the other Let Israel truste in the Lorde for with the Lorde there is mercy and with hym is plenteous redempcyon And he shall redeme Israel from all hys synnes ¶ The .cxxxi. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares LORDE I am nat hye mynded I haue no proude lookes I do nat exercyse my selfe in greate matters whiche are to hye for me But I refrayne my soule and kepe it lowe lyke as a chylde that is weened from hys mother yee my soule is euen as a weened chylde Let Israel trust in the LORDE from this tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares â–ª LORDE remembre Dauyd and all hys trouble Howe he swore vnto the Lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the almyghtye God of Iacob I wyll nat come within the tabernacle of my house nor clyme vp in my bedde I wyll nat suffre myne eyes to slepe nor myne eye lyddes to slomber âšœ Nether the temples of my heade to take anye reste Untyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde an habitacy on for the myghtye God of Iacob Lo we hearde ☞ of the same at Ephrata and founde it in the wood We wyll go in to hys tabernacle and fall downe before hys fote stole Aryse O Lorde into thy restynge place thou and the arcke of thy strengthe Let thy Preastes be clothed with ryghteousnesse and let thy saynctes reioyse For thy seruaunte Dauyds sake turne nat awaye the presence of thyne anoynted The Lorde hathe made a faythfull othe vnto Dauid and he shall nat shrynke from it Of the frute of thy body shal I set vpoÌ„ thy seate If thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testimonies that I shal lerne them their chyldren also shall syt vpoÌ„ thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habytacioÌ„ for hiÌ„selfe hathe he chosen her ☞ Thys shal be my rest for euer here wyl I dwell for I haue a delyte therin I wyl blesse her vitayles w t increase and wyl satysfy her poore w t bred ☞ I wyll decke her Preastes with healthe and her saynctes shall reioyse and synge There shall I make ☞ the horne of Dauid to floryshe I haue ordened a lanterne for myne anoynted As for hys enemyes I shall clothe them with shame but vpon hymselfe shall his crowne floryshe ¶ The .cxxxiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares of Dauid BEHOLDE howe good and ioyful a thynge it is brethren to dwell to gether in vnytye It is lyke the precyous oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vnto the beerd euen vnto Aarons beerd and wente downe to the skyrtes of hys clothynge Lyke the dewe of Harmon whiche fell vpon the hyl of Sion For there the Lorde promised hys blessyng and lyfe for euermore ¶ The .cxxxiiij. Psalme ¶ A songe of the steares BEholde âšœ nowe prayse the Lorde al yee seruauntes of the Lorde yee that by nyght stande in the house of the Lorde âšœ euen in the courte of the house of our God Lyfte vp youre haÌ„des in the Sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The LORDE that made heauen and earthe blesse the out of Syon ¶ The .cxxxv. Psalme O Praise the name of the Lord prayse it O ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in y â— house of the Lord in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the Lorde for the Lorde is gracious O synge prayses vnto hys name for it is louely For why the Lorde hathe chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe and Israel for hys owne possessyon For I knowe that the Lorde is greate and that oure Lorde is aboue all goddes Whatsoeuer the Lorde pleased that dyd hem heauen and in earth in the see and in all deape places He dringeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde â–ª and turneth the lyghtenynges vnto rayne brynging the wyndes out of theyr treasuryes He * smote the fyrste borne of Egypte bothe of man and of beast He hathe sente tokens and wouÌ„ders into the myddest of the O thou lande of Egypte vpon Pharao and all hys seruauntes He smote dyuers nacyons and slewe mygtye Kynges Sehon Kynge of y â— Amorytes and Og the King of Basan and all the Kyngedomes of Canaam And gaue they re lande to be an heritage euen an heritage vnto Israell his people Thy name O Lorde endureth for euer so dothe thy memorial O lord from one generacyon to an other For the Lorde wyll auenge his people and be gracyous vnto his seruauntes As for the ymages of the Heathen they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens handes They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue â–ª â—ey but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not neyther is there any breth in theyr mouthes They that make them are lyke vnto them and so are al they that put theyr trust in them Prayse the Lorde ye house of Israell prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron Prayse the Lorde ye house of Leuie ye y e feare the Lord prayse the Lorde Praysed be the Lorde out of Syon whiche dwelleth at Ierusalem ¶ The .cxxxvj. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and hys mercy endureth for euer O gyue thankes vnto the God of all Goddes for hys mercy endureth for euer O thanke the Lorde of al Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche onely dothe greate wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche by his wysdome made the heauens for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche layed out the earth aboue the waters for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche hathe made greate lyghtes for his mercye endureth for euer The sonne to rule the day for his mercy endureth for euer The Moone and the Starres to gouerne the nyght for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche smote Egypte with theyr fyrste borne for his mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israel frome amonge them for his mercy endureth for euer With a myghtye hande and stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Whiche deuyded the reed see into partes for his mercy endureth for euer And made Israell to go thorowe the myddest of it for hys mercye endureth for euer But as for Pharao and his hoste he ouerthrewe them in the reed see for hys mercy endureth for euer Whiche led his people thorow the wil dernes for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote great kingê for his mercy endureth for euer Yea and slue myghtye Kynges for his mercy endureth for euer Sehon Kynge of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer And Og the Kynge of Basan for his mercy endureth for euer And gaue away theyr lande for an herytage for his mercye endureth for uer Euen for an heritage vnto Israell his seruaunte for his mercye endureth for euer Whiche remembred vs when we were in trouble for his mercy endureth for euer And hathe delyuered vs from oure ennemyes for
the Lorde of Gedeon And they stode styll euery man in his place rounde aboute the hoost And they wtin the hoost ran and cryed fled And the thre hundred blew with trompettes and the lorde set euery mannes swerde vpon his neyghbour thorowout all the hoost And the hoost sted to Bethsitah to Zererath to the edge of the playne of Maholah vnto Tabath And the men of Israel beyng gathered togither out of the tribe of Nephthalim of Aser of all Manasses folowed after the Madianites And Gedeon sent messengers vnto all mouÌ„t Ephraim sayng come downe agaynst the Madianites take before them the waters vnto Bethbarath to Iordan Then al the men of Ephraim gathered togyther and toke the waters vnto Bethbarath to Iordan And they toke two captaynes of the Madianites Oreb and Zeb and slewe Oreb vpoÌ„ the rocke Oreb and Zeb at the presse Zeb folowed after MadiaÌ„ And brought the heades of Oreb and Zeb to Gedeon on the other syde Iordan ¶ Ephraim maketh insurreciyon agaynst Gedeon but is soonâ—y acifyed CAPI VIII ANd the meÌ„ of Ephraim sayd vnto hym why haste thou serued vs thus that y u calledst vs not when thou wentest to fyght with the Madianites And they chode with hym a good †and had almost done him violence And he sayd vnto them What dede haue I done lyke vnto youres ☞ is not a clustre of Ephraim better then the wyne heruest of Abiezer God hathe delyucred in to your handes the lordes of Madian Oreb Zeb And what was I able to do lyke as you haue done And then theyr spirites abated from of hym when he had sayd that And Gedeon came to IordaÌ„ to passe ouer he and the thre hundred men that were with hym very faynt and yet folowed the chace And he sayd vnto the men of Socoth gyue I praye you cakes of breade vnto the people that folowe me for they be fayntie that I may folowe after Zebath and Zalmona kynges of MadiaÌ„ And the lordes of Socoth sayd are the handes of Zebath and Zalmona nowe in thyne handes that we shulde gyue breade vnto thyne armye Gedeon sayde therfore when the lorde hath delyuered Zebah and Zalmona in to myne hande I wyll teare the fleshe of you with the thornes of the wyldernesse and with breers And he went vp thence to Phanuel spake vnto them lykewyse And the meÌ„ of Phanuel answereed hym as dyd the men of Socoth And he sayd also vnto the men of Phanuel when I come agayne in peace I wyl breake downe this towre Zebah and Zalmona were in Carkar theyr hoostes w t them vpon a. xv thousande men whiche were all that were lefte of al the hoostes of them of the East For there were sleyne an hundred and twentye thousande men that drewe swerdes And Gedeon wente thorowe them that dwelte in Tabernacles on the east syde of Nebah and Iebahah and smote the hoost for the hoost dyd cast no percyls And when Zebah and Zalmona fled he folowed after them and toke the two kynges of Madian Zebah and Zalmona and dyscomforted all the hoost And Gedeon the sonne of Ioas returned from battayle before the sonne was dowe caught a lad of the men of Socoth and enquyred of hym And he wrote hym of the lordes and elders of Socoth lxxvii men And he came vnto the men of Socoth and sayde Beholde here I haue Zebah and Zalmona with whiche ye dyd cast me in the teethe sayenge are the handes of Zebah and Zalmona all redy in thyne hande that we shulde gyue breade vnto thy faynty men And he toke the elders of the citie thornes of the wyldernes and breers made the men of Socoth to fele them he brake downe the towre of Phanuel and slewe the men of the citye And then sayd he vnto Zebah Zalmona what maner of men were they whom ye slew at Thabor and they answered the lyenesse of the them is all one euen after the fassion of the chyldren of a kyng And he sayde they were my brethren euen my mothers chyldreÌ„ As truely as the lorde lyueth yf ye had saued theyr lyues I wold not sley you And he sayd vnto Iether his eldest son vp and slee them But the lad drewe not his swerde ☞ for he feared bycause he was yet yonge Then Zabah and Zalmona sayd Ryse thou fal vpoÌ„ vs for as the man is so is his strength And Gedeon arose and slewe Zabah Zalmona toke awaye the ornamentes that were on theyr camels neckes Then the meÌ„ of Israell sayd vnto GedeoÌ„ Reygne thou ouer vs both thou thy sonne thy sonnes sonne for thou hast delyuered vs out of the hand of MadiaÌ„ And Gedeon sayd vnto them I wyll not reygne ouer you neyther shall my Chylde reygne ouer you but the Lorde shall reygne ouer you And agayne Gedeon sayde vnto them I wold desyre a certayn request of you euen that ye wolde gyue me euerye man the earynges of his pray For they had golden earyngê bycause they were Ismaelites And they answered we wyll gyue them And they spred a mantel and dyd cast therin euery maÌ„ the earyngê of his praye And the weyght of the golden earynges that he requyred was a thousande seuen hundred sycles of golde besyde cheynes ☞ pomaunders and purple rayment that was on the kynges of MadiaÌ„ besyde the cheynes that were aboute theyr Camels neckes And Gedeon made an ☞ Ephod therof and put it in his citye Ephrah And all Israell wente a hoorynge after it whiche thyng became a ruyne vnto Gedeon to his house Thus was Madian brought lowe before the chyldren of Israell so that they lyfte vp theyr heades no more And the countrey was in quyetnesse fourtye yeres in the dayes of Gedeon And Ierobaall the sonne of Ioas wente and dwelte in his owne house And Gedeon had lxx sonnes of his body begotten for he had many wyues And his concubine that was in Sichem bare hym a son also whose name he called Abimelech And Gedeon the sonne of Ioas dyed in a good age was buryed in the sepulchre of Ioas his father euen in Ephrah that perteyned vnto the father of the Ezrites But it fortuned that as soone as GedeoÌ„ was dead the chyldren of Israel turned away went a hoorynge after Baalim and made a couenauÌ„t with Baall to be theyr god and the chyldren of Israell thought not on the lorde theyr god which had delyuered them out of the handes of all theyr enemyes on euery syde Neyther shewed they mercy on the house of Ierobaall otherwyse called Gedeon accordynge to all the goodnesse whiche he had shewed vnto Israell ¶ Abimelech is made kynge CAPI IX ABimelech the sonne of Ierobaall went to Sichem vnto his mothers brethren and coÌ„moned with them and with all his mothers fathers kynred sayenge saye I pray you in the eares of all the enhabytours of Sichem whyther is better for you
the see and all that is therin and thou preseruest them all the hoost of heuen worshyppeth the. Thou arte the Lorde God that hast chosen Abram and broughtest hym out of Ur in Chaldea and calledst hym Abraham and foundest his herte faythfull before the and madest a couenaunte with hym to gyue vnto his seede the lande of the Canani-tes Hethites Amorites Pheresites Iebusytes Gersites hast made good thy wordes for thou arte ryghteous hast consydered the mysery of our fathers in Egypte herde theyr complaynte by the reed see and shewed tokens wonders vpon Pharao on al his seruauntes on all the people of his lande for thou knewest that they were presumptuous cruell agaynst them so madest thou the a name as it is this day And the reed see dydest thou deuyde in sundre before them so that they went thorowe the myddes of the see drye shod theyr persecutours threwest thou in to the depe as a stone in the myghty waters ledst them on the day tyme in a cloudy pyller and on the nyght season in a pyller of fyre to shewe them lyght in the way that they went Thou camest downe also vpoÌ„ mount Sinay spakest vnto them from heuen and gauest them ryght iudgementes true lawes good coÌ„maundementes and Statutes and declaredst vnto them thy holy Sabboth and coÌ„maundedst them preceptes ordinaunces lawes by the hande of Moses thy seruaunt and gauest them breade from heuen when they were hongrye and broughtest forthe water for them oute of the rocke when they were thyrstye and promysedst them that they shulde go in and take possession of the lande ouer which thou haddest lyft vp thyne hande for to gyue them But they and oure fathers were proude harde necked so that they folowed not the coÌ„maundementes and wolde not obey neyther were myndfull of the wonders that thou dyddest for them but became obstynate and headye in so moche that they turned backe to theyr bondage for theyr disobedience And thou my god forgauest and wast gracious mercyfull pacient of great goodnesse and forsokest them not And though they made a molten calfe sayd This is thy gods that brought the out of the lande of Egypte and dyd great blasphemyes yet forsokest thou them not in the wyldernesse accordynge to thy great mercy And the cloudy pyller departed not from them on the daye tyme to leade them awaye neyther the pyller of fyre in the nyght season to shew them lyght in the way that they went And thou gauest them thy good spirite to enforme them withheldest not thy Manna from theyr mouth and gauest them water when they were thyrstye Fourtye yeres long madest thou prouision for them in the wylder nesse so that they lacked nothyng theyr clothes waxed not olde and theyr feete swelled not And thou gauest them kyngdomes and nacions partedst them accordyng to theyr porcions so that they possessed the lande of Sehon kynge of Hesbon and the lande of Og the kynge of Basan And theyr chyldren multipliedst thou as the sterres of heuen broughtest them in to the lande wherof thou haddest spoken vnto theyr fathers that they shulde go into it and haue it in possessyon And the