the chyldren of Israel according to the worde of the Lorde saying The tribe of the sonnes of Ioseph haue sayd well 6 This therefore doth the Lorde commaunde the daughters of Zelaphead saying Let them be wyues to whom they them selues thinke best only to the familie of the tribe of their father shall they marry 7 So shall not the inheritaunce of the children of Israel remoue from tribe to tribe for euery one of the chyldren of Israel shall ioyne hym selfe to the inheritaunce of the tribe of his fathers 8 And euery daughter that possesseth any inheritaunce in any tribe of the chyldrē of Israel shal be wyfe vnto one of the kinred of the tribe of her father that the chyldren of Israel may enioy euery man the inheritaunce of his father 9 Neither ought the inheritaunce to go from one tribe to another but euery one of the tribes of the chyldren of Israel shal be ioyned to his owne inheritaunce 10 And as the Lord commaunded Moyses euen so dyd the daughters of Zelaphead 11 For Mahela Thirza Hagla Milcha and Noa the daughters of Zelaphead were maryed vnto their fathers brothers sonnes 12 They were wyues vnto the families of the sonnes of Manasse the sonne of Ioseph and so their inheritaunce remayned in the tribe of the kinred of their father 13 These are the cōmaundementes and lawes whiche the Lorde commaunded by the hande of Moyses vnto the chyldren of Israel in the fieldes of Moab by Iordane towarde Iericho ¶ The ende of the fourth booke of Moyses ⧠The fifth booke of Moyses called in the Hebrewe Elle haddebarim and in the Latin Deuteronomium The first Chapter 1 A briefe rehearsall of thinges done before from Horeb vnto Cades Barnea 32 Moyses reproueth the people for their incredulitie 44 The Israelites are ouercome by the Amorites because they fought agaynst the commaundement of the Lorde 1 THese be the wordes whiche Moyses spake vnto all Israel on the other side Iordan in the wyldernesse in y e playne ouer agaynst the red sea betweene Pharan Thophel Laban Hazeroth and Disahab 2 There are eleuen dayes iourney from Horeb by the way of mount Seir vnto Cades Barnea 3 And it came to passe in the first day of the eleuenth moneth in the fourtie yere that Moyses spake vnto the chyldren of Israel accordyng vnto all that the Lord had geuen hym in commaundement vnto them 4 After he had slayne Sehon the king of the Amorites whiche dwelt in Hesbon Og king of Basan whiche dwelt at Astaroth in Edrai 5 On the other side Iordane in the land of Moab began Moyses to declare this lawe saying 6 The Lorde our God spake vnto vs in Horeb saying Ye haue dwelt long inough in this mount 7 Turne you and take your iourney and go to the mount of the Amorites and vnto all the places nye therevnto both vnto the playne and hilles and dales to the south to the seas side to the lande of Chanaan and vnto Libanon euen vnto the great riuer the riuer Euphrates 8 Beholde I haue set the lande before you Go in and possesse the land which the Lord sware vnto your fathers Abraham Isahac and Iacob to geue vnto them to their seede after them 9 And I spake vnto you in the same time saying I am not able to beare you my selfe alone 10 For the Lorde your God hath multiplied you so that you be this day as the starres of heauen in number 11 The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many mo as ye are and blesse you as he hath promised you 12 Howe can I my selfe alone beare your cumbraunce your charge your stryfe that is among you 13 Bryng you men of wysdome and of vnderstanding and expert accordyng to your tribes and I wyll make them rulers ouer you 14 And ye aunswered me sayde That which y u hast spoken is good for vs to do 15 And so out of your tribes I toke the chiefe men of wysdome and that were expert and made them rulers ouer you captaynes ouer thousandes captaines ouer hundredes captaines ouer fiftie and captaines ouer ten and officers among your tribes 16 And I charged your Iudges that same tyme saying Heare the cause of your brethren and iudge righteously betweene euery man and his brother and the straunger that is with hym 17 Ye shall haue no respect of any person in iudgement but you shall heare the small aswell as the great You shall not feare the face of any man for the iudgement is Gods And the cause that is to harde for you referre it vnto me and I wyll heare it 18 And I cōmaunded you the same season all the thinges which ye should do 19 And when we departed from Horeb we went thorow all that great and terrible wyldernesse as ye haue seene by the way of the mountayne of the Amorites as the Lorde our God commaunded vs and we came to Cades Barnea 20 And I sayd vnto you Ye are come vnto y e mountaine of y e Amorites which the Lorde our God doth geue vnto vs. 21 Beholde the Lorde thy God hath set the lande before thee go vp and possesse it as the Lord God of thy fathers hath sayd vnto thee feare not neither be discouraged 22 And ye came vnto me euery one and sayde we wyll sende men before vs to searche vs out the land and to bryng vs worde agayne what way we must go vp by vnto what cities we shall come 23 And the saying pleased me well and I toke twelue men of you of euery tribe one 24 Whiche departed went vp into that mountayne and came vnto the valley Eschol and searched it out 25 And toke of the lande in their handes and brought it vnto vs and brought vs word agayne and sayd It is a good lande whiche the Lorde our God doth geue vs. 26 Notwithstandyng ye woulde not go vp but were disobedient vnto the word of the Lorde your God 27 And murmured in your tentes and said Because y e Lord hateth vs therfore hath he brought vs out of the lande of Egypt to deliuer vs into the hande of the Amorites and to destroy vs. 28 Whyther shal we go vp Our brethren haue discouraged our heart saying the people is greater and taller then we the cities are great and walled euen vp to heauen and moreouer we haue seene the sonnes of the Anakims there 29 Then I sayde vnto you Dreade not nor be afraide of them 30 The Lorde your God which goeth before you he shall fight for you accordyng to all that he dyd vnto you in Egypt before your eyes 31 And in the wyldernesse where thou hast seene howe that the Lord thy God bare thee euen as a man doth beare his sonne in al the way which ye haue gone by vntill ye came vnto this place
out water 12 No but whilste it is nowe in his greennesse though it be not cut downe yet withereth it before any other hearbe 13 So are the pathes of al that forget God and the hypocrites hope shall come to naught 14 His confidence shal be destroyed and his trust shal be a spiders webbe 15 He shal leaue vpon his house but it shal not stande he shall holde him fast by it yet shall it not endure 16 It is a greene tree before the sunne shooteth foorth the braunches ouer his garden 17 The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountayne and are folden about the house of stones 18 If any plucke it from his place and it denie saying I haue not seene thee 19 Behold it will reioyce by this meanes if it may growe in another mould 20 Beholde God will not cast away a vertuous man neither wil he helpe the vngodly 21 Thy mouth shall he fill with laughing and thy lippes with gladnesse 22 They also that hate thee shal be clothed with shame the dwelling of the vngodly shall come to naught The .ix. Chapter 1 Iob declareth the mightie power of God and that mans righteousnes is nothing 1 IOb aunswered and sayde 2 I knowe it is so of a trueth For how may a man compared vnto God be iustified 3 If he wil argue with hym he cannot aunswere hym one thing of a thousande 4 He is wyse in heart and mightie in strength who hath ben fearce against hym and hath prospered 5 He translateth the mountaynes or euer they be aware it is he that ouerthroweth them in his wrath 6 He remoueth the earth out of her place that the pillers therof shake withall 7 He commaundeth the sunne and it ryseth not he closeth vp the starres as vnder a signet 8 He hym selfe alone spreadeth out the heauens and goeth vpon the waues of the sea 9 He maketh the Waynes of heauen the Orion the seuen starres and the secret places of the south 10 He doth great thinges vnsearcheable yea and wonders without number 11 Lo when he goeth by me I shal not see hym and when he passeth I shall not perceaue hym 12 If he be hastie to â—ake away who wil make him restore 〈◊〉 or who will say vnto hym what doest thou 13 God will not withdraw his anger and the most mightie helpes do stowpe vnder hym 14 Howe much lesse shall I aunswere him or howe shoulde I finde out my wordes with him 15 For though I were righteous yet might I not geue him one word againe but mekely submit my selfe to hym as my iudge 16 If I had called vpon hym and he had aunswered me yet woulde I not beleue that he hearde my voyce 17 He troubleth me so with the tempest and woundeth me out of measure without a cause 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath but filleth me with bitternesse 19 If men will speake of strength lo he is strong if men will speake of iudgement who shall bring me in to pleade 20 If I will iustifie my selfe myne owne mouth shall condempne me if I will put foorth my selfe for a perfect man he shall proue me a wicked doer 21 For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare yet am I weery of my lyfe 22 This is one poynt and therefore I sayd He destroyeth both the perfect and vngodly 23 And though he 〈◊〉 sodaynly with the scourge yet will he laugh at the punishment of the innocent 24 As for the worlde it is geuen ouer into the hande of the wicked and he shall couer the faces of the iudges therof if not where is he or who is he that can shewe the contrarie 25 My dayes are more swyft then a runner they are gone haue seene no good thing 26 They are passed away as the shippes that be good vndersayle as the eagle that fleeth to the pray 27 If I say I will forget my complayning I will ceasse from my wrath and comfort my selfe 28 Then am I afrayde of all my sorowes for I knowe that thou wilt not iudge me innocent 29 If I be wicked why then labour I in vayne 30 If I washe my selfe with snowe water and make myne handes neuer so cleane at the well 31 Yet shalt thou dippe me in the myre and mine owne clothes shal defile me 32 For he that I must geue aunswere vnto and with whom I go to the lawe is not a man as I am 33 Neither is there any dayesman to lay his hande betweene vs. 34 Let hym take his rodde away from me yea let hym make me no more afrayde of him 35 And then shall I aunswere hym without any feare but because I am not so I holde me still The .x. Chapter 1 Iob is weery of his lyfe and setteth out his fragilitie before God 20 He desireth hym to stay his hande 22 A description of death 1 MY soule is cut of though I lyue I wil powre out my coÌ„playnte against my selfe and will speake out of the very heauinesse of my soule 2 I will say vnto God O do not condempne me but shewe me wherefore thou contendest so with me 3 Thinkest thou it welldone to oppresse me to cast me of beyng the workes of thy handes and to mayntayne the counsell of the vngodly 4 Hast thou fleshy eyes or doest thou loke as a man loketh 5 Or are thy dayes as the dayes of man and thy yeres as mans yeres 6 That thou makest such inquisition for my wickednes and searchest out my sinne 7 Whereas thou knowest whether I shall do wickedly or no and that none can deliuer me out of thyne hande 8 Thy handes haue made me fashioned me altogether rounde about wilt thou then destroy me 9 Remember I besech thee that thou madest me as the moulde of the earth and shalt bring me into dust againe 10 Hast thou not powred me as it were milke turned me to cruddes like cheese 11 Thou hast couered me with skinne and fleshe and ioyned me together with bones and sinnowes 12 Thou hast graunted me life and done me good and thy visitation hath preserued my spirite 13 Thou hast hyd these thinges in thyne heart yet I am sure that thou remembrest this thing 14 If I dyd sinne thou haddest an eye vnto me and shalt not pronounce me innocent from myne offence 15 If I haue done wickedly wo is me therefore If I haue done righteously yet dare I not lift vp my head so full am I of confusion and see myne owne miserie 16 And let it increase hunte me as a lion returne and shew thy selfe maruaylous vpon me 17 Thou bringest freshe witnesse against me and thy wrath increasest thou vpon me diuers and many are the plagues that I am in 18 Wherfore hast thou brought me out of the wombe O that I had perished and that
21 And if he continue a day or two it shal not be reuēged for he is his money 22 If men striue hurt a woman with chylde so that her fruite depart from her and yet no destruction folow then he shal be sore punished according as the womans husbande wyll laye to his charge and he shall pay as the dayes men wyll appoynt hym 23 And if any destruction folowe then he shall geue life for life 24 Eye for eye tothe for tothe hande for hande foote for foote 25 Burnyng for burnyng wounde for wounde strype for strype 26 And if a man smyte his seruaunt or his mayde in the eye that it perishe he shall let them go free for the eyes sake 27 Also if he smyte out his seruaunt or his maydes tothe he shall let them go out free for the tothes sake 28 If an oxe gore a man or a woman that they dye then the oxe shal be stoned and his fleshe shall not be eaten but the owner of the oxe shall go quite 29 If the oxe were wont to pushe with his horne in time past and it hath ben tolde his maister and he hath not kept him but that he hath killed a man or a woman then the oxe shal be stoned and his owner shall dye also 30 If there be set to hym a sūme of money then he shal geue for the redeeming of his life whatsoeuer is layde vpō him 31 And whether he haue gored a sonne or a daughter accordyng to the same iudgement shall it be done vnto him 32 But if it be a seruaunt or a mayde that the oxe hath gored then he shall geue vnto their maister thirtie sicles and the oxe shal be stoned 33 If a man open a well or digge a pitte and couer it not and an oxe or an asse fall therein 34 The owner of the pitte shall make it good geue money vnto their maister and the dead beast shall be his 35 If one mans oxe hurt another that he dye then they shall sell the lyue oxe and deuide the money and the dead oxe also they shall deuide 36 Or if it be knowen that the oxe hath vsed to pushe in tyme past his maister hath not kept hym he shall paye oxe for oxe and the dead shal be his owne ¶ The .xxij. Chapter 1 The punishment of a theefe 5 Damage done 7 The lawe of it that is lefte to be kept 10 Howe it that is lefte with one ought to be rendred 14 That whiche is lent or letten out to hyre 16 A mayden defiled 18 Witches 19 Such as haue to do with beastes 20 An idolater 21 A straunger 23 A wydowe and a pupille 25 Money geuen to lone 26 When pledges ought to be rendred 28 Officers and princes 30 first fruites firstlynges 31 Fleshe torne of beastes 1 IF a man steale an oxe or a sheepe and kill it or sell it he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe foure sheepe for a sheepe 2 If a theefe be found breaking vp and be smitten that he dye there shall no blood be shed for hym 3 But if the sunne be vp vpon him then there shal be blood shed for hym for he should make restitution if he haue not wherwith he shal be solde for his theft 4 If the theft be founde in his hande aliue whether it be oxe asse or sheepe he shall restore double 5 If a man do hurt fielde or vineyarde and put in his beast to feede in another mans fielde of the best of his owne fielde and of the best of his owne vineyarde shall he make restitution 6 If fire breake out and catche in the thornes and the stackes of corne or the standyng corne or fielde be consumed therewith he that kyndeled the fyre shall make restitution 7 If a man deliuer his neyghbour money or stuffe to kepe and it be stolen out of his house if the theefe be founde let hym pay double 8 And if the theefe be not founde then the good man of y e house shal be brought vnto the Iudges that it may be knowen whether he haue put his hande vnto his neyghbours good 9 And in al maner of trespasse whether it be for oxe asse or sheepe rayment or any maner of lost thing which another chalengeth to be his the cause of both parties shall come before the Iudges and whom the Iudges condemne let him pay double vnto his neyghbour 10 If a man delyuer vnto his neyghbour to kepe asse oxe sheepe or whatsoeuer beast it be and it dye or be hurt or taken away by enemies no man see it 11 Then shall an oth of the Lorde be betweene them that he hath not put his hande vnto his neyghbours good and the owner of it shall take the oth and the other shall not make it good 12 And if it be stollen from hym then he shall make restitution vnto the owner therof If it be torne in peeces then let him bryng recorde of the tearing and he shall not make it good 13 And if a man borowe ought of his neighbour and it be hurt or els dye and the owner therof be not by he shall surely make it good 14 But if the owner therof be by he shall not make it good if it be an hired thing it came for his hire 15 If a man entice a mayde that is not betrouthed and lye with her he shall endowe her and take her to his wyfe 16 And if her father refuse to geue her vnto him he shal pay money according to the dowrie of virgins 17 Thou shalt not suffer a witche to lyue 18 Whosoeuer lyeth with a beast shall be slayne for it 19 He that offereth vnto any gods saue vnto y e Lord only he shal be killed 20 Vexe not a straunger neither oppresse him for ye were straungers in the land of Egypt 21 Ye shall trouble no wydowe nor fatherlesse chylde 22 If ye shall euyll entreate them and they crye out vnto me I wyll surelye heare theyr crye 23 And then wyl my wrath waxe hotte and I wyll kyll you with the sworde your wyues shal be widowes and your chyldren fatherlesse 24 If thou lende money to any of my people that is poore by thee thou shalt not be as a tiraunt vnto him neither shalt thou lay vpon him vsurie 25 If thou take thy neyghbours rayment to pledge thou shalt deliuer it vnto him by that the sunne go downe 26 For that is his couering only euen the rayment for his skinne wherein he slepeth and when he cryeth vnto me I wyll heare him for I am mercyfull 27 Thou shalt not rayle vpon y e gods neither blaspheme y e ruler of the people 28 Thy fruites whether they be drie or moyst see thou kepe thē not backe thy first borne sonne thou shalt geue me 29 Likewise also shalt thou do with thine oxen
