he is come to rest Who shall set a watche before my mouth and a sute seale vpon my lyppes that I fall not with them and that my tongue destroye me not The .xxiii. Chapter LEt not thy mouth be accustomed with fooâ—tyng for in it there are many fallen I man that vseth muche sweatyng shal be filled with wickednes and the plage shall neuer go from his house The .xxv. Chapter There thynges there are that my sprete fauoreth whych be also alowed before god and men The vnitie of brethren the loue of neygheboures a manne wise that agree wel together Thre thynges there be whiche my soule hatethe and I vtterly abhorte the lyfe of them A poore man that is proude A ryche man that is a lyer and an olde bodye that doteth and is vnchaste All wichednesse is nothyng to the wyckednesse of a womanne There is no wrathe aboue the wrathe of a woman Of the woman came the beggynning of sinne and thorowe her we all are deade The .xxvi. Chapter THere be thre thinges that my herte feareth and my face is a frayde of the fourth treason in a citie a sedicious people and noysome tongues all these are heuyer then death But when one is gelous ouer his wyfe it bryngeth payne and sorowe vnto the harte The whoredome of a woman maye be knowen the pride of her eyes and eyeliddes There be two thynges that graue my herte and the thyrde is a displeasure come vpon me When an experte man of warre suffereth scarcenesse and pouertye When menne of vnderstandynge and wysedome are not sette by and when one departeth from ryghteousenesse vnto synne There be two manner of thynges whiche me thinke to be harde and parlous A marchauÌ„te cannot lyghtly kepe bym from wronge neyther a tauerner hymselfe from sinne The .xxvii. Chapter LYke as a nayle in the wall stieketh faste betwyxte two stones euen so doth synne sticke betwixte the byer and the seller The tre of the field is knowen by his fruite so is the thoughte of mans herte knowen by his wordes The .xxviii. Chapter THe more wood there is the more vehemeÌ„te is this fyre and the mightier that men be the greater is the wrathe and the longer that the stryle endureth the more it burneth Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make doores and barres for thy mouthe Thou weyest thy golde and syluer why doest thou not weye thy wordes vpon the balaunce The .xxix. Chapter Helpe the poore for the coÌ„maundementes sake let hym not go emptye from thee because of his necessitie Laye vp thy almesse in the hande of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euell Surety shyppe hathe destroyed many a riche man Better it is to haue a poore lyuyng in a mans owne house theÌ„ delicate fare amoÌ„g the straunge The .xxx. Chapter THere is no rychesse aboue a sound body and no ioye aboue the ioye of the hearte Heauinesse hathe slayne many a man and brynge the no profyte zele and anger shorten the dayes of the lyfe carefulnesse and sorowe brynge age before the tyme. Vnto a mery herte euery thyng hath a good taste that he eateth The .xxxi. Chapter TRauayle and carefulnes for richesse taketh awaye the slepe and maketh the fleshe to consume He that loueth rychesse shall not be iustityed Yf thou syt at a great mans table open not thy mouthe wyde vpon it and make not manye wordes Yf thou fealest that thou hast eaten to much aryse go thy waye caste it out of thy stomacke take thy rest and it shall ease thee so that thou shalte bryng no sickenesse vnto thy body Wyne soberly dronken quickeneth the lyfe of man Yf thou drynkest it measurably thou shalte be temperate What lyfe is it that maye continue without wyne Wyne was made from the beginnyng to make men glad and not for dronkennes wyâ—e measurably dronken is a reioy syng of the soâ—le and body I measurable drynkyng is helthe to souâ—e and bodye But yf it be dronken with excesse it maketh bytternesse and sorowe vnto the mynde Dronkennes fylseth the mynde of the folyshe with shame and ruine minisheth the streÌ„gth and maketh woundes The .xxxii. Chapter IF thou be made a ruler pryde not thy selfe therin but be thou as one of the people Lyke as the Carbuncle stone shyneth that is set in golde so dothe a songe garnishe the wyne feaste and as the smaragde that is set in golde so is the swetenesse of musyke by the myrth of wyne The .xxxiii. Chapter BE sure of the matter then talke therof Be fyrse well instruct then mayest thou geue aunswere Why doth one daye excell another seyng all the dayes of the yeare come of the sunne the wysedome of God hath so parted them a sondre and so hathe he ordeyned the tymes and solempne feastes Some of them hath he chosen and halowed before other dayes And al meÌ„ are made of the grounde and out of the earth of Adam In the multitude of science hath the lorde sondred them and made theyr wayes of diuerse fashione Some of them hath he blessed made muche of them halowed them and claymed them to hymselfe But some of them hath he cursed brought them lowe and put them out of theyr estate Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother frende powre ouer the whyle thou lyuesle and geue not awaye thy substaunce and good to another lest it repent the and thou be fayne to begge therfore thy selfe As long as thou lyuest and hast brethe let no man chaunge thee For better it is that thy chyldren do praye the then that thou shouldest be fayne to loke in theyr handes The fodder the whyppe and the burthen belongeth vnto the Asse Meate correction worke vnto thy seruaunt If thou haue a faythfull seruaunt let hym be vnto the as thyne owne soule intreate hym as a brother for in bloude haste thou gotten hym Yt thou haue a seruaunt holde hym as thy selfe for thou hast nede of hym as of thy lyfe The .xxxiiii. Chapter WHoso regardeth dreames is lyke hym that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the wynde Southsaying witchecrafte sorcery and dreamyng is but vanitie For dreames haue disceyued manye a man and fayled them that put theyr trust in them Whoso bringeth an offring out of the goodes of the poore dothe euen as one that kylleth the sonne before the fathers eyes The breade of the nedeful is the lyfe of the poore he that defraudeth hym thereof is a man of bloude Whoso robbeth his neighboure of his lyuyng doeth as greate synne as though he slewe hym to death He that defraudeth the labourer of his heyre is a bloud shedder He that washeth hym selfe because of a dead bodye and toucheth the dead againe what doeth his washing So it is with with a maÌ„ that fasteth for his synnes and doeth them agayne who wyll heare his prayer or what doeth his fastyng helpe hym The .xxxv. Chapter THe offeringe of the righteous maketh the aulter fat
