this answere sayd Yet had I rather fyrst be layde iÌ„ my graue For it becoÌ„meth not myne age sayde he in any wyse to disseÌ„ble wherby many yonge personnes myght thynke that Eleazar beyng â—xxx yeare olde x. were nowe gone to a straunge lyfe so thorow myne ypocrisy for a lytle tyme of a transytory lyfe they myght be disceaued by this meanes also shulde I defyle myne age and make it abhomynable For though I were nowe deliuered froÌ„ the tormeÌ„tes of meÌ„ yet shulde I not escape y â— hand of almyghty God nether alyue nor deed Wherfore I wil dye maÌ„fully do as it becoÌ„meth myne age wherby I maye peraduenture leaue an exaÌ„ple of stedfastnes for suche as be yonge yf I w t a readye mynde maÌ„fully dye an honest death for the moste worthy and holy lawes When he had sayde these wordes immediatly he was draweÌ„ to the tormente Nowe they y â— led him were mylde a lytle afore beganne to take displeasure because of y â— wordes y t he sayd for they thought he had spokeÌ„ theÌ„ of an hye mynde But wheÌ„ he was in his mariyrdome he mourned sayde Thou O Lorde whiche haste the holy knowlege knowest openly y t where as I myght be delyuered froÌ„ death I suffre these sore paynes of my body but iÌ„ my minde I am wel coÌ„tent to suffee theÌ„ because I feare the. Thus thys maÌ„dyed leauinge y â— memorial of his death for an exaÌ„ple not only vnto yong men but vnto all y â— people to be stedfast and manly ¶ The punishmeÌ„t of the â–ª vii brethren and of theyâ— mother CAPI VII IT happened also that there were vij brethren with theyr mother taken coÌ„pelled by the kynge agaynst the lawe to eate swynes flesh namely w t scourges â—erâ—ren whyppes And one of them whiche was the these sayde what sekest thou what requirest thou of vs As for vs we are readye rather to suffre death then to offede the lawes of God the fathers Then was the kynge angrye and â—ad heate cauldrons brasen pottes Whiche when they were made hote immediatly he coÌ„maunded the tonge of hym that spake fyrst to be cut out to put y â— skynne ouer his head to pare of the edges of his handes fete yee and y â— in the syght of hys mother and the other of his brethreÌ„ Nowe when he was cleane marred he coÌ„maunded a fyre to be made and so whyle there was any breath in hym to be fryed in the caudron In the which when he had bene longe payned the other brethren with theyr mother exhorted him to dye manfully sayeng The Lorde God shall regarde the trueth â— comforte vs lyke as Moses testifyeth and declareth in his songe sayenge and he wyll haue compassyon on hys seruauntes So when the fyrst was deed after thys maner they brought the secoÌ„de to haue him in derysyon pulled the skynne w t the heare ouer his heade asked him yf he wold eatâ— swynes flesh or he were payned in the other meÌ„bres also thorow out his bodye But he answered boldly sayde I wyll not do it And so was he tormented like as the fyrst â— when he was euen at the geuyng vp y â— gost he sayde Thou most vngracious personne puttest vs nowe to death but y â— kyng of the worlde shall rayse vs vp which dye for hys lawes in y â— resurreceioÌ„ of euerlastyng lyfe After him was the thâ—rde had in derysyon and wheÌ„ he was requyred he put out his tonge that right soone holdyng forth hys bandes manfully spake w t a stedfast fayth These haue I of heaueÌ„ but nowe for the lawe of God I despyse theÌ„ for my trust is y t I shall receaue theÌ„ of hym agayne In so much y t the kynge they which were with him marueled at the yong mans boldnesse that he nothynge regarded the paynes Nowe when he was deed also they vexed the fourth with tornementes in lyke maner So when he was nowe at hys death he sayde It is better y â— we beynge put to death of men haue our hope and trust in God for he shall rayse vs vp agayne As for the thou shalt haue no resurreccyon to lyfe And when they had spoken to the fyfth they tormented hym TheÌ„ loked he vnto the kyng sayd thou hast power among men for thou art a mortal man also thâ— self to do what thou wylt but thynke not that God hathe forsaken oure generacion Aâ—yde the tary styl a whyle and thou shalt se the great power of God howe he wyl punysh the and thy sede After hym they brought the syxte which beynge at the poynte of death sayde Be not disceaued O kynge for this we suffre for our owne sakes because we haue offeÌ„ ded our God therfore meruelous thinges are shewed vpon vs. But thynke not thou whiche takest in hande to stryue agaynste God that thou shalt escape vnpunyshed This excellent mother worthy to be well reported of and had in remembrauÌ„ce sawe her seuen sonnes dye in one day and suffred it paciently because of the hope that she had in God yee she exhorted euery one of theÌ„ in especyall and that boldly stedfastly with perfyte wysdome wakynge vp her wyuysh thought with a manly stomacke and sayde vnto them I can not tel how ye came in my woÌ„be for I nether gaue you breth nor soule no nor lyfe It is not I y â— ioyned the meÌ„bres of youre bodyes together but the maker of the worlde whiche fashyoned the byrth of man beganne all thynges Euen he also of his owne mercy shall geue you breath lyfe agayne lyke as ye nowe regarde not youre owne selues for hys lawes sake Nowe thought Antyochus that she had despysed hym therfore he let her go with her reproues and beganne to exhorte the yongest soÌ„ne which yet was lefte not onely with wordes but swore vnto hym with an othe that he shulde make hym a ryche and welthy man yf he wolde forsake the lawes of hys fathers yee and that he shulde geue hym what soeuer were necessarye for hym But when the yonge man wolde not be moued for all these thynges he called hys mother and counceled her to saue her sonnes lyfe And when he had exhorted her with many wordes she promysed hym that she shulde speake vnto her sonne So she turned her vnto hym laughynge the cruell tyraunte to scorne and spake with a bolde voyce O my sonne haue pytie vpoÌ„ me that bare the. ix monethes in my wombe that gaue the sucke noryshed the and brought the vp vnto thys age I beseche the my sonne loke vpon heaueÌ„ and earth and all that is therin consydre that God made them and mans generacyoÌ„ of nought so shalt thou not feare this hang man but suffre death stedfastly lyke as thy brethren haue done y â— I maye receaue the againe in the same mercy with thy brethren Whyle she was yet
power ouer you For ☞ ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace What then Shall we synne because we are not vnder the law but vnder grace God forbyd ✚ Knowe ye not howe that to whom soeuer ye commit youre selues as seruauntes to obey his seruauÌ„tes ye are to whoÌ„ ye obey whether it be of synne vnto death or of obedieÌ„ce vnto rightuousnes God be thaÌ„ked that thoughe ye were the seruauntes of synne ye haue yet obeyed with hert vnto the rule or the doctryne that ye be brought vnto Ye are then made fre from synne and are become the seruauntes of ryghtuousnes ⊢ ✚ I speake grosly because of the infyrmitie or your fleshe As ye haue gyuen your members seruauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitye from one iniquitye to another euen so nowe gyue ouer your members seruauntes vnto ryghtuousnes that ye maye be sanctyfied For when ye were the seruauÌ„tes of sine ye were not vnder rightuousnes What frute had ye then in those thynges wherof ye are nowe shamed For the ende of those thinges is death But nowe are ye desyuered frome synne and made y â— seruauÌ„tes of God haue youre fruyte to be sanctifyed and the ende uerlastynge lyfe For the rewarde of synne is death but eternal lyfe is the gyft of God thorowe Iesus Christe our Lorde ¶ Chryste hath deliuered vs from the lawe and death â—ani sheweth what the flesshe and outward man is and calleth is the lawe of the membres CAPI VII KNow ye not brethreÌ„ I speake to them y â— know the lawe howe that the law hath power ouer a man as longe as it endureth For the woman whiche is in subieccyon to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he lyueth But yf the man be dead she is loosed from the lawe of the man So then yf whyle the man liueth she couple her selfe with another man she shal be counted a wedlocke breaker But yf the man be deade she is fre from the lawe of the husbande so that she is no wedlocke breaker though she couple her selfe with another man Euen so ye also my brethren are dead coÌ„cernyng the lawe by the body of Chryst that ye shulde be coupled to another I meane to him that is rysen agayne from death that we shulde bryng forth frute vnto God For when we were in the fleshe the iustes of synne whiche were steryd vp by the lawe raygned in our meÌ„bers to bryng forth frute vnto death But nowe are we delyuered from the lawe and deade vnto it wherunto we were in bondage that we shulde serue in a new conuersacion of the spyryte and not in the olde conuersacyon of the letter What shal we say then is the law sinne God forbyd neuertheles I knewe not â—ine but by the law For I had not knowen what lust had mente excepte the lawe had sayde thou shalte not lust But synne toke an occasyon by the meanes of the commaundement and wrought in me all maner of concupyscence For verely without the law sinne was deade I once lyued without lawe But wheÌ„ the commaundement came synne reuyued and I was deade And the very same commaundemente whyche was ordayned vnto lyfe was founde to be vnto me an occasyon of death For synne toke occasyon by the meanes of the commaundemente and so dysceaued me and by the same flewe me Wherfore the lawe is holy and the commaundement holy iust and good Was that then whiche was good made death vnto me God forbyd Naye it was synne that synne myght appeare by it which was good to worcke death in me that synne by the coÌ„maundement myght be out of measure synfull For we knowe that the lawe is spiritual but I am carnall ☞ solde vnder synne because ☞ I alowe not that which I do For what I wold that to I not but what I hate that do I. If I do nowe that whiche I wolde not I consent vnto the lawe that it is good So then nowe it is not I that do it but synne that dwelleth in me For I know that in me that is to saye in my flesshe dwelleth no good thynge For to wyll is presente with me but I fynde no meanes to perfourme that whiche is good For the good that I wolde do I noâ— but the euyl whiche I wold not that do I. Yf I do that I wolde not then is it not I that do it but synne that dwelleth in me I fynde then by the Lawe that when I wolde do good euyll is presente wyth me For I delyte in the lawe of God after the inwarde man But I se another lawe in my members rebellynge agaynste the lawe of my mynde and subduyng me vn to the lawe of synne whyche is in my members O wretched man that I am who shall delyuer me from thys bodye subdued vnto death I thanke God thorowe Iesus Christ our Lorde So then with the mynde I serue the lawe of God but with the fleshe the lawe of synne ¶ The lawe of the spyryte gyueth lyfe The spyryte of God maketh vs Gods chyldren and heyres with Chryste The aboundaune â—our of God can not 〈◊〉 seperated CAPI VIII ✚ THere is then no dampnacyon to them which are in Chryst Iesu whych walke not after the fleshe but after the spyryte For the lawe of the spyryte of lyfe thorowe Iesus Christe hath made me fre from the lawe of synne and death For what the lawe could not do in as much as it was weake because of the fleshe that perfourmed God and sent his sonne in the symylitude of synful flesshe and ☞ by synne damned synne in the flesshe that the ryghtuousnes of the lawe myght be fulfylled in vs whyche walke not after the flesshe but after the spyryte For they that are carnall are carnally minded â—ut they that are spiritual are ghostly mynded To be carnally mynded is death But to be spiritually mynded is lyfe peace ⊢ Because that the flesshy mynde is enemite agaynste God for it is not obedyente to the lawe of GOD neyther can be So then they that are in ☞ the flesshe can not please God But ye are not in the flesshe but in the spiryte yf so be that the spirite of God dwell in you If any maÌ„ haue not the spirite of Christ the same is none of his If Christe be in you the body is dead because of synne but the spiryte is lyfe for ryghtuousnesse sake Wherfore yf the spirite of hym that raysed vp Iesus from deathe dwell in you euen he that raysed vp Christe from death shall quycken your mortall bodyes because of his spirite that dwelleth in you ✚ Therfore brethren we are detters not to the fleshe to lyue after the flesshe For yf ye lyue after the flesshe ye shall dye But yf ye thorowe the spyryte do mortyfye the dedes of the bodye ye shall lyue For as many as are led by the spyryte of God they are the sonnes of God For ye
reporte our selues to euery maÌ„nes conscieÌ„ce in the syght of God ✚ If our Gospel be yet hyd it is hyd amonge them that are lost in whom the God of this worlde hath blynded the myndes of them whiche beleue not lest the lyght of the Gospell of the glorye of Christ whiche is the ymage of God shulde shyne vnto them ✚ For we preach not our selues but Christ Iesus to be the Lorde our selues your seruauÌ„tes for Iesus sake For it is God that coÌ„maunded the lyght to shyne out of darcknes which hath shyned in oure hertes for to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ. But we haue this treasure in erthen vessels that the excellency of the power myght be Gods not ours We are troubled on euery syde yet are we not without shyfte We are in pouerty but not vtterly without somwhat We suffre persecucion but are not for saken therin We are cast downe neuertheles we perysh not We alwayes bere about in the bodye the dying of the Lorde Iesus that the lyfe of Iesu myght also appeare in our bodye For we whiche lyue are alwayes delyuered vnto deth for Iesus sake that the life also of Iesu myght appeare in our mortall fleshe So then death worcketh in vs but life in you ⊢ ✚ But seyng that we haue the same spirite of fayth according as it is wrytten I beleued therfore haue I spoken We also beleue therfore speake For we knowe that he whiche raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall rayse vp vs also by the meanes of Iesus shal set vs with you For al thinges do I for your sakes that the plentuous grace by thanckes gyuen of many maye redâ—uÌ„de to the praise of God Wherfore we are not weryed But though our vtwarde man peryshe yet the in warde man is renued daye by daye For oure trybulacyon which is momentany and lyght prepareth an excedynge and an eternall wayght of glorye vnto vs whyle we loke not on the thynges whyche are sene but on the thynges whyche are not sene For the thynges whyche are sene are temporall but thynges whiche are not sene are eternall ⊢ CAPI V. ¶ The rewarde for suffrynge trouble FOr we knowe that yf our earthy mancion of this dwelling were destroyed we haue a byldyng of God an habytacyon not made with handes but eternall in heauen For therfore syghe we desyrynge to be clothed with our mansyon whiche is from heauen so yet yf that we be founde clothed and not naked For we that are in this tabernacle syghe and are greued because we wolde not be vnclothed but wold be clothed vpoÌ„ that mortalite might be swalowed vp of life He that hath ordeyned vs for this thyng is God which very same hath gyuen vnto vs the ernest of the spirite Therfore we are alwaye of good cheare and knowe that as long as we are at home in the body we are absent from god For we walcke in fayth not after outwarde appearauÌ„ce Neuertheles we are of good comfort and had leuer to be absent from the bodye to be preseÌ„t with God Whefore whether we be at home or from home we endeuour our selues to please hym For we must all appere before the iudgement seate of Chryste that euery man may receyue the worckes of his bodye accordynge to that he hath done whether it be good or bad ✚ Seyng then that we knowe howe the Lorde is to be feared We fare fayre wyth men For we are knowen well ynough vnto god I trust also that we are knoweÌ„ in your consciences For we prayse not our selues agayne vnto you but gyue you an occasyon to reioyce of vs that ye may haue some what agaynst theÌ„ which reioyce in the face and not in the herte For yf we be to feruent to god are we to feruent Or yf we kepe measure for your cause kepe we measure For y â— loue of Christ coÌ„strayneth vs bycause we thus iudge that yf one dyed for all then were all deade he dyed for all that they whych lyue shuld not hence forth lyue vnto them selues but vnto him whych dyed for them rose agayne ⊢ Wherfore hence forth knowe we no maÌ„ after the flesshe In so muche though we haue knowen Christ after the fleshe now yet heÌ„â—e forth know we him so no more Therfore yf any man be in Christ he is a newe creature Olde thynges are passed awaye beholde al thynges are become newe Neuertheles al thiÌ„ges are of God which hath reconcyled vs vnto hym self by Iesus Christ and hath gyuen to vs the offyce to preache the attonement For God was in Christ made agrement betwene the worlde and him self imputed not their synnes vnto them and hath commytted to vs the preachyng of the attonement Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christ eueÌ„ as though God dyd beseche you thorowe vs. So praye we you in Christes stede that ye be reconcyled vnto God for he made him to ☞ be synne for vs whiche knewe no synne that we by his meanes shulde be that ryghtuousnesse whiche before God is alowed ¶ An exhortacyon to receyue the word of God with thankefulnesse and amendement of lyfe The dyligence of Paule in the Gospell and howe he warneth them to exchewe the company of the Heythen CAPI VI. WE also as helpers exhort you that ye receyue not the grace of god in vayne For he sayeth I haue herde the in a tyme accepted and in the day of saluacion haue I suckered the. Beholde nowe is that accepted tyme beholde nowe is the day of saluacyon Let vs gyue no occasyon of euyl that in our offyce be founde no faute but in al thinges let vs behaue our selues as the ministers of God In much pacieÌ„ce in affliccyons in necessyties in anguyshes in strypes in presonmeÌ„tes in strytes in laboures in watchiÌ„ges in fastinges in purenes in knowledge in loÌ„ge suffryng in kyndnes in the holy Ghoste in loue vnfaynedly in the word of truth in the power of God by the armour of ryghtuousnes of the ryght hande on the lefte be honoure and dishonour by euyl report good reporte as disceyuers and yet true as vnknowen and yet knoweÌ„ as dying behold we lyue as chastned not killed as sorowing yet alway mery as pore and yet make many ryche as hauyng nothyng yet possessyng al thynges O ye Corinthians our mouth is opeÌ„ vnto you Our hert is made large ye are in no strayte in vs but are in a strayte in youre owne bowels I promyse vnto you lyke reward as vnto chyldren Set your selues at large ✚ beare not ye the yocke with the vnbeleuers For what fellyshyp hath ryghtuousnes with vnryghtuousnes Or what company hath lyght wyth dackenesse Or what concorde hath Christe wyth Beliall Eyther what parte hath he that beleueth with an infydell Or howe
accept the thinges that are most excellent that ye may be pure and suche as hurte no maÌ„nes conscyence vntyl the day of Christ beyng filled with the frute of ryghtuousnes which frute coÌ„meth by Iesus Christ vnto the glory and prayse of God ⊢ I wolde ye shulde vnderstand brethren that the thynges which happened vnto me chauÌ„ced vnto the great furtheraunce of the Gospell So that my bandes in Christ are manifest thorowe out all the iudgement hal and in al other places In so muche that many of the brethren in the Lorde beynge encoraged thorowe my baÌ„des dare more boldly speake the worde without fere Some preache Christe of enuye and stryfe and some of good wyl The one parte preacheth Chryste of stryfe not sincerely supposyng to adde more aduersyte to my bandes Agayne the other yt preache of loue because they know that I am set to defende the Gospel What then So that Christ be preached any maner of waye whether it be by occasion or of true meanyng I am glad therof ye and wyl be glad For I knowe that thys shall chaunce to my saluacyon thorowe your prayer and mynystrynge of the spirite of Iesu Christ according to my expectacion hope that in nothynge I shal be ashamed but that wyth all boldenesse as all wayes euen so nowe also Christ shal be magnyfyed in my body whether it be thorow lyfe or thorowe death For Christ is to me lyfe death is to me auauntage If it chaunce me to lyue in the fleshe that thyng is to me frutefull for the worcke and what I shal chose I wote not For I am coÌ„strayned of these two thynges I vesyre to be loosed and to be with Christ is much better Neuerthelesse to abyde in the flesshe is more nedefull for you And this am I sure of that I shall abyde and coÌ„tinue with you all for your furtheraunce and ioye of youre fayth that your reioysyng may be the more aboundant thorowe Iesus Christ in me by my commyng to you agayne Onely let your conuersacyon be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christ that whether I come and se you or els be absente I maye yet here of your condycyon that ye coÌ„tynue in one spirite and in one soule labourynge as we do to mayntayne the fayth of the Gospell and in nothynge fearyng your aduersaries which is to them a cause of perdycion but to you of saluacyon and that of god For vnto you it is gyuen of Christ that not onely ye shulde beleue on hym but also suffre for his sake hauyng euen such a fight as ye sawe in me and nowe heare of me ¶ He exhorteth them to vnyte and brotherly loue and to beware of stryfe and vayne glory And for a sure ensample he sayeth Chryst before them CAPI II. IF there be therfore any consolacyon in Christ yf there be any comforte of loue yf there be any fellyshyp of the spirite yf there be any compassyon and mercy fulfyll ye my ioye that ye be lyke mynded hauynge one loue beyng of one accord and of one mynde that nothynge be done thorowe stryfe or of vayne glory but in mekenes of mynde let euery man esteme another better then hym selfe Loke not ye euery man on his owne thynges but euery man on the thinges that are other mens ✚ Let the same mynde be in you that was also in Christe Iesu whyche whaÌ„ he was in the shape of God thought it no robbery to be equal w t god Neuertheles he made him selfe of no reputacion takyng on him the shape of a seruauÌ„t and became lyke vnto men was fouÌ„de in his apparell as a man He huÌ„bled him selfe became obedyent vnto the death euen the death of the crosse Wherfore God also hath exalted him on hye gyuen him a name which is aboue al names that in the name of Iesus euery knee shulde bowe both of thynges in heauen thinges in earth thynges vnder the earth that all tonges shulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the Lorde vnto the prayse of God the father ⊢ Wherfore my derely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not when I was presente onely but now much more in myne absence euen so worcke out youre owne saluacyon with feare and tremblynge For it is God whiche worketh in you both the wyll also the dede euen of good wyl Do all thynge without murmurynge dysputynge that ye maye be suche as no man can coÌ„playne on vnfayned sonnes of god without rebuke in the middes of a croked and peruerse nacyon amonge whom se that ye shyne as lyghtes in the worlde holdynge fast the worde of lyfe that I maye reioise in the day of Christ how that I haue not runne in vaine nether haue laboured in vayne Yee though I be offred vp vpon the offerynge and sacrifice of your fayth I reioyce and reioyce with you all For the same cause also do ye reioyce and reioyce with me I trust in the Lorde Iesus for to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also maye be of good comforte when I knowe what case ye stande in For I haue no man that is so lyke mynded to me whych with so pure affeccyon wyll care for youre matters For all other seke theyr owne and not the thinges which are Iesus Christê Ye knowe the proffe of him howe that as a sonne with the father so hath he with me bestowed hys seruyce in the Gospel Hym therfore I hope to sende assone as I knowe howe it wyl go with me I trust in the Lord that I also my selfe shall come shortly But I supposed it necessary to soude brother Epaphroditus vnto you my companyon in labour and felowe Soudyer youre Apostle whyche also mynystreth vnto me at nede For he longed after you al and was full of heuynes because that ye had hearde saye that he had bene sycke And no dout he was sycke in so much that he was nye vnto death But God had mercy on hym and not on hym onely but on me also least I shulde haue sorowe vpon sorowe I sent hym therfore the more dylygentlye that when ye se him ye may reioyce againe and that I may be the lesse sorowefull Receyue hym therfore in the Lord with all gladnes and make muche of suche because that for the worcke of Christe he went so farre that he was nye vnto death and regarded not his life to fulfyll that whiche was lackyng on your part towarde me ¶ He warneth them to beware of false teachers whom he calleth dogges and enemyes of Christe and reproueth mannes owne ryghtuousnes CAPI III. MOre ouer brethen reioyce ye in the Lorde It greueth me not to wryte one thynge often to you For to you it is a sure thynge Beware of dogges beware of euyll workers Beware of dissencion For we are circumcision which serue God in the spirit reioyce in Christ Iesu haue no coÌ„fydeÌ„ce in the flesshe
shal be disapoynted but they that muse vpon good thynges vnto such shal happen mercy and faithfulnesse Diligent labour bryngeth riches but where many vayne wordes are truly there is scarcenesse ☞ Ryches are as a crowne vnto the wyse but the ignoraunce of fooles is very folyshenesse A faythfull wytnesse delyuereth soules but a lyar dysceuethe them The feare of the Lorde is a strong holde and his chyldren vnder a sure defence The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe to auoyde the snares of death The increase and prosperyte of the comens is the Kynges honoure but the decay of the people is the confusyon of the Prynce He that is pacyent hathe muche vnderstandynge but he that is soone displeased prouokethe folyshenesse A mery herte is the lyfe of the body but rancoure consumeth awaye the bones He that doth a poore man wrong blasphemeth hys maker but who so hathe pytie of the poore doth honoure vnto God The vngodly is afraied of euery parel but y ◠righteous hath a good hope euen ī death Wysdome resteth in the herte of hym that hath vnderstādinge and he shal be knowen among them that are vnlerned Ryghteousnesse setteth vp the people but wyckednesse bryngeth folke to destruccyon A discrete seruaūte is a pleasure vnto y ◠Kynge but one that is nat honeste prouoketh hym vnto wrathe ¶ CAPI XV. A Softe answere putteth downe displeasure but frowarde wordes prouoke vnto anger The tonge of suche as be wyse vseth knowlege aryght as for a folyshe mouthe it babbleth out nothynge but folyshenesse The eyes of the Lorde loke on euery place bothe vpon y ◠good and bad A wholsome tong is a tree of life but he y ◠abuseth it hath a broken mynde A foole despyseth his fathers correccyon but he that taketh hede whan he is reproued shall haue the more vnderstandynge ⚜ VVere ryghteousnesse is plentyfull there is very greate power but ymaginaciōs of the vngodly shal be roted out The house of y ◠righteous is full of riches but y ◠increse of y ◠vngodly is my destrucciō A wise mouth poureth out knowledge but y ◠herte of the folyshe doth nat so The Lord abhorreth the sacrifice of y ◠vngodly but y ◠prayer of y ◠ryghteous is acceptable vnto hym The waye of the vngodly is an abhominacyon vnto the Lorde but who so foloweth ryghteousnes hym he loueth He that forsaketh the ryght waye shal be sore punyshed and who so hateth correccion shall dye Hell and perdiscion are konwne vnto the Lorde howe muche more then the hertes of of men A scornefull body loueth nat one that rebuketh hym neyther wyl he come vnto the wyse A mery herte maketh a chearful countenaunce but an vnquyet mynde maketh it heuy The herte of hym that hathe vnderstandynge dothe seke after knowledge but the mouth of fooles is fede with foolyshnesse All the dayes of y ◠poore are myserable but a quiete hert is as a contynual feast Better is a lytle with the feare of the Lorde then great treasure with sorowe Better is a measse of potage with loue then a fatte oxe with euell wyll An angrye man stereth vp stryfe but he that is pacyente stylleth discorde The waye of a slouthfull man is as it were hedged with thornes but the waye of the ryghteous is well clensed A wyse sonne maketh a glade father but an vndyscrete body shameth his mother A foole reioyseth in foolysh thynges but a wyse man loketh wel to his owne goynges Unaduysed thoughtes shall come to nought but where as mē are that can geue councell there is stedfastnesse A ioyfull thynge is it when a man geueth a conuient answere And very pleasaunte is a worde spoken in due season The waye of lyfe leadeth vnto heauen that a man shulde beware of hel beneth The Lord wyl breake downe the house of the proude but he shall make fast the borders of the wyndowe The Lorde abhorreth the ymaginacions of the wicked but pure wordes are pleasaūt vnto him The couetous man roteth vp his owne house but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue ⚜ Thorowe mercy and fayth are synnes pourged and thorowe the feare of the lorde dothe euery one eschue euell A ryghteous man museth in his mynde howe to do good but the mouth of the vngodly bryngeth forth euell thynges The Lorde is farre from the vngodly but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous Lyke as the clearnesse of the eyes reioyseth the herte so doth a good name fede y ◠bones The eare that harkeneth of the refourmacion of lyfe shal dwell amonge the wyse He that refuseth to be refourmed despyseth his owne soule but he that submitteth him selfe to correccyon is wyse The feare of the lorde is the ryght sience of wysdome and lowlynes goeth before honoure CAPI XVI A Man maye well ☞ purpose a thynge in his hert but the answere of the tōge commeth of the Lorde A man thynketh al his wayes to be cleane but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes Commytte thy workes vnto the Lorde and loke what thou deuysest it shall prospere The Lorde dothe all thynges for his owne sake yee and when he kepeth the vngodly for the daye of wrath The Lorde abhorreth all suche as be of a proude herte there may neyther strength nor power escape ⚜ The begynnynge of a good lyfe is to do ryghtwysnes for that is more accepted vnto God then to offre vp sacryfyces Wyth louynge mercy and faithfulnes synnes be forgeuen and who so feareth the Lorde eschueth euyll When a mans wayes please the Lorde he maketh hys very enemyes to be his frēdes Better it is to haue a lytle thynge with ryghteousnes then greate rentes wronge fully gotten A man deuyseth a waye in his herte but it is the Lorde that ordreth hys goynges ☞ When the prophecy is in the lyppes of the kynge his mouth shal nat go wronge in iudgement A trewe measure and a trewe balaūce are the Lordes he maketh all weyghtes It is a great abhominacyon when kynges are wycked for a kynges seate shuld be holdē vp with righteousnesse Ryghteous lyppes are pleasaūt vnto kynges he that speaketh the trueth shal be beloued The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death but awyse man wyll pacifie hym The cherefull countenaunce of the kynge is lyfe and his louyng fauoure is as the euenynge dewe To haue wysdome in possessyon is better then to haue golde and to get vnderstandynge is more worth then to haue syluer The path of the ryghteous is to eschue euel and who so loketh well to his wayes kepeth his owne soule Presumpteousnes goeth before destruccyō and after a proude stomake there foloweth a fall Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly then codeuyde the spoiles with the proude He that hādeleth a matter wysely opteyneth good and blessed is he that putteth hys trust in the Lorde Who so hathe a wyse vnderstandynge shal be
called to councel aâ—â—â—e that can speake fayre shall vaue the moâ—e lernynge Understandynge is a welâ—â—f lyfe vnto hym that hathe it as forthe chastenynge of fooles it is but foolyshnesse A wyse harte ordreth his mouth wysly and amendeth the doctryne in hys lyppes Fayre wordes are an hony combe a refreshynge of the mynde and health of the bones There is a waye that meÌ„ thynke to be ryght but the ende therof leadeth vnto death A troublous soule disquyeteth her selfe for her oune mouth hath brought her therto An vngodly personne stereth vp euell and in hys lyppes he is as an hote burnynge fyre A frowarde body causeth stryfe and he that is a blabbe of hys tonge maketh deuysyon amonge prynces A wycked man begyleth his neyghbour and leadeth hym in to the waye that is not good He that wynketh with his eyes ymagyneth myschefe and he that byteth his lyppes wyll â–ª do some harme Age is a crowne of worshype yf it be founde in the waye of ryghteousnes A pacient man is better then one stronge he that can rule him selfe is more worth then he that wynneth a cytye The lottes are cast in to the lappe but the ordryng therof standeth all in the Lorde CAPI XVII BETTER is a drye morsell with quyetnesse then a full house and many fat catell with stryfe A dyscrete seruaunte shal haue more rule then the sonnes that haue no wysdome and shall haue lyke herytage with the brethen Lyke as syluer is tryed in the fyre and golde in the fornace euen so dothe the Lorde proue the hertes A wycked body holdeth muche of false lyppes and a frowarde personne geueth care to a dysceatfull tonge Who so laugheth the poore to scorne blasphemeth hê maker and he that is glad of another mans hurte shall nat be vnpunyshed Chylders chyldren are a worshyppe vnto the elders and the fathers are the honoure of the chyldren An eloqueÌ„te speach becommeth nat a foole a dyssemblynge mouth also besemeth nat a prynce Lyberalyte is a precyous stone vnto him that hathe it for where soeuer he becoÌ„meth he prospereth Who so couereth another mans offence seketh loue but he â—hat dyscloseth the faute setteth the prynce agaynst hym selfe One reprofe onely doâ—he more good to hym that hathe vnderstandynge then an Câ—storâ—pes vnto a foole A sedycyâ—us â–ª personne seketh myschefe and therfore is a cruell messaunger sent agaynste hym It were better to come agaynst a she euyll but put thy truste in the Lorde and he shall defende the. The Lorde abhorreth two maner of weyghtes and a false balaunce is an euyll thynge The Lorde ordreth euery mans goynges howe maye a man then vnderstande his owne waye It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that whiche is holy and then to go aboute with vowes A wyse kynge destroyeth the vn godly and bryngeth the whele ouer them The lanterne of the Lorde is the breth of man and goeth thorowe all the in warde partes of the body Mercy and faythfulnesse preserue the kynge and with louynge kindnes his seate is holden vp The streÌ„gth of yonge men is theyr worshyp and a graye heade is an honour vnto the aged Woun des dryue awaye euyl and so do strypes the inwarde partes of the body CAPI XXI THE Kynges herte is in the hande of the Lorde lyke as are the ryuers of water he maye turne it whether so euerhe wyll Euerye man thynketh hys owne waye to be ryght but the Lorde iudgeth the hertes To do ryghtuousnesse and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lorde theÌ„ sacrifyce A presumptuous loke a proude stomake and the lanterne of the vngodly is synne The deuyces of one that is dilygent brynge pletuousnesse but he that is vnaduysed commeth vnto pouerte Who so hordeth vp ryches with the dysceytfulnesse of his tonge he is a foole and lyke vnto them that seke theyr owne death The robberyes of the vngodly shall be theyr owne destruccyon for they wyl not do the thynges that is ryght The wayes of the frowarde are straunge but * the workes of hym that is cleane are ryght It is beâ—tter to dwell in a corner vnder the house toppe then with a braulynge woman in a wyde house The soule of the vngodly wyssheth euyll and hathe no pitye vpon his neyghboure When the scornefull is punyshed the ignoraunt take the better hede and when a wyse man is warned he wyll receyue the more vnderstandynge The ryghtuous wysely consydereth the house of the vngodly and he seeth that God ouerthroweth the vngodly for theyr owne wyckednesse Who so stoppeth his eare at the cryeng of the poore he shall crye him selfe and not be herde A preuy rewarde pacyfyeth dyspleasure and a gyfte in the bosome stylleth futyousnesse The iuste delyteth in doynge that thynge that is ryght but the workes of wyekednesse abhorre the same The man y â— wan dreth out of the waye of wysdome shall remayne ☞ in the congregacion of the deade He that hath pleasure in bancketâ—es shall be a pore man who so delyteth in wyne and delycates shall not be ryche The vngodly shall be gyuen for the ryghtuous and the wycked for the iuste It is better to dwel in a wyldernesse then with a chydynge and an angry woman In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plentuousnesse but a folyshe body spendeth vp all Who so foloweth ryghtuousnesse and mercy fyn deth both lyfe ryghtuousnesse and honoure A wyse man wynneth the cytie of the mightye and as for the strength that they trust in he bryngeth it downe Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge the same kepeth hys soule from troubles He that is proude and presumptuous is called a scornefull man whiche in wrathe dare worke malycyously The voluptuousnes of the slouthful is his owne death for his handes wyll not labour He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe but the ryghtuous is alwaye geuynge and kepeth nothynge backe The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhomynacion howe much more whan they offre the thynge that is got ten with wyckednesse A false witnes shall peryshe but he that wyl be content to heare shall alwaye haue power to speake hym self An vngodly man goeth forthe rashely but the iust refourmeth his owne way There is no wysdome there is no vnderstandyng there is no councell agaynste the Lorde The horse is prepayred agaynste the daye of battayle but the LORDE geueth the vyctorye CAPI XXII A GOOD name is more worthe then greate ryches and ☞ louynge fauoure is better then syluer and golde The ryche and poore mette together the Lorde is the maker of them all A wyse man seeth the plage and hydeth hym selfe but the folyshe go on styll and are punyshed The ende of lowelynes and the feare of GOD ryches honour prosperite and helthe Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde but he that dothe kepe hys soule wyl fle from suche Teache a chyld in his
