to theyr owne inuencyons shall he recompense them He toke his brother by the he le when he was yet in hys mothers wombe and in hys strengthe he wrestled with God He stroue with the aungell and gat the vyctorye so that he prayed aâ—d desyred hym He founde him at Bathell and there he talketh with vs. Yee the Lorde God of Hoostes euen the Lorde hym selfe remembred hym Then turne to thy God kepe mercy and equyte and hope styll in thy God But the marchaunte hathe a false weyght in hys â—ande he hath a pleasure to occupye extorcâ—oâ— Ephraim thinketh thus Tush I am â—yche I haue good ynough In all my worckes shall not one faute be founde that I haue offended Yet am I the Lorde thy God euen as when I brought the out of the lande of Egypte and set the in thy tentes and as in the hye feaste dayes I haue spoken thorow the prophetes and shewed diuerse visions and declared my self by the ministracioÌ„ of the prophetes But at Galaad is the abhominacion they are â—â—lleÌ„ to vanite At Gylgal they haue sâ—ayne oâ—â—â— as many hepâ—s of stones as they had â—â—hâ—â—r lande forowes so many aâ—iters haue they made Iacob â—â—ed into the lande of Sâ—â—â—a and Israel serued for a wyfe and for a wife he kepte shepe By a prophâ—e the Lorde brought them out of Egipt and by a propheâ— he preserued them But Ephraim hath prouoked hym â—o displeasure thorowe hys abhomynacyons therfore shall hys bloude be poured vpon him selfe and the Lorde hys God shall rewarde hym hys blasphemyes ¶ Of the abhomynacyon of Israel CAPI XIII TTE abhomynacyon of Ephraim is come also into Israell He is gone backe to Baal therfore mustâ— he dye And nowe they synne more and more of theyr syluer they make them molten ymages lyke the Idols of the Heathes and yet all is nothynge but the worcke of the craftesman Notwithstandynge they preach of the same who so wyl kysse the calues offreth to men Therfore they shal be as the morninge cloude and as the dewe that early passeth awaye and lyke as dust that the wynde taketh awaye from the flore and as smoke that goeth out of the chymney I am the Lorde God which brought the out of the land of Egypt that thou shuldest knowe no God but me onely and that thou shuldest hane no Sauioure but only me I toke vyligent hede of the in the wyldernesse that drye lande But when they were well â—â—dde and had ynough they waxed proude and forgat me therfore wyll I â—e vnto theÌ„ as a lyon and as a leoparde in the waye to the Assirians I wyll come vpon them as a she beare that is robbed of her whelpes I wyl breake that stubburne hert of theirs There wyll I deuoure them as a lyon yee the wylde beastes shall teare them O Israell thou doest but destroye thy self In me only is thy helpe Where are thy kynges now that shulde helpe the in al thy cyties Yee and thy iudges of whom thou saydest geue me a king and prynces wel I gaue the a kynge in my wrath and in my dyspleasure wyll I take hym from the agayne The wyckednesse of Ephraim is bounde together and hys synne lyeth hyd Therfore shal sorowes come vpon hym as vpon a woman that trauayleth An vndyscrete sonne is he for he consydreth not that he shulde not haue bene able to haue endured in the tyme of hys byrth had not I defeÌ„ded hym from the graue and delyuered hym from death O death I wyll be thy death O hell I wyll be thy styng Yet can I se no comforte for when he is nowe the goodlyest amonge the brethren the east wynde euen the wynde of the Lorde shall come downe from the wyldernesse and drye vp his condyte and dryricke vp hys welles he shall spoyle the treasure of all pleasaunt vessels As for Samaria it shall be made waste and why they are dysobedyente vnto theyr God They shall perysh with the swearde theyr chyldren shal be slayne and theyr wemen great with chylde shal be rypte vp ¶ The desâ—â—uâ—â—yon of Samaria CAPI XIIII O Israell turne the nowe vnto the Lorde thy God for thou hast taken a greate fall thorowe thy wyckednesse ☜ Take these wordes with you when ye turne to the Lorde and saye vnto hym O forgeue vs all oure synnes receaue vs graciously and then wyll we offre the bullockes of oure lyppes vnto the. Assur shal be nomore oure helper neyther wyll we ryde vpon horses any more As for the workes of oure handes we wyll no more call vpon them For it is thou that arte oure God thou sheweste euer merrye vnto the fatherlesse O yf they wolde do thys I shulde heale theyr sores yee withal my hert wolde I loue them so that my wrathe shulde cleane be turned awaye froÌ„ them Yee I wolde be vnto Israel as the dewe and he shulde growe as the lyly and hys rote shulde breake oute as Lybanus Hys braunches shulde sprede out abroade and be as fayre as the olyue tre and smell as Libanus They that dwel vnder hys shadowe shulde come agayne and growe vp as the corne florysh as the vine he shulde haue as good a name as the wyne of Libanus O Ephraim what haue I to do with Idols any more I wyll gracyously heare hym and lede hym forth I wyl be vnto the as a grene fyrre tre vpoÌ„ me shalt thou fynde thy frute Who so is wise shal vnderstande thys and he that is ryght enstructe wyl regarde it For the wayes of the Lorde are ryghteous suche as be Godly wyll walcke in them As for the wycked they wyll stomble therin ¶ The ende of the Prophecye of Oseas ⧠The Booke of the Prophete Ioel. ¶ A prophery agaynst the Iewes He exhorteth the prestes to prayer and â—astynge for the myserye that was commyng at hande CAPI â— THis is the word of the Lorde that came vnto Ioell the soÌ„ne of Phatuel Heare O ye elders pondre this wel all ye that dwel in y â— land yf euer ther happened such a thyng iÌ„ your dayes or iÌ„ the dayes of your fathers Tell your childreÌ„ of it let theÌ„shewe it vnto their chyldren so they to certifye their posterite therof Loke what 〈◊〉 caterpiller hath left y â— hath the gresshoper eaten vp what y â— greshoper left that hath the locust eaten vp what the locuste hath left that hath the blastinge consumed Wake vp ye droÌ„ckardes wepe mourne al ye wine suppers because of your swete wine for it shall be taken awaye froÌ„ your mouth Yee a mighty an innumerable people shal come vp into my lande these haue teeth like the teeth of lyons chaâ—tbones lyke the lyonesses They shall make my vyneyarde wast they shall pyl of the barckes of my â—ygtrees strype theÌ„ bare cast theÌ„ away make the braunches whyte Make thy mone as a vyrgin
