that though he cast out some He would their sanctuary be in countries where they come EStranged long and scattered though they faire off doe dwell Hee 'l bring them backe giue them againe the land of Israel FRom thence all detestable things they quite away shall take My spirit all their stony hearts shalt soft and fleshy make GRacious God to them I 'le be to me they shall be deare But I will surely plague them all my name that will not feare HEre Israels God the city leaues and doth on mountaine stand Ezek'el is againe conuai'd into Chaldea land Chapt. 12 IN midst of a rebellious house thou sonne of man dost dwell Who though they haue hoth eyes and eares heare and see ne'r a deale KNit vp thy stuffe goe from thy place this doe in peoples sight So shall the King and people all goe Captiues in th'twilight LIke as thou didst dig through the wall to beare thy stuffe away Vpon thy shoulders in that seige tell them that so shall they MOreouer quaking eate thy bread and trembling water drink It may be though they trecherous be they will themselues bethinke NO bread nor drinke shall they receiue nor any good thing tast Without great terrour for the land shall spoyled be and wast O Trecherous house because you say the dayes and visions faile Euen in your daies I le speake the word and you shall see 't preuaile Chapt. 13 PRophesie woes and plagues to light oâ— Prophets of Isr'el Who Fox-like their owne fancies teach and vaine false visions tell QVite ouerthrowne you shall all be you say Thus saith the Lord Setting your owne lyes still abroach when I spake no such word REnt in my rage with stormie showers and winds shall be the wall With your vntemperd morter made to th' ground it sure shall fall SO shall the daubers also fall that preach'd to Isr'el peace When there was none but bloody broyles were threatned to encrease TO women Prophetesses eke pronounce my curse and woe That hunt the soules of my deare Saints but let the guilty goe VIlely will you pollute my name for barly and for bread Will you make strong the wicked crew and make the righteous dread AGainst you will I set my selfe whom you hunt I will free And take them from your cruell hands but plagued shall you be Chapt. 14 BEfore me certaine Elders sate with Idols in their heart Should I saith God to such as these my minde and will impart COncerning mee who comes t' enquire with sinne before his face A signe and Prouerbe shall he be I 'le cut him from his place DEceiued if the Prophet be him I the
for graues are giuen to Gog and to his mighty traine The Israelites for seuen months â— space are burying all the staine NOte here the feast that God doth make to euerie foule and beast How Isr'el once plagu'd for their sinne with blessings are increast Chapt. 40 OBserue the Prophets vision well the time manner and end Hee 's bid to see heare and obserue that Isr'el might attend POrch of the house with pillars post the breadth length measured be The gates courts chambers tables right I there described see Chapt. 41 QVickly then after was I brought the Temple to behold Where I saw measured euery thing and ornaments foretold ROund about all the wall was made Cherubins and Palme trees The Altar table of the Lord gates windowes all he sees Chapt. 42 SOuth East West North sides measured are fiue hundred reedes in space To separate the sanctuary from euery prophane place THE chambers where the Priests did eate and holy garments laid Putting their other garments on when they for people pray'd Chapt. 43 VNto the Temple God returnes and spake to me the while Saying this people shall no more my glorious name defile AWay with all your whoredomes vile your carkasses of Kings â—â—r posts and thresholds set by mine which your destruction brings â—VT a wall onely was betweene your thresholds posts and mine if you will repent hereof â—nd will your hearts encline COntinually t' obserue these formes and will my lawes fulfill â—ell in the midst of you will I â—nd grant my blessing still â—Vely let Priests and Levites keepe for measures time and place â—se ordinances of th' Altar â—nd they shall find my grace Chapt. 44 â—EAst gate for Prince assigned is the Priests liue all at large â—ute the temple Couenant breake 〈◊〉 Gods things keepe no charge â—â—om Priestly office and holy things I banish Leuites all Priests that mee forsooke and did 〈◊〉 foule Idol'try fall â—Ates of the house yet they may keepe and kill the sacrifice Zadâ—cks sonnes shall be my priests â—â—ey kept my godly guise â—Ere learne how Priests in th'inner couâ— in linnen must appeare â—â—re the people when they serue â—st other garments weare â—ynd they are no wine to drinke 〈◊〉 yet their heads to shaue â—ddowes must they take for wiues maidens must they haue KEepe his lawes in assemblies all and sabbaths sanctifie They must and teach the people how things diuers to descry Chapt. 45 LAnds for the sanctuary Prince and city exprest at large And what the other tribes shall haue here is the Princes charge MY Princes let this land suffice which here ye doe possesse My people by exactions you shall no more oppresse NO violence nor vniust weights see vs'd in any place But iustly deale with euery man in euery kind of case OBlations and burnt offrings that Princes must prepare And people at each solemne feast here plaine declared are Chapt. 