Chapter WHosoeuer coÌ„mitteth syn coÌ„mitteth vnryghteousnes also for synne is vnrighteousnes whosoeuer doeth not righteousnes is not of god nether he that loueth not his brother He that loueth not his brother abydeth in beathe Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a manne flear and ye knowe that no man flear hathe eternall lyfe abydynge in him Whosoeuer hath this worldes good and syeth his brother haue neade shutteth vp his coÌ„passioÌ„ from him howe dwelleth the loue of god in him Lette vs not loue in worde neyther in tounge but with the dede in verite for therby we know that we are of the verite can before hym quiete our bertes He that kepeth goddes commaundementes dwelleth in him and he in him therby we know that there abydeth in vs of the sprete whyche he gaue vs. The .iiii. Chapter BEleue not euery spirite but proue whether they are of God ornot In this appered the loue of god to vs ward because that God sent his onelye begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght lyue thorow him Herein is loue not that we loued god but that he loued vs and sent his sonne to make agrement for oure synnes Yf we loue one another god dwelleth in vs. and his loue is perfect in vs. Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of god in him dwelleth god and he in god There is no feare in loue but parsecte loue cafleth out all feare for feare hath painfulnes he the reateth is not perfecte in loue Yf a man saye I loue god and yet hate his brother he is a lyar For howe can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath sene loue god whoÌ„ he hath not sene The.v. Chapter GOds commaundementes are not greuous This is the victory that ouercommeth the worlde euen oure fay the who is it that ouercommeth the worlde but he which beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God There are thre which beare record in heauen the father the word and the holy ghost and these thre are one There are thre whiche beare recorde in carth the sprete and water and bloud and these thre are one This is the trust that we haue in god that yf we are any thyng accordyng to his will he heareth vs. And yf we knowe that he heare vs what soeuer we are we knowe that we shal haue the peticions that we desyre of hym Yf any man se his brother synne a synne that is nor vnto death lette him are and he shall geue him life for them that sinne not vnto death There is a sinne vnto death for whiche saye I not that a man should pray All vnrighteousnes is sinne and there is sinne not vnto death The worlde is all together sette on wyckednesse ¶ The seconde Epistell of S. Iohn the fyrste Chapter HAd nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto the but that same whiche we harde frome the begynnynge that we shulde loue one another and this is the loue that we shoulde walke after his commaundementes The .ii. Chapter WHosoeuer transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctrine of christ hath not god He that endureth in the doctrine of christe hath bothe the father and the sonne yf there come any vnto you and brynge not his learnynge him receaue not to house nether byd him god spede for he that byd hym god spede is partaker of his euyl dedes ¶ The Epistel of S. Iude the fyrste Chapter BEholde the Lorde shall come with thousandes of saynetes to geue iudgement againste all menne and to rebuke all that are vngodlye amonge them of all theyr vngodlye dedes whiche they haue vngodlye committed and of all theyr truell speakynges whiche vngodlye synuers haue spoken against him ¶ The Reuelation of S. Iohn the fyrste Chapter HAppy is he that redeth and they that heare the wordes of the prophesy and kepe the thinges which are writteÌ„ therin for the time is at haÌ„d Beholde he commeth with cloudes and all eyes shall se him and they also whiche persed hym I am Alpha and Omega the begynnynge and the endynge saith the Lorde almyghty whiche is and whiche was and whiche is to come The .ii. Chapter TO hym that ouer commeth wyll I geue to eate of the tree of lyfe which is in the middes of the paradise of god To him that ouercommeth wyll I geue to eate Manna that is hydde and wyll geue hym a white stone and in the stone a new name wrytten whiche no manne knoweth sauynge he that receaueth it I wyll geue vnto euery one of you accordynge vnto your worches To him that overcoÌ„meth and kepeth my workes vnto the ende I wyll geue power ouer nations and he shall rule them with a rodde of yron and as the vessels of a potter shall he brake them to sheuers The .iii. Chapter Yf thou shalt not watche I wyll come on the as a these and thou shalte not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon the. He that ouercommeth shal be clothed in whyt araye and I wyll confesse his name before my father and before his angels I know thy worches that thou art nether colde not hote I wolde thou were colde or hote So then because thou arte betwene both and nether colde nor hot I wyll spewe the out of my