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.

THE FIRST PART OF THE SVMME OF THE HOLIE HISTORY. (Book 1)

The first Section.

IN the beginning God the Lord, did heauen & earth create Of nought; by his almighty word, as Scriptures doe relate. Out of a void and formelesse masse, the matter of each creature, * 1.1 He wrought them all in sixe daies space, and gaue them shape and feature. [cap. 1] The first day he commanded light, the darkenesse to preuent:

The second day, hee reard in sight, the stately Firmament: The third, the earth with fruits adorn'd the swelling sea debarres: The fourth, the Sunne and Moone were form'd, with all the glorious Starres: The fifth, the Fish with scales and sinnes, and then the feathred Foule: The sixth, the beasts and creeping things: and then that liuing Soule, Which that one God in persons three, made, as by consultation, With purpose that the same should bee, the glory of his Creation, Euen man, fram'd out of earthly dust▪ yet Gods owne image bearing, Thereby right holy, wise, and iust, (earth farre aboue earth rearing.) And for his aide, who was alone, of Adams rib made Eue, That both, as of one flesh and bone, might mutuall comfort giue. Thus hauing finish'd all with speed, and blest them, and protested, That each thing made was good indeed; the seuenth day he rested. Man made in perfect state most pure, [Cap. 2] in paradise was placed;

As Lord of euery creature with power aboue them graced. There had he euery fruit for meat, that then in Eden grew, Saue one; whereof when he did eat, death, death, should then ensue. But this strict charge did not restraine, [cap. 3] the Serpent Eue beguiled, And Adam shee; so both to paine, with shame were thence exiled. Now wretched man was wrap't in woe, and in his loines, his heires, For cursed and corrupt they goe; yet to preuent despaires, * 1.2 God promised them to restore, vnto a state more stable. And Eue vnto her husband bore, his two sonnes Kain and Abel. [cap. 4] Kain was accur'st for bloody deede, against his better brother; * 1.3 But Habel slaine, God in his steed gaue Sheth vnto his mother.

Section 2.

FRom Sheth did spring a righteous line [cap. 5] of iust and holy men,

Henoch a rare and pure Diuine God tooke away as then. * 1.4 His grand-child Lamech did beget Noah: and then began, The sonnes of God their face to set, [Cap. 6] on daughters faire of man: Thence Giants came, a mungrel kinde on whom the Lord did frowne, And for their sinne and wicked minde, did threat the world to drowne. Noah alone one earth did liue vprightly; him God sent, And did an hundred yeeres them giue, and twenty to repent. Meane while built Noah as his charge an Arke three stories high: The wicked world liu'd still at large, and dream'd that Noe did lie: Till fountaines burst, and open stood [cap. 7] heauen windowes all, for raine, Which quickely caus'd a fearefull flood, for downe it powres amaine, * 1.5 And all the earth with ruine fils; men, beasts, and birds must die, When as the flood aboue the hils flow'd fifteene cubits high. For twelue months space wel neere it rag'd: and then was Noah bidden,

To loose those creatures few, which cag'd, and in the Arke were hidden. So Noah, his wife, his sonnes, and theirs came foorth in number eight; The vncleane creatures all by peires, the cleane by seuens: streight He offered sacrifice, God smell'd, [cap. 8] a smell of rest: wherefore He promised though man rebell'd to drowne the world no more: And gaue the Raine-bow for a pledge, and also did make good. Aboue the beasts, mans priuiledge, [cap. 9] giuing their flesh for food. So, hauing now his couenant made of mercy, grace and peace, Blest Noah, and his sonnes he bade they should mankinde increase. Of Iapheth did the Gentiles spring, [cap. 10] the Canaanites of Cham, [cap 9. 22] Who cursed was for opening his fathers sinne and shame. Now all the world in speech was one, [cap 11] * 1.6 and did to build conspire A Babel, and confusion they gained for their hire.

Section 3.

FRom Shem the sonne of Noah came, an holy race and fruitfull, * 1.7 Continued euen to Abraham the father of the faithfull. Who left his land, his kindred all, and fathers house most deare, When him the Lord his God did call to goe, he knew not where. [cap. 12] From Vr, he went to Canaan, with Sarai and with Lot, To settle there he scarce began but that by famine hot, To Aegypt he was forc'd to flie, where fearing much his life, Before King Pharaoh fainingly he did deny his wife. [cap. 13] To Bethel he goes backe againe, where strife began to grow, Twixt Lot and him; for wealth amaine, did in vpon them flow. Old Abraham with humble heart, to yonger Lot gaue place, And after that in loue tooke part, [cap. 14] and rescued him in chase.

So Melchizedek did him blesse, but childlesse still he staid Till Ismael: and that increase [Cap. 16] was but by ••arai's maide. Yet God by speciall promises, [Cap. 13. 16. 15. 5. 17. 6.] himselfe did often tie, As heauens stars, and sand of seas, his seed to mu tiplie. And for assurance, thereupon a seale he did ordaine, [Cap. 17] The signe of circumeision, [ 10] on each male to remaine. * 1.8 And as a friend did entertaine him, full familiarly: As (once for al) appeared plaine when Sodoms sinnefull cry [Cap. 18] Did pierce the skies, and God down came, and if but tenne good men Could there be found; for Abraham, the Lordhad spar'd it then. So, fire and brimstone fearefully from heauen fell apace, And furnace-like the smoake did flie. [Cap. 19] poore Lot preserued was, And vnto Zoar fled for life, where, in a drunken moode, On's daughters, (hauing lost his wife) he got a * 1.9 cursed broode.

Section 4.

[cap. 20] THence Abraham went to Gerar land, where he againe for feare, His wife denied: and by Gods hand, Abimelech did forbeare. Long had he waited, hope was past, yet still he did beleene: [cap. 21] So, God remembred him at last, and Sarah did conceiue: And in her old age Izhaak bare, her selfe becomming nurse: Marke heere a good old Ladies care; the child was neare the worse. This onely sonne, and onely heire of promise, God commands * 1.10 Must now be slaine, and burnt with fire and that by Abrahams hands: Well, he obei'd, and call'd his men, wood, knife, and sonne he tooke, On to the place they goe: and when was bent the fatall strooke, God staid his hand, and in the steed of Izhaak there was tied, [cap. 22] A Ramme by th'hornes, and thus indeed, good Abrahams faith was tried.

