Memorable historick descriptiones draven [sic]. From the sacred bookes insert in the subsequent page. By Alexander Garden..

〈…〉 HEav'n , Earth , and seae , round , eirc'lare sphericall , Of ane rude mixed Mass , God made them all . He stampt , with starrs , the heavne , and with these lights The Sun and Moone , devyded dayes from nights Beastes , fishes , foules , he creat of all kinde And fitly each , it 's Element assign'de The liquid waters , from the earthly mass , He ●●parats , and them a-part did place , The thin , hote , moist , and subtile Aer , above , The cold drie earth , about , h' assign'd to move And tuixt the earth , and fire , that all jmbraces The aer and water providentlie places And seeing all , that he had done , was Good He made man syne to his similitude . Genesis Chap. 2. WHan God of Heav'ne , and Earth , had form'd the frame , And made ane end of all the hoste of Thame , Into the body that he builded hath , H' jnfuis'd a soule , and breath'd a living breath , And when he thus , perfectly fram'd the same From Rud reed earth , he did , him Adam name Man so created , perfect , pure and chaste , God in his Garden , Paradise him plac't , And there with freedonie full , before his fall , To eat of ev'rie frute , and to vse all , Excepting that of knoledge he bestrait , Command and charge prohibit was to eat . And when he should , that Tree of knowledge cun He then should dye , that day , and be vndone . Genes. 2. THe Lord God Adam , sound a sleep he layd , And Eva of , one of his ribs , hes made Then with divine , inimitabill art , Clos'd cleanly vp , with flesh , the emptie part . And when he did awake the woman Than , His flesh and bone , God offred to the man Whom Adam when , he finds , so fitly fram'd ( Made out of Man ) he hes her woman nam'd And as his Wife , he hes her jntertaind For God there first the Mar'age rites ordaind A straght conjunction , and a sacred band In Paradise kint be the Lords command . Injoyning Them , therefore to joyne there handes And maried , To multiplie , commands . Genesis . 3. THe Serpent Eve , induced with Deceat , And Adam , she inveits , and he , did eat . ( O Lamentable for ev'r , and fearfull fact , That did there State , so marr and murnfull mak , ) The frute forbidd'n of knovledge Good , and Euill , And heirby both , deluded by the Devill From puritie , and there perfection fall , And so suck'd in , the Sinn Originall . Ambitions both , too greedily began , To lay the Ground greef , of the Greefes of Man . There misbeleef , and blindness yet both blind Into there fault , and fall , enforc'd , they find And liable therefore , to Death , they be , Themselfes , and since , all there posteritie . Genesis 3. THe frute once eaten , opned ar their eyes , And they , there owne poore nakedness espyes . Wherefore they both , vnto a figge Tree came , And pulld some Leaves , and sewed of the same , For to be Brecches , to them both , to hold , There Shame vnsene , and clothe them from the cold . Before they taste , of that sequestrat Tree They knew noght that , they bare and naked be . No figg-tree leav's , nor figge tree Trunks , could beild-them Nor from th' All-seeing-eye could sheeld-them Nor could those figge tree leaves ( tho cloith there skins ) Preserve vnsene , there Trespass , nor there Sinns . No no , there Conscience for there Crime , did call And God without , within , he Saw them all . Genesis 3. THe voyce of God , they in the Garden heard , And faultie hid , them for there falt , a feard . But heavne , nor earth , nor them , the darksome deep , From there Creator , knowing all , could keep . Excuses put a part , They must apeare And ansver to the poynts , that he sould speare . That dreadfull voyce , that Thunder did resemble , Made heav'ne , and earth , and Man muche more , to tremble . He calld , they come , h' accus'd , and they confess'd And guiltie both , Grant that they haue Trangsgressd . The Woman , He , the Serpent , She , They say This foul defection , drew on ws , this day . And Ws , Invegled with , it s wicked wit To ●at that balefull , and forbidd'ne Bit. Genesis 3. A Curse to them , a Time , God hes denune'd And punishments , to it , for ev'r pronune'd . And said , because this deed , slie Serpent Thow Thow did , ay on , thy Belly shall thow bow And lick the Dust , without saueguard , or sheeld A boue all Beasts , accursed of the fielde . Also betnix , the vomans seed , and Thee , Shall ev'r be discord , and Ennimitie . And be assur'd , that for this Sin , thy Seed May bruise Hers heele , but hers , shall brak thy head . Then of Goat-skins , to them , he Garments gave And from , his Paradise divine , them drave : Then set a Cherub , with a flamming sword To watch it as , is wretin in his word . Genesis 3. WIth Toil , and Travell , Adam , griefe , and Sweat His living earneth , and his Bread did eat . And was constraind , to do , to dig , to delfe His Mothers Bosome , to suport him self . Because God for his Crime the earth accurss'd And made it bring forth Breers , of weeds , the worst . And since , to sin , he did obey his wife With Great vexation , shall he lead his life . And Eva so with vnacquainted fitts In bringing out her Bairnes with sorrow sits . And surely subject shall be her desire And plainly prostrat to her Lords Impire . Estrangd and far from that contentement great That they injoyed , in There first estate . Genesis 4. THe Sones of Adam now be Time , began To sacrifice , as was , the Custome than . The Sheep-herd Abel , his first Lambs he taks And of the fat , of Them , oblation makes . And Cain , of , the frutage of the Ground He sacrifiede , the first that He hes found The elder Cains did the Lord reiect And younger Abels fauour and respect Cain heirfoir , in furie , and Disdain His blessed Brother Abel here doth brain . And out of woodness , wraethfull , and Invy Committs this Murther , Irreligiously . The Lord then marks him to be knowne herefore To be his Brothers Butcher ever more . Genes. 6. & 7. HOw soone God sies , the Sinns of men grow great , All man kinde he , to overthrow did Threat , And did a hunder yeer before foreshow , To N'oa by water all the worlds orethrow , And he be preaching for mans Sinne , declaird , All earthly perish should , and none be spaird . The Lord commands him then , to build the Arke , And when perfected was , and wroght , that warke , Himself , his wife , his Childring , and there Wives , All such as God decreed to save there Lives , Of living Things at least , takes to him Thair , For ester plenishing the earth . a pair : Clean , and vnclean , they enter in , and than , To flow the vniversall flood began . Genes. 7. THe vindow's of the Heavens ar opned large , And all the waters in the clouds , discharge . The Caverns of the earth , cast vp there bryne , That long into there Ludgings low hes lyn , The floods , and fontans , from there heads , and springs , There watrie store , into abundance brings . Aboue , and vnder , all at once , jshe ' out , Each pore a spring , each spring , a speat did spout : And with a wrackfull all orespreading speat , Oretop'd the tallest Trees , and montans great . Five months and more , the earth these floods oreflow , That Land nor Sea , nor mont nor medow show . Than they decressd , and rejncaled there store . Vnto the bounds whair they had bein before . Genesis 8. THe waters all consuming course decayd , The Arke on the Armenians montanes stayd , And no more on that world of Seas did flot , But as God wold , a Ground the Arke it got , The twstes of Trees , the Cronns of montans Grene , And late dronnd Woods , and Valeys , dry ar sene . The winds all blew , and Arid earth did make , And then the Dove , and olive brauche broght bake , But sent to try the drouth , at once before , She flew abroad , and bake returnd no more . And N'oa , and his , alive are lest alone , When all the rest , on earth were drownd eache one . Then ore the vnivers they Rule and Ragne , And as the mono-monarches sole Remain . 〈…〉 NOw N'oa himself , and all with him within , The arcke j she , out , and to descend begin ●hair all ( saif Cham , that ever did debord ) ●esolue to rander . Thanks vnto the Lord . ●nd vnto him , ane altear do vp raise , ●o sacrifice thereon , and offer praise , ●nd with their humbled harts , his pow're proclame , ●hat by all others had preserved Thame . ●he Lord thence smell'd ane sweet sav'ring smell , ●nd said , into his hart , vnto him self ●o more for mans saik , will I curse the ground , ●or smit againe all living in this mund: but whil the earth Remains , there shall be ay , Succeeding Seasons , seed Time , night , and day Genes. 9. GOd spake to Noa , bless'd him and contramands , The shedding humane blood , with humane hands . Then Reconfirmed wedlock with his word . And there declard , the power of the sword , With what authoritie to man is geven , ●re Things created that be vnder heavne , ●o him and his , great blessings , did he grant , ●and vp with Them and knit his covenant : ●nd gives for ev'r , a signe to make it Good 〈◊〉 rising Raine-bow in a watrie cloud . ●nd when he sies that circling arch he shall , His former covenant , to minde Recall . In witness that , the waters , shall no more , Drown all the World , as they had done before . Genes. 9. Ester the drovning deludge No'a began , To plant his vines , and play the house band man . ●nd drank thereof , and drunk thereon became , ●nd then vncover'd he is seen be Cham. That mock'd , and Jested at his aged father , No no but cursed he contemnd him rather , ●nd went , and told it Japhet , and Iust Sem. but he again , re-clothed is by Them . That step , be step , both backward to him go Lest that vnseemly They should see him so . Heirfore he blessed both the one , and other , and Iustly cursed Cham , there wicked brother . The seed , of these Three sones , the earth ore spred and all that borne be since , of them are bred . 〈…〉 THe poeple here , intends to bouild a Toure In there proud thoughts , to counterchek Gods powre With there Assisters that , that Time one Tongve Spake all and were from Cham accursed sprong . But God from heav'ne , there hautie hartes beheld An how with pride , and high contempt they sweld . Heirfore he will , in there attempt , and aime Vn-do and disapoynt them in the same . For they that but one languadge spoake before He chang'd and caus'd them mutter mony more . And so confounded all , that noght one Brother Did vnderstand a word , spoak be ane other . God then , he dois divide them , and constraine To quyte that worke , that they began in vaine . Genesis 12. THe Lord calld Abram , and Directions gave To queat his countrie , and his kinred lave . And to ane other land directly draw That in his Iourney thither , he should shaw . The Land that he had destinat to give To him and his , for ever in to live . Wherein he should , be Great , and Greatlie he Great as his name , a Blessing great , should be . There , should he bless , that blessed him , all Those And curse them all , that curssd him , as his foes . His Wife , his flocks , and familie they go And Lot with him , his Brother sone also . Then come , thereto , ane Altar he hes Reard Wnto the Lord , that vnto him apeard . Genesis 13. ABraham past , and vp from Egypt went And greatumly , God did his Goods augment . For in all Riches him encreass he wold In cattell , coyne , in Silver , and in Gold . And lykwise Lot , he hes Incressd , his store And daylie did , augment it , more and more . But Abrams heard-men , and Lots Sheep-heards Iarre . And for a pasture move , among them warr . But when there actions Abram , vnderstands He meekly moves , Lot to divide there bands And to the Right , or to the left hand Go Lot then prepares and since desird-did so . For such encress and store of Goods , they had That hardly could , they be together fed . Genesis 13. THen Lot lift vp his , eyes and vnderstood That all the plains , and groudd about was Good . ●nd dreading stay , should draw on more disdain ●herefore to th' east , he Tendeth with his Traine 〈◊〉 Land well grass'd , and watred well was it 〈◊〉 Land for heard-men , and their flocks most fit . ●eirfore therein , he myndeth to Remaine ●nd pitch'd his palions , into Sodoms plain . ●or all the wale is low , neer Iourdans Shoir ●s watred well , of pasture had lyke store . ●nd plentifully stood , and stuffd did stand ●s once was Eden , or as Egypt Land . Before the all-consuming angre of the Lord These cities Sodome , and Gomorr' devourd . Genesis 14. WHen Iidall King of nations , and the Rest , That joynd with him in Battell had opprest ●he Sodomit , and the Gomoran King ●hey spoild there Goods , and captive Lot did bring ●nd on his substance , as there pryse , they prey , ●ut Abram arm'd , Invades them on there way ●oyld , and defate , and smartly them he smot ●nd in Tryumph , brought home his nephew Lot . ●hen doth he chargd with spoyls in triumph so ●o Melchi-zedeck , King of Salem Go. Who blessd , and brought to Abram , bread , and vine ●nd Abram there solemlie offred sine . To him of these , his Spoyls , the Tithes of all Goods of these Kings , that did before him fall . Genesis 16. ●N Can'an , Abram , ten yeeres hes t'emaind And Sarais womb , from bearing was restraind Which greevd her much , and did torment her still ●nd as she meand , she wold go mend her ill . When surely She , her Belly barren sees ●nd thus , to secundarie helpes , she flies . ●or wnto Abraham her Lord , she said ●eire , I haue Hagar , and Egyptian mayde 〈◊〉 give her to thee , vse her , for it may ●e , Childring I , obtaine be her some day . 〈◊〉 bram obeyd , and in to Hagar went ●nd knew her , wha conceaw'd Incontinent . Then proud of that conception in her eyes , Her dame , and mistres Sarai , did despise . 〈…〉 SArai contemnd much mov'de there with Remains , Expostulats , with Abram , and complains . And tells him plinly for her kindness now , She is mis-vsd , wrong'd , and contemned too . Yea prays the Lord , to judge betinxt . Them tuo . But abram seeing her iucensed so . Hagar be his authorit' and command , Is set to suffer , wnder Sarais hand . Who hardly delt with her , heirfore a-dread And fearing worse , far from her mistres fled . But asked by the angel , whence she came , She ansverd fleing from hir angrie dame . Then , to Returne againe , her , he , commands And humble her wholly , vnder Sarais hands . Genesis 17. THe Lord Iehova most alimghtye here , Wnto his servand Abram , did apeare . And made him promeise , for to multiplie And him , and his , t' incress exceedinglie . Beside great , blessings , he to him do is grant , And knits with him , for ever his conveuant . Than chang'd from Abram wnto abraham , and her for Sara , Sarai , call'd to name . Yea also vnto her , he granted more , To beare a sone that , barren was before , But Abr'am langh'd into his hart for he , Hes thonght it strange and wounderfull to be , Since he himself a hunder yeeres was old , And Sarai nyntie numbred had , and Told . Genes. 18. AGaine the Lord to Abram did apeare As he sat in , or to his Tent durr , neare . And when he look'd , Three men he standing saw , That then approatch'd , and towards him did draw . To those three angels then he bowd , and ran And offred to his Lord his service than , Which they accept , and then there breakfast done , God said that Sarai , she should haue a sone , And then their he declaird , and did impart , To Abram , that he Sodom , will evert . For of there wickedness , to him the cryes , Had monted o're , the Elements and skyes , Th' abominations all , that therein be , Vn-nat'rall sins , and bestialitie , That rankly rages , and reignes them among , With wenge ance he , he will , revenge ere long . Genesis 19. ●e Lord their ills and naughtines did nots , And sent his Angels , to his servand Lot , ●ring him thence for kindled was his tre , ●o consume , these Cities , all with fire . ●hen , that sat at Sodom gat , them sies , ●rysing bow'd donne to the earth , his eyes , ●humblie prayes them to his house but thay , ●ss but ester they turne in and stay . 〈◊〉 Sodomits , preass Lot , and th' Angels sought , ●●lv'd t' abuse , and know Them , in there Thought . 〈◊〉 therefore wold , brak vp his Gates perforce , ●erminnig to deall with Lot no worse . ●●t lo the Lord with blinddess brands them Thair , ●et sightless search , They will , but knew not whair . Genes. 19. He Angels Lot , then out of Sodom led , And from the Sodomitick furie fred . ●●o vp the montans vnto Zoar flew , ●●e firie haile and burning storme t'eschew . ●●s efter Lot , his daughters , and his wife , ●●y had pull'd out , for to praeserve there life , ●●mmanding straitly , none to be so bold , 〈◊〉 to look back vnless they Perish wold : 〈◊〉 Lot his wife , offended in this falt , ●●d therefore turn'd was , to a Toure of Salt , ●●en when they were farr from the Citie walls , ●●oode of fire , and burning Brimstone falls . That Cities all , and Men within did burne , And in the plains , did all to ashes turne . Genes. 19. ●●t Thus and his , preserved from the fire , To leave that citie Zoar , did desire . 〈◊〉 left it Then , and went therefrom , for feare , 〈◊〉 to a mont , and in a Cave , duell'd thair . 〈◊〉 daughters wanting Companie of Men , ●●k and to gether hes agried then , ●●drink there Father drunk , and make him so , ●●en Cup-shot both Them , but his knoledge kno● ●●ch They haue done , and in the elder goth , 〈◊〉 younger next , and so he lyes with both . 〈◊〉 of this wyld , jncestous meiting , Lot , ●●-ammi he , and Moab both begot . ●nd as in Sin conceav'd , the Scripture sayes , ●erverse were they , and thers , in all there wayes . Genesis 20. A Braham to the South , his Iournay Takes , And into Gerar , he his duelling makes . Syne said that Sarai fearing for his life . His Sister was , albeit indeed his wife . Abimelech , the King of Gerar Thair Perceiving Sarai , beautifull and fair And hearing Abram her his sister call And she her self t' affect her he did fall . Then taks her from her Lord , but God constrains That he hir person , in no poynt prophanes . And dreadfully him in a dreame , did threat And his with death , and a destruction great Gif he did noght , to Abram her restore Pure and vn tuiched , as she was before . Genesis 21. THe promise of the Lord , as is foretold To Abraham , and Sarai being old , At the set Time , accomplish'd was , and done And She her Travell tooke , and boore a Sone . Out of whose loyns , in his owne Tyme , should spring That ever blessed , Prophet , Preest , and Kiug . Abraham eight dayes ester at the least , His Is'ac circomcisd , and made a feast . And as young Is'ac grew , Ismael Iested Which Sarais mynd , much moved and molested That she did eagerly , to Abram plaine Of Ismaels mirding , mockage , and disdaine . But Abraham t'ev eit , all sturrs and strife Puts Isma'l , and his mother , from his Wife . Genesis 21. WHo wandring in the woods , and wilderness , Both ar by thirst , brought into strange distress . That ewen the Mother , pitie for to see Layes him a pairt , lest that she spy him die Than than the weeping , of the child ascends And dovne the Confort , of the Lord discends . For loe , the Angel doth , there mvrning heir And opned vp hir eyes , and made them cleir And there to hir , A well of water shois , Wherewith her Sone , to quench their thrist She gois . He gives Her confort , and forbids hir dread But tend her Sone , for he will make him head ( By heising him , to Honours and Estate ) Yea and a father of a Nation Great . 〈…〉 ●●re faithfull Abram , be the Lord's command 〈◊〉 Noght faut but freelie lifteth vp his hand . 〈◊〉 Immolat , and offer to the daeth 〈◊〉 dearest childe , for to approve his faeth . 〈◊〉 act almost , above Beleefe , to see father his Sole Sone to Sacrifie . ●●edient , and gladly is'ac gois ●●d that be willingly , will suffer shois . ●●e true and lively Type , that should foresho ●●at for our sinnes , Gods Sone , should suffer so . ●●old , the Lord , Abrams belief , and faith ●him for Rightcousnes , Imputed hath ●●d holds his hand , tht it is noght defyld ●●th Isacs guiltless Blood , the Chosen Chyld . And doth a t'amme , provide for sacrifice That he , intangled in a Thicked sies . Genesis 23. Arai , Abrahams chaste , and vertous wife ●ixscore and seven yeer old , departs this life . 〈◊〉 whom , her loving husband Abram moans ●●d testifies , his griefe , with mony groans . ●●en after weeping , from her sight arose ●●d for to buy , a Beriall hee gois . ●●aham dolorons , a field , did buy 〈◊〉 her , and him , and his , therein to ly Hebron lay this field , therein a Cave , ●●t Abram fittest thought , and sought to have . ●●erein the Iustness of the Man , is showne ●●t no whair burie wold , but in his owne . ●●our hundreth silver Shekels he hes payd ●herefore , and then , ther in his dead , hes layd . Genesis 24. Braham old , his eldest servand he Prayd for to put , his hand , below his Thie 〈◊〉 by , th' almightie God of all , to swear ●●t he should none , Into Canaan There ●●e to his Sone for wife , but search and find ●●is owne Countrie , an , of his owne kind . ●●man then hartly to the Lord , did pray ●rosper him , in his adois , that day . 〈◊〉 faithfullie , all that his Lord , directs ●●romises , and punct wallie effects . ●ecca than , as wold the Lord , it fell 〈◊〉 and hir drawing water at a well . 〈◊〉 by the conference , that they fell in , 〈◊〉 new , she was , ane of his Masters kin . ●●en gladly gwes , hir Armelets , and ear-ringhs ●●d Laban home , him , to his Inns he brings . Genesis 24. REbeccas freinds , vnto the Lord , committ , Her wedding and the whole effect of it . Then with content , She is , for Js'ac geven , Blessd be hir freinds , she gois , and blessd from heav'ne , To Abrams house , they Them directl' adrest , An Evening as the Sun sunck in the West , It chanced Is'ac and It happned That He to the fields went out to Meditate And lifting vp his eyes , abroad to vieu , A court of Camels nearc , he coming knew ; His servand told , vnto Rebecca Than That there was Isaac , that should be hir man There then She lights , he lovingly imbracd-her , And in his Mother Sarais Tent , he plac'd-her . Genesis 25. A Braham charg'd , with mony happie yeeres , A hundreth sevntie five compleit , expires . A faithfull man , beloved of the Lord , With grace , and heavnly Giftes , jndew'd , and stor'd . And yet before expiring , and his daeth His Goods , and Store , to Jzaac did bequeath . And what , he had , as dearest to him Their , Gives him that should , be of the promise heire . To Mishpelach , the Cave that he had bought , Is by his Sones , there to be buried brought . ( With great Lament and mourning much among All those that knew and did to him belong ) And layes him there , all with there weeping eyes , Where with his Sarai side for side he lyes . Genesis 25. NOw Izac fourtie yeeres , had livde , his Life , When he Rebecca wedded to his Wife . But boore no Bairnes , to him , wherefore he come , And prayd the Lord , to bless hir barren womb . The Lord is Good , and Gratious to his owne , And that he was intreated heir , is showne He heard his Cry , and gave what he did crave , For his Rebecca efter did conceave . And shortly boore , two male-contending Twines , Whose strugling in hir bellie first beginnes . A combat wounderfull for to considder , Tuo Brether babs , vnborne , to brall , togither , For at their birth , in Story is jn rolld , The younger-borne , the elders heell did hold . Genesis 25. THe Sonnes of Isac waxing wight , and strong Wp with there Yeeres , these dispositions sprong . ●nd by the trad , that they did take them too Wheretoo they wer inclijnd declare , they doe . ●h' one as he wax'd , and vnto manhead grew ●sav a hunter was , and wild beastes slew . ●nd oft in woods , and wilderness remaines ●ut Iacob dweld , in Tentes , and on the plaines . ●●ak his elder Esaw , did respect ●nd Iacob more , his Mother did affect . ●ut Esaw , one day earning for to eat ●nd madly hungrie , for a meass of meat . Blush may he ev'r , and Tremble when it is Told His Primo-genit t'oom , and Birth-right-sold . Genesis 26. A Famine , Into Izaks dayes began . But God his Lord , provijds for him his Man . ●nd vnto him appeares , and does him sho What land , he should eschew , and whair to go . ●is promises , to Abram , past before ●o him , his Sonne , he hes renew'd once more . ●o Gerar than , t' Abimelech the King ●e gois , that o're the Philistims , did Reigne . Whair he his wife , calld Sister , for respectes ●ut efter to be circumspect , neglects . ●or once , he sporting with hir thair it chane'd ●bimelech , out of his window , Glane'd ●nd sees the same whereat he some what mowed ●id Izak call modestlie reprowed . That had , denyd his wife , because among His people some one , might haue done hir wrong . Genes. 26. NOw whill the famyn , and the dearth remaind In Palestine , was Js'ak Intertaind . ●nd all his flocks , still favourd be the Lord 〈◊〉 Gerar mightelie , incressd , and stord . ●bimelech , perceaving his estate ●hus multiplie , and more and more , grow great . ●e Iz'ak then , intreats , with fained Love ●●om him , and his Philistims , to remowe . ●hence Iz'ak past , resolved to remaine ●nd pitch'd his palions , Into Gerar-plain . ●nd whill the dearth , into that land did lest ●o digg vp water wells , he him adrest . The heards in Gerar , then , these pits , they cleame And shrewdlie stryve with Jzaks men , for them . Genes. 26. ABimelech proud , hatefull , in his hart Bids Is'ak from , his Palestene , depart . And he obeyes , for to eschew offence To Beer-sheba , he remowed Thence . Yet the Philistim seeing , that the Lord In all his wayes , Izak incressd , and stord . Therefore he posted , for to pitche , and plant With him a freindship , leagve , and Covenant . That each , to oter , alwise , to there ends Should doe no harme , but faethfullie be frends . Izak , he feasts him then , and on the morne They mutwallie , the covenant , haue sworne . And thus they great , ane , in the others Grace Remain , and then , the King depairts in peace . Genesis 27. IZ'ak waxd old , and both his eyes grew dim Than he his first-born-Esaw , calld to Him : And charged him , as oft he vsd , and wount To search , and seeke for venison , and hunt That he , might cat thereof , and efter this Before his daeth , his first borne Esaw blisse . But God heirin , he had his hand , no doubt And otherwise , this Blessing brought about Nor Izak had , determinat , beforne To give it vnto Esaw eldest borne . Rebecca heard , and Iacob , did advise For to suplant , his Brother be disgvise . And with Praevention , and a mease , of Meat The Blessing from his first-borne Brother get . Genes. 