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I Will read often in secret or in the family, for the preservation of piety and temperance and honesty through Gods help, the Church-Catechism, and also these Chapters of Holy Scripture.
Our Saviours Sermon on the mount, Matt. c. 5. and c. 6. and c. 7.
Another Sermon Luk. c. 12. and c. 13.
Jesus Christ God and man. S. Ioh. Gosp. c. 1.
Christs comforting his Church. S. Iohns Gosp. c. 15. and c. 16. and c. 17.
The Duties of a Christian man. Rom. c. 12. and c. 13. Gal. c. 5, and c. 6. Phil. c. 4. Col. c. 3, and c. 4. Ephes. c. 4.1 Thess. c. 4. and c. 5. S. Peters 1 Epistle. S. Iames Epistle. Deut. c. 6. Iob. c. 31. Ecclesiastes. c. 12. Psal. 15. and 34, and 41, and 119, and 1. and Proverbs through∣out.
The Duties of Governours and Governed, as Kings and Subjects, Priests and People, Fathers and Chil∣dren, Masters and Servants, Rom. c. 13.1 P••t. c. 2. and c. 3. Col. c. 3. Ephes. c. 5. and c. 6.1 Tim. c. 6. Tit. c. 11. and c. 3.
I will delight to read our Lords Parables, as of the
Publicane and Pharisee, Luke c. 18.
Prodigal Son, Luke c. 15.
Lost Sheep, Luke c. 15.
Ten Talen••s, Luke c. 19.
Widow and unjust Judge, Luke c. 18.
Wise Virgins, Matt. c. 25.
Two Debtors, Luke c. 7.
Kind Samaritane, Luke c. 10.
Rich man and Lazarus, Luke c. 16.
Sower, Luke c. 8.
I will also frequently review the Forty Great and Merciful Miracles of our Lord, as so many excellent Subjects of his inexhaust••ble Praise, and so many Pilla••s of our Hope and Devotion.
1. Water made Wine, Ioh. 2.1, 10.
2. Lunatick dispossest, Mark 1▪ 21, 28.
3. Peters mother in law cured of a Fever, Luke 4.38.40.
4. Stupendous Draught of Fishes at the lake of Tiberias, Luke 5.1, 11.
5. Leper cleansed, Matt. 8.2, 4.
6. Paralytick let down by the roof and healed, Luk. 5.17, 26.
7. The withered hand restored, Luk. 6.6, 10.
8. Good Centurions servant cured, Luk. 7.2, 10.
9. Widows son of Naim revived out of the bier, Luk. 28.11, 17.
10. Deaf and dumb and blind de∣moniack recovered, Matth. 12.22, 23.
11. Storm ceaseth at Christs word, Mark 4.35, 40.
12. Legion of devils sent out of a man into the swine, Mark 5.1, 21.
13. Bloody flux cured by the touch of the Lords garment, Mark 5.••22, 34.
14. Jairus his daughter restored to life, Mark 5.35, 43.
15. Two blind men restored by Christs touch, and a dumb devil cast out, Matt. 9.26, 32.
16. Rulers son healed at a di∣stance, Iohn 4.46, 53.
17. Impotent at Bethesda healed with a word, Ioh. 5.1, 15.
18. Five thousand fed with five loaves and two fishes, Mark 6.30, 34.
19. Jesus walketh on the sea, Matt. 14.22, 23.
20. Syrophenicians daughter dis∣possest, Matt. 15.21, 28.
21. Deaf and dumb man of De∣capolis cured by a touch, Mark 7.31, 37.
22. Blind man of Bethsaida reco∣vered by our Lords hand, Mark 8.22.26.
23. Christs Transfiguration, Mat. 17.1, 8.
24. Raving Lunatick recovered. Mar. 7.13, 28.
25. Cesars Tribute miraculously procured from the mouth of a Fish, Matth. 17.23, 26.
26. Sight given to one born Blind, Ioh. 4.1, 38.
27. Believing Woman cured of eighteen years Infirmity, Luke 13.10, 17.
28. Dropsy cured on the Sabbath∣day, Luke 14.1, 6.
29. Ten Lepers cured, Luke 17.11, 19.
30. Two blind men of Jericho restored by Christs singer. Matt. 20.21, 34.
31. Lazarus raised from the dead, Ioh. 11.1, 44.
32. Fruitless fig-tree cursed and withered, Mark. 11.12.23.
33. Our Lords Passion, Ioh. c. 18. and c. 19. Luke c. 22. and Matt. c. 26. and c. 27.
34. Our Lords Resurrection, Mark c. 16. Luke c. 14.
35. His Appearing to Mary, Iohn 20.11, 18.
36. His Appearing to the two dis∣ciples going to Emaus, Luke 24.13, 33.
37. His Manifestation to the
Apostles, except Thomas, Luke 24▪ 34, 42.
38. His Rising and Humanity proved to Thomas, Iohn 20.24, 29.
39. His Eating with his disciples at the lake of Tiberias after a mira∣culous draught of fishes, Iohn 21.1, 14.
40. Our Lords Ascension into Hea∣ven, Luke 24.49, 50. Acts 1.1, 12.
I will also add the Miracles fol∣lowing.
1. Descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, Acts c. 2.
2. Creeple at the Temple cured by S. Peter and S. John, Acts c. 3.
3. Conversion of five thousand by one Sermon, and a second Descent of the Holy Ghost, Acts c. 4.
4. Ananias and Sapphira are struck dead for Lying, and the very shadow of S. Peter healeth, Acts c. 5.
5. Wonders, Confession, and
Martyrdom of S. Stephen, Acts c. 6. and c. 7.
