{"collection":"scripture-revelation","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/gutenberg_52146/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/gutenberg_52146","id":"gutenberg_52146","license":"Public Domain (US)","rights_basis":"gutenberg_metadata_copyright_false","source":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52146","summary":null,"tags":["Bible -- Juvenile literature","Category: Children & Young Adult Reading","Category: Poetry","Category: Religion/Spirituality"],"text":"Transcriber's Note:\n    The original text makes heavy use of the \"long s\" character. These\n    have been replaced with the ASCII \"s\".\n\n    Capitalization of words within sentences is reproduced faithfully\n    from the original.\n\n    This text makes heavy use of obsolete and archaic spellings. The\n    original spellings have been preserved.\n\n\n\n[Illustration: The GOOD BOY getting off the JUVENILE BIBLE by Heart.]\n\n_Train up a Child in the Way he should go, and when he is old he will\nnot depart from it, Prov. xxii. 6._\n\n\n\nThe\nJUVENILE BIBLE:\nBEING\nA BRIEF CONCORDANCE\nOF THE\n_HOLY SCRIPTURES_,\nIN VERSE.\n\nCONTAINING\nA Summary of all the CHAPTERS in the Books of the\n_OLD and NEW TESTAMENT,_\nFrom GENESIS to the REVELATION\n_Alphabetically Arranged,_\nAND\nADMIRABLY ADAPTED\nTO THE\nCOMPREHENSION AND RETENTION OF\nYOUNG READERS.\n\n_Search the Scriptures, and let the Word of Christ dwell\nin you richly in all Wisdom, John v.39. Col.iii.16_\n\nLONDON:\nPRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY M. ALLEN,\nNO. 15, Paternoster-Row;\nAnd Sold by all other Booksellers in the United Kingdom.\n[Entered at Stationers-Hall]\n\n\n\nThe\nNAMES AND ORDER\nOF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE\nOLD & NEW TESTAMENT,\nWITH THE\nNUMBER OF CHAPTERS.\n\nGenesis hath     50 | II. Chronicles . 36 | Daniel ......... 12\nExodus ......... 40 | Ezra ........... 10 | Hosea .......... 14\nLeviticus ...... 27 | Nehemiah ....... 13 | Joel ...........  3\nNumbers ........ 36 | Esther ......... 10 | Amos ...........  9\nDeuteronomy .... 34 | Job ............ 42 | Obediah ........  1\nJoshua ......... 24 | Psalms ........ 150 | Jonah ..........  4\nJudges ......... 21 | Proverbs ....... 31 | Micah ..........  7\nRuth ...........  4 | Ecclesiastes ... 12 | Nahum ..........  3\nI. Samuel ...... 31 | Solomon's Song    8 | Habakkuk .......  3\nII. Samuel ..... 24 | Isaiah ......... 66 | Zephaniah ......  3\nI. Kings ....... 22 | Jeremiah ....... 52 | Haggai .........  2\nII. Kings ...... 25 | Lamentations ...  5 | Zecheriah ...... 14\nI. Chronicles .. 29 | Ezekiel ........ 48 | Malachi ........  4\n\n_The Books of the New Testament._\n\nMatthew ........ 28 | Ephesians ......  6 | Hebrews ........ 13\nMark ........... 16 | Philippians ....  4 | James ..........  5\nLuke ........... 24 | Colossians .....  4 | I. Peter .......  5\nJohn ........... 21 | I. Thessalonians  5 | II. Peter ......  3\nThe Acts ....... 28 | II. Thessalonians 3 | I. John ........  5\nRomans ......... 16 | I. Timothy .....  6 | II. John .......  1\nI. Corinthians   16 | II. Timothy ....  4 | III. John ......  1\nII. Corinthians  13 | Titus ..........  3 | Jude ...........  1\nGalatians ......  6 | Philemon .......  1 | Revelation ..... 22\n\n\n\nPREFACE\n\nThis JUVENILE BIBLE, or TABLES OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, being a\nMetrical Index to the Old and New Testament, has with much Labour been\ncompiled for the Edification of Youth.  By means of this little\nInstructor, the reader is not only made acquainted with the chief\nContents of every Chapter, but likewise with the number of chapters in\nevery Book.  This methodical arrangement is as follows:\n\nEvery Book _that exceeds five Chapters_ is divided into Stanzas, each\nStanza, acrostic-like, beginning with A, B, C, &c. the Stanzas contain\nfour lines each, and every line is a Chapter (except otherwise\ndistinguished, as the Chapters are numbered in the margin by figures);\nthus B, beginning the second Stanza and fifth line, is the fifth\nChapter, C the 9th, D the 13th, E the 17th, &c. as far as N, which is\nthe 49th Chapter, no Book containing more than 52, except the PROPHECY\nof ISAIAH, which runs four letters more, O, P, Q, and R; likewise the\nBook of PSALMS, being 150, which are divided into three alphabets, not\nexceeding N, and containing 50 each.  Those Books which _do not exceed\nfive chapters_, viz. RUTH, LAMENTATIONS, JOEL, OBADIAH, &c. are\nwithout this method, which do not require it, and are consequently\nexpressed in one Stanza, sometimes exceeding four lines.\n\nIn the historical books, the contents of every chapter is as fully\nexpressed as the narrow limits of _one line_ will admit; and the\nPSALMS, which have letters expressive of the occasions of them, are by\n_those_ distinguished: but the other PSALMS, as also the PROVERBS,\nECCLESIASTES, &c. consisting of various and unconnected Sentences, and\nnot being reducible to any certain head, are only characterized by\nsome remarkable passage in them.\n\nThis novel and curious arrangement will, it is presumed, gratify the\ntaste of young readers, and not only give them a relish for the Sacred\nVolume, but even assist their memories when duly acquainted with it.\n\nAny person desirous of committing this JUVENILE BIBLE to memory (which\nmay be done in a month, or less) should first learn perfectly the name\nof all the Books, and the numbers of the chapters in each Book, on the\nback of the title-page; then observe A stands for 1, B 5, C 9, D 13,\nE 17, F 21, G 25, H 29, I 33, K 37, L 41, M 45, N 49.  When it is\nknown what number every letter denotes, the number of the chapter that\nbegins with that letter is known by it; for example, if you know the\nletter B stands for 5, then when you hear this line, \"Before the flood\nman's life was long,\" you can soon tell it is the 5th chapter.  If it\nbe asked, what are the contents of the 5th chapter of Genesis, you\nanswer with the above line, and so of the rest.\n\nThe three last lines of every Stanza depend upon the first line of it;\nso that if the number of the first line is known, it is easy to know\nthe number of the rest: for instance, if you know that \"Each male of\nAbram circumcis'd\" is the 17th of Genesis, then it follows \"He angels\nentertains\" is the 18th; \"Sees Sodom's flame God's wrath proclaim\" is\nthe 19th; \"His wife his sister feigns\" is the 20th.\n\nThis work is designed to promote the knowledge and practice of the\nHoly Scriptures--and when presents are made by Parents, or\npromiscuously awarded by Schools, let the JUVENILE BIBLE be always the\n_first_ gift: but no portion of it should ever be allotted as a\n_Task_; the Author of this Work being well convinced, it is owing to\nthe modern and _impious_ mode of Education, compelling Children to\nlearn Collects, chapters in the Bible, Hymns, &c. as occasional\nExercises, and frequently _by way of Punishment_, that the Word of God\nis not heard and read with that satisfaction it always should be.\n\n\n\n_GENESIS_\n\n 1 All things created Moses writes,\n 2     And Paradise displays,\n 3   Tells Adam's fall, which ruin'd all:\n 4     Cain righteous Abel slays\n\n 5 Before the flood, Man's life was long,\n 6     Noah the ark doth frame;\n 7   The world is drown'd, eight favour found,\n 8     Out of the ark they came.\n\n 9 Covenant of rain-bow; Noah drunk--\n10     His family's increase;\n11   They Babel rear, confounded are.