of Israel went on drye lande in the myddest of the see And Myr Iam a Prophetesse the syster of Aaron toke a tymbrell in her hande and all the women came out after her with tymbrels and daunses And Myr Iam sange before them Synge ye vnto the lorde for he hath tryumphed gloryously the horse his ryder hath he ouer throwen in the see And so Moses brought Israel froÌ„ the red see they went out in to the wyldernesse of Sur. And they went thre dayes longe in the wyldernes and founde no waters And when they came to Mara they coulde not drynke of the waters of Mara for they were bytter therfore the name of the place was called Mara †That is to say bytternesse And the people murmu red agaynst Moses sayenge What shall we drynke And he cryed vnto the Lorde and ☞ the Lorde shewed hym a tree which when he had caste into the water the waters were made swete There he made them an ordynaunce a lawe there he proued hym and sayde Yf thou wylt herken * vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy god wylt do that which is ryght in his syght wylt gyue eare vnto his coÌ„maundementes kepe al his ordynaunces then wyll I put noone of these dyseases vpon the whiche I brought vpon the Egyptians for I am the Lorde that healeth the. ¶ The Israelites come in to the desert of Syn. It â—ayneth quâ—yls and Mauna They sâ—â—dge CAPI ✚ XVI THe chyldren of Israell came to Elim where were xii welles of water and. lxx palme trees and they abode there by the waters And they toke theyr iourney from Elim and all the hole company of the chyldren of Israel came to the wyldernes of Sin which is bytwene Elim and Sinay the. xv daye of the second moneth after theyr departyng out of the lande of Egypte And the hole multitude of the chyldren of Israel murmuryng agaynst Moses Aaron in the wyldernes the chyldren of Israel sayd vnto them wold to god we had dyed by the hande of the lorde in the land of Egypt wheÌ„ we sat by the fleshe pottes wheÌ„ we dyd eate breade our belyes ful for ye haue brought vs out in to this wyl dernes to kyl this hole multitude w t hongre Then fayde the Lorde vnto Moses behold I wyll â—ayne breade from heuen to you the people shal go out and gather day by day that I maye proue them whyther they wyll walke in my law or no the syxt day they shal prepare for them selues that whiche they wyl brynge in let it be twyse as moche as they gather in dayly And Moses and Aaron sayd vnto all the chyldreÌ„ of Israel at euen ye shal knowe that it is the Lorde whiche brought you out of the lande of Egypte in the mornynge ye shall se ☞ the glorye of the Lorde bycause he hath herde your grudgynges agaynst the Lorde And what are we that ye haue murmured agaynste vs And Moses sayd At euen shal the lord gyue you flessh to eate and in the mornyng breade ynoughe for the lorde hath herde your murmurynges whiche ye murmure agaynst hym for what are we your murmurynges are not agaynst vs but agaynst the lorde And Moses spake vnto Aaron Say vnto all the companye of of the chyldren of Israel come forthe before the lorde for he hath herde your grudgynges And as Aaron spake vnto the hole multitude of the chyldren of Israel they loked towarde the wyldernesse and beholde the glorye of the Lorde appeared in the clowde ⊢ And the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayenge I haue herde the murmuryng of the chyldreÌ„ of Israel tell them therfore say at euen yâ— shall eate flesshe in the mornyng ye shall be fylled with breade and ye shall knowe that I am the lorde your god And at eueÌ„ the quay les came couered the grounde where they lay And in the mornyng the dewe lay rounde aboute the hoost And wheÌ„ the dewe was fallen beholde it laye vpon the grounde in the wyldernesse small rounde and thyn as the hore frost on the grounde And wheÌ„ the chyldren of Israel sawe it they sayd euery one to his neyghbour It is †☞ Manna For they wyst not what it was And Moses sayde vnto them this is the breade whiche the Lorde hath gyuen you to eate This is the worde which the lorde hath coÌ„mauÌ„ded gather of it euery man for hym selfe to eate a gomer full for a man accordynge to the nombre of you take euery maÌ„ for them which are in his tent And the chyldren of Israel dyd euen so gathered some more some lesse when they dyd meate it with a Gomer vnto hym that had gathered moch remayned nothyng oueâ— and vnto hym that had gathered lyâ—ell was there no lacke euery man gathered sufficient for his eatyng And Moses sayd vnto them Se that no man let ought remayne of it tyll the mornyng Notwithstandyng they herkened not vnto Moses but some of them lefte of it vntyll the mornynge and it waxed full of wormes stanke and Moses was angry with them And they gathered it all mornynges euery man for his eatynge And assoone as the heate of the sonne came it moult And the syxte daye they gathered twyse so moche breade it gomers for one man al the rulers of the multitude came and tolde Moses He sayd