6. Philip miraculously carried a∣way from the converted Ethiopian, Acts c. 8.26, 40.
7. S. Pauls Conversion, Acts c: 9▪ and c. 22.
8. S. Peters Deliverance from pri∣son, Acts c. 12.
9. S. Peter cures Eneas of a Palsie, and restores Tabitha to life, Acts c. 9.32, 43.
10. Creeple of Lystra cured by S. Paul, Acts 14.8, 18.
11. Witch of Thyatira dispossest by S. Paul, and the prison miracu∣lously opened, Acts 16.16, 40.
12. Touch of S. Pauls body cures diseases, and expells devils, Acts c. 19.1, 20.
13. Dead Eutychus recovered by S. Paul, Acts c. 20.6, 12.
14. S. Pauls strange cures at Meli∣ta, Acts c. 28.1, 10.
Moreover I will research and pon∣der these miracles of the Old Te∣stament.
1. Creating, drowning and re∣storing of the world, Gen. c. 1. and c. 6. and c. 7. and c. 8.
2. Furnace and lamp passing through Abrahams sacrifice, Gen. 15.
3. Sodoms destruction, Gen. c. 18. and c. 19.
4. Isaacs birth, and his rescue from the altar on Moriah, Gen. 18.1, 15. and 21.1, 8. and 22.
5. Plagues of Egypt, and the re∣nowned Exodus, Exod. c. 7. c. 8. c. 9. c. 10. c. 12.31, 51. c. 13.17, 22. c. 14. and c. 15. and Psal. 78.
6. Quails, manna, water struck ••rom the drie rock, and Amalek de∣••eated by Moses his elevated hands. Exod. c. 16. and c. 17.
Terrible wonders of Sinai, Exod. c. 19. c. 24. c. 33. and c. 34.
8. Cloud of fire on the Taber∣nacle, Exod. c. 40.34, 38.
9 Fire from heaven upon Aarons first sacrifice, Lev. c. 9.22, 24. As before on Abels Gen. c. 4.4. and af∣ter on Solomons, 2 Chron. c. 7. and upon Elias, 2 King. c. 18.
10. Swallowing up of Korah, Num. c. 16. Psal. 106.
11. Brasen-serpent against the ve∣nom of the fiery, Num. c. 21.4, 9.
12. Balaams ass and prophesies, Num. c. 22. c. 23. and c. 24.
13. Ten commandments written up∣on two tables of stone, Deut. 10.1, 5.
14. Dividing of Jordan before the ark and priests of the Lord, Iosh. c. 3. and c. 4.
15. Archangel encouraging Jo∣shua, Iosh. c. 5.13, 15.
16. Downfal of Jericho, by the priests procession and trumpets. Iosh. c. 6.
17. Sun and moon stand still, Iosh. c. 10.8, 14.
18. Gideons cakes and fleece and victory with three hundred men onely, Iudg. c. 6.11, 40. and c. 7.
19. Wonders of Manoahs Angel, Iudg. c. 13.
20. Samsons foxes and jawbone: his removing the gates and pulling down the temple of Gaza, Iudg. c. 15. and c. 16.
21. Philistines plagued and Dagon destroyed before the Ark of God, 1 Sam. c. 5. and Uzza struck dead for touching the Ark, when it shook, 2 Sam. c. 6.6, 11.
22. Davids killing Goliath the giant. 1 Sam. c. 17.
23. Elijah is nourisht by ravens and by the unwasting meal and oyl of the widow of Zarepta, whose dead son he restores to life, 1 Kings c. 17.
24. Elijah by prayer obtaineth rain and also fire from heaven. 2 Kin. c. 1.
24. Rapture of Elijah, wonder∣full like the recess of Enoch and the
Expiration of Moses. 2 Kings c. 2. Gen. c. 5.24. Deut. c. 34.
26. Elisha divides Jordan with the mantle of his master Elijah, heals the corrupt waters, and destroys the mocking children.
27. Elisha refreshes the armies of three kings with water from heaven, 2 Kings c. 3.
28. Elisha multiplies the widows oyl to pay her debts: and by prayer both obtains and revives the child of the old and good Shunamite: and cures the poysond pottage, and also feeds a multitude with 20 loaves. 2 Kings c. 4.
29. Elisha cures Naamans leprosie by the waters of Jordan, and smites his greedy servant Gehazi with the same disease, 2 Kings. c. 5.
30. Elisha makes iron swim, dis∣closes the cabinet counsel of the king of Syria, and blinds his army. 2 Kings c. 6.
31. King Azariah smitten in the
••orehead with leprosie for invading the priests office, 2 Chron. c. 26.16, 23.
32. Incredible plenty by Elishas prophecy upon a sore famine, and Hazaels treason and cruelty foretold. 2 Kings c. 7. and c. 8. And Josiahs three victories over the Syrians pre∣dicted, 2 Kings c. 13.14, 19.
33. Proud Sennacheribs great ar∣my destroyed in a night according to Isaias prophecy 2▪ Kings c. 19.35.37. Hist. Herodoti.
34. Hezekiah is cured by Isaias prophecy and a lump of sigs, the sun also then going back ten de∣grees. 2 Kings c. 20.1, 11. Isaiah c. 38▪
35 Shadrach, Mesech, and Abedne∣go saved in the fiery furnace, and Da∣niel in the lions den. Dan. c. 3. and c. 6. and profane Belshazzar scared with a prodigious hand writing. Dan. c. 5.
36. Jonahs deliverance from the fishes belly, and his gourd, Ionah c. 2. and c. 4.