angels Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite saith vnto the congregacyons And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacyon of Phyladelphia this sayth he that is holy and true which hath the keye of Dauid whyche openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth know thy worckes Beholde I haue set before the an open dore and no man can shut it for thou hast a lytell strength and hast kept my sayinges and hast not denyed my name Beholde I make them of the coÌ„gregacyon of Sathan whiche call them selues Iewes and are not but do lye Eeholde I wyll make them that they shall come and worshyppe before thy fete and shall knowe that I haue loued the. Because thou hast kept the wordes of my pacience therfore I wyll kepe the from the houre of temptacyon which wyll come vpoÌ„ all the worlde to tempte them that dwell vpon the earth Beholde I come shortely Holde that whiche thou haste that no man take awaye thy crowne Hym that ouercommeth wyll I make a pyller in the temple of my God and he shall go nomore out And I wyll wryte vpon him the name of my God and the name of the cytye of my God newe Ierusalem whiche commeth downe out of heauen froÌ„ my God and I wyl wryte vpon hym my newe name Let hym that hathe heares heare what the spirite sayeth vnto the congregacyons And vnto the messenger of the congragacyon whiche is in Laodicia wryte This sayth Amen the faythful and true wytues the begynnynge of the creatures of God I knowe thy workes that thou acte neyther colde nor hotte I wolde thou were colde or hotte So then because thou art betwene both and nether colde nor hote I wyl spewe the out of my mouth because thou sayest I am ryche and increasyd with goodes and haue nede of nothynge and knowest not howe y u art wreched and miserable poore and blynde and nakyd I councel the to bye of me golde tryed in the tyre that y â— mayest be ryche whyte rayment that thou mayst be clothed that thy filthy nakednes do not appere and anoynte thyne eyes w t eye salue that thou mayest se. As many as I loue I rebuke chasteÌ„ Be feruent therfore and repente Beholde I stande at the dore and knocke If any maÌ„ heare my voyce and open the dore I wyll come into hym and wyll suppe with hym and he with me To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I graunte to syt with me in my seate euen as I ouercam and haue sytten with my father in his seate Lette hym that hathe eares heare what the spirit sayth vnto the â—angregacyons ¶ He seeth the heauen open and the sente and one syttynge vpon it â–ª but â–ª xxâ—iiâ— seates about it with â–ª xxiâ—â—i â—â—ders sytâ—â—â—g vpon theÌ„ and foure beastes praysing God daye and nyght CAPI IIII. A ✚ Fter this I loked beholde a dore was open in heauen the fyrst voyce whiche I hearde was as it were of a trompet talkynge w t me whiche sayde come vp hyther I wyll shewe the thinges whiche muste be fulfylled here after And immediatly I was in the spirit behold a seate was set in heauen and one sate on the seate And he that sat was to loke vpon lyke vnto a Iasper stone and a sardine stone And there was a rayne bowe about the seate in syght lyke to an Emeralde And aboute the seate were xxiiij seates And vpoÌ„ the seates xxiiij elders syttyng clothed in whyte rayment had on theyr heades crownes of Golde And out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges and thondringes and voyces and ther were seuen lampes of fyre burnynge before the seate which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God And before y e seate ther was a see of glasse lyke vnto cristall and in the myddes of the seate and rouÌ„de about the seate were foure beastes ful of eyes before and behynde And the fyrst beast was lyke a lyon the seconde beast lyke a calfe and the thyrde beast had a face as a man the fourth beast was lyke a flyinge Egle. And the foure beastes had eche one of theÌ„ vâ— wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within And they had no rest daye nether nyght sayinge Holy holy holy Lorde God almyghtye whiche was and is and is to come And when those beastes gaue glory and honour thankes to him y â— sat on the seate which lyueth for euer euer the xxâ—â—â—â— elders fell downe before hiÌ„ y t sat on the trone and worshypped hym that lyueth for euer and euer ⊢ and cast theyr crownes before y e trone sayinge thou arte worthy O Lorde âšœ our God to receaue glory honoure and power for y â— haste created all thynges for thy wylles sake they are and were created ¶ He seeth the lambe openynge the boke and therfore the foure beastes the. xxâ—iâ—â— elders the angels praise the lambe and do hym worshyppe CAPI V. AND I sawe the ryght haÌ„de of hym y e sat in the trone a boke wrytten with in and on the backsyde sealed w t seuen seales And I sawe a stronge angell whiche preached w t a lowde voyce Who is worthy to open the boke and to lose the seales therof And no man in heauen nor in earth neyther vnder the earth was able to open the boke neyther to loke theron And I wepte much because no man was founde worthy to opeÌ„ and to reade the boke nether to loke theron And one of the elders sayde vnto me wepe not Beholde a lyon of the trybe of Iuda the rote of Dauid hathe obtayned to open the boke to lose the seuen seales therof And I behelde and lo in the myddes of the seate and of the foure beastes and in the myddes of the elders stode a laÌ„be as though he had bene kylled hauynge seuen hornes and seuen eyes which are the seueÌ„ spirites of God sent into all the worlde And he came and toke the boke out of the ryght hande of hym that sate vpon the seate And wheÌ„ he had takeÌ„ the boke the foure beastes xxiiij elders fell downe before the laÌ„be hauing euery one of theÌ„ harpes golden vialles full of odours whiche are the prayers of saynctes and they songe a newe songe saying y u art worthy to take the boke and to open the seales therof for thou waste kylled hast redemed vs by thy bloude out of al kynredes toÌ„ges people nacions and hast made vs vnto our God kynges prestes and we shall raygne on the earth And I behelde and I herde the voyce of many angels about the trone oboute the beastes the elders and I hearde thousand thousandes saying w t a lowde voyce Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power ryches and wysdome strength and honour glory and blessynge And all the creatures whiche are in heauen on the earth and vnder the earth in the
