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
doune to vvar and perysshe the lorde be mercyfull vnto me that I lay not my hande vpon the Lordes anoynted And so Dauid kepte of his seruauntes with these wordes suffered them not to ryse agaynst Saull But Saull rose vp out of the caue and went awaye Dauid also arose went out of the caue cryed after Saull saynge My lorde kynge And when Saull loked behynde hym Dauid â—â—owped to the earth and bowed hym selfe sayde to Saull wherfore gyuest thou an care to mennes wordes that saye Dauid seketh euyll agaynst the Beholde this daye thyne eyes haue sene howe that the lorde delyuered the this daye into myne hande in the caue And some bad me kyll the but I had coÌ„passyon on the sayde I wyll not laye my handes on my mayster for he is the Lordes anoynted And moreouer my father beholde se yet the lap of thy garment in my hande in as moche as I kylled the not when I cut of the lap of thy garment Understande therfore se that there is neyther euyll nor wyckednesse in me that I haue not synned agaynst the. And yet y â— huntest after my soule to take it The Lorde be iudge bytwene the me the lorde aduenge me of the. But myne hande be not vpoÌ„ the. Accordyng as the olde prouerbe sayeth wyckednes procedeth from the wycked But myne hande be not vpoÌ„ the After whome is the kynge of Israell come out After whome doest y u moue persecucion After ☞ a dead dog after a flee The lorde be iudge iudge bytwene the me and se pleate my cause aduenge me of thyne hand When Dauid had made an ende of speakynge these wordes to Saull Saull sayde is this thy voyce my son Dauid and Saul lyfte vp his voyce wept sayde to Dauid thou arte more ryghtous then I for y u hast rewarded me w t good where as I haue rewarded the with euyl And thou hast shewed this daye howe that y u hast delte louynglye with me for as moche as when the Lorde had locked me in thyne handê thou kylledst me not For who shal fynde his enemye let him departe into a good way Wherfore the lorde rewarde the with good for that y u hast done vnto me this day And now behold I wote well that thou shalt be kyng that the kyngdom of Israell shal be stablysshed in thyne hand Sweare now therfore vnto me by the lorde that thou shalte not destroye my seede after me that thou shalte not put my name out of my fathers house And Dauid ☞ sware vnto Saull and Saull went home But Dauid and his men gat them vp vnto an holde Samuel dyeth Dauid fleeth into the wylderâ—nes of Pharan CAPI XXV AND Samuell dyed and all the Israelites gathered togyther lamented hym buryed hym in his owne house at Rama And Dauid arose and gat hym to the wyldernesse of Pharan And there was a man in Maon whose possessyon was in Carmell the man was excedyng myghtye and had iii. M. shepe a thousand gootes And he was shearynge his shepe in Carmell The name of the man was Naball and the name of his wyfe was Abigaill she was a woman of a god wyt and bewtyfull But the man was churlyshe of shrewed condicions and was of the kynred of Caleb And Dauid herde in the wyldernesse that Naball dyd sheare his shepe And Dauid sent out ten yonge men sayde vnto them get you vp to Carmell go to Naball and grete hym in my name And thus shall ye saye peace be to the peace be to thyne house peace be vnto all that thou hast Behold I haue herde say that thou hast shearers Now thy shepherds were with vs †in the vvyldernesse and we dyd them no spyte neyther was there ought †of the flocke myssyng vnto them all the whyle they were in Carmel aske thy laddes and they wyll shewe the. Wherfore let these yonge men fynde fauoure in thyne eyes for we come in a good ceason gyue I praye the whatsoeuer coÌ„meth to thyne hande vnto thy seruauÌ„tes to thy son Dauid And when Dauids yonge men came they tolde Naball al those wordes in the name of Dauid then helde theyr peace And Naball answered Dauids seruauÌ„tes and sayde What is Dauid and what is the son of Isai there is plentye of seruauntes nowe a dayes that breake awaye euery men from his mayster Shall I then take my breade my water my flesshe that I haue kylled for my shearers gyue it vnto men whom I wote not whence they be And so Dauids seruauntes turned theyr way weâ—â— agayne and came tolde him al those sayenges And Dauid sayde vnto his men gyrde euery man his swerde about him And they gyrded euery man his swerde aboute hym and Dauid was gyrded with his swerde And there folowed Dauid vpon a iiii C. men two hundred abode by the stuffe But one of the laddes tolde Abigaill Nabals wyfe saynge beholde Dauid sent messengers vnto our mayster out of the wyldernesse to salute hym and he rayled on them And yet the men are very good vnto vs and dyd vs no dysplesure neyther myssed we any thyng as longe as we were conuersant with them when we were in the feldes They were a wall of defence vnto vs both by nyght and day all the whyle we were with them kepyng shepe Nowe therfore take hede and se what thou hast to do for there is an occasyon of euyll gyuen agaynst our mayster and all his houshold seyng he is vngracyous to speake to Then Abigaill made hast and toke ii C. loues and two bottels of wyne fyue shepe redye dressed and fyue measures of parched corne and an hundred frayles of reasennes and two hundred topnettes of fygges and laded them on asses sayde vnto her yonge men go ye before me Beholde I come after you But she tolde her husbande Naball nothyng therof And as she rode on her asse she came pryuely downe the syde of the hyll and beholde Dauid and his men came downe agaynst her she met them And Dauid sayd in vayne haue I kepte all that this felowe hath in the wyldernesse so that nought was myssed of all that perteyned vnto hym And he hath quyte me euyll for good So and so do god vnto the enemyes of Dauid yf I leaue of all that perteyne to hym by the dawnynge of the daye any thynge ☞ that pysseth agaynst the walle And when Abigaill sawe Dauid she hasted and lyght of her asse and fell before Dauid on her face and bowed her selfe to the grouÌ„de fell at his feete and sayde Let this vnhappye dede be counted myne my Lorde and let thyne handmayde speake in thyne audience heare the wordes of thy handmayde Let not my Lorde †the Kynge regarde this vnthryftye man Nabal for as his name is so is he ☞ Nabal is his name