vnto them this is that whiche the Lorde hath sayd to morowe is the rest of the holy Sabboth vnto the Lorde Bake that whiche ye wyll bake sethe that ye wyl sethe that which remayneth lay vp tyll the mornyng And they layde it vp tyll the mornyng as Moses bad it stanke not neyther bred there any worme therin And Moses sayde that eate this day for it is the Sabboth vnto the Lorde to day ye shal not fynde it in the felde Syxe dayes ye shall gather it in the seuenth daye whiche is the Sabboth there shal be none Notwithstandyng there wente out some of the people in the seuenth day for to gather they founde none And the Lorde sayd to Moses howe longe refuse ye to kepe my coÌ„maundementes my lawes Se the lorde hath gyueÌ„ you a Sabboth therfore he gyueth you the syxte day bread for ii dayes Byde therfore euery maÌ„ at homâ— let no maÌ„ go out of his place the seuenth day And the people rested the seuenth day And the house of Israel called it Manna And it was lyke vnto Coriander seed whyte and the tast of it was lyke vnto wafers made with hony And Moses sayd this is that whiche the Lorde coÌ„maundeth fyll a Gomer of it which may be kept for your chyldren after you that they may se the breade wherwith I haue fed you in wyldernesse when I brought you out of the lande of Egypt And Moses spake vn to AaroÌ„ take a cruse put a Gomer full of Manna therin
Cananytes the Hethytes before the. Neuertheles I wyll not cast them out in one yere lest the lande grow to a wyldernesse and the beastes of the felde multyply agaynst the. By lytell and lytell I wyl dryue them out before the vntyl thou be encreased and enheryte the lande And I wyl make thy costes from the red see vnto the sell of the Philistines and from the deserte vnto the ryuer For I wyll delyuer the inhabiters of the lande in to thyne hande and thou shalt dryue them out before the. Thou shalt make none apoyntment with them nor with theyr goddes Neyther let them dwel in thy lande lest they make the synne agaynst me for yf thou serue theyr goddes it wyll be thy decay ¶ Moses ascendeth vp to the mount and wryteth the wordes of the lorde The bloole of the couertaunt The elders of Israell iudge the people CAPI XXIIII ANd he sayd vnto Moses Come vp vnto the Lorde Thou and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the. lxx elders of Israel and ye shall worshp a farre of And Moses hym selfe alone shall go vnto the Lorde but they shal not come nye neyther shal the peple go vp with hym And Moses came and told the people all the wordes of the lorde and all the lawes And all the people answered with one voyce sayd all the wordes whiche the Lorde hath sayd wyll we do And Moses wrote all the wordes of the lorde and rose vp early and set vp an aulter vnder the hyll and twelue stones accordynge to the. xii tribes of Israel and sent yong men of the chyldren of Israel whiche brought burntoffrynges and offred peace offrynges of oxen vnto the lorde And Moses toke halfe of the blood and put it in basens and the other halfe he sprencled on the aulter And he toÌ„ke the boke of the appoyntment and red it in the audience of the people And they sayde All that the Lorde hath sayde we wyll do and be obedyent And Moses toke the blood and sprenkled it on the people sayd Beholde this is the bloode of the appoyntment which the Lorde hath made with you vpon all these wordes Then went Moses and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and the. lxx elders of Israel vp and ☞ sawe the God of Israell and there was vnder his feete as it were a worke of a Saphir stone and as it were the heuen wheÌ„ it is clere ☞ vpon the nobles of the chyldren of Israel he set not his hande And they sawe God and dyd eate and drynke ✚ And the lorde sayd vnto Moses Come vp to me in to the hyll and be there and I wyll gyue the tables of stone and a lawe and coÌ„maundementes whiche I haue wrytten that thou mayst teache them Moses rose vp his mynyster Iehosua Moses went vp in to the hyll of god sayd vnto the elders taâ—y ye here vntyll we come agayne vnto you Beholde here is Aaron and Hur with you If any man haue any matters to do let hym come to them And Moses went vp in to the mounte and a cloude couered the hyll and the glorye of the Lorde abode vpon mounte Sinay and the cloude couered it vi dayes And the seuenth daye he called vnto Moses out of the cloude And the facyon of the glorye of the Lorde was lyke consumynge fyre on the top of the hyll in the syght of the chyldren of Israel And Moses wente in to the cloude and got hym vp in to the mountayn And Moses was in the mounte xl dayes and .xl. nyghtes ¶ The Lorde sheweth Moses the facyon of the holy place and the thynges perteynyng therto CAPI XXV ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses sayeng speake vnto the chyldren of Israel that they brynge me an heaueoffrynge of euery man that gyueth it wyllyngly with his herte ye shall take it This is the heueoffrynge which ye