His sonne thus spar'd, his godly care was next about to spie For him a wife, and therefore sware [cap. 24] his mans fidelity. Who full religiously perform'd the office on him laid, And with Rebeckah soone return'd, a faire and vertuous maid, Whom Izhaak married; but still, she barren was; they praid: [cap. 25] God heard, and granted all their will, and further to her said, That in her wombe the babes that stroue, * 1.11 were twinnes and nations twaine, The yonger should preuaile aboue: the elder should remaine A seruant: Esau was his name, and as he venison sought, And wearied backe and hungry came, his yonger brother bought His birth right, for a messe of broth: God Izhaak blest meane while, For which his enemies were wroth, [Cap. 26] * 1.12 and plaied parts most vile. When age came on and eies waxt dimme, then solemnely he ment, To blesse his sonne, requiring him, Venison for that intent,

About goes Esau with his bow, but Iaacob doth preuent him; The meanes his mother did him showe, [cap. 27] and cunningly present him, In Esaus clothes and skinnes of kids, vnto his father; who Mistrusts the voice, and therefore bids, come neere to feele and know. With fat of earth, and heauens dew, with happy seed and kinne, Hee blest him: (reuerend was the shew) and then came Esau in. And he with teares and piteous mone, the blessing sought in vaine, He came too late, alas 'twas gone. With that he whet his braine, Reuenge to seeke, and worke: and then, the daies (quoth he) make speede Of mourning for my father, when I will pay home this deede.

Section 5.

THen did Rebekah forthwith call, and send Iaacob away, Lest Esau in his rage should fall on him, and should him slay.

And Izhaak charg'd him (taking leaue) to play a wiser part Then Esau; who did vexe and grieue by heathen wiues, their heart. But he should to his vncle goe, [cap. 28] and match in godly race, And blessing should be with him; so he went out from their face. As he in fields that night did sleepe, in Haran, on a stone, By dreame he saw a ladder steepe from heauen; and there-on The Angels passing, and aboue God standing all in view, The blessed promise of his loue, with Iaacob to renew. There Iacob vow'd, the Lord to feare: thence on he went apace, Inquiring in the fields to heare, of Labans dwelling place. The shepheards shewed him readily, his cosen Rahel there: [cap. 29] Whom he saluted cheerfully, and shee could not forbeare, But ran and caried home the newes: then Laban hies to meet him, To dwell there he must not refuse, where all his kindred greet him,

A match was made, and seuen yeeres, for Rahel he must worke, But Leah in the light appeares, (deceits in darkenesse lurke.) Well, seuen moe he was content to serue for his beloued, [Cap. 29] And thought the time full quickly spent, * 1.13 though full of toile it proued. [Cap. 31. 38. 39.] God blessed Laban for his sake, but him he blest much more, What euer wages he did take, to him was gaine in store. Then Laban did enuie his wealth, Yet loath'd to let him goe. [Cap. 31] So Iaakob fled away by stealth, and made him (following) know The wrong he did; and both good friends, after a chiding, parted. Then Iaakob in his iourney sends to pacifie hard-hearted Esau his brother, who in Armes was then against him bent; But God preuented all the harmes, by altering his intent. [Cap. 32] So Iaakob, called Israel, (for God had chang'd his name When he preuail'd at Peniel) in peace to Shechem came.

Heere Dinah must a gadding goe, [Cap. 34] but sauc'd her sport with shame, And caus'd the Shechemits much woe, being too too much to blame.

Section 6.

THence vp to Bethel had he word, [Cap. 35] to goe to pay his vow Of holy worship: for the Lord againe to Canaan now, From Padan Aram had him fet; where mightily he grew, In cattle, seruants, substance great, and sonnes, whose names ensue: Reuben, Dan, Leui, Simeon, [Cap. 29] Issachar, Napthalim, [ 30] Asher, Gad, Iudah, Zebulon, Ioseph and Beniamin. These Patriarks were, of whom great men and Princes did proceed, God keeping promise vnto them and their succeeding seed. Iudah the royall line enioi'd, who for a deede amisse, Had Tamars life with fire destroi'd, [Cap. 38] but that the fault was his.

Yong Ioseph, Iaakobs ioy, the rest still stomacked and spited, Yet hatred he deserued least, had him his brethren righted. For enuie they conspir'd to kill; [Cap. 37] but Ruben did perswade: Yet secretly they did him sell, to men of Merchants trade; Who sold him vnto Potiphar, [Cap. 39] where though he liued chast, And faithfully himselfe did beare, he was in prison cast. But God beheld his miserie, and gaue him wisedom great, [Cap. 41] By which he was aduanced high, euen next to Pharaohs seat. For when the king no rest could finde, of dreames that him had past, Th' vngratefull buttler, then to mind doth Ioseph call at last. And then he was from prison sent, and set before the King; Where he to Pharaohs great content, expounded euery thing. Besides, he▪ shew'd a ready way, the famine to withstand; Which Pharaoh lik'd, and then did lay on him the charge in hand.

So by him was prouision made, [Cap. 47] * 1.14 against the time of neede, Wherewith (to Pharaoh gainefull trade) all Aegypt he did feed.

Section 7.

OLd Iaakob and his sonnes also, [Cap. 42] Were pinch'd with penurie, Wherefore he charged them to goe and foode in Egypt buy. They went with griefe, and bought in feare, not dreaming of their brother, Nor did he countenance them beare more kinde then any other. Till when they came to him againe, [Cap. 45] affection was so great, He could no longer it containe, which in his brest for heate With weeping eie and ioifull tongue, he then did plainely tell, He was their brother, whom with wrong to Egypt they did sell. The ioy of either was so much, that neither now could beare it: Their sobbing passion was such, that Pharaohs house did heare it▪

Who then aduertised of it, commanded presently, With Charets and what else was fit, For Iacob they should hie. * 1.15 So he, with all his family went thither out of hand, [Cap. 46] Where they were welcom'd louingly, and plac'd in Goshen Land. [Cap. 47] In Goshen Land did Iacob see the fulnesse of his daies, In Iosephs liues prosperity, his fill of earthly ioies. [Cap. 49] But solemnely before his death he blest his sonnes each one: And Ioseph eke gaue vp the breath, [Cap. 50] ere many yeeres were gone. Now when these fathers both were dead, and still their seede did grow: There rose a Pharaoh in his stead, that did not Ioseph know. * 1.16 He tyrant-like, with heauy hand, [Cap. 1] of bondage prest them downe, And gaue the midwiues strait command, the males to kill or drowne.

Section 8.