28. ALon , whill Iacob Iourneys , on his way To ease , and rest him , on some stons he lay . Whair falne a sleep , amids his rest , he sies From earth , a Ladder reaching to the skyes . And thairon Angels , they appeare , and sho T' ascend , descend , and vp , and downe , it go . O but behold , the Lord apeard , to Sit Aboue in Heavne , vpon the Top of it And vnto Iacob , from the same , he said I am the God , thy Fathers hes obayd . Thairfoir this Land , whereon Thow lyes , here I Will giue to thee , and Thy Posteritie . And as the Dust , I shall thy Seed increass And on the Earth , all nations in Thee , bless . Genesis 29. Acob on journey to the East , it fell He came , where heard-men , watred at a Well . ●here Camels , and there flocks , then roll'd thereon ●nd coverd closs , the fontane , with a stone . ●e then demands them , if They Laban knew ●●ey ansverd yea , and to him Rachel , shew ●●at was his daughter , and that there did keep ●nto hir fathers vse , a flock of Sheep . ●hom he saluts , and kissd , and hes , hir Told 〈◊〉 was hir kins-man , and the stone then roll'd ●●m the fonts mouth , that efter , as She list 〈◊〉 flocks , might thither come , and quench there thrist . Then to her fathers house , he doth Repair And Lea first , then Rachel maryed thair . Genesis 30. Achel , long Time , hir Belly barrd , remains And sies it shut , She heirvpon complains . ●●d did hir sister Leah , muche envy ●●t She hes sein , so ost , in Child-bedly . 〈◊〉 she hir selfe , despisd , as She suspos'd ●●use , hir Belly barran was , and clos'd . ●●fore , vnto her Lord , She sayes , by Thee 〈◊〉 I no Childring , I shall surely dye . ●ise , and wilfull wemen , so debord 〈◊〉 will not byde , the leasure , of the Lord . ●●st , the Lord , mynds her , and heares hir moane want of Childring , and he grants hir one . ●nd when , hir Tyme , of Travell to hir Came ●●e boore a Boy , and Ioseph calld his name . Genesis 31. ●●ban perceawes , still Iacobs welth , augment Therefore , he murmurs , and is mal-content . Sonnes complain , he frouns , vpon him too 〈◊〉 doth noght vse him , as he wount to do . ●●e grudge , againes him is , because , that Thay 〈◊〉 God is with him , and assists him ay . ●●acob with his wifes , concludes , herefore 〈◊〉 , to Iz'ak , and to serve , no more . 〈◊〉 with his families , and flocks , by day 〈◊〉 martch out and , they move furth on there way Rachel stole , hir Fathers Goods , that be ●●oushold . Things , that he did hold , most hie . 〈◊〉 father searchd Them , and she sat on These ●●nowed with , hir monethly disease . Genesis 33. IAcob , into his Iournay home , did heare That than his Brother Esaw , did draw neer . He calld to mynd , the wrong , he did , his Brother By the advise , and Cōunsall of his Mother . Which brodds him some what , and that bree him feare That made him panse , and think vpon it there . Wherefore his hands , vp to the Lord , he liftes And prayes for Peace , and Esaw pleasd , with Giftes . Then with an Angel , as a Man , all night He wightlie , wrestled hes , whill neer day light And with , that Angel great , he parted not Whill he his Grace , and Benediction got . And for a witness , of that wrestling ay Iacob he halted , to his dying day . Genes. 34. THe wandring Dina ravish'd , and defyld The godly Iacobs only faemel Chyld . Weinen , and wenches , that a gadding go And worthely , ar oft rewarded so . The sight of Novelties , in vncouth places Smits with disgrace , and Shame , the farest faces Which blot brought on there house , when known , hir Brother All wroth , and discontent , agree Together ( Tho Shechemits , for to repait , propone ) Most guilfullie to be revengd there on ( No thing but blood into a Bloody Thought Will expiat a wrong wnto it wrought . ) And fearsly slew , the Shechemits when Thay . Wer circomcised , and at leaching lay . Genes. 37. WHen Ioseph , did attend , his Fathers Sheep A Tyme when he awaked efter sleep . His Aparitions , visions , and his Dreame Vnto his Brether , he declared Them . Who spightfully , disdaine him , and envy For prating o're Them of Supremacy What , said They , shall , thow Boy , aboue ws Raigne And we thy wassals , and thy men Remaine . Thus grudge they greatly , and him highly hate Whill he his visions , and his dreames relate . They muse among Them , how they meetest may Put the divining Ioseph donne , some day . The fathers lowe , likwise , vnto the boy Temp●s them for to dispatch him , and destroy . 〈…〉 HIs Brether hearding , into Dothan lands Iacob there , Ioséph , for to go commands . To visit them , and for to look , how lucks Into the Leasurs , of these fields , there flocks He gois in search , of them , and at the last He heares , they ar , to Dothan pasturs past . Whair when he come , Ioseph the dreamer Thay Or the most part , conclood , to kill , and slay . But Rew-ben ruled , with a righter sp're it To kill , or murther him , he thought not meet . But seem'd , as pleas'd , that in a Cistern dry He should be put , to perish there , hard by . Yet with a mynd , to saue his life , and tak Him thence , to gwe him to his father back . Genesis 37. ●Uda his litle Brother , pieties much Therefore his life he will noght , they shall touch . Nor with there hands , so fearss , and cruell prove And merciless , to murther Iacobs love . But they , they will , some other way devise To rub the Boy , that eye sore , from there eyes . Altho , they will not slay , yet they will sterve him And with , vnkyndlie kyndness , so will serve him . Then they , some Mid'anitish merehants spy With spyceries , going vnto Egypt by . They go to counsall , and concluds thereon That thay to Them , will coopt him , and dispone Which for some tuentie Peeces , they haue done Selling there Brother , and there Fathers Sone . Genes. 37. THe Brether then , their they did kill a kid This to be-blood , there Brothers coat they did . They rent , and than , his party colourd-Coat With that same blood , they sprinkle it , and spot Which . when , old Iacob sees , berayd with blood He tinks gone wrong , and vandring through some wood . Their he is bucherd , by some bloody Beast Too good a morsel , for so gross a Guest ) His members peece-mail separat , and shorne His flesh , made food , and with its teeth alltorne ●e toar his clothes then longryme dools , and dwynes And sorrofull puts sackcloath , on his loynes ●e much amaz'd for that male our doth mvrne And woved his gray haires to the Grave shall turne With griefe and sorrow , for his deerest Chyld Consum'd with merciless , and mensters wyld . Genesis 3● . THamar , by Onan frustrat , Iudas Sone And what was promised to hir , vndone . She knowing Iuda was in vse to keep At such a Season , for to shear , his sheep . The rayments sable , that in doole , before And in hir widow'ed she vs'd , and wore . She pute a part , and by a Subtilty To mend hir self , thus doth attempt , and try . Hir father be the Law , to circomwein That had , to frustrat hir , the Author bein . Disguisd , and wail'd hir face , in neat aray She purposly , hes plac'd hir , in his way . Whom for an whore , he tooke hir , by attire And did herefore , to deale with her , desire . Genesis 38. THamar the Tyme , taks right , for at the same Iuda vpon his journay , to hir came . And taks hir for , a prostitute , and woos And with fair fitting words , t' Induce hir dois . Delt with , as she desir'd , then she , demands What recompence , shall she haue , at his hands If fne allow , that he with hir , shall ly Who well apleas'd , did presently reply To send a kid , and for hir promis'd wage His Cloke and Signet , she will haue in pleage His staffe also , in tokin that , that day So covenanted , and accorded Thay . Then knew he hir , vnknowne , and with-her mells And she conceaved , and hir belly Swells . Genesis 38. VP She arose , and home She did repair And Iuda to his flocks , his sheep to shear . Return'd , she wold , ( as she was wount ) remain And on hir widow . Garment gois againe . And widow like contmews thair , for few Or non , what they committed had , yet knew . He than , did tak a kid , and to hir send By Hirachs hand , h' Adullameit , his fremd . For to redeeme , his Garment , staffe and ring That she in gadge , got at there Barganing . Hirach made search , for hir , a Harlot thought But he his Travels tint , and tryd hir nought . For none such their , was known in ony cace Nor did their hant , a Harlot in that place . Genesis 38. NOw , after three monthes , Tamar is reported That with some freind , in privat she had sported . For fame , oft busiest in baddest Thinges Fresh newes , of suchlike slips , and o'resights brings . But lo , when Iuda hears she is with Chyld And as in whoordome he suppon'd , defyld . He damns , and judg'd hir , by the fyre , to die And that for hir suppos'd , Im puritie . Wha when brought foorth , to suffer , She declares Hir chyld was his , to whom , pertamd these wares . The staff , and Clok , and the gold signet that As pledges for , the promis'd kid she gat . Which tokins sein , by Iuda try'd , and knowne Acknowledged , and there confessd his owne . And heirfore publictlie proclame he must That She is righteous , and he vnjust . Genesis 39. THe Ismaleets , that had yong Ioseph bought Be daylie trawell , him to Egypt brought . And sold him vnto Pot●phar , a man Chiefe Captane of the Guard , of Pharo than . Who loving Ioseph , did to him , committ His house , and all the Gouvernment of it . ●or he hes fauour , in the Enuches sight ●ecause he sies him just and walk vpright . The Lord with Ioseph , was , and did at large Hess and incress , all that he had in charge . ●ut Lo his masters wife , him , she doth eye ●nd sies him fair , and falls in fantasie . Than sham less so solistes him for to ly And know hir fleshly , but he doth deny . Genesis 39. BVt one day all Inflamm'd with leachrons fire And Tickled with intemperat Desire . ●ut ony senss , of ather Shame , or Sinne ●r to the roome reguard , that She was in . ●ost leudly like a Luster , one that low'de ●nmodestly beyond all measure mov'de . ●●lls Ioseph by the Clock , and wold intyse ●●im as before , but he resolv'd , denyis ●nd leaves his Garment with hir , and he flies ●●t when hir self , so much disdaind , She sies ●●e calls hir houshold men , and shameless bold ●●e impudent and whorish lye she told . Yea hes resolvd of falsoods , on the worst And falsl' affirm'd , that he wold hir haue forc'd . Genes. 39. TH' Incontenent , and vicions woman now A villanie and wicked wrong , did wow . And vnto Potiphar , hes made Complent Vpon a pure , and spotless Innocent . Wha ( howsone moved with a vanton wife That seemd to love , and now sought Iosephs life ) Albeit an Innocent , and harmeless , he Hes put this Guil●less in Captivitie . And causd him in a Carser be inclos'd That was for Trators , to the King compos'd . But with him was the Lord , and he Got grace And favour from , the keeper of the place . For all , that their , wer Captive , and in Bands Allowed by the keeper , he commands . Genes. 40. INto lese Maiestie , or some such Thing Tuo Officiars , had faulted to the King . The Butler chiefe , and Master Bakar both Whereat t'h Egyptian Phar'o waxed wroth And will noght with , this there , Trespass dispence But try'd , will pumsh where he finds , th' offence . These he hes causd , commit where Ioseph lay And by direction , he o'resies them ay . Each one of These , a sleep , they dream'd one night A divers dreame , that did Them both affright . Which the nixt day , to Ioseph they declair And he interprets Them , vnto Them thair . He tells the Butlars , to his honor tended And told the Bakers , he should be suspended . Genesis 41. KIng Phar'o one night , in his Bed , at Rest Tuo dreadfull dreames , his slesping spreit opprest . Seav'n fat fair kine , and Seavn , as lean , and lanke And Seavn , thin eares of corn , and seavn as rank Sprang vp , and in , a meadow , did apeare Vnto him , by a River running neare The lean , the fat , the Thin , the rank , devore Yet nather of Them , fuller are the more . Then call'd he for , his wise-men all , but none Of these Magitians , could his dreams expone . The Butlar then , remember Ioseph wold That his advancement by his dream foretold . And Pharo tells , a youth in Prison lay That wold his dreames , be wit divine bewray . Genesis 41. WHen all the visards , that in Epypt wer In exposition of these dreams , did err . The Hebrew Ioseph , is , from Bands releast And in the praesence of Kinh Phar'o plac'd . Th' Egyptian then , his visions doth record And Ioseph there , arffirmes alon , the Lord . It is , and noght in him , in such a Cace That can giue Phar'o ansver , and in peace . Yet he inspir'd , the dreams , declares , and Cleares By famyn , and by Plentie , twise seav'ne yeeres . The twise seav'ne Eares , and kine to yeeres h'alloods Of want , and welth to come , and then concloods With and divine devise , for to praevent Intime of fulnes , famine Imminent . Genesis 41. WHan Ioseph had these Dreams expon'd , and clear'd Th' Egyptian Monarch hes , the man admeer'd . And second to him self , in all his Land Committs , to him the Care , and chiefe command . And herefore gave , his Signet , in a Signe To make him be obeyed nixt the King . In Linning pure , and purple , he is cled And throgh the Cities , and the Land is led . To have , of all men honor , and Respect . For so did Phar'o , Ordane , and direct . A pompous Charet , caus'd the King provide For Ioseph nixt , the Royall ane , to Ryde . For he will haue him higher honors have Nor ever Egypt to a stranger gave . Genesis 41. THe yeeres of plentie come , as was fore showne All Graine , and Corne , is in abundance growde . And as the Prophet Ioseph Prae exprest Above beleefe , in Egypt all Increst . Ioseph herefore , provids and doth praepare For the approaching penurie , to spare . He herefore from , all Limits of the Lands To carie to the Cities , Corne , commands . Ye a from all hamlets , farmes , and fields , for store T'abundance daylie , he adds more , and more His woundrous wisdome , owerwent his yeeres And in his prudent Prouidence apeeres . And so much wheat , and grain , together Masses That these all reakning , Counpt , and measure passes . Genesis 41. A Senath Ioseph wife is brought to bed And of tuo mailes tuo Tvins deliuered This his Asenah daughter was to One Poti-pherah the Priest or Prince of O N Manasseth he hes nam'de the elder Brother And Ephraim he called hes the other These names vpon respects that moy'de him So ( Declar'd into the Text ) he grave these Tuo They both were borne before that Egypt fand The furie of the famyne in the Land And when that famyn rag'd th' Egyptians rrn And cry'd and crawed some Corne from Phar'o than The King to Ioseph them directs , and he With sing'lar Prudence doth there want suplie . Genesis 42. THe force of famyn o're the earth incress'd And entred Iacobs house and it distress'd Whill prudentlie he to his Sonnes did say Why gare yow so , and doe amared stay I know in Egypt there is Corne herefore Take money go , and buy-for ws some store Lest that into the famyn yow and I And all our Houshold perish heir and dye They go to buy and Ioseph hes them knowne And questions them ( but keeps himself wnshowne ) They haue one Brother more , and One is nought Said they , and Ioseph bids that he be brought There Silver secretly put in each , Sacke Vnknowne they Carie to there Father bake But Simeon , a pledge dois their remane Whill they come back with Beniamine againe . Genes. 43. WIth much intreating Iacob mov'de did twin With his delight his deere Sonne Beniamine The Brether double moneys tack and go To Egypt for more Corne provided fo But Beniamin , when Ioseph sies he went And weep for joy so did his heart relent His brother Simeon than he hes in larg'd And the Commander of his house hes charg'd Some dainty fatlings for to kill and slay Since that these men should be his Guests that day Most librally h'intreats Them evrie Guest But Beniamin be fyve tym's by the rest His mease was more , because he was his Brother An vrerein , and both borne be one Mother . Genes. 44. WHen Ioseph so had cherishd Them he makes His chiefe o're-sier for to fill there Sack 's And therein put the moneys that they had And in the Sack of Beniamin the Lad. Who was the least and youngest ane of Those His moneys and his Silver Cup t' inclose Directed so , all done , by break of day They load there Asses and they went away The Cup is challeng'd and they promise all That he that hes it die therefore he shall It's fund with Beniamin then dollorous They all returne againe to Iosephs house Whair Iuda for his libertie Intreats And all there former Conference repeats Last offers , therefor him a slawe to be Lest for his loss there Father Iacob die . Genesis 45. NO longer Ioseph could his tears contein Vnbraking on t and bursting from his eyn Nor longer will delay nor be vushowne But make him there , to all his Brether knowne Then kiss'd he Benjamin and weep'd for joy And kiss'd the rest in lowe and weep'd also ●oseph declaird that God had send him Thair For them in tyme of famyn to Prepair . Then told they Phar'o that these Hebrew men Be Iosephs Brether and were with him then Then Phar'o glade th' Egyptian king commands To bring there Father vnto Egypt lands They told there Father Ioseph lives : and he Is glad to go and sie him 'ore he die . Genesis 46. THen Iacob journay took and rested next A T Beer-sheba sayes the sacred Text And sacrifird according to his word Vnto th' Almighty Izaks loving Lord Who vnto Isr'el did appeare in sight . And call'd him Iacob , Iacob on the night Then said I am thy Fathers God wherefore . To go to Egypt henceforth feare no more . I have a care of Thee and thy estate And there shall mak Thee Multiply and Great I will go dovne and with Thee there remane And thence I shall re-bring thee back agane . But there thow shall expire , depart and die And Ioseph there shall lock and lovk thine eye . Genesis ●●● IAcob to Pharo gois in Egypt stayes He numbers thair and efter ends his dayes . And yet the famyn did in Egypt rage And noght its furie did relent nor Swage . But cruelly both man and Beast did grieve them When they hane nought to live on nor releive them . The people when there Grain was gon they run And cryes to Ioseph all their Coyne was done Yet seeke they Bread he tells Them they have store And he will sell them bread and corne therefore That spent Themselves there duellings Goods and ground They pass for foode for they must needs befund So Ioseph bought for Corne all Egypt land And so did over Egypt all Command . Genesis 48. WHen aged Isr'els dying day drew nye A hundreth fourtie seven yeer old was he . Iosephs two Sonnes are made vnto him knowne Whom he acknoledgd and took as his owne . To blesse Them hestreach'd furth his hands , the Right On Ephrams Head yet noght for want of Sight But purposly for Ephrame should be great And much surmonnt Manasseth in estate Doubtless the Lord commanded so the man Prophetickly to bless these Brether than Then Is'rel said to Joseph now J die But God shall both protect and prosper Thee And to thy fathers land from whence thow come To brook thy dowble Partage bring Thee home . Genesis 49. OLd Iacob blesses all his Sonnes be name And one by one bestows it vpon Thame . To Revben and the Rest conveined Thair What shall befall them efter did declair . To Juda he prophetically Told The Scepter still he in his house should hold Whill Shiloch come that shall the people tye In efter tymes to him aeternally To evrie one of Them his fate he showes And when he finds he fants and weaker growes He charg'd them then and made them all to sweare To Mas-pelach his Body dead to beare And in his Fathers countrie lay 't in Grave Which is by Mamre into Abrams cave . Then Iacob in his Bed pull'd vp his feet Divinly ended and gave vp his spreet . Genesis 50. WIth all pomp funerall in solemne sort The Sonnes of Jacob do his Corps transpor ●nd layes thas balmed Body in a Grave ●t Mach-pelach by Mamre in the Cave ●hen Ioseph with his Brether back did go ●et for there former fault they doubt him ( tho ●e passed all there vnkyndnesse strenge ) ●hat now he wold , take there , of Them revenge ●ut godly Ioseph he assures them all ●hat their vnkindness he will nev'r recall ●ut nvr'she them as a father ever more ●nd for there wel-fare still provide Them store ●et swore he them and th' Ebrews thair that thay ●is Bones should Burie where his fathers lay Then Ioseph old his childring sies And then in Peace this happie prophet dies . Genesis 50. PIvinly lowed Ioseph died when He aged was a hunder yeer and Ten A man whom God directed all his dayes And did advance him verie woundrous wayes A blessing for his Brether Sire and frends ●ow'de and admit'de of Egypt all , he ends Then boveld was the Body with praetence To be transported by his Brether Thence As when he lay a dying they before At his desire Solemnly to him swore Yet to a fitter tyme they thought it best To lay'd Imbalind in Egipt in a Chest Whill They from thence with honour might it have And burie it Into his fathers grave . Exodus Chap. 1. IN Egipt Isr'el and his Sonnes all dead Yet there incrediblie increfsd there seed For all Thinges ever hes incress'd and stord That bless'd hes bene and favour'd be the Lord Whill that it hapned that there Regn'd a new An other King nor ever Ioseph knew Who hearing that the Hebrews thair of few In so short time , to so great numbers grew And fearing that his peace they should perturb He mynds to raine , and all there Courses curb With Tyresome Taskes , and working with there hands And for to beare brick burdens them commands To wearie , wrack them and to keep them vnder But more and more they wax'd vnto his wounder . Exodus 1. TH' Egyptian sies there servile slavrie wile Gains noght , but what he greens for , dois begvyle Then compas'd he and casts an other course Noght better bōtt a wickeder and worse He charg'd the mid-wyves , then that they , each boy Into the Birth should murther and destroy And if it were a mayd then they should spair And kill none but a maile or manchyld thair Perversly whair men ar dispos'd to ill Means seldome wants for to affect there will Yet did they multiplie and grew the more That thus to kill and cutt them short they shore The wemen feard the Lord and did it nought Wherefore he prosperd Them and with them wrought Exodus 1. THe Tyranne Phar'o finding that his will ( The mid-vives mercifull ) did noght foorth fill In killingh of the Hebrew mails : he did command All the Egyptian people in his Land That they no Hebrew female nor a mayd Should once persew to death drovne nor invade For in his block-head-brain and witt vnvise He thought no harme to him by These could ryse But all the mails he bids ( o cruell King ) That in the River thay , and flood should fling Which carelesly by cruell hearted men There instantlie is executed Then To cut and curb th' incressnig afterward Of the trve Ghrafts into the Lords wineyard . Exodus 2. THe crueltie of the Egyptian Prence Made the Ebrew dames with pietie dispence And with there pitie and a tinder heart ( Into th' outcasting of there Childring ) part Lo as exemplified and wievlie heare In Moses exposition dois appeare Left desolat alon the infant lay Expond to perish on the River Bray But God above compassion had and He Of Moses fate did otherwise decree And had resolv'd by his ministring hand To bring his Israll out of Egypt Land In thrie months old he was cast out and after Was fund among the flaggs be Phar'os daughter . Exodus 2. ●He litle Boy fund in a pitched Arke By God preserved for a worthie wark ●●to ane Ebrew nource is gevin to feed 〈◊〉 nat'rall mother and his dame indeed ●●w grew the chyld and then the Ebrew broght-him 〈◊〉 Pharos daughter for hir Sonne She thoght him 〈◊〉 Boy was lovely pleasant in hir eye ●●●d did indeed delight hir greatumlie 〈◊〉 call'd him Moses and hir reasone shew ●●●ause from water dying she him drew 〈◊〉 God his safetie wrought and broght about ●●t none but Phar'os chyld sould draw him out ●o be a means agains hir Fathers minde ●o safe a Salver of the Ebrew kinde . Exodus 2. ●Ow in those dayes when Moses waxed stroug To sie his Hebrew Brether thinking loug 〈◊〉 went and Saw the Burdens that they buire 〈◊〉 all th' indignities that they indure ●●●ich could not bot molest and move his mind 〈◊〉 Pitie and compassion all inclynd 〈◊〉 when he sies where ane Egyptian 〈◊〉 boldly beat and hurt ane Hebrew man ●●●spights therat and Separats them Tway 〈◊〉 in revenge the Memphit man did slay ●●●n waroly look'd , least any should him sie ●●●by an other Hebrw sein was he ●is Carcas then as he could with his hand ●e buried there and hid it in the Sand. Exodus 2. ●He second time went Moses foorth an fand Tuo Isralits much at contentionn stand 〈◊〉 for some sort of Odds and diffrence that 〈◊〉 falne betinxt them tho he knw not what ●●●he reweills the Smitter with rebooke 〈◊〉 hardly with his Reprehention took 〈◊〉 men incens'd with fury hardlie knaw ●●●mself nor whom to they a duetie aw ) 〈◊〉 said who made thee judge in this debate ●●●vill thow kill me as thow kill'd of late 〈◊〉 Egyptian here : so Moses clearly knew 〈◊〉 it was known that he th' Egyptian slew 〈◊〉 dreading forder danger and for seare ●e fled to Midian and Taried thair . Exodus 2. THe slaughter thus reveald King Pharo send Horse-men and foote To search and apprehend And bring him th' Ebrew Moses that had slaine Yea evn in Egypt ane Egyptian In the reparing wrong and righting than The injurie done to ane Hebrew man For Moses was the man that from above God in compassionn Pitie and his Love Had made and prae apoynted for to be The instrument to set his people free But feare gave feet and feddred him his wing To post from perrill of that Tyran King And in his flight did by a fontane stay That in the fielde and land