faith and heyres of the kyngdom which he promysed to theÌ„ that loue him But ye haue despised the poore Are not the rych they which oppresse you they which drawe you before iudges Do not they speake euell of that good name after which ye be named Yf ye fulfill the royall lawe acordinge to the scripture which saith Thou shalt loue thyne neghbour as thy selfe ye do well But yf ye regarde one person more then another ye coÌ„mit synne and are rebuked of the lawe as trâ—aÌ„gressours Whosoeuer shal kepe the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynt he is gyltie in all For he that sayde Thou shalt not commit adulterie sayed also thou shalt not kyll Though thou do none adulterie yet yf thou kill thou art a transgresser of the lawe So speake ye and so do as they that shal be iudged by the lawe of libertie For ther shal be iudgement merciles to him that sheweth no mercy mercy reioiseth against iudgment What a vayleth it my brethreÌ„ though a man saye he hath faith when he hath no dedes Can faith saue him If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode one of you saye vnto them Departe in peace God sende you warmnes and fode not withstoÌ„dinge ye geue them not tho thinges which are nedfull to the body what helpeth it them Euen so faith yf it haue no dedes is deed in it selfe Ye a man might saye Thou hast faith and I haue dedes Shewe me thy faith by thy dedes and I wil shewe the my faith by my dedes Beleuest thou y t ther is one God Thou doest well The deuils also beleue and tremble Wilt thou vnderstoÌ„de o thou vayne man that faith with out dedes is deed Was not Abraham oure father iustified thorow workes when he offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter Thou seist how y t faith wrought with his dedes and through y e dedes was the faith made perfect the scripture was fulfilled which faith AbrahaÌ„ beleued God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes and he was called y e frende of God Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustified and not of faith only Likewise also was not Raab the harlot iustified thorow workes when she receaued the messengers and sent them out another waye For as the body with oute the sprete is deed euen so faith w t out dedes is deed The III. Chapter MY brethreÌ„ be not euery man a master remeÌ„brynge how that we shall receaue the more damnacion for in many thinges we synne all Yf a man synne not in worde the same is a parfecte man able to tame all the body Beholde we put bittes into the horses mouthes y t they shulde obeye vs and we turne aboute all the body Beholde also y e shyppes which though they be so gret and are dryuen of fearce windes yet are they turned about with a very smale helme whither soeuer the violence of the gouerner wyll Euen so the toÌ„ge is a lyttell member and bosteth great thinges Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth and the tonge is fyre and a worlde of wyckednes So is the tonge set amonge oure membres that it defileth the whole body and setteth a fyre all that we haue of nature and is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell All the natures of beastes and of byrdes and of serpentes and thinges of the see are meked and tamed of the nature of maÌ„ But the toÌ„ge can no man tame Yt is an vnruely euell full of deedly poyson Therwith blesse we God the father and therwith cursse wemen which are made after the similitude of God Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge My brethreÌ„ these thinges ought not so to be Doth a fountayne sende forth at one place swete water and bytter also Can the fygge tree my Brethren beare oliue beries ether a vyne beare fygges So can no fountayne geue bothe salt water and freszhe also If eny man be wyse and endued with learnynge amonge you let him shewe the workes of his good coÌ„uersacion in meknes that is coupled with wiszdome But yf ye haue bitter enuyenge and stryfe in yo r hertes reioyce not nether belyars agaynst the trueth This wiszdome descendeth not from aboue but is erthy and