sheweth that this lyfe is but a battayle or warfare CAPI VII HAth man †any certayne tyme vpon earth Are not his dayes also lyke the dayes of an hyred seruaunt For like as a bonde seruaunt desyreth the shadowe and as an hyrelyng wolde fayne haue an ende of his worke Euen so haue I laboured hole monethes longe but in vayne and many a carefull nyght haue I tolde when I lay me downe to slepe I say O when shall I aryse Agayne I longed sore for the nyght And in the meane tyme am I full of sorowes vntyll the twylyght My flesshe is clothed with wormes dust of the earth my skyn is wythered and become horrible my dayes passe ouer more spedely then a weyuer can weyue out his webbâ— and are gone or I am aware O remembre that my lyfe is but a wynd and that myne eye shall no more se the pleasures therof yea and that none other mannes eye shal se me any more For yf thou fasten thyne eyes vpon me I come to nought The cloud is consumed and vanysshed away euen so he that goeth downe to the graue ☞ shall come nomore vp nor turne agayne in to his house neyther shall his place know hym any more Therfore I wyll not spare my mouth but wyll speake in the trouble of my spirite and muse in the bytternesse of my mynde Am I a see or a whale fyshe that thou kepest me so in pryson When I saye my bed shall comforte me I shal haue some refresshyng by talkyng to my selfe vpon my couche TheÌ„ troublest thou me w t dreames makest me so afrayde thorow visions that my soule wysheth rather to perysshe dye then my bones to remayne I can se no remedy I shall lyue no more O spare me then for my dayes are but vayne What is man that thou hast hym in suche reputacion and settest so moch by hym thou visitest hym early and euery daye sodeynly doest thou trye hym Why goest thou not fro me nor lettest me alone ☞ so longe tyll I may swalowe downe my spetle I haue offended and what shall I do vnto the O thou preseruer of men Why haste thou made me to stande in thy way am so heuy a burden vnto my selfe Why doest thou not forgyue me my synne Wherfore takest thou not awaye my wyckednesse Beholde nowe must I slepe in the dust and yf thou seke me to morowe in the mornyng I shall be gone ¶ Iob is reprehended and noted to haue â—eâ—â—â—ned his payne A descryptyon of ypocrisye CAPI VIII THen answered Baldad the Suhite and sayde Howe longe wylte thou talke of suche thynges Howe longe shall thy mouth speake so proude wordes Doth God peruerte the thyng that is lawfull Or dothe the almyghty destroy the thing that is right For seynge that thy sonnes synned agaynste hym dyd not he punyshe them for theyr wyckednesse If thou woldest nowe resorte vnto God by tymes make thyne humble prayer to the almyghtte yf thou woldest lyue a pure and a Godly lyfe shulde he not awake vp vnto the immediatly and gyue the the beau tye of ryghteousnesse agayne In so moche that wherin soeuer thou haddest lytel before thou shuldest now haue great aboundaunce Enquyre I pray the of them that haue ben before the â–ª and searche diligently amonge theyr fathers For we are but of yesterdaye consydre not that our dayes vpon earth are but a very shadowe Shal not they shew the and tell the yea and gladly confesse the same May a rysshe be grene without moystnes Or maye the grasse growe without water No but or euer it be shot forth or euer it be gathered it withereth before any other herbe Euen so gothe it with all them that forget God and euen thus also shall the ypocrites hope come to nought His confidence shal be destroyed and his trust shal be a spiders web He shall leane vpon his house but it shall not stande he shall holde hym fast by it yet shall it not endure It is euen as a grene tree before the sonne and shuteth forth the braunches in his garden It taketh many rotes by a wel syde in so moch that it is lyke an house of stones But yf it be taken out of his place euery man denyeth it sayenge I knowe the â—ot Lo thus is it with hym that reioyseth in his owne doynges as for other they grow out of the earth Beholde God wyll not cast away a vertuous man neyther wyll he helpe the vngodly Thy mouth shall he fyll with laughynge and thy lyppes with gladnesse They also that hate the shall be confounded and the dwellynge of the vngodly shal come to nought ¶ Iob declareth the benefyteâ— of God and that mannes ryghteousnesse is nothynge CAPI IX IOb answered and sayde I knowe it is so of a trueth For howe may a man compared vnto God be iustifyed If he wyll argue with hym he shall not be able to answere hym vnto one amonge a thousande Concernynge suche as be wyse of herte or myghty instrength who euer prospered that toke parte agaynst hym He translateth the mountaynes or euer they be aware It is he that ouerthroweth them in his wrath He remoueth the earth oute of her place that the pyllers therof shake withall He coÌ„maundeth the sonne and it ryseth not he closeth vp the sterrê as it were vnder a sygnet He hym selfe alone spreadeth oute the heuens and goeth vpon the waues of the see He maketh the waynes of heuen ☞ the Orion the seuen sterres and the secret places of the south He both great thynges such as are vnserchable yea and wonders without nombre Lo when he gothe ouer by me I shal not se hym And when he departeth by me I shal not loke vpon hym I shal not perceyue hym If he be hasty to take any thynge away who wyl make hym restore it agayn Or who wyl say vnto hym what doest thou He is god whose wrath no man may withstand but the proudest of all must stoupe vnder hym How shulde I then answere hym or what wordes shuld I fynde out agaynst hym Yea though I were righteous yet myght I not gyue him one worde agayn but mekely submyt my self to hym as my iudge If I had called vpon hym and he had answered me ☞ yet wolde I not byleue that he herde my voyce he trou bleth me so with the tempest and woundeth me out of measure without a cause He wyll not let my spirite be in rest but fylleth me w t bytternesse If men wyl speke of strength lo he is stronge yf men wyll speake of ryghteousnesse who dare be my recorde If I wyll iustifie my selfe ☞ myne owne mouth shall condempne me If I wyll put forth my selfe for a perfyte man he shal proue me a wycked doer For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare yet am I wery of my lyfe One thyng it is and therfore I sayde He destroyeth both the
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