of the starres For one starre differeth from another in glory So is the resurreccyon of the deade It is sowen in corrupcyon it ryseth agayne without corrupcion It is sowen in dishonoure it ryseth agayne in honoure It is sowen in weakenes it ryseth agayne in power It is soweÌ„ a naturall body it ryseth agayne a spiritual body There is a natural body and there is a spiritual bodye as it is also writteÌ„ the fyrst man Adam was made a lyuyng soule and the last AdaÌ„ was made a quyckenyng spirite Howbeit that is not fyrst whiche is spirituall but that whiche is naturall then y â— which is spiritual ⊢ The fyrst man is of the earth erthy the seconde man is the Lord from heauen âšœ heuenly As is the earthy suche are they that are earthy And as is the heauenly suche are theyt hat are heauenly And as we haue borne the ymage of the erthy so shal we bere the ymage of the heauenly This saye I brethren ☞ that flesshe and bloude can not inheret the kingdome of god Nether doth corrupcyon enheret vncorrupcion Beholde I shewe you a mystery We shal not all slepe but we shall all be chaunged that in a moment in the twyncklyng of an eye by the last trompe For the trompe shall blowe the deade shal ryse incorruptible and we shal be chaunged For this corruptible must put on incorrupcion and this mortall must put on immortalite When this corruptyble hath put on incorrupcion and this mortal hath put on immortalite then shal be brought to passe the sayiÌ„g that is wrytten Death is swalowed vp in victory Death where is thy stynge Hell where is thy victory The stinge of death is synne the strength of synne is the lawe But thankes be vnto God which hath giueÌ„ vs vyctory thorow our Lord Iesus Christ Therfore my deare brethren be ye stedfast vnmouable alwayes ryche in the worcke of the Lord forasmuch as ye knowe how that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde CAPI XVI ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce of the gatherynge for the pore Christen at Ierusalem and concludeth his Epistle with the salutacyons of certayne louyng â–ª brethren COncernynge the gatherynge for the Saynctes as I haue ordayned in the congregacyons of Galacia euen so do ye Upon some Saboth day let euery one of you put asyde at home laye vp what soeuer is mete that there be no gatherynges when I come When I am come whom soeuer ye shal alow by your letters them wyl I side to bring your liberalite vnto IerusaleÌ„ And yf it be mete that I go also they shall go 〈◊〉 me I wyll come vnto you whan I go oâ—â—â— to Macedonia For I wyl go thorowe ouâ—â— Macedonia With you ê‘auenture I wyâ—â—byde a whyle or els tary al winter y â— ye may bryng me on my way whyther soeuer I go I wyl not se you now in my passage but I truste to abyde a whyle with you yf God shall suffre me I wyll tary at Ephesus vntyll the fyftieth day For a great dore and â— frute full is opened vnto me and there are many aduersaryes If Timotheus come se that he be wtont fere with you For he worketh the worcke of the Lorde as I doâ—let no man therfore despyse him but conuaye hym forth in peace that he maye come vnto me For I loke for him with the brethren To speake of brother Appollo âšœ I certyfye you that I greatly desyred him to come vnto you w t the brethreÌ„ but his mynde was not at all to come at this tyme. Howbeit â–ª he wyll come when he shall haue conueniente tyme. Watche ye stande faste in the faythe quyte you lyke men be stronge Let al your busynes be done with loue Brethren ye knÌ„owe the house of Stephana âšœ and of Fortunatus and Archaâ—cus how that they are the fyrst frutes of Achaâ—a that they haue appoynted them selues to minister vnto the Saynctes I beseche you that ye be obedyent vnto suche to all that helpe labour I am glad of the commynge of Stephana fortunatus Achaicus for that whyche was lackyng vnto me on your parte they haue supplied For they haue coÌ„forted my spirite yours Loke therfore that ye knowe them that are suche The congregacyons of Asia salute you Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lorde and so doth the congregacion that is in their house âšœ with whom also I am lodged Al the brethren grete you Grete ye one another w t an holy kysse The salutacion of me Paule with myne owne hande If any man loue not this Lorde Iesus Christe the same be ☞ Anathema maranatha The grace of the Lorde Iesus Christ be w t you My loue be with you al in Christ Iesu Amen ¶ The fyrst Epystle to the CorinthaÌ„ns was sent from Philippos by Stephana and fortunatus Achaicus Timotheus ⧠The Seconde Epystle of S. Paule the Apostle to the Corinthians ¶ The consolacion of God in trouble The loue of Paule towarde the Corynthyans and his excuse that he came not vnto them CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyl of God and brother Tymotheus Unto the coÌ„gregacyon of God whiche is at Corynthium w t all the Saynctes which are in al Achaia Grace be wyth you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. Blessed be God the father of our Lord Iesus Christ which is the father of mercy â–ª and the God of al comforte whiche comforteth vs in al our tribulacioÌ„ in so much that we are able to comforte them whyche are in any maner of trouble with the same coÌ„fort wherwith we oureselues are comforted of God For as the affliccions of Christe are plentuous in vs euen so is our consolacion plentuous by Christ. Whether we be troubled for your consolacyon and health âšœ Or whether we be comforted it is for your comforte and saluacyon whiche saluacion sheweth her power in that ye suffre the same afflyccions whiche we also suffre or whether we be coÌ„forted for your consolacion and saluacion our hope also is stedfast for you in as muche as we knowe howe that as ye are parttakers of the affliccyons so shall ye be parttakers also of the consolacyon Brethren I wolde not haue you ignorauÌ„t of our trouble whych happened vnto vs in Asia For we were greued out of measure passyng strength so greatly that we despayred euen of life Also we receiued an answere of death in ourselues that we shulde not put our trust in ourselues but in God whiche rayseth the dead to lyfe agayne and whiche delyuered vs from so great a deth and doth delyuer On whom we trust that yet hereafter he wyl deliuer by the helpe of your praier for vs that by the meanes of many occasioÌ„s thankes may be gyuen of many on our behalfe for the grace gyuen vnto vs. For our