mouth because thou art riche and increased with goodes and hast uede of nothynge and knowest not howe thou arte wretched and miserable poore blynde and naâ—ed I counsel the to bye of me golde tried in the fyre that thou mayst be riche and whyt rayment that thou mayste be clothed that thy fylthy nakednes do not aâ—pere and annoynte thyne eyes with eye salue that thou mayste see As many as I loue I rebuke and chasten be seruent therfore and repent Beholde I stande at the dore and knocke yf anye man heare my voyce and open the dore I wyll come in vnto hym and wyll suppe with him and he with me To hym that ouercommeth wyll I graunt to syt with me in my seate euen as I ouercame and haue sytten with my father in his seate The .iiii. Chapter THe fyrste beste was lyke a lyon the seconde best lyke a calfe and the thyrde best hadde a face as a manne and the fourthe beste was lyke a â—yinge egle The .v. Chapter ANd when he had taken the booke the foure bestes the .xxiiii. elders fell downe before the lambe hauyng harpes and golden vialles full of odoures whiche are the prayers of saintes and they songe a newe songe saynge thou art worthy to take the boke and to open the seales therof for thou wast kylled hast redemed vs by thy bloude out of all kynreddes and tonges and people and nations and haste made vs vnto our god kynges and prestes and we shall raigne on the exche The .vi. Chapter I Sawe vnder the aulter the soules of theÌ„ that were kylled for the worde of god and for the testimonye whiche they had And they cried with â— loude voyce sayeng howe lang cariest thou lord
and yf he knowe any hurte by thee he tellethe it out Agayne some frende is but a companyon at the table and in the daye of nede he continueth not But a sure frende wyll be vnto thee euen as thy dooneselte and deale faythfullye with thy householde folke Yf thou suffer trouble and aduersitie he is with the and hydeth not hymselfe from the. A faythfull frende is a stronge defence who so findeth suche a one findeth a treasure A faieth full frende hath no peare the weyghte of golde and seiuer is not to be compared to the goodnes of his faieth A faieth full frende is a medicine of life and they that feare the Lord shal synde him The .vii. Chapter BInd not .ii. sinnes togither for in one sinne shalt thou not be vnpunished Vse not to make anie manner of lye for the customes therof are not good Geue not ouer thy frende for any good nor thy faithful brother for the best golde Loue a discrete seruaunte as thine olde soule defraude him not of his libertie nether leaue him a poore man If thou haue daughters kepe their bodies and shewe not thy face cherfull towarde them Mary thy daughter and so shalt thou performe a weighty matter but gyue hir to a manne of vnderstandynge Feare the Lorde with all thy Soule and honoure his priestes giue them their porcion of the firste fruites and encrease of the earth like as it is commaunded the. c Be liberall vnto al men liuinge yet let not but do good euen vnto them that are dead The .viii. Chapter Golde and siluer hath vndone many a man eueÌ„ the hertes of kinges hath it made to fal Lende not vnto him that is mightier then thy selfe if thou lendest him count it but lost Be not surety aboue thy power if thou be then thinke surely to pay it The .ix. Chapter Turne away thy face from a beutiful womaÌ„ and loke not vpon the fatrenes of hir Maope a manne hathe perished thorowe the beautre of women For thorowe it the desire is kindeled as it were a fire For sake not an olde frende for the newe shall not be like him A newe frende is newe wine lette him be olde and thou shalte drincke him with pleasure Let all thy talkinge be in the commaundemeÌ„tes of the hiest The .x. Chapter AS the judge of the people is him selfe euen so are his officers and loke what manner of manne the ruler of the citie is such are they that dwell within also Remembre no wronge of thy neighhoure Why art thou proude o thou earth and ashes There is nothinge worsse then a couetous man there is not a more wicked thinge theÌ„ to loue money and whye suche one hath his soule to sel yet is he but filthy dounge while he liueth The beginninge of mans pride is to fal awaye from God and whye his herte is gone frome his maket for pride is the originail of al sinne The .xi. Chapter GEue no sentence before thou hast heard the cause but fieste let men tell oute theyr tales When thou arte in welfare forget not aduersitie and when it goeth not well with the haue a good hope that it shall be better The .xii. Chapter IN prosperitie a frende shall not be knowen and in aduer sitie an enemie shall not be hid for when a man is in wealthe it greueth his enemie but in heuines and trouble a man shal know his frende The .xiii. Chapter He taketh a burthen vpoÌ„ him that accoÌ„panieth a more honorable man than hym selfe therfore kepe no familiarite with one that as richer then thy selfe If thou be called of a mighty man absent thy selfe so shal he cal the to him the more oft Please not thou vnto him that thou be not shutte outs but go not thou to farre of leaste he forgette the withdrawe not thy selfe from his speach but beleue not his many wordes for with muche coÌ„munication shall he tempte the with apriuy mocke shall he question with the of thy secretes If a riche man fall his frendes sette him vp agains but wheÌ„ the pore falleth his acquaintanÌ„ce forsake him If a riche man fall into an erroure he hath manye helpers he speaketh proude wordes and yet men iustifie him But if a posre man go wronge he is punished ryea thoughe he speake wisely yet can it haue no place when the rich maÌ„ speaketh euerye man holdeth their tonges loke what he saith they praise it vnto the cloudes but if the pore man speake they saye what fellowe is this and if he do amisse they shal destroy