their souls were Powerfull in the waies of perpetuall death but vnable to all Good Sweete Father as their Creation was the Creation of the Matter whereof all Mankinde is come so this fearfull Fall was not onely to them Two but to Me and all Mankinde considering wee were then enclosed in ` their loynes A fountain of gall can send forth no sweet waters nor could wee bee borne Holy that were conceived in Sin As is the Roote even such are the branches nay our Actuall sinnes do testifie that that Original sin was convayed vnto vs in our Nature by reason wherof I and All Mankinde haue beene justly vnder thy Curse Oh that wee should fall from thee our Creator from thee our Father that of base earth did make vs glorious creatures stamping in our souls thy Image whereof justly wee were deprived carrying vpon vs in steade thereof the Blacke vnholy Image of Satan But thou Our sweete Father didst thou vtterly leaue Mankind to be damned with Satan Oh no. Thou soughtest vp our fore-parents Adam Heuah and Catechized them freely promising vnto them that of womans Seed one should come by whome the seed of man and woman shuld overcome Satan When the fulnesse of time was expired thou accordingly didst send thy Sonne made of a vvoman who in our Nature triumphed over Sinne Death Hell Sathan and so finaly sitteth at the right hand of Majestie making continuall intercession for all such of Man-kinde as do come vnto thee oh Father by him in and by whome Salvation onely is come vnto Iewe and Gentile Thus when of a Father we had justly made thee our Foe it pleased thee sweete Father to appoint a Mediator betwixt thee and vs that so by him thou and wee might bee reconciled and made one Oh Mercie of mercies oh thou fountaine of mercie howe are wee bounde vnto thee our Father our Father by Creation our Father by Redemption in Mercie twise a Father but wee in Obedience not once worthy the name of Children But so it hath pleased thee to call out a companie of Mankinde and amongst them Me most vnwoorthie to whome it hath pleased thee to Seale thy Loue vnto their hearts by thy Spirit thy sanctifying Spirit This testimony of thy Spirit vnto our Spirits causeth vs to open our mouthes boldly vnto thee as children to a father not doubting but thou wilt giue to vs whatsoever is good and necessarie for body and soule Earthly Fathers though wicked will commonly giue good thinges vnto their Children howe much more thou The second part of the Preface Which art in Heaven VVHo art in Heaven and therefore art Heavenly in thy Guifts and excellent in all thy workes Who also as thou art in Heaven as a King in his royall Throne so hast thou all power in Heauen and Earth to serue at a beck Many Earthly Fathers thogh they be vvilling yet are they vnable to help their Children but thou art as Able as vvilling and therfore Can and vvill cause all things even sinne and al to turne vnto the best of such as are called according to thy purpose to be to thee Sons and Daughters adopted I beleeue Lord Lord help my vnbeliefe increase my faith teach me truly howe to pray yea let all thy Sonnes and Daughters see thy Fatherly face thy Heauenly face that thou neither Can nor vvil forsake such as do trust in thy power and are contented to lay themselues down vnder the sheilter of thy wings The first Petition of the supplication Hallowed be thy Name MErciful father thy Name is mightie and excellent amongst the very Heathen but who doe Sanctifie thy Name The Heavens and firmament yea all the visible creatures do make knowne thy name of Power thy name of vvisedome thy name Eternal thy names Provident Bountiful c. Every Barbarian oh Father by the little Light of Nature left in the soul vndestroied is brought to acknowledge that there is a God who is the Cause of al Causes and giveth Being vnto al cretures but do they herewithall Hallow thy name so graven in the fore-heades of all Creatures visible Alas no All this sight sanctifieth neither eye heart nor hand thy Lawe is onely a perfit teacher giving holy light to the spirituall blind and thy vvord is that Trueth wherewith man is first made holy that so hee may Hallowe thy Name thy Namâ— plainely written vpon the former creatures but more plainly characterized within thy holy Church and that in the vvorde Sacraments Therein oh Lord thou hast evidently to Eare and Eye propounded Iesus crucified Iesus the onely Redeemer the only Mediator in and by whose blood thou rests satisfied for al these that come vnto thee in his Name Oh