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VVonders and Miracles.

THe creation of the whole frame of the world, the Heauen and the Earth: fowles, beasts, fishes, and all liuing, creeping things whatsoeuer.

The creation of Man, accor∣ding to the likenesse and image of God. 26.

The creation of the woman,

being made of one of Adams ribs: which the Lord tooke out, the Lord for this end, causing him fall into a heauie sleep. 21.

The vniuersall flood, sent for the wickednesse of the world, by meanes of forty dayes and nights raine: destroying all li∣uing creatures whatsoeuer, the inhabitants of the Arke excep∣ted. 21.

The offspring of Noah think∣ing to build in the plaine of Shinar, a city whose top should reach vnto heauen: the Lord sendeth amongst them a confu∣sion of toungs, so hindering their worke, the whole earth at that time speaking one lan∣guage. 8.

The Sodomites inuironing Lots house, who had that night receiued two Angels therein:

are smitten with blindnesse. 11.

Iaacob continueth wrastling with an Angel, vntil the breake of day: at last returning blessed and victorious. 24.

Moses keeping his Fathers sheepe in Horeb, the Angell of the Lord appeareth vnto him in a flame of fire, out of y^e midst of a bush, the bush burning with fire, yet not consumed. 2.

Moses rod, at the commande∣ment of God being cast on the groūd, is turned into a serpent. 3

The Lord commanding, Mo∣ses taketh the Serpent by the taile which is againe changed into a rod in his hand. 4.

Moses thrusteth his hand in his bosome, at the command of God, which hee pulleth out againe leprous as snow. 6.

Moses, the Lord commanding

thrusteth his hand into his bo∣some: which is turned as his other flesh againe. 7.

Aaron casteth foorth his rod before Pharaoh, and before his seruants: which is turned into a Serpent. 10.

Aaron, as the Lord had com∣manded, lifting vp his rod, smi∣teth the water in the sight of Pharaoh and his seruants: which is turned into blood through the whole land. 20.

Aaron stretching foorth his hand with his rod, ouer the wa∣ters of Egipt: Frogges come vp, which couer all the land. 6.

Aaron, stretching out his hand with his rod, smiteth the dust of the earth: Lice thereaf∣ter comming vppon man and beast, all the dust of the land of Egipt being turned into lice. 17

The Lord sendeth great swarmes of flies, into the house

of Pharaoh, and his seruants: and ouer all the land of Egypt. 24. The Lord sendeth a great mor∣raine of beasts, so that all the cattle of the land of Egipt do die: those of the children of I∣srael, the in-dwellers of Gosh∣en, onely remaining aliue. 6.

Moses sprincleth ashes to∣wards heauen, before Pharaoh: which are turned into a scabbe vpon man and beast. 10.

Moses stretching out his rod towards heauen, the Lord sen∣deth haile mingled with fire, thunder, and lightning vpon man and beast: smiting all that is in the field. 23.

Moses stretching out his rod, the Lord by an East wind, brin∣geth grashoppers ouer all the land of Egipt: consuming al the trees, fruites, and hearbes which the haile had left 13.

Moses stretching out his

hand toward heauen, there en∣sueth a black darknesse ouer all the land of Aegypt for three dayes. 22.

At midnight, the Lord smi∣teth all the first-borne of the land of Aegypt, both man and beast. 29.

As the Israelites march, the Lord goeth before them by day in a pillar of a clowde, and by night, in a pillar of fire. 21.

Moses stretching out his hand vpon the red sea, the Lord cau∣seth it to go back by a strong East winde: so that the children of, Israel passe through on drye land, the waters beeing a wall vnto them, on their right hand, and on theit left. 21.

The Lord striketh the host of the Egiptians with feare, taking off their charret wheeles. 24.

Moses stretching out his hand vpon the sea, it returneth to his course early in the morning, ouer-throwing the Egiptians in the midst thereof. 27.

The children of Israel, mur∣muring at Marah, the Lord sheweth Moses a tree, which when hee had cast into the wa∣ters, they become sweet. 25.

