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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Juvenile Bible - Being a brief concordance of the Holy Scriptures, in verse. - Containing a summary of all the chapters in the books of - the Old and New Testament, from Genesis to the Revelation, - alphabetically arranged, and admirably adapted to the - comprehension and retention of young readers. - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: May 23, 2016 [EBook #52146] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE JUVENILE BIBLE *** - - - - -Produced by Peter Sahlstrom <peter@stormlash.net>, -http://peter.stormlash.net - - - - - - -</pre> - - -<p><TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TD ALIGN="center">Transcriber's Note:</TD></TR> -<TR><TD><UL><LI>The original text makes heavy use of the "long s" character. These have been replaced with the ASCII "s".</LI> -<LI>Capitalization of words within sentences is reproduced faithfully from the original.</LI> -<LI>This text makes heavy use of obsolete and archaic spellings. The original spellings have been preserved.</LI></UL> -</TD></TR></TABLE> - -<p><TABLE><TR><TD ALIGN="center"><IMG SRC="images/cover.png" ALT="The GOOD BOY getting off the JUVENILE BIBLE by Heart."><BR> -The GOOD BOY getting off the JUVENILE BIBLE by Heart.<BR> -<HR> -<p><i>Train up a Child in the Way he should go, and when he is old he will -not depart from it, Prov. xxii. 6.</i></p></TD></TR></TABLE> - -<p><TABLE><TR><TD ALIGN="center"><H1>The<br> -<i>JUVENILE BIBLE:</i><br> -BEING<br> -A BRIEF CONCORDANCE<br> -OF THE<br> -<i>HOLY SCRIPTURES</i>,<br> -IN VERSE.</H1> - -<p><H2>CONTAINING<br> -A Summary of all the CHAPTERS in the Books of the<br> -<i>OLD and NEW TESTAMENT,</i><br> -From GENESIS to the REVELATION<br> -<i>Alphabetically Arranged,</i><br> -AND<br> -ADMIRABLY ADAPTED<br> -TO THE<br> -COMPREHENSION AND RETENTION OF<br> -YOUNG READERS.</H2> - -<HR> -<p><i>Search the Scriptures, and let the Word of Christ dwell -in you richly in all Wisdom, John v.39. Col.iii.16</i></p> -<HR> - -<p><i>LONDON:</i><br> - -PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY M. ALLEN,<br> - -NO. 15, Paternoster-Row;<br> - -And Sold by all other Booksellers in the United Kingdom.<br> - -[Entered at Stationers-Hall] -</TD></TR></TABLE> - -<p><TABLE BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=5><TR><TD COLSPAN=6 ALIGN="center"> -The<br> -NAMES AND ORDER<br> -OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE<br> -<i>OLD & NEW TESTAMENT,</i><br> -WITH THE<br> -NUMBER OF CHAPTERS.</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Genesis">Genesis</A> hath</TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">50</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.Chronicles">II. Chronicles</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">36</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Daniel">Daniel</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">12</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Exodus">Exodus</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">40</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Ezra">Ezra</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">10</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Hosea">Hosea</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">14</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Leviticus">Leviticus</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">27</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Nehemiah">Nehemiah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">13</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Joel">Joel</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">3</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Numbers">Numbers</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">36</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Esther">Esther</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">10</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Amos">Amos</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">9</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Deuteronomy">Deuteronomy</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">34</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Job">Job</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">42</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Obediah">Obediah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">1</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Joshua">Joshua</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">24</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Psalms">Psalms</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">150</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Jonah">Jonah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">4</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Judges">Judges</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">21</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Proverbs">Proverbs</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">31</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Micah">Micah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">7</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Ruth">Ruth</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">4</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Ecclesiastes">Ecclesiastes</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">12</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Nahum">Nahum</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">3</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.Samuel">I. Samuel</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">31</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#SolomonsSong">Solomon's Song</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">8</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Habakkuk">Habakkuk</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">3</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.Samuel">II. Samuel</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">24</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Isaiah">Isaiah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">66</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Zephaniah">Zephaniah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">3</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.Kings">I. Kings</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">22</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Jeremiah">Jeremiah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">52</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Haggai">Haggai</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">2</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.Kings">II. Kings</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">25</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Lamentations">Lamentations</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">5</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Zecheriah">Zecheriah</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">14</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.Chronicles">I. Chronicles</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">29</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Ezekiel">Ezekiel</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">48</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Malachi">Malachi</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">4</TD></TR> -<TR><TD COLSPAN=6 ALIGN="center"><BR> -<i>The Books of the New Testament.</i></TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Matthew">Matthew</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">28</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Ephesians">Ephesians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">6</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Hebrews">Hebrews</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">13</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Mark">Mark</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">16</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Philippians">Philippians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">4</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#James">James</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">5</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Luke">Luke</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">24</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Colossians">Colossians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">4</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.Peter">I. Peter</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">5</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#John">John</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">21</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.Thessalonians">I. Thessalonians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">5</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.Peter">II. Peter</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">3</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#TheActs">The Acts</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">28</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.Thessalonians">II. Thessalonians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">3</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.John">I. John</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">5</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Romans">Romans</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">16</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.Timothy">I. Timothy</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">6</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.John">II. John</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">1</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#I.Corinthians">I. Corinthians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">16</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.Timothy">II. Timothy</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">4</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#III.John">III. John</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">1</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#II.Corinthians">II. Corinthians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">13</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Titus">Titus</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">3</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Jude">Jude</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">1</TD></TR> -<TR><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Galatians">Galatians</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">6</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Philemon">Philemon</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">1</TD><TD style="border-right:none"><A HREF="#Revelation">Revelation</A></TD><TD ALIGN="right" style="border-left:none">22</TD></TR> -</TABLE> - -<h3 style="margin-top: 3em">PREFACE</h3> - -<p>This JUVENILE BIBLE, or TABLES OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, being a -Metrical Index to the Old and New Testament, has with much Labour been -compiled for the Edification of Youth. By means of this little -Instructor, the reader is not only made acquainted with the chief -Contents of every Chapter, but likewise with the number of chapters in -every Book. This methodical arrangement is as follows:</p> - -<p>Every Book <i>that exceeds five Chapters</i> is divided into Stanzas, each -Stanza, acrostic-like, beginning with A, B, C, &c. the Stanzas contain -four lines each, and every line is a Chapter (except otherwise -distinguished, as the Chapters are numbered in the margin by figures); -thus B, beginning the second Stanza and fifth line, is the fifth -Chapter, C the 9th, D the 13th, E the 17th, &c. as far as N, which is -the 49th Chapter, no Book containing more than 52, except the PROPHECY -of ISAIAH, which runs four letters more, O, P, Q, and R; likewise the -Book of PSALMS, being 150, which are divided into three alphabets, not -exceeding N, and containing 50 each. Those Books which <i>do not exceed -five chapters</i>, viz. RUTH, LAMENTATIONS, JOEL, OBADIAH, &c. are -without this method, which do not require it, and are consequently -expressed in one Stanza, sometimes exceeding four lines.</p> - -<p>In the historical books, the contents of every chapter is as fully -expressed as the narrow limits of <i>one line</i> will admit; and the -PSALMS, which have letters expressive of the occasions of them, are by -<i>those</i> distinguished: but the other PSALMS, as also the PROVERBS, -ECCLESIASTES, &c. consisting of various and unconnected Sentences, and -not being reducible to any certain head, are only characterized by -some remarkable passage in them.</p> - -<p>This novel and curious arrangement will, it is presumed, gratify the -taste of young readers, and not only give them a relish for the Sacred -Volume, but even assist their memories when duly acquainted with it.</p> - -<p>Any person desirous of committing this JUVENILE BIBLE to memory (which -may be done in a month, or less) should first learn perfectly the name -of all the Books, and the numbers of the chapters in each Book, on the -back of the title-page; then observe A stands for 1, B 5, C 9, D 13, -E 17, F 21, G 25, H 29, I 33, K 37, L 41, M 45, N 49. When it is -known what number every letter denotes, the number of the chapter that -begins with that letter is known by it; for example, if you know the -letter B stands for 5, then when you hear this line, "Before the flood -man's life was long," you can soon tell it is the 5th chapter. If it -be asked, what are the contents of the 5th chapter of Genesis, you -answer with the above line, and so of the rest.</p> - -<p>The three last lines of every Stanza depend upon the first line of it; -so that if the number of the first line is known, it is easy to know -the number of the rest: for instance, if you know that "Each male of -Abram circumcis'd" is the 17th of Genesis, then it follows "He angels -entertains" is the 18th; "Sees Sodom's flame God's wrath proclaim" is -the 19th; "His wife his sister feigns" is the 20th.</p> - -<p>This work is designed to promote the knowledge and practice of the -Holy Scriptures—and when presents are made by Parents, or -promiscuously awarded by Schools, let the JUVENILE BIBLE be always the -<i>first</i> gift: but no portion of it should ever be allotted as a -<i>Task</i>; the Author of this Work being well convinced, it is owing to -the modern and <i>impious</i> mode of Education, compelling Children to -learn Collects, chapters in the Bible, Hymns, &c. as occasional -Exercises, and frequently <i>by way of Punishment</i>, that the Word of God -is not heard and read with that satisfaction it always should be.