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
the circumsised but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the fayth that was in our father Abraham before the tyme of circumcisyon For the promes that he shuld be the heyre of the worlde happened not to Abraham or to his seed thorowe the lawe but thorow the ryghtewesnes of fayth For yf they which are of the law be heyres theÌ„ is fayth but vayne and the promes of none effecte Because the lawe causeth wrath For where no lawe is there is no transgressyon Therfore by fayth is the inheritaunce geuen that it myght come of fauoure that the promes myght be sure ☞ to all the seed Nor to theÌ„ onely whiche are of the lawe but to them also whiche are of the fayth of Abraham which is y â— father of vs al â–ª As it is wrytten I haue made the a father of many nacyoÌ„s euen before God whom he beleued whiche restored the deed vnto lyfe calleth those thynges which be not as though they were Whiche Abraham contrary to hope beleued in hope that he shulde be the father of many nacyons accordyng to that which was spoken ‡ euen so shall thy sede be âšœ as the starres of heauen and the sande of the see And he faynted not in the fayth nor yet consydered his owne bodye whiche was nowe deed euen when he was almoste an hundred yeare olde nether yet that Sata was paste chyldeberynge He stackered not at the promes of God thorow vnbelefe but became stronge in fayth and gaue God the prayse beynge full certyfyed that he which had promysed was able also to make it good And therfore was it reckened to hym for ryghtewesnes Neuertheles it is not wrytten for hym onely that it was reckened to him for ryghtewesnes but also for vs to whom it shal be couÌ„ted for ryghtewesnes so y â— we beleue on him that rayseth vp Iesus our Lorde from deeth whiche was delyuered for oure synnes and rose agayne for to iustifye vs. ¶ The power of fayth hope and loue and howe death raygned from Adam vnto Chryst by whom onely we haue forgeuenesse of synnes CAPI V. BEcause therfore that we are iustyfyed by fayth we are at peace with God thorowe oure Lorde Iesus Christ by whom also it chaunsed vnto vs to be brought in thorowe fayth vnto this grace wherin we stande and ☞ reioyce in hope of the glory âšœ of the chyldren of God Not that onely but also we reioyce in tribulacyons knowynge that tribulacyon bringeth pacieÌ„ce bryngeth experience experience bryngeth hope And hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of God is shed abrode in oure hertes by the holy goost whiche is geuen vnto vs. For wheÌ„ we were yet weake accordynge to the tyme Christe dyed for vs whiche were vngodly Yet scace wyll any man dye for a ryghtewis man ParaueÌ„ture for a good man durste a man dye ✚ But God setteth out his loue towarde vs seyng that whyle we were yet synners âšœ according to the tyme Christ dyed for vs. Much more theÌ„ now seyng we are iustifyed by hê blode shall we be saued froÌ„ wrath thorowe hym For yf when we were enemyes we were reconcyled to God by the deeth of his sonne moche more seynge we are reconcyled we shal be preserued by his lyfe Not only this but we also ioye in God by the meanes of our Lorde Iesus Chryst by whom we haue nowe optayned the attonment Wherfore as by one man synne entred into the worlde and deeth by the meanes of synne Euen so deeth also wente ouer all men in so muche as all men synned For euen vnto the lawe was sinne in the worlde but synne is not imputed whan there is no lawe neuerthelesse deeth raygned from Adam to Moyses euen ouer them also that had not synned with lyke transgressyon as dyd Adam which ☞ beareth the similitude of hym that was to come But the gyfte is not lyke as the synne For yf thorowe the synne of one many be deed much more plenteous vpon many was the grace of God and gyfte by grace ☞ which was geuen by one man Iesus Christ. And the gyfte is not ouer one synne as deeth came thorowe one synne of one that synned For damnacyon came of oue synne vnto condemnacyon but the gyfte came to iustify froÌ„ many sinnes For yf by the synne of one deeth raygned by the meanes of one much more they whiche receaue aboundaÌ„ce of grace and of the gyfte of ryghtewesnes shal raygne in lyfe by y â— meanes of one that is to saye Iesus Christe ✚ Lyke wyse then as