made a new creature; and, this enduing him with a willing, free, and obedient fpirit, his works are rendered acceptable to God; fince they proceed no longer from nature, but from grace, the leading principle of a Chriftian's life and actions. In a word: The death and refurrection of Chrift are the great fprings whence all Chriflian morals do conftantly flow. Since therefore Jefus Chrift is the end and fcope of the divine fcriptures, and our only Saviour, all our reading ought to be refolved only into him, and into thofe effects that proceed from a juít application of his death and merits. The CONTENTS. TABLES of Scripture Measures: I. Of Length. II. Of Capacity. III. Of Scripture- Weights. IV. Of Scripture-Money. -Of Scripture-Time. V. Of the Seven Ages of the World. VI. The Jewish Months compared with ours. VII. The Days of the Week, the Hours of the Day, the Watches. A Day's Journey - Cubits. Feet. Inch. d. pts. a Cubit a 6th 4 6 110 II .328 a 24th. 80 145 11 -040 Cubits. Miles. Paces. Feet. d. pts. 2000 of 7291 3 4000 400 960001 Note, 5 Feet make 1 Pace, and 1056 Paces make i Mile. Note, The Silver is here valued at 55. per Ounce, and the Gold at 41. per Ounce. V. The Seven Ages of the World. According to the ufual Computation, the Account of Time, from the Creation of the World, is divided into SEVEN Ages or Periods, viz. The FIRST Age of the World, from the Creation to the Flood, includes the Space of 1656 Years. The SECOND Age of the World, from the Flood to the Call of Abraham, includes 426 Years. The THIRD Age of the World, from the Call of Abraham to the Ifraelites Departure out of Egypt, includes 430 Years. The The FOURTH Age of the World from the Ifraelites Departure out of Egypt to the Building of Solomon's Temple, includes 480 Years. The FIFTH Age of the World, from the Building of the Temple to the Ifraelites being carried Captives into Babylon, includes 400 Years. The SIXTH Age of the World, from the carrying the Ifraelites to Babylon to the Birth of Chrift, includes 508 Years. The SEVENTH Age of the World, from the Birth of Chrift, does already include 1777 Years. 13 Veader intercalary. * Note, This Month is only intercalated or caft in when the Beginning of Nifan would otherwife be carried backwards to the End of February. VII. The Days of the Week, Hours of the Day, and Watches. 4th Day 5th Day Thursday. Wednesday. From 12, The Afternoon. to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 6th Day Friday. The Watches. 7th or Sabbath Saturday. The 1ft Watch was from Sun-fet to The Hours of the Day. The Day, reckoning from Sun-rife, and the Night, reckoning from Sun fet, were each divided into 12 equal Parts, called The 1ft, 2d, 3d, 4th, &c. Hours. The Appetites their veracity, &c. Articles, 39, of religion - of the chriftian faith Artificers, fee Idleness. Atheifm, its folly and miferies 127, 141 Bonds not difcharging, finful - 264 39 Bonds-men infolvent 263 353 Book, the intention of this 409 223 Bounty to the poor 309, &c. 396 Brawling 291 396, 397, 398 Breach of truft, fee Truft, and 267 397, 399 Breakings fraudulent 264 406 Brethren, the duty of 216 64 who fo accounted 217, 218 86, 100 natural, how to be loved 217 fpiritual, how to be loved 218 Brethren, Jee Friendship. Burial of Chrift, fee Jefus. |