not be greeued to come vnto them 39 Then Peter arose came with them and when he was come they brought hym into the vpper chamber And all the wydowes stoode rounde about him weepyng and shewyng the coates and garmentes which Dorcas made whyle she was with them 40 And Peter put them all foorth and kneled downe and prayed and turned hym to the body and sayde Tabitha aryse And she opened her eyes and when she sawe Peter she sate vp 41 And he gaue her the hande and lyfte her vp and when he hadde called the saintes and wydowes he deliuered her alyue 42 And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa many beleued in the Lorde 43 And it came to passe that he taryed many dayes in Ioppa with one Simō a tanner ¶ The .x. Chapter 3 The vision that Peter sawe 1◠He was sent to Cornelius 1◠The heathen receaue the spirite and are baptized 1 THere was a certayne man in Cesarea called Cornelius a captayne of the bande called the Italian bande 2 A deuoute man one y t feared God with all his housholde which gaue much almes to the people and prayed God alway 3 The same sawe by a vision euidently about the ninth houre of the daye an Angel of God commyng in to hym and saying vnto hym Cornelius 4 And when he loked on hym he was afrayde and sayde What is it Lorde And he sayde vnto hym Thy prayers and thyne almes are come vp into remembraunce before God 5 And nowe sende men to Ioppa call for one Simō whose sirname is Peter 6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner whose house is by the sea syde He shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do 7 And when the Angell whiche spake vnto Cornelius was departed he called two of his household seruauntes and a deuout souldier of them that wayted on hym 8 And tolde them all the matter sent them to Ioppa 9 On the morowe as they went on their iourney and drewe nye vnto the citie Peter went vp vnto the highest part of the house to pray about the sixth houre 10 And whē he waxed hungry he would haue eaten But whyle they made redie he fell into a traunce 11 And saw heauen opened and a certaine vessell come downe vnto him as it had ben a great sheete knyt at the foure corners was let downe to the earth 12 Wherin were * all maner of fourefooted beastes of the earth wilde beastes and wormes and foules of the ayre 13 And there came a voyce to hym ryse Peter kyll and eate 14 But Peter sayde Not so Lorde For I haue neuer eaten any thyng that is common or vncleane 15 And the voyce spake vnto hym againe the seconde tyme * What God hath cleansed that call not thou common 16 This was done thryse and the vessell was receaued vp agayne into heauen 17 Nowe whyle Peter doubted in hym selfe what this vision whiche he hadde seene meant beholde the men whiche were sent from Cornelius had made inquiraunce for Simons house stoode before the doore 18 And called and asked whether Simō which was sirnamed Peter were lodged there 19 Whyle Peter thought on the vision the spirite said vnto hym beholde three men seke thee 20 Arise therfore and get the downe and go with them doubt not for I haue sent them 21 Then Peter went downe to the men which were sēt vnto him frō Cornelius said Behold I am he whō ye seeke what is the cause wherfore ye are come 22 And they sayde Cornelius the capitayne a iust man and one that feareth God and of good report among all the people of the Iewes was warned by an holy Angel to sende for thee into his house and to heare wordes of thee 23 Then called he them in and lodged them And on the morowe Peter went away with them and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied hym 24 And the thirde day after entred they into Cesarea And Cornelius wayted for them and hadde called together his kinsemen and speciall friendes 25 And it came to passe as Peter came in Cornelius met hym fell downe at his feete and worshipped hym 26 But Peter toke him vp saying stande vp * I my selfe also am a man 27 And as he talked with him he came in found many that were come together 28 And he said vnto thē Ye knowe how that it is an vnlawful thyng for a man that is a Iew to companie or come vnto one of another natiō But God hath shewed me that I shoulde not call any man common or vncleane 29 Therefore came I vnto you without delay assoone as I was sent for I aske therfore for what intent ye haue sent for me 30 And Cornelius sayde This day nowe foure dayes about this houre I sate fasting and at the ninth houre I prayed in my house And beholde a man stoode before me in bryght clothyng 31 And sayde Cornelius thy prayer is heard and thyne almes deedes are had in remembraunce in the syght of God 32 Sende therfore to Ioppa and call for Simon whose sirname is Peter He is lodged in the house of one Simō a tanner by the sea syde who when he commeth shall speake vnto thee 33 Then sent I for thee immediatly and thou hast well done that thou art come Nowe therfore are we all here present before God to heare all thynges that are commaunded vnto thee of God 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said Of a trueth I perceaue that God hath no regarde of persons 35 But in euery nation he that feareth hym and worketh ryghteousnes is accepted with hym 36 Touchyng the worde which God sēt vnto the chyldren of Israel preachyng peace by Iesus Christe he is Lord ouer all 37 Ye knowe howe the worde was publisshed through all Iurie begynnyng in Galilee after the baptisme whiche Iohn preached 38 Howe God annoynted Iesus of Nazareth with the holy ghoste and with power Who went about doyng good and healyng all that were oppressed of the deuyll for God was with hym 39 And we are witnesses of all thynges which he dyd in the land of the Iewes and at Hierusalem whom they slewe and hanged on tree 40 Hym God raysed vp the thirde daye and shewed hym openly 41 Not to al the people but vnto vs witnesses chosen before of God euen to vs whiche dyd eate and drynke with hym after he arose from the dead 42 And he commaunded vs to preache vnto the people and to testifie that it is he whiche was ordeyned of God to be the iudge of quicke and dead 43 To hym geue all the prophetes witnesse that through his name whosoeuer beleueth in hym shall receaue remission of sinnes ☜ 44 Whyle Peter yet spake these wordes the holy ghost fell on all them whiche hearde the worde 45 And they of the circumcision which beleued were astonied as many as came with Peter because that on
To gouerne well requireth continual studie of gods lawe (g) To gouerne well requireth continual studie of gods lawe h Studie and obserue gods lawe and be sure of prosperous successe in all thy doyngs i Meaning from thâ— day that this was proclâ—med Nu. xxxii d (k) Meaning the lâ—nd of Sihon the king of the Aâ—orâ—tes and Og king oâ— Bathâ— (l) In respecte of the lâ—nd of the Aâ—orâ—s Ier. xâ—ii a (a Which place was in the pâ—aâ—e of moab neare vnto Iordane Ebre xi f. Iam. ii d. “ Or Tâ—uerners house or hostesse (b) Though the wicked se the hand of God vpon theÌ„ yet they repent not but seke howe theâ— may by their power resist his meanes (c) The rooâ— after their maner was flat plaine so that they might walk and do their busines ther vpon De. xxviii a Iosu v. a. (d That people that will heare the voice of the Lorde and oâ—serue his lawe shal be honored feared it is Gods promise Deut. â—8 Num. xxi f. e God is no â—ter of persons â–ª For 〈◊〉 is a dauâ—ger of Abraham by fayth â—nd woorthy confession founde among the Gentiles 〈…〉 the sin 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 Or lyues â–ª (f) We warâ—aunt you on pâ—ne of our lyues (g) Whiche was neare vnto the citie (h) That is we shal be discharged of our oth yf thou doest not perfourme this condition that fâ—loweth For so and none otherwise shall we be able to saue thee and thyne (i) “ or Scarleâ— colourâ—d (k) 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 Iordâ— a In march accordyng to the Ebrewes about fourtie dayes after Moyses death (b) Whiche tyme was geuen them for to prepare theÌ„ vittales or a myle Leui xx g. Num xi d. â—saâ—â— a. c Euen in the chanell where the streme had runne (d) By this miracle in deuiâ—ing the water (e) Which shoulde set vp twelue stones in remembraunce of the benefite Psal cxiiii Actes vii f. (f So called because in it was layed vp the tables wherin the couenaunt of the Lord was written that is the ten commandements eccl xxiiii d (g In that ripe soile the sonne hasteth haruest melteth the snowe in the hilles wherby Iordane theÌ„ swelleth so thâ—s miracle is the greater h Eyther tarying till the people were past or as some readâ— faire as thoughe they had bene vpon the drie land Deut. 27. a. (a) Meaning â— place where they shoulde â—mâ—e Deut. 27. a. (b) God commaundeth that not only we our selues profite by his wonderfull workes but that also our posteritie may know y e cause therof glorifie his name c Besydes y e twelue stones whiche were caryed by the tribes and set vp in Gilgal (d) The arke of the priestes whiche came ouer after the people beyng ouer