naturall and dyuelishe For where enuyenge and stryfe is there is vnstablenes and all maÌ„ner of euell workes But the wiszdom that is froÌ„ aboue is fyrst pure theÌ„ peasable gentle and easy to be entreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudgynge and without simulacion yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of theÌ„ that mayntene peace The IIII. Chapter FRom whence commeth warre and fightynge amonge you come they not here hence euen of yo r volupteousnesses that rayne in youre meÌ„bres Ye lust and haue not Ye envie and haue indignacion and can not obtayne Ye fight warre and haue not because ye axe not Ye axe receaue not because ye axe amysse eueÌ„ to coÌ„sume it vpoÌ„ yo r voluptuousnes Ye aduouterars wemeÌ„ that breke matrimonie knowe ye not how that the frenshippe of y e worlde is ennimite to godwarde Whosoeuer wil be a frende of the worlde is made y e enemie of god Ether do ye thinke y t the scripture sayth in vayne The sprete y t dwelleth in you lusteth euen contrary to enuie but geueth more grace Submit youre selues to God and resist the deuell he wil flye froÌ„ you Drawe nye to God he wil drawe nye to you Clense yo r hondes ye synners and pourge youre hertes ye wauerynge mynded Suffre affliccions sorowe ye and wepe Let youre laughter be turned to mornynge and youre ioye to heuynes Cast downe youre selues before the LORDE and he shal lift you vp Backbyte not one another brethren He that backbyteth his brother and he y t iudgeth his brother backbyteth the lawe and iudgeth the lawe But and yf thou iudge the lawe thou art not an obseruer of the lawe but a iudge There is one lawe geuer which is able to saue and to distroye What art thou that iudgest another man Go to now ye that saye to daye to morow let vs go into soche a citie and continue there a yeare and bye and sell and wynne yet caÌ„ not tell what shal happeÌ„ to morowe For what thinge is youre life It is euen a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme and theÌ„ vanysheth awaye For that ye ought to say yf the LORDE wil and yf we liue let vs do this or that But nowe ye reioyce in youre bostinges All soche reioysynge is euell Therfore to him that knoweth how to do good and doth it not to him it is synne The V. Chapter BOo to now ye riche men Wepe and howle on yo wretchednes that shal come vpon you You re riches is corrupte youre garmeÌ„tes are motheaten Youre golde
Math. Mathew the Euangelist xxviii ii· Mar. Marke the Euangelst xvi xvi· Luc. Luke the Euangelist xxiiiii xxv Ioh. Ihon the Euangelist xxi xl Act. The Actes of the Apostles xxviii li. Rom. The Epistle to the Romaynes xvi lxvi I. Cor. The fyrst epistle to the Corinthians xvi lxxii II. Cor. The seconde epistle to the Corinthians xiii lxxviii Gal. The epistle to the Galathians vi lxxxii Ephe. The Epistle to the Ephesians vi lxxxiiii Phil. The epistle to the Philippians iiii lxxxvi Col. The epistle to the Collossians iiii lxxxvii I. Tess. The first Epistle to the Tessalonians v. lxxxix II. Tess. The seconde Epistle to the Tessalonians iii. xc I. Timo. The fyrst Epistle vnto Timothy vi xci II. Tim. The seconde Epistle vnto Timothy iiii xciâ— Tit. The epistle vnto Tytus iii. xciiii Phile. The epistle vnto Philemon i. xciiii I. Pet. The fyrst epistle of S. Peter v. xcv II. Pet. The seconde epistle of S. Peter iii. xcvi I. Ioh. The fyrst epistle of S. Ihon. v. xcviii II. Ioh. The seconde epistle of S. Ihon i. xcix III. Ioh. The thirde epistle of S. Ihon i. xcix Heb. The epistle vnto the Hebrues xiii c. Iac. The epistle of S. Iames v. ciiii Iud. The epistle of S. Iude. i. cvi Apo. The Reuelacion of S. Ihon. xxii cvi The first boke of Moses called Genesis what this boke conteyneth Chap. i. The creacion of the worlde in sixe dayes and of man Chap ii The rest of the seuenth daye The tre of knowlege of good euell is forbyddeÌ„ c. Of the creacion of Eua. Chap. iii The serpent deceaueth the woman they transgresse and are dryuen out of paradyse Chap. iiii Abels offerynge pleaseth God therfore doth his brother Cayn