he fall not downe to the graue for I am sufficiently reconciled 25 Then shal his fleshe be as freshe as a childes and shal returne as in the dayes of his youth 26 He shall pray vnto God and he will be fauorable vnto him and he shall see his face with ioy for he will render vnto man his righteousnesse 27 A respect hath he vnto men let man then say I haue offended I did vnrighteously it hath done me no good 28 Yea he hath deliuered my soule from destruction and my lyfe shall see the light 29 Lo all these worketh God alway with man 30 That he bring backe his soule from the graue to the light yea the light of the lyuing 31 Marke wel O Iob and heare me hold thee still and I will speake 32 But if thou hast any thing to say then aunswere me and speake for I desire to iustifie thee 34 If thou hast nothing then heare me and hold thy tongue and I shall teache thee wysdome The .xxxiiii. Chapter 5 Elihu chargeth Iob that he calleth him selfe righteous 12 He sheweth that God is iust in iudgementes 24 God destroyeth the mightie 30 By him the hypocrite raigneth 1 ELihu proceeding in his aunswere sayde 2 Heare my wordes O ye wise men hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding 3 For the eare discerneth wordes and the mouth tasteth the meates 4 As for iudgement let vs seke it out among our selues that we may knowe what is good 5 And why Iob hath sayd I am righteous and God hath taken away my iudgement 6 In my right I shoulde be a lyer my wounde is incurable without my fault 7 Where is there such a one as Iob that drinketh vp scornefulnesse like water 8 Which goeth in the companie of wicked doers and walketh with vngodly men 9 For he hath sayde It profiteth a man nothing that he shoulde walke with God 10 Therfore hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding farre be it from God that he shoulde meddle with wickednesse farre be it from the almightie that he shoulde meddle with vnrighteous dealing 11 For he shall rewarde man after his workes and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes 12 Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement 13 Who ruleth the earth but he or who hath placed the whole world 14 If he set his heart vpon man and gather vnto hym selfe his spirite and his breath 15 All fleshe shall come to naught at once and all men shall turne againe vnto dust 16 If thou nowe haue vnderstanding heare what I say and hearken to the voyce of my wordes 17 May he be a ruler that loueth not right or may he that is a very innocent man do vngodly 18 Is it reason that thou shouldest say to the king Thou art wicked or thou art vngodly and that before the princes 19 God hath no respect vnto the persons of the lordly and regardeth not the riche more then the poore for they be al the worke of his handes 20 In the twinckling of an eye shall they dye and at midnight when the people and the tirantes rage then shall they perishe be taken away without handes 21 For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man and he seeth all his goinges 22 There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death that can hide the wicked doers from him 23 For God wil not lay vpon man more then he hath sinned that he should enter into iudgement with him 24 He shall destroy the mightie without seeking and shall set other in their steede 25 Therefore shall he declare their workes he shall turne the night and they shal be destroyed 26 The vngodly doth he punishe openly 27 Because they tourned backe from him and would not consider all his wayes 28 Insomuch that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in trouble 29 When he geueth quietnesse who can make trouble and when he hydeth his face who can beholde him whether it be vpon nations or vpō one man onely ▪ 30 Because the hypocrite doth raigne because the people are snared 31 Surely of God onely it can be saide I haue pardoned I wyll not destroy 32 If I haue gone amisse enfourme thou me If I haue done wrong I wyll leaue of 33 Wyll he perfourme the thing through thee for thou hast reproued his iudgement thou also hast thyne owne minde and not I But speake on what thou knowest 34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me and let a wyse man hearken vnto me 35 Iob hath not spoken of knowledge neither were his wordes according to wysdome 36 O father let Iob be well tryed because he hath aunswered for wicked men 37 Yea aboue his sinne he doth wickedly triumpheth among vs and multiplieth his wordes against God The .xxxv. Chapter 6 Neither doth godlines profite or vngodlines hurt God but man 18 The wicked crye vnto God and are not heard 1 ELihu spake moreouer and saide 2 Thinkest thou it right that thou sayest I am more righteous then God 3 For thou sayest what aduauntage wyll it be vnto thee and what profite shall I haue of my sinne 4 Therefore wyll I geue aunswere vnto thee and to thy companions with thee 5 Loke vnto the heauen and beholde it consider the cloudes which are hyer then thou 6 If thou hast sinned what hast thou done against him If thyne offences be many what hast thou done vnto him 7 If thou be righteous what geuest thou him or what wyll he receaue of thyne hande 8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art and thy righteousnesse may profite the sonne of man 9 They which are oppressed crye out vpon the multitude yea they crye out for the power of the mightie 10 But none sayth Where is God that made me and that geueth vs occasion to praise him in the night 11 Which teacheth vs more thē the beastes of the earth and geueth vs more wysdome then the foules of heauen 12 If any such complaine no man geueth aunswere and that because of the wickednesse of proude tirauntes 13 For God wyll not heare vanitie neither wyll the almightie regarde it 14 Although thou sayest to God thou wylt not regarde it yet iudgement is before him trust thou in him 15 But now because his anger hath not visited neither called men to accompt with great extremitie 16 Therefore doth Iob open his mouth but in vaine he maketh many wordes without knowledge The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 Elihu sheweth the power of God 6 and his iustice 9 and wherefore he punisheth 13 The propertie of the wicked 1 ELihu also proceeded and saide 2 Holde thee still a litle I shall shew thee what I haue yet to speake on gods behalfe I wyll open vnto
wyll fall into the pit whiche he hath made 16 For his labour shall come vpon his owne head and his wickednesse shall fall vpon his owne pate 17 I wyll prayse God accordyng to his ryghteousnesse I wyll sing psalmes vnto the name of the most high God The argument of the .viij. psalme ¶ Dauid setteth foorth the magnificencie of God acknowledged of babes and abiectes of this world he maruayleth at Gods workes and at the great exceeding loue of God to man who is exalted to that excellencie that he is Lorde ouer all thinges in this worlde ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Gittith a psalme of Dauid 1 O God our Lorde howe excellent is thy name in all the earth for that thou hast set thy glory aboue the heauens 2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklinges thou hast layde the foundation of thy strength for thyne aduersaries sake that thou mightest styll the enemie and the auenger 3 For I will consider thy heauens euen the workes of thy fingers the moone and the starres whiche thou hast ordayned 4 What is man that thou art myndfull of him and the sonne of man that thou visitest hym 5 Thou hast made hym somthyng inferiour to angels thou hast crowned him with glory and worship 6 Thou makest hym to haue dominion of the workes of thy handes and thou hast put all thinges in subiection vnder his feete 7 All sheepe and oxen also the beastes of the fielde the foules of the ayre and the fishe of the sea and whatsoeuer swymmeth in the seas 8 O God our Lorde howe excellent great is thy name in all the earth ¶ The argument of the .ix. psalme ¶ Dauid prayseth God for the victorie that he had obtayned ouer his enemies attributyng it wholly to God He besecheth God to continue his mercy towarde hym that he may continually set foorth his prayses ¶ To the chiefe musition at the death of Labben a psalme of Dauid 1 I Wyl prayse God with all myne heart I wyl recite all thy marueylous workes 2 I wyll be glad reioyce in thee I wyll sing psalmes vnto thy name O thou most hyest 3 For that myne enemies are returned backwarde are fallen and perished at thy presence 4 For that thou hast geuen iudgement in my ryght and cause thou that iudgest right hast sit in the throne of iudgement 5 Thou hast rebuked the Heathen and destroyed the vngodly thou hast abolished their name for euer and euer 6 O thou enemie thou thoughtest to bryng vs to a perpetuall desolation * and to destroy our cities so that there shoulde remayne no memory of them 7 But God wyll sit for euer he hath prepared his throne for iudgement 8 For he wyll iudge the world in iustice and minister iudgement vnto the people in righteousnesse 9 God also wyll be a refuge for the oppressed euen a refuge in tyme of trouble 10 And they that knowe thy name wyll put their trust in thee for thou O God hast neuer fayled them that seeke thee 11 Sing psalmes vnto God abiding at Sion declare his notable actes among the people 12 For he maketh inquisition of blood he remembreth it and forgetteth not the complaynt of the poore 13 Haue mercy on me O God consider the trouble whiche I suffer of them that hate me lift me vp from the gates of death 14 That I may shewe all thy prayses within the gates of the daughter of Sion and reioyce in thy saluation 15 The Heathen are sunke downe into the pit that they made their owne foote is snared in the same net whiche they had layde priuily for other 16 God is knowen by the iudgement that he hath executed the vngodly is trapped in y e worke of his owne handes this ought to be considered alwayes Selah 17 The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God 18 But the poore shall not alway be forgotten neither shall the hope of the humble afflicted perishe for euer 19 Aryse vp O God let not man preuaile let the Heathen in thy sight be iudged 20 Put them in feare O God that the Heathen may knowe them selues to be but men Selah The argument of the .x. psalme ¶ The prophete as left in the handes of wicked aduersaries complayneth to God of their pryde malice crueltie euill maners craft and prosperitie he prayeth God to succour the fatherlesse and oppressed and to represse the malice of the wicked 1 WHy standest thou so farre of O God why hidest thee in the tyme of trouble 2 The vngodly of a wylfulnesse persecuteth the poore but euery one of them shal be taken in the craftie wylines that they haue imagined 3 For the vngodly prayseth according to his owne heartes desire and blessing the couetous he blasphemeth God 4 The vngodly looketh so proudly as though he cared for none at all neither is the Lorde in all his thoughtes 5 His wayes are alwayes greeuous but thy iudgementes are farre aboue out of his sight and therfore he snuffeth at all his enemies 6 He hath sayde in his heart tushe I can not be remoued for I can not be touched at any tyme with harme 7 His mouth is full of cursing and of deceate and of fraude vnder his tongue is labour and mischiefe 8 He sitteth lurkyng in theeuishe corners of the streates and priuily in lurking dennes he doth murther the innocent he eyeth diligently hym that is weake 9 He lieth in wayte lurking as a Lion in his denne he lyeth in wayte lurkyng * that he may violently carry away the afflicted he doth carry away violentlye the afflicted in halyng hym into his net 10 He croucheth and humbleth him selfe so that a number of thē that be weake fall by his myght 11 He sayeth in his heart tushe the Lord hath forgotten he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer see it 12 Aryse vp O Lorde God lift vp thine hande forget not the afflicted 13 Wherefore shoulde the wicked blaspheme the Lorde whyle he sayeth in his heart that thou wylt not call to accompt 14 Surely thou hast seene this for thou beholdest labour and spite that thou mayest take the matter into thy hands he that is weake leaueth it for thee for thou art the helper of the fatherlesse 15 Breake thou the power of the vngodly and malitious searche thou out his vngodlynes and thou shalt finde none afterwarde in him 16 God is king for euer and euer but the Heathen shall perishe out of the lande 17 O God thou hast hearde the desire of the afflicted and thou wylt settle their heart 18 Thou wylt be attentiue with thyne eare to geue iudgement for the fatherlesse and oppressed so no man in the earth shall once go about hereafter to do them violence ¶ The argument of the .xi. psalme ¶ Dauid trusting in God complayneth of them who would not suffer him to hide him selfe in the
thing that is good 11 Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me I will teache you the feare of God 12 What man is he that listeth to liue and woulde fayne see good dayes 13 Kepe thy tongue from euill and thy lippes that they speake no guyle 14 Eschewe euill do good seeke peace and ensue it 15 The eyes of God are ouer the righteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers 16 The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth 17 The righteous crye and God heareth them and deliuereth them out of all their troubles 18 God is nye vnto them that are of a contrite heart and saueth such as be of an humble spirite 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous but God deliuereth him out of all 20 He kepeth all his bones so that no one of them is broken 21 Malice shal put the vngodly to death and they that hate the righteous shal be brought to naught 22 God redeemeth the soules of his seruauntes and al they that put their trust in him shall not be brought to naught The argument of the .xxxv. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to be his iudge and defence against his enemies who without all cause geuen of his part like cruell hypocrites parasites and flattering courtiers say and do all that they can for to put him to death He declareth his hope confidence and ioy that he hath in God of ayde defence and deliuerie for the whiche he promiseth to geue him thankes not only by him selfe but also by such other as haue any regarde of his righteousnesse and innocencie ¶ Of Dauid 1 PLeade thou my cause O God with them that striue with me and fight thou agaynst them that fight against me 2 Lay hand vppon a shielde buckler and stande vp to helpe me 3 Bryng foorth the speare and stop the way against them that persecute me say vnto my soule I am thy saluation 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seeke after my soule let them be turned backe and brought to cōfusion that imagine mischiefe for me 5 Let them be as dust before the winde and let the angell of God scatter them 6 Let their way be darke and slipperie let the angell of God persecute them 7 For without a cause they haue priuily layde for me a pit full of their nettes without a cause they haue made a digyng vnto my soule 8 Let a sodayne destruction come vpon hym vnawares and his net that he hath layde priuily catch hym selfe let him fall into it with his owne destruction 9 And my soule shal be ioyfull in God it shall reioyce in his saluation 10 All my bones shall say God who is lyke vnto thee whiche deliuerest the poore from hym that is to strong for him yea the poore and him that is in miserie from him that spoyleth him 11 False witnesse did rise vp they layde thinges to my charge that I know not 12 They rewarded me euill for good to the great discomfort of my soule 13 Neuerthelesse when they were sicke I did put on sackcloth I afflicted my soule with fasting and my prayer returned into myne owne bosome 14 I kept them company whersoeuer they went as though they had ben my frende or brother I went heauyly as one that mourned for his mother 15 But in mine aduersitie they reioysed and gathered them together yea the very abiectes came together against me yer I wyst they rented me a peeces and ceassed not 16 With hypocrites scoffers and parasites they gnashed vpon me with their teeth 17 Lorde howe long wylt thou looke vpon this O deliuer my soule from their raginges and my dearling from Lions whelpes 18 So I wyll confesse it vnto thee in a great congregation I will prayse thee among muche people 19 O let not my deceiptfull enemies triumph ouer me let them not winke with an eye that hate me without a cause 20 For they speake not peace but they imagine deceiptfull wordes agaynst them that liue quietly in the lande 21 They gaped vpon me with their mouthes and said this is well this is wel our eye hath seene 22 Thou hast seene this O God holde not thy tongue then go not farre from me O Lorde 23 Stirre thou and awake O my God and my Lorde to iudge my cause and controuersie 24 Iudge me according to thy righteousnesse O God my Lorde and let them not triumph ouer me 25 Let them not say in their heart it is as we woulde haue it neither let them say we haue deuoured hym 26 Let them be put to confusion shame all together that reioyce at my trouble let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour that exalt them selues against me 27 Let them triumph with gladnesse and reioyce that be delighted with my righteousnesse let them say alwayes blessed be God whiche hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his seruaunt 28 And my tongue shal be talking of thy righteousnesse and of thy prayse all the day long The argument of the .xxxvj. psalme ¶ Dauid describeth the wickednesse and wretched ende of them that feare not God And also the great goodnes of God towardes all creatures He desireth his mercy and defence against the wicked ¶ To the chiefe musition seruaunt to the God of Dauid 1 THe wickednes of the vngodly speaketh in the middest of my heart that there is no feare of the Lorde before his eyes 2 For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred 3 The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely to do good 4 He imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed setteth him selfe in no good way neither doth he abhorre any thing y t is euil 5 Thy mercy O God reacheth vnto heauen and thy faythfulnes vnto the cloudes 6 Thy righteousnes is like the mountaynes of God thy iudgementes are a great deapth thou sauest both man and beast O God 7 How excellent is thy mercy O Lord therefore the chyldren of men shall put their trust vnder the shadowe of thy winges 8 They shal be satisfied with the plenteousnesse of thy house and thou shalt geue them drinke out of the riuer of thy delicates 9 For with thee is the fountaine of lyfe and in thy light shall we see light 10 O continue foorth thy louing kindnesse vnto them that knowe thee and thy righteousnes vnto them that are of an vpright heart 11 O let not the foote of pryde reache vnto me and let not the hande of the vngodly make me to moue out of my place 12 There be the workers of iniquitie fallen they are cast downe and shall not be able to rise vp ¶ The argument of the .xxxvij. psalme ¶ Dauid comforteth the godly that they be not offended
