Directions for the Private Reading of the Scriptures, new
THE NEW Testament.
MATHEW.
THe Euangelist St Mathew intreates of things, that concerne
1. The person of Christ, as his birth, ch. 1. his education, c. 2.
2. His office, where consider,
1. The preparation to his office: both
In his fore-runner Iohn
Baptist, ch. 3.
And in himself, who was
Baptised, ch. 3.
Tempted, ch. 4.
2. The execution of his office,
1. Propheticall in teaching: His doctrine must bee considered,
1. As briefly propounded in one Sermon, chap. 5. 6. 7.
2. As more largely expounded and confirmed, and so
1. He teacheth & confirmes it by miracles of all sorts, from ch. 8. to c 19.
2. Hee reproues and confuteth the practise, and doctrine of the Pharises, from c. 19. to c. 24.
3. He prophesieth of the destruction of Ierusalem, and the world, ch. 24. 25.
2. Sacerdotall or priestly in his passion, and sacrifice for the sinnes of the world, ch. 26 27.
3. Regall, in respect of the beginning and the manifestation of it, chap. 28.
October. Mathew.
1. 1. 2. 3.
2. 4. 5.
3. 6. 7.
4. 8. 9. 10.
5. 11. 12.
6. 13. 14.
7. 15. 16. 17.
8. 18. 19. 20.
9. 21. 22. 23.
10. 24. 25.
11. 26. 27. 28.
MARKE.
SAINT Marke intreates,
1. Of the life of Christ, and therein
1. Of his fore-runner, ch. 1.
2. Of things said or done by him,
1. Before his transfiguration, and so reporteth both his oracles, and miracles from ch. 2. to c. 9.
2. In his transfiguration, chap. 9.
3. After his transfiguration
1. Before his entrance into the holy City, chap. 10.
2. In his entrance, where note,
1. His disputation, chap. 12.
2. His prediction, chap. 13.
1. Of the passion of Christ, where
1. Of the things, that went before it, ch. 14.
2. Of the manner of it, ch. 15.
3. Of the consequents of it, viz. his buriall, his resurrection, and assention, chap. 16.
October. Marke.
12: 1: 2.
13: 3: 4.
14: 5: 6.
15: 7: 8.
16: 9: 10.
17. 11: 12.
18. 13: 14.
19. 15. 16.
LVKE.
SAINT Luke intreates,
1. Of the life of Christ,
1. Priuate, where of
His conception, ch. 1.
His birth and education, chap. 2.
2. Publike in preaching the Gospell, where
1. How he was prepared chap. 3.
2. How he executed it.
1. Alone,
By teaching, ch. 4.
By doing, ch. 5.
2. With others, viz. his disciples, both
The 12. Apostles whom he calleth and instructeth, ch. 6. 7. 8. and sendeth, ch. 9.
And the 70. disciples, ch. 10.
2. Of his death, where of
1. The antecedents of it.
2. The manner of it.
3. The consequents of it.
1. The antecedents of his death were the things hee did, and spake.
1. In his iourny to Ierusalem, where he taught:
1. Of the inward worship of God, where
First of praier, c. 11.
2. Of faith, chap. 12.
3. of repentance, both
In the causes,
Moouing to it, chap. 13.
Hindering of it, chap. 14. and
In the effects of it, c. 15.
2. Of the outward worship of God, where note,
1. What wee must auoide, viz. the abuse of riches, c. 16.
Scandall, chap. 17.
2. What we must do, c. 18.
2. When hee came to Hierusalem, where note
How he was receiued, c. 19.
How he disputed, ch. 20.
How he prophesied, ch. 21.
2. The manner of his death, chap. 22. 23.
3. The consequents of his death, ch. 24.
October. Luke.
20. 1. 2.
11. 3. 4.
22. 5. 6.
23. 7. 8.
24. 9. 10.
25. 11. 12.
26. 13. 14.
