me thorowe therwith that these vncircumcysed come not and do me shame But his weapon berer wolde not for he feared excedingly So Saul caught a swerde and fell vpon it And when his haâ—nes berer sawe that Saul was deade he fell on a swerde also and dyed And thus Saul and his thre sonnes and all they of his house dyed togyther And wheÌ„ all the men of Israel that were in the valley â–ª sawe howe they fled and that Saull and his sonnes were deade they forsoke theyr cityes and ran away and the Philistines came and dwelte in them And it fortuned that on the morow when the Philistines came to strype the deade bodies they founde Saull his sonnes ouerthrowen in mount Gilboe And wheÌ„ they had strypte hym they toke his heade and his harnesse and sent them in to the lande of the Philistines rounde aboute to shewe them vnto theyr ydols and to the people And they put his harnesse in the house of theyr God and set vp his heade in the temple of Dagon And when al they of Iabes in Gilead herde all that the Philistines had done to Saull they arose all the strongest of them and fet away the body of Saull and the bodyes of his sonnes and brought them to Iabes and buryed the bodyes of them vnder an ooke in Iabes fasted seuen dayes So Saul dyed for his trespasse that he trespassed agaynst the lorde in that he kepte not the worde of the lorde and in that he sought and asked counsayle of a womaÌ„ that wrought with a spirite and asked not of the Lorde And therfore he slue hym and turned the kyngdom vnto Dauid the sonne of Isai. ¶ After the death of Saull is Dauid anoynted in Hebron The Iâ—busites rebell agaynst Dauid from whiche he taketh the â—oure of Sion His men are nombred CAPI XI THen all Israell gathered them selues to Dauid vnto Hebron saynge Behold we be thy bones thy flesshe And more ouer in tyme past euen wheÌ„ Saul was kyng thou leddest Israel out and in And the lorde thy God sayde vnto the thou shalte fede my people Israell and thou shalte be captayne ouer my people Israel Therfore came al the elders of Israel to the kyng to Hebron and Dauid made a couenaunt with them in Hebron before the Lorde And they anoynted Dauid kyng ouer Israel accordyng to the worde of the Lorde ☞ by the hande of Samuel And Dauid and all Israel went to Ierusalem whiche is Iebus where as were the Iebusites the enhabitours of the lande And the enhabitours of Iebus sayde to Dauid thou comest not here Neuerthelesse Dauid wan the castell of Sion whiche is called the citye of Dauid And Dauid sayde who so euer smyteth the Iebusites fyrst shall be the principall captayne and a Lorde So Ioab the sonne of Zâ—ruia wente fyrst vp and was made the cheyfe captayne And Dauid dwelt in the castell therfore they called it the citye of Dauid And he buylte the Citye on euery syde euen from Millo rounde about Ioab repayred the rest of the Citye And Dauid prospered and waxed great and the Lorde of hoostes was with hym These are the principall men of power whom Dauid had and that claue to hym in his kyngdom with all Israell to make hym kyng according to the word of the lorde vnto Israel And this is the nombre of the mighty men whom Dauid had Iasobeam the sonne of Hachmoni the cheyfe amonge thyrtye he lyfte vp his spere agaynst thre hundred and wounded them at one tyme. After hym was Eleazar his vncles son an Ahothyte whiche was one of thre myghtyest He was with Dauid at Pasdammin and there the Philistines were gathered togyther to battayle And ther was there a parcell of grounde full of barley and the people fled before the Philistines And ☞ they stepte forth in to the myddes of the felde and saued it and slue the Philistines And the lorde gaue a great victorye And the thre of the thyrtye cheyfe captaynes went to a rocke to Dauid in to the caue Adullam And the hoost of the Philistines abode in the valley of Rephaim And when Dauid was in the holde the Philistines watche was at BethleeÌ„ that same tyme. And Dauid longed and sayd Oh that one wolde gyue me drynke of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethleem And the thre brake thorowe the hoost of the Philistines and drewe water out of the well that was by the gaâ—e at Bethleem and toke it brought it to Dauid Neuerthelesse Dauid wolde not drynke of it but rather offered it to the Lorde and sayde My God forbyd it me that I shulde do this thynge Shall I drynke the bloode of these men that haue put theyr lyues in ieoperdye for with the Ieoperdye of theyr lyues they brought it therfore he wolde not drynke it And this dyd these thre myghtyest And Abâ—sai the brother of Ioab he also was captayne among thre for he lyftâ— vp his speare agaynst thre hundred and wounded them and had a name amonge the thre Yea amonge thre he was more honourable then the two for he was theyr captayne Howbeit he attaynted not vnto the †fyrst thre Banaia the sonne of Iehoiaba the sonne of a verye stronge man dyd greater actes then Cabzeell for he slue two stronge lyons of Moab and went downe and slue a Lyon in a pyt in tyme of snowe And he slue an Egyptian whose stature was euen fyue cubytes longe and in the Egyptians hand was a speare lyke a weauers beame And the other went downe to hym with a waster plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hande and slue hym with his owne speare Soch thynges dyd Banaia the sonne of Iehoiada and had the name among the thre myghtest and was honourable amonge thyrtye but attayned not vnto the fyrst thre And Dauid made hym of his counsayle The other men of armes were these Asahell the brother of Ioab Elhanan his vncles sonne of Bethleem Sammoth the Harodite Helez the Pelonite Ira the sonne of Iâ—kes the Thekoite Abieser the Anatothite Sibaâ—ai the Husathite Ilai the Ahohite Maharai the Nethophathite Heled the son of Baâ—na the Nethophatite Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibea that perteyneth to the chyldren of Beniamin Benaia the Phirathonite Huâ—ai of the ryuers of Gaas Abiell the Arbathite Azmaneth the Baharumite Elihaba the Saalbonite The sonnes of Assem the Gezonite Iona than the sonne of Sage an Haraite Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Haâ—aite Eliphal the sonne of Ur. Hepher the Mecherathite Ahia the Pelonite Hezro the Carmelite Naari the sonne of Ezbai Ioell the brother of Nathan Miâ—har the sonne of Hari Zelegam the Ammonite Naharai a Berothite the bearet of the harnesse of Ioab the son of Zeruia Ira the Iithrite and Gareb a Iethrite Uria the Hethite and Zahad the sonne of Ahlai Adina the sonne of Siza a Rubenite a captayne of the Rubenites and thyrtye with hym Hanan the Sonne of
that accuseth a man vnryghteously Of an aduouterer also and of hym that â—auesheth a mayde CAPI XXII THou shalte not se thy brothers oxe or shepe go astray and withdraw thy selfe from them but shalte brynge them agayne vnto thy brother And yf thy brother be not nygh vnto the or yf thou knowe hym not then brynge it vnto thyne owne house it shall remayne with the vntyll thy brother aske after them and then delyuer hym them agayne In lyke maner shalte thou do with his asse so shalte thou do with his rayment with all lost thynges of thy brother whiche he hath lost and thou hast founde shalt thou do lykewyse for thou mayst not hyde it Thou shalte not se thy brothers Asse or oxe fall downe by the waye withdrawe thy selfe from them but shalt helpe hym to heue them vp agayne The womaÌ„ shall not we are that which perteyneth vnto the man neyther shall a man put on womans rayment For al that do so are abhominacyon vnto the lorde thy god If thou chaunce vpon a byrds nest by the way in whatsoeuer tree it be or on the grounde whyther they be yonge or egges the damme syttynge vpon the yonge or vpoÌ„ the egges Thou shalte not take the damme with the yonge But shalt in any wyse let the damme go take the yonge to the that thou mayst prospere and prolonge thy dayes When thou buyldest a newe house thou shalte make a batelmente on the roufe that thou lade not bloode vpoÌ„ thyne house yf any man fall therof Thou shalte not so we thy vineyerde with dyuerse seedes leest the fruyt of the seede whiche thou hast sowen and the fruyte of thy vineyearde be defyled Thou shalt not plowe with an oxe and an asse togyther Thou shalt not weare a garment made of woolle and flaxe togyther Thou shalte make the gardes †in the hemmes vpon the foure quarters of thy vesture where with thou couerest thy selfe Yf a man take a wyfe and when he hath lyen with her hate her and laye shamefull thynges vnto her charge and brynge vp an euyll name vpon her and say I toke this wyfe and when I came to her I founde her not a mayde Then shall the father of the damsell and the mother brynge forth the tokens of the damsels virginyte vn to the elders of the citye in the ☞ gate And the damsels Father shall saye vnto the elders I gaue my doughter vnto this man to wife he hateth her and lo he layeth shamefull thynges vnto her charge saynge I founde not thy doughter a mayde And yet these are the tokens of my doughters virgynyte And they shall sprede the vesture before the elders of the citye And the elders of that citye shall take that man and chastyce hym and merce hym in an hundred sycles of syluer gyue them vnto the father of the damsell bycause he hath brought vp an euyll name vpon a mayde of Israell And she shal be his wyfe and he maye not put her away al his dayes But and yf the thyng be of a suretye that the damsell be not founde a virgyn they shall brynge the damsell ☞ to the dore of her fathers house and the men of that citie shal stoone her with stones to death bycause she hath wrought folye in Israell to playe the hoore in her fathers house And so thou shalte put euyll awaye from the. Yf a man be founde lyenge with a woman hauynge a husbande they shall dye bothe as well the man that laye with the woman as the woman and so thou shalte put awaye euyll from euyll Yf a mayde he hande-fasted vnto an husband then a man fynde her in the towne lye with her ye shal bryng them bothe out vnto the gates of the same citye and shall stoone them with stoones to death The damsel bycause she cryed not beynge in the citye And the man bycause he hath humbled his neyghbours wyfe thou shalt put away euyll from the. But yf a man fynde a betrouthed damsell in the felde and force her lye with her Then the man that laye with her shall dye alone but vnto the damsell thou shalte do no harme bycause there is in the damsell no cause of death For as when a man ryseth agaynst his neyghboure sleyeth hym euyn so is this matter For he founde her in the feldes and the betrouthed damsell cryed there was no man to succour her If a man fynd a mayde that is not betrouthed and take her and lye with her and they be founde Then the man that laye with her shal gyue vnto the damsels father l. sycles of syluer And she shall be his wyfe bycause he hath humbled her and he maye not put her awaye all his dayes No man shall take his Fathers wyfe nor vnheale his fathers couerynge ¶ What maner of men maye not be admytted in to the church Pollucyons that happen in the nyght Usurye CAPI XXIII NOne that is gelded or hath his preuye membres cut of shall come into the congregacyon of the Lorde And he that is borne of a comen woman shal not come into the congregacyon of the lorde no in the tenth generacion he shal not entre into the congregacyon of the lorde The Ammonites and ☞ the Moabites shall not come into the congregacyon of the Lorde no not in the tenth generacyon no they shal neuer come into the congregacyon of the lorde bycause they met you not with breade and water in the waye when ye came out of Egypt and bicause they hyred agaynst the Balaam the Sonne of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia to curse the. Neuerthelesse the Lorde thy God wolde not herken vnto Balaam but the Lorde thy God turned the curse to a blessyng vnto the bycause the Lorde thy God loued the. Thou shalt not seke the prosperite or welth of them all thy dayes for euer Thou shalte not abhorre an Edomite for he is thy brother neyther shalt thou abhorre an Egyptian bicause thou wast a straunger in his lande The Chyldren that are begotten of them shall come in to the coÌ„gregacyon of the lorde in the thyrde generacyon When thou goest out with the hooste agaynst thyne enemyes kepe the from all wyckednesse Yf there be amonge you any man that is vncleane by the reason of vnclennesse that chaunceth him by nyght let hym go out of the hooste and not come in agayne in to the hoost but at euen let him washe hym selfe with water and then when the sonne is downe let hym come in to the hooste agayne Thou shalte haue a place also without the hooste whyther thou shalte resorte to †for thy naturall necessyte thou shalt haue a sharpe poynte vpon thy wepon and when y u wylte ease thy selfe dygge therwith and turne and couer that whiche is departed from the. For the Lorde thy God walketh in the myddes of thyne hooste to ryd the and to set
