delite of Kings and the King loueth him that speaketh right things 14 The wrath of a King is as messengers of death but a wise man wil pacifie it 15 In the lightof the Kings countenance is life and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine 16 * How muche better is it to get wisdome then golde and to get vnderstanding is more to be desired then siluer 17 The path of the righteous is to decline from euil and he kepeth his soule that kepeth his way 18 Pride goeth before destruction and an high minde before the fall 19 Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowlie then to deuide the spoiles with the proude 20 He that is wise in his busines shal finde good and * he that trusteth in the Lord he is blessed 21 The wise in heart shal be called prudent the swetenes of the lippes shal increase doctrine 22 Vnderstāding is a well spring of life vnto thē that haue it the instructiō of fooles is folie 23 The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely and addeth doctrine to his lippes 24 Faire wordes are as an honie combe swe tenes to the soule health to the bones 25 * There is away that semeth right vnto man but the yssue thereof are the waies of death 26 The persone that 〈◊〉 trauaileth for him self for his mouth craueth it of him 27 A wicked man diggeth vp euil and in his lippes is like burning fyre 28 A froward persone soweth strife and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes 29 A wicked mā desceiueth his neighbour leadeth him into the way that is not good 30 He 〈◊〉 his eyes to deuise wickednes he moueth his lippes and bringeth euil to passe 31 Age is a crowne of glorie when it is founde in the way of righteousnes 32 He that is slowe vnto angre is better then the mightie mā he that ruleth his owne minde is better thē he that winneth a citie 33 The lot is cast into the lappe but the whole disposition thereof is of the Lord CHAP. XVII 1 BEtter is a drye morsel if peace be with it then an house ful of sacrifices with strife 2 * A discrete seruant shal haue rule ouer a lewde sonne and he shal deuide the heritage among the brethren 3 As is the fining pot for siluer the fornace for golde so the Lord tryeth the hearts 4 The wicked giueth hede to the false lippes alyer hearkeneth to the naughtietōgue 5 * He that mocketh the poore reprocheth him that made him and he that reioyceth at destruction shal not be vn punished 6 Childrens children are the crowne of the elders and the glorie of the children are their fathers 7 Hie talke becometh not a foole muche lesse a lying talke a prince 8 Are warde is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that haue it it prospereth whether soeuer it turneth 9 He that couereth a transgression seketh loue but he that repeateth a matter separateth the prince 10 A reprofe entreth more into him that hathe vnderstanding then an hundreth stripes into a foole 11 A sedecious persone seketh onely euil a cruel messenger shal be sent against him 12 It is better for a man to mete a beare rob bed of her whelpes then a foole in his fo lie 13 * He that rewardeth euil for good euil shal not departe from his house 14 The beginning of strife is as one that openeth the waters therefore or the contention be medled with leaue of 15 He that iustifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the iust euen thei bothe are abominacion to the Lord. 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome and he hathe none heart 17 A friend loueth at all times and a brother is borne for aduersitie 18 A mā destitute of vnderstāding toucheth the hand and becometh suretie for his neighbour 19 He loueth transgression that loueth strife and he that exalteth his gate seketh destruction 20 The frowarde heart findeth no good and he that hathe a naughtie tongue shal fall into euil 21 He that begetteth a foole getteth him self sorowe and the father of a foole can haue no ioye 22 * A ioyful heart causeth good health but a sorowful minde dryeth the bones 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the waies of iudgement 24 * Wisdome is in the face of him that hathe vnderstanding but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the worlde 25 A foolish sonne is a grief vnto his father a * heauines to her that bare him 26 Surely it is not good to condemne the iuste nor that the prīces shulde 〈◊〉 suche 〈◊〉 equitie 27 He that hathe knowledge spareth his wor des and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit 28 Euen a foole when he holdeth his peace is counted wise and he that stoppeth his lippes prudent CHAP. XVIII 1 FOr the desire thereof he wil separate him self to seke it and occupie him self in all wisdome 2 A foole hathe no delite in vnderstanding but that his heart may be discouered 3 When the wicked commeth then cōmeth contēpt and with the vile man reproche 4 The wordes of a mans mouth are like depe waters and the well spring of wisdome is like a flowing riuer 5 It is not good to accept the persone of the wicked to cause the righteous to fall in iudgement 6 A fooles lippes come with strife and his mouth calleth for stripes 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction his lippes are a snare for his soule 8 The wordes of a tale are as flatterings thei go downe into the bowels of the bel lie 9 He also that is flouthful in his worke is euē the brother of him that is a great waster 10 The Name of the Lord is a strong towre the righteous runneth vnto it is exalted 11 * The riche mans riches are his strong ci tie and as an hie wall in his imagination 12 * Before destruction the heart of a man is hautie and before glorie goeth lowlines 13 * He that answereth a matter before he heare it is folie and shame vnto him 14 The spirit of a man wil susteine his infirmitie but a wounded spirite who can beare it 15 A wise heart getteth knowledge and the eare of the wise seketh learning 16 A mans gift enlargeth him and leadeth him before great men 17 He that is sirst in his owne cause is iust then cometh his neighbour and maketh iniquitie of him 18 The lot causeth contentions to ceale maketh a particion among the mightie 19 A brother offended is harder to winne then a strong citie and their contentions are
consumeth him self and others n With his whole iudgemēt our he laboureth to 〈◊〉 his wickednes to passe o That is when it is ioyned with 〈◊〉 orels the elder that wicked are the more thei are to be abhorred p So that there is nothīg that ought to be attribute to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for all things are determined in 〈◊〉 counsel of God which shal come to passe a For where 〈◊〉 were manie sacrifices there were manie portions gā uen to the people where with 〈◊〉 feasted Chap. XVII b That is shal be made gouernour ouer the children Eccle. 10 30. Chap. 14. 31. †Ebr. the lippe of 〈◊〉 c The 〈◊〉 hathe great 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 the heartes of 〈◊〉 d He that admoni 〈◊〉 the prince of his 〈◊〉 maketh him his enemie e By the messenger is 〈◊〉 meanes as God vseth to punish the 〈◊〉 f VVhereby he 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 ked in 〈◊〉 rage who hathe no feare of God Rom 〈◊〉 17. 1. 〈◊〉 5 〈◊〉 1. pet 3. 9. Isa. 5. 23. Chap. 24. 〈◊〉 g VVhat 〈◊〉 it the 〈◊〉 to be riche seing he 〈◊〉 not his 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 h So that he is mo re then a friend euen a brother that 〈◊〉 in time of aduersitie i Read Chap 〈◊〉 1. k 〈◊〉 vp him self aboue his degre Chap. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 l 〈◊〉 is secretly 〈◊〉 out of the 〈◊〉 E. 〈◊〉 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 m 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Wander to and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chap 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 n For their wel doing a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 loueth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sepa 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 from all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 giue him 〈◊〉 wholly to 〈◊〉 it b That is 〈◊〉 he may talke 〈◊〉 of whatsoe 〈◊〉 cometh to min de c Meaning suche 〈◊〉 as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 others d VVhich can neuer be drawne 〈◊〉 ptie but 〈◊〉 euer 〈◊〉 e That is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him and 〈◊〉 g He shewen what is the 〈◊〉 of the godlie agaīst all troubles Chap. 10 15. f Thei are sone beleued and 〈◊〉 most depely Chap. 16 18. Eccle. 11. 8. h The minde can wel beare the 〈◊〉 of the bodie but when the spirit is wonded it is a thing moste 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 su steine i 〈◊〉 him 〈◊〉 tie to speake and fauour of them that 〈◊〉 moste in 〈◊〉 k He 〈◊〉 speaketh 〈◊〉 is best 〈◊〉 of the wicked iudge but when his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the matter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 shame l If a 〈◊〉 sie can 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 wise be decided 〈◊〉 is best to cast lottes to knowe whose the thing shal be m 〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 which are so 〈◊〉 e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 n VVhich 〈◊〉 the strength 〈◊〉 wil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we nor yelde o By the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 p 〈◊〉 that is ioyned with a 〈◊〉 woman 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is blessed of the Lord as Chap. 10. 〈◊〉 q 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 suche are more readie 〈◊〉 do pleasure them he that is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de by 〈◊〉 Chap. 28. 6. 〈◊〉 19. 〈◊〉 dan. 13. 60. a To haue 〈◊〉 of them b He that is vp ryght in iudgement 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of God c The sre vse of thīgs are not to be 〈◊〉 to him 〈◊〉 can not vse them a right d That is to couer it by 〈◊〉 and to do therein as may moste serue to Goddes glorie Chap. 20. 2. Chap. 17. 21. e As 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the house Chap. 21. 9. Chap. 18. 22. f Thogh for a tyme he giue place to counsell yet sone after wil he giue place to hys taging 〈◊〉 g Mans deuice shal not haue sue ces excepte God 〈◊〉 it whose 〈◊〉 is vnchangeable h That is that he be honest for the poore man 〈◊〉 is honest 〈◊〉 to be estemed 〈◊〉 the riche whiche is not vertuous Chap. 26. 15. Chap. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i That is the sim ple and ignorant men learne whē they se the 〈◊〉 punished k Taketh a pleasure and delite therein as gluttons and 〈◊〉 in delilicate meats and drinkes a By wine 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is giuen to 〈◊〉 and so by strong d inke Chap. 9. 17. b 〈◊〉 his life in danger c It is harde to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for it is as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whose 〈◊〉 can not be found yet the wise ma wyll knowe a a 〈◊〉 her by 〈◊〉 wordes or 〈◊〉 d VVhere righteous iudgement is executed there sinne ceaseth ād vice 〈◊〉 not appeare †Ebr 〈◊〉 and stone ephah and ephah e Read Chap. 16. 11. 1 King 8. 46. 2. 〈◊〉 6. 〈◊〉 Eecle 7. 21. 〈◊〉 Iohn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 f Teach him wit that he 〈◊〉 not him selfe 〈◊〉 into danger Chap. 27. 〈◊〉 Chap. 11. 〈◊〉 Exod. 21. 17. Leuir 20. 9. 〈◊〉 15. 4. Deut. 32. 35. Chap. 17. 13. and 24. 29. Rom. 2. 17. 1. Thess. 〈◊〉 15. 1. Peter 3. 9. Chap. 〈◊〉 1. and vers 10. Ierem 10. 23. g That is to applie it or take it to his owne vse whiche was appointed to Gods and thē inquire howe they maie be exempted frō the 〈◊〉 Chap. 29. 14. h VVhiche was a kinde of punishment then vsed i The worde of God giueth lyfe vnto man and 〈◊〉 vs to se and trye the secrets of our dark hearts Ehr. 4. 12 Chap. XXI k Sharpe punishment that perceth 〈◊〉 the inward partes is profitable for the wicked to 〈◊〉 them to amendement a Thogh Kings seme to haue all thinges at commandement yet are they not able to bryng their owne proposes to passe anie otherwise them God hath appoin ted 〈◊〉 lesse are the inferiours able Chap. 16 2. Mich. 6. 8. “ 〈◊〉 plowing b That is 〈◊〉 thyng whereby he is guided or whiche he bringeth forth as the 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 c He that goeth rashely aboute his busines and without coūsell Chap. 13. 〈◊〉 d He meaneth this 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and princes whiche leaue that vocation whereunto God hathe called 〈◊〉 and powle their subiects to mainteine their 〈◊〉 “ Or in a greate 〈◊〉 Chap. 19. 13. and 25. 24. e Read Chap. 19. 25 f Thogh the godlie admonishe them bothe by wordes and example of life yet the wicked wil not amende till God destroye thē g To do a pleasure to the angrie mā pacifieth him h God shal cause that to fall on their own heads which they intē ded againste the iuste by deliuering the iust and putting the wicked in their places i Meaning abun dance of all thyngs Eccle. 25. 23. k VVisdome ouercometh strength and confidence in worlde lie things l He thinketh to liue by wishinge and desiryng all things but will take no peine to get ought Chap. 15. 8. Isa. 1. 13. Eccles. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chap. 19. 5. m He maie boldly testifie the trueth that he hathe heard Eccles. 7. 2. a VVhich 〈◊〉 by wel doing Chap. 29 13. b 〈◊〉 together and haue nede the one of the other c That is the punishment whiche is prepared for the wicked fleeth to God for succour Chap. 27. 12. d Bryng hym vp 〈◊〉 ād he shal so 〈◊〉 e His autoritie where by he did 〈◊〉 others shal be taken
