maner shall it be done for an oxe or for a ram or for a lambe or a kyd Loke what nombre thou makest in these suche a nombre shalte thou make in them also And accordyng to the noÌ„bre of suche offerynges thou shalte encrease the meatofferynges and the drynkofferyngê All that are of your selues shall do these thyngê after this maner to offre an offeryng of swete sauoure vnto the lorde And yf a straunger soiourne with you or who soeuer be amonge you in your generacyons and wyll offre an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde euen as ye do so he shall do One ordynaunce shall be bothe for you of the coÌ„gregacion also for the straunger It shal be an ordinaunce for euer in your generacyons both vnto you to the straunger before the Lorde One lawe and one maner shal serue bothe for you for the straunger that soiourneth with you And the lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and saye vnto them When ye be come into the lande to the whiche I bryng you then when ye wyl eate of the breade of the lande ye shall take vp an heueofferynge vnto the Lorde Ye shal take vp a cake of the fyrst of your dow for an heueofferynge as ye do the heueofferynge of the barne euen so ye shall heue it Of the fyrst of your dow ye shal gyue vnto the lorde an heueofferyng in your generacions And yf ye ouerse your selues and obserue not all these commaundementes whiche the Lorde hathe spoken vnto Moses euen all that the Lorde hath coÌ„maunded you by the hande of Moses from the fyrst daye that the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses hence forwarde among your generacions If it happen that ought is coÌ„mytted ygnorantly of the congregacyon all the multitude shal offre a bullock for a burntofferyng to be a swete sauour vnto the Lorde with the meatofferynge and the drynkofferyng therto accordyng to the maner and an he goote for synne And the preest shall make an attonement for all the multitude of the chyldren of Israell and it shall be forgyuen them for it is ygnorauÌ„ce And they shal bryng theyr offeryng for a sacrifice vnto the lorde theyr synofferyng before the lorde for theyr ygnoraunce and it shal be forgyuen vnto all the multitude of the chyldren of Israel and vnto the straunger that dwelleth among you seynge al the people were in ignoraunce Yf any one soule syn thorowe ignoraunce he shall brynge a she goote of a yeare olde for syn And the preest shall make an atonement for the soule that synned ygnorauÌ„tly with the synofferynge before the Lorde to recoÌ„syle hym that it may be forgyuen hym And bothe thou that arte borne one of the chyldren of Israel the straunger that dwelleth amonge you shall haue bothe one lawe who so doth synne thorowe ygnoraunce But the soule that dothe ought presumptuously whyther he be an Israelite or a strauÌ„ger the same blasphemeth the lord And that soule shal be roted out from amonge his people bycause he hath despysed the worde of the Lorde and hath broken his coÌ„maundement that soule therfore shall perysshe his synne shall be vpon hym And whyle the chyldren of Israel were in the wyldernes they founde a maÌ„ that ☞ gathered styckes vpon the Sabboth daye And they that founde hym gatheryng styckê brought hym vnto Moses and Aaron and vnto all the congregacion they put hym in warde seynge it was not declared what shulde be done vnto hym And the lorde sayd vnto Moses Let the man dye and let all the multitude stone him with stones without the hoost And al the multitude brought hym w t â–ª out the hoost stoned hym with stones and he dyed as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And the lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the chyldren of Israell and byd them that they make them gardes in the quarters of theyr garmentê thorowout theyr generacyons and put vpon the garde of the quarters a ryband of yelowe sylke And the garde shall be vnto you to loke vpon it that ye may remembre al the coÌ„maundementes of the lorde and do them and †that ye seke not after your owne herte or your owne eyes after the which ye vse to go a hoorynge but ye shall remembre rather and do al my coÌ„maundementes and be holy vnto your god I am the Lorde your God which brought you out of the lande of Egypte for to be your God I am the lorde your God ¶ The rebellyon of Corah Dathan and Abiram CAPI XVI ANd Corah the sonne of Iezehar the sonne of Cahath the sonne of Leui and Dathan and Abiram the son of Eliab and Ou the son of Peleth the sonne of Ruben rose vp before Moses with other men of the chyldren of Israel two hundred fyftie which were captaynê of the multitude great and famous men in the congregacyon and they gathered themselues togyther agaynst Moses and Aaron and sayde vnto them ye make moche to do seynge all the multitude are holy euery one of them and the Lorde is amonge them Why heue ye your selues vp aboue the congregacyon