Directions for the Private Reading of the Scriptures, old
The order of the Bookes, and of reading the whole SCRIPTVRES.
THe Booke you are to read is the Bible: your Bible is diuided into 2: parts, the old Testament, and the New.
The olde TESTAMENT containes the Law and the Prophets.
The Law is expressed in the fiue bookes of Moses, called the Pentateuche.
The PROPHETS, comprehend three kindes of writings:
1. History (principally) from Iosua to Iob, called the anterior Prophets.
2. Doctrine (principally) from Iob to Esay, called the Hagiographa.
3. Prophesie specially taken (principally) from Esay to the end of Malachy, called the posterior Prophets.
The new Testament containes:
1. History (principally) in the foure Euangelists, and the Actes.
2. Doctrine (principally) in the Epistles.
3. Prophesie in the Reuelation.
That, which you are first then to read, is the Law in the fiue bookes of Moses: which bookes intreate,
1. First of the originall and state of the Church, in the beginning (to whom the Law was giuen) in Genesis.
2. Secondly of the promulgation or publication of the Law, which was giuen either generally, the lawes Ecclesiasticall, and Politicall together, and so in Exod. 9. or specially and apart, and so the Lawes Ecclesiasticall are giuen in Leuiticus, the Lawes Politicall are giuen in Numbers.
3. Thirdly the repetition of the Law in Deuteronomy.
GENESIS.
IN Genesis you shall read:
1: First of the creation of the Church, chap: 1. 2. 3.
2. Secondly of the constitution of the Church. from Chapter 4. to the end.
In the creation obserue the making,
First of the World, in which the Church was to liue, Chap. 1.
Secondly of Man, of which it was to consist: in whom consider
His happinesse, in which hee was made, Chapter 2.
His misery, into which he fell, chap. 3.
The constitution of the Church must bee considered as it was in the two worlds: the olde world before the floode, from chap. 4. to 8. and the new world after the floode, of which chapter 8. to the ende of the booke.
In the old world consider.
The propagation of sinne and punishment, chap. 4.
The conseruation of the Church, chap. 5.
The condemnation of that sinfull world:
Foretold, chap. 6.
Executed, chap. 7.
The story of the new world is considered chiefly in the ages of foure men: that is Noah to ch: 12. Abraham to ch: 25. Isaach to ch: 28. and Iacob from ch: 28. to the end of the booke.
In the history of Noah consider,
His deliuerance from the Deluge, chap. 8.
His blessing from GOD, chap. 9.
His Familie and Posteritie.
As it was vnited, chap. 10.
As it was dispersed through the earth, Chap. 11. where of the election of a peculiar people out of the rest to God, of whom the Church consisted.
In the History of Abraham consider,
First his vocation chap: 12. first part.
Secondly his peregrination both in Aegipt chap. 12. and in Canaan chap. 13.
Thirdly, his dealing,
First with Lot chap. 14.
Secondly with God: with God I say, who promised him issue chapt. 15. gaue him issue of Sarah chapter 16. and makes his couenant with him, chap: 17. to 25.
About the Couenant obserue.
First the forme of it, chap. 17.
Secondly the fruit of it.
First on Gods part, which was shewed in the communication.
Of Counsells and secrets vntounto him Chap. 18.
Of Benefits in deliuering L…t chap. 19. In succouring the weakenesse of Abraham chap. 20. and giuing the promised child chap. 21.
Secondly on Abrahams part, who is commended,
For the obedience of his faith, chap. 22.
For his humanitie, chap. 23.
For his piety in disposing of his sonne in marriage, chap. 24.
Thus of Abraham.
The History of Isaach containes,
His kindred and issue, chap. 25.
His trauailes and troubles, ch: 26.
His prophesie concerning the estate of the Church in the posterity of his two sonnes, ch: 27.
Thus of Isaach.
The History of Iacob is diuided according to his threefold peregrination,
1. Into Mesopotamia, where note.
His iourney thither, chap. 28.
His arriuall and mariage, chap. 29.
His riches and children, ch: 30.
2. Into Canaan, where note
His iourney, ch: 31.
His arriuall, where note
His congresse with Esau, chapter 32. 33.
His progresse with much griefe and miserie, for there
The rauishing of Dina, chap. 34.
The death of Rachell, chap. 35.
The selling of Ioseph, chap. 37.
The incest of Iuda, chap. 38.
3. Into Egipt, where consider
1. The going downe of his children, and so went
1. Ioseph, of whose afflictions read c: 39. and 40. and dignitie and preferment chap. 41.
2. The other brethren of whom chap. 42. 43. and 44.
2. The going downe of Iacob himselfe, where consider,
1. His sending for, by Ioseph, chap. 45.
2. His trauailes thither, ch. 46.
3. His abode there, where consider
1. His conference with the King of Egipt, chap. 47.
2. His blessing of Ioseph, ch: 48.
3. His prophesie concerning the posterity of his sons, c: 49.
4. His death and buriall, c: 50.
March: Genesis.
1. 1, 2, 3.
2. 4, 5, 6, 7.
3. 8, 9, 10, 11.
