his father and preuayled and slue al his brethren with the swerde and dyuers of the Lordes of Israell Iehoram was two and thyrtye yere olde when he began to reygne he reygned eyght yere in Ierusalem And he walked in the way of the kynges of Israell lyke as dyd the house of Ahab for he had the doughter of Ahab to wyfe and he wroughte euyll in the eyes of the Lorde Howbeit the Lorde wolde not destroye the house of Dauid bycause of the couenaunt that he had made with Dauid as he promysed to gyue a lyght to hym and to his sonnes for euer In his dayes the Edomites rebelled when they were vnder the dominion of Iuda and made them selues a kyng And Iehoram went forth with his lordes and all his charettes were with hym and arose vp by nyght and smote the Edomites whiche compassed hym in and the captaynes of the charettes But Edom rebelled styll so that they wolde not be vnder the hande of Iuda vnto this daye That same tyme also dyd Libna departe from beyng vnder his hande Bycause Iehoram had forsaken the Lorde God of his fathers Moreouer he made hyll aulters in the cityes of Iuda caused the enhabitours of Ierusalem to commyt fornicacyon and prouoked Iuda to Idolatrie And there came a wrytyng to hym from Elia the prophet sayenge Thus sayth the Lorde God of Dauid thy father bycause thou hast not walked in the wayes of Iehosaphat thy father and in the wayes of Asa kynge of Iuda but walkedst in the wayes of the kynges of Israel hast made Iuda the dwelleis of Ierusalem to go a hooryng lyke to the hooredome of the house of Ahab hast sleyne thy brethren eueÌ„ thy fathers house whiche were better then y u Beholde with a great plage wyll the Lorde smyte thy folke thy chyldren thy wyues and thy goodes And y u shalte suffre great payne euch a disease of thy bowels vntyl thy guttê falout by reason of thy sycknes day by day And so the Lorde styrred vp agaynst Iehoram the spirite of the Philistines the Arabians that were besyde the blacke Moores And they came vp into Iuda wasted it caried away al the substauÌ„ce that was found in the kynges house and his sonnes and his wyues so that there was neuer a sonne lefte hym saue Iehoahaz whiche was the yongest among his sonnes And after all these thynges the lorde smote hym in his bowels with an vncurable disease And it came to passe that in processe of tyme euen after the ende of .ii. yere his guttes fell out in his sycknes so he dyed of very euyll dyseases And they made no ☞ burnynge for hym lyke the burnynge of his fathers When he began to reygne he was .xxxii. yere olde and reygned in Ierusalem .viii. yere and lyued wretchedly Howbeit they buryed hym in the citye of Dauid but not amonge the Sepulchres of the kynges ¶ Ahaziahu reygneth in the roume of Iehorain Iehâ—â— kynge of Israell kylleth Ahaziahu Athalia putteth to death all the the â—ynges lyuâ—ge onely Ioas â—â—capcth CAPI XXII ANd the enhabitoures of Ierusalem made Ahaziahu his yonge son kyng in his steade For the men of warre that came w t the hoost of the Arabians had sleyne al his eldest sonnes And so Ahaziahu the son of IehoraÌ„ kyng of Iuda was made kynge ☞ Xlii. yere olde was he when he began to reygne he reygned one yere in Ierusalem His mothers name was Athalia the doughter of Amri And he walked also in the wayes of the house of Ahab for his mother by her couÌ„sayle entysed hym to do wyckedly Wher fore he dyd that which was euyl in the syght of the lorde as did they that were of the house of Ahab for they were his couÌ„saylours after the death of his father to his destruccion And he walked after theyr counsayle and went with IehoraÌ„ son of Ahab kynge of Israel to fyght agaynst Hazael kyng of Siria at Ramoth in Gilead the Sirians smote IoraÌ„ And he returned to be healed in Iezreel of the woundes whiche were gyuen hym at Rama when he fought with Hazael kyng of Siria And Ahaziahu the son of IehoraÌ„ king of Iuda went downe to se Iehoram the son of Ahab at Iezreel bycause he was diseased And it came of God that Ahaziahu shulde be despysed for his comyng to IehoraÌ„ for when be was come he went out w t IehoraÌ„ agaynst Iehu the sonne of Nimsi whom the Lorde had anoynted to destroy the house of Ahab And so it came to passe that wheÌ„ Iehu was executyng iustice vpon the house of Ahab had founde the lordes of Iuda the sonnes of the brethren of Ahaziahu that waytch on Ahaziahu he slue them And he sought Ahaziahu they caught hym where he was hyd in Samaria and brought hym to Iehu And when they had sleyne hym the buryed hym Bycause sayd they he is the son of Iehosaphat which sought the lorde with al his hert And the house of Ahaziahu had no power to kepe styll the kyngdome But when Athalia the mother of Ahaziahu sawe that her son was dead she arose destroye all the kynges â—eed in the kynred of the house