shal take of them golde syluer and brasse yelowe sylke purple scarlet whyte sylke and gootes here rams skynnes that are red and the skynnes of taxus sethim wood oyle for light spices for anoyntyng oyle and for swete sence Onix stones stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brest lap And let them make me a sanctuarie that I may dwell among them And accordyng to all that I shewe the bothe after the facyon of the habitacion and after the facyon of all the ornamentes therof euen so shall ye make it And they shall make an arke of sethim wood ii cubites and an halfe longe a cubite and an halfe brode and a cubit and an halfe hye And thou shalt ouerlay it w t pure golde within and without shalte thou ouerlay it shalt make an hye vpon it a crowne of golde rounde aboute And thou shalte cast iiii rynges of golde for it put them in the. iiii corners therof ii rynges shall be in the one syde of it ii in the other And thou shalte make barres of Sethim wood and couer them w t golde and put the barres in the ryngê along by the sydes of the arke to bere it withall And the barres shall be in the rynges of the arke and shal not be taken away from it And thou shalte put in the arke the wytnesse whiche I shall gyue the. And thou shalte make a merciseate of pure golde ii cubites and an halfe longe and a cubite and an halfe brode And thou shalte make ii Cherubins of golde Euen of a hole worke shalte thou make them in the. ii endes of the mercyseate and the one cherub shalte thou make on the ende and the other Cherub on the other ende Euen of the same mercy-seate shall ye make Cherubyns in the. ii endes therof And the Cherubyns shall stretche theyr wynges abrode ouer an hye couerynge the mercyseate with theyr wynges and theyr faces shall loke one to an other euen to the mercyseatewarde shall the faces of the Cherubyns be And thou shalte put the mercy-seate aboue vpon the arke in the arke thou shalte put the wytnesse whiche I wyll gyue the. And from thence ☞ I wyll testifie vnto the and wyll comon with the from vpon the mercyseate from bytwene the. ii cherubyns whiche are vpon the arke of wytnesse of all thynge whiche I wyll gyue the in coÌ„maundement vnto the chyldren of Israel Thou shalte also make a table of sethim wood of two cubites long one cubite brode and a cubite an halfe hye And thou shalte couer it with pure golde and make therto a crowne of golde rounde aboute And make vnto that an hoope of foure fyngers brode rounde aboute And make a golden crowne also to the hoope rounde aboute And make for it iiii rynges of golde and put the ryngê in the corners that are on the. iiii fete therof euen ouer agaynst the hoope shal the rynges be to put in barres to bere the table withall And thou shalte make the barres of Sethim wood and ouerlay
and there be no rayne bycause they haue synned agaynst the yet yf they praye in this place and coÌ„fesse thy name and repent from theyr syn for the which thou chastenest them then heare thou in heuen and be mercyfull vnto the synne of thy seruauntes and of thy people Israell and gyde thou them in to the good waye to walke in sende rayne vpon thy lande whiche thou hast gyuen vnto thy people for an enherytaunce And yf there be derth in the lande or pestylence corrupcyon or blastynge of corne greshoppers or caterpyllers or that theyr enemyes beseyge them in the cityes of theyr lande †and destroy the countryes or whatsoeuer plage or syckenesse it be Then what supplicacyons and prayers soeuer shall be made of any man and of thy people Israell which shall knowe euery man his owne sore and his owne grefe and shall stretche out theyr handes toward this house thou shalte heare from heuen euen from thy dwellyng place and shalt be merciful gyue euery man accordynge vnto all his wayes euen as thou dost know euery mann â–ª herte for thou onely knowest the hertes of the chyldren of men that they may feare the walke in thy wayes as longe as they lyue in the lande whiche thou gauest vnto our fathers Moreouer the straunger whiche is not of thy people Israell yf he come from a farre lande for thy great names sake thy myghtye hande the stretched out arme Yf they come I saye and praye in this house thou shalte heare from heuen euen from thy dwel lynge place and shalte do accordynge to all that the straunger calleth to the for That al the people of the earth may know thy name and feare the as doth thy people Israel and that they may knowe how that in this house which I haue buylt thy name is called vpoÌ„ Yf thy people go out to war agaynst theyr enemyes by the waye that thou shalte sende them and they praye to the in the waye toward this citie which thou hast chosen euen towarde the house whiche I haue buylte for thy name then heare thou from heuen theyr supplicacyon and prayer and helpe them in theyr ryght Yf they syn agaynst the as there is no man but he doth synne and thou be angrye with them delyuer them ouer before theyr