shew theyr fathers house nor theyr seed and that they were of Israel The chyldren of Dalaiah the chyldren of Tobia and the chyldren of Nocoda syxe hundred two and fourtye And of the preestes the chyldren of Habaiah the chyldren of Hacos the chyldren of Bersilai whiche toke one of the doughters of Bersilai the Gileadite to wyfe was named after theyr name These sought theyr wrytyng in the register of theyr generacion but they were not founde therfore they were put from the preesthode And Hathirsata sayd vnto them that they shuld not eate of the moost holy tyll there came vp a preest whiche shulde weare Urim and Thumim And so the hole congregacyon togyther was two and fourtye thousande thre hundred thre score besyde theyr seruauntes and maydes of whom there were seuen thousand thre hundred and seuen and thyrty And they had two hundred and seuen and fourtie syngyng men and women Theyr horses seuen huÌ„dred and syxe and thyrtye and theyr Mules two hundred and fyue and fourtie The camels foure hundred and fyue and thyrtye syxe thousande seuen hundred and twentye Asses And certayne of the auncient fathers gaue vnto the worke Hathirsatha gaue to the treasure a thousand peces of golde fyftye basens fyue hundred thyrtye preestes garmentes And some of the cheyfe fathers gaue vnto the treasure of the worke xx thousande peces of golde and two thousande two hundred pounde of syluer And the other people gaue twentye thousand peces of golde and two thousande pounde of syluer and thre score and seuen preestes garmentes And the preestes and Leuites the porters and the syngers and the other of the people and the Nethmims and all Israell dwelte in theyr cityes And the seuenth moneth came and the Chyldren of Israell were in theyr cityes ¶ Esdras gathereth the people togyther and redeth to them the Lawe They kepe the feast of Tabernacles or bothes CAPI VIII ANd ✚ all the people gathered them selues togyther as one maÌ„ in the strete that was before the water gate they sayde vnto Esdras the scribe that he shulde fetche the boke of the law of Moses which the Lorde coÌ„maunded to Israel And Esdras the Preest brought the lawe before the congregacyon bothe of men and women and all that coulde vnderstande dyd herken vnto it vpon the fyrste daye of the seuenth moneth and he red therin in the strete that was before the water gate from the mornynge vntyll the noone daye before men and women that dyd herken to it and the eares of all the people were enclyned vnto the boke of the lawe And Esdras the scribe stode vpon an hyghe pulpyt of wood which they had made for the preachynge besyde hym stode Mathathia Sema Anania Uriah Helkia and Maasia on his ryght hande and on his lefte hande stode Pedaia Misael Malchia Hasum Hasebadana Zachary and Mesulam And Esdras opened the boke before all the people for he stode aboue all the people And when he opened it all the people stode vp And Esdras praysed the Lorde the great God And all the people answered Amen Amen with theyr handê vp and bowed themselues and worshypped the Lorde fallynge downe vpon theyr faces to the grounde And Iesua Baam Serabiah Iamin Acub Sebathai Hodaia Maasia Celita Azaria Iozabad Hanan Pelaia the Leuites caused the people to gyue hede vnto the lawe the people stode in theyr place And they red in the boke of the lawe of god distynctly and playnly so that men vnderstode the thynge that was red And Nehemiah whiche is Hathirsatha and Esdras the preest and scribe the Leuites that caused the people to take hede sayd vnto al the people this day is holy vnto the Lorde your God be not ye sory and wepe not For al the people wepte when they herde the wordes of the lawe And he sayd vnto them go your waye and eate the fat and drynke the swete sende parte vnto them also that haue not prepared them selues for this day is holy vnto the lord be not ye sory therfore for the ioy of the lorde is your strength ⊢ And the Leuites stylled all the people and sayd holde your peace for the day is holy vexe not ye your selues And al the people went theyr way to eate drynke and to sende parte vnto other and to make great myrth bycause they had vnderstande the wordes that was declared vnto them And on the nexte day were gathered togyther the cheyfe fathers amonge all the people and the preestes Leuites vnto Esdras the scribe that they myght vnderstande the wordes of the law And they founde wrytten in the law which the Lorde had coÌ„maunded by Moses that the chyldren of Israell shulde dwell in bothes in the feast of the seuenth moneth and that they shulde cause it to be declared proclamed in all theyr cityes and thorowout Ierusalem sayenge Go forth vnto the mount fetche Olyue braunches Pyne braunches Myrte braunches Palme brauÌ„ches braunches of thicke trees to make bothes as it is wrytten And so the people went forth and fet them and made them bothes euery one vpon the rofe of his house and in theyr courtes and in the courtes of the house of god in the strete by the water gate and in the strete by porte Ephraim And all the congregacion of them that were come agayne out of the captiuyte made bothes and sat vnder the bothes For synce the tyme of Iosua the son of Nun vnto this day had not the chyldren of Israel done so and there was very great gladnesse And euery day from the fyrst day vnto the laste red Esdras in the boke of the lawe of God And seuen dayes helde they the feast and on the eyght day the gatheryng togyther accordynge vnto the maner ¶ The people repent forsake theyr straung wyues Esdras recyteth the benefytes of god and the synnes of the people CAPI IX IN the foure and twentye daye of this moneth came the chyldren of Israel togyther agayne with fastyng and sacke clothes and earth vpon them and they that were of the seede of Israell were separated from all the straunge chyldren and stode and knowledged theyr synnes and the wyckednesse of theyr fathers and stode vp in theyr place and red in the boke of the lawe of the Lorde theyr god foure tymes on the day and they knowledged and worshypped the Lorde theyr god iiii tymes on the day And the Leuites stode on hygh namely Iesua Bani Cadmiel Sabaniah Buni Sarebiah Bani Chanani and creyed loude vnto the Lorde theyr God And the Leuites Iesua and Cadmiel Bani and Hasabnia Serebia Hodia Sebania and Phathahia sayd stande vp and prayse the Lorde your God for euer and let thankes be gyuen vnto the name of thy glorye which excelleth all thankes gyuynge and prayse Thou arte Lorde alone thou hast made heuen and the heuen of all heuens with all theyr hoost the earth and all thyngs that are therin
