thinne plates And golde is brought from Ophir and beaten into the worke of the crafte man by the hande of the caster and cled with byse and purple Siche is the worke of al their wittye men togither But the Lorde is the very God the lyuing God and kinge euerlasting He being angrye the erthe treÌ„bleth his indignacion no peple may beare But as touchinge these Idols thus shal ye reporte by them They ar goddes whiche made nether heuen nor erthe They shal perisshe therfore as wel from therthe as from these thingis which ar vnder this skye But as concerning this our God ye shal saye He hath made the erthe by hys power finesshed the rownde worlde by his wysedome and stretched forth the heuens by his vnderstanding at his voyce miche water runneth togither in the ayer clowdes ar lyfted vp from the extreme partes of therthe He turneth thonder into rayne and ledeth forthe the wyndes out of their secrete places Euery man is made a fole of his owne wisdome Euery man may be ashamed that casteth an ymage For it is but a vayne thinge that he so melteth and bloweth togither clene withoute lyfe These vayne craftismen with their workis worthy to be skorned so fondely framed and ornowernde shal perisshe al to gither in the tyme of their visitacioÌ„ Siche is not Jacobs lot but it is he that hath fasshioned al thiÌ„ges And Israel is the met rodde of his heretage whose name is the lorde of powers Take away a non fro my sight thy filthenes which yet sittest in so stroÌ„ge holdes For thus saith the Lorde Beholde I shal castoute thinhabitours of this lande al at this tyme and so vexe them that they nomore appere Ah lasse how greuouse is my affliccion how sorowful is my plage For I bear this heuines and rekeÌ„ it as my nowne My tabernacle is destroied and al my lynes broken in sondre My childerne ar gone fro me and appere nomore Now is ther nomaÌ„ to bende my tente or rear vp my skinnes For full folesshly haue the herdemen done in that they sought not the lorde whervpon al their flockes also haue done vnwysely be scatred awaye Lo the rumour of the hoste is present and a grete vprore cometh froÌ„ the northe to turne the cytes of Juda into a wildernes and into dennes for dragons I know verely Lorde that it lyeth not in mannis power to directe and rule his owne wayes nor yet to make perfite his owne steapes and his goinge Thou therfore Lorde shalt amende vs in equyte not in thy wrathe leste thou bringe vs vnto naught Powr forth rather thy wrath vpon the haithen that knowe the not and vpon the generacions that cal not vpon thy name and that namely for this cause that they haue eatenvp deuoured and coÌ„sumed Jacob extincte his brightnes ¶ The .xi. Chapiter ¶ Another sermon whiche the Lorde stered vp Jeremy to preache sayng HEar ye the wordis of this his couenaunt and speke vnto al Juda to thinhabitours of Jerusalem But thou namely shalt saye vnto them Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel Cursed be euery man that obaye not the wordis of this couenant which I coÌ„maunded your fathers what tyme I led them oute of the lande of Egypte frome that harde fornace and greuouse seruitute sayng Obaye my voice and do aftyr that I coÌ„maunde you and ye shal be my peple and I shal be your God kepe myne holy othe which I swore to your fathers to geue theÌ„ this lande flowing with mylke honey as ye may se it fulfilled vnto this daye Here I answerde sayng Oh Lorde it is trwe And then y e Lorde sayd to me agen Preache thou al these wordis in y e cites of Juda roâ—â—â—e about Jerusalem sayng Hear the wordis of y e couenaunt y t ye might fulfill theÌ„ For I certified your fathers opeÌ„ly testifyiÌ„g vnto theÌ„ froÌ„ y t tyme sence I brought theÌ„ oute of the lande of Egypte vnto this daye warniÌ„g theÌ„ intyme saiÌ„g LysteÌ„ to my voice noman listened nor gaue eare but folowed y e croked thoughtis of their owne hertis Wherfore I brought al y e wordes of this couenaÌ„t vpoÌ„ theÌ„ which I gaue theÌ„ to fulfill they fulfilled it not Ouer this the lorde yet sayd to me There is fouÌ„doute a coÌ„iuracioÌ„ in all Juda in the cytesens of Jerusalem They ar returned vnto the synnes of their fore fathers whiche forsoke to heare my wordis And eueÌ„ so do these men folow straÌ„ge goddis to worship theÌ„ The house of Israel and Juda hath made voyde my couenaÌ„t which I smit with their fathers Wherfore thus saith the Lorde Beholde I shal bringe forth a plage vpoÌ„ you froÌ„ whiche ye may no wayes escape ye whaÌ„ ye shal crye to me yet wil I not hear you TheÌ„ shal the cytes of Juda with the cytesens of JerusaleÌ„ go crye vpoÌ„ their goddis whoÌ„ they worshipt but in no maner wyse maye they helpe theÌ„ in tyme of their miserable adfliccion For loke how many cytes so many gods hadst thou oh Juda acording to the nowmber of the streatis of Jerusalem thou