\n12     Abram is call'd in grace;\n\n13 Departs from Lot: again is blessed,\n14     'Gainst four kings doth prevail.\n15   A numerous feed is promised.\n16     Hagar bears Ishmael.\n\n17 Each male of Abram circumcis'd,\n18     He angels entertains;\n19   Sees Sodom's flame God's wrath proclaim,\n20     His wife his sister feigns.\n\n21 Feasting and mirth for Isaac's birth;\n22     God claims, but saves his life;\n23   Machpelah's cave is Sarah's grave,\n24     Rebeckah's Isaac's wife.\n\n25 Good Abraham's death; Rebeckah's twins,\n26     Isaac his wife denies;\n27   Jacob by wiles Isaac beguiles,\n28     To Padan-Aram flies.\n\n29 He Rachel weds, and Leah beds,\n30     Grows rich by cunning flight;\n31   From Laban he doth quickly flee,\n32     Wrestles with God all night.\n\n33 Jacob and Esau friendly meet,\n34     Fair Dinah's foul disgrace;\n35   Benjamin's birth is Rachel's death,\n36     The dukes of Esau's race.\n\n37 Kind Joseph in a pit and fold,\n38     To Jude twins Temar bears;\n39   Joseph the chaste in prison cast,\n40     To servants dreams declares.\n\n41 Learns Pharaoh's dreams, and is advanc'd,\n42     He takes his brethren up;\n43   Them come again, doth entertain,\n44     But stops them with his cup;\n\n45 Makes himself known: for Jacob sends,\n46     He with his house comes down;\n47   In Goshen has a dwelling place,\n48     Makes Joseph's sons his own.\n\n49 Next blesseth all his sons and dies;\n50     To Canaan is convey'd:\n          And thus in this book Genesis,\n            You fifty chapters read.\n\n\n\n_EXODUS_\n\n 1 All Hebrew males were to be drown'd.\n 2     Moses born, sav'd in th' Ark;\n 3   From bush on flame is told God's name,\n 4     And wonders sent to work.\n\n 5 By Pharoah Israel's task'd, and cries,\n 6     JEHOVAH comfort speaks.\n 7   Moses the flood doth turn to blood;\n 8     Frogs, lice, and flies he makes.\n\n 9 Contagious murrain, boil, and hail,\n10     Locusts and darkness reign;\n11   Bids jewels borrow against the morrow,\n12     Jews expell'd, first-born slain.\n\n13 Dismissed they march with Joseph's bones,\n14     Pharoah pursues, is drown'd;\n15   At first they sing; then murmuring,\n16     Quails sent and manna found.\n\n17 Even the rock affords them drink\n18     Jethro to scheme is driven;\n19   God's thunders make mount Sinai quake,\n20     The Ten Commandments given.\n\n21 For servants, and man-slayers, laws,\n22     With many more besides;\n23   The seventh-years rest.  Three yearly feasts,\n24     Moses in mount abides.\n\n25 Gifts ask'd for tent, ark, mercy-seat,\n26     Boards, curtains, bars, and vail,\n27   Oil, altar, court, with hangings for't,\n28     Priests robes and pectoral [1]\n\n29 How priests must consecrated be,\n30     Anointed and perfum'd.\n31   Bezaleel inspir'd with skill,\n32     The golden calf's consum'd.\n\n33 Jehovah's anger Moses stays,\n34     New tables made and brought;\n35   The people bring free-offering;\n36     Boards, curtains, bars are wrought.\n\n37 Knops, flowers, ark, table, mercy-seat,\n38     And altar are prepar'd;\n39   Priests garments too doth Moses view,\n40     The tabernacle's rear'd.\n\n[1] The breast-plate of judgment for the High-Priest\n\n\n\n_LEVITICUS_\n\n 1 A Ritual of burnt-offerings,\n 2     Meat-off'rings, ordinance;\n 3   Off'rings of peace, and sacrifice,\n 4     For sins of ignorance.\n\n 5 Burnt-offerings for sins unknown,\n 6     For sins premeditated;\n 7   Off'rings of peace, and trespasses,\n 8     Aaron is consecrated.\n\n 9 Confirm'd is Aaron by God's flame,\n10     Strange fire his wrath excites;\n11   What sorts of meat may not be eat,\n12     For child-birth the due rites.\n\n13 Directions leprosy to know,\n14     To cleanse it in what case;\n15   Off'rings for less uncleannesses,\n16     High priest in holy place.\n\n17 Eating of blood prohibited,\n18     Unlawful marriage blam'd;\n19   Laws manifold again are told,\n20     And shameful sins are nam'd.\n\n21 Forbidden priests to mourn are,\n22     Uncleannesses disowned;\n23   Sabbaths of rest, and yearly feasts,\n24     Blasphemers to be stoned.\n\n25 Great seventh-year-sabbath: jubilee,\n26     Blessings and curses given;\n27   Vows how esteemed, and how redeem'd.\n            Here chapters twenty-seven.\n\n\n\n_NUMBERS_\n\n 1 All Israel number'd by their tribes,\n 2     To each their place assign'd;\n 3   Levites succeed in first-born stead,\n 4     Their services defin'd.\n\n 5 By what rules jealousy was try'd,\n 6     The Naz'rites law is stated\n 7   Princes oblation at Dedication [2].\n 8     The Levites consecrated.\n\n 9 Cloud guides them: passover renew'd,\n10     Two silver trumpets sound;\n11   The people lust; quails fall like dust,\n12     Miriam is leprous found.\n\n13 Deceitful spies spread false reports,\n14     Great murmurings which raise;\n15   Breaker of sabbath ston'd to death,\n16     Korah's rebellious ways.\n\n17 End strife doth Aaron's budding rod,\n18     Priest's charge and salary; [3]\n19   Water with ashes the unclean washes,\n20     Miriam and Aaron die.\n\n21 Fierce fiery serpents bite the Jews,\n22     Balaam's ass reproves him;\n23   In vain his skill to curse Israel,\n24     To bless the spirit moves him.\n\n25 Good Phinehas' zeal God's wrath atones,\n26     Old race all dead but two;\n27   In Moses room must Joshua come,\n28     Continual offerings due.\n\n29 High offerings for set holy-days,\n30     What vows do bind, what not;\n31   Revenge on Midian: Balaam slain\n32     Both Gad's and Reuben's lot.\n\n33 Israelites journeys forty-two,\n34     How Canaan was divided;\n35   Six refuge-towns and Levites bounds,\n36     Zelophehad's case decided.\n\n[2] Of the Tabernacle.\n[3] Their part or portion of all offerings, their wages, or dues.\n\n\n\n_DEUTERONOMY_\n\n 1 Acts of the Hebrews Moses writes;\n 2     How Sihon's kingdom fell;\n 3   How Og was slain: Manasseh's gain.\n 4     Exhorts them to do well.\n\n 5 Bids them the Ten Commandments keep,\n 6     And God to fear and love;\n 7   Shun foreign leagues, for fear of plagues,\n 8     And not ungrateful prove.\n\n 9 Confutes their vain self-righteousness,\n10     God's mercies represents;\n11   And that they should be therefore good,\n12     Burn idol-monuments.\n\n13 Deceitful prophets must be ston'd;\n14     Clean fishes, birds, and beasts.\n15   Each seventh year releases were.\n16     All males must keep three feasts.\n\n17 Election of their kings directs.\n18     The priest's and Levites dues.\n19   Witnesses, land-bounds, refuge-towns,\n20     What laws of war to use.\n\n21 First-born is heir, stone stubborn son,\n22     Cloths must the sex descry.\n23   Of filthiness, vows, trespasses,\n24     Divorce, pledge, leprosy.\n\n25 Good weights, just stripes, unmuzzel'd ox,\n26     Of first fruits with contrition.\n27   Twelve curses count on Ebal-mount,\n28     Blessings in opposition.\n\n29 Here Moses calls to covenant.\n30     He life and death propounds.\n31   To Joshua charge he gives at large;\n32     His dying song rebounds.\n\n33 In blessing all the tribes concludes,\n34     And dies in Nebo mount.\n          Thus chapters four and thirty more.\n            In Deuteronomy count.\n\n\n\n_JOSHUA_\n\n 1 After meek Moses Joshua rules.\n 2     Rahab doth spies receive.\n 3   Jews walk dry shod thro' Jordan's flood,\n 4     Memorial stones they leave.\n\n 5 Both [4] seals renew'd; and Manna ceas'd.\n 6     Jericho's walls o'erturn'd.\n 7   Achan for theft of life bereft.\n 8     Ai taken is and burn'd.