* 1.17 Borne in these flames was Moses milde, and by Gods prouidence, Though cast in Riuer flags (poore child) yet was he freed thence, By Pharaohs daughter, who did take, and keepe him as her owne [cap. 2] Vntill he came to mans estate, when fearing to be knowne, For killing an Egyptian; he forsooke the Court and fled: And all this was by Gods decree, whose worke must now be sped. For God had heard the grieuous crie of Hebrues, sore oppressed, And Moses he ment to imploy [cap. 3] in hauing it redressed. Him then he call'd and sent away to proud King Pharaoh, [cap. 4] Requiring him without delay to let his people goe. * 1.18 But he the Lord God did despise, and asked, what was he? Increasing more and more their cries, by greater cruelty. [cap 5]

The Lord, to tame this Tyrant stout, and his own folke to right, With Moses sendeth Aaron out, [cap. 7] * 1.19to make him know his might. They caused Blood, Frogs, Lice, and Flies, and Murraine, Scabs and Haile, [cap. 8] And Grashoppers and darkne Skies, all Aegypt to assaile. [Cap 9] [cap. 10] Excepting Goshen land, where dwelt Gods people Israel. Yet Pharaohs heart did nothing melt, for still he did rebell. [Cap. 12] Then God the Passe-ouer ordain'd And bade them with the blood, Their dore-posts should be ouerstain'd, for their safe-gard and good. Lest that his Angel passing by, should smite them with the rest: For he the first borne did destroy, of Egypt, man and beast From Egypt then they forced went, with borrowed Iewels plenty, When they in Egypt, yeeres had spent, foure hundred ten and twenty. But Pharaoh did repent the deed, and forthwith did not slack, With men and charrets to make speed, againe to fetch them back.

And to the red Sea them pursued, [cap. 14] they passed thorow dry, He followed with courage proud, but in the midst did lie. For God affrighted man and horse, and made his Charets fall; The Sea return'd with raging force, and drowned king and all. Of this so strange deliuerance, was then a worthy song, [Cap. 15] Recorded for remembrance, and so they march'd along.

Section 9.

* 1.20 ABout this time (the learned Iudge) did patient Iob indure All mischiefs that the Diuels grudge, and malice could procure. Spoile of his goods and children deare, torments of bodie and minde, As by his botches might appeare, and wife and friends vnkind. Who long and large discourses had, to proue him plagu'd for sinne, Whereby they did affliction adde, to misery he was in.

And to such passions did him driue, twixt hearts despaire and hope, That flesh and spirit did strongly striue, and scarce to breath gaue scope: [cap. 42] But God in fine, his Iob commends doubling his former weale, And check'd his vniust iudging friends. But now to Israel. [cap. 13] The Lord their God in open sight directed them the way, By firie pillar in the night, and shading clowde by day. With Angels foode and waters fine, from rocks that forced streame [c. 15. 24.] He fill'd them: yet they did repine, [ 16. 3.] full oft, ere that they came [ 17. 3.] To Sinai; where the mighty God, [cap 19] in glory did appeare. And they in feare, far off abode, nor durst, nor might come neere. [cap. 20] There did he giue the tenne commands, and other Lawes did write, For to containe them in the bands of holinesse and right. There did he vnto Moses show, [cap. 26] the Tabernacles frame, In euery point he taught him how to make and vse the same.

There made he choice of Leuies tribe, [cap. 28] the Priesthood to attend, Their duties all he did describe, and what to them pertain'd; Meane while had Israel made a Calfe, [cap. 32] and grieuously offended; But Moses zeale in Gods behalfe deserues to be commended: Who sharpely punish'd with the sword, about three thousand men, And earnestly besought the Lord to spare the remnant then. God granted it, and promised [cap. 33] his Angell should (in token Of loue) them leade; and then hee did [cap, 34] renew the Tables broken. Full forty daies and forty nights, was Moses in the hill, Recording what the Lord indites, his precepts, lawes, and will. Familiarly and face to face, and fasting from all food, He waited in that holy place: And thence he came and stood, In prease of people to repeat all that the Lord had said; When of his face, the brightnesse great made them the while afraid.

Section 10.

* 1.21 VVHen as the Tabernacle now, was rear'd and finished: [cap. 40] And all wherewith in order due, it should be furnished: * 1.22 Towards Canaan the promised land [cap. 10] that flow'd with milke and hony, They marched forth band after band; But stubborne still and stony: For by the way they soone forgot Gods mercy and his power, And car'd not how they him prouok't to anger euery houre. They long for flesh, they Manna loath, [Cap. 11] and backe they will retire, [cap. 14] They fret at God and Moses both, for crossing their desire. Nor would they warned be, though they his dreadfull iudgements law, On them inflicted day by day, which liu'd not vnder law. [Cap. 16] As Korah, Dathan, Abiram, with thousands moe among, [cap. 12] Nadah, Abil••••, Miriam and such as serpents stong.

Yet tempted they the Lord so long, [Cap. 12] and with so high an hand, That in his wrath he sware, not one should enter to the land, Saue Ioshua and Caleb, who [Cap. 14] returning with the spies, Affirm'd the truth that they did know, and cross'd their fellowes lies, So wandred they in wildernesse, the space of forty yeares, Till all were dead that did transgresse; [cap. 26] as by Gods booke appeares. Their children then he forward led, but others kept them backe; As Sihon, Og, and Moahs head, [c. 15. 21.] who nam'd was Balaak, Who hired Balaam them to curse, and so thought to molest them: But for himselfe it was much worse, [cap. 22] for Balaam three times blest them. He with those two, and fiue kings moe, [cap. 31] which were of Midian, Were in reuenge of Baal-peor subdued, spoiled, slaine. Heere Rubens Tribe, and also Gads, [cap. 32] their heritage possest: But they in armes, like lusty lads, must march before the rest,

* 1.23 Heere Moses named euery one, that should the Land diuide, And giue a fit possession, to euery Tribe beside. * 1.24 But Moses now must make an end, as did his fathers all: Wherefore he did not time misspend, but foorth did Ioshua call, As God had bid: and gaue him charge the people to conduct, [cap. 28] Whom he by Sermons long and large, [ 29] diuinely did instruct. [ 30] Which with a sweet and Swan-like song, [ 32] in heauenly wise he ended, [ 33] And blest the Tribes, each one along, and foorth with hee ascended [cap. 34] Mount Nebo, vnto Pisgah top, where as he did suruay The Canaan land, the earthly hope, God tooke his soule away, * 1.25 To heauens rest; and buried then, his body none know where, When peere-lesse he amongst all men, had liu'd full sixe score yeare, And yet his eie-sight was not dimme, nor natures force did wither, There Israel lamented him, for thirty daies together.

Section 11.