</p> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Genesis">GENESIS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 All things created Moses writes, - 2 And Paradise displays, - 3 Tells Adam's fall, which ruin'd all: - 4 Cain righteous Abel slays - - 5 Before the flood, Man's life was long, - 6 Noah the ark doth frame; - 7 The world is drown'd, eight favour found, - 8 Out of the ark they came. - - 9 Covenant of rain-bow; Noah drunk— -10 His family's increase; -11 They Babel rear, confounded are. -12 Abram is call'd in grace; - -13 Departs from Lot: again is blessed, -14 'Gainst four kings doth prevail. -15 A numerous feed is promised. -16 Hagar bears Ishmael. - -17 Each male of Abram circumcis'd, -18 He angels entertains; -19 Sees Sodom's flame God's wrath proclaim, -20 His wife his sister feigns. - -21 Feasting and mirth for Isaac's birth; -22 God claims, but saves his life; -23 Machpelah's cave is Sarah's grave, -24 Rebeckah's Isaac's wife. - -25 Good Abraham's death; Rebeckah's twins, -26 Isaac his wife denies; -27 Jacob by wiles Isaac beguiles, -28 To Padan-Aram flies. - -29 He Rachel weds, and Leah beds, -30 Grows rich by cunning flight; -31 From Laban he doth quickly flee, -32 Wrestles with God all night. - -33 Jacob and Esau friendly meet, -34 Fair Dinah's foul disgrace; -35 Benjamin's birth is Rachel's death, -36 The dukes of Esau's race. - -37 Kind Joseph in a pit and fold, -38 To Jude twins Temar bears; -39 Joseph the chaste in prison cast, -40 To servants dreams declares. - -41 Learns Pharaoh's dreams, and is advanc'd, -42 He takes his brethren up; -43 Them come again, doth entertain, -44 But stops them with his cup; - -45 Makes himself known: for Jacob sends, -46 He with his house comes down; -47 In Goshen has a dwelling place, -48 Makes Joseph's sons his own. - -49 Next blesseth all his sons and dies; -50 To Canaan is convey'd: - And thus in this book Genesis, - You fifty chapters read.</PRE> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Exodus">EXODUS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 All Hebrew males were to be drown'd. - 2 Moses born, sav'd in th' Ark; - 3 From bush on flame is told God's name, - 4 And wonders sent to work. - - 5 By Pharoah Israel's task'd, and cries, - 6 JEHOVAH comfort speaks. - 7 Moses the flood doth turn to blood; - 8 Frogs, lice, and flies he makes. - - 9 Contagious murrain, boil, and hail, -10 Locusts and darkness reign; -11 Bids jewels borrow against the morrow, -12 Jews expell'd, first-born slain. - -13 Dismissed they march with Joseph's bones, -14 Pharoah pursues, is drown'd; -15 At first they sing; then murmuring, -16 Quails sent and manna found. - -17 Even the rock affords them drink -18 Jethro to scheme is driven; -19 God's thunders make mount Sinai quake, -20 The Ten Commandments given. - -21 For servants, and man-slayers, laws, -22 With many more besides; -23 The seventh-years rest. Three yearly feasts, -24 Moses in mount abides. - -25 Gifts ask'd for tent, ark, mercy-seat, -26 Boards, curtains, bars, and vail, -27 Oil, altar, court, with hangings for't, -28 Priests robes and pectoral [<A NAME="fn1" HREF="#fn1note">1</A>] - -29 How priests must consecrated be, -30 Anointed and perfum'd. -31 Bezaleel inspir'd with skill, -32 The golden calf's consum'd. - -33 Jehovah's anger Moses stays, -34 New tables made and brought; -35 The people bring free-offering; -36 Boards, curtains, bars are wrought. - -37 Knops, flowers, ark, table, mercy-seat, -38 And altar are prepar'd; -39 Priests garments too doth Moses view, -40 The tabernacle's rear'd. - -[<A NAME="fn1note" HREF="#fn1">1</A>] The breast-plate of judgment for the High-Priest</PRE> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Leviticus">LEVITICUS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Ritual of burnt-offerings, - 2 Meat-off'rings, ordinance; - 3 Off'rings of peace, and sacrifice, - 4 For sins of ignorance. - - 5 Burnt-offerings for sins unknown, - 6 For sins premeditated; - 7 Off'rings of peace, and trespasses, - 8 Aaron is consecrated. - - 9 Confirm'd is Aaron by God's flame, -10 Strange fire his wrath excites; -11 What sorts of meat may not be eat, -12 For child-birth the due rites. - -13 Directions leprosy to know, -14 To cleanse it in what case; -15 Off'rings for less uncleannesses, -16 High priest in holy place. - -17 Eating of blood prohibited, -18 Unlawful marriage blam'd; -19 Laws manifold again are told, -20 And shameful sins are nam'd. - -21 Forbidden priests to mourn are, -22 Uncleannesses disowned; -23 Sabbaths of rest, and yearly feasts, -24 Blasphemers to be stoned. - -25 Great seventh-year-sabbath: jubilee, -26 Blessings and curses given; -27 Vows how esteemed, and how redeem'd. - Here chapters twenty-seven.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Numbers">NUMBERS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 All Israel number'd by their tribes, - 2 To each their place assign'd; - 3 Levites succeed in first-born stead, - 4 Their services defin'd. - - 5 By what rules jealousy was try'd, - 6 The Naz'rites law is stated - 7 Princes oblation at Dedication [<A NAME="fn2" HREF="#fn2note">2</A>]. - 8 The Levites consecrated. - - 9 Cloud guides them: passover renew'd, -10 Two silver trumpets sound; -11 The people lust; quails fall like dust, -12 Miriam is leprous found. - -13 Deceitful spies spread false reports, -14 Great murmurings which raise; -15 Breaker of sabbath ston'd to death, -16 Korah's rebellious ways. - -17 End strife doth Aaron's budding rod, -18 Priest's charge and salary; [<A NAME="fn3" HREF="#fn3note">3</A>] -19 Water with ashes the unclean washes, -20 Miriam and Aaron die. - -21 Fierce fiery serpents bite the Jews, -22 Balaam's ass reproves him; -23 In vain his skill to curse Israel, -24 To bless the spirit moves him. - -25 Good Phinehas' zeal God's wrath atones, -26 Old race all dead but two; -27 In Moses room must Joshua come, -28 Continual offerings due. - -29 High offerings for set holy-days, -30 What vows do bind, what not; -31 Revenge on Midian: Balaam slain -32 Both Gad's and Reuben's lot. - -33 Israelites journeys forty-two, -34 How Canaan was divided; -35 Six refuge-towns and Levites bounds, -36 Zelophehad's case decided. - -[<A NAME="fn2note" HREF="#fn2">2</A>] Of the Tabernacle. -[<A NAME="fn3note" HREF="#fn3">3</A>] Their part or portion of all offerings, their wages, or dues.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Deuteronomy">DEUTERONOMY</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Acts of the Hebrews Moses writes; - 2 How Sihon's kingdom fell; - 3 How Og was slain: Manasseh's gain. - 4 Exhorts them to do well. - - 5 Bids them the Ten Commandments keep, - 6 And God to fear and love; - 7 Shun foreign leagues, for fear of plagues, - 8 And not ungrateful prove. - - 9 Confutes their vain self-righteousness, -10 God's mercies represents; -11 And that they should be therefore good, -12 Burn idol-monuments. - -13 Deceitful prophets must be ston'd; -14 Clean fishes, birds, and beasts. -15 Each seventh year releases were. -16 All males must keep three feasts. - -17 Election of their kings directs. -18 The priest's and Levites dues. -19 Witnesses, land-bounds, refuge-towns, -20 What laws of war to use. - -21 First-born is heir, stone stubborn son, -22 Cloths must the sex descry. -23 Of filthiness, vows, trespasses, -24 Divorce, pledge, leprosy. - -25 Good weights, just stripes, unmuzzel'd ox, -26 Of first fruits with contrition. -27 Twelve curses count on Ebal-mount, -28 Blessings in opposition. - -29 Here Moses calls to covenant. -30 He life and death propounds. -31 To Joshua charge he gives at large; -32 His dying song rebounds. - -33 In blessing all the tribes concludes, -34 And dies in Nebo mount. - Thus chapters four and thirty more. - In Deuteronomy count. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Joshua">JOSHUA</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 After meek Moses Joshua rules. - 2 Rahab doth spies receive. - 3 Jews walk dry shod thro' Jordan's flood, - 4 Memorial stones they leave. - - 5 Both [<A NAME="fn4" HREF="#fn4note">4</A>] seals renew'd; and Manna ceas'd. - 6 Jericho's walls o'erturn'd. - 7 Achan for theft of life bereft. - 8 Ai taken is and burn'd. - - 9 Craftily Gibeon gets a league. -10 The sun and moon stand still. -11 With Hazor all the countries fall. -12 Thirty-three kings they kill. - -13 Drawn Reuben's, Gad's, Manasseh's lines. -14 Good Caleb Hebron claims. -15 Next Judah's bounds with all his towns, -16 Are Joseph's and Ephraim's. - -17 Enlarg'd is Joseph's second lot, -18 Then Benjamin's they fix; -19 And lots are cast for all the rest; -20 With refuge-cities fix. - -21 Forty-eight cities Levi hath, -22 [<A NAME="fn5" HREF="#fn5note">5</A>] Ed breeds a false surmise; -23 Joshua by threats, and promise treats, -24 A cov'nant makes and dies. - -[<A NAME="fn4note" HREF="#fn4">4</A>] Circumcision and Passover. -[<A NAME="fn5note" HREF="#fn5">5</A>] An altar call'd Ed, see v. 34</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Judges">JUDGES</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Acts are rehears'd of divers tribes, - 2 Next age doth God provoke; - 3 Opprest they pray'd, God sends them aid, - 4 Deb'rah breaks Jabin's yoke. - - 5 Barak's and Deb'rah's thankful song, - 6 God Gideon up doth raise; - 7 With few he fights the Midianites, - 8 And their great captains slays. - - 9 Curst is Abimelech's cruelty, -10 Israel prays when opprest. -11 Of Ammon's slaughter, and Jephtha's daughter, -12 Shibboleth's make a test. - -13 Dan's tribe is fam'd for Samson's birth, -14 His riddle they expound; -15 His fire-brands lights: with jaw-bone fights, -16 By Delilah is bound. - -17 Ephod and gods doth Micah make, -18 Stol'n by the men of Dan; -19 A Levite's wife bereft of life. -20 Most all the Benjamites are slain, -21 And Wives for all the rest they gain.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Ruth">RUTH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Ruth's kindness unto Naomi - 2 She gleans on Boaz land; - 3 Her virtues move him her to love, - 4 And wed her out of hand.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.Samuel">I. SAMUEL</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Son by prayer Hannah obtains, - 2 How Eli's sons offend; - 3 Their doom God tells to Samuel, - 4 Ark taken: Eli's end. - - 5 Before the ark down Dagon falls, - 6 The ark again they bring; - 7 Jews mourn for sins, smite Philistines, - 8 The people ask a king. - - 9 Choice [<A NAME="fn6" HREF="#fn6note">6</A>] Saul seeks asses; finds a crown, -10 Doth prophesy when crown'd; -11 With Nahash fights, kills Ammonites, -12 Samuel for grace renown'd. - -13 Daring to sacrifice Saul's blam'd, -14 Victorious is his son; -15 For Agag's sake Saul's throne doth shake, -16 And David chose thereon. - -17 Encounters and Goliah slays, -18 Saul's younger daughter marries; -19 Saul seeks his life, he's sav'd by's wife, -20 For Jon'than's news he tarries. - -21 Flees for his life, at Gath seems mad, -22 Saul kills priests great and small; -23 David escapes Saul's treacherous traps, -24 Cuts off the skirt of Saul. - -25 Grants Nabal life for his wife's sake, -26 He takes Saul's spear and cruse; -27 With king of Gath great favour hath, -28 Saul of a witch makes use. - -29 Home David is by Achish sent, -30 Finds Ziklag captive gone: -31 Saul with his host and sons are lost, - Here chapters thirty one. - -[<A NAME="fn6note" HREF="#fn6">6</A>] See ver. 2</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.Samuel">II. SAMUEL</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Poem David makes on Saul, - 2 Doth king in Judah reign; - 3 By treacheries stout Abner dies, - 4 And Ishbosheth is slain. - - 5 By all the tribes is David crown'd, - 6 The ark with triumph brings; - 7 To build intends, God him commends, - 8 He conquers many kings. - - 9 Comforteth lame Mephibosheth, -10 His envoys beards half shav'd; -11 Uriah's wife he takes, and life; -12 Pardon'd; of child bereav'd. - -13 Debauch-revenging-Absalom flees, -14 Brought home by Joab's art; -15 Ahithophel and he rebel, -16 Wife Hushai acts his part. - -17 Envious Ahithophel hangs himself, -18 Proud Absalom is slain; -19 King comes in peace, shews acts of grace, -20 Sheba rebels again. - -21 For Gibeon's sake Saul's sons are hang'd, -22 Kind David's psalm of praise; -23 His dying song and warriors strong, -24 A pestilence three days.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.Kings">I. KINGS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Anointed is king Solomon, - 2 Performs his father's charge; - 3 Prays to be wise; two harlots tries, - 4 His wealth and wisdom large. - - 5 Before-hand fits materials, - 6 Then up the temple sets; - 7 With houses more, and works good store, - 8 The temple dedicates. - - 9 Cov'nants with God, sends out his fleet, -10 Queen Sheba hears his fame; -11 BY concubines and wives he sins, -12 Ten tribes his son disclaim. - -13 Doom'd Bethel's alter; prophet slain, -14 Jer'boam hears heaven's will; -15 The idols all by Asa fall, -16 Zimri himself doth kill. - -17 Elijah's fed, doth raise the dead, -18 True God by fire declares; -19 Flees to a cell [<A NAME="fn7" HREF="#fn7note">7</A>], from Jezebel, -20 Ahab Benhadad spares. - -21 For's vineyard Ahab Naboth stones, -22 The dogs lick Ahab's blood; - These chapters two and twenty shew, - Of fifteen kings, five good. - -[<A NAME="fn7note" HREF="#fn7">7</A>] A cave in mount Horeb</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.Kings">II. KINGS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Fire from heaven Elijah brings, - 2 To heaven in fire ascends; - 3 Elisha brings drink for three kings, - 4 Dead raises: oil extends. - - 5 Bathes Naaman clean: Gehazi plagued, - 6 Steel swims: an host struck blind; - 7 A famine's chang'd to plenty strange, - 8 Told Hazael's bloody mind. - - 9 Cast to the dogs is Jezebel, -10 Jehu Baal's priests ensnares; -11 Joash his reign: his mother slain, -12 The temple he repairs. - -13 Dead raised by Elisha's bones, -14 Good Amaziah slain; -15 Good Azariah's leprosy, -16 King Ahaz wicked rain. - -17 Exiled are ten tribes for sin, -18 Rabshekeh loudly rails, -19 Sennacherib boasts: God slays his host, -20 And Hezekiah heals. - -21 Fierce wrath Manasseh's sins provoke, -22 Josiah good, though only eight; -23 The idols meet his angry stroke, -24 The Jews are brought unto the yoke. -25 Jerusalem laid desolate.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.Chronicles">I. CHRONICLES</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Adam's long line, to Edom's dukes, - 2 Israel's posterity; - 3 Good David's line, with kings doth shine, - 4 Of Judah's family. - - 5 Bounds of Manasseh, Reuben, Gad, - 6 The priests of Levi's line; - 7 Naphthali, Asher, Issachar, - 8 The sons of Benjamin. - - 9 Charges of priests and Levites too, -10 Saul's overthrow and death; -11 King David's reign: his mighty men, -12 His host he numbereth. - -13 David leaves th' ark for Uzz'ah's death. -14 Twice beat the Philistines; -15 Home th' ark he brings, and plays and sings: -16 His holy quire begins. - -17 Erects a temple in design, -18 Rich preparation makes, -19 His messengers' affronts he hears, -20 And Rabbah smites and takes. - -21 For numb'ring people, three days plague -22 Temples materials got; -23 The Levites charge appoints at large, -24 And Aaron's sons by lot. - -25 Gives orders for the singer's lots, -26 And porters lot sets down; -27 Twelve captains ward as his life-guard, -28 Give charge to Solomon, -29 And yields up life and crown.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.Chronicles">II. CHRONICLES</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 As Solomon pray'd he wisdom had, - 2 Prepares things manifold; - 3 Temple's extents and ornaments, - 4 Vessels of brass and gold. - - 5 Brings now the ark into its place. - 6 His consecration prayer. - 7 Fire from above doth all approve. - 8 His wealth and buildings fair. - - 9 Choice treasures, vessels, acts, and end. -10 Ten Tribes his son forsake. -11 Three years he thrives: has many wives. -12 Leaves God, and then grows weak. - -13 Down Israel by Abijah falls. -14 Asa a million slays. -15 He God doth fear, with heart sincere, -16 Yet not without allays. - -17 Excellent preachers Jesa'phat sends. -18 To war with Ahab goes. -19 God to him sends; and reprehends. -20 He prays: God smites his foes. - -21 Friendless Jehoram lives and dies. -22 Jehu slays Ahaziah, -23 Young Joash reigns by a priest's means. -24 Yet kills priest Zechariah. - -25 Good for a while was Amaziah. -26 Uzziah was the same. -27 Jotham reigns well: doth Ammon quell. -28 The Syrians Ahaz tame. - -29 Hez'kiah God's true worship rears. -30 The Passover proclaims. -31 All idols breaks: for priest care takes. -32 Sennacherib blasphemes. - -33 In chains Manasseh doth repent. -34 Josiah's virtues shown. -35 Keeps Passover: and dies in war. -36 Jerusalem o'erthrown.