went before y e people as Iosuah had appoynted chap. iii. Num 32. e. (e) That is the Arke Iosuah iii b f Wherein was the rod of Aaron and Manna witnesses of gods wonderfull workes and also the tables testifiyng gods wyll (g) Called Abib or Nisan conteynyng part of March and part of April 〈◊〉 xiiii e. h The woÌ„derful works of Gâ—d in the wicked 〈◊〉 a cause 〈◊〉 â—er condemnation 〈…〉 the god◠〈◊〉 occasion to prayse and feare hym (a) The Amorites were on both sydes I did 〈◊〉 wherof two kâ—nges were 〈…〉 Moab Iosuah i. b. Exod iiii f. (b For now they had lefte iâ— of about 40 yeres (c) Gilgal was so called because they were there circumcised (d Thei could not do it with out daunger in that troublesome vncertain state they were in in their iourney Num. xiiii f Num xiii e. (e) Before they were like to the vncircumcised Egyptians whom though theâ— serued yet they 〈◊〉 dayned and iudged them prophane and shamefull Exod. xii â— (f) The first moneth 〈◊〉 spoken of chap. 4. g In that that Iosuah worshyppeth hym he acknowledgeth him to be gâ— and in that that he 〈◊〉 hym selfe the Lordes capitayne he declareth hym selfe to be Christe (h) That is geue ouer 〈◊〉 clayme of thy selfe and of thy affeâ— a That none coulde go out b That none coulde come in (c) The conquest might not be assigned to mans power but to the mercie of god â–ª which with most weake things can ouercome that which semeth most strong (d) This is chiefly meant by the Rubenites Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh â–ª (e) Meaning the reare warde wherin was the standard of y e trybe of Dan. Num. x. (f) For that day (g) The tribe of Dan was so called because it marched last and gathered vp whatsoeuer was left of others (h) Besydes euery day once for the space of sixe dayes i Condempned 〈◊〉 to be destroyed Iosuah ii a. * Leui xxvii Num. xxi a Deut. xiii d. (k Man and beast beyng destroyed and all other thinges that could not by fire be moulten and transformed all metals are so reserued to the Lordes vâ—e that they should neuer be conuerted to any priuate vse Heb. x. â— 2 Mâ—a x. Iosuah ii â— (l) For it was not lawful for straungers to dwell among the Israelites tyll they were purged (m) Meanyng the tabernacle n For she was maryed to Salmon prince of the tribe of Iuda Math. 1. (o) He shall buyld it to the destruction of all his stocke which thyng was fulfylled in Hiel of Bethel 1. Reg. â— * Deut. vii d. (a) By takyng that which was coÌ„maunded to be destroyed (b) There was two â—is One Ai of the Amorites which was the greater and is here described the other of the Ammonites Ierem. 49. 〈…〉 〈…〉 e Iosuah here is 〈…〉 the mâ— proâ—â—od â–ª wiâ—h decla◠〈◊〉 ther 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 out 〈…〉 of God f For the enemies 〈…〉 thou wa st 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 name 〈…〉 〈◊〉 xix a Or 〈◊〉 〈…〉 The 〈◊〉 act of taking as some iudge was by 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 other say it was by â—tes (k) God is glorified when the trueth is confessed l That is before the arke of the Lorde (m Some leaue wedge others a pâ—te and some a rodde (o) What sharp iudgment and greeuous punyshment theâ— ought to haue that by wickednes drawe Gods wrath vâ—oâ— the multitude (p) That is â–ª the valley of trouble * Deut. vii c. Iosuah vi d. Deut. xx c. (a meanyng on the west syde That is with the rest of the 〈◊〉 (c That is â—tred them and set them in aâ—ay (d He set these fewe that the other which lay in ambushe might not be discouered (e) As they which fayned themselues to see for feare â–ª (f Or lyft vp the baner to signifie when they shall indede the citie “ Or pâ—wer * Deu. vii a. (g) For the firing of the citie was not to destroy it for they should take the spoile therof for a pray but was to signifie to Iosuah that they were entred Nu. xxxi d. Deut. xx c. (h) That it coulde neuer be buylt again (i) According as it was commaunded by the lawe Deu. 21 d. Iosu vii d. De. xxvii a.
shall dye and the ryuer shall corrupt and it shall greeue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the ryuer 19 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron Take thy rodde and stretche out thyne hand ouer the waters of Egypt ouer their streames ouer their riuers and pondes and all pooles of water whiche they haue that they may be blood and that there may be blood throughout all y e lande of Egypt both in vesselles of wood also of stone 20 And Moyses and Aaron did euen as the Lorde commaunded and he lyfte vp the rodde and smote the waters that were in the ryuer in the sight of Pharao and in the sight of his seruauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned into blood 21 And the fishe that was in the ryuer dyed and the ryuer corrupted and the Egyptians coulde not drinke of the waters of the ryuer and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt 22 And the enchaunters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with their sorceries and he heardened Pharaos heart neyther did he hearken vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 23 And Pharao turned him selfe and went agayne into his house and set not his heart thervnto 24 And the Egyptians dygged rounde about the ryuer for water to drinke for they coulde not drinke of the water of the ryuer 25 And it continued seuen dayes after that the Lorde had smyten the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter 2 Frogges 8 Pharao prayeth Moyses to pray for hym 12 Moyses prayeth for Pharao 15 Pharao is hardened 16 Lyce in man and beast 20 Flyes or all kynde of wylde fierce and noysome beastes 25 Pharao intreateth Moyses to pray for hym 32 Pharao is hardened 1 THE Lorde spake vnto Moyses go vnto Pharao tell hym Thus sayeth the Lord Let my people go that they may serue me 2 And if thou refuse to let them go beholde I wyll smyte all thy borders with frogges 3 And the riuer shall scraule with frogges whiche shall go vp and come into thine house and into thy priuie chaumber where thou slepest and vpon thy bed into the house of thy seruauntes and vpon thy people and into thyne ouens and vpon al thy vitayles in store 4 And the frogges shall come vp vppon thee and on thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes 5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron stretch foorth thyne hande with thy rod ouer the streames ouer the ryuers and ouer the pondes and cause frogges to come vp vpon the lande of Egypt 6 And Aaron stretched his hande ouer y e waters of Egypt the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypt 7 And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcerie and brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypt 8 Then Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayde pray ye vnto the Lorde that he maye take away the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people go that they may do sacrifice vnto the Lorde 9 And Moyses sayde vnto Pharao glory herein because of me and appoynt when I shall pray for thee and for thy seruauntes and for thy people to dryue away the frogges from thee and thy houses and they may remayne but in the ryuer onlye 10 He sayd to morowe And he sayde euen as thou hast said that thou mayest knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde our God 11 And so the frogges shall depart from thee and from thy houses from thy seruauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the ryuer onlye 12 Moyses and Aaron went out from Pharao and Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde as touching the frogges whiche he had brought against Pharao 13 And the Lorde dyd accordyng to the saying of Moyses and the frogges dyed out of the houses out of the courtes and fieldes 14 And they gathered them together vppon heapes and the lande had an euill smell through them 15 But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his heart and hearkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 16 And the Lord sayd vnto Moses Say vnto Aaron Stretche out thy rod and smyte the dust of the lande that it may be turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 17 And they did so for Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodde and smote the dust of the earth whiche turned to lyce in man and beast so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 18 And the enchaunters assayed likewise with their enchauntmētes to bring foorth lyce but they coulde not and the lyce were both vpon men beastes 19 Then said the enchaunters vnto Pharao this is the finger of God And Pharaos heart remayned obstinate and he hearkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde 20 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses ryse vp early in the mornyng and stand before Pharao lo he wyll come foorth vnto the water and thou shalt say vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde Let my people go that they may serue me 21 Els if thou wylt not let my people go behold I will send all maner of flyes both vpon