chyldren went in and possessed the lande and thou subduedst before them the enhabitours of the lande euen the Cananitê and gauest them in to theyr hande with theyr kyngê and the people of the lande that they myght do with them what they wolde And they wan theyr strong cityes and a fat lande and toke possessyon of houses that were full of all maner of goodes welles dygged out vyneyardes oyle gardens many fruytfull trees and they dyd eate and were fylled and became fat and lyued in welthe thorowe thy great goodnesse Neuerthelesse they were disobedient and rebelled agaynste the and cast thy lawe behynde theyr backes slue thy prophettes which exhorted them ernestly that they myght bryng them agayn vnto the and dyd great blasphemyes Therfore thou gauest them ouer in to the hande of theyr enemyes that vexed them And in the tyme of theyr trouble when they cryed vnto the thou herdest them from heuen and thorowe thy great mercy thou gauest them ☞ sauiours whiche helped them out of the hande of theyr enemyes But when they came to rest they turned backe agayne to do euyll before the therfore leftest thou them in the hande of theyr enemyes so that they had the dominion ouer them And when they conuerted and cryed vnto the thou herdest them from heuen and many tymes hast thou delyuered them accordynge to thy great mercy and testifiedst vnto them that thou myghtest bryng them agayne vnto thy law Notwithstandyng they were proud and herkened not vnto thy coÌ„maundmentes but synned in thy lawes whiche yf a man do he shall lyue in them turned the shoulder away and were styffe necked and wolde not heare And many yeres dyddest thou forbere them and testifiedst vnto them thorowe thy spirite euen by the hande of thy prophettê yet wolde they not heare Therfore gauest thou them in to the hande of the nacions in the landes And for thy great mercyes sake thou hast not vtterly coÌ„sumed them neyther forsaken them for thou arte a gracious and mercyfull God Nowe therfore our God thou great god myghtye and terrible thou that kepest couenaunt and mercy regarde not a lytell all the trauayle that hath happened vnto vs our kynges our prynces oure preestes oure prophettes and our fathers all thy people synce the tyme of the kynges of Assur vnto this day And truely thou arte iust in all that thou haste broughte vpon vs for thou haste done ryght As for vs we haue ben vngodly and our kynges and our prynces our preestê and our fathers haue not done after thy law nor regarded thy coÌ„maundementes and thy earnest exhortacions wherwith thou hast exhorted them and they haue not serued the in theyr kyngdome and in thy great goodê that thou gauest them and in the large and plenteous lande whiche thou gauest before them and haue not conuerted from theyr wycked workes beholde we are in bondage this day and so is the lande that thou gauest vnto our fathers to enioy the fruytes goodes therof beholde there are we bonde men And great is the encrease of it vnto the kynges whom thou hast set ouer vs bycause of our synnes they haue dominion ouer oure bodyes and cattell euen as they wyll them selues and we are in great trouble And in al this make we a sure couenaunt and wryte it and oure prynces Leuites and Preestes seale vnto it ¶ The names of them that sealed the couenaunte bytwene god and the peope CAPI X. THe sealers were Nehemiah that is Hathirsatha the son of Hachaliah and Zedekia Saraia Azariah and Ieremy Phashur Amaria Malchia Hatus Sebaniah Malluch Harim Merimoth and Obadia Daniel Ienthon and Baruch MesulaÌ„ Abia and Miamin
nat forâ—t Surely thou hast sene it For y u beholdest vngodlynesse and wronge ☞ That thou mayest take the matter into thy hande the poore coÌ„miteth hym selfe vnto the for â— one 〈◊〉 the helper of the frendlesse Breake â— Lord the power of the vngodly and malycyo â–ª 〈◊〉 ☞ take awaye his vngodlynesse and 〈…〉 shalt fynde none The Lorde is kynge for euer and euer and the Hethen are peryshed out of the lande Lorde thou hast hearde the desyre of the poore thou preparest theyr hert and thyne eare herkeneth therto To helpe the fatherlesse and poore vnto theyr ryght that the man of the erthe be no more exalted agaynste them The. xi Psalme ¶ To the Chauntâ—â—â— Psalme of Dauyd IN the Lorde put I my truste howe saye ye then to my soule that she shulde ☞ fle as a byrde vpon youre hyll For lo the vngodly beÌ„de their bowe and make redy their arowes in the quyuer that they maye pryuely shote at them whiche are true of herte For the ☞ foundacions wylbe cast downe and what hath the ryghteous done The Lorde is in his holy temple the Lordes seat is in heuen Hys eyes consydre âšœ the poore and hys eye lyddes beholde the chyldren of men The lorde aloweth that ryghteous but the vngodly and him that delyteth in wyckednes dothe his soule abhorre Upon the vngodly he shall rayne snares fyre add brymstone storme and tempest thys shal be theyr porcyon to drynke For y â— ryghteous Lord loueth ryghteousnes his couÌ„tenauÌ„ce wyll beholde the thynge that is iust ¶ The. xii Psalme ¶ To hym that excelleth vpon an iusteâ—mente of eyght strynges a Psalme of Dauid HElpe me Lorde for there is nat one godly man lefte For the faythfull are mynisshed from among the chyldren of meÌ„ They talke of vanyte euery one with hys neyghboure they do but flatter with theyr lyppes and dyssemble in theyr herte The Lorde shall rote out all discetyfull lyppes and the tonge that speketh proude thinges Whiche haue sayed with oure tonge wyl we preuayle we are they y t ought to speake who is our lorde Nowe for the troubles sake of the nedye and because of the complaynte of the poore I wyll vp sayeth the Lorde and wyll helpe euery one fro him â— swelleth against hym and wyll set them at rest The wordes of y â— Lord are pure wordes euen as the syluer which froÌ„ earth is tryed and purifyed seuen tymes iÌ„ the fyre Thou shalt kepe them O Lorde thou shalte preserue ☞ him from thys generacyon for euer The vngodly walke on euery syde whan they are exalted the chyldren of men are put to rebuke ¶ The. xiij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid HOwe longe wylte thou forget me O Lorde for euer howe long wilt y u hyde thy face from me How long shal I seke couÌ„ cell in my soule be so vexed in myne herte howe long shall myne enemye triuÌ„phe ouer me Consydre here me O Lorde my God lyghteÌ„ myne eies y â— I slepe nat in deth Lest myne enemy say I haue preuayled agaynst him for if I be caste downe they y â— trouble me wyl reioyce at it But my trust is in thy mercy my herte is ioyful in thy saluacion I wyll synge to the Lorde because he hath dealte so louyngly with me âšœ ve I wyl praise the name of the Lorde the most hyghest ¶ The. xiiij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid THe fole hath sayde in his herte there is no God They are corrupte and become abhomynable in theyr doynges there is not one y â— dothe good âšœ no not one The Lorde loked downe frome Heauen vpon the chyldren of men to se if there were any that wolde vnderstande and seke after God But they are all gone out of the way they are all togyther become abhomyable there is none that dothe good no not one âšœ Their throte is an open sepulcre with their tonges they haue disceyued the poyson of aders is vnder their lyppes Their mouth is ful of cursyng bytternes their fete are swyfte to shed blode Distruccion vnhappynesse is in their waies the way of peace haue they not knowen there is no feare of God before their eies Haue they nat knowen me y t are such workers of mischefe eatyng vp my people as it were breade and cal nat vpon the Lord There were they brought in greate feare âšœ euen where no fere was for God is in y â— generacion of y â— rightuous As for you ye haue made a mocke at the councel of the pore because he putteth his truste in the Lorde Who shal giue saluacion vnto Israel * out of Sion Whan the Lorde turneth the captiuite of his people then shall Iacob reioyâ—â— and Israel shal be glad ¶ The. xv Psalme LORDE who shall dwell in thy tabernacle who shall reste vpon thy holye hyll Euen he that leadeth an vncorrupte lyfe and dothe the thynge whiche is ryght that speaketh the trueh in his hert He that hath vsid no disceyt in his tonge nor done euyl to his neyghbour hath nat sclandred his neyghbours He that setteth nat by hym selfe but maketh muche of them that feare the Lorde he that sweareth vnto his neyghbour and disapointeth him not He that hathe not geuen his money vpon vsury nor taken rewarde agaynste the innoceÌ„t Who so doth these thinges shall neuer fall ¶ The. xvj Psame The badge or armes of Dauid PReserue me O God for in the haue I put my trust Thou hast sayde O my soule vnto the Lorde thou art my God my goodes are nothynge vnto the. All my delyte is vpon the sayntes that are in the earth and vpon suche as excell in vertue But they that runne after another God shall haue greate trouble Theyr drynke offrynges of bloude wyl not I offre nether make mencyon of theyr names within my lyppes The Lorde hym selfe is the porcyon of myne enheritauÌ„ce and of my cuppe thou shalt maynteyne my lotte The lot is falleÌ„ vnto me in a fayre grouÌ„de yee I haue a goodly heritage I wyll thanke the Lorde for geuynge me warnynge my reynes also chasten me in the nyght season I haue set God alwayes before me for he is on my ryght hande therfore I shall nat fall Wherfore my harte reioyced and my tonge was glade my flesh also shall reste in hope For why thou shalt nat leaue my soule in hell neyther shalte thou suffre thy holy one to se corrupcyon Thou shalte shewe me that pathe of lyfe in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioye in thy ryght hande there is pleasure for euermore ¶ The xvij Psalme A prayer of Dauid HEare the ryght O Lorde coÌ„syder my complaynte herkeÌ„ vnto my prayer that goeth not our of fayned lyppes Let my sentence come forth from thy presence and let thyne eyes loke vpon the thynge that is equall Thou hast proued and visited
a rocke of stone And nowe shall he lyfte vp my heade aboue myne enemyes rounde aboute me Therfore wyl I offre in his dwellyng the oblacion of thankes geuynge I wyll synge and speake prayses vnto the Lorde Herken vnto my voyce O Lorde when I crye vnto the haue mercy vpon me and heare me My herte hathe talked of the Seke ye my face thy face Lord wyl I seke O hyde nat thou thy face fro me nor caste thy seruaunt awaye in dyspleasure Thou hast ben my succoure leaue me nat neyther forsake me O God of my saluacyon WhaÌ„ my father and my mother forsake me the Lorde taketh me vp Teache me thy waye O lord leade me the ryght waye because of myne enemyes Delyuer me nat ouer into the wyll of myne aduersaryes for there are false wytnesses rysen vp agaynste me suche as speake wronge I beleue verely to se the goodnes of the Lorde in the lande of the lyuyng O tary thou the Lordes ley sure be stronge and he shal conforte thyne herte and put thou thy truste in the Lorde ¶ The. xxviij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid VNto the wyll I crye O Lorde my strength thynke no scorne of me lest yf thou make the as thoughe thou hardest nat I become lyke them that go downe into the pytte Heare the voyce of my humble peticions when I crye vnto the whaÌ„ I holde vp my haÌ„des towarde the mercy seate of thy holy teÌ„ple O plucke me nat awaye âšœ neyther destroye me with the vngodly wycked doers whiche spake fryndely to theyr neyghbours but ymagin mischefe in theyr hertes Rewarde theÌ„ accordyng to theyr dedes and accordynge to the wycked nesse of theyr owne inuencions Recompense them after the worke of theye handes paye them that they haue deserued For they regarde nat the workes of the Lorde nor the operacyon of hys handes therfore shall he breake them downe and nat buylde them vp Praysed be the Lorde for he hath harde the voyce of myne humble petyons The Lorde is my strengthe and my shylde my herte hathe trusted in hym and I am helped therfore my herte daunseth for ioye and in my songe wyll I prayse hym The Lorde is theyr strength and he is the wholsome defence of hys anoynted O Saue thy people and geue thy blessynge vnto thyne enheritauÌ„ce fede them set them vp for euer ¶ The. xxix Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid at the perfourmynge of the Tabernacle BRynge vnto the Lorde O ye myghtie âšœ bring yonge raÌ„mes vnto the Lorde ascribe vnto the Lorde worshippe streÌ„gth Geue the Lorde the honoure due vnto hys name worshippe the Lorde with holy worshippe It is the Lorde that commaundethe the waters It is the gloryous God that maketh the thonder it is the Lorde that ruleth the see The voice of the Lorde is myghtye in operacyon the voyce of the Lorde is a gloryous voyce The voyce of the Lorde breaketh the Cedre trees yee the Lorde breaketh the Ceders of Libanus He made them also to skyppe lyke a Calfe Libanus also and Sirion like a yong vnycorne The voyce of the Lorde deuydeth the flames of fyre the voice of the Lorde shaketh the wyldernesse yee the Lorde shaketh the wyldernesse of Cades The voyce of the Lord maketh the hyndes to bryng forth yonge and dyscouereth the thycke busshes and in hys temple doth euery man speke of his honoure The Lorde sitteth aboue the water floude and the Lorde remayneth a kyng for euer The Lorde shal geue streÌ„gth vnto his people the Lorde shall blesse hys his people in peace ¶ The. xxx Psalme ¶ A Psalme and songe of the dedicacyon of the house of Dauyd I Wyll magnyfye the O Lorde for thou haste set me vp and nat made my foes to triumphe ouer me O Lorde my God I tryed vnto the and thou haste healed me Thou Lorde hast brought my soule out of hel thou hast kepte my lyfe from them that go downe to the pyt Synge praises vnto the Lorde O ye Sayntes of hys and geue thankes vnto hym for a remembraunce of hys holynesse For hys wrath endureth but the twynclynge of an eye and his pleasure is in lyfe heuynesse maye endure for a night but ioy coÌ„meth againe in the morniÌ„g And in my ê“sperite I sayd I shal neuer be remoued thou Lord of thy goodnesse hadst made my hyll so stronge Thou dyddeste turne thy face fro me and I was troubled Then cryed I vnto the O Lorde and gat me to my Lorde right humbly What profit is there in my bloude whan I go downe to the pyt Shall the duste geue thanckes vnto the Or shall it declare thy trueth Heare O Lorde and haue mercy vpon me Lorde be thou my helper Thou haste turned my heuynesse in to ioye thou hast put of my sacke clothe and gyrded me with gladnesse Therfore shall euery good man synge of thy prayse without seassynge O my God I wyll geue thanckes vnto the for euer ⧠☞ ⧠¶ The. xxxi Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd IN the O Lorde haue I put my trust let me neuer be put to confusion deliuer me in thy ryghteousnesse Bowe downe thine eare to me make haste to delyuer me be thou my stronge cocke a house of defence that thou mayest saue me For thou arte my stronge holde and my castell Be thou also my gyde and leade me for thy names sake Drawe me out of the net that they haue layed pryuely for me for thou arte my strength Into thy haÌ„des I commende my spyryte For thou hast delyuered me O Lorde thou God of treuth I haue hated them that holde of supersticious vanities and my truste hathe bene in the Lorde I wyll be glad and reioyse in thy mercy for thou haste coÌ„sydred my trouble and haste knowen my soule in aduersyte Thou hast nat shut me vp in to the haÌ„de of the enemye but hast set my fete i a large rowme Haue mercy vpon me O Lorde for I am in trouble myne eye is consumed for very heuynesse yee my soule and my bely For my lyfe is waxen olde with heuynesse and my yeares with mournynge My strengthe fayleth me because of myne inyquyte and my bones are consumed I became a reprofe amonge all myne enemyes but specyally amonge my neyghbours and they of mine acquaintauÌ„ce were afraied of me and they that dyd se me without fled from me I am forgotten as a deed man which vanisheth out of the ryght waye of theÌ„ that lyue I am become lyke a broken vessel For I haue herde that blasphemye of the multytude euery maÌ„ abhorreth me while they coÌ„spyre together agaynst me and are purposed to take awaye my lyfe But my hope hath bene in the O Lorde I haue sayde thou arte my God My tymes is in thy hande delyuer me from the hande of myne enemies and from them that persecute me Shewe thy seruaunt the light of thy couÌ„tenauÌ„ce