4. 12, 13, 14.
5. 15, 16, 17.
6. 18, 19, 20, 21.
7. 22, 23, 24.
8. 25, 26, 27.
9. 28, 29, 30.
10. 31, 32, 33.
11. 34. 35, 36, 37, 38.
12. 39, 40, 41.
13. 42, 43, 44, 45.
14. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.
EXODVS.
THe booke of Exodus intreates of the giuing of the law in generall, and so the story intreates of two things;
First of the deliuerance of the people of Israell, to whom God was to publish his law, from ch: 1. to ch: 19.
Secondly of the Lawes themselues, chap: 19. to the end of the booke.
In the story of the deliuerance of the Israelites consider,
1. The occasion of it.
2. The instrument, by whom it was effected.
3. The deliuerance it selfe.
4: The consequents of the deliuerance.
The occasion was the tyranny of the Aegiptians, ch: 1.
The instrument was Moses, concerning whom the story tels
1: Of his birth, chap. 2.
2: Of his calling, chap. 3.
3: Of his assistant Aaron, ch: 4.
4: Of the speeches he made to the King of Egipt, ch 5. & 6.
5: Of the signes and wonders wrought in Egipt, these signes were either
Confirming signes, ch: 7.
Or punishment signes, euen ten great plagues vponupon the Egiptians, chap. 8. 9. 10. 11.
The deliuerance it selfe, wherin consider,
1: Their departure out of Aegipt, ch. 12.
2: The ratification of it by signes & obseruations, c: 13-
3: Their passage through the red sea, chap. 14.
4. Their thankesgiuing, ch: 15.
The consequents of the deliuerance were,
1: Prouision of victaile and necessaries, ch: 16.
2: Defence from enemies, c. 17.
3: Administration of iustice, chap: 18.
Thus of the deliuerance of the people: the lawes follow: The Law must bee considered two waies:
First as it was giuen by God, chap: 19. to 31.
Secondly as it was obeyed by the people, ch: 32. to the end.
In the giuing of the Law consider.
1: The preparation, ch: 19.
2: The diuision; For God gaue them:
1. Morall Lawes, chap. 20.
2. Iudiciall Lawes, chap. 21. 23.
3. Ceremoniall lawes, chapters, 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
The obedience of the people must be considered either in respect.
1. Of the morall Law, where note
Their transgression, ch: 32.
Their reconciliation with God, ch: 33.
The restitution of the Law, ch: 34.
2. Of the Ceremoniall Lawe wherein is set downe the story of the building of the Tabernacle, ch: 35. to the end of the booke.
March: Exodus.
15. 1, 2, 3.
16. 4, 5, 6.
17. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
18. 12, 13, 14.
19. 15, 16, 17.
20. 18, 19, 20.
21. 22, 22, 23.
22. 24, 25, 26, 27.
23. 28, 29, 30, 31.
24. 32, 33, 34.
25. 35. to the end of the booke.
LEVITICVS.
THe booke called Leuiticus intreates,
First of Sacrifices.
Secondly of sacred Persons.
The Sacrifices must be considered, either in respect,
First of their sorts: chapters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Secondly of the rites about them, chap: 6. 7.
The sorts of Sacrifices must be considered, as they were distinguished either
First by the matter, of which they were, and so they were either,
Of liuing creatures chap. 1.
Of things without life, chap. 2.
Secondly by the occasions, for which they were, and these were either,
Good things receiued from God, chap. 3. or
Euill things done by man, chap. 4. 5.
Thus of Sacrifices.
The Persons are either,
Publike, of whom, c: 8. to 11.
Priuate, ch: 11. to the end.
The publike persons were the Priests, concerning whom obserue,
First their consecration to their offices, ch: 8.
Their execution of their offices, ch: 9.
Thirdly their transgression in their offices, ch: 10.
The priuate Persons are considered in respect of their sanctification, and this sanctification was either,
Particular: of one man, ch: 11. to 16. …
Commune of the whole Church, ch: 16. to the end.
The sanctification of one man in particular is considered of, in respect of the waies by which he was polluted, as
1. By eating, ch. 11.
2. By childbearing, ch. 12.
3. By leprosie, ch: 13. 14.
4. By Fluxe, ch. 15.
The common sanctification of the whole Church is to bee considered,
First in things necessary, ch. 16. to 27.
2. In things voluntary, c: vlt.
About things necessary, consider,
1. The Lawes, ch: 16. to 26.
2. The obsignation of them by promises & threatnings, 26. The Lawes concerne either Purification for their sinnes, chap. 16. 17. Or
Information of their liues, chap. 18. to 26.
The purification was either,
Ordinary and annuall, c: 16.
Or Extraordinary, ch. 17.
The lawes that concerned the information of their liues were either,
Oeconomicall about their mariages, ch: 18. Or
Politicall, about their cariage abroad with others, chapters 19. 20. Or
Ecclesiasticall, which Lawes considered either,
Persons, ch. 21. Or
Things, ch. 22. Or
Times, viz.
Dayes, chap. 23. 24.
Yeares, cha: 25.
