Little Timothe his lesson: or, A summary relation of the historicall part of holy scripture plainely and familiarly comprized in meeter, for the helpe of memory, and instruction of the ignorant in the writings of God. By E.G. Mr. in Arts, and practitioner in physicke for the Kings hospitall of St. Bartholomew, in the city of Glocester.
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Little Timothe his lesson: or, A summary relation of the historicall part of holy scripture plainely and familiarly comprized in meeter, for the helpe of memory, and instruction of the ignorant in the writings of God. By E.G. Mr. in Arts, and practitioner in physicke for the Kings hospitall of St. Bartholomew, in the city of Glocester.
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Graile, Edmond, b. ca. 1577.
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London :: Printed by William Hall for Ionas Man, and are to bee sold in Pater-noster-row at the signe of the Talbot,
1611.
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Bible. -- Selections -- Paraphrases, English.
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"Little Timothe his lesson: or, A summary relation of the historicall part of holy scripture plainely and familiarly comprized in meeter, for the helpe of memory, and instruction of the ignorant in the writings of God. By E.G. Mr. in Arts, and practitioner in physicke for the Kings hospitall of St. Bartholomew, in the city of Glocester." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02024.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2025.
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Section 14.
* 1.1 NExt him did Salomon his sonne,the kingdomes Scepter sway,There neuer sate on Regall throne,his peere, vnto this day.For wealth, for state, for princely port,for plenty and for peace,For wisdome rare, and great resort;which made his fame increase. [cap. 3] Witnesse his sentence in that case,of queanes crying out of wrongs.His purueiance, his horses race, [cap. 4] his Prouerbs, Writings, Songs:Witnesse the glorious Temple, which [cap. 6] he built for Gods great name;The costly furniture and rich,the treasures of the same.Witnesse his praiers that excell, [cap. 8] for knowledge zeale and fitnesse.His offerings great, wall'd townes, & wellmay queene of Saba witnesse,
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Who tooke some paines to find out fame]a liar in her kind,But found that though she loaden came, [cap. 10. 7] she left much more behinde.Yet Salomon, in midst of mines,of wisdome and of treasure, [Cap. 11] A thousand Wiues and Concubines,got to him for his pleasure.These drew him from religionand from sincerity,To wicked superstition,and grosse Idolatry.For which Gods iudgement did beginne,his kingdome rent in twaine,Iudah alone and Beniamin,did to his heires remaine.The other Tribes, in number ten.from their allegeance fell,Set vp a king, and nam'd him then,the King of Israel.Samaria held the throne Roiall,on which he ruled them;But Iudahs seate Imperiall,was faire Ierusalem.* 1.2 And there did Rehoboam raigne,when Shishak rob'd the Temple: [Cap. 12] And next him, his sonne Abiam, [Cap. 14] the worse for his example.
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Then Asa, then Iehosaphat,both, good and godly kings, [c. 15. 14.] For reformation; sauing that, [c. 22. 43.] they let alone some things.