The Bibles Abstract and Epitome, Part 42
Gods MercieMercy and Justice met together.
MercieMercy spared
Adam
Promising Christ.
Amo…i…es
Till their fulnesse of sin.
Baals proph.
In their idol…try.
Caleb and Ioshua
So that they entred into the land of Canaan.
1 Captain
Sent to take Elias.
Sha…rac…
From the si…e and flame.
David
In his adulterie.
Daniel
In the Lions De….
D…ves
Here on earth living.
Egyptians
Four hundred yeares oppressing the Israelites
The first.
born of all Israel.
The godly
By Iebu's counsell.
The Is…a…lits
About the tents of Abiram.
Io…ah
In flying to Tarshish.
Cain
By admonishing him.
The Kenites
For their love to Israel.
Lots wi…e
From Sodomes destruction.
Justice punished
Adam
By turning him out of Paradise,Gen. 3… Iosh. 12. 1 Kin. 18.
Amorites
With small destruction,
Baals proph.
By Elias and Iehu,
All the Israelites
In the wilderness that came out from the Egyptians.Numb. 14. … King. 1. Dan. …. 2 Sam. 11. Dan 6. Luk. 16. Gen. 15 13. Exo 4. & 5. &c. Exod. 1…. 2 King. 10. Numb. 16. Ionah 1. Gen. 4. 1 Sā. 15. Jer. 29. …0. Gen. 19.
2 captains
With their fifties.
The men
With fire that bound them,
The child
Born illegitimately.
The men
That plotted against him.
Dives
In hell fire dying.
Egyptians
With severall plagues for their cruelties.
The first-
born of Egypt by an Angel.
The wicked
By Iebu's directions.
Abiram
By th'earth swallowing him
Ionah
In the belly of a Sea-fish.
Cain
with a curse for murthering.
Amalekites
That lived among them.
Lots wife
for looking back to Sodom….
MercieMercy spared
Mordecai From Hamans decree. Haman By his own tree.Esth. 7.
M…phib…sh…th By Davids favour. His brethren For the sins of their father.2 Sam. 21.
Nebuchadnezz. One yeare to repent. Nebuchadn. Waxing more insolent.Dan. 4.
th'old world 120. years space. th'old world By a floud at the last.Gen. 7.
the Prodigal In his prodigality. the Prodigal With great penurie.Luke 15.
the Patriarks Sinning against their brother. the Patriarks With conscienc… accusing.Gen. 42.
Pharaohs Butler deluding him. Pharaohs Baker by hanging him.Gen. 40.
Rahab With her Houshold. Jericho Both young and old.Iosh. 6.
S…dome A long time sinning. Sodome With fire from Heaven.Gen. 19.
Salomon In his idolatrie. Salomon By raising an adversarie.1 Ki. 1…. 1 Sā. ….
Saul Having slain the Gibeonits Saul And his by the Philistines.Chap. 31.
Shimei A time after his cursing. Shimei With death by Salomon.1 King. 11.
Absalom and In their rebellion against Absalom and With death; the one by2 Sam. 15.
Adonijah their Father David. Ad…nijah Salomon, th'other by Ioab.1 Kin. 2.
His vineyard 3. yeares being barren. The owners For not fruits yeelding.Luk. 13. 7.
The Lord is he that doth MercieMercy, Equitie, and Righteousnesse upon the earth, and taketh pleasure Ier. 9. 42. Rom. 11. 11.in such things.
MercieMercy Gave Abraham A son in his old age called Isaac.Gen. 21.
Justice Commanded Abraham That his said son should be sacrificed.Chap. 22.
MercieMercy Willed Lots sonnes in law To depart out of the Citie Sodome.Gen. 19.
Justice Punished Lots sonnes in law For not departing out of the Citie Sodome.
MercieMercy Gave Moses The sight of all the land of Canaan.Deut. 34.
Justice Permitted not Moses For his unbeliefe to enter into Canaan.Numb. 20.
MercieMercy Willed the Egyptians To returne with their beasts from the fields.Exod. 9.
Justice Punished the Egyptians That remained with their beasts in the fields.
MercieMercy Gave the Ninevites Fortie dayes to repent of their sinnes.Ionah 2…
Justice Threatned the Ninevites With destruction not repenting of their sinnes.
MercieMercy Promised Zacharias That his wife should beare him a Sonne.Luke 1.
Justice Punished Zacharias For not beleeving, so that he was dumb.
MercieMercy Willed the Israelites To offer peace to every Citie at the first.Deut. 20. 10.
Justice Commanded the Israelites To destroy those Cities refusing it at the last.
MercieMercy Willed A Mark To be set on those that mourned for their sinne.Ezek. 9. 4.
Justice Caused All such As had not the Mark to be slain.Revel. 7. 3.
MercieMercy preacheth The yeare Acceptable of God to mourners comfort.Isai. 61. 2.
Justice preacheth The day Of Gods vengeance that mourneth not.
MercieMercy sent forth his servants, To call them that were bidden to the wedding.Matth. 22.
Justice sent forth his souldiers, To destroy them that came not to the wedding.
MercieMercy Saved One thief Of the two crucified with Christ.Luke 23.
Justice Condemned One thief Of the two crucified with Christ.
MercieMercy will Take One in the Bed: Field and Mill at the latter day.Luke 17.
Justice will Leave One in the Bed: Field and Mill at the latter day.
MercieMercy will say, Come ye Blessed, At the last in the Judgement day.Matth. 25.
Justice will say, Depart ye cursed. At the last in the Judgement day.Prov. 2 16. 6. Exod. …4. Deut. …. 9. Psal. 19. 9. 2 P…t. 2. …. Nahum …. 3. Hab. 3. 2. Prov. 11. 21. Matth. 12. Psal. 118. 18. Ier. …. 11.
The Lord By MercieMercy and Truth purgeth iniquitie.
The Lord Sheweth MercieMercy to thousand, not making the wicked innocent.
The Lord His judgements are true and righteous altogether.
Loveth Righteousnesse and Judgement: He is mercifull and just.
MercieMercy and Truth have met together, Righteousnesse and Peace have kissed each other.Psal. 33. 5. Psal. 116. 5. Psal. 85. 10. Rom. 11. 33.
Unsearchable are the judgements of God, his wayes past finding out.
Note. Wheresoever the Justice of God appeareth, there also he sheweth his MercieMercy; in that while he punish…th the Disobedience of one, he sheweth MercieMercy alwayes to the other. Reade Ecclus. 5. 6. Chap. 16. 11. Prov. 3. 3. Chap. 16. 6. Chap. 21. 21.