of Midian lay . Exodus 2. WHen Moses in his flight had rraveld long Ester the righting of the Hebrews wrong He wearied was , with walking on the way Thearfoir to ease him is constraind to stay And whill he restes him at a fontane than Seav'ne daughters of the Priest of Midian Come to that Cistern and these springing Rockes For to refresh and water there thair flockes But then come heard-men , hanting their , and thay Unmanerly , wold dryve these mayds away And stubbornly , debarr them for to bring The needfull waters , from that running spring But Moses did them from incombrance keep And waterd all there Goats and flocks of Sheep . Exodus 2. THe virgins from the well reverted tell What with the Sheep-heards thair to Them befell Who wold not suffer them in any Cace With these there flocks t' approach vnto that place And how a man they by the fontane fand That did with hold from them the heards-mens hand And drew there water in their Troghs and Cuds That did suffice to water all there Goods There father tax'd them then that they had nought Him that had help them so home with them brought They went and brought him and there father whan He came , most kindly did intreat the man Then of these Daughters Se'vne he gives him one Zipporah call'd and she bore him a Sone . Exodus 2. ●N tract of Time the King of Egypt dyes And th' Israleits in bondage Sighes and cryes And these there Groans and cryes that they wer wount To spire , and spend , vp to the havns did monr Sprang throgh the air , the Clouds in sunder teares And enters all in the Almighties eares He knows there Carces , there Griefes , regrats , and groans And will haue minde and mercie on there moans . His Covenant kint with , his Servands kind Abraham and his Sones he hes in mynd ●o look'd the Lord vpon their Stress extreame And shortly shall send Confort vnto Thame For all that trust in him and cry for aide He will support them as him self hes Said . Exodus 3. ●N Horeb monr where Moses vs'd to keep His father Iethro's heards and flocks of sheep The Angel of the Lord there did apeare ●nto a Bush vn-brunt , but burning cleare And did with sundrie Circomstances sho That he will have him Into Egypt go . For he had heard his Servands long in Thrall There Sighes , there sorrow's griefe and Groanings all ) ●nto proude Phar'o the Egyptian King from thence his Hebrew Israleits to bring ●ppressd with bearing brick in burdens still ●o satisfie a Tyrans wiked will He said he sould Insttuct him what to say And plague all Egypt if he disobey . Exodus 3 & 4. HEre Moses doubts and hardly will beleive That th' Israleits will credit to him give ●or trust said he that from a living flame ●y Lords command to me his servand came ●or that my Lord wold make me messinger ●o be the Israleits deliverer ●hen said the Lord what is that in thy hand ●e ansverd him and said it was a wand ●ast thow it downe said he , and lo the forme word● growne a Serpent or a creeping worme 〈◊〉 an tack it by the tail and thou shall sie ●●●●mrne a Rod and now no Serpent be 〈…〉 said he in thy Bosome thrust thy hand 〈◊〉 draving't furth he it a leprous fand 〈◊〉 ●once again he say's Thrust thow it in 〈◊〉 ●●aks it furth a fresh flesh colourd skin Go fordward then and these 〈…〉 he Signes That there beliefe and creded with them brinpes . Exodus 4. YEt Moses wold eschew and faine wold flie This noble Charge and to the Lord said he I am nought eloquent and want of it And my slove toung maks me therefore vnsit The Lord with Moses he was angrie than And said to him● who gaue a mouth to man But I , go then and I will gwe The speache And thee there all what thow should say shall teach Yet once more Moses heirabout contests And ane moresit to send the Lord requests The Lord then werie wroath wit him did say Doe I noght know thy Brother by the way The Levit A'ron thow shall meet who shall Speak wnto Phar'o and delyver all . Exodus 4. THen Moses went and did with Ara'on meet That gratiously each other gladly greet Then past to Egypt and together call The heads of evrie house of Isr'el all Ar'on the Love of God wnto them thair With there delw'rance quickly , doth declare Of all the woordes that God to Moses spak He doth to Them a trve rehcarsall make And in there presence with a woundring eye Strange wounders wroght among them there they sie The miracles that God to Mofes shew He did them in there presence all of new Then they belew'd confirmed in there minde And all to worship bowed and inclynd . Exodus 5. MOses and Aa'ron vnto Phar'o gois And the almighties mynd and message shois Commanding that his people long in stresse He wold let go wnto the wildernesse To him there Lord the God almightie that They might a feast solemnly celebrat No but King Pharo hardned had his heart And wold not suffer Isr'al thence to pairt But spightfullie commanded dowblie more To make there tasks nor they had bein before The people with Moses and with Ar'on than T' expostulat and for to grudge began And herefore Moses dois to God regrate ( Since he with Pharao delt ) there worse estate . Exadus 7. THe men of God to Ph●●● gois againe And profits nothing with that Prince prophane He will not grant the people nor accord To lett them go and offer to the Lord For deepl' indurd and hardned is his hart That he will noght permit them to depart The Prophets than their Budding Rods doune throwes And their the miracles to Pharo showes Then strak they Nile , 1. Plague . Egypts enriching flood And it turn'd Tart black and in bitter Blood Th' Egyptian Magi with there charmed Rods Will so worke wounders to there pagan Gods But as there rods turn'd Serpents creeps and Crall The living rod of Aaron cates them all . Exadus 8. PRoud Pharohs hart yet stiffe and steeld did stand That it no ear could giue to Gods command Nor be broght to beleiue tho he had sein His might in miracles befoir his eyne Wherefore he sent past number numberless Infinit froggs all Egypt to distress 2. Plague . So that these noysome Things Innumerable Creept vp on Pharos Bed and Pharos table Yea noght a foote of field in Egypt be That from these all defyling froggs is free Than Pharo Moses dois intreat that he Wold pray to God and make these froggs all die Moses requested be King Pharo prayes And heard , the Lord these froggs consumes and slayes Exodus 8. TO Pharos hart such cursedness still cleaves That noght his wonted hardnes yet it leaves The wounders wroght so visible and strange His marble minde did neuir mint to change But quyt of these again his hart he armes And Aaron smott the dust and lyce in swarmes 3. Plague . Throgh Egypt all ( Goshen except ) increst And multiplied o're all on man and beast King Pharos Magi and Enchamters too Assay to bring foorth Lyce but nought could do● Then they enforc'd before King Phar'o brought Acknowledge that the Lord these wounders wroght Yet Pharos hardned hart and wicked will Indur'd remaind and stiffe continewed still . Exodus 8. THen on 〈…〉 the Lord sent flightes of flies That non the clouds for Clusters of them sies 4. Plague On men and beasts on house and sields they fall And merv'lously they multiplie on all Yet was the Hebrews Goshen ( to record ) Free from the plague praeserved be the Lord The flintie harted . Pharo now espyes That on his Land Gods heavie Iudgement lyes And he no pow'r no , nor means had man That Egypt from that Curse delyuer can Therefore ( constraind ) Moses to pray commands An dhe t' intreat the Lord holds vp his hands God heard his prair and then the flies depart But hardned yet holds out King Phar'os hart . Exodus 9. THe fist Time Moses Pharo do'th demand To suffer Israel to depart his Land Bur hardned is his hart , Indur'd in ill Herefore the Lord a Morame sent to kill The beastes of evrie kind throgh Egypt all 5. Plague But noght a beast in Goshen perish shall And all one day that be in Egypt bounds The forcefull finger of the Lord confounds The heards and flocks in field the foules that flie The Camel and the Colt drop'd donne and dye This mightie Moram in th' almighties wraeth All Bestiall Bands in Egypt dryves to death But Pharos hart is hardned yet the faster And still stays th' Ebrews to go serve there master . Exodus 9. FOr Pharos stubborne and hard hartednesse With scab and Boatch the Lord will Egypt presse And heirfore he the Prophets both commands In th' Aer to throw some ashes from there hands Which shortly efter into dust did turne And Man and Beast with Boatch and Blisters burne 6. Plague That neither of these kindes therefrom was free But therewith , all , and each , ore plastred be Then flew from heav'ne fire thunder haile and Raine 7. Plague That mightely plagues all vpon the plaine And yet where Isra'l is in Goshen Land The earth and aer but stormes vnstressed stand Now Pharo sies his Sinne and Egypts grief And pray's the Prophets pray for there relliefe And promises to let the people Go Yet hardens his hart and efter dois not so . Exodus 10. INdured Pharo wilfull yet with standes And God sent Grashoppers in Egypt Landes ● . Plague Of these innumerable numbers Than The earth o'recoverd from the sight of man And all the herbs , that hail and thunder left Lyke hungrie Harpies they raye vp and reft So that nothing in Egypt growing green Nor blade nor leafe theye vnconsum'd was sein Pharo againe doth for to grant begin Agains the Lord his wickedness and Sin Imploring Moses to the Lord to pray That he his wraeth wold from that land alay . Moses then prayd and to the Lord inclind Who sent a strong stiff gall , and western wind Which those Grashoppers to the Sea did post That none was sein on all th' Egyptian coast But God indur'd the hart of Phar'o So That yet he letts the Isralits to Go. Exodus 10. THe Lord to Moses his command hes geven For to streach out his hands vp towards heavn That darkness on the land without all light For thrie dayes may wrap Egypt in one night ● . Plague Obedient Moses lifting vp his fist The Land is all oremantled with a mist And dreadfull darkness is o're Egypt spred And all with thick and pitchie clouds o'recled So palpablie and grosse the darkness shows That what to doe or whair to go none knows All buried as in night and darkness lyes But light of day or sight of chearfull skyes Then Pharo seemd content that th' Ebrews thay Except there cattell should go all away In Goshen yet whair Isra'l liw'de was light Delightfull day and vndistemperd night To be a witness that the Lord was thair He keep'd vntroubled both the earth and aer But God the Lord ty is Pharos hart vp so That he the Hebrews hinders yet to go . Exodus 12. WHen God had promisd Israel to inlarge He institute the Passower and did charge With circumstances for to eat the Lamb As he apoynts and had ordaind the same Moses and Aaron he directs to tell Vnto his Congregation Israel How ewrie nou●●●old or the 〈…〉 To eat the ●asso're sould it self prepair With girded Loyns kint Shoes and staffe in hands And-when they kill their Lambs to stroak commands There liutels with the Blood that shall record The Passover of the Angel of the Lord Which Israls saifety did foreshow , aright And Egypts first borne slaughter , the nixt night . Exodus 12. AT midnight or the dawning of the Morne The Angel of the Lord killd the first Borne 10 Plague Of man and beast that then in Egypt Iwde Non then was spaird nor from that Plague repriv'd But those of that of the house of Isra'l be From all the Ten plagues they wer fenc'd and free No house there was in Egypt from the East But there in kill'd was ane vnto the west The mempheits moan , there maest and mvrnfull crye Vpon the morne rose vp and reathch'd the skyes When they before them thair stark dead and cold There first borne man and beast streatch'd out behol● They vnto Pharo madlie roaring rin And tells what God onthere first borne had done They pray him than that he will favour sho At last and lat the people of Isral Go. To adore and serve there God or certanly They for his Induration all should dye , Exodus 12. PVnish'd with plagues and be the people pressd Pharo at last for there reliefe thought best To let the people pas then did the Brether call And thence commands them with there Ebrews all The Prophets then conveines them moir and less And altogether to depairt address Whill willingly th' Egyptians to them gave What of there welth , and riches , they wold have Jewels , gold , and Garments then they borrow Against there great Migration on the morrow And then they plenishd with th' Egyptian spoyl Dislodge to leave and martch from memphit soil In numbred men six hundreth thow sand Lives Besyds there strangers Childring and there wives . Exodus 13. TH' almightie God Jehoue the Hebrew Bands To celebrat a publict feast commands In memorie and in rememberance Of that there wounderfull deliverance 〈…〉 And that they should in efter tymes to come All the first borne that oppen shall the womb The mail of man and beast allenarlie To him their Lord as his still Sanctifie And on that day wnto there Sones declair What he the Lord ten times did for them thair Vnto that Tyrannous hard harted King When he from Bondage did there Fathers bring . Exodus 13. DEad Iosephs bones in Egypt long before Moses transports that Isra'l sometyme swore Wnto him when infirme himself he fand To burie Them into the promis'd Land God led them nought the wayes that neerest ar Lest the Philistims in there martch make warr But th' Ebrews arm'd that wise Conductor he Brought them about the shores of the red sea And in a Cloud before Them he be day Through defart wilderness directs there way And lest they strayd and throgh long trawell Tyre By night he lights them with a flame of fire . The Cloud nor Colum never went away Alternatly but past before them ay . Exadus 14. & 15. WHen gone away was Isra'l God procur'd That Pharos hart was hardned and Indur'd So that he stirrs and Egypt armed all Perforce the Hebrew Camp for to recall And heirfore with , his people posts a pace As he wer of a flieing foe in chace The Hebrews fear , when they see Pharo Budge And all agast , againes there Guider grudge He prayes , and God commands to Rod the Sea That shall give way , and soone devided be Moses did so , and th' Ebrews saife and sound Past trogh but all th' Egyptians there ar drovnd Israel then , in praise , with one accord A thankfull Song , with Ioy , song to the Lord . Exodus 15. HEre Miriam the matron Prophetess Vnto the Lord hir thankfull praise t' express Holds vp a sounding Timbrell in hir handes Back'd with the Beauties of the Hebrev Bandes And sweitly singing all there woyces raise A Psalme of Tryumph and a Song of Praise 〈…〉 On Pharo , his Egyptians , and Those That durst to him and his profess them foes His mightie powar in that Song is showne Wherby the horse and Riders as o'rethrowne And all confounded that from Egypt came With horror terror dreudfull death and shame . Exodus 15. WHen Isral was from Pharos forces fred To desart Sur , Moses there Guyd , them led Whair in that wast , and wilderness thrie dayes All as they past but drink or water stayes To Marah then they came , whair bitterness Of waters thair , there Palats much oppress They plaine and Moses much perplex'd in Spreit Cryes and the Lord converts these lovr to sweit God them injoyns th' observing of his Lawes And vnto Them his Ordinances shawes Which giue they keep and do then he will nought Plague Them with These that he on Egypt brought I am the Lord said he that can disease Bring when I will and heale it when I please . Exodus 15. THan they removd and come to Elim land Whair fontans tvelf and seavntie Palmes they fand A proper place , as pleasant profitable Into there journay for to ease them able The Lord there Pames with pleasure he will mix And try there patience these , extreams betuix Now they abundance haue , anone a●●skant And God again , with welth repayes there want The Lord his owne he proofs but noght to perish And as he checks so he his Saincts shall cherish In Marah tart there water was but heare In Elim it was healthsome sweit and cleare And there the pleasant Palm's , the daintie date Into all plentie offers them to eat . Exodus 16 FRom Elim Isra'l gois and enters in The Desarts and the wilderness of Sin That is tvix Elim and mont-Sinai plac'd A hill so oft with Gods great praesence grac'd Into the second month the fiftenth day Of there Migration heir arived thay The people murmur and for hunger cry And wext the worthie Moses woundrously 〈…〉 And therefore said to Moses he should raine Bread from the heavn and that of such a sise That daylie night and should there wants suffice In this to them the Lord did shew his Love And by such means there thankfulness wold prove . Exodus 16. MOses and Aaron t'Isr'el said yow shall This night know God from Egypt brought yow all . The Glory of your God againe said Thay ●ow all shall sie the morne when it is day Whair yow shall wiew if that yow be not blind ●is kindness vnto yow , so oft to him vnkind Your bold Repyning and your grudgings he ●e heares agains him self , for naught ar we ●et in all plentie and abundance great ●e from the Aer shall give yow flesh to eat ●he flesh at night a blast of wind shall bring ●nd bread it shall come when the day shall spring Then like the Rain and thickest shoures of hail Among there Tents in fleets down came the quail . Exodus 16. AGaine the Glory of the Lor divine And goodness with the Sunne did to them shine 〈◊〉 when the dew was dried on the Ground ●canded Ball small lyke hoar frost was fund ●nd neuir sein before that heavnly Raine ●coverd all and Tapestried the Plaine ●nd when the people of Israell saw it than ●●ey said ane to ane other it was MAN ●●t knew it noght altho they gawet a name ●●t it , was , the Bread , praepard for Thame ●●ses declard ; a grain shourd doun from heavne 〈◊〉 from there God t'apease there Grudging geavne Which evrie one should gather it and vse As Gods commandement direct them dois . Exodus 16. ●Hill Manna on the ground before them lay Togather it God hes prescryw'd the way 〈◊〉 it apoynted hes for their repast 〈◊〉 but on day and for no more to last ●●ept such as was gatherd on the Sixt ●●serve the Sabboth that succeeded nixt 〈◊〉 some was dissobedient and brak 〈◊〉 Statuts that God thereanent did make 〈◊〉 did ore night some pocked vp in store ●●ugnant to he Law gevne on t before He could noght , wold noght wiew there wayes perve●●s But in the morning they haue fund it stank And full of wormes with smell and savour Rank . Exodus 16. THe Saboth sacred to the Lord orda'nd And nought to be with weekly works prophand To bake and seeth all on the Sixt he dois Command , that they wold on the sevnt day vse And yet vngratfull Israleits some go Togather Manna and prophaind it so When they should worship as the Lord commands And noght worke as they weekly wroght with hands Whill Moses checks and chyds and dois them shaw Debording thus there braking of the Law And then seveirly charged Israll wholly T' observe for evr the seav'nt , the Saboth holy And in remembrance to observe it ay Israel since hes rested the sevnt day . Exodus 16. MOses conforme to Gods command and will Of MAN bids Aron then ane Omer fill Vnto the end that efter it may be Preservd and showne to our posteritie ( This man was like Cor'ander seed almast But whyte resembling wafers in the Taste ) That it the Bread was that there Fathers fed Into the wilderness when they wer fred From thraldome by the Lords almightie hand That they wer vnder into Egypt Land Then Aaron did , as Moses did direct And filld ane Omer full to that effect Then plac'd it in the Testimon' or Arke To be thereof for'ever more a mark . Exodus 17. THe camp from Sin to Riphidim remowes That there much paine for want of water proves And therefore murmur muteny and grudge Yea dois agains the Prophets Brag and budge All into ire , hote furie , rage and wraeth Redy to rise to stone him straght to daeth Then Moses mov'de did at there crying cry To god , and he advisd him by and by That he in Horeb with his Rod sould smitt The Rock of Riphidim and then from it Sould come a current and a fontane fall To queuch there thrist and satisfie them all 〈…〉 He aids them still in there distressed-state . Exodus 17. PRoud Amalek of Esavs of spring one To fight with Isral drew his armie on And when they over at Riphidim ariv'de To Iosua the Powar was prescriv'd And vnto him was all the warr committ The maner and the managing of it Whill Moses went with Aron and with Hur To Horebs head before the armeis stur Where Moses lifting vp his hands did pray And His prewaild whill holdm vp wer thay But whill they heavie wax'd and wearie than Th' Amalekets prewaild o're came and wan But when these tuo suports his hands , in fight Then Amalek was foild and put to slight . Exodus 18. IEthro the Preest or Prince of Midian Zipporas Sire Moses Good-father Than Heard how the Hebrews , God from Egypt brought And what by Moses there for Them he wrought Herefore resolves and doth him self address Whair with his wife and Childring Moses meet And gladly other kiss salute and Greet To Jethro Moses then doth truly tell What God in Egypt wroght for Israell Than Iethro Ioyfull for so fair effects He humblie glad his holy hart erects And altars as the vse was he dois raise To worship God on and to offer praise . Exodus 18. NOw when that Iethro Moses sitting Saw Discussing causes by the Course of Law Considring by the weghtie Charge his pains That in discharging thereof he sustains He with a Iudgement solid deep and wise His sone in law thus Moses doth advise Thow cumbred ar discussing evrie cause Therefore shew Them the ordinance and Laws And stand before and to the Lord velate The maner of each Mater and the State Then some among the people pick and chnise That t' ease yow in your Iudgments yow may vse Men fearing God and men of cowrage all That with yow justly Iudge in Isr'el shall . Exodus 19. THe Israleits from Riphidim arose And martching fordward to Mount-Sinai gois And at the holy Sacred montane Thay Stent all there Tents incamp them thair and stay But Moses called be the Lord ascends And humblie there his will and pleasure tends Who charged him to Israel to say Giue they his woice will heare , and wordes obay They shall be his by a renewed Birth Beyond all people spiring on the earth Th' Almighties mynd then Moses doth declare And bids the people purif ' and prepare There Sprits . there persons , clothing and aray And Sanctiffe them all for the thrid day . Exodus 19. THe Prophet Moses as the Lord appoynts Commands the people for to clenge there Iointes And cloathings wash that then they all may be Pure in the praesence of th' all pearsing eye For lo the Lord the thrid day efter shall Be sene on Sinai mont before them all And straitly charges Them charg'd be the Lord That none martch vp the mont nor tonche its Bord And if they do , as lives the Lord said he That Soule shal be persd through and surely die The people then preparing all aright T'apeare more pure in the Almighties Sight They went not to there wives but did abstaine From all that could pollute Them or prophane . Exodus 19. VPon the third day as the Lord foreshew Long , Shrill and from aboue the Trumpet blew The people trimbling and with Terror stands By Sinais border holding vp there hands Deafned there eares , with thunder from the skyes And with the lightning dazled ar there eyes . For statlie Sinais sacred Top was all Cled with a crowne of fire and burning Ball But that shrill sounding Trump and thundring noise Is drownd and deafned with a stronger woice That from the Montane in the waley roares And throgh the Breastes of Isral brakes and Boares From Gods owne sacred month with dreadfull aw Whill he to Moses there dois gwe his Law . Exodus 32. WHill holy Moses on the mone . attended The Lords directions humblie bow'd and bended The people murmured that Moses stayd And from the mont so lonh delayd Wherefore they ran to Aaron and implore him Yea cryd to give them Gods to go before-them Thus that they knew not , they did cry and call What of thai Moses was become at all He bids , and they Obey , and to him brings There golden Bracelets and there wiwes ear-rings Thereof he casts a Calf and efter raisd Ane Altar to be put vpon and praisd Ingratefull all forgetting too too sone What God for there Deliverance had done But ( disobedient ) vnto that Calf or kow Nor it more brutish , they do bend or bow . Exodus 32. T'Idolatrize the people rudly rin . And Aaron rashl' assents vnto there Sin Whill Moses with the Lord on Sinai mont Sits Their bad blind-zeal Idolatrie commits For to that Idoll that was made before Out of there Yewels and there ear-rings store They raise ane Alter where vpon dois stand The Calf that Aaron fashoud with his hand And on the morne the people offrings bring And sacrifice vnto that sensles Thing Whill God aboue wroath vnto Moses sayes Thy people lo perverted haue there wayes Therefore be gon my wraeth wax'd hot , doth fume And shall in it , Them for his slip consume But Moses prayd and did Gods favour find That he from th' ill he ment them changd his mind . Exodus 32. THere God foregottin and Religion trew The host debord to drink and dancing drew And most prophanly when there Phyfes did sound ●bout there Idoll they did trip a round ●o more remembring God that so much wrought When he from Egypt them and bondage brought ●hey sit affecting error and the Truth disgust ●●d dalts in them there owne desirs and lust ●ow they ar randon run with a lose rain ●nd at there pleafir they will prove prophane 〈◊〉 they will noght be bund nor longer live ●biect vnto the Law that God did give But they will worship Gods of there owne gold As vanely they conceit off vnconroll'd . Exodus 32. WHen Moses prayer had Gods wraeth revoked That high and hotly gainst the people smoaked He from the Lord and montans top did draw With those two sacred Tables of the Law Which he did carie be the Lords command Wreit with the holy finger of his hand But when descended with his eares and eyes The people all prophand he heares and sies And in the Camp the Calf erected Hy His wraeth began to wax and fiercely fry His hart could noght th' Abomnation bear But with a holy divine anger thear Which there trespass in him did move and make He threw the Tabels dovne and both he brak Exodus 32. YEt did noght Moses wraeth and Ire heir end But forder