hate hym murthureth hym is cursed Of the chyldren of Cayn Chap. v. Of the generacion age death of AdaÌ„ Seth and his sonnes vnto Noe. Chap. vi The occasion of the floude and of the preparynge of the arcke Chap. vii Noe with his housholde is preserued in the arcke where as all the worlde perisheth thorowe the floude Chap. viii The floude abateth Noe goeth out of arcke c. Chap. ix God blesseth Noe and his sonnes forbyddeth to eate the bloude of beestes and to shed maÌ„s bloude maketh a conuenaunt and geueth the raynbowe for a token of the same that he wyll destroye the worlde no more by water Noe is dronken Ham vncouereth hym and getteth his curse Chap. x. The increace of maÌ„s generacioÌ„ by Noes thre sonnes which go abrode and begynne to buylde Chap. xi The buyldynge of the towre of Babel is hyndreth thorowe the confusyon of the tonges The generacion of Sem vntyll Abram whiche goeth with Loth vnto Haran Chap. xii Abram goeth with Loth into a straunge londe at the worde of the Lord which appeareth vnto hym in Canaan and promiseth to geue the same londe vnto his sede Afterwarde goeth Abram into Egypte and fayneth Saray to be his syster Chap. xiii Abram and Loth departe agayne out of Egypte and haue so many cattell that they can not dwell together Abram receaueth the blessynge and promes Chap. xiiii Loth is taken presoner Abram deliuereth hym Melchisedech fedeth Abram at his returnynge Abram geueth hym tythes of the spoyles and holdeth nothinge of the kynge of Sodoms goodes Chap. xv God conforteth Abram and promyseth hym sede He beleueth and is iustified Chap. xvi Sarai geueth Abram leue to take hyr mayde whiche beareth hym Ismaell Chap. xvii The coÌ„uenaunt of circumcisyon c. Chap. xviii Thre meÌ„ appeare vnto AbrahaÌ„ to whom the destruction of Sodome is declared Chap. xix Loth receaueth the two angels the men of Sodome go aboute to abuse them Loth is delyuered Sodome is destroyed Loths wyfe is turned to a pyler of salt and his doughters beare chyldren vnto hym Chap. xx Abraham departeth as a straunger in to Gerar and fayneth Sarai to be his syster the kynge taketh her and geueth hym her agayne Chap. xxi The byrth of Isaac Agar is put out with hyr sonne Abraham and Abimelech are sworne frendes Chap. xxii God tryeth Abraham whiche at his word wolde offre his owne sonne The promes is confirmed vnto hym with an ooth Chap. xxiii The death of Sara for whom Abraham byeth a pece of londe to burye her in Chap. xxiiii Abraham wyll haue his sonne to mary in his owne kynred the seruaunt bryngeth Rebecca whoÌ„ Isaac taketh to wyfe Chap. xxv Abraham begetteth mo chyldren by another wyfe geueth his good vnto Isaac and dyeth Isaac begynneth to growe Esau selleth his byrth righte Chap. xxvi Isaac goeth into Gerar fayneth Rebecca to be his syster increasseth in ryches The Philistines stoppe his welles Abimelech he are sworne frendes Chap. xxvii Iacob is blessed before Esau and Esau threateneth hym but he flyeth into Haram to Labaâ— his mothers brother Chap. xxviii Isaac sâ—ndeth Iacob awaye to mary amonge Labans doughters Iacob seyth a vision God confirmeth hym the promes made vnto AbrahaÌ„ whervpon Iacob maketh a vowe Chap. xxix Iacob geueth Labans shepe to drynkeâ— serueth seuen yeare for Rachell Lea is geuen hym yet serueth he seuen yeare mo for Rachell Chap. xxx Rachel geueth Iacob hyr mayden and so doeth Lea they beare hym chyldren his reward is appoynted with a condicion wherby he is made ryche Chap. xxxi Iacob goeth home ward Rachell stealetâ— hyr fathers ymages Laban ouertaketh them and fyndeth not his ymages they sweare together the angell meteth Iacob Chap. xxxii Iacob sendeth presentes vnto Esau Putteth God in remembraunce of his promes and wresteleth with the angell whiche chaunâ—eth his name and blesseth hym Chap. xxxiii Iacob and Esau are agreed c. Chap. xxxiiii Dyna Iacobs doughter is forced by Sychem wherof there commeth great bloud sheddynge Chap. xxxv Rachell dyeth at the byrth of Beniamin Ruben lyeth with his fathers concubyne Chap. xxxvi Of the princes that