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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14281	A method, or briefe instruction; verie profitable and speedy, for the reading and vnderstanding of the old and new Testament The one expounding the other according to the sence and meaning of our our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ.	Vaughan, Edward, preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth.	1590 (1590)	STC 24597; ESTC S103028	33,102	140

A Method or briefe instruction verie profitable and speedy for the reading and vnderstanding of the old and new Testament * ⁎ * The one expounding the other according to the sence and meaning of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ Veritas Blessed is that man whose delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law doth exercise himselfe both day and night Psalm 1.2 1. He shall be like a tree planted c. 2. His leafe shall not weither c. 3. Whatsoeuer he dooth shall prosper LONDON Imprinted by T. Orwin for W. Holme 1590. Vitam orna docendo Vaum hoc gestit Doctrinam Orna Giuendo Ne ignorata damnetur Teipsum Consule Memento Mori Iusu●●andum serua Praemonitus Praemunitus Iesu esto mihi Iesus The Preface To Theophilus the vnfeyned louer of Iesus Christ Act. 1 1. and To Lydia his wife the painefull instructer of her houshold Act. 16.15 THE euill of ignorance how great a sinne it is not rightlie to knowe God the common course of all Creatures in their order duo partlie teach that by endeauour we may in knowledge excell them seeing by nature they excell vs. And for experience if the soules and consciences of ignorant men were set open but one houre to the world it would be a world and a warning for euer to see their desolation their feare their sorrowe and resolute condemning of themselues to that place of perdition of bodie and soule prepared for the diuell and for them not knowing which way to winde out beeing brought in by Ariadnes thread or rather by a corruptible seed that although the light shineth in the darkenes of their hearts yet they cannot comprehend it because they eyther dispise or neglect the knowledge of their Creator which is not to be known to any but by the knowledge of the holie Scriptures What Father or Mother would not sigh and sowne for hartie sorrowe to see their Children preparing themselues to hell what Master so vnmercifull that would not pittie to see their seruants hearts bleeding for sorrow And what Pastor would not willinglie resigne all to redeeme one of his charge although all the rest were saued Beholde then how carefull ought Parents to bee in teaching their Children the instruction of the Lord and how watchfull euerie Pastor to giue them their meate in due season The Diuell hath receiued many into his Kingdome by ignorance of the Scriptures and hee seeth it is the way to enlarge it therefore he laboreth bodilie Ghostly night and day by craft and by crueltie to holde men in that miserable thrall of darkenes how necessarie the knowledge of holy Scriptures is for all people to comfort themselues and to confirme other many places doo testifie Leu. 19 17. Deu. 3.12.13.2 Kings 23 2 3. Neh. 8 2. Psal 1 1.2.3 Prou. 1 1.2 c. 19 2.29 18. 1. Cor. 14 20. Gal. 6 1. 1. Thess 5.14 1. Tim. 2 4. 2. Tim. 2 24.25.26 Heb. 3.13 Iam. 5 19.20 1. Pet. 3 15.16 Beware of false Prophets Math. 7 15. Trie all things and keepe that which is good 1. Thess 5 21. But how can these things be performed without the knowledge of holy Scriptures How shall a seruant doo the will of his Master when he knoweth it not How shall a sonne rightlie obey his Father wherein he is not taught And how much lesse shall the Master the seruant the Father or the Sonne be seruiceable to the Lord and Father of all things or by obedience please him when his will is not knowne by his word who in deede is to be serued and obeyed according to the line and leuell thereof and not according to mans fleshlie inuention or worldlie reason Obiection Yet for all this many obiect and lay for themselues that the studie of Gods word dooth onelie appertaine to Diuines and men that are not busied with the affaires and cares of this world Alas they are altogeather deceaued by Sathan who worketh in them that bee ill alwaies to doubt their ill by preferring ignorance before knowledge carnall things before spirituall and earthlie before Heauenlie But Parents must needes haue the knowledge of Scriptures to teach their Children Gen. 18 18.19 Exod. 12 26.27.13 8.9 10. Deu. 4 9.10 Psal 78 5. c. And it is also the duetie of euerie householder to instruct their families Gen. 18 18.19 Act. 10 2.16 14.15 Romans 15 5. Colloss 4.15 Phil. 2. Obiect Some doo holde themselues well excused as touching this account by hard trauaile and paines taking in their vocation and calling Obiect Some by catechising in little Bookes some by their worshipfull and honorable offices in the common weale and some by frequenting Sermons earlie and late Obiect Some doo thinke themselues well exercised and their time well spent in examining searching other mens Bookes for faults and errours