herde him My prayse is of the in the greate congregacion my vowes wyl I perfourme in the syght of them that feare hym The poore shall eate and be satisfied they that seke after the Lorde shall prayse hym your herte shall lyue for euer All the endes of the worlde shall remeÌ„bre them selues be turned vnto the Lord al y â— kynredes of the nacions shall worshyppe before him For the kyngdome is the Lordes he is the gouernour among the people Al suche as be fat vpon earth ☞ haue eaten worshypped Al they that go downe into the duste and lyue so hardly shall knele before hi and my soule shall lyue to him and. âšœ My Sede shal serue him they shal be counted vnto the Lorde for a generacion They shall come and âšœ the heauens shal declare his rightuousnes vnto a people that shall be borne whoÌ„ the Lorde hathe made ¶ The. xxiij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd THE Lorde is my shepherd therfore caÌ„ I lacke nothyng He shall fede me in a grene pasture and leade me forth beside the waters of comforte He shall conuerte my soule bring me forth in the pathes of rightuousnes for his names sake Yee thoughe I walke throwe the valley of the shadowe of death I wyll feare no euyll for thou arte with me thy rod thy staffe they coÌ„fort me Thou shalt prepayre a table before me agaynst them y t trouble me y â— hast anoynted my hede with oyle and my cup shal be full But âšœ thy lâ—uynge kyndnes and mercy shall folowe me al the dayes of my lyfe I wyl dwel in the house of the Lorde for euer ¶ The. xxiiij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid in the fyrste daye of the Sabath The earth is the Lordes and all that therin is the compasse of the worlde thay that dwell therin For he hathe founded it vpon the sees and prepared it vpon the floudes Who shal ascende into y â— hyl of the Lorde Or who shall ryse vp in his holy place Euen he that hathe cleane handes a pure harte and that hathe nat lyfte vp his mynde vnto vanyte nor sworne to bysceaue âšœ hys neyghbour He shall receaue the blessynge from the Lorde and ryghteousnesse from the God of his saluacyon This is the generacion of them that seke hym euen of them that seke thy face O Iacob Sela. âšœ Lyfte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lifte vp ye euerlastynge dores and the kynge of glory shal come in Who is this kynge of glorye It is the Lorde stronge and myghty euen the Lorde myghty in batell Lyfte vp your heades O ye gates and be ye lyfte vp ye euerlastynge dores and the kynge of glory shal come in Who is this king of glory EueÌ„ the Lord of Hoostes he is the kynge of glory Sela. ¶ The. xxv Psalme ¶ Of Dauid VNto the O Lorde wyll Ilyfte vp my soule My God I haue put my truste in the Oh let me nat be coÌ„founded neyther lette myne enemyes tryumphe ouer me For all they that hope in the shall nat be a shamed but such as traÌ„sgresse without a cause shall be put to confusion Shewe me thy wayes O Lorde and teache me thy pathes Leade me forth in thy trueth and learne me for thou arte the God of my saluacyon in the hathe bene my hope all the daye longe Call to remenbraunce O Lorde thy tender mercyes and thy louyng kyndenesses whiche haue bene euer of olde O remembre not the synnes and offences of my youth but accordynge vnto thy mercye thynke vpon me O Lorde for thy goodnesse Good and ryghtuous is the Lorde therefore wyll he teache synners in the waye Them that be meke shall he gyde in iudgement suche as be gentle theÌ„ shall he learne his waye All the pathes of the Lorde are mercy and trueth vnto suche as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies For thy names sake O Lorde be mercyfull vnto my synne for it is greate What man is he that feareth the Lorde him shall he teache in the waye that he shall chose His soule shal dwell at ease and his sede shall inherite the lande The secrete of the Lorde is amonge them that feare him and he wyll shewe them his couenaunt Myne eyes are euer lokynge vnto y â— Lord for he shal pluck my fete out of y t net Turne the