the throne CAPITV I. IT chaunced in the. xxx yeare the fifth day of the fourth moneth that I was among the presoners by the ryuer of Cobar ☞ wher the heauens opened I sawe a vision of God Nowe y â— v. daye of the moneth made out the. v. yeare of kynge Iohacins captyuyte At the same tyme came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ezechyel thâ— sonne of Buzi the Preste in the lande of the Chaldees by the water of Cobar where âšœ the hande of the Lorde came vpon hym And I loked and beholde a stormy wynde came out of the North with a greate cloude full of fyre whiche with hys glystre lyghtened al rounde aboute And in the middest of the fyre it was all cleare lyke the face of an aungel and as it were the lykenes of foure beastes which were fashyoned lyke a man sauyng that euery one had foure faces and foure wynges Theyr legges were streyght but theyr fete were lyke bullockes fete and they glystered as it had bene fayre scoured metal Under theyr winges vpon al the foure corners they had mens handes Theyr faces and theyr wynges were towarde the foure corners yet were the wynges so that one euer touched another When they wente they turned them not aboute but eche one went streyght forwarde Upon the ryght syde of these foure theyr faces were lyke the face of a man the face of a lyon But vpon the lefte syde they had the face of an oxe and the face of an aegle Theyr faces also and theyr wynges were fyred out aboue so that two wynges of one touched euer two wynges of another and with the other they couered theyr body Euery one when it wente it wente streyghte forwarde Where as the spryte led them thyther they wente and turned not about in theyr goynge The fashyon and countenaunce of the beastes was lyke hoote coales of fyre euen as though burning cressets had bene amoÌ„g the beastes âšœ thys was the vysyon and the fyre gaue a glystre and out of the fyre there wente lyghtenynge When the beastes wente forwarde and backwarde one wolde haue thought it had lyghtened Nowe wheÌ„ I had well consydered the beastes I sawe a worcke of wheles vpon the earthe with foure faces also nye vnto the beastes The fashyon and worcke of the wheles was lyke the see The foure wheles were ioyned and made to loke vpon as it had bene one whele in another When one went forwarde they wente all foure and turned them not aboute in theyr goynge They were large great and horrile to loke vpon Their backes were full of eyes rouÌ„de about them all foure When the beastes wente the wheles wente also with them And when the beastes lyfte them selues vp from the earthe the wheles were lyfte vp also Whyther soeuer the spryte wente thither wente they also and the wheles were lyft vp and folowed them for the spryte of lyfe was in the wheles When the beastes went forth stode styll or lyfte theÌ„ selues froÌ„ the earth then the wheles also wente stode styll and were lyfte vp for the breth of lyfe was in the wheles Aboue ouer the heades of the beastes there was a fyrmameÌ„t whych was fashyoned as it had bene of y â— moste pure Chrystal and that was spred out aboue vpon theyr heades vnder the same fyrmament were theyr wynges layed abrode one towarde another and two wynges couered the body of euery beast And when they wente forth I hearde the noyse of theyr winges lyke the noyse of greate waters as it had bene the voyce of the great God and a russhyng together as it were of an hoost of men And when they stode styll they lette downe theyr wynges Nowe wheÌ„ they stode styl and had letten downe theyr wynges it thondred in y â— firmamente that was aboue theyr heades Aboue the firmament that was ouer theyr heades there was the fashyon of a seate as it had bene made of Saphir UpoÌ„ the seate there satt one lyke a man I behelde hym and he was lyke an aungell as it had bene all of fyre within from hys loynes vpward And beneth when I loked vpon hym vnder y â— loynes me thought he was lyke a shynynge fyre that geueth lyght on eueâ—y syde Yee the shyne glystre that lightened rouÌ„de aboute was lyke a raynbowe whiche in a raynye daye apeareth in the cloudes Euen so was the symylytude wherin the glory of the Lorde appeared When I sawe it I fell vpon my face and herkened vnto the voyce of hym that spake ¶ The prophete is sende to call agayne the people from theyr errour CAPI II. AND then sayde he vnto me Stand vp vpon thy fete O thou sonne of man and I wyll talke with the. And as he was communynge with me the spryte came into me and set me vp vpon my fete so that I marcked the thynge that he sayd vnto me And he sayde Beholde thou sonne of man I wyll sende the to the chyldren of Israell to those runnagates and obstynate people for they haue taken parte agaynst me and are runne awaye fro me both they and theyr forefathers vnto this daye Yee I wyll sende the vnto a people that haue rough vysages and styffe stomakes vnto whome thou shalte saye on thys maner Thys the Lorde God hym selfe hathe spoken that whether they be obedient or no for it is a frowarde housholde they maye knowe yet that there hathe bene a Prophet amonge them Therfore thou sonne of man feare them not neyther be afrayed of theyr wordes for they shall rebell agaynste the and despyse the. Yee thou doste dwell amonge scorpyons but feare not they re wordes be not abashed at they re lookes for it is a frowarde housholde Se that thou speake my wordes vnto them whether they be obedyent or not for they are obstynate Therfore thou sonne of man obey thou al thinges that I say vnto the and be not thou stifnecked lyke as they are a styfnecked houshold OpeÌ„ thy mouth and eate that I geue the. So as I was lokynge vp beholde there was sente vnto me an hande wherin was closed a booke and the hande opened it before me and it was wrytten within and without full of carefull mournynges alas and wo. ¶ The prophete beynge sedde with the worde of God and with the constante boldenes of the spryte is sente vnto the people that were in captyuite The punyshement of a curate that shewed not the people theyr synnes CAPI III. AFTER thys sayde he vnto me Thou sonne of man eate that whatsoeuer it be yee eate that closed booke and go thy waye and speake vnto the chyldren of Israel So I opened my mouthe and he gaue me the booke for to eate and sayde vnto me Thou sonne of man thy bely shall eate and thy bowels shall be fylled with the boke that I geue the. Then dyd I eate the boke and it was in my mouth sweter then hony And he sayde vnto me thou sonne of man