vessel or putteth it vnder a table but setteth it on a candelstycke that they whiche enter in may se the lyght No thyng is in secrete that shall not come abrode Neyther any thyng hyd that shall not be knowen and come to lyght Take hede therfore howe ye heare For who soeuer hath to hym shall be gyuen And who soeuer hath not frome hym shal be taken euen that same whiche he supposeth that he hath Then came to hym his mother his brethren coulde not come at hym for prease And it was tolde hym and sayd Thy mother thy brethren stande with out wolde se the. He answered and sayd vnto them my mother my brethren are these whiche heare the worde of God and do it ✚ And it chaunced on a certayne day that he went in to a shyp and his disciples also he sayde vnto them Let vs go ouer vnto the other syde of the lake And they laūched forth But as they sayled he fel a slepe and there arose a storme of wynde in the lake and they were fylled with water and were in ieoperdy And they came to hym and awoke hym sayenge Mayster Mayster we are loste Then he arose and rebuked the wynde and the tempest of water and they ceased and it waxed calme And he sayd vnto them where is your fayth They feared wondred among them selues sayenge What thynke ye is this for he cōmaundeth both the wyndes and water and they obey hym ⊢ And they sayled vnto the region of the Gederenites whiche is ouer agaynst Galile And when he wente out to lande there met hym out of the citye a certayne man whiche had a deuyl longe tyme and ware no clothes neyther abode in any house but in graues When he sawe Iesus and had cryed he fell downe before hym and with a lowde voyce sayde What haue I to do with the Iesus thou sonne of the God moost hyghest I beseche the tourment me not for he cōmaunded the foule spirite to come out of the man For ofte tymes he had caught hym and he was bound with cheynes and kepte with fetters and he brake the bondes and was caryed of the fende in to wyldernesse And Iesus asked hym sayenge What is thy name And he sayde Legion bycause many deuyls were entred into him And they besought hym that he wolde not cōmaunde them to go out in to the depe And there was there an heerde of many swyne fedynge on an hyll and they besought hym that he wold suffre them to enter into them And he suffred them Then went the deuyls out of the man entred in to the swyne And the heerde ran headlynge with violence in to the lake and were choked When the heerdmen sawe what had chaunced they fled tolde it in the citye and in the villages And they came out to se what was done and came to Iesus founde the man out of whom the deuyls were departed syttynge at the feete of Iesus clothed in his ryght mynde and they were afrayde They also which sawe it tolde them by what meanes he that was possessed of the deuyll was healed And all the multitude of the Gederenites besoughte hym that he wolde departe from them for they were taken with greate feare And he gat hym vp in to the shyppe and returned backe agayne Then the man out of whom the deuyls were departed besought hym that he myght be with hym But Iesus sent hym away sayenge Go home agayne to thyne owne house and shewe what thynges soeuer God hathe done for the. And he went his way and preached thorowout all the citye what thynges soeuer Iesus had done vnto hym And it fortuned that whē Iesus was come agayne the people receyued hym For they all wayted for hym And beholde there came a man named Iairus and he was a ruler of the Synagoge and he fel downe at Iesus fete prayenge hym that he wolde come into his house for he had but one doughter onely vpon a twelue yere of age and she lay a dyenge But as he went the people thronged hym And a woman hauyng an yssue of blood twelue yeres whiche had spente all her substaunce vpon Phisicians neyther coulde be holpen of any came behynde hym and touched the hemme of his garment and immediatly her yssue of bloode staunched And Iesus sayde who is it that touched me When euery man denyed Peter and they that were with hym sayd Mayster the people thruste the and vexe the sayest thou who touched me And Iesus sayde Some body hath touched me For I perceyue that vertue is gone out of me When the woman sawe that she was not hyd she came tremblyng and fell at his fete and tolde hym before all the people for what cause she had touched hym howe she was healed immediatly And he sayd vnto her doughter be of good comforte Thy fayth hath saued the go in peace Whyle he yet spake there came one from the rulers of the synagoges house whiche sayde to hym thy doughter is deade disease not the mayster But when Iesus herde that worde he answered the father of the damsell Feare not byleue onely and she shal be made hoole And when he came to the house he suffred no mā to go in with hym saue Peter Iames and Iohn̄ and the father and the mother of the mayden Euery body wepte sorowed for her and he sayde Wepe not the damsell is not deade but slepeth And they laughed hym to scorne knowynge that she was deade And he thrust them all oute and caught her by the hande and cryed sayenge Mayde aryse And her spirite came agayne and she arose streyghte waye And he commaunded to gyue her meate And the father mother of her were astonyed But he warned them that they shulde tell no man what was done ¶ He sendeth out the. xii apostles to preace He rode heareth 〈◊〉 of hym He fedeth fyue thousande men with fyue looues and two fysshes the disciples confesse hym to be the sonne of God he transfigureth hym selfe vpon the mount delyuereth the possessed and teacheth his disciples to be lowly they desyre vengeaunce but he reproueth them CAPI IX ✚ IEsus called the twelue togyther and gaue them power and auctorite ouer all deuyls and that they myght heale diseases And he sent them to preach the kyngdom of God and to heale the sycke And he sayd vnto them Take nothynge to your iourney neyther staffe nor scrip neyther bread neyther money neyther haue two cootes And what soeuer house ye enter into there abyde and thence departe And who soeuer wyll not receyue you whē ye go out of that citie shake of the very dust from youre feete for a testimony agaynst them And they departed and wente thorowe the townes preachynge the gospell and healynge euery where ⊢ And Herode the Tetrarch herde of all that was done by hym and he doubted bycause that it
