maner shall it be done for an oxe or for a ram or for a lambe or a kyd Loke what nombre thou makest in these suche a nombre shalte thou make in them also And accordyng to the noÌ„bre of suche offerynges thou shalte encrease the meatofferynges and the drynkofferyngê All that are of your selues shall do these thyngê after this maner to offre an offeryng of swete sauoure vnto the lorde And yf a straunger soiourne with you or who soeuer be amonge you in your generacyons and wyll offre an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde euen as ye do so he shall do One ordynaunce shall be bothe for you of the coÌ„gregacion also for the straunger It shal be an ordinaunce for euer in your generacyons both vnto you to the straunger before the Lorde One lawe and one maner shal serue bothe for you for the straunger that soiourneth with you And the lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and saye vnto them When ye be come into the lande to the whiche I bryng you then when ye wyl eate of the breade of the lande ye shall take vp an heueofferynge vnto the Lorde Ye shal take vp a cake of the fyrst of your dow for an heueofferynge as ye do the heueofferynge of the barne euen so ye shall heue it Of the fyrst of your dow ye shal gyue vnto the lorde an heueofferyng in your generacions And yf ye ouerse your selues and obserue not all these commaundementes whiche the Lorde hathe spoken vnto Moses euen all that the Lorde hath coÌ„maunded you by the hande of Moses from the fyrst daye that the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses hence forwarde among your generacions If it happen that ought is coÌ„mytted ygnorantly of the congregacyon all the multitude shal offre a bullock for a burntofferyng to be a swete sauour vnto the Lorde with the meatofferynge and the drynkofferyng therto accordyng to the maner and an he goote for synne And the preest shall make an attonement for all the multitude of the chyldren of Israell and it shall be forgyuen them for it is ygnorauÌ„ce And they shal bryng theyr offeryng for a sacrifice vnto the lorde theyr synofferyng before the lorde for theyr ygnoraunce and it shal be forgyuen vnto all the multitude of the chyldren of Israel and vnto the straunger that dwelleth among you seynge al the people were in ignoraunce Yf any one soule syn thorowe ignoraunce he shall brynge a she goote of a yeare olde for syn And the preest shall make an atonement for the soule that synned ygnorauÌ„tly with the synofferynge before the Lorde to recoÌ„syle hym that it may be forgyuen hym And bothe thou that arte borne one of the chyldren of Israel the straunger that dwelleth amonge you shall haue bothe one lawe who so doth synne thorowe ygnoraunce But the soule that dothe ought presumptuously whyther he be an Israelite or a strauÌ„ger the same blasphemeth the lord And that soule shal be roted out from amonge his people bycause he hath despysed the worde of the Lorde and hath broken his coÌ„maundement that soule therfore shall perysshe his synne shall be vpon hym And whyle the chyldren of Israel were in the wyldernes they founde a maÌ„ that ☞ gathered styckes vpon the Sabboth daye And they that founde hym gatheryng styckê brought hym vnto Moses and Aaron and vnto all the congregacion they put hym in warde seynge it was not declared what shulde be done vnto hym And the lorde sayd vnto Moses Let the man dye and let all the multitude stone him with stones without the hoost And al the multitude brought hym w t â–ª out the hoost stoned hym with stones and he dyed as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And the lorde spake vnto Moses saynge speake vnto the chyldren of Israell and byd them that they make them gardes in the quarters of theyr garmentê thorowout theyr generacyons and put vpon the garde of the quarters a ryband of yelowe sylke And the garde shall be vnto you to loke vpon it that ye may remembre al the coÌ„maundementes of the lorde and do them and †that ye seke not after your owne herte or your owne eyes after the which ye vse to go a hoorynge but ye shall remembre rather and do al my coÌ„maundementes and be holy vnto your god I am the Lorde your God which brought you out of the lande of Egypte for to be your God I am the lorde your God ¶ The rebellyon of Corah Dathan and Abiram CAPI XVI ANd Corah the sonne of Iezehar the sonne of Cahath the sonne of Leui and Dathan and Abiram the son of Eliab and Ou the son of Peleth the sonne of Ruben rose vp before Moses with other men of the chyldren of Israel two hundred fyftie which were captaynê of the multitude great and famous men in the congregacyon and they gathered themselues togyther agaynst Moses and Aaron and sayde vnto them ye make moche to do seynge all the multitude are holy euery one of them and the Lorde is amonge them Why heue ye your selues vp aboue the congregacyon of the Lorde And when Moses herde it he fell vpon his face and spake vnto Corah and vnto all his companye saynge to morowe the Lorde wyll shewe who are his who is holy who ought to approche nygh vnto hym whom he hath chosen to come to hym This do ther fore take you fyre pannes both Corah and al his company and put fyre therin put sence in them before the lorde to morowe And the man whome the Lorde dothe chose the same shal be holy Ye make moch to do ye chyldren of Leui. And Moses sayd vnto Corah here ye chyldreÌ„ of Leui. Is it but a smal thyng vnto you that the God of Israell hath seperated you from the multitude of Israel brought you to hym self to do the seruyce of the dwellyng place of the Lorde and to stande before the multitude and to ministre vnto hym he hathe taken the to hym and all thy brethren the sonnes of Leuy with the and seke ye the offyce of the preest also For which cause both thou and all thy companye are gathered togyther agaynst the Lorde What is Aaron that ye murmure agaynst hym And Moses sent and called Dathan and Abiram the sonnes of Eliab whiche sayde we wyll not come vp Is it a small thynge that thou hast brought vs out of a lande that floweth with mylke and hony to kyll vs in the wyldernesse and to reygne ouer vs also Hast thou brought vs vnto a lande that floweth with mylke and hony and gyuen vs enherytaunce of feldes and vyneyardes Wylte thou pull out the eyes of these men we wyll not come vp And Moses waxed very angry and sayd vnto the Lorde Turne not thou vnto theyr offerynge I haue not taken so moche as an Asse from them neyther haue I hurte any of them And Moses sayd vnto Corah
came vpon Saul and ☞ he prophesyed in the myddes of the house And Dauid played with his hande lyke as at other tymes and there was a Iauelyn in Sauis hande And Saul â—oke the Iauelyn and sayd I wyl nayle Dauid to the wall with it And Dauid auoyded out of his presence two tymes And Saul was afrayde of Dauid bycause the Lorde was with hym was departed from Saul Therfore Saul put hym from hym and made him a captayn ouer a thousande and ☞ he went out and in before the people And Dauid behaued hym selfe wysely in all his wayes and the Lorde was with hym Wherfore when Saul sawe that he was so excedyng wyse he was afrayd of hym But all Israel and Iuda loued Dauid bycause he went out and in before them And Saul sayde to Dauid Beholde my eldest doughter Merob her I wyl gyue the to wyfe Onely play the man with me fyghte the Lordes battayles For Saul thought myne hande shall not be vpon hym but the hande of the Philistines And Dauid answered Saule what am I and what is my lyfe of the kynred of my father in Israel that I shulde be son in lawe to the kynge Howbeit wheÌ„ the tyme was come that Moreb Sauls doughter shulde haue bene gyuen to Dauid she was gyuen vnto Adriel a Meholothite to wyfe How beit Michol Sauls doughter loued Dauid And they shewed Saul and the thyng dyspleased hym not And Saul sayd I wyll gyue hym her that she may be a snare to hym and that the hand of the Philistynes maye be agaynst hym Wherfore Saul sayd to Dauid thou shalte this day be my son in law in the other doughter And Saul coÌ„maunded his seruauntes to comen with â–ª Dauid secretly and say Beholde the kyng hath a fauoure to the and all his seruauntes loue the be now therfore the kynges sonne in lawe And Sauls seruauntes spake those wordes in the eares of Dauid And Dauid sayde semeth it to you a lyght thyng to be a kynges sonne in lawe I am a poore man and of small reputacion And the seruauntes brought Saule worde agayne sayenge of this maner spake Dauid And Saul sayd this wyse shall ye say to Dauid the king careth for none other dowry but for an hundred foreskynnnes of the Philistines to be auenged of the kingê enemyes But Saul thought to make Dauid fal into the handes of the Philistines And when his seruauntes tolde Dauid these wordê it pleased Dauid wel to be the kynges son in lawe And ☞ or the dayes were expyred Dauid arose with his men and went and slue of the Philistines CC. men and Dauid broughte theyr foreskynnes satisfied the kyng therof to be his sonne in lawe Wherfore Saul gaue hym Michol his doughter to wyfe And Saul sawe and vnderstode howe that the Lorde was with Dauid that Michol his doughter loued hym he was the more afrayde of Dauid and Saul became alway Dauids enemy The lordes of the Philistines vsed ☞ to go forth And it fortuned that when they went forth Dauid behaued hym selfe wyselyer theÌ„ al the seruauntes of Saul so that his name was moche set by ¶ Saul coÌ„maundeth to flee Dauid Micholl his wyfe saueth hym CAPI XIX SAul spake to Ionathas his sonne and to all his seruauntes that they shulde kyll Dauid But Ionathas Sauls sonne had a great fauour to Dauid and Ionathas tolde Dauid saynge Saul my father gothe aboute to fley the. Now therfore take hede to thy selfe vntyll the mornyng abyde in some secret place and hyde thy selfe And I wyl go out stande by my father in the felde where thou art wyll comen with my father of the and what soeuer I se I wyll tell the. And Ionathas spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father sayde vnto hym let not the kynge syn agaynst his seruaunt Dauid for he hath not synned agaynst the and his workes haue ben toward the very good For he dyd ☞ put his lyfe in his hande slue the Philistine and the Lorde brought to passe a great helth for al Israel Thou sawest it thou reioysed wherfore then wylte thou syn agaynst innocent bloode sley Daiud without a cause And Saul herkened vnto the voyce of Ionathas and sware as truely as the lorde lyueth he shal not dye And Ionathas called Dauid and shewed hym all those wordes brought Dauid to Saul And he was in his presence as in tymes past And the war began agayn and Dauid wente out and foughte with the Philistines slue them with a great slaughter and they fled from hym And the euyll spirite sent of the Lorde was vpon Saul as he sat in his house hauynge a Iauelyn in his hande and Dauid played with his hande And Saul entended to nayle Dauid to the wall with the Iauelyn But he ryd hym selfe out of Sauls presence as he smote the speare †vvith a vayne stroke in to the wall And Dauid fled and was saued that same nyght Saul also sent messengers vnto Dauyds house to watche hym and to sley hym in the mornyng And Michol Dauyds wyfe tolde it hym saynge If thou saue not thy selfe this nyght to morow thou wylte be sleyne And so Micholl let Dauid downe thorowe a wyndowe and he went and fled and was saued And then she toke an ymage and layde it in the bed put a pyllowe stuffed with gootê heere vnder the heade of it couered it with a cloth And when Saul sent messengers to fetch Dauid she sayd he is sycke And Saul sent the messengers agayne to se Dauid sayenge Brynge hym to me bed and all that I may sley hym And wheÌ„ the messengers were came in Beholde there lay an ymage in the bed with a pyllow of gootes heere vnder the head of it And Saul sayde to Micholl why hast thou mocked me so and sent away myne enmye that he is escaped Michol answered Saul For he sayde vnto me let me go or els I wyll kyll the. And so Dauid fled and escaped and came to Samuel to Rama tolde hym all that Saul had done to hym And he and Samuel went and dwelte in ☞ Naioth And one tolde Saul sayenge Beholde Dauid is at Naioth in Rama Saul sente messengers to fet Dauid And wheÌ„ they saw a company ☞ of Prophetes prophesyenge and Samuel standyng fast by them the spirite of god fell vpon the messengers of Saul they prophesyed to And when it was tolde Saul he sent other messengers and they prophesyed likewyse And Saul sent messengers yet agayne the thyrde tyme and they prophesyed also Then went he hym selfe to Rama and came to a great well that is in Sechu he asked and sayde where are Samuell and Dauid And one sayde Beholde they be at Naioth in Rama and he went thyther euen to Naioth in Rama and the spirite of God came vpon hym also and he wente prophesyenge vntyll he came to Naioth in Rama And he stripte of
Psalme Oâ— Dauid PLeade thou my cause O Lorde with them that stryue wtth me and fyght thou agaynste them that fyght agaynste me Laye hande vpon the shylde and bucler stande vp to helpe me Brynge forth the speare stope the waye agaynste them that persecute me say vnto my soule I am thy saluacyon Let them be coufounded and put to shame that seke after my soule let them be turned backe brought to confusion that ymagyn myschefe for me Let them be as duste before the wynde and the aungell of the Lorde scateringe them Let theyr way be darke and slippery and let the the aungell of the Lorde persecute them For they haue preuely laied their net to destroy me without a cause yee euen without a cause haue they made a pyt for my soule Let a sodaine destruccion come vpon him vnawares and hys net that he hath layed pryuely catche hym selfe that he maye fall into hys owne myschefe And my soule be ioyfull in the Lorde it shall reioyce in hys saluacyon All my bones shall saye Lorde who is lyke vnto the whiche delyuerest the poore from stronger than hym selfe yee the poore and the wretched from hym that spoileth him False wytnesse dyd ryse vp they lated to my charge thinges that I knowe nat They rewarded me euell for good to the great dyscomforte of my soule Neuerthelesse wheÌ„ they were sicke I put on a sacke cloth and huÌ„bled my soule with fastynge my prayer shal turne into myne owne bosoÌ„ I behaued my self as though it had bene my freÌ„de or my brother I went heuely as one that morneth for his mother But in myne aduersyte they reioysed and gathered them together yee the very abiectes came together agaiÌ„st me vnawares ma kynge mowes at me ceassed not With y â— flatterers were busy mockers which gnas shed agaynst me with theyr tethe Lorde howe longe wylte thou loke vpon this O deliuer my soule from the wicked rumours of them and my dearlynge from the lyons So wyll I geue the thankes in the great congregacyon I wyll prayse the amonge much people O let not them that are mine enemyes tryumphe ouer me for naught nether let them wyncke with theyr eyes that hate me without a cause And why theyr coÌ„monynge is nat for peace but they ymagyn dysceytfull wordes agaynst them that are quyet in the lande They gaped vpon me with their mouthes and sayde fye on the fye on the we dyd se it with oure eyes Thys thou haste sene O Lorde holde nat thy tong then go nat farre fro me O Lorde Awake and stande vp auenge thou my cause my God and my Lorde Iudge me O Lorde my God accordynge to thy ryghtuousnesse and let them not triumphe ouer me Let them not saye in theyr hertes there there so wolde we haue it neyther let them saye we haue ouer come him Let them be put to confusyon and shame that together reioise at my trouble let theÌ„ be clothed with rebuke and dishonoure that boast them sel ues agaynst me Let them be glad and reioyse that fauoure my rightuous dealynge yee let them saye alway blessed be the Lord that willeth the peace of his seruaunte And as for my tonge it shal be talkynge of thy ryghtuones and of thy prayse all the daye longe ¶ The. xxxvi Psalme ¶ To the chauntee of Dauyd the seruaunt of the Lorde MY herte sheweth me the wyckednesse of the vngodly that there is no feare of God before his eies For he flatereth hiÌ„ selfe in his owne syght tyll his abhomynable synne be founde out The wordes of his mouthe are vnryghtuous and full of disceyte he hath lefte of to behaue him selfe well and to do good He ymagyneth myschefe vpon his bedde and hath set him selfe in no good way neyther doth he refuse any thynge that is euyll Thy mercy O Lord reacheth vnto the Heauen and thy trueth vnto the cloudes Thy ryghtuousnes standeth lyke the stronge mountaines thy iudgementes are lyke the greate depe Thou Lorde wylte preserue bothe man beaste Howe excellente is thy mercy O God and the children of men shal put their truste vnder the shadowe of thy wynges They shall be satysfyed with the plentuousnes of thy house and thou shalte gyue them dryncke of thy pleasure as out of the ryuer For with the is the well of lyfe and in thy lyght shall we se lyght O sprede forth thy louynge kyndnes vnto them that knowe the and thy ryghtuousnes vnto theÌ„ that are true of herte O let not the fote of pryde come agaynste me and let nat y â— haÌ„de of the vngodly caste me downe ☞ There are they fallen all that worke wyckednes they are caste downe and shal nat be able to stande ¶ The. xxxvij Psame ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd FRET nat thy self because of the vngodly neyther be thou enuious agaynst the euyll doers For they shall sone be cut downe lyke the grasse and be wythered euen as the grene herbe Put thou thy truste in the Lorde and do good dwel in the lande and â—erely thou shalt be fedde Delyte thou in the Lorde and he shall gyue the thy hertes desyre Commytte thy waye vnto the LORDE and put thy truste in hym and he shall brynge it to passe He shall make thy ryghtuousnesse as cleare as the lyght thy iust dealyng as the none daye Holde the styll in the Lorde and abyde pacyently vpon hym but greue nat thy selfe at hym whose waye dothe prospere and that dothe after euyll councels Leaue of froÌ„ wrath and let go displeasure frete nat thy selfe els shalt thou be moued to do euell Wycked doers shal be roted out and they that pacyently abyde the Lorde shall enherete the lande Yet a lytle whyle and the vngodly shal be cleane gone thou shalte loke after hys place and he shal be awaye But the meke spreted shal possesse the earth and shal be refreshed in muche rest The vngodly seketh couÌ„cel against the iust gnassheth vpon him with his tethe The Lorde shall laughe hym to scorne for he hathe sene that his daies is coÌ„myng The vngodly haue drawen out the swerde and haue bended their bowe to cast downe the poore and nedye and to slee suche as be of ryght conuersacyon Theyr swerde shall go thorowe their owne herte and theyr bowe shal be broken A small thynge that the ryghtuous hathe is better then greate ryches of the vs godly For the armes of the vngodly shal be broken and the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghtuous The Lorde knoweth y â— dayes of the godly and their inheritauÌ„ce shall endure for euer They shall nat be confounded in the peryllous tyme and in the dayes of derth they shal haue ynough As for the vngodly they shal perishe and the enemies of the Lorde shal coÌ„sume ☞ as the fat of laÌ„bes yee euen as the smoke shal they coÌ„sume awaye The vngodly boroweth payeth nat agayne but the rightuous is mercyfull lyberal Such as
the beholders of starres come on nowe and delyuer the yea and let theÌ„ shew when these newe thynges shall come vpon the. Beholde they shal be lyke stâ—awe which yf it be kyndled with fyre no maÌ„ may rydde it for the vehemencye of the flame And yet it geueth no synders to warme a maÌ„ by nor cleare fyre to syt by Thus are they with whom thou hast weryed thy selfe and thus are thy marchauntes that haue bene with the from thy youth Euery one shall shewe the hys erroneous waye yet shall none of them defende the. ¶ The ypocryse of the Iewes is reproued The Lord alone wylbe worshypped which hathe chosen vs and whiche socoureth vs for hys owne sake ¶ CAPI XLVIII HEARE thys O thou house of Iacob ye that are called by the name of Israel and are come out of one stocke with Iuda whiche sweare by the name of the Lorde and beare wytnes by the God of Israel but nat with trueth and ryght whiche are called fre men of the holy cytie and are grounded vpon the God of Israel whose name is the Lorde of Hostes. The thynges that I shewed you euer sence the begynnynge Haue I nat brought them to passe immediatly as they came out of my mouth and declared them And they are come Howe be it I knowe that thou arte obstinate and that thy necke hathe an yron veyne and that thy browe is of brasse Neuerthelesse I haue euer sence the beginnynge shewed the of thynges for to come and declared theÌ„ vnto the or euer they come to passe that thou shuldest nat saye myne Idol hathe done it my carued or molten ymage hathe shewed it Heare and consyder al these thynges whether it was ye that prophecyed them But as for me I tolde the before at the begynnynge newe and secrete thynges y â— thou knowest nat of And some done nowe nat of olde tyme wherof thou neuer hardest before they were brought to that thou canst not saye Beholde I knewe of them Moreouer there be some wherof thou haste nether herde nor knowen nether haue they bene opened vnto thyne eares afore tyme. For I knewe that thou woldest malicyously offende therfore haue I called the a transgressour euen from thy mothers wombe Neuertheles for my names sake I haue with drawen my wrath for myne honours sake I haue ouersene the so that I haue not rooted the out Beholde I haue pourged the and not as syluer I haue chosen the in the fyre of affliccyon And that onely for myne owne sake yea euen for myne owne sake For I geue my honour to none other that thou shuldest not despyse me Herken vnto me O Iacob and Israell whome I haue called I am euen he that is I am the fyrste and the last My hande hath layde the foundacion of the earthe my ryght hande hath spanned ouer the heauens Assone as I call them they are there Gather you al together and herken which of yonder goddes hath declared this The Lorde hath a loue ☞ vnto him and he shal perfourme his wil agaynste Babell and declare his power agaynst the Caldees I my self alone euen I haue tolde you this before Yea I dyd call him and brynge him forth and he shall giue a prosperous iourney Come nye and heare this haue I spoken any thynge darckely sence the begynnyng when a thynge begynneth I am there Wherfore the Lorde God and his sprete hath sent me And thus sayeth the Lord god thy redemer the holy one of Israell I am the Lorde thy God whiche teacheth the profytable thinges leade the the waye that y â— shuldest go O that y â— haddest regarded my commaundementes then had thy welthynes bene as the water streame thy ryghtu ousnes as the waues flowynge in the See Thy sede also had be lyke as the saÌ„de in the see the frute of thy body lyke the grauell stones therof Thy name shulde not be roted out nor destroyed before me Go away from Babylon flye from the Caldees with a mery voyce speke of this declare it abrode and go forth vnto the ende of the world say they The Lord hath redemed hys seruaunt Iacob that they suffred no thurst he led theÌ„ thorowe the wyldernesse and caused the waters to flowe out vnto them from out of the rocke He claue the rocke a sonder and the water gushed out As for the vngodly they haue no peace sayeth the Lorde ¶ Thryst shal gather together all nacyons be they neuer so fo farre of CAPI XLIX YE Iles harken vnto me take hede ye people from farre The Lorde hath called me fro my byrth and made mencyon of my name fro my mothers wombe ☜ he hath made my mouth like a sharpe swerde vnder the shadowe of his hande hath he defended me and hyd me in hys quyuer ☜ as a good arowe and saide vnto me Thou arte my seruaunte Israel I wyll be honoured in the. Then answered I I haue lost my laboure I haue spent my strength in vayne Neuertheles I wyll coÌ„mytte my cause and my worke vnto the lorde my god And nowe sayth the Lorde euen he that fashyoned me from my mothers wombe to be his seruaunte that I maye brynge Iacob agayne vnto hym howbeit Israel wyl not be gathered vnto hym agayne In whose syght I am greate whiche also is my Lorde my God and my strength And he sayde It is but a small thynge that thou art my seruaunt to sette vp the kynreddes of Iacob and to restore the destruccyon of Israell For I haue made the the lyght of the Gen tyles that thou mayst be my helth vnto the ende of the worlde Moreouer thus sayth the Lorde the redemer and holy one of Israell because of the abhorrynge and despisynge amonge the Gentyles concernynge the seruaunt of all them that beare rule Kynges and Prynces shall se and aryse and worshyp because of the Lorde that is faythfull and because of the holy one of Israell whiche hath chosen the. And thus sayth the Lorde In the tyme accepted haue I hearde the and in the daye of saluacioÌ„ haue I helped the. I wyl preserue the and make the to be the attonement of the people that thou mayste helpe vp the earth agayne and chalenge agayne the scattered herytages That thou mayst saye to the prysoners go forth and to them that are in darknesse come into the lyght that ☞ they maye fede in the hye wayes and gette theyr liuynge in all hye places There shall neither hunger nor thurste heate nor sunne hurte them For he that fauoureth theym shall leade them and geue them drynke of the sprynge welles I wyll make wayes vpon al my mountaynes and my fote pathes shal be exalted And beholde they shall come from farre lo some from the north and west some from the south * Reioyce ye heauens and synge prayses y â— earthe Talke of ioy ye hilles for God hath comforted hys people
that fearest a mortall man the chylde of man whiche âšœ goeth awaye as doth the floure And forgettest the Lorde that made the that spred out the heauens and layde the foundacyon of the earth But thou art euer afrayde for the syght of thyne oppressâ—ure whiche is redy to do harme Where is the wrath of the oppressoure It commeth on fast it maketh haste to appere It shall not peryshe that it shulde not be able to destroye nether shal it fayle for taute of norishing âšœ I am the lorde thy God that make the see to be styll and to rage âšœ Whose name is the Lorde of hostes I haue put my wordes in thy mouth and haue defended y â— in the shadow of my hande that I maye plante the heuens and lay the foundacion of the earth and saye vnto Sion thou art my people Awake awake and stande vp O Ierusalem thou that from the hande of the Lorde haste droncken out âšœ the cuppe of his wrath thou that haste supped of and sucked out the slumbring cup to y â— botome For amonge al the sonnes whom he hath begotten there is not one that maye holde it vp and not one to leade it by the hande of al the sonnes that he hathe noryshed Bothe these thynges are happened vnto the but who is sorye for it Yee destruccyon wastyng hungre and swerde but who wyll comforte the Thy sonnes lye comfortles at the heade of euery strete lyke a taken venyson and are full of the terrible wrathe of the Lorde and punyshment of thy God And therfore thou myserable and dronken howbeit not w t wyne Here this Thus sayeth thy Lorde thy Lorde and God the defender of his people Beholde I wyll take the slombryng cuppe out of thy hande euen the cuppe with the dregges of my wrathe that from heÌ„ce forth thou shalt neuer drinke it more but I wyl put into theyr hande that trouble the which haue spoken to thy soule stoupe downe y â— we may go ouer the make thy body euen with the grounde and as the strete to go vpon ¶ A consolacion and comforte to the people of God CAPI LII VP Syon vp take thy strength vnto the put on thyne honest raymente O Ierusalem thou holy cytie For from thys tyme forthe there shall no vncircuÌ„cysed nor vncleane person come in the. Shake the from the dust aryse and stande vp O IerusaleÌ„ Plucke out thy necke froÌ„ y â— bonde O y â— captyue daughter Syon For thus sayeth y â— Lorde ye are sold for naught therfore shal ye be redemed also w t out any mony For thus sayeth y â— Lorde God My people wente downe afore tyme in to Egypte there to be strauÌ„gers and the kyng of the Assyrians oppressed theÌ„ without any cause And nowe what profyte is it to me sayeth the Lorde that my people is frely caryed awaye and brought in to heuynesse by their rulers and my name euer styll blasphemed sayeth the Lorde But that my people may know my name I my selfe wyl speake in that day Beholde here I am O howe beautyfull are the fete of the Embassytours that bryngeth the message frome the mountayne and proclaymeth peace that bringeth the good tydynges and preacheth healthe and sayeth vnto Syon Thy God is the kynge Thy watchemen shal lyfte vp theyr voyce with loude voyce shall they preache of him for they shal se hym present when the Lorde shall conuerte Syon Be glad O thou desolate Ierusalem reioyse together for the Lorde hath comforted his people he hath delyuered IerusaleÌ„ The Lorde hathe made bare his holy arme and shewed it forth in the syght of al the GeÌ„tyles and all the endes of the earth hathe sene the sauyng health of our God Away awaye get you out from thence and touche no vncleane thynge Go out from amonge suche And be cleane that beare the vesselles of the Lorde For ye shall not escape by rennynge nor by flyenge away but the Lorde shall go before you and the God of Israell shall gather you together Beholde my seruaunt shall deale wysely therfore shall he be magnyfyed exalted and greatly honoured Lyke as the multytude shall wondre vpon hym because hys face shal be so disfourmed and not as a maÌ„s face hys beautye lyke no man Euen so shal the multitude of y â— Gentyles loke vnto hym and kynges shall shut theyr mouthes before him For they that haue not bene tolde of hym shall se hym and they y â— herde nothynge of hym shall beholde hym ¶ He Pâ—ophecyeth euydentely of the passyon of our Sauyour Iesus Chryste ¶ CAPI LIII BVT who hath geuen credence vnto our preachyng Or to whom is y â— arme of the Lorde knowen For he dyd growe before the Lorde lyke as a braunche and as a roote in a drye grounde he hath nether bewtie nor fauoure WheÌ„ we loke vpon him there shal be no fairenesse we shall haue no lust vnto hym He is despysed abhorred of men he is suche a man as hath good experyence of sorowes infirmyties We haue rekened hym so vyle that we hyd our faces from him Howbeit he only hath taken on hym our infirmytie and borne our paynes Yet we dyd iudge hym as thoughe he were plaged and cast downe of God where as he notwithstanding was wounded for our offences and smytten for our wyckednesse For the payne of our punishment was layde vpon hym and with his strypes are we healed As for vs we haue gone all astraye lyke shepe euery one hath turned his owne waye But thorow hym the Lorde hath pardoned all our synnes He suffered violence and was euell entreated and dyd not yet open his mouth He shal be led as a shepe to be slayne yet shal he be as styl as a lambe before the shearer and not open his mouth He was had awaye his cause not herde and without any iugemente Whose generacion yet who may nombre he was cut of from ☜ the grounde of the lyuinge Whiche punisshment dyd go vpon hym for the transgressyon of my people His graue was gyuen hym with the condempned and ☜ with the ryche man at his death Where as he dyd neuer vyolence nor vnryght neyther hathe there bene any disceytfulnesse in his mouthe Yet hath it pleased the Lorde to smyte hym with infirmite that when he had made his soule an offerynge for synne he myght se longe lastynge sede And this deuyce of the Lorde shall prospere in his hande With trauayle and laboure of his soule shall he optayne greate ryches My ryghtuous seruaunt shal with wisdome iustifye and de lyuer the multitude for he shall beare away theyr synnes Therfore wyl I geue hym the multytude for his parte and he shal deuyde the stronge spoyle because he geueth ouer his soule to death and is reckened among the trangressours whiche neuertheles hath taken awaye the synnes of the
the preste the sonne of Emer chefe in the house of the Lorde harde Ieremy preache so sted fastly he smote Ieremy put hym in the stockes that are by the hye gate of Ben Iamin in the house of the Lorde The nexte daye folowynge Phashur brought Ieremy out of the stockes agayne Then sayde Ieremye vnto hym The Lorde shall call the nomore Phashur that is excellente and increasynge but Magor that is fearfull and afrayed euery where For thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I wyll make the afrayed euen thy selfe and all that fauoure the whiche shall perysh with the swearde of theyr enemyes euen before thy face And I wyll geue whole Iuda vnder the power of the kynge of Babylon which shal carye some vnto Babylon presoners and sleye some with the swearde Moreouer all the substaunce of thys lande all theyr precyous and gorgeous workes all costlynesse and all the tresure of the Kynges of Iuda wyll I geue into the handes of theyr enemyes whiche shall spoyle them carie them vnto Babylon But as for the O Phashur thou shalt be caryed vnto Babylon with all thyne housholde and to Babylon shalt thou come where thou shalt dye and be buryed thou and all thy fauourers to whom thou hast preached lyes O Lorde If I am disceaued theÌ„ hast thou disceaued me thou haste dealte strongly and hast preuayled and makest me strong agayn All the daye longe am I despysed and laughen to scorne of euery man because I haue now preached longe agaynst malycious Tyranny shewed theÌ„ of destruccyon For the which cause they cast the worde of the Lord in my teeth and take me euer to the worst Wherfore I thought from hence forth nat to speake of him nor to preach any more in his name But the worde of the Lorde was a very burnynge fyre in my herte and in my bones whiche when I wolde haue stopped I myght nat For why I harde so many derisions blasphemies yee euen of myne owne companions and of suche as were conuersaunte with me whiche wente aboute to make me afrayed sayinge vpon hym let vs go vpon hym to feare hym and make hym holde his tonge that we maye ouercome him and be auenged of hym But the Lorde stode by me lyke a myghtye gyaunte therfore my persecutours fell and coulde do no thynge They shall be sore confounded for they haue done vnwysely they shall haue an euerlastynge shame And nowe O Lord of Hostes thou righteous sercher whiche knowest the reynes and the very hertes let me se theÌ„ punished for vnto the I commytte my cause Synge vnto the Lorde and prayse him for he hathe delyuered the soule of the oppressed froÌ„ the hande of the vyolent Cursed be the day wherin I was borne vnhappye be the daye wherin my mother brought me forth Cursed be the man that brought my father the tydinges to make him glad saying thou haste gotton a sonne Lette it happen vnto that man as to the cyties whiche the Lorde turned vp syde downe when he had hearde longe the wycked rumoure of them because he slewe me nat as sone as I cam out of my mothers wombe and because my mother was nat my graue her self that the byrth myght nat haue come out but remayned styll in her Wherfore cam I forth of my mothers wombe To haue experience of laboure and sorowe and to leade my lyfe with shame CAPI XXI He ê“phecieth that zadekiah shall be takeÌ„ â— the cytie burned THESE are the wordes y â— the Lorde spake vnto Ieremy what tyme as kyng Zedekiah sent vnto him Phashur the sonne of Melchias and Sophonias the sonne of Maasias preste sayinge Aske councell at the Lorde we praye the of oure behalfe for Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon besegeth vs yf the Lorde peraduenture wyll deale with vs accordynge to his meruelous power take hym from vs. Then spake Ieremy Geue Zedekias this answere Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel beholde I wyll turne backe the weapens that ye haue in youre handes wherwith ye fyght agaynste the kynge of Babylon the Caldees which besege you rouÌ„de aboute the walles and I wyll brynge them together into the myddest of this cyrie and I myselfe wyll fyght agaynst you with an outstretched hande with a myghtie arme in greate displeasure and terrible wrath wyll smyte them that dwel in this cytie ye bothe men and catell shall dye of a greate pestilence And after thys sayeth the Lorde I shall delyuer Zedekias the kyng of Iuda and his seruantes his people and suche as are escaped in the cytie from the pestilence swearde and honger into the power of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Babylon Yee into the handes of theyr enemyes into y â— handes of those that folowe vpoÌ„ theyr lyues which shal smyte theÌ„ w t the swearde they shal nat pytie them they shal nat spare them they shall haue no mercy vpon them And vnto this people y u shalt saye Thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I laye before you the waye of lyfe and deathe Who so abydeth in thys cytie shal perish ether with the swearde with honger or with pestileÌ„ce But who so goeth out to holde on the Chaldees parte that besege it he shall saue hys lyfe and shall wynne his soule for a praye For I haue set my face agaynste this cytie sayeth the Lorde to plage it and to do it no good It must be geuen into the hande of the kynge of Babylon and be brent with fyre And vnto the house of the kynge of Iuda saye thus Heare the worde of y â— lorde O thou house of Dauid for thus saieth the Lorde Ministre ryghteousnes and that soone delyuer the oppressed from violente power or euer my terryble wrath breake out lyke a fyre and burne so that no man maye quench it because of the wyckednes of your ymaginacyons Beholde sayeth the Lorde I wyll come vpoÌ„ you that dwell in the valleies rockes and feldes and saye Tush who wyl make vs afrayed or who wyll come into oure houses For I wyll vyset you sayeth the Lorde because of the wyckednes of your inuencyons wyll kyndle suche a fyre in youre wod as shall consume all that is aboute you ¶ He exorteth the Kynge of Iuda to iudgemeÌ„t and ryghteousnes Why Ierusalem to brought into captyuyte The death of Selum the sonne of Iosua is prophecyed CAPI XXII THus sayde the Lorde Goo downe into the house of the kynge of Iuda and speake there these wordes and saye Heare the worde of the Lorde thou kynge of Iuda that syttest in the kyngly seate of Dauid thou and thy seruauÌ„tes and thy people that go in and out at thys gate Thus the Lorde commaundeth kepe equyte and ryghteousnesse delyuer the oppressed from the power of the vyolent do nat greue nor oppresse the straunger the fatherlesse nor the wyddowe shedde no innocent bloude in thys place And yf ye kepe
cyties of the southe In the lande of Ben Iamin in the feldes of Ierusalem and in the cyties of Iuda shall the shepe be nombred agayne vnder the hande of hym that telleth them sayeth the Lorde Beholde the tyme commeth sayeth the Lorde that I wyll perfourme that good thynge which I haue promysed vnto the house of Israell to y â— house of Iuda In those dayes at the same tyme I wyll briÌ„ge forth vnto Dauid the braunche of ryghtuousnes and he shall do equyte ryghtuousnesse in the lande In those dayes shal Iuda be helped and Ierusalem shal dwell safe and he that shal cal her is euen God our ryghtuousnesse For thus the Lorde promeseth Dauid shall neuer want one to syt vpon the stole of the house of Israel neyther shall the prestes and Leuytes want one to offre all waye before me burnt offeringes to kyndle y â— meatofferynges and to prepare the sacrifyces And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ieremy after this maner Thus sayeth the Lorde maye the couenauÌ„t whiche I haue made with daye and nyght be broken that there shulde nat be daye and nyght in due season Then maye my couenaunt also be broken which I made with Dauid my seruaunt so he nat to haue a sonne to reygne in his Trone so shall also the prestes and Leuytes neuer fayle but serue me For lyke as the starres of heauen maye nat be nombred neyther the sande of the see measured so wyll I multiplye the sede of Dauid my seruauÌ„t the Leuites my mynisters Moreouer the worde of the Lorde came to Ieremy sayenge Consydrest thou nat what this people speaketh Two kynreddes saye they had the Lorde chosen and those same two hathe he cast awaye For so farre is my people come that they haue no hope to come together any more and to be one people agayne Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde If I haue made no couenaunte with daye and nyght and geue no statute vnto heauen and earth theÌ„ wyll I also cast awaye the sede of Dauid my seruaunte so that I wyll take no prynce out of his sede to rule the posterite of Abraham Isaac and Iacob But yet I wyll turne agayne theyr captyuite and be mercyfull vnto them ¶ He threateneth that the cytie and the kynge zedekiah also shal be geuen into the handes of the kyng of Babylon He rebuketh them that brought suche of theyr brethren into captiuyte as were pardoned to go at theyr lybertye CAPI XXXIIII THESE are the wordes whiche the Lord spake vnto Ieremy what tyme as Nabuchodonosor the kyng of Babylon and all hys Hostes out of all the kyngdomes that were vnder hys power and al his people fought agaynste Ierusalem and all the cyties therof Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel Goo speake to Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda and tell hym The Lorde sendeth the this worde Beholde I wyl delyuer this cytie in to the hande of the kynge of Babylon he shal burne it thou shalte nat escape hys handes but shalte be led awaye presoner and delyuered into his power Thou shalt loke the kynge of Babylon in the face and he shall speake with the mouth to mouth and then shalt thou go to Babylon Yet heare the worde of the Lorde O Zedekiah thou kynge of Iuda Thus sayeth the Lorde vnto the Thou shalte nat be slayne wyth the swearde but shalt dye in peace Lyke as thy fore fathers the kynges thy progenitours were brente so shalt thou be brent also and in the mournynge they shall saye Oh Lorde For thus haue I determyned sayeth the Lorde Then spake Ieremy the prophet all these wordes vnto Zedekiah kynge of Iuda in Ierusalem what tyme as the kynge of Ba bylons hooste beseged Ierusalem and the remnaunt of the cyties Namely Lachis Azecach which yet remayned of the stroÌ„g defensed cyties of Iuda These are the wordes that the Lorde spake vnto Ieremy the prophet when Zedekiah was agreed with all the people at Ierusalem that there shulde be proclamed a lyberty so that euery man shulde let his seruant and handmayde go fre Hebrue and Hebruesse and no Iewe to holde hys brother as a bonde man Nowe as they had conseted euen so they were obedient and let them go fre But afterwarde they repented and toke agayne the seruauÌ„tes and haude maydeÌ„s whom they had let go fre so made them bonde agayne For the whiche cause the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ieremy from the Lorde hym selfe sayinge Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel I made a couenaunte with youre fathers when I brought the out of Egypte that they shulde no more be bondmen sayinge When seuen yeares are out euery maÌ„ shall let hê bought seruauÌ„t an Hebrye gofre yf he haue serued hym syxe yeares But your fathers obeyed me nat herkened nat vnto me As for you ye were nowe turned dyd right before me in that ye proclamed euery man to let hys ueyghboure go fre and in that ye made a couenaunt before me in the temple that bea reth my name But yet ye haue turned your selves agayne and blasphemed my name In this that euery man hathe requyred his seruauÌ„t and handmayden agayne whoÌ„ ye had let go quyte and fre and coÌ„pelled theÌ„ to serue you agayne to be youre bonde men And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde ye haue nat obeyed me euerye man to proclayme fredome vnto his brother neyghbour wherfore ☞ I wyll call you vnto a fredome sayeth the Lorde euen vnto the sweared to the pestylence and to honger wyll make you to be plaged in all the Kyngedomes of the earth Yee those men that haue broken my couenaunte and nat kepte the wordes of the appoyntement whiche they made before me ☞ wheÌ„ they hewed y â— calfe in two and when there went thorow the two halfes therof The Princes of Iuda the Prynces of Ierusalem the gelded men the Priestes and al the people of the lande which wente thorow the two sydes of the calfe Those men wyl I geue into the power of their enemyes and in to the handes of them that folowe vpoÌ„ theyr lyues And their deed bodyes shal be meate for the foules of the ayre and beastes of the felde As for Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda and his Prynces I wyl delyuer them into the power of theyr enemyes and of them that desyre to sleye them and in to the hande of the kynge of Babylous hoste ☞ whiche nowe is departed from you But thorowe my coÌ„maundement sayeth the Lorde they shall come agayne before thys cytie they shall fyght agaynste it wynne it and burne it Moreouer I wyll laye the cyties of Iuda so waste that no maÌ„shall dwell therin CAPI XXXV ¶ He propoundeth the obedsente of the Rechabites ther by confoundeth the pryde of the Iewes The commaundement of IonaÌ„dab the father of the Rechavites He threateneth punishmeÌ„t vnto the rebellyous Iewes He
a great trouble in the laÌ„de of Israel at that tyme. The very fyshes in the set the foules of the ayre the beastes of the felde and all the men that are vpon the earth shall tremble for feare of me The hylles also shall be turned vp syde downe the stayres of stone shal fal al walles shal syncke to the grounde I wyl cal for a swearde vpon them in al my mountaynes sayeth the Lorde God so that euery mans swearde shall be vpon another With pestylence and bloude wyl I punishe him stormy rayne and hayle stones fyre and brymstone wyll I cause to rayne vpon him and all his heape yee and vpon all that greate people that is with hym Thus wyll I be magnyfyed honoured and knowen amonge the Heathen that they may be sure howe that I am the Lorde ¶ He sheweth the destruccyon of Gog and Magog The graue of Gog and of his hooste He prophecyeth that Gog and his company shal be deuouted of byrdes and beastes Wherfore the house of Israell is wasted Their bryngynge agayne from captâ—uite is promysed CAPI XXXIX THerfore O thou sonne of man prophecye agaynst Gog and speake Thus sayeth the Lorde God Beholde O Gog thou chefe prynce at Mesech and Tuball I wyl vpon the and ☞ punyshe the with sixe plages and leade the from the North partes and brynge the vp to the mountaynes of Israel As for thy bowe I wyll smyte it out of thy left hande and cast thyne arowes out of thy ryght hande Thou with al thyne heape all the people that is with y â— must fall vpon the mountaynes of Israell Then wyll I geue the vnto foules and wylde beastes of the felde to be deuoured there must thou lye vpon the felde for euen I the Lord haue spoken it sayeth the Lorde God Into Magog and amonge those that syt so carelesse in the Iles wyll I sende a fyre they shal knowe that I am the Lord I wyl make also the name of my holynesse to be knoweÌ„ among my people of Israel I wyl not let my holy name be euyll spoken of any more but the very Hethen also shal knowe that I am the Lorde the holy one of Israel Beholde it commeth and shall be fulfylled in dede sayeth the Lorde God This is the daye wherof I haue spokeÌ„ They that dwell in the cyties of Israel shall go forth and set fyre vpon the weapeÌ„s and burne them shyldes and speres bowes and arowes bylles clubbes seuen yeares shall they be burnyng therof so that they shal els bryng no stickes frome the felde neyther haue nede to hewe downe any out of y â— wod For they shal haue weapens ynow to burne They shall robbe those that robbed theÌ„ and spoyle those that spoyled them sayeth the Lorde God At the same tyme wyll I geue vnto Gog a place to beburied in in Israel eueÌ„ the val ley where thorowe men go from the Easâ— to shall abhorre it There shall Gog and al his people be buried and it shal be called the valley of the people of Gog. Seuen monethes longe shall the house of Israell be buryenge of them that they maye clense the lande Yee all the people of the lande shall burye them O it shal be a glorious daye when I get me that honoure sayeth the Lorde God They shal ordayne meÌ„ also to be deed buriers euer goynge thorow the lande and appoynt them certayne places to bury those in whiche remayne vpon the felde that the lande maye be clensed From ende to ende shal they seke and that seuen monethes long Nowe those that go thorowe the lande where they se a mans bone they shall set vp a token by it tyll the deed buriers haue buryed it also in the valley of the people of Gog. And the name of the cite shal be called Hamonah Thê° shal they make the lande clene And thou sonne of man thus sayeth the Lorde God Speake vnto al the foules and euery byrde yee and to all the wylde beastes of the felde heape you together and come gather you rounde aboute vpon my slaughter that I haue slayne for you euen a great slaughter vpon the mountaynes of Israell eate fleshe and dryncke bloude Ye shal eate the fleshe of the worthies drynck the blode of the prynces of the lande of the wethers of the lambes of the goates and of the Oxen that be al slayne at Basan Eate the fat your bely full and dryncke bloude tyll ye be droÌ„ken of the slaughter whiche I haue slayne vnto you Fyll you at my table with horses and stronge horsemen with captaynes and all men of warre sayeth the Lorde God I wyll brynge my glory also amonge the Gentyles that all the Heathen maye se my iudgement that I haue kept and my hande whiche I haue layde vpon them that the house of Israel my knowe how that I am the Lorde theyr God from that daye forthe And the Heathen shal know that where as the house of Israel were led into captiuite it was for their wickednes sake because they offended me For the whiche cause I hyd my face from them and deliuered them into the handes of their enemyes that they myght al be slayne with the swearde â–ª Accordyng to theyr vncleÌ„nesse and vnfaythfull dealynges so haue I entreated them and hyd my face from them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Now wyll I bryng agayne the captiues of Iacob haue mercy vpon the whole house of Israel and be â—â—â—ous for my holy names sake All theyr confusion offence that they haue done agaynst me shall be taken awaye and so safely shall they dwell in theyr lande that no man shal make them afrayed And when I haue brought them agayne from among the people when I haue gathered them together out of their enemies landes and am praysed in them before many Heathen then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde their God whiche suffred them to be led into captiuite amonge the Heathen but nowe haue brought them agayne into theyr owne laÌ„de and not lefte one of them yonder After that wyll I hyde my face nomore from theÌ„ but wyl poure out my sprete vpoÌ„ the house of Israel sayeth the Lorde God ¶ The restorynge of the cytyes and of the temple that was to come is shewed vnto the Prophete CAPI XL. IN the. xxv yeare of our captyuite in the begynnyng of the yeare the. x. day of the moneth that is the. xiiij yeare after that the cyte was smyten downe the same daye came the hande of the Lorde vpon me and caryed me forth euen into y e lande of Israel brought he me in the vysyons of God set me downe vpon a maruelous hye mountayne wherevpon there was a buyldynge as it had bene of a cyte towarde the North. Thyther he caried me and behold there was a maÌ„ whose similitude was lyke brasse whiche had a threde of flax in his hande and meterodde also He stode in
