A DIVINE DICTIONARIE OR The Bible abreuiated CONTAINING THE WHOLE Scripture Being most necessarie for the present finding out of any part thereof By T. S. LONDON Printed by E ALLDE for FRANCIS CONSTABLE and are to be solde at his shop in Pauls Church-yard ouer against the great North dore at the signe of the white Lyon 1615. To the Christian Reader HAuing many times a desire to read some speciall Chapters in the Bible I could not so readily finde the same but by turning ouer a great Volume now for the readier finding thereof I haue made this briefe collection of the contents of all the Chapters conteined therein whereby the same may be the more easily found for the better satisfying of such as shall haue the like desire to reade the same And so wishing the best vse to be made thereof I bid you Farewell Of the incomparable treasure of the holy Scriptures with a prayer for the true vse of the same HEre is the spring where waters flowe Psal 12. 3. 49. 10. â—e 21 16 22. 17 Ierem. 33 15. psal 119. 1â—0 Reue. 2. 7. 22. 2. psal 119. 142 144. Ioh. 6. 35. Luke 2. 10. to quench our heat of sinne Here is the tree where truth doth growe to lead our liues therein Here is the Iudge that stintes the strife when mens deuices faile Here is the bread that feedes the life that death cannot assaile The tidings of saluation deare comes to our eares from hence The fortresse of our faith is here Ephesi 6. 16. and shield of our defence Then be not like the hogge that hath Math. 7. 6. a pearle at his desire And takes more pleasure of the trough 2. Peter 2. 22 and wallowing in the mire Reade not this booke in any case Math. 6. 22. but with a single eye Reade not but first desire Gods grâ—ce Psal 119. 27 73. to vnderstand thereby Pray still in faith with this respect Iude. 20. to fructifie therein That knowledge may bring this effect Psal 119. 11 to mortifie thy sinne Then happie thou in all thy life Ioshua 1. 8. Psal 1. 1. 2. Psal 94 12. 13 what so to thee befalles Yea double happie shalt thou be when God by death thee calles O Gratious God and most mercifull Father which hast vouchsafed vs the rich and precious Iewell of thy holy word assist vs with thy spirit that it may be written in our hearts to our euerlasting comfort to reforme vs to renew vs according to thine owne Image to build vs vp and edifie vs into the perfect building of thy Christ sanctifying and increasing in vs all heauenly vertues Grant this O heauenly Father for Iesus Christs sake Amen How to take profit in reading of the holy Scriptures 〈…〉 1 Earnestly and vsually pray vnto God that hee will vouchsafe to Teach the â—â—y of his statutes Giue vnderstanding Direct in the path of his coÌ„mandements At the least twise euery day this exercise be kept Psal 1â—9 Deut. 11. v. 19. 2 Diligently keepe such order of reading the scriptures and praier as may stand with his calling and state of life So that The time once appointed hereunto after a good entrie be no other wise emploied Superstition be auoided At one other time that be done which is left vndone at any time Luke 9. v. 62. Esai 29. v. 36. Ephe. 5. v. 1â— 3 Vnderstand to what end and purpose the Scriptures serue which were written to Teach that we may learne truth Improue that we may be kept from errour Correct that we may be driuen from vice Instruct that we may be setled in the way of well doing Comfort that in trouble we may be confirmed in patient hope 2. Tim. 3. v. 16. 17. Ro. 15. v. 4. 