27. 15. 16.
28. 17. 18.
29. 19. 20.
30. 21. 22.
31. 23. 24.
IOHN.
SAINT Iohn intreates,
1. Of the person of Christ, c. 1.
2. Of the office of Christ, which he performed in his iourny.
1. To the feast of the passouer.
1. In Cana, from whence he set out, ch. 2.
2. While hee abode at the feast, ch. 3.
3. In his returne by Samaria, ch. 4.
2. To the feast of Pentecost, where
He cured the palsie, c. 5.
He fed the people, c. 6.
3. To the feast of Tabernacles, where note
1. His comming to Hierusalem, ch. 7.
2. His abode in Hierusalem, where
1. His disputation, c. 8.
2. His workes, chap. 9.
3. His Sermon, ch. 10.
3. His departure from thence, c. 11.
4. To the celebration of the true Passouer: where note about his death,
1. What went before,
1. His deeds, viz.
Entrance into the city, chap: 12.
Washing his Disciples feete, ch. 13.
2. His speeches,
1. At supper time, c. 14
2. As they went to the garden:
1. Monitory, ch. 15.
2. Consolatory, c. 16
3. Supplicatory, c. 17
2. The manner of his death and passion, ch: 18. 19.
3. The consequents of it' viz. his appearance to his Disciples,
Conuersing in Iudea, chap. 20.
Fishing in Galile, ch. 21.
Nouember. Iohn.
1. 1. 2.
2. 3. 4.
3. 5. 6.
4. 7. 8.
5. 9. 10.
6. 11. 12.
7. 13. 14.
8. 15. 16.
9. 17. 18.
10. 19. 20. 21.
ACTES.
THe Actes of the Apostles containe a history,
First generall of all the Apostles: where
1. Of their assembling together, chap. 1.
2. Of their gifts, ch. 2.
3. Of their sayings, ch. 3.
2. Especiall,
1. Of Peter with Iohn, and others, chap. 4. 5.
2. Of Steuen, ch. 6. 7.
3. Of Philip, ch. 8.
4. Of Peter alone: of whose
Miracles, ch. 9.
Doctrine:
Propounded, ch. 10.
Defended, ch. 11.
Imprisonment and deliuerance, ch. 12.
5. Of Paul and his trauailes,
1. With Barnabas, c. 13. 14.
2. With Silas, of whose
1. Departure, where of the first counsell at Hierusalem, ch. 15.
2. Abode in Asia, ch. 16. In Graecia, ch. 17.
3. His returne, ch. 18.
3. For the Ephesians, where consider,
1. From whence hee went, ch. 18. v. 23.
2. By what Places, ch. 19. 20.
3. Whither he came:
First to Hierusalem, & what befell him there ch. 21. 22. 23.
Secondly to Caesarea, and what was done, VnderUnder Faelix, ch. 42. VnderUnder Festus, ch. 25. VnderUnder Agrippa, 26. And lastly to Rome, chap. 27. 28.
Nouember. Actes.
11. 1. 2.
12. 3. 4.
13. 5. 6. 7.
14. 8. 9.
15. …0. 11.
16. 12. 13.
17. 14. 15. 16.
18. 17. 18. 19.
19. 20. 21. 22.
20. 23. 24. 25.
21. 26. 27. 28.
ROMANS.
IN the Epistle to the Romans he intreates,
1. Of iustification, ch. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2. Of sanctification, ch. 6 7. 8.
3. Of predestination, c. 9. 10. 11.
4. Of good workes, ch. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
1. Corinthians.
IN the first Epistle to the Corinthians,
1. He reproues,
For Schismes and factions and hearkning to ambitious Teachers, ch: 1. 2. 3. 4. For incest and fornication chap. 5.
For going to Law, ch. 6.
2. He disputeth,
About mariage, ch. 7.
About things indifferent, ch. 8. 9. 10.
About the Sacrament of the supper, ch. 11.
