The first Booke of Moses, called in Hebrewe Bereschit and in Greeke Genesis: hath fiftie Chapters.

• 1 HOW Heauen, Earth, the light, the Firmament, the Sunne, the Moone, the Stars, and fishes in the Sea, and all beasts and fowles, were made by the word of God, and how Man was also created.
• 2 The hollowing of the Saboth day, the Trée of knowledge is forbidden, Adam nameth all crea­tures: Heua is created, and mariage is ordained.
• 3 The Serpent deceiueth the woman: the Serpent, wo­man and man, are cursed and driuen out of Paradice: Christ the blessed séed of the woman is promised.
• 4 Kain killeth his righteous brother Habel; Kain is cur­sed, and dispaireth, the generation of Henoch, Mathuiale, Tu­bal, Lamech, Sheth, and Enosh.
• 5 The Genealogie of Adam and other Fathers, and the yéeres of their liues, vnto Noah and his children.
• 6 The cause of the flood is the sinne of man, Noah the iust is preserued in the Ark with all kinde of beasts.
• 7 Noah with them that were with him, entreth into the Arke: the floud destroyeth all the rest vpon the earth.
• 8 The waters of the flouds being diminished, Noah sendeth forth the Rauen, and the Doue: Noah goeth out of the Arke, and offereth sacrifice vnto God.
• [Page 2]9 God blesseth Noah and his sonnes, God giueth libertie of meate, and forbiddeth the eating of blood, he promiseth no more to destroy the world with water, and giueth the raine­bowe for a token thereof.
• 10 The encrease of man-kinde by Noah and his sonnes, the beginning of Cities, Countries, and Nations, after the flood.
• 11 The building of the Tower of Babel, the confusion of tongues, the generation of Sem the sonne of Noah vnto A­bram, which goeth with Lot to Haran.
• 12 Abram is blessed of God, and goeth with Lot to the land of Canaan, which God promised to giue to him and his seed: Abram goeth into Egypt, his wife calleth herselfe his sister, for whom Pharao is plagued.
• 13 Abram and Lot departe out of Egypt, Abram deuideth the land and cattell with Lot his brothers sonne: the promise made to Abram is renued.
• 14 Lot after the spoile of Sodom is taken prisoner, A­bram deliuereth him: Melchisedec offereth gifts to Abram.
• 15 The Lord is Abrams defence and reward, God pro­miseth seed to Abram, and he beleeued and was iustified: the land of Canaan is yet againe promised to Abram.
• 16 Sara giueth Abram leaue to take Hagar her maide to wife, Hagar despiseth her mistresse, and being euill entrea­ted, runneth away from Sara, an Angell comforteth her, wil­ling her to turne againe, and nameth her first childe Ishmael.
• 17 Abram is called Abraham: the land of Canaan is pro­mised vnto Abraham the fift time, Circumcision is ordained: Sarai is named Sarah, Izhac is promised again vnto Abraham, Abraham Circumciseth him selfe, Ishmael, and his houshold seruants.
• 18 Christ is promised to all Nations, the destruction of Sodome is declared to Abraham, Abraham praieth for them.
• 19 Lot receiueth two Angels into his house, the filthie lusts of the Sodomites, Sodome is destroyed.
• 20 Abraham dwelleth as a stranger in the land of Gerar.
• 21 Izhac is borne, Hagar is cast out with her young sonne Ishmael, the Angell comforteth her.
• [Page 3]22 The faith of Abraham is tryed in offring his sonne Izhac: Izhac is a figure of Christ.
• 23 Abraham bewaileth Sarahs death, he buyeth the field for her buriall of Ephron the Hittite, Sarah is laid in her graue.
• 24 Abraham causeth his seruant to sweare to take a wife for Izhac of his owne kinred.
• 25 Abraham taketh Ketura to wife and begetteth many children: the patrimony giuen to Izhak and guiftes to the children of his concubines: the birth of Iacob and Esau.
• 26 Abimelech rebuketh Izhak for calling his wife his sister: the attonement betwéene Abimelech and Izhak.
• 27 Iacob stealeth his fathers blessing from Esau by his mothers counsaile, Esau hateth Iacob. Rebecca sendeth Ia­cob away into Haran to his Vncle Laban.
• 28 Izhak forbiddeth Iacob to take a wife of the Canaa­nites: Iacob setteth vp a Pillar and maketh a vow.
• 29 Iacob commeth to his Vncle Laban, and serueth him seauen yéeres for his daughter Rahel. Lea was brought to his bed in stéed of Rahel.
• 30 Rahel and Lea being both barren, giue their maides to their husband, God enricheth Laban for Iacobs sake, and blessed Iacob with plentie.
• 31 Labans children doe grudge against Iacobs wealth, Rahel stealeth her fathers goods, Laban pursueth Iacob.
• 32 God comforteth Iacob by a vision of Angels, Iacob wrestleth with the Angell who named him Israel.
• 33 Esau méeteth his brother Iacob, and is agréed with him: Iacob buyeth a possession, and buildeth an Altar vnto God.
• 34 The rauishing of Dina Iacobs daughter by Shechem the sonne of Hamor, who requireth her in mariadge for his sonne: the sonnes of Iacob doe guilefully require the Schechemites to be circumcised, the whoredome is reuenged by Simeon and Leui Iacobs sonnes Iacob reproueth his sonnes.
• 35 Iacob at Gods commandement goeth vp to Bethell, and burieth his images vnder an Oke: Rahel dyeth in tra­uaile of Beniamine.
• 36 The wifes of Esau. Iacob and Esau are enriched. Esau departeth from Iacob, and dwelleth in mount Seir: the Pe­degrée of Esau.
• [Page 4]37 Ioseph telleth his dreames, and is hated of his brethren, Iacob being perswaded that his sonne Ioseph was dead, be­waileth him.
• 38 The mariage of Iudah, the trespasse of Er and Onan, and the vengeance of God that came therefore.
• 39 Ioseph is sold to Putiphar, God prospereth Ioseph and blesseth Putiphar for Iosephs sake, Ioseph doth withstand the temptation of his mistresse: he is falsly accused and cast into prison, where God sheweth him fauour.
• 40 Ioseph expoundeth the dreames of the two prisoners, the truth whereof appeared at the birth day of Pharaoh.
• 41 Ioseph expoundeth Pharoes dreams of Kine & Eares, he is made ruler ouer all Egypt, the dearth beginneth in all lands.
• 42 Iacob sendeth Iosephs brethren into Egypt, to buy Corne, Ioseph knoweth them, and trieth them, Simeon re­maineth in prison, the other returne to their father to fetch Beniamin, Iacob is loath to let Beniamin goe, but at the last he is content.
• 43 Iacob suffereth Beniamin to depart with his children.
• 44 Ioseph commaundeth his cup to be put in the Sacke of Beniamin: the cup is found in the Sacke of Beniamin. Ioseph accuseth his brethren of theft: Iudah offereth himselfe to be bound for his brother Beniamin.
• 45 Ioseph maketh him selfe knowne to his brethren, hée comforteth them, & sheweth that he was sent thither by Gods prouidence.
• 46 God assureth Iacob of his iourney into Egypt.
• 47 Iacob commeth before Pharaoh to whome Pharaoh gi­ueth the land of Gossen.
• 48 Ioseph with his two sonnes visiteth his sicke father. Ia­cob rehearseth Gods promises.
• 49 Iacob blesseth all his sonnes by name, and sheweth them what is to come, he appointeth the place of his buriall.
• 50 Iacob is honorably buried. Ioseph forgiueth his bre­thren all iniuries done vnto him.

The second Booke of Moses in La­tine with a Greeke word called Exodus, and in Hebrewe Vellesechemoth: hath fortie Chapters.

• 1. THE Children of Iacob which came into Aegipt: the new Pharaoh goeth about to oppresse them in vaine, by ouerburdning of them, by murther and drowning of their men-Children: the Midwiues haue pitty on them, and be rewarded of God.
• 2. Moses is borne and cast into the Flages: he is taken vp of Pharaoes Daughter and deliuered to his owne Mother to be nurssed.
• 3. Moses kéepeth the shéepe of Iethro his Father in law: God appeareth to him in a Bush, and sendeth him to deliuer the Children of Israell.
• 4. God giueth thrée signes vnto Moses, which doe declare that he was sent of God: Moses taketh his leaue of his Fa­ther in law.
• 5. Moses and Aaron doe their message to Pharao, who will not suffer the Children of Israell to depart, but oppresseth them more and more.
• 6. God renueth his promise concerning the deliuerance of the Israelites.
• 7. Moses and Aaron speake to Pharao, they turne the Rod into a Serpent, and the Water into blood, and Pharaoes Sorcerers doe the like. And Pharaoes heart is hardned the more.
• 8. The plague of Frogs, which die at the praier of Moses. Moses prayeth againe, but Pharaoes heart is hardned.
• 9. The Moraine of Beasts, the plague of Botches and Soares. The horrible Haile, Thunder, and Lightnings.
• 10. The plague of Grashoppers. Pharao confesseth his [Page 6] sinne. Pharao forbiddeth Moses to come any more in his pre­sence.
• 11. The Lord commandeth the Hebrues to rob the Ae­giptians. The death of the first borne of all things in Aegipt is signified.
• 12. The Lord ordaineth the Passeouer. The Number that went out of Egypt, and how long they continued in E­gypt.
• 13. The first borne are sanctified vnto the Lord. Children must be taught how their Fathers were deliuered out of Egypt.
• 14. Pharaos heart is hardned and he pursueth the Israelits.
• 15. Moses with the men and women sing praises vnto God for their deliuerance.
• 16. The Israelites come into the Deserts of Sin, Manna is reserued for a Remembrance vnto their Posterity.
• 17. The Israelites come into Rephidim. Moses holdeth vp his hands in prayer, and the Amaleckites are ouercome.
• 18. Iethro Moses Father in law, brought his Wife and Children vnto him.
• 19. The People are commanded to be sanctified.
• 20. The ten Commandements of God are declared vnto the People. Gods of Siluer and Gold are againe forbidden.
• 21. Iudiciall and ciuill Ordinances appointed by God touching seruitude, stealing of men, man-slaughter, cursing of Parents, brawling, punishment of like with like, and of a goaring Oxe and such like.
• 22. The Lawes of God concerning Theft, Domage, Lending, Borrowing, entising of Maids, Witchcraft, Ido­latry, supporting of Widdowes, Strangers, and Father­lesse, Vsurie, Reuerence to Magistrates.
• 23. A multitude is not to be followed in euill, the reward of them that kéepe the commandements.
• 24. Moses offered vp Sacrifice vnto the Lord, and sprinckled the People with the blood of the Couenant. The People promise obedience vnto the Lord.
• 25. The voluntary guifts for making the Tabernacle.
• 26 The forme of the Tabernacle and furniture thereof.
• [Page 7]27. The forme of the Altar of burnt Sacrifice, the fashion of the entrance of the Tabernacle, the Oyle of the Lampe.
• 28. The Lord calleth Aaron and his Sonnes to the Priest­hood, and the forme of their Garments is described.
• 29. The manner of the consecrating of the Priests, of the the two Lambs of one yeare old duely to be offered.
• 30. The forme of the Altar, of Incence, the summe that the Israelites should pay to the Tabernacle.
• 31. The Sabboth day is the signe of our Sanctification.
• 32. The Israelites worship the Golden Calfe, Moses prayeth for the Sinne of the People.
• 33. The Lord sendeth an Angell before his People, the People sorrow because the Lord denieth to goe vp with them.
• 34. The description of God, after the fast of forty daies: Moses commeth downe from the Mountaine and speaketh to the People with a couered face.
• 35. The Sabboth is commanded to be kept.
• 36, The great readinesse of the People in offering to­ward the building of the Tabernacle.
• 37. The making and framing of the Arke of Witnes.
• 38. The Altar of the whole burnt Offerings, the Brasen Lauer, the somme of that which the People offered.
• 39. The apparrell of Aaron and his Sonnes, all that the Lord commanded was done and finished. Moses blesseth the People.
• 40. The Tabernacle is reard vp, the glory of the Lord appeareth in a cloud couering the Tabernacle.

The third Booke of Moses called in the Hebrewe Vaicrah, and in the Latine Leuiticus: hath twenty seauen Chapters.

• 1. OF whole burnt offerings for particular persons, the manner to offer whole burnt Offerings, aswell of Bullocks, as of Shéepe and Birds.
• 2. The order of meat offerings: all meat offerings must be seasoned with salt.
• 3. The order of peace offerings, of Shéepe, of Lambs, of Goates.
• 4. The offerings for the sinnes of the Priests: of the Con­gregation, the Princes, the priuate persons: sinne done of ig­norance.
• 5. Of Oaths: the cleansing of him that toucheth vncleane things: the purgation of an Oath, and of sin done by igno­rance.
• 6. The offring for sinnes which are done willingly: the offring of Aaron and his Sonnes.
• 7. Trespas offrings, sinne offrings, of Peace offrings, the fat and blood may not be eaten.
• 8. The Consecration of Aaron and his Sonnes, and of the annoynting of the Tabernacle.
• 9. The first offrings of Aaron. Aaron blesseth the people: the glory of the Lord is shewed.
• 10. Nadab and Abihu are flaine: Israel mourneth for them: the Priests are forbidden wine.
• 11. Of Beasts, Fishes and Birds, which he cleane, and which be vncleane.
• 12. A law how Women should be purged after their de­liuerance.
• [Page 9]13. The Priests must haue a consideration and iudge who are Lepers: of the leprous Garment.
• 14. The cleansing of the Leper, and of the house that he is in.
• 15. The manner of purging the vncleannes both of Men and Women.
• 16. What Aaron must doe, of the scape Goat, the clean­sing of the Sanctuary.
• 17. All sacrifices must be brought to the doore of the Taber­nacle: to Deuils they may not offer: they may not eat blood.
• 18. The Israelites may not walke after the manner of the Egiptians nor Canaanites, what degrée of kindred may marry together.
• 19. A repetition of sundry Lawes and Ordinances: a consideration of the poore.
• 20. They that giue of their seede to Molech must die: a­gainst such as séeke after Sorcerers.
• 21 At what Funeralls the Priests may be present, how pure the Priests ought to be touching themselues and their fa­milies.
• 22 Who ought to abstaine from eating the things that were offered: how, what, and when they should be offered.
• 23 Of the holie daies: of the Sabboth, the Passeouer, the feasts of vnleauened bread.
• 24 The Oyle for the Lampes: he that blasphemeth must be stoned: he that killeth shall be killed.
• 25 The Sabboth of the seauenth yéere, and the yéere of Iubile.
• 26 They are blessed that kéepe the commandements of God, and cursed are they that kéepe them not.
• 27 Of diuers vowes, and redemption of the same: all Tythes are due to the Lord.

The fourth Booke of Moses called in the Hebrew Vaiedabbar, and in the Latine Numery, hath thirtie sixe Chapters.

• 1 MOses and Aron, with the twelue Princes of Tribes, are commanded of the Lord to number them that are méete for warre, The Leuites are exempted for the seruice of the Tabernacle.
• 2 The order of the Tentes, the heads of the kinreds of Israel.
• 3 The Leuites goe not to battaile, but minister in the Sanctuarie, they pitch their Tents next to the habitation.
• 4 The Office of the Leuites.
• 5 The Leprous and polluted persons, shall be put out of the Tents, the satisfaction for sinne, the Law of Iealousie.
• 6 The Law of consecration of the Nazarites: how the Priests shall blesse the people.
• 7 The offring of the heads and Princes of Israel, in the dedication of the Tabernacle and the Altar: the Lord spea­keth to Moses out of the mercie seate.
• 8 The order of the Lampes, the forme of the Candle­sticke: the cleansing and offering of the Leuites.
• 9 What time the cleane and what time the vncleane ought to kéepe the passeouer: the cloud couering the Taber­nacle leadeth the Israelites through the wildernesse.
• 10 The Trumpets of siluer, and their vse: Hobab refu­seth to goe with Moses.
• 11 The people murmureth, they desire flesh: they loth Manna: it raineth Quailes, the flesh raueners are punished.
• [Page 11]12 Aron & Miriam geudge against Moses, Miriam is stric­ken with Leprosie and healed at the praier of Moses.
• 13 Certaine men are sent to search the land of Canaan: They bring of the fruit of the land.
• 14 The people murmure against Moses and Aron: they would haue stoned Caleb and Ioshua.
• 15 What manner of offerings the Israelites should offer when they enter into the land of promise: the man stoned.
• 16 The rebellion of Chorah, Dathan and Abiram, whome the earth swallowed vp quicke.
• 17 Arons rodde buddeth and beareth blossoms, whereby his priest-hood is confirmed against the rebellious people.
• 18 The office of the Leuites, the Tithes and first fruits must be giuen them: Arons heritage.
• 19 Of the ashes of the red Cowe, the water of expiation is made to washe away diuers vncleanesse.
• 20 Miriam the sister of Moses and Aron dieth, Moses and Aron shall not enter into the land of promise.
• 21 Israel vanquished King Arad and a Cananite: the fiery Serpents are sent to sting the murmuring people.
• 22 King Balac sendeth twice of Balaam to curse the Is­raelites, the Lord forbiddeth him to goe, the Angell rebu­keth him, and Balaams Asse speaketh.
• 23 Balaam causeth seauen Altars to be built, God tea­cheth him what to answer: in stéede of cursing, he blesseth the Israelites.
• 24 Balaam Prophesieth prosperously of the Kingdome of Israel, and of the comming of Christ.
• 25 For the fornication of the people committed with the daughters of Moab, God commandeth the chiefe rulers to be hanged, Phiniees killeth Zimri and Cosbi.
• 26 The children of Israel are numbred in the plaine of Moab from twenty yéeres and vpward.
• 27 The law of the heritage of the daughters of Zalphaad, Moses praieth for a gouernour of the people, and Ioshua is appointed.
• 28 What must be offered on euery feast day.
• 29 What must be offered the eight first daies of the sea­uenth month.
• [Page 12]30 Of vowes, when they shall be kept, and when not.
• 31 The Madianites are slaine and their Citties, burnt Balaam also is slaine: onely the virgins are reserued aliue.
• 32 Moses giueth to the Rubenites, Gadites, and to the halfe Tribe of Manasses their portion of their in heritance be­yond Iorden.
• 33 The two and fortie iourneis of Israel are num­bred: they are commanded to kill the Canaanites.
• 34 The costes and borders of the land of promise: certaine men are assigned to deuide the land.
• 35 The law of man slaughter: for one mans witnesse shall no man be condemned.
• 36 An order for the marriage of the daughters of Zal­phaad: the inheritance could not be giuen from one Tribe to another.