Psalme Oâ— Dauid PLeade thou my cause O Lorde with them that stryue wtth me and fyght thou agaynste them that fyght agaynste me Laye hande vpon the shylde and bucler stande vp to helpe me Brynge forth the speare stope the waye agaynste them that persecute me say vnto my soule I am thy saluacyon Let them be coufounded and put to shame that seke after my soule let them be turned backe brought to confusion that ymagyn myschefe for me Let them be as duste before the wynde and the aungell of the Lorde scateringe them Let theyr way be darke and slippery and let the the aungell of the Lorde persecute them For they haue preuely laied their net to destroy me without a cause yee euen without a cause haue they made a pyt for my soule Let a sodaine destruccion come vpon him vnawares and hys net that he hath layed pryuely catche hym selfe that he maye fall into hys owne myschefe And my soule be ioyfull in the Lorde it shall reioyce in hys saluacyon All my bones shall saye Lorde who is lyke vnto the whiche delyuerest the poore from stronger than hym selfe yee the poore and the wretched from hym that spoileth him False wytnesse dyd ryse vp they lated to my charge thinges that I knowe nat They rewarded me euell for good to the great dyscomforte of my soule Neuerthelesse wheÌ„ they were sicke I put on a sacke cloth and huÌ„bled my soule with fastynge my prayer shal turne into myne owne bosoÌ„ I behaued my self as though it had bene my freÌ„de or my brother I went heuely as one that morneth for his mother But in myne aduersyte they reioysed and gathered them together yee the very abiectes came together agaiÌ„st me vnawares ma kynge mowes at me ceassed not With y â— flatterers were busy mockers which gnas shed agaynst me with theyr tethe Lorde howe longe wylte thou loke vpon this O deliuer my soule from the wicked rumours of them and my dearlynge from the lyons So wyll I geue the thankes in the great congregacyon I wyll prayse the amonge much people O let not them that are mine enemyes tryumphe ouer me for naught nether let them wyncke with theyr eyes that hate me without a cause And why theyr coÌ„monynge is nat for peace but they ymagyn dysceytfull wordes agaynst them that are quyet in the lande They gaped vpon me with their mouthes and sayde fye on the fye on the we dyd se it with oure eyes Thys thou haste sene O Lorde holde nat thy tong then go nat farre fro me O Lorde Awake and stande vp auenge thou my cause my God and my Lorde Iudge me O Lorde my God accordynge to thy ryghtuousnesse and let them not triumphe ouer me Let them not saye in theyr hertes there there so wolde we haue it neyther let them saye we haue ouer come him Let them be put to confusyon and shame that together reioise at my trouble let theÌ„ be clothed with rebuke and dishonoure that boast them sel ues agaynst me Let them be glad and reioyse that fauoure my rightuous dealynge yee let them saye alway blessed be the Lord that willeth the peace of his seruaunte And as for my tonge it shal be talkynge of thy ryghtuones and of thy prayse all the daye longe ¶ The. xxxvi Psalme ¶ To the chauntee of Dauyd the seruaunt of the Lorde MY herte sheweth me the wyckednesse of the vngodly that there is no feare of God before his eies For he flatereth hiÌ„ selfe in his owne syght tyll his abhomynable synne be founde out The wordes of his mouthe are vnryghtuous and full of disceyte he hath lefte of to behaue him selfe well and to do good He ymagyneth myschefe vpon his bedde and hath set him selfe in no good way neyther doth he refuse any thynge that is euyll Thy mercy O Lord reacheth vnto the Heauen and thy trueth vnto the cloudes Thy ryghtuousnes standeth lyke the stronge mountaines thy iudgementes are lyke the greate depe Thou Lorde wylte preserue bothe man beaste Howe excellente is thy mercy O God and the children of men shal put their truste vnder the shadowe of thy wynges They shall be satysfyed with the plentuousnes of thy house and thou shalte gyue them dryncke of thy pleasure as out of the ryuer For with the is the well of lyfe and in thy lyght shall we se lyght O sprede forth thy louynge kyndnes vnto them that knowe the and thy ryghtuousnes vnto theÌ„ that are true of herte O let not the fote of pryde come agaynste me and let nat y â— haÌ„de of the vngodly caste me downe ☞ There are they fallen all that worke wyckednes they are caste downe and shal nat be able to stande ¶ The. xxxvij Psame ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd FRET nat thy self because of the vngodly neyther be thou enuious agaynst the euyll doers For they shall sone be cut downe lyke the grasse and be wythered euen as the grene herbe Put thou thy truste in the Lorde and do good dwel in the lande and â—erely thou shalt be fedde Delyte thou in the Lorde and he shall gyue the thy hertes desyre Commytte thy waye vnto the LORDE and put thy truste in hym and he shall brynge it to passe He shall make thy ryghtuousnesse as cleare as the lyght thy iust dealyng as the none daye Holde the styll in the Lorde and abyde pacyently vpon hym but greue nat thy selfe at hym whose waye dothe prospere and that dothe after euyll councels Leaue of froÌ„ wrath and let go displeasure frete nat thy selfe els shalt thou be moued to do euell Wycked doers shal be roted out and they that pacyently abyde the Lorde shall enherete the lande Yet a lytle whyle and the vngodly shal be cleane gone thou shalte loke after hys place and he shal be awaye But the meke spreted shal possesse the earth and shal be refreshed in muche rest The vngodly seketh couÌ„cel against the iust gnassheth vpon him with his tethe The Lorde shall laughe hym to scorne for he hathe sene that his daies is coÌ„myng The vngodly haue drawen out the swerde and haue bended their bowe to cast downe the poore and nedye and to slee suche as be of ryght conuersacyon Theyr swerde shall go thorowe their owne herte and theyr bowe shal be broken A small thynge that the ryghtuous hathe is better then greate ryches of the vs godly For the armes of the vngodly shal be broken and the Lorde vpholdeth the ryghtuous The Lorde knoweth y â— dayes of the godly and their inheritauÌ„ce shall endure for euer They shall nat be confounded in the peryllous tyme and in the dayes of derth they shal haue ynough As for the vngodly they shal perishe and the enemies of the Lorde shal coÌ„sume ☞ as the fat of laÌ„bes yee euen as the smoke shal they coÌ„sume awaye The vngodly boroweth payeth nat agayne but the rightuous is mercyfull lyberal Such as
Lorde is our defeÌ„ce The holy one of Israel is our Kyng Thou spakest somtyme in vysions vnto thy saiÌ„ctes saidest I haue layed help vpoÌ„ one y â— is mighti I haue exalted one chosen out of the people I haue fouÌ„de Dauid my seruaunt with my holy oyle haue I anointed him My hande shal holde hym faste and myne arme shal strengthen hym The enemye shall nat be able to do hym vyolence the sonne of wyckednesse shal nat hurte hym I shall smyte downe his foes before his face and plage theÌ„ that hate him My trueth also my mercy shal be with hym and in my name shall his horne be exalted I wyll set his dominion also in the see and his ryght hande in the floudes He shall call me thou art my father my God and my sure saluacyon And I wyll make hym my fyrst borne hyer theÌ„ the Kynges of the earth My mercy wyll I kepe for hym for euermore and my couenaunte shall stande fast with hym His sede also wyll I make to endure for euer and hys trone as the dayes of heauen But yf his chyldren forsake my lawe and walke nat in my iudgementes If they breake my statutes and kepe nat my commaundementes I wyll vyset theyr offences with the rodde and theyr synne with scourges Neuerthelesse my louynge kyndnesse wyll I nat vtterly take from hym nor suffre my trueth to fayle My couenaunt wyll I nat breake nor alter the thynge that is gone out of my lyppes I haue sworne once by my holynesse that I wyll nat fayle Dauid Hys sede shall endure for euer and hys seate is lyke as the sonne before me He shall stande faste for euermore as the moone and ☞ as the faythful wytnesse in heauen Selah But thou haste abhorred and for saken thyne anoynted and arte dyspleased at hym Thou haste broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt and caste his crowne to the grounde Thou haste ouerthrowne all his hedges and broken downe his stronge holdes All they that go by the way spoyle him and he is become a rebuke vnto hys neyghbours Thou hast set vp the ryght hande of his enemies and made al his aduersaryes to reâ—oyse Thou hast takeÌ„ awaye the edge of hê swerde and geuest him nat victory in the battayle Thou hast put out his glory cast hys Trone downe to y â— grounde The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened and couered him w t dishonoure Selah Lord how loÌ„ge wilt thou hyde thy selâ—e For euer and shal thy wrath burne lyke fyre O remembre how shorte my tyme is wherfore hast y u made al mâ— for naught What man is he that liueth and shal nat se death And shall he delyuer his owne soule froÌ„ the hande of hell Selah Lorde where are thy olde louing kindnesses which y u sworest vnto Dauyd in thy truethe Remember Lorde the rebuke y â— thy seruauntes haue how I do beare i my bosome thy rebukes of many people Wherwith thyne enemies haue blasphemed the sclaunder the fotesteppes of thyne anoynted Praysed be the Lorde for euermore Amen Amen ¶ The. xc Psalme ¶ A prayer of Moseo the man of God LORDE thou haste bene oure refuge from one generacyon to another Before the mountaynes were broughte forthe or euer the earthe and the worlde were made thou arte God from euerlastynge and worlde without ende Thou causest man to returne vnto contrycion Agayne thou sayest come agayne ye chyldren of men For a thousande yeares in thy syghte are but as yestardaye seinge that is past as a watch in the nyght As sone as thou scatrest them they are euen as a slepe and fade away sodenly lyke the grasse In the mornynge it is grene and groweth vp but in the euenynge it is cut downe âšœ dryed vp and wythered For we consume awaye in thy displeasure and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacyon Thou haste set oure mysdedes before the and our secrete synnes in the lyght of thy countenaunce For when thou arte angrye all oure dayes are gone we brynge our yeares to an ende as it were a tale that is tolde The dayes of oure age are thre score yeares and ten and though men be so stronge that they come to foure score yeares yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so soone passeth it awaye and we are gone â–ª But who regardeth the power of thy wrath for euen therafter as a man feareth so is thy dyspleasure O teach vs to nombre oure dayes that we maye applye oure hertes vnto wysdome Turne the agayne O Lorde at the laste and be gracyous vnto thy seruauntes O satysfye vs with thy mercy and that soone so shall we reioyse and be glad al the dayes of oure lyfe Comforte vs agayne nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs and for the yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersyte Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke and theyr chyldren thy glory and the gloryous maiesty of the Lorde oure God be vpon vs prospere thou the worcke of oure handes vpon vs O prospere thou oure handy worcke The. xcj. Psalme WHo so dwelleth vnder the defence of the moste hyghest shall abide vnder the shadowe of the almyghtye I wyll saye vnto the Lorde Thou arte my hope and my stronge holde my God in hym wyll I truste For he shall delyuer the from the snare of the hunter and frome the noysome pestylence He shal defende the vnder his wynge and thou shalte be safe vnder hys fethers his faythfulnesse and trueth shall be thy shylde and buckeler Thou shalte nat be afrayed for any tertour by nyght nor for the arrowe that flyeth by daye For the pestylence that walketh in the darkenesse nor for the syckenesse that destroyeth in the noone day A thousande shall fall besyde the and ten thousaÌ„de at thy ryght hande but it shal nat come nye the. Yee with thyne eyes shalte thou beholde and se the rewarde of the vngodly For thou Lorde arte my hope thou hast set thyne house of defence very hye There shal no euyl happen vnto the neither shall any plage come nye thy dwellyng For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the to kepe them all thy wayes They shall beare the in theyr handes that thou hurt nat thy fote agaynst a stone Thou shalt go vpon the Lyon and Adder the yonge Lyon and the Dragon shalt thou treade vnder thy fete Because he hath set his loue vpon me therfore shal I deliuer him I shal set hi vp because he hathe knowen my name He shall call vpon me I wyl heare him yee I am with him in trouble I wyll delyuer hym and bryng hym to honoure With longe lyfe wyl I satysfye hym shewe hym my saluacion ¶ The. xcij. Psalme ¶ I Psalme and â—onge for the Sabboth daye IT is a good thynge to gyue thankes vnto the Lorâ—e and to synge prayses vnto thy name O moste hyghest To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse
flowed out so that ryuers ranne in the drye places For why he remembred his holy promes Abraham his seruauÌ„t And he brought forth his people with ioye and his chosen with gladnesse And gaue theÌ„ the landes of the Heathen and they toke the labours of the people in possessyon That they myght kepe his statutes and obserue his lawes Prayse the Lorde ¶ The. cvi Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Geue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous and his mercy endureth for euer Who can expresse the noble actes of the Lorde or shewe forth al his prayse Blessed are they that allwaye kepe iudgement and do ryghteousnes Remembre me O Lorde accordinge to the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people O vyset me with thy saluacyon That I maye se the felycyte of thy chosen reioyse in the gladnesse of thy people and geue thankes with thyne enherytaunce We haue synned with our fathers we haue done amysse and dealte wyckedly Oure fathers regarded nat thy wonders in Egypte nether kepte they thy greate goodnesse in remembrauÌ„ce but were dyssobedient at the see euen at the reed see Neuertheles he helped them for hys names sake that he myght make hys power to be konwne He rebuked the reed see also and it was dryed vp so he led them thorowe the depe as thorowe a wyldernesse And he saued them from the aduersaryes hande and delyuered them from the hande of the enemye As for those that troubled them the waters ouer whelmed them there was nat one of them lefte Then beleued they his wordes and sange prayse vnto hym But within a whyle they forgat his workes and wolde nat abyde his councell But luste came vpon them in the wyldernesse and they teÌ„pted God in the deserte And he gaue them theyr desyre and sent leanesse withall in to theyr soule They angred Moyses also in the tentes and Aaron the sayncte of the Lorde So the earth opened and swalowed by Dathan and couered the congre gacyon of Aberam And the fyre was kyndled in theyr company the flame brente vp the vngodly They made a calfe in Horeb and worshipped the molten ymage Thus they turned theyr glory in to the simylytude of a calfe that eateth haye And they forgat God theyr Sauioure which had done so great thynges i Egypte Wonderous workes in the lande of Ham and fearful thinges by the reed see So he sayde he wolde haue destroyed theÌ„ had nat Moses his chosen stande before hym in that gappe to turne awaye his wraythful indig nacyon leste he shulde destroye them Ye they thought scorne of y e pleasaunt lande and gaue no credence vnto his worde But murmured in theyr tentes and herkened nat vnto the voyce of the Lorde Then lyfte he vp his hande agaynst theÌ„ to ouerthrowe them in the wildernes To cast out theyr sede amonge the nacioÌ„s to scater them in the landes They ioyned them selues vnto Baal Peor eate thofferinges of the deed Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with theyr owne inuencioÌ„s and the plage