46 PRinces and people both are taughâ— on sabbaths and new moones How for to worship what to doe and what to leaue vndone QVietly all the Princes land the sonne shall still possesse The peoples land he shall not take nor any more oppresse ROund about the Court corners were places for to bake And boyle the sin and meate offrings which people then did make Chapt. 47 SEE son of man how from Gods hâ— these holy waters flow â—â—ey from my ancles to my loynes from loynes to floods did grow THese heale the waters of the sea giue life to euery land them are fish exceeding store â—on bankes the fishers stand VIle miry marishes thereof in which these riuers runne â—all not be heal'd but into pits of salt they then shall turne ALL trees for meat vpon the bankes of them shall grow and spring â—hose fruit endures whose leaues likewise shall health to nations bring BY lot the land ye shall diuide to th'tribes of Israel â—e strangers also lands shall haue which doe among you dwell Chapt. â—8 CAnaan coasts by portions to twelue tribes are diuided That part the City sanctuary and Prince hath is decided DImensions of the City gates and names here read and see â—he Cities name from that day forth IEHOVAH THERE shall bee DANIEL Chapt. 1 A Captiue is Iehojakin to mightie Babels King Who him and holy vessels eke to Shiners land doth bring BY Ashpenaz is Daniel brought with other children three That they might stand before the King new names imposed bee CRauing that they foure might abstaine from Kings defiling meat And might haue pulse and water giuen them onely for to eate DAniels countenance and the rest far fairer did appeare Then they that daily were refresht with Kings most dainty cheare EXceeding knowledge these foure had Daniel did vnderstand Both dreames and visions King could find none such in all his land Chapt. â— FOr all the sorcerers in the land the King of Babel sent â—o shew him his forgotten dreame An. Mundi 3348 and also what it meant GRieuously he was then displeas'd and said that he would kill The wise men all who his desire herein could not fu'fill HEre Daniel hindreth the decree and findeth out the thing He giueth thankes vnto the Lord and is brought to the King IN latter times what things shall be God hath O King foretold By this same partie image of clay brasse yron siluer gold KIng hauing heard the dreame declar'd and what should after chance Did worship Daniel gaue him gifts and highly him aduance Chapt. 3 LO here a golden Image made and worshipped of all Excepting three that would not kneele nor downe before it fall MAD is the king and doth command a furnace hett to bee Exceeding hot and bad therein to cast the children three NOw marke the wondrous workes of God how he preserues his owne No fire doth burne or hurt an haire of them in furnace throwne O Come ye forth then said the king blest be your God for aye That sent his Angels to preserue his seruants thus this day PVtting their trust in him alone they rather chose to burne Then at the Kings command to bow or to false worships turne QVickly will I now make a law that who so speakes a word Against the God of Israel shall perish by the sword Chapt. 4 REsting in my stately pallace a vision made m' affraid A mightie tree both high and broad with branches broad displaid SHake off the leaues saith watcher then hew downe the stately tree And let his portion be with beasts his heart let changed be THis is the meaning of the dreame O king and Gods decree Saith Daniel thou must leaue thy state and like a beast must be An. Mundi 3377 VNtill thou know and well perceiue that God doth gouerne still Both men and kingdomes giuing them to whomsoe're he will ACcept my counsell noble king by mercy and righteousnesse Breake off thy sinnes if by this meanes thou maist these ils redresse BEhold braue Babel quoth the king so stately built by me Then came a voyce and said
to the Lord you will obedient be Chapt. 7 KEepe fasts or no what they should doe they send to know and see In all your fasts you made saith God yo fasted not to me LOe should you not haue yeelded to my words spoke early and late By former Prophets when your land was in a rich estate MErcy and compassion shew vnto your needie brother And execute true iudgement all oppresse not one an other NO widdowes strangers fatherlesse see that you harme or hurt Against thy brother thinke no ill so much as in thy heart OF all these things they had no care they made their harts as stones And therefore from the Lord of hoasts came wrath on all at once PRaying to me I would not heare they would not heare me call Among strange nations for their sinne a whirlewind scattered all Chapt. 8 QVietly in Ierusalem and Zion I will dwell It shall a citie of truth be call'd Gods mountaine shall excell REstored so shall Salem be that men that are full old Shall dwell therein boyes in the streets thou playing shalt behold SAy it be maru'llous in mens eye should it be so with mee I le bring them home from countrie strange my people shall they be THen let your hands be strong all ye that here these words this day Great blessings both from heauen and earth you shall receiue I say VNto your neighbours speake the truth let peace bee in your gates Thinke ye no hurt loue no false oath for all these thing God hates ALL solemne fasts to chearefull feasts In Iudah God shall change Loue peace and truth therefore to you shall come a people strange BEfore the Lord let vs goe pray these nations then shall say They shall reioyce with Iewes to ioyne in seruing God that day Chapt. 