and thy abhominations haue I seene Wo be vnto thee O Hierusalem wylt thou neuer be clensed any more Or when shall that be The .xiiij. Chapter 1 Of the dearth that shoulde come in Iurie 7 The prayer of the people askyng mercie of the Lorde 10 The vnfaithfull people are not hearde 12 Of prayer fastyng and of false prophetes that seduce the people 1 THe worde of the Lorde shewed vnto Ieremie concernyng the dearth of the fruites 2 Iuda hath mourned his gates are desolate they are brought to heauinesse euen vnto the grounde and the crye of Hierusalem goeth vp 3 The Lordes sent their seruauntes to fetche water and when they came to the welles they did finde no water but caried their vessels home emptie they be ashamed and confounded and couer their heades 4 For the grounde is dryed because there commeth no rayne vpon it the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades 5 The hynde also forsoke the young fawne that he brought foorth in the fielde because there was no grasse 6 The wylde asses did stande in the hye places and drewe in their winde lyke the dragons their eyes did fayle for want of grasse 7 Doubtlesse our owne wickednesse doth rewarde vs but Lorde do thou accordyng to thy name though our transgression and sinnes be many and agaynst thee haue we sinned 8 For thou art the comfort and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trouble Why wilt thou be as a straunger in the lande and as one that goeth his iourney and cōmeth in only to remayne for a night 9 Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde and as it were a giaunt that yet may not helpe But thou O Lorde art in the middest of vs and thy name is called vpon of vs forsake vs not 10 Thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto his people seyng they haue had such a lust to wander abrode and haue not refrayned their feete therfore the Lorde hath no pleasure in them but he wyll nowe bring againe to remembraunce all their misdeedes and punishe all their sinnes 11 Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me Thou shalt not pray to do this people good 12 For though they fast I wyll not heare their prayers and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices yet wyll not I accept them for I wyll destroy them with the sworde hunger and pestilence 13 Then aunswered I O Lorde God the prophetes say vnto them Tushe ye shall neede to feare no sworde and no hunger shall come vpon you but the Lorde shall geue you sure rest in this place 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The prophetes preach lyes in my name wheras I haue not sent them neither gaue I them any charge neither did I speake vnto them yet they preache vnto you false visions charming vanitie and deceiptfulnesse of their owne heart 15 Therfore thus saith the Lorde As for those prophetes that preache in my name whom I neuerthelesse haue not sent and that say Tushe there shall no sworde nor hunger be in this lande with sworde and with hunger shall those prophetes perishe 16 And the people to whom they preache shal be cast out of Hierusalem dye of hunger and be slayne with the sworde and there shal be no man to bury them both they and their wiues their sonnes and their daughters for thus wyll I poure their wickednesse vpon them 17 This shalt thou say also vnto them Mine eyes shall weepe without ceassyng day and nyght for my people shal be destroyed with great harme and shall perishe with a great plague 18 For yf I go into the fielde lo it lyeth all full of slayne men If I come into the citie lo they be all famished of hunger yea their prophetes also and priestes shal be led into an vnknowen lande 19 Hast thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda Doest thou so abhorre Sion Wherfore hast thou so plagued vs that we can be healed no more We loked for peace and there commeth no good for the tyme of health and lo here is nothyng but trouble 20 We knowledge O Lorde all our misdeedes and the sinnes of our fathers for we haue offended thee 21 Cast vs not of O Lord for thy names sake forget not thy louyng kindnesse ouerthrowe not the throne of thine honour breake not the couenaunt that thou hast made with vs. 22 * Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne or geue the showres from heauen Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God we wyll trust in thee for thou doest all these thynges The .xv. Chapter 1 The Lorde wyll not heare Moyses or Aaron yf they pray for the people but wyll wrappe them in many miseries The cause of such great miseries 1 THus spake the Lorde vnto me Though Moyses and Samuel stoode before me yet haue I no heart to this people driue them away that they may go out of my sight 2 And yf they say vnto thee whyther shall we go then tell them The Lorde geueth you this aunswere Some vnto death some to the sworde some to hunger some into captiuitie 3 For I wyll bryng foure plagues vpon them saith the Lorde The sworde shal slay them the dogges shall teare them in peeces the soules of the ayre and beastes of the earth shall eate them vp and destroy them 4 I wyll scatter them about also in all kingdomes and landes to be plagued because of Manasses the sonne of Hezekia kyng of Iuda for the thynges that he did in Hierusalem 5 Who shall then haue pitie vpon thee O Hierusalem who shal be sorie for thee Or who shall make intercession to obtayne peace for thee 6 Seing thou goest from me and turnest backwarde saith the Lorde therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande against thee to destroy thee and I haue ben sorie for thee so long that I am weerie 7 I haue scattred them abrode with the fanne of euery side of the land I haue wasted my people and destroyed them yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes 8 I haue made their widowes mo in number then the sandes of the sea vpon the mothers of their children dyd I bryng a destroyer in the noone day sodaynly and vnawares did I sende a feare vpon their cities 9 She that hath borne seuen children hath none her heart is full of sorowe the sunne doth fayle her in the cleare day she is confounded and faintie for very heauinesse As for those that remayne I wyll deliuer them vnto the sworde before their enemies saith the Lorde 10 O mother alas that thou euer didst beare me a brawler and rebuker of the whole lande though I neuer lent nor receaued vpon vsurie yet all men speake euyll vpon me 11 And the Lord aunswered me Veryly thy remnaunt shall haue wealth Come not I to thee when thou art in trouble helpe thee when thine enemie oppresseth thee 12 Doth one iron
Egypt to bryng vs into this euyll place which is no place of seede nor of fygges nor vines nor pomgranates neither is there any water to drynke 6 And Moyses and Aaron went from the presence of the congregation vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation and fel vpon their faces and the glorie of the Lorde appeared vnto them 7 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 8 Take the rodde and gather thou and thy brother Aaron the congregation together and speake vnto the rocke before their eyes and it shall geue foorth his water And thou shalt bryng them water out of the rocke to geue the companie drynke and their beastes also 9 And Moyses toke the rodde from before the Lord as he commaunded hym 10 And Moyses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rocke and Moyses sayde vnto them Heare ye rebelles must we fetch you water out of this rocke 11 And Moyses lyft vp his hande and with his rodde he smote the rocke two tymes and the water came out aboundauntly and the multitude dranke and their beastes also 12 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron Because ye beleued me not to sanctifie me in the eyes of the children of Israel therfore ye shall not bryng this congregation into the lande which I haue geuen them 13 This is the water of strife because the children of Israel stroue with y e Lorde and he was sanctified in them 14 And Moyses sent messengers from Cades vnto the kyng of Edom thus sayeth thy brother Israel Thou knowest all the trauayle that we haue had 15 Our fathers went downe into Egypt we haue dwelt in Egypt a long tyme and the Egyptians vexed vs and our fathers 16 And when we cryed vnto the Lorde he hearde our voyce and sent an angell and hath fet vs vp out of Egypt And beholde we are in Cades euen in the vttermost citie of thy border 17 Let vs passe I pray thee through thy countrey but we wyll not go through the fieldes or vineyardes neither wyll we drynke of the water of the fountaynes we wyll go by the kynges hye way and neither turne vnto the ryght hande nor to the left vntyll we be past thy borders 18 And Edom aunswered hym Thou shalt not go by me lest I come out agaynst thee with the sworde 19 The children of Israel sayd vnto him we wyll go by the beaten way and if I and my cattell drynke of thy water I wyll pay for it I wyll but only without any harme go through on my feete 20 He aunswered Thou shalt not go through And Edom came out agaynst hym with much people and with a mightie power 21 And thus Edom denied to geue Israel passage through his countrey wherfore Israel turned away from hym 22 And the children of Israel departed from Cades and came vnto mount Hor with all the congregation 23 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron in mount Hor harde by the coast of the lande of Edom saying 24 Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people for he shall not come into the lande which I haue geuen vnto the children of Israel because ye disobeyed my mouth at the water of strife 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his sonne and bryng them vp into mount Hor. 26 And cause Aaron to put of his garmentes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people and shall dye there 27 And Moyses dyd as the Lorde commaunded and they went vp into mount Hor in the sight of all the multitude 28 And Moyses toke of Aarons clothes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron dyed there in the toppe of the mount And Moyses and Eleazar came downe out of the mount 29 When all y e multitude sawe that Aaron was dead they mourned for Aarō thirtie dayes all the housholde of Israel ⧠The .xxj. Chapter 1 Israel vanquissheth kyng Arad 6 The firie serpentes styng them 24 The kynges Sehon and Og are ouercome in battayle 1 ANd when kyng Arad the Chananite which dwelt towarde the south hearde tell that Israel came by the way that the spyes had founde out he fought agaynst Israel and toke some of them prisoners 2 And Israel vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde and sayde If thou wylt deliuer this people into my hande I wyll vtterly destroy their cities 3 And the Lorde hearde the voyce of Israel and deliuered them the Chanaanites And they destroyed them and their cities and called the name of the place Horma 4 And they departed frō mount Hor by the way of the red sea to compasse the lande of Edom and the soule of the people was sore greeued because of y e way 5 And the people spake agaynst God and agaynst Moyses Wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt for to dye in the wildernesse for here is neither bread nor water and our soule lotheth this lyght bread 6 Wherfore the Lorde sent fierie serpentes among the people which stong them and much people of Israel dyed 7 Therfore the people came to Moyses sayd We haue sinned for we haue spoken agaynst the Lord and agaynst thee make intercession to the Lord that he take away the serpentes from vs. And Moyses made intercession for y e people 8 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Make thee a fierie serpent and set it vp vpon a pole that as many as are bitten may loke vpon it and lyue 9 And Moyses made a serpent of brasse and set it vpon a pole and when the serpent had bitten any man he behelde the serpent of brasse and lyued 10 And the children of Israel departed thence and pitched in Oboth 11 And they departed from Oboth and pitched at the heapes of Abarim euen in the wildernesse which is before Moab on the east syde 12 And they remoued thence and pitched vpon the riuer of Zared 13 And they departed thence and pitched on the other syde of Arnon which is in the wildernesse and commeth out of the coastes of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab betweene Moab and the Amorites 14 Wherfore it shal be spoken in the booke of the warres of the Lord what thyng he dyd in the red sea and in the riuers of Arnon 15 And at the streame of the riuers that goeth downe to the dwellyng of Ar and lyeth vpon the border of Moab 16 From thence they returned vnto Beer The same is the well wherof the Lord spake vnto Moyses Gather the people together and I will geue them water 17 Then Israel sang this song Spryng vp well syng ye vnto it 18 The princes digged this well the captaynes of the people digged it with the lawe geuer and with their staues And from the wildernesse they went to Mathana 19 And from Mathana to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth 20 And from Bamoth of the valley that is in the fielde of Moab vnto the top of
as Iudas and Ionathas were in the land of Galaad and Simon their brother in Galilee before Ptolomais 56 Then Iosephus the sonne of Zachari and Azarias the captaynes hearing of the actes that were done and of the battailes that were striken saide 57 Let vs get vs a name also and go fight against the heathen that are rounde about vs. 58 So they gaue their hoast a commaundement and went toward Iamma 59 Then came Gorgias and his men out of the citie to fight against them 60 Iosephus also and Azarias were chased vnto the borders of Iewry and ther were slaine that day of the people of Israel two thousand men so that there was a great miserie among the people of Israel 61 And all because they were not obedient vnto Iudas and his brethren but thought they shoulde quite themselues manfully 62 Neuerthelesse they came not of the seede of these men by whom Israel was helped 63 But the men that were with Iudas were greatly commended in the sight of all Israel and all the Heathen wheresoeuer their name was heard vpon 64 And the people came vnto them bidding them welcome 65 After this went Iudas foorth with his brethren and fought against the children of Esau in the lande that lyeth toward the south where he wan the citie of Hebron and the townes that lye beside it and as for the walles and towers rounde about it he brent them vp 66 Then remoued he to go into the lande of the Philistines and went through Samaria 67 At the same time were there many priestes slaine in the battaile which wilfully and without aduisement went out for to fight to get them honour 68 And when Iudas came to Azot in the Philistines lande he brake downe their aulters brent the images of their idols spoyled the cities and came againe into the lande of Iuda The .vj. Chapter 1 Antiochus wylling to take the citie of Elymas for a pray is driuen away of the citezins 8 He falleth into sicknesse and dyeth 17 His sonne Antiochus is made king 34 The besieging of the towre of Sion Eupator commeth into Iewry with a great armie 43 The boldnesse of Eleazar 1 NOw when king Antiochus trauailed thorough y e hie countries he heard that Elymas in Persia was a noble and plenteous citie in siluer and golde 2 And that there was in it a very rich temple where as were clothes coate armours and shieldes of golde which Alexander the sonne of Philip king of Macedonia that raigned first in Grecia had left behinde him 3 Wherefore he went about to take the citie to spoyle it but he was not able for the citezins were warned of it and fought with him 4 And so he fled and departed with great heauinesse and came againe into Babylon 5 Moreouer there came one which brought him tidinges in Persia that his hoastes which were in the lande of Iuda were driuen away 6 And how that Lysias went foorth first with a great power and was dryuen away of the Iewes how that they had wonne the victory and gotten great goodes out of the hoastes that perished 7 How they had broken downe the abhomination which he set vp vpon the aulter at Hierusalem fenced the sanctuary with hie walles lyke as it was afore yea and Bethsura his citie also 8 So it chaunced that when the king heard these wordes he was afrayde greeued very sore Wherefore he layde him downe vpon his bed and fell sicke for very sorowe and all because it had not happened as he had deuised 9 And there continued he long for his griefe was euer more and more so that he sawe he must needes dye 10 Therfore he sent for all his friendes saide vnto them The sleepe is gone fro myne eyes for the very sorowe and vexation of heart that I haue 11 For when I consider in my minde the great aduersitie that I am come vnto and the fluddes of heauines which I am come in where as afore time I was so merie and so greatlie set by by reason of my power 12 Againe considering the euill that I haue done at Hierusalem from whence I toke all the riches of golde and siluer that were in it and sent to destroye the inhabitours of Iurie without any reason why 13 I know that these troubles are come vpon me for the same cause and behold I must dye with great sorowe in a straunge lande 14 Then called he for one Phillip a frend of his whom he made ruler of all his realme 15 And gaue him the crowne his robe and his ring that he shoulde take his sonne Antiochus vnto him bring him vp till he might raigne him selfe 16 So the king Antiochus died there in the hundred fourtie and nine yere 17 When Lysias knew that the king was dead he ordained Antiochus his sonne whom he had brought vp to raigne in his fathers steede and called him Eupator 18 Nowe they that were in the castle at Hierusalem kept in the Iewes rounde about the sanctuary and sought euer still to do them harme for the strengthening of the Heathen 19 Wherefore Iudas thought to destroy them and called all the people together that they might lay siege vnto them 20 So they came together in the hundred and fiftie yere and besieged them laying foorth their ordinaunce instrumentes of warre 21 Then certaine of them that were besieged went foorth vnto whom some vngodly men of Israel ioyned them selues also 22 And went vnto the king saying how long wyll it be or thou punishe and auenge our brethren 23 We haue euer ben minded to do thy father seruice to walke in his statutes and to obey his commaundementes 24 Therfore our people fell from vs and wheresoeuer they founde any of vs they slue them and spoyled our enheritaunce 25 And they haue not onely medled with vs but with all our countries 26 And beholde this day are they besieging the castle at Hierusalem to take it and haue made vp the strong holde in Bethsura 27 And if thou doest not preuent them right soone they wil do more then these and thou shalt not be able to ouercome them 28 When the king heard this he was very angry and called all his friendes the captaines of his armie and all his footemen and horsemen 29 He hired men of warre also of other realmes pertayning to the kinges that were confederate with him and of the Iles of the sea which came vnto him 30 And the number of his hoast was an hundred thousand footemen and twentie thousand horsemen and thirtie two Elephantes well exercised to battaile 31 These came through Idumea vnto Bethsura and besieged it a long season made diuers instrumentes of warre against it but the Iewes came out and brent them with fire fought like men 32 Then departed Iudas from the castle at Hierusalem and remoued the hoast toward Bethzacaran ouer against the kinges armie 33 So the king arose
prouideÌ„ce of God (m) For God otherwayes then they hoped professed hym selfe to be their deliuerer (n) This was trueth though God declared not to the tirant farther of his councell “ Or But by a strong hande (o) God can turne y e hartes of the moste cruel enimies “ Vessels (p) This was no sinne in them which had a speciall commaundement thereof by God who hath the orderyng of all mens goodes (a) Though Moâ—ses conâ—ed not Gods â—lling yet 〈◊〉 thereof troubled him much “ Or sâ—beardes staffe (b) Hereby he was assured that he should be fearful to others though he was but contemptible in the world (c) Auctoritie geueÌ„ to Moyses to worke the like signes (d) God sheweth howe he wyll restore Moyses and the people to their olde dignitie (e) They myght learne that it was in Gods hand to turne all the commodities of the Egyptians to their owne destruction (f) God choseth instrumentes of his glorie otherwyse then man (g) God wyll graunt sufficient meanes to y e ende which he commaundeth (h) God woulde haue his voyce obeyed “ Of Leui. “ Or he shal be the interpretour and thou shalt be his guyde (i) Two vertues in a gouernour wisdome and eloquence “ Seeke thy soule (k) Which he caryed not to rule his shepe but to other vses nowe appoynted by God (l) Moyses shoulde not geue ouer though Pharao yelded not at the begynnyng (m) God can not beare to be depriued of his worshippe for mans sake as Moyses dyd in not circumcising his chylde (n) That is the Lord that woulde haue kylled hym (o) God hereby commendeth the ministerie of man (p) It was such a beliefe as tribulation afterwarde consumed awaye “ VVorshippe God solemely (a) This superstitious tiranne wyll not be accounted to worship false Gods “ Or VVe worship the God of the Hebrues (b) He that dyd let them from the true worshippe of God shoulde much more be punished (c) The godly ought not to be offended yf afflictions encrease when god beginneth to deliuer theÌ„ (d) The true worshippe of God is called of the wicked vanitie (e) This intollerable laboure was layde on the people that they myght dryue awaye Moyses and Aaron (f) In this tiranne there is neither mercie nor humanitie “ Or They deale euill with thy people (g) Idlenesse is layde to their charge that are oppressed with labour They misiâ—dgâ—ng gods 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 sucâ— become vnthâ—nkefull to men and iniurious to God “ â—ncke (i) Moyses in the 〈◊〉 appeareth in y t he is weary of his vocation and comâ—neth of Gods slowenesse in delyueryng his people Moyses â—ste is gently blamed (b) By this name of his substaunce God declareth that he is the perfourmer of his promise and so wylbe (c) The greater knowledge lyght this people had the redier shoulde they haue obeyed (d) As the couenauÌ„t was of Gods free grace so also was this redemption (e) The ende of their deliueraunce was in the continuaunce of Gods grace (f) That they myght knowe howe his power ouercommeth all letteâ—s and â—ppes g It is daungerous in affliction not to heare Gods promises “ Or which haue an impediment in my speache or rude (h) It appeareth that this redemption came altogether of Gods mercie seyng that Moyses was vnwyllyng the people carelesse “ Or He should let go ☜ (i) Ruben Simeon beyng elder then Leui are rehearsed that hereby he might speake of Leui more commodiously (k) It was necessarie to be knowen y t the minister of this redemption was of Abrahams stocke (l) Moyses glorieth not in his kinrede who was borne of vnlawfull maryage (m) Aarons wyfe was of the tribe of Iuda (n) It was gods singuler worke that they shoulde leade out such great armies “ Or carie “ Myght let go (o) God not only in the desert of Madian but also in Egypt spake to Moyses ☞ (a) God communicateth his auctoritie and power with his ministers (b) God was no cause of Pharaos sinne though he executed this iust iugdement vpon hym (c) True obedience to do only y t which God willeth to be done (d) The prayse was Gods who by fearefull olde men wrought so meruelously (e) The deuyl to robbe God of his glorie geueth his seruauÌ„tes goodly titles “ Made heauie or burthened (f) The wicked that are not moued with Gods threates are inexcusable “ Or Stinâ— (g) The corruption of the most necessary meane of lyfe shoulde haue taught them to obey God (h) The waters wherein the Israelites chyldren were drowned are nowe turned to the Egyptians sorowe The firste plague They shoulde 〈◊〉 knowen gâ—ds hande in that thyng wherin lay their wealth and safetie (k) The faithfull ouercame this temptation through gods worde confirmed by a heauenly vision (l) Gods workes are not lyghtly to be considered (m) These circumstauÌ„ces declare that this was no vayne illusion (a) An ignominius punishment vppon the contemners of God (b) God can arme his creatures at his wyll agaynst the wicked The second plague (c) Thus God wyll exercise his seruauntes with aduersaries to their triall (d) Hypocrites feared with Gods iudgement pretend a certayde repentaunce (e) He is wylled to forsake his arrogancie and reioyce in the mercie of god which he shuld attayne by the prayer of gods seruauntes (f) He meaneth not the differyng of Moyses prayer but to haue respite that nyght for the peoples deliuerie (g) The wicked are deliuered from temporall punishment by the prayer of the faythfull “ Stanke (h) God most easilye ouerthroweth the strength of man The thirde plague (i) The smallest beastes haue strength inough to hurt beyng armed by God “ wrought (k) Satans ministers shal be confounded when God hath proued the fayth of his seruauntes (l) They woulde not seeme ouercome of any man therfore they confesse Gods power agaynst themselues (m) God woulde haue al this matter done publikly “ Swarmes of flees “ Or Separate (n) Benefites and plagues are in Gods onlye hande wherein the false Gods can do nothyng “ Redemption (o) God graunteth a tyme of repentaunce (p) This miracle was wrought without the meanes of the rodde The fourth plague (q) This compelled obedience robbeth god of a great part of his honour who should not in one part of the Realme but in the whole haue ben truely worshipped (r) The true worshippyng of God ought not to be made a laughyng stocke to the gentiles (Å¿) Gods wyll in his worshippyng is onely to be folowed (t) The wicked in their necessitie pretende great religion (v) Moyses constantly rebukâ—th the kyng of his lyes (x) Moyses by Gods speciall motion promised the kynges the relaxation of his punishment (y) For all Gods punishmentes he yet remayned rebellious agaynst God (a) The morren of cattell commeth of the iust iudgement of God and not of other causes (b) He was abstinate in his malice y t no tyme could bryng to repentaunce (c) This speache signifieth a very great number