\n\n 9 Craftily Gibeon gets a league.\n10     The sun and moon stand still.\n11   With Hazor all the countries fall.\n12     Thirty-three kings they kill.\n\n13 Drawn Reuben's, Gad's, Manasseh's lines.\n14     Good Caleb Hebron claims.\n15   Next Judah's bounds with all his towns,\n16     Are Joseph's and Ephraim's.\n\n17 Enlarg'd is Joseph's second lot,\n18     Then Benjamin's they fix;\n19   And lots are cast for all the rest;\n20     With refuge-cities fix.\n\n21 Forty-eight cities Levi hath,\n22     [5] Ed breeds a false surmise;\n23   Joshua by threats, and promise treats,\n24     A cov'nant makes and dies.\n\n[4] Circumcision and Passover.\n[5] An altar call'd Ed, see v. 34\n\n\n\n_JUDGES_\n\n 1 Acts are rehears'd of divers tribes,\n 2     Next age doth God provoke;\n 3   Opprest they pray'd, God sends them aid,\n 4     Deb'rah breaks Jabin's yoke.\n\n 5 Barak's and Deb'rah's thankful song,\n 6     God Gideon up doth raise;\n 7   With few he fights the Midianites,\n 8     And their great captains slays.\n\n 9 Curst is Abimelech's cruelty,\n10     Israel prays when opprest.\n11   Of Ammon's slaughter, and Jephtha's daughter,\n12     Shibboleth's make a test.\n\n13 Dan's tribe is fam'd for Samson's birth,\n14     His riddle they expound;\n15   His fire-brands lights: with jaw-bone fights,\n16     By Delilah is bound.\n\n17 Ephod and gods doth Micah make,\n18     Stol'n by the men of Dan;\n19   A Levite's wife bereft of life.\n20     Most all the Benjamites are slain,\n21 And Wives for all the rest they gain.\n\n\n\n_RUTH_\n\n 1 Ruth's kindness unto Naomi\n 2     She gleans on Boaz land;\n 3   Her virtues move him her to love,\n 4     And wed her out of hand.\n\n\n\n_I. SAMUEL_\n\n 1 A Son by prayer Hannah obtains,\n 2     How Eli's sons offend;\n 3   Their doom God tells to Samuel,\n 4     Ark taken: Eli's end.\n\n 5 Before the ark down Dagon falls,\n 6     The ark again they bring;\n 7   Jews mourn for sins, smite Philistines,\n 8     The people ask a king.\n\n 9 Choice [6] Saul seeks asses; finds a crown,\n10     Doth prophesy when crown'd;\n11   With Nahash fights, kills Ammonites,\n12     Samuel for grace renown'd.\n\n13 Daring to sacrifice Saul's blam'd,\n14     Victorious is his son;\n15   For Agag's sake Saul's throne doth shake,\n16     And David chose thereon.\n\n17 Encounters and Goliah slays,\n18     Saul's younger daughter marries;\n19   Saul seeks his life, he's sav'd by's wife,\n20     For Jon'than's news he tarries.\n\n21 Flees for his life, at Gath seems mad,\n22     Saul kills priests great and small;\n23   David escapes Saul's treacherous traps,\n24     Cuts off the skirt of Saul.\n\n25 Grants Nabal life for his wife's sake,\n26     He takes Saul's spear and cruse;\n27   With king of Gath great favour hath,\n28     Saul of a witch makes use.\n\n29 Home David is by Achish sent,\n30     Finds Ziklag captive gone:\n31   Saul with his host and sons are lost,\n            Here chapters thirty one.\n\n[6] See ver. 2\n\n\n\n_II. SAMUEL_\n\n 1 A Poem David makes on Saul,\n 2     Doth king in Judah reign;\n 3   By treacheries stout Abner dies,\n 4     And Ishbosheth is slain.\n\n 5 By all the tribes is David crown'd,\n 6     The ark with triumph brings;\n 7   To build intends, God him commends,\n 8     He conquers many kings.\n\n 9 Comforteth lame Mephibosheth,\n10     His envoys beards half shav'd;\n11   Uriah's wife he takes, and life;\n12     Pardon'd; of child bereav'd.\n\n13 Debauch-revenging-Absalom flees,\n14     Brought home by Joab's art;\n15   Ahithophel and he rebel,\n16     Wife Hushai acts his part.\n\n17 Envious Ahithophel hangs himself,\n18     Proud Absalom is slain;\n19   King comes in peace, shews acts of grace,\n20     Sheba rebels again.\n\n21 For Gibeon's sake Saul's sons are hang'd,\n22     Kind David's psalm of praise;\n23   His dying song and warriors strong,\n24     A pestilence three days.\n\n\n\n_I. KINGS_\n\n 1 Anointed is king Solomon,\n 2     Performs his father's charge;\n 3   Prays to be wise; two harlots tries,\n 4     His wealth and wisdom large.\n\n 5 Before-hand fits materials,\n 6     Then up the temple sets;\n 7   With houses more, and works good store,\n 8     The temple dedicates.\n\n 9 Cov'nants with God, sends out his fleet,\n10     Queen Sheba hears his fame;\n11   BY concubines and wives he sins,\n12     Ten tribes his son disclaim.\n\n13 Doom'd Bethel's alter; prophet slain,\n14     Jer'boam hears heaven's will;\n15   The idols all by Asa fall,\n16     Zimri himself doth kill.\n\n17 Elijah's fed, doth raise the dead,\n18     True God by fire declares;\n19   Flees to a cell [7], from Jezebel,\n20     Ahab Benhadad spares.\n\n21 For's vineyard Ahab Naboth stones,\n22     The dogs lick Ahab's blood;\n          These chapters two and twenty shew,\n            Of fifteen kings, five good.\n\n[7] A cave in mount Horeb\n\n\n\n_II. KINGS_\n\n 1 A Fire from heaven Elijah brings,\n 2     To heaven in fire ascends;\n 3   Elisha brings drink for three kings,\n 4     Dead raises: oil extends.\n\n 5 Bathes Naaman clean: Gehazi plagued,\n 6     Steel swims: an host struck blind;\n 7   A famine's chang'd to plenty strange,\n 8     Told Hazael's bloody mind.\n\n 9 Cast to the dogs is Jezebel,\n10     Jehu Baal's priests ensnares;\n11   Joash his reign: his mother slain,\n12     The temple he repairs.\n\n13 Dead raised by Elisha's bones,\n14     Good Amaziah slain;\n15   Good Azariah's leprosy,\n16     King Ahaz wicked rain.\n\n17 Exiled are ten tribes for sin,\n18     Rabshekeh loudly rails,\n19   Sennacherib boasts: God slays his host,\n20     And Hezekiah heals.\n\n21 Fierce wrath Manasseh's sins provoke,\n22     Josiah good, though only eight;\n23   The idols meet his angry stroke,\n24     The Jews are brought unto the yoke.\n25 Jerusalem laid desolate.\n\n\n\n_I. CHRONICLES_\n\n 1 Adam's long line, to Edom's dukes,\n 2     Israel's posterity;\n 3   Good David's line, with kings doth shine,\n 4     Of Judah's family.\n\n 5 Bounds of Manasseh, Reuben, Gad,\n 6     The priests of Levi's line;\n 7   Naphthali, Asher, Issachar,\n 8     The sons of Benjamin.\n\n 9 Charges of priests and Levites too,\n10     Saul's overthrow and death;\n11   King David's reign: his mighty men,\n12     His host he numbereth.\n\n13 David leaves th' ark for Uzz'ah's death.\n14     Twice beat the Philistines;\n15   Home th' ark he brings, and plays and sings:\n16     His holy quire begins.\n\n17 Erects a temple in design,\n18     Rich preparation makes,\n19   His messengers' affronts he hears,\n20     And Rabbah smites and takes.\n\n21 For numb'ring people, three days plague\n22     Temples materials got;\n23   The Levites charge appoints at large,\n24     And Aaron's sons by lot.\n\n25 Gives orders for the singer's lots,\n26     And porters lot sets down;\n27   Twelve captains ward as his life-guard,\n28     Give charge to Solomon,\n29     And yields up life and crown.\n\n\n\n_II. CHRONICLES_\n\n 1 As Solomon pray'd he wisdom had,\n 2     Prepares things manifold;\n 3   Temple's extents and ornaments,\n 4     Vessels of brass and gold.\n\n 5 Brings now the ark into its place.\n 6     His consecration prayer.\n 7   Fire from above doth all approve.\n 8     His wealth and buildings fair.\n\n 9 Choice treasures, vessels, acts, and end.\n10     Ten Tribes his son forsake.\n11   Three years he thrives: has many wives.\n12     Leaves God, and then grows weak.\n\n13 Down Israel by Abijah falls.\n14     Asa a million slays.\n15   He God doth fear, with heart sincere,\n16     Yet not without allays.