great worshyp 24 Who so is partner with a thiefe hateth his owne soule he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth 25 He that feareth men shall haue a fall but who so putteth his trust in the Lorde is without daunger 26 Many there be that seke the princes fauour but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde 27 The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way The .xxx. Chapter ¶ The purenesse of the worde of God and what we ought to require of God with certayne wonderfull thynges that are in this worlde ' ¶ THE wordes of Agur the sonne of Iake 1 And the prophecie that the same man spake vnto Ithiel euen vnto Ithiel and Vchal 2 SVrely I am more foolishe then any man and haue no mans vnderstandyng 3 I neuer learned wisdome nor had knowledge of holy thynges 4 Who hath clymed vp into heauen and come downe from thence who hath holden the wynde fast in his hande who hath gathered together the waters in a garment who hath establisshed all the endes of the worlde what is his name and what is his sonnes name yf thou canst tell 5 Euery worde of God is pure he is a shielde vnto all them that put their trust in hym 6 Put thou nothyng vnto his wordes lest he reproue thee and thou be founde a lyar ' 7 Two thinges haue I required of thee ' denie me them not before I dye 8 Remoue farre fro me vanitie and lyes geue me neither pouertie nor riches only graunt me a necessary lyuyng 9 Lest peraduenture I beyng full shoulde denie thee and say who is the Lorde or beyng oppressed with pouertie fall to stealyng and forswere the name of my God 10 Accuse not a seruaunt vnto his maister lest he speake euyll of thee and thou be hurt 11 There is a generation that curseth their father and doth not blesse their mother 12 There is a generation that thynke them selues cleane and yet is not cleansed from their filthinesse 13 There is a generation that hath a proude loke and doth cast vp their eye lyddes 14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swordes and their chawes as knyues to deuour the poore from of the earth the needy from among men 15 The horse leache hath two daughters crying bryng hyther bryng hyther There be three thynges that are neuer satisfied yea foure thynges sayth neuer hoe 16 The graue the barren wombe and the earth that hath neuer water enough as for fire it sayth neuer hoe 17 Who so laugheth his father to scorne and setteth his mothers commaundement at naught the rauens of the valley picke out his eyes and deuoured be he of the young Egles 18 There be three thynges whiche are wonderfull to me yea foure whiche passe my vnderstandyng 19 The way of an Egle in the ayre the way of a serpent vpon a stone the way of a ship in the middest of the sea and the way of a man with a young woman 20 Such is the way also of a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke which wypeth her mouth lyke as when she hath eaten and sayth as for me I haue done no wickednesse 21 For three thynges the earth is disquieted ' and the fourth may it not abyde ' 22 A seruaunt that beareth rule a foole ' that is full fedde ' 23 A spiteful woman when she is maried and an handmayde that is heire to her maistresse 24 These be foure thynges in the earth the which are very litle but in wisdome they exceede the wyse 25 The emmets are but a weake people which yet gather their meate in the sommer 26 The conies are but a feeble folke yet make their boroughes among the rockes 27 The grashoppers haue not a guide ' yet go they foorth together by heapes ' 28 The spyder laboureth with her ' handes and is in kynges palaces ' 29 There be three thynges that go well ' yea foure are comely in goyng ' 30 A lion whiche is strongest among beastes and shunneth not at the syght of any 31 A grayhounde strong in the hynder partes a ramme also and a king against whom no man aryseth vp 32 If thou hast done foolishly when thou ' wast in hye estate or yf thou hast taken euyll counsayle then lay thine hande vpon thy mouth 33 Who so chirneth mylke bringeth foorth butter and he that rubbeth his nose maketh it bleede Euen so he that forceth wrath bringeth foorth strife The .xxxj. Chapter 2 He exhorteth to chastitie and iustice 10 And sheweth the condicions of a wise and worthy woman 1 THE wordes of king Lamuel and the lesson that his mother taught him 2 WHat my sonne what the sonne of my body and what O my deare beloued sonne Geue not ouer thy strength wayes vnto women which are the destruction euen of kynges 4 O Lamuel it is not for kynges it is not I say for kynges to drynke wine nor princes strong drynke 5 Lest they by drnkyng forget the lawe and peruert the iudgement of all poore mens children 6 Geue strong drynke vnto such as are redy to perishe and wine vnto those that mourne 7 That they may drynke it and forget their miserie and aduersitie 8 Be thou an aduocate for the dumbe to speake in the cause of all such as be succourlesse in this transitorie worlde 9 Open thy mouth defende the thyng that is lawfull and ryght and the cause of the poore and helpelesse 10 Who so fyndeth an honest faythfull woman she is much more worth then pearles 11 The heart of her husbande may safely trust in her so that he shall fall into no pouertie 12 She wyll do hym good and not euill all the dayes of her lyfe 13 She occupieth wooll and flaxe and laboureth gladly with her handes 14 She is like a marchauntes ship that bryngeth her vittayles from a farre 15 She is vp in the nyght season to prouide meate for her housholde and foode for her maydens 16 She considereth lande and byeth it and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde 17 She girdeth her loynes with strength and fortifieth her armes 18 And yf she perceaue that her huswiferie doth good her candell goeth not out by nyght 19 She layeth her fingers to the spindle her hande taketh holde of the distaffe 20 She openeth her hande to the poore yea she stretcheth foorth her handes to such as haue neede 21 She feareth not that the colde of wynter shall hurt her housholde for all her housholde folkes are clothed with scarlet 22 She maketh her selfe faire ornamētes her clothyng is white silke and purple 23 Her husbande is much set by in the gates when he sitteth among the rulers of the lande 24 She maketh cloth of silke and selleth it and deliuereth girdles vnto the marchaunt 25 Strength and honour is her clothing and in the latter day she shall reioyce
cattell and foule of the ayre euery beast of the fielde but for man founde he not an helpe lyke vnto hym 21 The Lord God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam and he slept and he toke one of his ribbes and closed vp the place with fleshe in steade therof 22 And the ribbe which the lord god had taken from man made he a woman brought her vnto the man 23 And man saide this is nowe bone of my bones and fleshe of my fleshe she shal be called woman because she was taken out of man 24 For this cause shall man leaue his father and his mother and shal be ioyned with his wyfe and they shall become one fleshe 25 And they were both naked the man and his wife and were not ashamed ⧠This figure is spoken of in the .x. vearse of this Chapter before and representeth the situation of Gods garden IF there be any kyngdome vnder heauen that is excellent in beautie in aboundaunce of fruites in plenteousnes in delytes and other gyftes they which haue written of countreys do prayse aboue all the same that this figure representeth Wherfore with the prayses of those wryters Moyses exalteth this paradise as duly belonging vnto it And it is very well lyke that the region or kingdome of Eden hath ben situated in that countrey as it appeareth in the .xxxvii. Chapter of Esaias the .xii. vearse and in the .xxvii. of Ezechiel the .xxiii. vearse Moreouer where as Moyses sayde that a flood dyd proceede from that place I do interprete it from the course of the waters as yf he shoulde haue sayde that Adam dyd inhabite in the flooddes syde or in the lande which was