settedst vp shameful auters auters vpon whom thou breÌ„st thy offeringis eueÌ„ vnto Baal Thou therfore praye not for this peple nether bid prayse nor prayer for theÌ„ For whan thou shalt cry to me I shal not hear them in their affliccioÌ„ Wherfor oh my best beloued Israel coÌ„mittest thou in my house so many synnes as thoughe the holy flesshe might take awaye thy sinnes namely which haste so roioysed in thy nowne my schefe The lorde named the that goodly grene floureshing fruteful fayer olyne but now the coÌ„trary fame wyde spred he wil burne the in the fyer destroye thy braÌ„ches For the lorde of powrs which plaÌ„ted y e hath ordined a plage for the oh house of Israel house of Juda for the euel that ye haue done prouoking him to wrathe with the worship done to Baal These thinges oh lorde thou teaching me I vnderstode when thou shewedst me their counsels but I lyke a meke lombe was apoynted to be slayne knowing nothing that they had taken their counsel thus agenst me saying let vs corrupt his brede on the tree so banysshe him from the company of the lyuing that euen the very mencion of his name might be odiouse and loothsome Thou therfore lorde of powrs rightuouse iuge sercher oute of raynes and hertis I beseche the that I might se veÌ„geaÌ„ce taken on them For vnto the I committe my cause As concerning these thinges thus spake the lorde vpon the cytesens of Anathot which sought to make an ende of me sayng Preache to vs nomore in the name of the lorde except thou wilt dye in our handis Thus I saye spake the lorde of powrs Beholde I shal viset you your yonge men shal be slayne with swerde and your sonnes and daughters shal dye for honger so that none be lefte
sermone shewed of the Lorde vnto Jeremy Thus spake the Lorde of Israel Wryte me vp to gither in a boke al the sermons whiche I haue spoken vnto the. For lo the tyme shal come saith the Lorde that I shal make a ioyful and salfe returne of my captiued peple of Israel Juda saith the Lorde For I shal restore them agene into the lande which I gaue their fathers they shal possede it But y e Lorde added these thingis to speking vpoÌ„ Israel Juda on this manerwyse We hear a a terrible and dredeful noyse as thoughe al thingis were in fereful confusion For what els signifieth this sight euery man be he neuer so manly thus to smyte his handis vpon his loynes lyke a woman trauelinge of chylde Who saw euer a maÌ„ trauelinge of chylde Enquire and serche oute this vision if ye will ye and euery maÌ„nis face is deformed with pale wanne colour Oute ahlasse for this daye so horrible so dreadful that neuer was there any lyke Oh tyme of tribulacion vnto Jacob fro the whiche yet he shal be delyuerde For the daye shal come saith the Lorde of powers that I wil breke of Nâ—buchadnezars yoke from thy necke and breke of thy bondis to that thou setâ—est nomore strange gods vnder him But eueÌ„ they shal serue their Lorde God to that is to saye their kinge Dauid whom I shal sterevp for them And thou Jacob my seruant feare not saith the Lorde nor be not dismayde Israel For lo I shal saue the althoughe thou beist yet farre of and bringe thy seade from the lande of their captiuite And Jacob shal be brought agene he shal haue reste flowing in al prosperite to fear noman For I am withe the saith the Lorde to saue the Albe it yet must I make an ende of al the nacions amoÌ„g whom I haue scaterd the but yet the shal I not make an ende of but chastice y e in the meane tyme but yet with iÌ„ugement and discrecion For I know the not in any wyse for innocent For thus saith the Lorde I pytye thy decease sorow for the smarte of thy wounde but ther is noman that maye aueÌ„ge thy cause delyuering the by iugemeÌ„t bringe the agene into the waye or bynde vp thy wounde so to further thy cure All thy louers haue forgoteÌ„ the they seke the nomore For I haue smyten the with a cruel plage and correcked the sharpely that euen for the multitude of they nowne wikednes for thy synnes haue preuayled Wherfore lamentest thou thy destruccion It is I myselfe y t pityeth thy sorowful greife But for the manifolde wikednes outrage of thy sinnes delte I thus with the. Wherfore al men y t deuoure the shal be deuoured agen and al thy enymes shal be led into captiuite They that robbe y e shal be robbed and of al theÌ„ that spoyle the I shal make a spoyle of them agene For I wil restore y e thy helthe and heale thy woundis saith y e Lorde because they called the a neglecte abiecte oh Zion eueÌ„ hir whom nomaÌ„ wolde set bye For thus saith the Lorde Beholde I shal restore the tabernacles of Jacob fauour his habitacions Thy cyte shal be edifyed agen in hir olde place the temple shal haue hir iuste foundacion prayse the voyce of gladmen shal goforth of theÌ„ I shal encrease theÌ„ they shalnot be minisshed I shal enlarge theÌ„ they shalnot be drawne yn And their chylderne shal be as before And their chirche shal coÌ„tinwe and encrease before me and al that moleste or oppresse them I meselfe shal viset loke vpon theÌ„ And I shal geue them a noble goyde head ruler to go for the eueÌ„ of the middes of theÌ„ and euen this man wil I sociat and ioyne vnto miself he shal be ful nighe me But who shal this man be whose herte shal so swetely be maryed vnto me saith the Lorde Thorow this your goyde shal ye be my peple and I shal be your God But lo first shal the fury of y e Lorde come forth lyke a whirlewynde ye lyke an hastye raueshing violent whirlewinde shal it come eueÌ„ into the heades of the vngodly This furiouse wrathe of y e Lorde shal not cease vntil he hath done acomplesshed the thoughtis of his herte Which ye shal knowe at laste in these later dayes In that tyme saith the Lorde I shal be the God of al the famylye of Israel and they shal be my peple ¶ The .xxxi. Chapiter THus saith the Lorde The peple of Israel which escaped sometyme the swerde in the deserte fownde fauour to come vnto their reste And eueÌ„ so now shal the Lorde shew himselfe vnto me beinge in farre partes sayng I loue with a perpetual loue wherfore I spread my mercy ouer the. I shal bylde the to be faste and suer oh virgen Israel Thou shalt take vp and tuwne thy tympanys agayn goforth merily leding the daunse yet agein shalt thou plante vynyardis in the hilles of Samary and y e vyne kepers shal plante singinge And when the tyme shal come the kepers shal crye thoroute the mouÌ„taine of Ephraim Aryse and let vs go vp to Zion vnto the Lorde our God for thus saith the Lorde Be glad and reioyse for Jacobs sake â—â—yeâ—t forth euen at y e head of the gentyles Preche singe and tel theÌ„ The Lorde will desyuer and saue his peple euen the reamnaunt of Israel Lo I shal bringe them agen from the northe regions and gather them togither from the costis of the erth with the blynd and lame which ar amonge them with wemeÌ„ great with childe and with them also that now be delyuered And ther shal be a great chirche or company of the returners hither agein They wente awaye wepinge but I shal bringe them agein with solace By the swete ryuers a playne and plesaunte straight waye where they shalnot stomble shal I lead them for to returne For I wil be Israels father And Ephraim shal be my firste begoteÌ„ sonne Hear ye Gentyles the worde of the Lorde tell it forthe thorow the eylandis which stande so farre in sondre sainge He that had scatred Israel gathereth them to gither agein and shal kepe them as the herdemen his owne flocke For the Lorde wil delyuer Jacob and auenge him from a ful mighty hande And they shal come and reioyse in the mounte Zion and be encreased with the benefites which the Lorde shal geue them as wheat swete wynes oyle flockes and heâ—des And their hertes shal be lyke a fruteful fresshe garden nether shal they any more be hongrye Than shal the mayde and as wel y t olde mâ—n as y e yonge daunseful meresy For I shal turne their weepy moorning into fressbe gladnes costforte there theÌ„ from their heuynes Also I shal enbrewe y e Priestis myndes w t fatnes my peple shal be sated filled w t
is good paciently to suffer and softely to waite for that sauing helth from the Lorde verse Teth. Oh how goodly a thiug is it for a man to take and beare the yoke euen from his yougeth verse Jod He sitteth alone ful still that is contente with himselfe verse Jod He setteth his mouth vnto y e erthe if paradueÌ„ture any hope wil offer hir selfe verse Jod He offreth his cheke vnto the smyter is wel content with obprobrye verse Caph. For the Lorde neuer forsake the nor spurneth vs a waye for euer verse Caph. But if he cast vs of yet for his abundant mercye he forgeueth agene verse Caph. For he scourgeth not nor repelleth not the chyldern of men of herte and mynde verse Lamed As thoughe he wolde breke trede vnder his fete al that be bownde in preson on the erthe verse Lamed To auoyde turne from mannis iugement in y e sight of y e most highest verse Lamed Nether to vexe vniustly any maÌ„nis cause the Lorde knoweth it uot verse Mem. Who then dare saye y t any thinge is done w t oute goddis coÌ„mandement verse Mem. Both good yll go they not forthe of y e mouthe of the moste highest verse Mem. Wheryn then is man yet lyuing so stroÌ„ge He is valeaunt in the goodly actes of synne verse Nun. Let vs therfore serche remember our own wayes turne to y e Lorde verse Nun. Let vs lifte vp our hertis handis vnto the Lorde which is in heuen verse Nun. We be verely y e synners the disobedieâ—tâ— but thou shalt thou not forgeue verse Samech Thou hast harnest thyselfe w t wrath and persued vs thou hast slayne vs with out grace verse Samech Thou hast harnest thyselfe with a clowde that our prayer shulde not pearse