It teacheth vs to tread in the steps and pathes of the true Church whose affections are enflamed with pure bountie loue of the Messiah who is become ours by taking our nature vpon him and by accomplishing al things necessarie to our Saluation and Redemption The Contents or somme of the fourth part THe 4. part which is Propheticall interpreteth the lawe contained brieflie in two Tables It foretelleth manie notable things touching the promise of the Messiah his office his kingdom the fauor of God towards his Church and the perswasion that is vsed with Iaphet to dwell in the house of Sem as God had said vnto Noah It directeth all men to the assurance of Gods eternall prouidence by the consideration of things present past and to come whereof the Prophets are plentifull By obseruing this order you shall be able to iudge neerelie where euerie matter that commeth in your hearing doth lie in the Bible or what scripture soeuer you shal read elsewhere For all things profitable to our instruction and saluation is contained in the foure parts before recited therefore marke how they are distinguished First learne how the whole is diuided into 9. Periods or stories SecoÌ„dlie where euerie Period or storie doo begin and end in the Bible Thirdlie that you learne to say some thing as the holy Ghost vttereth concerning the Creation in Gen. 1 2 3 4. The Flood Gen. 7 8. The Promise Gen. 12. The giuing of the law Exod. 19 20. The going out of Aegypt Exod. 12 13 14. Their entrance into Canaan Iosua 1 2 3. Their possession 14 15 16 17 18 19. The first King 1. Sam. 9 10. The Captiuitie the booke of Daniel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Their libertie in Christ Matth. 1 2 27 28. The continuance of euerie period or storie I haue laid downe at the end of euerie one such Be sure to obserue this order 1. From the Creation to the Flood Gen. 1. to Gen. 7 a storie of 1656. yeares 2. From the Flood to the promise first to Abram Gen. 8 to Gen. 12 a storie of 427. yeares 3. From the Promise made to Abram to the giuing of the lawe Gen. 12. to Exod. 19 a storie of 430. yeares 4. From their going out of Aegypt to their entrance into Canaan Exod. 12 to Iosua 1 a storie of 40. yeares 5. From their entrance into Canaan to their quiet possession Iosua 1 to Iudges 1 a Storie of 7. yeares 6. From their quiet possession to Saule their first King Iudg. 1. to the 1. Sam. 1 a Storie of 450. yeares 7. From Saule their first King to the Captiuitie 1. Sam. to Nehemiah a Storie of 490. yeares 8. From their captiuitie to their libertie these bookes Nehemiah Ezra Hester a Storie of 70. yeares 9. From their libertie vnto Christ the euerlasting libertie the booke of Daniel a Storie of 490. yeares These things being well perfectly settled in your minde then consider what is coÌ„tained in euerie Period particularly I meane what the Argument or Summe of euerie â—uch Storie is whereby you shall see whereâ—pon the Bible doth depend what Religion was in euerie Age the cause of the alteration which you must doo aduisedly in this order 1. PERIOD In euerie Period marke what is said of God the Creator in this order The Creator called himselfe in the Hebrue tongue Iehouah whom in our language we cal God Gen. 1 1. Deu. 6.4 It is a name of wonderfull weight vnsearchable consideration and yet not answerable to the greatnes of his Maiestie in respect of his deuine person and godly essence It conteineth fiue vowells which are the ground and perfection of all languages for as without the same no tongue can be distinct or vnderstood so without the true knowledge and loue of his eternall Maiestie no man can speake vnto him rightly all will be but babling or as though hee vnderstood it not This name hath in it also 2. h. h. which in all languages are nothing els but aspiratioÌ„s or breathings thereby making vp the number of 7. letters being the full number of the Sabaoth alluding to this saying From him wee haue our breathing in him we liue moue and haue our being For we are his generation Act. 17.28 And also to teach that the praising of God is a part of the