4 RemeÌ„ber that scriptures containe matter concerning Religion â— the right worshipping of God as Faith in one God â—â—e state of man-kind by The Church and the gouernment therof he word of God written in the testament Sacraments The end and generall iudgement of the Father Sonne Holy Ghost 1. Creation 2. fall and sinne 3. RegeneratioÌ„ in Christ Before Christ Since Christ Old Before Christ Since Christ New Good Wicked Common-wealths and gouernments of people by Magistrates Good Euill Peace and warre Prospertie and Diagnes Subiectes Quiet Disordered Families things that belong to houshold in which are Husbands Wiues Parents Children Maisters Seruants Godly blessed Ungodly plagued The priuate life and doings of euery man in Wisedome and follie Loue and hatred sobernes incontinency Mâ—â—th and sorrow 〈…〉 and silence â—râ—de and â—â—militie Couetousnes â— liberality The common life of all men as Riches pouertie Nobilitie Fauour Labour and idlenesse 5 Refuse al sense of Scripture contrary to the Articles of Christian faith coâ—…ed in the common Creede First and second table of Gods commandements 6 Maâ—â—eand consider â—e 1. Coherence of the text how it hangeth together 2. Course of times and ages with such thingâ— as belong vnto them 3. Manner of speech proper to the scriptures 4. Agreement that one place of Scripture hath with another whereby that which seemeth darke in one is made easie in another 7 Take opportunitie to Reade Interpreters if â—e be able Conferte with such as can open the Scriptureâ— Acteâ— 8. v. 30. 31 â—â— Heare preaching to proue by the scripturâ— that which is taught Act. 17â—â— 1â— THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKES OF THE Old and Newe Testament with the number of their Chapters Genesis hath Chapters 50 Prouerbes Chapters 31 Exodus 40 Ecclesiastes 12 Leuiticus 27 The Song of Salomon â— Nâ—mbers 36   Deâ—â—eronomie 34 Isaiah 66 Iosua 24 Ieremiah 52 Iudges 21 Lamentations 5 Ruth 4 Ezekiel 48 1. Samuel 31 Daniel 1â— 2. Samuel 24 Hoseâ— 14 1. Kings 22 Ioel 3 2. Kings 25 Amos 9 1. Chronicles â—9 Obadiah 1 2. Chronicles The praier of Manasseâ— Apocrypha 36 Ionah 4   Micha 7   Nahum 3 Ezra 9 Habakkuk 3 Nehemiah 13 Zephaniah 3 Ester 10 Haggai 2 Iob 42 Zachariah 14 Psalmes 150 Malachi 4 The bookes called Apocrypha 1. Esdras 9 Ieremiah â— 2. Esdras 16 The song of the three children  Tobit 14   Iudeth 16 The storie of Susanâ—â— Â The rest of Ester 6 The Idole Beland the Dragon  Wisedome 1â— Â Â Ecclesiasticus 51 1. Machabees 16 Baruch with the Epistle of  2. Machabees 15 The bookes of the Newe Testament Mathewe 28 2. Thessalonians 3 Marke 16 1. Timotheus 6 Luke 24 2. Timotheus 4 Iohn 21 Titus 3 The Actes 28 Philemon 1 The Epistle to the Romanes 16 To the Hebrewes 13   The Epistle of Iameâ— 5 1. Corinthians 16 1. Peter 5 2. Corinthians 13 2. Peter 3 Galatians 6 1. Iohn 5 Ephesians 6 2. Iohn 1 Philippians 4 3. Iohn 1 Colossiâ—ns 4 Iude 1 1. Thessalonians 5 Reuelation â—â— The Table A brief Table of the whole Scripture of the Bible diuided into the old Testament and the
of Daniel The Contents of the Chapter viz. 1. THe praier of Azarias the cruelty of the King the fire deuoureth the Chaldeans the Angel of the Lord was Chapter 1. in the Furnace The Storie of Susanna hath one Chapter which is the thirteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine The Contents of the Chapter viz. 1. THe two Gouernours are taken with the loue of Susanna Chapter 1. they take her alone in the Garden they intice her to wickednesse she choose rather to obey God though it The Contents of Daniel be to the danger of her life she is accused Daniel doth deliuer her the Gouernours are to put death The Storie of Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1. hath one Chapter which is the foureteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine The praier of Manasses King of Chapter 1. Iuda when he was holden captiue in Babilon hath one Chapter Here followeth a necessarie Table of the knowledge of the state of Iuda from the beginning of the Monarchie of the Greekes where the table we haue set forth vpon Esdras endeth vntill the death and passion of Iesus Christ The 70. weekes foreshewed by Daniel Dan. 9. The Monarchie of the Greekes The State of the Iewes THe Angell of the Lord sent to Daniel said that it was 70. weekes of yeers that is to say seuenty times seauen which commeth â—o 490. from the giuing forth of the commandement that Hierusalem should bee builded againe and restored vntil Christ the Prince This commandement was giuen forth by the mouth of Darius Long-hand Monarch of