About the right vse of spirituall gifts, ch. 12. 13. 14.
About the resurrection, c. 15.
3. He concludes about collections and matters of saluation chap. 16.
2. Corinthians.
IN the second Epistle to the Corinthians.
1. He makes Apologie for himselfe against diuers aspersions ch. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
2. He exhorts,
To holy life and patience, & of shunning needlesse society with the wicked, ch. 6.
To auoide iudging ill of him, ch. 7.
To mercy and liberalitie, chap. 8. 9.
To the sincere respect of him and his Apostelshippe & ministery, ch. 10. 11. 12.
3. He concludes, ch. 13.
Galathians.
IN the Epistle to the Galathians
1. Hee reprooues their backesliding, ch. 1.
2. He intreates of iustification, chap. 2. 3. 4.
3. He exhorts to good workes, chap. 5. 6.
Ephesians.
IN the Epistle to the Ephesians he intreates,
1. Of matter of faith, ch. 1. 2. 3.
2. Of workes, chap. 4. 5. 6.
Philippians.
IN the Epistle to the Philippians he makes,
1. A narration of his louelove to them, of his afflictions and desire of death, ch. 1.
2. He exhorts,
To louelove and humility, ch. 2.
To warinesse and progresse both in assurance and sanctitie, ch. 3.
3. He concludes,
1. with particular exhortation.
2. With generall commendation, ch. 4.
Colossians.
IN the Epistle to the Colossians he intreates of matters,
Of faith, ch. 1. 2.
Of life, chap. 3. 4.
1. Thessalonians.
IN the Epistle to the Thessalonians he intreates,
Of their conuersion, ch. 1.
Of the meanes of it, ch. 2.
Of the fruite of it, viz. his maruellous louelove to them, and care for them, ch. 3.
Of directions for their liues, chap. 4. 5.
2. Thessalonians.
IN the second Epistle to the Thessalonians,
He comforts, ch. 1.
He prophesieth, ch. 2.
He exhorts, chap. 4.
1. TIMOTHY.
IN the first Epistle to Timothy,
He confuteth the erronious Doctors, ch. 1.
He exhorteth about prayer and apparrell, ch. 2.
He enformeth concerning the dutie of Byshops and Deacons, ch. 3.
He prophesieth of the last and euill times, ch. 4.
He ordereth Church Gouernours, ch. 5.
He taxeth seuerall abuses, c. 6.
2. TIMOTHY.
IN the second Epistle to Timothy,
Hee exhorteth him to perseuerance:
In the duties of his calling, ch. 1.
In Christian warfare, c. 2.
He prophesieth, ch. 3.
Hee chargeth about preaching, and so concludeth, c. 4.
TITVS.
IN the Epistle to Titus hee intreates of the duty,
Of Ministers, chap. 1.
Of Hearers, chap. 2. 3.
HEBREWES.
IN the Epistle to the Hebrewes he entreates;
1. Of Christ, and so
1. Of his person.
His Diuine nature, ch. 1.
His humane nature, ch. 2.
2. Of his office, as
Prophet, ch. 3. 4.
Priest, ch. 5. to 10.
2. Of the duties of Christians, and so
Of faith, ch. 11.
Of holy life, ch. 12. 13.
IAMES.
IN the Epistle of Iames he intreates,
Of patience, right hearing the word, and true religion, ch. 1.
Of louelove and iustification by workes, ch. 2.
Of the tongue, and wisedome, chap. 3.
Of contentions, and presumption, ch. 4.
Of oppression, and swearing, and praier, and admonition, ch. 5.
1. PETER.
THe first Epistle of Peter hath in it matter,
Of consolation, ch. 1. to v. 13.
Of exhortation, v. 13. of 1. ch. to v. 8. of ch. 3.
Of dehortation, chap. 3. v. 8. to the end.
And these againe are handled:
Exhortation, ch. 4. to v. 12.
