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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…
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.
London: printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1550
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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.
Henry Bullynger, Leo Jude, Conrad Pelican, and the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. Send unto the Christian reader greeting.
Henry Bullynger, Leo Iude, Conrade Pellicane, and the other ministers of the churche of Tygurie. Sende vnto the Christian reader gretynge.
Dearly beloved brethren in Christ Jesus, to the intent that every man may so much the fru•fuller use and occupy this register or table it is to be noted for an introduction and good understanding, that it serveth principally for three manner of points First it showeth the histories of the old and new Testament, which are soon found, having a respect and regard to the proper names which in the histories and acts, which are sought for, chiefly do occur. As if thou desirest to know, where and in what place of the scripture is written the history of innocent Abel, of the righteous Abraham, and of the obedient ⟨image 5⟩Isaac, or of the fervent Elijah, then se• the same name every one by his letter, and when thou hast found him, thou shalt find there a true introduction to the foresaid history, how be it there is to be noted, that the proper names are not every where written after one sort, but that they have some difference, for some of them are written in some places with an .H. and in some places without an .H. as Habel or Abel, Elijah or Elijah Hebron or Hebron, Jericho or Jericho, And some are in one place written with a .C. as Cain, Cades, Caath, and in an other place with a .K. as Kain, Kades, Caath. Some also are written in one place with an .S. as Sacharias, Sidekia, Sidon, Sorobabell, & in an other place with an .Z. as Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zidon Zerubbabel. Therefore gentle reader if any of such like words in the searching out of any history do occur, and thy mind be not satisfied in one place, or letter, let it not be tedious unto thee, to resort to the other letter, as it is afore mentioned.
Dearely beloued brethren in Christe Iesu, to thintent that euery man may so much the frufuller vse and occupye this register or table it is to be noted for an introduccion and good vnderstanding, that it serueth principally for three maner of poinctes First it sheweth the histories of the olde and newe Testament, whiche are soone founde, hauinge a respect and regarde to the proper names whiche in the histories and actes, which are sought for, chefelye do occurre. As if thou desirest to knowe, where and in what place of the scripture is written ye hystory of innocent Abell, of the righteous Abraham, and of the obedient