The fift Booke of Moses called in Hebrew Ellehaddebarim, and in Latine Deuteronomium, and hath thirtie foure Chapters.

• 1 MOses reproueth the people for their incredulitie.
• 2 Archearsall of the benefits of God bestowed v­pon his people: his people Israel is forbidden to fight against the Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites: Sehon King of Hesbon is discomfited.
• 3 Things that chanced from the two Kings Sehon & Og, vnto the Institution of Iosuah in Moses steade.
• 4 An exhortation to obserue the law without adding there­to or diminishing: wée must teach the Law to our children: wée ought to make no Image whereby wée might be induced to Idolatrie.
• 5 Moses is the meane betwéene God and the people, the [Page 13] Law is repeated, the people were afraide at Gods voice, the Lord wisheth that the people would feare him: they must neither decline to the right hand nor left.
• 6 An exhortation to feare God and kéepe his Commande­ments, God ought not to be tempted.
• 7 The Israelites may make no conuenant with the Gen­tiles.
• 8 Moses putteth the Israelites in remembrance of all the benefits which God bestowed vpon them, and the afflictions which God sent them in the wildernesse, least the forgetful­nesse thereof should bring them to destruction.
• 9 God is not good to them for their owne righteousnes, but for his owne sake: the two Tables are broken, Moses praieth for the people.
• 10 The Tables are renewed and put into the Arke.
• 11 An exhortation to loue God, and alwaies to be mind­full of his Lawes and to kéepe them.
• 12 God commandeth the places of idolatrie to be destroied, God will be serued as he doth appoint, and not as men doe fantasie.
• 13 The false Prophets and the inticers to idolatrie must be put to death.
• 14 The manner of the Gentiles in mourning for the dead may not be followed: what meates are cleane to be eaten and what not.
• 15 The forgiuenesse of debts in the seauenth yéere: to help the poore is commended: the freedome of seruants.
• 16 Of Easter, Whitesuntide, and the feasts of Taber­nacles: what Officers and Iudges ought to be ordained. Ido­latrie is forbidden.
• 17 The punishment of the Idolater: the election of the King.
• 18 The portion of the Leuites, God will not leaue them without a true Prophet, the false Prophet shall be slaine, and how he may be knowne.
• 19 The Townes of refuge, the punishment of him that beareth false witnesse.
• 20 The exhortation of the Priest when the Israelites [Page 14] goe to battell: peace must first be proclaimed, the Trées that beare fruit must not be destroied.
• 21 Inquisition for murther, of the woman taken in warre, the birth-right cannot be changed for affection, the disobe­dient childe: the body may not hang all night.
• 22 He commandeth to haue care of our neighbours goods: of the wife not being found a Virgin: the punishment of a­dulterie.
• 23 What they ought to auoid when they goe to warre, to flée all kinde of whoredome, of vsurie, of vowes.
• 24 Diuorcementis permited, he that is newly married is exempted from warre, mercie is to be shewed towards the poore detters.
• 25 The beating of offenders: in what cause a womans hand must be cut off: of iust weights and measures.
• 26 The offering of the first fruites: to what honour God preferreth them which acknowledge him to be their Lord.
• 27 They are commanded to write the Law vpon stone for a remembrance.
• 28 The promise to them that obay the Commandments, the threatning of them that disobay them.
• 29 The people are exhorted to obserue the Commande­ments, the whole people from the highest to the lowest are comprehended vnder Gods couenant, the punishment of him that flattereth himselfe in his wickednesse: the cause of Gods wrath against his people.
• 30 Mercie shewed when they repent: life & death is set be­fore them: the Lord is their life which obay him.
• 31 Moses preparing himselfe to die, appointeth Iosuah to rule the people, he giueth the Law to the Leuites that they should reade it to the people.
• 32 The Song of Moses concerning Gods benefites to­wards the people, God forewarneth Moses of his death.
• 33 There is no God like vnto the God of Israel, nor a­ny people like vnto his.
• 34 Moses séeth all the land of Canaan, hée dieth, Israel wéepeth, Iosuah succéedeth in Moses roome, the praise of Moses.

The Booke of Josuah, whome the Hebrewes call Iehosuah, hath twentie foure Chapters.

• 1 THe Lord encourageth Iosuah to inuade the land of pro­mise, the Lord promiseth to assist Iosuah if he obay his word, Iosuah commandeth the people to prepare themselues to passe ouer Iorden, and exhorteth the Rubenites to execute their charge.
• 2 Rahab acknowledgeth the God of Israel to be the high­est God.
• 3 Iosuah commeth with the people vnto Iorden, God shew­eth by miracles that he is with Iosuah and that he guideth the people.
• 4 Twelue stones out of the Channell be erected, for a signe of the drying of Iorden.
• 5 Of the second Circumcision vnder Iosuah and where­fore it was: Manna faileth and becommeth scarse.
• 6 God giueth the Citie of Iericho vnto Iosuah, Iericho is taken Rahab is saued, the builder againe of Iericho is cursed.
• 7 Achan vsurpeth of the Church iewels, Ai is searched, what things Achan had conueied of those which ought to haue bene burnt.
• 8 The siege and winning of Ai, the King thereof is han­ged, Iosuah setteth vp an Altar, hée writeth the Law vpon stones and readeth it to all the people.
• 9 Certaine Kings are gathered against Iosuah, the Gaba­onites doe guilefully require peace of Iosuah, the Gabaonites are made ministers in cutting wood and bearing of water.
• 10 Fiue Kings make warre against Gibeon whome Iosu­ah discomfiteth, the Sunne standeth still at Iosuahs praier, the fiue Kings are hanged.
• 11 Certaine Kings are gathered against Iosuah, God de­liuereth [Page 16] all the Kings vnto Iosuah, which had conspired a­gainst him.
• 12 The rehearsall of the Kings which were smitten of the Israelites beyond Iorden.
• 13 The Lord commandeth Iosuah to deuide the land that remaineth vnto the Israelites: possession is not giuen vnto the Tribe of Leui: Balaam is put to death.
• 14 The land of Canaan was deuided among the nine Tribes and the halfe: Caleb requireth the heritage that was promised him: Hebron was giuen him.
• 15 The lot of the Children of Iuda, and the names of the Cities and villages of the same: Calebs portion: the request of Achsah.
• 16 The lot or part of Ephraim: the Cananites dwelleth among them.
• 17 The portion of the halfe Tribe of Manasses: a portion is giuen to the daughter of Zalphaad.
• 18 The Tabernacle is set in Silo: certaine are sent to de­uide the land to the other seauen Tribes: the lot of the Chil­dren of Beniamin.
• 19 The portion of Simeon, of Zabulon, of Isachar, of A­ser, of Nepthali, of Dan, the portion of Iosuah.
• 20 The Lord commandeth Iosuah to appoint Cities of refuge, the vse thereof, and their names.
• 21 The Cities giuen to the Leuites in number eight and fortie, the Lord according to his promise gaue the Children of Israel rest.
• 22 Ruben, Gad, and the halfe Tribe of Manasses, are sent againe to their possessions.
• 23 Iosuah exhorteth the people that they ioyne not them­selues to the Gentiles.
• 24 Iosuah rehearseth Gods benefits, and exhorteth the people to feare: God Iosuah dieth.

The Booke of Iudges called in the Hebrew Sophtim, and in the Latine Iudicum: hath twentie one Chapters.

• 1 AFter Iosuah was dead, Iuda was constituted Captaine, Adonihezek is taken, the request of Achsah, the Chil­dren of Leui, the Canaanites are made tributaries but not destroyed.
• 2 The Angell rebuketh the people, because they had made peace with the Canaanites: the cause is shewed why God suffered Idolaters to remaine among them.
• 3 The Canaanites were left to trie Israel, Othoniel de­liuereth Israel, Ahud killeth King Eglon: Samger killeth the Philistims.
• 4 Debora iudgeth Israel, and exhorteth Barac to deliuer the people: Sisera fléeth, and is killed by Iael.
• 5 The Song and thankesgiuing of Debora and Barac af­ter the victorie.
• 6 Israel is oppressed of the Madianites for their wicked­nesse: Gedeon is sent to be their deliuerer: he asked a signe.
• 7 The Lord commandeth Gedeon to send away a great part of his companie: the Madianites are discomfited by a wondrous sort: Oreb and Zeb are slaine.
• 8 Ephraim murmureth against Gedeon: he maketh an E­phod which was the cause of Idolatrie: of Gedeous sonnes and his death.
• 9 Abimelech vsurpeth the Kingdome, and putteth his brethren to death: Ioatham proposeth a Parable.
• 10 Thola dieth: Iaire also dieth: the Israelites are puni­shed for their sinnes, they crie vnto God and he hath pittie on them.
• [Page 18]11 Iphtah being chased away by his brethren, was af­ter made Captaine ouer Israel: he maketh a rash vow, hée vanquisheth the Ammonites, and sacrifieth his daughter ac­cording to his vow.
• 12 Iphtah killeth two and fortie thousand Ephramites: after Iphtah succéedeth Ibzan, Elon and Abdon.
• 13 Israel for their wickednesse is oppressed of the Phili­stims: the Angell appeareth to Manoahs wife: the Angell commanded him to sacrifie vnto the Lord: the birth of Samp­son.
• 14 Sampson desireth to haue a wife of the Philistims: hée killeth a Lyon, he propoundeth a riddle, he killeth thirtie, his wife forsaketh him and taketh an other.
• 15 Sampson tieth fire-brands to the Foxes tailes: the Philistims burne his father in lawe and his wife: with a iawe bone of an Asse he killeth a thousand men: out of a great tooth in the Iawe God giueth him water.
• 16 Sampson carieth away the gates of Azza: hée was de­ceiued by Dalila: he pulleth downe the house vpon the Phili­stims and dieth with them.
• 17 Michas mother according to her vow, made her sonne two Idols.
• 18 The Children of Dan send men to search the land: then come the sixe hundreth and take the Gods and the Priest of Micah away: they destroy Laish.
• 19 Of the Leuite whose wife was villanously killed in Gibea: the Leuite cutteth her in twelue péeces and sendeth them to the twelue Tribes.
• 20 The Israelites assemble in Mispah, to whome the Le­uite declareth his wrong: they send for them that did the villanie.
• 21 The Israelites sweare that they will not marrie their daughters vnto the Beniamites: they slay them of Iabes Gilead, and giueth their Virgins to the Beniamites: the Beniamites take the daughters of Silo.

The Booke of Ruth, contayneth foure Chapters.

• 1 ELimelech goeth with his wife and Children into the land of Moab, he and his sonnes die: Naoni and Ruth come to Bethelem.
• 2 Ruth gathereth corne in the fields of Booz: the gentle­nesse of Booz towards her.
• 3 Naomi giueth Ruth counsell: she sléepeth at Booz féete: he acknowledgeth himselfe to be her kinsman.
• 4 Booz speaketh to Ruths next kinsman touching her ma­riage: the ancient custome in Israel: Booz marieth Ruth of whome he begetteth Obed: the generation of Pharez.

The first Booke of Samuel, other­wise called the first Booke of the Kings, hath thirtie and one Chapters.

• 1 THe Genealogie of Elkanah Father of Samuel: his two wiues, Hannah was barren and praied to the Lord: her answer to Eli. Samuel is borne, she doth dedicate him to the Lord.
• 2. The song of Hannah. The sonnes of Eli are wicked: the new customes of the Priests. Samuel ministreth before the Lord. Eli blesseth Elkanah and his wife.
• 3. There was no manifest vision in the time of Eli. The [Page 20] Lord calleth Samuel thrée times, and sheweth what shall come vppon Eli and his house: the same thing declareth Sa­muel to Eli.
• 4. The Arke of the Lord is taken: Eli and his children dye.
• 5. The Philistims bring the Arke into the house of Da­gon. The men of Ashdod are plagued. The Arke is carried to Gath and after to Ekron.
• 6. The Philistims offer golden Emerods. The men of Beth-shemesh are striken for looking into the Arke.
• 7. The Arke is brought to Kiriath-iearim. Samuel exhor­teth the people to forsake their sinne and turne to the Lord. The Philistims fight against Israel and are ouercome. Sa­muel iudgeth Israel.
• 8. Samuel maketh his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel, who follow not his steps. The Israelites aske a King.
• 9. Saul séeking his fathers Asses, by the counsell of his ser­uant goeth to Samuel. The Prophets called Seers.
• 10. Saul is annointed King by Samuel: Samuel assembleth the people, and sheweth them their sinnes.
• 11. Nahash the Ammonite warreth against Iabesh Gilead who asketh helpe of the Israelites: Saul promiseth help, the Ammonites are slaine: the Kingdome is renued.
• 12. Samuel declaring to the people his integritie, repro­ueth their ingratitude.
• 13. Saul being disobedient to Gods commandement, is shewed of Samuel that he shall not raigne.
• 14. Ionathan and his harnesse-bearer, put the Philistims to flight.
• 15. Saul is commanded to slay Amalek, he spareth Agag and the best things: Samuel reproueth him.
• 16. Samuel is reproued of God and is sent to annoint Dauid. God regardeth the heart. The Spirit of the Lord com­meth vppon Dauid.
• 17. The Philistims make warre against Israel. Goliath defieth Israel: Dauid killeth Goliath and the Philistims flée.
• 18 The amity of Ionathan & Dauid. Saul would haue staine Dauid: Saul feareth Dauid séeing that the Lord is with him.
• [Page 21]19. Ionathan declareth to Dauid the wicked purpose of Saul. The spirit of Prophesie commeth on Saul.
• 20. Ionathan comforteth Dauid: they renue their league: Saul would haue killed Ionathan: Ionathan aduertiseth Da­uid by thrée Arrowes of his fathers furie.
• 21. Dauid fléeeth to Nob to Abimelech the Priest: he get­teth of him the shew-bread to satisfie his hunger.
• 22. Dauid hideth himselfe in a Caue: many that were in trouble came vnto him.
• 23. Dauid chaseth the Philistims from Keila. Ionathan comforteth Dauid: Sauls enterprise is broken is pursuing Dauid.
• 24. Dauid hid in a Caue spareth Saul, he sheweth to Saul his innocencie: Saul acknoweledgeth his fault: he causeth Dauid to sweare vnto him to be fauourable to his seed.
• 25. Samuel dieth: Nabal and Abigail: the Lord killeth Nabal: Abigail and Ahinoam Dauids wiues: Michal is giuen to Phalti.
• 26 Dauid was discouered vnto Saul by the Ziphims: Da­uid taketh away Sauls speare and a Cruce of water that stood at his head: Saul confesseth his sinne.
• 27. Dauid fleeth to Achish King of Gath, who giueth him Ziklag: Dauid destroieth certaine of the Philistims: Achish is deceiued by Dauid.
• 28. Dauid had the chiefe charge promised about Achish. Saul consulteth with a Witch, and she causeth him to speake vnto Samuel who declareth him ruine.
• 29. The Princes of the Philistims cause Dauid to be sent backe from the battle against Israel because they mistru­sted him.
• 30. The Amalekites burne Ziklag: Dauids two wiues are taken prisoners: the people would stone him.
• 31. Saul killeth himselfe, his children are slaine in the bat­tle.

The second Booke of Samuel other­wise called the second Booke of Kings, hath twenty and foure Chapters.

• 1. IT was told Dauid of Sauls death: he causeth him to be slaine that brought the tidings: he laments the death of Saul and Ionathan.
• 2. Dauid is annointed King in Hebron.
• 3. Long warre betwéene the houses of Saul and Dauid: the children of Dauid in Hebron. Abner turneth to Dauid: Ioab killeth him.
• 4, Baanah and Rechab slay Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul: Dauid commandeth them to be slaine.
• 5. Dauid is made King ouer all Israel: he taketh the Fort of Sion: he asketh counsell of the Lord, and ouercommeth the Philistims twise.
• 6. The Arke brought forth of the house of Abinadab: Vz­zah is striken and dieth. Dauid danceth before the Arke, and is therefore despised of his wife Michal.
• 7. Dauid would build God an house, but is forbidden by the Prophet Nathan.
• 8. Dauid ouercommeth the Philistims, and other strange Nations, and maketh them tributaries to Israel.
• 9. Dauid restoreth all the lands of Saul to Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan: he appointeth Ziba to see the profits of his lands.
• 10. The messengers of Dauid are villanously entreated of the King of Ammon: Ioab is sent against the Ammonites.
• 11. The Cittie of Rabbah is besieged: Dauid committeth adulterie: Vriah is slaine: Dauid marieth Beth-sheba.
• 12. Dauid reproued by Nathan confesseth his sinne. The childe conceaued in adulterie dieth.
• [Page 23]13. Amnon Dauids sonne defileth his sister Tamar: Ta­mar is comforted by her brother Absalom: Absalom therefore killeth Amnon.
• 14, Absalom is reconsiled to his father by the subtiltie of Ioab: Absalom may not see the Kings face.
• 15. The practises of Absalom to aspire to the Kingdome: Dauid and his seruants flée: Dauids praier.
• 16. The infidelitie of Ziba. Shimei cursed Dauid. Hushai commeth to Absalon.
• 17. Ahithophels counsell is ouerthrowne by Hushai.
• 18. Dauid deuideth his armie into thrée parts.
• 19. Ioab encourageth the King: Dauid is restored: Shi­mei is pardoned: Mephibosheth méeteth the King: Barzillai departeth: Israel striueth with Iudah.
• 20. Sheba raiseth Israel against Dauid. Ioab killeth A­masa traiterously. The head of Sheba is deliuered to Ioab. Dauids chiefe Officers.
• 21. Thrée déere yéeres. The vengeance of the sinnes of Saul lighteth on his seauen sonnes which are hanged.
• 22. Dauid after his victories praiseth God: the anger of God towards the wicked.
• 23. The last words of Dauid. The wicked shall be pluc­ked vp as thornes. The names and facts of his mightie men: he desireth water and would not drinke.
• 24. Dauid causeth the people to be nombred: he repen­teth and chooseth to fall into Gods hands: seauentie thou­sand perish with the pestilence.

The first Booke of the Kings com­monly called the third Booke of the Kings, after the reckoning of the Latinists: which third Booke, and the fourth also is but one with the He­brewes: it hath twentie & two Chapters.

