The Holy Genealogy of Jesus Christ, Table – Genealogy 2
A BRIEFE TABLE, RECONCILING S. Matthew and S. Luke: with Notes to cleere them from the errors of ſome, aforenamed.
DAVID.
Math. 1.
SALOMON.
Roboam.
Abia.
Aſa.
Ioſaphat.
Ioram.
aThey are greatly deceiued, that end Salomons houſe in Achaziah, & bring aboue 600. errours into ye Genealogie: Beſides, they deriue our Lord from moſt wicked folke; though he honoured all his true Fathers with ye gift of fayth, being the roote of goodnes, whom we are to follow in the honouring of our Parents, and can not goe before him.Achaziah, Theſe badde 3. and worſe Iehoiakim, which were kild for euill ruling, S. Matthevv omitteth.
Ioaz.*It is a great errour of many, that make this Joaz and Simeon in Luk. 3. to be all one perſon: for Simeon there, is the ſon of Iuda, and Ioaz here, is the natural ſon of Achaziah, (for Salomons houſe did not end in Achaziah:) as we are taught by ſixe plaine teſtimonies of ſcripture, 2. king. 11, 2.13, 1.14, 13. 1. Chro. 3.1…. 2. Chro 22.11.23.3. Theſe badde 3. and worſe Iehoiakim, which were kild for euill ruling, S. Matthevv omitteth.
Amaziah. Theſe badde 3. and worſe Iehoiakim, which were kild for euill ruling, S. Matthevv omitteth.
Ozias.
Ioatham.
Achas.
Ezechias.
Manaſſes.
Amon.
bWhereas Ioſias begetteth Iechonias and his breathren, Math. 1. vnderſtand by breathren, couſins: That Ioſias the Grandfather, begat vnkles to Iechonias, as Tzedechias is called his brother. 2. chro. 36.10. but he was properly his vnkle, and brother to his father. 1. chro. 3.15. 2. king. 24.17. and he is alſo his ſonne for ſucceſſiō. 1. chro. 3.16.Ioſias.
cIt is a wonderfull thing that any man of learning, ſhould be ſo much deceiued as to make Iehoiakim an elder brother (and the naturall ſonne of Ioſiah) to be the naturall ſonne of Ioachaz, who was two yeares his younger: as the text it ſelfe doth planely ſhew. 2. ki…k. 23.30. 2 chro. 36·Iakim, or Iehoiakim.
Iehoiachin, or Ie-chonias. Hee ended Salomons race: for God ſwore, that he ſhould leaue no Child behind him, Ier. 22.24. Wherfore it is flat atheiſme to prate, that he naturally became father to Salathiel. Although S. Luke had neuer left vsus Salathiels familie vp to Nathan, yet Gods oath, Jer. 22. ſhould make vsus beleeue it. And when Zorobabel of Salathiel is choſē for Gods ſignet (in the place of Jec…onias) Aggi, 2.24. then Zacharie taught chap. 12.10. that they were of the familie of Nathan. And yet it is true alſo, that Jechonias begat Salathiel (to wit) as a ſucceſſor to the Kingdome; and ſo S. Matthevv doth meane: for any Learned know, that he beginning with the term… of begetting, might not depart frō it, where the cuſtome of ſpeach ſuffereth the catachreſis: But yet the Iewes in Sanedrin foll. 38. ſay, That Jechonias by repentance called backe Gods oath: and ſtill they teach, that Chriſt muſt come of Jechonias. That errour ſendeth millions dayly to Abaddon.
Luk. 3.
NATHAN.
Mattatha.
Mainan.
Melea.
Eliakim.
Ionan.
Ioſeph.
Iuda.
Simeon.
Leui.
Matthat.
Iorim.
Eliezer.
Ioſe.
Er
Elmodam.
Coſam.
Addi.
Melchi.
Neri.
Salathiel.
Pedaiah.
Zorobabel.
ZOROBABEL.
Mat. 1.
*Abiud. He was alſo called Moſollam, 1. Chr. 3. That is, Hee ſhall be ſetled in Salem… (and ſo Naaſlon named Salmon, in this ſence.) The Crovvne belonged vntounto him, and to the reſt: and although Heathen kept them from it, yet they vvere ſetled in the Salem of a better kingdome, foreuer & euer. Dan. 7.18.
Eliakim.
Azor.
Sadoc.
Achim.