cal vpon me but I wyl not heare they shal seke me earely but they shal not fynde me And that because they ha ted knowledge receyued not the feare of the Lorde but abhorred my councell and despysed all my correccyon Therfore shall they eate the frutes of theyr owne way and be fylled with theyr owne inuencyons for the turnynge awaye of the vnwyse shal sley them and the prosperyte of fooles shall be theyr owne destruccyon â–ª But who so harkeneth vnto me shal dwel safely and be sure from any feare of euyll ¶ Wysdome 〈◊〉 to be embrased and set by whiche teacheth feare and knowledge wysdome directeth ve in the ways of God An aduouterous woman is to be eschued CAPI II. MY sonne yf thou wilte receyue my wordes and kepe my commaundementes by the that thou wylte enclyne thyne eares vnto wysdome applye thyne herte then to vnderstandynge For yf thou cryest after wysdome and callest for knowledge if thou sekest after her as after money and dyggest for her as for treasure then shalte thou vnderstande the feare of the Lorde and fynde the knowledge of God For it is the Lord that geueth wysdome out of hys mouthe coÌ„meth knoweledge and vnderstandynge He preserueth the well fare of the ryghtuous and defendeth them that walke syncerely he kepeth them in the ryght pathe and preserueth the waye of suche as serue hym with godlynesse Then shalte thou vnderstande ryghtuousnesse and iudgement and equite yee and euery good waye When wysdome entreth into thyne herte and thy soule delyteth in knowledge then shall couÌ„cell preserue the and vnderstandynge shall kepe the. That thou mayst be delyuered froÌ„ the euyll waye and from the man that speaketh frowarde thinges From such as leaue the right pathes and walke in the wayes of darkenesse whiche reioyse in doyng euyl delyte in wycked thinges whose wayes are croked and they frowarde in theyr pathes That thou mayst be delyuered also frome the straunge woman and from her that is not thyne owne whiche geueth swete wordes and whiche for saketh the husbande of her youth forgeteth the couenaunt of her God For her house is enclyned vnto death and her pathes vnto hel Al they that go in vnto hir come nat agayn neyther take they holde of the waye of lyfe Therfore walke thou in the waye of suche as be vertuous kepe the pathes of the ryghtuous For the iuste shall dwell in the lande and they that be perfecte shall remayne in it but the vngodly shal be roted out of the lande and the wycked doers shal be roted out of it ¶ The commaundementes of God muste be dylygentely regarded and obserued CAPI III. MY sonne forgette not thou my lawe but se that thyne hert kepe my coÌ„mauÌ„dementes For they shall prolonge the dayes and yeares of thy lyfe and bryng the peace Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the bynde them aboute thy necke and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte So shalte thou fynde fauoure and good vnderstandynge in the syght of God and men Put thy truste in God with all thyne herte and leane nat vnto thyne owne wytte In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto hym and he shall ordre thy goynges Be not wyse in thyne owne conceyt but feare the Lorde and departe from euyll â–ª so shall thy ☞ nauell be whole and thy bones stronge ☞ Honoure the Lorde with thy substaunce and with the fyrstelynges of all thyne encrease âšœ geue vnto the poore so shall thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse and thy presses shall flowe ouer with swete wyne My sonne despyse not the chastenynge of the LORDE neyther faynte when thou arte rebuked of hym For whoÌ„ the Lorde loueth hym he chasteneth and yet delyteth iÌ„ hiÌ„ euen as a father iÌ„ his owne sonne Well is him that fyndeth wysdome and optayneth vnderstandynge for the gettynge of it is better then any marchaundise of syluer and the profeâ—e of it is better then golde Wysdome is more worthe then precyous stones and all the thynges that thou canste desyre are not to be compayred vnto her Upon her ryght hande is long lyfe and vpon her lefte hand â—s riches and honour Her wayes are pleasaunte wayes and all her pathes are peaceable She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye holde vpon her and blessed is he that kepeth her faste With wysdome hath the Lorde layed the foundacyon of the earthe and thorowe vnderstandynge hathe he stablyshed the heauens Thorowe hys wysdome the deapthes breake vp and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe My sonne let not these thynges departe from thyne eyes but kepe my lawe and my councell so shall it be lyfe vnto thy soule and grace vnto thy mouth Then shalte thou walke safely in thy way thy fote shal nat stoÌ„ble If y u slepest y u shalt nat be afrayed but take thy rest slepe swetely Thou nedest nat to be afrayed of any sodayne feare nether for y â— vyoleÌ„te russhynge in of the vngodly when it commeth for the Lorde shall stande by thy syde and kepe thy fote that thou be nat taken Withdrawe no good thing from them that haue nede so longe as thyne honde is hable to do it Saye nat vnto thy neyghbour go thy waye and come agayne to morowe wyl I geue the where as thou hast now to geue him Intende no hurte vnto thy neighbour seynge he dothe dwel in rest by the â–ª Stryue nat lyghtely with any man where as he hathe done the no harme Folowe nat a wycked man and chose none of hys wayes for the Lorde abhorreth the frowarde but hys councell is amonge the righteous The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the vngodly but he blesseth the dwellynges of the ryghteous As for the scoruefull dothe not he laughe them to scorne but he geuethe grace vnto the lowelye The wyse shall haue honour in possession but shame is the promocyon that fooles shall haue ¶ Wysdome and her fruytes and her waye ought to be sought ¶ CAP. IIII. HEARE O ye chyldren the fatherlye exhortacyon and take good hede that ye maye learne wysdome For I haue gyuen you a good doctryne forsake not ye my lawe For when I my selfe was my fathers deare sonne and tenderely beloued of my mother he taught me also and sayde vnto me Let thyne herte receyue my wordes kepe my commaundementes and thou shalte lyue Get the wysdome and get the vnderstandynge forget not y â— wordes of my mouth shriÌ„ke nat froÌ„ theÌ„ Forsake her nat she shal pÌ„serue y â— leue her she shal kepe y â— The chefe poynt of wysdome is y â— thou be williÌ„g to opteyne wysdome and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstandynge Make muche of her and she shall promote the Yee yf thou embrace her â–ª she shall bringe the vnto honour She shall make the a gracyous head and garnyshe the with a crowne of glory Heare my sonne and receaue my
they shal be afrayed taken for lo they haue caste out the worde of the Lorde what wysdome can then be amonge them Wherfore I wyll geue theyr wyues vnto aleauntes their feldes to destroyers For from the loweste vnto the hyeste they folowe all filthy lucre from the Prophete vnto the preste they deale all w t lyes Neuerthelesse they heale the hurte of my people with swete wordes sayenge â–ª peace peace where there is no peace at all Fye for shame howe abhomynable thynges do they and yet they be nat ashamed yee they knowe of no shame Wherfore in the tyme of theyr vysitacyon they shall fal among the deed bodies sayeth the Lorde Moreouer I wyll gather them in sayeth the Lorde so that there shal not be one grape vpon the vine nether one fygge vpon the fygge tre and the leaues shal be plucte of Then wyll I cause them to departe and saye why prolonge we the tyme Let vs gather ourselues together and go into the stronge cytye there shall we be in reste For the Lorde oure God hath put vs to sylence and geuen vs water myxte with gall to dryncke because we haue synned agaynste hym We loked for peace and we fare not the better we wayted for the tyme of healthe lo here is nothynge but trouble The noyse of hys horsses is hearde from Dan the whole lande is afraied at the ueyenge of hys stronge horsses for they are come in haue deuoured the lande with al that is in it the cytyes and those that dwell therin â–ª Moreouer I wyl sende Cockatrices and serpentes amonge you which wyll not be charmed and they shal byte you sayeth the Lorde Sorowe is come vpon me and heuynesse vexeth my hert for lo the voyce of y â— cryeng of my people is herde from a farre countre Is not the Lorde in Sion Is not the King in her Wherfore then haue they greued me â–ª shal the Lorde say with theyr ymages and foolysh straunge fashyons The haruest is gone the Sommer hathe an ende we are not helped I am sore vexed because of the hurt of my people I am heuy and abashed for there is no more Triacle at Gylead and there is no physycyon that can heale the hurte of my people ¶ The complaynt and bewaylyng of the prophete the â—â—lyce of the people In the knowledge of God ought we onely to reioyse The vncyrcumcysyon of the herte CAPI IX O Who wyll geue my heade water ynough and a wel of teares for myne eyes that I maye wepe nyghte and daye for the slaughter of my people Wolde God that I had a cotage some where farre from folcke that I myght leaue my people and go from theÌ„ for they be all aduoutrers and a shrynckynge sorte They bende theyr tunges lyke bowes to shute out lyes As for the trueth they maye nothynge awaye withall in the worlde For they go from one wyckednes to another and wyl nat knowe me sayeth the Lorde Yee one must kepe hym selfe from another no man may safely trust his owne brother for one brother vndermyneth another one neyghboure begyleth another Yee one dissembleth with another and they deale with no trueth They haue practysed theyr tunges to lye and taken great paines to do myschefe Thou syttest in the myddes of a dysceatfull people whiche for very dissemblynge falshede wyll nat knowe me sayeth the Lorde Therfore thus sayth the Lorde of Hostes beholde I wyll melte them and trye them for what shulde I els do to my people Theyr tunges are lyke sharpe arowes to speake disceate With theyr mouth they speake peacyable to theyr neyghboure but preuely they laye wayte for hym Shuld I nat punysh them for these thynges sayth the Lorde Or shulde I nat be auenged of any suche people as this Upon the mountaynes wyll I take vp a lamytacyon and sorowfull crye and a mournynge vpon the fayre playnes of the wyldernesse Namely howe they are so brent vp y t no man goeth there any more Yee a man shall nat heare one beaste crye there Byrdes and catel are all gone from thence I wyll make IerusaleÌ„ also an heape of stones and a denne of venymous wormes And I wyll make the cyties of Iuda so waste that no man shall dwell therin What man is so wyse as to vnderstande thys Or to whom hathe the Lorde spoken by mouth that he maye shewe this and saye O thou lande why peryshest thou so Wherfore art thou so brynt vp and lyke a wyldernes that no maÌ„ goeth thorowe Yee the Lorde hym selfe tolde the same vnto them that forsoke his lawe and kepte nat the thynge that he gaue them in commaundemente nether lyued therafter but folowed the wickednes of theyr owne hertes and serued straunge Goddes as theyr fathers taught them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde of Hostes the God of Israel Beholde âšœ I wyll fede this people with wormwod and geue them gall to drynke I wyl scater theÌ„ also among the Heathen whom nether they nor theyr fathers haue knowne I wyl sende a swearde amonge them to persecute them vntyll I brynge theÌ„ to naught Moreouer thus sayeth the Lord of Hostes loke that ye cal for mourning wyues and sende for wyse wemen that they come shortely and synge a mournynge songe of you that y e teares may fall out of our eyes and that our eye liddes maye gusshe on t of water For there is a lamentable noyse hearde of Sion O howe are we so sore destroyed O how are we so pyteously confounded We muste forsake oure owne naturall countre and we are shut out of our owne lodgyngges Yet heare the worde of the Lorde O ye wemen and let youre eares regarde the wordes of hys mouthe that ye maye lerne your daughters to mourne and that euery one maye teache her neyghboresse to make lamentacyon Namely thus Death is clymynge vp in at oure windowes he is come into oure houses to destroye the chylde before the dore the yonge man in the strete But tell thou playnely thus sayeth the Lorde The deed bodyes of men shall lye vpon the grounde as the donge vpon the felde and as the heye after the mower and ther shal be no man to take them vp Thus sayeth the Lorde Let not the wyse man reioyse in hys wysdome nor the stronge man in hys strength nether the ryche man in his rychesse But who so wyll reioyse let him reioyse in thys that he vnderstandeth and knoweth me for I am the Lorde whiche do mercy equyte and ryghteousnesse vpon the earthe Therfore haue I pleasure in such thynges sayeth the Lorde Beholde the tyme commeth sayeth the Lorde that I wyll vyset all them whose foreskynne is vncyrcumsysed The EgypciaÌ„s the Iewes the Edomytes the Ammonytes the Moabytes and the shauen Madyanytes that dwell in the wyldernes For all the Gentyles are vncyrcumcysed in the flesshe but all the house of
whales and euery lyuynge mouyng creature which the waters brought forth after theyr kynde and euery fethered foule after theyr kynde And God sawe that it was good And god blessed them sayeng ▪ Growe and increase and fyll the waters of the See and let fethered foules be multiplyed in the earth The euenyng also and the mornynge was made the fyfth day And God sayd Let the earth brynge forth liuynge creature after his kynde catell worme beaste of the earth after his kynde and so it came to passe And God made the beast of the earthe after his kynde and catel after theyr kynde and euery thynge that crepeth vpon the earth after his kynde And god sawe that it was good And god sayde Let vs make man in our ymage after our lykenes and let them haue rule ouer the fysshe of the See ouer foule of the ayre and ouer catell ouer the earth ouer al thyng that crepeth vpon the earth And so god created man in his owne ymage in the ymage of God created he hym male and female created he them And god blessed them and God sayde vnto them Growe and increace and replenysshe the earth and subdue it and haue dominyon ouer the fysshe of the See and ouer foule of the ayre and ouer euery liuynge thyng that moueth vpon the earth And God sayde Beholde I haue gyuen you euery herbe bearyng seede which is in the vpper face of al the earth and euery tree in the whiche is fruyte of tree and that beareth seed that they may be meat for you And vnto euery beast of the earth to euery byrde of the ayre and to euery suche thynge as crepeth vpō the earth wherin is a lyuyng soule I haue gyuen all grenesse of herbe for meate And so it was done And God sawe euery thyng that he had made beholde it was excedynge good The euenynge also and the mornynge was made the syxte daye ▪ ¶ The halowyng of the Sabboth the Chapitre afore repeted The foure cloudes of paradise The settynge of than in paradise The tree of knowledge forbydden The creacion of Eua The institution of mariage CAPI II. THe heuen also and the earth were finysshed and all the hoost of them And in the seuenth daye god ended his worke which he had made And in the seuenth day he rested from all his worke whiche he had made And God blessed the seuenth day and sayntified it bycause that in it he had rested from all his worke whiche God created to make These are the generacions of the henens and of the earth when they were created in the daye when the Lorde God made the earth and the heuens and euery plant of the felde before it was in the earth and euery herbe of the feld before it grew For the lorde god had not caused it to rayne vpō the earth neyther was there a man to tyll the ground And there went vp a myst from the exth and watred the hoole face of the grounde The Lorde God also * shope man euen dust of the grounde brethed in to his nosethyrls the breth of lyfe Adam