As Aaron is speaking to the congregation of the children of Israel, the glory of the Lord appeareth in a clowd toward the wildernesse. 10.

In the euening the Lord sen∣deth Quailes, which couer the whole campe of the Israelites: and the dew being ascended, a small round thing is vpon the face of the wildernesse, as the hoare frost on the earth, which they call, Man. 14.

The children of Israel, con∣tending with Moses, at Masah, Miribah: at the command of God, hee smiteth on the rocke, whence commeth water. 6.

On the third day, before the giuing of the Lawe: there is thundring, and lightning, with a thick clowd vpon mount Si∣nai, & the sound of the trumpet sounding exceeding lowd: the mountaine being al on smoake, ascending like the smoake of a Fornace, all the mount trem∣bling exceedingly: so that all the people in the campe are af∣fraid. 16.

Moses the Lord commanding, goeth vp to mount Sinai, a clowd there-after couering the mountaine. 15.

Moses early in the morning goeth vp into the mount with

two Tables, as the Lord had commanded him: the Lord descending in the clowd, pas∣seth by him, proclaiming his glorious name. 4.

Moses remaineth there with the Lord, forty dayes, and forty nights: neither eating bread nor drinking water. 28.

Moses beeing come downe from mount Sinai, with the two Tables in his hand: his face shineth so bright that Aa∣ron and the people are afraid to come neere him 30.

The whole worke being rea∣red & finished, which the Lord commanded Moses: a clowd co∣uereth the Tabernacle of the Congregation, the glory of the Lord filling it: so that Moses could not enter, because of the glory of the Lord filling the Ta∣bernacle. 34.

There commeth a fire out from the Lord, consuming the burnt offering, and the fat vpon the Altar. 24.

There commeth a fire out from the Lord, deuouring Na∣dab and Abihu sonnes of Aaron: as they offered strange fire be∣fore the Lord. 2.

The children of Israel be∣come murmurers, wherefore the fire of the Lord burneth a∣mongst them: consuming the out most part of the host. 1.

The Lord commeth downe in a clowde, speaking vnto Moses: and taking off the Spirit that was vpon him, putting it vpon the seuenty ancient men. 25.

The Lord by a winde bring∣eth Quailes from the Sea, let∣ting them fall in the Israelites campe: a daies iourney, on this,

and the other side of the host, two cubits aboue the groūd. 31

While the flesh is betweene their teeth, the wrath of the Lord smiteth them with an ex∣ceeding great plague. 33.

The Lord commeth downe in the pillar of the clowd, stan∣ding at the doore of the Taber∣nacle, calling Aarō & Miriam. 5

Miriam is seene leprous as snow, the clowde departing from the Tabernacle. 10.

The children of Israel, crying to store Caleb and Ioshua: the glory of the Lord appeareth in the Tabernacle of the Congre∣gation, before all the children of Israel. 10.

The earth openeth her mouth, swallowing vp aliue, Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, with their families. 32.

A fire commeth out from the Lord, consuming the two hun∣dred and fifty men, which offe∣red incence. 35.

The children of Israel mur∣mure against Moses and Aaron, for which the Lord sendeth a plague amongst them: which destroieth fourteene thousand and seauen hundred of them 45

Aarons rod onely of all the twelue, which were laid before the Arke of the testimony, bud∣deth: bringing forth buds & blo∣soms, bearing ripe Almond••. 8.

The children of Israel beeing come to Kadesh, in the wilder∣nesse of Zin, wāting water; mur∣mure against Moses, who being commanded of God onely to speake vnto the rock, notwith∣standing smiteth it twise with his rod, whence issueth water a∣bundantly. 11.

Moses at the command of God, maketh a brasen Serpent, vnto which, when any of the children of Israel did looke, be∣ing bitten of fiery Serpents: they liued. 9.

Baalams Asse, as he was in his iourney going towards Baalak King of Moab: seeing the An∣gel of the Lord before her in the way with a drawne sword in his hand: twise refuseth it, going aside, for which he beat∣ing her with a staffe: the Lord openeth the Asses mouth, so that shee speaketh reproouing her maisters cruelty. 28.