March: Leuiticus.
26: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.
27: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10.
28: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15.
29: 16: 17: 18: 19.
30: 20: 21: 22: 23.
31: 24: 25: 26: 27.
NVMBERS.
THe booke of Numbers intreates of Lawes, and those Lawes politicall for the most part, that were occasioned by the mustering of the people for their iourney to Canaan.
The History concernes,
1. Their preparation to the iourney, ch: 1. to ch: 11.
2. Their iournies, ch: 11. to 22.
3. Their station or abode, when they came neere to Canaan, chapt. 22. to the ende of the booke.
In their preparation to the iourney obserue,
1: Their mustering or numbring.
2: The Lawes giuen them.
3: The manner.
The muster was either ci… of the people, who are
Numbred, ch: 1.
Ordred, chap: 2.
Or sacred of the Priests, who are,
Numbred, ch: 3.
Ordred, chap: 4.
The Lawes are either common to all, about sanctity, in things
Necessary, ch: 5.
Voluntary, ch: 6.
Or particular.
First ciuill for the Tribes, chap: 7.
Secondly sacred for the priests and Leuites, ch: 8.
Their manner is double,
1. Of their sanctification, and order, ch: 9.
2. Of their iournies, ch: 10.
Thus of their preparation.
Their iournies are distinguished by a story of eight murmurings of the people.
The first was for the tediousnesse of their iourney.
The second was for wearines of the Manna, ch: 11.
The third was the emulation of Miriam, and Aaron against Moses, chap. 12
The fourth was the sedition of the spies
murmuring, ch. 13.
plagued, ch. 14.
reconciled, ch. 15.
The fift was the conspiracie of the three Leuites, ch: 16.
The sixt was the indignation of the people at the former iudgements, where note
Their murmuring, c. 17.
Their reconciliation as it respects
Persons and rites, ch: 18.
The manner, ch. 19.
The seuenth was for want of water, chap. 20.
The eight was for the tediousnes of the way, ch. 21.
Thus of their iournies.
Their station or abode hath a double story,
One concernes the people that were to inherit.
The other concernes the inheritance it selfe.
The people are considered, as they were,
Conquerours of their enemies, ch. 22.
Encountred by magicke arts, ch. 22. 23. 24.
Disordred with idolatry and fornication, ch. 25.
Reconciled and a new mustered, ch. 26.
Furnished with a new Prince, chap: 27.
Instructed about sacred things.
Necessary, ch. 28. 29.
Voluntary, chap. 30.
The inheritance is considered,
First in a part of it which was
Conquered, ch. 31.
Disposed, ch. 32.
By a digression their iournies are reckoned altogether, ch. 33.
Secondly in the whole, where consider,
The boundes and diuision of the land, ch. 34.
The lawes concerning the inheritance, either as it was
Sacred, chap. 35.
Ciuill, for the people, chap. 36.
Aprill: Numbers.
1. 1, 2, 3, 4.
2. 5, 6, 7, 8.
3. 9, 10, 11.
4. 12, 13, 14, 15.
5. 16, 17, 18, 19.
6. 20, 21, 22.
7. 23, 24, 25, 26.
8. 27, 28, 29, 30.
9. 31, 32, 33.
10. 34, 35, 36.
Deuteronomie.
THe booke of Deuteronomie containes the repetition of the Law, wherein consider,
First, how the people are prepared to receiue the Law, c. 1. to ch. 5.
2. How the Law is giuen, ch: 5. to ch. 27.
3. How the Law is confirmed, ch. 27. to the end.
The people are prepared.
1. By rehearsall of Gods blessings in peace, ch. 1.
2. By good successe in warre, chapters, 2. 3.
3. By counsell, ch: 4.
In the giuing of the law consider,
1. The propounding of it, c. 5.
2. The expounding of it, this exposition concernes,
1. The morall law: more generally, c: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. more specially, c. 12. 13
2. The ceremoniall law, ch. 14. 15. 16.
3. The iudiciall law, the iudiciall law I say, as it was either
Common to all. c. 17.
Singular, and so concerned
The Priest, c. 18.
The people, c. 19.
The warre, chap. 20.
The courts of ciuill Iustice, c. 21. to 27.
The law is confirmed,
1. By signes, ch. 27.
2. By promises and threatnings, chap. 28.
3. By the renuing of the couenant, ch. 29. 30.
4. By the election of a new Captaine, ch. 31.
5. By prophesies, ch: 32. 33. All conclude with the history of Moses death, ch. 34.
Aprill: Deuteronomie.
11. 1. 2. 3. 4.
12. 5. 6. 7.
13. 8. 9. 10.
14. 11. 12. 13.
15. 14. 15. 16.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
17. 21. 22. 23.
18. 24. 25. 26.
19. 27. 28.
20. 29. 30. 31.
21. 32. 33. 34.
Hitherto of the Law, the Prophets follow.
The Prophets, that were historicall, intreat of the Church of the Iewes, either
Of their comming into Canaan, so Ioshua.
