REMARKABLE NAMES IN SCRIPTURE. 313 creation of the word, the generations of Adam and Noah, and the family of Abraham. Exodus, An account of the Israelites going out of Egypt, and the giving the law, and the building of the tabernacle. Leviticus, The account of sacrifices and other holy things to be performed by the family of Levi. Numbers, The register and ranks and order of the tribes of Israel, with an account of some events that fell out in their travels. Deuteronomy, A repetition of the law, and of many other things in the former books of Moses. Chronicles, An account of the generations of men from the beginning of the world, but chiefly of the kings of Judah and Israel. Psalms, Holysongs chiefly written by David. PPoverbs, The wise sayings of Solomon. Ecclesiastes, The preacher, the reflections of Solomon after his sins. The prophecies, The writings of the several prophets. The gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the his- tory of the life and doctrine, and death and resurrection of Christ, written by those holy men. The Acts of the holy Apostles, The history of what was done by the apostles, chiefly Peter and Paul. The Epistles, Letters writen by the apostles to the churches of christians, or to single persons. The .Revelation, The visions of the apostle John, relating to the church of Christ in following ages, even to the end of the world. Note. The names of the rest of the books of scripture are borrowed chiefly either from the name of the person who wrote them, as the prophecies of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the lesser prophets ; the epistles of Peter, John, James, and Jude, or of the persons whose history is related in them, as Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Esther; Job, &c. or the persons for whom they were written, as the epistles to the Romans, the Galatians, to Timothy, Titus, &c. But the occa- sion of writing the prophecies and epistles, as well as the things contained in them, are so particular, and so various, that chil- dren can never be acquainted with them all, and there, are many which are above the reach of their understanding. VOL. i.
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