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. 12.

§. 1.

The New Testament contains Books

• 1. Historical; viz. Four Evangelists and Acts.
• 2. Doctrinal, in Epistles of Paul, James, Peter, John, Jude.
• 3. Prophetical, in the Revelation.

The Books for memories sake, are comprised in these verses,

• ...Mattheus, Marcus, Lucas, Johannes & Acta.
• ...Roma. Corin. Galatus, Ephesi. Philip. Colosenses.
• ...Thessalo. Timotheum, Titum, Philemon, Hebraeos.
• ...Jacobus, Petrus, Johannes, Juda, Revelat.

Of Books Historical. Matthew speaks of Christ in his

• 1. Person, as of
  • Birth. [Chap. 1]
  • Education. [Chap. 2]
• 2. Office,
  • 1. In his preparation unto his Office in his
    • Forerunner, John Baptist. [Chap. 3]
    • Himself, who was
      • Baptized. [Chap. 3]
      • Tempted. [Chap. 4]
  • 2. Execution of his Office.
    • 1. Prophetical in teaching, whose doctrine is
      • 1. Briefly propounded. [Chap. 5, 6, 7.]
      • 2. Largely expounded and confirmed; and so he
        • 1. Teacheth, and confirmeth by Miracles of all sorts. [Chap. 8, ad 19.]
        • 2. Reproves, and confuteth the practice and doctrine of the Pharisees. [Chap. 19, ad 24.]
        • 3. Foretells, and prophesies the destruction Urbis & Orbis. [Chap. 24, 25.]
    • 2. Sacerdotal, in his Passion and Sacrifice for the sins of the world. [Chap. 26, 27.]
    • 3. Regal, in respect of the beginning and manifestation of it. [Chap. 28]

§. 2. Mark treats of

• 1. Christs life, and herein of his
  • Forerunner. [Chap. 1]
  • 2. Saying and doings,
    • 1. Before his transfiguration, and so reports both his
      • Oracles. [Chap. 2]
      • Miracles. [Chap. 2, ad 9.]
    • 2. In his transfiguration. [Chap. 9]
    • 3. After it, and that
      • Before he entred the City. [Chap. 10]
      • In his entrance,
        • Disputation. [Chap. 12]
        • Prediction. [Chap. 13]
• 2. Christs death, where
  • 1. Antecedents before it. [Chap. 14]
  • 2. Maner of it. [Chap. 15]
  • 3. Consequents after it. [Chap. 16]

§. 3. Luke treats of Christs

• 1. Life
  • 1. Private, wherein
    • 1. His conception. [Chap. 1]
    • 2. His birth and education. [Chap. 2]
  • 2. Publike, in preaching the Gospel, where his
    • 1. Preparation to it. [Chap. 3]
    • 2. Performance of it, and that either
      • Alone by
        • Teaching. [Chap. 4]
        • Doing. [Chap. 5]
      • With others, viz. his
        • Apostles, whom he
          • Calls and instructs. [Chap. 6, 7, 8.]
          • Sendeth. [Chap. 9]
        • Seventy Disciples. [Chap. 10]
• 2. Death:
  • 1. Antecedents of it: where consider the things he did and spake,
    • 1. In his journey to Je∣rusalem, where he taught of
      • Inward worship of God,
        • Prayer. [Chap. 11]
        • Faith. [Chap. 12]
        • Repentance, in
          • Causes moving to it. [Chap. 13]
          • Hindering of it. [Chap. 14]
          • Effects of it. [Chap. 15]
      • Outward wor∣ship, where
        • 1. What we must avoid
          • Abuse of riches. [Chap. 16]
          • Scandal. [Chap. 17]
        • 2. What we must do. [Chap. 18]
    • 2. When he came to Jerusalem, how he was
      • 1. Received. [Chap. 19]
      • 2. Disputed. [Chap. 20]
      • 3. Prophesied. [Chap. 21]
  • 2. Maner of his death. [Chap. 22, 23.]
  • 3. Consequents after it. [Chap. 24]

§. 4. Iohn treats of Christs

• 1. Person. [Chap. 1]
• 2. Office: which he performed in his journey to three Feasts:
  • 1. Of the Passover,
    • 1. In Cana, from whence he sent out. [Chap. 2]
    • 2. While he abode at the Feast. [Chap. 3]
    • 3. In his return by Samaria. [Chap. 4]
  • 2. Of Pentecost, where
    • 1. He cured the Palsie. [Chap. 5]
    • 2. Fed the people. [Chap. 6]
  • 3. Of Tabernacles, where note
    • 1. His coming to Jerusalem. [Chap. 7]
    • 2. His abode there, his
      • Disputation. [Chap. 8]
      • Works. [Chap. 9]
      • Sermon. [Chap. 10]
    • 3. His departure thence. [Chap. 11]
  • 4. To the Celebration of the true Passover, about his death.
    • 1. What went before it,
      • 1. His deeds,
        • 1. Entrance to the City. [Chap. 12]
        • 2. Washing his Disciples feet. [Chap. 13]
      • 2. His speeches,
        • 1. At supper time. [Chap. 14]
        • 2. As they went to the garden
          • 1. Monitory. [Chap. 15]
          • 2. Consolatory [Chap. 16]
          • 3. Supplicatory [Chap. 17]
    • 2. The maner of it. [Chap. 18, 19.]
    • 3. Consequents of it; viz. his appearance to his disciples,
      • Conversing in Judea. [Chap. 20]
      • Fishing in Galilee. [Chap. 21]

§. 5. Acts, A History of the Apostles.

• 1. A general of all,
  • 1. Of their assembling. [Chap. 1]
  • 2. Of their gifts. [Chap. 2]
  • 3. Of their sayings. [Chap. 3]
• 2. A special,
  • 1. Peter, with John and others. [Chap. 4, 5.]
  • 2. Stephen. [Chap. 6, 7.]
  • 3. Philip. [Chap. 8]
  • 4. Peter alone, his
    • 1. Miracles. [Chap. 9]
    • 2. Doctrine,
      • Propounded. [Chap. 10]
      • Defended. [Chap. 11]
    • 3. Imprisonments and deliverance. [Chap. 12]
  • 5. Paul and his travels,
    • 1. With Barnabas. [Chap. 13, 14.]
    • 2. With Silas, of whose
      • 1. Departure, whereof the first Coun∣cel at Jerusalem. [Chap. 15]
      • 2. Abode
        • 1. In Asia. [Chap. 16]
        • 2. In Grecia. [Chap. 17]
      • 3. Return. [Chap. 18]
    • 3. For the Ephesians, where
      • 1. From whence he went. [Chap. 18, ad 23.]
      • 2. By what place. [Chap. 19, 20.]
      • 3. Whither he came.
        • 1. To Jerusalem, and what befel him there. [Chap. 21, 22, 23.]
        • 2. To Caesarea, and what was done under
          • ...Felix. [Chap. 24]
          • ...Festus. [Chap. 25]
          • ...Agrippa. [Chap. 26]
        • 3. At Rome. [Chap. 27, 28.]