enemyes and they take them and leade them awaye vnto a lande far or neare yet yf they repent in theyr herte in the lande where they be in captiuyte and turne and pray vnto the in the lande of theyr captiuyte sayenge We haue synned we haue done euyl wyckedlye turne agayne to the with all theyr herte and al theyr soule in the lande of theyr captiuyte where they kepe them in bondage so pray toward theyr lande which thou gauest vnto theyr fathers euen towarde the cytye whiche thou hast chosen and towarde the house whiche I haue buylte for thy name Then heare thou from heuen euen from thy dwellynge place theyr supplycacyon theyr prayer and iugde theyr cause be mercyfull vnto thy people which haue synned agaynst the. Nowe my God let thyne eyes be open and thyne eares attente vnto the prayer that is made in this place Nowe vp O Lorde God in to thy restynge place thou and the Arke of thy strength O Lorde God let thy Preestes be clothed with helth let thy sayntes reioyse in goodnesse O lorde god turne not awaye the face of thyne anoynted Remembre the mercyes whiche thou hast promysed to Dauid thy seruaunte ¶ The fyre consumeth the Sacrifyce The lorde appeareth to Salomon the seconde tyme. CAPI VII ANd when Salomon had made an ende of prayenge there came downe fyre from heuen and consumed the burnt offerynge and the sacrifyces And the house was fylled with the glorye of the Lorde and the Preestes coulde not go in to the house of the Lorde bycause the glorye of the lorde had fylled the Lordes house And when all the chyldren of Israell sawe howe the fyre and the glorye of the lorde came downe vpon the house they fell downe flat vpon theyr faces to the earth vpon the pauement worshypped and confessed vnto the Lorde that he is gracyous and that his mercye lasteth euer And the kynge and all the people offered sacrifyces before the Lorde And kynge Salomon offered a sacrifyce of xxii thousande oxen and an hundred and xx thousand shepe And so the kynge and all the people ☞ dedicated the house of God And the preestê wayted on theyr offyces and the Leuites had the instrumentê of musycke of the Lorde which kynge Dauid had made to confesse vnto the lorde that his mercye lasteth euer playenge a psalme of Dauid with theyr hande And the preestes blew with trompettes before them all they of Israel stode Moreouer Salomon halowed the myddle of the courte that was before the house of the Lorde for theyr he offered burntofferynges and the fat of the peaceofferynges bycause the brasen aulter which Salomon had made was not able to receyue the burntofferynges and the meatosferynges and the fat So at the same tyme Salomon kepte a feast of seuen dayes and all they of Israell with hym an excedyng great congregacyon euen from the enterynge in of Hamath vnto the ryuer of Egypte And in the eyght daye they made a gatherynge For they kepte the dedicacyon of the aulter seuen dayes ☞ and the feast seuen dayes And the. xxiii daye of the seuenth moneth he let the people departe in to theyr tentes glad and mery in herte for the goodnesse that the Lorde had shewed to Dauid and to Salomon and to Israell his people And so Salomon finyshed the house of the Lorde and the kynges house and all that came in his herte to make in the house of the Lorde and in his owne house wente prosperouslye forwarde And the lorde appeared to Salomon by nyght and sayde to hym I haue herde thy petycyon and haue chosen this place for my selfe to be an house of Sacryfyce Yf I shut vp heuen that there be no rayne or yf I coÌ„maunde the locustes to deuoure the lande or yf I sende pestylence amonge my peple and yf they that are of my people amonge whome my name is called vpon do humble them selues and make intercessyon and seke my presence and turne from theyr wycked wayes then wyll I heare from heuen and be mercyfull to theyr synne and wyll heale theyr lande And from hence forth myne eyes shall be open myne eares attent to the prayer that is made in this place And therfore nowe I haue chosen and sanctifyed this house that my name maye be there for euer and myne eyes and myne herte shall be there perpetuallye And yf thou wylt walke before me as Dauid thy father walked to do all that I haue commaunded the and shalt obserue my statutes my lawes then wyll I stablyshe the seate of thy kyngdome accordynge as I made the