dreames and visions of the nyghte when stombrynge cometh vpon men that they fall aslepe in theyr beddes he roundeth them in the eares he enfourmeth them and sheweth them playnely that it is he whiche draweth man from euyll delyuereth hym froÌ„ pryde kepeth hym from the graue his lyfe from the swerde He chasteneth hym w t sickenesse and bryngeth hym to his bed he sayeth sore punyshment vpon his bones so that his lyfe may away with no breade and his soule abhorreth to eate any dayntye meate In so moche that his body is cleane consumed away and his bones appeare no more His life draweth on to the graue his lyfe to death Nowe yf there be a messenger one among a thousand sent for to speake vnto man and to shewe hym the ryght waye then the Lorde is mercyfull vnto hym and sayeth He shall be delyuered that he fall not downe to the graue for I am sufficiently reconcyled Then shall his flesshe be as well lykynge as it was before and shall be as it was in his youth For yf he submyt hymselfe vnto god he shal be gracious vnto hym and shewe hym his countenaunce ioyfully and rewardeth man for his ryghteousnes Suche a respecte hath he vnto men Therfore let a man confesse and saye I haue offended I dyd vnryghteously and it hath done me no good Yea he hath delyuered my soule from destruccyon and my lyfe shall se the lyght Lo thus worketh god alwaye with man that he kepeth his soule from perysshynge and letteth hym enioy the light of the lyuyng Marke well O Iob and heare me holde the styll and I wyll speake But yf thou hast anythyng to say then answere me speake for thyne answere pleaseth me If thou hast nothynge then heare me holde thy tongue so shall I teache the wysdome ¶ Elihu prayseth the Iustice of god whiche iudgeth the worlâ—e and gouerneth all CAPI XXXIIII ELihu proceadynge forth in his answere sayd Heare my wordes O ye wyse men herken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge For the eare proueth and discerneth the wordes and the mouth tasteth the meates As for iudgemente let vs seke it out amonge ourselues that we may knowe what is good And why Iob hath sayde I am righteous but God doth me wronge I must nedes be a lyer though my cause be ryght violently I am plaged where as I made no faute Where is there suche a one as Iob that ☞ drynketh vp scornefulnesse lyke water whiche goeth in the companye of wycked doers and walketh with vngodly men For he hath sayd Though a man be good yet is he nought before God Therfore hecken vnto me ye that haue vnderstandynge Farre be it from god that he shulde medle with wyckednesse and farre be it from the almyghtye that he shulde medle with vnryghteous dealynge For he shall rewarde the workes of man and cause euery maÌ„ to fynde accordynge to his wayes For sure it is that God condemneth no man wrongfully and the iudgement of the almyghtye is not vnryghteous Who ruleth the earthe in his steade Or whom hath he set to gouerne the hole worlde To whome hath he gyuen his herte for to drawe his spirite and breth vnto hym All flesshe shall come togyther vnto nought and all men shall turne agayne vnto dust If thou nowe haue vnderstandynge heare what I saye and herken to the boyce of my wordes Maye he be a ruler that loueth no ryght Or maye he that is a very innocent man do vngodly Is it reason that thou shuldest saye to the kynge Thou arte wycked or thou arte vngodlye and that before the prynces He hath no respecte vnto the persones of the lordlye regardeth not the ryche more then the poore For they be all the worke of his handes In the twynkelynge of an eye shall they dye and at mydnyght when the people and the tyrauntes rage then shall they perysshe and be taken away without handes And why his eyes loke vpon the wayes of maÌ„ and he seeth all his goynges There is no darknesse nor shadowe of death that can hyde the wycked doers from hym For no man shall be suffred to go in to iudgement with God Many one yea innumerable doth he punysshe and setteth other in theyr steades Therfore shall he declare theyr workes he shal turne the nyght and they shall be destroyed They that were in the steade of Scars delte lyke vngodlye men and therfore he punyshed them bycause they turned backe from hym and wolde not consydre al his wayes In so moche that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto hym nowe he heateth the complaynte of suche as are in trouble If he graunt pardon who wyl condemne And yf he hyde away his countenaunce who shal be able to se it Whyther it be to the peple or to any man thus wyl he do for the vngodlynesse of the people doth god make an ypocrite to reygne ouer them For so moche then as I haue begon to talke of God I wyll not hyndre the. If I haue gone amysse enfourme thou me yf I haue done wrong I wyll leaue of Can he do nothynge without the for thou hast reproued his iudgement Thou also hast thyne owne mynde and not I. But speake on what thou knowest Let men of vnderstandyng tel me and let a wyse man herken vnto me As for Iob he hath neyther spoken to the purpose nor wisely O father let Iob be wel tryed bycause he hath answered for wycked men yea aboue his synne he doth wyckedly triumpheth among vs and multiplieth his wordes agaynst god ¶ Neyther dothe godlynesse profyte nor vngodlynesse hurte to god but to man CAPI XXXV ELihu spake moreouer and sayd Thynkest thou it ryght that thou sayest I am ryghteous before god For thou sayest What aduauntage wyll it be vnto the and what profyte shalte thou haue of my synne Therfore wyll I gyue answere vnto the and to thy companyons with the loke vnto the heuen and beholde it consydre the cloudes whiche are hygher then thou If thou hast synned what hast thou done agaynst hym If thyne offences be many what hast thou done vnto hym If thou be ryghteous what gyuest thou hym Or what wyll he receyue of thy hande Of suche an vngodly persone as thou and of the son of man that is ryghteous as thou pretendest to be there is a greate crye and complaynte made by them that are oppressed with violence yea euery man complayneth vpon the crueltye of tyrauntes For such a one neuer sayth where is god that made me and that gyueth vs occasyon to prayse hym in the nyght whiche gyueth vs more vnderstandynge then he doth the beastê of the earth and teacheth vs more then he doth the foules of heuen If any suche complayne no man gyueth answere and that bycause of the wyckednes of proude tyrauntes But yf a man call vpon God doth he not heare hym Dothe not the almyghty accepte his crye When thou