Or of their condition after they had that I. and for their inheritance, and that
1. Till the captiuity:
1. VnderUnder Iudges, the bookes of Iudges and Ruth.
2. VnderUnder Kings, and so the bookes of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles,
2. After the captiuitie; of things done,
1. In Iudea, and so the bookes of Esdras and Nehemiah:
2. In Babilon, and so Hester.
IOSHVA.
COncerning Ioshua three things may be obserued,
1. His calling to the gouernement, ch: 1.
2. His Actes.
1. In time of warre: where note
1. The sending of the spies, chap. 2.
2. Their passing ouer Iordan miraculously with the consequents of it, c: 3. 4. 5.
3. The besieging and winning of Hierico, ch. 6. 7.
4. The winning of Hai, c. 8.
5. The couenant with the Gibeonites ignorantly made, chap. 9.
6. The victory ouer 5. kings, chap. 10.
7. Battaile with the remnant of the Canaanites, ch: 11.
8. All repeated, ch: 12.
2. In the time of peace:
1. The diuision of the Land, chap. 13. to 21.
2. The dimission of the trans-Iordanians, ch. 22.
3. The celebration of a Parliament, chap. 23.
3. His death, chap: 24.
Aprill. Ioshua.
22. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
23. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
24. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
25. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
26. 22. 23. 24.
IVDGES.
THe booke of Iudges containes the History of the lewes vnderunder the gouernment of Iudges, where note
1. The occasion of this gouernment, ch: 1. 2.
2. The narration of the peoples estate,
1. VnderUnder Gouernours;
1. Of Hothniel, and Ehud, and Sangar, ch: 3.
2. Of Deborah, ch: 4. 5.
3. Of Gedeon, ch: 6. 7. 8.
4. Of Abimelech, ch: 9.
5. Of Iephtha, c: 10. 11. 12.
6. Of Sampson, chapters 13. to 17.
2. Without Gouernours, whereof their monstrous sinnes, and ciuill warre, ch. 17. to the end.
Aprill: Iudges.
27. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
28. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
29. 13. 14. 15. 16.
30. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
RVTH.
THe booke of Ruth entreates of Ruth a moabitish woman, and so
1. Of her piety: wherein of
1. Her conuersion, ch. 1.
2. Of her conuersation, ch. 2.
2. Of her mariage, as it was
1. Procured, ch. 3.
2. Celebrated, ch. 4.
May: Ruth.
1. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Hitherto of the history of the Iewes vnderunder Iudges, their estate vnderunder Kings till their captiuity followes, and that
1. First, as the kingdome was vnited, where the kings were first,
1. By election, of those, 1 Samuel.
2. By succession of these, 2 Samuel.
2. Secondly as the kingdome was diuided,
1. VnderUnder Salomon, 1 Kings.
2. VnderUnder other Kings, 2: Kings.
3. As it was in both estates more fully vnfolded in the 1: and 2: of Chronicles.
I: SAMVEL.
THe first booke of Samuel intreates of the estate of the Iewes vnderunder their Kings Elect: where note,
1. The time of the change of gouernment, viz. in the daies of Samuel, whose birth is described, ch: 1. and part of the second.
2. The occasion of the change, viz. the wickednes, both
Of Helies sonnes, which is
Discouered, & threatned, ch: 2. 3.
Punished, c: 4. 5. 6 7.
And of Samuels sons, c: 8.
3. The story of the Kings, viz.
1. Of Saul, of whose, both
Election, as he was Called, ch: 9.
Confirmed by Inaguration, c. 10.
Consent of the people, ch. 11.
Resignation of Samuel, ch. 12.
And reiection with the causes of it, ch. 13. 14. 15.
2. Of Dauid.
The history of Dauid contains things, that befell him
First in his prosperous estate, as
Vocation to the kingdome, chap. 16.
Victory ouer Goliah, c: 17.
Secondly in his aduersity, & these concerne,
1. His exile and banishment, where note
The cause, ch. 18.
The sorts of his exile, In his owne countrey, chap. 19. 20.
Without the Country. Amongst the Philistims, ch. 21.
Amongst the Moabites, ch. 22.
2. His persecutions considered.
1. In the grieuousnesse of them, which appeares
By the diuersitie of the places, whither he fled, c: 23. 24. 35. 26.
By his flight to the enemies, with whom he was faine to liue, where what hee did, ch. 27. 28. 29. 30.
2. In the end of them, chap. 31.
May. 1. Samuel.
2. 1. 2. 3.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
4. 9. 10. 11. 12.
5. 13. 14. 15. 16.
6. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
7. 23. 24. 25. 26.
8. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
2: SAMVEL.
THe 2: booke of Samuel intreates of the kingdome by succession, wherein of
1. The vnlawfull Successor, of whose
Promotion to the kingdome, ch: 1. 2.
Deiection from the kingdome, ch: 3. 4.
2. The true Successor, viz. Dauid of whose
Inauguration, ch: 5.
Gouernment, as it was
First good, and that
In religious things, chap. 6. 7.
In warre, ch: 8.
In politicall things, ch. 9. 10.
2. Secondly euill, where note
His sinnes committed chap. 11.