vnderstande them and I shall lyue Coph 1 I Haue called with my whole heart heare me O God I wyll kepe thy statutes 2 I haue called vpon thee saue me and I wyll kepe thy testimonies 3 I haue preuented other in the dawnyng of the day and I cryed vnto thee for I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy wordes 4 Myne eyes haue preuented the nyght watches that my study might be wholy in thy wordes 5 Heare my voyce accordyng to thy louing kindnesse make me to lyue O God after thy iudgementes 6 They that mynde to do an act of mischiefenesse do drawe nye vnto me they are farre from thy lawe 7 But thou art nye at hande O God and all thy coÌ„maundementes be trueth 8 As concernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen long since that thou hast made them to last for euer Resh 1 BEholde myne affliction deliuer me for I haue not forgotten thy lawe 2 Defende thou my cause redeeme me make me to lyue accordyng vnto thy worde 3 Saluation is farre from the vngodly for they study not thy statutes 4 Thy mercies be manifolde O God make me to liue accordyng to thy iudgementes 5 There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies 6 I sawe transgressours and I was greeued at the heart because they kept not thy lawe 7 Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse 8 The beginning of thy word is trueth and all the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse endure for euermore Shin 1 PRinces haue persecuted me without a cause but my heart hath stoode in awe of thy wordes 2 I am as glad of thy worde as he that fyndeth a great bootie 3 That which is false I hate and abhorre but thy lawe I do loue 4 I do prayse thee seuen tymes euery day for loue of the iudgementes of thy iustice 5 They that loue thy lawe shall haue great prosperitie and nothyng shall offende them 6 Lorde I haue wayted after thy saluation and I haue done thy commaundementes 7 My soule hath kept thy testimonies and I haue loued them exceedyngly 8 I haue kept thy commaundementes and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee Tau 1 LEt my crye O God approche neare vnto thy face make me to vnderstande euery thyng accordyng vnto thy worde 2 Let my supplication come before thee deliuer me accordyng to thy worde 3 My lippes shall powre out thy prayse when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4 My tongue shall syng of thy worde for all thy commaundementes are ryghteousnesse 5 Let thyne hande be redie for to ayde me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes 6 I haue longed for thy saluation O God and thy lawe is my whole delight 7 Let my soule lyue and it shall prayse thee and thy iudgementes shal be an ayde vnto me 8 I haue gone astray lyke a lost sheepe oh seke out thy seruaunt for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes ¶ The argument of the .cxx. Psalme ¶ The prophete requesteth God for to deliuer him from such as do maliciously slaunder him with false reportes For by their meanes he esteemeth his life led with the Ismaelites and with the barbarous people of Arabia and not with Gods people ¶ A song of high degrees 1 WHen I was in trouble I called vpon God and he hearde me 2 Deliuer my soule O God from false lyppes from a deceiptful tongue 3 What doth a deceiptfull tongue vnto thee what good bryngeth it thee 4 So much as sharpe arrowes of a strong man in thy sydes with Iuniper coales powred on thy head 5 Wo be vnto me that am constrayned to be conuersaunt in Mesech and to dwell among the tentes of Cedar 6 My soule hath dwelt long with hym that hateth peace 7 I am a man of peace but because I do speake therof they prepare them selues to battayle ¶ The argument of the .cxxj. Psalme ¶ The prophete lifteth vp his eyes vnto heauen from whence he most certaynely loketh for ayde at all tymes He assureth all other that God careth defendeth gouerneth and prouideth for those that flee vnto the Lorde for succour in their necessitie ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Will lift vp myne eyes vnto the hilles from whence my helpe shall come 2 My helpe commeth from God who hath made heauen and earth 3 He wyll not suffer thy foote to moue he wyll not sleepe that kepeth thee 4 Beholde he that kepeth Israel wyll neither slumber nor sleepe 5 God hym selfe is thy keper God is thy defence vpon thy ryght hande 6 The sunne shal not hurt thee by day neither the moone by nyght 7 God wyll preserue thee from all euill he wyll preserue thy soule 8 God wyll preserue thy goyng out and thy commyng in from this tyme foorth for euermore ¶ The argument of the .cxxii. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth the ioy of the people goyng vp to Hierusalem where true religion was set foorth and iustice in courtes ministred for which causes he wisheth great prosperitie to the citie ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 I Was glad when they sayde vnto me we wyll go into the house of God 2 Our feete shall stande in thy gates O Hierusalem 3 Hierusalem is builded as a citie that is well vnited together in it selfe 4 For the tribes do go vp thyther euen the tribes of the Lorde which is a testimonie vnto Israel for to prayse the name of God 5 For there is ordeyned the seate for iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid 6 Pray for the peace of Hierusalem they shall prosper that loue thee 7 Peace be within thy walles and plenteousnesse within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I wyll wyshe peace to be within thee 9 Yea because of the house of God our Lord I wyll procure to do thee good The argument of the cxxiii psalme ¶ The prophete declareth that the godly despited of such as be riche proude and scornfull do loke for helpe only at Gods hande after a most humble sort ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto thee who dwellest in heauen 2 Beholde as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs. 3 Haue mâ—y vpon vs O God haue mercy vâ—â—n vs for we haue suffered enough of dispite 4 Our soule is filled with the scornefull reprofe of the wealthy and with the dispitefulnes of the proude ¶ The argument of the .cxxiiij. Psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgeth that he and his people had ben vtterly destroyed through the violence of enemies if God had not ben on their side with his present ayde ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 IF God him selfe had not ben of
are mo in number then the sande and yet whyle I am wakyng I am styll with thee 19 For truely thou wylt slay O Lord the * wicked man and the blood thirstie men to whom I euer say depart ye from me 20 Who do speake vnto thee in guylefull maner thou art O God exalted in vayne to thyne enemies 21 Do not I hate them O God that hate thee and am not I greeued with those that ryse vp agaynst thee 22 Yea I hate them from the bottome of myne heart euen as though they were myne enemies 23 Searche me to the quicke O Lorde and knowe thou myne heart proue me and knowe thou my thoughtes 24 And loke well yf there be any way of peruersenesse in me and then leade me in the way of the worlde ⧠The argument of the cxl psalme ¶ Dauid prayeth God most earnestly to deliuer hym from his enemies who with their slaunderous tongues false accusations and craftie fetches seke all maner of wayes howe to destroy hym wheras yet in deede they cannot put in execution their malice but by Gods permission ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 DElyuer me O God from the euyll man and preserue me from the outragious man 2 Who in heart imagine mischiefes and set forwarde to warre euery day 3 They haue sharpened their tongue lyke a serpent Adders poyson is vnder their lyppes Selah 4 Kepe me O God from the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the outragious man who haue deuised to thrust my feete from me 5 The proude haue layde a snare for me and spread a net abroade with cordes in the hygh wayes they haue set trappes for m◠Selah 6 I haue sayde vnto God thou art my Lorde heare the voyce of my prayers O God 7 O Lorde God the strength of my saluation thou hast couered my head in the day of battayle 8 Graunt not vnto the vngodly his desires O God bryng not to passe his mischeuous imagination lest they shoulde be made to proude Selah 9 Let the labour of his owne lippe couer him who is head of them that compasse me about 10 Let hotte coales be burnyng vpon them he wyll cast them downe into the fire into deepe pittes that they may neuer ryse vp agayne 11 A man full of tongue can not prosper vpon the earth euyll shall hunt the outragious person to ouerthrowe hym 12 I am sure that God will dispatche the cause of the afflicted and he wyll geue iudgement for the needy 13 Truely the ryghteous wyll confesse it vnto thy name they that deale vprightly shall dwell before thy face The argument of the .cxlj. psalme ¶ Dauid humbly desireth God that his prayer may be so acceptable vnto hym as yf he had made a sacrifice in the temple He prayeth God to preserue hym in worde and deede from all euyll that he fall into no snare of his enemies for he had rather be reproued of the godly then to be honoured of the wicked ¶ A psalme of Dauid 1 O God I call vpon thee haste thee vnto me geue eare vnto my voyce whylest I crye vnto thee 2 Let my prayer be directed before thy face as an incense let the liftyng vp of myne handes be an euenyng sacrifice 3 Set a watch O God before my mouth and kepe the doore of my lyppes 4 Incline not myne heart to any euyll thyng wherby I myght commit any vngodly act with men that be workers of iniquitie and let me not eate of their delicates 5 I wyshe that the ryghteous woulde smite me and reproue me for it is louing kyndnesse 6 But let not pretious baulmes breake myne head for as yet euen my prayer is agaynst their wickednesse 7 Let their iudges be thrust downe headlong from a rocke then they wyll heare my wordes for they be sweete 8 Our bones lye scattered vpon the graues mouth lyke as when one breaketh and heweth wood vpon the earth 9 For myne eyes loke vnto thee O God the Lorde in thee is my trust cast not my soule out of me 10 Kepe me from the snare which they haue layde foorth for me and from the trappes of them that be workers of iniquitie 11 Let the vngodly fall together into their owne nettes but let me in the meane season alwayes escape them The argument of the cxlij psalme ¶ Dauid expresseth the prayer that he made to God when he lay hyd in the caue 1. Samuel 24. He vttereth his great anguishe that he was in so that he had trust in nothyng els saue in God who is all his inheritaunce ¶ The wise instruction of Dauid a prayer when he was in the caue 1 I Cryed vnto God with my voyce euen vnto God I dyd make my supplication 2 I powred out before his face my cogitations and I made a declaration of my trouble before his face 3 When my spirite was ouerwhelmed within me thou knewest my path in the way wherin I walked they haue priuily layde a snare for me 4 When I loked vpon my ryght hande and sawe rounde about me there was no man that woulde knowe me I had no place to flee vnto and no man cared for my soule 5 I cryed vnto thee O God and sayde thou art my hope and my portion in the lande of the lyuyng 6 Consider my complaynt for I am brought very lowe deliuer me from my persecutours for they are to strong for me 7 Bryng my soule out of prison that I may prayse thy name the ryghteous shal compasse me rounde about because thou hast thus rewarded me The argument of the cxliii psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to heare his prayer for his mercie and goodnesse sake because no man can be founde ryghteous before hym He vttereth his sorowe requireth to be deliuered from his enemies agaynst whom he maketh his prayer ¶ A psalme of Dauid 1 HEare my prayer O God geue eare vnto my desire hearken vnto me for thy trueth sake for thy ryghteousnesse sake 2 And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt for in thy syght no man lyuyng can be iustified 3 For the enemie hath persecuted my soule he hath smitten my lyfe downe to the grounde he hath layde me in darknesse as men that haue ben long dead 4 And my spirite is ouerwhelmed within me and my heart is desolate in the midst of me 5 I call to remembraunce the tyme long past I muse vpon euery act of thine I exercise my study on the worke of thy handes 6 I stretche foorth myne handes vnto thee my soule as a thirstie lande gaspeth vnto thee Selah 7 Make speede hearken vnto me O God my spirite waxeth faynt hyde not thy face from me for I am lyke vnto them that go downe into the pyt 8 Cause me to heare of thy louyng kindnesse betymes in the mornyng for in thee is my trust 9 Make me to knowe the way that I shoulde walke in for I lyft vp my
And the hurt thereof is lyke an earthen vessell whiche breaketh without helpe so that in the bursting of it there is not founde one sheuer to fetch fire in or to take water withall out of the pit 15 For thus saith the Lorde God euen the holy one of Israel In repentaunce and in rest shall ye be safe in quietnesse and sure confidence shal be your strength but ye haue had no list thereto 16 For ye haue sayde No but we wyll escape thorowe horses therefore shall ye flee And we wyll get vs vp vpon swift beastes and therefore shall your persecutours be swifter 17 A thousande shall flee at the rebuke of one and at the rebuke of fiue shall ye all flee till ye be left as a ship mast vpon the top of a mountaine and as a beaken vpon an hill 18 Therefore doth the Lorde cause you to wayte that he may haue mercy vpon you to the entent that he may haue the preeminence when he is gratious vnto you For the Lord is the God of iudgement Blessed are all they that hope in hym 19 If the people remaine in Sion and at Hierusalem thou shalt not be in heauinesse but at the voyce of thy complaint shall he haue mercy vpon thee and when he heareth it he shall geue thee an aunswere 20 And though the Lorde geue you the bread of trouble and the water of aduersitie thy rayne shal be no more so scant but thyne eyes shall see thy rayne 21 Yea and thyne eare shall heare the talking of him that doth speake behinde thee This is the way walke ye in it turne not aside neither to the right hande nor to the left 22 Ye shall destroy also the couering of your siluer images and the decking of your golden idols euen as filthynesse shalt thou put them away And thou shalt say vnto it Get thee hence 23 Then shall God geue rayne vnto thy seede that thou shalt sowe the grounde withall and bread of the increase of the earth whiche shal be fat and very plenteous in that day also shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures 24 The oxen lykewyse and the young asses that eare the grounde shall eate cleane prouender whiche is purged with the winde and the fanne 25 Finally vpon euery hye mountayne and hyll shall there be riuers and streames of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towres fall 26 Moreouer the light of the moone shal be as the light of the sunne and the sunne light shal be seuen folde and haue as much shine as in seuen dayes beside when the Lorde bindeth vp the sore of his people and healeth the stroke of their wounde 27 Beholde the fame of the Lorde commeth from farre and his presence is so hotte that no man is able to abyde his lippes are full of indignation and his tongue is as a consuming fire 28 His breath is a vehement flud of water that reacheth vp to the necke that he may sift away the heathen in the siue of vanitie and his breath is a brydle of errour in the lawes of the people 29 And ye shall sing lyke as in the night when the holy solempnitie beginneth and ye shall haue gladnesse of heart like as when one commeth with a pipe vnto the hill of the Lorde and to the most mightie one of Israel 30 And the Lorde shall cause his glorious voyce to be hearde and shall declare his stretched out arme with a terrible countenaunce with the flambe of a consuming fire with noysome lightening with a showre and with hayle stones 31 For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall Assur be destroyed which smote other men with the rodde 32 And it shall come to passe that whyther soeuer he goeth the rodde shall cleaue vnto him which the Lorde shall laye vpon hym with tabrettes and harpes and with great warre shall he fight against his hoast 33 For the fire of hell is ordayned from the beginning yea euen for the kyng is it prepared This hath the Lorde set in the deepe and made it wide the burning whereof is fire and muche wood The breath of the Lorde whiche is like a riuer of brimstone doth kindle it The .xxxi. Chapter 1 He curseth them that forsake God and seeke for the helpe of men 1 WO be vnto them that go downe into Egypt for helpe and trust in horses and put their confidence in charrets because they be many and in horsemen because they be lustie and strong but they regarde not the holy one of Israel and they aske no question at the Lorde 2 And he neuerthelesse is wise and will plague the wicked and goeth not from his worde he wyll aryse against the housholde of the frowarde and against the helpe of euyll doers 3 Nowe the Egyptians are men and not God and their horses fleshe and not spirite And assoone as the Lord stretcheth out his hande then shall the helper fall and he that shoulde haue ben helped and they shall altogether be destroyed 4 For thus hath the Lorde spoken vnto me Lyke as the lion and lions whelpe roareth vpon the pray that he hath gotten and is not afraide though the multitude of shepheardes crye out vpon him neither be abashed for all the heape of them so shall the Lorde of hoastes come downe to fight for mount Sion and defende his hyll 5 Like as the byrdes flutter about their nestes so shall the Lorde of hoastes kepe saue defende and deliuer Hierusalem 6 Therefore O ye chyldren of Israel turne againe vnto him whom you haue ofttimes forsaken 7 For in that day euery man shall cast out his idols of siluer and his idols of golde whiche ye haue made with your owne handes vnto your sinne 8 Assur also shal be slayne with the sworde not with a mans sworde neither shal the sworde of any man deuour hym and he shall flee from the slaughter and his choise young men shal be discomfited 9 He shall go for feare to his strong holdes and his princes shall flee from his standerd saith the Lord whose fire is in Sion and his fornace in Hierusalem ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter 1 The conditions of good rulers and officers 1 BEholde a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie 2 And that man shal be vnto men as a defence for the winde and as a refuge for the tempest lyke as a ryuer of water in a thirstie place and the shadowe of a great rocke in a drye lande 3 The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim and the eares of them that heare shall take diligent heede 4 The heart of the vnwyse shall attayne to knowledge and the vnperfect tongue shall speake playnely and distinctly 5 Then shall the foolishe nigarde be no more called gentle nor the churle liberall 6 But the nigarde wyll speake nigardlye and his heart wyll worke euyll