I make the wast and cause thy inhabyters to be abhorted O my people and thus shalt thou beare thyne owne shame CAPI VII ¶ â— coÌ„playnt of the lyttel noÌ„bre of the rightuouse Agaynst the truth ought we not to holde with out greatest frendes WO is me I am become as one that goeth a gleanyng i the haruest Ther are no grapes to eate yet wolde I fayne w t all my herte haue of the best frute There is not a godly man vpon earth there is not one ryghtuous amonge men They labour all to shed bloude euery man hunteth hys brother to death yet they saye they do well when they do euyll As the prynce wyll so saieth the iudge that he may do him a pleasure agayne The greate man speaketh what his herte desyreth the hearers alow him The best of theÌ„ is but as a thistle the most rightuous of theÌ„ is but as a breer i the hedge But when the daye of thy preachers coÌ„meth that thou shalt be visyted theÌ„ shall they be wasted awaye Let no man beleue his frende nor put hys confydeÌ„ce in a price Kepe y â— porte of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome for the soÌ„ne shal put his father to dishonoure the daughter shal rise agaynst her mother the daughter in lawe agaynst her mother in lawe a mans foes shal be euen they of hys owne housholde Neuertheles I wyl loke vp vnto y â— Lord I wyll pacyently abyde God my sauioure my God shall heare me O thou enemye of myne reioyce not at my fall for I shall get vp againe though I syr in darcknesse yet the Lorde is my lyght I wyll beare the punishemeÌ„t of y â— Lorde for why I haue offended him til he syt in iudgmeÌ„t vpoÌ„ my cause se y t I haue right He wyll bryng me forth to the lyght I shall se his rightuousnesse She that is myne enemy shal loke vpon it be confouÌ„ded which now saieth Where is thy Lorde God Myne eyes shall beholde her when she shal be trodeÌ„ downe as y â— clay in y â— stretes The tyme wyl come that thy gappes shal be made vp the lawe shal go abrode at y t tyme shal they come vnto the froÌ„ Assur vnto the stronge cyties from the strong cytyes vnto the ryuer froÌ„ the one see to y â— other froÌ„ the one mouÌ„tayne to y â— other Notwithstandynge y â— land must be wasted because of them that dwell therin and for the frutes of theyr owne Imaginacions Therfore fede thy people with thy rod the flocke of thine heritage which dwel desolate in the wodde that they maye be fedde vpon the mount of Charmel Basan and Galaad as afore time Maruelous thynges wyll I shew them lyke as when they came out of Egypte Thys shall the Heathen se and be ashamed for all their power so that they shall laye theyr hande vpon theyr mouthe and stoppe theyr eares They shall lycke the dust lyke a serpente and as the wormes of the earth that tremble in theyr holes They shal be afrayed of the Lorde our God and they shall feare the. Where is there such a God as thou that pardâ—nest wickednes and forgeueste the offences of the remnaunt of thyne herytage HeÌ„ kepeth not his wrath for euer And why hys delyte is to haue compassyon he shall turne agayne and be mercyfull to vs he shall put downe oure wyckednes and cast all oure sinnes in to the botome of the see Thou shalt kepe thy trueth with Iacob and thy mercy for Abraham lyke as thou hane sworne vnto oure fathers longe ago ¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Mycheas ⧠The boke of the Prophet Naum. ¶ Of the destruccyon of Niniue and of the delyueraunce of Israell CAPI I. THys is the heuy burthen of Niniue whiche Naum of Elchos dyd wryte as he sawe it The Lord is a gelous God a taker of vengeaunce is the Lorde and wrothfull The lorde taketh vengeaunce of his enemyes and reserueth displeasure for his aduersaryes The Lord suffreth long he is of greate power so inoceÌ„t that he leaueth no man fautlesse before him The Lorde goeth forth in teÌ„pest stormy wether the cloudes are the dust of his fete WheÌ„ he reproueth the see he drieth it vp turneth al the floudes to drye lande Basan is desolate Charmel the pleasure of Lybanus wasteth awaye The mouÌ„taynes tremble for him the hylles consume At the syght of him the earth quaketh yee the whole world and all y â— dwell therin Who maye endure before hys wrathe Or who is able to abyde his gtyme displeasure His anger taketh on lyke fyre and the harde rockes burst in sunder before hym Full gracyous is the Lorde and a strong holde in the tyme of trouble he knoweth theÌ„ that put theyr trust in hym when the floude renneth ouer and destroyeth the place and wheÌ„ the darcknesse foloweth styll vpon hys enemyes What do ye Imagin theÌ„ against y â— Lord on this maner Tush when he hath once made an ende there shal come nomore trouble For lyke as the thornes that sticke together and as the drye strawe so shall the dronckardes be coÌ„sumed together eueÌ„ wheÌ„ they be full There come out of the suche as Imagin myschefe geue vngracious couÌ„cell agaynst the Lorde Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde Let them be as well prepared yee as many as they can yet shal they be hewen downe and pas awaye And as for y â— I wyll vexe y â— but not vtterly destroy the. And nowe wyl I breake his rodde froÌ„ thy backe burst thy bondes in bonder But the Lorde hath geuen a commaundement concernynge the y t there shal come nomore sede of thy name The carued casten Images wyll I rote out of the house of thy God Thy graue shal I prepare for the and thou shalt be confounded ¶ He deseribeth the victorye of the Caldees agaynste the Nynyuytes CAPI II. BEholde vpon the mountaynes come the fete of him that bryngeth good tydinges and preached peace O Iuda kepe thy holy dayes perfourme thy promyses for Beâ—ial shall come no more in the he is vtterly roted oute The scaterer shall come vp agaynst the laye sege to the castell Loke thou wel to the stretes make thy loynes stronge arme thy self with al thy myght for the Lorde shal restore agayne the glory of Iacob lyke as the glory of Israel The destroyers haue brokeÌ„ theÌ„ downe marred the wyne braunches The shylde of hys gyauÌ„tes gly stereth hys men of warte are clothed in purple His charettes are as fyre when he maketh him forward his archers are wel deckt trimmed The charettes rol vpon y â— stretes welter in the hye waies They are to loke vpoÌ„ lyke cressettes of fyre go swyftly as y â— lyghtenyng WheÌ„ he doth but warne his giauÌ„tes they fall in theyr
to remembraunce howe oure fathers also in tymes past were tempted that they myght be proued yf they worshypped theyr God a ryght They ought to remembre howe our father Abraham beynge tempted and tryed thorowe many trybulacyons was founde a louer and frende of God So was Isaac so was Iacob so was Moises and al they that pleased God beyng tryed thorowe many troubles were founde stedfast in fayth Agayne they that receyued not theyr teÌ„ptacyons with the feare of God but put them selues forth with vnpaciency and murmurynge agaynste God peryshed of the destroyer and were slayne of serpentes And therfore shuld not we vndertake to be auenged for the thyng that is done vnto vs but to consydre that all these punyshementes are farre lesse then our synnes and mysdedes Beleuinge also that this correccyon commeth vnto vs as to the seruauntes of God for amendemente and not for our destruccion Then sayde Osias the elders vnto Iudith All that thou speakest is true and no man can reproue thy wordes Pray thou for vs now therfore vnto God for thou arte an holy woman and fearest God And Iudith sayde vnto them Seyng ye knowe that my wordes are of God then proue my councell and deuyse yf it be of God beseche God y â— he wyll brynge my councel to good ende Thus haue I deuised Ye shal stande this nyght before the porte and I wyll go forthe w t Abra my mayden Praye ye therfore vnto God that he wyl graciously remeÌ„bre his people of Israel wtin fiue dayes as ye haue said As for the thynge that I go in hande wtal aske ye no questions of it tyl I open it vnto you my selfe do ye nothiÌ„g els but pray vnto the Lorde our God for me Then Osias the prince of the people of Iuda sayd vnto her Go thy way i peace the Lorde be w t the that we may be aueÌ„ged of oure ennemyes And so they wente from her agayne ¶ The prayer of Iudith for the vyctory CAPI IX NOwe when they were gone theyr way Iudyth wente into her closet put on an hearrye smocke strawed asshes vpon her heade fell downe before the Lord and cryed vnto hym sayinge O Lorde God of my father Symeon which gauest hym a swerde for a defence agaynst the enemyes that vsed vyolence and wylfulnes and that rauisshed the vyrgin and put her to dyshonesty Thou that gauest theyr wyues into a pray theyr daughters into captiuite and al theyr praye for a spoyle vnto thy seruauntes whyche bare a zele vnto the helpe me wyddowe O Lorde my God I beseche the. For thou hast done all thynges from the begynnynge and loke what thou hast taken in hande and deuised it came euer to passe For all thy wayes are prepared and thy iudgementes are done in thy euerlastyng for knoweledge O loke nowe vpon the armies of the Assyrians lyke as it was thy pleasure somtime to loke vpon the host of y â— EgipciaÌ„s when they being weapened ê‘secute thy seruauÌ„tê put theyr trust in their charettes horsmeÌ„ in the multitude of their men of warre But y u lokedst vpon their host castyng a thycke darkenes before them when they came into the depe the waters ouerwhelmed them Euen so Lorde let it go with these that truste in the power multitude of their men of warre in theyr charettes arowes speares and knowe not that thou onely art our God whiche destroyest warres from the begynnyng and that thou art the Lord. O lift vp thyne arme nowe lyke as euer troÌ„ the begynning in thy power brynge their power to naught cause theyr myght to fall in thy wrathe They make theyr boste that they wyll vnhalowe and defyle thy Sanctuary and to wayst the tabernacle of thy name to cast downe the horne of thyne aulter with theyr swerde Bryng to passe O Lorde that the pryde of the enemye maye be cut downe with his owne swearde that he maye be takeÌ„ w t the snare of his eyes in me and that thou mayest smyte hi with the lyppes of my loue O geue me a stedfast minde that I maye despyse him and his strength that I may destroye hym Thys shall brynge thy name an euerlastynge remembraunce yf the hande of a woman ouer throwe hym For thy power O Lord staÌ„deth not in y â— power of men neyther hast y u any pleasure in the strength of horses There was neuer proude persone y t pleased the but in the prayer of y â— humble and meke hath thy pleasure bene euermore O thou God of the heauens thou maker of the waters and Lorde of all creatures heare me poore woman callynge vpon the puttynge my truste in thy mercy Remembre thy couenaunt O Lorde and mynister wordes in my mouth and stablysh this deuice in my hert that thy house maye contynue styll in holynes and that all the Heythen maye knowe that thou art God and that there is none other but thou ¶ Iudish decketh her selfe â—o go to Holofernes The blessynge that the Elders gaue Iudith Holofernes is in loue with Iudith CAPI X. ANd wheÌ„ she had left of cryeng vnto the Lord she rose vp from the place where she had lyen flat before the Lord called her mayden wente downe into her house layed the hearrye clothe freÌ„ her put of the garmneâ—es of her wyddowhode wasshed her body anoynted her selfe with precyous thynges â–ª of swete sauoure broyded and platted her hearre set an hooue vpon her head and put on suche apparell as belongeth vnto gladnesse slyppers vpon her fete armellettê spaÌ„ges earynges fynger rynges and deckt her selfe w t all her best aray The Lorde gaue her also a specyall beautye and fayrenes for all this deckyng of her selfe was not done for any voluptuousnesse and pleasure of the fleshe but of a ryght discrecyon and vertue therfore dyd the Lorde increase her bewtye so that she was exceadyng amiable and welfauoured in all mens eyes She gaue hyr mayde also a botell of wyne a pot with oyle pottage cake bread chese and went her way Nowe whan she came to the porte of the cytie she founde Osias and the elders of the cytie waytyng there Whiche whaÌ„ they sawe her they were astonnyed marueled greatly at her vewty Neuerthelesse they asked no questioÌ„ at her but let her go saying The god of our fathers geue the his grace with hys power perfourme al the deuyse of thy herte y â— IerusaleÌ„ maye reioyce ouer the that thy name may be in the noÌ„bre of the holy ryghtuous And al they y â— were there sayde w t one voyce so be it so be it Iudith made her prayer vnto the Lord went out at the porte she and her mayde And as she was going downe the mountayne it happened that aboute y â— sprynge of the day the spyes of the AssyriaÌ„s met w t her toke her saying whence coÌ„mest y u Or whither goest y u She answered I am a
daughter of the Hebrues am fled from them for I knowe y t they shal be geueÌ„ vnto you to be spoyled because they thought scorne to yelde theÌ„ selues vnto you that they myght fynde mercy in your syght Therfore haue I deuysed by my selfe after this maner I wyl go before the prince Holofernes tell him al their secretes wyl shewe him how he may come by them wynne them so that not one man of his hoste shal perysh And whan these men had hearde her wordes and considered her fayre face they were astonnyed for they wondred at her excellent bewty said vnto her Thou hast saued thy life by fyndynge out this deuyce that y u woldest come downe to oure Lorde and be thou sure that whan thou commest vnto hym he shall intreate the well and thou shalt please hym at the herte So they brought her into Holofernes pauylyon and tolde him of her Nowe when she came in before him immediately he was ouercome and taken with her bewty Then said his seruauÌ„tes to him who wolde despyse the people of the Iewes that haue so fayre wemeÌ„ Shuld we not by reasoÌ„ fyght agaynst theÌ„ for these So wheÌ„ Iudith sawe Holofernes syttynge in a canapy â–ª that was wrought of purple sylke golde Smaradge precyous stones she loked fast vpoÌ„ hym and fell downe vpon the earth And Holofernes seruauÌ„tes toke her vp agayne at theyr Lordes coÌ„maundement ¶ Holofrenes requyreth of Iudith the cause of her coÌ„ming whiche geueth him a â—uttell answere CAPI X. THen sayde Holofernes vnto her Be of good chere and feare not in thyne hert for I neuer hurte man that wolde serue Nabuchodonosor the Kynge As for thy people yf they had not despysed me I shulde not haue lyft vp my speare agaynst theÌ„ But tell me nowe what is the cause that thou art departed from them and wherfore arte thou come vnto vs And Iudith sayde vnto hym Syr vnderstande y â— wordes of thy hand mayden for yf y u wylt do after the wordes of thy haÌ„d mayden the Lord shal bryng thy matter to a prosperous effecte As truly as Nabuchodonosor a Lord of the lande lyueth as truely as his power lyueth which is in the to the punishement of al men that go wrong al meÌ„ shal not onely be subdued vnto him thorow the but all the beastes also of the felde obey him For all people speake of thy prudent actyuite it hath euer bene reported howe thou onely art good myghty in al his kingdome thy discrecion is coÌ„mended in all landes The thyng is manyfest also that Achior spake and it is well knowen what thou coÌ„maundest to do vnto him For this is playne and of a surety that our God is so wroth w t vs by reason of our sinnes y t he hath shewed by his Prophetes vnto the people how that for theyr synnes he wyll delyuer them ouer vnto the enemy And for so much as the chyldren of Israel know that they haue so displesed theyr God they are sore afrayed of the. They suffre greate hongre also and for want of water they are deade nowe in a maner Moreouer they are appoynted to slaye all theyr catell that they maye dryucke the bloude of them and are purposed to spende al the holy ornamentes of their God which he hathe forbyddeÌ„ them to touche for corne wyne and oyle Seynge nowe that they do these thynges it is a playne case that they must nedes be destroyed Which when I thy handmaydeâ— perceyued I fled from them and the Lord hath sent me vnto the to shew the these thynges For I thy handmayden worshyppe God euen here nowe besyde the and thy handemayden shall go for the and I wyll make my prayer vnto God and he shal tell me when he wyll rewarde them theyr synne then shall I come and shewe the and brynge the thorowe the myddest of IerusaleÌ„ so that thou shalte haue all the people of Israel as the shepe wythout a shepherde there shal not so much as one dog barcke agaynst the for these thynges are shewed me by the prouydence of God for so much as God is displeased with them he hath sent me to tell the the same These wordes pleased Holofernes all his seruauntes which marueled at the wysdome of her and sayde one to another there is not suche a woman vpon earth in bewtye and discrecyon of wordes And Holofernes sayde vnto her God hath done well that he hath sent the hyther before thy people that y â— mayest geue them into our handâ—â— And for so muche as thy promyse is good y 〈…〉 God perfourme it vnto me he shal be my go 〈…〉 and thou shalt be excellente and great 〈…〉 court of Nabuchodonosor thy name shal be spoken of in all the lande Holofernes coÌ„maundeth that Iudith be well intreat â— Shâ— desyreth lycenâ—e to go out in the nyght câ—â—â—oÌ„ to 〈…〉 neth it â—â—gaâ— is set vnto hâ—â— to 〈◊〉 her to â–ª come into Holofernes to a Banckes the cometh Holoâ—â—â—â—es is 〈◊〉 CAPI XI THen coÌ„maunded he her to go in where his treasure laye and charged that she shulde haue her dwellynge there and appoynted what shulde be gyuen her frome hys table Iudith answered hym and sayd As for the meate that thou haste commaunded to geue me I may not eate of it as now least I dysplease my God but wyll eate of suche as I haue brought with me Then sayde Holoferues vnto her If these thynges that thou haste brought wyth the fayle what shal we do vnto the And Iudith said As truely as thou lyuest my Lorde thy haÌ„dmayden shall not spende all thys tyll God haue brought to passe in my hande the thinges that I haue deuysed So hys seruauntes brought her into the tent where as he had appointed And as she was goyng in she desyred y â— she myght haue leue to go forth by nyght before day to her prayer to make intercessyon vnto the Lord Then coÌ„mauÌ„ded Holofernes his ChaÌ„berlaâ—nes y â— she shulde go out in at her pleasure to pray vnto God those thre dayes And so in the nyght season she went forth into the valley of Bethulia and wasshed her selfe in the well water Then wente she vp and besought the Lorde God of Israell that he wolde prospere her waye for the delyueraunce of hys people And so she wente in remayned clene in her tente tyll she toke her meate in the euenyng Upon the fourth daye it happened that Holofernes made a supper vnto hys seruauÌ„tes and sayd vnto Uagao his chaÌ„berâ—ayne Go thy waye and councell thys Hebruesse that she may be wyllynge to consent to kepe company with me For it were a shame vnto all the Assyryans that a woman shulde so laugh a man to scorne that she were come froÌ„ hym vnmedled withall Then went Uagao vnto Iudith sayd Let not y â— good daughter be afraied to come into my Lorde that she may be honoured before him that
my folyshnes I ordred my soule after her she I were one hert froÌ„ the begynnynge and I founde her iâ— clennesse And therfore shall I not be forsaken My herte longed after her and I gat a good treasure Thorowe her the Lorde hath geuen me a newe tonge wherwith I wyll prayse hym O come vnto me ye vnlerned and dwell in the house of wysdome withdrawe not youre selues from her but talke and comen of these thynges for youre soules are very thyrsty I opened my mouth spake O come and bye wysdome without money bowe downe your necke vnder her yocke youre soule shal receaue wysdome She is harde at hande and is content to be founde Beholde with your eyes howe y â— I haue had but lytle laboure and yet haue fouÌ„de much reast O receaue wysdome ye shal haue plenteousnes of syluer golde in possession Let youre mynde reioyse in hys mercy and be not ashamed of hys prayse Worke hys worke by tymes and he shall geue you your rewarde in due tyme. ¶ The ende of the boke of Iesus the sonne of Strach which is called in Latyne Ecclesiasticus ⧠The booke of the Prophete Baruch CAPI I. ¶ Baruch wrote a boke durynge the captiuyte of BabyloÌ„ whiche he redde before Iecontah all the people The Iewes sent the boke with money vnto IerusaleÌ„ to theyr other brethren to the intent that they shulde praye for them ANd these are the wordes of the booke whiche were wrytten by Baruch the soÌ„ne of Nerias the sonne of Maasias the sonne of Sedechias y e soÌ„ne of Sedeias the sonne of Helchias at Babylon in the fyfte yeare and in the seuenth day of the moneth what tyme as y â— Caldees toke Ierusalem and brent it vp with fyre And Baruch dyd rede y â— wordes of thys booke that Iechoniah the sonne of Ioacâ—â— kynge of Iuda myght heare and in the presence of all the people y â— were come to heare the booke yee and before all the noble kynges sonnes before the Lordes of the couÌ„cell and elders and before the whole people troÌ„ the lowest vnto the hyest before all them that dwelt at BabyloÌ„ by y â— water of Sody Whiche whan they herde it wepte fasted and prayed before the Lorde They made a colleccyon also of money accordynge to euery mans power and sent it to Ierusalem vnto Ioachim the sonne of Helchia the sonne of Salon prest with the other prestes and to all the people whiche were with him at Ierusalem what tyme as they had gotten the ornamentes of the temple of the Lorde that were taken awaye out of the temple that they myght brynge them agayne in to the lande of Iuda the tenth daye of the moneth Siban namely syluer vessels which Sedechiah the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda had made after that Nabuchodonosor kynge of Babylon had taken Iechomah with al his priÌ„ces lordes and all the people and led them captyne from Ierusalem vnto Babylon And they sayd Behold we haue sent you money to bye you burnt offerynges and insence withall make you vnleuened bred and offre for synne vpon the aulter of the Lorde our God And praye for the prosperyte of Naburchodonosor kynge of BabyloÌ„ and for the welfare of Balthasar his sonne that theyr dayes may be vpon earth as the dayes of heauen that God also maye geue vs strength and lyghten our eyes that we may lyue vnder the defence of Nabuchodo nosor kynge of Babylon and vnder the proteccyon of Balthasar his sonne y â— we maye longe do them seruyce and fynde fauoure in theyr syght Praye for vs also vnto the Lord our God for we haue synned agaynst the Lorde our God vnto thys daye is not his wrath turned yet awaye froÌ„ vs. And se y â— ye rede this boke whiche we haue sent vnto you to be rehearced in the teÌ„ple of y â— Lorde vpon the hye dayes at a tyme conuenient Thus shal ye saye The Lorde our God is ryghteous but we are worthye of confusyon shame lyke as it is come to passe this daye vnto all Iuda and to euery one that dwelleth at Ierusalem to our kynges princes prestes prophetes and to oure fathers We haue synned before the Lorde our God we haue not put our trust in him nor geuen hym credence we haue not obeyed him we haue not herkened vnto y â— voyce of y â— Lorde our God to walke in the commaundementes that the gaue vs. Sens the daye that he brought oure forfathers out of the lande of Egypt vnto this present daye we haue bene euer amys beleuyng and an vnfaythful people vnto the Lorde our God destroyng our selues vtterly and shrynkynge backe that we shulde not heare hys voyce Wherfore there are come vpoÌ„ vs great plages and dyuers curses lyke as the Lorde deuysed by Moses his seruaunt whiche brought our forefathers out of the lande of Egypte to geue vs a lande that floweth w t mylck and hony lyke as it is to se this day Neuerthelesse we haue not herkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde our God accordyng to all the wordes of the prophetes whom he sente vnto vs to our rulers but euery maÌ„ folowed his owne mynde wycked ymaginacyon to offre vnto straunge goddes to do euell in the syght of the Lorde oure God ¶ The Iewes confesse that they suffre Iustly for theyr synnes The true coÌ„fessyon of the Chrysten The Iewes desyre to haue the wrath of God turned froÌ„ them The Lorde wyll that we obeye vnto prâ—uâ—â—â— althoughe they beeuel He promyseth that he wyll call agayue the people from captiuitie and geue them a newe and an euerlastynge testament CAPI II. FOR the whiche cause the Lorde oure God hathe perfourmed hys deuyce wherof he certyfyed vs and oure heades y â— ruled in Ierusalem yee and oure kynges oure prynces wyth all Israel and Iuda And such plages hath the Lorde brought vpon vs as neuer came to passe vnder the heauen lyke as it is fulfylled in Ierusalem acordynge as it is wrytten in the lawe of Moses that a man shulde eate the flesh of hys owne sonne and the flesh of hys one daughter Moreouer he hathe delyuered them into the handes of all the kynges that are rounde about vs to be confounded and desolate and scatred them abrode in all landes and nacions Thus are we brought beneth not aboue because we haue sinned against the Lorde our God haue not bene obedieÌ„t vnto his voyce Therfore y â— Lorde our God is ryghteous and we with our fathers as reasoÌ„ is are brought to oyeÌ„ shame as it is to se this daye And as for these plages y t are come vpon vs all ready the Lorde had deuysed them for vs yet wolde we not praye vnto the Lorde our God y â— we myght euery maÌ„ turne froÌ„ his vngodly wayes So the Lorde hathe caused such plages to come vpon vs for he is ryghteous in all hys workes which
they were naked and they sowed fygge leaues to gyther and made them selues aprons And they herde the voyce of the Lorde God walkynge in the garden in the coole of the daye And Adam and his wyfe hyd them selues from the face of the Lorde God among the trees of the garden And the lorde God called Adam and sayd vnto hym where arte thou Whiche sayd I herde thy voyce in the garden and was afrayde bycause I was naked and hyd my selfe And he sayde Who tolde the that thou wast naked Hast thou not eaten of the same tree of whiche I commaūded the that thou shuldest not eate of it And Adam sayde The woman whome thou gauest to be with me she gaue me of the tree and I dyd eate And the lorde god sayd to the womā why hast thou done this And the woman sayd Yonder serpent begyled me and I dyd eate And the lorde god sayd vnto the serpent bycause thou hast done this thou arte cursed aboue al cattel and aboue euery beast of the felde Upon thy belly shalte thou goo and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe I wyll also put enmytye bytwene the and the woman bytwene thy seed her seede The same shall treade downe thy heade thou shalte treade vpon his hele But vnto the womā he sayd Multiplyeng I wyl multiplie thy sorowe and thy conceyuyng In sorowe shalte thou brynge forth chyldren and thy lust shal perteyne to thy husbande and he shall haue the rule of the. Unto Adam he sayde Bycause thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe haste eaten of the tree of which I cōmaunded the sayenge Thou shalte not eate of it cursed is the ground for thy sake In sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe Thorne also and thystle shall it cause to growe vnto the and thou shalt eate the herbe of the felde In the sweate of thy face shalte thou eate breade tyll thou be turned agayne in to the grounde for out of it was thou taken in as moche as thou arte dust in to dust shalte thou be turned agayne And Adam called his wyues name Eua bycause she was the mother of all lyuyng Unto the same Adam also and to his wyfe dyd the Lorde God make letherne garmentes and clothed them And the Lorde God sayd Beholde yonder man hath ben euen as one of vs that he myght knowe good and euyll And nowe lest haply he put forth his hande and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate and lyue for euer And the Lorde God sent hym forth from the garden of Eden to dresse the ground that he was taken out of And so he droue out man and at the East syde of the garden of Eden he set Cherubim and the glysterynge flambe of a shakyng swerde to kepe the way of the tree of lyfe ⧠†⧠¶ Coin hylleth his ryghtious brother Abel Cain dispayreth The generation of Enoch Mathusaell Tuhall Lamrech Seth Enos CAPI IIII. ADam knewe Eua his wyfe Who conceyuynge bare Cain sayenge I haue gotten a man of the Lorde And she procedynge forth brought forth his brother Abel and Abell was a shepherde But Cain was a tyller of the grounde And in processe of dayes it came to passe that Cain brought of the fruyte of the grounde an oblacyon vnto the Lorde Abell also brought of the fyrstlynges of the shepe and of the fat therof And the Lorde had respecte vnto Abell and to his oblacyō But vnto Cain and to his offerynge he had no respect For the which cause Cain was exceadynge wrothe and his countenaunce abated And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain Why arte thou wrothe and why is thy countenaunce abated Yf thou do well shall there not be a promocyon And yf thou doest not well lyeth not thy syn in the dores Unto the also perteyneth the lust therof and thou shalt haue dominyō ouer it And Cain spake vnto Abell his brother let vs go forth And it fortuned when they were in the felde Cain rose vp agaynst Abel his brother and slue hym And the lorde sayd vnto Cain Where is Abell thy brother Whiche sayde I wote not Am I my brothers keper And he sayd What hast thou done The voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde And nowe arte thou cursed vpon the earth whiche hath opened her mouth to receyue thy brothers bloode from thy hande If thou tyl the grounde she shal not procede to yelde vnto the her strength Fugitiue and a vagabounde shalte thou be in the earth And Cain sayde vnto the Lorde My iniquite is more then that it may be forgyuen Beholde thou hast cast me out this day from the vpper face of the earth and from thy face shall I be hyd Fugitiue also and a vagabounde shall I be in the earth And it shall come to passe euery one that fyndeth me shal slee me And the Lorde sayd vnto hym it shall not be so Yea but who so euer sleeth Cain it shall be auenged seuen folde And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain lest any man fyndyng hym shulde kyll hym And Cain wente out from the face of the Lorde and dwelte in the lande Nod Eastwarde from Eden Cain also knewe his wyfe whiche conceyued and bare Enoch and buyldyng a cytie he called the name of the same cytie after the name of his sonne Enoch Unto the same Enoch was borne Irad Irad begat Mehuiaell and Mehuiaell begat Methuschael Methuschaell begat Lamech And Lamech toke vnto hym two wyues The name of the one Ada the name of the other Zylla And Ada begat Iaball whiche was the father of suche as dwell in tentes and of such as haue catel His brothers name was Iuball which was the father of all that handle harpe and organe And Zylla also begat Thuball Cain whiche wrought connyngly euery crafte of brasse of yron The sister of Thubal Cain was Naema And Lamech sayd vnto his wyues Ada and Zylla Heare my voyce ye wyues of Lamech herken vnto my speche Yf I haue sleyne a man to the woundynge of myselfe and a yonge man to myne owne punishment Yf Cain shall be auenged seuenfolde truely Lamech seuentye tymes and seuen tymes Adam knewe his wyfe agayne and she bare a sonne and called his name Seth. For God sayde she hath appoynted me another seed in steade of Abell whome Cain slewe And vnto the same Seth also there was borne a sonne and he called his nam ▪ Enos ▪ Then began they to make inuocacyon in the name of the Lorde ¶ The Genealogy of Adam and of other Fathers vnto Noe. CAPI V. THis is the boke of the generacions of Adam In the daye that God ▪ created man in the lykenesse of God made he hym Male and female created he them and blessed them and called theyr name Adam in the daye of theyr creacion And Adam lyued an hundred and thyrtye yeares and begat a sonne in his owne
before the hyll And Moses hewed two tables of stoone lyke vnto the fyrste and rose vp early in the mornynge and went vp vnto the mounte of Sinay as the Lorde had coÌ„maunded hym and toke in his hand the two tables of stone And the Lorde descended in the cloude and stoode with hym there and he called vppon the name of the Lorde And when the Lorde walked before hym he cryed Lorde Lorde god mercyful and gracyous long sufferyng and aboundaunt in mercy and truth kepynge mercy in store for thousandes forgyuynge wyckednesse vngodlynesse and synne and †☞ not leauynge one innocent vysytynge the wyckednesse of the fathers vpon the chyldren and vpon chyldrens chyldren euen vnto the thyrde and fourth generacyon And Moses bowed hym selfe to the earthe quyckely and worshypped and sayde If I haue founde grace in thy syght o lorde then let my lorde go with vs for it is a stubburne people thou shalte haue mercy vpon oure wyckednesse and our synne and shalte take vs for thyne enheritaunce He sayde beholde I make an appoyntment before all thy people and I wyll doo ☞ meruayles suche as haue not bene done in all the worlde neyther in all nacyons And all the people amonge whiche thou arte shal se the worke of the Lorde ☞ for it is a terrible thynge that I wyl do with the kepe those thynges that I commaunde the this daye Beholde I cast out before the the Amorites Canaanites Hethites Pherezites Heuites and Iebusites Take hede to thy selfe that thou make no compacte with the inhabiters of the lande whyther y u goest leest it be cause of tuyne amonge you But ouerthrowe theyr aulters and breake theyr ymages and cut downe theyr groues Thou shalte worshyp no straunge God For the Lorde is called ielouse bycause he is a ielouse God leest yf thou make any agrement with the inhabyters of the land and they go a hooryng after theyr Goddes and do sacrifyce vnto theyr Goddes they call the and thou eate of theyr sacrifice and thou take of theyr doughters vnto thy sonnes and theyr doughters go a hoorynge after theyr goddes and make thy sonnes go a hoorynge after theyr gods also Thou shalte make the no Goddes of metall The feast of swete breade shalte thou kepe Seuen dayes thou shalte eate vnleuen ded breade as I coÌ„maunded the in the tyme of the moneth when corne begynneth to rype For in the moneth when corne begynneth to type thou camest out of Egypte All that openeth the matryce is myne and al that ope neth the matryce amonge the cattell yf it be male whyther it be oxe or shepe But the fyrst of the asse thou shalte bye out with a lambe And yf thou redeme hym not thou shalte breake his necke All the fyrste borne of thy sonnes shalte thou redeme And se that no man appeare before me emptye Syx dayes thou shalte worke in the seuenth day thou shalt rest bothe from earynge and reapyng Thou shalt obserue the feast of wekes with the fyrst fruytes of wheate haruest and the feast of ingatherynge at the yeres ende Thryse in a yere shall all your men chyldren appeare before the lorde Iehoua God of Israell When I caste out the nacyons before the and enlarge thy coostes so that no man shall desyre thy lande thou shalte goo vp to appeare before the Lorde thy God thryse in the yere Thou shalte not offer the bloode of my Sacrifyce vpon leuen ney ther shall oughte of the Sacrifyce of the feast of Passeouer be lefte vnto the mornynge The fyrste rype fruytes of thy lande thou shalte brynge vnto the house of the Lorde thy God And thou shalt not sethe a kyd in his mothers mylke And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses wryte these wordes for after the tenoure of these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with the and with Israel And he was there with the Lorde fourtye dayes and fourtye nyghtes and dyd neyther eate breade nor drynke water And he wrote vpon the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten verses And it fortuned when Moses came downe from mounte Sinay the two tables of wytnesse were in Moses hande when he came downe from the mounte And Moses wyste not that tâ—e skynne of his face shone in maner of an horne whyle he talked with hym And Aaron and all the chyldren of Israel loked vpon Moses and beholde the skynne of his face ☞ shone and they were afrayde to come nye hym And when he had called them Aaron and all the cheyfe that were in the companye came vnto hym and Moses talked with them And afterwarde all the chyldren of Israel came nye and he coÌ„maunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto hym in mounte Sinay And when Moses had made an ende of coÌ„monyng with them he put a couerynge vpon his face And agayne when Moses went in before the lorde to speake with hym he toke the couerynge of vntyll he came out And he came out and spake vnto the chyldren of Israel that which was coÌ„maunded And the chyldren of Israel sawe the face of Moses that the skynne of Moses face shone And Moses put the couerynge vpon his face agayne vntyll he wente in to comon with hym ¶ The sabboth The fyrst fruytes requyred The redynesse of the people to offre Bezalcel and Ahaliab praysed of Moses and set to worke CAPI XXXV ANd Moses gathered all the companye of the chyldren of Israel togyther and sayd vnto them These are the wordes whiche the Lorde hath commaunded that ye shulde do them Syxe dayes ye shal worke but in the seuenth day shall be vnto you the holy Sabboth of the Lordes rest Who soeuer doth any worke therin shal dye Ye shal kyndle no fyre thorowout oll your habitacyons vpon the Sabboth day And Moses spake vnto all the multitude of the chyldren of Israel sayenge This is the thynge whiche the Lorde commaunded saynge Take from among you an heueofferyng vnto the Lorde Who soeuer is of the wyllyng herte let hym bryng it for the heueofferyng of the Lorde Namely golde syluer and brasse and yelowe sylke purple scarlet whyte sylke gootê heere and rains skynnes red and taxus skynnes with Sethim wood oyle for lyght and spyces for the anoyntynge oyle for the swete sence And Onix stones stones to be set in the Ephod in the brestlap And let all them that are wyse herted among you come and make all that the lorde hath coÌ„maunded the habitacyon w t the tente therof his coueryng and his rynges his boordes his barres his pyllers his sockets the arke the staues therof with the mercy-seate and the vayle that couereth it the table and his barres all his vessels the shew-bread the caÌ„delstycke of lyght and his apparell his lampes with the oyle for the lyght the sence aulter his barres the anoyntynge oyle the swete sence the hangynge of the dore at the
Baall Peor And the indygnacion of the LORDE was prouoked agaynst Israell and the Lorde sayde vnto Moses take all the prynces of the people hange them vp before the Lorde ☞ agaynst the son that the wrath of the Lordes countenaunce maye be turned awaye from Israel And Moses sayd vnto the iudges of Israel †Euery one sleye his men that were ioyned vnto Baall Peor And behold one of the chyldren of Israel came and brought vnto his brethren a Madiaâ—â—tyshe woman euen in the syght of Moses and in the syght of all the multytude of the chyldren of Israell that wepte before the dore of the â—abernacle of wytnes And wheÌ„ Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the preest sawe it he rose vp out of the myddes of the company and toke a weapon in his hande and went after the man of Israell ☞ in to the tent and thrust them thorowe bothe the man of Israell and also the woman euen thorowe the belly of her And the plage ceased from the chyldren of Israel And there dyed in the plage xxiiii thousaÌ„d And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the Sonne of Aaron the preest hath turned myne anger awaye from the chyldren of Israel whyle he was ielouse for my sake amonge them that I had not consumed the chyldren of Israell in my ielousye Wherfore saye beholde I gyue vnto hym my couenaunt of peace he shall haue it and his seed after hym euen the couenauÌ„t of the preestes offyce for euer bycause he was ielouse for his goddes sake and made an atonement for the Chyldren of Israell The name of the Israelite which was sleyne with the Madianytysshe woman was Zamri the son of Salâ— a Lorde of an house and kynred of Simeon And the name of the Madianityshe woman that was sleyne was Cozbi the doughter of Zur a heade ouer the people of an house and kynred of Madian And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge vexe the Madianites and smyte them for they trouble you with theyr wyles whiche haue begyled you by disceate in the cause of Peor in the cause of theyr syster Cozbi the doughter of a Lorde of the Madianytes whiche was sleyne in the daye of the plage for Peor sake ¶ The chyldren of Israell are nombred CAPI XXVI ANd it fortuned that after the plage the Lorde spake vnto Moses and vnto Eleazar the son of Aaron the preest sayenge take the nombre of all the multitude of the chyldren of Israell from xx yere and aboue thorowout theyr Fathers houses all that are able to go to warre in Israell And Moses and Eleazar the Preest spake vnto them in the feldes of Moab by Iordayne ouer agaynst Ierico from xx yere aboue as the Lorde commaunded Moses and the chyldren of Israell wheÌ„ they were come out of Egypt Ruben the Eldest son of Israell The chyldren of Ruben Hanoch of whome commeth the kynred of the Hanochites and Palu of whome commeth the kynred of the Paluites Of Hesron commeth the kynred of the Hesronites of Carmi coÌ„meth the kynred of the Carmites These are the kynredes of the Rubenites and they were in nombre xliii thousand seuen hundred â–ª and thyrtye And the sonnes of Palu Eâ—â—ab And the sonnes of Eliab Nemuell Dathan and Abiram This is that Dathan and Abiram whiche were famous in the congregacion stroue agaynst Moses and Aaron in the companye of Corah when they stroue agaynst the Lorde And the earth opened her mouth and swalowed them vp Corah also was in the death of that multitude what tyme the fyre consumed two hundred and fiftye men and they became a sygne Notwithstandynge the Chyldren of Corah dyed not And the Chyldren of Simeon after theyr kynreds were Nemuell of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Nemuelites Iamin of whome commeth the kynred of the Iaminytes Iachin of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Iachinites of Zareh commeth the kynred of the Zarehites And of Saull commeth the kynred of the Saulâ—tes These are the kynredê of Simeon euen xxii â–ª thousande and two hundred The Chyldren of Gad after theyr kynreds were Zephon of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Zephonites Haggi of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Haggites Suni of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Sunâ—tes Of Aseni commeth the kynred of the Asenites and of Eri commeth the kynred of the Erites Of Arod coÌ„meth the kynred of the Arodites Of Aâ—â—ell commeth the kynred of the Arielites These are the kynreds of the Chyldren of Gad aâ—dynge to theyr nombres xl thousande and fyue hundred The Chyldren of Iuda Er and Dnan and Er and Dnan dyed in the land of Canaan But the Chyldren of Iuda after theyr kynreds were Sela of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Selanites Phares of whome commeth the kynred of the Pharesites Zareh of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Zarehites And the Chyldren of Phares were â–ª Hesron of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Hesâ—onites Hamull of whome commeth the kynred of the Hamulites These are the kynreds of fuda after theyr noÌ„bres lxxvi thousande and fyue hundred The chyldren of Isachar after theyr kynreds were Thola of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Tholaites Phuua of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Phuuaites of Iasub coÌ„meth the kynred of the Iasubites of Symron coÌ„meth the kynred of the Simronites These are the kynreds of Isachar after theyr nombres ixiiiâ— â–ª thousande and thre hundred The Chyldren of Zabalon after theyr kynreds were Sered of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Seredites Elon of whome commeth the kynred of the Elonites Iaheliel of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Iahelielites These are the kynreds of the Zabulonites after theyr nombres threscore thousand and fyue hundred The chyldren of Ioseph thorowout theyr kynreds were Manasse Ephraim The chyldren of Manasse Machir â–ª of whome commeth the kynred of the Machirites And Machir begaâ— Gilead of Gilead coÌ„meth the kynred of the Gileadites And these are the chyldren of Gilead Hieser of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Hieserites Helech of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Helechites and Asriell of whome commeth the kynred of the Asrielites Sichâ—â—â— of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Sichemites Simida of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Simidites and Hepher of whom coÌ„meth the kynredde of the Hepherites And Zelaphead the Sonne of Hepher had no sonnê but doughters And the names of the doughters of Zelaphead were Mahela Noa Hagla Milcha and Thirza These are the kynreds of Manasse and the nombre of them iii. thousande seuen hundred These are the Chyldren of Ephraim after theyr kynreds Suthelah of whome coÌ„meth the kinred of suthelahites Becher of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Becherites Thahen of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Thahenites And these are the chyldren of Suthelah Eran of whome commeth the kynred of the Eranites These are the kynreds of the chyldren of Ephraim after theyr nombres
xxxii thousande and fyue hundred And these are the chyldren of Ioseph after theyr kynreds These are the chyldren of Ben Iamin after theyr kynreddes Bela of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Belaites Asbell of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Asbelites Ahiram of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Ahiramites Supham of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Suphamites Hupham of whome coÌ„meth the kinred of the Huphamites And the chyldren of Bela were Ard and Naaman from whence coÌ„meth the kynred of the Ardites and of Naaman the kynred of the Naamites These are the chyldren of Ben Iamin after theyr kynreds and after theyr nombres xiv thousande and sixe hundred These are the chyldreÌ„ of Dan after theyr kynreds Suham of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Suhamites These are the householdes of Dan after theyr kynreds All the kynreds of the Suhamites were after theyr nombres lxiiii thousande and foure hundred The chyldreÌ„ of Aser after theyr kynreds were Iemna of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Iemnites Iesui of whom coÌ„meth the kynred of the Iesuites Bria of whome commeth the kynred of the Brites The chyldren of Bria were Heber of whome coÌ„meth the kynred of the Heberites Malchiel of whom came the kynred of the Malchielites And the doughter of Aser was called Sarah These are the kynreds of Aser after theyr noÌ„bres liii thousande and foure hundred The chyldren of Nephthali after theyr kynreds were Iaheziell of whome came the kynred of the Iahezielites Guni of whome came the kynred of the Gunites Iezer of whome came the kynred of the Iezerites Selem of whome came the kynred of the Selemites These are the kynreds of Nephthali accordynge to theyr housholdes whose nombre is xiv thousande and foure hundred These are the nombres of the Chyldren of Israell syxe hundred thousande and a thousande seuen hundred and thyrtye And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge vnto these the lande shal be deuyded to enheryte accordyng to the nombre of names To many thou shalte gyue the more enheritaunce and to fewe the lesse to euery trybe shall the enheritaunce be gyuen accordynge to the nombre therof Notwithstandynge the lande shall be deuyded by lot and accordyng to the names of the tribes of theyr fathers they shal enheryte accordyng to the lot shall the possessyon therof be deuyded bytwene many and fewe These are the nombres of the Leuytes after theyr kynreds Gerson of whome came the kynred of the Gersonites Cahath of whome came the kynred of the Cahathites Merari of whome came the kynred of the Merarites These are the kynreds of the Leuytes the kynred of the Libnites the kynred of the Hebronites the kynred of the Mahelites the kynred of the Musytes the kynred of the Karahites Kahath begat AmraÌ„ and Amrams wyfe was called Iochebed a doughter of Leui which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt And she bare vnto Amram Aaron Moses and Mir Iam theyr syster And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar And Nadab Abihu dyed when they offered straunge fyre before the Lorde And after theyr noÌ„bres they were xxiii thousande all males from a moneth olde aboue For they were nombred amonge the Chyldren of Israell bycause there was no enheritaunce gyuen them amonge the chyldren of Israel These are the nombres when Moses and Eleazar the Preest nombred the chyldren of Israell in the playne of Moab fast by Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho And amonge these there was not a man of them whome Moses and Aaron nombred when they told the chyldren of Israell in the wyldernesse of Sinay For the Lorde sayde of them they shall dye in the wyldernesse and there was not lefte a man of them saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune and Iosua the son of Nun. ¶ The lawe of the herytage of the doughters of zelapâ—â—aâ— The land of promesse is shewed vnto Moses in whose steade is appoynted Iosua CAPI XXVII ANd the doughters of Zelaphead the sonne of Heber the son of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasse of the kynred of Manasse the sonne of Ioseph whose names were Mahela Noha Hagla Melcha and Thirza came and stode before Moses and Eleazar the Preest before the Lordes all the multitude by the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse sayenge oure Father dyed in the wyldernesse and was not in the company of them that gathered them selues togyther agaynst the Lorde in the coÌ„gregacyon of Carah But ☞ dyed in his owne syn had no sonnê Wherfore then is the name of our fathers taken away from amonge his kynred bycause he hath no son Gyue vnto vs therfore a possessyon amonge the brethren of our father And Moses brought theyr cause before the Lorde And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge The doughters of Zelaphead speake ryght thou shalte gyue them a possession to enheryt among theyr fathers brethreÌ„ and shalt turne the enheritaunce of theyr father vnto them And thou shalte speake vnto the chyldren of Israell saynge Yf a man dye and haue no Son ye shall turne his enherytaunce vnto his doughter If he haue no doughter ye shal gyue his enheritaunce vnto his brethren Yf he haue also no brethren ye shall gyue his enheritaunce vnto his Fathers brethren And yf his father haue no brethren ye shal gyue his enheritauÌ„ce vnto him that is nexte to hym of his kynred he shall possesse it And this shal be vnto the chyldren of Israel ☞ a law of iudgement as the lord hath coÌ„maunded Moses And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses get the vp into the mounte Abarim and beholde the lande which I haue gyuen vnto the children of Israell And when thou hast sene it ☞ thou shalte be gathered vnto thy people also as Aaron thy brother was gathered For ye were disobedyent vnto my mouthe in the deserte of Sin in the stryfe of the congregacyon Neyther dyd ye sanctifye me in the waters before theyr eyes That is the water of stryfe in Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin And Moses spake vnto the Lorde sayenge Let the Lorde god of the spirytes of all flesh set a man ouer the coÌ„gregacyon which may ☞ go out in before them and leade them out and in that the coÌ„gregacyon of the lorde be not as shepe which haue not a shepheerde And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses take Iosua the son of Nun in whome is the spiryte ☞ and put thyne handes vpon hym and set hym before Eleazar the preest and before all the congregacyon and gyue hym a charge in theyr syght And put of thy prayse vpon hym that all the companye of the Chyldren of Israell maye be obedient And he shal stande before Eleazar the preest whiche shall aske counsell for hym ☞ after the iudgement of Urim before the lorde And accordynge vnto his worde shall they go out and in bothe he and all the Chyldren of Israell with hym and all the congregacyon And Moses dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded hym and he toke