9 CAst out shall all the Gentiles bee his Church defend will he Reioyce O Salem and Zion thy King doth come to thee DOminion shall thy iust King haue from sea to th' vtmost lands He by his blood hath quite set free thy prisoners out of bands EVen double will I giue to thee when I haue giuen thee power To conquer all thine enemies and them with mght deuour FIlled shall they be with all good things for his he will them take Young men and maides with corne and wine he shall full cheerfull make Chapt. 10 GOD giues his people grasse i' th field he giues them showers of raine Aske it of him all Idols hate they are both vile and vaine HOuses of Iudah and Isr'ell in loue I will regard But cruell goates their Gouernours shall haue their due reward IVda his house as goodly horse of his in warre he makes From out of him the corner naile and battell bow he takes KNock downe their enemies in the mire they shall with deadly wound Iehouah fighteth on their side they shall their foes confound LOrd euen their Lord and God am I and I will heare their voyce I le bring them to their place againe their hearts shall all reioyce ME in farre countries shall they mind and I will blesse them all Th' Assyrian and th' Egyptian pride and scepters downe shall fall Chapt. 11 NAked O Lebanon shalt thou be of all thy Cedars stout The fire the Firre trees eke shall burne the might ' are rooted out OF howling shepheards voyce is heard their glorious state is spoyl'd Of Lyons Roaring for the pride and Iordan's fame is foyl'd POssessors slaughter all the flocks that they of right should feed And say the Lord be blest for I am rich by this my deed QVite pitilesse I sure will be to th' dwellers in the land I le them deliuer to the Kings and also neighbours hand REfusing for to rescue them from cruell smiters deeds The poore distressed slaughtered flocks I will both watch and feed STaues two of beautie and bands I broke their shepheards off I cut The wages I was valued at I to the potter put THe foolish shepheard will not feed the tender lambes so deare Nor heale their hurts but eate their flesh and clawes in sunder teares VPon his arme and his right eye the sword of God shall bee O Idoll shepheard God will take wisedome and strength from thee Chapt. 12 A Cup of trembling will I make Ierusalem to all A heauy stone to crush and cut her foes in peeces small BEhold with madnesse horse and man in those dayes will I smite In Salems strength the Lord of Hosts shall rulers then delight COales of hot fire among the wood and like a torch I le make Ierusalem to make their foes in euery place to quake DEfended shall the dwellers be in those dayes you shall see Like Dauid euen the feeblest and Dauids house to be EVen as the Angell of the Lord there shall the people mourne To looke on him whom they haue pierc'd as one for his first borne FOr good Iosiah as they mourn'd in bitternesse of heart Each familie shall then lament the man and wife apart Chapt. 13 GRaciously in Dauids house a fountaine then shall run To wash away the wickednesse which they haue thought or done HE also will cut off the names of Idols from the land False Prophets here foule spirits call'd his force shall vnderstand IF any in the name of God shall preach lyes in that day Ashamed shall they be thereof their parents shall them slay KNowne by their garments made of haire worne to deceiue and lye They shall not be but then shall say I am not Prophet I. LEarning to play the husbandman and keeping beasts i' th field Man hath me taught and trained vp since first I was a child MY shepheard that 's my fellow smite ô sword arise awake The sheepe shall then be scattered the small ones I will take NOne in the land shall scape with life but third part of the same I sure will try as gold i' th fire they shall call on my name OF them thus clensed I will say it is my people deare And they shall say the Lord 's my God whom I will loue and feare Chapt. 14 PLagu'd be by nations Salem shall women shall be defil'd Halfe of the townes shall captiues goe their houses shall be spoil'd QVickly then will the Lord goe forth and with these nations warre The Mount of Oliues shall be cleft and Salem seene from farre ROyally then the Lord shall reigne o'er all the earth alone And there shall be one God one faith one true Religion SOre plagues Iehouah then will send vpon those people all That fought against Ierusalem they by consumption fall THe rest of all the nations then shall goe vp yeare by yeare To keepe the feast of tabernacles and worship truely there VNto Ierusalem to goe who will not take the paine To worship there vpon their land and them shall fall no raine ANd if that Egypt goe not vp who haue no raine at all The plagues that light on other lands on Egypt land shall fall BOth bells and bridles of the