mocyon of the rulers Ieremy is put in to a Dongeon At the requrste of Abedmelech the Chamberlayne the kynge commaundeth Ieremye to be brought for the of the Dongeon Ieremy sheweth the Kynge howe he myght escape death CAPI XXXVIII SAphatiah the sonne of Mathan Godoliah the sonne of Phasphur Iucall the sonne of Semeliah and Phashur the sonne of Melchiah perceaued the wordes that Ieremy had spoken vnto all the people namely on this maner Thus sayth the Lord Who so remayneth in this citye shall peryshe eyther with the swearde with honger or with the pestylence But who so falleth vnto the Caldees shall escape wynnynge his soule for a pray and shall lyue For thus sayeth the Lord Thys cytie no doute muste be delyuered into the power of the kynge of Babylon and he also shall wynne it Then sayde the Prynces vnto the kyng Syr we beseche you let this man be put to death For thus he discourageth the handes of the â—oudyours that be in this cytie and the handes of all the people when be speaketh such wordes vnto them This man verely laboureth not for peace of the people but mischefe Zedekiah the kyng answered and sayde lo he is in youre handes for the kynge may denye you nothyng Then toke they Ieremy cast him into the dongeon of Melchiah the sonne of Hamelech that dwelt in the fore entre of the preson And they let downe Ieremy with cordes into a doÌ„geon where there was no water but myre So Ieremy stacke fast in the myre Nowe when Abedmelech the Morian beyng a chamberlayne in the kinges courte vnderstode that they had cast Ieremye into the dongeon he went out of the kinges house spake to the kynge whiche then sat vnder the porte of Ben Iamin these wordes My Lorde the kynge where as these men medle with Ieremy the Prophete they do him wrong Namely in y â— they haue put him in preson there to dye of honger for there is no more breade in the citie Then the kynge commaunded Abedmelech the Morian and sayde Take from hence xxx men whom thou wylte and draw vp Ieremy the prophete out of the doÌ„geon before he dye So Abedmelech toke y â— men with hym and went to the house of the kynge there vnder an almery he gat olde ragges worne cloutes let them downe by a corde into the dongeon to Ieremy And Abedmelech the Morian sayd vnto the Prophete Ieremy O put these ragges cloutes vnder thyne arme holes betwyxte them and the cordes and Ieremy dyd so So they drew vp Ieremy with cordes and toke him out of the dongeon and he remayned in the fore entrye of the preson Then Zedekiah the kynge sent and caused Ieremy the prophete to be called vnto hi into the thirde entrye that is in y â— house of the Lorde And the kynge sayde vnto Ieremy I wyll aske the some what but hyde nothynge fro me â–ª Then Ieremy answered Zedekiah yf I be playne vnto the thou wylte cause me to suffre death If I geue the councel thou wylte not folowe me So the kynge swore an othe secretely vnto Ieremy saying As truely as the Lorde lyneth that made vs these soules I wyll not sleye the nor geue the into the haÌ„des of them that seke after thy lyfe Then sayde Ieremye vnto Zedekiah Thus sayeth the Lorde of Hoostes the God of Israell If case be that thou wylte go forthe vnto the kynge of Babilons princes thou shalt saue thy lyfe and this cytie shall not be brente yee bothe thou and thy housholde shall escape with your lyues But yf thou wylte not go forth to the kynge of Babylons prynces then shall this citie be delyuered into the handes of the Caldees which shall set fyre vpon it and thou shalte not be able to escape them And the kynge Zedekiah sayde vnto Ieremye I am afrayed for the Iewes that are fled vnto the Caldees least I come in theyr handes and so they to haue me in derision But Ieremy answered No they shal not betraye the O herken vnto the voyce of the Lorde I beseche the whiche I speake vnto the so shalte thou be well and saue thy lyfe But yf thou wylte not go forthe the Lorde hath tolde me this playnely Beholde al the wemen that are lefte in the kyng of Iudaes house shall go out to the kynge of Babylons Prynces For they thynke that thou arte disceyued and that the men in whome thou dyddest put thy trust haue gotten the vnder and set thy fete faste in the myre and gone theyr way from the. Therfore all thywiues w t theyr children shall fle vnto y â— Caldees and thou shalte not escape theyr handes but shalt be the kynge of Babylons prisoner and this cytie shalt thou cause be breÌ„t Then sayde Zedekiah vnto Ieremye loke that no body knowe of these wordes thou shalte not dye But yf the princes perceaue that I haue talked with the and come vnto the sayinge O speake what saydest thou to the kynge hyde it not from vs and we wyll not put the to death Tell vs we praye the what sayde the kynge to the Se thou geue them this answere I haue huÌ„bly besought the kynge that he wyll let me lye nomore in Iehonathans house that I dye not there Then came al the prynces vnto Ieremye asked hym And he tolde them after the maner as the kynge bad him Then they helde theyr peace for they perceyaued nothynge So Ieremy abode styll in the fore entrye of the preson vntyll the daye that Ierusalem was wonne ¶ Nabuchodonosor besegeth Ierusalem zedekiah flyeth He 〈◊〉 taken of the Lâ—â—dces His sonnes are slayne His eyes are thrust out Ieremye is prouyded for Abedmelech is delyuered frome captiuite because of the confydence that he hathe in God CAPI XXXIX NOwe when the cytye of Ierusalem was taken for in the. ix yeare of Zedekiah Kynge of Iuda in the tenth Moneth came Nabuchodonosor the Kynge of Babylon and all his Hoste and beseged Ierusalem And in the. xi yeare of Zedekiah in the fourth Moneth the. ix daye of the Moneth he brake into the cytie Then all the princes of the kyng of Babilon came in and sat theÌ„ downe vnder the porte Neregel Sarezer Samegarnabo Sarsachim Rabsaris Neregel Sarezer Rabmag with all the other Prynces of the Kynge of Babylon And when Zedekiah the kinge of Iuda with his soudiours sawe them they fled and departed out of the cytie by night thorowe the kinges garden and thorowe the porce that is betwene the two walles and so they wente towarde the wyldernesse But the Caldees Hoste folowed faste after them and toke Zedekiah in the felde of Iericho and brought him presoner to Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon vnto Reblath that lyeth in the lande of Hemath where he gaue iudgement vpon him So the Kynge of Babylon caused the chyldren of Zedekiah and all the nobles of Iuda to be slayne before his face at Reblath And made
wyth the swerde but many mo thorowe the tonge Well is hym that is kepte from an euyll tonge and commeth not in the angre therof which draweth not the yocke of suche and is not bounde in the bandes of it For the yock thereof is of yron and the bande of it of stele The death therof is a very euyll death hell were better for one then suche a tonge But the fyre of it maye not oppresse them that feare God and the flamme thereof maye not burne thē Suche as forsake the Lorde shal fall therein and it shall burne them and no man shal be able to quenche it It shall fall vpon them as a Lyon and deuoure them as a leoparde Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make dores and barres for thy mouth Thou wcyest thy golde syluer Why doest y u not weye thy wordes also vpon the y ◠balance Beware y ◠y u slyde not in thy tonge so fall before thyue enemyes y ◠lay wayte for the thy fal be incurable euen vnto death ¶ Howe we ought to lende oure monye and do almes Of a faythfull man answerynge for hys frende Of lyberalite and hospytalyte CAPI XXIX WHo so wyll shewe mercy let him lende vnto hys neyghboure and he that is able let hym kepe the commaundemente Lende vnto thy neyghboure in tyme of his nede and pay thou thy neyghboure agayne in due season Kepe thy worde and deale faythfully with hym and thou shalte allwaye fynde the thynge that is necessary for the. There haue bene many that when a thynge was lent them reckened it to be founde and made them trauayle and laboure that helped thē Whyle they receyne anythinge they kysse the handes of suche as geue them and for theyr neyghbours good they humble theyr voyce But when they shulde paye agayne they kepe it back and geue euell wordes and make many excuses by reason of the tyme and though he be able yet geueth he scarse y ◠halfe agayne and rekeneth the other to be founde And yf he with holde not his money yet hathe he an enemye of hym and that vndeserued He payeth him with cursynge rebuke and geueth hym euell wordes for hys good dede There be many one which are not glad for to lende not because of euel but they feare to lese the thyng that they lende Yet haue thou pacyence with the symple and withholde not mercy from hym Helpe the poore for the commaundemētes sake and let hym not go emptie from the because of hys necessite Lese thy money for thy brother and neyghbours sake and burie it not vnder a stone where it rusteth corrupteth Gather thy treasure after the commaundement of the Hyest and so shall it brynge the more profyt then golde Laye vp the almes in the herte of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euel A mans almes is as a purse with him and shall kepe a mans fauoure as the apple of an eye and after warde shall it aryse and paye euery man his rewarde vpō his heade It shal fyght for the against thyne enemyes better then the chylde of a gyaunte or speare of the myghtye A good honest mā is suertie for his neyghboure but a wycked personne letteth hym come to shame Forget not the frendeshyp of thy suertye for he hathe geuen his soule for the. The vngodly despyseth the good dede of hys suertye and the vnthanckfull and ignoraunte leaueth his suertie in daunger Some man promeseth for his neyghboure and when he hathe lost hys honeste he shal forsake him Suertishyppe hathe destroyed many a ryche man and remoued them as the waues in the see Myghtie people hathe it dryuen awaye and caused them to wandre in straunge coūtres An vngodly man transgressynge the commaundemente of the Lorde shall fall into an euell suertishyppe and though he force him selfe to get out yet shall he fall into iudgement Helpe thy neyghboure out after thy power and beware that thou thy selfe fal not into such dett The chefe thynge that kepeth in the lyfe is water and bred clothinge and lodgynge to couer the shame Better is it to haue a poore lyuynge in a mans owne house then delicate fare among the straūge Be it lytle or much that thou hast holde the content withall thou shalt not be blamed as a vagabounde for a myserable lyfe is it to go from house to house where a man is fremde he darre not open his mouth Though one be lodged haue meate dryncke yet shal he be taken as vnworthy heare many bytter rough wordes namely thus Go thy waye thou straunger and prepare a table for thy selfe and fede me also of that thou hast A way thou straūger so that he regardeth his honoure no more my brother cōmeth into my house and so he telleth hym the necessite of his house These thynges are heuy to a man that hath vnder standynge namely the forbyddynge of the house that y ◠lēoer casteth hym in the teth ¶ Of the correccyon of chyldren Of the commodytye of health Deeth is better then a sorowefull lyfe Of hydde wysdome Of the ioye and sorowe of the herte CAPI XXX WHo so loueth his chylde holdeth him styll vnder coreccion that he may haue ioye of him after warde and y ◠he grope not after hys neyghbours dores He that teacheth his sōne shal haue ioye in hym and nede not to be ashamed of hym amonge hys aquayntaunce Whose enfourmeth and teacheth his sōne greueth the enemye before his frendes he maye haue ioye of hym Though the father dye yet is he as though he were not deed for he hathe left one behynde him that is lyke hym In his lyfe he sawe hym and had ioye in hym and was not sory in his death neyther was he ashamed before the enemyes For he left behynde him an auenger against his enemies a good doer vnto the frēdes For the lyfe of chyldren he shall bynde the woundes together and his herte is greued at euery crye An vntamed horse wylbe harde a wanton childe wylbe wylfull If thou brynge vp thy sonne delicatly he shall make y ◠afayed and yf thou playe with him he shall brynge the to heuynes Laugh not with him lest thou wepe with him also and lest thy teth be set on edge at the last Geue him no liberte in his youth excuse not his foly Bowe downe hys necke whyle he is young hyt hym vpon the sydes whyle he is yet but a chylde lest he waxe stubberne and geue no more force of the so shalt thou haue heuynes of soule Teach thy childe and be diligent therin lest it be to thy shame Better is the poore beyng whole and stronge then a man to be ryche and not to haue his health Health and wellfare is about all golde and a whole body aboue al treasure There is no tyches aboue a sounde body no
marcke false wordes A frowarde hert geueth heuines but a man of experience lifteth hym vp agayne The woman receyueth euery man yet is one daughter better then another A fayre wyfe reioyseth her husband a man loueth nothyng better If she be louynge vertuous wyth all then is not her husbande lyke other men He that hathe gotten a vertuous woman hath a goodly possession she is vnto him an helpe and pyler wherupon he resteth Where no hedge is there y â— goodes are spoyled where no huswyfe is there the frendles mourneth Lyke as there is no credeÌ„ce geueÌ„ to a robber that goeth from one cytye to anoher So is not the man beleued that hath no nest and must turne in where he may abyde in the nyght ¶ Howe a man shulde knowe frendes and councellers and searche the company of a holy man CAPI XXXVII EUery frende sayeth I wyll be frendely vnto him also But there is some frend whiche is onely a frende in name Remayneth there not heuynes vnto death when a companyon and frende is turned to an enemye O most wycked presumpcyon From whense art thou spronge vp to couer y e earth with falshede disceate There is some coÌ„panyon whiche in prosperite reioyseth wyth his frende but in the tyme of trouble he taketh parte against hym There is some companyon that mourneth with his frende for the bely sake but when trouble commeth he taketh holde of the shylde Forget not thy frende in thy mynde and thynke vpon hym in thy ryches Seke no councell at thy kyns men and hyde thy councel froÌ„ such as beare the no good wyl Euery couÌ„celer bryngeth forth his couÌ„cell Neuertheles there is some that counceleth but for his owne profite Beware of the counceller and be aduysed afore whereto thou wylte vse him for he wyll councel for him selfe Lest he cast the lot vpoÌ„ the and say vnto the Thy way purpose is good after warde he staÌ„de agaynst the and loke what shall become of the. Aske no councel at him that suspecteth y â— for an enemy and hyde thy councel froÌ„ suche as hate the. Aske no councell at a woman coÌ„cernyng the thinges that she longeth for nor at a fearfull and fayne herted bodye in matters of warre or at a marchaunt howe deare he wyll cheape thy wares towarde his or at a byer of sellynge Or at an enuyous man of thankes geuyng or at the vnmercyfull of louyng kyndnes or at an vnhonest man of honestye Or at the slouthfull of workynge Or at an hyrelynge whiche hath no house or profyte or wealth An ydle bodye wolde not gladly heare speake of much labour Take no suche folkes to councel but be dilygent to seke councel at a vertuous man that feareth God suche one as thou knowest to be kepte of the coÌ„maundementes which hath a mind after thyne owne mynde and is sory for the when thou stumblest And holde thy councel fast in thyne hert for there is no man more faythfull to kepe it then thou thy selfe For a mans mynde is suÌ„tyme more disposed to tell oute then seuen watchemen that sit aboue in an hye place lokyng aboute them And aboue all this praye y â— hyest that he wyll leade thy waye in faythfulnes and truthe Before all thy workes aske councel fyrst and or euer thou doest any thyng be well aduised There be foure thynges that declare a chaunged herte wherout there spryngeth euyl and good death lyfe and a masterfull tonge that bableth muche Some man is apte and well instructe in many thynges and yet very vnprofitable vnto hym selfe Some man there is that can geue wyse and prudent councell and yet is he hated and continueth a begger for that grate is not geueÌ„ him of God to be accepted Another is robbed of all wysdome yet is he wyse vnto him selfe the frute of vnderstandyng is commendable in his mouth A wyse man maketh his people wyse y e frutes of his wysdome fayle not A wyse maÌ„ shall be plentuously blessed of God al they that se hym shall speake good of hym The lyfe of a man standeth in the nombre of the dayes but y e daies of Israel are inumerable A wyse man shall optayne fayfulnes and credence among hys people and his name shal be perpetuall My sonne proue thy soule in thy lyfe yf thou se any euyll thinge geue it not vnto her For all thynges are not profytable for al men nether hath euery soule pleasure in euery thynge Be not gredye in euery eatyng be not to hastye vpon all meates For excesse of meates bringeth syckenes and glotony coÌ„meth at the last to an vnmeasurable heate Thorow surfet haue many one perisshed but he that dyeteth him selfe temperatly prolongeth his lyfe ¶ A physicion in syckenes ought we to pray and to fynde a Physycion whiche healeth by prayer The â—ewâ—pynge of the deed Sâ—duâ—â— Wysdome Artificers or craftesmen CAPI XXXVIII HOnour the Phisicion honoure him because of necessite God hath created hiÌ„ for of the Hyest commeth medycine and he shall receyue gyftes of the kynge The wysdome of the Phisycion bringeth him to great worshype and in the syght of the greate men of thys worlde he shal be honorably taken The Lorde hathe created medycyne of the earthe and he that is wyse wyll not abhorre it Was not the bytter water made swete with a tre that men myght learne to knowe the vertue therof The Lorde hath geuen men wysdome and vnderstandyng that he might be honoured in his wonderous workes With suche doth he heale men taketh awaye theyr paynes Of suche doth the Apotecarye make a conâ—eccyon yet can no man perfourme all his workes For of the Lorde coÌ„meth prosperous welth ouer all the earth My sonne despyse not this in thy sycknes but praye vnto the Lorde he shall make the whole Leaue of from synne and order thy handes a ryght clense thyne hert froÌ„ all wyckednes Geue a swete sauoured offering and the fyne floure for a token of remembraunce make the offerynge fat as one that geueth the fyrste fruytes and geue rowme to the Phisycion For the Lorde hath created hym let hym not go from the for thou haste nede of hym The houre maye come that the sycke maye be helped thorowe theÌ„ when they praye vnto the Lorde that he maye recouer and get helth to lyue longer He that sinneth before hys maker shall fall into the handes of the Phisycion My sonne bryng forth thy teares ouer the deade and begyn to mourne as yt thou haddest suffered great harme thy selfe then couer his body after a conuenyent maner despyse not his buryall Enforce thy selfe to wepe prouoke thy selfe to mourne and make lamentacyon expedientlye and that a daye or two leest thou be euel spoken of and then comforte thy selfe because of the heuynes For of heuynes coÌ„meth death the heuynes of the hert breaketh strength Heuynes and pouerte greueth the herte
wyse prudent sentences Hys name wente abrode in the Iles because of his peace he was beloued All landes marueled at his soÌ„ges prouerbes similitudes and at his peace and at the name of the Lorde God which is called the God of Israel He gathered golde as tynne he had as much syluer as leade He was moued in inordynate loue towarde wemen was ouercome in affeccyon He stayned his honoure and worshyppe yee hys posteryte defyled he also in bryngynge the wrathe of the Lorde vpon hys chyldren and sorowe after his ioye so y â— his kyngdome was deuyded Ephraim became an vnfaythfull and an vncoÌ„staÌ„t kyngdome Neuertheles God forsoke not his mercy neyther was he vtterly destroyed because of his worckes y â— he shulde leaue him no posterite As for y â— sede that came vpoÌ„ him which he loued he brought it not vtterly to naught but gaue yet a remnauÌ„te vnto Iacob and a rote vnto Dauid out of hym Thus rested Salomon with his fathers and out of hys sede he left behynde hym a very foolyshnes of the people and such one as had no vnder standynge euen Roboam whiche turned awaye the people thorowe his councel and Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat which caused Israell to sinne and shewed Ephraim y â— way of vngodlynes In so much that theyr synnes and misdedes had the vpper hand so sore that at the last they were dryuen out of the land for the same Yee he sought out and brought vp all wyckednes tyll the vengeaunce came vppon them ¶ The prayse of Eliah Elizeas Hezekiah and Esaye CAPI XLVIII THEN stode vp Eliah the Prophet as a fyre and hys worde brente lyke a creshet He brought an honger vpon them and in hys zele he made them fewe in nombre For they might not away with the commaundementes of the Lorde Thorowe the worde of the Lord he shut the heauen and thre times brought he the fyre downe Thus became Eliah honorable in his wonderous dedes Who may make his boast to be lyke him One that was deed raysed he vp from deathe and i the worde of the hyest he brought hym oute of the graue agayne * He caste downe kinges destroyed them and the honorable from theyr seate Upon the mount Syna he herde the punyshment and vpon Horeb the iudgement of the vengeaunce He prophecyed recoÌ„pensynge vnto kynges ordeyned prophetes after hym He was taken vp in the storme of fyre in a charet of horses of the Lorde He was ordaned in the reprouynges in tyme to pacyfye the wrath of the Lorde to turne the hertes of the fathers vnto the chyldren and to set vp the trybes of Iacob agayne Blessed were they that saw the and were garnyshed in loue for we lyue in lyfe but after death we shall haue no such name Elias was couered in y â— storme but Helyseus was fylled with his sprete Whyle he lyued he was afrayed of no prynce and no man myght ouercome him There coulde no worde disceaue him after his death his body prophecied He dyd wonders in his lyfe in death were his workes maruelous For all this the people amended not nether departed they froÌ„ theyr synnes tyll they were caried away presoners out of the laÌ„de and were scatred abrode in all countrees so that of them there ramayned but a very lytle people and a prynce vnto the house of Dauid Howe be it some of them dyd ryght and some heaped vp vngodlynes Hezekias made his cytie stronge conueyed water in to it dygged thorowe the stony rocke with yron made vp a well by the water syde In his tyme came Sennaheryb vp and sent Rabsakes lyft vp his hande agaynste Syon and defied theÌ„ with greate pryde Then trymbled theyr nettes and haÌ„des so that they sorowed lyke a woman trauaylinge with chylde So they called vpon the Lorde which is mercyful and lyfte vp theyr handes before hym Immediatly the Lorde harde them out of heauen he thought nomore vpon theyr sinnes nor gaue them ouer to theyr enemyes but delyuered them by the hande of Esay the holy prophet He smote the hoost of y â— Assyrians and his angell destroyed theÌ„ For Hezekias had done the thynge y â— pleased the Lorde remayned stedfastly in the waye of Dauid his father as Esay the greate and faythful prophet in the syght of God had coÌ„maunded hym In his tyme the Sunne wente backwarde he lengthened the kinges lyfe With a ryghte sprete prophecyed â—e what shulde come to passe at the last and to suche as were sorowfull in Syon he gaue coÌ„solacion wher w t they myght coÌ„fort them selues for euermore He shewed thynges y â— were â—or to come secrete or euer they came to passe ¶ Of Iosiah Hezethiah Dauid Ieremy Ezechiel zoâ—o babel Iesua Nehemiah Enoch and Ioseph CAPI XLIX THE remeÌ„braunce of Iosias is lyke as whaÌ„ the apothecary maketh many precious swete smellyng thynges together His remembraunce shal be swete as hony in all mouthes as the playenge of Musyck at a bancket of wyne He was appoynted to turne the people agayne to take awaye all abhomynacions of the vngodly He dyrected his herte vnto the Lorde and in the tyme of the vngodly he set vp the worshyp of God agayne All kynges except Dauid Hezechiah and Iosiah coÌ„mytted wyckednes for euen the kynges of Iuda also forsoke the lawe of God For they gaue theyr horne vnto other theyr honoure and worshyppe also to a straunge people Therfore was the electe cytâ—e of y â— Sanctuary brent with fyre the streates therof laye desolate wast in the hande of Ieremy for they intreated hym euell whiche neuertheles was a prohpet ordeyned froÌ„ hys mothers wombe y t he myght rote out breake of and destroye and that he myght builde vp and plant agayne Ezechiel sawe the glorye of the Lorde in a vysion which was shewed him vpon y â— charet of y â— Cherubins For he thought vpoÌ„ the enemies in y â— rayne to do good vnto suche as had ordred theyr wayes a ryght And the bones of the twelue prophetes floryshed from out of theyr place for they gaue comforte consolatyon vnto Iacob delyuered theÌ„ faythfully Howe shall we prayse Zorobabel whiche was as a rynge in the rght hande So was Iesus also the soÌ„ne of Iosedec these men in theyr tymes buylded the house and set vp y â— â–ª Sanctuary of y â— Lorde agayne which was prepared for an euerlasting worshyp And Nehemias is all waye to be coÌ„mended whiche set vp for vs the walles that were broken downe made the portes and barres agayne buylded our houses of the newe But vpon the earth is there no man created like Enoch for he was takeÌ„ vp from the earth And Ioseph which was Lorde of hys brethren the vp holder of hys people his bones were couered and kepte Seth
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
myght walke worthy of the Lord that in all thynges ye may please beynge fruteful in all goad workes and encreasynge in the knowledge of God streÌ„gtned withat might thorowe hys gloryous power vnto all pacyence and longe sufferyng with ioyfulnes ⊢ geuyng thaÌ„kes vnto the father which hath made vs mete to be partakers of the inheritaunce of sayntes in lyght Which hath delyuered vs from the power of derknes and hath translated vs into the kyngdome of his dere sonne by whom we haue redepcion thorow his blode eueÌ„ the for gyuenes of synnes whyche is the ymage of the inuisible God fyrst begotten of al creatures For by him were al thinges created that are in heauen and that are in erth vylible and inuisible whether they be maiesty or Lordshyp eyther rule or power Al thynges were created by hym for him and he is before al thynges and by him al thynges haue theyr beyng And he is the heade of the body euen of the congregacyon he is the begynnyng and fyrst begotteÌ„ of the dead that in all thinges he myght haue the preeminence For it pleased the father that in him shulde all fulnes â—wel by hym to reconcyle al thyng vnto hym self to set at peace by him thorow the bloud of his crosse both thynges in heauen and thinges in earth And you which were somtyme farre of and enemyes because your myndes were set in euyll worckes hath he nowe yet reconcyled in the body of hys flesshe thorow death to make you holy and vnblameable with out faute in his owne syght yf ye contynue grounded and stablysshed in the fayth and be not moued awaye from the hope of the Gospell wherof ye haue herde howe that it is preached amonge all cratures which are vnder heauen wherof I Paule am made a mynister Nowe ioy I in my suffrynges for you and fulfyl that whiche is behynde of the passyons of Christ in my flesshe for his bodyes sake which is the congregacyon wherof I am made a minyster accordyng to the ordinaunce of God which ordynaunce was gyuen me vnto you warde to fulfyll the worde of God that mystery which hath bene hyd sence the worlde beganne sence the begynnyng of generacyons but now is opened to his Sainctes to whom God wolde make knowen what the glorious riches of this mistery is amonge the Gentyls whiche ryches is Christ in you the hope of glory whom we preach warnyng all men and teachynge all men in as wysdome to make all men perfect in Christ Iesu. Wherin I also laboure and stryue euen as farforth as his strength worketh in me myghtely ¶ What greate care Paule toke for all Congregacyons He eruorteth theÌ„ to be sted fast in Christe to be ware of 〈◊〉 teachers and worldely wysdome and descrybethâ— the 〈◊〉 Prophetes CAPI II. FOr I wolde that ye knewe howe great care that I haue for you and for them that are at Laodicia and for as many as haue not sene my person in the flesshe that their hertes myght be comforted whan they are knet togyther in loue and in al riches of full vnderstaÌ„dyng for to know the mystery of god the father of Chryste in whom are hyd al the treasures of wysdome and knowledge This I say lest any man shuld begyle you with entisyng wordes For though I be absent in the flesshe yet am I with you in the spirit ioyinge and be holdynge your order and your stedfast fayth in Christe As ye haue therfore receyued Christ Iesu the Lorde euen so walke ye in him so that ye be roted buylt in hym and stablished thorow fayth as ye haue learned therin be plentutuous with geuyng thankes ✚ Beware least any man spoyle you thorowe Pholosophy and dysceatful vanytye after the tradicyon of men and after the ordynaunces of the worlde and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth at the fulnes of the god head bodely ye are â—â—plete in him whiche is the head of al rule and power by whoÌ„ also ye are circuÌ„cysed with circuÌ„cisyd whych is done without handes for asmuch as ye haue put of the synful body of the flesshe thorow the circuÌ„cision that is in Chryst in that ye are buried with him thorow bap tyme in whom ye are also rysen agayne tho rowe fayth that is wrought by the operacy on of God whiche raysed him from death And ye whaÌ„ ye were dead thorow synne and thorowe the vncyrcumcysion of youre flesshe hath he guyckened with hym hath forgyuen vs all our trespaces ⊢ and hathe put out the haÌ„de wrytyng that was against vs contayned in the law wrytten and that hath he taken out of the way and hath faste ned it to his crosse and hath spoyled rule and power and hath made a shewe of them openly and hath tryumphed ouer them in his owne person Let no man therfore trouble your coÌ„scyen ce aboute meate and dryncke or for a pece of an holy daye or of the newe Mone or of the Saboth dayes whiche are shaddowes of thiÌ„ges to come but the body is in Christ. Let no man make you shot at a wronge marcke by the huÌ„blenes holynes of angels in the thynges which he neuer sawe beyng causelesse puft vp with his fleshly mynde and holdeth not the head wherof al the body by ioyn tes and couples receyueth norysshment and is knet together and increaseth with the increasyng that commeth of God Wherfore yf ye be dead with Christ from the ordinauÌ„ces of the world why as though ye yet lyued in the world are ye led with tradicions Touche not tast not handle not whiche al peryshe thorowe the very abuse after the commaundementes and doctrynes of men which thynges outwardly haue the symilitude of wysdome by superstycion and humblenes and by hurting of the body and in that they do the flesshe no worshyppe vnto the nede therof ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the spirytuall resurreccyon to laye asyde all maner of corrupte lyuyng to be frutefull in all godlynisie and vertue and sheweth all degrees their duetye CAPI III ✚ IF ye be then rysen agayne with Chryste seke those thiges which are aboue where Christe sytteth on the ryght hande of God Set youre affeccyon on thinges that are aboue and not on thynges whiche are on the earth For ye are dead and your lyfe is hyd with Christ in God When soeuer Chryste which is our lyfe shal shewe him selfe then shall ye also appere with him in glory ⊢ ☞ Mortyfie therfore your earthy membres fornycacion vnclennes vnnaturall lust euyll coucupyscence and couetousnes which is worshyppyng of ydoles for which thynges sake the wrathe of God vseth to come on the chyldren of vnbelefe amonge whom ye walcked somtyme when ye lyued in them But nowe put ye also awaye from you all such thinges wrath fearsnes maliciousnes cursed speaking filthy coÌ„municacion out of your mouth Lye not one to another