watered of both sydes Howebeit there is no great matter in that eyther that Adam hath inhabited vnder the place where both flooddes come together towarde Babylon and Seleucia or aboue It is sufficient y t he hath ben in a place watered of waters But the thing is not darke nor hard to vnderstande howe this floodde hath ben deuided in foure heades For they be two flooddes which be gathered in one then they seperate them selues in diuers partes So in theyr ioynyng and flowyng together it is but a floodde wherof there is two heades into two chanels from aboue and two towarde the sea when it begynneth to seperate it selfe abrode But to declare vnto you the diuersities of the ryuers names besydes their vsuall and principall appellations and howe they be called as they passe through eche prouince with the interpretations of the same I thynke it rather tedious and combresome then profitable Wherfore the simple sense of Moyses is that the garden wherof Adam was the owner was watered with waters because that the course of this floodde was there whiche was deuided into foure heades ⧠The .iij. Chapter 1 The serpent begyleth the woman 6 The transgression of the commaundement 8 When Adam and Heua knewe their offences they fledde from the face of God excusyng their fault 14 The serpent is cursed 15 The seede Iesus is promised a sauiour The Gospell 16 Womans miseries for sinne 17 The punyshment of Adam Man is appoynted to labour 20 Heua 1 AND the serpent was suttiller then euery beast of the fielde which y e lord God hadde made and he sayde vnto the woman yea hath God saide ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden 2 And the woman sayde vnto the serpent We eate of y e fruite of the trees of the garden 3 But as for the fruite of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden God hath sayde ye shall not eate of it neither shal ye touche of it lest peraduenture ye dye 4 And the serpent sayde vnto the woman ye shall not dye the death 5 For God doth knowe that the same day that ye eate therof your eyes shall be opened and ye shal be euē as gods knowyng good and euyll 6 And so the woman seing that the same tree was good to eate of and pleasaunt to the eyes and a tree to be desired to make one wise toke of the fruite therof and dyd eate and gaue also vnto her husbande beyng with her and he dyd eate 7 Then the eyes of them both were opened and they knewe that they were naked and they sowed fygge leaues together made them selues apernes 8 And they heard the voyce of the Lord God walkyng in the garden in y e coole of the day and Adam and his wyfe hyd themselues from the presence of the lord God amongst y e trees of the garden 9 And the Lorde called Adam sayde vnto hym where art thou 10 Which sayde I hearde thy voyce in the garden and was afrayde because I was naked and hyd my selfe 11 And he sayde Who tolde thee that thou wast naked Hast thou not eaten of the same tree concernyng the which I commaunded thee that thou shouldest not eate of it 12 And Adam said The woman whom thou gauest to be with me she gaue me of the tree and I dyd eate 13 And the Lord God sayd vnto the woman Why hast thou done this And the woman sayde the serpent begyled me and I dyd eate 14 And the lord god said vnto y e serpent Because thou hast done this thou art cursed aboue all cattel and aboue euery beast of the fielde vpon thy belly shalt thou go and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe 15 I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee the woman betweene thy seede and her seede and it shall treade downe thy head and thou shalt treade vpon his heele 16 But vnto the woman he sayde I wyll very much multiplie thy sorowe and thy griefes of chylde bearyng In sorowe shalt thou bring foorth children thy desire shal be to thy husbande and he shall haue the rule of thee 17 Vnto Adam he sayde Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee saying thou shalt not eate of it cursed is the grounde for thy sake in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe 18 Thorne also and thistle shall it bryng foorth to thee and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde 19 In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground for out of it wast thou taken For dust thou art and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne 20 And Adam called his wyfes name Heua because she was the mother of all lyuyng 21 Vnto Adam also and to his wyfe dyd the Lorde God make garmentes of skynnes and he put them on 22 And the Lorde God sayde Beholde the man is become as one of vs in knowing good and euyll And now lest peraduenture he put foorth his hande and take also
of thy wordes 10 Remoue not the olde lande marke and come not within the fielde of the fatherlesse 11 For their redeemer is mightie euen he shall defend their cause against thee 12 Applye thyne heart vnto correction and thyne eare to the wordes of knowledge 13 Withholde not correction from the chylde for if thou beatest hym with the rodde he shall not dye thereof 14 If thou smyte hym with the rodde thou shalt deliuer his soule from hell 15 My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome my heart also shall reioyce 16 Yea my raynes shal be very glad if thy lippes speake the thing that is right 17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long 18 For veryly there is an ende and thy pacient abiding shall not be cut of 19 My sonne geue eare and be wyse and set straight thyne heart in the way of the Lorde 20 Kepe not company with wine bibbers and riotous eaters of fleshe 21 For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie and he that is geuen to muche sleepe shall go with a ragged coate 22 Geue eare vnto thy father that begat thee and despise not thy mother when she is olde 23 Purchase trueth wysdome nurture and vnderstanding and sell them not 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce and he that begetteth a wyse chylde shall haue ioy of hym 25 Do so that thy father and mother may be glad of thee and that she that bare thee may reioyce 26 My sonne geue me thyne heart and let thyne eyes haue pleasure in my wayes 27 For an whore is a deepe graue and a straunge woman is a narowe pit 28 She lyeth in wayte as for a pray and increaseth the transgressours amongst men 29 Who hath wo who hath sorowe who hath strife who hath brawling and who hath woundes without a cause 30 Or who hath red eyes euen they that be euer at the wine seeke excesse 31 Looke not thou vpon the wine howe red it is and what a colour it geueth in the glasse 32 It goeth downe sweetely but at the last it byteth like a serpent and stingeth lyke an adder 33 Thyne eyes shall beholde straunge women and thyne heart shall vtter lewde thinges 34 Yea thou shalt be as though thou layest in the middest of the sea or slepest vppon the top of the maste of a ship 35 They haue beaten me shalt thou say and I was not sicke they haue stricken me and I felt it not When I am well wakened I wil go to the drinke again ¶ The .xxiiij. Chapter 1 BE not thou enuious to folow wicked men and desire not to be among them 2 For their heart imagineth to do hurt and their lippes talke mischiefe 3 Thorowe wysdome is an house buylded with vnderstanding is it set vp 4 Thorowe discretion shall the chaumbers be filled with all costly and pleasaunt riches 5 A wise man is euer strong yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength 6 For with discretion must warres be taken in hand and where as are many that can geue counsaile there is health 7 Wysdome is to hye a thyng for a foole for he dare not open his mouth in the gate 8 He that imagineth mischiefe maye well be called an vngratious person 9 The wicked thought of the foolishe is sinne and the scornefull is an abhomination vnto men 10 If thou be faynt in the day of aduersitie thy strength is small 11 Deliuer them that are drawen vnto death and ceasse not to preserue them that are led to be slayne 12 If thou wylt say beholde I