by the synne of one there sprange vp euell on all men to condemnacyon euen so by the ryghteousnes of one spryngeth good vpon all men to the ryghteousnes of lyfe For as by one mannes dysobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shal many be made ryghteous But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in that synne shulde encreace Neuerthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of of grace That as synne had raygned vnto deeth euen so myght grace raygne thorowe ryghtewesnes vnto eternal lyfe by the help of Iesu Chryste ⊢ ¶ For so muche as we be delyuered thorowe Christe from synne we muste fassy on our selues to lyue as the seruaâ—tes of God not after our owne iustes The vnlykely rewarde of ryghteousnesse and synne CAPI VI. WHat shall we saye then shall we contynue in sinne that there maye be aboundaunce of grace God forbyd Howe shall we that are deed as touchynge synne lyue any longer therin ✚ Knowe ye not that all we whiche are baptysed into Iesu Chryste are baptysed to dye with hym We are buryed then wyth him by baptime for to dye that lykewyse as Chryst was raysed vp from death by the glorye of the father euen so we also shuld walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be graft in death lyke vnto hym euen so shal we be partakers of the resurreccyon knowynge this that our olde man is crucyfyed with hym also that the bodye of synne myght vtterly be destroyed that hence forth we shulde not be seruauntes vnto synne For he that is deade is iustyfyed from synne Wherfore yf we be deade w t Christ we beleue that we shall also lyue with hym knowyng that Chryste beynge raysed from death dyeth no more Death hath no more power ouer hym For as touchynge that he dyed he dyed concernynge synne once And as touchynge that he lyueth he lyueth vnto God Lykewyse consydre ye also that ye are deade as touchynge synne but are alyue vnto God thorowe Iesus Christe our Lord. ⊢ Let not synne raygne therfore in youre mortall bodye that ye shulde therunto obey by the lustes of it Neyther geue ye your membres as instrumeÌ„tes of vnryghtuousnes vnto synne but gyue ouer your selues vnto God as they that of deade are alyue And geue ouer your members as instrumentes of ryghtuousnes vnto God Let not synne haue
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
theyr net and do sacryfyee vnto theyr yarne because that thorowe it their poreyon is become so fat their meat so plenteous Wherfore they caste oute their net agayne and neuer cease to steye the people ¶ Of the vision of the prophete Against pollyng couetousnes and Iâ—olâ—â—tye CAPI II. I STODE vpon my watche and set me vpon my bul worcke to loke and se what he wolde saye vnto me and what answere I shulde geue hym that reproued me But the Lorde answered me and sayde Wryte the vysyon playuely vpon thy tables that who so commeth by maye rede it for the vysyon is yet farre of for a tyme but at the laste it shal come to passe and not fayle And though he tary yet wayte thou for him for in very dede he wyll come not be slacke Beholde who so wyll not beleue his soule shall not prospere but y â— iust shal lyue by hys fayth Lyke as the wyne disceaueth the dronckarde euen so the proude shal fayle not endure He openeth hys desyre wyde vp as the hell and is as vnseâ—yable as death All Heathen gathereth he to him and heapeth vnto hym all people But shal not all these take vp a prouerbe agaynst him mocke him with a byworde saye Wo vnto him that heapeth vp other mens goodes How longe wyll he lade him selfe w t thicke claye O howe soddenly wyll they staÌ„de vp that shall byte awake that shal teare y â— in peces yee thou shalt be their praye Seinge y â— hast spoyled many Heathen therfore shal the remnaunt of the people spoyle the because of mens bloude for the wrong done in the lande in the cyty and vnto all them that dwell therin Wo vnto hym that couetously gathereth euyl gotten goodes into his house that he maye set his neste an hye to escape from the power of mysfortune Thou hast deuysed the shame of thine owne house for y â— hast slayne to much people and hast wilfully offended so that the very stones of the wall shall crye out of it and the tymbre that lieth betwyxte the ioyntes of the buyldyng shall answere Wo vnto hym that buyldeth