yet it flew and did extend That golden Calf that for there God they chuisd He break it boldly and to pouder bruisd And pulverizd to apprehend the Sin The more , he made the people drink it In His brother nixt rebuikes and much missaid-him And for th' abuse did to his face , vp braid-him That he had suffred Isral to begin And slyde in such Idolatrous a Sin Then he this falt prophane to expiat The Sones of Levi he together gatt And armed with the sword they kill and slay And with thrie thowsand Hebrews strav'd the way Exodus 32 and 33. THe morning come Moses to Israll sayes Foull is your fall erronions was your wayes And men of Israll ye Gods wrath do mass Agains your persons for your proud Trespass Yet I will once ascend t' assay and sie If his displeasure I can pacifie Vp moses went before the Lord and falls Dovne on the Ground and then for mercie callis Confessing there that Isrels Sins was great Yet for there pardon he doth humblie treat And wishes rather that his name shall be Rasd from the Books of Life ev'rlastingly Then Israls brak and Dissobedience Be noght forgevn them and there foul offence ●●r Lo Almighty Lord thy mercies here 〈◊〉 to thy peoples Pardon shall apeare Yet God was grevd and angrie that they had The golden Calf and molten Image made . Exodus 33. THe Prophet in the Tabernacle walkes And with the Lord familiarly Talkes ●ho vnto him dois intimat his will ●nd shew's his Angel shall Guide Isra'l still ●●at shall the accursed Cananeits out cast ●nd lay 't for them his people of Israll wast ●●e Hittits , Hivits , Amorits and all ●●us and Perizzits they perish shall ●●t Isral sad , and sorrowfull did sho ●●at God him self denyd with Them to Go ●●en Moses to martch vp the Lord commands ●●ith all the people to the promisd Landes That to there father Abram long before And since vnto his Seed to give he svore . Exodus 33. VNto the Lord humblie did Moses pray From th' Hoste his Ire to pacis ' and alay ●●d in his mercies for to make it knowne ●●at he there God and they wer all his owne ●●e Lord than his petitions did aprove ●●d grantes Them in his favour and his love 〈◊〉 more to sie ( hot with a holy fire ) 〈◊〉 glory of the Lord he doth desire ●hich God likevise did grant him of his Grace 〈◊〉 none could live ( he said ) and sie his face 〈◊〉 in a rockie cleft God hes him plac'd ●●d shew his bake-Partes as he by him pac'd Part of his Glory in the going by He doth permit his Moses to espy . Exodus 34. ●He Lord againe commands that Moses hew For those he brak , Two other Tables new ●●ereon he will with his owne finger grave 〈◊〉 self same precepts that before he gave ●●ses the morne with Them the mont ascends 〈◊〉 in a Cloud from Heavne the Lord descends 〈◊〉 there before him stood and did proclame 〈◊〉 Lords almighty and Eternall name 〈◊〉 the went and past before his face 〈◊〉 strong , most mercifull , and full of Grace 〈◊〉 is the Lord but Rigour fraught with Ruthe 〈◊〉 slow of goodness full and Truth Wherefore my praecepts keep that I Command This day and yow shall have the holy land . Exodus 34. WHen God Almighty on the holy hill His minde to Moses had declard and will When he had fully fasted fourtie dayes ( For he none less vpon Mont-Sinai stayes ) The Lord dismisd him from the mont again And he descends directly to the plain The Princes of the people go to Greet And mirthfully there Captane Moses meet But when his face transfigurd they looke on And sies that by the wounted sort it shon They ar affraid and dread for to draw neare And in his shyning presence to apeare But Moses called Them then they and he And Aaron talk together tenderlie . Exodus 34. THe Propher speaking with the Princes heire The people aproatch and do them draw neir But Moses for the shyning of his face He is constraind to covert in that place So beavtifull and brightly there it shon That no eye durst behold nor looks thereon But waild as he there in there presence stands He carefully declares the Lords commands That on Mont-Sinai he receav'd be word Of mouth from God the everliving Lord And these Directions charging Them that thay For evr observe and never disobay Vpon the perrill that s pronunc'd and more If they do fall as have vs'd before . Exodus 36. & 25. THe westments and the wessels necessare That for the dayly worship vsefull are The Lord will have them fashoud form'd and fram'd As they shall efter noted be and nam'd The Arke shal be of Cedar Shittim wood Without corrupting durabill and good Lyn'd well within and all without ore Rolld With well wrought and engravne Plates of Gold The Cloth and Carpet for the Covenant To make it beavtifull and Bellishant It shal be silver silk and skarlet wool Imbrodred bravely and made beavtifull With Barrs ingross'd in Gold and Golden Ringes Whereon when it transported is , it hinges . Exodus 37. & 25. THe Seat propitiatarie and the place Where God in mercie should apear and Grace ●●d whence should ishe his Oracles divine 〈◊〉 will haue made of purest gold and fyne ●hose length tuo Cubits and an half should be ●●d half an less in breadth ordaned He ●●o Cherubims of tryed Gold likewise 〈◊〉 cower't with there winges he did devise ●●d these he hes apoynted for to place 〈◊〉 one oposit to the Others face ●here efter , should betuix there winges be gev'en ●●we truethfull ansvers from the God of Heaven ●●ich mercie Seat his Statuts do Command ●ove the golden crouned Arke to stand Because decred he had and did ordane The Testimonie therein to remaine . Exodus 37. & 25. ●Almightie Moses for to make commands Of Shittim wood , with cunning Craftes-mens hands ●●ised for his worship wenerable 〈◊〉 set Shew-Bread thereon a gold-clade Table ●●ose wright worke wrought and fitly form'd and mad ●●s all with gold ingravne and over-laide ●●d all above well fashoned and frett ●olden Croune like stoure de luces set 〈◊〉 lenght thereof set downe , and hight , and bread 〈◊〉 these Supra noted Chapters Read ●hes causd likevise Goblets make of Gold ●fumes and Incense to preserve and hold And Shew Bread set vpon that Tabled Boord Eternally to offer to the Lord . Exodus 37. & 25. ●He Lord likewise heir Moses doth direct For Lights a Luminare for to erect Candle-sticke as we may know be ours ●●ose bowing Branches seavne , bears vp , seavn floures ●●carie lights of flamming fires to be ●●pes in the Sanctuar' Incressantlie ●●ose mettall shall be of the purest Gold 〈◊〉 Boules that shall about the Branches fold 〈◊〉 ●●oures , and Base , that beares vpon the Ground 〈◊〉 so be of the fynnest to be fund 〈…〉 and Snuff-dishes likewise Too 〈…〉 be made , as God had showne him , how 〈…〉 it thereon seavn lampes ay burning Bright 〈…〉 to that , that is before it , Light Exodus 37 & 30. BEzaleel of Shittim wood he takes And thereof , thair the Incense Alter makes A cubit long in Length , the Breadth , so right But raised higher Tuo , it was in hight About , it crovned was , with gold above The Lords command and Artes-mans Arte t' approve Round Barrs , and rings , but ●●alters framed square With gold wark garnish'd and o're laid all whair The Cupes that should perfumes and Incense hold They wer also of pure and perfect Gold The pure perfumes and pleasant Incense too He hes compos'd as th' Apothecars do And therewith fild , and fird , the Censers Thair . Whose sugred smell , pears'd and perfurnd the aer . Exodus 38. & 27. THe Altar of brunt offrings offreth next To be intreated of into the Tex Bezaleel by Moses so muche praisd To build began and ent'red , vp to rais'd Of Shittim wood the Bulk or Body was And all o'reclad with coverlets of Brass Five Cubits long , five Cubits broad : and hie This Alter was , no more at all , but thrie And all the Instruments , that there be nam'd And fit therefore , of Beaten Brass was fram'd Also the Grate , that stood within it He Knits like a net of wier most Cunninglie A Lav'r likewise he of the Wemens Glasses Made : that the best , of Brass , for brightness passes Exodus 39. & 28. A Aron the Priests aparell they prepare A goodly Garment glorious and fair Th' Ephod of Gold blew silk and skarlet Read Of Linning pure and purple for his head The gold is wrought in wier and leanid out long To Shew and set it these silk-works among Imbrodred were the Shoulders rund about And curiously with nedle knots cast out On evrie side thereof ane Onix stone They set ingraven with Israls name thereon Which on the Shoulders of the Ephod stands To beare a Record of the Lords commands A Breast plate more they make the form four square A peece of gold exceeding rich and rare And therevpon enchace four rowes at once Of pure , imprysable and precious stons . Exodus 40. GOd th' all director Moses doth direct To reare the Tabernacle and it erect And all the Appertenances that pertaind Vnto it to adduce them , he Ordaind Into the first of monthes on the first day He should it raise and longer nought delay And as injoynd he was he thereto bringers The Arke and all the other holy Thinges And with the Vaile wrought with imbrodred wark He coverd closs and over-waild the Arke Also he brought as order did require The Table too and lights the Lamps with fire Aaron investes his Sones , anoynts Them too And what to serve , God should be done , did do . Exodus 40. THus , this was done , into the second yeere Efter that They from Egypt did reteere The Tabernacle seasd then Moses came And set the Testimonie in the same Then with the vaile he hes it closs vp shut ●ow soone the Arke therein was plac'd and put ●he merciseate aboue the Arke he plac'd ●hat with a Coronet of Gold was grac'd ●he Laver set Moses and Aaron both ●ith his two Sones to wash them therein goeth ●nd than the court vpread inclosing round Whairon the Tabernacle stood ) the Ground ●oses at last the vaile hung vp lats fall 〈◊〉 in this worke he finished hes all And God above into a Cloud did hover And all the work did over-vail and cover . Exodus 40. WHill as the Lord into a cloud above The Tabernacle aboad and did noght move ●hair the most glorious Glory of the Lord ●he Tabernacle filld all vp and stord 〈◊〉 that for Moses thair there was no place 〈◊〉 full of maiestie divine and grace ●●ere was a presence heavnly and divine 〈◊〉 there the Glory of the Lord did shyne 〈◊〉 when the Sunne and day was doune : the Cloud 〈◊〉 o're the Arke and Tabernacle stood 〈◊〉 aproatching of the night a none 〈…〉 of fire streams and clearly shon 〈◊〉 as by day into the darkest night 〈◊〉 camp was cleare and in a lamp of light Exodus 40. THe moveing or night marching of the Cloud To Isral was a certaine Signe and Good Ather vnstirrd to stay stand still and tarie Or forward thence there Host and Camp to carie But if it did ascend and higher mov'd The Camp then forward martchd and more removd But if it did discend , and there did stay They martchd no more , but in there ludgings lay And noght a foot , to fair , did they intend Whill they it sie , begin again t' ascend And when they journay should , remove , and ryse The cloud went on , before Them throgh the skyes By day into a Cloud and on the night God was a fire , to shew all Isr'all light . Leviticus 9. Chap. T' Approve the Priestly office is from heaven A certaine Signe and sure assenting gevin Whill Aarons offring on the Alter lyes A Sacred flamme come flashing from the skyes And opinly in all the peoples eyes Consum'd and quickly eat the Sacrifice The woundring Israleits all looking on That Blais breathd from above brunt evrie Bone The then beleiving hoast to humble it gois And thankfull thonghts to God again vpthrois And publictly his prases there proclame For all the Blessings he bestow ' on Thame The Prophets then for this there Thankfulnes The people present sanctifie and bless . Leviticus 10. A'Rons tuo Sones Nadab and Abihu A gross mis-deed before the Lord they do A nonted once there office to exers Out of presumption and a Sprit perverss They proudl' aspire no rather they conspyre To fill there Censers full of forran fire And than advance and to the alter go Nev'r vsed thair to offer incenss so Contrary quyt vnto the Lords command That should have ever inviolable stand But from the Lord a flamming fire foorth flew That boldly brint and both the Brether slew To show that God will noght beserv'd by waine Vnwise inventions of a worsely Brain . 〈…〉 THe judgements of the Lord thus sharply s●as'd Vpon these Brether that his Sp'rit displeas'd ●nto the horrour of the Hebrew host ●hat by there owne delicts there Lives had lost ●or worshiping agains his divine will ●pon them fell th' inevitabill ill ●o teach all others that they ne●it presume ●ut of a Braine Phantastick filld with fume ●he Lords vine zard to worke it otherwayes ●or he directs and in his Law donne layes ●hen these two mangled miserable men ●●r careed from the Congregation then A sad and doolfull evidence for thame Both of there deeds , there Sin and Shame . Leviticus 24. ●Nto the Hoste was ane Egyptian man But by his Mother of the Trib of Dan ●hat going out did so from dutie rowe ●hat in the hoste he with an hebrew strove ●nd in the brall that was begun by Thame 〈◊〉 Egyptian did the God of hostes blasphame ●hey take the man and him to Moses led ●nd then the Lord eftsoon to Moses said ●ause thow be broght that bold blasphemer out ●nd make the men that heard ( then there about ) ●●e Lord blasphemd , ley on there hands vpon-him ●nd then to death let all the Hebrews stone-him Which instantly they execute and act A fit reward for his vnfaithfull fact . Deuterouomie 34. Chap. THe Prophet Moses to Mont Nebo gois From whence the Lord the promisd land him shois ●hat milk and hony flowing land the same Which he so oft had heght to Abraham ●●t only having sein it did declare ●hat hee should nev're go ov're nor enter Thair ●he Servand of the Lord then Moses dyes ●nd buried be him into Moab lyes ●●t never man yet lived to this day ●hat knew the place whair God did Moses lay 〈◊〉 hundreth yeers and to them twentie told ●hen he expired was the Prophet old 〈◊〉 Prophet such whose like yet never non 〈◊〉 Israel arose when he was gone A Prophet full indew'd with heavnly Grace 〈◊〉 God conferrd with and knew face to face . 〈…〉 FAmiliar Moses with the Lord and lov'de Before , from this mortelitie remov'de That manfully , martch'd from the memphit landes ( Divinly aided ) with the Hebrev bandes But the almighty eyeing ay his awne Albeit their Ductor , he had from them drawne Yet to their Good , and Glory of his name An oter Tutor , tenders vnto Them In Iosua couragiously Inclinde H' infunds morefire in his magnanime mind And o're his Isrel limited at large Gaue him the conduct , and the Captans Charge Commanding and encouraging the man To Ioyn the people and pas Iordan than . Iosua 1. THe worthie Duke , to this Command thus call'd And Isrel generall in State install'd God now again renews to cheare Them more The promise of the promis'd Land before He markes there markes from the wilderness And from Mont-lebanon to Euphrates . Thence maks the Sea there Bordour by the west Where Phoebus Car declyns and runs to rest Then sayes to Iosua that worthie Thair Yet to incress and kindle his Cowrage mair Whill he shall Rule and Captane their Command No heathen foe before his face shall stand If as his Servand Moses night and day H' observe his mandats and his Lawes obey Iosua 1. T' incowrage Iosua God renowats And oft hies promisd ayd he iterats Yet with direction that he all his dayes Keep his Commands and walke into his wayes The Captane than the Congregation all He convocats and dois before him call Indicting and directing Them that Thay Be ready in their armes on the thrid day To pas o're Iordan that far famons flood Neerby wose Bankis Israels standarts stood The Revbenits and Gadits dress also Thongh seased on this hither side to Go And willingly will venter with the rest Whill each one of their portions be possessd . 〈…〉 WHill that the people a providing are Victuals and armes for martching necess ar ●he Captaine finds it fit to send before ●uo Speculators prudent to explore ●he people there Pou're purposes and places ●s is convement in such war-like Caces ●he Spyes from Shittim send advance and go ●nd enters Rahabs house in Iericho ●ut yet these Spies are in there spying spyed ●nd Rachab to reweale Them temptd and try'd ●earing hir Countries futur fall and foil ●poynted Isr'el for a Prey and spoyle They on their promeses preserv'd are by hir And secretly vnsem they saife Retyre . Iosua 3. Chap. TH' explorators aproatch the Tents tell there The Cananits astomshment and feare ●pon the news the Sone of Nun commands ●he vnder afficiars of all the Bands 〈◊〉 passe and charge the people with pow'r express ●or to remove to be in readmesse ●owsone the Levits to be martch'd they mark ●●fore tuo Thousand cubits with the Ark ●hen Iosua the people all injoynes 〈◊〉 sanctifie them selfes and lave their loyns 〈◊〉 cause said he the Lord to morrow shall ●ork woundrously in presence of yow all Then to the Levit Priests said he avant And go before ws with the Covenant . Iosua 3. TO Iosua the Sone of Nun then said the Lord I will advance Thee as awovtchd my word ●●d as I with my servand Moses so with Thee 〈◊〉 thy advancement I will doe said he 〈◊〉 Isrel then sage Josua did say ●'almighty martches yow among this day 〈◊〉 for a Signe this shall yow vnderstand ●hat he shall give yow all the Heathen land 〈◊〉 Iordan whill the Ark advance before yow . ●●rtch efter on and going God adore yow ) ●●wsoon the Priests shall touth the rivers brink 〈◊〉 beares the ark the Billows bak shall shrink 〈◊〉 they before that did the gravell cover 〈◊〉 part them self to give yow passage over Ioshua 4. Chap. THe Arke and Priests in Iorden dry Whill all the people perrilless passe by O woundrous walk a deed divine and vounder Done only by the Thrower of the Thunder Then Iosua in Iorden , did command Eternally as Tropheas there to stand And to be witness of that woundrous wark On that same place where paus'd the Priests and Ark Twell men of the twell Tribes twell Stones to Reare And then twelf other on there backs to beare To Gil-gall thence but to the same effect And to remember this These their t' erect But th' Ark and Isrel dry-foot thus past throw The flood againe as it was wount did flow . Iosua 5. Chap. THe Stones vp-reard t'averr the veritie Of there strange passage to post eritie The rumor of which admirable Chance The hearts of all the heathen lords so lance And strangely strook them stupified and stonird So that nev'r shall there Curage be Reconird Tha ' amazed looke like men alreadie lossd And whill they heare but of the Hebrew host The Lord commands that circomcision than Be vs'd to evrie Hebrew mail or man On whom the hallowed incisers hand Hath noght bein since they come from Egypt land An Angel arm'd to Nuns sone then apeard Conferrd confirm'd him and his Courage Reard . Iosua 6. Chap. THe armie and the Ark throgh Iorden go Iust ore against the Toun of Iericho And martch'd whill that directed they set doune And drew there Trenches round about the Tovne The grave Commander that the Camp conducted How to attempt it by the Lord instructed The people then againe and Priests he taught How that , that Citie circled should be caught Seaven Priests with Ram-horne Trumpets past before The Ark and th' Armie followd whill They Roare Seavn dayes they compassed the Citie so And as injoynd so oft about it go . Then on the seavnt they sound and showted all Whill that vntvich'd flat fell the Citie wall : 〈…〉 THe citie entred as the Lord had doomd ( Mettals except ) and all with fire consum'd The slain of both the Sex into the Streets Together in the Gore defyld there fleets Yet Rachab is and hers by promise past Preserved saifly in that publict wast The Spyes that in there pitie she praeservd No less with love into the sackt her servd For all saif she t'inevitable Ire Wer sold and sold to slaughter sword and fire There all are execrable and accurssd That therein are or that therein wer nurc'd And all from heavn are curssd , and curssd shalbo That Iericho mynds to Re edifie . Iosua 7. chap. A Chan an Isralite Religious Proves reprobat and Sacrilegious Wherefore Gods griefe to grow and glow begins Against all Isrell for his secreit Sinns His Ire inkendled thus so boyles and burnes That from their help his holy hand it turnes As they tryd trew whill that with Ai they fight With few their greater force is put to flight Whill Iosua before the Lord did fall And with his Cryes contreit for help did call The Lord reveals the Sin and Achan is Vpon confession he and what was his His Blood his Brood his house and all at once Brint vp with fire and fell'd to death with stories . Iosua 8. chap. A Chan thus punish'd and thus Isrell purg'd The Lord apeasd , he Iosua efter vrg'd And said my Seruant fant not dread nor doubt Thow of my Aide but be of courage stout And now with all thy men of armes arise To Ai advance and it with pow'r supprise For I have gevn thee therein evrie thing The Substance their the Subiects Croune and king And there with doe , for I command thee so In all as thow hes done with Iericho Then by ane ambush he hes foyled them Then Toune supprisd and firde , syn spoyled Them The King is catch'd alive , and efter he As God gave charge was hang'd vpon a Tree . 〈…〉 THus that they triumphd by Gods helping hand Well did the chiefe of th' Ebrevs vnderstand Wherefore that wise Commander wills that they Thankfull therefore and grate to God be ay In Ebal mont they then ane Altar raise Noght hambred on with hands his name to praise And offers thereon offrings as they knaw Agried with his will and Moses Law The altar raisd and God there praisd the Grave Grand Captane then the Law on Stons did Ghrave And therein Blissings , Cursins all and Threats He publictly to them reads and repeats Into the praesens of the people all The Stranger as the hebrew naturall Iosua 9. chap. AI thus sack'd , some nightbour kings to those As open Enemies to Isrel rose But lo from Gibeon disgvysed some As messingers vnto the armie come Israell by deceat to Circemvein And perrill by that policie praeveen With Garments torne and but with Tags of Shooes That they are Straugers these disgvysed does Mak Isrel think that They be come to Crave A leagve of Love and frendship faine wold have The Suit ( deceavde ) the Guyd of Isr'el grantis The Gibonits deceitfull Supplicants But they detected efter for the same The duke to drudgrie Them and their Condamne Iosua 10. chap. FYve Kings together with vindictive Spreet Their warlike force and armies all vneit And out agains the tovne of Gibeon sped That Irues with Israls head contracted had But vnto him submissive Suits they send The he is foederats wold now defend Who for their Causes wer inclosd about With five Kings forces strong men stern and stout Then Isrels Captane with his Cohorts rose To free the Gibonits and fight there foes whom in his violent and wrakfull wraeth He vterly vndoes and drave to daeth And such as fled defeated with his force Feld in the flight with Hail a fate fand worss . 