holy word which is the truth indeed GOod men and pure haue all things pure the wicked haue no so Whose mouthes professe whose workes deny these subiect are to woe Chapt. 2 HEre Titus hath directions both how to teach and liue What precepts he to young and old and seruants eke should giue INstructing old men to be graue sober and sound in faith Old women must teach holy things to yonger wiues he saith KEepers at home chast and discreet they must in any case Still shew themselues lest Christs Gospel by them should haue disgrace LIkewise yong men are bid to liue in all sobrietie And Titus must a patterne be of godly grauitie MAsters must be obey'd and pleas'd of seruants taking paine Shewing forth all fidelity not answering againe NOte that Gods grace hath now appear'd and reacheth vs to fly Vngodlinesse and worldly lusts and so liue soberly OVr Sauiour still looking for who was content to dye That he might saue vs and our soules from sinne might purifie Chapt. 3 PAul here bids Titus to exhort and but them all in minde Their Magistrates still to obey and to be meeke and kinde QVicke ready forward eke to be to euery godly deed And that they should in goodnesse still and gentlenesse proceed RElating that euen he himselfe was in times past most vile Liuing in all licentiousnesse in malice enuy guile SEruing his lusts vntill Gods loue and Christs did plaine appeare Not by the works 〈…〉 done but of his mercy meere THat Christ he saith hath saued vs by true regeneration Washing vs in his blood and by the spirits renouation VPon vs richly which he shed that be our soules might saue And iustifie vs by his grace eternall life to haue ADuis'd is Titus this to teach that who in God beleeue Should carefully shew forth good works and in his feare should liue BVt foolish questions all should hate of fruitlesse brawlings vaine An hereticke twice warn'd they must reiect auoid disdaine COndemned euâ—n in his owne heart and of himselfe he is He bid that Titus should with speed come to Nicopolis DEclaring that he purpos'd there to winter and remaine To doe some workes of curtesie Paul bids him take some paine EXhorting them to shew good workes and fruitfull be alwayes He greets them all that faithfull be for grace and peace then prayes PHILEMON Chapt. 1 A Seruant nam'd Onesimus first rob'd then runne away From good Philemon his master and with Saint Paul did stay BY whom when he was wonne to Christ and truly did repent Vnto his Master Philemon hee home againe was sent CHristianly and earnestly th'Apostle Paul doth craue That for his sake Onesimus might full forgiuenesse haue DVeties of one good Christian belonging to another He proueth by strong reasons sent to Philemon his brother EXceedingly Philemons faith and loue he here commends And last with salutations and prayer all he ends HEBREVVES Chapt. 1 AForetime God by Prophets spake vnto our Fathers old â—ow by his Sonne the truth he hath diuinely taught and told BY whom and by his mighty word the world 's created were Who by himselfe hath purg'd our sinnes and all things vp doth beare CReated Angels he excels as being Gods owne sonne To whom by men and Angells both all honor must be done DEclar'd he was vnto the world euen at th' appointed day Of righteousnesse the Kingdome he and scepter still doth sway EVen as garment heauens waxe old but he doth still remaine They shall be chang'd but Christ our Lord for euermore shall reigne FVll great heed therefore must we take and duly still regard That we forget none of his words for feare of iust reward Chapt. 2 GReat plagues they had that did despise the words which Angels spake But we neglecting Christs Gospell what payment shall we take HE crowned is with glory great to blisse hath many brought Through death he hath destroy'd the Deuill and our redemption wrought IN all things he was made like vs the Angels nature he In no sort tooke that he to vs a faithfull Priest might be KNowing well how to comfort them that fall into temptation And for the sinnes of Saints to make full reconciliation Chapt. â— LOe Moses here to Christ compar'd is proued for to be As seruant to his master is inferiour in degree MOre glory farre the house builder deserueth for to haue â—hen doth the house or doth the sonne more then the seruant craue NOte that we are this house of Christ if that we shall hold fast â—ur confidence and hope in him as long as life shall last OBserue how he bids vs therefore to heare his voyce to day â—nd that no longer with hard hearts we should him disobey PRouoking him as forefathers did in the wildernesse â—â—st that in wrath he banish vs out of his blessed rest QVickly take heed that there be not in you a wicked heart â—nfaithfully to cause you fall and from the Lord depart REbuke exhort you one another lest sinne your soules deceiue â—or if we keepe faith to the end we Christ and heauen shall haue SOme when they heard obey'd him not but still in sinne did liue â—o whom he sware that he no rest at all to them would giue Chapt. 4 THerefore let vs take heed and feare his promise to foâ— sake They heard but through their vnbeliefe they did no profit take VNto vs was the Gospell preach'd beleeuers all are blest For all the godly of the world there doth remaine a rest WHich rest who so hath entered from his owne worke hath ceast As God from his let vs then striue from sinne to be releast ASunder doth the word of God diuide mans soule and will And as a sharpe two edged sword sinne in th' elect doth kill BEcause we haue a great High Priest now see in heauenly place Who feeles our wants let 's boldly goe vnto the throne of grace Chapt. 