agaynst her husbande then shall the cursed and bytter waters go into her her bely shal swell and her thygh shall rot that woman shal be a curse amonge her people And yf the woman be not defyled but is cleane she shall haue no harme but shal conceyue and beare This is the law of ielousye wheÌ„ a wyfe goth a syde behynde her husband is defyled or when the spiryte of Ielousye coÌ„meth vpon a man he beynge ielouse ouer his wyfe doth bryng her before the lorde the preest shal do accordyng vnto all this lawe the man shal be gyltlesse the woman shall beare her syn ¶ The lawe of abstinence The blessynge of the people CAPI VI. ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and saye vnto them when eyther man or woman doth seperate them selues to vowe a vowe of ☞ an absteyner appoynte them selues vnto the Lorde he shal seperate hym selfe from wyne and stronge drynke and shall drynke no vynegre of wyne nor of strong drynke nor shall drynke what soeuer is pressed out of grapes shall eate no freshe grapes neyther yet dryed As long as his abstynence endureth shall be eate nothyng that is made of the vyne tree or of the kyrnels or of the huske of the grape As longe as he voweth is seperated there shall no rasure come vpon his heade But vntyll his dayes be out in the whiche he seperateth hym selfe vnto the Lorde he shall be holy and shall let the lockes of his heere growe As long as he consecrateth hym selfe vnto the lorde he shal come at no deade body he shal not make him selfe vncleane at the death of his father mother brother or syster bycause that the vowe of the abstynence of his god is vpoÌ„ his head All the dayes of his abstynence he is hooly vnto the Lorde And yf it fortune that any man by chaunce dye sodeynly before hym the heade of his abstynence shall be defyled and he shal shaue his heade the day of his clensynge euen the seuenth day he shall shaue it And the eyght day he shal brynge two Turtles or two yong pygeons to the Preest before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the preest shall offre the one for synne and the other for a burntofferyng and make an attonement for hym as concernyng that he synned vpon a soule and shall halowe his heade the same daye and he shall consecrate hym selfe vnto the Lorde the tyme of his abstynencye and shal brynge a lambe of a yere olde ☞ for trespace but the dayes that were before are lost bycause his abstynencye was defyled This is the lawe of the absteyner when the tyme of his abstynence is out he shall be brought vnto the dore of the tabernacle of wytnesse and he shall brynge his offerynge vnto the Lorde an he lambe of a yere olde without blemysshe for a burntoffrynge a she lambe of a yere olde without blemysh for synne a ram without blemysshe also for a peaceofferynge and a basket of swete breade euen cakes of fyne floure myngled with oyle and wafers of swete breade anoynted with oyle with theyr meate offerynges and drynke offerynges And the preest shall brynge hym before the Lorde and offre his synofferynge and burnt offerynge and shall offre the ram for a peace offerynge vnto the Lorde with the basket of swete breade the preeste shall offre also his meatofferynge his drynkeofferyng And he shall shaue the heade of the absteyner in the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse euen the heade of his abstynence shal take the heere of his sober heade put it in the fyre whiche is vnder the peaceofferynge And the preest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ramme and one swete cake out of the basket and one swete wafer also and put them vpon the handes of the absteyner after he hath shauen his abstynence of the preest shall †take them of hym and waue them before the Lorde And these holy thynges shal be the preestê with the waue brest and heuesholder then the absteyner may drynke wyne This is the law of the absteyner whiche hath vowed his offerynge vnto the lorde for his consecracyoÌ„ Besydes ☞ those thynges that his hand can get accordynge to the vow which he vowed euen so he muste do after the lawe of his abstynence And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Speake vnto Aaron and his sonnes sayenge of this wyse ye shall blesse the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them The Lorde blesse the and kepe the. The Lorde ☞ make his face shyne vpon the and be mercyfull vnto the. The Lorde †lyfte vp his couÌ„tenaunce vpon the gyue the peace And they shall put my name vpon the chyldren of Israel I wyll blesse them ¶ The offerynge of the Lordes and heades of Israell CAPI VII ANd it fortuned in the daye when Moses had full set vp the habitacyon and anoynted it and sanctified it and al the apparel therof the aulter also al the vessels therof and had anoynted them sanctified them then the princes of Israel heades ouer the houses of theyr fathers whiche were the lordes of the tribes standyng in theyr offices offered and brought theyr sacrifyces before the lorde vi couered charettes and. xii oxen one charet for two lordes and for one an oxe they brought them before the habitacyon And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge Take it of them that they may be to do the seruyce of the tabernacle of wytnesse and thou shalte gyue them vnto the Leuites to euery man accordyng to his offyce And Moses toke the charettes and the oxen and gaue them vnto the Leuites two charettes foure oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Gerson accordyng vnto theyr offyce And foure charettes and eyght oxen he gaue vnto the sonnes of Merari accordyng vnto theyr offyces vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of AaroÌ„ the preest But vnto the sonnes of Cahath he gaue none bycause they had vpon them the offyce of holy thynges whiche they dyd beare vpon shoulders And the prynces offered for the dedicatynge of the aulter in the daye that it was anoynted brought theyr sacrifices before the aulter And the Lorde sayd vnto Moses The prynces shall brynge theyr offerynges euery day one prynce for the dedicatynge of the aulter And so on the fyrst daye dyd Nahesson the sonne of Aminadab of the tribe of Iuda offre his sacrifice and his offryng was a syluer charger of an hundred xxx sycles a syluer boule of lxx sycles after the weyght of the sanctuary and they were bothe full of fyne wheaten flour myngled with oyle for a meatofferyng a spone of ten sycles of golde full of sence a bullocke a ram a lambe of a yere olde for a burntofferyng an he goote for a synofferyng and for a peaceofferyng two oxen fyue rammes fyue he gootes and fyue lambes of a yere olde This was
the cityes which ye shal gyue shal be out of the possessyoÌ„ of the chyldren of Israel They that haue many shall gyue many but of them that haue fewe ye shall take fewe Euery one shall gyue of his cityes vnto the Leuites accordyng to the enheritauÌ„ce which he enheryteth And the Lorde spake vnto Moses saynge Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them when ye be come ouer Iordan into the lande of Canaan ye shall appoynte you cities to be cities of refuge for you that he which sleeth ☞ a soule vnwares may flee thyther And the cities shall be to flee from the auenger of blood that he whiche kylleth dye not vntyl he stande before the congregacyoÌ„ in iudgement And of these syx free cities whiche ye shall gyue ye shall gyue thre on this syde Iordan and thre in the lande of Canaan And these syxe free cities shall be a refuge bothe for the chyldren of Israel and for the straunger and for hym that dwelleth amonge you that all they whiche kyl any persone vnwares may flee thyther And yf any man smyte an other with an instrument of yron that he dye then is he a murtherer and shall dye for it If he smyte hym with a throwyng stone that a man may dye with and yf he dye he that smote hym is a murtherer let the same murtherer be â—leyn therfore Or yf he smyte hym with a hande weapon of wood that a man maye dye with then yf he dye he is a murtherer let the murtherer be sleyne therfore The Iustyce of blood shall slee the murtherer wheÌ„ he meteth hym he may sley hym But yf he thruste at hym of hate or hurle at hym with layenge of wayte that he dye or smyte hym with his hande of Enuye that he dye he that smote hym shall dye for he is a murtherer The iustyce of blood shall sley the murtherer as soone as he fyndeth hym But and yf he pusshed hym by chaunce and not of hate or cast at hym with any maner of thyng and not of laynge of wayte or cast any maner of stone at hym that a man may dye with and sawe hym not And he cast it vpon hym and he dye was not his enemy neyther sought hym any harme Then the cogregacyon shal iudge bytwene the sleer and the executer of blood in suche cases And the congregacyon shal delyuer the sleer out of the hande of the auenger of blood and the congregacion shal restore hym agayne vnto the cytie of his refuge whyther he was fled And he shall byde there vnto the death of the hye preest which was anoynted with holy oyle But and yf the sleer come without the borders of his preuyleged cytie whyther he was fled yf the auenger of blood fynde hym with out the borders of his fretowne and sley the murtherer he shall be gyltlesse bycause he shulde haue bydden in his free towne vntyll the death of the hye preest after the deathe of the hye preest to returne agayne vnto the lande of his possessyon These coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes shall be a lawe vnto you for youre generacyons in all your dwellynges Who soeuer kylleth ☞ a soule the same mansleer must be sleyne hym selfe thorowe wytnesses Neyther shal one wytnes answere to put a maÌ„ to death Moreouer ye shall take none amendes for the lyfe of the murtherer whiche is worthy to dye But he shall be put to death Also ye shall take no money of hym that is fled to a free citye that he shulde come agayne dwell in the lande before the death of the hyghe preest And se that ye polute not the lande whiche ye shall dwell in for blood ☞ defileth the lande And the lande can none otherwyse be clensed of the blood that is shed therin but by the bloode of hym that shedde blood Defyle not therfore the lande whiche ye shall enhabyte for I am the myddes therof euen I the Lorde dwell amonge the chyldren of Israell ¶ An ordre for the maryage of the doughters of zelaphead One of the trybes may not marrye with another CAPI XXXVI ANd the auncyent fathers of the chyldren of Gilead the son of Machir the sonne of Manasse of the kynred of the chyldren of Ioseph came forth and spake before Moses and the prynces and auncyent fathers of the chyldren of Israell and sayde The Lorde coÌ„maunded my Lorde to gyue the land to enheryte by lot to the chyldren of Israell And my lorde coÌ„maunded in Gods behalfe to gyue the enherytaunce of Zelaphead our brother vnto his doughters Whom yf any of the sonnes of the other tribes of Israel toke to wyues theÌ„ shal theyr enherytaunce be taken from the enheritauÌ„ce of our fathers and shall be put vnto the enherytaunce of the trybe which they are receyued into and shall be taken from the lot of our enherytaunce And when the yere of Iubilye of the chyldren of Israell coÌ„meth then shall theyr enherytaunce be put vnto the enherytaunce of the Trybe where into they are receyued and so shall theyr enherytaunce be taken away froÌ„ the enherytaunce of the tribe of oure fathers And Moses coÌ„maunded the chyldren of Israell accordynge to the worde of the Lorde sayenge The chyldren of the trybe of Ioseph haue sayde well This therfore doth the lorde coÌ„maund the doughters of Zelaphead saynge let them be wyues to whome they them selues thynke best only to the kynred and trybe of theyr father shall they marrye so shall not the enherytaunce of the Chyldren of Israell remoue from trybe to trybe when the chyldren of Israel abyde euery man in the enheritaunce of the trybe of his fathers And euery doughter that possesseth any enheritaunce in any tribe of the chyldren of Israel shall be wyfe vnto one which is of the kynred of the trybe of hâ—r father that the chyldren of Israel may enioy euery man the enherytaunce of his fathers Neyther ought the enheryaunce to go from one trybe to an other but euery one of the tribes of the chyldren of Israell must abyde in his owne enherytaunce And as the Lorde commaunded Moses eueÌ„ so dyd the doughters of Zelaphead And Mahela Thirza Hagla Milcha and Noâ— were maryed vnto theyr Fathers brothers sonnes which were of the kynred of the chyldren of Manasses the sonne of Ioseph and so theyr enherytaunce remayned in the trybe of the kynred of theyr father These are the coÌ„maundements lawes which the Lorde coÌ„maunded by the hande of Moses vnto the chyldreÌ„ of Israel in the feldê of Moab by Iordan ouer agaynst Ierico ⧠The ende of the fourth boke of Moses called in the Hebrue Uaiedabber and in the Latyn Numeri ¶ The fyfth boke of Moses called in the Hebrue Elle haddebarim and in the Latyn Deuteronomium ¶ A brefe rehersall of thynges done before CAPI Primo THese be the wordes which Moses spake vnto all Israell on the other syde Iordan in the wyldernesse in the playne ouer agaynst the red see
and in thyne herte that thou do it Beholde I haue set before the this daye lyfe and good deathe and euyll For where as I commaunde the this daye to loue the LORDE thy God to walke in his wayes and to kepe his coÌ„maundementes his ordinaunces and his lawes yf thou so do thou shalte lyue and multiplie and the Lorde thy God shal blesse the in the lande whither thou goest to possesse it But and yf thyne herte turne awaye so that thou wylt not heare but shalt go astray and worshyppe straunge goddes and serue them I pronounce vnto you also this daye that ye shal surely peryshe that ye shal not prolong your dayes vpon the lande whyther thou passest ouer Iordane to go possesse it I call heuen earth to recorde this daye agaynst you that I haue set before you lyfe death blessyng cursynge Therfore chose lyfe that both thou thy seed may lyue that thou mayst loue the lorde thy god and be obedyent to his voyce and cleaue vnto hym For he is thy lyfe the length of thy dayes that thou mayst dwell vpon the earth whiche the lorde sware vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob to gyue them ¶ Moses beynge redy to dye ordereth Iosua to rule the people in his steade This boâ—e Deuteronomy to wrytten and layde in the Tabernacle besyde the Arke The Leuttes are charged to rede it to the people CAPI XXXI ANd Moses went and spake these wordes vnto al Israel sayde vnto them I am an hundred xx yere olde this day and can no more go out in Also the lorde hath sayde vnto me thou shalt not go ouer this Iordan The lorde thy God he wyll go ouer before the he wyll destroy these nacions before the thou shalte conquere them And Iosua he shal go before the as the lorde hath sayd And the lorde shall do vnto them as he dyd to Sehon Og kyngê of the Amorites vnto the lande of them whom he destroyed And the Lorde shall gyue them ouer before your face that ye maye do vnto them accordyng vnto al the coÌ„maundementes which I haue coÌ„mauÌ„ded you Plucke vp your hertes therfore be strong drede not nor be afrayde of them for the lorde thy god hym selfe dothe go w t the. He shall not fayle the nor forsake the. And Moses called vnto Iosua sayde vnto hym in the syghte of all Israell Be strong bolde for thou must go w t this people vnto the land which the lord hath sworne vnto theyr fathers to gyue them thou shalt gyue it them to enherite And the lord he doth go before the He shall not fayle the neyther forsake the feare not therfore nor be discomforted And Moses wrote this lawe delyuered it vnto the preestes the sonnes of Leui which bare the arke of the testament of the lorde vnto all the elders of Israel Moses coÌ„maunded them saynge At the poynte of vii yeres in the solempnyte of the freyere euen in the feast of tabernacles when all Israel is come to appeare before the Lorde thy god in the place whiche he hath chosen thou shalt rede this lawe before all Israel in theyr eares Gather the people togyther men women chyldren the straunger that is within thy gates that they may heare and learne feare the lorde your God kepe obserue all the wordes of this lawe that theyr chyldren whiche knowe nothyng may heare and learne to feare the lorde your god as long as ye lyue in the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordane to possesse it And the lorde sayd vnto Moses Beholde thy dayes are come that thou must dye Call Iosua therfore stande ye in the tabernacle of wytnesse that I may gyue hym a charge And Moses Iosua went and stode in the tabernacle of wytnesse And the lorde appeared in the tabernacle euen in the pyller of the cloude And the pyller of the cloude stode ouer the dore of the tabernacle And the lorde sayd vnto Moses beholde thou shalte slepe with thy fathers this people wyll ryse vp go a hooryng after straunge goddes of the lande whyther they go wyll forsake me breake the appoyntment which I haue made with them And then my wrath wyll ware hoote agaynst them and I wyl forsake them and wyll hyde my face from them and they shall be consumed And moche aduersyte and tribulacyons shall come vpon them so that then they wyll saye Are not these troubles come vpon me bycause God is not with me And I also wyl surely hyde away my face in that daye for all the euyls sake which they shal haue wrought in that they are turned vnto strauÌ„ge goodê Nowe therfore wryte ye this songe for you and teache it the chyldren of Israell and put it in theyr mouthes that this songe may be my wytnesse agaynst the chyldren of Israel For I wyll brynge them in to the lande whiche I sware vnto theyr Fathers that floweth with mylke and honye and they shal eate and fyll them selues and waxe fat and turne vnto straunge goddes and serue them and †blaspheme me and breake my couenaunt And then when moche myscheyfe and tribulacion is come vpon them this songe shall answere them as a wytnesse For it shal not be forgotten out of the mouthes of theyr seede for I knowe theyrymaginacion which they goo aboute euen nowe before I haue brought them in to the lande which I sware ✚ Moses therfore wrote this song the same reason and taught it the chyldren of Israell And he gaue Iosua the son of Nun a charge and sayd be bolde strong for thou shalt bryng the chyldren of Israel into the lande ☞ whiche I sware vnto them and I wyl be with the. And wheÌ„ Moses had made an ende of wrytyng out of the wordes of this lawe in a boke vnto the ende of them Moses coÌ„mauÌ„ded the Leuites whiche bare the arke of the testament of the Lorde sayenge take ye the boke of this lawe put it in the syde of the arke of the testament of the lorde your God that it maye be there for a wytnesse agaynste the. For I know thy stubbornes thy styffe necke whyle I am yet alyue w t you this day ye haue bene dysobedient vnto the lorde and how moche more after my death Gather vnto me all the elders of your tribes your offycers that I may speke these wordê in theyr cares call heuen earth to recorde agaynst them For I am sure that after my death ye wyll vtterly corrupte turne from the waye which I haue coÌ„maunded you tribulacion wyll come vpon you in the latter dayes bycause ye shal haue wrought wickednes in the syght of the Lorde to prouoke hym thorowe the workê of your handê And Moses spake in the eares of al the congregacion of Israel the wordes of this songe vntyll he
that were neuer dryed I shall be weake as other men And then the Lordes of the Philistines brought her seue wythes that were yet grene and neuer dryed she bounde hym therwith â–ª Notwithstandynge she had men lyenge in wayte with her in the chambre And she sayd vnto hym the Philistines be vpon the Samson And immediately he brake the cordes as a strynge of towe †that is tvvyned breaketh when it feleth fyre And so his strength was not knowen And Dalila sayde vnto Samson Se thou hast mocked me tolde me lyes Nowe therfore tell me wherwith thou myghtest be bounde He answered her yf they bynde me with newe ropes that were neuer occupyed I shall be weake and as another man Dalila therfore toke newe ropes bounde hym therwith and sayde vnto hym the Philistines be vpon the Samson And there were lyers of wayte in the chambre and he brake them from of his armes as they had ben but a threde And Dalila sayde vnto Samsom â—â—therto thou hast begyled me and tolde me lyes yet tell me howe y â— myghtest be bounde He sayde vnto her If thou plattedst the. vii â–ª lockes of my heade with an heere lace And she fastened them with a nayle sayde vnto hym the Philistines be vpoÌ„ the Samson And he awaked out of his slepe plucked awaye the nayle that was in the plattynge with the heere lace And she sayde vnto hym agayne Howe canst thou saye that thou louest me when thyne herte is not with me behold thou hast mocked me this thre tymes hast not tolde me wherin thy greate strength lyeth And as she laye vpon hym with her wordes contynually vexynge of hym his soule was encombred euen vnto the death And so he tolde her all his herte and sayde vnto her there neuer came raser vpon myne heade for I haue ben an absteyner †that is to say consecrate vnto God euen from my mothers wombe therfore when I am shauen my strength wyl go from me and I shall waxe weake and be lyke all other men And when Dalila sawe that he had tolde her all his herte she sent called for the Lordes of the Philistines sayenge come vp yet this once for he hath shewed me all his herte Then the Lordes of the Philistines came vp vnto her and brought the money in theyr handes And she made hym slepe vpon her knees †and to laye his heade dovvne in her lappe and she sent for a man and he dyd shaue of the seuen lockes of his heade and began to vexe hym and his strength was gone from hym And she sayd the Philistines be vpon the Samson And he awoke out of his slepe and sayde I wyll go out now as at other tymes before shake my selfe he wyst not that the lorde was departed from hym But the Philistynes toke hym put out his eyes brougth hym downe to Azath and bouÌ„de hym with two fetters of brasse And ☞ he dyd grynde in the pryson house howbeit the heere of his heade began to growe agayne after that he was shauen Then the Lordes of the Philistines gathered them togyther for to offre a solempne offerynge vnto Dagon theyr god and to reioyse for they sayde oure God hath deleuered Samson oure enemye in to oure handê And when the people sawe hym they praysed theyr God for they sayde our God hath delyuered into our handes our enemy and distroyer of oure countrey whiche slewe many of vs. And when theyr hertes were merye it fortuned that they sayd sende for SaÌ„son that he maye make vs laugh And they fet Samson out of the prysonhouse and he played before them and they set hym bytwene the pyllers And Samson sayde vnto the lad that led hym by the hand set me that I maye touche the pyllers that the house stande vpon that I maye leane to them And the house was full of men and women And there were all the Lordes of the Philistines And there were vpon the roofe a thre thousande men women that behelde whyle Samson played And Samson called vnto the Lorde and sayde O Lorde God thynke vpon me and strengthen me at this tyme onely â–ª O God that I maye be aduenged of the Philistines for my two eyes And Samson cought the two myddle pyllers on which the house stode on whiche it was borne vp the one in his ryght hande the other in his lefte sayde my soule shall dye with the Philistines and bowed them with all his myght And the house fell vpon the Lordes and vpon all the people that were therin And so the deade which he slew at his death were mo then they whiche he slew in his lyfe And then his brethren al the house of his father came downe and toke hym vp and brought hym and buryed hym bytwene Zarah and Esthaoll in the buryenge place of Manoah his Father And he iudged Israell twentye yeare ¶ Of Micah whose mother made hym an ydoll of syluer CAPI XVII THere was a man in mounte Ephraim named Micah and he sayde vnto his mother the eleuen hundred Syluerlynges that were taken from the aboute which thou cursedst spakest it in myne eares Behold the syluer is with me I toke it awaye And his mother sayde blessed be thou my son in the Lorde And when he had restored the eleuen hundred syluerlynges to his mother agayne his mother sayde I vowed the syluer vnto the lorde of myne hande for the my son that thou shuldest make a grauen ymage an ymage of metall Nowe therfore I wyl gyue it the agayne And when he restored the money agayne vnto his mother his mother toke two hundred syluerlyngê and gaue them to a goldsmyth which made therof a grauen ymage and an ymage of metall and it was in the house of Micah And the man Micah had a temple of goddes and made an Ephod and Theraphim †that is to say a garment for the preest and Ydols and fylled the hande of one of his sonnes whiche became his preest In those dayes there was no Kynge of Israell but euery man dyd that whiche was good in his owne eyes And there was a yonge man out of Bethleem Iuda of the kynred of Iuda which yonge man was a Leuite soiourned there And the man departed out of the citye of Bethleem Iuda to go dwell where he coulde fynde a conuenyent place And he came to mounte Ephraim to the house of Micah as he iourneyed And Micah sayde vnto hym whence coÌ„mest thou The Leuite answered hym I am of Bethleem Iuda go to dwel where I may fynde a place †and vvhere I may spye it to be for my profyt And Micah sayde agayne vnto hym dwell with me and be vnto me a father a preest And I wyll gyue the ten syluerlynges by yeare two garmentes and thy meate and drynke And the Leuite was content to dwel with the man and was vnto hym as one of his owne sonnes And
owne place Thou camest but yesterdaye and shulde I vnquyet the to day to go with vs I wyll go whyther I can Therfore returne thou and carye agayne thy brethren Mercye and trueth †shall the Lorde shevve vnto the. And Ithai answered the kynge sayde as trulye as the Lorde lyueth in what place my Lorde the kynge shall be whyther in death or lyfe euen there also wyll thy seruaunt be And Dauid the kynge sayde to Ithai come then and go forwarde And Ithai the Gethite went forth and all his men and all the chyldren that were with hym And all the countrey wepte with a loude voyce and so dyd all the people that went forth The kynge also hym selfe passed ouer the broke Cydron And all the people went towarde the waye that leadeth to the wyldernesse And Sadock and al the Leuytes were with hym and bare the arke of the appoyntment of God And there they set downe the arke of God And Abiathar ☞ went vp vntyll the people were all come ouer out of the citye And the kynge sayde vnto Sadocke Carye the arke of god agayne in to the citye Yf I shall fynde fauoure in the eyes of the Lorde he wyll brynge me agayne and shewe me bothe it the tabernacle therof But and yf the Lorde thus saye I haue no lust vnto the beholde here am I let hym do with me what semeth good in his eyes The kynge sayde also vnto Sadocke the preest Arte not thou a Sear Returne into the citye in peace And take your two sonnes with you Ahimaaz thy son Ionathas the son of Abiathar Beholde I wyll tarye in the feldes of the wyldernesse vntyll there come some word from you to be tolde me Sadock therfore and Abiathar caryed the arke of god agayne to Ierusalem and they taryed there And Dauid went vp on mount olyuete and wepte as he went and had his heade couered and went barefoote And all the people that was with hym had euery man his heade couered and as they went vp they wepte also And one tolde Dauid sayenge Ahithophell is one of them that haue conspyred with Absalom And Dauid sayd O Lorde turne the counsayle of Ahithophell in to folyshnesse When Dauid was come to the top of the mount ☞ he worshypped God and beholde Husai the Arachite came agaynst hym with his coote torne and hauynge earth vpon his heade Unto whome Dauid sayd yf thou go with me thou shalte be a burthen vnto me But yf thou returne to the Citye and saye vnto Absalom I wyll be thy seruaunt O kyng as I haue thus longe ben thy fathers seruaunt so am I nowe thy seruaunt thou mayst for my sake destroye the counsayle of Ahithophell And thou hast there with the Sadocke and Abiathar the Preestes vnto whome thou shalte shewe all that thou canst heare out of the kynges house And beholde they haue there with them theyr two sonnes Ahimaaz Sadockes sonne and Ionathas Abiathers sonne By them also shal ye sende me all that ye can heare And so Husai Dauids frende gat hym to the citye And Absalom also entred into Ierusalem ¶ ziba bryngynge presentes to Dauid doth falsely accuse Miphiboseth Semei curseth Dauid and hurleth stones at hym Absatom by the counsell of Ahithophell lyeth with his fathers concubynes CAPI XVI ANd when Dauid was a lytle paste the top of the hyll beholde Ziba the seruaunte of Miphiboseth came to mete hym with a couple of Asses sadled and vpon them two hundred loues and one hundred bunches of reasyns and an hundred frayles of dryed fygges and a bottell of wyne And the kynge sayde vnto Ziba what meanest thou with these And Ziba sayde They be Asses ☞ for the kynges housholde to ryde on and breade and fruyte for the yonge men to eate and wyne that such as be faynt in the wyldernesse may drynke And the kynge sayde where is thy maysters Sonne Ziba answered vnto the kynge behold he taryeth styll at Ierusalem For he sayd this day shal the house of Israell restore me the kyngdom of my father Then sayde the kynge to Ziba beholde thyne are all that perteyned vnto Miphiboseth And Ziba sayde I beseche the that I may fynde grace in thy syght my Lorde O kynge And when kynge Dauid came to Bahurim beholde thence came out a man of the kynted of the house of Saull named Semei the son of Gera he came out cursynge And he cast stones at Dauid and at all the seruauntes of kynge Dauid All the people also all the men of war were on his ryght hande and on his lefte And thus sayde Semei when he cursed come forthe come forthe thou bloodsheder and thou man of Belyall The Lorde hath brought vpon the all the bloode of the house of Saull in whose steade thou hast reygned and the Lorde hath delyuered the kyngdome into the hande of Absalom thy sonne And beholde thou arte come to thy mischeyfe bycause thou arte a bloodsheder Then sayde Abisai the sonne of Zaruia vnto the kynge why dothe this deade dog curse my lorde the kynge let me go now and take of the heade of hym And the kynge sayde what haue I to do with you ye sonnê of Zaruia Let hym curse for the Lorde hath byden hym curse Dauid Who dare then say wherfore hast thou done so And Dauid sayd to Abisai and to all his seruauntes beholde my son whiche came of myne owne bodye seketh my lyfe How moch more then maye this Sonne of Iemini do it Suffre hym to curse for the Lorde hath bydden hym haplye the Lorde wyll loke on my wretchednes and do me good for his cursynge this daye And as Dauid and his men went by the waye Semei went alonge on the hylles syde ouer agaynst hym and cursed as he went threwe stones at hym and cast dust And the Kynge and all that were with hym came werye and refresshed them selues ☞ there And Absalom and all the people of the men of Israel came to Ierusalem and Ahithophell was with hym And as soone as Husai the Arachite Dauids frende was come vnto AbsaloÌ„ he sayde vnto hym God saue the kynge God saue the kynge And Absalom sayd agayne to Husai is this the kyndnes thou owest to thy frend Why wentest thou not with hym Husai answered vnto Absalom nay not so but whom the Lorde and this people and all the men of Israell chose his wyll I be and with hym wyll I dwell Moreouer vnto whome shall I do seruice but euen to his sonne And as I was seruaunt before with thy father euen so shall I be with the. Then spake Absalom to Ahithophell gyue counsayle what is best for vs to do And Ahithophell sayde vnto Absalom get the in vnto thy Fathers concubines whiche he hath lefte to kepe the house And all Israell shall heare that thou ☞ arte cast out of thy father then shall the handes of all that are w t the be stronge And so they
worde of the man of god whiche he sayde when the kyng came downe to hym And so came the thynge to passe that the man of God had spoken to the kynge sayenge two busshels of barley for a sycle a busshell of fyne floure for an other shall be to morowe this tyme in the gate of Samaria Where vnto that lorde answered the man of God sayde Yea yf the Lorde made wyndowes in heuen myght it come to passe And he sayde Beholde thou shall se it with thyne eyes shalt not eate therof And euen so chaunced it vnto hym for the people trode vpon hym in the gate and he dyed ¶ Clisa prophesyeth vnto the Sunamyte the derth of seuen yeares After the death of Benhadad reygneth Hazaell in Siria Iehoram the son of Iehosephat reygneth in Iuda Edom falleth from Iuda â—hozia succedeth Iehoram CAPI VIII THEN spake Elisa vnto the woman whose sonne he had restored to lyfe agayne sayenge vp go thou thyne house soiourne where soeuer thou canst for the lord hath called for a derth the same shall come vpon the lande seuen yeares And the woman arose dyd after the sayenge of the man of god went bothe she her house holde soiourned in the lande of the Philistines seuen yere And at the seuen yeres ende it fortuned that the womaÌ„ came agayne out of the land of the philistinê went out to cal vpon the kynge for her house for her lande And the kyng talked w t Gehezi the seruaunt of the man of god sayenge tel me I pray the all the great dedes that Elisa hath done He tolde the kynge howe he had restored a dead body to lyfe agayne but in the meane tyme the woman whose sonne he had raysed vp agayne cryed to the kynge for her house for her lande And Gehezi sayd My lorde o kynge this is the woman and this is her son whome Elisa raysed vp agayne And when the kynge asked the woman she tolde hym And so the kynge delyuered her a chamberlayne sayenge restore thou vnto her all that are hers all the fruytê of the felde sence the day that she lefte the lande vnto this tyme. And Elisa came to Damascis Benhadad the kynge of Siria was spcke And one tolde hym sayenge The man of God is come hyther And the kynge sayde vnto Hazaell take a present in thyne hande and go mete the man of God that thou mayest aske the lorde by hym whyther I shall recouer of this dysease And so Hazaell went to mete hym and toke the present with hym and of euery good thyng of Damasco euen asmoch as xl Camels coulde beare and came presented hym selfe before hym sayde thy son Benhadad kynge of Siria hath sent me to the sayenge shall I recouer of this dysease And Elisa sayde vnto hym go and saye vnto hym thou shalt recouer howbeit the lorde hath shewed me that he shall surely dye And †he loked asyde and was ashamed and the man of god wepte And Hazael sayd why wepeth my Lorde He answered for I knowe the euyll thynges that thou shalte do vnto the chyldren of Israell for theyr strong cityes shalte thou set on fyre and theyr yongmen shalt thou sley with the swerde shalte dashe out the braynes of theyr suckynge chyldren all to teare theyr women with chylde But Hazaell sayde what is thy seruaunte a dogge that I shulde do this greate thynge And Elisa answered the Lorde hath shewed me that thou shalt be kynge of Siria And so he departed from Elisa and came to his mayster whiche sayde to hym What sayde Elisa to the He answered he tolde me that thou shuldest recouer And on the morowe it fortuned that he toke a thycke cloth dypte it in water and ☞ spred it on his face and he dyed and Hazaell reygned in his steade The fyfte yere af Iehoram the sonne of Ahab kynge of Israell Iehosaphat beynge also kynge of Iuda Iehoram the son of Iehosaphat kynge of Iuda began to reygne xxxii yeare olde was he when he began to reygne he reygned viii yere in Ierusalem And he walked in the waye of the kynges of Israell as they that were of the house of Ahab for the doughter of Ahab was his wyfe he dyd euyll in the syght of the lorde And the lorde wolde not destroye Iuda that by cause of Dauid his seruaunt as he promysed hym to gyue hym all way a lyght among his chyldreÌ„ In those dayes Edom dyd wyckedly when he was vnder the hand of Iuda for they made them a kynge of theyr owne So Iehoram went to Zair he and all his charettes with hym And he arose by nyght and smote the Edomites whiche compassed hym in with the captaynes of his charettes and the people fled into theyr tentes But Edom rebelled so that he wolde not be vnder the hande of Iuda vnto this day And then Lobnah began to be dysobedyent euen that same tyme. The rest of the wordes that concerne Ioram and all that he dyd are they not wrytten in the booke of the Cronycles of the kyngê of Iuda And Ioram rested with his fathers and was buryed besyde his fathers in the citye of Dauid And ☞ Ahaziahu his sonne reygned in his steade In the. xii yere of Ioram the son of Ahab kynge of Israell dyd Ahaziahu the sonne of Iehoram kynge of Iuda begyn to reygne Two and twentie yeare olde was Ahaziahu when he began to reygne he reygned one yere in Ierusalem his mothers name was Athaliahu the doughter of Omri kynge of Israell But he walked in the waye of the house of Ahab dyd euyll in the syght of the lorde euen as dyd the house of Ahab For he was the son in lawe of the house of Ahab And he went with Ioram the son of Ahab to war agaynst Hazaell kynge of Siria in Ramoth Gilead and the Sirians wounded Ioram And kynge Ioram went backe agayne to be healed in Iezrahel of the woundê whiche the Sirians had gyuen hym at Ramoth when he fought agaynst Hazaell kyng of Siria And Ahaziahu the sonne of Iehoram kyng of Iuda went downe to se Ioram the sonne of Ahab in Iezrahell bycause he was sycke there ¶ Iehu is made kynge of Israell and kylleth Iehoram the kynge therof and Ahaziahu kynge of Iuda also and causeth Iezabel to be cast downe out of a wyndowe and the dogges eate hiâ— CAPI IX ANd Elisa the prophet called one of the chyldren of the Prophettes and sayde vnto hym gyrde vp thy loynes and take this boxe of oyle in thyne hand and get the to Ramoth in Gilead And when thou coÌ„mest thyther loke were is Iehu the sonne of Iehosaphat the Sonne of Nimsi and go to hym and make hym aryse vp from amonge his brethren and cary hym to a secrete chambre Then take the bore of oyle and power to on his head and say thus sayeth the
