A reuelation of the holy Apocalyps. By Hugh Broughton..

Of Samuel, &c.

When God hastening to shewe CHRIST from Iuda, gaue Israel a minde to choose a King: hee would giue one of Beniamin, that Rachel should be aequall to Leah: but soone re∣moue him: then commeth DAVID of Iuda: Dauid rare for faith and all humanitie: whose Psalmes tell of Christ all that can be known: from Stories past, and in Prophecies for the state following. That all men, high and low, rich and poore, should still sing his psalmes. And to him, is promised an aeter∣nall throne in Christ. Now to prooue, that this throne is not for this World. Salomon hath all wisedome, prosperitie, and pleasure, and writeth a song of songes, that is all in continued allegories of true soules following Christ: and Prouerbes, to warne Ephraim from Idolls: and Ecclesistes to tell that all vn∣der the sunne was vanitie. To the same effect the historie of poore Ruth, of Lot, leauing Countrey, kins folke and fathers house, conteineth a sage hope in the songe for the Lambe. And Salomons Temple is soone cast off, to be despysed, and the Kings of his seede; in 1. and 2. of the Kings; to shew that a King of Nathan Salomons brother, should be the true King; when Salomons Kings should cause captiuity to Babel, and ouerthrow of all. The Books of Kings, and Chronicles, shew that in euent. Then Daniel, sheweth 7. tymes ouer, how vn∣der Kings Iuda shall bee in affliction, till the King of Kings commeth. In Prophecie, Hosea telleth of his saluation, how he shall be called from Egypt, and destroy death, and aryse the third day, which matter Ionas in figure experienced before. This saluation Osee teacheth and how Lo-Ammi, should be Ammi,

and Lo-Ruchamah, should be Ruchamach. Ioel, sheweth Gods fauor for the spirite vpon all flesh, to speake of the resurre∣ction, chapter 2. and sharpe iudgement cited in this Chapter. And Amos, of erecting Dauids Tabernacle. Isaiah, is an Euangelist from chapter 40. specially chapter 53. and where not: and who is like to Michah, telling Herod of Bethlechem, where the sonne of Dauid should be borne. Nahum, comfor∣teth the true Iew with the faire feete of them that shew peace: and sayth: Aggie Aggeicha: festiue thy festiuities; though Niniueh scattred Israel, yet Iuda should be built. The name of Aggei the Prophet calleth that into minde. Abba∣kuk, embraceth the people with comfort against Babel, and leaueth a messe of potage for Daniel, and all good: that, the iust shall liue by faith. Ieremie, 40. year. telleth Iudah their Ceremonies cannot turne their heartes from strange Gods: But Babell shal bee their dwelling to consume the wicked, & to shew Gods glorie, where the Towre brought shame to all nations, built to worship Creatures, and to forget the Crea∣tor. Tzephain, telleth that (Tze-phan Iah) the aeternall hath sealed vp iudgement for despysing the Redeemer, (taught by the Passouer in Iosiahs dayes) therefore he will visite the Kings Children for close Idolatry, the rulers for cruelty, the false Prophets for lying vanities, ouerthrow the state & cary them to Babell, but after confession of their sin, he will leaue a poore and humble people, that shall trust in Messiah the Lord. Obadiah, telleth Edom, that for helping Babell to de∣stroy Ierusalem; by Babell they should be destroyd: yet in tyme Sauiours (that is Apostles) shall come from Syon to conquer and iudge them (Luc. 22. 30.) that is, to bring them to the faith, and that, of that Kingdome Christ shall be King. Ezechiel sheweth the sonne of man glorious aboue the Cherub,

Chap. 1. and from 40. a new Ierusalem: and chap. 38. sheweth to the eye the resurrection: touching his Ierusalem: S. Peter tuneth the Harpe on Mount Sion, that: euery prophecie of scripture is not to bee expouded properly: because the holy men of God spake caried by the holy Ghost. Daniel, expoun∣deth him, that the death of Christ shall bring all nations to be an heauenly Ierusalem: Of Daniel I haue written more then any since Daniel wrote, how his holy Gospell, sheweth Christ vnto Children. The Copies of my last edition hee that vseth, as the Persians the Prophete, shall be commended of mee to the God of Daniel, whom hee knoweth not. For if he had knowen him, he would not so haue crucified againe the Lord of glory. So described king of the Iewes, and first named CHRIST, meere properly in Daniel. Ages folowing shall enquire how God will deale with the men. Aggei, an∣swering in name (as was shewed) to Nahums words, sheweth that of Zorobabel, the SIGNET shall come: who shall shake the heauen of the Iewes policie; and the profane earth. Za∣chary and Malachy, with him, shewe what Zachary & Malachy Luc. 1. should learne to begin the New Testament, by the Angell Gabriel, on whom they comment: Ezra, and Nehe∣mias, also record his trueth, and celebrate the names of the chiefe returned, and the number of all. And Mordecai, in Esther, telleth how by faith in Christ they escaped the edge of the sword: Thus vpon Mount Sion of old, they tuned their harps, in the strang land of this world: knowing that God would re∣ceiue them hence into his Ourano polin: yet they were not per∣fected in their musique heere, to see and feele as 1. Ioh. 1. the word of life. S. Peter writing to poore Iewes 2 Pet. 1. com∣mendeth the reading of the old harpes, as a light shining in a darke place, till the morning starre (Psal. 22. Apo. 2. & 21. and

Dauid Kimchi vpon Psal. 22.) arise in our hearts.

Notes

• Samuel.
• Psalmes.
• Canticles.
• Prouerbes Ecclesiaa∣stes.
• Ruth.
• 1. and 2. Kings.
• Chroni∣cles.
• Daniel.
• Hosea.
• Ionas.
• Ioel.
• Amos.
• Isaiah.
• Michah.
• Nahum.
• Habba.
• Ieremie.
• Ezechiel.
• Daniel.
• Aggei.
• Zacharic.
• Malachie.
• Ezra.
• Nehemias.
• Esther.