sanctification of the Sabaoth without the which no soule hath rest or peace with God Iehouah our God Marke the force of this word Our It is not attributed to the Father nor to the holie Ghost but directly to the Sonne of the Father who is become ours we his Cant. 2.16 by taking our nature vpon him For the vse and interest of all his Creatures together with the worke of redemption he hath left this exercise for euer in his Sanctuarie saying Praise me the eternall God which is the signification of this holy name Iehouah assuring vs also thereby of his aeternall fauor in whom is no shadow of change for what he was the same he is and will be to come He hath many other names in respect of his qualitie rich liberalitie towards his Saints and in regard of his iustice towards the reprobate As Palmoni Michael c. Of the same number of letters but of three vowels pointing closely to the vnitie of the Trinitie The one signifieth that he numbreth finisheth the liuings and liues of al men that he weigheth all mens words and workes in a ballance or waight of the Sanctuarie that he diuideth and giueth how he wil and to whom it pleaseth him Dan. 5.26 27 28. Michael signifieth verie God and sheweth that there is no other he is God alone Michael is only thrise repeated in Scripture Dan. 10.21 Dan. 12.1 Iudg. 1.9 There is no Angell of that name Wherein we are to consider 4. things His Wisedome in creating all good His Power in gouerning all his creatures His Prouidence in prouiding all good things for his His Iustice in destroying all the wicked In euerie storie or Period you shall see these particulars which will further your purpose and put you in mind of diuers other such like concerning GOD whereby you shall bee perfect in that accompt which is the first and principall poynt required of euerie Christian Then obserue wheresoeuer you reade what is spoken of GOD whether he be 3. in one Gen. 1.26 27.18.2 3 9 10.13.16 17 20 21 22 23 26 27. Ioh. 10.30 1. Timo. 3 16. Ephe. 4 5.6 Or 1. in 3. distinct Father Gene. 1.1 2 3. Matt. 3.16 17. Sonne Gen. 1 3. Mat. 3.16 Holie Ghost Gen. 1.2 Matt. 3 16. The Argument or somme of this first Period Reade Gen. the 5. there you shall see 10. holie Fathers which I haue laid downe in their order in whom the Church of GOD stood who as skilfull Musitians did sweetly sing one song making a heauenlie sound ouer all the world whose liues were ended at the flood whose holie Religion hath ende with the fire the reward of whose
labours hath eternall memorie with GOD and his Angells which are these that followe with their significations and yeares Fathers Significations Yeares Adam earthlie 930 Gen. 5.5 Seth setled 912 8 Enos sorowfull 905 11 Kenan godly repentance 910 14 Mahalael praise God 895 17 Iared the lowly 962 20 Henoch the Sabaoth keeper 365 24 Methuselah long life 969 27 Lamech heart wounded 777 33. Noah the comforter 950 Gen. 9.29 This number of 10. Fathers wherin God hath measured his Church serueth very necessarily to expound hard sentēces in scripture of the same nūber But you must marke that 10. sometimes standeth in good part as in Tithes Leui. 27.32 Nu. 18.25 26 27 28. In the 10. moneth the flood abated Gen. 8.5 God would haue spared manie thousands for 10. sake Gen. 18.42 c. Sometimes 10. is taken in accompt of euill as Numb 14.22 Esai 5.10 Againe 10. hornes of the Beast which Daniel saw signifieth 10. wicked persecuting Kings Dan. 7.24 The Pope hath 10. statelie Kingdomes to assist him Reuel 13.1 Thus must you compare one 10. with another as you reade Now marke brieflie the storie of euerie Father particularlie in the which you may by comparison expound other places of like qualitie in Scriptures ADam his originall or kinred was the red earth of Moriah nere the garden of Eden a mount in Ierusalem Where Isaac was offered as a figure of Christ the holie of holiest Gen. 22 2. Where Sem or Melchisedech dwelt which place was called Salem but vppon Isaac his offering it was called Ierusalem Gen. 14.18 Where Noahs Arke rested in the threshing place of Araunah the Jebusite 2. Sam. 24. 