A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way…A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye…

Name: A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way…
Author: Heinrich Bullinger

A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way to the principal histories of the whole Bible, and the most co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the new Testament and old, in manner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set forth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Jude, Conrad Pelican, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And now first imprinted in English. D.M.L. [sic] The third book of the Maccabees a book of the Bible also printed unto this book which was never before translated or printed in any English Bible. The contents of this book are contained in the next leaf.A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye to the principall histories of the whole Bible, and the moste co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the newe Testament and olde, in maner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set furth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Iude, Conrade Pellicane, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And nowe first imprinted in Englyshe. D.M.L. [sic] The third boke of the Machabees a booke of the Bible also prynted vnto this boke which was neuer before translated or prynted in any Englyshe Bible. The contents of this booke are conteyned in the next leafe.

Heinrich Bullinger 1504–1575London: printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1550

[292] p. · 43k words · STC 17117 · ESTC S102763

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¶ A True and sure Computation of years of all the times & years f…: ¶ A True and sure Computation of years of all the times & years from Adam unto Christ…¶ A Trewe and sure Computacion of yeres of all the tymes & yeares f…: ¶ A Trewe and sure Computacion of yeres of all the tymes & yeares from Adam vnto Christ…

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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vij. From the city builded again unto Christ are ⟨image 108⟩CCCClxxxiij. years.

vij. From the cytye buylded agayne vnto Chryste are ⟨image 108⟩CCCClxxxiij. yeares.

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Danielis. ix. it is written. From the going forth of the word that Jerusalem is made again (which is as much to say) From the time that Jerusalem is builded again unto Messiah the Lord there are .lxvij. weeks. One week is here .vij. years. Levi. xxv Thus make .lxvij. year weeks .CCCClxxxiij. years. And so many years are there from the xxxij. year. of Darius until the .xlij. year of Augustus in the which Christ was borne. From Adam unto Christ are numbered. iij.M.ix.C.lxxiiij. years .vi. months .x. days. The number of years from the nativity of Christ unto the year of our Lord God. M.D.L. is sure enough.

Danielis. ix. it is written. From the going forth of the worde that Ierusalē is made agayne (whiche is as muche to saye) From the tyme that Ierusalem is builded agayne vnto Messias the Lord there are .lxvij. wekes. One weke is here .vij. yeres. Leui. xxv Thus make .lxvij. yere wekes .CCCClxxxiij. yeares. And so many yeares are there from ye xxxij. yere. of Darius vntyl the .xlij. yere of Augustus in the whiche Chryste was borne. From Adam vnto Chryst are noumbred. iij.M.ix.C.lxxiiij. yeares .vi. moneths .x. dayes. The noumbre of yeres from the natiuitie of Christ vnto ye yere of our Lord God. M.D.L. is sure ynoughe.

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Thus are there counted from the beginning of the world until the year of our Lord M.v.C.L. v.M.v.C.xxiiij years .vj. months and .x. days,

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A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way…A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye…

vij. From the city builded again unto Christ are ⟨image 108⟩CCCClxxxiij. years.

vij. From the cytye buylded agayne vnto Chryste are ⟨image 108⟩CCCClxxxiij. yeares.

All the testimonies of the old Testament. Which Christ Jesus the true expositor of the Scripture, and his Apostles and Evangelists by the inspiration of the holy Ghost have repeated in the new Testament.

All the testimonyes of the olde Testamente. Whyche Chryste Iesus the true expositour of the Scrypture, and his Apostles and Euangelistes by the inspiratyon of the holy Ghoost haue repeted in the newe Testamente.

To the Reader.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

vij. From the city builded again unto Christ are ⟨image 108⟩CCCClxxxiij. years.

vij. From the cytye buylded agayne vnto Chryste are ⟨image 108⟩CCCClxxxiij. yeares.

All the testimonies of the old Testament. Which Christ Jesus the true expositor of the Scripture, and his Apostles and Evangelists by the inspiration of the holy Ghost have repeated in the new Testament.

All the testimonyes of the olde Testamente. Whyche Chryste Iesus the true expositour of the Scrypture, and his Apostles and Euangelistes by the inspiratyon of the holy Ghoost haue repeted in the newe Testamente.

To the Reader.

The author

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