* 1.26 THen did the Lord call Ioshua, and bid him to be strong, And trust in him who was his stay, and boldly goe along. So he the Captaine sends out spies, [cap. 2] whom Rahab safe did hide, And they return'd in ioifull wise, which made them to prouide To passe with speed into the land. [cap. 3] At Ioshuah's powerfull word The Iordan waters backe did stand, and passage drie afford. In mid'st whereof in open view, [cap 4] they did a pillar reare. The circumcision they renew, the Manna ceased there. [cap. 5] Then set they vpon Iericho, [cap. 6] and also vpon Ai. [cap. 7] But Achans sinne did worke them woe, and from the conquest stay. The Gibeonites dealt craftily, [cap. 9] so they escap'd alone. The rest they voided vtterly, to place the Tribes each one.

They cast them out and did them kill, with a victorious hand. [Cap. 10] For this the Sunne and Moone stood still, at Ioshuahs command. When he had now fully possest, each seuerall Tribe in order, And giuen to all, content and rest by lot, in euery border: [cap, 24] He bent himselfe, and grauely spake, to stay them from back-sliding, * 1.27 Twixt God and them, a league he strake, by his example guiding. And still exhorting them to feare the Lord, and him obey, * 1.28 He witnessed for them his care, and pass'd by death away. Full soone had they the Lord forgot, when Ioshua was dead. [cap. 1] Then Iudah had the charge and lot their Armies forth to lead. But for their great transgressions, and league with Canaanite, God gaue them to oppressions, of cruell men of might. Who spoil'd them without meane or end and did them sorely grieue, [cap. 2] Vntill their God did Iudges send, their greeuance to releeue.

Against King Cushans tyranny, [cap. 3] stout Othniel raised he. And when fat Eglon made them crie, lame Ehud set them free. Gainst Sisera of Canaan, [cap 4] did Deborah preuaile. Now Ruth good Boaz woed and wan, when neerer kinne did faile. Gainst Midian a mighty host, [cap. 7] march'd captaine Gedeon. Bloody Abimelech did boast, [cap. 9] he next would raigne, or none. The proud oppressing Ammonite, [Cap. 11] by Iphtah was subdued. The Philistines for all their spite, [Cap. 15] the birth of Sampson rued. Whose matchlesse strength miraculous, was ouermatch'd by guile, Of Dalilah perfidious, [Cap. 16] who wrought his bane the while. When none amongst them rul'd as king ech what he listed did; Then Micah made a molten thing, [Cap. 17] and it he worshipped. And at such time, that hainous sinne, vpon the Leuites wife, [cap. 19] Twixt Israel and twixt Beniamin, cost many a thousands life. [cap. 20]

Section 12.

* 1.29 ELi was Iudge in Israel, when for his sonnes lewd waies, [cap. 3] God threatned him by Samuel, sharpe vengeance he would raise. This Samuel a righteous man, * 1.30 was last of all that iudged, And in his time the Kings began, [cap. 8] for then the people grudged, And in their discontented moode would haue a king to raigne: Which motion Samuel withstood, as tending to ther paine. [Cap 9] But yet the Lord did them appoint, a goodly man and taule, And Samuel did him annoint their King, his name was Saul. A Princely minde God to him gaue, with complements of place, [cap. 13] And he with Ionathan did braue [cap. 14] his enemies oft in chase. Yet God that him aduanc'd so high, [cap. 15. 2] from toile and Asses care, Hee disobeied when foolishly, [Cap. 15] King Agag he did spare.

Therefore the Lord did him reiect, and little Dauid chose, Annointed Israels king elect, [Cap. 16] when he should Saul depose. Now great Goliah plaid his prize, [Cap. 17] but Dauid knockt him downe, The people shout with ioifull cries, and giue him chiefe renoune. Saul bit the lip at Dauids praise, [cap. 18] and hated him the more, Yea sought his life all manner waies, and chas'd him lik a Bore [cap. 19] With Iauelling and with threatning sword [ 20] with troupes of horse and men, From house and home, from bed & boord [Cap. 22] from desert den to den. [ 23] Forced he was himselfe to faine, [cap. 21] with Achish to be mad, And for defense to entertaine [cap. 22] lewd runnagates, was glad. But Ionathan his faithfull frend, [Cap. 18] at no time did forsake him, [Cap. 19] And warning did of danger send, when Saul vs'd meanes to take him, [cap. 20] Although for it he did engage, himselfe in danger deepe, For such was Sauls suspitious rage, None might his counsell keepe.

[Cap. 22] Ahimelech did giue him bread in his necessity, [cap. 22] But for it he was murdered, and all his progeny. Had Dauid laboured like for like, to Saul for to repay, He had both time and place to strike, and followers bade him slay. [Cap. 24] As in the caue; and from his head [cap. 26] when he tooke pot and speare. But he, to touch did euer dread the Lords annoited deare. And that he did both mercy loue, and bloody vengeance flee, [cap. 25] When churlish Nabal did him proue, wise Abigail did see. Now Saul with enuie almost pin'de and driuen to distresse, [cap. 28] Sought by a wrethed witch to finde some comfort and redresse. Of which he fail'd, and in the field as desperatly he fought, His sonnes were slaine, his soldiers yeeld, and gastly he besought [Cap. 31] His Armour-bearer, him to kill; but he the deed, abhor'd; His owne heart blood then did he spill, with his owne hand and sword.

Section 13.

* 1.31 THen Dauid was proclaim'd, and raign'd in Hebron, Iudahs King: But Ishbosheth had Israel gain'd by Abners counselling. Long warre was twixt the houses both, [cap. 2] of Dauid and of Saul, Till Abner with his new king wroth, [cap. 3] to Dauids side did fall. This Abner and eke Ishbosheth, were slaine by villany: But Dauid did lament their death, and murderers all defie. [cap. 4] So, now he was established sole king of all the Land; His warres and all things flourished, [cap. 5] that he did take in hand. Then solemnely he thought it fit, [cap. 6] to fetch the Arke more neere him, But Vzzahs death did hinder it, Gods iudgement did so feare him. Yet afterward he brought it on, and purposed to reare A house for God; but he would none, [cap. 7] as Nathan did declare.