mercifull Father howe largely haue we Vn-hallowed thy Name both in the common Cretures in the vvord and in the Sacraments we haue looked vpon the Heavens the Earth Sunne Moone Starres Trees Grasse Flowers Beasts Birdes Fishes but haue we therein spirituallie discerned thy Power vvisedome providence kindnes Nay we haue cloathed and fedde our bodies with divers of thy woonderfull workes but haue we there withall hallowed thy Name in the same yea we haue medled with thy Word and Sacraments but with what blinde eyes and dull hearts Oh Lord shame confusion belongs vnto vs not only for not Hallowing thy Name but also for Vn-hallowing and prophaning of thy Creatures Word Sacraments and so consequently vnsanctified thy Name in the same Oh Lord by our rude behavior we haue laboured to obscure thy Name to bury it in darknes by not discerning and orderly hallowing it Yea that which more is wee haue oft remembred thy Name but then wee haue taken it in vaine then wee haue vnjustlie sworn by the same c. as thogh we had conspired with Sathan either to bury thy Name in oblivion or else by speaking of it to pollute it and make it contemptible Sweet Father in Christ Iesus we by the motion of thine own Spirit do therefore beg of thee the Grace whereby we may be fitted hereafter to hallowe thy Name to sanctifie thy Name in beholding the common Creatures in hearing thy worde in receiving thy Sacramentes To which end Lord The second Petition Let thy Kingdome come LEt thy kingdome come even the Spirituall government of thy Son and our Saviour Iesus oh let it Come and bee seated in the heartes of thy People Hitherto Sathan hath had too great power over our body insomuch as our tonges handes feete eares eyes haue done service vnto Satan by being subject to Sinne. Our soules oh Lord in the faculties and powers therof haue bene largely serviceable to Sin Wee haue Minded earthly things our Memories haue bene receptacles of vanitie our Affections haue bene eger after thinges cursed by the Law insomuch as in our whole man Satan prince of darknes hath had a Kingdome and occupied an hellish vnholy Kingdome Sweet Father loose the bands of Satan destroy his power by thy spirit and so let
in Anâ—iochia Act. 13 where the Disciples first were entitled Christians or Annointed Ones In that Church amongst other Prophets was Barnabas The holy Spirite bid the Church set him and Paul apart for the worke After Fasting and Prayer they did so b In planting of Churches they had specially regard to the establishing Ministers in and to every Church for the government and service of the same The Church-officers were of two sorts First Elders or Governours the second Deacons or Serviâ—ours To this all accord But the Question nowe is Were there more soâ—tes of Elders than one moe sortes of Deacons than one Secondly wherein were these Elders and these Deacons exercised For the Deacons all almost easilie graunt that there were two sorts of Deacons or Church-Serviâ—ours the first of men Acts. 6. 3. c. 1. Timoth. 3. 8. the second of women 1 Timoâ—h 5. 9. c. Rom. 16. 1. That the first had the charge of gathering the benevolence of the Saintes specially every first day of the weeke 1 Cor. 16. 1 as also that they especially had the looking to the Loue-Feasts Act. 6. Iude. 12. almost all haue graunted That the second attended the sicke and impotent who can denie Corrupt ages and Antiquities could not wipe that out of mens writings For the Elders there is all the question The Lord-Bishops partie chieflie pleadeth for Elders onely exercised in Doctrine and Exhortation then they forget the dumbe Ministerie and yet which sufficeth for my Argument the most of that side who haue bene learned haue easily graunted that in the Primitiue or Apostolike Churches there were First Teaching Elders Secondly Elders assisting the former in Government but now say they such governing Elders are not necessary considering we haue in their roomes Civill Magistrates Hereabouts many haue written great Volums and multitudes knowe that I haue written not a litle let it then here suffice that the Patterne Churches had In them and To them two sortes of Elders or Over-seers the former sort was speciallie thogh not only exercised in Doctrine and Exhorâ—ation Rom 7. 8. called Pastors and Doctors Ephes. 4 11. The second sort speciallie though not onely exercised in Government Rom. 12. 8. 1. Timoth. 5. 