5 COmparing Iesus Christ our Lord with Priests Leuiticall He shewes wherein they doe agree wherein they differ all DEclaring that euery High Priest is for mankind ordain'd To offer gifts that pardon so for sinne might be obtain'd EVen for his owne and peoples sinnes these offerings he makes None but the call'd as Aaron was this honour on him takes FOr Christ did not this honour take an high Priest to be made But God who said thou art my Sonne that honour on him laid GOd said thou art a Priest for euer he prayers made with teares To him that able was to saue who freed him from his feares HE though he were his dearest Sonne yet by his sufferings Did learne obedience and is he that now saluation brings IEwes negligence is here reproou'd who were so dull to heare That though they had beene long time taught yet strong meat could not beare KNowledge they had but very small of milke they still had need â—trong meat belonged not to such on milke they still did feed Chapt. 6 LEarning the Christian principles of mournefull hearts confession
their mind How after light receiu'd they did full sore afflictions find ENduring many scoffs and taunts and tossed to and fro And being still companions of Christians vexed so FOr him hee saith they sorrowed and suffered willingly The spoyling of their goods because they riches had on high GReat recompence of large reward their confidence and faith Haue in the heauens with Christ our Lord thus here th' Apostle saith HE also saith that we had need great patience to haue That after we haue done his will we may the crowne receiue IN meane time for a little while of patience we haue need To come with speed without delay our Sauiour hath decreed KNow that the iust shall liue by faith but who withdrawes his heart In him the Lord takes no delight but will from him depart Chapt. 11 LO faith is here defin'd to bee the ground and euidence Of things we hope for not subject to sight or humane sense MAny Elders had by their faith a worthy approbation By it of all things in this world we know the first creation NOte that by faith good Abel brought a better gift then Caine And by it of his righteousnesse a witnesse did obtaine OBserue how Enoch by his faith from earth was had away Before which time men did report that he did God obey PLease God we cannot without faith for first we must belieue That he to all that seeke him right a good reward will giue QVickly did Noe by faith prepare the Arke when God foretold Of things not seene whereby he sau'd himselfe and his houshold RIghteous Abraham by his faith into a place did goe Which afterwards he should receiue but when he did not know SO he by faith in promist land as stranger iournied there â—n tents as Isaac and Iacob who heires of promise were THrough faith old Sarah strength receiu'd seed to conceiue at last â—nd was deliuered of a Child when reeming yeares were past VP sprang there one from her wombe then which was as one euen dead So many as the starrs and sands not to be numbered WIth eyes of faith all these did see yet did not really Enioy the promis'd Canaan but in that faith did dy AN heauenly country they sought for that was their chiefest care God therefore would be call d their God and heauen for them prepare BY faith when God had Abraham tri'd his sonne he offered That God could raise him up againe he well considered COncerning things that were to come good Isaac Iacob blest And Iacob vnto Iosephs sonnes by faith his loue exprest DEparting hence Ioseph by faith to brethren mention makes Of their departure of his bones hee bids they care should take ENdu'd with faith Moses was hid three months by Parents deare They saw he was a proper child Kings charge they did not feare FAith caused Moses when as he came to discretion For to refuse once to be call'd King Pharaohs daughters sonne GOds people he doth rather choose to liue with in exile â—hen to enioy these sinfull ioyes which last but for a while HEE the rebukes of Christ esteem'd and much more did regard â—hen Egypts treasures looked to the price of high reward â—Nuisible God by faith he saw and Egypt land forsooke â—ng Pharaohs rage hee feared not with patience all things tooke KNow that through faith the passouer and bloodshed he ordain'd â—est hee that the first borne destroid should touch them so againe LEarne that by faith they passed through the sea as by dry land Which when th' Egyptians sought to doe were all drown'd out of hand MArke how the wals of Iericho by faith did all fall downe When the seuen dayes had compassed that strong and fenced towne NOte how by faith Rahab is sau'd and did not with them dye That disobey'd when she had vs'd the spyes so lovingly O What a number more there are time will not serue to tell Of Barac Samson Gideon Iepht ' Dauid Samuel PRophets also which all through faith kingdomes subdu'd and gain'd Wrought righteousnesse stop't Lyons mouths and promises obtain'd QVench'd violence of flaming fire escap'd the sword in fight Of weake made strong and valiant great Armies turn'd to flight RAis'd were the women dead to life some rack'd would not be free That they might rise againe to life and heauenly things might see SOme haue by mockings and scourgings beene try'd most shamefully And some by bonds and prisonment and some ston'd cruelly THey tempted were slaine with the sword and some were hewne asunder In sheepes and goats skins wandering a thing whereat to wonder VExed they were and tormented yea destitute of aid The world not worthy of such men about they wandered WIthin the desert wildernesse in mountaines dens and caues All these through faith had good report but promise none receiues A Better thing the Lord for vs prouided hath and said That they without vs shall not be a perfect body made Chapt. 