• 1. ABishag kéepeth Dauid in his extreame age. Adoniiah vsurpeth the Kingdome: Salomon is annointed King: Adoniiah fléeth to the Altar.
• 2. Dauid exhorteth Salomon, and giueth charge as con­cerning Ioab: Barzillai and Shimei. The death of Dauid: A­doniiah asketh Abishag to wife.
• 3. Salomon taketh Pharaohs daughter to wife. The Lord appeareth to him and giueth him wisedome: the pleading of the two harlottes, and Salomons sentence therein.
• 4. The Princes and rulers vnder Salomon: his Bookes and writings.
• 5. Hiram sendeth to Salomon, and Salomon to him, pur­posing to build the house of God: he prepareth the stuffe for the building: the number of the worke-men.
• 6. The building of the Temple and the forme thereof. The promise of the Lord to Salomon.
• 7. The building of the house of Salomon: the excellent worke-man ship of Hiram in the péeces which he made for the Temple.
• 8. The Arke is borne into the Temple: a cloud filleth the Temple. The King blesseth the people.
• 9. The Lord appeareth the second time to Salomon: Sa­lomon giueth Citties to Hiram.
• 10. The Quéene of Saba commeth to heare the wisedome [Page 25] of Salomon, his royall Throne, his power and magnifi­cencie.
• 11. Salomon had a thousand wiues and concubines, which bring him to Idolatrie.
• 12. Rehoboam succeedeth Salomon. Ieroboam reigneth ouer Israel
• 13. Ieroboam is reprehended of the Prophet: his hand drieth vp
• 14. Ieroboam sendeth his wife disguised to Ahiiah the Prophet, who declareth vnto him the destruction of his house.
• 15. Abiiam reigneth ouer Iudah. The battle betweene Asa and Baasha.
• 16. Of Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri. Ahab marieth Ieza­bel, Iericho is built againe.
• 17. Eliiah is forewarned of the famine to come, he is fed of Rauens.
• 18. Eliiah is sent to Ahab: Obadiah hideth an hundreth Prophets. Eliiah killeth all Baals Prophets.
• 19. Eliiah fléeing from Iezabel is nourished of the Angell of God: he is commanded to annoint Hazael, Iehu, and Elisha.
• 20. Samaria is beséeged: the Lord promiseth the victo­rie to Ahab by a Prophet.
• 21. Iezabel commandeth to kill Naboth for the Vineyard that he refuseth to sell to Ahab. Eliiah reproueth Ahab and he repenteth.
• 22. Iehoshaphat and Ahab fight against the King of Si­ria: Michaiah sheweth the King what shall be the successe of their enterprise: Zidkiiah the false Prophet smiteth him. A­hab is slaine, Ahaziah his sonne succeedeth. The reigne of Ie­hoshaphat, and Ioram his sonne.

The second or fourth Booke of Kings, hath twentie fiue Chapters.

• 1. AHazia by a fall falleth sicke, and consulteth with Baal­zebub.
• 2. Eliiah diuideth the waters with his cloke: he is taken vp into Heauen. The children that mocke Elisha are rent in péeces with Beares.
• 3. The reigne of Ioram: he and Iehoshaphat goe to warre against Moab which rebelleth: the Moabites are ouercome.
• 4. God encreaseth the oyle to the poore widowe by Elisha: he obtaineth for the Shunamite a sonne at Gods hand, who died and was raised vp againe.
• 5. Naaman the Sirian is healed of his leprosie: Elisha refuseth his guifts.
• 6. Elisha maketh Iron to swimme aboue the water: hée dicloseth the King of Syria's counsell to the King of Israel.
• 7. Elisha prophesieth plentie of victuaile and other things in Samaria,
• 8. Elisha prophesieth vnto the Sunamite the dearth of seauen yéeres.
• 9. Iehu is made King of Israel, and killeth Ioram the King thereof.
• 10. Iehu causeth the seauentie sonnes of Ahab to be slaine: he killeth also all the Priests of Baal.
• 11. Athaliah putteth to death all the Kings sonnes, ex­cept Ioash the sonne of Ahazia. Iehoiada causeth Athaliah to be slaine. Baal and his Priests are destroied.
• 12. Iehoash maketh prouision for the repairing of the Temple: Iehoash is killed by two of his seruants.
• 13. Iehoahaz the sonne of Iehu is deliuered into the hands [Page 27] of the Assirians: he praieth vnto God and is deliuered.
• 14. Amaziah the King of Iuda putteth to death them that slue his father, and after smiteth Edom.
• 15. Azariah King of Iudah becommeth a Leper.
• 16. Ahaz King of Iudah consecrateth his sonne in fire.
• 17. Hoshea a King of Israel is taken.
• 18. Hezekiah King of Iudah putteth downe the brazen Serpent, and destroieth the Idoles, and prospereth.
• 19. God promiseth by Esaiah victorie to Hezekiah.
• 20. Hezekiah being sicke, receiueth the signe of his health.
• 21. King Manasseh restoreth Idolatrie, and vseth great crueltie.
• 22 Iosiah repaireth the Temple. Helkiah findeth the booke of the Law, and causeth it to be presented to Iosiah, who sen­deth to Huldah the Prophetesse to enquire the Lords will.
• 23. Iosiah readeth the Law before the people: he maketh a couenant with the Lord: he putteth downe the Idols after he had killed their Priestes: he kéepeth the Passeouer: he de­stroieth the Coniurers: he was killed in Megiddo: and his sonne Iehoahaz reigneth in his stéed: after he was taken, his sonne Iehoiakim was made King.
• 24. Iehoiakim, made subiect to Nabuchad-nezzar, rebel­leth: he and his people are carried to Babilon. Zedekiah is made King.
• 25. Ierusalem is besieged of Nabuchad-nezzar and ta­ken. The sonnes of Zedekiah are slaine before his eyes, and after, his owne eyes put out.

The first Booke of the Chronicles, cal­led in Latine Verba dierum, after the Greekes Paralipomenon, which the Hebrewes call Dibre Haiamim, and recken both the Bookes but for one: hath twenty and nine Chapters.

• 1. THe genealogie of Adam and Noah, vntill Abraham, and from Abraham vntill Esau: his children: Kings and Dukes came of him.
• 2. The genealogie of Iudah vnto Ishai the father of Da­uid.
• 3. The genealogie of Dauid and his posteritie vnto the sonnes of Iosiah.
• 4. The genealogie of the sonnes of Iudah: of Ashur: of Ia­bes, and his praier.
• 5. The birth-right taken from Reuben and giuen to the sonnes of Ioseph. The genealogie of Reuben and Gad, and of the halfe Tribe of Manasseh.
• 6. The genealogie of the sonnes of Leui: their order in the Ministrie of the Tabernacle. Aaron and his sonnes Priestes. Their habitation.
• 7. The genealogie of Issachar, Beniamin, Naphtali, Ma­nasseh, Ephraim, and Asher.
• 8. The sonnes of Beniamin, and race of Saul.
• 9. All Israel and Iudah are numbred. Of the Priests and Leuites, and of their offices.
• 10. The battle of Saul against the Philistims in which he dieth, and his sonnes also: the cause of Sauls death.
• 11. The Iebusites rebell against Dauid, from whom he taketh the Tower of Sion.
• 12. What they were that went with Dauid when he fled from Saul: what they were that came vnto him vnto Hebron out of euerie Tribe to make him King.
• [Page 29]13. The Arke is brought againe from Kiriath-icarim to Ierusalem: Vzza dieth because he touched it.
• 14. Hiram sendeth wood and worke-men to Dauid. By the counsell of God he goeth against the Philistims and ouer­commeth them.
• 15. Dauid bringeth the Arke with ioy, and dancing be­fore it is despised of his wife Michal.
• 16. The Arke being placed, they offer sacrifices, Dauid ap­pointeth a notable Psalme to be sung in the praise of the Lord.
• 17. Christ is promised vnder the figure of Salomon.
• 18. The battle of Dauid against the Philistims, and a­gainst Moab, Zobah, Aram, and Edom.
• 19. Hanun King of the children of Ammon doth great in­iuries to the seruants of Dauid: hee prepareth an armie a­gainst Dauid, and is ouercome.
• 20. Rabbah destroyed. The Ammonites tormented. The Philistims are thrice ouercome with their Giants.
• 21. Dauid causeth the people to be numbred, and there dye seauentie thousand men of the pestilence.
• 22. Dauid prepareth things necessarie for the building of the Temple.
• 23. Dauid being old, ordeineth Salomon King. Aaron and his sonnes are for the high Prieste.
• 24. Dauid assigneth offices vnto the sonnes of Aaron.
• 25. The singers are appointed with their places and lots.
• 26. The Porters of the Temple are ordained euerie man to the gate which he should keepe: and ouer the Treasure.
• 27. Of the Princes and Rulers that ministred vnto the King.
• 28. Because Dauid was forbidden to build the Temple, he willeth Salomon and the people to performe it: exhorting him to feare the Lord.
• 29. The offering of Dauid and of the Princes for the building of the Temple.

The second Booke of the Chronicles, which in the Hebrewe is one with the first: hath thirtie and sixe Chapters.

• 1. THe offering of Salomon at Gibeon. He praieth vnto God to giue him wisedome, which hee giueth him, and more. The number of his Charets and horses: and of his riches.
• 2. Salomon sendeth to Hiram the King of Tyrus, for wood and worke-men.
• 3. The Temple of the Lord, and the Porch are builded, with other things thereto belonging.
• 4. The Altar of brasse: the Lauatorie: the Caldron: the Candlestickes, &c.
• 5. The things dedicated by Dauid are put in the Tem­ple.
• 6. Salomon blesseth the people. He praiseth the Lord: hée praieth vnto God for those that shall pray in the Temple.
• 7. The fire consumeth the Sacrifice: the glorie of the Lord filleth the Temple.
• 8. The Citties that Salomon built: his Sacrifices which hée offered.
• 9. The Quéene of Sheba commeth to sée Salomon and bringeth gifts.
• 10. The rigour of Rehoboam: he followeth lewde coun­saile. The people rebell.
• 11. Rehoboam is forbidden to fight against Ieroboam.
• 12. Rehoboam forsaketh the Lord, and is punished by Shishak.
• 13. Abijah maketh warre against Ieroboam: he sheweth the occasion: he trusteth in the Lord and ouercommeth Iero­boam.
• [Page 31]14. Asa destroieth Idolatrie, and commandeth his people to serue the true God.
• 15. The exhortation of Azariah: Asa purgeth his Coun­trie of Idolatrie, they sweare together to serue the Lord: he deposeth his mother for her Idolatrie.
• 16. Asa for feare of Baasha King of Israel, maketh a co­uenant with Benhadad King of Siria: he is reproued by the Prophet.
• 17. Iehoshaphat trusting in the Lord prospereth in ri­ches and honor: he abolisheth Idolatrie and causeth the people to be taught.
• 18. Iehoshaphat maketh affinity with Ahab: foure hun­dred Prophets counsaile Ahab to goe to warre: Michaiah is against them. The effect of his prophecie.
• 19. After Iehoshaphat was rebuked by the Prophet hée calleth againe the people to the honouring of the Lord.
• 20. Iehoshaphat and the people praie vnto the Lord: the maruellous victorie that the Lord gaue him against his ene­mies: his reigne and actes.
• 21. Iehoshaphat dieth. Iehoram succéedeth him which kil­leth his brethren: he is oppressed of the Philistims: his mi­serable end.
• 22. Athaliah putteth to death all the Kings linage: Ioash escapeth.
• 23. Ioash the sonne of Ahaziah is made King: Athaliah is put to death. The Temple of Baal is destroied: Iohoiada appointeth Ministers in the Temple.
• 24. Ioash repaireth the house of the Lord: Ioash is kil­led of his owne seruants.
• 25. Amaziah putteth them to death that slue his father: he falleth to Idolatrie.
• 26. Vzziah obeying the Lord prospereth in his enter­prises: he waxeth proud and vsurpeth the Priests office.
• 27. Iotham reigneth, and ouercommeth the Ammonites: his reigne and death: Ahaz his sonne reigneth in his stéed.
• 28. Ahaz an Idolater is giuen into the hands of the Si­rians, and the King of Israel. Ahaz encreaseth his Idolatrie: his death and successor.
• 29. Hezekiah repaireth the Temple, and aduertiseth [Page 32] the Leuites of the corruption of Religion.
• 30. The kéeping of the Passe-ouer by the Kings com­mandement.
• 31. The people destroy Idolatrie: Hezekiah appointeth Priestes and Leuites, and prouideth for their liuing.
• 32. Saneherib inuadeth Iudah: Hezekiah prepareth for the warre: he exhorteth the people to put their trust in the Lord.
• 33. Manasseh an Idolater, causeth Iudah to erre: he is led prisoner into Babilon.
• 34. Iosiah destroieth the Idols and restoreth the Temple: The booke of the Law is found.
• 35. Iosiah kéepeth the passe-ouer: he setteth forth Gods seruice: he fighteth against the King of Egypt, and dieth, the people bewaile him.
• 36. After Iosiah, reigned Iehoahaz, after him Iehoiakim, after him Zedekiah, in whose time all the people were caried away to Babilon for contemning the admonitions of the Prophets.

The first Booke of Esdras hath tenne Chap­ters.

• 1. CIrus sendeth againe the people that was in captiuity, and restoreth them their holy vessels.
• 2. The number of them that returned from the captiuity.
• 3. The Israelites build the Altar of God: they offer to the Lord: they prepare for the Temple, and sing vnto the Lord.
• 4. The building of the Temple is hindered, and how: Letters to Artaxerxes, and the answere.
• 5. Aggeus and Zacharie doe prophesie: the worke of the Temple goeth foreward, contrarie to the minde of Tat­nai: his letters were sent to Darius.
• 6. At the commandement of Darius King of Persia, af­ter the Temple was builded and dedicate, the Children of Israel keepe the feast of vnleauened bread.
• 7. By the commandement of the King, Esdras and his companions come to Hierusalem: he giueth thankes to God.
• 8. The number of them that returned to Hierusalem with Esdras: hée causeth them to fast, hée admonisheth the Priests of their dutie: what they did when they came to Hie­rusalem.
• 9. Esdras complaineth on the people that had turned them­selues from God, and married with the Gentiles: he praieth vnto God.
• 10. The people repent and turne, and put away their strange wiues.

The Booke of Nehemias, or second Booke of Esdras, hath thirteene Chapters.

• 1. NEhemias bewaileth the calamity of Hierusalem, hée confesseth the sinnes of the people, and praieth to God for them.
• 2. After Nehemias had obtained letters of Artaxerxes, he came to Hierusalem and builded the walls.
• 3. The number of them that builded the walles.
• 4. The building of Hierusalem is hindred, but God brea­keth their enterprise: the Iewes build with one hand, and hold their weapon in the other.
• 5. The people are oppressed and in necessity: Nehemias forbiddeth vsury.
• 6. Nehemias answered with great wisdome and zeale to his aduersaries: he is not discouraged by the false Prophets.
• 7. After the wall once builded is the watch appointed: they that returne from the captiuity are numbred.
• 8. Esdras gathereth the people together, and readeth the Law to them.
• 9. The people repent, and forsake their strange wiues: the Leuites exhorte them to praise God.
• 10. The names of them that sealed the Couenant betwéen God and the people.
• 11. Who dwelled in Hierusalem after it was builded, and who in the Citties of Iuda.
• 12. The Priests and Leuites which came with Zoroba­bel vnto Hierusalem are numbred, and all the wall is dedi­cated.
• 13. The Law is read, they separate from them all stran­gers: an ordinance to serue God.

The Booke of Esther hath sixteene Chap­ters.

• 1. KIng Ahasuerus maketh a Royall feast, whereunto the Quéene Vasthi would not come, for which cause she is put away: the Kings decree touching the preeminence of man ouer his wife.
• 2. After the Quéene is put away, certaine young mai­dens are brought to the King: Esther pleaseth the King and is made Quéene.
• 3. Haman after that he was exalted, obtained o [...] the King that all the Iewes should be put to death, because Mardo­cheus had not done him worship as other had.
• 4. Mardocheus giueth the Quéene knowledge of the cruel decrée of the King against the Iewes: shée willeth that they pray for her.
• 5. Esther entreth vnto the King and biddeth him and Ha­man to a feaste: Haman prepareth a Gallowes for Mardo­cheus.
• 6. The King turneth ouer the Chronicles and findeth the fidelity of Mardocheus, and commandeth Haman to cause Mardocheus to be had in honor.
• 7. The Quéene prayeth for her helpe and her people: she ac­cuseth Haman, and he is hanged on the Gallowes that hée had prepared for Mardocheus.
• 8. After the death of Haman was Mardocheus exalted: comfortable letters are sent vnto the Iewes.
• 9. At the commandement of the King, the Iewes put their aduersaries to death: the ten sons of Haman are hanged.
• 10. The estimation, and authoritie of Mardochai.
• The rest of the Chapters of Esther being the 11.12.13.14.15.16, you shall finde them after the Booke of Iudith.

The Booke of Iob, hath fortie two Chapters.