shew theyr fathers house nor theyr seed and that they were of Israel The chyldren of Dalaiah the chyldren of Tobia and the chyldren of Nocoda syxe hundred two and fourtye And of the preestes the chyldren of Habaiah the chyldren of Hacos the chyldren of Bersilai whiche toke one of the doughters of Bersilai the Gileadite to wyfe was named after theyr name These sought theyr wrytyng in the register of theyr generacion but they were not founde therfore they were put from the preesthode And Hathirsata sayd vnto them that they shuld not eate of the moost holy tyll there came vp a preest whiche shulde weare Urim and Thumim And so the hole congregacyon togyther was two and fourtye thousande thre hundred thre score besyde theyr seruauntes and maydes of whom there were seuen thousand thre hundred and seuen and thyrty And they had two hundred and seuen and fourtie syngyng men and women Theyr horses seuen huÌ„dred and syxe and thyrtye and theyr Mules two hundred and fyue and fourtie The camels foure hundred and fyue and thyrtye syxe thousande seuen hundred and twentye Asses And certayne of the auncient fathers gaue vnto the worke Hathirsatha gaue to the treasure a thousand peces of golde fyftye basens fyue hundred thyrtye preestes garmentes And some of the cheyfe fathers gaue vnto the treasure of the worke xx thousande peces of golde and two thousande two hundred pounde of syluer And the other people gaue twentye thousand peces of golde and two thousande pounde of syluer and thre score and seuen preestes garmentes And the preestes and Leuites the porters and the syngers and the other of the people and the Nethmims and all Israell dwelte in theyr cityes And the seuenth moneth came and the Chyldren of Israell were in theyr cityes ¶ Esdras gathereth the people togyther and redeth to them the Lawe They kepe the feast of Tabernacles or bothes CAPI VIII ANd ✚ all the people gathered them selues togyther as one maÌ„ in the strete that was before the water gate they sayde vnto Esdras the scribe that he shulde fetche the boke of the law of Moses which the Lorde coÌ„maunded to Israel And Esdras the Preest brought the lawe before the congregacyon bothe of men and women and all that coulde vnderstande dyd herken vnto it vpon the fyrste daye of the seuenth moneth and he red therin in the strete that was before the water gate from the mornynge vntyll the noone daye before men and women that dyd herken to it and the eares of all the people were enclyned vnto the boke of the lawe And Esdras the scribe stode vpon an hyghe pulpyt of wood which they had made for the preachynge besyde hym stode Mathathia Sema Anania Uriah Helkia and Maasia on his ryght hande and on his lefte hande stode Pedaia Misael Malchia Hasum Hasebadana Zachary and Mesulam And Esdras opened the boke before all the people for he stode aboue all the people And when he opened it all the people stode vp And Esdras praysed the Lorde the great God And all the people answered Amen Amen with theyr handê vp and bowed themselues and worshypped the Lorde fallynge downe vpon theyr faces to the grounde And Iesua Baam Serabiah Iamin Acub Sebathai Hodaia Maasia Celita Azaria Iozabad Hanan Pelaia the Leuites caused the people to gyue hede vnto the lawe the people stode in theyr place And they red in the boke of the lawe of god distynctly and playnly so that men vnderstode the thynge that was red And Nehemiah whiche is Hathirsatha and Esdras the preest and scribe the Leuites that caused the people to take hede sayd vnto al the people this day is holy vnto the Lorde your God be not ye sory and wepe not For al the people wepte when they herde the wordes of the lawe And he sayd vnto them go your waye and eate the fat and drynke the swete sende parte vnto them also that haue not prepared them selues for this day is holy vnto the lord be not ye sory therfore for the ioy of the lorde is your strength ⊢ And the Leuites stylled all the people and sayd holde your peace for the day is holy vexe not ye your selues And al the people went theyr way to eate drynke and to sende parte vnto other and to make great myrth bycause they had vnderstande the wordes that was declared vnto them And on the nexte day were gathered togyther the cheyfe fathers amonge all the people and the preestes Leuites vnto Esdras the scribe that they myght vnderstande the wordes of the law And they founde wrytten in the law which the Lorde had coÌ„maunded by Moses that the chyldren of Israell shulde dwell in bothes in the feast of the seuenth moneth and that they shulde cause it to be declared proclamed in all theyr cityes and thorowout Ierusalem sayenge Go forth vnto the mount fetche Olyue braunches Pyne braunches Myrte braunches Palme brauÌ„ches braunches of thicke trees to make bothes as it is wrytten And so the people went forth and fet them and made them bothes euery one vpon the rofe of his house and in theyr courtes and in the courtes of the house of god in the strete by the water gate and in the strete by porte Ephraim And all the congregacion of them that were come agayne out of the captiuyte made bothes and sat vnder the bothes For synce the tyme of Iosua the son of Nun vnto this day had not the chyldren of Israel done so and there was very great gladnesse And euery day from the fyrst day vnto the laste red Esdras in the boke of the lawe of God And seuen dayes helde they the feast and on the eyght day the gatheryng togyther accordynge vnto the maner ¶ The people repent forsake theyr straung wyues Esdras recyteth the benefytes