was greate amonge them Then stode vp Phinehes prayed and so the plage ceased And that was counted vnto him for righteousnesse amonge all po sterites for euermore They angred hym also at the waters of stryfe so that he punyshed Moses for theyr sakes Because they ê“uoked hissprete so y â— he spake vnaduisedly with his lyppes Nether destroied they the Heathen as the Lorde commaunded them But were myngled among the Heathen and lerned theyr workes In so muche that they worshypped theyr ydolles whiche turned to theyr owne decay Yee they offred theyr soÌ„nes and their doughters vnto deuils And shed innocent bloude euen the bloude of theyr sonnes and of their doughters whome they offred vnto the ydols of Canaan and the lande was defyled with bloude Thus were they stayned with theyr owne workes and wente a whorynge with theyr owne inuencions Therfore was the wrath of the Lorde kyndled agaynste his people in so moche that he abhorred hys owne enheritaunce And he gaue them ouer into the hande of the Heathen and they that hated them were lordes ouer them Their enemyes oppressed theÌ„ and had them in subieccion Many a tyme dyd he delyuer them but they rebelled against him with theyr owne inuencions were brought downe in their wyckednesse Neuerthelesse when he sawe their aduersyte he herde their coÌ„playnte He thought vpon his couenaunt and pytied them accordyng vnto the multitude of his mercies yee he made al those that had led them a waye captiue to pytie them Delyuer vs O Lorde our God and gather vs from among the Heathen that we may geue thankes to thy holy name glory in thy prayse Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from euerlastyng and worlde without ende let all people say AmeÌ„ Amen Prayse y â— Lorde ¶ The. cvii. Psalme O Gyue thankes vnto the Lord for he is gracyous and his mercy endureth for euer Let them geue thankes whome the Lorde hathe redemed and delyuered from the hande of the enemye And gathered them out of the laÌ„des from the Easte from the west from the North and from the south They went a straye in the wyldernesse out of the way and founde no cytie to dwell in Hongrie and thrysty their soule faynted in them So they cried vnto the Lorde in theyr trouble and he deliuered theÌ„ from theyr distresse He led them forthe by the ryght waye y t they myght go to the cyte where they dwelt O that men wolde therfore prayse y â— Lorde for his goodnes and declare the wonders y e he doth for the chyldreÌ„ of men For he satisfyed y t emptye soule and fylled the hongry soule with goodnes Such as syt in darckenes in the shadow of death beyng fast bounde in myserye and yron Because they rebelled agaynst the wordes of y e Lorde lyghtly regarded the councel of the most hygest He also brought downe their hert thorowe heuinesse they fel downe and there was none to helpe them So whan they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble he delyuered them out of their distres For he brought them out of darckenesse out of the shadow of death brake their bondes in sonder O that men wolde therfore praise the Lorde for his goodnesse declare the woÌ„ders that he doth for the children of men For he hath broken the gates of brasse and smyten the â—acâ—es of yron i soÌ„der Folysh men are plaged for theyr offeice because of theyr wyckednesse Their soule abhorred al maner of meane and they were euen harde at deathes dore So whaÌ„ they cryed vnto the Lorde in their trouble he delyuered them out of theyr dystresse He sent his worde and healed them and they were saued from theyr destruccyon O that men wolde therfore prayse y e Lorde for his goodnesse and declare the wonders that he doth for the chyldren of men That they
wolde offre vnto hym the sacrifice of thankesgeuynge and tel out hys workes w t gladnes They that go downe to the see in shyppes and occupye their businesse in greate waters These men se the workes of the Lorde and his woÌ„ders in the deape For at hê worde the stormy wind ariseth whiche lyfteth vp the waues therof They are caried vp to the heauen and downe agayne to the deape their soule mel telth awaye because of the trouble They rele to and fro and stacker lyke a droncken man are at theyr wittes ende So whan they crye vnto y e Lord in their trouble he delyuered theÌ„ out of their distresse For he maketh the strome to ceasse so y â— the waues therof are styll TheÌ„ are they glad because they be at rest and so he bringeth them vnto the hauen where they wolde be O that men wolde therfore prayse the Lord for his goodnes and declare the woÌ„dres y t he doth for the chylden of men That they wolde exalte hiÌ„ also in the coÌ„gregacyon of the people and loue him in the seate of the elders Whiche turneth the floudes into a wyldernesse and dryeth vp the water sprynges A fâ—utfull lande maketh he baren for the wyckednesse of them that dwel therin Agayne he maketh the wyldernesse a standynge water and water sprynges of a drye grounde And there he serueth the hongrye that ye skipped lyke rammes ye lytle hylles lyke yong shepe Tremble thou erth at the presence of the Lorde at the preseÌ„ce of the God of Iacob Which turned y â— hard rocke into a standynge water and the flynt stone into a spryngynge well ¶ The. cxv Psalme NOt vnto vs O Lorde nat vnto vs but vnto thy name geue the prayse for thy louing mercy and for thy truthes sake Wherfore shal the Heathen saye where is nowe their God As for oure God he is i heauen he hath done what so euer pleased him Theyr ydoles are syluer and golde euen the worke of mennes handes They haue mouth and speake not eyes haue they and se nat They haue eares heare nat noses haue they and swel nat They haue haÌ„des and haÌ„dle nat fete haue they and walke nat nether speake they thorow theyr throte They y â— make them are lyke vnto them and so are all suche as put theyr trust in them But âšœ house of Israel trust thou in the Lorde he is their succour defence Ye house of Aaron put youre trust in the Lorde he is their helper and defender Ye that feare the Lorde put your trust in the lorde he is theyr helper and defender The Lorde hathe bene myndfull of vs and he shall blesse vs euen he shal blesse y â— house of Israel he shal blesse the house of Aaron He shall blesse them that feare the Lorde both small and great The Lorde shal encrease you more and more you youre chyldren Ye are y â— blessed of the Lord which made heauen earth All the whole heauens are the Lordes the earth hath he geueÌ„ vnto y â— chyldreÌ„ of men The deed prayse nat y â— O Lord nether all they y â— go downe in to the sylence But we wyll prayse the Lorde from thys tyme forthe for euermore ¶ The. cxvj Psalme Prayse the Lorde I Am well pleased that the Lorde hathe herde the voyce of my prayer That he hathe enclyned hys eare vnto me therfore wyll I call vpon hym as longe as I lyue The snares of death coÌ„pased me round about and y â— paynes of hell gat holde vpon me I shal fynde trouble and heuinesse and I shall call vpon the name of the Lorde O Lorde I beseche the delyuer my soule Gracyous is the Lorde and ryghteous yee our God is mercyfull â–ª The Lord preserueth the symple I was in misery and he helped me â–ª Turne agayne then vnto thy rest O my soule for the Lorde hath rewarded the. And why thou hast delyuered my soule from death mine eies from teares and my fete from fallynge I wyll walke before the Lorde in the lande of the liuyng I beleued and therfore wyl I speake but I was fore troubled I sayd in my hast All men are lyers What reward shall I geue vnto the Lorde for all the benefytes y e he hath done vnto me I wyll receaue the cappe of saluacyon and cal vpon the name of the Lorde I wyl paye my vowes nowe in the presence of al hys people ryght deare in the syght of the Lorde is the death of his sayntes Beholde O Lorde howe that I am thy seruaunt I am thy seruauÌ„t and the sonne of thy handmayde thou hast broken my bandes in sonder I wyl offre to the the sacryfyce of thanckesgeuynge and wyl call vpon the name of the Lorde I wyll paye my vowes vnto the Lorde in the sight of al his people in the courtes of the Lordes house euen in the myddes of the O Ierusalem ¶ The. cxvii Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Prayse y â— Lorde al ye HeytheÌ„ prayse him all ye nacyons For his mercyfull kyndnes is euer more and more to warde vs and the truth of the Lorde endureth for euer ¶ The cxviij Psalme ¶ Prayse the Lorde O Geue thanckes vnto the Lorde for he hys gracyous because hys mercy endureth for euer Let Israell nowe confesse âšœ that he is gracyous and that hys mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron nowe confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yee let them nowe that feare confesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the Lorde in trouble and the Lorde herd me at large The Lord is on my syde I wyll nat feare what man can do to me The Lorde taketh my parte with them that helpe me therfore shal I se my desyre vpon myne enemyes It is better to trust in the Lord then to put any coÌ„fydence in man It is better to trust in the Lorde then to put any confydence in prynces All nacions compassed me rounde about but in y â— name of y â— Lorde wyl I destroy theÌ„ They kepte me iÌ„ on euery syde they * kept me in I say on euery syde but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They came aboute me lyke bees and are extincte euen as the fyre among the thornes for in y â— name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them ☞ Thou haste thrust sore at me that I myght fall but the Lorde was my helpe The Lorde is my strength my song and is become my saluacion The voyce ofioye and healthe is in the dwellynges of the ryghtuous the ryght hande of the Lord bringeth mightie thinges to passe The ryght hande of the Lorde hath the preemynence the ryght hande of y â— Lord bryngeth myghtye thynges to passe I wyll nat dye but lyue declare the workes of the Lorde The Lorde hath chastened and correcte me but he
the preste the sonne of Emer chefe in the house of the Lorde harde Ieremy preache so sted fastly he smote Ieremy put hym in the stockes that are by the hye gate of Ben Iamin in the house of the Lorde The nexte daye folowynge Phashur brought Ieremy out of the stockes agayne Then sayde Ieremye vnto hym The Lorde shall call the nomore Phashur that is excellente and increasynge but Magor that is fearfull and afrayed euery where For thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I wyll make the afrayed euen thy selfe and all that fauoure the whiche shall perysh with the swearde of theyr enemyes euen before thy face And I wyll geue whole Iuda vnder the power of the kynge of Babylon which shal carye some vnto Babylon presoners and sleye some with the swearde Moreouer all the substaunce of thys lande all theyr precyous and gorgeous workes all costlynesse and all the tresure of the Kynges of Iuda wyll I geue into the handes of theyr enemyes whiche shall spoyle them carie them vnto Babylon But as for the O Phashur thou shalt be caryed vnto Babylon with all thyne housholde and to Babylon shalt thou come where thou shalt dye and be buryed thou and all thy fauourers to whom thou hast preached lyes O Lorde If I am disceaued theÌ„ hast thou disceaued me thou haste dealte strongly and hast preuayled and makest me strong agayn All the daye longe am I despysed and laughen to scorne of euery man because I haue now preached longe agaynst malycious Tyranny shewed theÌ„ of destruccyon For the which cause they cast the worde of the Lord in my teeth and take me euer to the worst Wherfore I thought from hence forth nat to speake of him nor to preach any more in his name But the worde of the Lorde was a very burnynge fyre in my herte and in my bones whiche when I wolde haue stopped I myght nat For why I harde so many derisions blasphemies yee euen of myne owne companions and of suche as were conuersaunte with me whiche wente aboute to make me afrayed sayinge vpon hym let vs go vpon hym to feare hym and make hym holde his tonge that we maye ouercome him and be auenged of hym But the Lorde stode by me lyke a myghtye gyaunte therfore my persecutours fell and coulde do no thynge They shall be sore confounded for they haue done vnwysely they shall haue an euerlastynge shame And nowe O Lord of Hostes thou righteous sercher whiche knowest the reynes and the very hertes let me se theÌ„ punished for vnto the I commytte my cause Synge vnto the Lorde and prayse him for he hathe delyuered the soule of the oppressed froÌ„ the hande of the vyolent Cursed be the day wherin I was borne vnhappye be the daye wherin my mother brought me forth Cursed be the man that brought my father the tydinges to make him glad saying thou haste gotton a sonne Lette it happen vnto that man as to the cyties whiche the Lorde turned vp syde downe when he had hearde longe the wycked rumoure of them because he slewe me nat as sone as I cam out of my mothers wombe and because my mother was nat my graue her self that the byrth myght nat haue come out but remayned styll in her Wherfore cam I forth of my mothers wombe To haue experience of laboure and sorowe and to leade my lyfe with shame CAPI XXI He ê“phecieth that zadekiah shall be takeÌ„ â— the cytie burned THESE are the wordes y â— the Lorde spake vnto Ieremy what tyme as kyng Zedekiah sent vnto him Phashur the sonne of Melchias and Sophonias the sonne of Maasias preste sayinge Aske councell at the Lorde we praye the of oure behalfe for Nabuchodonosor the kynge of Babylon besegeth vs yf the Lorde peraduenture wyll deale with vs accordynge to his meruelous power take hym from vs. Then spake Ieremy Geue Zedekias this answere Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel beholde I wyll turne backe the weapens that ye haue in youre handes wherwith ye fyght agaynste the kynge of Babylon the Caldees which besege you rouÌ„de aboute the walles and I wyll brynge them together into the myddest of this cyrie and I myselfe wyll fyght agaynst you with an outstretched hande with a myghtie arme in greate displeasure and terrible wrath wyll smyte them that dwel in this cytie ye bothe men and catell shall dye of a greate pestilence And after thys sayeth the Lorde I shall delyuer Zedekias the kyng of Iuda and his seruantes his people and suche as are escaped in the cytie from the pestilence swearde and honger into the power of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Babylon Yee into the handes of theyr enemyes into y â— handes of those that folowe vpoÌ„ theyr lyues which shal smyte theÌ„ w t the swearde they shal nat pytie them they shal nat spare them they shall haue no mercy vpon them And vnto this people y u shalt saye Thus sayeth the Lorde beholde I laye before you the waye of lyfe and deathe Who so abydeth in thys cytie shal perish ether with the swearde with honger or with pestileÌ„ce But who so goeth out to holde on the Chaldees parte that besege it he shall saue hys lyfe and shall wynne his soule for a praye For I haue set my face agaynste this cytie sayeth the Lorde to plage it and to do it no good It must be geuen into the hande of the kynge of Babylon and be brent with fyre And vnto the house of the kynge of Iuda saye thus Heare the worde of y â— lorde O thou house of Dauid for thus saieth the Lorde Ministre ryghteousnes and that soone delyuer the oppressed from violente power or euer my terryble wrath breake out lyke a fyre and burne so that no man maye quench it because of the wyckednes of your ymaginacyons Beholde sayeth the Lorde I wyll come vpoÌ„ you that dwell in the valleies rockes and feldes and saye Tush who wyl make vs afrayed or who wyll come into oure houses For I wyll vyset you sayeth the Lorde because of the wyckednes of your inuencyons wyll kyndle suche a fyre in youre wod as shall consume all that is aboute you ¶ He exorteth the Kynge of Iuda to iudgemeÌ„t and ryghteousnes Why Ierusalem to brought into captyuyte The death of Selum the sonne of Iosua is prophecyed CAPI XXII THus sayde the Lorde Goo downe into the house of the kynge of Iuda and speake there these wordes and saye Heare the worde of the Lorde thou kynge of Iuda that syttest in the kyngly seate of Dauid thou and thy seruauÌ„tes and thy people that go in and out at thys gate Thus the Lorde commaundeth kepe equyte and ryghteousnesse delyuer the oppressed from the power of the vyolent do nat greue nor oppresse the straunger the fatherlesse nor the wyddowe shedde no innocent bloude in thys place And yf ye kepe