ended he afterwarde hungred And the deuyll sayde vnto hym yf thou be the sonne of god coÌ„maunde this stone that it be bread And Iesus answered hym sayenge It is wrytten man shall not lyue by breade only but by euery worde of God And the deuyll toke hym in to an hygh mouÌ„tayne shewed hym all the kyngdoms of the worlde euen in the twyncklynge of an eye And the deuyll sayde vnto hym all this power wyll I gyue the euery whyt and the glorye of them for they are delyuered vnto me and to whom soeuer I wyll I gyue it yf thou therfore wylt fall downe before me and worshyp me they shall be all thyne Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym hence from me Satan For it is wrytten Thou shalte worshyp the lorde thy god hym onely shalt thou serue And he caryed hym to Ierusalem set him on a pynacle of the temple and sayde vnto hym Yf thou be the son of God cast thy selfe downe froÌ„ hence For it is wrytten He shall gyue his angels charge ouer the to kepe the in theyr handes they shall beare the vp that thou dasshe not thy foote agaynst a stoone And Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym it is sayde Thou shalt not tempte the Lorde thy god And as soone as all the temtacyon was ended the deuyll departed from hym for a season ✚ And Iesus returned by the power of the spiryte in to Galile there went a fame of hym thorowe out all the regyon And he taught in theyr synagoges and was coÌ„mended of all men And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed and as is custom was he went in to the synagoge on the Sabboth daye and stode vp for to rede And there was delyueted vnto hym the boke of the Prophet Esaias And when he had opened the boke he founde the place where it was wrytten The spiryte of the lorde vpon me bycause he hath anoynted me to preache the Gospell to the poore he hath sent me to heale the broken harted to preach the delyucraunce to the captyue and syght to the blynde frely to set at liberte them that are brosed and to preach the acceptable yere of the Lorde And he closed the boke gaue it agayne to the minyster and sat downe And the eyes of all them that were in the synagoge were fastened on hym And he began to saye vnto them This daye is this scrypture fulfylled in your eares And all bare hym wytnes wondered at the gracyous wordes whiche proceded out of his mouth ⊢ and they sayd Is not this Iosephs sonne And he sayd vnto them Ye wyll vtterly saye vnto me this prouerbe Phisician heale thy selfe ✚ What soeuer we haue herde done in Capernaum do the same here likewyse in thyne owne countrey And he sayde verely I saye vnto you No Prophet is accepted in his owne countrey But I tell you of a trueth many wydowes were in Israell in the dayes of Elias when heuen was shutte thre yeares and syxe monethes when greate famysshment was through out all the lande and vnto none of them was Elias sent saue into Sarepta vesydes Sidon vnto a woman that was a wydowe And many lepers were in Israell in the tyme of Eliseus the Prophet and noone of them was clensed sauynge Naaman the Siryan And all they in the synagoge when they herde these thynges were fylled with wrath and rose vp and thrust hym out of the citye and led hym euen vnto the edge of the hyll wheron theyr citye was buylte that they myght cast hym downe headlynge But he departed and went his waye euen thorow the myddes of them ⊢ ✚ and came downe to Capernaum a Citye of Galile and there taught them on the Sabboth dayes And they were astonyed at his doctryne for his preachynge was with power And in the synagoge there was a man whiche had an vncleane spiryte of a deuyll cryed with a loude voyce sayenge Let me alone what hast thou to do with vs thou Iesus of Nazareth Arte thou come to destroye vs I know the what thou arte euen the holy of God And Iesus rebuked hym sayeng holde thy peace and come out of hym And when the deuyll had throwen him in the myddes he came out of hym and hurte hym not And feare came on them all and they spake amonge them selues sayenge what maner a thyng is this For with auctorite and power he coÌ„maundeth the foule spirytes and they come out And the fame of hym was spred abrode through out euery place of the countrey rounde aboute ⊢ ✚ And when he was rysen vp and come out of the synagoge he entred in to Simons house And Simons mother in lawe was taken with a greate feuer and they made intercession to hym for her And he stode ouer her and rebuked the feuer and the feuer lefte her And immedyatly she arose and mynystred vnto hym When the sonne was downe all they that had sycke taken w t dyuers dyseases brought them vnto hym and he layde his handes on euery one of them and healed them And deuyls also came out of many cryenge and sayenge thou arte Chryst the sonne of God And he rebuked them and suffered them not to speake for they knewe that he was Chryst As soone as it was daye he departed went in to a desert place the people sought him and came to hym kepte hym that he shulde not departe froÌ„ them And he sayd vnto them I must preach the kyngdom of god to other cityes also ⊢ for therfore am I sent And he preached in the synagoges of Galile ¶ Chryst preacheth in the shyppe The disciples forsake all and folowe hym He cleuseth the Leper healeth the man of the palsye calleth mathew the customer and eateth with open synners CAPI V. ✚ IT came to passe that when the peple preased vpon hym to heare the worde of God he stode by the lake of Genezareth and sawe two shyppes stande by the lake syde but the fysshermen were gone out of them and were wasshyng theyr nettes And he entred into one of the shyppes whiche perteyned to Simon and prayed him that he wold thrust out a lytle from the lande And he sat downe and taught the people out of the shyp When he had lefte speakynge he sayde vnto Simon Launche out in to the depe and let slyppe your nettes to make a draught And Simon answered sayde vnto hym Mayster we haue laboured all nyght and haue taken nothynge Neuerthelesse at thy coÌ„maundement I wyll lose forth the neâ—te And when they had this done they inclosed a greate multytude of fysshes But theyr net brake and they beckened to theyr felowes whiche were in the other shyp that they shulde come and helpe them And they came fylled both the shyppes that they soncke agayne When SimoÌ„ Peter saw this he fel downe at Iesus knees sayenge Lorde go from me for I am a synfull