When he had all his foes subdued, and as a Monarch raigned, In peace and ease; see what ensu'd, [Cap. 11] his vpright life was stained With murder and adultery: [Cap. 12] whereof though he repented, Yet was he punish'd diuersly with haps to bee lamented. First, Absalom shed Amnons blood, (vengeance doth incest close) [Cap. 13] [Cap. 15] And after like a Rebel stood, His father to depose. Achitophel that crafty wretch had chiefe hand in this matter, [Cap. 17] But Hushai did him ouer-reach, by skill hee had to flatter. [Cap. 16] Base Shimei with open throte, did curse him as he fled: [cap. 20] And Sheba shortly blowes his note, but lost his traitors head. Loe yet againe, sinne of the king Gods fearefull wrath reuiues, [Cap. 24] The peoples hastie numbering, cost seuenty thousands liues. And lastly, in his aged yeares, * 1.32 his sonne, a wanton bred, [cap. 1] Euen Adoniah, boldly teares the Crowne from off his head.

This prophet after Gods owne heart, Psalmist of Israel, Did yet at last in peace depart, [cap. 2] and clos'd his daies full well.

Section 14.

* 1.33 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, & well may queene of Saba witnesse,

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 religion and 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. * 1.34 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.

Then Asa, then Iehosaphat, both, good and godly kings, [c. 15. 14.] For reformation; sauing that, [c. 22. 43.] they let alone some things.

Section 15.

Kings of Israel.

MEane while in Israel, Nebats sonne, [Cap. 12] King Ieroboam raign'd, An arch-idolater and knowne, by withered hand he gain'd. [cap. 15] Nadab his sonne, King Baasa, king Elah, and king Zimri, Did for the Crowne each other slea, [cap. 16] so likewise did king Omri: But his sonne Ahab, with his wife, that cursed Iezabel, Did worke such villany and strife, and to such fury fell: That good Eliah fled for feare, [Cap. 17] who was by Rauens fed; Who rais'd the widowes sonne so deare; who laid Baals Prophets dead. [Cap. 18] By whom king Ahab warning had: But words did nought preuaile,

* 1.35 Nor famine; not yet Benhadad, who strongly did assaile Samaria: yet for all that he killed Naboth iust. [Cap. 21] And after, got Iehosaphat, [cap. 22] to serue vnto his lust. For crossing which, poore Micaiah, * 1.36 was in the dungeon cast. But Iosaphat in battle saw * 1.37 proud Ahab slaine at last. His sonne tooke place when he was dead, [cap. 1] euen wicked Ahaziah; And after him was Ioram head. as then did good Eliah [cap. 2] In firy charret take his flight to heauen; and in his place, His spirit did on Elisha light, with speciall power and grace, To worke great miracles, as by [cap. 4] the increased oile was proued, And by Naamans leprosie, [cap. 5] which strangely he remoued. And by the plenty prophecied, [cap. 7] in staru'd Samaria, which th'infidel that said he lied, to his small comfort saw. [cap. 9] But Iehu did this Ioram quell, and raigned in his steed.

He slew also vile Iezebel, [cap. 10] Baals Priests and Ahabs seed. His wicked sonne Iehoahaz, [cap. 13] * 1.38 succeeded; and the next * 1.39 Was his sonne Ioash: either was by Arams armies vext.

Section 16.

Kings of Judah.

IN Iudah next Iehosaphat, [cap. 8] did his sonne Ioram raigne, * 1.40 Then Ahaziah; then vp start Athalia, who had slaine, All the Kings sonnes that she could catch: young Ioash scap'd alone, [Cap. 11] By helpe of friends who did him fetch, and placed on the throne. Gods house decai'd he did repaire, [Cap. 12] and left king, when he died, Amaziah his hopefull heire; [cap. 14] then Ioel prophesied. Vzziah, Amazia'hs sonne, [cap. 15] was strooke with leprosie, As he did raigne: and then began Isaiahs prophesie.

* 1.41 Iotham a Prince of Gods behest, succeeded next Vzziah: [Cap. 16] And after him, Ahaz that beast, [Cap. 18] and then raign'd Hezekiah.

Section 17.

Kings of Israel.

NExt vnto Ioash, Israels king, [cap. 14] did Ieroboam raigne, To Niniue now did Ionas bring Gods message, not in vaine. Then did Hosea take his text, and Amos prophesie. [Cap. 15] But Ieroboam dead; the next was his sonne Zacharie. * 1.42 Whom Shallum slew in open sight, and raigned in his steed. * 1.43 But Menahem did him requite, and in his seat succeede. * 1.44 Then Pekahia, Men'hems sonne, did weare the Crowne vntill * 1.45 His Captaine Pekah seaz'd thereon, and did his Soueraigne kill. Nor had this Pekah raigned long, but he receiu'd his doome,

* 1.46 Hoshea did reuenge the wrong, and raigned in his roome. In his time did Salmanaser, [Cap. 17] besiege Samaria strong, * 1.47 And tooke Hoshea prisoner, and led with him along * 1.48 All Israel into Syria; where they did still remaine, And planted in Samaria, of his Assyrian traine. * 1.49 Whom God by Lions did molest, for their blinde superstition, Which made them get an Ebrue priest, to mend their bad religion.

Section 18.

Kings of Judah.

* 1.50 THus leauing Israel dispossest, lets now returne againe, To Iudah, whom the Lord had blest, with Hezechias raigne. Against him, proud Saneherib, [Cap. 18] sent railing Rabshekee, Who to his cost was answered, [cap. 19] and caus'd with shame to flee.

Now was the Prophet Micah heard, and Nahum: but we finde, [Cap. 20] That this good king, from death preseru'd to Babel is too kind. Next him, his sonne Manasse raign'd, [cap. 21] a wicked cruell king, * 1.51 Vntill he was in Babel chain'd: but thence God did him bring. Ammon his sonne, the next in row, was for Idolatry, * 1.52 Slaine of his seruants: and as now, Habakuk did prophesie. Then yong Iosiah, Ammons sonne, a worthy Prince and zealous, [cap. 22] Made such a reformation as was and will be famous. Now Ieremiah Trumpet-like cries out; and Zephaniah: [cap. 23] But Necho's men in battle strike, and slea good king Iosiah. His sonne Iehoahaz the Crowne obtain'd; but raign'd not long, For Pharaoh Necho put him downe, and chain'd with fetters strong, * 1.53 And plac'd his brother in his roome, Iehoiachim by name, Who Babels vassell did become for three yeeres space with shame.