vnto me haue mercy vpoÌ„ me for I am desolate in misery The sorowes of my herte are enlarged O bring y â— me out of my troubles Loke vpon myne aduersyte misery forgyue me al my sine Consydre min enemyes howe many they are beare a malicious hate agaynst me O kepe my soule delyuer me let me nat be confounded for I haue put my trust in the. Let perfectnesse and ryghtuous dealynge wayte vpon me for my hope hath bene in the. Delyuer Israel O GOD out of all his troubles ¶ The. xxvj Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauyd Afore he was enbalmed BETHOV my iudge O Lorde for I haue walked innoceÌ„tly my trust hathe bene also in the LORDE therfore shall I nat fall Examen me O Lorde and proue me trye out my reynes and my hert For thy louynge kyndnesse is before myne eyes I wyl walke in thy trueth I haue nat dwelt w t vayne persons neyther wyll I haue felowshyp with the disceytfull I haue hated the congregacion of the wicked and wyll nat syt amonge y â— vngodly I wyll wasshe my haÌ„des in innoceÌ„cy O Lorde and so wyll I go to thyne aulter That I maye shewe the voyce of thankes gyuynge and tell of all thy wonderous workes Lorde I haue loued the habitacion of thy house the place where thy honoure dwelleth O shutte nat vp my soule w t the synners nor my lyfe with the blode thrustye In whose handes is wickednes and their ryght hande is full of gyftes But as for me I wyll walke innocentely O delyuer me and be mercyfull vnto me My fore standeth ryght I wyll prayse the Lorde in the congregacions ¶ The xxvij Psalme Of Dauid THE Lorde is my lyght and my saluacyon whome shall I feare the Lorde is the strengthe of my lyfe of whom shall I be afrayed When the wycked euen myne ennemyes and my foes â—â—me vpon me to eate vp my flesshe they stombled and fel. Though an hoste of men were layed agaynst me yet shall nat my herte be afrayed and though there rose vp warre agaynst me yet wyll I put my trust in hym One thynge haue I desyred of y â— Lorde whiche I wyll requyre euen y t I may dwel in theâ— house of y â— Lorde all the dayes of my lyfe to beholde the fayre beutie of the Lord and to vyset his temple For in the tyme of trouble he shal hyde me in his tabernacle yee in the secrete place of his dwellynge shall he kepe me set me vp vpon
come to the house of Abimelech WHy boastest thou thy selfe thou Tyraunte that thou caÌ„ste do myschefe Where as the goodnesse of God endureth yet daylye Thy tonge ymagyneth wyckednesse and with lyes thou cutteste lyke a sharpe â—asoure Thou haste loued vngracyousnesse more then goodnesse and to talke of lyes more then ryghteousnesse Sela. Thou hast loued to speake al wordes that maye do hurt O thou false tonge Thertore shall God destroye y â— for euer he shal take y â— plucke y â— out of thy dwelliÌ„g rote the out of the laÌ„d of the liuing Sela The righteous also shal se this feare shall laugh him to scorne Lo this is y â— man that toke nat God for his streÌ„gth but trusted vnto y â— multitude of his riches streÌ„gthed him selfe in his wyckednesse As for me I am lyke a grene oliue tre in the house of God my truste is in the tender mercy of God for euer euer I wyll alwaye geue thankes vnto the for that thou haste done and I wyll hope in thy name for thy saynctes lyke it well ¶ The. liii Psalme ¶ To the chaunter vpon ☞ Mahalath an instruccyon of Dauid THe foolyshe bodye hath sayed in his herte there is no God Corrupt are they and become abhomynable in theyr wickednesse ther is none that doth good God loked downe from heuen vpon the children of men to se yf there were any that wolde vnderstande and seke after God But they are all gone out of the waye they are all together become abhominable there is also none y â— doth good no nat one Are nat they without vnderstandinge that worcke wyckednesse eatinge vp my people as yf they wolde eate bread they haue nat called vpon god They were afraied where no feare was for God hath brokeÌ„ the bones of him that beseged the y u hast put theÌ„ to coÌ„fusyon because God hathe