Consolation, v. 12. to the end of ch. 4.
Dehortation impliedly, With the conclusion, ch. 5.
2. PETER.
IN the 2. Epistle of Peter,
He exhorts to holines, c. 1.
He threatens wicked Teachers, and Apostates, chap. ….
He prophesieth of the day of iudgement, ch. 3.
1. IOHN.
IN the first Epistle of Iohn hee intreates,
Of the benefits of Christ. ch. 1.
Of the office of Christians,
In louelove, ch, 2. 3. 4.
In faith, ch. 5.
REVELATION.
IN the Reuelation is contained
A history of the state of the Churches then, ch. 1. 2. 3.
A prophesie.
Of the world, c. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Of the Church.
In her battailes, ch. 10. to 17.
In her victories, ch. 17. 18. 19. 20.
In her eternall glory, chap. 21. 22.
Nouember. Romans.
22. 1. …2.
23. 3. 4.
24. 5. 6.
25. 7. 8.
26. 9. 10.
27. 11. 12. 13.
28. 14. 15. 16. 1. Corinthians.
29. 1. 2. 3.
30. 4. 5. 6.
Decemb
1. 7. 8.
2. 9. 10.
3. 11. 12.
4. 13. 14.
5. 15. 16. 2. Corinthians.
6. 1. 2.
7. 3. 4.
8. 5. 6.
9. 7. 8. 9.
10. 10. 11.
11. 12. 13. Galathians.
12. 1. 2.
13. 3. 4.
14. 5. 6. Ephesians.
15. 1. 2.
16. 3. 4.
17. 5. 6. Philippians.
18. 1. 2.
19. 3. 4. Colossians.
20. 1. 2.
21. 3. 4. 1. Thessalonians.
22. 1. 2. 3.
23. 4. 5. 2. Thessalonians.
24. 1. 2. 3. 1. Timothy.
25. 1. 2.
26. 3. 4.
27. 5. 6. 2. Timothy.
28. 1. 2.
29. 3. 4. Titus.
30. 1. 2.
31. 3. and Phil….
Ianuary, Hebrewes.
1. 1. 2.
2. 3. 4.
3. 5. 6. 7.
4. 8 9.
5. 10. 11.
6. 12. 13. I…s.
7. 1. 2. 3.
8. 4. 5. 1. Peter.
9. 1. 2.
10. 3. 4. 5. 2. Peter.
11. 1. 2. 3. 1. Iohn.
12. 1. 2. 3.
13. 4. 5.
14. 2. and 3. of Iohn with Iude. Reuelation.
15. 1. 2. 3.
16. 4. 5. 6.
17. 7. 8. 9.
18. 10. 11. 12.
19. 13. 14. 15.
20. 16. 17. 18.
21. 19. 20.
22. 21. 22. Psalmes.
23. 1. 2. 3. 4 5. 6. 7.
24. 8. 9. 10. 11.
25. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
26. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
27. 22. 23. 24. 25.
28. 26. 27. 28. 29.
29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
30. 34. 35. 36.
31. 37. 38. 39. 40.
February.
1. 41. 42. 43. 44.
2. 45. 46. 47. 48.
3. 49. 50. 51.
4. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56.
5. 57. 58. 59. 60.
6. 61. 62. 63. 64.
7. 65. 66. 67.
8. 68. 69.
9. 70. 71 72.
10. 73. 74. 75. 76.
11. 77. 78.
12. 79. 80. 81.
13. 82. 83. 84. 85.
14. 86. 87. 88.
15. 89. 90.
16. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95.
17. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
18. 101. 102. 103.
19. 104. 105. 106.
20. 107. 108. 109. 110.
21. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117.
22. 118. 119. the halfe.
23. 119. the other halfe, 120. 121. 122.
24. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129.
25. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136.
26. 137. 138. 139. 140. 401. 142.
27. 143. 144. 145.
28. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150.