knewe not of it doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it And he that kepeth thy soule knoweth he it not Shall not he also recompence euery man according to his workes 13 My sonne eate thou hony because it is good and the hony combe for it is sweete vnto thy mouth 14 So sweete shal the knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule when thou hast found it and there shal be hope and thy hope shall not be cut of 15 Laye no priuie wayte O wicked man against the house of the righteous and spoyle not his resting place 16 For a iust man falleth seuen tymes and ryseth vp agayne but the vngodly fall into mischiefe 17 Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemie and let not thyne heart be glad when he stumbleth 18 Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry and turne his wrath from hym vnto thee 19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious neither be enuious at the wicked 20 For the wicked shall haue no posteritie and the candle of the vngodly shal be put out 21 My sonne feare thou the Lorde and the kyng and kepe no company with them that slide backe from his feare 22 For their destruction shall rise sodainlye and who knoweth the aduersitie that may come from them both ¶ These are also the sayinges of the wyse 23 It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement 24 He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous hym shall the people curse yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him 25 But they that rebuke the vngodly in them doth God delight and a rych blessing shall come vpon them 26 Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere 27 Make redie thy worke that is without and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde and then buylde thyne house 28 Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour and speake no falsehood with thy lippes 29 Say not I wyll handle hym euen as he hath dealt with me and wyll rewarde euery man according to his deedes 30 I went by the fielde of the slouthfull and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man 31 And lo it was all couered with nettles and stoode full of thornes and the stone wall was broken downe 32 This I sawe and considered it well I looked vpon it and toke it for a warning 33 Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle slumber a litle folde thy handes together yet a litle 34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way and necessitie lyke a weaponed man The .xxv. Chapter ¶ These are also parables of Solomon which the men of Ezekia king of Iuda copied out 1 IT is the glory of God to kepe a thing secrete but the kynges honour is to searche out a thing 2 The heauen is hye the earth is deepe and the kinges heart is vnsearcheable 3 Take the drosse from the siluer and there shal be a vessell for the finer 4 Take away the vngodly from the kyng and his seate shal be stablished with righteousnesse 5 Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king and preasse not into the place of great men 6 For better is it that it
wicked woman her will 28 If she walke not after thy hande she shall confounde thee in the sight of thâ—e enemies Cut her of then from thy fleshe that she do not alway abuse thee â–ª The .xxvi. Chapter 1 The prayse of a good woman 5 Of the feare of three thinges and of the fourth â— Of the ielousie and drunkennesse of a woman 28 Of two thinges that cause sorowe of the thyrde whiche moueth wrath 1 HAppy is the man that hath a vertuous wyfe for the nuÌ„ber of his yeres shal be double 2 An honest woman maketh her husbande a ioyfull man and she shall fill the yeres of his lyfe in peace 3 A vertuous woman is a noble gift whiche shal be geuen for a good portion vnto such as feare God 4 Whether a man be riche or poore he may haue euer a mery heart a cheareful countenaunce 5 There be three thinges that my heart feareth and my face is afrayde of the fourth treason in a citie a seditious people and noysome tongues all these are heauyer then the death 6 When one woman is ielous ouer an other it bringeth payne and sorowe vnto the heart and a woman that telleth out all thinges is a scourge of the tongue 7 When one hath an euyll wyfe it is euen as when an vnlyke payre of oxen must drawe together he that getteth her getteth a scorpion 8 A drunken woman is a great plague for she can not couer her owne shame 9 The whordome of a woman may be knowen in the pryde of her eyes and eye liddes 10 If thy daughter be not shamefast hold her straytly lest she abuse her selfe thorowe ouer much libertie 11 Beware of all the dishonestie of her eyes maruel not if she do against thee 12 As a way faring man that is thirstie when he hath founde a well drinketh of euery water so will she sit downe by euery hedge and make her selfe common to euery man that passeth by 13 A louing wyfe reioyceth her husbande feedeth his bones with her wysdome 14 A woman of fewe wordes is a gift of God to all nurtured myndes may nothing be compared 15 An honest and manerly woman is a gift aboue other giftes and there is no wayght to be compared vnto a minde that can rule it selfe 16 Like as the sunne when it ariseth is an ornament in the hie heauen of the Lord so is a vertuous wyfe the beautie of all her house 17 Like as the cleare light is vpon the holy candelsticke so is the beautie of the face vpon an honest body 18 Like as the golden pillers are vpon the sockettes of siluer so are the fayre feete vpon a woman that hath a constant mynde 19 Perpetual are the foundations that be layed vpon a whole stony rocke so are the commaundementes of God vpon the heart of an holy woman 20 There be two thinges that greeue my heart in the thirde is displeasure come vpoÌ„ me When an experte man of warre suffreth scarsenesse and pouertie when men of vnderstanding and wisdome are not set by and when one departeth from righteousnesse vnto sinne Who so doth such the Lorde hath prepared him vnto the sworde 21 There be two maner of thinges which me thinke to be harde and perilous A marchaunt can not lightly kepe hym from wrong neither a tauerner hym selfe from sinne The .xxvii. Chapter â— Of the poore that woulde be riche 5 The probation of the man that feareth God 13 The vnconstantenesse of a foole 16 The secretes of a friend are not to be vttered 20 The wicked imagineth euyll whiche returneth vpon him selfe 1 BEcause of pouertie haue many one offended and he that seketh to be riche turneth his eyes asyde 2 Lyke as a nayle in the wal sticketh fast betwixt two stones euen so doth sinne sticke betwixt the bier and the seller 3 If he holde him not diligently in the feare of the Lorde his house shall soone be ouerthrowen 4 Lyke as when one sifteth the filthynesse remayneth in the syue So remayneth there some vncleane thing in the thought of man 5 The ouen proueth the potters vessel so doth temptation of trouble trye righteous men 6 The tree of the fielde is knowen by his fruite so is the thought of mans heart knowen by his wordes 7 Prayse no man except thou haue heard him for a man is knowen by his wordes 8 If thou folowest righteousnes thou shalt get her and put her vpon thee as a fayre garment and thou shalt dwell with her and she shall defende thee for euer and in the day of knowledge thou shalt finde stedfastnesse 9 The byrdes resorte vnto their lyke so doth the trueth turne vnto them that be occupied withall 10 The lion wayteth the pray so doth sinne vpon them that worke vnrighteousnesse 11 The talking of him that feareth God is nothing but wysdome as for a foole he chaungeth as the moone 12 If thou be among the vndiscrete kepe thy wordes to a conuenient time but among such as be wise speake on hardyly 13 The talking of fooles is abhomination and their sport is volupteousnesse and misnurture 14 Much swearing maketh the heere to stande vp and to stryue with such stoppeth the â—ares 15 The stryfe of the proude is bloodshedding and their blaspheming is heauy to heare 16 Who so discouereth