Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4, Table of contents 1 – Bookplate 2
Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · Table of contents 1 – Bookplate 2
An Alphabeticall Table of the principall Contents in Ezra, Nehemiah, Ester, and the continuation of the History.
A
| ASsyrians subdued by Babylon, | 2 |
| Of the Areopagites, | 3 |
| Who Ahashuerosh was, | 53 |
| Alexander deriding his father, | 90 |
| Alexander reverencing the High Priest, | 94 |
| Alexanders admirable continency, | 93 |
| Turned into Luxury, | 96 |
| Alexander slayeth his friends, | 97 |
| Alexander would be a god, | 98 |
| Apostatizers for fear punish, | 118 |
| Archimides in his study slain, | 121 |
| Antiochus a type of Antichrist, | 134 |
| Ambition and impiety punishe, | 136 |
| Antigonus King of Asia, | 101 |
| Accusers how dealt with, | 200 |
| Agrippa called Herod Agrippa, | 200 |
| Antiochus Epiphanes, | 23… |
| Antiochus Eupator, | 135 |
| Aristobulus and Alexander King of the Iews, | 18… |
| Arses King of Persia. | 88 |
B
| BAbylon described, | 5 |
| Belshazzars Feast, | 6 |
| A Brother preferd before a husband, | 16 |
| A Brother marrying his sister, | 14 |
| Of Bowing to Princes, | 6… |
| Of Burying plaees, | 30 |
| A Buriall most pompous, | 161 |
| To Beasts putting men to fight. | 181 |
C
| AFter Captivity of Iews what done, | 1 |
| Cyrus his History, | 4 |
| Croesus overcome, | 5 |
| Cyrus slain, | 12 |
| Cambyses his wickednesse, | 1… |
| Of Cruelty an example, | 787. 9. 80 |
| Contentation in missing honour, | 21 |
| Cruelty to a friend, | 22 |
| Called many, few chosen, | 60 |
| In Covenants fraud, | 75 |
| Christ figured in Mordecai, | 73 |
| Contention by means of tumults, | 100 |
| Contempt of God punisht, | 105 |
| Country loved above himself, | 110 |
| Carthage destroyed, | 141 |
| Cruelty alienating Subjects hearts, | 12… |
| Of the Cruell a cruell death, | 161 |
| Clemency to a Traitour, | 194 |
| Cassander King of Macedon, | 101 |
| The Cymbrian War, | 148 |
D
| DRacoes bloudy Laws, | 3 |
| Daniels Visions when, | 4 |
| To Drink none compeld, | 55 |
| Drunkennesse death, | 76 |
| Drunkards fury, | 98 |
| Death not feared but desired, | 97, 100 |
| Of Divinations a contemner, | 11… |
| Deceit punisht, | 184 |
| Darius Nothus King of Persia, | 77 |
E
| EGypt subdued by Nebuchadnezar, | 1 |
| Ezekiel martyred, | 3 |
| Esdras his relations false, | 3 |
| Effeminate living of Lydians, | …2 |
| The Ethiopians strength and stature, | 14 |
| Ezra, whether Malachi, whether he wrote the Bible, | 24 |
| Ester and the Church paraleld. | 73 |
F
| FAsting before Feasting, | 72 |
| Few overcomming many, | 1…3 |
| A Feast exceeding. | 152 |
G
| OF false Gods contemners punisht, | 15 |
| Graecian Wars begun, | 21 |
| Our Glorification figured in Mordecai, | 70 |
| Against Glorying in pedigree, | 180 |
| Of Glasses breaking a story, | 188 |
| Graecian Monarchy begun. | 96 |
H
| HEresies discovered by Pastors, | 60 |
| Haman a figure of Nero, | 63 |
| In Horses a strange instinct, | 76 |
| Haman compared with Iulian, | 65 |
| Hannibals prevailings, | 120 |
| Hannibal dyed by poyson, | 126 |
| Hircanus High Priest 31 years, | 144 |
| Herod saved wonderfully, | 176 |
| Of Hannibal, | 118 |
| Herod King of the Iews, | 175 |
I
| JEremiah stoned to death, | 1 |
| Ieremies prophesie, | Chap. 36. 39. 46. 51. 6 |
| Of Iupiter Ammon the State, | 94 |
| Ingratitude to benefactors, | 109 |
| By Iosephs wisdom danger averted, | 112 |
| An Idoll chasing away enemies, | 125 |
| Ionathan High Priest slain, | 139 |
| Iesus writes to Abagarus King of Edessa, | 199 |
| …esus born, | 188 & 189 |
| The Italick War, | 149 |
| The Iews free and tributary, | 155 |
| Of Iulius Caesar, | 157 |
| He is deified, | 169 |
| Iosephus his testimony of him, | 199 |
| VponUpon the Iews judgments, | 203 |
| Iames put to death, | 204 |
| Iudas Macchabeus, | 132 |
K
| A King chosen strangely, | 15 |
| A Kingdom atteined by murther, | 84. 10. 102 |
| King of South & North linkt by mariage, | Dan. 11. 6. 109 |
L
| OF Lots casting. | 62 |
| The Library of Ptolomee, | 105 |
| Lupanaria, Stews called, | 115 |
| Love won by yeilding, | 147 |
| Love and treachery, | 166 |
