should on instrument his melody to play And Prophecies to sing therto were pointed out that day Their names are tolde by lotted lot who set to eche degrée The songs of God onely they sung in laudes of God perdie The xxvi chapiter FOr porters men were pointed out to kéep the south and west For other gates besides therto and for the north and East Where spoiles were laid in battail wun and giftê giuen by the powers Fit men were chose and pointed out therof to kéep the doores The xxvii chapiter GIdes captains the whiche did rule eche month their pointed race Their names and number héer is tolde from tribe to tribe in place Ouerséears of diuers things this chapter dooth you tel What names they had what was their charge and of the Kings councel The xxviij chapiter HOw Dauid calld the multitude and then said vnto them God me denide and plight my sonne to build Hierusalem He gaue his sonne a goodly charge and of the woork the plat And left him golde abundantly and men of skilful art The xxix chapiter IN Golde and eke in siluer bothe in Iron and in Brasse That Dauid left and what he gaue and eke how muche it was With what the princes all did giue how Salomon was crownd His fathers death and yéeres of reign all this may hear be found ¶ The first book of the Chronicles is come to his last line The chapters are a score by tale and therto putting nine From Adam vnto Dauids reign thus Esdras hath you tolde VVho writ these books of Chronicles the Iewes of them so holde In ample maner is exprest how that he kept his charge I mean of Dauids princely life is heer tolde you at large Of Salomons ruling of them and eke of princes mo Now shalbe tolde if God permit in order as they go The second book of the Chronicles The first Chapiter AN offring great SalomoÌ„ made what likte God bad him craue Long life nor welth ne wrathful wrath he cared not to haue But wisdome askt God did him graunt and welth with honour fraught The store of Golde and costly things were out of Egipt brought The ii chapiter BUild would he now to God an house as leaue was to him let His woork men tolde and also how more to them he did get Of letters sent to king of Tire and eke their whole contents And how with like he sent again wherto the king consents The iii. chapiter CAuse did now this Salomon King the house of God to build On threshing floure that Dauid bought whiche stood in Moriah féeld Eche porche house the length bredth the cherubs with their wings The vale of silk and pillers bothe this chapter to you mings The iiii chapiter DEuisde of brasse an aulter was and eke a molten sea With Oxen for to bear it vp eche quarter thrée to stay Candlesticks cauldrons tables ten with béesoms and fleshe hooks And other things as he may sée who so the Chapters looks The v. chapiter EChe thing that Dauid had bequeâ— â–ª to God by dedication Is put into the temple then after a solemn fashion The Ark and that that was therin is brought therto also The singing men and instruments ful plesantly did blowe The vi chapiter FAith made the King to God to pray when he his flock had blest With armes spred out and vowed knées thus made he his request That when the people did offend and for their sinne were strook If in that place they praid to him that he would on them look The vii chapiter GOd likte his prayer then so wel that fire so down he sent And burned vp the sacrifice his glory was present And graunt he did the Kings request to him conditionally If he and his would walke vpright els would he all destroy The viii chapiter HOw Salomon Citties did make this chapter dooth you tel And how he brought his wife to home in house where shée should dwel The offrings that he offred then are eke vnto you tolde And how he sent his men in ships to Opher fetching golde The ix chapiter IN fame his name was spred abrode wherby of Saba Quéen Came him to sée who praisd him muche when shée his state had séen His yéerly rentê how long he rulde his treasure and his grace His riches and his séeking to the ending of his race The x. chapiter KNowing his death his sonne did reign called Rehoboam Who béeing rulde by counsel euil muche trouble therby came For then the people did rebel and chose another hed Ten tribes did shrink away from him whom Ieroboam led The xi chapiter LEese did the King his labour then his army béeing prest And Citties strong with spéed he made to kéep his land in rest Rehoboam of whom we speak did marry many wiues Then foorth is tolde what they him bare and eke how many liues The xii chapiter MAde is the kingdome sure strong from God they all declinde God sent them foes for to inuade for breaking of his minde A Prophet tolde them of their faults to God they did conuert He turnd his wrath the King had peace and so hée did depart The xiii chapiter NOw when his sonne calld Abiah succéeded in his place Then made he war with Israel telling to them the cace He put his trust in God alone Ieroboam had the woorst He dide a death vnknowne to vs as one that was acurst The xiiii chapiter OF Abiahs death this chapter telles and eke of Asas reign What peace he had how God he sarud destroying Idols vain