\n\n17 Excellent preachers Jesa'phat sends.\n18     To war with Ahab goes.\n19   God to him sends; and reprehends.\n20     He prays: God smites his foes.\n\n21 Friendless Jehoram lives and dies.\n22     Jehu slays Ahaziah,\n23   Young Joash reigns by a priest's means.\n24     Yet kills priest Zechariah.\n\n25 Good for a while was Amaziah.\n26     Uzziah was the same.\n27   Jotham reigns well: doth Ammon quell.\n28     The Syrians Ahaz tame.\n\n29 Hez'kiah God's true worship rears.\n30     The Passover proclaims.\n31   All idols breaks: for priest care takes.\n32     Sennacherib blasphemes.\n\n33 In chains Manasseh doth repent.\n34     Josiah's virtues shown.\n35   Keeps Passover: and dies in war.\n36     Jerusalem o'erthrown.\n\n\n\n_EZRA_\n\n 1 At Cyrus word the Jews return.\n 2     The company that go.\n 3   God's house begun with mirth and moan,\n 4     Is hinder'd by the foe.\n\n 5 But once again the work goes on,\n 6     By license from Darius.\n 7   Ezra is sent with royal grant,\n 8     And gifts for uses pious.\n\n 9 Complains of strange affinities.\n10     And shows them what is right.\n     These chapters ten, shew how great men\n       Shou'd in God's word delight.\n\n\n\n_NEHEMIAH_\n\n 1 Afflicted Nehemiah fasts.\n 2     Goes to Jerusalem.\n 3   The names of all who built the wall.\n 4     He prays and strengthens them.\n\n 5 Bids usurers restore their lands.\n 6     Sanballat would him awe.\n 7   What captives came at first doth name.\n 8     The priests expound the law.\n\n 9 Confess their sins, repent and fast.\n10     They cov'nant; great and small.\n11   Jerusalem's in-dwellers names.\n12     They dedicate the wall,\n13     And mend disorders all.\n\n\n\n_ESTHER_\n\n 1 After queen Vashti is dethron'd\n 2     Commences Esther's reign.\n 3   Proud Haman vows the death of Jews,\n 4     And three days fasts the queen.\n\n 5 Banquets the king and Haman too;\n 6     Mord'cai triumphant led,\n 7   And Haman who would hang this Jew,\n 8     Is hung himself instead.\n\n 9 Complete the Jews' deliverance,\n10     By Mordecai's success.\n     These chapters ten, show pious men\n       The Lord will ever bless.\n\n\n\n_JOB_\n\n 1 All wealth and children ta'en from Job,\n 2     Sore boils too him perplex,\n 3   Curses the morn that he was born;\n 4     But Eliphaz him checks.\n\n 5 Born man's to grief, as sparks ascend.\n 6     Job sad complaints renews.\n 7   Gives reasons why he wish'd to die,\n 8     God's justice Bildad shews.\n\n 9 Contend with God, Job will not dare;\n10     Though sorely he complains.\n11   But Zophar meant, Job should repent,\n12     Yet Job himself maintains.\n\n13 Dares trust in God tho' slaying him.\n14     Man's frailty he declares.\n15   El'phaz again does him arraign:\n16     No friend has he that spares.\n\n17 Enters appeal from man to God;\n18     But Bildad blames him still,\n19   Job of his pains and friends complains,\n20     And Zophar takes it all.\n\n21 For God's wife providence Job speaks,\n22     Still Eliphaz upbraids.\n23   Unto God's bar Job would refer,\n24     And his deep counsel pleads.\n\n25 Guilty, says Bildad, is mankind.\n26     Job God's great power sets forth;\n27   And doth declare himself sincere,\n28     Proclaiming Wisdom's worth.\n\n29 His former great renown asserts,\n30     Tho' now despis'd and weak;\n31   Integrity proves solidly.\n32     Elihu comes to speak.\n\n33 Instead of God he sets himself,\n34     God cannot be unjust;\n35   We good or ill, He's happy still.\n36     Submit to him we must.\n\n37 Known by his works his wisdom is,\n38     God speaks, and them recounts;\n39   Goats, hinds, and hawk, ostrich, and stork,\n40     But Behemoth surmounts.\n\n41 Lastly the great Leviathan,\n     God's power doth relate;\n42   Job then submits: God him acquits,\n     And doubles his estate.\n\n\n\n_PSALMS_\n\n  1 A Blessed man doth David sing,\n  2     Christ's kingdom prophesies;\n  3   Flees from his son: to God doth run,\n  4     His countenance doth prize.\n\n  5 Begs guidance and defence of God,\n  6     When sick on him doth call;\n  7   Warns Cush of spight, the Benjamite.\n  8     Christ is the Lord of all.\n\n  9 Commends the judgments of the Lord,\n 10     The wicket boast and scoff;\n 11   God's providence, good men's defence,\n 12     Proud tongues will God cut off.\n\n 13 David complains of God's delay,\n 14     The athiest doth expose:\n 15   And who shall dwell with God doth tell,\n 16     Christ's resurrection shews.\n\n 17 Entreats defense against his foes,\n 18     Sings praise for mercies great;\n 19   Christ like the sun his course shall run,\n 20     On God the pious wait.\n\n 21 For victories he gives God thanks,\n 22     Christ's sufferings foretels;\n 23   His sheep are we: our shepherd he,\n 24     Christ in his temple dwells.\n\n 25 God's grace and mercy David asks,\n 26     Calls God to judge his case;\n 27   His faith sustains and courage gains,\n 28     Prays for his foes' disgrace.\n\n 29 He magnifies God's thund'ring voice,\n 30     His dedication song;\n 31   Trusts in God's name, prays against shame,\n 32     To whom doth bliss belong.\n\n 33 In God's pow'r, goodness, truth, he boasts,\n 34     As mad from Achish sent;\n 35   To God he cries 'gainst enemies,\n 36     Doth wicked times lament.\n\n 37 Known faints and sinners he compares,\n 38     Of miseries complains;\n 39   Shews life of man short as a span,\n 40     Foretels our Saviour's pains.\n\n 41 Long life the merciful shall have,\n 42     For God the Psalmist pants;\n 43   God's house he fain would see again,\n 44     The church makes sore complaints.\n\n 45 Melodious song of Christ and spouse,\n 46     The saints on God rely;\n 47   All nations sing to God their king,\n 48     The churches majesty.\n\n 49 No trust in wealth is to be put,\n 50     Christ shall as judge appear;\n      Now the first set of alphabet,\n        May fitly break off here.\n\nThe Second Alphabet\n 51 At Nathan's word David repents,\n 52     Read Doeg's destiny,\n 53   Proves athiests fools: God sees and rules;\n 54     At Ziph betray'd is he.\n\n 55 Because of foes prays thrice a day,\n 56     At Gath in God doth trust;\n 57   His help doth crave 'gainst Saul in cave,\n 58     Dooms Judges when unjust.\n\n 59 Close, Saul to kill him, watch'd his house,\n 60     Edom by Joab slain;\n 61   David to Christ his high rock flies,\n 62     On that rock trusts again.\n\n 63 Dry deserts make him thirst for God,\n 64     Who did him safely hide;\n 65   Praise him who hears his people's pray'rs,\n 66     The saints by him are try'd.\n\n 67 Extol God nations, let the ark\n 68     'Midst gen'ral joy proceed;\n 69   Christ crucify'd is typify'd,\n 70     His speedy help in need.\n\n 71 From youth to old age God sustains,\n 72     A psalm for Solomon;\n 73   Fool's prosp'rous state provokes his hate,\n 74     He doth the church bemoan.\n\n 75 God putteth down and raiseth up,\n 76     In Judah known is he;\n 77   Asaph's relief 'gainst unbelief,\n 78     Israel's strange history.\n\n 79 He for Jerusalem laments,\n 80     The church's doleful state;\n 81   In solemn feasts what rites were best,\n 82     With judges doth debate.\n\n 83 Israel's confed'rate foes describes,\n 84     Longs for God's courts alone;\n 85   Truth, Mercy meets: Peace, Justice greets,\n 86     Like God's Works there are none.\n\n 87 Known is no place, like Zion's gates,\n 88     Good Haman's deep dismay:\n 89   God's cov'nant shown with Christ the Son,\n 90     Moses shews Man's decay.