12 BEing therefore thus compassed with witnesses such store Let 's cast away all pressing things and striue to sinne no more CHeerfully let vs run the race with patience and with feareâ— That 's set before vs and looke vp Christ our Sauiour deare â—Vely considering that he is of faith the author sure for the ioy before him set death on crosse endure ENdure he did the vile speeches of wicked men and blind Which we must thinke on lest we should be weary and faint in mind 〈◊〉 haue not as yet saith he â—sisted vnto blood 〈◊〉 haue put out of your mind â—at comfort sweet and good Gâ—uen to you as to his sonnes whom he bids not despise Nor faint for those corrections which from him doe arise HEe doth chastise and scourge each one whom he doth dearly loue No son he hath but doth sometime his scourging feele and proue IF ye saith he his chastising doe patiently indure As vnâ—o sonnes God vnto you himselfe doth offer sure KNow that if any doe not feele 〈◊〉 Lords correcting hand That they are bastards and no sonnes they here may vnderstand LOuing kind parents we haue had our bodies to correct And we did giue them reuerence should we not then subiect MVch more our selues to him that is the father of our spirit That we might liue eternally and highest heauens inherit NOte that they did but for few dayes and for their pleasures sake Correct vs but he for our good that we might so partake OF his exceeding holinesse now no chastisement seemes To be delightsome for the time It s rather grieuous deem'd PAssing great fruit of righteousnesse yet afterward it brings To those that exercised are with such sharpe chastisings QVickly therefore lift vp your hands and knees that are so weake And see that straight and steddy steps vnto your feet you make RVn on still in a godly course lest halting things and lame Be turned quite out of the way but rather heale the fame SEe that ye follow peace withall and holy life imbrace Without the which no
checke them all And truly doth foretell and shew their vtter finall fall COnspiring Gaal with Shechemites Zebul reueales their fault Abimelech doth vanquish them and sowes the towne with salt DEstroyd by him with fire then is their false God Beriths hold At * An. Mundi 2710 Thebez slaine that curse befell which Iotham had foretold Chapt. 10 ENding his reigne thus with his life Tola rules Israel Then * An. Mundi 2717 lair rul'd whose thirty sonnes in thirty Cities dwell FIerce Philistines and Ammonites did Israel then oppresse God sends them to their fained gods to helpe * An. Mundi 2737 them in distresse GRieu'd was his soule for Isr'el then when he saw them repent He pitied them and Ieptha â— then is for their succour sent Chapt. 11 HE cou'nants with the Gileadites his treat ' of peace is vaine â—ith Ammonites who after are all * An. Mundi 2758 vanquished and slaine IEphtha did make a vow to God which after his great flaughter He did with griefe of heart performe vpon his onely daughter Chapt. 12 KIll'd are the brawling Ephramites who did with Ieptha chide They are discern'd by * An. Mundi 2760 Shiboleth soone after Ieptha dyde LOrdly Ibsan then doth succeed what children him befell Then Elon and then Ammon rule and iudge all Israel Chapt. 13 MVch euill againe did Israel euen in Gods sight commit And forty yeares by Philistines they were sore plagu'd for it NOw to the wife of Manoah an Angell doth appeare Then to her husband telling them that she a sonne should beare OBserue here Manoahs sacrifice he feares as one forelorne But is much cheared by his wife strong Sampson here is borne Chapt. 14 PHilistins daughter Sampson craues as wife to please his mind an iournying he a Lyon slew An. Mundi 279â— in carkasse hony findes QVickly then Sampson marieth a mariage feast he makes His riddle told from thirtie foes both life and goods he takes Chapt. 15 REfusing then to giue his wife for this wrong at their hands He burneth the Philistines come with foxes and fire-brands SAmpsons wife and her father both Philistines burne with fire And Sampson smote them hip and thigh hee 's bound at their desire THen he with lawbone of an asse a thousand kills therefore In Lehi God makes for him then a spring call'd ENHAKKORE An. Mundi 2802 Chapt. 16 VNto the Citie Gaza thence did mighty Sampson goe The City gates he bare away and so escap'd his foe AN harlot Dalilah at last strong Sampson doth entice To tell her where his strength did lie but he deceiu'd her thrice BVt at the last hee 's ouercome and they put out his eyes He pulls the house vpon their heads and with three thousand dyes Chapt. 