Also what prayers he made to God when warres to him was sent And how the Lord gaue him the spoile in Cittie and in tent The xv chapiter PRophesy did a Prophet then to Asa him to bolde Bothe he and his did swear and vow Gods law to kéep and holde The contrary should die the death that would not God obay He put his mother from her seat and burnt her Idoll gay The xvi chapiter QUarelling wise the Israel King built Rama in the way And Asa golde to Bennadab sent Baasahs rage to stay A Prophet did rebuke the fact to prison was he sent The King is sick and phisick séeks more then th'omnipotent The xvii chapiter RIght wel Iehosophat did rule succéeding Aass reign With seruing God in perfet hart it turned to his gain His Lords he sent to teache the flock whole Iuda thorowe out His Citties mand his gard was great of thousands round about The xviii chapiter SO ioynd with Ahab peace he made then with the Israel king Whose Prophetê all did tel a lie but Micha truthe did bring In prison he is cast therfore the Kings to battaile wente Iehosaphat he scaped hard but Ahabs life was spent The xix chapiter THen was the King of Iuda shent for ayding in that féeld But then to Gods almightie law he did make his to yéeld As ruler chéef of bothe thestates of clergie and of lay To vnder heds he
minde those that might not eat of the sacrifice Almightie God tho in his law shewes then who he denies The maner how that they should doo when they to offer went All this was doon to kéep them back from dooing their intent The xxiii chapiter COmmaund did God the Saboth day and Easter to be vsde The first frutes feast and Whitsontide it might not be refusde â–ª The feast of clensing also must be kept in order right With other feastê that ther are mingâ— as Moyses them did write The xxiiii chapiter DEcréed was then that lamps should bâ— and oyle in them light With shew bread set vpon a boorde eche saboth in their sight The childe that curst and did blaspheme was stoned vnto death And he that kils a man must die as God almightie saith The xxv chapiter EChe seuen yéer tho the saboth yéer must solemnly be kept No vine was cut for that whole yéer nor corn yet sowne or rept The first yéer were the bondmen frée and lands restorde again All vsury it is forbod by woords that are ful plain The xxvi chapiter FOrbid did God all Images by woords moste plainly tolde To them to knéel he dooth deny a man to be so bolde God wil defend his people all that wil his woord obay But they whiche not regard his wil their councels shall decay The xxvii chapiter GOd tolde how vowes should prised be woman were it or man And for the tithes that should be paid whiche were apointed than All these commaundementê afore were giuen in mount Sinai With charges great them to obserue from God the almightie ¶ Leuiticus is past and gone twentie and seauen in all And Numeri ye shall haue next the fourth book we it call Numeri The first Chapiter APt vnto battail those that were from twentie yéeres and more Are pointed out of all the tribes saue Leuy kept in store Whiche tribe the Lord did take chuse to minister his wil Suche holy things as he had wild they must them all fulfil The ii chapiter BUild vp y e tentê how that they should was tolde vnto them tho The tabernacle round about eche tribe his tent to knowe The heads and rulers of the hostes are named in their kinde The Leuites serued in the mids as God had them assignde The iii. chapiter CHuse out to battail might they not the Leuites in their tribe For the first born the Lord them took and so set them on side To minister his holy things within the holy place And next therto to build their shrouds they must in any cace The iiii chapiter DEcrée did God what they should doo their offices he tolde And further then he pointed them they not to be so bolde Eche one after his stock and kinde ful decently was set And euery one to kéep his course with outen stay or let The v. chapiter EChe issue and the Lazar man might not among them dwel For wrongs then doon fiue folde restord the law did them compel From company that was suspect to kéep mens wiues in awe There was set out of ielousie a good decréeâ— and law The vi chapiter FOr suche as then did vow the vow of perfet abstinence The Lord almight their fare did point to kéep them from offence And also shewd to Moyses then the maner how Aaron Should blesse the flock saying the Lord blesse and kéep you eche one The vii chapiter GIftê were giuen then of the Lords and heads of Israel Among them all there one was hight by name Nathaniel Great were the giftê that they did giue they spared for no cost In setting foorth Gods seruice right they might with all men boste The viii chapiter HOw that the Lord would haue the lamps to Moyses he did showe The candlesticks in order fit where they were hie or lowe For clensing offring must be had the Leuites they must vse Whiche when they came to fiftie yéeres offring they might not vse The ix chapiter IUstly y e time to kéep their paske to Moyses it was tolde And how the filde or foren man to offer might be bolde He that denied to offer tho he must be made to die Bothe