came of Esau and how Esau departeth from his brother Chap. xxxvii Ioseph is hated of his brethren and solde in to Egypte Chap. xxxviii Iuda lyeth with his doughter in lawe which beareth hym two sonnes Chap. xxxix Ioseph is beloued because he wyll not consente to the inordinate desyre of his mastresse he is put in pryson Chap. xl Ioseph expouÌ„deth the dreames of the two presoners Chap. xli Ioseph declareth Pharaos dreame and is made a Lorde of Egypte The derth begynneth Chap. xlii Iosephs brethren come in to Egypte to bye corne and are troubled of hym Chap. xliii They come agayne for corne brynge Ben-Iamyn with them and are put to more trouble Chap. xliiii As they go home he causeth theÌ„ be brought agayne and put to more feare Chap. xlv Ioseph vttereth hym selfe to his brethren and sendeth for his father Chap. xlvi Iacob commeth in to Egypte with all his people Ioseph receaueth hym Chap. xlvii Pharao geueth them the londe of Gâ—sen y e derth is great in Egypte c. Chap. xlviii Iacob is sycke blesseth Iosephs sonnes Chap. xlix Iacob before
lesse Now whan the tyme came that she shulde be delyuered beholde there were two twyns in hir wombe The first that came forth was reed all rough as an hyde and they called him Esau. Anone therafter came his brother forth which helde the hele of Esau with his haÌ„de and they called him Iacob Thre score yeare olde was Isaac whan they were borne And whan the boies were growne vp Esau became an hunter an huszbande man As for Iacob he was a symple man and dwelt in the tentes And Isaac loued Esau because he ate of his venison But Rebecca loued Iacob And Iacob dight a meace of meate TheÌ„ came Esau from the felde and was weery and sayde vnto Iacob Let me proue of y t reed meace of meate for I am fayntie therfore is he called Edom. But Iacob sayde Sell me this daye thy byrthright Esau answered Lo I must dye neuerthelesse what good then shall my byrthright do me Iacob sayde Then sweare vnto me euen this same daye And he sware vnto him and so he solde his byrthright vnto Iacob Then Iacob gaue him bred and that meace of ryse And he ate and dronke and stode vp and wente his waye And so Esau regarded not his byrthright The XXVI Chapter THere came a derth in the londe passynge the other that was in Abrahams tyme. And Isaac wente to Gerar vnto Abimelech the kynge of y e Philistynes Then the LORDE appeared vnto him and sayde Go not downe in to Egipte but tary in the lande that I shall saye vnto the. Be thou a strauÌ„ger in this lande and I wil be with the and blesse the. For vnto the and thy sede wyll I geue all this londe and wyll perfourme myne ooth that I sware to thy father Abraham And I wyll multiplye thy sede as the starres of heauen and vnto thy sede wyll I geue all this londe and thorow thy sede shall all nacions be blessed because Abraham was obedient vnto my voyce and kepte myne ordinaunces my coÌ„maundementes my statutes and my lawes So Isaac dwelt at Gerar. And whan the men of the same place axed him of his wife he sayde she is my sister For he was afrayed to saye she is my wife thinkinge thus they might slaye me for Rebeccas sake for she was beutifull to loke vnto Now whan he had bene there a longe season Abimelech the kynge of the Phylistynes loked out at a wyndow and sawe Isaac sportinge with Rebecca his wife Then Abimelech called Isaac and sayde Beholde she is thy wyfe why saydest thou then She is my sister Isaac answered him I thought I might peraduenture ha-he died because of her Abimelech saide Why hast thou then done this vnto vs It coude lightly haue come to passe that some of the people might haue lyen with thy wyfe and so haddest thou brought synne vpoÌ„ vs. TheÌ„ Abimelech commaunded all the people and sayde Who so toucheth this man or his wyfe shal dye the death And Isaac sowed in that londe and fouÌ„de the same yeare an hundreth buszshels for the LORDE blessed him And he became a greate man wente forth and grew tyll he was exceadinge greate so that he had moch good in shepe and greate catell and a greate housholde