Confessed, chap. 12. His punishmentes, which were either
1. Internall, & domesticall, as
1. The incest of Ammon, c: 13.
2. The sedition of Absalon, wherein note
The occasion, chap. 14.
The beginning of it, ch: 15.
The progression of it, ch. 16.
The issue of it, ch: 17. 18. 19.
2. Externall and publike: these must be considered,
1. In the sorts of them, viz.
The sedition of Ziba, ch. 20.
The famine, c. 21.
2. In the euents of them,
1. Good, viz.
Thankesgiuing, chap. 22.
Prophesie, c: 23.
2. Euill, ch. 24.
May: 2. Samuel.
9. 1. 2. 3. 4.
10. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 11. 12. 13.
12. 14. 15, 16, 17, 18. 19.
13. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
1: KINGS.
THe first booke of Kings intreates concerning the kingdome,
1. In the increase vnderunder Salomon, where
1. The instituting of Salomon to be King, ch: 1.
2. The conseruation of him in the kingdome, ch. 2. 3.
3. The administration of the kingdome, wherein his glory is shewed,
1. In his family, and subiects, ch: 4.
2. In his buildings both of the Temple, and his owne house, c: 5. 6. 7. 8. 9
3. In his riches, chap. 10.
2. In the decrease, concerning which consider
1. The occasions, or causes of it, viz. The sinnes of Salomon, and the iustice of God.
2. The beginnings of it, where consider
1. The Authours of the diuision Rhehoboam▪ and Ieroboam, of whom ch: 12. 13. 14.
2. Their successors whose raignes are handled
More briefly, c: 15.
More largely in the raigne of Ahab from ch: 16. to the end.
May: 1: Kings.
14: 1: 2: 3: 4.
15: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9:
16: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14.
17: 15. 16: 17: 18:
18: 19: 20: 21: 22.
2. Kings.
THe second booke of Kings containes a history of the decrease of the kingdomes of Israel and Iuda, and they are considered,
First in their continuance and defection together, and so the story entreates of them two waies:
First apart where the succession and actes of the Kings of Israel are noted, as of
Ahasiah, ch. 1.
Ioram, from ch. 2. to 9.
Iehu, ch. 9. 10.
Ioash, ch. 11. 12.
Iehoas and Ioas together, 13.
2. Secondly together both the kingdomes are considered in their story from ch: 14. to 18.
2. Secondly in a speciall storie about the destruction of the Iewish kingdome, where consider,
1. Their decay, ch. 18. 19. 20. 21.
2. Their repaire, ch. 22. 23.
3. Their finall destruction, chap. 24. to the end.
May. 2. Kings.
19. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
20. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
21. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
22. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
23. 22. 23. 24. 25.
1: Chronicles.
THe first booke of the Chronicles intreates,
First of the beginning of the kingdome of Israell, where obserue the Genealogie,
1. Generall of the world and all nations from Adam to Iacob, chap. 1.
2. Particular of the nation of the Israelites in their 12. Tribes, ch. 2. to 9.
2. Of the administration of the kingdome,
1. VnderUnder Saul, ch: 9. 10.
2. VnderUnder Dauid, in whom consider,
1. His entrance into his kingdome, where note,
His inauguration, chap. 11.
His followers, chapters, 11. 12.
His care of religion, chap. 13.
His confirmation in the kingdome, ch. 14.
2. His acts,
1. In the progresse of his raigne both
1. Good; and these For religion and Gods seruice, chap. 15. 16. 17.
For the warre, chap. 18. 19. 20.
2. Euill, ch: 21. Secondly towards the end of his raigne in his old age, where note
First his courses againe for religion, chap. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
Secondly, his order for the Commonwealth, chap. 27.
Thirdly, the parliament a litle before his death, with the euent of it, chap. 28. 29.
May. 1. Chronicles.
24: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6.
25: 7: 8: 9: 10.
26: 11: 12: 13: 14.
27: 15: 16: 17.
28: 18: 19: 20: 21:
29. 22: 23: 24: 25: 26.
30. 27: 28: 29.
2. Chronicles.
THe second booke of Chronicles intreates of the kingdome of Israel,
First in the increase vnderunder Salomon, of whom consider
His vertues, ch: 1.
His buildings both sacred ch. 2. to 8. and ciuill, ch. 8.
His condition and death, ch. 9.
2. Secondly in the decrease in the raignes of
Rhehoboam, chap. 10. 11. 12.
Abiah, chap. 13.
Asia, ch. 14. 15. 16.
Iehosophat, ch. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Ioram, ch. 21.
Ahasia, ch. 22.
Ioash, ch. 23. 24.
Amasia, ch. 25.
Uzziah, ch. 26.
Iotham, ch. 27.
Ahaz. ch. 28.
Hezechiah, ch. 22. 30. 31. 32.
Manasses, ch. 33.
Ammon, ch. 33.
Iosiah, ch. 34. 35.
| Iehohaas, | Chap. 36. |
| Iehoiacim, | |
| Iechoniah, | |
| Zedechiah, |
Iune: 2. Chronicles.