17. Both these sortes Paul speaketh to Act. 20. except one will thinke that Ephesus Church had many Pastors in it Our Saviour his letters to Asia Minor Churches Revel 2. and 3. saying ever to the Angel of the Church and never to the Angels seemeth to cut that off but speciallie a particular Church being called a Flock it properly cannot admit moe than One Shepherd and so in English is Pastor This second sort of Elders is togither with the first sort necessarilie vnderstoode vnder the tearme Bishop 1. Tim. 3. 1. c. the Greeke word in plaine English as no Scholler can denie being Overseer for both the one and the other Oversee Heb. 13. 17. Obiect But every such Bishop or Overseer hath required in him that he be Apt to Teach Answ. I haue pondered what every side hath writ specially I laide every such thing before my heart during my last imprisonment when I stil looked but for hastie death and I then resolved to dye in that which is my present resolution I dare not say that these Governing Elders the Apostles planted were vnapt to teach Ieremiah 31. and Heb. 8 11. doeth so plainly teach that Great and litle in the Newe Testaments Church shall so abound with knowledge as I dare not say that the Governing Elders should be vnapt to teach considering they are Heads in the Church and must be able to iudg betwixt Plea and plea cause and cause which neither they can do except they be able to teach the truth in such cases That they ought to bee apt to â—each I beleue but that there is of absolute necessity required in them so large guifts for knowledge and vtterance as in the Pastor I dare not say cc The Election belongeth to the Church or assemblie of Faithfull gathered into one This Election the great Apostles of Iesus durst not assume to themselues so much as for the smaller Office Act. 6. 3. 5. The Ordination by imposition of hands sacramentall the Church left vnto the Apostles then present to whome for that succeedeth Elders or the chiefe of the Church d This watching is not only the dutie of such as are called to speciall place of Over sight but also a duâ—ie committed to every member of that mysticall bodie Heb. 3 12. 13. This watching is in casting not a curious eve but an eye of loue as first to our owne waies so after to the footesteps of our fellowe members that if there be any slip or halting wee may help that member in making more right steps And this is done by brotherly proceeding according to our Housholders Rule Mâ—tth 18 15. 16. 17. The Rule is this if the fact be private admonish that fellow member privatlie as thou maist winne him not loose him If he heare thee that is If â—ee repent Luke 17. 3. there is an end If he repent not thou art to take One or Two with thee no delight should be in publishing a brothers sinne no not within the Church these are to witnesse thy maner of dealing with him as also his carriage towardes thee If hee nowe repent an end if not thou must bring it before the Church not publish it in Gath or amongst the Vncircumcised I meane to these that are not of the Church for that is not only the way to destroy the credâ—te of a brother but also to make vile the holy profession If hee heare not the Church or mysticall body whereof hee is a member and whereof Christ is Heade accompt him as an Heathen that is barre him the spirituall Temple and accompt of him as of a Publicane that is do not eate or drink with him as the Iewes would not with Publicanes This course of proceeding even to the very casting out is onely to this end to winne the straying member and to bring home the wandring sheep Quest. If the Sinner denye the private sinne to mee or if not to mee dealing alone vet hee doeth before my witnesses deny his sinne what am I now to do must I there stay lest I trouble the Church with that wherof I haue no witnes or must I go on Answ. If the sinne be pregnant and plaine as Theft Adultery Muâ—ther c. whereof he cannot possiblie be forgetful nor thou mistaken thou must go on by the rule without stop till he stop his sinne The denyall of the sinne maketh the man so much more monstrous and vnto thee he should remaine deepe poysoning Leaven to others an Hypocrite but to thee an open wicked one Obiect But if I proceeding he shouâ—d likewise confidently deny the sinne before the Church and the sinne should rest vnconvicted then I should be censured for a slaunderer Answ. If the danger of such issue should hinder thee from proceeding then likewise the