hym The .xiiii. Chapterr ALl fleshe shall fade awaye like grasse lyke a flourishing leafe in a grene tre some grow some are caste downe euen so is the generation of al fleshe and bloude one commeth to an ende another is borne The xv Chapter GOd made man from the beginning and left him in the hande of his counsell God hath set water and fire before the teache out thine hande vnto whiche thou wilte Before man is life and deathe good and euell loke what him liketh shal be geuen him The .xvi. Chapter BEtter it is for a maÌ„ to dye without childreÌ„ then to leaue behinde him suche children as are vngodrye God iudgeth a man accordinge to his werches The .xviii. Chapter LEarne before thou speake and go to phisike or euer thou belicke examine and iudge thy selfe before the iudgemente come and so shalte thou fynde grace in the sight of god Before thou prayest prepare thy soule and be not as one that tempteth god Folow not thy lustes but turne the from thyne own wyl for yf thou geâ—est thy soule her desyres it shall make thyne enemyes to laughe the to scorne The .xix. Chapter HE that maketh not mucke of small thinges shall fall by lytle and lytle Wyne and women make wyse men rennagates and put men of vnderslandyng to reprofe He that is hastye to geue credence is light emynded and doeth agaynst hym selfe A man maye be knowen by hys face and one that hath vnderstandyng maye be perceyued by the loke of his countenaunce A mans garment laughter and goyng declateth what he is The .xx. Chapter AWyse man wyll holde his tongue tyll he se oportunitie but a wanton and vndiscrete bodye shall regarde no tyme. I these is better then a man that is accustomed to lye He that pleaseth great men shall escape much tryll Rewardes and gyftes blynde the eyes of the wyse and make hym dumme that he cannot tell men theyr fautes Wysedome that is hide and treasure that is hoorded vp what profite is in them both The .xxi. Chapter The talkyng of a foole is lyke an heauy burthen by the waye but to heare a wyse man speake it is a pleasure I foole lyfteth vp his voyce with laughter but a wyse man shall scarse laughte secretly The hearte of fooles is in theyr mouthe but the mouthe of the wise is in theyr herte The .xxii. Chapter MAke but a lytle wepynge because of the brad for
speake lyes and haue disceytfull roÌ„gues in they re mouthes The .vii. Chapter THere is not a godly vpon earthe there is not one righteous amonge men They laboure all to shed bloude and euerye man hurteth his brother to deathe yet they saye they do well when they do euyll As the prince willeth so sayth the iudge that he maye do hym apleasure againe The greate man speaketh what his hert desyreth and the hearers alowe him The best of them is but a thystle and the moste righteous of them is but a breer in the hedge Let no man beleue his frende nor put his confidence in a brother The Prophecy Kepe the porte of thy mouthe from her that lyech in thy bosome A mans foes shall be euen they of his owne housholde Where is there suche a god as thou That pardonest wickednes and forgeuest the offeÌ„ces of the remnaunt of thine heritage He kepeth not his wrath for euer and why his delite is to haue compassion he shall turne againe and be merciful to vs He shall put doune our wickednesses and cast all our synnes into the botome of the sea Thou shalt kepe thy trueth with Iacob and thy mercy for Abraham lyke as thou hast sworne vnto our fathers long ago The booke of the Prophete Nahum the .i. Chapter THe Lore is a gelouse Lorde and a taker of vengeaunce is the Lorde and wrothfull The lord taketh vengeaunce of his enemies and reserueth displesure for his aduersaries The lorde suffreth longe he is of greate power and so innocent that he leueth no man fautlesse before hym Ful gratious is the Lorde and a strong hold in the tyme of trouble he knoweth them that put theyr trust in hym Lyke as the thornes that stycke together and as the drye strawe so shal the dronkardes be consumed together euen when they be full The booke of the Prophet Abacuc the fyrst Chapter TYrannye and violence are before me Power ouer goeth right for the law is torne in pieces and thee can no right iudgement go forthe And why the vngodlye is more set â—y then the righteous this is the cause that wronge iudgement procedeth The .ii. Chapter THe vnrighteous thinketh hymselfe in sauegarde as a stronge holde but the iuste shall lyue by his faith Wo be to hym that heayeth vp other mennes goodes Wo vnto him that couetously gathereth euil gotten goodes into his house that he maye sette his nest on hye to escape from the power of misfortune Wo vnto hym that buyldeth the towne with bloude and mayntayneth the citie with vnrighteousnesse Wo be vnto hym that geueth his neyghbour drynke puttyng in gall and makyng hym dronken that he maye se his priuities Wo be vnto hym that saith to a piece of wood aryse and to a dumme stone stande vp for what instruccion maye suche one geue Beholde it is layde with golde and siluer and there is no breths in it But the lorde in his holy temple is he whom all the worlde shoulde feare The booke of the Prophete Sophony the .i. chapter I Wil visite the Princes the kynges chyldren and al suche as weare straunge clothyng The greate daye of the Lorde is at hande it is harde by and commeth a pace Horrible is the tydinges of the Lordes daye then shall the Gyaunte crye oute for that daye is a daye of wrathe a daye of trouble and heauynesse a daye of vtter destruction misery a darke glomyng daye a cloudye and stormy daye a daye of the noyse of trompettes and shawmes agaynst the strong cyties and towers Theyr syluer nor they re golde shal be able to delyuer them in that wrothfull daye of the lorde but the whole lande shall be consumed thorowe the fyre of his gelousye for he shal soone make cleane