broken my chyldren are gone fro me can no where be founde Nowe haue I none to spreade out my tent nor to set vp my hanginges 21 For the heardmen are become foolishe and they haue not sought the Lorde therefore haue they dealt vnwisely with their cattell and all are scattered abrode 22 Beholde the noyse is harde at hande and great sedition out of the north to make the cities of Iuda a wildernesse and a dwelling place for dragons 23 Nowe I knowe O Lord that it is not in mans power to order his owne wayes or to rule his owne steppes and goinges 24 Therefore chasten thou me O Lord but with fauour and not in thy wrath lest thou bring me vtterly to naught 25 Powre out thyne indignation vpon the gentiles that knowe thee not and vpon the people that call not vpon thy name and that because they haue consumed deuoured and destroyed Iacob and haue made his habitation waste The .xj. Chapter 1 A curse to them that obay not the worde of Gods promise 10 The people of Iuda folowing the steppes of their fathers worshippeth straunge gods 15 The Lord saith that he wyll not heare the Iewes and forbiddeth also Ieremie to pray for them 1 THis is a sermō which the Lorde commaunded Ieremie for to preache saying 2 Heare the wordes of this couenaunt and speake vnto the men of Iuda and to all them that dwell at Hierusalem 3 And say vnto them Thus saith the Lord God of Israel Cursed be euery one that is not obedient vnto the words of this couenaunt 4 Whiche I commaunded vnto your fathers what time as I brought them out of Egypt from the iron furnace saying Be obedient vnto my voyce and do according to all that I commaunde you so shall ye be my people and I will be your God 5 And wyll kepe my promise that I haue sworne vnto your fathers namelye that I woulde geue them a lande whiche floweth with milke and honie as ye see it is come to passe vnto this day Then aunswered I and sayde Amen let it be euen so Lorde as thou sayest 6 Then the Lord sayd vnto me againe Preache this in the cities of Iuda and rounde about Hierusalem say Heare the wordes of this couenaunt and kepe them 7 For I haue diligently exhorted your fathers euer since the tyme that I brought them out of the lande of Egypt vnto this day I gaue them warning be times saying hearken vnto my voyce 8 Neuerthelesse they would not obey me nor encline their eares vnto me but folowed the wicked imaginations of their owne heartes and therefore I haue brought vpon them al the wordes of this couenaunt that I gaue them to kepe which they notwithstanding haue not kept 9 And the Lorde sayde vnto me it is founde out that whole Israel and all these cities of Hierusalem are gone backe 10 They haue turned them selues to the blasphemies of their forefathers which had no lust to heare my wordes Euen lykewyse haue these also folowed straunge gods and worshipped them The house of Israel and Iuda haue broken my couenaunt whiche I made with their fathers 11 Therefore thus saith the Lorde beholde I will send a plague vpon them whiche they shall not be able to escape and they shall crye vnto me and I wyl not heare them 12 Then shall the townes of Iuda and the citizens of Hierusalem go and call vpon their gods vnto whom they made their oblations but they shall not be able to helpe them in tyme of their trouble 13 For as many cities as thou hast O Iuda so many gods hast thou had also and loke howe many streetes there be in thee O Hierusalem so many shameful aulters haue ye set vp aulters I say to offer vpon them vnto Baal 14 Therfore pray not thou for this people byd neither prayse nor prayer for them for though they crye vnto me in their trouble yet wil I not heare them 15 What part hath my beloued in my house seing he hath worked abhomination seruing many gods The holy fleshe offeringes in the temple are gone from thee O Iuda and thou when thou hast done euyll makest thy boast of it 16 The Lord called thee a greene oliue tree a faire one a fruitefull one a goodlye one but with great clamour hath the enemie set fire vpon it the braunches of it are destroyed 17 For the Lorde of hoastes that planted thee hath deuised a plague for thee O thou house of Israel and Iuda for the euyll that ye haue done to prouoke hym to wrath in that ye dyd seruice to Baal 18 This O Lorde haue I learned of thee and vnderstande it for thou hast shewed me their imaginations 19 But I am as a meeke lambe an oxe that is caryed away to be slayne not knowing that they had deuised suche a counsell against me saying We wyll destroy his meate with wood and driue him out of the lande of the liuing that his name shall neuer be thought vpon 20 Therfore I wyll beseche thee nowe O Lorde of hoastes thou righteous iudge thou that tryest the raynes and the heartes let me see thee auenged of them for vnto thee haue I committed my cause 21 The Lorde therfore spake thus of the citizens of Anathoth that sought to slay me saying Preache not vnto vs in the name of the Lorde or els thou shalt dye of our handes 22 Thus I say spake the Lorde of hoastes Beholde I will visit you your young mē shal perishe with the sworde your sonnes and your daughters shall vtterly dye of hunger 23 So that none shall remaine for vpon the citizens of Anathoth wyll I bring a plague euen the yere of their visitation The .xij. Chapter 1 The prophete marueyleth greatly at the prosperitie of the wicked although he confesse God to be righteous 7 The Iewes are forsaken of the Lord. 1◠He speaketh agaynst curates and preachers that seduce the people 14 The Lord threatneth destruction vnto the nations that bordered vpon Iurie which troubled and vexed it 1 O Lorde thou art more righteous then that I shoulde dispute with thee neuerthelesse let me talke with thee in thynges reasonable Howe happeneth it that the way of the vngodly is so prosperous and that it goeth so well with them which without any shame offend and liue in wickednesse 2 Thou plantest them they take roote they growe and bryng foorth fruite they boast much of thee yet art thou farre from their raynes 3 But thou Lorde to whom I am well knowen thou that hast sene and proued my heart take them away like as a flocke is caryed to the slaughter house appoynt them for the day of slaughter 4 Howe long shall the lande mourne and all the hearbes of the fielde perishe for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin The cattell and the birdes are gone yet say they tushe
cunning he geueth it some proportion fashioneth it after the similitude of a man 14 Or maketh it lyke some vyle beast straketh it ouer with red and paynteth it and looke what foule spot is in it he casteth some colour vpon it 15 Then maketh he a conuenient tabernacle for it setteth it in the wall and maketh it fast with iron 16 Prouiding so for it lest it happen to fall for it is well knowen that it can not helpe it selfe For why it is but an image and must of necessitie be helped 17 Then making prayer for his goodes for his mariage and for chyldren he is not ashamed to speake to that whiche hath no soule 18 For health he maketh his petition vnto him that is sicke for life he humblie prayeth vnto hym that is dead he calleth vpon hym for helpe that hath no experience at all and to sende hym a good iourney he prayeth him that may not go 19 And for gayne for worke and for successe of his affayres he asketh power of hym whiche is without all maner of power ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 1 The detestation and abhomination of images 8 A curse of them and of him that maketh them 14 Whereof idolatrie proceeded 23 What euils come of idolatrie 1 AGayne another man purposing to sayle and beginning to take his iourney thorowe the raging sea calleth for helpe vnto a stocke that is farre weaker then the vessell that beareth hym 2 For as for it couetousnesse of money hath founde it out and the craftes man made it with his cunning 3 But thy prouidence O father gouerneth it * For thou hast made a way euen in the sea and a sure path in the middest of the waues 4 Declaring therby that thou hast power to helpe in all thinges yea though a man went to the sea without ship 5 Neuerthelesse thou wouldest not that the workes of thy wysdome shoulde be in vayne and therefore do men commit their liues to a small peece of wood passing ouer the stormie sea in a ship and are saued 6 For in the olde tyme also when the proude giauntes perished he in whom the hope was left to increase the world went into the ship whiche was gouerned thorowe thy hand and so left seede behynde hym vnto the worlde 7 For happy is the tree wherthrough righteousnesse commeth 8 But cursed is the idoll that is made with handes yea both it and he that made it He because he made it and it because it was called God whereas it is but a frayle thing 9 For the vngodly and his vngodlynesse are both like abhominable vnto God 10 Euen so the worke and he that made it also shal be punished together 11 Therefore shall there a plague come vpon the idols of the heathen for out of the creature of God they are become an abhomination a temptation vnto the soules of men and a snare for the feete of the vnwyse 12 For why the seeking out of idols is the beginning of whordome and the bringing vp of them is the destruction of lyfe 13 For they were not from the beginning neither shall they continue for euer 14 The vayneglory of men hath founde them out vpon earth therfore shal they come shortly to an ende 15 For when a father mourned heauyly for his sonne sodainely taken away from hym he made hym an image and hym whiche then was but a dead man he now began to worship as a god and ordayned for his seruauntes ceremonies and sacrifices 16 Thus by processe of time this vngracious custome being waxen strong was kept as a lawe and images were worshipped by commaundement of tirauntes 17 As for those that were so farre of that men might not worship them present their visage beyng drawne out from farre of was made as the cleare image of an honourable king that they might with affection flatter aswell the absent as the present 18 Agayne the singuler ambition of the craftes man gaue the ignoraunt also a great occasion to increase the superstition 19 For he willing to please one peraduenture that bare rule laboured with all his cunning to make the image of the best fashion 20 And so thorowe the beautie of the worke the common people being therto allured toke hym nowe for a god whiche a litle before was but honoured as a man 21 And this was to the deceauing of mans life when men either with calamitie or tirannie oppressed ascribed vnto stones and stockes that name of God whiche ought not to be geuen vnto any thing els 22 Moreouer this was not inough for them that they erred in the knowledge of God but where as they liued in the great warre of ignoraunce those so many and great plagues called they peace 23 For either they slue their owne chyldren and offred them in sacrifice or vsed secrete ceremonies or folowed madde drunken dissolutenesse of rites in sacrifice 24 So that they kept neither life nor mariage cleane but either one slue another traytorously or greeued hym by adulterie 25 So that there raigned in al men without exception blood manslaughter theft dissimulation corruption vnfaythfulnesse sedition periurie 26 Disquieting of good men vnthankefulnesse defiling of soules chaunging of byrth disordering of mariages adulterie and vncleanenesse 27 For why the honouring of abhomible images is the beginning the cause and ende of all euill 28 For they that worship idols eyther they are madde when they be merie or prophesie lies or liue vngodly or els lightly forsweare them selues 29 For insomuche as their trust is in the idols whiche haue no soule though they sweare falsely yet they thinke it shall not hurt them 30 Therefore commeth a great plague vpon them and that worthyly for both causes for they haue an euyll opinion of God that geue heede vnto idols and they sweare vniustly in deceipt despising holynes 31 For it is not the power of them by whom they sweare but it is the iust vengeaunce of sinners that punisheth alwayes the offence of the vngodly doers ¶ The .xv. Chapter ¶ The voyce of the faythfull praysing the mercy of God by whose grace they serue not idols 1 BVt thou O our God art gratious true and long suffring and in mercy ordrest thou all thinges 2 Though we sinne yet are we thyne for we knowe thy strength but we wyll not sinne because we knowe we are counted thyne 3 For to knowe thee is perfect righteousnes yea to knowe thy power is the roote of immortalitie 4 As for the thing that men haue found out through their euyll science it hath not deceaued vs nor the paynters vnprofitable labour to wit an image spotted with diuers colours 5 Whose sight entiseth the ignoraunt to lust after it and he desireth the picture of a dead image that hath no breath 6 Both they that make them
the commaundementes of the Lorde shal be shamed 21 He that is the ruler among brethren is holden in honour among them and he that regardeth such as feare the Lorde is acceptable in his sight 22 The feare of the Lord causeth that the kingdome faileth not but the kingdome is lost by crueltie and pryde 23 The glorie of the riche of the honorable and of the poore is the feare of God 24 Despyse not thou the iust poore man that hath vnderstanding and magnifie not the riche vngodly 25 Great is the iudge and mightie in honour yet is there none greater then he that feareth God 26 Vnto the seruaunt that is discrete shal the free do seruice He that is wyse and well nurtured will not grudge when he is refourmed and an ignoraunt body shall not come to honour 27 Be not proude to do thy worke and dispayre not in the time of aduersitie 28 Better is he that laboureth and hath plenteousnes of al thinges then he that is gorgious and wanteth bread 29 My sonne get thy soule honour by mekenesse geue her her due honour 30 Who shall iustifie him that sinneth against him selfe Who will honour hym that dishonoureth his owne soule 31 The poore is honoured for his faythfulnesse and trueth but the riche is had in reputation because of his goodes 32 He that ordereth hym selfe honestly in pouertie howe much more shal he behaue hym selfe honestly in riches And who so ordreth hym selfe vnhonestly in riches how much more shall he behaue him selfe vnhonestly in pouertie The .xi. Chapter 1 The prayse of humilitie 2 After the outward appearaunce ought we not to iudge 7 Of rash iudgement 14 Al things come of God 29 Al men are not to be brought into thine house 1 THe wysdome of hym that is brought lowe shall lift vp his head and shall make hym to sit among great men 2 Commende not thou a man in his beautie neither despise a man in his vtter appeeraunce 3 The Bee is but a smal beast among the foules yet is her fruite exceeding sweet 4 Be not proude of thy rayment exalt not thy selfe in the day of thy honour for the workes of the hiest onely are wonderfull yea glorious secrete and vnknowen are his workes 5 Many tyrauntes haue ben fayne to sit downe vpon the earth and the vnlikely hath worne the crowne 6 Many mightie men haue ben brought low the honorable haue ben deliuered into other mens handes 7 Condemne no man before thou haue tryed out the matter and when thou hast made inquisition then refourme righteously 8 Geue no sentence before thou hast hearde the cause but first let men tel out their tales 9 Stryue not for a matter that toucheth not thy selfe and stande not in the iudgement of sinners 10 My sonne meddle not with many matters and if thou gaine much thou shalt not be blamelesse if thou folow after it thou shalt not attayne it and though thou runnest thy way afore yet shalt thou not escape 11 There is some man that laboureth and taketh payne and the more he weerieth him selfe the lesse he hath 12 Againe some man is slouthfull hath neede of helpe wanteth strength and hath great pouertie 13 And gods eye loketh vpon him to good setteth him vp from his lowe state and lifteth vp his head so that many men maruel at hym and geue honour vnto God 14 Prosperitie and aduersitie lyfe and death pouertie and richesse come all of the Lorde 15 Wysedome nurture and knowledge of the lawe are with God loue and the wayes of good are with him 16 Errour and darkenesse are made for sinners and they that exalt them selues in euyll waxe olde in euyll 17 The gift of God remayneth for the righteous and his good will shall geue prosperitie for euer 18 Some man is riche by his care and â—gardship and that is the portion of his rewarde 19 In that he sayth Now haue I gotten rest and nowe will I eate and drinke of my goodes my selfe alone and yet he considereth not that the time draweth nye and death approcheth that he must leaue all these thinges vnto other men and dye him selfe 20 Stand thou fast in thy couenaunt and exercise thy selfe therin and remayne in the worke vnto thy age 21 Maruell not at the workes of sinners but put thy trust in God and byde in thy labour for it is but an easie thing in the sight of God to make a poore man riche and that sodenly 22 The blessing of God hasteth to the rewarde of the righteous and maketh his fruites soone to florishe and prosper 23 Say not what helpeth it me and what good thing shall I haue hereafter 24 Againe say not I haue enough how can I want 25 When thou art in welfare forget not aduersitie and when it goeth not well with thee haue a good hope that it shal be better 26 For it is but a small thing vnto God in the day of death to rewarde euery man according to his wayes 27 The aduersitie of an houre maketh one to forget al pleasure when a man dieth his workes are discouered 28 Iudge no man blessed before his death for a man shal be knowen in his children 29 Bring not euery man into thyne house for the disceytfull layeth wayte diuersly are like stomackes that belche filthyly 30 Like as a partrych in a maunde so is the heart of the proude and like as a spie that loketh vpon the fall of his neyghbour 31 For he turneth good vnto euyll and slaundreth the chosen 32 Of one sparke is made a great fire and of one disceytfull man is blood increased and an vngodly man layeth wayte for blood 33 Beware of the disceytfull for he imagineth wicked thinges to bring thee into a perpetuall shame 34 If thou takest an aliaunt vnto thee he shall destroy thee in vnquietnesse and dryue thee from thyne owne wayes The .xii. Chapter 1 Vnto whom we ought to do good 10 Enemies ought not to be trusted 1 WHen thou wilt do good knowe to whom thou doest it and so shalt thou be greatly thanked for thy benefites 2 Do good vnto the righteous and thou shalt finde great reward though not of him yet no doubt the Lorde him selfe shall rewarde thee 3 He standeth not in a good case that is alway occupied in euil geueth no almes for the hyghest hateth the sinners and hath mercie vpon them that shewe the workes of repentaunce 4 Geue thou vnto such as feare God and receaue not a sinner 5 As for the vngodly and sinners he shall recompence vengeaunce vnto them and kepe them to the day of wrath 6 Geue thou vnto the good and receaue not the sinner do well vnto hym that is lowly but geue not to the vngodly Let not the bread be geuen him that he be not mightier then thy selfe therin for so shalt thou receaue twyse as much euyll in all