fynysshed Howbeit I strengthed my hande the more And I came vnto the house of Semaia the sonne of Delata the son of Mehetabeel and he had shut hym selfe within and sayde let vs come togyther into the house of God euen vnto the myddes of the temple shut the dores of the temple for they wyll come to sley the yea euen in the nyght wyll they come to put the to death And I sayd shulde any suche man as I flee Who is that beynge as I am that wyll go in to the temple to saue his lyfe I wyll not go in And I perceyued that god had not sent hym yet spake he prophecie vpoÌ„ me neuerthelesse Tobiah and Sanabalat had hyred hym for money Therfore toke he the money that through feare I shulde so do syn that they myght haue an euyll reporte of me to blaspheme me My God thynke thou vpoÌ„ Tobiah and Sanabalat accordynge vnto these theyr workes and of the prophet Noadia and of the other prophettes that wolde haue put me in feare And the wall was fynysshed on the fyue and twentye daye of the moneth Elul in two and fyftye dayes And when all our enemyes herde therof al the hethen that were aboute vs were afrayde and theyr courage fayled them And they perceyued that this worke came of our god And at the same tyme were there many of the cheyfe of Iuda whose letters wente vnto Tobiah agayne from Tobiah vnto them for there were many in Iuda that were sworne vnto hym for he was the sonne in lawe of Sechania the sonne of Arah and his sonne Iehonathan had the doughter of Mesullam the sonne of Barachia and they spake good of hym before me and tolde hym my wordes â–ª Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare ¶ After the walle once buylded is the watche appoynted They that returned from the captiuyte are nombred CAPI VII NOwe wheÌ„ the wall was buylded I hanged on the dores also and the porters syngers and Leuites were appoynted And I coÌ„maunded my brother Hanani and Hanama the ruler of the castel at Ierusalem for he was a faythfull man and feared God more then dyd many other and I sayd vnto them let not the gates of Ierusalem be opened vntyll the sonne be hote And whyle they were standynge in the watche they shut the dores and barred them And we appoynted certayne citysens of Ierusalem to be watche men euery one to kepe his watche and euery one to be ouer agaynst his house As for the citye it was large of rowme and great but the people were fewe therin and the houses were not buylded And God gaue me in my herte that I gathered togyther the principal men and the offycers and the people to nombre them I found a register of the nombre of them whiche came vp before out of the captiuite and founde wrytten therin These are the sonnes of the lande that went vp froÌ„ the captiuyte of the caryenge awaye whom Nabuchodonozer the kynge of Babilon had brought awaye and came agayne to Ierusalem and Iuda euery one vnto his citye They whiche came with Zorebabel are these Iesua Nehemia Azariah Raamia Nahamani Mardochee Belsam Mesperath Beguai Nahum Baanah This is the nombre of the men of the people of Israell The chyldren of Pharos were two thousande an hundred seuentye and two The chyldren of Sephatiah thre hundred seuentye and two the chyldren of Arah syxe hundred fyftie and two the chyldren of the captayne of Moab among the chyldren of Iesua and Ioab two thousande eyght hundred and eyghtene The chyldren of Elam a thousande two hundred fyftye and foure the chyldren of Zathua eyght hundred and fyue and fourtye the chyldren of Zachai seuen hundred thre score the chyldren of Banuâ— syxe hundred eyght and fourtye The chyldren of Bebat syxe hundred and eyght and twentye the children of Asgad two thousande thre hundred and two and twentye the chyldren of Adonicam syxe hundred thre score and seuen The chyldren of Begoai two thousand thre score and seuen the chyldren of Adin syxe hundred and fyue and fyftye the chyldren of Aser of Hezekia nyntye and eyght The chyldren of Hasom thre hundred and eyght and twenty the children of Bezai thre hundred and foure and twentye the chyldren of Hariph an hundred and twelue the chyldren of Gibeon nyntye and fyue the men of Bethleem and Nethophah an hundred foure score and eyght the men of Anathoth an hundred and eyght and twentye the men of Beth Asmaneth two and fourtye the men of Karioth Iarim Cephirah and Beeroth seuen hundred and thre and fourtye the men of Ramah and Geba â–ª syxe hundred and one and twentye The men of Michmas an hundred and two and twentye the men of Bethel and Ai an hundred and thre and twentye the men of Nebo an hundred and two and fyftye the chyldren of the other Elam a thousande two hundred and foure and fyftie the chyldren of Harim thre hundred and twentye the chyldreÌ„ of Iericho thre huÌ„dred and fyue and fourtie the chyldren of Lodhadid Ono seuen hundred and one twentye the chyldren of Sanaa thre thousand nyne hundred and thyrty The Preestes The chyldren of Iedaiah of the house of Iesua nyne hundred seuentye and thre the chyldren of Immer a thousand two and fyftye the chyldren of Phashur a thousand two hundred seuen fourtye the chyldren of Harim a thousande seuentene The Leuites The chyldren of Iesua of Cadmiel and of the chyldren of Hoduah seuenty and foure The syngers The chyldren of Asaph an hundred and eyght and fourtie The porters The chyldren of Sallum the chyldren of Ater the chyldren of Talmon the chyldren of Acub the chyldren of Hatita the chyldren of Sobai all togyther an hundred and eyght and thyrtye The Nethinims The chyldren of Ziha the chydren of Hasupha the chyldren of Tebahoth the chyldren of Ceros the chyldren of Sia the chyldren of Phadon the chyldren of Lebana the chyldren of Hagaba the chyldreÌ„ of Salmai the chyldren of Hanan the chyldren of Gidel the chyldren of Gaher the chyldren of Reaia the chyldren of Rezin the chyldren of Necoda the chyldren of Gasam the chyldren of Usa the chyldren of Phaseah the chyldren of Besai the chyldren of Meunim the chyldren of Nephussim the chyldren of Bachuc the chyldren of Hacupha the chyldreÌ„ of Harhur the chyldren of Bazlith the chyldren of Mehida the chyldren of Harsa the chyldren of Barcos the chyldren of Sissera the chyldren of Thamah the chyldren of Neâ—iah the chyldren of Hatipha The Chyldren of Salomons seruauntes the chyldren of Sotai the chyldren of Sophereth the chyldren of Pherida the children of Iaala the chyldren of Darcon the chyldren of Giddel the chyldren of Saphatiah the chyldren of Hatyll the chyldren of Pochereth of Zibaini the chyldren of Amon. Al these Nethinims the chyldren of Salomons seruauntê were thre hundred ixxxxii And these wente vp also to Thel Mela Thel Harsa Cherub Adon and Immer but they coulde not
dreames and visions of the nyghte when stombrynge cometh vpon men that they fall aslepe in theyr beddes he roundeth them in the eares he enfourmeth them and sheweth them playnely that it is he whiche draweth man from euyll delyuereth hym froÌ„ pryde kepeth hym from the graue his lyfe from the swerde He chasteneth hym w t sickenesse and bryngeth hym to his bed he sayeth sore punyshment vpon his bones so that his lyfe may away with no breade and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntye meate In so moche that his body is cleane consumed away and his bones appeare no more His life draweth on to the graue his lyfe to death Nowe yf there be a messenger one among a thousand sent for to speake vnto man and to shewe hym the ryght waye then the Lorde is mercyfull vnto hym and sayeth He shall be delyuered that he fall not downe to the graue for I am sufficiently reconcyled Then shall his flesshe be as well lykynge as it was before and shall be as it was in his youth For yf he submyt hymselfe vnto god he shal be gracious vnto hym and shewe hym his countenaunce ioyfully and rewardeth man for his ryghteousnes Suche a respecte hath he vnto men Therfore let a man confesse and saye I haue offended I dyd vnryghteously and it hath done me no good Yea he hath delyuered my soule from destruccyon and my lyfe shall se the lyght Lo thus worketh god alwaye with man that he kepeth his soule from perysshynge and letteth hym enioy the light of the lyuyng Marke well O Iob and heare me holde the styll and I wyll speake But yf thou hast anythyng to say then answere me speake for thyne answere pleaseth me If thou hast nothynge then heare me holde thy tongue so shall I teache the wysdome ¶ Elihu prayseth the Iustice of god whiche iudgeth the worlâ—e and gouerneth all CAPI XXXIIII ELihu proceadynge forth in his answere sayd Heare my wordes O ye wyse men herken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge For the eare proueth and discerneth the wordes and the mouth tasteth the meates As for iudgemente let vs seke it out amonge ourselues that we may knowe what is good And why Iob hath sayde I am righteous but God doth me wronge I must nedes be a lyer though my cause be ryght violently I am plaged where as I made no faute Where is there suche a one as Iob that ☞ drynketh vp scornefulnesse lyke water whiche goeth in the companye of wycked doers and walketh with vngodly men For he hath sayd Though a man be good yet is he nought before God Therfore hecken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge Farre be it from god that he shulde medle with wyckednesse and farre be it from the almyghtye that he shulde medle with vnryghteous dealynge For he shall rewarde the workes of man and cause euery maÌ„ to fynde accordynge to his wayes For sure it is that God condemneth no man wrongfully and the iudgement of the almyghtye is not vnryghteous Who ruleth the earthe in his steade Or whom hath he set to gouerne the hole worlde To whome hath he gyuen his herte for to drawe his spirite and breth vnto hym All flesshe shall come togyther vnto nought and all men shall turne agayne vnto dust If thou nowe haue vnderstandynge heare what I saye and herken to the boyce of my wordes Maye he be a ruler that loueth no ryght Or maye he that is a very innocent man do vngodly Is it reason that thou shuldest saye to the kynge Thou arte wycked or thou arte vngodlye and that before the prynces He hath no respecte vnto the persones of the lordlye regardeth not the ryche more then the poore For they be all the worke of his handes In the twynkelynge of an eye shall they dye and at mydnyght when the people and the tyrauntes rage then shall they perysshe and be taken away without handes And why his eyes loke vpon the wayes of maÌ„ and he seeth all his goynges There is no darknesse nor shadowe of death that can hyde the wycked doers from hym For no man shall be suffred to go in to iudgement with God Many one yea innumerable doth he punysshe and setteth other in theyr steades Therfore shall he declare theyr workes he shal turne the nyght and they shall be destroyed They that were in the steade of Scars delte lyke vngodlye men and therfore he punyshed them bycause they turned backe from hym and wolde not consydre al his wayes In so moche that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto hym nowe he heateth the complaynte of suche as are in trouble If he graunt pardon who wyl condemne And yf he hyde away his countenaunce who shal be able to se it Whyther it be to the peple or to any man thus wyl he do for the vngodlynesse of the people doth god make an ypocrite to reygne ouer them For so moche then as I haue begon to talke of God I wyll not hyndre the. If I haue gone amysse enfourme thou me yf I haue done wrong I wyll leaue of Can he do nothynge without the for thou hast reproued his iudgement Thou also hast thyne owne mynde and not I. But speake on what thou knowest Let men of vnderstandyng tel me and let a wyse man herken vnto me As for Iob he hath neyther spoken to the purpose nor wisely O father let Iob be wel tryed bycause he hath answered for wycked men yea aboue his synne he doth wyckedly triumpheth among vs and multiplieth his wordes agaynst god ¶ Neyther dothe godlynesse profyte nor vngodlynesse hurte to god but to man CAPI XXXV ELihu spake moreouer and sayd Thynkest thou it ryght that thou sayest I am ryghteous before god For thou sayest What aduauntage wyll it be vnto the and what profyte shalte thou haue of my synne Therfore wyll I gyue answere vnto the and to thy companyons with the loke vnto the heuen and beholde it consydre the cloudes whiche are hygher then thou If thou hast synned what hast thou done agaynst hym If thyne offences be many what hast thou done vnto hym If thou be ryghteous what gyuest thou hym Or what wyll he receyue of thy hande Of suche an vngodly persone as thou and of the son of man that is ryghteous as thou pretendest to be there is a greate crye and complaynte made by them that are oppressed with violence yea euery man complayneth vpon the crueltye of tyrauntes For such a one neuer sayth where is god that made me and that gyueth vs occasyon to prayse hym in the nyght whiche gyueth vs more vnderstandynge then he doth the beastê of the earth and teacheth vs more then he doth the foules of heuen If any suche complayne no man gyueth answere and that bycause of the wyckednes of proude tyrauntes But yf a man call vpon God doth he not heare hym Dothe not the almyghty accepte his crye When thou
the chyldren of Ephraim whiche beynge harnessed and caryenge bowes turned thē selues backe in the daye of batayll They kepte nat the couenaunte of God and wolde nat walke in his lawe But forgate what he had done and the wonderfull worckes that he had shewed for them Maruelous thynges dyd he in the syghte of oure fathers in the lande of Egipte euen in the felde of zoan He deuyded the see and broughte them thorowe he made the waters to stande on a heape In the daye tyme also he led them with a cloude and all the nyghte thorowe with a lyghte of tyre He cloaue the harde rockes in the wyldernesse and gaue them drynke therof as it had bene out of the greate deapth He broughte waters out of the stony rocke so that it gusshed out lyke the riuers Yet for all this they synned more against hym and prouoked the mooste hyest in the wyldernes They tempted God in theyr hertes and requyred meate for theyr luste They spake agaynst God also sayenge Shall God prepare a table in the wylder nesse◠He sinote the stony rocke in dede y ◠the water gusshed out and the streames flowed with all but can he geue bred also or prouyde flesh for his people Whē y ◠Lorde hearde thys he was wroth so the fyre was kyndled in Iacob ther came vp heuy dyspleasure agaynste Israel Because they beleued nat in God and put nat theyr trust in his helpe So he commaūded the cloudes aboue and opened the dores of heauen He rayned downe Māna also vpon thē for to eate and gaue them foode frō heauen So man dyd eate ☞ angels fode for he sente them meate ynough He caused the East winde to blowe vnder the heauen and thorow his power he brought in y ◠south west wynde He rayned flesh vpō them as thicke as dust and fethered foules lyke as the sande of the see He let it fall amonge their tentes euēroūde aboute their habitacyon So they dyd eate and were well fylled for he gaue thē their owne desyre They were nat disapoynted of their luste But whyle the meate was yet in their mouthes y ◠heuy wrath of God came vpon thē and flewe the welthiest of thē yee and smote downe the chosen men that were in Israell But for all this they synned yet more and beleued nat his wonderous worckes Therfore theyr dayes dyd he consume in vanyte and their yeares ◠trouble When he slewe them they sought hym and turned them early and enquered after God And they remēbred that God was theyr strength and that the hye God wrs theyr redemer Neuerthelesse they dyd but flatter hym with theyr mouthe and dyssembled with hym in theyr tonge For their herte was nat whole with hym nether contynued they stedfast in his couenaunte But he was so mercyfull that he forgaue theyr mysdedes and destroyed them nat Yee many a tyme turned he hys wrathe awaye and wolde nat suffre his whole dyspleasure to aryse For he consydered y ◠they were but flesh and that they were euē a mynde that passeth awaye and commeth nat agayne Many a tyme dyd they prouoke him in y ◠wyldernesse and greued him i the deserte They turned backe tempted God and moued the holy one in Israel They thought nat of his hande and of y ◠daye when he delyuered thē from the hande of the enemye Howe he had wrought his myracles in Egipte his wondres in the felde of zoan He turned theyr waters into bloude so that they myght nat drynke of the ryuers He sent lyce amonge thē and deuoured them vp ‡ and frogges to destroye thē He gaue theyr frutes vnto the eatyr pyller and theyr laboure vnto the greshopper He destroied theyr vynes w t hayle stones and theyr mulbery trees with the frost He smote theyr eatel also with haile stones their flockes with hote thonder boltes He cast vpon thē the furyousnesse of hys wrath anger displeasure and trouble and sent euyl angels among them He made away to his indignacion and spared nat theyr soule from death but gaue theyr lyfe ouer to the pestylence And smote all the fyrst borne in Egipt the moste pryncipall and myghtyest ☞ in y ◠dwellynges of Ham. But as for his owne people he leade them forth lyke shepe caried thē in y ◠wyldernesse lyke a flocke He brought them out safely that they shulde nat feare ouer whelined theyr enemyes with the see And brought them within the borders of his Sanctuary ☞ euē to this mountayne more let them be put to shame and perishe And they shall knowe that thou whose name is Iehoua arte onely the most hyest ouer all the earthe ¶ The. lxxxiiij Psalme ¶ To the chauntet vpon Githith a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah O Howe amyable are thy dwellynges thou Lorde of Hostes My soule hath a desyre and longinge to entre into the courtes of the Lorde my herte and my flesshe reioyse in the lyuynge God Yee the sparow hath sounde her an house and the swalowe a neste where she maye laye her yonge euen thy aulters O Lorde of Hostes my kynge my God Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they wyl be all waye praysynge the. Sela. Blessed is that man whose strength is in the and in whose herte are thy wayes Whiche goynge thorowe the vale of my sery vse it for a wel and the poles are fylled with water They wyll go from strength and vnto the God of Goddes appeareth euery one of them in Sion O Lorde God of Hostes heare my prayer herken O God of Iacob Sela. Beholde O God oure defender and loke vpon the face of thyne anoynted For one day in thy courtes is better then a thosande I had rather be a dore kepet in the house of my God then to dwell in the tentes of vngodlines For the Lord God is a lyght defence the Lord wyl giue grace worshyp and no good thyng shal he witholde from them that lyue a godly lyfe O Lorde God of Hostes blessed is the man that putteth his truste in the. ¶ The. lxxxv Psalme ¶ To the Chaunter a Psalme of the sonnes of Lorah LORDE thou arte become gracyous vnto thy lande thou haste turned away the captyuyte of Iacob Thou haste forgyuen the offence of thy people and couered all theyr synnes Sela. Thou haste taken awaye all thy dyspleasure and turned thy selfe from thy wrathfull indingnacion Turne vs then O God our sauyour and let thyne angre ceasse from vs. Wylt thou be displeased at vs for euer and wylte thou stretche out thy wrath from one generacion to another Wylte thou not turne agayne quycken vs that thy people maye reioyse in the Shewe vs thy mercy O Lorde and graunte vs thy saluacyon I wyll herken what the Lorde God wyl say ⚜ concerning me for he shal speake peace vnto his people and to his sayntes
cal vpon me but I wyl not heare they shal seke me earely but they shal not fynde me And that because they ha ted knowledge receyued not the feare of the Lorde but abhorred my councell and despysed all my correccyon Therfore shall they eate the frutes of theyr owne way and be fylled with theyr owne inuencyons for the turnynge awaye of the vnwyse shal sley them and the prosperyte of fooles shall be theyr owne destruccyon â–ª But who so harkeneth vnto me shal dwel safely and be sure from any feare of euyll ¶ Wysdome 〈◊〉 to be embrased and set by whiche teacheth feare and knowledge wysdome directeth ve in the ways of God An aduouterous woman is to be eschued CAPI II. MY sonne yf thou wilte receyue my wordes and kepe my commaundementes by the that thou wylte enclyne thyne eares vnto wysdome applye thyne herte then to vnderstandynge For yf thou cryest after wysdome and callest for knowledge if thou sekest after her as after money and dyggest for her as for treasure then shalte thou vnderstande the feare of the Lorde and fynde the knowledge of God For it is the Lord that geueth wysdome out of hys mouthe coÌ„meth knoweledge and vnderstandynge He preserueth the well fare of the ryghtuous and defendeth them that walke syncerely he kepeth them in the ryght pathe and preserueth the waye of suche as serue hym with godlynesse Then shalte thou vnderstande ryghtuousnesse and iudgement and equite yee and euery good waye When wysdome entreth into thyne herte and thy soule delyteth in knowledge then shall couÌ„cell preserue the and vnderstandynge shall kepe the. That thou mayst be delyuered froÌ„ the euyll waye and from the man that speaketh frowarde thinges From such as leaue the right pathes and walke in the wayes of darkenesse whiche reioyse in doyng euyl delyte in wycked thinges whose wayes are croked and they frowarde in theyr pathes That thou mayst be delyuered also frome the straunge woman and from her that is not thyne owne whiche geueth swete wordes and whiche for saketh the husbande of her youth forgeteth the couenaunt of her God For her house is enclyned vnto death and her pathes vnto hel Al they that go in vnto hir come nat agayn neyther take they holde of the waye of lyfe Therfore walke thou in the waye of suche as be vertuous kepe the pathes of the ryghtuous For the iuste shall dwell in the lande and they that be perfecte shall remayne in it but the vngodly shal be roted out of the lande and the wycked doers shal be roted out of it ¶ The commaundementes of God muste be dylygentely regarded and obserued CAPI III. MY sonne forgette not thou my lawe but se that thyne hert kepe my coÌ„mauÌ„dementes For they shall prolonge the dayes and yeares of thy lyfe and bryng the peace Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the bynde them aboute thy necke and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte So shalte thou fynde fauoure and good vnderstandynge in the syght of God and men Put thy truste in God with all thyne herte and leane nat vnto thyne owne wytte In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto hym and he shall ordre thy goynges Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyt but feare the Lorde and departe from euyll â–ª so shall thy ☞ nauell be whole and thy bones stronge ☞ Honoure the Lorde with thy substaunce and with the fyrstelynges of all thyne encrease âšœ geue vnto the poore so shall thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse and thy presses shall flowe ouer with swete wyne My sonne despyse not the chastenynge of the LORDE neyther faynte when thou arte rebuked of hym For whoÌ„ the Lorde loueth hym he chasteneth and yet delyteth iÌ„ hiÌ„ euen as a father iÌ„ his owne sonne Well is him that fyndeth wysdome and optayneth vnderstandynge for the gettynge of it is better then any marchaundise of syluer and the profeâ—e of it is better then golde Wysdome is more worthe then precyous stones and all the thynges that thou canste desyre are not to be compayred vnto her Upon her ryght hande is long lyfe and vpon her lefte hand â—s riches and honour Her wayes are pleasaunte wayes and all her pathes are peaceable She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye holde vpon her and blessed is he that kepeth her faste With wysdome hath the Lorde layed the foundacyon of the earthe and thorowe vnderstandynge hathe he stablyshed the heauens Thorowe hys wysdome the deapthes breake vp and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe My sonne let not these thynges departe from thyne eyes but kepe my lawe and my councell so shall it be lyfe vnto thy soule and grace vnto thy mouth Then shalte thou walke safely in thy way thy fote shal nat stoÌ„ble If y u slepest y u shalt nat be afrayed but take thy rest slepe swetely Thou nedest nat to be afrayed of any sodayne feare nether for y â— vyoleÌ„te russhynge in of the vngodly when it commeth for the Lorde shall stande by thy syde and kepe thy fote that thou be nat taken Withdrawe no good thing from them that haue nede so longe as thyne honde is hable to do it Saye nat vnto thy neyghbour go thy waye and come agayne to morowe wyl I geue the where as thou hast now to geue him Intende no hurte vnto thy neighbour seynge he dothe dwel in rest by the â–ª Stryue nat lyghtely with any man where as he hathe done the no harme Folowe nat a wycked man and chose none of hys wayes for the Lorde abhorreth the frowarde but hys councell is amonge the righteous The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the vngodly but he blesseth the dwellynges of the ryghteous As for the scoruefull dothe not he laughe them to scorne but he geuethe grace vnto the lowelye The wyse shall haue honour in possession but shame is the promocyon that fooles shall haue ¶ Wysdome and her fruytes and her waye ought to be sought ¶ CAP. IIII. HEARE O ye chyldren the fatherlye exhortacyon and take good hede that ye maye learne wysdome For I haue gyuen you a good doctryne forsake not ye my lawe For when I my selfe was my fathers deare sonne and tenderely beloued of my mother he taught me also and sayde vnto me Let thyne herte receyue my wordes kepe my commaundementes and thou shalte lyue Get the wysdome and get the vnderstandynge forget not y â— wordes of my mouth shriÌ„ke nat froÌ„ theÌ„ Forsake her nat she shal pÌ„serue y â— leue her she shal kepe y â— The chefe poynt of wysdome is y â— thou be williÌ„g to opteyne wysdome and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstandynge Make muche of her and she shall promote the Yee yf thou embrace her â–ª she shall bringe the vnto honour She shall make the a gracyous head and garnyshe the with a crowne of glory Heare my sonne and receaue my
wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many I haue shewed the the waye of wysdome and led the into the ryght pathes So that yf thou goest therin there shal no straytenesse hynder the and when thou rūneste thou shalte nat fall Take faste holde of doctryne and let her nat go kepe her for she is thy lyfe Come nat in the path of the vngodly and walke nat in the way of the wicked Eschue it and go nat therin departe asyde passe ouer by it For they can nat slepe except they haue fyrst done some myschefe nether take they any reste excepte they haue fyrste done some harme For they eate the bred of wyckednesse and drynke the wyne of robberye The pathe of the ryghteous shyneth as the lyghte that is euer bryghter and bryghter vnto the perfecte daye But the waye of the vngodly is as the darcknes wherin men fall or they be aware My sonne marcke my wordes and encline thine eare vnto my sayinges Let them nat departe from thyne eyes but kepe them euen in the mydeste of thyne herte For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them and healthe vnto all theyr bodyes Kepe thyne herte with all dyligēce for there vpon hangeth lyfe Put away frō the a frowarde mouthe and let the lyppes of sclaunder be farre from the. Let thyne eyes beholde the thynge that is ryght and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before the. Pondre the path of thy fete and let all thy wayes be ordred a ryght Turne not asyde neyther to the ryght hande nor to the lefte but witholde thy fote from euyll ⚜ For the Lord knoweth the wayes that are on the right hande As for the wayes that be on the lefte hande they be froward For he shal direct thy goynges and thy wayes shal he gyde in peace ¶ He warneth to eschue whordome He forbyddeth wastfull spendynge He wylleth vs to lyue of our owne laboures Men muste loue theyr wyues CAPI V. My sonne gyue hede vnto my wysdome and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence that thou mayst regarde good councell and that thy lyppes may kepe knowledge ⚜ Applye not thou thy selfe to the disceytful nesse of a woman For the lyppes of an harlot are a droppynge honye combe and her throte is softer then oyle But at the last she is as bytter as wormewode ⚜ her tonge as sharpe as a two edged swerde Her fete go downe vnto deathe and her steppes pearse thorowe vnto hell She regardeth nat the path of lyfe so vnstedfast are her wayes that thou canste nat knowe them Here me nowe therfore O my sonne and depart not from the wordes of my mouthe Kepe the waye farre from her and come nat nye the dores of her house That thou gyue nat thy strength vnto other and thy yeares to the cruell That other men be nat fylled with thy goodes and that thy laboures come nat in a straunge house Ye that thou mourne nat at the last when thou hast spente thy body and goodes and then saye Alas why hated I nourture why dyd my herte despyse correccyon Wherefore was not I obedyente vnto the voyce df my teachers and herkened not vnto them that infourmed me I am come almoste into all mysfortune in the myddest of the multitude and congregacion ☞ Drynke of the water of thyne owne well and of the ryuers that runne out of thyne owne sprynges ☞ Let thy welles flowe out abrode that there may be ryuers of water in the stretes but let them be onely thyne owne and not straungers with the. Let thy well be blessed and be glad with the wyfe of thy youth Louynge is the hynde and frendely is the Roo let her brestes alwaye satisfye the and holde the euer contente with her loue My sonne why wylte thou haue pleasure in an harlot and embrace the bosome of another woman For euery mans wayes are open in the syght of the Lorde and he pondreth all theyr goynges The wyckednesse of the vngodly shal catche him selfe and w t y e snares of his owne synnes shal he be trap ped He shall dye without amendemente for his great folyshnesse he shall go astray ¶ The slouthefull and slougyshe is prycked and styrred to worke The scysmatyke is reproued Aduoutry ought to be earnestly auoyded CAPI VI. My sonne yf y ◠be suertie for thy neyghbour and hast fastened thyne hand for another man thou arte bounde with thyne owne wordes and taken with thyne owne speache Therefore my sonne do this and y u shalt be discharged whē y u art come into thy neyghbours daunger Go thy wayes then sone intreate thy neyghbour let not thine eyes slepe nor thyne eye lydde slombre Saue thy selfe as a doo from the hande as a byrde from the hande of the fouler Go to the Emmet thou stougard consydre her wayes and lerne to be wyse She hathe no gyde no teacher no leder yet in the Sōmer she prouydeth her meate and gathereth her fode together in the haruest Howe longe wylt thou slepe thou slogysh man Whē wylt thou aryse out of thy slepe Yee slepe on styll a lytle slomber a lytle folde thyne handes to gether yet a lytle that y ◠mayeste slepe so shall pouerte come vnto the as one that trauayleth by the waye and necessyte like an armed man So ⚜ But yf thou be nat slouthful thy haruest shal come as a sprynging well and pouerty shal flye farre from the An vngodly person a wycked man goth with a frowarde mouthe he wyncketh with hys eyes he tokeneth w t his fete he poīteth with his fingers he is euer ymagenige myschefe frowardnesse ī his hert causeth discorde Therfore shal his destruccion come hastely vpon hym sodenly shal he be al to broken nat be healed These sixe thinges doth the Lord hate the seuēth he vtterly abhorreth A proude loke a dyssēblynge tōge handes y e shed innocēt bloude an herte y ◠goeth about wycked ymagynacyon fete y ◠be swyfte in rennynge to do myschefe a false wytnesse that bringeth vp lyes such one as soweth dyscorde amonge brethren My sonne kepe thy fathers commaundemente and forsake nat the lawe of thy mother Put them vp together in thyne herte and bynde them aboute thy necke That they maye leade the where thou goeste preserue the when thou arte a slepe and that when thou awakest thou mayest talke of them For the commaundement is a lanterne and and the lawe a lyght ye chastenynge and nurtoure is the waye of lyfe that they may kepe the from the euyll woman and from the slateringe tonge of the harlot that thou lust nat after her bewty in thyne herte and leste thou be taken with her fayre lokes An harlot wyll make a man to begge hys bred but a maryed woman wyl hunte for the precyous lyfe Maye a man take fyre in hys bo some and his clothes nat be brente Or can one go vpon hote coales