of the Lorde And when Moses herde it he fell vpon his face and spake vnto Corah and vnto all his companye saynge to morowe the Lorde wyll shewe who are his who is holy who ought to approche nygh vnto hym whom he hath chosen to come to hym This do ther fore take you fyre pannes both Corah and al his company and put fyre therin put sence in them before the lorde to morowe And the man whome the Lorde dothe chose the same shal be holy Ye make moch to do ye chyldren of Leui. And Moses sayd vnto Corah here ye chyldreÌ„ of Leui. Is it but a smal thyng vnto you that the God of Israell hath seperated you from the multitude of Israel brought you to hym self to do the seruyce of the dwellyng place of the Lorde and to stande before the multitude and to ministre vnto hym he hathe taken the to hym and all thy brethren the sonnes of Leuy with the and seke ye the offyce of the preest also For which cause both thou and all thy companye are gathered togyther agaynst the Lorde What is Aaron that ye murmure agaynst hym And Moses sent and called Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab whiche sayde we wyll not come vp Is it a small thynge that thou hast brought vs out of a lande that floweth with mylke and hony to kyll vs in the wyldernesse and to reygne ouer vs also Hast thou brought vs vnto a lande that floweth with mylke and hony and gyuen vs enherytaunce of feldes and vyneyardes Wylte thou pull out the eyes of these men we wyll not come vp And Moses waxed very angry and sayd vnto the Lorde Turne not thou vnto theyr offerynge I haue not taken so moche as an Asse from them neyther haue I hurte any of them And Moses sayd vnto Corah
dreames and visions of the nyghte when stombrynge cometh vpon men that they fall aslepe in theyr beddes he roundeth them in the eares he enfourmeth them and sheweth them playnely that it is he whiche draweth man from euyll delyuereth hym froÌ„ pryde kepeth hym from the graue his lyfe from the swerde He chasteneth hym w t sickenesse and bryngeth hym to his bed he sayeth sore punyshment vpon his bones so that his lyfe may away with no breade and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntye meate In so moche that his body is cleane consumed away and his bones appeare no more His life draweth on to the graue his lyfe to death Nowe yf there be a messenger one among a thousand sent for to speake vnto man and to shewe hym the ryght waye then the Lorde is mercyfull vnto hym and sayeth He shall be delyuered that he fall not downe to the graue for I am sufficiently reconcyled Then shall his flesshe be as well lykynge as it was before and shall be as it was in his youth For yf he submyt hymselfe vnto god he shal be gracious vnto hym and shewe hym his countenaunce ioyfully and rewardeth man for his ryghteousnes Suche a respecte hath he vnto men Therfore let a man confesse and saye I haue offended I dyd vnryghteously and it hath done me no good Yea he hath delyuered my soule from destruccyon and my lyfe shall se the lyght Lo thus worketh god alwaye with man that he kepeth his soule from perysshynge and letteth hym enioy the light of the lyuyng Marke well O Iob and heare me holde the styll and I wyll speake But yf thou hast anythyng to say then answere me speake for thyne answere pleaseth me If thou hast nothynge then heare me holde thy tongue so shall I teache the wysdome ¶ Elihu prayseth the Iustice of god whiche iudgeth the worlâ—e and gouerneth all CAPI XXXIIII ELihu proceadynge forth in his answere sayd Heare my wordes O ye wyse men herken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge For the eare proueth and discerneth the wordes and the mouth tasteth the meates As for iudgemente let vs seke it out amonge ourselues that we may knowe what is good And why Iob hath sayde I am righteous but God doth me wronge I must nedes be a lyer though my cause be ryght violently I am plaged where as I made no faute Where is there suche a one as Iob that ☞ drynketh vp scornefulnesse lyke water whiche goeth in the companye of wycked doers and walketh with vngodly men For he hath sayd Though a man be good yet is he nought before God Therfore hecken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge Farre be it from god that he shulde medle with wyckednesse and farre be it from the almyghtye that he shulde medle with vnryghteous dealynge For he shall rewarde the workes of man and cause euery maÌ„ to fynde accordynge to his wayes For sure it is that God condemneth no man wrongfully and the iudgement of the almyghtye is not vnryghteous Who ruleth the earthe in his steade Or whom hath he set to gouerne the hole worlde To whome hath he gyuen his herte for to drawe his spirite and breth vnto hym All flesshe shall come togyther vnto nought and all men shall turne agayne vnto dust If thou nowe haue vnderstandynge heare what I saye and herken to the boyce of