thereby to get praise and profit if they finde none then they hew and strike fiercely at their manners and conuersations alwaies bearing armour defensiue to defend their owne euill and armes offensiue to assaile the good manners of others whiles they should bee occupied in searching their owne errors and faults by the holy Scriptures Obiection Some doo spend the remainder of their liues in Enuie and Arrogancie enterprising impression against impression Bookes against Bookes Sermon against Sermon And thus they bring some to neglect the studie of the sacred Bible some to doubt of the trueth and dignitie thereof and some to hate or to despise the professors of the same If these Calummators and busie bodies were as readie to put in practise their preaching as they be to followe after a fault in their liuing there should be no such neede of Prisons for Malefactors of Bridewells for Libellors nor of Hatchets for traitors Obiect Another sort there is in their kinde worse then all these who by their learning doe disswade the vnlearned from that study and order of reading the Bible which is prescribed priuatlie and publiquelie by a man whose life is vnrebukeable whose learning counteruaileth the best learned whose good will to all men hath been published in his Preaching freelie whose vndeserued and vnanswerable paynes hath beene set foorth by Printing and whose godlie zeale and care doth plainelie appeare in those whom he hath taught in the knowledge of Gods most holie word who are in deed as testimonies of his truth infallible argumēts to proue the experience of his Method order of teaching which many ignorant men doo controule secretly to be principall And what should I say more I doubt not of mildenesse of constancie and of the vertue of Gods holy spirit in him so as he may liue bouldlie euen at the faces of his aduersaries still prospering in Gods busines and verie well in his owne In the meane time he is honored among them that bee honored that fortune abateth without fault and hee is ashamed among them that bee ashamed that fortune enhaunceth without merit honorable honour resteth not in the dignitie that men

the Gallat THe Gallathians were people of Asia after his departure thence false teachers pressed in taught that the Ceremonies of the Lawe were to be kept and they spake euil of this holy Apostle thereby to deface his doctrine Which mooued him to write vnto them discharging himselfe for the credit of his calling confirming his doctrine with the ouerthrow of their false opinions Argument of Ephesians EPhesus was a famous Citie by the Sea of Ionius where was a Temple dedicated to the false Goddesse Diana S. Paule at his first comming stayed little there but at the second time he stayed 3. yeares perceiuing that God had manie there to be saued euen among the Witches Sorcerers Inchaunters c. Whereby the mercie of God appeared more abundantly At his departure he left among them Elders and Timothie as their Bishop This Argument agreeth nearely with the Romanes and Gallathians The argument of the Philippians PHilip Macedon was the originall of that Citie they had domesticall troubles and diuers other losses for the Testimonie of Christ wherefore he exhorteth them to patience and watchfulnesse The argument of the Colloss THe Collossians were a people of that great Citie Collossa Saint Paul was neuer with them They were taught by Epaphras Onesimus and Titichus S. Paule heard that they were troubled with the Iewes about Ceremonies and with the Gentiles about wordes and subtill Philosophie Wherefore hee wrote vnto them to confirme them in that they had learned concerning Christ and to confute the contrarie The Argument of 1. Thess THessalonica was a famous citie of Macedonia whence the people had their name He was among them but three Sabboths by reason of the Iewes Hee sent Timothie vnto them by whom he vnderstood of their constancie Whereupon hee wrote vnto them exhorting them to patience to loue to constancie and to consider well of the resurrection The Argument of 2. Thess HE excuseth his long absence sheweth the manner of the resurrection the comming of Christ he dehorteth from curious questions The argument of 1. Timothie TImothie his Father was a Graecian his mother a Iew which was the cause that hee was not circumcised in his infācie according the lawe His mother Eunica and his grandmother Loida were verie godlie wherein they brought him vp Saint Paule his Master sent him in the Lords busines to diuers places in the ende he was left at Ephesus as their Bishop to whom he wrote this Epistle about the choyce of Pastors in the Church The Argument of 2. Timothie TImothie did greatlie mourne after Paule he therefore did write to comfort him and withall to shewe him how he was holden in prison which was the cause that he came not to Ephesus according to his promise The Argument of Titus TItus was a Graecian borne Saint Paule was his master who left him at Creete to constitute Ministers in euerie Parish and to reforme their manners Titus was a young man therefore his master wrote this Epistle that he should doo