〈…〉 THe day whereon these armies where o'rethrowne The Lord his great Love hes to Isr'el showne A woundrous day and admirable one Whose like before nor since was neuir none At Ioshua his prai'r and request The great Governour God Almightiest A whole day stayed them Sunne in Gibeon And moone into the valey Aialon And not a poynt come dovne declynd nor chang'd Whil Isrell was on all there foes reveng'd The Kings they kill when all the slaughter ended And then the five vpon five Trees suspended Kings , Cities , Subiects of the Hils and all The plaines beside subdued before them fall . Iosua 11. chap. A Croud of Kings by south east , west and north Martch ( for to force the force of Isrel ) forth There numbers great neer out of number be As Dust on earth or Sand into the Sea But God bad Isrel be of Courage Good And feare no force nor men nor multitude For he before that tyme of day to morrow ●laine and consumed to there shame and sorr●w Before the face of victor Isrell shall Deliver Them forc'd and defeated all Israell confident vpon his word ●As well they might ) assaults them with the Sword And horriblie maks havok of their host In killing from the meanest to the most . Iosua 11. AS Ioshua from that Attempt reteard For such victorious Chances Inly Cheard The Toune of Hazor he took in his way And all th' Inhabitants ( non saife ) did slay Yea all from Halak montane vnto Gad That by Hostilitie he takin had Therein a living soule nor fighting man As God commanded him he left not than For heardned was from heavne there harts that thay ●ight from the earth in wraeth be wippd away ●f Anakims the Cities so he Sacks And vtterly them selfs with warrs he wracks The Conques then h' amongs the Tribs divyds ●nd then in peace sins warrs their th' Ebrevs byds 〈…〉 VIctōrious Isrel by the Lords assistance Agains there great and all there forc'd ressistance Of Cities , Valaes Montans and the Plains But feare of force , possessd in peace remains On Iordains eastren syde and on its west By South and North they peaceablie possest No pettie portion nor a litle Land Did Ioshua and Israel command The Lord their Battels and all subdew'd And noght their forces well inough they knew it It is lands their Swords in their subiection brings The subiects arm'd of ane and threttie Kings The Hebrevs by his help there hosts orethrew And all their Kings consumed killd and slew . Iosua 13. chap. THe Lord call'd Ioshua and to him told That he was weak with yeeres and waxed old And yet much land remaind and Lordships many Vnentred with and vnpossessd with any Therefore the Lord he hes enjoynd him thair And how he should devide them did declare To give nyne Tribs whole portions he commands And vnto thrie to give but half part lands . Since Moses vnto Ruben and to Gad On this side Iorden gev'n a portion had Ilk Trib its martch there sevrally is showne That each of them might know what was their owne To Levi yet no foot of Ground he gave But ordaind Them the Sacrifice to have . Iosua 14. Chap. THe Land of Canaan devided aff Among the former nyne Tribs and a half Caleb the constant Kenezeit , the same That entred first the Land to Nuns sonne came And said to him now fourty yeeres and more His since vnto Moses dead before God spake our God most great and Glorious In Cadesh-bernea concernyng vs Then he that day swore by th' almighty God To give vs that whereon our feet should trod Wherefore my Captane godly grave and Sage I crave the same now for my heritage Which Iosua gladgly grants and Caleb blessd And him and his with Hebron hes possessd Iosua 20. Chap. THe Lord directed Ioshua as Iudge T'apoynt with Isrel Cities of Refudge ( He speake the people and protests and Thay Obtempre and the will divine Obey ) For such as do by accident or chance Vnwillingly or yet by Ignorance Kill and cut aff by force and blood a Brother An Israleit yea yet or any other Where they may faif and sure preserved be ( Whill th' high Priest livand then depairt and die ) From the Revenger of the slain and than He may returne vnto his house again So did the Lord Reliefe for these ordain That ony man , as is foreshowne had slaine . Iosua 22. Chap. TO Reuben and to Gad and to Manasses Heires Ioshua his Kins-man Patriots declares That as the Lord and Moses had commanded They faithfully had with there Bethren banded And nought forsook Them whill they wer possessd Of all the promeist Land in Peace and rest Therefore go with the blissing of the Lord To your possessions vpon Iordans Bord But care to live my Brether I befeech As do is our Law allow instruct and teach Bak they returne and built an Altar by The river brink and renders reasons why Howbeet the Tribs therewith took first offence Yet having heard them with the deed dispenss . Iosua 23. Chap. NOw Ioshua waxd old , by Age infirme , Into the faith the Tribs for to confirme Exhorts them gravely , all with one accord The serve sincearl' obey and lowe the Lord He tells them there how oft for them he faught And to that Day what for them he had wrought He shewes his promises wer all perfected And to his glore and to their good effected Therefore h' intreats Commands them and dois pray That ev'r his will and Bidding they obay And tells them if they do declyne and swerve And vnto Idoll Gods bow doune and serve Lest be him to the fury of their foes ●●●he will wex them with a Thowsand woes . Iudges 1. Chap. NO sooner Iudah was install'd into The rulers roome when he began to do And presently with all his Men of armes He stricks vp stoutly shrill and loud alarmes And with kene-dagd vnconquerable Corage He forc'd his foes and did their Countrie forage There King Adom-bezek he hes caught him And his owne lesson learnd to others taught him For as his forme was to afflict his foes He cutts from him his Thumbs and poynts of Toes A just reward for Tyranes he confessd That sev'ntie Kinges himself had so distressd The Lord heirfoir his fate hes framed so Conformly to be vsed by his foe . Iudges 2. Chap. THe Lord with Isrel discontended stands That they with Can'an had contracted bands Yet penitent they do repent therefore And for there fault and trespass d●●e deplore Through all the Life and dayes of Io●●ua And of the Elders that out-liv'de de them all They did noght disobey nor yit debord But serv'd sincearly by the Law the Lord Yet howsoone he and they departed all From true divine to worschip false they fall The Lord then left them ? and what then , wer They But vnto Spoilers all , a spoill , and prey Left be the Lord what be Impires tho great Nought but a morsell to a meaner State Iudges 3. Chap. FIve Princes of the Philistims remaind Yet in the Land vnforced or constraind With whom the Ebreus ( to Gods will averss Ioyne , Marie , League with them , and do converss So God forget in Bal'am they belive And vnto Asheroth there worship Give Wherefore the Lord gave o're and sold them hath To Chushan King of Aram in his wrath Where they in Bondage byd and serve seavn yeeres As in the story pen'd more large apeares But when they cryed to God and did repent them A Saviour to save them soone he sent Them So did deliver quickly Israel By Kenaz-sone there Captane Oth'niel . Iosua 24. YEt Ioshua the peoples Sprits to pierce Doth vnto them Gods mony he ps●ch●arss And if vnthankfull tells them to their shame Partic'larly what he hes done to Them Then heartly them exhorts at home abrod And elsewhere else for to give glore to God With free and full consent then ansverd They Our God his voice and word they wold obey Then covenants he with them their that day And to be witness of their wows for ay Beneath an growing oke or olive Tree For evr to stand a Stone vp pitched he It heard your wowes he said if that yow Trod A wry and efter do deny your God . Iosua 24. THen all their Business as each one list They go about liceneed and desinist Now that Grand Captane Ioshua selected By God and to conduct his Hosts dir●cted Who with great valor and great wisdo●●ie to The Lords directions dreadlesly did d● And virtously vpright in all his waves ●w'de to that Houre before the Lord his dayes The hundreth tent yeer running of his age ●eath puts a poynt vnto his pilgrimage This worthy wise this Captane bold and brave This gratious Iudge this Stats man great and grave With Isrels wofull all and weeping eyes In Timnath nn Mont Ephraim buried lyes . Iudges 1. Chap. THat worthie Iosua the Hebrevs head As is declaird before defunct and dead ●et God his owne Elect he nevr deserts ●if they contim we his with holy hearts ●ut duly dois for there support provide ●or he into his Isrel gives a Guide ●onveniently to governe and conduct them ●●d into all that a pertains i'instruct them ●●t they will needs to him cry for and clame 〈◊〉 Captane and Commande over Them 〈◊〉 then apoynts that Iudah shall command ●●●●hold the rains of Rule into his hand 〈◊〉 he exalt him will and give him might 〈◊〉 come and quell the Cananits in fight . Judges 3. Chap. WHen Ehud had the King of Moab kill'd And with ten thowsands fall , the field-had filld Of Moabits that in the Battaill fell By heavn assisted-hands of Israel Shamgar a goad-groome and a Rustick Boore Guyded by God was nixt there Governour And so with sacred strenght and stomak stord Of Philistims that Iov'as Iacob shord And only with his oxen Goad o'rethrew And ( who but horror hears't ) sex hundreth slew The Israleits they are preserved so From furie of the Philistim there foe God th' Ebrevs heathen foes their hostile anger Cool'd by a Goad-groome courage sillie Sanger . Iudges 4. Chap. DEbora judging Isr'el sent to warre Barak that Sis'ra did debell and darr And with ten thowsand Isralits in fight All Iabins powre did foile and put to flight Then Sisra fled on foote and e●ter w●nt Traind by a woman Iael to hir● Tent Who thristing there and efter travell tyr'd To rest and ease him he a while desir'd Intreating hir his name noght to be wray To any that demands for him that day But when she sies him sleeping and at rest To doe a worthie deed this dame adrest And drave a naile into his Tempels deep So layd him in ane ever lasting Sleep . Iudges 5. Chap. HEarken yow Princes and do heare yow Kinges The praisefull songes our Soule and voces singes Unto Israels God before whose face The earth dois shake and th' Heavens do rain apace The montains melt and leapt like lambs before him Rise Barak rise and Debora adore-him Debora vp and Barak both arise And give God praise that hes gevn yow the prise And force to foile , the Philistims , your foes That for to raze , and ruine Isr'el , rose Your Touns but trade lay desolate and wast And non by th' Hie , but by the by wayes past Whill I Debora ayded be the Lord The foes of Iacob bet with Baraks sword . Judges 6. Chap. ISrael oft distressd , as oft relvde Be God , transgressd again and God have grievd Herefore this Lord as in the lions Iaw's Them in the danger of the Midian thraws Where they in Bondage servitude and thrall Seavn yeere from Den to den ar hunted all There grain , there cornes , there asses , net an Sheep And what for to preserve there Lives they keep When they ( secure ) thought surely to enjoy it The Mid'anits , and Amalek distroy it Then pitifully spoyled Isrel lyes Acknowledging hir miss for mercie cryes And God evr gratious their groans he heares And by a Prophet , checks them , and he cheares Iudges 6. WHen God vpon the peoples penitence Had be his Prophets showne Them there offence And oft his Grace , to Them so oft ingrat When wickedly they had praevaricat His Angel yet apeares to Gedeon ●n Oprah by ane Oke Ioash-his-●●ne ●ndewed with his Grace he tells him than The Lord was with him strong and valiant man And doth command him in that strength and might ●or to go foorth and Isrel free by fight ●e craves a Signe and God gives by a fleece ●oth wet and dry ( noght that faiznd ane of Greece ) A double ane , so Gedeons faeth confermes And straight agains the Midanits he armes Iudges 7. Chap. THe Lord heir to the host of Hehrewes showes That his and noght their force , there foes ore throwes ●or yet with multitudes off men will he ●●bdue and dissipat there Encinie ●Vherefore he Gedeon to chufe commands 〈◊〉 that shall lap the water with there hands ●●d noght those that he in their drinking sies ●●on the water brinks to bow their knies 〈◊〉 all of these that laped at the most ●●●●mber was three hunder in the host 〈◊〉 Gedeon with these three hunder than 〈◊〉 do●ne agains the men of Midian 〈◊〉 ●itchers , lamps , and with his Trumpets soundes 〈…〉 there hearts and all there hoste confoundes . Iudges 8. Chap. THe Ephramits proud through there pow'r in pryd With Gedeon there Captane chiefe they Chyd But in depressing his owne deeds he rases What they had done , and so there Splene apases And told them he but vanquished the men But they both tooke and kill'd then Princes then Than he disposd to pass o're Iorden ●●ood From them of Succoth for his men sought food Which they refuisd wherefore when God ( he wowes ) Zebah and Salmunn' in his hands he throwes To be revengd and for there ansver rashe In woods with Briers and Thornes to teare there flesh In Penvel too , resuised as a foe He heghts condignly to acquyt there no Iudges 8. Chap. HEre Gedeon with his host o're Iordan gois And Zebah and Zalmunna cought his foes Where fyftein thowsand arm'd ar ( in there host ) With this three hunder skatred kill'd and erossd Succoth and Penvel promised before There men with Briers and Thornes he whippd and tore There Elders : and there citizens he slew And therefore promised forteless ore threw Vnto the captive Kings then he converts And perd with da●th there deeds and there deserts For they in Tabor pitilesse had spilld His Brethers blood and cruelly them killd But be the Lord made powerfull and strong He freed Isrel and reveng'd hir wrong Iudges 8. Chap. NOw Isrel by God guyding Gedeon Deliuerd are and fred from all there fo●n They grate in thankfulness I think there Love Thus they will to there Captane prudent prove Come Gedeon said they and be our King And o're ws efter Thee thy Sonnes shall regne For warr-like worthie Thow and valiant Man Delyverd ws from men of Median No God forbid again said He that I Ore mine mount vp , mint , or presome so hye The sacred holy and the heav'nly pow'rs Give yow your Iudges , Guids , and Governour● None of my Sones , nor Ioash-Gedeon Shall regne o're yow no , but the Lord alon . Iudges 8. Chap. WHill thus they vrge him to become there King He doth intreat them for ane other Thing There ear-rings spoyld and partage in the pray They gladly grant to give them and obay Whereof an Ephod he did make and plac'd it In Ophraah where Isrel chang'd and chac'd it And wandring efter it a whoring went To God ingrate and Dissobedient Which efter Ged'ons daeth was f●●d of all His house and seventy Sones the ●at all fall For Gedeon dead Israel went a w●y Debord and dotted on Idolatry For th' Ephod efter They did trudge and Trod And Baal-berith they did make their God . Iudges 9. Chap. ABimelech that was the hand maids Son Of Isrels gallant gu●der Gedeon With violent and with a wicked will Did on an Stone his seventie Brether kill And when these sevnty with the sword wer slain He caught the Croun and then perforce did reigne On Gezizzim then Iotham lifts his woce And parables to Sechem did propose That Gaal Ebeds Sone in armes and Ire Against th' vsurping Tyranne did conspire And goes againes Abimelech to fight Whom in the field , he foyls and dryves to flight And is at Tebez , by a woman wounded Then by his page , thereto desird , confounded Iudges 10. Chap. THat fratriced th' vsurpinh Tyran dead Hurt with a womans hand vpon the head Whereat disdaneing in a frantick Rage Therefore he will dispatchd be by his Page Then Tolapuah's-dodo's sone , that day ●n Israel began the sword to sway And vnder him They twentie thrie yeers out Had peace , for he , was pious , prudent , stout ●●t he deceast ; to Judge them Iair rose ●nd Isrels galay he to governe gois ●●ereat the Heline he stands and stoutly steires 〈◊〉 guyds it Gravely tuo and tuenty yeeres 〈◊〉 Iudg'd in Iustice and he svayd the sword 〈◊〉 the direction of the divine word . Iudges 10. Chap. I Air expird , the people foully fall And vorship vainly Ashtaroth and B'al With sin and shame , there Soules and Lives they load Whill they do bow to ewrie pagan God Wherefore inkendled was and set on fyre Against them then Gods-all everting Ire And they ar hurl'd by him into the hands Off th' Ammonits and the Philistim Bands Who aughtene yeeres , press wex and them constrain Beyond the River Iorden that remain The Ammonits , they martch o're in there might 'Gainst Boniamin and Iudah for to fight So Isrel for hir sin ( deserving more ) And Idoll worship is tormented sore Iudges 11. Chap. WHan Is'aks sones did for there Sins repent Gods kindled wraith is quench'd and did re●ent And Iphtah he ane outcast be his Brother The Sone and seed too off ane whorish mother Whom they depisd and had before refuild Now they to be there Guyde and chieftan chuisd Instated Iphtah whill he vndertaks With Ammon warr a mad rash wow he maks To Sacrifice to offer vp and burne Whom first he victor meets at his returne Up gois he then against them and the Lord Forc'd them perforce fall vnder Iptahes sword But see a triumph dolorous and sory By the said sequell off the sacred story . Iudges 11 Chap. WHill this grand Captane this great vict'rie goe And mony Soules in twentie Cities smot From Aroer to Minnith evrie man Wer conquerd , killd and owerthrown than Yet this victorious Glorious Iphtah Lo The Tryumph of his warrs hes turnd to wo His only daughter in his Home retreits T'appland his victorees hir Father meets Whose wiew recall'd his wow and sternly touche His tinder heart that he amazed muche Laments and out of seasone sorrows now For his too headless , rash and witless now Yet resolute he seald what he had said And Immolats the pure and spotless maid Iudges 12. Chap. THe Ephramits in Isr'el in there numbers To confident raise and incress new Cumbers And noght with Iphtah only on there perrell But to there owne vndoing ruine quarrell And all in armes they will insplene and spight Burne vp his house , and with there Captane fight Then Iphtah all the men off Gilead He raisd that able to beare armes he had And Ephramits defate to let them know He was there Master by there overthrow And two and fourtye Thowsand at that time Perishd of Them for there presumptuous Crime And sevne yeeres efter that his Reigne began But once vnwise departs this worthie man Iudges 12. Chap. IPhtah deceast Ibzan the Beth-lemit Sevn yeeres in Isrel fatt and Judged it And threttie Sones and threttie daughters he Begot a populous Posteritie Expird this Iudge in Bethlem buried lyes Nixt Elon judging ten yeeres did arise And efter daeth in Aialon interrd Then to his place nixt Abdon is preferrd And he had fourtie Sones , and threttie Oyes ( When he to Rule and Iudge in Isrel gois ) That as it wer t' expresse there powar passes And daylie rod , vpon the Colts of Asses In Isrel then this Abdon Iudgd eight yeers And efter waxing weak and ag'd expires . Iudges 13. Chap. YEt Isrel still did his old Bias sollow And in the weels of his vaine worship wallow Wherefore the Lord of hostes deliverd him To fly and fall from the Philistim But o the vounderfull great Grace of God Tho they walk wickedly and by wayes Trod And hold as naught the honour of his name Yet lowe and kindness he did threap on thame And by his Angel vnto Man'aths barren Pheere With Promise of a Sone he doth appeare Who Izaks seed from Philistims shall free 〈◊〉 he a Nazarite vnrasd shal be The strongest then of men was Samson borne ●hose strength into his Tresses stood vnshowne . Iudges 14. Chap. THe Sone of Man'ath of the Trib of Dan Indewd divinly ' bowe the Strength of man Whill he to Timnath went to woo he did A Lion teare all like a Tinder kid Into whose Boulk he some time efter sies With honny sweld a humming swarme of Bees Whereof he eats and to his mar'age Gon Ane emblem darke there Samson did propon But to resolve't solisted was his wife Which efter grew the ground and stirrd the strife That mony Soule and Philistim hes slaine And such as nev'r could be agreed againe Whill being blind a house full he orethrew And with himself all the Philistims slew . Iudges 15. Chap. SAmson the Sone of Man'ath now at length As he did grow God blessd and gave him strength And stirr'd thereby to marye was inclynd And tooke to wife a Philistim be kind But in his absence to wrong him thay To his Companz'on gave his wife away Werefore into the harvest time of wheat Three hundreth foxes by the Tails he knet And fyre brands fixed fast betuixt each tuo Than to the fields of the Philistims so He drave them to their wheat and standing corne That quickly knidled all and did them burne There Rickes there vyne yards and there olives all Before the fury of the fire they fall . Iudges 15. THe Philistims inflamm'd with rage and Ire For setting of there vines and Cornes infire With resolutionn all in armes arose And for to be reveng'd on Samsom gois Who tho his Brether band him with a Cord Yet strengthned with the powar of the Lord From Etan Rock when he descends his Bands Like flax he brak that wer about his hands And arm'd but with a Iaw-bone of ane ass Did to encounter all there armie pass A Thowsand there a wounder to be told Dead dang he doune , and fell'd before him fold But paind with thrist he prayes and God then braks A Tooth and of the Iaw a fontaine maks . Iudges 〈◊〉 . Chap. SAmson gone downe to Gazra was bewrayd And by them thair to force him was for layd But he into ane Harlots house did sleep To midnight whill they watch and ward did keep Than vp he rose and by maigne strength extorts And from there hinges heissd there Citie ports And vnamated martched to the mount Which doth that holy hill of Hebron front And efter this his fancies doth him move One Dalila for to affect and Love Wha tho he had from God , Giftes greater Gevne Nor all the heathen that liv'de vnder hev'ne Yet did his womans wicked witt supprise And Samson sold vnto his Enemies . Iudges 16. THe Philistims with his so matchless might So oft vndone destroyd and forc'd in fight And dreading dangers and Events much worse Will do be frand that they could not with force For Delila they doe intise to Try Wherein the virtue of his strength did ly Thrise vrg'd this vanton Samson to reweall And he so oft , his Secrets did conceall But with hir flatrie farre ouercome declares The treasure of his Strength stood in his haires Which by hir Cunningly cutt off and shorne Blind by his foes a mockrie made and skorne Yet prayes and with himself by strength extreame O'rethrowes the house and thowsands kill'd of Them Thus with the Philistims he fought and fell When he had twentie yeeres judg'd Israel . Iudges 16. THis Man by God praepromisd er his Birth Incomparablie strongest on the earth That oft vnarm'd among his armed foes Men multituds and hudgest hostes o'rethrois Yea only with the Iaw bone of an asse Did Camps cut dovne as Syth-men shears the grass Whill constant he to his Creator cleaves And noght his Lord to him so librall leaves No witt could vvn no no nor valour wrong Nor ony croft ore come this Champion strong But having blabd the Secrets of his heart This facil Samson did the Lord desert Wha to his foes , and by a woman then A Prey become as other common men Iudges 17. Chap. ANe Ephramit the moneis that before H'abstracted from his mother did restore Wherefore she had , all the surrepters first ( Whom now she blessd ) bann'd bitterly and Curst And these praeordaind to ane vse prophane She gives them to that Idol-vse again The worship so prophand , the Law she braks And with these moneis Idely Idols maks An Ephod Michah then maks in his house And consecrats his Sone Religious There was no King in Isrel in those dayes Wherefore they all praevaricat , and strayes And but regrait for Sinne regard of Shame Did and Commits what best contented Them . Iudges 18. Chap. THe Trib of Dan five men send out to Try The Territors that in Mont-Ephraim ly For fully noght wer thay as all the rest In Can'an off there Partages possessd And finding't for them with sex hunder men They martchd to Michahs Inne in Ephraim then And th' Idols fand and th' Ephod in his house There with a Levit Priest Idolatrous All which they tooke and as there prise and pray They there with vnto Laish went therd way Which they supprise and fird brint doune to dust And slew the men that no such ill mistrust The towne they built again and call'd it Dan And worship'd there Michahs stolne Idols than For in these dayes no King in Isrel raigne And they did all as what they wold tho wrang . Iudges 19. Chap. NO King the sword that day in Isrel swayd Nor non the Lords command nor Law obayd As in a beastly bad abuse was sene Vpon a Levit wife or Concubene From Beth-lem Iuda vnto Ephraim home The Levit with wife to Geb'eah come Whair multitud● where they werludg'd repair And monstrously yea in humanly Thair Avickedness beyond invention vs'd And vitiously all night the vife abusd Whill on the morrow so they did hir wrong Hir husband finds her dead layd all a long Who to the Tribs did send hir cut in parts To venge her wrong to move there manly harts . Iudges 20. Chap. THe Tribes the mangled martyr having sene They as one man at Mispeth doth convene Four hunder thowsand men before the Lord Which valerous was for to wield the sword And did demand the men that wroght this same From Benjamin that they might punish thame But they maintaind the wrong and did one day Off Isrel two and twentie Thowsand slay And on the nixt they them again o'rethrew And wer of Isrel aughtein Thowsand slew But humblie when they to the Lord did pray Then Benjamin they bet doune the thrid day And did th' abused Levits wrong revenge When from there Sinns they to the Lord did change . Iudges 21. Chap. WHen vnder Isrels sword and almost all The Benjamits kild did succumb and fall Yet Totaly to raze and ruine more That Tribe to God solemnedly they swore Nev'r to converss nor live with them there lives Nor daigne to give their daughters to there vives Yet wer they sory that there furie fell Had thus lapp'd off a limne from Israel They therefore to these Benjamits prescrives ●y force a forme to furnish Them with vives ●our hunder maydes in Gelead vnslaine They save and only for their vse ordaine And into Shiloh will'd Them at there fest To ly in waite and ravish Them therest . Ruth . 2. CHilions Ruth , the Moabitish mayd To Naomi her mother in Law she said ●et me vnto his field go glean I pray ●●to whose eyes I favour find this day ●hen to the field of Boaz she is gone ●nd there behind the Reapers gleaned on ●hen Boaz there is come from Beth-lehem ●hom they do Bless , and he rebresseth Them ? ●e asks who Ruth was then , and one doth show ●●at She Naomi's daughter was in Law ●●om he did cherish much and bids her still 〈◊〉 his maids glean efter as she will ●nd so hir formes affects that syn he takes-her ( He was hir kins-man ) and his wife he makes-her 1 Samuel Chap. 1. TVo wives the Ephramit Elkanah had Ane bearing and , ane barren in his Bed The frutefull vs'd Penninah with reproatch The barren Hannah to vp brayd and broatch Wherewith Shee inwardly ( affirmes the Text Of times tormented , weried was , and wext Herefore to God that all afflictions Souzes Makes sweet hir plaints in pray'r furth she powr●s Who heard hir Groans ( tho Ely much mistook Hir gesture , and as drunk did hir rebook ) And grants her Sute , inconment requird A Sone calld Samvel , so much desird Whom as before , awowed be her word A Nazarite againe gives to the Lord 1 Samuel 2. chap. WHen Hannah had all finished and done The Temple Rites in offring there hir Sone This holy Hanna did hir heart strings tune That she might with hir woves hir voice conjune And into sweet and sacred sobir layes She sang hir makers mercies , Pow're and praise His maiestie and mony mightie deeds That all in heav'ne and all on earth exceeds And with a delicat and daintie aer She quaverd clearly his great wounders thair The Lord a Prophet then to Eli sends Who bitterly the Priest remiss repr'ends That slowly checkd or nev'r chastizd chyld Who wicked vitious wanton wer and wild 1 Samuel 3 Chap. THe word was pretious than the Scripture sayes For there no vision was in Elis dayes And as he lay that time his eyes waxd dimme And Samuel serv'd before the Lord for him Then sleeping , Samuel by the Lords call'd Thrise And he to Eli rinns when he did ryse For so did Samvel before the word Revealed was vnto him of the Lord Yet God againe came to him and foresho'es Eli , his house , and Childrens over throves For God was grievd with him that he wold noght Chastize his Childring as a father ought And what God spake noght in a point he spaird But it to Eli ev'rie jo●e declord . 