despysed them Oh that the saluacyon were gyuen vnto Israel out of Sion Oh that y â— Lord wolde delyuer hys people out of captyuyte Then shulde Iacob reioyse and Israel shulde be ryght glad ¶ The. liiii Psalme ¶ To the chaunter in melodyes an instruccyon of Dauid when the zephytes came and sayde vnto Saul Hath nat Dauid hyd him selfe amonge vs. SAue me O God for thy names sake ☞ auenge me in thy strength Heare my prayer O God and herken vnto the wordes of my mouth For straungers are rysen vp agaynste me and tyrauntes whiche haue nat God before theyr eyes seke after my soule Sela. Beholde God is my helper the Lorde is ☞ with them that vpholde my soule He shall rewarde euel vnto myne enemyes Destroy thou them in thy trueth An offerynge of afre hart wil I geue the prayse thy name trueth Sela. Therfore were thy beloued belyuered helpe me with thy ryght haÌ„d and heare me God hathe spoken in hys holynesse I wyl reioyce and deuyde SicheÌ„ and mete out the valley of Suchoth Gilead is mine Manasses is mine Ephraim also is the strength of my heade Iuda is my lawe geueâ— Moab is my washpotteâ— ouer EdoÌ„ wyll I cast out my sho Philistea be thou glade of me Who wyll leade me into the stronge cite Who wyl bryng me into Edom Hast nat thou cast vs out O God wylt nat thou O God go out with our hoostes O be thou our helpe in trouble for bayne is the helpe of man Thorowe God we shal do greate actes for it is he that shall treade downe oure enemyes ¶ The. lxj Psalme ¶ To the chaunter in the melodies of Dauid HEare my cryenge O God geue eare vnto my prayer From the endes of the earth wyl I cal vnto the when my hert is in heuynesse Oh set me vp vpoÌ„ the rocke that is hyer then I. For thou haste bene my hope a stronge to wer for me agaynste the enemye I wyll dwell in thy tabernacle for euer and my truste shal be vnder the couerynge of thy wynges Sela. For thou O my God haste harde my desyres and hast geuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy name Thou shalte graunt the kynge a longe lyfe that his yeares maye en dure thorowe out all the generacyons He shal dwel before God for euer O prepare thy louynge mercy and faythfulnes that they may preserue hym So wyl I alwaye synge prayses vnto thy name that I maye dayly perfourme my vowes The. lxij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter For Ieduâ—hum a Psalme of Dauid MY soule truly wayteth styll vpon God for of hym commeth my saluacyon He verely is my strength and my saluacyon He is my defence so that I shall nat greatly fall Howe longe wyl ye ymagyne myschefe agaynste euery maÌ„ ye shal be stayne al the sorte of you yee as a tottryng wall shall ye be and lyke a brokeÌ„ hedge Theyr deuyce is onely howe to put him out whom God wyl exalte theyr delyte is in lyes they geue good wordes with theyr mouthe but curse with theyr hert Sela. Neuerthelesse my soule wayte thou still vpoÌ„ God for my hope is in him He truly is my streÌ„gth and my saluacioÌ„ he is my defence so that I shall nat fall In God is my healthe my glory the rocke of my might and in God is my trust O put your trust in hym alwaye ye people powre out youre hertes before him for God is oure hope Sela. As for the chyldren of men they are but vayne the chyldren of men are bisceatfull vpon the weyghtes they are al togeyther lyghter thaÌ„ vanyte it selfe O truste not in wronge and robbery gyue not youre selues vnto vanyte yt ryches encrese set nat youre hert vpon them God spake once and twyse I haue also hearde the same that power belongeth vnto God And that thou Lorde arte mercyfull for thou rewardest euery man accordynge to his worke ¶ The. lxiij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid when he was in the wyldernes of Iuda O God thou art my God early wyll I seke the. My soule thrusteth for the my flesshe also longethe after the in a baren and drye lande where no water is Thus haue I loked for the in holynesse that I myght beholde thy power and glory For thy louynge kyndnesse is better then lyfe it selfe my lyppes