the lawe of God both day and night remember that he calleth him blessed whiche walketh in the way of the Lorde whiche wyll searche diligently his testimonies and wyll in their whole heart seeke the same Let not the couert suspitious insinuations of the aduersaries driue thee from the searche of the holy scripture either for the obscuritie whiche they say is in them or for the inscrutable hidden misteries they talke to be comprised in them or for the straungnes and homlynes of the phrases they woulde charge Gods booke with Christe exhorteth thee therefore the rather for the difficultie of the same to searche them diligently Saint Paul wylleth thee to haue thy senses exercised in them and not to be a chylde in thy senses but in malice Though many thinges may be difficult to thee to vnderstande impute it rather to thy dull hearing and reading then to thinke that the scriptures be insuperable to them which with diligent searching labour to discerne the euill from the good Only searche with an humble spirite aske in continuall prayer seeke with puritie of life knocke with perpetuall perseueraunce and crye to that good spirite of Christe the comforter and surely to euery suche asker it wyll be geuen such searchers must nedes finde to them it wylbe opened Christe him selfe wyll open the sense of the scriptures not to the proude or to the wyse of the worlde but to the lowly and contrite in heart for he hath the kay of Dauid who openeth and no man shutteth who shutteth and no man openeth For as this spirite is a bening and liberall spirite and wyll be easyly founde of them whiche wyll early in carefulnesse ryse to seeke hym and as he promiseth he wyll be the comforter from aboue to teache vs and to leade vs into all the wayes of trueth if that in humilitie we bowe vnto hym deniyng our owne naturall senses our carnall wittes and reasons so is he the spirite of puritie and cleannes and will receede from him whose conscience is subiect to filthynesse of lyfe Into suche a soule this heauenly wysdome wyll not enter for all peruerse cogitations wyll separate vs from God and then howe busyly soeuer we searche this holy table of the scripture yet wyll it then be a table to suche to their owne snare a trap a stumbling stocke and a recompence to them selfe VVe ought therefore to searche to finde out the trueth not to oppresse it we ought to seeke Christe not as Herode did vnder the pretence of worshipping hym to destroy hym or as the Pharisees searched the scriptures to disproue Christe and to discredite him and not to folowe him but to embrace the saluation whiche we may learne by them Nor yet is it inough so to acknowledge the scriptures as some of the Iewes dyd of the holyest of them who vsed suche diligence that they could number precisely not only euery verse but euery word and sillable how oft euery letter of the alphabete was repeated in the whole scriptures they had some of them suche reuerence to that booke that they woulde not suffer in a great heape of bookes any other to lay ouer them they woulde not suffer that booke to fall to the grounde as nye as they coulde they woulde costly bynde the bookes of holy scriptures and cause them to be exquisitely and ornately written VVhiche deuotion yet though it was not to be discommended yet was it not for that intent why Christe cōmended the scriptures nor they therof alowed before God For they did not call vpon God in a true fayth they were not charitable to their neighbours but in the middes of all this deuotion they did steale they were adulterers they were slaunderers and backbiters euen muche like many of our christian men and women nowe a dayes who glory much that they reade the scriptures that they searche them and loue them that they frequent the publique sermons in an outwarde shewe of all honestie and perfection yea they can pike out of the scriptures vertuous sentenses and godly preceptes to lay before other men And though these maner of men do not muche erre for such searching and studiyng yet they see not the scope and the principall state of the scriptures which is as Christe declareth it to finde Christe as their sauiour to cleaue to his saluation and merites to be brought to the lowe repentaunce of their liues and to amende them selfe to rayse vp their fayth to our sauiout Christe so to thinke of him as the scriptures do testifie of hym These be the principall causes why Christe did sende the Iewes to searche the scriptures for to this ende were they wrytten saith Saint Iohn Hec scripta sunt vt credatis vt credentes vitam habeatis eternam These were written to this intent that ye shoulde beleue and that through your beliefe ye shoulde haue euerlasting life And here good reader great cause we haue to extoll the wonderous wisdome of God and with great thankes to prayse his prouidence considering howe he hath preserued and renued from age to age by speciall miracle the incomparable treasure of his Churche For first he did inspire Moyses as Iohn Chrisostome doth testifie to wryte the stonie tables and kept him in the mountayne fourtie dayes to geue him his lawe after him he sent the prophetes but they suffred many thousande aduersities for battayles did folowe all were slayne all were destroyed bookes were brent vp He then inspired agayne another man to repayre these miraculous scriptures Esdras I meane who of their leauinges set them agayne together after that he prouided that the seuentie interpreters shoulde take them in hande at the last came Christe him selfe the Apostles did receaue them and spread them throughout all nations Christe wrought his miracles and wonders and what folowed after these great volumes the Apostles also did wryte as Saint Paul doth say These be wrytten to the instruction of vs that be come into the ende of the worlde and Christe doth say Ye therefore erre because ye knowe not the scriptures nor the power of God and Paul dyd say Let the worde of Christe be plentifull among you and agayne saith Dauid Oh howe sweete be thy wordes to my throte he saide not to my hearing but to my throte aboue the hony or the hony combe to my mouth Yea Moyses saith Thou shalt meditate in them euermore when thou risest when thou sittest downe when thou goest to sleepe continue in them he saith and a thousande places more And yet after so many testimonies thus spoken there be some persons that do not yet so much as knowe what the scriptures be wherevpon nothing is in good state amongest vs nothing worthyly is done amongest vs In this whiche pertayne to this lyfe we make very great haste but of spirituall goodes we haue no regarde Thus farre Iohn Chrisost It must nedes signifie some great thing to our vnderstanding that almightie God
shall dye and the ryuer shall corrupt and it shall greeue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the ryuer 19 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron Take thy rodde and stretche out thyne hand ouer the waters of Egypt ouer their streames ouer their riuers and pondes and all pooles of water whiche they haue that they may be blood and that there may be blood throughout all y e lande of Egypt both in vesselles of wood also of stone 20 And Moyses and Aaron did euen as the Lorde commaunded and he lyfte vp the rodde and smote the waters that were in the ryuer in the sight of Pharao and in the sight of his seruauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned into blood 21 And the fishe that was in the ryuer dyed and the ryuer corrupted and the Egyptians coulde not drinke of the waters of the ryuer and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt 22 And the enchaunters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with their sorceries and he heardened Pharaos heart neyther did he hearken vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 23 And Pharao turned him selfe and went agayne into his house and set not his heart thervnto 24 And the Egyptians dygged rounde about the ryuer for water to drinke for they coulde not drinke of the water of the ryuer 25 And it continued seuen dayes after that the Lorde had smyten the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter 2 Frogges 8 Pharao prayeth Moyses to pray for hym 12 Moyses prayeth for Pharao 15 Pharao is hardened 16 Lyce in man and beast 20 Flyes or all kynde of wylde fierce and noysome beastes 25 Pharao intreateth Moyses to pray for hym 32 Pharao is hardened 1 THE Lorde spake vnto Moyses go vnto Pharao tell hym Thus sayeth the Lord Let my people go that they may serue me 2 And if thou refuse to let them go beholde I wyll smyte all thy borders with frogges 3 And the riuer shall scraule with frogges whiche shall go vp and come into thine house and into thy priuie chaumber where thou slepest and vpon thy bed into the house of thy seruauntes and vpon thy people and into thyne ouens and vpon al thy vitayles in store 4 And the frogges shall come vp vppon thee and on thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes 5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron stretch foorth thyne hande with thy rod ouer the streames ouer the ryuers and ouer the pondes and cause frogges to come vp vpon the lande of Egypt 6 And Aaron stretched his hande ouer y e waters of Egypt the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypt 7 And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcerie and brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypt 8 Then Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayde pray ye vnto the Lorde that he maye take away the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people go that they may do sacrifice vnto the Lorde 9 And Moyses sayde vnto Pharao glory herein because of me and appoynt when I shall pray for thee and for thy seruauntes and for thy people to dryue away the frogges from thee and thy houses and they may remayne but in the ryuer onlye 10 He sayd to morowe And he sayde euen as thou hast said that thou mayest knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde our God 11 And so the frogges shall depart from thee and from thy houses from thy seruauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the ryuer onlye 12 Moyses and Aaron went out from Pharao and Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde as touching the frogges whiche he had brought against Pharao 13 And the Lorde dyd accordyng to the saying of Moyses and the frogges dyed out of the houses out of the courtes and fieldes 14 And they gathered them together vppon heapes and the lande had an euill smell through them 15 But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his heart and hearkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 16 And the Lord sayd vnto Moses Say vnto Aaron Stretche out thy rod and smyte the dust of the lande that it may be turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 17 And they did so for Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodde and smote the dust of the earth whiche turned to lyce in man and beast so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 18 And the enchaunters assayed likewise with their enchauntmētes to bring foorth lyce but they coulde not and the lyce were both vpon men beastes 19 Then said the enchaunters vnto Pharao this is the finger of God And Pharaos heart remayned obstinate and he hearkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde 20 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses ryse vp early in the mornyng and stand before Pharao lo he wyll come foorth vnto the water and thou shalt say vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde Let my people go that they may serue me 21 Els if thou wylt not let my people go behold I will send all maner of flyes both vpon thee and thy seruauntes and thy people into thy houses and the houses of the Egyptians shal be full of flyes and the ground wheron they are 22 And the land of Gosen where my people are will I cause to be wonderfull in that day so that there shal no flyes be there wherby thou shalt know that I am the Lorde in the myddest of the earth 23 And I will put a diuision betweene my people and thine and euen to morowe shall this miracle be done 24 And the Lord dyd euen so there came an intollerable swarme of flyes into the house of Pharao and into his seruauntes houses and into all the land of Egypt and the land was corrupt with these flyes 25 And Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayd Go and do sacrifice vnto your God in this lande 26 And Moyses aunswered It is not meete that we so do for we must offer vnto the Lorde our God that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians Lo if we sacrifice that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians before theyr eyes wyl they not stone vs 27 We wyll go three dayes iourney into the desert and sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God as he hath cōmaunded vs. 28 And Pharao sayd I will let you go that ye may sacrifice vnto the Lorde your God in the wyldernesse but go not farre away pray for me 29 And Moyses sayd beholde I will go out from thee and pray vnto the Lord that the flyes may depart from Pharao and from his seruauntes and from his people to morowe but let Pharao from hence foorth deale deceiptfully no more that he wyll
not let the people go to sacrifice vnto the Lorde 30 And Moyses went out from Pharao and prayed vnto the Lorde 31 And the Lorde did accordyng to the saying of Moyses and the flyes departed from Pharao and from his seruauntes and from his people and there remayned not one 32 And Pharao hardened his heart once more at this time and dyd not let the people go ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 Death of cattell 8 Boyles 13 Hayle 27 Pharao acknowledgeth his offence and besecheth Moyses to pray for hym 33 When Moyses prayeth the hayle ceaseth 1 THe Lorde said vnto Moyses go in vnto Pharao and thou shalt tell hym Thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Hebrues Let my people go that they may serue me 2 If thou refuse to let them go and wylt holde them styll 3 Beholde the hande of the Lorde is vpon thy flocke which is in the fielde for vpon Horses vpon asses vpon camelles vpon oxen and vpon sheepe there shal be a mightie great morayne 4 And the Lorde shall do wonderfully betweene the beastes of Israel and the beastes of Egypt so that there shall nothyng dye of all that pertayneth to the children of Israel 5 And the Lorde appoynted a tyme saying to morowe the Lorde shall finishe this worde in the lande 6 And the Lorde dyd that thyng on the morowe and all the cattell of Egypt dyed but of the cattell of the children of Israel dyed not one 7 And Pharao sent and beholde there was not one of the cattell of the Israelites dead And the heart of Pharao heardened and he did not let the people go 8 And the Lord said vnto Moyses and Aaron take your handes full of asshes out of y e furnace Moyses shal sprinckle it vp into the ayre in y e sight of Pharao 9 And it shal be dust in all the lande of Egypt and shal be swelling sores with blaynes both on man beast throughout all the lande of Egypt 10 And they toke asshes out of the furnace and stoode before Pharao and Moyses sprinkled it vp into the ayre and there were swellyng sores with blaynes both in men and in beastes 11 And the sorcerers could not stande before Moyses because of the blaynes for there were botches vpon the enchaunters and vpon al the Egyptians 12 And the Lorde hardened the heart of Pharao and he hearkened not vnto them as y e Lord had said vnto Moyses 13 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses rise vp early in the morning and stande before Pharao and thou shalt tell him Thus sayeth the Lorde God of the Hebrues Let my people go that they may serue me 14 Or els I wyll at this tyme sende all my plagues vpon thine heart and vpon thy seruauntes and on thy people that thou mayest knowe that there is none lyke me in all the earth 15 For now I will stretch out my hand that I may smyte thee and thy people with pestilence and thou shalt peryshe from the earth 16 And in very deede for this cause haue I kept thee for to shewe thee my power and that my name may be declared throughout all the worlde 17 Yet exaltest thou thy selfe agaynst my people that thou wylt not let them go 18 Beholde to morowe this time I wyl sende downe a mightie great hayle euen suche a one as was not in Egypt since the foundation thereof was layde vnto this tyme. 19 Sende therfore nowe and gather thy beastes all that thou hast in the fielde For vpon all the men and the beastes whiche are founde in the fielde and not brought home shall the hayle fall and they shall dye 20 And as many as feared the worde of the Lorde amongest the seruauntes of Pharao made their seruauntes and their beastes flee into the houses 21 But he that regarded not the worde of the Lord left his seruauntes and his beastes in the fielde 22 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses stretche foorth thyne hande vnto heauen that there may be hayle in all the lande of Egypt vpon man and vpon beastes and vpon all the hearbes of the fielde throughout the lande of Egypt 23 And Moyses stretched foorth his rod vnto heauen and the Lord thundred and hayled and the fire ranne a long vpon the grounde and the Lorde hayled in the lande of Egypt 24 So there was hayle and fire mingled with the hayle so greeuous and such as there was none throughout al the land of Egypt since people inhabited it 25 And the hayle smote throughout all the lande of Egypt all that was in the fielde both man beast and the hayle smote all the hearbes of the fielde and broke all the trees of the fielde 26 Only in the lande of Gosen where the chyldren of Israel were was there no hayle 27 And Pharao sent and called for Moyses and Aaron and sayde vnto them I haue nowe sinned the Lorde is righteous and I my people are vngodly 28 Pray ye vnto the Lorde that these thundringes of God and hayle may be sufficient and I will let you go and ye shall tary no longer 29 Moyses sayd vnto him Assoone as I am out of the citie I wyll spreade abrode my handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder shall ceasse neyther shall there be any more hayle that thou mayest knowe howe that the earth is the Lordes 30 But I knowe that thou and thy seruauntes yet feare not the face of the Lorde God 31 And so the flaxe and the barlye were smytten for the barly was shot vp and the flaxe was boulled 32 But the wheate and the rye were not smytten for they were late sowen 33 And Moyses went out of the citie frō Pharao and spread abrode his handes vnto the Lorde and the thunder and hayle ceassed neyther rayned it vpon the earth 34 And when Pharao sawe that the rayne and the hayle and thunder were ceassed he sinned yet more and hardened his heart he and his seruauntes 35 And the heart of Pharao was hardened neyther woulde he let the chyldren of Israel go as the Lorde had sayd by the hande of Moyses ¶ The .x. Chapter 1 God hardeneth Pharao 4 Moyses threatneth Pharao locustes 16 Pharao acknowledging his sinne requireth that prayer be made for him 19 Moyses prayeth for Pharao 21 Darknesse so grosse that it might be felt 1 AND the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses go in vnto Pharao for I haue hardened his heart the heart of his seruauntes that I might shewe these my signes before hym 2 And that thou tell in the audience of thy sonne of thy sonnes sonne what thinges I haue done in Egypt and the miracles which I haue done amongest them that they may know howe that I am the Lorde 3 And so Moyses and Aaron came vnto Pharao and said vnto him Thus sayeth the Lord God of the Hebrues How long wilt thou refuse to submit thy selfe vnto
the chyldren of Israel according to the worde of the Lorde saying The tribe of the sonnes of Ioseph haue sayd well 6 This therefore doth the Lorde commaunde the daughters of Zelaphead saying Let them be wyues to whom they them selues thinke best only to the familie of the tribe of their father shall they marry 7 So shall not the inheritaunce of the children of Israel remoue from tribe to tribe for euery one of the chyldren of Israel shall ioyne hym selfe to the inheritaunce of the tribe of his fathers 8 And euery daughter that possesseth any inheritaunce in any tribe of the chyldrē of Israel shal be wyfe vnto one of the kinred of the tribe of her father that the chyldren of Israel may enioy euery man the inheritaunce of his father 9 Neither ought the inheritaunce to go from one tribe to another but euery one of the tribes of the chyldren of Israel shal be ioyned to his owne inheritaunce 10 And as the Lord commaunded Moyses euen so dyd the daughters of Zelaphead 11 For Mahela Thirza Hagla Milcha and Noa the daughters of Zelaphead were maryed vnto their fathers brothers sonnes 12 They were wyues vnto the families of the sonnes of Manasse the sonne of Ioseph and so their inheritaunce remayned in the tribe of the kinred of their father 13 These are the cōmaundementes and lawes whiche the Lorde commaunded by the hande of Moyses vnto the chyldren of Israel in the fieldes of Moab by Iordane towarde Iericho ¶ The ende of the fourth booke of Moyses ⧠The fifth booke of Moyses called in the Hebrewe Elle haddebarim and in the Latin Deuteronomium The first Chapter 1 A briefe rehearsall of thinges done before from Horeb vnto Cades Barnea 32 Moyses reproueth the people for their incredulitie 44 The Israelites are ouercome by the Amorites because they fought agaynst the commaundement of the Lorde 1 THese be the wordes whiche Moyses spake vnto all Israel on the other side Iordan in the wyldernesse in y e playne ouer agaynst the red sea betweene Pharan Thophel Laban Hazeroth and Disahab 2 There are eleuen dayes iourney from Horeb by the way of mount Seir vnto Cades Barnea 3 And it came to passe in the first day of the eleuenth moneth in the fourtie yere that Moyses spake vnto the chyldren of Israel accordyng vnto all that the Lord had geuen hym in commaundement vnto them 4 After he had slayne Sehon the king of the Amorites whiche dwelt in Hesbon Og king of Basan whiche dwelt at Astaroth in Edrai 5 On the other side Iordane in the land of Moab began Moyses to declare this lawe saying 6 The Lorde our God spake vnto vs in Horeb saying Ye haue dwelt long inough in this mount 7 Turne you and take your iourney and go to the mount of the Amorites and vnto all the places nye therevnto both vnto the playne and hilles and dales to the south to the seas side to the lande of Chanaan and vnto Libanon euen vnto the great riuer the riuer Euphrates 8 Beholde I haue set the lande before you Go in and possesse the land which the Lord sware vnto your fathers Abraham Isahac and Iacob to geue vnto them to their seede after them 9 And I spake vnto you in the same time saying I am not able to beare you my selfe alone 10 For the Lorde your God hath multiplied you so that you be this day as the starres of heauen in number 11 The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many mo as ye are and blesse you as he hath promised you 12 Howe can I my selfe alone beare your cumbraunce your charge your stryfe that is among you 13 Bryng you men of wysdome and of vnderstanding and expert accordyng to your tribes and I wyll make them rulers ouer you 14 And ye aunswered me sayde That which y u hast spoken is good for vs to do 15 And so out of your tribes I toke the chiefe men of wysdome and that were expert and made them rulers ouer you captaynes ouer thousandes captaines ouer hundredes captaines ouer fiftie and captaines ouer ten and officers among your tribes 16 And I charged your Iudges that same tyme saying Heare the cause of your brethren and iudge righteously betweene euery man and his brother and the straunger that is with hym 17 Ye shall haue no respect of any person in iudgement but you shall heare the small aswell as the great You shall not feare the face of any man for the iudgement is Gods And the cause that is to harde for you referre it vnto me and I wyll heare it 18 And I cōmaunded you the same season all the thinges which ye should do 19 And when we departed from Horeb we went thorow all that great and terrible wyldernesse as ye haue seene by the way of the mountayne of the Amorites as the Lorde our God commaunded vs and we came to Cades Barnea 20 And I sayd vnto you Ye are come vnto y e mountaine of y e Amorites which the Lorde our God doth geue vnto vs. 21 Beholde the Lorde thy God hath set the lande before thee go vp and possesse it as the Lord God of thy fathers hath sayd vnto thee feare not neither be discouraged 22 And ye came vnto me euery one and sayde we wyll sende men before vs to searche vs out the land and to bryng vs worde agayne what way we must go vp by vnto what cities we shall come 23 And the saying pleased me well and I toke twelue men of you of euery tribe one 24 Whiche departed went vp into that mountayne and came vnto the valley Eschol and searched it out 25 And toke of the lande in their handes and brought it vnto vs and brought vs word agayne and sayd It is a good lande whiche the Lorde our God doth geue vs. 26 Notwithstandyng ye woulde not go vp but were disobedient vnto the word of the Lorde your God 27 And murmured in your tentes and said Because y e Lord hateth vs therfore hath he brought vs out of the lande of Egypt to deliuer vs into the hande of the Amorites and to destroy vs. 28 Whyther shal we go vp Our brethren haue discouraged our heart saying the people is greater and taller then we the cities are great and walled euen vp to heauen and moreouer we haue seene the sonnes of the Anakims there 29 Then I sayde vnto you Dreade not nor be afraide of them 30 The Lorde your God which goeth before you he shall fight for you accordyng to all that he dyd vnto you in Egypt before your eyes 31 And in the wyldernesse where thou hast seene howe that the Lord thy God bare thee euen as a man doth beare his sonne in al the way which ye haue gone by vntill ye came vnto this place