\n\n 91 Long life and safety in God's shade,\n 92     A song for Sabbath day.\n 93   Christ's glorious throne of old made known,\n 94     Vengeance will he repay.\n\n 95 Make joyful noise to God with Psalms,\n 96     He'll all to Judgment bring;\n 97   His Judgments made mount Zion glad,\n 98     Both Jews and Gentiles sing.\n\n 99 Next Moses, Aaron, Samuel,\n100     And all Lands joyful be;\n      This second set of Alphabet,\n        Concludes the Century.\n\nThe Third alphabet.\n101 A plan of houshold government,\n102     Afflicted person's prayer;\n103   A song of praise for joyful days,\n104     God's providences rare.\n\n105 Both Egypt plagu'd and Israel sav'd,\n106     They murmur and complain;\n107   He represents God's providence,\n108     And that man's help is vain.\n\n109 Cursed is Judas in a type,\n110     Christ king and priest declar'd;\n111   God's works ace pure, commandments sure,\n112     The righteous man's reward.\n\n113 Due praise to God must Gentiles give,\n114     The hills like lambs did play;\n115   The Idols weak, nor see nor speak.\n116     To God we vows must pay.\n\n117 Extol God's name must nations all,\n118     The corner stone is laid:\n119   Next comes the great Jews alphabet.\n120     A false tongue justly paid.\n\n121 Full safe they sleep whom God doth keep;\n122     Pray for Jerus'lem's peace;\n123   Lift up your eye to God on high.\n124     He breaks the snare with ease.\n\n125 Guarded they are who trust in God.\n126     How Zion's captives come;\n127   Unless God keep, the watch may sleep,\n128     God blesseth house and home.\n\n129 Haters of Zion cursed are,\n130     From God all mercies spring;\n131   David was mild as wean'd child,\n132     The ark with joy they bring.\n\n133 It's good to see brethren agree,\n134     We God by night must bless;\n135   Who idols make, their likeness take.\n136     God's Mercies never cease.\n\n137 Keen scoffs drew tears from captive Jews.\n138     All Kings shall choose God's ways.\n139   God's piercing sight is infinite,\n140     For Saul's destruction prays.\n\n141 Like incense must our prayers ascend.\n142     David doth now complain.\n143   To God he flies from enemies.\n144     Man's life is short and vain.\n\n145 Mark David's special Psalm of praise,\n146     None must in man confide;\n147   Let Zion praise God's holy ways,\n148     And all the World beside.\n\n149 New Songs Saints on their beds shall sing,\n     And nobles bind in chains;\n150   Whatever thing hath breath to sing,\n     Praise God while breath remains.\n\n\n\n_PROVERBS_\n\n 1      Address of Wisdom to the Young,\n 2          Assurance of true bliss;\n 3        The best of gain is in her train,\n 4          Bids shun all that's amiss.\n\n 5      Beware of whoredom; love thy wife.\n 6          God hateth seven things.\n 7        A whorish wife describ'd to th'life.\n 8          Wisdom exalteth Kings.\n\n 9      Come welcome Guests to Wisdom's feast,\n10 v.1     Here follow Proverbs wise;\n11 v.1    A balance right is God's delight,\n12 v.22     God loaths lips telling lies.\n\n13 v.10 Debate and strife proceed from pride,\n14 v.9      Fools mock at Sin as small,\n15 v.33   Honour is nigh humility.\n16 v.18     Pride goes before a fall.\n\n17 v.28 Ev'n fools when silent are thought wise,\n18 v.23     The Poor rough answers hath;\n19 v.6    All are his friend, rich gifts that send,\n20 v.14     It's naught the buyer faith.\n\n21 v.17 Followers of pleasure shall be poor.\n22 v.29     The diligent promoted;\n23 v.31   Look not on wine when brisk and fine,\n24 v.30     The sluggard's field is noted.\n\n25 v.21 Give bread unto thine enemy,\n26 v.3      A rod for the fool's back.\n27 v.6    Wounds of a friend are health in th'end.\n28 v.27     Alms-givers shall not lack.\n\n29 v.1  He surely falls that hates reproof.\n30          Agur his sins doth own;\n31        The mother wife gives good advice,\n            To Lemuel her son.\n\n\n\n_ECCLESIASTES_\n\n1       All's Vanity the preacher cries:\n2 v.12      There's nothing new that's done;\n3 v.46    A time to weep, to lose and keep.\n4 v.9       Two better are then one.\n\n5 v.4   Be sure to pay what thou hast vow'd.\n6 v.7       Man for his mouth takes pains;\n7 v.2     Better is death than our first breath.\n8 v.8       The spirit none retains.\n\n9 v.2   Come all things to all men alike.\n10 v.18     Buildings decay by sloth.\n11 v.1    Bread on streams cast is found at last,\n12 v.1      Remember God in Youth.\n\n\n\n_SOLOMON'S SONG_\n\n 1 Ardent the church's love to Christ,\n 2     And Christ the church too loves.\n 3   She tempted sought, and home him brought,\n 4     Her graces all he proves\n\n 5 Beauties of Christ the spouse describes,\n 6     His love to her he shows;\n 7   Again sets forth her beauty's worth,\n 8     Her love more ardent grows.\n\n\n\n_ISAIAH_\n\n 1 A sad complaint Isaiah makes,\n 2     Christ's kingdom is foretold;\n 3   The women's pride he doth deride,\n 4     Christ's kingdom's a strong hold.\n\n 5 Barrenness on God's vineyard charg'd.\n 6     The prophet's lips are purg'd.\n 7   Immanuel comes of virgin's womb.\n 8     Jews by Assyrians scourg'd.\n\n 9 Christ shall in trouble bring great joy,\n10     Assyria's pride shall fall;\n11   The branch of Jesse with peace shall bless,\n12     God praised is of all.\n\n13 Destruction speeds to Babylon.\n14     Israel denies relief;\n15   Howl Moab, howl: in sackcloth toll.\n16     From Pride results his grief.\n\n17 Ephraim 'scapes as gleaning grapes,\n18     To Ethiopia wo!\n19   Egypt's wise men turn'd fools again.\n20     She must a captive go.\n\n21 Fall'n, fall'n is Babylon they cry.\n22     The Jews make fast a feast.\n23   Judgments on Tyre, the turns to hire,\n24     The Lord the earth makes waste.\n\n25 God for his judgments, prais'd must be,\n26     In him we must confide.\n27   He keeps with care his vineyard fair,\n28     Wo to the crown of pride!\n\n29 He cries wo, wo to Ariel!\n30     Contempt of prophets blam'd.\n31   On them that go to Egypt, wo!\n32     Christ's kingdom's blessings nam'd.\n\n33 Judgments of spoilers of the church.\n34     Judgments on Zion's foes.\n35   What happy things the gospel brings.\n36     Profane Rabshakeh grows.\n\n37 Kill'd in a night the Assyrian's host,\n38     King Hezekiah heal'd.\n39   His treasures vaunts to visitants.\n40     The gospel-times reveal'd.\n\n41 Loathed of God are Idols all.\n42     Christ's offices explain'd.\n43   His flock he keeps in fire and deeps.\n44     Idolaters disdain'd.\n\n45 Mention'd by name king Cyrus is.\n46     Of Bel, and Nebo's doom.\n47   For pride and spite, God Babel smites,\n48     From thence his church shall come.\n\n49 Not own'd by Jews, Christ Gentiles saves,\n50     Shews he had power to save;\n51   Jews mean descent doth represent.\n52     Bids them his word receive.\n\n53 Obstinate Jews Christ's cross despise.\n54     The Gentiles are consol'd.\n55   Let every one that thirsteth come:\n56     The dumb dogs now are told.\n\n57 Pious men die and none regard.\n58     False fasts the seer reproves.\n59   'Tis wickedness that hides God's face,\n60     The Gentiles flock like doves.\n\n61 Qualify'd Christ to preach begins.\n62     His ministers ordains.\n63   Tis he doth tread the wine-press red.\n64     The church of sin complains.\n\n65 Rejected are the faithless Jews,\n       And Gentiles called home.\n66   What comfort then for holy men,\n       To see their fulness come.\n\n\n\n_JEREMIAH_\n\n 1 An almond rod Jeremy sees,\n 2     God asks why Jews revolt.