The Israelites are led forty yeares in the wildernesse, their clothes neither waxing old, nor their shoes vpon their feete. 5,

The Lord appeareth in the ta∣bernacle, in a pillar of a clowd:

standing ouer the doore of the Tabernacle. 15.

The children of Israel being ready to passe ouer Iorden, as soone as the feete of the Priests which beare the Arke, touch∣eth the brinkes of Iorden: the riuer stayeth her course, stand∣ing vp on a heape, so that the children of Israel passe through vpon drye land. 16.

The walles of Iericho fall to the ground, being seuen times compassed, by Ioshua & the men of warre: the seuenth time as they showted a great showt. 20

The Lord casteth downe great stones from heauen vpon the Aramites: as they flie be∣fore Israel. 11.

Ioshua speaking to the Sunne, it standeth still in Gebeon, (the Lord fighting for him) the

Moone also, according to his word in the valley of Aialon: a whole day, vntill hee had a∣uenged himselfe vpon his ene∣mies. 13.

Shamgar the sonne of Anath, a Iudge of Israel: killeth sixe hundred Philistims with an Oxe goad. 31.

Gedeon asking a signe of the Angell, for his further assu∣rance: the Angell of the Lord putteth forth the end of his staffe, touching the flesh & the vnleauened bread which lay vp∣on a stone: out of which fire commeth, consuming the sacri∣fice: the Angel so departing. 21

Gedeon, againe asking a signe of victory of God, his fleece is wet with dew: all the ground about it being drye. 38.

At Gedeons request, his

fleece remaineth drye, all the ground about it being wet with dew. 40.

Gedeon with his three hun∣dred men, the Lord fighting for them, in wonderfull man∣ner ouer-threw the host of the Madianites. 22.

Ma••oah and his wife, offering a sacrifice at the Angels second apparition: the flame comming from the Altar toward heauen: the Angel ascendeth therein, they falling on their faces to the ground. 20.

The spitit of the Lord com∣ming vpon Samson, he teareth a young Lion in pieces, hauing nothing in his hands. 6.

Samson, beeing in the hands of the Philistims bound with cordes, the Spirit of the Lord comming vpon him, they be∣come

as flaxe. 14.

Samson with the iaw bone of an Asse, killeth a thousand Phi∣listims. 15.

At Samsons prayer he being sore a thirst, the Lord breaketh the cheeke tooth that was in the iaw: whence commeth water. 19.

Samson at midnight carrieth away the doores of the gates of the citty of Azzah, with the two posts of the barres, on his shoulders: to the top of the mountaine that is before He∣bron. 3.

Samson after prayer to God, pulleth downe a house, where∣in were three thousand Phili∣stims: all which with him-selfe are killed. 30.

The Arke of God, beeing brought by the Philistims into the

house of Dagon their God: the Image is found fallen on his face before the Arke of God. 3

Dagon, being set vp in his place againe is found the next day also fallen vpon his face be∣fore the Arke of God: with his head, and the two palmes of his hands cut off vppon the thres∣hold. 4.

The men of Ashdod are pla∣gued with the Emrods because of the Arke of God. 6.

The Philistimes set the Arke of God vppon a cart, drawen with two melch Kine: who of their owne accord, go straight to Bethshemesh, lowing as they went. 12.

Fifty thousand threscore and ten Bethshemites are killed for looking in the Arke of God. 19.

The Lord thunders from

heauen, with great thundring vpon the Philistims, scattering them. 10.

At Samuels prayer, the Lord sendeth thunder and raine, in signe of the peoples wicked∣nesse. 18.

Ionathan and his armor-bea∣rer, going vp against the Phi∣listims: the Lord sendeth a feare in their campe, the earth trembling, they flying before Ionathan and his armor-bearer. 15.

Dauid, the Lord fighting for him: at the hearing of the noise of one going in the tops of the Mulbery trees putteth the Phi∣listims to flight. 25.

Vzzah, for putting his hand to stay the Arke of God, the Oxen shaking it: as it came frō the house of Abinedab at Ge∣beah,

is stricken to death in the same place. 7.