Therfore had the Philistynes envye at him and stopped all the welles that his fathers seruauntes had dygged in the tyme of Abraham his father and fylled them with earth In so moch that Abimelech also himself sayde vnto him Departe from vs for thou art farre mightier then we Then departed Isaac from thence and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there And whan he was satled he caused to dygge vp the welles agayne that they had dygged vp in his father AbrahaÌ„s tyme which the Philistynes had stopte after the death of Abraham and he called theÌ„ after y e same names that his father had named them withall Isaacs seruauntes also dygged in the valley and there they founde a well of lyuinge water But the hyrdmen of Gerar stroue with Isaacs hyrdmen and saide The water is oures Then called he the well Eseck because they had done him wronge Then dygged they another well and stroue for that also therfore called he it Sytena So he gatt him from thence and dygged another well for the which they stroue not thâ—rfore he called it Rehoboth and sayde â–ª Now hath the LORDE made vs rowme and letten vs growe in the londe Afterwarde he departed thence vnto Berseba And the LORDE appeared vnto him the same night and sayde I am the God of thy father Abraham feare thou not for I am with the and wyll blesse the and multiplye thy sede for my seruaunt Abrahams sake Then buylded he an altare there and called vpon the name of the LORDE and pitched his tent there and there his seruauntes dygged a well And Abimelech wente vnto him from Gerar and Ahusath his frende and Phicolhis chefe captayne But Isaac sayde vnto them Wherfore come ye to me seynge ye hate me and haue put me awaye from you They sayde We se with open eyes that the LORDE is with the therfore we deuysed that there shulde be an ooth betwixte vs and the and that we wolde make a bonde with the that thou do vs no harme like as we haue not hurte the and as we haue done nothinge vnto the but all good and let the departe in peace As for the thou art y e blessed of the LORDE Then Isaac made them a feast and they ate and dronke And on the morow they arose and sware one to the other And Isaac let them go and they departed from him in peace The same daye came Isaacs seruauntes and tolde him of the well that they had digged and sayde vnto him We haue founde water And he called it Saba Therfore is y e cite called Bersaba vnto this daye The XXVII Chapter WHan Esau was fourtye yeare olde he toke wyues Iudith the doughter of Beri the Hethite and Basmath the doughter of Elon the Hethite â–ª both these were dishobedient vnto the sprete of Isaac and Rebecca And it came to passe when Isaac was olde his eyes waxed dymme of sight and he called Esau his greater sonne and sayde vnto him My sonne He answered him Here am I. And he sayde Beholde I am olde and knowe not whan I shal dye Now therfore take thy geer thy quyuer and thy bowe and get the forth to the felde and take me some venyson and make me meate soch as I loue and brynge it me herein that I may eate y t my soule maye blesse the before I dye But Rebecca herde these wordes that Isaac sayde vnto his sonne And Esau wente his waye in to the felde to hunte venyson and to brynge it home Then sayde Rebecca vnto Iacob hir sonne beholde I haue herde thy father talkinge with Esau thy brother and sayenge Brynge me venyson and make me meate that I maye eate and blesse the before y e
bloude from the vexacions of oure enemies he shal brynge downe all the Heithen that ryse vp agaynst vs and put them to dishonoure euē the LORDE oure God Therfore deare brethren seinge ye are the honorable and elders in the people of God vnto whom all y e people haue respecte and vpon whom the life of the people stondeth lift vp their hertes with youre exortacion y t they maye call to remembraunce how oure fathers also in tymes past were tempted y t they might be proued yf they worshipped their God a right They ought to remēbre how oure father Abraham beinge tempted and tryed thorow many tribulacions was founde