vp against our enemies if peraduenture we may be able to fight with them 9 But they wolde haue staied him saying We are not able but let vs rather faue our liues turne backe now seing our brethren are departed for shal we fight against thē that are so fewe 10 Thē Iudas said God forbid that we shulde do this thing to He from them if our time become let vs dye manfully for our brethren and let vs not staine our honour 11 Then the hoste remoued out of the tentes and stode against them who had deuided their horsemen in to two troupes and they that threwe with slings and the archers marched in the forewarde and they that foght in the forewarde were all valiant men 12 And Bacchides was in the right wing So the armie drewe nere on bothesides and blewe the trumpets 13 They of Iudas side blew the trumpets also and the earth shoke at the noyce of the ar mies and the battel continued from morning to night 14 And when Iudas sawe that Bacchides and the strength of his armie was on the right side he toke with him all the hardie men 15 And brake the right wing and followed vpon them vnto mount Azotus 16 Now when they which were of the left wing sawe that the right wing was discomfited they followed Iudas behinde and thē that were with him hard at the heles 17 Thē was there a fore battel for many were slaine of bothe the parties 18 Iudas also himself was killed and the remnant fled 19 So Ionathan and Simon toke Iudas their brother and buryed him in his father sepul chre in the citie of Modin 20 And all the Israelites wept for him mour ned greatly for him and lamented many daies saying 21 How is the valiantman fallen which deliuered Israel 22 Concerning the otherthings of Iudas bo the the battels and the valiant actes that he did and of his worthines they are not writen for they were very many 23 ¶ Now after the death of 〈◊〉 wicked 〈◊〉 came vp in all the coastes of Israel 〈◊〉 arose all suche as gaue them selues to iniquitie 24 In those daies was there a very great famine in the land and all the countrey gaue ouer them selues with them 25 And Bacchides did chuse wicked men and made them lords in the land 26 These soght out and made searche for Iudas friends and broght them vnto Bacchi des which aduenged him self vpon them and mocked them 27 And there came so great trouble in Israél as was not since the time that no Prophet was sene among them 28 Then came all Iudas friends together and said vnto Ionathan 29 Seing thy brother Iudas is dead and there is none like him to go forthe against our enemies euen against Bacchides and against them of our naciō that are enemies vnto vs. 30 Therefore this day we chuse thee that thou maist be our prince and captaine in his place to order our battel 31 So Ionathan toke the gouernance vpon him at the same time and druled in stead of his brother Iudas 32 But when Bacchides knewe it he soght for to slay him 33 Then Ionathan and Simon his brother 〈◊〉 that fled into the wildernes of Thecua with all their companie and pitched their tentes by the water poole of Asphar 34 Which when Bacchides vnderstode he came ouer Iorden with all his hoste vpon the Sabbath day 35 Now had Ionathan sent his brother Iohn a captaine of the people to pray his friēds the Nabathites that they wold kepe their baggage which was muche 36 But the children of Ambri came out of Me daba and toke Iohn and all that he had and when they had takē it went their way 37 After this came worde vnto Ionathan and to Simon his brother that the children of Ambrimade a great mariage and broght the bride from Medaba with great pompe for she was daughter to one of the noblest princes of Canaan 38 Therefore they remembred Iohn their bro ther and went vp and hid them selues vnder the couert of the mountaine 39 So they lift vp their eyes and loked and be holde there was a great noyce and muche 〈◊〉 then the bridegrome came forthe and his friends and his brethren met them with tymbrels and instrumēts of mu sike and manie weapons 40 Then Ionathans men that lay in ambushe rose vp against them and slewe manie of them and the remnant fled into the mountaines so that they toke all their spoiles 41 Thus the mariage was turned to mourning and the noyce of their melodie into lamentacion 42 And so when they had aduenged the blood of their brother they are turned againe vnto Iorden 43 When Bacchides heard this he came vnto the border of Iorden with a great power vpon the Sabbath day 44 Then Ionathan said vnto his companie Let vs rise now and fight against our enemies for it is not to day as intime past 45 Beholde the battel is before vs and behin de vs and the water of Iorden on this side and that side and the marise and forest so that there is no place for vs to turne a side 46 Wherefore crye now vnto heauen that ye may be deliuered from the power of your enemies so they ioyned battel 47 Then Ionathan stretched out his hand to smite Bacchides but he turned aside from him and reculed 48 Then Ionathan and they that were with him leapt into 〈◊〉 and swimmed ouer vnto the further bāke but the otherwolde not passe through 〈◊〉 after them 49 So in that day were slaine of Bacchides side about a thousand men 50 Then he turned to againe to Ierusalém and buylt vp the strong cities in Iuda as the ca 〈◊〉 of Iericho and Emmaus and Bethoron and Bethel and Thamnatha Pharathoui Tepho with high walles with gates and with barres 51 And set garisons in them that they might vse their malice vpon Israel 52 He fortified also the citie Beth-sura and Gazara and the castel and set a garison in them with prouision of vitailes 53 He toke also the chiefest mens sonnes in the countrey for hostages and put them in the castel at Ierusalém to be kept 54 ¶ Afterwarde in the hundreth 〈◊〉 and thre yere in the 〈◊〉 moneth Alcimus commanded that the walles of the inner court of the Sanctuarie shuld be destroied and he pulled downe the monumēts of the Prophetes and began to destroy them 55 But at the same time Alcimus was plagued and his enterprises 〈◊〉 hindred and his mouth was stopped for he was smitten with a palsie and colde no more speake nor giue order concerning his house 56 Thus dyed Alcimus with a great torment at the same time 57 And when Bacchides sawe that Alcimus was dead he turned againe to the King so the land of Iuda was in rest two yeres 58 Then all the vngodlie men helde a counsel saying Beholde Ionathan and his companie dwell at ease and without care wherefore let vs
And Ittái the Gittite went and all his men and all the children that were with him 23 And all the countrey wept with a loude voyce and all the people went forward but the King passed ouer the brooke Kidrón and all the people wēt ouer to warde the way of the wildernes 24 ¶ And lo Zadók also was there and all the Leuites with hym bearing the Arke of the couenāt of God they set downe the Arke of God Abiathár went vp vntil the people were all come out of the citie 25 Then the King said vnto Zadok Carie the Arke of God againe into the citie if I shal finde fauour in the eyes of the Lord he wil bring me againe shewe me bothe it and the Tabernacle thereof 26 But if he thus say I haue no delite in thee beholde here am I let him do to me as semeth good in his eyes 27 The King said againe vnto Zadok the Priest Art not thou a * Seer returne into the citie in peace and your two sonnes with you to wit Ahimáaz thy sonne and Ionathán the sonne of Abiathar 28 Beholde I wil tarie in the fieldes of the wildernes vntil there come some worde from you to be tolde me 29 Zadök therefore and Abiathár caryed the Arke of God againe to Ierusalém they taried there 30 And Dauid went vp the mount of oliues and wept as he went vp and had his head couered and went barefooted and all the people that was with him had euerie man his head coucred and as they wēt vp they wept 31 Then one tolde Dauid saying Ahithôphél is one of them that haue conspired with Absalōm Dauid said ô Lord I pray the turne the counsel of Ahithopel into foolishnes 32 ¶ Then Dauid came to the toppe of the mount where he worshiped God and beholde Hushai the Archite came against him with his coate torne hauing earth vpon his head 33 Vnto whome Dauid said If thou go with me thou shalt be a burthen vnto me 34 But if thou returne to the citie say vnto Absalōm I wil be thy seruant ô King as I haue bene in time past thy fathers seruant so wil I now be thy seruant then thou maiest bring me the counsel of Ahithophel to noght 35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadóh and Abiathár the Priests therefore whatsoeuer thou shalt heare out of the Kings house thou shalt shewe to Zadok Abiathár the Priests 36 Beholde there are with them their two sonnes Ahimáaz Zadoks sonne and Ionathán Abiathars sonne by them also shal ye send me euerie thing that ye can heare 37 So Hushai Dauids friend went into the citie and Absalom came into Ierusalém CHAP. XVI 1 The infidelitie of Ziba 5 Shimei cuiseth Dauid 16. Hushái cometh to Absalōm 21 The counsel of Ahithóphel for the concubines 1 WHen Dauid was a litle past the toppe of the hil beholde Zibá the seruant of Mephibó sheth met him with a couple of asses sadled and vpon them two hundreth cakes of bread and one hundreth bunshes of raisins and an hundreth of dryed figges and a bottel of wine 2 And the King said vnto Zibá What meanest thou by these And Zibá said They be asses for the Kings housholde to ride on and bread and dryed figges for the yong men to eat and wine that the faint may drincke in the wildernes 3 And the King said But where is thymasters sonne Then Zibá answered the King Beholde he remaineth in Ierusalém for he said This day shal the house of Israél resto reme the kingdome of my father 4 Then said the King to Zibá Beholde thine are all that perteined vnto Mephibôsheth And Ziba said I beseche thee let me finde grace in thy sight my lord ô King 5 ¶ And whē King Dauid came to Bahurim beholde thence came out a man of the fa milie of the house of Saúl named Shimei the sōne of Gerá he came out cursed 6 And he cast stones at Dauid and at all the seruants of King Dauid and all the people all the men of warre were on his right hand and on his left 7 And thus said Shimei whē he cursed Come forthe come forthe thou murtherer and wicked man 8 The Lord hathe broght vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saúl in whose stead thou hast reined and the Lord hathe deliue red the kingdome into the hand of Absalōm thy sonne and be holde thou art taken in the wickednes because thou art a murtherer 9 Then said Abishái the sonne of Zeruiáh vnto the King Why doeth this * dead dog ge curse my lord the King let me go I pray thee and take away his head 10 ¶ But the King said What haue I to do with you ye sonnes of Zeruiáh for he curseth even because the Lord hathe biddē him curse Dauid who darre then say Whe refore hast thou done so 11 And Dauid said to Abishái and to all his seruants Beholde my sonne which came out of mine owne bowels seketh my life then how muche more now may this sóne of 〈◊〉 Suffre him to curse for the Lord hathe bidden him 12 It may be that the Lord wil loke on mine affliction and do me good for his cursing this day 13 And as Dauid and his men went by the way Shimei went by the side of the mountaine ouer against him and cursed as he went and threwe stones against him and cast dust 14 Then came the King all the people that were with him weary and refreshed them selues there 15 ¶ And Absalōm and all the people the men of Israél came to Ierusalém and Ahithóphel with him 16 And whē Hushái the Archite Dauids friēd was come vnto Absalom Hushái said vnto Absalom God saue the King God saue the King 17 Then Absalōm said to Hushai Is this thy kindenes to thy friend Why wētest thou not with thy friend 18 Hushái then answered vnto Absalōm Nay but whome the Lord and this people and all the men of Israél chuse his wil I be and with him wil I dwell 19 And moreouer vnto whome shal I do ser uice not to his sōne as I serued before thy father so wil I before thee 20 ¶ Then spake Absalōm to Ahithōpel Giue counsel what we shal do 21 And Ahithóphel said vnto Absalōm Go in to thy fathers concubines which he hathe left to kepe the house and when all Israél shal heare that thou artab horred of thy father the hands of all that are with thee shal be strong 22 So they spred Absalōm a tent vpon the top of the house and Absalōm went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israél 23 And the counsel of Ahithōphel which he counseled in those dayes was like as one had asked counsel at the oracle of God so was all the counsel of
Iob because he ascribeth wisdome and putenes to him self 16 He describeth the curse that falleth on 〈◊〉 wicked rekoning Iob to be one of the nomber 1 THen answered Elipház the Temanite and said 2 Shal a wise mā speake wordes of the winde and fil his belly with the East winde 3 Shal he dispute with wordes not comely or with talke that is not profitable 4 Surely thou hast cast of feare and restrainest prayer before God 5 For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie seing thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty 6 Thine one mouth condemneth thee not I and thy lippes testifie against thee 7 Art thou the first man that was borne and wast thou made before the hils 8 Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God and doest thou restraine wisdome to thee 9 What knowest thou that we knowe not and vnderstanded that is not in vs 10 With vs are bothe ancient and very aged men farre older then thy father 11 Seme the consolations of God smale vnto thee is this thing strange vnto thee 12 Why doeth thine heart take thee away what do thine eyes meane 13 That thou answerest to God at thy pleasure and bringest suche wordes out of thy mouth 14 What is man that he shulde be cleane and he that is borne of woman that he shulde be iust 15 Beholde he founde no sted fastnes in his Sain tes yea the heauens are not cleane in his sight 16 How muche more is man abominable and filthie which drinketh iniquitie like water 17 I wil tel thee heare me I wil declare that which I haue sene 18 Which wisemen haue tolde as they haue heard of their fathers and haue not kept it secret 19 To whome alone the land was giuen and no stranger passed through them 20 The wicked man is continually as one that trauelleth of childe and the nomber of ye res is hid from the tyrant 21 A soūd of feare is in his eares in his pro speritie the destroyer shal come vpon him 22 He beleueth not to returne out of darkenes for he seeth the sworde before him 23 He wandreth to and fro for bread where he may he knoweth that the day of darke nes is prepared at hand 24 Affliction and anguish shall make him afraid they shal preuaile against him as a King ready to the battel 25 For he hathe stretched out his hand against God and made him self strong against the Almightie 26 Therefore God shal runne vpō him euen vpō his necke and against the moste thicke part of his shield 27 Because he hathe couered his face with his fatnes and hathe collopes in his flācke 28 Thogh he dwel in desolate cities and in houses which no man inhabiteth but are become heapes 29 He shal not be riche nether shal his substan ce continue nether shal he prolong the per fection thereof in