them as though they had ought them no euyll will 4 Forsomuch then as there was gone foorth a generall proclamation thorowe the citie because of peace they consented therto suspect nothing but when they were gone foorth into the deepe they drowned no lesse then two hundred of them 5 Whē Iudas knew of this crueltie shewed vnto his people he cōmaunded those that were with him to make them redy 6 Exhorting them to call vpon God the righteous iudge went foorth against those murtherers of his brethren set fire in the hauen by night brent vp the shippes and those that escaped from the fire he slue with the sworde 7 And when he had done this he departed as though he woulde come againe and roote out all them of Ioppa 8 But when he had gotten word that the Iamnites were mynded to do in lyke maner vnto the Iewes which dwelt among them 9 He came vpon the Iamnites by night set fire on the hauen with the shippes so that the light of the fire was seene at Hierusalem vpon a two hundred and fourtie furlonges 10 Nowe when they were gone from thence nyne furlonges in there iourney towarde Timotheus fiue thousande men of foote and fyue hundreth horsemen of the Arabians fought with hym 11 So when the battell was earnest and prospered with Iudas thorowe the helpe of God the residue of the Arabians beyng ouercome besought Iudas to be at one with them and promised to geue him certayne pastures and to do him good in other thinges 12 Iudas thinking that they shoulde in deede be profitable concerning many thinges promised them peace wherevpon they shoke handes and so they departed to their tentes 13 Iudas went also vnto a citie whiche was very fast kept with brydges fensed round about with walles and diuers kindes of people dwelling therin called Caspin 14 They that were within it put such trust in the strength of the walles and in their store of vittayles that they were the slacker in their doynges cursing and reuiling Iudas with blasphemies and speaking such wordes as it becommeth not 15 But Machabeus calling vpon the great prince of the world which without any battayle rammes or ordinaunce of warre did cast downe the walles of Iericho in time of Iosuah fel manfully vpon the walles 16 Toke the citie thorow the helpe of the Lorde made an exceeding great slaughter insomuch that a lake of two furlonges brode whiche lay therby seemed to flowe with the blood of the slayne 17 Then departed they from thence seuen hundred and fiftie furlonges and came to Taraca vnto the Iewes that are called Tubianci 18 But as for Timotheus they could not get him there for not one matter dispatched he was departed from thence and had left certayne men in a very strong holde 19 But Dositheus Sosipater whiche were captaynes with Machabeus slue those that Timotheus had left in the house of defence more then ten thousand men 20 And Machabeus prepared him with the sixe thousand men that were about him set them in order by companies went foorth against Timotheus which had with him an hundred and twentie thousande men of foote two thousande and fyue hundred horsemen 21 When Timotheus had knowledge of Iudas comming he sent the women children and the other baggage vnto a castle called Carnion For it could not be wonne and was hard to come vnto the wayes of the same places were so narowe 22 And when Iudas his first bande came in sight the enemies were smitten with feare thorowe the presence of God which seeth all thinges Insomuch that they fleyng one here another there were rather discomfited of their owne people wounded with the strokes of their owne swordes 23 Iudas also was very earnest in folowing vpon them punishing those vngodly slue thirtie thousande men of them 24 Timotheus also hym selfe fel into the handes of Dositheus and Sosipater whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his lyfe because he had many of the Iewes fathers brethren in prison which if they put him to death shoulde be despised 25 So when he had promised faythfully to deliuer them againe according to the condition made they let him go without harme for the health of the brethren 26 Then Machabeus marched foorth to Carnion and Atargation and there slue twentie and fiue thousande men 27 Nowe after that he had chased away and slayne his enemies he remoued the hoast towarde Ephron a strong citie wherin was Lysias and a great multitude of diuers nations and the strong young men kept the walles defending them mightyly in this citie was much ordinaunce and prouision of dartes 28 But when Iudas and his companie had called vpon almightie God which with his power breaketh the strength of the enemies they wan the citie and slue twentie and fiue thousand of them that were within 29 From thence went they to the citie of the Scythians which lyeth sixe hundred furlonges from Hierusalem 30 But when the Iewes whiche were in the citie testified that the citezins dealt louingly with them yea intreated thē kindly in the time of their aduersitie 31 Iudas and his companie gaue them thankes desiring them to be friendly stil vnto them and so they came to Hierusalem the hye feast of the weekes beyng at hande 32 And after the feast of Pentecost they went foorth against Gorgias the gouernour of Idumca 33 Who came out with three thousande men of foote foure hundred horsemen 34 Whiche when they mette together it chaunced a fewe of the Iewes to be slayne 35 And Dositheus one of the Bacenors a mightie horsman toke holde of Gorgias and woulde haue taken him quicke but an horseman of Thracia fell vpon him and smote of his arme so that Gorgias escaped and fled into Moresa 36 When they nowe that were of Gorgias side had foughten long and were weery Iudas called vpon the Lorde that he would be their helper and captayne of the fielde 37 And with that he began in his owne language song Psalmes with a loude voyce insomuch that he made the enemies afrayde Gorgias men of warre toke their flight 38 So Iudas gathered his hoast and came into the citie of Odolla and when the seuenth day came vpon them they clensed them selues as the custome was kept the Sabbath in the same place 39 And vpon the day folowing as necessitie required Iudas and his company came to take vp the bodyes of them that were slayne and to burie them in the fathers graues 40 Nowe vnder the coates of certayne Iewes which were slayne they founde iewels that they had taken out of the temple and from the idoles of the Iamnites whiche thing is forbidden the Iewes by the lawe then euery man sawe that this was the cause wherfore they were slayne 41 And so euery man gaue thankes vnto the Lorde for his righteous iudgement whiche had opened the thing that was hyd
them Beholde I bryng hym foorth to you that ye may knowe that I fynde no fault in hym 5 Then came Iesus foorth wearyng a crowne of thorne and a robe of purple And he sayth vnto them beholde the man 6 When the hye priestes therefore and officers sawe hym they cryed saying crucifie hym crucifie hym Pilate sayth vnto them Take ye hym and crucifie hym for I fynde no cause in hym 7 The Iewes aunswered hym We haue a lawe and by our lawe he ought to dye because he made hym selfe the sonne of God 8 When Pilate hearde that saying he was the more afrayde 9 And went agayne into the iudgement hall and sayth vnto Iesus whence art thou But Iesus gaue hym none aunswere 10 Then sayde Pilate vnto hym Speakest thou not vnto me Knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee and haue power to loose thee 11 Iesus aunswered Thou couldest haue no power at all agaynst me except it were geuen thee from aboue Therfore he that deliuered me vnto thee hath the more sinne 12 And from thencefoorth sought Pilate meanes to loose hym But the Iewes cryed saying Yf thou let hym go thou art not Caesers friend For whosoeuer maketh hym selfe a kyng speaketh agaynst Caesar 13 When Pilate hearde that saying he brought Iesus foorth he sate downe in the iudgement seate in a place that is called the pauement but in the Hebrue tounge Gabbatha 14 It was the preparyng of y e Passouer and about the sixt houre And he sayth vnto the Iewes beholde your kyng 15 They cryed away with hym away with hym crucifie hym Pilate sayth vnto them Shall I crucifie your king The hye priestes aunswered We haue no king but Caesar 16 Then deliuered he hym vnto them to be crucified And they toke Iesus ledde hym away 17 And he bare his crosse wēt forth into a place which is called y e place of dead mens skulles but in Hebrue Golgotha 18 Where they crucified hym and two other with him on eyther syde one and Iesus in the myddes 19 And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the crosse The wrytyng was Iesus of Nazareth kyng of the Iewes 20 This title read many of the Iewes For the place where Iesus was crucified was nye to y e citie And it was written in Hebrue and Greke and Latine 21 Then sayde the hye priestes of the Iewes to Pilate Write not kyng of the Iewes but that he sayde I am kyng of the Iewes 22 Pilate aunswered What I haue written that haue I written 23 Then the souldiers when they had crucified Iesus toke his garmentes made foure partes to euery souldier a part and also his coate The coate was without seame wouen from the toppe throughout 24 They sayde therefore among them selues Let vs not deuide it but caste lottes for it who shal haue it That the scripture myght be fulfylled saying They parted my rayment among thē for my coate dyd they cast lottes And the souldiers dyd such thynges in deede 25 There stoode by the crosse of Iesus his mother and his mothers sister Marie the wyfe of Cleophas and Marie Magdalene 26 Whē Iesus therfore sawe his mother and the disciple standyng by whom he loued he saith vnto his mother Woman beholde thy sonne 27 Then sayde he to the disciple beholde thy mother And from that houre the disciple toke her vnto his owne 28 After these thynges Iesus knowyng that all thynges were nowe perfourmed that the scripture might be fulfylled he sayth I thirste 29 So there stoode a vessell by full of vineger Therefore they fylled a sponge with vineger and put it vpon Isope put it to his mouth 30 Assoone as Iesus then receaued of the vineger he saide it is finished and bowed his head and gaue vp the ghost 31 The Iewes therefore because it was the preparyng of the Sabboth that the bodyes should not remaine vpō y e crosse on the Sabboth day for that Sabboth day was an hye day besought Pilate that their legges myght be broken and that they myght be taken downe 32 Then came the souldiers and brake the legges of the first and of the other which was crucified with hym 33 But when they came to Iesus sawe that he was dead alredye they brake not his legges 34 But one of the souldyers with a speare thruste hym into the syde foorthwith came there out blood and water 35 And he that sawe it bare recorde and his recorde is true he knoweth that he saith true that ye might beleue also 36 For these thynges were done that the scripture shoulde be fulfylled Ye shall not breake aboue of hym 37 And agayne another scripture saith They shall loke on hym whom they pearsed 38 After this Ioseph of Aramathia which was a disciple of Iesus but secretely for feare of y e Iewes besought Pilate that he myght take downe the body of Iesus And Pilate gaue hym licence He came therefore and toke the dye of Iesus 39 And there came also Nicodemus whiche at the begynnyng came to Iesus by nyght and brought of mirre and aloes myngled together about an hundred pounde wayght 40 Then toke they the body of Iesus wounde it in linnen clothes with the odours as the maner of the Iewes is to burie 41 And in the place where he was crucified there was a garden and in the garden a newe sepulchre wherein was neuer man yet layde 42 There layde they Iesus therfore because of the preparyng of the Sabboth of the Iewes for the sepulchre was me at hande ☜ ¶ The .xx. Chapter 1 Marie commeth to the sepulchre and after tolde the disciples that he was taken away 3 Peter and Iohn runne to see 9 The apostles were ignoraunt of the resurrection 12 Marie weepeth at the sepulchre and sawe a vision of Angels 14 Iesus spake to Marie 18 she sheweth the disciples 19 Iesus appeared to the Apostles 23 he gaue them the holy ghost and sent them to preache 25 Thomas beleued not that Christe was rysen 26 Christe appeared agayne 28 Thomas who confessed Christe to be God 31 The scriptures written are sufficient to saluation 1 THe first day of y e Sabbothes came Marie Magdalene early whē it was yet darke vnto the sepulchre and sawe the stone taken awaye from the graue 2 Then she ranne came to Simō Peter to the other disciple whō Iesus loued saith vnto thē They haue takē away the Lorde out of the graue we can not tell where they haue layde him 3 Peter therfore went foorth and that other disciple came to the sepulchre 4 They ran both together the other disciple did outrun Peter and came first to the sepulchre 5 And when he had stowped downe he sawe the linnen clothes lying yet went he not in 6 Then came Simon Peter folowyng hym and went into the
presented Paul also before hym 34 And when the deputie had read the letter he asked of what coūtrey he was And when he vnderstoode that he was of Celicia 35 I wyll heare thee sayde he when thyne accusars are come also And he cōmaunded hym to be kept in Herodes iudgement hall ⧠The .xxiiij. Chapter 10 Paul beyng accused aunswereth for his lyfe and doctrine 25 Felix gropeth hym thinkyng to haue a bribe 28 and after leaueth hym in pryson 1 AND after fyue dayes Ananias the hie priest descended with the elders and with a certayne oratour named Tartullus which appeared before the deputie agaynst Paul 2 And when Paul was called foorth Tartullus began to accuse hym saying Seyng that we obtayned great quietnesse by the meanes of thee and that many good thynges are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence 3 That alowe we euer in all places most noble Felix with all thankes 4 Notwithstandyng that I be not tedious vnto thee I pray thee that thou wouldest heare vs of thy curtesie a fewe wordes 5 For we haue founde this man a pestilent felowe and a mouer of debate vnto all the Iewes in the whole worlde and a maynteyner of the sect of the Nazarites 6 And hath gone about to pollute the temple Whom we toke and woulde haue iudged accordyng to our lawe 7 But the hye captayne Lysias came vpon vs and with great violence toke hym away out of our handes 8 Commaundyng his accusers to come vnto thee Of whom thou mayest yf thou wilt enquire knowe the certayntie of all these thynges wherof we accuse hym 9 And the Iewes lykewyse affirmed saying that these thynges were so 10 Thē Paul after that the deputie hym selfe had beckened vnto hym that he shoulde speake aunswered With a more quiet mynde do I aunswere for my selfe forasmuch as I vnderstande that thou haste ben of many yeres a iudge vnto this nation 11 Because that thou mayest knowe that there are yet but twelue dayes sence I went vp to Hierusalem for to worshyp 12 And they neither founde me in the temple disputyng with any man either raysyng vp the people neither in the synagogues nor in the citie Neither can they proue the thynges wherof they accuse me 14 But this I confesse vnto thee that after the way which they call heresie so worship I the God of my fathers beleuyng all thynges which are written in the lawe and the prophetes 15 And haue hope towardes God that * the resurrection of the dead which they them selues loke for also shal be both of the iust and vniust 16 And herein studie I to haue alway a cleare conscience toward God and toward men 17 Nowe after many yeres I came and brought almes to my nation and offerynges 18 In the which they founde me purified in the temple neither with multitude nor yet with vnquietnesse 19 Howbeit there were certayne Iewes out of Asia 20 Which ought to be here present before thee accuse me yf they had ought agaynst me 21 Or els let these same here say yf they haue founde any euyll doyng in me whyle I stande here in the counsell 22 Except it be for this one voyce that I cryed standyng among them of the resurrection from the dead am I iudged of you this day 23 And whē Felix hearde these thynges he deferred them for he knewe very well of that way and sayde When Lysias the captayne is come downe I will knowe the vtmost of your matter 24 And he commaunded an vnder captayne