trespasse agaynst the Lorde Now ye haue rydde the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lorde 32 And Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the priest with the lordes returned from the children of Ruben and from the children of Gad out of the lande of Gilead vnto the lande of Chanaan to the children of Israel brought them this worde agayne 33 And the saying pleased the children of Israel and they blessed God and dyd not entende to go agaynst thē in battell and to destroy the lande which the children of Ruben and Gad dwelt in 34 And the children of Ruben and the children of Gad called the aulter Ed for it shal be a witnes betweene vs that the Lorde is God The .xxiii. Chapter 2 Iosuah exhorteth the people that they ioyne not them selues to the Gentiles ◠That they name not their idoles 14 The promise if they feare God 15 And threatnings if they forsake him 1 ANd it came to passe along season after that the Lorde had geuen rest vnto Israel from al their enemies round about that Iosuah waxed olde and was stricken in age 2 And Iosuah called for all Israel and for their elders their heades their iudges and officers and sayd vnto them I am olde and stricken in age 3 And ye haue seene all that the Lorde your God hath done vnto all these nations before you how the Lorde your God him self hath fought for you 4 Beholde I haue deuided vnto you by lot these nations that remayne to be an inheritaunce for your tribes euen from Iordane with all the nations that I haue destroyed euen vnto the great sea westward 5 And the Lorde your God shall expel them before you cast them from out of your sight and ye shall conquer their lande as the Lord your God hath sayd vnto you 6 Go to therfore and be of a good courage that ye take heede and do all that is written in the booke of the lawe of Moyses that ye bowe not aside therefrom to the right hande or to the left 7 Neither company with these nations that is with them that are left with you neither make mention of the name of ther gods nor cause to sweare by them neither serue them nor bowe your selues vnto them 8 But sticke fast vnto the Lorde your God as ye haue done vnto this day 9 So shall the Lord cast out before you great nations and mightie as no man hath ben able to stande before you hytherto 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand for the Lorde your God he fighteth for you as he hath promised you 11 Take good heede therfore vnto your selues that ye loue the Lord your God 12 Els if ye go backe and cleaue vnto the rest of these nations that remaine with you shall make mariages with them and go in vnto them and they to you 13 Be ye sure that the Lorde your God will no more cast out all these nations from before you but they shal be snares and trappes vnto you and scourges in your sides thornes in your eyes vntill ye perishe from of this good land whiche the Lorde your God hath geuen you 14 And behold this day do I enter into the way of all the world and ye knowe in al your heartes and in al your soules that nothyng hath fayled of all the good thinges whiche the Lorde your God promised you but all are come to passe vnto you and nothing hath fayled therof 15 Therfore as al good thinges are come vpon you whiche the Lorde your God promised you so shall the Lorde bring vpon you all euyll vntill he haue destroyed you frō of this good land which the Lorde your God hath geuen you 16 When ye haue transgressed the appointmēt of the Lord your God which he commaunded you and haue gone serued straunge goddes bowed your selues to them then shall the wrath of the Lorde waxe whot vpon you and ye shall perishe quicklie from of the good lande which he hath geuen you The .xxiiii. Chapter 2 Iosuah rehearseth Gods benefites 14 And exhorteth the people to feare God 25 The league renued betweene God and the people 26 Iosuah dieth 32 The bones of Ioseph are buried 33 Eleazar dieth 1 ANd Iosuah gathered all y e tribes of Israel to Sichem and called for the elders of Israel for their heades iudges and officers they presented them selues before God 2 And Iosuah sayde vnto al the people Thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel Your father 's dwelt on the other side of the fludde in olde time euen Thare the father of Abraham and of Nachor and serued straunge goddes 3 And I toke your father Abraham from the other side of the fludde and brought him throughout all the lande of Chanaan and multiplied his seede and gaue him Isahac 4 And I gaue vnto Isahac Iacob and Esau and I gaue vnto Esau mount Seir to possesse it But Iacob and his children went downe into Egypt 5 I sent Moyses also and Aaron and I plagued Egypt and when I had so done among them I brought you out 6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt and as they came vnto the sea the Egyptians folowed after your fathers with charettes and horsmen vnto the red sea 7 And when they cryed vnto the Lord the Lord put darcknesse betweene you and the Egyptians and brought the sea vpon them couered them and your eyes haue seene what I haue done to the Egyptians and ye dwelt in thee wildernesse along season 8 And I brought you into the lande of the Amorites which dwelt on the other syde Iordane And they fought with you and I gaue them into your hande that ye might conquer their countrey and I destroied them from out of your sight 9 Then Balak the sonne of Ziphor king of Moab arose warred against Israel and sent and called Balaam the sonne of Beor for to curse you 10 But I woulde not hearken vnto Balaam therfore he rather blessed you and so I deliuered you out of his hand 11 And ye went ouer Iordane and came vnto Iericho and the men of Iericho fought against you the Amorites Pherezites Chanaanites Hethites Gergesites Heuites and Iebusites I deliuered them into your hande 12 And I sent hornettes before you whiche caste them out of your sight euen the two kinges of the Amorites but not with your owne sworde or with your owne bowe 13 And I haue geuen you a lande in which ye dyd no labour cities which ye buylt not which ye dwell in vineyardes also and olyue trees whiche ye planted not and whereof ye do eate 14 Nowe therfore feare the Lorde and serue him in perfectnesse and trueth and put away the goddes whiche your fathers serued on the other side of y e fludde and in Egypt and serue ye the Lorde
the children of Ammon and toke the citie of the kingdome 27 And Ioab sent messengers to Dauid saying I haue fought against Rabba and haue taken the citie of waters 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together and besiege the citie that thou mayst take it lest I take it it be called after my name 29 And Dauid gathered al the people together went against Rabba and besieged it and toke it 30 And he toke their kinges crowne from of his head which wayed a talent of golde in it were precious stones and it was set on Dauids head and he brought away the spoyle of the citie in exceeding great abundaunce 31 And he caryed away the people that was therein put them vnder sawes and vnder iron harrowes and vnder axes of iron thrust them into the tylekyll thus dyd he with all the cities of the children of Ammon And so Dauid and al the people returned vnto Hierusalem ¶ The .xiii. Chapter 14 Amnon Dauids sonne defileth his sister Thamar 19 Thamar is comforted by her brother Absalom 29 Absalom therefore killeth Amnon 1 AFter this so it was that Absalom the sonne of Dauid had a fayre sister named Thamar whom Amnon y e sonne of Dauid loued 2 And he was so sore vexed that he fell sycke for his sister Thamar for she shas a virgin and he thought it hard for him to do any thing to her 3 But Amnon had a frende called Ionadab the sonne of Simah Dauids brother And Ionadab was a very subtile man 4 And he said vnto him How commeth it that thou being the kinges sonne art thus consumed from day to day Wylt thou not tell me Amnon aunswered him I loue Thamar my brother Absaloms sister 5 Ionadab saide vnto him Lay thee downe on thy bed and make thy selfe sicke And when thy father is come to see thee saye vnto him I pray thee let my sister Thamar come and geue me meate and dresse it in my syght that I may see it and eate it of her hand 6 And so Amnon laye downe and made him selfe sicke And when the king was come to see him Amnon saide vnto the king I pray thee let Thamar my sister come and make me a coople of cakes in my sight that I may eate of her hand 7 Then Dauid sent home to Thamar saying Go now to thy brother Amnōs house and dresse him meate 8 So Thamar went to her brother Amnons house he was layed downe And she toke floure and kneaded it and made cakes in his sight and dyd bake them 9 And toke a panne and powred them out before him but he would not eate And Amnon saide Haue out all men from me And they went all out from him 10 And Amnon saide vnto Thamar Bring the meate into the chamber that I may eate of thyne hand And Thamar toke y e cakes which she had made and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother 11 And whē she had set them before him to eate he toke her and saide vnto her Come lye with me my sister 12 And she aunswered him Nay my brother do not force me for there hath no such thing ben done in Israel Do not thou this folly 13 And I whyther shall I cause my shame to go And thou shalt be as one of the fooles in Israel Now therefore I pray thee speake vnto the king and he wyll not denie me vnto thee 14 Howbeit he would not hearken vnto her voyce but being stronger then she forced her and lay with her 15 And then Amnon hated her exceedingly so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater then the loue with which he before loued her And Amnon saide vnto her Vp and get thee hence 16 She aunswered him There is no cause This euill that thou puttest me away is greater then the other that thou diddest vnto me Neuerthelesse he would not heare her 17 But called his boye that serued him and saide Put away this woman from me and bolt the doore after her 18 And she had a garment of diuers colours vpon her for with such wer the kinges daughters that were virgins appareled Then his seruaunt brought her out and locked the doore after her 19 And Thamar toke and put ashes on her head and rent her garment of diuers colours that was on her layed her hand on her head and so went and as she went cryed 20 And Absalom her brother saide vnto her Hath Amnon thy brother ben with thee Now yet be still my sister he is thy brother let not this thing greeue thyne heart And so Thamar remayned desolate in her brother Absaloms house 21 But when king Dauid heard of all these thinges he was very wroth 22 And Absalom sayde vnto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad Howbeit Absalom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister Thamar 23 And after the tyme of two yeres Absalom had* sheepe shearers in the playne of Hazor beside Ephraim bade all the kinges sonnes 24 And came to the king and saide Beholde thy seruaunt hath sheepe shearers I pray thee that the king with his seruauntes come to thy seruaunt 25 The king aunswered Absalom Nay my sonne I pray thee let vs not go all lest we be chargeable vnto thee And Absalom laye sore vpon him howbeit he would not go but blessed him 26 Then saide Absalom but I pray thee shall not my brother Amnon go with vs And the king aunswered him what needeth it that he go with thee 27 But Absalom made such instaunce that he let Amnon all the kinges children go with him 28 Now had Absalom commaunded his young men saying Marke when Amnons heart is mery with wine and when I bid you smyte Amnon then kil him and feare not haue not I bidden you be bolde therfore play the men 29 And the seruauntes of Absalom dyd vnto Amnon euen as Absalom had commaunded And al the kinges sonnes arose and euery man gat him vp vpon his mule and fled 30 And whyle they were yet in the way tydinges came to Dauid saying Absalom hath slaine all the kinges sonnes and there is none left alyue 31 Then the king arose tare his garmentes and lay along on the earth and all his seruauntes stoode by with their clothes rent 32 And Ionadab the sonne of Simeach Dauids brother aunswered and sayde Let not my lorde suppose that they haue slaine all the young men of the kings sonnes but Amnon onely is dead For that hath ben determined in Absaloms minde since he forced his sister Thamar 33 Now therefore let not my lorde the king take the thing so greuously to thinke that all the kinges sonnes are dead for Amnon onely is dead 34 But Absalom fled And y e young man that kept the watch lyft vp his eyes loked and beholde there came much people
I might know him and finde him and that I might come before his seate 4 I woulde pleade my cause before hym and fill my mouth with argumentes 5 I woulde knowe what aunswere he woulde geue me and vnderstande what he woulde say vnto me 6 Will he pleade against me with his great power No but he will make me the stronger 7 There the righteous might dispute with him so shoulde I be deliuered for euer from my iudge 8 Behold though I go forwarde I find him not If I go backwarde I can get no knowledge of hym 9 If I go on the left side where he doth his worke I can not attayne vnto him Againe if I go on the right side he hydeth him selfe that I can not see hym 10 But as for my way he knoweth it and tryeth me that as the gold I may come foorth 11 My foote doth kepe his path his hie way haue I holden and will not go out of it 12 I will not forsake the commaundement of his lippes I haue esteemed the wordes of his mouth more then myne appoynted foode 31 He is still at one poynt and who can turne him he doth as him listeth and bringeth to passe what he will 14 He perfourmeth the thing that is appoynted for me and many such thinges doth he 15 This is the cause that I shrinke at his presence so that when I consider him I am afrayde of hym 16 For God maketh my heart softe and the almightie putteth me in feare 17 Because I am not cut of before the darkenesse neither hath he couered the cloude fro my face The .xxiiii. Chapter 1 Iob describeth the wickednesse of men and sheweth what curse belongeth to the wicked 12 How all thinges are gouerned by gods prouidence 17 and the destruction of the wicked 1 COnsidering then that there is no time hyd from the almightie how happeneth it that they which know him do not regarde his dayes 2 For some men remoue the landemarkes robbe men of their cattell and feede of the same 3 They driue away the asse of the fatherlesse and take the wydowes oxe for a pledge 4 They cause the poore to turne out of the way so that the poore of the earth hyde them selues together 5 Beholde as wilde asses in the desert go they foorth to their worke ryse betimes to spoyle Yea the very wildernesse ministreth foode for them their children 6 They reape the corne fielde that is not their owne and let the vineyarde of the vngodly alone 7 They cause the naked to lodge without garment and without couering in the colde 8 They are wet with the showres of the mountaynes and embrace the rocke for want of a couering 9 They plucke the fatherlesse from the brest and take the pledge from the poore 10 They let hym go naked without clothing and haue taken away the sheafe of the hungrie 11 The poore are fayne to labour in their oyle mylles yea and to treade in their wyne presses and yet to suffer thirst 12 Men out of the citie crye vnto the Lord with sighing the soules of the slayne also crye out yet God regardeth not their complaynt 13 Where as they are conuersaunt among them that abhorre the light they know not his way nor continue in his pathes 14 The murtherer ryseth early and killeth the poore and needy and in the night is as a thiefe 15 The eye of the adulterer wayteth for the darkenesse sayth There shall no eye see me and disguiseth his face 16 In the darke they digge through houses whiche they marked for them selues in the day time they knowe not the light 17 The morning is to them euen as the shadow of death if one know them they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death 18 The vngodly is swyft vpon the water their portion shal be cursed in the earth and he shall not beholde the way of the vineyardes 19 As the drye grounde and heate consume the snowye waters so shall the graue the sinners 20 The pitifull man shall forget hym he shal be sweete to the wormes he shal be no more remembred his wickednesse shal be broken as a tree 21 He hath oppressed the barren that can not beare and vnto the wydow hath he done no good 22 He drue the mightie after hym with his power and when he was gotten vp no man was sure of lyfe 23 And though they gaue him to be in safetie yet his eyes are vpon their wayes 24 They are exalted for a litle but shortly are gone brought to pouertie and taken out of the way yea and vtterly pluckt of as the eares of corne 25 Is it not so Who will then reproue me as a lyer and say that my wordes are nothing worth The .xxv. Chapter Bildad proueth that no man is cleane nor without sinne before God 1 THen aunswered Bildad the Suhite and sayde 2 Is there power and feare with him aboue that maketh peace sitting in his hyghnesse 3 Is there any number of his armies and vpon whom shal not his light arise 4 But how may a man compared vnto God be iustified or how can he be cleane that is borne of a woman 5 Beholde the moone shyneth nothing in comparison to him and the starres are vncleane in his sight 6 Howe much more then man that is but corruption and the sonne of man which is but a worme The .xxvi. Chapter 1 Iob sheweth that man can not helpe God and proueth it by his miracles 1 IOb aunswered and sayde 2 Whō hast thou helped Him that is without strength sauest thou the arme that hath no strength 3 Where is the counsayle that thou shouldest geue him which hath no wisdome Hast thou shewed the way of right lyuing 4 To whom hast thou spoken these wordes who made the breath to come out of thy mouth 5 Are not dead thinges shapen vnder the waters and thinges by the waters side 6 He is naked before him and the very destruction it selfe can not be hyd out of his sight 7 He stretcheth out the noorth ouer the emptie place and hangeth the earth vpon nothing 8 He byndeth the water in his cloudes the cloude is not broken vnder them 9 He holdeth backe the face of his throne and spreadeth his cloude before it 10 He hath compassed the waters with certayne boundes vntill the day and night come to an ende 11 The very pillers of heauen tremble and quake at his reproofe 12 He stilleth the sea with his power and through his wysdome smyteth he the strength therof 13 His spirite hath garnished the heauens his hand hath made the crooked serpent 14 Lo this is now a short summe of his wayes but howe litle a portion heare we of hym who can vnderstande the thunder of his power The .xxvii. Chapter 3 The constancie and
thee yet farre higher knowledge and wil ascribe righteousnesse vnto my maker 4 And truely my wordes shall not be vaine seeing he is with thee that is perfect in knowledge 5 Beholde the great God casteth away no man for he him selfe is mightie in power and wysdome 6 As for the vngodly he shall not preserue him but shall helpe the poore to their right 7 He shal not turne his eyes away from the righteous but as kinges shal they be in their throne he shal stablish them for euer and they shal be exalted 8 But if they be layde in chaynes or bounde with the bondes of trouble 9 Then wyll he shew them their worke their sinnes which haue ouercome them 10 He with punishing and nurturing of them roundeth them in the eares warneth them to leaue of from their wickednesse and to amende 11 If they now wyll take heede serue him they shal weare out their dayes in prosperitie and their yeres in pleasure 12 But if they wil not hearken they shal go through the sworde and perishe or euer they be aware 13 As for hypocrites in heart they shall heape vp wrath for them selues for they call not vpon him though they be his prisoners 14 Thus shal their soule perishe in foolishnes and their lyfe among the fornicatours 15 The poore shall he deliuer out of his affliction and rounde them in the eare when they be in trouble 16 Euen so would he take thee out of the straite place into a brode place in the which there is no straitnes yea make thy table quiet replenished with fatnesse 17 Neuerthelesse thou hast commended the iudgement of the vngodly and euen such a iudgement sentence shalt thou suffer 18 And seeing there is wrath with God beware lest he take thee away in thy wealth all that thou hast to redeeme thee can not deliuer thee 19 Thinkest thou that he wyll regarde thy riches he shall not care for golde nor for all them that excell in strength 20 Spend not the night in carefull thoughtes how he destroyeth some and bringeth other in their place 21 But beware that thou turne not aside to wickednesse and sinne which hitherto thou hast chosen more then affliction 22 Beholde God is of a mightie hie power Where is there such a guide and lawe geuer as he 23 Who wyll reproue him of his way Who wil say vnto him Thou hast done wrong 24 Remember that thou do magnifie his worke which men do praise 25 All men see it yea men do beholde it a farre of 26 Beholde so great is God that he passeth our knowledge neither can the number of his yeres be searched out 27 Sometime he restrayneth the rayne and againe he sendeth rayne by his cloudes 28 Which rayne the cloudes do droppe and let fall aboundantly vpon men 29 Who can consider the spreadinges out of his cloudes the coueringes of his tabernacle 30 Behold he doth stretch his light vpon it and couereth the bottome of the sea 31 For by these gouerneth he his people and geueth them aboundance of meate 32 With the cloudes he hydeth the light and at his commaundement it breaketh out 33 Which dashing vpon the next cloudes shew tokens of wrath ¶ The .xxxvij. Chapter 2 Elihu proueth that the vnsearcherable wysdome of God is manifest by his workes 4 as by the thunders â— the snowâ— â— the whirle winde 11 and the rayne 1 AT this also my heart is astomed and moued out of his place 2 Heare then the sounde of his voyce the noyse that goeth out of his mouth 3 He directeth it vnder the whole heauen and his light vnto the endes of the worlde 4 A roring voyce foloweth it for his glorious maiestie geueth a thuÌ„der clappe he will not stay wheÌ„ his voyce is heard 5 God thundreth marueylously with his voyce great thinges doth he which we can not comprehend 6 He commaundeth the snow and it falleth vpon earth he geueth the rayne a charge and the showres haue their strength and fall downe 7 With the force of the rayne he shutteth men vp that all men may knowe his workes 8 The beastes creepe into their dennes and remaine in their places 9 Out of the south commeth the tempest and colde out from the north winde 10 At the breath of God the hoare frost is geuen and the brode waters are frosen 11 He maketh the cloudes to labour in geuing moystnesse and againe with his light he dryueth away the cloude 12 He turneth the heauens about by his gouernement that they may do whatsoeuer he commaundeth them vpon the whole worlde 13 Whether it be for punishment or for his lande or to do good to them that seeke him 14 Hearken vnto this O Iob stand still and consider the wonderous workes of God 15 Didst thou know when God disposed them caused the light of his cloudes to shine 16 Hast thou knowen the varietie of the cloudes and the wonderous workes of him which is perfect in knowledge 17 And how thy clothes are warme when the lande is stil through the south winde 18 Hast thou helped him to spreade out the heauens which are strong and bright as a loking glasse 19 Teache vs what we shall saye vnto him for we are vnmeete to frame our talke because of darkenesse 20 Shall it be tolde him what I saye Shall man speake when he shal be destroyed 21 For men see not the light that shineth in the cloudes but the winde passeth and cleanseth them 22 The faire weather commeth out of the north the prayse thereof is to God who is terrible 23 It is the almightie we can not finde him out he is excellent in power and iudgement and aboundaunt in iustice he afflieteth not 24 Let men therefore feare him for there shall no man see him that is wyse in his owne conceit ¶ The .xxxviii. Chapter God speaketh to Iob and declaâ—eth the weakenes of man in the consideration of his creatures by whose excellencie the power iustice and prouidence of the creator is knowen 1 THen aunswered the Lorde vnto Iob out of the whirle winde and saide 2 What is he that darkeneth his counsaile by wordes without knowledge 3 Gâ—rde vp thy loynes lyke a man for I wyl question with thee see thou geue me a direct aunswere 4 Where wast thou when I layed the foundations of the earth Tell playnely if thou hast vnderstanding 5 Who hath measured it knowest thou or who hath spread the lyne vpon 〈◊〉 6 Whereupon are the foundations 〈◊〉 or who layed the corner stoâ—e 〈…〉 7 Where wast thou when the morning starres praysed me together and all the children of God reioyced triumphantly 8 Who shut the sea with doores when it brake foorth as out of the wombe 9 When I made the cloudes to be a couering for