was made a lyuyng soule Moreouer the lorde god planted a garden in Eden from the east and there he put man whome he had made Also out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree that was pleasaunt to the syght cōmodious for meate And the tree of lyfe and the tree of knowledge of good of euyl was in the myddes of the garden And out of Eden there went forth a ryuer to water the garden And from thence it was deuyded became in to foure heades The name of one is Pison The same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Hauilah where is golde And the golde of that lande is good There is also Bidelliū and the stoone Onichinus The name of the seconde ryuer is Gihon the same is it that cōpasseth the hole lande of Ethiopis The name of the thyrde ryuer is Hydekel and it goeth towarde the east syde of Assyria And the fourth ryuer is Euphrates And so the lord god toke Adam and put hym in to the garden of Eden that he myght dresse and kepe it And the Lorde God cōmaunded Adam sayenge Eatynge thou shalte eate of euery tree of the garden But of the tree of knowledge of good euyl thou shalt not eate of it For in what day soeuer thou eatest therof thou shalte dye the death And agayne the Lorde God sayde It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I wyll make hym an helpe whiche maye be present with hym And so out of the grounde shope the Lorde god euery beast of the felde and euery foule of the ayre and brought it vnto the man that he myght se how he wold call it For lykewyse as man him selfe named euery lyuynge thynge euen so was the name therof Man hym selfe therfore named the names vnto all catell and foule of the ayre and to euery beast of the felde And for man founde he not an helpe that myght be present with hym The Lorde God also caused a slomber to fall vpon Adam he slepte And he toke one of his rybbes and closed vp the fleshe in steade therof And the ryb which the Lorde God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her vnto the man And the man sayde This is nowe boone of my bones and flesshe of my flesshe she shall be called woman bycause she was taken out of man For this cause shall a man leaue his father and his mother and shall be ioyned with his wyfe and they shall become one flesshe And they were bothe naked the man I say and his wyfe and were not ashamed ¶ The serpent deceyueth the woman The serpent is cursed the punishment of the man and woman Adam driuen out of Paradise Chryste our sauyour is promysed CAPI III. BUt the serpent was sotyller then all the beastes of the felde whiche the Lorde God made And he sayde vnto the woman yea hath God sayde ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden And the woman sayde vnto the serpent we eate of the fruyte of the tree of the garden but as for the fruyt of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden God hath sayd ye shal not eate of it ney ther shall ye touche it leest haply ye dye And the serpent sayde vnto the woman ye shal not dye the death but God doth knowe that the same daye that ye eate therof youre eyes shall be opened and ye shall be euen as Goddes knowynge good and euyll And so the woman seynge that the same tree was good to eate and delectable to the eyes and that the same tree was pleasant to get wysdome toke of the fruyte therof and dyd eate and gaue vnto her husband beyng with her whiche dyd eate also And the eyes of them bothe were opened and they knewe that
hym selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen so that whyther he touche her couche or any vessel wheron she hath sytten he shall be vnclene vnto the euen And yf a man lye with her and her vnclennes come vpon hym he shall be vncleane vii dayes and all the couche wheron he lyeth shal be vncleane When a womans bloode runneth longe tyme out of the tyme of her natural course or yf it runne beyonde her natural coâ—â—ese let al the dayes of the yssue be iudged vncleane euen as the dayes of her natural disease she shall be vncleane Al her couches wheron she lyeth as longe as her yssue lasteth shal be as her couche wheÌ„ she hath her naturall dysease And whatsoeuer she sytteth vpon shal be vncleane as is her vnclennesse when she is put apart And who soeuer toucheth any of these shal be vncleane and shal wasshe his clothes bath hym selfe in water be vncleane vnto euen And after that she is cleÌ„sed of her yssue she shal counte her vii dayes and after that she shal be cleane In the. viii daye she shall take vnto her two turtels or two yong pygeons and brynge them vnto the preest before the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And the preest shal offre the one for a synoffryng and the other for a burntofferyng and make an attonement for her before the lorde as coÌ„cernyng the yssue of her vncleÌ„nes Therfore shall ye seperate the chyldren of Israel from theyr vnclennesse that they dye not in theyr vnclennes yf they defyle my habytacyoÌ„ that is amonge them This is the lawe of hym that hath a runnyng yssue and of him whose seede runneth from hym in his slepe and is defyled therin and of her that for her naturall disease is put a parte and of whosoeuer hath a runnynge yssue whyther it be man or womaÌ„ and of hym that lyeth with her which is vncleane ¶ What Aaron must do The clensynge of the sanctuarye Of the feast of clensynge Aaron coÌ„fesseth the synnes of the chyldren of Israell CAPI XVI ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses after the death of the. ii sonnes of Aaron when they offered before the Lorde and dyed And he sayd vnto Moses Speake vnto Aaron thy brother that he come not at all tymes into the holy place within the vayle before the mercyseate whiche is vpon the arke that he dye not For I wyll appeare in the clowde vpon the mercyseate But with this thyng shall Aaron come in to the holy place euen with a bullocke ☞ for synne and with a ram for a burntoffrynge He shall put the holy lynnen albe vpon hym shall haue a lynnen breche vpon his flesshe and shal be gyrded with a lynnen gyrdle and put the lynnen mytre vpon his heade These are holy garmentes therfore shal he wasshe his fleshe with water when he doth put them on And he shall take of the multitude of the chyldren of Israel two he gootes for synne and a ram for a burntoffrynge And Aaron shall offre his bullocke for synne ☞ and make an attonement for hym and for his house And he shall take the two gootes and present them before the Lorde at the dore of the Tabernacle of wytnesse And Aaron shall cast lottes ouer the two gootes one lot shal be for the Lorde and an other for the scapegoote And Aaron shall brynge the goote vpon whiche the lordes Lotte fell and offre hym for synne But the goote on which the lot fell to scape shall be set alyue before the lorde to reconcyle with and to let hym go as a scape goote fre in to the wyldernesse And Aaron shal offre his bullocke for synne and reconcyle for hym selfe an for his house and shall kyll the bullocke for synne And he shall take a censer ful of burnyng coles out of the aulter before the Lorde and shall fyll his handfull of swete sence beaten smal bryng them wtin the vayle put the sence vpon the fyre before the Lorde that the cloude of the sence may couer the mercyseate that is vpon the wytnesse that he dye not And he shal take of the bloode of the bullocke and sprynkle it with his fynger vpon the mercyseate eastwarde and before the mercyseate shall he sprynkle of the bloode with his fynger seuen tymes Then shall he kyll the goote that is the peoples synneofferyng and bryng his bloode within the vayle and do with that blood as he dyd with the blood of the bullocke sprynklyng it vpon the mercyseate before the mercyseate And he shall reconcyle the holy place from the vnclennesses of the chyldren of Israel and from theyr trespaces in all theyr synnes And so shall he do for the tabernacle of wytnesse that is set among them euen among theyr vnclennesses And let there be no body in the tabernacle of wytnesse when he goeth in to make an attonement in the holy place vntyll he come out And let hym make an attonemente for hym selfe and for his houssholde and for all the multitude of Israel And he shall go out vnto the aulter that is before the Lorde and reconcyle vpon it and shall take of the blood of the bullocke and of the blood of the goote put it vpon the hornes of the aulter round aboute and sprynkle of the blood vpon it w t his fynger seuen tymes and clense it and halowe it from the vnclennesses of the chyldren of Israel And when he hath made an ende of reconcylynge the holy place and the tabernacle of wytnesse and the aulter he shall brynge the lyue goote and Aaron shall put bothe his handes vpon the head of the lyue goote and confesse ouer hym all the myssededes of the chyldren of Israel and all theyr trespaces in all theyr synnê puttyng them vpon the head of the goote sende hym away by the hande of a conuenyent man in to the wyldernesse And the goote shal beare vpon hym all theyr mysdedes vnto the wyldernesse and he shall let the goote go free in to the wyldernesse And Aaron shal come in to the tabernacle of wytnes put of the lynnen clothes whiche he put on wheÌ„ he went in into the holy place and leaue them there let hym wasshe his flesshe with water in the holy place and put on his owne rayment and then come out offre his burntoffryng and the burntoffring of the people and make an attonemente for hymselfe and for the people and the fat of the synnoffryng shal he burne vpon the aulter And he that caryed forth the goote to ☞ As a zel shal wasshe his clothes bathe his fleshe in water and then come in to the hoost And the bullocke whiche is for his synne the goote that is for synne whose blood was brought in to clense the holy place shall one cary out without the hoost to be burnt in the fyre with theyr skynnes theyr flesshe theyr dong And he that burneth them shal
vnto the lorde thy god accordyng as the lorde thy god hath blessed the. And reioyce before the lorde thy god thou thy son thy doughter thy seruauÌ„t thy mayde the Leuite that is within thy gates the straunger the fatherlesse the wydowe that are among you in the place whiche the Lorde thy god hath chosen to put his name there And remembre that y u wast a seruaunt in Egypte thou shalt obserue do these ordinaunces Thou shalte also obserue the feast of tabernacles seuen dayes after that thou haste gathered in thy corne and thy wyne And thou shalte reioyce in that thy feast thou and thy sonne thy doughter thy seruaunte and thy made the Leuyte the straunger and the fatherlesse and the wydowe that are within thy gates Seuen dayes shalte thou kepe holy day vnto the lord thy god in the place which the Lorde shall chose for the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in al thy fruytes and in al the workes of thyne handes therfore shalte thou be glad Thre tymes in the yeare shall all thy males appeare before the Lorde thy God in the place whiche he shall chose In the feast of swete breade in the feast of wekes and in the feast of tabernacles And no maÌ„ shal appeare before the lorde emptte but euery man accordyng to the gyfte of his hande and accordyng to the blessynge of the Lorde thy god whiche he hath gyuen the. Iudges and offycers shalt thou make the in all thy Cities whiche the Lorde thy God gyueth the thorowout the trybes they shal iudge the people ryghteouslye Wrest not thou the lawe nor knowe any persone neyther take any rewarde for gyftes blynde the wyse peruerte the wordes of the righteous That wich is iust ryght shalte thou folowe that thou mayst lyue enioy the lande whiche the Lorde thy god gyueth the. Thou shalte plante the no groue of what soeuer trees it be nygh vnto the aulter of the lorde thy god whiche thou shalte make the. Thou shalte set the vp no pyller which the Lorde thy God hateth ¶ The punyshment for Idolatrye The punyshment of a rebell The institucyon of a Kynge CAPI XVII THou shalte offer vnto the lorde thy god no oxe nor shepe wherin is blemysshe or any deformite for that is an abhominacion to the lorde thy god If there be fouÌ„de amonge you within any of thy gates which the Lorde thy god gyueth the man or womaÌ„ that hath wrought wyckednesse in the syghte of the Lorde thy god so that they haue gone beyonde his appoyntment and gone and serued straunge goddes and worshypped them the sonne or moone or any of the hoost of heuen whiche I haue not coÌ„maunded and it is tolde the thou hast herde of it then shalt thou enquere diligently And yf it be true the thynge of a suretye that suche abhominacyon is wrought in Israell then shalte thou brynge forth that man or that woman which haue coÌ„mytted that wycked thynge vnto the gates and shalte stone them with stones tyll they dye At the mouth of two or thre wytnesses shall he that is worthy of death dye And at the mouth of one wytnesse let no man dye The handes of the witnesses shal be fyrst vpon hym to kyll hym afterward the handes of the people thou shalte put the wycked away from the. If there ryse a matter to harde for the in iudgement bytwene blood blood bytwene plee and plee bytwene plage and glage and the matters come to stryfe within thy gates Then shalte thou aryse and get the vp vnto the place whiche the Lorde thy god hath chosen and come vnto the preestes the Leuytes vnto the iudge that shall be in those dayes and aske and they shall shewe the the sentence of iudgement And thou must do accordyng to that which they of that place which the lorde had chosen shewe the thou shalte obserue to do accordynge to all that they enfourme the. Accordynge to the sentence of the lawe whiche they teache the and accordynge to the iudgement which they tell the shalte y u do bowe not from that which they shewe the neyther to the ryght hand nor to the lefte And that maÌ„ that wyl do presumptuously wyll not herken to the preest that standeth there before the Lorde thy God to ministre or vnto the iudge that man shall dye and thou shalte put away euyl from Israel And al the people shall heare and feare and shall do no more presumpt â—ously When thou arte come vnto the lande whiche the Lorde thy god gyueth the and enioyest it and dwellest therin and yf thou shalte saye I wyll set a kynge ouer me lyke as all the nacyons that are aboute me Then thou shalte make hym kyng ouer the whom the Lorde thy god shal chose Euen one from amonge thy brethren shalte thou make kynge ouer the and thou mayste not set a straunger ouer the whiche is not of thy brethren But he shall not multiplie horses to hym selfe nor brynge the people agayne to Egypt thorowe the multitude of horses for as moch as the lorde hath sayd vnto you ye shal hence forthe go no more agayne that way Also he ought not to multiply wyues to hym selfe lest his hert turne away neyther shall he gather hym golde or syluer to moche And when he is set vpon the seate of his kyngdome he shall wryte hym out a copye of this lawe in a boke before the preestes the Leuytes And it shall be with hym and he oughte to rede therin all dayes of his lyfe that he may lerne to feare the Lorde his God and to kepe all the wordes of this law these ordinauÌ„ces for to do them that his herte aryse not aboue his brethreÌ„ that he turne not froÌ„ the coÌ„maundement to the ryght hande or to the left but that he may prolong his dayes in his kyngdome he his chyldren in Israel ¶ The Leuites had no possessyons Idolatrye must be fled The Prophet Chryst is promysed The false prophet muste be sleyne and howe he may be knowen CAPI XVIII THe preestes the Leuites all the trybe of Leui must haue no parte nor enheritaunce with Israel but shall eate the offerynges of the Lorde his enheritaunce Therfore shall they haue no enheritaunce amonge theyr brethren But the Lorde he is theyr enheritauÌ„ce as he hath sayd vnto them And this is the preestes dutie of the people of them that offer sacrifice whyther it be oxe or shepe They must gyue vnto the preest the shoulder the two chekes and the mawe the fyrst fruytes also of thy corne wyne and oyle the fyrst of the woll of thy shepe shalt thou gyue hym For the Lorde thy god hath chosen hym out of al thy trybes to stande and to ministre in the name of the Lorde he and his sonnes for euer If