a great trouble in the laÌ„de of Israel at that tyme. The very fyshes in the set the foules of the ayre the beastes of the felde and all the men that are vpon the earth shall tremble for feare of me The hylles also shall be turned vp syde downe the stayres of stone shal fal al walles shal syncke to the grounde I wyl cal for a swearde vpon them in al my mountaynes sayeth the Lorde God so that euery mans swearde shall be vpon another With pestylence and bloude wyl I punishe him stormy rayne and hayle stones fyre and brymstone wyll I cause to rayne vpon him and all his heape yee and vpon all that greate people that is with hym Thus wyll I be magnyfyed honoured and knowen amonge the Heathen that they may be sure howe that I am the Lorde ¶ He sheweth the destruccyon of Gog and Magog The graue of Gog and of his hooste He prophecyeth that Gog and his company shal be deuouted of byrdes and beastes Wherfore the house of Israell is wasted Their bryngynge agayne from captâ—uite is promysed CAPI XXXIX THerfore O thou sonne of man prophecye agaynst Gog and speake Thus sayeth the Lorde God Beholde O Gog thou chefe prynce at Mesech and Tuball I wyl vpon the and ☞ punyshe the with sixe plages and leade the from the North partes and brynge the vp to the mountaynes of Israel As for thy bowe I wyll smyte it out of thy left hande and cast thyne arowes out of thy ryght hande Thou with al thyne heape all the people that is with y â— must fall vpon the mountaynes of Israell Then wyll I geue the vnto foules and wylde beastes of the felde to be deuoured there must thou lye vpon the felde for euen I the Lord haue spoken it sayeth the Lorde God Into Magog and amonge those that syt so carelesse in the Iles wyll I sende a fyre they shal knowe that I am the Lord I wyl make also the name of my holynesse to be knoweÌ„ among my people of Israel I wyl not let my holy name be euyll spoken of any more but the very Hethen also shal knowe that I am the Lorde the holy one of Israel Beholde it commeth and shall be fulfylled in dede sayeth the Lorde God This is the daye wherof I haue spokeÌ„ They that dwell in the cyties of Israel shall go forth and set fyre vpon the weapeÌ„s and burne them shyldes and speres bowes and arowes bylles clubbes seuen yeares shall they be burnyng therof so that they shal els bryng no stickes frome the felde neyther haue nede to hewe downe any out of y â— wod For they shal haue weapens ynow to burne They shall robbe those that robbed theÌ„ and spoyle those that spoyled them sayeth the Lorde God At the same tyme wyll I geue vnto Gog a place to beburied in in Israel eueÌ„ the val ley where thorowe men go from the Easâ— to shall abhorre it There shall Gog and al his people be buried and it shal be called the valley of the people of Gog. Seuen monethes longe shall the house of Israell be buryenge of them that they maye clense the lande Yee all the people of the lande shall burye them O it shal be a glorious daye when I get me that honoure sayeth the Lorde God They shal ordayne meÌ„ also to be deed buriers euer goynge thorow the lande and appoynt them certayne places to bury those in whiche remayne vpon the felde that the lande maye be clensed From ende to ende shal they seke and that seuen monethes long Nowe those that go thorowe the lande where they se a mans bone they shall set vp a token by it tyll the deed buriers haue buryed it also in the valley of the people of Gog. And the name of the cite shal be called Hamonah Thê° shal they make the lande clene And thou sonne of man thus sayeth the Lorde God Speake vnto al the foules and euery byrde yee and to all the wylde beastes of the felde heape you together and come gather you rounde aboute vpon my slaughter that I haue slayne for you euen a great slaughter vpon the mountaynes of Israell eate fleshe and dryncke bloude Ye shal eate the fleshe of the worthies drynck the blode of the prynces of the lande of the wethers of the lambes of the goates and of the Oxen that be al slayne at Basan Eate the fat your bely full and dryncke bloude tyll ye be droÌ„ken of the slaughter whiche I haue slayne vnto you Fyll you at my table with horses and stronge horsemen with captaynes and all men of warre sayeth the Lorde God I wyll brynge my glory also amonge the Gentyles that all the Heathen maye se my iudgement that I haue kept and my hande whiche I haue layde vpon them that the house of Israel my knowe how that I am the Lorde theyr God from that daye forthe And the Heathen shal know that where as the house of Israel were led into captiuite it was for their wickednes sake because they offended me For the whiche cause I hyd my face from them and deliuered them into the handes of their enemyes that they myght al be slayne with the swearde â–ª Accordyng to theyr vncleÌ„nesse and vnfaythfull dealynges so haue I entreated them and hyd my face from them Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Now wyll I bryng agayne the captiues of Iacob haue mercy vpon the whole house of Israel and be â—â—â—ous for my holy names sake All theyr confusion offence that they haue done agaynst me shall be taken awaye and so safely shall they dwell in theyr lande that no man shal make them afrayed And when I haue brought them agayne from among the people when I haue gathered them together out of their enemies landes and am praysed in them before many Heathen then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde their God whiche suffred them to be led into captiuite amonge the Heathen but nowe haue brought them agayne into theyr owne laÌ„de and not lefte one of them yonder After that wyll I hyde my face nomore from theÌ„ but wyl poure out my sprete vpoÌ„ the house of Israel sayeth the Lorde God ¶ The restorynge of the cytyes and of the temple that was to come is shewed vnto the Prophete CAPI XL. IN the. xxv yeare of our captyuite in the begynnyng of the yeare the. x. day of the moneth that is the. xiiij yeare after that the cyte was smyten downe the same daye came the hande of the Lorde vpon me and caryed me forth euen into y e lande of Israel brought he me in the vysyons of God set me downe vpon a maruelous hye mountayne wherevpon there was a buyldynge as it had bene of a cyte towarde the North. Thyther he caried me and behold there was a maÌ„ whose similitude was lyke brasse whiche had a threde of flax in his hande and meterodde also He stode in
with her And in the first nyght rost the liuer of the fysh the deuel shal be dryuen awaye The secoÌ„de night shalt thou be receaued into the company of the holy patriarkes The thyrde night shalt thou optayne y â— blyssyng of God so that whole chyldren shal be borne of you After the thyrde nyght take the mayden in the feare of God and more for the desyre of chyldren then for any fleshly lust that in the sede of of Abraham thou mayest optaine the blessynge in chyldren ¶ Yonge Tobias and the Aungell come to the house of Raguell He requyieth Raguels daughter to wyfe and obtayneth her CAPI VII THen wente they into Raguell whiche receaued them ioyfully And when Raguel loked vpon Tobias he sayde vnto Anna hys wyfe Howe lyke is thys yong man vnto my systers sonne And when he had spoken thys he sayde whence be ye good brethren They sayde Of the trybe of Nephthaly out of the captyuyte of Nyniue Then sayde Raguel vnto them know ye my brother Tobias They sayde yee we knowe hym well And when he had spoken muche good of hym the Aungell sayde vnto Raguell Tobias of whome thou askest is thys yonge mans father Then Raguell bowed himselfe downe and wepte toke hym aboute the necke and kyssed hym and sayde Gods blessynge haue thou my sonne for thou arte the sonne of a good verteous man And Anna his wyfe Sara hys daughter wepte also Now wheÌ„ they had talked together Raguel bad kyll a wether and to make a feste And when he prayed them to syt downe to dynner Tobias sayd I will nether eat nor dryncke here thys daye excepte thou fyrste grauÌ„t me my peticion promise me to geue me thy daughter Sara When Raguel herd thê he was astonied for he knew what had happened vnto the other seuen men y e went in vnto her and he beganne to feare that it shulde chauÌ„ce vnto him also in lyke maner And whyle he stode so in doute and gaue the yonge man no answere the aungel saide vnto him Feare not to geue him thy daughter for vnto this man that feareth God beloÌ„geth thy daughter to wife therfore might none other haue her Then sayde Raguell I doute not but God hathe accepted my prayers and teares in his sight I trust he caused you to come vnto me for y â— same intent that thys daughter of myne myghte be maryed in her owne kinred accordynge to the lawe of Moses And now dowte thou not but I wyll geue her vnto the So he toke the ryght hande of hys daughter and gaue her into the ryght hand of Tobias and saide The God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob be with you ioyne you together and fulfyll hys blessyng in you And they toke a letter and made a wrytyng of the mariage And theÌ„ made they mery and praysed God And Raguell called Anna hys wyfe vnto hym and bad her prepare another chamber and thither he brought Sara his daughter and she wepte Then sayde be vnto her Be of good chere my daughter the Lord of heauen geue the ioye for the heuynes that thou hast suffred ¶ The Angel bindeth the deuyl Tobias exhorteth his wife to prater they pray thre dayes before they lye together CAPI VIII NOwe after that they had supped they brought the yong man into her Then thought Tobias vpon the wordes of the Aungell and toke out of hys bagge a pece of the lyuer of the fyshe and layed it vpon the hote coales So the Aungell Raphaell toke holde of the deuell and sente hym awaye and bounde hym in the wyldernes of the byer Egypt Then spake Tobias vnto the vyrgyn and sayde Up Sara let vs make oure prayer vnto God to day to morowe and ouermorowe for these thre nyghtes wyll we reconcyle ourselues with God and whan the thyrde nyght is past we shal ioyne together in dutye of maryage For we are the chyldren of holy men and we maye not come together as the Heathen that knowe not God Then stode they vp both together and besought God earnestly that he wolde preserue them And Tobias sayde O Lorde God of oure fathers praysed be thou of heauen and earth of the see welles floudes and of all thy creatures y â— be therin Thou madest Adam of the moulde of the earthe and gauest him Eua for an helper And now Lord thou knowest that it is not because of voluptuousnes y â— I take thê syster of myne to wyfe but only for the loue of chyldren in whoÌ„ thy name be blessed for euer And Sara sayde haue mercy vpon vs O Lorde haue mercy vpoÌ„ vs and let vs both come whole and sounde together to a good age And aboute y â— cocke crowynge it happened that Raguel called his seruauÌ„tes and they wente with hym to make a graue For he sayde it is chaunced now vnto hym peraduenture as it did vnto the other seueÌ„ meÌ„ that went in vnto her Now when they had made y â— graue Raguel came agayne to hys wyfe and sayde vnto her sende one of thy maydens to loke yf he be deed that I maye burye hym afore it be lyght daye So she seÌ„t a mayden to se which when she came into y e chaÌ„ber founde them whole and sounde slepyng together And so she came againe and brought good tydinges Then Raguel and Anna hys wyfe praysed the Lord and sayd Praysed be y â— O Lorde God of Israell for it is not happened vnto vs as we thought For thou haste dealte mercyfully with vs and put awaye froÌ„ vs the enemye that persecuted vs and hast shewed mercy vnto yoÌ„der two beloued O Lorde cause them to magnify the more perfectly and to offre the sacryfyce of thy prayse and of theyr health that all people may knowe that thou only arte God in all the earthe And immediatly Raguel commaunded hys seruauntes to fyll the graue that they had made with earth a fore it was lyght and bade hys wyfe prepare a feaste and to make redy all thynges that were necessary for meate to such as wente by the waye He caused two fat kyne also and foure wethers to be slayne and meates to be prepared for all his neyhbours and frendes And Raguel charged Tobias to remaine with hiÌ„ two wekes As for all the good that he had he gaue Tobias the halfe of it made thys wrytynge that the halfe whiche remayned shulde fall vnto Tobias after theyr death ¶ The aungel goeth to Gabellus at the desyre of Tobias which desyuereth the letter and receaueth the â—uonye CAPI IX THEN Tobias called vnto hym the Aungell whome he thought to haue bene a man and sayde vnto hym Brother Azarias I praye the herken vnto my wordes Yf I shulde geue my selfe to be thy seruaunte I shal not deserue thy prouidence Neuerthelesse I beseche the that thou wylt take the beastes and the seruauntes and go vnto Gabelus in rages the cyte of Medes and deliuer hym his hand wrytyng
she may eate and drincke wine and be mery with him Unto whome Iudith answered Who am I that I shulde saye my Lorde naye whatsoeuer is good before his eyes I shall do it and loke what is hys pleasure that shall I thyncke well done as longe as I lyue So she stode vp and deckte her self with her apparell and wente in and stode before him And Holofernes herte was whole moued so that he brent in desyre towarde her And Holofernes sayd vnto her dryncke now and syt downe and be mery for thou haste founde fauoure before me Then sayde Iudith Syr I wyll dryncke for my mynde is meryer to daye then euer it was in all my lyfe And she toke and dyd eate and drancke before him y â— thinges y â— her mayden had prepared for her And Holofernes was mery w t her and drancke more wine then euer he did afore in his lyfe ¶ Holofernes slepetâ—â— for very dronckeÌ„neâ— and Iudith cut â—eth of his heade â—nd goeth ther with to her owne people of whoâ—â— she is râ—â—â—yued with â—oy They geue thaÌ„kes vnto God 〈◊〉 theyr deliueraunce Iudith speaketh vnto Achior Which maruâ—leth at her feâ—â—e done to Holofernes CAPI XIII NOwe when it was late in the nyght his seruauntes made haste euery man to his lodgynge And Uagao shut the Chambre dores and wente his waye for they were all ouerladen with wyne So was Iudith alone in the chambre As for Holofernes he laye vpon the bed all droncken and of verye dronckeÌ„nes fel a slepe Then commaunced Iudith her mayden to stande without before the dore to waite And Iudith stode before the bed makynge her prayer with tearess moued her lyppes secretely sayde Strengthen me O Lorde God of Israel haue respecte vnto the workes of my haÌ„des in this houre y â— thou mayest set vp thy cyte of Ierusalem lyke as y â— haste promysed O grauÌ„te that by the I may perfourme y â— thyng which I haue deuysed thorowe the beleue that I haue in the. And when she had spokeÌ„ thys she went to the bedsteade lowsed the swerde that hanged vpon it drew it out TheÌ„ toke she holde of the hearrye lockes of hys heade and sayd Strengthen me O Lorde God in this hour with that she gaue him two strokes vpon the necke and smote of his head Then toke she the canapy away rolled the deed body asyde Immediatly she gather forth delyuered y e head of Holofernes vnto her maideÌ„ bad her put it in her wallet And so these two wente forth together after theyr custome as though they wolde pray so passed by the host came thorow the valey vnto the porte of the cytye And Iudyth cryed a farre of vnto the watchemeÌ„ vpon the walles OpeÌ„ the gates sayde she for God is w t vs which hath shewed his power â— Israel And when they hearde her voyce they called the elders of the cite together And they came aâ— to mete her lytle great yonge olde for they thoughte not y â— she shulde haue come so sone So they lyghted candels gathered a boute her euery â—hone but she wente vp into an hye place and caused sylence to be proclamed When euery man now helde hys tonge Iudith sayde O prayse the Lord our God for he hath not despysed nor forsaken them that put their trust in him in