17 COine craftily from mother stolne * An. Mundi 2809 Micah doth here restore Two Images thereof she makes which he and she adore DEuising ornaments for them true worship 's quite decaid A Priest he gets a Leuite hires to whom he wages paied Chapt. 18 ENquiring out inheritance the Danites send fiue men At Micha's * An. Mundi 2831 house with Ionathan these fiue consulted then FVll well they hartned by him are in iourney which they take To Danites of good hopefull newes they then relation make GReat Laish which they searcht before six hundred men surprise Of Priest and gods they Micha rob for which he mournes and cries HEe cries in vaine is threatened lost Laish called Dan They set vp Idols the Priesthood is giuen to Ionathan Chapt. 19 IN Israel there was no King their sinnes for to restraine A Leuites wiâ—e abus'd to death is cause of great disdaine KNow that at Gibeah this was done the Leuite then intends His wife into twelue parts to cut which to twelue tribes he sends Chapt. 20 LOt here the Leuite publikely at Mizpah doth relate His wrong sustain'd the tribes for this the Gibeonites doe hate MArke how against the Isralites â— the Beniamites make head Full forty thousand Isralites in two battels are dead NOte when they did all fast and pray by stratagem full rare Except six hundred Benimites they all destroyed are Chapt. 21 O How the people mourne forlone of Ben his tribe and lines By Iabesh ruine they prouide for them foure hundred wiues PErswaded are they at Shilo the Virgines to surprize Which daunced there and so their tribe againe did spring and rise RVTH Chapt. 1 A Famine droue Elimelech his natiue country fro His wife Naomi and his two sonnes doe likewise with him goe BEthlehem â—â—da they went from in Moab led their liues The father died the sonnes then tooke two Moabites for wiues 〈◊〉 CHil'on and Mahlon woâ—â— their names who hauing wedlocke tride They did not long enioy the same but shortly after dyed DAughters in Law by Naomi were will'd at any hand That they should not turne home with her but stay in Moab Land EXceeding constant good * An. Mundi 2663 Ruth is and cleaues with all her heart To Naomi Orpha forsakes and did from them depart FVll gladly are they both receiu'd when they to Bethlem came The Bethlemites reioyc'd in her she was of such good fame Chapt. 2 GRacious Ruth gleanes barly store in * An. Mundi 2670 Boaz barley fields He taketh knowledge of her then and grace and fauour yeelds HE bad her gleane with his maidens and at meale times to eate She caried store of barly home for hers and mothers meat Chapt. 3 INstructed first by Naomi she lies at Boaz feet Her kinsman he doth say he is and doth her well intreat KIndly six measures of barley he gaue to her that day She brought it home to Naomi and told what he did say Chapt. 4 LOe Boaz then next kinsman calls into the iudgement place To him before the Elders graue he doth relate the case MAking an offer vnto him which he doth flat refuse He buyes the land takes Ruth to wife and kindly doth her vse NOte that of her was Obed borne lesse his father deare Who to King Dauid father was read Phares of-spring here I SAMVEL Chapt. 1 AT Shilo yearly Elkana a Leuite worshipped * An. Mundi 2810 Hanna his wife though barren yet he chiefly cherished BY Peninna she is prouok'd and for a child doth pray Lly at first reproues her sore but sends her blest away COnceiu'd and borne is Samuel to stay she doth accord Till he be wean'd * An. Mundi 2820 and then she doth present him to the Lord. Chapt. 2 DOwne to the graue and backe againe God brings thus Hanna sings Marke here the sinnes of Elieâ— sonnes which death vpon them brings * An. Mundi 2830 ELkan ' and Hanna both are blest Child Samuel serues the Lord. Ely reproues his sonnes of sinnes which God and man abhord FEaring not God nor fathers checkes in sinne they liued still Therefore the Lord both sons and fire doth threaten for to kill Chapt. 3 GOd thrice call'd
Samuel laid to sleepe he heares the wofull fall Of Elies house then he though loath to Ely tells it all HOw God appear'd to Samuel how he in credit grew And was his holy Prophet made all Isr'els people knew Chapt. 4 ISra'lites by the Philistins are first foure thousand slaine They fetch the Arke into the campe then cry and shout amaine KIll'd then were thirty thousand moe Philistine take the Arke Hophni and Phineas both are slaine here Elies iudgements marke LOe Phineas wise in trauell falls and comfort could finde none Her sonne she nameth Ichabod the glory of God was gone Chapt. 5 MArke Ashdod in with Emrods smit their Dagon falleth downe Before the Arke Gath's plagued and Eckron that wicked towne Chapt. 6 NOw feare doth force them cart the Arke with gifts it 's sent away For looking in * An. Mundi 285â— it God doth moe then fifty thousand slay Chapt. 7 OF th' Arke brought to Abinadab his sonne is sanctifide Put for to keepe it twenty yeares the same doth there abide PRepare your hearts serue God alone false worships put away Saith Samuel to th'Isra'lites they his commands obey QVite were the Philistins subdude when Isr'el did repent For after Samuels sacrifice Iehouah succour sent REstor'd are Isr'els Cities then all things doe prosper well And * An. Mundi 2850. Samuel religiously doth rule all Israel Chapt. 8 SEe Samuels sonnes bad gouernment the people aske a King An. Mundi 2875 He shewes his manners God's cast off God yeelds but hates the thing Chapt. 