the preste the sonne of Emer chefe in the house of the Lorde harde Ieremy preache so sted fastly he smote Ieremy put hym in the stockes that are by the hye gate of Ben Iamin in the house of the Lorde The nexte daye folowynge Phashur brought Ieremy out of the stockes agayne Then sayde Ieremye vnto hym The Lorde shall call the nomore Phashur that is excellente and increasynge but Magor that is fearfull and afrayed euery where For thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I wyll make the afrayed euen thy selfe and all that fauoure the whiche shall perysh with the swearde of theyr enemyes euen before thy face And I wyll geue whole Iuda vnder the power of the kynge of Babylon which shal carye some vnto Babylon presoners and sleye some with the swearde Moreouer all the substaunce of thys lande all theyr precyous and gorgeous workes all costlynesse and all the tresure of the Kynges of Iuda wyll I geue into the handes of theyr enemyes whiche shall spoyle them carie them vnto Babylon But as for the O Phashur thou shalt be caryed vnto Babylon with all thyne housholde and to Babylon shalt thou come where thou shalt dye and be buryed thou and all thy fauourers to whom thou hast preached lyes O Lorde If I am disceaued theÌ„ hast thou disceaued me thou haste dealte strongly and hast preuayled and makest me strong agayn All the daye longe am I despysed and laughen to scorne of euery man because I haue now preached longe agaynst malycious Tyranny shewed theÌ„ of destruccyon For the which cause they cast the worde of the Lord in my teeth and take me euer to the worst Wherfore I thought from hence forth nat to speake of him nor to preach any more in his name But the worde of the Lorde was a very burnynge fyre in my herte and in my bones whiche when I wolde haue stopped I myght nat For why I harde so many derisions blasphemies yee euen of myne owne companions and of suche as were conuersaunte with me whiche wente aboute to make me afrayed sayinge vpon hym let vs go vpon hym to feare hym and make hym holde his tonge that we maye ouercome him and be auenged of hym But the Lorde stode by me lyke a myghtye gyaunte therfore my persecutours fell and coulde do no thynge They shall be sore confounded for they haue done vnwysely they shall haue an euerlastynge shame And nowe O Lord of Hostes thou righteous sercher whiche knowest the reynes and the very hertes let me se theÌ„ punished for vnto the I commytte my cause Synge vnto the Lorde and prayse him for he hathe delyuered the soule of the oppressed froÌ„ the hande of the vyolent Cursed be the day wherin I was borne vnhappye be the daye wherin my mother brought me forth Cursed be the man that brought my father the tydinges to make him glad saying thou haste gotton a sonne Lette it happen vnto that man as to the cyties whiche the Lorde turned vp syde downe when he had hearde longe the wycked rumoure of them because he slewe me nat as sone as I cam out of my mothers wombe and because my mother was nat my graue her self that the byrth myght nat haue come out but remayned styll in her Wherfore cam I forth of my mothers wombe To haue experience of laboure and sorowe and to leade my lyfe with shame CAPI XXI He ê“phecieth that zadekiah shall be takeÌ„ â— the cytie burned THESE are the wordes y â— the Lorde spake vnto Ieremy what tyme as kyng Zedekiah sent vnto him Phashur the sonne of Melchias and Sophonias the sonne of Maasias preste sayinge Aske councell at the Lorde we praye the of oure behalfe for Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon besegeth vs yf the Lorde peraduenture wyll deale with vs accordynge to his meruelous power take hym from vs. Then spake Ieremy Geue Zedekias this answere Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel beholde I wyll turne backe the weapens that ye haue in youre handes wherwith ye fyght agaynste the kynge of Babylon the Caldees which besege you rouÌ„de aboute the walles and I wyll brynge them together into the myddest of this cyrie and I myselfe wyll fyght agaynst you with an outstretched hande with a myghtie arme in greate displeasure and terrible wrath wyll smyte them that dwel in this cytie ye bothe men and catell shall dye of a greate pestilence And after thys sayeth the Lorde I shall delyuer Zedekias the kyng of Iuda and his seruantes his people and suche as are escaped in the cytie from the pestilence swearde and honger into the power of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Babylon Yee into the handes of theyr enemyes into y â— handes of those that folowe vpoÌ„ theyr lyues which shal smyte theÌ„ w t the swearde they shal nat pytie them they shal nat spare them they shall haue no mercy vpon them And vnto this people y u shalt saye Thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I laye before you the waye of lyfe and deathe Who so abydeth in thys cytie shal perish ether with the swearde with honger or with pestileÌ„ce But who so goeth out to holde on the Chaldees parte that besege it he shall saue hys lyfe and shall wynne his soule for a praye For I haue set my face agaynste this cytie sayeth the Lorde to plage it and to do it no good It must be geuen into the hande of the kynge of Babylon and be brent with fyre And vnto the house of the kynge of Iuda saye thus Heare the worde of y â— lorde O thou house of Dauid for thus saieth the Lorde Ministre ryghteousnes and that soone delyuer the oppressed from violente power or euer my terryble wrath breake out lyke a fyre and burne so that no man maye quench it because of the wyckednes of your ymaginacyons Beholde sayeth the Lorde I wyll come vpoÌ„ you that dwell in the valleies rockes and feldes and saye Tush who wyl make vs afrayed or who wyll come into oure houses For I wyll vyset you sayeth the Lorde because of the wyckednes of your inuencyons wyll kyndle suche a fyre in youre wod as shall consume all that is aboute you ¶ He exorteth the Kynge of Iuda to iudgemeÌ„t and ryghteousnes Why Ierusalem to brought into captyuyte The death of Selum the sonne of Iosua is prophecyed CAPI XXII THus sayde the Lorde Goo downe into the house of the kynge of Iuda and speake there these wordes and saye Heare the worde of the Lorde thou kynge of Iuda that syttest in the kyngly seate of Dauid thou and thy seruauÌ„tes and thy people that go in and out at thys gate Thus the Lorde commaundeth kepe equyte and ryghteousnesse delyuer the oppressed from the power of the vyolent do nat greue nor oppresse the straunger the fatherlesse nor the wyddowe shedde no innocent bloude in thys place And yf ye kepe
be many y e peryshe because they despyse y â— lawe of God that is set before them For God hath geuen strayte coÌ„maundement to such as come that they knowe what they do and howe they shulde lyue and yf they kept this they shuld not be punyshed Neuerthelesse they were not obedieÌ„t vnto hym but spake agaynste hym ymagyned vayne thynges and purposed to synne and sayd moreouer that there was no God and that God regarded it not Hys wayes haue they not knowen his lawe haue they despysed and denyed hys promyses in his statutes ordynaunces haue they not bene fayth full and stedfaste and haue not perfourmed hys workes And therfore Esdras vnto the full plenty and to the emptye emptynesse Beholde the tyme shal come that these tokens which I haue tolde the shall come to passe and the bryde shall appeare and the earth that now passeth awaye shal be shewed and whosoeuer is delyuered froÌ„ the forsayde euyls shal se my wonders For my sonne Iesus shal be opeÌ„ly declared with those that be with him and they that remayne shal be mery in foure hundreth yeares After these same yeares shall my sonne Christ dye and al men that haue lyfe and y â— world shal be turned into the olde sylence seuen dayes lyke as in the fore iudgementes so that no maÌ„ shal remayne And after seuen dayes the world that yet a waked not shal be raysed vp and shal dye corrupte And the earth shall restore those that haue slept iÌ„â—er and so shal the dust those that dwel in sileÌ„ce and the secrete places shal deliuer those that be commytted vnto theÌ„ And the most hyest shal be openly declared vpoÌ„ the seate of iudgement and all mysery shall vanysh away and long suffryng shal be gathered together But the iudgement shal coÌ„tinue the trueth shall remayne and fayth shal waxe stronge the worcke shall folowe the rewarde shall be shewed the ryghtuousnes shall watch the vnryghtuousnesses shall beare no rule Then sayde I Abraham prayed fyrste for the Sodomites Moses for y â— fathers that sinned in the wyldernes he that came after him for Israel in the tyme of Achas Samuel and Dauid for the destruccyon and Salomon for them that came into the Saynctuary and Helias for those that receyued rayne for the deade that he myght lyue Ezechias for the people in the time of Seâ—â—acherib diuerse other in lyke maner whiche haue prayed for many EueÌ„ so now seyng the corrupte is growen vp and wyckednes increased and the â—ygâ—teous haue prayed for y â— vngodly wherfore shall it not be so nowe also He answered me and sayd Thys presente world is not the ende there remaineth much honour in it therefore haue they prayed for the weake But the daye of dome shal be the ende of this tyme the beginnyng of the immortalite for to come wherin all corrupcion vanished al volupteousnes is loused al misbeleue taken away ryghtuousnesse growne the veryte spronge vp Then shall no man be able to saue hym that is destroyed nor to oppresse him that hath gotten the vyctorye I answered then and sayd This is my first and last sayinge that it had bene better not to haue geueÌ„ the earth vnto AdaÌ„ or els wheÌ„ it was geuen him to kepe hym that he shuld not sinne For what profite is it for meÌ„ nowe in this present tyme to lyue in heuinesse and after death to loke for punyshment O thou Adam what hast thou done For thoughe it was thou that sinned thou art not fallen alone but we all that come of the. For what profyte is it vnto vs yf there be promysed vs an immortall tyme where as we medle wyth deadly worckes and that there is promysed vs an euerlasting hope where as our selues are euyll vayne and that there are layed vp for vs dwellynges of health fredome where as we haue lyued euyll that the worshyppe of the hiest is kept to defende them whiche haue led a paciente lyfe where as we haue walked in the most wycked waies of all And that there shal be shewed a paradyse whose frute endureth for euer wherin is fredome and medycyne where as we shall not go in for we haue walcked in vnpleasauÌ„t places And that the faces of them whiche haue absteyned shal shyne aboue the starres where as our faces shall be blacke and darcke For whyle we lyued dyd vnryghtuously we consydered not y â— we shulde suffre therfore after death Then answered he me and sayde Thys is the consyderacyon and thought of the battayle whiche man hathe vpon earth that yf he be ouer come he shall suffre as thou haste sayde But yf he get the vyctorye he shall receyue the thynge that I saye For thys is the lyfe wherof Moyses spake vnto the people whyle he lyued sayng Chose the lyfe that thou mayst liue Neuerthelesse they beleued hym not neither the Prophetes after hym No nor me whiche haue spoken vnto them that heuynes shulde not reach vnto them to theyr destruccyon lyke as ioye is for to come ouer those that haue suffered them selues to be enfourmed in saluacyon I aunswered then and sayde I knowe Lorde that the hyest is mercyfull in that he hath mercy vpon them which are not yet in the worlde and vpon those also that walcke in his lawe and that he is pacient and loÌ„g sufferynge towarde those that haue synned in theyr worckes and that he is lyberall to geue where as it requyreth and that he is of great mercy for he multiplied his louing kyndnesses towarde those y â— are present and that are paste and to them whiche are for to come For yf he multiplye not hys mercyes the worlde shall not be made lyuynge with those y â— dwel therin He geueth also for yf he gaue not of his goodnes that they whiche haue done euyll myght beÌ„ eased from theyr wyckednes the ten thousande parte of men shuld not be made lyuyng And yf the iudge forgaue not those that be healed with hys worde if he wolde destroye the multytude that stryueth there shulde be very fewe lefte in an innumerable multitude ¶ Esdras prayeth God rather to loue vpon his owne mercye then on the synnes of the people CAPI VIII ANd he answered me sayeng The most Hyest made this worlde for many but the worlde to come for fewe I wyll tell the a symylitude Esdras As when thou askeste the earth it shall say vnto the that it geueth muche moulde where of earthen vessels are made but lytle of it y e golde coÌ„meth of Euen so is it w t the worke of thys worlde There be many created but fewe shall be saued Then answered I and sayde TheÌ„ swalo we vp the witte thou soule and deuoure the vnderstandynge for thou art agreed to herken and to geue eare and wyllyng to prophecy for thou hast no longer space geuen the but onely to lyue O Lord wylte thou not
the aungell dyd hym He offred vnto the aungell holfe the goodes that he brought with hym CAPI XII THen Tobyas called his sonne vnto hym and sayde What may we geue thys holy man that wente with the Tobias answered hys father and sayde Father what rewarde shall we geue him Or what thynge can deserue his benefytes He hath bene my gyde and brought me safe agayne he receaued the money frō Gabelus he caused me to get my wyfe he droue the euyll spryte from her be hath bene an occasyon of gladnesse to her father and mother he delyuered me that I was not deuoured of the fyshe he hath made the to se the lyght of heauen yee we all haue receaued greate good of him Howe shulde we worthely deserue these thynges vnto him But I praye the my father that thou wylt desyre him yf happly he wyll voutch safe to take w t hym the halfe of all that we haue brought So the father and the sonne called hym toke him asyde and beganne to praye hym y ◠he wolde be cōtent to take in good worth the halfe parte of al that they had brought Then sayde he secretly vnto them Prayse ye the god of heauen and geue thankes vn to hym before all men lyuynge for he hathe shewed his mercy vnto vs. It is good to hyde the kinges secrete but to shew to praise y ◠worckes of god it is an honorable thyng Prayer is good with fastinge and mercy is better then to hoorde vp treasures of gold For mercy delyuereth from death clenseth synne and causeth to fynde euerlasting lyfe But they that do synne vnrighteousnes are the enemyes of theyr owne soule Wherfore I tell you the truth and wyll hyde nothinge from you When thou prayedst with teares and buryedst the deed and leftest thy dyner and hiddest the deed in thy house vpon the day tyme that thou myghtest buryē them in the nyghte I offred thy prayer before the Lorde And because thou wast accept and beloued of God it was necessary that temtacyon shulde trye the. And now hath the Lord sent me to heale the and to delyuet Sara thy sonnes wyfe from the euyll spryte For I am Raphael an aungel one of the seuen that stande before God When they hearde thys they were sore afrayed and trembled and fell downe vpon theyr faces vnto the grounde Then sayde the Aungel Peace be with you feare not Where as I haue bene with you it is the wyll of God geue prayse and thanckes vnto hym You thought that I dyd eat and dryncke with you but I vse meate that is inuysyble and drincke that cannot be sene of men Nowe therfore is the tyme that I muste rurne agayne vnto him that sent me but be ye thanckfull vnto God and tel out all hys wonderous worckes And when he had spoken these wordes he was taken awaye out of theyr syghte so that they sawe hym nomore Then tell they downe flat vpon their faces by the spaces of thre houres praysed God when they rose vp they tolde all hys wonderous worckes ¶ Tobias the elder geueth thankes vnto God CAPI XIII THen olde Tobias opened 〈◊〉 mouthe and praysed the Lorde and sayde Great art thou O Lorde for euermore and thy kigdome worlde without ende for thou scourgest and healest thou ledest vnto hell and bryngest out agayne and there is none that may escape thyne hande O geue thankes vnto the Lorde ye chyldren of Israell and prayse hym in the syght of the heathen For amonge the Heathen whiche knowe hym not hathe he scatered you to the intent that ye shulde shewe forth hys maruelous worckes and cause them for to knowe that there is none other God almyghtye but he He hathe chastened vs for our mysdedes for hys owne mercye sake shall he saue vs. Consydre then howe he hath dealt with you and prayse hym with feare drede and magnyfye the euerlastynge kynge in youre worckes I wyll praye him euen in the lande of my captiuyte for he hath shewed his matestye vnto synful people Turne you therfore O ye synners and do ryghteousnes before God and be ye sure that he wyll shewe his mercy vpon you As for me my soule we wyll reioyse in God O prayse the Lorde all ye his chosen holde y ◠dayes of gladnesse and be thankfull vnto hym O Ierusalem thou cytie of God the Lorde hath punyshed the for the workes of thyne owne handes O prayse the Lorde in thy good thynges and geue thankes to the euerlastynge God that he may buylde vp his tabernacle agayne in the that he maye call agayne vnto the all suche as be in captiuyte that thou mayest haue ioye for euermore With a fayre lyght shalte thou shyne and all the endes of the worlde shall honoure the. The people shall come vnto the from farre they shall brynge gyftes worship the Lorde in the and thy laude shall they haue for a Sanctuary for they shall call vpon the greate name in the. Cursed shall they be that despyse the all that blaspheme the shal be condempned but blessed shall they be that buylde the vp As for the thou shalt reioyse in the chyldre for they all shal be blessed and gathered together vnto the Lorde Blessed are they all that loue the and that be glad of thy peace Prayse thou the Lorde O my soule for the Lorde our God hathe delyuered hys cytie Ierusalem from all her troubles I wyll counte my selfe happye yf my sede remayne to se the clearnes of Ierusalem The gates of Ierusalem shal be buylded with Saphyre and Smarage and all the compasse of her walles with precyous stones All her stretes shal be paued with white marble stone and in al stretes shal Alleluya be songe Praysed be the Lorde whiche hath exalted her that his kyngdome maye be vpon her for euermore Amen And so Tobias made an ende of hys talkynge ¶ Tobias prophecyeth the destruction of Niniue His sōme returned to Raguel alter the decesse of h◠father mother CAPI XIIII AND after that Tobias had gottē his sight agayne he lyued xlii ▪ yeares sawe his chylders chyldren Now when he was C and. ii yeare olde he dyed and was buryed honorably in Niniue For when he was sixe and fyftye yeares of age he lost the syght of his eyes and whē he was thre score yeare olde he gat his syght agayne The residue of his lyfe led he in ioye and increased well in y ◠feare of God departed 〈◊〉 peace But in the houre of hys death he called vnto hym hys sonne Tobias and seuen yonge springaldes hys sōnes chyldren and sayde vnto thē The destruccyon of Niniue is at hande for the worde of the Lorde can not fayle and oure brethren that are scatred out of the lande of Israel shal come thyther agayne And the whole lande of it that hathe bene waste shal be fylled the huose of God that was brent in it shal be buylded agayne and all suche
not be hyd Therfore beware of murmurynge which is nothynge worth and refrayne youre tonge from sclaunder For there is no worde so darcke and secrete that it shall goo for naught and the mouth that speaketh lyes sleyeth the soule O seke nat your owne death in y â— erroure of youre lyfe destroye not youre selues thorow the worckes of youre awne haÌ„des For God hath not made death nether hath he pleasure in the destruccyon of the lyuynge For he created all thinges that they myght haue theyr beynge yee all the people of the earth hathe he made that they shulde haue health that there shulde be no destruccyoÌ„ in them and that the kyngdome of hell shulde not be vpoÌ„ earth for ryghteousnesse is euerlastinge immortall but vnryghteousnes bryngeth death Neuerthelesse y â— vngodly call her vnto them bothe with wordes and workes and whyle they thynke to haue a frende of her they come to naught for the vngodly that are confederate with her and take her parte are worthy of death ¶ The ymaginacyons and desyres of the wycked and theâ—e councell agaynst the faythfull CAPI II. FOR the vngodly talke and ymagin thus amonge theÌ„ selues but not right The tyme of our lyfe is but short tedious and when a man is once gone he hathe no more ioye nor pleasure neyther knowe we any man that turneth agayne froÌ„ death for we are borne of naught we shal be hereafter as though we had neuer bene For oure breth is as a smoke in oure nosetreâ—s the wordes as a sparke to moue oure herte As for oure body it shal be very asshes that are quenched and oure soule shall vanish as the softe ayre Oure lyfe shal passe awaye as the trace of a cloude and come to naught as the myst that is dryuen awaye with y â— beames of the Sonne and put downe with the heate therof Oure name also shal be forgotten by lytle and lytle and no man shal haue oure workes in remembraunce For oure tyme is a very shadowe y â— passeth awaye after oure ende there is no returnynge for it is fast sealed so that no man coÌ„meth agayne Come on therfore let vs enioye the pleasures that there are and let vs soone vse the creature lyke as in youth Let vs fyll oure selues with good wyne oyntment and let there no floure of the tyme go by vs. Let vs crowne our selues with roses afore they be withered Let there be no fayre medowe but our lust go thorowe it Let euery one of you be partakeâ— of oure volupteousnes Let vs leaue some token of oure pleasure in euery place for that is oure porcyon els get we nothynge Let vs oppresse the poore ryghteous let vs nat spare the wyddowe nor olde man let vs nat regarde the heades y â— are graye for age Let y â— lawe of vnryghteousnesse be oure auctorite for the thing y â— is feble is nothing worth Therfore let vs defraude the ryghteous â—hy he is not for oure profet yee he is cleane contarye to oure doynges He checketh vs for offendynge agaynst the lawe â—â—landreth vs as trangressours of al nurtouâ— He maketh his boast to haue the knowledge of God yee he calleth him selfe Goddes sonne He is the be wrayer of our thoughtê It greueth vs also to loke vpoÌ„ him for his lite is not like other mens his wayes are of another fashyoÌ„ He counteth vs but vayne personnes he withdraweth hym selfe from our wayes as from fylthyues he commendeth greatly the latter ende of the iuit and maketh hys boast that God is his father Let vs se then yt his wordes be true let vs proue what shall come vpon hym so shall we knowe what ende he shall haue For yf he be y â— true sonne of God he wyl receaue hym and delyuer hym from the handes of his enemyes Let vs examen hym with despytefull rebuke aod tormentynge that we may knowe hys dignite and proue his pacyence Let vs condemne hym with the most shameful death for lyke as he hathe spoken so shall he be rewarded Suche thynges do the vngodly ymagin and go astraye for theyr owne wyckednes hath blynded them As for the mysteries of God they vnderstande theÌ„ not they neyther hope for the rewarde of ryghteousnesse nor regarde the worshyp that holy soules shall haue For God created maÌ„ to be vnde stroied yee after y â— ymage of hys owne lyckenesse made he hym Neuerthelesse thorowe enuye of the deuell came death in to the worlde they that holde of his syde do as he dothe ¶ The conseruatyon and assurance of the ryghteous The rewarde of the faythfull CAPI III. BVT the soules of the ryghteous are in the hande of God and the payne of death shall not touch them In the syght of the vnwyse they appeared to dye and theyr ende is taken for very destruccyon The waye of the ryghteous is iudged to be vtter destruceyon but they are in rest And though they suffre payne before men yet is theyr hope full of immbrtalyte They are punyshed but in fewe thinges neuerthelesse in many thynges shall they be well rewarded For God proueth them and fyndeth them meâ—e for hymselfe yee as the golde in the fornace dothe he trye the and receaueth them as a 〈…〉 offerynge and when the tyme commeth they shal be loked vpon The ryghteous shall shyne as y â— sparkes that renne thorow the red busshe They shal iudge the nacions and haue dominion ouer the people and theyr Lorde shall raygne for euer They that â—uâ— theyr trust in him shall vnderstande the trueth suche as be faythfull wyl agre vnto him in loue for his choseu shall haue gyftes and peace But the vngodly shal be punished according to their owne ymaginacions for they haue despised the ryghteous and forsaken the Lorde Who so despyseth wysdome uurtoure he is vnhappye as for the hope of suche it is but vayne theyr labours vnfruteful and theyr workes vnprofytable Theyr wyues are vndisercte and theyr chyldren most vngodly Theyr creature is cursed Blessed is rather the baren and vndefyled which hath nat knownethe synfull bed she shall haue frute in the rewarde of the holy soules And blessed is the gelded which with his haÌ„des hathe wrought no vnryghteousnesse nor ymagined wycked thynges agaynste God For vnto him shall be geuen y â— speciall gyfte of fayth the most acceptable porcion in y â— temple of God For glorious is the frute of good labour the rote of wysdome shal neuer fade awaye As for the chyldren of aduouterers they shall come to an ende the sede of an vnryghteous bed shall be roted out And though they lyue longe yet shall they he nothynge regarded theyr last age shal be without honoure Yf they dye hastely they haue no hope nether shal they be spokeÌ„ to in the daye of knowledge For horible is the death and ende of the vnryghteous ¶ Of the chaste generacyon of the faythfull and of them
felicite Of the death of the ryghteous and of the condemne â—yon of the vnfaythfull CAPI IIII. O Howe fayre is a chast generacyoÌ„ with vertue The memoriall therof is immortal for it is knowen with God and with men When it is present men take example there at yf it go awaye yet they desyre it It is all waye crowned holden in honour and wynneth the rewarde of the vndefyled batrayll But the multitude of vngodly chyldren is vnprofitable and the thynges that are planted with whordome shal take no depe rote nor laye any fast foundacyon Though they be grene in the brauÌ„ches for a tyme yet shal they be shaken with y â— winde for they stande not fast and thorowe the vehemecye of the wynde they shal be roted out For the vnparfecte braunches shal be broken theyr frute shal be vnprofitable sowre to eate ye mete for nothynge And whyeal y â— chyldren that are borne of the wicked muste beare recorde of the wyckednesse agaynste theyr fathers mothers whe they be asked But though the ryghteous be ouertaken with death yet shall he be in rest Age is an honorable thinge neuertheles it â–ª standeth not onely in the lenght of tyme nor in the multytude of yeares but a mans wysdome is the graye hearre and an vndefyled lyfe is the olde age He pleased God was beloued of him so that where as he lyued amoÌ„ge sinners he translated him Yee sodenly was he taken awaye to the intente that wyckednesse shulde not alter hys vnderstandyng that ypocrysie shulde nat be gyle his soule For the craftye bewitthynge of lyes make good thynges darck the vnsted fastnesse also and wyckednes of bolupteous desyreturne asyde the vnderstandyng of the symple Though he was soone deed yet fulfylled he moch tyme For hys soule pleaseth God therfore hasted he to take him awaye from amonge the wycked Thys the people se and vnderstande it not they laye not vp suche thynges in theyr hertes howe that the louynge fauoure and mercy of God is vpon hys saynctes and that he hathe respecte vnto hys chosen Thus the ryghteous that is deed condeÌ„neth the vngodly which are lyuynge the youth that is soone brought to an ende the long lyfe of the vnrighteous For they se the ende of the wyse but they vnderstande not what God hath deuysed for him and wherfore the Lorde hathe taken him awaye And why they se him despise him therfore shal God also laugh theÌ„ to scorne So that they theÌ„ selues shall dye here after but without honour yee in shame amonge the deed for euermore For without any voyce shall he burst those y â— be pufte vp remoue them froÌ„ the fouÌ„dacyons so y â— they shal be layed wast vnto the hyest They shall mourne theyr memoryall shall peryshe So they beynge afrayed shal remeÌ„bre theyr synnes theyr owne wyckeduesse shall bewraye them ¶ The constantueâ— of the ryghteous before theyr persecuters The hope or the vnfaythfull is vndurable and vayne The blessednes of the saynctes and godly CAPI V. THEN shall the ryghteous stande in greate stedfastnesse agaynste suche as haue dealt extremely with them and taken awaye theyr labours When they se it they shal be vexed with horible feare and shall wonder at the hastynesse of the sodayne health gronyng for very dystresse of mynd and shall saye wythin them selues hauynge in warde sorowe and mournynge for very anguysh of mynde These are they whom we somtyme had in derisyoÌ„ iested vpon We fooles thought theyr lyfe very madnesse and theyr ende to be with out honoure But lo how they are counted amonge the chyldren of God and theyr porcyoÌ„ is amonge the sayntes Therfore we haue erred from the waye of trueth the lyght of ryghteousnesse hath not shyned vnto vs the sunne of vnderstandyng rose nat vp vpoÌ„ vs. We haue weried our selues in y â— waye of wickednesse destruccion Tedyous wayes haue we gone but as for the waye of the Lorde we haue not knowne it What good hathe our pryde done vnto vs Or what profyt hathe the pompe of ryches brought vs All those thynges are passed awaye lyke a shadow and as a messaun ger renuyng before as a shyppe that passeth ouer the waues of the water which when it is gone by the trace therof cannat be founde nether the path of it in the floudes Or as a byrde that flyeth thorowe in the ayre and no man can se any token where she is flowen but onely heareth the noyse of her wynges beatynge the lyght wynde partynge y â— ayre thorowe the vehemencye of her goynge and flyeth on shakynge her winges where as afterwarde no token of her way can be fouÌ„de Or lyke as when an arowe is shorte at a marck it parteth y â— ayre which ymmediatly commeth together agayne so that a maÌ„ can not knowe where it weÌ„te thorow EueÌ„ to we in lyke maner as soone as we were borne be ganne immediatly to drawe so oure ende haue shewed no token of vertue but are coÌ„sumed in oure owne wyckednesse Such wordes shal they that haue synned speake in the hell for y â— hope of the vngodly is lyke a drye thystell floure or duste that is blowen awaye with the wynde lyke a thynne fome that is scatred abrode with the storme lyke as the smoke which is dispersed here there with the wynde as the remembraunce of a straunger y â— taryeth for a daye and then departeth But the ryghteous shal lyue for euermore theyr reward also is with the Lorde theyr remembraunce with the Hyest Therfore shal they receaue a glorioê° Kyngdome and a bewtyfull crowne of the Lordes hande for w t his ryght hande shall he couer theÌ„ and with hys owne holy arme shall he defende them His gelousy also shal take awaye the harnesse he shall weapen the creature to be auenged of y â— enemyes He shall put on ryghteousnes for a breast plate and take sure iudgement in steade of an helmet The inuincible shylde of equite shal he take hys cruell wrath shall he sharpen for a speare the whole compase of the worlde shall syght with hym agaynste the vnwyse Then shall the thonder bolies go out of the lyghtenynges come out of the raynebowe of the cloudes to the place appoynted out of y â— harde stony indignacion there shal fall thycke hayles and the water of the see shal be wroth agaynst them and the floudes shal renne roughly together Yee a myghty wynde shall stande vp agaynst them and a storme shal scater them abrode Thus y â— vnryghteous dealynge of theÌ„ shall brynge all the lande to a wyldernes wyckednes shall ouerthrowe the dwellynges of the myghty ¶ The callynge of Kynges Prynces and Iudges whiche are also exhorted to searche wysdome CAPI VI. WYsdome is better then strength a man of vnderstandyng is more worthe then one that is stronge Heare therfore O ye Kynges vnderstaÌ„oc O lerne ye that be iudges of