my wordes Maye he be a ruler that loueth no ryght Or maye he that is a very innocent man do vngodly Is it reason that thou shuldest saye to the kynge Thou arte wycked or thou arte vngodlye and that before the prynces He hath no respecte vnto the persones of the lordlye regardeth not the ryche more then the poore For they be all the worke of his handes In the twynkelynge of an eye shall they dye and at mydnyght when the people and the tyrauntes rage then shall they perysshe and be taken away without handes And why his eyes loke vpon the wayes of maÌ„ and he seeth all his goynges There is no darknesse nor shadowe of death that can hyde the wycked doers from hym For no man shall be suffred to go in to iudgement with God Many one yea innumerable doth he punysshe and setteth other in theyr steades Therfore shall he declare theyr workes he shal turne the nyght and they shall be destroyed They that were in the steade of Scars delte lyke vngodlye men and therfore he punyshed them bycause they turned backe from hym and wolde not consydre al his wayes In so moche that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto hym nowe he heateth the complaynte of suche as are in trouble If he graunt pardon who wyl condemne And yf he hyde away his countenaunce who shal be able to se it Whyther it be to the peple or to any man thus wyl he do for the vngodlynesse of the people doth god make an ypocrite to reygne ouer them For so moche then as I haue begon to talke of God I wyll not hyndre the. If I haue gone amysse enfourme thou me yf I haue done wrong I wyll leaue of Can he do nothynge without the for thou hast reproued his iudgement Thou also hast thyne owne mynde and not I. But speake on what thou knowest Let men of vnderstandyng tel me and let a wyse man herken vnto me As for Iob he hath neyther spoken to the purpose nor wisely O father let Iob be wel tryed bycause he hath answered for wycked men yea aboue his synne he doth wyckedly triumpheth among vs and multiplieth his wordes agaynst god ¶ Neyther dothe godlynesse profyte nor vngodlynesse hurte to god but to man CAPI XXXV ELihu spake moreouer and sayd Thynkest thou it ryght that thou sayest I am ryghteous before god For thou sayest What aduauntage wyll it be vnto the and what profyte shalte thou haue of my synne Therfore wyll I gyue answere vnto the and to thy companyons with the loke vnto the heuen and beholde it consydre the cloudes whiche are hygher then thou If thou hast synned what hast thou done agaynst hym If thyne offences be many what hast thou done vnto hym If thou be ryghteous what gyuest thou hym Or what wyll he receyue of thy hande Of suche an vngodly persone as thou and of the son of man that is ryghteous as thou pretendest to be there is a greate crye and complaynte made by them that are oppressed with violence yea euery man complayneth vpon the crueltye of tyrauntes For such a one neuer sayth where is god that made me and that gyueth vs occasyon to prayse hym in the nyght whiche gyueth vs more vnderstandynge then he doth the beastê of the earth and teacheth vs more then he doth the foules of heuen If any suche complayne no man gyueth answere and that bycause of the wyckednes of proude tyrauntes But yf a man call vpon God doth he not heare hym Dothe not the almyghty accepte his crye When thou
youth what waye he shulde go for he shall not leaue it when he is olde The ryche ruleth the pore and the borower is seruauÌ„t to the lender He that soweth wyckednesse shall reape sorowe and the rod of his crueltye shall peryshe He y â— hathe a louyng eye shal be blessed for he geueth of his brede vnto the poore âšœ who so geueth rewardes shall obtayne vyetory and honoure but he taketh a waye the soule of suche as receaue theÌ„ Caste out the scornefull man and so shall stryfe go out with hym yee varyaunce and sclaunder shall cease Who so deliteth to be of a cleane hert and of gracyous lyppes the Kynge shall be his frynde The eyes of the Lord ☞ preserue knowledge but as for the wordes of the despyteful he bringeth theÌ„ to naught The slouthfull body sayth there is alyon without I myght be slayne in the strete The mouth of an harlot is a depe pytt wherin he falleth that the Lorde is angrye withall Folyshnes stycketh in the herte of the lad and the rod of correcâ—oÌ„ shal dryue it awaye from hym Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne ryches and geueth vnto the ryche at the laste commeth to pouerte hym selfe My sonne bowe downe thyne eare and herken vnto the wordes of wysdome applye thy mynde vnto my doctryne for thou shalt be excelleÌ„t yf thou kepe it in thyne herte and practyse it in thy mouth that thou mayest put thy trust in the Lorde I haue shewyd the this daye the thynge that thou knowest Haue nat I warned the very oft with couÌ„cel and learnynge that I myght shewe the y â— truth and that thou with the veryte