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THE ARGVMENT OF GENESIS

Creation of Heauen and Earth, and other Creatures, and lastly of Man chap. 1. and 2. 2.The second part is of the transgression and fal of man, and his casting out of Paradise, of multiplication of men, and of sinne, though stil some were iust, of the general floud, that drowned al except eight persons, & few other liuing creatures of the earth, from the third chap. to the 8. 3.The third part is of the new increase and multiplication of the same, from 8. chap. to the 11. 4.The fourth, of the confusion of tongs and the diuision of nations, in the 11. chap. 5.The fift relateth Abrahams going forth of his country, Gods promise, that in his seede al Nations should be blessed, and the commandment of Circumcision, from the 12. chap. to the 21. 6.The sixth part recounteth the progeny, and other blessings, especially the great vertues of Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, from the 21. chap. to the 37. 7.The seuenth part reporteth the selling of Ioseph into Aegypt, his aduancement there, from the 37. chap. to the 46. 8.The eight and last part is of Iacob and his progenies going into Aegypt, their intertainment there, and of Iacobs, finally of Iosephs death, in the fiue last chapters.

 

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THE SIGNIFICATION OF THE MARKS
heer vsed, for direction of the reader.

The numbers in the arguments of chapters, point of the verse, where the matter mentioned beginneth.

The numbers in the text, shew the number of verses in the same chapter.

This mark ″ signifieth that there followeth an Annotation after the chapter, vpon the word, or words, wherto it is adioined. The number also of the same verse is prefixed to the Annotation.

The letters thus enclosed (a) shew that there is an Annotation in the margent, vpon that place. And when many accure, the first answereth to the first marke, the second to the second, and so forth. In like manner the citations of places in the inner margent, are applied to the authours alleadged.

This forme of a starre (*) in the text or annotations, pointeth to the explication of some word or words in the margent.

Sometimes we put the Concordance of other Scriptures in the inner margent of the text.

We haue also noted in the margent, when the books of holy Scripture (or parts thereof) are read in the Churches Seruice, for their sakes, that desire to read the same in order of the Ecclesiastical Office.

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