The Key of the Bible, List
The Holy Scriptures are contained in the Books of the Old & New Testament.
I. The Books of the Old Testament, are
I Moses. He wrote the Law of God in five Books called the Pentateuch i. e. The-five fold-volumne. These Books according to the Greek are called
Genesis.
Exodus.
Leviticus.
Numbers.
Deuteronomie.
II. The Prophets, their Books are either
I. Historicall; containing the History, of
1. Israel's entrance into the promised Land, viz. —
Ioshua.
2 Israels Condition and Government after their entrance into Canaan,
1 …efore their carrying away into Babylon, either under
1. Iudges. And here we have …he
1. Generall Hist.
Iudges.
2. Particular Hist.
Ruth.
2 Kings, and this as th… Stat… of the Kingdome was
I. Vnited under Kings by
1. Election.
I. Samuel.
2. Succession.
II. Samuel.
II. Divided, and that according to the
1. Beginnings of this Division, in
I. Kings.
2. Progresse of this Division, in
II. Kings.
III. Vnited and Divided, as in
I. Chronicles.
II. Chronicles.
2. After their Captivity; Here their returne from Captivity is declared, According to the
1. Truth and manner of it, in
Ezra.
2. Fruit and event of it, in
Nehemiah.
3. VnderUnder their Captivity in Babylon, and elsewhere; in
Esther.
II. Doctrinall, or poeticall containing Doctrines,
1. Of more speciall reference to A particular person, viz.—
Iob.
2. Of more Generall reference to all sorts of persons, in
1. Dauid… Book, principally penned by him, viz.
Psalmes.
2. Solomons Books which are, either
1. Proverbiall. —
Proverbes.
2. Penitentiall. —
Ecclesiastes.
3. Nuptiall, viz.
Song of Songs.
III. Prophetical written either by, the
1. Greater Prophets who wrote, either
1. Before the Captivity of Babylon, viz.
Isaiah,
Ieremiah,
Lamentations.
2. Neer… upon, and under the Captivity, viz.
Ezekiel
Daniel
2. Lesser Prophets, who Prophesied and wrote, either
1. Before Israel's transportation into Babylon, viz
Hosea
Ioel
Amos
Obadiah
Ionab
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah.
2. Afte… Israels returne from Babylons Captivity. viz.
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi.
II. The Books of the New Testament, See in the Table, at p. 140.
☞The Bookes of the New-Testament, are either
I. Historicall, describing unto us the History of
1. Christ the Head of the Church; whose Genealogy, Birth, Life Doctrine, Miracles, D…ath and Resurrection, are recorded by foure Evangelists.
Matthew.
Marke.
Luke.
Iohn.
2. The Church, Christs body, whose primitive plantatio…, state and augmentation both among Jewes and Gentiles, is delcared in the
Acts of the Apostles.
II. Epistolicall, as all the Epistles written by the Apostles, either
1. To believing Gentiles, as Pauls Epistles,
1 Generall, which Paul wrote unto whole Churches about matters of generall and publ…ke concernment, as …he Epistles to the
Romanes.
I. Corinthians.
II. Corinthians.
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
I. Thessalonians
II. Thessalonians.
2 Particular, to particular persons touching
1 Publique Ecclesiasticall affaires, as the Epistles to
I. Timothy.
II. Timothy.
Titus.
2. Private Oeconomicall affaires, as his Epistle to
Philemon.
2. To the believing Iewes, as it is probable al these Epistles were, viz.
1 The Epistle (probably written by Paul) to the
Hebrewes.
2. The 7. Epistles commonly called, Generall, or the Catholique Epistles of
Iames. —
Iames
Peter.
I. Peter
II. Peter.
Iohn
General.—
I. Iohn.
Particular.
II. Iohn
III. Iohn
Iude.—
Iude,
III. Propheticall, foretelling what shall be the future state and condition of the Church of Christ to the end of the world, written by Iohn, the Apost. viz.
The Revelation▪
End of the text · Francis Roberts, The Key of the Bible (1648)