16 17 18 to 25. Where Salomon was commanded to build the Temple 2. Chro. 3.1 Where was the Oratorie of God the law and the spirit Where Christ in the sulnes of time died as a high Sacrificer Marke euerie Moriah as you reade and conferre one with another by particular questions Adam was in soule a Saint for wisedome and will So are all his posteritie in Christ He was a King a Prophet and a Sacrificer So was Christ And it is certain that he beleeued the promise concerning Christ in whose commemoration he offered continuall sacrifice the which was consumed by fire from heauen in the allowance thereof as was the sacrifice of Abram c. in the time of the Lawe In the assurance whereof he named his wife Heua that is to say life And he called his Sonne Seth setled or perswaded in Christ Hee brought vp his Sonnes Abel and Cain in the same profession By faith Abel offered a greater sacrifice than Cain by the which he obtained witnesse that he was righteous God testifying of his gifts Hab. 11.4 God cloathed Adam his wife with the skinnes of those beasts which hee had sacrificed The first promise concerning Christ When God had chastened the woman and cursed the serpent He said vnto Adam The seed of the woman shall bruse the serpents head Gen. 3.15 He liued with Methusalah to instruct him in this promise and in the right vse thereof 243. yeares as in Gen. 5.25 26 27 32.6.6.11.10 11. He was skilfull in all Sciences the first day and 30. yeare of age by the vse of nature as men are now So was Christ at the end of Daniels last weeke 9 when he was baptized Lu. 2.23 And it must needes stand by manie arguments and plaine narrations that he fell the the same day of his creation His Wife was a goodlie faire and beautifull Queene So is the Wife of Christ the Church all glorious and there is no spot within her Thus by particular obseruations you may make your comparison fit with other places of the same sense out of the olde or new Read Mat. 19.4 5 6. Mark 10.3 4 5 c. Christ comes of Adam Rom. 5.1 1. Cor. 15. A comparison betweene Christ and Adam 1. Tim. 2. Reuel 12. SEth was the 3. sonne of Adam begotten in the likenes of his Father when hee was 130. yeare olde All the world is bound to take instruction of him to be setled in Christ the Rocke All places of Scripture that import the Rocke Christ setled faith and constancie may be reduced vnto this The number 130. in which he was begotten serueth verie well to remember you of al places of the sam◠number in scripture As Terah begat Abram a newe Stablisher of Religion when he was 130. yeare olde Jaacob came to Aegipt a Reuiuer of Religion when he was 130. yeare olde You shall reade seldome or but once in Luk. 3.38 of Seth in the New Testament ENos was verie zealous and sorrowfull for the corruption of Religion and good manners which was like to ensue vppon the marriage of the sonnes of GOD with the daughters of men who regarded beautie and worldlie preferment rather than the promises of life and euerlasting glorie by seruing and praising God in true Religion To this you may referre the zeale of Moses Elias Paule Iohn c. who wept for the people that sinned and desired rather to bee razed out of the booke of life than that so manie thousands should perish in the wrath of the Lord. To this you may referre all vnequall and inordinate mariages and the inconueniences that commeth thereof KEnan had sorowfulnes and withall godlie repentance furnished with a care of amendment of life To this you may reduce all penitent sinners as Dauid Peter c. MAhalael had a name verie answerable to that acceptable Sacrifice which the Creator imposed vppon his creation according to the signification of his owne name both which I haue told you To this may be reduced all places of thanks giuing and praising of God So Leah named her fourth sonne Iudah signisying praise the Lord. This ought to be imitated of all men throughout the course of Religion and trade of life Psal 47. The reason why is shewed Psal 19.102 105. IAred had the vertues of his forefathers which induced him to great humilitie and lowlines To this you may referre all such