thee and thy seruauntes and thy people into thy houses and the houses of the Egyptians shal be full of flyes and the ground wheron they are 22 And the land of Gosen where my people are will I cause to be wonderfull in that day so that there shal no flyes be there wherby thou shalt know that I am the Lorde in the myddest of the earth 23 And I will put a diuision betweene my people and thine and euen to morowe shall this miracle be done 24 And the Lord dyd euen so there came an intollerable swarme of flyes into the house of Pharao and into his seruauntes houses and into all the land of Egypt and the land was corrupt with these flyes 25 And Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayd Go and do sacrifice vnto your God in this lande 26 And Moyses aunswered It is not meete that we so do for we must offer vnto the Lorde our God that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians Lo if we sacrifice that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians before theyr eyes wyl they not stone vs 27 We wyll go three dayes iourney into the desert and sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God as he hath cōmaunded vs. 28 And Pharao sayd I will let you go that ye may sacrifice vnto the Lorde your God in the wyldernesse but go not farre away pray for me 29 And Moyses sayd beholde I will go out from thee and pray vnto the Lord that the flyes may depart from Pharao and from his seruauntes and from his people to morowe but let Pharao from hence foorth deale deceiptfully no more that he wyll
offeringes and sacrifices to offer to God And Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eate bread with Moyses father in lawe before God 13 And on the morowe Moyses sate to iudge the people and the people stoode about Moyses from morning vnto euē 14 And when Moyses father in lawe sawe all that he dyd vnto the people he sayd what is this that thou doest vnto the people Why sittest thou thy selfe alone and all the people stande about thee from morning vnto euen 15 And Moyses sayde to his father in lawe because the people come vnto me to seeke counsayle of God 16 When they haue a matter they come vnto me and I iudge betweene euery man his neyghbour shew them the ordinaunces of God and his lawes 17 And Moyses father in lawe sayde vnto hym It is not well that thou doest 18 Thou both weryest thy selfe and this people that is with thee For this thing is of more wayght then thou art able to perfourme thy selfe alone 19 Heare therfore nowe my voyce and I wyll geue thee councell and God shal be with thee Be thou vnto the people to Godwarde that thou mayest bring the causes vnto God 20 And thou shalt teache them ordinaunces and lawes and shew them the way wherein they must walke the worke that they must do 21 Moreouer thou shalt seeke out among all the people men of actiuitie and such as feare God true men hating couetousnes and place of these ouer the people rulers of thousandes rulers of hundrethes rulers of fiftithes and rulers of tennes 22 And let them iudge the people at all seasons and euery great matter that commeth let them bryng vnto thee but let them iudge all small causes them selues and so shall it be easier for thy selfe and they shall beare a burthen with thee 23 If thou shalt do this thing and God charge thee withall thou shalt be able to endure and yet the people shall come to their place in peace 24 And so Moyses obeyed the voyce of his father in lawe and dyd all that he had sayde 25 And Moyses chose actiue men out of all Israel and made them as heades ouer the people namely rulers of thousandes rulers of hundrethes rulers of fiftithes and rulers of tennes 26 And they iudged the people at all seasons but brought the harde causes vnto Moyses and iudged all small matters them selues 27 And Moyses let his father in lawe depart and he went into his owne lande ¶ The .xix. Chapter 1 They come to mount Sinai 5 The people of Israel the people of God 6 A priestly kingdome an holy nation 7 Moyses declareth the worde of God 9 God woulde that credite should be geuen to Moyses wordes 10 The people is commaunded to be sanctified 12 He that toucheth the mountayne is stoned 14 The people is sanctified 16 God appeareth in thunder and lightning to be feared of the people 22 The priestes are sanctified 24 The people and priestes may not touche the hyll 1 IN the thirde moneth when the chyldren of Israel were gone out of the lande of Egypt the same day came they into the wyldernesse of Sinai 2 For they were departed from Raphidim and were come to the desert of Sinai and had pitched their tentes in the wyldernesse and there Israel campped before the mounte 3 But Moyses went vp vnto God and the Lorde called vnto hym out of the mountayne saying Thus shalt thou fay vnto the house of Iacob and tell the chyldren of Israel 4 Ye haue seene what I did vnto the Egyptians and toke you vp vpon Eagles wynges and haue brought you vnto my selfe 5 Nowe therefore yf ye wyll heare my voyce in deede and kepe my couenaunt ye shall be as a deare treasure vnto me aboue all nations for al the earth is myne 6 Ye shal be vnto me also a kingdome of priestes an holy people And these are the wordes whiche thou shalt say vnto the children of Israel 7 Moyses came and called for the elders of the people and layde before theyr faces all these wordes whiche the Lorde commaunded hym 8 And the people aunswered altogether and sayde All that the Lorde hath sayd we will do And Moyses brought the wordes of the people vnto y e Lord. 9 And the Lorde sayd vnto Moyses lo I come vnto thee in a thicke cloude that the people may heare me talkyng with thee and beleue thee for euer Moyses shewed the wordes of the people vnto the Lorde 10 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Go vnto the people and sanctifie thē to day and to morowe and let them washe theyr clothes 11 And be redy against the thirde day for the thirde day the Lorde wyll come downe in the sight of all the people vppon mount Sinai 12 And thou shalt set boundes vnto the people rounde about say take heede to your selues that ye go not vp into the mount or touche the border of it whosoeuer toucheth the mounte shall surelye dye 13 There shall not an hande touche it els he shal be stoned or shot through whether it be beast or man it shall not liue when the trumpet bloweth long then may they come vp into the mountayne 14 And Moyses went downe from the mount vnto the people and sanctified them and they washed their clothes 15 And he sayd vnto the people be redy agaynst the thirde day and come not at your wyues 16 And the thirde day in the mornyng there was thunder and lyghtnyng and a thicke cloude vpon the mount and the voyce of the trumpet exceedyng loude so that all the people that was in the hoast was afrayde 17 And Moyses brought the people out of the tentes to meete with God and thei stoode at the neather part of the hil 18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke because the Lorde descended downe vpon it in fire and the smoke thereof ascended vp as the smoke of a furnace and all the mount quaked exceedyngly 19 And when the voyce of the trumpet blewe long and waxed louder and louder Moyses spake and God aunswered hym by a voyce 20 And the Lorde came downe vpon mount Sinai euen in the toppe of the hill when the Lord called Moyses vp into the top of the hil Moyses went vp 21 And the Lorde sayd vnto Moyses Go downe charge the people lest they breake out from their boundes to see the Lorde and so many of them perishe 22 And let the priestes also whiche come to the Lorde sanctifie them selues lest the Lorde destroy them 23 And Moyses said vnto the Lord The people can not come vp into the mount Sinai for thou chargest vs saying set boundes about the hill and sanctifie it 24 And the Lord sayd vnto him Away and get thee downe thou shalt come vp thou and Aaron with thee but let not the priestes and the people