night and day a guide they had a cloud and light from hie The x. chapiter KNowledge suche had the people tho by trumpets that were blowne Were it in warres or time of peace the sound to them was knowne From Sinai they did depart their captaines numbred all And Iethro would not flit with them betide what might befall The xi chapiter LIke fooles the people did complain and plagde they were with fire With Manna cloyd to Egipt back for fleshe was their desire Moyses then did gréeue the Lord whose burthen he did ease On Quailes they fed and kild they were for God they did displease The xii chapiter MIriam then did grudge and swel at Moyses God his iudge And Aaron did consent therto And so they bothe did grudge With leprosie was Miriam stroke to teache her to rebel At Moyses prayer she was restorde and liued and did ful wel The xiii chapiter NOtes to take of Canaan twelue men were thither sent To sée the fatnes of the land therfore afore they went Whiche came tolde how riche it was with grapes a cluster great They tolde of Cities great and strong whiche made them chafe and â—reat The xiiii chapiter OPinion had the peoâ—le then that land not to obtain And grudge they did against the Lord whiche would straight them haue slain Not one of all the Israelites the hest land did possesse Saue Iosue and Caleb bothe whiche two the Lord did blesse The xv chapiter PRescribe did God a sacrifice for sinnes of ignorance But die they should that wilfully did sin by arogance Stonde he was that gathered sticks vpon the Sabbothe day Their garmentê garded round about Gods hestê for to obay The xvi chapiter QUarels picked certain that time and Chorath was the one Also Dathan and Abiron the fourth made vp of On. These did rebel against their heads And mooued God to ire He causd the earth to swallowe them and burnt the rest with fire The xvii chapiter REceiue a token of their euil immediatly they did Twelue rods were brought from all the heads as God him self did bid Among them all then Aarons rod did floorishe foorth with buddes To teache them way the prechers then for loosing of their bloods The xviii chapiter SUche things as Leuites then did vse did God almightie point They were his préestê to serue his wil whom Aaron did anoint To whom the tithes frutes were paid to maintain their degrée And Aaron had an heritage as ye may read and sée ¶ Eyghteen Chapters now heere are past of Numeri by name And eyghteen more ye shall haue next I trust in right good frame The xix chapiter A Red cow then was bid to kil by Eliazer the préest To sparge her blood and burn her quite as he ful wel it wist A law to kéep the
twain The iiij Chapiter DEcrée did God that his good woork should not be out of minde And causd eche tribe to rear a stone as monumentê behinde And if their children art the cause why these twelue stones stood there Then should they tel what God had doon to make his name appéere The v. chapiter EEhe one of all the Cananites were fraid when they hard tel How Iordane brook did part in two whiles ouer went Israel Then God commaunded Iosue to circumcise them all And all the males w t sharp stone kniues were cut bothe great and small The vj. chapiter FEarful then were the Cananites of Israels power and might At seauen dayes end as God had said the walles did fall down quite Consumde was all with swoord and fire saue vessels few reserude And Rahab saued with all her kin whiche wel shée had deserude The vii chapiter GOd then was angry with his flock at Ai took they the foile Because that Acan Carmies sonne had borne away some spoile A garment gay with siluer muche a rung of golde therto Because it was forbid of God he had death with stones enow The viii chapiter HAue you no fear said God but go and fight against Ai Thou shalt it take and haue some spoile and all the rest destroy So Iosue went as God him bad and fought but fled a while The rest did set the town on fire so them they did begile The ix chapiter IMmediatly the Cananites with all the heathen Kinges They came to fight as soon as they of Iosua had tidings The Gabanites dissembling partê with Israel they did play Because the heads had sworne to them they were not made away The x. chapiter KIngs that were in number fiue with Israel they did fight At Gabaon siege with all their hostes there were they put to flight The Sun stood stil a whole day length and haile did beat them down Fiue kings were slain and hanged vp so wan they town by town The xi chapiter LIke hap had all the other kings and sudainly were slain And Hezor burnt and none but it that stood aboue the plain Not one woord then was left vndoon as Moyses had him wild But Iosua did fulfil it all were hée in town or field The xii chapiter MAny battails Israel fought ere Iordane they did passe To two whole tribes and halfe a one their land appointed was The kings are tolde and numbred all that Iosua did subdue Thirtie and one in number iust whom they bothe took and slue â–ª The xiii chapiter NOte out the land as Iosua wild by lots it to deuide He béeing agde so god him bad to set and point eche tribe Ruben and Gad and halfe the tribe of Manasses