the Lorde thy God hath commaunded the. Syxe dayes thou shalte laboure and do all that thou hast to do but the seuenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lorde thy God thou shalte not do any worke thou and thy Sonne thy doughter thy seruaunt and thy mayde thyne oxe and thyne asse and all thy cattell and the straunger that is within thy gates that thy seruaunt thy mayde maye reest as well as thou Remembre that thou wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypte and howe that the lorde thy God brought the out thence thorowe a myghtye hande and a stretched out arme For whiche cause the Lorde thy God commaunded the to kepe the Sabboth daye Honoure thy father and thy mother as the Lorde thy god hath coÌ„maunded the that thy dayes maye be prolonged that it maye go well with the in the lande which the lorde thy God gyueth the. * Thou shalte not sley Thou shall not breake wedlocke * Thou shalte not steale * Thou shalte not beare false wytnesse agaynst thy neyghboure Thou shalte not luste after thy neyghbours wyfe thou shalt not couet thy neyghbours house his felde his seruaunt or his mayde his Oxe his Asse or ought that thy neyghbour hath These wordes the Lorde spake vnto all your multytude in the mount out of the myddes of the fyre cloude darknesse with a great voyce and added nomore therto wrote them in two tables of stoone and delyuered them vnto me And it fortuned that when ye herde the voyce out of the myddes of the darkenesse sawe that the hyll dyd burne w t fyre ye came vnto me with the captaynes of your trybes and youre Elders and ye sayde beholde the Lorde our God hathe shewed vs his glorye and his greatnesse and we haue herde his voyce out of the myddê of the fyre We haue sene this daye that God doeth talke with a man and he yet lyueth Nowe therfore why shulde we dye that this great fyre shulde consume vs Yf we heare the voyce of the Lorde our God any more we shall dye For ☞ what flesshe hath it ben that euer herde the voyce of the lyuyng god speakyng out of the myddes of the fyre as we haue done and yet dyd lyue Go thou and heare all that the Lorde our God sayeth tell thou vnto vs all that the Lorde our God sayeth vnto the and we wyll heare it and do it And the Lorde herde the voyce of youre wordê when ye speake vnto me and the lorde sayd vnto me I haue herde the voyce of the wordê of this people which they haue spoken vnto the they haue well sayde all that they haue spoken Oh that there were suche an herte in them that they wolde feare me and kepe all my coÌ„maundementes all waye that it myght go well with them and with theyr Chyldren for euer Go and saye vnto them get you in to your tentes agayne but stande thou here by me and I wyll tell the all the coÌ„maundementes ordynaunces and lawes which thou shalt teache them that they may do them in the lande whiche I gyue them to possesse Take hede therfore that ye do in dede as the LORDE your God hath commaunded you and turne not asyde eyther to the ryght hande or to the lefte but walke in all the wayes whiche the Lorde your God hath commaunded you that ye maye lyue and that it maye go well with you and that ye maye prolonge youre dayes in the lande whiche ye shall possesse ¶ The lawe of God may not be forgotten CAPI VI. THese are the commaundementes ordinaunces and lawes whiche the Lorde your God commaunded me to teache you that ye myght do them in the lande why ther ye go to possesse it namely that thou myghtest feare the Lorde thy God kepe all his ordynaunces and his commaundementes whiche I commaunde the thou and thy sonne and thy sonnes sonne all dayes of thy lyfe that thy dayes maye be prolonged Heare therfore O Israel and take hede that thou do therafter that it maye go well with the that ye maye encrease myghtely euen as the Lorde God of thy Fathers hath promysed the a lande that floweth with mylke and hony Heare O Israell the Lorde our God is Lorde only and thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with al thyne herte and with al thy soule and with all thy myght And these wordes whiche I commaunde the this day shall be in thyne herte and thou shalt shewe them vnto thy Chyldren and shalte talke of them when thou art at home in thyne house and as thou walkest by the waye and when thou lyest downe and when thou rysest vp and thou shalt bynde them for a sygne vpon thyne hande And they shall be warnynges bytwene thyne eyes thou shalte wryte them vpon the poostes of thy house and vpon thy gates And when the Lorde thy God hath brought the into the lande whiche he sware vnto thy fathers AbrahaÌ„ Isaac and Iacob and gyueth the great goodly cityes whiche thou buyldest not houses ful of all maner of goodes whiche thou fylledst not and welles dygged which thou dyggest not vyneyeardê and olyue trees whiche thou plantedst not wheÌ„ thou hast eaten arte ful Then beware leest thou forget the Lorde whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypt from the house of bondage Thou shalt feare the lorde thy god and serue hym and ☞ sweare by his name Se that ye walke not after straunge goddes the goddes of the nacions which are about you For the Lorde thy God is a ielouse God amonge you lest the couÌ„tenaunce of the lorde thy God be moued to wrath agaynst the and destroye the from of the earth Ye shall not tempte the Lorde youre God as ye dyd †in the temptacion But kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde your God and his wytnesses and his ordynaunces whiche he hath coÌ„maunded the thou shalte do that whiche is ryght and good in the syght of the Lorde that thou mayst prospere that thou mayst go in and conquere that good lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to cast out all thyne enemyes before the as the Lorde hath sayde And when thy son asketh the in tyme to come sayenge What meaneth these wytnesses ordinaunces and lawes which the lorde our God hath coÌ„maunded you Then thou shalte say vnto thy son We were Pharaos bondmen in Egypte the lorde brought vs out of Egypt with a myghty hande And the Lorde shewed sygnes wondres greate and euyll vpon Egypt â–ª vpon Pharao vpon all his housholde before our eyes but brought vs out from thence to brynge vs in and to gyue vs the lande whiche he sware vnto our fathers And the Lorde hath coÌ„maunded vs to do all these ordynaunces and to feare the Lorde our god for our welth all the dayes of our lyfe as it is come to passe this daye Moreouer this shall
a Leuite come out of any of thy cities of al Israel where he is a soiour ner and come with al the lust of his herte vnto the place which the Lorde hath chosen He shal ministre in the name of the lorde his god as his other brethren the Leuites do which remayne there before the lorde And they shal haue lyke porcions to eate besyde that which cometh to hym of the patrimonye of his elders When thou arte come vnto the lande whiche the Lorde thy god gyueth the se that thou learne not to do after the abhominacions of those nacyons Let there not be founde among you any one that maketh his Sonne or doughter to go thorowe the fyre or that vseth wytchcraft or a choser out of dayes or that regardeth the fleynge of foules or a sorcerer or a charmer or that couÌ„selleth with spirites or a soth sayer or that asketh †the trueth at them that be deade For all that do suche thynges are abhominacion vnto the Lorde and bycause of these abhominacions the Lorde thy God dothe caste them out before the Thou shalte be perfyte therfore †and vvithout ble mysshe in the syght of the Lorde thy god For these nacions which thou shalt conquere herken vnto chosers out of dayes and vnto sorcerers but the lorde thy god hath not suffered the so to do The Lorde thy God wyll styrre vp vnto the a prophete among you euen of thy brethren lyke vnto me vnto hym ye shall herken accordynge to all that thou desyredst of the Lorde thy god in Horeb in the day of the gatherynge togyther when thou saydest Let me heare the voyce of my lorde god no more nor se this greate fyre anye more that I dye not And the Lorde sayd vnto me they haue well spoken I wyll rayse them vp a prophete from amonge theyr brethren lyke vnto the wyl put my wordes in his mouth and he shall speake vnto them all that I shal coÌ„maunde hym And who soeuer wyl not herken vnto the wordes whiche he shall speake in my name I wyll requyre it of hym But the prophete whiche shall presume to speake a worde in my name which I haue not coÌ„maunded hym to speake or that speaketh in the name of straunge Gods the same prophete shall dye And yf thou saye in thyne herte howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lorde hath not spoken †This token shalt thou haue Euen when a prophete speaketh in the name of the lorde ☞ yf the thyng folow not nor come to passe that is the thing which the lorde hath not spoken But the prophete hath spoken it presumptuously Thou shalte not therfore be afrayde of hym ¶ The fraunâ—â—eseâ— townes The punyshment of hym that beareth false wytnesse CAPI XIX WHen the Lorde thy God hath roted out the nacyons whose lande the lorde thy god gyueth the and thou succedest in theyr enheritaunce and dwellest in theyr cities and in theyr houses thou shalte appoynte iii. cities for the in the myddes of the lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the to possesse it ☞ thou shalt prepare the way and deuyde the coostes of thy lande whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the to enherite into iii. partes that who soeuer coÌ„mytteth murther may flee thyther For this cause must the steer fâ—ee thyther that he may lyue Who so kylleth his neyghboure ygnorauntly and hated hym not in tyme passed And when a man goeth vnto the wood with his neyghboure to hewe wood †thynkyng no harme as his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut downe the tree the heade slyppeth from the hafte smyteth his neyghbour that he dyeth the same shall flee vnto one of the same Cities lyue Leest the executer of bloode folowe after the sleer whyle his herte is hote and ouertake hym bycause the way is longe and slee hym yet there is no cause worthy of death in hym in as moche as he hated hym not in tyme past Wherfore I coÌ„mauÌ„de the saynge thou shalt appoynte out iii. cities for the. And yf the lorde thy god enlarge thy coostes as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers and gyue the all the lande which he sayd he wolde gyue vnto thy fathers thou shalte kepe all these coÌ„maundementes to do them whiche I commaunde the this daye that thou loue the Lorde thy god and walke in his wayes euer and adde iii. cities mo for the vnto those iii. that innocent blood be not shed in thy lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the to enheryte and so ☞ blood come vpon the. But and yf any man hate his neyghbour and lay awayte for hym and ryse agaynst hym and smyte hym that he dye and then fleeth vnto any of these cities the elders of his citie shall sende and fetche hym thence delyuer hym in to the handes of the iustyce of blood that he may dye Thyne eye shall not spare hym but thou shalte put away innocent blood froÌ„ Israel that it maye go well with the. Thou shalt not remoue thy neyghbours marke whiche they of olde tyme haue set in thyne enheritaunce that thou shalte enherite in the lande whiche the lorde thy god gyueth the to enioy it One wytnesse shal not ryse agaynst a man for any maner trespasse or for any maner syâ—ie or for any maner faute that he offende in But at the mouth of two wytnesses or of thre wytnesses shal the matter be stablysshed If an vnryghteous wytnesse ryse vp agaynst a man to accuse hym of trespasse then bothe the men whiche stryue togyther shall stande before the Lorde before the Preestes and the Iudges whiche shall be in those dayes and the Iudges shall make diligent inquisicion And yf the wytnes be fouÌ„de false and that he hath gyuen false wytnesse agaynst his brother theÌ„ shal ye do vnto hym as he had thought to do vnto his brother thou shalte put euyll away from the. And other shall heare feare and shall henceforth coÌ„myt no more any suche wyckednes among you And thyne eye shal haue no compassion but ☞ soule for soule eye for eye tothe fortothe hande for hande fote for fote ¶ Who ought to go to battayle The Lawe of armes The â—anaanites must they kyll CAPI XX. WHeÌ„ thou goest out to battayle agaynst thyne enemyes and seest horses charettes and people mo then thou be not afrayde of them for the Lorde thy God is with the whiche brought the out of the lande of Egypte And when ye are come nygh vnto battayle the preest shall come forth to speake vnto the people and shall say vnto them Heare O Israel ye encountre this day with your enemyes in battayle let not your hertes faynte neyther feare nor be amased nor abrede of them For the lorde your god goeth with you to fyght for you agaynst your enemyes and to saue you And let the offycers speake vnto the people saynge If any
his cause in the eares of the elders of the citye And they shal take hym into the citye vnto them and gyue hym a place that he may dwel among them And yf the auenger of blood folowe after hym they shall not delyuer the sleyer into his hande bycause he smote his frende ygnorantly and hated hym not before tyme. And he shall dwell in the sayde citye ☞ vntyll he stande before the congregacyon in Iudgement and vntyll the death of the hye preest that shall be in those dayes for then shall the sleyer returne come vnto his owne Citye and vnto his owne house and vnto the citye from whence he fled And they ☞ sanctifyed Kedes in Galile in mount Nephthali and Sichem in mount Ephraim and Kiriatharbe which is EbroÌ„ in the mountayne of Iuda And on the other syde IordaÌ„ ouer agaynst Ierico Eastwarde they appoynted Bozor in the wyldernes vpoÌ„ the playne out of the trybe of Ruben Ramoth in Gilead out of the trybe of Gad and GolaÌ„ in BasaÌ„ out of the trybe of Manasses These were the Cityes appoynted for all the chyldren of Israel for the strauÌ„ger that sosourned among them that whosoeuer kylled any person ygdorauntly the same myghteflee thyther shulde not dye by the hande of the auenger of bloode vntyll he stode before the congregacion †to declare his cause the aulter of the Lorde oure God Dyd not Acan the son of Zareh trespasse in the excommunicate thyng and wrath fell on all the coÌ„gregacyon of Israell so that he alone perysshed not for his wyckednesse Then the chyldren of Ruben the chyldeÌ„ of Gad halfe the tribe of Manasses answered sayde vnto the heades ouer the thousandes of Israell The God of Goddes the Lorde God of goddes euen the lorde he knoweth Israell also shall know Yf it be to rebell or to transgresse agaynst the Lorde then thou Lorde saue vs not this daye Or els yf we haue buylde vs an aulter to turne from folowyng the lorde or to offre theron burntofferynge or meatofferynge or to offre peace offerynges theron Let the lorde require it †and iudge And yf we haue not rather done it of a carefulnes and of a sure occasyon sayenge In tyme to come your chyldren myght saye vnto oures what haue ye to do with the Lorde God of Israell the Lorde hath made Iordan a border bytwene vs you ye chyldren of Ruben and of God ye haue no parte therfore in the lorde so shall your chyldren make our childreÌ„ cease froÌ„ fearyng the lorde Therfore we †toke better aduisement and sayde We wyll make vs an aulter not for burntofferynge nor for sacrifyce but for a wytnesse bytwene vs you oure generacyons after vs that we shulde serue the lorde with our offerynges sacrifices peace offerynges before hym and that youre chyldren shulde not say to ours in tyme to come Ye haue no parte in the lorde Therfore sayde we that yf they shulde so saye to vs or to our generacyons in tyme to come that we wolde saye agayne Behold the facion of the aulter of the lorde whiche our Fathers made neyther for burntoffryngê nor sacrifices but for a wytnesse bytwene vs and you God forbyd that we shulde rebell agaynst the Lorde and turne this daye from after hym and buylde any other aulter for burntofferynges oblacions or sacrifices saue the aulter of the lord our God that is before his tabernacle And when Phinehes the Preest and the lordes of the congregacion and heades ouer the thousandes of Israell whiche were with hym herde these wordes that the chyldren of Ruben the chyldren of Gad and the chyldren of Manasses spake they were well content And Phinehes the sonne of Eleazar the preest sayde vnto the children of Ruben and to the chyldren of Gad and to the chyldren of Manasses this daye we perceyue that the lorde is among vs bycause ye haue not done this trespasse agaynst the Lorde Nowe ye haue ryd the Chyldren of Israell out of the hande of the Lorde And Phinehes the Son of Eleazar the preest with the Lordes returned from the Chyldren of Ruben from the Chyldren of Gad out of the lande of Gilead vnto the lande of Canaan to the chyldren of Israell brought them this worde agayne And the sayenge pleased the chyldren of Israell they ☞ blessed God and dyd not entende to go agaynst them in battayle and to destroye the lande which the chyldren of Ruben Gad dwelte in And the chyldren of Ruben the Chyldren of Gad called the aulter Our wytnesse that the Lorde is God ¶ Iusua exhorteth the people that they ioyne not them selues to the gentyles CAPI XXIII ANd it came to passe a longe ceason after that the lorde had gyuen reste vnto Israell from all theyr enemyes rounde aboute that Iosua waxed olde was stryckeÌ„ in age And Iosua called for all Israell and for theyr elders theyr heades theyr Iudges and officers and sayd vnto them I am olde and stryken in age And ye haue sene all that the Lorde your God hath done vnto all these nacions before you howe the lorde your god hath fought for you Beholde I haue subdued vnto you these nacyons that remayne to be an enheritaunce for your trybes euen from Iordane and from the lande of all the nacions that I haue destroyed euen vnto the great See westwarde †And there remayne yet many nacyons And the Lorde your God shall expell them before you cast them from out of your syght and ye shal conquere theyr lande as the Lorde your GOD hath sayde vnto you Go to therfore as strongly as ye maye that ye take hede and do all that is wrytten in the booke of the lawe of Moses that ye bowe not a syde therfrom to the ryght hande or to the lefte and lest that when ye come amonge these nacions euen amonge these that are lefte with you ye make mencion or sweare by the names of theyr Goddes and that ye neyther serue them nor bowe youre selues vnto them But that ye stycke fast vnto the lorde your God as ye haue done vnto this daye So shall the Lorde cast out before you great nacyons myghtye as no man hath ben able to stand before you hytherto One man of you shall chase a thousande for the lord your god he fyghteth for you as he hath promysed you Take good hede therfore vnto your soules that ye loue the Lorde youre god Els yf ye go backe cleue vnto the rest of these nacyons that remayne with you shall make maryages with them and go in vnto them and they to you be ye sure that the lorde youre god wyll no more cast out all these nacions from before you But they shall be snares and trappes vnto you and scourgê in your sydes pryckê in your eyes vntyll ye perysshe from of this good lande which the Lorde your God hath gyuen you And beholde this
straunger vnto the ryche man And he coulde not fynde in his herte to take of his owne shepe of his owne oxen to dresse for the straunger that was come vnto hym But toke the poore mannes shepe dressed it for the man that was come to hym And Dauid was excedyng wrothe with the man and sayde to Nathan as surely as the lorde lyueth the man that hath done this thynge is ☞ the chylde of death He shall restore the lambe foure folde bycause he dyd this thynge and had no petye And Nathan sayde to Dauid thou arte the man Thus saythe the Lorde God of Israel I anoynted the kynge ouer Israell and ryd the out of the hande of Saull I gaue the thy maysters house and ☞ thy maysters wyues into thy bosome and gaue the the house of Israell and of Iuda and myght yf that had ben to lytle haue gyuen the so moch more Wherfore then hast thou despysed the commaundement of the Lorde to do wyckednesse in his syght thou hast kylde Urias the Hethite with the swerde and hast taken his wyfe to thy wyfe and hast sleyne hym with the swerde of the chyldren of Ammon Nowe therfore the swerde shall neuer departe from thyne house bycause thou hast despysed me and taken the wyfe of Urias the Hethite to be thy wyfe Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I wyll styrre vp euyll agaynst the euen out of thyne owne house and wyl take thy wyues before thyne eyes and gyue them vnto thy nyghboure he shall lye with thy wyues ☞ in the syght of the sonne For thou dydest it secretly But I wyll do this thynge before all Israell and in the open sonne lyght And Dauid sayd vnto Nathan I haue synned agaynst the lorde And Nathan sayd vnto Dauid the Lorde also hath put awaye thy syn thou shalt not dye Howbeit bycause in doyng this dede thou hast gyuen the enemyes of the lorde a cause to rayle the chylde that is borne vnto the shall surelye dye And Nathan departed vnto his house And the lorde stroke the chylde that Urias wyfe bare vnto Dauid it syckened sore Dauid therfore besought God for the chylde and fasted and went in laye all nyght vpon the earth And the elders of his house arose and went to hym to take hym vp from the earth But he wolde not neyther dyd he eate meat with them And it happened the seuenth daye that the chylde dyed And the seruauÌ„tes of Dauid durst not tell hym that the chylde was dead For they sayd beholde whyle the chylde was yet alyue we spake vnto hym and he wolde not herken vnto oure voyce Howe wyll he then vexe hymselfe yf we tell hym that the chylde is deade But Dauid seynge his seruauntes whysperynge perceyued that the chylde was deade and Dauid sayde vnto his seruauntes is the chylde deade They sayde yea And Dauid arose from the earth wasshed anoynted hymselfe chaunged his apparell came into the house of the lorde and worshypped afterwarde came to his owne house and bad that they shulde ☞ set breade before hym he dyd cate Then sayd his seruauntes vnto hym what thynge is this that thou hâ—â—st done Thou dyddest fast and wepe for the chylde whyle it was a lyue and as soone as it was deade thou dyddest ryse vp and eate meate He sayde whyle the chylde was yet alyue I fasted wepte For this I thought who can tell whyther God wyll haue mercye on me that the chylde may Iyue But nowe seynge it is deade wherfore shulde I fast can I bryng hym agayne any more I shall go to hym rather then he shall come agayne to me And Dauid comforted Bethsabe his wyfe went in vnto her laye with her she bare a son and called his name Salomon the lorde loued hym And he sent by the hande of Nathan the prophete and called his name Iedidia of the lordes behalfe Ioab fought agaynst Raba the citye of the chyldren of Ammon and toke the ☞ citye of the kyngdom And Ioab sente messengers to Dauid sayenge I haue made assaute to Raâ—â— and haue taken ☞ the citye with waters Nowe therfore gather the rest of the people togyther and beseyge the citye that thou mayest take it leest I take it and call it after my name And Dauid gathered all the people togyther went agaynst Raba beseyged it gat it And he toke theyr kynges crowne from of his heade whiche wayed an hundred weyght of golde and in it were precyous stoones And ☞ it was set on Dauids head And he brought out the spoyle of the citye in excedynge greate abundance And he caryed out the peple thas was therin and ☞ put them vpon sawes and vpon yron harowes vpon arÌ„es of yron thrust them in to the Tylekele Thus dyd he with all the cityes of the chyldren of Ammon And so Dauid all the people returned to Ierusalem ¶ Amnen Dauids sonne desyleth his systet Thamae Absalom therfore hylleth Amnon CAPI XIII AFter this it chauÌ„ced that Absalom the son of Dauid had a fayre syster named Thamar whome Amnon the sonne of Dauid loued And he was so fore vered that he fell sycke for the loue of his syster Thamar for she was a virgyn and he thought it herde for hym to haue his purpose of her But Amnon had a frende called Ionadab the sonne of Simeah Dauids brother and ☞ Ionadab was a very wyse man And he sayde vnto hym howe coÌ„meth it that thou beynge the kyngê sonne arte thus consumed euery daye Wylt thou not tell me Amnon answered hym I loue Thamar my brother Absaloms syster Ionadab sayde vnto hym laye the downe on thy bed make thy selfe sycke And when thy father is come to se the saye vnto hym Oh lette my syster Thamar come gyue me meat dresse it in my syght that I maye se it and eate it of her hande And so Amnon laye downe made hym selfe sycke And when the kynge was come to se hym Amnon sayd vnto hym Oh let Thamar my syster come and make me a couple of frytters in my syght that I maye eate of her hande Then Dauid sent home to Thamar sayenge go nowe to thy brother Amnons house dresse hym meat So Thamar went to her brother Amnons house he was layde downe And she toke floure and made paste and dressed frytters in his syght dyd bake them toke a platter powred them out before hym but he wolde not cate And Amnon sayde Haue out all men from me And they went all out from hym And Amnon sayde vnto Thamar brynge the meate into the chambreÌ„ that I maye eate of thyne hande And Thamar toke the frytters which she had made brought them into the chambre to AmnoÌ„ her brother And when she had set them before hym to cate he toke her and sayde vnto her come lye with me my syster And she
agayne And kynge Dauid sent to Sadocke and Abiathar the preestes sayeng Speake vnto the elders of Iuda say why are ye behynde to bryng the kyng agayne to his house seing that suche tydynges is come from all Israel vnto the kynge euen to his house †For the kyng had sayd Thus shal ye say vnto the people of â—uda Ye are my brethren my bones my fleshe wherfore theÌ„ are ye the last that bryng the kyng home agayn And say ye to Amasa art thou not of my bone of my flesshe God do so and so to me yf thou be not captayne of the hoost to me for euer in the roume of Ioab And he bowed the hertes of all the men of Iuda euen as the herte of one man so that they sent this worde to the kynge Returne y u with all thy seruauntes So the kyng returned and came to Iordan And Iuda came to Gilgal for to go downe to mete the kynge to conuay hym ouer IordaÌ„ And Sâ—mei the sonne of Gera the sonne of Gemini whiche was of Bahurim hasted and came with the men of Iuda to mete kyng Dauid and there were a thousande meÌ„ of Beniamin with hym Ziba the seruaunt of the house of Saul his xv sonnes and twentye seruauntes with hym And they wente quyckely ouer Iordan before the kyng And there went ouer a boote that caryed ouer the kynges housholde and they dyd hym pleasure And Sâ—mei the sonne of Gera fell before the kyng as he was come ouer Iordan and sayd vnto hym let not my lorde impute wyckednesse vnto me nor remembre the thynges that thy seruaunt dyd wyckedlye when my Lorde the kyng departed out of Ierusalem that the kynge shulde take it to herte For thy seruaunt doth knowe how that I haue done amysse And therfore beholde I am the fyrst this day ☞ of all the house of Ioseph that am come to go downe to mete my Lorde the kyng But Abisat the sonne of Zeruia answered and sayd shall not Semei dye for this bycause he cursed the Lordes anoynted And Dauid sayd What matter is bytwene you me ye sonnes of Zeruia For this daye ye be aduersaries vnto me Shall there any man dye this day in Israel Do not I know that I am this day kyng ouer Israel And therfore the kynge sayd vnto Semei thou shalte not dye and the kyng sware vnto hym And Miphiboseth the son of Saul came also to mete the kyng had neyther wasshed his fete nor shauen his beerde nor wasshed his clothê froÌ„ the tyme the kyng departed vntyl he came agayne in peace And it fortuned that when he was come to Ierusalem met the kyng the kyng sayd vnto hym wherfore wentest thou not with me Miphiboseth He answered My lorde O kynge my seruaunt deceyued me For thy seruaunt sayd I wolde haue myne Asse sadled to ryde theron for to go to the kyng bycause thy seruaunt is lame And Ziba hath falsly reported of thy seruauÌ„t vnto my lorde the kynge And my Lorde the kyng is as an angel of god do therfore what semeth good in thyne eyes For al my fathers house were but dead men before my lorde the kyng and yet dydest thou put thy seruaunt amonge them that dyd eate at thyne owne table What ryght therfore haue I yet to cry any more vnto the kyng And the kyng sayd vnto hym Why speakest thou yet in thyne owne cause †It is determyned that I haue sayd thou Ziba deuyde the landes bytwene you And Miphiboseth sayd vnto the kyng yea let hym take all for so moche as my lorde the kynge is come agayne in peace vnto his owne house And Berselai the Gileadite came downe from Roglim and wente ouer Iordan with the kyng to conuay hym ouer Iordan Berselai was a very aged man euen iiii score yere olde and prouyded the kyng of sustenaunce whyle he lay at Mahanaim for he was a maÌ„ of very great substaunce And the kyng sayd vnto Berselai come thou with me and I wyl fede the with me in Ierusalem And Berselai sayd vnto the kynge I am thus olde howe am I able to go vp with the kyng vnto Ierusalem I am this day foure score yere olde and ☞ can I descerne bytwene good euyll Hath thy seruaunt any taste in that he eateth or drynketh Can he heare anye more the voyce of syngynge men women Wherfore then shuld thy seruaunt be yet a burthen vnto my Lorde the kyng Thy seruaunt wyl go a lytell way ouer Iordan with the kynge and why wyl the king recompence it me with suche a rewarde Oh let thy seruaunt turne backe agayne that I may dye in myne owne citye be buryed in the graue of my father of my mother Beholde here is thy seruauÌ„t ☞ Chimean let hym go with my Lorde the kynge and do to hym what shall please the. And the kyng answered Chimean shal go with me And I wyll do to hym that y u shalte be content with And what soeuer thou shalte requyre of me that same wyll I do for the. And all the people wente ouer Iordan And when the kyng was come ouer IordaÌ„ he kyssed Berselai and ☞ blessed hym he wente backe agayne vnto his owne place And then the kyng went to Gilgal and Chimean went with hym and so dyd all the people of Iuda and brought ouer the kynge and there were but halfe the men of Israel And beholde all the men of Israell came to the kynge and sayd vnto hym why haue our brethren the meÌ„ of Iuda stolne the away and haue brought the kyng his housholde and al Dauids men with hym ouer Iordanâ— And all the men of Iuda answered the men of Israel the kynge is nere of kyn to vs. wherfore be ye angry for that mattter thinke ye that we eate of the kynges cost or that we take vs any gyftes And the men of Israell answered the men of Iuda sayd We haue ten partes in the kynge haue therto more ryght to Dauid then ye Why then dyd ye despyse vs that our aduyse shulde not be fyrst had in restorynge our kyng agayne And the wordê of the men of Iuda were fearcer then the wordes of the men of Israel ¶ Seba the sonne Bichri cayseth Israel agaynst Dauid Ioab kylleth Amasa trayterously The heade of Seba is delyuered to Ioab Dauids receyuers are nombred CAPI XX. WHen there came thyther a certayne maÌ„ of Belial named Seba the son of Bichri a man of Gemini he blew a trompet sayd we haue no parte in Dauid neyther haue we enheritaunce in the son of Isai let the men of Israell depart vnto theyr centes And so euery man of Israell went from Dauid and folowed Seba the son of Bichri But the men of Iuda claue fast vnto theyr kyng from Iordan to Ierusalem And Dauid came to his house to Ierusalem toke the ten women his concubines that he had lefte behynde
prayse the O lorde amonge the nacyons wyll synge vnto thy name Whiche sheweth great saluacion for his kyng dealeth mercyfully with his anoynted euen with Dauid and with his seede for euermore ¶ The last coÌ„municatyon of Dauid and the descryptyoâ— of the myghtye men to hym belongynge CAPI XXIII THese be ☞ the last sayenges of Dauid Dauid the son of Isai sayd And the maÌ„ which was made the anoynted of the god of Iacob the noble Psalmist of Israel sayde the spirite of the lord spake by me his word was in my tonge The God of Israell spake ☞ of me euen the moost myghtye of Israel sayde he that beareth rule ouer men oughte to rule iustly in the feare of God And as the mornyng lyght when the sonne is vp a mornyng in which are no cloudê to let the brightnesse and as the grasse of the earth is by the vertue of the rayne ☞ Is not my house so with God For he hath made with me an euerlastyng couenaunt perfyte and sute in all poyntes and this is truely all my heâ—che and all my desyre that it growe But the vngodly man of Belial shal be as a thorne clene plucked vp whiche can not be taken w t handes But the maÌ„ that shall touche them must haue yron or a longe helue Or els muste they be burnt with fyre in the same place These be the names of the myghtye men whom Dauid had ☞ one that sat in the seat of wysdome beyng cheyfest among thre â–ª pleasaunt was he and strong he slue eyght hundred at one tyme. After hym was Eleazar the son of Dodi the son of Ahohi one of the thre worthyes with Dauid which defied the Philistines that were there gathered togyther to battayle WheÌ„ the men of Israell were gone vp he arose layde on the Philistines vntyl his hande was wery claue vnto the swerde And the Lorde gaue great victorye the same day And the people †vvhiche had fled returned went after hym to run to the spoyle After hym was SaÌ„ma the son of Age the Hararite the Philistines gathered togyther besyde a towne where was a parcell of lande ful of rice the people fled from the Philistines But he stode in the myddes of the grouÌ„d and defended it slue the Philistines And the lorde gaue great victory These thre whiche were of the thyrtie cheyfe captaynes went downe to Dauid in the haruest tyme vnto the caue AdullaÌ„ the hoost of the Philistines abode in the valey of Gyauntes And Dauid was then in an holde And the souldiours of the Philistines were in Bethleem And Dauid longed and sayde Oh that I had of the water that is in the wel by the gate of Bethleem for to drynke And the thre myghtye brake thorowe the hoost of the Philistines and fet water out of the well of Bethleem that was by the gate and toke brought it to Dauid Neuerthelesse he wolde not drynke therof but offred it vnto the lorde and sayde the Lorde forbyd that I shulde do so Is not this the blood of the meÌ„ that went in ieoperdye of theyr lyues and therfore he wolde not drynke it And these thynges dyd these thre myghtye men Abisai the brother of Ioab the sonne of Seruiah was cheyfe among the thre and he lyfte vp his speare agaynst thre hundred and slue them and had the name among the thre For he was nobler man then the thre and was theyr captayne Howbeit he atteyned not vnto †the fyrst thre And Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada the son of a myghty man valyaunt in actes of Kabzeel slue two strong lyons euen lyons of Moab He went downe also slue a lyon in a pyt in tyme of snowe And he slue an Egyptian a goodly byg man whiche had a speare in his hande But he went downe to him with a staffe and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hande and slue hym with his owne speare These thynges dyd Banatahu the son of Iehoiada and had the name among the thre worthyes He was honourable among thirtie but he atteyned not to the fyrst thre And Dauid made hym of his couÌ„sell Asahel the brother of Ioab also was one of the thyrtie TheÌ„ Elhanam the son of Dodo of Bethleem SaÌ„ma the Haronite Elica the Harodite Helez the Paltite Ira the sonnes Akes the Thekoite Abiezer of Anathoth Meobnal the Husathite zelmon an Ahohite Maharai the Netophathite Heleb the sonne of Baanah an Netophathite Ithai the son of Ribai out of an hyl of the chyldren of Beniamin Banaiahu the Phirathonite Hedai of the ryuer of Gaas Abialbon the Arbaâ—hice Asmaueth a Barhumite Elihaba a Saalbonite the sonnes of Iasen Ionathas SaÌ„ma the Hararite Ahiam the son of Sarer an Hararite Eliphelet the son of Aisbai the son of a Maachathite Eliam the son of Aithophel the Gilonite Hezrai y â— Carmelite Paarai the arbite Igall the son of Nathan of Zoba Banithe Gadite Zelec an Amonite Naharai a Berothite which was the harnes bereâ— of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia Ira the Iethrite Gareb the Iethrite Uria the Hethit thyrtye and seuen in all ¶ Dauid causeth the people to be nombred and therfore is Israell plaged with Pestilence so that in thre dayes there dyed ixi thousande CAPI XXIIII ANd agayne the Lorde was wrothe agaynst Israell and ☞ Dauid moued hym agaynst them in that he sayd go and nombre Israel and Iuda For the kyng sayde to Ioab the captayne of his hoost go thou abrode nowe thorowout all the trybes of Israell euen from Dan to Beer seba and nombre ye the people that I maye knowe the nombre of them And Ioab sayde vnto the kyng I beseche the Lorde thy God to make the people as many mo as they be yea an C. tymes so many mo that the eyes of my lorde the kyng may se them And what is the cause that my Lorde the kynge hath a lust to this thynge Notwithstandynge the kynges worde preuayled agaynst Ioab and agaynst the captaynes of the hoost And Ioab the captaynes of the hoost went out from the presence of the kyng to nombre the people of Israel And they passed ouer Iordan pytched in Aroer on the ryght syde of the Citye that lyeth in the myddes of the valey of Gad ouer agaynst Iazer And theÌ„ they came to Gilead to the nether lande where was a newe habitacion from thence they came to Dan Iaan aboute to Sidon came to the strong holde of Tyre and to all the cityes of the Heuites of the Cauanites then went out to the south of Iuda euen to Beer seba And so when they had bene abrode thorowout al the lande they returned to Ierusalem agayne after the ende of ix monethes and. xx dayes And Ioab delyuered vp the nombre suÌ„me of the people vnto the kyng And there were in Israel ix C. thousande meÌ„ of myght that drewe swerdes And the men
the citye which thou hast chosen and towarde the house which I haue buylte for thy name Then heare thou theyr prayer supplicacion in heuen thy dwellynge place and iudge theyr cause be mercyfull vnto thy people that haue synned agaynst the vnto all theyr iniquities wherby they haue done wickedly agaynst the and get thou them the fauour of those whiche led them away captiue that they may haue compassyon on them For they be thy people and thyne enheritaunce whiche thou broughtest out of Egypte euen from the myddes of the fournace of yron And let thyne eyes be open vnto the prayer of thy seruaunt and vnto the prayer of thy people Israel to herken vnto them in all that they call for vnto the. For y u dydest seperate them from among all the nacions of the earth to be thyne owne enheritaunce as thou saydest by the hande of Moses thy seruaunt when thou broughtest oure fathers out of Egypte O lorde God And when Salomon had made an ende of prayeng all this prayer and supplicacion vnto the Lorde he arose from before the aulter of the Lorde and from knelynge on his knees and from stretchynge of his handê vp to heuen and stode and blessed all the congre gacion of Israel with a loude voyce saynge Blessed be the Lorde that hath gyuen rest vnto his people Israel accordyng to all that he promised there hath not fayled one word of all the good promyse whiche he promysed by the hande of Moses his seruaunt The Lorde our God be with vs as he was with our fathers forsake vs not neyther leaue vs but that he maye bowe our hertes vnto hym that we maye walke in all his wayes kape his coÌ„maundementes his statutes and his lawes which he coÌ„maunded our fathers And these my wordes whiche I haue prayed before the Lorde be nygh vnto the Lorde our god day and nyght that he defende the cause of his seruaunt and the cause of his people Israell what thynge socuer chaunce at any tyme that al nacions of the earth may know that the Lorde is God and none but he Let your herte therfore be perfyte with the lorde our God that ye walke his statutes and kepe his coÌ„maundementes as this day And the kynge and all Israell with hym offered offerynges before the lorde And Salomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerynges vnto the Lorde and he offered vnto the lorde xxii thousante oxen and an hundred and. xx thousande shepe And so the kyng and al the chyldren of Israel dedicated the house of the lorde The same daye dyd the kynge halo we the mydle of the courte that was before the house of the lorde for there he offered burnt offerynges meat offeryngê and the fat of the peaccofferynges bycause the brasen aulter that was before the Lorde was to lytle to receyue the burnofferynges meateofferynges the fat of the peaccofferynges And Salomon helde that same tyme an hygh feast and all Israell with hym a very great congregacion euen from the entryng in of Hemath vnto the ryuer of Egypte before the lorde oure God seuen dayes seuen dayes euen xiiii dayes And the. vill daye he sent the people away And they blessed the kynge and wente vnto theyr tentes ioyous and with glad hert bycause of all the goodnesse that the Lorde had done for Dauid his seruaunt and for Israel his people ¶ The Lorde appeareth the seconde tyme to Salomon Salomon gyueth townes to Hirem The Lananytes become tret 〈◊〉 He sendeth shyppes for golde He vnytoeth many Litres CAPI IX ANd when SalomoÌ„ had finysshed the buyldyng of the house of the lorde and the kynges palace and all that he had in his mynde and was apoynted to make the lorde appeared vnto hym agayne as he appeared to hym at Gibeon And the Lorde sayde vnto hym I haue herde thy prayer and thy intercessyon that thou hast made before me For I haue halowed this house which thou hast buylte to put my name there for euer and myne eyes myne herte shal be there perpetually And yf thou wylte walke before me as Dauid thy father walked in purenesse of herte in ryghteousnes to do al that I haue coÌ„maunded the wylte kepe my statutes my lawes then wyll I stablysshe the seate of thy kyngdom vpon Israel for euer as I promysed to Dauid thy father sayenge Thou shalte not be without a man vpon the seate of Israel But and yf ye and youre chyldren turne awaye from me and wyll not kepe my coÌ„maundementes and my statutes whiche I haue set before you but go serue other Goddes and worshyp them then wyll I wede Israel out of the lande which I haue gyuen them And this house whiche I haue halowed for my name wyl I cast out of my syght And Israell shall be a prouerbe and a fable among al nacions And this house shal be taken away so that euery one that passeth by it shall be astonyed and shall hysse they shall saye why hath the lorde done this vnto this lande to this house And they shall answere bycause they forsoke the lorde theyr god whiche brought theyr fathers out of the lande of Egypte and haue taken holde vpon other Goddes and haue worshypped them serued them therfore hath the Lorde brought vpon them all this euyll And it fortuned that ☞ at the ende of twentye yeres Salomon fynysshed the buyldyng of the two houses that is to wete the house of the Lorde the kynges palace And Hiram the kynge of Tyre broughte Salomon tymbre of Cedar and Fyrre trees golde and what soeuer he desyred And Salomon agayne gaue Hiram twentie cityes in the lande of Galile And Hiram came oute from Tyre to se the cityes whiche Salomon had gyuen hym and they pleased hym not And he sayde What cityes are these whiche thou hast gyuen me my brother And he called them the lande of ☞ Cabull vnto this daye And Hiram sente the Kynge syxe score hundred weyght of golde And this is the summe whiche kynge Salomon raysed for a tribute when he buylded the house of the Lorde and his owne house and ☞ Millo and the wall of Ierusalem and Hazoer and Megâ—ddo and Gazer For Pharao kyng of Egypte went vp and toke Gazer and burnt it with fyre and slue the Cananites that dwelt in the cytie gaue it for a present vnto his doughter Salomons wyfe And Salomon buylte Gazer and Beth Horon the nether and Baalath and ☞ Thamar in the wyldernesse and in the lande and all the treasure Cityes that Salomon had †and vvere vnvvalled those he made strong and cites for his charettes and cities for his horsemen and al that Salomon desyred and wolde buylde in Ierusalem in Libanon and in all the lande of his dominyon And all the people that were lefte of the Amorites Hethites Pheresites Heuites and Iesubites whiche were not of the chyldren of Israell theyr chyldren
and there be no rayne bycause they haue synned agaynst the yet yf they praye in this place and coÌ„fesse thy name and repent from theyr syn for the which thou chastenest them then heare thou in heuen and be mercyfull vnto the synne of thy seruauntes and of thy people Israell and gyde thou them in to the good waye to walke in sende rayne vpon thy lande whiche thou hast gyuen vnto thy people for an enherytaunce And yf there be derth in the lande or pestylence corrupcyon or blastynge of corne greshoppers or caterpyllers or that theyr enemyes beseyge them in the cityes of theyr lande †and destroy the countryes or whatsoeuer plage or syckenesse it be Then what supplicacyons and prayers soeuer shall be made of any man and of thy people Israell which shall knowe euery man his owne sore and his owne grefe and shall stretche out theyr handes toward this house thou shalte heare from heuen euen from thy dwellyng place and shalt be merciful gyue euery man accordynge vnto all his wayes euen as thou dost know euery mann â–ª herte for thou onely knowest the hertes of the chyldren of men that they may feare the walke in thy wayes as longe as they lyue in the lande whiche thou gauest vnto our fathers Moreouer the straunger whiche is not of thy people Israell yf he come from a farre lande for thy great names sake thy myghtye hande the stretched out arme Yf they come I saye and praye in this house thou shalte heare from heuen euen from thy dwel lynge place and shalte do accordynge to all that the straunger calleth to the for That al the people of the earth may know thy name and feare the as doth thy people Israel and that they may knowe how that in this house which I haue buylt thy name is called vpoÌ„ Yf thy people go out to war agaynst theyr enemyes by the waye that thou shalte sende them and they praye to the in the waye toward this citie which thou hast chosen euen towarde the house whiche I haue buylte for thy name then heare thou from heuen theyr supplicacyon and prayer and helpe them in theyr ryght Yf they syn agaynst the as there is no man but he doth synne and thou be angrye with them delyuer them ouer before theyr enemyes and they take them and leade them awaye vnto a lande far or neare yet yf they repent in theyr herte in the lande where they be in captiuyte and turne and pray vnto the in the lande of theyr captiuyte sayenge We haue synned we haue done euyl wyckedlye turne agayne to the with all theyr herte and al theyr soule in the lande of theyr captiuyte where they kepe them in bondage so pray toward theyr lande which thou gauest vnto theyr fathers euen towarde the cytye whiche thou hast chosen and towarde the house whiche I haue buylte for thy name Then heare thou from heuen euen from thy dwellynge place theyr supplycacyon theyr prayer and iugde theyr cause be mercyfull vnto thy people which haue synned agaynst the. Nowe my God let thyne eyes be open and thyne eares attente vnto the prayer that is made in this place Nowe vp O Lorde God in to thy restynge place thou and the Arke of thy strength O Lorde God let thy Preestes be clothed with helth let thy sayntes reioyse in goodnesse O lorde god turne not awaye the face of thyne anoynted Remembre the mercyes whiche thou hast promysed to Dauid thy seruaunte ¶ The fyre consumeth the Sacrifyce The lorde appeareth to Salomon the seconde tyme. CAPI VII ANd when Salomon had made an ende of prayenge there came downe fyre from heuen and consumed the burnt offerynge and the sacrifyces And the house was fylled with the glorye of the Lorde and the Preestes coulde not go in to the house of the Lorde bycause the glorye of the lorde had fylled the Lordes house And when all the chyldren of Israell sawe howe the fyre and the glorye of the lorde came downe vpon the house they fell downe flat vpon theyr faces to the earth vpon the pauement worshypped and confessed vnto the Lorde that he is gracyous and that his mercye lasteth euer And the kynge and all the people offered sacrifyces before the Lorde And kynge Salomon offered a sacrifyce of xxii thousande oxen and an hundred and xx thousand shepe And so the kynge and all the people ☞ dedicated the house of God And the preestê wayted on theyr offyces and the Leuites had the instrumentê of musycke of the Lorde which kynge Dauid had made to confesse vnto the lorde that his mercye lasteth euer playenge a psalme of Dauid with theyr hande And the preestes blew with trompettes before them all they of Israel stode Moreouer Salomon halowed the myddle of the courte that was before the house of the Lorde for theyr he offered burntofferynges and the fat of the peaceofferynges bycause the brasen aulter which Salomon had made was not able to receyue the burntofferynges and the meatosferynges and the fat So at the same tyme Salomon kepte a feast of seuen dayes and all they of Israell with hym an excedyng great congregacyon euen from the enterynge in of Hamath vnto the ryuer of Egypte And in the eyght daye they made a gatherynge For they kepte the dedicacyon of the aulter seuen dayes ☞ and the feast seuen dayes And the. xxiii daye of the seuenth moneth he let the people departe in to theyr tentes glad and mery in herte for the goodnesse that the Lorde had shewed to Dauid and to Salomon and to Israell his people And so Salomon finyshed the house of the Lorde and the kynges house and all that came in his herte to make in the house of the Lorde and in his owne house wente prosperouslye forwarde And the lorde appeared to Salomon by nyght and sayde to hym I haue herde thy petycyon and haue chosen this place for my selfe to be an house of Sacryfyce Yf I shut vp heuen that there be no rayne or yf I coÌ„maunde the locustes to deuoure the lande or yf I sende pestylence amonge my peple and yf they that are of my people amonge whome my name is called vpon do humble them selues and make intercessyon and seke my presence and turne from theyr wycked wayes then wyll I heare from heuen and be mercyfull to theyr synne and wyll heale theyr lande And from hence forth myne eyes shall be open myne eares attent to the prayer that is made in this place And therfore nowe I haue chosen and sanctifyed this house that my name maye be there for euer and myne eyes and myne herte shall be there perpetuallye And yf thou wylt walke before me as Dauid thy father walked to do all that I haue commaunded the and shalt obserue my statutes my lawes then wyll I stablyshe the seate of thy kyngdome accordynge as I made the