1 Samuel 4. Chap. ●He Sones and Seed of Abra'm Ifrael Are spurrd and spokin to by Samuel ●●n past they furth t' oppugne the Philistims 〈◊〉 they are forc'd and slaughted for there sinns ●●d in that fight foure thowsand of them fels 〈◊〉 the iniquities of Israell ●●en to the camp the Covenant they broght ●●d once again with the Philistims foght ●●ho they wer affrayd , dreadfull and doubts ●●en for the Arks approatch the people shouts 〈◊〉 with there pow'r the Ebrevs they Repell ●●d threttie thowsand of there foot men fell The Ark supprisd , Hophin and Phineas fall And Eli brok his neck for losse of all 1 Samuel 5. chap. ●He Irreligious Philistims and Rash To Dagon did , half fish , and half of flesh ●●e sacred Arke and Covenant transport ●●in a Tryumph and a braving sort 〈◊〉 God agrees noght with the devill of hell 〈◊〉 Dagon on his face before it fell 〈◊〉 to try masterles they mont again 〈◊〉 by the holy Arke sets that prophane 〈◊〉 God can noght by Belial abyd ●●r Sathan haue a consort by his syd 〈◊〉 it was fallen there found vpon the morn ●●e head and hands from it cutt off and torne And whill to Gath and Ekron they haue sent it Of Ashdod They with th' Emrods wer tormented 1 Samuel 6. chap. ●Ev'ne monthes among the Philistims remaind The sacred Arke with heathen hands prophaind ●●en with there Priests the people purposd take 〈◊〉 send the Covenant to Israel back 〈◊〉 that they plagved wer they all perceave it ●●d sies they had noght helth whill that they have it 〈◊〉 emptie home they doe noght fittest hold ●●d therefore doth there with send giftes of gold ●●●pt in the forme of Emerods and Myss 〈◊〉 with Idolaters God for a pryce 〈◊〉 giftes of gold wold pass o're and dispenss 〈◊〉 ●here vain vorship with the wild offence ●●aine and vnwise Idolaters think no 〈◊〉 can be gloz'd gull'd and beguyled so When feftie thowsand of there lives he took 〈◊〉 cashly dared in the Ark to look . 1. Samuel 7. chap. THe Ark of God , that the Philistims fet The Israleits again in Kiriath set And twentie yeer ( a long time there ) abod In Kirath-searnn the Ark of God The Prophet Samuel the People prayes To leave there lewd , shamefull , and sinfull , wayes And do no more , as they had done , debord Nor with there wickeduess provock the Lord Then th' Idols , Ashtaroth , they put away And efter wous the Lord alon t' obay Before there God grants and confessd there Sin And with the Philistims to fight begin But God disperssd them with affright and wounder By the rud rumbling of a roaring thunder Then are they smitt'n slanghtered and fell By the daeth dinting sword of Israell 1. Samuel 8. chap. SAmuel , his Sones his place for to supplie O're Isre'l Iudges then appoynted he Who strangers from his stepps extreamly strayes And wrongously perverted Iustice wayes There hands with Bribs defyled were and filld And wrested all as there affections willd The People to there father then complaine And crave a King to rule o're them and Raigne Whereat he discontent to them declares What under Kinges shall be there Cross and cares Yet still the people they do press him ever And t' have a Prince ( importunat ) persever Who as the Lord directed him there clame Yet grieud for them jngrait grants unto thame . 1. Samuel 9. chap. KIsh , Saule , his Sone , to go in quest commanded Efter some asses , from the Rest disbanded He with a servand only with him Thay Did mony Province pas , and went much way But travell tint , there walking was in vaine Nor could they get the Asses strayd again When they had Shalmi sought and Iemini To Ramah-Zophim their , went he , and he Then did the Servand Saul to search , advyse That Citie where , was said a Seer lyiss Which he agreed to go too and heard tell There was that sacred Seer Samuel Who by the Lord fore warnd Saul comming meets Whom he to th' hie Place , to the feast juveets . 1 Samuel 10. Chap. ●Han Samuel Saule , had in the hie place plac'd-him In the first Roome , and first of all did feast-him 〈◊〉 on the Morne the nixt succeeding day 〈◊〉 Prophet Saul convoyed on his way 〈◊〉 by the knovledge of his Serving man 〈◊〉 sone of Kish t'inaug'rat he began 〈◊〉 from a viole with the Oile anoynted 〈◊〉 privatlye as had the Lord apoynted 〈◊〉 as he forvad on his journay setts 〈◊〉 Samuel Saul there some praedictions getts ●●●●ynted Saul is from himself estrang'd 〈◊〉 God to prophesie his heart hes choingd ●he peoples Sins the Prophet Samvel shawes ●●ul King again by sort the people drawes . 1 Samuel 11. Chap. ●Ahash th' Ammonite did interprise To ruine Gile'ad and inrag'd did rise 〈◊〉 they of Iabesh vnto Saul resort 〈◊〉 get against the Ammonits support ●●o quickly Iacob hes conveened then 〈◊〉 sight three hunder threttie thowsand men 〈◊〉 by the morrow promisd to relive them 〈◊〉 naughtie Nahash that did gall and grieve them 〈◊〉 host ( a hudge on ) he did pairt in three 〈◊〉 therewith vp to Gil'ad marcheth he ●●erewith his valour by the morning watche 〈◊〉 Camp of Nahash carelesse he did catche ●nd fur'ously with force o're whelm'd them all ●r catchd , or killd , o're threw , or made them thrall . 1 Samuel 12. Chap. ●He sacred Samvel be his mothers word Before he was , divoted to the Lord ●●h his Integritie and Candor good 〈◊〉 Isrel tell and there Ingratitood ●●o there God and with a Griefe declares ●●ft , so great , deliverances of thaires ●●h there vnthankfull gratelesnes again 〈◊〉 there presence he hes made most plain 〈◊〉 check'd them chiefly for that foolish thing ●●hill God reign'd o're Them for to seek a King 〈◊〉 by a Miracle of Hail and Thunder 〈◊〉 them confessd , when there Trespass they ponder 〈◊〉 ●e to hold them be the Lord did heart them 〈◊〉 never wold ( if they did so ) desert them . 1. Samuel 13. chap. WHen Saul had ruld one yeer in Israel And only Tuo he reigned there it fell The Garison that gnarded in the hill Braw Ionathan did did them o'recome and kill Thairester Saul him self his trumpet blew And all his men of armes tohether drew Which fight and rumor of there frends defait Flew to the Philistims with great regrat Who threttie thowsaud Chariots , and more Sex Thowsaud horsemen have arm'd out therefore Whereat the Isralits in strait , affrayd Dispersed and hiddin into Caverne stayd But some past Iorden tho the land of Gad And some affrighted fled to Giliad . 1. Samuel 13. chap. LOon the People for te Prince his Sins The wraeth of God to grow and glow begins Saul wold not stay whil Samuel come unto him But sacrifice he will which did undo him Wherefore the Prophet to this Timrous man Denun'ct the Iudgement of thi almightie than And boldly told this Dissobedient For contravening Gods commandiment His glorions Croune , but lately , to him geven Shall from his head , and house be quickly reven And Isrel too , to the Philistim shall Be in such slaverie , servitood and thrall That Smiths , to sharp a Share , to till the grounen Nor Sword , nor Speare in Isrel shall befunen . 1. Samuel 14. chap. COuragious Ionathan doth here conferr On high attempts with his awne Armiger Then with the valour of there valiant hand They tuo assault a strong Philistim band A wounderfull of wounder to Relate That tuo a Troop should as a front , defate Iudeed it had bene vounderfull if noght The high Iehove for Ionathan had foght Saul than by oath and Interdiction strait The host too night inhibit hes to dat But Ionathan knew not what was enacted And therfore by the eating hony brack it Before king Saul swore and awou'd in wraeth That Ionathan should doubtless die the daeth But all the People did with stand that he That doughtely deliverd Them should die . 1 Samuel 15. Chap. ●He Prophet Samuel to Saril repairs And what the Lord will haue him do declares 〈◊〉 told him God had him anoynted King ●●d for to prove more thankfull for that thing 〈◊〉 wisly will'd him to obey the word 〈◊〉 this most bountifull and loving Lord ●●e to tall slaughter and destruction than 〈◊〉 Amalek , vife , veuch , boy , beast , and man 〈◊〉 dois denvnce and Saul commands to slay ●●d vipt them from the world all away ●●en Saul eft soone the Sword of Isr'el drew ●●d all that race vnto Havilah slew 〈◊〉 Agag spaird , there King and best of Beastes 〈◊〉 serve for Sacrifice and solemne feastes But God agrieved for his great neglect Did Saul by Samvel vterly reiect . 1 Samuel 16. Chap. ●VHat God directed what Saul to doe neglected From grace herefore in Iustice is deiected . 〈◊〉 miserable and wretched is there cace ●o n'er so great that rins in Gods disgrace ●e holy Sp'rit of God th' vnhappie man 〈◊〉 his desarts , desarts and leavs him than ●●d in his Roome an evill and wicked one ●●tortour the desarted Saul is gone ●●d when he violently wexed sits 〈◊〉 is advised with some Servands wits 〈◊〉 send for Dauid on his harpe to play ●●e furie of the rageing fendt ' allay Who whill he stood and sweetly playd before-him The foul Sprit stirrd not nor no more it tore-him 1 Samuel 17. Chap. ●Odless Goliah graceless great and grim Israels foe the faithless Philistim ●●rmes with Blasphemies doth brag and boast ●●d furiously affronts the Hebrev host ●●esh confiding and his worth in warr 〈◊〉 Isrel doth to fight and duel dar 〈◊〉 faithless foole agains the Lord he fought ●●d by a Boy was to confussonn brought ●●●ins the Lords elect the arme of Man ●●ke a Rotten reed and emptie can 〈◊〉 Ishar's sone but efter Isr'els King ●●●●ht with Sauls sword but with his sheepherd sling ●●at God blaspheamers toung distempred still'd 〈◊〉 with no Cannon but a Stons cast kill'd 1 Samuel 18 Chap. HEir Ionathans and Dauids love begins Induring both there dayes , that never Tvins Dauids deserving and his Innocence Attracted so , th' affection of the Prince That Soul to Soul , was kint so they affected And dearly each , each other , evr respected But hatefull Saul , did Dauids worth invy And mony trams , did to intrap him try But all the Fathers fellonous intents The warly varning of the Sone , praevents And Dauids fame , throgh famous facts arose In felling the Philistims Isrels foes Saul knew thereby , the Lord lov'de and mantaind him And tho he dread him deadly yet disdaind him . 1 Samuel 19. chap. THat reprobat King Saul invr'd to ill Th' anoynted of the Lord wold Dauid kill And Ionathan his Sone directs the fact to further And all his Servands to committ the Murther But Ionathan did truely Dauid love And told him all , and did these Plotts disprove Than Saul to slay him in his ludging sent But Michals wisdome , did his will , prevent First She did lay ane Image in his Bed And to b' obscure it with a carpet cled And when they search't for Dauid , she did say That their hir Lord sick and diseased lay Yet by a window doune she lets him go And worthie Dauid was delyverd so . 1 Samuel 20. Chap. THe noble Dauid in great danger brought And by King Saul for to be slain oft sought From Naioh fled to Ionathan to plaine Of Sauls dispight to him and high disdaine Demanding deeply what misdone had he And what his Sinne was and iniquitie That he committed that his Fathers wraeth Sought hotly his destruction and his daeth But kindly Ionathan conforts and cheares-him And re affirmes th' affection that he beares-him And by three arrowes shott suspectles Signes Discovers Saul his Fathers fierce designes Which madly did malicious Saul incence Vnto the slaughter of his Sone the prence . 1. Samuel 21. WHen these tuo Princes had reneu'd there word And Covenant of love before the Lord David to Nob , to Ahimilech then fled Where he was with the sacred Shew-bread fed And desolat of armes support did crave And from the Priest god great Golias glave Then he to Ashish past , and as he had Distracted bene , he faiznd , and made him mad For hearing Achish servands of him say , 〈◊〉 this noght David , Ishays sone , said thai That killd and slew , and unto thow sands ten ●or Saul on thowsand did destroy of men And herefore doubting of some forder dangers He counterfits him fur'ous to these strangers . 1. Samuel 22. chap. DAvid from Gath unto Adullam gois To be their surer fensed from his foes ●nd when his Brether heard that he was thair With more distressd men they to him repair 〈◊〉 Mizpeth then , then he , to Hareth thence ●ent with four hundreth men for his defensss ●ul hearing then whair David did remain ●nd that he now past publictly and plain ●●eg did charge Ahimilech that he 〈◊〉 David both with meat and armes supply 〈◊〉 than his Servands that about him stands 〈◊〉 kill the Priest and all his house commands 〈◊〉 they refuisd to do 't and draw there sword 〈◊〉 sacrifice those sacred to the Lord But desprad Dog , that Doeg did belive Kill cruelly there anghtie Priests and five . 1. Samuel 23. chap. ●Ob quyt destroy'd , the Priests al kill'd saif one That was to David with the Ephod gone 〈◊〉 Philistims then unto Keilah came 〈◊〉 proudly spoyld the Garners of the same 〈◊〉 David ask'd and did consult the Lord 〈◊〉 should smitt them that so Keilah shord 〈◊〉 Lord commands and he came to 't and fought 〈◊〉 them , and , away there cattell brough 〈◊〉 Saul infists and yet will David slay 〈◊〉 ●od was with him and preserv'd him ay 〈◊〉 woods of Ziph saif he aboad 〈◊〉 six hundreth guarded all by God 〈◊〉 ●onathan went to him too that wood 〈◊〉 ●●ard him kindly with his confort good . 1 Samuel 24. Chap. SAul yet insistes and seekis out Dauid still Madly resolvd destroy him yet he will O but whom God praeserves protects and keepes Tho all the worlde invade securely sleeps And tho Saul sought him with three thovsand men That in the Cave lay at Engedi then God yet among the best of all his Bands Saul hes deliverd into Dauids hands For entring in that Cave to ease him thair Dauid his lappe vnseen away did shaer And cry'd if he , had bene his foe , as thought He might have killd him thair and yet wold noght Nor ever should his heart nor hand accord To touch nor kill th' anoynted of the Lord . 1 Samuel 24. chap. WHen Saul had sene his cloak lappe cutted thair And Dauid as his Lord his life did spair He knew th' almightie that all men commands Had then delivred him in Dauids hands Tuiched then with senss of Sinne and feeling deept His wro●ghs to him , lift vp his voice and weept Than publictly professd that David had Done good for ewil , to him , vnblessd , and bad And willingly awov'd , avanc'd and Raisd The worthie Dauids rightousness and praisd His noble deed that spaird whill with his knyfe He at his pleasure might haue reft his lyfe And freely their confessd , he knew , he King Sould be of Isrel efter him and Reigne And therefore swore him efter he was dead For to be good and gratious to his seed . 1 Samuel 25. chap. THat Iudge and Prophet that in Israel Ruld fourty yeeres , deceasd here Samuel Then Dauid wens doune to the wilderness Of Paran and from thence in his distress To Naball in the Tyme of Shering sent Ten youthes to seek from him a suppliment But clunish Naball Dauids grace abusd For churle of churles he churlishly refuisd And with a Iudgement rash did both despyise And Dauids messingers his meat denyes Whairfore the Prince resolved to revenge it The gratious Abigail his mynd hes changed Whom Dauid efter Nabals death in mariage Did wed for wit , and for hir vettous cariage : 〈…〉 ●Ho Dauid in his danger brought forebore To kill King Saul as is declaird before ●et he vnthankfull and forgetfull Too That God by Dauid did and yet might do ●nmyndfull of his oath and Covenant ●ose vp in armes , and then past to supplant ●etired , royall , loyall , Dauid then 〈◊〉 Hachilah , with his six hunder men ●hen with Abishai , Dauid only thay ●ent dovne by night where Saul a sleeping lay ●nd might as he before have killd him there ●et spaird : and only took his pot , and Spear And then did from a hill to Abner cry And shew his Lord his Love and Loyalty 1 Sam. 27 chap. DAuid so oft persew'd , search'd for and sought Considred with him self resolvd and thought ●hat he to Gath would vnto Achish go ●nd from King Saul his searching saife him so ●here with his armie Dauid gon , no more ●as he by Saul sought as he vsd before ●auid in Gad a dwelling he desirde ●nd Ziklag got incontinent requird 〈◊〉 he fand favour into Achish eyes ●ho much vpon his wit and worth relyes ●hen Dauid went and did invade and charge ●he Cananits from Shur to Egypts werge And smot both man and wife and all hes flame And with the spoyls to Achish gois againe . 1 Sam. 28 chap. ●Chish with his Philistims fierce and fell Assembled go against Saul and Israel ●hen th' heathen Prince with librall words and large ●ves Dauid in the host the chiefest charge ●nd promisd him the honor for to keep 〈◊〉 person by his speaches lull'd a sleep 〈◊〉 Prophet dead Saul at there force affrayd ●●at witch of Endor he implores and prayd ●●at She wold Samvel from the dead recall 〈◊〉 tell him in these warrs th' event of all 〈◊〉 desprat Saul one simulat arose ●●at slew his futur fall among his foes And did for dissobeying God foretell To morrow Bondage vnto Israel . 〈…〉〈…〉 with a● there men or might Against the Isralits conjoynd to fight The Princes or the Captanes of the hoast Consult , conclood and Achish their accost And angrie all with Dauid ask their King Why he that Hebrew did to battail bring ? Is he noght Servand unto Saul said thay And herefore mayb' our adversar this day But Achish from his faith did still excuse him And they in doubt and dread of him refuse him So that their King constraind ( is with commend Of Dauids worth ) back him to Ziklag send Whil the Philistims , for to wrak in warr The Israleit in Ire advanceing are . 1 Samuel 30. Chap. ORe Dauid did to Ziklag back returne Th' Amalakits did it invest and burne And all the vives and Bairnes that there they fand With all their Goods they gleand with strength of hand Dauids Ahinoam and Abigall In that supprise ar Prisoners with all Then mvrning evrie man his losse bemoand And al most all distranghted David stond But humble he vpon the Lord relyd That to his suite , yea , willingly replyd Then with four hunder of his hardie hoast Agains the Toune supprisers he did poast And by th' Egyptian guid come whair they lay All scattred on the field he did them slay ( Four hundreth sole except ) and all thought lost Regaind again suppris'd by th' heathen hoast 1 Sam. 31 Chap. THe Philistims with Isrel joyne and fight And Isr'el is defate and put to flight The Sones of Saul the Princes of the Land Fall their and die by the Philistims hand Good Ionathan is slain , and Saul is wounded And all the circumcised hoast confounded Who hes noght God to guid and go before them Pismeers and meikle more men may devore them Saul wounded sies that he hes lossd the day His Sones and armie slain he wishd to be away Then call'd his armiger and did command him To thrust him through but he , he did withstand him Despairdly then himself he stabs and dyes And so self kill'd beside his Servand lyes . 2 Sam. 1 Chap. ●O two dayes efter Dauids back returne From Chace of those that did his Citie burne 〈◊〉 thrid , there come a man , that hes declaird 〈◊〉 Saul and all the hebrew host misfard 〈◊〉 longing Prince how all had sped then speares 〈◊〉 Ionathan and Sauls self slaughter heares 〈◊〉 all the armies foil and overthroe ●●ich news invads this worthie with such woe 〈◊〉 neir with griefe his Brest blowne vp did burst 〈◊〉 pitied he and praisd him tho accursd 〈◊〉 for his faithfull frend did much lament 〈◊〉 causd he kill , that slave that Saul had shent 〈◊〉 teach all Trators to attempt , and darre 〈◊〉 tuich those that , of God , anoynted are . 2 Sam. 2 chap. 〈◊〉 their daeth deplorable but most 〈◊〉 Ionathan with Saul his Father lossd ●●unsell craved from the Lord of heav'ne 〈◊〉 his God again vnto him gevne 〈◊〉 design'd by Samvel before ●●bron he anoynted is once more ●●anks and wov'd reward to them that had 〈◊〉 Saul , the men of Gilead ●bner lo Sauls Captane chief Reuound ●ahan'an Ishbosheth brought and crovnd 〈◊〉 , and Ioab met , conferr and then 〈◊〉 vnto tuelf encounters of their men ●●ers are forc'd and Asahel is slaine 〈◊〉 reteirs and Abner walks the plaine 2 Sam. 3 Chap. 〈◊〉 Sauls and Dauids house nought pettie Iarres 〈◊〉 there was wrakefull long and vi'lent warrs ●ron be , sex Sones , brought forth and borne 〈◊〉 all house of Dauid to adorne ●●eth sone of Saul , Abner accus'd 〈◊〉 his Fathers Concubine had vs'd 〈◊〉 angrie chaffed to be chected 〈◊〉 Ish bosheth , and his Side reiected 〈◊〉 reconceild to Dauid sends 〈◊〉 conditions hears him , and are frends 〈◊〉 come , his plots to him h' imparts 〈◊〉 there , and thence , in peace departs 〈◊〉 ●nowne to Dauid calld again 〈◊〉 ●●ously by Ioab talking Slaine 2 Samuel 4 Chap. DAuid displeasd , for Abners daeth that day His blood and burden doth on Ioab lay Ishboshet hearing then of Abners fall Dishearned is and his adherents all Rechab and Ban'ath Captans of some Bands Into Ishbosheths Blood imbrews there hands Whill as he sleeping lay a bed at noone This bloody deed by Rimmons sones is done They then to Dauid brought Ishbosherhs head But as demerits thir trespass they Speed For killing of the righteous in his house Disdaind of Dauid they ar odious And to be killd there feet cutt off and hands Their bulks to hing in Hebron he commands 2 Sam. 5 Chap. THen all the Tribs to Hebron did repair And wer Petitioners to Dauid thair Desiring he , wold for there saifteis saik The royall ensignes of all Isr'el Take He that whill Saul ragne in the former dayes Forewent all Isrel in there martiall frayes And whom to God had said that he should feed And be ore Isr'el Captane and there head They croune him then of Iud ' and Isrel King Advisd with God then he his bands did bring To Baal-perazim and trampled twise Bett there and forced the Philistim lyie As God directed Dauid did and smot From Geba vnto Gezar all he got . 2 Sam. 6 Chap. THe Arke of God that had remained long In Gibeah with threttie thowsand strong Dauid transported twise and then he plac'd it Into his Citie and with courtains cac'd it Vzzath by God that did attempt to twich The Arke is killd for his too darring much To learne vs in the worship of the Lord Noght to orewa●k his will into his word Dauid before the people and arke advanced And Harped holily and sang and danced Herefore Sauls Daughter Michal in hir eyes As doing basly , Dauid did despise Wherefore she punishd was : for ewer efter Hir Barrenness began that never left hir . 2 Samuel 7. Chap. WHen God had round about gevn Dauid rest And he sat in his house condignly drest 〈◊〉 peace and plenty to the Prophet than ●he Royall Prince and Psalmist thus began ●ehold in lasting Shittim and in Cedat trees With antique arte ingravne we duell thow sies And God in Tabernacles and in Tents That rings and rops and pins for standers stents Nathan then said do as desires thyn hart ●or God is with Thee and assists thy part Dauid design'd to build then to the Lord 〈◊〉 house of worship but be Nathans word Prohibit its from Heav'n for to be done For thats reservd for Salomon his Sone . 2 Samuel 7. Chap. THe Lord the Secret searcher of the Soule Dauids designe , did tho divine controule 〈◊〉 Labor that , he had allowde alone Vnto his Sone succeeding Salomon ●is benefits , then he , as good , as great ●id by his Prophet to the Prince repeat ●ow from a Sheepheard boy he did him bring 〈◊〉 be o're his below'de and chosing King ●nd when his dayes did end and he hence gone 〈◊〉 strongly stablish wold and stay his throne Vnto his Sone , and alway efter this ●nto his Seed the Scepter ever bliss The pious Prince then pithelie and plaine Gods grace his Giftes and Greatness grants again 2 Samuel 8. chap. THe faithfull King conforted and confermd Agains the faithless Philistims hes armd And those that in his reach and grips he gott ●or bondage he reservd or smartly smot 〈◊〉 match'd the Moabits and them o'rethrew ●et saifd a thrid , when he the Tuo-part slew 〈◊〉 smot prince Hadadezer that did press 〈◊〉 enlarge his limits at swift Euphrates ●nd of the Aramits he killed then ●●cc'ring Zaboth tuentie two Thousand men ●rass , Silver , sheelds of Gold that guarded them 〈◊〉 in Tryumph brought to Ierusalem For non withstood from heavn his helped Strenght But fetterd all , or felld wer at the length . 2. Samuel 9. chap. THis victor King in warrs a Prince in peace Of equall Iustice bountye Love and Grace Th' effectis of frendship faethfull and intear Into his doings is decypherd heir He asks if yet there any be among The people that to Saul or his belong They find one Ziba out Sauls serving man That shew a Sone livde then to Ionathan Lame Mephi-bosheth of his feet vnable Whome Dauid highly hold and honorable And for his Fathers saik his Love he showes Then Sauls whole Steddings vpon him bestowes And at his table worthely alwayes He treats and intertains him all his dayes . 2. Samuel 10. chap. THe noble nature and the excellence In Dauids disposition of a Prince And basly how and bar brously repayd The Prophet properly hes heir displayd The Sprit of Dauid it did boyle and burne To quyt old kindness with a courtess turne And vnto this effect his Servands send Whom th' Ammonits as spyes did apprehend And in dispight with all dishonor dois The noble men ambassadours abuse Which wrong for to revenge he doth arise Fought , and defate , and tryumphd on them twyse To learne all lawless and vnthankfull To With whom to deale , how , whan , and what to doe 2 Samuel 11. Chap. WHen spring approatchd and dayes to length began Ioab martchd foorth with Isrels armies than And as he was a Cheiftane chose and stout He roundly Rabbah belted hes about Whill Dauid rests and Lash at Salem lyes Whence from a Tarras Bathsheba he spyes And by hir Beautie caught became its thrall And with hir in Adulterie dois fall Than to that fact that he had fallin in He joyned blood a cruell crying Sin And poore Vriah he expond and killd As led his Lust and wanton humors wild Then as the Prophet calld hir his ane lambe He efter tooke to be his wife and dame 2 Samuel 12. Chap. THe Prophet Nathan by the Lord apoynted T'expostulat with Dauid his anoynted ●●ake in a mistick parable and masked ●nd him of his Adultrous actions asked 〈◊〉 is lust injustice , he hes taxed thair ●nd to reprove his Stuprie did noght spair ●nd heartly humble , he for mercie cryes ●●th for his murther and Adultries ●●'effects and frute whereof by divine wraith ●●one efter birth , is quickly caught , be daeth ●●en Salomon of Bethsheba is borne ●●d Rabbah taen , straitly besieg'd beforne The Captives captive thair , he sawes with Axes He cutts and carves them stents and draws and raxes 2 Samuel 13. chap. ●Mmon inflamd with lust and fleshly fire And what was worse incestuous desire 〈◊〉 sister Thamar being fair he lov'de 〈◊〉 Dauid by a craftie counsell movde ●nd hir to Ammon seening sicke and Shee ●ent in as she directed was to doe 〈◊〉 wicked Ammon like a villane wyld 〈◊〉 mayd ministring forced and defyld 〈◊〉 efter hoter nor he low'de before ●hen he had whord hir than he hates hir more 〈◊〉 Absolon inveits him to a feast 〈◊〉 for his rapt to be revenged maist And at the table set his life did tak For his vnnat'rall and incestous fact 2 Samuel 14. Chap. WHen Absalom long efter Ammons daeth Had felt the waight of his wrong'd Fathers wraeth 〈◊〉 fleemd was from the favours of his face ●●nk in the Sea and dephs of his disgrace 〈◊〉 by a woman Ioab did devise 〈◊〉 pardon his Trespas the Prince t' intize 〈◊〉 affection fatherly and Love 〈◊〉 Dauids melting mynd to mercie move 〈◊〉 Geshur then be Ioab he is sought 〈◊〉 by him back to Ierusalem brought 〈◊〉 Absalom for Beavties and his hair ●●●ovnd , esteemd , so excellently fair Yet tuo yeers there he relegat remaind ●efore vnto a presence he attaind . 