of Iuda And Iehosabeath the doughter of the kyng toke Ioas the son of Ahaziahu stale hym from among the kynges sonnes that were â—leyâ—â— put hym and his nurce in a preuy â—hambre And so Iehosabeath the doughter of kynge Iehoram the wyfe of Iehoida the preest the syster of Ahaziahu hyd hym fro Athalia that he was nor sleyne And so he was with them hyd in the house of God syxe yere And Athalia reygned ouer the lande ¶ Ioas the sonne of Ahaziahu is made kynge Athalia is put to death CAPI XXIII ANd in the seuenth yere Iehoiada beynge bolde toke the captaynes of hundredes Azariahu the son of Ieroham Ismael the sonne of Iehohanam Azariahu the sonne of Obed Maasiahu the son of Ada iahu and Elisaphat the sonne of Zichri and made a bonde with them And they wente aboute in Iuda and gathered the Leuites out of all the cityes of Iuda and the auncient fathers of Israel and they came to Ierusalem And al the congregacion made a bonde with the kynge in the house of God And he sayde vnto them beholde the kynges sonne muste reygne as the lorde hath sayde of the chyldren of Dauid This is it therfore that ye shall do The thyrde parte of you shall on the Sabboth come to the preestes Leuites and kepers of the porches And an other thyrde parte shall be by the kynges house and an other thyrde parte shall be at the gate of the foundacion all the people shall be in the courtes of the house of the Lorde But there shal none come into the house of the lorde saue the preestes they that ministre vnto the Leuitê They shal go in for they are holy but al the people
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
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
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
mayster sayeth My tyme is at hande I wyll kepe myne Easter by the with my disciples And the disciples dyd as Iesus had appoynted them and they made redy the Passecuer When the euen was come he sat downe with the twelue And as they dyd eate he sayd Uerely I say vnto you that one of you shall betraye me And they were excedyng forowfull began euery one of them to say vnto him Lorde is it I He an swered sayd he that dyppeth his hand with me in the dysshe the same shall betray me The sonne of man truely gothe as it is wrytten of hym but wo vnto that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed It had bene good for that man yf he had not bene borne Then Iudas whiche betrayed hym answered and sayde Mayster is it I He sayde vnto hym thou hast sayde When they were eatyng Iesus toke brende when he had gyuen thankê he brake it gaue it to the disciples sayd Take eate this is my body And he toke the cup and thanked and gaue it them sayenge drynke ye all of this For this is my bloode whiche is of the newe testament that is shed for many for the remyssyon of synnes But I saye vnto you I wyll not drynke hence forth of this fruyte of the vyne tree vntyll that daye when I shall drinke it newe with you in my fathers kyngdome And when they had sayd grace they went out vnto mount Oliuete Then sayeth Iesus vnto them all ye shall be offended bycause of me this nyght For it is wrytten I wyl smyte the shepeheerde and the shepe of the flocke shal be scattered abrode But after I am rysen agayne I wyll go before you in to Galile Peter answered and sayde vnto hym Though all men be offended bycause of the yet wyll I not be offended Iesus sayd vnto hym Uerely I say vnto the that in this same nyght before the cocke crowe y u shalte denye me thryse Peter sayde vnto hym Yea though I shulde dye with the yet wyl I not deny the. Likewyse also sayd al the disciples Then came Iesus with them vnto a farme place whiche is called Gethsemane sayde vnto the disciples syt ye here whyle I go and praye yonder And he toke with hym Peter the two sonnes of Zebede and began to waxe sorowfull and heuye Then sayde Iesus vnto them My soule is heuye euen vnto the death Tary ye here and watche with me And he went a lytell further and fell flat on his face and prayed sayenge O my father yf it be possyble let this cup passe from me neuerthelesse not as I wyl but as thou wylt And he came vnto the disciples and founde them a slepe and sayeth vnto Peter What coulde ye not watche w t me one houre watch and pray that ye enter not into temptacyon The spirite is wyllynge but the flesshe is weyke He went away once agayn prayed sayenge O my father yf this cup maye not passe away from me excepte I drynke of it thy wyll be fulfylled And he came and found them a slepe agayn for theyr eyes were heuy And he left them and went agayne prayed the thyrde tyme sayenge the same wordes Then cometh he to his disciples and sayeth vnto them Slepe on nowe take your rest Beholde the houre is at hande and the son of man is betrayed in to the handes of synners Ryse