the earth 30 He shal neuer departe out of darkenes the flame shal drye vp his branches and he shal 〈◊〉 away with the breath of his mouth 31 He beleueth not that he erreth in vanitie therefore vanitie shal be his change 32 His branche shal not be grene but shal be cut of before his day 33 God shal destroy him as the vine her sower grape shal cast him of as the oliue doeth her floure 34 For the cōgregacion of the hypocrite shal be desolate and fyre shal deuoure the houses of bribes 35 For thei cōceiue mischief bring forthe 〈◊〉 their beilie hathe prepared deceite CHAP. XVI 1 Iob moued by the importunacie of his friends 7 Counteth in what extremitie he is 19 And taketh God 〈◊〉 of his innocencie 1 BVt Iob answered and said 2 I haue oft times heard suche things miserable comforters are ye all 3 Shal there be none end of wordes of winde or what maketh thee bolde so to answer 4 I colde also speake as ye do but wolde God your soule were in my soules stead I colde kepe you companie in speaking and colde shake mine head at you 5 But I wolde strengthen you with my mouth the comfort of my lips shulde aswage your sorowe 6 Thogh I speake my soro we can not be aswaged thogh I cease what release haue I 7 But now he maketh me weary ô God thou hast made all my congregacion desolate 8 And hast made me ful of wrinkles which is a witnes thereof and my leannes riseth vp in me testifying the same in my face 9 His wrath hathe torne me and he 〈◊〉 me and gnasheth vpon me with his teeth mine enemie hathe sharpened his eies against me 10 They haue opened their mouthes vpon me and smitten me on the cheke in reproche thei gather thē selues together against me 11 God hathe deliuered me to the vniust and hathe made me to turne out of the way by the hands of the wicked 12 I was in welth but he hathe broght me to noght he hathe taken me by the necke and beaten me and set in me as a marke for him self 13 His archers compasse me round about he cutteth my reines and doeth not spare and powreth my gall vpon the grounde 14 He hathe broken me with one breaking vpon another and runneth vpon me like a gyant 15 I haue sowed a sackecloth vpō my skin and haue abased mine horne vnto the dust 16 My face is withered with weping and the shadow of death is vpon mine eyes 17 Thogh there be no wickednes in 〈◊〉 hands and my prayer be pure 18 O earth couer not thou my blood and let my crying finde no place 19 For lo now my witnes is in the 〈◊〉 and my record is on hie 20 My friends speake eloquently againste me but mine eye powreth out teares vnto God 21 Oh that a man might pleade with God as man with his neighbour 22 For the yeres accounted come and I shal go the way whence I shal not returne CHAP. XVII 1 Iob sayth that he consumeth away and yet doeth paciētly abide it 10 He exhorteth his friends to repentance 13 Shewing that he 〈◊〉 but for death 1 MY breath is corrupt my dayes are cut of and the graue is ready for me 2 There are none but mockers with me and mine eye continueth in their bitternes 3 Laye downe now and put me in suretie for thee who is he that wil touche mine hand 4 For thou hast hid their heart from vnderstanding therefore shalt thou not set them vpon hie 5 For the eyes of his children shal faile that speaketh flaterie to his friends 6 He hathe also made me a by worde of the people and I am as a tabret before them 7 Mine eye therefore is dim for grief and all my strength is like a shadowe 8
The righteoushal be astonied at this the innocēt shal be moued against the hypocrite 9 But the righteous wil holde his waye and he whose hands are pure shal increase his strength 10 All you therefore turne you come now and I shal not finde one wise among you 11 My dayes are past mine enterprises are broken and the thoghts of mine heart 12 Haue changed the night for the day and the light that approched for darkenes 13 Thogh I hope yet the graue shal be mine house and I shal make my bed in the darke 14 I shal say to corruption Thou 〈◊〉 my father and to the worme Thou art my mother and my sister 15 Where is then now mine hope or who shal consider the thing that I hoped for 16 They shal go downe into the bottome of the pit surely it shal lye together in the dust CHAP. XVIII 1 Bildád rehearseth the peines of the vnfaithful and wicked 1 THē answered Bildád the Shuhite said 2 When wil ye make an end of your wor des cause vs to vnderstand and thē we will speake 3 Wherefore are we counted as beastes and are 〈◊〉 in your sight 4 Thou art as one that teareth his soule in his anger Shal the earth be forsakē for thy sake or the rocke remoued out of his place 5 Yea the light of the wicked shal be quenched the sparke of his fyre shal not shine 6 The light shal be darke in his dwelling and his candel shal be put out with him 7 The steppes of his strength shal be restrained and his owne counsel shal cast him downe 8 For he is taken in the net by his fete and he walketh vpon the snares 9 The grenne shal take him by the heele and the these shal come vpon him 10 A snare is laid for him in the grounde and a trappe for him in the way 11 Fearfulnes shal make him afraid on euery side and shal driue him to his fete 12 His strength shal be famine and destructiō shal be readie at his side 13 It shal deuoure the partes of his skinne the first borne of death shal deuoure his strength 14 His hope shal be roted out of his dwelling and shal cause him to go to the King of feare 15 Feare shal dwel in his house because it is not his and brim stone shal be 〈◊〉 vpon his habitacion 16 His rotes shal be dryed vp beneth and aboue shal his branche be cut downe 17 His remembrāce shal perish from the earth and he shal haue no name in the strete 18 They shal driue him out of the light vnto darkenes and chase him out of the worlde 19 He shal nether haue sonne nor nephewe among his people nor any posteritie in his dwellings 20 The posteritie shal be astonied at his day and feare shal come vpon the ancient 21 Surely suche are the habitacions of the wicked and this is the place of him that knoweth not God CHAP. XIX 2 Iob reproueth his friends 15 And reciteth his miseries grieuous peines 25 He assureth him selfe of the generall resurrection 1 BVt Iob answered and said 2 How long wil ye vexe my soule and torment me with wordes 3 Ye haue now ten times reproched me and are not ashamed ye are impudent toward me 4 And thogh I had in dede erred mine errour remaineth with me 5 But indede if ye wil aduance your selues against me and rebuke me for my reproche 6 Knowe now that God hathe ouer throwen me and hathe compassed me with his net 7 Beholde I crye out of violence but I haue none answer I crye but there is no iudgement 8 He hathe hedged vp my waye that I can not passe and he hathe set darkenes in my paths 9 He hathe spoiled me of mine honour taken the crowne away from mine head 10 He hathe destroyed me on euerie side and I am gone he hath remoued mine hope like a tre 11 And he hathe kindled his wrath against me and counteth me as one of his enemies 12 His armies came together and made their way vpon me and camped about my tabernacle 13 He hathe remoued my brethren farre from me and also mine acquaintance were strangers vnto me 14 My neighbours haue forsaken me and my familiars haue forgotten me 15 They that dwel in mine house my maides toke me for a stranger for I was a stranger in their sight 16 I called my seruāt but he wolde not answer thogh I prayed him with my mouth 17 My breath was strange vnto my wife thogh I prayed her for the childrens sake of mine owne body 18 The wicked also despised me and when I rose they spake against me 19 All my secret friends abhorred me and thei whome I loued are turned against me 20 My bone cleaueth to my skin and to my flesh and I hane escaped with the skinne of my tethe 21 Haue pitie vpon me haue pitie vpon me ô ye my friends for the hand of God hathe touched me 22 Why do ye persecute me as God and are not satisfied with my flesh 23 Oh that my wordes were now writen oh that thei were writen euen in a boke 24 And grauen with an yron penne in lead or in stone for euer 25 For I am sure that my Redemer liueth and he shal stand the last on the earth 26 And thogh after my skin wormes destroy this bodie yet shal I se God in my flesh 27 Whome I my self shal se and mine eies shall beholde and nonother for me thogh my reines are consumed within me 28 But ye said Why is he persecuted And there was a depe matter in me 29 Be ye afraid of the sworde for the sworde wil be auenged of wickednes that ye may know that there is a iudgement CHAP. XX. 1 Zophár sheweth that the wicked and the couetous shall haue a shorte end 22 Thogh for a time they florish 1 THen answered Zophár the Naamathite and said 2 Douteles my thoghts cause me to answer therefore I make haste 3 I haue heard the correction of my reproche therefore the spirit of mine vnderstanding causeth me to answer 4 Knowest thou not this of olde and since God placed man vpon the 〈◊〉 5 That the reioycing of the wicked is shorte and that the ioye of hypocrites is but a moment 6 Thogh his excellencie mounte vp to the heauen and his head reache vnto the cloudes 7 Yet shal he perish for euer like his dung and they which haue sene him shal say Where is he 8 He shal flee away as a dreame and thei shall not finde him and shal passe away as a vision of the night 9 So that the eye which had sene him shaldo so no more and his place shal se him no more 10 His children
and esteme thy self as thou 〈◊〉 30 Who will counte hym iust that sinneth against him selfe or honour him that dishonoreth his owne soule 31 The poore is honored for his knowledge and his feare but the riche is had in repu tacion because of his goods 32 He that is honorable in pouertie how muche more shal he be when he is riche he that is vnhonest being riche how much more wil he be so when he is in pouertie CHAP. XI 1 The praise of humilitie 2 After the outward appearance ought we not to iudge 7 Of 〈◊〉 iudgement 14 All things come of God 29 All men are not to be broght into thine house 1 WIsdome * 〈◊〉 vp the head of hym that is lowe and maketh hym to sit among great men 2 Commend not a mā for his beautie nether despise a man in his vtter appearance 3 The bee is but 〈◊〉 among the foules yet doeth her frute passe in swetenes 4 Be not proude of clothing and raimēt * exalte not thy selfe in the daye of honour for the workes of the Lord are wonderful and glorious secret and vnknowen are his workes among men 5 Many tyrāts haue sit downe vpō the earth * the vnlikelie hath worne the crowne 6 Manye mightie men haue bene broght to dishonour the honorable haue bene deliuered into other mens hands 7 ¶ * Blame no man before thou haue inquired the matter vnderstand first and thē reforme righteously 8 * Giue no sentence before thou hast heard the cause nether interrupt men in the middes of their tales 9 Striue not for a matter that thou hast not to do with and sit not in the iudgement of sinners 10 My sonne medle not with many matters * for if thou 〈◊〉 muche thou shalt not be blameles and if thou followe after it yet shalt thou not atteine it nether shalt thou escape thogh thou flee from it 11 * There is some man that laboreth and taketh peine and the more he hasteth the more he wanteth 12 Againe there is some that is slouthful * hath nede of helpe for he wāteth strēgth and hath great pouertie yet the eye of the Lord loketh vpon hym to good and setteth him vp from his lowe estate 13 And he lifteth vp his head so that manye men marueil at him and giue honour vnto God 14 * Prosperitie and aduersitie life and death pouertie and riches come of the Lord. 15 Wisdome and knowledge and vnderstanding of the Lawe are of the Lord loue and good workes come of him 16 Errour and darckenes are appointed for sinners and they that exalte them selues in euil waxe olde in euil 17 The gifte of the Lord remayneth for the godlie and his good wil giueth prosperitie for euer 18 ¶ Some man is riche by hys care and nigardship and this is the porcion of his wages 19 In that he saith * I haue gotten rest and now wil I eat continually of my goods yet he considereth not that the time draweth nere that he must leaue all these things vnto other men and dye him self 20 Stand thou in thy stare and exercise thy self therein and remaine in thy worke vnto thine age 21 Marueil not at the workes of sinners but truste in the Lord and abide in thy labour for it is an easie thing in the sight of the Lord suddenly to make a poore man riche 22 The blessing of the Lord is in the wages of the godlie and he maketh his prosperitie sone to florish 23 ¶ Say not What profite and pleasure shal I haue and what good thinges shall I haue hereafter 24 Againe say not I haue ynough and posses se many things * what euil can come to me hereafter 25 In thy good state remember 〈◊〉 in aduersitie forget not prosperitie 26 For it is an easie thing vnto the LORD in the day of death to rewarde a man according to his waies 27 The aduersitie of an houre maketh one to forget pleasure and in a mans ende hys workes are discouered 28 Iudge none blessed before his death for a man shal be knowen by his children 29 Bring not euerie man into thine house for the disceitfull haue many traines and are like stomackes that belche stin kingly 30 As a partriche is takē vnder a basket the hinde is taken in the snare so is the heart of the proude man whiche like a spie watcheth for thy fall 31 For he lieth in waite and turneth good vnto euil and in things worthie praise he wil finde some faute 32 Of one litle sparke is made a greate fyre and of one disceitful man is blood in creased for a sinful man laieth waite for blood 33 Beware of a wicked man for he imagineth wicked things to bring thee into a perpetual shame 34 Lodge a stranger and he will destroy thee with vnquietnes and driue thee from thine owne CHAP. XII 1 Vnto whome we ought to do good 10 Enemies ought not to be trusted 1 WHen thou wilt do good knowe to whome thou doest it so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefites 2 Do good vnto the righteous thou shalt finde great rewarde thogh not of him yet of the moste High 3 He can not haue good that continueth in euill and gyueth no almes for the moste High hateth the sinners and hathe mercie vpon them that repent 4 Giue vnto suche as feare God and receiue not a sinner 5 Do well vnto him that is lowlie but gyue not to the vngodlie holde backe thy bread and giue it not vnto him lest he ouer come thee thereby els thou shalt receyue twise as muche euill for all the good that thou doest vnto him 6 For the moste High hateth the wicked will repay vengeance vnto the vngodlye and kepeth them against the daye of horrible vengeance 7 Giue vnto the good and receiue not the sinner 8 A friende can not be knowen in prosperitie nether can an enemie be vnknowen in aduersitie 9 When a man is in wealth it grieueth hys enemies but in heauines trouble a mans very friend wil departe from him 10 Trust neuer thine ennemie for like as an yron rusteth so doeth his wickednes 11 And thogh he make muche crouching kneeling yet a duise thy selfe and beware of him and thou shalt be to him as he that wipeth a glasse and thou shalt knowe that all his rust hath not bene wel wiped away 12 Set him not by thee lest he destroy thee standin thy place 13 Nether set him at thy right hand lest he seke thy roume thou at the last remēber my wordes be pricked with my sayings 14 Binde not two sinnes together for there shal not one be vnpunished 15 Who wil haue pitie of the charmer that is stinged of the serpent or of all suche as come nere the beasts so is it with him that kepeth companie with a wicked man wrap peth him self in