• 1. THe holinesse and richesse of Iob: the care of Iob for his children: Satan hath permission to tempt him: he tempteth him by taking away his substance and his children: his faith and patience.
• 2. Iobs wife tempteth him to forsake God: his thrée friends visite him.
• 3. Iob complaineth, and curseth the day of his birth, hée desireth to dye, as though death were the end of all mans mi­serie.
• 4. Eliphaz blameth Iob for impatience, vniustice, and for the presumption of his owne righteousnesse.
• 5. Eliphaz sheweth the difference betwéene the children of God and the wicked.
• 6. Iob answereth that his paine is more grieuous then his fault: he wisheth death: he complaineth of his friends.
• 7. Iob sheweth the shortnesse and misery of mans life.
• 8. Bildad sheweth that Iob is a sinner, because God pu­nisheth the wicked and preserueth the good.
• 9. Iob declareth the mighty power of God, and that mans righteousnesse is nothing.
• 10. Iob is weary of his life, aod setteth out his frailenesse before God: he desireth him to stay his hand: a description of death.
• 11. Iob is vniustly blamed of Sophar: the maiesty of God cannot be searched: God is mercifull to the repentant: the godly liue in safety.
• 12. Iob accuseth his friends of ignorance: he delareth the might and power of God: and how God changeth the course of things.
• [Page 39]13. Iob prayeth vnto God that he would not handle him rigorously.
• 14. Iob describeth the shortnesse and misery of the life of man: hope sustaineth the godly: the condition of mans life.
• 15. Eliphaz blameth Iob because hee ascribeth wisdome and purenes to himselfe.
• 16. Iob, moued by the importunacy of his friends, coun­teth in what extremity he is; and taketh God to witnes of his innocencie.
• 17. Iob sayeth that he consumeth away, and yet doth pati­ently abide it: he exhorteth his friends to repentance, shew­ing that he looketh but for death.
• 18. Bildad rehearseth the paines of the vnfaithfull and wicked.
• 19. Iob reprooueth his friends, and reciteth his miseries and grieuous paines: he assureth himselfe of the generall re­surrection.
• 20. Sophar sheweth that the wicked and the couetous shall haue a short end though for a time they flourish.
• 21. Iob declareth how the prosperity of the wicked maketh them proud, insomuch that they blaspheme God.
• 22. Eliphaz affirmeth that Iob is punished for his sinnes: he accuseth him of vnmercifulnes, and that he denied Gods prouidence: he exhorteth him to repentance.
• 23. Iob sheweth that hée both knoweth and feareth the sentence of the Iudge: and that he is not punished onely for his sinnes.
• 24. Iob describeth the wickednes of men, and sheweth what curse belongeth to the wicked.
• 25. Bildad proueth that no man is cleane, nor without sin before God.
• 26. Iob sheweth that no man can helpe God, and proueth it by his wonderfull workes.
• 27. The constancy and perfectnes of Iob: the reward of the wicked and of the Tyrants.
• 28. Iob sheweth that the wisdome of God is vnsearchable.
• 29. Iob complaineth of the prosperity of the time past, he setteth forth his authority, Iustice, and equity.
• 30. Iob complaineth that he is contemned of the vilest, [Page 40] because of his aduersity and affliction: death is the house of all flesh.
• 31. Iob rehearseth the innocencie of his liuing, and num­ber of his vertues.
• 32. Elihu reproueth them of folly: Age maketh not a man wise, but the spirit of God.
• 33. Elihu accuseth Iob of ignorance: he sheweth that God hath diuerse meanes to instruct man, and to drawe him from sinne.
• 34. Elihu chargeth Iob that he calleth himselfe righteous: he sheweth that God is iust in Iudgement.
• 35. Neither doth godlinesse profit, or vngodlinesse hurt God but man: the wicked crie vnto God and are not heard.
• 36. Elihu sheweth the power of God and his Iustice, and wherefore he punisheth: the property of the wicked.
• 37. Elihu proueth that the vnsearcheable wisedome of God is manifested by his workes, as by the Thunder, Snowe, and the whirle-wind, and the raine.
• 38. God speaketh to Iob, and declareth the ignorance of man in the consideration of his creatures.
• 39. God procéedeth in declaring the ignorance of Iob, in the consideration of his maruellous workes in beasts and fowles.
• 40. God declareth the weakenesse of Iob, by comparing the same to his great workes, and to the strength of Behe­moth.
• 41. God setteth forth the malice, the members, the strength, and the pride of Leuiathan.
• 42. The repentance of Iob: he praieth for his friends: and his goods are restored double vnto him.

The Psalmes of Dauid being in all 150. followe after the Reuelation.

The Prouerbes of Salomon hath thirtie one Chapters.

• 1. THe power of the word of God: of the feare of God and knowledge of his word: we may not consent to the intising of sinners: wisdome complaineth that she is con­temned: the punishment of them that contemne her.
• 2. Wisedome exhorteth to obay her: shée teacheth the feare of God: she is giuen of God, she preserueth from wicked­nesse.
• 3. The word of God giueth life: trust in God, feare him, honor him, suffer his correction: to them that follow the word of God, all things shall succéede well.
• 4. Wisdome and her fruits ought to be searched: the way of the wicked must be refused: by the word of God, the heart, eies, and course of life must be guided.
• 5. Whoredome forbidden, and prodigality: hée willeth a man to liue on his labour: to helpe others: to loue his wife: the wicked taken in their owne wickednesse.
• 6. Instructions for sureties: the slouthfull and sluggish is stirred to worke: he describeth all the nature of the wicked: the things that God hateth.
  The Contents of the chap­ters vnto the xi. And from the x. to the xx no Contents. And from the xx. to the xxx. no Contents of chapters as by the blanck places appea­reth.
• 7. An exhortation to wisedome, and to the word of God, which will preserue vs from the harlot, whose manners are described.
• 8. Wisdome declareth her excellencie, riches, power, e­ternity: she exhorteth all to loue and follow her.
• 9. Wisdome calleth all to her feast: the scorner will not be corrected: the feare of God: the conditions of a harlot.
• 10. In this Chapter, and all that followe, vnto the thir­tith, the wise man exhorteth by diuerse sentences which he cal­leth Parables, to follow vertue and flée vice, and sheweth [Page 42] also what profit commeth of wisedome, and what hinderance procéedeth of foolishnesse.
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• 24. These are the Parables of Salomon which the men of Hezekiah King of Iuda copied out.
• 25. These are the Parables of Salomon which the men of Hezekiah King of Iuda copied out.
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• 30. The purenesse of the word of God, and what wée ought to require of God, with certaine wonderfull things that are in this world.
• And the Prophecy that the same man spake vnto Ithiel, and Vchal.
• 31. He exhorteth to chastity and Iustice, and sheweth the conditions of a wise and worthy woman.
• The wordes of King Lamuel, and the lesson that his mo­ther taught him.

The Booke of the Preacher, other­wise called Ecclesiastes, which is Salomon the King: hath twelue Chapters.

For Salomon is called in the Scriptures, by three sun­dry names, the one Salomon, that is, the maker of peace, the second, Idida, that is beloued of God, the third, Ecclesiastes, that is a Preacher; teaching, that true and eternall felicity consisteth not in any wordly wisdome, or aboundance of riches, or in carnall pleasure, which all bee but vaine and transitory, but hee proueth that true felicity consisteth in a whole ioyning our selues to God by pure Religion, that is, with a sincere faith, and the feare of God, obseruing his commandements.

• 1. ALl things in this world are ful of vanity, and of none endurance, all mans wisedome is but folly and griefe.
• 2. Pleasure, sumptuous buildings, riches, and possessions are but vanitie. The wise and the foole haue both one end touching their bodilie death.
• 3. All things haue their time: the workes of God are perfect, and cause vs to feare him: God shall both iudge the iust and vniust.
• 4. The innocent are oppressed, mens labours are full of abuse and vanity: mans society is necessary: a young man poore and wise is to be preferred before an old King that is a foole.
• 5. Not to speake lightly, chiefly in Gods matters: the co­uetous man can neuer haue enough.
• 6. The miserable estate of him to whome God hath giuen riches, and not the grace to vse them.
• 7. Diuerse precepts to follow that which is good, and to auoid the contrary.
• [Page 44]8. To obey Princes and Magistrates: the workes of God passe mans knowledge.
• 9. By no outward thing can man knowe whome God lo­ueth or hateth: no man knoweth his end: wisdome excelleth strength.
• 10. The difference of foolishnesse and wisedome: a slan­derer is like a Serpent, that cannot bee charmed: of foolish Kings and riotous Princes: and of good Kings and Princes.
• 11. To be liberall to the poore: nor to doubt of Gods pro­uidence: all worldly prosperity is but vanity.
• 12. To thinke on God in youth, and not to deferre till age: The soule returneth to God: wisedome is the guift of God, and consisteth in fearing him, and kéeping his com­mandements.

The Ballet of Ballets of Salomon, cal­led in Latine Canticum Canticorum, hath eight Chapters.

• 1. THe familiar talke and misticall communication of the spiritual loue betwéene Iesus Christ and his Church: the domesticall enemies that persecute the Church.
• 2. The Church desireth to rest vnder the shadow of Christ: shee heareth his voice: she is compared to the Doue, and the enemies to the Foxes.
• 3. The Church desireth to be ioyned inseparably to Christ her husband: her deliuerance out of the wildernesse.
• 4. The praises of the Church: shée is without blemish in his sight: the loue of Christ toward her.
• 5. Christ calleth his Church to the participation of all his treasure: she heareth his voice: she confesseth her nakednesse: she praiseth Christ her husband.
• 6. The Church assureth herselfe of the loue of Christ: The praise of the Church: she is but one and vndefiled.
• [Page 45]7. The beautie of the Church is in all her members: she is assured of Christs loue towards her.
• 8. The Church will be taught by Christ: she is vpholden by him: the vehement loue wherewith Christ loueth her: she is the Vine that bringeth forth fruite of the spirituall Salo­mon, which is Iesus Christ.

The Booke of the Prophet Esay, hath sixtie sixe Chapters.

• 1. THe Prophet accuseth the sinnes of the people, namely ingratefulnesse, stubbornesse, faithles seruice of God: and sheweth Gods terrible iudgement against them, vnlesse they repent.
• 2. A Prophecie of Christ and his Kingdome: pride, coue­tousnesse, susperstition, and Idolatry, are reproued: Gods terrible iudgement against these.
• 3. The mischiefe that God sendeth on Common-weales, for the contempt of his word: the couetousnesse of rulers re­proued: the proud nicenesse of woemen punished to their shame.
• 4. The misery of the stubborne: a promise of Gods fa­uour to the residue.
• 5. Of Christ and his Vineyard, with an execration of couetousnesse, drunkennesse, and contempt of Gods word.
• 6. Esay saw the glorie of the Lord, and was sent to pro­phesie the desolation of Iury.
• 7. The Syrians moue battel against Hierusalem: a Vir­gin shall beare a childe.
• 8. The deliuerance of the land by Emanuel: the stone of offence at which many stumble.
• 9. He prophesieth of Christs Natiuitie and dominion.
• 10. He threatneth the oppressors of the poore, and prophe­sieth against Sennacherib.
• [Page 46]11. He prophesieth of the natiuity of Christ and his peo­ple: of the remnant of Israel, and of the faith of the Heathen and Gentiles.
• 12. The song of the Church, for the obtaining of the vi­ctory and ouercomming the world.
• 13. He prophecieth the destruction of Babilon, the capti­uity and the comming againe of the people.
• 14. The returne of the people from captiuity: the pros­perity of the people of God, and affliction of their enemies: the pride of Babilon.
• 15. A prophesie against Moab.
• 16. The destruction of Moab.
• 17. A prophesie against Damascus.
• 18. An exhortation to the Ethiopians and the countreies nigh adioyning to them: the vocation of the Gentiles.
• 19. He prophecieth against Egypt; and the vocation of the Gentiles to Christ.
• 20. Against Egypt and Ethiopia.
• 21. Against Babilon, Idumea, and Arabia.
• 22. A prophecie against Hierusalem.
• 23. A prophecie against Tyrus, and a promise that it shall be restored againe.
• 24. A prophecie of tribulation to come vppon the world because of sinne.
• 25. A thankesgiuing to God for his workes.
• 26. A song of deliuerance of the people.
• 27. A prophecie of the comming of Christ and destruction of Idolatry.
• 28. Against the pride of Ephraim, and against false Priests and Preachers.
• 29. A prophecie against Hierusalem, and against the vaine traditions of men.
• 30. Against them that forsake the counsell of God, and cleaue to the counsell of men: the Prophet also threatneth the remnant of the people, that after the destruction of Hierusa­lem went into Egypt.
• 31. He curseth them that forsake God and séeke for the helpe of men.
• 32. The condition of good rulers and Officers.
• [Page 47]33. Threatnings against the Assirians: a destruction of them that shall sée the Lord.
• 34. The last destruction of the Sinagogue, in which the Kingdome and Priest-hood of the people was translated to the Church and congregation of Christ.
• 35. Of the time and Kingdome of Christ.
• 36. Hierusalem is besieged by Senacherib, in the time of King Ezekiah.
• 37. Ezekiah humbleth himselfe before the Lord: the army of Senacherib is slaine of the Angell of the Lord: and he him­selfe is killed of his owne sonnes.
• 38. Ezekiah is sicke vnto death, but is reuiued by the Lord, and liueth fiftéene yéeres after, for which benefit he gi­ueth thankes.
• 39. Ezekiah is reproued of Esay, because he sheweth his treasure vnto the Ambassadors of Babilon.
• 40. The comming of Saint Iohn Baptist: the preparation of the Apostles: the calling of the Gentiles.
• 41. Of the goodnesse and mercy of God toward the peo­ple.
• 42. The comming of Christ.
• 43. God promiseth to send his Christ which shall deliuer his people: he forgiueth sinnes for his owne sake.
• 44. Christ promiseth to deliuer his Church without any her deserts.
• 45. The comming of Christ, and the calling of the Gen­tiles.
• 46. Idolatry is reproued: the health that commeth by Christ is prophecied.
• 47. The word of the Lord against Babilon.
• 48. The Hipocrisie of the Iewes is reproued: the Lord a­lone will be worshipped, which hath chosen vs, and which succoreth vs for his his owne sake.
• 49. Christ shall gather together all nations be they neuer so farre off.
• 50. The Iewes are reproued and also called.
• 51. Consolation and comfort is promised vnto the faith­full.
• 52. An exhortation and comfort to the people of God.
• [Page 48]53. He prope cieth euidently of the Passion of our Saui­our Iesus Christ.
• 54. Of the great domination of Christ: the indignation of God endureth but a short space, but his mercy is euerla­sting.
• 55. An exhortation and comfort of the people: the fruit and profit that commeth of the word of God.
• 56. An exhortation to iudgement and righteousnesse, and to the spirituall kéeping of the Sabaoth: against Shepheards that deuoure the flocke.
• 57. The good men are taken away: the wicked ones take pleasure in Idolatry: the godly receiue comfort: the wicked doth perish.
• 58. The Lord by the mouth of the Prophet reproueth the people for their fastings, which were full of hipocrisie.
• 59. The Lord is mighty to saue, and ready to heare our requests: our sinnes are the cause why God heareth vs not, neither granteth our requests.
• 60. A consolation and comfort to Hierusalem: the Church is gathered togeather among the Gentiles, by preaching of the Gospell, and aboundeth with all good things.
• 61. He prophecieth that Christ shall be annointed and sent to preach.
• 62. A prophecy of the comming of Christ.
• 63. Of the redemption promised to the people.
• 64. The Prophet (vnder the person of the Iewes) be­waileth their exile and banishment: mans righteousnesse is as a cloth defiled.
• 65. The reiecting of the Iewes, and calling of the Hea­then.
• 66. God dwelleth not in Temples made by mans hands: he despiseth sacrifices done without mercy and faith: God comforteth them that are troubled for his sake: among the Christians the Sabaoth is continually.

The Booke of the Prophet Ieremie, hath fitftie two Chapters.

