in the Lorde 12 For as the woman is of the man euen so is the man by the woman but all of God 13 Iudge in your selues whether it be comely that a woman pray vnto God bare headed 14 Doth not nature it selfe teache you that it is a shame for a man yf he haue long heere 15 But yf a woman haue long heere it is a prayse for her For her heere is geuen her to couer her withall 16 If any man lust to striue we haue no such custome neither the Churches of God 17 This I warne you of and commende not that ye come together not after a better maner but after a worse 18 For first of all when ye come together in the Churche I heare that there is dissention among you and I partly beleue it 19 For there must be sectes among you that they which are approued among you myght be knowen ☜ 20 When ye come together therfore into one place you can not eate the Lordes supper 21 For euery one preuenteth other in eatyng his owne supper And one is hungry and another is drunken 22 Haue ye not houses to eate to drynke in Despise ye the Churche of God and shame them that haue not What shall I say vnto you shall I prayse you in this I prayse you not ☜ 23 ☞ That which I deliuered vnto you I receaued of the Lorde For the Lord Iesus the same nyght in the which he was betrayed toke bread 24 And when he had geuen thankes he brake it and sayde Take ye and eate this is my body which is brokē for you This do ye in the remembraunce of me 25 After the same maner also he toke the cup when he had supped saying This cup is the newe testament in my blood This do as oft as ye drynke it in remembraunce of me 26 For as often as ye shal eate this bread and drynke this cup ye shall shewe the Lordes death tyll he come 27 Wherfore whosoeuer shall eate this bread and drynke this cup of the Lorde vnworthyly shal be gyltie of the body and blood of the Lorde 28 But let a man examine hym selfe and so let hym eate of this bread and drinke of this cuppe 29 For he that eateth and drynketh vnworthyly eateth and drynketh his owne dampnation because he maketh no difference of the Lordes body 30 For this cause many are weake and sicke among you and many slepe 31 For yf we woulde iudge our selues we shoulde not be iudged 32 But when we are iudged we are chastened of the Lorde that we shoulde not be dampned with the worlde 33 Wherfore my brethren when ye come together to eate tary one for another 34 If any man hunger let hym eate at home that ye come not together vnto condempnation ☜ Other thynges wyll I set in order when I come ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 The diuersitie of the giftes of the holy ghost ought to be vsed to the edifiyng of Christes Church 12 as the members of mans body serue to the vse one of another 1 COncernyng spirituall gyftes brethren I woulde not haue you ignoraunt ☜ 2 Ye knowe y t ye were gentiles and caryed away vnto dumbe idols as ye were led 3 Wherfore I declare vnto you that no man speakyng by the spirite of God defieth Iesus Also no man can say that Iesus is y e Lord but by the holy ghost 4 There are diuersities of gyftes but the spirite is one 5 And there are differences of administrations but the Lorde is one 6 And there are diuers maners of operations but God is one which worketh all in all 7 The manifestation of the spirite is geuen to euery man to profite withall 8 For to one is geuen by the spirite the worde of wisdome to another the word of knowledge by the same spirite 9 To another is geuen fayth by the same spirite to another the giftes of healyng by the same spirite 10 To another power to do miracles to another prophesie to another iudgement to discerne spirites to another diuers kyndes of tongues to another the interpretation of tongues 11 But these all worketh euen one and the selfe same spirite deuidyng to euery man a seuerall gyft as he wyll ☜ 12 For as the body is one hath many members and all the members of one body though they be many yet are but one body euen so is Christe 13 For by one spirite are we all baptized into one body whether we be Iewes or gentiles whether we be bonde or free and haue all drunke of one spirite 14 For the body is not one member but many 15 If the foote woulde say because I am not the hande I am not of the body is it therfore not of the body 16 And yf the eare woulde say because I am not the eye I am not of the body is it therfore not of the body 17 If all the body were an eye where were then the hearyng If all were hearyng where were the smellyng 18 But nowe hath God set y e members euery one seuerally in the body as it hath pleased hym 19 For yf they were all one member where were the body 20 Nowe are there many members yet but one body 21 And the eye can not say vnto y e hande I haue no neede of thee Nor the head agayne to the feete I haue no neede of you 22 Yea rather a great deale those members of the body which seeme to be more feeble are necessary 23 And vpon those members of the body which we thynke least honest put we more honestie on And our vncomely partes haue more comelynesse on 24 For our comely members neede it not But God hath tempered the body together and hath geuen the more honour to that part which lacked 25 Lest there shoulde be any stryfe in the body but that the members shoulde haue the same care one for another 26 And yf one member suffer all suffer with it If one member be had in honour all the members reioyce with it 27 Ye are the body of Christe and members one of another 28 And God hath ordayned some in the Churche first Apostles secondarely prophetes thirdely teachers then them that do miracles after that the giftes of healyng helpers gouernours diuersitie of tongues 29 Are all Apostles are all prophetes are all teachers 30 Are all doers of miracles Haue all the giftes of healyng Do all speake with tongues Do all interprete 31 Couet after the best giftes And yet shew I vnto you a more excellent way ⧠The .xiij. Chapter 1 Because loue is the fountayne and rule of edifiyng the Churche he setteth foorth the nature office and prayse therof 1 THough I speake with the tongues of men and of Angels and haue not loue I am as soundyng brasse or as a tincklyng Cimball 2 And though I coulde prophesie and vnderstoode all secretes and all knowledge
his burthen 24 Haue I put my trust in golde or haue I sayde to the wedge of golde thou art my confidence 25 Haue I reioyced because my power was great and because my hande gat so much 26 Dyd I euer greatly regarde the rysing of the sunne or had I the goyng downe of the moone in great reputation 27 Hath my heart medled priuyly with any disceite or did I euer kisse myne owne hande 28 That were a wickednesse worthy to be punished for then shoulde I haue denyed the God that is aboue 29 Haue I euer reioyced at the hurt of myne enemie or was I euer glad that any harme happened vnto him Oh no 30 I neuer suffred my mouth to sinne by wishing a curse to his soule 31 Dyd not the men of myne owne hous holde say Who shall let vs to haue our belly full of his fleshe 32 The straunger dyd not lodge in the streete but I opened my doores vnto him that went by the way 33 Haue I kept secrete my sinne and hyd myne iniquitie as Adam dyd 34 Though I coulde haue made afeard a great multitude yet the most contemptible of the families dyd feare me so I kept scilence and went not out of the doore 35 O that I had one which woulde heare me beholde my signe in the whiche the almightie shal aunswere for me though he that is my contrarie partie hath written a booke against me 36 Yet will I take it vpon my shoulder as a garlande binde it about my head 37 I will tell hym the number of my goinges go vnto him as to a prince 38 But if case be that my lande crye against me or that the forowes thereof make any complaynt 39 If I haue eaten the fruites therof vnpayed for yea if I haue greeued the soules of the maisters therof 40 Then let thystles growe in steede of my wheate and cockle for my barlye Here end the wordes of Iob. The .xxxii. Chapter 1 Elihu reproueth them of folly ◠Age maketh not a man wife but the spirite of God 1 SO these three men ceassed to aunswere Iob because he held him selfe a righteous man 2 But Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite of the kinred of Ram was very sore displeased at Iob because he called hym selfe iust before God 3 And with Iobs three friendes he was angry also because they had founde no reasonable aunswere and yet condempned Iob. 4 Nowe taried Elihu till they had ended their cōmunication with Iob for why they were elder them he 5 So when Elihu sawe that these three men were not able to make Iob aunswere he was miscontent 6 Therfore Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite aunswered and sayde Considering that I am young and ye be men of age I was afrayde and durst not shewe foorth my mynde 7 For I thought thus within my selfe It becommeth old men to speake and the aged to teache wysdome 8 Euery man no doubt hath a mynde but it is the inspiration of the almightie that geueth vnderstanding 9 Great men are not alway wyse neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull 10 Therefore I say heare me and I wil shewe you also myne vnderstanding 11 For when I had wayted till ye made an end of your talking and hearde your wysdome what arguments ye made in your communication 12 Yea when I had diligently pondred what ye sayde I found not one of you that made any good argument against Iob that directly could make aunswere vnto his wordes 13 Lest ye should say We haue found out wisdome God shall cast hym downe and no man 14 He hath not spoken vnto me and I wil not aunswere hym as ye haue done 15 For they were so abashed that they coulde not make aunswere nor speake one worde 16 When I had wayted for they spake not but stoode still and aunswered no more 17 Then aunswered I in my turne and I shewed myne opinion 18 For I am full of matter and the spirite within me compelleth me 19 Beholde my belly is as the wine whiche hath no vent lyke the newe bottels that bruste 20 Therfore will I speake that I may haue a vent I will open my lippes and make aunswere 21 I will regarde no maner of person no man will I spare 22 For if I woulde go about to please men I knowe not howe soone my maker would take me away The .xxxiii. Chapter 5 Elihu accuseth Iob of ignoraunce 14 He sheweth that God hath diuers meanes to instruct man and to drawe hym from sinne 19. He afflicteth man and sodenly deliuereth hym 26 Man beyng deliuered geueth thankes to God 1 WHerefore heare my wordes O Iob and hearken vnto all that I will say 2 Behold I haue now opened my mouth my tongue hath spoken in my throte 3 My heart doth order my wordes aright and my lippes talke of pure wysedome 4 The spirite of God hath made me and the breath of the almightie hath geuen me my lyfe 5 If thou canst then geue me aunswere prepare thy selfe and stande before me face to face 6 Beholde before God I am euen as thou for I am fashioned made euen of the same molde 7 Beholde my terrour shall not feare thee neither shall my hande be heauy vpon thee 8 Now hast thou spoken in myne eares I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes 9 I am cleane without any fault I am innocent there is no wickednesse in me 10 But lo he hath piked a quarell against me and taketh me for his enemie 11 He hath put my foote in the stockes and looketh narowlye vnto all my pathes 12 Behold in this hast thou not done right I wil make aunswere vnto thee that God is greater then man 13 And why doest thou then striue against him for he shall not geue the accomptes of all his wordes 14 For God speaketh once or twise and yet man vnderstandeth it not 15 In dreames and visions of the night when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes 16 He roundeth them in the eares and sealeth their correction 17 That he may withdrawe man from euyll enterprises and deliuer hym from pride 18 And kepe his soule from the graue and his life from the sworde 19 He chasteneth hym with sickenesse vpon his bedde he layeth sore punishement vpon his bones 20 So that his lyfe may away with no bread and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntie meate 21 In so much that his body is cleane consumed away and his bones appeare which before were not seene 22 His soule draweth vnto the graue and his lyfe to death 23 Now yf there be a messenger one among a thousande sent for to speake vnto man and to shew him the right way 24 Then the Lord is mercifull vnto him and sayth He shal be deliuered that
at the last he declareth his vngraciousnesse 8 A nygarde hath a wicked eye he turneth away his face and despiseth men 9 A couetous mans eye hath neuer enough in the portion of wickednesse vntill the time that he wyther away and haue lost his owne soule 10 A wicked eye enuieth bread and there is scarcenesse vpon his table 11 My sonne do good to thy selfe of that thou hast and geue the Lorde his due offeringes 12 Remember that death tarieth not and how that the graue is not shewed vnto thee for the couenaunt of this world shall dye the death 13 Do good vnto thy friende before thou dye and according to thy abilitie reache out thyne hande geue vnto the poore 14 Be not disapoynted of the good day and let not the portion of the good desire ouerpasse thee 15 Shalt thou not leaue thy trauayles and labours vnto other men In the deuiding of the heritage geue and take and sanctifie thy soule 16 Worke thou righteousnes before thy death for in the hell there is no meate to finde 17 All fleshe shall fade away lyke a garment and lyke a florishing leafe in a greene tree 18 Some growe some are cast downe euen so is the generation of fleshe and blood one commeth to an ende another is borne and this is the condition of all times thou shalt dye the death 19 All transitorie thinges shal fayle at the last the worker therof shal go withal 20 Euery chosen worke shal be iustified and he that medled withall shall haue honour therin 21 Blessed is the man that kepeth hym in wysdome and exerciseth him selfe in vnderstanding and with discretion shall thinke vpon the foreknowledge of God 22 Whiche considereth the wayes of wysdome in his heart hath vnderstanding in her secretes 23 Goeth after her as one that seketh her out and continueth in her ways 24 He loketh in at her windowes hearkeneth at her doores 25 He taketh his rest beside her house and fasteneth his stake in her walles he shal pitche his tent nye vnto her hand and in his tent shall good thinges rest for euermore 26 He shal set his children vnder her couering shall dwell vnder her braunches 27 Vnder her couering shall he be defended from her heate and in the glorie shal he rest The .xv. Chapter 1 The goodnesse that foloweth hym which feareth God 8 God reiecteth and casteth of the sinner 11 God is not the auctour of euyll 1 HE that feareth God wil do good who so kepeth the lawe shall obtayne wysdome 2 As an honorable mother shall she meete hym and she as his wife maried of a virgin shal receaue him 3 With the bread of lyfe and vnderstanding shal she feede him geue him the water of wholsome wisdome to drinke 4 If he be constant in her he shall not be moued and if he holde him fast by her he shall not come to confusion 5 She shall bring him to honour among his neyghbours and in the middest of the congregation shall she open his mouth With the spirite of wysdome and vnderstanding shall she fyll him and cloth him with the garment of glorie 6 She shall heape the treasure of myrth and ioye vpon him and geue him an euerlasting name to heritage 7 Foolishe men will not take holde vpon her but such as haue vnderstanding will meete her Foolishe men shall not see her for she is farre from pryde and disceyte 8 Men that go about with lyes will not remember her but men of trueth shal be founde in her and shall prosper euen vnto the beholding of God 9 Prayse is not seemely in the mouth of the vngodly for he is not sent of the Lorde 10 But if prayse come of wysdome and be plenteous in a faythfull mouth then the Lorde will prosper it 11 Say not thou it is the Lordes fault that I am gone by for thou shalt not do the thing that God hateth 12 Say not thou he hath caused me to do wrong for he hath no neede of the vngodly 13 God hateth al abhomination of errour and they that feare God will loue none such 14 God made man from the beginning and left him in the hande of his counsell He gaue his commaundementes and preceptes 15 If thou wilt obserue the commaundementes and kepe acceptable faythfulnesse for euer they shall preserue thee 16 He hath set water and fyre before thee reache out thine hande vnto which thou wilt 17 Before man is lyfe and death good and euyll loke what him lyketh shal be geuen him 18 For the wysdome of God is great and mightie in power and beholdeth all thinges continually 19 The eyes of the Lorde are vpon them that feare him and he knoweth all the workes of man 20 He hath commaunded no man to do vngodly neither hath he geuen any man licence to sinne for he desireth not a multitude of infidels and vnprofitable children The .xvi. Chapter 1 Of vnhappie and wicked children 19 No man can hyde him selfe from God 24 An exhortation to the receauing of instruction 1 DElite not thou in the multitude of vngodly children and haue no pleasure in them if they feare not God 2 Trust not thou to their lyfe and regarde not their labours 3 For one sonne that feareth God is better then a thousand vngodly And better it is for a man to dye without children then to leaue beynde hym such children as are vngodly 4 For by one that hath vnderstanding may a whole citie be vpholden but though the vngodly be many yet shal it be wasted through them 5 Many such thinges hath mine eye seene and greater thinges then these haue I heard with myne eares 6 In the congregation of the vngodly shal a fire burne and among vnfaythful people shall the wrath be kindled 7 The olde giauntes optayned no grace for their sinnes whiche were destroyed trusting to their owne strength 8 Neither spared he them among whō Lot was a straunger but smote them and abhorred them because of the pride of their wordes 9 He had no pitie vpon them but destroyed all the people that were so stout in sinne 10 And forsomuch as he ouersawe the sixe hundred thousand that gathered them selues together in the hardnesse of their heart in afflicting them in pitiing them in smiting them and healing them with mercie and chastisement it were maruell if one being hardnecked should be free 11 For mercy wrath is with him he is both mightie to forgeue and to powre out displeasure 12 Lyke as his mercy is great euen so is his punishement also he iudgeth a man according to his workes 13 The vngodly shall not escape in his spoyle the long patience of him that sheweth mercie shall not byde behinde 14 He wyll make a place for euery mercifull deede and euery man shall finde according to his workes 15 The Lorde hardened Pharao that he should not know him and
sepulchre and sawe the lynnen clothes lye 7 And the napkin y t was about his head not lying with the linnen clothes but wrapped together in a place by it selfe 8 Then went in also that other disciple whiche came first to the sepulchre and he sawe and beleued 9 For as yet they knew not y e scripture that he should rise agayne from death 10 Then the disciples wēt away agayne vnto their owne house 11 ☞ Marie stoode without at the sepulchre weepyng So as she wepte she bowed her selfe into the sepulchre 12 And seeth two angels clothed in white sittyng the one at the head the other at the feete where the body of Iesus was layde 13 They saye vnto her Woman why weepest thou She saith vnto thē For they haue taken away my Lorde I wote not where they haue layde him 14 When she had thus sayde she turned her selfe backe and sawe Iesus standyng and knewe not that it was Iesus 15 Iesus saith vnto her Woman why weepest thou Whom sekest thou She supposing that he had ben the gardener saith vnto him Sir if thou haue borne him hence tel me where thou hast layde hym and I wyll fet hym 16 Iesus sayth vnto her Marie She turned her selfe and sayde vnto hym Rabboni which is to say Maister 17 Iesus saith vnto her Touche me not for I am not yet ascended to my father But go to my brethren and saye vnto them I ascende vnto my father and your father and to my God your God 18 * Marie Magdalene came and tolde the disciples that she had seene y e Lorde and that he had spoken suche thynges vnto her ☜ 19 ☞ The same day at nyght whiche was the first day of the Sabbothes when the doores were shut where the disciples were assembled together for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stoode in the myddes and sayth vnto them peace be vnto you 20 And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his handes his syde Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde 21 Then sayde Iesus to them agayne peace be vnto you As my father sent me euen so sende I you also 22 And when he had saide those wordes he breathed on them saith vnto them Receaue ye the holy ghost 23 Whosoeuers sinnes ye remit they are remitted vnto them And whosoeuers sinnes ye retayne they are retayned ☜ 24 ☞ But Thomas one of the twelue which is called Didymus was not with them when Iesus came 25 The other disciples therfore sayde vnto hym we haue seene the Lorde But he sayde vnto them Except I see in his handes the print of the nayles and put my fynger into the prynt of the nayles and thruste my hande into his syde I wyll not beleue 26 And after eyght dayes againe his disciples were within and Thomas with them Then came Iesus when the doores were shutte and stoode in the myddes and sayde peace be vnto you 27 After that said he to Thomas Bring thy fynger hyther and see my handes reache hyther thy hande and thrust it into my syde and be not faythlesse but beleuyng 28 Thomas aunswered and sayde vnto hym My Lorde and my God 29 Iesus sayth vnto hym Thomas because thou hast seene me thou hast beleued Blessed are they that haue not seene and yet haue beleued ☜ 30 And many other signes truely dyd Iesus in the presence of his disciples which are not written in this booke 31 These are written that ye myght beleue that Iesus is Christe the sonne of God and that in beleuyng ye myght haue lyfe through his name ¶ The .xxj. Chapter 1 Christe appeared to his disciples when they were fisshyng 6 they take a great multitude of fisshes 7 Peter leapeth into the water 15 Christe restoreth Peter to his office and commaunded hym to feede his sheepe 19 Christe forewarneth Peter of his death and persecution 20 Peter stayed lokyng at Iohn 25 Of Christes many folde miracles 1 AFterward dyd Iesus shew him selfe againe to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias And on this wyse shewed he hym selfe 2 There were together Simon Peter and Thomas which is called Didymus and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee and the sonnes of Zebedee two other of his disciples 3 Simon Peter saith vnto them I wyl go a fisshyng They say vnto hym We also wyll go with thee They wēt their way and entred into a shippe immediatly that nyght caught they nothyng 4 But when the mornyng was nowe come Iesus stoode on the shore Neuerthelesse the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus 5 Iesus sayth vnto them Children haue ye any meate They aunswered hym no. 6 And he saith vnto them Cast out the net on the ryght syde of the shippe and ye shall fynde They cast out therefore and anone they were not able to drawe it for the multitude of fisshes 7 Then sayde the disciple whom Iesus loued vnto Peter It is the Lord. Whē Simon Peter hearde that it was the Lorde he gyrde his coate vnto him for he was naked and sprang into the sea 8 The other disciples came by shippe for they were not farre from lande but as it were two hundred cubites And they drewe the net with fisshes 9 Assoone then as they were come to lande they sawe whot coales and fisshe layde theron and bread 10 Iesus saith vnto them Bryng of the fisshe which ye haue nowe caught 11 Simon Peter went vp and drewe the net to the lande full of great fisshes an hundred and fiftie and three And for all there were so many yet was not the net broken 12 Iesus sayth vnto them come and dyne And none of the disciples durst aske hym who art thou For they knewe that it was the Lorde 13 Iesus then came and toke bread and gaue them and fisshe lykewyse 14 This is nowe the thirde tyme that Iesus appeared to his disciples after that he was risen agayne from death ☜ 15 So when they had dyned Iesus saith to Simon Peter Simon Ioanna louest thou me more then these He sayd vnto hym Yea Lorde thou knowest that I loue thee He sayth vnto hym feede my lambes 16 He sayth to hym agayne the seconde tyme Simon Ioanna louest thou me He sayth vnto hym Yea Lorde thou knowest that I loue thee He sayde vnto hym feede my sheepe 17 He sayde vnto hym the thirde tyme Simon Ioanna louest thou me Peter was sory because he sayde vnto hym the thirde tyme louest thou me And he sayde vnto hym Lorde thou knowest all thynges thou knowest that I loue thee Iesus sayth vnto hym feede my sheepe 18 Veryly veryly I say vnto thee when thou wast young thou gyrdedst thy selfe and walkedst whither thou wouldest but when thou shalt be olde thou shalt stretch foorth thy handes and another shall gyrde thee and leade thee whither thou wouldest not 19 That spake he signifiyng by what death he
meeting with him which was y e sonne of Epiphanes the said Bacchides was destroyed 1. Mach. 10. Christes line Eleasar Mathan First wiffe Parentes Melchi Seconde wiffe Estha Sonne Naturall Heli. Sonne Brothers of one VeÌ„ter TwieÌ„s Sonne Naturall Sonne Iacobus The Child of Adoption by the Lawe Ioseph Christes line P. Demetrius was ouercome of Antiochus the younger by Triphon after he was returned from Arabia 1. Mach. 10.11 Q. Antiochus was the last king of the Assirians the lande of Syria was tributary to the Romanes and Pompei was sent against Tigrauen king of Armenia he made Scaurus lieftenaunt in Syria and then when Aristobolus Hircanus were at debate and being receaued into Hierusalem by Hircanus friendes he brake vp the temple wherin Aristobolus friends were for whiche cause he was neuer fortunate after al he was before for he made the porches of the temple stables for his horse And after he had made Hircanus bishop he led Aristobolus with his children captiue to Rome and here ended the kingdome of Syria which came into the Empire of the Romanes R. Antiochus the younger gaue the priesthood to Ionathas and was slain by sleight of Triphon who desired to râ—igne 1. Mach. 11. Triphon slue his maister Alexander and Ionathas the Machabite with his two sonnes 1. Mach. 1. S. Iulius Caesar in the tyme of Cassius liefetenaunt of Syria warred with Pompeius after his victorie held the chiefe rule .3 yeres and .7 monethes for before him the comon wealth was gouerned vnder coÌ„sulles .464 yeres and from the tyme of Romulus it was gouerned vnder .7 kinges .240 yeres at the ende wherof succeeded the consulles vntyll Iulius Caesars dayes who ruled alone T. Crassus toke away almost all the golde of the Temple from the which Pompei kept his handes cleane he spent it vpon his souldiers that he had in Parthia whervpon he had golde crammed into his mouth and therof dyed Kynges of Syria Antiochus Eupator N. Demetrius sother O. Alexander Demetrius P. Antiochus the young R. Triphon Antiochus Q. The Presidentes of Syrie Pompeius Scaurus Emeperours of Rome Iulius Caesar S. Marcus Anthonius Gabinus Crassus T. Cassius 〈…〉 made of his father liefetenaunt of 〈…〉 a notable meete with his companie being king of y e Iewes by Anthonie Augustus â–ª by Sâ—us was after brought in into the kingdome of Iurie who slewe y e infantes amongst whom he thought to haue killed Christe he had .7 wiues yet the scripture speaketh but of these 4. he slewe Mariaâ—â—ne his wife by the accusation of her sister for adulterie with her husband whom he also slue he slue his sonnes Antipater Ansiobulus Alexander and many other Iewes at the last he slue him selfe dyed miserably leauing Archelaus his sonne after hym This Herode next hym hath his brothers vnder whoÌ„ be his wiues vnder them his .6 sonnes of his .4 wiues C. Archelaus after long battayle with his brethren made liefetenaunt of Idumea and Iurie of the Senate of Rome being puft in pride for y e promise of his roome was accused before Caesar for tirannie was driuen out in exile to Vienna of Burgandie where he died whiche landes being brought vnder tribute Componius was sent of Augustus Caesar whiche Componius was Procurator of Iurie Mat. 2. D. Herode Antipas slew Iohn Baptist to whom Pilate sent Christe vnder whom he suffered being Tetrarche of Galilee after long battayle with Archelaus enuiyng Herode Agrippa king of y e Iewes after Christes death went to Rome by the counsayle of his wife he was driuen in exile by the accusation of Herode Agrippa to Lions where he dyed miserably with Herodias his concubine Mat. 14. E. Herodes Agrippa oft troubled with varietie of fortune to whom was geuen the Tetrarchie of Trachonitis by Caligula the which Philip refused and Claudius afterwarde added Samaria and Iudea and called him kyng And he beyng desirous to please the Iewes slewe Iohn Iames imprisoned Peter toke vpon him gods honour and therfore dyed eaten of wormes Act. 12. It is to be noted that Mathan Melchi descended from Dauid but Mathan by Solomon and Melchi by Nathan Mathan had to wife one Estha of whom he begat Iacob Iacob being dead Melchi of the line of Nathan the sonne of Leui maryed her to wife of whoÌ„ he had Hely so Iacob Hely were made brothers of one venter Hely maryed a wyfe dyed without chyldren and therfore Iacob maried her of whom he had Ioseph so that Ioseph was the naturall sonne of Iacob and the sonne of Hely by lawe therof it is that Matthewe calleth Ioseph the sonne of â—acob and Luke calleth Ioseph the sonne of Hely L. Iohn Baptist was propheâ—ied to Zacharie by the angel Gabriel and was borne of Elizabeth when she was â—aren sanctified in her wombe when he was .vij. â—eres of age went into wilâ—ernesse where he liued an â—ustere life and after Christ was baptised and had preached penaunce and shewed Christ he was beheaded by Herode Antipas at the request of Herodias his concubine in â—he .32 yere of his age Luk. 1. A Antipater borne in Idumea a gentile was confederated first with Hiâ—â—anus who went at his counsayle to the kyng of Arabie he ioyned with Pompeius and after his death with Iulius Caesar whom Caesar sent with .3000 men against Pellucium in which battayle doyng valiantly yet he had many woundes he was accused of Antigonus for the death of his father and brother and for betraying of the Empire before Caesar Whervpon he put of his clothes and shewed the scarres of his woundes which he receaued for Caesars sake saying Though my tongue speake not let these woundes declare whether I haue ben a traytor At the last he was poysoned he had Crispis to wife neece to the kyng of the Arabians of whom he had foure sonnes one daughter as appeareth here Antipater A. Herodes B. Phaselus Iosippus Feroras Salomâ— Mathata Mariamne Nosis Cleopater Archelaus C. Aristobolus Alexander Antipater Philippus Herods antipas D. Herodes Agrippa E. Herodias Componius F. Marcus Annius â—uffus Valerius G. Pontius Pilatus H. Anna. Caiphas F. Componius and his folowers in this line were Procurators of Iurie this Componius was made Procurator of Iurie by Augustus Caesar after that Archelaus was exiled who because the Samaritanes entred in the night into Hierusalem and to the Temple and did cast the bones of the dead men about the Temple he commaunded the gates of the Temple to be shut vntil the day who after his returne to Rome Marcus was sent after his returne was sent Annius Ruffus in whose dayes Caesar was slayne after whom Valerius was sent to be Procurator of Iurie G. Valerius a Greke borne he was made Procurator of Iurie by Tiberius Caesar he deposed Anna and substituted Ismael whom within a whyle he deposed set vp Eleasar the sonne of Annas and after a yere deposed him and appoynted Simeon whom he also depriued after a yere and constituted