like places how God exalteth the lowlie and meeke As Joseph out of the pit of slyme to be Lord and ruler in all the Land of Aegipt Dauid a poore simple Shepheard to be a renowmed king ouer his inheritance and Daniel Peter c. This must needes call you to remember the proud and their ouerthrow vppon the dunghill HEnoch walked with God in holie life he was a man wholly dedicated to the Lord by his name in the trade of his life wherin was seene his fathers zeale and sound Religion in bringing him vp meete for the seruice of the great God as Abram did Jsaac as Anna did Samuel c. He was faithfull Read Haebr 11.5 He was a Prophet Iude. 1.14 15. He is the seauenth from Adam his yeares are agreeable with the number of the Sabaoth putting all men in minde of the sixe dayes creation and the seauenth dayes Rest or redemption Seauen is an holy and an infinite
any man when Lot was taken prisoner for he was before the flood and liued a Graundfather in Abram his time of eight degrees At the slaughter of the Kings he might well bee renowmed for when all Nations were at variance round about him he was vnto them at Salem a sight of peace he ruled with great wisedome and dexteritie like the Sonne of God he outliued all that knew him None of Chams house could resemble the Sonne of God nor any of Iaphets house whose Religion came from Salem The 2. promise concerning Christ SAint Paule ment when he said that Melchisedech was without father and without mother nothing els but to call the Iewes to minde who in their Storie was the true figure of Christ without father and without mother Sem liued vntill 50. yeares of Jsaac his age to teach Religion Blessed be the God of Sem. Gen. 9.26 Saint Paule chargeth men to consider of him to compare him with Abram which cannot bee if he bee indeede without father and mother Read more Luk. 3. Haebr 5.6.7 Heber was a rare man 2. seuens from the creation a double Henoch he was the 4 after the flood So is Judah the 4. from Iaacob of whom Christ came Marke alwaies the number 4. and make your comparison The Hebrew tongue remained in him whence he had his name at the confusion of tongues which enlarged his glorie Againe none that euer were before him liued after him In his time Babel was built by the curse of Cham there they lost the glorie of their name which was turned to shame Thence they were scattered ouer the world into 70. companies where afterwards they were in bondage 70. yeares There their ages were againe halfed the 2. time To this you may referre the fall of Angells who by pride surmounted aboue their Creator seeking to enlarge their glorie but thereby it was diminished greatlie The like may be said of Adam who coueted to be ouer wise became a verie foole and coueting all lost all The like of Jsrael who not contented with the Lord desired to be gouerned by man had an hypocrite for their King Abram was a new setter vp of Religion in his time as was Seth in the old world he was the 10. from Noah and the 7. before Moses shewing therein that in 10. he was on earth the highest accompt and in 7. the holiest by Christ Here marke 10. and 7. and conferre them elsewhere with the like numbers He ouercame foure Kings with his owne household To this you may call to mind the conquest of Iosua who with a small companie subdued mightie Nations and especiallie to Christ Iesus who by himselfe conquered all the world and the power of Sathan to deliuer the Captiue He had the Promise concerning Canaan and concerning Christ to come God changed his name Abram a high father to Abraham a father of manie Nations declaring thereby the vnsearchable riches and mercies of the father in Christ Here Ages were the third time halfed Reade more Ioh. 8. Luk. 16. Act. 7. Rom. 4. Haebr 7.11 Matth. 