thorow vnto the. verse Samech Thou hast made vs the dregges dirte euen abiectes of all peple verse Ain All our enymes potted and mowed with their mouthes vpon vs. verse Ain Fear snare a liftinge vp a throwing-downe chaunched vpon vs. verse Ain My eyes gusshedout water for the throyngdowne and brekinge of the daughter which is my peple verse Pe. My eyes powerout water ceasse not because ther apereth no reste verse Pe. When wilt thou se and beholde vs oh Lorde frome heuen verse Pe. My eye wasteth my herte for al y e daughters sake of my cyte verse Zadic My enymes honted me sharpely lyke a birde ye that with oute a cause verse Zadic They thrusted downe my lyfe into the pitte layed a stonne vpon me verse Zadic They powered water vpon my head I sayd now am I done verse Kuph I called vpon thy name oh Lorde euen from a right depe graue verse Kuph And thou herdst my voyce and turnedst not thy earis fro my sobbing and crying verse Kuph Thou didist come to me euen when I called vpon y e sayng vnto me be not a frayd verse Res. Lorde thou defendedst my cause and redemedst my lyfe verse Res. Lorde thou sawest my synnes take vp and defende my cause verse Res. Thou espyedst all their study to hurte me al their counsel agenst me verse Sin Lorde thou herdist their obprobriouse reuylingis and all their thoughtis to hurte me verse Sin And thou herdest the lippes of them that stode vp ageÌ„st me their conspirisons dayly conspired agenst me verse Sin Thou seist their downsittinge and vpstandinge I am the mater of their songes verse Thau Requyte them Lorde aftir the workis of their owne handis verse Thau Rewarde them the harpe of their owne herte euen their owne curse to light vpon them verse Thau Folow vpon them Lorde with thy indignacion and pluk them vp by the rotes from all that ar vnder heuen The .iiii. Chapiter verse Aleph OH How is the golde thus dimned hir so oriastâ— colour chaÌ„ged How ar the stones of y e holy temple dispersed sâ—rewed vnto y e endes of euery strete verse Beth. The noble sonnes of Zion sometyme decked with the purest golde How ar they now lyke erthen potsherdis made with y e potters hande verse Gimel These â—amies geue souâ—â—e their whelps w t their bare brestis but y e daughter of my peple now lyke a wylde beast dwelleth in the wyldernes lyke StruthioÌ„s verse Daleth The soukelings tongue cleued to the rofe of his mouthe for thirste the lytelons asked brede but ther was none that wolde geue it them verse He. They that fed somtyme dilicately dyed in y e stretis they that wer brought vp in purple were now â—ledde w t a torde verse Dau. And y e synne of y e daughter of my peple is reputed greter then the synne of Sodome subuerted in the twynkling of an eye withoute any mannis hande verse Zain Her Nazarens wer whyter then the snowe or mylke they were roidirer than the diamonde or any of the oother preciouse stones their fresshe beutye did shyne lyke the Saphyre verse Heth. But now is their beutye blacker theÌ„ the very derkenes it selfe thou woldest not know theÌ„ in the stretis their skinnes eleue to their bones they be withred vp lyke a drye blok verse Teth. The slayne with swerde wer beter at ease then those that perisshed for honger whiche famesshed for the famyn of y e felde verse Jod The wemen naturally ful of pyte seethed their own chyldern with their own handis to eat them in that miserable famyne of the daughter of my peple verse Caph. The Lorde finesshed his wrath powered forth his hot indignacion and did sette fyer on Zion which deuowered hir fouÌ„dacions verse Lamed Nether the kinges of the lande nor yet al the worlde wolde not haue beleued y t their enymes shuld euer haue comen yn thorow y e gatis of Jerusalem verse Mem. Which thinge not withstandinge yet came it to passe for the synnes of her prophetis and myscheif of hir priestis whi che shed in hir the bloude of innocentis verse Nun. So y t these blynde betells went staggeringe in the stretis wrestlyng with blode saynge yet in y e mean ceason we maye not towche their clothes verse Samech But cryed vnto euery man fle frome blodeshedinge auoyde get ye hence touche them not Nethelesse thus sayng they cause men to be burned to fle frome place to place at laste neuer more to inhabite their owne countrye verse Ain Wherfore the grimme countenaÌ„ce of the Lorde hath banesshed them neuer more to beholde them for nether they their selues reuereÌ„tly fered the face of the priestis nor yet had thy any pyte of their elders verse Pe. Wherfore euen yet our eyes dazel and fayl while we loke for our vayn helpe sekyng besely siche folke that canne not helpe vs. verse Zadic They layd a waite and made slyber our pathes so that we coude not go in the stretis then was our ende comeÌ„ our dayes wer done our departing was present verse Kuph Our persuers were