feare of such issue should ever keepe thee from admonishing any One so much as in priuate for thou admonishing privatlie he might likewise impudently deny it or hee might reply thus Though I haue done this sinne yet I will deny it to all men and except thou wilt ask me forgiuenes for thus reproouing me I will publish abrode that thou hast falsly accused me of Sinne then thou vnable to proue it by witnes shall be forced either to â—y saying I neuer reprooued him of such Sinne or else thou shalt be censured for a slanderer Because therefore such issue may faâ—l out at first aswell as by proceding it therfore is apparant that there is no stoppage with the vnrepentant Secondly it cannot fall out that such Sin shall not be discovered walking by Rule in the middest of the Congregation Prov. 26. 26. when a case vnder the Lawe could not through witnes-want be found out in the gates of the Citie then were they to come before the Lord and the Priest and there in the Temple it should be discovered Deut. 17. 8. 9. Now that Temple was a figure not onely of the whole Catholike but also of every particular Church the Priest a figure of Iesus annoynted to whome the Father communicates al knowledge by whome we receiue the knowledge of all necessaries but in such a plunge the knowledge of the wicked is necessary therefore by Christ wee are to exspect the Revelation thereof That Christ wil not be inferior to Moses his Priesthood for Vrim and Thummim is evident ynough if but onely in this promise Where two or three are gathered togither in my Name there am I in the midst of them Mat. 18. 20. I therefore conclude that Christ the heade will not haue his owne holy body so mocked nor the Hider of his sinne so to prosper Prov. 28. and that because of the honour of his own name If Faith in Gods promise Care of his glory Loue of keeping the Church pure do lead vs in this action the Lord neither can nor will faile in disclosing the Guiltie Obiect But some Sin is in it owne nature publike as Incest Adulterie Murder c and therefore not to be satisfied for by private Repentance Ans. If a woman within the Church bring forth a Child besides the order of continencie her sin is indeed publik and therfore the vncleane man and woman both if both be within the Church must satisfie by publick Repentance Obiect In Deuteronomie 13. 6. c. If the secret friend should secretly entice vnto Idolatrie that friende notwithstanding the sinne was secreet was not to bee concealed therefore some secreet sinnes are not at all to be concealed Answ. You might rather conclude Therefore some secret sinne was once not to be concealed Moses must end where Christ begins Moses enioyned That then Christ eniovneth This nowe Obiect Such grosse sinnes cannot bee satisfied for by publike Repentance for the death of their bodies is due Answ. Thogh the body deserue death yet publike Repentance satisfieth the Church The Incestuous person being humbled in his flesh that is in the vnregenerate part the Church of Coâ—inth was by Pauls Commandement inioyned first to forgiue him Secondly to comfort him Thirdly to confirme their loue towards him Consider herewithall the Apostles wordes Galat 6. 1. Brethren if a man be fallen by occasion into any fault yee which are spirituall hee speaks not to carnall men restore such one with the spirit of meeknes considering thy selfe lest thou also be tempted Obiect These Aposâ—olicall Churches had no Magistrates that bare the corpoâ—eal sword but we haue Kings in our Churches therefore the former is no president for vs. Answ. The former is a president where the corporeall sword is not drawne out That I haue alreadie saide is therefore sufficient for my present Argument who delivers but the Rule whereby the Apostolicall Churches watched one over another The Constitution being changed and the Case altered moe heaps of Obiections do arise than is meet for lesse than a great volume For many people I knowe no readier way for them to come out of the Laborinth or Maze wherein they haue winded themselues than by returning backe step by step till they come to the doore againe 14. Staffe For Iesus sake a great toyl Paul vnderwent For planting faith where he soever staid At last to b seauen Hild Rome good Paul was sent There for c two yeares an harvest good he made Within d fift yeare as humaine writings say The Lyon Nero did the Apostle slay a His multitud of sufferings see 2. Cor. 11. 