that fearest a mortall man the chylde of man whiche âšœ goeth awaye as doth the floure And forgettest the Lorde that made the that spred out the heauens and layde the foundacyon of the earth But thou art euer afrayde for the syght of thyne oppressâ—ure whiche is redy to do harme Where is the wrath of the oppressoure It commeth on fast it maketh haste to appere It shall not peryshe that it shulde not be able to destroye nether shal it fayle for taute of norishing âšœ I am the lorde thy God that make the see to be styll and to rage âšœ Whose name is the Lorde of hostes I haue put my wordes in thy mouth and haue defended y â— in the shadow of my hande that I maye plante the heuens and lay the foundacion of the earth and saye vnto Sion thou art my people Awake awake and stande vp O Ierusalem thou that from the hande of the Lorde haste droncken out âšœ the cuppe of his wrath thou that haste supped of and sucked out the slumbring cup to y â— botome For amonge al the sonnes whom he hath begotten there is not one that maye holde it vp and not one to leade it by the hande of al the sonnes that he hathe noryshed Bothe these thynges are happened vnto the but who is sorye for it Yee destruccyon wastyng hungre and swerde but who wyll comforte the Thy sonnes lye comfortles at the heade of euery strete lyke a taken venyson and are full of the terrible wrathe of the Lorde and punyshment of thy God And therfore thou myserable and dronken howbeit not w t wyne Here this Thus sayeth thy Lorde thy Lorde and God the defender of his people Beholde I wyll take the slombryng cuppe out of thy hande euen the cuppe with the dregges of my wrathe that from heÌ„ce forth thou shalt neuer drinke it more but I wyl put into theyr hande that trouble the which haue spoken to thy soule stoupe downe y â— we may go ouer the make thy body euen with the grounde and as the strete to go vpon ¶ A consolacion and comforte to the people of God CAPI LII VP Syon vp take thy strength vnto the put on thyne honest raymente O Ierusalem thou holy cytie For from thys tyme forthe there shall no vncircuÌ„cysed nor vncleane person come in the. Shake the from the dust aryse and stande vp O IerusaleÌ„ Plucke out thy necke froÌ„ y â— bonde O y â— captyue daughter Syon For thus sayeth y â— Lorde ye are sold for naught therfore shal ye be redemed also w t out any mony For thus sayeth y â— Lorde God My people wente downe afore tyme in to Egypte there to be strauÌ„gers and the kyng of the Assyrians oppressed theÌ„ without any cause And nowe what profyte is it to me sayeth the Lorde that my people is frely caryed awaye and brought in to heuynesse by their rulers and my name euer styll blasphemed sayeth the Lorde But that my people may know my name I my selfe wyl speake in that day Beholde here I am O howe beautyfull are the fete of the Embassytours that bryngeth the message frome the mountayne and proclaymeth peace that bringeth the good tydynges and preacheth healthe and sayeth vnto Syon Thy God is the kynge Thy watchemen shal lyfte vp theyr voyce with loude voyce shall they preache of him for they shal se hym present when the Lorde shall conuerte Syon Be glad O thou desolate Ierusalem reioyse together for the Lorde hath comforted his people he hath delyuered IerusaleÌ„ The Lorde hathe made bare his holy arme and shewed it forth in the syght of al the GeÌ„tyles and all the endes of the earth hathe sene the sauyng health of our God Away awaye get you out from thence and touche no vncleane thynge Go out from amonge suche And be cleane that beare the vesselles of the Lorde For ye shall not escape by rennynge nor by flyenge away but the Lorde shall go before you and the God of Israell shall gather you together Beholde my seruaunt shall deale wysely therfore shall he be magnyfyed exalted and greatly honoured Lyke as the multytude shall wondre vpon hym because hys face shal be so disfourmed and not as a maÌ„s face hys beautye lyke no man Euen so shal the multitude of y â— Gentyles loke vnto hym and kynges shall shut theyr mouthes before him For they that haue not bene tolde of hym shall se hym and they y â— herde nothynge of hym shall beholde hym ¶ He Pâ—ophecyeth euydentely of the passyon of our Sauyour Iesus Chryste ¶ CAPI LIII BVT who hath geuen credence vnto our preachyng Or to whom is y â— arme of the Lorde knowen For he dyd growe before the Lorde lyke as a braunche and as a roote in a drye grounde he hath nether bewtie nor fauoure WheÌ„ we loke vpon him there shal be no fairenesse we shall haue no lust vnto hym He is despysed abhorred of men he is suche a man as hath good experyence of sorowes infirmyties We haue rekened hym so vyle that we hyd our faces from him Howbeit he only hath taken on hym our infirmytie and borne our paynes Yet we dyd iudge hym as thoughe he were plaged and cast downe of God where as he notwithstanding was wounded for our offences and smytten for our wyckednesse For the payne of our punishment was layde vpon hym and with his strypes are we healed As for vs we haue gone all astraye lyke shepe euery one hath turned his owne waye But thorow hym the Lorde hath pardoned all our synnes He suffered violence and was euell entreated and dyd not yet open his mouth He shal be led as a shepe to be slayne yet shal he be as styl as a lambe before the shearer and not open his mouth He was had awaye his cause not herde and without any iugemente Whose generacion yet who may nombre he was cut of from ☜ the grounde of the lyuinge Whiche punisshment dyd go vpon hym for the transgressyon of my people His graue was gyuen hym with the condempned and ☜ with the ryche man at his death Where as he dyd neuer vyolence nor vnryght neyther hathe there bene any disceytfulnesse in his mouthe Yet hath it pleased the Lorde to smyte hym with infirmite that when he had made his soule an offerynge for synne he myght se longe lastynge sede And this deuyce of the Lorde shall prospere in his hande With trauayle and laboure of his soule shall he optayne greate ryches My ryghtuous seruaunt shal with wisdome iustifye and de lyuer the multitude for he shall beare away theyr synnes Therfore wyl I geue hym the multytude for his parte and he shal deuyde the stronge spoyle because he geueth ouer his soule to death and is reckened among the trangressours whiche neuertheles hath taken awaye the synnes of the