the Lorde with these shalte thou ouerthrow Siria vntyl they be brought to nought And all the Prophettes prophesyed euen so sayenge Go vp to Ramoth in Gilead and it shall prospere with the for the lorde shall delyuer it in to the hande of the kyng And the messenger that went to call Michea spake to hym saynge Beholde the wordes of the prophettê speake good to the kyng w t one assent let thy wordes therfore be lyke one of theyrs that thou speake that whiche is pleasaunt And Miceha sayd as truely as the Lorde lyueth euen what my God saythe that wyll I speake And when he was come to the kyng the kyng sayd vnto hym Michea shulde we go to Ramoth in Gilead to fyght or leaue of And he sayd go vp and all shall be well and they shal be delyuered in to your hande And the kyng sayd to hym So so many tymes do I charge the that y â— saye nothynge but the truthe to me in the name of the lorde Then he sayde I dyd se all them of Israell scattered in the mountaynes as shepe that haue no shepheerde And the lorde sayd these haue no mayster let them returne euery man therfore to his house in peace And the kynge of Israel sayd to Iehosaphat dyd I not tell the that he wolde not prophesye good vnto me but euyll But he sayde agayne therfore heare ye the worde of the Lorde I saw the Lorde syt vpon his seat and al the company of heuen stode on his ryght hande on his lefte And the Lorde sayde who shall deceyue Ahab kynge of Israel that he may go vp be ouerthrowen at Ramoth in Gilead And he sayd one sayth this an other that And there came out a spirite and stode before the Lorde sayde I wyll deceyue hym And the Lorde sayde vnto hym Wherin And he sayde I wyl go out and be a lyenge spirite in the mouth of all the prophettê And the Lorde sayd thou shalte deceyue hym and shalte preuayle go out and do euen so And nowe therfore beholde the Lorde hath put a lyenge spirite in the mouthes of al these thy prophettes and the Lorde hath spoken euyl agaynst the. And Zedekia the son of Chanana wente to and smote Michea vpon the cheke sayd by what waye wente the spirite of the Lorde from me to speake with the And Michea sayd thou shalte se the day when thou shalte go in from chambre to chambre for to hyde thy selfe And the kynge of Israel sayde Take ye Michea brynge hym to Ammon the gouernoure of the citye and to Ioas the kynges sonne and ye shal say thus sayth the kyng Put this felowe in the pryson house fede hym with breade of affliction water of trouble vntyll I come agayne in peace And Michea sayde yf thou come agayne in peace then hath not the Lorde spoken to me And he sayde herken toâ—ye people euery one of you And so the kyng of Israel Iehosaphat the kynge of Iuda went vp to Ramoth in Gilead And the kyng of Israel sayd vnto Iehosaphat I must chaunge me when I go to the battayle but se that thou haue thyne owne apparell vpon the. And the kynge of Israell chaunged hym selfe they came to battayle But the kynge of Siria had coÌ„maunded the captaynes of the charettes that were with hym saynge se that ye fyght not agaynste small or greate saue agaynst the kynge of Israell onely And when the captaynes of the charettê saw Iehosaphat they sayd it is the kynge of Israel therfore they compassed about hym to fyght But Iehosaphat cryed out and the Lorde helped hym and God chased them away from hym For it came to passe that wheÌ„ the captaynes of the charettê perceyued that it was not the kynge of Israell they turned backe agayne from hym And a certayne maÌ„ drewe a bowe with all his myght and smote the kynge of Israell bytwene the ioyntes of his habergeon And he sayd to his charet maÌ„turne thyne hande that thou mayst cary me out of the hoost for I am wounded And the battell ceased that daye Howbeit the kynge of Israel caused the charet to stande styll agaynst the Siriaâ—s vntyll euen And about the tyme of the sonne goyng downe he dyed ¶ After Iehosaphat was rebuked by the prophet Iehu he called agayne the people to the honour â–ª â—â—gâ— of the lorde god CAPI XIX AND Iehosaphat the kynge of Iuda came home agayne in peace to Ierusalem And Iehu the sonne of Hanam the seat went out to mete hym and sayd to kyng Iehosaphat Woldest thou helpe the vngodly and loue them that hate the Lorde Therfore is wrath come downe vpon the from before the Lorde Neuerthelesse there are some good actes founde in the in that thou haste ☞ hewen downe the groues out of the lande and hast prepared thyne herte to seke God And so Iehosaphat dwelt at Ierusalem and turned and went out to the people from Beer seba to mount Ephraim and brought them agayne vnto the Lorde God of theyr fathers And he set Iudges in the lande thorowout all the strong cityes of Iuda citye by citye and sayd to the Iudges take hede what ye do for ye execute not the iudgementes of man but of God whiche is with you in the iudgement Wherfore nowe let the feare of the lorde be vpon you and take hede and be doynge For there is no vnryghteousnesse with the lorde our God that he shulde haue any respecte of persones or take rewardes Moreouer in Ierusalem dyd Iehosaphat set of the Leuites and of the preestes and of the auncient fathers of Israel in the iudgement and cause of the Lorde And they returned agayne to Ierusalem And he charged them saynge Thus shal ye do in the feare of the Lorde with the truthe and a pure herte What cause soeuer come to you of your brethren that dwel in theyr cities bitwene blood blood bytwene lawe and coÌ„maundement bytwene statutes and ordinaunces ye shall warne them that they trespasse not agaynste the Lorde and so wrath come vpon you and on your brethren Thus do and ye shall not offende And beholde Amaria the hygh preest is amonge you in all matters of the Lorde and Zebadia the son of Ismael a ruler of the house of Iuda he is ouer suche busynesses as coÌ„cerne the kynge there be offycers of the Leuites also before you Take courage to you therfore and he doynge manfully and the lorde shall be with suche as be good ¶ The merueylouâ—â—â—ittorye that the lorde gaue Iehosaphaâ— kynge of Iuda agaynste the Moabites and the Chyldren of Ammon and them of Seir. CAPI XX. AFter this also it fortuned that the chyldren of Moab the chyldren of AmmoÌ„ and with them other of the Ammonites came agaynst Iehosaphat to battayle And there came some that tolde Iehosaphat sayenge there cometh a great multitude agaynst the from the other syde the see and out of Siria And beholde they be in Hasason
sonne of Remaliahu slue in Iuda an C and twentye thousand in one day whiche were all fyghtynge men that bycause they had forsaken the lorde god of theyr fatheyrs And Zâ—chri a myghtye man of Ephraim slue Maasiahu the kynges sonne and Asrica the gouernoure of the house Elcana that was nexte to the kynge And the Chyldren of Israell toke prysoners of theyr brethren C C. thousande women sonnes doughters and caryed awaye moch spoyle of them and brought the spoyle to Samaria But there was a prophet of the Lordes whose name was Obed he went out before the hoost that came to Samaria and sayde vnto them Beholde bycause the Lorde God of youre Fathers is wroth with Iuda he hath delyuered them in to youre hande And ye haue slayne them with cruelnesse that reacheth vp to heuen And now ye purpose to kepe vnder the chyldren of Iuda and Ierusalem and to make them bondmen and bondwomen And do ye not lade youre selues with syn in the syght of the lorde your God Nowe heare me therfore and delyuer the captyues agayne whiche ye haue taken of your brethren for els shall the great wrath of God be vpon you Wherfore certayne of the heades of the Chyldren of Ephraim as Azaria the sonne of Iehohanan Berechiahu the sonne of Mesillemoth and Iehezkiahâ— the sonne of Sallum and Amasa the sonne of Hadlai stode vp agaynst them that came from the war and sayde vnto them brynge not in the captyues hyther For where as we haue offended towarde god all redye ye entende to adde more to our synnes trespasse For our trespasse is great all redye and there is a fearce wrath agaynst Israell And vpon that the men of armes lefte the captyues and the spoyle before the Lordes and all the congregacyon And the men that were nowe reheatâ—ed by name rose vp toke the prysones and with the spoyle clothed all that were naked amonge them and arayde them and shoed them and gaue them to eate to drynke and anoynted them and caryed all that were feble of them vpon Asses and brought them to Ierico the citye of Paulme trees to theyr brethren and then they returned to Samaria agayne At that same tyme dyd kyng Ahaz sende vnto the kynges of Assur to haue helpe of them And the Edomites came agayne and slue some of Iuda and caryed awaye captyues And the Philistines inuaded the cityes in the lowe countrey and towarde the south of Iuda and toke Bethsames and Aialon and Gederoth and Socho with the townes longyng therto and Thimna with the townes of the same Gimso and the townes therof and dwelte there For the Lorde brought Iuda lowe bycause of Ahaz kynge of Iuda whiche made Iuda naked and transgressed fore agaynst the Lorde And Thilgath pylneser kynge of the Assirians came vpon hym and beseyged hym and he was not myghtye ynough for hym For Ahaz toke awaye a porcyon oute of the house of the Lorde and oute of the Kynges house and out of the lordes houses and gaue vnto the kynge of the Assiryans and yet it helped hym not And in the verye tyme of his tribulacion dyd kynge Ahaz trespasse yet more agaynst the Lorde For he offered vnto the Gods of them of Damasco whiche bette hym and he sayde bycause the Gods of the kynges of Siria helpe them therfore wyl I offer to them that they maye helpe me also But they were his destruction the destruccyon of all Israell And Ahaz gathered togyther the vessels of the house of God brake them and shut vp the dores of the house of the Lorde and made hym aulters in euery corner of Ierusalem And in all the cityes of Iuda he made hyll aulters to burne incense vnto other Gods and angred the Lorde god of his fathers The rest of his actes and his workes fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten in the booke of the kynges of Iuda and Israell And Ahaz slepte with his fathers they buryed hym in the citye of Ierusalem but brought hym not vnto the sepulchres of the kynges of Iuda And Hezekia his sonne reygned in his steade ¶ Hezehia otherwyse called Ezechias or Iehâ—zkiâ—ahâ—â— restoreth vnto the temple of the Lorde all the thynges that had not ben regarded of his predeceslouts CAPI XXIX HEzekia began to reygne when he was fyue and twentye yeare olde and reygned nyne and twentye yeare in Ierusalem And his mothers name was Abia the doughter of Zachariahu and he dyd that whiche was ryght in the syght of the Lorde in all poyntes as dyd Dauid his father He opened the dores of the house of the Lorde in the fyrst yere fyrst moneth of his reygne and repayred them And he brought in the preestes and the Leuites and gathered them togyther into the East strete and sayde vnto them Heare me ye Leuites nowe be sanctifyed and halowe the house of the lorde God of your fathers and brynge fylthynesse out of the holy place For oure fathers haue trespassed and done euyll in the eyes of the lorde our God and haue forsaken hym and turned awaye theyr faces from the habitacyon of the lorde and turned theyr backes on it And besyde that they haue shutte vp the dores of the porch and quenched the lampes and haue neyther burned cense nor offered burntofferynges in the holye place vnto the God of Israell Wherfore the wrath of the Lorde fell on Iuda and Ierusalem and he hath brought them to trouble to be wondred on to be hyssed at euen as ye se with your eyes For lo oure fathers were ouerthrowen with the swerde and our sonnes our doughters and our wyues were caryed awaye captyue for the same cause And nowe it is in my herte to make a couenaunte with the Lorde God of Israell that he maye turne away his heuye indygnacyon from vs. Nowe therfore my Sonnes be not neclygent for the Lorde hath chosen you to stande before hym and for to minystre and serue hym and to burne incense Then the Leuites arose Mahath the son of Amasai and Ioell the sonne of Azariahu of the chyldren of the Cahathites and of the sonnes of Merari Kis the son of Addi and Azariahu the sonne of Iehalelell and of the sonnes of the Gersonites Ioah the sonne of Simma and Eden the sonne of Ioah And of the sonnes of Elizaphan Simri and Iehiell and of the sonnes of Asaph Zacharia and Mathaniahu and of the sonnes of Heman Iehiell and Simei and of the sonnes of Ieduthun Semaia and Uziell And they gathered theyr brethren and puryfyed them selues and came accordyng to the coÌ„maundement of the kyng and the wordê of the lorde for to clense the house of the Lorde And the Preestes wente in to the inner partes of the house of the Lorde to clense it and brought out all the vnclennesse that they founde in the temple of the lorde in to the courte of the house of the lorde And the Leuites toke it to carye it
in his holy place that our god maye lyght our eyes gyue vs a lytle lyfe to take breth in our bondage For we are bondmen our God hath not forsaken vs in oure bondage hath enclyned mercye vnto vs in the syght of the kynges of Persia to gyue vs lyfe to set vp the house of oure God and to redresse the desolacyon therof and to gyue vs a wall in Iuda and Ierusalem And nowe O oure god what shaâ—â— we say after this for we haue forsaken thy coÌ„maundementes whiche thou hast coÌ„maunded by thy seruauntes the Prophettes sayenge The lande vnto whiche ye go to possesse it is an vncleane land bycause of the fylthynesse of the people of the landes whiche w t theyr abhominacyons haue made it full of vnclennesse on euery syde Therfore shal ye not gyue your doughters vnto theyr sonnes and theyr doughters shall ye not take vnto youre sonnes nor seke theyr peace and welth for euer that ye maye be stronge and enioye the good in the lande and that ye and your chyldren may haue the enherytaunce of it for euermore And after that all these thynges are come vpon vs bycause of our euyl dedes and great trespasses thou our god hast ☞ thrust downe our wyekednesses and hast gyuen vs a delyuerauÌ„ce †as it is come to passe this day And yf we turne backe agayne to let go thy coÌ„maundementes and make contracte with the people of these abhominacyons wylte thou not then be wroth at vs and not without cause tyll we be vtterly consumed so that nothinge remayne and tyll there be no delyueraunce O Lorde god of Israel thou art ryghteous for we remayne yet escaped as it is to se this daye Beholde also in thy presence are we in oure trespasses and bycause of it may we not stande before the. ¶ The people repente and turnâ— and put away theyr straunge wyues CAPI X. ANd when Esdras prayed after this maner and knowledged wept and lay before the house of God there resorted vnto hym out of Israell a very greate congregacyon of men and women and Chyldren and the people wept very sore And Sechania the son of Iehiell one of the chyldren of Elam answered and sayde vnto Esdras We haue trespassed agaynst our god haue taken straunge wyues of the people of the lande Nowe there is hope yet in Israell concernynge this thyng For nowe we wyl make a couenaunt with our god and put away all the wyues and soch as are borne of them accordynge to the counsayle of the Lorde and we wyll be in the feare of the coÌ„mauÌ„dementê of our God that we maye do accordynge to the lawe Get thevp for this matter beloÌ„geth vnto the. We also wyl be with the be of good comforte therfore and do it Then rose Esdras and toke an othe of the cheyfe Preestes and Leuites and of all Israell that they shulde do accordynge to this word and they sware And Esdras stode vp from before the house of God and wente in to the chamber of Iohanan the Sonne of Eliasib And when he came thyther he dyd eate no bread nor drynke water for he mourned bycause of the transgressyon of the peple that had ben in captiuyte And they caused proclamacyon to go thorowout Iuda and Ierusalem vnto all the chyldren whiche had ben in captiuyte that they shuld gather them selues togyther vnto Ierusalem And that whosoeuer came not within thre dayes accordyng to the deuyce of the rulers and Elders al his substaunce shulde be forfet he shuld be put out from the congregacion of the captyue Then all the men of Iuda and Beniamin gathered them selues togyther vnto Ierusalem within thre dayes euen the twentye daye of the nyenth moneth and all the peple sat in the strete before the house of God and trembled bycause of this matter and for the rayne And Esdras the Preest stode vp and sayd vnto them Ye haue transgressed and haue taken strauÌ„ge wyues to make the trespasse of Israell yet more confesse nowe therfore vnto the Lorde god of your fathers and do his pleasure and seperate your selues froÌ„ the people of the lande and from the strauÌ„ge wyues And all the congregacyon answered and sayde with a loude voyce It shall be so and we wyll do as thou hast sayde But the people are many and it is a raynye wether and the people are to faynt to tarye without in the streete neyther is this a worke of one daye or two for we haue offended very sore in this thynge Let our rulers stand therfore in all the coÌ„gregacyon and let al them which haue taken straunge wyues in oure Cityes come at the tyme appoynted and let the Elders of euery citye and theyr Iudges be with them tyll they haue turned the wrath of oure god away from vs concernyng this matter Then were appoynted Ionathan the son of Asahel and Iahasia the sonne of Thekua ouer this matter And Mesullam and Sabathat the Leuites helped them And the chyldren of the captiuyte dyd euen so And Esdras the preest and the auncient heades thoâ—o we the house of theyr Fathers all men of great fame seperated them selues and sat them downe on the fyrst day of the tenth moneth to examen the matter And vntyll the fyrst day of the fyrst moneth they were finysshynge the busynesse with all the men that had taken straunge wyues And amonge the chyldren of the preestes there were men fouÌ„d that had taken straunge wyues namely amonge the chyldren of Iesua the son of Iosedec and of his brethren Masiah and Eliezer Iarib Gedalia And they gaue theyr handê there vpon that they wolde put awaye theyr wyues and for theyr trespasse offeryng to gyue a Ram for theyr trespas And among the chyldren in Emer Honani and Zabadia Amonge the Chyldren of Harim Maasia Elia Semeiah â–ª Iehtel Usia Amonge the Chyldren of Phashur Elioenai Maasia Ismaell Nethanell Iosabad and Elasa Amonge the Leuites Iosabad Simei and Kelaâ—a which same is Kalithah Pathahiah Iuda and Eliazar Among the syngers also Eliasib And amonge the porters Sellum and Telem and Uri And of Israell Amonge the chyldren of Phathos Remia Iesia Malchia Miamin Eliazar Malchia and Banaia Among the the Chyldren of Elam Methania Zachati Iehiell Abdy Ierimoth and Elia. Amonge the chyldren of Zathu Elioenai Eliasib Mathania Ierimoth Zabad and Aziza Amonge the chyldren of Bebai Iehohanan Hanania Zabai and Athalai Amonge the chyldreÌ„ of Beni Mesulam Maluc Adaiah Iasub Saall and Ierimoth Amonge the chyldreÌ„ of the captayne Moab Adna Cholal Benaia Masia Mathania Bezelell Benui and Manasse Amonge the Chyldren of Harim Eliezer Iesia Malchia Semeia and Simeon Ben Iamin Malluch and Samaria Amonge the chyldren of Hasum Mathanai Mathathah Zabad Eliphelet Ieremi Manasse and Simei Among the chyldren of Bani Madai Amram Huel Baneâ— Cheluhi Badaiah Uaniah Maremoth Eliasib Mathania Mathanai Iaesai Bani Beni and Semeiah Selemia Nathan and Adaia Machnadbaâ— Saâ—ai and sarai Asarell Selemiahu and Samariah
be turned backe and put to shame sodenly ¶ The. vij Psalme ☞ Sigaion of Dauid whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ â—â—huâ— the conne of Iemini O Lorde my God in the haue I put my truste saue me from all them that per secute me and delyuer me Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle there is none to helpe O Lorde my God yf I haue done any suche thynge or yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme yee I haue delyue red hym that with out any cause is myne enemye Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth laye myne honoure in the dust Sela. Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye aryse vp for me in the ☞ iudgemente that thou haste promysed And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne The Lorde shall iudge the people geue sentence with me O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnes and accordynge to the innocencye that is in me Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende but guyde thou the iuste For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of hert God is is a ryghteous iudge âšœ stronge and pacyent and God is prouoked euery daye If man wyl nat turne he wyl whette his swerde he hathe bente his bowe and made it ready He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death he ordeneth hys arowes âšœ agaynste the persecutours Bebolde he trauyleth with mischefe he hathe conceaued sorowe brought forth vngodlynesse He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made for other For his trauayll shal come vpon his owne heade and his wickednes shal fall vpoÌ„ his owne pate I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde accordynge to his ryghteousnes wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest ¶ The. viii Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd O LODE our gouernour howe excellente is thy name in the worlde thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heaueÌ„s â–ª Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes that thou myghtest styll the enemye and the auenger For I wyll consydre thy heuens euen the worke of thy fyngers the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym â–ª and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aungels to crowne him with glorye and worshyppe Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy haÌ„des and thou haste put all thynges in subâ—ectyon vnder his fete Al shepe and oxen yee and y â— beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre and the fishe of the see and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees O Lorde our gouernour howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde ¶ The. ix Psalme ¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth Lâ—ben a Psalme of Dauyd I wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes I wyll be glad and reioyce in the yee my songes wyl I make of thy name O thou moste hyghest Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal and peryshe at thy presence For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause thou art set in the throne that â—ud ged ryght Thou hast rebuked y â— Heithen destroied the vngodly thou haste put out their name for euer and euer O thou enemye distruccions are come to an ende euen as the cities which thou hast distroied their memorial is perished with them But the Lorde shall endure for euer he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemeÌ„t For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes and ministre true iudgemeÌ„t vnto the people The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppressed eueÌ„ a refuge iÌ„ due time of trouble And they y â— knowe thy name wyll put their trust in the for thou Lorde hast neuer fayled theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the Lorde which dwelleste in Syon shewe the people of hys doynges For when he maketh in quisycion for bloude he remembreth them forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde consydre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉 thou that lyftest me vp froÌ„ the ga 〈…〉 deathe That I maye shewe all thy 〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made in the same net which they hyd pryuely is there owne fore taken The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne haÌ„des A consideracion Sela. The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer Up Lorde and let nat man haue the vpper hande let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght Put them in feare O Lorde that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men Sela. ¶ The. x. Psalme WHy standest thou so farre of O Lord hidest thy face in tyme of trouble â–ª The vngodly for his owne lust doth ê‘secute the poore let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre speakethe good of the couetous whom God abhorreth The vngodly is so proude y t he careth nat for God neither is God in his thought Hys wayes are alwaye greuous thy iudgementes are farre out of his syght and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe there shall no harme happen vpon me His mouth is ful of cursing dissâ—it and frauâ—e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes and priuely doth he murther y â— innocent his eyes are sette agaynste the poore For he lyeth wayting secretly euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne that he maye rauishe the pore He doth rauishe the pore when he getteth hym into his nette ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe that the congregacion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes He hath sayde in his herte Tushe God hath forgotteÌ„ he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer se it Aryse O Lorde God and lyfte vp thyne haÌ„de forget nat the poore Wherfore shulde the wyeked blapheme God whyle he dothe saye in his herte tushe thou carest
thou shalte ryd me from the wycked man For this cause I wyll gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde among the gentyls synge praises vnto thy name Greate prosperite gyueth he vnto his kyng and sheweth louynge kyndnes vnto Dauyd his anointed and vnto hê sede for euermore ¶ Thâ— xix Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd THE âšœ heauens declare the glorye of God and the firmament sheweth hys handye worke ☞ One daye telleth another and one nyght certyfyeth another ☞ There is neyther speache nor language but there voyces are herde amonge them ☞ Theyr sounde is gone out in to all landes and theyr wordes in to the endes of the worlde In them hath he set a tabernacle for the soÌ„ne which coÌ„meth forth as a bridegrome out of his chambre reioyseth as a giaunt to ruÌ„ne his course It goeth forth from the vttermost part of the heauen and runneth about vnto the ende of it agayne there is nothyng hyd from the heare therof The lawe of the Lorde is vndefyled conuertynge the soule The testimonye of the Lorde is sure and giueth wisdome vnto the simple The statutê of the Lorde are right and reioyse the herte the commaundemeÌ„t of the Lorde is pure and gyueth light vnto the eyes The feare of the Lorde is cleane and endureth for euer the iudgemeÌ„tê of the Lorde are true and ryghteous altogether More to be desyred are they then golde yee then much fyne golde sweter also then hony and the hony combe Moreouer by them is thy seruaunt taught and in keping of them there is great rewarde Who can tell howe ofte he offendeth Oh clense thou me fro my secrete fautes Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous synnes lest they get the dominion ouer me for theÌ„ shall I be vndefyled and innocent froÌ„ the great offence Let the wordes of my mouth and the meditacion of my hert be âšœ allwaye acceptable in thy sight O Lorde my strength and my redemer ¶ The xx Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid THe Lorde heare the in the daye of trouble the name of the God of Iacob defende the sende the helpe froÌ„ y e Santuary and strength the out of Sion RemeÌ„bre all thy offerynges accepte thy brente sacrifyce Sela. Graunt the thy hertes desyre fulfyl all thy mynde We wyl reioyse in thy saluacyon triumphe in the name of the Lorde our God the Lorde perfourme all thy peticions Nowe knowe I that the Lorde helpeth his anoynted and wyl heare hym from hys holy heauen euen with the wholsome strength of his ryght hande Some put theyr truste in charettes and some in horses but we wyll remembre the name of the Lorde oure God they are brought downe and falleÌ„ but we are rysen and stand vp ryght Saue Lorde and heare vs O kyng in the day when we shall call âšœ vponthe ¶ The. xxi Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid THe kynge shal reioyce in thy strength O Lorde exceadynge glad shall he be of thy saluacyon Thou hast geuen hym his hertes desyre and hast nat denyed hym the request of his lyppes Sela. For thou shalt preuente hym with the blessynges of goodnes and shalte set a crowne of pure golde vpon his heade He asked lyfe of the and thou gauest hym a longe lyfe euen for euer and euer His honoure is greate in thy saluacyon glory and great worshipe shalt thou laye vpon hym For thou shalt geue hym euerlastynge felycite and make hym glad with the ioye of thy couÌ„tenaunce bycause the kynge putteth his trust in the Lorde and in the mercy of the most hyest he shal nat myscary All thyne enemyes shal fele thy hande thy ryght hande shall fynde out them that hate the. Thou shalt make them lyke a fyrie ouen in tyme of thy wrath the Lorde shal destroye them in his displeasure and the fyre shall consume them Theyr frute shalt thou destroy out of the earth and theyr sede from amonge the chyldren of men For they intended myschefe agaynst the and ymagyned suche a deuyce as they are nat able to perfourme Therfore shalte thou put them to flyght and the strynges of thy bowe shalt thou make redy agaynste the faces of them Be thou exalted Lorde in thyne owne streyngth so wyll we synge and prayse thy power The xxii Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter vpon the hynde of the dawnynge A Psalme of Dauid MY God my God âšœ loke vpon me why hast thou forsaken me and art so farre fro my health and from the wordes of my complaynte O my God I crye in the daye tyme but thou hearest nat and in the night season also I take no rest And thou contynuest holy O thou worshyppe of Israel Our father 's hoped in the they trusted in the and thou dyddest delyuer theÌ„ They called vpon the and were helped they put theyr trust in the and were nat confounded But as for me I am a worme and no man a very scorne of men and the outcast of the people All they that se me laugh me to scorne they shote out theyr lyppes and shake the heade He trusted in God let hym delyuer hym let hym delyuer hym yf he wyll haue hym But thou arâ— he that toke me out of my mothers wombe thou wast my hope wheÌ„ I hanged yet vpoÌ„ my mothers brestes I haue bene lefte vnto the euer sense I was borne thou arte my God euen fro my mothers wombe O go nat fro me for trouble is harde at hande and here is none to helpe me Many oxen are come about me greate bulles of Basan close me in on euery syde They gape vpon me with theyr mouthes as it were a rampynge and roarynge lyon I am powred out lyke water and al my bones are out of ioynt my herte also in the myddest of my body is euen lyke meltynge waxe My streÌ„gth is dryed vp lyke a poâ—sherde my tonge cleueth to my goâ—es and thou shalt bringe me in to the dust of dethe For âšœ many ☞ dogges are come about me the councell of the wicked laye seage agaynste me They pearsed my handes and my tete I maye tell all my bones they stande starynge and lokynge vpon me They parte my garmentes among theÌ„ and caste lottes vpon my vesture But be not thou farre fro me O Lord thou art my succoure hast the to helpe me Delyuer my soule from the swerde my darlyng from the power of the dogge Saue me frome the lyons mouthe thou hast herde me also from among the hornes of the vnicornes I wyl declare thy name vnto my brethreu in the myddest of the congregacion wyll I prayse the. O prayse the Lorde ye that feare hym Magnyfie him al ye of the sede of Iacob feare him al ye sede of Israel For he hath nat dispysed nor abhorred the lowe estate of the pore he hath nat hyd his face from hym but when he called vnto him he
herde him My prayse is of the in the greate congregacion my vowes wyl I perfourme in the syght of them that feare hym The poore shall eate and be satisfied they that seke after the Lorde shall prayse hym your herte shall lyue for euer All the endes of the worlde shall remeÌ„bre them selues be turned vnto the Lord al y â— kynredes of the nacions shall worshyppe before him For the kyngdome is the Lordes he is the gouernour among the people Al suche as be fat vpon earth ☞ haue eaten worshypped Al they that go downe into the duste and lyue so hardly shall knele before hi and my soule shall lyue to him and. âšœ My Sede shal serue him they shal be counted vnto the Lorde for a generacion They shall come and âšœ the heauens shal declare his rightuousnes vnto a people that shall be borne whoÌ„ the Lorde hathe made ¶ The. xxiij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd THE Lorde is my shepherd therfore caÌ„ I lacke nothyng He shall fede me in a grene pasture and leade me forth beside the waters of comforte He shall conuerte my soule bring me forth in the pathes of rightuousnes for his names sake Yee thoughe I walke throwe the valley of the shadowe of death I wyll feare no euyll for thou arte with me thy rod thy staffe they coÌ„fort me Thou shalt prepayre a table before me agaynst them y t trouble me y â— hast anoynted my hede with oyle and my cup shal be full But âšœ thy lâ—uynge kyndnes and mercy shall folowe me al the dayes of my lyfe I wyl dwel in the house of the Lorde for euer ¶ The. xxiiij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid in the fyrste daye of the Sabath The earth is the Lordes and all that therin is the compasse of the worlde thay that dwell therin For he hathe founded it vpon the sees and prepared it vpon the floudes Who shal ascende into y â— hyl of the Lorde Or who shall ryse vp in his holy place Euen he that hathe cleane handes a pure harte and that hathe nat lyfte vp his mynde vnto vanyte nor sworne to bysceaue âšœ hys neyghbour He shall receaue the blessynge from the Lorde and ryghteousnesse from the God of his saluacyon This is the generacion of them that seke hym euen of them that seke thy face O Iacob Sela. âšœ Lyfte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lifte vp ye euerlastynge dores and the kynge of glory shal come in Who is this kynge of glorye It is the Lorde stronge and myghty euen the Lorde myghty in batell Lyfte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lyfte vp ye euerlastynge dores and the kynge of glory shal come in Who is this king of glory EueÌ„ the Lord of Hoostes he is the kynge of glory Sela. ¶ The. xxv Psalme ¶ Of Dauid VNto the O Lorde wyll Ilyfte vp my soule My God I haue put my truste in the Oh let me nat be coÌ„founded neyther lette myne enemyes tryumphe ouer me For all they that hope in the shall nat be a shamed but such as traÌ„sgresse without a cause shall be put to confusion Shewe me thy wayes O Lorde and teache me thy pathes Leade me forth in thy trueth and learne me for thou arte the God of my saluacyon in the hathe bene my hope all the daye longe Call to remenbraunce O Lorde thy tender mercyes and thy louyng kyndenesses whiche haue bene euer of olde O remembre not the synnes and offences of my youth but accordynge vnto thy mercye thynke vpon me O Lorde for thy goodnesse Good and ryghtuous is the Lorde therefore wyll he teache synners in the waye Them that be meke shall he gyde in iudgement suche as be gentle theÌ„ shall he learne his waye All the pathes of the Lorde are mercy and trueth vnto suche as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies For thy names sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is greate What man is he that feareth the Lorde him shall he teache in the waye that he shall chose His soule shal dwell at ease and his sede shall inherite the lande The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare him and he wyll shewe them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto y â— Lord for he shal pluck my fete out of y t net Turne the vnto me haue mercy vpoÌ„ me for I am desolate in misery The sorowes of my herte are enlarged O bring y â— me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersyte misery forgyue me al my sine Consydre min enemyes howe many they are beare a malicious hate agaynst me O kepe my soule delyuer me let me nat be confounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let perfectnesse and ryghtuous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope hath bene in the. Delyuer Israel O GOD out of all his troubles ¶ The. xxvj Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd Afore he was enbalmed BETHOV my iudge O Lorde for I haue walked innoceÌ„tly my trust hathe bene also in the LORDE therfore shall I nat fall Examen me O Lorde and proue me trye out my reynes and my hert For thy louynge kyndnesse is before myne eyes I wyl walke in thy trueth I haue nat dwelt w t vayne persons neyther wyll I haue felowshyp with the disceytfull I haue hated the congregacion of the wicked and wyll nat syt amonge y â— vngodly I wyll wasshe my haÌ„des in innoceÌ„cy O Lorde and so wyll I go to thyne aulter That I maye shewe the voyce of thankes gyuynge and tell of all thy wonderous workes Lorde I haue loued the habitacion of thy house the place where thy honoure dwelleth O shutte nat vp my soule w t the synners nor my lyfe with the blode thrustye In whose handes is wickednes and their ryght hande is full of gyftes But as for me I wyll walke innocentely O delyuer me and be mercyfull vnto me My fore standeth ryght I wyll prayse the Lorde in the congregacions ¶ The xxvij Psalme Of Dauid THE Lorde is my lyght and my saluacyon whome shall I feare the Lorde is the strengthe of my lyfe of whom shall I be afrayed When the wycked euen myne ennemyes and my foes â—â—me vpon me to eate vp my flesshe they stombled and fel. Though an hoste of men were layed agaynst me yet shall nat my herte be afrayed and though there rose vp warre agaynst me yet wyll I put my trust in hym One thynge haue I desyred of y â— Lorde whiche I wyll requyre euen y t I may dwel in theâ— house of y â— Lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre beutie of the Lord and to vyset his temple For in the tyme of trouble he shal hyde me in his tabernacle yee in the secrete place of his dwellynge shall he kepe me set me vp vpon
hath nat geueÌ„ me ouer vnto deth Open me the gatê of ryghtuousnes that I may go into them and geue thankes vnto the Lorde This is the gate of the Lord the rightuous shall entre into it I wyll thanke the for thou haste herde me and art become my saluacion The same stone whiche the buylders refused is become the heade stone in the corner This was the Lordes doynge and it is maruelous in our eyes This is the daye whiche the Lorde hathe made we wyll reioyse and be glad in it Helpe âšœ me nowe O Lorde O Lord sende vs nowe prosperite Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lorde we haue wisshed you good lucke ye that be of the house of the Lorde God is the Lorde whiche hath shewed vs lyght bynde the sacrifice with cordes ye euen vnto the hornes of the aultre Thou arte my God and I wyll thanke the thou arte my God â–ª I wyll praise the O geue thankes vnto the Lord for he is gracyous and his mercy endureth for euer ¶ The. c. xix Psalme B LESSED are those that be vndefyled in the waye and walke in the lawe of the Lorde Blessed are they that kepe his testymonyes and seke hym wyth they re whole herte For they whiche do no wyckednesse walke in his wayes Thou haste charged that we shulde dylygently kepe thy commaundementes O that my wayes were made so directe that I might kepe thy statutes So shal I not be confounded whyle I haue respect vnto all thy commaundementes I wyll thanke the with an vnfayned hert whan I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghtuousnesse I wyll kepe thy cerymonyes O forsake me nat vtterly Where with all shall a yonge man cleÌ„se hys waye Euen by rulynge hym selfe after thy worde With my whole herte haue I sought the O let me nat erre frome thy commaundementes Thy wordes haue I hyd with in my herte that I shulde nat synne agaynst the. Blessed art thou O Lorde O teache me thy statutes With my lyppes haue I tolde all the iudgementes of thy mouthe I haue had as greate delyte in the waye of thy testymonyes as in all maner of ryches I wyll talke of thy coÌ„maundementes and haue respecte vnto thy wayes My delyte shal be in thy statutes and I wyll nat forget thy worde O do well vnto thy seruaunte that I maye lyue and kepe thy worde Open thou myne eyes that I may se the wonderous thyngê of thy lawe I am a strauÌ„ger vpon erth O hyde nat thy commaundementes frome me My soule breaketh out for the very feruent desire that it hath alwaye vnto thy iudgemeÌ„tes Thou hast rebuked y â— proude and cursed are they that do erre frome thy coÌ„maundementes O turne fro me shame and rebuke for I haue kepte thy testymonyes Prynces also dyd syt and speake against me but thy seruauÌ„t is ocupied in thy statutes For thy testymonyes are my delyte and my councelers My soule cleaueth to the dust O quycken thou me accordyng to thy worde I haue knowledged my wayes and thou herdeste me O teache me thy statutes Make me to vnderstaÌ„de the waye of thy commaundementes and so shal I talke of thy wonderous worekes My soule melteth awaye for very heuynesse coÌ„forte thou me accordynge vnto thy worde Take fro me the waye of lyenge and cause y â— me to make muche of thy lawe I haue chosen the waye of trueth and thy iudgementes haue I layed before me I haue stycken vnto thy testymonyes O Lorde confounde me nat I wyll runne the waye of thy commaundementes when thou hast set my herte at libertie Teache me O Lorde the way of thy statutes and I shal kepe it vnto the ende Geue me vnderstandynge and I shall kepe thy lawe yee I shall kepe it with my whole herte Make me to go in the path of thy coÌ„maundementes for there in is my desyre Enclyne my herte vnto thy testymonies and nat to couetousnes O turne awaye myne eyes left they beholde vanite and quycken y â— me in thy waye O stably she thy word in thy seruaunt that I maye feare the. Take awaye the rebuke that I am afrayed of for thy iudgementes are good Beholde my delyte is in thy commaundementes O quicken me in thy ryghtuousnesse Let thy louynge mercy come also vnto me O Lorde euen thy saluacyon accordynge vnto thy worde So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers for my trust is in thy word O take nat the worde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth for my hope is in thy iudgementes So shall I alwaye kepe thy lawe yee for euer euer And I wyll walke ☞ at libertie for I seke thy commauÌ„dementes I wyl speake of thy testymonies also euen before kynges wyll nat be ashamed And my delyte shal be in thy coÌ„maundementes whiche I haue loued My handes also wyl I lyfte vp vnto thy commaundemantes which I haue loued and my study shal be in thy statutes O thinke vpon thy seruauÌ„t as concernyng thy worde wher in thou hast caused me to put my truste The same is my comforte in my trouble for thy worde hath quyckened me The proude haue had me excedingly i derisyon yet haue I nat shrynked from thy lawe For I remembred thine euerlastyng iudgementes O Lorde and receiued comforte I am horrybly afrayed for the vngodly that forsake thy lawe Thy statutes haue bene my songes in the house of my pylgremage I haue thought vpon thy name O Lorde in the nyght season haue kepte thy lawe This I had because I kepte thy commaundemeÌ„tes Thou arte my poreyon O Lord I haue promysed to kepe thy lawe I made myne humble petycyon in thy presence with my whole herte O be mercyfull vnto me accordynge vnto thy worde I call myne owne wayes to remeÌ„braunce and turne my fete into thy testimonies I made haste and prolonged nat y â— tyme to kepe thy commaundementes The congregacious of the vngodly haue robbed me but I haue nat forgotten thy lawe At mydnyght wyll I ryse to geue thankes vnto the because of thy rightuous iudgementes I am a companyon of all them that feare the and kepe thy commauÌ„dementes The earthe O Lorde is full of thy mercy O teache me thy statutes O Lorde thou hast dealt graciouslye w t thy seruaunt accordynge vnto thy worde O learne me true vnderstandynge and knowledge for I haue beleued thy coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes Before I was troubled I weÌ„te wronge but now haue I kepte thy worde Thou arte good and gracious O teach me thy statutes The proude haue ymagined a lye agaynst me but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my whole herte Theyr herte is as fat as brawne but my delyte hath bene in thy lawe It is good for me that I haue bene in trouble y â— I may learne thy statutes The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me then thousaÌ„des of golde and syluer Thy haÌ„des haue made me and fasshyoned me O geue me vnderstandynge that
oure ennemyes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche geueth fode vnto all flesshe for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes vnto the God of Heauen for his mercy endureth for euer ¶ The .cxxxvij. Psalme âšœ Of Ieremy BY the waters of Babylon we satte downe and wepte when we remembred âšœ the O Syon As for our Harpes we hanged them vp vpon the trees that are therin For they that led vs awaye captyue requyred of vs then a songe and melody in our heuynesse synge vs one of the songes of Syon Howe shall we synge the Lordes songe in a straunge lande If I forget the O Ierusalem let my ryght hande be forgotten If I do not remembre the let my tonge cleue to the rofe of my mouth yee yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth Remembre the chyldren of Edom O Lorde in the daye of IerusaleÌ„ howe they sayd downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde O ☞ daughter of Babylon thou shalt come to mysery thy selfe yea happy shall he be that rewardeth the as y â— haste serued vs. Blessed shall he be that taketh thy chyldreÌ„ and throweth them agaynst the stones ¶ The .cxxxviij. Psalme Of Dauyd I Wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte euen ☞ before the Goddes wyll I synge prayse vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holye temple and prayse thy name because of thy louyng kyndnesse and trueth for thou hast magnyfyed thy name and thy worde aboue al thynges When I called vpon the thou hardeste me and endewedst my soule with muche strength ☞ All the Kynges of the earthe shall prayse the O Lorde for they haue hearde the wordes of thy mouth Yea they shall synge in the wayes of the Lord y â— greate is the glorye of the Lorde For though the Lorde by hye yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym a farre of Thoughe I walke in the myddest of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furyousnes of myne eunemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shal make good for me yea thy mercye O Lorde endureth for euer d espyse nat then the workes of thyne owne handes ¶ The. cxxxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Douyd O Lorde thou hast searched me out and knowen me Thou knoweste my downe syttynge and myne vprysynge thou vnderstandest my thoughte a farre of Thou arte aboute my path and about my bed and spyest out all my wayes For lo â–ª there is nat a worde in my tonge but thou O Lorde knowest it all together Thou haste fashyoned me behynde and before and layed thyne hande vpon me Suche knowledge is to wonderfull and excellent for me I can nat atteyne vnto it Whyther shall I go then froÌ„ thy spretâ— or wyther shall I go then from thy presence If I clymme vp into Heauen thou arte there yf I go downe to hell thou arte there also If I take the wynges of the mornynge and remayne in the vrâ—ermpste part of the see Euen there also shal thy haÌ„de lede me and thy ryght hande shall holde me If I saye peraduenture the darckenes shall couer me then shall my nyght be turned to daye Yea the darckenesse is no darkenesse with the but the nyght is as clere as the daye the darkenesse and lyght are bothe a lyke For my reynes are thyne thou haste couered me in my mothers wombe I wyll gyue thankes vnto the for I am wonderously made maruelous are thy workes and that my soule knoweth ryght well My bones are not hyd from the though I be made secretely and fasshyoued beneth in the earthe Thyne eyes se myne vnpar fectnesse they stande al wrytten in thy boke my dayes were fashyoned when as yet ther was not one of them Howe deare are âšœ thy councels vnto me O god O how great is the summe of them If I tell them they are me in nombre then the sande when I wake vp I am present with the. Wyite thou nat slaye the wycked Oh God departe frome me ye bloude thyrstye men For they speake vnryghtuouslye agaynste the and thyne ennemyes take thy name in vayne Do not I hate them O Lorde â–ª that hate the and am nat I greued with those that ryse vp agaynst the Yea I hate them ryght foore euen as thoughe they were myne enemyes Trye me O God and seke the grounde of myne herte proue me and examyne my thoughtes Loke well yf there be any waye of wyckednesse in me and leade me in the way euer lastynge ¶ The. cxl Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd DElyuer me O Lorde frome the euyll man and preserue me from the wycked man Whiche ymagyne myschefe in theyr hertes and stere vp stryfe all the daye longe They haue sharpened theyr tonges lyke a serpente adders poyson is vnder theyr lippes Sela. Kepe me O Lord frome the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the wycked men whiche are purposed to ouerthrowe my goynges The proude haue layed a snare for me and spred a net abrode with cordes yea and set trappes in my waye Sela. But my sayenge is vnto the Lord thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayers O Lorde O Lorde God thou strength of my health thou haste couered my heade in the daye of battayle Let not the vngodly haue his desyre O Lorde let hym nat haue his purpose least they be to proude Sela. Let the myschefe of theyr owne lyppes fal vpon the heade of them that compase me aboute Let hote burnynge coles fal vpon them let them be caste into the fyre and to the pyt that they neuer ryse vp agayne A man full of wordes shall not prospere vppon the earth a malycious and wycked person shal be hunted awaye and destroyed Sure I am that the Lorde wyll auenge the pore and mayntene the cause of the helpelesse The ryghtuous also shall gyue thanckes vnto thy name and the iuste shall continue in thy syght ¶ The. cxlj. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd LORDE I call vpon the haste the vnto me and consydre my voyce when I crye vnto the. Let my prayer be sette forthe in thy syght as the incense and let the lyftyng vp of my handes be an euenyng sacryfyce Set a watch O Lord before my mouth yea a watch at the dore of my lippes O let not myne herte be enclyned to any euyll thynge to be mynded as the vngodly orwycked men ☞ lest I eate of suche thynges as please them Let the ryghteous rather smyte me frendly and reproue me so wyll I take it as though he had powred oyle vpoÌ„ my heade it shal nat hurte my heade yee I wyl praye yet for theyr wyckednesse Let theyr iudges stomble in stony places that they maye heare my wordes for they are swete Oure bones lye scatered before the pytte lyke as when one graueth
