The Prophecy of Abdias — Book-Title & Argument (Modern Spelling 1582/1609)

Layout: the book-title and its argument; the argument doubles as the chapter argument (see chapter 1). The source-citation side-note (S. Epiphanius) is collected below.

The Prophecy of Abdias.

Argument: Abdias born in Sichem, of the tribe of Ephraim, prophesied the same time with Amos; so briefly that his prophecy is not parted into chapters: 1. against the Idumeans; foreshowing their destruction; 10. for their perpetual enmity against the Jews, and confederacy with the Chaldees. 17. The captivity and relaxation of the Jews. 19. And redemption of the whole world by Christ.

Marginal glosses

Argument. S. Epiphanius. (source cited beside the book-argument for Abdias's birth and tribe.)