theyr youth vp If thou haue daughters kepe theyr body shewe not thy face chereful towarde them Marie thy doughter and so shalt thou perfourme a weyghtie mater but geue her to a man of vnderstandynge If thou haue â— wyfe after thyne owne mynde forsake her not â— but commytte not thy selfe to the hatefull Honoure thy father froÌ„ thy whole hert forget not the soroufull trauayle that thy mother had with the remembre y â— thou wast borne thorowe them howe caust thou recompense them the thynges that they haue done for the Feare the Lorde with all thy soule honoure his minysters Loue thy maker with all thy strength â— forsake not his seruauntes Feare the Lorde with al thy soule honoure his Prestes Geue them theyr porcion of the fyrst frutes and increase of the earth lyke as it is commaunded the and reconsyle thy selfe of thy neglygence w t the lytle flock geue them the shulders and appoynted offringes and fyrstlynges Reache thyne hande vnto the poore y t God maye blesse the with plenteousnes Be lyberall vnto all men lyuynge yet let not but do good euen to them that are deed Let not theÌ„ that wepe be without comforte but mourne w t such as mourne Let it not greue the to vyset the sycke for that shall make the to be beloued Whatsoeuer thou takest in haÌ„de remembre the ende and thou shalt neuer do amysse ¶ Agaynst thy better is no stryuynge Of the deeth of thine enemye maiest thou not reioyse nor delpyse thy neyghbours nor the wordcâ— of the wyse CAPI VIII STryue not with a myghtye maÌ„ lest thou chaunse to fal into hys handes Make no varyaunce w t a rych man lest he happen to bringe vp an harde quarell againste the. For golde and syluer hathe vndone many a man yee euen the kertes of kynges hathe it made to fal Stryue not with a man that is full of wordes and laye no styckes vpon hys fyre Kepe no company with the vnlerned lest he geue thy kynred an euel reporte Deipyse not a man that turneth hym selfe awaye from synne and caste hym nat in the teeth withall but remeÌ„bre that we are fraile euerychone Thynke scorne of no man in his olde age for we waxe olde also Be not glade of the death of thyne enemye but remeÌ„bre y â— we must dye al y â— sorte of vs faine wolde we come into ioye Despyse not y â— sermons of such elders as haue vnderstandynge but acquaynte thy selfe w t the wyse senteÌ„ces of the for of them y u shalt lerne wys dome the doctryne of vnderstanding and howe to serue great men without coÌ„plaint Go not from the doctryne of the elders for they haue lerned it of theyr fathers For of them thou shalt lerne vnderstandyng so that thou mayest make answere in the tyme of nede Kyndle not the coales of synners whan thou rebukest them lest thou be bret in the fyrie flammes of theyr synnes Resyst not the â—ace of the blasphemer that he laye not wayte for thy mouth Lende not vnto him that is myghtter then thy selfe If thou lendest hym couÌ„te it but lost Be not surtye aboue thy power yf thou be then thynke surely to paye it Go not to lawe with the iudge for he wyll iudge accordynge to hys owne honoure Trauaylle not by y â— waye with hym that is braynelesse lest he do the euell for he foloweth his owne wylfulnes and so shale thou perysh thorowe his foly Stryue not with hym that is angrie cruell and go not with hym into the wylderues for bloude is nothinge in hys syght and where there is no helpe he shall murther the. Take no councell at fooles for they loue nothynge but the thynges that please them selues Make no councel before a straunger for thou canst not tei what wyllcome of it Open not thyne herte vnto euery man lest he be vnthanckfull to the and put the to reprofe ¶ The ieopardyes of chastenes are to be eschued An olde treade is to be preferred before a newe The glery â— rychesse oâ— synners Rightwes men shuld be bydden to gest Laboure is the chefe thinge in a worcke man wysdome in a prynce CAPI IX BE not gelous ouer the wyfe of thy bosome that she shewe not some shrewed poynte of wycked doctryne vpoÌ„ the. Geue not the power of thy lyfe vnto a womaÌ„ lest she come in thy strength and so thou be coÌ„ founded Loke not vpon a woman y t is desyrous of many men lest thou fall into her snares Use not the coÌ„pany of a womaÌ„ that is a player a daunser heare her not lest thou perysh thorow her entysynge Beholde not a mayden that thou be not hurte in her bewry Cast not thy mynde vpoÌ„ harlottes in any maner of thynge leste thou destroye bothe thy selfe and thyne herytage Go not about gasynge in euery lane of the cytie nether wandre thou abrode in the stretes therof Turne awaye thy face froÌ„ a bewtyfull womaÌ„ loke not vpoÌ„ the fayrnesse of other Many a maÌ„ hathe peryshed thorowe the bewtye of wemen for thorowe it the desyre is kyndled as it were afyre An aduouterous woman shal be trodden vnder fote as myre of euery one that goeth by the waye Many a man wonderynge at the bewtye of a straunge woman hathe bene cast out for her wordes kyndie as a fyre Syt not with another mans wyfe by any meanes lye not with her vpoÌ„ the bed make no wordes with her at the wyne leste thyne herte consente vnto her and so thou with thy bloude fall into destruccion Forsake not an olde frende for the neve shall not be lyke hym A newe freÌ„de is newe wyne let him be old and thou shalt dryncke hym with pleasure Desyre not the honoure and ryches of a syn ner for thou knowest not what destruccyon is for to come vpon hym Delite not thou in the thynge that the vngodly haue pleasure in beinge sure that the vngobly shal not be accepteÌ„d vntyll theyr graue Kepe the from the man that hath power to sleye so nedest thou not to be afrayed of deathe And yf thou comest vnto hym make no faute lest he happeÌ„ to take away thy lyfe Remembre that thou goest in the myddest of snares and vpon the bul workes of thy cytie Beware of thy neyghboure as tye as thou canst medle with such as be wyse haue vnderstandynge Let iust men be thy gestes let thy myrth be in the feare of God let the remembraunce of God be in thy mynde and let al thy talkynge be in y â— coÌ„maundementes of the Hiest In the handes of craftesmen shal the worckes be coÌ„meÌ„ded so shall the Princes of the people in the wysdome of their talkynge A man full of wordes is perelous in his cytie and he that is rasshe in his talkyng shal be abhored ¶ Of kynges and Iudges Pryde and
helpeth it me what shall I haue y t whyle Agayne say not I haue ynough how can I wante When thou art in welfare forgette not aduersite and when it goeth not well w t the haue a good hope that it shall be better For it is but a smal thynge vnto God in the daye of death to rewarde euery man accordyng to his waies The aduersite of an hour maketh one to forget all pleasure and when a maÌ„ dyeth his workê are discouered Praise no body before his death for a man shall be knowen in his chyldren Brynge not euery man into thyne house for the dysceatfull layeth wayte dyuersly Lyke as a partrych in a mauÌ„de so is the hert of the proude and lyke as a spye that loketh vpon the fall of his neyghbour For he turneth good vnto euyll and sclaundreth y â— chosen Of one sparke is made a great fyre and of one disceytfull man is bloude increased an vngodly man layeth wayte for bloude Beware of y â— disceytfull for be ymagynech wycked thynges to brynge the into a perpetuall shame If thou takest an aleaunt vnto the he shall destroye the in vnquyenesse and bryue the from thyne owne wayes ¶ Unto whom we ought to do good Ehanâ—â—es ought to be eschued CAPI XII WHen thou wylte do good knowe to whom thou doest it so shalte thou be greately thanked for thy benefytes Do good vnto the ryghtuous and thou shalte finde great rewarde though not of hym yet no doute the Lorde hym selfe shall rewarde the. He standeth not in a good case that is alwaye occupyed in euyl and geueth no almes for the Hyest hateth the synners and hath mercy vpon them that shewe the workes of repentaunce Geue thou vnto suche as feare God and receyue not a synner As for the vngodly and synners he shal recoÌ„pence veÌ„geauÌ„ce vnto them kepe theÌ„ to the daye of wrath Geue thou vnto the good and receyue not the sinner do well vnto hym that is lowly but geue not to the vngodly Let not the bred be geueÌ„ hym that he be not myghtyer then thy self therin For so shalt y â— receyue twyse as much euyll in al the good that thou doest vnto him And why y â— Hyghest hateth synners and shall rewarde vengeaunce to the vngodly In prosperite a frende shal not be knowen and in aduersyte an enemy shal not be hyd For when a man is in wealth it greueth his enemies but in heuinesse and trouble a man shall knowe hys frende Truste neuer thyne enemy for lyke as an yron rusteth so doth his wickednes And though he make much crout thyng knelynge yet kepe wel thy mynde beware of hi. Set him not by y â— neither let hiÌ„ syt at thy right hand lest he turne hiÌ„ get into thy place take thy rowme seke thy seate so thou at y â— last remeÌ„bre my wordes be pricked at my sayinges Who wyl haue pytie of the charmer that is stynged of the serpeÌ„t or of al such as come nye the beastes Euen so is it with hym that kepeth coÌ„pany with a wycked man and lappeth him self in his synnes For a season wyl he byde wyth the but yf thou stomble he taryeth not An enemye is swete in his lippes and ymagineth disceyt in his hart to throwe the into the pit Ye he can wepe with his eies yf he may fynde oportunite he wyll not be satisfied with bloud If aduersyte come vpoÌ„ y â— thou shalt fynde hym there fyrst though he pretende to do the help yet shall he vnder myne the. He shal shake his head and clappe his baÌ„des ouer y â— for very gladnesse whyle he maketh many wordes he shall dysguyse his countenaunce ¶ The coÌ„â—anyes of the proude and of the ryche 〈◊〉 to be eschued The loue of God Lyke do coÌ„pany with theyr lyfe CAPI XIII WHo so toucheth pytche shal be fyled with all and he that is famylier with the proude shall cloth him selfe with pryde He taketh a burthen vpon him that accompanyeth a more honorable man then hym self Therfore kepe no famyliarite with one that is rycher then thy selfe Howe agre the ketell and the pot together for yf the one be smytten agaynste the other it shal be broken The ryche dealeth vnryghtuously and threateneth with all but y â— poore beyng oppressed and wrongefully dealt with all suffreth scarnesse and geueth fayre wordes If thou be for his protyte he vseth the but yf thou haue nothynge he shall forsake the. As long as thou hast any thyng of thyne owne he shall be a good felowe with the yee he shall make the a bare man and not be sory for the. If he haue nede of the he shall defraude the and with a preuy mocke shall he put the in an hope and geue the al good wordes and saye what waÌ„test thou Thus shall he shame the in his meate vntil he haue supt the cleane vp twyse or thryse and at the laste shall he laugh the scorne Afterwarde when he seyth that thou hast nothyng he shal forsake the and shake his heade at the. Submytte thy selfe vnto God and wayte vpon hys hande Beware that thou be not bysceyued and brought downe in thy symplenesse Be not to humble in thy wysdome least when thou art brought lowe y u be disceyued thorowe foolyshnes If thou be called of a myghtye man absent thy selfe so shall he call the to him the more oft Preasse not thou vnto hym y e thou be not shut out but go not thou farre of least he forget the. Withdrawe not thy self from his speach but beleue not his many wordes For with muche communicacion shall he teÌ„pte the with a preuye mocke shall he questyon the of thy secretes The vnmercyfull mynde of his shal marck thy wordes he shal not spare to do the hurte and to put y â— in preson Beware and take good hede to thy self for y u walkest in parel of thy ouerthrowynge Nowe when thou hearest hys wordes make the as though thou werest iÌ„ a dreame and wake vp Loue God all thy lyfe longe and call vpon hym in thy nede Euery beaste loueth his lyke eueÌ„ so let euery man loue his neyghbour Al flesh wyl resorte to theyr lyke and euery man wyl kepe company with such as he is hym selfe But as the wolfe agreeth w t the laÌ„be so doth y â— vngodly with the ryghtuous What felowshyp shuld an holy maÌ„ haue w t a dogge Howe can the ryche the pore agre together The wylde Asse is the lyons pray in the wyldernes euen so are poore men the meate of the ryche Lyke as y â— proude may not away w t lowlynes euen so doth the rych abhorre the poore If a riche maÌ„ fal his freÌ„des set hiÌ„ vp agayne but when y â— poore fal leth his acquayntauÌ„ce forsake him If a rich maÌ„ fal into an errour he hath many helpers he speaketh proude wordes yet men iustify hym But yf a
them Many suche thynges hathe myne eye sene greater thynges then these haue I herde with myne eares In the congregation of the vngodly shall a fyre burne and among vnfaythful people shal y â— wrath be kyndled The olde giauÌ„tes optayned no grace for theyr synnes which were destroied trusting to theyr owne strength Nether spared he theÌ„ amonge whom Loth whiche was a strauÌ„ger but smote them and abhorred them because of the pryde of theyr wordes He had no pytie vppon them but destroyed all the people that were so stoute in synne And for so muche as he ouersawe not the syxe huÌ„breth thousande that gathered themselues together in y â— hardenesse of theyr hert it were maruell yf one beyng hardnecked shulde be fre For mercy and wrath is w t hym he is bothe myghtye to forgyue and to poure out displeasure Lyke as hys mercy is great euen so is his punyshment also he iudgeth a man accordyng to hys workes The vngodly shal not escape in his spoyle and the long pacience of him that sheweth mercy shal not byde behynde All mercy shal make place vnto euery man accordyng to the worthynes of his workes and after the vnderstandyng of his pylgremage Saye not thou I wyll hyde my selfe froÌ„ God for who wyll thyncke vpon me from aboue I shall not be knowen in so greate a heape of people for what is my soule amoÌ„ge so many creatures Behold the heauen yee the heauen of heauens the depe the earthe and all that therin is shal be moued at hys presence the Mountaynes the hylles and the foundaryons of the earth shall shake for feare when God visiteth them These thynges dothe no herte vnderstande but he vnderstandeth euery herte and who vnderstandeth his wayes No man seyth hys stormes and the moste parte of hys worckes are secrete Who wyll declare the worckes of hys ryghtuousnes Or who shal be able to abyde them For the couenaunte is farre frome some and tryenge out of men is in the ende He that is humble of herte thyncketh vpon suche thynges but an vnwyso and erronyous man casteth hys mynde vnto foolysshe thynges My sonne herken thou vnto me and learne vnderstandynge and marcke my wordes with thyne herts I wyll geue the a sure doctryne playnely shall I instructe the marke my wordes then in thyne here for in ryghtuousnes of the sprete do I speake of the woÌ„ders that God hath shewed amoÌ„g his worckes from the begynnnyng And in the trueth do I shew the knowledge of him God hath set hys worckes in good ordre frome the begynnynge and parte of them hath he sundered from the other He hath garnyshed hys worckes from euerlastynge and they beginnynges accordyng to theyr generacyons None of them hindered another nether was any of them dysobediente vnto hys wordes After thys God loked vpon the earthe and fylled it with hys goodes With all maner of lyuyng beastes hath he couered the grouÌ„de they al shall be turned vnto earth agayne CAPI XVII ¶ The creacyon of man and the goodnesse that God haths done vnto hym Of aulmes and repentaunce GOd shope man of the earth and made hym after hys owne ymage and turned hym vnto earthe agayne and clothed hym wyth hys owne strength He gaue hym the nombre of dayes and certayne tyme yee and gaue hym power of the thynges that are vpon earthe He made all flesh to stande in awe of hym so that he had the domynyon of all beastes and foules He made out of hym an helper lyke vnto hym selfe and gaue them dyscrecyon and tonge eyes and eares and a herte to vnderstande and fylled them with instruceyon and vnderstaÌ„dynge He created for theÌ„ also the knoweledge of the sprete fylled theyr hertes wyth vnderstaÌ„ding and shewed theÌ„ good euyll He set his eye vpon theyr hertes declarynge vnto them hys greate and noble worckes that they shulde prayse hys holy name together reioyse of his wonders and be tellynge of hys noble Actes Besyde thys he gaue them instruccyon and the lawe of lyfe for an heretage He made an euerlastyng couenaunt with them and shewed them hys ryghtuousnesse and iudgemeÌ„tes They sawe his glory wyth theyr eyes and theyr eares herde the matesty of his voice And he sayd vnto them beware of all vnryghtuous thynges He gaue euery man also a commaundemente concernynge his neyghbour Theyr wâ—â—yes are euer before him and are not hyd from his eyes He hathe set a ruler vpon euery people but Israel is y â— Lordes porcyon All their workes are as y â— Sunne in syght of God and hys eyes are alwaye lo kynge vpon theyr wayes All theyr vnryghtuousnesses are manyfest vnto hym and all theyr wyckednesses are open in his syght The mercy y â— a man sheweth is as it were a purse with hym and the grace that is geueÌ„ to man preserueth hym as the aple of an eye At the last shall he awake rewarde euery man vpoÌ„ his heade and shall turne them together into the nethermost partes of y â— earth But vnto theÌ„ that wyll repent he hath geeuen the waye of ryghtuousnes As for suche as be weake he coÌ„forted them suffred them and sendeth them the porcyon of the veryte O turne then vnto the Lorde forsake thy sines make thy prayer before the Lord do the lesse offence turne agayne vnto y â— Lorde forsake thyne vnryghtuousnes be an vtter enemye to abhomynacion learne to knowe the ryghtuousnes and iudgemeÌ„tes of God staÌ„d in the porcyon that is set forth for the and in the prayer of the most hie god Go in the porcyon of the holy worlde with suche as be lyuyng geue thankes vnto God Who wyll prayse the Lorde in the hell Abyde not thou in the erroure of the vngodly but geue hym thanckes before death As for the deade thanckefulnesse peryshed from hym as nothyng Geue thou thanckes in thy lyfe yee whyle thou art liuyng whole shalt thou geue thanckes and prayse God and reioyse in his mercy O how great is the louiÌ„g kyndnesse of the Lorde his mercyful good nesse vnto suche as turne vnto hym For all thynges may not be in maÌ„ and why the soÌ„ne of maÌ„ is not immortall and he hath pleasure in the vanite of wyckednes What is more cleare then the Sunne yet shall it fayle Or what is more wycked then the thynge that fleshe bloude hath ymagyned that same shal be reproued The Lord seyth the power of the hye heaueÌ„ al are but earth asshes ¶ The maruelous worckes of God â–ª the â—nysetye and wretchednes of man Agaynst God ought we not to complaynt Praye muste we contynuallye CAPI XVIII HE that lyueth for euermore made all thynges together God onely is ryghtuous and remayneth a vyctoryous kynge for euer Who shall be able to expresse the workes of him Who wyll seke out the gronÌ„de of his noble Actes Who shall declare the power of his greatenesse Or who wyll take
in the balaunce The hert of foles is in theyr mouth but the mouth of the wyse is in theyr herte When the vngodly curseth the blasphemer he curseth hys owne soule A preuy accuser of other men shal defyle his owne soule be hated of euery maÌ„ but he that kepeth his tong is discrete shal come to honour ¶ The purgacyon of the slouthfull Of the foolyshe sonne and dauughter we must haue dyscrecyon howe to whom we ought to preach of sorowynge vpon the deade A fole is not to be much talked with all Iniuryes wronges do brenke frendshypy and amytye CAPI XXII A Slouthfull body is moulded of a stone of claâ—e and euery man wyl speake to hys vysprayse A slouthfull body is made of the donge of oxen and euery one that toucheth hym muste washe hys handes agayne A mysnurtured sonne is the dishonoure of the father A foolyshe daughter shall be lytle regarded A wyse daughter is an herytage vnto her husbande but she that commeth to dishonesty bringeth her father in heuynes A daughter that is past shame dishonoureth both her father her husbaÌ„d the vngodly shal regarde her but they both shall despyse her The playeng of Musicke is not mete where heuines is euen so is the correccioÌ„ and doctrine of wysdome euer vn pleasaunt vnto fooles Who so teacheth a foole is euen as one y â— gleweth a potsharde together as one that telleth a tale to hym that heareth hym not and as one that raiseth a maÌ„ out of an heuy slepe Who so telleth a foole of wysdome is euen as a maÌ„ which speaketh to one that is a slepe When he hath tolde hys tale he sayeth what is the matter When one dyeth lamentacyon is made for hym because the lyght fayleth hym euen so let men mourne ouer a foole for he wanteh vnderstanding Make but lytle wepyng because of the deed for he is come to rest but the lyfe of the fole is worse theÌ„ the deeth Seuen dates do men mourne for him that is deed but the lamentacion ouer the vnwyse and vngodly shuld endure all the dayes of theyr lyfe Talke not much with a foole and go not with him that hath no vnderstanding Beware of him lest it turne y â— to trauayle and thou shalt not be defyled w t hys synne Departe froÌ„ him and thou shalt finde rest and shalt not be drawen back into hê folyshnes What is heuier then leade And what shuld a foole be called els but leade Sand salt and a luÌ„pe of yron is easier to beare then an vnwyse folish and vngodly maÌ„ Like as y â— bande of wod bounde together in the foundacion of the house caÌ„not be lowsed euen so it is w t the hert y â— is stablyshed in y â— thought of councell The thought of the wyse shall neyther feare nor be offended at any tyme. Lyke as a fayre playitred wall in a wynter house an hye building may not abyde the wynde and storme euen so is a foles hert afrayed in hys ymagynacion he feareth at euery thynge and cannot endure A waueryng hart in the ymaginacyon of a fole wyl not euer stand in awe but he y â— abydeth i the coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes of God wyl alway feare He that nyppeth a mans eye bryngeth forth teares he y â— prycketh y â— hert bringeth forth the meanyng and thought Who so casteth a stone at y â— byrdes frayeth theÌ„ awaye and he that blasphemeth his freÌ„de breaketh the frendshyppe though y â— drewest a slâ—â—rde at thy frende yet dispayre not for y u mayest come agayne to thy frende If he speake sowrely feare not for ye maye be agreed together agayne except it be that thou blaspheme him dysdayne him open his secretes wouÌ„de him traytorously for all such thinges shall dryue awaye a frende Be faythfull vnto thy neyghbour in hys pouerte that thou may est reioyce with him also in hys prosperyte Abyde stedfast vnto him in the tune of his trouble that y â— matest be heyre wyth hym in hys heritage Like as the vapour and smoke goeth out at y â— ouen before the fyre euen so euyl wordes rebukes and threatenynges go before bloudsheddyng Be not a shamed to defende thy treÌ„de as for me I wyll not hyde my face from hym though he shulde do me harme Whosoeuer heareth it shal beware of him Who shall set a watche before my mouthe and a sure seale vpon my lyppes y â— I fal not with them and that my tonge destroy me not ¶ A proper agaynste pryde â–ª â—echery and glotony Of othrs blasphâ—my and of wyse communicacion Of the thre kyâ—des of sâ—â—nes Mâ—hy synnes proceade of abuouâ—ry Of the feare of God CAPI XXIII O Lorde father and gouernoure of my lyfe leaue me not in theyr y magynacyon and councell Oh let me not fal in such reprofe Who wyll kepe my thought with the scourge and the doctryne of wysdome in myne herte that he spare not myne ignoraunce that I fall not wyth them lest mine ignoraunces increase that myne offences be not many in nombre and that my sinnes exceade not leste I fall before myne enemyes and so my aduersary reioyce O Lord thou father and God of my lyfe leaue me not in theyr ymaginacyoÌ„ O let me not haue a proude loke but turne awaye all â—olupte ousnes fro me Take fro me the lustes of the body let not the desyres of vnclennes take holde vpoÌ„ me and geue me not ouer into an vnshamefast and obstynate mynde Heare me O ye chyldren I wyll geue you a doctrine howe ye shall ordre your mouthe who so kepeth it shal not perish thorow his lippes nor be hurt thorow wicked worckes As for the synner he shall be taken in hys owne vanyte he that is proude and cursed shal fal therin Let not thy mouth be acustomed w t swearynge for in it there are many falles Let not the naming of God be coÌ„tynually ithy mouth and medle not w t the names of saintes for y u shalt not be excused of theÌ„ for lyke as a seruauÌ„t which is oft punished cannot be without some fore euen so whatsoeuer he be y â— sweareâ—â— nameth god shall not be clene pourged froÌ„ sinne A man y â— vseth much swearing shal be filled w t wic kednes the plage shall neuer go from his house If he begyle hys brother hys faure shal be vpon hym yf he knowledge not hys sine he maketh a doble offeÌ„re if he sweare in vayne he shall not be founde ryghteous for his house shall be full of plages â–ª The wordes of y â— swearer bryngeth death God graunte that it be not founde in the house of Iacob But they that feare God eschue all such lye not weltryng in synne Use not thy mouth to vnhoneste and fylthy talkynge for in it is the worde of synne Remembre thy father and thy mother wheÌ„ thou art set among great men lest God forget the in theyr syght
ioye aboue the ioye of the herte Death is better then a wreched lyfe eternall rest better then contynuall syckenes The good thyngê y â— are put in a close mouth are lyke as wheÌ„ meate is laied vpoÌ„ y â— graue What good doth the offerynge vnto an Idol For he caÌ„ nether eate tast nor smel Euen so is he that is chased of the Lorde heareth the rewardes of iniquytte He seyth with is eyes groneth lyke a gelded man that lyeth w t a vyrgin sygheth Geue not ouer thy mynde into heuynes and vexe not thy selfe in thyne owne councell The ioye and chearfulnes of y â— hert is y â— lyfe of man a mannes gladnes is the prolongyng of his dayes Loue thyne owne soule comforte thyne hert as for sorowe heuynes dryue it farre froÌ„ y â— for heuynes hath slayne many a man bryngeth no profyt zele anger shorten y â— dayes of the lyfe carefulnes and sorow bring age before y â— tyme. Unto a mery hert euery thing hath a good tast y â— he eateth ¶ We ought to geue dilygent hede to honesty Of theÌ„ that â—ake payue to gather ryches The prayse of a ryche maÌ„ without a faute We ought to fle dronckenesse folowe soâ—â—â—ntâ— CAPI XXXI TRauayle carfulnes for ryches taketh away the slepe maketh the flesh to consume When one lyeth taketh care he waketh euer vp lyke as a great sycknes breaketh the slepe The ryche hathe greate laboure in gatheringe his ryches together and then with the pleasure of his ryches he taketh his rest and is refreshed But who so laboureth prospereth not he is poore though he leaue of yet is he a begger He y â— loueth ryches shall not be iustified who so foloweth corrupcion shall haue ynough therof Many one are come in greate mysfortune by the reason of golde and haue founde theyr destruccyon before them It is a tre of fallynge vnto them that offre it vp all such as be foolysh fall therin Blessed is the ryche whiche is founde without blemysh and hathe not gone after golde nor hoped in money tresures Where is there such a one and we shal commende him and call him blessed for greate thinges dothe he amonge his people Who so is tryed and founde parfecte in such thynges shal be coÌ„mended and praysed Who myght offende and hath not offeÌ„ded Who coulde do euel and hathe not done it Therfore shall hys good be stablyshed the whole coÌ„gregacioÌ„ shall declare his almesses Yf thou syt at a greate mans table open not thy mouth wyde vpon it and make not many wordes Remembre that an euel eye is a shrowe What thing created is worse then a wycked eye therfore wepeth it before euery maÌ„s face Laye not thine haÌ„de vpon euery thing that thyne eye seyth stryue not with hym in the dyshe Ponder by thy selfe what thy neyghboure wolde fayne haue be discrete in euery poynte Eate the thynge that is set before the manerly as it becommeth a man and eate not to much lest thou be abhorred Leaue y â— of fyrst of al because of nurtoure lest thou be he whom no man maye satisfye which may turne to thy decaye When thou syttest amonge many men reache not thyne hande out fyrst of all Oho we well conteÌ„t is a wyse man with a lytle wyne so that in slepe y â— shalt not be sycke therof nor fele any payne A swete whosome slepe shall suche a one haue fele no inwarde grefe He ryseth vp by tymes in y â— morninge is well at â—ase in him selfe But an vnsaciable eater slepeth vnquietly hath ache payne of the body It y â— felest that y â— hast eaten to moche aryse go thy waye cast it of thy stomacke and take thy rest it shall ease the so that thou shalt brynge no syckenesse vnto thy body My sonne heare me despyse me not at the last y u shalt fynde as I haue tolde the. In all thy workes be diligent quycke so shall there no sycknes happe vnto y â— Who so is liberal in dealyng out his meate many men shall blesse hym and prayse hym with theyr lyppes and the same is a sure token of hys loue and faythfulnes But he that is vnfaythful in meate the whole cytie shal coÌ„playne of hym and that is a sure experience of his infidelite and wyckednes Be not thou a wyne bybber for wyne hath destroied many a man The fyre proueth the herde yron euen so doth wyne proue hertes of the proude when they be droncken Wyne sobrely droncken queckeneth the lyfe of maÌ„ If thou drynckest it measurably thou shalt be temperate What lyfe is it that maye continue without wyne â— What taketh awaye the lyfe euen death Wyne was made froÌ„ the begynnyng to make men glad and not for droÌ„ckennes Wyne measurably droncken is a reioysyng of the soule body A measurable dryncke is health to soule body But yf it be droncken with excesse it maketh bytternes and sorowe vnto the mynde Dronkennes fylleth the mynde of the foolysh with shame and ruyne mynysheth the strength and maketh woundes Rebuke not thy neyghbour at the wyne and despyse hym not in his myrth Geue hym no despytefull wordes preasse not vpon hym with contrary sayinges ¶ Of the discrecyon and prayse of the preacher and of the hearer Of the feare fayth and coÌ„fydence of God CAPI XXXII YF thou be made a ruler pryde not thy self therin but be thou as one of the people Take dylygent care for them and loke well therto and when thou hast done all thy dewtye syt the downe that thou mayest be mery with them and receyue a crowne of honour Talke wysely and honestly for wysdome becommeth the ryght wel Hynder not musycke Speake not where there is no audyence and poure not forth wysdome out of tyme at an importunite Lyke as the Car buncle stone shyneth that is set in golde so doth a songe garnysh the wyne feast and as the Smaragde that is set in golde so is the swetnesse of Musycke by the myrth of wyne Geue eare and be styll and for thy good behauour thou shalte be loued Thou yonge man speake that becoÌ„meth the and that is profytable yet scarse when thou art twyse asked Comprehende muche with fewe wordes In many thynges be as one that is ignoraunt geue eare and holde thy tonge withall Yf thou be amonge men of hyer auctoryte desyre not to compare thy selfe vnto them and when an elder speaketh make not thou many wordes therin Before the thonder goeth lyghtenynge and before nurtoure and shamefastnes goeth loue and fauour Stande vp by tymes and be not the laste but get the home soone and there take thy pastyme and do what thou wylt so that thou do no euell and defye no man But for all thynges geue thankes vnto hym y
â— hath made the replenyshed the with his goods Who so feareth the Lorde wyll receyue his doctryne and they that get them to hym by tymes shall fynde grace He that seketh the lawe shall be fylled withall As for hym that is but fayned he wyll be offended therat They that feare the Lorde shall fynde the iudgement and theyr ryghtuousnesse shal be kyndled as a lyght An vngodly man wyll not be refourmed but can help him self with the example of other in his purpose A man of vnderstandynge despyseth no good councell but a wylde and proude body hathe no feare Yee euen whan he hath dealt rashly w t another man but his owne doynges shall be his rebuke My sonne do nothyng without aduisement so shal it not repent the after the dede Go not in the waye where thou mayest fal nor where thou mayest stomble agaynst the stone Geue not thy selfe into a laborious slyppery waye and beware of thyne owne chyldren and take hede of theym that be of thyne owne housholde In all thy worckes put thy trust in God froÌ„ thy whole herte for that is the kepynge of the commaundementes Who so beleueth Gods worde taketh hede to the commaundementes and he that putteth hys trust in the Lorde shall wante nothynge ¶ The delyueraunce of hym that feareth God The answere of the wyse The lytle dyscrecyon of a foole Man is in the hande of God as the earthe is in the hande of the Potter We ought not to dyspose oure selues to become subiecte to other CAPI XXXIII THere shall no euyll happen vnto hym that feareth God but when he is in teÌ„tacyon the Lord shall delyuer hym and kepe hym frome euyll A wyse man hateth not the lawe but an ypocryte is as a shyp in raging water A man of vnderstandynge geueth credence vnto the lawe of God and the lawe is faythfull vnto hym Be sure of the matter then talke therof Be fyrst well instruct then mayest thou geue answere The herre of the foolysh is lyke a carte whele and his thoughtes renne aboute lyke the axell tree Lyke as a wylde horse y â— neyeth vnder euery one that sytteth vpon him so is it w t a scorneful frend Why doth one day excell another seyng al y â— dayes of the yeare come of the Sunne The wysdome of the Lorde hath so parted them a sunder so hath he ordayned the tymes solempne feastes Some of them hath he choseÌ„ halowed before other dayes And at meÌ„ are made of the grounde and out of the earthe of Adam In the multitude of science hath the Lord sundered them and made their wayes of diuerse fashyons Some of them hath he blessed made much of them halowed them and claymed them to hymselfe But some of theÌ„ hath he cursed brought theÌ„ lowe put them out of theyr estate Lyke as the claye is in the potters hande and all the ordrynge therof at his pleasure so are men also in the haÌ„de of hym that made them so that he may geue them as it lyketh hym best Agaynste euyll is good and agaynste death is lyfe so is the vngodly agaynst suche as fere God Behold these are the workes of the Hyest and there are euer two agaynst two one set agaynste another I am awaked vp last of all as one that gathereth after in haruest In the giftê of God and in his blessinge I am increased and haue fylled my wyne presse lyke a grape gatherer Behold how I haue not laboured onely for my selfe but for al such as loue nurtoure and wysdome Heare me O ye greate men of the people and herken with youre eares ye tulers of the coÌ„gregacyon Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother and freÌ„de power ouer the whyle thou lyuest and geue not awaye thy substauÌ„ce and good to another lest it repent the and thou be fayne to begge therfore thy selfe As longe as thou lyuest and hast brethe let no man chauÌ„ge the For better it is thy children to pray the then that thou shuldest be sayne to loke in theyr haÌ„des In all thy worckes be excellent that thy honoure be neuer stayned At the tyme when thou shalt ende thy dayes fynysh thy lyfe distribute thyne inheritauÌ„ce The fodder the whyp and the burden be longed vnto the Asse Meate correccion worke vnto the seruaunt If thou set thy seruaunt to laboure thou shalt fynde rest But yf thou let him go ydel he shall seke libertye The yocke the whyp bowe downe the harde necke but tame thou thy euyll seruaunte with bondes and correccyon Sende him to laboure that he go not ydle For ydelnesse brigeth much euyll Set him to worke for that belongeth vnto him and becommeth him well If he be not obedieÌ„t binde his fete but do not to much vnto him in any wyse and without discrecyon do nothinge If thou haue a faythful seruauÌ„t let him be vnto the as thyne owne soule intreade him as a brother for in bloude hast y â— gotten him If thou haue a seruaunte holde him as thy selfe for thou hast nede of him as of thy selfe If thou intreatest him euyll and kepest him harde makest hym to be proude and to renne awaye from the thou canst not tell what waye thou shalt seke him ¶ Of dreames diuinacyons and euchauntementes We ought to confute vayne hope and lying The prayse of them that feare God Of dyuers workes of men God dothe not alowe the workes of an vnfaythfull man CAPI XXXIIII VNwyse people begile them selues with vayne and disceatful hope and fooles truste in dreames Who so regardeth dreames is lyke hym that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the wynde Euen so is it with the apperynges of dreames Before the face is the lycknes of a face Who caÌ„ be clensed of the vncleane Or what trueth can be spoken of a lyer Sothsayinge wytcrafte sorcery and dreamyng is but vanyte lyke as when a woman trauayleth w t childe and hath many fantasies in her hert Where as such visioÌ„s come not of God set not thine herte vpon them For dreames haue disceaued many a man and they fayled that put theyr trust therin The lawe shal be fulfylled without lyes wysdome is suffycieÌ„t to a faythful mouth What knowledge hath he that is not tryed A wyse man that is well instructe vnderstaÌ„deth muche he y â— hath good experience can talke of wysdome He that hath no experieÌ„ce knoweth lytle and he that erreth causeth muche wyckedues He y â— is not tryed what thinges knoweth he Who so foloweth no rule is full of wyckednes When I was yet in errour I lerned much also yee I was so lerned that I coulde not expresse it all and came oft in parell of death therouer tyll I was delyuered from it thorowe the grace of God Now I se that they which feare God haue the ryght sprete for theyr hope staÌ„deth in hym that can helpe theÌ„ And the eyes of the Lorde are on them that