23. c. b So the holy Ghost describeth Rome Revel 17 9. and so much their Mantuae Prophet affirmeth of Rome as also others their owne Hystoriographers The names of the 7. Hils are thus tearmed Palatine Capitoline Aventine Exquiline Celius Viminal Quirinal To this Citie after he had preached to and froe aboue 30. years good Paul was sent Prisoner he having indeed appealed to Cesar and Cruell Nero then was Cesar and Emperour c Comming to Rome PAVL was suffered to dwell by himselfe with a Souldier that kept him Two full yeares he remained in an house which for himselfe he had hyred receiving al that came vnto him preaching the kingdome of God teaching these things which concerne the Lord Iesus Christ with all boldnes of speach and without let And here endeth the Booke of the Apostles Acts. d Hee is saide to die vnder Nero That being the 36. yeare of Pauls Conversion and thus it is reckoned IESVS died in the 19. of Tiberias Paul converted in the 20. yeare Tiberias raigning 23. yeares To him succeeded Caligula who raigned 4. yeares To Caligula succeeded Claudius in whose second Iames was slaine by Herod Acts. 12. who raigned 14. yeare To him succeeded Nero in whose 14. it is said Paul was beheaded that being the 70. yeare from Iesus his Nativitie The Epistles that Paul writ vnto the Churches are either such as he writ before his imprisonment at Rome or after The Epistles he writ before are The Epistle to the Romanes written from Corinth The two Epistâ—es to the Corinthes written from Philippe as also a third Epistle which indeed was the first written to the Corinths 1. Cor. 5. 9. which we haue not The two Epistles to the Thessalonians written from Athens The first Epistle to Timothie the Evangelist written from Laodicea The Epistle to Titus written from Nicopolis part of which subscription is demed forged and yet may well ynough be granted The Epistles he writ after hee became Prisoner at Rome are these The Epistle To the Galatians To the Ephesians To the Philippians To the Colossians To Philemon Second to Timothie though a strange Title be given to Timothie in the subscription and that of latter time But if the Title of an Arch-bishop or Chiefe Over-seer be granted considering he was an Evangelist it maketh nothing for Romish Lord-Bishops As all these Epistles tend to the advancing and
bread Nay as this years affliction testifieth to our face we haue heretofore so prophaned our bodily nuriture as fullie we haue merited an whole deprivation of Breade much more of other Creatures Our intemperat devouring thy creatures in foode and cloathing our shutting heart and hand in not administring to the needie our hungring more for Bodilie than Spirituall givings all of them put togither howe haue they deserved that thou shouldest deny every of thy creatures to our bodyes but thou that sought vs vp what time we fled from thee thou that gaue thine owne Sonne to be made sin for vs what time we had solde our selues to sinne how much more with Christ shalt thou giue vnto vs al things necessary the body and the rather seeing through and by him thou hast made vs heires togither with him As he therefore hath offered vp a sufficient Sacrifice for vs and thou thereby rests satisfied with vs so we therfore are bold in the testimonie of thy Spirit to desire that vnto vs thou wold giue Our Bread In thy hand it is to blesse and to curse with thy fatherly hand therefore reach forth to vs that which through him is Ours and that is Ours which any way may tend vnto our vnfaigned good And because we through the corruption of nature are not euery day a like fit rightly to vse thy Creatures wee humbly intreat thee to giue vnto vs that portion of Breade and other things necessary as bred which thou thinks necessary for That Daie Foode rayment health libertie worldly credit c. As thou perceiues vs fit or vnfit to vse them even so administer the same vnto vs. Giue vs not pouertie nor riches feede vs with externall things convenient for vs left wee being full do denie thee or lest we being poor shuld reach forth our hand vnto iniquitie Having much or litle do thou sweet Father so sanctifie our hearts as ever it may bee seene that thy hand reacheth forth and blesseth these temporaries vnto vs. The fift Petition And forgiue vs our Debts for vvee also forgiue our Debters OH Lord we haue vnhallowed thy Name we haue resisted the Kingdome of thy Sonne we haue not done Thy holie vvill wee haue taken Bread and other temporaries without begging them at thy hands by reason whereof wee are deeply run into thy Debt yea so deeply are wee become indebted as wee are never able to satisfie for al our Trespasses much more vnable to paye the vttermost