the diseases departed froÌ„ them and the euyl spirites went out of them Then certayne of the vagabâ—nde Iewes exorcistes toke vpon them to cal ouer them whiche had euyll spirites the name of the Lord Iesus sayige We adiure you by Iesu whoÌ„ Paul preacheth And there were seuen soÌ„nes of one Sceua a Iewe chefe of y â— prestes whiche dyd so And the euyll spirite answered and sayd Iesus I know Paul I knowe but who are ye And the man in whom the euyll spirit was ranne on them ouercame them and preuailed against theÌ„ so y t they fledde out of that house naked and wounded And this was knowen to all the Iewes Grekes also which dwelt at Ephesus and feare came on them all the name of the Lorde Iesus was magnified And many that beleued came coÌ„fessed shewed their workê Many of theÌ„ which vsed curtoê° craftes brought their bokê burned theÌ„ before all meÌ„ they couÌ„ted the price of theÌ„ fouÌ„de it l. M. siluerlingê So mightely grewe y â— worde of God preuayled After these thiges were ended Paul purposed in y â— spirit whaÌ„ he had passed ouer Macedonia Achaia to go to IerusaleÌ„ saying After I haue bene there I must also se Rome So seÌ„t he into Macedonia two of theÌ„ y t ministred vnto hiÌ„ euen Timotheus Erastus but he hiÌ„ self remayned in Asia for a season The same tyme there arose no lytel a do aboute that waye For a certayne man named Demetrius a siluer smyth which made syluer shrynes for Diana was not a lytle beneficial vnto the craftes men WhoÌ„ he called togyther w t the workmen of lyke occupacion and sayde Syrs ye know that by this craft we haue auauÌ„tage Moreouer ye se â— here that not alone at Ephesus but almost thorow out al Asia this Paul hath perswaded and turned away much people saying that they be not Goddes whiche are made with handes So that not onely this oure craft coÌ„meth into parell to be set at nought but also that the teÌ„ple of the great Goddesse Diana shuld be despised her magnyficeÌ„ce shulde be destroyed whom all Asia and the worlde worshyppeth When they herd these sayinges they were full of wrath cryed out sayinge Great is Diana of the EphesiaÌ„s And al the cite was on a rore they rushed into the comeÌ„ hal w t one assent caught Gaius Aristarcus meÌ„ of Macedonia Pauls coÌ„panioÌ„s WheÌ„ Paul wolde haue entred in vnto the people y â— disciples suffered him not But certayne of the chefe of Asia which were his freÌ„des sent vn to him desyringe him y t he wolde not preace into the comeÌ„ hal Some therfore cryed one thyng some another the Congregacion was al out of quiet the more parte knewe not wherfore they were come togyther Some of the coÌ„pany drue forth AlexaÌ„der the Iewes thrustyng hi forwardes Alexander beckened w t the hande wolde haue gyuen y â— people an answere WheÌ„ they knew that he was a Iewe there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres of al men crying great is Diana of the Ephesians WheÌ„ the towne clarke had ceased the people he sayd ye men of Ephesus what maÌ„ is it that knoweth not howe that the cytie of y â— Ephesians is a worshipper of the great god desse Diana ☞ of the ymage which came from heauen Seinge then that nomaÌ„ sayth here agaynst ye ought to be coÌ„teÌ„t and to do nothyng rashly for ye haue brought hyther these men which are nether robbers of churches nor yet despisers of youre goddesse Wherfore yf Demetrius the craftes men which are with hym haue a matter agaynst any maÌ„ the law is opeÌ„ and there are rulers let them accuse one another But yf ye go aboute any other thyng it shal be determined in a lawful congregacion For we are in â—eopardy to be accused of this dayes vproure for asmuch as there is no cause wherby we may gyue a reckenyng of this concourse of people And when he had thus spoken he let the congregacion depart ¶ Paul goeth into Macedonia and into Grece At Troaâ— he raysed vp a deade body At Ephesus he calleth the elders of the Congregacyon togyther commyâ—â—â—th the kepynge of Gods flocke vnto them warneth them of false teachers â—â—â—keth his prayer with them and departeth to shyppe CAPI XX. AFter that the rage was ceased Paule called the disciples vnto him and toke his leaue of theÌ„ departed for to go into Macedonia And when he had gone ouer those parties had giuen theÌ„ a long exhortacion he came into Grece there abode iij. monethes And when the Iewes layde wayte for him as he was about to saâ—e into Syria he purposed to returne thorowe Macedonia There accoÌ„panyed him ito Asia Sopâ—ter of Berrea and of Thessalonia Aristarcus and SecuÌ„dus and Gayus of Derba Timotheus out of Asia Tychicus and Trophimus These goynge before taried vs at Troas And we sayled away from Philippos after the dayes of swete breade came vnto them to Troas in fyue dayes where we abode seuen dayes And vpoÌ„ one of the Saboth dayes whaÌ„ y â— disciples came togyther for to breke breed Paul preached vnto them redy to depart on the morow continued the preaching vnto to mydnyght And there were many lyghtes in the chambre where we were gathered togither and there sat in a wyndow a certayne yonge man named Euticus beyng falleÌ„ into a depe slepe And as Paul was preaching he was the more ouercome with slepe and fell downe from the thyrd lofte was takeÌ„ vp deed But whan Paule went downe he fel on him embrased him and sayd make nothyng a do for his lyfe is in him So wheÌ„ he was come vp agayne and had broken the bread eaten and talcked a long whyle euen tyll the mornyng at the last he departed And they brought the yong man alyue and were not a lytell comforted And we went afore to shyp and lowsed vnto Asson there to receyue Paule For so had he appointed and wolde him selfe go a fote When we were come togither at Asson we toke him in came to Mytilnes And we sayled thence and came the nexte daye ouer agaynst Chios And the nexte day we aryued at Samos taried at â—rogylon The nexte daye we came to Myleton for Paule had determined to sayle ouer by Ephesus because he wold not spende the tyme iÌ„ Asia For he hasted yf it were possyble for him to kepe at Ierusalem the daye of Pentecost And from Myleton he sent messaungers to Ephesus and called the elders of the congregacyon Whyche when they were come to hym he sayde vnto them Ye know from the fyrst daye that I came into Asia after what maner I haue bene with you at all ceasons seruynge the Lorde with all humblenes of mynde and with many teares and temptacions whiche happened vnto me by the