the Persians as â—â—â—â— written Nâ—h 2. Therefore the said 79. weekes ought to begin there though all agree not therein for some begin it in the second yeere of the said Darius others the first yeere of Cirus So that from the beginning of the said weeks â—â—â—â— the time that Alexander vsurped the Monarchie we reckon foure yeeres and eighteene weekes which maketh 130. yeers To shew the verifying of the said weeks according to the foresaid prophesie of Daniel 9. wee will proportion them with the yeeres in which the Kings of Siria set there in order on the right side haue ended their Kingdome each of them in order ALexander the great sonne to Phillip King of Macedon conquered the Monarchie of the Persians from Darius the 192. yeere of â—irus the first Monarch traÌ„sported it to the Greeke he reigned sixe whole yeers and the seauenth dyed leauing diuers successors to whom he diuided the said Monarchy before his death that is the Kingdomes of Siria Asia Egypt and Macedonia We will here treat of his successors Kings of Siria onely because the Scripture maketh menâ—â—on thereof and maketh the supputation of the yeeres by the time that the said King reigned beginning at the first as appeareth in the first Booke of the Machaâ—ees And we will orderly set their names the time that each of them hath reigned to conferre them with the number of the weekes placed on the left side of this â—able To the end the said weekes may bee verified that the prophesie of Daniel may be plainely vnderstood touching the comming and death of our Sauiour Christ AFter the people of the Lord were deliuered from the captiuitie of Babilon by â—â—â—us and returned vnâ—o their land vnder the conduct of Zorobabel there was no 〈…〉 â—ame of King in Iuda â—ut Prince and Gouernour which were for the most part of the line of Iuda and are these that followe   1. Zorobabel the yeers â—f the gouernment of each Gouernour reigned 38. yéers 38   2. Resa Mesillam 66. yéeres 66   3. Ioanna Ben Reâ—a 53. yéeres 53 weeks yeers 4. Iudas Hircanus 15. yéeres All which time amounteth to 191. yeers that the Monarchie of the Persians dured 15 25 4 1. Seleucus the first King of yeeâ—es 〈…〉 the first King oâ—â—…ll the dâ—câ—â—sâ—â—â—â—â—ch King Siria surnamed Nichanor beganne his reigne the 13. yéere after the death of Alexander and reigned 31. yéeres  5. Ioseph was Gouernour the yéere of Alexander the great reigned 7. yéeres In his time the said Alexander had the Temple and sacrifice in great honour 7 28 2 2. Antiochus Soter held the Kingdomes of Siria and reigned 19. yéeres 50 6. Abner Sâ—mâ—â— ruled with Ioseph reigned 11. yéeres In his time Ptolomie the first King of Egypt after Alexander took Hierusalem by deceite spoiled the Temple and caried a great number of the people in to Egypt 11 30 3 3. Antiochus Thâ—oâ— beganne his reigne the yéere 51. reigned 15. yéeres 65 7. Mathathias Hâ—li gouerned 12. yéeres 12 33 4 4. Seleuchus Gallicinus reigned 20. yeeres 85 8. Aâ—er Maath â—ouerâ— â— 33 6 6. Antiochus the great began his reigne the yeere 75. reigned 36. yéeres 124 9. Nagid Arphaxat reigned 10 yeers In his â—une Eleazar the high Priest sent the 70. Interpreters to Ptolomie Philadelphe the â— King of Egypt sonne to the said Ptolomie to translate the Holy Scripture out of Hebrewe into Greeke and the said Ptolomie deliuered all the Iewes that his father had holden captiue 10 40 4 7. Seleucus Philopater reigned 12. yéeres 136   42 2 8. Antiochus Epiphanes the Tyrant mentioned in the first Booke of the Machebees began to reigne the yéere 137. and reigned 12. yéeres 160    4     42  9. Antiochus Eupator his son reigned two yéeres 150    0     44  10. Demetrius Soter beganne his reigne the yéere 151. and reigned 10. yéeres 160 10. Agar Eli succéeded him reigned 8. yéeres 8     11. Mallot Naum gouerned 7. yéeres 7 44 0 11. Alexander reigned 5. yer 165   45  12. Demetrius Nicanor reigned 2 yéeres 167 12. Amos Sirach 14 yéeres 14  3   13. Mathathias Silâ—a 10. yer 10 45  13. Antiochus Sedetes reigned but 3. yéeres 