a louer and frende of God So was Isaac so was Iacob so was Moses and all they that pleased God beinge tryed thorow many troubles were foūde stedfast in faith Agayne they that receaued not their tentacions with the feare of God but put thē selues forth with vnpaciency and murmurynge agaynst God perished of the destroyer and were slayne of serpentes And therfore shulde not we vndertake to be auenged for the thinge that is done vnto vs but to considre that all these punyshmentes are farre lesse then oure synnes myszdedes Beleuynge also that this correccion commeth vnto vs as to the seruauntes of God for amendment and not for oure destruccion Then sayde Osias the elders vnto Iudith All that thou speakest is true and no mā can reproue y e wordes Praie thou for vs now therfore vnto God for thou art an holy womā and fearest God And Iudith sayde vnto them Seynge ye knowe that my wordes are of God then proue my councell and deuice yf it be of God and beseke God that he wyll brynge my councell to a good ende Thus haue I deuysed Ye shal stōde this night before the porte and I wyll go forth with Abra my maydē Praye ye therfore vnto God that he wyl graciously remēbre his people of Israel within fyue daies as ye haue sayde As for the thinge that I go in hande withall axe ye no questions of it tyll Iopen it vnto you myself do ye nothinge els but praye vnto the LORDE youre God for me Then Osias the prynce of the people of Iuda sayde vnto her Go thy waye in peace the LORDE be with the that we maye be auenged of oure enemies And so they wente from her agayne The IX Chapter NOw whā they were gone their way Iudith wente in to hir oratory put on an hayrie smock strowed aszhes vpon hir heade fell downe before the LORDE and cryed vnto him sayenge O LORDE God of my father Symeon which gauest him a swerde for a defence agaynst the enemies that vsed violence and wilfulnes and that rauyshed y e vyrgin and put her to dishonesty Thou that gauest their wiues in to a praye and their daughters in to captiuyte and all their praye for a spoyle vnto thy seruauntes which bare a zele vnto the helpe me wyddow O LORDE my God I beseke ye. For thou hast done all thinges from the begynnynge and loke what thou hast taken in hande and deuysed it came euer to passe For all thy wayes are prepared thy iudgmentes are done in thy euerlastinge fore knowlege O loke now vpon the armyes of the Assirians like as it was thy pleasure somtyme to loke vpon the hoost of the Egipcians whan they beynge weapened persecuted thy seruauntes put their trust in their charettes horsmen and in the multitude of their men of warre But thou lokedest vpon their hoost castinge a thick darcknes before them and whan they came in to the depe the waters ouerwhelmed them Euē so LORDE let it go with these that trust in y e power and multitude of their men of warre in their charettes arowes speares and knowe not that thou onely art oure God which destroyest warres from the begynnynge and that thou art the LORDE O lift vp thine arme now like as euer from y e begynnynge and in thy power brynge their power to naught cause their might to fall in thy wrath They make their boast y t they wyl vnhalowe and defyle thy Sanctuary and to waist the tabernacle of y e name and to cast downe the horne of thine aulter with their swerde Brynge to passe O LORDE y t the pryde of the enemye maye be cut downe with his owne swerde that he maie be taken with the snare of his eyes in me and y t thou mayest smyte him with the lippes of my loue O geue me a stedfast mynde that I maye despyse him and his strength and that I maye destroye him This shal brynge thy name an euerlastinge remēbraunce yf the hande of a woman ouerthrowe him For thy power O LORDE stondeth not in y e power of men nether hast thou eny pleasure in the strēgth of horses There was neuer proude personne that pleased the but in the prayer of the humble and meke hath thy pleasure bene euermore O thou God of the heauens thou maker of the waters and LORDE of all creatures heare me poore woman callynge