9 THen seeking Fathers * An. Mundi 2880 Asses out Saul comes to Samuel He feasts him counts him chiefest guest doth certaine secrets â— tell Chapt. 10 Vâ—all of oyle is pour'd on 's head three signes to him reueal'd By them confirm'd his heart is chang'd f om's vncle thing 's conceal'd AMong the Prophets he is one at Mizpeh chose by lot His subiects are of diuers minds for some respect him not Chapt. 11 BArbarian like fierce Naash would thrust out all the right eyes Of men of Iabesh Gilead which caused teares and cryes COmming to Saul to certifie he kills the foes out right Great ioy at this his kingdome is renewed in all their sight Chapt. 12 DEclare saith Samuel whom I wrong'd they all his life doe cleare He checked their ingratitude and frighteth them with feare EVen in wheat haruest God shall send great thunder and great raine For asking King refusing him hee 'l make you all complaine FEaring the Lord and Samuel they doe their sinnes confesse He comforts them in Gods mercies bids them their wayes redresse Chapt. 13 GReat number of Philistins smite they muster a mighty hoast The men of Isr'el feare and fly and some forsake that coast HEre Saul will offer sacrifice and 's checkt of Samuel Three spoiling bands of Philistins no Smith in Israel Chapt. 14 IN wondrous sort stout Ionathan the Philistines defeats A diuine terror makes them quake and one another beates KIng Saul assaults the Priests answer for hast he would not stay The captiue Hebrewes people hid all ioyne with him that day LEwd Sauls rash adiuration hinders the victory He doth restraine from eating ought here Ionathan must dye MAny there are that rescue him and say he shall not dye So Saul surceaseth marke his might and all his family Chapt. 15 NOw goe destroy th' Amalekites he fauours Kenies kinne He spareth Agag and best things and so God wrath doth winne OBedience passeth sacrifice Saul seemeth to repent Agag is slaine by Samuel kingdome from Saul is rent Chapt. 16 PRetend a sacrifice and goe to Bethlem Iesse's Towne And there anoynt whom I appoint his sonne to weare the Crowne QVite otherwise God lookes then man Dauid's annoynted King Saul sends for Dauid for to play and he great ease doth bring Chapt. 17 REady to fight Goliah frights but Dauid arm'd with faith Encountreth and with sling and stone the monstrous Gyant slai'th Chapt. 18 SAul feareth Dauid hates his prayse and seekes to take â— his life His sonne him loues his daughter 's giuen as snare to be his wife TWo hundred foreskinnes he doth giue Sauls hatred doth not cease But Dauids fame and glorious praise doth more and more encrease Chapt. 19 VNto his sonne here Saul doth sweare that Dauid shall not die Yet sends to kill at Rama he and seruants prophesie Chapt. 20 A Secret consultation for Dauids safety had For Dauids troubles Ionathan is grieued and full sad BY oath their cou'nant they renew and Saul would Ionathan kill He token giues and farewell takes and loues good Dauid still Chapt. 21 COmming to Nob he eates shew-bread damn'd Doeg saw him there He takes Goliahs sword at Gath he madnesse fain'd for feare Chapt. 22 DIstressed men to Dauid come for parents he prouides Saul chides the priests Abiathar with Dauid now abides EDomite Doeg is content Kings pleasure to fulfill To kill the Priests but Sauls footmen would not obey his will Chapt. 23 FRom Keila chasing Philistins false Keila Dauid saues Thence flies to Ziph thence to Maon there sau'd to Engedi cauâ—s Chapt. 24 GOod Dauid cuts Sauls skirt and robe and faithfull there is prou'd Saul weepes and prayes when he is King his seed may be belou'd Chapt. 25 HEre Samuel dyes and Nabal churle to â— Dauid food denies He would haue kill'd him Abigail his anger pacifies IN short time after Nabal dyes he marieth Abigail To Phalti Saul gaue Dauids wife his daughter nam'd Michal Chapt. 26 KIng Saul pursues his sonne againe he finds Saul fast asleepe Checks Abner that he did not guard and King farre better keepe LEt wrath sure ease and in thy fight O let my life be deare Thus Dauid saith and bids Saul send to fetch away his speare MY sonne returne saith Saul againe I will no more assaile I haue beene foolish blest be thou for thou shalt still preuaile Chapt. 27 NO more doth Saul for Dauid seek Ziglag is beg'd o' th King Dauid destroying other lands Achish thinks no such thing Chapt. 28 Oâ— Achish trust in Dauid put Saul feares to see his foes All witches he had once destroy'd and yet to one he goes PVt in great feare when he did heare of his last dismall day He faints but is aduis'd to eate refresht he goes away Chapt. 29 Qâ—arrelling Princes chide the king for praysing Dauid so He and his men are all dismist to warre they must not goe Chapt. 30 REturning they found Ziklag burn'd which made their hearts to rue Dauid consulteth with the Lord and doth his foes pursue SIcke man receiu'd directs them to their foes whom they doe foyle The most are slaine their owne are safe they haue rich prey and spoyle THen Dauid sends gifts to his friends and makes a law fullright Who keepe the stuffe haue iust as much as they that goe to fight Chapt. 31 VExed full sore Saul lost the field all his three sonnes are slaine Isra'lites flye for sake their townes