of god and the synnes of the people CAPI IX IN the foure and twentye daye of this moneth came the chyldren of Israel togyther agayne with fastyng and sacke clothes and earth vpon them and they that were of the seede of Israell were separated from all the straunge chyldren and stode and knowledged theyr synnes and the wyckednesse of theyr fathers and stode vp in theyr place and red in the boke of the lawe of the Lorde theyr god foure tymes on the day and they knowledged and worshypped the Lorde theyr god iiii tymes on the day And the Leuites stode on hygh namely Iesua Bani Cadmiel Sabaniah Buni Sarebiah Bani Chanani and creyed loude vnto the Lorde theyr God And the Leuites Iesua and Cadmiel Bani and Hasabnia Serebia Hodia Sebania and Phathahia sayd stande vp and prayse the Lorde your God for euer and let thankes be gyuen vnto the name of thy glorye which excelleth all thankes gyuynge and prayse Thou arte Lorde alone thou hast made heuen and the heuen of all heuens with all theyr hoost the earth and all thyngs that are therin
they make any bulwarke agaynst it The same waye that he came shall he retourne nat come at thys cytie sayeth the Lorde And I wyll kepe and saue the cytie sayeth he for myne owne and for my seruaunt Dauids sake Thus the angell of the Lorde went forth slewe of the Assirians hoost an hundred fourescore and fyue thousande And when men arose vp early at Ierusalem Beholde all laye full of deed bodyes So Sennaherib the kynge of the Assireans brake vp and dwelt at Niniue Afterwarde it chaunsed as he prayed in the temple of Nesrah his god that Adramalech and Sarazer hys owne sonnes slewe hym with the swearde and fled into the lande of Armeâ—â—a And Asar Hadon his sonne raygned in hys steade CAP. XXXVIII ¶ Hezekia is sycke vnto the death but is yet reuyued bythe Lorde and lyueth fyftene yeares after for whiche benefyte he geueth thankes NOT longe afore this was Hezechia sycke vnto the deathe and the Prophere Esaye the sonne of Amoz came vnto hym and sayde to him Thus coÌ„maundeth the Lorde Set thyne house in ordre for y â— must dye shall nat escape Then Hezechia turned his face towarde the wall prayed vnto the Lorde and sayde Remembre O Lorde y e I haue walked before the in trueth and a stedfast herte haue done the thynge that is pleasaunt to the. And Hezechia wept â—ore Then sayde God vnto Esaye Go and speke vnto Hezechia the Lorde God of Dauyd thy father seÌ„deth the this worde I haue herde thy prayer coÌ„sydred thy teares be holde I wyl put fyftene yeares mo vnto thy lyfe and delyuer the and the cytie also from the hande of the kynge of Assiria for I wyl defende the cytie And take the this token of the Lorde that he wyll do it as he hathe spoken Beholde I wyl returne the shadow of Ahaz dyal that nowe is layde out with y â— SoÌ„ne and bryng it ten degrees backeward So the Sunne turned ten degrees backewarde the which he was descended afore ¶ A thankesgeuynge whiche Hezekia Kynge of Iuda wrote when he had bene sycke and was recouered I Thought I shulde haue gone to the gates of hel in my best age and haue waÌ„ted the resydue of my yeres I spake within my selfe I shal neuer viset the Lorde God in this lyfe I shall neuer se man amonge the dwellers of the worlde Myne age is folden vp together and taken awaye fro me lyke a shepherdes cotage my lyfe is heweÌ„ of lyke as a weeuer cutteth of his webbe Whyle I was yet takynge my reste he hewed me of made an ende of me iÌ„ one day I thought I wold haue lyued vnto the morowe but he brosed my bones lyke a Lyon made an ende of me in one day Then chatred I lyke a swalowe lyke a crane and mourned as doue I lyfte vp myne eyes into the heyght O Lorde sayde I my syckenes kepeth me downe ease thou me âšœ What shall I speake or saye y t he hathe this done I shall therefore as longe as I lyue remembre this bitternes of my lyfe Uerely Lorde men must lyue in bytternes and al my lyfe I must passe ouer therin For thou raysest me vp â— wakest me But lo I wil be well content w t this bytternes Neuerthelesse my conuersacion hath so pleased the that thou woldest nat make an ende of my lyfe so that thou hast cast all my synnes behynde thy backe For hell prayseth not y â— deathe doth not magnyfie the. They y â— go downe into the graue prayse not thy trueth but the liuing yea the liuing a knowledge the lyke as I do this daye The father telleth his chyldren of thy faythfulnesse Deliuer vs O Lorde and we wyll syng prayses i thy house al the dayes of our lyfe And Esay sayde take a playster of fygges lay it vpon y e sore so shall it be whole Then sayde Hezekia O what a greate thynge is this that I shall go vp into the house of the Lorde ¶ Hezekia is reproued of Esaye because he shewed his tresure vnto the Embassytours of Babylon CAPI XXXIX AT THE same tyme Merodach Baladam Baladamus sonne Kynge of Babylon sent letters and presentes to Hezekia For he vnderstode howe that he had bene sycke and was recouered