to kepe Paul and to let hym haue rest and that he shoulde forbyd none of his acquayntaunce to minister vnto hym or to come vnto hym 25 And after certayne dayes when Felix came with his wyfe Drusilla which was a Iewesse he called foorth Paul and hearde hym of the fayth which is towarde Christe 26 And as he reasoned of ryghteousnesse temperaunce and iudgement to come Felix trembled and aunswered Go thy way for this tyme when I haue a conuenient season I will sende for thee 27 He hoped also that money shoulde haue ben geuen hym of Paul that he myght loose hym wherfore he sent for hym the oftener and communed with hym 28 But after two yere Porcius Festus came into Felix rowme And Felix wyllyng to shewe the Iewes a pleasure left Paul bounde ¶ The .xxv. Chapter 2 The Iewes accuse Paul before Festus 8 he aunswereth for hym selfe 11 and appealeth vnto the Emperour 14 his matter is brought before Agrippa 23 and he is brought foorth 1 THen when Festus was come into the prouince after three dayes he ascended from Cesarea vnto Hierusalem 2 Then enfourmed him the hye priest and the chiefe of the Iewes of Paul And they besought hym 3 And desired fauour agaynst hym that he woulde sende for hym to Hierusalem they layde awayte in the way to kyll hym 4 But Festus aunswered that Paul shoulde be kept at Cesarea and that he him selfe woulde shortly depart thither 5 Let them therfore sayde he which among you are able come downe with vs and accuse hym yf there be any fault in this man 6 And when he had taryed among them more then ten dayes he went downe vnto Cesarea the next day sate downe in the iudgement seate and commaunded Paul to be brought 7 Who beyng come the Iewes which were come from Hierusalem stoode about hym and layde many greeuous complayntes agaynst Paul which they coulde not proue 8 Whyles he aunswered for hym selfe * that he had agaynst the lawe of the Iewes neither agaynst the temple nor yet agaynst Caesar offended any thyng at all 9 But Festus * wyllyng to do y e Iewes a pleasure aunswered Paul and sayde Wylt thou go vp to Hierusalem there be iudged of these thynges before me 10 Then said Paul I stande at Caesars iudgement seate where I ought to be iudged To the Iewes haue I no harme done as thou very wel knowest 11 For yf I had done any hurt or committed any thyng worthy of death I refuse not to dye But yf there be none of these thinges wherof they accuse me no man may delyuer me to them I appeale vnto Caesar 12 Then spake Festus with the counsell and aunswered Hast thou appealed vnto Caesar vnto Caesar shalt thou go 13 And after certayne dayes king Agrippa and Bernice came vnto Cesarea to salute Festus 14 And when they had ben there a good season Festus rehearsed Paules cause vnto the kyng saying * There is a certayne man left in bondes of Felix 15 About whom when I came to Hierusalem * the hye priestes and elders of the Iewes enfourmed me and desired to haue iudgement agaynst hym 16 To whom I aunswered It is not the maner of the Romanes for fauour to delyuer any man that he shoulde perishe before that he which is accused haue the accusers before hym and haue licence to aunswere for hymselfe concernyng the
gladnesse 5 For your felowship in the Gospell frō the first day vntyll nowe 6 And beyng perswaded of this same thyng that he which hath begun good worke in you wyll perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christe 7 As it becommeth me to iudge this of you al because I haue you in my heart and in my bondes in the defence and confirmation of the Gospell you all beyng partakers of my grace 8 For God is my recorde howe greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Iesus Christe 9 * And this I pray that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandyng 10 That ye maye discerne thynges that differ that ye maye be pure and without offence tyll the day of Christe 11 Beyng fylled with the fruites of righteousnesse which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and prayse of God ☜ 12 But I woulde ye should vnderstande brethren that the thinges which came vnto me hath come rather vnto the furtheraunce of the Gospell 13 So that my bondes in Christe are manifest throughout all the iudgement hall and in all other places 14 And many of the brethren of the Lord beyng incouraged through my bondes dare more plentifully speake the word without feare 15 Some preache Christe of enuie strife and some of good wyll 16 The one preache Christe of strife not sincerely supposyng to adde more affliction to my bondes 17 But the others of loue knowing that I am set to the defence of the Gospell 18 What then So that Christe be preached any maner of way whether it be by pretence or by trueth I ioy therein and wyll ioy 19 For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation * through your prayer and ministryng of the spirite of Iesus Christe 20 Accordyng to my expectation and my hope y t in nothyng I shal be ashamed but y t with all boldnesse as alwayes so now also Christ shal be magnified in my body whether it be by life or by death 21 For Christe is to me lyfe and death is to me aduantage 22 But if I lyue in the fleshe this is the fruite of my labour and what I shall chose I wote not 23 For I am in a strayte betwixt two hauyng a desire to be loosed and to be with Christ which is much farre better 24 Neuerthelesse to abyde in y e fleshe is more needefull for you 25 And this am I sure of that I shall abyde continue with you all for your furtheraunce and ioy of fayth 26 That your reioysyng may be y e more aboundaunt in Iesus Christe for me by my commyng to you agayne 27 Only let your conuersation be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe that whether I come and see you or els be absent I may yet heare of your matters that ye continue in one spirite in one soule fyghtyng together for y e fayth of the Gospell 28 And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries which is to them a token of perdition but to you of saluatiō and that of God 29 For vnto you it is geuen for Christe not only this to beleue on hym but also this to suffer for his sake 30 Hauing the same fight which ye sawe in me and nowe heare in me ¶ The .ij. Chapter 3 He exhorteth them aboue all thynges to humilitie wherby pure doctrine is chiefly mayntayned 16 promisyng that he and Timotheus wyll spedyly come vnto them 27 and excuseth the long tariyng of Epaphroditus 1 IF there be therefore any consolation in Christe yf any comfort of loue if any felowship of y e spirite yf any compassion and mercie 2 Fulfyl ye my ioy that ye be lyke mynded hauyng the same loue being of one accorde of one mynde 3 Let nothyng be done through stryfe or vayne glorie but in mekenesse of mynde euery man esteeme one y e other better then hym selfe 4 Loke not euery man on his owne thynges but euery man also on the thynges of others 5 ☞ Let y e same mynde be in you which was in Christe Iesus 6 Who beyng in the fourme of God thought it not robbery to be equall with God 7 But made hym selfe of no reputation takyng on him the fourme of a seruaūt and * made in the lykenesse of men and founde in figure as a man 8 He humbled hym selfe made obedient vnto death euen the death of the crosse 9 Wherfore God also hath highly exalted hym and geuen hym a name which is aboue euery name 10 That in the name of Iesus euery knee should bowe of thynges in heauen and thynges in earth and thinges vnder the earth 11 And that euery tongue should confesse that the Lorde Iesus Christe is to the glorie of God the father ☜ 12 Wherfore my dearely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not as in my presence only but nowe much more in my absence worke out your owne saluation with feare and tremblyng 13 * For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of good wyll 14 * Do all thyng without murmuryng and disputyng 15 That*ye may be blamelesse and pure the sonnes of God without rebuke in the myddes of a croked and peruerse nation among whō shyne ye as lightes in the worlde 16 Holdyng fast the worde of lyfe to my reioycyng in the day of Christe that I haue not runne in vayne neither haue laboured in vayne 17 Yea and though I be offered vp vpō the offeryng and seruice of your fayth I reioyce and reioyce with you all 18 For the same cause also do ye reioyce and reioyce with me 19 But I trust in the Lorde Iesus to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also may be of good comfort when I knowe your state 20 For I haue no man lyke mynded who wyll naturally care for your state 21 For all seeke their owne not the thynges which are Iesus Christes 22 Ye knowe the profe of hym that as a sonne with the father he hath serued with me in the Gospell 23 Hym therfore I hope to sende assoone as I knowe my state 24 But I trust in the Lorde that I also my selfe shall come shortly 25 But I supposed it necessarie to sende to you Epaphroditus my brother and companion in labour felowe souldier but your Apostle and the minister of my neede 26 For he longed after you all and was full of heauinesse because that ye had hearde that he had ben sicke 27 And no doubt he was sicke nye vnto death but God had mercie on hym and not on hym only but on me also lest I shoulde haue sorowe vpon sorowe 28 I sent him therfore the more diligentlie that when ye see him againe ye may reioyce and that I may be the lesse sorowfull 29 Receaue hym therfore in the Lorde with all gladnes make much of such 30 Because for the worke of Christe he was nye vnto
place where one abideth all nyght “ VVent foorth (q) He that hath coÌ„science of sinne seeth that affliction commeth from God (r) They tell here no more theÌ„ they thought made for their owne honestie and fame (Å¿) Ioseph meant not to grieue his father yet so wyse mens dedes ende otherwise then they minded (t) He was also tempted with the decay of Gods promise whiche shoulde continue in his seede that nowe dayly decayed (v) Not that he thought his father myght do so lawfully but that he would take away his fathers suspicion (x) Affection blyndeth him that he yet seeth not wheâ— is best to be done (a) This was in y e ende of the seconde yere of dearth (b) Moyses leaueth out much perticuler talke that Ioseph had (c) Meanyng though they hated their brother yet they shoulde haue pitied hym “ Of vs. “ Mouth “ Or chydren (d) He would purge himselfe and his brethren of the suspition their father had of them and doth not warrant hym selfe of the successe “ Of the prayse of the lande (e) This thing had proued well with hym before Gen. xxxii (f) Wisdome and equitie in Iacob (g) Iacob doth al things necessarie yet resteth vppon God only in a matter betwixt man and man “ Eate (h) An euyll conscience taketh all thynges suspiciouslye “ Tumble or rolle him selfe vpon vs. (i) They woulde shewe them selues innocent before they be accused (k) Ioseph instructed his owne familie in the knoweledge of God though he coulde not refourme the whole realme “ Peace (l) Thus they fulfyll Iosephes dreame which they mocke before (m) He consideryng the troubles of his father the sorowes of his mother and his owne seruitude about the tyme of Beniamins byrth spake thus “ Bowels (n) Superstition hath pride and outwarde cleanenesse folowing her with contempt of the trueth (o) The cause Moyses sheweth in the xlvi Chapter “ Man to his felowe (p) The order of their sitting caused them to maruayle “ Dronke (a) Simplicitie in dealyng is coÌ„maunded to euery man there such examples are not to be folowed whiche were done vppon some singuler motion of God “ In the which be prophecieth (b) He went not to the cuniurers for any matter but this is sayde by dissimulatioÌ„ to increase the crime (c) A good coÌ„science maketh theÌ„ bolde to excuse them selues (d) Men should be discrete wyse in defendyng their innocencie (e) This seruaunt was as cloase a dissembler as his maister “ Or do prophecie (f) Though he dyd not the thyng he shoulde not haue nourished the opinion that he so dyd “ Iustifie (g) Men in trouble without any cause knoweÌ„ ought to thynke on the secrete iudgementes of God (h) Iuda knowe the maner of men in auctorite to be loth to be spoken vnto familierlye “ As thou as Pharao (i) A wyse and vehement oration (k) As if he had ben the cause that Bâ—niamin came in to Egypt and therfore shuld be mercyfull (l) 〈…〉 lye theâ— hâ—d mâ—de 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 So wickednesse will bewraye it selfe (m) That is whoÌ„ he loueth as his lyfe “ Tied vnto “ Or Shall sinne or he giltie of sinne (n) A token of godlynesse not to feare the blame of breakyng promise and fidelitie (o) Chyldren shoulde procure the long lyfe of their parentes (a) He would not haue the shame of their wickednesse spread abroad (b) This is not to be reprehended for the godlye haue not stony heartes (c) But a good conscience in all sodayne cases maketh men stout (d) He doth not onlye forgeue their sinne but also couereth their shame “ Or Remnaunt (e) Though God vse the wicked and turne their doynges to his purpose yet they are not excusable for their mischeuous intent (f) He doth not bragge of his glory but woulde 〈◊〉 his father by thâ—s worke of God (g) It was called afterwarde Thebaâ—da “ Goshen (h) The godly may auoyde pouertie by honest meanes (i) He spake vnto them in the Hebrewe tounge (k) The loue of brethren (l) It was a token of full reconciliation betwixt them (m) This was Gods singuler worke for the Egyptians coulde not abyde the Hebrewes (n) The kâ—nges chareties serueth the Churche of God “ Let not your eyes spare your vesselles “ Mouth (o) These were manifest tokens of his good wyl and argumentes to perswade that their report message was true (p) In common faultes when euerye man woulde excuse hym selfe there ariseth contention “ VVas loosed (q) The auctours of lyes are scarce beleued when they tell trueth (r) His loue was not decayed by space of tyme. (a) In the begynnyng of his iourney he calleth vppon God and protesteth not to leaue this fayth though he left his countrey (b) For the lande of Chanaan was as a pledge of Gods spirituall benediction therfore he was loth to leaue it (c) God woulde not haue him trust to the prouision of Ioseph or any other (d) The godlye forsake not their owne goodes rashlye to lyue vppon other mens idelly ☞ (e) He is not named in the looke of Nu. and Chro because he dyed without isshewe Nu. vi i. Chro. iiii Gen. 38. “ Chotsron “ Or Persons (f) Iacob must be counted as one of this number for he was the begynnyng head of the reste (g) Num. 26. He is named Asm (h) He semeth to haue left no familie after hym Nu. 26. (i) She is so speciallye called because he serued for her woulde haue maryed none other but that he was beguiled “ Menashsheth ☜ (k) It was of Gods special grace that in fewe yeres so smal a number grewe to such a multitude as came out of Egypt “ Or To prepare for hym in Gosen (l) His dignitie letteth him not froÌ„ doyng his duetie to his father (m) He wyll do nothyng as of priuate affectioÌ„ though his auctoritie was great (n) Ioseph is not ashamed of the basenes of his kinrede (o) This pryde of the enemie made for the better vnityng of the Churche and other commodities “ Of the extreme partes (a) A fitte question for a magistrate to aske (b) The godlye are not ashamed of the basenesse of their occupation so it be lawfull (c) It was in the confines of the lande of Chanaan and 〈…〉 and in the extreme partes of Egypt (d) That is wisheth hym health from God with thankes for his benefites “ The dayes of the yeres of thy lyfe (e) He doth not complaine of his dayes but prayseth God for his goodnes towardes his fathers (f) Whiche was a citie of Gosen (g) That is he prouided for them all from the least to the most (g) God prouideth for his when moste fruitfull lands want (h) The kinges money and treasure is sincerelye handled (i) Ioseph is not to be condempned of crueltie for he was but another mans officer herein and they had to paye (k) God punished the delicate pryde of this people by this extreme hunger (l) This was a token