secretes leeseth his credence and fyndeth no friende after his will 17 Loue thy friende and binde thy selfe in faythfulnesse with him but if thou bewrayest his secretes thou shalt not get him againe 18 For like as the man is that destroyeth his enemie so is he also that dealeth falsly in the friendship of his neyghbour 19 Like as one that letteth a byrde go out of his hande can not take her againe Euen so thou if thou geue ouer thy friende thou canst not get him againe 20 Yea thou canst not come by him for he is to farre of He is vnto thee as a Roe escaped out of the snare for his soule is wounded 21 As for woundes they may be bounde vp againe and an euyll worde may be reconciled but who so bewrayeth the secretes of a friende there is no more hope to be had vnto him 22 He that winketh with the eyes imagineth some euyll and he that knoweth him will let him alone 23 When thou art present he shall hyghlie commende and prayse thy wordes but at the last he shall turne his tayle and sclaunder thy saying 24 Many thinges haue I hated but nothing so euyll for the Lorde him selfe also abhorreth such a one 25 Who so casteth a stone an hye it shal fal vpon his owne head and he that smyteth with guyle woundeth him selfe 26 Who so diggeth a pit shall fall therein and he that layeth a stone in his neyghbours way shall stumble theron and he that layeth a snare for another shall be taken in it him selfe 27 Who so geueth a wicked noisome counsell it shall come vpon hymselfe
turned againe in all the haste and the elders that is the principall heades saide vnto him Come sit downe here among vs and shewe vs this matter seeing God hath geuē thee as great honour as an elder 51 And Daniel saide vnto them put these two asyde one from an other and then shall I examine them 52 When they were put asunder one from an other he called one of them and saide vnto him O thou olde cankarde carle that hast vsed thy wickednes so long thyne vngratious deedes which thou hast done afore are now come to light 53 For thou hast geuen false iudgementes thou hast oppressed the innocent and letten the giltie go free where as yet the Lorde saith The innocent and righteous see thou slay not 54 Well then if thou hast seene her tel me vnder what tree sawest thou them companying together He aunswered vnder a Mulbery tree 55 And Daniel saide Very well nowe thou lyest euen vpon thyne head lo the messenger of the Lorde hath receaued the sentence of him to cut thee in two 56 Then put he him aside and called for the other and saide vnto him O thou seede of Chanaan but not of Iuda fairenes hath deceaued thee and lust hath subuerted thyne heart 57 Thus dealt ye afore with the daughters of Israel and they for feare consented vnto you but the daughter of Iuda would not abide your wickednes 58 Now tel me then vnder what tree diddest thou take them companying together He aunswered vnder a Pomegranate tree 59 Then saide Daniel vnto him Very well nowe thou lyest also euen vpon thyne head the messenger of the Lord standeth wayting with the sword to cut thee in two and slay you both 60 With that all the whole multitude gaue a great shoute and praysed God which alway deliuered them that put their trust in him 61 And they came vpon the two elders whom Daniel had conuict with their owne mouth that they had geuen false witnesse 62 And dealt with them euen lykewyse as they woulde haue done with their neighbours yea they did according to the law of Moyses and put them to death Thus the innocent blood was saued the same day 63 Then Helcias and his wyfe praysed God for their daughter Susanna with Ioacim her husband and al the kinred that there was no dishonestie founde in her 64 From that day foorth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people 65 And king Astyages was layde with his fathers and Cyrus of Persia raigned in his steede ¶ The ende of the story of Susanna ¶ The story of Bel and of the Dragon which is the fourteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine 1 DAniel did eate at the kinges table and was had in reuerence aboue all his friendes 2 There was at Babylō an image called Bel and there were spent vpon him euery day twelue cakes fourtie sheepe and sixe great pottes of wine 3 Him did the king worship him selfe and went dayly to honour him but Daniel worshipped his owne God And the king saide vnto him why doest not thou worship Bel 4 He aunswered and saide * Because I may not worship thinges that be made with handes but the liuing God which made heauen and earth and hath power vpon all fleshe 5 The king said vnto him Thinkest thou not that Bel is a lyuing God or seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh euery day 6 Daniel smyled and saide O king deceaue not thy selfe for this is but made of clay within and of brasse without neither eateth he euer any thing 7 Then the king was wroth and called for his priestes and saide vnto them If ye tell me not who is this that eateth vp these expences ye shall dye 8 But if ye can certifie me that Bel eateth them then Daniel shall dye for he hath spoken blasphemie against Bel. And Daniel said vnto the king Let it so be according as thou hast saide 9 The priestes of Bel were threescore and ten besides their wyues and children And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. 01 So Bels priestes saide Lo we wyl go out set thou the meate there O king and poure in the wine then shut the doore fast and seale it with thyne owne signet 11 And to morowe when thou commest in if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten vp all we wyll suffer death or els Daniel that hath lyed vpon vs. 12 The priestes thought them selues sure inough for vnder the aulter they had made a priuy entraunce and there went they in euer and did eate vp what there was 13 So when they were gone foorth the king set meates before Bel Now Daniel had commaunded his seruauntes to bring asshes these he sifted throughout all the temple that the king might see then went they out and sparred the doore scaling it with the kinges signet and so departed 14 In the night came the priestes with their wyues and children as they were wont to do and did eate and drinke vp all 15 In the morning betimes at the breake of the day the king arose and Daniel with him 16 And the king said Daniel are the scales whole yet He aunswered yea O king they be whole 17 Now assoone as he had opened the doore the king loked vnto the aulter cryed with a loude voyce Great art thou O Bel and with thee is no deceite 18 Then laughed Daniel and held the king that he should not go in and saide Beholde the pauement marke well whose footesteps are these 19 The king saide I see the footesteps of men women and children 20 Therefore the king was angry and toke the priestes with their wyues and children and they shewed him the priuie doores where they came in and dyd eate vp such thinges as were vpon the aulter 21 For the which cause the king slue thē and deliuered Bel into Daniels power which destroyed him and his temple 22 And in that same place there was a great Dragon which they of Babylon worshipped 23 And the king said vnto Daniel Sayest thou that this is but a god of brasse also Lo he lyueth he eateth drinketh so that thou canst not say that he is no lyuing God therfore worship him 24 Daniel saide vnto the king I wyll worship the Lorde my God * he is the true lyuing God as for this he is not the God of lyfe 25 But geue me leaue O king and I shal destroy this Dragon without sworde or staffe The king said I geue thee leaue 26 Then Daniel toke pitch fat and heary wooll and did seeth them together and made lumpes thereof this he put in the Dragons mouth and so the Dragon burst in sunder And Daniel saide Lo there is he whom ye worshipped 27 When they of Babylon heard that they toke great indignation and gathered them together against the king saying The king is become a Iewe and he hath
