HARMONY Evangelical between St MATHEW & LUKE in the deduction of CHRIST'S genealogy. By William Cowpier Bishop of Galloway Here St. Luke steping up by twenty degrees higher in the genealogy of Chrâ–ª then Matthew doth, reckoneth alone. 1 God 2 Adam 3 Seth 4 Enos 5 Cainan 6 Maleleel 7 Jared 8 Enoch 9 Mathusala 10 Lamech 11 Noah 12 Sem 13 Atphaxad 14 Sala 15 Heber 16 Phalec 17 Ragau 18 Saruch 19 Nachor 20 Thara Here the two Evangelists Reckon on together the Natural Line of our Lord from Abraham unto David. 21 Abraham 22 Isaac 23 Jacob 24 Juda 25 Phares 26 Ezrom 27 Aram 28 Aminadab 29 Naasson 30 Salmon 31 Booz 32 Obed 33 Jesse 34 David From David St. Matthew reckoneth the legal Line of Christ to let us see that Jesus Christ was lawfully King of the Jews and did Succeed by the law as nearest of Kin to sit upon the Throne of David his Father. From David St. Luke reckoneth the natural line of Chr: to let us see that. Jesus Christ is the son of David naturally descended of him by Nathan according to the flesh, For the Messias was promised to be the son of David the King of Israel and Juda. Solomon Roboam Abia Asa Josaphet Joram Ozias Joatham Achaz Ezekias Manasses Amon Josias Jechonias Here endeth the race of Solomon. 35 Nathan 36 Mattatha 37 Menan 38 Melca 39 Eliakim 40 Jonan 41 Joseph 42 Judah 43 Simeon 44 Levi 45 Matthat 46 Jorim 47 Eli 48 Josse 49 Er 50 Elmodam 51 Cosam 52 Addi 53 Melchi 54 Neri Where St Matthew calls Salathiel the son of Jechonias, understand his legal son succeeding as the nearest of Kindred. Where St Luke calls Salathiel the son of Neri, understand, the natural son of Neri 55 Salathiel 56 Pedaiah 57 Zorobabel Saint Matthew reckoneth in this line the forefathers of Joseph Saint Luke reckoneth in this the forefathers of Mary Abiud Eliakim Azar Sadoc Achim Eliud Eliazar Matthan Jacob Joseph Jesus Christ 58 Rhesa 59 Joanna 60 Juda 61 Joseph 62 Sem 63 Mattathia 64 Maath 65 Nag 66 Esli 67 Naum 68 Amos 69 Mattathias 70 Joseph Joseph is called by St Luke the son of Heli because he was his son in law 71 Joanna 72 Melchi 73 Levi 74 Matthat 75 Heli 76 Mary 77 Jesus Christ This genealogy hath five Sections, all running (for memories sake) as St. Matthew doth, from Fathers to Children. The first from Adam to Noah; The second from Noah to Abraham: The third from Abraham to David; The fourth from David to Zorobabel; The fifth from him to Christ. In the first and second, St. Luke runs alone; In the third St Matthew and St Luke run together, In the fourth they take different courses. St Matthew going down from David by Solomon, St Luke from David by Nathan (not Nathan the prophet but another of that name David's son by Bathsheba, and so Solomon's brother german) both meet in Salathiel-where going on two Steps together, they part again, the one taking his course from Zorobabel by Abiud to Joseph; the other, Rhesa to Mary, both of them meel in Jesus Christ. Thus you have the golden line of Christ it begins at the first Adam, and is absolved in the second, it contains a roll of the Fathers, who through the privilege of the first borne were ordinary Doctors and chief lights of the Church, till the coming of Christ. Upon this golden line runs the whole book of God, He that would read it with profit, must remember the course of the spirit in the deduction of this line. If at any time he divert from it, it is only to enterlace a purpose which may clear the story of the line. So with a description of the lineage of Seth, he adjoins a description of the offspring of Cain, when he draweth the posterity of Sem, he adds the seed of Japhet and Cham, and as he handleth the history of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob, So likewise of Nahor, Ishmael, and Esau but as we may easily perceive, he insists not long on any of them, who are beside the line; but having spoken so much of them as may clear the story of the line, he returns to his purpose (leaving them) until he cometh to the forepromised shiloh, Jesus the son of the most high & everliveing God. London printed for I. Hindley and sold at his shop in Clifford's Inn in Fleet street.