let vs be goynge Behold he is at hande that dothe betray me Whyle he yet spake lo Iudas one of the nombre of the twelue came and with hym a great multitude with swerdes and staues sent from the cheyfe Preestes elders of the peple But he that betrayed hym gaue them a token sayenge Whom so euer I kysse that same is he holde hym fast And forthwith he came to Iesus and sayde hayle mayster and kyssed him And Iesus sayd vnto him frende wherfore arte thou come Then came they and layde handes on Iesus and toke hym And beholde one of them whiche were with Iesus stretched out his hande and drewe his swerde and stroke a seruaunte of the hyghe preest smote of his eare Then sayde Iesus vnto him put vp thy swerde into his sheeth For ☞ all they that take the swerde shall peryshe with the swerde Thynkest thou that I can not now pray to my father and he shal gyue me †euen novve more then xii ☞ lâ—gions of angels But howe then shall the scriptures be fulfylled for this must it be In that same houre sayd Iesus to the multitude ye be come out as it were vnto a there with swerdê and staues for to take me I sat dayly with you teachynge in the temple and ye toke me not But all this is done that the scriptures of the prophettes myght be ful fylled Then all the disciples forsoke hym and fled And they toke Iesus led hym to Cayphas the hygh preest where the Scribes and the elders were assembled But Peter folowed hym a farre of vnto the hygh preestes palace and went 〈◊〉 and sat w t the seruauntes to se the ende The theyf preestes and the elders and all the counsell sought false wytnesse agaynst Iesus for to put hym to death but founde none yea wheÌ„ many false wytnesses came yet founde they none At the last came two false wytnesses sayde This felowe sayde I am able to destroy the temple of God to buylde it agayn in thre dayes And the cheyfe preest arose sayde vnto hym answerest thou nothynge Why do these beare wytnesse agaynst the But Iesus helde his peace And the cheyfe preest answered sayde vnto hym I charge the by the lyuyng God that thou tel vs whyther thou be Chryst the sonne of God Iesus sayeth vnto hym thou hast sayde Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you here after shall ye se the sonne of man syttyng on the ryght hande of power comyng in the cloudê of the skye Then the hygh preest rent his clothes say enge he hath spoken blasphemye what nede we of any mo wytnesses Beholde nowe ye haue herde his blasphemye what thynke ye They answered sayde he is worthy to dye Then dyd they spyt in his face bufferted him with fystes And other smote hym on his face with the palme of theyr handê sayenge tell vs thou Christ who is he that smote the Peter sat without in the palace And a damsel came to hym sayeng Thou also wast with Iesus of Galile but he denyed before them al sayeng I wote not what thou sayest When he was gone out in to the porche an other wenche sawe hym and sayd vnto them that were there This felowe was also with Iesus of Nazareth And agayne he denyed with an othe sayenge I do not knowe the man And after a whyle came vnto hym they that stode by and sayd vnto Peter surely thou arte euen
worme dyeth not and the fyre goeth not oute And yf thy foote be an hynderaunce vnto the cut it of It is better for the to go halte in to lyfe then hauynge two feete to be cast in to hell into fyre that neuer shall be quenched where theyr worme dyeth not the fyre goeth not out And yf thyne eye hynder the plucke it out It is better for the to go in to the kyngdom of God with one eye then hauynge two eyes to be cast in to hell fyre where theyr worme dyeth not and the fyre goeth not out ⊢ ☞ Euery man shall be salted with fyre And euery sacrifyce shall be seasoned with salte Salte is good But yf the salte be vn sauery what shall ye season therwith haue salte in youre selues and haue peace among youre selues one with another ¶ Of deuorcement The ryche man questyoneth with Chryst. Of the sonnes of zebede Baâ—thimens the blynde man CAPI X. ✚ ANd when he rose from thence he went in to the coostes of Iurye through the regyon that is beyonde Iordane And the people resorted vnto hym a fresshe and as he was wont he taught them agayne And the Pharyses came and asked hym Is it lauful for a man to put away his wyfe to proue hym And he answered and sayd vnto them what dyd Moses byd you do and they sayde Moses suffered to wryte a testymonyall of deuorsement to put her away And Iesus answered and sayde vnto them For the hardnesse of your herte he wrote this precepte vnto you But at the fyrst creacyon God made them man and woman Therfore shall a man leaue his father and mother and byde by his wyfe and they twayne shal be one fleshe So then are they now not twayne but one fleshe Therfore what god hath coupled togyther let not