theyr youth vp If thou haue daughters kepe theyr body shewe not thy face chereful towarde them Marie thy doughter and so shalt thou perfourme a weyghtie mater but geue her to a man of vnderstandynge If thou haue â— wyfe after thyne owne mynde forsake her not â— but commytte not thy selfe to the hatefull Honoure thy father froÌ„ thy whole hert forget not the soroufull trauayle that thy mother had with the remembre y â— thou wast borne thorowe them howe caust thou recompense them the thynges that they haue done for the Feare the Lorde with all thy soule honoure his minysters Loue thy maker with all thy strength â— forsake not his seruauntes Feare the Lorde with al thy soule honoure his Prestes Geue them theyr porcion of the fyrst frutes and increase of the earth lyke as it is commaunded the and reconsyle thy selfe of thy neglygence w t the lytle flock geue them the shulders and appoynted offringes and fyrstlynges Reache thyne hande vnto the poore y t God maye blesse the with plenteousnes Be lyberall vnto all men lyuynge yet let not but do good euen to them that are deed Let not theÌ„ that wepe be without comforte but mourne w t such as mourne Let it not greue the to vyset the sycke for that shall make the to be beloued Whatsoeuer thou takest in haÌ„de remembre the ende and thou shalt neuer do amysse ¶ Agaynst thy better is no stryuynge Of the deeth of thine enemye maiest thou not reioyse nor delpyse thy neyghbours nor the wordcâ— of the wyse CAPI VIII STryue not with a myghtye maÌ„ lest thou chaunse to fal into hys handes Make no varyaunce w t a rych man lest he happen to bringe vp an harde quarell againste the. For golde and syluer hathe vndone many a man yee euen the kertes of kynges hathe it made to fal Stryue not with a man that is full of wordes and laye no styckes vpon hys fyre Kepe no company with the vnlerned lest he geue thy kynred an euel reporte Deipyse not a man that turneth hym selfe awaye from synne and caste hym nat in the teeth withall but remeÌ„bre that we are fraile euerychone Thynke scorne of no man in his olde age for we waxe olde also Be not glade of the death of thyne enemye but remeÌ„bre y â— we must dye al y â— sorte of vs faine wolde we come into ioye Despyse not y â— sermons of such elders as haue vnderstandynge but acquaynte thy selfe w t the wyse senteÌ„ces of the for of them y u shalt lerne wys dome the doctryne of vnderstanding and howe to serue great men without coÌ„plaint Go not from the doctryne of the elders for they haue lerned it of theyr fathers For of them thou shalt lerne vnderstandyng so that thou mayest make answere in the tyme of nede Kyndle not the coales of synners whan thou rebukest them lest thou be bret in the fyrie flammes of theyr synnes Resyst not the â—ace of the blasphemer that he laye not wayte for thy mouth Lende not vnto him that is myghtter then thy selfe If thou lendest hym couÌ„te it but lost Be not surtye aboue thy power yf thou be then thynke surely to paye it Go not to lawe with the iudge for he wyll iudge accordynge to hys owne honoure Trauaylle not by y â— waye with hym that is braynelesse lest he do the euell for he foloweth his owne wylfulnes and so shale thou perysh thorowe his foly Stryue not with hym that is angrie cruell and go not with hym into the wylderues for bloude is nothinge in hys syght and where there is no helpe he shall murther the. Take no councell at fooles for they loue nothynge but the thynges that please them selues Make no councel before a straunger for thou canst not tei what wyllcome of it Open not thyne herte vnto euery man lest he be vnthanckfull to the and put the to reprofe ¶ The ieopardyes of chastenes are to be eschued An olde treade is to be preferred before a newe The glery â— rychesse oâ— synners Rightwes men shuld be bydden to gest Laboure is the chefe thinge in a worcke man wysdome in a prynce CAPI IX BE not gelous ouer the wyfe of thy bosome that she shewe not some shrewed poynte of wycked doctryne vpoÌ„ the. Geue not the power of thy lyfe vnto a womaÌ„ lest she come in thy strength and so thou be coÌ„ founded Loke not vpon a woman y t is desyrous of many men lest thou fall into her snares Use not the coÌ„pany of a womaÌ„ that is a player a daunser heare her not lest thou perysh thorow her entysynge Beholde not a mayden that thou be not hurte in her bewry Cast not thy mynde vpoÌ„ harlottes in any maner of thynge leste thou destroye bothe thy selfe and thyne herytage Go not about gasynge in euery lane of the cytie nether wandre thou abrode in the stretes therof Turne awaye thy face froÌ„ a bewtyfull womaÌ„ loke not vpoÌ„ the fayrnesse of other Many a maÌ„ hathe peryshed thorowe the bewtye of wemen for thorowe it the desyre is kyndled as it were afyre An aduouterous woman shal be trodden vnder fote as myre of euery one that goeth by the waye Many a man wonderynge at the bewtye of a straunge woman hathe bene cast out for her wordes kyndie as a fyre Syt not with another mans wyfe by any meanes lye not with her vpoÌ„ the bed make no wordes with her at the wyne leste thyne herte consente vnto her and so thou with thy bloude fall into destruccion Forsake not an olde frende for the neve shall not be lyke hym A newe freÌ„de is newe wyne let him be old and thou shalt dryncke hym with pleasure Desyre not the honoure and ryches of a syn ner for thou knowest not what destruccyon is for to come vpon hym Delite not thou in the thynge that the vngodly haue pleasure in beinge sure that the vngobly shal not be accepteÌ„d vntyll theyr graue Kepe the from the man that hath power to sleye so nedest thou not to be afrayed of deathe And yf thou comest vnto hym make no faute lest he happeÌ„ to take away thy lyfe Remembre that thou goest in the myddest of snares and vpon the bul workes of thy cytie Beware of thy neyghboure as tye as thou canst medle with such as be wyse haue vnderstandynge Let iust men be thy gestes let thy myrth be in the feare of God let the remembraunce of God be in thy mynde and let al thy talkynge be in y â— coÌ„maundementes of the Hiest In the handes of craftesmen shal the worckes be coÌ„meÌ„ded so shall the Princes of the people in the wysdome of their talkynge A man full of wordes is perelous in his cytie and he that is rasshe in his talkyng shal be abhored ¶ Of kynges and Iudges Pryde and
