Book XVII

Of the prophetic age.

At what time the promise of God was fulfilled concerning the land of Canaan, which even
carnal Israel got in possession.

Of the threefold meaning of the prophecies, which are to be referred now to the earthly, now
to the heavenly Jerusalem, and now again to both.

About the prefigured change of the Israelitic kingdom and priesthood, and about the things
Hannah the mother of Samuel prophesied, personating the Church.

Of those things which a man of God spake by the Spirit to Eli the priest, signifying that the
priesthood which had been appointed according to Aaron was to be taken away.

Of the Jewish priesthood and kingdom, which, although promised to be established forever, did
not continue; so that other things are to be understood to which eternity is assured.

Of the disruption of the kingdom of Israel, by which the perpetual division of the spiritual
from the carnal Israel was prefigured.

Of the promises made to David in his son, which are in no wise fulfilled in Solomon, but most
fully in Christ.

How like the prophecy about Christ in the 89th Psalm is to the things promised in Nathan’s
prophecy in the Books of Samuel.

Of the substance of the people of God, which through His assumption of flesh is in Christ,
who alone had power to deliver His own soul from hell.

To whose person the entreaty for the promises is to be understood to belong, when he says in
the psalm, “Where are Thine ancient compassions, Lord?” etc.

Whether the truth of this promised peace can be ascribed to those times passed away under
Solomon.

Of David’s concern in the writing of the Psalms.

Whether all the things prophesied in the Psalms concerning Christ and His Church should be
taken up in the text of this work.

Of the things pertaining to Christ and the Church, said either openly or tropically in the 45th
Psalm.

Of those things in the 110th Psalm which relate to the priesthood of Christ, and in the 22d
to His passion.

Of the 3d, 41st, 15th, and 68th Psalms, in which the death and resurrection of the Lord are
prophesied.

Of the 69th Psalm, in which the obstinate unbelief of the Jews is declared.

Of the kings after Solomon, both in Judah and Israel.

Of Jeroboam, who profaned the people put under him by the impiety of idolatry, amid which,
however, God did not cease to inspire the prophets, and to guard many from the crime of
idolatry.

Of the varying condition of both the Hebrew kingdoms, until the people of both were at
different times led into captivity, Judah being afterwards recalled into his kingdom, which
finally passed into the power of the Romans.

Of the prophets, who either were the last among the Jews, or whom the gospel history reports
about the time of Christ’s nativity.