\n 3   Israel turns whore, but Judah more,\n 4     Both charg'd to mend their fault.\n\n 5 Because of sins, plagues threaten'd are.\n 6     Their foes doth God inspire.\n 7   Threatens to do as to Shiloh,\n 8     That death they shall desire.\n\n 9 Crimes and calamities bewail'd.\n10     Their heathen customs vain.\n11   The cov'nant they do disobey.\n12     Why thrive the wicked train?\n\n13 Down by Euphrates hides his belt.\n14     God sends a grievous dearth.\n15   To hear refuses Samuel and Moses.\n16     Forbids both grief and mirth.\n\n17 Each man is curst that trusts in man.\n18     God claims the potter's rights.\n19   By bottle broke, forshews a stroke.\n20     Pashur the prophet smites.\n\n21 Foretels the king a dismal siege.\n22     On Shallum judgments sad.\n23   On prophets vain and priests prophane,\n24     He sees figs good and bad.\n\n25 Gives warning of captivity,\n26     Is taken, try'd, acquitted;\n27   Sends yokes and bands to many lands,\n28     Is by false prophets twitted.\n\n29 He writes, and bids the captives build,\n30     And their return descries.\n31   Rachel with groans her babes bemoans,\n32     Hanameel's field he buys.\n\n33 Jews sure return once more foretels,\n34     Freed slaves are brought in thrall,\n35   To wine invites the Rechabites.\n36     The king doth burn the roll.\n\n37 Kept first in ward the prophet is.\n38     Then to the dungeon sent.\n39   The city won, he freed anon,\n40     To Gedaliah went.\n\n41 Lewd men to Gedaliah slay.\n42     A lie the remnant feign.\n43   To Egypt's wo they thither go,\n44     And their own grief and pain.\n\n45 Mercy to Baruch he declares,\n46     And Egypt's doom relates.\n47   And God's designs 'gainst Philistines,\n48     And Moab's ruin states.\n\n49 Next Ammon's, with five kingdoms more,\n50     And Babylon's at last.\n51   This book into Euphrates throw.\n52     Jerusalem laid waste.\n\n\n\n_LAMENTATIONS_\n\n 1 Jerusalem's misery he laments,\n 2     And doth to God complain;\n 3   They hope express, and seek redress.\n 4     Bewail sad state and stain.\n 5     Lament and pray again.\n\n\n\n_EZEKIEL_\n\n 1 A Vision strange Ezekiel sees,\n 2     Tells his prophetic laws.\n 3   The roll he eats; his charge repeats,\n 4     A siege on tile he draws.\n\n 5 By type of hair Jerusalem threats.\n 6     Doth Israel's Judgment shew.\n 7   Some shall remain: he makes a chain.\n 8     Their image-chambers view.\n\n 9 Christ's mark on them that mourn for sins.\n10     Live coals are thrown about.\n11   He doth complain so few remain.\n12     His stuff he carries out.\n\n13 Daubing in prophets he reproves,\n14     God's heavy judgments four.\n15   The vine a wood for no use good,\n16     Jerusalem plays the whore.\n\n17 Eagles large winged plant a vine.\n18     Sour grapes the father eats.\n19   Young lions taught to catch are caught.\n20     Forefather's sins repeats.\n\n21 First sighs, then cries a sword, a sword!\n22     Their sins all numbered be.\n23   Aholah and Aholibah.\n24     Not for the dead mourns he.\n\n25 God's wrath on Ammon and four more,\n26     And Tyrus cruel siege;\n27   Her rich supply and misery,\n28     For pride and sacrilege.\n\n29 Howl Egypt too for forty years.\n30     Her arm the Lord hath broke.\n31   Assyria's pride is vilify'd.\n32     Egyptian's heavy stroke.\n\n33 Injoyn'd a watchman's duty is.\n34     false shepherds are reprov'd.\n35   Mount Seir for hate made desolate,\n36     But Israel shall be lov'd.\n\n37 Knit are two sticks: and dead bones rais'd.\n38     Gog's army and design.\n39   His judgment read; he buried;\n40     Gates measured by line.\n\n41 Length, breadth, and height of temple's rooms.\n42     The chambers for each priest.\n43   God's glorious rays fill all the place.\n44     The prince's gate on th' east.\n\n45 Measures of sanctuary lands.\n46     Laws for the prince ordain'd.\n47   The waters glide from temple's side.\n48     Each tribe his land obtain'd.\n\n\n\n_DANIEL_\n\n 1 All wise men Daniel doth excel.\n 2     Tells what the king's dream was.\n 3   The children three from fire set free.\n 4     The king turn'd out to grass.\n\n 5 Belshazzar feasts, and sees an hand.\n 6     Daniel in den all night.\n 7   He sees four beasts rise out of seas.\n 8     The ram and he-goat fight.\n\n 9 Confesseth sins; counts seventy weeks.\n10     Sees mighty kingdoms fall.\n11   Persia by Greece; by Romans these,\n12     Till Christ shall conquer all.\n\n\n\n_HOSEA_\n\n 1 A wife and children Hosea hath.\n 2     He bids them all implore.\n 3   A concubine weds for a sign.\n 4     The ten tribes menac'd sore.\n\n 5 By threats warns princes, people, priests.\n 6     Exhorts them to repent;\n 7   Sins many and great he doth relate,\n 8     And judgments to be sent.\n\n 9 Captivity is now denounc'd,\n10     For all their sins thereat.\n11   For their most rude ingratitude.\n12     Hypocrisy so great.\n\n13 Destroy'd is Israel by himself.\n     His help in God doth lie.\n14   Who will relent, if they repent\n     Of their Idolatry.\n\n\n\n_JOEL_\n\n 1 Joel describes a dismal dearth,\n 2     Prescribes a solemn fast;\n 3   Denounces woes 'gainst Zion's foes.\n       Pronounces blessings last.\n\n\n\n_AMOS_\n\n 1 Amos three sins and four reproves.\n 2     God threatens many a coast.\n 3   Chiefly his own, to him best known,\n 4     He swears to punish most.\n\n 5 Bids them repent, does them lament.\n 6     Their wantonness abhorr'd.\n 7   Amos prays twice for Jacob's rise,\n 8     A famine of the word,\n 9     And David's tent restor'd.\n\n\n\n_OBEDIAH_\n\n 1 Good Obadiah, Edom's pride,\n       And spite to Israel:\n     What recompence for their offence,\n       Shall them befal, doth tell.\n\n\n\n_JONAH_\n\n 1 Jonah is swallowed by a fish,\n 2     And then cast up again;\n 3   Cries Nineveh destroy'd shall be.\n 4     Doth for his gourd complain.\n\n\n\n_MICAH_\n\n 1 Anger for Idols Micah tells.\n 2     For all those who oppress.\n 3   Priests, prophets, prince, use violence.\n 4     The church shall peace possess.\n\n 5 Beth'lem Christ's birth-place is foretold.\n 6     With Israel God contends.\n 7   That good men fail the church doth wail.\n       Herself to God commends.\n\n\n\n_NAHUM_\n\n 1 Nahum God's grace and wrath describes.\n 2     His army in array.\n 3   The chariots dance, and horses prance.\n       Laid waste is Nineveh.\n\n\n\n_HABAKKUK_\n\n 1 Habakkuk tells Chaldean's rage.\n 2     By faith he sees their fall.\n 3   To God he pray'd was much dismay'd.\n       Yet trusts in him for all.\n\n\n\n_ZEPHANIAH_\n\n 1 Sin ruins all things, Zephany cries.\n 2     Five lands are singled out;\n 3   Jerusalem must smart like them,\n       Yet at the last shall shout.\n\n\n\n_HAGGAI_\n\n 1 Haggai reproves the Jews' neglect,\n       Inciteth them to build.\n 2   This temple shall, tho' 'tis but small,\n       With glory great be fill'd.\n\n\n\n_ZECHERIAH_\n\n 1 A view of horses Zachary hath.\n 2     A measuring line he sees.\n 3   Satan resists Joshua the priest.\n 4     Seven laps, two olive-trees.\n\n 5 Both sides a roll are curses writ,\n 6     Chariots and crowns for Priests.\n 7   The captives ask concerning fasts.\n 8     Fasts shall be turn'd to feasts.\n\n 9 Christ's riding on an ass foretels.\n10     Bids ask the Lord for rain;\n11   Tells at what price Jews valu'd Christ.\n12     Jerus'lem built again.\n\n13 David shall have a fountain ope,\n       All filth to wash away.\n14   On horses bells, and all vessels,\n       Shall HOLINESS display.