man seperate And in the house his discyples asked hym agayne of the same matter And he sayeth vnto them Whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke towarde her And yf any woman forsake her husband and be maryed to another she coÌ„mytted aduontrye ⊢ And they brought chyldren to hym that he shulde touch them And his disciples rebuked those that brought them But when Iesus sawe it he was displeased and sayde vnto them Suffer the chyldren to come vnto me forbyd them not For of soche is the kyngdome of God Uerely I saye vnto you whosoeuer doth not receyue the kyngdome of God as a chylde he shall not enter therin And when he had taken them vp in his armes he put his handes vpon them blessed them ⊢ ✚ And when he was gone forth in to the waye there came one runnynge and kneled to hym asked hym good mayster what shall I do that I maye enheryt eternall lyfe Iesus sayde vnto hym why callest thou me good There is no man good but one which is God Thou knowest the commaundementes breake not matrymony kyll not steale not beare no false wytnesse defraude no man honour thy father and mother He answered and sayde vnto hym Mayster all these I haue obserued froÌ„ my youth Iesus behelde hym and fauoured hym and sayde vnto hym one thynge thou lackest Go thy waye ☞ Sell all that thou haste and gyue to the poore and thou shalte haue treasure in heuen and come folow me ⊢ and take vp my crosse vpon thy shoulders But he was dyscoÌ„forted bycause of that sayenge and went awaye mournyng for he had great possessyons And when Iesus had looked rounde aboute he sayde vnto his discyples Howe vneasye shall they that haue money entre in to the kyngdome of God And the disciples were astonyed at his wordes But Iesus answereth agayne and sayeth vnto them chyldren howe harde is it for them that truste in money to entre in to the kyngdome of God It is easyer for a camell to go thorowe the eye of an nedle then for the ryche to entre in to the kyngdom of god And they were astonyed out of measure sayenge bytwene them selues who then can be saued Iesus loked vpon them and sayde with men it is vnpossyble but not with god for with God all thynges are possyble And Peter began to saye vnto hym Lo we haue forsaken al and haue folowed the Iesus answered and sayde Uerely I saye vnto you there is no man that hath forsaken house or brethren or systers or father or mother or wyfe or chyldren or landes for my sake and the Gospels but he shal receyue an hundred folde nowe in this lyfe houses and brethren and systers and mothers and chyldren and landes with persecucions and in the worlde to come eternal lyfe But many that are fyrste shall be laste and the last fyrst And they were in the waye goynge vp to Ierusalem And Iesus wente before them and they were amased and folowed and were afrayde And Iesus toke the twelue agayne and began to tell them what thynges shulde happen vnto hym Beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and the Sonne of man shall be delyuered vnto the hygh Preestes and vnto the Scrybes and they shall condempne hym to death and shal delyuer hym to the Gentyls and they shall mocke hym and scourge hym spytte vpon hym and kyll hym And the thyrde daye he shall ryse agayne And Iames and IohnÌ„ the sonnes of Zebede came vnto hym sayenge Mayster we wolde that thou shuldest do for vs what soeuer we desyre He sayde vnto them what wolde ye that I shuld do for you They sayd vnto hym graunte vnto vs that we maye sytte one on thy ryght hande and the other on thy lefte hande in thy glorye But Iesus sayde vnto them Ye wore not what ye aske Can ye drynke of the cup that I drynke of And be baptysed with the baptyme that I am baptysed with And they sayde vnto him that we can Iesus sayde vnto them ye shall in dede drynke of the cuppe that I drynke of and with the baptyme that I am baptysed with all shall ye be baptysed in but to syt on my ryght hande and on my lefte hande is not myne to gyue but it shal happen vnto them for whome it is prepared And when the ten herde it they began to disdayne at Iames and IohnÌ„ But Iesus when he had called them to hym sayde vnto them Ye knowe that they whiche are sene to beare rule amonge the people reygne as Lordes ouer them And they that be greate amonge them exercyse anctorite vpon them Neuerthelesse so shall it not be amonge you but who soeuer of you wyll be great amonge you shall be your minister And who soeuer of you wyll be cheyfe shal be seruaunt of all For the sonne of man also came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to gyue his lyfe for the redempcion of many And they came to Ierico And as he went out of the cuye of Ierico with his disciples and a great nombre of people