Egypt to bryng vs into this euyll place which is no place of seede nor of fygges nor vines nor pomgranates neither is there any water to drynke 6 And Moyses and Aaron went from the presence of the congregation vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation and fel vpon their faces and the glorie of the Lorde appeared vnto them 7 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 8 Take the rodde and gather thou and thy brother Aaron the congregation together and speake vnto the rocke before their eyes and it shall geue foorth his water And thou shalt bryng them water out of the rocke to geue the companie drynke and their beastes also 9 And Moyses toke the rodde from before the Lord as he commaunded hym 10 And Moyses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rocke and Moyses sayde vnto them Heare ye rebelles must we fetch you water out of this rocke 11 And Moyses lyft vp his hande and with his rodde he smote the rocke two tymes and the water came out aboundauntly and the multitude dranke and their beastes also 12 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron Because ye beleued me not to sanctifie me in the eyes of the children of Israel therfore ye shall not bryng this congregation into the lande which I haue geuen them 13 This is the water of strife because the children of Israel stroue with y e Lorde and he was sanctified in them 14 And Moyses sent messengers from Cades vnto the kyng of Edom thus sayeth thy brother Israel Thou knowest all the trauayle that we haue had 15 Our fathers went downe into Egypt we haue dwelt in Egypt a long tyme and the Egyptians vexed vs and our fathers 16 And when we cryed vnto the Lorde he hearde our voyce and sent an angell and hath fet vs vp out of Egypt And beholde we are in Cades euen in the vttermost citie of thy border 17 Let vs passe I pray thee through thy countrey but we wyll not go through the fieldes or vineyardes neither wyll we drynke of the water of the fountaynes we wyll go by the kynges hye way and neither turne vnto the ryght hande nor to the left vntyll we be past thy borders 18 And Edom aunswered hym Thou shalt not go by me lest I come out agaynst thee with the sworde 19 The children of Israel sayd vnto him we wyll go by the beaten way and if I and my cattell drynke of thy water I wyll pay for it I wyll but only without any harme go through on my feete 20 He aunswered Thou shalt not go through And Edom came out agaynst hym with much people and with a mightie power 21 And thus Edom denied to geue Israel passage through his countrey wherfore Israel turned away from hym 22 And the children of Israel departed from Cades and came vnto mount Hor with all the congregation 23 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron in mount Hor harde by the coast of the lande of Edom saying 24 Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people for he shall not come into the lande which I haue geuen vnto the children of Israel because ye disobeyed my mouth at the water of strife 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his sonne and bryng them vp into mount Hor. 26 And cause Aaron to put of his garmentes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron shal be gathered vnto his people and shall dye there 27 And Moyses dyd as the Lorde commaunded and they went vp into mount Hor in the sight of all the multitude 28 And Moyses toke of Aarons clothes and put them vpon Eleazar his sonne and Aaron dyed there in the toppe of the mount And Moyses and Eleazar came downe out of the mount 29 When all y e multitude sawe that Aaron was dead they mourned for Aarō thirtie dayes all the housholde of Israel ⧠The .xxj. Chapter 1 Israel vanquissheth kyng Arad 6 The firie serpentes styng them 24 The kynges Sehon and Og are ouercome in battayle 1 ANd when kyng Arad the Chananite which dwelt towarde the south hearde tell that Israel came by the way that the spyes had founde out he fought agaynst Israel and toke some of them prisoners 2 And Israel vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde and sayde If thou wylt deliuer this people into my hande I wyll vtterly destroy their cities 3 And the Lorde hearde the voyce of Israel and deliuered them the Chanaanites And they destroyed them and their cities and called the name of the place Horma 4 And they departed frō mount Hor by the way of the red sea to compasse the lande of Edom and the soule of the people was sore greeued because of y e way 5 And the people spake agaynst God and agaynst Moyses Wherefore haue ye brought vs out of Egypt for to dye in the wildernesse for here is neither bread nor water and our soule lotheth this lyght bread 6 Wherfore the Lorde sent fierie serpentes among the people which stong them and much people of Israel dyed 7 Therfore the people came to Moyses sayd We haue sinned for we haue spoken agaynst the Lord and agaynst thee make intercession to the Lord that he take away the serpentes from vs. And Moyses made intercession for y e people 8 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Make thee a fierie serpent and set it vp vpon a pole that as many as are bitten may loke vpon it and lyue 9 And Moyses made a serpent of brasse and set it vpon a pole and when the serpent had bitten any man he behelde the serpent of brasse and lyued 10 And the children of Israel departed thence and pitched in Oboth 11 And they departed from Oboth and pitched at the heapes of Abarim euen in the wildernesse which is before Moab on the east syde 12 And they remoued thence and pitched vpon the riuer of Zared 13 And they departed thence and pitched on the other syde of Arnon which is in the wildernesse and commeth out of the coastes of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab betweene Moab and the Amorites 14 Wherfore it shal be spoken in the booke of the warres of the Lord what thyng he dyd in the red sea and in the riuers of Arnon 15 And at the streame of the riuers that goeth downe to the dwellyng of Ar and lyeth vpon the border of Moab 16 From thence they returned vnto Beer The same is the well wherof the Lord spake vnto Moyses Gather the people together and I will geue them water 17 Then Israel sang this song Spryng vp well syng ye vnto it 18 The princes digged this well the captaynes of the people digged it with the lawe geuer and with their staues And from the wildernesse they went to Mathana 19 And from Mathana to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth 20 And from Bamoth of the valley that is in the fielde of Moab vnto the top of
Obed Edom Ieiel and Azaiahu played vpon harpes an eyght aboue with courage 22 And Chenaniahu the chiefe of the Leuites was maister of the song for he taught other to sing because he was a man of vnderstanding 23 Bereâ—hia and Elcana kept the doore of the arke 24 And Sebaniahu Iehosaphat Nathanael Amasai Zachariahu Banaiahu and Eliezer the priestes did blowe with trumpettes before the arke of God And Obed Edom and Iehia were kepers of the doore of the arke 25 And Dauid and the elders of Israel and the captaynes ouer thousandes went to fet the arke of the appoyntmeÌ„t of the Lorde out of the house of Obed Edom with gladnesse 26 And when God helped the Leuites that bare the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde they offered seuen oxen and seuen rammes 27 And Dauid had on him a linnen garment lyke as had also all the Leuites that bare the arke so had the singers and Chenania the ruler of the songe with the singers and Dauid had vpon him an Ephod of linnen 28 And al they of Israel brought the arke of the Lordes couenaunt with showting and blowing of the shawme and trumpettes making a noyse with cymbales psalteries and harpes 29 And as the arke of the appointment of the Lorde came into the citie of Dauid Michol the daughter of Saul looking out at a windowe sawe king Dauid daunsing and playing and she despised him in her heart ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 The arke being placed they offer sacrifices 4 Dauid ordaineth Asaph and his brethren to minister before the Lorde 8 He appoynteth a notable psalme to be song in prayse of the Lorde 1 SO they brought in the arke of God and set it in the middest of the tent that Dauid pitched for it And they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offringes before God 2 And when Dauid had made an end of offring the burnt offringes and peace offringes he blessed the people in the name of the Lorde 3 And he dealt to all Israel both man and woman a cracknel of bread and a good peece of fleshe and a flacket of wine 4 And he appoynted certaine of the Leuites to minister before the arke of the Lord and to repeate and to thanke and prayse the Lorde God of Israel 5 And Asaph was the chiefe and nexte to him Zacharia Ieiel Semiramoth Iehiel Mathathia Eliab Benaia Obed Edom Ieiel with instruments psalteries harpes But Asaph made a sounde with cymbales 6 Banaia and Iahaziel priestes blewe with trumpettes continually before the arke of the couenaunt of God 7 And that same tyme Dauid did appoynt chiefely to thanke the Lorde by Asaph and his brethren 8 Confesse you it vnto God call vpon his name cause the people to vnderstande his deuises 9 Sing vnto him sing psalmes vnto him talke you of all his wonderous workes 10 Glory ye in his holy name let the heart of them reioyce that do seeke God 11 Seeke God and his strength seeke his face euermore 12 Remember the marueylous workes that he hath done his wonders and the iudgementes of his mouth 13 O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt ye his chosen children of Iacob he is God our Lorde his iudgementes are in all the earth 14 He hath ben mindfull alwayes of his couenaunt for he promysed a word to a thousande generations euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham and of his othe vnto Isaac 15 And he appoynted the same vnto Iacob for a law and to Israel for an euerlasting couenaunt 16 Saying vnto thee I wyll geue the lande of Chanaan the lot of your inheritaunce 17 When they were a fewe men in number and had ben straungers