by name Were pointed plats for to posses by Moyses set in frame The xiiij chapiter OF Iosua Caleb did require the Cittie Hebron walld Whiche was possest by Enakes kinde a Giant was he calld Foure score yéeres and fiue he was when he requirde his ground And yet he said he was as strong as when the land he found The xv chapiter POinted out was Iuda his lot the Citties tolde ful straight The villages not named out but townes fiue score and eight For killing of a Giant great a man did mary a wife The Iebusites among the folke did stil lead on their life The xvj chapiter QUickly Ephraim so had his lot in length and bredth assignde Euen as a tribe he had his part according to his minde And tribute paid the Cananites and with them did they dwel Although the Lord had said afore that they should them expel The xvii chapiter RIght as afore that Ephraim had out his part of land Euen so Manasses had his lot where he and his should stand â–ª And certain women had likewise as they did it require And Iosephs house would haue more land but had not their desire The xviii chapiter SEuen tribes agréed to send their spies as Iosue had them wild Of eche tribe thrée went foorth to sée the Citties and the féeld And in a book in seuen partê writ to Iosua brought they woord And he apointed them their plats by lots afore the Lord. The xix chapiter TO Zabulon and Izachar and Aser béeing tenth To Nepthali and Dan the last was pointed bredthe and length â—o Iosua with Eleaser and all the Lords and heds Did make an end of casting lots and pointing out their stedes The xx chapiter WHen they had doon and cast their lots then God to Iosue said â—or him that killes a man vnwares point Citties for their aid And they therin to dwel and liue til the hie préest dooth die The swoord of blood not him to touche if thyther he doo flée The xxj chapiter ANd then the heads of the Leuites their porcion did require And so they had their whole request euen as they did desire Fortie and eyght in Citties iust their whole tale came therto â–ª As God them gaue the land and rest as he them plight to doo The xxii chapiter BOthe of the tribes and eke the 〈◊〉 yode back as they were sent Ruben Gad with Manasses to their possession went An aulter made and Israel fluckt against them for to fight When they heard tel why it was built they said the déed was right The xxiii chapiter CAst in age was Iosua tho and Israel he did call And shewed theÌ„ what the Lord had doon and tolde it to them all Muche more he said that God would doo if in his wil they bide If not he tolde them plain afore that they should be destroyd The xxiiii chapiter DEclare on forthe he did at large what God had for them wrought And bad them serue the Lord alone whiche thither had them brought So speke they did with often voice the only Lord to fear And Iosua dide and Iosephs bones were earth and buried there ¶ Iosua now is ended quite the book hath run his race The book of Iudges now beginnes in like to take his place Sophtim Iudicum Iudges The first Chapiter AHead to haue they did desire in Iosuas roum to be And Iuda to them pointed was who fought ful manfully Ierusalem they took and wan great Giants did they slay The Gentiles with them stil did dwel but tribute did they pay The ii chapiter BEcause they did not kil them all an Angel did them chide And Iosua dead they buried him down by his fathers side When that stock all was dead gone ful wicked were the next And serued Gods that were forbod whose names are in the text The iii. chapiter CErtain nations then are named that with them then did dwel But one them kild and bet them down named Othoniel Yet after that they were opprest but Ahud them did saue For in a parlour with the King his deaths wound he him gaue The iiii chapiter DEpart did yet the flock and went and serued Idols vain Of Iabin King of Canaan yéeres twentie were they slain And Debora then did them iudge whom
IN like as should the Iewes haue had so on their foes it fel For some were slain some hangd on trée the King did like it wel Then did they point that day to kéep holy from yéer to yéer With laudes praise w t déeds of almes as there it dooth appéer ¶ As Esthers book is finished so Iob ye shall haue next The patient man we wil you shew according to the text No Iew he was but gentile born yet did he walke aright He was before that Moyses was who did this book indight ¶ The book of Iob. The first Chapiter A Man there was that dwelt in Hus and Iob they did him call Of riches great who Sathan spoild and reâ—t it from him all His Children eke God gaue him leaue with fire to send them hence Yet for all this he could not breke Iob of his patience The ii Chapiter BIles and foule sores vpon his fleshe to vexe him woorse and woorse The Deuil got leaue to plague him with the mightie Lord to curse His wife also who should haue béen his stay and eke comfort Shée counseld him to curse the Lord his fréends did him exhort The iii. chapiter CUrsed now be the day said Iob wherein that I was born For nought is héer but wretchednes our labour is forlorn They are in blisse that graued be their sorrowes then are doon He