Sem were in great honoure amonge the people so was Adam aboue all the beastes whan he was created ¶ Of Symon the sonne of Onias CAPI L. SYmon the soÌ„ne of Onias the hye prest which in his lyfe set vp y â— house agayne and in his dayes made fast the temple The heygth of the temple also was founden of him the double buyldinge the hye walles of the teÌ„ple In his dayes the welles of water flowed out and were exceadynge full as the see He toke care for his people delyuered them froÌ„ destruccyon He kepte hys cytie made it stronge that it shulde not be beseged He dwelt in honoure worshyppe amonge his people enlarged the intrauÌ„ce of the house the courte He gaue lyght as the mornynge starre in the myndest of the cloudes and as the moone whan it is full He shyned as the sunne in the teÌ„ple of God He is as bryght as the rayne bowe in the fayre cloudes and florysheth as the floures and roses in the sprynge of the yeare and as lylyes by the ryuers of water Lyke as the braunches vpon the mount Libanus in the tyme of sommer as a fyre incense that is kindled Lyke as an whole ornameÌ„t of pure golde set with al maner of precious stones and as an Olyue tree that is frutefull and as a Cipres tree which groweth vp an hye When he put on the garment of honoure and was clothed with all bewtye when he went to the holy aulter to garnysh the coue rynge of the Sanctuarye when he toke the porcyons out of the Prestes hande he hym selfe stode by the herth of the aulter and his brethren rounde about in ordre As y â— braunches of Cedre tree vpon the mouÌ„t Libanus â—o stode they rounde about him And as the braunches of the Olyue tree so stode al the sones of Aaron in the glorye the oblatioÌ„s of the Lorde in theyr handes before all the congregacion of Israel And that he myght suffycyently perfourme hys setuyce vpon y â— aulter and garnysh the offrynge of y â— hyest God he stretched out his hande and toke of the drynck offerynge and poured in of the wyne so he poured vpon the botome of the aulter a good smel vnto the hyest Prynce Then beganne the sonnes of Aaron to syng to blowe with troÌ„pettes to make a great noyce for remembraunce and prayse vnto the Lorde Then were all the people afrayed fell downe to the earth vpoÌ„ theyr faces to worshyppe the Lorde theyr God and to geue thankes to the almyghty God They sunge godly also with theyr voyces so that there was a pleasaunce noyse in the great house of the Lorde And the people in theyr prayer besought the Lorde the hyest that he wolde be mercyfull tyll the honour of the Lorde were perfourmed Thus ended they theyr mynistracyon and seruice Then went he downe and stretched out hys haÌ„des ouer the whole multitude of the people of Israel that they shulde geue prayse thankes out of theyr lyppes vnto the Lorde and to reioyse in his name He beganne yet once also to praye that he myght openly shewe the thankesgeuynge before y â— Hyest namely thus O geue prayse and thankes pe al vnto the Lorde our God which hath euer done noble great thinges which hath increased oure dayes from our mothers wombe and dealt with vs accordynge to his mercy that he wyll geue vs the ioyfulnes of herte and peace for our tyme in Israel Which faythfully kepeth his mercy for vs euermore and alwaye delyuereth vs in due season There be two maner of people that I abhorre fro my hert as for the thyrde whom I hate it is no people They that syt vpon the mouÌ„tayne of Samaria the Phylystynes the foolysh people that dwell in Sichimis I Iesus the sonne of Sirach Eleazarus of Ierusalem haue tokened vp these informacyons and documentes of wysdome and vnderstandynge in thys boke poured out the wysdome of my herte Blessed is he that exercyseth hym selfe therin and who so taketh such to herte shal be wyse for euer Yf he do these thynges he shal be stroÌ„ge in al. For the lyght of the Lorde leadeth hym ¶ The prayer of Iesus the â—ouâ—e of Sirach CAPI LI. I Wyll thanke the O Lorde and kynge and prayse the O God my sauyoure I wyll yelde prayse vnto thy name for thou arte my defender and helper and haste preserued my bodye from destruccyon from the snare of traytorous tonges and from the lyppes that are ocupyed with lyes Thou hast bene my helper from suche as stode vp agaynst me and hast delyuered me after the multytude of thy mercy and for thy holy names sake Thou bast delyuered me from the roarynge of them that prepared theÌ„selues to deuoure me out of the handes of such as sought after my lyfe from the multitude of theÌ„ that troubled me and went about to set fyre vpoÌ„ me on euery syde so that I am not brent in the myddest of the fyre FroÌ„ the depe of hell from an vnclene tonge from lyenge wordes from the wycked Kynge and from an vnryghteous tonge My soule shall prayse y â— Lord vnto death for my lyfe drewe nye vnto hell downwarde They coÌ„passed me round aboute on euery syde and there was no man to helpe me I loked aboute me yf there were any man that wolde socoure me but there was none Then thought I vpon thy mercy O Lorde and vpon thy actes that thou haste done euer of olde namely that thou delyuerest suche as put theyr trust in the and ryddest theÌ„ out of the handes of the Heathen Thus lyfte I vp my prayer from the earth and prayed for delyueraunce froÌ„ death I called vpon the Lorde the father of my Lorde that he wolde not leaue me without helpe in the daye of my trouble and in the tyme of the proude I wyl prayse thy name coÌ„tynually yeldynge honour and thankes vnto it and so my prayer was herde Thou sauedest me from destruccion and deliueredest me from the vnryghteous tyme. Therfore wyll I a knowledge and prayse the and magnyfye thy name O Lorde When I was yet but yonge or euer I went astraye I desyred wysdome openly in my prayer I came therfore before the teÌ„ple and sought her vnto y â— laste Then floryshed she vnto me as a grape that is soone type My hert reioysed in her then went my tote the ryght waye yee from youth vp sought I after her I bowed downe myne eare and receaued her I founde me much my soome and prospered greatly in her Therfore wyl I ascrybe the glory vnto hym that geueth me wysdome for I am aduysed to do there after I wyll be gelous to cleue vnto the thynge that is good so shall I not be confounded My soule hache wrestled with her and I haue bene dilygent to be occupyed in her I lyfte vp myne handes an hye then was my soule lyghtened thorowe wisdome that I knowledged
came after me went before me for he was before me And of his fulnes haue al we receyued euen ☞ grace for grace For the lawe was gyueÌ„ by Moses but grace and trueth came by Iesus Chryst. ☞ No man hath sene God at any tyme. The onely begotten sonne which is in the bosome of the father he hath declared hym ⊢ ✚ And this is the recorde of IohnÌ„ when the Iues sent preestes and Leuites from Ierusalem to aske hym what arte thou And he confessed and denyed not and sayd playnly I am not Chryst. And they asked hym what then Arte thou Elias And he sayeth ☞ I am not Arte thou that Prophet And he answered no. TheÌ„ sayd they vnto hym what arte thou that we maye gyue an answere to them that sent vs. What sayest thou of thy selfe He sayd I am the voyce of a cryer in the wyldernes make streyght the way of the Lorde as sayd the prophet Esaias And they whiche were sent were of the Pharises And they asked hym and sayd vnto hym Why baptisest thou then yf thou be not Chryst nor Elias neyther that Prophet IohnÌ„ answered them sayenge I baptyse with water but there standeth one amonge you whoÌ„ ye knowe not he it is which though he came after me was before me whose shoo latchet I am not worthy to vnlose These thynges were done in Bethabara beyonde Iordan where IohnÌ„ dyd baptyse ⊢ ✚ The nexte day IohnÌ„ seeth Iesus commynge vnto hym and sayeth beholde the lambe of God whiche taketh away the synne of the worlde This is he of whom I sayde After me cometh a man whiche went before me for he was before me and I knewe hym not but that he shulde be declared to Israel therfore am I come baptysyng with water And IohnÌ„ bare recorde sayenge I sawe the spirite descende from heuen lyke vnto a doue and abode vpon hym and I knew him not But he that sent me to baptyse in water the same sayde vnto me vpon whome thou shalte se the spirite descende and tary styl on hym the same is he which baptyseth with the holy goost And I sawe bare recorde that he is the sonne of god ⊢ The nexte day after IohnÌ„ stode agayne and two of his disciples And he behelde Iesus as he walked by and sayeth beholde the lambe of God And the two disciples herde hym speake they folowed Iesus And Iesus turned aboute sawe them folowe hym and sayeth vnto them what seke ye They sayde vnto hym Rabbi whiche is to saye yf one interprete it Mayster where dwellest thou He sayeth vnto them Come and se. They came and sawe where he dwelte and abode with hym that daye For it was aboute the tenth houre One of the two which herde IohnÌ„ speake and folowed hym was Andrewe Symon Peters brother The same founde his brother Symon fyrst and sayeth vnto hym we haue founde Messias whiche is by interpretacyon anoynted and brought hym to Iesus And Iesus behelde hym and sayde thou arte Symon the sonne of Ionas thou shalte be called Cephas whiche is by interpretacyon a stone The day folowynge Iesus wolde go into Galile and founde Philip and sayeth vnto hym folowe me Philip was of Bethsaida the citye of Andrewe Peter Philip founde Nathanael and sayeth vnto hym We haue founde hym of whom Moses in the lawe and the Prophettes dyd wryte Iesus the sonne of Ioseph of Nazareth And Nathanaell sayde vnto hym Can there any good thyng come out of Nazareth Philip sayeth vnto hym Come and se. Iesus sawe Nathanaell comynge to hym and sayeth of hym Beholde a ryght Israelyte in whome is no gyle Nathanaell sayeth vnto hym whence knowest thou me Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Before that Philip called the when thou wast vnder the fygge tree I sawe the. Nathanael answered and sayd vnto hym Rabbi thou art euen the very sonne of god thou arte the kynge of Israel Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Bycause I sayde vnto the I sawe the vnder the fygge tree thou byleuest Thou shalte se greater thyngê then these And he sayeth vnto hym Uerely verely I say vnto you hereafter shall ye se heuen open and the angels of God ascendynge and descendyng ouer the sonne of man ¶ Chryst turneth the water in to wyne and dryueth the byers and sellers out of the temple CAPI II. ✚ ANd the thyrd day was there a mariage in Cana a citye of Galile and the mother of Iesus was there And Iesus was called and his disciples vnto the maryage And when the wyne fayled the mother of Iesus sayth vnto him they haue no wyne Iesus sayth vnto her woman what haue I to do with the myne houre is not yet come His mother sayeth vnto the ministers what soeuer he sayeth vnto you do it And there were standyng there vi waterpotâ—es of stone after the maner of the purifieng of the Iues conteynynge two or thre fyrkyns a pece Iesus sayeth vnto them fyll the water pottes with water And they fylled them vp to the brym And he sayeth vnto them drawe out nowe and beare vnto the gouernoure of the feaste And they bare it When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was turned vnto wyne and knew not whence it was But the ministers whiche drue the water knew He calleth the brydegrome sayth vn to hym Euery maÌ„ at the begynnyng doth set forth good wyne ☞ when men be dronke then that which is worse But thou hast kept the good wyne vntyll nowe This begynnyng of myracles dyd Iesus in Cana of Galile and shewed his glory and his disciples byleued on hym ⊢ After this he went downe to Capernaum he his mother and his brethren and his disciples and there contynued not many dayes ✚ And the Iues easter was euen at hande and Iesus went vp to Ierusalem and found syttynge in the temple those that solde oxen shepe and doues chaungers of money And when he had made as it were a scourge of small coordes he droue them all out of the temple with the shepe and oxen and powred out the chaungers of money and ouerthrew the tables and sayd vnto them that solde doues Haue these thyngê hence and make not my fathers house an house of marchaundyse And his disciples remeÌ„bred it that is wryten the zele of thyne house hath euen eaten me Then answered the Iues and sayd vnto hym what token shewest thou vnto vs seynge that thou doest these thynges Iesus answered and sayd vnto them destroy this temple and in thre dayes I wyll teare it vp Then sayde the Iues. xlvi yeres was this temple a buyldyng and wylt thou reare it vp in thre dayes But he spake of the temple of his body As soone therfore as he was rysen from death agayne his disciples remembred that he thus had sayd And they byleued the scripture and the wordes whiche Iesus had sayde When he was in
haue not receyued the spyryte of bondage to feare any more but ye haue receyued the spyryte of adopcyon wher by we crye Abba father The same spyryte certyfyeth our spyryte that we are the sonnes of God Yf we be sonnes then are we also heires the heyres I meane of God and heyres anexed wyth Chryste yf so be that we suffre wyth hym that we may be also gloryfyed together with him ⊢ ✚ For I suppose that the afflyccyons of this lyfe are not worthy of the glory whiche shall be shewed vpon vs. For the feruent desyre of the creature abydeth lokyng when the sonnes of God shall appeare because the creature is subdued to vanyte agaynste the wyll therof but for his wyll whyche hathe subdued the same in hope For the same creature shall be delyuered from the bondage of corruptyon into the gloryous lybertye of the sonnes of god For we know that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme. Not onely it but we also whiche haue ☞ the fyrst frutes of the spyryte mourne in ourselues also and wayte for the adopcyon âšœ of the chyldren of God euen the delyueraunce of our body ⊢ ✚ For we are sauyd by hope But hope that is sene is no hope For howe can a man hope for that which he seyth But and yf we hope for that we se not then do we with pacience abyde for it Lykewyse the spirite also helpeth our in firmyties For we knowe not what to desyre as we ought but the spyryte maketh intercessyon for vs with gronynges whyche can not be expressed And he that searcheth the hertes knoweth what is the meanynge of the spyryte for he maketh intercessyon for the Saynctes accordynge to the pleasure of God ⊢ ✚ We know that all thynges worke for the best vnto them that loue God whiche also are called of purpose For those whiche he knewe before he also ordayned before that they shuld be lyke fashyoned vnto the shape of hys sonne that he myght be the fyrste begotten sonne amonge many brethren More ouer whom he appoynted before them also he called And ☞ whom he hath called theÌ„ also he iustyfied and whom he iustyfied theÌ„ he also gloryfyed What shal we then say to these thinges yf God be on our side who can be agaynst vs which spared not his owne sonne but gaue him for vs al howe can it be that with him he shulde not gyue vs all thinges also Who shall lay any thynge to the charge of Goddes chosen it is God that iustyfyeth who is he that can condempne it is Christe whyche dyed yee rather whyche is rysen agayne whiche is also on the ryght hande of God and maketh intercessyon for vs. Who shall seperate vs from the loue of Gode shal tribulacion or anguyshe or persecucion eyther honger eyther nakednesse eyther parel eyther swearde As it is wrytten for thy sake are we kylled al day long and are counted as Shepe appoynted to be slayne Neuerthelesse in all these thynges we ouercome thorowe hym that loued vs. For I am sure that neyther death neyther lyfe neyther Angels nor rule nether power neither thynges present neyther thinges to come neither heygth neither loweth nether any other creature shal be able to depart vs from the loue of God whiche is in Christe â—esu our Lorde ⊢ ¶ Paulâ— complayneth vpon the hard hertes of the â—ewes that wolde not receyue Chryste and howe the Heythen aâ—â— chosen in theyr slende CAPI IX I Saye the trueth in Chryste and lye not my canscyence also bearyng me wytnes by the holy ghoste that I haue great heuynesse and contynual sorowe in my hert For I haue wyshed my selfe to be cursed from Christ for my brethren my kynsmen as pertaynyng to the flesshe whiche are the Israelites To whome partayneth the adopcyon âšœ of the chyldren and the glory and the couenauntes and the lawe that was gyuen the seruyce of God and the promises whose also are the fathers and they of whome as concernyge the flesshe Christe came whiche is God in all thynges to be praysed for euer Amen I speake not these thynges as thought the wordes of god had take none effect For they are not all Israelytes whyche are of Israel neither are they al chyldren straight way that are the sede of Abraham But in Isaac shall thy sede be called that is to say they whiche are the chyldren of the flesshe are not the children of God But they which be the chyldren of promesse are counted the sede For this is a worde of promes aboute this tyme wyl I come and Sara shal haue a sonne Not onely this but also Rebecca was w t chylde by one euen by our father Isaac For er the chyldren were borne when they had neither done good neither bad that the purpose of God by eleccyon might staÌ„de it was sayde vnto her not by the reason of workes but by the caller the elder shall serue the yonger As it is wrytten Iacob haue I loued but Esau haue I hated What shall we say then is there any vnrightuousnes with God God forbyd For he sayeth to Moises I wyl shew mercy to whom soeuer I shew mercy and wyl haue compassyon on whomsoeuer I haue compassion So lyeth it not then in a mans wyll or cunnynge but in the mercye of God For the scripture sayeth vnto Pharao euen for thys same purpose haue I stered the vp to shewe my power on the and that my name myghte be declared thorowe out al the worlde So hath he mereye on whom he wyl and whom he wyll he maketh harde herted Thou wylte say then vnto me why then blameth he vs yet For who hath bene able to resyst his wyll But O man what arâ—e thou whiche disputest with God â–ª Shall the worke say to the worke man why hast thou made me on this fashyon Hath not the potter power ouer the clay eueÌ„ of the same â—oÌ„pe to make one vessel vnto honoure and another vn to dyshonoure Euen so God wyllyng to shew his wrath and to make his power knowen suffered wyth longe pacyence the vessels of wrathe ordayned to dampnacyon and to declare the ryches of his glorye on the vessels of mercye whiche he had prepared vnto glorye whom also he called not of the Iewes onely but also of the Gentyls As he sayeth also to Oseâ— I wyll call them my people whiche were not my people and her beloued whiche was not beloued her to haue optained mercy yhat had not optayned mercy And it shal come to passe that in the place where it was sayd vnto them ye are not my people there shall they be called the chyldren of the lyuyng god But doctryne Let hym that exhorteth gyue attendaunce to his exhortacion If any man gyue let hym do it with synglenes Let him that ruleth do it with dilygence If any maÌ„ shewe mercy let hym do it with
of the starres For one starre differeth from another in glory So is the resurreccyon of the deade It is sowen in corrupcyon it ryseth agayne without corrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it ryseth agayne in honoure It is sowen in weakenes it ryseth agayne in power It is soweÌ„ a naturall body it ryseth agayne a spiritual body There is a natural body and there is a spiritual bodye as it is also writteÌ„ the fyrst man Adam was made a lyuyng soule and the last AdaÌ„ was made a quyckenyng spirite Howbeit that is not fyrst whiche is spirituall but that whiche is naturall then y â— which is spiritual ⊢ The fyrst man is of the earth erthy the seconde man is the Lord from heauen âšœ heuenly As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly suche are theyt hat are heauenly And as we haue borne the ymage of the erthy so shal we bere the ymage of the heauenly This saye I brethren ☞ that flesshe and bloude can not inheret the kingdome of god Nether doth corrupcyon enheret vncorrupcion Beholde I shewe you a mystery We shal not all slepe but we shall all be chaunged that in a moment in the twyncklyng of an eye by the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe the deade shal ryse incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion and this mortall must put on immortalite When this corruptyble hath put on incorrupcion and this mortal hath put on immortalite then shal be brought to passe the sayiÌ„g that is wrytten Death is swalowed vp in victory Death where is thy stynge Hell where is thy victory The stinge of death is synne the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto God which hath giueÌ„ vs vyctory thorow our Lord Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast vnmouable alwayes ryche in the worcke of the Lord forasmuch as ye knowe how that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde CAPI XVI ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the gatherynge for the pore Christen at Ierusalem and concludeth his Epistle with the salutacyons of certayne louyng â–ª brethren COncernynge the gatherynge for the Saynctes as I haue ordayned in the congregacyons of Galacia euen so do ye Upon some Saboth day let euery one of you put asyde at home laye vp what soeuer is mete that there be no gatherynges when I come When I am come whom soeuer ye shal alow by your letters them wyl I side to bring your liberalite vnto IerusaleÌ„ And yf it be mete that I go also they shall go 〈◊〉 me I wyll come vnto you whan I go oâ—â—â— to Macedonia For I wyl go thorowe ouâ—â— Macedonia With you ê‘auenture I wyâ—â—byde a whyle or els tary al winter y â— ye may bryng me on my way whyther soeuer I go I wyl not se you now in my passage but I truste to abyde a whyle with you yf God shall suffre me I wyll tary at Ephesus vntyll the fyftieth day For a great dore and â— frute full is opened vnto me and there are many aduersaryes If Timotheus come se that he be wtont fere with you For he worketh the worcke of the Lorde as I doâ—let no man therfore despyse him but conuaye hym forth in peace that he maye come vnto me For I loke for him with the brethren To speake of brother Appollo âšœ I certyfye you that I greatly desyred him to come vnto you w t the brethreÌ„ but his mynde was not at all to come at this tyme. Howbeit â–ª he wyll come when he shall haue conueniente tyme. Watche ye stande faste in the faythe quyte you lyke men be stronge Let al your busynes be done with loue Brethren ye knÌ„owe the house of Stephana âšœ and of Fortunatus and Archaâ—cus how that they are the fyrst frutes of Achaâ—a that they haue appoynted them selues to minister vnto the Saynctes I beseche you that ye be obedyent vnto suche to all that helpe labour I am glad of the commynge of Stephana fortunatus Achaicus for that whyche was lackyng vnto me on your parte they haue supplied For they haue coÌ„forted my spirite yours Loke therfore that ye knowe them that are suche The congregacyons of Asia salute you Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lorde and so doth the congregacion that is in their house âšœ with whom also I am lodged Al the brethren grete you Grete ye one another w t an holy kysse The salutacion of me Paule with myne owne hande If any man loue not this Lorde Iesus Christe the same be ☞ Anathema maranatha The grace of the Lorde Iesus Christ be w t you My loue be with you al in Christ Iesu Amen ¶ The fyrst Epystle to the CorinthaÌ„ns was sent from Philippos by Stephana and fortunatus Achaicus Timotheus ⧠The Seconde Epystle of S. Paule the Apostle to the Corinthians ¶ The consolacion of God in trouble The loue of Paule towarde the Corynthyans and his excuse that he came not vnto them CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyl of God and brother Tymotheus Unto the coÌ„gregacyon of God whiche is at Corynthium w t all the Saynctes which are in al Achaia Grace be wyth you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. Blessed be God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ which is the father of mercy â–ª and the God of al comforte whiche comforteth vs in al our tribulacioÌ„ in so much that we are able to comforte them whyche are in any maner of trouble with the same coÌ„fort wherwith we oureselues are comforted of God For as the affliccions of Christe are plentuous in vs euen so is our consolacion plentuous by Christ. Whether we be troubled for your consolacyon and health âšœ Or whether we be comforted it is for your comforte and saluacyon whiche saluacion sheweth her power in that ye suffre the same afflyccions whiche we also suffre or whether we be coÌ„forted for your consolacion and saluacion our hope also is stedfast for you in as muche as we knowe howe that as ye are parttakers of the affliccyons so shall ye be parttakers also of the consolacyon Brethren I wolde not haue you ignorauÌ„t of our trouble whych happened vnto vs in Asia For we were greued out of measure passyng strength so greatly that we despayred euen of life Also we receiued an answere of death in ourselues that we shulde not put our trust in ourselues but in God whiche rayseth the dead to lyfe agayne and whiche delyuered vs from so great a deth and doth delyuer On whom we trust that yet hereafter he wyl deliuer by the helpe of your praier for vs that by the meanes of many occasioÌ„s thankes may be gyuen of many on our behalfe for the grace gyuen vnto vs. For our
reioysynge is this euen the testymony of oure conscyence that in synglenes âšœ of hert and godly purenes not in fleshly wysdome but by the grace of God we haue had our coÌ„uersacyon in the world and most of all to you wardes We wryte none other thynges vnto you then that ye reade also knowe Yee and I trust ye shall fynde vs vnto the ende euen as ye haue founde vs partly for we are your reioysing euen as ye are ours in the day of the Lorde Iesus And in this confydence was I mynded fyrste to haue come vnto you that I myght haue had one plesure more with you and to passe by you into Macedonia and to haue come agayne out of Macedonia vnto you to be led forth of you towarde Iewry WhaÌ„ I thus wyse was mynded dyd I vse lyghtnes Or thynke I carnally those thynges whiche I thynke that with me shulde be yee yee and naye naye God is faythful For our preachyng to you was not yee and nay For Goddes sonne Iesus Christ which was preached among you by vs euen by me and Syluanus and Timotheus was not yee naye but by hym it was yee For all the promises of God by him are yee and are in him Amen vnto the lawde of God thorowe vs. For it is God whiche stablyssheth vs wyth you in Chryst and standeth by vs and hath annoynted vs whyche hath also sealed vs and hath gyuen the ernest of the spirite in our hertes ✚ I call God for a recorde vnto my soule that for to fauer you wyth all I came not any more vnto Corynthium Not that we be Lordes oueryoure FAYTH but are helpers of youre ioye For by Fayth ye stande ¶ He sheweth the cause of hys absence and exhorteth them to forgyue the man that was fallen and to receyue hym agayne with loue CAPI II. BUt I determyned this in myselfe that I wolde not come agayne to you in henynesse For yf I make you sorye who is it that shulde make me glad but the same whiche is made sory by me And I wrot thê same vnto you least yf I came vnto you I shuld take heuynes âšœ vpon heuines of them of whom I ought to reioyce This confidence haue I toward you al that my ioy is the ioy of you all For out of great afflyccyon and anguyshe of hert I wrote vnto you with many teares not that ye shulde be made sory but that ye might ê‘ceyue the loue which I haue most specially vnto you If any man hath caused sorow the same hath not made me sory but partely least I shulde greue you all It is suffycyent vnto the same man that he was rebuked of many So that now coÌ„trary wyse ye ought rather to forgyue hym and comforte hym least that same person shulde be swalowed vp wyth ouer muche heuynes Wherfore I exhorte you that loue maye haue strength ouer hym For thys cause verely dyd I writ that I myght knowe the profe of you whether ye shulde be obedyent in all thynges To whom ye forgyue any thyng I forgyue also For yf I forgaue any thynge to whom I forgaue it for your sakes forgaue I it in the syght of Christe lest Satan shulde preuent vs. For his thoughtes are not vnknowen vnto vs. ⊢ ✚ When I was come to Troada for Chrstê Gospels sake and a great dore was opened vnto me of the Lorde I had no rest in my spirite because I founde not Titus my brother but toke my leue of them went away into Macedonia Thanckes be vnto God whiche alwayes gyueth vs the vyctorye in Christ openeth the sauer of hê knowledge by vs in euery place For we are vnto God the swete sauoure of Chryste amonge them that are sauyd and among them whiche peryshe To the one parte are we the sauoure of death vnto deth And vnto the other part are we the sauour of life vnto lyfe And who is mete vnto these thynges For we are not as the most part are whiche choppe chauÌ„ge with the worde of god but euen out of purenes by the power of God in the syght of God so speake we in Christ. ¶ He prayseth the preachyng of the Gospel at ouâ— the preuchynge of the lawe CAPI III. WE begyn to prayse oureselues agayne Nede we as sorge other of Epystles of recommendacion vnto you or letters of recommendacyon from you Ye are oure Epystle wrytten in our hertes whyche is vnderstande red of al men for asmuch as ye declare that ye are the epystle of Christ ministred by vs written not with ynke but with the spirite of the liuyng God not in tables of stone but in flesshly tables of the herte ✚ Suche trust haue we thorowe Christe to god warde not that we are suffycyent of oureselues to thynke anythynge as of ourselues but yf we be able vnto anythynge the same coÌ„meth of god whiche hath made vs able to ministre the newe testament not of the letter but of the spirite For ☞ the letter kylleth but the spirite gyueth lyfe If the ministracyon of death thorow the letters fygured in stones was gloryous to that the chyldren of Israell coulde not beholde the face of Moses for the glory of his countenaunce whiche glory is done away why shal not the ministracyon of the spirite be much more glorious For if the ministâ—iÌ„g of condeÌ„nacion be glorious much more 〈◊〉 the ministracyon of ryghtuousnes â—â—ceaâ—e in glory ⊢ For no dout that which was that glorified is not once gloryfied in respecte of this excedynge glory For yf that whiche is destroyed was glorious muche more that whiche remayneth is glorious Seyng then that we haue suche trust we vse great boldnes do not as Moses which put a vayle ouer his face that the chyldren of Israel shuld not se for what purpose that serued whiche is put away But their myndes were blynded For vntyl this day remaineth the same couering vndertaken away in the lecture of the old testament which vaile shal be put awaye in Christe But euen vnto this daye when Moses is redde the vayle hangeth before their herts Neuerthelesse when they tourne to the Lord the vayle shal be taken awaye The Lorde no doute is a spirite And where the spirite of the Lord is there is libertie But we al beholde in a myrroure the glory of the Lord with his face open and are chaunged vnto the same similitude from glory to glory euen as of the spirite of the Lorde A true preacher 〈◊〉 oâ—â—â—â—â—t he corrupteth â—oâ— the worde â—â— God but seketh the honoure of Chryst. yet thought it bâ— with the parell of his lyst CAPI IIII. THerfore seynge that we haue suche an office euen as God hath had mercy on vs we go not out of kynde but haue caste from vs the clokes of vnhonestye walcke not in craftines nether handle we the worde of God disceitfully but open the trueth and