2 Samuel 15. Chap. WIth flattries false altho fair seeming showes Prond Absolon in Isrel pop'lar growes H'insumats him self in all mens grace Plac'd in the court Portch in a publict place For all that offers honors unto him He claves be crast so to the Croune to clim By tratrons Heads to help his bad desire H'attempts unto , th' Imper ' all place , t' aspire His father flies and on mont Olive stayes And all the Plotts and purposes he prayes Propond b' Ahitophel his State to stresse That God wold turne them into foolishuess And Hushai there his Servand , to the end T' oppose , and to uncase there counsels send . 2 Samuel 16 Chap. VNfaithfull Ziba to his master failes And Shimei doggishly at David railes His currish kinde and naughty nature showing By barking basly and by stoubolts throwing Abishai wold the churlish fellow smit But myldly David did prohibit it And doth confess that he there cursing stands And but by bidding and the Lords commands Who then said he dar crave and aske the man Why thus he curseth and he rayleth than My Sone , my Blood , my bowels , hunts me lo And Wherefore may noght Shimei now do so Then suffer him to curse and let him be God may heirefter , heirfore looke on me As fals Achitophel did heir advise The Lew'd Sone with his fathers pairties lyes . 2 Samuel 17. Chap. AChitophel agains his Lord conspires And force to follow from his Sone desires A vitions counsall gave his wicked witt But Hushai hateing him opponis to it And besome lurking frends acquaints his Prence With there pervers and tracterous pretence Then wise and worthie David apprehends The danger and departed with his freinds But lo whill Hushai Absolon advised Achitophel fand al his plotts despised Then on his asse fled lyke a furie fell And in his awne house he hes hangd him self No better recompence can Treason crave Nor end more happie should a Trator have . 2. Samuel 18. chap. VNnatural unwise , unworthie Absalon With Isrel is agains his father gon Disloyall all , all up in armes they ar And that to wage witg worthie David warr T'hen he all his into thrie Bands Devids And gave them Ioab and tuo other guids T'he Battell joyns and Absalon in fight With all his followers ar put to flight And lo himself fast by his flaxin hair Hings on ane Oak betuixt the earth and air Whair Ioab contrare to the kings command Thrise thrusts him throgh and killd him with his hand This bloody end on Absolon did bring Distoyalty unto his Sire and King . 2. Samuel 19. chap. DAvid into a secret Chalmer turnes And for his slaine suspended sone their murnes And Ioab checke yea chyds him that did sho Such greef and sorrow for his fallen foe Thus roghly ronsing him to rise will have him Abroad or threats his lieges all will leave him Th' afflicted King consenting rose and sate In the most publict and frequented gate Whair they that erst rebelld persewd and shore him Again restord and humblie bow'd before him True Mephibosheth meets the King ans tryes A trustid prince in spight of Zibas lies Barzillai leaves the King and homvards tends And Isrel jarrs with Iuda and contends And each of them for Right and interest Into the King strive stifli and contest . 2. Samuel 20. chap. SHeba the Sone of the Bichri then arose And stirrd up Isrel to be Davids foes Ioab Amasa meets and seemd to kiss But kills and treachrously contrived this And Sheba with his Powr to Abel is past Whair Ioab with his forces followd fast And did that citie circomsiedge around And by womans witt a mean is found To saif the Citie and it was indeed What Ioab crau'de and come fore , Shebas head The wittie working of that woman wise The Israleits and Citizens intise To saif the Toune , and get the Rebels Grace To kill the Trator Sheba in that place Which dead once done She vnto Ioab calls And throw's to him the head doune from the walls 2 Samuel 21 Chap. IN Dauids dayes thrie yeers a famyn fearce Did enter Isrel and hir entrals pearss And herefore Dauid did the Lord demand And to much blood to be the cause he fand That then vpon the Sones of Saul remaind Which hes all Isrell maculat and staind Wherefore to blansh that bloody Sin he gives Vnto the Gib'onites of them that lives Sev'ne men the Sones and seed of Saul amaing Whom in revenge they did suspend and hang The Philistims with four tall Captans strong That had bein enemies to Isrel long Four tyms into four Battals come to stroaks Whose Captans staves be beames and sturdy oaks Into these fight wer forced bett and slain By Dauid and his doers dead remain 2 Samuel 22. Chap. DAuid returd from wars victorious Praisd God most good , most great , most glorious His Powar he proclamd extold his strength And laude and glore gives to his Lord at length His mercies maiestie and mightines And grief agains th' vngodly dois express Him in his woundrous works he magnifies Who bowes the heavns , from whom the thunder flies And for his owne so oft deliverance His glorious Goodness greatly dois advance And passing all my powers to repeat He glorifies the God of Hostes most great And promises to praise and to proclame And sing for evr the honor of his name . 2. Samuel 23. chap. THe last words that King Dauid spake suppond ( Noght dying ) but when he his Psalmes compond The Sone of Ishai that was set on hie Aman created King by Gods decree Israels Psalmist and its singer sweet Thus saith , a Prophet and a Prince compleet Th' almighty God I grant above my merit Breathd in my Breast , spake in me by his Sperit And promised that I should regne and beare O're just men rule , men that the Lord did feare And as ore th' earth the morning Sunne did shyne Illustrous from my loyns should be my liue 〈◊〉 aggots for fire ) be rasd and throwne away His worthies last he one by one doth name And gives to all the Glory due to Them . 2 Samuel 24. Chap. from pride cur'ositie and fond desire David will know his pow'res in his impire ●●erefore commands to note vp all and number 〈◊〉 men of Isrel to there cost and cumber 〈◊〉 by his searchers fand that they wer then 〈◊〉 thretein hunder thovsand feghtan men 〈◊〉 God by Gad declard what he intended 〈◊〉 was a fault which highly him offended 〈◊〉 King repents , Gad doth thrie plagves propone 〈◊〉 of the thrie Dauid acceptis of one 〈◊〉 fall into the fingers of the Lord ●●efuseing famyn and the bloody Sword ) Who with infection that throgh Isrel flew ●nto three dayes wholl seventie thousand slew I. Booke of ye Kings . 1. Chap. ●Ow when King Dauid seventie yeeres was old Heat nat'rall hence , his blood was chill and cold 〈◊〉 coverd him with clothes but all for nought 〈◊〉 they a virgin brave Abishag brought 〈◊〉 in his Bed and bosome lay and so 〈◊〉 chafe and cherish him yet knew hir no 〈◊〉 weakned age made Adoniah ryse ●●●urp his Fathers croune to interpryse ●●an and Bethsheba the King acquent 〈◊〉 Adoniahs treacherous intent 〈◊〉 bids the Priest and Prophet sone begon ●●oynt and Croune his Sone young Salomon ●●'usurper flees and to the alter gois 〈◊〉 Salomon on hops him mercie shois 1 Kings 2 Chap. ●●uid a man agreeing with Gods mynd ●alking the way of mortals and mankind 〈◊〉 Solomon and heartl ' exhorts him than 〈◊〉 the prudent Prince and worthie man 〈◊〉 the Lord and walk in all his wayes 〈◊〉 stand to his Statuts all his dayes 〈◊〉 knows quod he the bed from whence thowsprong ●●ow for Thee I did they Brether wrong ●●fore acquyt th' in all and evrie Thing 〈◊〉 or can become a perfect King Howbeit to punish him , himself had spaird This holy Prophet then and hardie Prince As ony that before or reigned since Departs in peace and most devoutly dyes And in his Citie David buried lyes 1 Kings 2 Chap. WHan Absolon the Captain Ioab slayes Contrar command into King Dauids dayes And efter blo'tted with the guiltless blood Of Abner and Amasa Captains good To Dauid in his dayes did nought revenge Yet took to hart these three out rages strange And did direct his Sone to recompence When he was dead as did deserve th' offence But noght to suffer yet in ony cace Perfidious Ioab to depairt in peace Wherefore the King to kill him did command Whom to the alter fled for feare they fand And by Benayah there to be exemple To bloody Captains killd was in the Temple 1 Kings 2 Chap. THe Prince departed and put in his grave Then Adoniah wold Abishag have And as is said efter his Fathers life By Bershabe demands hir to his wife But Salomon dislyking that causd slay And Adoniah killd to death that day Abiathar with Ioab that conspird When Adoniah erst the Crovne desird The King he wold noght smit him with the Sword Because a Priest once sacred to the Lord But he degrads him from his Charge disgrac'd And Zadok sacred in the Prlest-hood plac'd Benayah efter then advanced he To be the Cheeftan of his Chivalrie 1 Kings 3 Chap. WIth Egypt Salomon a mariage makes And Pharos daughter to his vife he takes And vnto Dauids fort from Memphis streame Brought her whill walled was Ierusalem Then to the Prince in Gib'on God apeard And what of him he wold demand and speard Who in a meeke and holy humblness Gods great and mony favours did confess And since he had created him a King He songht true visidome in his governing 〈…〉 With all his other graces vnder heaven And first the Plea that the two Harlots moved His voundrous wisdome and his proudence proved 1 Kings 4 Chap. THe Princes , Peeres and great men one by one Heir are insert that served Salomon With all purveyance great and Glorious ●elonging to his rich and royall house ●he numbers of hts strong and stalled horses ●hat he himself and his Cavalliers corses ●express his Pow're welth and riches great ●atchless magnificence and mighty state 〈◊〉 flowing from the favours of the Lord ●●he Prophet pertinently dois record ●●is all exceeding wise inlarged hart 〈◊〉 heaven in earth and in the profound part ●nd th' all compr'ending knoledge of this Prince ●●rpassing all that livde before or since Among the monuments of mortall men Expressd is here by this Prophetick penne . 1 Kings 5 Chap. ●Iram the Tiriam King with Salomon Congratulats his monting Isrels thron ●nd he agane with honor Servands send ●hat him to Hiram kindly did commend ●nd shew his Father Dauid for his warrs With nightbour nations and intestine Iarres ●nd piously he in his tyme intended ●ould nought begin the Temple nor yet end it 〈◊〉 when God gave him rest he set him foir it 〈◊〉 build a house for worship of the Lord ●●erefore there royall maister Salomon ●equests for Cedars from his Lebanon Into which woundrous work imployd wer then A hunder fourscore and thrie thovsand men . 1 Kings 6 Chap. WHen for that famous fabrick fitly are All things made ready neat and necessare 〈◊〉 hundreth fourscore yeeres efter that day 〈◊〉 God from Egypt th' Ebrews brought away 〈◊〉 four yeer current of the regne noght gone 〈◊〉 Dauids wise and sage Senc Salomon 〈◊〉 statly Structure of the Temple than 〈◊〉 fore nam'd numbers for to build began 〈◊〉 in seven yeeres this wondrous works intended 〈◊〉 expression pompously was ended 〈…〉 In these few yeeres was finished be Them And God ( if he obedient remaine ) To Salomon reiterats againe His promise past and will performe it streaght That to his Father Dauid he had heaght . 1 Kings 7 Chap. NOw whill the Churche tha ' accomplish and conclood The sage and great King Salomon thought good Efter the works for worship of the Lord To haue a house nixt for the King decord He heirfore t' enter instantly ordanes But sparing of expences or of Paines Then all the Arts-men exquisit at once Gold , silver , Cedar , Brass , and marble stones With curious craft and past all creded care They melt they moold , cut Squinsion carve an square And for the Princes palaces erects Exceeding princely riche in all respects But Hiram highly hes out hyid the rest And passing all compare some pieces drest . 1 Kings 8 Chap. FVll finished these fair and famous warkes Of his Magnificence immortall markes The heads of Tribes and Isrels elders all Together he did convocatt and call The Ark from Obed for to bring with them Vnto the Temple in Ierusalem Which by the Levites and the Priests it fet And their with all Solemnitie was set The Tabernacle and each sacred Thing The holy vessels all with them they bring Then Solomon past number numbers takes Of Sheep and Beevs and there oblation makes And whill the Priests the offred offrings kills Into a Cloud the Lord the Temple fills The people than he blessd and preachd at length The pour and Praises of the God of Strength 1 Kings 9 Chap. AGains god as before in Gibeon Apeard aproachd and spake to Salomon Protesting of his Statuts will and way His word and Law he byd be and obay He will to him ( to Dauid what before Was promised ) doe and performe much more The royall Croune that did decore his head He sattle shall for evr vnto his Seed 〈◊〉 go a gadding efter other Gods ●●an than peremptorly he doth him tell ●he honour of the house of Israel And Grandour that it gloreed in that day He wold obscure and quickly catch away 1 Kings 9 chap. ●Ome Cities Salomon grate and benigne To quyt his kindness gave the Tyrian King ●●eat gallant Sp'rits a gottin Good requights ●nd freely favours to refound delights ●●e Cananites vnkilld in th' Bbrew warrs ●●is thrise sage King hes made them Tributars ●●e Hivites , Amorites and Perizzites 〈◊〉 hopless Hittites and the Iebusites ●●at yet the Hebrews did remaine among 〈◊〉 noght be Limme nor Line to them belong ●●is mightiest and Monarch then most Great ●●us having stayd and stablishd his estate And regning in all Rest resold he would To Ophir send a fleet to fett him Gold . 1 Kings 10 chap. ●He wisdome great of Salomon on earth So others passd before and since his Birth ●●at riding on report with vinges of fame ●●ew and to the Queen of Sheba came ●●o far beyond the rising morne almast ●●sie this sapient King come from the east 〈◊〉 efter sene , fame sparing and report ●●lling Trueth of him she said , Shot short ●●sk'd and mony Questions did demand 〈◊〉 most of God to know and vnderstand 〈◊〉 Salomon did solve all that she sought 〈◊〉 he knew all and hid from him was nought 〈◊〉 Maiesty might and Magnificence 〈◊〉 plamly spyes of this vnpeered Prince ●hen they gave other giftes and She again ●eturned to the East with all hir Train . 1 Kings 11 Chap. ●He Charge that God to his great King had Geven 〈◊〉 his apearing to him tuyse from heven 〈◊〉 serve his Statuts and t' obey his Law 〈◊〉 his desires , to doe them , did with draw 〈◊〉 Thowsand stranger wemen wyves 〈◊〉 Concubins he keeped in their Lives ●●fore the Lord was wroth and stirrd him foes ●●●ring all his dayes his vnfrends shois And for his carerers Carrage and 〈◊〉 And to his makers Proecepts small respect He do is foretell him from his Sone and Seed That he ten Tribs shall take and from his head Shall rent the Croun , and to his great disgrace Set Nebats Sone his servand in his place 1 Kings 11 Chap. EFter the Prophet , Ieroboam Told In renting of his garment how God wold . Tak ten Tribs from the Groune and leave but on To Rehoboam efter Salomon And him it pleasd that pitie for to take But only for his Servand Dauids sake And in this chapter tvyse to manifest His love to Dauid he hes this expressd But now this mighty monarchs all amang This welthiest and wisest to that ragne And into highest honor in all eyes Expired then , did end his dayes , and dyes That ragne there fourtie yeers , by Dauids Tomb In Dauids citie they this Prince inhume 1 Kings 12 chap. THis man whom God gave greatest visdome too Defunct and Rehoboam regning now The people and elders all salute him King And sit consulting on his Governing But he the Counsell of the ag'd and wise Did for th' imprudence of the young despise And hardly heirfore brooking this neglect Ten Tribes there Ieroboam King elect And so fell from the Sone of Salomon Th' incensed Tribs of Isrel all saife on The Seer then charg'd by the Lord by night Prohibits Rehoboams force to fight For that revolt by him than did begin For Salomons and Rehoboams Sinne And Ieroboam King elected thus God grosly greevs , and grows Idolatrous . 1 Kings 13. chap. WHil Ieroboam at the Altar stands Teither a Prophet God to go commands T'expostulat and it to threaten thus There whair yow offer incenss mirrhe and thus To Dauids house once shall be borne a Boy That therevpon the Prophets shall destroy And as yow spend vpon it now perfume The Bones of men he thereon shall consume 〈◊〉 in the rest he halted and he strayd ●nd did the will and went the wayes of man 〈◊〉 dissobeyd the Lords directious Than ●nd herefore whill the Prophet home did pass ●lon at leasour ryding on his asse The Lord a Lyon sent that did him slay ( Because he disobayd him ) on the way 1 Kings 14 Chap. THe Sone of Ieroboam falling sicke H'intends to try the Prophet with a Trick ●nd vnto him his wife send in disguise 〈◊〉 make a Gul of Him that God made wise 〈◊〉 he vnvaild hir by the Lords prevention ●nd told the vanitie of that intention ●nd that declaird that from the divine wraeth ●nto there chyld , approachd a praesent daeth ●nd for hir Lords defection from his makar ●hat did his worship vnto Idols sacrar ●hat Croune , that God , from Dauids seed , did sever ●●om him and his , he wold rent it for ever And all that vnto him attingent be The Lord from th' earth shall sweep ev'rlastinglie . 1 Kings 15 Chap. THe aughten yeer of Ieroboams reigne Abiram then in Iuda reignod king 〈◊〉 all the vicked wayes he walcked in 〈◊〉 as his Father Rehoboam Sin'd did Sin 〈◊〉 yet for Dauids sake when he was dead 〈◊〉 with a Sonne his princely place suppleid 〈◊〉 ane and fourty vpright did stand 〈◊〉 as King Dauid , did governe that land 〈◊〉 Asa dyed and with his Fathers layd ●●osaphat his Sone the Scepter swayd 〈◊〉 Nadab Ieroboams sone began 〈◊〉 Asas reigne to rule in Isrel than 〈◊〉 Basha killd him and King eftor smot 〈◊〉 that of Ieroboams lyne he got And as the Lord fortold both great and sin all He slew and vterly destroyd them all 1 Kings 16 chap. ●Asha to regne vpraised be the Lord As Ieroboam sinn'd and did debord ●efore this Lord for his Iniquitie 〈◊〉 forfalted his Posteritie 〈◊〉 whill that Elach efter him did reigne 〈◊〉 Captane Zimri that did serve this King And by his death the Croune this rebell got But when to Isrel was the Treasone told The host cround Omri and him for King him hold That Irizak with his warriours did invest And it perforce he enterd hes and pre●st Disloyall and disparing Zimbri than With his fals treason to be twichd began And to the strength as castell he returnes Himself and it and all within it burnes A recompence for such prophane apoynted That Durst be bold to kill the Lords anoynted 1 Kings 17 Chap. ELiah lo the Prophet did declare To Achab the aproaching famyn thair ( But God did feed and fosterd him with Ravens Penn'd Parendars that foars along the heavns ) That shortly should for want of dew and raine The people and Land to mony straits constrain For all the Abominations great and Sinne That Omri and himself had sliddin in Then famyn , dearth , and want was in the I and And God the Prophet then he did command Eastivard in Cherith-brook himself to hyda And there his pleasure to attend and byde Flesh then and Bread vpon that river bank The Ravens brought him and he waters drank For whom th' Almighty dois mantain and cherish Shall prosper when th' impious all shall perish 1 Kings 17 Chap. GOd by his word Eliah-bids again Go to Zareptah citie and remain Whair he before him at the gate shall find A vidow poore in povertie prove kynd He fand hir thair and did hir then intreat To bring him water and some bread to eat She ansverd as the Lord did live that all Hir store of meal was but a measure small Together with a litle oyle that dois Sustain hir and hir Sone into a Cruse Which Elie bids hir bring and than he blesses And they continew'd so and nee'r decresses The blessings of the Lord to minds content They be abundance and sufficient The vidow for hir Sone departed , grieved But Helie prayd , twich'd him , and he revived 1 Kings 18 Chap. EFter from Cherith Elie the thrid yeer Was gone again God did to him apear 〈◊〉 ●rait Command and Charge expres to go 〈◊〉 to the sacrilegious Achab so 〈◊〉 in that fearfull famyn , drouth , and dearth 〈◊〉 would send Raine t'irrignat the earth ●●d Obadiah than hid in Tuo Caves ●●m death a hunder holy Prophets saves ●●e by miracle the people moves ●●d him the Lords true Prophet he approves ●●n he commands the people soone to slay 〈◊〉 Bralish all and Prophets fals that day ●●nd as the Lord had heght he did obtain 〈◊〉 prayer in the peoples presence Rain . 1 Kings 19 Chap. ●●om Iezebell whill that Eliah fled ●hat solemly to slay him moved had ●●y an Angel as he sleeping lay 〈◊〉 in the deserts he had went a day ●●h'd and bidden ryse and take him meat ●here finds vivers by his head to eat ●●d and water drank and on the ground ●ovne againe and fallis a sleeping sound ●●●ce more God awaks him and did say ●●p and eat and dress Thee to thy way 〈◊〉 hes a woage fourtie dayes in length ●●●p he rose and stepped in the strength ●●●t he eaten had and drank and than ●●●eb hill went vp the holy man ●●●rd yet more he dois declare him too ●●eturne what he will have him doo ●●el and Iehu he doth him apoynt ●●ges and Elish Priest in his place t'anoynt . 1 Kings 20 Chap. ●●adad King of Aram vp in armes ●●d with steel Charrets men and horse in swarmes ●●old Bravados and vnbryled Bralls ●●ed strictly the Samarian walls ●hat fierce famyn sternly struk and stung 〈◊〉 peer , and poor , the aged and the young ●●●m the furie of that famine free 〈◊〉 destressd in danger wer to die ●●od a Comfort by his Prophet sends ●●rie promisd Achab with his frends 〈◊〉 th' event and ishew of the fight 〈◊〉 wyse fell fortunat and Right 〈◊〉 ●●hadad Achabs peace in end 〈◊〉 ●●y did reprehend 〈◊〉 him did a sentence sharp proclame 〈◊〉 he heavie to his house went hame . 1 Kings 21 chap. AHab his avarice and Greed agrest And covetous desire that could noght rest Altho he could all Isrel then Command Without that Parcel of poore Naboths Land Heir is imprinted in a brook of Brass To b'evr a witness of his great disgrace But bloody Iezebel the fell and fex The cross the Curse and shame of all hir sex Both with deceat and crueltie at once The innocent Naboth bett and braind with stons But God repeyd their Tirany extreame With totall ruine , death , disgrace , and sha●● Yet Ahab by Eliah taxd he rents His Garments and his trespas he repents 1 Kings 22 Chap. IEhosophat and Ahab both as Brether To fight the Aramits agree together And faethless both , into there foolishnes Consult there Prophets fals on there succes Who ansver frendly ( altho fals ) they find And the success to sort vnto there mynd Michayah yet that truely served God They ask'd that from th' impostors free abod Who well inspird and by the sprit made wyse Told the true ishue of their interprise Heirfore Zidkiiah a false Prophet than Madlyk commovde did smit the godly man The battell joynd , Ahab defate , they slew And things fortold of him foll forth all trew 1 Kings 22 Chap. AHaz'a nixt his Father killd and dead A Successor and his here raigne in his stead A godless wicked and a vrongous King Incongr'ous in his cariage course and reigne In all his doings he did evr debord And fell both from the Law and from the Lord His Fathers here into his worship vane As Ieroboam all wyse as Prophane No but Iehosophat evin from his youth As walk'd his . Father still stood to the truth And never did from what was right decline But did obey the word and will divine Yet th' Idol-Altars in high places plac'd Into his dayes they wer not all defac'd His other worthie deeds they a● set doune In Iuda Annals vnto his renoune . 1 Chapter . ●Hen Ahaziah King of Israel Doune throw a Lattesse of a window fell ●●d vnto Baal-zebub ( send to try ●he that time in that disease should dye ) ●●e God of Ekron and the God of flyes ●●om to th' vnfaithfull vsd to Sacrifice ●●refore th' almighty ( by Eliah ) wraeth ●●etold the messinger their Maisters daeth ●●herefore the Prince the Prophet t' apprehend ●●o Captains , each with fifty Souldiars send ●●ut the God of Isrel in his Ire ●●se fifties from the hevens confounds with fire ●●nd as declard the King concluds his dayes ●●horam then his Sone his Scepter swayes 1 Kings 2 Chap. ●●iahs dwelling dayes on earth o're drev'n ●he Lord resolv'd to take him hence to heven 〈◊〉 with Elisha he to Iordan gois 〈◊〉 by seprating it , his powar shois ●●prit prophetick doubled then he gives 〈◊〉 Elisha that his Lord out lives 〈◊〉 than a firie Car with flamming horses ●●e soone and suddan Separation forces 〈◊〉 in the Car caught with a whirling wind 〈◊〉 was and left his Cloka behind 〈◊〉 a then so in his faith confides 〈◊〉 there with he the waves strikes and devides 〈◊〉 walls and springs by him tart and amare ●●wre made sweet of harmefull healthfull are 〈◊〉 curssd the Boyes that mock'd him and therefore ●●er torne in Pieces by the Tusked Bore 1 Kings 3 Chap. Hil I'horam Iudg'd the Isralits amang ●●ehosaphat o're Them of Iuda Raigne ●horam wicked was and did not right ●as sinceare in his Creators Sight ●●ght so fouly as his Father fell 〈◊〉 his monstrous mother Iezabel ●●et h' adheard and cleaved to the Sinne ●●croboam Nebats Sone fell in Kinges with angre then gainst Mesha swell'd 〈◊〉 his Moabits that than rebelld ●●y Elisha are stirrd vp to fight ●●d o're match the Moabits by might Then Me●●a with his Sone 〈…〉 And sacrifizd him to asvage his Gods Which monstrous fact when Isrel vnderstands For pitie thereof They reteird there Bands 2 Kings 4 Chap. ELisha by the heavnly help incressd Oyle to a vidow for hir debtes distressd In such aboundant quantitie and store That all defrayd and yet ynough to fore And for the Shunamite he did implore By pray'r a Sone that had noght ane before And this child wax'd sickly and expird But he reviv'de him by his Dame desird The pottage likwise he made sweet of soure When meal among that vild vine he did powre And with but tuenty loavs of Barly kind He fed a hunder and left store behind The Lord alone by him these vounders wrought And but his help Elisha he did nought . 