shall prayse the. As longe as I lyue wyll I magnyfye the on this maner and lyft vp my handes in thy name My soule shal be satisfied euen as it were w t mary and fatnes when my mouthe prayseth the with ioyefull lyppes Haue I nat remembred the in my bedde thought vpon the whan I was wakynge Because thou haste bene my helper therfore vnder the shadowe of thy wynges wyll I reioyse My soule haÌ„geth vpon the thy ryght hande hath vpholden me These also that seke the hurte of my soule they shall go into the lower partes of the earthe Let theÌ„ fal vpon the edge of the swerde y â— they may be a porcion for
Lorde is our defeÌ„ce The holy one of Israel is our Kyng Thou spakest somtyme in vysions vnto thy saiÌ„ctes saidest I haue layed help vpoÌ„ one y â— is mighti I haue exalted one chosen out of the people I haue fouÌ„de Dauid my seruaunt with my holy oyle haue I anointed him My hande shal holde hym faste and myne arme shal strengthen hym The enemye shall nat be able to do hym vyolence the sonne of wyckednesse shal nat hurte hym I shall smyte downe his foes before his face and plage theÌ„ that hate him My trueth also my mercy shal be with hym and in my name shall his horne be exalted I wyll set his dominion also in the see and his ryght hande in the floudes He shall call me thou art my father my God and my sure saluacyon And I wyll make hym my fyrst borne hyer theÌ„ the Kynges of the earth My mercy wyll I kepe for hym for euermore and my couenaunte shall stande fast with hym His sede also wyll I make to endure for euer and hys trone as the dayes of heauen But yf his chyldren forsake my lawe and walke nat in my iudgementes If they breake my statutes and kepe nat my commaundementes I wyll vyset theyr offences with the rodde and theyr synne with scourges Neuerthelesse my louynge kyndnesse wyll I nat vtterly take from hym nor suffre my trueth to fayle My couenaunt wyll I nat breake nor alter the thynge that is gone out of my lyppes I haue sworne once by my holynesse that I wyll nat fayle Dauid Hys sede shall endure for euer and hys seate is lyke as the sonne before me He shall stande faste for euermore as the moone and ☞ as the faythful wytnesse in heauen Selah But thou haste abhorred and for saken thyne anoynted and arte dyspleased at hym Thou haste broken the couenaunt of thy seruaunt and caste his crowne to the grounde Thou haste ouerthrowne all his hedges and broken downe his stronge holdes All they that go by the way spoyle him and he is become a rebuke vnto hys neyghbours Thou hast set vp the ryght hande of his enemies and made al his aduersaryes to reâ—oyse Thou hast takeÌ„ awaye the edge of hê swerde and geuest him nat victory in the battayle Thou hast put out his glory cast hys Trone downe to y â— grounde The dayes of his youth hast thou shortened and couered him w t dishonoure Selah Lord how loÌ„ge wilt thou hyde thy selâ—e For euer and shal thy wrath burne lyke fyre O remembre how shorte my tyme is wherfore hast y u made al mâ— for naught What man is he that liueth and shal nat se death And shall he delyuer his owne soule froÌ„ the hande of hell Selah Lorde where are thy olde louing kindnesses which y u sworest vnto Dauyd in thy truethe Remember Lorde the rebuke y â— thy seruauntes haue how I do beare i my bosome thy rebukes of many people Wherwith thyne enemies haue blasphemed the sclaunder the fotesteppes of thyne anoynted Praysed be the Lorde for euermore Amen Amen ¶ The. xc Psalme ¶ A prayer of Moseo the man of God LORDE thou haste bene oure refuge from one generacyon to another Before the mountaynes were broughte forthe or euer the earthe and the worlde were made thou arte God from euerlastynge and worlde without ende Thou causest man to returne vnto contrycion Agayne thou sayest come agayne ye chyldren of men For a thousande yeares in thy syghte are but as yestardaye seinge that is past as a watch in the nyght As sone as thou scatrest them they are euen as a slepe and fade away sodenly lyke the grasse In the mornynge it is grene