the beautie eloquence strength power successe administration of iustice aboundaunce of riches and maiestie of kyng Solomon with his wife and children setteth foorth Iesus Christe and his espouse the Churche whose eternal kingdome agaynst sinne death and hell is notably figured here in this psalme ¶ To the chiefe musition on the instrument Sosannim to be song of the children of Corach A song of loue geuyng wise instructions 1 MY heart is endityng of a good matter I wyll dedicate my workes vnto the king my tongue is as the penne of a redy writer 2 Thou art fayrer then the children of men full of grace are thy lippes because the Lorde hath blessed thee for euer 3 Girde thee with thy sworde vpon thy thygh O thou most mightie that is with thy glorie and thy maiestie 4 Prosper thou with thy maiestie ryde on the worde of trueth and of affliction for ryghteousnesse sake and thy ryght hande shall teache thee terrible thynges 5 Thyne arrowes are sharpe a people the kynges enemies shall submit in heart them selues vnto thee 6 Thy throne O Lorde endureth for euer and euer the scepter of ryghteousnesse is the scepter of thy kyngdome 7 Thou hast loued iustice and hated vngodlynesse wherfore the Lorde euen thy Lorde hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse more then thy felowes 8 All thy garmentes smell of Myrre Aloes and Cassia out of the iuorie palaces wherby they haue made thee glad 9 Kynges daughters are amongst thy honourable women vpon thy ryght hande standeth the queene in a vesture of golde of Ophir 10 Hearken O daughter and consider encline thine eare forget also thine owne people and thy fathers house 11 So shall the kyng haue pleasure in thy beautie for he is thy Lorde and worship thou hym 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall come with a present the riche among the people shall make their earnest prayer before thee 13 The kynges daughter is all glorious within her clothyng is of wrought golde 14 She shal be brought vnto the kyng in rayment of needle worke the virgins that folowe her and her company shal be brought vnto thee 15 With ioy and gladnesse shall they be brought and shal enter into the kinges palace 16 In steade of thy fathers thou shalt haue children whom thou mayst make princes in all landes 17 I wyll remember thy name from one generation vnto another therfore shall the people prayse thee worlde without ende ¶ The argument of the .xlvj. Psalme ¶ The prophete acknowledgeth God to haue deliuered Hierusalem so notably out of perilles that they all haue a cause to conceaue a full hope not for to feare any aduersitie in tyme to come He exhorteth other to beholde the great workes of God and turneth his speache to his aduersaries ¶ To the chiefe musition a song to be song of the children of Corach vpon Alamoth 1 THe Lorde is our refuge strength a helpe very easyly founde in troubles 2 Therfore we wyll not feare though the earth be transposed and though the hilles rushe into the middest of the sea 3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell and though the mountaynes shake at the surges of the same Selah 4 Yet the fludde by his ryuers shall make glad the citie of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the most hyghest 5 God is in the myddest of her therfore she can not be remoued the Lorde wyll helpe her and that ryght early 6 The heathen make much a do and the kyngdomes are moued but God shewed his voyce and the earth melted away 7 The God of hoastes is with vs the Lorde of Iacob is our refuge Selah 8 O come hither and beholde the workes of God what distructions he hath brought vpon the earth 9 He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde he breaketh the bowe knappeth the speare in sunder and burneth the charettes in the fire 10 Be styll then and knowe that I am the Lorde I wyll be exalted among the heathen I wyll be exalted in the earth 11 The God of hoastes is with vs the Lorde of Iacob is our refuge Selah The argument of the .xlvij. psalme ¶ The prophete inciteth the faythfull to prayse God with all kynde of melody for that he subdueth their enemies vnder them He also declareth that the heathen with their princes shall receaue the fayth ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme to be song of the children of Corach 1 CLap your handes all ye people make a noise vnto the Lorde with a ioyfull voyce 2 For God is hygh and terrible he is the great king vpō all the earth 3 He wyll subdue the people vnder vs and the nations vnder our feete 4 He hath chosen for vs our inheritaunce the glorie of Iacob whō he loued Selah 5 The Lorde ascendeth in a triumph and God with the sounde of a trumpet 6 Syng psalmes to the Lorde syng psalmes syng psalmes to our kyng sing psalmes 7 For the Lorde is kyng of all the earth * syng psalmes all you that haue skyll 8 God raigneth ouer the heathen God sitteth vpon his holy throne 9 The princes of the people are assembled together for to be the people of the God of Abraham for the shieldes of the earth be Gods who is hyghly exalted ¶ The argument of the .xlviii. Psalme ¶ The prophete magnifieth the maiestie of God for his goodnesse benefites fayth and wonderfull defence towardes his Churche which he commendeth vnder the name of the citie of God of mount Sion of the holy hyll and palaces of the north syde ¶ A song the psalme of the children of Corach 1 GReat is God and hyghly to be praysed in the citie of our Lorde his holy hyll 2 The hyll of Sion is fayre in situation and the ioy of the whole earth vpon the north syde lyeth y e citie of the great king 3 God is well knowen in her palaces as a most sure refuge 4 For lo kinges did assemble and passe by together they them selues sawe it * lykewyse they marueyled they were astonyed with feare and sodenly in haste they were gone away 5 A feare came there vpon them and sorowe as vpon a woman in her childe trauayle 6 Thou didst breake the shippes of the sea through the east wynde 7 Lyke as we haue hearde so haue we seene in the citie of God of hoastes in the citie of our Lorde God vpholdeth the same for euer Selah 8 O Lorde we haue wayted for thy louyng kindnesse in the myddest of thy temple 9 O Lorde accordyng to thy name so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende thy ryght hande is full of iustice 10 Mount Sion shall reioyce and the daughters of Iuda shal be glad because of thy iudgementes 11 Compasse about Sion and go rounde about her and tell the towres therof 12 Marke well her bulwarkes beholde her hygh palaces that ye may tell it to your posteritie
out of their distresse 19 He sendeth his worde healeth them and he maketh them to scape safe from their corruptnes 20 O that men would confesse vnto God his louing kindnes and his marueylous actes done to the chyldren of men 21 And that they would offer vnto him sacrifices of thankes geuing and set foorth in wordes his workes with a ioyfull noyse 22 Such as go downe to the sea in ships and folowe their busines in great waters they see the workes of God and his wonders in the deepe 23 For he commaundeth and causeth a stormie winde to arise and he lifteth vp on high his waues 24 Then they ascende vp to heauen and come downe agayne to the deepe so that their soule melteth away through trouble 25 They reele to and fro and they do stacker like a drunken man and their wysdome fayleth them 26 And they cry vnto god in their trouble who deliuereth theÌ„ out of their distresse 27 For he maketh the storme to ceasse so that the waues therof are still 28 Then be they glad because they are at rest and he bringeth them to the hauen where they woulde be 29 O that men would confesse vnto god his louyng kyndnes and meruaylous actes done to the chyldren of men 30 And that they would exalt him in the congregation of the people and prayse him in the consistorie of the aged 31 He turneth fluddes into a wildernes and waterspringes into a drye grounde 32 He maketh a fruitfull grounde barren for the wickednes of them that dwell therein 33 Contrary he reduceth a wyldernes into a standing water and a drye ground into water springes 34 And he setteth there the hungry and they buylde them a citie to dwell in 35 And they sowe their lande and plant vineyardes and they yelde vnto them aboundant store of fruites 36 He blesseth them so that they multiplie exceedingly and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease â—7 But when they do fall from God they are diminished brought low through oppression calamitie griefe of minde 38 He bringeth princes into contempt he maketh them to wander in a wildernesse where there is no way at all 39 Yet he exalteth the poore out of miserie and geueth him housholdes equall to flockes of cattell 40 The righteous will marke this and reioyce and the mouth of all wickednesse shal be stopped 41 Whosoeuer is wyse he wyll both obserue these thinges and also well consider the louing kindnesse of God The argument of the .cviii. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth his redines to prayse God amongst all nations not only with wordes but also with musicall instrumentes for this ende that his glory may be set foorth to the whole world and his elect saued and deliuered from enemies Part of this psalme is taken out of the .57 psalme and part out of the .60 ¶ A song the psalme of Dauid 1 MY heart is redye O Lorde I wyll sing prayse thee in singing of psalmes yea my glory also is redie 2 Bestirre thee O lute and harpe I my selfe wil bestirre me right early in y e morning 3 I wyll prayse thee O God among the people I wyll sing psalmes vnto thee among the nations 4 For the greatnes of thy mercy reacheth vnto the heauens and thy trueth vnto the cloudes 5 Exalt thy selfe O Lord aboue the heauens and let thy glory be aboue all the earth 6 That thy beloued may be deliuered saue me with thy right hande and heare thou me 7 The Lorde hath spoken this in his holynes whereof I wyll reioyce I wyll deuide Sichem and measure the valley of Sucoth 8 Gilead shal be myne and Manasses shal be mine Ephraim also shal be the strength of my head and Iuda my law geuer 9 Moab shal be my washpot ouer Edome I wyll cast my shoe vpon Philistea I wyll triumph 10 Who wyll leade me into the strong citie who wyll bring me into Edom 11 Hast not thou remoued vs from thence and wylt not thou O Lorde go out with our hoastes 12 Geue vs ayde against trouble for the sauing helpe of man is but vayne 13 Through the Lorde wyll we do valiaunt actes for he him selfe will treade downe our enemies The argument of the .cix. psalme ¶ Dauid greeuously complayneth before the face of God of his enemies malice and craft He wisheth vnto them the horrible vengeaunce of God vttering the cause why he so wysheth He requireth Gods helpe in his great miserie to this ende that both his enemies might well perceaue that his helpe commeth from Gods hande and also that he him selfe might prayse God therfore ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 HOlde not thy tongue O thou the Lorde of my prayse 2 For the mouth of the vngodly and the mouth of the deceiptfull is opened vpon me they haue spoken against me with a false tongue 3 And they haue compassed me about with hatefull wordes and fought against me without a cause 4 For the loue that I bare vnto them they are become mine aduersaries but I geue my selfe vnto prayer 5 Thus haue they rewarded me euyll for good and hatred for my good wyll 6 Set thou an vngodly man to be ruler ouer him and let Satan stande at his right hande 7 When sentence is geuen vpon hym let him be condemned and let his prayer be turned into sinne 8 Let his dayes be fewe and let another take his office 9 Let his chyldren be fatherlesse and his wyfe a wydowe 10 Let his children be vagaboundes and go a begging and let them seeke foode out of their barren groundes 11 Let the extortioner bryng into his snare all that he hath and let straungers spoyle his labour 12 Let there be no man to shewe hym any gentlenes nor to haue compassion vpon his fatherlesse children 13 Let his posteritie come to destruction and in the next generation let his name be cleane put out 14 Let the wyckednes of his fathers be had in remembraunce in the sight of God and let not the sinne of his mother be wyped away 15 Let them be alway before God that he may roote out the memorial of them from the earth 16 Because that he remembred not to do good but he persecuted the afflicted and poore man and hym whose heart was broken with sorow that he might take his life from hym 17 His delight was in cursing and it shal happen vnto him he loued not blessing therfore it hath ben farre froÌ„ him 18 He clothed hym selfe with cursing as with his garment and it hath entred into his bowels like water and like oyle into his bones 19 Let it be vnto hym as the garment that he is wrapt in and as the gyrdle that he is alway gyrded withall 20 Let this rewarde be from God vnto myne aduersaries and vnto those that speake euill against my soule 21 But thou O God my Lorde do vnto me
vnderstande them and I shall lyue Coph 1 I Haue called with my whole heart heare me O God I wyll kepe thy statutes 2 I haue called vpon thee saue me and I wyll kepe thy testimonies 3 I haue preuented other in the dawnyng of the day and I cryed vnto thee for I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy wordes 4 Myne eyes haue preuented the nyght watches that my study might be wholy in thy wordes 5 Heare my voyce accordyng to thy louing kindnesse make me to lyue O God after thy iudgementes 6 They that mynde to do an act of mischiefenesse do drawe nye vnto me they are farre from thy lawe 7 But thou art nye at hande O God and all thy coÌ„maundementes be trueth 8 As concernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen long since that thou hast made them to last for euer Resh 1 BEholde myne affliction deliuer me for I haue not forgotten thy lawe 2 Defende thou my cause redeeme me make me to lyue accordyng vnto thy worde 3 Saluation is farre from the vngodly for they study not thy statutes 4 Thy mercies be manifolde O God make me to liue accordyng to thy iudgementes 5 There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies 6 I sawe transgressours and I was greeued at the heart because they kept not thy lawe 7 Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse 8 The beginning of thy word is trueth and all the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse endure for euermore Shin 1 PRinces haue persecuted me without a cause but my heart hath stoode in awe of thy wordes 2 I am as glad of thy worde as he that fyndeth a great bootie 3 That which is false I hate and abhorre but thy lawe I do loue 4 I do prayse thee seuen tymes euery day for loue of the iudgementes of thy iustice 5 They that loue thy lawe shall haue great prosperitie and nothyng shall offende them 6 Lorde I haue wayted after thy saluation and I haue done thy commaundementes 7 My soule hath kept thy testimonies and I haue loued them exceedyngly 8 I haue kept thy commaundementes and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee Tau 1 LEt my crye O God approche neare vnto thy face make me to vnderstande euery thyng accordyng vnto thy worde 2 Let my supplication come before thee deliuer me accordyng to thy worde 3 My lippes shall powre out thy prayse when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4 My tongue shall syng of thy worde for all thy commaundementes are ryghteousnesse 5 Let thyne hande be redie for to ayde me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes 6 I haue longed for thy saluation O God and thy lawe is my whole delight 7 Let my soule lyue and it shall prayse thee and thy iudgementes shal be an ayde vnto me 8 I haue gone astray lyke a lost sheepe oh seke out thy seruaunt for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes ¶ The argument of the .cxx. Psalme ¶ The prophete requesteth God for to deliuer him from such as do maliciously slaunder him with false reportes For by their meanes he esteemeth his life led with the Ismaelites and with the barbarous people of Arabia and not with Gods people ¶ A song of high degrees 1 WHen I was in trouble I called vpon God and he hearde me 2 Deliuer my soule O God from false lyppes from a deceiptful tongue 3 What doth a deceiptfull tongue vnto thee what good bryngeth it thee 4 So much as sharpe arrowes of a strong man in thy sydes with Iuniper coales powred on thy head 5 Wo be vnto me that am constrayned to be conuersaunt in Mesech and to dwell among the tentes of Cedar 6 My soule hath dwelt long with hym that hateth peace 7 I am a man of peace but because I do speake therof they prepare them selues to battayle ¶ The argument of the .cxxj. Psalme ¶ The prophete lifteth vp his eyes vnto heauen from whence he most certaynely loketh for ayde at all tymes He assureth all other that God careth defendeth gouerneth and prouideth for those that flee vnto the Lorde for succour in their necessitie ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Will lift vp myne eyes vnto the hilles from whence my helpe shall come 2 My helpe commeth from God who hath made heauen and earth 3 He wyll not suffer thy foote to moue he wyll not sleepe that kepeth thee 4 Beholde he that kepeth Israel wyll neither slumber nor sleepe 5 God hym selfe is thy keper God is thy defence vpon thy ryght hande 6 The sunne shal not hurt thee by day neither the moone by nyght 7 God wyll preserue thee from all euill he wyll preserue thy soule 8 God wyll preserue thy goyng out and thy commyng in from this tyme foorth for euermore ¶ The argument of the .cxxii. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth the ioy of the people goyng vp to Hierusalem where true religion was set foorth and iustice in courtes ministred for which causes he wisheth great prosperitie to the citie ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 I Was glad when they sayde vnto me we wyll go into the house of God 2 Our feete shall stande in thy gates O Hierusalem 3 Hierusalem is builded as a citie that is well vnited together in it selfe 4 For the tribes do go vp thyther euen the tribes of the Lorde which is a testimonie vnto Israel for to prayse the name of God 5 For there is ordeyned the seate for iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid 6 Pray for the peace of Hierusalem they shall prosper that loue thee 7 Peace be within thy walles and plenteousnesse within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I wyll wyshe peace to be within thee 9 Yea because of the house of God our Lord I wyll procure to do thee good The argument of the cxxiii psalme ¶ The prophete declareth that the godly despited of such as be riche proude and scornfull do loke for helpe only at Gods hande after a most humble sort ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto thee who dwellest in heauen 2 Beholde as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs. 3 Haue mâ—y vpon vs O God haue mercy vâ—â—n vs for we haue suffered enough of dispite 4 Our soule is filled with the scornefull reprofe of the wealthy and with the dispitefulnes of the proude ¶ The argument of the .cxxiiij. Psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgeth that he and his people had ben vtterly destroyed through the violence of enemies if God had not ben on their side with his present ayde ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 IF God him selfe had not ben of
ye tell me the dreame and the interpretation therof ye shall receaue of me giftes rewardes and great honour therefore shewe me the dreame and the interpretation therof 7 They aunswered againe and said The king must shewe his seruauntes the dreame and so shal we declare the interpretation therof 8 Then the king aunswered saying I perceaue of a trueth that ye would redeeme the time for so much as ye see the thing is gone fro me 9 Therfore if ye wil not tel me the dreame this is your only purpose ye haue prepared liyng corrupt wordes to speake before me til the time be chaunged therfore tell me the dreame that I may knowe that ye can declare me the interpretation therof 10 Vpon this the Chaldees gaue aunswere before the king and sayde There is no man vpon earth that can tell the thing which the king speaketh of yea there is neither king prince nor lorde that euer asked such thinges at a wyse man soothsayer or Chaldean 11 For it is a rare matter that the king requireth neither is there any that can certifie the king therof except the gods whose dwelling is not with fleshe 12 For the which cause the king was wroth with great indignation commaunded to destroy al the wise men at Babylon 13 So the decree went foorth and the wise men were slayne they sought also to slay Daniel with his companions 14 Then Daniel stayed the counsell and decree with Arioch the captayne of the kinges garde who was gone foorth to put to death the wise men of Babylon 15 He aunswered and sayde vnto Arioch the kinges captayne why is the sentence so hastie from the king Then Arioch tolde Daniel the matter 16 Vpon this went Daniel and desired the king that he woulde geue him leysure and that he would shewe the king the interpretation 17 Then Daniel went to his house and shewed the thing to Ananias Misael and Azarias his companions 18 That they shoulde beseche the God of heauen for grace in this secrete that Daniel and his felowes with other such as were wyse in Babylon perished not 19 Then was the secrete reuealed vnto Daniel in a vision by night then Daniel praysed the God of heauen 20 Daniel also aunswered and said The name of God be praysed for euer euer for wysdome and strength are his 21 He chaungeth the times and seasons he taketh away kinges he setteth vp kinges he geueth wysdome vnto the wyse and vnderstanding to those that vnderstande 22 He reuealeth the deepe secrete thinges he knoweth the thing that lieth in darknesse for the light dwelleth with him 23 I thanke thee and prayse thee O thou God of my fathers that thou hast geuen me wisdome and strength and hast shewed me now the thing that we desired of thee for thou hast declared the kinges matter vnto vs. 24 Vpon this went Daniel in vnto Arioch whom the king had ordeined to destroy the wise men at Babylon he went and sayde thus vnto him Destroy not the wyse men of Babylon but bring me before the king and I shall shewe the king the interpretation 25 Then Arioch brought Daniel before the king in all the haste and sayde thus vnto him I haue founde a man among the children of Iuda that were brought captiues that will declare vnto the king the interpretation 26 Then aunswered the king and sayd vnto Daniel whose name was Baltassar Art thou able to shewe me the dreame which I haue seene and the interpretation therof 27 Daniel aunswered in the presence of the king and sayd As for this secrete for the whiche the king maketh inquisition there can neither the men of vnderstanding nor soothsayers nor the wyse men nor readers of destinies declare it vnto the king 28 But there is a God in heauen that reuealeth secretes sheweth the king Nabuchodonozor what is for to come in the latter dayes Thy dreame and that whiche thou hast seene in thyne head vpon thy bed is this 29 O king when thou wast in thy bed thoughtes came into thy mynde what should come hereafter so he that is the opener of misteries telleth thee what is for to come 30 As for me this secrete is not shewed me for any wysdome that I haue more then any other liuing but onely that I might shew the king the interpretation and that thou mightest knowe the thoughtes of thyne owne heart 31 Thou king sawest and beholde there was a great image this great image whose brightnesse was excellent stoode before thee and the fourme therof was terrible 32 This images head was of fine gold his brest and armes of siluer his belly and his thighes of brasse 33 His legges were of iron his feete were part of iron and part of clay 34 Thou beheldest it till a stone was cut without handes which smote the image vpon his feete that were of iron clay and brake them to peeces 35 Then was the iron the clay the brasse the siluer and gold broken al together became like y e chaffe of sommer floores and the winde caryed them away that no place was found for them the stone that smote the image became a great mountayne and filled the whole earth 36 This is the dreame and now will we shew before the king what it meaneth 37 O king thou art a king of kinges for the God of heauē hath geuen vnto thee a kingdome power strength glorie 38 And in all places whersoeuer the children of men dwell the beastes of the fielde and the foules of the aire hath he geuen into thy hande and hath made thee ruler in them all thou art this head of golde 39 After thee shall arise another kingdome inferior to thee another third kingdome shal be of brasse whiche shall beare rule ouer all the earth 40 The fourth kingdome shal be strong as iron for as iron breaketh in peeces and subdueth all thinges and as iron bruiseth all these thinges so shall it breake in peeces and bruise all 41 Where as thou sawest the feete toes parte of potters clay part of iron the kingdome shal be deuided but there shal be in it of the strength of the iron for so much as thou sawest the iron mixt with the clay and earth 42 And as the toes of the feete were part of iron and part of clay so shal the kingdome be part strong and part broken 43 And wheras thou sawest iron mixt with clay and earth they shall mingle themselues with the seede of men and yet not ioyne one with another as iron will not be mixt with clay 44 And in the dayes of these kinges shall the God of heauen set vp a kingdome which shall neuer be destroyed and this kingdome shall not be geuen ouer to another people but it shall breake and destroy al these kingdomes and it shal stand for euer 45 Like as thou sawest that without any handes