ryddauÌ„ce of all them that dwell in the lande The .ii. Chapter SEke the Lord al ye meke herted vpon erth ye that worke after his indgement seke righteousnesse seke lowlynesse that ye maye be defended in the wrothfull daye of the Lorde The booke of the Prophete zachary the first Chapter TVene you vnto me saythe the Lorde of hoostes and I wyll turne to you saythe the lorde of hoostes The .v. Chapter I Se a flying booke of .xx. cubytes longe and ten cubites broade Then sayde he vnto me This is the curse that goeth furthe ouer the whole earthe for all theues shelbe iudged after this booke and all swearers is shall be iudged accordynge to the same and I wyll bryng it forth sayth the lorde of hoostes so that it shall come to the house of the thefe and to the house of hym that falsely sweareth by my name and shall remayne in his house and coÌ„sume it with the tymbre and stones therof The .vii. Chapter THus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes execute true iudgement shewe mercy and louyngs kyndenesse euery man to his brother Do the widdowe the fatherlesse the straunger and poore no wrong and let no man ymagine euyll agaynste his brother in his hearte Lyke as he spake and they woulde not heare euen so they cryed and I wolde not heare sayeth the Lorde of hoostes The .viii. Chapter SPeake euery man the truth vnto his neighboure execute iudgement truely and peace ablye within your portes none of you imagin euell in his harte agaynste his neighbour and loue no false othes For all these are the thynge that I hate sayeth the lorde The .viii. Chapter THus seyeth the Lorde of hoostes The faste of the fourth moneth the fast of the fifthe the fast of the seuenthe and the faste of the tenthe shal be ioye and gladnesse and prosperous hye feastes vnto the house of Iuda onely loue the truth and peace The .ix. Chapter BEioyse thou greatlye O doughter Syon be glad o doughter Ierusalem for loe the kyng commeth vnto thee euen the righteous and Sauiour lowly and simple is he he rydeth vpon an asse and vpon the fole of an asse The .xi. Chapter ANd I sayde vnto them yf yet thinke it good bryng hyther my price yf not then leaue So then they weyed downe thirty siluer pence the value that I was praysed at And the Lorde sayde vnto me caste it vnto the potter a goodlye price for me to be valued at of them and I toke the .xxx. siluer pence and caste them to the potter in the house of the Lorde The .xii. Chapter MOreouer vpon the house of Dauid and vpon the cytezins of IerusaleÌ„ wyll I poure out the spirite of grace and compassion so that they shall loke vpon me whome they haue pearsed and they shall bewepe him as men mourne for theyr onelye begotten sonne yea and be sorye for hym as men are sorye for theyr fyrste chylde The .xiii. Chapter ANd yf it be sayed vnto him how came these woundes then in thy handes he shall aunswere Thus am I wounded in the house of mine owne frendes Smyte the shepcheard and the shepe shal be sente tied abrode and so will I turne myne hande to the lytle ones The .xiiii. Chapter ANd
Iob .ix. Heauens are not cleane in gods sight Iob .xv. Heuinesse syrach .xxx. He that wyll not heare shall not be hearde za .vii. Hyered seruauntes muste dayelye be payde theyr wages To .iiii. Hyde not thy synnes prouer .xxviii. Honour thy mother To .iiii. Hoorders of corne prouer .xi. Honour thy father and howe syrach .iii. Howe a man shall vse hymselfe with a manne of might syrach .xiii Howe we shall fynde grace in the sight of god Syrach .xviii. Howe Elephantes maye be prouoked to fighte Macha vi Hunger of the worde of god Amos .viii. I. Iabell gene .iiii. Iacob and it significacion gen xxvii Iacob wrestleth with an aungell gene .xxxii. Iacobs dreame gene .xxviii. Iacobs dowe gen .xxviii. Iacobs loue to Rahell gene .xxix. Iacobs pollici gene .xxx. Iacobs humilitie gene .xxxii. Iacobs name is chaunged gene .xxxii. Iacob blesseth his chyldren gene .xlviii. Iacob helde Esau by the hele and what it meaneth .iiii. E. dras .vi Ose .xii. Iacob was troden vnder foote and why esa xiii Iabel slewe Sychara Iudg .iiii. I am that I am Exo iii. Ieremye was sanctifyed in his mothers wombe Ieremye .i. Ieremye prayeth for the people .ii. Mach .xv. Ieroboams hande .iii. Reg .xiii. Images grauen Deut .iiii. Innocent bloude cryeth vnto god gene .iiii. Imaginacion of man gene .viii. Innocente tongue Prouer .x. Iniquitie shall haue the vpper hande .iiii. Esd .v. Inheritaunce and to whome it shall descende for sacke of heyres nume .xxvii. Ioseph the dremer gene .xxvii. Iosephs fidelitie to his master gene .xxxix. Ioseph be mourneth his father gene .xlix. Ioseph commaunded that his father shoulde be enbaumed gene .l. Ioseph commaunded his bones to be taken out of Egipte gene l Iohn the Baptiste Esay .xl. Iosua fighteth agaynst Amalech Exo xvil Iosua as long as Moses helde vp his handes gat the victory Exo .xvii. Iosuas yeares Iosu .xxiiii. Ionathas bewe .ii. Reg .i. Ionas is caste into the sea Ionas .i. Ionas was .iii. dayes in the fishes bellye Iona .ii. Israell robbeth the Egiptians Exod .iii. Israelites neuer iourneye but at goddes commaundement nume .ix. Israell knoweth not god Esaye .i. Israel is sâ—yffe harted Ezechi .iii. Iust man lyueth be his faythe Aba .ii. Iudith fasted all he lyfe Iudith .viii. K. Keke thy mouth and keps thy lyfe prouer .xiii. Kepe thy owne counsell syra .xxxvii. Keye of the house of Dauid Esa .xxii. kyng Oâ— and his bed of yron Deut .iii. kyng Dauids reigne .ii. Reg .v. kynges shoulde be wyse and learned Psal .ii. kynges displeature prouer .xvi. kynges harte prouer .xxi. kynges shoulde drinke no wyne proue .xxxi. kyng Zedechias eyes are put out Ieremi .xxxix. kynge Nabuchodonozor Dan .iiij. kynge Antiochus .ii. Macha .v. knowledge of wysedome prouer .xxiiii. knowledge engendereth care