and groweth vp but in the euenynge it is cut downe âšœ dryed vp and wythered For we consume awaye in thy displeasure and are afrayed at thy wrathfull indignacyon Thou haste set oure mysdedes before the and our secrete synnes in the lyght of thy countenaunce For when thou arte angrye all oure dayes are gone we brynge our yeares to an ende as it were a tale that is tolde The dayes of oure age are thre score yeares and ten and though men be so stronge that they come to foure score yeares yet is theyr strength then but laboure and sorowe so soone passeth it awaye and we are gone â–ª But who regardeth the power of thy wrath for euen therafter as a man feareth so is thy dyspleasure O teach vs to nombre oure dayes that we maye applye oure hertes vnto wysdome Turne the agayne O Lorde at the laste and be gracyous vnto thy seruauntes O satysfye vs with thy mercy and that soone so shall we reioyse and be glad al the dayes of oure lyfe Comforte vs agayne nowe after the tyme that thou haste plaged vs and for the yeares wherin we haue suffred aduersyte Shewe thy seruauntes thy worke and theyr chyldren thy glory and the gloryous maiesty of the Lorde oure God be vpon vs prospere thou the worcke of oure handes vpon vs O prospere thou oure handy worcke The. xcj. Psalme WHo so dwelleth vnder the defence of the moste hyghest shall abide vnder the shadowe of the almyghtye I wyll saye vnto the Lorde Thou arte my hope and my stronge holde my God in hym wyll I truste For he shall delyuer the from the snare of the hunter and frome the noysome pestylence He shal defende the vnder his wynge and thou shalte be safe vnder hys fethers his faythfulnesse and trueth shall be thy shylde and buckeler Thou shalte nat be afrayed for any tertour by nyght nor for the arrowe that flyeth by daye For the pestylence that walketh in the darkenesse nor for the syckenesse that destroyeth in the noone day A thousande shall fall besyde the and ten thousaÌ„de at thy ryght hande but it shal nat come nye the. Yee with thyne eyes shalte thou beholde and se the rewarde of the vngodly For thou Lorde arte my hope thou hast set thyne house of defence very hye There shal no euyl happen vnto the neither shall any plage come nye thy dwellyng For he shall geue his angels charge ouer the to kepe them all thy wayes They shall beare the in theyr handes that thou hurt nat thy fote agaynst a stone Thou shalt go vpon the Lyon and Adder the yonge Lyon and the Dragon shalt thou treade vnder thy fete Because he hath set his loue vpon me therfore shal I deliuer him I shal set hi vp because he hathe knowen my name He shall call vpon me I wyl heare him yee I am with him in trouble I wyll delyuer hym and bryng hym to honoure With longe lyfe wyl I satysfye hym shewe hym my saluacion ¶ The. xcij. Psalme ¶ I Psalme and â—onge for the Sabboth daye IT is a good thynge to gyue thankes vnto the Lorâ—e and to synge prayses vnto thy name O moste hyghest To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse
vnto me sayeth the Lorde that they myght be my people that they myght haue a gloryous name that they myghte be in honour but they wolde not obeye me Therfore laye thys rydle before them and say Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel Euery pot shal be fylled with wyne And they shall saye thynkeste thou we knowe not that euery pot shal be filled with wine Then shalte thou saye vnto them Thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde I shall fyll all the inhabytours of thys lande with dronekennes the kynges that syt vpon Dauyds stole the prestes and prophetes with all that dwell at Ierusalem And I wyll shute them one agaynst another yee the fathers agaynst the sonnes sayeth the Lorde I wyll not pardon them I wyll not spare them nor haue pytye vpon them but destroye them Be obedyent geue eare take nat dysdayne at it for it is the Lord hi selfe that speaketh Honoure the Lord your God here in or he take hys lyghte from you and or euer youre fete stomble in darckenesse at the hyll leste