Thamar whiche is Engadi And Iehosaphat feared and set hym selfe to seke the Lorde and proclamed fastynge thorowout all Iuda And they that were in Iuda gathered them selues togyther to aske counsayle of the Lorde And they came out of al the cityes of Iuda to make intercessyon to the Lorde And Iehosaphat stode bytwene the congregacyon of Iuda and Ierusalem in the house of the lord before the newe courte and sayde O Lorde God of our fathers arte not thou god in heuen reygnest not thou on al the kyngdoms of the hethen And in thyne hande is power myght and there is no man that is able to withstand the. Arte not thou our God which dydest cast out the enhabitours of this lande before thy people Israell and gauest it to the seed of Abraham thy louer for euer And they dwelte therin and haue buylte the a temple therin for thy name sayenge If euyl come vpon vs as the swerde of iudgement pestilence or hongre then yf we stande before this house in thy presence for thy name is in this house and crye vnto the in oure tribulation heate thou and helpe And now beholde the chyldren of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir by whom thou woldest not let them of Israel go when they came out of the lande of Egypte but they departed from them and destroyed them not Se how they rewarde vs to come for to cast vs out of thy possessyon which thou hast gyuen vs to enherite O our god wylt thou not iudge them for we haue no myght agaynste this great company that cometh agaynst vs. Neyther wote we what to do but our eyes be vnto the. And all Iuda stode before the lorde with theyr yong ones theyr wyues and theyr chyldren there was Iehasiel the son of Zacharia the son of Benaia the son of Ieâ—el the son of Mathania a Leuite of the sonnê of Asaph vpoÌ„ hym came the spirite of the lorde euen in the myddes of the coÌ„gregacyon And he sayd herken al Iuda ye enhabitours of Ierusalem thou kyng Iehosaphat Thus sayth the lorde vnto you be not afrayde nor faynte herted by reason of this great multitude for the battayle is not yours but gods To morowe go ye downe agaynste them for they come vp at Ziz and ye shall fynde them at the ende of the broke before the wyldernesse of Ieruel Ye shall not nede to fyght in this battayle but step forth and stande beholde the helpe of the Lorde which is with you feare not nor let your hertes fayle you Oye of Iuda and of Ierusalem Tomorow go out agaynst them for the lorde wyll be w t you And Iehosaphat bowed his face to the earth and all Iuda and the enhabitoures of Ierusalem fel before the lorde worshyppyng the lorde And the Leuites of the chyldren of the Cahathites and of the chyldren of the Corahites stode vp to prayse the Lorde God of Israell with a loude voyce on hye And when they arose early in the mornynge they gatte them out vnto the wyldernesse of Thekoa And as they went out Iehosaphat stode sayd heare me O Iuda ye enhabitoures of Ierusalem Put your truste in the Lorde your God that ye may be founde faythfull Gyue credence to his prophettes and so shall ye prospere And he gaue the people counsell and set some to synge vnto the Lorde and to prayse hym in the beautie and holynesse and to go out before the armye as they went and to say prayse the Lorde for his mercy lasteth euer And what tyme as they began to laude and prayse then the lorde styrred vp certayne of the chyldren of Ammon and Moab which layde wayte for them that were of Mounte Seir whiche were come agaynst Iuda And they were ouerthrowen with strokes among them selues For the chyldren of Ammon and Moab rose agaynst the enhabiters of mount Seir. And they siue and destroyed them And when they had made an ende of the enhabitours of Sier euery one helped to destroy an other amonge them selues And when Iuda came to the edge of the wyldernesse they loked vnto the multitude And beholde they were dead carcasses fallen to the earth none escaped And when Ieosaphat and his people came to take away the spoyle of them they founde amonge them abundaunce of goodes rayment pleasaunt Iuels which they toke for them selues more then they coulde cary away so that they were thre dayes in gatheryng of the spoyle it was so moche And the fourth day they assembled in the valley of blessing for there they blessed the Lorde And therfore they called the name of the same place the valley of blessyng vnto this day And so all the men of Iuda Ieru salem returned with Iehosaphat theyr heade for to go agayne to Ierusalem with gladnes for the Lorde had made them to reioyse ouer theyr enemyes And they came to Ierusalem with psaltryes and harpes shaulmes euen vnto the house of the Lorde And the feare of god fel in the kyngdomes of al landes when they had herde that the lorde fought agaynst the enemyes of Israell And so the realme of Iehosaphat was in tranquilyte and his god gaue hym test on euery syde And Iehosaphat reygned vpon Iuda was .xxxv. yere olde wheÌ„ he began to reygne and reygned .xxv. yere in Ierusalem And his mothers name was Asuba the doughter of Silhi And he walked in the way of Asa his father and bowed not therfrom doynge that whiche was ryght in the syght of the Lorde Howbeit the hyll aulters were not taken away for the peple had not yet prepared theyr hertes vnto the God of theyr fathers The rest of the actes of Ieosaphat fyrst and last beholde they are wrytten among the sayengê of Iehu the sonne of Hanani whiche noted them in the boke of the kynges of Israel After this dyd Ieosaphat kyng of Iuda ioyne hym selfe with Ahaziahu kynge of Israell whose mynde was to do wyckedly He coupled hym selfe with hym to make shyppê to go to Tharsis And they made the shyppê in Ezion Gaber And Eliezer the son of Dodanah of Maresa prophesied agaynst Iehosaphat saynge bycause thou hast ioyned thy selfe with Ahaziahu the Lorde hath broken thy workes And the shyppes were broken that they were not able to go to Tharsis ¶ Ieosaphat dyeth and Iehoram succedeth hym which putteth his brethren to death is oppressed of the Philistines and dyeth of the Flyâ—â— CAPI XXI I Ehosaphat also slepte with his fathers was buryed with his fathers in the citie of Dauid and Iehoram his son reygned in his steade and he had brethren which were the sonnes of Iehosaphat Asaria Iehicl Zacharia Asaria Michael and Sephattahu All these were the sonnes of Iehosaphat kynge of Iuda And theyr father gaue them many great gyftes of golde and syluer and other specyal substaunce with stronge cityes in Iuda But the kyngdome gaue he to Iehoram for he was the eldest And Iehoram arose vp agaynst the kyngdom of
be turned backe and put to shame sodenly ¶ The. vij Psalme ☞ Sigaion of Dauid whiche he sauge vnto the Lorde in the busynes of ☞ â—â—huâ— the conne of Iemini O Lorde my God in the haue I put my truste saue me from all them that per secute me and delyuer me Lest he deuour my soule lyke a lyon and teare it in peces whyle there is none to helpe O Lorde my God yf I haue done any suche thynge or yf there be any wyckednesse in my handes If I haue rewarded euyll vnto hym that dealt frendely withme yee I haue delyue red hym that with out any cause is myne enemye Then let myne enemye persecute my soule take me ye let hym treade my lyfe downe vpon the earth laye myne honoure in the dust Sela. Stande vp O Lorde in thy wrath and lyfte vp thy selfe because of the indyngnacions of myne enemye aryse vp for me in the ☞ iudgemente that thou haste promysed And so shall the congregacyon of the people come aboute the for theyr sakes therfore lyfte vp thy selfe agayne The Lorde shall iudge the people geue sentence with me O Lorde accordynge to my ryghteousnes and accordynge to the innocencye that is in me Oh let the wyckednes of the vngodly come to an ende but guyde thou the iuste For the ryghteous God tryeth the very hertes and the raynes My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of hert God is is a ryghteous iudge âšœ stronge and pacyent and God is prouoked euery daye If man wyl nat turne he wyl whette his swerde he hathe bente his bowe and made it ready He hathe prepared for hym the instrumentes of death he ordeneth hys arowes âšœ agaynste the persecutours Bebolde he trauyleth with mischefe he hathe conceaued sorowe brought forth vngodlynesse He hathe grauen and digged vp a pytte is fallen him selfe into the destrue cyon that he made for other For his trauayll shal come vpon his owne heade and his wickednes shal fall vpoÌ„ his owne pate I wyll geue thankes vnto the Lorde accordynge to his ryghteousnes wyl prayse the name of the Lorde the moste hyest ¶ The. viii Psalme ¶ To him that excelleth ☞ in Githith a Psalme of Dauyd O LODE our gouernour howe excellente is thy name in the worlde thou that haste sette thy glory aboue the heaueÌ„s â–ª Out of the mouthe of verye babes and sucklynges hast thou ordeyned ☞ strength because of thyne enemyes that thou myghtest styll the enemye and the auenger For I wyll consydre thy heuens euen the worke of thy fyngers the Mone and the Starres whiche thou haste ordeyned What is man that thou arte myndeful of hym â–ª and the sonne of man that thou vysitest hym Thou madest him lytle lesse then the aungels to crowne him with glorye and worshyppe Thou makest hym to haue domi nyon in the workes of thy haÌ„des and thou haste put all thynges in subâ—ectyon vnder his fete Al shepe and oxen yee and y â— beastes of the felde The foules of the ayre and the fishe of the see and what so euer wal keth thorowe the pathes of the sees O Lorde our gouernour howe excellent is thy name in all the worlde ¶ The. ix Psalme ¶ To him that eycelleth vpon ☞ Almuth Lâ—ben a Psalme of Dauyd I wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte I wyll speake of all thy merueylous workes I wyll be glad and reioyce in the yee my songes wyl I make of thy name O thou moste hyghest Whyle myne enemyes are dryuen backe they shall fal and peryshe at thy presence For thou haste mayntened my ryght and my cause thou art set in the throne that â—ud ged ryght Thou hast rebuked y â— Heithen destroied the vngodly thou haste put out their name for euer and euer O thou enemye distruccions are come to an ende euen as the cities which thou hast distroied their memorial is perished with them But the Lorde shall endure for euer he hath also pre pared his seate for iudgemeÌ„t For he shall iudge the worlde in ryghtuousnes and ministre true iudgemeÌ„t vnto the people The Lorde also wyl be a defence for the oppressed eueÌ„ a refuge iÌ„ due time of trouble And they y â— knowe thy name wyll put their trust in the for thou Lorde hast neuer fayled theÌ„ that seke the. O prayse the Lorde which dwelleste in Syon shewe the people of hys doynges For when he maketh in quisycion for bloude he remembreth them forgetteth not the complaynte of the poore Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde consydre my trouble whiche I suffre of them that 〈…〉 thou that lyftest me vp froÌ„ the ga 〈…〉 deathe That I maye shewe all thy 〈…〉 with in the portes of the doughter of Syon I wyll reioyce in thy saluacion The Heythen are suncken downe in the pytte that they made in the same net which they hyd pryuely is there owne fore taken The Lorde is knowen to execute iudgement the vngodly is trapped in the worke of his owne haÌ„des A consideracion Sela. The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God For the poore shall nat be all waye forgotten nor the hope of the meke shall nat peryshe for euer Up Lorde and let nat man haue the vpper hande let the Heythen be iudged in thy syght Put them in feare O Lorde that the Heythen maye knowe them selues to be but men Sela. ¶ The. x. Psalme WHy standest thou so farre of O Lord hidest thy face in tyme of trouble â–ª The vngodly for his owne lust doth ê‘secute the poore let them be taken in the craftye wylenesse that they haue ymagined For the vngodly hathe made boste of his owne hertes desyre speakethe good of the couetous whom God abhorreth The vngodly is so proude y t he careth nat for God neither is God in his thought Hys wayes are alwaye greuous thy iudgementes are farre out of his syght and therfore defyeth he all his enemyes For he hath sayde in his here Tushe I shall neuer be caste downe there shall no harme happen vpon me His mouth is ful of cursing dissâ—it and frauâ—e vnder his tong is vngodlynesse and vanite He sytteth lurkynge in the stretes and priuely doth he murther y â— innocent his eyes are sette agaynste the poore For he lyeth wayting secretly euen as a Lion lurketh he in his denne that he maye rauishe the pore He doth rauishe the pore when he getteth hym into his nette ☞ He falleth downe and humbleth him selfe that the congregacion of the poore maye fall into the hande of his captaynes He hath sayde in his herte Tushe God hath forgotteÌ„ he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer se it Aryse O Lorde God and lyfte vp thyne haÌ„de forget nat the poore Wherfore shulde the wyeked blapheme God whyle he dothe saye in his herte tushe thou carest