vpon the and puttynge my trust in thy mercy Remembre thy couenaunt O LORDE and mynister wordes in my mouth stablysh this deuyce in my hert that thy house maye contynue still in holynes and that all the Heithen maye knowe and vnderstōde that thou art God and that there is none other but thou The X. Chapter ANd whan she had left of cryenge vnto the LORDE she rose vp from the place where she had lyen flat before the LORDE and called hir mayde wente downe in to hir house layed y e hayrie cloth from her put of the garmentes of hir wyddowhode waszshed hir body anoynted hir self with precious thinges of swete sauoure broyded and plated hir hayre sett an hooue vpon hir heade and put on soch apparell as belongeth vnto gladnesse slippers vpon hir fete armelettes spanges earynges fynger rynges and deckte herself with all hir best araye The LORDE gaue her also a speciall beutye and fayrnesse for all this deckinge of hir self was not done for eny volupteousnesse and pleasure of the flesh but of a right discrecion and vertue therfore dyd the LORDE increase hir bewtye so y t she was exceadinge amyable and welfauoured in all mens eyes She gaue hir mayde also a bottell of wyne a pot with oyle pottage cakes bred chese and wente hir waye Now whan she came to the porte of the cite she founde Osias and the elders of the cite waitinge there Which whan they sawe her they were astonnyed marueled greatly at her bewty neuertheles they axed no question at her but let her go sayenge The God of oure fathers geue y e his grace and with his power perfourme all the deuyce of thy hert that Ierusalem maye reioyse ouer the and that thy name maye be in the nombre of the holy righteous And all they y t were there sayde w t one voyce so be it so be
BE not y e neghbours enemye for y e freÌ„des sake for who so is euel shal be y e heyre of rebuke dishono who soeuer beareth envye and a dubble toÌ„ge offendeth Be not proude in the deuyce of thyne owne vnderstandinge lest y e leaues wyther and y e frute be destroyed so thou be left as a drye tre â–ª For a wicked soule destroyeth him that hath it maketh him to be laughed to scorne of his enemies and bringeth him to the porcion of the vngodly A swete worde multiplieth frendes and pacifieth theÌ„ y t be at variaunce and a thankfull tonge will be plenteous in a good man Holde frendshipe w t many neuertheles haue but one counceler of a thousande Yf thou gettest a frende proue him first and be not haistie to geue him credence For some man is a frende but for a tyme and wyl not abyde in the daye of trouble And there is some frende that turneth to enemyte and taketh parte agaynst the and yf he knowe eny hurte by the he telleth it out Agayne some frende is but a companyon at the table and in the daye of nede he contynueth not But a sure frende wil be vnto y t euen as thyne owne self and deale faithfully with thy housholde folke Yf thou suffre trouble and aduersite he is with the and hydeth not him self from the. Departe froÌ„ thine enemies yee and bewarre of thy frendes A faithful frende is a stronge defence who so findeth soch one findeth a noble treasure A faithfull frende hath no peare the weight of golde and syluer is not to be compared to the goodnesse of his faith A faithfull frende is a medicyne of life they y t feare the LORDE shal fynde him Who so feareth the LORDE shal prospere with frendes and as he is himself so shal his frende be also My sonne receaue doctryne froÌ„ thy youth vp so shalt thou fynde wyszdome tyll thou be olde Go to her as one that ploweth and soweth and wayte pacieÌ„tly for hir good frutes For thou shalt haue but litle laboure in hir worke but thou shalt eate of hir frutes right soone O how exceadiÌ„ge sharpe is wiszdome to vnlerned men an vnstedfast body wyl not remayne in her Vnto soch she is as it were a twichstone he casteth her from him in all the haist for wyszdome is w t him but in name there be but few y t haue knowlege of her But with them that knowe her she abydeth eueÌ„ vnto y e appearinge of God Geue eare my sonne