Preach .i. L Laban and his two wyues gene .xxix. Lamech and his two wyues gene .iiii. Lawe of god shoulde be soughte at the Priestes mouthe Mala .ii. Leper must be presented to the priest leui .xiii. Leper must dwell alone leui .xiii. Leper and howe the house that is infected with the Leper must be ordered leui .xiiii. Lefte handed men maruelous slyngers iâ—dg .xx. Lende vnto the poore Deut .xv. Lende not to the mightie syrach .viii. Leuites are goddes nume .iii. Liberalitie bryngeth plenty prouer .xi. Liberalitie bryngeth a man to honoure pro .xviii. Lyers with beastes Exo .xxii. leui .xviii. xx Lye with mankinde leui .xviii. Lyfe of man is but wynde Iob .vii. Lyfe of man is full of misery Iob .xiiii. Lyfe vncorrupt wisd .vi. Lyghtes two gene .i. Lyppes of a staunderer prouer .iiii. Lyppes of a harlot prouer .iiii. Let is taken prisoner and reskued gene xiii Lot receyued aungels gene ix Lot offereth his two doughte is to the Sodomites gene .xix. Loties wyfe gene .xix. Lottes psal .xxii. Louers of moneye preacher .v. Luciâ—er and his fall Esay .xiiii. M. Man hath the dominion of all thynges gene .i. Man is shaped of dust gene .ii. Iob .x. Man gaue euery beast his name gene .ii. Manne to be ioyned to his wyfe shall leaue father and mother gene .ii. Man hath the rule of the woman gene .iii. Man shall returne into duste gene .iii. Man mare rule synne gene .iiii. Man that gatherd stickes vpon the saboth day nu xxv Man â—yueth by the worde of god Deut .ii. Man that is fearefull or betrout hed to a wyfe shall not go to battayle Deut .xx. xxiiii Man with xxiiii fyngers and toes i. Chro .xx. Man neuer continueth in one slate Iob .xiiii. Man at the later daye shall receaue his bodye agayne Iob .xix. Man in the sighte of god is vncleane Iob .xxv. Man caryeth nothynge of his ryches with hym Iob .xxvii. Man hath all thynge in subiection psall .viii. Man shall he recompenst and how psal .xviii. Man is altogether vanitie psa .xxxix. Man is conceaued in synne psalm .li. Manne fadeth awaye lyke grasse Syrach .xiiii. Esaye .xiiii. Man hath frewyll syrach .xv. Man shall be knowen be his face syrach .xix. Man cannot rule hymselfe Iere .x. Man of Inde Ieremy .xiii. Mannes meate Mannes dayes are appoynted Iob .xiiii. Mans tyme commeth sodenly prea .ix. Malice of man gene .vi. Mandragora gene .xxx. Manna his tast and lykenes Exo .xvi. Nu .xi. Manna was eaten .xl. yeares Exo .xvi. Manna ceased Iosue .v. Manasses returned agayn to IerusaleÌ„ .ii. Cro. 33 Mary thy daughter syrach .vii. Makers of vnrighteous lawes Esay .x. Meke spirited psal .xxxvii. Mane Thetell Phares Daniel .v. Melchisedech the hye priest gene .xiiii. Many be created and fewe preserued .iiii. Es viii Mercy delyuereth from death Tob .iiii. xii Mercy and faythfulnes muste be wrytten in maÌ„s heart pro .iii. Men vnmete for the warres macha .iii Mynstrell .iiii. Reg .iii. Mont syon Aba .i. Moses and why he was so called Exo .ii. Moses brake the tables Erod .xxxii. Moses prayeth for the people Exo .xxxii. Moses fasted .xl. dayes and .xl. nightes ex 34. de 9 Moses full of mekenes Nume .xii. Moses with his rod smote the rocke Nume .xx. Moses yeares Deut .xxxiiii. Murder requireth murder Exod .xxi. Musyke garuisheth the feaste Syra xxxii N. Nadab and Abihu for censynge before the Lorde were consumed with fyre Leui .x. Nahas aunswer to the menne of Iabes .i. of the kyng .xi. Nathans aunswer to Dauid .ii. of the kynges .xii. Naked we came and naked we shall departe Iob .i. Preach .v. Name of god prouer .xviii. Newe frendes syrach .ix. Names of Christe Esaye .ix. Nimrod a mightye hunter gene .x. Niniuites and theyr repentaunce Ionas .ii. Noah and his three sonnes gene .vi. Noah was a husbande man gene .ix. Noah planted wynes gene .ix. Noah was dronken gene .ix. Noah two sonnes couerd his priuities gene .ix. No man maye se god and lyue Exo .xxxiii. No man shoulde be compelde to drynke Esther .i. None good on the earthe Myche .vii. Nothyng can be hidden from god Amos .ix. Number of all those that came with Iacob into Egipte gene .xlvi. Number of the Israelites that went to the wattes
them that dresse it receaueth blessynge of god But that grouÌ„de whiche beareth thornes and bryars is reproued and is nye vnto cursyng whose ende is to be burned God is not vnrighteous that he shuld forgeth your worcke and laboure that procedeth of loue whiche loue ye shew in his name whiche haue ministred vnto the saintes and yet minister The .vii. Chapter TO Melchisedech Abraham gaue tythes of all thynges Melchisedech fyrste is by interpretation Kyng of righteousnes after that he is kynge of Salem that is to saye kynge of peace withoute father without mother without kynne and hath nether begynnyng of his time neyther yâ—â— end of his lyfe but is lykened vnto the sonne of god and continueth a prest for euer And verâ—lye those chyldren of Leui whicheth ceaue the offyce of the prestes haue a coÌ„mandement to take accordyng to the law tithes of the people that is to saye of their brethren ye thoughe they sprange out of the loynes of Abraham Leuy him selfe also whiche receaueth tythee payde tithes in Abraham The lawe made no thynge perfecte but was an introduction of a better hope by whyche hope we drawe nye vnto god This manne Christ because he endureth euee hathe an euerlastynge presthoode Wherfore he is able also euer to saue them that come vnto god by hym seynge he euer lyueth to make intercessyon for vs Soche an hye preste it became vs to haue whiche is holy harmlesse vndefiled separate from fynnes made hyar then heauen whiche nedeth not daily as yonder hye-prestes to offer vp sacrifice fyrste for his owne synnes and euen for the peoples synnes for that dyd he once for all when he offered vp hym selfe For the lawe maketh men prides whiche haue infirmitie but the worde of