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Ezra">EZRA</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 At Cyrus word the Jews return. - 2 The company that go. - 3 God's house begun with mirth and moan, - 4 Is hinder'd by the foe. - - 5 But once again the work goes on, - 6 By license from Darius. - 7 Ezra is sent with royal grant, - 8 And gifts for uses pious. - - 9 Complains of strange affinities. -10 And shows them what is right. - These chapters ten, shew how great men - Shou'd in God's word delight.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Nehemiah">NEHEMIAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Afflicted Nehemiah fasts. - 2 Goes to Jerusalem. - 3 The names of all who built the wall. - 4 He prays and strengthens them. - - 5 Bids usurers restore their lands. - 6 Sanballat would him awe. - 7 What captives came at first doth name. - 8 The priests expound the law. - - 9 Confess their sins, repent and fast. -10 They cov'nant; great and small. -11 Jerusalem's in-dwellers names. -12 They dedicate the wall, -13 And mend disorders all.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Esther">ESTHER</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 After queen Vashti is dethron'd - 2 Commences Esther's reign. - 3 Proud Haman vows the death of Jews, - 4 And three days fasts the queen. - - 5 Banquets the king and Haman too; - 6 Mord'cai triumphant led, - 7 And Haman who would hang this Jew, - 8 Is hung himself instead. - - 9 Complete the Jews' deliverance, -10 By Mordecai's success. - These chapters ten, show pious men - The Lord will ever bless.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Job">JOB</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 All wealth and children ta'en from Job, - 2 Sore boils too him perplex, - 3 Curses the morn that he was born; - 4 But Eliphaz him checks. - - 5 Born man's to grief, as sparks ascend. - 6 Job sad complaints renews. - 7 Gives reasons why he wish'd to die, - 8 God's justice Bildad shews. - - 9 Contend with God, Job will not dare; -10 Though sorely he complains. -11 But Zophar meant, Job should repent, -12 Yet Job himself maintains. - -13 Dares trust in God tho' slaying him. -14 Man's frailty he declares. -15 El'phaz again does him arraign: -16 No friend has he that spares. - -17 Enters appeal from man to God; -18 But Bildad blames him still, -19 Job of his pains and friends complains, -20 And Zophar takes it all. - -21 For God's wife providence Job speaks, -22 Still Eliphaz upbraids. -23 Unto God's bar Job would refer, -24 And his deep counsel pleads. - -25 Guilty, says Bildad, is mankind. -26 Job God's great power sets forth; -27 And doth declare himself sincere, -28 Proclaiming Wisdom's worth. - -29 His former great renown asserts, -30 Tho' now despis'd and weak; -31 Integrity proves solidly. -32 Elihu comes to speak. - -33 Instead of God he sets himself, -34 God cannot be unjust; -35 We good or ill, He's happy still. -36 Submit to him we must. - -37 Known by his works his wisdom is, -38 God speaks, and them recounts; -39 Goats, hinds, and hawk, ostrich, and stork, -40 But Behemoth surmounts. - -41 Lastly the great Leviathan, - God's power doth relate; -42 Job then submits: God him acquits, - And doubles his estate. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Psalms">PSALMS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Blessed man doth David sing, - 2 Christ's kingdom prophesies; - 3 Flees from his son: to God doth run, - 4 His countenance doth prize. - - 5 Begs guidance and defence of God, - 6 When sick on him doth call; - 7 Warns Cush of spight, the Benjamite. - 8 Christ is the Lord of all. - - 9 Commends the judgments of the Lord, - 10 The wicket boast and scoff; - 11 God's providence, good men's defence, - 12 Proud tongues will God cut off. - - 13 David complains of God's delay, - 14 The athiest doth expose: - 15 And who shall dwell with God doth tell, - 16 Christ's resurrection shews. - - 17 Entreats defense against his foes, - 18 Sings praise for mercies great; - 19 Christ like the sun his course shall run, - 20 On God the pious wait. - - 21 For victories he gives God thanks, - 22 Christ's sufferings foretels; - 23 His sheep are we: our shepherd he, - 24 Christ in his temple dwells. - - 25 God's grace and mercy David asks, - 26 Calls God to judge his case; - 27 His faith sustains and courage gains, - 28 Prays for his foes' disgrace. - - 29 He magnifies God's thund'ring voice, - 30 His dedication song; - 31 Trusts in God's name, prays against shame, - 32 To whom doth bliss belong. - - 33 In God's pow'r, goodness, truth, he boasts, - 34 As mad from Achish sent; - 35 To God he cries 'gainst enemies, - 36 Doth wicked times lament. - - 37 Known faints and sinners he compares, - 38 Of miseries complains; - 39 Shews life of man short as a span, - 40 Foretels our Saviour's pains. - - 41 Long life the merciful shall have, - 42 For God the Psalmist pants; - 43 God's house he fain would see again, - 44 The church makes sore complaints. - - 45 Melodious song of Christ and spouse, - 46 The saints on God rely; - 47 All nations sing to God their king, - 48 The churches majesty. - - 49 No trust in wealth is to be put, - 50 Christ shall as judge appear; - Now the first set of alphabet, - May fitly break off here.</pre> - -<hr> -<h4><i>The Second Alphabet</i></h4> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 51 At Nathan's word David repents, - 52 Read Doeg's destiny, - 53 Proves athiests fools: God sees and rules; - 54 At Ziph betray'd is he. - - 55 Because of foes prays thrice a day, - 56 At Gath in God doth trust; - 57 His help doth crave 'gainst Saul in cave, - 58 Dooms Judges when unjust. - - 59 Close, Saul to kill him, watch'd his house, - 60 Edom by Joab slain; - 61 David to Christ his high rock flies, - 62 On that rock trusts again. - - 63 Dry deserts make him thirst for God, - 64 Who did him safely hide; - 65 Praise him who hears his people's pray'rs, - 66 The saints by him are try'd. - - 67 Extol God nations, let the ark - 68 'Midst gen'ral joy proceed; - 69 Christ crucify'd is typify'd, - 70 His speedy help in need. - - 71 From youth to old age God sustains, - 72 A psalm for Solomon; - 73 Fool's prosp'rous state provokes his hate, - 74 He doth the church bemoan. - - 75 God putteth down and raiseth up, - 76 In Judah known is he; - 77 Asaph's relief 'gainst unbelief, - 78 Israel's strange history. - - 79 He for Jerusalem laments, - 80 The church's doleful state; - 81 In solemn feasts what rites were best, - 82 With judges doth debate. - - 83 Israel's confed'rate foes describes, - 84 Longs for God's courts alone; - 85 Truth, Mercy meets: Peace, Justice greets, - 86 Like God's Works there are none. - - 87 Known is no place, like Zion's gates, - 88 Good Haman's deep dismay: - 89 God's cov'nant shown with Christ the Son, - 90 Moses shews Man's decay. - - 91 Long life and safety in God's shade, - 92 A song for Sabbath day. - 93 Christ's glorious throne of old made known, - 94 Vengeance will he repay. - - 95 Make joyful noise to God with Psalms, - 96 He'll all to Judgment bring; - 97 His Judgments made mount Zion glad, - 98 Both Jews and Gentiles sing. - - 99 Next Moses, Aaron, Samuel, -100 And all Lands joyful be; - This second set of Alphabet, - Concludes the Century.</pre> - -<hr> -<h4><i>The Third Alphabet</i></h4> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> -101 A plan of houshold government, -102 Afflicted person's prayer; -103 A song of praise for joyful days, -104 God's providences rare. - -105 Both Egypt plagu'd and Israel sav'd, -106 They murmur and complain; -107 He represents God's providence, -108 And that man's help is vain. - -109 Cursed is Judas in a type, -110 Christ king and priest declar'd; -111 God's works ace pure, commandments sure, -112 The righteous man's reward. - -113 Due praise to God must Gentiles give, -114 The hills like lambs did play; -115 The Idols weak, nor see nor speak. -116 To God we vows must pay. - -117 Extol God's name must nations all, -118 The corner stone is laid: -119 Next comes the great Jews alphabet. -120 A false tongue justly paid. - -121 Full safe they sleep whom God doth keep; -122 Pray for Jerus'lem's peace; -123 Lift up your eye to God on high. -124 He breaks the snare with ease. - -125 Guarded they are who trust in God. -126 How Zion's captives come; -127 Unless God keep, the watch may sleep, -128 God blesseth house and home. - -129 Haters of Zion cursed are, -130 From God all mercies spring; -131 David was mild as wean'd child, -132 The ark with joy they bring. - -133 It's good to see brethren agree, -134 We God by night must bless; -135 Who idols make, their likeness take. -136 God's Mercies never cease. - -137 Keen scoffs drew tears from captive Jews. -138 All Kings shall choose God's ways. -139 God's piercing sight is infinite, -140 For Saul's destruction prays. - -141 Like incense must our prayers ascend. -142 David doth now complain. -143 To God he flies from enemies. -144 Man's life is short and vain. - -145 Mark David's special Psalm of praise, -146 None must in man confide; -147 Let Zion praise God's holy ways, -148 And all the World beside. - -149 New Songs Saints on their beds shall sing, - And nobles bind in chains; -150 Whatever thing hath breath to sing, - Praise God while breath remains. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Proverbs">PROVERBS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Address of Wisdom to the Young, - 2 Assurance of true bliss; - 3 The best of gain is in her train, - 4 Bids shun all that's amiss. - - 5 Beware of whoredom; love thy wife. - 6 God hateth seven things. - 7 A whorish wife describ'd to th'life. - 8 Wisdom exalteth Kings. - - 9 Come welcome Guests to Wisdom's feast, -10 v.1 Here follow Proverbs wise; -11 v.1 A balance right is God's delight, -12 v.22 God loaths lips telling lies. - -13 v.10 Debate and strife proceed from pride, -14 v.9 Fools mock at Sin as small, -15 v.33 Honour is nigh humility. -16 v.18 Pride goes before a fall. - -17 v.28 Ev'n fools when silent are thought wise, -18 v.23 The Poor rough answers hath; -19 v.6 All are his friend, rich gifts that send, -20 v.14 It's naught the buyer faith. - -21 v.17 Followers of pleasure shall be poor. -22 v.29 The diligent promoted; -23 v.31 Look not on wine when brisk and fine, -24 v.30 The sluggard's field is noted. - -25 v.21 Give bread unto thine enemy, -26 v.3 A rod for the fool's back. -27 v.6 Wounds of a friend are health in th'end. -28 v.27 Alms-givers shall not lack. - -29 v.1 He surely falls that hates reproof. -30 Agur his sins doth own; -31 The mother wife gives good advice, - To Lemuel her son.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Ecclesiastes">ECCLESIASTES</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> -1 All's Vanity the preacher cries: -2 v.12 There's nothing new that's done; -3 v.46 A time to weep, to lose and keep. -4 v.9 Two better are then one. - -5 v.4 Be sure to pay what thou hast vow'd. -6 v.7 Man for his mouth takes pains; -7 v.2 Better is death than our first breath. -8 v.8 The spirit none retains. - -9 v.2 Come all things to all men alike. -10 v.18 Buildings decay by sloth. -11 v.1 Bread on streams cast is found at last, -12 v.1 Remember God in Youth.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="SolomonsSong">SOLOMON'S SONG</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Ardent the church's love to Christ, - 2 And Christ the church too loves. - 3 She tempted sought, and home him brought, - 4 Her graces all he proves - - 5 Beauties of Christ the spouse describes, - 6 His love to her he shows; - 7 Again sets forth her beauty's worth, - 8 Her love more ardent grows.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Isaiah">ISAIAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A sad complaint Isaiah makes, - 2 Christ's kingdom is foretold; - 3 The women's pride he doth deride, - 4 Christ's kingdom's a strong hold. - - 5 Barrenness on God's vineyard charg'd. - 6 The prophet's lips are purg'd. - 7 Immanuel comes of virgin's womb. - 8 Jews by Assyrians scourg'd. - - 9 Christ shall in trouble bring great joy, -10 Assyria's pride shall fall; -11 The branch of Jesse with peace shall bless, -12 God praised is of all. - -13 Destruction speeds to Babylon. -14 Israel denies relief; -15 Howl Moab, howl: in sackcloth toll. -16 From Pride results his grief. - -17 Ephraim 'scapes as gleaning grapes, -18 To Ethiopia wo! -19 Egypt's wise men turn'd fools again. -20 She must a captive go. - -21 Fall'n, fall'n is Babylon they cry. -22 The Jews make fast a feast. -23 Judgments on Tyre, the turns to hire, -24 The Lord the earth makes waste. - -25 God for his judgments, prais'd must be, -26 In him we must confide. -27 He keeps with care his vineyard fair, -28 Wo to the crown of pride! - -29 He cries wo, wo to Ariel! -30 Contempt of prophets blam'd. -31 On them that go to Egypt, wo! -32 Christ's kingdom's blessings nam'd. - -33 Judgments of spoilers of the church. -34 Judgments on Zion's foes. -35 What happy things the gospel brings. -36 Profane Rabshakeh grows. - -37 Kill'd in a night the Assyrian's host, -38 King Hezekiah heal'd. -39 His treasures vaunts to visitants. -40 The gospel-times reveal'd. - -41 Loathed of God are Idols all. -42 Christ's offices explain'd. -43 His flock he keeps in fire and deeps. -44 Idolaters disdain'd. - -45 Mention'd by name king Cyrus is. -46 Of Bel, and Nebo's doom. -47 For pride and spite, God Babel smites, -48 From thence his church shall come. - -49 Not own'd by Jews, Christ Gentiles saves, -50 Shews he had power to save; -51 Jews mean descent doth represent. -52 Bids them his word receive. - -53 Obstinate Jews Christ's cross despise. -54 The Gentiles are consol'd. -55 Let every one that thirsteth come: -56 The dumb dogs now are told. - -57 Pious men die and none regard. -58 False fasts the seer reproves. -59 'Tis wickedness that hides God's face, -60 The Gentiles flock like doves. - -61 Qualify'd Christ to preach begins. -62 His ministers ordains. -63 Tis he doth tread the wine-press red. -64 The church of sin complains. - -65 Rejected are the faithless Jews, - And Gentiles called home. -66 What comfort then for holy men, - To see their fulness come.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Jeremiah">JEREMIAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 An almond rod Jeremy sees, - 2 God asks why Jews revolt. - 3 Israel turns whore, but Judah more, - 4 Both charg'd to mend their fault. - - 5 Because of sins, plagues threaten'd are. - 6 Their foes doth God inspire. - 7 Threatens to do as to Shiloh, - 8 That death they shall desire. - - 9 Crimes and calamities bewail'd. -10 Their heathen customs vain. -11 The cov'nant they do disobey. -12 Why thrive the wicked train? - -13 Down by Euphrates hides his belt. -14 God sends a grievous dearth. -15 To hear refuses Samuel and Moses. -16 Forbids both grief and mirth. - -17 Each man is curst that trusts in man. -18 God claims the potter's rights. -19 By bottle broke, forshews a stroke. -20 Pashur the prophet smites. - -21 Foretels the king a dismal siege. -22 On Shallum judgments sad. -23 On prophets vain and priests prophane, -24 He sees figs good and bad. - -25 Gives warning of captivity, -26 Is taken, try'd, acquitted; -27 Sends yokes and bands to many lands, -28 Is by false prophets twitted. - -29 He writes, and bids the captives build, -30 And their return descries. -31 Rachel with groans her babes bemoans, -32 Hanameel's field he buys. - -33 Jews sure return once more foretels, -34 Freed slaves are brought in thrall, -35 To wine invites the Rechabites. -36 The king doth burn the roll. - -37 Kept first in ward the prophet is. -38 Then to the dungeon sent. -39 The city won, he freed anon, -40 To Gedaliah went. - -41 Lewd men to Gedaliah slay. -42 A lie the remnant feign. -43 To Egypt's wo they thither go, -44 And their own grief and pain. - -45 Mercy to Baruch he declares, -46 And Egypt's doom relates. -47 And God's designs 'gainst Philistines, -48 And Moab's ruin states. - -49 Next Ammon's, with five kingdoms more, -50 And Babylon's at last. -51 This book into Euphrates throw. -52 Jerusalem laid waste.