heythen And he shall rule them with a rodde of yron and he trode the wynefat of fearsnes wrath of almyghty God And hath on his vesture on his thygh a name wrytteÌ„ kyng of kynges Lorde of Lordes And I sawe an angel staÌ„de in the sonne and he cryed with aloude voyce sayinge to all the foules that flye by the myddes of heuen come and gather your selues togyther vnto the supper of y â— great god that ye may eate the flesshe of kynges the fleshe of hye captaynes and the flesshe of myghty men the flesshe of horsses and of them that syt on them the flesshe of all fre meÌ„ bond men of small great And I sawe the beast the kynges of the erth theyr warriers gathered togyther to make battayle agaynst hym that sat on the horsse and agaynst hys souldiers And the beast was takeÌ„ with hym that false prophet that wrought myracles before him with whiche he deceyued them that receyued the beastes marke them that worshypped his ymage These both were cast quicke iÌ„to a poÌ„de of fyre burnynge w t brymstone the reÌ„nauÌ„t were slayne w t the swerde of him y â— sat vpon the horsse whiche swerde proceaded out of his mouth all the foules were fulfylled with their flesshe ¶ The Dragon is bounde for a. M. yeares The dead aryse and receyue iudgement CAPI XX. ANd I saw an Angell come downe froÌ„ heuyng hauyng the key of the bottom lesse pyt a great chayne in his hande And he toke the dragoÌ„ y â— olde serpeÌ„t which is tâ—e deuyll Satanas he bounde hym a. M. yeres cast him into the bottoÌ„lesse pyt he bounde him set a seale on hiÌ„ that he shuld deceiue the people nomore tyl the. M. yeres were fulfylled And after that he 〈…〉 be losed for a lytle season And I sawe seates and they sat vpoÌ„ theÌ„ iudgemeÌ„t was gyueÌ„ vnto theÌ„ and I sawe the soules of them that were beheaded for y â— wytnes of Iesu and for the worde of God which had not worshypped the beast nether his ymage nether had taken his marke vpoÌ„ their forhedes or on their handes and they lyued and raygned with Christ a. M. yeare but the other of the deed meÌ„ liued not againe vntyll the thousande yere were fynyshed This is that fyrst resurrecion Blessed holy is he that hath parte in the fyrst resurceccyon For on such shal the secoÌ„de death hane no power but they shal be the prestes of god and of Christe and shall raygne with him a thousande yere And wheÌ„ the thousand yeres are expired Satan shal be lowsed out of his prison and shal go out to deceyue the people which are in the foure quarters of the erth Gog Magog to gather them togyther to battayle whose nombre is as the sonde of the see and they went vp in the playne of the earth coÌ„ pased the tentes of the sayntes aboute the beloued citie And fyre came downe froÌ„ god out of heauen and deuoured them and the deuyll that deceyued them was cast into a lake of fyre and brymstone where the beast and the false prophet shal be tormented day and nyght for euer more And I sawe a great white seate and him that fate on it from whose face fled awaye both y â— erth and heauen and their place was no more founde And I sawe the deed both great and small stonde before God and the bokes were opened and another Boke was opened which is the boke of lyfe the dded were iudged of those thynges whyche were wrytten in the bokes accordyng to theyr dedes the see gaue vp her deed whiche were in her and death and hell delyuered vp the deed whiche were in them they were iudged euery man according to his dedes And deeth and hel were cast into the lake of fyre This is the seconde death And whosoeuer was not founde wrytten in the boke of lyfe was cast into the lake of fyre ¶ In this Chapyter is descrybed the newe and spirituall Ierusalem CAPI XXI ANd I saw a newe heuen a newe erth For the fyrst heueÌ„ the fyrst erth were vanyshed awaye there was no more see ✚ And I Iohn sawe that holy cytie newe IerusaleÌ„ come downe from God out of heauen prepared as a bryde garnyshed for her husbande And I herd a great voyce out of heauen sayinge beholde the tabernacle of God is w t men he wyl dwel with theÌ„ And they shal be â—is people God hym selfe shal be with theÌ„ be their God And God shal wype away all reares from their eyes And there shal be nomore death nether sorow nether cryinge neyther shal there be any more payne for the olde thinges are gone And he that sat vpon the seate sayde Beholde I make all thynges newe ✚ And he sayde vnto me wryte for these wordes are faythfull and true And he sayd vnto me it is done I am Alpha and Omega the begynnyng the end I wyl gyue to hym that is a thrist of the wel of the water of life fre He that ouercoÌ„meth shall inheret all thynges and I wyl be hys God and he shal be my sonne But the fearfull and vnbeleuyng and the abhominable and murdrers and whoremongers and sorcerers and ydolaters and al lyers shall haue theyr parte in the lake whiche burnith w t fyre and brymstone whyche is the seconde deeth And there came vnto me one of y â— seueÌ„ angels which had the seuen vyaâ—â—â— full of the seuen last plages talked with me saying come hyther I wyl shewe the the bryde the lambes wyfe And he caryed me away in the spirit to a great and an hye mouÌ„tayne and he shewed me the great cite holy Ierusalem descendyng out of heuen from God hauing the bryghtnes of god And her shinyng was lyke vnto a stone most precious euen lyke a Iasper clere as Cristal had walles great hye had xij gates at the gates xij angels and names wrytten which are the names of the. xij trybes of Israell on the East parte iij. gates on the Northsyde iij. gates towardes the South iij. gates froÌ„ the west thre gates and the wall of the cytie had xij foundacyons in them the twelue names of the laÌ„bes xij apostles And he that talked with me had a goldeÌ„ reade to measure the cytie withal the gatê therof and the wall therof And y â— citie was bylt iiij square and the leÌ„gth was as large as the bredth and he measured the cytie w t the goldeÌ„ rede xij M. furlonges the leÌ„gth the bredth y â— heyth of it were equal And he measured the wall therof an cxliiij cubytes the measure y â— the angell had was after the measure that maÌ„ vseth And the bilding of the wall of it was of Iaspar And the Câ—tie was pure golde lyke vnto clere glasse