Legales as it were where christes lawes be expressed and conteyneth 4. bokes or Gospelles Matthaewe Who principally treateth of the actes of Christe of his humanitie of his death resurrection and assention Chapters 28. Marke Wherin chiefly is treated the fortitude of Christe and doth repeate most thinges of Matthewe Chapters 16. Luke Which speaketh chiefly of the annunciation of the blessed virgin and Christes actes death and resurrection Chapters 24. Iohn In whom Christes diuinitie is chiefly shewed and other actes of his diuine power Chapters 21. Historical shewyng the actes deedes of y e Apostles and is one booke Act. of Apo. Wherin S. Luke declareth the sendyng of the holy ghost after his visible assention into heauen of the actes of the Apostles especially of Paul wherin is also set out as it were the young age of the Churche in her first grouth Chapters 28. SapieÌ„tial be named these wherin the wisdome of Christ is expressed by examples preceptes of godly lyuing geuen by his Apostles be bookes 21. Romanes Wherin Paul doth reuoke the Romanes from the errours of the Gentiles declaryng the order of their iustification what shoulde proceede and what should folowe their iustification Chapters 16. Corinth 1 Wherin he doth call backe some that were deceaued of false Apostles Philosophers by their eloquence some which were deceaued by the iudaicall obseruation of the lawe he calleth them backe to true faith and to the wisdome of God Chapters 16. 2 Wherin Paul vpon their conuersion and repentaunce prayseth and comforteth them Chapters 13. Galath Wherin Paul calleth home agayne such as were deceaued by false prophetes that they shoulde returne backe to the lawe and to their ceremonies and wylleth them to come agayne to the true faith of the Gospell Chapters 6. Ephesians Wherin the Apostle prayseth the Ephesians which did persist constantly in the faith of the Gospell receaued Chapters 6. Philippians Wherin the Apostle prayseth the Philippians for that after they had receaued the worde of trueth they did not receaue the false Apostles Chapters 4. Colossians Wherin Paul blameth the Colossians for that they were reduced by the false Apostles and exhorteth them to returne to the veritie of the Gospell Chapters 4. Thessalonians 1 Wherin he doth commende the Thessalonians which receauyng the worde of trueth though they suffered persecution of their owne kinrede yet they did persist in the faith nor woulde receaue the false Apostles Chapters 5. 2 Wherin the Apostle instructeth them of the last tymes of the commyng and of the persecution of antechrist of his aduauncement and ouerthrowe Chapters 3. Timoth. 1 Wherin Paul instructeth him of the order and office of Bishops and Deacons and of all ecclesiasticall discipline Chapters 6. 2 Wherin Paul doth exhort him to the crowne of martirdome and doth infourme him of all the rules of the catholike veritie and what shal be done in the last dayes and of his owne sufferyng Chapters 4. Legales also Titus Wherin Paul doth instruct Titus his disciple of the constitutyng and ordering of priestes or elders of all spirituall conuersation and of the eschewing of heretikes Chapters 3. Philemon Wherin the Apostle commendeth Philemon of his faith to Christe and of his charitie to the godly and he prayeth him to deale gentlye with Onesimus his seruaunt and to entertayne him friendly Chapter 1. Hebre. Wherin the Apostle sheweth the weakenesse and the abolishment of Moyses lawe and the perfection of the doctrine of the Gospell and that Christ is true God and man and a mediatour betweene God and man Chapters 13. Iames. Wherin Iames geueth exhortation vnto patient sufferyng and that there is no exception of persons before God and doth also open the hurtes that come by an euyl tongue he forbiddeth warres and discentions he rebuketh the riche that be vncharitable and doth stirre men to vertue Chap. 5. Peter 1 Wherin Peter geueth thankes vnto God which by the death of his sonne did mercifully saue all mankinde and doth instruct to good life diuers states of men Chapters 5. 2 In which the Apostle induceth the beleuers to holde the true faith he doth note and condempne the falsenesse of heretikes and doth describe the seconde commyng of Christe Chapters 3. Iohn 1 In which saint Iohn doth testifie of the worde of trueth and life exhortyng men to confesse their sinnes affirmyng that we haue Iesus Christe an aduocate with the father disswadyng men from the loue of the worlde and perswadyng them to loue God and their neighbours Chapters 5. 2 Wherin he commendeth the elect Lady and her sonnes and doth exhorte them to brotherly loue and doth admonishe them to eschewe heretikes Chapter 1. 3 In this he prayseth the godlinesse of his beloued Gaius which he extended vnto straungers and he doth exhort him to perseuer styll in that godlinesse and well doyng Chapter 1. Iude. In the which the Apostle doth admonishe all men of their owne saluation and he doth bryng in by the way the altercation that was betwixt Michael and the deuyll and doth detest the life of the heretikes Chapter 1. Propheticall Apoca. Which treateth of reuelations shewed vnto Iohn by an angell in the Isle of Pathmos of the tribulations which the Churche of Christe did then suffer prophecieth also of such tribulations which the Church shall suffer hereafter especialy in the time of antechrist and of the punishmentes of them which be dampned and of the rewardes of the elect Chapters 22. ¶ Faultes escaped In the first prologue pag. 3. line 26. destoyed reade destroyed 27. line neither the reade neither by the. In Matthewe chap. 26. vearse .71 reade this felowe In the actes chap. 13. vearse .4 they sealed reade they sayled Chap. 15. vearse .3 conuersation reade conuertion Romanes chap. 11. vearse .9 in the margent write Psal 68. Colossians chap. 3. vearse .16 the worde of God reade the worde of Christ Hebrues chap. 1. vearse .8 righteousnesse reade rightnesse HEre is to be noted that such partes and chapters which be marked and noted with such semy circles at the head of the vearse or line with such other texts may be left vnread in the publique reading to the people that therby other chapters and places of the scripture makyng more to their edification and capacitie may come in their roomes And here let the minister of Christ and dispenser of the misteries of God haue a due and weightie consideration to reade this hie treasure of Gods worde with all reuerence and grauitie truely distinctly and sensibly for it is the mightie power of God to saluâ—tion to euery one that beleueth So let the hearers also with all mekenesse and lowlinesse receaue this worde that is thus grafted and grounded amongst them by the great mercie of God which worde is able to saue their soules saith the holy Apostle saint Iames. For as both the reader and hearer be pronounced blessed by Christes owne mouth who heare the worde of God and do fulfyll it
the Leuites after their kinredes Gerson of whom came the kinred of the Gersonites Caath of whom came the kinred of the Caathites Merari of whom came the kinred of the Merarites 58 These are the kinredes of the Leuites the kinred of the Libnites the kinred of the Hebronites the kinred of the Mahelites the kinred of the Musites the kinred of the Corathites and Caath begat Amram 59 And Amrams wyfe was called Iochebed a daughter of Leui which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt And she bare vnto Amram Aaron Moyses and Miriam their sister ' 60 And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab ' and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 61 And Nadab and Abihu dyed when they offered straunge fire before the Lorde 62 And after their numbers they were twentie and three thousande all males from a moneth olde and aboue For they were not numbred among the children of Israel because there was no inheritaunce geuen them among the children of Israel 63 These are the numbers when Moyses and Eleazar the priest numbred the chyldren of Israel in the playne of Moab fast by Iordane ouer agaynst Iericho 64 And among these there was not a man of them whom Moyses Aaron numbred when they tolde the chyldren of Israel in the wyldernesse of Sinai 65 For the Lorde sayde of them They shall dye in the wyldernesse And there was not left a man of them saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune and Iosuah the sonne of Nun. ¶ The .xxvij. Chapter 1 The lawe of the heritage of the daughters of Zalphaad 12 The lande of promise is shewed vnto Moyses 18 In whose steade is appoynted Iosuah 1 THen came the daughters of Zalphaad the sonne of Hepher the sonne of Gilead the sonne of Machir the sonne of Manasse of the kinred of Manasse the sonne of Ioseph whose names were Maala Noha Hagla Melcha and Thirza 2 And stode before Moyses and Eleazar the priest and before the lordes and all the multitude by the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation saying 3 Our father dyed in the wyldernesse and * was not in the company of them that gathered them selues together agaynst the Lorde in the congregation of Corah but dyed in his owne sinne and had no sonnes 4 Wherefore then is the name of our father taken away from among his kinred because he hath no sonne * Geue vnto vs therefore a possession among the brethren of our father 5 And Moyses brought their cause before the Lorde 6 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses saying 7 The daughters of Zalphaad speake ryght thou shalt geue them a possession to inherite among their fathers brethren and shalt turne the inheritaunce of their father vnto them 8 And thou shalt speake vnto the chyldren of Israel saying If a man dye and haue no sonne ye shall turne his inheritaunce vnto his daughter 9 If he haue no daughter ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto his brethren 10 If he haue also no brethren ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto his fathers brethren 11 And if his father haue no brethren ye shall geue his inheritaunce vnto hym that is next to him of his kinred and he shall possesse it And this shal be vnto the chyldren of Israel a lawe of iudgement as the Lorde hath commaunded Moyses 12 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Get thee vp into this mount Abarim and beholde the lande whiche I haue geuen vnto the chyldren of Israel 13 And whē thou hast seene it thou shalt be gathered vnto thy people also as Aaron thy brother was gathered 14 For ye were disobedient vnto my mouth in the desert of Zin in the stryfe of the congregation neither dyd ye sanctifie me in the waters before their eyes * That is the water of stryfe in Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin 15 And Moyses spake vnto the Lorde saying 16 Let the Lord God of the spirites of all fleshe set a man ouer y e congregation 17 Which may go out in before them and leade them out and in that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheepe which haue not a sheephearde 18 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Take thee Iosuah the sonne of Nun a man in whom is the spirite and put thyne handes vpon hym 19 And set hym before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation and geue hym a charge in their sight 20 And put of thy prayse vpon him that all the companie of the children of Israel may be obedient 21 And he shall stande before Eleazar the priest which shall aske counsell for hym after the iudgement of Vrim before the Lorde And accordyng vnto his worde shall they go out and in both he and all the children of Israel with him and all the congregation 22 And Moyses dyd as the Lorde commaunded him and he toke Iosuah and set hym before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation 23 And put his handes vpon hym and gaue hym a charge as the Lorde commaunded through the hand of Moyses ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter 2 What must be offered on euery feast day ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Commaunde the children of Israel and say vnto them My offeryng and my bread for my sacrifices which are made by fire for a sweete sauour shal ye obserue to offer vnto me in their due season 3 And thou shalt say vnto them * This is the offeryng made by fire which ye shall offer vnto the Lord two lambes of a yere olde without spot day by day for a continuall burnt offeryng ' 4 One lambe shalt thou prepare in the ' mornyng and the other at euen 5 * And therto the tenth part of an Epha of floure for a meate offeryng mingled with the fourth part of an Hin of beaten oyle 6 It is a dayly burnt offeryng such as was ordayned in the mount Sinai for a sweete sauour a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde 7 And let the drinke offering of the same be the fourth part of an Hin for one lambe and in the holy place shalt thou commaunde the wine to be powred vnto the Lorde 8 And the other lambe thou shalt offer at euen after the maner of the meate offeryng and the drynke offeryng of the mornyng a sacrifice made by fire shalt thou offer for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 9 And on the Sabbath day two lambes of a yere olde without spot and two tenth deales of floure for a meate offeryng mingled with oyle and the drynke offeryng therto 10 This is the burnt offeryng of euery Sabbath beside the dayly burnt offeryng and his drynke offeryng 11 And in the begynnyng of your monethes ye shall offer a burnt offeryng vnto the Lorde two young bullockes and a ramme and seuen lambes of a yere olde without spot 12 And three tenth deales of floure for a meate offeryng mingled with oyle for one bullocke and two tenth deales of floure
againe with shame towarde his owne lande And when he was come into the house of his god they that came of his owne body slue him therewith the sworde 22 And so the Lorde saued Hezekia and the inhabiters of Hierusalem out of the hand of Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians and from the hande of all other and mayntayned them on euery side 23 And many brought offeringes vnto the Lorde to Hierusalem and presentes to Hezekia king of Iuda so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thence foorth 24 In those dayes Hezekia was sicke to the death and prayed vnto the Lorde which aunswered him and shewed him a wonderfull miracle 25 But Hezekia dyd not againe vnto God according to it that he had shewed him for his heart arose there came wrath vpon hym and vpon Iuda and Hierusalem 26 Notwithstanding Hezekia submitted him selfe after that his heart was risen vp he and the inhabiters of Hierusalem and the wrath of the Lorde came not vpon them in the dayes of Hezekia 27 And Hezekia had exceeding much riches and honour And he gat him treasures of siluer and gold pretious stones and spices shieldes and of all maner pleasaunt iewels 28 And made store houses for the fruites of corne for wine and oyle and stalles for all maner of beastes and foldes for sheepe 29 And he made him cities had of sheepe and oxen great aboundaunce For God had geuen him substaunce exceeding much 30 This same Hezekia stopped the vpper water springes of Gihon and brought them downe to the west side of the citie of Dauid And Hezekia prospered in all his workes 31 And when the princes of Babylon sent vnto him ambassadours to enquire of the wonder that chaunced in the lande God left him to trye him and that all that was in his heart might be knowen 32 The rest of the deedes of Hezekia and his goodnes beholde they are written in the vision of Esai the prophet the sonne of Amoz in the booke of the kinges of Iuda and Israel 33 And Hezekia slept with his fathers and they buried hym in the most worthy place of the sepulchres of the sonnes of Dauid and all Iuda and the inhabiters of Hierusalem dyd him worship at his death and Manasse his sonne raigned in his steade The .xxxiii. Chapter 1 Manasses an idolater 9 He causeth Iuda to erre 11 He is led away prisoner into Babylon 12 He prayeth to the Lorde and is deliuered 15 He abolisheth idolatrie 16 and setteth vp true religion 20 He dieth and Amon his sonne succeedeth 24 whom his owne seruauntes slay 1 MAnasse was twelue yeres olde when he began to raigne and he raigned fiftie and fiue yeres in Hierusalem 2 But dyd euyll in the sight of the Lorde like vnto the abhominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel 3 For he went to and buylt the high places whiche Hezekia his father had broken downe And he reared vp aulters for Baalim and made groues and worshipped all the hoast of heauen and serued them 4 And he buylt aulters in the house of the Lorde where as the Lord yet had sayd In Hierusalē shal my name be for euer 5 And he buylded aulters for all the hoast of heauen in the two courtes of y e house of the Lorde 6 And he burnt his children in fire in the valley of the sonne of Hinnon He was a sorcerer he regarded the crying of birdes vsed inchauntmentes and mayntayned workers with spirites and sears of fortunes and wrought much euyll in the sight of the Lorde to anger hym withall 7 And he put the carued image and an idol whiche he had made in the house of God Of which house God had sayd to Dauid and to Solomon his sonne In this house and in Hierusalem whiche I haue chosen afore all the tribes of Israel will I put my name for euer 8 Neither will I make the foote of Israel to remoue any more out of the land whiche I haue ordeyned for your fathers yf so be that they wil be diligent and do all that I haue commaunded them in all the law and statutes and ordinaunces by the hande of Moyses 9 And so Manasse made Iuda and the inhabiters of Hierusalem to erre and to do worse then the heathen whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel 10 And the Lord spake to Manasse and to his people but they woulde not regarde 11 Wherfore the Lord brought vpon them the captaynes of the hoast of the king of the Assyrians whiche toke Manasse in holde and bounde him with chaynes and caried him to Babylon 12 And when he was in tribulation he besought the Lord his God and humbled him selfe exceedingly before the God of his fathers 13 And made intercession to him and God was intreated of him and hearde his prayer and brought him againe to Hierusalem into his kingdome and then Manasse knewe that the Lorde was God 14 After this he buylt a wall without the citie of Dauid on the west side of Gion in the valley as they came to the fishe gate and round about Ophel brought it vp of a very great heyght and put captaynes of warre in all the strong cities of Iuda 15 And he toke away straunge gods and images out of the house of God and all the aulters that he had buylt in the mount of the house of God and Hierusalem and cast them out of the citie 16 And he prepared the aulter of the Lord and sacrifised thereon peace offeringes and thanke offeringes and charged Iuda to serue the Lorde God of Israel 17 Neuerthelesse the people dyd offer stil in the high places howbeit vnto the Lorde their God only 18 The rest of the actes of Manasse and his prayer vnto his God the wordes of the sears that spake to him in the name of the Lorde God of Israel behold they are written in the sayinges of the kinges of Israel 19 And his prayer and howe that he was hearde and all his sinnes and his trespasse and the places where he made high places and set vp groues and images before he was meekened beholde they are written among the sayinges of the sears 20 And Manasse slept with his fathers they buried him in his owne house and Amon his sonne raigned in his roome 21 Amon was two and twentie yeres old when he began to raigne and raigned two yeres in Hierusalem 22 But he did euill in the sight of the Lord like as dyd Manasse his father for Amon sacrifised to all the carued images whiche Manasse his father had made and serued them 23 And submitted not him selfe before the Lorde as Manasse his father had meekened him selfe but Amon trespassed greatly 24 And his owne seruauntes conspired against him and slue him in his owne house 25 But the people of the lande slue al them that had conspired against king Amon
out water 12 No but whilste it is nowe in his greennesse though it be not cut downe yet withereth it before any other hearbe 13 So are the pathes of al that forget God and the hypocrites hope shall come to naught 14 His confidence shal be destroyed and his trust shal be a spiders webbe 15 He shal leaue vpon his house but it shal not stande he shall holde him fast by it yet shall it not endure 16 It is a greene tree before the sunne shooteth foorth the braunches ouer his garden 17 The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountayne and are folden about the house of stones 18 If any plucke it from his place and it denie saying I haue not seene thee 19 Behold it will reioyce by this meanes if it may growe in another mould 20 Beholde God will not cast away a vertuous man neither wil he helpe the vngodly 21 Thy mouth shall he fill with laughing and thy lippes with gladnesse 22 They also that hate thee shal be clothed with shame the dwelling of the vngodly shall come to naught The .ix. Chapter 1 Iob declareth the mightie power of God and that mans righteousnes is nothing 1 IOb aunswered and sayde 2 I knowe it is so of a trueth For how may a man compared vnto God be iustified 3 If he wil argue with hym he cannot aunswere hym one thing of a thousande 4 He is wyse in heart and mightie in strength who hath ben fearce against hym and hath prospered 5 He translateth the mountaynes or euer they be aware it is he that ouerthroweth them in his wrath 6 He remoueth the earth out of her place that the pillers therof shake withall 7 He commaundeth the sunne and it ryseth not he closeth vp the starres as vnder a signet 8 He hym selfe alone spreadeth out the heauens and goeth vpon the waues of the sea 9 He maketh the Waynes of heauen the Orion the seuen starres and the secret places of the south 10 He doth great thinges vnsearcheable yea and wonders without number 11 Lo when he goeth by me I shal not see hym and when he passeth I shall not perceaue hym 12 If he be hastie to â—ake away who wil make him restore 〈◊〉 or who will say vnto hym what doest thou 13 God will not withdraw his anger and the most mightie helpes do stowpe vnder hym 14 Howe much lesse shall I aunswere him or howe shoulde I finde out my wordes with him 15 For though I were righteous yet might I not geue him one word againe but mekely submit my selfe to hym as my iudge 16 If I had called vpon hym and he had aunswered me yet woulde I not beleue that he hearde my voyce 17 He troubleth me so with the tempest and woundeth me out of measure without a cause 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath but filleth me with bitternesse 19 If men will speake of strength lo he is strong if men will speake of iudgement who shall bring me in to pleade 20 If I will iustifie my selfe myne owne mouth shall condempne me if I will put foorth my selfe for a perfect man he shall proue me a wicked doer 21 For though I be an innocent and my conscience cleare yet am I weery of my lyfe 22 This is one poynt and therefore I sayd He destroyeth both the perfect and vngodly 23 And though he 〈◊〉 sodaynly with the scourge yet will he laugh at the punishment of the innocent 24 As for the worlde it is geuen ouer into the hande of the wicked and he shall couer the faces of the iudges therof if not where is he or who is he that can shewe the contrarie 25 My dayes are more swyft then a runner they are gone haue seene no good thing 26 They are passed away as the shippes that be good vndersayle as the eagle that fleeth to the pray 27 If I say I will forget my complayning I will ceasse from my wrath and comfort my selfe 28 Then am I afrayde of all my sorowes for I knowe that thou wilt not iudge me innocent 29 If I be wicked why then labour I in vayne 30 If I washe my selfe with snowe water and make myne handes neuer so cleane at the well 31 Yet shalt thou dippe me in the myre and mine owne clothes shal defile me 32 For he that I must geue aunswere vnto and with whom I go to the lawe is not a man as I am 33 Neither is there any dayesman to lay his hande betweene vs. 34 Let hym take his rodde away from me yea let hym make me no more afrayde of him 35 And then shall I aunswere hym without any feare but because I am not so I holde me still The .x. Chapter 1 Iob is weery of his lyfe and setteth out his fragilitie before God 20 He desireth hym to stay his hande 22 A description of death 1 MY soule is cut of though I lyue I wil powre out my coÌ„playnte against my selfe and will speake out of the very heauinesse of my soule 2 I will say vnto God O do not condempne me but shewe me wherefore thou contendest so with me 3 Thinkest thou it welldone to oppresse me to cast me of beyng the workes of thy handes and to mayntayne the counsell of the vngodly 4 Hast thou fleshy eyes or doest thou loke as a man loketh 5 Or are thy dayes as the dayes of man and thy yeres as mans yeres 6 That thou makest such inquisition for my wickednes and searchest out my sinne 7 Whereas thou knowest whether I shall do wickedly or no and that none can deliuer me out of thyne hande 8 Thy handes haue made me fashioned me altogether rounde about wilt thou then destroy me 9 Remember I besech thee that thou madest me as the moulde of the earth and shalt bring me into dust againe 10 Hast thou not powred me as it were milke turned me to cruddes like cheese 11 Thou hast couered me with skinne and fleshe and ioyned me together with bones and sinnowes 12 Thou hast graunted me life and done me good and thy visitation hath preserued my spirite 13 Thou hast hyd these thinges in thyne heart yet I am sure that thou remembrest this thing 14 If I dyd sinne thou haddest an eye vnto me and shalt not pronounce me innocent from myne offence 15 If I haue done wickedly wo is me therefore If I haue done righteously yet dare I not lift vp my head so full am I of confusion and see myne owne miserie 16 And let it increase hunte me as a lion returne and shew thy selfe maruaylous vpon me 17 Thou bringest freshe witnesse against me and thy wrath increasest thou vpon me diuers and many are the plagues that I am in 18 Wherfore hast thou brought me out of the wombe O that I had perished and that
perfectnesse of Iod. 13 The reward of the wicked and of the tirauntes 1 AND Iob proceeded and went foorth in his parable saying 2 As God lyueth whiche hath taken away my iudgement and the almightie that hath vexed my minde 3 Whyle my breath is in me and the winde that God hath geuen me is in my nostrels 4 My lippes shall talke of no vanitie and my tongue shall speake no disceite 5 God forbyd that I should graunt your cause to be right As for me vntill myne end come will I neuer go fro myne innocentie 6 My righteous dealing kepe I fast which I will not forsake my heart shal not reproue me of my dayes 7 Therfore myne enemie shal be founde as the vngodly and he that taketh part against me as the vnrighteous 8 For what hope hath the hypocrite though he haue great good if God take away his soule 9 Will God heare his crye when trouble commeth vpon him 10 Hath he such pleasure and delite in the almightie that he dare alway call vpon God 11 I wil teache you in the name of God and the thing of the almightie will I not kepe from you 12 Behold all ye your selues haue seene it why then do ye thus vanishe in vanitie 13 Saying This is the portion that the wicked haue of God and the heritage that tyrauntes shall receaue of the almightie 14 If he get many children they shall perishe with the sworde and his posteritie shall haue scarcenesse of bread 15 His remnaunt shal be buried in death and his widowes shall not weepe 16 Though he heape vp siluer as the dust and prepare rayment as the clay 17 He may well prepare it but the godly shall put it on and the innocent shall deale out the money 18 He buyldeth his house as the moth as a booth that the watchman maketh 19 When the riche man sleepeth he shall not be gathered to his fathers they opened their eyes and he was gone 20 Terrour taketh holde vpon hym as a water fludde and the tempest stealeth him away in the night season 21 A vehement east winde caryeth him hence and he departeth a storme hurleth him out of his place 22 God shal cast vpon him and not spare though he woulde fayne flee out of his hande 23 Then clap men their handes at hym and hisse at him out of his place The .xxviii. Chapter 1 Iob sheweth that the wysdome of God is vnsearcheable 1 THere is a place wher siluer is brought out of and where golde is tryed 2 Where yron is digged out of the grounde stones resolued to me tall 3 The darkenesse shall once come to an ende he can seke out the grounde of all thinges the stones the darke and the shadowe of death 4 He causeth the fluddes to breake out against the inhabitant and the waters forgotten of the foote beyng hygher then man are gone away 5 Out of the same earth commeth bread and vnder it as it were fire is turned vp 6 The stones of it are a place of Saphires and the dust of it is golde 7 There is a way that the birdes knowe not that no vultures eye hath seene 8 Wherin the lions whelpes walke not and where no lion commeth 9 There putteth he his hande vpon the stonie rockes and ouerthroweth the mountaynes by the rootes 10 Riuers flowe out of the rockes loke what is pleasaunt his eye seeth it 11 He bindeth the fluddes that they do not ouerflow and the thing that is hid bringeth he to light 12 Where then is wysdome founde and where is the place of vnderstanding 13 Veryly no man can tell howe worthy a thing she is neither is she found in the lande of them that lyue 14 The deepe sayth She is not in me the sea sayth She is not with me 15 She can not be gotten for golde neither may the price of her be bought with any siluer 16 No wedges of gold of Ophir no precious Onir stones no Saphires may be valued with her 17 No neither golde nor christall shall be equall vnto it nor her exchaunge shal be for the plate of fine golde 18 No mention shal be made of Corall nor of the Gabis for wisdome is more pretious then pearles 19 The Topas of Ethiopia shall not be equall vnto it neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure golde 20 Whence then commeth wysdome and where is the place of vnderstanding 21 She is hid from the eyes of all men liuing yea from the foules of the ayre 22 Destruction and death say We haue hearde the fame therof with our eares 23 But God seeth her way and knoweth her place 24 For he beholdeth the endes of the worlde and loketh vpon all that is vnder heauen 25 When he wayed the windes and measured the waters 26 When he made a decree for the rayne and a way for the lightninges of the thunder 27 Then dyd he see her then declared he her prepared her and knewe her 28 And vnto man he sayd To feare the Lorde is wysdome and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding The .xxix. Chapter 1 Iob complayneth of the prosperitie of the time past 7. His auctoritie 12 iustice and equite 1 SO Iob proceeded and went foorth in his parable saying 2 O that I were as I was in the monethes by past and in the daies when God preserued me 3 When his light shined vpon my head when I went after the same light and shining euen through the darknesse 4 As it stoode with me when I was young when God prospered my house 5 When the almightie was yet with me when my children stoode about me 6 When my wayes ranne ouer with butter and when the stonie rockes gaue me riuers of oyle 7 When I went out to the gate euen to the iudgement seate and when I prepared my seate in the streete 8 The young men saw me and hid them selues and the aged arose and stoode vp 9 The princes left of their talking and layed their hand to their mouth 10 The mightie kept still their voyce and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth 11 When the eare heard me it blessed me when the eye sawe me it gaue witnesse to me 12 For I deliuered the poore when he cryed and the fatherlesse and hym that had none to helpe hym 13 The blessing of him that was redy to perishe came vpon me and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce 14 And why I put vpon me righteousnesse which couered me as a garment and equitie was my crowne 15 I was an eye to the blinde and a foote to the lame 16 I was a father to the poore and when I knewe not the cause I sought it out diligently 17 I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man and pluckt the