and in thyne herte that thou do it Beholde I haue set before the this daye lyfe and good deathe and euyll For where as I commaunde the this daye to loue the LORDE thy God to walke in his wayes and to kepe his coÌ„maundementes his ordinaunces and his lawes yf thou so do thou shalte lyue and multiplie and the Lorde thy God shal blesse the in the lande whither thou goest to possesse it But and yf thyne herte turne awaye so that thou wylt not heare but shalt go astray and worshyppe straunge goddes and serue them I pronounce vnto you also this daye that ye shal surely peryshe that ye shal not prolong your dayes vpon the lande whyther thou passest ouer Iordane to go possesse it I call heuen earth to recorde this daye agaynst you that I haue set before you lyfe death blessyng cursynge Therfore chose lyfe that both thou thy seed may lyue that thou mayst loue the lorde thy god and be obedyent to his voyce and cleaue vnto hym For he is thy lyfe the length of thy dayes that thou mayst dwell vpon the earth whiche the lorde sware vnto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Iacob to gyue them ¶ Moses beynge redy to dye ordereth Iosua to rule the people in his steade This boâ—e Deuteronomy to wrytten and layde in the Tabernacle besyde the Arke The Leuttes are charged to rede it to the people CAPI XXXI ANd Moses went and spake these wordes vnto al Israel sayde vnto them I am an hundred xx yere olde this day and can no more go out in Also the lorde hath sayde vnto me thou shalt not go ouer this Iordan The lorde thy God he wyll go ouer before the he wyll destroy these nacions before the thou shalte conquere them And Iosua he shal go before the as the lorde hath sayd And the lorde shall do vnto them as he dyd to Sehon Og kyngê of the Amorites vnto the lande of them whom he destroyed And the Lorde shall gyue them ouer before your face that ye maye do vnto them accordyng vnto al the coÌ„maundementes which I haue coÌ„mauÌ„ded you Plucke vp your hertes therfore be strong drede not nor be afrayde of them for the lorde thy god hym selfe dothe go w t the. He shall not fayle the nor forsake the. And Moses called vnto Iosua sayde vnto hym in the syghte of all Israell Be strong bolde for thou must go w t this people vnto the land which the lord hath sworne vnto theyr fathers to gyue them thou shalt gyue it them to enherite And the lord he doth go before the He shall not fayle the neyther forsake the feare not therfore nor be discomforted And Moses wrote this lawe delyuered it vnto the preestes the sonnes of Leui which bare the arke of the testament of the lorde vnto all the elders of Israel Moses coÌ„maunded them saynge At the poynte of vii yeres in the solempnyte of the freyere euen in the feast of tabernacles when all Israel is come to appeare before the Lorde thy god in the place whiche he hath chosen thou shalt rede this lawe before all Israel in theyr eares Gather the people togyther men women chyldren the straunger that is within thy gates that they may heare and learne feare the lorde your God kepe obserue all the wordes of this lawe that theyr chyldren whiche knowe nothyng may heare and learne to feare the lorde your god as long as ye lyue in the lande whyther ye go ouer Iordane to possesse it And the lorde sayd vnto Moses Beholde thy dayes are come that thou must dye Call Iosua therfore stande ye in the tabernacle of wytnesse that I may gyue hym a charge And Moses Iosua went and stode in the tabernacle of wytnesse And the lorde appeared in the tabernacle euen in the pyller of the cloude And the pyller of the cloude stode ouer the dore of the tabernacle And the lorde sayd vnto Moses beholde thou shalte slepe with thy fathers this people wyll ryse vp go a hooryng after straunge goddes of the lande whyther they go wyll forsake me breake the appoyntment which I haue made with them And then my wrath wyll ware hoote agaynst them and I wyl forsake them and wyll hyde my face from them and they shall be consumed And moche aduersyte and tribulacyons shall come vpon them so that then they wyll saye Are not these troubles come vpon me bycause God is not with me And I also wyl surely hyde away my face in that daye for all the euyls sake which they shal haue wrought in that they are turned vnto strauÌ„ge goodê Nowe therfore wryte ye this songe for you and teache it the chyldren of Israell and put it in theyr mouthes that this songe may be my wytnesse agaynst the chyldren of Israel For I wyll brynge them in to the lande whiche I sware vnto theyr Fathers that floweth with mylke and honye and they shal eate and fyll them selues and waxe fat and turne vnto straunge goddes and serue them and †blaspheme me and breake my couenaunt And then when moche myscheyfe and tribulacion is come vpon them this songe shall answere them as a wytnesse For it shal not be forgotten out of the mouthes of theyr seede for I knowe theyrymaginacion which they goo aboute euen nowe before I haue brought them in to the lande which I sware ✚ Moses therfore wrote this song the same reason and taught it the chyldren of Israell And he gaue Iosua the son of Nun a charge and sayd be bolde strong for thou shalt bryng the chyldren of Israel into the lande ☞ whiche I sware vnto them and I wyl be with the. And wheÌ„ Moses had made an ende of wrytyng out of the wordes of this lawe in a boke vnto the ende of them Moses coÌ„mauÌ„ded the Leuites whiche bare the arke of the testament of the Lorde sayenge take ye the boke of this lawe put it in the syde of the arke of the testament of the lorde your God that it maye be there for a wytnesse agaynste the. For I know thy stubbornes thy styffe necke whyle I am yet alyue w t you this day ye haue bene dysobedient vnto the lorde and how moche more after my death Gather vnto me all the elders of your tribes your offycers that I may speke these wordê in theyr cares call heuen earth to recorde agaynst them For I am sure that after my death ye wyll vtterly corrupte turne from the waye which I haue coÌ„maunded you tribulacion wyll come vpon you in the latter dayes bycause ye shal haue wrought wickednes in the syght of the Lorde to prouoke hym thorowe the workê of your handê And Moses spake in the eares of al the congregacion of Israel the wordes of this songe vntyll he
his harnes berer after hym And †so vvhen they had sene â—onathas face they fell before Ionathas his harnes berer slue them after hym And that fyrst slaughter whiche Ionathas his harnes berer made was vpon a. rr men w t us the compasse as it were aboute an halfe aker of lande And there was a feare in the hoost in the felde among all people in so moche that they that were gone out of the watch to rob were afrayde also the earth trymbled for the feare that was sent of God And the watchmeÌ„ of Saul in Gibea Beniamin saw And beholde the people of the Philistines were scattered were smytten as they wente Then sayde Saul vnto the people that was with hym Searche se who is gone awaye froÌ„ vs. And when they had nombred beholde Ionathas his harnes berer were not there And Saul sayd vnto Ahia bryng hyther the arke of god For the arke of god was at that tyme with the chyldren of Israel And it fortuned that whyle Saul talked vnto the preest the noyse that was in the hoost of the Philistines syred farther abrode increased †by lytle and lytle and gaue a more cleare founde And Saul sayde vnto the preest withdrawe thyne handes And Saull ioyned hym selfe vnto all the people that were with hym and they came to the battayle And behold euery mannes swerde was agaynst his felowe and there was a very great tumour Moreouer the Hebrues that were with the Philistines before that tyme and were come with them in to al partes of the hoost turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul Ionathas And al the meÌ„ of Israel also which had hyd them selues in mouÌ„t Ephraim as soone as they herde howe that the Philistines were fled they folowed after them in the battayle And so god helped Israel that daye And the battayl coÌ„tinued vnto Bethauen And whyle the men of Israell were kepte downe with hunger that daye Saull charged the people with an othe saynge Cursed be the man that eateth any food vntyll nyght tyll I be auenged of myne enemyes And so noone of the people tasted any sustcnaunce And al the inhabitours of the land came to a wood where houy lay vpon the grounde And the people came in to the wood And beholde the honye dropped and no man moued his hand to his mouth for the people feared the othe But Ionathas herde not when his father charged the people with the othe wherfore he put forth the ende of the rod that wasin his hand dypte it in an hony combe put his hande to his mouth and ☞ his eyes receyued sight Then answered one of the people and sayde thy father adiuted the peple saynge Cursed be the man that eateth any sustenaunce this day and the people were fayntye Then sayde Ionathas my father hath troubled the land se howe myne eyes haue receyued syght bycause I tasted a lytell of this honye Howe moche more then to daye yf the people had eaten of the spoyle of theyr enemyes whiche they founde And had there not bene then a moche greater slaughter among the Philistines And they layde on the Philistines that day from Michmas to Aiolon And the people were excedyng fayntye And the people gat them to the spoyle and toke shepe oxen and calues and slue them on the grounde and the people dyd eate them with the bloode Then men tolde Saull sayenge Beholde the people synne agaynste the Lorde in that they eate with the blood And he sayde ye haue trespassed Rowle a greate stone vnto me this day Saul sayde agayne Go abrode amonge the people and byd them brynge me euery man his oxe and euery man his shepe and fley them here and synne not agaynst the Lorde in eatynge with the blood And the people brought euery maÌ„ his oxe in his hande by nyght and flue them there And Saull made an aulter vnto the Lorde And that was the fyrst aulter that he made vnto the Lorde And Saul sayd let vs go downe after the Philistines by night and spoyle them vntyll it be day in the mornyng let vs not leaue one man of them And they sayde do what soeuer thou thynkest best Then sayd the preest let vs come hyther vnto God And Saul asked of God shall I go downe after the Philistines wylte thou delyuer them in to the handes of Israell But be answered hym not at that tyme. And Saul sayde Let the people come hyther out of all quarters and knowe and se by whome this synne is chaunced this daye for as truely as the lorde lyueth which saueth Israel though it be in Ionathas my sonne he shall dye the death But there was no man among all the people that answered hym Then he sayde vnto all Israell be ye on one syde and I and Ionathas my sonne wyl be on the other syde And the people sayd vnto Saul what thou thynkest best that do Therfore Saul sayd vnto the Lorde God of Israel Gyue a perfyte lot †Lorde god gyue thou the indgement Hovve happeneth it that thou gyuest thy seruaunt no ansvvere to daye Yf this syn be in me or in Ionathas my sonne shevv it or yf this iniquyte be in thy people And Saul and Ionathas were caught but the people scaped free And Saul sayde cast lottes bytwene me and Ionathas my sonne And Ionathas was caught TheÌ„ Saul sayd to Ionathas tell me what thou hast done And Ionathas tolde hym and sayd I tasted a lytell honye with the ende of the rod that was in myne hande and lo I must dye Saul answered God do so and so with me thou shalte dye the death Ionathas And the people sayd vnto Saul shall Ionathas dye whiche hath so myghtely helped Israel God forbyd As truely as the Lorde lyueth there shall not one heere of his heade fall to the grounde For he hath wrought with God this daye And so the people delyuered Ionathas that he dyed not And then Saul departed vp from folowynge the Philistines And the Philistines went to theyr owne place And so Saul helde the kyngdom ouer Israell and faught agaynst all his enemyes on euery syde agaynst Moab agaynst the chyldren of Ammon agaynst Edom agaynst the kynges of Zoba and agaynst the Philistines And whyther soeuer he turned hym selfe there he wan and he gathered his hoost togyther and sinote the Amaleckites and tyd Israell out of the handes of them that spoyled them The sonnes of Saul were Ionathas Iosui and Melchisua And his two doughters were thus named the elder was called Merob and the yonger Michol And the name of Saules wyrÌ„e was Ahinoa the doughter of Ahimaaz And the name of his cheyfe captayne was Abner the sonne of Ner Saules vncle And Cis was Saules father And Ner the father of Abner was the sonne of Abiell And there was sore wacre agaynst the Philistines al the dayes of Saul And who soeuer Saul sawe to be a
