Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.

SECT. 11.

§. 1. Of Prophets Prophetical.

Isaiah contains Prophesies

• 1. Legal,
  • 1. Reproving and correcting sins
    • Of the Iews. [Chap. 1, ad 11.]
    • With comfort to the Elect. [Chap. 11, 12.]
  • 2. Threatning
    • 1. Enemies of Gods people,
      • The particular Nations threatned. [Chap. 13, ad 24.]
      • The general uses of these threatnings. [Chap. 24, ad 28.]
    • 2. Israelites. [Chap. 28]
    • 3. Iews themselves, whose captivity is denounced with mixt comforts in Christ. [Chap. 29, ad 36.]
• 2. Historical. [Chap. 46, ad 40.]
• 3. Evangelical, concerning their
  • 1. Deliverance from, and preservation in Captivity. [Chap. 40, ad 49.]
  • 2. Kingdom of Christ, about which he makes eight Ser∣mons or Speeches
    • 1. Of Christ. [Chap. 49, 50, 51.]
    • 2. Of God. [Chap. 52]
    • 3. Of the prophets expounding
      • 1. Story of Christ. [Chap. 53]
      • 2. Fruit of his Kingdom. [Chap. 54]
    • 4. Of God
      • Promising. [Chap. 55]
      • Exhorting. [Chap. 56, 57.]
    • 5. Of the Prophets
      • Reproving hypocrisie. [Chap. 58, 59.]
      • Exciting the Church. [Chap. 60]
    • 6. Of Christ. [Chap. 61, 62.]
    • 7. Of the Church. [Chap. 63, 64, 65.]
    • 8. Lastly of God. [Chap. 66]

§. 2. Ieremiah contains

• 1. A Prologue concerning the Prophets calling. [Chap. 1]
• 2. Sermons concerning the
  • 1. Jews, either in
    • Judea, in the reign of
      • ...Josiah. [Chap. 2, ad 21.]
      • ...Zedechiah. [Chap. 21, ad 25.]
      • ...Jehoiachim. [Chap. 25, 26, 27]
      • Zedechiah again. [Chap. 28, ad 35.]
      • Jehoiachim again. [Chap. 35, 36.]
      • Zedechiah again. [Chap. 37, ad 43.]
    • ...Egypt. [Chap. 43, ad 46.]
  • 2. Enemies of the Jews. [Chap. 46, ad 52.]
• 3. An Epilogue Historical. [Chap. 52]

§. 3. Lamentations contain the mournings of this

• Church. [Chap. 1]
• Prophet. [Chap. 2]
• Church. [Chap. 3]
• Prophet. [Chap. 4]
• Church. [Chap. 5]

§. 4. Ezekiel contains

• 1. The Preface, which concerns
  • 1. God, and his majesty. [Chap. 1]
  • 2. The Prophet, and his
    • Fearfulness. [Chap. 2]
    • Confirmation. [Chap. 3]
• 2. Prophesies themselves, which contain
  • 1. Objurgation, or reproof of the impiety of the Jews, with their judgements, in 17 Serm. from [Chap. 4, ad 25.]
  • 2. Comminations against the enemies of the Jews, in eight Sermons, from [Chap. 25, ad 34.]
  • 3. Exhortations and encouragements to the Jews, to
    • Repentance, and
    • Hope of delivery,
    in six Sermons. [Chap. 34, ad 40.]
  • 4. Consolations in one continued Prophesie of their Spiritual deliverance by Christ in visions. [Chap. 40, ad fin.]

§. 5. Daniel contains

• 1. An History of things done in the Kingdoms both of the
  • Babylonians and [Chap. 1, ad 7.]
  • ...Persians.
• 2. A Prophesie of things to be done,
  • 1. Many calamities to be executed. [Chap. 7, ad 12.]
  • 2. Final deliverance and glory of the Elect. [Chap. 12]

§. 6. Hosea is

• 1. Parabolical; and so the Prophesie is
  • Propounded. [Chap. 1]
  • Applyed. [Chap. 2]
  • Repeated. [Chap. 3]
• 2. Plain; and so is either a
  • 1. Commination or invective, in three Sermons,
    • 1. In Chap. [Chap. 4]
    • 2. In Chap. [Chap. 5, 6, 7.]
    • 3. In Chap. [Chap. 8, 9, 10.]
  • 2. Consolation. [Chap. 11, ad 14.]

§. 7. Ioel contains

• 1. A Commination of Famine. [Chap. 1]
• 2. An Exhortation to Repentance. [Chap. 2]
• 3. A Consolation to penitents. [Chap. 3]

§. 8. Amos contains

• 1. A Commination against
  • 1. Enemies of Gods people. [Chap. 1]
  • 2. Jews and Israelites, and that in
    • Plain words, against their
      • Idolatry. [Chap. 2]
      • Violence. [Chap. 3]
      • Indignity, pride,
      • Inhumanity, luxury [Chap. 4, 5, 6.]
    • In a threefold type. [Chap. 7, 8, 9. ad finem.]
• 2. A Consolation, from the 11 verse of the 9. Chap.

§. 9. Obadiah

• 1. Doth testifie to [Chap. 12 ver.]
• 2. Dehorts to [Chap. 17 ver.]
• 3. Comforts [Chap. ad finem.]

§. 10. Ionah

Describes the two callings of Jonas; in the

• First, the
  • Maner of it. [Chap. 1]
  • Effect of it, Prayer. [Chap. 2]
• Second,
  • His Sermons to the Ninevites, and their Repentance. [Chap. 3]
  • The effect of their Repentance in Jonah [Chap. 4]

§. 11. Micah contains five Sermons.

• 1. Threatning against the whole Kingdom. [Chap. 1, 2.]
• 2. Threatning against the Magistrates. [Chap. 3]
• 3. Consolations in God and the Messias. [Chap. 4, 5.]
• 4. Commination. [Chap. 6]
• 5. Consolation again. [Chap. 7]

§. 12. Nahum.

Nahum threatens destruction to the Assyrians, which is

• 1. Propounded. [Chap. 1]
• 2. The means shewed. [Chap. 2]
• 3. The cause of their sins. [Chap. 3]

§. 13. Habakkuk.

Habakkuk contains a

• Dialogue betwixt God and the Prophet. [Chap. 1, 2.]
• Prayer. [Chap. 3]

§. 14. Zephany.

Zephany contains three Sermons,

• 1. A Commination. [Chap. 1]
• 2. An Exhortation. [Chap. 2]
• 3. A mixture of both. [Chap. 3]

§. 15. Haggai.

Haggai

• First, Exhorts to build the Temple. [Chap. 1]
• Secondly, comforts with Prophesie of Christs Kingdom. [Chap. 2]

§. 16. Zachariah contains

• 1. Types and visions,
  • 1. Hortatory,
    • Generally to all the People. [Chap. 1, 2.]
    • Specially unto the Priests. [Chap. 3, 4.]
  • 2. Monitory. [Chap. 5, 6.]
  • 3. Consolatory. [Chap. 6]
• 2. Speeches and Sermons,
  • 1. Doctrinal, of things present, about Gods service. [Chap. 7, 8.]
  • 2. Prophetical, of things that concern Christs
    • Incarnation. [Chap. 9, 10.]
    • Passion. [Chap. 11, 12, 13.]

§. 17. Malachy.

Malachy

• 1. Chides for
  • 1. Perfidiousness in Gods service. [Chap. 1]
  • 2. Pollution of marriage, and blasphemy. [Chap. 2]
• 2. Comforts in the Promise of
  • Christ. [Chap. 3]
  • His forerunner. [Chap. 4]