thou speake and vse physike or euer thou be sicke 19 * Examine thy self before thou be iudged in the day of the visitacion thou shalt fin de mercie 20 Humble thy self before thou be sicke and whiles thou maiest yet sinne shewe thy con uersion 21 Let nothing let thee to pay thy vowe in time and differre not vnto death to be reformed for the rewarde of God endureth for euer 22 Before thou praiest prepare thy self and be not as one that tempteth the Lord. 23 Thinke vpon the * wrath that shal be at the end and the houre of vengeance whē he shal turne away his face 24 * When thou hast ynough remember the time of hunger and when thou art riche thinke vpon pouertie and nede 25 From the morning vntil the euening the time is changed and all suche things are sone done before the Lord. 26 A wise man feareth in all things and in the daies of transgression he kepeth him self from sinne but the foole doeth not obserue the time 27 ¶ Euerie wise man knoweth wisdome and knowledge and praiseth him that findeth her 28 They that haue vnderstanding deale wisely in wordes they vnderstand the trueth and righteousnes and powre out with mo destie graue sentences for mans life 29 The chief autoritie of speaking is of the Lord alone for a mortal man hathe but a dead heart 30 ¶ * Followe not thy lustes but turne thee from thine owne appetites 31 For if thou giuest thy soule her desires it shal make thine enemies that enuie thee to laugh thee to scorne 32 Take not thy pleasure in great volupteous nes and intangle not thy self with suche companie 33 Become not a begger by making bankets of that that thou hast borowed so leaue nothing in thy purse els thou shuldest sclāderously lie in waite for thine owne life CHAP. XIX 2 Wine and whoredome bring men to pouertie 6 In thy wordes vse discretion 22 The difference of the wisdome of God and man 27 Whereby thou maist knowe what is in man 1 A Laboring man that is giuen to drunkennes shal not be riche and he that contemneth smale things shal fall by litle and litle 2 * Wine and women leade wise men out of the way and put men of vnderstanding to reprofe 3 And he that companieth adulterers shal become impudent rottennes and wormes shal haue him to heritage and he that is to bolde shal be taken away and be made a pu blicke example 4 * He that is hastie to giue credit is light minded and he that erreth sinneth against his owne soule Who so reioyceth in wickednes shal be pu nished he that hateth to be reformed his life shal be shortened and he that abhorreth babling of wordes quencheth wickednes but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his owne soule 6 He that refraineth his tongue may liue with a trouble some man and he that hateth babling shal haue lesse euil 7 Rehearse not to an other that which is tolde vnto thee so thou shalt not be hindred 8 Declare not other mens maners nether to friend not foe and if the sinne apperteine not vnto thee reueile it not 9 For he wil hearken vnto thee and marke thee and when he findeth opportunitie he wil hate thee 10 * If thou hast heard a worde against thy neighbour let it dye with thee and be sure it wil not burst thee 11 A foole trauaileth when he hathe heard a thing as a woman that is about to bring for the a childe 12 As an arrowe that sticketh in ones thigh so is a worde in a fooles heart 13 * Reproue a friend lest he do euil and if he haue done it that he do it no more 14 Reproue a friend that he may kepe his tōgue and if he haue spoken that he say it no more 15 Tell thy friēd his faute for oft times a sclāder is raised and giue no credence to euerie worde 16 A man falleth with his tōgue but not with his wil * and who is he that hathe not offē ded in his tongue 17 Reproue thy neighbour before thou threa ten him and being without anger giue pla ce vnto the Law of the moste High 18 The feare of the Lord is the first degre to be receiued of him and wisdom obteineth his loue 19 The knowledge of the commandements of the Lord is the doctrine of life and they that obey him shal receiue the frute of immortalitie 20 The feare of the Lord is all wisdome and the performing of the Law is perfite wisdome and the knowledge of his almightie power 21 If a seruāt say vnto his master I wil not do as it pleaseth thee thogh afterward he do it he shal displease him that nourisheth him 22 The knowledge of wickednes is not wisdome nether is there prudencie where as the counsel of sinners is but it is euen execrable malice and the foole is voide of wis dome 23 He that hathe smale vnderstanding and fea reth God is better then one that hathe muche wisdome and transgresseth the Law of the moste High 24 There is a certeine subtiltie that is fine but it is vnrighteous and there is that wras teth the open and manifest Law yet there is that is wise and iudgeth righteously 25 There is some that being about wicked purposes do bowe downe them selues are sad whose inward partes burne altoge ther with deceit he loketh downe with his face and faineth him self deafe yet before thou perceiue he wil be vpon thee to hurt thee 26 And thogh he be so weake that he can do thee no arme yet when he may finde opportunitie he wil do euil 27 ¶ A man may be knowen by his loke and one that hathe vnderstanding may be perceiued by the marking of his countenāce 28 * A mans garment and his excessiue laughter and going declare what persone he is CHAP. XX. Of correction and repentance 6 To speake and kepe silen ce in time 17 The fall of the wicked 23 Of lying 24 The thief and the murcherer 28 Giftes blinde the eyes of the wise 1 THere is some rebuke that is not comelie againe some man holdeth his tongue and he is wise 2 It is muche better to reproue then to be a re euil wil and he that acknowledgeth his faute shal be preserued from hurt 3 As * when a geldedman thorowe lust wolde defile a maide so is he that vseth violen ce in iudgement 4 How good a thing is it when thou art reproued to she we repentance for so shalt thou escape wilful sinne 5 Some man kepeth silence and is founde wise some by muche babling becometh 〈◊〉 6 Some man holdeth his tongue because he hathe not to answere and some kepeth silence waiting a conuenient time 7 * A wise man wil holde his tongue til hese opportunitie but a trifler and a foole wil regarde no time 8 He that vseth manie wordes shal be abhorred
to be estemed 4 A wise daughter is an heritage vnto her hous band but she that liueth dishonestly is her fathers heauines 5 She that is bolde dishonoreth bothe her father and her housband and is not inferior to the vngodlie but they bothe shal dispise her 6 A tale out of time is as musicke in mourning but wisdome knoweth the seasons of corre ction and doctrine 7 Who so teacheth a foole is as one that glew eth a potcherde together and as he that waketh one that slepeth from a sounde slepe 8 If children liue honestly and haue wherewith they shall put away the shame of their parents 9 But if chyldren be proude with hautines and foolishnes they defile the nobilitie of their kinred 10 Who so telleth a foole of wisdome is as a men which speaketh to one that is a slepe when he hathe tolde his tale he saith What is the matter 11 * Wepe for the dead for he hathe lost the light so wepe for the foole for he wanteth vnderstandyng make smale wepyng for the dead for he is at rest but the life of the foole is worse then the death 12 Seuen dayes do men mourne for hym that is dead but the lamentacion for the foole and vngodlie shulde endure all the dayes of their life 13 Talke not muche with a foole and go not to hym that hathe no vnderstandyng * beware of hym lest it turne thee to paine and lest thou be defiled when he shaketh hym self Departe from him and thou shalt finde rest and shalt not receiue sorowe by his 〈◊〉 lishnes 14 What is heauier then lead and what other name shulde a foole haue 15 * Sand and salt and a lumpe of yron is easier to beare then an vn wise foolish and vn godlie man 16 As a frame of wood ioyned together in a buylding can not be losed with shaking so the heart that is stablished by aduised counsel shal feare at no time 17 The heart that is confirmed by discrete wisdome is as a faire plaistering on a plaine wal 18 As reedes that are set vp on hie can not abide the winde so the fearefull heart with foolish imaginacion can indure no feare 19 He that hurteth the eye bryngeth forthe teares and he that hurteth the heart bringeth forthe the affection 20 Who so casteth a stone at the birdes frayeth them away and he that vpbraideth hys friend breaketh friendship 21 Thogh thou drewest a sworde at thy friend yet dispaire not for there may be a returning to fauour 22 If thou haue opened thy mouth against thy friend feare not for there may be a reconciliation so that vp braydyng or pride or disclosing of secrets or a traiterous wounde do not let for by these things euerie friend wil departe 23 Be faithful vnto thy friend in his pouertie that thou maiste reioyce in hys prosperitie Abide stedfast vnto hym in the tyme of hys trouble that thou maist be heire with hym in his heritage for pouertie is not alwayes to be contemned nor the riche that is foolish to be had in admiration 24 As the vapour and smoke of the chimnay goeth before the fyre so euill wordes rebukes and threatenings go before bloodsheding 25 I wil not be ashamed to defende a friend ne ther will I hide my self from hym thogh he shulde do me harme whosoeuer heareth it shal beware of him 26 Who shal set a watch before my mouth and a seale of wisdome vpon my lippes that I fall not suddenly by them and that my tongue destroye me not CHAP. XXIII 1 A prayer of the 〈◊〉 13 Of othes blasphemie and vnwise communication 16 Of thre kindes of sinnes 23 Manie sinnes procede of adulterie 27 Of the feare of God 1 O Lorde father and gouernour of all my whole life leaue me not to their counsel and let me not fall by them 2 Who wil correct my thoght and put the doctrine of wisdome in myne heart that they may not spare me in mine ignorance nether let their fautes passe 3 Lest mine ignorances increase and my sinnes abounde to my destruction and lest I fall before myne aduersarie and myne enemies reioyce ouer me whose hope is farre from thy mercie 4 O Lord father and God of my life leaue me not in their imaginacion nether giue me a proude looke but turne away from thy seruants a stoute minde 5 Take from me vaine hope and concupiscence and reteine him in obedience that de fireth continually to serue thee 6 Let not the griedines of the bellie nor lust of the flesh holde me ād giue not me thy seruant ouer into an impudent minde 7 ¶ Heare ô ye children the instruction of a mouth that shall speake trueth who so kepeth it shall not perish thorow hys lippes not be hurte by wicked workes 8 The sinner shal be taken by his owne lippes for the euil speaker and the proude do offen de by them 9 * Accustome not thy mouthe to swearyng for in it there are many falles nether take vp for a custome the namyng of the Holy one for thou shalt not be vnpunished for suche things 10 For as a seruant whiche is oft punished can not be without some skarre so he that swea reth and nameth God continually shall not be fauteles 11 A man that vseth muche swearing shall be filled with wickednes and the plague shall neuer go frō his house when he shal offend his faute shal be vpon him and if he knowledge not his sinne he maketh a double offence ād if he sweare in vaine he shal not be innocēt but 〈◊〉 house shal be ful of plagues 12 There is a worde whiche is clothed with death God grant that it be not foūde in the heritage of Iacob but they that feare God eschewe alsuch ād are not wrapped in sinne 13 Vse not thy mouth to ignorant rashnes for therein is the occasion of sinne 14 ¶ Remember thy father and thy mother whē thou art set among great men lest thou be forgotten in their sight and so through thy custome become a 〈◊〉 and wish that thou hadest not bene borne and curse the day of thy natiuitie 15 * The man that is accustomed to opprobrious wordes will neuer be reformed all the dayes of his lyfe 16 There are two sortes of men that abounde in sinne and the third bringeth wrath and destruction a minde hote as fyre that can not be quenched til it be consumed an adul terous man that giueth his bodie no rest till he haue kindled a fyre 17 All bread is swete to a whoremonger he wil not leaue of til he perish 18 A man that breaketh wedlocke and thinketh thus in his heart * Who seeth me I am compassed about with darkenes the walles couer me no bodie seeth me whome nede I to feare the moste High will not remember my sinnes 19 Suche a man onely feareth the eyes of men and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand
but not so manie as haue 〈◊〉 by the tongue 19 Wel is 〈◊〉 that is kept from an euil tongue and cometh not in the angre thereof which hath not drawen in that yoke nether hathe bene bounde in the bandes thereof 20 For the yoke thereof is a yoke of yron and the bands of it are bands of brasse 21 The death ther of is an euil death hell were better then suche one 22 It shall not haue rule ouer them that feare God nether shall they be burnt with the flame thereof 23 Suche as forsake the Lord shal fall therein and it shall burne them and no man shal be able to quenche it it shal fall vpon them as a lyon and deuoure them as a leopard 24 Hedge thy possession with thornes and make dores and barres for thy mouth 25 Binde vp thy siluer and golde and weigh thy wordes in a balance and make a dore ād a barre and a sure bridle for thy mouth 26 Beware that thou slide not by it and so fal before him that lieth in waite and thy fall be incurable euen vnto death CHAP. XXIX 1 Do lend money and do almes 15 Of a faithful man answering for his friend 24 The poore mans life 1 HE that wil she we mercie lēdeth to his neighbour and he that hathe power ouer him self kepeth the commandements 2 Lend to thy neighbour in time of his nede and pay thou thy neighbour againe indue season 3 Kepe thy worde and deale faithfully with him thou shalt alwaye finde the thing that is necessarie for thee 4 Manie when a thing was lent thē rekened it to be founde and grieued them that had helped them 5 Til they receiue they kisse his hands and for their neighbours good they hūble their voyce but when they shulde paye againe they prolong the terme and giue a careles answer and make excuses by reason of the time 6 And thogh he be able yet giueth he scarse the halfe againe and rekeneth the other as a thing foūde els he deceiueth him of his mo ney maketh him an enemie without a cause he 〈◊〉 him with cursing and rebuke giueth him euil wordes for his good dede 7 I here be manie which refuse to lend becau se of this inconueniēce fearing to be defrauded without cause 8 Yet haue thou pacience with him that humbleth him self and differre not mercie from him 9 Helpe the poore for the commandements sake and turne him not away because of his pouertie 10 Lese thy money for thy brothers neighbours sake and let it not rust vnder a stone to thy destruction 11 * Bestowe the treasure after the commandement of the moste High it shal bring thee more profite then golde 12 Lay vp thine almes in thy secret chambers and it shal kepe thee from all affliction 13 A mans almes is as a purse with him shal kepe a mans fauour as the apple of the eye and afterwarde shal it arise and paye euerie man his rewarde vpon his head 14 It shal fight for thee against thine enemies better thē the shield of a strong man or speare of the mightie 15 An honest man is suretie for his neighbour but he that is 〈◊〉 forsaketh him 16 Forget not the friendship of thy suretie for he hathe layed his life for thee 17 The wicked despiseth the good dede of his suretie 18 The wicked wil not become suretie and he that is of an vnthankeful minde forsaketh him that deliuered him 19 Some man promiseth for his neighbour and when he hathe lost his honestie he wil forsake him 20 Suretie shippe hath destroyed manie a riche man and remoued them as the waues of the sea mightie men hathe it driuen away from their houses and caused them to wander among strange nacions 21 A wicked man trangressing the commandements of the Lord shal fall into suretie shippe and he that medleth muche with other mens busines is intangled in controuersies 22 ¶ Helpe thy neighbour according to thy power and beware that thou thy self fall not 23 * The chiefthing of life is water and bread and clothing and lodging to couer thy shame 24 The poore mans life in his owne lodge is better then delicate fare in another mans 25 Be it litle or muche holde thee contented that the house speake not euil of thee 26 For it is a miserable life to go from house to house for where thou art a stranger thou da rest not open thy mouth 27 Thou shalt lodge and fede vnthankeful mē and after shalt haue bitter wordes for the same saying 28 Come thou stranger and prepare the table and fede me of that thou hast readie 29 Giue place thou stranger to an honorable man my brother cometh to be lodged and I haue nede of mine house 30 These things are heauie to a man that hathe vnderstanding the vp braiding of the house and the reproche of the lender CHAP. XXX 1 Of the correction of children 14 Of the commoditie of health 17 Death is better then a sorowful life 22 Of the ioye and sorow of 〈◊〉 heart 1 HE that loueth his sonne * causeth him oft to fele the rodde that he may haue ioye of him in the end 2 He that chastiseth his sonne shal haue ioy in him and shal reioyce of him among his acquaintance 3 He that* teacheth his sonne griueth the enemie and before his friends he shal reioyce of him 4 Thogh his father dye yet is he as thogh he were not dead for he hathe left one behinde him that is like him 5 In his life he sawe him and had ioye in him and was not 〈◊〉 in his death nether was he ashamed before his enemies 6 He left behinde him an aduenger against his enemies and one that shulde shewe fauour vnto his friends 7 He that flattereth his sonne bindeth vp his woundes and his heart is grieued at euerie crye 8 And 〈◊〉 horse wil be stubburne and a wanto n childe wil be wilful 9 If thou bring vp thy sonne delicately he shal make thee afraide if thou playe with him he shal bring thee to heauines 10 Laugh not with him lest thou be sorie with him and lest thou gnash thy teeth in the end 11 * Giue him no libertie in his youth and winke not at his folie 12 Bowe downe his necke while he is yong beat him on the sideswhile he is a childe lest he waxe stubberne and be disobedient vnto thee and so bring sorow to thine heart 13 Chastise thy childe and be diligent therein lest his shame grieue thee 14 ¶ Better is the poore being whole and strong then a riche man that is afflicted in his bodie 15 Health and strength is aboue all golde and a whole bodie aboue infinitie treasure 16 There is no riches aboue a sounde bodie and no ioye aboue the ioye of the heart 17 Death is better then a bitter life 〈◊〉 long rest then continual sickenes
My sonne do nothing without aduisemēt so shal it not repent thee after the dede 21 Go not in the way where thou maist fall not where thou maist stumble among the stones nether trust thou in the way that is plaine 22 And beware of thine owne children and take hede of them that be thine owne housholde 23 In euerie good worke be of a faithful heart for this is the keping of the commandements 24 Who so beleueth in the Lord kepeth the commandements and he that trusteth in the Lord shal take no hurt CHAP XXXIII 1 The deliuerance of him that feareth God 4 The answere of the wise 12. Man is in the hand of God as the clay is in the hand of the potter 25 Of euil seruants 1 THere shal no euil come vnto him that feareth the Lord but when he is in tenta tion he wil deliuer him againe 2 A wise man hateth not the Law but he that is an hypocrite therein is as a shippe in a storme 3 A man of vnderstanding walketh faithfully in the Law and the Law is faithful vnto him 4 As the question is made prepare the answer and so shalt thou be heard be sure of the mat ter and so answer 5 The heart of the * foolish is like a cartewhele and his thoghts are like a rolling axeltre 6 As a wilde horse neieth vnder euerie one that sitteth vpō him so is ascorneful friend 7 Why doeth one day excell another seing that the light of the daies of the yere come of the sunne 8 The knowledge of the Lord hathe parted them a sondre and he hathe by them disposed the times and solemne feastes 9 Some of them hathe he chosen and sanctified and some of them hathe he put among the daies to nomber 10 And all men are of the * grounde and Adam was created out of the earth but the Lord ha the deuided them by great knowledge and made their waies diuers 11 Some of them hathe he blessed and exalted and some of them hathe he sanctified and ap propriate to him self but some of them hathe he cursed and broght thē lowe and put them out of their estate 12 * As the claye is in the 〈◊〉 hand to order it at his pleasure so are men also in the hand of their creator so that he may rewarde them as liketh him best 13 Against euil is good and against death is life so is the godlie against the sinner and the vngodlie against the faithful 14 So in all the workes of the moste High thou maist se that there are euer two one against another 15 ¶ I am awaked vp last of all as one that gathe reth after thē in the vintage In the blessing of the Lord I am increased ād haue filled my wine presse like a grape gatherer 16 * Beholde how I haue not labored onely for my self but for all them that seke knowledge 17 Heare me ô ye greatmen of the people hearken with your eares ye rulers of the con 〈◊〉 18 Giue not thy sonne and wife thy brother and friend power ouer thee while thou liuest and giue not away thy substance to ano ther lest it repent thee and thou intreat for the same againe 19 As long as thou liuest and hast breth giue not thy self ouer to anie persone 20 For better it is that thy children shulde pray vnto thee then that thou shuldest loke vp to the hands of thy children 21 In all thy workes be excellent that thine honour be neuer stained 22 As the time when thou shalt end thy dayes and finish thy life distribute thine inheritance 23 ¶ The fodder the whippe and the burden belong vnto the asse and meat correction and worke vnto thy seruant 24 If thou set thy seruant to labour thou shalt finde rest but if thou let him go idle he shal seke libertie 25 The yoke and the whippe bow downe the hard necke so tame thine euil seruant with the whippes and correction 26 Send him to labour that he go not idle for idlenes bringeth muche euil 27 Set him to worke for that belongeth vnto him if he be not obedient put on more heauie 〈◊〉 28 But be not excessiue towarde anie and with out discrecion do nothing 29 * If thou haue a faithful seruant let him be vnto thee as thine owne soule for in blood hast thou goten him If thou haue a seruant intreat him as thy brother for thou hast nede of him as of thy self If thou intreat him euil and he runne away 〈◊〉 seke him CHAP. XXXIIII Of dreames 13 The praise of them that feare God 18. The offrings of the wicked 22 The bread of the 〈◊〉 27 God doeth not alowe the workes of an vnfaithful man 1 THe hope of a foolish man is vaine and fal se and dreames make fooles to haue wings 2 Who so regardeth dreames is like him that wil take holde of a shadowe and followe af ter the winde 3 Euen so is it with the appearings of dreames as the likenes of a face is before another face 4 Who cābe clensed by the vncleane or what trueth can be spoken of a lier 5 Soth sayings 〈◊〉 dreaming is but vanitie a minde that is occupied with fantasies is as a woman that trauaileth 6 Where as suche visions come not of the moste High to trye thee set not thine heart vpō them 7 For dreames haue disceiued many and thei haue failed that put their trust therein 8 The Law shal be fulfilled without lies wisdome is sufficient to a faithful mouth what knowledge hathe he that is not tryed 9 A man that is instructed vnderstandeth muche and he that hathe good experience can talke of wisdome 10 He that hathe no experience knoweth litle and he that erreth is ful of crafte 11 When I wandred to and fro I sawe many things and mine vnderstanding is greater then I can expresse 12 I was oft times in danger of death yet I was deliuered by these things 13 ¶ The spirit of those that feare the Lord shal liue for their hope is in him that can hel pe them 14 Who so feareth the Lord feareth nomā nether is afraied for he is his hope 15 Blessed is the soule of him that feareth the Lord in whome putteth he his trust who is his strength 16 * For the eyes of the Lord haue respect vn to them that loue him he is their* mightie protection and strong grounde a defense from the heat and a shadowe for the noone day a succour from stombling and an helpe from falling 17 He setteth vp the soule and lightneth the eyes he giueth health life and blessing 18 ¶ He that* giueth an offring of vnrighteous goods offreth a mocking sacrifice and the giftes of the vnrighteous please not him 19 But the Lord is theirs onely that paciently abide him in the way of trueth and righteousnes 20 The moste High doeth not alowe the
that hathe no rest and lodgeth wheresoeuer the night taketh him CHAP. XXXVII 1 How a man shulde knowe friends and counselers 12 To kepe his companie that feareth God 1 EVerie friēd saith I am a friend vnto him also but there is some friend which is onely a friend in name 2 Remaineth there not heauines vnto death when a companion and friend is turned to an enemie 3 O wicked presumption frō whence art thou sprong vp to couer the earth with disceite 4 * There is some companion which in prosperitie reioyceth with his friend but in the time of trouble he is against him 5 There is some companion that helpeth his friend for the bellie sake and taketh vp the buckeler against the enemie 6 Forget not thy friend in thy minde thinke vpon him in thy riches 7 Seke no counsel at him of whome thou art suspected and disclose not thy counsel vnto suche as hate thee 8 * Euerie counseler praiseth his owne counsel but there is some that counseleth for him self 9 Beware of the counseler and be aduised afo re where to thou wilt vse him for he wil counsel for him self lest he cast the lot vpon thee 10 And say vnto thee Thy way is good and af terwarde he stād against thee and loke what shal become of thee 11 Aske no counsel for religion of him that is without religiō nor of iustice of him that hathe no iustice nor of a woman 〈◊〉 her of whome she is ielous nor of a cowarde in matters warre nor of a marchant concerning exchange nor of a bier for the sale nor of an enuious mā touching 〈◊〉 nor of the vnmerciful touching kindenes nor of an vnhonest man of honestie nor of the slothful for anie labour nor of an hireling for the finishing of a worke nor of an idle seruant for muche busines hearken not vnto these in anie matter of counsel 12 But be continual with a godlie man whome thou knowest to kepe the commandements of the Lord whose minde is according to thy minde and is sorie for thee when thou stumblest 13 Take counsel of thine owne heart for there is no man more faithful vnto thee then it 14 For a mans minde is some time more accustomed to shewe more thē seuen watchmen that sit aboue in an high tower 15 And aboue all this pray to the most High that he wil direct thy waye in trueth 16 Let reason go before euerie enterprise and counsel before euerie action 17 ¶ These changing of the countenance is a signe of the chāging of the heart foure thīgs appeare good and euil life death but the tongue hathe euer more the gouernement ouer them 