but a litle while in it and when they went from one nation to another from one kingdome to another people 18 He suffred no man to do them wrong yea he reproued euen kinges for their sakes 19 Touche not myne annoynted and triumph not ouer my prophetes 20 Sing vnto the Lorde all the earth and shewe from day to day his saluation 21 Tell of his glory among the heathen his wonderfull deedes among all natitions 25 For great is the Lorde and worthy to be praysed exceedingly he is to be feared aboue all gods 26 For all the gods of the people are but idoles but the Lorde made heauen 27 Prayse and honour are in his presence strength and gladnesse are in his place 28 Asscribe vnto the Lord ye kinredes of people Asscribe to the Lorde glorie and dominion 29 Asscribe vnto the Lord the glorie due vnto his name bring sacrifices and come before him and worship the Lord in his glorious sanctuarie 30 Let all the earth feare him surely the world shal be stable and not moue 31 Let the heauens reioyce and let the earth be glad and let men tel among the nations that the Lorde is king 32 Let the sea rore the fulnesse thereof let the fieldes reioyce all that is therin 33 Then shall the trees of the wood reioyce at the presence of the Lord because he commeth to iudge the earth 34 O geue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is good for his mercie endureth euer 35 And say ye saue vs O God our saluation gather vs together and deliuer vs from among the heathen that we may geue thankes to thy holy name and triumph in the prayse of thee 36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer and euer let all people say Amen and prayse the Lorde 37 And so he left there before the arke of the lordes couenaunt Asaph his brethren to minister before the arke continually in such thinges as were to be done day by day 38 And Obed Edom and his brethren threescore and eyght and Obed Edom the sonne of Ieduthun and Hosa were appoynted to be porters 39 And Zadoc the priest his brethren the priestes were before y e tabernacle of the lord in the hie place that was at Gibeon 40 To offer burnt offeringes vnto the Lorde vpon the burnt offering aulter perpetually in the morning and euening according to all that which is written in the lawe of the Lorde whiche he commaunded Israel 41 And with them were Heman and Ieduthun and other that were chosen whose names were expressed to geue thankes to the Lorde That his mercie lasteth euer 42 And with them dyd Heman an Ieduthun sing with the trumpets and cymbales making a sweete melodie with instrumentes of musicke godly songues And the sonnes of Ieduthun were porters 43 And al the people departed euery man to his house Dauid returned to blesse his house The .xvii. Chapter 3 Dauid is forbidden to buylde an house vnto the Lord. 12 Christ is promised vnder the figure of Solomon 18 Dauid geueth thankes 23 and prayeth vnto God 1 AND it fortuned that when Dauid dwelt in his house he sayde to Nathan the prophete Lo I dwel in an house of Cedar tree but the arke of the lordes
out thy spirite they be recreated and thou reuiuest the face of the earth 31 The glorious maiestie of God shal endure for euer God wyll reioyce in his workes 32 He beholdeth the earth it trembleth he toucheth the hilles and they smoke 33 I wyll syng vnto God as long as I liue I will sing psalmes vnto my Lord so long as I shall be 34 My meditations of hym shal be very pleasaunt for all my ioy shal be in God 35 As for sinners they shal be consumed out of the earth and the vngodly shall come to an ende blesse thou God O my soule and prayse you the Lorde The argument of the .cv. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth all men to acknowledge God to call vpon God for helpe to seeke God and to preache God but especially he moueth the Israelites to remember the promises that God made to their forefathers Abraham Isahac Iacob and also the benefites that he had bestowed on them aboue all other nations For God had such care of them beyng pilgrimes in forraine lands that he would not suffer any once to touch them yea he rebuked kinges for their sakes and he preserued them in famine and other aduersitie as Ioseph was solde into Egypt but it had a good successe The entring of the children of Israel into Egypt is set foorth and what happened vnto them whyles they were there Likewise their ioyfull departing out of Egypt their doyng by the way in the wyldernesse and at length their entring into the lande of promise where God placed them that they should kepe his commaundementes is most amply declared 1 COnfesse you it vnto God call vppon his name cause the people to vnderstande his deuises 2 Sing vnto hym sing psalmes vnto him talke you of all his wonderous workes 3 Glory ye in his holy name let the heart of them reioyce that do seeke God 4 Seeke God and his strength seeke his face euermore 5 Remember the meruaylous workes that he hath done his wonders and the iudgementes of his mouth 6 O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt ye his chosen chyldren of Iacob he is God our Lord his iudgementes are in all the earth 7 He hath ben mindfull alwayes of his couenaunt for he promised a worde to a thousande generations euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham and of his othe vnto Isaac 8 And he appointed the same vnto Iacob for a law and to Israel for an euerlasting couenaunt 9 Saying vnto thee I wyll geue the lande of Chanaan the lot of your inheritaunce 10 When they were a fewe men in number and had ben straungers but a litle whyle in it and when they went from one nation to another from one kingdome to another people 11 He suffred no man to do them wrong yea he reproued euen kynges for their sakes 12 Touche not mine annoynted and triumph not ouer my prophetes 13 Moreouer he called for a famine vpon the lande and he made all maner of foode to fayle 14 But he had sent a man before them euen Ioseph who was solde to be a bonde seruaunt 15 Whose feete they dyd hurt in the stockes the iron entred into his soule 16 Vntill the tyme came that his cause was knowen the worde of the Lorde tryed hym 17 The king sent and caused hym to be let go yea the prince of the people opened a way foorth for hym 18 He made him Lorde of his house and ruler of all his substaunce 19 That he might enfourme his princes according to his minde and teache his senatours wysdome 20 Israel also came into Egypt Iacob was a straunger in the lande of Cham. 21 And he encreased his people exceedinglye and made them stronger then their enemies 22 Whos 's heart so turned that they hated his people and dealt subtilly with his seruauntes 23 Then he sent Moyses his seruaunt and Aaron whom he had chosen they did their message workyng his signes among them and wonders in the lande of Cham. 24 He sent darknes it was darke and they went not from his wordes 25 He turned their waters into blood and slue their fishe 26 Their lande brought foorth frogges yea euen in their kinges chaumbers 27 He spake the worde and there came a swarme of all maner of flyes and of lyce in all their quarters 28 He gaue them haylestones for rayne and flambes of fire in their lande 29 He smote their vines also figge trees and he destroyed the trees that were in their coastes 30 He spake the worde and the grashoppers came caterpillers innumerable 31 And they did eate vp all the grasse in their lande and deuoured the fruite of their grounde 32 He smote al the first borne in their land euen the first fruites of all their concupiscence 33 He also brought them foorth with siluer and golde there was not one feeble person in their tribes 34 Egypt was glad at their departing for they were smytten with dread of them 35 He spred out a cloude to be a couering and fire to geue light in the night season 36 The people required and he brought quayles and he filled them with the bread of heauen 37 He opened the rocke of stone and the waters flowed out so that streames ranne in drye places 38 For he remembred his holy worde spoken◠vnto Abraham his seruaunt 39 And he brought foorth his people with gladnes and his chosen with a ioyfull noyse 40 And he gaue them the landes of the Heathen and they toke to inheritaunce the labours of the people 41 To the intent that they shoulde kepe his statutes and obserue his lawes Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the .cvi. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth all men to prayse God and to do iustly He maketh his prayer acknowledging his owne sinnes and the sinnes of the forefathers of the Israelites who not considering the great benefites of God rebelled against God at the red sea Afterwarde in the wyldernes they did tempt God Core Dathan and Abiram conspiring against Moyses and Aaron were swalowed vp of the earth They worshipped a calfe made of golde They murmured against them that viewed the land of promise abhorring to heare of it They sacrifised to Baal Peor They grudged at God for lacke of water Finally when they came to the holy lande they committed idolatrie and al kinde of wickednes of life so that they were geuen vp vnto their enemies handes but God most mercyfully deliuered them for his promise sake ¶ Prayse ye the Lorde 1 COnfesse you it vnto god for he is gratious and his mercy endureth foreuer 2 Who can expresse the valiaunt actes of God who can publishe abrode all his prayse 3 Blessed are they that kepe iudgement and do iustice at all times 4 Remember me O God according to the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people O visite me with thy saluation 5 That I may see the