170 14. Ioseph Arses 66. yéeres In his time Ptolomie Philopater the 4. King of Egypt entred into Iury and killed 60000. Iewes and restored the country into the hands of Anthiochus the great which deliuered it againe to Ptolomie the successor of the said Philopater for the friendship betweene them 66  6     45  14. Triphon began his reigne the yéere 171. reigned 3. yer 173    4     47 1 15. Antiochus Pius reigned 12. yéeres 185   48  16. Demetrius Nicanor the 12. king afore mentioned was kept prisoner by the Parthians and then returned again to his Kingdome and reigned 4. yéeres 189    3   15. Ianna Hircanus was the last of the line of Iuda and reigned 16. yéeres he was slaine by Antiochus the Tyrant 16 48  17. Alexander began his reigne in the yeere 190. reigned 2. yeeres 191    4     52 0 18. Antiochus Griphius reigned 29 yéeres 220 16. After
people praie vnto the Lord the maruellous victorie that the Lord gaue him against his enemies The Contents of 2. Chronicles his reigne and actes 21. Iehoshaphat dieth Iehoram succéedeth him which killeth his brethren he is oppressed of the Philistims his miserable end 22. Athaliah putteth to death all the Kings linage Ioash escapeth 23. Ioash the sonne of Ahaziah is made King Athaliah is put to death The Temple of Baal is destroied Iohoiada appointeth Ministers in the Temple 24. Ioash repaireth the house of the Lord Ioash is killed of his owne seruants 25. Amaziah putteth them to death that fine his father he falleth to Idolatrie 26. Vzziah obeying the Lord prospereth in his enterprises he waxeth proud and vsurpeth the Priests office 27. Iotham reigneth and ouercommeth the Ammonites his reigne and death Ahaz his sonne reigneth his steed 28. Ahaz an Idolateris giuen into the hands of the Sirians and the King of Israel Ahaz encreaseth his Idolatrie his death and successor 29. Hezekiah repaireth the Temple and aduertiseth the â—…s â—f thâ— corruâ—tion of Religion Chapters 36. â—0 〈…〉 kâ—â—piâ—g of the Passe ouer by the kings commandement 31. The people destroy Idolatrie Hezekiah appointeth Priestes and Leuites and prouideth for their liuing 32. Sancheâ—â—â— â—â—uadeth Iudah Hezekiah prepareth for the warre he exhorteth the people to put their trust in the Lord. 33. Manassâ—â— an Idolater causeth Iudah to erre he is led prisoner into Babilon 34. Iosiah destroieth the Idols and restoreth the Temple The Contents of 2. Chronicles The booke of the Law is found 35. Iosiah kéepeth the passe ouer he setteth forth Gods seruice he fighteth against the King of Egypt and dieth the people bewaile him 36. After Iosiah reigned Iehoahaz after him Iehoiakim after him Zedekiah in whose time all the people were caried away to Babilon for contemning the admonitions of the Prophets Here followeth a very profitable declaration for the vnderstanding of the Histories oâ— Esdras Nehemias Esther Dâ—… and diuerse other places of Scripture very darke by reason of the discord that is among Historiographers and among the Expositors of the holy Scriptures touching the successiâ—â— order of the Kings or Monarchies of Babilon and oâ— Persia of the yeeres that the said Monarchies laâ—â—ed â—rom the Transmigrâ—tion of the Iewes vnder Nâ—â—… vntill the Monarchies of the Greekes and of the confusion that is in the names of the Kings of Persia That which hapned to the people of Israell during these Monarchies The Monarchie of Babilon Of the yeeres that the Monarchies of Pâ—â—siâ— reigned of the difference of â—uthâ—â—â— therâ—â—â— of the diuâ—rsiâ—â—e confuâ—â—on of the names of the said Monarchies Nebuchad-nezzar the nineteenth yeere of his reigne destroied Hierusalem and ledde the people Captiue 2. Kings 24 and Ieremie â—9 1 Nebuâ—haâ—nezzar after the caâ—… reignâ—d 6. yeeâ—eâ— The difference of authors as well Historiographers aâ— Expositors of the holy 〈…〉 is great touching the time and â—â—res that the two Monarchies of the Babylonians and Persians continued and also touching the names of the Monarchies herein described wherein there is