nothing rashlie What kind of Pastors were to bee allowed and what not The Argument of Philemon PHilemon was of Collossentia a rich man a godlie man and a liberall he had a seruant called Onesimus who departed from him and stole his money when he heard S. Paule preach he beleeued in Iesus Christ and he confessed his fault Wherevpon Saint Paule wrote to his master exhorting him to forgiue his seruant The Argument of the Haebrues THere are diuers opinions concerning the authoritie hereof Some say it is not Canonicall some say it is not Paules writing some say it is Saint Paules Epistle but not Canonicall because say they there is no mention of his name and the stile is contrarie The trueth is by the best and most godlie learned that it is Saint Paules writing and Canonicall because the matter is consonant to the rest of his Epistles The Graecians did so allow of it and the same was confirmed in the Councell of Nicen. Nicephorus saith that it was written in Haebrue by Saint Paule and translated into Greeke by Saint Luke who altered the stile and method Iraeneus who was Policarpus scholler saide the same the trueth thereof being receiued from Saint Iohn who was Policarpus master such was the obstinacie of the Iewes resisting the doctrine of Christ That gaue occasion to Saint Paule to write exhorting them from the hardnes of their hearts he magnifieth Christ aboue the Prophets Moses Aaron Leui and all other offices who fulfilled the prophecies accomplished the lawe and offered a more perfect sacrifice than they all Saint Paule speaketh of certeine in the 6. Chapter and 10. who had reuolted from the knowne trueth wittinglie willinglie stubbornlie and presumptuouslie that were not by the word of God to bee saued therefore he altereth much of his stile and phrase especiallie at the beginning and ending The Argument of Iames. IN the 10. of Mathew mention is made of two Iames the one was the sonne of Zebedeus the other the sonne of Alpheus It is certaine the Author of this Epistle was Iames the sonne of Alpheus who is in that Chapter called Lebbeus and Thaddeus He is called the brother of Jude and the brother of our Lord Gal. 1 19. Hee was the sonne of Mary Cleophas who was sister to the Virgin Mary It is the phrase of Scripture to call Cousens Bretheren This Epistle is called Catholicall because it is to all people The summe thereof is to instruct all men how to liue how to beleeue He setteth out the conuersation of those that are regenerated of faith of patience and of their teachers The Argument of 1. Peter THis Peter was by all consent the author of this Epistle He was called Simon the sonne of Iohn the Fisher Christ named him Cephas which is Peter Mark 3. he was one of the Apostles and the chiefest for diuers causes He speaketh of workes after regeneration as Saint James doth he descendeth into the dueties of each degree and of the conuersion of the Gentiles It was written vpon the occasion that Siluanus being long with Saint Paule and trauailing to Babilon met with Saint Peter who deliuered him this Epistle generall to Gentiles and Iewes The Argument of the 2. Epistle of Peter HE exhorteth all men from day to day and from degree to degree to encrease in the workes of regeneration to beware of false teachers the state of the last times He thought his death to bee at hand wherefore he wrote to the glorie of his master Christ 2. Pet. 1.14 15. The Argument of the 1. Epistle of Iohn THis Iohn was one of the foure Euangelists he was the sonne of Zebedeus beloued of Christ and wrote the Reuelation He exhorteth to faith to brotherlie loue to trie and approoue the spirits to auoide false teachers hypocrisie small offences and to deck themselues with godlie liuing The Argument of the 2. Epistle of Iohn HErein he handleth mutuall loue the dutie of widowes to beware of false Teachers a way to know them and with whom is no fellowship laid downe He wrote especiallie to a certaine godlie widowe who with her children and household laboured after Christ The Argument of the 3. Epistle of Iohn IN this Epistle he exhorteth his familiar friends and his host Gains c. thanking GOD for the great comfort receiued at his hands he laid him downe as a harborer of all that loued Iesus Christ He exhorteth to constancie and to beware of Tyrants The Argument of Iude. HE was one of the Apostles he instructeth the godlie to continue in well doing He sheweth the Iustice of God against sinners and reuolters as the Angels the Iewes Zodome c. The Argument of the Reuelation THis booke containeth all the doctrine of the Prophets concerning Christ which was to be accomplished after his comming The comfort that commeth by his death how to know the false spirit the battaile betweene the Church and the limmes of Sathan the mariage of Christ with his Saints the prouidence of God and the force of his word Now the verie GOD of peace sanctifie you throughout and I pray God that your whole spirit soule and bodie may bee kept blameles vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ Faithfull is he which calleth you which will also doo it 1. Thess 5.23 24. FINIS