lyke vnto Gomorra Heare the worde of the Lorde ye Lordes of Sodoma harken vnto the lawe of our God thou people of Gomorra sayth y â— lorde Why offre ye so many sacrifyces vnto me I am ful of the brent offerynges of wethers and of the fatnesse of fed beastes I haue no pleasure in the bloude of bullockes lambes and gotes When ye appere before me who requireth you to treade within my porches Offre me no mo oblacyons for it is but lost labour Incense is an abhominable thynge vnto me I may not awaye with your newe mones your Sabbathes solemne dayes Your fastingê are also in vaine I hate your new holy dayes fastinges euen fro my very herte They make me wery I can not abide them Whan ye holde out your handes I wyl turne myne eies froÌ„ you And though ye make many prayers yet will I heare nothynge at all seynge your handes ar full of bloude Washe you make you cleane put away your euyll thoughtes out of my syght cease from doing of euell Learne to do ryght apply your selues to equite delyuer y â— oppressed helpe the fatherlesse to his right let the wydowes coÌ„playnt come before you Nowe go to saythe y â— Lorde let vs talke together Though your synnes be as reade as searlet they shal be as whyte as snow And though they were lyke purple they shal be as whyte as wolle â–ª If ye be louing obedyent ye shal enioye the best thing y â— groweth in the lande But yf ye be obstinate rebellious ye shall be deuoured w t the swerde for thus the lorde hath promysed with his owne mouth Howe happeneth it then that the ryghtuous cytie whiche was full of equyte is become vnfaythfull as an whore ryghtuousnes dwelt in it but nowe murther Thy syluer is turned to drosse and thy wyne myxte with water Thy Prynces are wycked and companyons of theues They loue gyftes all together and gape for rewardes As for the fatherles they helpe him nat to hê ryght neyther wyll they let the wydowes causes c 〈…〉 e before them Therfore sayth the Lord ¶ 〈…〉 of Hostes the myghtye one of Israel Al I muste ease me of myne enemyes and auenge me of myne aduersaries I shall lay my hande vpon the burne out the drosse from the fynest and purest and put out all thy fynne and sette thy iudges agayne as they were somtyme and thy Senatours as they were from the begynnyng Then shalt thou be called ryghtuous citie the faith full cyte Syon shall be redemed with equite and they shall turne agayne vnto her in ryghtuousnesse For the transgressours and vngodly and suche as are become vnfaythfull vnto the Lorde must al together be vtterly destroyed And excepte ye be ashamed of y â— oke trees wherin ye haue so delyted of the gardens y â— ye haue chosen ye shal be as an oke whose leaues are fallen awaye as a garden that hath no moistnesse And as for y â— glory ☞ of these thiges it shal be turned to drye strawe and he y â— made theÌ„ to a sparke And they shal both burne to gether so that no man shal be able to quench them ¶ Of the commynge and death of Chryste and of the callynge of the Heathen CAPI II. THis is the worde that was opened vnto Esay the sonne of Amoz vnto Iuda and Ierusalem It wyll be also ☞ in the last dayes That the hyll where the house of the Lorde is buylded shall be the chefe amonge hylles and exalted aboue all lytle hilles And al nacyoÌ„s shal preace vnto him and the multytude of people shall go speakynge thus one to another vp let vs go to the hyll of the Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob that he maye shewe vs hys wayes and that we maye walke in hys pathes For the lawe shal come out of SyoÌ„ and the worde of the Lorde from Ierusalem and shall geue sentence amonge the Heathen and shal reforme the multytude of people They shal breake theyr swerdes also in to mattockes and theyr speares to make sythes And one people shall nat lyfte vp weapen agaynste another nether shall they learne to fyght from thens forth Come ye O house of Iacob let vs walke in y â— lyght of the Lorde But thou hast forsakeÌ„ thy people the house of Iacob be cause they go farre beyonde theyr fathers in Sorceres whoÌ„ they haue as the Philistines had and ☞ in straunge chyldren they thynke them selues to haue ynough Theyr lande is full of syluer and golde neyther is there any ende of theyr treasure Theyr lande is also full of horses and no ende is there of theyr charets Theyr lande is also full of vayne goddes and before the worke of theyr owne handes haue they bowed them selues yee euen before the thynge that theyr owne fyngers haue made There kneleth the man there falleth the man downe before them so that thou canst nat brynge him away froÌ„ thence And therfore get them to some rocke and hyde the in the grounde for feare of the Lorde â–ª and for the glory of his magestye Whiche casteth downe the hygh lokes of presumptuous personnes bryngeth lowe the pryde of man and the Lorde onely shall be exalted in that daye For the daye of the Lorde of Hostes shall go ouer all pryde and presumpcyon vpon all them that exalte theÌ„ selues and shall brynge them all downe vpon al hygh and stoute Cedre trees of Libanus and vpon al the okes of Basan vpoÌ„ all hygh hylles and vpon all stoute mountaynes vpon al costly rowres and vpon all stronge walles vpon all shyppes of the see and vpon euery thynge that is gloryous pleasaunte to loke vpon And it shall brynge downe the pryde of man and laye mans presumptuousnesse full lowe and the Lorde shall onely haue the vyctory in that daye But the Idols shal vtterly be roted out Men shall crepe in to holes of stone in to caues of y â— earth for feare of the Lorde and for the glory of his magesty what tyme as he shall ryse vp to condemne the earth Then shall man caste awaye his goddes of syluer and his goddes of golde whiche he neuertheles had made to honour theÌ„ vnto Molles and Backes And they shall crepe in to the caues and rockes in to the clyftes of harde stones for feare of God and for the glory of his magestye when he ryseth to condemne the earth Feare nat ye then any man whose breth is in hys nostrels For what is he of reputacyon ¶ He prophecyeth that at the coÌ„myng of Chryst all streÌ„gth and power shall be put forth of Iurâ—e CAPI III. FOrlo the Lorde God of Hostes dothe take away from Ierusalem and Iuda all possessyons and power all meate and drynke the captayne and the soudyar the iudge the prophete the wyse and the aged man the prynce of fiftie yeare olde and the honorable the Senatours and men of vnderstandynge the master of craftes
we maye knowe it Wo be vnto them that cal euel good and good euell whiche make darcknes lyght lyght darckenesse that make sowre swete and swete sowre Wo be vnto them that are wyse in theyr owne syght and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandynge Wo be vnto them that are stronge to suppe our wyne and experte men to sete vp dronckennesse These geue senteÌ„ce with the vngodly for rewardes but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous Therfore lyke as fyre lycketh vp the strawe as the flame consumeth the stubble euen so theyr rote shal be as corrupcyon and theyr blossome shall vanyshe awaye lyke duste for they haue caste awaye the lawe of the Lorde of Hostes and blasphemed the worde of the holy maker of Israel Therfore is the wrath of the Lorde kynd led also agaynst his people and he shaketh his hande at them yee he hathe smytten so that the hylles dyd tremble And theyr karcases dyd lye in the open stretes lyke mâ—â—e And in all this the wrath of God hath not ceased but hys hande is stretched out styli And he shall gyue a token vnto a straunge people and call vnto them in a far countre and beholde they shall come hastely with spede There shal not be one faynt nor feble amonge them no not a slogyshe nor slepery persone There shall not one of them put of the gyrdle from his loynes nor loose theyr lachet from hê shoe His arowes are sharpe and al his bowes bent His horse hoofes are lyke flynte and his carte wheles lyke a stormy wynde His crye is as it were of a Lyon and he roareth lyke lyons whelpes They shal roare and hantche vp the pray and no man shall recouer it or get it from them In that daye they shall be so fearse vpon them as the see And yf we looke vnto the lande beholde it shal be all darknesse and sorowe If we loke towarde heauen beholde it shal be darke ¶ Esay sawe the glory of the Lorde and was sent to prophecye the desolacyon of Iurye CAPI VI. IN the same yere that kynge Ozyah dyed I sawe ☞ the Lorde syttynge vpon an hygh and gloryous seate and his trayne fylled the palace From aboue flakert the Seraphyns wherof euery one had syx wynges With twayne eche couered hys face with twayne his fete and with twayne dyd he flye They cryed also eche one to an other on this maner holy holy holy is the lorde of Hostes. The whole worlde is full of his glorye Yea the geastes and dorechekes moued at his cryenge and the howse was full of smoke Then I sayde O wo is me For I am loste in asmoche as I am a man of vncleane lyppes and dwell amonge people that hathe vncleane lyppes also for myne eyes haue sene the kynge and Lorde of Hoostes Then flewe one of the Seraphins vnto me hauing a hote cole in his hande whiche he had taken from the Aulter with the tonges and touched my mouth and sayde lo this hath touched thy lyppes and thyne vn ryghtuousnes is taken awaye and thy syn forgeuen Also I herde the voyce of y â— lorde sayenge on this maner Whom shal I sende and who wyll be our messaunger Then I sayde here am I sende me And he sayde go and tel this peple ye shal heare in dede but ye shall not vnderstande ye shal playnly see and nat perceaue Harden the hart of this people stop their eares and shut theyr eyes that they se not w t theyr eyes heare not with theyr eares and vnderstande not with theyr hertes and conuerte and be healed Then spake I Lorde how longe he answered vntill the cyties be vtterly without â—â—â—â—â—tours and the houses without men tyl the lande be also desolate lye vnbuylded For the Lorde shall take the men farre awaye so that the lande shal lye waste Neuertheles the tenth parte shal remaine ther in for it shall conuerte be frutefull And lyke wyse as the Cerebintes and Oketrees brynge for the theyr frutes so shall the holy sede haue frute ¶ The syryans moue haâ—ayle agaynst Ierusalem I vyrgyn shall beare a chylde CAPI VII IT HAPPENED i the tyme of Ahaz the sonne of Iothan whiche was the sonne of Uziah King of Iuda that Razin the Kynge of Siria and Prekeh the sonne of Romelyah Kynge of Israell wente vp towarde Ierusalem to besege it but wanne it nat Nowe when the the house of Dauid that is Ahaz herde worde therof that Siria and Ephraim were confederate together hys herte quaked yee and the hertes also of his people lyke as whan a tre in the felde is moued with the wynde Then sayde God vnto Esaye go mete Ahaz thou and thy sonne Seat Iasub at the head of the ouer pole in the fore path by the fullers grouÌ„de and saye vnto hym take hede to thy selfe and be styll but feare nat nether be faynt harted for these two tales that is for these two smokynge fyre brandes the wrath and furyousnes of Razin the Syrian and Romelies sonne because that the Kynge of Syria Ephraim and Romelies sonne haue wyckedly coÌ„spyred against the saying We wyll go vp agaynst Iuda vexe them and brynge them vnder vs and set a kynge there euen the sonne of Tabeel For thus sayeth the Lorde God therto It shall nat so go forth nether come so to passe for ☞ the head cytie of the Strians is Damascus but the head of Damascê° is Rayin And after fyue and threscore yeare shall Ephraim be no more a peple And the chefe cytie of Ephraim is Samaria but the head of Samaria is Romelyes sonne Yf ye beleue nat it commeth of your owne vnstedfastnesse Moreouer God spake vnto Ahaz sayynge requyre a token of the Lorde thy God whether it be towarde the depthe beneth or towarde the height aboue TheÌ„ sayd Ahaz I wyll requyre none nether wyll I tempte the Lorde The Lorde answered Then heare now ye of the house of Dauyd Is it nat ynough for you y â— ye be greupus vnto men but ye muste greue my God also And therfore the Lord shal geue you a tokeÌ„ Behold a vyrgin shal conceaue and beare a sonne shall call hys name ☞ Emanuel Butter and hony shall he eate that he maye knowe to refuse the euel and chose the good For or euer the child come to knowledge to eschue the euyl and chose the good The land that thou arte so afrayde for shal be desolate of both her kynges The Lorde also shall sende a tyme vpon the vpon thy people and vpon thy fathers house such as neuer came sence y â— tyme that Ephraim departed from Iuda thorow the Kynge of the Assirians For at the same tyme shall the Lorde whystle for the flyes that are about the water of Egypte and for the Bees in the Assirians lande These shal come and shall lyghte all in the valeyes in the vawtes of stones vpon all grene thynges and in all corners At the same tyme shall the
neyther fauoure theyr fatherlesse and wydowes For they are all together ypocrytes wycked and all theyr mouthes speake foly After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed but yet his hande is stretched out styll For vngodlynesse burneth as a fyre in the bryers and thornes And as it were out of a fyre in a wodde or a rede busshe so ascendeth the smoke of theyr pryde For cause of the wrathe of the Lorde of Hoostes is the lande full of darkenesse and the people be consumed as it were with fyre no man dothe spare his brother If a man do turne hym to the ryght hande he shal famyshe or to the lefte hande to eate he shall nat haue ynough Euery man shall ☞ eate the fleshe of hâ—s owne arme Manasses shal eate Ephraim and Ephraim Manasses they bothe shall eate Iuda After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed but yet is his hande stretched out styll ¶ He threatneth the oppressours of the poore and prophecyeth agaynst Sennaherib CAPI X. WO BE VNTO theÌ„ that make vnryghtuous lawes and deuyse thynges whiche be to harde for to kepe where thorowe the poore are oppressed on euery syde and the innocentes of my people robbed of iudgement that widowes maye be theyr praye and that they may rob the fatherlesse What wyll ye do in tyme of the visitacyon and whan destruccion shal come from farte To whome wyll ye renne for helpe and to whom wyll ye geue youre honoure that he maye kepe it that ye come not amonge the prysoners or lye amonge the deade After al this doth not the wrath of the Lorde ceasse but yet is his handes stretched out styll Wo be also vnto Assur whiche is a staf of my wrathe in whose hande is the rod of my punyshement I shal sende hym among those ypocrytishe people amonge the people y â— haue deserued my dysfauoure shall I sende hym that he maye vtterly robbe them spoyle them and treade theÌ„ downe lyke the myre in the strete Howe be it his meanynge is nat so neyther thynketh his herre of this fashyon But he ymagmeth onely howe he may rote out and destroye muche people for he sayeth are nat my Prynces all Kynges Is nat ☞ Caluo as easie to wine as Char chamis Is it harder to conquere ☞ Hamath then Arphad Or is it lyghter to ouer come Damascus and Samaria As who say I were able to wynne the Kingdome of the Idolaters and theyr goddes but not Ierusalem and Samaria Shall I nat do vnto Ierusalem and theyr ymages as I dyd vnto Samaria and theyr ydoles Wherfore the Lorde sayeth Assone as I haue perfourmed my whole worke vpoÌ„ the hyll of Syon and Ierusalem then wyll I ☞ vyset the noble and stoute harte of the kynge of Assyria with hys proude lokes For he standeth thus in his owne conceyte This do I thorow the power of myne owne hande and thorowe my wysdome For I am wyse I am he that remoue the landes of the people I robbe theyr treasures and lyke one of the worthyes I dryue theÌ„ from theyr hye seates My hande hathe founde out the streÌ„gth of the people as it were a neste And lyke as eggê that were layde here and there are gathered together So do I gather all countrees And there is no man that dare be so bolde as to touche a fether that dare open his mouthe or once whysper Shall the axe boste it selfe agaynste hym that heweth therwith or doth the saw make any braggynge agaynste him that ruleth it That were eueÌ„ lyke as yf the rod dyd exalte it selfe agaynste hym that beareth it or as though the staffe shuld magnyfye itselfe as who saye it were no wod Therfore shal the Lorde of Hostes sende him pouertie in his riches burne vp his glorye as it were with a fyre But the lyght of Israell shal be that fyre and his Sayntuary shal be the flamme and it shall kyndle and burne vp hys thornes and breers in one daye yea ☞ all the glory of hys woddes and feldes shal be consumed with body and soule And they shal be as an hooste of men whose standerd bearer fayleth The trees also of his felde whiche remayne shall be of suche a nombre that a chylde maye tell them After that day shall the remenauÌ„t of Israel suche as are escaped out of the house of Iacob seke no more comforte at him that smote theÌ„ but with faithfulnesse and truth shal they trust vnto the Lorde the holy one of Israel The remnaunt euen the Posteryte of Iacob shall conuerte vnto God the myghty one For though thy people O Israel be as the sande of the see yet shall the remnaunt of them conuerte in hym Perfecte is the iudgement of hym that floweth in ryghteousnesse and therfore the Lorde of Hostes shall perfectly fulfyll the thing that he hathe determyned in the myddeste of the whole worlde Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes Thou my people that dwelleste in Syon be nat a frayed for the kynge of the Assyryans He shall smyte the with a rodde and shall wagge hys staffe at the as the Egipcians dyd some tyme But soone after shall my wrathe and myne indignacion be fulfylled in y â— destruccion of them Moreouer the Lorde of Hostes shall prepare a scourge for hi lyke as was y â— slaughter of Mydian vpon the rock of Oreb And he shall lyfte vp hys rode ouer the see as he dyd somtyme ouer the Egypcyans Then shall hys burthen be taken from thy shoulders and hys yoke from thy necke yee the same yoke shal be corrupt for very fatnesse He shall come to Aiath and go thorowe towarde Mygron at Mychmas shall he lay vp hys harnesse and go ouer the foorde Gybea shal be theyr restyng place Rhamaâ— shall be afrayed Gybea Saul shall flye awaye The voyce of the noyes of thy horses O daughter Gallim shal be herde vnto Lais and to Anathoth which also shal be in trouble Madmena shall tremble for feare but y â— cytesyns of Gabinare manly yet shal he remayne at Nob y â— daye After that shal he lyft vp his hande against the mount of y â— daughter of Syon the hyll of Ierusalem But se the Lorde God of Hostes shall take awaye the proude from thence with feare He shal hewe downe the proude and fel the hye mynded The busshes also of the wode shall he also rote out with yron and Lybanus shall haue a myghtie fall ¶ He prophecieth of the natiuyte of Chryst of his people of the remnaunt of Israell and of the fayth of the heâ— then or Gentyles ¶ CAPI XI ANd there shall come a rodde forthe of the kynred of Isaye and a blossome shall florysshe out of his rote The spiryte of the Lorde shall lyght vpon hym y â— spiryte of wysdome and vnderstandynge the spiryte of councel and strength the spiryte of knowledge and of the feare of the lorde and shall make hym feruent in the feare of God For he
Babylon CAP. XIIII BVT THE Lorde wyll be mercyfull vnto Iacob and wyll yet chose Israel agayne and set them in theyr owne lande-Straungers shall cleaue vnto them and get them to the house of Iacob The people shall take them and cary them home with them And make them to enheryte the house of Israell in the lande of the Lorde that they maye be seruauntes and hande maydens of the Lorde They shall take those prysoners whose captyues they had bene afore and rule those that had oppressed theÌ„ WheÌ„ the Lorde now shal bryng the to rest from the trauayle feare harde bondage that thou wast laden withal then shalt thou vse this mockage vpon the king of Babylon and saye Howe happeneth it that the oppressour leaueth of Is the golden trybute come to an ende The Lorde hath broken the cepter of the vngodly and the rodde of the lordly Whiche when he is wroth smyteth the peple with durable strokes and in his wonders he persecuteth theÌ„ and tameth them continually And therfore the whole worlde is nowe at rest and quyetnesse and men synge for ioye Yea euen the Fyrre trees and Cedres of Libanus reioyse at thy fall sayenge Nowe that thou arte layde downe theare come no mo vp to destroye vs. Hell also beneth trembleth at thy commyng all myghtie men and Prynces of the earthe steppe forth before the. All Kynges of the earthe stande vp from theyr seates that they maye all aunswere and speake vnto the. Art thou wounded also as we arte thou become lyke vnto vs Thy pompe and thy pryde is layde downe into the pyt and so is the melody of thy instrumentes Mothes be layde vnder the and wormes are thy couerynge Howe arte thou fallen from heauen O Lucifer thou fayer mornynge chylde howe haste thou gotten a fall euen to the grounde and arte become weaker then the people For thou saydest in thyne hert I wyl clyme vp into heuen and make my seate aboue besyde the starres of God I wyl syt also vpon the holy mount towarde the North I wyll clyme vp aboue the cloudes wylbe lyke the hyghest of all Yet thou shalt be brought downe to the depe of hell They that se the shall narowly loke vpon the and thynke in them selues sayenge Is this the man that broughte all landes in feare and made the kyngdomes afrayde Is this he that made the worlde in a maner waste and layde the cyties to the grounde which let not his prisoners go out All Kynges of the nacyons lye euery one ☞ in his owne house with worshyppe and thou arte cast out of thy graue lyke a wylde braunche lyke as deade mens rayment that are stryken thorow with the swerde and go downe to the stones of the depe as a deade coarse that is troden vnder fete and art not buryed with them Euen because that thou hast wasted thy laÌ„de and destroyed thy people The generacyon of the wycked shal be without honour for euer Let there awaye be sought to destroye theyr chyldren that be in theyr fathers wyckednes that they come not vp agayne to possesse the lande and fyll the worlde full of enemyes I wyl stande vp agaynst them sayth the Lorde of hostes and root out the name and generacion of Babylon sayth the lorde and wyll gyue it to the Otters and wyll make water poddels of it And I wyl swepe them out with the â—esome of destruction sapcâ—e y â— Lorde of Hostes. The Lorde of hostes hath sworne an oâ—he sayenge It shall come to passe as I haue determyned and shal be fulfylled as I haue deuysed So that Assyriaâ— shall I destroye in my lande and vpon my mountaynes wyll I treade him vnder fote Where thorow his yoke shal come from theÌ„ and his burthen shall be taken from they re shoulder This deuyce hath god taken thorowe the whole worlde thus is his hande stretched out ouer all peple For yf the lorde of Hostes determyn a thyng who is able to disaâ—ull it And yf he stretch forth his haâ—â—â— who maye holde it in agayne The same yere that Kynge Ahaz dyed God threatened on this maner Reioyse not thou whole Palestyna because the rod of him that beateth the is broken for out of the serpentes roâ—e there shal come an adder his frute shal be a fyre worme But ☞ 〈…〉 borne of the pore shal be fed and the symple shall dwell in safetie Thy roâ—e also wyll I destroye with honger and it shall â—â—eye the remnaunt Mourne thou porte wepe thou cytie and feare thou O whole Palestyna for there shall come from y â— North a smoke whose power no man may abyde Who shal then answere the messangers of y â— Gentyles For the Lorde hathe stablyshed Syon and the poore of hê people that be therin do put theyr trust in hym ¶ A prophecye agaynste Moab CAPI XV. THYS is the heuy burthen vpoÌ„ Moab Ar of Moab was destroyed in the nyght seasoÌ„ Kir also iÌ„ Moab was destroied and peryshed in y e nyght They went vp to the ydols house euen to Dibon to y â— hye places to wepe for Nebo Moab did Mourne for Medâ—a All cheyr hâ—ds were balled al But ye foolysh prynces of Zoan ye wyse couÌ„cellers of Pharao whose wyt is turned to foolyshnes howe say ye vnto Pharao I am come of wyse men and of auncient kynges Where are thy wyse men Let them tell the yf they can what the Lorde of Hoostes hathe deuysed vpon Egypte The Prynces of Zoan are become fooles the Prices of Noph are disceiued they haue disceyued Egypte euen they that were taken for the chefe kynred therof In the myddes of it hath the Lord powred the sprete of wyckenes and they haue disceyued Egypte in euery worke thereof euen as a droncken man stackereth in his vomyte Neither shal ☞ the heade or tayle the brauÌ„ch or rede be able to do any worke in Egypte In y â— daye shall Egypte be lyke vnto wemen It shal be afrayed and stande in feare at the â—ocion of the hand of the Lorde of Hostes whith he shaketh ouer it And Egypte shal be afraied of y â— lande of Iuda so y â— euery one which maketh mencion of it shal be afrayed therat be cause of the councel of the Lorde of hoostes whiche he deuiseth for it In that daye shall fyue cyties in the laÌ„de of Egypte speake the laÌ„gage of Canaan swere by the Lorde of hoostes ☞ the cytye of desolacyon shal be called one of them In that day shall ☞ the altare of the Lorde be in the myddes of the lande of Egypte and thê tytle besyde it VNTO THE LORD And it shal be a token and witnesse vnto the Lorde of hoostes in the lande of Egypt For they shal crye vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them he shal sende them a saui our a great man to delyuer them And the Lorde shal be knowen in Egypte and the EgyptiaÌ„s shall knowe the Lorde in that daye and do
and wyll haue mercy vpon hys that be in trouble But Syon sayde God hathe forsaken and my Lorde hathe forgotten me Wyl a wyfe forget the chylde of hyr wombe and the sonne whome she hath borne And thoughe she do forget yet wyll not I forget the. Beholde I haue wrytten the vp vpon my handes thy walles are euer in my syght ☜ They make haste to buylde the vp agayne As for those that ouerthrewe the and made the waste they shal departe from the. Lyfte vp thyne eyes and loke aboute the al these gather them together and come to the. As truely as I lyue sayeth the Lord thou shalt put them all vpon the as an apparell and gyrde them to y ◠as a bryde doth her Iewels As for thy lande that lyeth desolate wasted and destroyed it shal be to narowe for them that shall dwell in it And they that wolde deuoure the shall be farre awaye Then the chylde whome the baren shal bryng forth vnto the shal saye in thyne eare this place is to narowe syt nye together that I maye haue rowme Then shalt thou thynke by thy selfe Who hath begotten me these seynge I am baren and alone a captyue and an outcaste And who hath norysshed them vp for me I am desolate and alone but from whence come these And therfore thus sayth the Lorde God Beholde I wyll stretche out my hande to the Gētyles and set vp my token to the people They shall brynge the thy sonnes in theyr lappes and carye thy daughters vnto the vpon theyr shoulders For kynges shal be thy noursynge fathers and Quenes shal be thy noursynge mothers They shall fall before the with theyr faces flat vpon the earthe and lycke vp the dust of thy fete that thou mayst knowe how that I am the Lord And who so putteth his truste in me shall not be confounded Who spoyleth the Gyaunte of his praye or who taketh the prisoner from the myghtye And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde The prysoners shall be taken from the gyaunt and the spoyle delyuered frome the violence for I wyll maynteyne thy cause agaynst thyne aduersaryes and saue thy sonnes And wyll fede thyne enemyes with theyr owne flesshe and make them drynke of theyr owne bloude as of swete wyne And all flesshe shall knowe O Iacob that I am the Lorde thy sauyoure thy noble redemer ¶ The Iewes are reproued and also called CAPI L. THVS sayeth the Lorde ☜ where is the byll of your mothers deuorcement that I sente her awaye or who is the vsurer to whom I solde you Beholde for your owne offences are ye solde and because of your transgressyons is your mother forsaken For why wolde no man receyue me whē I came when I called noman gaue me answere ⚜ Is my hande shortened that it myght not helpe or haue I nat power to delyuer lo at a worde I dryncke vp the see and of water floudes I make dry lāde so that for wante of water the fyshe corrupt and dye of thurste ⚜ As for Heauen I clothe it with darkenesse and put as it were a sacke vpon it The Lorde God hathe geuen me a well lerned tong so that I can comforte them whiche are troubled yea and that in due sea son He waked myne eare vp by times in the mornynge as the scole maysters do that I myght herken The Lorde God hath opened myne eare therfore can I not saye nay nor withdrawe my selfe but I offre my backe vnto the smytters and my chekes to the nyppers ⚜ I turne not my face frome shame and spyttynge and the Lorde God shall helpe me therefore shall I not be confoūded I haue hardened my face lyke a flint stone for I am sure that I shall not come to confusion He is at hande that iustifyeth me who wyll then go with me to lawe Let vs stande one agaynst another yf there be any y ◠wyll reason with me let hī come here forth to me Beholde the Lorde God standeth by me what is he then y ◠can condēpne me lo they shal be al lyke as an olde cloth the mothe shall eate them vp Therfore who so feareth the Lord amōg you let hym heare the voyce of his seruaūt Who so walketh in darkenes and no lyght shyneth vpon hym let him put his truste in the name of the Lord and holde hym by his God But take hede ☞ ye all kyndle a fyre and stere vp the coales walke on in the glystrynge of your owne fyre and in the coales that ye haue kīdled This cōmeth vnto you fro my hande namely that ye shall slepe in sorowe ¶ A consolacyon and comforte is promysed vnto the faythfull ¶ CAPI LI. HERKEN vnto me ye that holde of ryghtuousnes ye that seke the Lord Take hede vnto the stone whereout ye are hewen and to the graue wherout ye are digged Consydre Abraham your father and Sara that bare you howe that ⚜ I called hym alone and blessed hym and encreased hym Therfore shal the Lorde comforte Syon and repayre all her decaye makyng her deserte as a Paradyse and her wyldernes as the garden of the Lorde Myrth and ioye shal be founde there thankesgeuyng and the voyce of prayse Haue respect vnto me then O my people and leye thyne care to me for a lawe and an ordynaunce shall go forth fro me to lyghten the Gentyles It is harde by that my helthe and my ryghtuousnesse shal go forth and the people shal be ordred with myne arme The ylandes that is the Gentyles shall hope in me put theyr trust in myne arme Lyfte vp your eyes towarde heauen loke vpon the earth beneth ⚜ For the Heauens shall vanysshe a waye lyke smoke and the earthe shal teare lyke a clothe and they that dwell therin shall perysshe in lyke maner But my saluacyon shal endure for euer and my ryghtuousnes shall not ceasse Herken vnto me ye that haue pleasure in rightuousnes thou people that beareste my lawe in thyne herte ⚜ Feare not the curse of men be not afrayed of theyr blaphemyes and reuylinges ⚜ for wormes and mothes shal eate them vp lyke cloth and woll But my ryghtuousnesse shall endure for euer and my sauynge helth from generacion to generacion Wake vp wake vp be stronge O thou arme of the Lord wake vp lyke as in times paste euer and sence the worlde beganne ⚜ Arte not thou he that haste wounded the proude and hewen the Dragon in peces Arte not thou euen he whiche hast dryed vp the depe of the see which hast made playne y ◠see groūd y ◠the delyuered myght go thorow fore the redemed of the Lorde shall turne agayne and come with ioy vnto Syon there to endure for euer ⚜ That myrth and gladnesse myght be with them that sorowe and wo myght fle from them ⚜ Yea I I am euen he that in al thynges geueth you consolacyon What arte thou then
the Heathen geue Ierusalem warnynge and preache vnto her that her destroyers are commynge from far countrees They tell the cyties of Iuda the same also they shall geue them warnyng in euery place lyke as the watchemen in the felde For they haue prouoked me to wrath sayeth the Lorde Thy wayes and thy thoughtes haue brought the vnto thys this is thyne owne wyckednesse and disobedyence that hathe possessed thyne hert Ah my bely ah my bely shalte thou crye howe is my herte so sore my herte panteth within me I can not be styll for I haue herde the cryeng of the from pettes and peales of warre They crye murthur vpon murthur the whole lande shall peryshe Immediatly my tentes were destroyed and my hangynges in the twynclynge of an eye Howe longe shal I se the tokens of warre and heare the noyse of the trompettes Neuertheles this shal come vpon them because my people is become foolishe and hath vtterly no vnderstandynge They are the chyldren of foolyshenesse and without any discrecion To do euyll they haue wyt ynoughe but to do well they haue no wysdome I haue loked vpon the earth and se it was wast and voyde I loked towarde heauen and it had no shyne I behelde the mountaynes and â—o they trembled and all the nylles were in a feare I loked aboute me and there was no body and all the byrdes of the ayre were awaye I marked well and the plowed felde was become waste yea all theyr cities were broken downe at the presence of the Lorde and indignacion of his wrathe For thus hathe the Lorde sayde The whole lande shal be desolate yet wyll I not then haue done And ☜ therfore shall the earthe mourne and the Heauen be forye aboue for the thynge that I haue purposed and taken vpon me to do shall not repente me and I wyll not go from it The whole lande shall fle for the noyse of the horsemen and bowemen they shall runne in to dennes into woddes and clyme vp the stonye rockes All the cyties shal be voyde and no man dwellynge therin What wylte thou nowe do thou beynge destroyed For though thou clothest thy selfe with scarlet and deckest the with gold thoughe thou payntest thy face with colours yet shalt thou trym thy selfe in vaine For those that hytherto haue bene thy great fauourers shall abhorre the and go aboute to sley the. For I heare a noyse lyke as it were of a woman trauaylynge or one labourynge of her fyrste chylde Euen the voyce of the daughter Syon that casteth out her armes and sowneth sayeng Ah wo is me how sore vexed and faynt is my hert for them that are slayne ¶ In Iewry is there no ryghtuous or faythful man fouÌ„de eyther amongest the people or the rulers for whose sake the Lorde shulde spare the citie Wherfore Iewry is destroyed of the Assyrians CAPI V. LOKE thorowe Ierusalem beholde and se Seke thorowe her streates also within yfye can fynde one man that dothe equally and ryght or seketh for the trueth and I shall spare him sayeth the Lorde For thoughe they can saye the Lorde lyueth yet do they sweare to disceaue Where as thou O Lorde lokest onely vpon fayth and trueth Thou haste scourged them but they toke no repentaunce thou haste corecte them for amendement but they refused thy correccyon They made theyr faces harder then a stone and wolde not amende Therfore I thought in my selfe peraduenture they are so simple folish that they vnderstande nothynge of the Lordes way iudgementes of our God Therfore wyl I go vnto theyr heades and rulers talke with them yf they knowe the waye of the Lorde and the iudgementes of our God But these in lyke maner haue broken the yoke and burste the bandes in sonder Wherfore ☞ a Lyon out of the wodde hath hurte them and a wolfe in the euening shall destroye them The ieoparde doth lye lurkyuge by theyr cytyes to teare in peces all theÌ„ that come therout For theyr offences are many and they re departynge awaye is great Shuld I then for al this haue mercy vpon the Thy chyldren haue forsaken me and sworne by them that are no Goddes And albeit they were bounde to me in maryage yet they fall to aduoutrye and haunt harlottes houses In the desyre of vnclenly lust they are be come lyke the stoned horse euery man neyeth at his neyghboures wyfe Shulde I not correcte this sayeth the Lorde Shulde I not be auenged of euery people that is lyke vnto this Clyme vp vpon theyr walles beate them downe but destroy them not vtterly cut of theyr braunches be cause they are not the Lordes For vnfaythfully hath the house of Israel and Iuda for saken me sayeth the Lorde They haue denyed the Lorde sayde it is not he Tush there shall no misfortune come vpon vs we shall se neyther swerde nor hongre As for the warnyng of the Prophetes they take it but for wynde yea there is none of these whiche wyll tell them that suche thynges shall happen vnto them Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes because ye speake suche wordes beholde The wordes that are in thy mouth wyl I turne to fyre and make the people to be wood that it may consume them Lo I wyll brynge a people vpon you from farre O house of Israell sayeth the Lorde a myghtye people an olde people a people whose speache thou knowest not nether vnderstandest what they say Theyr arrowes are sodayne deathe yea they themselues be very grauntes This people shall eate vp thy fruyte and thy meate yea they shall deuoure thy soÌ„nes and thy daughters thy shepe and thy bullockes They shall eate vp thy grapes and fygges As for thy stronge well tensed cyties wherin thou dydest trust they shall destroye them with the swerde Neuertheles I wyl not then haue done w t you sayeth the Lord But yf they saye wherfore dothe the Lorde oure God all thys vnto vs. Then answere them because that lyke as ye haue forsaken me and serued strauÌ„ge Goddes in your owne lande euen so shal ye serue other Goddes also in a straunge laÌ„de Preache this vnto the house of Iacob and crye it out in Iuda and saye thus Heare this thou folyshe and vndiscrete people ye haue eyes but ye se not eares haue ye but ye heare not Feare ye not me sayeth the Lorde Are ye not ashamed to loke me in the face which bynde the see with the sande so that it caÌ„not passe his boundes For thoughe it rage yet can it do nothynge and thoughe the waues thereof do swell yet maye they not go ouer But this people hath a false and an obstinate herte they are departed and gone awaye fro me They thynke not in theyr hertes O let vs feare the Lorde our God that geueth vs raygne early and late when nede is whiche kepeth euer styll the harueste for vs yerely
Neuertheles your misdedes haue turned these frome you and your synnes haue robbed you hereof For amonge my people are founde wycked personnes that preuely lay snares and wayte for men to take them and destroye them And lyke as a net is full of byrdes so are theyr houses ful of that which they haue gotten with falshed and disceate Hereof commeth theyr great substauÌ„ce and ryches hereof are they fat and welthy and are runne away fro me with shameful blasphemyes They minystre not the lawe they make no ende of y â— fatherles cause they iudge not the poore accordyng to equite Shuld I not punish these thinges sayeth the Lorde shulde I not be auenged of all suche people as these be Horrible greuous thinges are done in the lande The Prophetes teache falsely and the prestes folowe them and my people hathe pleasure therin What wyll come therof at the laste ¶ The synnes for whiche Ierusalem is afflyete Unâ—iâ—â—uÌ„cysed yeares Couetousnes Disceate The Lorde reiecteth the sacryfices of the Iewes The coÌ„mynge of the Babylonianâ— is prophecyed agayne ¶ CAPI VI. COME out of Ierusalem yee stronge chyldren of Ben Iamin blowe vp the troÌ„pettes ye Tecuytes set vp a token vnto Bethearam for a plage and a great misery pepeth out from the North. I wyl lyken the daughter Sion to a faire and tendre woman and to her shal come the shepherders with theyr flockes There tentes shal they pitche rounde about her euery one shal fede them y t are vnder his hande Make batayle agaynst her shall they saye Aryse let vs go vp whyle it is yet daye Alas the day goeth awaye the nyght shadowes fall downe Aryse let vs go vp by nyght and destroy her strong holdes for thus hath the Lorde of hostes coÌ„maunded Hewe downe her trees and set vp bulworkes agaynst Ierusalem This is y â— citie that must be punished for in her is al malisiousnes Lyke as a coÌ„dyte aboundeth in water euen so this cytie aboundeth in wyckednes Robberye and vnryghtuousnesse is herde in her sorowe and woundes are euer there in my syght Amende the O IerusaleÌ„ lest I withdrawe my herte from the make the desolate and thy lande also that no man dwell in it For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes The resydue of Israel shal be gathered as the remnaunt of grapes And therfore turne thyne hande agayne into the basket lyke y â— grape gatherer But vnto whom shall I speake whome shall I warne that he may take hede Their eares are so vncircumcised that they may not heare Beholde they take the worde of the Lorde but for a scorne haue no lust therto And therfore I am so full of thyne indignacyon O Lorde that I may suffre no loÌ„ger But shede it out vpon y â— childreÌ„ that are wtout and vpon all yonge men yea the man must be taken prysonner with the wyfe and the aged with the crepel Their houses with their landes and wyues shal be turned vnto straungers when I stretche out myne haÌ„de vpon the inhabitours of this lande sayeth the Lorde For from y â— least vnto the most they hange al vpon couetousnes and from the Prophete vnto the preest they go all aboute with falsheede and lyes And besyde that they heale the hurte of my people with swete wordes sayeng peace peace wheÌ„ there is no peace at al. Therfore they must be ashamed for they haue coÌ„mytted abhomynacion But howe shuld they be ashamed when they knowe nothing nether of shame nor good nurtour And therfore they shall fall amonge the slayne and in the houre when I shall vyset them they shal be brought downe sayeth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde go into the streates consydre and make inquisicyon for the olde waye and if it be the good and ryght way then go therin that ye may fynde rest for your soules But they say we wyll not walke therin and I wyll set watchemen ouer you therfore take hede vnto the voice of the trompet But they saye we wyll not take hede Heare therfore ye Gentiles and thou congregacion shalte knowe what I haue deuysed for them Heare thou earthe also beholde I wyl cause a plage to come vpon this people euen the fruyte of they re owne ymaginacyons For they haue not bene obedient vnto my wordes and to my lawe but abhorred them Wherfore bryng ye me incense from Saba and swete smellynge Calamus from â—â—r countrees Your burnt 〈…〉 please me and I reioyce not in your sacrifyces And therfore thus sayth the Lorde beholde I wyll make this people fall there shall fall from amonge theym the father with the chyldren one neyghbour shall perysshe with an other Thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde there shall come a people from the Northe and a great people shall aryse from the endes of the earth with bowes and with dartes shal they be weapened It is a rough and fearce people an vnmercyful people theyr voice roareth lyke the see they ryde vpon horses well apoynted to the batayle agaynste the O daughter Sion The crye of them haue we herde Our armes are feble henynesse and sorowe is come vpon vs as vpon a woman trauaylynge with chylde No man go forth into the felde no man coÌ„meth vpon the hye strete for the swerde and feare of the enemy is on euery syde Wherfore gyrde a sacke cloth about the O thou daughter of my people sprynckle thyselfe with asshes mourne and wepe bytterly as vpon thy onely beloued sonne For the destroyer shall sodaynely fall vpon vs. The haue I set for a prouer of my harde people to seke out and to trye theyr wayes For they are all vnfaythful and fallen awaye they hange vpon fylthy lucre they are cleane brasse and yron for they hurt and destroye euery man The bellous are brente in the fyre the leade is consumed the melter melteth in vayne for the euyll is not taken away from theÌ„ Therefore do they call them naughty syluer because the Lorde hath cast them out ¶ Ieremye is commaunded to shewe vnto the people the worde of God â–ª whiche trusteth in the outwarde seruyce of the temple The euylles that shall happen to the Iewes for the despysynge of theyr Prophetes Sacryfices dothe not the Lorde thefely requyre of the Iewes but that they shulde obey his worde CAPI VII THESE are the wordes that God spake vnto IEREMY Stande vnder the gate of the Lordes house and crye out these wordes there with a loude voyce saye Heare the worde of the Lorde all ye of Iuda that go in at thys dore to worshyppe the Lord. Thus sayeth y â— Lorde of Hostes y â— god of Israel AmeÌ„de your wayes your couÌ„cels I wyll let you dwel in this place Trust not in false lieng wordes saieng here is the teÌ„ple of the Lord here is the temple of the Lorde here is y â— temple of the Lorde For yf ye wyll amende youre wayes
aulters haue ye set vp to offre vpon them vnto Baall Therfore praye not thou for this people byd neyther prayse nor prayer for them for thoughe they crye vnto me in theyr trouble yet wyll I not heare them O thou beloued why doest thou so shamefull greate blaphemyes in my house eueÌ„ as though that holy flessh myght absolue the specially when thou hast made thy boste of thy wyckednes The Lorde called the a grene olyue tre a fayre one a frutefull one a goodly one but nowe that there is a coÌ„trary report of the abrode he wyl burne the vp and destroye thy braunches For the Lorde of Hoostes that planted the hath deuysed a plage for the O thou house of Israell and Iuda for the euyl that ye haue done to prouoke hym to wrathe in that ye dyd seruyce vnto Baal This O Lorde haue I lerned of the and vnderstand it for thou hast shewed me their ymaginacioÌ„s But I am as a mekelaÌ„be that is caryed away to be slayne not knowynge that they had deuysed suche a councel agaynst me sayeng We wyll destroye his meate with wood and dryue hym out of the lande of the liuing that his name shal neuer be thought vpon Therfore I wyl besech the nowe O Lorde of hostes thou rightuê° iudgeê° thou that triest the raines and the her tes let me se the auenged of them for vnto the haue I coÌ„mytted my cause The Lorde therfore spake thus of the cytezins of Anathoth that sought to sley me sayeng Preache not vnto vs in the name of the Lorde or els thou shalt dye of our handes Thus I say spake the Lorde of Hostes. Beholde I wyll vyset you Your yong men shall perish with the swerde your sonnes your daughters shall vtterly dye of hongre so that none shall remayne For vpon the cytezins of Anathoth wyll I brynge a plage euen the yere of theyr visitacion ¶ The Prophete maruayleth greately at the prosperite of the wycked all thoughe he confesse God to be ryghtuous The Iewes are forsaken of the Lorde He speaketh agaynst Curates and Preachers that seduce the people The Lorde threateneth destruccyon vnto the nacyons that bordered vpon Iewryâ— whiche troubled and vexed it CAPI XII O LORDE thou art more ryghtuous then that I shulde dispute with the. Neuerthelesse let me talke with the in thinges reasonable Howe happeneth it that the waye of the vngodly is so prosperous and that it goeth so well with them whiche without any shame offende and lyue in wickednes Thou plantest them they take rote they growe and brynge forth fruyte They boste much of the yet doest thou not punysh them But thou Lorde to whom I am well knowen thou that hast sene and proued my herte take them awaye lyke as a flocke is caryed to the slaughter house and apoynte them for the daye of slaughter Howe long shal the lande mourne and all the herbes of the felde perish for the wyckednes of them that dwell therin The catell and the byrdes are gone yet saye they tushe God wyll not destroye vs vtterly Seynge thou arte wery in running with the foote men howe wylte thou then runne with horses In a peaceable sure lande thou mayest be safe but howe wylte thou do in the furyous pryde of Iordane For thy brethren and thy kynred haue all together despised the and cryed out vpon the in thyne absence Beleue them not thoughe they speake fayre wordes to the. As for me I saye I haue forsaken myne owne dwellyng place and lefte myne heritage My lyfe also that I loue so well haue I geuen into the handes of myne enemyes Myne herytage is become vnto me as a Lyon in the wod It cryed out vpon me therfore haue I forsaken it Myne herytage is vnto me as a speckled byrde a byrde of dyuerse coloures is vpon it Go hence and gather all the beastes of the felde together that they maye eate it vp Dyuerse herdmen haue broken downe my vineyarde and troden vpoÌ„ my porcion Of my pleasaunt porcyon they haue made a wyldernes and deserte They haue layed it waste and now that it is wast it sigheth vnto me Yee the whole lande lyeth waste and no man regardethe it The destroyers come ouer the heeth euery waye for the swearde of the Lorde dothe consume from the one ende of the lande to the other and no flesh hathe rest They haue sowen wheat and reaped thornes They haue taken heritage in possession but it doth theÌ„ no good and ye shall be confounded of youre owne wynnynges because of the great wrathe of the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde vpon all myne euyl neyghbours that laye hande on myne herytage whiche I haue geuen my people of Israel Beholde I wyll plucke them namely Israel out of theyr lande and put out the house of Iuda from amonge them And when I haue roted them out I wyll be at one with theÌ„ agayne and I wyll haue mercy vpon them and bryng them agayne euery man to his owne heritage and in to his lande And if they namely that trouble my people wyl lerne the waies of them to sweare by my name The Lorde lyueth lyke as they learned my people to sweare by Baal then shall they be rekened among my people But yf they wyl nat obey then wyll I rote out the same folke and destroye them sayeth the Lorde ¶ The destruccyon of the Iewes is prefygured and theyr sparsinge abrode Why Israel was receaued to be the people of God and why they were forsaken CAPI XIII THus sayeth the Lorde vnto me go thy waye and get me a lynen breche and gyrde it aboute thy loynes and let iâ— nat be wet Then I got me a breche accordyng to the commaundement of the Lorde and put it aboute my loynes After thys the Lorde spake vnto me againe Take the breche that thou hast prepared and put aboute the and get the vp go vnto Euphrates hyde it i a hole of the rocke So went I and hyd it at Euphrates as the Lorde coÌ„maunded me And it happened longe after this y â— the Lorde spake vnto me Up and get the to Euphrates and fet the breche from thence which I coÌ„maunded the to hyde thee Then went I to Euphrates and dygged vp and toke the breche from the place where I had hyd it and beholde the breche was corrupt so that it was profytable for nothynge Then sayde the Lorde vnto me Thus sayeth the Lorde Euen so wyll I corrupte the pryde of Iuda and the hye mynde of Ierusalem Thys people is a wycked people they wyll not heare my worde they folowe the wicked ymaginacyons of their owne herte and hang vpon straunge Goddes them they serue and worshyppe and therfore they shal be as this breche that serueth for nothynge For as straytely as a breche lyeth vpon a mans loynes so straytely dyd I bynde the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Iuda