Dauid, causeth Israel to bee numbred: for which the Lord beeing angry, sendeth a plague destroying threescore and ten thousand of the people. 15.

The Arke beeing brought into the most holy place of the Temple, vnder the winges of the Cherubins, after the fini∣shing thereof by Salomon: a cloud filled the house, so that the Priests could not stand to minister: because of the glory of the Lord filling the house. 10.11.

Ieroboam putting forth his hand to cause lay hold on a Pro¦phet: his hand drieth vp, not being able to pull it in againe. 4.

The Altar cleaueth in sunder,

the ashes falling from it: accor∣ding to the word of the Pro∣phet. 5.

The Prophet prayeth vnto God for Ieroboam, his hand there-after becomming whole as before. 6.

Eliah restraineth dew and raine from falling on the ground, but according to his word. 1.

Eliah remaining by the riuer Cherith, the Rauens bring him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the eue∣ning. 6.

Eliah, increaseth the widow of Zarephaths oyle, and her meale vntill the Lord sent rain vpon the earth. 16.

Eliah after prayer, raises the widowes sonne from death to life. 22.

The Lord for confirming of his glory, and strengthening of his people against the Priests of Baal, at Eliahs praier, sendeth a fire consuming the burnt offe∣ring on the Altar, & the wood and the stones, and the dust: licking vp the water in the ditch. 38.

An Angel commeth to Eliah, as he is distressed sleeping in the wildernesse: bidding him rise and eate, bringing him meat. 5.

The Angell of the Lord commeth to him the second time, as he slept, bidding him arise and eate for hee had a great iourney. 7.

Eliah walketh forty dayes & forty nights in the strength of that meate. 8.

The Lord passing by Eliah, a mighty stronge winde renteth

the mountaines, and breaketh the rockes before him, with earthquake and fire: therafter speaking to Eliah in a soft still voyce. 11. 12.

At Eliahs prayer, fire com∣meth from heauen, destroying Ahaziahs first captaine of fifty with his men. 10.

At Eliahs prayer, fire com∣meth from heauen destroying Ahaziahs second captaine of fifty and his men. 12.

Eliah deuideth the waters of Iorden with his cloake, so that Elisha and he passe ouer on dry land. 8.

As Eliah and he are walking and talking together, there ap∣peareth a charet and horses of fire: separating them, carrying vp Eliah by a whirlewind vnto heauen: Elisha beholding the

same. 11.

Elisha••, comming backe to Iorden, smiteth the waters with Eliahs cloake: which pre∣sently deuide, this, and that wāy: returning as hee went. 14.

Elisha, healeth the bitter and venemous waters. 21.

According to the word of Elisha, which he spoke to Ieho∣shaphat and Iehoram, Kings of Israel and Iudah: water com∣meth by the way of Edom fil∣ling the ditches of the val∣ley: without sight of wind or raine. 20.

Elisha increaseth a poore widowes oyle, from one pit∣cher, filling all the vessels shee could borrow. 6.

Elisha after prayer, rayseth the Shunamites Sonne from

death to life. 34.

Elisha healeth the pottage, wherein wilde gourds had bin vnwittingly put. 41.

Elisha feedeth a hundred men with twenty loaues, and full eares of corne in the huske. 44.

Naaman the Sirian, as Elisha had bidden him, washing himselfe seauen times in Ior∣den: is healed of his lepro∣sie. 14.

Gehazi, and his seed for euer are stricken with the leprosie of Naaman. 27

Elisha casting a peece of wood into the water, causeth iron to swimme. 6.

At Elishas prayer, the Lord openeth his seruants eyes who seeth the mountaynes full of charets and horses

of fire round about Elisha. 17.

At Elishas prayer, the Lord smiteth the King of Sirias host with blindnesse. 18.

At Elishas prayer, the Lord openeth their eyes againe. 20.

The Lord causeth the campe of the Aramites to flie, putting a feare in their armie: by hea∣ring the noyse of charets and horses: and of a great armie. 6.