when ye loke for the lyght he turne it in to the shadowe and darkenesse of death But yf ye will not heare me that geue you secret warnynge I will mourne froÌ„ my whole hert for your stubburnes Pyteously wyll I wepe and the teares shall gusshe out of myne eyes For y â— Lordes flocke shall be caryed awaye captiue Tell the kyng and the quene Humble youre selues set you downe lowe for the crowne of your glory shal fall from your head The cytyes towarde the southe shal be shut vp and no man shall open them All Iuda shall be caryed awaye captyue so that none shall remayne â–ª Lyft vp your eyes and beholde them that come from the North. Lyke a fat flocke shal they fal vpoÌ„ the. To whom wylt y u make thy mone when they come vpon the â–ª for thou haste taughte them thy selfe and made them masters ouer the. Shall nat sorowe come vpon the as on a woman trauayllynge with chylde And yf thou woldest say then in thyne herte Wherfore come these thinges vpon me Euen for the multytude of thy blasphemyes shall thy hynder partes and thy fete be dyscouered For lyke as the man of Inde maye chaunge hysskynne and the cat of the mountayne her sportes so may ye that be exercysed in euyl do good Therfore wyll I scatre you lyke as the stoble y e is taken away with y â— south wynde Thys shall be youre porcion and the poreyon of youre measure wherwith ye shal be rewarded of me sayeth the Lorde because ye haue forgotten me and put youre truste in dysceatfull thynges Therfore shall I turne thy clothes ouer thy heade and dyscouer thy thyghes that thy preuytyes maye be sene thy aduoutry thy deedly malyce thy beastlynesse and thy shamefull whordome For vpon the feldes and hylles I haue sene thy abhomynacyons Wo be vnto the O Ierusalem when wylte thou euer be clensed any more ¶ Of the deaâ—the that shulde come in Iewry The prayer of the people askynge mercy of the Lorde The vnfaythfull people are not hearde Of praier â—astynge and of false prophetes that seduce the people CAPI XIIII THE worde of the Lorde shewed vnto Ieremy concernyng the derthe of the frutes Iuda hathe mourned his gates are desolate they are brought to heuinesse euen vnto the grounde and the crye of Ierusalem goeth vp The Lordes sente theyr seruauntes to fetche water and when they came to the welles they dyd fynde no water but caryed theyr vessels home emptye They be ashamed and confounded and couer theyr heades For the grounde is dryed vp because there commeth no rayne vpon it The plowmen also be ashamed and couer theyr heades The hynde also forsoke the yonge fawne that he broughte forthe in the felde because there was no grasse The wylde Asses dyd stande in the hye places and drewe in theyr wynde lyke the dragons theyr eyes dyd fayle for wante of grasse Doutles oure owne wyckednesse dothe rewarde vs But Lorde do thou accordynge to thy name though oure transgressyons and synnes be many For thou art the coÌ„forte and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trouble Why wylt thou be as a straunger in the lande as one that goeth ouer the felde and coÌ„meth in only to remayne for a nyght Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde and as it were a gyaunt that yet maye nat helpe For thou O Lorde art in the myddes of vs and thy name is called vpon of vs forsake vs nat Thus hathe the Lorde sayde vnto this people ☞ seyng they haue had suche a lust to wander abrode and haue nat refrayned theyr fete therfore displeased the Lorde but he wyll nowe brynge agayne to remembrauÌ„ce all theyr mysdedes and punysh all theyr synnes Yee euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me Thou shalt nat praye to do this people good For though they fast I wyll nat heare theyr prayers And though they offre burnt offrynges and sacryfyces yet wyl nat I accepte them For I wyll destroye them with the swerde honger and pestilence Then answered I O Lorde God the prophetes saye vnto theÌ„ Tush ye shall nede to feare no swearde and no honger shall come vpon you but the Lorde shall geue you coÌ„tynuall