â— thou hast made with vs. Are there any amonge the Goddes of the Gentiles that sende rayne or geue the showers of heauen Dost not thou it O Lorde our God in whom we trust Yee Lorde thou doste all these thynges ¶ The Lorde wyll not heare Moses or Aaron yf they pray for the people but wyll wrape them in many myseryes The â—â—use of suche great myseryes CAPI XV. THEN spake the Lorde vnto me Thoughe Moses Samuel stode before me yet haue I no herte to this people Dryue them awaye that they maye go out of my syght And yf they say vnto the Why ther shall we go then tell them The Lorde gyueth you this aunswere Some vnto deathe some the swearde some to honger some into captyuite For I wyl bryng foure plages vpon them sayeth the Lorde The swearde shall straÌ„gle them the dogges shal deuoure them the foules of the ayre and beastes of the earthe shall eate them vp and destroye them I wyll scatre them aboute also in all kyngdomes and landes to be plaged because of Manasseh the soÌ„ne of Hezekia kynge of Iuda for the thynges that he dyd in Ierusalem Who shall then haue pyte vpon the O Ierusalem Who shall be sorye for the Or who shal make intercessioÌ„ to optayne peace for the seynge thou goest fro me and turnest backewarde sayeth the Lord Therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande agaynst the to destroye the and I wyll not be intreated I haue scatred them abrode with the fanne on euery syde of the lande I haue wasted my people destroyed them Yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes I haue made theyr wydowes mo in nombre then the saÌ„des of the see Upon the mothers of theyr chyldren dyd I brynge a destroyer in the none day SodeÌ„ly vnawares dyd I sende a feare vpon theyr cyties She that hath borne seuen chyldren hathe none her herte is full of sorowe The Sonne doth fayle her in the clere daye she is confounded and faynte for very heuynes As for those that cemayne I wyll delyuer them vnto the swerde before they re enemyes sayeth the Lord. O mother alas that euer thou didest beare me an enemye hated of the whole lande Thoughe I neuer lent nor receyued vpon vsurye yet all men speake euyl vpon me And the Lorde answered me Lede not I y â— then vnto good Come not I to the when thou arte in trouble and helpe the when thyne enemy oppresseth the Doth one yron hurte another or one metell that commeth from the North another As for thy rychesse and treasure I wyl geue them out into a pray not for any money but because of al thy synnes that thou hast done in al thy costes And I wyl bryng the with thyne enemyes into a lande that thou know est not for the fyre that is kyndled in my indignacion shall hurne you vp O Lorde thou knowest therfore remembre me and vyset me delyuer me fro my persecuters Receyue not my cause in thy longe wrathe yet thou knowest that for thy sake I suffre rebuke When I had founde thy wordes I dyd eate them vp gredely they haue made my herte ioyful and glad For I call vpon thy name O Lorde God of Hostes I dwell not amonge the scorners neither is my delyte therein but I dwell onely in the feare of thy hande for thou haste fylled me with bytternes Shall my heuynesse endure for euer Are my plages then so great that they may neuer be healedâ— Wylt thou be as a water that falleth and can nat continue Upon these wordes thus sayde the Lorde vnto me If thou wylte turne agayne I shall set the in my seruyce and yf thou wylte take out the thynges that is precious from the vyle thou shalte be euen as myue owne mouthe They shall conuerte vnto the but turne not thou vnto them so shall I make the a stronge brasen wall against thê people They shal fyght against the but they shall not preuayle For I my selfe wyll be with the to helpe the and delyuer the sayeth the Lorde And I wyl ryd the out of the handes of the wycked and delyuer the out of the hande of Tiraunâ—es ¶ He prophecyeth the mysery of the Iewes He sheweth that the worshyppynge of Idoles the contempte of Gods lawe is the cause of their myserye He prophecyeth the captyuite of Babylon and theyr delyuâ—raunce frome thence agayne The callynge of the Gentyles CAPI XVI THVS sayde the Lord vnto me â–ª Thou shalte take the no wyfe norbeget chyldren in this place For of the chyldren that are borne in this place of they re mothers that haue borne them and of theyr fathers that haue begotten them in this lande thus sayeth the Lorde âšœ They shal dye an horrible death no man shall mourne for them nor burye them but they shall lye as donge vpon the earth They shall perishe thorowe the swearde and honger and theyr bodies shal be meate for the foules of the ayre and beastes of the earth For thus sayth y e Lord Go not thou in vnto theÌ„ nor come to mourn and wepe for theÌ„ for I haue taken my peace from this people sayeth the Lorde yee my fauoure my mercy And in this lande shal they dye olde and yonge and shal not be buried no man shal be wepe them no man shal clyppe or shaue him selfe for them There shal not one viset another to mourne with them for their deade or to comforte them One shall not offre another the cuppe of consolacyon to forget theyr heuynesse for father and mother Thou shalt not go into their feaste house to sytte downe to eate or dryncke with them For thus sayeth y e Lorde of Hostes the God of Israell Beholde I shal take awaye out of this place the voyce of myrth and gladnesse the voyce of the brydegrome of the bryde yee and that in your dayes that ye may se it Nowe when thou shewest this people al these wordes and they saye vnto the. Wherfore hath the Lorde deuysed all thys greate plage for vs Or what is the offence and synne that we haue done agaynste the Lord our God Then make thou them this answere Because your fathers haue forsaken me sayeth the Lorde and haue walked after straunge Goddes whome they haue honoured and worshypped but me haue they forsaken and haue not kepte my lawe And ye with youre shamefull blasphemyes haue exceaded the wyckednesse of youre fathers For euery one of you hath folowed the frowarde and euyll ymagynacyon of his owne herte and is not obedyent vnto me Therfore wyll I caste you out of this lande into a lande that ye and your fathers knowe not and there shal ye serue straunge goddes day and nyght there wyll I shewe you no fauoure Beholde therfore sayeth the Lorde the dayes are come that it shall no more be sayde The Lorde lyueth whiche
sayenge Thus sayeth the Lorde Stande in the courte of the LORDES house speake vnto all them whiche out of the cyties of Iuda come to do worship in the Lordes house al the wordes that I commaunde the to say Loke that thou kepe not one worde backe yf peraduenture they wyl herken and turne euery man from hys wycked waye that I maye also repente of the plage whiche I haue determyned to brynge vpon them because of theyr wycked inuencyons And after thys maner shalte thou speake vnto them Thus sayeth the Lord yf ye wyl not obey me to walcke in my lawes whiche I haue geuen you and to heare the wordes of my seruauntes the prophetes whoÌ„ I sent vnto you rysynge vp tymely and styll sendynge If ye wyll not folowe them I saye then wyll I do to this house ☜ as I dyd vnto Siloh and wyll make this cytie to be abhorred of all the people of the earth And the preastes the prophetes and all the people herde Ieremye preache these wordes in the house of the Lorde Nowe when he had spoken out all the wordes that the Lorde commaunded hym to preach vnto the people then the prestes y â— prophetes and al the people toke holde vpoÌ„ him and sayde thou shalt dye How darrest thou be so bolde as to saye in the name of y â— Lorde it shal happen to this house as it did vnto Siloh and thys cytye shal be so wast that no man shall dwell therin And when all the people were gathered aboute Ieremy in the house of the Lord the prynces of Iuda herde of this rumour and they came soone out of the kynges Palace into the house of the Lorde and sat them downe before the newe dore of the Lorde Then spake the prestes and the prophetes vnto the rulers and to all the people these wordes Thys man is worthy to dye for he hathe preached agaynste thys cytie as ye youreselues haue herde with youre eares Then sayde Ieremy vnto the rulers and to al the people The Lorde hath sent me to preach against this house and agaynst this cyty all y â— wordes that ye haue herde Therfore amende youre wayes and youre aduysementes and be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God so shall the Lord repeÌ„te of the plage that he had deuysed agaynste you Now as for me I am in youre handes do with me as ye thincke expedient good But thê shal ye know if ye put me to death ye shall make youreselues this cytye and all the inhabytours therof gyltye of innocent bloude For thys is of a trueth that the Lorde hathe sent me vnto you to speake all these wordes in youre eares Then sayde the rulers and the people vnto the prestes and prophetes This man maye not be condemned to death for he hath preached vnto vs in the name of the Lorde oure God The Elders also of the lande stode vp â–ª and sayd thus vnto al the people Micheah the Morasthite which was a prophet vnder Ezekiah kyng of Iuda spake to all the people of Iuda Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes Sion shal be plowed lyke a felde Ierusalem shal be an heape of stones the hyl of the Lordes house shal be turned to an hye wod Dyd Ezekiah the kyng of Iuda the people of Iuda put him to deth for this No verely but rather feared the Lorde made theyr prayer vnto him For the which cause also the Lorde repented of the plage y t he had deuysed against theÌ„ Shulde we theÌ„ do such a shameful dede agaynst our soules There was a prophet also y t preached stifly in the name of the Lorde called Uriah the sonne of Semeiah of Caryathyarym thys man preached also agaynst this cyty and against this laÌ„de according to al as Ieremy sayeth Nowe when Iehoakim the kynge with al the estates and priÌ„ces had herde his wordes the king went about to sleye him WheÌ„ Uriah perceaued that he was afraied and fled and departed into Egypte Then Iehoakim the kyng sent seruauntes into the lande of Egypte Namely ElnathaÌ„ the sonne of Achbor and certayne men with him into Egypte which fetched Uriah oute of Egypt brought him vnto kyng Iehoakim that slewe hym with the swearde and cast hys deed body into the comen peoples graue But Ahikam the sonne of Saphan helped Ieremy that he came not into the handes of the people to be slayne Ieremy at the commaundement of the Lorde sendeth bondes to the kyng of Iuda and to the other kynges that were nye wherby they are monyshed to become subiectes vnto Nabuchodonosor He warneth the people and the kynges and rulers that they beleue not false Prophetes CAPI XXVII IN THE begynnynge of the reygne of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah kynge of Iuda came thys worde vnto Ieremye from the Lorde whiche spake thus vnto me Make the bondes and chaynes and put them aboute thy necke and sende them to the kynge of Edom to the kynge of Moab to the kynge of Ammon to the kyng of Tyrus and to the kyng of Sidon and that by the messaungers which shall come to IerusaleÌ„ vnto Zedekiah the kinge of Iuda and byd them saye vnto theyr masters Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel speake thus vnto youre masters I am he that made the earth the meâ— and the catell that are vpon the grounde with my greate power and outstretched arme and haue geuen it vnto whom it pleased me And nowe wyl I delyuer all these landes into the power of Nabuchodonosor y â— kyng of Babylon my sernaunte The beastes also of the felde shall I geue hym to do him seruyce And al people shal serue him and hys sonne and hys chylders chyldren vntyl the tyme of the same lande be come also yee many people and greate kynges shall serue hym Moreouer that people and kyngdome whiche wyll nat â–ª serue Nabuchodonosor and that wyll not put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the kynge of Babylon the same people wyll I vyset with the swearde with honger with pestylence vntyll I haue consumed theÌ„ in hys handes sayeth the Lorde And therfore folowe not your Prophetes sothesayers expounders of dreames charmeâ—s and wytches which saye vnto you ye shall not serue the kynge of Babylon For they preache you lyes to brynge you farre from your lande and that I might cast you out and destroye you But the people that put theyr neckes vnder the yoke of the king of Babylon and serue hym those I wyl let remayne styll in theyr owne lande sayeth the Lorde and they shall occoupye it and dwell therin All these thynges tolde I Zedekiah the kynge of Iuda and sayde Put youre neckes vnder the yoke of the kyng of Babylon and serue hym and hys people that ye maye lyue Why wylt thou and thy people peryshe with the swearde with honger with pestylence lyke as the Lorde hathe deuysed forall
that robbe the wyll I make also to be robbed For I wyll geue the thy health agayne and make thy woundes whole sayeth the Lorde because they reuyled the as one caste away and despysed O Syon For thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde I wyll set vp Iacobs tentes agayne and defende his dwellynge place The cytie shal be buylded in her olde estate the houses shall haue theyr ryght foundacyon And out of them shal go thankesgeuyng and the voyce of ioye I wyll multiple them and they shall not be fewe I shall endue them with honour no man shall subdue them Theyr chyldren shal be as a fore tyme and theyr congregacion shall continue in my syght And all those that vexe them wyll I vyset A captayne also shall come of them and a prynce shall sprynge out from the myddest of them him wyl I chalenge to myselfe and he shal come vnto me For what is he that geueth ouer his hert to come vnto me sayth the Lorde Ye shal be my people also and I wylbe your God Beholde on the other syde shal the wrathe of the Lorde breake out as a stormye water as a myghtye whyrle wynde and shall fal vpon the heades of the vngodly The terryble dyspleasure of the Lorde shal not leaue of vntyl he haue done perfourmed the intent of his herte Which in the latter dayes ye shal vnderstande At the same tyme sayeth the Lorde shall I be the God of al the generacyons of Israel they shal be my people CAPI XXXI ¶ He prophetyeth that the people of Israel shal be restoâ—ed agayne vnto theyr prosperite To be turned from synne is the gyfte of God The byrthe of Christe is prophecyed All the wycked shall dye in theyr wyckednes The newe testament and couenaunte so prophecyed The Chrysten art taught and instructe of the Lorde Oute synnes shall so be remytted that they shall not ones be thought on God promyseth that he wyll caste of the Iewes The buyldynge agayne of Ierusalem THVS sayeth the Lorde The people of Israel whiche escaped in the wildernesse from the swearde founde grace to come into theyr reste Euen so shall the Lorde nowe also appere vnto me from far and saye I loue the wyth an euerlastynge loue therfore do I sprede my mercye before the. I wyll repayre the agayne O thou daughter of Israel y â— thou mayest be faste sure Thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne go forth with them that lede the daunce Thou shalte plante vynes agayne vpon the hylles of Samaria and the grape gatherers shall plante and synge And when it is tyme the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall cry Aryse let vs go vp vnto Syon to our Lord God for thus sayeth the Lorde Reioyce with gladnes because of Iacob crye vnto the head of the Gentyles speake out synge and saye The Lorde shall delyuer his people the renaunt of Israel and make them whole Beholde I wyll bryng them agayne from out of the North land and gather them from y â— endes of the worlde with the blynde and lâ— me that are amonge them with the wemen that be great with chylde and such as be also delyuered and the company of them that come agayne shal be greate They departed from hence in heuynes but with ioye wyll I brynge them hyther agayne I wyll lede theÌ„ to the ryuers of water in a strayght waye where they shall not stomble For I am Israels father and Ephraim is my fyrst borne Heare the worde of the Lorde O ye Gentiles preache in the Iles that lye far of and saye he that hathe scatred Israel shall gather him together agayne shall kepe hym as a shepherde doth his flocke For the Lord hath redemed Iacob and ryd him from the hande of the vyolent And they shall come and reioyse vpon the hyl of Syon and shal haue plentuousnes of goodes whiche the Lorde shall geue theÌ„ Namely wheate wyne oyle yonge shepe and calues And theyr conscyence shal be as a wel watred garden for they shall no more be hongrye Then shal the mayde reioyse in the dauÌ„ce yee both yonge and olde folkes For I wyl turne theyr sorowe into gladnesse and wyll comforte them and make them ioyfull euen from theyr hertes I wyl poure plentuousnes vpon the hertes of the prestes and my people shal be satisfyed with my goodnesse sayeth the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lorde ☜ The voice of heuynes wepyng and lamentacion was herd on hye euen of Rachel mournynge for her chyldren and wolde not be comforted be cause they were away But nowe sayeth the Lorde leaue of from wepynge and cryenge witholde thyne eyes from teares for ☜ thy laboure shal be rewarded sayeth the Lorde And they shall come agayne out of the lande of theyr ennemyes Yee euen thy posterytie shall haue consolacyon in this sayeth the Lorde that thy chyldreÌ„n shall come agayne in to theyr owne lande Moreouer I herde Ephraim that was led away captiue complaine on this maner O Lorde thou hast correcte me thy chastenynge haue I receyued ☜ as an vntamed calfe Conuerte thou me and I shal be conuerted for thou arte my Lorde God Yee as sone as y â— turnest me I shall refourme my selfe and when I vnderstand I shal smyte vpon my thyghe For verely I haue commytted shamefull thynges O let my youth beare this reprofe and confusion Upon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe is not Ephraim my deare son Is he not the chylde with whome I haue had all myrth and pastyme For sence the tyme that I fyrste commened with hym I haue hym euer in remembraunce therfore my very herte driueth me vnto hym gladly and louingly wyl I haue mercy vpon hym sayth the Lorde Get the watchmen prouide teachers for the set thyne hert vpon y â— ryght waye that thou shuldest walke and turne agayne O thou daughter of Israell turne agayne to these cities of thyne Howe longe wylt thou go astraye O thou shrynkynge daughter For the Lorde wyll worke a newe thynge vpon earthe A woman shal compasse a man For thus sayth the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel It wyl come therto y t when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuite these wordes shal be herde in the lande and in his cities The Lorde which is the faire bryde grome of ryghtuousnesse make the fruteful O thou holy hyll And there shall dwel Iuda and all her cityes the shepherdes and husbande men For I shal fede the hongry soule and refreshe all faynte hertes When I herde this I came agayne to my selfe I mused lyke as I had bene waked out of a swete slepe Beholde sayeth the Lord the dayes come that I wyll sowe the house of Israell and the house of Iuda with meÌ„ and with catel Yee it shall come therto that lyke as I haue gone about in tymes past to rote them out to scatre them to breake them â—â—wne to destroye
not all this happen vnto you because ye made such sacrifice and synned agaynst the Lorde Ye haue not folowed his voyce to walcke in hys lawe in his ordynaunces and statutes Yee thys is the cause that all mysfortune happened vnto you as it is come to passe this day Moreouer Ieremy spake vnto al the people and to all the wemen Heare the worde of the Lord al Iuda ye that be in the lande of Egypte Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel Ye and youre wiues haue spoken with youre owne mouthe the thynge that ye haue fulfylled in dede Yee thus haue ye sayde we wyl not fayle but perfourme the vowes that we haue vowed we wyll do sacryfice and powre out dryncke offrynges to the Quene of heauen Purposly wyll ye set vp your owne meanynges and perfourme youre vowes And therfore heare the worde of the Lorde all Iuda ye that dwell in the lande of Egypte Beholde I haue sworne by my greate name sayeth the Lorde that my name shall not be rehearsed thorowe any mans mouth of Iuda in all the lande of Egypte to saye The Lorde God lyueth For I wyl watche to plage them and not for theyr wealthe And all the men of Iuda that be in the lande of Egypte shall peryshe wyth the swearde and with honger vntyl they be vtterly destroyed Neuerthelesse those that fled awaye for the swearde shal come againe into the land of Iuda but there shall be very fewe of them And all the remnaunte of Iuda that are gone into Egypte there to dwell shall knowe whose wordes shal be founde true theyrs or myne Take thys for a token that I wyll vyset you in thys place sayeth the Lorde and that ye maye knowe howe that I without doute wyll perfourme my purpose vpoÌ„ you to punish you Beholde saieth the Lorde I wyll deliuer Pharao Hophrea Kynge of Egypte into the handes of his enemyes that seke after his lyfe euen as I gaue Zedekias the kynge of Iuda into the handes of Nabuchodonosor kynge of BabyloÌ„ his enemy which sought after his lyfe ¶ Baruch is reproued ef Ieremye CAPI XLV THESE are the wordes that Ieremy the prophet spake vnto Baruch y â— soÌ„ne of Neriah after that he had written these Sermons in a boke at the mouthe of Ieremy In the fourth yeare of Iehohakim the sonne of Iosias kynge of Iuda sayinge Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israell vnto the O Baruch In so moche as thou thoughtest thus wheÌ„ thou wast wrytynge wo is me the Lorde hathe geuen me payne for my trauayle I haue weeryed my selfe with syghynge and haue founde no reste Therfore tell him O Ieremy that the Lord sayeth thus Beholde The thynge that I haue buylded wyl I breake downe agayne and rote out the thing that I haue planted yee this whole lande And sekest thou yet promocyon Loke not for it desyre it not For I wyll brynge a myserable plage vpon all fleshe sayeth the Lorde But thy lyfe wyl I geue the for a pray in a places wher so euer thou goest ¶ He prophecyeth the destruccyon of Egypte Delyuâ—â—aunce is promysed to Israel CAPI XLVI HERE folowe the wordes of the Lord to the Prophete Ieremye whiche he spake agaynste all the Gentyles These wordes folowynge preached he to the Egypcyans concernynge the Hoste of Pharao Necho Kynge of Egypte when he was in Charcamis besyde the water of Euphrates what tyme as Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon slewe him In the fourthe yeare of Iehohakim the sonne of Iosias kynge of Iuda Make redy buckler and shylde and go forth to fyght harnesse your horses and set youre selues vpoÌ„ them set your salettes fast on bryng forth speares scoure youre swerdes and put on your breste plates But alas howe happeneth it that I se you so afrayed why shryncke ye backe Theyr worthyes are slayne Yee they runne so fast awaye that none of them loketh behynde him Fearfulnes is fallen vpon euerychone of them sayeth the Lorde The lyghteste of fote shall not fle awaye and the worthyes shall not escape Towarde the Northe by the water of Euphrates they dyd stoÌ„ble and fall But what is he this that swelleth vp as it were a flou de roarynge and ragyng lyke the streames of water It is Egypte that ryseth vp lyke the floude and casteth out the waters with so greate noyse And he sayde I wyll go vp and wyll couer the earthe I wyll destroye the cytye with them that are therin Get you vp ye horses roll for the ye Charettes come for the worthies â–ª ye Morians ye Lybeans with youre bucklers ye Lydeaâ—s with youre bowes Thys daye of the Lorde God of Hoostes a daye of vengeaunce that he may avenge him of his enemyes The swearde shal deuoure it shall besatysfyed and bathed in theyr bloude For the Lorde God of hoostes shall haue a slayne offerynge towarde the Northe by the water of Euphrates Go vp O Gilead and brynge tryacle vnto the daughter of Egypte But in vayne shalte thou go to surgery for thy wounde shall not be stopped The Heythen haue hearde of thy shaine and the lande is full of thy confusion for one strong man dyd stomble vpon another and they are fallen both together These are the wordes that the Lord spake to the prophet Ieremy concernynge the coÌ„mynge of Nabuchodonosor the Kynge of Babylon whiche was sente to destroye the lande of Egypte Preach out thorowe the lande of Egypte and cause it to be proclamed at Mygool Noph and Taphnis and saye Stande styl make the redye for the swearde shall consume the rounde aboute Howe happeneth it that thy myghtye worthyes are fallen why stode they not fast Euen because the Lord thrust them downe The slaughter was greate for one fell euer styl vpon another One cried vpoÌ„ another Up let vs go agayne to oure owne people and to our owne natural countre from the cruell swearde â–ª They dyd crye euen there O Pharao kyng of Egypte the time wyl bringe sedicion As truly as I lyue sayeth the Kynge whose name is the Lorde of hostes it shal come as the mouÌ„t of Thabor and as Lybanus yf it stode in the see O thou daughter of Egypte make redy thy geer to flit For Noph shal be voide and desolate so that no maÌ„ shal dwel therin The lande of Egipt is like a goodly faire calf but one shal come out of the north to pricke her forward Her wagied soudiers that be with hyr are lyke fat calues They also shall fle awaye together and not abyde for the daye of they re slaughter and the tyme of theyr visytacyon shal come vpon them The crye of them shall make a noyse as the blast of a trompete For they shall entre in with theyr hoostes come with axes as it were hewers downe of wod And they shall cut downe her wod sayeth the Lorde For they shall be mo in noÌ„bre then the greshoppers so that no
There is gone aboute the lande a crye of a slaughter â—reat murthur namely on thê maner Howe happeneth it that the haÌ„mer of the whole worlde is thus broken and brosed in sonder Howe chauÌ„ceth it that Babylon is become a wyldernes amonge the Heathen on thys maner I my selfe haue layed wayte for the and thou art takeÌ„ vnawares art thou trapped snared for why thou haste prouoked the Lorde vnto anger The Lorde hathe opened his house of ordinaunce brought forth the weapens of his wrath For y â— thing that is done in the lande of the Caldees it is the Lorde of hostes worcke These thynges shal come vpon her at the laste they shall breake into her preuy chambres they shall leaue her as bare as stones that be layed together vpon heapes They shal so destroye her that nothing shal be left â–ª They shal sleye al theyr myghtie souldyers and put them to death Wo be vnto them for the daye and tyme of theyr vysitacion is at hande Me thynke I heare all ready a crye of them that be fled and escaped out of the lande of Babylon which shewe in SyoÌ„ the vengeaunce of the Lorde our God the vengeauÌ„ce of his temple yee a voyce of theÌ„ crye agaynst BabyloÌ„ Cal vp al the archers agaynst Babylon pytch your tâ—ntes rounde about her that none escape Recompence her as she hathe deserued and accordynge as she hath done so deale with her agayne for she hathe set vp her selfe agaynste the Lorde against the holy one of Israel Therfore shall her yonge men fall downe in the stretes and all her men of warre shal be roted out in that daye sayeth the Lorde Beholde I speake vnto the O thou proâ—de sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes for thy daye shall come euen the tyme of thy vysytacyon And the proude shall stomble and fall and no man shall helpe hym vp I wyll burne vp hys cytyes with fyre and it shall consume all that is rounde aboute hym Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes The chyldred of Israell and Iuda suffer violence together All they that haue them in captyuyte kepe them faste and wyll nat let them go but theyr auenger and redemer is myghtye whose name is the Lorde of Hostes he shall maynteyne theyr cause he shal make the lande shake and iudge them that dwel therin one with another The swearde shall come vpon the Caldees sayeth the Lorde vpon them that dwell in Babylon vpon theyr prynces and vpon theyr wyse men The swearde vpon theyr sothsayers as for those they shall become fooles The swearde vpon theyr worthyes so that they shall stande in feare The swearde vpon theyr horsmen and charettes and vpon all the comen people that dwell vnder them so that they shall all become lyke wemen The swearde vpon theyr treasure so that it shall be stolen awaye The swearde vpon theyr waters so that they shal be dryed vp For the lande worshyppeth ymages delyteth in straunge wondrefull thynges Therfore shall wylde beestes Apes and Estriches dwel therin for there shall neuer man dwel there neyther shall any man haue his habytacyon there for euermore Lyke as God destroyed Sodome and Gomorre with the cyties that laye there aboute sayeth the Lorde So shall no man dwell there also neyther shall any man haue there his habytacyon Beholde there shal come a people from the North with a great bonde of men and many kynges shall stande vp from the endes of the earth They beare bowes and buclers cruell are they and vnmercyfull Theyr voyce roareth lyke the ragyng see they ryde vpon horses come weapened to fyght agaynst the O Babilon As soone as the kynge of Babylon hereth tel of theÌ„ hys handes shall waxe feable Soro â—ee and heuynes shal come vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ as on a womaÌ„ trauelynge with chylde Beholde lyke as the Lyon commeth vp from the pleasaunt medowes of Iordane vnto the grene pastures of Ethan so wyll I dryue theÌ„ forth make them ruâ—â—e agaynst her But whom shal I chose out ordayne to such a thynge For who is lyke me or who wyl stryne with me or what shepherde may staÌ„de agaynste me Therfore heare the councel that the Lorde hathe geuen vpon Babylon and the deuyce that he hathe taken vpon the lande of the Caldees The least amonge the people shall teare them in peces and loke what pleasauÌ„t thyng they haue they shal laye it wast The noyse at the wynnynge of Babylon shall moue the earth and the crye shal be herde amonge the Gentyles ¶ Howe Babylon shulde be ouerthrowen Ieremy geueth his boke to Saraias CAPI LI. THVS hath the Lorde sayde beholde I wyll rayse vp a perlous wynde agaynst Babylon and her cytezeÌ„s that beare euell wyll agaynste me I wyll fende also in to Babylon fanners to fanne her out and to destroye her lande for in the daye of her trouble they shal be about her on euery syde Moreouer the Lorde hathe sayde vnto the bowe men and to them that clyme ouer the walles in brest plates Yee shal nat spare her yonge men kyll downe all her hoost Thus the sleyne shal fal downe in the lande of the Caldees and the wounded in the stretes As for Israel and Iuda they shall nat be forsaken of theyr God of the Lorde of Hostes of y e holyone of Israel no though they haue fylled al theyr lande full of synne Flye awaye from Babylon euery man saue his lyfe Let no man holde his tunge to her wyckednes for the tyme of the Lordes vengauÌ„ce is come yee he shall rewarde her agayne Babylon hathe bene in the Lordes hande ☞ a golden cuppe that maketh all landes droncken Of her wyne haue all people droncken therfore are they out of theyr wyttes But sodenly is Babylon fallen and destroyed Mourne for her brynge plasters for her woundes yf she maye peraduenture be healed agayne We wolde haue made Babylon whole sayeth they but she is nat recouered Therfore wyll we let her alone and go euery man into his owne countre For her iudgement is come into heauen and is gone vp to the cloudes And therfore come on we wyll shewe Syon the worcke of the Lorde oure God Make sharpe the arowes and fyll the quyuers for the Lodre shal rayse vp the sprete of the kynge of the Meeades whiche hath all ready a desyre to destroye BabyloÌ„ Thys shal be the vengaunce of the Lorde and the vengaunce of his temple Set vp tokens vpon the walles of Babylon make youre watch stronge set youre watch men in araye yee holde preuye watches and yet for all that shall the Lorde go forth with the deuyce whiche he hath taken vpon them that dwell in Babylon O thou that dwellest by the greate waters O thou that hast so great treasure and riches thyne ende is come the rekenynge of thy wynninges The Lorde of hoostes hath sworne by hym selfe that he wyll ouer whelme the with men
The Senatours of the daughter Syon syt vpon the grounde in sylence they haue strawed asthes vpon theyr heades and gyrded them selues with sacke cloth The maydens of Ierusalem hange downe theyr heades to the grounde Myne eyes be begyn to fayle me thorowe wepynge my body is disquyeted my lyuer is poured vpon the earth for the great hurt of my people seyng the chyldren and babes dyd swowne in the streates of the cytye Euen when they spake to theyr mothers where is meate and drynke for whyle they so sayde they fell downe in the stretes of the cytie lyke as they had bene wounded and some dyed in theyr mothers bosome What shall I saye of the O thou daughter Ierusalem to whom shall I lyken the To whom shal I coÌ„pare the. O y u daughter Syon to comforte the withall Thy hurte is lyke a mayne see who may heale the Thy prophetes haue loked out vaine folysh thinges for the they haue not shewed the of thy wyckednes to kepe the from captiuite but haue ouerladen the and thorowe falshed scatred the abrode Al they that go by the clappe theyr handes at the hissing and waggyng their heades vpon the daughter Ierusalem and saye is this the cyte that men cal so fayre wherin the whole lande reioyseth All thyne enemyes gape vpon the whysperyng and bytyng theyr teth sayinge let vs deuoure for the tyme that we loked for is come we haue founde and sene it The Lorde hath fulfylled the thynge that he was purposed to do and ê‘fourmed that he had deuysed longe a go he hath destroyed and not spared He hath caused thin aduersary to triuÌ„p he ouer the and set vp the horne of thyne enemy Let thyne herte crye vnto the Lorde O y u cyte of the daughter Syon let thy teares runne downe lyke a ryuer daye and nyght rest not and let not the aple of thyne cye leaue of StaÌ„de vp and make thy prater in the first watch of the nyght poure out thyne herte lyke water before the Lorde lyfte vp thyne handes for the lyues of thy yonge children that dye of honger in the stretes Beholde O Lorde and consydre why haste thou gathered me vp so cleane Shal the wemeÌ„ then eate their owne frute euen chyldren of a spaÌ„ne longe Shal the prestes and Prophetes be slayne thus in the Sayntuary of the Lorde Yong and olde lye behinde the stretes vpon the grouÌ„de my maydens and yong men are slayne with the swearde whome thou in the daye of thy wrathefull indignacyon hast put to deathe yee euen thou haste put them to death and not spared them My neighbours that are rounde aboute me haste thou called as it were to a feast daye so that in the daye of the Lordes wrathe none escaped neyther was any lefte behynde Those that I had brought vp and norished hath myne enemy destroyed CAPI 〈◊〉 IAM the man that thorowe the rodde of his wrath haue experience of mysery He droue me forth and led me yee into darkenesse but not in to lyght Agaynst me onely he turneth his hande and layeth it euer vpon me My slesshe and my skynne hath he made olde my bones hath he brused He hath buylded rounde about me and closed me in with gall and trauayle He hath set me in darckenes as they that be deade for euer He hathe so hedged me in that I can not get out and hath layed heuy lynckes vpon me Thoughe I crye and call pyteously yet heareth he not my prayer He hathe stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones and made my pathes croked He layeth wayte for me lyke a Beare and as a lyon in a hole He hathe marred my waies and broken me in peces he hath laied me wast all together He hath bente hys bowe made me as it were a marke to shut at The arowes of his quyuer hath he shot euen into my reynes I am laughed to scorne of all my people they make songes vpon me all the daye longe He hath fylled me with bitternes and geuen me wormwod to drynke He hath smitten my teeth in peces rolled me in the dust He hathe put my soule out of reste I forget all good thynges I thought in my selfe I am vn done there is no hope for me in the Lorde O RemeÌ„bre yet my mysery and my trouble the wormwod and the gall Yee thou shalte remembre them for my soule melteth awaye in me Whyle I coÌ„sidre these thinges in my herte I get a hope agayne Namely that the mercyes of the Lorde are not cleane gone and that his louynge kyndnesse ceasseth not Hys faythfulnes is greate and renueth it selfe as the mornynge The Lorde is my porcyon sayeth my soule therfore wyl I hope in hym O howe good is the Lord vnto theÌ„ that put theyr trust in him and to the soule that seketh after hym O howe good is it with stylnes to wayte and tary for the health of the Lorde O howe good is it for a man to take the yoke vpon hym from his youth vp He sytteth alone he holdeth hym styll and dwelleth quyetly by hym selfe He layeth his face vpon the earth yf percase there happen to be any hope He offereth his cheke to the smyter he wyll be content with reproues For the Lorde wyll not forsake for euer But thoughe he do cast of yet accordynge to the multytude of his mercyes he receaueth to grace agayne For he doth not plage and caste out the chyldren of men from his herte To treade all the prysoners of the earthe vnder his fete To moue the iudgement of man before the most highest To condempne a man in his cause The Lorde hath not pleasure in suche thynges What is he then that sayth there shulde somthynge be done without the Lordes commaundement Out of the mouth of the mooste hyghest goeth not euell and good Wherfore then murmureth the lyuinge man let hym murmure at his owne synne Let vs loke well vpon our owne wayes and remember our selues and turne agayne to the Lorde Let vs lyfte vp our hertes with our handes vnto the Lorde that is in heuen We haue bene dissemblers and haue offended wylt thou therfore not be intreated Thou haste couered vs in thy wrath and persecuted vs thou hast slayne vs without any fauoure Thou hast hyd thy selfe in a cloud that our prayer shulde not go thorow Thou hast made vs outcastes and to be despysed amonge the people All our enemyes gape vpon vs. Feare and snare is come vpon vs yee despite and destruccyon * who le ryuers of water gusshe out of myne eyes for the great hurte of my people Myne eyes runne and can not ceasse for there is no rest O Lorde when wylt thou loke downe from heauen and cousydre Myne eye breaketh my herte because of all the daughters of my cytie Myne enemyes hunted me out sharpely lyke a byrde yee and that without a cause They haue put downe my lyfe into a pytte and layed a
stone vpon me They poured water vpon my heade then thought I nowe am I vndone I called vpon thy name O Lorde out of the depe pyt Thou hast herde my voyce and hast not turned awaye thyne eares fro my syghynge and cryenge Thou hast enclyned thy selfe vnto me when I called vpon the and hast sayd feare not Thou O Lorde hast mayntyened y â— cause of my soule and hast redemed my lyfe O Lorde thou hast sene my blasphemers take thou my cause vpon the. Thou hast well consydred howe they go aboute to do me harme and that all they re councels are agaynst me Thou hast herde theyr despyteful wordes O Lorde yee and all theyr ymaginacyons agaynst me The lyppes of myne enemies and theyr deuyces that they take agaynst me all the day longe Thou seyst also theyr syttyng downe and theyr rysyng vp they make theyr songes of nothynge but of me Rewarde them O Lorde accordyng to the workes of theyr haÌ„des Geue them the thynge that theyr owne herte is afrayed of euen thy curse Persecute them O Lorde with thyne indignacion and rote them out frome vnder the heauen CAPI IIII. O Howe is the golde become so dymme Howe is the goodly colour of it so sore chaunged and the stones of the Sayntuary thus scatred in the corner of euery strete The chyldren of Sion that were alway in honour and clothed with the most precyous golde howe are they nowe become lyke the erthen vessels whiche be made with the potters hande The dragons geue theyr yonge ones sucke with bare brestes but the daughter of my people is cruell and dwelleth in the wyldernesse lyke the Estriches The tonges of the suckynge chyldren cleue to the rofe of theyr mouthes for verye thriste The yonge chyldren aske breade but there is no man that geueth it them They that were wont to fare delycately peryshe in the stretes they that afore were brought vp in purple make nowe muche of donge The synne of the daughter of my people is become greater then the wickednes of Sodome that sodeÌ„ly was destroyed and not taken with handes Her absteyners or Nazarees were whyter then the snowe or mylke theyr colour was fresh reed as Corall theyr beautie lyke the Saphyre But nowe theyr faces very blacke In so much that thou shuldest not knowe them in the stretes Theyr skynne cleueth to their bones â–ª It is withered become lyke a drye stocke They that be slayne with y â— swerd are happyer then such as dye of honger and peryshe away samyshynge for the frutes of the felde The wemen whiche of nature are pytiefull haue sodden theyr owne câ—dren with their handes that they might be theyr meate in the miserable destruccion of y â— daughter of my peopye The Lorde hath perfourmed hys heuy wrath he hath poured out y â— furiousnes of his dyspleasure He hath kyndled a fyre in SioÌ„ which hath consumed the foundacions therof Nether the kynges of the earth nor all inhabetours of the worlde wolde haue beleued that the enemy and aduersarye shulde haue come in at the gates of the Cytie of Ierusalem Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe for the synne of the Prophetes and for the wyckednesse of her preestes that haue shed innocentes bloode within her So that these blynde men wente stomblynge in the streates and stayned them selues w t bloude whiche els wolde touche no bloudy clothe But they cryed vnto euery man slee the staynynge awaye get you hence touche it not Yee sayde they ye muste be brente ye must dwell amonge the Gentyles and byde no longer here The countenaunce of the Lorde hathe banyshed them and shall neuer loke more vpon them For they them selues nether regarded the prestes nor pityed theyr elders Wherfore yet oure eyes fayle vs whyle we loke for vayne helpe seynge we be euer waytynge vpon a people that can do vs no good They laye so sharpe wayte for vs that we cannot go safe vpon the stretes for oure ende is come our dayes are fulfylled our ende is here Our persecuters are swyfter then the Aegels of the ayre they folowed vpon vs ouer the mountaynes and layed wayte for vs in the wyldernesse ☞ The very breth of our mouthe euen the anoynted Lorde hym selfe shall be taken in oure synnes of whom we saye Under his shadowe we shal be preserued amonge the Heythen And thou O daughter Edom that dwelleste in the lande of Huz be glad and reioyce for the cuppe shall come vnto the also which whan thou suppest of thou shalte be droncken Thy synne is well punyshed O thou daugter Sion he shall not suffre the to be caryed awaye any more But thy wyckednes O daughter Edom shall he vyset and for thy synnes sake he shall lede the into captyuyte ¶ The prayer of Ieâ—emye CAPI V. CAll to remembraunce O Lorde what we haue suffred consydre and se oure confusyon Oure enherytaunce is turned to the straungers and our houses to the aleauntes We are become carefull and fatherles and our mothers are as the wyddowes We are sayne to dryncke oure owne water for money and oure owne wod must we bye with money Our neckes are vnder persecucyon we are weery and haue no reste Afore tyme we yelded oure selues to the Egypcians and now to the Assyrians only that we might haue bred ynough Our fathers whiche nowe are gone haue syned and we muste beare theyr wyckednes Seruauntes haue the rule of vs and no man delyuereth vs out of theyr handes We must get our lyuynge with the parel of our lyues because of y â— drouth of the wildernes Oure skynne is as it had bene brente in an ouen for very sore honger The wyues are raueshed in Syon and the maydens in the cities of Iuda The princes are hanged vp with the hand of the enemies they haue not spared the olde sage men they haue taken yonge meÌ„nes lyues froÌ„ them and the boyes are hanged vp vpon trees The elders syt nomore vnder the gates and the yong men vse nomore playenge of musycke The ioye of oure hert is gone our mery queer is turned into mournynge The garlande of our head is fallen alas that euer we synned so sore Therfore oure herte is full of heuynesse and oure eyes dymme because of the hyll of Syon that is destroyed In so much that the foxes runne vpon it But thou O Lorde that remayneste for euermore and thy seate worlde without ende wherfore wylte thou styll forget vs and forsake vs so long â–ª O Lord turne thou vs vnto the and so shall we be turned Renue our dayes as in olde tunes for thou haste banyshed vs nowe long ynough and haste bene sore dysple sed at vs. The ende of the lamentacyons of Ieremye ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Ezechyel ¶ The tyme wherin Ezechyel prophecyed and in what place Hys offprynge and offyce The vysyon of the â—oure bestes The vysion of the wheles The vision of the throne and of the ymage aboue
graunt the to take cowes donge for the donge of a man and to strake the breed ouer with all before them And he sayd vnto me Beholde thou soÌ„ne of man I wyll mynyshe all the prouision of bred in Ierusalem so that they shall wey their bred and eate it with scarcenesse But as for water they shal haue a very lytle measure ther of to drynke And when they haue no more bred nor water one shal be destroied with another famyshe away for theyr wickednesse ¶ The rydle of the hearres by whiche is sygnified the destruccyon of the people The causes of the anger of God towarde the people The Lorde discloseth the ryddle of the hearres CAPI V. O Thou sonne of man take the then a sharpe knyfe namely a rasour Take that and shaue the hearre of thy heade and beerd Then take the scales and the weyght and deuyde the hearre a sunder And burne the thyrde parte ther of in the fyre in the myddest of the cytie after that the dayes of the besegynge are fulfylled then cut the other thyrde parte in peces with a knyfe As for the thyrde ê‘te that remayneth caste it in the wynde I wyl draw out y â— swerde after theÌ„ Yet afterwarde take a lytle of the same and bynde it in thy cote lappe Then take a curtesy of it and cast in it the myddest of the fyre and burne it in the fire Out of the same fyre shall there go a flame vpon the whole house of Israel Moreouer thus sayeth the Lorde God This same is Ierusalem I set her in the myddest of the Heathen nacions that are rounde aboute her but she hath despysed my iudgementes more then the Gentiles them selues broken my commaunde mentes more then the nacions that lye rouÌ„d aboute her For they haue cast out myne ordinaunces and not walcked in my lawes Therefore thus sayeth the Lord God For so muche as ye with your wickednesse farre exceade the Heythen that dwell rounde aboute you For ye haue nat walcked in my lawes neyther haue ye kepte myne ordynaunces nor accordynge to the ryghtuousnes of the Gentyles whyche are aboute you ye haue not doue Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God I wyl also come vpon the for in the myddest of the wyll I syt in iudgemente in the syght of the Heathen and wyl handle the of suche a fashyon as I neuer dyd before and as I neuer wyll do frome that tyme for the and that because of all thyne abhominacioÌ„s For in the fathers shall be fayne to eate theyr owne sonnes the sonnes theyr owne fathers Suche a courte wyll I kepe in the and the whole remnaunt of the wyl I scatre into all the wyndes Wherfore as truly as I lyue sayeth the Lorde God seyng thou hast defyled my SaÌ„ctuary with al maner of abhominacioÌ„s and with all thy shamefull offences For this cause wyl I also destroy the. Myne eye shal not ouerse the neyther wyll I spare the One thyrde parte within the shall dye of the pestylence and of hongre Another thyrde parte shall be slayne downe rounde aboute the with the swearde The other thyrde parte that remayneth wyll I scatre abrode towarde all the wyndes and drawe out the swearde after them Thus I wyll perfourme my indygnacyon and set my wrath agaynst them and ease my selfe So that when I haue fulfylled myne angre agaynste them they shall knowe that I am the Lorde whiche with a feruente gelousy haue spoken it Moreouer I wyll make the waste and abhorred before all the Heathen that dwell aboute the and in the syght of al them that go by the so that when I punysh the in my wrath in myn angre and with the plage of my whole dyspleasure thou shalte be a very abhominacyon shame a gasynge and wondrynge stocke amonge the Heathen that lye aboute the. Euen I the Lorde haue spoken it and it shall come to passe when I shute amonge them the perlous dartes of honger whiche shal be but death yee therfore shall I shute them because I wyll destroye you I wyll encrease hunger and mynyshe all the prouysyon of breade amonge you Plages and mysery wyl I sende you yee wylde beastes also to destroye you Pestylence and blodsheding shal come vpon you the swerde wyl I brynge ouer you Euen I the Lorde haue sayde it ¶ He she weth that the people shall be plaged for the synne of Idolatrye He prophecyeth the repentaunce of the remnaunt of the people and theyr delyueraunce The destruccyon of the frowarde is prophecyed CAPI VI. AND the worde of the Lord came vnto me saying Thou sonne of man turne thy face to the mountaynes of Israell that thou mayst prophecye vnto them and saye Heare the worde of the Lorde God O ye mountaynes of Israell Thus hath the Lorde God spoken to the mountaynes hylles valleys and dales Beholde I wyll brynge a swearde ouer you and destroye your hye places I wyll cast downe your aulters and breake downe your temples Your slayne men wyll I laye before your goddes and the deed carcases of the chyldren of Israell wyll I cast before theyr Idolles youre bones wyll I scatre rounde aboute your aulters and dwellyng places The cyties shal be desolate the hylchapels layed waste youre aulters destroyed and broken youre goddes caste downe and taken a waye your tempels layde euen with the grounde youre owne workes cleane roted out Your slayne men shall lye amonge you that ye maye learne to knowe howe that I am the Lorde Those that among you haue escaped the swearde wyll I leaue amonge the Gentyles for I wyll scatre you among the nacioÌ„s And they that escape from you shal thynke vpon me amonge the Heathen where they shal be in captiuite As for that whorysh and vnfaythful hert of theyrs wherwyth they runne awaye fro me I wyll breake it yee and put out those eyes of theyrs that commytte forny cacyon with their Idols Then shal they be ashamed and displea sed with theyr selues for the wyckednesses and abhominacions whiche they haue done and shal lerne to knowe howe that it is not in vayne that I the Lorde spake to brynge suche mysery vpon them The Lord sayd moreouer vnto me Smite thine handes together and stampe with thy fete and saye Wo worth all the abhominacions and wyckednes of the house of Israel for because of them they shall perysshe with the swearde with honger with pestylence Who so is farte of shal dye of the pestyleÌ„ce he that is nye at hande shall perysshe with the swearde and the other that are beseged shall dye of honger Thus wyll I satisfye my wrothfull displeasure vpon them And so shall ye learne to knowe that I am the Lorde when youre slayne men lye amonge your Idols and aboute your aulters vpon all hye hylles and toppes of mountaynes amonge all grene trees amonge al thycke okes eueÌ„ in the places where they dyd sacryfice to all theyr Idols I wyll