done vnto hym 40 And it came to passe y t when Iesus was come agayne the people receaued hym For they all wayted for hym 41 And behold ther came a man named Iairus he was a ruler of y e synagoge he fell downe at Iesus feete praying him that he would come into his house 42 For he had but one daughter only vpon a twelue yeres of age and she lay a dying But as he went the people thronged hym 43 And a woman hauyng an issue of blood twelue yeres which had spent all her substaunce vpon phisitions neither coulde be holpen of any 44 Came behynde hym and touched the hemme of his rayment and immediatly her issue of blood staunched 45 And Iesus sayde Who is it that touched me Whē euery man denyed Peter and they that were with hym sayde Maister the people thrust thee and vexe thee and sayest thou who touched me 46 And Iesus sayde Some body hath touched me For I perceaue that vertue is gone out of me 47 When the woman sawe that she was not hyd she came trembling and fell at his feete and tolde him before al the people for what cause she had touched him and howe she was healed immediatly 48 And he sayde vnto her Daughter be of good comfort thy fayth hath saued thee go in peace 49 Whyle he yet spake there came one from the ruler of the synagogues house which sayde to hym Thy daughter is dead disease not the Maister 50 But when Iesus hearde that worde he aunswered him saying Feare not beleue only she shal be made whole 51 And when he came to the house he suffered no man to go in with hym saue Peter and Iames and Iohn and the father and the mother of the mayden 52 Euery body wept sorowed for her And he sayde Weepe not the damsell is not dead but slepeth 53 And they laughed hym to scorne knowyng that she was dead 54 And he thrust them all out and toke her by the hande and cryed saying Mayde aryse 55 And her spirite came agayne and she rose straightway And he commaunded to geue her meate 56 And the father and the mother of her were astonyed But he warned thē that they should tel no man what was done ⧠The .vj. Chapter ¶ 2 The Apostles are sent to preache 7 Herode hearde of Christe 12 Fiue thousande fedde with fiue loaues two fisshes 19 Diuers opinions of Christ 20 The confession of the Apostles 28 The transfiguration of Christe 35 Christe is to be heard 42 The lunatike is healed 43 The infidelitie of the Apostles 46 they stryue who shoulde be greatest 49 Of one castyng out deuyls in Christes name 53 The Samaritanes woulde not receaue Christe 54 The disciples desire vengeaunce and are of hym reproued 57 Of three that woulde folowe Christe but after diuers sortes of lokyng backe 1 IEsus called the twelue together and gaue thē power and aucthoritie ouer al deuils and that they might heale diseases 2 And he sent them to preache the kyngdome of God * and to heale the sicke 3 And he saide vnto thē Take nothing to your iourney neither staues nor scrippe neither bread neither money neither haue two coates 4 And whatsoeuer house ye enter into there abyde and thence depart 5 And whosoeuer wyll not receaue you when ye go out of that citie shake of the very dust from your feete for a testimonie agaynst them 6 And they departed and went through the townes preachyng the Gospell and healyng euerywhere ☜ 7 And Herode the tetrarche heard of all that was done by hym and doubted because that it was sayde of some that Iohn was rysen agayne from death 8 And of some that Elias had appeared and of some that one of the olde prophetes was rysen agayne 9 And Herode sayde Iohn haue I beheaded but who is this of whō I heare such thinges And he desired to see him 10 And the apostles returned tolde him all that they had done And he toke thē and went aside into a solitarie place nye vnto the citie that is called Bethsaida 11 Which whē the people knew they folowed him And he receaued them and spake vnto thē of the kingdome of God healed thē that had nede to be healed 12 And when the day began to weare away then came the twelue and sayde vnto hym Sende the people awaye that they may go into the townes and vyllages rounde about and lodge and get meate for we are here in a place of wyldernesse 13 But he said vnto them Geue ye thē to eate And they said We haue no mo but fyue loaues and two fisshes excepte we should go bye meate for al this people 14 And they were about fyue thousande men And he said to his disciples Cause thē to sit downe by fifties in a companie 15 And they dyd so and made them all to sit downe 16 And he toke the fyue loaues and the two fisshes and loked vp to heauen and blessed them and brake and gaue to the disciples to set before the people 17 And they dyd all eate and were satisfied And there was taken vp of that remayned to them twelue baskettes full of broken meate 18 And it came to passe as he was alone praying his disciples were with hym and he asked them saying Who say the people that I am 19 They aunswered and sayde Iohn Baptist some say Elias and some say that one of the olde prophetes is rysen 20 He sayde vnto them But whom say ye that I am Simon Peter aunswered saide Thou art Christe of God 21 And he warned commaunded them that they should tell no man that thing 22 Saying The sonne of man must suffer many thynges and be reproued of the elders and of the hye priestes and scribes and be slayne and ryse agayne the thirde day 23 And he said to thē all If any man wyl come after me let him denie him selfe take vp his crosse dayly folowe me 24 For whosoeuer wyl saue his lyfe shal lose it But whosoeuer shall lose his lyfe for my sake the same shall saue it 25 For what auauntageth it a man yf he wynne the whole worlde and lose hym selfe or runne in daunger of hym selfe 26 For Whosoeuer shal be ashamed of me and of my wordes of hym shall the sonne of man be ashamed whē he commeth in his maiestie and in the maiestie of his father and of the holy angels 27 I tell you of a trueth there be some standyng here whiche shall not taste of death tyl they see the kingdome of God 28 And it came to passe about an eyght dayes after these sayinges he toke Peter and Iohn and Iames and went vp into a mountayne to pray 29 And as he prayed the fashion of his countenaunce was chaunged his garment was whyte and shone 30 And beholde there talked with hym two men which were
the Iewes I become as a Iewe that I might win the Iewes To them that are vnder the lawe I become as though I were vnder the lawe that I might win them that are vnder the lawe 21 To them that are without lawe become I as though I were without lawe when I was not without law as parteyning to the lawe of God but in the lawe of Christe to winne them that are without lawe 22 To the weake became I as weake that I might winne the weake I am made all thinges to all men that I might at the least way saue some 23 And this I do for the Gospels sake that I might haue my part therof 24 ☞ Perceaue ye not howe that they which run in a race run all but one receaueth the rewarde So run that ye may obtayne 25 Euery man that proueth maisteries abstayneth from all thynges and they do it to obtayne a crowne that shall perishe but we to obtayne an euerlasting crowne 26 I therfore so run not as at an vncertayne thing So fight I not as one that beateth the ayre 27 But I tame my body and bryng it into subiection lest by any meanes that when I haue preached to other I my selfe shoulde be a castaway ☜ ¶ The .x. Chapter 1 He feareth them with the examples of the Iewes that they put not their trust carnally in the graces of God 14 Exhortyng them to flee all idolatrie 23 and offence of their neighbour 1 BRethrē I woulde not that ye shoulde be ignoraunt howe that all our fathers were vnder the cloude and all passed through the sea 2 And were all baptized vnto Moyses * in the cloude * in the sea 3 And dyd * all eate of one spirituall meate 4 And * dyd all drynke of one maner of spirituall drynke And they dranke of that spirituall rocke that folowed them which rocke was Christe ☜ 5 But in many of them had God no delite For * they were ouerthrowen in the wildernesse 6 These veryly are ensamples to vs to