and thy abhominations haue I seene Wo be vnto thee O Hierusalem wylt thou neuer be clensed any more Or when shall that be The .xiiij. Chapter 1 Of the dearth that shoulde come in Iurie 7 The prayer of the people askyng mercie of the Lorde 10 The vnfaithfull people are not hearde 12 Of prayer fastyng and of false prophetes that seduce the people 1 THe worde of the Lorde shewed vnto Ieremie concernyng the dearth of the fruites 2 Iuda hath mourned his gates are desolate they are brought to heauinesse euen vnto the grounde and the crye of Hierusalem goeth vp 3 The Lordes sent their seruauntes to fetche water and when they came to the welles they did finde no water but caried their vessels home emptie they be ashamed and confounded and couer their heades 4 For the grounde is dryed because there commeth no rayne vpon it the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades 5 The hynde also forsoke the young fawne that he brought foorth in the fielde because there was no grasse 6 The wylde asses did stande in the hye places and drewe in their winde lyke the dragons their eyes did fayle for want of grasse 7 Doubtlesse our owne wickednesse doth rewarde vs but Lorde do thou accordyng to thy name though our transgression and sinnes be many and agaynst thee haue we sinned 8 For thou art the comfort and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trouble Why wilt thou be as a straunger in the lande and as one that goeth his iourney and cōmeth in only to remayne for a night 9 Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde and as it were a giaunt that yet may not helpe But thou O Lorde art in the middest of vs and thy name is called vpon of vs forsake vs not 10 Thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto his people seyng they haue had such a lust to wander abrode and haue not refrayned their feete therfore the Lorde hath no pleasure in them but he wyll nowe bring againe to remembraunce all their misdeedes and punishe all their sinnes 11 Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me Thou shalt not pray to do this people good 12 For though they fast I wyll not heare their prayers and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices yet wyll not I accept them for I wyll destroy them with the sworde hunger and pestilence 13 Then aunswered I O Lorde God the prophetes say vnto them Tushe ye shall neede to feare no sworde and no hunger shall come vpon you but the Lorde shall geue you sure rest in this place 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The prophetes preach lyes in my name wheras I haue not sent them neither gaue I them any charge neither did I speake vnto them yet they preache vnto you false visions charming vanitie and deceiptfulnesse of their owne heart 15 Therfore thus saith the Lorde As for those prophetes that preache in my name whom I neuerthelesse haue not sent and that say Tushe there shall no sworde nor hunger be in this lande with sworde and with hunger shall those prophetes perishe 16 And the people to whom they preache shal be cast out of Hierusalem dye of hunger and be slayne with the sworde and there shal be no man to bury them both they and their wiues their sonnes and their daughters for thus wyll I poure their wickednesse vpon them 17 This shalt thou say also vnto them Mine eyes shall weepe without ceassyng day and nyght for my people shal be destroyed with great harme and shall perishe with a great plague 18 For yf I go into the fielde lo it lyeth all full of slayne men If I come into the citie lo they be all famished of hunger yea their prophetes also and priestes shal be led into an vnknowen lande 19 Hast thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda Doest thou so abhorre Sion Wherfore hast thou so plagued vs that we can be healed no more We loked for peace and there commeth no good for the tyme of health and lo here is nothyng but trouble 20 We knowledge O Lorde all our misdeedes and the sinnes of our fathers for we haue offended thee 21 Cast vs not of O Lord for thy names sake forget not thy louyng kindnesse ouerthrowe not the throne of thine honour breake not the couenaunt that thou hast made with vs. 22 * Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne or geue the showres from heauen Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God we wyll trust in thee for thou doest all these thynges The .xv. Chapter 1 The Lorde wyll not heare Moyses or Aaron yf they pray for the people but wyll wrappe them in many miseries The cause of such great miseries 1 THus spake the Lorde vnto me Though Moyses and Samuel stoode before me yet haue I no heart to this people driue them away that they may go out of my sight 2 And yf they say vnto thee whyther shall we go then tell them The Lorde geueth you this aunswere Some vnto death some to the sworde some to hunger some into captiuitie 3 For I wyll bryng foure plagues vpon them saith the Lorde The sworde shal slay them the dogges shall teare them in peeces the soules of the ayre and beastes of the earth shall eate them vp and destroy them 4 I wyll scatter them about also in all kingdomes and landes to be plagued because of Manasses the sonne of Hezekia kyng of Iuda for the thynges that he did in Hierusalem 5 Who shall then haue pitie vpon thee O Hierusalem who shal be sorie for thee Or who shall make intercession to obtayne peace for thee 6 Seing thou goest from me and turnest backwarde saith the Lorde therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande against thee to destroy thee and I haue ben sorie for thee so long that I am weerie 7 I haue scattred them abrode with the fanne of euery side of the land I haue wasted my people and destroyed them yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes 8 I haue made their widowes mo in number then the sandes of the sea vpon the mothers of their children dyd I bryng a destroyer in the noone day sodaynly and vnawares did I sende a feare vpon their cities 9 She that hath borne seuen children hath none her heart is full of sorowe the sunne doth fayle her in the cleare day she is confounded and faintie for very heauinesse As for those that remayne I wyll deliuer them vnto the sworde before their enemies saith the Lorde 10 O mother alas that thou euer didst beare me a brawler and rebuker of the whole lande though I neuer lent nor receaued vpon vsurie yet all men speake euyll vpon me 11 And the Lord aunswered me Veryly thy remnaunt shall haue wealth Come not I to thee when thou art in trouble helpe thee when thine enemie oppresseth thee 12 Doth one iron
castle required it of him 28 For Sostratus was the man that gathered the customes wherefore they were both called before the king 29 Thus was Menelaus put out of the priesthood Lysimachus his brother came in his steade and Sostratus left Crates ouerseer of the Cyprians 30 It happened in the meane season that the Tharsians and Mallotians made insurrection because they were geuen for a present vnto Antiochus the kinges concubine 31 Then came the king in all haste to still them againe and to pacifie the matter leauing Andronicus there to be his deputie as one meete therfore 32 Now Menelaus supposing that he had gotten a right conuenient time stole certayne vessels of golde out of the temple and gaue them to Andronicus for a present and some he solde at Tyrus and in the cities therby 33 Whiche when Onias knewe of a suretie he reproued him but he kept him in a sanctuarie beside Daphnis that lyeth by Antioche 34 Wherefore Menelaus gat hym to Andronicus and prayed him that he would slay Onias So when he came to Oui as he counseled hym craftyly to come out of the sanctuarie geuing hym his hande with an oth how be it he suspect hym and then he slue Onias without any regarde of righteousnesse 35 For the whiche cause not onely the Iewes but other nations also toke indignation and were displeased for the vnrighteous death of so godly a man 36 And when the king was come againe from Cilicia the Iewes and certayne of the Grekes went vnto hym complayning for the vnrighteous death of Onias 37 Yea Antiochus hym selfe was sory in his mynde for Onias so that it pitied him and he wept remembring his sobernesse and manerly behauour 38 Wherefore he was so kindled in his minde that he commaunded Andronicus to be stripped out of his purple clothing and so to be led throughout the citie yea and the vngratious man to be slayne in the same