it and swadled it with the darke 10 When I gaue it my commaundement making doores and barres for it 11 Saying Hitherto shalt thou come but no further and here shalt thou laye downe thy proude and hie waues 12 Hast thou geueÌ„ the morning his charge since thy dayes and shewed the day spring his place 13 That it might take holde of the corners of the earth and that the vngodly might be shaken out of it 14 They are fashioned as is the clay with the seale and all stand vp as a garment 15 The vngodly shall be disapointed of their light and the arme of the proude shal be broken 16 Camest thou euer into the grounde of the sea or walkedst in the lowe corners of the deepe 17 Haue the gates of death ben opened vnto thee or hast thou seene the doores of the shadowe of death 18 Hast thou also perceaued how brode the earth is If thou hast knowledge of all this 19 Then shewe me the way where light dwelleth where is the place of darkenesse 20 That thou shouldest receaue it in the boundes thereof and know the pathes to their houses 21 Knewest thou afore thou wast borne how olde thou shouldest be 22 Wentest thou euer into the treasures of the snow or hast thou seene the secrete places of the hayle 23 Which I haue prepared against the time of trouble against the time of battaile and warre 24 By what way is the light parted and into what land breaketh the east winde 25 Who deuideth the waters into diuers chanels or who maketh a way for the lightening and thunder 26 To cause it to rayne on the earth where no man is and in the wildernesse where none inhabiteth 27 To satisfie the desolate and waste grounde and to cause the budde of the hearbe to spring foorth 28 Who is the father of the rayne or who hath begotten the droppes of the deawe 29 Out of whose wombe came the yee Who hath gendred the coldnesse of the ayre 30 That the waters are hidde as with a stone and lye congealed aboue the deepe 31 Wylt thou hinder the sweete influences of the seuen starres or loose the bandes of Orion 32 Canst thou bring foorth Mazzaroth in their time canst thou also guide Arâ—turus with his sonnes 33 Knowest thou the course of heauen that thou mayest set vp the ordinaunce thereof vpon the earth 34 Moreouer canst thou lift vp thy voyce to the cloudes that they may powre downe a great rayne vpon thee 35 Canst thou send the lightninges also that they may go their way and be obedient vnto thee saying Lo here are we 36 Who hath put wysdome in the reynes or who hath geuen the heart vnderstanding 37 Who numbreth the cloudes in wysdome who stilleth the vehement waters of the heauen 38 To cause the earth to grow into hardnesse the clots to clots to cleaue fast together 39 Wylt thou hunt the pray for the lion or fill the appetite of the lions whelpes 40 When they couche in their places and tarie in the couert to lye in wayte 41 Who prouideth meate for the rauen when his young ones crye vnto God and flee about for lacke of meate The x◠〈◊〉 1 The bountie and prouidence of God which extendeth euen to beastes geueth man full occacion to put his confidence in God 1 KNowest thou the time wheÌ„ the wylde goates bring foorth their young among the stonye rockes or layest thou wayte when the hindes vse to calue 2 Canst thou number the monethes that they go with young or knowest thou the time when they bring foorth 3 They lye downe they calue their young ones and they are deliuered of their trauaile and paine 4 Yet their young ones grow vp and waxe fatte through good feeding with corne They go foorth and returne not againe vnto them 5 Who letteth the wylde asse to go free or who looseth the bondes of the wylde mule 6 Euen I which haue geuen the wyldernesse to be their house and the vntilled land to be their dwelling 7 They force not for the multitude of people in the citie neither regarde the crying of the driuer 8 But seeke their pasture about the mountaines and folowe the greene grasse 9 Wyll the vnicorne do thee seruice or abide still by thy cribbe 10 Canst thou binde the yoke about the vnicorne in the forowe to make him plowe after thee in the valleyes 11 Mayst thou trust him because he is strong or commit thy labour vnto him 12 Mayst thou beleue him that he wyll bring home thy corne or carry any thing vnto thy barne 13 Gauest thou the faire winges vnto the pecockes or winges and fethers vnto the Estriche 14 For she leaueth her egges in the earth and heateth them in the dust 15 She remembreth not that they might be troden with feete or broken with some wâ—lde beaste 16 So harde is she vnto her young ones as though they were not hers and laboureth in vaine without any feare 17 And that because God hath taken wysdome from her hath not geuen her vnderstanding 18 When her time is that she fleeth vp on hie she careth neither for the horse nor the ryder 19 Hast thou geueÌ„ the horse his strength or learned him to ney coragiously 20 Canst thou make him afrayde as a grashopper where as the stoute neying that he maketh is fearefull 21 He breaketh the grounde with the hooffes of his feete he reioyceth cherefully in his strength and runneth to meete the harnest men 22 He layeth aside all feare his stomacke is not abated neither starteth he backe for any sworde 23 Though the quiuers rattle vpon him though the speare and shielde glister 24 Yet rusheth he in fiercely beating the grounde he thinketh it not the noyse of the trumpettes 25 But when the trumpettes make most noyse he saith â—ushe for he smelleth the battaile a farre of the noyse of the captaines and the shouting 26 Commeth it through thy wysdome that the Goshauke slieth toward the south 27 Doth the Egle mount vp and make his nest on hye at thy coÌ„maundement 28 He abydeth in stony rockes and dwelleth vpon the hye toppes of mouÌ„taines 29 From whence he seeketh his praye and loketh farre about with his eyes 30 His young ones also sucke vp blood and where any dead body lyeth there is he ¶ The .xl. Chapter 2 How weake mans power is being compared to the workes of God 10 whose power appeareth in the creation and gouerning of the great beastes 1 MOreouer the Lorde spake vnto Iob and saide 2 Shall he whom the almightie wyl chasten contend with him Should not he which disputeth with God geue him an aunswere 3 Then Iob aunswered the Lorde saying 4 Beholde I am vyle what shall I aunswere thee therefore I wyll laye my hande vpon my mouth 5 Once haue I spoken but I wyll
wyll fall into the pit whiche he hath made 16 For his labour shall come vpon his owne head and his wickednesse shall fall vpon his owne pate 17 I wyll prayse God accordyng to his ryghteousnesse I wyll sing psalmes vnto the name of the most high God The argument of the .viij. psalme ¶ Dauid setteth foorth the magnificencie of God acknowledged of babes and abiectes of this world he maruayleth at Gods workes and at the great exceeding loue of God to man who is exalted to that excellencie that he is Lorde ouer all thinges in this worlde ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Gittith a psalme of Dauid 1 O God our Lorde howe excellent is thy name in all the earth for that thou hast set thy glory aboue the heauens 2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklinges thou hast layde the foundation of thy strength for thyne aduersaries sake that thou mightest styll the enemie and the auenger 3 For I will consider thy heauens euen the workes of thy fingers the moone and the starres whiche thou hast ordayned 4 What is man that thou art myndfull of him and the sonne of man that thou visitest hym 5 Thou hast made hym somthyng inferiour to angels thou hast crowned him with glory and worship 6 Thou makest hym to haue dominion of the workes of thy handes and thou hast put all thinges in subiection vnder his feete 7 All sheepe and oxen also the beastes of the fielde the foules of the ayre and the fishe of the sea and whatsoeuer swymmeth in the seas 8 O God our Lorde howe excellent great is thy name in all the earth ¶ The argument of the .ix. psalme ¶ Dauid prayseth God for the victorie that he had obtayned ouer his enemies attributyng it wholly to God He besecheth God to continue his mercy towarde hym that he may continually set foorth his prayses ¶ To the chiefe musition at the death of Labben a psalme of Dauid 1 I Wyl prayse God with all myne heart I wyl recite all thy marueylous workes 2 I wyll be glad reioyce in thee I wyll sing psalmes vnto thy name O thou most hyest 3 For that myne enemies are returned backwarde are fallen and perished at thy presence 4 For that thou hast geuen iudgement in my ryght and cause thou that iudgest right hast sit in the throne of iudgement 5 Thou hast rebuked the Heathen and destroyed the vngodly thou hast abolished their name for euer and euer 6 O thou enemie thou thoughtest to bryng vs to a perpetuall desolation * and to destroy our cities so that there shoulde remayne no memory of them 7 But God wyll sit for euer he hath prepared his throne for iudgement 8 For he wyll iudge the world in iustice and minister iudgement vnto the people in righteousnesse 9 God also wyll be a refuge for the oppressed euen a refuge in tyme of trouble 10 And they that knowe thy name wyll put their trust in thee for thou O God hast neuer fayled them that seeke thee 11 Sing psalmes vnto God abiding at Sion declare his notable actes among the people 12 For he maketh inquisition of blood he remembreth it and forgetteth not the complaynt of the poore 13 Haue mercy on me O God consider the trouble whiche I suffer of them that hate me lift me vp from the gates of death 14 That I may shewe all thy prayses within the gates of the daughter of Sion and reioyce in thy saluation 15 The Heathen are sunke downe into the pit that they made their owne foote is snared in the same net whiche they had layde priuily for other 16 God is knowen by the iudgement that he hath executed the vngodly is trapped in y e worke of his owne handes this ought to be considered alwayes Selah 17 The wicked shal be turned vnto hell and all people that forget God 18 But the poore shall not alway be forgotten neither shall the hope of the humble afflicted perishe for euer 19 Aryse vp O God let not man preuaile let the Heathen in thy sight be iudged 20 Put them in feare O God that the Heathen may knowe them selues to be but men Selah The argument of the .x. psalme ¶ The prophete as left in the handes of wicked aduersaries complayneth to God of their pryde malice crueltie euill maners craft and prosperitie he prayeth God to succour the fatherlesse and oppressed and to represse the malice of the wicked 1 WHy standest thou so farre of O God why hidest thee in the tyme of trouble 2 The vngodly of a wylfulnesse persecuteth the poore but euery one of them shal be taken in the craftie wylines that they haue imagined 3 For the vngodly prayseth according to his owne heartes desire and blessing the couetous he blasphemeth God 4 The vngodly looketh so proudly as though he cared for none at all neither is the Lorde in all his thoughtes 5 His wayes are alwayes greeuous but thy iudgementes are farre aboue out of his sight and therfore he snuffeth at all his enemies 6 He hath sayde in his heart tushe I can not be remoued for I can not be touched at any tyme with harme 7 His mouth is full of cursing and of deceate and of fraude vnder his tongue is labour and mischiefe 8 He sitteth lurkyng in theeuishe corners of the streates and priuily in lurking dennes he doth murther the innocent he eyeth diligently hym that is weake 9 He lieth in wayte lurking as a Lion in his denne he lyeth in wayte lurkyng * that he may violently carry away the afflicted he doth carry away violentlye the afflicted in halyng hym into his net 10 He croucheth and humbleth him selfe so that a number of thē that be weake fall by his myght 11 He sayeth in his heart tushe the Lord hath forgotten he hydeth away his face and he wyll neuer see it 12 Aryse vp O Lorde God lift vp thine hande forget not the afflicted 13 Wherefore shoulde the wicked blaspheme the Lorde whyle he sayeth in his heart that thou wylt not call to accompt 14 Surely thou hast seene this for thou beholdest labour and spite that thou mayest take the matter into thy hands he that is weake leaueth it for thee for thou art the helper of the fatherlesse 15 Breake thou the power of the vngodly and malitious searche thou out his vngodlynes and thou shalt finde none afterwarde in him 16 God is king for euer and euer but the Heathen shall perishe out of the lande 17 O God thou hast hearde the desire of the afflicted and thou wylt settle their heart 18 Thou wylt be attentiue with thyne eare to geue iudgement for the fatherlesse and oppressed so no man in the earth shall once go about hereafter to do them violence ¶ The argument of the .xi. psalme ¶ Dauid trusting in God complayneth of them who would not suffer him to hide him selfe in the
and her walles shall come downe for it shal be the vengeaunce of the Lorde yea vengeaunce shal be taken of her and as she hath done so deale ye with her 16 Roote out the sower from Babylon hym that handleth the sicle in haruest for feare of the sworde of the enemie euery man shall get hym to his owne people and euery man shall flee to his owne lande 17 Israel is a scattered flocke the lions haue dispearsed them First the kyng of the Assyrians deuoured them last of all this Nabuchodonozor king of Babylon hath brused all their bones 18 Therfore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel Beholde I wyll visite the kyng of Babylon and his kyngdome as I haue visited the kyng of the Assyrians 19 And wyll bryng Israel agayne to his pleasaunt pasture that he may feede vpon Charmel and Basan and be satisfied vpon the mount of Ephraim and Galaad 20 In those dayes and at the same tyme saith the Lorde yf the offence of Israel be sought for there shal none be founde yf men enquire for the sinne of Iuda there shal be none for I wyll be mercifull vnto them whom I suffer to remayne 21 Go downe O thou auenger into the enemies lande and visite them that dwell therin downe with them smite them vpon the backes saith the Lorde do accordyng to all that I haue commaunded thee 22 There is gone about the lande a crye of a slaughter and great murther namelye on this maner 23 Howe happeneth it that the hammer of the whole worlde is thus broken and brused in sunder Howe chaunceth it that Babylon is become a wildernesse among the heathen on this maner 24 I my selfe haue layde a snare for thee and thou art taken vnawares thou art trapped and snared for why thou hast contended agaynst the Lorde 25 The Lorde hath opened his house of ordinaunce and brought foorth the weapons of his wrath for the thyng that is done in the land of the Chaldees it is the Lorde of hoastes worke 26 Come agaynst her for this is her ende breake vp her chestes threshe her as ye threshe corne destroy her that nothyng shal be left 27 Slay all their mightie souldiers and put them to death Wo be vnto them for the day and tyme of their visitation is at hande 28 Me thynke I heare alredy a crye of them that be fled and escaped out of the lande of Babylon which shewe in Sion the vengeaunce of the Lorde our God the vengeaunce of his temple yea a voyce of them that crye agaynst Babylon 29 Call vp all the archers agaynst Babylon pitch your tentes rounde about her that none escape recompence her as she hath deserued and accordyng as she hath done so deale with her agayne for she hath set vp her selfe agaynst the Lorde agaynst the holy one of Israel 30 Therfore shall her young men fall downe in the streetes and all her men of warre shal be rooted out in that day saith the Lorde 31 Beholde I speake vnto thee O thou proude saith the Lorde God of hoastes for thy day shall come euen the tyme of thy visitation 32 And the proude shall stumble and fall and no man shall helpe hym vp I wyll burne vp his cities with fire and it shall consume all that is rounde about hym 33 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes The children of Israel and Iuda suffer violence together all they that haue them in captiuitie kepe them fast and wyll not let them go 34 But their auenger and redeemer is mightie whose name is the Lorde of hoastes he shall maynteyne their cause he shal make the lande shake and iudge them that dwell therin one with another 35 The sworde shal come vpon the Chaldees saith the Lorde vpon them that dwell in Babylon vpon their princes and vpon their wise men 36 The sworde vpon their soothsayers as for those they shall become fooles the sworde vpon their worthies so that they shall stande in feare 37 The sworde vpon their horsemen and charrettes and vpon all the cōmon people that dwell among them so that they shall all become lyke women The sworde vpon their treasure so that it shal be stollen away 38 A drought vpon their waters so that they shal be dryed vp for the lande worshippeth images and delighteth wonderfully in idols 39 Therfore shall wylde beastes Lamia and Cat of mountaynes and Estreches dwell therin for there shall neuer man dwell there neither shall any man haue his habitation there for euermore 40 Like as God destroyed Sodome and Gomorre with the cities that lay there about saith the Lorde so shall no man dwell there also neither shall any man haue there his habitation 41 Beholde there shall come a people from the north with a great bonde of men and many kynges shall stande vp from the endes of the earth 42 They beare bowes and bucklers cruell are they and vnmercifull their voyce roreth like the ragyng sea they ryde vpon horses and come weaponed to fight agaynst thee O Babylon 43 Assoone as the king of Babylon heare tell of them his handes shall waxe feeble sorowe and heauinesse shall come vpon him as a woman trauayling with chylde 44 Beholde like as the lion commeth vp from the swellyng of Iordane vnto the dennes of Ethan so wyll I dryue them foorth and make them runne agaynst her But whom shall I choose out and ordayne to such a thyng for who is like me or who wil striue with me or what sheephearde may stande agaynst me 45 Therfore here the counsayle that the Lorde hath geuen vpon Babylon and the deuice that he hath taken vpon the lande of the Chaldees The least among the people shall drawe them out and loke what pleasaunt houses they haue they shall lay them waste 46 The noyse at the wynnyng of Babylon shall moue the earth and the crye shal be hearde among the gentiles The .lj. Chapter 1 Howe Babylon shoulde be ouerthrowen 59 Ieremie geueth his booke to Saraias 1 THus hath the Lorde sayde Behold I wyll rayse vp a perilous wynde agaynst Babylon her citizens that beare euyl wyll against me 2 I wyll sende also into Babylon fanners to fanne her out and to destroy her lande for in the day of her trouble they shal be about her on euery syde 3 Moreouer the Lorde wyll say vnto the bowmen and to them that aduaunce them selues in their armoure Ye shall not spare her young men kyll downe all her hoast 4 Thus the slayne shall fall downe in the lande of the Chaldees and the wounded in the streetes 5 As for Israel and Iuda they shall not be forsaken of their God of the Lord of hoastes yea for the holy one of Israels sake haue the Chaldees fylled their lande full of sinne 6 * Flee away from Babylon euery man saue his lyfe that ye be not rooted out with her wickednesse for the tyme of
ye tell me the dreame and the interpretation therof ye shall receaue of me giftes rewardes and great honour therefore shewe me the dreame and the interpretation therof 7 They aunswered againe and said The king must shewe his seruauntes the dreame and so shal we declare the interpretation therof 8 Then the king aunswered saying I perceaue of a trueth that ye would redeeme the time for so much as ye see the thing is gone fro me 9 Therfore if ye wil not tel me the dreame this is your only purpose ye haue prepared liyng corrupt wordes to speake before me til the time be chaunged therfore tell me the dreame that I may knowe that ye can declare me the interpretation therof 10 Vpon this the Chaldees gaue aunswere before the king and sayde There is no man vpon earth that can tell the thing which the king speaketh of yea there is neither king prince nor lorde that euer asked such thinges at a wyse man soothsayer or Chaldean 11 For it is a rare matter that the king requireth neither is there any that can certifie the king therof except the gods whose dwelling is not with fleshe 12 For the which cause the king was wroth with great indignation commaunded to destroy al the wise men at Babylon 13 So the decree went foorth and the wise men were slayne they sought also to slay Daniel with his companions 14 Then Daniel stayed the counsell and decree with Arioch the captayne of the kinges garde who was gone foorth to put to death the wise men of Babylon 15 He aunswered and sayde vnto Arioch the kinges captayne why is the sentence so hastie from the king Then Arioch tolde Daniel the matter 16 Vpon this went Daniel and desired the king that he woulde geue him leysure and that he would shewe the king the interpretation 17 Then Daniel went to his house and shewed the thing to Ananias Misael and Azarias his companions 18 That they shoulde beseche the God of heauen for grace in this secrete that Daniel and his felowes with other such as were wyse in Babylon perished not 19 Then was the secrete reuealed vnto Daniel in a vision by night then Daniel praysed the God of heauen 20 Daniel also aunswered and said The name of God be praysed for euer euer for wysdome and strength are his 21 He chaungeth the times and seasons he taketh away kinges he setteth vp kinges he geueth wysdome vnto the wyse and vnderstanding to those that vnderstande 22 He reuealeth the deepe secrete thinges he knoweth the thing that lieth in darknesse for the light dwelleth with him 23 I thanke thee and prayse thee O thou God of my fathers that thou hast geuen me wisdome and strength and hast shewed me now the thing that we desired of thee for thou hast declared the kinges matter vnto vs. 24 Vpon this went Daniel in vnto Arioch whom the king had ordeined to destroy the wise men at Babylon he went and sayde thus vnto him Destroy not the wyse men of Babylon but bring me before the king and I shall shewe the king the interpretation 25 Then Arioch brought Daniel before the king in all the haste and sayde thus vnto him I haue founde a man among the children of Iuda that were brought captiues that will declare vnto the king the interpretation 26 Then aunswered the king and sayd vnto Daniel whose name was Baltassar Art thou able to shewe me the dreame which I haue seene and the interpretation therof 27 Daniel aunswered in the presence of the king and sayd As for this secrete for the whiche the king maketh inquisition there can neither the men of vnderstanding nor soothsayers nor the wyse men nor readers of destinies declare it vnto the king 28 But there is a God in heauen that reuealeth secretes sheweth the king Nabuchodonozor what is for to come in the latter dayes Thy dreame and that whiche thou hast seene in thyne head vpon thy bed is this 29 O king when thou wast in thy bed thoughtes came into thy mynde what should come hereafter so he that is the opener of misteries telleth thee what is for to come 30 As for me this secrete is not shewed me for any wysdome that I haue more then any other liuing but onely that I might shew the king the interpretation and that thou mightest knowe the thoughtes of thyne owne heart 31 Thou king sawest and beholde there was a great image this great image whose brightnesse was excellent stoode before thee and the fourme therof was terrible 32 This images head was of fine gold his brest and armes of siluer his belly and his thighes of brasse 33 His legges were of iron his feete were part of iron and part of clay 34 Thou beheldest it till a stone was cut without handes which smote the image vpon his feete that were of iron clay and brake them to peeces 35 Then was the iron the clay the brasse the siluer and gold broken al together became like y e chaffe of sommer floores and the winde caryed them away that no place was found for them the stone that smote the image became a great mountayne and filled the whole earth 36 This is the dreame and now will we shew before the king what it meaneth 37 O king thou art a king of kinges for the God of heauē hath geuen vnto thee a kingdome power strength glorie 38 And in all places whersoeuer the children of men dwell the beastes of the fielde and the foules of the aire hath he geuen into thy hande and hath made thee ruler in them all thou art this head of golde 39 After thee shall arise another kingdome inferior to thee another third kingdome shal be of brasse whiche shall beare rule ouer all the earth 40 The fourth kingdome shal be strong as iron for as iron breaketh in peeces and subdueth all thinges and as iron bruiseth all these thinges so shall it breake in peeces and bruise all 41 Where as thou sawest the feete toes parte of potters clay part of iron the kingdome shal be deuided but there shal be in it of the strength of the iron for so much as thou sawest the iron mixt with the clay and earth 42 And as the toes of the feete were part of iron and part of clay so shal the kingdome be part strong and part broken 43 And wheras thou sawest iron mixt with clay and earth they shall mingle themselues with the seede of men and yet not ioyne one with another as iron will not be mixt with clay 44 And in the dayes of these kinges shall the God of heauen set vp a kingdome which shall neuer be destroyed and this kingdome shall not be geuen ouer to another people but it shall breake and destroy al these kingdomes and it shal stand for euer 45 Like as thou sawest that without any handes
her â—aut she aunswered her saying God let vs neuer see sonne nor daughter of thee more vpon earth thou killer of thy husbandes 10 Wilt thou slay me also as thou hast slayne seuen men At this voyce went Sara into an hye chamber of her house and three dayes and three nightes she neither eate nor dranke 11 But continued in prayer and besought God with teares that he would deliuer her from this rebuke 12 Vpon the thirde day it came to passe that when she had made an end of prayer she praysed the Lorde 13 Saying Blessed be thy name O God of our fathers whiche when thou art wroth shewest mercie and in time of trouble thou forgeuest the sinnes of them that call vpon thee 14 Vnto thee O Lorde turne I my face vnto thee lift I vp myne eyes 15 I beseche thee O Lord loose me out of the bondes of this rebuke or els take me vtterly away from of the earth 16 Thou knowest Lorde that I neuer had desire vnto man and that I haue kept my soule cleane from all vncleanly lust 17 I haue not kept companie with those that passe their time in sport neither haue I made my selfe partaker with them that walke in light behauour 18 An husband haue I consented to take not for my pleasure but in thy feare 19 Nowe peraduenture eyther I haue ben vnworthy of them or els were they vnmeete for me for thou happyly hast kept me to another hushande 20 For why thy counsell is not in the power of man 21 But euery one that serueth thee is sure of this that if his life be in triyng it shal be crowned and if he be in trouble that God no doubt shal deliuer him and if his life be in chastening that he shall haue leaue to come vnto thy mercie 22 For thou hast no pleasure in our dampnation And why after a storme thou makest the wether faire and still after weeping heauinesse thou geuest great ioy 23 Thy name O God of Israel be praysed for euer 24 At the same time were both their prayers hearde in the sight of the maiestie of the hiest God 25 And Raphael the holy angell of the Lorde was sent to helpe them both whose prayers came at one time together before God The .iiii. Chapter 1 Preceptes and exhortations of Tobias to his sonne 1 SO when Tobias thought his prayer to be heard that he might dye he called vnto him his sonne Tobias 2 And sayde vnto him My sonne heare the wordes of my mouth and lay them in thyne heart as a foundation 3 When God taketh away my soule burie thou my body and holde thy mother in honour all the dayes of her life 4 For thou oughtest to remember what and howe great peryls she suffred for thee in her wombe 5 And when she also hath fulfilled the time of her life burie her beside me 6 Haue God in thy thought all the dayes of thy life and beware lest at any time thou consent vnto sinne and lest thou let slippe the commaundementes of the Lorde our God 7 Geue almes of thy goods and turne neuer thy face from the poore and so shall it come to passe that the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee 8 Be mercifull after thy power 9 If thou haue much geue plenteously if thou hast litle do thy diligence gladly to geue of that litle 10 For so gatherest thou thy selfe a good rewarde in the day of necessitie 11 For mercie deliuereth from al sinne and from death and suffreth not the soule to come into darkenesse 12 A great comfort is mercie before the hie God vnto all them that shewe it 13 My sonne kepe thee wel from al whordome and beside thy wife suffer not thy selfe to knowe of sinne 14 Let neuer pride haue rule in thy minde nor in thy worde for in pryde began all destruction 15 Whosoeuer worketh any thing for thee immediatly geue him his hire and loke that thy hired seruauntes wages remayne not at all with thee 16 Loke that thou neuer do vnto another man the thing that thou wouldest not another man shoulde do vnto thee 17 Eate thy bread with the hungry and poore and couer the naked with thy clothes 18 Set thy bread and wine vpon the buriall of the righteous and do not thou eate and drinke therof with the sinners 19 Aske euer counsell at the wyse 20 Be alway praysing of God beseche him that he will order thy wayes and that whatsoeuer thou deuisest or takest in hand it may remayne in him 21 I certifie thee also my sonne that when thou wast yet but a babe I deliuered ten talentes of siluer vnto Gabelus at Rages a citie of the Medes and his hande wryting haue I by me 22 And therfore seke some meanes howe thou mayest come by him and receaue of him the sayd wayght of siluer geue him his hande wryting againe 23 My sonne be not afrayde trueth it is we leade here a poore life but great good shall we haue if we feare God and depart from all sinne and do well ¶ The .v. Chapter 2 Tobias is sent to Rages 5 He meeteth with the angell Raphael which did conduct him 1 THen aunswered Tobias his father and said Father all that thou hast commaunded me wyl I doe and that diligently 2 But how I shall require this money I can not tell neither doth he knowe me nor I him What token shall I geue him And as for the way thyther I neuer knew it 3 Then his father aunswered him and saide I haue his hand writing by me which when thou shewest him immediatly he shall pay thee 4 But go thy way nowe and get thee some faithful man to go with thee for an hyre that thou mayst receaue the money while I am yet liuing 5 Then went Tobias out and vpon the streate he founde a fayre young man standing girded vp and as it were one redie to take his iourney 6 And he knewe not that it was an angell of God but saluted him and sayde From whence art thou thou good young man 7 He aunswered Of the children of Israel And Tobias said vnto him Knowest thou the way that leadeth vnto the countrey of the Medes 8 He aunswered I knowe it well all those streates haue I gone oft times and haue lodged with our brother Gabelus that dwelleth in Rages a citie of the Medes which lyeth vpon the mouÌ„t Ecbatanis 9 Tobias saide vnto him I pray thee tary for me till I haue tolde my father these thinges 10 Then went Tobias in and tolde his father all At the which his father marueyled and prayed that he woulde come in vnto him 11 Now when he came in he saluted him and saide Ioy be with thee for euermore 12 And olde Tobias saide what ioy can I haue that sit here in darkenesse and see not the light of heauen 13 The young man saide vnto him Be of good cheare