| Lysimachus King of Hellespont. | 101 |
M
| MVle soaleth, | 19 |
| With Myrrh persuming, | 57 |
| Marriages with Idolaters, | 57 |
| Mutability of honour, | 78 |
| Mordecai a figure of Christ, | 73 |
| Murther revenged, | 145. 13 |
| A cunning Murther, | 177 |
| The Murtherers of Caesar, | 167. 169 |
| Murtherers to get favour murdered, | 161 |
| Macedon Kingdom, 84. ended | 130 |
| Mary born, | 188 |
| With Methridates warre, | 149 |
| Marius his exploits. | 248 |
N
| NEbuchadnezzars Image, | 2 |
| Nebuchadnezzar his judgment, | 3 |
| Neroes goodnesse and wickednesse, | 203 |
O
| AN Oath sacred among Heathen, | 110 |
| Of Oracles asking counsell, | 127 |
| Oath breaking judged, | 158 |
P
| THe policy of Zopyrus at Babylon, | 19 |
| For Princes a pattern, | 60 |
| Against praying to Saints, | 82 |
| Perjury in a Prince punisht, | 91 |
| Poysoning cunningly, | 80 |
| Pastors to lay open Heresies, | 60 |
| A Prey taken lost again, | 90 |
| Philips pride punisht by death, | 90 |
| Of Prayer the force, | 94. 118 |
| Pyrrhus his pride and death, | 104 |
| Pride for Victories puld down, | 169 |
| Prophaning the Temple punisht, | 118 |
| Parricide judged, | 190. 129 |
| Gods providence over his streightning, | 134 |
| A Perjured and persecuting King punisht, | 135 |
| The last Prince of Iudaea, | 130 |
| High Priests often changed, | 195 |
| Pharisees and Sadducees, | 144 |
| Poysoning punisht in kind, | 144. 157 |
| The Peloponesian War, | 74 |
| Philip King of Macedon, | 86 |
| Ptolomee Lagus King of Egypt, | 101 |
| Pyrrhus King of Epirus, | 109 |
| Ptolomee Philadelphus King of Egypt, | 111 |
| Ptolomee Evergetes, | 111 |
| Peter and Paul put to death, | 204 |
| Persecutors of Christ judged, | 200 |
R
| REbels destroyed, | 79. 10 |
| Romans ill successe, | 109. 110 |
| Romans beginning, | 114 |
| Resolution present required, | 131 |
S
| SEleucus Callinicus, | 111 |
| Seleucus adds Asia to Babylon, | 103 |
| Seleucus King of Babylon, | 101 |
| Sogdianus King of Persia, | 76 |
| Sacrilege of Idols Temples punisht, | 129. 10. 86 |
| A stratagem of War, | 83 |
| Of Signes divine a sleighter punishment, | 73 |
| A Stratagem for a Traitour, | 97 |
| Seneca put to death, | 204 |
| Septuagints translation, | 104 |
| Stenography invented, | 182 |
| Sin punisht in the kind, | 105 |
| Sin in Professours most intolerable, | 107 |
| Self murthers, | 1. 17. 150 |
| Stratagems of Hannibal, | 120 |
| For Souldiers hardship best, | 121 |
| Scipio dying in exile, | 126 |
| Of the daily Sacrifice ceasing, Dan. | 134 |
| Sights in the ayre, | 131 |
| Sacrilegious not prospering, | 148 |
T
| THe Temples building hindred, | 11 |
| Tenths of spoyls given to God, | 82 |
| From Taxes Clergy free, | 25 |
| Temple in Mount Gerizim, | 89 |
| The Treacherous punisht, | 7. 9. 113. 117 |
| Tyrants soon cut off, | 104. 113 |
| Thanksgivings after victories, | 127. 235 |
| Tiberius would make Iesus a God, | 199 |
V
| AN Vsurper slain, | 15 |
| Victorers returning perish, | 109 |
W
| 190. 70 Weeks of Daniel begun, | 29 |
| Wickednesse in Athenians punisht, | 14. 79 |
| A strange Water, | 95 |
| War Civill in Iudaea, | 147 |
| Worldly things mutable, | 149 |
X
| Xerxes son of Artaxerxes, | 76 |
Z
Errata in Ezra, Nehem. Ester, &c.
PAg. 1. for set his throne should set his throne p. 4. second like a beare, &c. for two like a beare, &c. p. 7. for Thamai, Tatnai. p. 9. children of the Province for children of the promise. p. 14. for Pretaspes Prexaspes, p. 17. for S. B. S. P. p. 18. for by the name, by his name, p. 26. for imploying, intimating. p 29. for should, hould p. 30. Abid for Abib 28. for Teknah Tekoah, 33. for thirdly 3. p. 36. for second and third, second three 36. for rules ruler 43 for see seed, p. 44. for seemed, served 46. for him, her 53. for Tharsian Persian 59. for plain vain, 61. hanc adeo appetet habe. 95. corrig. 97. for faith, fathers, p. 101. for immodestly immodesty, for gate, goat. for 00. 100. p. 111. for Casinius Casinicus, 128 for sent, but 88 for two 27. p. 142. for 1…79. 379. 139. 3826 for 3426 142. affected for offended. 129. for Sylla Cynna, 156. for exempted, executed 169. for such, suc. 183. for many, navy.
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