* 1.54 And then rebelling brought againe great Nabuchadnezer With all his huge and warlike traine: who tooke him prisoner, And bound and caried him away, with whom to Babylon, Ezechiel, and Mordecai, and Daniel are gone, With other moe of roiall seed. * 1.55 yong Iechoni alone Was left behind in's fathers steed, to sit on Iudahs throne: Nor sate he long but Babel doth, his Souldiers stout command, To fetch him and his treasure both, and chiefe men of of the Land. * 1.56 His vncle Zedekiah plac'd, was in his roome, and crowned: Who likewise did rebell at last: but Babels king so frowned, [Cap. 24] That vp against Ierusalem, [ 17] * 1.57 the fowerth time he came, And by strong siege so starued them, [cap. 25] that warriours fled with shame. * 1.58 King Zedekiah also fled, but Chaldees quickly caught him, And that due iudgement might be had, [cap. 25] They vnto Riblah brought him,

* 1.59 And slew his sonnes before his face, and then put out his eies, And chained him with all disgrace, that else they could deuise. * 1.60 And so to Babel they returne, with prisoners and with pray. The Temple after that they burne, and take all thence away. * 1.61 Yea burnt the Palace faire and rich which Solomon did build: And all the goodly houses which Ierusalem did yeeld.

Section 19.

* 1.62 BEing now at Babel fast in hold [cap. 1] the finest wits were sought, Of captiue children, to be school'd, and Chaldea learning taught. There Daniel among the rest, did to such ripenesse come, That when a dreame the king opprest, and Wisards all were dumbe, [cap. 2] The dreame forgotten, he disclos'd; * 1.63 which was an Image great, Of metals different compos'd, from head vnto the feet.

* 1.64 This made the king much to admire, him and his fellowes all; Yet three were cast into the fire, [cap. 3] for that they would not fall Before his image hugely trimme: but fire could take no hold. Another dreame then vexed him, [cap. 4] which Daniel did vnfold; And eke the state of future times, [cap. 7] of Monarchs Crownes surprising. [ 8] Of Christ precisely he diuines [ 11] and of the deads arising. [ 12] But Babels king restored back, from beasts, made better end. [cap. 4] Next him, raign'd Euilmerodach, euen Ieconiahs friend. * 1.65 To him succeeded Balshazzar, who, in his drunken feast, Did neither God nor's people spare, [cap. 5] for blasphemy and iest; Till fingers writing on a wall, dazling his very sight, * 1.66 Did so his countenance appall, was neuer man so fright: This writng Daniel expounds; and so without delay, * 1.67 That night Darius all confounds, and tooke his Crowne away.

Section 20.

VVHen now full seuenty yeeres were spent * 1.68 in their Captiuity; King Cyrus Proclamation sent, for their deliuery. Zerubbabel doth them retire, * 1.69 with all the Temples treasure, [Cap. 1] And full commission to repaire the ruines at their pleasure. [cap. 4] But crafty foes did plot apace, the Lords worke to withstand, By flattering speech vnto their face, and letters vnder hand; Yea Hammans hatred cankered, had made an vtter riddance, * 1.70 Had not Queene Ester ventured, [cap. 3] her life for Iewes deliuerance. * 1.71 Then Haggai; also Zacharie, [Cap. 5] their slacknesse doe reproue; And shortly after Malachi, their lacke of zeale and loue. [cap. 6. 15.] So was the Temple finished, * 1.72 by Duke Zerubbabel, [Cap. 2] And Nehemi with patent sped, the walles to build as well,

Which he perform'd for all the hate, [cap. 6. 15] of enemies prophane, Tobiah, wicked Sanballat and worse Samaritane. [Cap. 4] * 1.73 And then he kept a solemne feast, whereat the Law was read, [Cap. 8] And seal'd a couenant with the rest, their God to serue and dread. [cap. 10] Next Kings and Dukes, the Maccabees, (as stories doe recite) * 1.74 Did rule them: but the Monarchies, still top't them by their might. In such subiection did they mourne, foure hundred yeeres and od, Vntill Messiah, Christ was borne, true Man, and very God.

The Dukes of Dauids stocke, after the returne out of Captiuity.

• 1 Ieconias, Ier. 52.
• 2 Shealthiel, Hag. 1.
• 3 Zorobabel.
• 4 Reza,
• 5 Ioanna.
• 6 Iudas Hyrcanus.
• 7 Ioseph Primus,
• 8 Abner Semei.
• 9 Eli Mattathia.
• 10 Azar Mahat.
• 11 Nagid Artaxad.
• 12 Haggai Eli.
• ...

• ... 13 Maslot Naum.
• 14 Amos Syrac.
• 15 Mattathia Siloath.
• 16 Ioseph Secundus.
• 17 Ianna Hyrcanus.

This Ianna was slaine by Antiochus Epi∣phanes king of Syria, who tyrannized ouer them vntill Mattathias the high Priest ar∣med and incouraged his sonnes against him, who draue him out of the countrey and successiuely raigned in his roome.

The Princes and Kings of the Family of the Maccabees.

1	Iudas Maccebeus the sonne of Mat∣tathias raigned—	5. yeeres
2	Ionathan an other sonne—	19. yeeres
3	Simon a third sonne,—	8. yeeres
4	Iohannes Hyrcanus—	31 yeeres
5	Aristobulus his sonne—	1 yeere
6	Alexander Ianneus—	27 yeeres
7	Alexandra his wife—	9 yeeres

8 Hyrcanus her sonne succeeded, but Ari∣stobulus his younger brother rebelled and made warre against him: wherefore Hyrca∣nus sent Embassadours to Pompey the Ro∣mane captaine for aid. Pompey came to Ie∣rusalem, subdued the Rebels, gaue the go∣uernment

and Priesthood to Hyrcanus, and caried Aristobulus with his two sonnes A∣lexander and Antigonus captiues towards Rome. Alexander escaped by the way, and returned and got part of Galile, but was taken againe by Gabinius, and afterward put to death at Antioch by Scipio the father in law of Pompey. Antigonus was set at li∣berty by Iulius Caesar after the battle be∣tweene him and Pompey. But comming into Iewry hee dealt cruelly with his old vncle Hyrcanus the high Priest, cutting off his eares and banishing him into Parthia, for which cause hee was taken againe and executed at Antioch, by Antony, Herods Lieutenant in Iewry.

Herod also sent for Hyrcanus out of Par∣thia, and put him to death, and so came the family of the Maccabees fully to an end, and the kingdome of Iewry was esta∣blished to Herod and his heires.

The posterity of Herod.

THe kingdome or prouince of Iewrie was giuen by Iulius Caesar to Antipa∣ter of I dumaea the father of Herod, in re∣compence of the faithfull and good seruice

which he did him in Egypt, in the time of his warres and danger there.

1 Herod the sonne of Antipater, called Herod the great, was made King by the Senate of Rome, and raigned 37. yeeres. He pulled downe the Temple that was built after the Captiuity, and built an∣other after the patterne of Salomons won∣derfull richly and stately. He put to death Aristobulus and Alexander his sonnes vpon suspition of Treason.