that day shal the Lorde of hoostes be the crowne of glory and dyamonde of beautye vnto the resydue of his people He wyll be also a sprete of perfyte knowledge to hi that sytteth in iudgement and strength vnto them that turne awaye the batayle to the gate of the enemyes But they are out of the waye by reason of wyne yea farre out of y â— waye are they thorowe stronge drynke ☞ The preste also and the prophete are gone astraye by the meanes of stronge dryncke they are dronken with wyne they go amysse thorowe stronge drynke they fayle in sight and stomble in iudgement For all tables are so full of vomyte and fylthynes that no place is cleane Whome then shall suche one teache knowledge And whom shall be make to vnderstande the thynge that he hereth For they are ignoraunt as yonge chyldren that are taken from the mylke and are weened For they that be suche must haue ☞ after one lesson another lesson after one coÌ„mauÌ„dement another commaundemeÌ„t after one rule another rule after one instruccion another instruceyon there a lytle there a lytle For he y â— speketh vnto this people is eueÌ„ as one y â— vseth rudenesse of speche a straunge langage Yf any man say vnto them lo this is the rest where with ye maye ease him that is werye this is the refresshynge they wyll not herken Therfore shall the worde of the Lorde lesson vpon lesson commaundement vpon coÌ„maundement rule vpon rule instruccion vpon instruccyon there a lytle and there a lytle shall be vnto them an occasyon of stomblynge that they maye go on and fal backeward be broused tangled and snared Wherfore heare the worde of the Lorde ye mockers ye that haue rule of this people whiche is at IerusaleÌ„ Because ye haue said ☞ we haue made a couenaunt with death with hell are we at agremeÌ„t And though there go forth a sore plage it shall not come vnto vs. For we haue made falshode our refuge and vnder vanite are we hyd Therfore thus sayeth y â— Lorde God Beholde I lay in Syon for a foundacion a stone euen a tryed stone a precyous corner stone a sure fouÌ„dacion ☞ who so beleueth let him not be to hastye Iudgement also wyl I lay to y â— rule and ryghtuousnes to the balaunce so that ☞ y â— hayle shal take away your vayne confydence and the preuy place of your refuge shall the waters renne ouer And thus the couenaunt that ye made w t deathe shal be disanulled and your agremeÌ„t that ye made with hell shall not stande yea whan the sore plage goeth forth ye shall be troden downe vnder it From the tyme that it goeth forth it shall take you awaye For earely in the morninge euery day yea bothe daye and nyght shall it go thorowe whan the noyse therof is perceyued it shall gendre vexacion For ☞ the bedde is narowe and not large and the couerynge so small that a man can not wynde hym selfe vnder it For the Lorde shal stonde as ☞ in mount Pecazim and shal be wrothe lyke as in the valley Gibeon that he may do his worke ☞ his straunge worke and brynge to passe his acte his straunge acte Nowe therfore se that ye be no mockers lest your punishemeÌ„t icrese for I haue herd of the Lorde of hostes that there shall come a short ende vpon the whole earth Heare ye then herkeÌ„ vnto my voyse coÌ„sidre pondre my speche Doth not the husbande man plowe all the daye and openeth breaketh the clottê of his grounde that he may sow Whan he hath made it playne wyll he nat sprede abrode the fytches sowe comyn cast in wheate by measure the appoynted barly â—ye in theyr place God wyl instruct him to haue descrecion euen his God wyll teache him For fitches shal not be thresshed with an harowe nether shal a cart whele be brought thorowe the coÌ„men but the fytches are beaten out with a staffe and commyn w t a rod. But y â— sede y â— bread is made of is thresshed thoughe it be not alwaye a thresshing And the cart whele must be brought ouer it lest he grynde it with his teeth This also commeth of the Lorde of hostes which worketh with wonderfull wysdome bryngeth out arme with a terrible countenaunce and with the flame of a consumynge fyre with noysome lyghtenynge with a shower and with hayle stone For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall Assur be destroyed which smote other men with the rodde And it shal come to passe that whither soeuer he goeth the rodde shall cleaue vnto hym whiche the Lorde shall laye vpon hym ☞ with tabrettes and harpes And with great warre shal he fyght agaynst his hoste For the fyre of payne is ordeyned from the begynnynge yea euen for Kynges is it prepared This hathe the Lorde set in the depe and made it wyde the burnynge wherof is fyre moche woode The breth of the Lorde whiche is as a ryuer of brymstone doth kyndle it ¶ He curseth them that forsake God and seke for the helpe of men CAPI XXXI WO be vnto them that go downe into Egypte for helpe and truste in horses put theyr confydence in charettes because they be many and in horse men because they be lusty and stronge But they regarde not the holy one of Israell and they aske no questyon at the Lorde Where as he neuertheles beynge wysest of all plageth the wycked and yet goeth not from his worde when he steppeth forth and taketh the victory agaynst the housholde of the frowarde and agaynst the helpe of euel doers Nowe the Egipcians are men and not God and theyr horses fleshe and not spiryte And as soone as the Lorde stretcheth out his hande then shall the helper fal and he that shulde haue bene helped and they shall all together be destroyed For thus hathe the Lorde spoken vnto me Lyke as the Lyon or lyons whelpe roareth vpon the praye that he hath gotten is not afray ed thoughe the multytude of shephardes crye out vpon hym neyther abasshed for all the heape of them So shall the Lorde of Hostes come downe to fyght for mount Syon and defende his hyll Lyke as byrdes flotre aboute theyr nestes so shal the lorde of Hostes kepe saue defende and delyuer Ierusalem Therfore O ye children of Israell turne agayne lyke as ye haue exceaded in your goynge backe For ☞ in that day euery man shall cast out his Idols of syluer and golde whiche ye haue made with your synfull handes Assur also shal be slayne with the swerde not with a mans swerde A swerde shal deuoure him but not a mans swerde And he shall fle from the slaughter âšœ and hys seruauntes shall be taken prysoners He shall go for feare to hys stronge holdes and his Prynces shall fle from his badge This hath the Lorde spoken whose lyght
There is gone aboute the lande a crye of a slaughter â—reat murthur namely on thê maner Howe happeneth it that the haÌ„mer of the whole worlde is thus broken and brosed in sonder Howe chauÌ„ceth it that Babylon is become a wyldernes amonge the Heathen on thys maner I my selfe haue layed wayte for the and thou art takeÌ„ vnawares art thou trapped snared for why thou haste prouoked the Lorde vnto anger The Lorde hathe opened his house of ordinaunce brought forth the weapens of his wrath For y â— thing that is done in the lande of the Caldees it is the Lorde of hostes worcke These thynges shal come vpon her at the laste they shall breake into her preuy chambres they shall leaue her as bare as stones that be layed together vpon heapes They shal so destroye her that nothing shal be left â–ª They shal sleye al theyr myghtie souldyers and put them to death Wo be vnto them for the daye and tyme of theyr vysitacion is at hande Me thynke I heare all ready a crye of them that be fled and escaped out of the lande of Babylon which shewe in SyoÌ„ the vengeaunce of the Lorde our God the vengeauÌ„ce of his temple yee a voyce of theÌ„ crye agaynst BabyloÌ„ Cal vp al the archers agaynst Babylon pytch your tâ—ntes rounde about her that none escape Recompence her as she hathe deserued and accordynge as she hath done so deale with her agayne for she hathe set vp her selfe agaynste the Lorde against the holy one of Israel Therfore shall her yonge men fall downe in the stretes and all her men of warre shal be roted out in that daye sayeth the Lorde Beholde I speake vnto the O thou proâ—de sayeth the Lorde God of Hostes for thy daye shall come euen the tyme of thy vysytacyon And the proude shall stomble and fall and no man shall helpe hym vp I wyll burne vp hys cytyes with fyre and it shall consume all that is rounde aboute hym Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes The chyldred of Israell and Iuda suffer violence together All they that haue them in captyuyte kepe them faste and wyll nat let them go but theyr auenger and redemer is myghtye whose name is the Lorde of Hostes he shall maynteyne theyr cause he shal make the lande shake and iudge them that dwel therin one with another The swearde shall come vpon the Caldees sayeth the Lorde vpon them that dwell in Babylon vpon theyr prynces and vpon theyr wyse men The swearde vpon theyr sothsayers as for those they shall become fooles The swearde vpon theyr worthyes so that they shall stande in feare The swearde vpon theyr horsmen and charettes and vpon all the comen people that dwell vnder them so that they shall all become lyke wemen The swearde vpon theyr treasure so that it shall be stolen awaye The swearde vpon theyr waters so that they shal be dryed vp For the lande worshyppeth ymages delyteth in straunge wondrefull thynges Therfore shall wylde beestes Apes and Estriches dwel therin for there shall neuer man dwel there neyther shall any man haue his habytacyon there for euermore Lyke as God destroyed Sodome and Gomorre with the cyties that laye there aboute sayeth the Lorde So shall no man dwell there also neyther shall any man haue there his habytacyon Beholde there shal come a people from the North with a great bonde of men and many kynges shall stande vp from the endes of the earth They beare bowes and buclers cruell are they and vnmercyfull Theyr voyce roareth lyke the ragyng see they ryde vpon horses come weapened to fyght agaynst the O Babilon As soone as the kynge of Babylon hereth tel of theÌ„ hys handes shall waxe feable Soro â—ee and heuynes shal come vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ as on a womaÌ„ trauelynge with chylde Beholde lyke as the Lyon commeth vp from the pleasaunt medowes of Iordane vnto the grene pastures of Ethan so wyll I dryue theÌ„ forth make them ruâ—â—e agaynst her But whom shal I chose out ordayne to such a thynge For who is lyke me or who wyl stryne with me or what shepherde may staÌ„de agaynste me Therfore heare the councel that the Lorde hathe geuen vpon Babylon and the deuyce that he hathe taken vpon the lande of the Caldees The least amonge the people shall teare them in peces and loke what pleasauÌ„t thyng they haue they shal laye it wast The noyse at the wynnynge of Babylon shall moue the earth and the crye shal be herde amonge the Gentyles ¶ Howe Babylon shulde be ouerthrowen Ieremy geueth his boke to Saraias CAPI LI. THVS hath the Lorde sayde beholde I wyll rayse vp a perlous wynde agaynst Babylon and her cytezeÌ„s that beare euell wyll agaynste me I wyll fende also in to Babylon fanners to fanne her out and to destroye her lande for in the daye of her trouble they shal be about her on euery syde Moreouer the Lorde hathe sayde vnto the bowe men and to them that clyme ouer the walles in brest plates Yee shal nat spare her yonge men kyll downe all her hoost Thus the sleyne shal fal downe in the lande of the Caldees and the wounded in the stretes As for Israel and Iuda they shall nat be forsaken of theyr God of the Lorde of Hostes of y e holyone of Israel no though they haue fylled al theyr lande full of synne Flye awaye from Babylon euery man saue his lyfe Let no man holde his tunge to her wyckednes for the tyme of the Lordes vengauÌ„ce is come yee he shall rewarde her agayne Babylon hathe bene in the Lordes hande ☞ a golden cuppe that maketh all landes droncken Of her wyne haue all people droncken therfore are they out of theyr wyttes But sodenly is Babylon fallen and destroyed Mourne for her brynge plasters for her woundes yf she maye peraduenture be healed agayne We wolde haue made Babylon whole sayeth they but she is nat recouered Therfore wyll we let her alone and go euery man into his owne countre For her iudgement is come into heauen and is gone vp to the cloudes And therfore come on we wyll shewe Syon the worcke of the Lorde oure God Make sharpe the arowes and fyll the quyuers for the Lodre shal rayse vp the sprete of the kynge of the Meeades whiche hath all ready a desyre to destroye BabyloÌ„ Thys shal be the vengaunce of the Lorde and the vengaunce of his temple Set vp tokens vpon the walles of Babylon make youre watch stronge set youre watch men in araye yee holde preuye watches and yet for all that shall the Lorde go forth with the deuyce whiche he hath taken vpon them that dwell in Babylon O thou that dwellest by the greate waters O thou that hast so great treasure and riches thyne ende is come the rekenynge of thy wynninges The Lorde of hoostes hath sworne by hym selfe that he wyll ouer whelme the with men