rest in this place And the Lorde sayde vnto me The prophetes preache lyes in my name where as I haue not sent them nether gaue I them any charge nether dyd I speake vnto theÌ„ yet they preach vnto you false visioÌ„s charmynge vanyte and disceatfulnes of theyr owne hert Therfore thus saieth the Lorde As for those prophetes that preache in my my name whom I neuerthelesse haue nat sente and that saye Tush there shall no swearde nor hoÌ„ger be in this lande With swearde and with honger shal those prophetes perysh and the people to whom they preache shal be caste out of Ierusalem dye of honger and be slayne with the swearde and there shal be no man to burye them bothe they and theyr wyues theyr sonnes theyr daughters For thus wyll I poure theyr wyckednesse vpon theÌ„ Thys shalte y â— say also vnto them Mine eyes shal wepe without ceassynge daye and nyght For my people shal be destroyed with great harme and shall peryshe with a great plage For if I go into the felde lo it lyeth al ful of slayne men If I come into the cyty lo they be all famyshed of honger Yee theyr prophetes also and prestes shall be led into an vnknowen lande Haste thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda plaged vs that we can be healed nomore We loked for peace and there commeth no good for the tyme of health and lo here is nothynge but trouble We knowledge O Lorde all our mysdedes and the synnes of our fathers that we haue offeÌ„ded the. Be not displeased O Lord for thy names sake forget not thy louynge kyndnesse Remembre the trone of thyne honoure breke not the couenaunt y
stretche my hande out vpon them and wyll make the lande waste So that it shal lye esolate and voyde from the wyldernesse of ☞ Deblothah forth thorow all theyr habytacions to learne them for to knowe that I am the Lorde ¶ The ende of all the lande of Israel shall sodenly come The cause of the destruccion therof The Prophete is commauÌ„ded to shewe the summe of the euylles that are at haÌ„de CAPI VII THE worde of the Lorde came vnto me on this maner The I cal O thou soÌ„ne of man Thus sayeth Lorde God vnto the lande of Israel The ende commeth yee verely the ende commeth vpon al the foure corners of the earth But nowe shall the ende come vpon the for I wyll sende my wrath vpon the wyll punyshe the accordynge to thy wayes and rewarde the after all thy abhominacyons Myne eye shall not ouerse the neyther wyll I spare the but rewarde the accordynge to thy wayes and declare thy abhominacyoÌ„s Then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde Thus sayeth the Lord God Beholde one mysery and plage shall come after another the ende is here The ende I saye that wayteth for the is come all readye the houre is come agaynst the that dwellest in the lande The tyme is at hande the day of sedicyon is harde by and no glad tydynges vpon the mountaines Therfore I wyl shortly poute out my sore displeasure ouer the and fulfyll my wrath vpon the. I wyll iudge the after thy wayes and recompence the al thy abhomynacions Myne eye shal not ouerse the neither wyll I spare the but rewarde the after thy wayes and shewe thy abhomynacyons to learne you for to knowe how that I am the Lord that smyteth Beholde the day is here the daye is come the houre is runne out the rodde florisheth wilfulnesse waxeth grene malicious violeÌ„ce is growen vp and the vn godly waxen to a staf Yet shal there no complaynte be made for them nor for the trouble that shall come of these thynges The tyme coÌ„meth the daye draweth nye Who so byeth let him not reioyse he that selleth let him not be sory for why Trouble shall come in the myddest of all reste so that the seller shall not come agayne to the byer for neyther of them both shal lyue For the vision shall come so greatly oueral that it shall nat be hyndered No man also wyth his wickednes shal be able to saue his owne lyfe The troÌ„pettes shal blowe ye and make you all ready but no man shall go to the batayle for I am wrothe with al the whole multitude The swearde shal be without