prouideÌ„ce of God (m) For God otherwayes then they hoped professed hym selfe to be their deliuerer (n) This was trueth though God declared not to the tirant farther of his councell “ Or But by a strong hande (o) God can turne y e hartes of the moste cruel enimies “ Vessels (p) This was no sinne in them which had a speciall commaundement thereof by God who hath the orderyng of all mens goodes (a) Though Moâ—ses conâ—ed not Gods â—lling yet 〈◊〉 thereof troubled him much “ Or sâ—beardes staffe (b) Hereby he was assured that he should be fearful to others though he was but contemptible in the world (c) Auctoritie geueÌ„ to Moyses to worke the like signes (d) God sheweth howe he wyll restore Moyses and the people to their olde dignitie (e) They myght learne that it was in Gods hand to turne all the commodities of the Egyptians to their owne destruction (f) God choseth instrumentes of his glorie otherwyse then man (g) God wyll graunt sufficient meanes to y e ende which he commaundeth (h) God woulde haue his voyce obeyed “ Of Leui. “ Or he shal be the interpretour and thou shalt be his guyde (i) Two vertues in a gouernour wisdome and eloquence “ Seeke thy soule (k) Which he caryed not to rule his shepe but to other vses nowe appoynted by God (l) Moyses shoulde not geue ouer though Pharao yelded not at the begynnyng (m) God can not beare to be depriued of his worshippe for mans sake as Moyses dyd in not circumcising his chylde (n) That is the Lord that woulde haue kylled hym (o) God hereby commendeth the ministerie of man (p) It was such a beliefe as tribulation afterwarde consumed awaye “ VVorshippe God solemely (a) This superstitious tiranne wyll not be accounted to worship false Gods “ Or VVe worship the God of the Hebrues (b) He that dyd let them from the true worshippe of God shoulde much more be punished (c) The godly ought not to be offended yf afflictions encrease when god beginneth to deliuer theÌ„ (d) The true worshippe of God is called of the wicked vanitie (e) This intollerable laboure was layde on the people that they myght dryue awaye Moyses and Aaron (f) In this tiranne there is neither mercie nor humanitie “ Or They deale euill with thy people (g) Idlenesse is layde to their charge that are oppressed with labour They misiâ—dgâ—ng gods 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 sucâ— become vnthâ—nkefull to men and iniurious to God “ â—ncke (i) Moyses in the 〈◊〉 appeareth in y t he is weary of his vocation and comâ—neth of Gods slowenesse in delyueryng his people Moyses â—ste is gently blamed (b) By this name of his substaunce God declareth that he is the perfourmer of his promise and so wylbe (c) The greater knowledge lyght this people had the redier shoulde they haue obeyed (d) As the couenauÌ„t was of Gods free grace so also was this redemption (e) The ende of their deliueraunce was in the continuaunce of Gods grace (f) That they myght knowe howe his power ouercommeth all letteâ—s and â—ppes g It is daungerous in affliction not to heare Gods promises “ Or which haue an impediment in my speache or rude (h) It appeareth that this redemption came altogether of Gods mercie seyng that Moyses was vnwyllyng the people carelesse “ Or He should let go ☜ (i) Ruben Simeon beyng elder then Leui are rehearsed that hereby he might speake of Leui more commodiously (k) It was necessarie to be knowen y t the minister of this redemption was of Abrahams stocke (l) Moyses glorieth not in his kinrede who was borne of vnlawfull maryage (m) Aarons wyfe was of the tribe of Iuda (n) It was gods singuler worke that they shoulde leade out such great armies “ Or carie “ Myght let go (o) God not only in the desert of Madian but also in Egypt spake to Moyses ☞ (a) God communicateth his auctoritie and power with his ministers (b) God was no cause of Pharaos sinne though he executed this iust iugdement vpon hym (c) True obedience to do only y t which God willeth to be done (d) The prayse was Gods who by fearefull olde men wrought so meruelously (e) The deuyl to robbe God of his glorie geueth his seruauÌ„tes goodly titles “ Made heauie or burthened (f) The wicked that are not moued with Gods threates are inexcusable “ Or Stinâ— (g) The corruption of the most necessary meane of lyfe shoulde haue taught them to obey God (h) The waters wherein the Israelites chyldren were drowned are nowe turned to the Egyptians sorowe The firste plague They shoulde 〈◊〉 knowen gâ—ds hande in that thyng wherin lay their wealth and safetie (k) The faithfull ouercame this temptation through gods worde confirmed by a heauenly vision (l) Gods workes are not lyghtly to be considered (m) These circumstauÌ„ces declare that this was no vayne illusion (a) An ignominius punishment vppon the contemners of God (b) God can arme his creatures at his wyll agaynst the wicked The second plague (c) Thus God wyll exercise his seruauntes with aduersaries to their triall (d) Hypocrites feared with Gods iudgement pretend a certayde repentaunce (e) He is wylled to forsake his arrogancie and reioyce in the mercie of god which he shuld attayne by the prayer of gods seruauntes (f) He meaneth not the differyng of Moyses prayer but to haue respite that nyght for the peoples deliuerie (g) The wicked are deliuered from temporall punishment by the prayer of the faythfull “ Stanke (h) God most easilye ouerthroweth the strength of man The thirde plague (i) The smallest beastes haue strength inough to hurt beyng armed by God “ wrought (k) Satans ministers shal be confounded when God hath proued the fayth of his seruauntes (l) They woulde not seeme ouercome of any man therfore they confesse Gods power agaynst themselues (m) God woulde haue al this matter done publikly “ Swarmes of flees “ Or Separate (n) Benefites and plagues are in Gods onlye hande wherein the false Gods can do nothyng “ Redemption (o) God graunteth a tyme of repentaunce (p) This miracle was wrought without the meanes of the rodde The fourth plague (q) This compelled obedience robbeth god of a great part of his honour who should not in one part of the Realme but in the whole haue ben truely worshipped (r) The true worshippyng of God ought not to be made a laughyng stocke to the gentiles (Å¿) Gods wyll in his worshippyng is onely to be folowed (t) The wicked in their necessitie pretende great religion (v) Moyses constantly rebukâ—th the kyng of his lyes (x) Moyses by Gods speciall motion promised the kynges the relaxation of his punishment (y) For all Gods punishmentes he yet remayned rebellious agaynst God (a) The morren of cattell commeth of the iust iudgement of God and not of other causes (b) He was abstinate in his malice y t no tyme could bryng to repentaunce (c) This speache signifieth a very great number or the moste part The fifth plague (d) Seyng Pharao amended not by monition god grauntyng no tyme executeth his iudgementes The
their paynes remembreth theÌ„ of the kepyng of Gods law 〈◊〉 the onlye meane of all the reward felicitie he wisâ—eth them (d) He commended them to God and prayed for them (e) Whiche they had left at home to kepe their cities and possessions Num. 31. d. 1. Reg. 30. f. (f) This is beyonde Iordane For sometyme the whole countrey on both sydes of Iordane is ment by Chanaan (g) Gods law requireth theÌ„ so to do though they were the dearest frendes they had yf they were founde to fall away from true religion Deut. xiii b. “ Or multitude Nu. xxv (h) The reproch of that wicked â—s doth â—ke by 〈◊〉 though alter â—nishment by death of 〈◊〉 thousand Gods wrâ—th was pâ—fied Num. 25. c. (i) â—s wanting the Arke of the Lorde and his aulter (k) To vse anâ— other seruice than God alloweth â—s to rebell agaynst God â— Sam. 1â— (l) Signifiyng that yf many suffered for one mans fault for the fault of many all shuld suffer (m) That is 〈…〉 punish vs reuenge it (n) Fall away froÌ„ true religion (o) As you are excluded from the lande so are you excluded from being partakers of the Lordes seruice (p) God requireth that the care of his glorie be in euery man not only for his tyme but also that it reache to his posteritie (q) His couenaunt his true religion beyng preserued vncorrupt (r) From the punyshment that they must haue loked for by transgressyng of gods lawe (a) Your eyes â—uing witnesse (b) Which yet remayne vnconquered Cha. 13. Deu. v. b. â— â—ixxviii b 〈◊〉 xvi a. (c) Let not the iudges admit an other 〈◊〉 any shal sweare by that idols Leu. 26. b. De. xxxii d Exo. xxiii g Num. 33. g Deut. vii c. (d) Meaning they shal be a continuall griefe vnto you and so the cause of your destruction (e) I die according to the course of nature Iosu xxi d. (f) He sheweth that no euyll can come vnto man except he offend God by disobedience (a) That were inhabitauntes in the land of Chanaan to 〈◊〉 tribes the half (b) Before the arke of God which was then brought from Silo to Sichem (c) Euphrates in Mesopotamia Gen. 11. d. Iud. 5. a. Gen. xxi d. Gen. 36. b. Gen. xlvi b. Exo. iii. c. Ex. vii viii.ix.x xiiii Ex. vii viii.ix.x xiiii Exo. xii f. Exo. xiiii c. (d) Euen fortie yeres Num. xxi d Nu. xxii a. Deu. xxiii a (e) Not in open fielde but by defending of their cities Exo. xxiii f Deu. vii f. Iosu xi (f) This is the true vse of Goddes benefites to learne therby to feare serue him (g) This thâ—cheth vs that yf all the world would go from God yet euery one yf vs particularly is bound to cleaue vnto him (h) Whom we knoledge our selues bound to serue (i) Except yt cast away your idols Ios xxiii d. (k) In this your conâ—essiâ— of Gods benefites and promise made to serue him iâ— herafter ye do the contrarie (l) Whiche you haue found caried away from the spoiles of the cities that you haue wonne (m) Rather then mans dissimulation should not be punished the dombe creatures shal crie for vengeance (n) Suche are the people commonly as the rulers are Iosu xiii d. (a) By the iudgement of Vrâ— Ex. 18. wâ—ightie matters ought not to be taken in hand without first inuocation of God (b) Whose inheritaunce was scattred among the tribe of Iuda according to Iacobs prophesie Gene. 49. b. (c) As if I were one of the inhabitours of the lande that came to thee by lot “ Or the lord of Bezek (d) As he serued others so by Gods iudgement is he serued him self Le. xxiiii c. (e) Al this within the parenthesis was done in Iosuah his time and is here spoken of by way of repetition (f) These three were giauntes and the children of Anak Iosu 15. d. Iosu xv c. (g) Read Ios 15 d. (g) This was one of the names of Moyses father in lawe Num 10. d. Deu. 34 a. Num. xxi a (h) These cities others were afterward possessed of the philistines 1. Sa 6. d. Nu xiiii d. Iosu xiiii d. 〈◊〉 xvi a. Gen 28 d. Iougâ—i c. (i) That is vnto the time of Samuel who is supposed to haue written this booke Ios xvii c. Ios xvi a. (k) That is the tribe of Ephraim and so are the rest to be vnderstanded “ Or afflicted them â–ª (l) A citie in Arabia in Hebrue Selah which signifieth a rock (a) A prophet or messenger as some think which was Phinees other think it was an Angelicall spirite sent of God appearing to do this message Deu. vii a. Deu. xii a. Iosu xxiii c “ Or weping (b) Reade Iosuah 24. g. Io. xxiiii g. lâ—xxâ—g (c) Or Serah Iâ—s â—4 gâ— â–ª signified the sunne whose image was set vpoâ— Iosuahs graue for a memory that the sunne stode as his commaundâ—ment (d) That is all mâ—er of idoles (e) Idolles which had the fourme of sheere among the SidoniaÌ„s Esa l. a. (f) The vengeance (g) This is 〈◊〉 maner of yeâ—rupt natures man therfore God of his mercie froÌ„ time to time vsed to restore and renewe true religion Iud. iii. b. (h) Outward enemies and false prophets are a triall to proue our faith De. 13. a (a) What helpe of God attayned what pollicie what valiauntes was vsed therin (b) Contrary to Gâ—ds comâ—â—ndement Deut â— (c) Trees oâ—â—tereâ—ted for idolatrie (d) Ending him with the gift of prophecie zeale of true religion strenght polâ— wisdome and fortitude (e) Vsing him as a Redde to punishe the children of Israel for their wickednes “ Or left â—d (g) That is he doth his casment Num. x. a. (h) That is strong and luâ—y (i) Like as the strongest kind of armour helpeth noâ— where God will punishe to the â—pâ—est weapon will se◠〈◊〉 God miraculously wil gâ—u◠〈◊〉 ☞ (a) This was one of the posteritie of Iabin whom Iosuâ—h slue Ios 11 â—â—nowâ— hauing recovered â—rength to reuenge (b) which was by Iosuah destroyed but after recovered bâ— ylded by the enemies Iud. v. b. (c) It should appeare that she had done this message vnto him afâ— and nowe calleth vpon him for the same aâ—ore the whole multitude Psal 83 b. (d) Although his faith nowe at the frâ—st he 〈◊〉 and therfore desireth the mesâ— of the prophetâ— yet after it became so strong that it is commended by the testimonie of the 〈◊〉 ghost Deâ— â— Num. x. â— (c) This 〈◊〉 towâ—ne thâ—t he occupieâ—â— argueth â—s substance to be great â–ª which 〈◊〉 seme to 〈◊〉 cause whâ— departed 〈◊〉 the other 〈◊〉 Psal 83 b. (f) He was of the famine of Iethro Moyses father in 〈◊〉 and his auncetours ioyned them self to Israel in the true worshippyng of God Iudâ— x. â— (a) To wit the two tribes of Zabulon Nephthali Deut. iiii b. Deu ii a. Psal 97. a. Psal 97. a. Exod 19 c. Exod 19 c. (b) For feare of
their tounges to be in silence Because Bâ—ldâ—d and Sopâ—aâ— did so much blame him he here yelded accoÌ„pt of his lyfe past Iustice is to deliuer the poore and iudgement is to punishe the wicked these two are in deede a kingly vesture garment (h) That is the tyrannie That 〈…〉 dâ—d 〈…〉 these plagues k That is I â—â—ue â—ll things plentifully that appertayne to my necessaries l By the deâ—we is signified happy prosperous estate by the corne is ment his childreÌ„ as though he would say my posteritie also shal be infeâ—â—citie Or haruest Or renued â–ª (m) Here is shewed of what excellencie an vpright and verttuous life is (a) Before is declared how greatly God doth blesse the godly here is shewed how heaâ—â—y a crosse be layeth on them to proue them (b) They now despise me whiche with al their powre when I was in prosperitie â—â—â—ld nothing 〈◊〉 â—e 〈◊〉 was so wâ—ake c Here Iob declareth â—hat aâ—iectâ—s they were that nowe reuâ—led him and sheweth that they are wicked lyke vnto their fathers which died yeâ— they â—â—â—e to age (d) Shewing hereby their basenes and their pouertie beyng such outcastes yet now they scorne Iob which is a great griefe to be mocked of such (e) what great griefe is this that Iob beyng once in hygh auctoritie now to be in miserie and mocked of such vile villayns (f) That is seyng me now in miserie not able to correct them they â—est and scorne at me without measure as vnbridelâ—â— in their â—stetiâ—ns g The right hande declareth 〈◊〉 and the left hand afflictâ— and miserie so 〈◊〉 I comâ—â—neth by the young mâ—n that â—se 〈…〉 That is tâ—ey eueâ—â—hâ—ewe all my doinges without helpe of any otheâ— i That is most swiftly (k) It is the maker among the Hebrues to haue their garmentes â—owed round in euery part sauing a hoâ—e only in the highest of it to put foorth the necke (l) Iob sayth not this as blaming God but greeuous aâ—â—liction moued aâ—â—ection That is thou didst seâ— me in hâ—e auctoritie and â—â—denly thou patteit me â—â—wne Meaning death that shoulde bring him to the graue He that is once dead can no more be hurt (p) In steede of comfort they gaue me mockes (q) My talke was so lamentable and my crying so great that I might well be called a companion of dragons and Estriches (r) with the heate of my sore troubles (a) In this chapter Iob declareth his vpright liuiÌ„g not to bost against God but to refel the false sâ—aunder of his aduersaries The fleshe was obedient to the spirite neither was he led with carnall desire Iob here sheweth that the feare of God did driue him froÌ„ wickednesse (d) Meaning that before men he was giltlesse in obseruing all the preceptes of the seconde table “ Or plants (e) Let her be a bonde slaue to an other man “ Or bowe downe vpon her (f) Though mans punishmeÌ„t for adultrie be omitted yet gods plague will neuer rest to consume and roote it out (g) That is if I in lawe haue reiected the complaint of my seruauÌ„t what shoulde I do when God calleth me to lawe (h) Iob expresseth the cause why he dyd pitie his seruaunts for that they had one creator both made of the same substaunce 〈…〉 â—â—dowes (k) By the thing vp of the â—unne and goâ—ng downe of 〈◊〉 moone he meaneth the prosperitie and â—â—â—icitie that he was in l That is dâ—d I euer â—ommend the workes of 〈◊〉 owne hande That is I did not feare to do iustice â–ª either be geuing 〈◊〉 to y e multitude or to get thâ— fauour of my friendes and kinred Meaning that he did not holde his peace or kepe at home in the iust suite or cause 〈◊〉 That is I will carie the booke not the aduersarie shal make 〈◊〉 my shoulder and wyll aâ—cept it for 〈◊〉 great gift meaning he would coÌ„fesse his fault if he had offended (p) That is with great reuerence That is iâ— the hâ—â—eling that hath laboured in the land haue â—en deâ—aunded oâ— his wages by me (r) That is yâ— I haue by violence compelled my land to be cared and not geuen foode to the labourers The Hebrâ—es reade 〈…〉 〈…〉 “ Or Eâ—â— dayes shall speake Or The multitude of yeres shall “ Or iudgement (c) To proue Iob plagued for his oâ—â—ences And as though therefore it had ben wysdome for them to holde their peace “ Or wordâ— (e) That is I shoulde breake in the middes if I shoulde not speake my mynde is so hot within me (f) I will say trueth â–ª all thinges layd apart (g) The Hebrue word is to alter the name calling a rude man learned or a wicked man iust There is cause wâ—y ye shoulde despise me although I be young for I am as you are made by goâ—s spirite created of the earth and receaue lyfe of hym (b) Iob before desired to pleade his cause before god without feare therfore sayth Elihu I am here in gods steede whom thou nedest not to â—eâ—â—e â–ª for I aâ— made of the matter that thou art I haue â—earde the boâ—st of thy righteous life that thou art innocent and iust therfore wil I not proue thee wicked of thy former life by thy 〈◊〉 (d) God speaketh two maner of wayes vnto men either by sleepe or by his rod of sicknesse and other plagues For to beate downe the pride of man God sendeth his plagues Thâ—t is 〈…〉 decayeth life can take 〈◊〉 sustenaunce Here speâ—keth â—e of â—econd â—econd way wherby God speaketh to man by afflictions “ Or To the buriers (h) If there be a messenger seene to declare gods wil truely and shewe his benefites one of a thousand man regardeth the same then will God haue mercie i The health of the body is the blessing of God He 〈…〉 the comfort of the hoâ—â—â—ost But it prouoked gâ—ds wrath vpon me (m) That is my soule shall appeare cleare in the land of the liuing (n) That is to shewe thy selfe iust and not wicked (a) Here Elihu proueth that God can not be vniust because he is the iudge of the world the gouernour and creator of all (b) Let vs sâ—an the cause by reasoning in orâ—er oâ—â—ustice (c) That is he hath not 〈◊〉 with me â—â—cording to the â—quitie of 〈◊〉 cause d That is 〈◊〉 his scotishâ—â— beareth 〈◊〉 the scornefull â—â—profes of the â—oâ—kers (c) As thougâ— Elihu would say is it meete that the vniust and wicked shal be rulers or â—â—nocentes commit wickednesse or inferiors to controll princes or subiectes to resist the king how much lesse theÌ„ oughtest thou to do so to God the king of aâ— kinges f That sodainely 〈◊〉 â—ore they 〈◊〉 aware of it For 〈◊〉 â—s frayle naturâ— cannot 〈◊〉 to Gods 〈◊〉 searcheable secrets and therefore 〈◊〉 leaue theÌ„ with all humilitie God câ—â—lteth one 〈◊〉 humbleth an other as the foure Monarches of the worlde for example that is of the Assyrians of the Persians â–ª of the Grecians
