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By the vuord of almygthy god ar created and blyssed the erthe, day nygte, heuen, the sey, the son, mon, sters, fyches, and beysts of the erth. Adam and Heua ar al∣so created.
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By the vuord of almygthy god ar created and blyssed the erthe, day nygte, heuen, the sey, the son, mon, sters, fyches, and beysts of the erth. Adam and Heua ar al∣so created.
Adam is set in paradiso of pleasure to vuhon ys forbedden the tre of life. The suttelty off the serpent Adā, and Heua ar deceaued.
Vuhen Adam and Heua dyd atknolege thor syn, they dyd fle from the face of God, and ar obiected vnto deth. Cherubim is seth lefo re paradise of pleasur vuyth a fyrey svuord.
Adam expelled ouut off Paradyse is cōman∣ded to dyge and plouu the erth, the vuomā ys subiect vnto the man, and bringeth forht hyr chylder in sorouue.
Rygthus Noe by the cōmandement of God goyth in to the shyppe he and his ar saued al, other destroed, The rauen and the doue letten ouut of the syppe.
The touure of Babylon is bylded, vuherupon cometh confusion of languages.
Abraham logieh the Angels, Isaac is promy∣sed vnto hym, Sara lauugot behynd the dore of the tabernacle. The destruction of the So∣domites is sneuued vnto Abraham. Abraham prayth for the Sodomiths.
The fayth of Abraham is tented. He is com∣manded to offer hys son Isaac. The Angel doth cal vnto Abraham, thar he shuld not kylle hys son.
Iacob by the sutteltye of his mother takyth the blyssing from Esau. Isaac is soro fulle. Esau is conforted.
Ioseph by cause he accused his brether and had dremed, is casten in the cystern, he dely¦uered ouut of the cystern, is solde vnto the Ismaelyts.
Pharaos dreme of the seuen oxen and ears of corn, Ioseph delyuered ouut of pryson doth expouund it, tte is maed reuuber ouer Egy∣pte.
Vuhen Iacob shuld dye, he porchessyth vn∣to him Ephraim and Manasses the sons of Io∣seph: and blyssyth them.
Ioseph is buryed. The chylder of Israel ar op¦pressed in Egypte vuyth hard bōdage, The diligence of grod meduuyues ys expressed.
Moyses and Aaron goyth vnto Pharao, The peple ar mor and mor oppressed. Moyses and Aaron ar accused of the peple.
Moyses fedyth the sheyp. He seyth God in the bushe, He is sent vnto the chylder of Is∣rahel, and vnto Pharao the oppressed.
Pharaos hart ys hardenyt, he doth perseuu the Israhelites and is drouudet. The Israheli tes grugith, desparyng of ther helth. They go thorouu the myds of the sey vuyth dry fete, vuhen they had gotten the victori they vuor shipped God.
The Israhelits goyth forth in to the vuylker∣nes of Sin, vuen they mormured for mete, God ranyth them quuales and manna.
The Isaerelites doyth lay ther tents at the mount of Synay. The people is cōmanded to do sacrifice. Almighty God appeoyth vuyth lighning and thoundaryng, that the people shud feare hym.
The Israhelits ar cōmanded to make an Ark, a table, and a kandelstyke for the offerryng of fyrst fruts vnto God. The shea breds ar set vpon the table.
Vuhen Moyses had restored the tables, he vuent into the hille, he desireth God to go vuith the peple. The company of Gentiles, and idolatry is forbydden.
Moyses is instructed of the lord ouut of the tabernacle of vuyttnes, houu he shal offer oxen and shepe.
Moyses by the cōmandement of the lord, al the peple gathered befor the dores of the ta¦bernacle, consecratyth Aaron and bys chyl¦der.
Nadab and Abiu, the sons of Aaron, contrary to Gods commandement offeryng strange fyre, ar consumed vuyth the flamme.
The lord sheuuyth the commandements vn∣to Moyses, sum Moral, and sum Ceremo∣nial.
Moyses and Aaron doth numbre men that vuen abbe to fygth acorrdyng vnto the tu∣uelue tribes of Israhel. The Tribe of Leui is ordined for the tabernacle.
Moyses and Aaron, the princes of famylies, aaer dyng vnto Gods commandement re∣hersed, doth orden stations of the tents.
Core, Dathan and Abiron grudgyng agaiust Moyses, ar suualo vued vp of the erth vuyth many othor.
Israhel rebellyng ys plaged vuith fyry Ser∣pens. Moyses doth seth vp a Brasen Serpent, for a token: the vuhyche vuhen they that vuar bitten dyd behold, they vuar hole.
The Israhelits vuhen they had ouercōne the Madianits, they brogth the pray vnto Moy¦ses and Aaron. they dyd reserue the virgi∣nis, the vuhomē ar killed. The pra iis equal∣lye deuided.
Moyses in the vuyldernes repetyth the thyn¦ge vuhych vuar done in the hille Horeb, he doth constitute the Princes off the pople vuyth hym.