2 Kings 5 Chap. NAaman Captane of th' Assyrian host A Leper hopeless of his health almost Than by ane Hebrew wench in warr supprisd To journay to Elisha is advisd Eliahs deer and double sprited Man A Prophet in Samaria spirand than Who by his word divine , ( a voundrous change ) To wash him , did this loathsum Leper clenge This Prophet yet no recompence wold have Nor for the Leprous cure no coyne receave But lo his groome Gehazi full of greed Gain and tuo garments got and for his deed That which Naaman did infect before Shall cleaue to him and his for ever more 2 Kings 6 Chap. YEt voundrous wounderfull are wronght be him Elisha made in water Iren swimme And all the King of Arams Counsel seald Vnto the King of Isrel he reveald And herefore Aram of his men almost The choyse and best he chused of his host And secreitly vnto Samaria send The holy Prophet for to apprehend But millious more with firie Charets stand To guard Elisha by the Lords command The Prophet prayd t' vnshut his servands eyes Who th' heavnly host ●end for to guard the●● sies 〈◊〉 Sama●a and they knew him nought ●●●o God preserv'd him Is●●l and there Prince ●●om Arams injurie and violence 2 Kings 7 Chap. WHill that th' Assyrian Samaria s●●gd Such furious famyn there in raigne and rag'd ●●at inhumane and loathsome to Relate 〈◊〉 woman with consent hir Sone did eat 〈◊〉 herefore King Ihoram swore Elishas life ●●ould pay the price of that stup pendious strife 〈◊〉 he pronounc'd and b' inspiration said 〈◊〉 morrow shall this brough abound with Bread 〈◊〉 th' infidull that wold not trust his word ●●●d see the same but in the throng was smord ●●●cause a pallid faint and Trembling feare ●●●atchd the Aramits intrenched There 〈◊〉 And th' only sound of Armes without the Sight Confounded fearfully put all to ●light . 2 Kings 8 Chap. 〈◊〉 Lisha doth the Shunamite fore arme 〈◊〉 from futur famyn of th' ensweing harme ●●●telling derth and Barreness seven yeeres ●●●emptorly that approatch appeares ●●●d noght in sho but certanly itt shall ●●●sly afflict Iuda and Isrel all 〈◊〉 slew siclyke Benhadad sould noght die 〈◊〉 convalesh of his Infirmitie 〈◊〉 by fore knoledge then his fate he fand 〈◊〉 at he should dye and by Hazalels hand ●●●ich come to pas and shortly in his place ●●●e th' Aramits he manadged the mace ●●●oram in Iuda raigne and Edom than ●●●uisd them a King and to rebell began And Ahazia efter Iorams reigne Governd Iuda and became there King 2 Kings 9 chap. WHen Iehu crovned King in Isrel raigne These were his doings his exployts amang 〈◊〉 honam as the Lord to kill directed 〈◊〉 quickly he performd it and effected ●●nd Ahazia King of Iuda Then ●●o his flight is killd too be his men ●●●n Iehu vp to Isrel mar●chd of mynd ●●nd that vitch the worst of women kind 〈◊〉 Prophet killer carnell Iezebell 〈◊〉 for fire a faggot fit for hell Wh●●● 〈…〉 And there dead bruisd and felled with the fall Doggs ( hands and harns except ) hes all devoird As was praeprophesied be the Lord . 2 Kings 10 chap. ACcording to the word and divine will Iehu to Ahab seventy Sormes causd kill And to the court in heapes brought all there heads Deriding then demands who did these deads This fatall Game on Ahabs Sonnes begun All Ahazias house like race had Run For of his Brether fourtie he and Two Met on the way and slew them all also Then Baals Priests that God of stock or Stone He at the altar caught and killd each one Non that in Isrel serve and bow'd his knee To Baal than but all that day did die His Altars he destroyes yet never Tvines From Ieroboams wyld and wicked Sinns . Then efter Iehu was expird and dead Iehoahaz his Sonne steerd in his Stead . 2 Kings 11 Chap. FIerce Athalia sies hir Sone expird And herefore she to be reveng'd desird Then on a curst conclusion she doth fall To kill and killd the Royall Childring all Ioash except : that from hir cruell knife By Iehosheba had praeservd his Life And by Iehoida crovnd and anoynted Who Athalia to be slaine apoynted Iehoida dispenser of the word Betuix the Prince , the people and the Lord Humblie a Leagve and Covenant contracts Then all conjoyn and Baals Idols bracks His Altars and his Temples they o'rethrew And Mattan their his Priest they stoutly slew 2 Kings 12 Chap. IN Iehus sevnt yeer Ioash reigne began A Prince that govern'd well and warely than Whill Priest Iehoida taught him the word All that he did was good before the Lord He had a tinder Zeale and constant care The Temples ruind parts for to repair He stirrd his tyme and quick attendance taks And much provisionn he for money maks The Syrian Prince that boldly braved Them And threatened Iuda and Ierusalem 〈◊〉 with a present o● 〈…〉 ●●equyred by his Fathers former Kings ●●ho he to pass , and part with them was la●th ●●es coold the Cummig heat of Hazols wraeth Yet in the fourty yeer that he did reigne By tuo vnfaithfull servoinds he was slaine 2 Kings 13 Chap. ●●N Ioash tventie thrid Iehoahaz 〈◊〉 The Sonne of Iehu King in Isrel was ●●●dolatrous as Ieroboam he ●●●eparted nought from his impietie ●●herefore the Lord delyverd him to Bands 〈◊〉 Hazael the King of Arams hands ●●hill that to God he humblie bowe and bends ●●hen , then , the Lord , to him deliveres sends ●●ash , Iehoahar his Sonne and here ●●●e be the Lord was his deliverar ●●et left he nought his deeds Idolatrous ●●hat cleav'd so fast to Ieroboams house Iehoahaz , then ends his dayes , and dyes And in Samaria he buried lyes 2 Kings 13 Chap. ELisha sick to Ioash 'ore he dies Gainst Aram Isrels Tryumphes prophesies ●●nd then his Spirit that the Lord inspires ●●or to be wray his will in peace expird ●●he man of God that so oft had declard ●●is maisters mynd and for no perrill spaird ●●isha dead and Dul' interred than ●●hill as they go t'ingrave ane oter man ●●ome bands of Moabits then Isrels foes ●●hem selfes in armes to them in erindd shois ●●herefore a bassed on Elisha's bones ●●he dead man these into his Tomb impons And woundrously no soner twichd by those His sacred bones but he vpstands and gois 2 Kings 14 chap. A Mazia Ioash-Sonne of Iuda King In tuentie five yeer old began his reigne ●●nd as his Father Ioash walk'd vpright ●●et not as David did in Iovas sight ●●or the hie places wer noght taken away ●●t in Them incense sacrificed Thay ●●d when to him the Kingdome was conferm'd ●●ainst his Fathers Murderars he armd ●●d those King killers he again hes slaine ●●at durst th' anointed of the Lord prophane The 〈…〉 Took Sela and ten Thowsand of them slew Then Amazia challengis to warre King Ioash then that was the stronger farr . 2 Kings 14. chap. VPon the Provocation both the Kinges There hostes and armies to the Batell Bringes Where Isrel as the stronger in Estate Iuda out justed and its foree defate And when the Batale brock in was and lost They took the King and Captane of the host And than on Salem with there force falls The Temple spoild brack and bet doune the walls The Treasure that vnto the King pertaind And hostages they took that there remaind Then death did end the dait of Ioha'sh dayes A stout and valiant King in all his wayes Then Ierobo'me succeeds his Father syne And Zacharia vnto him be Lyne 2 Kings 15 chap. SExtein yeer old was Azaria whan In Iuda cround he to governe began And tuo and fefty yeer a prince supream He reignd and Iudged in Ierusalem And yet his royall reigne this fault defaces That incense they brint in the Hie places But lo the Lord chastiz'd him for the same And smot him so that Leper he became Iotham his Sonne then vnderneath his hand Govern'd his house and Iudged in the Land Insidious Shallum Zacharie did slay And murdred Menahem made him away Menahem thus away and in his Tomb Pekah his Sonne rose in his royall Roome 2 Kings 15 Chap. IN Isrel whill Pekaihah swayd the sword He walcked wickedly before the Lord And did prophanely jdols dead adore And by one Pekah killed was therefore Then he King killer took into his hand The Croune of Isr'el and did there command But with his bloody murthers he drank in That oftymes branded Ieroboams sinne But Hos'h'a this King killer he betrayd And then himself the sword of Isrel swayd ●o●ham the second yeer of Pekah than To reigne into Ierusalem began 〈…〉 and gone Ahaz his Sonne ascends into his Throne 2 Kings 16 Chap. 〈◊〉 Haz a bad Sonne of a better Sire The seventein yeer of Pekah his impire 〈◊〉 Inda did Guberne but did debord ●●d wrought not vprightly before the Lord 〈◊〉 with the kings of Isrel Idoliz'd ●●d his owne Sonne to Moloch sacrifizd ●●e kings of Aram and of Isrel Then ●●iedgd Ierusalem with hostes of men 〈◊〉 the almightye he wold nought permit ●●●em to Tryumph on him nor to tak it 〈◊〉 Ahaz he with Iiglath joynd consent ●●nvade Damascus and t' assault it went ●●ey took it , Rezin killd , with worship wane ●●●d vnvsd offrings They the Altar stame But when this Prince Idolatrous was dead Then Hezekie his Sonne raigne in his stead . 2 Kings 17 Chap. ●Hill that Hoshea raigne Israel all Idolatrize , and to fass worship fall ●●●erefore the Lord the King of Ashur sends 〈◊〉 Israel a captive Comprehends 〈◊〉 did the Prince and people in prison cast 〈◊〉 did Samaria tack in at last 〈◊〉 then in that deforc'd afflicted towne 〈◊〉 Assyrians , he set in Garisone 〈◊〉 with a hatefull and a hostile hand ●●●ul'd it rudly and perforce command ●●●e heathen yet the Lord they did noght feare ●●bowd to Idols in his Isrel there Wherefore he send in Lions to devour Them ●hat peece maile rent and all in Gobbets tore them 2 Kings 18 Chap. ●●shea reigning into Israel ●●●n his trid yeer to Hezekiah fell ●●●ins and helme of Iuda for to hold ●●n he himself was twentie fyve yeir old ●●ince that servd the Lord and did adore him ●●auid did his Eather good before him ●●olish'd th' altars and the places hie ●●ritaments vnto Idolatrie ●●sen Serpent made in Moses dayes ●●●k it doune and into peeces brayes ●●a three yeeres is besieg'd and taken ●●el captive of the Lord forsaken Because as stringers they 〈…〉 And nought his will divine nor voyo● obayd . 2 Kings 18. chap. THe Ruler Rabshaketh of Ashurs host A wyld out cast before the Lord and lossd T' incamp , his Tents and Palions pitched doune Before the Citie and the sacred Toune And with his hell hounds altogether gross'd Begins to Bandie gainst the Lord and boast His powar he despisd , his Truth contemnd And boldly too his blessed name blaspheam'd Israels strength and all the might of Man Yea and the hand of heven he skorned Than And in disdaine Gods greatness did disgust Dissvading Isrel in his strength to Trust And all the venome of a wicked Tongue That foole agains the firmament hes sloung . 2 Kings 19 Chap. WHich when the holy Hezekiah heares He in the Temple to complaie compears And with a sorie soule , and heavie heart Depressd he from all his people apart With Sack cloth clad , hisroy all Robbs all rent Most wofull for Gods wrong his wowes vp went Great God said he that tuixt the Cherubs ●●●ell In mercie now remember Israell And heare there blasphemies that but all feare The Glorie of they name and Honour Teare The Lord hes heard him and by Isay told That vaine Rud Railers words revenge he wouid And keep vntouch'd that Time be one of Them In that vnhallow'd host Ierusalem And did of them one night of life deprive A hunder fourscore Thousand men and five . 2 Kings 19 chap. SEnach 〈◊〉 th' Assyrian Prince perverse When God did kill , his men and horse disperse He pausd noght therevponn nor did repent But to his vaine Gods for to worship went And litle knew he that had scap'd abroad That he at home had by himself the Rod Which beath him should for all his blasphemies And gainst Gods Hebrews his Hostilities For whill th' Idolatrous and careless King Adores his Nishroch a dead and naughtles , Thing Adramelech and Shatezer his brood Vn naturall both his Sonnes they shed his blood 〈…〉 back , they kill 〈…〉〈◊〉 Nishroch heares noght , nor his slaughter sies 2 Kings 20 Chap. ●He holy Hezekia that ador'd 〈◊〉 And walk'd in Trueth alwayes before the Lord 〈◊〉 ●ut this Time was sicke to death and lay ●●n Ishai send from God to him did say 〈◊〉 Thow thy house to rest and order all 〈◊〉 Thow must dye and live no more Thow shall 〈◊〉 King then turnd and prayd and shedding teares ●●●ats for life and lo the Lord he heares ●●●oyce , his sorrow sies , and syne he sayes ●●●say tell him I will length his dayes 〈◊〉 to the yeeres that he hes liv'de before 〈◊〉 adioyne and adde too fifteen more 〈◊〉 this shal be the Signe , to try it trew ●●●haddow look and in the Di●l wiow ●●hen bright and cleare the Sunne thow shyning sies ●●hall than backward bend whole ton degrees 2 Kings 20 Chap. ●●●g Hezekiah of his Sickness whole 〈◊〉 almighties might extreamly dois extole ●●ach-baladan then Babo●s Prince 〈◊〉 Hezekiah a Benevolence ●●●e his Love vnlook'd for to repay ●●●ength and Treasure did before them lay ●●●ay hotly him reprov'de heirfore ●●●ll his Seed with Babel-Bondage shore ●●●id he their , They captive shall be led ●●●ll that he and his fore-bears had ●●●nnes in Babell they shall Enuches be ●●●ord foretold me there Captivitie ●●●n Iuda's godly Hezekiah dyes 〈◊〉 his shrew'd Sonne Manass his place supplies 2 Kings 21 Chap. 〈◊〉 Ezekiah dead , Manasse reignes 〈◊〉 first prophane of the prophanest Kinges ●●●n a furie of false worship burnes ●●●ith him Isrel to his vomit turnes 〈◊〉 revolts , themselfs they Rebimieres ●●●t on Idols as the Divels desires ●●●nation was there vnder Heven 〈◊〉 and they wer all vnto it geven ●●●fore Gods prophet hes praepreatchd to them ●●●e and strats once of Ierusalem ●●●ier wrack and from the found the fall ●●●d Them that shal be therein all Manasse then exp●●d , 〈…〉 Ammon his Sonne in stated in his stead And wicked Ammon by his Servands Trai●e ( Iosias just succeeds his Father ) slame 2 Kings 22 Chap. WHen King Iosiah to governe began Azealous holy good and godly man Materials all and means he first made clare And gave them that the Temple did repare Then in a hollow woult within the ground The Law Hilkiah hid before hes found Then Prince and Preist the people together draw That vnto them then might be red the Law Whair Prince and Priest and prophets promisd all The statuts there insert observe they shall The people likewise there the oath they took To stand to all into that blessed Book And in there harts and Soules t'indent it deep And wow'd the Law , and lords commands to keep Iosiah then a Prophetess hes speared Who all the Lords will hes declard and cleard 2 Kings 23 Chap. THe Law ' book fund and red therefrom the vord Prince Prophets , Priest and people all accord And by their oath attested whair they stand To keep the Covenant and Gods command Iosiah then the Idol dead of B'a● He braks and his blind Priests he killd them all This Prince the passo're then he caus'd proclame And celebrats it in Ierusalem Conjurers he , where with the land was cloyd T' observe the Law gevne be the Lord , destroyd This pious Prince that be God guyds his raigne By Pharo yet was in Megiddo slaine Iehoahaz succeeds but captive taen Iehojakim his Sonnes cround King again . 2 Kings 24 Chap. NOw Nebuchadnezzar Babels great King His bands blood breathing did 'gainst Iuda bring But vanting force t' affront Them in the fields Iehoiakim then to the Time he yeelds And three yeeres slave to him and Tributare Iehoiakim and Iuda iustly are For with the Lords consent these slraits extreame For Curssd Manasseths Sinns was layd on Them The mony murders that he did committ With th' other Sinns cryd for a venceance yet ●●●kim now with his Fathers dead ●●●achin raigne rased in his stead 〈◊〉 he praevaricat and still he strayes 〈◊〉 had his Fathers done before his dayes . 2 Kings 24 Chap. 〈◊〉 King of Babel then his Servands armes ●●●nd send them 'gainst the rebel Iewes in swarmes 〈◊〉 pulats rheir lands ther Cities sacks 〈◊〉 with their hostile hands all hawock makis 〈◊〉 martch then on and with there hostes they hem ●●●elted round about Ierusalem ●●●kim back'd but with forces slender ●●●d himself , and Citie too , to render ●●●e in her rvins , wrack and overthrow ●●●ory erst , and greatness , then they show ●●●ing a Captive then is caried thence ●●●edekie Crovn● by the Babel Prence ●●●nassd he vp , a mass beyond all measure ●●●den vessels , Gold , and goodly Treasure 〈◊〉 with the Captivs all , and evrie one ●●●sports this rich spoyle vnto Babilon 2 Kings 25 chap. 〈◊〉 Citie siegd , was brought to voundrous straits 〈◊〉 famyn vemen their awne Bowels eats ●●●er thrie yeeres siege so was it shakin ●●●cibly was brokin vp and taken ●●●rat house for worship , wounder once ●●●his mvnd was then a mont of Stons ●●●ghted Zedekiah they have sought ●●●o Bands to Babels King him brought ●●●nes they kill and killd to him ar showne ●●●pless Prince hes both his eyes out throwne ●●●m catened to a Carcer carie ●●●age and in blindness there to tarie ●●●on his people permitted these oppressions 〈◊〉 there gross sins and there great Transgression . Ester 16 Chap. 〈◊〉 Haman that did all the Iewes envy Mordecay's noght bowing going by ●●●ore the Persian Prince intysed he ●●●me Them all , by his decreit to dye ●●●ordecay did call on God , and Go 〈◊〉 and exhōrts her to do so 〈◊〉 prayer neer the Presenoe drew ●●●ntreat as Mordecay the Jew 〈◊〉 form'd and she did favour find 〈◊〉 the Kings heart vnto hir inclind And by ane other Edict , then proclam'd That former cruell ane , it was reclam'd And Haman that the king and Iewes had wrang'd Full fifty Cubits high was hies'd and hang'd . Iob. 2 chap. THat dreadfull Enemie to man the Devill Devising ev'r to wrack and work him ewill Vpon just Iob ( God suffering did assay To tempt and try his pacience ewrie way Vith boyls his Body hee , behind before And from each syde to syde assault him sore Whill with a Pot shard all his Skin he scrapes For no part of his Skin from Scabs escapes His wicked wife bidds , him blasphem and die But sweetly all his Soars yet suffred he His faithfull frends to visit come and wiew him And weeped all when none of them there knew him But patient Iob nev'r opned once his lipps For to curse God for all his cruell whipps . Ezechiel 37 Chap. THe Prophet is transported to a feild By Gold and their Bones numberless beheld Then did the Lord demand him if these Bones So blansh'd could live that ver departed once He ansverd thus thow knows o Lord God than Say's prophecy vpon them Sone of man Which when I had obeyed , they begood To re assume their Sinews flesh and blood He prophecied againe and lo they braeth And armie hudge resussitat from daeth Stand vp all living men , and They ( Said he ) The Bones of-all the house of Isr'el be Which from there graves and Sepulcures I shall So smetyme home to their owne land recall . Daniel 3 chap. THe Babel King ane Image vp did raise And all commands to worship it and praise His Lord convend he open court did hold For dedication of that God of Gold But their three faithfull Iewes aback abod And wold not bow vnto that Idol God Wherefore they threw them in a fornace hot But from the Lord their God support they got And therein They vnharm'd with th' Angel we●● Whill that their Burri'os with the fire wer b●●●● Then muche affrighted Babels King conf●●● 〈…〉 Their God was God of Gods almightie●● Come Shadrach Meshach and Abednego . Daniel 5 chap. WHen Belshazzar a proud and impious Prince Into all Ryot pryde and Insolence With thowsand Princes with him at a feast And Concubines as many to almaist Prophaning their the Coups where with tha ' adord In Israel sometyme the living Lord O but amidds there mirth behold a hand That wrait before them on the wall did stand Some secreit words † † 〈…〉 , Mene ●●●vphar●● 〈…〉 . vnto Them all vnknovne But Daniel resolv'd them and hes showne That for the kings great wickedness and wrong His life and Croune he should both loss ore long And that same night this Prince proud and prophane His reigne is rent from him and he is slaine . Daniel 14 chap. THe prancks pernition of the Priests of Bel Reveald are be the Prophet Daniel Bel then pull'd dovne and the displeased Prince Confounded all the Priests for there offence And then the Dragon that indeed did live Ane whom to Cyrus did false worship give Then Dan'el he commands as others all To worship it and flatt before it fall But he refuisd , and wold the Prince permit He layd his Life to kill and maister it Then tooke he pitch Bitumen fat and hair And boyld together , there with kill'd it thair The God of hostes was Iealouse of his Glore And by his Daniel did he that theirfore Daniel 14 chap. FOr this dispight as these Idol'ters thought All with envy agains the Prophet wrought And in a rage agains their King they rise And for the killing of the Dragon cryes Yea they vpbrayd him to his face and tell That he is turned Iew with Daniel They press him to deliuer him and drew Him to the Lions den and their him threw For those forefamized a fitting feast By kind a bloody and a cruell Beast But God still Dan'el from there furie fred And by the hand of Abacuk him fed God ev'r preservs them in most per'lons places Whom in his Love and favour he imbraces 〈…〉 THe Sinnes of Nineveh God from the skyes Beholds and sies with his alseing eyes His worship wrongd and but prophand his name Yet will premonish or he punish Thame And Ionah to be warner he inveets Of all the naughtiness of Nineveets But rebell careless of his Charge then he Fled vnto Iarshish to eschew't be Sea But lo a Tempest stirrd be God arose And he to light the Ship by lot be those ( Is o're boord throwne ) that then with him did Sail By providence yet kepped by a whail . Tho careless he his Lords command did brak Yit would he save him for his mercies sake Ionah 2 & 3 Chap. THen ceas'd the rage and roaring of the Sea When headlong hurled into it was he But whill he in that whails big belly lyes Perplexd in Spreit he prayd to God and cryes Thrie dayes and nights that hel-like house within Abyds rebellious Ionah for his Sinne A Type of Christ that did presigure plaine That he thrie dayes should in the Grave remain His crying from that hollow woult ascends And God at last his loveing eare he lends Thair to and did that monstrous fish command To lay the Prophet out a lyfe on Land Then spake the Lord to him to this effect In Nineveh go doe as I direct Ionah 2 & 3 Chap. IOnah relivde low humbled did record With thankfull heart the mercies of the Lord Then vnto Nineveh , in haste he hyes And one dayes journey , entred in he cryes ( For it was great , as ony in the east And thrie dayes journey long , and large at least ) That notablie the Ninivites annoy'd Yet fourtie dayes and It shal be destroy'd This warning Bell through out the Citie Rong The people thickly to the Temple throng And with there Prince appareld in sack cloath Repent , and pray t' appease God with them wroath He sies them humble and heares there harts desire Then with their Pardon pacisies his Ire . 〈…〉 ●●●e Tobit reakins out and doth Relate ●●●s parentage , his Cariage and Estate ●●●st declares in Enemessars raigne ●●●yrian King , he was a captive caen ●●●e vnto his Brether heir with all ●●●nde in their afflictions doth recall ●●●htousnes he likevise doth record ●●●s zeale and worship of the Lord ●●●eveh his Care he doth declare ●●●ying his Brether dying thair ●●●ght for be Sennacherib perforce 〈◊〉 himself and fled for feare of worss 〈◊〉 by a frend that did at court remain ●●●s restored vnto Grace again , Tobit 6 chap. ●●●as by his Father Tobit sent ●●●th Raphael wnknowne to Gabel went 〈◊〉 they had that by them did abyd 〈◊〉 Angel was his good and gratious Guyde ●●●st day they at night to Tygris came ●●●obie tooke a fish into the same 〈◊〉 heart and Liwer th' Angel caus'd preserve 〈◊〉 perfume , ane other tyme to serve ●●●ges then they come and Raph'el said ●●●ght Thow shall take to thy wife a mayd ●●●sings Daughter Raguel , since that 〈◊〉 the Law to Thee is destinat ●●●ontrare Raph'el Tobie reasond thair ●●●owes hir when these Things he did declare . Tobit 8 Chap. ●●●as wedding as before intended ●●●ith Rag'els daughter Saranow is ended ●●●er feasting They go in to rest ●●●om of purpose for them dressd 〈◊〉 the Lord told Tobie he assumes ●●●es heart and fird the place perfumes 〈◊〉 of how sone the fend the smel hes fund 〈◊〉 and was by th' Angel efter bund 〈◊〉 and his vife then rose and pray ●●●undly sleep'd together whill the day ●●●icked Sprit that slew the sevne before ●●●d thence fleem'd from Them for ewermore 〈◊〉 Raguel , for Grace thus granted Them ●●●sd and praisd the God of hostes supreame 〈…〉 THe moneys that from Gabel Tobie sought The Angel Raph'el it receaw'd and brought The mar'age feast perform'd Tobias makes Him ready with his wife and journey takes Then Raguel much favour to them showes And half of all his Goods on them bestowes Vpon the way Together going so His Guide commands him home before to go And tell his Father blind , both more and less In all his wayes , his prosperous success And with the fishes Gall , t' anoynt his eyes Who quickly efter , as before , he sies Than gladlie dois , he Tobies wife receave And gratefull , Glore , to God for all he gave 2 Maccabees 7 Chap. SEven Brether that Svines flesh refuisd to eat Skin-tirrd ar tryed with tortring torments great For what the Law prohibits they refuise And rather all , for to be chastizd chuise By death and byd what Buchery can doe Than to that bass abomination bow And efter other , each , there suffred more Nor ony torted , ever had before Yet holily exhorting other all T'incress their Courage , on the Lord they call And full of hope when these short pains ar past To rise againe , they leave to live at last Their mother martyr'd last with stroaks extream Feareless and faithfull fell and followd Them . 2 Maccabees . SImon the Treasure in the Temple seald Spighting the Priest to Hel'dore reveal'd Who by his King Seleucus charged came And from the Treasurie toock out the same Onias then the Priest and people pray Whill God that sacrilegious stooth did stay And by his armed Angels shyning bright Heliodore is whip'd in Isr'el sight And to the earth blind is he beaten dovne And deadlyke Sensles lyeth therein swone Whill for Onias pray'r God for gives The robrie and the man again revives Then th' Angels their directs him to declare Th' almighties pow're that he proved thair . FINIS .