be in an agonye and sayeth vnto them My soule is heuy euen vnto the death tary ye here and watche And he went forth a lytel and fel downe flat on the grounde prayed that yf it were possyble the houre myghte passe from hym And he sayd Abba father all thynges are possyble vnto the take away this cup from me Neuerthelesse not that I wyll but that thou wylte be done And he came and founde them slepynge and sayeth to Peter Simon slepest thou Couldest not thou watche one houre Watche ye praye lest ye entre in to temptacyon the spirite trulye is redy but the flesshe is weyke And agayne he went asyde and prayed and spake the same wordes And he returned and founde them a slepe agayne For theyr eyes were heuye neyther wyst they what to answere hym And he came the thirde tyme sayde vnto them slepe henceforth and take your ease it is ynough The houre is come beholde the sonne of maÌ„ is betrayed in to the handes of synners Ryse vp let vs go Lo he that betrayeth me is at hande And immediatly whyle he yet spake cometh Iudas whiche was one of the twelue and with him a great nombre of people with swerdes and staues from the hygh preestes and Scribes and elders And he that betrayed hym had gyuen them a general token sayenge Who soeuer I do kysse that same is he Take hym and leade hym awaye warely And as soone as he was come he goeth streyghte waye to hym and sayeth vnto him Mayster mayster and kyssed hym And they layde theyr handê on hym and toke hym And one of them that stode by drue out a swerde and smote a seruaunt of the hygh preest and cur of his care And Iesus answered sayd vnto them ye be come out as vnto a thefe with swerdê with staues for to take me I was dayly w t you in the Temple teachynge ye toke me not but these thynges come to passe that the scriptures shulde be fulfylled And they al forsoke hym ran away And there folowed hym a certayne yong man clothed in lynnen vpon the bare and the yonge men caughte hym he lefte his lynnen garment and fled from them naked And they lâ—d Iesus away to the hyghest preest of all with hym came all the hygh preestes the elders and the Scribes And Peter folowed hym a greate way of euen tyl he was come in to the palace of the hyghe preest and he sat with the 〈…〉 and warmed hym selfe at the fyre And the hygh preestes and all the counsell sought for wytnes agaynst Iesus to put hym to death founde none for many bare false wytnesse agaynst him but theyr wytnesses agreed not togyther And there arose cerâ—ayn brought false wytnes agaynst hym sayeng We herâ—e hym saye I wyll destroy this temple that is made with handes and within thre dayes I wyl buylde an other made without handê but yet theyr wytnesses agreed not togyther And the hygh Preest stode vp amongest them and asked Iesus sayenge Answerest thou nothynge Howe is it that these beare wytnesse agaynst the But he helde his peace answered nothynge Agayne the hyghest preest asked hym and sayde vnto hym Arte thou Christ the son of the blessed And Iesus sayde I am And ye shal se the sonne of man syttyng on the ryght hande of power comynge in the cloudes of heuen Then the hygh Preest rent his clothes sayde What nede we any further of wytnesses Ye haue herde blasphemye what thynke ye and they al condemned hym to be worthy of death And some began to spyt at hym to couer his face to beate him with fystes and to say vnto hym Arede And the seruauntê buffetted hym on the face And as Peter was byneth in the palace there came one of the wenches of the hyghest preest and when she sawe Peter warmyng hym selfe she loketh on hym and sayeth Wast not thou also with Iesus of Nazareth And he denyed sayenge I knowe hym not neyther wote I what thou sayest And he went out in to the porche and the cocke crewe And a damsel when she sawe hym began agayne to say to them that stode by this is one of them And he denyed it agayn And anone after they that stode by sayde agayne to Peter surely thou arte one of them for thou art of Galile and thy speache agreeth therto But he began to curse and to swere sayenge I know not this maÌ„ of whom ye speake And agayne the cocke crewe and Peter remembred the worde that Iesus sayd vnto hym before the cocke crowe twyse thou shalte denye me thre tymes And he began to wepe ¶ Of the Passyon death and buryall of Chryst. CAPI XV. ANd anone in the downyng the hygh Preestes helde a counsell with the elders and the Scribes and the hole congregacion and bounde Iesus and led hym away and delyuered hym to Pilate And Pilate asked hym Arte thou the kynge of the Iues And he answered and sayd vnto him thou sayest it And the hygh preestes accused hym of many thyngê So Pilate asked hym agayne sayeng Answerest thou nothyng Beholde howe many thynges they lay vnto thy charge Iesus yet answered nothynge so that Pilate meruayled At that feast Pilate dyd delyuer vnto them a prysoner whom soeuer they wolde