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Lamentations">LAMENTATIONS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Jerusalem's misery he laments, - 2 And doth to God complain; - 3 They hope express, and seek redress. - 4 Bewail sad state and stain. - 5 Lament and pray again.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Ezekiel">EZEKIEL</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Vision strange Ezekiel sees, - 2 Tells his prophetic laws. - 3 The roll he eats; his charge repeats, - 4 A siege on tile he draws. - - 5 By type of hair Jerusalem threats. - 6 Doth Israel's Judgment shew. - 7 Some shall remain: he makes a chain. - 8 Their image-chambers view. - - 9 Christ's mark on them that mourn for sins. -10 Live coals are thrown about. -11 He doth complain so few remain. -12 His stuff he carries out. - -13 Daubing in prophets he reproves, -14 God's heavy judgments four. -15 The vine a wood for no use good, -16 Jerusalem plays the whore. - -17 Eagles large winged plant a vine. -18 Sour grapes the father eats. -19 Young lions taught to catch are caught. -20 Forefather's sins repeats. - -21 First sighs, then cries a sword, a sword! -22 Their sins all numbered be. -23 Aholah and Aholibah. -24 Not for the dead mourns he. - -25 God's wrath on Ammon and four more, -26 And Tyrus cruel siege; -27 Her rich supply and misery, -28 For pride and sacrilege. - -29 Howl Egypt too for forty years. -30 Her arm the Lord hath broke. -31 Assyria's pride is vilify'd. -32 Egyptian's heavy stroke. - -33 Injoyn'd a watchman's duty is. -34 false shepherds are reprov'd. -35 Mount Seir for hate made desolate, -36 But Israel shall be lov'd. - -37 Knit are two sticks: and dead bones rais'd. -38 Gog's army and design. -39 His judgment read; he buried; -40 Gates measured by line. - -41 Length, breadth, and height of temple's rooms. -42 The chambers for each priest. -43 God's glorious rays fill all the place. -44 The prince's gate on th' east. - -45 Measures of sanctuary lands. -46 Laws for the prince ordain'd. -47 The waters glide from temple's side. -48 Each tribe his land obtain'd.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Daniel">DANIEL</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 All wise men Daniel doth excel. - 2 Tells what the king's dream was. - 3 The children three from fire set free. - 4 The king turn'd out to grass. - - 5 Belshazzar feasts, and sees an hand. - 6 Daniel in den all night. - 7 He sees four beasts rise out of seas. - 8 The ram and he-goat fight. - - 9 Confesseth sins; counts seventy weeks. -10 Sees mighty kingdoms fall. -11 Persia by Greece; by Romans these, -12 Till Christ shall conquer all.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Hosea">HOSEA</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A wife and children Hosea hath. - 2 He bids them all implore. - 3 A concubine weds for a sign. - 4 The ten tribes menac'd sore. - - 5 By threats warns princes, people, priests. - 6 Exhorts them to repent; - 7 Sins many and great he doth relate, - 8 And judgments to be sent. - - 9 Captivity is now denounc'd, -10 For all their sins thereat. -11 For their most rude ingratitude. -12 Hypocrisy so great. - -13 Destroy'd is Israel by himself. - His help in God doth lie. -14 Who will relent, if they repent - Of their Idolatry.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Joel">JOEL</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Joel describes a dismal dearth, - 2 Prescribes a solemn fast; - 3 Denounces woes 'gainst Zion's foes. - Pronounces blessings last. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Amos">AMOS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Amos three sins and four reproves. - 2 God threatens many a coast. - 3 Chiefly his own, to him best known, - 4 He swears to punish most. - - 5 Bids them repent, does them lament. - 6 Their wantonness abhorr'd. - 7 Amos prays twice for Jacob's rise, - 8 A famine of the word, - 9 And David's tent restor'd.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Obediah">OBEDIAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Good Obadiah, Edom's pride, - And spite to Israel: - What recompence for their offence, - Shall them befal, doth tell. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Jonah">JONAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Jonah is swallowed by a fish, - 2 And then cast up again; - 3 Cries Nineveh destroy'd shall be. - 4 Doth for his gourd complain.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Micah">MICAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Anger for Idols Micah tells. - 2 For all those who oppress. - 3 Priests, prophets, prince, use violence. - 4 The church shall peace possess. - - 5 Beth'lem Christ's birth-place is foretold. - 6 With Israel God contends. - 7 That good men fail the church doth wail. - Herself to God commends. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Nahum">NAHUM</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Nahum God's grace and wrath describes. - 2 His army in array. - 3 The chariots dance, and horses prance. - Laid waste is Nineveh. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Habakkuk">HABAKKUK</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Habakkuk tells Chaldean's rage. - 2 By faith he sees their fall. - 3 To God he pray'd was much dismay'd. - Yet trusts in him for all. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Zephaniah">ZEPHANIAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Sin ruins all things, Zephany cries. - 2 Five lands are singled out; - 3 Jerusalem must smart like them, - Yet at the last shall shout. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Haggai">HAGGAI</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Haggai reproves the Jews' neglect, - Inciteth them to build. - 2 This temple shall, tho' 'tis but small, - With glory great be fill'd. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Zecheriah">ZECHERIAH</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A view of horses Zachary hath. - 2 A measuring line he sees. - 3 Satan resists Joshua the priest. - 4 Seven laps, two olive-trees. - - 5 Both sides a roll are curses writ, - 6 Chariots and crowns for Priests. - 7 The captives ask concerning fasts. - 8 Fasts shall be turn'd to feasts. - - 9 Christ's riding on an ass foretels. -10 Bids ask the Lord for rain; -11 Tells at what price Jews valu'd Christ. -12 Jerus'lem built again. - -13 David shall have a fountain ope, - All filth to wash away. -14 On horses bells, and all vessels, - Shall HOLINESS display. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Malachi">MALACHI</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Of sins doth Malachi complain, - 2 Contempt of clergy shows. - 3 Before Messias shall come Elias, - 4 Repentance to propose.</pre> - -<hr> -<h2>THE NEW TESTAMENT.</h2> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Matthew">St. MATTHEW</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Gospel Matthew writes; Christ born - 2 Worshipp'd; to Egypt sent. - 3 Baptiz'd by John; declar'd God's Son, - 4 Is tempted; bids repent. - - 5 Blessings pronounces: law expounds. - 6 Of fasting, prayer, and alms. - 7 To judge forbear: of wolves beware. - 8 Heals sick: and sea becalms. - - 9 Cures issue, palsy, Jairus child. -10 Gives to the twelve their charge. -11 John to him sends: he John commends. -12 Of sabbath treats at large. - -13 Discourseth all in parables -14 Herod beheadeth John. -15 Faith great of might i'th' Canaanite. -16 Peter his sins doth own. - -17 Elijah and Moses talk with Christ, -18 Christ bids us shun offence; -19 Divorce doth state: few good and great. -20 Of labourers; and their pence. - -21 Fig-tree he curses; rides on ass. -22 The marriage; answers all. -23 Eight woes decrees 'gainst Pharisees. -24 Bewails Jerus'lem's fall. - -25 Great dooms-day: talents; Virgins ten. -26 Christ is betray'd; doth sup: -27 By Pilate try'd, and crucify'd. -28 The third day raised up.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Mark">St. MARK</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Gospel Mark writes: Christ's baptiz'd, - 2 Declares he's sabbath's Lord, - 3 Heals wither'd hand, doth devils command. - 4 The sower sows the word. - - 5 Brings dead to life; casts legion out. - 6 Five loaves thousand feed; - 7 He makes the ear that's deaf to hear. - 8 Sev'n loaves their wants exceed. - - 9 Casteth a deaf-dumb spirit out. -10 Checks Zebedee's sons desire. -11 Casts changers out who sold and bought. -12 The vineyard let to hire. - -13 Downfall of temple, and the world: -14 By Judas he is fold. -15 He's thrice deny'd and crucify'd, -16 Then rises as foretold.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Luke">St. LUKE</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Gospel Luke writes: Christ's conceiv'd. - 2 His birth, praise for the same; - 3 His line describ'd by Joseph's side. - 4 Temptation, and his fame. - - 5 Begins to call disciples out, - 6 Preaches of bliss and woe; - 7 Centurion prais'd: a dead man rais'd. - 8 Women their gifts bestow. - - 9 Christ is transfigur'd; lunatic heals. -10 Sends seventy: Martha warns. -11 Blames Pharisees for blasphemies. -12 Rich fool designs new barns. - -13 Declares how all repentance need. -14 The dropsy he doth cure. -15 Lost sheep, and goat: lost son home brought, -16 False steward: rich man and poor. - -17 Exhorts us to forgive our foes. -18 Tells of two men at prayers. -19 Zaccheus views; Christ weeps for Jews. -20 His future fates declares. - -21 For two small mites the widow prais'd. -22 Christ's supper; Peter's fall. -23 The thief with Christ in paradise. -24 Christ risen: seen by all [<A NAME="fn8" HREF="#fn8note">8</A>]. - -[<A NAME="fn8note" HREF="#fn8">8</A>] The Apostles, &c. See Ver. 33, &c.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="John">St. JOHN</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Asserts St. John that Christ's the word: - 2 First miracle doth give: - 3 With Nicodemus speaks the Lord; - 4 Samaritans believe. - - 5 Bethesda's pool: Jews unbelief. - 6 Christ is the bread of life. - 7 Goes to the feast: invites each guest. - 8 Spares the adult'rous wife. - - 9 Cures one born blind; blinds Pharisees. -10 Shepherd, and door is he. -11 Doth Laz'rus raise, when dead four days. -12 Much people come to see. - -13 Doth wash his twelve disciples' feet. -14 Is the truth, life, and way. -15 The vine is he, the branches we, -16 Speaks comfort; bids us pray. - -17 Earnestly prays for all his flock, -18 By Peter thrice deny'd. -19 Dying, calls John, his mother's son, -20 To Thomas shew'd his side; -21 Thrice Peter's love he try'd.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="TheActs">THE ACTS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Acts of th' Apostles; Christ ta'en up, - 2 The Holy Ghost descends. - 3 At Peter's word the lame's restor'd, - 4 Which act the Jews offends. - - 5 Breathless for lies, Ananias and wife, - 6 Seven Deacons are elected. - 7 Stephen doth plead: is ston'd teal dead, - 8 And Magus is detected. - - 9 Converted Paul, and Dorcas rais'd. -10 Cornelius Christian made. -11 The christian name from Antioch came. -12 Peter from heav'n finds aid. - -13 Deceitful Elymas struck blind. -14 Paul ston'd at Lystra, rises. -15 He counsel craves; decrees receives. -16 The jailor he baptizes. - -17 Encounters the Athenians now. -18 At Corinth meets with strife. -19 Finds Ephesus as barbarous. -20 Brings Eutychus to life. - -21 First taken at Jerusalem, -22 A just defence doth make. -23 Escapes a plot; to Felix brought, -24 He makes ev'n him to quake. - -25 Goes before Festus, pleads, appeals, -26 To king Agrippa preaches. -27 Is shipwrekt, yet to land doth get. -28 At Rome two years he teaches.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Romans">ROMANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Against Greeks sins Paul writes to Rome, - 2 Jews sins are worse he saith. - 3 Both Greeks and Jews doth law accuse. - 4 Abraham was sav'd by faith. - - 5 By Adam death, by Christ came life; - 6 To sin we dead must be; - 7 And to the law, which doth sin show. - 8 From wrath Christ doth us free. - - 9 Curst for the Jews Paul wish'd himself. -10 Shews two-fold righteousness; -11 Tells Israel's fall, and future call, -12 Doth many duties press. - -13 Due tribute, custom, honour pay. -14 Of various things he treats; -15 The strong must seek to please the weak, -16 And then his friends he greets.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.Corinthians">I. CORINTHIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 At Corinth Paul found preaching power - 2 Above Man's wisdom priz'd - 3 'Tis Paul that plants: increase God grants. - 4 The Apostles were despis'd. - - 5 Bids censure the incestuous man, - 6 And suits in law refrain; - 7 Of marry'd state and celibate, - 8 And meats to idols slain. - - 9 Claims maintenance for ministers, -10 Shews sacraments of Jews, -11 Then doth insist on the' [<A NAME="fn9" HREF="#fn9note">9</A>] Eucharist, -12 Of gifts, and of their use. - -13 Describes the worth of charity, -14 Of unknown tongues he treats; -15 Then doth maintain fouls rise again. -16 Collections regulates. - -[<A NAME="fn9note" HREF="#fn9">9</A>] The Lord's Supper.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.Corinthians">II. CORINTHIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Again tells them his griefs and joys, - 2 How that salvation's found; - 3 How Christ reveal'd what was conceal'd. - 4 Paul's sufferings are crown'd. - - 5 Blest with assurance longs for death, - 6 His ministry doth prove; - 7 Corinthians press to godliness, - 8 And bounty, for Christ's love. - - 9 Compareth charity to seed. -10 His presence they deride. -11 These scoffings to self-boasting lead. -12 He afterwards begins to chide, -13 And threatens them beside.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Galatians">GALATIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Against Galatians Paul inveighs, - 2 And Peter doth reprove; - 3 Abraham he saith was sav'd by faith. - 4 Jerusalem above. - - 5 Bids them stand and fast in liberty, - Wherewith Christ made them free; - 6 And shews what made some men persuade - Them circumcis'd to be. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Ephesians">EPHESIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 As God's elect Ephesians treats. - 2 And man's two states he sifts. - 3 The Gentiles call reveal'd to Paul, - 4 One God, and many gifts. - - 5 Bids them to love; but lust to flee. - Duties to relatives. - 6 Of arms compleat from head to feet, - A full description gives. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Philippians">PHILIPPIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Paul to Philippians prais'd his bonds, - 2 Bids them Christ imitate; - 3 Counts all things loss for Christ and's cross - 4 Content is with his state.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Colossians">COLOSSIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Paul to Colossians Christ describes, - 2 Bids angel-worship wave; - 3 Exhorts to love the things above - 4 Their earnest prayers doth crave.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.Thessalonians">I. THESSALONIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Paul's thanks for Thessalonians faith. - 2 He preach'd without deceit. - 3 To them his love doth clearly prove. - 4 Describes the judgment great, - 5 And doth of duties treat.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.Thessalonians">II. THESSALONIANS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Again their faith and love commends. - 2 The Antichrist reveals. - 3 Bids them to flee ill company - And then his letter seals. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.Timothy">I. TIMOTHY</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Assigns law's use to Timothy, - 2 To pray for kings directs; - 3 Bishops and deacons qualifications. - 4 Th' Apostacy detects. - - 5 By what rules he must elders treat. - And widows; and his health. - 6 What sins to shun; what must be done, - By him and men of wealth. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.Timothy">II. TIMOTHY</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Bids Timothy stir up God's gift, - 2 And doth him courage teach; - 3 He prophesies apostasies, - 4 And chargeth him to preach.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Titus">TITUS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Bishops to Titus Paul describes. - 2 Duties of young and old. - 3 What Titus ought to teach, what not, - These chapters three unfold. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Philemon">PHILEMON</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Philemon's constant faith and love, - Great joy to Paul doth give. - Then with kind speech doth him beseech, - Onesimus to receive. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Hebrews">HEBREWS</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Asserts St. Paul that Christ is God, - 2 Man's seed he took, and dy'd, - 3 As Moses's Lord must be ador'd. - 4 Doth rest for saints provide. - - 5 'Bove all of Levi's line preferr'd, - 6 As God did swear of old, - 7 A priest made like Melchizedec, - 8 He Levi's laws annull'd. - - 9 Christ's blood preferr'd 'bove bulls and goats, -10 Was offer'd once for all; -11 Paul next display'th the martyrs faith, -12 To run Christ's race doth call, -13 And to be kind withal.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="James">JAMES</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 James in temptation bids rejoice, - 2 And shew our faith by love; - 3 Describeth truly the tongue unruly. - 4 Shews lust contentions move, - 5 And rich men doth reprove.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.Peter">I. PETER</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 St. Peter urges godly ways, - 2 And on obedience writes; - 3 Bids wives be meek, and Sarah-like, - 4 And when Christ's patience he displays, - 5 To vigilance excites.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.Peter">II. PETER</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Again bids make our calling sure, - 2 False teachers are foretold: - 3 How Christ shall come at day of doom, - 4 As promis'd was of old.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="I.John">I. JOHN</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 John shews us Christ is our ally, - 2 To young and old doth write. - 3 Our works must prove the truth of love, - 4 And bids us every spirit try: - 5 Love makes God's laws seem light.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="II.John">II. JOHN</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 John writes t'a lady and exhorts - Her and her children dear, - Constant to prove in faith and love, - Seducers to beware. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="III.John">III. JOHN</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 John writes to Gaius, and commends - His charitable aim: - But doth repress Diotrephes, - Who strove to be supreme. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Jude">JUDE</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Jude bids for faith strive earnestly, - Seducers lively paints; - What judgments shall to them befal, - What blessings to the saints. -</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i><A NAME="Revelation">REVELATION</A></i></h3> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 A Vision Christ reveals to John, - 2 He writes to churches four. - 3 To other three then writeth he. - 4 The elders God adore. - - 5 Book with seven seals the lamb doth take. - 6 He opens all but one; - 7 The saints seal'd are whom God will spare. - 8 Last seal; four trumpets blown. - - 9 Come next the fifth and sixth to sound. -10 John eats the book that's brought. -11 Witnesses two: last trumpet's woe. -12 Man-child to Heav'n is caught. - -13 Describes the beast's seven heads, ten horns. -14 The lamb with saints about. -15 To angels sev'n were vials giv'n, -16 All which they poured out. - -17 Egregious whore of Babylon, -18 Her woeful doom foretold; -19 God glorify'd; the lamb and bride; -20 The devil kept in hold. - -21 Finally John sees all things new, - Heav'n, earth, Jerusalem; -22 Doth visions close, and curseth those, - That add or take from them.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i>The TEN COMMANDMENTS.</i></h3> - -<i>These are the Laws which God did give, -Keep them by Faith in Christ, and live.</i> -Exodus XX. 3. to 18. - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> - 1 Have thou no other Gods but me. - 2 Unto no Image bow thy knee. - 3 Take not the name of God in vain. - 4 Do not the sabbath-day prophane. - 5 Honour thy father, mother too. - 6 Take heed that thou no murder do. - 7 From whoredom keep thy body clean. - 8 Steal not, although thy state be mean. - 9 Bear not false witness, shun that blot. -10 What is thy neighbour's covet not.</pre> - -<h5><i>FINIS.</i></h5> - -<hr> -<h3><i>An Hymn on the Holy Scriptures,</i></h3> -<h4><i>By Dr. WATTS.</i></h4> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> -Laden with guilt, and full of fears, - I fly to thee my Lord, -And not a glimpse of hope appears, - But in thy written word. - -The volume of my Father's grace; - Does all my griefs asswage; -Here I behold my Saviour's face - Almost in every page. - -This is the field where hidden lies, - The pearl of price unknown, -That Merchant is divinely wise - Who makes the pearl his own. - -Here consecrated water flows - To quench my thirst of sin; -Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, - Nor danger dwells therein. - -This is the Judge that ends the strife - Where wit and reason fail; -My guide to everlasting life, - Through all this gloomy vale. - -O may thy counsels, mighty God, - My roving feet command, -Nor I forsake the happy road, - That leads to thy right-hand.</pre> - -<hr> -<h3><i>The UNIVERSAL PRAYER,</i></h3> -<h4><i>By Mr. POPE.</i></h4> - -<pre style="font-family:serif;"> -FATHER of All! in ev'ry Age, - In ev'ry Clime ador'd, -By Saint, by Savage, and by Sage, - Jehovah, Jove, or Lord! - -Thou Great First Cause, least understood: - Who all my Sense confin'd -To know but this, that Thou art Good, - And that myself am blind; - -Yet gave me, in this dark Estate, - To see the Good from Ill; -And binding Nature fast in Fate, - Left free the human Will. - -What Conscience dictates to be done, - Or warns me not to do, -This, teach me more than hell to shun, - That, more than heav'n pursue. - -What Blessings thy free Bounty gives, - Let me not cast away; -For God is paid when Man receives, - T'enjoy is to obey. - -Yet not to Earth's contracted Span - Thy goodness let me bound, -Or think Thee Lord alone of Man, - When thousand Worlds are round: - -Let not this weak, unknowing hand - Presume thy bolts to throw, -And deal damnation round the land, - On each I judge thy Foe. - -If I am right, thy grace impart, - Still in the right to stay; -If I am wrong, oh teach my heart - To find that better way. - -Save me alike from foolish Pride, - Or impious Discontent, -At aught thy wisdom has deny'd, - Or aught thy Goodness lent. - -Teach me to feel another's Woe, - To hide the Fault I see; -That Mercy I to others show, - That Mercy show to me. - -Mean tho' I am, not wholly so, - Since quick'ned by thy Breath: -Oh lead me wheresoe'er I go, - Thro' this day's Life or Death. - -This day, be Bread and Peace my Lot: - All else beneath the Sun, -Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not, - And let Thy Will be done. - -To thee, whose Temple is all Space, - Whose Altar, Earth, Sea, Skies! -One Chorus let all Being raise! - All Nature's Incense rise!</pre> - -<h5>THE END.</h5> - -<hr> -<p>Printed by M. 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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Juvenile Bible - Being a brief concordance of the Holy Scriptures, in verse. - Containing a summary of all the chapters in the books of - the Old and New Testament, from Genesis to the Revelation, - alphabetically arranged, and admirably adapted to the - comprehension and retention of young readers. - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: May 23, 2016 [EBook #52146] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE JUVENILE BIBLE *** - - - - -Produced by Peter Sahlstrom <peter@stormlash.net>, -http://peter.stormlash.net - - - - - -Transcriber's Note: - The original text makes heavy use of the "long s" character. These - have been replaced with the ASCII "s". - - Capitalization of words within sentences is reproduced faithfully - from the original. - - This text makes heavy use of obsolete and archaic spellings. The - original spellings have been preserved. - - - -[Illustration: The GOOD BOY getting off the JUVENILE BIBLE by Heart.] - -_Train up a Child in the Way he should go, and when he is old he will -not depart from it, Prov. xxii. 6._ - - - -The -JUVENILE BIBLE: -BEING -A BRIEF CONCORDANCE -OF THE -_HOLY SCRIPTURES_, -IN VERSE. - -CONTAINING -A Summary of all the CHAPTERS in the Books of the -_OLD and NEW TESTAMENT,_ -From GENESIS to the REVELATION -_Alphabetically Arranged,_ -AND -ADMIRABLY ADAPTED -TO THE -COMPREHENSION AND RETENTION OF -YOUNG READERS. - -_Search the Scriptures, and let the Word of Christ dwell -in you richly in all Wisdom, John v.39. Col.iii.16_ - -LONDON: -PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY M. ALLEN, -NO. 15, Paternoster-Row; -And Sold by all other Booksellers in the United Kingdom. -[Entered at Stationers-Hall] - - - -The -NAMES AND ORDER -OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE -OLD & NEW TESTAMENT, -WITH THE -NUMBER OF CHAPTERS. - -Genesis hath 50 | II. Chronicles . 36 | Daniel ......... 12 -Exodus ......... 40 | Ezra ........... 10 | Hosea .......... 14 -Leviticus ...... 27 | Nehemiah ....... 13 | Joel ........... 3 -Numbers ........ 36 | Esther ......... 10 | Amos ........... 9 -Deuteronomy .... 34 | Job ............ 42 | Obediah ........ 1 -Joshua ......... 24 | Psalms ........ 150 | Jonah .......... 4 -Judges ......... 21 | Proverbs ....... 31 | Micah .......... 7 -Ruth ........... 4 | Ecclesiastes ... 12 | Nahum .......... 3 -I. Samuel ...... 31 | Solomon's Song 8 | Habakkuk ....... 3 -II. Samuel ..... 24 | Isaiah ......... 66 | Zephaniah ...... 3 -I. Kings ....... 22 | Jeremiah ....... 52 | Haggai ......... 2 -II. Kings ...... 25 | Lamentations ... 5 | Zecheriah ...... 14 -I. Chronicles .. 29 | Ezekiel ........ 48 | Malachi ........ 4 - -_The Books of the New Testament._ - -Matthew ........ 28 | Ephesians ...... 6 | Hebrews ........ 13 -Mark ........... 16 | Philippians .... 4 | James .......... 5 -Luke ........... 24 | Colossians ..... 4 | I. Peter ....... 5 -John ........... 21 | I. Thessalonians 5 | II. Peter ...... 3 -The Acts ....... 28 | II. Thessalonians 3 | I. John ........ 5 -Romans ......... 16 | I. Timothy ..... 6 | II. John ....... 1 -I. Corinthians 16 | II. Timothy .... 4 | III. John ...... 1 -II. Corinthians 13 | Titus .......... 3 | Jude ........... 1 -Galatians ...... 6 | Philemon ....... 1 | Revelation ..... 22 - - - -PREFACE - -This JUVENILE BIBLE, or TABLES OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, being a -Metrical Index to the Old and New Testament, has with much Labour been -compiled for the Edification of Youth. By means of this little -Instructor, the reader is not only made acquainted with the chief -Contents of every Chapter, but likewise with the number of chapters in -every Book. This methodical arrangement is as follows: - -Every Book _that exceeds five Chapters_ is divided into Stanzas, each -Stanza, acrostic-like, beginning with A, B, C, &c. the Stanzas contain -four lines each, and every line is a Chapter (except otherwise -distinguished, as the Chapters are numbered in the margin by figures); -thus B, beginning the second Stanza and fifth line, is the fifth -Chapter, C the 9th, D the 13th, E the 17th, &c. as far as N, which is -the 49th Chapter, no Book containing more than 52, except the PROPHECY -of ISAIAH, which runs four letters more, O, P, Q, and R; likewise the -Book of PSALMS, being 150, which are divided into three alphabets, not -exceeding N, and containing 50 each. Those Books which _do not exceed -five chapters_, viz. RUTH, LAMENTATIONS, JOEL, OBADIAH, &c. are -without this method, which do not require it, and are consequently -expressed in one Stanza, sometimes exceeding four lines. - -In the historical books, the contents of every chapter is as fully -expressed as the narrow limits of _one line_ will admit; and the -PSALMS, which have letters expressive of the occasions of them, are by -_those_ distinguished: but the other PSALMS, as also the PROVERBS, -ECCLESIASTES, &c. consisting of various and unconnected Sentences, and -not being reducible to any certain head, are only characterized by -some remarkable passage in them. - -This novel and curious arrangement will, it is presumed, gratify the -taste of young readers, and not only give them a relish for the Sacred -Volume, but even assist their memories when duly acquainted with it. - -Any person desirous of committing this JUVENILE BIBLE to memory (which -may be done in a month, or less) should first learn perfectly the name -of all the Books, and the numbers of the chapters in each Book, on the -back of the title-page; then observe A stands for 1, B 5, C 9, D 13, -E 17, F 21, G 25, H 29, I 33, K 37, L 41, M 45, N 49. When it is -known what number every letter denotes, the number of the chapter that -begins with that letter is known by it; for example, if you know the -letter B stands for 5, then when you hear this line, "Before the flood -man's life was long," you can soon tell it is the 5th chapter. If it -be asked, what are the contents of the 5th chapter of Genesis, you -answer with the above line, and so of the rest. - -The three last lines of every Stanza depend upon the first line of it; -so that if the number of the first line is known, it is easy to know -the number of the rest: for instance, if you know that "Each male of -Abram circumcis'd" is the 17th of Genesis, then it follows "He angels -entertains" is the 18th; "Sees Sodom's flame God's wrath proclaim" is -the 19th; "His wife his sister feigns" is the 20th. - -This work is designed to promote the knowledge and practice of the -Holy Scriptures--and when presents are made by Parents, or -promiscuously awarded by Schools, let the JUVENILE BIBLE be always the -_first_ gift: but no portion of it should ever be allotted as a -_Task_; the Author of this Work being well convinced, it is owing to -the modern and _impious_ mode of Education, compelling Children to -learn Collects, chapters in the Bible, Hymns, &c. as occasional -Exercises, and frequently _by way of Punishment_, that the Word of God -is not heard and read with that satisfaction it always should be. - - - -_GENESIS_ - - 1 All things created Moses writes, - 2 And Paradise displays, - 3 Tells Adam's fall, which ruin'd all: - 4 Cain righteous Abel slays - - 5 Before the flood, Man's life was long, - 6 Noah the ark doth frame; - 7 The world is drown'd, eight favour found, - 8 Out of the ark they came. - - 9 Covenant of rain-bow; Noah drunk-- -10 His family's increase; -11 They Babel rear, confounded are. -12 Abram is call'd in grace; - -13 Departs from Lot: again is blessed, -14 'Gainst four kings doth prevail. -15 A numerous feed is promised. -16 Hagar bears Ishmael. - -17 Each male of Abram circumcis'd, -18 He angels entertains; -19 Sees Sodom's flame God's wrath proclaim, -20 His wife his sister feigns. - -21 Feasting and mirth for Isaac's birth; -22 God claims, but saves his life; -23 Machpelah's cave is Sarah's grave, -24 Rebeckah's Isaac's wife. - -25 Good Abraham's death; Rebeckah's twins, -26 Isaac his wife denies; -27 Jacob by wiles Isaac beguiles, -28 To Padan-Aram flies. - -29 He Rachel weds, and Leah beds, -30 Grows rich by cunning flight; -31 From Laban he doth quickly flee, -32 Wrestles with God all night. - -33 Jacob