18 ¶ Some mā is wittie hathe instructed manie and yet is vn profitable vnto him self 19 Some man wil be wise in wordes and is hated yea he is destitute of all foode 20 Because grace is not giuen him of the Lord for he is distitute of all wisdome 21 Another is wise for him self and the frutes of vnderstanding are faithful in his mouth 22 A wise man instructeth his people and the frutes of his wisdome faile not 23 A wise man shal be plenteously blessed and all they that se him shal thinke him blessed 24 The life of man standeth in the nomber of dayes but the dayes of Irael are in numerable 25 A wise man shal obteine credit among his people and his name shal be perpetual 26 My sonne proue thy soule in thy life and se what is euil for it and permit it not to do it 27 For all things are not profitable for all men nether hathe euerie soule pleasure in euerie thing 28 Be not griedie in all delites and be not to hastie vpon all meates 29 * For 〈◊〉 of meates bringeth sickenes glotonie cometh into choliricke diseases 30 By surfet haue manie perished but he that 〈◊〉 him self prolongeth his life CHAP. XXXVIII 1 A physicion is commendable 16 To burye the dead 24 The wisdome of him that is learned 1 HOnour the physicion with that honor that is due vnto him because of necessitie for the Lord hathe created him 2 For of the moste High cometh healing and he shal receiue giftes of the King 3 The knowledge of the physicion lifteth vp his head and in the sight of great mē he shal be in admiration 4 The Lord hathe created medecines of the earth and he that is wise wil not abhorre it 5 * Was not the water made swete with wood that men might know the vertue thereof 6 So he hathe giuen men knowledge that he might be glorified in his wōderous workes 7 With suche doeth he healemen and taketh away their paines 8 Of suche doeth the apothecarie make a con fection and yet he can not finish his owne workes for of the Lord cometh prosperitie and welth ouer all the earth 9 My sōne faile not in thy sickenes but* parie vnto the Lord and he wil make thee whole 10 Leaue of from sinne and order thine hāds a right and clense thine heart from all wickednes 11 Offer swete incense and fine floure for a remēbrance make the offring fat for thou art not the first giuer 12 Then giue place to the physicion for the Lord hathe created him let him not go frō thee for thou hast nede of him 13 The houre may come that their enterprises may haue good successe 14 For they also shall praye vnto the Lord that he wolde prosper that which is giuen for ease and their physicke for the prolōging of life 15 He that sinneth before his maker let hym fall into the hands of the physicion 16 My sonne * powre for the teares ouer the dead and begynne to mourne as if thou hadest suffred great harme thy self then couer his bodie according to his appointement and neglect not his buryal 17 Make a grieuous lamētacion and be earnest in mourning and vse lamentacion as he is worthie and that a daye or two lest thou be euil spoken of and then comforte thy self for thine heauines 18 * For of heauines cometh death and the heauines of the heart breaketh the strēgth 19 Of the affection of the hearte cometh sorow and the life of him that is afflicted is according to his heart 20 Take no heauines to heart driue it awaye and remember the last end 21 Forget it not for there is no turning againe thou shalt do him no good but hurt thy self 22 Remember his iudgement thine also shal be likewise vnto me yester daye and vnto thee to day 23 * Seing the dead is at rest let hys remembrance rest and comforte thy self agayne for him when his Spirit is departed frome him 24 ¶ The wisdome of a learned mā cometh by vsing wel his vacant time and he that ceaseth from his owne matters labour may come by wisdome 25 How cā he get wisdome that holdeth the plough and he
him that is benethī the earth and ashes 4 From him that is clothedin blewe silke and weareth a crowne euen vnto him that is clothed in simple linen 5 Wrath and enuie trouble and vnquietnes and feare of death and rigour and strife in the time of rest the slepe in the night vpon his bed change his knowledge 6 A litle or nothing is his rest and afterwarde in sleping he is as in a watchetowre in the daye he is troubled with the visions of his heart as none that renneth out of a battel 7 And when all is safe he awaketh and marueileth that the feare was no thing 8 Suche things come vnto all flesh bothe man and beast but seuen folde to the vngodlie 9 Moreouer * death and blood and strife sworde oppression famine destruction punishement 10 These things are all created for the wicked and for their sakes came the * flood 11 * All things that are of the earth shal turne to earth againe and they that are of the * waters shal returne into the sea 12 ¶ All bribes and vnrighteousnes shal be put awaye but faithfulnes shal endure for euer 13 The substance of the vngodlie shal be dryed vp like a riuer and they shal make a sounde like a great thonder in the raine 14 When he openeth his hand he reioyceth but all the transgressours shal come to naught 15 The children of the vngodlie shal not obteine manie branches for the vncleane rootes are as vpon the high rockes 16 Their tender stalke by what water soeuer it be or water bāke it shal be pulled vp before all other herbes 17 ¶ Friendlines is as a moste plentifull garden of pleasure and mercie endureth for euer 18 * To labour and to be content with that a man hathe is a swete life but he that findeth a treasure is aboue them bothe 19 Children and the buylding of the Citie maketh a perpetual name but an honeste woman is counteth aboue them bothe 20 Wine and musicke reioyce the hearte but the loue of wisdome is aboue them bothe 21 The pipe and the psalterion make a swete noyce but a pleasant tongue is aboue thē bothe 22 Thine eye desireth fauor and beautie but a grene sede time rather then them both 23 A friend and companion come together at opportunitie but aboue them bothe is a wife with her housband 24 Friends and helpe are good in the time of trouble but 〈◊〉 shal deliuer more thē them bothe 25 Golde and siluer fasten the fete but counsel is estemed aboue them bothe 26 Riches and strēgth lift vp the minde but the feare of the Lord is aboue them both there is no want in the feare of the Lord and it nedeth no hêlpe 27 The feare of the Lord is a pleasant gardē of blessing and there is nothing so beautiful as it is 28 ¶ My sonne lead not a beggers life for better it were to dye then to begge 29 The life of him that depēdeth on another mans table is not to be counted for a life for he tormēteth him self after other mens meat but a wise man and wel nourtred wil beware thereof 30 Begging is swete in the mouth of the vnshame fast and in his bellie there burneth a fyre CHAP. XLI 1 Of the remembrance of death 3 Death is not to be feared 8 A curse vpon them that forsake the Lawe of GOD. 12 Good name and fame 14 An exhortacion to giue hede vnto wisdome 17 Of what things a man ought to be ashamed 1 O Death how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liueth at rest in his possessions vnto the man that hath nothing to vexe him and that hathe prosperitie in all things yea vnto him that yet is able to receiue meat 2 O death how acceptable is thy iudgemēt vnto the nedefull and vnto hym whose strength faileth and that is now in the last age and is vexed with all things to him that dispaireth and hathe lost pacience 3 Feare not the iudgement of death remēber them that haue bene before thee and that come after this is the ordināce of the Lord ouer all flesh 4 And why woldest thou be against the pleasure of the moste High whether it be tene or an hundreth or a thousand yeres there is no defense for life against the graue 5 ¶ The children of the vngodlie are abominable children and so are they that kepe companie with the vngodlie 6 The inheritance of vngodlie children shal perish and their posteritie shal haue a perpetual shame 7 The chyldren complaine of an vngodlye father because they are reproched for his sake 8 Wo be vnto you ô ye vngodlie whiche haue forsaken the Lawe of the moste high God for thogh you increase yet shall you perish 9 If ye be borne ye shal be borne to cursing if ye dye the curse shal be your porcion 10 All that is of the earth shal turne to earth againe so the vngodlie go from the curse to destruction 11 Thogh men mourne for their bodie yet the wicked name of the vngodlie shal be put out 12 Haue regarde to thy name for that shal cō tinue with thee aboue a thousand treasures of golde 13 A good life hath the dayes nombred but a good name endureth euer 14 * My children kepe wisdome in peace for wisdome that is hid and a treasure that is not sene what profite is in them bothe 15 A man that hideth his foolishnes is better then a man that hideth his wisdome 16 Therefore beare reuerence vnto my wordes for it is not good in all thinges to be ashamed nether are all things alowed as faithful in all men 17 Be ashamed of whoredome before father and mother be ashamed of lies before the princes and men of autoritie 18 Of sinne before the iudge and ruler of offence before the congregaciō and people of vnrighteousnes before a companiō and friend 19 And of theft before the place where thou dwellest and before the trueth of God and his couenant and to leane with thyne elbowes vpon the bread or to be reproued for giuing or taking 20 And of silence vnto them that salute thee and to loke vpon an harlot 21 And to turne away thy face from thy kinsmā or to take away a portiō or a gift or to be euil minded toward another mans wife 22 Or to sollicite any mans maide or to stand by her bed or to reproche thy friēds with wordes 23 Or to vpbraide when thou gyuest anye thing or to reporte a matter that thou hast heard or to reueile secret wordes 24 Thus maiest thou well be shamefast and shalt finde fauour with all men CHAP. XLII 1 The Law of God must be taught 9 A daughter 14 A woman 18 God knoweth all things yea euen the secrets of thine heart 1 OF these things be not thou ashamed nether haue regarde to offend for any persone 2 Of
come to the battel 43 So he went first ouer to warde them all people after him and all the heathen were discomfited before him and cast away their weapons and fled into the Temple that was at Carnaim 44 Whiche citie Iudas wanne and burnt the temple with all that were in it so was Carnaim subdued and myght not withstand Iudas 45 ¶ Then Iudas gathered all the Israelites that were in the countrey of Galaad from the least vnto the moste with their wiues their children and their baggage a verye great hoste to come into the land of Iuda 46 So they came vnto Ephron which was a great citie by the way and strongly defensed 〈◊〉 thei colde not passe nether at the right hand nor at the left but must go thorowe it 47 But they that were in the citie shut them selues in and stopped vp the gates with stones and Iudas sent vnto them with peaceable wordes saying 48 Let vs passe thorowe your lande that we may go into our owne countrey and none shal hurt you we wil but onely go thorow on fote but they wolde not open vnto him 49 Wherefore Iudas commanded a proclamacion to be made thorowe out the hoste that euerie man shulde assalt it according to his standing 50 So the valiant men set vpon it and assalted the citie all that day and all that night and the Citie was gyuen ouer into hys hands 51 Who slewe all the males with the edge of the sworde and destroyed it and toke the spoile there of and went thoro we the citie ouer them that were slaine 52 Thē wēt they ouer Iorden into the great plaine before Bethsan 53 And Iudas gathered together those that were behinde and gaue the people good exhortation all the waye thorowe till they were come into the land of Iuda 54 Thus they went vp withioye and gladnes vnto mount Sion where they offred burnt offrynges because there were none of them slaine but came home againe in 〈◊〉 55 ¶ Now whiles Iudas and Ionathan were in the land of Galaad and Simō their brother in Galile before Ptolemais 56 Ioseph the sonne of Zacharias and Azarias the captaines hearing of the valiant actes and battels which they had achiued said 57 Let vs get vs a name also and go fight against the heathen that are rounde 〈◊〉 vs. 58 So they gaue their hoste a commandement and went to warde Iamnia 59 But Gorgias and his men came out of the citie to fight against them 60 And Ioseph and Azarias were put to flight and pursued vnto 〈◊〉 the borders of Iudea and there were slaine that daye of the people of Israel aboute two thousand men so that there was a great ouerthrowe among the people of Israel 61 Because they were not obedient vnto Iudas his brethren but thoght to do some valiant thing 62 Also they came not of the stocke of these men by whose hands deliuerance was giuē to Israel 63 But the man Iudas and hys brethrē were greatly commēded in the sight of all Israel and of all the heathen wheresoeuer theyr name was heard of 64 And the people came vnto them bidding them welcome 65 Afterwarde went Iudas forthe with hys brethren and foght against the chyldren of Esau in the lād toward the South where he wanne Hebron and the townes therof and he destroyed the castel therof burnt the towres thereof round about 66 Then remoued he to go into the lande of the strangers and went thorow Samaria 67 At the same time were the Priests of the cities slaine in the battell whiche wold shewe their valiantnes and went forth to battel without counsel and when Iudas came to Azotus in the strāgers lād he brake downe their altars burnt with fyre the images of their Gods and toke away the spoiles of the cities and came againe into the land of Iuda CHAP. VI. 1 Antiochus willing to take the citie of Elimais is dryuen away of the citizens 8 He falleth into sickenes dyeth 17 His sonne Antiochus is made King 34 The maner to prouoke elephantes to fight 43 Eleazarus valiant acte 49 The siege of Sion 1 NOw when Kyng Antiochus trauailed thorow the high countreis he heard that Elimais in the countrey of Persia was a citie greatly renoumed for riches siluer and golde 2 And that there was in it a verie riche temple where as were couerings of gold coat armoures and harnes which Alexandre King of Macedonia the sonne of Philippe that reigned first in Grecia had left there 3 Wherefore he went about to take the citie and to spoile it but he was not able for the citizens were warned of the matter 4 And rose vp against him in battel and he fled and departed thence with great heaui nes and came againe into Babylon 5 Moreouer there came one which broght him tidings in the countrey of Persia that the armies that went against the land of Iu da were driuen a way 6 And that Lysias which went forthe first with a great power was driuen away of the Iewes and that they were made strong by the armour and power and diuers spoyles which thei had gottē of the armies whome they had destroyed 7 And that they had pulled downe the abominacion which he had set vp vpon the altar at Ierusalém and fen sed the Sanctuarie with high walles as it was a fore and Beth sura his citie 8 So when the King had heard these wordes he was astonished and sore moued therefore he laid him downe vpon his bed and fel sicke for verie sorowe because it was not come to passe as he had thoght 9 And there continued he manie dayes for his grief was euer more and more so that he sawe he must nedes dye 10 Therefore he sent for all his friends and said vnto them The slepe is gone from mine eyes mine heart faileth for verie care 11 And I thinke with my self Into what a duer sitie am I come and into what floods of mi serie am I fallen now where as a fore time I was in prosperitie and greatly set by by reason of my power 12 And now do I remember the euils that I ha ue done at Ierusalém for I toke all the ves sels of golde and of siluer that were init sent to destroye the inhabitants of Iuda without cause 13 I knowe that these troubles are come vp on me for the same cause and beholde I must dye with great sorowe in a strange land 14 Then called he for Philippe one of his friends whome he made ruler of all his realme 15 And gaue him the crowne and his robe the ring that he shulde instruct his sonne Antiochus and bring him vp til he might reine him self 16 So King Antiochus dyed there in the hundreth and fortie and ninth yere 17 ¶ When Lysias knewe that the King was dead he ordeined Antiochus his sonne whome he had broght vp to reigne in his fathers stead and called him Eu