honger of bread and because of the great trouble Beholde I gather and call together all the Kynges of the earth which are from the vprysyng from the South from the East Lybanus to turne vnto theÌ„ and restore the thinges that they haue geuen them Lyke as they do yet this daye vnto my chosen so wyl I do also and recompense theÌ„ in theyr bosome Thus sayeth the Lorde God My ryght hand shal not spare the synners my swerde shall not â—easse ouer them that shed the innocent bloude vpon earth The fire is gone out from his wrath and hath consumed the fouÌ„dacious of the earth and the sinners like the strawe that is kyndled Wo worth them that synne kepe not my commaundementes sayeth the Lorde I wyll not spare them Go your way ye chyldren frome vyolence defyle not my Saynctuary for the Lord knoweth all them that synne agaynst him and therfore deliuereth he them vnto death destruccyon For nowe are the plages come vpon y â— worlde and ye shall remayne in them For God shall not delyuer you because ye haue synned against him Beholde an horryble vysyon commeth from the Easte where generacions of DragoÌ„s shal come out and the people of the Arabes with many charettes and the multitude of them shall be as the wynde vpon earthe that all they whiche heare them ragynge in theyr wrath may feare and be afrayed and as the wylde bores out of the wood so shall they go out and with great power shal they come stande fyghtyng w t them shal wast the porcyon of the lande of the Assyrians And then shall the Dragons haue the vpper hande not remembryng their byrth and shall turne aboute swearynge together in greate power to persecute them But these shal be afrayed kepe silence at theyr power and shall fle and one out of the lande of the Assirians shal besege them consume one of them and in theyr hoste shal be feare drede and stryfe among theyr kynges Beholde cloudes from the Easte from the North vnto the South and they are very horryble to loke vpon full of wrath and storme They shall smyte one vpon another and they shal smyte at the great starre vpon earth and theyr starre and the bloude shal be from the swerde vnto the bely and the smoke of man vnto the Camels lytter And there shal be great ferefulnesse tremblyng vpon earthe and they that se the wrath shall be afrayed and a tremblynge shall come vpon them And then shall there come greate raynes from the South from the Northe parte from the West and from the stormy wynde from the East and shall shut theÌ„ vp agayne and the cloude which he raysed vp in wrath and the starre to cause feare towarde y â— East west wynde shal be destroyed the greate cloudes shal be lyfte vp the myghtie cloudes full of wrathe and the starre that they maye make all the earth afrayed and them that dwell therin â–ª and that they maye poure out ouer all places an horryble starre fyre and hayle and flyenge sweardes and many waters that all feldes may be full and al ryuers and they shal breake downe the cyties and walles mouÌ„taines and hylles al trees wood and the grasse of the medowes and al their frute And they shal go stedfast vnto Babylon and make her afrayed they shall come to her and besege her the starre all wrath shall they poure out vpon her Then shall the dust smoke go vp vnto the heauen and all they that be aboute her shal bewayle her and they that remayne vnder her shal do seruice vnto them that haue put her in feare And thou Asia y e comfortest thy selfe also vpoÌ„ the hope of Babylon and art a worship of her personne Wo be vnto the thou wretch because thou hast made thy selfe lyke vnto her hast deckte thy daughters in whoredome that they might triuÌ„phe and please thy louers whiche haue alwaye desired to coÌ„mitte whordome with the thou hast folowed the abhominable cite in all her workes and inuencions Therfore sayth God I wyl sende plages vpoÌ„ the wyddowhode pouerte hoÌ„gre warres and pestylence to wast thy houses with destruccion and death and the glorye of thy power shal be dryed vp as a floure wheÌ„ the heate riseth y t is sent ouer the Thou shalt be sycke as a pore wyfe that is plaged beaten of wemeÌ„ so that the myghtie and louer shal not be able to receyue the. Wolde I so hate the sayeth the Lord If thou haddest not alwaye slayne my chosen exaltynge the stroke of thy handes and sayde ouer theyr death wheÌ„ thou wast dronken set forth the beautie of thy countenaunce The reward of thy whoredome shal be recompensed the in thy bosome therfore shalt thoâ— receyue rewarde Lyke as thou hast done vnto my chosen sayeth the Lorde eueÌ„ so shall God do vnto the and shal deliuer the into the plage Thy chyldren shall dye of honger and thou shalt fall thorowe the swerde Thy cyties shal be broken downe all thyne shall perishe with the swerde in the felde They that be in the mountaynes shall dye of hongre and eate their owne flesh dryncke their owne bloud for very hongre of bred and thyrst of water Thou vnhappy shalt come thorowe the see and receyue plages agayne In the passage they shall cast downe the slayne cytie shall rote out one parte of thy lande consume the porcyon of glory They shall treade the downe lyke stubble they shal be thy fyre shal consume the thy cities thy lande thy woode thy frutefull â—rees shal they burne vp w t the fyre Thy chyldren shal they cary awaye captiue loke what y â— hast they shall spoyle it marre the bewtye of thy face ¶ The Heathen shal be punysshed CAPI XVI WO be vnto the Babylon Asia wo be vnto the Egypt Syrya gyrde your selues w t clothes of sack hearre mourne your chyldren be sory for your destruccyon is at hande A swerde is sente vpon you and who wyll turne it backe A fyre is kyndled among you and who wyl quench it Plages are seÌ„t vnto you what is he that wyl driue them away May any man dryue awaye an hongrye lion in the wod Or maye any man queÌ„ch the fyre in stubble whaÌ„ it hath begoÌ„ne to burne May one turne agayne the arowe that is shot of a stroÌ„g archer The myghtye Lorde sendeth the plages what is he that wyl driue them away The fyre is kindled gone forth in his wrath what is he y â— wyll quenche it He shal cast lyghtnynges who shal not fere He shal thoÌ„dre who shall not be afrayed The Lorde shal threaten who shall not vtterly be beaten to poulder at his presence The earth quaketh the foundacions therof the see aryseth vp w t waues from the depe the floudes of it are vnquyete
me thorowe therwith that these vncircumcysed come not and do me shame But his weapon berer wolde not for he feared excedingly So Saul caught a swerde and fell vpon it And when his haâ—nes berer sawe that Saul was deade he fell on a swerde also and dyed And thus Saul and his thre sonnes and all they of his house dyed togyther And wheÌ„ all the men of Israel that were in the valley â–ª sawe howe they fled and that Saull and his sonnes were deade they forsoke theyr cityes and ran away and the Philistines came and dwelte in them And it fortuned that on the morow when the Philistines came to strype the deade bodies they founde Saull his sonnes ouerthrowen in mount Gilboe And wheÌ„ they had strypte hym they toke his heade and his harnesse and sent them in to the lande of the Philistines rounde aboute to shewe them vnto theyr ydols and to the people And they put his harnesse in the house of theyr God and set vp his heade in the temple of Dagon And when al they of Iabes in Gilead herde all that the Philistines had done to Saull they arose all the strongest of them and fet away the body of Saull and the bodyes of his sonnes and brought them to Iabes and buryed the bodyes of them vnder an ooke in Iabes fasted seuen dayes So Saul dyed for his trespasse that he trespassed agaynst the lorde in that he kepte not the worde of the lorde and in that he sought and asked counsayle of a womaÌ„ that wrought with a spirite and asked not of the Lorde And therfore he slue hym and turned the kyngdom vnto Dauid the sonne of Isai. ¶ After the death of Saull is Dauid anoynted in Hebron The Iâ—busites rebell agaynst Dauid from whiche he taketh the â—oure of Sion His men are nombred CAPI XI THen all Israell gathered them selues to Dauid vnto Hebron saynge Behold we be thy bones thy flesshe And more ouer in tyme past euen wheÌ„ Saul was kyng thou leddest Israel out and in And the lorde thy God sayde vnto the thou shalte fede my people Israell and thou shalte be captayne ouer my people Israel Therfore came al the elders of Israel to the kyng to Hebron and Dauid made a couenaunt with them in Hebron before the Lorde And they anoynted Dauid kyng ouer Israel accordyng to the worde of the Lorde ☞ by the hande of Samuel And Dauid and all Israel went to Ierusalem whiche is Iebus where as were the Iebusites the enhabitours of the lande And the enhabitours of Iebus sayde to Dauid thou comest not here Neuerthelesse Dauid wan the castell of Sion whiche is called the citye of Dauid And Dauid sayde who so euer smyteth the Iebusites fyrst shall be the principall captayne and a Lorde So Ioab the sonne of Zâ—ruia wente fyrst vp and was made the cheyfe captayne And Dauid dwelt in the castell therfore they called it the citye of Dauid And he buylte the Citye on euery syde euen from Millo rounde about Ioab repayred the rest of the Citye And Dauid prospered and waxed great and the Lorde of hoostes was with hym These are the principall men of power whom Dauid had and that claue to hym in his kyngdom with all Israell to make hym kyng according to the word of the lorde vnto Israel And this is the nombre of the mighty men whom Dauid had Iasobeam the sonne of Hachmoni the cheyfe amonge thyrtye he lyfte vp his spere agaynst thre hundred and wounded them at one tyme. After hym was Eleazar his vncles son an Ahothyte whiche was one of thre myghtyest He was with Dauid at Pasdammin and there the Philistines were gathered togyther to battayle And ther was there a parcell of grounde full of barley and the people fled before the Philistines And ☞ they stepte forth in to the myddes of the felde and saued it and slue the Philistines And the lorde gaue a great victorye And the thre of the thyrtye cheyfe captaynes went to a rocke to Dauid in to the caue Adullam And the hoost of the Philistines abode in the valley of Rephaim And when Dauid was in the holde the Philistines watche was at BethleeÌ„ that same tyme. And Dauid longed and sayd Oh that one wolde gyue me drynke of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethleem And the thre brake thorowe the hoost of the Philistines and drewe water out of the well that was by the gaâ—e at Bethleem and toke it brought it to Dauid Neuerthelesse Dauid wolde not drynke of it but rather offered it to the Lorde and sayde My God forbyd it me that I shulde do this thynge Shall I drynke the bloode of these men that haue put theyr lyues in ieoperdye for with the Ieoperdye of theyr lyues they brought it therfore he wolde not drynke it And this dyd these thre myghtyest And Abâ—sai the brother of Ioab he also was captayne among thre for he lyftâ— vp his speare agaynst thre hundred and wounded them and had a name amonge the thre Yea amonge thre he was more honourable then the two for he was theyr captayne Howbeit he attaynted not vnto the †fyrst thre Banaia the sonne of Iehoiaba the sonne of a verye stronge man dyd greater actes then Cabzeell for he slue two stronge lyons of Moab and went downe and slue a Lyon in a pyt in tyme of snowe And he slue an Egyptian whose stature was euen fyue cubytes longe and in the Egyptians hand was a speare lyke a weauers beame And the other went downe to hym with a waster plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hande and slue hym with his owne speare Soch thynges dyd Banaia the sonne of Iehoiada and had the name among the thre myghtest and was honourable amonge thyrtye but attayned not vnto the fyrst thre And Dauid made hym of his counsayle The other men of armes were these Asahell the brother of Ioab Elhanan his vncles sonne of Bethleem Sammoth the Harodite Helez the Pelonite Ira the sonne of Iâ—kes the Thekoite Abieser the Anatothite Sibaâ—ai the Husathite Ilai the Ahohite Maharai the Nethophathite Heled the son of Baâ—na the Nethophatite Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibea that perteyneth to the chyldren of Beniamin Benaia the Phirathonite Huâ—ai of the ryuers of Gaas Abiell the Arbathite Azmaneth the Baharumite Elihaba the Saalbonite The sonnes of Assem the Gezonite Iona than the sonne of Sage an Haraite Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Haâ—aite Eliphal the sonne of Ur. Hepher the Mecherathite Ahia the Pelonite Hezro the Carmelite Naari the sonne of Ezbai Ioell the brother of Nathan Miâ—har the sonne of Hari Zelegam the Ammonite Naharai a Berothite the bearet of the harnesse of Ioab the son of Zeruia Ira the Iithrite and Gareb a Iethrite Uria the Hethite and Zahad the sonne of Ahlai Adina the sonne of Siza a Rubenite a captayne of the Rubenites and thyrtye with hym Hanan the Sonne of
lyke vnto Gomorra Heare the worde of the Lorde ye Lordes of Sodoma harken vnto the lawe of our God thou people of Gomorra sayth y â— lorde Why offre ye so many sacrifyces vnto me I am ful of the brent offerynges of wethers and of the fatnesse of fed beastes I haue no pleasure in the bloude of bullockes lambes and gotes When ye appere before me who requireth you to treade within my porches Offre me no mo oblacyons for it is but lost labour Incense is an abhominable thynge vnto me I may not awaye with your newe mones your Sabbathes solemne dayes Your fastingê are also in vaine I hate your new holy dayes fastinges euen fro my very herte They make me wery I can not abide them Whan ye holde out your handes I wyl turne myne eies froÌ„ you And though ye make many prayers yet will I heare nothynge at all seynge your handes ar full of bloude Washe you make you cleane put away your euyll thoughtes out of my syght cease from doing of euell Learne to do ryght apply your selues to equite delyuer y â— oppressed helpe the fatherlesse to his right let the wydowes coÌ„playnt come before you Nowe go to saythe y â— Lorde let vs talke together Though your synnes be as reade as searlet they shal be as whyte as snow And though they were lyke purple they shal be as whyte as wolle â–ª If ye be louing obedyent ye shal enioye the best thing y â— groweth in the lande But yf ye be obstinate rebellious ye shall be deuoured w t the swerde for thus the lorde hath promysed with his owne mouth Howe happeneth it then that the ryghtuous cytie whiche was full of equyte is become vnfaythfull as an whore ryghtuousnes dwelt in it but nowe murther Thy syluer is turned to drosse and thy wyne myxte with water Thy Prynces are wycked and companyons of theues They loue gyftes all together and gape for rewardes As for the fatherles they helpe him nat to hê ryght neyther wyll they let the wydowes causes c 〈…〉 e before them Therfore sayth the Lord ¶ 〈…〉 of Hostes the myghtye one of Israel Al I muste ease me of myne enemyes and auenge me of myne aduersaries I shall lay my hande vpon the burne out the drosse from the fynest and purest and put out all thy fynne and sette thy iudges agayne as they were somtyme and thy Senatours as they were from the begynnyng Then shalt thou be called ryghtuous citie the faith full cyte Syon shall be redemed with equite and they shall turne agayne vnto her in ryghtuousnesse For the transgressours and vngodly and suche as are become vnfaythfull vnto the Lorde must al together be vtterly destroyed And excepte ye be ashamed of y â— oke trees wherin ye haue so delyted of the gardens y â— ye haue chosen ye shal be as an oke whose leaues are fallen awaye as a garden that hath no moistnesse And as for y â— glory ☞ of these thiges it shal be turned to drye strawe and he y â— made theÌ„ to a sparke And they shal both burne to gether so that no man shal be able to quench them ¶ Of the commynge and death of Chryste and of the callynge of the Heathen CAPI II. THis is the worde that was opened vnto Esay the sonne of Amoz vnto Iuda and Ierusalem It wyll be also ☞ in the last dayes That the hyll where the house of the Lorde is buylded shall be the chefe amonge hylles and exalted aboue all lytle hilles And al nacyoÌ„s shal preace vnto him and the multytude of people shall go speakynge thus one to another vp let vs go to the hyll of the Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob that he maye shewe vs hys wayes and that we maye walke in hys pathes For the lawe shal come out of SyoÌ„ and the worde of the Lorde from Ierusalem and shall geue sentence amonge the Heathen and shal reforme the multytude of people They shal breake theyr swerdes also in to mattockes and theyr speares to make sythes And one people shall nat lyfte vp weapen agaynste another nether shall they learne to fyght from thens forth Come ye O house of Iacob let vs walke in y â— lyght of the Lorde But thou hast forsakeÌ„ thy people the house of Iacob be cause they go farre beyonde theyr fathers in Sorceres whoÌ„ they haue as the Philistines had and ☞ in straunge chyldren they thynke them selues to haue ynough Theyr lande is full of syluer and golde neyther is there any ende of theyr treasure Theyr lande is also full of horses and no ende is there of theyr charets Theyr lande is also full of vayne goddes and before the worke of theyr owne handes haue they bowed them selues yee euen before the thynge that theyr owne fyngers haue made There kneleth the man there falleth the man downe before them so that thou canst nat brynge him away froÌ„ thence And therfore get them to some rocke and hyde the in the grounde for feare of the Lorde â–ª and for the glory of his magestye Whiche casteth downe the hygh lokes of presumptuous personnes bryngeth lowe the pryde of man and the Lorde onely shall be exalted in that daye For the daye of the Lorde of Hostes shall go ouer all pryde and presumpcyon vpon all them that exalte theÌ„ selues and shall brynge them all downe vpon al hygh and stoute Cedre trees of Libanus and vpon al the okes of Basan vpoÌ„ all hygh hylles and vpon all stoute mountaynes vpon al costly rowres and vpon all stronge walles vpon all shyppes of the see and vpon euery thynge that is gloryous pleasaunte to loke vpon And it shall brynge downe the pryde of man and laye mans presumptuousnesse full lowe and the Lorde shall onely haue the vyctory in that daye But the Idols shal vtterly be roted out Men shall crepe in to holes of stone in to caues of y â— earth for feare of the Lorde and for the glory of his magesty what tyme as he shall ryse vp to condemne the earth Then shall man caste awaye his goddes of syluer and his goddes of golde whiche he neuertheles had made to honour theÌ„ vnto Molles and Backes And they shall crepe in to the caues and rockes in to the clyftes of harde stones for feare of God and for the glory of his magestye when he ryseth to condemne the earth Feare nat ye then any man whose breth is in hys nostrels For what is he of reputacyon ¶ He prophecyeth that at the coÌ„myng of Chryst all streÌ„gth and power shall be put forth of Iurâ—e CAPI III. FOrlo the Lorde God of Hostes dothe take away from Ierusalem and Iuda all possessyons and power all meate and drynke the captayne and the soudyar the iudge the prophete the wyse and the aged man the prynce of fiftie yeare olde and the honorable the Senatours and men of vnderstandynge the master of craftes
to theyr owne inuencyons shall he recompense them He toke his brother by the he le when he was yet in hys mothers wombe and in hys strengthe he wrestled with God He stroue with the aungell and gat the vyctorye so that he prayed aâ—d desyred hym He founde him at Bathell and there he talketh with vs. Yee the Lorde God of Hoostes euen the Lorde hym selfe remembred hym Then turne to thy God kepe mercy and equyte and hope styll in thy God But the marchaunte hathe a false weyght in hys â—ande he hath a pleasure to occupye extorcâ—oâ— Ephraim thinketh thus Tush I am â—yche I haue good ynough In all my worckes shall not one faute be founde that I haue offended Yet am I the Lorde thy God euen as when I brought the out of the lande of Egypte and set the in thy tentes and as in the hye feaste dayes I haue spoken thorow the prophetes and shewed diuerse visions and declared my self by the ministracioÌ„ of the prophetes But at Galaad is the abhominacion they are â—â—lleÌ„ to vanite At Gylgal they haue sâ—ayne oâ—â—â— as many hepâ—s of stones as they had â—â—hâ—â—r lande forowes so many aâ—iters haue they made Iacob â—â—ed into the lande of Sâ—â—â—a and Israel serued for a wyfe and for a wife he kepte shepe By a prophâ—e the Lorde brought them out of Egipt and by a propheâ— he preserued them But Ephraim hath prouoked hym â—o displeasure thorowe hys abhomynacyons therfore shall hys bloude be poured vpon him selfe and the Lorde hys God shall rewarde hym hys blasphemyes ¶ Of the abhomynacyon of Israel CAPI XIII TTE abhomynacyon of Ephraim is come also into Israell He is gone backe to Baal therfore mustâ— he dye And nowe they synne more and more of theyr syluer they make them molten ymages lyke the Idols of the Heathes and yet all is nothynge but the worcke of the craftesman Notwithstandynge they preach of the same who so wyl kysse the calues offreth to men Therfore they shal be as the morninge cloude and as the dewe that early passeth awaye and lyke as dust that the wynde taketh awaye from the flore and as smoke that goeth out of the chymney I am the Lorde God which brought the out of the land of Egypt that thou shuldest knowe no God but me onely and that thou shuldest hane no Sauioure but only me I toke vyligent hede of the in the wyldernesse that drye lande But when they were well â—â—dde and had ynough they waxed proude and forgat me therfore wyll I â—e vnto theÌ„ as a lyon and as a leoparde in the waye to the Assirians I wyll come vpon them as a she beare that is robbed of her whelpes I wyl breake that stubburne hert of theirs There wyll I deuoure them as a lyon yee the wylde beastes shall teare them O Israell thou doest but destroye thy self In me only is thy helpe Where are thy kynges now that shulde helpe the in al thy cyties Yee and thy iudges of whom thou saydest geue me a king and prynces wel I gaue the a kynge in my wrath and in my dyspleasure wyll I take hym from the agayne The wyckednesse of Ephraim is bounde together and hys synne lyeth hyd Therfore shal sorowes come vpon hym as vpon a woman that trauayleth An vndyscrete sonne is he for he consydreth not that he shulde not haue