opened I my mouth and beholde he reached me a full cuppe which was full as it were with water but the colour of it was lyke fire 40 And I toke it and dranke And when I had drunken it my heart had vnderdandyng and wisdome grewe in my brest for my spirite was strenthened in remembraunce 41 And my mouth was opened and shut no more 42 The hyest gaue vnderstandyng vnto the fyue men that they wrote the hye thynges of the nyght which they vnderstoode not 43 But in the nyght they dyd eate bread as for me I spake in the day and helde not my tongue by nyght 44 In fourtie dayes they wrote two hundred and foure bookes 45 And it came to passe when the fourtie dayes were fulfylled that the hyest spake saying The first that thou hast written publishe openly that the worthy and vnworthy may reade it 46 But kepe the seuentie last that thou mayest deliuer them only to such as be wise among thy people 47 For in them is the spring of vnderstandyng the fountayne of wisdome and the streame of knowledge 48 And I dyd so The .xv. Chapter 1 The prophecie of Esdras is certayne 5 The euils that shall come on the worlde 9 The Lord wyll auenge the innocent blood 12 Egypt shall lament 16 Sedition 20 and punishment vpon the kynges of the earth 24 Cursed are they that sinne 29 Troubles warres vpon the whole earth 53 God is the reuenger of his elect 1 BEholde speake thou in the eares of my people the wordes of prophecie which I wyll put in thy mouth sayth the Lorde 2 And cause them to be written in a letter for it is the trueth 3 Feare not the imaginations agaynst thee Let not the vnfaythfulnesse of them trouble thee that speake agaynst thee 4 For all the vnfaythfull shall dye in their vnfaythfulnesse 5 Beholde saith the Lorde I will bring plagues vpon the worlde the sworde hunger death and destruction 6 For wickednesse hath the vpper hande in all the earth and their shamefull workes are fulfylled 7 Therfore sayth the Lorde 8 I wyll holde my tongue no more of their wickednesse which they do so vngodly neither wyll I suffer them in the thynges that they deale withall so wickedly Beholde the innocent and ryghteous blood cryeth vnto me and the soules of the iust complaine continually 9 And therfore sayth the Lorde I wyll surely auenge and receaue vnto me all the innocent blood from among them 10 Beholde my people is led as a flocke of sheepe to be slayne I wyll not suffer them nowe to dwell in the lande of Egypt 11 But wyll bryng them out with a mightie hande and a stretched out arme and smite it with plagues as afore and wyll destroy all the lande of it 12 Egypt shall mourne and the foundations of it shal be smitten with the plague and punishment that God shall bryng vpon it 13 They that tyll the grounde shall mourne for their seedes shal be destroyed through the blastyng and hayle and by an horrible starre 14 Wo worth the worlde and them that dwell therin 15 For the sworde and their destruction draweth nye and one people shal stande vp to fyght agaynst another swordes in their handes 16 For men shal be vnstedfast and some shall do violence vnto other they shall not regarde their kyng and the princes shall measure the way of their doinges by their power 17 A man shall desire to go into a citie and shall not be able 18 For because of their pride the cities shal be troubled the houses shall tremble and men shal be afrayde 19 A man shall haue no pitie vpon his neyghbour but shall destroy their houses with the sword and spoyle their goodes because of the hunger of bread and because of the great trouble 20 Beholde sayth God I call together all the kynges of the earth to reuerence me which are from the vprisyng from the south from the east and Libanus to turne vpon them and restore the thynges that they haue done to them 21 Lyke as they do yet this day vnto my chosen so wyll I do also and recompence them in their bosome Thus saith the Lorde God 22 My ryght hande shall not spare the sinners and my sworde shall not ceasse ouer them that shed the innocent blood vpon earth 23 The fire is gone out from his wrath hath consumed the foundations of the earth and the sinners lyke the strawe that is kyndled 24 Wo worth them that sinne and kepe not my commaundementes sayth the Lorde 25 I wyll not spare them Go your way ye children from the power defile not my sanctuarie 26 For the Lorde knoweth all them that sinne agaynst him therfore deliuereth he them vnto death and destruction 27 For nowe are the plagues come vpon the worlde and ye shall remayne in them For God shall not deliuer you because ye haue sinned agaynst hym 28 Beholde an horrible vision commeth from the east 29 Where generations of dragons of Arabia shal come out with many charettes the multitude of them shal be caryed as the wynde vpon earth that all they which heare them may feare tremble 30 Euen the Carmanies raging in wrath shall go foorth as the wylde boores of the forrest and with great power shall they come and stande fyghtyng with them and shall waste a portion of the lande of the Assyrians 31 And then shall the dragons haue the vpper hande and remembring their nature shall turne about conspiryng together in great power to persecute thē 32 Then these shal be troubled and kepe scilence in their power and shall flee 33 And from the lande of the Assyrians shall the enemie besiege them and consume some of them and in their hoast shal be feare and dread and strife among their kynges 34 Beholde cloudes from the east and from the north vnto the south and they are very horrible to loke vpon full of wrath and storme 35 They shall smite one vpon another and they shal smite downe a great multitude of starres vpon the earth euen their owne starre and the blood shal be from the sworde vnto the belly 36 And the doung of man vnto the Camels litter 37 And there shal be great fearfulnesse and tremblyng vpon earth and they that see the wrath shal be afraide and a tremblyng shall come vpon them 38 And then shal there come great raynes from the south and from the north and part from the west 39 And strong wyndes shall aryse from the east and shall open it and the cloude which he raysed vp in wrath and the starre stirred to cause feare towarde the east and west wind shal be destroyed 40 The great cloudes shal be lift vp and the mightie cloudes full of wrath and the starre that they may make all the earth afrayde and them that dwell therin and that they may powre out ouer euery high place an horrible starre 41 Fire and hayle and fleing
6 Vpon the one she leaned her selfe as one that was tender 7 The other folowed her and bare the trayne of her vesture 8 The shine of her beautie made her face rose coloured the similitude of her face was chearefull and amiable but her heart was sorowfull for great feare 9 She went in thorowe all the doores and stoode before the kyng The kyng sate vpon the trone of his kyngdome and was clothed in his goodly aray all shining with golde and set with precious stones and he was very terrible 10 He lyft vp his face that shone in the clearnesse and looked grimly vpon her Then fel the Queene downe was pale and faynte leaned her selfe vpon the head of the mayde that went with her 11 Neuerthelesse God turned the kinges minde that he was gentle that he leaped out of his seate for feare and gate her in his armes and helde her vp tyll she came to her self againe he gaue her louing wordes also and said vnto her 12 Hester what is the matter I am thy brother be of good cheare 13 Thou shalt not die for our commaundement toucheth the commons and not thee Come nye 14 And with that he helde vp his golden rodde and layde it vpon her necke 15 And imbraced her frendly and sayd Talke with me 16 Then sayde she I sawe thee O Lorde as an angell of God and my heart was troubled for feare of thy maiestie and clearnesse 17 For excellent and wonderfull art thou O Lorde and thy face is full of amitie 18 But as she was thus speaking vnto hym she fell downe agayne for fayntnesse 19 For the whiche cause the kyng was afraide and all his seruauntes comforted her ¶ The .xvj. Chapter ¶ The copie of the letters of Artaxerxes whereby he reuoketh those whiche he first sent foorth 1 THe great kyng Artaxerxes whiche raigneth from India vnto Ethiopia ouer an hundreth and twentie and seuen landes sendeth vnto the princes and rulers of the same landes suche as loue him his frendly salutation 2 There be many that for the sundry frendshippes and benefites whiche are diuersly done vnto them for their worship be euer the more proude and hye minded 3 And vndertake not only to hurt our subiectes for plenteous benefites may they not suffer and begin to imagine some thing against those that do them good 4 And take not only all vnthankfulnes away from men but in pride and presumption as they that be vnmindfull and vnthankfull for the good deedes they go about to escape the iudgement of God that seeth all thinges whiche iudgement hateth and punisheth all wickednesse 5 It happeneth oft also that they which be set in office by the higher power and vnto whom the businesse and causes of the subiectes are committed to be handled waxe proude and defile them selues with shedding of innocent blood which bringeth them to intollerable hurt 6 Whiche also with false and deceiptfull wordes and with lying tales deceaue and betray the innocent goodnesse of princes 7 Nowe is it profitable and good that we take heede make searche therafter and consider not onlye what hath happened vnto vs of olde but the shamefull vnhonest and noysome thinges that the deputies haue nowe taken in hande before our eyes 8 And thereby to beware in tyme to come that we make the kyngdome quiet and peaceable for all men and that we might sometime drawe it to a chaunge 9 And as for the thing that nowe is present before our eyes to withstande it and to put it downe after the most frendly maner 10 What tyme nowe as Aman the sonne of Amadathu the Macedonian a straūger veryly of the Persians blood and farre from our goodnes was come in among vs as an aliaunt 11 And had obtayned the frendship that we beare towarde all people so that he was called our father and had in hye honour of euery man as the next and principall vnto the kyng 12 He coulde not forbeare him selfe from his pryde hath vndertaken not only to rob vs of the kyngdome but of our life 13 With manyfolde deceipt also hath he desired to destroy Mardocheus our helper and preseruer whiche hath done vs good in all thinges and innocent Hester the like partaker of our kyngdome with all her people 14 For his minde was when he had taken them out of the way and robbed vs of them by this meanes to translate the kyngdome of the Persians vnto them of Macedonia 15 But we finde that the Iewes which were accused of the wicked that they might be destroyed are no euyll doers but vse reasonable and right lawes 16 And that they be the chyldren of the most high liuing God by whom the kyngdome of vs and of our progenitours hath ben well ordered hytherto 17 Wherefore as for the letters and commaundementes that were put foorth by Aman the sonne of Amadathu ye shall do well if ye holde them of none effect 18 For he that set them vp and inuented them hangeth at Susis before the port with all his kinred and God whiche hath all thinges in his power hath rewarded hym after his deseruing 19 And vpon this ye shall publishe and set vp the copie of this letter in all places that the Iewes may freely and without hinderaunce holde them selues after their owne statutes 20 And that they may be helped and that vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth Adar they may be auenged of them whiche in the tyme of their anguishe and trouble would haue oppressed them 21 For the God that gouerneth all thinges hath turned to ioy the day wherein the chosen people shoulde haue perished 22 Moreouer among the hye solempne dayes that ye haue ye shall holde this day also with all gladnesse 23 That nowe and in tyme to come this day may be a remembraunce of good for all such as loue the prosperitie of the Persians but a remembraunce of destruction to those that be seditious vnto vs. 24 All cities and landes that do not this shall horribly perishe and be destroyed with the sworde and fire and shall not only be no more inhabited of men but be abhorred also of the wylde beastes and foules The ende of the rest of the booke of Hester ⧠The wysdome of Solomon The first Chapter 1 Howe we ought to searche and inquire after God 2 Who be those that finde hym 5 The holy ghost 8.11 We ought to flee from backbiting and murmuring 12 Whereof death commeth 15 Righteousnesse and vnrighteousnesse 1 LOue righteousnesse ye that be iudges of y e earth consider deepely of the Lorde in goodnesse and seeke hym in singlenesse of heart 2 For he wyll be founde of them that tempt hym not and appeareth vnto such as put no distrust in him 3 For wicked thoughtes seperate from God and his power when it is tryed reproueth the vnwise 4 For why wysdome shall not enter into a wicked soule nor dwell in the body that is subiect vnto sinne 5 For the holy
turned againe in all the haste and the elders that is the principall heades saide vnto him Come sit downe here among vs and shewe vs this matter seeing God hath geuē thee as great honour as an elder 51 And Daniel saide vnto them put these two asyde one from an other and then shall I examine them 52 When they were put asunder one from an other he called one of them and saide vnto him O thou olde cankarde carle that hast vsed thy wickednes so long thyne vngratious deedes which thou hast done afore are now come to light 53 For thou hast geuen false iudgementes thou hast oppressed the innocent and letten the giltie go free where as yet the Lorde saith The innocent and righteous see thou slay not 54 Well then if thou hast seene her tel me vnder what tree sawest thou them companying together He aunswered vnder a Mulbery tree 55 And Daniel saide Very well nowe thou lyest euen vpon thyne head lo the messenger of the Lorde hath receaued the sentence of him to cut thee in two 56 Then put he him aside and called for the other and saide vnto him O thou seede of Chanaan but not of Iuda fairenes hath deceaued thee and lust hath subuerted thyne heart 57 Thus dealt ye afore with the daughters of Israel and they for feare consented vnto you but the daughter of Iuda would not abide your wickednes 58 Now tel me then vnder what tree diddest thou take them companying together He aunswered vnder a Pomegranate tree 59 Then saide Daniel vnto him Very well nowe thou lyest also euen vpon thyne head the messenger of the Lord standeth wayting with the sword to cut thee in two and slay you both 60 With that all the whole multitude gaue a great shoute and praysed God which alway deliuered them that put their trust in him 61 And they came vpon the two elders whom Daniel had conuict with their owne mouth that they had geuen false witnesse 62 And dealt with them euen lykewyse as they woulde haue done with their neighbours yea they did according to the law of Moyses and put them to death Thus the innocent blood was saued the same day 63 Then Helcias and his wyfe praysed God for their daughter Susanna with Ioacim her husband and al the kinred that there was no dishonestie founde in her 64 From that day foorth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people 65 And king Astyages was layde with his fathers and Cyrus of Persia raigned in his steede ¶ The ende of the story of Susanna ¶ The story of Bel and of the Dragon which is the fourteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine 1 DAniel did eate at the kinges table and was had in reuerence aboue all his friendes 2 There was at Babylō an image called Bel and there were spent vpon him euery day twelue cakes fourtie sheepe and sixe great pottes of wine 3 Him did the king worship him selfe and went dayly to honour him but Daniel worshipped his owne God And the king saide vnto him why doest not thou worship Bel 4 He aunswered and saide * Because I may not worship thinges that be made with handes but the liuing God which made heauen and earth and hath power vpon all fleshe 5 The king said vnto him Thinkest thou not that Bel is a lyuing God or seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh euery day 6 Daniel smyled and saide O king deceaue not thy selfe for this is but made of clay within and of brasse without neither eateth he euer any thing 7 Then the king was wroth and called for his priestes and saide vnto them If ye tell me not who is this that eateth vp these expences ye shall dye 8 But if ye can certifie me that Bel eateth them then Daniel shall dye for he hath spoken blasphemie against Bel. And Daniel said vnto the king Let it so be according as thou hast saide 9 The priestes of Bel were threescore and ten besides their wyues and children And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. 01 So Bels priestes saide Lo we wyl go out set thou the meate there O king and poure in the wine then shut the doore fast and seale it with thyne owne signet 11 And to morowe when thou commest in if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten vp all we wyll suffer death or els Daniel that hath lyed vpon vs. 12 The priestes thought them selues sure inough for vnder the aulter they had made a priuy entraunce and there went they in euer and did eate vp what there was 13 So when they were gone foorth the king set meates before Bel Now Daniel had commaunded his seruauntes to bring asshes these he sifted throughout all the temple that the king might see then went they out and sparred the doore scaling it with the kinges signet and so departed 14 In the night came the priestes with their wyues and children as they were wont to do and did eate and drinke vp all 15 In the morning betimes at the breake of the day the king arose and Daniel with him 16 And the king said Daniel are the scales whole yet He aunswered yea O king they be whole 17 Now assoone as he had opened the doore the king loked vnto the aulter cryed with a loude voyce Great art thou O Bel and with thee is no deceite 18 Then laughed Daniel and held the king that he should not go in and saide Beholde the pauement marke well whose footesteps are these 19 The king saide I see the footesteps of men women and children 20 Therefore the king was angry and toke the priestes with their wyues and children and they shewed him the priuie doores where they came in and dyd eate vp such thinges as were vpon the aulter 21 For the which cause the king slue thē and deliuered Bel into Daniels power which destroyed him and his temple 22 And in that same place there was a great Dragon which they of Babylon worshipped 23 And the king said vnto Daniel Sayest thou that this is but a god of brasse also Lo he lyueth he eateth drinketh so that thou canst not say that he is no lyuing God therfore worship him 24 Daniel saide vnto the king I wyll worship the Lorde my God * he is the true lyuing God as for this he is not the God of lyfe 25 But geue me leaue O king and I shal destroy this Dragon without sworde or staffe The king said I geue thee leaue 26 Then Daniel toke pitch fat and heary wooll and did seeth them together and made lumpes thereof this he put in the Dragons mouth and so the Dragon burst in sunder And Daniel saide Lo there is he whom ye worshipped 27 When they of Babylon heard that they toke great indignation and gathered them together against the king saying The king is become a Iewe and he hath
wealth of his people therfore were they glad to haue him for their ruler and to do him worship alway 5 Simon wan the citie of Ioppa also for an hauen towne and made it an entraunce into the Iles of the sea 6 He enlarged the borders of his people and conquered them more lande 7 He gathered vp many of their people that were prisoners he had the dominion of Gaza Bethsura and the castle which he cleansed from filthynes and there was no man that resisted him 8 So that euery man tilled his grounde in peace the lande of Iuda and the trees gaue their fruite and encrease 9 The elders sate all in iudgement and toke their deuice for the wealth of the lande the young men put on worshippe and harnesse vpon them 10 He prouided vitailes for the cities and made goodly strong holdes of them so that the fame of his worship was spoken of vnto the ende of the worlde 11 For he made peace throughout the lande and Israel was full of mirth and ioy 12 Euery man sate vnder his vine figge trees and there was no man to fraye them away 13 There was none in the lande to fight against them for then the kinges were ouercome 14 He helped those that were in aduersitie among his people he was diligent to see the lawe kept as for such as were vngodly and wicked he toke them away 15 He set vp the sanctuary and encreased the holy vessels of the temple 16 When the Romanes and Spartians had gotten worde that Ionathas was dead they were right sory 17 But when they heard that Simon his brother was made hie priest in his steade and how he had wonne the land againe with the cities in it 18 They wrote vnto him in tables of brasse to renue the frendship and bonde of loue which they had made afore with Iudas and Ionathas his brethren 19 Which writinges were read before the congregation at Hierusalem And this is the copie of the letters that the Spartians sent 20 The Senatours and citezins of Sparta send greeting vnto Simon the great priest with the elders priestes and the other people of the Iewes their brethren 21 When your Ambassadours that were sent vnto our people certified vs of your worship honour prosperous wealth we were glad of their comming 22 And haue written the ambassage in the publike recordes in this maner namely that Numenius the sonne of Antiochus and Antipater the sonne of Iason the Iewes ambassadours are come vnto vs for to renue the olde frendship with vs. 23 Vpon this the people concented that the men should be honorably intreated and that the copie of their ambassage should be written in the speciall bookes of the people for a perpetuall memorie vnto the Spartians yea and that we should send a copie of the same vnto Simon the great priest 24 After this did Simon send Numenius vnto Rome with a golden shielde of a thousand pound waight to confirme the frendship with them 25 Which when the Romanes vnderstoode they saide what thankes shall we recompence againe vnto Simon and his children 26 For he and his brethren and the house of his father hath stablished Israel and ouercommed their enemies wherefore they graunted him to be free and confirmed the libertie thereof therefore they wrote this in tables of brasse and set it vpon pillers in mount Sion 27 The copie of the writing is this The eighteenth day of the moneth Elul in the hundred threescore and twelfth yere in the third yere of Simon the hie priest 28 In the great congregation of the priestes rulers of the people and elders of the countrey at Saramel were these wordes openly declared 29 Forsomuch as there was much warre in our lande therfore Simon the sonne of Mathathias come of the children of Iarib his brethren put them selues in perill and resisted the enemies of their people that their sanctuary and lawe might be maintayned and did their people great worship 30 Ionathas in lyke maner after that he had gouerned his people and ben their hie priest dyed and lyeth buried beside his elders 31 After that would their enemies haue troden their holy thinges vnder foote destroyed their lande and vtterlie wasted their sanctuary 32 Then Simon withstoode them and fought for his people spent much of his owne money weaponed the valiaunt men of his people gaue them wages 33 Made strong the cities of Iuda with Bethsura that lyeth vpon the borders of Iurie where the ordinaunce of their enemies laye sometime and set Iewes there for to kepe it 34 He made fast Ioppa also which lyeth vpon the sea and Gaza that bordereth vpon Azotus where the enemies dwelt afore and there he set Iewes to kepe it and whatsoeuer was meete for the subduing of the aduersaries that layed he therein 35 Now when the people sawe the noble actes of Simon and what worship he purposed to do for them his godly behauour and faithfulnes which he kept vnto them and how he sought by alwayes the wealth of his people because he did all this therefore they chose him to be their prince and hie priest 36 And in his time they prospered wel by him so that the heathen were taken out of their lande and they also which were in the citie of Dauid at Hierusalem in the castle where they went out and defiled all thinges that were about the sanctuary and did great harme vnto cleanlinesse 37 And Simon put men of the Iewes in it for the defence of the land and citie and set vp the walles of Hierusalem 38 And king Demetrius confirmed him in his high priesthood 39 For these causes made him his friend and did him great worship 40 For he heard that the Romanes called the Iewes their friendes louers and brethren howe honorably they receaued Simons Ambassadours 41 Howe the Iewes and priestes concented that he should be their prince and hie priest perpetually till God raysed vp the true prophete 42 And that he shoulde be their captaine to care for the sanctuarie and to set officers vpon the workes thereof ouer the lande ouer the weapons ouer the houses of defence to make prouision for the holy thinges 43 And to be obeyed of euery man and all the writinges of the lande to be made in his name that he should be clothed in purple and golde 44 And that it should be lawfull for none of the people nor priestes to breake any of these thinges to withstand his words nor to call any congregation in the lande without him that he should be clothed in purple and weare a coller of golde 45 And if there were any which disobeyed or brake this ordinaunce that he should be punished 46 So al the people consented to alow Simon to do according to these wordes 47 Simon also him selfe toke it vpon him and was content to be the hie priest the captaine and prince of the Iewes and priestes and to gouerne them all 48