the othe that came sence the lawe maketh the sonne prest whiche is perfecte for euermore The .viii. Chapter AFter those dayes sayth the lord I wyll put my lawes in their myndes and in their hartes I wyll wrytte them and I wyll be their god and they shal be my people And they shall not teache euery manne his neyghbour land euery man his brother sayinge knowe the lord For they shal knowe me from the lest to the moste of them for I wylbe mercifull ouer their vnrighteousnes and on their synnes and on their iniquities The .ix. Chapter THe Prestes went alwayes into the fyrst tabernacle and executed the seruice of god But in the second went the hye preste alone one euery yeare and not without bloude whyche he offred for him selfe and for the ignoraunce of the people But Christ beyng an hye prest of good thinges to come nether be the bloude of goates calues but by his owne bloude he entred in once for all in to the holy place founde eternal redemption Whersoeuer is a testament ther must also be the deathe of him that maketh the teilament for the testameÌ„t taketh auctoritie when meÌ„ are dead for it is of no value as long as he the made it is a lyue Christ is not entred into the holye places that are made with handes which are but similitudes of true thinges but is entred into very heauen for to appeare nowe in the sight of god for vs not to offer him selfe often as the hye prest entreth in to the holy place euery yeare with strauÌ„ge bloude for then muste he haue often suffered sence the worlde began But nowe in the ende of the world hathe he appeared once to put synne to flyght by the offeringe vp of himselfe And as it is apointed vnto menne that they shall once dye and then coÌ„â—eth the iudgement euen so christ was once offered to take awaye the synnes of manye and vnto them that loke for hym shall he appeare agayne without synne vnto saluation The .x. Chapter IT is vnpossible that the bloude of oxen and of goates shulde take awaye synnes This is the testament that I wyl make vnto them after those dayes saithe the Lorde I wyll put my lawes in their hartes and in their mynde I wyll wryt them and theyr synnes and iniquities wil I remember no more And where remission of these thinges is there is no more offering for synne Lette vs consider one another to prouoke vnto loue and to good worâ—kes and that so mothe the more because ye se that the daye draweth nye Yf we synne willyngly after that we haue receaued the knowledge of the truthe there remaineth no more sacrifice for synnes but a feareful loking for iudgement and violente fyre whiche shall deuoure the aduersaries It is a fearfull thinge to fall into the handes of the liuyng god The iuste shall lyue by faithe The .xi. Chapter HAith is a sure confidence of thinges whiche are haped for and a certayntie of thynges whiche are not sene Without faithe it is vnpossible to plaise god By faithe Moses when he was great refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos doughter chose rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of god then to enioye the pleasures of synne for a reason and estemed the rebuke of Christe greater riches then the treasure of Egypte for he had respecte vnto the rewarde The .xii. Chapter WHom the lorde loueth him he chastened ye he scourgeth euery son that he receaueth No maner chastifyng in the present time semeth to be ioyous but greuous neuerthelesse afterwarde it bringeth the quiet frute of righteousnes vnto them whiche are therin exercised Embrace peace with all men holines without the whiche no man shall se the Lorde Esau for out breake fast solde his byrthright ye knowe howe that afterward when he wolde haue inherited the blessynge he was put by he found no meanes to come thereby agayne no though he desired it with teares Ye are come vnto the mount Sion and to the cytie of the liuynge god the celestiall Ierusalem and to an innumerable sight of aungels and vnto the congregation of the first borne sonnes whiche are wrytten in heauen and to god the iudge of al and to the sprytes of iust and perfecte menne and to Iesus the mediator of the newe testamente to the sprincklyng of bloude that speaketh better then the bloude of Abell Oure god is consumynge fyre The .xiii. Chapter BE not forgetfull to lodge straungers for therby haue dyuers receaued aungels into their houses vnwares Let wedlocke be had in price in all pointes and lette the chamber be vndefiled for whose kepers and aduoutrars god wyll iudge Remembre them whiche haue the ouersyght of you whiche haue declared vnto you the worde of god The ende of whose conuersation se that ye loke vpon and folowe their faithe Be not caryed about with dyuers and straunge learnynge Here we haue no continuyng cytie but we seke one to come To do good and to distribute forgette not for with suche sacrifices god is pleased Ohey them that haue the ouersight of you and submyt youre selues to them for they watche for your soules euen as they that muste geue accountes that they maye do