clere conscience towarde God towarde men But after many yeres I came brought almes to my people offriges âšœ and vowes in the which they founde me purified in the temple nether w t multitude nor yet with vnquietnes âšœ and they toke me and cryed sayinge away with our enemye How be it there were certayne Iewes out of Asia whiche ought to be here preseÌ„t before y â— accuse me yf they had ought against me or els let these same here say yf they haue fouÌ„de any eyull doying in me whyl I staÌ„de here in y â— couÌ„cel except it be for this one voyce y â— I cryed staÌ„dyng among theÌ„ of the resurreccion from death am I iudged of you this day WheÌ„ Felix herd these thiges he deferde theÌ„ for he knewe very well of y â— way sayd when Lisias the captaine is come downe I wyl know y â— vtmost of your matter And he coÌ„mauÌ„ded an vnder captayne to kepe Paul to let hiÌ„ haue rest that he shulde forbyd none of his acquaynctauÌ„ce to ministre vnto him or to come vnto him And after a certayne dayes when Felix came with his wyfe Drucilla which was a Iewesse he called forth Paul and herd him of the fayth which is toward Christe And as he preached of ryghtuousnes teÌ„perauÌ„ce and iudgement to come Felix trembled and answered Go thy way for thys tyme when I haue a conuenient season I wyl sende for the. He hoped also that money shulde haue bene gyuen him of Paul that he myght lose him wherfore he called him the oftâ—â—er and comened with him But after two yere Festus Porcious came into Felix roume And Felix willyng to shew the Iewes a pleasure left Paul in prison bounde ¶ The Iewes accuse Paule before Festus he appealeth vnto the Emperour and is sent vnto Rome CAPI XXV WHeÌ„ Festus had receyued y â— office after thre dayes he ascended froÌ„â—esareâ—â—n to IerusaleÌ„ Then enformed hiÌ„ the hie prestê the chefe of the Iewes of Paul And they be sought him desyred fauour agaynst hiÌ„ y â— he wolde sende for hiÌ„ to Ierusalem they laide awayt for hiÌ„ in the way to kyl him Festus answered y â— Paul shuld be kept at Cesarea but y â— he him self wolde shortly depart thyther Let them therfore sayd he which among you are able come downe with vs accuse hym yf ther be any faute in the man When he had taryed there among them more then ten dayes he wente downe vnto Cesatea the nexte daye sate downe in the iudgement seate commaunded Paul to be brought forth Which when he was come y â— Iewes which were come from Ierusalem stode aboute hym layde many greuous coÌ„plaintes against Paul which they coulde not proue as long as he answered for hym selfe that he had nether against the lawe of the Iewes nether agaynst the teÌ„ple nor yet agaynst Cesar offended any thynge at all Festus wyllyng to do the Iewes a pleasure answered Paul and sayde wylte thou go vp to Ierusalem and there be iudged of these thinges before me Then sayde Paul I stande at Cesars iudgement seate where I ought to be iudged To the Iewes haue I no harme done as thou very wel knowest If I haue hurte them or commytted any thynge worthy of deeth I refuse not to dye If none of these thynges are where of they accuse me no man may deliuer me to them I appeale vnto Cesar. Then spake Festus with delyueracyon and answered Thou hast appealed vnto Cesar vnto Cesar shalt thou go And after a certayne dayes kynge Agrippa Bernice came vnto â–ª Cesarea to salute festus And when they had bene there a good ceasoÌ„ Festus rehersed Pauls cause vnto the king saying ther is a certaine maÌ„ lefte in preson of Felix about whom when I came to Ierusalem the â—ye Prestes and elders of the Iewes enfourmed me and desyred to haue iudgement agaynste him To whom I answered It is not the maner of y â— Romayns for fauoure to delyuer any man that he shuld perysshe before that he which is accused haue the accusats before hym haue lycence to answere for him self concernynge the cryme layde agaynst him Therfore when they were come hyther with out any delay on the morow I sate to geue iudgementee and commaunded the man to be brought forth Agaynst whom wheÌ„ the accusers stode vp they brought none accusacioÌ„ of suche thinges as I supposed but had certayne questions against him of their owne supersticyon and of one Iesus whiche was deed whom Paul affirmed to be aliue And because I douted of such maner of questioÌ„s I asked him whether he wolde go to Ierusalem and there be iudged of these matters But wheÌ„ Paul had appealed to be kept vn to the knowledge of Cesar I coÌ„mauÌ„ded him to be kept tyll I myght send him to Cesar. Agrippa sayde vnto Festus I wolde also heare the maÌ„ my selfe To morowe sayde he thou shalt heare hym And on the morowe wheÌ„ Agrippa was come and Bernyce with greate pompe and were entred into the couÌ„cel house with the captaynes and chefe men of the cyte at Festus commaundement was Paul brought forth And festus sayd kyng Agrippa and all ye men whiche are heare present with vs ye se this man aboute whoÌ„ all the multytude of the Iewes haue intreted me both at IerusaleÌ„ also here crying that he ought not to lyue any lenger Yet founde I nothynge worthy of deeth that he had commytted Neuerthelesse seynge that he hath appealed to Cesar I haue determyned to send him Of whome I haue no certayne thyng to write vnto my Lord. Wherfore I haue brought him vnto you and specyally vnto the O kinge Agryppa that after examynacyon had I myght haue sumwhat to wryte For me thiÌ„cketh it vnreasonable for to sende a presoner not to shewe the causes which are layde agaynst him ¶ Kynge Agryppa heareth Paule whiche telleth hym hyâ— callyng from the begynnynge CAPI XXVI AGrippa sayd vnto Paul thou art permytted to speake for thy selfe Then Paul stretched forth the hande answered for him selfe I thinke my selfe happy kyng Agrippa because I shall answere this daye before the of all the thynges wherof I am accused of the Iewes namely because thou art experte in all customes and questyons whiche are among the Iewes Wherfore I beseche the to heare me pacyeÌ„tly My liuing that I haue led of a chylde whiche was at the fyrst among myne owne nacion at Ierusalem knowe all the Iewes whiche knewe me from the begynnynge yf they wolde testyfye For after the most straytest secte of our relygion I lyued a Pharisey And now I staÌ„de am iudged for the hope of the promes made of God vnto oure fathers vnto which promes oure xij trybes instantly seruyng God daye and night hope to come For whiche hopes sake Kynge Agrippa I am accused of the Iewes Why shulde it be thought a thyng