2 Archelaus another of his sonnes ru∣led Iudea nine yeeres.

3 Herod Antipas another sonne gouer∣ned Galile; he beheaded Iohn Baptist.

4 Plilip another sonne gouerned Ituria.

5 Herod Agrippa the sonne of Aristobu∣lus, who killed Iames, and was eaten vp of wormes, Acts cap. 12.

Agrippa his sonne (mentioned with Ber∣nice his sister, Acts 5.) being a child was caried into Syria, and the Romans tooke the gouernment of Iewry againe into their owne hands as in former time.

A briefe supputation of the yeres and times, from the Creation of the World, vnto the birth of Christ: collected out of Iunius, according to the Scriptures. * 1.75

• ...Genesis 5.
  • ADam being 130 yeeres old begat Sheth— [ 130]
  • Sheth at 105 yeeres old begat Enosh— [ 235]
  • Enosh at 90 begat Kenan— [ 325]
  • Kenan at 70 begat Mahalaleel— [ 395]
  • Mahalaleel at 65 begat Iared— [ 460]
  • Iared at 162 begat Henoch— [ 622]
  • Henoch at 65 begat Methushelah [ 687]
  • Methushelah at 187 begat Lamech— [ 874]
  • Lamech at 182 begat Noah— [ 1056]
  • Noah at 502 begat Shem— [ 1558]
  • In his 500. yeere he begat Ia∣phet, for thus Iunius readeth it out of the Hebrue (brother to Iapheth the elder,) Gen. 10. 21.

• ...Genesis 11.
  • ... [ 1658] Shem at 100. yeeres old begat Arphachshad.—
  • This being two yeeres after the flood, (which came in Noahs sixe hundreth yeers) it followeth that he was begotten in the fiue hun∣dred and second yeere of Noah, Gen. 11. vers. 10.
  • ... [ 1693] Arphachshad at 35. begat Shelah.
  • [ 1723] —Shelah at 30. begat Heber.
  • [ 1757] —Heber at 35. begat Peleg.
  • [ 1787] —Peleg at 30. begat Reu.
  • [ 1819] —Reu at 32. begat Serug.
  • [ 1849] —Serug at 30. begat Nahor.
  • [ 1878] —Nahor at 29. begat Terah.
  • Terah at 70. began to beget chil∣dren, (saith Iunius) and at 130. [ 2] begat Abram—

This plainely appeareth, for Terah was 205. yeeres old when hee died in Haran, Gen. 11. 32. and Abram going out of Haran shortly after was but 75. Gen. 12. 4. Now diduct the sonnes age out of the fathers, and there remaineth 130. to Terah at A∣brams birth.

[ 2108] Abraham at 100 yeeres old begat Izhaak.

[ 2168] Izhaak at 60. begat Esau and Iaakob.

[ 2298] Iaakob being 130. yeeres old, goeth down

into Egypt, Gen. 47. 9.

Iaakob died 17. yeeres after his comming [ 2315] into Egypt, Gen. 47. 28

Ioseph died 53. yeeres after his father Iaa∣kob, [ 2368] Gen. 50,

Moses was borne 60. yeeres after the death [ 2428] of Ioseph.

Moses was 80. yeeres old, when hee stood [ 2508] before Pharaoh, Exod. 7. 7.

The Tabernacle was reared the second [ 2510] yeere after, Exod. 40. 17.

Moses died 40. yeeres after the departure [ 2549] out of Aegypt, and 39. after the Taber∣nacle erect, Deut. 1. 3.

Ioshua died 17. yeeres after Moses. [ 2566]

Othniel died 40. yeeres after Ioshua. [ 2606]

Ehud died 80. yeeres after Othniel. [ 2686]

Deborah died 40. yeeres after Ehud. [ 2726]

Gedeon died 40, yeeres after Deborah. [ 2766]

Abimelech vsurped 3. yeeres. [ 2769]

Tola died 23. yeeres after Abimelech. [ 2792]

Iair died 22. yeeres after Tola. [ 2814]

Iphtah died 6. yeeres after Iair. [ 2820]

Ibzan died 7. yeeres after Iphtah [ 2827]

Elon died 10. yeeres after Ibzan. [ 2837]

Abdon died 8. yeeres after Elon. [ 2845]

Sampson died 20. yeeres after Abdon. [ 2865]

Eli died 40. yeeres after Sampson. [ 2905]

Samuel succeeded to the time of Saul.

[ 2905] Saul began his raigne, and raigned alone, and with Samuel—40. yeeres.

[ 2945] Dauid raigned 40. yeeres

[ 2985] Salomon raigned 40. yeeres

[ 3025] Rehoboam raigned 17. yeeres.

[ 3042] Abiam raigned 3. yeeres.

[ 3045] Asa raigned—41 yeeres.

[ 3086] Iehosaphat raigned 25 yeeres.

[ 3111] Iehoram raigned 4. yeeres after his fathers death; hauing beene made Viceroy twice in his fathers life time. First, in his se∣uenteenth yeere, as appeareth 1. Kings 22. 51. compared with 2. Kings 1. 17. And againe, in his 22. yeeres, as appeareth 2. Kings 3. 1. compared with cap. 8. 16.

[ 3115] Athaliah raigned 6. yeeres.

[ 3121] Ioash raigned 39. yeeres.

[ 3160] Amasiah raigned 29. yeeres.

In his seuenteenth yeere (or the fourth of Ieroboam K. of Israel) there was a con∣spiracie against him, and he fled to Lachish, and liued there a banished man 11. yeeres, Vzziah his sonne being in the meane space made king by the common people, 2. Ki. 14. 21. See Iunius his note on the place.

[ 3177] Vzziah raigned 52. yeeres

About this time began the Greeke Olym∣piads,

by which they made a computation of all memorable matters. It was againe instituted by Hercules on the hill Olympus in Greece, which was held in the beginning of euery fifth yeere, and continued fiue daies, with great solemnity, and concourse out of all Countries. [ 3229]

Iotham raigned alone—15. yeeres— [ 3244]

Ahaz raigned—16. yeeres— [ 3260]

Hezekiah raigned—29 yeeres— [ 3289]

Manasse raigned—55 yeeres. [ 3344]

Ammon raigned—2 yeeres— [ 3346]

Iosiah raigned—31. yeeres.— [ 3377]

Iehoiakim raigned—11 yeeres— [ 3388]

Ieconiah raigned three months and was ca∣ried captiue to Babel, 2. Chron. 36. [ 3399]

Zedekiah raigned—••1 yeeres.— [ 3425]

From Zedekiah to the exaltation of Iehoia∣kin 2. King. 25. 30.—26 yeeres—

In Summe.