the foundacions of the wal of the cytie wâ—â—â— garnished with al maner of â—â—â—cious â—â—ones â–ª The fyrst foundacion was Iaspis y â— second Saphyre the thyrd a Calcedony the fourâ—â— an Emerad the fift Sardonir the seâ—â— Sardeos the seuenth Crisolite the eyght Beral the. ix a Topas the tenth a Crusoprasos the eleuenth a Iacynte the twelueth an Amatist The twelue gates were xiâ— perles euery gate was of one perle the strete of the cytie was pure golde as thorow shynyng glasse And I sawe no teÌ„ple therin For the Lorde God almyghtye the lambe are the teÌ„ple of it the citie hath no nede of the soÌ„ne neyther the mone to lyghten it For the bryghtnes of God dyd light it the lambe was the lyght of it And the people whiche are sauyd shal walke in the lyght of it And the kyngê of the earth shall brynge theyr glory âšœ and honoure vnto it And the gates of it are not shut by day For there shal be no nyght there âšœ And in to it shall they brynge the glory and honoure of the nacions And there shall entre into it none vncleane thyng neyther what soeuer worketh abhommacioâ— or maketh lyes but they onely which are wrytten in the lambes boke of lyke ¶ The ryuer of the water of lyfe the frutefulnes and lyght of the cytie of God The Lorde gyueth euer his seruauntes wâ—â—â—ynge of thynges for to come the angell wyl not be worshypped To the worde of God maye nothynge be added nor â—â—ynisshed CAPI XXII ANd he shewed me a pure ryuer of water of lyfe clere as Crystal procedyng out of the seate of God and of the lambe In the myddes of the strete of it and of eyther side of the ryuer was there wood of lyfe whiche bare twelue maner of frutes and gaue frute euery moneth the leues of the wood serued to heale the people with al. And ther shal be no more cursse but the seate of God and the lambe shal be in it and his seruauntes shall serue hym And they shall se hys face and his name shal be in theyr forheddes And there shal be no nyght there and they nede no candle neyther lyght of the Sunne for the Lord gyueth them lyght they shall raygne for euermore And he sayde vnto me these sayinges are faythfull and true And the Lorde God of Sayntes and Prophetes sent hys Angel to shewe vnto his seruauntes the thinges whiche must shortly be fulfylled Beholde I come shortly Happy is he that kepeth the saying of the prophesy of this boke I am Iohn whych sawe these thynges herde theÌ„ And when I had herde and sene I fell downe to worshyp before the fete of the Angel whiche shewed me these thinges And he said vnto me se thou do it not for I am thy felowe seruaunt the felowe seruaunt of thy brethren the Prophetes of theÌ„ which kepe the sayinges of the prophesy of this boke But worshyppe God And he sayd vnto me seale not the sayinges of the prophesy of this boke For the tyme is at hande He that doth euyl let him do euyl styl and he whiche is fylthy let hym be fylthy styll and he that is ryghtuous let hiÌ„ be more rightuous he y t is holy let him be more holy And beholde I come shortly and my rewarde is with me to gyue euery man accordynge as hys dedes shal be I am Alpha and Omega the begynnynge and the ende the fyrst and the last Blessed are they that do his commaundementes that theyr power maye be in the tree of lyfe and maye entre in thorowe the gates into the cytie For without shal be dogges and inchaunters and whoremongers and mortherers and ydolaters and whosoeuer loueth or maketh leasynges I Iesus sent myne Angell to testifye vnto you these thynges in the congregacions I am the rote and the generacion of Dauid and the bryght mornyng starre And the spirite and the bryde saye come And let him y t heareth saye also come And let him y t is a thyrst come And let whosoeuer wyll â–ª take of the water of lyfe fre I testyfy vnto euery man that heareth the wordes of the prophesy of thys Booke yf any man shal adde vnto these thinges God shall adde vnto hym the plages that are wrytten in thys Booke And yf any man shall mynishe of the wordes of the Booke of thys prophesye God shall take awaye hys parte out of the Booke of lyfe and out of the holy cytye and from the thynges whiche are wrytten in thys Booke He whyche testyfyeth these thynges sayth be it I come quyckely Amen Euen so come Lorde Iesu. The grace of oure Lord Iesu Christ be wyth you all Amen ⧠The ende of the newe Testament ⧠A Table to fynde the Epystles and Gospels vsually red in the chyrch after Salysbury vse wherof the firste lyne is the Epistle and the other the Gospel whose begynnynge thou shalt fynde in the boke marked with a crosse ✚ the ende with halfe a crosse ⊢ conteyned within the letters A. B. C. D. c. ¶ On the fyrst Sondaye in aduent Roma xiij B Thys tyme also Math. xxi A And when he dreweny◠¶ On the wednisdaye Iacob v. B Be pacyent therfore bre Marcke i A The begynnyng of ¶ On the frydaye Esaye li. A Herken vnto me Math. iij. A Than came Iesus from ¶ On the seconde sondaye in aduent Roma xv A For what thinges soeuer Luk. xxi C And there shal be tokens ¶ On the wednisdaye Zacha. viij A Thus sayeth the Lord Math. xi B Uerely I saye vnto ¶ On the frydaye Esa. lxii B I wyll set watchmen Ihon. i B Ihon beareth wytnesse ¶ On the thyrde sonday in aduent â— Corin. iiii A Let men so esteme vs Mat. xi A But whan Ihon herde ¶ On the wednisdaye Esa. ii A Thys is the worde Luce. i. B And in the syxte moneth ¶ On the frydaye Esa. xi A There shall come a rod Luke i D And Mary rysyng in On the fourth sondaye in aduent Philip. iiij A Reioyce in the Lorde Iohn i B And this is the recor On the wednisdaye Ioel. ii E. iij. C. Be glad than Luce. vij B And this sayenge of ¶ On the frydaye Zacha. ij B Be glad and reioyce Mar. viij B Take hede beware ¶ On Chrystmasse euen Roma i A Pavl the seruaunt Math. i C The generacyon of ¶ In Chrystmasse nyght at the. i. mas Tit. ij B For the grace of god Luke ii A And it be fell in those ¶ At the seconde masse TituÌ„ iij. A But whan the kyndnes Luce. ii C The shepherde spake to ¶ At the thyrde masse Hebre. i A God speakyng in tymes Iohn i A In the begynnyng was ¶ On saynt Steuens daye Actu vi B Steuen full of fayth Mat. xxiiij E Therfore I saye to you ¶ On. S. Iohn the euangelyst daye Eccle. xv A He that feareth God Iohn xxi D Folowe