myghtest answere theÌ„ that sende vnto the Se that thou robbe nat the poore because he is weake oppresse nat the symple in iudgemente for the Lorde him selfe wyl defende theyr cause and do vyolence vnto them that haue vsed uioleÌ„â—e Make no fryndshype with an angrye wylfull man and kepe no coÌ„pany with the suryous lest thou learne his wayes and receaue hurte in thy soule Be nat thou one of theÌ„ y t bynde theyr hande vpoÌ„ promise and are suertye for det for yf thou haste nothyng to paye they shal take awaye thy bed from vnder the. thou shalt nat remoue the laÌ„de marke whiche thy fore elders haue set Seest thou nat that they which be diligeÌ„t in theyr busynes stande before kynges and nat amonge the symple people CAPI XXIII WHen thou syttest at y â— table to eate with a lord ordre thy selfe manerly with the thynges that are set before the. Measure thyne appitite and yf thou wylte rule thyne owne selfe be nat ouer gredy of his meate for meate begyleth and disceaueth Take nat ouer greate trauayle and labour to be ryche beware of such a purpose Why wylt thou set thine eye vpoÌ„ the thynge which sodeÌ„ly vanisheth awaye For riches make theÌ„ selues winges and take theyr flyght lyke an Aegle in to y â— ayre Eate nat thou with the enuyous and desyre nat his meate for he hathe a meruelous herte He sayeth vnto the eate and drynke where as his herte is nat with the. Yee the morsels that thou hast eaten shalt thou perbrake and lese those swete wordes Tell nothynge into the eares of a foole for he wyll despyse the wysdome of thy wordes Remoue nat the olde lande marke come nat within the felde of the fatherlesse For he that delyuereth them is myghtie euen he shal defende theyr cause agaynst the. Applye thyne herte vnto correcyon and thyne eates of y â— wordes of knowledge Withholde nat correccion froÌ„ the chylde for yf y â— beatest hym with the rod he shall nat dye therof Yf thou smyte him with y â— rod thou shalt deliuer his soule froÌ„ hell My soone yf thy herte receaue wysdome my herte also shal reioyce ye my reynes shal be very glad yf thy lyppes speake the thyng tha is right Let nat thyne hert be gelous to folowe synners but kepe the styl in the feare of the Lorde ☞ all the daye longe for the ende is nat yet come and thy pacient abydyng shal nat be in vaine My sonne geue eare and be wyse so shall thyne herte prospere in the waye Kepe no coÌ„pany w t wyne bybbers ryotous eaters of flesh for suche as be dronkardes and ryotous shall come to pouerte and he that is geuen to much slepe shall go with a ragged coate Geue eare vnto thy father that begat the and despyse nat thy mother wheÌ„ she is olde Labour for to get the trueth sell nat awaye wysdome nourtour and vnderstandynge for a ryghteous father is meruelous glad of a wyse sonne and delyteth in hym so shall thy father be glad and thy mother that bare the shal reioyse My sonne geue me thyne herte and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes For an whore is a depe graue and an harlot is a narowe pyt She lurketh lyke a thefe and bryngeth vnto her such meÌ„ as as be full of vyce Who hathe wo who hathe forowe who hathe stryfe who hathe brauling who hath wouÌ„des without cause Or who hathe reed eyes Euen they that be euer at the wyne and seke excesse Loke nat thou vpoÌ„ the wyne howe redde it is what a coloure it geueth in the glasse It goeth downe softly but at the last it byteth lyke a serpent and styngeth as an Adder So shall thyne eyes loke vnto strauÌ„ge women and thyne herte shall muse vpon frowarde thinges Yee thou shalt be as though thou slepeste in the myddeste of the see or vpon the toppe of the mast They wounded me shalt thou say but it hath nat hurt me they smote me but I felte it nat When I am well wakened I wyll go to the drynke agayne CAP. XXIIII B E nat thou gelous ouer wycked men and desyre nat to be amonge them For ther hert ymagyneth to do herte and theyr lyppes talke of myschefe Thorowe wysdome is an house buylded and with vnderstandynge is it sette vp Thorowe dyscrecion shall the chambers be fylled with all costly and pleasaunte ryches A wyse man is stronge yee a man of vnderstandynge is better then he that is myghty of strengthe For with dyscrecyon must warres be taken in hande and where as are many that can geue councel there is the victory Wysdom is an hye thinge yee euen to the foole for he darte nat open his mouthe in the gate He that ymagyneth myschefe maye we be called an vngracyous personne The thought of the folyshe is synne and the scornefull is an abomynacion vnto meÌ„ If thou be ouersene and neglygent in tyme of nede then is thy strength but small ☞ Delyuer them that go vnto death and are led awaye to be slayne and be nat negligent therin If thou wylt saye I knewe nat of it Thinkest thou that he which made the hertes doth nat coÌ„sydre it and that he whiche regardeth thy soule seeth it