farthing How then shall we haue our Debt-score wyped out Sweet Father thou hast promised that at what time soever a sinner doeth repent him from the bottome of his heart thou wilt wype all his trespasses out of thy remembrance Giue vnto vs therefore humbled souls repentant harts bleeding harts that so every our iniquities may be crossed out of thy book and blotted foorth of thy remembrance This Remission and blotting out oh Lord it cannot fall out by any vertue in our selues but by vertue of that humiliation of Iesus who by thee was broken for our sins and by whose stripes we Onely are healed yet oh Father in as much as for whome thy Son was so broken vnto them thou likewise giues contrite and broken spirits by vertue of which contrition as by a seale they ever rest assured of thy free favour in Christ Iesus towards them we therefore humblie beg a continuance of Contrition and all other the comfortable fruits of thy Sons spirite by vertue whereof wee may in all hurlie-burlies of the world be possessed with Peace even with that peace whose bottome no Creature can sounde yet the peace wherwith thou possesses thy childrens soules With more boldnes we cry Forgiue vs our debts for we oh Father do also forgiue our debters If wee had not forgiven to others their trespasses whereby they became indebted to vs then oh Lord howe durst wee open our mouthes and beg forgiuenes of sinnes whereby we haue bene indebted to thee No oh Lord the mercilesse shall finde Iudgment without mercie Because wee carrie mercifull hearts towardes our brethren do we therefore merite mercie at thy hands No when we haue done the best wee can even yet we are vnprofitable servants Is this mercie in vs a Signe that thou hast beene and still will be mercifull vnto vs oh yes such powring foorth of our soules-Soules-loue vnto others it is because thou first hast shed forth thy Viall of mercie in our soules Trulie mercifull we shuld never be had not thou given the Cause thereof by being first mercifull to vs. Finding therefore in our souls that holy Effect of thy spirit Lord wee are bolde to open our lippes and to exspect faithfullie the continuall Remission of sins past present to come whether committed against thee or our Neighbour in thought word and worke As because of our vncessant sinning wee therefore do incessantlie craue the remission of our sinnes so we adde The sixt Petition And leade vs not into temptation but loose vs from Euill AND leade vs not sweet Father into temptation but do thou still loose vs from Evill Many are the Temptations and trials wherewithall necessarily for manifesting thy wisedome and power as also Mans foolishnes and weaknes thou art to exercise vpon vs in this life but deer Father howsoever wee haue deserved not onely to be Led into Tentation but also to be Left to our owne selues in the time of such tentation yet for the Glory of thy Sons name by the which we are called vpon do thou mercifully Loose vs from the power of the tentation Howsoever wee are â—â—mpted yet giue vs an happie â—ssue out of our temptations let vs not with the Reprobate fall finallie into evill Satan the world our fleshe oh Lord they are ever labouring to hurry vs to hel as strong wâ—le â—â—â—rs they continually lay battery vnto our spiritual walls Satan and the Worlde without vs our owne deceiueable Flesh within vs Enemies without Enemies within therefore neuer able to holde out except thou by thy spirit do leade vs do deliver vs do loose vs and set our hearts at libertie that so we may run the way of thy Commandements This our Praier wee offer vp onely to thee The first part of the Reason For thine is the Kingdome FOr thine is the kiâ—â— dome whether 〈◊〉 regard the Kingdome of the Worlde or the kingdome of the true Church In and over the world thou raignes as a King brydling Devils and men commanding all creatures to â—â—osâ—â—hy hoste to whome the very â—â—mb creatures are forced to be subject so that nothing which hath Being in Heaven or Earth but vnto thee the Kingly Creator and Preserver it standeth a subject even to thy regiment and order decreed vpon before all worlds in the high Parliament house of Heaven But in thy Church thy Throne of Government is exalted vpon it thou sittes gloriouslie encompassed with the shining Lampes of thy Spirit whereby thy subjects are directed This our prayer wee offer