the towne with bloude maynteneth the cytye with vnryghtuousnes Shall not the Lord of hosâ—es bring this to passe that the laboures of the people shall be brent with a great fyre that the thyng wher vpon the people haue werted theÌ„ selues shal be lost For y â— earth shal be full of knowledge of y â— Lordes honoure lyke as the waters y â— couer the see Wo vnto hym that geueth his neyghboure dryncke to get him wrothful displeasure for his dronckennes that he may se his preuityes Therfore with shame shalt thou be filled in steade of honour Drinke thou also tyâ— thou sloÌ„ber with all for the cuppe of the Lordes right hande shal coÌ„pas the about shameful spewyng i steade of thy worshipe For the wronge y â— thou hast done in Lybanus shall ouerwhelme the the wylde beastes shall make the afrayed because of mens bloude for the wronge done in the laÌ„de in the cyty and vnto al such as dwell therin What helpe then wyll the ymage do whoÌ„ the worckmaÌ„ hath fashioned Or the vayne cast ymage wherin because the craftesman putteth his trust therfore maketh he doÌ„me Idols Wo vnto him that sayeth to a pece of wod aryse to a doÌ„me stone staÌ„de vp For what istruccion may such one giue Beholde it is layde ouer w t gold siluer there is no breth in it But the Lorde in his holy temple is he whom al the worlde shulde feare ¶ A prayer of the Prophete Abaâ—ue for the ignoraunt CAPI III. O Lord wheÌ„ I herde speke of the I was afrayed The worke y â— thou hast taken in haÌ„de shalte y u perfourme in his tyme O Lord when thy tyme coÌ„meth y u shalt declare it In thy very wrath y u thynckest vpon mercy God commeth from Theman the holy one froÌ„ the mount of Phatan Selah His glory couereth the heuens the earth is ful of his prayse His shine is as the soÌ„ne beames of lyght go out of his haÌ„des there is power hyd Destruccion goeth before hiÌ„ and burnyng cressettes go froÌ„ his fete He standeth and measureth the earth He loketh and the people coÌ„sume away the mouÌ„taines of the worlde fal downe to poulder and the hylles are fayne to bowe them selues for his goinges are euerlastynge and sure I sawe y e the pauilyons of the Morians and the teÌ„tes of the laÌ„de of MadiaÌ„ were vexed for werynesse Wast y u not angry O Lord in the waters was not thy wrath in the stoudes and thy displeasure in the see yes wheÌ„ thou fattest vpon thyne horse and when thy chareâ—tê had the victory Thou shewest thy how openly lyke as y â— haddest promysed with an othe vnto the trybes Selah Thou dydst deuyde y â— waters of y â— earth When the mountaynes sawe the they were afrayed the water streame went away the depe made a noyse at the lyftyng vp of thyn hande The SuÌ„ne and Moue remayned styl in their habitacion Thine arowes went out glisteryng and thy speares as the shyne of the lyghtnyng Thou trodest downe the lande in thyne angre and dydest thressh the Heathen in thy displeasure Thou camest forth to helpe thy people to helpe anoiÌ„ted Thou smotest downe the heade of the house of the vngodly discoueredst hys fouÌ„dacioÌ„s euen vnto the necke of hym Selah Thou cursest his septers the Captayne of his meÌ„ of warre whych come as a stormy wynde to scatre me abrode are glad when they may eat vp the pore secretly Thou makest away for thyne horses in the see euen in the mudde of great waters When I heare this my body is vexed my lyppes trible at the voyce therof my bones corrupte I am afrayed where I staÌ„de O that I myght rest in the daye of trouble that I myght go vp vnto our people which are alredy prepared For the fyg trees shal not be grene the vynes shall beare no frute The labour of y â— olyue shal be 〈◊〉 lost the lande shall bring no corne thâ—â—hepe shal be taken out of y â— fold and there shal be no catel in the stalles But as for me I wyll be glad in the Lorde and wyl reioyce in God my sauiour The Lord God is my strength he shall make my fete as the fete of hertes he whiche geueth the vyctory shal bryng me to my hye places syn gyng vpon my psalmes ¶ The ende of the Prophe eye of Abacue ⧠The Booke of the Prophet Sophony ¶ Thretnynges agaynst Iuda and 〈…〉 theyr Idolatrye CAPI I. THys is the worde of the Lorde whiche came vnto Sophony the sonne of Christ the sonne of Godoliah the soÌ„ne of Amarâ—ah the sonne of Hezekiah in y â— tyme of Iosiah the soÌ„ne of AmoÌ„ kyng of
