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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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chapter 1 Zurich part A 1When Philopater had understand by those that were come again that Antiochus had taken from him such holds as he had, he raised all his army aswell foot men as horsemen, and taking with him his sister Arsinoe, he ran out even afar as the countries of Raphia, that were bordering upon him, where Antiochus host camped. And one Theodotus, thinking to bring the matter to pass by crafty trains, when he had taken the strongest men of armies, that were put unto him by Ptolomeus, in the night he gat him to Ptolomeus tent to kill him unawares, and so make an end of the battle. But Dositheus called the son of Drimilius a Jew borne, and afterwards forsaking the Law, ⟨image 128⟩and turned from his fathers ordinances, which was hired for the purpose, put in his stead in the tent an other poor man, which chanced to be slain for him. And as they fought fiercely together. But Antiochus more. Arsinoe went diligently about her men, weeping pitifully, her hear about her shoulders, and desired them, that they would help her valiantly, promising to gy• unto every of there wives and children, if the had the victory two pounds of gold. This is chanced that there enemies were over thrown, and many taken. Then when he had thus disappointed there trains, he went about the cities that were next, and thought to con fort them with words, which when he had done, he gave *gifts unto there churches, and comforted the subjects hearts. part B And when the Jews had sent the elders of there counsellors to Philopater to salute him, bearing gifts and to show there, for the things that he had done, it fortuned that he had a greater desire to go to them as soon as might be. So he came to Jerusalem and did sacrifice to the most mighty God, and when he had done, he did to the ⟨image 129⟩place as was convenient. *And after when he was come in, he wondered to see the costly work, and marvelling at the fine building of the temple, he desired to go also into the inner tabernacle that was holiest of all. But when they denied him saying it was not lawful, no not to any that were borne there, to go in, not so much as for the priests them selves save only for the chief bishop