the Travels of Paul; nor relate how often he went to fe rufalem, and to other Cities, in repeated Voyages, and Journies; but only to point out his moft remarkable Travels, Labours and Sufferings. A more exact Account is drawn up, with great Labour and Skill, by a learned Writer, in his Book intitled, Mifcellanea Sacra, Vol. I. to which I would refer thofe who defire a fuller Informa tion of this Matter. The principal Thing I had in view from the Beginning to the End of this Work, was to fet down fome of the most neceffary and the most important Matters of Fact recorded in Scripture; amongst which I have chofen out thofe which would be moft entertaining to younger Minds, and would make the deepest and most lafting Impreffion. upon them, and fuch as would lead them into a Survey of the various and wonderful Transactions of the Providence and Grace of God among Men, the fucceffive and gradual Difcoveries of the Will of God to Men, the different Forms of Religion in different Ages of Mankind, the Rules of Duty toward God and toward one another; together with an Account of their Obedience or Difobcdience to him, with their Bleffings and their Punishments, their Afflictions, Trials and Deliverances, and the Beginning of the World to the Promulgat from of the Gofpel by the Apostles in the firft Age of the Chriflian Church and this is as far as the Hiftory of the Scripture reaches, THE END. 3 Chap. 1. The Hiflory of Mankind before the Flood, (viz.) of Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Enoch, & ibid. Chap. II. Of Noah, Abraham, and their Families after the Flood. Sect. 1. Of Noah and his Sons. II ibid. 14 Sect. 2. Of Abraham and Lot, Ifhmael and Ifaac. Sect. 3. Of Efau and Jacob, and their Pofterity. Chap. III. The Deliverance of the Ifraelites from Egypt by Mofes and Aaron. Chap. IV. Of the Moral Law. 20 24 30 ibid. Chap. V. Of the Ceremonial Law of the Jews. 34 Nazarites. 38 Sect. 3. Of the holy Places, particularly the Ta bernacle. 53 Sect. 4. Of the holy Things, viz. the Ark, Table, Candleflick, Altars, Laver, Holy Garments, Sa- crifices, Incenfe, Ointment, Water of Purifica- Sect. 5. Of the Holy Times, Feafts and Fafts, Sect. 6. The Ufe of the Jewish Ceremonies both to the Jews and to Chriftians. Chap. VI. Of the Political or Judicial Law of the Jews, viz. Of their Wars, Marriages, Food, Rai- ment, Cattle, Sabbatical Year, Jubilee, &c. 62 Chap. VII. Of the Sins and Punishments of the Jews Chap. VIII. Of the Jews Entrance into Canaan, and their firft Government by Judges. Sect. 1. Of their Poffeffion of Canaan, and de- Sect. 2. Of the Government of the Jews by Judges, viz. Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Jeph- Chap. IX. Of the Government of the Jews under their Kings; and first of Saul and David. Chap. X. Of the Reign of Solomon and Rehoboam aver all Ifrael, and the Divifion of the Nation into ibid. 164 Chap. XVII. The Hiftory of Daniel. Chap. XVIII. The History of Efther. Chap. XIX. A Continuation of the Jewish History from the End of the Old Testament to the Times Sect. 1. Of Nehemiah's further Reformation of Sect. 2. Of the Jewish Affairs under the Perfian and Grecian Monarchies, and particularly under Sect. 3. The Jewish Affairs under the Ptolemies Kings of Egypt. Of the great Synagogue, the Mithnah and Talmud, and Septuagint, or Greek Tranflation of the Bible. Sect. 4. Of the Jewith Affairs under Antiochus the Great, Seleucus, and Antiochus Epiphanes, Sect. 5. Of Mattathias the great Reformer, the Sect. 6. Of the Jewish Government under the Al- moneans or Maccabees; and firft of the three Brothers, Judas, Jonathan and Simon. 194 Sect. 7. Of the Pofterity and Succeffors of Simon, and of the feveral Sects among the Jews, viz. Pharifees, Sadducees, Effenes, Herodians, and Sect. 8. Of the Government of Herod the Great, Chap. XX. A Prophetical Connexion between the Old Introduction. Work. His Preparation for his publick ibid. |