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
if they put hī to death myght be dysapoynted So when he had promysed faythfully to delyuer them agayne according to the cōdiciō made they let him go without harme for the health of the brethren And when Iudas had slayne xxv M. he went from Carmon Now after y ◠he had chased away slayne his enemies he remoued the hoste towarde Ephrom a strong cytie wherin dwelt many diuerse people of the Heythen the stronge yong men kepte the walles defendyng them myghtely In this cytie was much ordynaūce and prouision of dartes But when Iudas and his cōpany had called vpon Almyghtye God whiche wyth his power breaketh the strength of the enemyes they wāne the cytie and slewe xxv M. of thē y ◠were within Frō thence wente they to the cytie of the Scithyans whiche lyeth vi C. furlonges from Ierusalē But when the Iewes whiche were in the citie testyfied that the cytesyns dealte louyngely with them yee and intreated them kyndely in the tyme of their aduersyte Iudas and his company gaue them thanckes desyrynge them to be frēdly styll vnto them and so they came to Ierusalem the hye feaste of the wekes beynge at hande And after the feast of Pentecost they went forth agaynste Gorgias the gouernoure of Idumea wyth iij. M. men of fote iiij C. horsmen Which when they met together it chaunsed a fewe of y ◠Iewes to be slayne And Dositheus one of y ◠Bachenors a mighty horsmā toke holde of Gorgias and wolde haue takē hī quycke But an horsman of Thracia fell vpon hym and smote of his arme so y ◠Gorgias escaped fled into Moresa When they nowe y ◠were of Gorgias syde had foughten longe were weary Iudas called vpō the Lorde that he wolde be their helper captayne of the felde and wyth that he beganue wyth a manly voice to take vp a song of prayse a cry In so muche y ◠he made the enemyes afrayed Gorgias mē of warre toke their flyght So Iudas gathered his host came into y ◠cite of Odolla And when the seuenth day came vpō them they clēsed them selues as the custome was kept the Sabboth in the same place And vpon the day folowyng Iudas his cōpany came to take vp the bodyes of thē that were slaine to bury them in the fathers graues Nowe vnder the cotes of certayne Iewes which were slayne they foūde Iewels that they had taken out of the tēple frō the Idols of the Iamniters whiche thyng is forbydden the Iewes by the law Then euery man saw y t this was the cause wherfore they were slaine And so euery mā gaue thanckes vnto y ◠Lorde for hys ryghtuous iudgment which had opened y ◠thing that was hyd They fell downe also vnto their prayers besought God y t the fawte which was made might be put out of remēbraūce Besydes that Iudas exhorted y ◠people earnestly to kepe them selues from such synne for so much as they sawe before theyr eyes y ◠these men were slaine for the same offēce So he gathered of euery one a certaine in so much y ◠he brought together two thousande drachmas of syluer which he sent vnto Ierusalē that there myght a sacryfice be offred for the misdede In the which place he dyd wel ryght for he had some consyderacion pondering of y ◠lyfe that is after this tyme. For yf he had not thought that they which were slayne dyd yet lyue it had bene superfluous vaine to make any vow or sacryfice for them y ◠were deed But for so muche as he saw y ◠they which dye ī the fauour beleue of God are in good rest and ioy he thought it to be good honorable for a recōcylyng to do the same for those which were slayne that the offence myght be forgeuen ¶ The cōming of Enpater into Iewrye The deth of Menel mo ▪ Machabeus goynge to fyght against Eupater moneth his soudrats vnto prayer He kylleth .xiiii. Women in the tētes of Antiochus Robocus the betraier of the Iewes is taken Antiochus retayneth frendshipe with the Iewes CAPI XIII IN y ◠Cxlix yeare gat Iudas knowlege y ◠Antiochus Eupater was cōming with a great power into Iewry Lisias the stewarde ruler of his matters with hym hauing an C. x. M. men of fote v. M. horsmen xxij Elephātes iii. C. charettes Menelaus also ioyned himselfe with them but with great disceat spake faire to the kīge not for any good of y ◠coūcre but because he thought to haue bene made some great mā of auctoryte But y ◠kyng of kinges moued Antiochus mynde