great confusion And thereâ—ore all other opinions set 〈…〉 weâ— will herein follow Iudâ—us and Meâ—â—â—â—henes aâ—ciâ—nt authors whâ—se opinions doe neerest agree with the holye Scriptures The twentie and fifth yeere of his said reigne he â—…itute his Monarchie in the second yeere of the same he saw the dreame of the foure Monarchies Daniel 2 2 〈◊〉 his sonne â—â— â—…s hauing conquered the kingdome of the Mâ—des against â—â—â—â—ages left the â—aid kingdome to his vncle Darius by whose ayde he toâ—k Babylon and transported the Monarchie of Babylon to the Persians Two yeres after the said Darius â—â—â—â—â—â—ed into Mâ—de and â—â—rus reiâ—â—ed â—lone in Babylon â—hen he moued war against the Sâ—â—â—hiaâ—s and marched toward them and in the meane while lâ—â—t Camâ—â—ses his son â—â—ng of the country in his absence according to the 〈…〉 of the Persians which was to appoinâ—â—â—â— neerest of the kings blâ—â—d to be â—â—â—g 〈…〉 the Country when the king went out to â—ight against anâ— strangâ— nation 〈…〉 is the caâ—se 〈…〉 â—amâ—â—â—â—s 〈…〉 wâ—th suâ—â—…e oâ—â—â—r â—â— the Moâ—… 〈…〉 is 〈…〉 of two brothers that were Magâ—â—ians which 〈…〉 vsurped the 〈…〉 thâ—â—r 〈…〉 being knowne tâ—â—y 〈…〉 a â—…s and Darius 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 châ—â—en 〈…〉 The fifth yeere he sawe the dreâ—â—e of the trâ—e hewon downe Daniel 4. 3 Reâ—â—â—er 3. yeeres â—…s â—â—â—â—â—â—â—e of the 〈…〉 The sixth yeere he was dâ—â—uen amongst the wilde bâ—aâ—â—s by the space oâ— seauen yeers Dan. 4. 4 〈…〉 6. yeeres  Eâ—â—â—â—â—rodâ—ch the first yeere of his reigne deliuered 〈…〉 as whome his â—athâ—r had put in prison 2 Kings â—5 â— Ierem 52 5 〈…〉 fiuâ— yeâ—râ—s  The first yeere of Balthasar Daniel saw the dreame of the faure beastes signifying the foure Monarchies Daniel 7. â— Ciâ—us with 〈…〉 â—â—â—…ed 2 yeeres  From Nabuchodonosor his carrying the people into Babilon vntill the end of the Monarchie of Balthasar it amouâ—â—ed to threescore and ten yeeres foreâ—â—lde by Ieremie 1 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—nâ—th alone â—2 yeeres  Cirus deliuered the people from captiuitie the â—ame yeere that he tooke Baâ—â—lon and gaâ—e theâ—â— great tresures to build vp thâ—â—emâ—le of Hierusaâ—em whâ—â—hâ—r â—â— sent them vâ—â—â—â— the Conduct of â—orobaâ—el â—â—â—â—as 1. 2 〈…〉 the â—…e of 〈…〉 bâ—â—â—g â—hosen 〈…〉  〈…〉 his successor â—â—â—dâ—ed the building of the 〈…〉 Esdras 4.   The sâ—cond 〈…〉 of 〈…〉   xes Agge and Zacharie prophecied stirring the people to goe foreward with the building of the Temple notwithstanding the hâ—â—â—â—aâ—â—e Esdras 5. and surnamed Aâ—…â—ssuerus reigned 20. yeeres Darius succeeded him but is not here placed in the number of the Monarchies for that he left his Kingdome to Darius long-hand his sonne according to the custome of the Persians when hee went to warre against the Greekes The Greekes Historiographers not respecting that custome number the said Xerxes and Cambises aboue mentioned among the said Monarchies successiuely in order which is the cause that they count more yeers in the said Monarchie that is to say 226 yâ—es The third yeere began the Historie of Ester 3 Darius Aâ—â—â—â—… long-hand 37 in the time of tâ—is Darius beganne the 〈…〉 wâ—â—kâ—s of Dâ—… As touching these confused names ye shall vnderstand that among the Persians Darius signifieth he that subdueth Xerxes a â—…r Artaxerxes a great â—aâ—riour Also that this name Assuerus is drawnâ— from the Hebrewes in steed of Artaxerxes further that Artaxerxes was the common name of all kings of Persia as Pharao was the common name of all the kings of Egypt and Cesar of the Romish Emperours The seauenth yeere Eâ—â—er is brought intâ— him Esthâ—r 2. 4 Dâ—â—ius Nâ—â—us Therefore when you finde any indiâ—â—ereâ—tly nâ—med Darius or Artaxerxes or â—oth together that is the cause of the difficulty how to vnderstand vnder what King that hapned which is recited in the said bookes of Esdras Nehemias Esther Daniel and other places of the holy Scriptures except you will marke