me his handmaideÌ„ he hath perfourmed his mercy which he promysed vnto the house of Israel yee in my hand thys same nyght hath he slayne the enemye of hys people And with that she toke forth the head of Holofernes out of the wallet and shewed it them sayinge Beholde the heade of Holofernes the captayne of the Assyryans and thys is the canapy wherin he laye in his dronckeÌ„nes where the Lord our God hath slayne hâ— by the hande of a woman But as truly as the Lorde liueth his Angell hath kepte me goynge thyther remaynyng there coÌ„mynge hyther agayne frome thence And the Lord hath not suffred me his hand mayden to be defyled but without any fylthines of sine hath he brought me agayne vnto you that with great vyctorye so y â— I am escaped and ye delyuered O geue thankes vnto him euerychone for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer So they praysed the Lorde al together gaue thaÌ„kes vnto him And to her they said The Lorde hath blessed the in his power for thorow the he hath brought our enemyes to naught And Ozias the chefe ruler of y â— people of Israel said vnto her Blessed art thou daughter of the Lord the hye God aboue all wemen vpon earth Blessed be y â— Lord the maker of heauen earth which hath gyded y â— a ryght to wouÌ„de and to smyte of the head of the Captayne of oure enemyes For this daye he hath made thy name so honourable y e thy prayse shal neuer come out of the mouth of meÌ„ which shal alwaye remembre the power of the Lorde seying thou hast not spared thyne owne self but put the in â—eopardy consideryng the anguysh and trouble of thy people and so hast helped theyr fall before God our Lorde And all the people sayd Amen Amen Achior also was called he came Then sayde Iudith vnto hym The God of Israel vnto whoÌ„ y u gauest witnes y â— he wolde be aueÌ„ged of his enemyes euen he hath this nyght thorow my hand smytten of y â— head of all the vnfaythfull And that y u mayest se y e it so is beholde this is y â— head of Holofernes which in his presumptuous pryde despysed y â— God of the people of Israell threatened the w t destruceyoÌ„ saying wheÌ„ y â— people of Israel is taken I shall cause y â— also to be styckâ—e with the swerde When Achior sawe Holofernes head he fell downe vpoÌ„ his face to y â— grouÌ„de for very anguyshe feare so y â— he sowned w t all But after y â— he was come agayne to hym self he fel downe before her and praysed her saying Blessed art thou of thy God in al the tabernacles of Iacob for all the people that here of thy name shall prayse the God of Israel because of the. ¶ The councel of Iudith Achior beynge an Heathen man turneth to God The Assirians are afrayed of the Iewes CAPI XIIII IUdith sayde vnto all the people â–ª BrethreÌ„ heare me Styck vp this heade vpon our walles when the SuÌ„ne ariseth take euery man his weapeÌ„ fall out vyolently not as though ye wolde go besyde theÌ„ but to reÌ„ne vpon theÌ„ with vyoâ—eÌ„ce When the spyes â— the â—entes se thys they shall of necessyte be compelled to â—le backward and to rayse vp their captayne to the batayle So when their captaynes come into Holofernes paâ—ylyon and fynde y â— dead body wrapped in y â— bloude fearfulnes shall fall vpon them and wheÌ„ ye perceyue that they flye folow theÌ„ without al care for God shal
voyce â–ª The mountaynes shall moue from the foâ—â— â–ª dacyons with the waters the stony Rockes shall melt before the lyke waxe But they y â— fere the shal be great with the in al thynges Wo vnto the people that â—ise vp against my generacyon for the Almyghtye Lorde wyll auenge hym selfe of them and in the daye of Iudgement wylhe vyset theÌ„ For he shal geue fire wormes into their flesh that they may burne and fele it for euermore After thys it happened that after the victory al the people came to Ierusalem to geue prayse and thanckes vnto the Lorde And when they were puryfyed they offred all theyr brentsacryfyces and theyr promysed offrynges And Iudith offred all Holofernes weapeÌ„s and al the Iewels that the people had geuen her and the canapy that she toke from hys bed and hanged them vp vnto the Lorde The people was ioyful as the vse is and thys ioye by reason of the victory with Iudith endured thre monethes So after these dayes euery man wente home agayne and Iudith was in great reputacyon at Bethulia and ryght honorably taken in al the land of Israel Unto her vertue also was chastyte ioyned so that after her husbande Manasses dyed she neuer knew man all the dayes of her lyfe Upon the hye solempne dayes she wente out with greate worshyppe She dwelt in her husbaÌ„des house an hundred and fyue yeare left her hand maiden frâ— and dyed and was buryed besyde her husband in Bethulia And al the people mourned for her seuen dayes So long as she lyued there was none that troubled Israell many yeares also after her death The daye wherin this vyctory was gotten was solempâ—y holden and rekened of the Iewes in the noÌ„â—er of the holy dayes and it is yet greatly holden of y â— Iewes euer seÌ„ce vnto thê day ¶ The ende of the Booke of Iudyth ⧠The reaste of the Chapters of the boke of Esther which are nether founde in the Hebrue nor in the Chalde ¶ The dreame of Mardocheus ¶ The. xi Chapter after the Latyn MArdocheus the sonne of Iair the soÌ„ne Semei the soÌ„ne of Cisei of y â— tribe of BeÌ„â—aâ—in a Iew which had his dwellâ—ge iÌ„ the cite of Susis a maÌ„ of great reputacion excellent amoÌ„ge al them y â— were in the kinges court â–ª Neuertheles he was one of the presoners whoÌ„ Nabuchodonosor y â— kyng of BabiloÌ„ had caried away froÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ vnto Babilon w t Iechonias the king of Iuda In the secoÌ„de yeare of y â— raigne of great Artaxerses in the fyrst daye of the moneth Nisan had this Mardocheus such a dreme He thought he herde a greate tempest horrible thoÌ„derclappes erthquakes great vproure in the land and that he sawe two great dragons ready to fyght one agaynst another Theyr crye was greate At the whiche roaryng and crye all Heathen were vp to fight against the righteous people And the same day was ful of darcknes and very vncleare full of trouble and anguyshe yee a greate fearfulnes was there in all the lande The ryghteous were amased for they feared the plage and euyl that was deuised ouer them and were at a pointe with theÌ„ selues to dye So they cryed vnto God and whyle they were crienge y â— lytle wel grewe into a great ryuer into many waters And with that it was day the suÌ„ne rose vp againe And the lowly were exalted deuoured the gloryous proude Now when Mardocheus had sene thys dreame he awoke mused stedfastly in his hert what God wolde do and so he desyred to knowe al the matter â— his mynde was therupon vntyll the night ¶ Mardocheus vâ—â—â—â—eth the â—reason deuysed against the Kyng and to therfore rewarded of hym CAPI XII AT the same tyme dwelt Mardocheus with Bagatha and Tares in the kynges courte the kynges ChaÌ„berlaines porters of the palace But when he hearde their deuyce had dylygently consydered theyr ymaginacioÌ„s he perceaued y â— they wente a â–ª bout to lay their cruel haÌ„des vpoÌ„ the kyng Artaxerses and so he certifyed y â— king therof Then caused the Kynge to examen the two gelded with tormentes And when they had graunted it they were put to death This the kinge caused to be put in y â— Cronicles for an euerlasting remeÌ„braunce and Mardocheus wrote vp y â— same matter So the kynge commaunded that Mardocheus shulde remaine in the court for this faithfulnes of hys he gaue him a rewarde But AmaÌ„ the sonne of Amadathu the Agagite which was holden in great honour reputacion iÌ„ the kinges court vndertoke to hurt Mardocheus his people because of the two ChaÌ„berlaines that were put to death ¶ The copy of the letters of Artaxerses agaist the Iewes The prayer of Mardocheus CAPI XIII THe great king Artaxerses which raigneth froÌ„ Iuda vnto Ethiopia ouer an hâ—dreth and seuen twentye laÌ„des sendeth his fredly salutacyon vnto all the Princes and debites of the countrees which be subiecte vnto hys domynion When I was maâ—e lord ouer many people had subdued the whole earthe vnto my domynyon my mynde was not with crueltye and wronge to exalte my self by the reason of my power but purposed with equyte alwaye and gentylnes to gouerne those that be vnder my iurisdiccyon and wholy to set them in a peceable lyfe and therby to brynge my Kyngdome vnto tranquilyte that men might safely go thorowe on euery syde and to renue peace agayne which al men desyre Nowe when I asked my couÌ„celers how these thinges might be brough to a good ende there was one by vs excelleÌ„t in wysdome whose good wyl trueth and faythfulnes hath oft bene shewed and proued whiche was also y â— princypall and next vnto the kynge Aman by name which certifyed vs how that in al laÌ„des there was scatred abrode a rebellious folke that made statutes lawes agaynste all other people and haue alwaye despysed the proclamed commaundementes of Kynges and how that for thys cause it were not to be suffred that such rule shulde contynue by you and not to be put downe Seynge now we perceaue the same that this people alone are contrary vnto euery man vsyng strauÌ„ge and other maner of lawes withstande oure statutes and doinges and go aboute to stablysh shrewed matters that our kingdome shuld neuer come to good estate and stedfastnes Therfore haue we commaunded that all they that are appoynted in wrytynge and shewed vnto you by AmaÌ„ whiche is ordeyned and set ouer all oure landes and the most pryncypall nexte vnto the kynge and in maner as a father shal w t theyr wyues and chyldren be destroyed and roted oute with the swerde of they re enemyes and aduersaries that there shall be no mercy shewed and no man spared And this shal be done the. xiiij day of the moâ—leth called Adar of thys yeare that they which of olde and now also haue euer bene rebellious maye in one daye with vyolence be thrust downe into
thou done that Or who wyll staÌ„de agaynst thy iudgemente Or who wyl come before thy face an auenger of vnryghtuous meÌ„ Or who wyl blame y â— if y â— people perysh whoÌ„ y u hast made For there is none other god but y u that carest for al thingê y â— thou mayest declare how that thy iudgemeÌ„t is not vnright There darre nether king nor tyrauÌ„t in thy syght require accoÌ„ptes of them whom thou hast destroyed For so muche then as thou art ryghtuous thy selfe y u ordrest all thynges ryghtuouslye punishest euen him that hathe not deserued to be punyshed takest him for a strauÌ„ger and an aleauÌ„t in the lande of thy power For thy power is the begynnynge of ryghtuousnes and because thou art Lorde of all thinges therfore art thou gracious vnto al. When meÌ„ thinke y â— not to be of a full strength thou declarest thy power and boldly deliuerest thou theÌ„ ouer that knowe the not But thou Lord of power iudgest quietly and ordrest vs with great worship for thou maiest do as thou wylte By suche workes nowe hast thou taught thy people that a man also shulde be iuste louynge and hast made thy chyldren to be of a good hope for euen when thou iudgest thou geuest rowme to amende from synnes For in so muche as thou hast punyshed and with such diligence deliuered the enemies of thy seruauntes whiche were worthy to dye where thorowe thou gauest them tyme and place of amendement that they myght turne from their wyckednes with how great dyligeÌ„ce then punishest thou thyne owne chyldreÌ„ vnto whose fathers thou hast sworne made couenauntes of good promyses So where as thou doest but chasten vs thou punishest our enemyes diuerse wayes to the intente that when we punyshe we shulde remembre thy goodnesse when oure selues are punyshed to put our trust in thy mercy Wherfore where as men haue lyued ignorauntly vnryghtuously thou hast punyshed theÌ„fore euen thorow y â— same thynges y â— they worshypped For they wente astraye very longe in the waye of errour helde the beastes which euen their enemyes despysed for goddes lyuinge as chyldren of no vnder standyng Therfore hast thou sente a scornefull punyshment among theÌ„ as amonge the chyldreÌ„ of ignoraunce As for suche as wolde not be refourmed by those scornes and rebukes they felt the worthy punyshmeÌ„t of God For the thynges that they suffred they bare them vnpaciently beyng not content in theÌ„ but vnwyllyng And when they peryshed by the same thinges y t they toke for goddes they knowledged then that there was but one true God whom afore they wold not know therfore came the ende of theyr damnacyon vpon them ¶ At thynges be vayne excepte the knowledge of God Idolaters and Idoles are mocked CAPI XIII VAyne are al men which haue not knowledge of God as were they that out of the good thynges whyche are sene knewe not hym y â— of hym selfe is euerlastyng Neyther toke they so much regarde of the workes that are made as to knowe who was the craftesman of them but some toke the fyre some the winde or ayre some the course of the starres some the water some toke Sunne and Moone or the lyghtes of heauen which rule the earth for goddes But though they had suche pleasure in theyr beuty that they thought them to haue bene goddes yet shuld they haue knowen howe muche more fayrer he is that made them For the maker of bewtye hath ordayned all these thynges Or yf they marueled at the power and worckes of them they shulde haue perceyued therby that he whiche made these thynges is myghtyer then they For by the greatenesse and bewty of the creatures the maker therof may playnely be knowen Notwithstandynge they are the lesse to be blamed that seke God and wolde fynde hym and yet mysse And why for so muche as they go about in his worckes and seke after theÌ„ it is a token that they regarde and holde moche of his workes that are sene howbeit they are not wholy to be excused For yf theyr vnderstandyng knowledge be so great that they can discerne the world and the creatures why do they not rather fynde out the Lorde therof But vnhappye are they and amonge the deade is theyr hope that call them Goddes whiche are but the workes of mens handes golde syluer and the thynge that is founde out by connynge the similitudes of beastes or any vayne stone that hath bene made by hande of olde Or as whaÌ„ a carpeÌ„ter cutteth downe a tree out of the wod and pareth of the barke of it coÌ„ningly so w t the one ê‘te maketh a vessel to be vsed dresseth meat w t the resydue As for the other parte y â— is lefte which is ê“fytable for nothing for it is a croked pece of wod full of knobbes he carueth it diligently thorowe his vanite according to the knowledge of his coÌ„nnyng he geueth it some proporcyon fashyoneth it after the si militude of a maÌ„ or maketh it like some beast straketh it ouer with redd and paynteth it loke what foule spot is in it he casteth some coloure vpon it Then maketh he a conuenient tabernacle for it setteth it in the wall maketh it faste with yron prouydynge so for it least it happen to fall for it is well knowen that it can not helpe it selfe And why it is but an ymage and must of necessyte be helped Then goeth he offreth of his goodes vnto it for his chyldren and for his wyfe he seketh helpe at it he asketh councell at it he is not ashamed to speake vnto it that hathe no soule for health he maketh his peticion vnto hym that is sycke for lyfe he prayeth vnto him that is deed he calleth vpoÌ„ him for help that is not able to helpe him selfe to sende him a good iourneye he prayeth him y â— maye not go And in al the thynges that he taketh in hande whether it be to optayne any thing or to worcke he prayeth vnto hym that can do no maner of good ¶ The detestacyon and abhomynacion of ymages A curse of them and of him that maketh them The euyls that come of Idolatrye CAPI XIIII AGayne another man purposynge to sayle and begynnyng to take his iournye thorowe the ragynge see calleth for help vnto a stocke that is farre weaker then the tree that beareth hym For as for it coueteousnesse of moneye hath founde it out and the craftesman made it with hys connynge But thy prouydence O Father gouerneth all thynges from the begynnyng for thou hast made awaye in the see and a sure path in the myddest of the waues declarynge ther by that thou haste power to helpe in al thinges yee though a man wente to the see without shyppe Neuerthelesse that the worckes of thy wysdome shulde not be vayne thou hast caused an arcke to be made therfore do men commytte theyr lyues to a