men might knowe that thankes ought to be geuen vnto thee before the sunne ryse and that thou oughtest to be worshipped before the day spring 29 For the hope of the vnthankfull shall melt away as the winter yse and flowe away as vnprofitable water ¶ The .xvij. Chapter ¶ The iudgementes of God against the wicked 1 FOr great are thy iudgmentes O Lorde and can not be expressed therefore men do erre that wyll not be refourmed by thy wysdome 2 For when the vnrighteous thought to haue thy holy people in subiection they were bounde with the bandes of darknesse and long night shut vp vnder roofes and lay there to escape the eternall prouidence 3 And whyle they thought to be hyd in the darknesse of their sinnes they were scattered abrode in the very middest of the darke couering of forgetfulnesse put to horrible feare and wonderouslye vexed 4 For the corner where they lay hyd might not kepe them from feare because the soundes came rounde about them and vexed them yea many terrible and straunge visions appeared vnto them 5 No power of the fire might geue them light neither might the cleare flambes of the starres lightē the horrible night 6 But there appeared vnto them a sodayne fire only very dreadfull At the which sight wherin they sawe nothing throughly they were so afrayde that they thought the thing whiche they sawe to be the more fearefull 7 As for the illusions of the magicall art they came to naught and it was a most shamefull reproche of the pryde that they had of their owne wysdome 8 For they that promised to driue away the feares and troubles from the sicke soule were sicke them selues with feare worthy to be laughed at 9 For though no terrible thing did feare them yet were they afrayde at the beastes whiche passed by them and at the hissing of the serpentes 10 Insomuch that with trembling they sowned and sayde they sawe not the ayre whiche no man yet may escape 11 For malice is a dreadfull thing that is condempned by his owne witnesse and beyng pressed with conscience it euer suspecteth cruel thinges 12 For feare is nothing els but a betraying of the succours whiche reason offereth 13 And looke howe muche the lesse his hope is within the greater doth he recount his ignoraunce of that cause that bryngeth the torment 14 But they that dyd indure the night that in deede was intollerable and that came from the dungeons of intollerable hell sleping the same sleepe 15 Were somtimes chased with monsterous apparitions and sometymes they sowned as their owne soules had betrayed them for an hastie feare that was not looked for came vpon them 16 And thus whosoeuer was there fallen he was in pryson but without chaines 17 For whether a man had occupied husbandrie or had ben an heardman or labourer in the woods if he were taken he suffred intollerable necessitie 18 For they were all bounde with one chayne of darknesse whether it were a blasing winde or a sweete song of the byrdes among the thicke braunches of the trees or the vehemencie of hastie running water 19 Or great noyse of the falling downe of stones or the runnyng of playing beastes whiche they sawe not or the mightie noyse of roaring wilde beastes or the sounde that aunswered agayne in the holonesse of mountaynes these terrible thinges made them sowne for very feare 20 For all the earth shined with cleare light and no man was hindered in his labour 21 Onlye vpon them there fell a heauie night an image of darknesse that was to come vpon them Yea they were vnto them selues more heauie then darknesse ¶ The .xviij. Chapter 3 The firie piller that the Israelites had in Egypt 8 The deliueraunce of the faythfull 10 The Lorde smote the Egyptians 20 The sinne of the people in the wyldernesse 21 Aaron stoode betweene the liuing and the dead with his censure 1 NEuerthelesse thy saintes had a very great light whose voyce they hearing and not seeing their figure for that they suffred not the same thinges they thought them blessed 2 And for that they dyd not hurt them nowe of whom they had ben wronged before they thanked them besought them pardon of that they had ben enemies 3 Therfore thou gauest them a burning piller of fire to leade them in the vnknowen way and the sunne not to hurt them in their honourable iourney 4 But reason it was that they shoulde leese the light and be put in the pryson of darknesse whiche had kept thy chyldren shut vp by whom the vncorrupt light of the lawe was to be geuen vnto the worlde 5 After when they thought to slay the babes of the saintes one chylde beyng cast out and preserued to reproue them thou tokest away the whole multitude of their chyldren and destroyedst them altogether in a mightie water 6 Of that night were our fathers certified afore that they knowing vnto what othes they had geuen credence might be of good cheare 7 Thus thy people receaued the health of the righteous but the vngodly were destroyed 8 For like as thou hast reuenged our enemies so hast thou promoted vs whom thou hast called 9 For the righteous chyldren of the good men offred secretely and made a godly lawe with one consent that the saintes should in like maner receaue together both good and euil and that the fathers nowe should first sing prayses 10 But there was hearde a disagreing voyce of the enemies and there was a miserable lamentation for children that were bewayled 11 The maister and the seruaunt were punished after one maner and lyke as the king so suffred the common people 12 So they had innumerable that dyed with one kinde of death altogether neither were the liuing sufficient to bury the dead for in the twinckling of an eye the noblest ofspring of them was destroyed 13 For whereas they woulde discredite all thinges by reason of the inchauntmentes in the destruction of the first borne they acknowledged that this people was the chyldren of God 14 For whyle all thinges were styl in scilence and when the night was in the middest of her course thy almightie worde O Lorde lept downe from heauen out of thy royall trone 15 As a rough man of warre in the middest of the land that was destroyed 16 And brought thyne vnfayned commaundement as a sharpe sworde and standing vp filled all thinges with death yea it stoode vpon the earth and reached vnto the heauen 17 Then the sightes of the euyl dreames vexed them sodainly and fearefulnesse came vpon them vnawares 18 Then lay there one here another there halfe dead halfe quicke and shewed the cause of his death 19 For the visions that vexed them shewed them these thinges afore that they might not be ignoraunt wherefore they perished 20 Yea the temptation of death touched the righteous also and among the
and he shall not knowe from whence 28 The proude blaspheme and are scorneful but vengeaunce lurketh for them as a lion 29 They that reioyce at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare anguishe of heart shall consume them before they dye 30 Anger and rigorousnesse are two abhominable thinges and the vngodly hath them both vpon hym The .xxviii. Chapter 1 We ought not to desire vengeaunce but to forgeue the offence 13 Of the vices of the tongue and of the daungers therof 1 HE that seketh vengeaunce shal find vengeaunce of the Lorde which shal surely kepe hym his sinnes 2 Forgeue thy neyghbour the hurt that he hath done thee and so shal thy sinnes be forgeuen thee also when thou prayest 3 A man that beareth hatred against another how dare he desire forgeuenesse of God 4 He that sheweth no mercie to a man which is like him selfe how dare he aske forgeuenesse of his sinnes 5 If he that is but fleshe beareth hatred and kepeth it who will intreate for his sinnes 6 Remember the ende and let enmitie passe whiche seketh death and destruction and abyde thou in the commaundementes 7 Remember the commaundementes so shalt thou not be rigorous ouer thy neyghbour Thinke vpon the couenaunt of the hyghest and forgeue thy neyghbours ignoraunce 8 Beware of stryfe and thou shalt make thy sinnes fewer 9 For an angry man kindleth variaunce and the vngodly disquieteth friendes and putteth discorde among them that be at peace 10 The more wood there is the more vehement is the fire and the mightier that men be the greater is the wrath according to his riches his anger increaseth and the longer the stryfe endureth the more it burneth 11 And hastie brawling kindleth a fyre and an hastie stryfe sheddeth blood A tongue also that beareth false witnesse bringeth death 12 If thou blow the sparke it shall burne yf thou spyt vpon it it shall go foorth and both these come out of the mouth 13 The sclaunderer and doubble tongued is cursed for many one that be friendes setteth he at variaunce 14 The thirde tongue hath disquieted many one and dryuen them from one lande to another Strong cities of the riche hath it broken downe and ouerthrowen the houses of great men The strength of the people hath it brought downe and ben the decay of mightie nations 15 The thirde tongue hath cast out many an honest woman and robbed them of their labours 16 Who so hearkeneth vnto such shal neuer finde rest and neuer dwell safely 17 The stroke of the rod maketh printes in the skinne but the stroke of the tongue smyteth the bones in sunder 18 There be many that haue perished with the sworde but many mo thorow the tongue 19 Well is him that is kept from an euyll tongue and commeth not in the anger thereof which draweth not the yoke of such and is not bounde in the bandes of it 20 For the yoke therof is of yron and the bande of it of steele 21 The death therof is a very euyl death hell were better for one then such a tongue 22 But the fire of it may not oppresse them that feare God and the flambe thereof may not burne them 23 Such as forsake the Lorde shall fall therin and it shall burne them and no man shall be able to quenche it It shall fall vpon them as a lion and deuour them as a leoparde 24 Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make doores and barres for thy mouth 25 Thou wayest thy gold and siluer why doest thou not waye thy wordes also vpon thy balaunce and make a doore and a barre and a sure brydell for thy mouth 26 Beware that thou slide not thy tongue and so fal before thyne enemies that lay wayte for thee and thy fal be incurable euen vnto death The .xxix. Chapter 1 Howe we ought to lende our money and do almes 15 Of a faythfull man aunswering for his friende 22 Of liberalitie and hospitalitie 1 WHo so will shewe mercie let hym lende vnto his neyghbour and he that is able let him kepe the commaundementes 2 Lend vnto thy neyghbour in time of his neede and paye thou thy neyghbour againe in due season 3 Kepe thy worde and deale faythfully with him and thou shalt alway finde the thing that is necessarie for thee 4 There haue ben many that when a thing was lent them reckened it to be founde and made them trauayle and labour that had helped them 5 Whyle they receaue any thing they kisse the handes of such as geue them and for their neyghbours good they humble their voyce but when they should paye againe they kepe it backe and geue euyl wordes and make many excuses by reason of the time 6 And though he be able yet geueth he scarse the halfe againe and reckeneth the other to be founde And if he withholde not his money yet hath he an enemie of him and that vndeserued He payeth him with cursing and rebuke and geueth him euyll wordes for his good deede 7 There be many one which are not glad for to lende not because of euyl but they feare to lose the thing that they lende 8 Yet haue thou patience with the simple and withholde not mercie from him 9 Helpe the poore for the commaundementes sake and let hym not go emptie from thee because of his necessitie 10 Lose thy money for thy brother and neyghbours sake and burie it not vnder a stone where it rusteth and corrupteth 11 Gather thy treasure after the commaundement of the hyghest and so shal it bring thee more profite then golde 12 Lay vp thyne almes in the hande of the poore and it shall kepe thee from all euyll 13 A mans almes is as a purse with him shal kepe a mans fauour as the apple of an eye and afterwarde shall it arise and paye euery man his rewarde vpon his head 14 It shall fight for thee against thyne enemies better then the shielde of a gyaunt or speare of the mightie 15 A good honest man is a suertie for his neyghbour but a wicked person letteth him come to shame 16 Forget not the friendship of thy suertie for he hath geuen his soule for thee 17 The vngodly despiseth the good deede of his suertie 18 The wicked will not become suertie and the vnthankeful and ignoraunt leaueth his suertie in daunger 19 Some man promiseth for his neyghbour when he hath lost his honestie he shall forsake him 20 Suertishippe hath destroyed many a riche man and remoued them as the waues in the sea Mightie people hath it dryuen away and caused them to wander in straunge countreys 21 An vngodly man transgressing the commaundement of the Lorde shall fal into an euyll suertiship and though he force him selfe to get out yet shall he fall into iudgement 22 Helpe thy neyghbour out after thy power and beware that thou thy selfe fall
Beholde how I haue not laboured onely for my selfe but for all such as loue nurture and wysdome 17 Heare me O ye great men of the people and hearken with your eares ye rulers of the congregation 18 Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother and friend power ouer thee whyle thou liuest and geue not away thy substaunce good to another lest it repent thee and thou be faine to aske of them againe 19 As long as thou lyuest and hast breath let no man chaunge thee 20 For better it is thy children to pray thee then that thou shouldest be faine to loke in their handes 21 In all thy workes be excellent that thy honour be neuer stayned 22 At the time when thou shalt ende thy dayes and finishe thy lyfe distribute thyne inheritaunces 23 The fodder the whippe and the burthen belongeth vnto the asse meate correction and worke vnto the seruaunt 24 If thou set thy seruaunt to labour thou shalt finde rest but if thou let him go idle he shall seeke libertie 25 The yoke and the whippe bowe downe the hard necke but tame thou thy euill seruaunt with bondes and correction 26 Sende him to labour that he go not idle for idlenesse bringeth much euill 27 Set him to worke for that belongeth vnto him and becommeth him wel 28 If he be not obedient binde his feete but do not to much vnto him in any wyse and without discretion do nothing 29 If thou haue a faithfull seruaunt let him be vnto thee as thyne owne soule entreate him as a brother for in blood hast thou gotten him if thou haue a seruaunt holde him as thy selfe for thou hast neede of him as of thy selfe 30 If thou intreatest him euil and kepest him hard and makest him to be proude and to runne away from thee thou canst not tell what way thou shalt seeke him The .xxxiiij. Chapter 1 Of dreames dâ—â—inations and enchauntmentes 6 We ought to confute vaine hope and lying 13 The prayse of them that feare God 22 Of diuers workes of men 27 God doth not alowe the workes of an vnfaithfull man 1 VNwyse people beguile them selues with vaine and deceitfull hope and fooles trust in dreames 2 Who so regardeth dreames is lyke him that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the winde 3 Euen so is it with the appearinges of dreames before the face is the lykenesse of a face 4 Who can be cleansed of the vncleane or what trueth can be spoken of a lyer 5 Soothsaying witchcrafte sorcerie and dreaming is but vaine lyke as when a woman trauayleth with childe hath many fantasies in her heart 6 Where as such visions come not of God set not thyne heart vpon them 7 For dreames haue deceaued many a man and they failed that put their trust therein 8 The lawe shal be fulfilled without lyes wysdome is sufficient to a faithfull mouth what knowledge hath he that is not tryed 9 A wyse man that is well instruct vnderstandeth much and he that hath good experience can talke of wysdome 10 He that hath no experience knoweth litle and he that erreth causeth much wickednesse he that is not tryed what thinges knoweth he he that hath ben deceaued is full of subtiltie 11 When I was yet in errour I learned much also yea I was so learned that I could not expresse it all 12 And came oft in perill of death therefore tyll I was delyuered from it through the grace of God 13 Now I see that they which feare God haue the right spirit for their hope standeth in him that can helpe them and the eyes of the Lorde are on them that loue him 14 Who so feareth the Lorde standeth in awe of no man and is not afraide for the Lorde is his hope and comforte 15 Blessed is the soule of him that feareth the lord in whom putteth he his trust who is his strength 16 For the eyes of the Lord haue respect vnto them that loue him he is their mightie protection and strong grounde A defence for the heate a refuge for the hot noone day a succour for stumbling and an helpe for falling 17 He setteth vp the soule and lighteneth the eyes he geueth lyfe and blessing 18 He that geueth an offering of vnrighteous good his offering is refused and the scornefull dealinges of the vnrighteous please not God 19 The Lorde is theirs onely that patiently abide him in the way of the trueth and of righteousnesse 20 The highest doth not alowe the giftes of the wicked and God hath no delight in the offeringes of the vngodly neither may sinne be reconciled in the multitude of oblations 21 Who so bringeth an offering out of the goodes of the poore doth euen as one that killeth the sonne before the fathers eyes 22 The bread of the nedefull is the lyfe of the poore he that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood 23 Who so robbeth his neighbour of his lyuing doth as great sinne as though he slue him to death he that defraudeth the labourer of his hyre is a blood shedder 24 When one buildeth and an other breaketh downe what profite haue they then but labour 25 When one prayeth and another curseth whose voyce wyl the Lorde heare 26 He that washeth him selfe because of a dead body and then toucheth the dead againe what doth his washing 27 So is it with a man that fasteth for his sinnes and doth them againe who wyll heare his prayer or what doth his fasting helpe him ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter 1 It is well done to pray and to do sacrifice 14 The prayer of the fatherlesse and of the widowe and of him that humbleth himselfe 1 WHo so kepeth the lawe bringeth offeringes inough he that holdeth fast the coÌ„maundement offereth the right health offering 2 He that is thankefull and recompenceth offereth fine floure who so is merciful and geueth almes that is the right thanke offering 3 God hath pleasure when one departeth from sinne and to forsake vnrighteousnesse reconcileth vs with him 4 Thou shalt not appeare emptie before the Lorde 5 For al such is done because of the commaundement of God 6 The offering of the righteous maketh the aulter fat and a sweete smell is it before the highest 7 The offering of the righteous is acceptable vnto God and shall neuer be forgotten 8 Geue God his honour with a chearefull heart and keepe not backe the firstlinges of thyne handes 9 In all thy giftes shewe a chearefull countenaunce and halowe thy tythes vnto God with gladnesse 10 Geue vnto God according as he hath enriched and prospered thee and loke what thyne hande is able geue with a chearefull eye 11 For the Lorde recompenceth and geueth thee seuen times as much againe 12 Geue no vnrighteous giftes for such wyll he not receaue Beware of wrong offeringes for the Lorde is a righteous iudge and regardeth no mans person 13 He accepteth not the person of the poore but he
ben seene at Theman 23 The Agarenes sought after wisdome but that whiche is earthly like as the marchauntes of the lande do they of Theman are cunning also they labour for wysdome vnderstanding but the way of true wysedome they knowe not neither do they thinke vpon the pathes therof 24 O Israel howe great is the house of God and howe large is the place of his possession 25 Great is he and hath none ende yea hye and vnmeasurable 26 What is become of those famous giauntes that were so great of bodies and so worthy men of warre 27 Those hath not the Lorde chosen neither haue they founde the way of reformation 28 Therfore were they destroyed and for so much as they had no wysdome they perished because of their foolishenesse 29 Who hath gone vp into heauen to take wisdome there and brought her downe from the cloudes 30 Who hath gone ouer the sea to fynde her and hath chosen her aboue golde and so brought her hyther 31 No man knoweth the wayes of wysedome neither is there any that can seke out her pathes 32 But he hath woteth all thinges knoweth her and hath founde her out with his foreknowledge this same is he whiche prepared the earth at the beginning and filled it with all maner of foules and beastes 33 When he sendeth out the light it goeth and when he calleth it againe it obeyeth him with feare 34 The starres kepe their watch and geue their light yea and that gladly When he calleth them they say Here we be and so with chearfulnesse they shewe light vnto him that made them 35 This is our God and there shal none other be compared vnto him 36 It is he that hath founde out all wysedome and hath geuen her vnto Iacob his seruaunt and to Israel his beloued 37 Afterwarde did he shewe hym selfe vpon earth and dwelt among men The .iiii. Chapter 1 The reward of them that kepe the lawe and the punishment of them that despise it 12 A comforting of the people beyng in captiuitie 19 A complaynt of Hierusalem and vnder the figure therof of the church 25 A consolation and comforting of the same 1 THis is the booke of the commaundementes of God and the law that endureth for euer all they that kepe it shall come to lyfe but such as forsake it shall come to death 2 Turne thee O Iacob and take holde of it walke by this way thorowe his brightnesse and shyne 3 Geue not thyne honour to another and thy worship to a straunge people 4 O Israel howe happy are we seyng that God hath shewed vs such thinges as are pleasaunt vnto hym 5 Be of good cheare thou people of God O thou auncient Israel 6 Now are ye solde among the heathen howbeit not for your vtter destruction but because ye prouoked God the Lorde to wrath and displeasure therfore were ye deliuered vnto your enemies 7 For ye displeased the euerlasting God that made you offering vnto deuils and not to God 8 Ye haue forgotten hym that brought you vp and ye haue greeued Hierusalem that nursed you 9 When she sawe that the wrath of God was comming vpon you she said Hearken O ye that dwell about Sion for God hath brought me into great heauinesse 10 And why I see the captiuitie of my people of my sonnes and daughters which the euerlasting God will bring vpon them 11 With ioy dyd I norishe them but nowe must I leaue them with weeping and sorowe 12 Let no man reioyce ouer me wyddowe and forsaken which for the sinnes of my children am defolate of euery man For why they departed from the lawe of God 13 They woulde not know his righteousnesse nor walke in the way of his commaundementes and as for the pathes of trueth and godlinesse they had no lust to go in them 14 O ye dwellers about Sion come and let vs call to remembraunce the captiuitie that the euerlasting God hath brought vpon my sonnes my daughters 15 He hath brought a people vpon them from farre an vncurteous people and of a straunge language whiche neither regarde the olde nor pitie the young 16 These haue caried away the deare beloued of my widdowes leauing me alone both desolate and childlesse 17 But alas what can I helpe you 18 Nowe he that brought these plagues vpon you deliuer you also from the handes of your enemies 19 Go your way O my children go your way for I am desolate and forsaken 20 I haue put of the clothing of peace put vpon me the sacke cloth of prayer and for my time I will call vpon the most hyghest 21 Be of good cheare O my children crye vnto the Lorde and he shall deliuer you from the power of the princes your enemies 22 For veryly I haue euer a good hope of your prosperous health yea a very gladnesse is come vpon me from the holy one because of the mercie that ye shal haue of our euerlasting sauiour 23 With mourning and weeping dyd I let you go fro me but with ioy and perpetuall gladnesse shall the Lorde bring you againe vnto me 24 Like as the neyghbours of Sion saw your captiuitie from God euen so shall they also see shortly your health in God which shall come on you with great honour and euerlasting worship 25 O my children suffer patiently the wrath that shal come vpon you for the enemie hath persecuted thee but shortly thou shalt see his destruction and shalt treade vpon his necke 26 My dearlinges haue gone rough hard wayes for they are led away as a flocke that is scattered abrode with the enemies 27 But be of good comfort O my children and crye vnto the Lorde for he that led you away hath you yet in remembraunce 28 And like as ye haue ben mynded to swarue from your God so shall ye now endeuour your selues ten times more to turne againe and to seke him 29 For he that hath brought these plagues vpon you shall bring you euerlasting ioy againe with your health 30 Take a good heart vnto thee O Hierusalem for he whiche gaue thee that name exhorteth thee so to do 31 The wicked doers that now put thee to trouble shall perishe such as haue reioyced at thy fall shal be punished 32 The cities whom thy children serue and that haue caryed away thy sonnes shal be corrected 33 For like as they be nowe glad of thy decay and reioyce at thy fal so shal they mourne in their owne destruction 34 The ioy of their multitude shal be taken away and their cheare shal be turned to sorowe 35 For a fire shall fall vpon them from the euerlasting God long to endure it shal be inhabited of deuyls for a great season 36 O Hierusalem loke about thee toward the east and beholde the ioy that commeth vnto thee from God 37 For lo thy sonnes whom thou hast forsaken and that were scattered abrode come gathered
together from the east and west reioycing in the worde of the holy one vnto the honour of God The .v. Chapter 1 Hierusalem is moued vnto gladnesse for the returne of her people and vnder the figure therof the church 1 PVT of thy mourning clothes O Hierusalem and thy sorow decke thee with the worship honour that commeth vnto thee from God with euerlasting glorie 2 God shal put the garment of righteousnesse vpon thee set a crowne of euerlasting worship vpon thyne head 3 For vpon thee will God declare his brightnesse that is vnder the heauen 4 Yea an euerlasting name shall be geuen thee of God with peace of righteousnesse and the honour of gods feare 5 Arise O Hierusalem stande vp on hye loke about thee towarde the east and beholde thy children gathered from the cast vnto the west whiche reioyce in the holy worde hauing God in remembraunce 6 They departed from thee on foote and were led away of their enemies but now shall the Lorde bring them caryed with honour as chyldren of the kingdome 7 For God is purposed to bring downe al stout mountaynes yea all hie rockes to fill the valleys and so to make them euen with the ground that Israel may be diligent to liue vnto the honour of God 8 The woods all pleasaunt trees shall ouershadowe Israel at the commaundement of God 9 For hyther shal God bring Israel with ioyfull mirth and in the light of his maiestie with the mercie and righteousnesse that commeth of him selfe The .vi. Chapter A copie of the epistle that Ieremie sent vnto the Iewes whiche were led away prisoners by the king of Babylon wherin he certifieth them of the thing that was commaunded him of God 1 BEcause of the sinnes that ye haue done against God ye shal be led away captiue vnto Babylon euen of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon 2 So when ye be come into Babylon ye shall remayne there many yeres and for a long season namely seuen generations and after that will I bring you away peaceably from thence 3 Nowe shall ye see in Babylon gods of golde of siluer of wood and of stone borne vpon mens shoulders to cast out a fearfulnesse before the heathen 4 But loke that ye do not as the other be not ye afraide let not the feare of them ouercome you 5 Therfore when ye see the multitude of people worshipping them behynde and before say ye in your heartes O Lorde it is thou that oughtest only to be worshipped 6 Myne angell also shal be with you and I my selfe will care for your soules 7 As for the timber of those gods the carpenter hath pullished them yea gilted be they and layed ouer with siluer yet are they but vayne thinges and can not speake 8 Like as a wench that loueth paramours is trimly dect euen so are these made and hanged with golde 9 Crownes of golde veryly haue their gods vpon their heades so the priestes them selues take golde and siluer from them and put it to their owne vses 10 Yea they geue of the same vnto harlottes trimme their whores withall againe they take it from the whores and decke their gods therwith 11 Yet can not these gods deliuer them selues from rust and mothes 12 When they haue couered them with clothing of purple they wype their faces for the dust of the temple whereof there is much among them 13 One hath a scepter in his hande as though he were iudge of the countrey yet can he not slay such as offende hym 14 An other hath a sworde or an axe in his hand for al that he is neither able to defende hym selfe from battayle nor from murtherers 15 By this ye may vnderstande that they be no gods therefore see that ye neither worship them nor feare them 16 For like as a vessell that a man vseth is nothing worth when it is broken euen so is it with their gods When they be set vp in the temple their eyes be ful of dust thorowe the feete of those that come in 17 And like as the doores are shut in round about vpon hym that hath offended the king or as it were a dead body kept beside the graue Euen so the priestes kepe the doores with barres lockes lest their gods be spoyled with robbers 18 They set vp candels before them yea veryly and that many whereof they can not see one but euen as blockes so stande they in the temple 19 It is sayd that the serpentes wormes whiche come of the earth gnawe out their hartes eating them their clothes also and yet they feele it not 20 Their faces are blacke thorowe the smoke that is in the temple 21 The owles swalowes and byrdes flee vpon them yea and the cattes run ouer their heades 22 By this ye may be sure that they are not gods therfore feare them not 23 The golde that they haue is to make them beautifull for all that except some body dight of their rust they wil geue no shine and when they were cast into a fourme they felt it not 24 They are bought for money and haue no breath of lyfe within them 25 They must be borne vpon mens shoulders as those that haue no feete wherby they declare vnto men that they be nothing worth confounded be they then that worship them 26 For if they fall to the ground they can not rise vp againe of them selues Yea though one helpe them vp and set them right yet are they not able to stande alone but must haue proppes set vnder them like dead men 27 As for the thing that is offred vnto them their priestes sell it abuse it yea the priestes wyues take thereof but vnto the sicke poore they geue nothing of it 28 The women with childe and the menstruous lay handes of their offringes By this ye may be sure that they are no gods therefore be not ye afrayde of them 29 From whence commmeth it then that they be called gods the women sit before the gods of siluer golde and wood 30 And the priestes sit in their temples hauing open clothes whose heades and beardes are shauen and haue nothing vpon their heades 31 Roaring and crying vpon their gods as men do at the feast when one is dead 32 The priestes also take away the garmentes of the images and decke their wyues and children withall 33 Whether it be good or euyll that any man do vnto them they are not able to recompence it they can neither set vp a king nor put him downe 34 In like maner they may neither geue riches nor rewarde euyll though a man make a vow vnto them and kepe it not they will not require it 35 They can saue no man from death neither deliuer the weake from the mightie 36 They can not restore a blind man to his sight nor helpe any man at his neede 37 They can shewe no mercie to the