receaue my doctryne and refuse not my councell Put thy fote in to hir lynckes and take hir yock vpon thy neck bowe downe thy shulder vnder her beare hir paciently and be not weery of hir bandes Come vnto her with y e whole hert and kepe hir wayes with all thy power Seke after her and she shal be shewed the and whaÌ„ thou hast her forsake her not For at the last thou shalt fynde rest in her and that shal be turned to thy greate ioye Then shal hir fetters be a stronge defence for the hir yock a glorious rayment For the bewtye of life is in her and hir bandes are the couplinge together of saluacion Yee a glorious rayment is it thou shalt put it on and the same crowne of ioye shalt thou weere My sonne yf thou wilt take hede thou shalt haue vnderstaÌ„dinge and yf thou wilt applye y e mynde thou shalt be wyse Yf thou wilt bowe downe thine eare thou shalt receaue doctryne and yf thou delyte in hearinge thou shalt be wyse Stonde with y e multitude of soch elders as haue vnderstandinge and consente vnto their wyszdome with thine hert that thou mayest heare all godly sermons and that the worthy sentences escape the not And yf thou seist a man of discrete vnderstandinge gett the soone vnto him and let thy fote treade vpon the steppes of his dores Let thy mynde be vpon the commaundementes of God be earnestly occupied in his lawes so shal he stablish y e hert and geue y e wyszdome at thine owne desyre The VII Chapter DO no euell so shall there no harme happen vnto the. Departe awaye from the thinge that is wicked and no mysfortune shal medle with the. My sonne sowe no euell thinges in the sorowes of vnrighteousnes so shalt thou not reape theÌ„ seuenfolde Labo not vnto man for eny lordshipe nether vnto the kynge for the seate of honoure Iustifie not thy self before God for he knoweth the hert and desyre not to be reputed wyse in the presence of the kynge Make no laboure to be made a iudge excepte it so were y t thou coudest mightely put downe wickednes for yf thou shuldest stoÌ„de in awe of y e presence of the mightie thou shuldest fayle in geuynge sentence Offende not in y e multitude of the cite and put not thyself amonge the people Bynde not two synnes together for in one synne shalt thou not be vnpunyshed Saye not tush God wil loke vpoÌ„ the multitude of my oblacions and whan I offre to the hyest God he wyl accepte it Be not faynt harted whan thou makest y e prayer nether slack in geuinge of allmesse Laugh no man to scorne in the heuynesse of his soule for God which seyth all thinges is he that can bringe downe and set vp agayne Accepte no lesynge agaynst thy brother nether do the same agaynst thy frende Vse not to make eny maner of lye for the custome therof is not good Make not many wordes whan thou art amonge the elders and whan thou prayest make not moch bablinge Let no laborious worke be tedious vnto the nether the huszbandrie which the Allmightie hath created Make not thy boast in the multitude of thy wickednes but humble thy self euen from thine hert and remembre that the wrath shall not be longe in tarienge and that the vengeaunce of the flesh of y e vngodly is a very fyre and worme Geâ—e not ouer thy frende for eny good ner thy faithfull brother for the best golde Departe not from a discrete and good woman that is fallen vnto the for thy porcion in the feare of the LORDE for y e gift of hir honesty is aboue golde Where as thy seruaunt worketh truly intreate him not euell ner the Hyrelinge that is faithfull vnto the. Loue a discrete seruaunte as thine owne soule defraude him not of his libertie nether leaue him a poore man Yf thou haue catell loke well to them and yf they be for thy profit kepe them Yf thou haue sonnes brynge them vp in nurto r and lernynge holde theÌ„ in awe from their youth vp Yf thou haue daughters kepe their body shew not thy face cherefull towarde theÌ„ Marye y e daughter and so shalt thou perfourme a weightie matter but geue her to a man of vnderstandinge Yf thou haue a wife after thine owne mynde forsake her not but coÌ„mitte not thy self to