1. 1, 2, 3, 4.
2. 5, 6, 7.
3. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
4. 13, 14, 15, 16.
5. 17, 18, 19, 20.
6. 21, 22, 23, 24.
7. 25, 26, 27, 28.
8. 29, 30, 31, 32.
9. 33, 34, 35, 36.
EZRA.
THe booke of Ezra intreats of the returne of the people from Babilon, where
1. Of the manner of it, ch. 1. 2.
2. Of the end: viz. therestoring of religion and gouernment, chap. 3.
3. The hinderances,
1. Raised: both by
Samaritans, chap. 4.
And the Gouernour of the land of Canaan, c. 5.
2. Remooued,
By Cyrus, chap. 6.
By Ezra, of whose iourny, chap. 7. 8.
And reformation, which he wrought, chap. 9. 10.
Iune: Ezra:
10. 1, 2, 3.
11. 4, 5, 6.
12. 7, 8, 9, 10.
Nehemiah.
13. 1, 2, 3, 4.
14. 5, 6, 7.
15. 8, 9, 10.
16. 11, 12, 13, 14.
Hester.
17. 1, 2, 3.
18. 4, 5, 6.
19. 7, 8, 9, 10.
Nehemiah.
THe booke of Nehemiah intreates,
First of the repaire of the buildings, and so
Of the causes of it, ch: 1. 2.
Of the worke it selfe, as
Begunne, ch. 3.
Hindered, ch. 4. 5. 6.
Finished, ch. 6.
2. Of reformation, both
Politicall, and
Ecclesiasticall, ch. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
ESTER.
THe booke of Ester containes a story of the deliuerance of the Iewes, and that miraculously, where you may note
1. The meanes of it, viz. Hester chap. 1. 2.
2. The manner of it, where note
1. The greatnesse of the danger, ch. 3.
2. The degrees of deliuerance:
1. The intercession of the Queene, chap. 4. 5.
2. The frustrating of the deuise of Haman, chap. 6. 7.
3. The consummation of it, where
The reuocation of the decree, chap. 8.
The punishing of aduersaries, ch. 9.
The tranquillitie of the Iewes, ch. 10.
Hitherto of the historicall Prophets. The dogmaticall Prophets, or such as wrote Narrations of doctrine chiefly, follow, and these wrote
Either of a singular and particular subiect, as Iob: Or
Of a common subiect belonging to all, and so did both
Dauid in meeter, the Psalmes.
And Salomon,
In Prose, Prou. Eccles.
In Verse, Canticles.
IOB.
THe booke of Iob containes,
First, a Dialogue in which note,
1. The occasion, viz.
His prosperitie, ch. 1.
His aduersitie, ch. 2.
His sinne, chap. 3.
2 The sorts, and so obserue the speeches,
1. Of the Disputants,
1.
Eliphas, ch. 4. 5.
Iob, ch. 6. 7.
2.
Bildad, ch. 8.
Iob, ch. 9. 10.
3.
Zophar, ch. 11.
Iob, ch. 12. 13. 14.
4.
Eliphas, ch. 15.
Iob, ch, 16. 17.
5.
Bildad, ch. 18.
Iob, ch. 19.
6.
Zophar, ch. 20.
Iob, ch. 21.
7.
Eliphas, ch. 22.
Iob. ch. 23. 24.
8.
Bildad, ch. 25.
Iob. ch. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
2. Of the moderators,
1. Elihu, ch. 32. 33.
2. God, 34. 35. 36. 37. and so to 41.
2. Secondly an Epilogue, wherin obserue the confession and restitution of Iob, ch: 42.
Iune: Iob.
20. 1, 2, 3.
21. 4, 5, 6, 7.
22. 8, 9, 10.
23. 11. 12. 13, 14.
24. 15, 16, 17, 18.
25. 19. 20. 21.
26. 22. 23. 24.
27. 25, 26, 27, 28.
28. 29, 30, 31.
29. 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.
30. 38, 39, 40, 41, 42.
Prouerbes.
THe booke of Prouerbes intreates of rules of life,
1. Generall about piety, wherein note
1. What we must doe, ch. 1. 2. 3. 4. 8. 9.
2. What we must auoide, ch. 5. 7.
2. Speciall, and so the life of man is formed by all sorts of rules:
Politicall.
Oeconomicall.
Morall, from ch. 10. to the end of the booke.
Iuly. Prouerbes.
1. 1. 2. 3. 4.
2. 5. 6. 7.
3. 8. 9. 10.
4. 11. 12. 13.
5. 14. 15. 16.
6. 17. 18. 19.
7 20. 21. 22.
8. 23. 24. 25.
9 26. 27. 28.
10. 29. 30. 31.
Ecclesiastes.
THe booke of Ecclesiastes intreates,
1. Of the vanitie of all earthly things prooued by Salomons obseruations,
1. In his owne estate, ch: 1. 2.
2. In the conditions of all sorts of other men, ch. 3. to ch. 10.
2. Of rules to bee obserued in this vaine life of ours, ch. 10. 11. 12.
Iuly: Ecclesiastes.
11. 1. 2. 3.
