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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

with a distinct letter of the Hebrew Alphabet c. 3. hath only every third verse so beginning Most mournefull melting patheticall affections abound in the whole Book Greg. Nazianzen Affirmed thus of himselfe As oft as I take this Book into my hands and read the Lamentations I perceive my speech to be stopped and I am overwhelmed with tears and methinks I see that Calamity as it were set before mine eyes and I joyne Lamentations with Jeremiah Greg. Nazianzen Or. 12. pag. 202. Paris 1630. Scope seemes to be this Lively to point out the severity and impartiality of Gods judgements even against his own dearest people the Iewes for their iniquities inviting them to repentance faith and prayer for obtaining of Gods favour in pardoning of sin and removall of judgement Principall parts Are I. Narratory wherein are contained 1. A most Patheticall Description of the wofull miseries overwhelming Ierusalem and Iudea yet all acknowledged to be most justly inflicted for their sin c. 1. 2. A mournfull expostulating lamentation for the desolating miseries upon all persons and affairs Civil or Ecclesiasticall in the whole Kingdome c. 2. 1. to 19. 3. The Prophets counsell to them to Convert to God and pray and he gives them a forme of words c. 2. verse 19.20 21 22. 4. The Churches sad complaints in one mans person of Gods many and heavy afflictions upon her c. 3. 1. to 18. 5. The Arguments of comfort wherewith the Church supported her selfe in these extremities v. 18. to 42. 6. How the Church eased her heart in crying to God for her selfe against her enemies v. 42. to the end 7. Most Patheticall Aggravations of her calamities c. 4.1 to 21. II. Minatory against the enemies of Israel c. 4.21 III. Promissory to the afflicted daughter of Sion c. 4.22 IIII. Petitory wherein the Church of God 1 bewaileth her miseries 2 Acknowledgeth sin to be the cause thereof 3 Deprecats his wrath 4 And implores his mercy c. 5. Ezekiel EZEKIEL He was descended of the Priestly stock Ezek. 1.3 Prophecyed in the land of Chaldea to the Captives and Gentiles in the fifth yeare of Iehoiachin's captivity Ezek. 1.1 2 3. Scope To comfort the Church of God in Captivity and to instruct them how to behave themselves therein amongst profane Heathenish Idolaters Generall parts Herein are I. The Preface setting forth the Prophets calling to this office Gods call c. 1. Ezekiels fearfulnes c. 2. Gods confirming and strengthning him c. 3. II. The Prophecy it self containing three Ranks of Sermons preached at severall times to severall persons c. 1. To the Iews whom he sharply rebuks threatens for their impieties in seventeen severall sermons c. 4. to c. 25. 2. To the enemies of Gods people whose ruine and destruction he foretels in eight sermons c. 25. to c. 33. 3. To the Jewes exhorting them to repentance and encouraging them to hope not only for an inchoate deliverance from Babylons slavery and that in six sermons c. 33. to c. 40. But also for a consummate spirituall deliverance from spirituall misery by Christ the Messiah and this is set out in vision 1 Of the new Temple to be erected c. 40.41 42. 1 Of the new Worship of God to be restored c. 43.44 3 Of the new Ierusalem and new earth that should be discovered c. 45.46 47 48. Daniel DANIEL Daniel was carried captive with the Jewes into Babylon Dan. 1.6 living and prophecying among the Captives a long time foretold future events to the end of the world Was a man of an excellent spirit Dan. 5.12 Author of this Book Matth. 24.15 Dan. 12.4 Scope To display unto Gods Church and people Gods wise and faithfull dealings with them in all states from dayes of Nebuchadnezzar till Christ for the comfort of the Iews and from Christ to the end of the world his peculiar Providence over his own in all their distresses and deliverances for the comfort of the Saints under the New Testament Generall Parts This book relates principally two sorts of matters viz. 1. Matters done already for time past laid down Historically c. 1. to 7. and these things are reported 1. Summarily c. 1. 2 Severally under the Babylonian Monarchy whereof we have 1 The Rise c. 2.3 2 The Growth c. 4. 3 The close c. 5. Or under the Persian Monarchy c. 6. 2. Matters to be done afterwards for future laid down Prophetically c. 7. to the end of the book He prophecies 1. Of future Calamities where in days of Belshazzar he had a double vision Of the foure beasts c. 7. Of the Ram and He-goat c. 8. In the time of the Persian Monarchy where he hath a double vision One in the first yeare of Darius the Mede c. 9. The other in the third yeare of Cyrus c 10. with the exposition of them c. ●1 2. Of the Elects deliverance from these calamities both before and after Christ to the worlds end though calamities of the Saints be sharp and long yet at last deliverance shall fully come and the promise thereof not faile but be exactly fulfilled c. 12. 2 The Lesser Prophets or Minor Prophets so called not because they had lesser Authority from God for their Propheticall office but because their Books are of a farre lesse bulk and volume then the former They are twelve Hosea Ioel c. Hoshea HOSHEAH he was sonne of Beeri Prophecyed the same time that Isaiah did Hos. 1.1 with Isa. 1.1 2. He prophecyed as is probable longer then any other of the Prophets in all about seventy years Principally deals against the ten Tribes of Israel now and then against Iudah His stile is sharp and succinct which makes him somewhat more dark and obscure Scope To convince the Iewes especially the ten Tribes of their many great iniquities especially of their idolatryes and to perswade them to repentance with hope of mercy Generall parts This Prophecy is either I. Parabolicall comprehending two Types The first being propounded c. 1. Accommodated c. 2. The second in c. 3. In both which under the Person of a Prophet he signifies in himselfe future events and evils that should befall the Kingdome and kingly house of Israel Captivity Blindnesse of the people Illumination and Conversion of a remnant by Christ. II. Plaine and naked And so it is Comminatory and Consolatory 1. Comminatory which is laid downe chiefly in three sermons or speciall Prophecies viz. 1. Against all Israel for their vanity inhumanity impiety too evident in the Kingdomes present bad Government dehorting Iudah from Israels sins both by the horrour of their injustice and feare of punishment c. 4. 2. Against Priests Israel and the kings house threatning ruine for their spirituall whoredome and obstinate backsliding from God observance of humane Traditions carnall con●idence in forraine Aid of Assyrians Contempt of Gods word casting off Gods Covenant and other wickednesses and hypocrisies c. 5 6 7. And all this under the Person of a judge 3. Vnder the Person of an Herauld he proclaimes Gods judgements against