strong man and mete for the warre he toke hym vnto hym ¶ Saul is roÌ„maunded to kyll Aninlecke He is disobedient to the voyce of God Samuel moutneth for Saul CAPI XV. Samuel sayd vnto Saul the lorde sent me to anoynt the to be kyng ouer his peple Israel Nowe therfore herken y â— vnto the voyce of the wordes of the Lorde Thus sayeth the lorde of hoostes I remembre that which Amalec dyd so Israel how they layd wayte for them in the way as they came out of Egypte Now therfore go smyte Amalec and destroy ye al that perteyneth vnto them and se thou haue no compassyon on them †and couet nothynge that they haue slee both man and woman infant suklyng oâ—e and shepe camel and asse And Saul gathered the people togyther and nombred them in Telaim two hundred thousande foote men and ten thousande men of Iuda And Saul came vnto a citye of Amalec set watche in the valley And Saul sayde to the Kenites go departe get you downe from among the Amaleckites leest I destroy you w t them for ye shewed mercy to all the chyldren of Israel when they came out of Egypte And so the Kenites departed from among the Amaleckites And Saul smote the Amaleckites from Heuila as y u comest to Sur that lyeth before Egypte and toke Agag the kyng of the Amaleckites alyuc vtterly destroyed al the people w t the edge of the swerde But saul the people spared Agag the better shepe the fatter oxen the lambes all that was good wolde not destroy them But all that was foule and nought worth that they destroyed vtterly Then came the worde of the lorde vnto Samuel sayenge It repenteth me that I haue made Saul kynge For he is turned from me hath not perfourmed my coÌ„maundementes And Samuel was enyl apayde cryed vnto the lord all nyght And when Samuel arose early to mete Saul in the mornyng it was tolde Samuel that Saul was come to Carmell beholde he ☞ hath made hym there a place is returned and departed gone downe to Gylgal And Samuel sayd to Saul †Saul offered burntsacrifyce vnto the lorde of the fyrst of the spoyles vvhich he had brought froÌ„ Amalec And vvhen Samuel vvas come vnto Saul Saul sayd vnto hym Blessed be thou in the Lorde I haue fulfylled the coÌ„maundament of the lorde Samuel sayd what meaneth theÌ„ the bleatyng of the shepe in myne eares and the noyse of the oxen which I heare Saul an swered they haue brought them from the Amaleckites For the people spared the best of the shepe of the oxen to sacrifice them vnto the lorde thy God And the remenaunt haue we destroyed vtterly Samuel sayd to Saul let me tell the what the lord hath sayd to me this nyght And he sayd vnto him say on Samuel sayd when y u wast lytel in thyne owne sight wast y u not made the head of the tribes of Israel And the lorde anoynted the kynge ouer Israel And the lorde sent the on a iourney sayd Go vtterly destroy those synners the Amaleckites fyght agaynst them vntyll y u vtterly destroy theÌ„ And wherfore hast y u not herkened vnto the voyce of the lorde but hast turned to the pray hast done that which is wycked in the syght of the lorde And Saul sayd vnto Samuel yea I haue herkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde haue gone the way which the lorde sent me vnto haue brought Agag the kyng of Amalec haue vtterly destroyed the Amaleckites But the peple toke the spoyle shepe oxeÌ„ the cheyfest of the thin ges which shuld haue bene destroyed to offre vnto the lorde thy God in Gylgal And Samuel sayd hath the lord as great pleasure in burntsacrifices offryngê as wheÌ„ the voyce of the lord is obeyed Beholde to obey is better then sacrifice to herken is better theÌ„ the fat of raÌ„mes For rebellyon is as the synne of wytcherafte stoburnes is as the wickednes of Idolatrie Bycause y u hast cast awaye the worde of the lorde therfore hath the lorde cast away the also froÌ„ beyng kyng And Saul sayd to Samuel I haue synned for I haue gone further theÌ„ the sayeng of the lorde thy wordê bycause I feared the people obeyed theyr voyce Now therfore take away my syn turne agayne with me that I may worship the lorde And Samuel sayde vnto Saul I wyl not returne with the for y u hast cast away the worde of the lorde the lorde hath cast away the that y u shalt not be kyng ouer Israel And as Samuel turned hym selfe to go away he caught the lap of his coote it rent And Samuel sayd vnto hym the lorde hath rent the kyngdom of Israel from the this daye hath gyuen it to a neyghboure of thyne that is better theÌ„ thou ☞ The strength of Israel wyl not begyle nor repent for he is not a maÌ„ that can repent He sayd I haue synned But nowe honour me before the elders of my people before Israel and turne agayne with me that I maye worshyp the Lorde thy god And so Samuel turned agayne and folowed Saull And Saull worshypped the Lorde Then sayd Samuel Brynge ye hyther to me Agag the kyng of the Amaleckites And Agag came vnto hym ☞ delicately And Agag sayd truely the bytter death cometh on And Samuel sayde As thy swerde hathe made women chyldelesse so shall thy mother be chyldelesse aboue other women And Samuel hewed Agag in peces before the Lorde in Gilgal And then Samuell departed to Rama And Saul wente home to his house to Gibea Saul And Samuel came no more to se Saul vntyll the day of his death Neuerthelesse Samuel mourned for Saul and the lorde ☞ repented that he had made Saul kynge ouer Israel Dauid is anoynted kyng An â—uyl spirite cometh vpon Saul CAPI XVI THe Lorde sayde vnto Samuel Howe longe wylte thou mourne for Saul seynge I haue cast hym away from reygnyng ouer Israel Fyl thyne horne with oyntment and come that I maye sende the to Isai the Bethleemite for I haue prouyded me a king among his sonnes And Samuel sayd how can I go For yf Saul heare it he wyll kyll me The Lorde answered Take an Heyfer with the and saye I am come to offre to the Lorde And call Isai to the offeryng I wyl shewe the what y u shalte do And thou shalte anoynt hym whom I name vnto the. And so Samuel dyd as the Lordâ— bad hym came to Bethleem the elders of the towne were astonyed at his comynge and sayde Comest thou peaceably He answered Yea I am come to offre vnto the Lorde ☞ Sanctifie your selues and come with me to the offerynge And he sanctified Isai his sonnes bad them to the offerynge And when they were come he loked on
wordes and the yeares of thy lyfe shall be many I haue shewed the the waye of wysdome and led the into the ryght pathes So that yf thou goest therin there shal no straytenesse hynder the and when thou rūneste thou shalte nat fall Take faste holde of doctryne and let her nat go kepe her for she is thy lyfe Come nat in the path of the vngodly and walke nat in the way of the wicked Eschue it and go nat therin departe asyde passe ouer by it For they can nat slepe except they haue fyrst done some myschefe nether take they any reste excepte they haue fyrste done some harme For they eate the bred of wyckednesse and drynke the wyne of robberye The pathe of the ryghteous shyneth as the lyghte that is euer bryghter and bryghter vnto the perfecte daye But the waye of the vngodly is as the darcknes wherin men fall or they be aware My sonne marcke my wordes and encline thine eare vnto my sayinges Let them nat departe from thyne eyes but kepe them euen in the mydeste of thyne herte For they are lyfe vnto all those that fynde them and healthe vnto all theyr bodyes Kepe thyne herte with all dyligēce for there vpon hangeth lyfe Put away frō the a frowarde mouthe and let the lyppes of sclaunder be farre from the. Let thyne eyes beholde the thynge that is ryght and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before the. Pondre the path of thy fete and let all thy wayes be ordred a ryght Turne not asyde neyther to the ryght hande nor to the lefte but witholde thy fote from euyll ⚜ For the Lord knoweth the wayes that are on the right hande As for the wayes that be on the lefte hande they be froward For he shal direct thy goynges and thy wayes shal he gyde in peace ¶ He warneth to eschue whordome He forbyddeth wastfull spendynge He wylleth vs to lyue of our owne laboures Men muste loue theyr wyues CAPI V. My sonne gyue hede vnto my wysdome and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence that thou mayst regarde good councell and that thy lyppes may kepe knowledge ⚜ Applye not thou thy selfe to the disceytful nesse of a woman For the lyppes of an harlot are a droppynge honye combe and her throte is softer then oyle But at the last she is as bytter as wormewode ⚜ her tonge as sharpe as a two edged swerde Her fete go downe vnto deathe and her steppes pearse thorowe vnto hell She regardeth nat the path of lyfe so vnstedfast are her wayes that thou canste nat knowe them Here me nowe therfore O my sonne and depart not from the wordes of my mouthe Kepe the waye farre from her and come nat nye the dores of her house That thou gyue nat thy strength vnto other and thy yeares to the cruell That other men be nat fylled with thy goodes and that thy laboures come nat in a straunge house Ye that thou mourne nat at the last when thou hast spente thy body and goodes and then saye Alas why hated I nourture why dyd my herte despyse correccyon Wherefore was not I obedyente vnto the voyce df my teachers and herkened not vnto them that infourmed me I am come almoste into all mysfortune in the myddest of the multitude and congregacion ☞ Drynke of the water of thyne owne well and of the ryuers that runne out of thyne owne sprynges ☞ Let thy welles flowe out abrode that there may be ryuers of water in the stretes but let them be onely thyne owne and not straungers with the. Let thy well be blessed and be glad with the wyfe of thy youth Louynge is the hynde and frendely is the Roo let her brestes alwaye satisfye the and holde the euer contente with her loue My sonne why wylte thou haue pleasure in an harlot and embrace the bosome of another woman For euery mans wayes are open in the syght of the Lorde and he pondreth all theyr goynges The wyckednesse of the vngodly shal catche him selfe and w t y e snares of his owne synnes shal he be trap ped He shall dye without amendemente for his great folyshnesse he shall go astray ¶ The slouthefull and slougyshe is prycked and styrred to worke The scysmatyke is reproued Aduoutry ought to be earnestly auoyded CAPI VI. My sonne yf y ◠be suertie for thy neyghbour and hast fastened thyne hand for another man thou arte bounde with thyne owne wordes and taken with thyne owne speache Therefore my sonne do this and y u shalt be discharged whē y u art come into thy neyghbours daunger Go thy wayes then sone intreate thy neyghbour let not thine eyes slepe nor thyne eye lydde slombre Saue thy selfe as a doo from the hande as a byrde from the hande of the fouler Go to the Emmet thou stougard consydre her wayes and lerne to be wyse She hathe no gyde no teacher no leder yet in the Sōmer she prouydeth her meate and gathereth her fode together in the haruest Howe longe wylt thou slepe thou slogysh man Whē wylt thou aryse out of thy slepe Yee slepe on styll a lytle slomber a lytle folde thyne handes to gether yet a lytle that y ◠mayeste slepe so shall pouerte come vnto the as one that trauayleth by the waye and necessyte like an armed man So ⚜ But yf thou be nat slouthful thy haruest shal come as a sprynging well and pouerty shal flye farre from the An vngodly person a wycked man goth with a frowarde mouthe he wyncketh with hys eyes he tokeneth w t his fete he poīteth with his fingers he is euer ymagenige myschefe frowardnesse ī his hert causeth discorde Therfore shal his destruccion come hastely vpon hym sodenly shal he be al to broken nat be healed These sixe thinges doth the Lord hate the seuēth he vtterly abhorreth A proude loke a dyssēblynge tōge handes y e shed innocēt bloude an herte y ◠goeth about wycked ymagynacyon fete y ◠be swyfte in rennynge to do myschefe a false wytnesse that bringeth vp lyes such one as soweth dyscorde amonge brethren My sonne kepe thy fathers commaundemente and forsake nat the lawe of thy mother Put them vp together in thyne herte and bynde them aboute thy necke That they maye leade the where thou goeste preserue the when thou arte a slepe and that when thou awakest thou mayest talke of them For the commaundement is a lanterne and and the lawe a lyght ye chastenynge and nurtoure is the waye of lyfe that they may kepe the from the euyll woman and from the slateringe tonge of the harlot that thou lust nat after her bewty in thyne herte and leste thou be taken with her fayre lokes An harlot wyll make a man to begge hys bred but a maryed woman wyl hunte for the precyous lyfe Maye a man take fyre in hys bo some and his clothes nat be brente Or can one go vpon hote coales