it with ioye and not with grefe for that is an vnprofitable thynge for you ¶ The Epistell of S. Iames the fyrste Chapter MY brethren count it excedyng ioye when ye fall into dyuers temptations for as moche as ye knowe howe that the entryng of your faithe bryngeth pacience and let pacience haue her perfecte worke that ye maye be perfecte and sounde lackyng nothynge Yf any of you lacke wysdome lette him axe of god whiche geneth to all menne indifferently and casteth no manne in the teth and it shal be geuen hym But lette him axe it in fayth and wauer not for he that douteth is lyke tghe waues of the sea tost of the wynde and caried with violence Neyther lette that manne thynke that he shall receaue any thing of the lorde a waueryng mynded man is vnstable in all his wayes Let the brother of lowe degree reioyce in that he is exalted the ryche in that he is made lowe for euen as the floure of the grasse shal he vanishe awaye The sonne riseth with heate and the grasse wydereth and his fioure falleth awaye and the beautie of the fashion of it perisheth euen so shall the riche manne perishe with his aboundaunce Happy is that manne that endureth in temptation for when he is tryed he shall receaue the crowne of lyfe whiche the lorde hath promised to them that loue hym God tempted not vnto euyl nether tempred he any manne But euerye man is tempted drawen awaye and entised of his owne concupiscence Then when luste hathe conceaued she bryngeth forth synne and synne when it is finished bryngeth forthe deathe Euery good gyfte and ruerye perfecte gyfte is from aboue and commeth downe from the father of lyght with whome is no variablenes neyther is he chaunged vnto darrkenes Lette euerye man be swyfte to heare slowe to speake and slowe to wrath for the wrathe of man worketh not that which is righteous before god Se that ye be doars of the worde and not heaters only deceauyng your selues with sophistry Pure deuotion and vndefiled before goo the father is this to visite the faberlesse wyddowes in their aduersytie and to kepe hymselfe vnspotted of the worlde The .ii. Chapter WHosoeuer shall kepe the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynt he is gyltye in all There shal be iudgement mercyles to him that sheweth no mercye and morcye reioyseth againste iudgement Faith yf it haue no dedes is deade in it selfe I manne is iustifyed of dedes and not of faythe onely Is the body without the spryte is dead euen so faithe without dedes is dead The .iii. Chapter IF a manne synne not in worde the same is a perfecte man and able to came all the body The tounge is a lytle member and bosteth greate thynges It is an vnruelyr euyll full of deadly poison the tounge can no manne came Yf any man be wyse and endued with learnyng among you let him shewe the worckes of conuersation in mehnes that is coupled with wisdome The wysdome that is frome aboue is fyrste pure than peasable gentle and easye to be intreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudgyng and without simulation yea the frute of righteousnes is soweÌ„ in peace of them that maintayne peace The .iiii. Chapter Ye axe and receyue not because ye axe amisse Knowe ye not howe that the frendship of the worlde is enemitie to godwarde Whosoeuer wyl be a frend of the world is made the enemy of god What thing is your lyfe It is not euen a vapoure that appeareth for a lytle time and then vanished awaye To hym that knoweth howe to be good and doth it not to hym it is sinne The .v. Chapter GO to now ye riche men wepe and howle on your wretchednes that shall come vpoÌ„ you Your riches is corrupt your garmeÌ„tes are mothe eaten your gold and your syluer are cankred and the rust of them shal be witnes vnto you and shall eate your fleshe as it were fyre Aboue all thinges my brethren sweare not nether by heauen nether by the earth nether by any other othe Let youre yea be yea and your naye naye lest ye fall into ypocrisie Yf any of you be disealed let him call for the elders of the congregation and let them praye ouer hym and anoynte him with oyle in the name of the Lorde and the prayer of fayth shall saue the sicke and the lorde shall rayse hym vp yf he haue committed sinnes they shall be forgeuen hym Confesse youre faultes one to another and praye one for another that ye maye be healed The prayer of a righteous manne auayleth muche yf it be feruent BrethreÌ„ yf any of you erre froÌ„ the truth another conuert hym let the same know that he which coÌ„uerted the synner from goinge astraye oute of his waye shall saue a soule from death and shall hyde the multitude of synnes ¶ The .i. Epistle of S. Peter the first Chapter GYrde vp the loynes of your mynoÌ„eâ— be sober trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto you by the declaring of Iesus Christ as obedient children not fashioning youre selues vnto your olde iustes of ignoraunce but as he whiche called you is holy euen so be ye holy in all maner of conuersation because it is written be ye holye for I am holy The father without respect of person iudgeth according to euery mannes workes Ye know how that ye were not redemed with corruptible siluer and golde from your vayne conuerrsation whiche ye receyued by the tradicions of the fathers but with the precious bloude of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled and with out spot which was ordeyned before the world was made but was declared in the last tymes for your sakes whiche by his meanes haue beleued on God that raysed him from death glorifyed hym that your faythe and hope might be in god Se that ye loue one another w e a pute heart feruently for ye are borne a new not of mortal sede but of immortall by the worde of god whiche lyueth and lasteth for euer All fleshe is as grasse and all the glorye of maÌ„ is as the floure of grasse The grasse withereth the flowre falleth awaye but the roord of the lord endureth euer The .ii. Chapter IF so be that ye haue tasted howe pleasaunt the lord is to whom ye come as to a liuing stone dissalowed ofâ—ten but chosen of god and precious and ye ae liuing stonce are made a spiritual house and an holy priste hode for to offer vp spirituall sacrifice acceptable to god by Iesus Christ Vnto you whiche beleue he is precious but vnto theÌ„ which beleue not the stone whiche the buylders refused the same is made the head stone in the corner and a stone to stumble at â—nd a rocke to offende them whithe stomble at the worde and beleue not that whereon they were set Derely beloued I beseche you as straungers and pilgrimes abstayne from fleshly lustes which fight against the soule and se that