wisht the pit his house had béen when life he first begoon The iiii chapiter DOost thou then said one Elephas waxe faint whiche héer tofore To suche as were in trouble like hast béen to them a lore The Lord wil doo what pleaseth him there is none iust but hée The Angels macht vnto their God vnpure are found to be The v. chapiter ELiphas stil procéedeth foorth with pacience him to arme He prooues the wicked in their welth haue soon come vnto harme And how the iust continually from God haue their defence He telleth Iob his happy state afore that he go hence The vi chapiter FUl sore in sores Iob dooth reply confessing he is weak And wishing death rebuking suche as to him would not speak And eke to suche as taunted him he liked not their talke He prooueth that in woord and déed he righteously did walke The vii chapiter â–ª GO on our dayes we doo on eartâ— as shadowes or as clouds And sudenly we leaue behinde our emptie framed shrouds â–ª Both night and day they haue their toâ— â–ª with woork and dreames itost Wherfore if God did not vs kéep so were we surely lost The viii chapiter HElp is there none said Bildad thâ— for thée in thy distresse But prayers to make in puritie and so thy sinnes confesse Then shalt thou haue thy good again and eke therto increace But Hipocrites that trust in déeds their glory soon shall ceace The ix chapiter IOb did consent and dooth affirm that God is muche of might And eke more iust then what he made none like him in his sight And that whoso with him dooth plead let him of this be sure He shalbe forced to confesse him self to be vnpure The x. chapiter KNow fain he would of God the cause why so he did him strike He was his woork and handy craft in fourm wel to be likte Séeing said he I knowe it not time giue me to repent He dooth describe the face of death that makes this life relent The xi chapiter LO said Sophar another fréend what woords this fellowe makes Uniustly he did Iob accuse that he was ful of crakes No measure can of God be had he knoweth secrets hid He willeth Iob for to repent so comfort should procéed The xii chapiter MEn riche in worldly welth dispise bothe God and godlines Thus then said Iob to those that came to mock his holines The might of God he dooth describe to passe all other power And that no strength can him restst if he begin to lower The xiii chapiter NOne of you all hath knowledge more said he then that I haue Therfore with God now let me talke who shall me surely saue He prayeth God to pardon him and to absent his ire So shall he then escape the wrath of euerlasting fire The xiiii chapiter OF mens short state and misery and how their dayes be set Whiche none can passe nor cut therof his time prolong nor let And eke how that this world shall end and men shall blisse then haue So hope he prooues shall neuer die though men go down to graue The xv chapiter PUft vp with pride said Eliphas is Iob right wel I sée What knowest thou what canst thou tel but eke the same can wée Th'vngodly man he runneth foorth as stiffe as any stéel But God rebukes his sinful way whiche sharply he dooth féel The xvi chapiter QUenche yée your woords for shame ê™ Iob what coÌ„fort call you this My state and cace on euery side is far from ioy or blisse From witting sin by willing mood his hart and hands were clean Why he was stroke so gréeuously he musde what God did mean The xvii chapiter RIght rufully he shewth his cace to God that is on hie And stil rebukes the scornfulnes of those that stood him by But vertuous men he dooth commend for they in vertue growe He maketh count that he shall die and down to dust him bow The xviii Chapiter SUche tormentê as the wicked shall abide for their misdéeds Forsooth Bildah dooth tel to Iob as iust deserued méeds Bothe darknes with and pit and snarâ— his house and fame shall die Suche fée saith hée shall sinners haue and telles the cause and why The xix chapiter TEn times said Iob ye haue me vext what mean yée so to doo Yée sée me spoild on euery side and ad yée this therto O fauour me and hear my woords and write them vp in lead â–ª My sauiour liues whom I shall sée when vp shall rise the dead The xx chapiter WHen Iob had doon then Suphar spake and telles the wickeds lot How that his gain shall home again whiche he vniustly got And hauing store yet raking more stil saying he is poore He shall not scape the wrath of God when he on him dooth loure The xxi chapiter AH now said Iob hear me a while and answer to me giue Why doo the wicked prosper so and welthy long doo liue Yet is their end in wretchednes their God they did blaspheme At graue the poore shall haue asmuche as he that rulde a realme The xxii chapiter BE sure of this said Eliphas God wil with thée contend Thy crueltie to pouertie hath brought thée to this end Therfore conuert and turn to God and lay away thy pride And make thy boon in humblenes and God shalbe thy guide The xxiii chapiter CAn God be hid no no said Iob I knowe his mercy great Before behinde and on eche side gainst him may no man pleat His law and eke his woorthy hests I haue and wil obay He dooth his wil I doo him fear and so shall doo