\n\n\n\n_MALACHI_\n\n 1 Of sins doth Malachi complain,\n 2     Contempt of clergy shows.\n 3   Before Messias shall come Elias,\n 4     Repentance to propose.\n\n\n\n* * * * *\n\nTHE NEW TESTAMENT.\n\n_St. MATTHEW_\n\n 1 A Gospel Matthew writes; Christ born\n 2     Worshipp'd; to Egypt sent.\n 3   Baptiz'd by John; declar'd God's Son,\n 4     Is tempted; bids repent.\n\n 5 Blessings pronounces: law expounds.\n 6     Of fasting, prayer, and alms.\n 7   To judge forbear: of wolves beware.\n 8     Heals sick: and sea becalms.\n\n 9 Cures issue, palsy, Jairus child.\n10     Gives to the twelve their charge.\n11   John to him sends: he John commends.\n12     Of sabbath treats at large.\n\n13 Discourseth all in parables\n14     Herod beheadeth John.\n15   Faith great of might i'th' Canaanite.\n16     Peter his sins doth own.\n\n17 Elijah and Moses talk with Christ,\n18     Christ bids us shun offence;\n19   Divorce doth state: few good and great.\n20     Of labourers; and their pence.\n\n21 Fig-tree he curses; rides on ass.\n22     The marriage; answers all.\n23   Eight woes decrees 'gainst Pharisees.\n24     Bewails Jerus'lem's fall.\n\n25 Great dooms-day: talents; Virgins ten.\n26     Christ is betray'd; doth sup:\n27   By Pilate try'd, and crucify'd.\n28     The third day raised up.\n\n\n\n_St. MARK_\n\n 1 A Gospel Mark writes: Christ's baptiz'd,\n 2     Declares he's sabbath's Lord,\n 3   Heals wither'd hand, doth devils command.\n 4     The sower sows the word.\n\n 5 Brings dead to life; casts legion out.\n 6     Five loaves thousand feed;\n 7   He makes the ear that's deaf to hear.\n 8     Sev'n loaves their wants exceed.\n\n 9 Casteth a deaf-dumb spirit out.\n10     Checks Zebedee's sons desire.\n11   Casts changers out who sold and bought.\n12     The vineyard let to hire.\n\n13 Downfall of temple, and the world:\n14     By Judas he is fold.\n15   He's thrice deny'd and crucify'd,\n16     Then rises as foretold.\n\n\n\n_St. LUKE_\n\n 1 A Gospel Luke writes: Christ's conceiv'd.\n 2     His birth, praise for the same;\n 3   His line describ'd by Joseph's side.\n 4     Temptation, and his fame.\n\n 5 Begins to call disciples out,\n 6     Preaches of bliss and woe;\n 7   Centurion prais'd: a dead man rais'd.\n 8     Women their gifts bestow.\n\n 9 Christ is transfigur'd; lunatic heals.\n10     Sends seventy: Martha warns.\n11   Blames Pharisees for blasphemies.\n12     Rich fool designs new barns.\n\n13 Declares how all repentance need.\n14     The dropsy he doth cure.\n15   Lost sheep, and goat: lost son home brought,\n16     False steward: rich man and poor.\n\n17 Exhorts us to forgive our foes.\n18     Tells of two men at prayers.\n19   Zaccheus views; Christ weeps for Jews.\n20     His future fates declares.\n\n21 For two small mites the widow prais'd.\n22     Christ's supper; Peter's fall.\n23   The thief with Christ in paradise.\n24     Christ risen: seen by all [8].\n\n[8] The Apostles, &c. See Ver. 33, &c.\n\n\n\n_St. JOHN_\n\n 1 Asserts St. John that Christ's the word:\n 2     First miracle doth give:\n 3   With Nicodemus speaks the Lord;\n 4     Samaritans believe.\n\n 5 Bethesda's pool: Jews unbelief.\n 6     Christ is the bread of life.\n 7   Goes to the feast: invites each guest.\n 8     Spares the adult'rous wife.\n\n 9 Cures one born blind; blinds Pharisees.\n10     Shepherd, and door is he.\n11   Doth Laz'rus raise, when dead four days.\n12     Much people come to see.\n\n13 Doth wash his twelve disciples' feet.\n14     Is the truth, life, and way.\n15   The vine is he, the branches we,\n16     Speaks comfort; bids us pray.\n\n17 Earnestly prays for all his flock,\n18     By Peter thrice deny'd.\n19   Dying, calls John, his mother's son,\n20     To Thomas shew'd his side;\n21     Thrice Peter's love he try'd.\n\n\n\n_THE ACTS_\n\n 1 Acts of th' Apostles; Christ ta'en up,\n 2     The Holy Ghost descends.\n 3   At Peter's word the lame's restor'd,\n 4     Which act the Jews offends.\n\n 5 Breathless for lies, Ananias and wife,\n 6     Seven Deacons are elected.\n 7   Stephen doth plead: is ston'd teal dead,\n 8     And Magus is detected.\n\n 9 Converted Paul, and Dorcas rais'd.\n10     Cornelius Christian made.\n11   The christian name from Antioch came.\n12     Peter from heav'n finds aid.\n\n13 Deceitful Elymas struck blind.\n14     Paul ston'd at Lystra, rises.\n15   He counsel craves; decrees receives.\n16     The jailor he baptizes.\n\n17 Encounters the Athenians now.\n18     At Corinth meets with strife.\n19   Finds Ephesus as barbarous.\n20     Brings Eutychus to life.\n\n21 First taken at Jerusalem,\n22     A just defence doth make.\n23   Escapes a plot; to Felix brought,\n24     He makes ev'n him to quake.\n\n25 Goes before Festus, pleads, appeals,\n26     To king Agrippa preaches.\n27   Is shipwrekt, yet to land doth get.\n28     At Rome two years he teaches.\n\n\n\n_ROMANS_\n\n 1 Against Greeks sins Paul writes to Rome,\n 2     Jews sins are worse he saith.\n 3   Both Greeks and Jews doth law accuse.\n 4     Abraham was sav'd by faith.\n\n 5 By Adam death, by Christ came life;\n 6     To sin we dead must be;\n 7   And to the law, which doth sin show.\n 8     From wrath Christ doth us free.\n\n 9 Curst for the Jews Paul wish'd himself.\n10     Shews two-fold righteousness;\n11   Tells Israel's fall, and future call,\n12     Doth many duties press.\n\n13 Due tribute, custom, honour pay.\n14     Of various things he treats;\n15   The strong must seek to please the weak,\n16     And then his friends he greets.\n\n\n\n_I. CORINTHIANS_\n\n 1 At Corinth Paul found preaching power\n 2     Above Man's wisdom priz'd\n 3   'Tis Paul that plants: increase God grants.\n 4     The Apostles were despis'd.\n\n 5 Bids censure the incestuous man,\n 6     And suits in law refrain;\n 7   Of marry'd state and celibate,\n 8     And meats to idols slain.\n\n 9 Claims maintenance for ministers,\n10     Shews sacraments of Jews,\n11   Then doth insist on the' [9] Eucharist,\n12     Of gifts, and of their use.\n\n13 Describes the worth of charity,\n14     Of unknown tongues he treats;\n15   Then doth maintain fouls rise again.\n16     Collections regulates.\n\n[9] The Lord's Supper.\n\n\n\n_II. CORINTHIANS_\n\n 1 Again tells them his griefs and joys,\n 2     How that salvation's found;\n 3   How Christ reveal'd what was conceal'd.\n 4     Paul's sufferings are crown'd.\n\n 5 Blest with assurance longs for death,\n 6     His ministry doth prove;\n 7   Corinthians press to godliness,\n 8     And bounty, for Christ's love.\n\n 9 Compareth charity to seed.\n10     His presence they deride.\n11   These scoffings to self-boasting lead.\n12     He afterwards begins to chide,\n13     And threatens them beside.\n\n\n\n_GALATIANS_\n\n 1 Against Galatians Paul inveighs,\n 2     And Peter doth reprove;\n 3   Abraham he saith was sav'd by faith.\n 4     Jerusalem above.\n\n 5 Bids them stand and fast in liberty,\n       Wherewith Christ made them free;\n 6   And shews what made some men persuade\n       Them circumcis'd to be.\n\n\n\n_EPHESIANS_\n\n 1 As God's elect Ephesians treats.\n 2     And man's two states he sifts.\n 3   The Gentiles call reveal'd to Paul,\n 4     One God, and many gifts.\n\n 5 Bids them to love; but lust to flee.\n       Duties to relatives.\n 6   Of arms compleat from head to feet,\n       A full description gives.\n\n\n\n_PHILIPPIANS_\n\n 1 Paul to Philippians prais'd his bonds,\n 2     Bids them Christ imitate;\n 3   Counts all things loss for Christ and's cross\n 4     Content is with his state.