• 1. THe stocke of Ieremie, and in what time he prophecied: he excuseth himselfe, and would refuse the office of Prophet, because he is young and vnexpert: he is taught of the Lord and becōmeth bould.
• 2. God rehearseth his benefits done vnto the Iewes: a­gainst Priests and Prophets or Preachers that contemne and despise God: the Iewes are destroyed because they for­sooke God, and because they ran a whore-hunting after I­dols.
• 3. God being mercifull calleth to repentance his people which he had forsaken, for their whoredome with Idols: hée exhorteth Israel vnto repentance, promising them She­pheards that should haue the true knowledge of God: the re­turne of Israel vnto God confessing their offence.
• 4. The true repentance or returning to God: he exhorteth to the Circumcision of the heart: the destruction of Iury is prophecied, for the malice of their hearts.
• 5. In Iury is there no righteous or faithfull man found, either amongst the people or the rulers, for whose sake the Lord should spare the Citty: wherefore Iury is destroyed of the Assirians.
• 6. The sinnes for which Hierusalem is afflicted: vncir­cumcised eares, couetousnes, deceipt: the Lord reiecteth the sacrifice of the Iewes: the comming of the Babilenians is prophecied againe.
• 7. Ieremie is commanded to shewe vnto the people the word of God, which trusteth in the outward seruice of the Temple: the euils that shal happen to the Iewes for the despi­sing of the Prophets: Sacrifices doth not the Lord chiefly re­quire [Page 50] of the Iewes, but that they should obay his word.
• 8. The destruction of the Iewes: the Lord moueth the peo­ple to amendment, reckoning vp their sinnes: he reprehen­deth the lying doctrine of the Prophets and Priests.
• 9. The complaints and bewailing of the Prophets: the malice of the people: in the knowledge of God ought we one­ly to reioyce: the vncircumcision of the heart.
• 10. The constellations of the starres are not to be feared: of the weakenesse of Idols, and of the power of God: of euill creatures.
• 11. A curse to them that obay not the words of Gods pro­mise: the people of Iuda following the steps of their fathers worship strange Gods: the Lord saieth, that he will not heare the Iewes, and forbiddeth also Ieremie to pray for them.
• 12. The Prophet marueileth greatly at the prosperity of the wicked, although he confesse God to be righteous: the Iewes are forsaken of the Lord: he speaketh against Curats and Preachers that seduce the people: the Lord threatneth destruction vnto the Nations that bordered vpon Iury, which troubled and vexed it.
• 13. The destruction of the Iewes is prefigured, and their sparsing abroad: why Israel was receiued to be the peo­ple of God, and why they were forsaken.
• 14. Of the dearth that should come in Iury: the prayer of the people asking mercy of the Lord: the vnfaithfull people are not heard: of prayer, fasting, and of false Prophets that se­duce the people.
• 15. The Lord will not heare Moses and Samuel, if they pray for the people, but wrap them in many miseries: the cause of such great miseries.
• 16. He prophecieth the miseries of the Iewes, he sheweth that the worshipping of Images, and the contempt of Gods Lawe, is cause of their miseries: he propheciech the capti­uity of Babilon, and their deliuerance from thence againe.
• 17. The frowardnesse of the Iewes: cursed be those that put their confidence in man, and those blessed that trust in God: mans heart is wicked: God is the searcher of the heart: the liuing waters are forsaken: the hallowing of the Sabaoth is commanded.
• [Page 51]18. God sheweth by the example of a Potter, that it is in his power to destroy the despisers of his word, & to helpe them againe when they amend: the conspiracy of the Iewes against Ieremie: his prayer against his aduersaries.
• 19. He prophecieth the destruction of Hierusalem, for the contempt and despising of the word of God.
• 20. Ieremie is smitten and cast into prison, for preaching of the word of God: he prophecieth the captiuity of Babilon: he complaineth that he is a mocking-stocke for the word of God: he is compelled by the spirit to preach the word.
• 21. He prophecieth that Zedekias shall be taken, and the Citty burned.
• 22. He exhorteth the King of Iuda to iudgement and righ­teousnesse: why Hierusalem is brought into captiuity: the death of Sellum the sonne of Iosias is prophecied.
• 23. He speaketh against euill Curats that make hauocke of the flocke of the Lord: the comming of the true Shepheard Christ is prophecied: against false prophets: the miracles of false Prophets.
• 24. The vision of the two panniers of figges: the first vi­sion signifieth, that part of the people should be brought again from captiuity: the second, that Zedekias and the rest of the people should be destroyed.
• 25. Ieremie prophecieth that they shall be in captiuity 70. yéeres, because they contemned and despised the word of God.
• 26. Ieremie moueth the people to amendment: he is taken of the Prophets and Priests, and brought to iudgement: Vrias the Prophet is killed of Iehoakim, contrary to the will of God.
• 27. Ieremie at the commandement of the Lord, sendeth bondes to the King of Iuda, and to the other Kings that were nigh, whereby they are admonished to become subiects vnto Nabuchodonosor: he warneth the people and the Kings and rulers that they beleeue not false Prophets.
• 28. The false prophecy of Hananias: the Prophet Ieremie sheweth that the prophecy of Hananias is false, by the exam­ple of the other Prophets.
• 29. The Epistle of Ieremie sent vnto them that were in [Page 52] captiuity in Babilon: he prophecieth their returne from cap­tiuity after seauenty yéeres.
• 30. The returne of the people from Babilon: God by his chastening, sheweth that the people is sinfull: the destruction of the enemies of Israel.
• 31. He prophecieth that the Children of Israel shall be re­stored againe vnto their prosperity: to be turned from sinne is the guift of God: the birth of Christ is prophecied.
• 32. Ieremie is cast into prison, because he propheried that the Citty should be taken by the King of Babilon.
• 33. The Prophet is monished by the Lord to pray for the deliuerance of the people, which the Lord promiseth: God forgiueth sinnes, and doth gratiously to the people for his owne renowne: of the birth of Christ.
• 34. He threatneth that the Citty & the King Zedekias also shall be giuen into the hands of the King of Babilon.
• 35. He propoundeth the obedience of the Rechabites, and thereby confoundeth the pride of the Iewes.
• 36. Baruch writeth (what Ieremie enditeth) the Booke of the curses against Iuda and Israel.
• 37. Zedekias succéedeth Cononiath: he sendeth vnto Iere­mie to pray for him.
• 38. By the motion of the rulers, Ieremie is put into a dun­geon.
• 39. Nabuchodonosor besiegeth Hierusalem: Zedekias fléeth: he is taken of the Chaldées: his sonnes are slaine: his eyes are thrust out.
• 40. Ieremie hath licence to goe whither he will: Iohanan prophecieth death vnto Gedeliath.
• 41. Ismael killeth Gedeliath guilefully, and many other with him: Iohanan followeth after Ismael.
• 42. The Captaines aske counsell of Ieremie what they ought to doe: Ieremie admonisheth the remnant of the people not to goe into Egypt.
• 43. Iohanan carrieth the remnant of the people into E­gypt, contrary to the minde of Ieremie: Ieremie prophecieth the destruction of Egypt.
• 44. He reproueth the people for their Idolatry: they that set light by the threatning of the Lord are chastened.
• [Page 53]45. Baruch is reproued of Ieremie.
• 46. He prophecieth the destruction of Egypt: deliuerance is promised vnto Israel.
• 47. The word of the Lord against the Philistims.
• 48. The word of the Lord against the Moabites.
• 49. The word of the Lord against the Ammonites: a­gainst Idumea, Damascus, Cedar, Elam.
• 50. He prophecieth the destruction of Babilon, and the deliuerance of Israel which was in captiuity.
• 51. How Babilon shall be ouer-throwne: Ieremie giueth his Booke to Saraias.
• 52. He repeateth the taking of Zedekias: Hierusalem is taken of the Chaldées: the Temple is spoiled and robbed.

The Lamentations of the Prophet Ieremie, hath fiue Chapters.

• 1. IT hapned after Israel was brought into captiuity, and Hierusalem destroied, that Ieremie the Prophet sat wéeping, and sorrofully bewailed Hierusalem; and sighing, and howling with a heauy and wofull heart, said.
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• 5. The prayer of Ieremie.

The Prophecie of Ezechiel, hath fortie eight Chapters.

• 1. THe time wherein Ezechiel prophecied, and in what place: his kinred: the vision of the foure Beasts: the fashion and worke of the whéeles: the vision of the Lord.
• 2. The Prophet sent to call the people from their error.
• 3. The Prophet being fed with the word of God, and with the constant boldnesse of the spirit, sent vnto the peo­ple that were in captiuity: the office of true Preachers.
• 4. The siege of the Citty of Hierusalem is signified: the long continuance of the captiuity of Israel: a hunger is pro­phecied to come in the captiuity.
• 5. The signe of the haires, by which is signified the de­struction of the people: the causes of the anger of God toward the people.
• 6. He sheweth that the people shall be plagued for the sin of Idolatry.
• 7. The end of all the land of Israel shall suddenly come: the cause of the destruction thereof: the Prophet is comman­ded to shew the summe of the euils that are at hand.
• 8. An appearance of the similitude of God: Ezechiel is brought to Hierusalem in the spirit: the Lord sheweth the I­dolatries of the house of Israel, and cheefly of the Priests.
• 9. The destruction of the Citty: they that shall be saued are marked: a complaint of the Prophet for the destruction of the people.
• 10. Of the man that tooke hot burning coales out of the middle of the whéeles of the Cherubins.
• 11. Who they are that seduced the people of Israel: a­gainst these he prophecieth, shewing them how they shall be dispersed abroad.
• [Page 55]12. The parable of the captiuity: the exposition of the parable, by which the taking of King Zedekia is signified.
• 13. The word of the Lord against false Prophets, which teach the people the counsailes of their owne hearts.
• 14. The Lord denieth his word to the people for their sins sake
• 15. As the vnprofitable wood of the Vine-trée is cast into the fire, so saieth he that Hierusalem shall be burnt.
• 16. The Prophet declareth the benefits of God toward Hierusalem: mercy is promised to the repentant.
• 17. The Parable of the two Eagles.
• 18. He sheweth, that euery man shall beare his owne sin: to him that amendeth is saluation promised.
• 19. The captiuity of Iehoas and Iehoiakim is signified by the Lions whelps and by the Lions.
• 20. The Lord denieth that he will answere them when they pray, for the offence of vnkindenesse that hée here obie­cteth.
• 21. He threatneth the sword, that is to say, destruction to the Citty of Hierusalem.
• 22. The word of the Lord against Hierusalem, for man­slaughter, and for denying due honour to their fathers and mothers, and other wickednesse.
• 23. Of the fornication, that is to say, of the Idolatry of Samaria and Hierusalem, vnder the name of Aholah and A­holibah.
• 24. He proueth the fiering of Hierusalem by a Parable of a séething pot.
• 25. The word of the Lord vnto the sonnes of Ammon, which reioyced at the fall of Hierusalem: against Moab and Seir, against Idumea, against the Philistims.
• 26. He prophecieth that Tyrus shall be ouer-throwne, be­cause it reioyced at the destruction of Hierusalem.
• 27. The Prophet is moued to bewaile the desolation of Tyrus.
• 28. The word of God against the King of Tyrus for his pride.
• 29. He prophecieth against Pharao, and of the desolation of Egypt, with the sparkling abroad of the Egyptians.
• [Page 56]30. The destruction of Egypt and of his Citties is be­wailed.
• 31. A comparison of the prosperity of Pharao, with the prosperity of the Assirians: he prophecieth a like destructi­on to them both.
• 32. The Prophet is commanded to bewaile Pharao King of Egypt: he prophecieth that destruction shall come vnto E­gypt through the King of Babilon.
• 33. He setteth out the office of the Gouernours and Mi­nisters: he strengthneth them that despaire, and boldneth them with the promise of mercy.
• 34. Against Shepherds that despise the flocke of Christ, and séeke their owne gaine.
• 35. The destruction that shal come on the Mount Seir, that is, on the Idumeans, because they troubled the people of the Lord.
• 36. He promiseth to deliuer Israel from the Gentiles: the benefits done vnto the Iewes, are to be ascribed to the mercy of God, not vnto their deseruings.
• 37. He prophecieth the bringing againe of the people, be­ing in captiuity: hée sheweth the vnion of the tenne Tribes with the two.
• 38. He prophecieth that Gog and Magog shall come with an appointed host into the land of promise.
• 39. He sheweth the destruction of Gog and Magog: the graue of Gog and his hoste.
• 40. The restoring of the Citty, and of the Temple, that was to come, is shewed vnto the Prophet.
• 41. The disposition and deuise of building againe of the Temple, and of the other things thereto belonging.
• 42. Of the chamber of the Temple for the Priests: and the holy things.
• 43. He séeth the glory of God going into the Temple, from whence it had before departed.
• 44. He sheweth that the doore of the Temple is shut: hée is commanded to vpbraid the people for their offence.
• 45. Of iust weights and measures.
• 46. The sacrifice of the Sabaoths, and of the new Moones: through which doore they must goe in or come out of the Tem­ple.
• [Page 57]47. The vision of the waters that came out of the Tem­ple: the coastes of the lande of promise, and the diuision ther­of by Tribes.
• 48. The lots of the seauen Tribes: the lots of the tenne Tribes.

The Booke of the Prophet Daniel hath twelue Chap­ters.

• 1. THe Prophet sheweth the captiuity of Iehoiakim King of Iuda: of the children that were in captiuity: the King commandeth to choose which of them should be taught the learning and language of the Chaldeans.
• 2. The dreame of Nabuchodonosor: he calleth vnto him sooth-saiers, and requireth of them both the dreame, and the interpretation thereof.
• 3. The King setteth vp a golden Image, which he com­mandeth to be worshipped: Sidrach, Misach, and Abednego, are accused because they despised the Kings commandement.
• 4. Nabuchodonosor dreameth againe.
• 5. Balthasar King of Babilon, abusing the vessels of the Temple, séeth a hand writing on the wall: the sooth-saiers called of the King, cannot expound the writing.
• 6. Daniel is made ruler ouer the Lords.
• 7. A vision of foure beasts is shewed vnto Daniel.
• 8. A vision of a strife betwéene a Ramme and a hée Goat.
• 9. Daniel desireth to haue that performed of God, which hée hath promised, concerning the returne of the people from their banishment in Babilon: the death of Christ.
• 10. There appeareth vnto Daniel a man cloathed in lin­nen, which sheweth him wherefore he was sent.
• 11. A prophesie of the Kings of Persia: of the Kingdome of Gréece, of the Kingdome of Egypt, and of the bond there­of: [Page 58] of the battel with the Kingdome of Syria.
• 12. He prophecieth the resurrection of the dead: the dark­nesse of the Prophesie of Daniel.

The Booke of the Prophet Osee hath foureteene Chap­ters.

• 1. THe time wherein Osee prophecied: the Idolatry of the people: the calling of the Gentiles: Christ is the head of all people.
• 2. The people is called to repentance: hée sheweth their Idolatry, and threatneth them, except they repent.
• 3. The Iewes shall be cast off for their Idolatrie: after­ward they shall returne to the Lord.
• 4. A complaint against the people and the Priests of Is­rael.
• 5. Against the Priests and Rulers of Israel: the helpe of man is vaine.
• 6. Affliction causeth a man to turne to God: the wicked­nesse of the Priests.
• 7. Of the vices and wantonnesse of the people: of their pu­nishment.
• 8. The destruction of Iuda and Israel, because of their Idolatry.
• 9. Of the hunger and captiuity of Israel.
• 10. Against Israel and his Idols: his destruction for the same.
• 11. The benefits of the Lord toward Israel: their ingra­titude against him.
• 12. He admonisheth by Iacobs example, to trust in God and not in man.
• 13. The abomination of Israel, and cause of their de­struction.
• [Page 59]14. The destruction of Samaria: he exhorteth the Israeli­tes to turne to God, who requireth praise and thankes.

The Booke of the Prophet Ioel hath three Chap­ters.

• 1. A Prophesie against the Iewes: he exhorteth the peo­ple to praier and fasting, for the misery that was at hand.
• 2. Hée prophecieth of the comming and cruelty of their e­nemies: an exhortation to moue them to conuert: the loue of Christ towards his people.
• 3. Of the iudgement of God against the enemies of his people.

The Booke of the Prophet Amos hath nine Chap­ters.

• 1. THe condition and state of Amos, and the time of his prophesie: the word of the Lord against Damascus, the Philistims, Tyrus, Idumea, and Ammon.
• 2. He prophecieth against Moab, Iuda, and Israel.
• 3. He reproueth the house of Israel of ingratitude, fore­shewing Gods most iust punishment for the same: strangers are called to see the equity of Gods iudgement against Is­rael.
• 4. Vnder the name of fat Kine of Basan, hée inueieth a­gainst [Page 60] the Gouernors of Samaria, and fore-sheweth their pu­nishment.
• 5. The Prophet lamenteth the captiuity of Sion: he cal­leth to repentance: he describeth the power of God.
• 6. He prophecieth against the Princes of Israel liuing in pleasures.
• 7. God sheweth certaine visions, whereby he signifieth the destruction of the people of Israel.
• 8. By a vision of a basket of summer-fruit, the end of the Kingdome of Israel is shewed.
• 9. Threatnings against the Temple: the subuersion of the people.

The Booke of the Prophet Abdias hath one chapter.

• 1. AGainst Edom, and the trust that they had in ri­ches.

The Booke of the Prophet Jonas hath foure Chapters.

• 1. IOnas fled when he was sent to preach: a tempest riseth, and he is cast into the sea for his disobedience.
• 2. Ionas is in the fishes belly: his praier: he is deliuered.
• 3. Ionas is sent againe into Niniuie: the repentance of the King of Niniuie.
• 4. The great goodnesse of God towards his creatures.

The Booke of the Prophet Micheas hath seauen Chapters.

• 1. OF the destruction of Samaria because of her Idola­trie.
• 2. Threatnings against the sinfull people: they would teach the Prophets to preach.
• 3. Against the Tyranny of Princes, and false Prophets.
• 4. The calling of the Gentiles, and conuersion of the Iewes.
• 5. Of the destruction of Hierusalem.
• 6. An exhortation to heare the iudgement against Is­rael being vnkind: what manner of sacrifices doe please God.
• 7. A complaint of the little number of the righteous: a­gainst the truth ought wee not to hold, with our greatest friends: the prosperity of the Church.

The Booke of the Prophet Nahum hath three Chapters.

• 1. OF the destruction of the Assirians, and of the deli­uerance of Israel.
• 2. He describeth the victories of the Chaldeans against the Assirians-
• 3. Of the fall of Niniuie: no power can escape the hand of God.

The Booke of the Prophet Ha­bacuck hath three Chapters.

• 1. A Complaint against the wicked that persecute the iust.
• 2. A vision against pride, couetousnesse, drunkennesse, and Idolatry.
• 3. A praier for the faithfull.

The Booke of the Prophet Sophonie hath three Chapters.

• 1. THreatnings against Iuda and Hierusalem, because of their Idolatry.
• 2. He moueth to returne to God, prophecying vnto the one destruction, and to the other deliuerance.
• 3. Against the Gouernours of Hierusalem: of the calling of all the Gentiles: a comfort to the residue of Israel.

The Booke of the Prophet Aggeus hath two Chapter:,

• 1. THe time of the prophecy of Aggeus: an exhortation to build the Temple againe.
• [Page 63]2. He sheweth that the glory of the latter Temple shall ex­céede the first.

The Booke of the Prophet Zacha­rias hath foureteene Chapters.

• 1. HE moueth the people to returne to the Lord, and es­chue the wickednesse of their fathers: he prefigureth Christ and his Apostles.
• 2. The renuing of Iuda and Hierusalem.
• 3. Of the lowe and high estate of Christ, vnder the figure of Iosua the high Priest: a prophesie of Christ.
• 4. The vision of the golden Candle-sticke, and the exposi­tion thereof.
• 5. A vision of the flying Booke, signifying the curse of théeues, and such as abuse the name of God: by the vision of the measure is signified the bringing of Iuda to Babilon.
• 6. By the foure Charets he describeth the prosperity of foure Kingdomes.
• 7. The true fasting: the rebellion of the people is cause of their affliction.
• 8. Of the returne of the people vnto Hierusalem: and of the mercy of God toward them: of good workes: the calling of the Gentiles.
• 9. The threatnings of the Gentiles: the comming of Christ sitting on an Asse.
• 10. The people is moued to require the doctrine of the truth of the Lord: the Lord promiseth to visit and comfort the house of Israel.
• 11. The destruction of the Temple: the care of the faith­full is committed to Christ by the Father: a grieuous vision against Hierusalem and Iuda.
• 12. Of the well of grace and truth: of the cleane riddance [Page 64] of Idolatry and of false Prophets.
• 14. The wasting of the Church vnder the figure of Hierusalem: of the Kingdome of the Lord.

The Booke of the Prophet Mala­chias hath foure Chapters.

• 1. A Complaint against Israell, and chiefly the Priests.
• 2. Threatnings against the Priests, being sedu­cers of the People.
• 3. Of the messenger of the Lord, Iohn Baptist, and of Christs office.
• 4. The day of the Lord, before the which Elias should come.

The third Booke of Esdras hath nine Chapters.

• 1 IOsias appointeth Priests, & kéepeth the passe-ouer: offering of the priests and people: the vpright life of Iosias: the de­struction of Hierusalem.
• 2. Cyrus gaue leaue to the Iewes to returne: the names of them that returned: their aduersaries did let their buil­dings: and the Kings letters for the same.
• 3. The feast of Darius: the thrée wise sentences.
• 4. The strength of a King: of the strength of women: of the strength of truth: which sentence is approued, and the petition graunted.
• 5. The number of them that returne from captiuity: their vowes and sacrifices: the Temple is begunne to be built: [Page 65] their enemies would craftily ioyne with them.
• 6. Of Aggeus and Zacharias: the building of the Temple: Sisinnes would let them: his letters to Darius: the Kings an­swere to the contrary.
• 7. Sisinnes and his companions follow the Kings comman­dement and helpe the Iewes to build the Temple: the time that it was built: they kéepe the Passe-ouer.
• 8. Esdras commeth from Babilon to Hierusalem: the co­py of the commission giuen by King Artaxerxes: Esdras gi­ueth thankes to the Lord.
• 9. After Esdras had read the Law for the strange wiues, they promised to put them away.