be blessed of God shal possesse the lande they that be cursed of hi shal be roted out The Lord ordreth a good mans goieng maketh his waye acceptable to him selfe Though he fall he shall nat be cast awaye for the Lorde vpholdeth him with his hande I haue ben yong and nowe am olde yet sawe I neuer the rightuous forsakeÌ„ nor hê sede to seke theyr brede The ryghtuous is euer mercyful and lendeth and his sede is blessed Fle from euyll and do good and dwel for euer For the Lord loueth the thyng that is ryght he forsaketh nat his godly but they are preserued for euer more âšœ The vnryghtuous shal be punysshed as for the sede of the vngodly it shal be roted out The ryghtuous shal inherite the lande and dwel therin for euer The mouthe of the rightuous is exercised in wysdome and his tonge wyll be talkynge of iudgement The lawe of God goynges shall nat slyde The vngodly seythe the ryghteous and sekethe occasyon to sleye hym The Lorde wyll nat leaue hym in hys hande ner condempne him wheÌ„ he is iudged Hope thou in the Lorde and kepe his waie and he shal promote the that thou shalte possessethe lande when the vngodly shall perishe thou shalt se it I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in great power and floryshynge lyke a grene baye tree and I wente by and lo he was gone I soughte hym but âšœ his place coulde no where be fouÌ„d Kepe innocency take hede vnto the thynge that is rygte for that shal brynge a a man peace at the laste As for the transgressours they shall perysshe together and the vngodly shall be roted out at the laste But the saluacion of the ryghtuous commeth of y â— Lorde which is also their streÌ„gth in the tyme of trouble And the Lordeshal stande by â–ª them and saue them he shal delyuer them from the vngodly and shall saue them because they put theyr truste in hym ¶ The. xxxviij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid for remembraunce PUt me nat to rebuke O Lorde iÌ„ thine anger nether chasten me in thy heuy displeasure For thyne arowes stycke fast in me and thy hande presseth me sore There is no health in my flesshe because of thy displeasure nether is there any reste in my bones by reason of my synne For my wyckednesses are gone ouer my heade and are lyke a sore burthen to heuy for me to beare My woundes stynke and are corrupte thorowe my folyshenesse I am brought into so greate trouble and mysery that I go morninge al the daye long For my loynes are fylled with a sore dysese and there is no whole parte in my body I am feble and sore smyten I haue tored for the very dysquyetnes of my hert Lorde thou knowest all my desyre and my gronynge is nat hyd from the. My herte panteth my strength hath fayled me and the lyght of myne eyes is gone fro me My louers and my neighbours dyd stande lokynge vpon my trouble and my kinsmen stode a farre of They also that sought after my lyfe layed snares for me and they that wente aboute to do me euyl talked of wickednesse and Imagined dysceate all the daye longe As for me I was like a deafe man and herde nat and as one that is domme whiche dothe nat open his mouth I was euen as a man that heareth nat in whose mouth are no reprofes For in the O Lorde haue I put my trust y u shalt answere for me O Lord my God I haue requyred y â— then âšœ euen my enemyes shuld nat tryuÌ„phe ouer me for whaÌ„ my fote slypte they reioysed greatly agaynste me I truly am set in the plage and my heuynesse is euer my syghte For I wyll confesse my wyckednesse and be sory for my synne But myne enemyes lyue and are myghtye and they that hate me wrongfully are many in nombre They also that rewarde euel for good are agaynste me because I folowe the thynge that good is Forsake me nat O Lorde my God Be nat thou farre fro me Haste the to helpe me O Lorde âšœ God my saluacyon ¶ The. xxxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter ☞ Ieduthun a Psalme of Dauid I Sayde I wyll take hede to my wayes that I offende nat in my tonge I wyll kepe my mouthe as it were with a brydle whyle the vngodly is in my syghte I helde my tonge and spake nothynge I kepte sylence yee euen from good wordes but it was payne and grefe to me My herte was hote within me and whyle I was thus musynge the fyre kyndled and at the last I spake with my tong Lorde let me knowe myne ende and the nombre of my dayes that I maye be certyfyed howe longe I haue to lyue Beholde thou haste made my dayes as it were a spanne longe and myne age is euen as nothynge in respecte of the and veryly euery man lyuynge is all together vanite Salah For man walketh in a vayne shadowe and disquyeteth hym selfe in vayne he heapeth vp ryches and can nat tell who shall gather them And nowe Lorde what is my hope trulye my hope is euen in the. Delyuer me from all myne offences and make me nat a rebuke vnto the foolyshe I became domme and opened nat my mouthe for it was thy doynge Take thy plage awaye fro me I am euen consumed by the meanes of thy heauye hande When thou with rebukes doste chasten man for synne thou makeste his bewty to consume away lyke as it were a mothe Euery man therfore is but vanyte Selah Heare my prayer O Lorde and with thyne eares coÌ„sydre my callynge holde nat thy peace at my teares For I am a strauÌ„ger with the and a songeouer as all my fathers were Oh spare me a lytle that I may recouer my strength before I god hence and be nomore sene ¶ The. xl Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid I Wayted pacyently for the Lorde and he enclyned vnto me and hearde my callynge He brought me also out of the horrible pytte out of the myre and claye and sette my fete vpon the rocke and ordred my goynges And he hathe put a newe songe in my mouth euen a thankesgeuynge vnto oure God Many shall se it and feare and shall put theyr trust in the Lorde Blessed is the man that hathe set his hope in the Lorde and turned not vnto the proude and to suche as go aboute with lyes O Lorde my God great are thy wonderous workes whiche thou haste done lyke as be also thy thoughtes whiche are to vs warde and yet there is no man ☞ that ordreth them vnto the. Yf I wolde declare them and speake of them they shulde be mo then I am able to expresse Sacryfyce and meat offerynge y u woldest nat haue but ☞ âšœ myne eares haste thou opened burnt offerynges and sacrifice for synne haste thou nat required Then sayde I Lo I come ☞ In