bene able to haue endured in the tyme of hys byrth had not I defeÌ„ded hym from the graue and delyuered hym from death O death I wyll be thy death O hell I wyll be thy styng Yet can I se no comforte for when he is nowe the goodlyest amonge the brethren the east wynde euen the wynde of the Lorde shall come downe from the wyldernesse and drye vp his condyte and dryricke vp hys welles he shall spoyle the treasure of all pleasaunt vessels As for Samaria it shall be made waste and why they are dysobedyente vnto theyr God They shall perysh with the swearde theyr chyldren shal be slayne and theyr wemen great with chylde shal be rypte vp ¶ The desâ—â—uâ—â—yon of Samaria CAPI XIIII O Israell turne the nowe vnto the Lorde thy God for thou hast taken a greate fall thorowe thy wyckednesse ☜ Take these wordes with you when ye turne to the Lorde and saye vnto hym O forgeue vs all oure synnes receaue vs graciously and then wyll we offre the bullockes of oure lyppes vnto the. Assur shal be nomore oure helper neyther wyll we ryde vpon horses any more As for the workes of oure handes we wyll no more call vpon them For it is thou that arte oure God thou sheweste euer merrye vnto the fatherlesse O yf they wolde do thys I shulde heale theyr sores yee withal my hert wolde I loue them so that my wrathe shulde cleane be turned awaye froÌ„ them Yee I wolde be vnto Israel as the dewe and he shulde growe as the lyly and hys rote shulde breake oute as Lybanus Hys braunches shulde sprede out abroade and be as fayre as the olyue tre and smell as Libanus They that dwel vnder hys shadowe shulde come agayne and growe vp as the corne florysh as the vine he shulde haue as good a name as the wyne of Libanus O Ephraim what haue I to do with Idols any more I wyll gracyously heare hym and lede hym forth I wyl be vnto the as a grene fyrre tre vpoÌ„ me shalt thou fynde thy frute Who so is wise shal vnderstande thys and he that is ryght enstructe wyl regarde it For the wayes of the Lorde are ryghteous suche as be Godly wyll walcke in them As for the wycked they wyll stomble therin ¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Oseas ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Ioel. ¶ A prophery agaynst the Iewes He exhorteth the prestes to prayer and â—astynge for the myserye that was commyng at hande CAPI â— THis is the word of the Lorde that came vnto Ioell the soÌ„ne of Phatuel Heare O ye elders pondre this wel all ye that dwel in y â— land yf euer ther happened such a thyng iÌ„ your dayes or iÌ„ the dayes of your fathers Tell your childreÌ„ of it let theÌ„shewe it vnto their chyldren so they to certifye their posterite therof Loke what 〈◊〉 caterpiller hath left y â— hath the gresshoper eaten vp what y â— greshoper left that hath the locust eaten vp what the locuste hath left that hath the blastinge consumed Wake vp ye droÌ„ckardes wepe mourne al ye wine suppers because of your swete wine for it shall be taken awaye froÌ„ your mouth Yee a mighty an innumerable people shal come vp into my lande these haue teeth like the teeth of lyons chaâ—tbones lyke the lyonesses They shall make my vyneyarde wast they shall pyl of the barckes of my â—ygtrees strype theÌ„ bare cast theÌ„ away make the braunches whyte Make thy mone as a vyrgin
in due seasoÌ„ they are al pleasaunt good And therfore prayse the Lord with whole hert mouth and geue thankes vnto his name ¶ Many myseryes lyghte in a mannes lyfe All thynges passe awaye but a fyrme and stablyshe fayth remayneth Of the blessynge of the ryghtuous and prerogatyue of the feare of God CAPI XL. A GREAT trauayle is created for all men and an heuy yocke vpon the chyldren of Adam frome the daye that they go out of they re mothers wombe tyll they be buryed in the earth y e mother of al thynges namely theyr thoughtes ymaginacyons feare of the hert councell meditacions longyng desyre the day of death from the hiest that sytteth vpon the glorious seate vnto y e lowest and moste symple vpon the earth froÌ„ hym that is gorgyously arayed and weareth a crowne vntyl him that is but homely and symply clothed There is nothing but wrath zele fearfulnes vnquyetnesse and feare of death rygorous angre and strife And in the nyght when one shulde reste and slepe vpon his bedde the slepe chaungeth hys vnderstaÌ„dynge and knowledge A lytle or nothynge is hys rest in the slepe as well as in the daye of laboure He feareth and is disquieted in the vision of his hert as one that renneth out of a battayle and in the tyme of health he awaketh and marueleth that y e feare was nothynge Suche thynges happen vnto all fleshe both man and beast but seuen folde to the vngodly Moreouer death bloudsheddyng stryfe swearde oppression hongre destruccion and punyshment these thynges are all created agaynst the vngodly for their sakes came y â— floude also All y â— is of y e earth shall turne to earth agayne all waters ebbe agayne into the see All brybes vnryghtuousnes shal be put away but faythfulnes trueth shall endure for euer The substauÌ„ce goodes of y â— vngodly shal be dryed vp and syncke awaye as a water floude they shall make a sounde lyke a great thonder in the rayne Lyke as the rightuous reioyseth when he openeth his hande so shal the traÌ„sgressours be faynt when theyr goodes vanysh and coÌ„sume awaye The chyldren of the vngodly shall not optayne many braunches and the vncleane rotes vpoÌ„ the hye rockes shal be roted out before the grasse by the water side and vpon the ryuer banckes Frendlynes and liberalite in the increase and blessyng of God is lyke a paradyse and gardeÌ„ of pleasure such mercy also and kindnes endureth for euer To laboure to be coÌ„tent with that a man hath is a swete pleasauntlyfe and that is to fynde a treasure aboue all treasures To beget chyldren and to repaire the citie maketh a perpetual name but an honeste woman is more worthe then they bothe Wyne and mynstrelsye reioyse the herte but the loue of wysdome is aboue them bothe Pypynge and harpynge make a swete noyse but a frendly tonge goeth beyonde theÌ„ both Thyne eye desyreth fauoure and bewtye but a grene sede tyme rather then they both A frende and companyon come together at oportunyte but aboue them both is a wyfe that agreeth with her husbande One brother helpeth another in the tyme of trouble but almes shall delyuer more then they both Golde and syluer fasten the fete but a good councell is more pleasaunte then they both Temporall substaunce and strength lyft vp the mynde but the feare of the Lorde more then they both The feare of the Lord wanteth nothynge and nedeth no helpe The feare of the Lorde is a pleasaunte garden of blessynge and nothynge so beautyful as it is My sonne lede not a beggers lyfe for better it were to dye then to beg Who so loke the to another maÌ„s table taketh no thought for his owne lyuyng how to vpholde his life for he fedeth him self with other mens meate But a wyse and wel nurtoured man wyl bewarre therof Begging is swete in the mouth of the vnshamefast but in his bely there burneth a fyre ¶ Of the remembraunce of deeth Deeth is not to be feared A cuiffe vpon them that forsake the law of God Good name and fame An exhortacyon to geue hede vnto wysdome Of what thynges a man ought to be ashamed CAPI XLI O Deathe howe bytter is the remembrauÌ„ce of the to a man that seketh rest and comforte in hys substaunce and ryches vnto the man y â— hath nothing to vexe him that hath prosperite in all thynges yee vnto hiÌ„ that yet is able to receiue meate O death howe acceptable good is thy iudgemente vnto the nedeful vnto him whose strength fayleth and that is now in his last age and that in all thynges is full of care and fearefulnes vnto him also that is in dispaire and hath no hope nor pacieÌ„ce Be not thou afrayed of death remembre them that haue bene before the and that come after the thys is the iudgement of the Lorde ouer all flesh And why woldest thou be agaynste thys pleasure of the hyest Whether it be ten an hundreth or a thousand yeares death asketh not how longe one hath lyued The chyldreÌ„ of the vngodly are abhomynable chyldren and so are they that kepe coÌ„pany with the vngodly The inheritaunce of vngodly chyldren shall come to naught theyr posterite shal haue perpetuall shame and confusyon The chyldren complayne of an vngodly father and why for hys sake they are rebuked and despysed Wo be vnto you O ye vngodly which haue forsakeÌ„ the lawe of the hyest God yf ye be borne ye shal be borne to cursynge yf ye dye the curse shal be your porcyon All that is of the earthe shall turne to earthe agayne so go the vngodly also out of the curse into destruccyon The sorowe of meÌ„ is in they re bodye but the name of the vngodlye shall be put out Laboure to get the a good name for that shall contynue suâ—er by the then a thousande greate treasures of golde A good lyfe hath a nomber of dayes but a good name endureth euer My chyldren kepe wysdome in peace for wysdome that is hyd and a tresur that is not sene what profyt is in them both A man that hideth his folyshnes is better then a maÌ„ that hydeth hys wysdome Therfore be ye turned at my wordes for it is not good in all thynges alwaye to be ashamed True fayth must proue and measure it Be ashamed of whoredome before father and mother Be ashamed of lesynge before the Prynce and men of auctoryte Of synne before the iudge and ruler Of offence before the Congregacyon and people Of vnryghtuousnesse before a companyon and frende Of theft before thy neyghbours As for the truth of God and his couenaunt be not ashamed therof Be ashamed to lye with thyne elbowes vpon the bred Be ashamed to loke vpon harlottes Be ashamed to turne awaye thy face from thy frende Be ashamed to take and not to geue Be ashamed also to loke vpon a nother
vpon them from the euerlastynge God long to endure and it shal be inhabyted of deuels for a great season ¶ Ierusalem is moued vnto gladnes for the returne of he◠people and vnder the fygure therof the Churche CAPI V. O Ierusalem loke aboute the towarde the Easte and beholde the loye that cōmeth vnto the from God For lo thy sonnes whom thou hast forsaken and that were sea tred abrode come gathered together frome the East and west reioysynge in the worde of the holy one vnto the honour of God Put of thy mournyng clothes O Ierusalem and thy sorow decke the with the worshyppe honour that cammeth vnto the frō God w t euerlastyng glory God shal put the garmente of ryghtuousnes vpon the and set a crowne of euerlasting worshyp vpon thine head for vpon y ◠wyl God declare his brightnesse y ◠is vnder the heauen Yee an euerlastyng name shal be geuen the of god w t peace of ryghtuousnesse the honour of Goddes feare Aryse O Ierusalem stande vp on hye loke about the towarde the cast and beholde thy chyldren gathered from the Easte vnto the West which reioyce in the holy worde hauynge God in remembraunce They departed from the on fote were led away of their enemyes but nowe shall the Lorde brynge them to the caryed with honoure as chyldren of the kyngdome For God is purposed to brynge downe all stoute mountaynes yee and all hye rockes to fyll the valleys and so to make them euen wyth the grounde that Israel may be dilygent to lyue vnto the honoure of God The woddes and all pleasaunt trees shall ouershadowe Israel at the commaundement of God For hyther shall God brynge Israel with ioyfull myrth and in the lyght of his magestye with the mercy and ryghtuousnesse that commeth of him selfe ¶ I copye of the epystle that Ieremy sent vnto the Iewes whiche were led awaye presoners by the kynge of Babylon wherin he certifieth them of the thynge that was commaunded him of God CAPI VI. BEcause of the synnes that ye haue done agaynst God ye shall be led away captyue vnto Babylon euen of Nabuchodonosor the Kynge of Babylon So whan ye become into Babylon ye shall remayne there many yeares and for alonge season namely seuen generacions after that wyl I bringe you awaye peaceably from thence Nowe shall ye se in Babylon goddes of golde of siluer of wod of stone borne vpon mens shulders to cast out a fearfulnesse before the Heathen But loke