The fourth Booke of Esdras hath sixteene Chap­ters.

• 1. THe people is rerroued for their vnthankefulnesse: God will haue an other people, if these will not be refor­med.
• 2. The Sinagogue findeth fault with her owne chil­dren: the Gentiles are called.
• 3. The wondrous workes which God did for the people are recited: Esdras meruaileth that God suffereth the Ba­bilonians to haue rule ouer his people, which yet are sinners also.
• 4. The Angell reproueth Esdras, because hée séemeth to enter into the profound Iudgement of God.
• 5. In the later time truth shall be hid, vnrighteousnesse and all wickednesse shall reigne in the world.
• 6. God hath foreséene all things in his secret counsell, and is authour thereof, and created them for his children: the fe­licity of the age to come.
• 7. Without tribulation none can come to felicity: God aduertiseth [Page 66] all in time the comming and death of Christ: the re­surrection and last Iudgement.
• 8. The workes of God are excellent: Esdras praieth for him and for his people: the promise of saluation vnto the iust.
• 9. All things in this world haue a beginning and an end, torments for the wicked after this life: the number of the wicked is more then of the good.
• 10. Esdras and the woman that appeareth vnto him com­mune togeather.
• 11. The vision of an Eagle comming forth of the sea: and of her feathers: of a Lyon comming out of the forrest.
• 12. The declaration of the former visions.
• 13. The vision of a winde comming out of the sea, which became a man: his prophecie and power against his e­nemies: the declaration of this vision.
• 14. How God appeared to Moses in a bush: all things decline to age: the latter age worse then the former, the in­gratitude of Israel: the resurrection and iudgement.
• 15. The prophecie of Esdras is certaine: the euills which shall come on the world: the Lord will auenge the innocent blood.
• 16. Of the euill that shall come vpon the world; with admonition how to gouerne themselues in afflictions.

The Booke of Tobias hath foureteene Chapters,

• 1. TObias parentage, his godlines, his equitie, his chari­tie, and prosperitie: he fleeth, and his goods are confis­cate, and after restored.
• 2. Tobias calleth the faithfull to his table: he leaueth the feast to burie the dead: how he became blinde: his wife labou­reth for his liuing, she reproacheth him bitterly.
• 3. The praier of Tobias: Sara, Raguels daughter, and the things that came vnto her: her praier heard: the Angel Raphael sent.
• [Page 67]4 Precepts and exhortations of Tobias to his sonne.
• 5. Tobias is sent to Rages: he méeteth with the Angel Raphael which did conduct him.
• 6. Tobias deliuered from the fish: Raphael sheweth him certaine Medicines: he conducteth him toward Sara.
• 7. Tobias marrieth Sara, Raguels daughter.
• 8. Tobias driueth away the euill spirit: he prayeth to God with his wife: Raguel prepareth a graue for his sonne in law: Raguel blesseth the Lord.
• 9. The Angel goeth to Gabellus at the desire of Tobias: which deliuereth the letter, and receiueth the money.
• 10. Tobias and his wife thinke long for their sonne: Ra­guel sendeth away Tobias and Sara.
• 11. The returne of Tobias to his father: how he was re­ceiued: his father hath his sight restored, and praiseth the Lord.
• 12. Tobias declareth to his father the pleasures that Ra­phael had done him, the which he would recompence.
• 13. A thankes-giuing of Tobias, who exhorteth all to praise the Lord.
• 14. Lessons of Tobias to his sonne; he prophecieth the de­struction of Niniue, and the restoring of Hierusalem and the Temple.

The Booke of Judith hath sixteene Chapters.

• 1. THe building of Ecbatanis: Nabuchodonosor made warre against Arphaxad and ouercame him: he threat­neth them that would not helpe him.
• 2. Nabuchodonosor commanded presumptuously that all people should be brought to subiection.
• 3. The people subiect to Holofernes: he destroieth their [Page 68] Gods, that Nabuchodonosor might onely be worshipped.
• 4 Eliacim the Priest writeth to Bethulia, that they should fortifie themselues: they cried vnto the Lord, and hum­bled themselues before him.
• 5. Achior the Ammonite doth declare to Holofernes the manner of the Israelites.
• 6. Holophernes blasphemeth God whom Achior confes­seth.
• 7. Holophernes doth besiege Bethulia.
• 8. The parentage, life, and conuersation of Iudith.
• 9. Iudith humbleth herselfe before the Lord, and maketh her praiers for the deliuerance of her people.
• 10. Iudith decketh herselfe, and goeth forth of the Citty: she is taken of the watch of the Assirians, and brought to Ho­lophernes.
• 11. Holophernes comforteth Iudith, and asketh the cause of her comming: she deceiueth him by her faire words.
• 12. Iudith would not pollute herselfe with the meate of the Gentiles.
• 13. Iudith praieth for strength: she smiteth off Holopher­nes head: shée returneth to Bethulia and reioyceth her peo­ple.
• 14. Iudith causeth to hang vp the head of Holophernes: A­chior ioyneth himselfe vnto the people of God: the Israelites goe out against the Assirians.
• 15. The Assirians are afraid and flée: the Israelites pur­sue them.
• 16. Iudith praiseth God with a song: shée offereth to the Lord Holophernes stuffe: her continence, life, and death: all Israell lamenteth her.

The rest of the Chapters of the Booke of Esther, which are neither found in the Hebrwe, nor in the Chaldee: after the Latine, hath sixe Chapters.

• 11. THe dreame of Mardocheus.
• 12. Mardocheus vttereth the treason deuised against the King, and is therefore rewarded of him.
• 13. The coppy of the letters of Artaxerxes against the Iewes: the praier of Mardocheus.
• 14. The praier of Esther for the deliuerance of her and her people.
• 15. Mardocheus moueth Esther to goe in vnto the King and make intercession for her people: and she performeth his request.
• 16. The coppy of the letters of Artaxerxes, whereby hée reuoketh those which he sent first forth.

The VVisedome of Salomon hath nineteene Chapters.

• 1. HOw we ought to enpuire and search after God: who they are that finde him.
• 2. The imaginations and desires of the wicked, and their counsell against the faithfull.
• [Page 70]3. The conseruation and assurance of the righteous: the reward of the faithfull: who are miserable.
• 4. Of vertue and the commodity thereof: the death of the righteous, and the condemnation of the vnfaithfull.
• 5. The constantnes of the righteous before the persecu­tors: the hope of the vnfaithfull is vaine: the blessednesse of the Saints and godly.
• 6. The calling of Kings, Princes, and Iudges, which are also exhorted to search wisedome.
• 7. Wisedome ought to be preferred aboue all things.
• 8. The effects of wisedome.
• 9. A praier of Salomon to obtaine wisedome.
• 10. The deliuerance of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies commeth through wisedome.
• 11. The miracles done for Israell: the vengeance of sinners: the great power and mercy of God.
• 12. The mercy of God towards sinners: the workes of God are vnreproueable: God giueth leisure to repent.
• 13. All things be vaine except the knowledge ot God: I­dolaters and Idols are mocked.
• 14. The detestation and abominations of Images: a curse of him and them that make them, whereof Idolatry is procéeded: what euills come of Idolatry.
• 15. The voice of the faithfull praising the mercy of God, by whose grace they serue not Idols.
• 16. The punishment of Idolaters: the benefits done vn­to the faithfull.
• 17. The iudgements of God against the wicked.
• 18. The firy pillar that the Israelites had in Egypt: the deliuerance of the faithfull.
• 19. The death of the Egyptians, and the great ioy of the Hebrewes.

The Booke of Jesus the son of Sirach, which is called in Latine Ecelesiasticus, hath fiftie one Chapters. The Prologue of Iesus the sonne of Sirach vnto his Booke.

Many and great men haue declared wisedome vnto vs out of the Law, out of the Prophets, and out of other that follow­ed them, in the which things Israel ought to be commended, by the reason of doctrine and wisedome. Therefore they that haue it and reade it, should not onely themselues bee wise there-through, but serue other also, with teaching and wri­ting. After that my grand-father Iesus had giuen diligent la­bour to reade the Law, the Prophets, and other Bookes that were left vs of our fathers, and had well exercised himselfe therein, he purposed also to write something of wisedome and good manners, to the intent that they which were wil­ling to learne and to be wise, might haue the more vnderstan­ding, & be the more apt to leade a good conuersation: where­fore I exhort you to receiue it louingly, to reade it with dili­gence, and to take it in good worth, though our words be not so eloquent as the famous Orators; for the thing that is writ­ten in the Hebrewe tongue, soundeth not so well when it is translated into other speech; not onely this Booke of mine, but also the Law, the Prophets, and other Bookes, sounde farre otherwise then they doe when they are spoken in their owne language.

Now in the thirtie eighth yeere, when I came into Aegypt, in the time of Ptolomie Euerges, and continued there a long season, I found Bookes there left full of great and profound learning, wherefore I thought it good and necessarie to be­stowe my diligence and trauaile to interpret this Booke: and considering that I had time, I laboured and did my best to performe this Booke, and to bring it to light, that the stran­gers [Page 72] also that are disposed to learne, might apply themselues vnto good manners, and liue according to the Lawe of the Lord.

• 1. VVIsedome commeth of God: a praise of the feare of God: the meanes to come by wisedome.
• 2. He exhorteth the seruants of God to righteousnesse, loue, vnderstanding, and patience, to trust in the Lord: a curse vppon them that are faint-hearted and impatient.
• 3. To our father and mother ought we to giue double ho­nour: of the blessing and curse of the father and mother.
• 4. Almes must be done with gentlenesse: the study of wise­dome and her fruits: an exhortation to eschew euill and to do good.
• 5. In riches we may not put any confidence: the ven­geance of God ought to be feared, and repentance may not be deferred.
• 6. It is the propertie of a sinner to be euill tongued: of friendship, desire to be taught.
• 7. We must forsake euill, and yet not iustifie our selues: the behauiour of the wise towards his wife, his friend, his children, his seruant, his father and mother.
• 8. We must take héede with whome we haue to doe.
• 9. Of ielousie: an olde friend is to be preferred before a newe.
• 10. Of Kings and Iudges: Pride and couetousnes are to be abhorred: labour is praised.
• 11. The praise of humilitie: after the outward appea­rance ought we not to iudge.
• 12. Vnto whome we ought to doe good: enemies ought not to be trusted.
• 13. The companies of the proud, and of the rich are to be eschewed: the loued of God: like doe companie with their like.
• 14. The offence of the tongue: man is but a vaine thing: happie is he that continueth in wisdome.
• 15. The goodnes that followeth him which feareth God: [Page 73] God reiecteth and casteth off the sinner: God is not the author of the euill.
• 16. Of vnhappie and wicked children: no man can hide himselfe from God.
• 17. The creation of man, and the goodnes that God hath done vnto him: of almes, and repentance.
• 18. The marueilous workes of God: the miserie and wretchednes of man: against God ought we not to com­plaine.
• 19. Wine and whoredome bringeth men to pouertie: In thy wordes must thou vse Discretion.
• 20. Of correction and repentance: Of the gift of the wiseman and of the foole: of lying.
• 21. Not to continue in sinne: the praier of the afflicted: to hate to be reproued: the mouth of the wise man: the thought of the foole.
• 22. Of the sluggard: not to speake much to a foole: a good conscience feareth not.
• 23. A praier against pride, lechery and gluttony: many sinnes procéede of adultery: of the feare of God.
• 24. A praise of wisedome procéeding forth of the mouth of God: of her workes and place where she resteth.
• 25. Of the thrée things which please God, & of thrée which he hateth: of nine things that be not to be suspect: and of the tenth, chiefly of the malice of a woman.
• 26. The praise of a good woman: of the ielousie, and drun­kennesse of a woman.
• 27. Of the poore that would be rich: the probation of the man that feareth God: the wicked imagineth euill, which returneth vppon himselfe.
• 28. We ought not to desire vengeance, but to forgiue the offence: of the vices of the tongue, and of the dangers thereof.
• 29. How wée ought to lend our money and do almes: of a faithfull man answering for his friend: of liberality and hos­pitality.
• 30. Of the correction of Children: of the commodity of health: death is better then a sorrowfull life.
• 31. We ought to giue diligent héed to honesty: of them that take paine to gather riches.
• [Page 74]32. Of the discretion and praise of the preacher, and of the hearer: of the feare, faith, and confidence in God.
• 33. The deliuerance of him that feareth God: man is in the hand of God, as the earth is in the hand of the Potter.
• 34. Of dreames, diuinations, and enchantments: wée ought to confute vaine hope and lying: the praise of them that feare God.
• 35. It is well done to pray and to do sacrifice: the praier of the fatherlesse and of the widdowe, and of him that hum­bleth himselfe.
• 36. A praier to God, in the person of all faithfull men: the praise of a good woman.
• 37. How a man should know friends and counsellors, and search the company of an holy man.
• 38. A Phisition is commendable: to bury the dead: the wisedome of him that is learned.
• 39. A wise man: the workes of God: vnto the good, good things doe profite: but to the euill, euen good things are euill.
• 40. Many miseries light in a mans life: all things passe awaie: but a firme and stable faith remaineth: of the blessing of the righteous: and prerogatiue of the feare of God.
• 41. Of the remembrance of death: death is not to be feared: A curse vpon them that forsake the law of God.
• 42. The lawe must be taught: a daughter, a woman: God knoweth all things, yea, euen the secrets of the heart.
• 43. The summe of the creation of the workes of God.
• 44. A praise of certaine holie men, Enoch, Noah, Abra­ham.
• 45. The praise of Moses, Aaron and Phinehes.
• 46. The praise of Iosue, Caleb, Samuel.
• 47. The praise of Nathan, Dauid, and Salomon.
• 48. The praise of Elias, Eliseus, Ezechias, and Esaias.
• 49. Of Iosias, Ezechias, Dauid, Ieremie, Ezechiel, Zoro­babel, Iesus, Nehemias, Enoch, and Ioseph.
• 50. Of Simeon the sonne of Onias: an exhortation to praise the Lord.
• 51. The praier of Iesus the sonne of Sirach.

The Booke of the Prophet Baruch hath sixe Chapters.

• 1. BAruch wrote a Booke during the captiuity of Babi­lon, which he reade before Iechonias and all the peo­ple: the Iewes sent the Booke with money vnto Hierusa­lem to their other brethren, to the intent that they should pray for them.
• 2. The Iewes confesse that they iustly suffer for their sinnes. The Lord will that wée obay vnto Princes although they bee euill.
• 3. Only God was the finder of wisedome: of the incar­nation of Christ.
• 4. The reward of them that kéepe the Law, and the pu­nishment of them that despise it.
• 5. Hierusalem is moued vnto gladnesse, for the returne of her people, and vnder the figure thereof, the Church.
• 6. A coppy of the Epistle that Ieremie sent vnto the Iewes which were led away prisoners by the King of Babilon; wherein he certifieth them of the thing that was commanded him to God.

The Song of the three Children which were put into the hot burning O­uen, hath one Chapter. The common translation readeth this song, in the third Chapter of Daniel.

• 1. THe praier of Azarias: the cruelty of the King: the fire deuoureth the Chaldeans: the Angel of the Lord was in the Furnace.

The Storie of Susanna hath one Chapter, which is the thirteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine.

• 1. THe two Gouernours are taken with the loue of Su­sanna: they take her alone in the Garden: they intice her to wickednesse: she choose rather to obey God, though it be to the danger of her life: she is accused: Daniel doth deliuer her: the Gouernours are to put death.

The Storie of Bel and the Dragon hath one Chapter, which is the foure­teenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine.

The praier of Manasses King of Iuda, when he was holden captiue in Ba­bilon, hath one Chapter.

The first Booke of Machabees hath sixteene chapters.

• 1. AFter the death of Alexander the king of Macedonia, Antiochus taketh his kingdome.
• 2. The mourning of Mattathias and his sonnes, for the destruction of the holie Cittie.
• 3. Iudas is made ruler ouer the Iewes: he killeth Apolloni­us and Seron the princes of Siria.
• 4. Iudas goeth against Gorgias which lieth in waite.
• 5. Iudas vanquisheth the Heathen that goe about to de­stroy Israel, and is holpen of his bretheren Simon and Iona­thas.
• 6. Antiochus, willing to take the Cittie of Elimas for a prey, is driuen away of the Cittizens.
• 7. Demetrius reigned after he had killed Antiochus and Lysias.
• 8. Iudas considering the power, and goodlie pollicie of the Romans, maketh peace with them: the rescript of the Romans sent vnto the Iewes.
• 9. After the death of Nicanor, Demetrius sendeth his armie against Iudas: Iudas is slaine.
• 10. Demetrius desireth to haue peace with Ionathas: Alex­ander moueth warre against Demetrius: Demetrius is slaine: the friendship of Ptolomeus and Alexander.
• 11. The dissention betweene Ptolomeus and Alexander his sonne in lawe: the death of Alexander.
• 12. Ionathas sendeth Ambassadours to Rome, and to the people of Sparta, to renue their Couenant of friendship: Io­nathas putteth to flight the Princes of Demetrius: Triphon taketh Ionathas by deceite.
• 13. After Ionathas was taken, Simon is chosen Captaine: of whome Triphon, taking his children and money, for the re­demption [Page 81] of Ionathas, killeth him and his children.
• 14. Demetrius is ouercome of Arsaces; Simon being Captaine there is great quietnes in Israel: the couenants of friendship with the Romans, and with the people of Sparta, is renewed.
• 15. The Romans write letters vnto kings and nations, in the defence of the Iewes.
• 16. Sendebeus the Captaine of Antiochus h [...]ast, is put to flight by the sonnes of Simon.

The second Booke of the Machabees hath fifteene Chapters.