thintent that we shoulde not lust after euyll thynges as they also lusted 7 Neither be ye idolatours as were some of them as it is written The people sate downe to eate and drynke and rose vp to play 8 Neither let vs commit fornication as some of them committed fornication and fell in one daye three and thirtie thousande 9 Neither let vs tempt Christe as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpentes 10 Neither murmure ye as some of thē also murmured and were destroyed of the destroyer 11 All these thinges happened vnto them for ensamples but they are written to put vs in remembraunce whom the endes of the worlde are come vpon 12 Wherfore let hym that thynketh he standeth take heede lest he fall 13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as foloweth the nature of man But God is faythfull which shall not suffer you to be tempted aboue your strength but shall with the temptation make away that ye maye be able to beare it ☜ 14 Wherfore my deare beloued flee from idolatrie 15 I speake as vnto them which haue discretion iudge ye what I say 16 ☞ The cuppe of blessyng which we blesse is it not y e partakyng of the blood of Christe The bread which we breake is it not the partakyng of the body of Christe 17 For we that are many are one bread and one body in as much as we all are partakers of one bread 18 Beholde Israel after the fleshe Are not they which eate of the sacrifices partakers of the aulter 19 What say I then that the idol is any thyng Or that it which is offered to idols is any thyng 20 Nay but this I saye that the thinges which the gentiles offer they offer to deuyls not to God ☞ And I woulde not that ye shoulde haue felowshippe with the deuils 21 Ye can not drynke y e cup of the Lorde and the cup of deuils Ye can not be partakers of the Lordes table and of the table of deuyls 22 Either do we prouoke the Lorde to anger Are we stronger then he 23 All thynges are lawfull for me but all thynges are not expedient All thynges are lawfull for me but all thynges edifie not 24 Let no man seeke his owne but euery man anothers wealth 25 Whatsoeuer is solde in the market that eate and aske no question for conscience sake 26 For the earth is the Lordes and all that therin is 27 If any of them which beleue not byd you to a feast and ye be disposed to go whatsoeuer is set before you eat asking no question for conscience sake 28 But yf any man say vnto you this is offred vnto idols eate not of it for his sake that shewed it and for conscience sake The earth is the Lordes and all that therin is 29 Conscience I say not thyne * but of the other For why is my libertie iudged of another mans conscience 30 For if I take my part with thankes why am I euyll spoken of for that wherfore I geue thankes 31 Whether therfore ye eate or drynke or whatsoeuer ye do do all to the prayse of God ☜ 32 See that ye geue none offence neither to the Iewes nor yet to the Grecians neither to the Churche of God 33 Euen as I please all men in all thynges not seking myne owne profite but the profite of many that they might be saued ⧠The .xj. Chapter 1 He rebuketh the abuses which were crept into their Churche 4 As touchyng prayer prophesiyng 18 and ministring the Lordes supper 23 bringyng them agayne to the first institution therof 1 BE ye the folowers of me euen as I am of Christe 2 I commende you brethren that ye remember me in all thinges and kepe the ordinaunces as I deliuered them to you 3 But I wyl that ye knowe that Christ is the head of euery man And the man is the womans head And God is Christes head 4 Euery man praying or prophesiyng hauyng any thing on his head shameth his head 5 But euery woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare headed dishonesteth her head For that is euen all one as yf she were shauen 6 Yf the woman be not couered let her also be shorne Yf it be a shame for a woman to be shorne or shauen let her couer her head 7 A man ought not to couer his head forasmuch as he is the image and glorie of God But the woman is the glorie of the man 8 For the man is not of the woman but the woman of the man 9 Neither was the man created for the womans sake but the woman for the mans sake 10 ☞ For this cause ought the woman to haue power on her head for the Angels sakes 11 Neuerthelesse neither is the man without the woman neither y e woman without the man
â–ª then by the Israelites Bethel (m) Iacob doth not condition with God but vpon occasion of Gods promises which he loked for wherefore w t admiration he brusteth out to the promise of his thankesgeuyng (a) Iacob was .77 yeres olde when he toke this iourney on hym “ Lyft vp his feete “ Children (b) The grauncers were called father to all the posteritie for that they kept their chyldren maried in their houses “ Peace to hym “ Great day (c) A godly man regardeth y e harmes of other men though not knowen (d) The frugall bryngyng vp of chyldren in auncient tyme. (e) The Hebrues call all kinsemen brebrethren (f) That is vpon what causes he came alone and so bare from his countrey (g) Iacob woulde not through idlenesse charge his vncle (h) As an hypocrite he hath respect to his owne gayne in the mariage or this sellyng of his daughter (i) The fathers aucthoritie in marâ—age of his chyldren “ May go in vnto her (k) The bryde was brought to her chaumber couered so Labans deceipt was not easely espied (l) Hypocrites haue alwayes some forged excuse of wicked custome (m) Nowe appeareth his wicked couetousnes for the which he peruerted all the lawes of mariage (n) This fact of Iacob is not to be folowed of vs beyng against Gods ordinaunce “ Or Hated “ Opened her wombe “ Reuben That is see the chylde (o) By her thankes geuyng it appeareth that she prayed to God in her trouble “ Shimon That is hearyng (p) By the names of her chyldren she confesseth theÌ„ to be the singuler gyft of God “ Iehuda That is prayse The fatherly chastement of Iacob is set out here in the great vnquietnes trouble of his household (a) This was Godlye anger which preferred the honour of god to his wyfe whoÌ„ he sharplye admonisheth “ Be built by her (b) The vanitie of a womans witte who seketh vnlawefull meanes to her enuious purpose “ That is iudgement “ or earnest (c) She vaunteth her selfe in Gods benefites to the contempt of her sister “ Nephtah That is my wrastelyng (d) She had tasted of gods blessing before therfore she should not haue vsed this euyll shift “ Or A company commeth meanyng of chyldren “ That is a company “ Or women “ That is happy (c) What kynd of fruite this was it is not certayne it is commended for his sweete smell Cant. vii (f) Olde malice nowe in a small matter breaketh out to the disturbance of all the householde (g) She boasteth of her fault and maketh that a cause which was none indede “ Ishshashcar That is a rewarde “ Zebulon That is abidyng ☞ (h) Faythfull prayer obtayneth at the length her request “ opened her wombe “ That is addyng (i) Nowe his xiiii yeres seruice was expired (k) He had done his seruice vpon and of a good conscience (l) This hypocrite speaketh of God yet he worshippeth false gods and continueth in his wickednesse (o) The couetous hath no respect of y e hinderaunce of his seruauÌ„t but of his owne gayne (p) That is whatsoeuer cattell afterwarde shal be spotted shal be my rewarde “ To morowe (q) It is not lawefull by fraude to seke recompence of iniurie therfore Moyses sheweth afterwarde that God thus instructed Iacob Gen. 31. b (r) He dyd dryue his own lambes before Labans sheepe so that they alwayes sawe before them such as were of diuers coloures (Å¿) By Gods singuler prouision and accordyng to his promise (a) The enuious children of couetous Laban thinke the wealth of another their vtter vndoing “ As yesterday and yer yesterday (b) Though he was in great feare and doubt yet he durst not returne without gods commaundement (c) A certaine number is set for an vncertayne oftentymes (d) He would shewe what iust causes he had to depart from their