desyre And there was one that was named Barrabas which lay bounde with them that made insurreccyon he had coÌ„mytted murther And the people called vnto hym and began to desyre hym that he wolde do accordynge as he had euer done vnto them Pilate answered them sayenge Wyll ye that I let loose vnto you the kyng of the Iues For he knew that the hygh preestes had deliuered him of enuy But the high preestê moued the people that he shulde rather delyuer Barrabas vnto them Pilate answered agayne sayde vnto them What wyll ye then that I do vnto hym whom ye call the kyng of the Iues And they cryed agayne crucifie hym Pilate sayd vnto them what euyll hath he done And they cryed the more feruently Crucifie hym And so Pilate wyllyng to content the people let loose Barrabas vnto them and delyuered vp Iesus when he had scourged hym for to be crucified And the souldioures led hym away into the comen hall and called togyther the hole multitude they clothed hym with purple and they platted a crowne of thornes and crowned hym withall and began to salute hym Hayle kyng of the Iues. And they smote hym on the head with a reede and dyd spyt vpon hym and bowed theyr knees and worshypped hym And wheÌ„ they had mocked hym they toke the purple of him and put his owne clothes on hym and led hym out to crucifie hym And they compelled one that passed by called Simon of Cyrene the father of Alexander and Rufus whiche came out of the felde to beare his crosse And they broughte
are otherwyse cannot be hyd ¶ The dutie of seruauÌ„tes towarde theyr maysters â–ª Against suche an are not satisfyed with the worde of God â–ª Agaynst couetousnes A good lesson for ryche men CAPI VI. LEt as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke counte theyr maysters worthye of all honoure that the name of God and his doctryne be not euell spoken of â—e that they whiche haue beleuynge maysters despise theÌ„ not because they are brethreÌ„ but rather do seruyce for as much as they are be leuyng beloued ê‘takers of the benefite These thynges teache and exhorte If any man folow other doctrine encline not vnto the wholsome wordes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and to the doctrine which is accordynge to Godlynesse he is pufte vp and knoweth nothyng but wasteth his braynes about questions stryfe of wordes wherof sprynge enuye stryfe raylynges euell surmisynges vayne disputacyons of men that haue corrupt myndes and that are robbed of the truth which thynke y â— lucre is godlynes From them y â— are soch seperate thy self Godlynes is greate ryches If a man be coÌ„tent with that he hathe For we brought nothynge into the worlde nether maye we cary any thynge out But when we haue fode rayment we must therwith be content They that wylbe ryche fall into temptacyon and snares âšœ of the deuell into many folyshe and noysome lustes which drowne meÌ„ into perdicion and destruccyon For coueteousnes of money is the rote of all euel which whyle some lusted after they erred froÌ„ the sayth tauglyd theÌ„ selues with many sorowes But thou man of God flye suche thynges Folowe ryghtewesnes godlynes fayth loue pacyence â—eakenes Fyght the good fyght of fayth Laye hande on eternal lyfe wher vnto thou art also called hast professed a good professyon before many wytnesses I geue y â— charge i y â— syght of God which quickneth all thynges before Iesu Christ which vnder Poncius Pylate wytnessed a good witnessyng that y â— kepe the coÌ„mauÌ„dement be without spotte vurebukeable vntyll the apperynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ whiche appearyng in his tyme he shall shewe that is blessed myghty onely kynge of kynges lorde of lordes whiche onely hathe immortalite dwelleth in the lyght that no man can attayne whom no man hath sene nether can se vnto whom be honoure and rule euerlastynge Amen Charge theÌ„ which are rych in this world that they be not hye mynded nor trust in vncertayne ryches but in the lyuynge God which geueth vs abouÌ„dauÌ„tly all thynges to enioye theÌ„ that they do good that they be ryche in good workes that they be redy to geue and gladly to dystribute layinge vp in store for them selues a good foundacyon against the tyme to come y â— they may obtayne eternall lyfe O Timothe saue y â— which is geâ—en the to kepe and a voyde vngostly vanytyes of voyces oposicions of science falsly so called whyche scyence whyle some profyssed they erred as coÌ„cernynge y â— fayth Grace be with the. Amen ¶ Sent from Laodicea which is the chefest cytie of Phri gia Pacaciana ¶ The secoÌ„de Epistle of Saynt Paul the Apostle vnto Timothe ¶ Panâ— exhorteth Timothe to stedfastnesse and pacyence 〈◊〉 persecucyon and to contynue in the doctryne that he had taught him A commendacyon of Onesyphorus CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyll of God accordinge to the promes of lyfe whiche is in Christ Iesu. To Tymothe hys beloued soÌ„ne Grace mercy and peace from God the father and from Iesu Christe oure Lorde I thynke God whom I serue from myne elders with pure coÌ„scyence that without any ceasynge I make mencion of the in my prayers nyght and daye desyringe to se the myndfull of thy teares so that I am fylled with ioye when I call to remeÌ„brauÌ„ce the vnfayned fayth that is in the whiche dwelt fyrst in thy graund mother Lois and in thy mother Eunica I am assure that it dwelleth in the also Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of God which is in y â— by the puttynge on of my handes For God hath not geueÌ„ to vs the spirit of feare but of power and of loue and of sobrenes Be not thou therfore ashamed of the testymony of oure Lord neyther be ashamed of me which am his prisoner but suffre thou aduersite wyth the Gospel accordyng to the power of God whiche saued vs and called vs with an holy callynge not accordynge to oure dedes but according to his owne purpose grace whiche was gyuen vs thorowe Christ Iesu before the worlde beganne but is nowe declared openly by the appearynge of our sauiour Iesu Christe whiche hath put away death and hath brought lyfe and immortalite vnto lyght thorowe the Gospell whervnto I am apoynted a preacher Apostle and a teacher of the Gentyls for the whiche cause â–ª I also suffre these thynges Neuerthe lesse I am not ashamed For I knowe and am sure that he in whom I haue put my trust is able to kepe that whych I haue comitted to his kepynge agaynst that day Se that thou haue the ensample of the holsome wordes whiche thou hast heard of me with fayth and loue that is in Christ Iesu That good thynge whiche was committed to thy kepyng hold fast thorow the holy ghost whiche dwelleth in vs. This y â— knowest howe that al they which are in Asia be turned from me Of which sorte are Phigelus and Hermogenes The Lorde gyue mercye vnto the housholde of Onesiphorus for he oft refresshed me and was not ashamed of my cheyne but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligeÌ„tly fouÌ„de me The Lord grauÌ„t vnto him that he may fynde mercy with the Lord at that day And in how many thinges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very wel ¶ Lyke as in the fyrste Chapter so here he exhorteth hym to be constant in trouble to suffre manly and to abyde faste in the wholsome doctryne of our Lorde Iesus Christ. CAPI II. THou therfore my soÌ„ne be strong in the grace that is thorow Christ Iesu in the thynges that thou haste herde of me by many wytnesses The same commytte thou to faythful men which shal be apt to teach other also Thou therfore suffre afflyccyons as a good soudier of Iesu Christ. No man that warreth entaÌ„glith him self with worldly busynes and that because he maye please him which hath chosen him to be a soudier And though a man stryne for a mastery yet is he not crowned except he stryue lawfully The husband man that laboureth muste fyrst receyue of the frutes Consider what I say The Lorde gyue the vnderstandyng in all thynges ⊢ Remembre that Iesus Christ of the sede of Dauid rose agayne froÌ„ death accordyng to my gospel wherin I suffre trouble as an euyll doer eueÌ„ vnto bondes
to fetche any thing out of his house And let hym that is in the felde not turne backe agayne vnto the thynges which he lefte behynde hym for to take his clothes with hym Wo shal be theÌ„ to them that are with chyld and to them that gyue sucke in those dayes But praye ye that your flyght be not in the wynter For there shall be in those dayes suche tribulacyon as was not from the begynnyge of creatures which god created vnto this tyme neyther shall be And excepte that the Lorde shulde shorten those dayes no flesshe shulde be saued But for the electes sake whome he hath chosen he hath shortened those dayes And then yf any man say to you lo here is Christ lo he is there byleue not For false Christes false prophettes shall ryse shall shewe myracles and wonders to deceyue yf it were possyble euen the electe But take ye hede Beholde I haue shewed you all thynges before Moreouer in those dayes after that tribulacion the sonne shall waxe darke and the moone shall not gyue her lyght and the sterres of heuen shall fal and the powers whiche are in heuen shall moue And then shall they se the sonne of man comyng in the cloudes with great power and glorye And then shall he sende his angels and shall gather togyther his electe from the foure wyndes from the ende of the earth to the vttermost parte of heuen Learne a similitude of the Fygge tree when his braunche is yet tender and hathe brought forth leaues ye know that somer is neare So ye in lyke maner when ye se these thynges