Eliud.
Eliazar.
Matthan
Iacob.
Ioſeph. Hee ſhould hauehave been King, if Tirants would hauehave giuen all men their right: and ſo our Lord (his ſonne by Lawes eſteeme) had been King of the Iewes: But would hauehave it in no other right, that his heauenly Kingdome might be knowne.
Luk. 3.
☽ Rhefa. Hee is alſo called Ananias, 1. Chro. 3. A remēbrance of Annanias the noble martir; the glory of men, that quēched the fire: he was fitly tearmed ſo, a father to Chriſt; that quencheth Hell fire, from burning his ſeruants.
Ioanna.
Iuda.
Ioſeph.
Semei.
Mattathias.
Maath.
Nagge.
Eſsi.
Naum.
Amos.
Mattathias.
Ioſeph.
Ianna.
Melchi.
Leui.
Matthat.
Eli.
Mary.
IESVS CHRIST.
In this emptie place (ſeeing we are in reconciling of the beginning of S. Luke and S. Matthew togeather) it will not be amiſſe, to ſpeake a litle in particular of their ſeuerall beginnings.
Of S. Matthewes beginning.
S. Matthew begins the ſtorie of our Lords Fathers, no higher then Abraham: Firſt, becauſe the Land of Canaan, where the Kingdome ſhould ariſe, was firſt promiſed to Abraham. Secondly, Chriſt was firſt promiſed to him in open diſtinct plaine words. Thirdly, he is made Father of all the Heathen, which ſhould follow his beliefe: & the Heathen were to offer firſt fruites at Ieruſalē; as Maimony noteth, Bechor. per. 4. and ſo for Iewes & Gentiles, the beginning from him, is very fit.
Of S. Lukes beginning.
S. Luke, (before he comes to lay downe the whole Naturall line of Chriſt) hee doth in the firſt place▪ ioyne the end of the Old Teſtament, to the beginning of the New: A moſt heauenly worke. And heere note the very names. Zacharj & Malachj, end the ſpeach of God in the old Teſtament: and Zacharj and Malachj (that is, Iohn Baptiſt) are the firſt ſpeach of the Angell Gabriel in the New. So ſweetly both Teſtaments doe kiſſe one another: that it is not fit for the hid Apocrhipha to come betweene, to hide and obſcure their glorious coniunction.
The holy Genealogie of IESVS CHRIST: Both his naturall line of Fathers which S. Luke followeth, chap. 3. And his Kingly line, which S. Matthew followeth, chap. 1. With fit notation of their names.
ADAM,
Earthy. In my Obſeruations vponupon theſe firſt 10. Fathers, their notation is more largly opened.
Seth,
Sette. Called ſo properly by foreſight, that his houſe onelyonly should continue.
Enoſh,
Sorrowfull. So called, for Idolatrie then ariſing.
Kenan,
Lamentable. So called, for Idolatrie then ariſing.
Mahalaleel,
Prayſing God. As in ſorrowes, that is all our comfort.
Iared,
Deſcending. Called ſo, becauſe the world went from euill to worſe.
Enoch,
Dedicated. Meant to God: as he walked with him.
Methuſhelah.
A weapō againſt death. Becauſe during his life, he kept off the flood▪
Lamech,
Smitten. For not til his dayes, the Fathers die; & then al ſorrowes come to ripe hart ſmiting.
NOAH. 10.
Comfort. His notatiō is manifeſt Gen. 5.
Shem,
A name. His notation is opened in a treatiſe of Melchiſedek.
Arpachſad,
A healer of very ruines. S. Luke ioyneth Cainan to Arpachſad; vvhichwhich the 70. firſt feigned, to delude Heathen: vvhom S. Luke▪ follovveth as a reporter, but not as a iudge.
Shelah,
A Branch or Twigge.
Eber,
Paſſing: In and out, as the branches of a tree doe.
Peleg,
A deuiſion. In his time Tongues were deuided, and mans age halfed by the building of Babel.
Rew,
His like. Both liued iuſt equall yeares. 239.
Serug,
A principall …ine.
Nahor,
Heated. As continuing the ſtrength of the Vine.
Terah,
A ſcent. It ſhould hauehave bin as that in Cant. 1.2. but it fell out contrary.
ABRAM,
A father high. A name too ſtately for a mā, & therfore better changed
Abraham,
A father of a great multitude. A name too ſtately for a mā, & therfore better changed
Iſaak,
Laughter, or Gladneſſe.