father and how their brethren wrongfullye accused hym “ It signifieth the hee goate also as vnder sheepe are contayned the goates (e) Gods eye obserueth what the wicked doth to the Godlye (f) For the fruite of Iacobs labour came to Labans vse (g) The voyce of faithfull wyues and subiectes “ Padan Aram. (h) The godlye hauyng Gods worde may vse iuste occasion also in their doynges (i) Images made in the likenesse of men which he had in reuerence as his housholde Gods (k) They would reueÌ„ge y e iniurie done to their false religion for their Gods were stolne (l) Thus god refrayneth the cruell purposes of tirantes agaynst his Churche “ From good to bad “ And hast stollen me (m) A dissemblyng hypocrite when he can do no harme yet he wyll burthen the Godly in wordes (n) The wicked bragge of their power as Pilate did “ By manhood (o) He worshipped these images in the honour of his Gods or had them before hym where he dyd worship (p) Iacob coulde not wel abyde the desirous of images (q) It was not godlynes but superstition that moued Rachel to this theft (r) The blynde furie that is in the worshippers of images (Å¿) So this superstition remayned in Iacobs hâ—use tyll after the destruction of Sichem (t) This was gods benefite yet bestowed vpon Laban for Iacobs sake so Iacob counteth it his (u) God woulde not haue the seruaunt defrauded of his iust rewarde (v) Beyng gyltie in his conscience of his euyll entreatyng of Iacob he wil subtely prouide for himselfe (x) These be Syriake wordes and signifie the heape of witnesse whiche thing also this worde Galeed meaneth “ Galed “ Mitspah That is a lokyng glasse (y) He nowe condempneth the sinne of Polygamie whereof he was afore the aucthour (z) This was a wicked fact to wyne his false gods with the true God and to iudge the false to be the elder God (aa) Iacob woulde not sweare so corruptly as Laban woulde haue had him (bb) The superstitious kepe the outward maners of the godly (a) God wold certaynely perswade hym of his protectioÌ„ in the feare he was in of Esau (b) That is two armies or campes “ Or region (c) By grauntyng to Esau this temporall dominion he looseth not his spirituall benediction (d) Thus his faith ouercame his feare thus prayer is the Godly mans refuge in trouble “ I am lesse (e) All Gods benefites come of mere beneuolence and fauour (f) A prouerbiall speache meaning to leaue nothing vnkilled (g) Though he was certaynely perswaded of Gods helpe yet he vseth suche meanes as he coulde and committeth the successe to God †His face (h) Al geuing and receauing of presentes are not euyll “ My face Num. xxi Deut. ii (i) He sought a solitarie place for prayer where god declared vnto hym that manye troubles remayned yet he shuld ouercome all (l) We ought to desire gods blessyng howe greeuous soeuer gods presence hath ben to vs. “ That is one that wrasteleth with God (m) He besireth more perfect knowlege of this wrastler for he knewe hym to be god which is
not graunted hym “ That is the face of God (n) Iacob glorieth of this knowlege of God which he had by this vision (a) As yet Iacob was not certified of the prerogatiue of Iuda (b) Thus God hath the heartes of the wicked in his hande (c) This benefite of God the godly do not forget (d) A figure of the Church appeareth in Iacobs householde which was in no dignitie in respect of Esau (e) Al wealth coÌ„meth from God (f) He should not so much a feared Esaus company seyng he had experience of Gods defence (g) There is a place in Egypt which is also so named of tentes Num. xxxiii (h) It is called Sichar Iohn iiii Actes vii (i) Now God had geueÌ„ hym some restyng place therfore he confesseth his fayth by outwarde seruice Here is set foorth a very greeuous teÌ„ptation wherwith Iacob is proued (a) This vayne curiositie of this woman was greeuouslye punished “ Humbled her “ To her heart (b) This was through great griefe and not that he mynded reuengement (c) A godly father would first haue sene his sonne corrected (d) They had iust cause of anger but it passed measure (e) The fathers consent in mariage was then much set by (f) The Hebrewe worde signifieth that which was geuen to a mayde in recompence of her virginitie (g) Religion is made a pretence for them to satisfie their anger “ Or men children (h) They polute the holy signe makyng straungers without respect partakers therof (i) Common assembles and iudgementes were then in the gates of cities (k) The common sort are more perswaded with profite then honestie (l) Euyll magistrates pretende a coÌ„mon wealth and yet all is but for their owne cause (m) This light receiuing of religion at the magistrates worde without anye knowledge is sharpely punished (n) These were captaynes of the bande (o) The magistrates sinne is punished vpon all the people “ The vncleane (p) God woulde haue all men vnderstand how much he hateth all vncleannesse (q) To this excesse in punishyng they fall that folowe their owne affections “ to stincke (r) They folyshly defende such barbarous crueltie done without auctoritie vppon so many vnder godly pretence to the endaungeryng of the godly (a) God wyll continually procure y e health of his Churche as he doth Iacobs in this miserable case (b) He exhorteth his householde to repentaunce and outwarde professyng of the same (c) Thus one womans follie had poluted almost all the Churche (d) After he had pourged the Churche of the abuses he setteth vp the true worshyp appoynted by Gods worde “ Allon Bachuth (e) He confirmed his promise made vnto hym before (f) He meaneth y e twelue tribes of Israel and the congregation of the gentiles who sprang of the fayth of Iacob (g) Gods promise is as certayne as y e thyng that is done alredie God perfourmeth his worldly promise which he made by his minister Isahac to Esau but all this glorie beyng out of y e kyngdome of God commeth to naught (h) For the idolatrie thaâ— was here done it was afterwarde called Bethanen that is the house of vanitie “ Ephratha (i) God taketh away his giftes for the abuse of them “ That is the sonne of my sorowe “ That is the sonne of my ryght hande (k) Only a memoriall of her sepulchre because of the hope of resurrection (l) Thus the deuill to slaunder the whole Churche and to vexe the godly perswadeth some to horrible sinne (m) He had ben from hym nowe .43 yeres that is xxâ— in Mesopotamia .xxiii. tie in the land of Chanaan (n) It was afterwarde so called (o) Iacob was nowe a hundreth and twentie yeres olde for he was borne when Isahac was sixtie ☞ Gen. xxvi (a) His first wyfe and her father had two names Gen. xxviii (b) The scripture doth not shewe that he was Iobs friende (c) He meant not Iacobs commoditie but his owne yet God ordered his departure for the benefite of his elect (d) It is lyke that he came thence when Iacob came from Mesopotamia and now after his fathers death returned thither altogether August (e) These were her sonnes chyldren “ Or Princes (f) The dignitie also of Esaus soÌ„nes Moyses wyll set foorth (g) The Hebrue worde signifieth hym that hath a thousande vnder hym (h) These are rehearsed for the affinitie of Esau with them and that it was God that gaue Esaus posteritie victorie ouer so stout people (i) Mans vanitie can not be content with Gods distinction of beastes but inuenteth prodigious generations (k) The wicked soone come to great dignitie but sodenly it falleth away as here in Esaus sonnes Esa xxxiiii Iere. xlx “ Or of the South couÌ„trey (l) In this countrey the chyldren dyd not succeade their fathers in the kyngdome “ Or Of 〈…〉 vpon 〈◊〉 riuer (l) These women as appeareth by their names were of great fauour among the Edomites (m) Some thynke that theâ—e Dukes succeaded after y e kinges ☞ (a) The actes that were don in the familie of Iacob (b) Either of â—ther men touching theÌ„ or of them agaynst their father and Ioseph (c) He was then .91 yeres olde wheÌ„ Ioseph was borne “ Peeces (d) Malicious men gather of euery thyng matter of hate and mischiefe (e) The dreames