wicked handes toke the holy vessels which other kinges and cities had geuen thyther for the garnishing honour of the place them toke he in his handes vnworthyly and defiled them 17 So mad was Antiochus that he considered not how that God was not a litle wroth for the sinnes of them that dwelt in the citie for the which such confusion came vpon that place 18 And why if it had not happened them to haue ben lapped in many sinnes this Antiochus assoone as he had come had sodenly ben punished and shut out of his presumption like as Heliodorus was whom Seleueus the king sent to robbe the treasurie 19 Neuerthelesse God hath not chosen the people for the places sake but the place for the peoples sake 20 And therefore is the place become partaker of the peoples trouble but afterward shall it enioy the wealth of them And lyke as it was now forsaken in the wrath of almightie God so when the great God is reconsiled it shal be set vp in hie worship againe 21 So when Antiochus had taken a thousand and eyght hundred talentes out of the temple he gat him to Antioch in al the haste thinking in his pride that he might make men saile vpon the drye lande and to go vpon the sea such an hie minde had he 22 He left deputies there to vexe the people at Hierusalem left he Philip a Phrygian in maners more cruell then him selfe that set him there 23 At Garizim he left Andronicus and Menelaus which were more greeuous to the citezins then other 24 Nowe as he was thus set in malice against the Iewes he sent Apollonius a cruell prince with an armie of twentie and two thousand commaunding him to slay those that were of perfect age and to sell the women maydens and children 25 When he came now to Hierusalem he faigned peace kept him still vntill the Sabbath day and then he commaunded his men to take them to their weapons for the Iewes kept holy day 26 And so he slue all them that were gone foorth to the open play running here and there through the citie with his men weaponed and murthered a great number 27 But Iudas Machabeus which was the tenth fled into the wildernesse led his lyfe there with his company among wylde beastes and vpon the mountaynes dwelling there and eating hearbes lest they shoulde be partakers of the filthynesse The .vj. Chapter 1 The Iewes are compelled to leaue the lawe of God 4 The temple is defiled 12 The readers are admonished that they shall not abhorre the aduersitie wherewith the Lorde afflicteth them 28 The greeuous paine of Eleazarus 1 NOt longe after this sent the king an olde man of Antioch for to compell the Iewes to transgresse the ordinaunces of the fathers of the lawe of God 2 To defile the temple that was at Hierusalem and to call it the temple of Iupiter Olimpius and that they shoulde be in Garizim as those which dwel at the place of Iupiter the harberous 3 This wicked sedition of the vngodlie was heauy vpon all the people 4 For the temple was full of voluptuousnes bibbing and bolling of the heathen of rybaudes and harlots together the women went into the holy place and bare in that was not lawfull 5 The aulter also was full of vnlawfull thinges which the law forbiddeth to lay vpon it 6 The Sabbathes were not kept the other solempne feastes of the land were not regarded to be plaine there durst no man be knowē that he was a Iewe. 7 In the day of the kinges birth they were compelled parforce to offer and when the feaste of Bacchus was kept they were constrayned to weare gar landes of iuie and so to go about to the honour of Bacchus 8 Moreouer through the counsell of Ptolomeus there went out a cōmaundement vnto the next cities of the heathen against the Iewes that the lyke custome banketting should be kept 9 And who so would not conforme them selues to the maners of the Gentiles should be put to death then might a man haue seene the present miserie 10 For there were two women accused to haue circumcized their sonnes whom when they had led rounde about the citie the babes hanging at their brestes they cast them downe headlonges ouer the walles 11 Some that were crept in dennes and had kept the Sabbath were accused vnto Philip and brent in the fire because that for the feare of God they kept the commaundement so stiffely and would not defende them selues 12 Now I beseche all those which reade this booke that they refuse it not for these fals of aduersitie and iudge the thinges that are happened for no destruction but for a chastening of our people 13 And why When God suffereth not sinners long to folow their owne minde but shortly punisheth them it is a token of his great louing kindnesse 14 For this grace haue we of God more then other people That he suffreth not vs long to sinne vnpunished lyke as other nations 15 That when the day of iudgement commeth he may punishe them in the fulnes of their sinnes 16 If we sinne he correcteth vs but he neuer withdraweth his mercie from vs and though he punishe with aduersitie yet doth he neuer forsake his people 17 But let this that we haue spoken now with fewe wordes be for a warning and exhortation of the heathen Now wyll we come to the declaring of the matter 18 Eleazar one of the principall scribes an aged man and of a well fauoured countenaunce was constrained to gape with open mouth and to eate swynes fleshe 19 But he desiring rather to dye gloriously then to lyue with shame offered him selfe willingly to the martirdome 20 Now when he saw that he must nedes go to it he toke it patiently for he was at a poynt with himselfe that he would not consent to any vnlawful thing for any pleasure of lyfe 21 They that stoode by being moued with pitie but not a right for the olde frendship of the man toke him aside priuilie and prayed him that he would let such fleshe be brought him as were lawfull to eate and then to make a countenaunce as though he had eaten of the flesh of the sacrifice like as the king commaunded 22 For so he might be deliuered from death and so for the olde frendship of the man they shewed him this kindnes 23 But he began to consider discreetely and as became his age and the excellencie of his auncient yeres and the honour of his gray heares whereunto he was come and his most honest conuersation from his childhood but chiefely the holy law made and geuen by God therefore he aunswered consequently and willed them straightwayes to send him to the graue 24 For it becommeth not mine age saide he in any wyse to dissemble whereby many young persons might thinke that Eleazar being fourscore yeres olde and ten were nowe gone to a straunge religion 25
And so through myne hypocrisie for a litle time of a transitorie lyfe they might be deceaued by this meanes also should I defile myne age and make it abhominable 26 For though I were nowe deliuered from the tormentes of men yet shoulde I not escape the hand of almightie God neither aliue nor dead 27 Wherefore I wyll dye manfully and do as it becommeth myne age 28 Whereby I may peraduenture leaue an example of stedfastnes for such as be young if I with a redie minde manfully dye an honest death for the most worthy and holy lawes When he had saide these words immediatly he was drawen to the torment 29 Now they that led him and were milde a litle afore began to take displeasure because of the wordes that he saide for they thought he had spoken them of an hie minde 30 But when he was in his martirdome he mourned and saide Thou O Lorde which hast the holy knowledge knowest openly that where as I might be deliuered from death I suffer these sore paynes of my body but in my minde I am well content to suffer them because I feare thee 31 Thus this man dyed leauing the memoriall of his death for an example not onely vnto young men but vnto all the people to be stedfast and manly The .vij. Chapter The punishment of the seuen brethren and of their mother 1 IT happened also that there were seuen brethren with their mother taken and compelled by the king against the lawe to eate swines fleshe namely with scourges and leatherne whippes 2 And one of them which was the chiefe saide What seekest thou and what requirest thou of vs As for vs we are redie rather to suffer death then to offende the lawes of God and the fathers 3 Then was the king angry and bad heate cauldrons brasen pottes which when they were made hot 4 Immediately he commaunded the tongue of him that spake first to be cut out to pull the skin ouer his head to pare the edges of his handes and feete yea and that in the sight of his mother and the other of his brethren 5 Now when he was cleane mangled he cōmaunded a fire to be made and so while there was any breathin him to be fried in the cauldron In the which when he had ben long pained the other brethren with their mother exhorted him to dye manfully saying 6 The Lorde God shall regarde the trueth and comfort vs lyke as Moyses testifieth and declareth in his song saying And he wyll haue compassion on his seruauntes 7 So when the first was dead after this maner they brought the second to haue him in derision pulled the skinne with the heere ouer his head and asked him if he would eate swines flesh or he were payned in the other members also throughout his body 8 But he aunswered in his owne language and said I wyll not do it And so he was tormented lyke as the first 9 And when he was euen at the geuing vp of the ghost he sayd Thou most vngratious person puttest vs now to death but the king of the worlde shal rayse vs vp which dye for his lawes in the resurrection of euerlasting lyfe 10 After him was the third had in derision and when he was required he put out his tongue and that right soone holding foorth his handes manfully 11 And spake with a stedfast faith These haue I of heauē but now for the lawes of God I despise them for my trust is that I shal receaue them of him againe 12 Insomuch that the king they which were with him marueyled at the young mans boldnes that he nothing regarded the paynes 13 Now when he was dead also they vexed the fourth with tormentes in like maner 14 So when he was now at his death he saide It is better that we being put to death of men haue our hope trust in God for he shall rayse vs vp againe as for thee thou shalt haue no resurrection to lyfe 15 And when they had spoken to the fifth they tormented him 16 Then loked he vnto the king and said Thou hast power among men for thou art a mortall man also thy selfe to do what thou wylt but thinke not that God hath forsaken our generation 17 Abide thee tary still awhile and thou shalt see the great power of God howe he wyll punishe thee and thy seede 18 After him they brought the sixt which being at the poynt of death saide Be not deceaued O king for this we suffer for our owne sakes because we haue offended our God and therefore marueylous thinges are shewed vpon vs. 19 But thinke not thou which takest in hande to striue against God that thou shalt escape vnpunished 20 This excellent mother worthy to be wel reported of had in remembraūce saw her seuen sonnes dye in one day and suffered it paciently because of the hope that she had in God Yea she exhorted euery one of them in her countrey language and that boldly and stedfastly with perfect wysdome waking vp her wiuishe thought with a manly stomake and saide vnto them 22 I can not tell howe ye sprang in my wombe for I neither gaue you breath nor soule nor lyfe it is not I that ioyned the members of your bodies together 23 But the maker of the worlde which fashioned the byrth of man and began all thinges Euen he also of his owne mercie shall geue you breath and lyfe againe lyke as ye now regard not your owne selues for his lawes sake 24 Now thought Antiochus that she had despised him therfore he let her go with her reproffes and began to exhort the youngest sonne which yet was left not onely with wordes but swore vnto him with an oth that he shoulde make him a rich and wealthy man if he would forsake the lawes of his fathers yea and that he shoulde geue him whatsoeuer were necessarie for him 25 But when the young man would not be moued for all these thinges he called his mother and counselled her to saue her sonnes lyfe 26 And when he had exhorted her with many wordes she promysed him that she would speake to her sonne 27 So she turned her vnto him laughing the cruell tyraunt to scorne and spake in her countrey language O my sonne haue pitie vpon me that bare thee nine monethes in my wombe that gaue thee sucke nourished thee and brought thee vp vnto this age 28 I beseche thee my sonne loke vpon heauen and earth and all that is therein and consider that God made them and mans generation of naught 29 So shalt thou not feare this hangman but suffer death stedfastly lyke as thy brethren haue done that I may receaue thee againe in the same mercie with thy brethren 30 While she was yet speaking these wordes the young man saide whom loke ye for wherefore do ye tary ◠I wyl not obey the kinges commaundement but the law that God gaue vs by Moyses
was sore smitten and like as he had intreated other men so he died a miserable death in a straunge countrey vpon a mountayne 29 And his body dyd Philip that went with him cary away which fearing the sonne of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolomi Philometor The .x. Chapter 1 Iudas Machabeus taketh a citie and the temple 10 He beginneth to shewe the actes of Eupator 16 The Iewes fight against the Idumeans 24 Timotheus inuadeth Iurie with whom Iudas ioyneth battell 29 Fiue men appeare in the ayre to the helpe of the Iewes 39 Timothi is slayne 1 MAchabeus nowe and his company thorowe the helpe of the Lorde wan the temple and the citie againe 2 Destroyed the aulters and chappels that the heathen had buylded through the streetes 3 Clensed the temple made another aulter of bricke stone and after two yeres they offered sacrifices set foorth the incense the lightes and shewe bread 4 When that was done they fell downe flat vpon the grounde and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such trouble but if they sinned any more against him he him selfe to chasten them with mercie and not to come in the handes of those aliauntes and blasphemous men 5 Nowe vpon the same day that the straungers polluted the temple it happened that on the very same day it was clensed againe namely the twentie and fyfth day of the moneth called Casleu 6 They kept eyght dayes in gladnesse like as in the feast of the tabernacles remembring that not long afore they held the feast of the tabernacles vpon the mountaynes and in dennes like beastes 7 And to the same token they bare greene bowes braunches palmes and song Psalmes before hym that had geuen them good successe to clense his place 8 They agreed also together and made a statute that euery yere those dayes shoulde be solemply kept of all the people of the Iewes 9 How Antiochus then that was called the noble died it is sufficiently tolde 10 Nowe will we speake of Eupator the sonne of that wicked Antiochus howe it happened with hym and so with fewe wordes to comprehende the aduersitie that chaunced in the warres 11 When he had taken in the kingdome he made one Lysias whiche had ben captayne of the hoast in Phenices and Syria ruler ouer the matters of the realme 12 For Ptolomi that was called Macron beyng a ruler for the Iewes and specially to sit in iudgement for such wrong as was done vnto them vndertoke to deale peaceably with them 13 For the whiche cause he was accused of his friendes before Eupator and when he was suspect to be a traytour because he had left Cypres that Philometor had committed vnto him and because he departed from noble Antiochus that he was come vnto he poysoned hym selfe and died 14 Now when Gorgias was gouernour of the same places he toke straungers and vndertoke oft times to warre with the Iewes 15 Moreouer the Idumeans that helde the strong holdes receaued those that were dryuen from Hierusalem and toke in hande to warre also 16 But they that were with Machabeus besought prayed vnto the Lorde that he woulde be their helper and so they fell vpon the strong holdes of the Idumeans 17 And wan many places by strength such as came against them they slue and killed no lesse of all together then twentie thousande 18 Neuerthelesse some no lesse then nyne thousande were fled into two strong towres hauing all maner of ordinaunce to withstande them 19 Then Machabeus leauing Simon Iosephus Zacheus and those that were with them whiche were very many went to besiege them to fight where most neede was 20 Nowe they that were with Simon beyng led with couetousnesse were intreated for money thorowe certayne of those that lay in the castles toke threescore and ten thousande dragmas and let some of them escape 21 But when it was tolde Machabeus what had happened he called the captaynes of the people together accusing those persons that they had sold the brethren for money let their enemies go 22 So he slue those traytours immediatly went in hande with the two castles 23 And when they had ordred them selues manly with their weapons handes they slue in the two castles mo then twentie thousande 24 Now Timotheus whom the Iewes had ouercome afore gathered a multitude of strange people brought an hoast also of horsemen of the Asians to winne Iurie by strength 25 But when he drewe nye Machabeus and they that were with him fell to their prayer sprinkled asshes vpon their heades beyng gyrded with heery cloth about their loynes 26 Fell downe before the aulter and besought the Lord that he would be mercifull to them but an enemie vnto their enemies and to take part against their aduersaries according as it is promised in the lawe 27 So after the prayer they toke their weapons went on further from the citie when they came nye the enemies they prepared them selues against them 28 And betimes in the morning at the breake of the day both the hoastes buckled together The one part had the Lorde for their refuge which is the geuer of prosperitie strength and victorie the other had a manly stomacke which is a captayne of warre 29 The battayle nowe beyng great there appeared vnto the enemies from heauen fiue goodly men vpon horsebackes with bridels of gold leading the Iewes 30 And two of them hauing Machabeus betwixt them that kept him safe on euery side with their weapons but shot dartes and lightninges vpon the enemies where thorow they were confounded with blindnesse and so sore afrayde that they fell downe 31 There were slayne of footemen twentie thousand and fyue hundreth and sixe hundreth horsemen 32 As for Timotheus him selfe he fled vnto Gazara a very strong hold wherin Chereas was captayne 33 But Machabeus and his companie layed siege to it chearfully foure dayes 34 Now they that were within trusting to the strength of the place cursed and banned exceedingly and made great craking with wicked wordes 35 Neuerthelesse vpon the fyft day in the morning twentie yong men of Machabeus company beyng set on fire in their mindes because of the blasphemie came manfully vnto the wall and with bolde stomakes smote downe those that they mette 36 Others also clymed vp vpō the towres vndertaking to set fire vpon the portes to burne those blasphemous persons quicke with the fiers that they had made others brake open the gates and receaued the rest of the armie and toke the citie 37 Two dayes were they destroying the castle which when they founde Timotheus that was crept in a corner they killed him and slue Chereas his brother in like maner with Apollophanes 38 When this was done they song Psalmes with prayses and thankesgeuing vnto the Lorde which had done so great thinges for Israel and geuen them the victorie The .xi. Chapter 1 Lysias goeth about to
42 They fel downe also vnto their prayers and besought God that the fault whiche was made might be put out of remembraunce Besides that Iudas exhorted the people earnestly to kepe them selues from such sinne forsomuch as they sawe before their eyes that these men were slayne for the same offence 43 So he gathered of euery one a certayne and sent two thousande drachmes of siluer vnto Hierusalem that there might a sacrifice be offered for the misdeede In the which place he did wel and right for he had some consideration and pondring of the lyfe that is after this time 44 For if he had not thought that they whiche were slayne shoulde ryse againe it had ben superfluous and vayne to make any vowe or sacrifice for them that were dead 45 But forsomuch as he sawe that they which die in the fauour beleefe of god are in good rest and ioy he thought it to be good honorable for a reconsiling to do the same for those which were slaine that the offence might be forgeuen The .xiii. Chapter 1 The comming of Eupator into Iurie 4 The death of Menelaus 10 Machabeus goyng to fight against Eupator moueth his souldiers vnto prayer 15 He killeth fourteene thousande men in the tentes of Antiochus 21 Rhodocus the betrayer of the Iewes is taken 24 Antiochus retayned friendship with the Iewes 1 IN the hundred fourtie and nine yere gat Iudas knowledge that Antiochus Eupator was comming with a great power into iurie 2 And Lysias the stewarde and ruler of his matters with him hauing an hundred ten thousand men of foote of the Grecians fyue thousande horsemen twentie and two Elephantes and three hundred charettes set with hookes 3 Menelaus also ioyned hym selfe with them but with great disceyte spake faire to the king not for any good of the countrey but because he thought to haue ben made some great man of aucthoritie 4 But the king of kinges moued Antiochus minde against this vngodly person and Lysias enformed the king that this Menelaus was the cause of all mischiefe so that the king commaunded to bring him vnto Berea and as the maner of them is to put him vnto death in the same place 5 There was also in the same place a towre of fiftie cubites hie heaped with asshes and it had an instrument that turned rounde on euery side it rouled downe into the asshes and there whosoeuer was condempned of sacriledge or of any other greeuous crime was cast of all men vnto the death 6 Whereinto the king cōmaunded that shamefull person to be cast among the asshes as one that was cause of all vngraciousnesse 7 And reason it was that the vnthrift should dye such a death and not to be buried 8 For he had done much mischiefe vnto the aulter of God whose fire and asshes were holy therefore was it right that he him selfe also should be destroyed with asshes 9 But the king was wood in his minde and came to shew him selfe more cruell vnto the Iewes then his father was 10 Which when Iudas perceaued he commaunded the people to call vpon the Lord nyght and day that he would nowe helpe them also lyke as he had done alway for they were afraide to be put from their lawe from their natural countrey and from the holy temple 11 And not to suffer the people which a litle while afore began to recouer to be subdued againe of the blasphemous nations 12 So when they had done this together and besought the Lorde for mercie with weeping and fasting three dayes long flat vpon the grounde Iudas exhorted them to make them selues redie 13 But he and the eldest together deuised to go foorth first with the people afore the king brought his hoast into Iurie and afore he besieged the citie and so to commit the matter vnto God 14 Wherefore he committed the charge of all thinges vnto God the maker of all the worlde exhorting his people to fight manfully yea euen vnto death for the lawes the temple the citie their owne natiue countrey and to defend the citezins and he set his hoast before Modin 15 He gaue them also that were with him a token of the victory of God choosing out the manliest young men went by night into the kinges pauilion slue of the hoast fourteene thousand men and the greatest of the Elephantes with those that sate vpon him 16 Thus when they had brought a great feare and rumour among the tentes of their enemies and al thinges went prosperously with them 17 They departed in the breake of the day God being their helper and defender 18 Nowe when the king perceaued the manlinesse of the Iewes he went about to take the strong places by craft 19 And remoued his hoast vnto Bethsura which was a wel kept house of defence of the Iewes but they were chased away hurt and discomfited 20 And Iudas sent vnto them that were in it such thinges as were necessarie 21 In the Iewes hoast also there was one Rhodochus which tolde the enemies their secretes but they sought him out and when they had gotten him they put him in prison 22 After this did the king commune with them that were in Bethsura toke truice with them departed and stroke a battaile with Iudas which ouercame him 23 But when he vnderstoode that Philip whom he had left to be ouerseer of this busines at Antioch began to rebell against him he was astonied in his mind so that he yeelded him selfe to y e Iewes and made them an oth to do whatsoeuer they thought right 24 Now when he was reconciled with them he offered made much of the temple gaue great giftes vnto it 25 Embraced Machabeus making him captaine and gouernour from Ptolomais vnto the Gerrhenes 26 Neuerthelesse when he came to Ptolomais the people of the citie were not content with the bond of frendship for they were afraide that he would breake the couenaunt 27 Then went Lysias vp into the iudgement seate and excused the fact as well as he coulde and enformed the people shewed them the cause why pacified them so he came againe to Antioch This is now the matter concerning the kinges iourney and his returne The .xiiij. Chapter 1 By the motion of the Lorde Demetrius sendeth Nicanor to kill the Iewes 18 Nicanor maketh a compact with the Iewes 29 which he yet breaketh through the motion of the king 37 Nicanor commaundeth Razias to be taken 41 The boldnes of Razias 1 AFter three yeres was Iudas infourmed how that Demetrius the sonne of Seleucus was come vp with a great power and shippes through the hauen of Tripolis 2 To take certaine commodious places and countreys against Antiochus and his captaine Lysias 3 Nowe Alcimus whiche had ben hie priest and wylfully defiled him selfe in the time of the mixting seeing that by no meanes he could be helped nor haue any more entraunce to the aulter 4 He came to king Demetrius in the hundred fiftie and one yere
into a shippe and to go before hym vnto the other syde whyle he sent the people away 23 And when the people were sent away he went vp into a mountayne alone to pray And when nyght was come he was there hym selfe alone 24 But the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea was tost with waues for it was a contrary wynde 25 And in the fourth watch of the nyght Iesus went vnto them walkyng on the sea 26 And when the disciples sawe hym walking on the sea they were troubled saying it is a spirite and they cryed out for feare 27 But strayght way Iesus spake vnto them saying be of good cheare it is I be not afrayde 28 Peter aunswered hym and sayde Lorde yf it be thou byd me come vnto thee on the water 29 And he sayde come And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe he walked on the water to go to Iesus 30 But when he sawe a myghty wynde he was afrayde And when he began to sincke he cryed saying Lorde saue me 31 And immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande and caught hym and sayde vnto hym O thou of litle fayth wherefore diddest thou doubt 32 And when they were come into the shippe the wynde ceassed 33 Then they that were in the shippe came and worshypped hym saying of a trueth thou art the sonne of God 34 And when they were gone ouer they came into the lande of Gennezaret 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of hym they sent out into all that countrey rounde about and brought vnto hym all that were sicke 36 And besought hym that they myght touche the hemme of his garment only And as many as touched it were made whole ¶ The .xv. Chapter ¶ 3 Christe excuseth his disciples and rebuketh the Scribes and Pharisees for transgressyng Gods commaundement through their owne traditions is the thyng that goeth into the mouth defyleth not the man 22 he delyuereth the woman of Cananees daughter 30 healeth the multitude 36 and with seuen Ioaues and a fewe litle fisshes feedeth foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren 1 THen came to Iesus Scribes and Pharisees which were come from Hierusalem saying 2 Why do thy disciples transgresse the traditions of the elders for they washe not their handes when they eate bread 3 But he aunswered and sayde vnto them why do ye also transgresse the commaundement of God by your tradition 4 For God cōmaunded saying honour father and mother and he that curseth father or mother let hym dye the death 5 But ye say whosoeuer shall say to father or mother by the gyft that is offered of me thou shalt be helped 6 And so shall he not honour his father or his mother And thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of none effect by your tradition 7 Hypocrites full well dyd Esayas prophecie of you saying 8 This people draweth nye vnto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lippes howbeit their hearts are farre from me 9 But in vayne do they worshippe me teachyng doctrine preceptes of men 10 And he called the people to hym and sayde vnto them heare vnderstande 11 That which goeth into the mouth defyleth not the man but that which commeth out of the mouth defyleth the man 12 Then came his disciples and sayde vnto hym knowest thou not that the Pharisees were offended after they hearde this saying 13 But he aunswered and sayde Euery plantyng which my heauenly father hath not planted shal be rooted vp 14 Let them alone they be the blynde leaders of the blynde If the blynde leade the blynde both shall fall into the dytche 15 Then aunswered Peter and sayde vnto hym Declare vnto vs this parable 16 Iesus sayde Are ye also without vnderstandyng 17 Do not ye yet vnderstande that whatsoeuer entreth in at the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught 18 But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth come foorth from the heart and they defyle the man 19 For out of the heart proceade euyll thoughtes murders adulteries whordomes theftes false witnesse blasphemyes 20 These are the thynges which defyle a man But to eate with vnwasshen handes defyleth not a man ☜ 21 ☞ And Iesus went thence and departed into the coastes of Tyre and Sidon 22 And beholde a woman of the Chananites which came out of the same coastes cryed vnto hym saying Haue mercie on me O Lorde thou sonne of Dauid My daughter is greeuously vexed with a deuyll 23 But he aunswered her not a worde and his disciples came and besought hym saying sende her away for she cryeth after vs. 24 But he aunswered and sayde I am not sent but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel 25 Then came she and worshipped him saying Lorde helpe me 26 He aunswered and sayde it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread and to cast it to litle dogges 27 She aunswered and sayde trueth Lorde and yet litle dogges eate of the crummes which fall frō their maisters table 28 Then Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto her O woman great is thy fayth be it vnto thee euen as thou wylt And her daughter was made whole euen from that same tyme. ☜ 29 And Iesus went from thence and came nye vnto the sea of Galilee and went vp into a mountayne and sate downe there 30 And great multitudes came vnto him hauyng with them those that were lame blynde dumbe maymed other many and cast them downe at Iesus feete And he healed them 31 In so much that the people wondred when they sawe the dumbe speake the maymed to be whole the lame to walke and the blynde to see And they glorified the God of Israel 32 Then Iesus called his disciples vnto hym and sayde I haue compassion on the people because they continue with me nowe three dayes and haue nothing to eate and I wyll not let them depart fastyng lest they faynt in the way 33 And his disciples say vnto hym whence shoulde we get so much bread in the wyldernesse as to suffise so great a multitude 34 And Iesus sayeth vnto them howe many loaues haue ye And they say seuen and a fewe litle fisshes 35 And he commaunded the people to sit downe on the grounde 36 And toke the seuen loaues and the fisshes and after that he had geuen thankes he brake them and gaue to his disciples and the disciples gaue them to the people 37 And they dyd all eate and were suffised And they toke vp of the broken meate that was left seuen baskets full 38 And yet they that did eate were foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren 39 And he sent away the people and toke shippe and came into the parties of Magdala ⧠The .xvj. Chapter ¶ 1 The Pharisees require a token 6 Iesus warneth his disciples of the Pharisees doctrine 16 The confession of Peter 19 the keyes of heauen 24 the faythfull must