called to councel aâ—â—â—e that can speake fayre shall vaue the moâ—e lernynge Understandynge is a welâ—â—f lyfe vnto hym that hathe it as forthe chastenynge of fooles it is but foolyshnesse A wyse harte ordreth his mouth wysly and amendeth the doctryne in hys lyppes Fayre wordes are an hony combe a refreshynge of the mynde and health of the bones There is a waye that meÌ„ thynke to be ryght but the ende therof leadeth vnto death A troublous soule disquyeteth her selfe for her oune mouth hath brought her therto An vngodly personne stereth vp euell and in hys lyppes he is as an hote burnynge fyre A frowarde body causeth stryfe and he that is a blabbe of hys tonge maketh deuysyon amonge prynces A wycked man begyleth his neyghbour and leadeth hym in to the waye that is not good He that wynketh with his eyes ymagyneth myschefe and he that byteth his lyppes wyll â–ª do some harme Age is a crowne of worshype yf it be founde in the waye of ryghteousnes A pacient man is better then one stronge he that can rule him selfe is more worth then he that wynneth a cytye The lottes are cast in to the lappe but the ordryng therof standeth all in the Lorde CAPI XVII BETTER is a drye morsell with quyetnesse then a full house and many fat catell with stryfe A dyscrete seruaunte shal haue more rule then the sonnes that haue no wysdome and shall haue lyke herytage with the brethen Lyke as syluer is tryed in the fyre and golde in the fornace euen so dothe the Lorde proue the hertes A wycked body holdeth muche of false lyppes and a frowarde personne geueth care to a dysceatfull tonge Who so laugheth the poore to scorne blasphemeth hê maker and he that is glad of another mans hurte shall nat be vnpunyshed Chylders chyldren are a worshyppe vnto the elders and the fathers are the honoure of the chyldren An eloqueÌ„te speach becommeth nat a foole a dyssemblynge mouth also besemeth nat a prynce Lyberalyte is a precyous stone vnto him that hathe it for where soeuer he becoÌ„meth he prospereth Who so couereth another mans offence seketh loue but he â—hat dyscloseth the faute setteth the prynce agaynst hym selfe One reprofe onely doâ—he more good to hym that hathe vnderstandynge then an Câ—storâ—pes vnto a foole A sedycyâ—us â–ª personne seketh myschefe and therfore is a cruell messaunger sent agaynste hym It were better to come agaynst a she euyll but put thy truste in the Lorde and he shall defende the. The Lorde abhorreth two maner of weyghtes and a false balaunce is an euyll thynge The Lorde ordreth euery mans goynges howe maye a man then vnderstande his owne waye It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that whiche is holy and then to go aboute with vowes A wyse kynge destroyeth the vn godly and bryngeth the whele ouer them The lanterne of the Lorde is the breth of man and goeth thorowe all the in warde partes of the body Mercy and faythfulnesse preserue the kynge and with louynge kindnes his seate is holden vp The streÌ„gth of yonge men is theyr worshyp and a graye heade is an honour vnto the aged Woun des dryue awaye euyl and so do strypes the inwarde partes of the body CAPI XXI THE Kynges herte is in the hande of the Lorde lyke as are the ryuers of water he maye turne it whether so euerhe wyll Euerye man thynketh hys owne waye to be ryght but the Lorde iudgeth the hertes To do ryghtuousnesse and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lorde theÌ„ sacrifyce A presumptuous loke a proude stomake and the lanterne of the vngodly is synne The deuyces of one that is dilygent brynge pletuousnesse but he that is vnaduysed commeth vnto pouerte Who so hordeth vp ryches with the dysceytfulnesse of his tonge he is a foole and lyke vnto them that seke theyr owne death The robberyes of the vngodly shall be theyr owne destruccyon for they wyl not do the thynges that is ryght The wayes of the frowarde are straunge but * the workes of hym that is cleane are ryght It is beâ—tter to dwell in a corner vnder the house toppe then with a braulynge woman in a wyde house The soule of the vngodly wyssheth euyll and hathe no pitye vpon his neyghboure When the scornefull is punyshed the ignoraunt take the better hede and when a wyse man is warned he wyll receyue the more vnderstandynge The ryghtuous wysely consydereth the house of the vngodly and he seeth that God ouerthroweth the vngodly for theyr owne wyckednesse Who so stoppeth his eare at the cryeng of the poore he shall crye him selfe and not be herde A preuy rewarde pacyfyeth dyspleasure and a gyfte in the bosome stylleth futyousnesse The iuste delyteth in doynge that thynge that is ryght but the workes of wyekednesse abhorre the same The man y â— wan dreth out of the waye of wysdome shall remayne ☞ in the congregacion of the deade He that hath pleasure in bancketâ—es shall be a pore man who so delyteth in wyne and delycates shall not be ryche The vngodly shall be gyuen for the ryghtuous and the wycked for the iuste It is better to dwel in a wyldernesse then with a chydynge and an angry woman In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plentuousnesse but a folyshe body spendeth vp all Who so foloweth ryghtuousnesse and mercy fyn deth both lyfe ryghtuousnesse and honoure A wyse man wynneth the cytie of the mightye and as for the strength that they trust in he bryngeth it downe Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge the same kepeth hys soule from troubles He that is proude and presumptuous is called a scornefull man whiche in wrathe dare worke malycyously The voluptuousnes of the slouthful is his owne death for his handes wyll not labour He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe but the ryghtuous is alwaye geuynge and kepeth nothynge backe The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhomynacion howe much more whan they offre the thynge that is got ten with wyckednesse A false witnes shall peryshe but he that wyl be content to heare shall alwaye haue power to speake hym self An vngodly man goeth forthe rashely but the iust refourmeth his owne way There is no wysdome there is no vnderstandyng there is no councell agaynste the Lorde The horse is prepayred agaynste the daye of battayle but the LORDE geueth the vyctorye CAPI XXII A GOOD name is more worthe then greate ryches and ☞ louynge fauoure is better then syluer and golde The ryche and poore mette together the Lorde is the maker of them all A wyse man seeth the plage and hydeth hym selfe but the folyshe go on styll and are punyshed The ende of lowelynes and the feare of GOD ryches honour prosperite and helthe Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde but he that dothe kepe hys soule wyl fle from suche Teache a chyld in his
better then ryches yee muche more worthe then the eye syghte For wysdome defendeth as well as money and the excellent knowledge and wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hathe it in possessyon Consydre the worcke of God howe that no man can make the thing strayght which the maketh croked Use well the tyme of prosperyte and remeÌ„bre the tyme of mysfortune for God maketh the one by the other so that a man can fynde nothynge els All thynges haue I considred in the tyme of my vanite that the iust man perysheth for hys ryghteousnes sake and the vngodly lyueth in hys wyckednesse Therfore be thou nether to ryghteous nor ouer wyse that thou peryshe nat be nether to vnrighteous also nor to folyshe leste y â— dye before thy tyme. It is good for the to take holde of thys and nat to let y â— go out of thy hande For he that feareth God shall escape them all Wysdome geueth more corage vnto the wyse then ten myghtye men of the cytye for there is nat one iuste vpon earth that dothe good and synneth nat Take nat hede vnto euery worde that is spoken lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse the for thyne owne here knoweth that thou thy selfe also hast ofte tymes spoken euyl by other men All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome I sayde I wyl be wyse but she went farther fro me then she was before yee so depe y â— I myght nat reach vnto her I applyed my mynde also vnto knowledge to seke out scyeÌ„ce wisdome and vnderstandyng to know the foolyshenes of the vngodly and the errour of dotynge fooles And I fouÌ„de that a woman is bytterer theÌ„ deth for she is a very angle her herte is a net her handes are cheynes Who so pleaseth God shal escape from her but the synner wyll be taken with her Beholde sayeth the preacher this haue I dyligently searched out and proued that I myght come by knowledge which as yet I seke and fynde it not Among a thousaÌ„de men I haue founde one but nat one womaÌ„ amonge all Lo thys onely haue I fouÌ„de y â— God made man iust and ryghte but they sought many inuencyons ¶ The kynges commaundement ought to be obeyed â–ª Gladnes is one of the chefe thynges vnder the sonne CAPI VIII WHo is wyse Who hath knowledge to make answere A maÌ„s wysdome maketh hys face to shyne but malyce putteth it out of fauoure I muste kepe the kynges commaundemente and the othe that I haue made vnto God Be nat hastye to go out of hys syght and se thou contynue in no euyll thinge for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym that doeth he Lyke as when a kynge geueth a charge hys commaundement is myghtye Euen so who maye saye vnto hym what do est y â— Who so kepeth the commaundement shall fele no harme but a wise mans herte discerneth the tyme and maner For euery thyng wyl haue oportunyte and iugement and thys is the thynge that maketh men full of carefulnes and forowe And why a man knoweth nat what is for to come for who wyl tell hym Nether is there eny man y â— hath power ouer the spryte to kepe styl the spryte nor to haue any power in the tyme of deathâ— it is nat he also that can make an ende of the battayle nether may vngodlynes delyuer them that medle with all Al these thynges haue I considered and applyed my mynd vnto euery worcke y â— is done vnder the SoÌ„ne howe one man hathe lordshype when the strong men shal bowe them selues when the myllerâ— stande styll because they be so fewe and when the syght of the wyndowes shall waxe dymme when the dores in the sâ—râ—â—â— shal be shut and when the voice of the myller shal be layde downe when meÌ„ shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde and when all the daughters of musike shall be brought lowe when men shall feare in hye places and be afrayed in the stretes when the Almonde tree shall floryshe and be laden with the greshoper and when all luste shall passe because when man goeth to his long home and the mourners go aboute the stretes Or euer the syluer lace be taken awaye and or the golden bande be broken Or the pot be broken at the well the whele vpon the ceâ—â—â—rne Then shall the duste be turned agayne vnto the earth from whence it came and the Spiryte shall retourne vnto God whiche gaue it All is but vanyte say the the Preacher all is but playne vanyte The Preacher was yet more wyse and taught y â— people knowledge he gaue good hede sought out the grounde and set forthe many parables Hys diligence was to finde out acceâ— â–ª â—able wordes right scrypture and the wordes of trueth For the wordes of the wyse are lyke pryckes and nayles that go thorowe wher with men are kepte togyther for they are geuen of one shepherde onely Therfore beware my soÌ„ne that aboue these thou make the nat many and innumeble bokes nor take dyuerse doctrynes in hande to wery thy body withall Let vs heare the conclusion of all thynges Feare God and kepe his commaundementes For that toucheth all men For God shall iudge all worckes and secrete thynges whether they be good or euyll ⧠The ende of the Boke of the Preacher otherwyse called Ecclesiastes The Ballet of Ballettes of Salomon called in Latyn CanticuÌ„ Canticorum ¶ A mysticall songe of the spyrytuall and godly loue betwene Chryste the spouse and the Churche or Congregacyon hys spousesse CAPITVLO I. O That he wolde kysse me with the kysses of his mouth for thy loue is more pleasaunt then wyne and y â— because of the good and pleasauÌ„te sauour Thy name is a swete smellynge oyntment therefore do the maydens loue y â— draw thou me vnto the we wyl runne after the. The kynge hath brought me in to hys preuy chambres We wyll be glad and reioyce in the we thynke more of thy loue then of wyne They that be ryghtuous loue the. I am blacke O ye doughters of IerusalcÌ„ lyke as the tentes of the Cedarenes and as the hangynges of Salomon but yet am I fayre and welfauoured withall Maruayle not at me that I am so blacke for why the sunue hath shyned vpon me My mothers chyldren had euyll wyll at me they made me the keper of the vyneyard's but myne owne vineyard haue I not kepte Tel me of hi whom my soule loueth where y â— fedest where y u makest them reaâ—â— at the noone daye for why shall I belyke hym that goeth wronge about the flockes of thy companyons Yf thou knowe not thy selfe O thou fayrest among wemeÌ„ theÌ„ go thy waye for the after the fotesteppes of the shepe and fede thy goates besyde the shepehardes tentes Unto the host of Pharaos charettes haue I compared the O my loue Thy chekes and thy neck is beautiful as the turtils and hanged with spanges goodly
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
honger of bread and because of the great trouble Beholde I gather and call together all the Kynges of the earth which are from the vprysyng from the South from the East Lybanus to turne vnto theÌ„ and restore the thinges that they haue geuen them Lyke as they do yet this daye vnto my chosen so wyl I do also and recompense theÌ„ in theyr bosome Thus sayeth the Lorde God My ryght hand shal not spare the synners my swerde shall not â—easse ouer them that shed the innocent bloude vpon earth The fire is gone out from his wrath and hath consumed the fouÌ„dacious of the earth and the sinners like the strawe that is kyndled Wo worth them that synne kepe not my commaundementes sayeth the Lorde I wyll not spare them Go your way ye chyldren frome vyolence defyle not my Saynctuary for the Lord knoweth all them that synne agaynst him and therfore deliuereth he them vnto death destruccyon For nowe are the plages come vpon y â— worlde and ye shall remayne in them For God shall not delyuer you because ye haue synned against him Beholde an horryble vysyon commeth from the Easte where generacions of DragoÌ„s shal come out and the people of the Arabes with many charettes and the multitude of them shall be as the wynde vpon earthe that all they whiche heare them ragynge in theyr wrath may feare and be afrayed and as the wylde bores out of the wood so shall they go out and with great power shal they come stande fyghtyng w t them shal wast the porcyon of the lande of the Assyrians And then shall the Dragons haue the vpper hande not remembryng their byrth and shall turne aboute swearynge together in greate power to persecute them But these shal be afrayed kepe silence at theyr power and shall fle and one out of the lande of the Assirians shal besege them consume one of them and in theyr hoste shal be feare drede and stryfe among theyr kynges Beholde cloudes from the Easte from the North vnto the South and they are very horryble to loke vpon full of wrath and storme They shall smyte one vpon another and they shal smyte at the great starre vpon earth and theyr starre and the bloude shal be from the swerde vnto the bely and the smoke of man vnto the Camels lytter And there shal be great ferefulnesse tremblyng vpon earthe and they that se the wrath shall be afrayed and a tremblynge shall come vpon them And then shall there come greate raynes from the South from the Northe parte from the West and from the stormy wynde from the East and shall shut theÌ„ vp agayne and the cloude which he raysed vp in wrath and the starre to cause feare towarde y â— East west wynde shal be destroyed the greate cloudes shal be lyfte vp the myghtie cloudes full of wrathe and the starre that they maye make all the earth afrayed and them that dwell therin â–ª and that they maye poure out ouer all places an horryble starre fyre and hayle and