are otherwyse cannot be hyd ¶ The dutie of seruauÌ„tes towarde theyr maysters â–ª Against suche an are not satisfyed with the worde of God â–ª Agaynst couetousnes A good lesson for ryche men CAPI VI. LEt as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke counte theyr maysters worthye of all honoure that the name of God and his doctryne be not euell spoken of â—e that they whiche haue beleuynge maysters despise theÌ„ not because they are brethreÌ„ but rather do seruyce for as much as they are be leuyng beloued ê‘takers of the benefite These thynges teache and exhorte If any man folow other doctrine encline not vnto the wholsome wordes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and to the doctrine which is accordynge to Godlynesse he is pufte vp and knoweth nothyng but wasteth his braynes about questions stryfe of wordes wherof sprynge enuye stryfe raylynges euell surmisynges vayne disputacyons of men that haue corrupt myndes and that are robbed of the truth which thynke y â— lucre is godlynes From them y â— are soch seperate thy self Godlynes is greate ryches If a man be coÌ„tent with that he hathe For we brought nothynge into the worlde nether maye we cary any thynge out But when we haue fode rayment we must therwith be content They that wylbe ryche fall into temptacyon and snares âšœ of the deuell into many folyshe and noysome lustes which drowne meÌ„ into perdicion and destruccyon For coueteousnes of money is the rote of all euel which whyle some lusted after they erred froÌ„ the sayth tauglyd theÌ„ selues with many sorowes But thou man of God flye suche thynges Folowe ryghtewesnes godlynes fayth loue pacyence â—eakenes Fyght the good fyght of fayth Laye hande on eternal lyfe wher vnto thou art also called hast professed a good professyon before many wytnesses I geue y â— charge i y â— syght of God which quickneth all thynges before Iesu Christ which vnder Poncius Pylate wytnessed a good witnessyng that y â— kepe the coÌ„mauÌ„dement be without spotte vurebukeable vntyll the apperynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ whiche appearyng in his tyme he shall shewe that is blessed myghty onely kynge of kynges lorde of lordes whiche onely hathe immortalite dwelleth in the lyght that no man can attayne whom no man hath sene nether can se vnto whom be honoure and rule euerlastynge Amen Charge theÌ„ which are rych in this world that they be not hye mynded nor trust in vncertayne ryches but in the lyuynge God which geueth vs abouÌ„dauÌ„tly all thynges to enioye theÌ„ that they do good that they be ryche in good workes that they be redy to geue and gladly to dystribute layinge vp in store for them selues a good foundacyon against the tyme to come y â— they may obtayne eternall lyfe O Timothe saue y â— which is geâ—en the to kepe and a voyde vngostly vanytyes of voyces oposicions of science falsly so called whyche scyence whyle some profyssed they erred as coÌ„cernynge y â— fayth Grace be with the. Amen ¶ Sent from Laodicea which is the chefest cytie of Phri gia Pacaciana ¶ The secoÌ„de Epistle of Saynt Paul the Apostle vnto Timothe ¶ Panâ— exhorteth Timothe to stedfastnesse and pacyence 〈◊〉 persecucyon and to contynue in the doctryne that he had taught him A commendacyon of Onesyphorus CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyll of God accordinge to the promes of lyfe whiche is in Christ Iesu. To Tymothe hys beloued soÌ„ne Grace mercy and peace from God the father and from Iesu Christe oure Lorde I thynke God whom I serue from myne elders with pure coÌ„scyence that without any ceasynge I make mencion of the in my prayers nyght and daye desyringe to se the myndfull of thy teares so that I am fylled with ioye when I call to remeÌ„brauÌ„ce the vnfayned fayth that is in the whiche dwelt fyrst in thy graund mother Lois and in thy mother Eunica I am assure that it dwelleth in the also Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of God which is in y â— by the puttynge on of my handes For God hath not geueÌ„ to vs the spirit of feare but of power and of loue and of sobrenes Be not thou therfore ashamed of the testymony of oure Lord neyther be ashamed of me which am his prisoner but suffre thou aduersite wyth the Gospel accordyng to the power of God whiche saued vs and called vs with an holy callynge not accordynge to oure dedes but according to his owne purpose grace whiche was gyuen vs thorowe Christ Iesu before the worlde beganne but is nowe declared openly by the appearynge of our sauiour Iesu Christe whiche hath put away death and hath brought lyfe and immortalite vnto lyght thorowe the Gospell whervnto I am apoynted a preacher Apostle and a teacher of the Gentyls for the whiche cause â–ª I also suffre these thynges Neuerthe lesse I am not ashamed For I knowe and am sure that he in whom I haue put my trust is able to kepe that whych I haue comitted to his kepynge agaynst that day Se that thou haue the ensample of the holsome wordes whiche thou hast heard of me with fayth and loue that is in Christ Iesu That good thynge whiche was committed to thy kepyng hold fast thorow the holy ghost whiche dwelleth in vs. This y â— knowest howe that al they which are in Asia be turned from me Of which sorte are Phigelus and Hermogenes The Lorde gyue mercye vnto the housholde of Onesiphorus for he oft refresshed me and was not ashamed of my cheyne but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligeÌ„tly fouÌ„de me The Lord grauÌ„t vnto him that he may fynde mercy with the Lord at that day And in how many thinges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very wel ¶ Lyke as in the fyrste Chapter so here he exhorteth hym to be constant in trouble to suffre manly and to abyde faste in the wholsome doctryne of our Lorde Iesus Christ. CAPI II. THou therfore my soÌ„ne be strong in the grace that is thorow Christ Iesu in the thynges that thou haste herde of me by many wytnesses The same commytte thou to faythful men which shal be apt to teach other also Thou therfore suffre afflyccyons as a good soudier of Iesu Christ. No man that warreth entaÌ„glith him self with worldly busynes and that because he maye please him which hath chosen him to be a soudier And though a man stryne for a mastery yet is he not crowned except he stryue lawfully The husband man that laboureth muste fyrst receyue of the frutes Consider what I say The Lorde gyue the vnderstandyng in all thynges ⊢ Remembre that Iesus Christ of the sede of Dauid rose agayne froÌ„ death accordyng to my gospel wherin I suffre trouble as an euyll doer eueÌ„ vnto bondes
euery good âšœ worke which is in you towarde Iesus Christ. For we haue great ioy consolacion in thy loue because that by the brother the saintes hertes are comforted Wherfore though I might be bold iÌ„ Christ to coÌ„mauÌ„de the y â— which was thy dewtye to do yet for loues sake I rather beseche the though I be as I am eueÌ„ olde Paul now a presoner of Iesu Christ. I beseche the for my sonne Onesimus whoÌ„ I haue begotteÌ„ in my boÌ„des which in tyme passed was to y â— vnprofitable but now ê“fitable both to the to me whoÌ„ I haue sent home againe Thou therfore receyue hiÌ„ that is to say mine owne vowels whoÌ„ I wolde fayne haue retayned w t me y â— iÌ„ thy stead he myght haue ministred vnto me in y â— bondes of the Gospell Neuerthelesse without thy mynde wolde I do nothing that the good which thou doest shuld not be as it were of necessyte but willyngly For happly he therfore departed for a season that thou shuldest receyue him for euer not now as a seruauÌ„t but aboue a seruauÌ„t euen a brother beloued specially to me but how much more vnto the both in the fleshe and also in the Lord If thou couÌ„t me therfore a felowe receyue him as my selfe If he haue done the any hurt or oweth the ought y â— lay to my charge I Paul haue written it with myne owne hande I wyl recompence it So that I do not say to the how that thou owest vnto me eueÌ„ thyne owne self also EueÌ„ so brother let me enioy the in the Lorde CoÌ„forte my vowels in the Lord. Trustynge in thyne obedieÌ„ce I wrote vnto the knowyng that thou wylt also do more then I say Moreouer prepare me lodgiÌ„g for I trust y â— thorow the helpe of your prayers I shal be gyuen vnto you There salute the Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesu Marcus Aristarcus Demas Lucas my helpers The grace of our Lord Iesu Christ be with your spirite Amen ¶ Sente frome Rome by Onesymus a Seruaunte ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paule the Apostle vnto the Hebrues ¶ How God deals louyngely with them of the olde tyme in sendyng them his Prophetes but much more mercy hath he shewed vs in that he sent vs his owne sonne Of the most excellent glory of Iesus Christ which in al thynges is lyke to hys father CAPI I. GOd in tyme paste diuersly many wayes spake vnto y â— fathers by prophetê but in these last dayes he hath spokeÌ„ vnto vs by his owne sonne whom he hath made heyre of all thynges by whome also he made the worlde Whiche sonne beynge the bryghtnes of his glory and the very ymage of his substaunce rulynge all thynges with the worde of hys power hath by hys owne persone pourged oure synnes and sytteth on the ryghte hande of the maiestye on hye beyng so moche more excellent then the Angels as he hath by inherytaunce obteyned a more excellent name then they For vnto whiche of the Angels sayde he at any tyme Thou arte my sonne this daye haue I begotten the And agayne I wyll be his father and he shal be my sonne And agayne when he bryngeth in the fyrste begotten sonne into the worlde he sayth And let al the angels of God worship him And vnto the Angels he sayth He maketh hys Angels spirytes and hys minysters a flamme of fyre But vnto the sonne he sayth thy seate O God shal be for euer and euer The scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter Thou hast loued rightuousnes and hated iniquytie Wherfore God euen thy God hath anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes And thou Lorde in the beginnyng hast layde the foundacyon of the earth And the heauens are the workes of thy haÌ„des They shall peryshe but thou endurest But they all shal wexe olde also as doth a garment as a vesture shalt thou chauÌ„ge them they shal be chaunged But thou art eueÌ„ the same and thy yeres shal not fayle ⊢ Unto whych of the angels sayde he at any tyme Syt on my ryght haÌ„de tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole Are they not al ministring spirites that are sent to minister for their sakê which shal be heyres of saluacyon ¶ He exhorteth vs to be obedient vnto the 〈◊〉 lawe whiche Christe hath gyuen vs and not to be offended at the infyrmytie and lowe degre of Christ because it was necessary that for our sakes he shulde take suche au vmble state vpon hym that he myght be lyke vnto his brethren CAPI II. WHerfore we oughte to gyue the more hede to the thinges that are spoken vnto vs lest at any tyme we perysh For yf the worde whiche was spoken by angels was stedfast and euery transgressyon and disobedience receyued a iust recompence of reward howe shall we escape yf we despyse so great saluacion whyche at the first began to be preached of the Lorde hym selfe was confyrmed vnto vs warde by theÌ„ that hearde it God bearyng wytnes therto both with sygnes wonâ—ets also with diuers miracles gyftes of the holy ghost accordyng to his owne wyll For vnto the angels hath he not subdued the worlde to come wherof we speake but one in a certayne place wytnessed saying What is maÌ„ that thou art myndfull of him Or the soÌ„ne of man that thou visitest hym Thou madest him a lytle lower then the angels thou hast crowned him with honour glory and hast set him aboue the worckes of thy handes Thou hast put al thynges in subieccyon vnder his fete In that he put al thynges vnder him he left nothyng that is not put vnder hym Neuerthelesse we se not yet all thynges subdued vnto him but him that was made lesse then the Angels we se that it was Iesus whych is crowned wyth glory honour for the suffryng of deth that he by the grace of God shulde cast of death for all men For it became him for whom are all thinges and by whom are al thynges after that he had brought many sonnes vnto glory y â— he shulde make the Lorde of their saluacion perfecte thorowe affliccions For both he that sanctifieth and they whyche are sanctifyed are all of one For whych causes sake he is not asshamed to call them brethren sayinge I wyll declare thy name vnto my brethren in the myddes of the Congregacyon wyll I prayse the. And agayne I wyll put my trust in him And agayne beholde here am I the chyldren whom God hath gyuen me For as much then as the chyldreÌ„ are partetakers of flesshe bloude he also him selfe lyke wyse toke parte wyth them that thorowe death he myght expell hym that had lord shyppe ouer death that is to say the deuyl and that he myght delyuer them which thorow feare of death were all there lyfe tyme subdued vnto bondage For he in no place taketh on him the Angels but the
froÌ„ vs but they were not of vs. For yt they had bene of vs they wolde no dout haue coÌ„tynued w t vs. But that it myght appeare that they were not of vs. Neuertheles ye haue an oyntmeÌ„t of hiÌ„ y â— is holy ye know all thynges ✚ I haue not writteÌ„ vnto you as though ye knew not the truth but as though ye knew it know also y â— no lye coÌ„meth of truth Who is a lier but he that denieth that Iesus is Christe the same is Antechriste that denyeth the father the sonne Whosoeuer denieth the soÌ„ne the same hath not the father âšœ he that knowlegeth the sonne hath the father also Let therfore abyde in you that same whyche ye hearde from the begynnyng If that whych ye heard from the begynnyng shal remayne in you ye also shal contynue in the Sonne and in the Father And this is the promes that he hath promysed vs euen eternall lyfe ⊢ These thinges haue I wrytten vnto you concernyng them that disceiue you And the anoyntyng whych ye haue receyued of hym dwelleth in you And ye nede not that any man teache you but as the anointyng teacheth you of al thinges and is true no lye as it hath taught you euen so byde therin And now babes abyde in him that when he shal appere we may be bolde not be made ashamed of hym at his commynge If ye knowe that he his ryghtuous know also y t euery one whych doth ryghtuousnes is borne of hym ¶ The synguler loue of God towards vs and howe we agayne ought to loue one another CAPI III. BEhold what loue the father hath shewed on vs that we shuld be called at d be in dede the soÌ„nes of God For this cause y e world knoweth you not bycause it knoweth not hiÌ„ Derely beloued no we are we the soÌ„nes of God yet it doth not appere what we shal be But we know that when it shall appere we shal be lyke him For we shal se hi as he is And euery maÌ„ that hath thys hope in him pourgeth himself euen as he also is pure Whosoeuer commytteth synne commytteth vnryghtuousnes also and synne is vurightuousnes And ye knowe that he appered to take awaye our synnes and in him is no synne As many as byde in hym synne not whosoeuer synneth hath not sene hym neyther knowen hym Babes let no man deceyue you He that both ryghtuousnes is ryghtuous euen as he is ryghtuous He that committeth sinne is of the deuyll for the deuyll synneth sence the begynnyng For this purpose appeared the sonne of God to lowse the workes of the deuyll Whosoeuer is borne of God synneth not for his sede remayneth in hym he can not sine because he is borne of god In this are the chyldren of god knowen the chyldren of the deuyl Whosoeuer doth not righteousnes is not of god nether he that loueth not his brother For thys is the tydynges that ye hearde from the begynnyng that ye shuld loue one another not as Cayn whych was that wis ked slew his brother And wherfore ile we he him Because his owne workê were euyl his brothers good ✚ Maruayle not my brethreÌ„ though y e world hate you We know that we are translated from death vnto life because we loue the brethreÌ„ He that loueth not his brother abydeth in death Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a man 〈◊〉 And ye knowe that no man â—â—aâ— hath eternal lyfe abydyng in him Hereby perceyue we loue bicause he gaue his lyfe for vs and we ought to gyue out liues for the brethren But whoso hath thys worldes good and seyth hys brother haue nede and shutteth vp his compassyon from him howe dwelleth the loue of God in him My babes let vs not loue in worde neither in tong but in dede and in verite ⊢ Hereby we know that we are of the verite and can quyet our hertes before him For yf our hert condeÌ„pne vs â–ª God is greater then our hert knoweth all thinges Derely beloued yf our herte condempne vs not then haue we trust to God warde and what soeuer we aske we receyue of him bycause we kepe his coÌ„maundementes do those thinges which are pleasyng in his syght And this is his commaundement that we beleue on the name of hys sonne Iesus christ loue one another as he gaue coÌ„mauÌ„dement And he that kepeth his coÌ„maundementes dwelleth in him he in him hereby we know that he abideth in vs eueÌ„ by the spirit which he hath geuen vs. ¶ Difference of spirites and howe the spirite of God may be knowen from the spirit of errour Of the loue of god and of our neyghboures CAPI IIII. DEarely beloued ‡ belue not euery spycyt but proue the spirrites whether they are of God or not for many false Prophetes are gone out into the worlde Hereby shall ye knowe the spirite of God Euery spirite that confesseth that Iesus Chryst is come in the flesshe is of God And euery spirit which coufesseth not that Iesus Chryste is come in the fleshe is not of God And this is that spirit of Antichrist of whoÌ„ ye haue herd how that the shulde come euen now al redy is he in the worlde Lyttel chyldren ye are of God and haue ouercome them for greater is he that is in you then he that is in the worlde They are of the worlde therfore speake they of the worlde and the worlde heareth them We are of God He that knoweth God heareth vs he y â— is not of god hereth vs not Hereby knowe we the spirite of verite the spiryte of errour Derely beloued let vs loue one another for loue coÌ„meth of God And euery one that loueth is borne of God and knoweth God He that loueth not knoweth not God for ✚ God is loue In thys appered the loue of God to vs ward because that god sent his onely begotteÌ„ sonne into the world that we might liue thorow him Herein is loue not y â— we loued God but that he loued vs sente his sonne to make agrement for our sinnes Derely beloued yf God so loued vs we ought also to loue one another No man hath sene God at any tyme. If we loue one another god dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfect in vs. Hereby knowe we y â— we dwell in him and he is in vs because he hath giueÌ„ vs of his spiryte And we haue sene and do testyfie that the father sente the sonne to be the sauiour of the world Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the soÌ„ne of god in hiÌ„ dwelleth God he in God And we haue knoweÌ„ beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God and god in hym Herein is the loue ê‘fect in vs that we shuld haue trust in the day of iudgement For as he is euen so are we in this
world There is no feare in loue but perfecte loue casteth out feare for feare hath paynfulnes He y â— feareth is not perfecte in loue We loue hym for he loued vs fyrste If a man saye I loue God and yet hate his brother he is a lyer For howe can he that loueth not hys Brother whom he hath sene loue GOD whom he hath not sene And thys commaundement haue we of him that he whyche loueth God shulde loue his brother also ⊢ ¶ To loue God is to kepe his commoundementes Fayth ouercommeth the worlde Euerlastyng life â—o in the sonne of God Of the sonne vnto death CAPI V. WHosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christ is borne of God And euery one that loueth him whych begat loueth hym also whyche was begotten of him By this we know that we loue the chyldren of God when we loue God kepe his commaundementes For this is the loue of God that we kepe his coÌ„maundementes and his coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes are not greuous ✚ For al that is borne of God ouercoÌ„meth the worlde And this is the vyctory that ouercoÌ„meth the world eueÌ„ our fayth Who is it that ouercoÌ„meth the world but he whiche beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God This Iesus Christ is he that came by water bloude not by water onely but by water and bloud And it is the spirite that beareth wytnes because the spirite is trueth âšœ For there are thre whiche beare recorde in Heauen the father the worde and holy Ghost And these thre are one And there are thre whiche beare recorde âšœ in earth the spirit water bloude and these thre are one It we receyue the wytnes of meÌ„ the wytnes of God is greater For thê is the witnes of god âšœ that is greater whiche he testyfieth of his sonne He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the wytnes in hym selfe ⊢ He that beleueth not god hath made him a lyar because he beleued not the recorde that God gaue of his soÌ„ne And this is that record how that god hath gyuen vnto vs eternal lyfe this life is in his soÌ„ne He that hath the soÌ„ne hath lyfe and he that hath not the sonne of God hath not lyfe These thynges haue I wrytteÌ„ vnto you that beleue on the name of the sonne of god that ye maye knowe howe that ye haue eternal life and that ye may beleue on the name of the soÌ„ne of god And thys is the trust that we haue in him that yf we aske any thyng accordyng to his wyl he heareth vs. And yf we knowe that he heare vs what soeuer we aske we know that we haue the petycyons that we desyre of hym If any maÌ„ se his brother sine a synne not vnto death let him aske he shal gyue hym lyfe for theÌ„ that synne not vnto death Ther is a synne vnto death for which say I not y â— a maÌ„ shuld pray Al vnryghtuousnes is sine there is synne not vnto death We knowe that whosoeuer is borne of God synneth not but he that is begotten of God kepeth hym selfe and that wicked toucheth hym not We knowe that we are of God the worlde is al togyther set on wyckednes We knowe that the sonne of god is come and hath geuen vs a minde to know hym whiche is true and we are in hym that is true throughe hys sonne Iesus Chryste This same is very God and eternall lyfe Babes kepe youre selues from ymages AMEN He wryteth vnto a certayne lady reioyseth that her chyldren walcke in the trueth exhorteth them vnto lowe warneth theÌ„ to beware of such dysceauers as denye that Iosus Chryste came in the flessh prayeth them to contynue in the doctrine of Christ and to haue nothing to do with them that brynge not thye lernynge ⧠The Seconde Epystle of Sayncte Ihon. THe elder to the electe lady and her chyldren whome I loue in the trueth and not I onely but also all y â— hath knoweÌ„ the trueth for the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shall be in vs for euer With vs shall be grace mercye and peace from God the father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ the sonne of the father in trueth loue I reioysed greatly that I founde of thy chyldren walkynge in trueth as we haue receaued a commaundement of the father And nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe coÌ„maundement vnto the but that same whiche we haue had from the begynnynge that we shulde loue one another And thys is the loue that we shulde walke after hys commaundement This commaundement is that as ye haue hearde from the beginning ye shuld walke in it For many deceauers are entred into the worlde whiche confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flessh This is a deceauer and an Antichrist Loke on your selues that we loose not that we haue wrought but that we may haue a ful rewarde Whosoeuer transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctryne of Chryste hath not God He that endureth in the doctryne of Chryste hathe both the father and the sonne If there come any vnto you and bryng not this learnyng hym receaue not to house neyther byd hym God spede For he that byddeth hym God spede is partaker of hê euyldedes âšœ Beholde I haue tolde you before that ye shulde not be ashamed in the day of the lorde I had many thynges to wryte vnto you neuerthelesse I wolde not wryte with paper and inke but I trust to come vnto you and speake with you mouth to mouth that oure ioye may be ful The sonnes of thy electe sister grete the. AMEN ¶ He is glad of Gayus that he wellâ—eth in the trueth exhorteth them to be souyng vnto the poore Chrysten in theyr perseruryon sheweth the vnkynde dealinge of Dâ—otrophes adn the good reporte of Demetrius ⧠The thyrde Epystle of Saynct Ihon. THe elder vnto the beloued Gayus whome I loue in the trueth Beloued I wyssh in all thinges that thou prosperedste and faredst wel euen as thy soule prospereth For I reioysed greatly when the brethren came and testified of the trueth that is in the howe thou walckeste in the trueth I haue no greater ioye then for to heare Howe that my sonnes walcke in veritye Beloued thou doest faythfully what soeuer thou doeste to the brethren and to straungers which beare wytnes of thy loue before the congregacion Which brethren yf thou brynge for wardes of theyr iorney after a godly sorte thou shalt do well because that for hys names sake they wente forthe and toke nothyng of the Gentyls We therfore ought to receaue suche that we myght be helpers to the trueth I wrote vnto the congregacion but Diotrephes whiche loueth to haue the preempnence amonge them receaueth vs not Wherfore yf I come I wyll declare his dedes which he dothe iestyuge on vs with malycyous wordes neyther is ther with content Not onely he hym selfe receaueth not the brethren but also he forbyddeth them that wolde and
to me And when I was turned I sawe seuen golden caÌ„delstickes in the myddes of the seuen candelstirkes one lyke vnto the sonne of man clathed with a lynnen garment downe to the fete and gyrde about the pappes with a golde gyrdle His heed his heares were whyte as white woll and as snowe hys eyes were as a flame of fyre hys fete lyke vnto brasse as thoughe they brent in a fornace his voyce as the sounde of many waters And he had in hys ryghte hande vâ—â— starres And out of hys mouthe wente a sharpe two edged swearde And his face shone euen as the sonne in hys strength And when I sawe him I fel at his fole euen as deed And he layde hys ryghte hande vpon me saying vnto me feare not I am the fyrst and the last and am a lyue and was deed And beholde I am alyue for euermore and haue the keyes of hell and of deeth Wryte therfore the thynges whyche thou hast leue and the thynges whiche are the thinges which must be fulfylled hereafter the mystery of the. viâ— starres whiche thou sawest in my right hande and the. viâ— golden candelstyckes The. viâ— starres are the messengers of the. viâ— congregacyons And the seuen candelstyckes whiche thou sawest are the seuen congregacyons ¶ He exhorteth foure congregacyons 〈◊〉 amende and 〈◊〉 â–ª weth the rewarde of hym that ouercommeth CAPI II. VNto the messenger of the congregacyon of Ephesus wryte these thynges sayeth he that holdeth seuen starres in hys ryght hande and that walcketh in the myddes of seuen golden candelstickes I know thy worckes and thy labour and thy pacyence and howe thou cannest not forbeare them whiche are euyll and haste examyned them whyche saye they are Apostles and are not and hast fouÌ„de them lyars and hast suffred And hast pacyence and for my names sake haste labored and haste not faynted Neuertheles I haue sumwhat against the because thou hast lefte thy fyrste loue Remember therfore from whence thou arte fallen and repent and do the fyrst worckes Or elles I wyll come vnto the shortly and wyll remoue thy caÌ„delsticke out of his place except thou repent But this thou hast because thou hatest the dedes of the Nicolaitans which dedes I also hate Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite sayth vnto the congregacions To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I gyue to eate of the tree of lyfe whyche is in the myddes of the Paradyse of God And vnto the Angel of the congregacyon of Smyrna wryte These thynges sayth he that is fyrst and the laste whyche was deed and is a lyue I knowe thy workes tribulacyon and pouerte but thou art ryche And I knowe the â–ª blasphemy of them whyche call them selues Iewes and are not but are the congregacyon of Sathan Feare none of those thynges which thou shalt suffre Beholde the deuyl shal cast some of you into preson to tempte you and ye shall haue trybulacyon ten dayes Be faythfull vnto the deeth and I wyll geue the a crowne of lyfe Let hym that hathe eares heare what the spyryte sayth to the congregacyons He that ouercommeth shall not be hurte of the seconde deeth And to the messenger of the congregacion in Pergamos wryte Thys sayth he whiche hath the sharpe swearde wyth two edges I knowe thy worckes where thou dwellest euen where Sathans seat is and thou kepest my name hast not denyed my faythe And in my dayes Antipas was a faythfull wytnes of myne which was slayne amonge you where Sathan dwelleth But I haue a fewe thynges agaynste the because thou hast there them that maintaine the doctrine of Balam whiche taught in Balake to put occasyon of synne before the chyldren of Israell that they shulde eate of meate dedicate vnto ydoles and commyt fornicacyon Euen so hast thou them that maintayne the doctryne of the Nycolaytans which thyng I hate But be coÌ„uerted or els I wyll come vnto the shortly and wyll fyght agaynste the with the swearde of my mouth Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite saith vnto the coÌ„gregacyons To hym that ouercoÌ„meth wyll I geue to eate Manna that is hyd and wyll geue hym a whyte stone and in the stone a newe name wrytten which no man knoweth sauynge he that receaueth it And vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Thiatira write This sayth the sone of god which hath eyes lyke vnto a flamme of fyre and hys fete are lyke brasse I knowe thy worckes and thy loue seruyce fayth and thy pacyeÌ„ce and thy dedes which are mo at the last then at the fyrst Notwithstandynge I haue a fewe thynges agaynst the because thou sufferest that woman Iesabel which called her selfe a Prophetise to teach and to deceaue my seruauÌ„tes to make them commyt fornicacyon and to eate meates offered vp vnto ydols And I gaue her space to repente of her fornycacyon and she repented not Beholde I wyll cast her into a bed and them that commyt fornycacyon with her into great aduersyte excepte they turne from theyr deades And I wyl kyl her chyldren with deeth And all the congregacyoÌ„s shal knowe that I am he which searcheth the reynes hertes And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you acordynge vnto hys worckes Unto you I saye vnto other of them of Thiatira as many as haue not this lernynge and whyche haue not knowen the deâ—nes of Sathan as they saye I wyl put vpon you none other burthen but that whiche ye haue already Holde fast tyll I come and whosoeuer ouercommeth and kepeth my worckes vnto the ende to hym wyll I geue power ouer nacions and he shal rule them with a rodde of yron and as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to sheuers Euen as I receaued of my father so wyll I gyue hym the mornynge starre Let hym that hath eares heare what the spirite sayth to the congregacyons ¶ He instrueteth and enfourmeth the Angels of the coâ—â— gregacyons declarynge also the rewarde of hym that ouercommeth CAPI III. ANd wryte vnto the messenger of the congregacyon that is at Sardis this sayth he that hath the seuen spyrites of god and the seuen starres I knowe thy workes thou hast a name that thou lyuest and thou art deed Be awake and strength the thynges which remayne that are redy to dye For I haue not foude thy workes perfaycte before âšœ my God Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and hearde and holde faste and repent If thou shall not watche I wyll come on the as a these 〈◊〉 thou shalte not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon the. Thou hast a fewe names in Sardys which haue not defyled theyr garmentes and they shall walcke with me in whyte for they are worthy He that ouercoÌ„meth shal be thus clothed in whyte araye I wyl not put out his name out of the boke of lyfe and I wyll confesse hys name before my father and before hys
heythen And he shall rule them with a rodde of yron and he trode the wynefat of fearsnes wrath of almyghty God And hath on his vesture on his thygh a name wrytteÌ„ kyng of kynges Lorde of Lordes And I sawe an angel staÌ„de in the sonne and he cryed with aloude voyce sayinge to all the foules that flye by the myddes of heuen come and gather your selues togyther vnto the supper of y â— great god that ye may eate the flesshe of kynges the fleshe of hye captaynes and the flesshe of myghty men the flesshe of horsses and of them that syt on them the flesshe of all fre meÌ„ bond men of small great And I sawe the beast the kynges of the erth theyr warriers gathered togyther to make battayle agaynst hym that sat on the horsse and agaynst hys souldiers And the beast was takeÌ„ with hym that false prophet that wrought myracles before him with whiche he deceyued them that receyued the beastes marke them that worshypped his ymage These both were cast quicke iÌ„to a poÌ„de of fyre burnynge w t brymstone the reÌ„nauÌ„t were slayne w t the swerde of him y â— sat vpon the horsse whiche swerde proceaded out of his mouth all the foules were fulfylled with their flesshe ¶ The Dragon is bounde for a. M. yeares The dead aryse and receyue iudgement CAPI XX. ANd I saw an Angell come downe froÌ„ heuyng hauyng the key of the bottom lesse pyt a great chayne in his hande And he toke the dragoÌ„ y â— olde serpeÌ„t which is tâ—e deuyll Satanas he bounde hym a. M. yeres cast him into the bottoÌ„lesse pyt he bounde him set a seale on hiÌ„ that he shuld deceiue the people nomore tyl the. M. yeres were fulfylled And after that he 〈…〉 be losed for a lytle season And I sawe seates and they sat vpoÌ„ theÌ„ iudgemeÌ„t was gyueÌ„ vnto theÌ„ and I sawe the soules of them that were beheaded for y â— wytnes of Iesu and for the worde of God which had not worshypped the beast nether his ymage nether had taken his marke vpoÌ„ their forhedes or on their handes and they lyued and raygned with Christ a. M. yeare but the other of the deed meÌ„ liued not againe vntyll the thousande yere were fynyshed This is that fyrst resurrecion Blessed holy is he that hath parte in the fyrst resurceccyon For on such shal the secoÌ„de death hane no power but they shal be the prestes of god and of Christe and shall raygne with him a thousande yere And wheÌ„ the thousand yeres are expired Satan shal be lowsed out of his prison and shal go out to deceyue the people which are in the foure quarters of the erth Gog Magog to gather them togyther to battayle whose nombre is as the sonde of the see and they went vp in the playne of the earth coÌ„ pased the tentes of the sayntes aboute the beloued citie And fyre came downe froÌ„ god out of heauen and deuoured them and the deuyll that deceyued them was cast into a lake of fyre and brymstone where the beast and the false prophet shal be tormented day and nyght for euer more And I sawe a great white seate and him that fate on it from whose face fled awaye both y â— erth and heauen and their place was no more founde And I sawe the deed both great and small stonde before God and the bokes were opened and another Boke was opened which is the boke of lyfe the dded were iudged of those thynges whyche were wrytten in the bokes accordyng to theyr dedes the see gaue vp her deed whiche were in her and death and hell delyuered vp the deed whiche were in them they were iudged euery man according to his dedes And deeth and hel were cast into the lake of fyre This is the seconde death And whosoeuer was not founde wrytten in the boke of lyfe was cast into the lake of fyre ¶ In this Chapyter is descrybed the newe and spirituall Ierusalem CAPI XXI ANd I saw a newe heuen a newe erth For the fyrst heueÌ„ the fyrst erth were vanyshed awaye there was no more see ✚ And I Iohn sawe that holy cytie newe IerusaleÌ„ come downe from God out of heauen prepared as a bryde garnyshed for her husbande And I herd a great voyce out of heauen sayinge beholde the tabernacle of God is w t men he wyl dwel with theÌ„ And they shal be â—is people God hym selfe shal be with theÌ„ be their God And God shal wype away all reares from their eyes And there shal be nomore death nether sorow nether cryinge neyther shal there be any more payne for the olde thinges are gone And he that sat vpon the seate sayde Beholde I make all thynges newe ✚ And he sayde vnto me wryte for these wordes are faythfull and true And he sayd vnto me it is done I am Alpha and Omega the begynnyng the end I wyl gyue to hym that is a thrist of the wel of the water of life fre He that ouercoÌ„meth shall inheret all thynges and I wyl be hys God and he shal be my sonne But the fearfull and vnbeleuyng and the abhominable and murdrers and whoremongers and sorcerers and ydolaters and al lyers shall haue theyr parte in the lake whiche burnith w t fyre and brymstone whyche is the seconde deeth And there came vnto me one of y â— seueÌ„ angels which had the seuen vyaâ—â—â— full of the seuen last plages talked with me saying come hyther I wyl shewe the the bryde the lambes wyfe And he caryed me away in the spirit to a great and an hye mouÌ„tayne and he shewed me the great cite holy Ierusalem descendyng out of heuen from God hauing the bryghtnes of god And her shinyng was lyke vnto a stone most precious euen lyke a Iasper clere as Cristal had walles great hye had xij gates at the gates xij angels and names wrytten which are the names of the. xij trybes of Israell on the East parte iij. gates on the Northsyde iij. gates towardes the South iij. gates froÌ„ the west thre gates and the wall of the cytie had xij foundacyons in them the twelue names of the laÌ„bes xij apostles And he that talked with me had a goldeÌ„ reade to measure the cytie withal the gatê therof and the wall therof And y â— citie was bylt iiij square and the leÌ„gth was as large as the bredth and he measured the cytie w t the goldeÌ„ rede xij M. furlonges the leÌ„gth the bredth y â— heyth of it were equal And he measured the wall therof an cxliiij cubytes the measure y â— the angell had was after the measure that maÌ„ vseth And the bilding of the wall of it was of Iaspar And the Câ—tie was pure golde lyke vnto clere glasse