\n\n\n\n_COLOSSIANS_\n\n 1 Paul to Colossians Christ describes,\n 2     Bids angel-worship wave;\n 3   Exhorts to love the things above\n 4     Their earnest prayers doth crave.\n\n\n\n_I. THESSALONIANS_\n\n 1 Paul's thanks for Thessalonians faith.\n 2     He preach'd without deceit.\n 3   To them his love doth clearly prove.\n 4     Describes the judgment great,\n 5     And doth of duties treat.\n\n\n\n_II. THESSALONIANS_\n\n 1 Again their faith and love commends.\n 2     The Antichrist reveals.\n 3   Bids them to flee ill company\n       And then his letter seals.\n\n\n\n_I. TIMOTHY_\n\n 1 Assigns law's use to Timothy,\n 2     To pray for kings directs;\n 3   Bishops and deacons qualifications.\n 4     Th' Apostacy detects.\n\n 5 By what rules he must elders treat.\n       And widows; and his health.\n 6   What sins to shun; what must be done,\n       By him and men of wealth.\n\n\n\n_II. TIMOTHY_\n\n 1 Bids Timothy stir up God's gift,\n 2     And doth him courage teach;\n 3   He prophesies apostasies,\n 4     And chargeth him to preach.\n\n\n\n_TITUS_\n\n 1 Bishops to Titus Paul describes.\n 2     Duties of young and old.\n 3   What Titus ought to teach, what not,\n       These chapters three unfold.\n\n\n\n_PHILEMON_\n\n 1 Philemon's constant faith and love,\n       Great joy to Paul doth give.\n     Then with kind speech doth him beseech,\n       Onesimus to receive.\n\n\n\n_HEBREWS_\n\n 1 Asserts St. Paul that Christ is God,\n 2     Man's seed he took, and dy'd,\n 3   As Moses's Lord must be ador'd.\n 4     Doth rest for saints provide.\n\n 5 'Bove all of Levi's line preferr'd,\n 6     As God did swear of old,\n 7   A priest made like Melchizedec,\n 8     He Levi's laws annull'd.\n\n 9 Christ's blood preferr'd 'bove bulls and goats,\n10     Was offer'd once for all;\n11   Paul next display'th the martyrs faith,\n12     To run Christ's race doth call,\n13     And to be kind withal.\n\n\n\n_JAMES_\n\n 1 James in temptation bids rejoice,\n 2     And shew our faith by love;\n 3   Describeth truly the tongue unruly.\n 4     Shews lust contentions move,\n 5     And rich men doth reprove.\n\n\n\n_I. PETER_\n\n 1 St. Peter urges godly ways,\n 2     And on obedience writes;\n 3   Bids wives be meek, and Sarah-like,\n 4     And when Christ's patience he displays,\n 5     To vigilance excites.\n\n\n\n_II. PETER_\n\n 1 Again bids make our calling sure,\n 2     False teachers are foretold:\n 3   How Christ shall come at day of doom,\n 4     As promis'd was of old.\n\n\n\n_I. JOHN_\n\n 1 John shews us Christ is our ally,\n 2     To young and old doth write.\n 3   Our works must prove the truth of love,\n 4     And bids us every spirit try:\n 5     Love makes God's laws seem light.\n\n\n\n_II. JOHN_\n\n 1 John writes t'a lady and exhorts\n       Her and her children dear,\n     Constant to prove in faith and love,\n       Seducers to beware.\n\n\n\n_III. JOHN_\n\n 1 John writes to Gaius, and commends\n       His charitable aim:\n     But doth repress Diotrephes,\n       Who strove to be supreme.\n\n\n\n_JUDE_\n\n 1 Jude bids for faith strive earnestly,\n       Seducers lively paints;\n     What judgments shall to them befal,\n       What blessings to the saints.\n\n\n\n_REVELATION_\n\n 1 A Vision Christ reveals to John,\n 2     He writes to churches four.\n 3   To other three then writeth he.\n 4     The elders God adore.\n\n 5 Book with seven seals the lamb doth take.\n 6     He opens all but one;\n 7   The saints seal'd are whom God will spare.\n 8     Last seal; four trumpets blown.\n\n 9 Come next the fifth and sixth to sound.\n10     John eats the book that's brought.\n11   Witnesses two: last trumpet's woe.\n12     Man-child to Heav'n is caught.\n\n13 Describes the beast's seven heads, ten horns.\n14     The lamb with saints about.\n15   To angels sev'n were vials giv'n,\n16     All which they poured out.\n\n17 Egregious whore of Babylon,\n18     Her woeful doom foretold;\n19   God glorify'd; the lamb and bride;\n20     The devil kept in hold.\n\n21 Finally John sees all things new,\n       Heav'n, earth, Jerusalem;\n22   Doth visions close, and curseth those,\n       That add or take from them.\n\n\n\n_The TEN COMMANDMENTS._\n\n_These are the Laws which God did give,\nKeep them by Faith in Christ, and live._\nExodus XX. 3. to 18.\n\n 1 Have thou no other Gods but me.\n 2 Unto no Image bow thy knee.\n 3 Take not the name of God in vain.\n 4 Do not the sabbath-day prophane.\n 5 Honour thy father, mother too.\n 6 Take heed that thou no murder do.\n 7 From whoredom keep thy body clean.\n 8 Steal not, although thy state be mean.\n 9 Bear not false witness, shun that blot.\n10 What is thy neighbour's covet not.\n\n_FINIS._\n\n\n\n_An Hymn on the Holy Scriptures,_\n_By Dr. WATTS._\n\nLaden with guilt, and full of fears,\n  I fly to thee my Lord,\nAnd not a glimpse of hope appears,\n  But in thy written word.\n\nThe volume of my Father's grace;\n  Does all my griefs asswage;\nHere I behold my Saviour's face\n  Almost in every page.\n\nThis is the field where hidden lies,\n  The pearl of price unknown,\nThat Merchant is divinely wise\n  Who makes the pearl his own.\n\nHere consecrated water flows\n  To quench my thirst of sin;\nHere the fair tree of knowledge grows,\n  Nor danger dwells therein.\n\nThis is the Judge that ends the strife\n  Where wit and reason fail;\nMy guide to everlasting life,\n  Through all this gloomy vale.\n\nO may thy counsels, mighty God,\n  My roving feet command,\nNor I forsake the happy road,\n  That leads to thy right-hand.\n\n\n\n_The UNIVERSAL PRAYER,_\n_By Mr. POPE._\n\nFATHER of All! in ev'ry Age,\n  In ev'ry Clime ador'd,\nBy Saint, by Savage, and by Sage,\n  Jehovah, Jove, or Lord!\n\nThou Great First Cause, least understood:\n  Who all my Sense confin'd\nTo know but this, that Thou art Good,\n  And that myself am blind;\n\nYet gave me, in this dark Estate,\n  To see the Good from Ill;\nAnd binding Nature fast in Fate,\n  Left free the human Will.\n\nWhat Conscience dictates to be done,\n  Or warns me not to do,\nThis, teach me more than hell to shun,\n  That, more than heav'n pursue.\n\nWhat Blessings thy free Bounty gives,\n  Let me not cast away;\nFor God is paid when Man receives,\n  T'enjoy is to obey.\n\nYet not to Earth's contracted Span\n  Thy goodness let me bound,\nOr think Thee Lord alone of Man,\n  When thousand Worlds are round:\n\nLet not this weak, unknowing hand\n  Presume thy bolts to throw,\nAnd deal damnation round the land,\n  On each I judge thy Foe.\n\nIf I am right, thy grace impart,\n  Still in the right to stay;\nIf I am wrong, oh teach my heart\n  To find that better way.\n\nSave me alike from foolish Pride,\n  Or impious Discontent,\nAt aught thy wisdom has deny'd,\n  Or aught thy Goodness lent.\n\nTeach me to feel another's Woe,\n  To hide the Fault I see;\nThat Mercy I to others show,\n  That Mercy show to me.\n\nMean tho' I am, not wholly so,\n  Since quick'ned by thy Breath:\nOh lead me wheresoe'er I go,\n  Thro' this day's Life or Death.\n\nThis day, be Bread and Peace my Lot:\n  All else beneath the Sun,\nThou know'st if best bestow'd or not,\n  And let Thy Will be done.\n\nTo thee, whose Temple is all Space,\n  Whose Altar, Earth, Sea, Skies!\nOne Chorus let all Being raise!\n  All Nature's Incense rise!\n\nTHE END.\n\nPrinted by M. Allen, Paternoster-Row.","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.","tradition":"scripture-revelation","translated_text":null,"word_count":9559}