place where he committed his wickednesse vpon Onias Thus the Lorde rewarded him his punishement as he had deserued 39 Now when Lysimachus had done many wicked deedes in the temple thorow the counsell of Menelaus and the voyce came abrode the multitude gathered them together against Lysimachus for he had caryed out now much golde 40 So when the people arose and were full of displeasure Lysimachus armed three thousande vnthriftes to defende him a certayne tyraunt being their captayne which was growen both in age and woodnesse 41 They therefore seyng the interprise of Lysimachus caught vp some stones some blockes endes some handfulles of dust that was next at hand threwe them vpon the rebelles of Lysimachus bande that had set vpon them 42 Thus there were many of them wounded some beyng slayne and all the other chased away But as for the wicked church robber hym selfe they killed him beside the treasurie 43 Of these matters therefore there was kept a court against Menelaus 44 Now when the king came to Tyrus three men that were sent from the senate pleaded him giltie before the king 45 But Menelaus being nowe conuict went promised Ptolomi the sonne of Dorymenes to geue him much money if he woulde pacifie the king towarde him 46 So Ptolomi went to the king into a court where as he was set to coole him and brought him out of that minde 47 Insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations that notwithstanding was cause of all mischiefe and those poore men which if they had tolde their cause yea before the Scythians they shoulde haue ben iudged innocent them he condepmned to death 48 Thus were they soone punished which folowed vpon the matter for the citie for the people and for the holy vessels 49 Wherefore they also of Tyrus moued with hatred of that wicked deede caused them to be very honorably buried 50 And so through the couetousnesse of them that were in power Menelaus remayned still in aucthoritie encreasing in malice to the hurt of the citezins The .v. Chapter 2 Of the signes and tokens seene in Hierusalem 6 Of the ende and office of Iason 11 The pursute of Antiochus against the Iewes 15 The spoyling of the temple 1 ABout the same time Antiochus vndertoke his second viage into Egypt 2 And then were there seene throughout all the citie of Hierusalem fourtie dayes longe horsmen running in the ayre with robes of golde and as bandes of speare men 3 And as troupes of horsmen set in aray incountering and coursing one against another with shaking of shieldes and multitude of dartes and drawing of swordes and shooting of arrowes and the glittering of the golden armour seene and harnesse of all sortes 4 Wherefore euery man prayed that those tokens might turne to good 5 Now when there was gone foorth a false rumour as though Antiochus had ben dead Iason toke a thousand men and came sodenly vpon the citie the citezins ranne vnto the walles at the last was the citie taken and Menelaus fled into the castle 6 As for Iason he spared not his owne citezins in the slaughter neither considered he what great euill it were to destroy the prosperitie of his owne kinsemen but did as one that had gotten the victory of his enemies and not of his friendes 7 For all this gat he not the superioritie but at the last receaued confusion for his malice and fled againe lyke a vacabound into the land of the Ammonites 8 Finally for a rewarde of his wickednesse he was accused before Aretha the king of the Arabians insomuch that he was faine to flee from citie to citie being despised of euery man as a forsaker of the lawes and an abhominable person and at the last as an open enemie of his owne naturall countrey and of the citezins he was driuen into Egypt 9 Thus he that afore put many out of their owne natiue lande perished from home him selfe he went to Lacedemon thinking there to haue gotten succour by reason of kinred 10 And he that afore had caste many one out vnburied was throwen out him selfe no man mourning for him nor putting him in his graue so that he neither enioyed the buriall of a straunger neither was he partaker of his fathers sepulchre 11 Now when this was done the king suspected that the Iewes woulde haue fallen from him wherefore he came in a great displeasure out of Egypt toke the citie by violence 12 He commaunded his men of warre also that they should kill and not spare but slay downe such as withstoode them or clymed vp vpon the houses 13 Thus was there a great slaughter of young men olde men women children and virgins 14 In three dayes were there slaine fourscore thousand fourtie thousand put in prison and there were as many solde as were slaine 15 Yet was he not content with this but durst go into the most holy temple of al the worlde Menelaus that traytour to the lawes and to his owne naturall countrey being his guide 16 And with his
42 They fel downe also vnto their prayers and besought God that the fault whiche was made might be put out of remembraunce Besides that Iudas exhorted the people earnestly to kepe them selues from such sinne forsomuch as they sawe before their eyes that these men were slayne for the same offence 43 So he gathered of euery one a certayne and sent two thousande drachmes of siluer vnto Hierusalem that there might a sacrifice be offered for the misdeede In the which place he did wel and right for he had some consideration and pondring of the lyfe that is after this time 44 For if he had not thought that they whiche were slayne shoulde ryse againe it had ben superfluous and vayne to make any vowe or sacrifice for them that were dead 45 But forsomuch as he sawe that they which die in the fauour beleefe of god are in good rest and ioy he thought it to be good honorable for a reconsiling to do the same for those which were slaine that the offence might be forgeuen The .xiii. Chapter 1 The comming of Eupator into Iurie 4 The death of Menelaus 10 Machabeus goyng to fight against Eupator moueth his souldiers vnto prayer 15 He killeth fourteene thousande men in the tentes of Antiochus 21 Rhodocus the betrayer of the Iewes is taken 24 Antiochus retayned friendship with the Iewes 1 IN the hundred fourtie and nine yere gat Iudas knowledge that Antiochus Eupator was comming with a great power into iurie 2 And Lysias the stewarde and ruler of his matters with him hauing an hundred ten thousand men of foote of the Grecians fyue thousande horsemen twentie and two Elephantes and three hundred charettes set with hookes 3 Menelaus also ioyned hym selfe with them but with great disceyte spake faire to the king not for any good of the countrey but because he thought to haue ben made some great man of aucthoritie 4 But the king of kinges moued Antiochus minde against this vngodly person and Lysias enformed the king that this Menelaus was the cause of all mischiefe so that the king commaunded to bring him vnto Berea and as the maner of them is to put him vnto death in the same place 5 There was also in the same place a towre of fiftie cubites hie heaped with asshes and it had an instrument that turned rounde on euery side it rouled downe into the asshes and there whosoeuer was condempned of sacriledge or of any other greeuous crime was cast of all men vnto the death 6 Whereinto the king cōmaunded that shamefull person to be cast among the asshes as one that was cause of all vngraciousnesse 7 And reason it was that the vnthrift should dye such a death and not to be buried 8 For he had done much mischiefe vnto the aulter of God whose fire and asshes were holy therefore was it right that he him selfe also should be destroyed with asshes 9 But the king was wood in his minde and came to shew him selfe more cruell vnto the Iewes then his father was 10 Which when Iudas perceaued he commaunded the people to call vpon the Lord nyght and day that he would nowe helpe them also lyke as he had done alway for they were afraide to be put from their lawe from their natural countrey and from the holy temple 11 And not to suffer the people which a litle while afore began to recouer to be subdued againe of the blasphemous nations 12 So when they had done this together and besought the Lorde for mercie with weeping and fasting three dayes long flat vpon the grounde Iudas exhorted them to make them selues redie 13 But he and the eldest together deuised to go foorth first with the people afore the king brought his hoast into Iurie and afore he besieged the citie and so to commit the matter vnto God 14 Wherefore he committed the charge of all thinges vnto God the maker of all the worlde exhorting his people to fight manfully yea euen vnto death for the lawes the temple the citie their owne natiue countrey and to defend the citezins and he set his hoast before Modin 15 He gaue them also that were with him a token of the victory of God choosing out the manliest young men went by night into the kinges pauilion slue of the hoast fourteene thousand men and the greatest of the Elephantes with those that sate vpon him 16 Thus when they