the gentiles also was shedde out the gyft of the holy ghost 46 For they hearde them speake with tounges magnifie God Then aunswered Peter 47 Can any man forbid water that these shoulde not be baptized which haue receaued the holy ghost aswell as we 48 And he commaunded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. ☜ Then prayed they him to tary certaine dayes ¶ The .xj. Chapter 4 Peter sheweth the cause why he went to the Gentiles 18 The Churche approueth it 22 Barnabas Paul preache at Antiochia 28 Agabus prophesieth dearth to come 1 ANd the apostles brethrē that were in Iurie hearde that y e heathē had also receaued the worde of God 2 And when Peter was come vp to Hierusalem they that were of the circumcision contended agaynst hym 3 Saying Thou wentest in to men vncircūcised diddest eate with them 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the begynnyng and expounded it by order vnto them saying 5 I was in the citie of Ioppa praying and in a traunce I sawe a vision a certayne vessell descende as it had ben a great sheete let downe from heauen by the foure corners and it came to me 6 Vpon the which whē I had fastened mine eyes I considered sawe foure-footed beastes of the earth and wylde beastes and wormes and foules of the ayre 7 And I hearde a voyce saying vnto me aryse Peter slay and eate 8 But I sayde Not so Lorde For nothyng common or vncleane hath at any tyme entred into my mouth 9 But the voyce aunswered me agayne from heauē Make them not cōmon which God hath cleansed 10 And this was done three tymes And all were taken vp agayne into heauen 11 And beholde immediatly there were three men alredy come vnto the house where I was sent from Cesarea vnto me 12 And the spirite sayde vnto me that I shoulde go with thē without doubting Moreouer these sixe brethren accompanyed me we entred into the mans house 13 And he shewed vs howe he had seene an Angel in his house which stoode and sayde vnto hym Sende men to Ioppa and call for Simon whose sirname is Peter 14 He shal tell thee wordes wherby both thou and all thyne house shal be saued 15 And as I began to speake the holy ghost fell on them as he dyd on vs at the begynnyng 16 Then came it to my remembraunce howe that the Lorde sayde Iohn baptized with water but ye shal be baptized with the holy ghost 17 For as much then as God gaue them the lyke gyft as he dyd vnto vs when we beleued on the Lorde Iesus Christ what was I that I shoulde haue withstande God 18 When they hearde these thynges they helde their peace and glorified God saying Then hath God also to y e Gentiles graunted repentaunce vnto lyfe 19 They also which were scattered abrode through the affliction that arose about Steuen walked throughout vnto Phenices and Cypers and Antioche preachyng the worde to no man but vnto the Iewes only 20 And some of thē were men of Cypers and Cyrenes which when they were come to Antioche spake vnto y e Grekes and preached the Lorde Iesus 21 And the hande of the Lorde was with them and a great number beleued and turned vnto the Lorde 22 Then tydynges of these thinges came vnto the eares of the Churche which was in Hierusalē And they sent foorth Barnabas that he shoulde go vnto Antioche 23 Which when he came and had seene the grace of God was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they woulde cleaue vnto the Lorde 24 For he was a good man and full of the holy ghost and of fayth And much people was added vnto the Lorde 25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus for to seeke Saul 26 And when he had founde hym he brought hym vnto Antioche And it came to passe that a whole yere they had their cōuersation with the Church there taught much people in so much that the disciples of Antioche were the first that were called Christians 27 * And in those dayes came prophetes from Hierusalem vnto Antioche 28 And there stoode vp one of them named Agabus and signified by the spirite that there shoulde be great dearth throughout all the worlde which came to passe in the dayes of Claudius Cesar 29 Then the disciples euery man accordyng to his abilitie purposed to sende * succour vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iurie 30 Which thyng they also dyd and sent it to the elders by the handes of Barnabas and Saul ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 Herode persecuteth the Christians 2 kylleth Iames and putteth Peter in prison 7 whom the Lorde delyuereth by an Angel 21 The horrible death of Herode 24 The Gospel florissheth 25 Barnabas and Saul turnyng to Antiochia take Iohn Marke with them 1 AT the same tyme Herode the king stretched foorth his handes to vexe certayne of the Churche 2 And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sworde 3 And because he sawe it pleased the Iewes he proceaded further and toke Peter also Then were the dayes of sweete bread 4 And when he had caught hym he put hym in pryson also and delyuered hym to foure quaternions of souldiers to be kept intendyng after Easter to bryng hym foorth to the people 5 And Peter was kept in pryson But prayer was made without ceassyng of the Churche vnto God for hym 6 And when Herode woulde haue brought hym foorth vnto the people the same nyght slept Peter betweene two souldiers bounde with two chaynes and the kepers before the doore kept the pryson 7 And beholde the Angel of y e Lorde was there present and a lyght shyned in the habitation And he smote Peter on the syde and stirred hym vp saying Aryse vp quickly And his chaynes fell of from his handes 8 And the Angel sayde vnto hym gyrde thy selfe bynde on thy sandales And so he dyd And he sayeth vnto hym cast thy garment about thee and folow me 9 And he came out and folowed hym and wyst not that it was trueth which was done by the Angel but thought he had seene a vision 10 When they were past the first and the seconde watch they came vnto the yron gate that leadeth vnto the citie which opened to them by the owne accorde And they went out and passed through one streate and foorthwith the Angel departed from hym 11 And when Peter was come to hym selfe he sayde Nowe I knowe of a suertie that the Lorde hath sent his Angel and hath deliuered me out of the hande of Herode and from all the waytyng for of the people of the Iewes ☜ 12 ☞ And as he considered the thyng he came to the house of Marie the mother of Iohn whose sirname was Marke where many were gathered together in prayer 13 As Peter knocked at the entrie doore a damsell came foorth to
cryme layde agaynst hym 17 Therfore when they were come hyther without any delay on the morowe I sate to geue iudgement and commaunded the man to be brought foorth 18 Agaynst whom when the accusers stoode vp they brought none accusation of such thynges as I supposed 19 But had certayne questions agaynst hym of their owne superstition and of one Iesus which was dead whom Paul affirmed to be alyue 20 And because I doubted of such maner of questions I asked hym whether he woulde go to Hierusalem and there be iudged of these matters 21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept vnto the knowledge of Augustus I commaunded hym to be kept tyll I myght sende hym to Caesar 22 Then Agrippa sayde vnto Festus I woulde also heare the man my selfe To morowe sayd he thou shalt heare hym 23 And on the morowe when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pompe and were entred into the counsell house with the chiefe captaynes and chiefe men of the citie at Festus commaundement was Paul brought foorth 24 And Festus sayde Kyng Agrippa and al men which are here present with vs ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue intreated me both at Hierusalem and also here crying that he ought not to lyue any longer 25 Yet founde I nothyng worthy of death that he had committed Neuerthelesse seeyng that he hath appealed to Augustus I haue determined to sende hym 26 Of whom I haue no certayne thyng to write vnto my Lorde Wherfore I haue brought hym foorth vnto you and specially vnto thee O kyng Agrippa that after examination had I myght haue somewhat to write 27 For me thynketh it vnreasonable for to sende a prysoner and not to shewe the causes which are laide agaynst him ⧠The .xxvj. Chapter 1 Kyng Agrippa heareth Paul 25 Paules modest aunswere agaynst the iniurie of Festus 1 THen Agrippa sayde vnto Paul thou art permitted to speake for â—hy selfe Then Paul stretched foorth the hande and aunswered for hym selfe 2 I thynke my selfe happy king Agrippa because I shall aunswere this day before thee of all the thynges whereof I am accused of the Iewes 3 Namely because thou art expert in all customes and questions whiche are among the Iewes Wherefore I beseche thee to heare me patiently 4 My lyfe that I haue led of a chylde which was at the first among myne owne nation at Hierusalem knowe all the Iewes 5 Which knewe me from the beginning yf they woulde testifie that * after the most straytest sect of our religion I lyued a pharisee 6 And nowe I stande and * am iudged for the hope of the promise made of God vnto our fathers 7 Vnto which promise our twelue tribes instantly seruyng God day nyght hope to come For which hopes sake kyng Agrippa I am accused of the Iewes 8 Why shoulde it be thought a thyng incredible vnto you that God shoulde rayse agayne the dead 9 I also veryly thought in my selfe that I ought to do many contrary thynges cleane agaynst the name of Iesus of Nazareth 10 Which thyng I also dyd in Hierusalem And many of the Saintes dyd I shut vp in pryson hauyng receaued aucthoritie of the hye priestes And when they were put to death I gaue the sentence 11 And I punished them oft in euery synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme and was yet more mad vpon them and persecuted them euen vnto straunge cities 12 About which thynges as I went to Damascus with aucthoritie and commission of the hye priestes 13 Euen at mydday O kyng I sawe in the way a lyght from heauen aboue the bryghtnesse of the Sunne shyne rounde about me and them which iourneyed with me 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth I hearde a voyce speakyng vnto me and saying in the Hebrewe tongue Saul Saul why persecutest thou me It is harde for thee to kicke agaynste the prickes 15 And I sayde Who art thou Lorde And he sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest 16 But ryse and stande vpon thy feete For I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose to make thee a minister and a witnesse both of those thynges which thou hast seene and of those thynges in the which I wyll appeare vnto thee 17 Delyueryng thee from the people and from the gentiles vnto whom nowe I sende thee 18 To open their eyes that they may be turned from darknesse to lyght from the power of Satan vnto God that they may receaue forgeuenes of sinnes inheritaunce among them which are sanctified by fayth that is towarde me 19 Wherfore O kyng Agrippa I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly visioÌ„ 20 But shewed first vnto them of Damascus at Hierusalem and throughout all the coastes of Iurie and then to the gentiles that they shoulde repent and turne to God and do such workes as become them that repent 21 For this cause the Iewes caught me in the temple went about to kyll me 22 Seyng therefore that I haue obtayned helpe of God I continue vnto this day witnessyng both to small and to great saying none other thynges then those which the prophetes and Moyses dyd say shoulde come 23 That Christe shoulde suffer and that he shoulde be the first that shoulde ryse from the dead and shoulde shewe lyght vnto the people and to the gentiles 24 And as he thus spake for hym selfe Festus sayde with a loude voyce Paul thou art besyde thy selfe much learnyng doth make thee mad 25 But he sayde I am not mad most noble Festus but speake foorth the wordes of trueth and sobernesse 26 For the kyng knoweth of these thynges before whom also I speake freely neither thynke I that any of these thynges are hydden from him For this thyng was not done in a corner 27 Kyng Agrippa beleuest thou the prophetes I wote wel that thou beleuest 28 Then Agrippa sayde vnto Paul Somewhat thou perswadest me to be a christian 29 And Paul sayde I woulde to God that not only thou but also all that heare me to day were both somewhat and also in a great deale such as I am except these bondes 30 And when he had thus spoken the king rose vp and the deputie Bernice and they that sate with them 31 And when they were gone apart they talked betwene theÌ„selues saying This man doth nothyng worthy of death or of bondes 32 Then sayde Agrippa vnto Festus This man myght haue ben let loose yf he had not appealed vnto Caesar ¶ The .xxvij. Chapter 1 Paul shippeth towarde Rome 3 Iulius the captayne entreateth hym curteously 41 And at the last they suffer shipwracke 1 ANd when it was coÌ„cluded that we shoulde sayle into Italie they delyuered both Paul certayne other prysoners vnto one named Iulius an vnder captayne of Augustus bande 2 And we entred into a shippe of Adramyttium loosed from lande appoynted to sayle by the coastes of Asia one Aristarchus out of
God 3 But fornication and all vncleannesse or couetousnesse let it not be once named among you as it becommeth saintes 4 Neither fylthynesse neither foolyshe talkyng neither iestyng which are not comely but rather geuyng of thankes 5 For this ye knowe that no whoremonger neither vncleane person nor couetous person which is a worshipper of images hath any inheritaunce in the kyngdome of Christe and of God 6 Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes For because of such thynges commeth the wrath of God vppon the chyldren of disobedience 7 Be not ye therefore companions of them 8 For ye were sometimes darknesse but nowe are ye lyght in the Lorde Walke as chyldren of lyght 9 For the fruite of the spirite is in all goodnesse and righteousnesse trueth 10 Approuyng what is acceptable vnto the Lorde 11 And haue no felowship with the vnfruitefull workes of darknesse but rather euen rebuke them 12 For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of them in secrete 13 But all thynges when they are rebuked of the lyght are manifest For all that which do make manifest is lyght 14 Wherefore he sayth Awake thou that sleepest and stande vp from the dead and Christe shall geue thee lyght 15 ☞ Take heede therfore howe ye walke circumspectlye not as vnwyse but as wyse 16 Redeemyng the time because y e dayes are euyll 17 Wherfore be ye not vnwise but vnderstandyng what the wyll of the Lord is 18 And be not drunke with wine wherin is excesse but be fylled with the spirite 19 Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes and hymnes and spirituall songues syngyng and makyng melodie to the Lorde in your heartes 20 Geuing thankes alwayes for all thinges vnto God and the father in y e name of our Lorde Iesus Christe 21 Submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God ☜ 22 Wyues submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde 23 For the husbande is the head of the wyfe euen as Christe is the head of the Church he is the sauiour of the bodie 24 But as the Church is subiect to Christ lykewyse the wyues to their owne husbandes in all thynges 25 Ye husbandes loue your wyues euen as Christe also loued the Churche and gaue hym selfe for it 26 To sanctifie it clensyng it in the fountayne of water in the worde 27 To make it vnto hym selfe a glorious Churche not hauyng spot or wrinckle or any such thyng but that it should be holy and without blame 28 So ought men to loue their wyues as their owne bodies He that loueth his wyfe loueth hym selfe 29 For no man euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norissheth cherissheth it euen as the Lorde the Churche 30 For we are members of his body of his flesshe and of his bones 31 For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother and shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and two shal be made one flesshe 32 This is a great secrete but I speake of Christe and of the Churche 33 Therfore euery one of you do ye so Let euery one of you loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe and let the wyfe reuerence her husbande ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 Howe chyldren shoulde behaue them selues towarde their fathers and mothers 4 Lykewyse parentes towarde their chyldren 5 seruauntes towardes their maisters 9 Maisters towarde their seruauntes 13 An exhortation to the spiritual battayle and what weapons the christians shoulde fyght withall 1 CHyldren obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde for this is ryght 2 Honour thy father and mother whiche is the first commaundement in promise 3 That thou mayest prosper and lyue long on earth 4 Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lorde 5 Seruauntes obey them that are your bodyly maisters with feare and tremblyng in singlenesse of your heart as vnto Christe 6 Not with seruice vnto the eye as men pleasers but as the seruaūtes of Christ 7 Doyng the wyll of God frō the heart with good wyll seruyng the Lorde and not men 8 Knowyng that whatsoeuer good thyng any man doeth that shall he receaue agayne of the Lorde whether he be bonde or free 9 And ye maisters do the same thynges vnto them puttyng away threatnyng knowyng that your maister also is in heauen neither is respecte of person with hym 10 ☞ Finally my brethren be strong in the Lorde in the power of his might 11 Put on all the armour of God that ye may stande agaynst the assaultes of the deuyll 12 For we wrastle not agaynst blood flesshe but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly gouernours of the darknesse of this worlde agaynst spirituall craftynesse in heauenly places 13 Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to resist in the euyll day and hauing finished all thynges to stande fast 14 Stande therfore hauyng loynes girt about with the trueth and puttyng on the brest plate of righteousnesse 15 And hauyng your feete shodde in the preparation of the Gospell of peace 16 Aboue all takyng the shielde of fayth wherwith ye may quenche all the fierie dartes of the wicked 17 And take the helmet of saluation and the sworde of the spirite whiche is the worde of God ☜ 18 Praying alwayes in all prayer and supplication in the spirite and watche thervnto with all instaunce and supplication for all saintes 19 And for me that vtteraunce may be geuē vnto me y t I may open my mouth freely to vtter y e secretes of the Gospell 20 Whereof I am messenger in bondes that therein I may speake freely as I ought to speake 21 But y t ye may also knowe my affaires and what I do Tichicus a deare brother and faythfull minister in the Lord shall shewe you all thynges 22 Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe of our affaires and that he myght comfort your heartes 23 Peace be vnto the brethren and loue with fayth from God the father and from the Lorde Iesus Christe 24 Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christe in sinceritie Amen ⧠Sent from Rome vnto the Ephesians by Tichicus ⧠The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Philippians ¶ The first Chapter 1 Saint Paul discouereth his heart towardes them 3 by his thankes geuyng 4 prayers 8 and wisshes for their fayth and saluation 7.12.20 He sheweth the fruite of his crosse 15.27 and exhorteth them to vnitie 28 and pacience 1 PAul Timotheus the seruauntes of Iesus Christ To all the saintes in Christ Iesus whiche are at Philippos with the bisshops deacons 2 Grace be vnto you and peace frō God our father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ 3 ☞ I thanke my God with all remembraunce of you 4 Alwayes in all my prayer for all you makyng prayer with
thou sawest vpon the beast are they that shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eate her fleshe and burne her with fire 17 For God hath put in their heartes to fulfyll his wyll and to do with one consent for to geue their kyngdome vnto the beast vntyll the wordes of God be fulfylled 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great citie which raigneth ouer the kynges of the earth ⧠The .xviij. Chapter â— The louers of the worlde are sory for the fall of the whore of Babylon 4 An admonition to the people of God to flee out of her dominioÌ„ 20 But they that be of God haue cause to reioyce for her destruction 1 AND after that I sawe another angell come from heauen â–ª hauyng great power and the earth was lyghtened with his glorie 2 And â—e tryed myghtyly with a strong voyce saying Great Babylon is fallenâ—s fallen and is become the habitation of deuyls and the holde of all foule spirites and a cage of â—ll vncleane and hatefull byrdes 3 For all nations haue dronken of the wine of the wrath of her fornication the kinges of the earth haue committed fornication with her the marchauntes of the earth are waxed riche of the aboundaunce of her pleasures 4 And I hearde another voyce from heauen say Come awaye from her my people that ye be not partakers of her sinnes and that ye receaue not of her plagues 5 For her sinnes are gone vp to heauen and God hath remembred her wickednesse 6 Rewarde her euen as she rewarded you and geue her double accordyng to her workes and powre in double to her in the same cuppe which she fylled vnto you 7 And as much as she glorified her selfe lyued wantonly so much powre ye in for her of punishement sorowe for she said in her heart I sit being a queene and am no wydowe and shall see no sorowe 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day death and sorowe and hunger and she shal be brent with fire for strong is the Lorde whiche shall iudge her 9 And they shal bewayl her the kinges of the earth shall lament for her which haue committed fornication with her haue lyued wantonly with her when they shal see the smoke of her burnyng 10 And shall stande a farre of for feare of her punishment saying Alas alas that great citie Babylon that myghtie citie for at one houre is thy iudgement come 11 And the marchauntes of the earth shall wepe and wayle ouer her for no man wyll bye their ware any more 12 The ware of golde and siluer and precious stones neither of pearle raynes and purple and sylke and skarlet and all thinne wood and all maner vessels of yuorie and all maner vessels of most precious wood and of brasse and yron and marble 13 And synamon and odours and oyntmentes and frankensence and wine and oyle and fine floure and wheate beastes and sheepe and horses charrets and bodies and soules of men 14 And the apples that thy soule lusted after are departed from thee and all thynges which were daintie and had in price are departed from thee and thou shalt fynde them no more 15 The marchauntes of these thynges whiche were waxed ryche shall stande a farre of froÌ„ her for feare of the punishment of her wepyng and waylyng 16 And saying Alas alas that great citie that was clothed in raynes and purple and skarlet and decked with golde and precious stones and pearles 17 For at one houre so great ryches is come to naught And euery shippe gouernour all they that occupie shippes and shippemen which worke in the sea stoode a farre of 18 And cryed when they sawe the smoke of her burnyng saying what citie is lyke vnto this great citie 19 And they cast dust on their heades cryed wepyng waylyng and saying Alas alas that great citie wherein were made riche all that had shippes in the sea by reason of her costlynesse for at one houre is she made desolate 20 Reioyce ouer her thou heauen and ye holy apostles and prophetes for God hath geuen your iudgement on her 21 And a myghtie angell toke vp a stone lyke a great mylstone and cast it into the sea saying With suche violence shall that great citie Babylon be cast shal be founde no more 22 And the voyce of harpers and musitions of pypers and trumpetters shall be heard no more in thee and no craftes man of whatsoeuer craft he be shall be founde any more in thee and the sounde of a myll shall be heard no more in thee 23 And the lyght of a candle shall shyne no more in thee and the voyce of the brydegrome and of the bryde shall be hearde no more in thee for thy marchaunts were the great men of y e earth and with thyne inchauntment were deceaued all nations 24 And in her was founde the blood of the prophetes and of the saintes and of all that were slayne vpon the earth ¶ The .xix. Chapter 1 Prayses are geuen vnto God for iudgyng the whore and for auengyng the blood of his seruauntes 10 The angell wyll not be worshipped 17 The fowles byrdes are called to the slaughter 1 ANd after that I heard a great voyce of much people in heauen saying Alleluia Saluation and glory and honour and power be ascribed to the Lorde our God 2 For true and ryghteous are his iudgementes for he hath iudged the great whore which dyd corrupt y e earth with her fornication and hath auenged the blood of his seruauntes of her hande 3 And agayne they sayde Alleluia and her smoke rose vp for euermore 4 And the xxiiij elders the foure beastes fell downe worshipped God that sate on the throne saying Amen Alleluia 5 And a voyce came out of the throne saying Praise our Lord God all ye that are his seruauntes ye that feare hym both small and great 6 And I hearde the voyce of much people euen as the voyce of many waters and as the voyce of strong thundringes saying Alleluia for the Lorde our God omnipotent raigneth 7 Let vs be glad reioyce geue honor to hym for the mariage of the lambe is come his wyfe made her selfe redy 8 And to her was graunted that she should be arayed with pure and goodly raynes For the raynes is the ryghteousnes of saintes 9 And he sayde vnto me write Happy are they which are called vnto the supper of the lambes mariage And he said vnto me These are the true sayinges of God 10 And I fell at his feete to worship him And he saide vnto me See thou do it not for I am thy felowe seruaunt and of thy brethren euen of them that haue the testimonie of Iesus Worship God For the testimonie of Iesus is the spirite of prophesie 11 And I sawe heauen open beholde a white horse and he that