1. Abram had two sonnes Ismael and Isaac Isaac was a sonne by the free woman which was borne by promise who being offered not slaine is a figure of Christ who was killed and behold aliue Reuel 5.6 Abram is a figure of God the Father who spared not his only sonne Jsaac is the longest liuer after Heber and liued longer than his father to shewe that he was the child of promise and by relation closelie to 〈…〉 the aeternall ioy appoynted to euerie one of the same couenant Rom. 9. Ismael was borne of the bond woman and both brothers hath a great relation to the 2. Testamēts the calling of some freelie of his mercie and the reiecting of many other according to vpright iustice which was signified by casting Jsmael and Hagar out of Abrams house Reade Gal. 4. yet he became a Nation of 12. Dukedomes in the land of Chush Isaac had two sonnes at one time Iaacob Esau who did import and signifie two Nations to wete the Jewes and the Gentiles the one was chosen by the free mercie of God the other left to condemnation that the purpose of God might stand Rom. 9.11 Of Iaacob which is called Israel Reade Matth. 1. Luk. 1.2.4 Joh. 1.4 Rom. 9.11 1 Cor. 10 11. Gall. 6. Act. 2.13.21 The other Fathers are not recited in the newe Testament nor in the olde but onlie to prooue the line of Christ whole from Noah to Abram of whom he should come according to the flesh The 3. promise concerning Christ IN the 10. Age from Sem Abram liued to whom GOD said Jn thy seede shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed Gen. 12. Sem liued 150. yeares in Abrams time to teach him in the right vse of that promise which God had made vnto him many yeres before Gen. 11.10 to 27. Terah was 130. yeares when he begat Abraham 11 32.12.4 c. Act. 7.4 and he liued vnto the 50. yeare of Jsaacs age Abram being 110. yeares old Gen. 21.5 liued to teach Isaac 75. yeres after Gen. 25.7 Isaac being 60. yeares old was borne Jaacob Gen. 25.26 Abram was then aliue and liued 15. yeares to teach Jaacob These sons of Sem with their posteritie are cast out of the holie line who were deadlie enemies to their kindred Gen. 10.22 23. Elam their issue and posteritie Elamites or Persians Asshur Assirians Lud Lidians Aram Aramites or Sirians IAphet the sonne of Noah and his sonnes of these were the Iles of the Gentiles euerie man after his tongue and familie Genesis 10.2 5. Gomer their issue or posteritie Tartarians Magog Turkes Scythians Madai Medes Iauan their issue posteritie read Ezech. 38 1 2 3 etc. 39.1 2 People of Asia and Graecia Tuball Read Ezech. 27.12 13. Mesech Tiras C Ham the Sonne of Noah and his Sonnes Genesis 10.6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 c. Chush their issue posteritie Nimrod a mightie hunter the builder of Babel Gen. 10.8 Misraim Egyptians in Hebrue Misraims Pút Blacke Moores Canaan Canaanites Perizites so foorth as Gen. 10. Here may you see the great wisedome of GOD by ruling the hearts and tongues of these Fathers to giue their Children such names as might in it teach a true forme and proportion of his Church as hee did by the other 10. Fathers before the floud which being laid chained equally together maketh vp a short accompt of Faith and summe of Religion It sheweth to all the world the prouidence of God and it enforceth men of good conscience to giue their children significatiue names for imitation and examples sake Noah hauing found fauour with GOD aboue manie thousand generations perceiuing by a spirite of Prophecie that his sonne Sem the eldest in accompt should be blessed of great fame with God men he named him Renowmed Sem perceiuing the purpose of his father to be fallen true in him and knowing that perfect
number importing grace peace by Iesus Christ Leuiticus 25.8 9 10 11. Seuen eyes in the Reuelation signifieth Gods seuen folde incomprehensible wisedome and prouidence The number of 7. is also taken manie times for a time certaine and ceasing in euillpart as Nabuchadnezzar was a beast 7. yeres no longer The Tabernacle was 7. moneths in building and no longer Sometimes 7. is in good part and for a certeine time ceasing as the Land of Canaan was 7. yeres in conquering All notable actions were done in the equall number of 7. from Moses to Christ his death by 7. seauens Seueh fifties for the glorie of Iosephs house Seuen seuenties for the house of Iudah Seuen tennes for the captiuitie Seuen seuenties to Christ Thus you shal make vse of seuen in al actions