When his braunche is yet tender and hath brought foorth leaues ye knowe that sommer is neare 29 So ye in lyke maner when ye see these thynges come to passe vnderstand that he is nye euen at the doores 30 Veryly I say vnto you that this generation shall not passe tyll all these thynges be done 31 Heauen and earth shall passe away but my wordes shall not passe away 32 But of that day and tyme knoweth no man no not the Angels which are in heauen neither the sonne him selfe saue the father only 33 Take heede watche and pray for ye knowe not when the tyme is 34 As a man which is gone into a straunge countrey and hath left his house and geuen auctoritie to his seruauntes and to euery man his worke and commaunded the porter to watche 35 Watche ye therfore for ye knowe not whē the maister of the house wyl come at euen or at mydnyght whether at the cocke crowyng or in the dawnyng 36 Lest yf he come sodenly he fynde you slepyng 37 And that I say vnto you I say vnto all watche ¶ The .xiiij. Chapterr ¶ 1 The hygh priestes conspire agaynst Christe 3 A woman powreth precious oyntment on Christes head 10 Iudas for money betrayeth Christe 12 the Passouer is prepared and eaten 22 the institution of the Lordes Supper 25 Christes prayers and agonie in Gethsemani 46 the takyng and examinyng of Christe before the hygh priest 67 Peter denieth Christe 72 and weepeth 1 AFter two dayes was the feaste of the Passouer of vnleuened bread And the hye priestes and the scribes sought howe they myght take him by craft and put hym to death 2 But they sayde not in the feast day lest any busines arise among the people 3 And when he was at Bethanie in the house of Simon the leper euen as he sate at meate there came a woman hauyng an alabaster boxe of very precious oyntment called Narde pistike and she brake the boxe and powred it on his head 4 And there were some that had indignation within them selues and sayde what neded this waste of oyntment 5 For it myght haue ben solde for more then three hundred pence and haue ben geuen to the poore And they grudged agaynst her 6 And Iesus sayde let her alone why trouble ye her She hath done a good worke on me 7 For ye haue poore with you alwayes and whensoeuer ye wyll ye may do thē good but me haue ye not alwayes 8 She hath done that she coulde she came aforehande to annoynt my body to the burying 9 Veryly I say vnto you whersoeuer this Gospel shal be preached throughout the whole worlde this also that she hath done shal be rehearsed in remembraunce of her 10 And Iudas Iscariot one of the twelue went away vnto y e hye priestes to betray hym vnto them 11 When they hearde that they were glad and promised that they woulde geue hym money And he sought howe he myght conueniently betray hym 12 And the first day of vnleuened bread when they dyd sacrifice the Passouer his disciples sayde vnto hym Where wylt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eate the Passouer 13 And he sendeth foorth two of his disciples and sayth vnto them Go ye into the citie there shall meete you a man bearing a pitcher of water folowe him 14 And whyther soeuer he goeth in say ye to the good man of the house the maister sayth Where is the ghest chaumber where I shall eate the Pasouer with my disciples 15 And he wyll shewe you a large vpper chaumber paued and prepared there make redy for vs. 16 And his disciples went foorth came into the citie founde as he had sayd vnto them they made redy the Passouer 17 And when it was nowe euen tyde he came with the twelue 18 And as they sate at boord dyd eate Iesus sayde Veryly I say vnto you one of you that eateth with me shall betray me 19 And they began to be sory and to say to hym one by one is it I And another sayde is it I 20 He aunswered and sayde vnto them It is one of the twelue euen he that dyppeth with me in the platter 21 The sonne of man truely goeth as it is written of hym but wo to that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed Good were it for that man yf he had neuer ben borne 22 And as they dyd eate Iesus toke bread and whē he had blessed he brake it and gaue to them and sayde Take eate this is my body 23 And he toke the cup and when he had geuen thankes he toke it to them and they all dranke of it 24 And he sayde vnto them This is my blood of the newe Testament which is shed for many 25 Veryly I say vnto you I wyll drinke no more of the fruite of the vine vntyll that day that I drinke it newe in the kyngdome of God 26 And when they had praysed God they went out into y e mount of Oliues 27 And Iesus sayth vnto them All ye shal be offended because of me this nyght For it is written I wyll smyte the sheepehearde and the sheepe shal be scattered 28 But after that I am risen agayne I wyll go into Galilee before you 29 Peter sayde vnto hym Although all men be offended yet wyll not I. 30 And Iesus sayth vnto hym Veryly I say vnto thee that this day euen in this night before the cocke crowe twise thou shalt deny me three tymes 31 But he spake more vehemently no yf I shoulde dye with thee I wyll not deny thee Likewise also sayde they all 32 And they came into a place which was named Gethsemani and he sayth to his disciples Sit ye heare whyle I shall pray 33 And he taketh with hym Peter and Iames and Iohn and began to waxe abasshed and to be in an agonie 34 And sayth vnto them My soule is heauie euen vnto the death tarry ye here and watche 35 And he went foorth a litle and fell flat on the grounde and prayed that yf it were possible the houre myght passe from hym 36 And he sayde Abba father all thynges are possible vnto thee take away this cup from me Neuerthelesse not that I wyll but that thou wylt be done 37 And he came founde them slepyng and sayth vnto Peter Simon slepest thou Couldest not thou watche one houre 38 Watche ye and pray lest ye enter into temptation the spirite truely is redy but the fleshe is weake 39 And agayne he went asyde prayed and spake the same wordes 40 And he returned and founde them a slepe agayne For their eyes were heauie neither wist they what to aunswere hym 41 And he came the thirde tyme sayde vnto them slepe hencefoorth and take your ease it is inough The houre is come beholde the sonne of man is betrayed into the handes of sinners
abrode throughout all the hyll countrey of Iurie 66 And all they that hearde them layde them vp in their heartes saying What maner of chylde shall this be And the hande of the Lorde was with hym 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with y e holy ghost prophesied saying 68 Praysed be y e Lord God of Israel for he hath visited redeemed his people 69 And hath raysed vp an horne of saluation vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid 70 Euen as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes whiche were sence the worlde began 71 That he would saue vs from our enemies and from the hande of all that hate vs. 72 That he would deale mercyfully with our fathers and remember his holy couenaunt 73 And that he woulde perfourme the oth which he sware to our father Abraham for to geue vs. 74 That we beyng deliuered out of the handes of our enemies might serue him without feare 75 All the dayes of our life in such holynesse and righteousnes as are accepted before hym 76 And thou childe shalt be called the prophete of the hyghest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes 77 To geue knowledge of saluation vnto his people by the remission of their sinnes 78 Through y e tender mercy of our God wherby the day spryng from an hygh hath visited vs. 79 To geue lyght to them that sitte in darknesse and in the shadowe of death to guide our feete into the way of peace 80 And the chylde grewe and waxed strong in spirite and was in wildernesse till the day came when he should shewe hym selfe vnto the Israelites ¶ The seconde Chapter ¶ 1 The taskyng of the worlde by Augustus Cesar 7 Christe is borne 10 he is shewed vnto the sheepheardes 14 The songue of the Angels 21 The circumcision of Christ 28 Simeon and Anna prophesie of hym 40 Christe increaseth in wysdome 46 disputeth with the doctours 51 and was obedient to his parentes 1 AND it came to passe in those dayes y t there went out a commaundement froÌ„ Augustus Cesar â–ª that all the world should be taxed 2 And this first taxing was made when Syrenius was liefetenaunt in Syria 3 And euery man went vnto his owne citie to be taxed 4 And Ioseph also went vp from Galilee out of the citie Nazareth into Iurie vnto the citie of Dauid whiche is called Bethlehem because he was of the house and â—mage of Dauid 5 To be tared with Marie his spoused wyfe which was with chylde 6 And so it was that whyle they were there the dayes were accomplysshed that she shoulde be deliuered 7 And she brought foorth her first begotten sonne and wrapped him in swadlyng clothes layde hym in a manger because there was no rowme for them in the Inne 8 There were in y e same countrey sheepheardes abydyng in the fielde watchyng their flocke by nyght 9 And loe the Angel of the Lorde stoode harde by them and the glorie of the Lorde shoue rounde about them they were sore afrayde 10 And the Angel sayde vnto them be not afrayde For beholde I bryng you tydynges of great ioy that shall come to all people 11 For vnto you is borne this daye in the citie of Dauid a sauiour which is Christ the Lorde 12 And take this for a signe Ye shal finde the childe wrapped in swadling clothes and layde in a manger 13 And straightway there was with the Angel a multitude of heauenly souldiers praysyng God and saying 14 Glorie to God on hye and peace on the earth and vnto men a good wyll ☜ 15 Audit came to passe assoone as the Angels were gone away from them into heauen ☞ the sheepheardes said one to another Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethlehem and see this thyng that is come to passe whiche the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs. 16 And they came with haste and founde Marie and Ioseph and the babe layde in a manger 17 And when they had seene it they publisshed abrode the saying whiche was tolde them of that childe 18 And all they that hearde it wondred at those thinges which were tolde them of the sheepheardes 19 But Marie kept al those sayinges and pondered them in her heart 20 And the sheepheardes returned praysyng laudyng God for all the thinges that they had hearde and seene euen as it was tolde vnto them ☜ 21 ☞ And when the eygth day was come that the chylde shoulde be circumcised his name was called Iesus whiche was so named of the Angel before he was conceaued in the wombe ☜ 22 ☞ And when the dayes of her purification after the lawe of Moyses were accomplished they brought hym to Hierusalem to present him to the Lord. 23 As it is written in the lawe of y e Lord Euery man chylde that firste openeth the wombe shal be called holy to y e lord 24 And to offer as it is sayde in the lawe of the Lorde a payre of turtle doues or two young pigions 25 And beholde there was a man in Hierusalem whose name was Simeon and the same man was iust and godlye and loked for the consolation of Israel and the holy ghost was vpon hym 26 And a reuelation was geuen hym of the holy ghost not to see death before he had seene the Lordes Christe 27 And he came by inspiration into the temple And when the father mother brought in the chylde Iesus to do for hym after the custome of the lawe 28 Then toke he hym vp in his armes praysed God and sayde 29 Lord nowe lettest thou thy seruauÌ„t depart in peace accordyng to thy promise 30 For mine eyes haue seene thy saluatioÌ„ 31 Whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all people 32 A light to be reuealed to the gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel ☜ 33 ☞ And Ioseph and his mother marueyled at those thinges which were spoken of hym 34 And Simeon blessed them saide vnto Marie his mother beholde this chylde is set to be the fall vprysyng agayne of many in Israel for a signe which is spoken agaynst 35 And moreouer the sworde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of many heartes may be opened 36 And ther was a prophetisse one Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser which was of a great age and had lyued with an husbande seuen yeres from her virginitie 37 And she had ben a wydowe about fourescore and foure yeres whiche departed not from the temple but serued God with fastynges and prayers nyght and day 38 And she commyng at the same instant vpon them confessed lykewise the Lorde and spake of hym to all them that loked for redemptioÌ„ in Hierusalem 39 And when they had perfourmed all thynges accordyng to the lawe of the Lorde they returned into Galilee to their owne citie Nazareth 40 And
anoynted my feete with oyntment 47 Wherfore I say vnto thee many sinnes are forgeuen her for she loued much To whom lesse is forgeuen the same doth lesse loue 48 And he sayde vnto her thy sinnes are forgeuen thee 49 And they that sate at meate with hym began to say within them selues Who is this that forgeueth sinnes also 50 And he sayde to the woman Thy fayth hath saued thee go in peace ☜ ¶ The .viij. Chapter ¶ 2 Christe and his Apostles go from towne to towne and preache 3 the women minister of their goodes to Christe 5 the parable of the seede 16 of the candle 21 who are his mother and brethren 24 Christe ceasseth the tempest 27 he casteth the legion out of the man possessed into the hearde of swyne 37 the Gadarenites pray hym to go out of the countrey 43 he healed the woman of her bloody issue 49 he raysed Iairus daughter from death 1 AND it came to passe afterwarde that he him selfe wēt throughout euery citie towne preachyng shewyng the kingdome of god the twelue with hym 2 And also certayne women which were healed of euyll spirites and infirmities Marie which is called Magdalene out of whom went seuen deuyls 3 And Ioanna the wyfe of Chusa Herodes stewarde and Susanna many other which ministred vnto hym of their substaunce 4 ☞ When much people were gathered together were come to hym out of all cities he spake by a similitude 5 The sower wēt out to sowe his seede and as he sowed some fell by the way syde and it was troden downe and the foules of the ayre deuoured it vp 6 And some fell on stones and assoone as it was sprong vp it withered away because it lacked moystnes 7 And some fell among thornes and the thornes sprang vp with it and choked it 8 And some fell on good grounde and sprang vp and bare fruite an hundred folde And as he sayde these thynges he cryed He that hath eares to heare let hym heare 9 And his disciples asked hym saying what maner of similitude is this 10 And he sayde Vnto you it is geuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of God but to other by parables that when they see they shoulde not see and when they heare they shoulde not vnderstande 11 The parable is this The seede is the worde of God 12 Those that are besyde the way are they that heare then commeth the deuyll and taketh away the worde out of their heartes lest they shoulde beleue and be saued 13 They on the stones are they which when they heare receaue the worde with ioy these haue no rootes which for a whyle beleue and in tyme of temptation go away 14 And that which fell among thornes are they which whē they haue hearde go foorth and are choked with cares ryches and voluptuous lyuyng bring foorth no fruite 15 But that which fell on y e good groūde are they which with a pure and good hearte heare the worde and kepe it and bryng foorth fruite through pacience ☜ 16 No man when he lyghteth a candel couereth it with a vessell or putteth it vnder a table but setteth it on a candlesticke that they which enter in may see the lyght 17 For nothyng is secrete that shall not come abrode Neither any thyng hyd that shall not be knowen and come to lyght 18 Take heede therfore howe ye heare For whosoeuer hath to hym shal be geuen And whosoeuer hath not from hym shal be takē euen that same which he supposeth that he hath 19 Then came to hym his mother and his brethren and coulde not come at hym for prease 20 And it was tolde hym by certayne which sayde Thy mother and thy brethren stande without woulde see thee 21 He aunswered and sayde vnto them My mother my brethren are these which heare the worde of God do it 22 ☞ And it came to passe on a certayne day that he went into a shippe and his disciples also and he sayde vnto them Let vs go ouer vnto the other syde of the lake 23 And they laūched foorth But as they sayled he fell a slepe and there came downe a storme on the lake and they were fylled with water and were in ieoperdie 24 And they came to hym and awoke hym saying Maister Maister we are lost Then he arose and rebuked the wynde the tempest of water and they ceassed and it waxed calme 25 And he sayde vnto them Where is your fayth And they feared and wondred among them selues saying Who is this For he commaundeth both the wyndes water and they obey hym ☜ 26 And they sayled vnto the region of the Gadarenites which is ouer agaynst Galilee 27 And when he went out to lande there met hym out of the citie a certayne man which had deuyls long tyme and ware no clothes neither abode in any house but in graues 28 When he sawe Iesus and had cryed he fell downe before hym and with a loude voyce sayde What haue I to do with thee Iesus thou sonne of God most hyest I beseche thee torment me not 29 For he commaunded the foule spirite to come out of the man For oftentymes he had caught him and he was bounde with chaynes and kept with fetters he brake the bandes and was caryed of the fiende into wildernesse 30 And Iesus asked hym saying What is thy name And he sayde Legion because many deuyls were entred into hym 31 And they besought hym that he woulde not commaunde them to go out into the deepe 32 And there was there an hearde of many swyne feedyng on an hyll and they besought hym that he woulde suffer them to enter into them and he suffered them 33 Then went the deuyls out of the man and entred into the swyne And the heard ran headlong with violence into the lake and were choked 34 When the heardmen sawe what was done they fled and when they were departed they tolde it in the citie in the villages 35 Therfore they came out to see what was done and came to Iesus founde the man out of whom the deuyls were departed sittyng at the feete of Iesus clothed in his ryght mynde and they were afrayde 36 They also which sawe it tolde them by what meanes he that was possessed of the deuyls was healed 37 Then the whole multitude of the countrey about the Gadarenites besought hym that he woulde departe from them for they were taken with great feare And he gat hym vp into the shippe and returned backe agayne 38 Then the man out of whom the deuyls were departed besought hym that he myght be with hym But Iesus sent hym away saying 39 Go home agayne to thine owne house and shewe what thynges so euer God hath done for thee And he went his way and preached throughout all the citie what thynges so euer Iesus had
thee 20 And when the blood of thy wytnesse Steuen was shedde I also stoode by and consented vnto his death and kept the rayment of them that slue hym 21 And he sayde vnto me depart for I wyll sende thee farre hence vnto the gentiles 22 And they gaue him audience vnto this worde and then lift vp their voyces and sayde away with suche a felowe from the earth for it is no reason y t he shoulde lyue 23 And as they cryed and caste of their clothes and threwe dust into the ayre 24 The chiefe captaine cōmaunded hym to be brought into the castle bade that he shoulde be scourged and examined that he myght knowe wherefore they cryed so on hym 25 And as they boūde him with thonges Paul saide vnto y e Centurion that stoode by Is it lawfull for you to scourge a man that is a Romane and vncondempned 26 When the Centurion hearde that he went and tolde the vpper captaine saying Take heede what thou doest for this man is a Romane 27 Then the vpper captaine came saide vnto him Tel me art thou a Romane He sayde yea 28 And the chiefe captaine aunswered With a great summe obteyned I this freedome And Paul saide I was free borne 29 Then strayghtway departed frō him they which should haue examined him And the hie captaine also was afrayde after he knew that he was a Romane and because he had bounde hym 30 On the morowe because he woulde haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes he loosed hym from his bandes and commaunded the hye priestes all the counsell to come together brought Paul foorth and set hym before them ¶ The .xxiij. Chapter 1 Paul commeth before the counsell 2 Ananias causeth hym to be striken 12 the captayne deliuereth hym 11 God comforteth hym 23 he is sent to Cesarea 1 AND Paul earnestlie beholdyng the counsell saide Men brethren I haue lyued in al good conscience before God vntyll this day 2 And y e hye priest Ananias commaunded thē that stoode by to smyte hym on the mouth 3 Then sayde Paul vnto him God shall smite thee thou paynted wall For sittest thou iudgest me after the lawe cōmaundest me to be smitten contrary to the lawe 4 And they that stoode by sayde Reuilest thou Gods hye priest 5 Then sayde Paul I wyst not brethren that he was the hye priest For it is written * Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people 6 But when Paul perceaued that the one part were saducees and the other pharisees he cryed out in the counsell Men and brethren I am a pharisee the sonne of a pharisee Of the hope resurrection of the dead I am iudged 7 And when he had so sayde there arose a debate betwene the pharisees and the saducees the multitude was deuided 8 For the saducees say that there is no resurrection neither Angel nor spirite But the pharisees confesse both 9 And there arose a great crye and whē the scribes which were of the pharisees part arose they stroue saying We fynde none euyll in this man But yf a spirite or an Angel hath spoken to hym let vs not striue agaynst God 10 And when there arose a great debate the chiefe captayne fearyng lest Paul shoulde haue ben pluckt asunder of thē cōmaunded the souldiers to go downe and to take him from among them and to bryng hym into the castle 11 And the nyght folowyng the Lorde stoode by hym and sayde Be of good cheare Paul for as thou hast testified of me in Hierusalem so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome 12 And when it was day certayne of the Iewes gathered them selues together and made a vowe saying that they woulde neither eate nor drynke tyl they had kylled Paul 13 And they were mo then fourtie men which had made this conspiracie 14 And they came to the chiefe priestes and elders and sayde We haue bounde our selues with a vowe that we wyll eate nothyng vntyll we haue slayne Paul 15 Nowe therfore geue ye knowledge to the vpper captayne and to the counsell that he bryng hym foorth vnto you to morrowe as though ye woulde knowe somethyng more perfectly of hym And we or euer he come neare are redy to kyll hym 16 And when Paules sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite he went entred into the castle and tolde Paul 17 And Paul called one of the vnder captaynes vnto hym and sayde Bryng this young man vnto the hye captayne for he hath a certayne thyng to shewe hym 18 And he toke hym and brought hym to the hye captayne and sayde Paul the prisoner called me vnto him and prayed me to bryng this young man vnto thee which hath a certayne matter to shewe thee 19 Then the hye captayne toke hym by the hande and went with hym out of the way and asked hym What is it that thou hast to tell me 20 And he sayde The Iewes are determined to desire thee that thou wouldest bryng foorth Paul to morowe into the counsell as though they would enquire somewhat of hym more perfectly 21 But folowe not thou their myndes For there lye in wayte for him of them mo thē fourtie men which haue bounde them selues with a vowe that they will neither eate nor drynke tyll they haue kylled hym And nowe are they redy and loke that thou shouldest promise 22 The vpper captayne then let y e young man depart and charged hym see thou tell it out to no man that thou hast shewed these thynges to me 23 And he called vnto hym two vnder captaynes saying Make redy two hundred souldyers to go to Cesarea and horsmen threescore and ten and spearemen two hundred at the thirde houre of the nyght 24 And delyuer them beastes that they may set Paul on and bryng hym safe vnto Felix the hye deputie 25 And he wrote a letter after this maner 26 Claudius Lysias vnto the most mightie ruler Felix sendeth greetinges 27 This man was taken of the Iewes and shoulde haue ben kylled of them Then came I with souldeirs rescued hym and perceaued that he was a Romane 28 And whē I would haue knowen the cause wherfore they accused hym I brought hym foorth into their counsell 29 Whom I perceaued to be accused of questions of their lawe but was not gyltie of any thyng worthy of death or of bondes 30 And when it was shewed me howe that the Iewes layde wayte for the man I sent hym strayghtway to thee and gaue commaundement to his accusers that the thynges which they haue agaynst hym they shoulde tell before thee Fare well 31 Then the souldyers as it was commaunded them toke Paul and brought hym by nyght to Antipatris 32 On the morowe they left the horsmen to go with hym and returned vnto the castle 33 Which when they came to Cesarea and delyuered the epistle to the deputie
clense our selues from all fylthynesse of the flesshe spirite and growe vp to full holynesse in the feare of God 2 Vnderstande vs we haue wronged no man we haue corrupt no man we haue defrauded no man 3 I speake not this to condempne you for I haue shewed you before that ye are in our heartes to dye and lyue with you 4 I am very bolde ouer you I reioyce greatly in you I am fylled with comfort and am exceedyng ioyous in all our tribulation 5 For when we were come into Macedonia our flesshe had no rest but we were troubled on euery syde Outward was fyghtyng inward was feare 6 Neuerthelesse God that comforteth the humble comforted vs by the commyng of Titus 7 And not by his comming only but also by the consolatiō whiche we receaued of you when he tolde vs your desire your wepyng your feruent mynde towarde me so that I reioyced the more 8 For though I made you sorie with a letter I repent not though I dyd repent For I perceaue that the same epistle made you sorie though it were but for a season 9 I nowe reioyce not that ye were sorie but that ye so sorowed to repent for ye sorowed godly so that in nothyng ye were hurt by vs. 10 For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto saluatiō not to be repented of but the sorowe of the world causeth death 11 For beholde this thing what carefulnesse this godly sorow that ye toke hath wrought in you yea what clearing of your selues yea what indignation yea what feare yea what vehemēt desire yea what zeale yea what punishment For in all thynges ye haue shewed your selues that ye were cleare in y t matter 12 Wherefore though I wrote vnto you I dyd it not for his cause that had done the hurt neither for his cause that was hurt but that your good minde to vswarde myght appeare among you in the syght of God 13 Therfore we are comforted because ye are comforted yea and exceedyngly the more ioyed we for the ioy that Titus had because his spirite was refreshed by you all 14 I am therefore not nowe ashamed though I boasted my selfe to hym of you For as all thinges which we spake vnto you are true euen so our boastyng that I made vnto Titus is made true 15 And his inwarde affection is more aboundaunt towarde you when he remembred the obedience of you all howe with feare and tremblyng ye receaued hym 16 I reioyce that I may be bolde in you in all thynges ¶ The .viij. Chapter 1 By the example of the Macedonians 9 and Christe he exhorteth them to continue in relieuyng the poore saintes commending their good beginning 23 After he commendeth Titus and his felowes vnto them 1 MOreouer we do you to wite brethren of the grace of God which was geuen in the Churches of Macedonia 2 Howe that y e aboundance of their reioycing is that they are tryed with muche tribulation And though they were exceedyng poore yet haue they geuen exceedyng rychlye and that in singlenesse 3 For to their powers I beare them recorde yea beyonde their powers they were wyllyng 4 And prayed vs with great instaunce that we woulde receaue this grace and societie of the ministerie to y e saintes 5 And this they dyd not as we loked for but gaue their owne selues first to the Lorde and after vnto vs by the wyll of God 6 So that we coulde not but desire Titus to accomplyshe y e same grace among you also euen as he had begun 7 Nowe therefore as ye are riche in all thinges in fayth in worde in knowledge in all feruentnesse and in loue which ye haue to vs euen so see that ye be plenteous in this grace also 8 This say I not by commaundement but because of y e feruentnesse of other alowing the vnfaynednes of your loue 9 For ye knowe the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ that though he was rich yet for your sakes he became poore that ye through his pouertie might be made rich 10 And I geue councell hereto For this is expedient for you which haue begun not to do only but also to wil a yere ago 11 Nowe therfore perfourme the thyng which ye began to do that as ther was in you a redines to wyll euen so ye may performe y e dede of that which ye haue 12 For if there be first a wyllyng mynde it is accepted accordyng to that a man hath and not accordyng to that he hath not 13 Truly not that other be set at ease ye brought into combraunce 14 But that there be equalnesse nowe at this tyme and that your aboundaunce may succour their lacke and that their aboundaunce maye supplie your lacke that there may be equalitie 15 As it written He that had much had not the more aboundaunce and he that had litle had not the lesse 16 Thankes be vnto God which put the same good mynde for you in the heart of Titus 17 Because he accepted the exhortation yea rather he was so well wylling that of his owne accorde he came vnto you 18 We haue sent with hym that brother whose praise is in the Gospel through out all the Churches 19 And not that only but is also chosen of the Churches to be a felowe with vs in our iourney concernyng this grace that is ministred by vs vnto the glorie of the same Lorde and to stirre vp your redie mynde 20 For this we eschewe that any man shoulde rebuke vs in this plenteous distribution that is ministred by vs 21 And make prouisiō for honest thinges not only in the syght of the Lorde but also in the syght of men 22 We haue sent with them a brother of ours whom we haue oftentymes proued diligent in many thinges but nowe much more diligent for the great confidence whiche I haue in you 23 Partly for Titus sake which is my felowe helper concernyng you partly because of other which are our brethren and the messengers of the Churches and the glorie of Christe 24 Wherfore shewe ye vnto them y e profe of your loue of our reioycyng of you in the syght of the Churches ¶ The .ix. Chapter ◠The cause of Titus and his companions commyng to them 6 He exhorteth to geue almes chearefully 7 shewyng what fruites wyll come therof 1 OF the ministryng to the saintes it is but superfluous for me to write vnto you 2 For I knowe the redinesse of your mynde whereof I boast my selfe of you vnto them of Macedonia that Achaia was prepared a yere a go and your zeale hath prouoked many 3 Yet haue I sent the brethren lest our boastyng which I make of you should be in vayne in this behalfe that ye as I haue sayde may prepare yourselues 4 Lest yf they of Macedonia come with me and fynde you vnprepared we I wyll not say you shoulde be ashamed
