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Creation of Heaven 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 just, of the general floud, that drowned al except eight persons, and few other living 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 division 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 Jacob, from the 21. chap. to the 37. 7.The seventh part reporteth the selling of Joseph into Aegypt, his advancement there, from the 37. chap. to the 46. 8.The eight: and last part is of Jacob and his progenies going into Aegypt, their intertainment there, and of Jacobs, finally of Josephs death, in the five last chapters.

 

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THE SIGNIFICATION OF THE MARKS
heer used, 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, upon the word, or words, wherto it is adjoined. 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, upon that place. And when many accurre, 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 have also noted in the margent, when the books of holy Scripture (or parts thereof) are read in the Churches Service, for their sakes, that desire to read the same in order of the Ecclesiastical Office.