• 1. AN Epistle of the Iewes that dwelt at Hierusalem, sent vnto them that dwelt in Egypt: wherein they exhort them to giue thankes for the death of Antiochus: of the fier that was hid in the pit: the praier of Nehemias.
• 2. How Ieremie hid the Tabernacle, the Arke and the Altar, in the hill: of the fiue bookes of Iason contayned in one.
• 3. Of the honour done vnto the Temple by the kings of the Gentiles: Simon vttereth what treasure is in the Tem­ple.
• 4. Simon reporteth euill of Onias: Iason desiring the office of the high priest, corrupted the king with rewards.
• 5. Of the signes and tokens séene in Hierusalem: of the end and office of Iason: the pursuit of Antiochus against the Iewes.
• 6. The Iewes are compelled to leaue the lawe of God: the Temple is defiled: the readers are admonished, that they shall not abhorre the aduersities wherewith the Lord afflict­eth them: the grieuous paine of Eleazarus.
• 7. The punishment of the seauen bretheren, and of their Mother,
• 8. Iudas gathereth together his host: Nicanor is sent [Page 82] against Iudas: the Iewes giue thankes after they put their enemies to flight, diuiding the spoiles vnto the fatherles, and widdowes.
• 9. Antiochus willing to spoile Persepolis, is driuen to slight: As he persecuted the Iewes, he is striken of the Lord: the fayned repentance of Antiochus: he dieth.
• 10. Iudas Machabeus taketh the Cittie and the Temple: he beginneth to shewe the acts of Eupator: fiue men appeare in the aire to the helpe of the Iewes: Timothie is slaine.
• 11. Lysias goeth about to ouercome the Iewes: succour is sent from heauen vnto the Iewes.
• 12. Timotheus troubleth the Iewes: the wicked déedes of them of Ioppa against the Iewes.
• 13. The comming of Eupator into Iurie: the death of Menelaus.
• 14. By the motion of Alcimus, Demetrius sendeth Ni­canor to kill the Iewes.
• 15. Nicanor goeth about to come vppon Iudas on the Sab­baoth daie: the blasphemie of Nicanor.

The Actes of the Apostles hath eight and twentie Chapters.

• 1. THe words of Christ and his Angels to the Apostles: his ascension: wherein the Apostles are occupied till the holy Ghost be sent: and of the Election of Matthias.
• 2. The holy Ghost came vppon the Apostles in visible signes: the Godly exercise of the faithfull.
• 3. The halte is restored to his féet: Peter preached Christ vnto the people.
• 4. The Apostles are brought before the Councell: the Church encreaseth in doctrine, and exercises of all godlines.
• 5. Miracles are done by the Apostles: the sentence of Ga­maliel.
• [Page 94]6. Seauen Deacons are ordeined in the Church: Steuen is accused.
• 7. Steuen maketh answere to his accusation, rebuketh the hard-necked Iewes, and is stoned to death.
• 8. The Apostles are scattered abroade: Philip baptizeth the Eunuch.
• 9. the Conuersion of Saul: Peter healeth Aeneas, and raiseth vp Tabitha.
• 10. The vision that Peter sawe: he was sent to Corne­lius.
• 11. Barnabas and Paul preach at Antiochia: Agabus pro­phecieth dearth to come.
• 12. Herod persecuteth the Christians: the Gospell flou­risheth:
• 13. Of Sergius Paulus. and Elimas the Sorcerer: the Iewes are reiected.
• 14. God giueth successe to his word: Paul is stoned.
• 15. The decrée of the Apostles concerning Circumcision, and other ceremonies of the Iewes: Paul and Barnabas preach in Antioch: Paul and Barnabas falling at strife breake compa­ny.
• 16. Paul circumciseth Timothie: the spirit calleth them from one countrie to another: Lidia is conuerted.
• 17. Paul commeth to Thessalonica, where the Iewes set the Cittie in an vprore.
• 18. Paul preacheth at Corinth: of Apollos, Aquila, and Priscilla.
• 19. Of baptisme: of the holy Ghost giuen by Pauls hands: the Iewes blaspheme the doctrine of Paul.
• 20. Paul goeth to Macedonia and Grecia: he celebrateth the Lords supper, and preacheth.
• 21. Pauls iourney by shippe: of Philip the Euangelist, and Agabus the Prophet.
• 22. Paul rendreth an account of his life and doctrine: he escapeth the whippe, by reason he was a Cittizen of Rome.
• 23. Paul commeth before the Counsaile: Ananias causeth him to be striken.
• 24. Paul being accused answered for his life and doctrine.
• [Page 95]25. The Iewes accuse Paul before Festus: he answereth for himselfe.
• 26. King Agrippa heareth Paul: Pauls modest answere a­gainst the iniury of Festus.
• 27. Paul shippeth towards Rome: Iulius the Captaine en­treateth him courteously-
• 28. The Viper hurteth not Pauls hand: Paul preached Christ at Rome.

The Reuelation of St. Iohn the Diuine hath twentie two Chapters.

• 1. THe cause of this Reuelation: of them that reade it: Iohn writeth to the seauen Churches: the Maiesty and office of the sonne of God: the vision of the Candlesticks and starres.
• 2. He exhorteth foure Churches to repentance, to perse­uerance, patience and amendment, as well by threatnings as by promises of reward.
• 3. He exhorteth the Churches or Ministers to the true profession of faith, and to watching.
• 4. The vision of the Maiesty of God: he séeth the throne and one sitting vppon it, and foure and twenty seates about it, with foure and twenty Elders sitting vppon them, and foure beasts praising God day and night.
• 5. He séeth the Lambe opening the Booke, and therefore the foure beasts, the foure and twenty Elders, and the An­gels praise the Lambe, and doe him worship for their redem­ption and other benefits.
• 6. The Lambe openeth the six seales, and many thinges follow the opening thereof.
• 7. He séeth the seruants of God sealed in their fore-heads, out of all nations, & people; which though they suffer trouble yet the Lambe féedeth them, leadeth them to the fountaines of liuing water: and God shall wipe away all teares from their eyes.
• 8. The seauenth seale is opened: there is silence in hea­uen: the foure Angels blowe their Trumpets: and great plagues follow vppon the earth.
• 9. The first woe is past, the foure Angells that were bound are loosed, and the third parte of men is killed.
• 10. The Angell hath the booke open, he sweareth there [Page 112] shall be no more time, he giueth the booke vnto Iohn who ea­teth it vp.
• 11. The Temple is measured: two witnesses raised vp by the Lord are murthered by the beast.
• 12. There appeareth in Heauen a woman cloathed with the Sunne &c.
• 13. The beast deceiueth the reprobate, and is confirmed by an other: the priuiledge of the beasts marke.
• 14. The notable company of the Lamb: One Angell au­nounceth the Gospell, another the fall of Babilon, and the third warneth to flée from the beast: of the Lords haruest.
• 15. The song of them that ouercome the beast.
• 16. The Angells poure out their vialls full of wrath, and what plagues follow thereof: admonition to take héede and watch.
• 17. The description of the great whore, and her sinnes and punishment.
• 18. The louers of the world are sorry for the fall of the whore of Babilon, but they that be of God haue cause to re­ioyce for her destruction.
• 19. Praises are giuen to God for iudging the whore.
• 20. Sathan being bound for a certaine time, and after let loose, vexeth the Church grieuously.
• 21. The blessed estate of the godly, and the miserable con­dition of the wicked.
• 22. The riuer of the water of life: the Angell will not be worshiped.

A briefe collection of the contents of all the Psalmes of Dauid in meeter being in number one hundreth and fifty