it shal be euen as it was tolde me How be it we must be cast into a certaine ylonde But when the fourtenth nyght was come as we were saylyng in Abria about miduyght the shypmen demed that there appeared some couÌ„tre vnto them and sounded founde it xx feddoms And when they had gone a litel further they souÌ„ded againe founde xv feddoÌ„s Then fearynge leste they shulde haue fallen on some rocke they cast iiij ancres out of the sterne wysshed for the day As the shipmen were about to sle out of the shyp whan they had let downe the vote into the see vnder a conlour as though they wold haue cast anâ—ars out of the forship Paul sayde vnto the vnder captayne to the soudiers excepte these abyde in the shyp ye caÌ„not be sate Then the soudiers cut of the rope of the bote let it fal awaye And whan the daye began to appeare Paul besought them all to take meat saying this is the fourtenth day that ye haue taryed contynued fastyng receauing nothiÌ„ge at al. Wherfore I pray you to take meat for thê no dout is for your health for there shal not an heet fal from the heed of any of you And when he had thus spokeÌ„ he toke breed gaue thaÌ„kes to God in presence of them al when he had broken it he begaÌ„ne to eate Then were they all of good cheare they also toke meat We were al together in the shyp two hundred thre score sixtene soules And when they had eaten ynough they lightened the ship cast oute y â— wheate into the see When it was daye they knew not the lande but they speed a certaine hauen wyth a bancke into the whyche they were mynded yf it were possible to thrust in the shyp And when they had taken vp the ancres they coÌ„mytted them selues vnto the see loused the rudder bondes hoysed vp the mayne sayle to the wynde drue to laÌ„de And whan they chaunced on a place which had the see on bothe the sydes they thrust in the ship And the foreparte stucke fast moued not but the hinder parte brake with the violence of the waues The Soudyars conÌ„cel was to kyl the presoners lest any of theÌ„ when he had swome out shuld runne away But the vnder captayne wyllynge to saue Paule kepte them from theyr purpose and commaunded that they which could swym shulde caste them selues fyrste into the see scape to lande And the other commaunded to go some on bordes and some on broken peces of the ship And so it came to passe that they escaped all safe to lande ¶ The vyper hurteth not Pauls hanne he healeth Puâ—lyuâ— father and preacheth Chryst at Rome CAPI XXVIII ANd when they were scaped then they knewe that the yle was called Milete And the people of the countre shewed vs no lytel kyndnes for they kindled a fyre receaued vs euery one because of the present rayne because of the colde And when Paul had gathered a bondell of styckes layde theÌ„ on the fyre there came a vyper out of the heat and lept on hys haÌ„de When the men of the countre sawe the beast hange on hys hande they sayde amonge them selues this man must nedes be a mortherer Whom though he haue escaped the see yet vengauÌ„ce suffreth not to lyue And he â—â—oâ—ke of the vyper into the fyre and felt no harme Howbeit they wayted when he shulde haue swolâ—e or fallen downe deed sodenly But after they had loked a greate whyle sawe no harme come to hym they chaunged theyr myndes and sayde that he was a God â–ª In the same quarters were londes of the these man of the yle whose name was Publius whiche receaued vs lodged vs thre dayes curteously And it fortuned that the father of Publius laye sycke of a feuer and of a bloudy flyxe To whom Paul entred in and praide and laide his haÌ„des on him and healeth him So when thys was done other also which had diseases in the yle came and were healed whiche also dyd vs greate honour And when we departed they laded vs with such thynges as were necessary After thre monethes we departed in a ship of Alexandry which had wyntred in the yle whose badge was ☞ Castor Pollux And when we came to Cyracusa we taryed there thre dayes And from theÌ„ce we fet a coÌ„passe and came to Regium And after one day the south wynde blewe and we came the nexte day to Putiolus where we founde brethren and were desyred to tary wyth them seuen dayes and so came we to Rome And from thence when the brethren hearde of vs they came to mete vs at Apiphorum and at the thre tauernes When Paule sawe them he thancked God and wexed bolde And when we came to Rome the vnder Captayne delyuered the presoners to the chefe captayne of the host but Paule was suffred to dwell by hym selfe with a soudyer that kept hym And after thre dayes Paul called the chefe of the Iewes together And when they were come he sayde vnto them Men and brethren though I haue committed nothing agaynst the people or lawes of the Elders yet was I delyuered presoner from Ierusalem into the haÌ„des of the Romains Which when they had examyned me wold haue let me go because ther was no cause of death in me But when the Iewes spake contrary I was constrayned to appeale vnto cesar not because I had ought to accuse my people of For thys cause haue I called for you euen to se you and to speake with you because that for the hope of Israel I am bounde w t this cheyne And they sayd vnto him we neyther receaued letters of Iewry pertaynyng vnto the neyther came any of the brethren that shewed or spake any harme of the. But we wyll heare of the what thou thynckest For as concernynge this secte we knowe that euery where it is spoken agaynst And when they had appoynted hym a daye there came many to hym into hys lodgyng To whom he exposided testified the kingdom of god preached vnto them of Iesus both out of the lawe of Moses oute of the Prophetes euen from mornynge to nyght And some beleued the thynges which were spoken and some beleued not And when they agreed not amonge them selues they departed after that Paule had spoken one worde well spake the holy goost by Esay the Prophet vnto our fathers sayinge Go vnto thys people and saye wyth youre eares shall ye heare and shal not vnderstande and wyth youre eyes shall ye se not perceaue For the hert of this people is wexed grose and with theyr eares haue they had no luste to heare and theyr eyes haue they closed lest they shuld se with their eyes heare w t their eares and vnderstande with their hertes and shuld be coÌ„uerted I shulde heale them Be it knowen therfore vnto you