prayed in his prayer that it myght not rayne and it rayned not on the earth by the space of three yeres and sixe monethes 18 And he prayed againe and the heauen gaue rayne the earth brought foorth her fruite 19 Brethren yf any of you do erre from the trueth and another conuert hym 20 Let the same knowe that he which conuerteth the sinner from going astray out of his way shall saue a soule from death and shall hyde the multitude of sinnes ¶ The ende of the epistle of Saint Iames. ⧠The first epistle of Saint Peter the Apostle ¶ The first Chapter 2 He sheweth that through the aboundaunt mercie of God we are elect and regenerate to a lyuely hope 7 and howe fayth must be tried 10 that the saluation in Christe is no newes but a thyng prophecied of olde 13 he exhorteth them to a godly conuersation forasmuch as they are nowe borne a newe by the worde of God 1 PEter an Apostle of Iesus Christ to them that dwell here and there as straungers throughout Pontus Galatia Cappadocia Asia and Bithynia 2 Elect accordyng to the foreknoweledge of God the father vnto the sanctifiyng of the spirite through obedience sprinklyng of y e blood of Iesus Christ Grace peace be multiplied vnto you 3 Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe which accordyng to his aboundaunt mercie begat vs agayne vnto a lyuely hope by that that Iesus Christe rose agayne from death 4 To and inheritaunce immortall and vndefiled and that fadeth not away reserued in heauen for you 5 Which are kept by the power of God through fayth vnto saluation which is prepared alredie to be shewed in the last tyme. 6 In the which ye reioyce though nowe for a season â—yf nede require ye are in heauinesse through manifolde temptations 7 That the triall of your fayth beyng much more precious then golde that perisheth though it be tried with fyre myght be founde vnto laude glorie and honour at the appearyng of Iesus Christe 8 Whom ye haue not seene and yet loue hym in whom euen nowe though ye see hym not yet do you beleue reioyce with ioy vnspeakeable and glorious 9 Receauyng the ende of your fayth euen the saluation of your soules 10 Of which saluation haue y e prophetes enquired searched which prophesied of the grace that should come vnto you 11 Searchyng when or at what tyme the spirite of Christ which was in them shoulde signifie which spirite testified before the passions that should happen vnto Christe and the glorie that shoulde folowe after 12 Vnto which prophetes it was also declared that not vnto them selues but vnto vs they shoulde minister y e thinges which are nowe shewed vnto you of them which by the holy ghost sent downe from heauen haue in the Gospell preached vnto you the thynges which the Angels desire to beholde 13 Wherfore girde vp the loynes of your mynde be sober and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto you by the reuelation of Iesus Christe 14 As obedient chyldren not fashionyng your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignoraunce 15 But as he which called you is holy euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersation 16 Because it is written be ye holy for I am holy 17 And yf so be that ye call on the father which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here in feare 18 ☞ Forasmuch as ye knowe howe that ye were not redeemed with corruptible thynges as siluer and golde from your vayne conuersation which ye receaued by the tradition of the fathers 19 But with the precious blood of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled without spot 20 Which was ordeyned beforehande euen before the worlde was made but was declared in the last tymes * for your sakes 21 Which by his meanes do beleue on God that raysed hym vp from death and glorified hym that ye might haue fayth and hope towarde God 22 Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth with brotherly loue vnfayned see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye 23 For ye are borne a newe not of mortal seede but of immortal by the worde of God which lyueth and lasteth for euer 24 For all fleshe is as grasse and all the glorie of man is as the flowre of grasse The grasse withereth and the flowre falleth away 25 But the worde of the Lorde endureth euer ☜ And this is the worde which by the Gospell was preached vnto you The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them to lay aside all vice 4 shewyng that Christe is the foundation whervpon they builde 9 The excellent estate of the Christians 11 he prayeth them to abstayne from fleshlie lustes 13 to obey the rulers 18 howe seruauntes shoulde behaue them selues towarde their maisters 20 he exhorteth to suffer after the ensample of Christe 1 WHerefore lay asyde all maliciousnesse and all guile and faynednesse and enuie and all backbityng 2 And as newe borne babes desire ye y e milke of the worde which is without deceipt that ye may growe therby vnto saluatioÌ„ 3 If so be that ye haue tasted howe gratious the Lorde is 4 To whom ye come as vnto a lyuyng stone disalowed of men but chosen of God and precious 5 And ye as lyuely stones be you made a spirituall house an holy priesthood for to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christe â— Wherefore it is conteyned also in the scripture beholde I put in Sion a stone to be laide in the chiefe corner elect and precious and he that beleueth on hym shall not be confounded 7 Vnto you therfore which beleue he is precious but vnto them whiche beleue not the stone which the buylders refused the same is made the head of the corner 8 And a stone that men stumble at and a rocke wherat they be offended whiche stumble at the worde and beyng disobedient vnto the whiche thing they were euen ordeyned 9 But ye are a chosen generation a royall priesthood an holy nation a peculier people that ye should shewe foorth the vertues of hym that called you out of darknesse into his marueylous lyght 10 Which in time past were not a people but are nowe the people of God which sometime had not obteyned mercy but nowe haue obteyned mercy ☜ 11 ☞ Dearely beloued I beseche you as strauÌ„gers and pilgrimes abstaine from fleshly lustes whiche fight agaynst the soule 12 And see that ye haue honest conuersation among the gentiles that where as they backbite you as euyll doers they may by your good workes whiche they shall see prayse God in the day of visitation 13 Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of maÌ„ for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto
sate vpon him was called faythfull and true and in ryghteousnesse he doth iudge and make battayle 12 His eyes were as a flambe of fire and on his head were many crownes and he had a name written that no man knewe but he hym selfe 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipt in blood and his name is called the worde of God 14 And the warryers which were in heauen folowed hym vppon whyte horses clothed with whyte and pure raynes 15 And out of his mouth went a sharpe sworde that with it he shoulde smyte the heathen and he shall rule theÌ„ with a rodde of yron And he trode the wine-fat of fiercenesse and wrath of almightie God 16 And hath on his vesture and on his thygh a name written King of kinges and Lorde of lordes 17 And I sawe an angell stande in the sunne and he cryed with a loude voyce saying to all the fowles that flee by the myddes of heauen Come and gather your selues together vnto the supper of the great God 18 That ye may eate the fleshe of kinges and the fleshe of hye capitaynes and the fleshe of myghtie men and the fleshe of horses and of them that syt on them and the fleshe of all free men and bonde men and of small and great 19 And I sawe the beast and the kinges of the earth and their warryers gathered together to make battayle agaynst hym that sate on the horse and agaynst his souldyers 20 And the beast was taken and with hym that false prophete that wrought miracles before hym with which he deceaued them that receaued the beastes marke and them that worshipped his image These both were cast quicke into a ponde of fire burnyng with brymstone 21 And the remnaunt were slayne with the sworde of hym that sate vppon the horse whiche sworde proceaded out of his mouth and all the fowles were fylled with their fleshe ¶ The .xx. Chapter 2 Satan beyng bounde for a certayne tyme 7 and after let loose â—ereth the Churche greeuouslye 10.14 And after the worlde is iudged he and his are cast into the lake of fire 1 AND I sawe an angel come downe from heauen hauyng the key of the bottomelesse pytte and a great chaine in his hand 2 And he toke the dragon that olde serpent which is the deuyll and Satanas and he bounde hym a thousand yeres 3 And cast hym into the bottomlesse pit and he shut hym vp and set a seale on hym that he shoulde deceaue the people no more tyll the thousande yeres were fulfylled and after that he must be loosed for a litle season 4 And I sawe thrones and they sate vpon them and iudgement was geuen vnto them and I sawe the soules of them that were beheaded for the witnesse of Iesus and for the word of God and whiche had not worshipped the beast neither his image neither had taken his marke vpon their foreheades or in their handes and they lyued and raigned with Christe a thousand yeres 5 But the other of the dead men shall not lyue agayne vntyll the thousande yeres be finished This is the first resurrection 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection For on such shal the seconde death haue no power but they shal be the priestes of God and of Christe and shall raigne with hym a thousande yeres 7 And when the thousande yeres are expired Satan shal be loosed out of his pryson 8 And shall go out to deceaue the people which are in the foure quarters of the earth Gog and Magog to gather them together to battayle whose number is as the sande of the sea 9 And they went vp in the playne of the earth and compassed the tentes of the saintes about and the beloued citie and fire came downe from God out of heauen and deuoured them 10 And the deuyll that deceaued them was cast into a lake of fire brymstone where the beast and the false prophete shal be tormented day nyght for euermore 11 And I sawe a great whyte throne and him that sate on it froÌ„ whose face fledde away both the earth and heauen and their place was no more founde 12 And I sawe the dead both great and small stand before God and the bookes were opened and another booke was opened which is the booke of lyfe and the dead were iudged of those thynges whiche were written in the bookes accordyng to their deedes 13 And the sea gaue vp her dead whiche were in her and death and hell delyuered vp the dead whiche were in them and they were iudged euery man accordyng to his deedes 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fyre This is the seconde death 15 And whosoeuer was not founde written in the booke of lyfe was cast into the lake of fire ¶ The .xxj. Chapter 3.14 The blessed estate of the godly 8.27 and the miserable condition of the wicked 11 The discription on the heauenly Hierusalem and of the wyfe of the Lambe 1 AND I sawe a newe heauen a new earth for the first heauen the first earthwere vanisshed awaye there was no more sea 2 ☞ And I Iohn sawe the holy citie newe Hierusalem come downe from God out of heauen prepared as a bride garnisshed for her husbande 3 And I hearde a great voyce out of heauen saying Beholde the tabernacle of God is with men and he wyll dwell with them and they shal be his people and God hym selfe shal be with them and be their God 4 And God shall wype away all teares from their eyes and there shal be no more death neither sorowe neither crying neither shall there be any more payne for the former thynges are gone 5 And he that sate vpon the throne said Beholde I make all thynges newe ☜ And he sayde vnto me write for these wordes are faythfull and true 6 And he sayde vnto me it is done I am Alpha and Omega the begynnyng and the ende I wyll geue to hym that is a thirst of the well of the water of lyfe freely 7 He that ouercommeth shall inherite all thynges and I wyl be his God and he shal be my sonne 8 But the fearefull and vnbeleuing and the abhominable and murtherers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters all lyers shall haue their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brymstone which is the seconde death 9 And there came vnto me one of the seuen angels whiche had the seuen vyals full of the seuen last plagues and talked with me saying Come hyther I wyll shewe thee the bryde the lambes wyfe 10 And he caryed me away in the spirite to a great and an hye mountayne and he shewed me the great citie holy Hierusalem descendyng out of heauen froÌ„ God 11 Hauing the glorie of God and her shining was lyke vnto a stone most precious euen lyke a Iasper cleare as Cristall 12 And had walles great and hye had xij gates and at
Sapi. i. Psal lxviii Iohn xx Hber v. i. Cor. x. Math. xxii Colo. iii. Psal cxix Deut. xvi Iohannes Sarisberi In policratico lib 8. cap. 19. VV. de regibus Galfride mon. Tho. aruÌ„del in concilio apud oxon an 1407. articlo 7. i. Pet. i. Act. xvii i. Pet. i. Ang. contra epistolam permemini Hieronimus Tertullian de doctrina christiana Chrisost in Mat Ho. 49 Basilius Hieronimus i. Pet. i. i Peter â— Psal xi Concilium braccar secundum Inter leges Edwardi Ex archiuis de statu landauensis ecclie in vita archiepiscopi dubritii in I. capgrauâ— Rom. xv And yet may it be true that W. of Malsberie writeth that Phaganus and Deruuianus were sent after as Coadiutours with these learned men to the preaching of the Gospell whiche was neuer extinguished in Britanie froÌ„ Ioseph of Aramathia his time as to S. Austen the first byshop of Canter â–ª they do openly auouche Eccle. xi Sapiâ—x De doctri christia Hosius in confessionâ— catholicae fidi de SacroÌ„ penitentiae Idem Hosius de Spe. oratione De doctr christi lib. 2. cap. 5. Articulo 17. coÌ„tra Luth. Psal cxix Sapi. ix Psal cxix a Math. iiii a. Luk xii g. S. Chrisostome The conclusion The kynges highnesse hath alowed the scripture as necessarie for vs. There is nothyng but it may be abused Rom. viii Psal 50. * Abraham was taken from â—ur in Chaldeâ— the place of his birth â–ª the â—0 yere of his age and came to dwell in Charran where his father dyed then beyng .75 yeres came to the lande of Chanaan Genes 12. Fiue and twentie yeres after he begat Isaac Gene. 21. So he that reckeneth the yeres of the peregrination of Abraham and his successoures till the deliueraunce of Egypt beginning at that time that he departed out of his countrey he shall finde 430. yeres mentioned Exod. 24. but beginning their reckening at the birth of Isaac they shall finde onely 400. yeres And thus ought Gene. 15. and Act. 7. treating theron to be vnderstanded * The yeres that the people were gouerned by those that the scriptures called Iudges including from Iosua to Samuel excepting the time of the oppression vnder the Ammonites amounteth to .357 yeres Now it is sayd Act. 13. that this time amounteth to about .450 yeres Where is to be noted that this place hath ben corrupted and in steede of three hundreth they haue set foure hundreth whiche reading of .300 agreeth very well with that whiche is contayned in the scriptures touching the sayde yeres “ Or Ahaziahu * Amasias raigned 29. yeres the 15. yere of the sayde Ieroboam and began to raigne ouer Israel in Samaria 4. Re. 14. So the 29. yeres of the raigne of Amasias finished the 15. yere of the sayd Ieroboam now it is manifest that Azarias the sonne of Amazias began to raigne but the .27 yere of the sayde Ieroboam 4. Reg. 15. then it foloweth that betweene the ende of the raigne of Amasias and the beginning of Azarias there falleth out eleuen yeres that are left out * There is difference betweene authors touching the beginning of the 70. wekes of Daniel some begin the sayde weekes from the first yere of Cyrus other from the tenth yere of Darius Longimanus and some other from the sixte yere of the same but it is likelyest that it shoulde be the 20. yere because that that whiche is written Daniel 9. hath relation to Nehemias the seconde a That is in the begynnyng b That is generation or creation Psal 33. a. Psal 136. a. Eccle. 18. a. Act. xiiii c. Act. xvii d. (a) The depe the waters â— the heauen signifie that â—ude body that was afterwarde garâ—ished with â—yghtes (b) The holy ghost dyd preâ—erue that confused body “ Hebre. One day “ Hebre. And the euenyng was and the mornyng was the first daye The .2 day “ Hebre. A stretchyng out or setting abroad Ierem. x. c. (c) All that rowme wherin the aier the sunne moone and starres be is so named Psal cxlviii (d) It is the power of god that holdeth vp y e cloudes Psal 33 b. The .3 day (e) That is all the waters which were in the lowest partes of the aâ—er (f) The goodnes of God in prouidyng for maâ— beast before they were made (g) Fruitfulnesse in trees and hearbes was before sun or moone was made Psal 136. b. Deut. iiii b. The .4 day (h) These lyghtes were not made to serue Astronomers phantasies but for signes in natural thinges and tokens of gods mercie or wrath (i) The true vse of the heauenly bodyes is oft repeated lest men shoulde abuse them Iere. xxxi d The .5 day (k) God gaue them vertue to â—ructifie and bryng foorth the lyke The .6 day (l) One God and three persons Coloss iii. b. (m) Man is created lyke vnto God in perfecte nature which by sinne he afterwarde corrupted (n) We ought to labour to repayre this image so oft repeated VVisd ii d. Eccle 17. a. Math. xix a (o) Lawfull procreation is the blessyng of God Gen. viii c. (p) Gods prouision for mans foode may teache vs sobrietie in all our diet Gen. ix a. Exod. iii. c. “ Hebre. Hath a lyuyng soule Eccle. 39. c. Mark 7. d. (a) No more newe creatioÌ„s of creatures are to be loked for yet God styll continuallye gouerneth and preserueth all thynges Ioh. xvii Exod. xx b. Hebre. iiii a (b) The seuenth daye consecrated to the seruice of God for man in his perfect state This base â—gâ—unâ—â—g â—n shoulde â—ember â— he waxed â—ude of 〈◊〉 image 〈◊〉 God By the â—guler counâ— of God â—s part of 〈◊〉 earth eastâ—arde from â—erusalem â—as more â—tfull and â—asaunt Or Paâ—dise of pleaâ—e Where â—den was â—saias 37. â—zech 27. In such â—ruelous aâ—undaunce â— prouision â—nâ— lust was excusable â—at could not â—ntayne froÌ„â—e fruite Which did â—eserue the â—dyly lyfe The â—ne agreeth â—th the surâ—sse that foâ—wed â—ccle 24. d. The â—â—maelites â—elt in this â—â—de Gen. 25 (i) Thus contayneth also the regions of the Madâ—anâ—tes and Arabians “ Or Tigris (k) God lyketh neither idlenesse nor negligence (l) Thus man for all his great gyftes shoulde learne obedience to God (m) By death is signified all the miseries wherin Adam wrapped him selfe by his fall from God (n) What the husband ought to thynke of his wyfe and what the wife oweth to her husbande Heb. As before hym (o) Man shewed himselfe Lorde of all beastes by geuyng them names “ Hebre. buylded (p) The first institution of matrimonie by God So all lawefull mariages are made by God i. Cor. xi b. i. Cor. xi b. (q) The Hebrue wordes are isch and ischa which properly can not be translated Mat. xix a. Mark x. a i Cor v. â— Ephes v. c. (r) The shame of nakednes is a token of our nature corrupted VVisd ii d. (a) The deuyl first wold make Heua doubt of gods good wyll towarde her (b) Heua rehearseth not gods
continue in prayer Exod 34 â–ª a. (o) That is thy promise made to them Exo 34. â— (a) Whiche is 〈…〉 â—der to pâ—ion Exo xxxii e. Exod 34. d. (b) When you came together to receaue the lawe at the mount Sanai Deu. xxxi f Num 33. d. (c) Fourtie yeres after the worshyppyng of the golden calâ—e Num. iii. iiii and .xviii. (d To declare his benefites vnto the people Deu. xviii a (e) So God turned the curse of Iacob Gen. 40 b. into blessyng Deut â–ª ix d. Deut vi a. Deut. vi b. Mat. xxii d Iosua xxii d (e) That is let all our euyl affections be cut of he sheweth in these wordes the end of circumcision Gala. ii d. Rom. ii d. Actes x. c. Colloss iii. b Ephe. vi b. i. Pet. i. c. Exo. xxii e. Deut. vi e. Mat. iiii d. Luk. iiii b. Gen. xlvi e. (g) He alludeth to the promise made to Abraham Deut x b. and .xviii. a. g This was not accomplished tyll the temple was 〈…〉 Sion (h According to the abilitie that he hath geuen thee (i) This prohibition was made that meÌ„ might learne to abhorre crueltie Eccle. vii a. Deut. xâ— (k Thus 〈◊〉 sayeth â—orâ— their life consisteth in their blood (l) Thinges consecrated to God or that are appoynted for sacrifice (m) By fallyng into then idolatrie and superstition Deu. xviii â— (n) This declareth the extreme horrour of idolatrie by whiche the paynims committed most vnnaturall villanie Iosu i. d. Deut. iiiâ— a. Iosu xxiii b Prou. xxx a (a That is if there be founde one amongst you y t pretendeth to be one of the 〈◊〉 of the faythfull (b) He declareth who be the false propâ—tes euen â—e that woulde turne vs from God Deut. viii a. c The cause why men are so easily deceaued is that they haue not the lawe of God in them (d) After that he hath ben conuicted by wytnesse and had sentence of death pronounced on hâ—m by the Iudge (e) Gods glorie must be preferred beâ—e naturall affection Deu. xvii â— (d) Thou shalt cast the first stone aâ— hym (e) In the honour of God shewyng that god is honoured in destroying them that rob hym of his honour (f) Thou shalt saue no part of that spoyle Exod. xix a Leâ—t x b. (a) As the Heathen dyd in moueâ—ng for the dead Deut. vi â— Leuit. xi a. (b) Hereby was figured to the Iewes a spirituall purenesse Leuit. xi b. (c) This figureth the forbidding of thynges tending to crueltie Exo. xxiii â— and 34. d. Deut. xii d. Deut. xii d. (d) Or binds vp Deut. x. b. Deu. xxvi c (e) He sheweth the true vse whereto tithes shoulde be employed Leuit. xxv b a This is spoken in â—auour of those dâ—ters that were poore or not able to pay Eccle. iiii a. (b) So that if the detter be riche he may be forced to pay his debt this ordinance notwithstandyng Deut. 28. b. Iohn iii. c. Mat xxvi a (c For a trial of your charitie Leu. xxvi f. (d) To acknowledge Gods benefites receaued by his labour Exod. xxi a Leu. xxvii d (a) That is the month of 〈…〉 Much and partly in 〈◊〉 (b) Whiche declared the trouâ—les that they were in beyng vnder Pharao ☞ c Numbring from the next day after caâ— the Pasouer Actes ii a. (d) Whiche is kept in the .xv. day of the seuenth moneth 1. Reg. â— g. Exi xxiii e. (e) Whitsuntyde (f) Without some offeryng (g) He meaneth before the arke (h) According to his power ☜ Exod 23. a. Eccl. xx d. (i) According to the maner of y e Panims Which planted trees about their aulters to shadowe them wherby the place seemed â–ª to tâ— to haue the more maiestie Leui xxii c. 〈◊〉 must 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 perfitest â—â—est things The frailtâ—e of theffender shall not excute the ofâ— Deut. iiii c. (c God refuseth 〈◊〉 suche 〈…〉 commaunded Nâ— xxxv d (d To shewe that their witnesse was true (e) To declare that all must be of one accorde to punishe idolaters (f Crime 〈◊〉 g Who shall pronounce sentence according as the priest shall in◠〈◊〉 hym 〈◊〉 to gods worde (h) That the controuersie may be the sooner ended (i) As long as he is the true minister of god and pronounceth agreeable to his worde 1. Reg. 8 a 3 Reg. 4. d. (k) To reuenge such wrong as the Egyptians had done vnto them (l) From the lawes of God (m) That is DeuteromiuÌ„ (n) According to the copie which the priestes do vse Ios i. b. Nu. xviii c. a The tithes (b) The right shoulder Num iii. b. (c) To serue God with a good wyll (d) Besydes that which they haue of their fathers goodes they shall lyue of the offerynges first fruites as the other Leuites do (e) Whiche thought the goyng betweene two â—rs to be a â—ynde of purifiyng (f) Thou shalt serue God truely sincerely Act. iii. d. Mat. xvii b Exod. xx a. (g) I will punishe hym for it (h) This is one sure taken of a false prophete of an other meÌ„tion is made before Chap. â—3 Deut xii d. (a) Appoynt three cities of refuge (b) â—ke it able to be trauayled without any let Exo xxi a. (c) That killeth one by chaunce and not of set purpose (d) Or can not be iudged to death When thou goest ouer Iordane (f) That the death of the partie slayne be not imputed vnto thee (g) The officers or magistrates (h) Wylfull murder can not be pardoned without Gods hygh displeasure· (i) Reuenge the innocent blood (k) Meere-stone or landebonnde The very Paminâ— did iudge this to be a great offence Num 35. d. Deut. xvii a Susa i. g. (l) God is present where his true ministers are Exo. xxi c. (a) Hauyng â—d 〈◊〉 so to do 〈◊〉 i. d. Num. xi.ii. b (b) Gods grace and â—ner is euer â— do to helpe you (c) When any toke possession of an house he rendred thankes to God for that benefite Deut. 24. a. Iudi. vii a. Deut ii c. (d If it alowe thy offer of peace (e) To shewe that the begynners of trouble are alwayes punishable Iosu xii a. (f) Of the Chanaanites c. Deut. vii a. (g) Beareth fruite good for the sustenaunce of maÌ„ For he speaketh here of fruitful trees Some reade this sentence thus For man shal be in steade of the tree of the fielde to come out in the siege against thee (h) Whiche beare no fruite for man to eate () That the â—aring of the beaste in a solitarie place myght stryke into their myndes an horror of the fact or offence (a) To make publique prayer (b) This prayer the priestes vttered in the hearyng of the people (c) The vengeaunce due for the murther Not those of the lande of Chanaan but others (e) This declareth that she shoulde be altered from her olde conuersation before she were made a member of Gods people (f) As vtterly forsakyng her countrey and kynrede (g) This libertie was graunted for such
as were takeÌ„ in warre otherwyse the Israelites myght not marry out of their owne nation “ Or vse her as thy seruant (h) Vsed her as thy wyfe “ Or as long as the sonne of the hated doth lyue (i) His part shal be as great as two of the others (k) That is he was begotten in y e flowre of his fathers age Exod. xxi b. (l) The place of Justice (m) This declareth the greatnes of the offence For blasphemers and idolaters were put to no other death than this 〈…〉 (a) That is not to be wyllyng to helpe in time of neede (b) Charitie must be shewed to thy brother aswell farre absent as present Exod. 23. a. (c) This sheweth that order is to be kept in natural comelynes for distinction of persons (d) If crueltie may not be shewed to litle birdes muche lesse to man whom God created lyke vnto him selfe Leuit. xix d (e) Meanyng by this lawe that ther shuld stande to one trueth in singlenesse of heart (f) For that match is not a like in strength declaryng that curtesie humanitie charitie should be in man not to ouermatche his neighbour (g) To shew that playne dealyng ought to be vsed in all thynges (h) The father receaueth the recoÌ„pence because the shame of the fact shoulde haue lyghted vpon hym Leuit. xx b. Difyted (k) No sinne woorthy of death (l) The mayd is no more worthy of blame then he that is assaulted and murdered by an other is gyltie of that murder Exo. xxii c. Leu. xviii a. Leu. xxi c. Esai lvi a. (a) He shall neither marry nor beare office (b The childe borne in adulterie or of a common harlet This was to moue them to chaste lyfe last their licencousnesse might preiudice their posteritie 〈◊〉 xiiii a (c) Denied for victuals Nu. xxii b. Succour them or do theÌ„ any good Gen. xxv c (e) The Edomites or the Idumeans were those that came of 〈◊〉 f In taking the signe of circumcision and renouncing superstition and idolatrie (g) To geue thee victory against thyne enemies (h) He speaketh this of the Pamims whiche beyng cruelly vsed of their maisters sled to y e Iewes â–ª and were turned to the true religion (g God wyll not be serued with thynges vylely gotten Exo. xxii d Leuit xxv f (h) Because they were a harde hearted people therefore was this libertie geuen theÌ„ for a tyme. (i) We vowe vnto the lord when we vow agreable to his worde (k) If 〈◊〉 vow haue autoritie of gods worde Mat. xii a. (a) This was suffred only for preuenting a further mischiefe Math. x.v. (b) Thou shalt not defyle the lande by thy synne Deu. xxv b Exo. xxii d. (c) Vnder these he comprehendeth all instrumentes and tooles with y e whiche a man getteth his lyuyng Exo. xxi b. Num. xii a. (d) As though thou wouldest choose thy pledge but shalt accept that whiche he can conueniently spare (e) Though thy detter should be vnkynd yet god wyll recompence thee (f) Thou shalt not withholdâ— his wages froÌ„ hym Leui. xix c. 〈◊〉 xxx â— 4 〈◊〉 xvâ— b 〈◊〉 xviii c. God most â—reth for these people for that they were least regarded Leu. xix b. “ Or gatherest thyne oliues “ Or grapes of the wyne (a) Shall haue right done him in geuing sentence on his side (b) If the greatnes of the offence deserue not death ii Cor. xi c. i. Cor. ix a. i. Timo. v. c. Mar. xii b. Ruth iiii b. Or brother The Hebrue worde here signifieth not a natural brother but any such kinsman with it how they might marry by their lawe c This law was made to thintent inherâ—taunce shuld not passe from one tribe to another (d) That wil not beget a childe to beare his kinsmans name (e) This ordinaunce declareth that vnshamefastnesse in a woman is horrible and therfore worthy of sharpe punishment Leui. xix g. Mich. vi c. h That is vtterly destroy y e Amalekites which king Saule did partly perfourme about 450. yeres space Exod. xiii c. and 34. c. Prouer. iii. b (a) To be called vpon worshipped (b) Meaning Iacob who was seruaunt in Syria to Laban for twentie yeres space Gen. xlvi a. Exod. â— b. Exod iii. b. Exod iii. b. Exo. xiiii c. (c To acknowledge gods benefite in geuyng them the lande of Chanaan d Thou shalt protest with a pure conscieÌ„ce hauing regard to God more then to men (e) Though I stoode in neede so to do Exo. xix a. Baruc. ii c. (f) With a pure conscience voyde of hypocrisie g Thou hâ—d protested to take the lorde to thy God refusyng all false gods 〈◊〉 xix â— k Peculiâ—r or chosen Iere xiii b. Deut. vii a. a In Gods 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—i a. (b) God willed his lawe to be grauen in stone at the entrie of the land of promise that all men might see it and vnderstand that the same land was consecrate to him 〈◊〉 viii f. Exod. xx d. 〈◊〉 viii f. Exod. xx d. c Thou shalt geue God thankes for bringing thee into the lande of promise Deut. xi d. (d) These blessinges serued to shewe that they ought to serue God willinglye (e) Declaring that thei shuld haue cause to feare God for his vengeaunce if they woulde not obay hym for his loue Exod. xx a. Exo. xxi b. Deu. xix d. Leui. xix c. Deu. xxiiii c (f) Vnder these he contayneth all those that are subiect to iniurie and violence Leu. xviii a. Leu xviii c. Leui. xviii b Leui. xviii b Exo. xxi b. (g) This declareth that although an offence be vnknowen to man yet God wyll reuenge it Leui. xxvâ—â— Deut. xi d. That is they shal be filled with the plentifulnesse of thy fruites (b) All that thou doest shall proue well Deut xx a. (c) For he wyll declare that he is thy God â–ª and that thou art his chosen people d For no thyng vpon earth can proâ—per vnlesse God by his heauenly â—sing nâ—reaâ— and conserue it Deut xi b. Deut. xv a. Deut xi b. Deut. xv a. Deut. iiii a. and .xvii. b. Leui. xxvi b Baruc. i. c. Daniel ix c. Leui. xxv b 〈…〉 〈◊〉 x b. (e) Thou shalt not be able to vnderstande thinges that be plaine for want of discretion ii Reg. xii c Deu. xxv b (f Wishing that they may come from their bondage (g) â—ods wâ—th hath ben 〈◊〉 as for example â—nasses Ioachim and â—edecâ—ias “ Or be shakeÌ„ before they be ripe (h) Vnder this one sort he comprehendeth all kinde of vermine whiche are wont to consume y t fruites of the earth (i) Thou shalt be punished after suche a sort that thou shalt be constrayned to confesie that Gods hande is vpon thee (k) Shall handle thee merueylous rigorously and cruelly iiii Reg vi f (p) This came to passe in Samaria in the dayes of Eliseus the prophete iiii Reg. vi and in Hierusalem when it was besieged by the Emperour Titus fourtie two yeres after Christe (q) She shal