stretche my hande out vpon them and wyll make the lande waste So that it shal lye esolate and voyde from the wyldernesse of ☞ Deblothah forth thorow all theyr habytacions to learne them for to knowe that I am the Lorde ¶ The ende of all the lande of Israel shall sodenly come The cause of the destruccion therof The Prophete is commauÌ„ded to shewe the summe of the euylles that are at haÌ„de CAPI VII THE worde of the Lorde came vnto me on this maner The I cal O thou soÌ„ne of man Thus sayeth Lorde God vnto the lande of Israel The ende commeth yee verely the ende commeth vpon al the foure corners of the earth But nowe shall the ende come vpon the for I wyll sende my wrath vpon the wyll punyshe the accordynge to thy wayes and rewarde the after all thy abhominacyons Myne eye shall not ouerse the neyther wyll I spare the but rewarde the accordynge to thy wayes and declare thy abhominacyoÌ„s Then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lord God Beholde one mysery and plage shall come after another the ende is here The ende I saye that wayteth for the is come all readye the houre is come agaynst the that dwellest in the lande The tyme is at hande the day of sedicyon is harde by and no glad tydynges vpon the mountaines Therfore I wyl shortly poute out my sore displeasure ouer the and fulfyll my wrath vpon the. I wyll iudge the after thy wayes and recompence the al thy abhomynacions Myne eye shal not ouerse the neither wyll I spare the but rewarde the after thy wayes and shewe thy abhomynacyons to learne you for to knowe how that I am the Lord that smyteth Beholde the day is here the daye is come the houre is runne out the rodde florisheth wilfulnesse waxeth grene malicious violeÌ„ce is growen vp and the vn godly waxen to a staf Yet shal there no complaynte be made for them nor for the trouble that shall come of these thynges The tyme coÌ„meth the daye draweth nye Who so byeth let him not reioyse he that selleth let him not be sory for why Trouble shall come in the myddest of all reste so that the seller shall not come agayne to the byer for neyther of them both shal lyue For the vision shall come so greatly oueral that it shall nat be hyndered No man also wyth his wickednes shal be able to saue his owne lyfe The troÌ„pettes shal blowe ye and make you all ready but no man shall go to the batayle for I am wrothe with al the whole multitude The swearde shal be without pestylence and honger within so that who so is in the felde shal be slayne with the swearde and he that is in the cytie shall peryshe with honger and pestylence And suche as escape and fle from among them shal be vpon the hylles lyke as the doues in the felde euery one shal be afrayed because of his owne wyckednesse All handes shal be let downe all knees shal be weake as the water they shall gyrde them selues with sacke cloth feare shall fal vpon them Theyr faces shal be confounded and theyr heades balde theyr syluer shall lye in the stretes and theyr golde shal be despysed Yee theyr siluer and golde may not delyuer them in the day of the fearful wrath of the Lorde They shall not satisfye theyr hongry soules neyther fyll theyr emptye bellyes therwith For it is become their owne decaye thorowe theyr wyckednes because they made thereof not onely costely Iewelles for theyr pompe and pryde but also abhomynable ymages and Idoles For this cause wyll I make them to be abhorred Moreouer I wil geue it into the handes of the straungers to be spoyled and to the wycked for tobe robbed and they shall destroye it My face wyll I turne from them my treasury shal be defyled for the theues shall go in to it and suspende it I wyll make cleane riddaunce for the lande is whole defyled with vntyghtueus iudgement of innocente bloude and the cite is full of abhominacions Wherfore I wyl brynge the most cruel tyrauntes from amonge the Heathen to take theyr houses in possession I wyll make the pompe of the proude to ceasse and they shall take in theyr Saynetuary When thys trouble commeth they shall seke peace but they shall haue none One myschefe and sorowe shal folowe another and one rumoure shall come after another Then shall they seke vysions in vayne at theyr Prophetes The lawe shal be gone from the prestes and wysdome frome the elders The kynge shal mourne the princes shal be clothed with heuynes and the haÌ„des of the people in the lande shall tremble for feare I wyll do vnto them after theyr owne wayes and accordynge to theyr owne iudgementes wyll I iudge them to learne them for to knowe that I am the Lorde ¶ An apperaunâ—e of the symylytude of God Ezechiel is brought vnto Ierusalem in the sprete The Lorde sheweth the Prophete the Idolatryes of the house of Israel and the fely of the Preastes CAPI VIII IT happened that in the syxte yeare the fyfth day of the syxte moneth I sat in my house and the Lordes of the councell of Iuda with me and the hande of the Lorde God fel euen there vpon me And as I loked vp I sawe as it were a lyckenesse of fyre from hys loynes downewarde and from his loynes vpwarde it shyned maruelous cleare lyke an angell to loke vpon This symylitude stretched out an hande and toke me by the hearrye lockes of my heade and the sprete lyft me vp betwyxte heaueÌ„ and earth and brought me in a vysyon to Ierusalem into the entrye of the inner porte that lyeth towarde the north there stode an ymage w t whom he that hath al thynges in his power was very wroth And beholde the glory of the God of Israel was in the same place euen as I had sene it afore in the felde And he sayde vnto me Thou sone of man O lyft vp thyne eyes and loke towarde the North. Then lyft I vp myne eyes towarde the north beholdeâ— besyde the porte Northwarde there was an aulter made vnto the ymage of prouocacion in the very entryng in And he sayde further more vnto me Thou sonne of maÌ„ â—â—â—st thou what these do Seyst thou the greate abhomycions that the house of Israel coÌ„mytteth in this place which ought â—â—t to be doâ—e 〈◊〉 my sainctuary But turne the about a thâ—â— shalt se yet greater abhomynaâ—ions And 〈◊〉 that brought he me to the cour◠〈◊〉 wheÌ„ I loked beholde there was an hole iÌ„ wal Then sayde he vnto me Thou soÌ„ne of man dygge thorowe the wal And wheÌ„ I dygged thorowe the wal beholde there was a dore And he sayde vnto me Go thy waye in and loke what wycked abhomynacyons they do here So I went in and sawe and beholde there were all maner ymages of wormes
the pyllowes wher with ye catch y â— soules in flyenge them wyll I take from youre armes and let the soules go that ye catch in flyenge You re bolsters also wyll I teare in peces and delyuer my people out of youre handes so that they shal come no more in your handes to be spoyled and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde Seynge that with youre lyes ye disconforte the herte of the ryghteous whoÌ„ I haue nat discomforted Agayne For so moch as ye corage the hande of the wycked so y â— he may nat turne froÌ„ his wycked waye lyue therfore shal ye spye out nomore vanyte nor pro phecye youre owne gessynges for I wyll de lyuer my people out of youre hande that ye maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde ¶ The Lorde denyeth hys worde to the people for theyr synnes sake The disâ—ysers of the worde dothe the Lorde sometyme deceaue by falce prophetes A comforte of them that fledde vnto Babylon CAPI XIIII THERE resorted vnto me certayne of the elders of Israel and sat downe by me Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me sayeng Thou sonne of man these men beare theyr Idols in theyr hertes and go purposly vpon the stombâ—nge blocke of theyr owne wyckednesse howe darre they then aske councell at me Therfore speake vnto them and saye thus sayeth the Lorde God Euery man of the house of Israel that be areth hys Idols in hys herte purposyng to stomble in his owne wyckednes and coÌ„meth to a prophet to enquere any thynge at me by hym vnto that man wyll I the Lorde myselfe geue answere accordynge to the multytude of hys Idols that the house of Israel may be snared in theyr owne hertes because they be clene gone fro me for theyr abomynacyons sakes Wherfore tell the house of Israel thus sayeth the Lorde God Be conuerted forsake youre Idols and turne youre faces from all youre abhominacyons For euery man whether he be of the house of Israell or a straunger that so geourneth in Israel which departeth fro me and caryeth Idols in hys herte purposynge to go styll stomblynge in hys owne wyckednesse and commeth to a Prophet for to aske councel at me thorowe hym vnto that man wyll I the Lorde geue answere by myne owne selfe I wyll set my face agaynste that man and wyll make hym to be an example for other yee and a comen by worde and wyl rote him out of my people that ye may knowe howe that I am the Lorde And yf that Prophete be dysceaued when he telleth hym a worde then I the Lorde myselfe haue dyfceaued that Prophet and wyll stretch forth myne hande vpon hym to rote hym out of my people of Israell and they bothe shal be punyshed for theyr wyckednes Accordynge to the synne of hym that asketh shall the synne of the Prophete be that the house of Israel be led nomore fro me thorow erroure be nomore defyled in theyr wyekednesse but that they maye be my people I theyr God sayeth the Lorde God And the worde of y â— Lorde came vnto me saying Thou sonne of man when the lande synneth agaynste me and goeth forth in wyckednesse I wyll stretch out myne hande vpon it and destroye all the prouysyon of theyr breade and sende derth vpon them to destroye man and beaste in the lande And though Noe Daniel Iob these thre men were among theÌ„ yet shal they iÌ„ theyr rightâ— ousnesse deliuer but theyr owne soules saith the Lorde God If I brynge noysome beastes into the lande to waste it vp and it be so desolate that no man maye go therin for beastes yf these thre men also were in the lande as truly as I lyue sayeth the Lorde God they shall saue neyther sonnes nor daughters but be onely delyuered theÌ„selues and as for the lande it shall be wast Or yf I brynge a swearde into the lande and charge it to go thorowe y â— lande so that I sleye downe man and beast in it and yf these thremen were therin As truly as I lyue sayeth the Lorde God they shall delyuer neyther sonnes nor daughters but only be saued themselues If I sende a pestylence into the lande and poure out my sore indyngnacyon vpno it in bloude so that I rote out of it bothe man and beast And yf Noe Daniel and Iob were therin as truly as I lyue sayeth the Lorde God they shal delyuer nether sonnes nor daughters but saue theyr owne soules in theyr ryghtuousnes Moreouer thus sayeth the Lorde God Though I sende my foure troublous plages vpon Ierusalem the swearde honger perlous beastes pestylence to destroye man and beast out of it yet shall there be a teÌ„naunt saued therin which shal bryng forth theyr sonnes and daughters Beholde they shall come forth vnto you ye shall se theyr waye what they take in hande ye shal be coÌ„forted as touchynge all the plages that I haue brought vpon IerusaleÌ„ They shall comforte you when ye se they re waye and workes and ye shall knoweÌ„ howe that it is not without a cause that I haue done so agaynste Ierusalem as I dyd sayeth the Lorde God ¶ As the vnprofytable woode of the vyne tree is cast in to the syre so sayeth he that Ierusalem shal be brent CAPI XV. THE worde of the Lord came vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man What â–ª coÌ„meth of the vyne amonge all other trees and of the vyne stocke amonge al other tymbre of the groaue Do men take wodde of it to make any worke with all Or may there a nayle be made of it to hange any thynge vpon Beholde it is cast in the fyre to be breÌ„t the fyre consumeth bothe the endes of it the myddest is brente to asshes Is it mete then for any worke No. Seynge then that it was mete for no worke beynge whole muche lesse may there any thynge be made of it when the fyre hath consumed and brent it And therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Lyke as I caste the vyne into fyre for to be brente as other trees of the wod Euen so wyl I do with them that dwell in Ierusalem and set my face against them they shal go out from the fyre and yet the fyre shall consume them Then shal ye knowe that I am the Lorde when I set my face agaynst them and make the lande wast because they haue so sore offended sayeth the Lorde God ¶ The Prophete entendynge to speake of the abhomyncryons of Ierusalem â–ª doth fyrste shewe the benefytes of God towarde iâ— Ierusalem is reproued of vnkindâ—es for her fornycacion with Idoles He iustifyeth the wyckednes of other people in coÌ„paryson of the synnes of Ierusalem The cause of the abhomynacions into whiche the â—odomytes fell Mercy is promysed to the repentaunt CAPI XVI AGayne the worde of the Lorde spake vnto me saying Thou sonne of man shewe the cytie of Ierusalem their abhominacions and saye thus sayeth the Lorde
backe fro me and haue dysceaued the people of Israell with all erroures goynge after theyr ydoles therfore shal they beare theyr owne wyckednes Shulde they be set and ordened to mynistre vnder the dores of the house of my Sanctuarye And to do seruyce in the house to slaye burntoffrynges and sacryfyces for the people to stande before theÌ„ and to serue them seynge the seruyce that they do them is before theyr Idoles and cause the house of Israel to stomble thorow their wyckednes For the whiche cause I haue pluckte out myne hande ouer them sayeth the Lorde God so that nowe they must beare theyr owne iniquyte and nat to come nye me to serue me with theyr presthode in my Sanctuary moost holyest of all that they maye beare theyr owne shame abhominacyons which they haue done Shulde I vse them to be porters of the house and to all y â— seruyce that is done therin But the Prestes the Leuytes the soÌ„ne of Sadoch that kepte the holy ordynaunces of my Sanctuary when the chyldren of Israell were gone fro me shall come to me to do me seruyce to staÌ„de before me and to offre me the fat and the bloude sayeth the Lorde God They shall go into my Sanctuary and treade before my table to do me seruice and to wayte vpon myne ordinauÌ„ces Now wheÌ„ they go in at the dores of the innermer court they shall put on lynen clothes so y â— no wollyne come vpon them whyle they do seruyce vnder the dores of the ynnermer courte and within They shall haue fayre lynen bonettes vpon theyr heades and lynen breches vpon theyr loynes whiche in theyr laboure they shall nat put aboute them And wheÌ„ they go forth to the people into the outwarde courte they shall put of the clothes wherin they haue mynistred and laye them in the habytacyon of the Sanctuary and put on other apparell lest they vnhalowe the people with theyr clothes They shall nat shaue theyr heades nor norysh the bushe of theyr heare but rounde theyr heades only * All the Prestes that go into the Inmost court shal drinke no wyne They shall mary no wydowe neyther one that is put from her husbande but a mayde of the sede of the house of Israel or a wyddowe that hathe had a preste before They shal shewe my people the dyfference betwene the holy and vnholy betwixt the clene and vnclene If any discorde aryse they shall discerne it and geue sentence after my iudgementes My solempne feastes my lawes and ordynaunces shal they kepe and halowe my Sabbathes ☞ They shall come at no deed persone to defyle theÌ„ selues excepte it be father or mother sonne or daughter brother or syster that hath had yet no husbande in such they maye be defyled And when he is clensed there shall be rekened vnto hym vij dayes and yf he go into the Sanctuary agayne to do seruyse he shall brynge a synoffrynge sayeth the Lorde God They shall haue an herytage yee I my selfe wylbe theyr herytage els shall ye geue theÌ„ no possession in Israel for I am theyr possession The meatoffryng synoffrynge and treaspaceoffryng shal they eate ☞ euery dedycate thynge in Israel shal be theyrs The fyrstlynges of all the fyrst frutes and all fre wyloffrynges shall be the prestes Ye shall geue vnto the prest also the fyrstlynges of youre dough that God maye prospere the resydue But no deed caryoÌ„ shal the preste eate nor suche as is deuoured of wylde beastes foules or catell ¶ Out of all the lande of promes are there seperate iiii porcyons of whiche the fyrst is geuen to the Prestes and to the temple the seconde to the Leuites the thyrde to the â—ytie the fourth to the prynce An exhortacyoÌ„ to the heades of Israel Of â—ust weyghtes and measures Of fyrste frutes c. CAPI XLV WHen ye deuyde the laÌ„de by the lot ye shall put asyde one parte for the Lorde to be holy from other landes namely xxv M. meteroddes longe and. x. M. broade Thys shal be holy as wyde as it is rounde aboute Of thys parte there shall belonge vnto the Sanctuary v. C. meteroddes in al the foure corners and. l. cubytes wyde rounde aboute to the suburbes And from this measure namely of xxv M. meteroddes longe x. M. broade thou shalt measure wherin the Sanctuary and the holyest of all maye stande The resydue of that holy grounde shal be the prestes whiche do seruyce in the Sanctuary of the Lorde and goo in before the Lorde to serue hym that they maye haue â—ome to dwell in As for the Sanctuary it shal stande for it selfe and to the Leuites y â— serue in the house there shal be geuen xx habytacyoÌ„s of the xxv M. length and. x. M. bredth ye shal geue also vnto the cytie a possessyon of v. M. meteroddes brode and. xxv M. loÌ„ge besyde the parte of the Sanctuary that shal be for the whole house of Israel Upon bothe the sydes of the Sanctuaryes parte and by the cytie there shal be geuen vnto the prince what soeuer lyeth ouer agaynst the cytie as farre as recheth westwarde and eastwarde whiche shal be as longe as one parte from the west vnto the easte Thys shal be his owne lande in Israell that my prynces be no more chargeable vnto my people And suche as remayneth yet ouer in the lande shal be geuen to the house of Israel accordynge to theyr trybes Thus sayeth the Lord God O ye prynces ye haue nowe oppressed and destroyed ynough now leaue of handle nowe accordyng to y â— thing that is equall and laufull and thrust out my people nomore sayeth the Lorde God Ye shal haue a true weyght a true Ephah and a true Bath The Ephah and the Bath shal be a lyke One Bath shal coÌ„teyne the tenth parte of an Homer and so shal one Ephah do theyr measure shall be after the Homer One Sycle maketh xx Geras So. xx Sycles and. xxv and. xv Sycles make a pounde This is the heaueoffrynge that ye shall geue to be heaued namely the vâ— parte of an Ephah out of an homer of wheate and the. vj. parte of an Ephah out of an homer of barly The oyle shall be measured with the Bath euen y â— tenth parte of one Bath out of a Cor. Ten Bathes make one Homer for one Homer fylleth ten Bathes And one lambe from two hundreth shepe out of the pasture of Israel â–ª for a meatoffryng burntoffrynge and healthoffrynge to reconcyle theÌ„ sayeth the Lorde God All the people of the lande shal geue thys heaueoffringe with a fre wyl for the prynce of Israel Agayne it shall be the prynces parte to offre burntoffrynges meatofferynges and drynckoffringes vnto the Lorde in the holy dayes newe Moones Sabbathes and in all the hye feastes of the house of Israel The synoffrynge meatoffrynge burntofferynge healthoffrynge shal he geue to recoÌ„cyle the house of Israel Thus sayeth the Lorde God
Yee I shall buylde it agayne as it was afore tyme that they maye possesse the remnaunt of Edom yee and all suche people as call vpon my name with theÌ„ sayeth the Lorde whiche dothe these thynges Beholde the tyme commeth sayeth the Lorde that the plowmaÌ„ shall ouer take the mower treader of grapes hym y â— soweth sede The mountaynes shall droppe swete wyne and the hylles shal be fruteful and I wyll turne the captyuyte of my people of Israel they shall repayre the waste cyties and haue theÌ„ in possessyon they shall plante vynyardes dryncke the wyne therof they shall make gardens enioye the frutes of them And I wyll plante them vpon theyr owne grounde so that I wyl neuer rote theÌ„ out agayne from theyr lande which I haue geuen them sayeth the Lorde thy God ¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Amos. ¶ agaynste Edom and the truste that they had in ryches ¶ The booke of the Prophete Abdy THys is the vision that was shewed vnto Abdy Thus hathe the Lorde God spokeÌ„ vpoÌ„ Edom we haue harde of the Lord that there is an embassage set amonge the Heathen Up let vs aryse fyght agaynst theÌ„ Beholde I wyll make the smal amoÌ„ge the Heathen so y â— thou shalt be vtterly despysed The pryde of thine hert hath lyfte y â— vp thou y â— dwellest in the strong holdes of stone haste made y â— an hye seate Thou sayest in thyne hert who shal cast me downe to the grounde But though thou weÌ„test vp as hye as the Aegle madest thy ‡ nest aboue amonge y â— starres yet wolde I plucke the downe froÌ„ theÌ„ce sayeth y â— Lorde Yf the theues robbers came to y â— by night thou takyng thy rest shulde they nat steale tyll they had ynough â–ª Yf y â— grape gatherers came vpon the wolde they nat leaue y â— some grapes But howe shall they repe Esau seke out his treasures Yee the men y â— were sworne vnto the shall dryue y â— out of y â— borders of thyne owne lande They y â— be nowe at one with y â— shall disceaue the ouercome the Euen they y â— eate thy brede shal betraye the or euer y â— perceaue it Shal nat I at y â— same tyme sayeth the Lorde destroye y â— wyse meÌ„ of Edom those y â— haue vnderstaÌ„dyng from the mount of Esau Thy gyauntes O Theman shall be afrayed for thorowe the slaughter they shal be al ouerthorowen vpoÌ„ the mount of Esau. Shame shall come vpoÌ„ the for the malyce y â— thou shewedest to thy brother Iacob yee for euermore shalt thou perysh and that because of the tyme when thou dydest set thy selfe agaynste hym euen when the enemyes caryed awaye his hoost and when the aleauntes came in at his portes and cast lottes vpon Ierusalem thou thyselfe waste as one of them Thou shalte nomore se the daye of thy brother thou shalte nomore beholde the tyme of hys captyuyte thou shalte nomore reioyse ouer the children of Iuda in the day â—t theyr destruccyon thou shalte tryumphe nomore in the tyme of theyr trouble Thou shalt nomore come in at the gates of my people in the tyme of theyr decaye thou shalte nat se theyr mysery in the daye of theyr fall Thou shalt sende out no man agaynste theyr hoost in the daye of theyr aduersyte neyther shalte thou stande waytynge any more at the corners of the stretes to murthur suche as are fled or to take them presoners that remayne in the daye of theyr trouble For the daye of the Lorde is harde by vpon all the Heathen Lyke as thou hast done so shalt thou be dealte wthal yee thou shalte be rewarded euen vpon thyne heade For lyke wyse as ye haue dronken vpon myne holy hyll so shall all heathen dryncke continually yee dryncke shal they and swalowe vp â—o y â— ye shal be as though ye had neuer bene But ☞ vpon the mounte Syon shall the saluacyon be and holynes these shal be holy and the house of Iacob shall possesse euen those that had them selues afore in possessyon Moreouer ☜ the house of Iacob shal be a fyre the house af Ioseph a flame and the house of Esau shal be the strawe whiche they shall kyndle and consume so that nothynge shal be lefte of the house of Esau the Lorde hymselfe hathe sayde it They of the South shall haue the mounte of Esau in possessyon and loke what lyeth vpon the grounde that shall the Philystynes haue the playne feldes shall Ephraim Samaria possesse and the mouÌ„taynes of Galaad shal Ben Iamin haue And this Hoost shall be the chyldren of Israels prysoners Nowe what so lyeth froÌ„ Canaan vnto zareptah in Sepharad that shal be vnder the subieccyon of Ierusalem and the cyties of the south shall enheret it Thus they that escape vpoÌ„ the hyl of Syon shal go vp to punysh the mount of Esaweâ— and the kyngdome shall be the Lordes ¶ The ende of the boke of the Prophecye of Abdy ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Ionas ¶ The flyght of Ionas when he was sent to preache A teÌ„pest aryseth casteth hym in the see for his dysobedience CAPI I. THe worde of the Lord came vnto Ionas the sonne of Amythai sayeng Aryse get y ◠☜ to Niniue that great cyte and preache vnto them howe y â— their wickednes is come vp before me And Ionas made him redy to fle ☞ vnto Tharsis from the presence of the Lorde and gat him downe to Ioppa where he fouÌ„de a shyp redy for to go vnto Tharsis So he payde his fare and wente abrode that he myght go with them vnto Tharsis from the presence of the Lorde But the Lorde hurled a greate wynde into the see and there was a myghtye teÌ„pest in the see so that the shyppe was in teoperdy of goyng in peces Then y â— maryners were afrayed and cryed euery maÌ„ vnto his God and the goodes that were in the shyppe they cast into the see to lyghten it of theÌ„ But Ionas gat him vnder the hatches where he layed him downe slombred So the master of the shyppe came to him and sayde vnto him why slomberest thou Up call vpon thy God yf God happely wyll thynke vpon vs that we peryshe not And they sayde one to another come let vs caste lottes that we may knowe for whose cause we are thus troubled And so they cast lottes the lot fell vpon Ionas Then sayd they vnto him tel vs for whose cause are we thus troubled what is thine occupacion whence commest thou and whe ther goest thou â–ª what couÌ„treman art thou of what nacion He answered theÌ„ I am an Ebrue I fere the Lorde God of heauen which made both y â— see dry laÌ„de Then were the meÌ„ excedyngly afrayed sayd vnto him why dydest y u so for they knew y â— he was fled
vpoÌ„ me sayth the Lorde vntyl the tyme y â— I stand vp for I am determyned to gather the people to brynge the kyngdomes together that I may poure out myne anger ye all my wrothful dysplesure vpoÌ„ theÌ„ For all y e worlde shall be coÌ„sumed w t the fire of my gelousi And theÌ„ wyl I cleÌ„se y â— lippes of the peple y â— they may euerychone call vpn the name of the Lorde serue hym with one shoulder Suche as I haue subdued and my chyldren also whom I haue scatered abrode shall brynge me presentes beyonde the waters of Etheopia In that tyme shalt thou no more be confounded because of all thy ymagynacyons wher thorow thou haddest offended me for I wyll take awaye the proude boosters of thyne honour from the so that thou shalt no more triumphe because of my holy hill In y â— also wyll I leaue a small poore symple people which shall trust in the name of y â— Lord. The remnaunt of Israell shall do no wyekednes nor speake lyes nether shall there any disceatful tunge be fouÌ„de in theyr mouthes For they shal be fed take theyr rest no maÌ„ shal make theÌ„ afrayed Geue thaÌ„kes O daughter Syon be ioyfull O Israel reioyce and be glad from thy whole herte O daughter IerusaleÌ„ for the Lorde hath takeÌ„ awaye thy punyshment and turned backe thyne enemyes The kynge of Israell euen the Lorde hym selfe is with the so that thou nedest nomore to feare any mysfortune In that tyme it shal be sayde to Ierusalem feare nat to Syon let nat thyne handes be slacke for the Lorde thy God is with the it is he that hath power to saue he hath a special pleasure in the a meruelous loue towarde the yee he reioyseth ouer the with gladnesse Such as haue bene in heuynesse wyll I gather together and take out of thy congregacyon as for the shame and reprofe that hath bene layed vpoÌ„ the it shal be farre froÌ„ the. And lo in that tyme wyll I destroye all those that vexe the I wyll helpe the lame and gather vp the cast awaye yee I wyl get them prayse and honoure in al landes where they haue bene put to shame At the same tyme wyl I brynge you in at the same tyme wyl I gather you I wyl get you a name and a good reporte amonge all people of the earth when I turne backe youre captiuite before youre eyes sayeth y â— Lorde ¶ The ende of the prophecye of Sophony ¶ The boke of the Prophete Aggeus ¶ The tyme of the Prophecye of Aggeus An ethartacyon to buylde the temple agayne CAPI I. IN the seconde yeare of kynge Darins in the. vj. moneth the fyrst daye of the moneth came the worde of y â— Lorde by the Prophete Aggeus vnto zorobabell the sonne of Salatyell the price of Iuda and to Iesuathe soÌ„ne of Iosedech the hye prest sayinge Thus speaketh the Lorde of hoostes and sayeth This people doth saye The tyme is nat yet come to buylde vp the Lordes house Then spake the Lorde that by prâ—â—hete Aggeus and sayde Ye youre selues can fynde tyme to dwell in syled houses shall this lye wast Considre nowe youre owâ—e wayes for oure hertes sayeth y â— Lorde of hoostes ye sowe much but ye bring litle iÌ„ ye care but ye haue not ynough ye drynck but ye are nat fylled ye decke your selues but ye are nat warme he that earneth any wages putteth it in a broken purse Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes CoÌ„sydre your owne wayes in your hertes get you vp to the mountayne fetch wod buylde vp y â— house that it maye be acceptable vnto me y â— I may shewe myne honour sayeth y â— Lorde Ye loked for much lo it is come to lytle though ye bryng it home yet do I blowe it awaye And why so sayeth y â— Lorde of hoostes Euen because y â— my house lyeth so wast ye renne euery maÌ„ vnto his owne house Wherfore y â— heaueÌ„ is forbyden to geue you any dewe the earth is forbydden to geue you encrease I haue called for a drouth bothe vpoÌ„ y â— lande vpoÌ„ the mouÌ„taynes vpoÌ„ corne vpoÌ„ wyne and vpoÌ„ oyle vpon euery thynge y â— the grounde bryngeth forth vpoÌ„ men and vpon catell yee and vpon all handy laboure Nowe wheÌ„ zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel Iesua the soÌ„ne of Iosidech the hye preste with the remnauÌ„t of the people herde the voyce of the Lord theyr God and the wordes of y â— prophete Aggeus lyke as the Lorde theyr God had sent hym the people dyd feare the Lorde Then Aggeus the Lordes angel sayde in the Lordes message vnto the people I am with you saieth the Lorde So the Lorde waked vp the sprete of zorobabel the soÌ„ne of Salathiel y â— prince of Iuda the sprete of Iesua y â— soÌ„ne of Iosedech the hye prest the sprete of y â— remnauÌ„t of all the people y â— they came laboured in the house of the Lorde of hoostes theyr God ¶ He sheweth that the goodlynes of the secoÌ„de temple shall excede the fyrst be cause of the commynge of Chryste CAPI II. VPON the. xxiiij daye of the. vi moneth in y â— seconde yeare of kynge Darius the. xxj daye of the seuenth moneth came the worde of y t Lorde by the prophete Aggeus sayeng speake to zorobabel y t soÌ„ne of Salathiel prynce of Iuda to Iesua the soÌ„ne of Iosedech y â— hye preste to the resydue of y â— people saye Who is left among you y â— sawe thys house in her fyrste bewtye But what thyncke ye now by it Is it not in your eyes eueÌ„ as though it were nothinge Neuerthelesse be of good â—â—ere O zorobabel sayeth y â— Lorde be of good coÌ„forte O Iesua y â— sonne of Iosedech hye preste take good hertes vnto you also all ye people of y â— lande sayeth the Lorde of hoostes do accordynge to y e worde for I am with you sayeth y e Lorde of hoostes lyke as I agreed w t you wheÌ„ ye came out of y â— lande of Egpt my sprete shal be among you feare ye not For thus sayeth the Lorde of hostes yet once more wyll I shake heauen earth the see and the drye lande yee I wyl moue all Heathen and the coÌ„forte of al Heathen shal come and so wyl I fyll thys house with honoure sayeth y â— Lorde of hoostes The syluer is myne the golde is myne sayeth the Lorde of hoostes Thus the glory of the last house shal be greater theÌ„ the fyrst sayeth the Lorde of hoostes and in this place wyll I geue peace sayeth the Lorde of hoostes The. xxiiij daye of the nynth moneth in the seconde yeare of kynge Darius came the worde of the Lorde vnto the prophete Aggeus sayenge Thus sayeth the
tabernacles sake Neuertheles they had his messauÌ„gers in derision loke what god spake vnto theÌ„ by his ê“phetes they made but a sport of it This drewe on so longe tyll the Lorde was wroth with his people for their vngodlynes and tyl he caused the kynges of y â— Cal dees to come vp whiche slew their yonge meÌ„ with the swerde yee euen in the compasse of their holy temple spared no body neither yong nor olde nether maden nor yonge maÌ„ but they were all delyuered into the power of the kinges of the Caldees and al the holy vessels of the Lorde and the kynges treasures toke they and caried them vnto BabiloÌ„ As for the house of the Lorde they weÌ„t vp into it and brent it brake downe the walles of Ierusalem set fyre vpon her towres destroyed al her noble buyldiges brought them to nought and the people that were not slayne with the swearde they caryed vn to Babylon Thus became they presoners boÌ„de meÌ„ of the kyng of Babilon tyll they were delyuered raygned for them selues when the wordes of the Lorde were fulfylled whiche he promysed them by the mouth of the Prophete Ieremy and tyl the lande had her rest namely all the tyme that it lay waste had it rest and quytnes lxxvij yeares ¶ Cyruâ— gyueth lyeence to the Iâ—â—â—es to returne to Ierusalem and restoreth them the vessele of the temple After that aâ—e there letters sende to Artaxerses whiche acâ—use the Iewes for buyldynge of the cytie and so is the buyldyng â—râ—uen of vntyll the. 11. yeare of Darius CAPI II. N Owe when the kyng Cyrus raygned uer the Persians when the Lorde wolde perfourme the worde that he had promysed by the mouth of the prophet Ieremy the Lorde raysed vp the sprete of Cyrus the kynge of Persians so that he caused thys wrytynge to be proclaymed thorowe out his whole realme sayinge Thus sayeth Cyrus the kyng of Persians The Lorde of Israel that hye Lorde hath made me kynge of the lande and commaunded me to buylde hym an house at IerusaleÌ„ in Iewry If there be any nowe of your people the Lorde be wyth hym and go vp wyth hym to Ierusalem And all they that dwell rounde aboute that place shall helpe them whether yt be wyth golde wyth syluer wyth gyftes horses and necessary catell and all other thynges that are brought wyth a fre wyll to the house of the Lorde at Ierusalem Then the principall men out of the trybes and vyllages of Iuda and Beniamin stode vp so dyd the prestes also and the Leuites whom the Lorde had moued to go vp and to buylde the house of the Lorde at Ierusalem And they that were about them helped them with al maner of gold and syluer and catell also and with many lyberall gyftes and thys dyd many one whose mynde was stered vp there to Kynge Cyrus also brought forth the vessels and ornamentes that were halowed vnto the Lorde whyche Nabuchodonosor the kynge of BabyloÌ„ had caryed awaye from Ierusalem and consecrated them to hys Idoll and ymage deliuered them to Mithrid atus his treasurer and by him they were delyuered to Salmanasar the debyte in Iewry And this was the noÌ„bre of them Two thousande iiij C. syluer boulles xxx syluer basens xxx baseÌ„s of golde ij M. and. iiij C. vessels of syluer and a thousande besyde All the vessels of gold and syluer were v. M. viij C. and. lx These were noÌ„bred vnto Salmanasar and to theÌ„ that were come agayne with hym to Ierusalem out of the captiuite of Babylon Nowe in y â— tyme of kynge Artaxerses the kynge of Persia these men Balemus and Mithridatus Sabellius Rathimê° Balthemus Semelius the Scribe other that dwelt in Samaria in other places vnder y â— dominioÌ„ therof wrote a letter vnto kynge Artaxerses wherin they complayned vnto the kynge of them in Iewry and Ierusalem The letter was made after thys maner Syr thy seruauÌ„tes Rathimus the story wryter Sabellius the Scribe other iudges of the courte in Celosyrya Phenyces Be it knowen manifeste to oure Lorde the kyng y t the Iewes which are come vp from you vnto vs into Ierusalem the rebellious and wicked cytye begynne to buylde it agayne and the walles aboute it and to set vp the temple a new Now yf this cytie the walles therof be set vp agayne they shall not onely refuse to geue trybutes and taxes but also rebell vtterly agaynste the kynge And for so moch as they take thys in hande now aboute the temple we thought it reasoÌ„ to thinke no scorne of it but to shewe it vnto oure Lorde the kynge and to certyfie hym therof to thintent that if it please the kinge he maye cause it to be sought in the bokes of olde and thou shalt fynde soche warning wrytten shalt vnderstande that this cytie hath all way bene rebelyous and disobedieÌ„t that it hath subdued kynges and cytyes that the Iewes whiche dwell therin haue euer bene a rebellyous obstynate vnfaythfull and fyghtyng people for the whiche cause thys cytye is wasted Wherfore nowe we certyfye our Lorde the Kynge y t yf thys cytye be buylded occupyed agayne and y e walles therof set vp a new â–ª thou canst haue no passage into Celosyria and Phenices Then wrote the kynge to Rathimus the story wryter to Balthemus to Sabelius y e Scribe to y e other officers dwellers in Syria and Phenices after thys maner I haue red the epistle which thou seÌ„test vnto me haue commaunded to make diligeÌ„t search haue founde y t the cytie hath euen resysted kynges y t the same people are dysobedient and haue caused much warre and that myghty kynges haue raygned in Ierusalem whiche also haue raysed vp taxes of Syria and Phenices Wherof I haue coÌ„mauÌ„ded those people y t they shal nat buylde the cytie that they make nomore in it and that they proceade no forther with the buyldynge for so much as it myght be the cause of warre and displeasure vnto kynges Nowe when Rathymus and Sabellius the Scribe the rulers in the laÌ„de had â—eâ— the wrytynge of kynge Artaxerses they gat them together and came in all the haste to Ierusalem with an hoost of horsmeÌ„ with muche people of fote forbad theÌ„ to buylde And so they lefte of from buyldynge of the temple of Ierusalem vnto the seconde yeare of y â— raygne of Darius kynge of perseans ¶ Dariâ—s maketh a feast The thre sentenses of the thre yonge men of whiche the fyrst is declared CAPI III. Kynge Darius made a greate feast vnto hys seruauntes vnto all his courte and to all the offycers of Medea Persia yee to all the debytes and rulers that were vnder hym from India vnto Ethiopia an hundreth xxvij countres So when they had eaten and droucken beynge satysfyed were gone home agayne Darius y â— kynge wente into his chambre layed hym
he hathe coÌ„maunded vs whiche we also haue not done nor harkened vnto his voyce for to walke in the coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes of the Lorde that he had geuen vnto vs. And now O Lorde God of Israel thou that haste brought thy people out of the lande of Egypte with a myghtye hande with tokens and wondres with thy greate power and out stretched arme and hast gotten thy selfe a name as it is come to passe this daye O Lorde our God we haue synned we haue done wyckedly we haue behaued our selues vngodly in al thy ryghteousnesses Turne thy wrath from vs we besech the for we are but a fewe lefte amonge the Heathen where y u hast scatered vs. Heare our prayers O Lorde and our peticyons brynge vs out of captiyte for thyne owne sake get vs fauoure in the syght of them whiche haue led vs awaye that all landes may knowe y â— thou art the Lorde our God and that Israell hys generacyon calleth vpon thy name O Lorde loke downe from thy holy house vpon vs enclyne thyne eare and heare vs open thine eyes Lord se vs. For the deed y â— be gone downe to theyr graues whose soules are out of theyr bodyes * ascribe vnto y â— Lorde nether praise nor ryghteous makyng but the soule that is vexed for the multitude of her synnes which goeth on heuely and weakely whose eyes be begynne to fayle yee suche a soule ascrybeth prayse and ryghtuousnesse vnto the Lorde O Lorde we poure out oure prayers before the and requyre mercy in thy syght O Lord oure God not for any godlynesse of our forefathers but because thou hast sente out thy wrath and indignacyon vpon vs according as thou dydest threaten vs by thy seruauÌ„tes the prophetes sayinge Thus sayeth the Lorde Bowe downe your shulders and neckes and serue y â— kyng of Babylon so shall ye remayne styll in the lande that I gaue vnto your fathers Yf ye wyll not do thys nor heare the voyce of the Lorde youre God to serue the kynge of Babylon I shall destroye you in y â— cities of Iuda within Ierusalem and without I wyll also take from you the voyce of myrth the voyce of ioye the voyce of the bridegrome the voyce of the bryde and there shall no maÌ„ dwell more in the lande But they wolde not herken vnto thy voyce to do the kyng of Babylon seruice and therfore hast thou perfourmed the wordes that thou spakest by thy seruauntes the prophetes namely that the bones of our kiges the bones of oure fathers shulde be translated out of theyr place And lo nowe are they layde out in y â— heat of the sonne and in the colde of the nyght deade in greate mysery with hunger wyth sweard with pestilence are clene cast forth As for the temple wherin thy name was called vpon thou hast layde it waste as it is to sethys day and that for the wyckednes of y â— house of Israell and the house of Iuda O Lorde oure God thou hast intreated vs after all thy goodnes accordynge to all that great louynge mercy of thyne lyke as thou spakest by thy seruaunte Moyses in the day whan thou dydest commauÌ„de hym to wryte thy lawe before y â— chyldren of Israel saying Yf ye wyll not herken vnto my voyce then shal thys greate multytude be turned into a very small people for I wyll scatre them abrode Notwithstandynge I am sure that this folke wyl not heare me for it is an hard necked people But in the lande of theyr captiuite they shal remembre them selues and learne to knowe that I am the Lorde theyr God whan I geue them an herte to vnderstande and eares to heare Then shall they prayse me in the lande of theyr captiuite and thyncke vpoÌ„ my name Then shall they turne them from theyr harde backes and from their vngodlynes Then shall they remeÌ„bre the thynges that happened vnto theyr forefathers whiche synned agaynst me So wyl I brynge them agayne into the laude which I promised with an othe vnto their fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob they shall be Lordes of it yee I wyll increase them not minish theÌ„ And I wyl make another couenaunt with them suche one as shall endure for euer namely that I wyl be theyr God they shal be my people I wyl nomore driue my people the chyldren of Israell out of the lande that I haue geuen them ¶ The people contynueth in theyr prayer begâ—nne for their delyueraunce He prayseth wysdome vnto the people shewinge that so greate aduersities came vnto them for the dyspysynge therof Onely God was the fynder of wysdome Of the incarnocyon of Chryste CAPI III. AND nowe O Lorde almyghtye thou God of Israell oure soule that is in trouble and oure sprete that is vexed cryeth vnto the heare vs â–ª O Lorde and haue pytie vpon vs for thou arte a mercyfull God be gracyous vnto vs for we haue synned before the. Thou endurest for euer shulde we then vtterly perysshe O Lorde almyghtye thou God of Israel Heare now the prayer of the deed Israelites and of theyr chyldren whiche haue synned before the and not herkened vnto the voice of the Lord their God for the which cause these plages hange now vpon vs. O Lorde remembre not the wyckednes of our forefathers but thynke vpon thy power and name nowe at this tyme for thou arte the Lorde our God the O Lord wyl we prayse For thou hast put thy feare in our hertes to the intent that we shuld call vpon thy name and prayse the in oure captyuyte and that we myght turne frome the wyckednesse of our forefathers that synned before the. Beholde we are yet this daye in our captyuyte where as thou hast scatred vs to be an abhominacion curse and synne lyke as it hathe happened vnto oure fathers also bycause of all theyr wyckednesse and departynge from the. O Israel here the commaundementes of lyfe poÌ„dre them well with thyne eares that thou mayest learne wysdome But how happeneth it Israell that thou art in thyne enemyes land thou art waxen olde in a strauÌ„ge countre and defyled with the deed Why art thou become lyke them y â— go downe to theyr graues EueÌ„ because thou hast forsakeÌ„ the well of wysdome For yf thou haddest waleked in y â— waye of God truely y â— shuldest haue remayned styll safe in thyne owne lande O learne then where discrecion is where vertue is where vnderstaÌ„dyng is that thou mayest knowe also frome whence commeth longe lyfe a necessary lyuing the lyghte of the eyes and quyetnes Who euer founde out her place or who came euer into hyr treasures Where are the prynces of the Heathen become and such as ruled the beastes vpoÌ„ the earth They that had theyr pastyme with y â— foules of the ayre they that hoorded vp syluer and gold wherin men trust so much and made no ende of theyr
speakynge these wordes the yonge man sayde Whom loke ye for Wherfore do ye tary I wyll not obeye the kynges cōmaundement but the lawe that God gaue vs by Moses As for thou that ymagyneste all myschefe agaynste the Iewes thou shalte not escape the hande of God for we suffre these thynges because of oure synnes And though God be angry with vs a lytle whyle for oure chastenynge and reformacyon yet shall he be at one agayne with his seruaūtes But thou O shameful and moste abhomynable personne Pryde not thy selfe thorowe vayne hope in beynge so malycyous vpon the seruauntes of God for thou hast not yet escaped the iudgement of the God whiche is almyghtye and seyth all thynges My brethren that haue suffred a lytle payne are nowe vnder the couenaū◠of euerlastynge lyfe but thorowe the iudgement of God thou shalt be punyshed righte ously for thy pryde As for me lyke as my brethren haue done I offce my soule and my body for the lawes of oure fathers callynge vpon God that he wyll soone be mercyfull vnto oure people yee and with payne and punyshmēt to make the graunte that he only is God In me nowe and in my brethren the wrath of almyghtye God is at an ende whiche ryghteously is fallen vpon all oure people Then the kynge beynge kyndled in anger was more cruell vpon hym then vpon all the other and toke indygnacyon that he was so lyghtly regarded So thys yonge man dyed vndefyled and put his trust styll in the Lorde Last of al after the sōnes was the mother put to death also Let this nowe be ynough spoken concernynge the offrynges and extreme cruelnesse ¶ Iudas gathereth together hys hoost Nicanor is sent agaynst Iudas Iudas exhorteth hys soudyars to cōstantnes Nicanor is ouer come The Iewes geue thākes after they haue put theyr enemyes to flyght dyuidynge the spoyles vnto the fatherles and vnto the wydowes Nicanor flyeth vnto Antiochus CAPI VIII THEN Iudas Machabeus and they that were with hym wente pryuely in to y ◠townes called theyr kynsfolkes frendes together toke vnto them all suche as contynued yet in the fayth and lawe of the Iewes and brought forth vt M. men So they called vpon the Lorde that he wolde haue an eye vnto his people whiche was trodden downe of euery man to be gracyous vnto the temple that was defyled of the vngodly to haue cōpassyon vpon the destruccyon of the cytie whiche was shortly lyke to be layed waste to heare the voyce of the bloude that cryed vnto hym to remēbre the moste vnryghteous deathes of yonge innocent chyldren y ◠blasphemyes also done vnto his name and to punysh them Nowe when Machabeus had gathered this multitude together he was to mightye for the Heathen for the wrath of the Lorde was turned into mercy he fel vpō y ◠townes and cyties vnwares brent them toke the most commodious places and slew many of the enemyes But specyally he made suche chases by nyght in so muche that hys manlynesse was spoken of euery where So when Phylippe sawe that the man increased by lytle lytle and that y ◠matter prospered w t him for the most part he wrote vnto Ptolomy which was a captayne in Celosyria and Phenices to helpe him in the kynges busynes Then sent he Nycanor Patrocly a speciall frende of his in al the halt and gaue him of the comen sorte of the Heathen no lesse then xx M. harnessed men to rote out y ◠who le generacyon of the Iewes hauynge to helpe hym one Gorgias a man of warre which in matters cōcernynge battayls had great experiēce Nicanor ornened also the tribute which the Romaynes shuld haue had to be geuen vnto the kinge out of the captyuyte of the Iewes namely ij M. talētes And immediatly he sent to y ◠cyties of the see coast requyrynge them for to bye Iewes to be theyr seruauntes bonde men promisynge to sell thē lxxx and ten for one talente but he considered not y ◠wrath of almyghtye God that was to come vpon hym When Iudas knewe of this he tolde the Iewes y ◠were w t him of Nicanors cōming Nowe were there some of them fearfull not trustynge vnto the ryghteousnes of God fled theyr waye But the other y ◠remayned came together besought the Lorde to delyuer thē from that wycked Nicanor which had solde thē or euer he came nye them and though he wolde not do it for theyr sakes yet for the couenaūt y t he made with their fathers because they called vpon his holy glorius name And so Machabeus called his men together namely about vj. M. exhortynge them not to agree vnto theyr enemyes nether to be afrayed for y ◠multitude of theyr aduersaries cōmynge against them vuryghteously but to fyght manly cōsyderynge the reprofe y ◠they had done to y ◠holy place without cause howe they had despysed oppressed the cytie yee destroyed the lawes of the fathers For they sayde he trust in they 'r weapens boldnesse but oure confidēce is in y ◠almighty Lorde whiche in the twyncklyng of an eye may both destroye them y ◠come agaynst vs and al the worlde He exhorted thē also to call to remēbraūce the helpe y ◠God shewed vnto theyr fathers as whē there perished an C. lxxxv M. of Sennacheribs people And of the battayll that they had in Babylon agaynst the Gallacyans howe al the Macedonians y t came to helpe thē stode in feare how they being but only vj. M. slew an C. xx M. thorow the helpe y t was geuen thē frō heauen wherby they also had receaued many benefytes Thorowe these wordes the mē toke good hertes vnto them ready to dye for the lawe and the countre So he set vpon euery company a captayne one of his owne brethren Symon Ioseph and Ionathas geuynge eche one xv C. men He caused Esdras also to reade the holy boke vnto thē and to geue them a token of the helpe of God Then he hym selfe beynge captayne in the fore front of the battayll buckled with Nicanor And God was theyr helpe in so much y ◠they slewe aboue ix M. men conpelled the more parte of Nicanors hoost to fle they were so woūded feable Thus they toke the money from those that came to bye thē folowed vpon thē on euery syde But when y ◠tyme came vpon thē they returned for it was the Sabbath therfore they folowed nomore vpon thē So they toke theyr weapens and spoyles and kepte the Sabbath geuynge thākes vnto y ◠Lorde whiche had delyuered them that daye and shewed them his mercy After the Sabboth they distributed the spoyles to the sycke to the fatherlesse and to wyddowes and the resydue had they them selues with theyrs When this was done and they all had made a generall prayer they besought the mercyfull Lorde to be at one
