In a word▪ apply all that thou readest in the holy Scripture, to one of these two head• chiefly; either to confirm thy Faith, or to increase thy Repentance for as susti•e & abstine, bear & forbear, 1was the Epitome of a good Philosopher• life: so creda & resipi•••, believe and repent, is the whole sum of a true Christians profession. One Chapter thus read with understanding, and meditated with application, ⟨p. 314⟩will better feed and comfort thy soul, then five read and run over without marking their scope or sense, or making any use thereof to thine own self. If in this manner thou shalt read three Chapters every day: one in the morning, another at noon, and the third at night, (reading so many Psalms in stead of a Chapter, as our Church Liturgy appoints for Morning or Evening Prayers) thou shalt read over all the Canonical aScripture in a year, except six Chapters, which thou ⟨p. 315⟩mayest add to the task of the last day of the year. The reading of the Bible in order will help thee the better to understand both the History and scope of the holy Scripture. And as for the bApocrypha, being but penned by mans spirit, thou mayest read them at thy pleasure, but believe them so far as they agree with the Canonical Scripture, which is indited by the Holy Ghost.
In a word▪ apply all that thou readest in the holy Scripture, to one of these two head• chiefely; eyther to confirme thy Faith, or to encrease thy Repentance for as susti•e & abstine, beare & forbeare, 1was the Epitome of a good Philosopher• life: so creda & resipi•••, beleeue and repent, is the whole summe of a true Christians profession. One Chapter thus read with vnderstanding, and meditated with application, ⟨p. 314⟩will better feed and comfort thy soule, then fiue read and runne ouer without marking their scope or sense, or making any vse thereof to thine owne selfe. If in this manner thou shalt reade three Chapters euery day: one in the morning, another at noone, and the third at night, (reading so many Psalmes in stead of a Chapter, as our Church Liturgie appoints for Morning or Euening Prayers) thou shalt reade ouer all the Canonicall aScripture in a yeere, except sixe Chapters, which thou ⟨p. 315⟩maist adde to the taske of the last day of the yeere. The reading of the Bible in order will helpe thee the better to vnderstand both the History and scope of the holy Scripture. And as for the bApocrypha, being but penned by mans spirit, thou maist reade them at thy pleasure, but beleeue them so farre as they agree with the Canonicall Scripture, which is endited by the Holy Ghost.
- 1Epicteti dict.
- aIn the Canonical Books of the old Testament, there are 931. Chapters, but distributing the 150. Psalms into 60. parts, thou shal• find but 841. which being added to 260. (the number of the Chapters in the new Testament) will amount to 1101. dividing which by three into 365. (the number of the days of the year) there will remain but six▪ which thou mayest dispose of as is prescribed.In the Canonicall Bookes of the old Testament, there are 931. Chapters, but distributing the 150. Psalmes into 60. parts, thou shal• finde but 841. which being added to 260. (the number of the Chapters in the new Testament) will amount to 1101. diuiding which by three into 365. (the number of the dayes of the yeere) there will remaine but sixe▪ which thou maist dispose of as is prescribed.
- bHos viginti duos libros lege, cum Apocriphis verò nihil habeas negotii: ha• tantùm studiosè meditare Scripturas, quas in Ecclesia considentèr legimus. Multò prudentiores te & religiosiores fuerunt Apostoli & primi Episcopi veritatis duces, qui nobis eas tradiderunt. Tu igitur cum sis filius Ecclesi• ▪ non transgrediaris illius terminos. Ac veteris Testamenti (ut dictum est) viginti duos meditare libros, Cyrillus Hierosolymitan Catechis. 4.Hos viginti duos libros lege, cum Apocriphis verò nihil habeas negotii: ha• tantùm studiosè meditare Scripturas, quas in Ecclesia considentèr legimus. Multò prudentiores te & religiosiores fuerunt Apostoli & primi Episcopi veritatis duces, qui nobis eas tradiderunt. Tu igitur cum sis filius Ecclesi• ▪ non transgrediaris illius terminos. Ac veteris Testamenti (vt dictum est) viginti duos meditare libros, Cyrillus Hierosolymitan Catechis. 4.