and Esau friendly meet, -34 Fair Dinah's foul disgrace; -35 Benjamin's birth is Rachel's death, -36 The dukes of Esau's race. - -37 Kind Joseph in a pit and fold, -38 To Jude twins Temar bears; -39 Joseph the chaste in prison cast, -40 To servants dreams declares. - -41 Learns Pharaoh's dreams, and is advanc'd, -42 He takes his brethren up; -43 Them come again, doth entertain, -44 But stops them with his cup; - -45 Makes himself known: for Jacob sends, -46 He with his house comes down; -47 In Goshen has a dwelling place, -48 Makes Joseph's sons his own. - -49 Next blesseth all his sons and dies; -50 To Canaan is convey'd: - And thus in this book Genesis, - You fifty chapters read. - - - -_EXODUS_ - - 1 All Hebrew males were to be drown'd. - 2 Moses born, sav'd in th' Ark; - 3 From bush on flame is told God's name, - 4 And wonders sent to work. - - 5 By Pharoah Israel's task'd, and cries, - 6 JEHOVAH comfort speaks. - 7 Moses the flood doth turn to blood; - 8 Frogs, lice, and flies he makes. - - 9 Contagious murrain, boil, and hail, -10 Locusts and darkness reign; -11 Bids jewels borrow against the morrow, -12 Jews expell'd, first-born slain. - -13 Dismissed they march with Joseph's bones, -14 Pharoah pursues, is drown'd; -15 At first they sing; then murmuring, -16 Quails sent and manna found. - -17 Even the rock affords them drink -18 Jethro to scheme is driven; -19 God's thunders make mount Sinai quake, -20 The Ten Commandments given. - -21 For servants, and man-slayers, laws, -22 With many more besides; -23 The seventh-years rest. Three yearly feasts, -24 Moses in mount abides. - -25 Gifts ask'd for tent, ark, mercy-seat, -26 Boards, curtains, bars, and vail, -27 Oil, altar, court, with hangings for't, -28 Priests robes and pectoral [1] - -29 How priests must consecrated be, -30 Anointed and perfum'd. -31 Bezaleel inspir'd with skill, -32 The golden calf's consum'd. - -33 Jehovah's anger Moses stays, -34 New tables made and brought; -35 The people bring free-offering; -36 Boards, curtains, bars are wrought. - -37 Knops, flowers, ark, table, mercy-seat, -38 And altar are prepar'd; -39 Priests garments too doth Moses view, -40 The tabernacle's rear'd. - -[1] The breast-plate of judgment for the High-Priest - - - -_LEVITICUS_ - - 1 A Ritual of burnt-offerings, - 2 Meat-off'rings, ordinance; - 3 Off'rings of peace, and sacrifice, - 4 For sins of ignorance. - - 5 Burnt-offerings for sins unknown, - 6 For sins premeditated; - 7 Off'rings of peace, and trespasses, - 8 Aaron is consecrated. - - 9 Confirm'd is Aaron by God's flame, -10 Strange fire his wrath excites; -11 What sorts of meat may not be eat, -12 For child-birth the due rites. - -13 Directions leprosy to know, -14 To cleanse it in what case; -15 Off'rings for less uncleannesses, -16 High priest in holy place. - -17 Eating of blood prohibited, -18 Unlawful marriage blam'd; -19 Laws manifold again are told, -20 And shameful sins are nam'd. - -21 Forbidden priests to mourn are, -22 Uncleannesses disowned; -23 Sabbaths of rest, and yearly feasts, -24 Blasphemers to be stoned. - -25 Great seventh-year-sabbath: jubilee, -26 Blessings and curses given; -27 Vows how esteemed, and how redeem'd. - Here chapters twenty-seven. - - - -_NUMBERS_ - - 1 All Israel number'd by their tribes, - 2 To each their place assign'd; - 3 Levites succeed in first-born stead, - 4 Their services defin'd. - - 5 By what rules jealousy was try'd, - 6 The Naz'rites law is stated - 7 Princes oblation at Dedication [2]. - 8 The Levites consecrated. - - 9 Cloud guides them: passover renew'd, -10 Two silver trumpets sound; -11 The people lust; quails fall like dust, -12 Miriam is leprous found. - -13 Deceitful spies spread false reports, -14 Great murmurings which raise; -15 Breaker of sabbath ston'd to death, -16 Korah's rebellious ways. - -17 End strife doth Aaron's budding rod, -18 Priest's charge and salary; [3] -19 Water with ashes the unclean washes, -20 Miriam and Aaron die. - -21 Fierce fiery serpents bite the Jews, -22 Balaam's ass reproves him; -23 In vain his skill to curse Israel, -24 To bless the spirit moves him. - -25 Good Phinehas' zeal God's wrath atones, -26 Old race all dead but two; -27 In Moses room must Joshua come, -28 Continual offerings due. - -29 High offerings for set holy-days, -30 What vows do bind, what not; -31 Revenge on Midian: Balaam slain -32 Both Gad's and Reuben's lot. - -33 Israelites journeys forty-two, -34 How Canaan was divided; -35 Six refuge-towns and Levites bounds, -36 Zelophehad's case decided. - -[2] Of the Tabernacle. -[3] Their part or portion of all offerings, their wages, or dues. - - - -_DEUTERONOMY_ - - 1 Acts of the Hebrews Moses writes; - 2 How Sihon's kingdom fell; - 3 How Og was slain: Manasseh's gain. - 4 Exhorts them to do well. - - 5 Bids them the Ten Commandments keep, - 6 And God to fear and love; - 7 Shun foreign leagues, for fear of plagues, - 8 And not ungrateful prove. - - 9 Confutes their vain self-righteousness, -10 God's mercies represents; -11 And that they should be therefore good, -12 Burn idol-monuments. - -13 Deceitful prophets must be ston'd; -14 Clean fishes, birds, and beasts. -15 Each seventh year releases were. -16 All males must keep three feasts. - -17 Election of their kings directs. -18 The priest's and Levites dues. -19 Witnesses, land-bounds, refuge-towns, -20 What laws of war to use. - -21 First-born is heir, stone stubborn son, -22 Cloths must the sex descry. -23 Of filthiness, vows, trespasses, -24 Divorce, pledge, leprosy. - -25 Good weights, just stripes, unmuzzel'd ox, -26 Of first fruits with contrition. -27 Twelve curses count on Ebal-mount, -28 Blessings in opposition. - -29 Here Moses calls to covenant. -30 He life and death propounds. -31 To Joshua charge he gives at large; -32 His dying song rebounds. - -33 In blessing all the tribes concludes, -34 And dies in Nebo mount. - Thus chapters four and thirty more. - In Deuteronomy count. - - - -_JOSHUA_ - - 1 After meek Moses Joshua rules. - 2 Rahab doth spies receive. - 3 Jews walk dry shod thro' Jordan's flood, - 4 Memorial stones they leave. - - 5 Both [4] seals renew'd; and Manna ceas'd. - 6 Jericho's walls o'erturn'd. - 7 Achan for theft of life bereft. - 8 Ai taken is and burn'd. - - 9 Craftily Gibeon gets a league. -10 The sun and moon stand still. -11 With Hazor all the countries fall. -12 Thirty-three kings they kill. - -13 Drawn Reuben's, Gad's, Manasseh's lines. -14 Good Caleb Hebron claims. -15 Next Judah's bounds with all his towns, -16 Are Joseph's and Ephraim's. - -17 Enlarg'd is Joseph's second lot, -18 Then Benjamin's they fix; -19 And lots are cast for all the rest; -20 With refuge-cities fix. - -21 Forty-eight cities Levi hath, -22 [5] Ed breeds a false surmise; -23 Joshua by threats, and promise treats, -24 A cov'nant makes and dies. - -[4] Circumcision and Passover. -[5] An altar call'd Ed, see v. 34 - - - -_JUDGES_ - - 1 Acts are rehears'd of divers tribes, - 2 Next age doth God provoke; - 3 Opprest they pray'd, God sends them aid, - 4 Deb'rah breaks Jabin's yoke. - - 5 Barak's and Deb'rah's thankful song, - 6 God Gideon up doth raise; - 7 With few he fights the Midianites, - 8 And their great captains slays. - - 9 Curst is Abimelech's cruelty, -10 Israel prays when opprest. -11 Of Ammon's slaughter, and Jephtha's daughter, -12 Shibboleth's make a test. - -13 Dan's tribe is fam'd for Samson's birth, -14 His riddle they expound; -15 His fire-brands lights: with jaw-bone fights, -16 By Delilah is bound. - -17 Ephod and gods doth Micah make, -18 Stol'n by the men of Dan; -19 A Levite's wife bereft of life. -20 Most all the Benjamites are slain, -21 And Wives for all the rest they gain. - - - -_RUTH_ - - 1 Ruth's kindness unto Naomi - 2 She gleans on Boaz land; - 3 Her virtues move him her to love, - 4 And wed her out of hand. - - - -_I. SAMUEL_ - - 1 A Son by prayer Hannah obtains, - 2 How Eli's sons offend; - 3 Their doom God tells to Samuel, - 4 Ark taken: Eli's end. - - 5 Before the ark down Dagon falls, - 6 The ark again they bring; - 7 Jews mourn for sins, smite Philistines, - 8 The people ask a king. - - 9 Choice [6] Saul seeks asses; finds a crown, -10 Doth prophesy when crown'd; -11 With Nahash fights, kills Ammonites, -12 Samuel for grace renown'd. - -13 Daring to sacrifice Saul's blam'd, -14 Victorious is his son; -15 For Agag's sake Saul's throne doth shake, -16 And David chose thereon. - -17 Encounters and Goliah slays, -18 Saul's younger daughter marries; -19 Saul seeks his life, he's sav'd by's wife, -20 For Jon'than's news he tarries. - -21 Flees for his life, at Gath seems mad, -22 Saul kills priests great and small; -23 David escapes Saul's treacherous traps, -24 Cuts off the skirt of Saul. - -25 Grants Nabal life for his wife's sake, -26 He takes Saul's spear and cruse; -27 With king of Gath great favour hath, -28 Saul of a witch makes use. - -29 Home David is by Achish sent, -30 Finds Ziklag captive gone: -31 Saul with his host and sons are lost, - Here chapters thirty one. - -[6] See ver. 2 - - - -_II. SAMUEL_ - - 1 A Poem David makes on Saul, - 2 Doth king in Judah reign; - 3 By treacheries stout Abner dies, - 4 And Ishbosheth is slain. - - 5 By all the tribes is David crown'd, - 6 The ark with triumph brings; - 7 To build intends, God him commends, - 8 He conquers many kings. - - 9 Comforteth lame Mephibosheth, -10 His envoys beards half shav'd; -11 Uriah's wife he takes, and life; -12 Pardon'd; of child bereav'd. - -13 Debauch-revenging-Absalom flees, -14 Brought home by Joab's art; -15 Ahithophel and he rebel, -16 Wife Hushai acts his part. - -17 Envious Ahithophel hangs himself, -18 Proud Absalom is slain; -19 King comes in peace, shews acts of grace, -20 Sheba rebels again. - -21 For Gibeon's sake Saul's sons are hang'd, -22 Kind David's psalm of praise; -23 His dying song and warriors strong, -24 A pestilence three days. - - - -_I. KINGS_ - - 1 Anointed is king Solomon, - 2 Performs his father's charge; - 3 Prays to be wise; two harlots tries, - 4 His wealth and wisdom large. - - 5 Before-hand fits materials, - 6 Then up the temple sets; - 7 With houses more, and works good store, - 8 The temple dedicates. - - 9 Cov'nants with God, sends out his fleet, -10 Queen Sheba hears his fame; -11 BY concubines and wives he sins, -12 Ten tribes his son disclaim. - -13 Doom'd Bethel's alter; prophet slain, -14 Jer'boam hears heaven's will; -15 The idols all by Asa fall, -16 Zimri himself doth kill. - -17 Elijah's fed, doth raise the dead, -18 True God by fire declares; -19 Flees to a cell [7], from Jezebel, -20 Ahab Benhadad spares. - -21 For's vineyard Ahab Naboth stones, -22 The dogs lick Ahab's blood; - These chapters two and twenty shew, - Of fifteen kings, five good. - -[7] A cave in mount Horeb - - - -_II. KINGS_ - - 1 A Fire from heaven Elijah brings, - 2 To heaven in fire ascends; - 3 Elisha brings drink for three kings, - 4 Dead raises: oil extends. - - 5 Bathes Naaman clean: Gehazi plagued, - 6 Steel swims: an host struck blind; - 7 A famine's chang'd to plenty strange, - 8 Told Hazael's bloody mind. - - 9 Cast to the dogs is Jezebel, -10 Jehu Baal's priests ensnares; -11 Joash his reign: his mother slain, -12 The temple he repairs. - -13 Dead raised by Elisha's bones, -14 Good Amaziah slain; -15 Good Azariah's leprosy, -16 King Ahaz wicked rain. - -17 Exiled are ten tribes for sin, -18 Rabshekeh loudly rails, -19 Sennacherib boasts: God slays his host, -20 And Hezekiah heals. - -21 Fierce wrath Manasseh's sins provoke, -22 Josiah good, though only eight; -23 The idols meet his angry stroke, -24 The Jews are brought unto the yoke. -25 Jerusalem laid desolate. - - - -_I. CHRONICLES_ - - 1 Adam's long line, to Edom's dukes, - 2 Israel's posterity; - 3 Good David's line, with kings doth shine, - 4 Of Judah's family. - - 5 Bounds of Manasseh, Reuben, Gad, - 6 The priests of Levi's line; - 7 Naphthali, Asher, Issachar, - 8 The sons of Benjamin. - - 9 Charges of priests and Levites too, -10 Saul's overthrow and death; -11 King David's reign: his mighty men, -12 His host he numbereth. - -13 David leaves th' ark for Uzz'ah's death. -14 Twice beat the Philistines; -15 Home th' ark he brings, and plays and sings: -16 His holy quire begins. - -17 Erects a temple in design, -18 Rich preparation makes, -19 His messengers' affronts he hears, -20 And Rabbah smites and takes. - -21 For numb'ring people, three days plague -22 Temples materials got; -23 The Levites charge appoints at large, -24 And Aaron's sons by lot. - -25 Gives orders for the singer's lots, -26 And porters lot sets down; -27 Twelve captains ward as his life-guard, -28 Give charge to Solomon, -29 And yields up life and crown. - - - -_II. CHRONICLES_ - - 1 As Solomon pray'd he wisdom had, - 2 Prepares things manifold; - 3 Temple's extents and ornaments, - 4 Vessels of brass and gold. - - 5 Brings now the ark into its place. - 6 His consecration prayer. - 7 Fire from above doth all approve. - 8 His wealth and buildings fair. - - 9 Choice treasures, vessels, acts, and end. -10 Ten Tribes his son forsake. -11 Three years he thrives: has many wives. -12 Leaves God, and then grows weak. - -13 Down Israel by Abijah falls. -14 Asa a million slays. -15 He God doth fear, with heart sincere, -16 Yet not without allays. - -17 Excellent preachers Jesa'phat sends. -18 To war with Ahab goes. -19 God to him sends; and reprehends. -20 He prays: God smites his foes. - -21 Friendless Jehoram lives and dies. -22 Jehu slays Ahaziah, -23 Young Joash reigns by a priest's means. -24 Yet kills priest Zechariah. - -25 Good for a while was Amaziah. -26 Uzziah was the same. -27 Jotham reigns well: doth Ammon quell. -28 The Syrians Ahaz tame. - -29 Hez'kiah God's true worship rears. -30 The Passover proclaims. -31 All idols breaks: for priest care takes. -32 Sennacherib blasphemes. - -33 In chains Manasseh doth repent. -34 Josiah's virtues shown. -35 Keeps Passover: and dies in war. -36 Jerusalem o'erthrown. - - - -_EZRA_ - - 1 At Cyrus word the Jews return. - 2 The company that go. - 3 God's house begun with mirth and moan, - 4 Is hinder'd by the foe. - - 5 But once again the work goes on, - 6 By license from Darius. - 7 Ezra is sent with royal grant, - 8 And gifts for uses pious. - - 9 Complains of strange affinities. -10 And shows them what is right. - These chapters ten, shew how great men - Shou'd in God's word delight. - - - -_NEHEMIAH_ - - 1 Afflicted Nehemiah fasts. - 2 Goes to Jerusalem. - 3 The names of all who built the wall. - 4 He prays and strengthens them. - - 5 Bids usurers restore their lands. - 6 Sanballat would him awe. - 7 What captives came at first doth name. - 8 The priests expound the law. - - 9 Confess their sins, repent and fast. -10 They cov'nant; great and small. -11 Jerusalem's in-dwellers names. -12 They dedicate the wall, -13 And mend disorders all. - - - -_ESTHER_ - - 1 After queen Vashti is dethron'd - 2 Commences Esther's reign. - 3 Proud Haman vows the death of Jews, - 4 And three days fasts the queen. - - 5 Banquets the king and Haman too; - 6 Mord'cai triumphant led, - 7 And Haman who would hang this Jew, - 8 Is hung himself instead. - - 9 Complete the Jews' deliverance, -10 By Mordecai's success. - These chapters ten, show pious men - The Lord will ever bless. - - - -_JOB_ - - 1 All wealth and children ta'en from Job, - 2 Sore boils too him perplex, - 3 Curses the morn that he was born; - 4 But Eliphaz him checks. - - 5 Born man's to grief, as sparks ascend. - 6 Job sad complaints renews. - 7 Gives reasons why he wish'd to die, - 8 God's justice Bildad shews. - - 9 Contend with God, Job will not dare; -10 Though sorely he complains. -11 But Zophar meant, Job should repent, -12 Yet Job himself maintains. - -13 Dares trust in God tho' slaying him. -14 Man's frailty he declares. -15 El'phaz again does him arraign: -16 No friend has he that spares. - -17 Enters appeal from man to God; -18 But Bildad blames him still, -19 Job of his pains and friends complains, -20 And Zophar takes it all. - -21 For God's wife providence Job speaks, -22 Still Eliphaz upbraids. -23 Unto God's bar Job