if they put hī to death myght be dysapoynted So when he had promysed faythfully to delyuer them agayne according to the cōdiciō made they let him go without harme for the health of the brethren And when Iudas had slayne xxv M. he went from Carmon Now after y ◠he had chased away slayne his enemies he remoued the hoste towarde Ephrom a strong cytie wherin dwelt many diuerse people of the Heythen the stronge yong men kepte the walles defendyng them myghtely In this cytie was much ordynaūce and prouision of dartes But when Iudas and his cōpany had called vpon Almyghtye God whiche wyth his power breaketh the strength of the enemyes they wāne the cytie and slewe xxv M. of thē y ◠were within Frō thence wente they to the cytie of the Scithyans whiche lyeth vi C. furlonges from Ierusalē But when the Iewes whiche were in the citie testyfied that the cytesyns dealte louyngely with them yee and intreated them kyndely in the tyme of their aduersyte Iudas and his company gaue them thanckes desyrynge them to be frēdly styll vnto them and so they came to Ierusalem the hye feaste of the wekes beynge at hande And after the feast of Pentecost they went forth agaynste Gorgias the gouernoure of Idumea wyth iij. M. men of fote iiij C. horsmen Which when they met together it chaunsed a fewe of y ◠Iewes to be slayne And Dositheus one of y ◠Bachenors a mighty horsmā toke holde of Gorgias and wolde haue takē hī quycke But an horsman of Thracia fell vpon hym and smote of his arme so y ◠Gorgias escaped fled into Moresa When they nowe y ◠were of Gorgias syde had foughten longe were weary Iudas called vpō the Lorde that he wolde be their helper captayne of the felde and wyth that he beganue wyth a manly voice to take vp a song of prayse a cry In so muche y ◠he made the enemyes afrayed Gorgias mē of warre toke their flyght So Iudas gathered his host came into y ◠cite of Odolla And when the seuenth day came vpō them they clēsed them selues as the custome was kept the Sabboth in the same place And vpon the day folowyng Iudas his cōpany came to take vp the bodyes of thē that were slaine to bury them in the fathers graues Nowe vnder the cotes of certayne Iewes which were slayne they foūde Iewels that they had taken out of the tēple frō the Idols of the Iamniters whiche thyng is forbydden the Iewes by the law Then euery man saw y t this was the cause wherfore they were slaine And so euery mā gaue thanckes vnto y ◠Lorde for hys ryghtuous iudgment which had opened y ◠thing that was hyd They fell downe also vnto their prayers besought God y t the fawte which was made might be put out of remēbraūce Besydes that Iudas exhorted y ◠people earnestly to kepe them selues from such synne for so much as they sawe before theyr eyes y ◠these men were slaine for the same offēce So he gathered of euery one a certaine in so much y ◠he brought together two thousande drachmas of syluer which he sent vnto Ierusalē that there myght a sacryfice be offred for the misdede In the which place he dyd wel ryght for he had some consyderacion pondering of y ◠lyfe that is after this tyme. For yf he had not thought that they which were slayne dyd yet lyue it had bene superfluous vaine to make any vow or sacryfice for them y ◠were deed But for so muche as he saw y ◠they which dye ī the fauour beleue of God are in good rest and ioy he thought it to be good honorable for a recōcylyng to do the same for those which were slayne that the offence myght be forgeuen ¶ The cōming of Enpater into Iewrye The deth of Menel mo ▪ Machabeus goynge to fyght against Eupater moneth his soudrats vnto prayer He kylleth .xiiii. Women in the tētes of Antiochus Robocus the betraier of the Iewes is taken Antiochus retayneth frendshipe with the Iewes CAPI XIII IN y ◠Cxlix yeare gat Iudas knowlege y ◠Antiochus Eupater was cōming with a great power into Iewry Lisias the stewarde ruler of his matters with hym hauing an C. x. M. men of fote v. M. horsmen xxij Elephātes iii. C. charettes Menelaus also ioyned himselfe with them but with great disceat spake faire to the kīge not for any good of y ◠coūcre but because he thought to haue bene made some great mā of auctoryte But y ◠kyng of kinges moued Antiochus mynde agaynst thys vngodly personne and Lysias infourmed the kyng that thys Menelaus was the cause of all myschefe so that the king commaunded to take him and as the maner of them is to put him vnto death in the same place There was also in the same place a tower of L. cubites hye heapped with asshes but aboue it was so made that men might loke downe on euery syde Where into the kinge cōmaunded that shameful person to be cast among the asshes as one that was cause of all vngraciousnes And reason it was that the vnthrift shuld dye such a death and not to be buried for he had done much mischefe vnto the aulter of God whose fyre asshes were holy therfore was it ryght y ◠he hym selfe also shulde be destroyed wyth asshes But y ◠kynge was wood in hys mynde and came to shewe him self more cruell vnto the Iewes then hys father was Whiche when Iudas perceaued he cōmaūded the people to cal vpon y ◠Lorde night and day that he wold now helpe thē also lyke as he had done alwaye For they were afrayed to be put from theyr lawe from theyr naturall countre and from the holy temple and not to suffre the people which a lytle while afore beganne to recouer to be subdued agayne of the blasphemous nacions So when they had done thys together and besought the Lord for mercy with wepynge and fastynge thre dayes longe flat vpon the groūde Iudas exhorted them to make them selues ready But he and the elders together deuised to go forth first with they re people afore the kynge brought hys hoost into Iewry and afore he beseged the cytie so to cōmytte the matter vnto God Wherfore he ascrybed the power of all thynges vnto God the maker of y ◠worlde exhorting his people to fyght māfully yee euen vnto death for the lawes the temple the cyte theyr owne natyue countre and to defende the eytesins and set his host before Modyn He gaue them also that were with him a token of the victory of God chosyng out the mālyest yonge men wente by night into the kynges pauylyō slewe of the hoost xiiii M. men the greatest Elephantes wyth those that sat vpon them Thus when they had brought a greate
feare and rumour amoÌ„ge the teÌ„tes of theyr enemyes all thynges wente prosperously with theÌ„ they departed in the breake of the day God deyng theyr helper and defender Now wheÌ„ the kynge perceaued the manlynesse of the Iewes he went about to take y e stroÌ„ge places by craft remoued his hooste vnto Bethsura whiche was a well kepte house of defence of the Iewes but they were chaced away hurte disconfyted And Iudas sent vnto theÌ„ that were in it such thynges as were necessary In y e Iewes host also there was one Rhodocus which tolde the enemies their secretes but they sought him out wheÌ„ they had gotteÌ„ him they put him in preson After this did y e king comen with them that were in Bethsura toke truce with them departed stroke a battayl wyth Iudas which ouercame him But when he vnderstode that Phylyp whom he had left to be ouerseer of his businesses at Antioch begaÌ„ne to rebel against him he was astoÌ„nyed in his mynde so y t he yelded him selfe to the Iewes made them an othe to do whatsoeuer they thought ryght Now wheÌ„ he was reconcyled w t theÌ„ he offred made much of y e teÌ„ple gaue greate gyftes vnto it enbraced Machabeus makynge him captayne gouernour froÌ„ Ptolomais vnto the Garenes Neuerthelesse when he came to Ptolomays y e people of the cytie were not content with the bonde of frendshype for they were afraied that he wolde breake the couenauÌ„t Then wente Lysias vp into the seate and enfourmed the people shewed theÌ„ the cause why and pacifyed theÌ„ So he came agayne to Antioche Thys is now the matter coÌ„cernyng the kynges iourney his returne ¶ By the mocyon of the Lord Demetrins seÌ„deth Nicanor to kil the Iewes Nicanor maketh a coÌ„pareâ— with the Iewes which he yet breaketh through the mocyon of the king Nicanor coÌ„mauÌ„deth Râ—aia to be takeÌ„ The boldnes of Razia CAPI XIIII AFter thre yeares was Iudas infourmed how that Demetrius the soÌ„ne of Seleucus was come vp w t a greate power shyppes thorowe the hauen of Tripolis to take certayne commodyous places couÌ„trees against Antiochus and his captayne Lysias Now Alcimus which had bene hye Prest wylfully defyled him self in y e tyme of the myxtyng seing that by no meanes he could be helped nor haue any more intrauÌ„ce to y â— aultare he came to king Demetrius in the huÌ„dreth one fyftye yeare presentyng vnto hym a crowne of golde a palme an olyue tree which as men thought beloÌ„ged to the temple that daye he helde his tong But when he had gotten oportunyte for his madnesse Demetrius called hym to couÌ„cel and asked hym what thinges or couÌ„cels the Iewes leaned vnto He answered The Iewes y â— be called Assidei whose captayne is Iudas Machabeus maintaine warres make insurreceyons and wyl not let the realme be inpeace For I beynge depryued of my fathers honoure I meane the hye presthode am come hyther partly because I was faithful vnto the kynge and partly because I sought the profyt of the cytesyns And why all oure people thorow the wickednesse of them are not a litle troubled Wherfore I beseche the O kynge consydre all these thynges dylygently and then make some prouysion for y e lande and the people according to the kindnesse that thou hast offred vnto theÌ„ For as loÌ„ge as Iudas hath the vpperhaÌ„de it is not possible that men can lyue in peace When he had spoken these wordes other frendes also hauynge euyll wyll at Iudas set the kynge Demetrius on fyre agaynste hiÌ„ Which immediatly sent Nicanor ruler of the ElephaÌ„tes a captayne into Iewrye coÌ„maundinge him to take Iudas him selfe alyue but to staye theÌ„ that were with him to make Alcimus hye prest of y e great teÌ„ple Then the Heathen whiche fled oute of Iewry froÌ„ Iudas came to Nicanor by flockes thinckynge the harme and decay of the Iewes to be theyr welfare Nowe when the Iewes herde of Nicanors commynge and the gatheryng together of the HeatheÌ„ they sprâ—ckled theÌ„ selues with earth be sought hym whiche made them hys people euer defended hys owne porcion with euydeÌ„t tokens that he wolde preserue them styll So at the commaundemeÌ„t of the captayne they remoued from thence and came to a towne called Dessason And SymoÌ„ Iudas brother fel iÌ„ haÌ„de w t Nicanor but thorow y e sodayne commyng of the enemyes he was afrayed Neuertheles Nicanor hearynge the manlynes of them that were wyth Iudas the bolde stomackes that they had to fyght for theyr naturall countre durst not proue the matter wyth bloudsheddynge Wherfore he sent Possidonius Theodocius Mathias before to geue and to take peace So when they had taken long aduisement there vpoÌ„ and the captaine shewed it vnto the multytude they were agreed in one minde to haue peace And they appointed a day to sit vpon these maters quyecly amonge them selues the stoles also were brought and set forth Neuerthelesse Iudas commauÌ„ded certaine men of armes to wayte in coâ—enient places lest there shulde sodenly aryse any euyl thorow the enemyes And so they coÌ„moned reasonably together Nycanor whyle he abode at IerusaleÌ„ ordred him selfe not vnreasonably but sent away the people y t were gathered together He loued Iudas euer with his hert fauoured him He prayed him also to take a wyfe to briÌ„ge forth children So he maryed lyued iÌ„ rest they led a comen lyfe But Alcimus pâ—eceauyng y e loue that was betwyxte them how they were agreed together came to Demetrius told him that Nycanor had taken strauÌ„ge matters iÌ„ haÌ„de ordened Iudas an enemy of y e realme to be the kiÌ„ges successour Then the king was sore displeased thorowe y e wycked accusacions whiche Alcimus made of Nicanor he was so prouoked that he wrote vnto Nycanor saying that he was very angrie for the freÌ„dship agremeÌ„t whiche he had made w t Machabeus Neuertheles he coÌ„mauÌ„ded hiÌ„ in al the hast that he shuld take Machabeus presoner and seÌ„de him to Antioche Which letters when Nicanor had sene he was at â—ê wyttes ende sore greued y t he shuld breke the thynges wherin they had agreed specially seing Machabeus was y e maÌ„ y t neuer dyd him harme But because he myght not w t stande the kyng he sought oportunyte to fulfyl his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t Not withstaÌ„dinge when Machabeus sawe y â— Nicanor beganne to be churlysh vnto him y t he intreated hiÌ„ more rughly theÌ„ he was wont he perceaued y t such vnkyndnes came not of good therfore he gathered a fewe of hys men wythdrew him selfe froÌ„ Nicanor Which when he knewe y t Machabeus bad manfully preuented him he came into y â— great most holy teÌ„ple coÌ„mauÌ„ded the prestes which were doinge their vsual offringes to delyuer him y â— maÌ„ And wheÌ„ they sware y t they could not tel where y e maÌ„ was whoÌ„ he sought he stretched out his haÌ„de
stronge oughte to beare the fraylnes of them which are weake and not to stande in oure owne consaytes Let euery man please his neyghbour vnto his welth edyfyinge For Christ pleased not him selfe but as it is wrytten The rebukes of them whyche rebuked the fel on me ✚ Whatsoeuer thinges are wrytten afore tyme they are wrytten for our learnyng that we thorow pacience comfort of the scryptures myght haue hope The God of pacyence and consolacion graunte you to be lyke mynded one towardes another after the ensample of Chryste Iesu that ye all agreynge togyther maye with one mouth prayse god the father of our Lorde Iesus Wherfore receyue ye one another as Chryste receyued vs to the prayse of God And I say that Iesus Chryste was a mynister of the circumcision for the trueth of God to confyrme the promyses made vnto the fathers that the Gentyles might praise God for his mercy as it is wrytteÌ„ For this cause I wyll prayse the among the gentyls and synge vnto thy name And agayne he sayeth reioyse ye gentyles with his people And agayne prayse the Lord al ye gentils and laude him all ye nacyons together And agayne Esay sayth there shal be the cote of Iesse and he that shal rise to raigne ouer the gentyles in him shal the gentyles trust The God of hope fyll you with al ioye peace in beleuyng that ye maye be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy ghost ⊢ I my selfe am full certyfied of you my brethren that ye also are full of gooâ—nes fylled with all knoweledge and are able to exhorte one another Neuerthelesse brethren I haue some what more boldly written onto you partly to put you in remembraunce thorow the grace that is gyuen me of God that I shuld be the minister of Iesu Christ amoÌ„g the Gentylles and shulde mynistre the Gospell of God that the offerynge of the gentiles myght be acceptable and saynctyfyed by the holy gost I haue therfore wherof I may reioyse thorow Christ Iesu in those thinges whiche pertayne to God For I dare not speke of any of these thynges which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the Gentyls obedyent with worde and dede in myghtye sygnes and wonders by the power of the spyryte of God so that from Ierusalem the coaites rounde aboute vnto IllyrycuÌ„ I haue fylled al couÌ„trees with the Gospell of Christ. So haue I enforced my selfe to preach the Gospell not where Christe was named least I shulde haue bylt on another mannes â—oun 〈…〉 To whome he 〈…〉 shal se and they that herde not shal vnderstande For this cause I haue bene ofre let âšœ and am let as yet that I coulde not come vnto you but nowe seing I haue no more to do in these countrees and also haue bene desirous many yeres to come vnto you when soeuer I take my iorney into Spayne I wyll come to you For I trust to se you in my iorney and to be brought on my waye thy therward by you after that I haue somwhat enioyed your acquayntaunce Now go I vnto Ierusalem and mynister vnto the Saynctes For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certayne distrybucion vpon the poore Santes which are at Ierusalem It hath pleased them verely and theyr detters are they For yf the Gentyles be made partakers of theyr spyritual thynges theyr duety is to mynister vnto them in bodely thynges When I haue perfourmed this haue brought them thys truyte sealed I wyll come backe agayne by you into Spayne I am sure that when I come vnto you I shall come with abouÌ„dauÌ„ce of the blessynge of the Gospel of Christ ✚ I beseche you brethren for our Lord Iesu Christes sake and for the loue of the spyryte that ye helpe me in my busynesse with your prayers to God for me that I may be delyuered from them which beleue not in Iewry and y t this my seruyce whiche I haue to do at Ierusalem may be accepted of the Sanctes y â— I may come vnto you with ioye by the wyll of God and may with you be refreshed The God of peace be with you AMEN ¶ A Chapter of salutacyons He warneth them to beware or mens doctryne and coÌ„maundeth vnto them certayne godly men that were louers and brethren in the trueth CAPI XVI I Commende vnto you Phebe oure syster whiche is a mynister of the congregacyon of CeÌ„chrea that ye receiue her in the Lord as it becoÌ„meth Saynctes and that ye assyste her in what soeuer busines she nedeth of your ayde For she hath suckered many and myne owne selfe Grete Prisea and Aquila my helpers in Christe Iesu whyche haue for my lyfe layde downe their owne neckes Unto whom not I onely gyue thankes but also al the congregacyons of the Gentyles Lykewyse grete the congregacyon that is in their house Salute my well beloued Epenites which is ☞ the first frute of Achaia in Christ Grete Mary whiche bestowed much labour on vs. Salute Andronicus and Iunea my cosyns prisoners with me also whiche are well taken amonge the Apostles 〈…〉 in Chryste before me 〈…〉 my beloued in the Lorde Salute Urban our helper in Christ Stachis my beloued Salute Appelles approued in Christ. Salute them â–ª whiche are of Aristobolus housholde Salute Hirodion my kynsman Grete them that be of the housholde of Narcissus whiche are in the Lord. Salute Triphena and Triphosa whiche women laboure in the Lorde Salute the beloued Persis which laboured moche in the Lord. Salute Rufus chosen in the Lorde and his mother and myne Grete Asincritus PhilogoÌ„ Herman Patropas Marcurius and the brethren whiche are with theÌ„ Salute Philologus and Iulia Nereus and his syster and Olimpha and all the sanctes whiche are with them Salute one another wyth an holy kysse The congregacions of Christe salute you ✚ I beseche you brethren marke them whiche cause deuision and geue occasions of euyll contrary to the doctrine which ye haue learned and auoyde them For they that are suche serue not the Lord Iesus Christ but their owne bellyes and with swete and flatterynge wordes deceyue the hertes of the innocentes For your obedieÌ„ce is gone abrode vnto all men I am glad therfore no dout of you But yet I wolde haue you wyse vnto that which is good and to be innocent as coÌ„cernyng euyl The God of peace shal treade Satan vnder your fete shortly The grace of our Lorde Iesu Christ be with you Tymotheus my worke felowe Lucius and Iason and Sosâ—pater my kinsmeÌ„ salute you I Tercius salute you which wrote this Epystle in the Lorde Gayus myne hoste and the host of al the congregacion saluteth you Erastus the chamberlayne of the cytye saluteth you And Quartus a brother saluteth you The grace of our Lord Iesu Christ be with you all Amen ⊢ To him that is of power to stably she you accordyng to my
the teÌ„ple What saye I then that the ymage is any thynge or that it whiche is offered to ymages is anything Nay but this I saye that the thynges whiche the gentyls offer they offer to deuyls and not to God ✚ I wolde not that ye shulde haue felly shyp w t the deuyls Ye can not drynke of the cup of the Lorde of the cup of deuyls Ye caÌ„not be the partakers of the Lordes table and of y â— table of deuelles Ether do we prouoke the Lorde Are we stronger then he I maye do all thynges but all thynges are not expedient I maye do all thynges but all thynges edifye not Let no maÌ„ seke that whiche is his owne but let euery man seke that whiche belongeth to another Whatsoeuer is solde in the flesshe market that eate and aske no questyon for conscyence sake For the earth is the Lordes and all that therin is If any of them which beleue not byd you to a feast ye be dysposed to go whatsoeuer is set before you eate askinge no questyon for coÌ„science sake But and yf any man saye vnto you this is offred vnto ymages eate not of it for his sake that shewed it and for coÌ„science sake The earth is the Lordes all that therin is CoÌ„science I saye not thyne but of the other For why is my liberte iudged of another mannes coÌ„science For yf I take my parte with thankes why am I euell spoken of for that thynge wherfore I geue thankes Whether therfore ye eate or drynke or whatsoeuer ye do do all to the prayse of God ⊢ Se that ye geue none accasyon of euell nether to the Iewes nor yet to the gentyls nether to the congregacyon of God euen as I please all men in all thynges not sekynge myne owne profet but the profet of many that they myght be saued ¶ He rebuketh them for the abuse and misordre that they had aboute the Sacramente of the bodye and bloude of Chryste and bryngeth them agayne to the fyrst instruccyon CAPI XI BE ye the folowers of me as I am the folower of Christ. I coÌ„mende you brethren that ye remeÌ„ber me in al thinges and kepe the ordinaunces euen as I delyuered theÌ„ to you But I wold haue you to knowe that Chryst is the heed of euery maÌ„ And the man is the womans heed And God is Christes heed Euery man prayenge or prophesyinge hauinge any thynge on his heed shameth his heed Euery woman y â— prayth or prophesieeh bare headed dishonesteth her heade For y â— is euen all one as yf she were shauen If the womaÌ„ be not couered let her also be shorne If it be shame for a woman to be shorne or shaueÌ„ let her couer her heed A man ought not to couer his heed for as much as he is the ymage and glory of God But the woman is the glorye of the man For the man is not of the woman but the woman of the man Nether was the man created for the womans sake but the woman for the mannes sake For this cause ought the woman ☞ to haue power on her heed for the angels sakes Neuerthelesse nether is the man w t out the woman nether the womaÌ„ without the maÌ„ in the Lorde For as the woman is of the man euen so is the man by the woman but all of God Iudge in your selues whether it be coâ—ly y t a woman praye vnto God bare heeded Doth not nature it selfe teach you that it is a shame for a man yf he haue longe heete a prayse to a woman yf she haue longe heer For her heer is geuen her to couer her w t all If any maÌ„ lust to stryue we haue no suche custome nether the congregacyons of God This I warne you of and commende not that ye come not together after a better maner but after a worsse For fyrst of all when ye come together in the coÌ„gregacyon I heare that there is dissencioÌ„ amonge you and I partely beleue it For there must be sectes amonge you that they which are perfect amoÌ„ge you myght be knoweÌ„ ✚ When ye come together therfore in one place the Lordes supper can not be eaten For euery man begynneth afore to eate his owne supper And one is hongry another is dronken Haue ye not houses to eate to drynke in Despyce ye the congregacyon of God and shame them that haue not What shall I saye vnto you shal I praise you In this prayse I you not ⊢ ✚ That which I delyuered vnto you I receaued of the Lorde For the Lorde Iesus the same nyght in whiche he was betrayed toke breed and whan he had geueÌ„ thankes he brake it and sayde Take ye and eate this is my bodye whiche is broken for you This do ye in the remebraunce of me After the same maner also hâ— toke the cup when supper was done sayinge Thys cup is the newe Testament in my bloude This do as oft as ye dryncke it in remeÌ„braunce of me For as often as ye shall eate this breed and drynke this cup Ye shall shewe the Lordes deeth tyll he come Wherfore whosoeuer shall eate of this bread or drynke of the cup of the Lorde vnworthely shal be gylty of the body bloud of the Lorde But let a man examen hym selfe and so let hym eate of the breed and drynke of the cup. For he y â— eateth or drynketh vnworthely eateth drynketh his owne damnacion because he maketh no dyffereÌ„ce of the Lordes body For this cause many are weake sycke amonge you and many slepe For If we had iudged oure selues we shulde not haue bene iudged But when we are iudged of the Lorde we are chastened that we shulde not be damned with the worlde Wherfore my brethren when ye come together to eate cary one for another If any man honger let hym eate at home that ye come not together vnto coÌ„deÌ„nacyon ⊢ Other thynges wyl I set morder when I come ¶ The dyuersite of the gyftes of the holy gâ—oâ—â—e geuen to the comforth and edyfyenge of one another as the members of a mans body sâ—â—ue one another CAPI XII COncernynge spyrituall thynges brethren I wolde not haue you ignorauÌ„t ✚ â—e knowe that ye were gentils and went your wayes vnto domne ymages euen as ye were â—ed Wherfore I declare vnto you that no maÌ„ speakynge by the spirit of God defyeth Iesus Also no man can saye that Iesus is the Lorde but by the holy goost There are dyuersytes of gyftes yet but one spirit And there are dyfferences of admynystracyons and yet but one Lorde And ther are dyuers maners of operacions and yet but one God ☞ whiche worcketh all in all The gyft of the spirit is geuen to euery man to edifye withall For to one is geuen thorowe the spiryt the vtteraunce of wysdome To another is geuen the vtteraunce of knowledge by the
trouble and prayeth God to make them stedfast in his spirits CAPI III. FOr thys â—ause I Paule am a prysoner of Iesus Christ for you Heythen If ye haue hearde of the ministracyon of the grace of God which is gyuen me to you ward for by reuelacyon shewed he the mystery vnto me as I wrote afore in fewe wordes wherby when ye reade ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the mystery of Christ whiche mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the soÌ„nes of men as it is nowe declared vnto his holy Apostles and Prophetes by the spyrit that the Gentyls shulde be inheritours also of the same body partakers of his promes in Christ by the meanes of the Gospell wherof I am made a mynyster accordynge to the gyfte of the grace of God whiche is gyuen vnto me after the workyng of his power Unto me the least of al saynctes is this grace gyuen that I shulde preache amonge the Gentylles the vnsearcheable ryches of Chryste and to make al men se what felowshyppe of the mysterye is * whyche frome the begynnyng of the worlde hath bene hyd in God whych made al thynges thorow Iesus Chryste to the intente that nowe vnto the rulers and powers in heauenly thynges might be knowen by the congregacion the manyfold wysdome of God accordyng to the eternall purpose whiche he wrought in Christ Iesu our Lord by whom we haue boldnesse and entrauÌ„ce with the confydence whiche is by the fayth of him ✚ Wherfore I desyre that ye faynt not because of my trybulacioÌ„s that I suffre for your sakes whiche is youre prayse For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche is father ouer all that is called father in Heauen and in earth that he wolde graunt you accordynge to the ryches of hys glorye that ye may be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man that Christ may dwell in your hertes by fayth that ye beyng roted and grouÌ„ded in loue myght be able to comprehende wyth all Saynctes what is that bredth and length deepth and heyth and to knowe the excellente loue of the knowledge of Christ that ye myght be fulfylled with al fulnes whiche commeth of God Unto hym that is able to do excedynge abouÌ„dantly aboue al that we aske or thinke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs be prayse in the coÌ„gregacyon by Iesê° Christ thoroweout all generacyons from tyme to tyme. Amen ¶ He exhorteth them vnto mekenes to laye asyde the olde conuersacyon of gredy lustes and to walcke in a newe lyfe CAPI IIII. I Therfore whyche am a prysonner of the Lordes exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacyon wherwith ye are called with all lowlynes and mekenes wyth humblenes of mynde forbearynge one another thorowe loue and be diligent to kepe the vnite of the spirite thorow the bonde of peace beynge one body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge Let there be but one Lorde one fayth one baptyme one God and father of all whyche is aboue al thorow al and in you all ⊢ ✚ Unto euery one of vs is gyuen grace accordynge to the measure of the gyfte of Christ. Wherfore he sayeth whan he went vp an hye he ledde captiuitye captyue and gaue gyftes vnto men That he ascended what meaneth it but that he also descended fyrste into the lowest partes of the earth He that desceÌ„ded is euen the same also that ascended vp aboue all heauens to fulfyl al thynges And the very same made some Apostles some Prophetes some Euangelystes some Shepherdes and Teachers to the edifying of the saynctes to the worke and ministracyon euen to the edifying of the body of Chryst tyll we al come to the vnyte of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfecte man vnto the measure of the full perfecte age of Chryste ⊢ That we hence forth shulde be no more chyldren waueryng and caried about with euery wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men thorowe craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceyue vs. But let vs folowe the trueth in loue and in all thynges growe in hym whiche is the heade euen Christ in whom yf all the body be coupled knet togyther thorowe out euery ioynt wherwith one mynistreth to another accordynge to the operacyon as euery parte hath his measure he increseth the body vnto the edifying of it self thorowe loue ✚ This I say therfore and testyfye thorow the Lord that ye hence forth walke not as other Gentylles walcke in vanyte of their mynde while they are blynded in their vnderstandyng beyng farre from a godly lyfe by the meanes of the ignorancy that is in them because of the blyndnes of theyr hertes whiche beyng past repentaunce haue gyuen them selues ouer vnto wantoÌ„nes to worke all maner of vnclennes euen with gredines But ye haue not so learned Christ If so be that ye haue hearde of him haue bene taught in him as the truth is in Iesu as concernynge the conuersacyon in tyme past to laye from you that olde man whych is corrupte accordynge to the deceauable lustes ⊢ ✚ To be renued also in the spirite of your mynde to put on that new man which after God is shapen in rightuousnes and true holynes Wherefore put awaye lyinge and speake euery man trueth vnto hys neyghboure for as muche as we are members one of another ☞ Be angrye and synne not let not the soÌ„ne go downe vpon your wrath neyther giue place vnto the backbiter Let hym that stole steale nomore but let him rather labour with his handes the thyng whiche is good that he may giue vnto him that nedeth ⊢ Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of your mouth but that whiche is good to edyfy withal as oft as nede is that it may mynyster grace vnto the hearers And greue not ye the holy spiryte of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcyon Let all bytternes and fearsnesse and wrath and rorynge and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you with all malycyousnes Be ye curteous one to another mercyful forgeuyng one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you ¶ He exhorteth them vnto loue warneth them to be ware of al vnclennesse He teacheth howe women shuld obey their husbandes and howe louyngly men ought to intreate theyâ— wyues CAPI V. BE ye therfore folowers of God as dere chyldren and walke in loue euen as Christe loued vs and gaue hym selfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrycye of a swete sauer to God As for fornicacyon and al vncleÌ„nes or couetousnes let it not be once named amonge you as it becommeth sanctes or fylthynes or folyshe talkynge or testyng which are not comly but rather gyuynge of thankes For this ye know that no whoremonger ether vncleane person or couetous person which is
accept the thinges that are most excellent that ye may be pure and suche as hurte no maÌ„nes conscyence vntyl the day of Christ beyng filled with the frute of ryghtuousnes which frute coÌ„meth by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and prayse of God ⊢ I wolde ye shulde vnderstand brethren that the thynges which happened vnto me chauÌ„ced vnto the great furtheraunce of the Gospell So that my bandes in Christ are manifest thorowe out all the iudgement hal and in al other places In so muche that many of the brethren in the Lorde beynge encoraged thorowe my baÌ„des dare more boldly speake the worde without fere Some preache Christe of enuye and stryfe and some of good wyl The one parte preacheth Chryste of stryfe not sincerely supposyng to adde more aduersyte to my bandes Agayne the other yt preache of loue because they know that I am set to defende the Gospel What then So that Christ be preached any maner of waye whether it be by occasion or of true meanyng I am glad therof ye and wyl be glad For I knowe that thys shall chaunce to my saluacyon thorowe your prayer and mynystrynge of the spirite of Iesu Christ according to my expectacion hope that in nothynge I shal be ashamed but that wyth all boldenesse as all wayes euen so nowe also Christ shal be magnyfyed in my body whether it be thorow lyfe or thorowe death For Christ is to me lyfe death is to me auauntage If it chaunce me to lyue in the fleshe that thyng is to me frutefull for the worcke and what I shal chose I wote not For I am coÌ„strayned of these two thynges I vesyre to be loosed and to be with Christ is much better Neuerthelesse to abyde in the flesshe is more nedefull for you And this am I sure of that I shall abyde and coÌ„tinue with you all for your furtheraunce and ioye of youre fayth that your reioysyng may be the more aboundant thorowe Iesus Christ in me by my commyng to you agayne Onely let your conuersacyon be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christ that whether I come and se you or els be absente I maye yet here of your condycyon that ye coÌ„tynue in one spirite and in one soule labourynge as we do to mayntayne the fayth of the Gospell and in nothynge fearyng your aduersaries which is to them a cause of perdycion but to you of saluacyon and that of god For vnto you it is gyuen of Christ that not onely ye shulde beleue on hym but also suffre for his sake hauyng euen such a fight as ye sawe in me and nowe heare of me ¶ He exhorteth them to vnyte and brotherly loue and to beware of stryfe and vayne glory And for a sure ensample he sayeth Chryst before them CAPI II. IF there be therfore any consolacyon in Christ yf there be any comforte of loue yf there be any fellyshyp of the spirite yf there be any compassyon and mercy fulfyll ye my ioye that ye be lyke mynded hauynge one loue beyng of one accord and of one mynde that nothynge be done thorowe stryfe or of vayne glory but in mekenes of mynde let euery man esteme another better then hym selfe Loke not ye euery man on his owne thynges but euery man on the thinges that are other mens ✚ Let the same mynde be in you that was also in Christe Iesu whyche whaÌ„ he was in the shape of God thought it no robbery to be equal w t god Neuertheles he made him selfe of no reputacion takyng on him the shape of a seruauÌ„t and became lyke vnto men was fouÌ„de in his apparell as a man He huÌ„bled him selfe became obedyent vnto the death euen the death of the crosse Wherfore God also hath exalted him on hye gyuen him a name which is aboue al names that in the name of Iesus euery knee shulde bowe both of thynges in heauen thinges in earth thynges vnder the earth that all tonges shulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the Lorde vnto the prayse of God the father ⊢ Wherfore my derely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not when I was presente onely but now much more in myne absence euen so worcke out youre owne saluacyon with feare and tremblynge For it is God whiche worketh in you both the wyll also the dede euen of good wyl Do all thynge without murmurynge dysputynge that ye maye be suche as no man can coÌ„playne on vnfayned sonnes of god without rebuke in the middes of a croked and peruerse nacyon amonge whom se that ye shyne as lyghtes in the worlde holdynge fast the worde of lyfe that I maye reioise in the day of Christ how that I haue not runne in vaine nether haue laboured in vayne Yee though I be offred vp vpon the offerynge and sacrifice of your fayth I reioyce and reioyce with you all For the same cause also do ye reioyce and reioyce with me I trust in the Lorde Iesus for to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also maye be of good comforte when I knowe what case ye stande in For I haue no man that is so lyke mynded to me whych with so pure affeccyon wyll care for youre matters For all other seke theyr owne and not the thinges which are Iesus Christê Ye knowe the proffe of him howe that as a sonne with the father so hath he with me bestowed hys seruyce in the Gospel Hym therfore I hope to sende assone as I knowe howe it wyl go with me I trust in the Lord that I also my selfe shall come shortly But I supposed it necessary to soude brother Epaphroditus vnto you my companyon in labour and felowe Soudyer youre Apostle whyche also mynystreth vnto me at nede For he longed after you al and was full of heuynes because that ye had hearde saye that he had bene sycke And no dout he was sycke in so much that he was nye vnto death But God had mercy on hym and not on hym onely but on me also least I shulde haue sorowe vpon sorowe I sent hym therfore the more dylygentlye that when ye se him ye may reioyce againe and that I may be the lesse sorowefull Receyue hym therfore in the Lord with all gladnes and make muche of suche because that for the worcke of Christe he went so farre that he was nye vnto death and regarded not his life to fulfyll that whiche was lackyng on your part towarde me ¶ He warneth them to beware of false teachers whom he calleth dogges and enemyes of Christe and reproueth mannes owne ryghtuousnes CAPI III. MOre ouer brethen reioyce ye in the Lorde It greueth me not to wryte one thynge often to you For to you it is a sure thynge Beware of dogges beware of euyll workers Beware of dissencion For we are circumcision which serue God in the spirit reioyce in Christ Iesu haue no coÌ„fydeÌ„ce in the flesshe
though I myght also reioyce in the fleshe Yf any other man thinketh that he hath wherof he myght trust in the flesheâ— I haue more being circuÌ„cised the eyght day of the kynred of Israel of the trybe of Beniamin an Ebrue borne of the Ebrues as coÌ„cernynge the lawe a Pharisaye as concernyng feruentnes I persecuted the coÌ„gregacyon as touchyng the ryghtuousnes which is in the lawe I was vnrebukable But the thynges that were vauntage vnto me those I counted losse for Chrystes sake Yee I thynke all thynges but losse for the excellencye of the knowledge of Christe Iesu my Lorde For whom I haue counted al thyng loste and do iudge them but vyle that I may wynne Christ and be founde in hym not hauynge myne owne ryghtuousnes of the lawe but that whiche is thorowe the fayth of Christe euen the ryghtuousnes whiche coÌ„meth of God thorow fayth that I may knowe him the vertue of his resurreccion the fellowshyp of his passions while I am coÌ„formable vnto his death yf by any meanes I myght attayne vnto the resurreccyon of the deade Not that I haue attayned vnto it al redy or that I am all redy perfecte but I folowe yf that I may coÌ„prehende that wherin I am comprehended of Christ Iesu. Brethren I couÌ„te not my selfe that I haue gotten it as yet but this one thing I say I forget those thinges whiche are behynde endeuoure my selfe vnto those thynges which are before and accordyng to the marke appoynted I preace to the rewarde of the hye callyng of God thorow Christ Iesu. Let vs therfore as many as be perfect be thus wyse mynded and yf ye be other wyse mynded God shall open the same also vnto you Neuerthelesse vnto that which we haue attayned vnto let vs procede by one rule that we may be of one accorde ✚ Brethren be folowers togither of me loke on them whiche walcke euen so as ye haue vs for an ensaÌ„ple For many walke of whom I haue tolde you often now tel you wepynge that they are the enemyes of the crosse of Christ whose ende is damnacion whose bely is their God glory to their shame whiche are worldly mynded But our coÌ„uersacion is in heaueÌ„ from whence we loke for the sauiour euen the Lord Iesus Christ whiche shal chaunge our vyle bodye that he may make it like vnto his glorious body accordig to the workyng wherby he is able also to subdue al thynges vnto him selfe ⊢ He saluteth certayne of them exhorteth them to be of honest conuersacyon and thanketh them because of the prouisyon that they made for him beynge in pryson CAPI IIII. THerfore my brethren derely beloued longed for my ioy crowne so coÌ„tinu in the Lord ye beloued I praye Euodias besech Smtiches that they be of one accord in the Lord. Yee I besech the faithful yock felowe helpe the wemen which laboured w t me in the Gospell with Element also and with other my laboure felowes whose names are in the boke of life ✚ Reioyse in the Lorde alwaye agayne I saye reioyce Let your softenes be knowen vnto al men The Lord is euen at haÌ„de Be careful for nothing but in all prayer supplicacion let your peticions be manifest vnto God wyth geuyng of thankes And the peace of God whiche passeth all vnderstandyng kepe youre hertes and myndes thorowe Christ Iesu. Furthermore brethren whatsoeuer thyn ges are true whatsoeuer thyngê are honest whatsoeuer thynges are iuste whatsoeuer thynges are pare whatsoeuer thynges are conuenyent whatsoeuer thynges are of honest reporte yf there be any vertue yf there be any prayse of lernyng those same haue ye in your minde which ye haue both lerned and receyued herde also sene in me those thynges do the God of peace shal be wyth you I reioyse in the Lord greatly that now at the last youre care is reuyued agayne for me in that wherin ye were also carefull but ye lacked oportunite I speake not because of necessite For I haue lerned in whatsoeuer estate I am therwith to be content I can both be lowe I can be hye Euery where in al thynges I am instructed both to be ful to be hongry both to haue plenty to suffre nebe I can do al thynges thorow Christ which strengneth me Notwithstandyng ye haue wel done that ye bare part with me in my tribulacyon Ye of Philippos knowe also that in the be gynnynge of the Gospell when I departed from Macedonia no coÌ„gregacion bare part with me as concernynge geuynge and receyuynge but ye onely For when I was in Thessalonica ye sente once and afterwarde agayne vnto my necessyte not that I desyre gyftes but I desyre abouÌ„dant frute on your parte Neuertheles I receyued al and haue plentye I was eueÌ„ fylled after that I recey ned of Epaphrodytus the thynges whyche were sent froÌ„ you an odoure of a swete smell a sacrifice accepted and pleasaunt to God My God shall supplye all youre nede thorowe hys gloryous ryches by Iesu Chryst. Unto God oure father be prayse for euermore AmeÌ„ Salute al the saynctes in Christ Iesu. The brethren which are with me grete you Al the saynctes salute you moste of all they whiche are of the emperours housholde The grace of our Lord Iesu Chryst be with you all Amen ¶ This Epystle was wrytten from Rome by Epaphrodytus ⧠The Epystle of Saynte Paule the Apostle to the Collossyans ¶ He gyueth thancked vnto God for theyr sayth loue and hope prayeth for theyr increase and sheweth howe we are the kyngedome of God optayned by Christe whiche to the heade of the Congregacyon CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyl of God and brother Tymotheus To the Saynctes whych are at Collossa and brethreÌ„ that beleue in Christ. Grace be wyth you and peace frome God our father and from the Lorde Iesus Christe ⧠☜ â— We gyue thankes to God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe alwayes for you in our prayers For we haue hearde of your fayth in Christ Iesu and of the loue whiche ye beare to al sanctes for the hopes sake whiche is layed vp in store for you in heauen of which hope ye herd before by the true worde of the Gospell which is come vnto you eueÌ„ as it is into al the world is frutefull âšœ and groweth as it is also among you froÌ„ the day in the which ye herde of it had experyence in the grace of God thorowe the trueth as ye learned of Epaphra our dere felowe seruasit whiche is for you a faythfull minyster of Christ which also declared vnto vs your loue which ye haue in the spirite ✚ For this cause we also seÌ„se the daye we herde of it haue not ceasyd to praye for you and to desyre that ye myght be fulfylled wyth the knowledge of hys wyll in all wysdome and spiritual vnderstaÌ„dyng that ye
myght walke worthy of the Lord that in all thynges ye may please beynge fruteful in all goad workes and encreasynge in the knowledge of God streÌ„gtned withat might thorowe hys gloryous power vnto all pacyence and longe sufferyng with ioyfulnes ⊢ geuyng thaÌ„kes vnto the father which hath made vs mete to be partakers of the inheritaunce of sayntes in lyght Which hath delyuered vs from the power of derknes and hath translated vs into the kyngdome of his dere sonne by whom we haue redepcion thorow his blode eueÌ„ the for gyuenes of synnes whyche is the ymage of the inuisible God fyrst begotten of al creatures For by him were al thinges created that are in heauen and that are in erth vylible and inuisible whether they be maiesty or Lordshyp eyther rule or power Al thynges were created by hym for him and he is before al thynges and by him al thynges haue theyr beyng And he is the heade of the body euen of the congregacyon he is the begynnyng and fyrst begotteÌ„ of the dead that in all thinges he myght haue the preeminence For it pleased the father that in him shulde all fulnes â—wel by hym to reconcyle al thyng vnto hym self to set at peace by him thorow the bloud of his crosse both thynges in heauen and thinges in earth And you which were somtyme farre of and enemyes because your myndes were set in euyll worckes hath he nowe yet reconcyled in the body of hys flesshe thorow death to make you holy and vnblameable with out faute in his owne syght yf ye contynue grounded and stablysshed in the fayth and be not moued awaye from the hope of the Gospell wherof ye haue herde howe that it is preached amonge all cratures which are vnder heauen wherof I Paule am made a mynister Nowe ioy I in my suffrynges for you and fulfyl that whiche is behynde of the passyons of Christ in my flesshe for his bodyes sake which is the congregacyon wherof I am made a minyster accordyng to the ordinaunce of God which ordynaunce was gyuen me vnto you warde to fulfyll the worde of God that mystery which hath bene hyd sence the worlde beganne sence the begynnyng of generacyons but now is opened to his Sainctes to whom God wolde make knowen what the glorious riches of this mistery is amonge the Gentyls whiche ryches is Christ in you the hope of glory whom we preach warnyng all men and teachynge all men in as wysdome to make all men perfect in Christ Iesu. Wherin I also laboure and stryue euen as farforth as his strength worketh in me myghtely ¶ What greate care Paule toke for all Congregacyons He eruorteth theÌ„ to be sted fast in Christe to be ware of 〈◊〉 teachers and worldely wysdome and descrybethâ— the 〈◊〉 Prophetes CAPI II. FOr I wolde that ye knewe howe great care that I haue for you and for them that are at Laodicia and for as many as haue not sene my person in the flesshe that their hertes myght be comforted whan they are knet togyther in loue and in al riches of full vnderstaÌ„dyng for to know the mystery of god the father of Chryste in whom are hyd al the treasures of wysdome and knowledge This I say lest any man shuld begyle you with entisyng wordes For though I be absent in the flesshe yet am I with you in the spirit ioyinge and be holdynge your order and your stedfast fayth in Christe As ye haue therfore receyued Christ Iesu the Lorde euen so walke ye in him so that ye be roted buylt in hym and stablished thorow fayth as ye haue learned therin be plentutuous with geuyng thankes ✚ Beware least any man spoyle you thorowe Pholosophy and dysceatful vanytye after the tradicyon of men and after the ordynaunces of the worlde and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth at the fulnes of the god head bodely ye are â—â—plete in him whiche is the head of al rule and power by whoÌ„ also ye are circuÌ„cysed with circuÌ„cisyd whych is done without handes for asmuch as ye haue put of the synful body of the flesshe thorow the circuÌ„cision that is in Chryst in that ye are buried with him thorow bap tyme in whom ye are also rysen agayne tho rowe fayth that is wrought by the operacy on of God whiche raysed him from death And ye whaÌ„ ye were dead thorow synne and thorowe the vncyrcumcysion of youre flesshe hath he guyckened with hym hath forgyuen vs all our trespaces ⊢ and hathe put out the haÌ„de wrytyng that was against vs contayned in the law wrytten and that hath he taken out of the way and hath faste ned it to his crosse and hath spoyled rule and power and hath made a shewe of them openly and hath tryumphed ouer them in his owne person Let no man therfore trouble your coÌ„scyen ce aboute meate and dryncke or for a pece of an holy daye or of the newe Mone or of the Saboth dayes whiche are shaddowes of thiÌ„ges to come but the body is in Christ. Let no man make you shot at a wronge marcke by the huÌ„blenes holynes of angels in the thynges which he neuer sawe beyng causelesse puft vp with his fleshly mynde and holdeth not the head wherof al the body by ioyn tes and couples receyueth norysshment and is knet together and increaseth with the increasyng that commeth of God Wherfore yf ye be dead with Christ from the ordinauÌ„ces of the world why as though ye yet lyued in the world are ye led with tradicions Touche not tast not handle not whiche al peryshe thorowe the very abuse after the commaundementes and doctrynes of men which thynges outwardly haue the symilitude of wysdome by superstycion and humblenes and by hurting of the body and in that they do the flesshe no worshyppe vnto the nede therof ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the spirytuall resurreccyon to laye asyde all maner of corrupte lyuyng to be frutefull in all godlynisie and vertue and sheweth all degrees their duetye CAPI III ✚ IF ye be then rysen agayne with Chryste seke those thiges which are aboue where Christe sytteth on the ryght hande of God Set youre affeccyon on thinges that are aboue and not on thynges whiche are on the earth For ye are dead and your lyfe is hyd with Christ in God When soeuer Chryste which is our lyfe shal shewe him selfe then shall ye also appere with him in glory ⊢ ☞ Mortyfie therfore your earthy membres fornycacion vnclennes vnnaturall lust euyll coucupyscence and couetousnes which is worshyppyng of ydoles for which thynges sake the wrathe of God vseth to come on the chyldren of vnbelefe amonge whom ye walcked somtyme when ye lyued in them But nowe put ye also awaye from you all such thinges wrath fearsnes maliciousnes cursed speaking filthy coÌ„municacion out of your mouth Lye not one to another