had brought a great feare and rumour among the tentes of their enemies and al thinges went prosperously with them 17 They departed in the breake of the day God being their helper and defender 18 Nowe when the king perceaued the manlinesse of the Iewes he went about to take the strong places by craft 19 And remoued his hoast vnto Bethsura which was a wel kept house of defence of the Iewes but they were chased away hurt and discomfited 20 And Iudas sent vnto them that were in it such thinges as were necessarie 21 In the Iewes hoast also there was one Rhodochus which tolde the enemies their secretes but they sought him out and when they had gotten him they put him in prison 22 After this did the king commune with them that were in Bethsura toke truice with them departed and stroke a battaile with Iudas which ouercame him 23 But when he vnderstoode that Philip whom he had left to be ouerseer of this busines at Antioch began to rebell against him he was astonied in his mind so that he yeelded him selfe to y e Iewes and made them an oth to do whatsoeuer they thought right 24 Now when he was reconciled with them he offered made much of the temple gaue great giftes vnto it 25 Embraced Machabeus making him captaine and gouernour from Ptolomais vnto the Gerrhenes 26 Neuerthelesse when he came to Ptolomais the people of the citie were not content with the bond of frendship for they were afraide that he would breake the couenaunt 27 Then went Lysias vp into the iudgement seate and excused the fact as well as he coulde and enformed the people shewed them the cause why pacified them so he came againe to Antioch This is now the matter concerning the kinges iourney and his returne The .xiiij. Chapter 1 By the motion of the Lorde Demetrius sendeth Nicanor to kill the Iewes 18 Nicanor maketh a compact with the Iewes 29 which he yet breaketh through the motion of the king 37 Nicanor commaundeth Razias to be taken 41 The boldnes of Razias 1 AFter three yeres was Iudas infourmed how that Demetrius the sonne of Seleucus was come vp with a great power and shippes through the hauen of Tripolis 2 To take certaine commodious places and countreys against Antiochus and his captaine Lysias 3 Nowe Alcimus whiche had ben hie priest and wylfully defiled him selfe in the time of the mixting seeing that by no meanes he could be helped nor haue any more entraunce to the aulter 4 He came to king Demetrius in the hundred fiftie and one yere
punyshmeÌ„t according to his worde i. Cor. xi a. (c) FroÌ„ doubtyng the deuyll bryngeth to denying (d) Sathan tempteth the woman also with ambitioÌ„ (e) The acte of sinne foloweth the miscrediting of gods worde Eccle. xxv i. Tim. ii d. () The corruption of all the nature of man by sinne (f) Such are the clokes we make to couer our synne (g) The corrupcion of mans nature after synne here appeareth (h) Adam playeth the hypocrite (i) Adam burdeneth God and the woman with his fault “ Or howe (k) In the minister is y e author of this mischiefe punyshed (l) The continuall fyght of the chyldreÌ„ of God Christe (m) Victorie is promysed by Christe to mans comfort () The calamities miseries whiche continually foloweth mankynde for synne i. Cor. xiiii f (n) He shulde haue ben his wyfes schoolmaister and preferred gods voyce before his wyues (o) It is not the age of the earth but the increase of synne that maketh the earth more barayne (p) Adam setteth foorth the benefite of lyfe which he receaued at Gods hands (q) It was gods gift that Adam thus prouided for hym selfe (r) God wold haue man and his posteritie to remember the cause of their miserie (Å¿) You may supplie the sentence with these wordes let vs caste him foorth (t) Adam can neuer in this lyfe obteyne y e felicitie which he loste by sinne (a) Heua thanketh god for the blessyng of chyldren “ he a man God (b) Though Adam was Lorde of all the earth yet he brought vp his chyldren not idelly (c) These chyldren were taught to worship God of their father d The faith of Habel made his oblatioÌ„ acceptable Hebr xi a. (e) The goodnesse of God towarde the godly greueth the wicked “ Or Shall ther not be an acceptation (f) That is God wyll accept thy sacrifice also if thei be offred faithfully (g) Cain had no â—e cause of enuie seing his auctoritie ouer Habel remayned sure vnto hym (h) Hypocrites disseÌ„blingly speke fayre VVisd x. Math. xxiii i. Para. iii. Iudges xi (i) With impietie mischiefe is foolyshnesse ioyned (k) God hath great care for his holy saintes (l) The very earth abhorreth sheddyng of blood (m) A fearefull conscience fyndeth reste no where “ Or My punyshement is greater theÌ„ that I may beare (n) See the degrees by the whiche Cain fel into desperation (o) A great punyshment not to be vnder the tuition of God (p) God wold haue Cain remayne for an example of his vengeaunce vpon murtherers (q) The excomunication or banishment of Cain (r) Temporall gyfts whiche God bestowed vpoÌ„ Cain and his posteritie (Å¿) For whatsoeuer cause this was don it was against the institution of matrimonie (t) Lamech a tyrant regardeth no mans councell but thynketh that he maye more safely persecut the iust men then Cain (v) By the chief part the whole seruice of God is signified whiche the godly began nowe to restore The preseruation of the Churche (a) The rehearsall of his succession or posteritie (b) Man a lyuely image of Gods wisdome iustice (c) The husbande and the wyfe as one man (e) Moyses speaketh not of Cain and such for that they wer not of the church neither came Christe of their line i. Chro. i a. (f) Adam lyued vnto Nohas fathers dayes (g) Thus the rewarde of sin is death thorowout all ages (h) Many holy patriarkes lyued in the church at one tyme. (i) They be only rehearsed by name who were as lyghtes in the Churche (k) He lyued vntyl the .84 yere of Noahs lyfe Eccle. 44. c. Hebr. xi a. (l) He directed his lyfe not after the maners of the world then but accordyng to gods word (m) Why god toke awaye this Godly preacher from the world see wisd the .4 chapter (n) As he was a singuler patrone of godly lyfe so was he an ensample of immortall lyfe resurrection (o) He lyued 6 yeres before the floud as S. Augustine reckeneth (p) Lamech prophesieth of the relief whiche the godly loked for in those miserable tymes (q) All the holy patriarkes rehearsed before dyed in this mans dayes (a) This corruption began long before Noahs tyme. (b) The sonnes of y e godly ioyned them selues with y e daughters of the wicked without all feare of God (c) God had gone about diuers ways to call the world to repentance but mans obstinacie was such as wold not obey but waxed beastly () Tyme of repentaunce grauÌ„ted to the wicked world (d) Tirannie and oppressioÌ„ an other cause of the floud (e) God saw not only y e out warde deedes of meÌ„ naught but their heartes set vpon wickednesse altogether so that ther was no hope they would amend Gen. viii d. Mat xv b. (f) Our sinne the punyshment thereof greeueth God (g) Moyses writeth of god to our vnderstandyng (h) That is God fauoured him and was merciful vnto hym (i) In those most corrupt tymes Noah continued iust and vpright (k) To the eyes of the worlde the wycked seemed as pure as Noah (l) Because all the inhabitaunce had corrupted both religion life (m) God by his threatninges sturreth Noah to greater care and feare (n) Gopher a very lyght kinde of wood (o) The length of the windowe was a cubite (p) It sâ—emed to the worlde then â— thing vnpossible () The vse of the arke (q) That Noah should â—e safe though all the worlde perishe (r) Gods promyse made Noah more redy to do gods commaundement (Å¿) Not one payre alone as appeareth in the next Chapter (t) God could haue fed al miraculouslye but he woulde haue meanes vsed (u) The true and ful obedience of Noah (a) Temporall benefites God bestoweth vpon the chyldren for the fathers godlines sake â— Pet. ii a. (b) Not seueÌ„ payre but three and one for sacrifice (c) God wold not haue Noah to be in doubt of any circumstaunce Mat. 24. d. Luk. xvii f. i. Pet. iii. d. (d) Noah obeyed not in one thing but in all that god commaunded (e) Age dyd not make Noah the slower to obey Gods wyll (f) As to Adam so nowe to Noah god caused all cattell to come (g) In the latter ende of Aprill when all thynges were moste pleasaunt theÌ„ this destruction came (h) God in his punyshment geueth place of repentaunce (i) This is oft tyme repeted for that it seemeth vncredible to the sense of man (k) The hand of God stayed the waters out of the arke (l) Moyses fyrst declareth how the godlye is saued then the destruction of the wycked (m) Thâ— were other particuler fluddes but this was vniuersall VVisd x. a. Eccle. xl (n) The greeuous punyshment of God for sinne (o) That is all that liued (p) Of fishe there is no mention made by Moyses (q) Thus was he rewarded y t rather folowed God then the multitude of wycked i. Peter iii. (a) God sheweth him selfe mindful by declaryng his helpe (b) God createth the wyndes and bringeth them out of his