throughout the holie Bible The holie seruants of God as a rare mark to behold were borne in the equall number of 7. As Henoch the 7. from Adam Heber the 7. from Henoch Isaac the 7. from Heber Moses the 7. from Abram Iosua the 7. from Ephraim Ioram the 7. from Dauid MEthuselah hauing all the vertues and blessings of his forefathers after his death shal haue life aeternal which his name did teach him by the signification thereof As Adam liued 249. yeres to instruct him so he liued with Sem to teach him 98. yeres Applie this to the faithfull as a reward of their labours in Christ His age was an exact number or rule of the Flood the waters could not drowne the world while he liued The like may be said of Lot that fire could not fall vppon Sodome vntill he was entered into Zoar. LAmech he was outwardlie afflicted by men inwardlie afflicted in conscience by the diuell he was a Prophet for he spake of things manie hundred yeares past and of the comfort that should fall out by Woah Gen. 5.28 29. A fit resemblance of the Church NOah found grace and fauour in the sight of God in him was established the Couenant made to Adam His household as a small remnant left in the Arke is lest as an equall portion of the smalnes of the Church in respect of the wicked The Doue bringing an Oliue leafe signified peace and plentie You may compare it wel with the holie Ghost bringing glad tidings and euerlasting ioy to the Church He was the 10 from Adam Remember 10. Reade for Noah Matt. 24. Luk. 17. Hab. 11. 1. Pet. 3. 2. Pet. 2. The signification of their names being wel lincked and chained together makes vp a Christian Sacrifice and the whole somme of Religion brieflie thus The Maiestie of God foreseeing the fall of Adam gaue him a name answerable therevnto which was Earthly miserable perishing dying c. Adam finding the same true in him and in his posteritie he comprehended by the light of Gods spirit that the seed of the woman should restore him and all beleeuers into the fauour of God and therfore he called his third sonne Seth which is in our language setled perswaded resolued in Christ Seth was in his profession and trade of life as his name signified and because he knew that to be setled in Christ cannot bee without contrition and griefe for sinne he named his sonne Enos sorowfull the rather because sorowful corruption began to grow by the mariage of the daughters of men Enos knowing that there was two sorts of sorowe or repentance a godly a worldlie therefore he named his sonne Kenan godlie repentance Kenan being setled in Christ sorowfull for sinne and hauing godlie repentance he named his sonne the praise God in Hebrue Mahalael Mahalael hauing in himselfe al the former vertues he called his sonne lared lowlie without the which all is sinne Iared knowing that the sanctification of the Sabaoth is a degree of vertue and a great peece of this spirituall Sacrifice he called his sonne Henoch the Sabaoth keeper Henoch to set foorth the reward of all those excellent vertues named his sonne Methuselah that is long life Methuselah knowing well that the Church in the meane time should endure manie tribulations he called his sonne Lamech which is by interpretation hart wounded Lamech although his case and his bretheren professing Iesus Christ was wretched and full of hart woundes yet after a while they should reioyce and in token thereof he called his sonne Noah a Comforter Goe backward or forward he that hath one of these vertues hath all they cannot bee seperated he that misseth of one misseth of all He that is setled in Christ is sorowfull for his sinne he that is sorowfull is godlie sorowfull vnto repentance he that hath à godlie repentance praiseth God in pouertie and in plentie he that praiseth GOD is lowlie in all estates he that is lowlie sanctifieth the Sabaoth he that sanctifieth the Sabaoth shal haue long life he that hath these former vertues shall be hartelie wounded in this world but in the world to come he shall haue ioye and comfort which no man shall take from him He that keepeth not the ioy of Christ in his heart is not