punyshmeÌ„t according to his worde i. Cor. xi a. (c) FroÌ„ doubtyng the deuyll bryngeth to denying (d) Sathan tempteth the woman also with ambitioÌ„ (e) The acte of sinne foloweth the miscrediting of gods worde Eccle. xxv i. Tim. ii d. () The corruption of all the nature of man by sinne (f) Such are the clokes we make to couer our synne (g) The corrupcion of mans nature after synne here appeareth (h) Adam playeth the hypocrite (i) Adam burdeneth God and the woman with his fault “ Or howe (k) In the minister is y e author of this mischiefe punyshed (l) The continuall fyght of the chyldreÌ„ of God Christe (m) Victorie is promysed by Christe to mans comfort () The calamities miseries whiche continually foloweth mankynde for synne i. Cor. xiiii f (n) He shulde haue ben his wyfes schoolmaister and preferred gods voyce before his wyues (o) It is not the age of the earth but the increase of synne that maketh the earth more barayne (p) Adam setteth foorth the benefite of lyfe which he receaued at Gods hands (q) It was gods gift that Adam thus prouided for hym selfe (r) God wold haue man and his posteritie to remember the cause of their miserie (Å¿) You may supplie the sentence with these wordes let vs caste him foorth (t) Adam can neuer in this lyfe obteyne y e felicitie which he loste by sinne (a) Heua thanketh god for the blessyng of chyldren “ he a man God (b) Though Adam was Lorde of all the earth yet he brought vp his chyldren not idelly (c) These chyldren were taught to worship God of their father d The faith of Habel made his oblatioÌ„ acceptable Hebr xi a. (e) The goodnesse of God towarde the godly greueth the wicked “ Or Shall ther not be an acceptation (f) That is God wyll accept thy sacrifice also if thei be offred faithfully (g) Cain had no â—e cause of enuie seing his auctoritie ouer Habel remayned sure vnto hym (h) Hypocrites disseÌ„blingly speke fayre VVisd x. Math. xxiii i. Para. iii. Iudges xi (i) With impietie mischiefe is foolyshnesse ioyned (k) God hath great care for his holy saintes (l) The very earth abhorreth sheddyng of blood (m) A fearefull conscience fyndeth reste no where “ Or My punyshement is greater theÌ„ that I may beare (n) See the degrees by the whiche Cain fel into desperation (o) A great punyshment not to be vnder the tuition of God (p) God wold haue Cain remayne for an example of his vengeaunce vpon murtherers (q) The excomunication or banishment of Cain (r) Temporall gyfts whiche God bestowed vpoÌ„ Cain and his posteritie (Å¿) For whatsoeuer cause this was don it was against the institution of matrimonie (t) Lamech a tyrant regardeth no mans councell but thynketh that he maye more safely persecut the iust men then Cain (v) By the chief part the whole seruice of God is signified whiche the godly began nowe to restore The preseruation of the Churche (a) The rehearsall of his succession or posteritie (b) Man a lyuely image of Gods wisdome iustice (c) The husbande and the wyfe as one man (e) Moyses speaketh not of Cain and such for that they wer not of the church neither came Christe of their line i. Chro. i a. (f) Adam lyued vnto Nohas fathers dayes (g) Thus the rewarde of sin is death thorowout all ages (h) Many holy patriarkes lyued in the church at one tyme. (i) They be only rehearsed by name who were as lyghtes in the Churche (k) He lyued vntyl the .84 yere of Noahs lyfe Eccle. 44. c. Hebr. xi a. (l) He directed his lyfe not after the maners of the world then but accordyng to gods word (m) Why god toke awaye this Godly preacher from the world see wisd the .4 chapter (n) As he was a singuler patrone of godly lyfe so was he an ensample of immortall lyfe resurrection (o) He lyued 6 yeres before the floud as S. Augustine reckeneth (p) Lamech prophesieth of the relief whiche the godly loked for in those miserable tymes (q) All the holy patriarkes rehearsed before dyed in this mans dayes (a) This corruption began long before Noahs tyme. (b) The sonnes of y e godly ioyned them selues with y e daughters of the wicked without all feare of God (c) God had gone about diuers ways to call the world to repentance but mans obstinacie was such as wold not obey but waxed beastly () Tyme of repentaunce grauÌ„ted to the wicked world (d) Tirannie and oppressioÌ„ an other cause of the floud (e) God saw not only y e out warde deedes of meÌ„ naught but their heartes set vpon wickednesse altogether so that ther was no hope they would amend Gen. viii d. Mat xv b. (f) Our sinne the punyshment thereof greeueth God (g) Moyses writeth of god to our vnderstandyng (h) That is God fauoured him and was merciful vnto hym (i) In those most corrupt tymes Noah continued iust and vpright (k) To the eyes of the worlde the wycked seemed as pure as Noah (l) Because all the inhabitaunce had corrupted both religion life (m) God by his threatninges sturreth Noah to greater care and feare (n) Gopher a very lyght kinde of wood (o) The length of the windowe was a cubite (p) It sâ—emed to the worlde then â— thing vnpossible () The vse of the arke (q) That Noah should â—e safe though all the worlde perishe (r) Gods promyse made Noah more redy to do gods commaundement (Å¿) Not one payre alone as appeareth in the next Chapter (t) God could haue fed al miraculouslye but he woulde haue meanes vsed (u) The true and ful obedience of Noah (a) Temporall benefites God bestoweth vpon the chyldren for the fathers godlines sake â— Pet. ii a. (b) Not seueÌ„ payre but three and one for sacrifice (c) God wold not haue Noah to be in doubt of any circumstaunce Mat. 24. d. Luk. xvii f. i. Pet. iii. d. (d) Noah obeyed not in one thing but in all that god commaunded (e) Age dyd not make Noah the slower to obey Gods wyll (f) As to Adam so nowe to Noah god caused all cattell to come (g) In the latter ende of Aprill when all thynges were moste pleasaunt theÌ„ this destruction came (h) God in his punyshment geueth place of repentaunce (i) This is oft tyme repeted for that it seemeth vncredible to the sense of man (k) The hand of God stayed the waters out of the arke (l) Moyses fyrst declareth how the godlye is saued then the destruction of the wycked (m) Thâ— were other particuler fluddes but this was vniuersall VVisd x. a. Eccle. xl (n) The greeuous punyshment of God for sinne (o) That is all that liued (p) Of fishe there is no mention made by Moyses (q) Thus was he rewarded y t rather folowed God then the multitude of wycked i. Peter iii. (a) God sheweth him selfe mindful by declaryng his helpe (b) God createth the wyndes and bringeth them out of his
that they had no proprietie more in the lande (m) The kyng for the singuler care of his religion prouided puâ—lickely for his priestes (n) Neither doth he oppresse tirannically y e people and doth his good seruice to his prince (o) The priestes priuileage in Egypt (p) Iacob lyued in the lande of Chanaan .77 yeres then in Mesopotamia 20. afterward in the lande of Chanaan .33 and in Egypt 17. (q) He would hereby surely confirme his posteritie in the promise of God (r) Thus he thanked God for Iosephs consent and commended to god his posteritie “ Bowed hym selfe God had made his couenaunt with Iacob thus that the succession of grace shoulde come to his posteritie This thyng therfore he nowe goeth about (a) He perswadeth Ioseph to ioyne hym selfe to the holy people from the which he had ben deuided and from the whiche his great glorie myght alienate hym Gen. xxxv (b) When the lande of Chanaan shal be deuided they shall haue no seuerall inheritaunce but shal be vnder their brethrens names (c) If his mother left her owne couÌ„trey he also ought to obey Gods worde (d) The godlye in all thinges consider the goodnesse of God who geueth more then is loked for (e) For the thynges that were nowe in doyng were of greater maiestie then his hygh dignitie (f) The holy ghost directed all these doynges (g) This blessyng commeth from Gods mercie and dependeth of the couenaunt made with the father (h) He meaneth Christe as â— Cor. x. (i) That is compted as one of my chyldren vnder my name “ The word signifieth to multiple as fishe (k) Yet Gods free giftes are not to be esteemed by the order of nature (l) As Gods minister he pronounceth what God hath decreed (m) Gods grace shoulde so appeare in these two that y e people shuld take thence a paterne of blessing their chyldren “ A shulder (n) The lande about SicheÌ„ was his for that his children dyd get it vnder his name whom God spared for his sake Iohn iiii (a) Sinne was the cause that Ruben loste all this great dignitie (b) The birth right was geuen to Ioseph the priesthod to Leui and the kyngdome to Iuda Or Thy dâ—gnitâ— is gâ—â—e (c) Crueltie with falshode he condepneth in them for their posterities cause (d) The kyngdome of Iuda was diminished at y e departure of the ten tribes yet none went about to ouerthrowe it but he was punished () Messias is here promised “ Shiloh (e) The fertilitie of the tribe of Iuda is signified by these speaches (f) There were manye commodious hauens about this tribe “ Tsidon (g) His posteritie was stronge but idle and redie to pay tribute so they myght inioy their lande “ Of great bones (h) The tribe of Dan shoulde ouercome his enemies rather by craft then manhode (i) He seyng the great calamitie that should fall vppon his posteritie resteth thus vppon Gods promise (k) There was so pleasaunt fruite in this tribe that kynges might be content therwith “ Daughters (l) The afflictions of Ioseph his posteritie shal be sore (m) The deliueraunce of Ioseph was by God to the ende also that his people shoulde be fedde (n) That is all these thynges come (o) The tyme nowe was nigher when Gods blessinges should take effect (p) This tribe lyued much on pray and spoyle (q) This was not for the holynes of the place but hereby to renewe the memorie of gods promise to his posteritie Gen. xxiii Gen. xxv (r) Moyses speaketh nothyng of her death neither of Leas death (Å¿) That is the fruite of a good coÌ„science to dye peaceably quietly (a) Naturall sorowe yf it be in measure is not to be reprehended (b) This was to the godly then an outwarde token of incorruption but to y e ignoraunt a vayne ceremonie (c) This was a ceremoniall mournyng (d) Among the vnbeleuers reuereÌ„ce was had vnto an othe (e) These went for their defence against theeues and others (f) An euyll conscience is a sore torment to it selfe (g) The faultes of the faithful ought easely to be remitted “ Or In the place of God (h) That is he woulde not turne that to their shame which God had disposed to their wealth (i) A sure token of reconciliation to ouercome euill with good “ To their heartes (k) He was in office .79 yeres liued after his father .54 yeres to the great reliefe of the Churche “ Or brought vp or nourished (l) The trueth of gods promise is immortall which men must loke for patientlye and not prescribe God a tyme. (m) Ioseph testifieth his fayth hereby and confirmeth his posteritie * This booke is in Hebrue called specially Schemoth of the seconde worde of it which is names And in Greke Exodus which betokeneth an issue or goyng out because it principally entreateth of the goyng out and y e deliueraunce of the children of Israel “ As fishe or wormes (a) God maketh his seruauÌ„tes mightie to beare the affliction that folowed (b) The Egyptinas were vnthankefull people (c) The wicked enuie the prosperitie of the godly (d) God wonderfully increaseth his Churche in persecutions (e) Tirannes trie diuers wayes to oppresse the Churche “ seates (f) It was better to obey God then man (g) He rewarded their constancie and not their lying (h) God increaseth their families and housholdes God for his names sake wyll delyuer his Churche from the affliction of tirannes (a) The faith of Moyses parentes Hebre. xi (b) God saâ—eth his by the handes of their enemies (c) God restoreth to the faithful abouÌ„dauntly that which they loose for his sake “ Moseh (d) The godly preferre the Churche of God before the court of the wicked (e) Such herâ—icall deedes of the godlye men are not to be folowed (f) Vnthankfulnesse towarde a godly magistrate “ Speakest (g) Worldlye trouble folowe often the godlye executyng their vocation “ Prince or head (h) Thus he continued the remembrauÌ„ce of the redemption promised (i) Their bondage waxyng â—orer compelled them to seke to God (k) Gods free promise was the cause he hearde the Israelites (a) This hyll was called also Sinai vppon another part of it “ Chorebah (b) Though the Churche be greuouslye afflicted yet the presence of God kepeth it from destruction (c) By this externall ceremonie he was put in mynde humblye and reuerently to heare God (d) God seeth the afflictions of his church when by diferryng punishement he semeth to neglect them (e) This certayne promise of successe shoulde prouoke good magistrates to obey Gods callyng (f) This refusall was of humilitie and not disobedience (g) By a signe y t should come Moises is confirmed in his vocation as were Dauid and Ioh. Baptist (h) This is read in the future tence in Hebrue (i) Al thinges haue their beyng power of God (k) God woulde haue them rest vppon his free promise whiche they had almost forgotten (l) The afflicted ought to hange vpon the
or the moste part The fifth plague (d) Seyng Pharao amended not by monition god grauntyng no tyme executeth his iudgementes The sixth plague (e) Satans ministers ouercome yet ceasse not tyll with shame they be driuen awaye (f) God woulde haue hym knowe that he coulde â—uicke haue destroyed him yet for other causes he reserued hym “ Made thee stande (g) The circumstaunces shewe y t this hayle was not naturall (h) This feare came not of true repentaunce and obedience to God The seueÌ„th plague (i) Al elementes are redy to obey at Gods commaundement (k) This confessioÌ„ came not of fayth but of the greatnesse of Gods plague so it was hypocriticall (l) He sheweth the kyng that through his incredulitie he polluted the place where he was (m) Moyses stoutlye condempneth the kyng and all his court of vngodlynes (n) These seede were not so forward in ripyng as the other “ Hidde (o) When gods plagues ceasse the wicked arme them selues againe against God “ A snare (a) Gods enemies when they be bridled that they can not haue all their wyll seke yet some by meanes to ouerthrowe Gods kyngdome (b) Moyses is carefull to haue Gods commaundement in all poyntes duely obserued chosyng rather to be hated for Gods sake then to consent to a thing vnlawfull The eyght plague (c) Herby we learne that distemperate noysome weather is chiefly to be ascribed to the iuste iudgement of God and not to any natural cause The nynth â—lague Palpable â—arcknesse (d) Moyses wyll not yelde an ynche for nothyng that Pharao could do in suche thynges as God commaunded (e) The wicked the nigher they be to their destruction the more furious commonly they be Therfore the godly in such cases ought to be of good hope (a) We must not take this for an example to spoyle our neyghbour that was enioyned by especial coÌ„mission for the due punyshement of the Egyptians August 39. q. (b) That succeedeth after him in the imperial crowne as heyre apparaunt For by syttyng is meant bearyng rule or weldyng of any office â–ª as â— Reg. ii (c) Tunc descendenâ— a sodayne chaunge of speakyng to diuers persons as psal xv a. “ Or in a great anger (a) God ordeyned this sacrifice for a token pledge of their delyueraunce “ Or Twylyght (b) The Churche is distinguyshed from the synagogue of the vnfaithfull by the worde of God and by the sacrameÌ„ts (c) This was the passouer of the Iewes but our pascal lambe is christ as wytnesseth Paul i. cor â— (d) Euer is not here taken for a time with out ende but for a long season indefinite as in Gen. 13 d (e) By leuen is meant corruption either of lyfe or doctrine of all such to be eschewed as be partakers of the dreadefull misteries as Mat. xvi â— cor 5. Gal. 5 The tenth plague (f) If they grewe so amongest their enemies beyng so small a number at their firste commyng to Egypt let vs also be of good hope that god wyll encrease his Church be it neuer so much oppressed (a) A lawe for y e offeryng of the fyrste begotten vnto God who were deliuered not from death only but from bondage Sanctifie That is offer (b) We also must offer our first borne vnto God that is our first principall care must tende to Gods honour and auauncement of his kyngdome seyng our deliueraunce farre passeth that of the Iewes (c) If so many ceremonies were ordayned for a memorie of their deliueraunce God also requireth nothyng more at our handes theÌ„ to be mindfull of his benefites “ SeruauÌ„tes (d) This was about Aprill when corne began to ripen in that countrey (e) God wylleth y e cause of the ceremonie to be vttered at the celebration therof (f) Sacramentes make to this purpose That Gods worde myght be the deepelyer rooted in our hartes so that thence myght flow a sincere confession of the mouth “ to morow g Reponâ— this worde declareth the great weakenes of the Israelites for all the wonders that were wrought “ By fiue in a rancke (h) God neuer fayleth his people whoÌ„ he aydeth beyonde the compasse of mans reason euen in their desperatest case (a) See the inconstauncie and vnkynde dealyng of the people They burden Moyses their gyde not coÌ„sidering the power of God but the commoÌ„ course of thynges naturall (b) Moyses nothyng discouraged goeth forwarde manfully in his callyng a worthie paterne for the godly alwayes to embrace (c) When we be hardest bestedde our strength shall stand in hope quiet silence God mightily fyghtyng for vs. (d) This crye is to be vnderstand not of the sounde of his voyce but of the earnest affection of his heart (e) Gods dredful iudgement is executed agaynst them that resist his ryght hande (f) A notable example of Gods prouidence (g) Thus to the Israelites there aryseth lyght in darknesse and in the middest of death they fynde lyfe (h) See the vayne confidence of the vngodly to their vtter vndoyng presumyng of their owne strength (i) This is the angell mentioned before to witte the sonne of God not otherwyse to be called by the name Iehoua (k) Gods prouidence stretcheth to the least thinges that is so that Charret wheeles can not be out of the reache (l) Late repentaunce helpeth not the vngodly whose heart is not chaunged The last plague (m) The benefiâ—es that we receaue of God and his iudgementes agaynst the wicked tende al to this purpose that we shoulde stande in feare of hym and be strengthened in the fayth of his promises (a) Moyses appoynteth this song to all the people y t they myght be styrred vp by one and others example For that sticketh better in mynde that is songe in the maner of a dittie then that that is pronounced in prose (b) Whether we be destitute of worldlye ayde or els haue it at wyll this must be alwayes our comfort that God him selfe fyghteth for vs our only stay defence who eftsones seemeth to leaue vs to the cruel rage of our foes that feared as it were with a bugge we myght flee into his lappe Chrisost (c) Vnder diuers formes of speache the lyueâ—er to set out Goddes power he declareth this miracle of the waters that deuided by the blast of wyndes made a waye open for the Israelies (d) He sheweth howe this profe of Gods mightie power not onely for the tyme present but also hereafter shal be of great efficacie and force as Deut. ii (e) Lest we shoulde at any tyme be discouraged let vs styll flee to these promises seeyng Satan our chiefe enemie is ouercome let vs neither feare hym nor anye of his garde any more (f) A sodayne chaunge of the vnconstant vnkynde people neither consideryng Moyses by whose ministerie they had receaued such benefites nor remembryng the straunge wonders that God hadde wrought for them ulredy “ Taught (g) Herby we learne howe the prayer of fayth can preuayle Whervnto by
To gouerne well requireth continual studie of gods lawe (g) To gouerne well requireth continual studie of gods lawe h Studie and obserue gods lawe and be sure of prosperous successe in all thy doyngs i Meaning from thâ— day that this was proclâ—med Nu. xxxii d (k) Meaning the lâ—nd of Sihon the king of the Aâ—orâ—tes and Og king oâ— Bathâ— (l) In respecte of the lâ—nd of the Aâ—orâ—s Ier. xâ—ii a (a Which place was in the pâ—aâ—e of moab neare vnto Iordane Ebre xi f. Iam. ii d. “ Or Tâ—uerners house or hostesse (b) Though the wicked se the hand of God vpon theÌ„ yet they repent not but seke howe theâ— may by their power resist his meanes (c) The rooâ— after their maner was flat plaine so that they might walk and do their busines ther vpon De. xxviii a Iosu v. a. (d That people that will heare the voice of the Lorde and oâ—serue his lawe shal be honored feared it is Gods promise Deut. â—8 Num. xxi f. e God is no â—ter of persons â–ª For 〈◊〉 is a dauâ—ger of Abraham by fayth â—nd woorthy confession founde among the Gentiles 〈…〉 the sin 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 Or lyues â–ª (f) We warâ—aunt you on pâ—ne of our lyues (g) Whiche was neare vnto the citie (h) That is we shal be discharged of our oth yf thou doest not perfourme this condition that fâ—loweth For so and none otherwise shall we be able to saue thee and thyne (i) “ or Scarleâ— colourâ—d (k) 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 Iordâ— a In march accordyng to the Ebrewes about fourtie dayes after Moyses death (b) Whiche tyme was geuen them for to prepare theÌ„ vittales or a myle Leui xx g. Num xi d. â—saâ—â— a. c Euen in the chanell where the streme had runne (d) By this miracle in deuiâ—ing the water (e) Which shoulde set vp twelue stones in remembraunce of the benefite Psal cxiiii Actes vii f. (f So called because in it was layed vp the tables wherin the couenaunt of the Lord was written that is the ten commandements eccl xxiiii d (g In that ripe soile the sonne hasteth haruest melteth the snowe in the hilles wherby Iordane theÌ„ swelleth so thâ—s miracle is the greater h Eyther tarying till the people were past or as some readâ— faire as thoughe they had bene vpon the drie land Deut. 27. a. (a) Meaning â— place where they shoulde â—mâ—e Deut. 27. a. (b) God commaundeth that not only we our selues profite by his wonderfull workes but that also our posteritie may know y e cause therof glorifie his name c Besydes y e twelue stones whiche were caryed by the tribes and set vp in Gilgal (d) The arke of the priestes whiche came ouer after the people beyng ouer went before y e people as Iosuah had appoynted chap. iii. Num 32. e. (e) That is the Arke Iosuah iii b f Wherein was the rod of Aaron and Manna witnesses of gods wonderfull workes and also the tables testifiyng gods wyll (g) Called Abib or Nisan conteynyng part of March and part of April 〈◊〉 xiiii e. h The woÌ„derful works of Gâ—d in the wicked 〈◊〉 a cause 〈◊〉 â—er condemnation 〈…〉 the god◠〈◊〉 occasion to prayse and feare hym (a) The Amorites were on both sydes I did 〈◊〉 wherof two kâ—nges were 〈…〉 Moab Iosuah i. b. Exod iiii f. (b For now they had lefte iâ— of about 40 yeres (c) Gilgal was so called because they were there circumcised (d Thei could not do it with out daunger in that troublesome vncertain state they were in in their iourney Num. xiiii f Num xiii e. (e) Before they were like to the vncircumcised Egyptians whom though theâ— serued yet they 〈◊〉 dayned and iudged them prophane and shamefull Exod. xii â— (f) The first moneth 〈◊〉 spoken of chap. 4. g In that that Iosuah worshyppeth hym he acknowledgeth him to be gâ— and in that that he 〈◊〉 hym selfe the Lordes capitayne he declareth hym selfe to be Christe (h) That is geue ouer 〈◊〉 clayme of thy selfe and of thy affeâ— a That none coulde go out b That none coulde come in (c) The conquest might not be assigned to mans power but to the mercie of god â–ª which with most weake things can ouercome that which semeth most strong (d) This is chiefly meant by the Rubenites Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh â–ª (e) Meaning the reare warde wherin was the standard of y e trybe of Dan. Num. x. (f) For that day (g) The tribe of Dan was so called because it marched last and gathered vp whatsoeuer was left of others (h) Besydes euery day once for the space of sixe dayes i Condempned 〈◊〉 to be destroyed Iosuah ii a. * Leui xxvii Num. xxi a Deut. xiii d. (k Man and beast beyng destroyed and all other thinges that could not by fire be moulten and transformed all metals are so reserued to the Lordes vâ—e that they should neuer be conuerted to any priuate vse Heb. x. â— 2 Mâ—a x. Iosuah ii â— (l) For it was not lawful for straungers to dwell among the Israelites tyll they were purged (m) Meanyng the tabernacle n For she was maryed to Salmon prince of the tribe of Iuda Math. 1. (o) He shall buyld it to the destruction of all his stocke which thyng was fulfylled in Hiel of Bethel 1. Reg. â— * Deut. vii d. (a) By takyng that which was coÌ„maunded to be destroyed (b) There was two â—is One Ai of the Amorites which was the greater and is here described the other of the Ammonites Ierem. 49. 〈…〉 〈…〉 e Iosuah here is 〈…〉 the mâ— proâ—â—od â–ª wiâ—h decla◠〈◊〉 ther 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 out 〈…〉 of God f For the enemies 〈…〉 thou wa st 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 name 〈…〉 〈◊〉 xix a Or 〈◊〉 〈…〉 The 〈◊〉 act of taking as some iudge was by 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 other say it was by â—tes (k) God is glorified when the trueth is confessed l That is before the arke of the Lorde (m Some leaue wedge others a pâ—te and some a rodde (o) What sharp iudgment and greeuous punyshment theâ— ought to haue that by wickednes drawe Gods wrath vâ—oâ— the multitude (p) That is â–ª the valley of trouble * Deut. vii c. Iosuah vi d. Deut. xx c. (a meanyng on the west syde That is with the rest of the 〈◊〉 (c That is â—tred them and set them in aâ—ay (d He set these fewe that the other which lay in ambushe might not be discouered (e) As they which fayned themselues to see for feare â–ª (f Or lyft vp the baner to signifie when they shall indede the citie “ Or pâ—wer * Deu. vii a. (g) For the firing of the citie was not to destroy it for they should take the spoile therof for a pray but was to signifie to Iosuah that they were entred Nu. xxxi d. Deut. xx c. (h) That it coulde neuer be buylt again (i) According as it was commaunded by the lawe Deu. 21 d. Iosu vii d. De. xxvii a.