agayne And Hezekia was glad therof shewed them the coÌ„modyties of his treasure of syluer of golde of spyces and rootes of precyous oyles all that was in his cubbordes treasure houses There was not one thyng in Hezekias house and so thorowe out al hê kyngdome but he let them se it Then came Esaye the Prophete to kynge Hezekia and sayd vnto him What haue the men sayd and from whence came they vnto the Hezekia answered they came out of a farre couÌ„tre vnto me out of Babylon Esay sayde what haue they loked vpon in thyne house Hezekia answered Al that is in min house haue they sene and there is nothyng in my treasure but I shewed it them Then sayde Esay vnto Hezekia UnderstaÌ„de the worde of the Lord of Hostê Beholde the tyme wyll come that euery thing whiche is in thyne house al that thy proge nitoures haue layde vp in stoare vnto this day shal be caried to Babylon and nothing lefte behynde This sayeth the Lorde Yea parte of thy sonnes that shall come of the whom thou shalte get shal be caried hence become gelded chaÌ„berlaynes in the kyng of shall he not breake and the smokynge flaxe shall he nat quench but faythfully and truely shall he geue iudgement He shall neither be ouersene nor hastye that he maye restore ryghtuousnes vnto the earthe and the GeÌ„tyles also shall kepe his lawes For thus sayeth God the Lord vnto him euen he that made the heauens and spred them abrode set forthe the earth with her increase whiche geueth breath vnto the people that is in it and to them that dwell therin I the Lorde haue called in the ryghtuousnesse and led the by the hande Therfore wyll I also defende the and geue the for a couenaunt of the people and to be the lyght of the Gentyles That thou mayest open the eyes of the blynde let out the prysoners and them that syt in darckenesse out of the dongeon house I my selfe whose name is the Lorde And my glory wyl I geue to none other neyther myne honoure to grauen ymages Beholde olde thinges are come to passe and newe thynges do I declare And or euer they come I tell you of them Synge vnto the Lorde a newe songe of thankesgeuyng blowe out his prayse vn to the ende of the worlde They that be vpon the see all that is therin prayse him that Iles and they that dwell in them Let the wildernes with the cities lyfte vp her voice the townes also that they of Cedar dwel in Let them be glad that syt vpon rockes of stone and let them crye downe
wombe Be nat afrayed O Iacob my seruaunte thou ryghteous whom I haue chosen For I shall powre water vpon the drye grounde and ryuers vpon the thurstye I shal poure my sprete vpoÌ„ thy sede and myne encrease vpoÌ„ thy stocke They shal growe together lyke as the grass and as the wyllowes by the waters syde ☞ One shall saye I am the Lordes Another shall call hym selfe after the name of Iacob The thyrde shall subscribe with his hande vnto the Lorde and geue hym selfe vnder the name of Israel Thus hathe the Lorde spoken euen the Kynge of Israel his redemer the Lorde of Hostes I am the fyrste and the last and without me is there no God For what is he that euer was lyke me which am froÌ„ euerlastiÌ„ge Let hym shewe hys name and do where thorowe he maye be lykened vnto me Let hym tel you forth playnely thinges that are past and for to come yee and that without any feare or stoppe For haue nat I euer tolde you hytherto and warned you Ye can beare me recorde youre selues Is there any God excepte me or any maker that I shulde nat knowe hym All caruers of ymages are but vayne and the carued ymages that they loue can do no good They must beare recorde them selues that seynge they can neyther se nor vnderstande they shal be coÌ„founded Who dare then make a God or fashion an ymage that is profytable for nothynge Beholde al the felowshyppe of them muste be brought to confusyon Let all the workemasters of them come and stande together froÌ„ amonge men they muste be abashed and confouÌ„ded one with another The smyth taketh yron and tempereth it with hoate coales fashio neth it with hammers maketh it with all the strength of his armes yee sometyme he is faynt for very hunger so thurstye that he hathe no more power The carpenter or ymage caruer taketh measure of the timbre and spredeth forth his lyne he marketh it with some coloure he playneth it he ruleth it and squareth it and maketh it after the ymage of a man accordynge to the bewty of a man that it maye stande in the house Moreouer he goeth oute to hewe downe Cedre trees He bryngeth home Elmes and Okes and other tymbre of the wod Or els the Fyrre trees whiche he planted hym selfe and such as the rayne hath nouryshed whiche wood serueth for men to burne Of this he taketh and warmeth hym selfe with all he maketh afyre of it to bake breade And afterwarde maketh a God there of to honoure it and an Idole to knele before it One pece he burneth in the fyre with another he rosteth flesh that he maye eate roste his belyfull with y â— thyrde