day on the thirtenth day of the moneth Adar 50 Thus the land of Iuda was in resta litle while CHAP. VIII 1 Iudas considering the power and policie of the Romains maketh peace with them 22 The conditions of mutual friendship sent to the Iewes 1 IVdas heard also the fame of the Romains that thei were mightie and valiant and agreable to all things that were required of them and made peace with all that came vnto them 2 And that they were men of great power and they tolde him of their battels their worthie actes which they did among the Galatians whome they had conquered made to paye tribute 3 And what they had done in the countrey of Spaine how that they had wonne there the mines of siluer and golde 4 And that by their counsel and gentle behauiour they were rulers in euerie place thogh the place was farre from them and that they had discomfited and giuen great ouer throwes to the Kings that came against them from the vttermost parte of the earth that others gaue thē tribute euerie yere 5 How they had also discomfited by battel Philippe and Perses Kings of the Macedo nians and others that rose against them and how they ouer came them 6 And how great Antiochus King of Asia that came against thē in battel hauing an hundreth and twentie elephāts with horse men and charrets and a verie great armie was discomfited by them 7 And how they toke him aliue and ordeined him with suche as shulde reigne after him to paye a great tribute to giue hostages and a separate porcion 8 Euen the countrey of India and Media and Lydia and of his best coūtreys which they toke of him and gaue them to King Eumenes 9 Againe when it was tolde them that the Greciās were comming to destroye them 10 They sent against thē a captaine which gaue them battel and slewe manie of thē and toke manie prisoners with their wiues and children and spoyled them conquered their land and destroyed their strong holdes and subdued thē to be their bondmen vnto this day 11 Moreouer how they destroyed broght into subiection other kingdomes and yles whosoeuer had withstand them 12 But that thei kept amitie with their owne friends and those that stayed vpon them finally that conquered kingdomes bothe farre and nere in so muche that whosoeuer heard of their renoume was afrayed of thē 13 For whome they wolde helpe to their kingdomes those reigned whome they wolde they put downe thus were thei in moste high autoritie 14 Yet for all this that none of them ware a crowne nether was clothed in purple to be magnified thereby 15 But that thei had ordeined them selues a counsel wherein thre hundreth and twētie men consulted daiely and prouided for the commune affaires to gouerne them wel 16 And that they committed their gouernement to one man euerie yere who did rule ouer all their countrey to whome euerie man was obedient and there was nether ha tred nor enuie among them 17 ¶ Then Iudas chose Eupolemus the sonne of Iohn the sonne of Accus and Iason the sonne of Eleazar and sent them vnto Rome to make friendship mutual felowship with them 18 That they might take from them the yoke for they sawe that the kingdome of the Grecians wolde kepe Israel in bondage 19 So they went vnto Rome which was a verie great iourney came into the Senat where they spake and said 20 Iudas Maccabeus with his brethren and the people of the Iewes hathe sent vs vnto you to make a bonde of friendship and pea ce with you and ye to register vs as your partakers and friends 21 And the matter pleased them 22 And this is the copie of the epistle that they wrote in tables of brasse and sent to Ierusalém that they might haue by them a memorial of the peace and mutual felowship 23 Good successe to the Romaines and to the people of the Iewes by sea and by land for euer and the sworde and enemie be from them 24 If there come first anie warre vpon the Romaines or anie of their friends throughout all their dominion 25 The people of the Iewes shal helpe them as the time shal be appointed with all their heart 26 Also they shal giue nothing to them that come to fight for thē nor serue them with wheat nor weapons nor monei nor shippes as it pleaseth the Romaines but they shal kepe their couenātes without taking anie thing of them 27 Likewise also ifwarre come first against the nacion of the Iewes the Romains shal hel pe them with a good wil according as the time shal be appointed them 28 Nether shal wheat be giuen vnto thē that take their parte nor weapons nor money nor shippes as it pleaseth the Romains who wil kepe these couenants without de ceite 29 According to these articles the Romains made the bonde with the people of the Iewes 30 If after these pointes the one partie or the other wil ade or diminish they may do it at their pleasures and whatsoeuer they shal adde or take away shal be ratified 31 And as touching the euil that Demetrius hathe done vnto the Iewes we haue written vnto him saying Wherefore laiest thou thine heauie yoke vpon our friends and confederates the Iewes 32 If therefore they complaine anie more against thee we wil do them iustice and fight with thee by sea and by land CHAP. IX 1 After the death of Nicanor Demetrius sendeth his armie against Iudas 〈◊〉 Iudas in slaine 31 Ionathan is put in the stead of his brother 47 The battel betwene Ionathan and Bacchides 55 Alcimus is smitten with the palsie and dyeth 68 He cometh vpon Ionathan by the counsel of certeine wicked persones and is ouercome 70 The truce of Ionathan with Bacchides 1 IN the meane season whē Demetrius had heard how Nicanor and his hoste had giuen the battel he sent Bacchides and Alcimus againe into Iudea his chief strēgth with them 2 So they went for the by the way that is towarde Galgala and pitched their tentes before Mesaloth which is in Arbelis and wanne it and shewe muche people 3 And in the first moneth of the hundreth fiftie and two yere they layed their siege against Ierusalém 4 But they raised their campe and came to Berea with twentie thousand fote men two thousand horsemen 5 Now Iudas had pitched his tent at Eleasa and thre thousand chosen men with him 6 And when they sawe that the multitude of the armie was great they were sore afrai de and manie conueied them selues out of the hoste so that there abode no mo of thē but eight hundreth men 7 When Iudas sawe that his hoste failest him and that he must nedes fight he was sore troubled in minde that he had no time to gather them together and was discouraged 8 Neuertheles he said vnto them that remained Let vs rise and go
in the land might knowe to whome the affaires were commited that they shul de not be troubled 25 Againe when I ponder how that the gouernours that are borderers and neighbours vnto my kingdome waite for all oc casions and loke but for opportunitie I haue ordeined that my sonne Antiochus shal be King whome I oft commende and committed to many of you when I went into the hie prouinces and haue writen vn to him as followeth hereafter 26 Therefore I pray you and require you to remember the benefites that I haue done vnto you generally and particularly and that euerie man wil be faithful to me and to my sonne 27 For I trust that he wil be gentle and louing vnto you according to my minde 28 ¶ Thus the murtherer and blasphemer suffered moste grieuously and as he had intreated other men so he dyed a miserable death in a strange countrey among the mountaines 29 And Phillippe that was broght vp with him carryed away his bodie who fearing the sonne of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemeus Philometor CHAP. X. 1 Iudas Maccabeus taketh the citie and the Temple 10 The actes of Eupator 16 〈◊〉 Iewes fight against the 〈◊〉 24 Timotheus inuadeth Iudea with whome Iudas ioyneth battel 29 Fiue men appeare in the aire to the helpe of the Iewes 39 Timotheus is slaine 1 MAccabeus now and his companie through the helpe of the Lord wan the Temple and the citie againe 2 And destroyed the altars chapels that the heathē had buylded in the opē places 3 And clensed the Temple made another altar burned stones toke fyre of thē and offred sacrifices incense two yeres and six monethes after and set forthe the lampes and the shewebread 4 When that was done they fel downe flat vpon the grounde and besoght the Lord that they might come no more into suche troubles but if they sinned anie more agaīst him that he him self wolde chasten them with mercie and that they might not be de liucred to the blasphemous and barbarous nacions 5 Now vpon the same day that the strāgers polluted the Tēple on the verie same day it was clensed againe euen the fiue twētieth day of the same moneth which is Cha sleu 6 They kept eight dayes with gladnes as in the feast of the Tabernacles remembring that not long afore they held the feast of the Tabernacles when they liued in the mountaines and dennes like beastes 7 And for the same cause they bare grene bowes and faire branches and palmes and sang psalmes vnto him that had giuen thē good successe in clensing his place 8 They ordeined also by a commune statute decre that euerie yere those dayes shulde be kept of the whole nacion of the Iewes 9 And this was the end of Antiochus called Epiphanes 10 ¶ Now wil we declare the actes of Antiochus Eupator which was the sonne of this wicked man gathering briefly the calamities of the warres that followed 11 For when he had taken the kingdome he made one Lysias which had bene captaine of the hoste in Phenice and Coelosyria ru ler ouer the affaires of the realme 12 For Ptolemeus was called Macron purposed to do iustice vnto the Iewes for the wrong that had bene done vnto them and went about to behaue him self peace a bly with them 13 For the which cause he was accused of his friends before Eupator and was called oft times traitour because he had left Cyprus that Philometor had committed vnto him and came to Antiochus Epiphanes therefo re seing that he was no more in estimation he was discouraged and poysonned him self and dyed 14 ¶ But when Gorgias was gouernour of the same places he interteined strangers made warre oft times against the Iewes 15 Moreouer the Idumeans that helde the strōg holds which were mete for their pur pose troubled the Iewes and by receiuing them that were driuen frō Ierusalem toke in hand to continue warre 16 Then thei that were with Maccabeus made prayers besoght God that he wolde be their helper and so they fel vpon the strong holdes of the Idumeans 17 And assalted them sore that they wanne the places and slewe all that foght against them on the wall and killed all that they met with and slewe no lesse then twentie thousand 18 And because certeine which were no lesse then nine thousand were fled into two strong castels hauing all maner of things conuenicnt to susteine the siege 19 Maccabeus left Simon and Ioseph and Zaccheus also and those that were with them which were ynowe to besiege them and departed to those places which were more necessarie 20 Now thei that were with Simon being Ied with couetousnes were intreated for monei thorowe certeine of those that we re in the castel toke seuentie thousand drachmes and let some of them escape 21 But when it was tolde Maccabeus what was done he called the gouernours of the people together and accused those men that they had solde their brethren for money and let their en emies go 22 So he slewe them when they were conuict of traison and immediatly wan the two ca stels 23 And hauing good successe as in all the warres that he toke in hand he flew in the two castels mo then twentie thousand 24 Now Timotheus whome the Iewes had ouercome afore gathered an armie of stran gers of all sortes broght a great troupe of horsemen out of Asia to winne Iewrie by strength 25 But when he drewe nere Maccabeus and thei that were with him turned to praye vn to God sprinkled earth vpon their heads and girded their reines with sacke cloth 26 And fel downe at the fote of the altar and besoght the Lord to be merciful to them and to be an enemie to their enemies and to be an aduersarie to their aduersaries * as the Law declareth 27 So after the prayer they toke their weapons went on further from the citie and when they came nere to the enemies they toke hede to them selues 28 And when the morning appeared they bothe ioyned together the one parte had the Lord for their refuge pledge of prosperitie and noble victorie and the other toke courage as a guide of the warre 29 But when the battel waxed strōg there ap peared vnto the enemies from heauen fiue comelie men vpon horses with bridles of golde and two of them led the Iewes 30 And toke Maccabeus betwixt them co uered him on euerie side with their weapōs kept him safe but shot 〈◊〉 and lighte nings against the enemies so that thei were confounded with blindenes and beaten downe and ful of trouble 31 There were slaine of fotement twentie thousand and fiue hundreth and six hundreth horsmen 32 As for Timotheus him self he fled vnto Ga zara which was called a very strong holde wherein Chereas was captaine 33 But Maccabeus and his companié laie sie ge against the fortresses with courage for foure daies 34 And