agaynst thys vngodly personne and Lysias infourmed the kyng that thys Menelaus was the cause of all myschefe so that the king commaunded to take him and as the maner of them is to put him vnto death in the same place There was also in the same place a tower of L. cubites hye heapped with asshes but aboue it was so made that men might loke downe on euery syde Where into the kinge cōmaunded that shameful person to be cast among the asshes as one that was cause of all vngraciousnes And reason it was that the vnthrift shuld dye such a death and not to be buried for he had done much mischefe vnto the aulter of God whose fyre asshes were holy therfore was it ryght y ◠he hym selfe also shulde be destroyed wyth asshes But y ◠kynge was wood in hys mynde and came to shewe him self more cruell vnto the Iewes then hys father was Whiche when Iudas perceaued he cōmaūded the people to cal vpon y ◠Lorde night and day that he wold now helpe thē also lyke as he had done alwaye For they were afrayed to be put from theyr lawe from theyr naturall countre and from the holy temple and not to suffre the people which a lytle while afore beganne to recouer to be subdued agayne of the blasphemous nacions So when they had done thys together and besought the Lord for mercy with wepynge and fastynge thre dayes longe flat vpon the groūde Iudas exhorted them to make them selues ready But he and the elders together deuised to go forth first with they re people afore the kynge brought hys hoost into Iewry and afore he beseged the cytie so to cōmytte the matter vnto God Wherfore he ascrybed the power of all thynges vnto God the maker of y ◠worlde exhorting his people to fyght māfully yee euen vnto death for the lawes the temple the cyte theyr owne natyue countre and to defende the eytesins and set his host before Modyn He gaue them also that were with him a token of the victory of God chosyng out the mālyest yonge men wente by night into the kynges pauylyō slewe of the hoost xiiii M. men the greatest Elephantes wyth those that sat vpon them Thus when they had brought a greate
obedyent childreÌ„ that ye gyue not your selues ouer vnto your old lustes by whiche ye were led whan as yet ye were ignorauÌ„t of Christ but as he which called you is holy euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersacyon because it is wrytteÌ„ Be holy for I am holy And if so be that ye cal on the father which without respect of person iudgeth accordig to euery mannes worcke se that ye passe the tyme of your pylgremage in feare ✚ For as much as ye knowe how that ye were not redemed wyth corruptyble thynges as syluer golde from your vayne conuersacion which ye receiued by the tradicion of the fathers but w t the precious bloud of Christ as of a lambe vndefyled and without spot which was ordayned before hande euen before the world was made but was declared in the last tymes for your sakes whiche by his meanes do beleue on God that raised hiÌ„ vp froÌ„ death glorified him that ye might haue fayth and hope towarde God euen ye whiche haue puryfyed your soules thorowe the spirite in obeyng the trueth wyth brotherly loue vnfained se that ye loue one another w t a pure herte ferueÌ„tly for ye are borne a newe not of mortal sede but of immortal by the word of God whiche lyueth lasteth for euer For all flesshe is grasse and all the glory of maÌ„ is as the floure of grasse The gras wyddereth the floure falleth away but the word of the Lord endureth euer ⊢ And this is the worde which by the Gospel was preached vnto you ¶ He exhorteth men to laye asyde al vyce to abstayne from fleshely lustes and to obey worldly rulers Howe seruauntes shulde behaue them selues towade theyr masters He exhorteth to suffre after the ensample of Chryst. CAPI II. WHerfore laye asyde all maliciousnes and all gyle and faynednesse enuy and all backbyeynge â— as newe borne babes desyre ye that myleke not of the body but of the soule which is w t out disceyte that ye may grow therby â— vnto saluacyon If so be that ye haue â—â—sted howe gracious the Lord is to 〈◊〉 â—e 〈◊〉 as vnto a lyuyng stone disalowed of 〈◊〉 â–ª but chosen of god precious ye as 〈◊〉 stones are made a spirituall house 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 presthode for to offre vp spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ. Wherfore it is contained also in the scripture â— beholde I put in Syon a stone to be layde 〈◊〉 the chefe corner electe precyous he that beleueth on him shall not be confounded Unto you therfore whych beleue he is precyous but vnto them whyche beleue not the stone which the buylders refused the same is begoÌ„ne to be the heade of y e corner a stone that men stomble at and a Rocke wherat they be offended whyche stomble at the worde and beleued not that wheron they were set But ye are a choseÌ„ generacioÌ„ a royal presthode an holy nacion a people whiche are woÌ„ne that ye shuld shew the vertues of him that called you out of darkenes into his maruelous lyght whych in tyme past were not a people but are now the people of God which somtime had not optayned mercy but now haue optayned mercy ⊢ ✚ Derely beloued I beseche you as straungers and pylgrems abstayne from fleshly lustes which fight against the soule se that ye haue honest coÌ„uersacion among the Gentyls that where as they backebyte you as euyll doers they maye se your good workes and prayse God ☞ in the day of visitacion Submyt your selues therfore vnto all maner ordininauÌ„ce of maÌ„ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe head either vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the punyshement of euyll doers but for the laude of them that do well For so is the wyll of God that wyth well doyngye maye stoppe the mouthes of foolysh ignoraunt men as fre not as hauing the lybertre for a cloake of maâ—ciou snes but euen as the seruauÌ„tes of God Honour all men Loue brotherly fellyshyppe Feare God honour the kynge SeruauÌ„tes obey your masters w t feare not onely yf they be good courteoê° but also though they be froward For it is thaÌ„k worthy ⊢ yf a maÌ„ for coÌ„scieÌ„ce towarde god cudure grefe suffre wronge vndeserued For what prayse is it yf when ye be buffered for your fautes ye take it pacieÌ„tly But yf when ye do well ye suffre wroÌ„g take it paciently then is there thanke w t God For here vnto verely were ye called for ✚ Christ also suffered for vs leauynge vs an ensample that ye shulde folow hys steppes which dyd no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„d in his mouth which when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne when he suffered he threatned not but coÌ„mytted the vengeaunce to him that iudgeth ryghtuously which his owne self bare our sines in his body on the tree that we beyng delyuered froÌ„ sine shuld liue vnto rightuousnes By whose strypes ye were healed For ye were as shepe goyng astray but are now turned vnto the shepherde Byshop of your soules ⊢ ¶ Howe wyues ought to ordre them selues towarde theyr husbandes and in theyr â—pparel The duety of men toward theyr wyues He erhorteth all men to vâ—ytie and loue and paâ—iently to suffre trouble Of baptyme CAPI III. LYkewyse ye wyues be in subieccyon to your husbandes that euen they which obey not the worde may without the worde be woÌ„ne by the conuersacyon of the wyues whyle they beholde your chast coÌ„uersacyon coupled w t feare Whose apparel shal not be outward with broyded heare and hangyng on of Golde eyther in puttyng on of gorgyous apparel but let the hyd man whâ—che is in the herte be without all corrupcyon so that the spirit be at rest quyete which spirit is before god a thyng much set by For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy wemâ—â— which trusted in god tyer theÌ„ selues were â—â—â—â—yent to their husbandes eueÌ„ as Sara â—â—â—yed AbrahaÌ„ called him Lorde whoâ—â—â—â—â—â—hters ye are as loÌ„g as ye do wel are 〈◊〉 afrayde for any terrour Lykewyse ye meÌ„ dwel with them accordyng to knowledge gyuyng honoure vnto the wyse as vnto the weaker vessel as vnto the that are heires also of the grace of life that your prayers be not hyndred ✚ In conclusion be ye all of one mynde of one hart loue as brethren be pâ—tifull be curteous âšœ mâ—ke not reÌ„dryng euyl for euyl or rebuke for rebuke but coÌ„trarywise blesse knowing that ye are therunto called eueÌ„ that ye shuld be heyres of the blessyng For be that doth long after lyfe loueth to se good dayes let hi refrayne his tong froÌ„ euyl his lippes y â— they speake not gile Let hi eschue euyl do good let hi seke peace ensue