that came froÌ„ god had singuler notes wherby they were discerned from other (f) Moyses woulde shewe howe none of these thynges came by chaunce (g) Gods graces to the godly are an occasion that the wicked hate them (h) By the chiefe of the familie the whole is meant Not that euery one shoulde do thus for his mother was dead (i) The godly care of a house holder for his men beastes (k) Manye seke brethren and finde enemies (l) Enuie and malice hauing occasion wyll end in slaughter “ Maister of dreames (m) Sinne may be hydde from the eyes of man but not of God (n) We ought not to dispaire of a man for one heynous fault “ Strike him in the soule (o) This was worse then murther before God though it was priuily done (p) They were vnsensible without any sence or conscience of sinne (q) Thus shoulde all sinners say what commoditie doth sinne bryng (r) These marchauntmeÌ„ of the Ismaelites Madianites were ioyned together in marchaundize (Å¿) One sinne bringeth forth another (t) Signes of inwarde sorowe whiche some imitate without any great griefe (v) They pretende godlynes â–ª but are farre from it (x) He refused worldlye comfort yet he was obedient to God “ Marshall or captaine of the garde or chiefe of the slaughter men or cookes Though Christ came of the image of them whose wickednesse are here sette foorth yet it derogateth no thyng from his purâ—tie honour ☞ “ Iehudah (a) The cursed ende sheweth that this mariage pleased not God (b) A towne in Palestina (c) The fathers auctoritie in the mariage of his sonne “ The word signifieth to marrye the wyfe of his brother
sense but by the worde and spirite of God Or of the children of men 〈…〉 v. b. Or praised (a) He speaketh here accordyng to the iudgement of y e fleshe which can not well abyde persecution and trouble (b) The more perfect that y e worke is the more it is enuied of the wicked (c) For idlenesse destroyeth hym selfe (d) Mutuall societie is both comfortable necessarie for a mans lyfe “ Or and wyll not receaue admonition Gen. xii b. 1. Reg. 16. c. (e) Men seke rather to plese and to come in to fauour with hym that shall succeede into the place of honour then with him that doth occupie the present estate (f) The people wyll not be long pleased with hym that occupieth the place of honour (g) We must direct our fayth prayer and workes by the worde of God and not by a blinde or wicked intent (a) Be not rashe in speakyng of the maiestie of God or in vowyng and praying to God Deu. xx ii e Baruc. vi c. (b) We ought to vowe those thynges the which tendeth to the glory of God which are in our power to perfourme (c) In promising that which thou 〈◊〉 not able to perfourme Or by inteâ—rate eatyng drynkyng â–ª or by saying that you sinned not voluntarily but of necessitie makyng God the aucthour of sinne (d) Dreames are not to be credited but God is to be feared (e) Meanyng that God will redresse these thynges and therfore we must depende vpon hym (f) The decay of husbandry is the decay of the prince (g) A plague of the coueâ—ous man Iob. i d. 1. 〈◊〉 vi b. (h) That is in vayne and without profite (i) Man by reason can comprehende nothyng better in this life then to vse the gyftes of God soberly and comfortably for to knowe farther is a speciall gyft of God reuealed by his spirite (a) The wicked couetous man by many kynde of offences wanteth y e honour of a christian mans buryal either by murtheryng hym selfe or by such other kynde of offence (b) That is to death meanyng that he is nothyng better then the vntimely fruite “ Or for his mouth (c) That is that he knoweth howe to vse his riches well in the iudgement of the wyse (d) It is better to be content with that God hath geuen thâ—â— to folowe 〈…〉 wyll beâ—fied (f) That is with God who wyll teache hym that he is mortall Prou. xxii a Canti i. a. (a) Because that this corporall death is the entring in to life euerlasting (b) The house of mourning put vs in mind of death and so to examine and amende our liues (c) The heart of a sinner is sooner refourmed by an angrie countenaunce then by a smiling Prou. xvii a (d) Thornes in the fire crackleth for a whyle but they are soone gone out (e) Good dayes are not to be esteemed by prosperitie but by vertue and true religion as the dayes of Christe are better then the former dayes of Moyses (f) No man can make him see or go whoÌ„ God hath appointed to be borne blinde or 〈◊〉 (g) That no man can finde fault with Gods doinges (h) Meaning that the cruel tirauntes put the innocent to death spare the wicked (i) Folow not thy good intent in those thinges which be contrary to Gods commaundement or punishe not euery light fault with extremitie (k) Be not wyse in thyne owne conceipt (l) Depart quickly from that that is wicked (m) Take heede of these admonitions iii. Re. viii c. ii Par. vi g. Prou. xx d. i. Iohn i. d. Iob. xxviii c Prou. vii d. (n) A shrewde woman is escaped only by the grace of God Or my soule seeketh (o) Solomon hauing a thousande wiues founde not one that was perfectly good (p) And so are cause of their owne destruction (a) That is getteth to him fauour “ Or strength (b) Withdraw not thy selfe lightly from the kynges obedience Iob. xi b. Leu. xviii a. (c) As commeth often tymes to tirauntes and wicked rulers d That is the vngodly hath ben praysed after their buriall (e) That is the holy men after their buriall grow out of memorie (f) Where â—uâ—tice is delayed there sinne raigneth (g) Thâ—s he speaketh in the person of a carnall man By 〈◊〉 outwarde thing in this life no man knoweth whether he is loued or hated of God (b) Prosperitie and aduersitie commeth in this life as well to the godly as to the wicked (c) This prouerbe is the saying of the Epicures the whiche beleueth not the immortalitie of the soule (d) Repentaunce after this life is to late and vnprofitable (e) The wicked flatter them selues to be in Gods fauour whatsoeuer they do for that they do abounde in prosperitie Math. vi b. Prou. v. c. (f) There is no tyme of working or repentaunce after this life (g) Thus the wicked worldlinges are deceaued attributing to fortune the which is ordered by the secrete prouidence of god for that the rewarde according to mens doinges is not in this life but chiefly in the life to come (h) A prayse of wyse men “ Or hearde Sâ—pi vi a. i. Reg xvii e ii Re. xxii c. (a) A wyse man doth thinges aptly and with good consideration but a foole doth contrary Or and beyng a foole hym self esteemeth all other men as â—ooles Rom. xii b. (b) Riche in wysdome and vertue “ Or the earth Pro. xxvi d. Eccl. xxvii d (c) Arte helpeth nature (d) The foolishe wyll discusse high mâ—ters and know not his owne duetie (e) A chylde in affection and maners and voyde of graue counselâ— Psal ciiii b. (f) Treason can not be wrought so secretly but it wil be knowen (a) Be liberall to the poore though it seeme to be cast into the sea yet it shall profite thee at the last (b) Distribute thy almes to any that haue neede without respect of persons In what state man dyeth in that shal he be iudged at the latter day of iudgement (c) So behaue thy selfe in all worldly affayres that thou remember alwayes the counte that thou must make to God for the same at the day of iudgement (a) The handes (b) The thighes (c) The teeth (d) The eyes (e) The mouth (f) The châ—wes (g) At the crowing of the â—ocke (h) The eares (i) When he shal be afraide to climbe (k) Of stumbling (l) The white head (m) When he shal be able to beare no burden n His graue (o) Lamenting the dead (p) The marowe in the backe bone (q) The yelowe skinne that couereth the brayne (r) The two great vaynes (Å¿) The liuer (t) The head (u) The heart Eccle. i. a. Hebr. iiii c. (x) Auctoures of gatheringes he calleth wise men because they gather the sayinges of the wiser â–ª sort of men in their booke (a) The Churche desireth y e peace of Christe (b) Christes mercy to set foorth by preaching The maydens that is they that are pure in heart (d) Priuie chaumber that is his secretes