flyenge sweardes and many waters that all feldes may be full and al ryuers and they shal breake downe the cyties and walles mouÌ„taines and hylles al trees wood and the grasse of the medowes and al their frute And they shal go stedfast vnto Babylon and make her afrayed they shall come to her and besege her the starre all wrath shall they poure out vpon her Then shall the dust smoke go vp vnto the heauen and all they that be aboute her shal bewayle her and they that remayne vnder her shal do seruice vnto them that haue put her in feare And thou Asia y e comfortest thy selfe also vpoÌ„ the hope of Babylon and art a worship of her personne Wo be vnto the thou wretch because thou hast made thy selfe lyke vnto her hast deckte thy daughters in whoredome that they might triuÌ„phe and please thy louers whiche haue alwaye desired to coÌ„mitte whordome with the thou hast folowed the abhominable cite in all her workes and inuencions Therfore sayth God I wyl sende plages vpoÌ„ the wyddowhode pouerte hoÌ„gre warres and pestylence to wast thy houses with destruccion and death and the glorye of thy power shal be dryed vp as a floure wheÌ„ the heate riseth y t is sent ouer the Thou shalt be sycke as a pore wyfe that is plaged beaten of wemeÌ„ so that the myghtie and louer shal not be able to receyue the. Wolde I so hate the sayeth the Lord If thou haddest not alwaye slayne my chosen exaltynge the stroke of thy handes and sayde ouer theyr death wheÌ„ thou wast dronken set forth the beautie of thy countenaunce The reward of thy whoredome shal be recompensed the in thy bosome therfore shalt thoâ— receyue rewarde Lyke as thou hast done vnto my chosen sayeth the Lorde eueÌ„ so shall God do vnto the and shal deliuer the into the plage Thy chyldren shall dye of honger and thou shalt fall thorowe the swerde Thy cyties shal be broken downe all thyne shall perishe with the swerde in the felde They that be in the mountaynes shall dye of hongre and eate their owne flesh dryncke their owne bloud for very hongre of bred and thyrst of water Thou vnhappy shalt come thorowe the see and receyue plages agayne In the passage they shall cast downe the slayne cytie shall rote out one parte of thy lande consume the porcyon of glory They shall treade the downe lyke stubble they shal be thy fyre shal consume the thy cities thy lande thy woode thy frutefull â—rees shal they burne vp w t the fyre Thy chyldren shal they cary awaye captiue loke what y â— hast they shall spoyle it marre the bewtye of thy face ¶ The Heathen shal be punysshed CAPI XVI WO be vnto the Babylon Asia wo be vnto the Egypt Syrya gyrde your selues w t clothes of sack hearre mourne your chyldren be sory for your destruccyon is at hande A swerde is sente vpon you and who wyll turne it backe A fyre is kyndled among you and who wyl quench it Plages are seÌ„t vnto you what is he that wyl driue them away May any man dryue awaye an hongrye lion in the wod Or maye any man queÌ„ch the fyre in stubble whaÌ„ it hath begoÌ„ne to burne May one turne agayne the arowe that is shot of a stroÌ„g archer The myghtye Lorde sendeth the plages what is he that wyl driue them away The fyre is kindled gone forth in his wrath what is he y â— wyll quenche it He shal cast lyghtnynges who shal not fere He shal thoÌ„dre who shall not be afrayed The Lorde shal threaten who shall not vtterly be beaten to poulder at his presence The earth quaketh the foundacions therof the see aryseth vp w t waues from the depe the floudes of it are vnquyete
a great rich man had a fayre orcharde ioyninge vnto his house And to h◠resorted the Iewes comēly because he was a mā of reputacion among thē The same yere were there made two Iudges suche as the Lorde speaketh of Al the wyckednesse of Babylon cōmeth from the elders that is from the iudges whiche seme to rule the people These came ofte to Ioachims house and all such as had any thyng to do in the law came thyther vnto them Nowe when the people came agayne at after noone Susanna went into her husbādes orcharde to walcke The elders seinge this that she wente in daylye and walcked they burned for luste to her yee they were almost out of theyr wyttes and caste downe theyr eyes that they shulde not se heauen nor remembre that God is a ryghtuous iudge For they were both wounded with the loue of her nether durst one shew another his grefe And for shame they duest not tel her there in ordinate lust that they wold fayne haue had to do with her Yet they layed wayte for her earnestly from daye to day that they myght at the least haue a syght of her And the one sayde to the other Up let vs go home forit is diner tyme. So they wēt their way frō her When they returned agayne they came together enquyryng out y ◠matter betwyxte them selues yee the one tolde y ◠other of hys wycked lust Then appoynted they a tyme when they myght take Susanna alone It happned also y ◠they spyed out a conuenient tyme when she went forth to walke as her maner was and no body wyth her but two maydens thought to wasshe her selfe in the gardē for it was an hote season And there was not one person there excepte the two elders had y ◠hyd them selues to beholde her So she sayde to her maydens go fet me oyle and sope and shut the orcharde dore that I may wash me And they dyd as she bad them and shut the orchard dore and went out them selues at a backe dore to fet the thyng that she had commaūded but Susanna knewe not that the elders laye there hyd within Nowe when the maydens were gone forth the two elders gat them vp and ranne vpō her saying now the orcharde dores are shut that no man can se vs we haue a lust vnto the therfore cōsente vnto vs and lye wyth vs. If thou wylt not we shal brynge a testymoniall agaynst the that there was a yonge felo we wyth the and that thou hast sente away thy maydēs from the for the same cause Susanna syghed sayde Alas * I am in trouble on euery syde Though I folow your mynde it wyll be my death yf I cōsent not vnto you I can not escape your hādes Wel it is better for me to fall into your hāde with out the dede doynge then to synne in y e syght of the Lorde and wyth that she cryed out wyth a loude voyce the elders also cried out agaynst her Then rāne there one to the orchard dore and smote it open Nowe when the seruauntes of the house herde the erye in the orchard they russhed in at the backe dore to se what the matter was So when the elders tolde them the seruauntes were greatly ashamed for whyethere was neuer such a reporte made of Susanna On the morowe after came the people to Ioachim her husbande the two elders came also full of myscheuous ymaginacyon agaynst Susanna to brynge her vnto death and spake thus before the people Sende for Susanna the daughter of Helchias Ioachims wyfe And imediately they sente for her So she came wyth her father mother her chyldrē and all her kynred Now Susanna was a tender person and maruelous fayre of face Therfore the wycked men commaunded to take of the clothes from her face for she was couered that at the leest they might so be satisfyed in her buety Then her frendes yee and all they that knewe her beganne to wepe Those two elders stode vp in the myddest of the people layed theyr handes vpon the heade of Susanna which wepte and loked vp towarde Heauen for her herte had a sure toust in the Lord. And the elders sayde As we were walkynge in the orchard alone thys woman came in with her two maydēs whom she sente away from her and sparred the orcharde dores wyth that a yonge felow whiche there was hyd came vnto her and laye with her As for vs we stode in a corner of the orcharde And when we sawe this wyckednes we ranne to her and perceaued that they had medled together But we could not holde him for he was stronger then we thus he opened the dore and gat him away Now when we had taken thys woman we asked her what yonge felowe thys was but she wolde not tel vs. This is the matter and we be wytnesses of the same The comen sorte beleued them as those that were the elders and iudges of the people and so they condemned her to death Susāna cryed out with a loude voyce and sayd O euerlastyng God thou sercher of secretes thou that knowest al thynges afore they come to pas thou wotest that they haue borne false wytnes agaynste me beholde I muste dye where as I neuer dyd any suche thynges as these men haue malycyously inuented agaynst me And the Lorde herde her voyce For when she was led forth to death the Lorde raysed vp the sprete of a yonge chylde whose name was Daniel whiche cryed with a loude voyce I am cleane from this bloude Then al the people turned them towarde hym and sayde What meane these wordes that thou hast spoken Daniel stode in the myddest of thē and sayde Are ye suche fooles O ye chyldren of Israel that ye can not discerne nor know the truth Ye haue here condemned a daughter of Israell vnto death and know not y ◠trueth wherfore Go syt on iudgement agayne for they haue spoken false wytnesse agaynst her Wherfore the people turned agayne in al the hast And the elders that is the pryncypall heades sayde vnto him come syt downe here amonge vs and shewe vs this matter seyng God hath geuē the as greate honoure as an elder And Daniel said vnto thē Put these two asyde one from another and then shall I heare thē When they were put asunder one frome another he called one of them and sayde vnto hym O thou olde canckerd earle that hast vsed thy wickednesse so lōg thyne vngracyous dedes which y u hast done afore are nowe come to lyght For thou hast geuen false iudgementes thou hast oppressed the innocent letten the gyltye go fre where as yet y ◠Lord sayeth The innocent ryghtuous se thou sley not Wel thā yf thou hast sene her tell me vnder what tre sawest thou them talkyng together He answered vnder a Molbery tree And Danyel sayde very well now thou lyest euen vpon thyne head Lo
agreeth the temple of God with ymages For ye are the Temple of the lyuynge God as sayde God I wyll dwell amonge them and walcke among them and wyll be their God and they shall be my people Wherfore come out from among them and seperate your selues from them sayth the Lorde and touche none vncleane thyng so wyll I receyue you and wil be a father vnto you and ye shal be my sonnes daughters sayth the Lorde almyghty ¶ â—e exhorteth them to receyue the promyses of God thaÌ„kefully The Corynthyans are commanded for â—heâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and loue towarde Paule CAPI VII SEynge that we haue suche promyses de rely beloued let vs clense our selues froÌ„ all fylthynes of the flesshe and spyryte and growe vp to full holynes with the feare of of God Understande vs we haue hurte no man we haue corrupte no man we haue defraudyd no man I speake not this to condemne you for I haue shewed you before that ye are in our hertes to dye and liue with you I am very bolde ouer you I reioyse greatly in you I am fylled wyth comforte and am excedynge ioyouse in all oure trybu lacion For when we were come into Macedonia our flesshe had no rest but we were troubled on euery syde Outwarde was fyghting inward was fere Neuerthelesse God that comforteth the absecte comforted vs by the commynge of Titus And not by hys commynge onely but also by the consolacyon which we receyued of you when he tolde vs your desyre your wepyng your feruent mynde for me so that I reioysed the more For thoughe I made you sory w t a letter I repent not though I dyd repent For I perceyue that the same epistle made you sory though it were but for a season But I nowe reioyce not that ye were sory but that ye so sorowed that ye repented For ye sorowed godly so that in nothynge ye were hurte by vs. For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto saluacyon not to be repeÌ„ted of coÌ„trary wyse worldly sorowe causeth death For beholde what dylygence this godly sorowe that ye toke hathe wrought in you yee it caused you to cleare your selues It caused indignacyon it caused feare it caused desyre it caused emutacyon it caused punyshement For in al thynges ye haue shewed youre selues that ye were cleare in that matter Wherfore thoughe I wrote vnto you I dyd it not for his cause that had done the hurt nether for his cause that was hurt but that your good miÌ„de for vs myght appeare among you in the syght of God Therfore we are coÌ„forted because ye are comforted yee excedyngely the more ioyed we for the ioy that Tytus had because hys spiryt was refresshed of you all I am therfore not now ashamed though I bosted my selfe to hiÌ„ of you For as al thiÌ„ges which we spake vnto you are true euen so our bosting that I made vnto Titus is fouÌ„de true And his inwarde affeccyon is more aboundaunt towarde you when he remembreth the obedience of you al howe with feare treÌ„blyng ye receyued hym I reioyse that I maye be bolde ouer you in all thinges ¶ He putteth them in remembraunce to helpe the pore saintes at Ierusalem accordynge as the Macedonians dyd CAPI VIII I Certyfie you brethren of the grace of god whiche was gyuen in the congregacions of Macedonia howe that the aboundaunce of their reioysynge is that they are tryed w t muche tribulacyon And though they were excedynge poore yet haue they gyuen excedyng rychely and that in synglenes For to theyr powers I bere them recorde ye beyoÌ„de theyr power they were willyng of their owne accorde and prayed vs with great instauÌ„ce that we wold receyue their benefyte and suffre them to be partakers wyth other in ministring to the sanctes And this they dyd not as we loked for but gaue their own selues fyrste to the Lorde and after vnto vs by the wyll of God so that we coulde not but desyre Tytus to accomplyshe the same benyuolence amonge you also euen as he had begonne Nowe therfore as ye are ryche in al parties in fayth in worde in knoweledge in all feruentnes and in loue whyche ye haue to vs euen so se that ye be plentuous in this beniuolence also This saye I not as commaundyng but because of feruentnes I do alowe the vntaynednesse of youre loue towarde other men For ye knowe the lyberalyte of our Lorde Iesus Christ that though he was ryche yet for your sakes he became poore that ye thorowe his pouertye myght be made ryche And I gyue councel hereto For this is expeâ— tent for you whiche beganne not to do onely but also to wyl a yere agoo Nowe therfore performe the thynge whiche ye begaÌ„ne to do that as there was in you a redynes to wyl euen so ye may performe the dede of that which ye haue For yf there be first a wyllyng mynde it is accepted accordynge to that a man hath and not accordynge to that he hath not It is not my mynde that other be set at ease and ye brought into combraunce but that there be egalnes now at this tyme and that your abouÌ„dance may sucker their lack and that theyr aboundaunce may supplye your lacke that there may be equalite agreynge to that which is written He that had muche had not the more aboundaunce he that had lytle had neuerthelesse Thankes be vnto God which put the same good miÌ„de for you in the hert of Titus which accepted the request ye rather he was so well wyllynge that of his owne accorde he came vnto you We haue seÌ„t with him that brother whose laude is in the Gospel thorowe out al the coÌ„gregacions not that onely but is also chosen of the congregcions to be a felowe with vs in our iourney concernyng this beniuoleÌ„ce that is mynistred by vs vnto the prayse of the same Lorde to stere vp your proÌ„pte mynde For this we exchewe that any maÌ„ shulde rebuke vs in this plentuous distribucyon that is ministred by vs âšœ to the glory of the Lorde make prouision for honest thinges not onely in the syght of the Lorde but also in the syght of men We haue sent with theÌ„ a brother of ours whom we haue ofte tymes proued dyligent in many thynges but nowe much more dilygent The great confidence which I haue iâ— you hathe caused me this to do partely for Titus sake whiche is my felowe and helper as coÌ„cernyng you Partely bicause of other whiche are oure brethren and the messeÌ„gers of the congregacions the glory of Christ. Wherfore shewe ye vnto them the profe of your loue of our boastyng of you in the syght of the congregacions ¶ In this Chapyter dothe he the same that he dyd in the Chapyter goyng before that is he moueth them to helpe the poore brethren at Ierusalem CAPI IX OF the mynystryng to the saynctes it is but superfluous for me