• From the Creation of Adam to the flood, are—1656 yeeres.
• From the flood to the death of Ioshua, are—910 yeeres.
• From Ioshua to the death of Eli, are—339 yeeres.
• From Eli to the deportation of Ieconias, are—473 yeeres.
• ...

• ... * 1.76 From the Captiuity of Ieconias to the E∣dict of Cyrus for their deliuerance (pro∣mised, Ier. 25. 11. and performed in the first yeere of his raigne) are—70. yeres.
• From the Edict of Cyrus, beginneth the first of Daniels 70. weekes.
• These 70. weekes are to bee expounded as the Sabbaths, or Weekes of the yeere of Iubile, Leuit. 25. 8. and they containe in the whole—490 yeeres.

These are diuided by Gabriel the Angel into three parts, Dan. 9. 25.

First he appointeth 7. weekes, or a Sab∣bath of weekes, or a Iubile of 49. yeeres, for the building of the Temple, and re∣storing of the pure worship of God.

Secondly, hee appointeth 62. weekes (which containe 434. yeeres) for repairing of the City, and building the walles. And these beginne with the commission of Ne∣hemiah, from Darius Artaxerxes Longima∣nus Neh. 2. 9. and reach vnto the last weeke in which Messiah began to preach.

Thirdly, he speaketh of the last weeke, and diuideth it into two parts.

1 In the first part, and middest of it, or in the fourth yeere, he saith that Mes∣siah shall abolish the sacrifice and oblati∣on:

namely by offering vp himselfe once for all, Heb. 10. 14. Which is more plaine∣ly expressed, Dan. 9. 26. where he is said to be cut off, or crucified and deliuered to death. But nothing to him, that is, death shall not preuaile ouer him, but that hee shall make good his iudgements vpon a rebellious and gaine-saying people. For it is said, [He shall destroy the City, and the ho∣ly things,] or the Temple; and that with such seuerity, as if a flood of wrath and iudgement swallowed vp all.

These 69. weekes and a halfe weeke, containe 487. yeeres, which fall out iust, by this account.

• From the Edict of Cyrus to the re-edi∣fying of the Temple, and the returne of * 1.77the people, by the command of Artaxer∣xes, the whole time of Ezra his story, are—49. yeeres,
• From the Temple finished, to the repai∣ring of the City Ierusalem, and the end of * 1.78Arsanes his raigne; the time of Nehemiahs story,—70. yeeres
• From thence to the death of Alexander the great, are—12. yeeres.
• Alexander died in the first yeere of the 114. Olympiade, and Christ was crucified

• the last yeere of the 202. Olympiade. Which 89. Olympiades containe—356. yeeres, * 1.79and so is the summe 487. fully made vp.

The latter part, or other halfe of the weeke, is referred vnto the Reuelation of the new Testament, cap. 11. 3. where it is said, that the two Witnesses should prophecy, 1260 daies, or 42. months; which make vp three yeeres and a halfe: and so the full number of the 70. weekes.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Genesis
• * 1.2

  vers. 15.
• * 1.3

  Anno Mund 130.
• * 1.4

  Anno. 1056.
• * 1.5

  Anno. 1656.
• * 1.6

  Anno. 17••6.
• * 1.7

  Anno 2008.
• * 1.8

  Jam. 2. 23.
• * 1.9

  Moab the father of the Mo∣abites.

  Beniam∣mi the fa∣ther of the Ammo∣ni••••s.
• * 1.10

  Anno. 2108.
• * 1.11

  Anno. 2168.
• * 1.12

  vers. 14. 15.
• * 1.13

  vers. 20.
• * 1.14

  vers 14. 17. 19.
• * 1.15

  Anno 2298.
• * 1.16

  Exodus
• * 1.17

  Anno 2428.
• * 1.18

  Anno 2508.
• * 1.19

  The ten plagues numbred in their order.
• * 1.20

  Iob.
• * 1.21

  Anno 2510.
• * 1.22

  Numbers
• * 1.23

  Num. 34.
• * 1.24

  Deut. 31.
• * 1.25

  Anno 2549.
• * 1.26

  Josh. 1.
• * 1.27

  vers. 24.
• * 1.28

  Anno. 2566.
• * 1.29

  1. Sam.
• * 1.30

  Anno 2905.
• * 1.31

  2. Sam. Anno 2945.
• * 1.32

  1. Kings
• * 1.33

  Anno 2985.
• * 1.34

  Anno 3025.
• * 1.35

  vers. 2.
• * 1.36

  vers. 27.
• * 1.37

  vers. 34.
• * 1.38

  vers. 3. 4.
• * 1.39

  vers. 25.
• * 1.40

  vers. 25.
• * 1.41

  vers. 5.
• * 1.42

  vers. 10.
• * 1.43

  vers. 14.
• * 1.44

  vers. 23.
• * 1.45

  vers. 25▪
• * 1.46

  vers. 30.
• * 1.47

  vers. 6.
• * 1.48

  Anno 3265.
• * 1.49

  vers 25.
• * 1.50

  Anno 3260.
• * 1.51

  2. Chron. 33. 12. 13.
• * 1.52

  2. Kings 21. 23.
• * 1.53

  2. Chron. 36. 4. 2. Kings 24. 1.
• * 1.54

  Anno 3389.
• * 1.55

  1. Chron. 3. 16. 2. Kings 24. 8. vers. 10. 11.
• * 1.56

  Anno 3399.
• * 1.57

  vers. 17. 20.
• * 1.58

  vers. 3. 5.
• * 1.59

  vers. 6.
• * 1.60

  Anno 3400.
• * 1.61

  vers. 8. 9.
• * 1.62

  Daniel
• * 1.63

  vers. 27.
• * 1.64

  vers. 46.
• * 1.65

  Ier. 52.
• * 1.66

  vers. 6.
• * 1.67

  vers. 30.
• * 1.68

  Anno 3458.
• * 1.69

  Ezra.
• * 1.70

  Ester.
• * 1.71

  Ezra.
• * 1.72

  Nehemia
• * 1.73

  vers. 1. 2.
• * 1.74

  1 The Ba∣bylonians.

  2. The Gre∣cians

  3. The Ro∣mans.
• * 1.75

  The age of the World.
• * 1.76

  Anno 3458.
• * 1.77

  Ezra. 6, 15 7, 12 Anno 3507.
• * 1.78

  Anno 3577.
• * 1.79

  Anno 3945.