with dogges in the mornyng Euenyng prayer “ roring (a) Such as contayne the prayses of God (b) To hope for nothyng but my graue “ Myne owne alone So is the sense of maÌ„ called for that it of all thynges on the earth is only heaueÌ„lye from heauen Or as it is takeÌ„ for his lyfe which is desolate and forsaken of all “ Hande (c) An Vnicorne is a cruel perilons beasts which can not be tamed (d) Rich men shall sacrifice vnto God and eate at the Lordes table (e) Although Christe was content to dye and was put to death yet the dead shall knowledge hym to be their redeemer (f) For his people (g) God hath done no lesse then they declare Mornyng prayer (a) In doyng not good but euyll for man hath his soule to do good (b) That is kâ—ngdomes impires and magistrates For in gates princes and magistrates were wont to sit in counsell and iudgement (a) Shall haue aboundaunce of good and of felicitie “ In good (b) The misteries of our redemption “ Enlarged (a) In mine innocence (b) It was not lawful for him to touche the aulter “ In a voyce of confession for to heare “ Of the tabernacle of thy glory (c) Destroy not (d) That is I am safe and sure through thy helpe Euenyng prayer That God is my light strength and lyfe (b) Gods beautifulnes is his promises lawes ceremonies sacrifices and sacramentes (c) Made with ioy with songes and blast of trumpettes “ Soule “ Rocke “ Lest peraduenture thou holdest thy peace from me and I become “ Confesse (a) Who toke Dauids part “ Of the saluation of his annoynted (a) That is thunder (b) Mightie in operation (c) For state In great thuÌ„ders hilles seeme to be shaken (d) It is a hill called also Heruton “ Cutteth out (e) Thunder with terrible lightning (f) As God was aucthour of Noes flud to punishe the wicked so wil he haue like aucthoritie styll (g) In geuing them peace prosperitie It is thought that Dauid deliuered from a greuous sicknes did make this psalme at the dedication of his house newe buylt at Hierusalem Morning prayer (a) To God in the temple whiche is a memoriall of his holynes or where he is remembred deuoutly (b) Although God hath punished me with sicknes for a short time yet I feele his good wyl towardes me all my life long “ Shall harbour (c) Thou hadst so established my regall dignitie with all felicitie “ Confesse (d) I in all my royaltie and dignitie “ Confesse (a) Calamities wherewith he was punished for his sinne (b) Which I haue to liue (c) Liberalitie “ VVorked (d) Reproche (e) Sauing me in y e midst of mine enemies no lesse then if I had ben in a holde without dauÌ„ger of them (f) Punishyng hym for his sinne () A doctrine not of reason but of God of his Church only Euenyng prayer (a) To cloke or excuse his sinne (b) Confessing not my faultes (c) The time of finding god is when sinne is confessed pardon asked (d) No calamitie perill or daunger shal hurt him “ Counsell (a) True and permanent (b) Of his bountifull liberalitie (c) All none excepted “ Falshood that is a horse deceaueth those that looke to be saued by him (d) In the time of dearth Abimeleck (a) Whose heartes be broken and who be desolate Morning prayer “ Pit of their net (a) I with all my wyt and strength (b) I prayed for them as I woulde for mâ—ne owne selfe (c) In their aduersitie “ Halting “ Impotent or lame (d) With their tongues “ My one only that is my life whiche only they seeke “ Aha aha (e) That we desired “ Aha to our soule “ Peace (a) Or truth (b) High mountaines (c) Preseruing them in this life making them nourishing them and defending them (d) Or precious “ Fatnesse (e) In this life and after this life Euening prayer (a) Teache the trueth and liue in the way of trueth “ Iudgment “ Only for to do euill (b) Of destruction and ruine “ That is most precious of lambes “ He passed away and â—o he was not â–ª (c) The posteritie () Gods wrath against sinne Morning prayer The name of a musition 1. Chro. 16. and 25. “ VVith a moosell “ Measure “ Aâ— vanitie 〈◊〉 man â—deth “ Gather (a) Thou punishedst me with sicknesse “ Pit of noyse that is a pit wher the running water made a great noyse (a) From God “ thoughtes (c) Redy 〈◊〉 do thy wyll (b) To vnderstande thy wyll “ Roule of the booke “ Intralles (d) Let their rewarde who woulde shame me be a desolation “ Aha aha Euenyng prayer “ In the euyll day “ Soul◠〈…〉 wherâ—s 〈◊〉 â—â—â—stâ—ed my 〈◊〉 in his 〈◊〉 “ A thyng 〈◊〉 “ Man of peace “ Perfection () To be song (a) For sorowe “ CoÌ„fession “ The saluations his countenaunce “ VVith a kyllyng in my bones myne enemies “ The saluations of my countenaunce “ The â—â—â—uatiâ—â—s of my countenaunce and my Lorde () To be song Mornyng prayer (a) Our fathers (b) Our fathers “ Smite (c) Or prouerbe (a) Ophir is thought to be the Ilande in the west coast of late founde by Christopher Columbo froÌ„ whence at this day is brought most fine golde “ Confesse Greatly Heâ—râ— â–ª “ A hygh sure holde to vs. (a) Straunge thynges or desolations “ A hygh sure holde to vs Euening prayer () To be song (a) To go agaynst Hierusalem “ Tharsis (b) The villages “ Iehuda â—ale sâ—ng Aswell 〈◊〉 â—hen 〈◊〉 Adam as the children as man (a) All their doinges be â—ked who dispayre of Gods goodnesse in adâ—ersitie (b) No riche man can scape death lyue he neuer so long before he dieth (c) Man be he neuer so braue or honourable for his riches endeth this lyfe as an asse or dogge and is quickly forgotten for all his riches tolitie landes buildinges “ Loue their mouth that is shewe them selues more fooles then their fathers in that they wyll not be warned by their fathers examples foolishnesse to take a better way of lyfe (d) At the day of resurrection “ The hand of hell “ He in lyfe blessed his soule (e) Lyue voluptuously in all kynde of pleasures of this worlde (f) Man lyke a beast seeth not that al his worthynesse true honour to be of God and not of hym selfe or of the worlde To be song of Asaph Mornyng prayer (a) Dissemble any more “ Myne or with me (b) I dissembled “ Bath thaba (a) Pronounced iust “ Or when thou iudgest (b) Induyng my heart with wisdome thorowe the holy ghost â–ª “ Broken (a) To the wicked and to the godly Euenyng prayer “ Stinke That loue me taking my part (b) Whiche they haue deuised for me “ The face 〈◊〉 modest 〈◊〉 Dauid fleeing to his enemies the Philiâ—ines when he was forced to
to our enemies (c) My power shall neuer be away from him “ His hand “ Rocke “ Be false in my trueth “ If I make a lye vnto Dauid (d) The sunne in the day and the moone in the nyght shall testifie that I haue promised a perpetuall continuaunce vnto Dauids seede His prince◠〈◊〉 (f) It semeth in vayne if all our lyfe be wasâ—ed in calamitie without all comfort (g) All reproches of Gods people do redounde in Christ whose steppes they folowe Mornyng prayer (a) God exerciseth man with trauaile vntyll death for he made once an ordinaunce that all should dye yea be he neuer follow “ Chaungeth “ Chaungeth “ Pride (b) No mans felicitie in this life is without labour and disquietnesse oâ— mynde neuer contented but caryed with liâ—es passions cares and sorowes “ Seene euil Euenyng prayer “ Quiet from euyll dayes a At the day of resurrection euery man shal be iudged according to iustice howsoeuer he be afflicted wrongfully 〈◊〉 this â—yte In the graue for they that be put in the graue speake no more “ VVofull labour or mischiefe Mornyng prayer (a) Being led and gouerned by his hande “ Meribah and Masâ—ah Exodus â—◠“ (a) Vanitie and no God “ That which is no God Which be worshipped for gods of idolaters “ Confesse Euenyng prayer “ He hath saued hym (a) An instrument to syng psalmes “ Iehouah “ Confesse (a) Although he be a mightie kyng yet he vseth no tirannie () That is for to prayse and for to geue thankes “ CoÌ„fession 〈…〉 (a) With thy grace opening my heart and instructing me “ Behiaal (b) To be of my counsayle and to beare me company (c) A man of good conscience Morning prayer (a) Makyng their oth this I pray God then that I may be in as euyll case as Dauid “ From the face “ Sittest “ They pitie her dust “ Of a lowe shrab “ Bounde (b) Appoynted to suffer death (a) An Egle of all birdes â—yueth a long tyme without all kynde of feblenesse dying neuer of age but of famine Plin. lib. 10. â—ap 3. “ He chydeth not to the ende (b) A man can not shew where it growed (c) Comaundement Euenyng prayer (a) An â—llusion to the words 1. Gen. God deuided vnder the firmament from the waters aboue the firmament It is maruaylous that water against his nature should be aboue the ayre and couer the vpper part of it as in maner of a seeling (b) With the sea “ Bread (c) High trees haue their growing and increase of God “ VVide of handes (d) A whale or a ballan a beast that is king of the sea for his greatnesse and strength he appeareth aboue the top of the sea as bigge as an Ilande or a great huge mountayne “ Their time Morning prayer “ Iâ—ishehak “ Iaacob Kenaan “ Corde wherewith portions of inheritances were measured “ Deceaue them “ He broke euery stâ—ffe of bread (a) Lyue to dye The interpretation of Pharaos dreame “ In his soule that is as he beleued knewe and thought (c) They executed in all pointes his commaundement chaunging nothing (d) Or strength meaning the first borne Euenyng prayer “ For. “ His praise (a) They woulde not suffer God to rule them (b) As men in a consumption through euil humours the more they eate the more thei consume so they not esteeming Manna from heauen were not fed but destroyed of the flesh that they longed to eate of (c) To their lyue bodyes “ Chorcâ— (d) Their god who was a glory and an ornament to them (e) Moyses stoode before God in his anger as men do stande in a breache of a towne wall battered for defence of it Of the idols of the Moabites “ Phineâ—es Mâ—riba (g) Moyses stirred by the rage of y e people shewed him selfe not to beleue gods worde so certainely as he was wont “ Made manie alterations “ Counsell (h) God is said to repent when he forgeueth vs at our repentaunce “ Confesse Mornyng prayer “ For. “ Sea for it was on the south part of Iurie “ Disobediently chaunged Corrupt â—meâ—s whiche els had brought them to the graue “ Confessing (b) Moyste and fruitfull groundes “ Fruites of increase Euenyng prayer My soule my tongue or my chiefe dignitie “ Confesse Be thou glad to seeke my frendship “ (a) I pray for them Let it be reiected as vnlawfull and â—bhominable (c) Drythes (d) He had as lieue that god were his enemie as frende â–ª (e) Worâ—e (f) Hath lost al his fatnesse Confesse (g) To saue his life from vnrighteous iudges (a) God sayd to Christe rule thou ouer all Mornyng prayer (b) He shall begin his dominion in Sion (c) Christe his holy word shal be receaued of his elect most wyllyngly and Christes grace shall so wonderfully â—mbrue mens heartes as the deawe of the morning moystereth the grounde (a) Confesse (b) Certaine and permanent (a) God helpeth alwayes the good in their aduersitie (b) His statâ— condition or dignitie Euenyng prayer a A people hauing a straunge tongue to the Iewes (a) God dwelleth in heauen and nedeth not the earth for his vse The dead prayseth not God for the benefites powred dayly vpon the erth for them as they that be alyue do or ought to do Morning prayer (a) That God hath deliuered me out of troubles (b) A cup in token of my deliueraunce “ CoÌ„mende hym “ Families “ “ Confesse “ Confesse “ For. Euenyng prayer “ Men of my counsayle (a) I am at deathes doore Morning prayer “ Rashe doynges “ To arise (a) In securitie of conscience “ VVorde (a) To haue so godly a mynde and affect (a) The ropes of the vngodly haue caught me The true sence Euenyng 〈◊〉 “ “ Made me â—ked “ Quicken me “ Searched (a) Infinite Morning prayer (a) I am in ieopardy alwayes of my life (b) It signifieth properâ—y an heele of a foot by translation an end â–ª or the reward and coÌ„moditie that foloweth the ende “ Thou hast made to ceasâ—e (a) Or it is tyme for God to do somethyng “ The dâ—â—re Euenyng prayer “ Head (a) Whiche forbiddeth me to reuenge myne owne quarell “ Peace (b) No aduersitie or perturbation of mynde (c) Thou knowest all that I do in this lyfe Ofâ— the 〈◊〉 to asâ—ende vnto high degrees and dignities Mornyng prayer (a) Barbarous people of the wildernes of Arabia (a) God wyll not suffer thee to go where thou shalt take any hurt “ Shadowe “ Smite “ For vs. (a) Although God suffereth tirauntes to vexe vs yet he wyll deliuer vs from them “ Crokednesse (b) God wyll make hypocrites to be knowen as they be Euenyng prayer (a) The felicitie shal be so sudden and great that it may be doubted whether it be in deede or els but in a dreame As Peters deliueraunce seemed to hym selfe but a vision Act. xii (b) Let vs not come home
shall they be (b) Which declared Iosuah who had nowe from the time of Iosuah slept in their sinnes fourtie yeres (c) That is for euery yere they haue sinned to sleepe one day Exo. xxâ—x f (d) Signifiyng hereby the great scarcitie of fuel and matter to burne (e) To be as fire to bake thy bread with Esai iii. a. Ezech. v. c. and .xiiii. b. (g) That is the force and strength wherwith it should nourishe (a) To shaue my head and bearde (b) To wit of that citie which he had portrayed vpon the bricke chap. 4. By the 〈◊〉 he meaneth famine pestilence wherewith one part perished duryng the siege of Nabuchodonozor by the sworde those that were slayne when Zedekiah fled those that were caryed awaye captiue and by the scatteryng into the wind those that fled into Egypt and into other partes after the citie was taken (c) Because ye haue encreased the number of your idols and superstitions more then the gentiles Esai 65. b. Leuit. 28. c. Deut 2â—â— 2. Reg. 〈…〉 Iere. xv b. (d) That is I wyll not be pacified tyll I be reuenged Esai i. c. (e) Which be the grashoppers mildew and whatsoeuer were occasions of famine Ezech. iiii c. Ezech. 30. a. (a) He speaketh to all the places where the Israelites accustomed to commit their idolatries threatnyng them destruction 4. Reg. 23. b. 4. Reg. 23. c. (b) He wylleth the prophete not only with wordes but also with gestures of hande foote to signifie the destruction to come (c) Some read more desolate then the wildernesse of Deblathah which was in Syria and bordered vpon Israel but it may stande well from the wildernesse which was south vnto Deblathah which was north meanyng the whole countrey (a) That is the begynning of thy punishment (b) That is no vayne or counterfayte crye as is the ecco in the hylles (c) Meanyng Nabuchodonozor whom God had appointed to be a rod to scourge them “ Or none of their pleasures (d) That is in the yere of Iubile when euery man returned to such possessions as he solde before Leuit. 25. b. (e) Iniquitie shall make no man strong agaynst God (f) The Israelites made a bragge but their heartes fayled them Esai xiii b. Iere. vi c. Esai xv a. Iere. 48. d. Prou. xi a. Eccle. v. b. (g) Their golde siluer brought them to this ruine or destruction (h) Meanyng the sanctuarie (i) That is of sinnes that deserue death (k) That is their temple which was deuided into three partes Iere. 61. â— (a) Of the captiuitie of Iecoâ—iah so that there was fourteene monethes betwixt the first vision this (b) This was â—n the spiritâ— not in body (c) The porch or court where the people assembled (d) Of emulation because at displeased God of gaine because it was set vp worshipped for gayne and increase of their offeringes for the priestes and of their catell and substaunce for the people (e) That was in the court where the people had made an aulter to Baal (f) Which were forbidden in the law Leuit. xi (g) For beside their common idolatrie they had their particuler seruice in their secrete places or pewes (h) The Iewes say this was a prophete of the idols who after his death was once a yere mourned for in y e night only of women Saint Hierome taketh it for Adonis Venus louer Other thinke it was Osyriâ— an idoll of the Egyptians (i) They smelled to their braunches flowers or poses in doyng their sacrifice to the sunne which yet before god was vyle and stinckyng howe sweete soeuer they seemed to them selues Prou. i. d (a) The persons appoynted to visite the citie as Nabuchodonozor and his captaynes (b) Which were sixe angels in lykenesse of men (c) To marke them that shoulde be saued from destruction Esai i. c. Ezech. i. d. (a) Which iâ— the first chap. and fift vearse he called the foure beastes Eze. i. c. Eze. i. a. (b) There was one consent betwene the Cherubims and the wheeles (c) That is the whole body of the foure beastes or Cherubims 2. Pet. 3 a. (a) We shall not be pulled out of Hierusalem tyll the houre of our death come as the fleshe is not taken one of the cauldron tyll it â—e soâ— (b) Contrary to their vayne confidence he sheweth in what sence this citie was the cauldron that is because of the dead bodyes that haue ben murthered therin and so lye as fleshe in the cauldron (c) That is in Riblath 4. Reg. 24. a. (d) It seemed this noble man dyed of some terrible death therfore the prophete feared some straunge iudgement of God towarde the rest of the people (e) They that remained styl at Hierusalem thus reproched them that were gone into captiuitie as though they were cast of forsaken of God (f) They shal be yet a litle Church whom he wyll preâ—erue â–ª though they be dispearsed and for a tyme afflicted Iere 32. d. Eze. 36. d. Eze. x. a. (g) Those that were led away caâ—tiues with Ieconiah “ Or make thee vessels to go into captiuitie (a) That as thou doest so shall they do and therfore in thee they shall see their owne plague punishment (b) Do not they deride and mocke thy doynges “ Or prophecie (c) When the kyng shall thinke to escape by fleeing I wyll take hym in my net as Ezech. 27. c. and 32. a. “ Or tooles Eze. xi c. (d) Because they dyd not see the prophecies accomplished they contemned them as though they neuer shoulde be fulfylled â–ª Ezech xi a. ii Pet. iii. a. Iere xxiii c. (a) Watching to destroy the vineyardes reade Can. ii c Iere. vi c. (b) What one false prophete did say which is here called the buylding vp of a wall another false prophete would affirme the same though he had neither occasion nor good grounde to â—eare hym (c) That is whatsoeuer man of him selfe setteth foorth vnder the aucthoritie of Gods worde and God alloweth it not (d) These superstitious women for lucre would prophesie and tell eâ—ery man his fortune geuing them pillowes to leane on â–ª and kerchifes to couer their heades that they might the more allure them and bewitche them (e) Vpon euery man and woman young and olde great and small (f) Thinke you the liues of my people to be in your handes to make them long or short (g) These sorcerers made the people beleue that they could preserue life or destroy it and that it should come to euery one according as thei prophesied (h) Makyng them stocke vnto you with deceauable doctrine â–ª as the fowlers do the birdes with their stâ—s calles (a) As his abhomination hath deserued that is he shal be led with lies according as he delited therein 2. Thessa 2. b. (b) That is conuince them by their owne consciences (c) All suche as by your example haue declined from God 3. King 22 c. Ezech. iiii b. and .v. b. Iere. xv a. Ezech. v. c. (e)
him thankes for his mercie endureth worlde without ende ⧠The story of Susanna vvhich is the thirteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine 8 The two gouerners are taken with the loue of Susanna 19 They take her alone in the garden 20 They solicite her to wickednes 23 She chooseth rather to obey God though it be to the daunger of her lyfe 34 She is accused 45 Daniel doth deliuer her 62 The gouernours are put to death 1 THere dwelt a man in Babylon called Ioacim 2 That toke a wyfe whose name was Susanna the daughter of Helcia a very faire woman and such one as feared God 3 Her father and her mother also were good people and taught their daughter according to the lawe of Moyses 4 Now Ioacim her husband was a great rich man and had a faire orchard ioyning vnto his house and to him resorted the Iewes commōly because he was a man of reputation among them 5 The same yere were there made two iudges such as the Lorde speaketh of The wickednes of Babylon commeth from the elders that is from the iudges which seeme to rule the people 6 These came oft to Ioacims house and all such as had any thing to do in the lawe came thyther vnto them 7 Now when the people departed away at noone Susanna went into her husbandes orchard to walke 8 The two elders seeing this that she went in dayly and walked they burned for lust to her 9 Yea they were almost out of their wittes and cast downe their eyes that they should not see heauen nor remember that God is a righteous iudge 10 For they were both wounded with the loue of her neither durst one shewe another his griefe 11 And for shame they durst not tell her their inordinate lust that they woulde faine haue had to do with her 12 Yet they layed wayte for her earnestly from day to day that they might at the leaste haue a sight of her 13 And the one said to the other Vp let vs go home for it is dinner time So they went their way one from an other 14 When they returned againe they came together enquiring out the matter betwixt them selues yea the one tolde the other of his wicked lust Then appoynted they a time when they might take Susanna alone 15 It happened also that they spied out a conuenient time when she went foorth to walke as her maner was and no body with her but two maydens and thought to washe her selfe in the garden for it was an hot season 16 And there was not one person there except the two elders that had hid them selues to beholde her 17 So she saide to her maydens Go fet me oyle and sope and shut the orchard doore that I may washe me 18 And they did as she bad them and shut the orchard doore and went out them selues at a backe doore to fetch the thing that she had commaunded but Susanna knew not that the elders laye there hid within 19 Now when the maydens were gone foorth the two elders gat them vp and ranne vpon her saying 20 Now the orchard doores are shut that no man can see vs we haue a lust vnto thee therefore consent vnto vs and lye with vs 21 If thou wylt not we shall bring a testimonial against thee that there was a young felowe with thee that thou hast sent away thy maydens from thee for the same cause 22 Susanna sighed and saide Alas I am in trouble on euery side though I folowe your minde it wyl be my death and if I consent not vnto you I can not escape your handes 23 Wel it is better for me to fall into your hande without the deede doing then to sinne in the sight of the Lorde 24 And with that she cryed out with a loude voyce the elders also cryed out against her 25 Then ranne there one to the orchard doore and smote it open 26 Now whē the seruauntes of the house heard the crye in the orchard they russhed in at the backe doore to see what the matter was 27 So when the elders tolde them the seruauntes were greatly ashamed for why there was neuer such a report made of Susanna 28 On the morowe after came the people to Ioacim her husband and the two elders came also ful of mischeuous imaginations against Susanna to bring her vnto death 29 And spake thus before the people Send for Susanna the daughter of Helchias Ioacims Wyfe And immediatly they sent for her 30 So she came with her father and mother her children and all her kindred 31 Now Susanna was a tender person and marueylous faire of face 32 Therefore the wicked men commaunded to take her clothes from her face for she was couered that at the least they might so be satisfied in her beautie 33 Then her friendes yea and all they that knew her began to weepe 34 These two elders stoode vp in the middest of the people layed their handes vpon the head of Susanna 35 Which wept and loked vp toward heauen for her heart had a sure trust in the Lorde 36 And the elders saide As we were walking in the orchard alone this woman came in with her two maydens whom she sent away from her and sparred the orchard doores 37 With that a young felowe which there was hid came vnto her and lay with her 38 As for vs we stoode in a corner of the orchard and when we sawe this wickednes we ranne to them and we sawe them as they were together 39 But we could not holde him for he was stronger then we Thus he opened the doore and gat him away 40 Now whē we had taken this woman we asked her what young felowe this was but she would not tel vs. This is the matter we be witnesses of the same 41 The common sorte beleeued them as those that were the elders and iudges of the people so they condemned her to death 42 Susanna cryed out with a loude voyce and saide O euerlasting God thou searcher of secretes thou that knowest all thinges before they come to passe 43 Thou wottest that they haue borne false witnesse against me and behold I must dye wheras I neuer did any such thinges as these men haue maliciously inuented against me 44 And the Lorde heard her voyce 45 For when she was led foorth to death the lord raysed vp the spirite of a young childe whose name was Daniel 46 Which cryed with a loude voyce I am cleane from this blood 47 Then all the people turned towarde him saide What meane these wordes that thou hast spoken 48 Daniel stoode in the middest of them and saide are ye such fooles O ye children of Israel that ye can not discerne nor know the trueth Ye haue here condēpned a daughter of Israel vnto death and knowe not the trueth wherefore 49 Go sit in iudgement againe for they haue spoken false witnesse against her 50 Wherefore the people
turned againe in all the haste and the elders that is the principall heades saide vnto him Come sit downe here among vs and shewe vs this matter seeing God hath geuē thee as great honour as an elder 51 And Daniel saide vnto them put these two asyde one from an other and then shall I examine them 52 When they were put asunder one from an other he called one of them and saide vnto him O thou olde cankarde carle that hast vsed thy wickednes so long thyne vngratious deedes which thou hast done afore are now come to light 53 For thou hast geuen false iudgementes thou hast oppressed the innocent and letten the giltie go free where as yet the Lorde saith The innocent and righteous see thou slay not 54 Well then if thou hast seene her tel me vnder what tree sawest thou them companying together He aunswered vnder a Mulbery tree 55 And Daniel saide Very well nowe thou lyest euen vpon thyne head lo the messenger of the Lorde hath receaued the sentence of him to cut thee in two 56 Then put he him aside and called for the other and saide vnto him O thou seede of Chanaan but not of Iuda fairenes hath deceaued thee and lust hath subuerted thyne heart 57 Thus dealt ye afore with the daughters of Israel and they for feare consented vnto you but the daughter of Iuda would not abide your wickednes 58 Now tel me then vnder what tree diddest thou take them companying together He aunswered vnder a Pomegranate tree 59 Then saide Daniel vnto him Very well nowe thou lyest also euen vpon thyne head the messenger of the Lord standeth wayting with the sword to cut thee in two and slay you both 60 With that all the whole multitude gaue a great shoute and praysed God which alway deliuered them that put their trust in him 61 And they came vpon the two elders whom Daniel had conuict with their owne mouth that they had geuen false witnesse 62 And dealt with them euen lykewyse as they woulde haue done with their neighbours yea they did according to the law of Moyses and put them to death Thus the innocent blood was saued the same day 63 Then Helcias and his wyfe praysed God for their daughter Susanna with Ioacim her husband and al the kinred that there was no dishonestie founde in her 64 From that day foorth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people 65 And king Astyages was layde with his fathers and Cyrus of Persia raigned in his steede ¶ The ende of the story of Susanna ¶ The story of Bel and of the Dragon which is the fourteenth Chapter of Daniel after the Latine 1 DAniel did eate at the kinges table and was had in reuerence aboue all his friendes 2 There was at Babylō an image called Bel and there were spent vpon him euery day twelue cakes fourtie sheepe and sixe great pottes of wine 3 Him did the king worship him selfe and went dayly to honour him but Daniel worshipped his owne God And the king saide vnto him why doest not thou worship Bel 4 He aunswered and saide * Because I may not worship thinges that be made with handes but the liuing God which made heauen and earth and hath power vpon all fleshe 5 The king said vnto him Thinkest thou not that Bel is a lyuing God or seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh euery day 6 Daniel smyled and saide O king deceaue not thy selfe for this is but made of clay within and of brasse without neither eateth he euer any thing 7 Then the king was wroth and called for his priestes and saide vnto them If ye tell me not who is this that eateth vp these expences ye shall dye 8 But if ye can certifie me that Bel eateth them then Daniel shall dye for he hath spoken blasphemie against Bel. And Daniel said vnto the king Let it so be according as thou hast saide 9 The priestes of Bel were threescore and ten besides their wyues and children And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. 01 So Bels priestes saide Lo we wyl go out set thou the meate there O king and poure in the wine then shut the doore fast and seale it with thyne owne signet 11 And to morowe when thou commest in if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten vp all we wyll suffer death or els Daniel that hath lyed vpon vs. 12 The priestes thought them selues sure inough for vnder the aulter they had made a priuy entraunce and there went they in euer and did eate vp what there was 13 So when they were gone foorth the king set meates before Bel Now Daniel had commaunded his seruauntes to bring asshes these he sifted throughout all the temple that the king might see then went they out and sparred the doore scaling it with the kinges signet and so departed 14 In the night came the priestes with their wyues and children as they were wont to do and did eate and drinke vp all 15 In the morning betimes at the breake of the day the king arose and Daniel with him 16 And the king said Daniel are the scales whole yet He aunswered yea O king they be whole 17 Now assoone as he had opened the doore the king loked vnto the aulter cryed with a loude voyce Great art thou O Bel and with thee is no deceite 18 Then laughed Daniel and held the king that he should not go in and saide Beholde the pauement marke well whose footesteps are these 19 The king saide I see the footesteps of men women and children 20 Therefore the king was angry and toke the priestes with their wyues and children and they shewed him the priuie doores where they came in and dyd eate vp such thinges as were vpon the aulter 21 For the which cause the king slue thē and deliuered Bel into Daniels power which destroyed him and his temple 22 And in that same place there was a great Dragon which they of Babylon worshipped 23 And the king said vnto Daniel Sayest thou that this is but a god of brasse also Lo he lyueth he eateth drinketh so that thou canst not say that he is no lyuing God therfore worship him 24 Daniel saide vnto the king I wyll worship the Lorde my God * he is the true lyuing God as for this he is not the God of lyfe 25 But geue me leaue O king and I shal destroy this Dragon without sworde or staffe The king said I geue thee leaue 26 Then Daniel toke pitch fat and heary wooll and did seeth them together and made lumpes thereof this he put in the Dragons mouth and so the Dragon burst in sunder And Daniel saide Lo there is he whom ye worshipped 27 When they of Babylon heard that they toke great indignation and gathered them together against the king saying The king is become a Iewe and he hath