poore man go wrong he is punyshed yee though he speake wysely yet can it haue no place WheÌ„ the rych maÌ„ speaketh euery body holdeth his tonge loke what he sayeth they prayse it vnto the cloudes But if the poore maÌ„ speake they saye What felowe is this yf he do amysse they shal destroy hiÌ„ Riches are good vnto him y e hath no sinne in his coÌ„science pouerte is a wycked thing in the mouth of the vngodly The hert of man chauÌ„geth hys countenauÌ„ce whether it be in good or euyl A chereful couÌ„tenaunce is a tokeÌ„ of a good hert for els it is an harde thyng to knowe the thought ¶ The offence of the tonge Man is but a vayne thynge Happy is he that conepnurth in wysdome CAPI XIIII BLessed is the man y t hathe not fallen w t the worde of his mouth is not pricked w t the confrience of syune Happye is he that hath no heuines in his minde is not fallen from his hope It becoÌ„meth not a couerous man and a nygarde to be rych what shulde a nygarde do w t golde He y t with al his carefulnes heapeth together vnryghtuously gathereth for other folckes another maÌ„ shall make good chere w t his goodes He that is wycked vnto hi selfe How shuld he be good vnto other men How can such one haue any pleasure of his goodes There is nothynge worse then wheÌ„ one diffauoureth hym selfe this is a reward of his wickednes If he do any good he doth it not knowynge therof agaynst his wyl at the last he declareth his vnryghtuousnes A nygarde hath a wycked eye he turneth away his face despiseth his owne soule A couetous maÌ„s eye hathe neuer ynough in the porcyon of wyckednes vntyll the tyme y t he wither away and haue lost his owne soule A wycked eye spareth bread and there is scarcenes vpoÌ„ his table My sonne do good to thy selfe of that thou haste and geue the Lorde hys due offerynges Remembre that death tarteth not howe y t the couenaunt of the graue is shewed vnto the for y â— couenauÌ„e of thys worlde shal dye the death Do good vnto thy frende before thou dye according to thy abylite teache out thyne haÌ„de geue vnto the pore Be not disapoynted of y e good day let not the porcyon of y e good day ouer passe the. Shalt thou not leaue thy trauales laboures vnto other men In the deuiding of the herytage geue take sanctyfye thy soule Worke y u rightuousnes before thy death for in the hell there is no meate to fynde Al flesh shall fade away lyke grasse lyke a floryshyng leafe in a grene tree Some growe some are cast downe euen so is the generacion of flesh bloude one commeth to an ende another is borne All transitorye thynges shall fayle at the last and the worker therof shall go withall Euery thosen worke shall be iustified and he that medleth withal shal haue honour therin Blessed is y e man that kepeth him in wysdome and exercyseth him selfe in vnderstandynge and with diserecion shall he thyncke vpon the fore knowledge of God Which coÌ„sydereth the wayes of wysdome in his herte hath vnderstandynge in her secretes goeth after her as one that seketh her out and coÌ„tinueth iÌ„ her wayes He loketh i at her wyndowes herkeneth at her dores He taketh his rest beside her house fasteneth his stake in the walles He shall pitch his teÌ„te nye vnto her hand in his tent shall good thynges rest for euermore He shall set his chyldreÌ„ vnder her couering shal dwel vnder her brauÌ„ches Under her coueryng shall he be defended froÌ„ the heate and in her glory shal he rest ¶ The goodnesse that foloweth hym whiche fâ—raith God God reiecteth and casteth of the syuuer God is not the auetor of euyll CAPI XV. HE that feareth God wyll do good and who so kepeth the lawe shall optayne wysdome As an honorable mother shall she mete hym and as a virgin shall she receyue him With the bred of lyfe and vnderstandyng shall she fede him geue him the water of wholso me wysdome to drinke If he be coÌ„stant in her he shal not be moued and if he holde him fast by her he shall not come to coÌ„fusion She shal bring him to honour amoÌ„g his neyghboures and in the myddest of y â— coÌ„gregacyon shal she open his mouth With y â— sprete of wisdome and vnderstandynge shal she fyl hym and clothe hym with the garmeÌ„t of glory She shal heape y â— treasure of myrth and ioye vpon hym and geue him an eueria stynge name to herytage Foolyth men wyll not take holde vpoÌ„ her but such as haue vnderstandynge wyl mete her Folysh meÌ„ shal not se her for she is farre from pryde and dysceat Men y t go aboute w t lyes wyll not remeÌ„bre her â–ª but meÌ„ of trueth shal be founde in her shall prospere eueÌ„ vnto y â— beholdyng of God Prayse is not semely in y â— mouth of the vngodly for he is not sent of the Lord. For of God coÌ„meth wysdome and the prayse shal stande by the wysdome of God shal be plentuous in a faythful mouth the Lorde shall geue her vnto hym Saye not y â— It is the Lordes faute y t I am gone by for y â— shalt not do the thing that God hateth Saye not y â— he hath caused me to do wroÌ„ge for he hath no nede of y â— vngodly God hateth al abhominacion of errour they y t feare God wyll loue none such God made man froÌ„ the begynnynge lefte him in the haÌ„de of his couÌ„cel He gaue him his commaundemeÌ„tes preceptes yf y â— wylt obserue the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes kepe acceptable faythfulnes for euer they shall preserue the. He hath set water fire before y â— reach out thyn hande vnto which thou wylt Before man is lyfe and death good and euyl loke what him lyketh shal be geuen him For the wysdome of God is greate and myghty in power and beholdeth all men contynually The eyes of the Lorde are vpon theÌ„ that feare hym and he knoweth all the worckes of man He hath commaunded no man to do vngodly nether hath he geuen any man space to synne ¶ Of vnhappye and wycked chyldren No man can hyde hym selfe frome God An exhortacyon to the receyuynge of instruccyon CAPI XVI DELYTE not thou i the multitude of vngodly chyldre and haue no pleasure in theÌ„ yf they feare not God Trust not y â— to theyr lyfe and regard not theyr labours for one sonne that feareth God is better then a thousande vngodly And better it is for a man to dye wythout chyldren then to leaue behynde him suche chyldren as are vngodly For by one that hath vnderstandyng may a whole cytie be vpholden but though the vngodly be many yet shall it be wasted thorowe