that ye do not as the other be not ye afrayed let not the feare of them ouer come you Therfore whan ye se the multitude of people worshyppyng them behynde before say ye in your hertes O Lorde it is thou that oughtest onely to be worshypped Myne An gell also shal be with you and I my selfe wyl care for yoursoules As for the tibre of those goddes y ◠carpenter hath polyshed them yee gylted be they layed ouer with syluer yet are they but vaine thinges can not speake Lyke as a wenche that loueth peramours is trymly deckte euen so are these made hanged with golde Crownes of golde verely haue their goddes vpon theyr heades so the prestes thēselues take y ◠golde syluer from thē and put it to theyr owne vses yee they geue of the same vnto harlottes ◠trymme theyr whores withal agayne they take it from the whores decke theyr goddes therwith Yet can not these goddes deliuer themselues frō ruste and mothes When they haue couered them with clothynge of purple they wype theyr faces for the dust of the temple wherof their is much among them One hath a sceptre in hys hande as thoughe he were iudge of the countre yet can he not fley suche as offende hym Another hath a swearde or an axe in his hande for al that is he neither able to defende hym selfe from battayle nor frome murtherers By thys ye maye vnderstande that they be no goddes therfore se that ye neither worshyppe them nor feare them For lyke as a vessell that a man vseth is nothynge worth when it is broken euen so is it with theyr goddes When they be set vp in the temple theyr eyes be full of duste thorowe the fete of those that come in And lyke as the dores are shut in rounde aboute vpon hym that hathe offended the kynge Or as it were a deed body kepte besyde the graue Euen so the prestes kepe the dores with barres and lockes leest theyr Goddes be spoyled with robbers They set vp candels before them yee verely and that many wherof they cānot se one but euen as blockes so stande they in the temple It is sayde that the serpentes and wormes whiche come of the earthe gnawe out theyr hertes eatyng them and theyr clothes also yet they fele it not Theyr faces are blacke thorow the smoke that is in the temple The oules swalowes and byrdes he vpon them yee and the cattes runne ouer theyr heades By this ye maye be sure that they are not goddes therfore feare them not The golde that they haue is to make them bewtyfull for all that excepte some body dyght of theyr rust they wyll geue no shyne and when they were cast īto a fourme they felt it not They are bought for money and haue no breth of lyfe within thē They must be borne vpon mens shoulders as those that haue no fere wherby they declare vnto men that they be ntohynge worth Confounded be they then that worshyppe them For yf they fall to the groūde they can not rise vp agayne of themselues Yee though one helpe them vp and set them ryght yet are they not able to stande a lone but must haue proppes set vnder them lyke deed men As for the thynge that is offred vnto them their prestes sel it and abuse it yee the prestes wyues take therof but vnto the sycke poore they geue nothyng of it the wemen with childe the menstruous lay handes of theyr offringes By this ye may be sure y t they are no goddes therfore be not ye afrayde of thē From whence cōmeth it then that they be called goddes The wemen syt before the goddes of syluer golde wodde and the prestes syt in theyr temples hauyng open clothes whose heades beerdes are shauen haue nothyng vpon theyr heades toryng and crieng vpon their goddes as men do at the feast when one is deed The prestes also take awaye the garmentes of the ymages and decke their wyues chyldren with all Whether it be good or euil that any man do vnto thē they are not able to recompence it they can neyther set vp a kynge nor put hym downe In lyke maner they may neither geue ryches nor rewarde euyl Though a man make a vowe vnto thē and kepe it not they wyll not requyre it They can saue no man from death neyther delyuer the weake from the myghtye They can not
out of the kynges Checker But when Ionathas and the people hearde these wordes they gaue no credence vnto them neyther receaued them for they remembred the greate wyckednesse that he had done vnto Israell and how sore he had vexed them Wherfore they agreed vnto Alexander for he was a prynce that had dealte frendly wyth them and so they stode by hym alwaye Then gathered kynge Alexander a greate hoost and brought hys armye agaynste Demetrius So the two kynges stroke bataylle together but Demetrius hoost iled and Alexander folowed after and fell vpon them A myghtye sore felde was it contynuynge tyll the Sonne wente downe and Demetrius was slayne the same daye And Alexandre sente ambassitoures vnto Ptolomy the kyng of Egypte wyth these wordes sayenge For so muche as I am come agayne to my reaime and am let in the trone of my progenytours and haue gotten the domynyon ouercomed Demetrius conquered the lande and stryken a felde with hym so that we haue dysconfyted both him and his hoost and syt in the trone of hys Kyngdome Let vs nowe make freÌ„oshippe together geue me thy daughter to wyfe so shall I be thy sonne in lawe and both geue the rewardes and her great dygnyte Ptolomy the kyng gaue answere sayenge Happy be the daye wherin thou arte come agayne to the lande of thy Progenytours and set in the trone of theyr kyngdome As nowe wyll I fulfyll thy wrytynge but mete me at Ptolomais that we maye se one another that I may mary my daughter vnto the accordinge to thy desyre So Ptolomy wente out of Egypte wyth hys daughter Cleopatra and came vnto Ptolomays in the. Clxij yeare where kinge Alexander met hym and he gaue Alexander his daughter Cleopatra maried the at Ptolomais with greate worshyppe lyke as the maner of kynges is to be TheÌ„ wrote kyng Alexander vnto Ionathas that he shulde come and mete hym So he wente honorably vnto Ptolomais and there he mete the two kynges and gaue them greate presentes of golde and siluer and founde fauoure in their syght And there came together agaist Ionathas certayne wycked men vn gracyous persones of Israel makyng com playntes of him but the kyng regarded theÌ„ not As for Ionathas the kynge commaunded to take of hys garmentes and to clothe him purple and so they dyd Then y t kinge appoynted hym to syt by hym and sayde vnto hys princes Go with hym into y e middest of the cytye and make a proclamacion that no man complayne against him of any matter and that no maÌ„ trouble hym for eny maner of cause So it happened that when hys accusers sawe the worshyppe which was proclamed of hym and that he was clothed in purple they sled euerychone And the Kynge made much of hym wrote hym amonge hys chefe frendes made hym a duke and partaker of hys domynyon Thus Ionathas wente agayne to IerusaleÌ„ with peace gladnes In the. Clxv. yeare came Demetriê° the soÌ„ne of Demetrius from Creta into hys fathers lande wherof when Alexander herde tel he was ryght sory and retourned vnto Antioche And Demetrius chose Appollonyus which had the gouernaunce of Celosyrya to be hys captayne So he gathered a greate hoost and came vnto Iamnta and sente word vnto Ionathas the hye prest sayeng Darteste y u withstand vs thy self alone As for me I am but laughed to scorne and shamed because thou prouedst thy streÌ„gth agaynst vs in the mouÌ„taynes Nowe therfore yf thou trust este in thine owe streÌ„ght come downe to vs into y e plaine felde there let vs proue our streÌ„gth together thou shalt fynde that I haue vale aunt men of warre with me shalt knowe whom I am the other that stande by me Which saye that your fote is not able to stande before oure face for thy fathers haue bene twise chased into theyr owne laÌ„de And nowe how wylt y u be able to abyde so great an hoost of horssineÌ„ fotemeÌ„ in y â— feld where as is nether rocke stone nor place to fle vnto When Ionathas herd the wordes of Appolloniê° he was moued i hys mynde wherfore he chose tenne thousande meÌ„ and went oute of Ierusalem and Symon hys brother met him for to helpe him And they pitched their tentes at Ioppa but y e cytie kepte hym forth for Ioppa was an holde of Appollonius Then Ionathas laied sege to it and they that were in the cyte for very feare let hym in and so Ionathas wanne Ioppa Appollonius hearinge of this toke thre thousande horssmen with a greate hoost of fote and wente as though he wold go to Azotus and came immediatly into the plaine felde because he had so many horssmen and put hys trust in theÌ„ So Ionathas folowed vpon him to Azotus there they strocke the battayll Now had Appolloniê° left a thousande horsmeÌ„ behynde theÌ„ priuely in y â— teÌ„tes And when Ionathas knewe y e suche wayte was layed behynde them they went rounde aboute the enemyes hoost and shot dartes at y e people froÌ„ the morninge to y e euenynge As for Ionathas people they kepte theyr ordre as he had commaunded them and the enemyes horses were euer labourynge Then brought Symon forth hys hoost and set them agaynste the fote men For the horsmen were weery all ready So he dyscomfited them and they fled And they that were scatred in the felde gat theÌ„ to Azotus and came into the temple of Dagon theyr Idoll y t they myght there saue theyr lyues But Ionathas set fyre vpon Azotus and al the cyties rounde aboute it and toke theyr goodes and brent vp the temple of Dagon with all them that were fled into it Thus were slayne brent well nye viij M. men So Ionathas remoued the hoost froÌ„ thence brought theÌ„ to Ascalon where the men of the cytie came forth met hym with great worshyp After this went Ionathas his hoost a gayne to Ierusalem with great substaunce of good And when kynge Alexander herde these thynges he thought to do Ionathas more worshype sent hym a colar of golde as y e vse is to be geueÌ„ vnto suche as are of the kynges nexte bloude He gaue him also the cytie of Accaron with the landes belongynge therto in possessyon CAPI XI ¶ The dissencion betwyre Ptolomes AlexanÌ„der his soÌ„ne in â—â—we The deeth of Alexanâ—der Demetrius taygneth after the deeth of Ptolomâ—us Syon is besegid of Ionathas De netriuâ— seinge that no mâ— resisted him seÌ„deth his armye 〈…〉 pho moueth Aâ—â—â—â—chns against Demetrâ—us De meâ—â—nus is desiuered by the suciour of Ianathas After hys dcly gâ—râ—unce he meaketh hys couenauâ—â— that he had made AND the kynge of Egypte gathered â—an hoost lyke the sande y e lyeth vpon y e sce sâ—bore many shippes went aboute thorâ—we dysceate to obtayne y e kyngdome of Alexander to ioyne it vnto hys owne realmâ—e Upon this he toke hys iourney into Siriâ— was letten into y