pardons sin Praise him that seales to thee all good Cast forth thy Gauntlet gainst hels dore Thou in thy God strength more more Satan is conqucred by Christs blood Povvers belowe Povvers aboue Can never alter God his Loue Rejoyce all Faithfull then with me Tune heart-strings for this harm onâ—e Sing forth cause of Soules melodie No other cause of loye I see If worldly man joy in his pelfe For loue of which he damnes himselfe How shuld we joy in heav'nly wealth Their substance dureth but a while The theefe can easlie them begyle But substance ours is free from stelth The Lyon strong of Iudahs blood He is Lord-keeper of our good He is our Treasurer onely he Let wicked ones feele smart of scant The thing is Good wee cannot want Therefore Children rejoyce with me When fire shall all this World consume And Ayre shall filled be with fume Rapt vp shall be the faithfull sort When wicked flesh and bones shall fry We shall be changed by and by And so vnto our Christ resort From glorious throne he shall vs cleare When Satanas shall roare for feare And damned be with wicked men Ye litle ones therefore rejoyce And with me vtter forth your voice Saying To God be praise Amen EPHES. 5. 18 And be not drunk vvith Wine vvherein is excesse but be filled vvith the spirit 19 Speaking vnto your selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spirituall songes singing and making melodie to the Lood in your hearts The Epilogue THVS beloved young ones whome God make ful aged in Christ Iesus I haue for your vses sodainly scribled vp this Breviarie of the Bible If any shall heereby emulate and so put forth a better work it shall not grieue but glad me who desires not onely to do good my selfe but also to occasionate your good by others What herein is further to be wisned that if God giue mee once againe to aggresse the Argument I may liue with more leasure to absolue In the mean time vse the litle thou hast not so much for pratling which is this ages present profession as for practising the faith and thou in being faithful in thy litle shal in time be made the owner of much As many of you as hold the faith of IESVS in incorruption vouchsafe to remember me in your prayers and the Lord bee with your spirits for ever Amen Scholasticis QVod hic nimis raptim scripsi no Animosioribus sed Neophytorum animulis conscripsi Haec aâ—tem si vos Scholastici oculis Lynceis percussuri Quid Ne Aristarchica virgula hoc vel illud vos temerè notetis Oblatr ant citius multa qui nesciunt plurima nec quis quam qui Polyphemo coecior magis futilis et audax O tempus ô mores tempus quidem Graculo garrulius loquax vt Eccho insipidum autem ac omnibus praeeuntibus saeculis insulsius In ista Bibliorum Synopsi multa necessariò priùs inter se sunt conferenda postea quidem intentione â—criori dijudicanda Error si quis â—vaserit ac ego quis qui non errem non vt ille tegendus ad fidei canonicae obliterationem sed per Charitatis normam maturè detegendus velim Fidei analogian si per totum foeliciter servaui quod quidem à Deo Patre saepius ipse petij hoc est quod volui opto Legatis imo vero perleg atis sed semper Spiritus sanctus vobis adâ—it quò voâ— secundum Theologiae gnomon dijudicetis Amen Possumus multi calomos vetare Possumus pauci calamis praeire Possumus nulli maculis carere dixit HENOCHVS CLAPHAMVS Anglus testis Iësu ERRATA Page 13. Line 17. for hath read had pag. 14. l. 20. for future read future pag. 18. l. 30. for â—ect Eloâ—â—â— read fect Elohim pag. â—9 l. 11. for rom read fromâ— pag. 40. l. 6 for Aegyptians som read Aegyptians som pag. 49. l. 24. for Chron. read Exod. pag. 511 l. 28. for 1. Cor. 1. 2. read 1. Cor. 10. 1. 2. pag. 55. l. 14 Orthotomein read Ortho-tomein pag. 61. l. 14. for Aholiah read Aholiab pag. 69. l. 16. for 4. read 40. pag. 73. l. 36 for making read make pag. 77. l. 2. for Keâ—â—m read Kerem pa. 91. l. 27. 8. 9. 30. 3â— for Cbâ—diâ—h wel prophecied roundly taking vp Edâ—m-â—sau for laâ—ghing at his brothers captivitieâ— Reade Obadâ—â—h might nowe wel prophecie roundly taking vp Edom Esau for laughing at his brothers Captivitie But transport these words to page 96. line 29. placing them betwixe Mattaniah and b Pag 95. l. 8. for against read gainst and l. 12. for years read yeare pag. 120 l. 28. for first Staffe 30. read first part Staffe 30. pag. â—59 lin 22. for Prov. 28. read Prov. 28. 13. Ier. 38. Mathewe thus descendeth in his Gospell Chap. 1. a a See how hee was of Salomon 29. Staffe of the Olde Testament in Iudahs 8 b b Here was Choniah pulled off as a Signet Ier. 22. 24. Lâ—ke thus ascendeth in his Gospel Chap. 3. MATTHEVVE thus descendeth LYKE thus ascendeth