compare thinges that cannot fele vnto them and they are worse then those Yet is there not one of these beastes that with his syght can behold any good thing nether haue they geueÌ„ prayse nor thanckes vnto God ¶ The punyshment of Idolatrers and the benefytes done vnto the faythfull CAPI XVI FOr these and suche other thynges haue they suffred worthy punyshement and thorowe the multytude of beastes are they roted out In steade of the whiche punyshmentes thou hast gracyously ordred thyne owne people and geuen their desyre that they longed for a newe and straunge tayst preparynge them quales to be theyr meate to the intent that by the thynges which were shewed and sent vnto them they that were so gredy of meate myght be withdrawen euen froÌ„ the desyre that was necessary But these with in shorce tyme were brought vnto pouertye and tasted a newe meate For it was requysite that without any excuse destruccion shulde come vpon those which vsed tyranny and to shewe onely vnto the other how their enemyes were destroyed For when the cruel woodnesse of the beastes came vpon them they peryshed thorow the stinges of the cruel Serpentes Notwithstandynge thy wrath endured not perpetually but they were put in feare for a lytle season that they myght be refourmed hauyng a token of saluacyon to remeÌ„bre the commaundemeÌ„t of thy lawe For he that coÌ„uerted was not healed by the thynge y â— he sawe but by the O sauiour of all So in this thou shewedst thyne enemyes that it is thou which deliuered troÌ„ all euyll As for them wheÌ„ they were bytteÌ„ â–ª w t greshoppers and flyes they dyed for they were worthy to perysh by such But neyther y â— teth of dragoÌ„s nor of venimous wormes ouercame thy chyldreÌ„ for thy mercy was euer by theÌ„ helped theÌ„ Therfore were they punyshed to remeÌ„bre thy wordes but hastely were they healed agayn lest they shuld fal into so depe forgetfulnes y â— they myght not vse thy helpe It was nether herbe nor playster that restored theÌ„ to the helth but thy word O lord which healeth all thynges It is y u O Lord that hast the power of lyfe and death thou ledest vnto deathes dore and bryngest vp agayne But maÌ„ thorow wickednes slayeth his owne soule and when hys sprete goeth forth it turneth not agayne neyther may he call agayne the soule that is taken awaye It is not possyble to eskape thy hande For the vngodly that wolde not knowe y â— were punyshed by y â— strength of thyne arme wyth straunge waters hayles and raynes were they persecuted and thorowe fyre were they consumed For it was a wonderous thynge that fyre myght do more then water whiche quencheth all thynges but the worlde is the auenger of the ryghtuous Somtyme was the fyre so tame that the beastes which were sent to punysh the vngodly brente not and that because they shulde se and knowe that they were persecuted with the punyshmente of God And some tyme brent the fyre in the water on euery syde that it myght destroye y â— vnrightuous nacion of the earth Againe thou haste fed thyne owne people w t Angels fode and sent the breade redy from Heauen without their laboure beynge very pleasaunt and of good tast And to shewe thy ryches swetenesse vnto thy chyldren thou gauest euery one theyr desyre so that euery maÌ„ myght take what lyked hym best But the snowe and yse abode the vyolence of the fyre melted not that they myght knowe that the fyre burnyng in the hayle and rayne destroyed the frute of the enemyes the fyre also forgat his strength agayne that the rygh tuous myght be noryshed For the creature that serueth the whiche art the maker is fearse in punyshyng y â— vnryghtuous but is easy geÌ„tle to do good vnto suche as put their trust in the. Therfore dyd all thynges alter at the same tyme and were all obedient vnto thy grace whiche is the nurse of all thynges accordynge to the desyre of them that had nede therof that thy chyldren O Lord whoÌ„ thou louest myght knowe that it is not nature and the growynge of frutes that fedeth men but that it is thy worde whiche preserueth them that put theyr truste in the. For loke what myght not be destroyed wyth the fyre as soone as it was warmed wyth a lytle SuÌ„ne beame it meltetd y â— al meÌ„ myght knowe that thankes ought to be geuen vnto the before the Sunne ryse and that thou oughtest to be worshypped before the daye springe For the hope of the vnthaÌ„kfull shall melt awaye as the wynter yse perysshe as water that is not necessary ¶ The iudgementes of God vpon the Egyptions CAPI XVII GReate are thy iudgementes O Lord and thy councels can not be expressed therfore men do erre that wyl not be refourmed w t thy wysdome For when y â— vnryghsuons thought to haue thy holy people in subieccyon they were bounde with the bandes of darknes long nyght shut vnder the rofe thynkynge to escape the euerlastynge wysdome And whyle they thought to be hyd in the darckenesse of their synnes they were scatred abrode in the very middest of y â— darke couerynge of forgetfulnes put to horryble feare woÌ„derously vexed for the corner wher they myght not kepe them from feare because the sounde came downe and vexed them yee many terrible and straunge visions made them afrayed No power of the fyre myght geue them lyght nether myght the cleare tlammes of y â— starres lyghteÌ„ that horrible nyght For there appeared vnto them a sodayne fyre verye dredefull At the which when they sawe nothynge they were so afrayed y â— they thought the thynge whiche they sawe to be the more fearfull As for the sorcery enchauntmeÌ„t that they vsed it came to derysyon and the proude wysdome was brought to shame For they that promysed to dryue away the fearefulnes drede from that weake soules were sicke for feare them selues and y â— with scorne And though none of the wonders feared theÌ„ yet were they afrayed at the beastes whiche came vpon them at the Hyssyng of the serpentes In so much that with treÌ„blyng they swowned sayd they sawnot y â— ayre whiche no man yet may escape For it is an heuy thynge when a man 's owne conscience beareth recorde of his wyekednes and condempneth hym And whyâ—a vexed and wounded conscyence taketh euer cruell thynges in haÌ„d Fearefulnes is nothyng els but a declaring that a man seketh helpe and defence to answere for hym selfe And loke how much lesse the hope is within the more is the vncertentye of the matter for the whiche he is punyshed But they y â— came in the myghtye nyght slepe the slepe that fel vpon them from vnder and from aboue somtyme were they afrayed thorowe the feare of the wonders and somtime they were so weake that they swowned withall for an hastye and sodayne ferfulnes came vpon
wyth the swerde but many mo thorowe the tonge Well is hym that is kepte from an euyll tonge and commeth not in the angre therof which draweth not the yocke of suche and is not bounde in the bandes of it For the yock thereof is of yron and the bande of it of stele The death therof is a very euyll death hell were better for one then suche a tonge But the fyre of it maye not oppresse them that feare God and the flamme thereof maye not burne thē Suche as forsake the Lorde shal fall therein and it shall burne them and no man shal be able to quenche it It shall fall vpon them as a Lyon and deuoure them as a leoparde Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make dores and barres for thy mouth Thou wcyest thy golde syluer Why doest y u not weye thy wordes also vpon the y ◠balance Beware y ◠y u slyde not in thy tonge so fall before thyue enemyes y ◠lay wayte for the thy fal be incurable euen vnto death ¶ Howe we ought to lende oure monye and do almes Of a faythfull man answerynge for hys frende Of lyberalite and hospytalyte CAPI XXIX WHo so wyll shewe mercy let him lende vnto hys neyghboure and he that is able let hym kepe the commaundemente Lende vnto thy neyghboure in tyme of his nede and pay thou thy neyghboure agayne in due season Kepe thy worde and deale faythfully with hym and thou shalte allwaye fynde the thynge that is necessary for the. There haue bene many that when a thynge was lent them reckened it to be founde and made them trauayle and laboure that helped thē Whyle they receyne anythinge they kysse the handes of suche as geue them and for theyr neyghbours good they humble theyr voyce But when they shulde paye agayne they kepe it back and geue euell wordes and make many excuses by reason of the tyme and though he be able yet geueth he scarse y ◠halfe agayne and rekeneth the other to be founde And yf he with holde not his money yet hathe he an enemye of hym and that vndeserued He payeth him with cursynge rebuke and geueth hym euell wordes for hys good dede There be many one which are not glad for to lende not because of euel but they feare to lese the thyng that they lende Yet haue thou pacyence with the symple and withholde not mercy from hym Helpe the poore for the commaundemētes sake and let hym not go emptie from the because of hys necessite Lese thy money for thy brother and neyghbours sake and burie it not vnder a stone where it rusteth corrupteth Gather thy treasure after the commaundement of the Hyest and so shall it brynge the more profyt then golde Laye vp the almes in the herte of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euel A mans almes is as a purse with him and shall kepe a mans fauoure as the apple of an eye and after warde shall it aryse and paye euery man his rewarde vpō his heade It shal fyght for the against thyne enemyes better then the chylde of a gyaunte or speare of the myghtye A good honest mā is suertie for his neyghboure but a wycked personne letteth hym come to shame Forget not the frendeshyp of thy suertye for he hathe geuen his soule for the. The vngodly despyseth the good dede of hys suertye and the vnthanckfull and ignoraunte leaueth his suertie in daunger Some man promeseth for his neyghboure and when he hathe lost hys honeste he shal forsake him Suertishyppe hathe destroyed many a ryche man and remoued them as the waues in the see Myghtie people hathe it dryuen awaye and caused them to wandre in straunge coūtres An vngodly man transgressynge the commaundemente of the Lorde shall fall into an euell suertishyppe and though he force him selfe to get out yet shall he fall into iudgement Helpe thy neyghboure out after thy power and beware that thou thy selfe fal not into such dett The chefe thynge that kepeth in the lyfe is water and bred clothinge and lodgynge to couer the shame Better is it to haue a poore lyuynge in a mans owne house then delicate fare among the straūge Be it lytle or much that thou hast holde the content withall thou shalt not be blamed as a vagabounde for a myserable lyfe is it to go from house to house where a man is fremde he darre not open his mouth Though one be lodged haue meate dryncke yet shal he be taken as vnworthy heare many bytter rough wordes namely thus Go thy waye thou straunger and prepare a table for thy selfe and fede me also of that thou hast A way thou straūger so that he regardeth his honoure no more my brother cōmeth into my house and so he telleth hym the necessite of his house These thynges are heuy to a man that hath vnder standynge namely the forbyddynge of the house that y ◠lēoer casteth hym in the teth ¶ Of the correccyon of chyldren Of the commodytye of health Deeth is better then a sorowefull lyfe Of hydde wysdome Of the ioye and sorowe of the herte CAPI XXX WHo so loueth his chylde holdeth him styll vnder coreccion that he may haue ioye of him after warde and y ◠he grope not after hys neyghbours dores He that teacheth his sōne shal haue ioye in hym and nede not to be ashamed of hym amonge hys aquayntaunce Whose enfourmeth and teacheth his sōne greueth the enemye before his frendes he maye haue ioye of hym Though the father dye yet is he as though he were not deed for he hathe left one behynde him that is lyke hym In his lyfe he sawe hym and had ioye in hym and was not sory in his death neyther was he ashamed before the enemyes For he left behynde him an auenger against his enemies a good doer vnto the frēdes For the lyfe of chyldren he shall bynde the woundes together and his herte is greued at euery crye An vntamed horse wylbe harde a wanton childe wylbe wylfull If thou brynge vp thy sonne delicatly he shall make y ◠afayed and yf thou playe with him he shall brynge the to heuynes Laugh not with him lest thou wepe with him also and lest thy teth be set on edge at the last Geue him no liberte in his youth excuse not his foly Bowe downe hys necke whyle he is young hyt hym vpon the sydes whyle he is yet but a chylde lest he waxe stubberne and geue no more force of the so shalt thou haue heuynes of soule Teach thy childe and be diligent therin lest it be to thy shame Better is the poore beyng whole and stronge then a man to be ryche and not to haue his health Health and wellfare is about all golde and a whole body aboue al treasure There is no tyches aboue a sounde body no
gatheryng What is become of them that coyned syluer and were so carefull and coulde not bryng theyr workes to passe They be coted out gone downe to hell other men are come vp in theyr steades Yonge men haue sene lyght dwelte vpon earth but the way of reformacyon haue they not knowen nor vnderstande the pathes therof nether haue theyr chyldren receaued it yet ryght farre is it froÌ„ them It hath not bene herde of in the lande of Canaan nether hath 〈◊〉 bene sene at Theman The Agarenes sought after wysdome but that whiche is earthly lyke as the marchauÌ„tes of the lande do They of Theman are connynge also and they laboure for wysdome vnderstandynge but the waye of true wysdome they knowe not neyther do they thincke vpon the pathes therof O Israell howe great is the house of God how large is the place of his possession Great is he hathe none ende yee vnmeasurable What is become of those famouse gyauntes that were so great of bodies so worthy men of warre Those had not the Lord chosen nether haue they founde the waye of reformacyon therefore were they destroted for so much as they had no wysdome they perysshed because of theyr foolyshnesse Who hathe gone vp into heauen to take wysdome there and brought her downe froÌ„ the cloudes Who hath gone ouer the see to fynde her and hath chosen her aboue golde so brought her hyther No man knoweth the wayes of wysdome neyther is there any that can seke out her pathes But he y â— woteth all thynges knoweth her and he hathe fouÌ„de her out w t hys fore knowledge This same is he which prepared the earth at y â— begynnynge fylled it with all maner of foules beastes When he sendeth out y â— lyght it goeth and when he calleth it agayne it obeyeth hym with feare The Starres kepe theyr watche and geue theyr lyght yee and that gladly When he calleth them they say here we be And so wyth chearefulnesse they shewe lyghte vnto hym that made them This is oure God and there shall none other be compared vnto hym It is he that hath founde out all wysdome and hath geuen her vnto Iacob his seruaunt and to Israel his beloued After warde dyd he shewe hym selfe vpon earthe and dwelt amonge men ¶ The rewarde of them that kepe the lowe and the punyshement of them that despyse it A comfortynge of the people beynge in captynâ—â— A complaynte of Ierusalem and vnder the fygure thereof of the Churche A consolacyon and comtortynge of the same CAPI IIII. THis is the Booke of the commaundementes of God and the lawe that endureth for euer All they that kepe it shall come to lyfe but such as forsake it shal come to death Turne the O Iacob and take hold of it walcke by this waye thorow his bryghtnesse and shyne Gene not thyne honoure to another and thy worshyppe to a straunge people O Israell howe happye are we seyng that God hath shewed vs suche thinges as are pleasaunt vnto hym Be of good chere thou people of God O thou auncient Israel Nowe are ye solde amonge y â— Heathâ— howbeit not for your vtter destruccyon but because ye prouoked God the Lord to