thing that I knew not before was declared vn to me by vision that is that who soeuer thinketh him selfe iuste shal be founde a sinner when he commeth before God i In these visions whiche GOD sheweth to his creatures there is euer a certeine feare ioyned that the autoritie the reof mightbehad in greater reuerence k Whē all things were quiet or when the feare was some what as waged as God appeared to 〈◊〉 1. Kīg 19 12. l He proueth that if God did punish the innocent the creature shulde be more iust then the Creator which were a blasphemie m If God finde imperfection in his Angels when they 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 by his power how muche more shal he lay foly to mans charge when he wolde 〈◊〉 him selfe against God n That is in this 〈◊〉 body subiect to corruption 2 Cor. 5 1. o They se death 〈◊〉 before their eyes and daily appioc ing toward them p No man for all this doeth consider it q That is before that any of them were so wise as to thinke on death a He willeth Iob tocōsider the exā ple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thē that haue liued or do liue godly whether any of thē be like vnto him in raging against God as he doeth b Murmuring against God in afflictions increaseth the peine 〈◊〉 mans folie c That is the sinner that hath not the feare of God d I was not mou ed with his prosperitie bu knew that God had cur sed him and his e Thogh God some time suffer the fathers to pas se in this 〈◊〉 yet his iudgemēts wil 〈◊〉 vpon their wicked chil dren f By publicke iud gement thei shal be condēned and none shal pitie them g Thogh there be but two or thre eares left in the hedges yet these shal be taken frō him h That is the earth is not the cause of barennes and mans miserie but his owne sinne i Which declareth that sinne is euer in our corrupt na ture for before sinneit was not subiect to peine afflictiō k If I suffred as thou doest wolde seke vnto God He 〈◊〉 Iob to humble him self vnto God to whome all creatures are subiect and whose workes declare that man is inexcusable except he glorifie God in all his workes m He sheweth bv particular examples of God are * 1 Cor. 3 19. n In things plaine euidēt thei shewe thē selues fooles instead of wisemen o This declareth that GOD punisheth the world ly wise as he threatned Deut. 28. 29. p That is he that hūbleth him selfe before God q He compareth the 〈◊〉 of the wicked to sharpes swordes r 〈◊〉 the wicked be compelled at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 their mou thes muche more they that professe God s He will send trouble after trouble that his 〈◊〉 may not for one time but continually trust in him but they shal haue a com 〈◊〉 issue euen in the greatest and the 〈◊〉 whiche is here calledthe 〈◊〉 t VVhere as the wicked lament in their 〈◊〉 thou shalt haue 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 u VVhen we are in Gods fauour all creatures shal serue vs. x God shal so blesse thee that thou shal 〈◊〉 haue occasion to reioyce in all thyngs and not to be offended y 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of God haue not 〈◊〉 this promes 〈◊〉 yet GOD doeth recompence it other wise to their 〈◊〉 z VVe haue learned these pointes by 〈◊〉 that God 〈◊〉 not the innocent that man can not compare iustice with him that the 〈◊〉 shal not long 〈◊〉 and that the affliction which man 〈◊〉 commeth for hys owne sinne a To knowe whe 〈◊〉 er I complaine without 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 b My 〈◊〉 is so great 〈◊〉 I lack wordes to expresse it c VVhiche declareth that he was not onely 〈◊〉 in bodye but wonded in 〈◊〉 whiche is the greatest battell that the faithfull can haue d 〈◊〉 you that 〈◊〉 with out 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the brute beastes do not complaine when they haue what they wolde e 〈◊〉 a mans tast delite in that that hathe no 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that none take pleasure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seing they can not 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 ges 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the mouth f Herein he sinneth double bothe in wishynge through 〈◊〉 to dye and also in 〈◊〉 of GOD a thyng whiche was not agreable to his wil. g That is let me dye at once before I come to di 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gods 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mine 〈◊〉 h He 〈◊〉 lest he shulde be bro 〈◊〉 to inconueniencies yf 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shulde continue i Haue I not soght to helpe my 〈◊〉 as muche as 〈◊〉 possible Or wisdome or Lawe k He 〈◊〉 those friendes whiche comfort not in 〈◊〉 to a broke whiche in 〈◊〉 whē we nede waters is 〈◊〉 winter is hard frosen ād in the tyme of raine when we haue no nede ouerfloweth with water l 〈◊〉 that passe thereby to gointo the 〈◊〉 coun treies of Arabia thinke to finde water there quenche their thirst but they are deceiued m 〈◊〉 is like to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whyche deceiueth them that thinke to haue water there in their nede as I loked for consolation as your hands n He toucheth the 〈◊〉 W iche for no necessitie will giue 〈◊〉 of their goods and muche more hesemen whiche woldenot giue him comfortable wordes o 〈◊〉 me wherein I haue 〈◊〉 and I will confesse my 〈◊〉 p He that hathe a good conscience doeth not shrinke at the sharpe wordes or reasonyngs of others excepte they be able to persuade hym by reason q Do you 〈◊〉 at my wordes 〈◊〉 I shulde be thoght to speake foolis hly whiche am nowe in miserie r Consider whether I speake as one that is driuen to this 〈◊〉 through verye sorowe or as an hypocrite as you condemne me a Hathe not an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 some reste and 〈◊〉 then in this my 〈◊〉 tor ment I am worse then an hyreling b My 〈◊〉 hathe continued from moneth to moneth and I haue loked for 〈◊〉 in vaine c This signifieth that his disease was rare and moste horrible d Thus he speaketh in respecte of the 〈◊〉 of mans life which passeth without hope of 〈◊〉 inconsideration whereof he desireth God to haue compassion on him e If thou beholde me in thine angre I shal not be able to stande in thy presence f Shall no more enioye this mortal life g Seing I can by nonother meanes comfort my selfe I will declare my griefe by wordes and thus he speaketh as one ouercome with grief of minde h Am not I a poore wretche what nedest thou then to lay so muche peine on me i So that I can ha ue no rest night nor day h Am not I a poore wretche what nedest thou then to lay so muche peine on me k He speaketh as one ouercome with sorowe and not of iudge ment or of the examination of his faith l Seing my-terme of lyfe is so shorte let me haue some reste and ease m Seing that mā of him selfe is so vile why doest thou 〈◊〉 hym 〈◊〉 honour to contende against him
that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the dates of 〈◊〉 b He call th thē Gods enemies Which are enemies to his 〈◊〉 c The elect of God are his secret ones for he hideth 〈◊〉 the secret of l. 〈◊〉 preseiueth thē 〈◊〉 all dangers d Thei Were not 〈◊〉 to take the Church as pri soner but soght 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 destroi it e By all secret mean s. f 〈◊〉 thoght to haue 〈◊〉 thy coūsel Where in the perpetuitie of the Church Was established †Or 〈◊〉 g The Wickednes of the Ammonites and Moabites is described in that they prouoked these other nations to fight against the Israelites their 〈◊〉 h By these examples thei Were confirmed that God Wolde not suffer his people to be vtterly destroied i Troden vnder 〈◊〉 as myre k That is Iudea for Where his Church is there dwelleth he among them l Because the reprobat colde by no meanes be amended he praieth chatt ei maie 〈◊〉 be destroied be vnstable and led with all windes m That is be compelled by thy plagues to 〈◊〉 thy power Iudg. 7. 21. 4 15. n 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 not yet thei male proue by experience hat it is in vaine to resist against thy coun sel in establishing thy Church a Dauid complai neth that he can not haue accesse to the 〈◊〉 of God to make pro 〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉 and to 〈◊〉 in religion b For none but the 〈◊〉 colde enter into the Sā ctuarie and the rest of the people into the courtes c So that the poore birdes haue more 〈◊〉 then I. d VVho 〈◊〉 nothing in him self but in thee onely learneth of thee to rule his life e That is of mulberietrees which was a 〈◊〉 pla ce so that they which passed through mustdig pits for water signifying that no lets can hinder them that are ful ly bent to come to Christs Church nether yet that God wil euer faile them f They are neuer wearie but 〈◊〉 in strēgth couragetil thei come to Gods House g That is for Christs sake whose figure 〈◊〉 re present h He wolde 〈◊〉 to liue but one daye rather in Gods Church then a thousand among the worldelings i But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to time increase his 〈◊〉 towards his more and more a They confesse that Gods fre mercie was the cause 〈◊〉 of their deliuerāce because he loued the lād which he had cho sen. b Thou host buryed them that they shal not come into iudge ment c Not onely in withdrawing thy rod but in forgiuing out sinnes in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 them d 〈◊〉 in times past they had 〈◊〉 Gods mercres so now being 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 lōg continuance of euils they pray vnto God that according to his nature he wolde be merciful vnto them e He 〈◊〉 that our 〈◊〉 commeth onely of Gods mercie f He wil send all 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 Church when he hathe sufficiently 〈◊〉 them 〈◊〉 by his punish ments the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 learne to beware that thei returne not to 〈◊〉 offences g Thogh for a time God thus exercise them with his rods yet vnder the kingdome of 〈◊〉 they shulde haue peace and ioye h Iustice shal then florish and haue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 passage in euerie place a Dauid 〈◊〉 of Saul thus praied leauing the same to the Church as a monument how to seke redresle against their mise 〈◊〉 b I am not enemie to thē but pitie thē thogh thei be cruel toward me c Which Was a sure tokē that he beleued that God wolde deliuer him d He doeth confesse that God is good to all but onely merciful to 〈◊〉 sinners e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and calling 〈◊〉 ly he sheweth 〈◊〉 we 〈◊〉 not be wearie thogh God grante notforthewith our request but that we must earnestly and often call vpō him f He 〈◊〉 all idoles for asmuche as thei can do no workes to declare that thei are 〈◊〉 g This proueth that Dauid praied in the name of Christ the Messias of whose kingdome he doeth here prophecie h He confesseth him self ignorāt til God hathe taught him and his heart variable and 〈◊〉 from God til God 〈◊〉 it to him and confirme it in his obedience i That is from moste great danger of d 〈◊〉 of the which none but onely the mightie hand of God colde deliuer him k He sheweth that there can be no moderation nor equitie where proude 〈◊〉 reigne and that the lacke of Gods feare is as a priviledge to all vice and crueltie l He 〈◊〉 not of his owne vertues but confesseth that God of his fre goodnes hathe 〈◊〉 benemerciful vnto him and giuen him power against his enemies as to one of his owne housholde Psal. lxxxvii a God did chuse that place amonge the hils to establish Ierusalém and hys Temple b Thogh thy glorious estate do not yet appeare yet 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 and God wil 〈◊〉 his promes c That is 〈◊〉 these other cōtreis shal come to the knowledge of God d It shal be said of him that is regenerat and come to the Church that he is as one that was 〈◊〉 in the Churche e Out of all quarters thei shal come into the Church be counted as citizens f VVhen he calleth by his worde them into the Church 〈◊〉 he had elected and writen in his boke g The Prophet 〈◊〉 his whole affections and 〈◊〉 in the Church 1. King 4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a That is tohūble It was the hegynning of a song by the tune where of this Psalme was song b Thogh many crye in their sorowes yet they crye not earnestly to GOD for remedye as he 〈◊〉 he cōfessed to be the autor of his saluaciō c For he that is dead is 〈◊〉 from all cares and busines of this life and thus he saieth because he was vnprofirable for all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mans life and as it were cut 〈◊〉 from this 〈◊〉 d That is from thy preuidence care whiche is ment according to the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He 〈◊〉 the losse displeasure of his friendes to Gods 〈◊〉 whereby he partly 〈◊〉 partly 〈◊〉 his e The stormes of thy 〈◊〉 haue 〈◊〉 whelmed me g I senone ende of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 h Mine eies face declare my sorowes i He sheweth that the time is more conueniēt for God to helpe whē men 〈◊〉 vnto hym in 〈◊〉 dāgers them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 till they be 〈◊〉 and then raise 〈◊〉 vp againe k That is in 〈◊〉 graue where only 〈◊〉 bodie lieth 〈◊〉 all sense and remembrāce l I am euer in great dangers and sorowes as thogh my life shulde vtterly 〈◊〉 cut of eue rie moment †Ebr. were in 〈◊〉 a Thogh the horri ble confusion of things might cause them to despaire of Gods 〈◊〉 yet the manifolde examples of hys me 〈◊〉 cause thē to trust in GOD thogh to mās iud gement thei sawe none occasion b A she that surely beleued ī hea t. c As thine inuisible heauen is not subiect to anie alteracion change so shal the