• 1. THis psalme is set first as a preface, to exhort all godly men to study and meditate the heauenly wisdome: for they be blessed that so doe, but the wicked contemners thereof at length shall come to misery.
• 2. Dauid reioyceth, that albeit enemies and worldly powers rage, God will aduance his Kingdome euen to the farthest end of the world: therefore he exhorteth Princes humbly to submit themselues vnder the same; herein is signi­fied Christ and his Kingdome.
• 3. Dauid, driuen out of his kingdome by his sonne Abso­lon, was greatly tormented in minde for his sinne: therefore he calleth vpon God, and is bold in his promises against the terrors of enemies and present death: then he reioyceth for the victory giuen to him and the Church ouer their enemies.
• 4. Dauid, persecuted by Saul, calleth vpon God with assu­red trust, reproueth his enemies for resisting his dominion, and preferreth the fauour of God before all treasure.
• 5. Dauid, persecuted by Doeg and Achitophell, Sauls flatterers, calleth vpon God to punish their malice: then assured of successe he receiued comfort.
• 6. Dauid for his sinnes felt Gods hand, and conceiued the horror of euerlasting death, therefore he desireth for­giuenesse, and not to die in Gods indignation, then sodainely féeling Gods mercie, he rebuketh his enemies who reioyce at his affliction.
• 7. Dauid, falsely accused by Chus, Sauls kinsman, calleth God to be his defender; first that his conscience did not accuse him of any euill towards Saul; next that it touched Gods [Page 114] glory to award sentence against the wicked, and so vpon Gods mercies and promises he waxeth bold, threatning that it shall fall on their necks that which his enemies purposed for others.
• 8. The Prophet considering the excellent liberality and fatherly prouidence of God towards man, whome he made as it were a God ouer all his workes, giueth thankes and is a­stonied with the admiration of the same.
• 9. Dauid giueth thankes for his manifold victories recei­ued, desireth the same wonted helpe againe against his new enemies, and their malitious arrogancy to be destroyed.
• 10. He complaineth of all the wrongs which worldly men vse, because of their prosperity, who therefore without all feare of God think they may haue all things vncontroled, he calleth for remedie against such, and is comforted with the hope thereof.
• 11. This Psalme sheweth first, what assaults of tempta­tion and anguish of minde, he sustained in persecution: next he reioyceth that God sent him succour in necessity, declaring his iustice, as well in gouerning the good and wicked men as the whole world.
• 12. He prophecying the miserable decay of all good or­der, desireth God spéedily to send reformation: then comfor­ted with the assurance of Gods helpe and promises, conclu­deth, that when all orders are most corrupted, then God will deliuer his.
• 13. Dauid as it were ouercome with afflictions, flieth to God his onely refuge: encouraged through Gods promises he conceiueth confidence against the extreame horrors of death.
• 14. He describeth the wickednesse of men, so growne to such licentiousnes, that God was brought to vtter contempt; for which albeit he was greatly grieued, yet perswaded that God would redresse it, he is comforted.
• 15. Here is taught why God chose the Iewes his peculiar people, and placed his Temple among them, which was that they by liuing vprightly, might witnesse that they were his speciall and holy people.
• 16. Dauid praieth to God for succour, not for his workes but for his faiths sake: protesting that he hateth all Idola­try, [Page 115] taking God onely for his comfort and felicity, who suf­fered his to lacke nothing.
• 17. Here he complaineth to God of the cruell pride and ar­rogancy of Saule without any cause, therefore hée desireth God to reuenge his innocency, and deliuer him.
• 18. Dauid giueth thanckes entring into his Kingdome, extolling the maruellous graces of God in his preseruation: here is the image of Christs Kingdome, which shall conquer through Christ, by the vnspeakeable loue of God, though all the world resist.
• 19. He moueth the faithfull to glorifie God, by the work­manship, proportion and ornaments of the heauens: and by the Law wherein God is reuealed familiarly to his chosen people.
• 20. The people pray to God to heare their King, and re­ceiue his sacrifice which he offered before he went to battell against the Ammonites: declaring that the heathen put their trust in horses, but they trust onely in his name, wherefore the other shall fall, but the King and his people shall stand.
• 21. Dauid in the presence of the people praiseth God for the victory giuen them against the Sirians and Amonites 1. Sa­muel 31. wherein he was crowned with the Crowne of the King of Ammon: 2. Samuel 12. and endued with the mani­fold blessing of God.
• 22. Dauid complaineth of the desperate extreamities, and declareth whereof he recouered himselfe from temptation: vn­der his person is figured Christ.
• 23. Dauid hauing tried Gods manifold mercies diuers times, gathereth the assurance that God will continue his goodnesse for euer.
• 24. The grace of God being now vttered in the Temple more glorious then before in the Tabernacle, Dauid with ex­clamation setteth forth the honour thereof, mouing the con­sideration of the eternall mansions prepared in heauen, wher­of this was a figure.
• 25. Dauid grieued at his sinnes and malicious enemies, most feruently praieth for forgiuenes, especially of such as he committed in youth.
• 26. Dauid iniuriously oppressed and helpelesse, yet assu­red [Page 116] of his integrity to Saul, calleth God to defend him cause­lesse afflicted, then he desireth to be in the company of the faith­full in the Congregation of God, when hee was banished by Saul, promising godly life, open praises, thanckesgiuing, and sacrifice for his deliuerance.
• 27. Dauid deliuered from great perils giueth thanckes, wherein we sée his constant faith against the assaults of al his enemies, and the end why he desired to liue & to be deliuered: then he exhorteth to faith and to attend vppon the Lord.
• 28. Being in feare and pensiuenesse to sée God dishono­red by wicked men, he crieth for vengeance against them, and being assured that God hath heard him, he commendeth all the faithfull to his tuition.
• 29. Dauid exhorteth Princes, who for the most part thinke there is no God, at least to feare him for the thunders and tempests, for feare whereof all creatures tremble: and albeit it threatneth sinners, yet it moueth his to praise his name.
• 30. When Dauid should dedicate his house to the Lord, he fell extreame sicke without all hope of life, and therefore after recouery he thanked God, exhorting others to doe the like, and learne by him that God is rather mercifull then se­uere toward his, also that aduersity is sudden: then he prai­eth, and promiseth to praise God for euer.
• 31. Dauid, deliuered from great danger, sheweth first, what meditation he had by the power of faith, when death was before his eies, and how the fauour of God alwaies is ready to those that feare him: hée exhorteth the faithfull to trust in God, because he preserueth him.
• 32. Dauid, punished with grieuous sickenesse for his sins, counteth them happy to whom God doth not impute their transgressions: and after that he had confessed his sinnes and obtained pardon, he exhorteth the wicked men to liue godly, and the good to reioyce.
• 33. He exhorteth good men to praise God for creating and gouerning all things: for his faithfull promises: for scatte­ring the counsell of the wicked; teaching that no creature pre­serueth any man, but onely his mercy.
• 34. Dauid hauing escaped Achis, 1. Samuel 21. praised God for his deliuerance, giuing others example to trust in [Page 117] God, to feare and serue him, who defendes the godly with his Angels and vtterly destroieth the wicked in their sinnes.
• 35. Saules flatterers persecuted Dauid, who praieth for reuenge, that his innocency may be declared, and that such as take his parte may reioyce, for which he promiseth to magni­fie Gods name all the daies of his life.
• 36. Dauid vexed by the wicked, complaineth of their ma­lice, but considering Gods great mercy to all creatures, espe­cially towards his children, by faith thereof he is comforted and assured of his deliuerance.
• 37. Because the godly should not be daunted to sée wicked men prosper, Dauid sheweth that all things shall be granted euen with hearts desire to them that loue and feare God, but the wicked, albeit they florish for a time, shall at length perish.
• 38. Dauid, sicke of some grieuous disease, acknowledgeth himselfe to be chastised of the Lord for his sinnes, and there­fore prayeth God to turne away his wrath, but in the end with firme confidence and commending his cause vnto God, hopeth for spéedy helpe at his hand.
• 39. Dauid hauing determined silence, yet burst foorth in­to words that he would not, through his bitter griefe, for hée maketh certaine requests which tast of mens infirmities, yet mixed with many praiers, and all to shew a mind wonderful­ly troubled, that it may appeare how he did striue mightily a­gainst death and desperation.
• 40. Dauid, deliuered from great danger, doth magnifie God therefore, and commendeth his prouidence towards all man-kind: then he promiseth to giue himselfe wholy to Gods seruice, and declareth how God is truely worshipped: after­ward he giueth thankes, and hauing complained of his ene­mies he calleth for aide and succour.
• 41. Dauid grieuously afflicted, blessed them that pitty his cause, complaining of faithlesse friends, such as Iudas. Iohn, 15. then he giueth thankes for Gods mercy in chastising him gently, not suffering his enemies to triumph.
• 42. Dauid grieued, that through persecutors he could not be present in the Congregation, protesting his presence in heart, albeit in body separate, at last hee sheweth, that not­withstanding these sorrowes and thoughts, yet hee conti­nually [Page 118] putteth his confidence in the Lord.
• 43. He praieth to be deliuered from them which conspire with Absalon, to the end he might ioyfully praise God in his Congregation.
• 44. A most earnest praier made in the name of the faith­full, in persecution, for sustaining the quarrell of Gods word; as in Paul, Rom. 8.
• 45. Salomon his Maiesty, honour, strength, beauty, ri­ches, and power, are praised: his mariage with the Egyptian: an heathen woman is blest if that she renounce her people and country, and giue herselfe wholy to her husband: here is figu­red the wonderfull Maiesty and increase of Christs Kingdome and the Church his spouse, now taken of the Gentiles.
• 46. A song of thankesgiuing for the deliuerance of Hieru­salem, after Senacherib with his army was driuen away, or some other like sudden & meruailous deliuerance by the migh­ty hand of God: wherby the Prophet commendeth this great benefit: doth exhort the faithfull to giue themselues wholly to the hands of God, doubting nothing, but that vnder his pro­tection they shall be safe against all the assaults of their ene­mies.
• 47. An exhortation to worship God for his mercies to­wards Iacobs posterity: héerein is prophesied the kingdome of Christ in the time of the Gospell.
• 48. Thankes are giuen to God for the notable deliue­rance of Ierusalem from the hands of many Kings, the estate whereof is praised, for that God is present at all times to de­fend it. This Psalme séemeth to be made in the time of Ahaz, Iosaphat, Asa, or Ezechia, for then chiefely was the Citty by forraigne Princes assaulted.
• 49. Gods Spirit mooueth the consideration of mans life, shewing that the welthiest are not happiest, but noteth how all things are ruled by Gods prouidence, who as he iudgeth these worldly misers to euerlasting torments, so doth he pre­serue his, and will reward them in the day of his resurrection. 1. Thess. 1.
• 50. Hée prophesieth how God will call all Nations by the Gospell, and require no other sacrifice of his people but con­fession of his benefites and thankes-giuing, and how he de­testeth [Page 119] all such as séeme zealous of ceremonies, and not of the pure word of God onely.
• 51. Dauid rebuked by the Prophet Nathan for his great offences, acknowledged the same to God, protesting his natu­rall corruption, wherefore he prayeth God to forgiue his sinnes and renue in him his holy Spirit, promising that he will not be vnmindfull of those great graces: finally fearing least God would punish the whole Church for his fault, he requireth that he would rather encrease his graces towards the same.
• 52. Dauid describeth the arrogant tyranny of Doeg Sauls chiefe shéepe-heard, who by false surmises caused Abimeleck and the Priests to be slaine: he prophesieth his destruction, en­courageth the faithfull to trust in God who most sharpely re­uengeth his: and rendreth thankes for his deliuerance: herein is liuely set foorth the kingdome of Antichrist.
• 53. Dauid describeth the crooked nature, the cruelty and punishment of the wicked, when they looke not for it, and desi­reth the deliuerance of the godly that they may reioyce toge­ther.
• 54. Dauid in great danger through Zephims calleth vpon God to destroy his enemies, promising sacrifice for his deli­uerance.
• 55. Dauid in great distresse complaineth of Sauls cruelty, and falsehood of his familiar acquaintance, effectuously moo­uing the Lord to pitty him: then assured of deliuerance he set­teth foorth the grace of God as if he had already obteined his request.
• 56. Dauid being brought to Achis the King of Gath 2. Sam. 21.12. complaineth of his enemies, demandeth suc­cour, trusteth in God, and promiseth to performe his vow, which was to praise God in his Church.
• 57. Dauid in the desart of Ziph betrayed by the inhabi­tants, and in the same cause with Saul, calleth vnto God with full confidence that he will performe his promise and shew his glory in Heauen and earth against the cruell enemies, there­fore he rendreth laude and praise.
• 58. Hée describeth his malitious enemies, Sauls flatterers, who secretly and openly sought his destruction, from whome [Page 120] he appealeth to Gods iudgement, shewing that the iust shall reioyce at the punishment of the wicked, to Gods glory.
• 59. Dauid, in great danger of Saul, who sent to slay him in his bed, declareth his innocency and their fury, praying God to destroy all malitious sinners who liue for a time to exercise his people, but in the end consume in his wrath to Gods glo­ry: for this he singeth praise to God, assured of his mercies.
• 60. Dauid, now King ouer Iuda, after many victories sheweth by euident signes that God elected him King, assu­ring the people that God will prosper them if they approue the same: after he prayeth vnto God to finish that he begun.
• 61. Whether he were in danger of the Ammonites, or pursued of Absolon, héere he cryeth to be deliuered and confir­med in his kingdome, promising perpetuall praises.
• 62. Dauid declareth by example and name of God that he and all people must trust in God alone, séeing that all without God goeth to nought who onely is of power to saue, and that he rewardeth man according to his workes.
• 63. Dauid after his danger of Ziph, giueth thankes to God for his wonderfull deliuerance, in whose mercies hée trusteth, euen in the middest of misery: prophecying the de­struction of Gods enemies, and contrariwise happinesse to all them that trust in the Lord. 2. Samuel, 3.
• 64. Dauid praieth against the false reporters and slande­rers, he declareth their punishment and destruction, to the comfort of the iust, and the glory of God.
• 65. A thankesgiuing vnto God by the faithfull, who are signified by Sion and Hierusalem: for the choosing, preser­uation and gouernance of them, and for the plentifull bles­sing powred forth vppon the earth.
• 66. He exhorteth to praise the Lord in his wonderfull workes: he setteth forth the power of God to affray rebels: and sheweth Gods mercy to Israel, and to prouoke all men to heare and praise his name.
• 67. A swéet praier for al the faithfull to obtaine the fauour of God, and to be lightned with his countenance, to the end that his way and iudgement may be knowne throughout the earth; reioycing that God is the gouernor of all nations.
• 68. Dauid expresseth the wonderfull mercies of God to­wards [Page 121] his people, who by all meanes and most strange sorts declareth himselfe to them: Gods Church therefore by rea­son of his promises, grace and victories, doth excell all world­ly things, wherefore all men are moued to praise God for e­uer.
• 69. Christ and his elect are figured in Dauids zeale and an­guish, the malicious cruelty of whose enemies and their pu­nishment, Iudas and such traitors noteth who are accursed: then gathereth he courage in afflictions, and offereth praises to God, which are more acceptable then all sacrifices: finally he doth prouoke all creatures to praises: prophecying of the Kingdome of Christ and building of Iuda, where all the faith­full and their séed shall dwell for euer.
• 70. He praieth to be right spéedily deliuered; his enemies to be ashamed: and all séeke the Lord to be comforted.
• 71. He praieth in faith established by promise, and confir­med by the worke of God from his youth, to be deliuered from his wicked and cruell sonne Absalon, with his confederacy, promising to be thankefull therefore.
• 72. Gods Kingdome by Christ is represented by Salo­mon, vnder whome shall be righteousnesse, peace and felicity, vnto whom all Kings and nations shall doe homage, whose name and power shall endure for euer.
• 73. Dauid teacheth that neither the prosperity of the vn­godly, nor the affliction of the good, ought to discourage Gods children, but rather mooue them to consider Gods pro­uidence, and to reuerence his iudgements, for that the wic­ked vanish away like smoke, and the godly enter into life euer­lasting, in hope whereof he resigneth himselfe to Gods hands.
• 74. The faithfull complaint of the destruction of the Church and true Religion vnder the name of Sion, and the Altars destroyed, and trusting in the might and frée mercies of God, by his couenant they require helpe and succour for the glory of Gods holy name, the saluation of his poore af­flicted seruants, and the confusion of his proud enemies.
• 75. The faithfull praise the name of the Lord, which shall come to iudge at the time appointed, when the wicked shall [Page 122] be put to confusion, and drincke the cup of his wrath, their pride shall be abated, and the righteous shall be exalted to ho­nour
• 76. This Psalme setteth forth the power of God, and care for the defence of his people in Hierusalem, the destruction of the army of Senacherib, and exhorteth the faithfull to be thankefull for the same.
• 77. The Prophet in the name of the Church, rehearseth the greatnesse of his affliction, and his grieuous temptation whereby he was driuen to this end, to consider his former conuersation, and the continuall course of Gods workes, in the preseruation of his seruant, and so he confirmeth his faith against these temptations.
• 78. He sheweth how God of his mercy chose the Church of the posterity of Abraham, casting in their téeth the rebellion of their fathers, that their children might acknowledge Gods frée mercy, and be ashamed of their peruerse ancestors: the ho­ly Ghost hath comprehended as it were the summe of al Gods benefits, that the grosse people might sée in few words the ef­fect of the whole histories.
• 79. The Israelites complaint to God, for the calamity that they suffered, when Antiochus destroied their Temple and Citty, desiring aide against his tyranny, least God and his Religion should be contemned by the heathen, who should sée him forsaken and perish.
• 80. A lamentable praier to God to helpe the misery of the Church, desiring him to consider the first estate when his fa­uour shined towards them, that hée might finish that worke which he had begun.
• 81. An exhortation to praise God for his benefits, condem­ning their ingratitude.
• 82. Dauid declaring God to be present with Iudges, and Magistrates, reproueth their partiality and vnrighteous­nes, and exhorteth them to doe iustice, but séeing no amend­ment, he desireth God to execute Iustice himselfe.
• 83. The Israelites pray the Lord to deliuer them from [Page 123] their enemies, both at home and farre off, also that all such wicked people be striken with his stormy tempests, that they may know his power.
• 84. Dauid exiled his country, desireth ardently to returne to Gods Tabernacle, and assembly of the Saints, to praise God: then hee praiseth the courage of the people, that passe the wildernesse to assemble themselues in Sion.
• 85. Because God withdrewe not his rods from his Church after the returne from Babilon: first they put him in minde that he should not leaue the workes of his grace vn­perfect: and complaine of their long affliction: then they re­ioyce in hope of promised deliuerance, which was a figure of Christs Kingdome, vnder whome should be perfect felicity.
• 86. Dauid sore afflicted praieth feruently for deliuerance, sometimes rehearsing his miseries and mercies receiued, de­siring also to be instructed of the Lord, that he may feare and glorifie his name: he complaineth also of his aduersaries, and requireth to be deliuered from them.
• 87. The holy Ghost promiseth that the Church, as yet in misery after the captiuity of Babilon, should be restored to great excellence, so that nothing should be more comfortable, then to be numbred among the members thereof.
• 88. The faithfull sore afflicted by sicknesse, persecution, aduersity, and as it were left of God without any consola­tion, yet call on God by faith, and striue against despera­tion.
• 89. Dauid praised God for his couenante made betwéene him and his elect, by Iesus Christ: then he complaineth of the desolation of his Kingdome, so that the promise séemed to be broken, but finally he praieth to be deliuered from afflictions, mentioning the shortnesse of mans life: and confirming him­selfe by Gods promises.
• 90. Moses séeing the people neither admonished by the bre­uity of their life, nor by plagues, to be thankefull, praieth God to turne their hearts, and continue his mercy towards them, and their posterity for euer.
• [Page 124]91. Here he describeth the assurance he liueth in, that com­mitteth himselfe wholy to Gods protection in all temptati­ons: a promise of God to those that loue him, know him, and trust in him, to deliuer them and giue them immortall glory.
• 92. A Psalme of the Sabaoth, to stirre vp the people to acknowledge and praise God in his workes: Dauid reioyceth therein, but the wicked consider not that the vngoldly when he is most flourishing, shall most spéedily perish: in the end is described the felicity of the iust, planted in the house of God in praise of the Lord.
• 93. He praiseth the power of God in the creation of the world, and beateth downe all people which lift them vp a­gainst his Maiesty, and prouoketh to consider his promi­ses.
• 94. He praieth to God against the violence of Tyrants, and comforteth the afflicted by the good issue of their afflicti­ons, and by the ruine of the wicked.
• 95. An earnest exhortation to praise God for the gouern­ment of the world, and election of his Church, to eschew the re­bellion of the old fathers, who tempted God in the wildernes, and therefore entred not the land of promise.
• 96. An exhortation both to the Iewes and Gentiles, to praise God for his mercy, and this specially ought to be re­ferred to the Kingdome of Christ.
• 97. Dauid exhorteth all to reioyce for the comming of the Kingdome of Christ, dreadfull to the rebells and Idolators, and ioyfull to the iust, whome he exhorteth to innocency, to reioycing and thankesgiuing.
• 98. An earnest exhortation to all creatures to praise the Lord, for his power, mercy, and fidelity in his promise by Christ, by whome he hath communicated his saluation to al nations.
• 99. He commendeth the power, equity, & excellency, of the Kingdome of God by Christ, ouer the Iewes and Gentiles, prouoking them to magnifie the same, and to feare the Lord [Page 125] as the ancient fathers, Moses, Aaron and Samuel, who calling vppon God were heard in their praiers.
• 100. He exhorteth all men to serue the Lord, who hath made vs to enter into his Courts and assemblies to praise his name.
• 101. Dauid describeth what gouernment he will obserue in his house and kingdome, by rooting out the wicked and cherishing the godly persons.
• 102. It séemeth that this prayer was appoynted to the faithfull to pray in the captiuity of Babilon: a consolation for the building of the Church, whereof followeth the praise of God to be published vnto all posterities: the conuersion of the Gentiles, and stability of the Church.
• 103. The Prophet prouoketh men and Angells, and all creatures to praise the Lord, for his fatherly mercies in deli­uering of his people from euills, in his prouidence ouer all things, in preseruation of the faithfull.
• 104. A thankes-giuing for the creation of the world, and gouernance of the same, by his meruailous prouidence: also a praier against the wicked, who are the occasion that God diminisheth his blessings.
• 105. He praiseth the singular goodnes of God, for choo­sing a peculiar people to himselfe, neuer ceasing to doe them good, for his promise sake.
• 106. The people dispearsed vnder Antiochus do magni­fie the goodnes of God, among their repentant: and prayeth to be gathered from among the heathen, that they may praise his name.
• 107. Dauid exhorteth all, that are redéemed by the Lord, and gathered vnto him, to giue thankes therefore: who by sending prosperity and aduersitie, bringeth men vnto him. Therefore as the righteous there reioyce, so shall the wicked haue their mouthes stopped.
• 108. Dauid, wifh Harpe and voyce, praiseth the Lord, and assureth himselfe of the promise of God, concerning his kingdome ouer Israel, and his power against other Nations: [Page 126] who though he séeme to forsake vs for a time, yet he alone in the end, will cast downe our enemies.
• 109. Dauid being falsely accused by Sauls flatterers, pray­eth God to helpe him to destroy his enemies: who represent Iudas the traytor vnto Iesus Christ: and all like enemies of the children of God.
• 110. Dauid prophesseth of the power, and euerlasting kingdome of Christ: and of his priest-hood, which should put an end to the priest-hood of Leui.
• 111. He giueth thankes to the Lord, for his maruailous workes towards his Church: and declareth, wherein true wisdome, and right knowledge consisteth.
• 112. He praiseth the felicitie of them that feare God, and condemneth the cursed state of the contemners of God.
• 113. An exhortation to praise the Lord for his prouidence in that, that contrary to the course of nature, he worketh in his Church.
• 114. Israel deliuered out of Egipt, putteth vs in remem­brance of Gods great mercies towards his children, and of our vnthankfulnes for the same.
• 115. The faithfull oppressed by Idolatrous Tyrants, promise that they will not be vnmindefull of so great a be­nifite, if it would please God to heare their praier, and deli­uer them by his omnipotent power,
• 116. Dauid being in great daunger of Saul in the desart of Maon, perceiuing the great, & inestimable loue of God to­wards him: magnifieth such great mercies: and protesteth that he will be thankefull for the same.
• 117. He exhorteth the Gentiles to praise God, because he hath accomplished aswell to them as to the Iewes, the pro­mise of life euerlasting, by Iesus Christ.
• 118. Dauid, reiected of Saul, and of the people, at the time appointed obtained the kingdome, for the which he bid­deth all them that feare the Lord, to be thankefull: vnder whose person, Christ is liuely set forth, who should be of his people reiected.
• [Page 127]119. The Prophet wonderfully commendeth Gods Law; wherein he cannot satisfie himselfe, nor expresse sufficiently his affection thereunto, adding notable complaintes, and consolations méete for the faithfull to haue both in heart and voice: and in the Hebrewe, euery eight verses begin with one letter of the Alphabet.
• 120. Dauid banished from among the barbarous Arabi­ans, through false reports of enuious flatterers, lamenteth his long abode among such infidels giuen to all kind of wic­kednesse and contention.
• 121. The Prophet sheweth by his owne example, that the faithfull ought to looke for all their succour of God alone, who will gouerne and giue good successe to all their godly en­terprises.
• 122. Dauid reioyceth that God accomplisheth his promise, and placed his Arke in Sion, giuing thankes and praying for the prosperity of the Church.
• 123. A praier of the faithfull, which are afflicted by the wicked worldlings, and contemners of God.
• 124. The faithfull deliuered from great danger, acknow­ledge not to haue escaped by their owne power, but through the fauour of God.
• 125. He describeth the assurance of the faithfull in their afflictions, and desireth their wealth, and the destruction of the wicked.
• 126. This Psalme was made after the returne of the people from Babilon, and sheweth that the meane of their de­liuerance was wonderfull, after the 70. yéeres of captiuity, fore-spoken by Ieremie 25.12. and 29.10.
• 127. It is not mans wit, power, or labor, but the frée goodnesse of God that giueth riches, preserueth Townes, and Countries, giueth nourishment and children.
• 128. Here is described the prosperous estate of persons married, in the feare of God and the promises of Gods bles­sings, to all them that liue in this honorable estate, according to his commandements.
• [Page 128]129. He admonisheth the Church, though afflicted in all ages, for God will deliuer it, and suddenly destroy the ene­mies thereof.
• 130. An effectuous praier to obtaine mercy and forgiue­nesse of his sinnes, and at length deliuerance from all euils.
• 131. Dauid charged with ambition protesteth his humi­lity before God.
• 132. The faithfull grounded vppon Gods promise made vnto Dauid, desireth that he would establish the same both as touching his posterity, and the building of the Temple, to pray there as was before spoken.
• 133. The commendations of godly and brotherly a­mity compared to the most pretious oyle mentioned in Exo­dus. 30.
• 134. He exhorteth the Leuites that watch in the Temple to praise the Lord▪
• 135. Hée exhorteth all the faithfull to praise God for his maruellous workes and graces, wherein hée hath declared his Maiestie, to the confusion of all Idola­ters.
• 136. An earnest exhortation, to giue thankes vnto God for the creation and gouernance of all things.
• 137. The Israelites in their captiuity, hearing the Chaldeans reproche and blaspheme God and his Religion, desire God to punish the Edomites, who prouoketh the Ba­bilonians against them, and prophecieth the destruction of Babilon.
• 138. Dauid praiseth the goodnesse of God towards him, for which euen forraine Princes shall praise the Lord, toge­ther with him, and he is assured to haue like comfort of God, hereafter as heretofore.
• 139. Dauid to cleanse his heart from all hipocrisie, shew­eth that nothing is so secret which God séeth not: after declaring his zeale and feare of God, he protesteth to be ene­my to all them that contemne God.
• 140. Dauid praieth vnto the Lord, against the cruelty, fals­hood, [Page 129] and iniuries of his enemies, assuring himselfe of his succour, wherefore he prouoketh the iust to praise the Lord, and to assure themselues of his tuition.
• 141. Dauid being grieuously persecuted vnder Saul, de­sireth succour and patience, till God take vengeance of his enemies.
• 142. Dauid neither for feare nor anger, would kill Saul, but with a quiet minde praied vnto God, who preserued him.
• 143. An earnest praier for remission of sinnes, acknowled­ging that the enemies did cruelly persecute him by Gods iust iudgement, he desireth to be restored to grace, to be gouer­ned by his holy spirit, that he may spend the rest of his life in the true feare and seruice of God.
• 144. Dauid praiseth the Lord for his victories, and King­dome restored, yet calling for the destruction of the wic­ked, and declareth wherein the felicity of any people con­sisteth.
• 145. Dauid describeth the wonderfull prouidence of God, in gouerning and preseruing all the other creatures: he praiseth God for his iustice, mercy, and speciall louing kindnesse towars those that call vppon him, that feare and loue him.
• 146. Dauid teacheth that none should put their trust in men, but in God alone who is almighty, and deliuereth the afflicted, nourisheth the poore, setteth prisoners at liber­ty, comforteth the fatherlesse, widdowes, strangers, and is King for euer.
• 147. The Prophet praiseth the bounty, wisedome, pow­er, Iustice, and prouidence of God, vppon all his creatures, but especially vppon his Church, which he gathered together after their dispersion, declaring his word and iudgement so vnto them, as he had done to no other people.
• 148. He prouoketh all creatures to praise the Lord in heauen and in all places, especially for the power that he had giuen to his people Israel.
• [Page 136]149. An exhortation to the Church, to praise the Lord for his victory and conquest, that he giueth the Saints against all mans power.
• 150. An exhortation to praise the Lord without cea­sing, by all manner of wayes, for all his mighty and wonder­full workes.