heartelie wounded he that is not wounded and in afflictions here hath no hope of long life he that hopeth not for long life keepeth not the Sabaoth he that keepeth not the Sabaoth is not lowlie he that is not lowlie praiseth not God he that praiseth not GOD hath not godlie repentance he that hath not godlie repentance is not sorowfull he that is not sorowfull is not setled on Christ the rocke but is earthlie miserable perishing c. Now marke who were enemies in their time 1 Serpent a lier Gen. 3.1 2 3 4 c. 2 Kain a murther Gen. 4.1 2 3 4 c. 3 Lamech an adulterer Gene. 4.18 19 20. c By lying pride entred By pride murther issued By fleshlie lust contempt of Religion followed These 6. were the sinnes of the old world the earth was corrupt and filled with the enormitie thereof Gen. 6.5 6 7 11 12 13. Iob speaketh much of these sinners in those daies 22.15 16 17. 1. Pet. 3.19 20. Jude 1. 14 15. 1 The Serpent was a goodlie faire creature but verie wise and subtill Matth. 10.16 The Angells seeing the excellencie of the creation day by day perceiuing that they and all creatures els were made but as seruants to Adam they presentlie vppon his creation murmured and were not content with their estate but left their habitation and calling which made GOD to reserue them in euerlasting chaines Iud. 1.6 wherevppon hee presentlie fell to tempt Adam 1. Cor. 11.3 The head of these euill Spirits was Lucifer as hee was more cleare and brighter than other Angells so he fell into a more filthie Apostacie he was not euill by kind but of his owne aduisement he turned out of kind he fell willingly as Adam frō good into euill from light into darknes he coueted highnes not meete for him therefore he was throwne into the lowest place he with an infinite multitude
he was of the Tribe of Beniamin which was a great prerogatiue to that Tribe beeing the least and the last he was an hypocrite and an open persecutor 1. Sam. 10.13 18 19.20 DAuid beleeued God and his kingdome was reckoned when the Arke was recouered to Judah at Easter So Christ at Easter was proclaimed King generall he was of the Tribe of Judah of the root of Iesse borne in Bethelem He killed a Beare a Lyon and a Philistin that defied all Israel Herein he is a figure of Christ He had manie enemies therein he is a figure of the Church 1. Sam. 16 17. Dauid was vpright except in one thing 1. King 15 5. SAlomon signifieth Peaceable so was his kingdome for his wisedome and order in Religion he was a figure of Christ he was extreamelie wicked 1. King 11 4.5 Yet he was saued 2. Sam. 7 13.14 Heerein he was a figure of the Church He laid the foundation of the Temple in Moriah 2. Chro. 3 1. where Adam was created where Isaac was offered Genesis 22.2 where Christ died where afterwards the holie kingdome was deuided into 2. parts 1. King 12. according to the Lords words vnto Salomon 1. King 11.11 12 13.14 15. But after 490. yeares expired it was thrown together againe as in Ezech. 37.16 17 18. c. Thus haue I distinguished the Kings in their order as they succeeded who were wicked who were godlie and what Prophet one or mo was vnder euerie King whereby the bookes of the Kings being laid with the Prophets the one expounds the other plainlie and easilie if you marke what sinnes the people committed what happened to them or to their Kings and what not whereof the Prophets did by particulars speake of Kings of Judah REhoboam succeeded Salomon The Tribe of Iudah and the Tribe of Beniamin claue to him thence it was called the kingdome of Iudah his throne was at Ierusalem he was 14. yeares whē he began to raigne and continued 17. yeres 1. Kings 12.1 to 25. 21 he and his people were wicked 22. Sesack King of Aegypt came in the fifth yeare of his raigne and spoyled Ierusalem and the Temple and caried away their treasures 1. King 14.25 26 27 28. He died 31. Abia his sonne raigned 41. yeares ye was godlie 1. King 15.9 10 c. Asa his sonne raigned 41. yeares he was godlie 1. King 15.9 10 c. Ahaziah raigned 1. yere 2. King 8.25 26 wicked 27. Iehu slewe him 9 27. he is also called Ochosias his mother Athalia the daughter of Omri king of Israel Elisha prophesied 2. Kings 8 24. c. 9. c. Athalia his mother raigned sixe yeares she slewe all the Kings sons sauing Ioash who was hid from her 11 2. she her selfe was slaine 11. 