of the vyneyearde and kylled hym What shall the Lorde of the vyneyard therfore do vnto them He shal come and destroye these husbande men and shall let out his vineyarde to other WheÌ„ they herde this they sayd God forbyd And he behelde them and sayde what is this then that is wrytten The stoone that the buylders refused the same is become the head of the corner Who soeuer doth stomble vpon that stone shall be broken but on whomsoeuer it falleth it wyll grynde hym to powder And the hygh preestê and the Scribes the same houre went about to laye handes on hym and they feared the people For they perceyued that he had spoken this similitude agaynst them And they watched him sent forth spies whiche shulde fayne them selues ryghteous men to take hym in his wordes and to delyuer hym vnto the power and auctorite of the debite And they asked him sayeng May ster we knowe that thou sayest and teachest ryght neyther consyderest thou the outward appearaunce of any man but teachest the waye of God truely Is it lawfull for vs to giue tribute vnto Cesar or no He perceyued theyr craftynesse and sayd vnto them why tempte ye me Shewe me a peny Whose ymage and superscrypcyon hath it They answered and sayd Cesars And he sayd vnto them gyue then vnto Cesar the thynges which belonge vnto Cesar and to God the thynges that pertayne vnto God And they coulde not reproue his sayenge before the people and they meruayled at his answere and helde theyr peace Then came to hym certayne of the Saduces whiche denye that there is any resurrection And they asked hym sayenge Mayster Moses wrote vnto vs yf any mannes brother dye hauynge a wyfe and he dye without chyldren that then his brother shulde take his wyfe and rayse vp seede vnto his brother There were therfore seuen brethren and the fyrst toke a wyfe dyed without chyldren And the seconde toke her and he dyed chyldelesse And the thyrde toke her and in lykewyse the residue of the seuen and lefte no chyldren behynde them and dyed Laste of all the woman dyed also Nowe in the resurrectioÌ„ whose wyfe of them shall she be For seuen had her to wyfe Iesus answered and sayde vnto them The chyldren of this worlde marry wyues and are marryed but they whiche shall be counted worthy of that worlde and the resurrection from the dead do not marry wyues neyther are marryed nor yet can dye any more For they are equall vnto the angels are the sonnes of God in as moch as they are chyldren of the resurrection And that the dead shall ryse agayne Moses also sheweth besydes the bushe when he calleth the lorde the god of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob For he is not a God of deade but of lyuynge For all lyue vnto hym Then certayne of the Pharises answered and sayde Mayster thou hast well sayd And after that durste they not aske hym any question at all And he sayde vnto them Howe say they that Chryst is Dauids son And Dauid hym selfe sayeth in the booke of the Psalmes The Lorde sayde vnto my lorde syt thou on my ryght hand tyl I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole Dauid therfore calleth hym lorde howe is he then his son Then in the audience of all the peple he sayd vnto his disciples beware of the Scrybes whiche wyll go in longe clothynge and loue gretynges in the markettes and the hyghest seates in the synagoges and the cheyfe rowmes at feastes whiche deuoure wydowes houses faynynge longe prayers the same shall receyue greater damnacyon ¶ Chryst coÌ„mendeth the poore wydowe telleth of the destruccyon of Ierusalem Of false teachers of the tokens and troubles for to come of the ende of the worlde and of his owne comynge CAPI XXI AS he behelde he sawe the ryche men whiche cast in theyr offerynges into the treasury He sawe also a certayne poore wydowe whiche cast in thyther two mytes And he sayde of a trueth I saye vnto you that this poore wydowe hath put in more then they all For they al haue of theyr superfluyte added vnto the offeryngê of God but she of her penurye hath caste in all the substaunce that she had And vnto some that spake of the temple howe it was garnysshed with goodly stones and Iewels he sayd The dayes wyl come in the whiche of these thynges whiche ye se there shal not be left one stone vpon an other that shall not be throwen downe And they asked hym sayenge Mayster when shall these thynges be and what sygne wyll there be when sothe thynges shall come to passe And he sayde take hede that ye be not deceyued For many shal come in my name and saye that they are Chryst and the tyme draweth nere Folowe ye not them therfore But when ye heare of warres and sedicions be not afrayde For these thynges must fyrst come to passe but the ende foloweth not by and by Then sayde he vnto them Nacion shall ryse agaynst nacion and kyngdome agaynst kyngdome and great earthquakes shall be in all places and hunger and pestylence and fearful thynges And great sygnes shall there be from heuen But before all these they shall lay handes on you and persecute you delyuerynge you vp to the Synagoges and into prysons and shall brynge you vnto kynges and rulers for my names sake And this shal chauÌ„ce you for a testimoniall Be at a sure poynte therfore in youre hertes not to study before what ye shall answere for I wyl gyue you a mouth and wysdome where agaynst al your aduersaries shall not be able to speake nor resyst Moreouer ye shall be betrayed of your fathers and mothers and brethren and kynsfolke and frendes and some of you shal they put to death And hated shall ye be of al men for my names sake and there shall not one heere of your heade perysshe ☞ Possesse ye your soule by pacience And when ye se Ierusalem beseyged with an hoost then be sure that the desolacion of the same is nygh TheÌ„ let them which are in Iurye flee to the mountaynes And let them whiche are in the myddes of it departe out And let not them that are in other couÌ„treys enter therin For these be the dayes of vengeaunce that all thynges whiche are wrytten may be fulfylled But wo vnto them that be with chylde and to them that gyue sucke in those dayes for there shall be greate trouble in the lande and wrathe ouer all this people And they shall fall thorowe the edge of the swerde and shall be led awaye captyue in to al nacions And Ierusalem shal be troden downe of the Gentyls vntyll the tyme of the gentyls be fulfylled ✚ And there shall be sygnes in the Son and in the Moone and in the sterres and in the earth the people shall be at theyr wyttes ende
reioysynge is this euen the testymony of oure conscyence that in synglenes âšœ of hert and godly purenes not in fleshly wysdome but by the grace of God we haue had our coÌ„uersacyon in the world and most of all to you wardes We wryte none other thynges vnto you then that ye reade also knowe Yee and I trust ye shall fynde vs vnto the ende euen as ye haue founde vs partly for we are your reioysing euen as ye are ours in the day of the Lorde Iesus And in this confydence was I mynded fyrste to haue come vnto you that I myght haue had one plesure more with you and to passe by you into Macedonia and to haue come agayne out of Macedonia vnto you to be led forth of you towarde Iewry WhaÌ„ I thus wyse was mynded dyd I vse lyghtnes Or thynke I carnally those thynges whiche I thynke that with me shulde be yee yee and naye naye God is faythful For our preachyng to you was not yee and nay For Goddes sonne Iesus Christ which was preached among you by vs euen by me and Syluanus and Timotheus was not yee naye but by hym it was yee For all the promises of God by him are yee and are in him Amen vnto the lawde of God thorowe vs. For it is God whiche stablyssheth vs wyth you in Chryst and standeth by vs and hath annoynted vs whyche hath also sealed vs and hath gyuen the ernest of the spirite in our hertes ✚ I call God for a recorde vnto my soule that for to fauer you wyth all I came not any more vnto Corynthium Not that we be Lordes oueryoure FAYTH but are helpers of youre ioye For by Fayth ye stande ¶ He sheweth the cause of hys absence and exhorteth them to forgyue the man that was fallen and to receyue hym agayne with loue CAPI II. BUt I determyned this in myselfe that I wolde not come agayne to you in henynesse For yf I make you sorye who is it that shulde make me glad but the same whiche is made sory by me And I wrot thê same vnto you least yf I came vnto you I shuld take heuynes âšœ vpon heuines of them of whom I ought to reioyce This confidence haue I toward you al that my ioy is the ioy of you all For out of great afflyccyon and anguyshe of hert I wrote vnto you with many teares not that ye shulde be made sory but that ye might ê‘ceyue the loue which I haue most specially vnto you If any man hath caused sorow the same hath not made me sory but partely least I shulde greue you all It is suffycyent vnto the same man that he was rebuked of many So that now coÌ„trary wyse ye ought rather to forgyue hym and comforte hym least that same person shulde be swalowed vp wyth ouer muche heuynes Wherfore I exhorte you that loue maye haue strength ouer hym For thys cause verely dyd I writ that I myght knowe the profe of you whether ye shulde be obedyent in all thynges To whom ye forgyue any thyng I forgyue also For yf I forgaue any thynge to whom I forgaue it for your sakes forgaue I it in the syght of Christe lest Satan shulde preuent vs. For his thoughtes are not vnknowen vnto vs. ⊢ ✚ When I was come to Troada for Chrstê Gospels sake and a great dore was opened vnto me of the Lorde I had no rest in my spirite because I founde not Titus my brother but toke my leue of them went away into Macedonia Thanckes be vnto God whiche alwayes gyueth vs the vyctorye in Christ openeth the sauer of hê knowledge by vs in euery place For we are vnto God the swete sauoure of Chryste amonge them that are sauyd and among them whiche peryshe To the one parte are we the sauoure of death vnto deth And vnto the other part are we the sauour of life vnto lyfe And who is mete vnto these thynges For we are not as the most part are whiche choppe chauÌ„ge with the worde of god but euen out of purenes by the power of God in the syght of God so speake we in Christ. ¶ He prayseth the preachyng of the Gospel at ouâ— the preuchynge of the lawe CAPI III. WE begyn to prayse oureselues agayne Nede we as sorge other of Epystles of recommendacion vnto you or letters of recommendacyon from you Ye are oure Epystle wrytten in our hertes whyche is vnderstande red of al men for asmuch as ye declare that ye are the epystle of Christ ministred by vs written not with ynke but with the spirite of the liuyng God not in tables of stone but in flesshly tables of the herte ✚ Suche trust haue we thorowe Christe to god warde not that we are suffycyent of oureselues to thynke anythynge as of ourselues but yf we be able vnto anythynge the same coÌ„meth of god whiche hath made vs able to ministre the newe testament not of the letter but of the spirite For ☞ the letter kylleth but the spirite gyueth lyfe If the ministracyon of death thorow the letters fygured in stones was gloryous to that the chyldren of Israell coulde not beholde the face of Moses for the glory of his countenaunce whiche glory is done away why shal not the ministracyon of the spirite be much more glorious For if the ministâ—iÌ„g of condeÌ„nacion be glorious much more 〈◊〉 the ministracyon of ryghtuousnes â—â—ceaâ—e in glory ⊢ For no dout that which was that glorified is not once gloryfied in respecte of this excedynge glory For yf that whiche is destroyed was glorious muche more that whiche remayneth is glorious Seyng then that we haue suche trust we vse great boldnes do not as Moses which put a vayle ouer his face that the chyldren of Israel shuld not se for what purpose that serued whiche is put away But their myndes were blynded For vntyl this day remaineth the same couering vndertaken away in the lecture of the old testament which vaile shal be put awaye in Christe But euen vnto this daye when Moses is redde the vayle hangeth before their herts Neuerthelesse when they tourne to the Lord the vayle shal be taken awaye The Lorde no doute is a spirite And where the spirite of the Lord is there is libertie But we al beholde in a myrroure the glory of the Lord with his face open and are chaunged vnto the same similitude from glory to glory euen as of the spirite of the Lorde A true preacher 〈◊〉 oâ—â—â—â—â—t he corrupteth â—oâ— the worde â—â— God but seketh the honoure of Chryst. yet thought it bâ— with the parell of his lyst CAPI IIII. THerfore seynge that we haue suche an office euen as God hath had mercy on vs we go not out of kynde but haue caste from vs the clokes of vnhonestye walcke not in craftines nether handle we the worde of God disceitfully but open the trueth and
