Scriptural Poems. Being several Portions of SCRIPTURE Digested into ENGLISH VERSE. VIZ.
- I. The Book of Ruth.
- II. The History of Sampson.
- III Christ's Sermon on the Mount.
- IV. The Prophecy of Jonah.
- V. The Life of Joseph.
- VI. The Epistle of James.
By JOHN BUNYAN.
Licensed according to Order.
LONDON: Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, 1700.
TO THE READER.
THE Book of RUTH.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
THE History of Sampson:
Judges, Chap. xiii.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
CHRIST'S Sermon on the Mount Matth.
Chap. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
THE Prophecy of Jonah.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
THE LIFE of JOSEPH, TAKEN Out of the latter Part of the Book of Genesis,
Chap. xxxvii.
CHAP. XXXIX.
CHAP. XL.
CHAP. XLI.
CHAP. XLII.
CHAP. XLIII.
CHAP. XLIV.
CHAP. XLV.
CHAP. XLVI.
CHAP. XLVII.
CHAP. XLVIII.
CHAP. XLIX.
CHAP. L.
THE General Epistle of JAMES.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. XLVI.
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