12. 4. 5. 6.
13. 7. 8. 9.
14. 10. 11. 12.
Canticles.
THe Canticles containe excellent descriptions of the louelove betwixt Christ, and the Church, set downe Dialoguewise in seuerall speeches:
Of Christ and the Church, c. 1.
Of the Church & Christ, c. 2.
Of the Church, ch. 3.
Of Christ, ch. 4.
Of the Church, ch. 5.
Of the Church & Christ, c. 6.
Of the Church, ch. 7. 8.
Iuly. Canticles.
15. 1, 2, 3.
16. 4, 5, 6.
17. 7. 8.
ESAY.
THe booke of Esay contains Prophesies,
1. Legall, and these
1. Reproue and correct the sinnes of the Iewes, ch. 1. to the 11. with comfort to the Elect, ch. 11. 12.
2. Threaten,
1. The enemies of Gods people, wherenote
The Nations particalarly threatned, from ch. 23. to ch. 24.
The generall vses of these threatnings, ch. 24. 25. 26. 27.
2. The Israelites, ch. 28.
3. The Iewes themselus, whose captiuitie is denounced with mixture of comforts for the godly in the things of a better world in Christ ch. 29. to ch. 36.
Or thirdly are historicall, ch. 36. 37. 38. 39.
3. Are Euangelicall,
1. Concerning deliuerance from and preseruation in the captiuitie, ch: 40. to 49.
2. Concerning the kingdom of Christ, about which there are eight Sermons or speeches,
1. Of Christ, c. 49. 50. 51.
2. Of God, ch. 52.
3. Of the Prophers expounding
…. The story of Christ, ch. 53.
2. The fruite of the kingdome of Christ, c. 54.
4. Of God promising, c. 55. Exhorting, ch: 56. 57
5. Of the Prophet reprouing hy pocrisie, c. 58 59. Exciting the Church, chap. 60.
6. Of Christ, ch. 61. 62.
7. Of the Church, ch. 63. 64. 65.
8. Of God, chap. 66.
Iuly. Esay.
18. 1. 2. 3. 4.
19. 5. 6. 7. 8.
20. 9. 10. 11. 12.
21. 13. 14. 15. 16.
22. 17. 18. 19. 20.
23. 21. 22. 23. 24.
24. 25. 26. 27.
25. 28. 29. 30. 31.
26. 32. 33. 34.
27. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39.
28. 40. 41. 42.
29. 43, 44, 45.
30. 46, 47, 48.
31. 49, 50, 51.
August. Esay.
1. 52. 53. 54.
2. 55, 56, 57.
3. 48, 59, 60.
4. 61, 62, 63.
5. 64, 65, 66.
IEREMY.
THe booke of Ieremy hath three things,
1. A Prologue concerning the calling of the Prophet, ch. 1.
2. Sermons that concerne,
1. The Iewes: either in Iudea in the raigne of
Iosiah, ch. 2. 10 ch. 21.
Zedechiah, ch. 21. 10 25.
Iehoiachim, c. 25. 26. 27
Zedechiah againe, ch. 28. to 35.
Iehoiachim againe, ch. 31. to 36.
Of Zedechia againe, c. 37. to 43.
Orin Egipt, chap. 34. to 46.
2. The enemies of the Iewes, from, ch. 46. to ch. 52.
3. An Epilogue historical, c, 52.
August. Ieremie,
6. 1. 2. 3.
7. 4. 5. 6.
8. 7. 8 9.
9. 10. 11. 12.
10. 13. 14. 15.
11. 16. 17. 18.
12. 19. 20. 21.
13. 22. 23. 24.
14. 25. 26. 27.
15. 28. 29. 30.
16. 31. 32. 33.
17. 34. 35. 36.
18. 37. 38. 39.
19. 40. 41. 42.
20. 43. 44. 45.
21. 46. 47. 48.
22. 49. 50. 51. 52.
Lamentations.
THe Lamentations containe the mournings,
Of the Church, ch. 1.
Of the Prophets, ch. 2.
Of the Church, ch. 3.
Of the Prophet, ch. 4.
Of the Church, ch. 5.
August. Lamentations.
23. 1. 2.
24. 3. 4. 5.
Ezechiell.
THe booke of Ezechiell, containes
1. The Preface, which concerneth,
1. God and his maiesty, c. 1.
2. The Prophet, and his
Fearefulnesse, ch. 2.
Confirmation, ch. 3.
2. The prophesies themselues, which containe,
1. Chiefly obiurgation or reproofe of the impiety of the Iewes, with their iudgements in 17. Sermons, from ch. 4. to ch. 25.
2. Commination against the enemies of the Iewes, in 8. Sermons, from ch: 25. to ch. 33.
3. Exhortation and encouragements to the Iewes, both to repentance, and the hope of deliuerance in 6. Sermons, from ch. 33. to ch. 40.
4. Consolation in one continued prophesie of their spirituall deliuerance by Christ: in Visions, c. 40. to the end of the booke.
August. Ezechiell.
25. 1. 2. 3.
26. 4. 5. 6. 7.