Iacob,
A ſupplanter. Called alſo, Iſrael, Mightie with God. Heere beginneth the diſtinction of Iewes from Gentiles.
Iudah,
Prayſe of God.
Phares,
A breach maker. By occaſion at his birth.
Hezron,
The middle of ioy. He was borne in the middle, betwixt the Promiſe and the Lambe.
Aram,
High. Though borne in baſeneſſe, in Egipt.
Aminadab,
A noble people. Though baſe in Egiptian eyne: all good are Aminadab, in Cant. vvhere the Latine keepeth the terme Aminadab.
Nahaſhon,
Experimenter. He had experience of the Promiſe from Egipt.
Salmon,
Set at reſt. (In the land.)
Booz,
In him ſhal be ſtrength. That appeared, when old Booz begat Obed
Obed,
A ſeruant. A ſtay to his old kindred.
Iſhai,
Subſtanciall. Though baſe in Sauls eies; yet he is honorably mentioned a Father of Chriſt: The root of Ieſſai.
The Kingly line by Salomon: which S. Matthew followeth. chap. 1.
DAVID,
Beloued. (Now for the Naturall line, looke to Nathan. ☞—
Bathſeba,
The daughter of oath. Kimchi thinketh that Dauid ſwore that her Son ſhould reigne, whē her name was but Bath-ſhuange (a noble daughter) and was changed therevpon into Bath-ſhebange.
Salomon,
Peaceable.
Roboam,
The inlargement of ye people. Though it fell out othervviſe.
Abia,
My Father is Iah, God.
Aſa,
Healing. Syria que : It fell out fit, in his ſeeking to Phiſique.
Ioſaphat,
The Lord is Iudge. His name is vſed appellatiuely in Ioel. for Gods iudgement.
Ioram,
God is high.
Achaziah,
God catcheth. As he did him indeed,
Ioas,
Deſperate. And ſo he had bin, but for Iehoiadah, that ſaued him frō Athaliah.
Amaz-iah,
Strong in God. He vvas ſo in his ovvne conceit, as Ioas king of Iſrael telleth him: But Ioas his father in Barachias dayes, gaue him a name, that might hauehave kept him from Edoms Gods, to cleaue vntounto God, that made him conquer Edom.
Vziah, or Azariah,
Iah-God is my ſtrength.
Io-tham,
Iehouah is ye perfect.
Achas,
(God) catcheth.
Ezekias,
My ſtrength is Iah-God. And ſo he vvas againſt Zaneherib: but vvhen he began to boaſt in his vvealth, as his ſtrength, then he is told, that his poſteritie shall ſerue in Babels court. Eſa. 3.9.
Manaſſeh,
A cauſer to forget: The former ruines of Iudah; but he cauſed more.
Amon,
A Nurſe. But he nouriſhed Idolatrie.
Ioſias,
My fierie (zeale) is Iah-God. So named whē Ieroboā fell to Idolatry.
Iehoiakim,
God will ſtabliſh: The ſeat of Iudah, though Babel captiue it.
Iehoiachin.
God will ſettle. The Infidell Iehoiakim gaue him that name in diſgrace of Ieremie, telling of the Captiuitie: But God reuenged it; for in him, Salomons race ended, the Crowne ſubuerted, and the Diadem was caſt away: Then his race fayling, they were to ſeeke an Heire of the next of kin; And that was *Salathiel ☞ the naturall Sonne of Neri, of the line of Nathan, the brother of Salomō, (for from him by right, was to ſpring the ſucceſſors of Iudahs Kingdome:) So that Salathiel the naturall ſonne of Neri, in ſucceſsion of place, is called the Sonne of Ieconiah, 1. Chro. 3.17. who had indeed▪ no ſonne by naturall propagation, but dyed childleſſe, Ier. …2.30. And yet in right of the Kingdome, Salathiel ſucceeded him as Heire. And in that ſence S. Matthew doth ſay, Iechonias or Iehoiakim begat Salathiel. Math. 1.12. Marke the woonderfull prouidence of God in this Familie, that all this while, nor after for the Kings line, they neuer named two by one name; becauſe it would much hauehave troubled mens memorie: as the nigh names Iakim & Iachin, hauehave troubled Greekes and Latines exceedingly, taking one for the other.