one of them for thy speache be wrayeth the. Then began he to curse and to sweare that he knewe not the man And immediately the cocke crew And Peter remembred the worde of Iesu which sayd vnto him before the cocke crowe thou shalte denye me thryse and he went out and wepte bytterly CAPI XXVII ¶ Christ so delyuered vnto Pilate Iudas hangeth hym self Christ is crucified amonge theues He dyeth and is buryed Watche men kepe the graue WHen the mornynge was come all the cheyfe preestes and the elders of the people helde a counsell agaynst Iesus to put hym to death and brought hym bound delyuered hym vnto Poncius Pilate the debite Then Iudas whiche had betrayed hym seynge that he was coÌ„demned repented hym selfe and brought agayne the thyrtie plates of syluer to the cheyfe Preestes and elders sayenge I haue synned betrayeng the innocent bloode And they sayde What is that to vs Se thou to that And he cast downe the syluet plates in the temple departed and went and hanged hym selfe And the cheyfe preestes toke the syluer plates and sayde It is not lawfull for to put them in to the treasure bycause it is the pryce of bloode And they toke counsell and bought with them a potters felde to bury straungers in Wherfore that felde is called †Haceldema that is the felde of bloode vntyll this daye Then was fulfylled that whiche was spokeÌ„ ☞ by Ieremy the prophet sayeng and they toke thyrtie syluer plates the pryce of hym that was valued whom they bought of the chyldren of Israell gaue them for the potters felde as the Lorde appoynted me Iesus stode before the debite and the debite asked hym sayenge art thou the kyng of the Iues Iesus sayeth vnto hym Thou sayest And when he was accused of the cheyf preestes and elders he answered nothynge Then sayeth Pilate vnto hym hearest thou not howe many wytnesses they laye agaynst the And he answered hym to neuer a worde in so moch that the debite marueyled greatly At that feast the debite was wonte to dedelyuer vnto the people a prysoner whome they wolde desyre He had then a notable prysoner called Barrabas Therfore when they were gathered togyther Pilate sayd Why ther wyl ye that I gyue loose vnto you Barrabas or Iesus which is called Chryst For he knewe that for enuye they had delyuered hym When he was set downe to gyue iudgement his wyfe sent vnto hym sayenge haue thou nothyng to do with that iust man For I haue suffered many thynges this daye in slepe bycause of hym But the cheyfe preestê and the elders persuaded the peple that they shulde aske Barrabas and destroy Iesus The debite answered and sayde vnto them Whyther of the twayne wyll ye that I let loose vnto you They sayde Barrabas Pilate sayde vnto them What shall I do then with Iesus whiche is called Chryste They all sayde vnto hym let hym be crucified The debite sayde What euyll hath he done But they cryed the more sayenge let hym be crucified When Pylate sawe that he coulde preuayle nothynge but that more busynes was made he toke water and wasshed his handes before the people sayenge I am innocent of the bloode of this iust persone ye shal se. Then answered all the people and sayd his bloode be on vs and on our chyldren Then let he Barrabas lose vnto them and scourged Iesus and delyuered hym to be crucified Then the souldiours of the debite toke Iesus in the comen hall and gathered vnto hym all the company And they stryped hym and put on hym a purple robe and platted a crowne of thornes and put vpon his heade a reede in his ryght hande bowed the knee before hym and mocked hym sayeng Nayle kynge of the Iues and when they had spyt vpon him they toke the reede and smote him on the head And after that they had mocked hym they toke the robe of hym agayne and put his owne rayment on hym and led hym awaye to crucifie hym And as they came out they founde a maÌ„ of Cyren named Symon hym they compelled to beare his crosse And they came vnto the place whiche is called Golgotha that is to say a place of deade mens sculles gaue hym vyneger to drinke mengled w t gal And wheÌ„ he had tasted therof he wolde not drinke WheÌ„ they had crucified him they parted his garmentes did cast lottes that it might be fulfylled which was spoken by the prophet They parted my garmentes among them and vpon my vesture dyd they cast lottes And they sat watched hym there and set vp ouer his head the cause of his death written This is Iesus the kynge of the Iues. Then were there two theues crucified with hym one on the ryght hande and an other on the lefte They that passed by reuyled hym wagynge theyr heades and sayeng thou that destroyedst the temple of God dydest buylde it in thre dayes saue thy selfe If thou be the sonne of god come downe from the crosse Lykewyse also the hygh preestes mockynge hym with the Scribes and elders sayde He saued other hym selfe can he not saue If he be the kynge of Israel let hym nowe come downe from the crosse we wyll byleue hym He trusted in God let hym delyuer hym nowe yf he wyll haue hym for he sayde I am the son of God The theues also which were crucified with hym cast the same in his teeth From the syxte houre was there darkenes ouer all the lande vnto the nynth houre And aboute the nynth houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce sayenge Eli Eli lamasabachthani That is to saye My God my God why hast thou forsaken me Some of them that stode there when they herde that sayde This man calleth for Elias And streyghte waye one of them ran and toke a sponge and when he had fylled it full of vyneger he put it on a teede and gaue hym to drynke Other sayde let be let vs se whyther Elias wyll come and delyuer hym Iesus when he had cryed agayne with a loude voyce yelded vp the goost And beholde the vayle of the temple dyd rent into two partes from the top to the bottom and the earthe dyd quake and the stones rent and graues did open many bodyes of sayntes whiche slepte arose and went out of the graues after his resurreccion and came in to the holy Citye and appeared vnto many When the Centurion and they that were with hym watchynge Iesus sawe the earth quake and those thynges whiche happened they feared greatly sayenge Truely this was the sonne of God And many women there were beholdynge hym a farre of which folowed Iesus from Galile ministryng vnto hym Amonge whiche was Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of Iames and Ioses and the mother of Zebedes chyldren When the euen was come there came a ryche man of