27. 8. 9. 10. 11.
28. 12. 13. 14.
29. 15. 16. 17.
30. 18. 19. 20.
31. 21. 22. 23. 24.
September.
1. 25. 26. 27 28.
2. 29. 30. 31. 32.
3. 33. 34. 35.
4. 36. 37. 38.
5. 39. 40. 41.
6. 42. 43. 44.
7. 45. 46. 47. 48.
DANIEL.
THe booke of Daniel containes,
1. A history of things done both in the Babylonian and Persian kingdomes, c. 1. …07.
2. A prophesie of things to be done,
1. Many calamities to be executed, ch. 7. to 12.
2. The finall deliuerance and glory of the Elect, ch. 12.
September. Daniel.
8. 1. 2. 3.
9. 4. 5. 6.
10. 7. 8. 9.
11. 10. 11. 12.
HOSEA.
THe Prophesie of Hosea is either,
Parabolicall, and so the prophesie is,
1. Propounded, ch. 1.
2. Applied, ch. 2.
3. Repeated, ch. 3.
Or plaine, and so it is either,
A commination & inuectiue in three Sermons:
The first, chap. 4.
The second, chap. 5. 6. 7.
The third, chap. 8. 9. 10.
Or a consolation, ch. 11. 12. 13. 14.
September, Hosea.
12. 1. 2. 3.
13. 4. 5. 6. 7.
14. 8. 9. 10.
15. 11. 12. 13. 14.
IOEL.
THe Prophesie of Ioel containes
1. A commination of famine, chap. 1.
2. An exhortation to repentance, chap. 2.
3. A consolation to the penitent, chap. 3.
AMOS.
THe Prophesie of Amos containes,
1. A commination, both
Against the enemies of Gods people, chap. 1.
And against the Iewes, and Israelites:
1. In plaine words against
Their idolatry, ch. 2.
Their violence, ch. 3.
Their iniquity, pride, inhumanity, and luxurie, chap. 4. 5. 6.
2. In a threefold type, ch. 7. 8. 9.
2. A consolation, from the 11 of ch. 9. to the end.
OBADIAH.
THe Prophet OBADIAH doth
Terrifie, to 12. verse.
Dehort, to verse 17.
Comfort, to the end.
IONAH.
THe Prophesie of Ionah, discribes the two callings of Ionah;
In the first there is
The manner, chap. 1.
The effect, viz. his praier, chap. 2.
In the second there is,
His Sermon to the Nineuites, with their repentance, chap. 3.
The effect of their repentance in Ionah, ch. 4.
MICAH.
THe Prophesie of Micah containes fiue Sermons,
The 1. hath in it threatnings against the whole kingdome, ch. 1. 2.
The 2. hath in it threatnings against the Magistrates, c. 3.
The 3. hath in it a consolation in God, & the Messiah, c. 4. 5.
The 4. a commination, ch. 6.
The 5. a consolation againe, c. 7.
NAHVM
THe Prophet Nahum threatens destruction to the Assrians, which is
Propounded, chap. 1.
The meanes shewed, ch. 2.
The cause, viz. their sinnes, chap. 3.
HABACVK.
THe Prophesie of Habacuk containes,
1. A Dialogisme between God and the Prophet, c. 1. 2.
2. A praier, ch. 3.
ZEPHONIAH.
THe Prophesie of Zephonie hath three Sermons,
1. A commination, ch. 1.
2. An exhortation, ch. 2.
3. A mixture hauing in it both commination and consolation, chap. 3.
HAGGEI.
THe Prophet Haggei,
1. Exhorts to the building of the Temple, chap. 1.
2. Comforts them especially with his prophesie of the kingdome of Christ, ch. 2.
ZACHERIAH
THe Prophesie of Zachery containes,
1. Types and Visions, which are,
1. Hortatory, generall to all the people, ch. 1. 2. speciall to the Priests, ch. 3. 4.
2. Monitory, ch. 5. and 6.
3. Consolatory, chap. 6.
2. Sermons,
1. Doctrinall, of things present about Gods seruice, chap. 7. 8.
2. Propheticall of things, that concerne Christs
Incarnation, ch. 9. 10.
Passion, 11. 12. 13.
MALACHY.
THe Prophet Malachy
First chides:
For perfidiousnesse in Gods seruice, ch. 1.
For pollution of mariage and blasphemies, ch. 2.
Secondly, comforts in the promise,
1. Of Christ, ch. 3.
2. Of his fore-runner, c. 4.
September. Ioel.
16. 1. 2. 3.
Amos.
17. 1. 2. 3.
18. 4. 5. 6.
19. 7. 8. 9.
Obadiah. Ionah.
20. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Micah.
21. 1. 2. 3. 4.
22. 5. 6. 7.
Nahum.
23. 1. 2. 3.
Habacuc.
24. 1. 2. 3.
Zephaniah.
25. 1. 2. 3.
September. Haggei.
26. 1. 2.
Zacharie.
27. 1. 2. 3. 4.
28. 5. 6. 7. 8.
29. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Malachy.
30. 1. 2. 3. 4.