would refer, -24 And his deep counsel pleads. - -25 Guilty, says Bildad, is mankind. -26 Job God's great power sets forth; -27 And doth declare himself sincere, -28 Proclaiming Wisdom's worth. - -29 His former great renown asserts, -30 Tho' now despis'd and weak; -31 Integrity proves solidly. -32 Elihu comes to speak. - -33 Instead of God he sets himself, -34 God cannot be unjust; -35 We good or ill, He's happy still. -36 Submit to him we must. - -37 Known by his works his wisdom is, -38 God speaks, and them recounts; -39 Goats, hinds, and hawk, ostrich, and stork, -40 But Behemoth surmounts. - -41 Lastly the great Leviathan, - God's power doth relate; -42 Job then submits: God him acquits, - And doubles his estate. - - - -_PSALMS_ - - 1 A Blessed man doth David sing, - 2 Christ's kingdom prophesies; - 3 Flees from his son: to God doth run, - 4 His countenance doth prize. - - 5 Begs guidance and defence of God, - 6 When sick on him doth call; - 7 Warns Cush of spight, the Benjamite. - 8 Christ is the Lord of all. - - 9 Commends the judgments of the Lord, - 10 The wicket boast and scoff; - 11 God's providence, good men's defence, - 12 Proud tongues will God cut off. - - 13 David complains of God's delay, - 14 The athiest doth expose: - 15 And who shall dwell with God doth tell, - 16 Christ's resurrection shews. - - 17 Entreats defense against his foes, - 18 Sings praise for mercies great; - 19 Christ like the sun his course shall run, - 20 On God the pious wait. - - 21 For victories he gives God thanks, - 22 Christ's sufferings foretels; - 23 His sheep are we: our shepherd he, - 24 Christ in his temple dwells. - - 25 God's grace and mercy David asks, - 26 Calls God to judge his case; - 27 His faith sustains and courage gains, - 28 Prays for his foes' disgrace. - - 29 He magnifies God's thund'ring voice, - 30 His dedication song; - 31 Trusts in God's name, prays against shame, - 32 To whom doth bliss belong. - - 33 In God's pow'r, goodness, truth, he boasts, - 34 As mad from Achish sent; - 35 To God he cries 'gainst enemies, - 36 Doth wicked times lament. - - 37 Known faints and sinners he compares, - 38 Of miseries complains; - 39 Shews life of man short as a span, - 40 Foretels our Saviour's pains. - - 41 Long life the merciful shall have, - 42 For God the Psalmist pants; - 43 God's house he fain would see again, - 44 The church makes sore complaints. - - 45 Melodious song of Christ and spouse, - 46 The saints on God rely; - 47 All nations sing to God their king, - 48 The churches majesty. - - 49 No trust in wealth is to be put, - 50 Christ shall as judge appear; - Now the first set of alphabet, - May fitly break off here. - -The Second Alphabet - 51 At Nathan's word David repents, - 52 Read Doeg's destiny, - 53 Proves athiests fools: God sees and rules; - 54 At Ziph betray'd is he. - - 55 Because of foes prays thrice a day, - 56 At Gath in God doth trust; - 57 His help doth crave 'gainst Saul in cave, - 58 Dooms Judges when unjust. - - 59 Close, Saul to kill him, watch'd his house, - 60 Edom by Joab slain; - 61 David to Christ his high rock flies, - 62 On that rock trusts again. - - 63 Dry deserts make him thirst for God, - 64 Who did him safely hide; - 65 Praise him who hears his people's pray'rs, - 66 The saints by him are try'd. - - 67 Extol God nations, let the ark - 68 'Midst gen'ral joy proceed; - 69 Christ crucify'd is typify'd, - 70 His speedy help in need. - - 71 From youth to old age God sustains, - 72 A psalm for Solomon; - 73 Fool's prosp'rous state provokes his hate, - 74 He doth the church bemoan. - - 75 God putteth down and raiseth up, - 76 In Judah known is he; - 77 Asaph's relief 'gainst unbelief, - 78 Israel's strange history. - - 79 He for Jerusalem laments, - 80 The church's doleful state; - 81 In solemn feasts what rites were best, - 82 With judges doth debate. - - 83 Israel's confed'rate foes describes, - 84 Longs for God's courts alone; - 85 Truth, Mercy meets: Peace, Justice greets, - 86 Like God's Works there are none. - - 87 Known is no place, like Zion's gates, - 88 Good Haman's deep dismay: - 89 God's cov'nant shown with Christ the Son, - 90 Moses shews Man's decay. - - 91 Long life and safety in God's shade, - 92 A song for Sabbath day. - 93 Christ's glorious throne of old made known, - 94 Vengeance will he repay. - - 95 Make joyful noise to God with Psalms, - 96 He'll all to Judgment bring; - 97 His Judgments made mount Zion glad, - 98 Both Jews and Gentiles sing. - - 99 Next Moses, Aaron, Samuel, -100 And all Lands joyful be; - This second set of Alphabet, - Concludes the Century. - -The Third alphabet. -101 A plan of houshold government, -102 Afflicted person's prayer; -103 A song of praise for joyful days, -104 God's providences rare. - -105 Both Egypt plagu'd and Israel sav'd, -106 They murmur and complain; -107 He represents God's providence, -108 And that man's help is vain. - -109 Cursed is Judas in a type, -110 Christ king and priest declar'd; -111 God's works ace pure, commandments sure, -112 The righteous man's reward. - -113 Due praise to God must Gentiles give, -114 The hills like lambs did play; -115 The Idols weak, nor see nor speak. -116 To God we vows must pay. - -117 Extol God's name must nations all, -118 The corner stone is laid: -119 Next comes the great Jews alphabet. -120 A false tongue justly paid. - -121 Full safe they sleep whom God doth keep; -122 Pray for Jerus'lem's peace; -123 Lift up your eye to God on high. -124 He breaks the snare with ease. - -125 Guarded they are who trust in God. -126 How Zion's captives come; -127 Unless God keep, the watch may sleep, -128 God blesseth house and home. - -129 Haters of Zion cursed are, -130 From God all mercies spring; -131 David was mild as wean'd child, -132 The ark with joy they bring. - -133 It's good to see brethren agree, -134 We God by night must bless; -135 Who idols make, their likeness take. -136 God's Mercies never cease. - -137 Keen scoffs drew tears from captive Jews. -138 All Kings shall choose God's ways. -139 God's piercing sight is infinite, -140 For Saul's destruction prays. - -141 Like incense must our prayers ascend. -142 David doth now complain. -143 To God he flies from enemies. -144 Man's life is short and vain. - -145 Mark David's special Psalm of praise, -146 None must in man confide; -147 Let Zion praise God's holy ways, -148 And all the World beside. - -149 New Songs Saints on their beds shall sing, - And nobles bind in chains; -150 Whatever thing hath breath to sing, - Praise God while breath remains. - - - -_PROVERBS_ - - 1 Address of Wisdom to the Young, - 2 Assurance of true bliss; - 3 The best of gain is in her train, - 4 Bids shun all that's amiss. - - 5 Beware of whoredom; love thy wife. - 6 God hateth seven things. - 7 A whorish wife describ'd to th'life. - 8 Wisdom exalteth Kings. - - 9 Come welcome Guests to Wisdom's feast, -10 v.1 Here follow Proverbs wise; -11 v.1 A balance right is God's delight, -12 v.22 God loaths lips telling lies. - -13 v.10 Debate and strife proceed from pride, -14 v.9 Fools mock at Sin as small, -15 v.33 Honour is nigh humility. -16 v.18 Pride goes before a fall. - -17 v.28 Ev'n fools when silent are thought wise, -18 v.23 The Poor rough answers hath; -19 v.6 All are his friend, rich gifts that send, -20 v.14 It's naught the buyer faith. - -21 v.17 Followers of pleasure shall be poor. -22 v.29 The diligent promoted; -23 v.31 Look not on wine when brisk and fine, -24 v.30 The sluggard's field is noted. - -25 v.21 Give bread unto thine enemy, -26 v.3 A rod for the fool's back. -27 v.6 Wounds of a friend are health in th'end. -28 v.27 Alms-givers shall not lack. - -29 v.1 He surely falls that hates reproof. -30 Agur his sins doth own; -31 The mother wife gives good advice, - To Lemuel her son. - - - -_ECCLESIASTES_ - -1 All's Vanity the preacher cries: -2 v.12 There's nothing new that's done; -3 v.46 A time to weep, to lose and keep. -4 v.9 Two better are then one. - -5 v.4 Be sure to pay what thou hast vow'd. -6 v.7 Man for his mouth takes pains; -7 v.2 Better is death than our first breath. -8 v.8 The spirit none retains. - -9 v.2 Come all things to all men alike. -10 v.18 Buildings decay by sloth. -11 v.1 Bread on streams cast is found at last, -12 v.1 Remember God in Youth. - - - -_SOLOMON'S SONG_ - - 1 Ardent the church's love to Christ, - 2 And Christ the church too loves. - 3 She tempted sought, and home him brought, - 4 Her graces all he proves - - 5 Beauties of Christ the spouse describes, - 6 His love to her he shows; - 7 Again sets forth her beauty's worth, - 8 Her love more ardent grows. - - - -_ISAIAH_ - - 1 A sad complaint Isaiah makes, - 2 Christ's kingdom is foretold; - 3 The women's pride he doth deride, - 4 Christ's kingdom's a strong hold. - - 5 Barrenness on God's vineyard charg'd. - 6 The prophet's lips are purg'd. - 7 Immanuel comes of virgin's womb. - 8 Jews by Assyrians scourg'd. - - 9 Christ shall in trouble bring great joy, -10 Assyria's pride shall fall; -11 The branch of Jesse with peace shall bless, -12 God praised is of all. - -13 Destruction speeds to Babylon. -14 Israel denies relief; -15 Howl Moab, howl: in sackcloth toll. -16 From Pride results his grief. - -17 Ephraim 'scapes as gleaning grapes, -18 To Ethiopia wo! -19 Egypt's wise men turn'd fools again. -20 She must a captive go. - -21 Fall'n, fall'n is Babylon they cry. -22 The Jews make fast a feast. -23 Judgments on Tyre, the turns to hire, -24 The Lord the earth makes waste. - -25 God for his judgments, prais'd must be, -26 In him we must confide. -27 He keeps with care his vineyard fair, -28 Wo to the crown of pride! - -29 He cries wo, wo to Ariel! -30 Contempt of prophets blam'd. -31 On them that go to Egypt, wo! -32 Christ's kingdom's blessings nam'd. - -33 Judgments of spoilers of the church. -34 Judgments on Zion's foes. -35 What happy things the gospel brings. -36 Profane Rabshakeh grows. - -37 Kill'd in a night the Assyrian's host, -38 King Hezekiah heal'd. -39 His treasures vaunts to visitants. -40 The gospel-times reveal'd. - -41 Loathed of God are Idols all. -42 Christ's offices explain'd. -43 His flock he keeps in fire and deeps. -44 Idolaters disdain'd. - -45 Mention'd by name king Cyrus is. -46 Of Bel, and Nebo's doom. -47 For pride and spite, God Babel smites, -48 From thence his church shall come. - -49 Not own'd by Jews, Christ Gentiles saves, -50 Shews he had power to save; -51 Jews mean descent doth represent. -52 Bids them his word receive. - -53 Obstinate Jews Christ's cross despise. -54 The Gentiles are consol'd. -55 Let every one that thirsteth come: -56 The dumb dogs now are told. - -57 Pious men die and none regard. -58 False fasts the seer reproves. -59 'Tis wickedness that hides God's face, -60 The Gentiles flock like doves. - -61 Qualify'd Christ to preach begins. -62 His ministers ordains. -63 Tis he doth tread the wine-press red. -64 The church of sin complains. - -65 Rejected are the faithless Jews, - And Gentiles called home. -66 What comfort then for holy men, - To see their fulness come. - - - -_JEREMIAH_ - - 1 An almond rod Jeremy sees, - 2 God asks why Jews revolt. - 3 Israel turns whore, but Judah more, - 4 Both charg'd to mend their fault. - - 5 Because of sins, plagues threaten'd are. - 6 Their foes doth God inspire. - 7 Threatens to do as to Shiloh, - 8 That death they shall desire. - - 9 Crimes and calamities bewail'd. -10 Their heathen customs vain. -11 The cov'nant they do disobey. -12 Why thrive the wicked train? - -13 Down by Euphrates hides his belt. -14 God sends a grievous dearth. -15 To hear refuses Samuel and Moses. -16 Forbids both grief and mirth. - -17 Each man is curst that trusts in man. -18 God claims the potter's rights. -19 By bottle broke, forshews a stroke. -20 Pashur the prophet smites. - -21 Foretels the king a dismal siege. -22 On Shallum judgments sad. -23 On prophets vain and priests prophane, -24 He sees figs good and bad. - -25 Gives warning of captivity, -26 Is taken, try'd, acquitted; -27 Sends yokes and bands to many lands, -28 Is by false prophets twitted. - -29 He writes, and bids the captives build, -30 And their return descries. -31 Rachel with groans her babes bemoans, -32 Hanameel's field he buys. - -33 Jews sure return once more foretels, -34 Freed slaves are brought in thrall, -35 To wine invites the Rechabites. -36 The king doth burn the roll. - -37 Kept first in ward the prophet is. -38 Then to the dungeon sent. -39 The city won, he freed anon, -40 To Gedaliah went. - -41 Lewd men to Gedaliah slay. -42 A lie the remnant feign. -43 To Egypt's wo they thither go, -44 And their own grief and pain. - -45 Mercy to Baruch he declares, -46 And Egypt's doom relates. -47 And God's designs 'gainst Philistines, -48 And Moab's ruin states. - -49 Next Ammon's, with five kingdoms more, -50 And Babylon's at last. -51 This book into Euphrates throw. -52 Jerusalem laid waste. - - - -_LAMENTATIONS_ - - 1 Jerusalem's misery he laments, - 2 And doth to God complain; - 3 They hope express, and seek redress. - 4 Bewail sad state and stain. - 5 Lament and pray again. - - - -_EZEKIEL_ - - 1 A Vision strange Ezekiel sees, - 2 Tells his prophetic laws. - 3 The roll he eats; his charge repeats, - 4 A siege on tile he draws. - - 5 By type of hair Jerusalem threats. - 6 Doth Israel's Judgment shew. - 7 Some shall remain: he makes a chain. - 8 Their image-chambers view. - - 9 Christ's mark on them that mourn for sins. -10 Live coals are thrown about. -11 He doth complain so few remain. -12 His stuff he carries out. - -13 Daubing in prophets he reproves, -14 God's heavy judgments four. -15 The vine a wood for no use good, -16 Jerusalem plays the whore. - -17 Eagles large winged plant a vine. -18 Sour grapes the father eats. -19 Young lions taught to catch are caught. -20 Forefather's sins repeats. - -21 First sighs, then cries a sword, a sword! -22 Their sins all numbered be. -23 Aholah and Aholibah. -24 Not for the dead mourns he. - -25 God's wrath on Ammon and four more, -26 And Tyrus cruel siege; -27 Her rich supply and misery, -28 For pride and sacrilege. - -29 Howl Egypt too for forty years. -30 Her arm the Lord hath broke. -31 Assyria's pride is vilify'd. -32 Egyptian's heavy stroke. - -33 Injoyn'd a watchman's duty is. -34 false shepherds are reprov'd. -35 Mount Seir for hate made desolate, -36 But Israel shall be lov'd. - -37 Knit are two sticks: and dead bones rais'd. -38 Gog's army and design. -39 His judgment read; he buried; -40 Gates measured by line. - -41 Length, breadth, and height of temple's rooms. -42 The chambers for each priest. -43 God's glorious rays fill all the place. -44 The prince's gate on th' east. - -45 Measures of sanctuary lands. -46 Laws for the prince ordain'd. -47 The waters glide from temple's side. -48 Each tribe his land obtain'd. - - - -_DANIEL_ - - 1 All wise men Daniel doth excel. - 2 Tells what the king's dream was. - 3 The children three from fire set free. - 4 The king turn'd out to grass. - - 5 Belshazzar feasts, and sees an hand. - 6 Daniel in den all night. - 7 He sees four beasts rise out of seas. - 8 The ram and he-goat fight. - - 9 Confesseth sins; counts seventy weeks. -10 Sees mighty kingdoms fall. -11 Persia by Greece; by Romans these, -12 Till Christ shall conquer all. - - - -_HOSEA_ - - 1 A wife and children Hosea hath. - 2 He bids them all implore. - 3 A concubine weds for a sign. - 4 The ten tribes menac'd sore. - - 5 By threats warns princes, people, priests. - 6 Exhorts them to repent; - 7 Sins many and great he doth relate, - 8 And judgments to be sent. - - 9 Captivity is now denounc'd, -10 For all their sins thereat. -11 For their most rude ingratitude. -12 Hypocrisy so great. - -13 Destroy'd is Israel by himself. - His help in God doth lie. -14 Who will relent, if they repent - Of their Idolatry. - - - -_JOEL_ - - 1 Joel describes a dismal dearth, - 2 Prescribes a solemn fast; - 3 Denounces woes 'gainst Zion's foes. - Pronounces blessings last. - - - -_AMOS_ - - 1 Amos three sins and four reproves. - 2 God threatens many a coast. - 3 Chiefly his own, to him best known, - 4 He swears to