A dead man beeing cast in the Sepulcher of Elisha, as soone as hee touched Elishas bones, reuiued againe, standing vp vpon his feete. 21.

After the praier of Hezekiah, King of Iudah: the Lord sen∣deth his angell, destroying in one night, a hundred fourscore and fiue thousand of Senache∣ribs armie. 35.

Hezekiah desiring the pro∣mise

of his recouery, to be con∣firmed by a signe: at Isaiahs prayer, the Lord bringeth a∣gaine the shadow of the Sunne ten degrees backe, by the de∣grees whereby it had gone downe in the dyall of Ahaz. 11.

After Salomons prayer, fire commeth downe from heauen, consuming the sacrifice and the burnt offering, the glo∣ry of the Lord filling the house. 1.

Abiiah and Ieroboam, Kinges of Iudah and Israel, beeing set in battel array against one ano∣ther: the men of Israel hauing compassed those of Iudah, be∣hind and before: who crying vnto the Lord, and thereafter showting, the Lord smiteth the Host of Israel, fiue hundreth thousand of them falling down

wounded before the men of Iudah. 17.

After Iehoshaphats prayer, the Lord layeth ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir: cau∣sing each of them to kill his fel∣low. 22.

Vzzia King of Iudah, hauing incense in his hand: presuming to offer it, which onely was lawfull to the Priests, is stric∣ken with leprosie in the same place. 19.

Shadrach, Meshac, and Abed∣nego, are cast bound in a hotte fiery furnace, the flame there∣of killing those men which put them in. 22.

Nebuchadnezzar seeing, and wondring at foure mē walking harmelesse in the midst of the fire: the forme of the fourth

beeing like vnto the Sonne of God, biddeth the three come foorth, who obeying, come out vntouched and harmelesse of the fire. 25. 26.

Belshazzar feasting in all his royaltye, with his Prin∣ces, wiues, and concubines: & drinking in the vessels of the house of the Lord: there ap∣peareth vnto him the fingers of a mans hand writing ouer a∣gainst the candlesticke, on the playster of the wall, the King seeing the palme of the hand which wrote. 5.

Daniell beeing cast into the Lyons Den, the Lord shutteth the Lions mouthes: they ha∣uing no power ouer him, he is brought out aliue againe. 23.

Ionah, flying from the pre∣sence of the Lord, and cast ouer

board to appease the tempest: the Lord prepareth a great fish which receiueth him. 17.

Ionah, praying out of the fi∣shes belly, where hee remay∣ned three daies & three nights, is by the fish cast a land, the Lord so commanding. 10.

The Lord prepareth a gourd, causing it come vp to couer Ionah from the Sunne in one night. 6.

The Lord the next day pre∣pareth a worme which consu∣meth & smiteth the gourd, that it also perisheth in one night. 7.

Notes

• Genesis. I.
• II.
• VII.
• XI.
• XX.
• XXXII.
• Exodus. III.
• IIII.
• VII.
• VIII.
• IX.
• X.
• XII.
• XIII.
• X••III.
• XV.
• XVI.
• XVII.
• XIX.
• XXIIII.
• XXXIIII.
• XL.
• Leuiticus. IX.
• X.
• Numbers. XI.
• XII.
• XIIII.
• XVI.
• XVII.
• XX.
• XXI.
• XXII.
• Deuterono. XXIX.
• XXXI.
• Ioshua. III.
• VI.
• X.
• Iudges. III.
• VI.
• VII.
• XIII.
• XIIII.
• XV.
• XVI.
• I. Samuel. V.
• VI.
• VII.
• XII.
• XIIII.
• II. Samuel. V.
• VI.
• XX••III.
• I. Kings. VIII.
• XIII.
• XVII. Iam. 5.18.
• XVIII.
• XIX.
• II. Kings. I.
• II.
• III.
• IIII.
• V.
• VI.
• VII.
• XIII.
• XIX.
• XX.
• II. Chronic. VII.
• XIII.
• XX.
• XXVI.
• Numb. 18.7
• Daniel. III.
• V.
• VI.
• Iohn. I.
• II.
• IIII.