a worshypper of ymages hath any enherytaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God Let no man deceyue you w t vayne wordes For because of suche thynges commeth the wrath of God vpon the chyldren of dysobedyencâ— Be not ye therfore companyons of theÌ„ Ye were somtime darckenes but now are ye lyght in the Lorde Walcke as chyldren of lyght For the fruyte of the spyryte consysteth in all goodnes and ryghtuousnes and trueth ⊢ Accepte that whyche is pleasynge vnto the Lorde and haue no felowshyppe wyth the vnfruytefull workes of darckenes but rather rebuke them For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of theÌ„ in secret but al thinges when they are rebuked of the lyghte are manyfest For whatsoeuer is manifest that same is light Wherfore he sayeth awake thou that slepest and stande vp from death and Christ shal gyue the lyght ✚ Take hede therefore howe ye walcke â—ircâ—â—spectly not as vnwise but as wyse meÌ„ auoydynge occasyon because the dayes are euyll Wherfore be ye not vnwyse but vnderstande what the wyl of the Lorde is and be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse but be fylled with the spirite speakyng vnto youre selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spiritual songes syngyng and making melodie to the Lord in your hertes gyuyng thankes alwayes for al thynges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ submyttyng your selues one to another in the feare of God ⊢ Ye wemeÌ„ submyt your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde For the husbaÌ„de is the wiues head eueÌ„ as Christ is the head of the congregacion the same is he that ministreth saluacion vnto the body Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccyon to Christ lyke wyse let the wemeÌ„ also be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thynges Ye husbaÌ„des loue your wyues eueÌ„ as Christ also loued the coÌ„gregacion gaue him selfe for it to sanctyfye it clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde to make it vnto him selfe a gloryous congregacioÌ„ without spot or wrynckle or any such thyng but that it shulde be holy without blame So ought men to loue their wyues as their owne bodyes He that loueth his wyfe loueth himself For no maÌ„ euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norysheth cheryssheth it eueÌ„ as the Lorde doth the congregacion For we are meÌ„bers of his body of hys flesshe of his bones For this cause shall a man leue father mother shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and of two shal be made one flesshe This is a great secrete but I speake of Christ of the congregacion Neuerthelesse do ye so that euery one loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe And let the wyfe fere her husbande ¶ Howe chyldren shulde be haue them selues toward theiâ—â—â—rtutes Seruauntes towarde their maystees An exhorâ—â—â—yon to thâ— spiritâ—â—l baâ—â—aylâ— CAPI VI. C HyldreÌ„ obey your fathers mothers in the Lord for that is ryght Honour thy father mother the same is the fyrst coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t in the promes that y â— mayest prospere lyue longe on the earth Ye fathers moue not your childreÌ„ to wrath but ye shal bring them vp thorow the nurtur informacion of the Lorde Ye seruauÌ„tes be obedyent vnto theÌ„ that are your bodely maisters with feare tremblyng euen with the synglenes of youre herte as vnto Christe not doynge seruyce vnto the eye â–ª as they that go about to please men but as the seruauntes of Christ doyng the wyl of god from the herte w t good wyl seruyng the Lorde not men Knowyng this that what soeuer good thiÌ„g any man doth the same shall he receyue agayne of god whether he be boÌ„de or fre And ye maisters do euen the same thynges vnto theÌ„ puttyng away threatninges Knowyng that your master also is in heauen nether is there any respecte of person with him ✚ Finally my brethren be stronge thorowe the Lord and thorow the power of his myght Put on all the armour of God that ye may stande agaynst the assautes of the deuyl For we wrestle not agaynst bloude and fleshe but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly rulers eueÌ„ gouerners of the derckenes of this worlde agaynst spiritual craftynes in heauenly thynges Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye maye be able to resyst in the euyl day and stande perfect in all thinges Stande therfore your loynes gyrde with the trueth hauyng on the brest plate of ryghtuousnes hauyng shoes on your fete that ye maye be prepared for the Gospell of peace Aboue al take to you the shâ—ld of faith wherwith ye may quenche al the fyrie dartê of the wycked And take the helmet of saluacion the sweard of the spirite which is the worde of God ⊢ And pray alwayes w t al maner of prayer supplicacion in the spirite watche therunto with all instaunce supplicacion for al sanctes for me that vtteraunce may be gyuen vnto me that I maye open my mouth frely to vtter the secretes of my Gospel wherof I am messenger in bondes that therin I maye speake frely as I ought to speake But that ye may also knowe what condycyon I am in and what I do Tichicus the deare brother and faythfull mynyster in the Lorde shall shewe you of al thynges whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case we stande in and that ye myght comforte your hertes Peace be vnto the brethren and loue wyth fayth from God the Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ. Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christ vnfaynedly Amen ¶ Sente from Rome vnto the Ephesyans by Tichicus ⧠The Epystle of Saynte Paule the Apostle to the Phyllippians ¶ He exhorteth them to increase in loue in knowledge and experyence of Godly thynges CAPI I. PAule and Timothe the seruauÌ„tê of Iesu Christ. To al the saynctes in Christ Iesu whiche are at Philippos with the Byshops and Deacons Grace be vnto you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. ✚ I thancke my God wyth all remembraunce of you all wayes in al my prayers for all you and pray with gladnes because ye are come into the fellowshyppe of the Gospel from the fyrst daye vnto nowe ✚ and am surely certyfyed of this that he whiche hath begoÌ„ne a good worke in you shall perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me so iudge I of you all because I haue you in my herte forasmuch as ye all are coÌ„panyons of grace with me euen in my bondes and in the defendyng and stably shynge of the Gospell For God is my recorde howe greately I longe after you all from the very herte rote in Iesus Christe And thys I praye that your loue maye increace yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandynge that ye may