wrath and displeasure therfore were ye delyuered vnto your enemyes for ye displeased y â— euerlastynge God that made you offeringe vnto deuels not to God Ye haue forgotten hym that brought you vp and your nursse haue ye greued O Ierusalem Whan she sawe y â— the wrath of God was commynge vpon you she sayde Herken O ye that dwell aboute Syon for God hathe brought me in to great heuynes why I se the captiuite of my people of my sonnes and daughters which the euerlastyng God wyll bryng vpon them With ioy did I norish theÌ„ but nowe must I leaue them with wepynge and sorowe Let no man reioyce ouer me wyddowe forsaken which for the synnes of my chyldreÌ„ am desolate of euery man For why they departed from the lawe of God they wold not knowe hys ryghtuousnes nor walcke in the way of his coÌ„maundementes and as for the pathes of the trueth and godlynes they had no lust to go in them O ye dwellers aboute Syon come and let vs call to remembraunce the captyuyte y â— the euerlasting God hath brought vpoÌ„ my sonnes my daughters He hath brought a people vpon them froÌ„ farre an vncurteous people and of a straunge language whiche nether regarde the olde nor pytie the yonge These haue caryed awaye the deare beloued of my wyddowes leauynge me alone both desolate and chyldlesse But alas what can I helpe you Now he that hath brought these plages vpoÌ„ you delyuer you also from the handes of your enemyes Go your waye O my chyldren go youre waye for I am desolate forsaken I haue put of the clothynge of peace and put vpon me the sack cloth of prayer and for my tyme I wyll call vpon the most Hyest Be of good cheare O my chyldren crye vnto the Lorde and he shall delyuer you from the power of y â— prynces youre enemyes For verely I haue euer a good hope of your prosperous health yee a very gladnes is come vpon me from the holy one because of the mercy that ye shall haue of our euerlastynge sauyour With mournynge and wepynge dyd I let you go fro me but with loye and perpetuall gladnesse shall the Lorde brynge you agayne vnto me Lyke as the neyghboures of Syon sawe your captiuite from God Euen so shal they also se shortly your health in god which shall come on you with great honour and euerlastyng worshyppe O my chyldreÌ„ suffre pacieÌ„tly the wrathe that shall come vpon you For the enemye hath persecuted the but shortely thou shalte se his destruccyon and shalte treade vppon hys necke My derlynges haue gone rough harde wayes for they are led awaye as a flocke that is scatred abroade with the enemies But be of good comforte O my chyldren and crye vnto the Lorde For he that led you awaye hath you yet in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce and lyke as ye haue bene mynded to swarue from your God so shall ye nowe endeuour your selues x. tymes more to turne agayne to seke him For he y â— hath brought these plages vpoÌ„ you shal bryng you euerlasting â—oy agayne w t your helth Take a good herte vnto the O IerusaleÌ„ for he whyche gaue the y e name exhorteth the so do The wycked doers that nowe put the to trouble shal perysh and suche as haue reioy sed at thy fall shal be punyshed The cytyes whom thy chyldren serue and that haue caryed awaye thy sonnes shal be correcte For lyke as they be nowe glad of thy decaye and reioyse at thy fall so shall they mourne in their owne destruccioÌ„ The ioye of their multytude shal be taken away and their cheare shal be turned to sorowe For a fyre shall fall
and saue me for thy mercyes sake Let me nat be confounded O Lorde for I haue called vpon the let the vngodly be put to confucion and be put to syleÌ„ce in the graue Let the lyenge lyppes be put to sylence whiche cruelly disdaynfully and despytfully speake agaynste the ryghtuous O howe plentyfull is thy goodnes whiche thou hast layed vp for them that feare theâ— and that thou hast prepayred for them that put theyr truste in the euen before the sonnes of men Thou shalte hyde them pryuely by thyne owne presence frome the prouokynges of al men thou shalte kepe them secretely in thy Tabernacle from the stryfe of tonges Thanked be the Lorde for he hathe shewed merueylous greate kyndenesse in a stronge cytie And when I made haste I saide I am caste out of thy sight of thyne eyes Neuertheles thou herdeste the voyce of my prayers when I cryed vnto the. O loue the Lorde al ye his sayntes for the Lorde preserueth theÌ„ that are faythfull plentuously rewardeth he the proude doer Be stronge he shal strength your herte all ye y t put your trust in the Lorde ¶ The. xxxii Psalme ¶ An instruccyon of Dauyd BLESSED is he whose vnrightuousnes is forgyuen and whose synne is couered Blessed is the man vnto whome the Lorde imputeth no synne and in whose sprete there is no gyle For whyle I helde my tonge my bones consumed awaye thorowe my daylye complaynynge For thy hande is heuy vpon me day and nyght and my moysture is lyke the drough in Sommer Sela. I wyll knoweledge my synne vnto the myne vnryghteousnesse haue I nat hyd I sayd I wyl coÌ„fesse my sinnes vnto the Lorde so thou forgauest the wyckednesse of my synne Dela For this shall euery one that is godly make hys prayer vnto the ☞ in due season but in the greate water floudes they shall nat come nye hym Thou arte my defeÌ„ce thou shalte preserue me froÌ„ trouble thou shalt coÌ„passe me about with soÌ„ges of delyuerauÌ„ce Sela. I wyl enfourme the teach the i the way wherin y u shalt go I wyll gyde y â— with myne eye Ye shal nat be lyke a horse mule whiche haue no vnderstaÌ„ding And whose mouthes must be holdeÌ„ w t byt brydle leste they fall vpoÌ„ y â— Great plages remayne for y â— vngodly but who so putteth his trust in y â— Lorde mercy embraceth hi on euery syde Be glad O ye righteous reioyse in y â— Lorde and be ioyfull all ye that are true of hrete ¶ The. xxxiii Psalme REioyce in the Lorde O ye ryghtuous for it becommeth well the iuste to be thankful Prayse the Lord with harpe synge Psalmes vnto him with the lute and instrument of ten strynges Synge vnto the Lorde a newe soÌ„ge synge prayses lustely âšœ vnto hym with a good corage For the worde of the Lorde is true and all his workes are faythful He loueth ryghtuousnes and iudgement the earth is ful of the goodnesse of the Lorde By the worde of the Lorde were the heauens made and all the Hoostes of them by the breth of his mouth He gathereth the waters of the see togyther as it were vpon a heape and layeth vp the depe in secret Let al the earth feare the Lorde stande in awe of him all ye that dwell in the worlde For he spake and it was done he commaunded and it stode fast The Lorde bryngeth the councell of the Heithen to nought and maketh the deuices of the people to be of none effecte âšœ and casteth out the councels of Prynces The councell of the Lorde shall endure for euer and the thoughtes of his hert from generacyon to generacyon Blessed is the people whose God is the Lorde Iehouah and blessed is the folke that haue chosen beÌ„ to be theyr inheritaunce The Lorde loked downe frome Heauen and behelde all the chyldren of men from the habitacion of his dwellyng he consydreth all them that dwel in the earthe He tashyoneth all the hertes of them and vnderstandeth all theyr workes There is no kynge that can be saued by the multitude of an hoste neyther is any myghty man delyuered by muche strength A horse is counted but a vayne thynge to saue a man neyther shal he delyuer any maÌ„ by his greate strength Beholde the eye of the Lorde is vpon them that feare him and vpon them that put theyr truste in his mercye To delyuer theyr soules from deathe and to fede theÌ„ in the tyme of dearth Our soule hath paciently taried for the Lorde for he is our helpe and our shylde For oure herte shall reioyce in hym because we haue hoped in his holy name Let thy mercyful kyndnesse O Lorde be vpon vs lyke as we haue put our trust in the. ¶ The. xxxiiij Psalme ¶ Of Dauyd when he chaunged his speache before Abimilech whiche droue him awaye and he departed I Wyll all waye gyue thankes vnto the Lorde hê prayse shal euer be in my mouth My soule shal make her bost i the Lorde the humble shall here therof and be glad O prayse the Lorde with me and let vs magnyfye his name together I soughte the Lorde and he hearde me yee he delyuered me out of all my feare They had an eye vnto him and were lyghtened and theyr faces were nat ashamed Lo the poore cryeth and the Lorde heareth hym yee and saueth hym out of all hys troubles The Aungell of the Lorde tarieth rounde about them and feare hym and delyuereth them O taste and se howe gracious the Lorde is blessed is the man that trusteth in him O feare the Lorde ye that be his sayntes for they that feare him lacke nothyng The lyons do lacke suffre hunger but they whiche seke the Lorde shall wante no maner of thyng that is good Come ye children and herken vnto me I wyl teach you the feare of the Lorde What man is he that listeth to lyue and woloe fayne se good daies Kepe thy tonge from euell and thy lyppes that they speake no gyle Eschue cuyll and do good seke peace and ensue it The eyes of the Lorde are ouer the rightuous his eares are open vnto their prayers The countenaunce of the Lorde is agaynst them that do euyll to rote out the re membraunce of them from the earth The rightuous crye and the Lorde heareth theÌ„ and delyuereth them out of all theyr troubles The Lorde is nye vnto them that are of a contrayte herte and wyll saue suche as be of an humble sprete Greate are the troubles of the ryghteous but the Lorde delyuereth hym out of all He kepeth all his bones so that nat one of them can be broken Eut mysfourtune shal slaye the vngodly and they that hate the rightuous shal be desolate The Lorde delyuereth the soules of his seruauntes and all they y â— put theyr trust in him shal nat be destitute The â–ª xxxv
his mercy endureth for euer Whiche geueth fode vnto all flesshe for hys mercy endureth for euer O geue thankes vnto the God of Heauen for his mercy endureth for euer ¶ The .cxxxvij. Psalme âšœ Of Ieremy BY the waters of Babylon we satte downe and wepte when we remembred âšœ the O Syon As for our Harpes we hanged them vp vpon the trees that are therin For they that led vs awaye captyue requyred of vs then a songe and melody in our heuynesse synge vs one of the songes of Syon Howe shall we synge the Lordes songe in a straunge lande If I forget the O Ierusalem let my ryght hande be forgotten If I do not remembre the let my tonge cleue to the rofe of my mouth yee yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth Remembre the chyldren of Edom O Lorde in the daye of IerusaleÌ„ howe they sayd downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde O ☞ daughter of Babylon thou shalt come to mysery thy selfe yea happy shall he be that rewardeth the as y â— haste serued vs. Blessed shall he be that taketh thy chyldreÌ„ and throweth them agaynst the stones ¶ The .cxxxviij. Psalme Of Dauyd I Wyl gyue thankes vnto the O Lorde with my whole herte euen ☞ before the Goddes wyll I synge prayse vnto the. I wyll worshyppe towarde thy holye temple and prayse thy name because of thy louyng kyndnesse and trueth for thou hast magnyfyed thy name and thy worde aboue al thynges When I called vpon the thou hardeste me and endewedst my soule with muche strength ☞ All the Kynges of the earthe shall prayse the O Lorde for they haue hearde the wordes of thy mouth Yea they shall synge in the wayes of the Lord y â— greate is the glorye of the Lorde For though the Lorde by hye yet hath he respect vnto the lowly as for the proude he beholdeth hym a farre of Thoughe I walke in the myddest of trouble yet shalte thou refreshe me thou shalte stretche forthe thyne hande vpon the furyousnes of myne eunemyes and thy ryght hande shall saue me The Lorde shal make good for me yea thy mercye O Lorde endureth for euer d espyse nat then the workes of thyne owne handes ¶ The. cxxxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Douyd O Lorde thou hast searched me out and knowen me Thou knoweste my downe syttynge and myne vprysynge thou vnderstandest my thoughte a farre of Thou arte aboute my path and about my bed and spyest out all my wayes For lo â–ª there is nat a worde in my tonge but thou O Lorde knowest it all together Thou haste fashyoned me behynde and before and layed thyne hande vpon me Suche knowledge is to wonderfull and excellent for me I can nat atteyne vnto it Whyther shall I go then froÌ„ thy spretâ— or wyther shall I go then from thy presence If I clymme vp into Heauen thou arte there yf I go downe to hell thou arte there also If I take the wynges of the mornynge and remayne in the vrâ—ermpste part of the see Euen there also shal thy haÌ„de lede me and thy ryght hande shall holde me If I saye peraduenture the darckenes shall couer me then shall my nyght be turned to daye Yea the darckenesse is no darkenesse with the but the nyght is as clere as the daye the darkenesse and lyght are bothe a lyke For my reynes are thyne thou haste couered me in my mothers wombe I wyll gyue thankes vnto the for I am wonderously made maruelous are thy workes and that my soule knoweth ryght well My bones are not hyd from the though I be made secretely and fasshyoued beneth in the earthe Thyne eyes se myne vnpar fectnesse they stande al wrytten in thy boke my dayes were fashyoned when as yet ther was not one of them Howe deare are âšœ thy councels vnto me O god O how great is the summe of them If I tell them they are me in nombre then the sande when I wake vp I am present with the. Wyite thou nat slaye the wycked Oh God departe frome me ye bloude thyrstye men For they speake vnryghtuouslye agaynste the and thyne ennemyes take thy name in vayne Do not I hate them O Lorde â–ª that hate the and am nat I greued with those that ryse vp agaynst the Yea I hate them ryght foore euen as thoughe they were myne enemyes Trye me O God and seke the grounde of myne herte proue me and examyne my thoughtes Loke well yf there be any waye of wyckednesse in me and leade me in the way euer lastynge ¶ The. cxl Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauyd DElyuer me O Lorde frome the euyll man and preserue me from the wycked man Whiche ymagyne myschefe in theyr hertes and stere vp stryfe all the daye longe They haue sharpened theyr tonges lyke a serpente adders poyson is vnder theyr lippes Sela. Kepe me O Lord frome the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the wycked men whiche are purposed to ouerthrowe my goynges The proude haue layed a snare for me and spred a net abrode with cordes yea and set trappes in my waye Sela. But my sayenge is vnto the Lord thou art my God heare the voyce of my prayers O Lorde O Lorde God thou strength of my health thou haste couered my heade in the daye of battayle Let not the vngodly haue his desyre O Lorde let hym nat haue his purpose least they be to proude Sela. Let the myschefe of theyr owne lyppes fal vpon the heade of them that compase me aboute Let hote burnynge coles fal vpon them let them be caste into the fyre and to the pyt that they neuer ryse vp agayne A man full of wordes shall not prospere vppon the earth a malycious and wycked person shal be hunted awaye and destroyed Sure I am that the Lorde wyll auenge the pore and mayntene the cause of the helpelesse The ryghtuous also shall gyue thanckes vnto thy name and the iuste shall continue in thy syght ¶ The. cxlj. Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd LORDE I call vpon the haste the vnto me and consydre my voyce when I crye vnto the. Let my prayer be sette forthe in thy syght as the incense and let the lyftyng vp of my handes be an euenyng sacryfyce Set a watch O Lord before my mouth yea a watch at the dore of my lippes O let not myne herte be enclyned to any euyll thynge to be mynded as the vngodly orwycked men ☞ lest I eate of suche thynges as please them Let the ryghteous rather smyte me frendly and reproue me so wyll I take it as though he had powred oyle vpoÌ„ my heade it shal nat hurte my heade yee I wyl praye yet for theyr wyckednesse Let theyr iudges stomble in stony places that they maye heare my wordes for they are swete Oure bones lye scatered before the pytte lyke as when one graueth