pestylence and honger within so that who so is in the felde shal be slayne with the swearde and he that is in the cytie shall peryshe with honger and pestylence And suche as escape and fle from among them shal be vpon the hylles lyke as the doues in the felde euery one shal be afrayed because of his owne wyckednesse All handes shal be let downe all knees shal be weake as the water they shall gyrde them selues with sacke cloth feare shall fal vpon them Theyr faces shal be confounded and theyr heades balde theyr syluer shall lye in the stretes and theyr golde shal be despysed Yee theyr siluer and golde may not delyuer them in the day of the fearful wrath of the Lorde They shall not satisfye theyr hongry soules neyther fyll theyr emptye bellyes therwith For it is become their owne decaye thorowe theyr wyckednes because they made thereof not onely costely Iewelles for theyr pompe and pryde but also abhomynable ymages and Idoles For this cause wyll I make them to be abhorred Moreouer I wil geue it into the handes of the straungers to be spoyled and to the wycked for tobe robbed and they shall destroye it My face wyll I turne from them my treasury shal be defyled for the theues shall go in to it and suspende it I wyll make cleane riddaunce for the lande is whole defyled with vntyghtueus iudgement of innocente bloude and the cite is full of abhominacions Wherfore I wyl brynge the most cruel tyrauntes from amonge the Heathen to take theyr houses in possession I wyll make the pompe of the proude to ceasse and they shall take in theyr Saynetuary When thys trouble commeth they shall seke peace but they shall haue none One myschefe and sorowe shal folowe another and one rumoure shall come after another Then shall they seke vysions in vayne at theyr Prophetes The lawe shal be gone from the prestes and wysdome frome the elders The kynge shal mourne the princes shal be clothed with heuynes and the haÌ„des of the people in the lande shall tremble for feare I wyll do vnto them after theyr owne wayes and accordynge to theyr owne iudgementes wyll I iudge them to learne them for to knowe that I am the Lorde ¶ An apperaunâ—e of the symylytude of God Ezechiel is brought vnto Ierusalem in the sprete The Lorde sheweth the Prophete the Idolatryes of the house of Israel and the fely of the Preastes CAPI VIII IT happened that in the syxte yeare the fyfth day of the syxte moneth I sat in my house and the Lordes of the councell of Iuda with me and the hande of the Lorde God fel euen there vpon me And as I loked vp I sawe as it were a lyckenesse of fyre from hys loynes downewarde and from his loynes vpwarde it shyned maruelous cleare lyke an angell to loke vpon This symylitude stretched out an hande and toke me by the hearrye lockes of my heade and the sprete lyft me vp betwyxte heaueÌ„ and earth and brought me in a vysyon to Ierusalem into the entrye of the inner porte that lyeth towarde the north there stode an ymage w t whom he that hath al thynges in his power was very wroth And beholde the glory of the God of Israel was in the same place euen as I had sene it afore in the felde And he sayde vnto me Thou sone of man O lyft vp thyne eyes and loke towarde the North. Then lyft I vp myne eyes towarde the north beholdeâ— besyde the porte Northwarde there was an aulter made vnto the ymage of prouocacion in the very entryng in And he sayde further more vnto me Thou sonne of maÌ„ â—â—â—st thou what these do Seyst thou the greate abhomycions that the house of Israel coÌ„mytteth in this place which ought â—â—t to be doâ—e 〈◊〉 my sainctuary But turne the about a thâ—â— shalt se yet greater abhomynaâ—ions And 〈◊〉 that brought he me to the cour◠〈◊〉 wheÌ„ I loked beholde there was an hole iÌ„ wal Then sayde he vnto me Thou soÌ„ne of man dygge thorowe the wal And wheÌ„ I dygged thorowe the wal beholde there was a dore And he sayde vnto me Go thy waye in and loke what wycked abhomynacyons they do here So I went in and sawe and beholde there were all maner ymages of wormes