the volume of the boke it is wrytten of me that I shulde fulfyll thy wyll O my God I am contente to do it yee thy lawe is within my â—erie I haue declared thy ryghteousnesse in the greate congregacyon Lo I wyll nat retrayne my lyppes O Lord and that thou knowest I haue nat hyd thy rygtuousnes within my herte my talkyng hathe ben of thy trueth and of thy saluacyon I haue not kepte backe thy louyng mercy trueth from the great congregacion Withdraw nat thou thy mercy fro me O Lorde let thy louynge kyndnesse and thy trueth alwaye preserue me For innumerable troubles are come aboute me my synnes haue taken suche holde vpon me that I am nat able to loke vp yee they are mo in nombre then the heares of my hede and my hert hath fayled me O Lorde let it be thy pleasure to delyuer me make haste O Lorde to helpe me Let them be ashamed and confouÌ„ded â–ª togyther that seke after my ☞ soule to destroye it let them fal backewarde and be put to re buke that wishe me euyll Let them be desolate rewarded w t shame that saye vnto me fye vpon the fy vpon the. Let al those that seke the be ioyfull and glad in the and let suche as loue thy saluacyon say alway the Lorde be praysed As for me I am pore and nedy but the Lorde careth for me Thou arte my helper and redemer make no longe taryinge O my God ¶ The. xlj Psalme ¶ To the chaunter â–ª a Psalme of Dauid BLESSED is he y â— coÌ„sidreth y ◠☞ pore âšœ and nedy y â— Lorde shall delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble The Lorde preserue hym and kepe him alyue that he maye be blessed vpon earth and delyuer nat thou hiÌ„ into the wyll of his enemyes The Lorde comforte him when he lyeth sycke vpon his bedde make thou al his bed in his sickenes I sayde Lorde be mercyful vnto me he le my soule for I haue synned agaynst the. Myne enemyes speake euyll of me when shall he dye his name perishe And yf he come to se me he speaketh vanite his hert coÌ„ceyueth falshode within him selfe whan he commeth forthe he telleth it All myne enemyes whisper togyther agaynst me eueÌ„ agaynst me do they ymagyn this euyl Let the sentence of gyltynesse procede agaynste him nowe that he lyeth let him rise vp no more Yee euen mine owne famylier frende whome I trusted whiche dyd also eate of my breade hathe âšœ layde greate wayte for me But be thou mercyfull vnto me O Lord rayse thou me vp agayne I shal rewarde them By this I knowe thou fauoureste me that myne enemye dothe not triumphe agaynste me And whan I am in my health thou vpholdest me and shalte seâ— me before thy face for euer Blessed be the Lorde God of Israell worlde without ende Amen and Amen ¶ The. xlij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a monâ—cyon of the sonnes of Corah LIke as the herte desyreth the water brokes so longeth my soule after the. O God My soule is a thurste for GOD yeâ— euen for the lyuynge GOD when shall I come to appeare before the presence of God My teares haue bene my meate day nyght whyle they daylye saye vnto me where is thy God Nowe when I thynke there vpoÌ„ I powre out my hert by my self for I went with y â— multitude brought theÌ„ forth vnto the house of god in the voyce of prayse and thansgeuynge amonge suche as kepe holy daye Why art thou so ful of heuynes O my soule and why arte thou so vnquiete within me Put thy trust in God for I wil yet geue him thankes for the help of his couÌ„tenaunce My God my soule is vexed within me therfore wyl I remembre the coÌ„cerning the land of Iordane and the lytle hyll of Hermonym One depe calleth another because of the noyse of thy water pipes ‡ al thy waues stormes ar gone ouer me The Lorde hathe graunted hys louynge kyndnesse on the daye tyme and in the nyght season dyd I synge of hym and made my prayer vnto the God of my lyfe I wyll saye vnto the God of my strength why haste thou forgotten me and why go I thus heuely while the enemye oppresseth me My bones are smyten asunder whyle myne enemyes âšœ that trouble me cast me in the tethe Namely whyle they sayde daylye vnto me where is nowe thy God Why art thou so vexed O my soule and why art thou so dysquieted within me O put thy trust in God for I wyl yet thanke hym whiche is the helpe of my countenaunce and my God ¶ The xliij Psalme GEue sentence with me O God and de fende my cause agaynste the vngodly people Oh delyuer me from the disceatful and wycked man For thou art the God of my strength why hast thou put me from the And why go I so heuely whyle the enemye oppreasseth me Oh seÌ„de out thy light and thy trueth that they maye leade me and brynge me vnto thy holy hyll and to thy dwellynge And that I maye go vnto the aulter of God euen vnto the God of my â—â—ye and gladnesse and vpon the harpe wyl I geue thankes vnto the O God my God why arte thou so heuy O my soule and why aâ—te thou so disquyeted within me O â—ut thy truste in god for I wyll yet gyue hym thankes which is the helpe of my couÌ„tenaunce and my God ¶ The. xliiij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter an instruccyon of the sonnes of Loâ—ah WE haue herde w t oure eares O God oure fathers haue tolde vs what y â— haste done in theyr tyme of olde Howe thou hast driuen out the Heithen with thy hande and planted them in howe thou haste distroyed the nacyons and cast them out For they gat nat the lande in possessyon thorowe theyr owne swerde nether was it theyr owne arme that helped them But thy ryghte hande and thyne arme and the lyghte of thy countenaunce because thou haddest a fauoure vnto them Thou arte my kyng O God sende helpe vnto Iacob Thorowe thy wyll we ouerthrowe oure enemyes and in thy name wyl we tread theÌ„ vnder that ryse vp against vs. For I wyll nat trust i my bowe it is not my swerde that that shall saue me But it is thou that sauest vs from oure enemyes and puttest theÌ„ to confusion that hate vs. We make our boste of God all the daye longe wil praise thy name for euer Sela. But nowe thou arte farre of and putteste vs to confusion and goest not for the with our armyes Thou makest vs to turne our backes froÌ„ our enemies and they which hate vs spoile our goodes Thou lettest vs be eaten vp lyke shepe and haste scatered vs among the HeitheÌ„ Thou sellest thy people for nought and takest no money for them Thou makest vs to be rebuked of our neyghbours to be laughed to scorne and