Moyses not only openly but also sharply monysheth the peple of berning and folou∣uyng the commandements of God.
Moyses iudgeth diligontly of the lyuing of Prests and Leuites. Christ is promysed. That a fals prophet shuld be kylled, and houu he shalbe knouuyn.
Iosue vuyth the host of Israhelites doth kyl the rings be yond Iordane.
Iudas the Captaine of the Israhelites ouercō∣myth the Chananyse. Adonibezec, his hend and his fete cur of, is bedde prysoner in to Ierusalem.
Ruth glenyng ears of corn in Booz felde, fand fauor before hym, the ears vuhyche she had gathered beryth she vnto hyr mo∣ther in lauu.
Anna the vuyfe of Elcane beyng long ba∣rand, doth obtaine of God hyr son Samuel, by cause she praed from hyr hareth, Heli the Prest sittyng in a chare befor the dores of the temple of God.
Saul is annoynted of Samuel kyng ouer Isra∣hel. a token is gyuen him ath the graue of Rachel, vuherby he shuld knoa that he vu∣as annoynted kyng of God.
Dauid castyng auuay Saul harnes, and tri∣sting only in the pouur of God, vuyth a stone ouut of hys styng kyllyth Goliath he chasyth auuay the Philistians.
It is sheuued Dauid that Ceilam vuas by se∣ged of the Philistians. He takyng consel of the lord, deliuerid Ceilā from the Philistiās.
The deth of Saul and Ionathan is sheuued vn to Dauid. He is sorouuful, and commandith hym to be kylled vuhyche fained hym self to haue kylled Saul.
Dauid chaseth auuay the Philistians, and ma¦keth them tributary vnto hym. Adarezer kyng Soba is smytten.
Dauid callith Vriam from the host, by cause he vuold the adultery vuych he had com∣mitted vuyth hys vuyfe, shud be hylde. Vrias vuhen he had receu id letters of Da∣uid, retornyth vnto the host, and ther is he kylled.
Nathan the Prophet accusytd Dauid of mur¦der sheuuyng hym a parable of the ryche man and the puor. Rabbath a cyty of the Ammonits is ouercomne of Dauid.
Absalon by the suttelty and vuysdō of Ioab, and the vuhoman of Thecuid, is called aga∣ine, Dauid doth kysse hys son Absalon.
Amasa callyth to gyther Iudam against Se∣bam: vuhom Ioab kyssed, and in ther iornay at the great ston desat fully kylled.
Abisag the fare maden is gyuen vnto old Da¦uid vuhyche shuld kepe hym vuarm vuhen he slepyth.
Hiram scudith hys seruants that he mygth re¦ioie vuyth Salomon. Salomon requirith tymbrt of Hiram for the bueldyng of the temple.
Ieroboam consultyth Ahiam the prophet, by hys vuyfe, as cōcerning the helth of his son vuhyche vuas scyk. but as son as she vuas comne hom and entered in ath the dore, Abia dyed.
Elias sheuuyth vnto the preysts of Baal, that God of Israhel vuas the very true God, God testifiyng the same by the fyre consumyng the offeryng of Elias. The preysts of Baal ar kylled.
Elias deuidit the vuater vuith his kloke. He receued vp in to heuem can not be fouund. The bays vuhiche dyd mok Elyseus ar rēt druouured of the Bears.
Ioiada the Byshope, Athalia beyng kylled, maketh Ioas kyng ouer Israhel, Mathan the prest of Baal is kylled befor the altare.
Achaz kyng of Iuda ful of idolatry, doth cō¦secrat hys son by the fire. Ierusalem is byse∣ged and requireth hely of the kyng of the Assyrians.
Iosias redith the boke of Deuteronomy be∣fore the peple, He destroyth Idols, and kyl∣lyth the preysts of Baal.
The genealogye of Adam is breffy repeted vnto the sons of Esau and Iacob.
Saul fygthyng vnlukkyly aganst the Phili∣stians, kyllyth hym self. his harnes is conse∣crat in the temple of his God. buth his hed is caryed of the Philistians in to the temple of idoles.
Dauid vuhen the ark vuas brogth, agayn blyssyth the peple, and makyth then also a fest. He doth instruit the ministers of the ark to prayse God in instrumēts of musyke
Salomon grith in to the hye place Gabaon to do sacrifice, he requirith of God vuisdō, and knologe to iudge the peple.
Salomon prayth for the congregation. He thankyth God, vuhyche fulfyld the promy¦ses mad vnto Dauid. He desyrith of God that al, vuhyche prayth in the temple ma be hard.
Sesac kyng of Egypt, by cause the Ieuuas had forsaken the lord, takyth auuay the shelds of gold, vuhyche Salomō made, and al the treasures of the houust of God.
Sennacherib a blasphemar inuadith the Ieu∣ues, Ezechias exhortith the peple to trist in God. As Ezechias praed, the angel of God seued the Assyrians.