3 16. Ioash when he was 7. yeares old 11. 17 18 19 godlie and the people he raigned 40. yeres 12 1. c. Amasiah his Sonne raigned 29. yeres 2. K. 12 21.14 2. slaine 14 19 godlie 14 3. Ahasiah or Vziah raigned 52. yeares 14 21 godlie 15 2. 3. 4. died 7. Esai prophesied Hosea Amos. Iothan his son raigned 16. yeares 15 7. godlie 34. 35. 36. Micha Osea Esai prophesied Ahaz his sonne raigned 16. yeares 2. King 15 38. his people wicked 16 2.3 Nahum Esai OseaEzec Micha prophesied Hezekiah his sonne raigned 29. yeres 2. K. 16 20.28 2. died 20 21. godlie Esai Osea Micha prophesied Senacherib came vp against Iudah and Ierusalem tooke them 18 13. Esai prophesied 19 2 Manasses Hezekiah his sonne raigned 55. yeares he began at 12. wicked 1. King 21. he repented 2. Chro. 33. Jn the 3 yeare of his raigne Esai was Prophet Abacuck in the 36. yeare of his raigne prophesied Ammon his sonne at 22. yeres began and raigned two yeres wicked 2. King 21 19. c Iosiah his sonne at 8. yeares olde began and raigned 31 yeares godlie 22 23. Pharo Necho king of Aegypt slew him 29. Zephania prophesied Ieremie began in the thirteene yeare of his raigne Zephaniah in the 20 yeare Abdias in the 26 yeare Iehoaz his son began at 23. yeare and raigned three moneths wicked Pharo Necho imprisoned him set the land to tribute 2. King 23 31. c. He placed Eliakim in his stead and changed his name into Iehoiakim he was 11. yeares vnder taxes to the King of Aegypt wicked after that the time of their captiuitie came spoken of 20 17. 23 27. at Babel There Ieremie Ezech. Dan. prophesied Esai King of Babel made Mattamiah his vncle king in his steade and changed his name Zedechia whē he was 21 yeares olde he raigned eleuen yeares wicked he rebelled against the King of Babel in the 9. yere of his raigne the Citie was besieged he pulled out his eyes bound him in chaines and burnt vp the citie 2. King 24 25. Ieremie his prophesie is accomplished 25 11. Ezech. Dan. Hagg. prophesied Kings of Israel IEroboam was the other K. ten Tribes held with him thence it was called the kingdome of Israel whose seate was at Samaria 1. King 12.12 13 16. he his people were wicked 1. Kin. 12.26 27 28 29 c. Hee raigned 20. yeares Here is a proportion of the Church of Antichrist ten against 2 Nadab his Sonne raigned two yeares 2. King 14.20 he was wicked 15.25 Achab his Son raigned wicked Iesabell his wife 1. Kin. 16.28 c. Eliah prophesied 1. K. 17.18.19.20.21 Micha prophesied 1. King 22.9 14 15. Achab slaine 34 35. Ahaziah raigned two yeres 1. King 22. 41 51. wickedlie 52. 2. King 1.1 2 3. died 17. Eliah prophesied 3 4. Jehoram the Sonne of Achab raigned because he had no sonne 2. King 1 17.12 yeres 3 1. Eliah is taken vp 2 1. c. and 3. yeare of his raigne Elisha prophesied 2. King 3 14. Kings of Aram besiegeth Samariah 6 24. hee was hurt and died 9 24. Iehu the Sonne of Iehosophat is annointed King by the Prophet Elisha 2. King 9 1. c he slaieth Iehoram King of Israel according to the word of the Lord. 1. Kings 21 13. and Ahaziah king of Iudah 2. K. 9 27. he slew Iezabel all Achabs brood 10. c. godlie He died hauing raigned 25. yeares 36. Iehoahaz his sonne raigned 17. yeares 13 1. wicked and so died 2. 9. Iehoash his son raigned 16. yeares 13 10. wicked 11. Elisha died the third yere of his raigne 13 20. Ierusalem is ransacked the second time the same Iehoash took Amasiah King of Iudah brake the walls carried awaye their treasures died 2. Kin. 14 13. c. Ionah prophesied Jeroboam his sonne raigned 41. yeres 14 23. wicked 24. died 29. Ionas Amos prophesied Zachariah his sonne raigned sixe moneths 8 15. wicked 9. Ionah prophesied Shallum the Sonne of Iabesh conspired against him he raigned a moneth 15.10 11 c. Mehanaen killed him and raigned ten yeares wicked 15. 14 15 c. Pekahiah his sonne raigned two yeares wicked 15 23. 24. Pekah his captaine raigned twentie yeres wicked 15. 25 27.