hym yea Lorde I byleue that thou arte Chryst the sonne of God whiche shulde come in to the worlde ⊢ And assoone as he had so sayd she went her way and called Mary her syster secretly sayenge The mayster is come calleth for the. Assoone as she herde that she arose quickely and came vnto hym Iesus was not yet come in to the towne but was in that place where Martha met hym The Iues then whiche were with her in the house and comforted her when they sawe Mary that she arose vp hastely and went oute folowed her sayenge She goeth vnto the graue to wepe there Then when Mary was come where Iesus was and sawe hym she cometh nygh vnto his fete and sayeth vnto hym Lorde yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade When Iesus therfore sawe her wepe the Iues also wepynge which came with her he groned in the spirite and was troubled in hym selfe and sayd Where haue ye layde hym They saye vnto hym Lorde come and se. And Iesus wepte Then sayd the Iues Beholde howe he loued hym And some of them sayd coulde not he which opened the eyes of the blynde haue made also that this man shulde not haue dyed Iesus therfore agayne groned in hym selfe and came to the graue It was a caue and a stone layde on it Iesus sayde take ye aways the stone Martha the syster of hym that was deade sayd vnto hym Lorde by this tyme he stynketh For he hath bene dead foure dayes Iesus sayeth vnto her Sayd I not vnto the that yf thou dydest byleue thou shuldest se the glory of God Then they toke awaye the stone from the place where he that had bene dead was layde And Iesus lyfte vp his eyes sayde Father I thanke the that thou hast herde me Howbeit I knewe that thou hearest me alwayes but bycause of the people whiche stande by I sayde it that they maye byleue that thou hast sent me And when he thus had spoken he cryed with a loude voyce Lazarus come forth And he that was deade came forth bound hand and fote with graue clothes and his face was bound with a napkin Iesus sayth vnto them loose hym and let hym go Then many of the Iues whiche came to Mary had sene the thynges which Iesus dyd byleued on hym ⊢ But some of them went theyr wayes to the pharises tolde them what Iesus had done ✚ Then gathered the hygh Preestes the Pharises a couusell sayde what do we For this man doeth many myracles Yf we let hym scape thus all men wyll byleue on hym and the Romaynes shall come take awaye bothe our rowme and the people And one of them named Cayphas beyng the hygh preest that same yere sayde vnto them Ye perceyue nothyng at all nor consyder that it is expedient for vs that one man dye for the people and not that all the people perysshe This spake he not of hym selfe but beynge hygh Preest that same yere he prophesied that Iesus shulde dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he shulde gather togyther in one the chyldren of God that were scattered abrode Then frome that daye forth they toke counsell togyther for to put hym to death Iesus therfore walked no more openly amonge the Iues but went his waye thence vnto a countrey nygh to a wyldernesse into a citye which is called Ephraim and there contynued with his disciples And the Iues Easter was nygh at hande and many wente out of the countrey vp to Ierusalem before the easter to purifie them selues TheÌ„ sought they for Iesus spake amonge them selues as they stode in the temple What thynke ye seynge he cometh not to the feast daye The hygh Preestes and Pharises had gyuen a coÌ„maundement that yf any man knew where he were he shulde shewe it that they myght take hym ⊢ ¶ Mary anoynteth Christes fete Iudas murmureth Christ â—r cuseth her and rydeth in to Ierusalem CAPI XII ✚ THen Iesus syxe dayes before Easter came to Bethany where Lazarus had bene dead whom he reysed from death There they made him a supper and Martha serued but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with hym Then toke Mary a pounde of oyntment called Nardus perfite and precious and anoynted Iesus fete and wyped his fete with her heere and the house was fylled with the odoure of the oyntment Then sayde one of his disciples euen Iudas Iscarioth Symons sonne whiche afterwarde betrayed him why was not this oyntment solde for thre hundred pence and gyueÌ„ to the poore This he sayde not that he cared for the poore but bycause he was a thefe and had the bagge and bare that whiche was gyuen Then sayde Iesus Let her alone agaynst the day of my burieng hath she kepte this For the poore alwayes shall ye haue w t you but me haue ye not alway Moche people of the Iues therfore had knowlege that he was there And they came not for Iesus sake onely but that they might se Lazarus also whom he reysed from death But the hygh Preestes helde a counsell that they myght put Lazarus to death also bycause that for his sake many of the Iues went away and byleued on Iesus ⊢ On the nexte day moche people that were come to the feast when they herde that Iesus shulde come to Ierusalem toke braunches of palme trees and went forth to mete hym and cryed Hosanna blessed is he that in the name of the Lorde cometh kynge of Israel And Iesus got a yong asse sat theron as it is wrytten Feare not doughter of Syon Beholde thy kynge cometh syttynge on an asses colte These thynges vnderstode not his disciples at the fyrst but when Iesus was glorified theÌ„ remembred they that soche thynges were wrytten of hym and that soche thynges they had done vnto him The peple that was with hym when he called Lazarus out of his graue and reysed him from death bare recorde Therfore met hym the people also bycause they hearde that he had done soche a myracle The pharises therfore sayde among them selues perceyue ye how we preuayle nothyng Beholde all the hole worlde goeth after hym There were certayne Grekes amonge them that came to worshyp at the feast the same came therfore to Phylip whiche was of Bethsaida a citye in Galile desyred hym sayenge Syr we wolde fayne se Iesus Philip came tolde Andrew And agayne Andrew Philip tolde Iesus And Iesus answered them sayeng the houre is come that the son of man must be glorified ✚ Uerely verely I say vnto you excepte the wheate corne fall into the grounde dye it abydeth alone Yf it dye it bryngeth forthe moche fruyte He that loueth his lyfe shal destroy it ☞ he that hateth his lyfe in this worlde shal kepe it vnto lyfe eternal Yf any man minister vnto me