Cyrus inspired of God, dyd restore the ves∣sels of the temple, vuhych Nabuchodono∣sor dyd tak auuay, he sendith the peple aga¦ne to buyld Ierusalem.
Nehemias kyng Artaxerxis buttelar, prayth vnto God for the resideuu of the peple of Ierusalem, vuhyche vuar in truble.
Iosias in the XIIII. mone of the fyrst monetl in Ierusalem offerith vp the paschal lamb.
Tobias is taken prysoner of the Assyriās. Vu¦hen he dyd slepe by the vual, the dung of the sualouues did fal in his eyn vuherby he vuas made blynd.
Satan obtanyth licence of God to destroye al the goods of Iob and his chylder. Buth he praseth God in hys affliction.
Eliphaz rebukith Iob for the arrogancy of vuysdum and clenlynes. He describith the maledictiō of the vuykked vuyche he doth falsly attribute vnto Iob.
The lord spekyth vnto Iob, sheuuyng vnto hym his rigtrtousnes by his vnserehable vuorks. Vnto Iob is restored duple ryches for that, that vuas taken from hym.
Assuerus makyng a gret fest doth set ouut his glori vasthi his vuyfe diuorsed, Esther is made queyn.
Vuhen Iudith had finished hir praet, she a∣nornyth hir vuyth garmenes of pleasur, to the intent she shudl ouercome Holoforne for the glory of God.
Iudith, vuhen Holofern vuas druncken and slped, hir made kopyng the dore, ded cut of his hede and caried it vnto hir citisens.
Dauid inspiret vuith the spret of God, des∣cribyth the felicitits of man, he declared al so the destruction of the vngadly and infi∣deles.
The psalmist is angrye vuith the Ieuues and callith them fools vuhyche vngodly and vnfaytfully dēyeth Christ to be the treuue Messias and God, vuhyche vuas promysed in the lauue.
Christ sittyth ath the rigrhand of his father. God the father gyuidh vnto his son a prey stly dignitye vuhyce shal luer in due for the benefice of his passion.
The incomprehensible mysteri of the loue vuhiche Christ harbre touuard his spouus the chyrce, and agane, that the chyrche hath touuard Christ, is fully expressed.
Isaias doth lament the syns of Ierusalem, the lord doth reiect by Isaias hys prophet the ceremonies of the Ieuues, vuherin they did put ther trust.
Esaias doth se the glory of God and atkno∣legeth his sins. By the token and the vuord he obtanith remission of sins, and is sent vn∣to the Ieuues.
Ezechias is ded seyk. He receauitk a token of helth of the lord in his natiuitye.
The visions of Ezechiel of the fouur bests, of the vuheyls, of the thron, and the image vuhich sittyth vpon the thron.
The restoryng of the citye and the temple is sheuued vnto Ezechiel the prophet in vi∣sions.
Ezechiel doth se the glory of God putre in to the temple vuhiche it had forsaken: the mesures of the altar ar described.
Ezechiel seyth vuaters rinnyng ouut of the temple, the costs and diuisions of the laude of promission, by the lord ar sheuued vnto the prophet.
Sidrah, Misach, and Abdenago ar casten in to a fornce of fyre, by cause the vuold not vuorshyppe the gelden image contrary vn¦to the kyngs decrit.
A vision of fouur bests is sheuued vnto Da∣niel. Tis vision is interpreted of four kyng∣doms of the vuorld.
Daniel seyth the fygthyng letuuen a ram and a gotbuke. The ynderstamdinh of the vision is declared vnto Daniel bi the angel.
The prophecy of Daniel of the kyngs of the Persians, of the kyngdom of Grece, of Egy¦pte, and the treuues of it, and the battele vu∣yth the kyngdom of Syria is prophecyed.
The accusers of Susanna conuict of Daniel, ar put to exicution.
Daniel for the distroyng of Bel and the Dra¦gon is casten in to the den of lions. Abacuc doth bring meat.
Osee takyng a houue to vuyfe, doth syn∣gnyfi the Idolatrie of the peple.
Iohel prophicieth the distruction of Ierusa∣lem. He exortyth the preysts vnto praer and fastyng for the calamitye vuhyche vuas at hand.
Amos doth prophycit aganst Damasc, the Philistians, Tyrus, Idumia, and teh sons of Ammon.
Ionas is sent in to the rity of Niniuem for to preche, he his pumished by cause his pro∣phycy vuas not fulfilled aganst Niniuem.
Habacuc carying potage and brede vnto the repers in the person of holi men doth god∣ly complane, that misdoers doth persecute the rightus.
Zachary doth monishe the peple that the shuld conuert them self vnto God, and es∣keuu the luel doyngs of ther for fathers.
Vuhen Antiochus did prepare his secōd pro¦fection in to Egypt vuonder ful tokēs vuas seyn in the aer at Ierusalem.