agayne And kynge Dauid sent to Sadocke and Abiathar the preestes sayeng Speake vnto the elders of Iuda say why are ye behynde to bryng the kyng agayne to his house seing that suche tydynges is come from all Israel vnto the kynge euen to his house †For the kyng had sayd Thus shal ye say vnto the people of â—uda Ye are my brethren my bones my fleshe wherfore theÌ„ are ye the last that bryng the kyng home agayn And say ye to Amasa art thou not of my bone of my flesshe God do so and so to me yf thou be not captayne of the hoost to me for euer in the roume of Ioab And he bowed the hertes of all the men of Iuda euen as the herte of one man so that they sent this worde to the kynge Returne y u with all thy seruauntes So the kyng returned and came to Iordan And Iuda came to Gilgal for to go downe to mete the kynge to conuay hym ouer IordaÌ„ And Sâ—mei the sonne of Gera the sonne of Gemini whiche was of Bahurim hasted and came with the men of Iuda to mete kyng Dauid and there were a thousande meÌ„ of Beniamin with hym Ziba the seruaunt of the house of Saul his xv sonnes and twentye seruauntes with hym And they wente quyckely ouer Iordan before the kyng And there went ouer a boote that caryed ouer the kynges housholde and they dyd hym pleasure And Sâ—mei the sonne of Gera fell before the kyng as he was come ouer Iordan and sayd vnto hym let not my lorde impute wyckednesse vnto me nor remembre the thynges that thy seruaunt dyd wyckedlye when my Lorde the kyng departed out of Ierusalem that the kynge shulde take it to herte For thy seruaunt doth knowe how that I haue done amysse And therfore beholde I am the fyrst this day ☞ of all the house of Ioseph that am come to go downe to mete my Lorde the kyng But Abisat the sonne of Zeruia answered and sayd shall not Semei dye for this bycause he cursed the Lordes anoynted And Dauid sayd What matter is bytwene you me ye sonnes of Zeruia For this daye ye be aduersaries vnto me Shall there any man dye this day in Israel Do not I know that I am this day kyng ouer Israel And therfore the kynge sayd vnto Semei thou shalte not dye and the kyng sware vnto hym And Miphiboseth the son of Saul came also to mete the kyng had neyther wasshed his fete nor shauen his beerde nor wasshed his clothê froÌ„ the tyme the kyng departed vntyl he came agayne in peace And it fortuned that when he was come to Ierusalem met the kyng the kyng sayd vnto hym wherfore wentest thou not with me Miphiboseth He answered My lorde O kynge my seruaunt deceyued me For thy seruaunt sayd I wolde haue myne Asse sadled to ryde theron for to go to the kyng bycause thy seruaunt is lame And Ziba hath falsly reported of thy seruauÌ„t vnto my lorde the kynge And my Lorde the kyng is as an angel of god do therfore what semeth good in thyne eyes For al my fathers house were but dead men before my lorde the kyng and yet dydest thou put thy seruaunt amonge them that dyd eate at thyne owne table What ryght therfore haue I yet to cry any more vnto the kyng And the kyng sayd vnto hym Why speakest thou yet in thyne owne cause †It is determyned that I haue sayd thou Ziba deuyde the landes bytwene you And Miphiboseth sayd vnto the kyng yea let hym take all for so moche as my lorde the kynge is come agayne in peace vnto his owne house And Berselai the Gileadite came downe from Roglim and wente ouer Iordan with the kyng to conuay hym ouer Iordan Berselai was a very aged man euen iiii score yere olde and prouyded the kyng of sustenaunce whyle he lay at Mahanaim for he was a maÌ„ of very great substaunce And the kyng sayd vnto Berselai come thou with me and I wyl fede the with me in Ierusalem And Berselai sayd vnto the kynge I am thus olde howe am I able to go vp with the kyng vnto Ierusalem I am this day foure score yere olde and ☞ can I descerne bytwene good euyll Hath thy seruaunt any taste in that he eateth or drynketh Can he heare anye more the voyce of syngynge men women Wherfore then shuld thy seruaunt be yet a burthen vnto my Lorde the kyng Thy seruaunt wyl go a lytell way ouer Iordan with the kynge and why wyl the king recompence it me with suche a rewarde Oh let thy seruaunt turne backe agayne that I may dye in myne owne citye be buryed in the graue of my father of my mother Beholde here is thy seruauÌ„t ☞ Chimean let hym go with my Lorde the kynge and do to hym what shall please the. And the kyng answered Chimean shal go with me And I wyll do to hym that y u shalte be content with And what soeuer thou shalte requyre of me that same wyll I do for the. And all the people wente ouer Iordan And when the kyng was come ouer IordaÌ„ he kyssed Berselai and ☞ blessed hym he wente backe agayne vnto his owne place And then the kyng went to Gilgal and Chimean went with hym and so dyd all the people of Iuda and brought ouer the kynge and there were but halfe the men of Israel And beholde all the men of Israell came to the kynge and sayd vnto hym why haue our brethren the meÌ„ of Iuda stolne the away and haue brought the kyng his housholde and al Dauids men with hym ouer Iordanâ— And all the men of Iuda answered the men of Israel the kynge is nere of kyn to vs. wherfore be ye angry for that mattter thinke ye that we eate of the kynges cost or that we take vs any gyftes And the men of Israell answered the men of Iuda sayd We haue ten partes in the kynge haue therto more ryght to Dauid then ye Why then dyd ye despyse vs that our aduyse shulde not be fyrst had in restorynge our kyng agayne And the wordê of the men of Iuda were fearcer then the wordes of the men of Israel ¶ Seba the sonne Bichri cayseth Israel agaynst Dauid Ioab kylleth Amasa trayterously The heade of Seba is delyuered to Ioab Dauids receyuers are nombred CAPI XX. WHen there came thyther a certayne maÌ„ of Belial named Seba the son of Bichri a man of Gemini he blew a trompet sayd we haue no parte in Dauid neyther haue we enheritaunce in the son of Isai let the men of Israell depart vnto theyr centes And so euery man of Israell went from Dauid and folowed Seba the son of Bichri But the men of Iuda claue fast vnto theyr kyng from Iordan to Ierusalem And Dauid came to his house to Ierusalem toke the ten women his concubines that he had lefte behynde
hym to kepe the house and put them in warde and fed them but lay no more w t them And so they were enclosed vnto the day of theyr death lyuyng in wydowhode Then sayde the kynge â—o Amasa Cal me the men of Iuda togyther agaynst the thyrde day be thou here also And so Amasa went to gather the men of Iuda togyther but taryed longer then the tyme whiche he had appoynted hym And Dauid sayde to Abisai Nowe shall Seba the sonne of Bichri do vs more harme then dyd Absalom Take thou therfore ☞ thy lordes seruauntes folowe after hym lest he get hym walled cityes and escape vs. And there wente out after hym Ioabs men and the Crethites and the Phelethites and al the myghtyest men And they departed out of Ierusalem to folowe after Seba the sonne of Bichri And when they were at the greate stone in Gibeon Amasa went before them And Ioabs garment that he had aboute hym was gyrde vnto hym and he had gyrded theron a knyfe whiche was ioyned fast to his loynes in suche a shethe that as he went it fell some tymes out And Ioab sayd to Amasa art thou in helth my brother And Ioab toke Amasa by the chyn with the ryght hande to kysse hym But Amasa toke no hede to the knyfe that was in Ioabs hande for therwith he smote hym in the shorte rybbes and shed out his bowels to the grounde and thrust at hym no more and he dyed So Ioab and Abisai his brother folowed after Seba the sonne of Bichri And one of Ioabs men ☞ stode by hym and sayde He that beareth any fauoure to Ioab or good wyll to Dauid let hym go after Ioab And Amasa lay walowed of blood in the myddes of the way And there was a man which wheÌ„ he saw that al the people stode styl he rolled Amasa out of the way in to the felde and cast a cloth vpon him bycause he sawe that euery one that came stode styl by hym And as sone as he was tombled out of the way al the people went after Ioab to folowe after Seba the sonne of Bichri And he went thorowe all the tribes of Israel vnto Abel and to Bethmaacha and all the places of Barim And they gathered togyther went after him And they came and beseyged hym in Abell and in Bethmaacha And they cast vp a banke agaynst the citye that stode in the valley Al the peple that was with Ioab thrust at the wal to ouerthrow it Then cryed a wyse woman oute of the cytie heare heare byd Ioab come hyther that I may speake with him When Ioab was come vnto her the woman sayde arte thou Ioab He answered I am he She sayd vnto hym heare the wordes of thy handmayde And he answered I do heare And she sayd agayne †They speake in the olde tyme sayenge ☞ men must aske of Abel so haue they contynuid hytherto I am one of them that are peaceable faythfull in Israel And y â— goest aboute to destroy a citye and a mother in Israel Why wyite y â— deuoure the enheritaunce of the lorde And Ioab answered and sayde God forbyd God forbyd it me that I shulde eyther deuoure or destroy The matter is not so but a man of mount Ephraim Seba the son of Bichri by name hath ☞ lyfte vp his hande agaynst the kyng eueÌ„ agaynst Dauid Delyuer vs him onely I wyl departe from the citye And the woman sayde vnto Ioab Beholde his heade shal be throwen vnto the ouer the wall And then the womaÌ„ went vnto all the people ☞ with her wysdom And they smote of the head of Seba the son of Bichri cast it out to Ioab And he blewe a trompet and they scattered from the citye euery man to his tente And Ioab returned to Ierusalem vnto the kynge ☞ Ioab was ouer all the hoost of Israell And Banaia the son of Iehoiada was ouer the Crethites Phelethites And Aduram was ouer the tribute And Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud was recorder Seua was scribe And Sadocke Abiathar were the preestes And Ira the Iairete ☞ was Dauids preest ¶ Thre deare yeares The vengeauÌ„ce of the synnes of Saul lyghteth on his seuen sonnes which are hanged Foure great battaylesâ— which Dauid had agaynst the Philistines CAPI XXI THen there fell an hunger in the dayes of Dauid thre yeres togyther And Dauid â—â—quired of the lorde And the Lorde answered it is for Saul and the house of blood bycause he slue the Gibaonites And the kyng called the Gibaonites and sayde vnto them Now the Gibaonites were not of the chyldren of Israel but a remenaunt of the Amorites and the chyldren of Israell sware vnto them And Saull sought to sley them for a zelle that he had to the chyldren of Israel and of Iuda wherfore Dauid sayd vnto them what shall I do for you wherwith shall I make the attonement that ye may ☞ blesse the enheritaunce of the Lorde â–ª The Gibaonites answered hym we wyll haue no syluer â–ª nor golde of Saul nor of his house neyther is it our mynde that thou shuldest kyll any man in Israel He sayd what say ye thâ—n that I shall do for you They answered the kyng The man that consumed vs and ymagened to brynge vs to nought hym wyl we destroy that nought of hym contynue in any of the coostes of Israel Let seuen men of his sonnes be delyuered vnto vs we wyl hang them vp vnto the Lorde in Gibeah of Saul whom the Lorde dyd chose And the kynge sayde I wyll gyue them you But the kynge had compassyon on Miphiboseth the sonne of Ionathas the sonne of Saull bycause of the Lordes othe that was bytwene them euen bytwene Dauid and Ionathas the sonne of Saul But he toke the two sonnes of Rizpa the doughter of Aia whom she bare vnto Saul euen Armoni Miphiboseth and the .v. sonnes of Michol the doughter of Saul whome she bare to Adriel the son of Barselai the Meholathite And he delyuered them vnto the handes of the Gibeonites whiche hanged them in the hyll before the Lorde And they fell all seuen togyther and were sleyne in the dayes of haruest eueÌ„ in the fyrst dayes in the begynnyng of barley haruest And Rizpa the doughter of Aia toke sacke cloth and ☞ hanged it vp for them vpon the rocke euen from the begynnynge of haruest vntyl rayne dropped vpon them out of heueÌ„ and suffered neyther the byrdes of the ayre to fall on them by day nor beastes of the felde by night And it was tolde Dauid what Rizpa the doughter of Aia the concubyne of Saul had done and Dauid went toke the bones of Saul and of Ionathas his son from the men of Iabes in Gilead whiche had stolen them from the strete of Bethsan where the Philistines had hanged them when the Philistines had sleyne Saul in Gilboa And he brought thence the bones of Saul