come to passe vnderstande that he is nygh euen at the dores Uerely I say vnto you that this generacion shall not passe tyll these thynges be done Heuen and earth shal passe but my wordes shall not passe But of that day and tyme knoweth no man no not the angels whiche are in heuen ☞ neyther the sonne hym selfe saue the father onely Take hede watche praye for ye knowe not when the tyme is As a maÌ„ which is gone in to a straunge countrey and hath lefte his house and gyuen his substaunce to his seruauntes and to euery man his worke and coÌ„maunded the porter to watche Watche ye therfore for ye knowe not when the mayster of the house wyll come at euen or at mydnyght whyther at the cocke crowynge or in the dawnynge leest yf he come sodeynly he fynde you slepyng And that I say vnto you I saye vnto all watche ¶ Mary Magdalen anoynteth Christ. The Easter lambe is eaten Christ is taken Peter denyeth hym with many other thynges that were demâ—â—ded of Christ. CAPI XIIII ✚ AFter two dayes was Easter and the dayes of swete breade And the hygh preestes and the Scribes sought howe they myght take hym by crafte and put him to death But they sayde not in the feast day lest any busynes aryse among the people And wheÌ„ he was at Bethania in the house of Simon the leper euen as he sat at meate there came a woman hauynge an alabaster boxe of oyntmente called Narde that was pure and costly and she brake the boxe and powred it on his heade And there were some that were not contente within them selues and sayde What neded this waste of oyntment For it myghte haue ben solde for more then CCC pence and haue bene gyuen vnto the poore And they grudged agaynst her And Iesus sayde let her alone why trouble ye her She hath done a good worke on me For ye haue poore with you alwayes and when soeuer ye wyll ye maye do them good but me haue ye not alwayes She hath done that she coulde she came beforehande to anoynt my body to the buryenge Uerely I say vnto you Where soeuer this Gospell shall be preached thorowout the hole worlde this also that she hath done shall be rehersed in remembraunce of her And Iudas Iscarioth one of the twelue went away vnto the hygh Preestes to betray hym vnto them When they herde that they were glad promysed that they wolde gyue hym money And he sought howe he myghte conuentently betray hym And the fyrst day of swete bread wheÌ„ they offred ☞ passouer his disciples saye vnto hym Where wylte thou that we go prepare that thou mayste eate the Passeouer And he sendeth forth two of his disciples and sayeth vnto them Go ye into the citye and there shal mete you a man bearynge a pytcher of water folowe hym And whyther soeuer he goeth in say ye to the good man of the house the mayster sayeth Where is the geste cambre where I shal eate Passeouer with my disciples And he wyll shewe you a great parloure paued and prepared there make redy for vs. And his disciples went forth and came in to the citye and founde as he had sayde vnto them and they made redy the Passeouer And when it was now euentyde he came with the twelue And as they sat at borde and dyd eate Iesus sayd Uerely I say vnto you one of you that eateth with me shall betray me And they began to be sory and to say to hym one by one is it I And an other sayd is it I He answered and sayde vnto them It is one of the twelue euen he that dyppeth with me in the platter The sonne of maÌ„ truely goeth as it is wrytten of hym but wo to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed Good were it for that man yf he had neuer bene borne And as they dyd eate Iesus toke breade when he had gyuen thankes he brake it and gaue to them sayde Take eate this is my body And he toke the cup and when he had gyuen thankes he toke it to them they all dranke of it And he sayde vnto them This is my bloode of the newe testament whiche is shed for many Uerely I saye vnto you I wyll drynke no more of the fruyte of the vyne vntyll that daye that I drynke it newe in the kyngdom of god And when they had sayd grace they went out to mount Olyuete And Iesus sayeth vnto them All ye shall be offended bycause of me this nyght For it is wrytten I wyll smyte the shepeheerde the shepe shall be scattered But after that I am rysen agayne I wyl go into Galile before you Peter sayd vnto hym And though al men be offended yet wyl not I. And Iesus sayeth vnto hym Uerelye I saye vnto the that this daye euen in this nyght before the cocke crowe twyse thou shalte denye me thre tymes But he spake more vehemently no yf I shulde dye with the I wyll not denye the. Lykewyse also sayde they all And they came in to a place which was named Gethsemani And he sayth to his disciples Syt ye here whyle I go asyde praye And he taketh with hym Peter and Iames and IohnÌ„ and began to waxe abasshed and to