not by 〈◊〉 â—nly and godâ— counsel 〈◊〉 wicked 〈…〉 poliâ— (d) Meaning some delicate and dayntie meate (e) That is she serued theÌ„ on a dyshe Or how shall I put away my shame 〈◊〉 34. â— Leuâ— xviii a “ Or for this cause “ Or seruant (f) For that which was of diuers colours or peeces in those dayes was had in great estimation Gen. 37. a “ Or Baaâ— Hazor “ or thanked (g) Pretending to y e king that Amnon was most deare vnto him (h) Then beyng voyde of care castyng no peryll i. Reg i. b. (i) In token of sorowe and greefe “ Or take it to heart Or â–ª 〈◊〉 “ Or one â—â—ter an other (k) For Maâ—câ—ah his mother was the daughter of this â—halmaâ— Chap. ◠“ Or ceâ—sses (a) That the king fauored him (b) In token of mourning for they vsed annoynting to seeme cherefull “ Ebre put wordes in her mouth “ Ebre saue “ Ebre a wydow woman (c) Vnder this parable she describeth the death of Amnon by Absalom Deu. xix c. (d) According to the lawe which commaundeth the slayer to be slaine Gene iâ— b. Exo. â— b. (e) As touchâ—ng the breache of the lawe which punisheth blood let me beare the blame “ Or innocent “ Ebre touch i Reg 24. f Why dost 〈…〉 geue conâ—tie sentence 〈◊〉 thy sonne Absalom (g) God hath prouided wayes â–ª as sanctuaries to saue them oft times whom man iudgeth worthy death (h) For I thought they would kill this my heyre “ Heb. Rest (i) As of great wisdome â—o discerne right from wrong (k) Hast not thou done this to the counsell of Ioab (l) By speakâ—ng rather in 〈◊〉 then plainly I haue 〈◊〉 thy 〈◊〉 “ Hebr. Blessed (n) Whiche wayed sixe pounde foure ounces after halfe an ounce to the sicle “ Or Possession (o) Here is an vnmerciful cruell heart couered in this beautiful body (p) If I haue offended by reuenging my sisters dishonour Thus the wicked iustifie theÌ„ selues in their euyll “ Heb. made him “ Or controuersie (a) That is notyng of what citie or place he was (b) Thus the enuious can depraue and condemne for negligence vniustice him whom God for diligence and iustice â—oth commeÌ„d and allowe (c) By intising them froÌ„ his father to him selfe (d) Counting from the time that the Israelites had asked a king of Samuel (e) By colour of religion he hunteth after the kingdome (f) And byd to his feast in Hebron (g) That Absalom went about (h) For neither is there hope of mercy at his cruel handes neither are we at this sodden able to make our partie good against him “ Hebr. Choose (i) That is after him (k) To wit from Hierusalem “ Heb. At his feete (l) That is the souldiours that be with thee Whiche wâ—s the â—arge of the 〈◊〉 Num. 4. a. 〈…〉 (o) Gods will is a comforte and a cause of contentation to the faithfull 〈◊〉 aduersaries With ashes and dust after 〈◊〉 maner of 〈◊〉 that be in sorowe (q) Terrible is the counsell of the wicked wordly wyse against the innocent except God who oft turneth it to folly do frustrate and disapoynt the same “ Heb. To me that is to my commoditie a Which was the hill of 〈◊〉 Or Figge â—akes “ Hebr. I worship (b) Which was a citie in the tribe of Beniamin (c) That is round about him “ Heb. Man of blood “ Or wicked man (d) This he sayde because of the death of Isboseth and Abner suspecting Dauid to be gilty to the same e Dauid felt that this was the iudgement of God for his sinne and therfore humbleth him selfe to his rod. “ Heb. On myne eye (f) Meaning that the lorde wil sende comforte to his when they are oppressed g Coâ— at Bâ— â–ª “ Heb. Let the king lyue (h) Meaning Dauid “ Heb. The seconde time (i) Sâ—ting the possibilitie of reconciliation betwixt the father and the sonne consequently his owne destruction he geueth such counsell that is lyke to barre frendshippe for euer (k) It was so estemed for the successe therof (a) As though he would say geue me authoritie to choose (b) Meaning Dauid “ Heb. was right in the eyes of Absalom “ Heb. what is in his mouth “ Or â–ª Spoken thus 〈◊〉 Tary 〈…〉 “ He Haue a breach or â—ayne “ Heb. melt “ Heb. The children of fortitude Or The Lord hath commaunded (c) Good to haue brought to passe that wicked purpose he went about d For by the counsel of Husai â–ª he went to the battell where he was destroyed (e) That is ouer Iordane The message froÌ„ their â—s (g) To wit to pursue the with all hast (h) So y t they trauayled all night and by mourning â—aâ— all their company passed ouer (i) Thus God somtimes in this lyfe executeth iudgement vpon the cruel persecutor of the innocent to admonishe vs what iudgement at suche shal haue in the world to come (k) Who was also called Iâ—ai Dauids father l God 〈◊〉 them â—ring the necessitie of his faithfull seruaunt in his trouble and affliction (a) Signifiâ—ng that a good gouernour ought to be â—odâ—ere vnto his peâ—ple that they will rather lose their liues then that ought shoulde come vnto him (b So called because the Ephramites as some say fed their cattel beyond Iordane in this wood (c) By good prouidence that this might be an example for euer what if is afore God â–ª the sonne to rebel against the father “ He weigh vpon myâ—ehand “ Heb. In the heart of Absalom (d) Temperating the victorie with mercie and pine vpon the people that were seduced by Absalom (e) It should appeare by this that God had punished him by taking away his three sonnes his daughter f That is hath deliuered him out of the handes of his enemies g Fauoring him that he should not inâ—utte displeasure by telling of the death of Absalom (h) He sate in the gate of the citie of Mahanaim (i) That is he bringeth tydinges “ Heb. I see the running (k) He had had experience of his fidelitie Chap. 17. e. “ Or Deliuered vp (l) To wit Chusi who was an Ethiopian “ Hebr. Tydinges is brought “ Heb. Iudged (m) The rebellion of his sonne coulde not quenche his fatherly effection “ Hebr. Saluation or deliueranÌ„ce (a) As they do that mourne (b) At Mahanaim “ Or Captaines “ Hebr. Ben right in thyne eyes “ Heb. To the heart of thy seruaunt (c) Where the most resorte of the people was (d) Who should first bring home the king c As to them whose officers to tell the people their dutie f Beside his pollicie that is by winning of the captaine to winne the people it serueth that he hath yet a grudge against Ioab for the death of Absalom (g) Who had before reâ—ted him Cha. â— c. (h) For in his aduersitie he was his most cruell enemie although nowe in his prosperitie he seketh by flattery to
their tounges to be in silence Because Bâ—ldâ—d and Sopâ—aâ— did so much blame him he here yelded accoÌ„pt of his lyfe past Iustice is to deliuer the poore and iudgement is to punishe the wicked these two are in deede a kingly vesture garment (h) That is the tyrannie That 〈…〉 dâ—d 〈…〉 these plagues k That is I â—â—ue â—ll things plentifully that appertayne to my necessaries l By the deâ—we is signified happy prosperous estate by the corne is ment his childreÌ„ as though he would say my posteritie also shal be infeâ—â—citie Or haruest Or renued â–ª (m) Here is shewed of what excellencie an vpright and verttuous life is (a) Before is declared how greatly God doth blesse the godly here is shewed how heaâ—â—y a crosse be layeth on them to proue them (b) They now despise me whiche with al their powre when I was in prosperitie â—â—â—ld nothing 〈◊〉 â—e 〈◊〉 was so wâ—ake c Here Iob declareth â—hat aâ—iectâ—s they were that nowe reuâ—led him and sheweth that they are wicked lyke vnto their fathers which died yeâ— they â—â—â—e to age (d) Shewing hereby their basenes and their pouertie beyng such outcastes yet now they scorne Iob which is a great griefe to be mocked of such (e) what great griefe is this that Iob beyng once in hygh auctoritie now to be in miserie and mocked of such vile villayns (f) That is seyng me now in miserie not able to correct them they â—est and scorne at me without measure as vnbridelâ—â— in their â—stetiâ—ns g The right hande declareth 〈◊〉 and the left hand afflictâ— and miserie so 〈◊〉 I comâ—â—neth by the young mâ—n that â—se 〈…〉 That is tâ—ey eueâ—â—hâ—ewe all my doinges without helpe of any otheâ— i That is most swiftly (k) It is the maker among the Hebrues to haue their garmentes â—owed round in euery part sauing a hoâ—e only in the highest of it to put foorth the necke (l) Iob sayth not this as blaming God but greeuous aâ—â—liction moued aâ—â—ection That is thou didst seâ— me in hâ—e auctoritie and â—â—denly thou patteit me â—â—wne Meaning death that shoulde bring him to the graue He that is once dead can no more be hurt (p) In steede of comfort they gaue me mockes (q) My talke was so lamentable and my crying so great that I might well be called a companion of dragons and Estriches (r) with the heate of my sore troubles (a) In this chapter Iob declareth his vpright liuiÌ„g not to bost against God but to refel the false sâ—aunder of his aduersaries The fleshe was obedient to the spirite neither was he led with carnall desire Iob here sheweth that the feare of God did driue him froÌ„ wickednesse (d) Meaning that before men he was giltlesse in obseruing all the preceptes of the seconde table “ Or plants (e) Let her be a bonde slaue to an other man “ Or bowe downe vpon her (f) Though mans punishmeÌ„t for adultrie be omitted yet gods plague will neuer rest to consume and roote it out (g) That is if I in lawe haue reiected the complaint of my seruauÌ„t what shoulde I do when God calleth me to lawe (h) Iob expresseth the cause why he dyd pitie his seruaunts for that they had one creator both made of the same substaunce 〈…〉 â—â—dowes (k) By the thing vp of the â—unne and goâ—ng downe of 〈◊〉 moone he meaneth the prosperitie and â—â—â—icitie that he was in l That is dâ—d I euer â—ommend the workes of 〈◊〉 owne hande That is I did not feare to do iustice â–ª either be geuing 〈◊〉 to y e multitude or to get thâ— fauour of my friendes and kinred Meaning that he did not holde his peace or kepe at home in the iust suite or cause 〈◊〉 That is I will carie the booke not the aduersarie shal make 〈◊〉 my shoulder and wyll aâ—cept it for 〈◊〉 great gift meaning he would coÌ„fesse his fault if he had offended (p) That is with great reuerence That is iâ— the hâ—â—eling that hath laboured in the land haue â—en deâ—aunded oâ— his wages by me (r) That is yâ— I haue by violence compelled my land to be cared and not geuen foode to the labourers The Hebrâ—es reade 〈…〉 〈…〉 “ Or Eâ—â— dayes shall speake Or The multitude of yeres shall “ Or iudgement (c) To proue Iob plagued for his oâ—â—ences And as though therefore it had ben wysdome for them to holde their peace “ Or wordâ— (e) That is I shoulde breake in the middes if I shoulde not speake my mynde is so hot within me (f) I will say trueth â–ª all thinges layd apart (g) The Hebrue word is to alter the name calling a rude man learned or a wicked man iust There is cause wâ—y ye shoulde despise me although I be young for I am as you are made by goâ—s spirite created of the earth and receaue lyfe of hym (b) Iob before desired to pleade his cause before god without feare therfore sayth Elihu I am here in gods steede whom thou nedest not to â—eâ—â—e â–ª for I aâ— made of the matter that thou art I haue â—earde the boâ—st of thy righteous life that thou art innocent and iust therfore wil I not proue thee wicked of thy former life by thy 〈◊〉 (d) God speaketh two maner of wayes vnto men either by sleepe or by his rod of sicknesse and other plagues For to beate downe the pride of man God sendeth his plagues Thâ—t is 〈…〉 decayeth life can take 〈◊〉 sustenaunce Here speâ—keth â—e of â—econd â—econd way wherby God speaketh to man by afflictions “ Or To the buriers (h) If there be a messenger seene to declare gods wil truely and shewe his benefites one of a thousand man regardeth the same then will God haue mercie i The health of the body is the blessing of God He 〈…〉 the comfort of the hoâ—â—â—ost But it prouoked gâ—ds wrath vpon me (m) That is my soule shall appeare cleare in the land of the liuing (n) That is to shewe thy selfe iust and not wicked (a) Here Elihu proueth that God can not be vniust because he is the iudge of the world the gouernour and creator of all (b) Let vs sâ—an the cause by reasoning in orâ—er oâ—â—ustice (c) That is he hath not 〈◊〉 with me â—â—cording to the â—quitie of 〈◊〉 cause d That is 〈◊〉 his scotishâ—â— beareth 〈◊〉 the scornefull â—â—profes of the â—oâ—kers (c) As thougâ— Elihu would say is it meete that the vniust and wicked shal be rulers or â—â—nocentes commit wickednesse or inferiors to controll princes or subiectes to resist the king how much lesse theÌ„ oughtest thou to do so to God the king of aâ— kinges f That sodainely 〈◊〉 â—ore they 〈◊〉 aware of it For 〈◊〉 â—s frayle naturâ— cannot 〈◊〉 to Gods 〈◊〉 searcheable secrets and therefore 〈◊〉 leaue theÌ„ with all humilitie God câ—â—lteth one 〈◊〉 humbleth an other as the foure Monarches of the worlde for example that is of the Assyrians of the Persians â–ª of the Grecians
people of Iurie “ Or whiche he destroyed “ Or shall it teache thee (a) That is of the people of Israel (b) That is the state of thy church whiche is now redy to perishe before it come to halfe a perfite age whiche should be vnder Christe (c) Theman and Paran were neare Sinai where the law was geuen wherby is signified that his deliueraunce was aâ—â—esent nowe as it was then (d) Wherby is ment a power that was ioyned with his brightnesse which was hyd to the rest of the worlde but was reuealed in mount Sinai to his people (e) That is the tentes 〈…〉 g And so dâ—ddest vse all the â—lementes 〈…〉 destruction of 〈◊〉 enemies h Thâ—t is 〈…〉 (i) For he had not only made 〈…〉 wiâ—h Abraham bâ—t renued it with his posteritie (k) He alludâ—th to the red sea Iordane which gaue passage to gods people and shewed sâ—gnes of their obedience as it were by lifting vp of their handes (l) According to gods commaundement the â—nne was â—ed by the weapons of gods people which fought in his cause as though it durst not go forward whose weapons are here called the arrowes and speares of God “ Or diddest walke vpon (m) Signifying that there is no saluation but by Christ (n) From the top to the toe thou hast destroyed the enemies o God deliuered his enâ—miâ—s both great small with their owne weapoÌ„s though they were neuer so fierce against his church (p) He returneth to that which he spake in the second verse and shewed how he was afrayd of gods iudgementes (q) He sheweth that the faythfull can neuer haue true rest except they feele before the weyght of gods iudgementes (r) That is the enemie but the godly shall be quiet knowing that all thinges shall turne to good vnto theÌ„ (s) He declareth wherin standeth the comfort ioy of the faithful though they see neuer so great afflictions prepared (t) The chiefe singer vpon the instrumentes of musicke shall haue occasion to prayse God for this great deliueraunce of his church Neginoth is a tune or instrument of musicke so called 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi b. Iere. v. d. 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi b. Iere. v. d. That is the idol Moloch and mixing idolatrie with true religion Zach. i a. 2. Re. 27 b. Ier. xxxix b iii. Esd â–ª iii a. Ier. v. c. Deu. xxix c Ier. xxiii c. Amos. v. c. Eze. vii d. Sopho. iii. b. 4. Reg xx a Ionas iii. a. “ Or hyd Esa xiiii c. Ier. xlvi a. Ezec xxv c. Esa 15. 16. c. Ier. xlviii a â–ª Ezec. xxv b Zaâ—h ii b. Esa ii c. â—oâ— xiiâ—i â— 4 Reg 1â—â— Esa xlvii â— Eze. xxii c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. Eze. xxii c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. “ Or shoulder Iere. i. b. (a) Though y e people transgresse yet the prophet is sent to the prince priest whose negligence often times is the cause of the peoples sinne (b) Zorobabel was the sonne of Phadaia as 1. Par. 3 and ver 18. his fathers name is left out his grauÌ„dfathers name supplied because it was not so obscure as was the other And yet there were now seueÌ„teene yeres past sence Cyrâ—s had graunted them libertie to buylde (d) God is the geuer of encrease neither may any thing prosper without his blessing It is a paynefull thing to clime vp the hilles to draw down trees and to buyld such is their labour that buyld the church In Christe only is God merciful vnto vs and in his church only is saluation both the which are here signified by this temple (g) The end why Christ buyldeth his church is that we may haue hym fauourable to vs and he be glorifie◠〈…〉 but to cal for his plagues and tâ—y be at commaundement For the greater part tâ—ried in Babilon would not take the lâ—bertie which Cyrus had geuen them (k) Here is no differeÌ„ce made betweene the word of the prophete the word of God to shewe that the prophete must so speke and the people so beare them as the wordes of God l This shâ—uld be remembred 〈◊〉 al ministers â–ª that they be 〈◊〉 messengers therfore must be faythful diligent and costant (m) The penitent are not forsaken God comforteth the and assureth them of his owne presence (n) God is sayd to stirre vp our spirites when he moueth our hartes by the power of his spirite boldly to take in hande and perfectly to â—nishe that which he commaundeth They had but three 〈◊〉 three 〈◊〉 to heare the prophete 〈◊〉 to prepare 〈…〉 men worke so diligent were thei after the preaching of the prophete (b) They had nowe not wrought a ful moneth 〈◊〉 they waxed 〈…〉 therfore had neede to be seâ— on a freshe by the â—oâ—phete who was therefore nowe sent vnto them againe As were Seraiah Zephaniah and others 2. Râ— cap. 5. ver 18 which saw the old temple and now were returned with Zorobabel Esd cap. 6. verse 3. (d) A strong argumeÌ„t why the people should be of good courage when they are sure that God is with them e God made many promises to his people 〈◊〉 their departure oâ—t of Egyptâ— but in asmuch â—s he goeth about to speake of Christe in tâ—is place â–ª at 〈◊〉 be thought that he meaneth here the promise made 〈…〉 and repeated Act. â— ver 27 f Before he confirmed his promise made 〈◊〉 Christe â–ª 〈◊〉 he promiseth his spirite therfore there is no cause offeare g There passed .519 yeres after this prophecie before Christe 〈◊〉 yet are they sayde to be but a little whyle in comparison of the time sence the creation the tyme that shal be before the iudgement â–ª 〈…〉 of eternitie or in the sight of God with whom a thousande yeres is but as one daâ— â–ª (h) I wyll cause great feare to be◠〈…〉 shal be stirred at the birth of Christe his baptisme ascention at his comming to iudgement but chiefly it setteth out the 〈…〉 Christe to whom heauen earth sea shall obey (i) It is not the want of riches that causeth this house to be buylt in this 〈…〉 haue all treasures at my commaundement (k) This is spoken not of this house but of the spiritual Hierusalem He. 12. ver 2â— (l) In the sixth moneth in the seuenth had Aggeus prophecied in the eyght moneth Zachary nowe in the nynth is Aggeus sent againe such 〈…〉 God ouer his and such â—eede haue the people oâ— instruction (m) Seme they neuer so perfect in their owne eyes yet to God who knoweth them they appeare as they are (n) He is sent twyse in one day to prophecie vnto the people “ Or seate Mat. 23 d. Ier. xxxi c. Malac. iii. b. Iere. xliiii a Psa 78. a. Ose xiiii a. Tob. xiii b. Ier. xliiii a. Zach vi a. Apoc. vi a. Ier. xxv b. and xxix b