sede of Abraham taketh he on him Wherfore in al thinges it became him to be made like vnto his brethreÌ„ that he myght be mercyfull and a faythfull hye preste in all thynges concernynge God for to pourge the peoples synnes For in that it fortuned him selfe to be tempted he is able to sucker them also that are tempted ¶ He reqyureth vs to be obedient vnto the word of Christ which is more worth then the ceremoniall lawe of Moses The punishment of suche as wyl nedes hatden their herted CAPI III. THerfore holy brethren partakers of the celestyall callyng consyder the embassadour and hye preste of oure professyon Chryst Iesus bowe that he is faythful vnto hym that put hym in the offyce euen as was Moses in all his house For loke howe moch honour he that hath buylded a house hath more then the house it selfe So moche honoure is he counted worthie of more then Moses For euery house is buylded of some man But he that ordayned all thynges is God And Moyses verely was faythfull in all his house as a minister to beare wytnes of those thynges whiche were to be spoken afterwarde But Christ as a soÌ„ne hath rule ouer the house whose house are we if we hol de fast the confydence the reioysynge of that hope vnto the ende Wherfore as the holy ghost sayth to day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your hertes ☞ as in the prouokynge in the daye of temptacion in the wildernes where your fathers teÌ„pted me prouoked me sawe my workes xl yeare Wherfore I was greued with that generacyon and sayde They do alway erre in their hertes they verely haue not knowen my wayes so that I sware in my wrath they shall not entre into my rest Take hede brethren least at any tyme there be in any of you a froward hert subiecte vnto vnbelefe that he shulde departe from the lyuynge God but exhorte ye one another dayly whyle it is called to daye lest any of you were hard harted thorow the disceytfulnesse of synne We are made partakers of Christ yf we kepe sure vnto the ende the ☞ begining of the substaunce so long as it is said to day if ye wyl here his voice hardeÌ„ not your hertes as in the prouoking for some wheÌ„ they herd dyd prouoke how be it not al that come out of Egypt by Moises But w t whom was he despleased xl yeres Was he not despleased w t theÌ„ y â— had synned whose carkases were vuerthroweÌ„ i the deserte To whoÌ„ sware he y â— they shulde not entre into his rest but vnto theÌ„ that were not obedieÌ„te And we se y t they coulde not entre in because of vnbelefe ¶ The Sabboth or rest of the Christen punysshemente of vnbeleuers the nature of the worde of God CAPI IIII. LEt vs feare therfore lest any of you for sakyng the promes of entryng into his rest shuld seme at any tyme to haue bene disapointed For vnto vs is it declared aswel as vnto theÌ„ But it profyteth not them that they herd the word because they which herd it coupled it not with fayth For we whyche haue beleued do entre ito his rest as he said Euen as I haue sworne in my wrathe they shall not entre into my rest And that spake be verely longe after that the workes were made and the fonÌ„dacioÌ„ of the worlde layde For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth day on this wyse And God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all his worckes And in this place agayne They shall not entre into my rest Seynge therfore it foloweth that some muste entre therinto and they to whom it was fyrst preached entre not therin for vnbelefes sake he appoynteth a certayne daye after so long a tyme saying in Dauid as it is rehearsed this daye yf ye wyll heare hys voyce harden not your hertes For iâ— Iosue had giuen them rest then wolde he not afterward haue spoken of another day There remayneth therfore yet arest to the people of God For he that is entred into his rest hath ☞ ceased also from hys owne worckes as God dyd from hys Let vs study therfore to entre into the rest lest any maÌ„ faule after the same ensample of vnbelefe For the worde of God is quycke myghty in operacion and sharper then any two edged swearde entreth through euen vnto the diuidyng a sonder of the soule and the sprete of the iointes and the mary is a dyscerner of the thoughtes of the intentes of the herte neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of him But all thynges are naked open vnto the eyes of him of whom we speake Seynge then that we haue a great hye prest which is entred into heauen euen Iesus the sonne of God let vs holde the profession âšœ of our hope For we haue not an hie prest which cannot haue compassion on our infirmyties but was in al poyntes tempted lyke as we are but yet with out synne Let vs therfore go boldely vnto the seate of grace that we may obtayne mercy find grace to helpe in tyme of nede ¶ Chryst is our hye preste and seate of grace and more excellent then the hye prestes of the olde lawe CAPI V. FOr ✚ euery hye prest that is taken from amonge men is ordayned for men in thynges pertaynynge to God to offre gyftes and sacryfyces for synne whyche can haue compassion on the ignoraunte and on them that are out of the way for as muche as he hym selfe also is compased with infirmitie And for the same infirmities sake he is bounde to offre for synnes as wel for him selfe as for the people And no man taketh honour vnto him selfe but he that is called of God as was Aaron Euen so Christ also glorified not hiself to be made the hye prest but he that sayd vnto him thou art my sonne this daye haue I begotteÌ„ the glorified him As he sayth also in another place thou arte a Prest for euer after the ordre of Melchisedech ⊢ whiche in the dates of his flesh whan he had offred vp prayers supplicacions w t strong crying and teares vnto him that was able to saue him from death and was heard because of hê reuereÌ„ce though he were the soÌ„ne âšœ of God yet lerned he obedience by those thinges which he suffered he beynge parfecte was the cause of eternal saluacyon vnto all them that obeyed him and is called of God an hye Prest after the order of Melchisedech Wherfore we wold speake many thinges but they are harde to be vttered seynge ye are dull of hearyng For when as coÌ„cerning the time ye ought to be teachers yet haue ye nede agayne that we teache you the fyrste pryncyples of the worde of God and are become such as ☞ haue nede of mylcke and not of stronge meate for euery man that is fed with mylke is
to be called theyr god for he hath prepared for them a cytye By faythe Abraham offered vp Isaac when he was proued and he offered him being his only begotten soÌ„ne in whom he had receaued the promyses And to hym it was sayde in Isaac shall thy seed be called for he consydered that god was able to rayse vp agayne from deeth Therfore receaued he hym also for an ensample of the resurreccyon By faith dyd Isaac blesse Iacob and Esau concernyng thynges to come â–ª By fayth Iacob when he was a dying blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph bowed hymselfe towarde the toppe of hys scepter By fayth Ioseph when he dyed remembred the departynge of the chyldren of Israel gaue commaundement of his bones By faith Moses when he was borne was hyd thre monethes of his father and mother because they sawe he was a proper chylde neyther feared they the Kynges commaundement By fayth Moses when he was greate refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos daughter and chose rather to suffre aduersitye with the people of god then to enioy the pleasures of synne for a season and estemed the rebuke of Chryst greater riches then the treasures of Egipt For he had respeâ—ct vnto the rewarde By faith he forsoke Egipt feared not the fearcenes of the king For he endured euen as though he had sene hi which is inuisible Thorow faith he ordeined the passeouer the effusion of bloud lest he that destroyed y â— fyrst borne shulde touche them By fayth they passed thorowe the reed see as by drye lande which when the Egypcyans had assayed to do they were drowned By faythe the walles of Ierico fell downe after they were compassed about seuen dayes By fayth the hariot Raab perysshed not wyth them that were disobediente when she had receaued the spyes to lodgynge peaseably And what shall I more saye for the tyme wyll be to short for me to tel of Gedeon of Barach of SaÌ„pson of Iephthae of Dauid also Samuel of the Prophetes ✚ which thorow faith subdued kiÌ„gdomes wrought righteousnes ☞ obteyned the promises ‡ stopped the mouthes of lioÌ„s ‡ quenched the violeÌ„ce of fyre ‡ escaped the edge of the swearde out of weaknesse were made stronge waxed valyente in fyght turned to flyght the armies of the alieÌ„tes the wemen receaued theyr deed raysed to lyfe agayne Other were racked wolde not be delyuered that they myght inheret ☞ a better resurreccion Agayne other were tried w t moc kinges scourginges moreouer w t boÌ„des presoÌ„ment were stoned were hewen asunder were tempted were slame â–ª with sweard walcked vp downe in shepes skinnes and goates skynnes beyng destitute troubled vexed which meÌ„ the world was not worthy of they waÌ„dred in wyldernesses in mountaines and in deÌ„nes and caues of the earth And these al thorow faith obtained good reporte ⊢ and receaued not the promes because God had prouyded a better thinge for vs that they without vs shuld not be made perfecte ¶ An exhortacion to be pacient stedfast in trouble and aduersyte vpon hope of euerlastynge rewarde A commendacyon of the newe Testament About the olde CAPI XII WHerfore let vs also seing that we are compassed with so great a multytude of wytnesses laye awaye all that presseth downe and the sinne that hangeth so fast on let vs ruÌ„ne with pacience vnto the battayle that is set before vs loking vnto Iesus the auctor and finyssher of our fayth which for the ioye that was set before hym aboâ—e the crosse and despysed the shame and is set downe on the ryght hande of the throne of god Consyder therfore howe that he endured such speakyng agaynst hym of synners leste ye shulde be weryed and faynt in youre myndes For ye haue not yet resysted vnto bloud striuing against sinne And haue forgotten the exhortacion which speaketh vnto you as vnto chyldren my sonne despyse not thou the chastening of the Lord neither faynte when thou art rebuked of hym for whom the Lorde loueth him he chasteneth yee he scourgeth euery sonne that he receaueth If ye endure chastening god offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes What soÌ„ne is he whom the father chasteneth not If ye be not vnder correccyon wherof al are partakers then are ye bastardes not sonnes Therfore seing we haue had fathers of our flessh which corrected vs we gaue theÌ„ reuereÌ„ce shal we not much rather be in subteccion vnto the father of spiritual giftes lyue And they verely for a fewe daies nâ—â—tred vs after their owne pleasure but he nur treth vs for our profit to the intent that he maye mynister of his holynes vnto vs. No maner chastising for the preseÌ„t tyme semeth to be ioyous but greuous neuerthelesse afterwarde it bryngeth the quyet frute of ryghtwesnes vnto them whyche are exercised therby Stretch forth therfore the haÌ„des which were let downe and the weake knees and se that ye haue strayght steppes vnto youre fete lest any haltynge turne you oute of the waye yee let it rather be healed Folowe peace with al men and holines without the which no man shall se the Lorde And loke that no man be destitute of the grace of god leste any rote of bytternes sprynge vp and trouble and therby many be defyled that there be no fornicator or vncleane person as Esau which for one mease of meate sold his byrthryght For ye knowe how that afterwarde when he wolde by inherytaunce haue optayned blessing he was put by For he fonnde no place of repentaunce though he sought it with teares For ye are not come vnto the mouÌ„t that is touched and vnto burning fire nor vnto storme and darcknes and tempest of wether and soundeof of a troÌ„pe and the voice of wordes which voyce they that hearde it wysshed away that the communycacyon shuld not be spoken to theÌ„ For they coulde not abyde that which was coÌ„mauÌ„ded If a beast touche the mountayne it shall be iâ—oned or thrust thorowe with a darte so terrible was the syght whiche appeared Moses sayde I feare and quake But ye are come vnto the mount Sion and to the cite of the lyuing God the celestyal Ierusalem and to an innumerable sight of angels and vnto the coÌ„gregacion of the fyrst borne sonnes whyche are wrytten in heauen and to God the iudge of al to the spirites of iust and parfecte men and to Iesus the mediator of the newe testameÌ„t and to the sprinklynge of bloude that speaketh better then that ‡ bloude of Abel Se that ye despyce not hym y t speaketh For yf they escaped not which refused hym that spake on earth much more shall we not escape yf we turne awaye from hym that speaketh froÌ„ heauen whose voyce theÌ„ shoke the earth nowe hath declared sayinge yet once more wyll I shake not the earth onely but also