The new testament of our Lord Jesus Christ
Translated out of the Greek by Theodore Beza.
Where unto are adjoined brief Summaries of doctrine upon the Evangelists and Acts of the Apostles, together with the method of the Epistles of the Apostles, by the said Theodore Beza.
And also short Expositions on the phrases and hard places, taken out of the large Annotations of the aforesaid Author and Joach. Camerarius, by P.Lo.Villerius.
Englished by l Tomson.
¶ Together with the Annotations of Franciscus Junius upon the Revelation of Saint John.
The Printer to the Diligent Reader.
Dear Christian Reader, to the intent thou mightest the better enjoy the benefit of these notes or expositions upon the new Testament: I thought it not amiss to declare unto thee the use of the same. And first, foreasmuch as the quotations citing of places of the Scriptures in the margin which direct to other places, containing like Phrase or sense, have been so placed, that none without great labor could find out the texts alleged, I have made this mark *, and have set it as well in the margin, as in the text, so that thou mayest easily find that which thou desirest. For example in the first word of the first Chapter of Matthew is placed this mark *, look out the like mark in the margin, and there wilt thou find, Luke 3.23, which place agreeth to this of Matthew, and so likewise thou shalt find in the residue. But if many quotations belong to one place, word or sentence, the first is only marked, and those that follow unmarked appertaineth to the same.
The Notes which are directed by figures of Arithmetic, as 1.2.3.4. etcetera, throughout the Evangelists and Acts, declare the effect or sum of the doctrine contained between one of the said figures, and the next which followeth: as for example, from the figure 1 in the first line and first word of Matthew unto the figure 2 in the 18 verse of the same Chapter, the doctrine there gathered is set down in the margin in this sort, 1: Jesus came of Abraham of the tribe of Judah and of the stock of David, as God promised.
And in the Epistles in like sort they declare the method and art which the Apostles use, and how every argument or reason dependeth one upon another: these figures are begun again at the beginning of every Chapter. Lastly the notes which go by order of the letters of the Alphabet placed in the text, with the like answering unto them in the margin, serve to expound and lighten the dark words and Phrases immediately following in them. As in the first line and second word, the letter a, being referred to a, directly against him in the margin, showeth that this word, Book, signifieth A rehearsal, as the Hebrews use to speak: as Genesis 5.1 The Book of the Generations. These letters begin at the beginning of every Chapter, continuing unto z, and so beginning again with a, if there be so many Notes that they do exceed in number the letters of one Alphabet. This have I faithfully done for thy commodity, reap thou the fruit, and give the praise to God.
farewell
David Buckingham