and of the Romanes as God doth mightyly so doth he iustly (i) That is he shall bring to light that which lay in darkenesse (k) That is in the sight of all men (l) Through their cruell and vnmercifull handling of them (m) Elihu doth not wishe to Iob any euill but desireth God that he may acknowledge â–ª his offence which can not be brought to passe but by affliction Or vnto the ende (a) Iob holding his â—peâ—ce Elihu went on in his talke (b) To such as are lyke to thee in obstenacie not leauing thy great errour (c) If the cloudes are higher then thou how much more is God excelling thee in all (d) It doth nothing aduauntage God whether we be good or euill for he nedeth not mans helpe he is most mightie his maiestie is most glorious e As though he would say â–ª if we do good it is our owne if we do eâ—ill it is ours also (f) Iob saide before that God seemed not to haue care of mortal thinges by proofe because that the wicked are in prosperitie and the godly are afflicted But Elihu â—efelleth that saying the cause of their plague is for that they call not to God nor pray nor trust in him Or songes (g) That is God heareth them not because they pray not hartyly to him in faith (h) For if God should plague Iob according to his desert he were not able to speakeâ— but because God is to fauourable Iob speaketh so vnwysely (a) And therfore credit my sayinges for I come to pleade for gods cause (b) And therfore he wyll not destroy the iust the wyse and the godly seeing they are there in lyke vnto him (c) So God doth exalt the godly they that loue him (d) If he shal plague the righteous he wyll declare the cause of the same (e) Hypocrites that confesse God in their mouthes and not in their heartes wyll not acknowledge their offence and so runne into deliveration and confusion Or youthfulnes “ Or oâ—en their eare (f) Thou hast aâ—owed the counsaâ—le of the wicked and sayd aside the counsaile of God as vniust (g) Meaning thou shalt be in paines which can not be releassed for any price (h) That is do not wickedly wayting a time to do euill as the robbers in the night or muse not when thou art solitarie in the night why some people do perishe and some do not for therein thou offendest because it be longeth to the secrecie of gods maiestie (i) What law maker then is more iust then he for he gaue the holy and immaculate law who durst then to call him vniust (k) For he is God from euerlasting without beginning or ending (l) Gods maiestie is wonderfulâ—ie declared in his creatures That is 〈◊〉 Gods wonderfull creatures â–ª as the thunder and such lyke As though he would say the thunder is the dreadfull voyce of God (c) Which workes are as it were a confirmation of gods maiestie for assoone as the thunder commeth they 〈◊〉 for feare wherein they sâ—ewe their owne weakenes and do witnesse a maiestie of God on hye Not onely man â–ª but beastes also are witnesses of gods power and maiestie â–ª wheÌ„ they runne to their dennes for feâ—â—e of the thunder e Meaning the windes which are called the breath of God which as they blow whet or colde so they fâ—â—le or thâ—â—we the waters making them lesser and greater (f) That is to gather vâ—pours froÌ„ the earth and to powre them bowne at gods pleasure to the watâ—â—ng of the same g That is he scattereth the cloudes abroade with me lightnings that are meâ—â—red in them (h) Gods creatures are al at his booke to do his pleasure either to plague any â—ande of his or to do good vnto any T◠〈…〉 â—ning (k) For the clearenes or brightnes 〈◊〉 them l That 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 〈◊〉 â—â—ing to 〈…〉 a To shewe his maiestie and to enstruct Iob before whom he spake b That speaketh s◠〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 surely c That is 〈…〉 (d) 〈…〉 by this that if he could not conceaue gods wonderfull workes much lesse his vnsearchable wysdome (e) That is compassed the earth with his bondes (f) Meaning the handes of God which holde vp as a pyller the heauens and the earth that it falleth not That is 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 or the 〈…〉 (h) That is who aâ—ter the creation shut vp the feas within their limits â—s with doores â–ª (i) As though the hâ—ge seâ—s were but a weake childe in gods hand to rule at hâ—s pleasure “ Or winges (k) Though the vngodly trust in their estate to endure long yet they shal be as weake as clay and as a garment shall soone perishe “ Or the high arme (l) A iudge ought to be skilfull in the cause that he iudgeth but seeing thou knowest none of these thinges that are visible why wylt thou presume to iudge of thinges inuisible “ Or bottome (m) No man 〈◊〉 go in the 〈◊〉 where 〈◊〉 â—â—owe is gendred 〈…〉 lesse may Iob clyme vp to heauen to know gods secretes (n) Meaning God is the creator and maker of all thinges “ Or stost of the heauen “ Or Some reade hard (o) The influence “ Or bottels (p) For so groweth the earth by the want of rayne (q) After he had shewed his marueâ—les aboue he commeth to the earthly creatures as though God would say the thinges on the cloudes are vnknowâ— to thee yea euen thinges on earth thou durst not do how much lesse then durst thou to reache to gods secret wysdome a He châ—â—teâ—â— reciteth these beastes for they bring foorth their younglinges with greatest â—â—ine (b) Some reâ—de â–ª salâ— places meaning barraine grounde c For the wâ—lde asâ—e is of all beastes most vnâ—ameable If thou canst not rule the vnicorne canst thou know gods secretes â–ª or appoynt him to do thy wil Or seede 〈…〉 when the hath 〈…〉 her egges hydeth them in the 〈…〉 the â—â—eatâ— oâ— the sâ—nne the young are brought forth but â—he 〈…〉 the egges â—s carelesse forgetting thâ— place where she 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 her labour is 〈◊〉 To be 〈…〉 her 〈◊〉 Elias in 〈◊〉 creatures â–ª the glory of gods maieâ—â—â— is declared Or ha ha (h) That is free into the regions that are wâ—â—t when colde commeth Here Iob confesseth his offence and durst not speake for when God doth reprehend who can aunswere Meaning that for a man to accompt hâ—m selfe iust is to accuse God for vniust Or arme (c) Which no man is able to do for these thinges are onely pertayning to God That is cause them to dye if it lye in the power (e) Which God can onely dâ— and therefore trusting 〈◊〉 thyne owne strength â–ª thou â—omparest with God (f) The Hebrâ—es â—ay 〈◊〉 â—hemoth sign fâ—eth an â—â—â—hant so 〈◊〉 â—or his â—â—genesse by the which â—ay be vnâ—â—â— the 〈◊〉 (g) Meaning he is inuisible amongst men yet God can bruse him (h) Leuiathan is a whale â–ª “ Or angle (i) For it is daungerous to trust Satan in
plentie of all thinges so that when one kinde of fruite is ripe an other should folowe and euery one in course Leu. 26. (g) He meaneth that the plentie of gods gâ—tes shall not be comon and vsual but aboue al hope yea and aboue thordeâ— of nature as though the hilles shoulde melt flowe with wine and miâ—ke (a) That is reioyced and triumphed (b) That is at the length they shall vtterly perishe (c) Meanyng that God wyll rayse vp in his Church suche as shall rule gouerne for the defence of the same and destruction of his enemies vnder Messias (a) He prophesied vnder Ieroboam the second 2. Regum 14. It was the greatest citie of the Assirians scituate bâ— the ryuer Lâ—cus as 〈…〉 hauing â—mber a 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 towers (c) It is a hauen towne in the which Peter lodged Act. 1â— (d) It is the name of a place lykely to be Cicilia for there was a great citie of that name where also Paul was borne (e) As the Leuites whiche minister to the Lorde are saide to stande before hym so they whiche forsake his commaundement are saide to flee before his presence It was the maner of the Gentiles to cast lottes and so to enqâ—irâ— the iudgment of Godâ— the Romanes deuided mo 〈…〉 (g) To serue the Lorde and call vpon hym as Dauid oftentimes in the psalmes maketh mention â–ª none other vowes (a) He afterwarde calleth it hell â–ª and the worde is taken often for the graue being come to him selfe â–ª he in great afflictioÌ„ called vpon the Lorde (b) All that is lying vanitie that a man inuenteth of him selfe to trust in (c) Iosephus in the ninth booke of antiquities saith he was cast out on the shore of the sea Euxinum which is not farre from Asia (a) In the Heliue it is a great citie to God but so the Hebrues call great and excellent thinges So the hill of god the Cedar of God for a great hill and â—e Cedar (b) God is â—de to repent when he doth those thinges that men do repenting c Of the euil that is â–ª oâ—â—e plague whâ—ch is euill to our selfe a though not in his owne nature (a) Because hereby he should be takeÌ„ as a false prophete â–ª and so the name of God which he preached should be blasphemed 4. Reg xv a ii Par 2â— a in Reg 16. a. 4 Reg 18. a. 4. Reg xv a ii Par 2â— a in Reg 16. a. 4. Reg 18. a. a Samaria and Hierusalem were the 〈◊〉 cities of tâ—e two kingdomes Idolatrie vsed in them â–ª sheweth â— generall corruption through all (b) Euil gotten euill spent (c) Names of cities that should be first annoyed by the enemies (d) The long continuaunce of an armie in one place is hurtfull (e) Make hasâ—e to slee away (f) It appeareth that this citie was one of the first which receiued the worshipping of the golden calues â—et vp by Ieroboam (g) A citie â—o named (h) Shauing and plucking of heere â–ª was vsed in time of mourning (a) The people toke vpon them to forâ—d the prophetes to preache and rebuke sinne (b) God threateneth he wyl sende no mo prophecies to preache â—nto them which is the greatest plague that can come to a nation (c) Taking vpon them the 〈…〉 and â—tending 〈…〉 â—pirite oâ— gâ—d Flattering them â–ª by promysing plenâ—iâ— and not reprouing their sinnes To make an vniuersall destruction Where was great plentie of sheepe by reason of the good postures To vieâ— downe 〈◊〉 waâ—es and gaâ—es â–ª t◠〈◊〉 them away captiues by heapes h â—s a prâ—soner or captâ—e i To stirre his wrathfull indignation 〈◊〉 the Iâ—raelites for theâ— obstinate wickednesse (a) False prophetes deuoured the substaunce of their folowers â–ª and make gaine of religion The knowledge which ye now pretende shal be knowen to be grosse ignoraunce (c) They shall couer their faces for shame (d) They fortifie and garnishe their citie with goods wrongfully gotten which here are called blood and iniquitie (a) When Christe shall come â—m â—ii d. (a) Both the prince and iudges for gaine peruert iustice and so the mightie and the riche escape vnpunished though they commit greeuous crimes Ier. ix a. Mach. x e. Deut. xiii b. xxxiii b Psal â—7 b. and 〈◊〉 b. Pâ—â— xvii a. 4. Reg. iâ— â— Amos ix c Thou shalt no more be subiect to the forrayne tirannie of the Babylonians (c) That the people may returne out of the captiuitie of Babylon and enioy the land of promise as they did before Exo. xiii a. Iob 3â— d. Gen. iii. â— Iere. ix d (a) The Niniuites were spared because they repented at the preaching of Ionas but afterwardes they returned to their forme wickednesse therfore god threateneth them by this prophete “ Or for him “ Or moreouer (a) That is the great calamitie which he prophecied to come on Iuda as a most greeuous burdeÌ„ whiche they were not able to beare “ Or â—kened Act. xâ—i ◠“ Or 〈…〉 (b) That is they them selues shal be your iudges in this cause and none shall haue auctoritie ouer them to controlle them Zoph iii. a. (c) For the Iewes most â—eared this winde because it destroyed their fruites (d) They shall cast vp mountes against it “ Chaunge their spirite Ier. xii a. Iob. xxi a. (e) That is the great deuour the smal (f) Meanig that the enemies flatter them selfes and glorie in their owne force power wit and practies “ Or deyntie “ Or empty (g) Meaning that they shoulde not Eâ—a xxi b. Or concerning my rebuke or check â–ª meaning such rebuke as the wicked obiâ—cted vnto him (a) Write it in great letters that he that runneth may reade it (b) To trust in him selfe or in any worldly thing is neuer to be quiet for the only rest is 〈◊〉 stay vpon god by fayth Ro. 1 b. Gal. 3. â— Heb. 10. c. Or fortifieth hym selfe as in a strong holde He compareth the proud and couetous man to a drunkard that is without reason sense whom God will punishe and make him a laughing stocke to all the worlde “ Or prime taunt “ Or haue no rest (d) Signifiing that al the world shall wiâ—he the destruction of tirauntes and that by their oppression and couetousnesse they heape but vpon theÌ„ selues more heauy burdeÌ„s for the more they gette the more are they troubled (e) That is the Medes and Persians that shoulde destroy the Babylonians “ Or troden vnder their feete “ Or wo vnto him that coueteth euyll gayne “ Or misfortune “ Or taken counâ—ell to the shame of thyne house (f) He sheweth what the â—one shal crie and what the wood shall aunswere “ Or stablisheth Or for the fâ—re That is God wil destroâ—th their laboures â—s though they were coâ—umed with fire In the destruction of the Babâ—lonians his glorie shal appeare through all the worlde Or thy bâ—ttle “ Or til thou slumber withall (i) By Libanus and the beastes therof he meaneth the land and
people of Iurie “ Or whiche he destroyed “ Or shall it teache thee (a) That is of the people of Israel (b) That is the state of thy church whiche is now redy to perishe before it come to halfe a perfite age whiche should be vnder Christe (c) Theman and Paran were neare Sinai where the law was geuen wherby is signified that his deliueraunce was aâ—â—esent nowe as it was then (d) Wherby is ment a power that was ioyned with his brightnesse which was hyd to the rest of the worlde but was reuealed in mount Sinai to his people (e) That is the tentes 〈…〉 g And so dâ—ddest vse all the â—lementes 〈…〉 destruction of 〈◊〉 enemies h Thâ—t is 〈…〉 (i) For he had not only made 〈…〉 wiâ—h Abraham bâ—t renued it with his posteritie (k) He alludâ—th to the red sea Iordane which gaue passage to gods people and shewed sâ—gnes of their obedience as it were by lifting vp of their handes (l) According to gods commaundement the â—nne was â—ed by the weapons of gods people which fought in his cause as though it durst not go forward whose weapons are here called the arrowes and speares of God “ Or diddest walke vpon (m) Signifying that there is no saluation but by Christ (n) From the top to the toe thou hast destroyed the enemies o God deliuered his enâ—miâ—s both great small with their owne weapoÌ„s though they were neuer so fierce against his church (p) He returneth to that which he spake in the second verse and shewed how he was afrayd of gods iudgementes (q) He sheweth that the faythfull can neuer haue true rest except they feele before the weyght of gods iudgementes (r) That is the enemie but the godly shall be quiet knowing that all thinges shall turne to good vnto theÌ„ (s) He declareth wherin standeth the comfort ioy of the faithful though they see neuer so great afflictions prepared (t) The chiefe singer vpon the instrumentes of musicke shall haue occasion to prayse God for this great deliueraunce of his church Neginoth is a tune or instrument of musicke so called 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. 4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b. 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi b. Iere. v. d. 4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi b. Iere. v. d. That is the idol Moloch and mixing idolatrie with true religion Zach. i a. 2. Re. 27 b. Ier. xxxix b iii. Esd â–ª iii a. Ier. v. c. Deu. xxix c Ier. xxiii c. Amos. v. c. Eze. vii d. Sopho. iii. b. 4. Reg xx a Ionas iii. a. “ Or hyd Esa xiiii c. Ier. xlvi a. Ezec xxv c. Esa 15. 16. c. Ier. xlviii a â–ª Ezec. xxv b Zaâ—h ii b. Esa ii c. â—oâ— xiiâ—i â— 4 Reg 1â—â— Esa xlvii â— Eze. xxii c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. Eze. xxii c. Mich. iii b. Aba i b. “ Or shoulder Iere. i. b. (a) Though y e people transgresse yet the prophet is sent to the prince priest whose negligence often times is the cause of the peoples sinne (b) Zorobabel was the sonne of Phadaia as 1. Par. 3 and ver 18. his fathers name is left out his grauÌ„dfathers name supplied because it was not so obscure as was the other And yet there were now seueÌ„teene yeres past sence Cyrâ—s had graunted them libertie to buylde (d) God is the geuer of encrease neither may any thing prosper without his blessing It is a paynefull thing to clime vp the hilles to draw down trees and to buyld such is their labour that buyld the church In Christe only is God merciful vnto vs and in his church only is saluation both the which are here signified by this temple (g) The end why Christ buyldeth his church is that we may haue hym fauourable to vs and he be glorifie◠〈…〉 but to cal for his plagues and tâ—y be at commaundement For the greater part tâ—ried in Babilon would not take the lâ—bertie which Cyrus had geuen them (k) Here is no differeÌ„ce made betweene the word of the prophete the word of God to shewe that the prophete must so speke and the people so beare them as the wordes of God l This shâ—uld be remembred 〈◊〉 al ministers â–ª that they be 〈◊〉 messengers therfore must be faythful diligent and costant (m) The penitent are not forsaken God comforteth the and assureth them of his owne presence (n) God is sayd to stirre vp our spirites when he moueth our hartes by the power of his spirite boldly to take in hande and perfectly to â—nishe that which he commaundeth They had but three 〈◊〉 three 〈◊〉 to heare the prophete 〈◊〉 to prepare 〈…〉 men worke so diligent were thei after the preaching of the prophete (b) They had nowe not wrought a ful moneth 〈◊〉 they waxed 〈…〉 therfore had neede to be seâ— on a freshe by the â—oâ—phete who was therefore nowe sent vnto them againe As were Seraiah Zephaniah and others 2. Râ— cap. 5. ver 18 which saw the old temple and now were returned with Zorobabel Esd cap. 6. verse 3. (d) A strong argumeÌ„t why the people should be of good courage when they are sure that God is with them e God made many promises to his people 〈◊〉 their departure oâ—t of Egyptâ— but in asmuch â—s he goeth about to speake of Christe in tâ—is place â–ª at 〈◊〉 be thought that he meaneth here the promise made 〈…〉 and repeated Act. â— ver 27 f Before he confirmed his promise made 〈◊〉 Christe â–ª 〈◊〉 he promiseth his spirite therfore there is no cause offeare g There passed .519 yeres after this prophecie before Christe 〈◊〉 yet are they sayde to be but a little whyle in comparison of the time sence the creation the tyme that shal be before the iudgement â–ª 〈…〉 of eternitie or in the sight of God with whom a thousande yeres is but as one daâ— â–ª (h) I wyll cause great feare to be◠〈…〉 shal be stirred at the birth of Christe his baptisme ascention at his comming to iudgement but chiefly it setteth out the 〈…〉 Christe to whom heauen earth sea shall obey (i) It is not the want of riches that causeth this house to be buylt in this 〈…〉 haue all treasures at my commaundement (k) This is spoken not of this house but of the spiritual Hierusalem He. 12. ver 2â— (l) In the sixth moneth in the seuenth had Aggeus prophecied in the eyght moneth Zachary nowe in the nynth is Aggeus sent againe such 〈…〉 God ouer his and such â—eede haue the people oâ— instruction (m) Seme they neuer so perfect in their owne eyes yet to God who knoweth them they appeare as they are (n) He is sent twyse in one day to prophecie vnto the people “ Or seate Mat. 23 d. Ier. xxxi c. Malac. iii. b. Iere. xliiii a Psa 78. a. Ose xiiii a. Tob. xiii b. Ier. xliiii a. Zach vi a. Apoc. vi a. Ier. xxv b. and xxix b