sede of Abraham taketh he on him Wherfore in al thinges it became him to be made like vnto his brethreÌ„ that he myght be mercyfull and a faythfull hye preste in all thynges concernynge God for to pourge the peoples synnes For in that it fortuned him selfe to be tempted he is able to sucker them also that are tempted ¶ He reqyureth vs to be obedient vnto the word of Christ which is more worth then the ceremoniall lawe of Moses The punishment of suche as wyl nedes hatden their herted CAPI III. THerfore holy brethren partakers of the celestyall callyng consyder the embassadour and hye preste of oure professyon Chryst Iesus bowe that he is faythful vnto hym that put hym in the offyce euen as was Moses in all his house For loke howe moch honour he that hath buylded a house hath more then the house it selfe So moche honoure is he counted worthie of more then Moses For euery house is buylded of some man But he that ordayned all thynges is God And Moyses verely was faythfull in all his house as a minister to beare wytnes of those thynges whiche were to be spoken afterwarde But Christ as a soÌ„ne hath rule ouer the house whose house are we if we hol de fast the confydence the reioysynge of that hope vnto the ende Wherfore as the holy ghost sayth to day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your hertes ☞ as in the prouokynge in the daye of temptacion in the wildernes where your fathers teÌ„pted me prouoked me sawe my workes xl yeare Wherfore I was greued with that generacyon and sayde They do alway erre in their hertes they verely haue not knowen my wayes so that I sware in my wrath they shall not entre into my rest Take hede brethren least at any tyme there be in any of you a froward hert subiecte vnto vnbelefe that he shulde departe from the lyuynge God but exhorte ye one another dayly whyle it is called to daye lest any of you were hard harted thorow the disceytfulnesse of synne We are made partakers of Christ yf we kepe sure vnto the ende the ☞ begining of the substaunce so long as it is said to day if ye wyl here his voice hardeÌ„ not your hertes as in the prouoking for some wheÌ„ they herd dyd prouoke how be it not al that come out of Egypt by Moises But w t whom was he despleased xl yeres Was he not despleased w t theÌ„ y â— had synned whose carkases were vuerthroweÌ„ i the deserte To whoÌ„ sware he y â— they shulde not entre into his rest but vnto theÌ„ that were not obedieÌ„te And we se y t they coulde not entre in because of vnbelefe ¶ The Sabboth or rest of the Christen punysshemente of vnbeleuers the nature of the worde of God CAPI IIII. LEt vs feare therfore lest any of you for sakyng the promes of entryng into his rest shuld seme at any tyme to haue bene disapointed For vnto vs is it declared aswel as vnto theÌ„ But it profyteth not them that they herd the word because they which herd it coupled it not with fayth For we whyche haue beleued do entre ito his rest as he said Euen as I haue sworne in my wrathe they shall not entre into my rest And that spake be verely longe after that the workes were made and the fonÌ„dacioÌ„ of the worlde layde For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth day on this wyse And God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all his worckes And in this place agayne They shall not entre into my rest Seynge therfore it foloweth that some muste entre therinto and they to whom it was fyrst preached entre not therin for vnbelefes sake he appoynteth a certayne daye after so long a tyme saying in Dauid as it is rehearsed this daye yf ye wyll heare hys voyce harden not your hertes For iâ— Iosue had giuen them rest then wolde he not afterward haue spoken of another day There remayneth therfore yet arest to the people of God For he that is entred into his rest hath ☞ ceased also from hys owne worckes as God dyd from hys Let vs study therfore to entre into the rest lest any maÌ„ faule after the same ensample of vnbelefe For the worde of God is quycke myghty in operacion and sharper then any two edged swearde entreth through euen vnto the diuidyng a sonder of the soule and the sprete of the iointes and the mary is a dyscerner of the thoughtes of the intentes of the herte neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of him But all thynges are naked open vnto the eyes of him of whom we speake Seynge then that we haue a great hye prest which is entred into heauen euen Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde the profession âšœ of our hope For we haue not an hie prest which cannot haue compassion on our infirmyties but was in al poyntes tempted lyke as we are but yet with out synne Let vs therfore go boldely vnto the seate of grace that we may obtayne mercy find grace to helpe in tyme of nede ¶ Chryst is our hye preste and seate of grace and more excellent then the hye prestes of the olde lawe CAPI V. FOr ✚ euery hye prest that is taken from amonge men is ordayned for men in thynges pertaynynge to God to offre gyftes and sacryfyces for synne whyche can haue compassion on the ignoraunte and on them that are out of the way for as muche as he hym selfe also is compased with infirmitie And for the same infirmities sake he is bounde to offre for synnes as wel for him selfe as for the people And no man taketh honour vnto him selfe but he that is called of God as was Aaron Euen so Christ also glorified not hiself to be made the hye prest but he that sayd vnto him thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotteÌ„ the glorified him As he sayth also in another place thou arte a Prest for euer after the ordre of Melchisedech ⊢ whiche in the dates of his flesh whan he had offred vp prayers supplicacions w t strong crying and teares vnto him that was able to saue him from death and was heard because of hê reuereÌ„ce though he were the soÌ„ne âšœ of God yet lerned he obedience by those thinges which he suffered he beynge parfecte was the cause of eternal saluacyon vnto all them that obeyed him and is called of God an hye Prest after the order of Melchisedech Wherfore we wold speake many thinges but they are harde to be vttered seynge ye are dull of hearyng For when as coÌ„cerning the time ye ought to be teachers yet haue ye nede agayne that we teache you the fyrste pryncyples of the worde of God and are become such as ☞ haue nede of mylcke and not of stronge meate for euery man that is fed with mylke is