punish most. - - 5 Bids them repent, does them lament. - 6 Their wantonness abhorr'd. - 7 Amos prays twice for Jacob's rise, - 8 A famine of the word, - 9 And David's tent restor'd. - - - -_OBEDIAH_ - - 1 Good Obadiah, Edom's pride, - And spite to Israel: - What recompence for their offence, - Shall them befal, doth tell. - - - -_JONAH_ - - 1 Jonah is swallowed by a fish, - 2 And then cast up again; - 3 Cries Nineveh destroy'd shall be. - 4 Doth for his gourd complain. - - - -_MICAH_ - - 1 Anger for Idols Micah tells. - 2 For all those who oppress. - 3 Priests, prophets, prince, use violence. - 4 The church shall peace possess. - - 5 Beth'lem Christ's birth-place is foretold. - 6 With Israel God contends. - 7 That good men fail the church doth wail. - Herself to God commends. - - - -_NAHUM_ - - 1 Nahum God's grace and wrath describes. - 2 His army in array. - 3 The chariots dance, and horses prance. - Laid waste is Nineveh. - - - -_HABAKKUK_ - - 1 Habakkuk tells Chaldean's rage. - 2 By faith he sees their fall. - 3 To God he pray'd was much dismay'd. - Yet trusts in him for all. - - - -_ZEPHANIAH_ - - 1 Sin ruins all things, Zephany cries. - 2 Five lands are singled out; - 3 Jerusalem must smart like them, - Yet at the last shall shout. - - - -_HAGGAI_ - - 1 Haggai reproves the Jews' neglect, - Inciteth them to build. - 2 This temple shall, tho' 'tis but small, - With glory great be fill'd. - - - -_ZECHERIAH_ - - 1 A view of horses Zachary hath. - 2 A measuring line he sees. - 3 Satan resists Joshua the priest. - 4 Seven laps, two olive-trees. - - 5 Both sides a roll are curses writ, - 6 Chariots and crowns for Priests. - 7 The captives ask concerning fasts. - 8 Fasts shall be turn'd to feasts. - - 9 Christ's riding on an ass foretels. -10 Bids ask the Lord for rain; -11 Tells at what price Jews valu'd Christ. -12 Jerus'lem built again. - -13 David shall have a fountain ope, - All filth to wash away. -14 On horses bells, and all vessels, - Shall HOLINESS display. - - - -_MALACHI_ - - 1 Of sins doth Malachi complain, - 2 Contempt of clergy shows. - 3 Before Messias shall come Elias, - 4 Repentance to propose. - - - -* * * * * - -THE NEW TESTAMENT. - -_St. MATTHEW_ - - 1 A Gospel Matthew writes; Christ born - 2 Worshipp'd; to Egypt sent. - 3 Baptiz'd by John; declar'd God's Son, - 4 Is tempted; bids repent. - - 5 Blessings pronounces: law expounds. - 6 Of fasting, prayer, and alms. - 7 To judge forbear: of wolves beware. - 8 Heals sick: and sea becalms. - - 9 Cures issue, palsy, Jairus child. -10 Gives to the twelve their charge. -11 John to him sends: he John commends. -12 Of sabbath treats at large. - -13 Discourseth all in parables -14 Herod beheadeth John. -15 Faith great of might i'th' Canaanite. -16 Peter his sins doth own. - -17 Elijah and Moses talk with Christ, -18 Christ bids us shun offence; -19 Divorce doth state: few good and great. -20 Of labourers; and their pence. - -21 Fig-tree he curses; rides on ass. -22 The marriage; answers all. -23 Eight woes decrees 'gainst Pharisees. -24 Bewails Jerus'lem's fall. - -25 Great dooms-day: talents; Virgins ten. -26 Christ is betray'd; doth sup: -27 By Pilate try'd, and crucify'd. -28 The third day raised up. - - - -_St. MARK_ - - 1 A Gospel Mark writes: Christ's baptiz'd, - 2 Declares he's sabbath's Lord, - 3 Heals wither'd hand, doth devils command. - 4 The sower sows the word. - - 5 Brings dead to life; casts legion out. - 6 Five loaves thousand feed; - 7 He makes the ear that's deaf to hear. - 8 Sev'n loaves their wants exceed. - - 9 Casteth a deaf-dumb spirit out. -10 Checks Zebedee's sons desire. -11 Casts changers out who sold and bought. -12 The vineyard let to hire. - -13 Downfall of temple, and the world: -14 By Judas he is fold. -15 He's thrice deny'd and crucify'd, -16 Then rises as foretold. - - - -_St. LUKE_ - - 1 A Gospel Luke writes: Christ's conceiv'd. - 2 His birth, praise for the same; - 3 His line describ'd by Joseph's side. - 4 Temptation, and his fame. - - 5 Begins to call disciples out, - 6 Preaches of bliss and woe; - 7 Centurion prais'd: a dead man rais'd. - 8 Women their gifts bestow. - - 9 Christ is transfigur'd; lunatic heals. -10 Sends seventy: Martha warns. -11 Blames Pharisees for blasphemies. -12 Rich fool designs new barns. - -13 Declares how all repentance need. -14 The dropsy he doth cure. -15 Lost sheep, and goat: lost son home brought, -16 False steward: rich man and poor. - -17 Exhorts us to forgive our foes. -18 Tells of two men at prayers. -19 Zaccheus views; Christ weeps for Jews. -20 His future fates declares. - -21 For two small mites the widow prais'd. -22 Christ's supper; Peter's fall. -23 The thief with Christ in paradise. -24 Christ risen: seen by all [8]. - -[8] The Apostles, &c. See Ver. 33, &c. - - - -_St. JOHN_ - - 1 Asserts St. John that Christ's the word: - 2 First miracle doth give: - 3 With Nicodemus speaks the Lord; - 4 Samaritans believe. - - 5 Bethesda's pool: Jews unbelief. - 6 Christ is the bread of life. - 7 Goes to the feast: invites each guest. - 8 Spares the adult'rous wife. - - 9 Cures one born blind; blinds Pharisees. -10 Shepherd, and door is he. -11 Doth Laz'rus raise, when dead four days. -12 Much people come to see. - -13 Doth wash his twelve disciples' feet. -14 Is the truth, life, and way. -15 The vine is he, the branches we, -16 Speaks comfort; bids us pray. - -17 Earnestly prays for all his flock, -18 By Peter thrice deny'd. -19 Dying, calls John, his mother's son, -20 To Thomas shew'd his side; -21 Thrice Peter's love he try'd. - - - -_THE ACTS_ - - 1 Acts of th' Apostles; Christ ta'en up, - 2 The Holy Ghost descends. - 3 At Peter's word the lame's restor'd, - 4 Which act the Jews offends. - - 5 Breathless for lies, Ananias and wife, - 6 Seven Deacons are elected. - 7 Stephen doth plead: is ston'd teal dead, - 8 And Magus is detected. - - 9 Converted Paul, and Dorcas rais'd. -10 Cornelius Christian made. -11 The christian name from Antioch came. -12 Peter from heav'n finds aid. - -13 Deceitful Elymas struck blind. -14 Paul ston'd at Lystra, rises. -15 He counsel craves; decrees receives. -16 The jailor he baptizes. - -17 Encounters the Athenians now. -18 At Corinth meets with strife. -19 Finds Ephesus as barbarous. -20 Brings Eutychus to life. - -21 First taken at Jerusalem, -22 A just defence doth make. -23 Escapes a plot; to Felix brought, -24 He makes ev'n him to quake. - -25 Goes before Festus, pleads, appeals, -26 To king Agrippa preaches. -27 Is shipwrekt, yet to land doth get. -28 At Rome two years he teaches. - - - -_ROMANS_ - - 1 Against Greeks sins Paul writes to Rome, - 2 Jews sins are worse he saith. - 3 Both Greeks and Jews doth law accuse. - 4 Abraham was sav'd by faith. - - 5 By Adam death, by Christ came life; - 6 To sin we dead must be; - 7 And to the law, which doth sin show. - 8 From wrath Christ doth us free. - - 9 Curst for the Jews Paul wish'd himself. -10 Shews two-fold righteousness; -11 Tells Israel's fall, and future call, -12 Doth many duties press. - -13 Due tribute, custom, honour pay. -14 Of various things he treats; -15 The strong must seek to please the weak, -16 And then his friends he greets. - - - -_I. CORINTHIANS_ - - 1 At Corinth Paul found preaching power - 2 Above Man's wisdom priz'd - 3 'Tis Paul that plants: increase God grants. - 4 The Apostles were despis'd. - - 5 Bids censure the incestuous man, - 6 And suits in law refrain; - 7 Of marry'd state and celibate, - 8 And meats to idols slain. - - 9 Claims maintenance for ministers, -10 Shews sacraments of Jews, -11 Then doth insist on the' [9] Eucharist, -12 Of gifts, and of their use. - -13 Describes the worth of charity, -14 Of unknown tongues he treats; -15 Then doth maintain fouls rise again. -16 Collections regulates. - -[9] The Lord's Supper. - - - -_II. CORINTHIANS_ - - 1 Again tells them his griefs and joys, - 2 How that salvation's found; - 3 How Christ reveal'd what was conceal'd. - 4 Paul's sufferings are crown'd. - - 5 Blest with assurance longs for death, - 6 His ministry doth prove; - 7 Corinthians press to godliness, - 8 And bounty, for Christ's love. - - 9 Compareth charity to seed. -10 His presence they deride. -11 These scoffings to self-boasting lead. -12 He afterwards begins to chide, -13 And threatens them beside. - - - -_GALATIANS_ - - 1 Against Galatians Paul inveighs, - 2 And Peter doth reprove; - 3 Abraham he saith was sav'd by faith. - 4 Jerusalem above. - - 5 Bids them stand and fast in liberty, - Wherewith Christ made them free; - 6 And shews what made some men persuade - Them circumcis'd to be. - - - -_EPHESIANS_ - - 1 As God's elect Ephesians treats. - 2 And man's two states he sifts. - 3 The Gentiles call reveal'd to Paul, - 4 One God, and many gifts. - - 5 Bids them to love; but lust to flee. - Duties to relatives. - 6 Of arms compleat from head to feet, - A full description gives. - - - -_PHILIPPIANS_ - - 1 Paul to Philippians prais'd his bonds, - 2 Bids them Christ imitate; - 3 Counts all things loss for Christ and's cross - 4 Content is with his state. - - - -_COLOSSIANS_ - - 1 Paul to Colossians Christ describes, - 2 Bids angel-worship wave; - 3 Exhorts to love the things above - 4 Their earnest prayers doth crave. - - - -_I. THESSALONIANS_ - - 1 Paul's thanks for Thessalonians faith. - 2 He preach'd without deceit. - 3 To them his love doth clearly prove. - 4 Describes the judgment great, - 5 And doth of duties treat. - - - -_II. THESSALONIANS_ - - 1 Again their faith and love commends. - 2 The Antichrist reveals. - 3 Bids them to flee ill company - And then his letter seals. - - - -_I. TIMOTHY_ - - 1 Assigns law's use to Timothy, - 2 To pray for kings directs; - 3 Bishops and deacons qualifications. - 4 Th' Apostacy detects. - - 5 By what rules he must elders treat. - And widows; and his health. - 6 What sins to shun; what must be done, - By him and men of wealth. - - - -_II. TIMOTHY_ - - 1 Bids Timothy stir up God's gift, - 2 And doth him courage teach; - 3 He prophesies apostasies, - 4 And chargeth him to preach. - - - -_TITUS_ - - 1 Bishops to Titus Paul describes. - 2 Duties of young and old. - 3 What Titus ought to teach, what not, - These chapters three unfold. - - - -_PHILEMON_ - - 1 Philemon's constant faith and love, - Great joy to Paul doth give. - Then with kind speech doth him beseech, - Onesimus to receive. - - - -_HEBREWS_ - - 1 Asserts St. Paul that Christ is God, - 2 Man's seed he took, and dy'd, - 3 As Moses's Lord must be ador'd. - 4 Doth rest for saints provide. - - 5 'Bove all of Levi's line preferr'd, - 6 As God did swear of old, - 7 A priest made like Melchizedec, - 8 He Levi's laws annull'd. - - 9 Christ's blood preferr'd 'bove bulls and goats, -10 Was offer'd once for all; -11 Paul next display'th the martyrs faith, -12 To run Christ's race doth call, -13 And to be kind withal. - - - -_JAMES_ - - 1 James in temptation bids rejoice, - 2 And shew our faith by love; - 3 Describeth truly the tongue unruly. - 4 Shews lust contentions move, - 5 And rich men doth reprove. - - - -_I. PETER_ - - 1 St. Peter urges godly ways, - 2 And on obedience writes; - 3 Bids wives be meek, and Sarah-like, - 4 And when Christ's patience he displays, - 5 To vigilance excites. - - - -_II. PETER_ - - 1 Again bids make our calling sure, - 2 False teachers are foretold: - 3 How Christ shall come at day of doom, - 4 As promis'd was of old. - - - -_I. JOHN_ - - 1 John shews us Christ is our ally, - 2 To young and old doth write. - 3 Our works must prove the truth of love, - 4 And bids us every spirit try: - 5 Love makes God's laws seem light. - - - -_II. JOHN_ - - 1 John writes t'a lady and exhorts - Her and her children dear, - Constant to prove in faith and love, - Seducers to beware. - - - -_III. JOHN_ - - 1 John writes to Gaius, and commends - His charitable aim: - But doth repress Diotrephes, - Who strove to be supreme. - - - -_JUDE_ - - 1 Jude bids for faith strive earnestly, - Seducers lively paints; - What judgments shall to them befal, - What blessings to the saints. - - - -_REVELATION_ - - 1 A Vision Christ reveals to John, - 2 He writes to churches four. - 3 To other three then writeth he. - 4 The elders God adore. - - 5 Book with seven seals the lamb doth take. - 6 He opens all but one; - 7 The saints seal'd are whom God will spare. - 8 Last seal; four trumpets blown. - - 9 Come next the fifth and sixth to sound. -10 John eats the book that's brought. -11 Witnesses two: last trumpet's woe. -12 Man-child to Heav'n is caught. - -13 Describes the beast's seven heads, ten horns. -14 The lamb with saints about. -15 To angels sev'n were vials giv'n, -16 All which they poured out. - -17 Egregious whore of Babylon, -18 Her woeful doom foretold; -19 God glorify'd; the lamb and bride; -20 The devil kept in hold. - -21 Finally John sees all things new, - Heav'n, earth, Jerusalem; -22 Doth visions close, and curseth those, - That add or take from them. - - - -_The TEN COMMANDMENTS._ - -_These are the Laws which God did give, -Keep them by Faith in Christ, and live._ -Exodus XX. 3. to 18. - - 1 Have thou no other Gods but me. - 2 Unto no Image bow thy knee. - 3 Take not the name of God in vain. - 4 Do not the sabbath-day prophane. - 5 Honour thy father, mother too. - 6 Take heed that thou no murder do. - 7 From whoredom keep thy body clean. - 8 Steal not, although thy state be mean. - 9 Bear not false witness, shun that blot. -10 What is thy neighbour's covet not. - -_FINIS._ - - - -_An Hymn on the Holy Scriptures,_ -_By Dr. WATTS._ - -Laden with guilt, and full of fears, - I fly to thee my Lord, -And not a glimpse of hope appears, - But in thy written word. - -The volume of my Father's grace; - Does all my griefs asswage; -Here I behold my Saviour's face - Almost in every page. - -This is the field where hidden lies, - The pearl of price unknown, -That Merchant is divinely wise - Who makes the pearl his own. - -Here consecrated water flows - To quench my thirst of sin; -Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, - Nor danger dwells therein. - -This is the Judge that ends the strife - Where wit and reason fail; -My guide to everlasting life, - Through all this gloomy vale. - -O may thy counsels, mighty God, - My roving feet command, -Nor I forsake the happy road, - That leads to thy right-hand. - - - -_The UNIVERSAL PRAYER,_ -_By Mr. POPE._ - -FATHER of All! in ev'ry Age, - In ev'ry Clime ador'd, -By Saint, by Savage, and by Sage, - Jehovah, Jove, or Lord! - -Thou Great First Cause, least understood: - Who all my Sense confin'd -To know but this, that Thou art Good, - And that myself am blind; - -Yet gave me, in this dark Estate, - To see the Good from Ill; -And binding Nature fast in Fate, - Left free the human Will. - -What Conscience dictates to be done, - Or warns me not to do, -This, teach me more than hell to shun, - That, more than heav'n pursue. - -What Blessings thy free Bounty gives, - Let me not cast away; -For God is paid when Man receives, - T'enjoy is to obey. - -Yet not to Earth's contracted Span - Thy goodness let me bound, -Or think Thee Lord alone of Man, - When thousand Worlds are round: - -Let not this weak, unknowing hand - Presume thy bolts to throw, -And deal damnation round the land, - On each I judge thy Foe. - -If I am right, thy grace impart, - Still in the right to stay; -If I am wrong, oh teach my heart - To find that better way. - -Save me alike from foolish Pride, - Or impious Discontent, -At aught thy wisdom has deny'd, - Or aught thy Goodness lent. - -Teach me to feel another's Woe, - To hide the Fault I see; -That Mercy I to others show, - That Mercy show to me. - -Mean tho' I am, not wholly so, - Since quick'ned by thy Breath: -Oh lead me wheresoe'er I go, - Thro' this day's Life or Death. - -This day, be Bread and Peace my Lot: - All else beneath the Sun, -Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not, - And let Thy Will be done. - -To thee, whose Temple is all Space, - Whose Altar, Earth, Sea, Skies! -One Chorus let all Being raise! - All Nature's Incense rise! - -THE END. - -Printed by M. 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