he warmeth hym selfe and sayeth Aha I am well warmed I haue bene at the fyre And of the resydue he maketh hym a God an Idole for hym selfe He kneleth before it he worshyppeth it he prayeth vnto it and sayeth delyuer me for thou arte my God Yet men neyther consydre nor vnderstande that their eyes are stopped that they can nat se and theyr hertes that they caÌ„not perceaue They pondre nat in theyr myndes for they haue neyther knowledge nor vnderstandynge to thynke thus I haue brente one pece in the fyre I haue baked bred with the coles thereof I haue rosted flesh with all and eaten it shall I nowe of the resydue make an abhomynacyon and fall downe before a roten pece of wood Thus he dothe but lese hys labour and hys herte whyche is dysceaued dothe turne hym asyde so that none of them can haue a fre conscyence to thynke maye nat I erre Consydre thys O Iacob and Israel for thou art my seruaunt I haue made the that thou myghttest serue me O Israel forget me nat As for thyne offences I haue dryuen them awaye lyke the cloudes and thy synnes as the myst Turne the agayne vnto me for I haue redemed the. Be glade ye heauens whom the Lorde hathe made let all that is heare beneth vpoÌ„ the earth be ioyfull Reioyse ye mountaynes and woddes with all the trees therof for the Lorde hathe redemed Iacob and and shewed hys glorye vpon Israel Thus sayeth the Lorde thy redemer euen he that fashyoned the from thy mothers wombe I the Lorde do all thynges my selfe alone I onely spryde out the heauens and I onely haue layde the foundacyon of the earth I destroye the tokens of wytches and make the Sothsaiers foles As for the wyse I turne them bacwarde and make theyr connynge folyshnesse He dothe set vp the purpose of his seruauÌ„t and fulfylleth the councell of his messaungers Concernynge Ierusalem he sayth It shal be inhabyted And of the cyties of Iuda They shal he buylded agayne I wyll repayre theyr decaied places He sayeth to the grounde be drye And I wyll drye vp thy water floudes He sayth of Cyrus ☞ He is myne herdeman so that he shall fulfyll all thynges after my wyll He sayeth also of Ierusalem It shall be buylded and of the teÌ„ple It shall be fast grounded ¶ The delyueraunce of the people by Cyrus The coÌ„mynge of Chryste and callynge of the Gentyles CAPI XLV THVS sayeth the Lorde vnto Cyrus his Kynge whom he leadeth by the ryght hande that the people maye fall downe before hym I wyll lose the gyrdle of kyngys that they shall opeÌ„ the gates before thy face and nat to shut theyr dores I wyll go before the and make the croked streight I shall breake the brasen dores and burste the yron barres I shall geue the the hyd treasures and the thynge whiche is secretly kepte that thou mayest knowe that I the Lorde God of Israel haue called the by thy name and that for Iacob my seruauÌ„tes sake and for Israel my chosen For A called the by thy name and ordeyned the or euer thou knewest me Euen I the Lorde before whoÌ„ there is none other for without me there is no God I haue prepared the or euer thou knewest me that I myght be knowen from the rysynge of y â— sunne to the goynge downe of the same y â— all is nothing without me For I am the Lorde and there is els none It is I that created y â— lyght darckenes I make peace and trouble yee euen I the Lorde do all these thynges âšœ ye heauens from aboue droppe downe and let the cloudes rayne ryghteousnes The earth open it selfe and brynge forth health that therby ryghteousnes maye florysh Euen I the Lorde brynge it to passe Wo be vnto hym that stryueth with his maker the potsherde with the potter Sayeth the claye to y â— potter What makest thou or thy worke serueth for nothynge Wo be vnto him that sayeth to his father Why begettest thou And to hê mother why bearest thou Thus sayeth the Lorde euen the holy one and maker of Israel Aske me of thynges for to come concerning my sonnes put me in remembraunce as touchynge the
the fyshes therof also before the Lord before the glory of his power For strong is his ryght hande y ◠holdeth the bowe his arowes that he shoteth are sharpe shal not mysse when they begynne to be shot into the endes of the worlde Beholde the plages are sente shall not turne agayne tyl they come vpon earth The fyre is kyndled and shal not be put out tyll it cosume the foundacions of the earth Like as an arowe whiche is shot of a myghtye archer returneth not backe warde euen so the plages that shal be sent vpon earth shal not turne agayne Wo is me wo is me who wil delyuer me in those dayes The begynnyng of sorowes and great mournyng the begynnyng of darth and greate death the begynnyng of warres and the powers shal stande in feare the begynnynge of euyls and they shal tremble euery one What shal I do in these thynges when the plages come Beholde honger and plage trouble and anguysh are sent as scourges for amendemēt But for all these thinges they shal not turne from theyr wyckednesse nor be alway minde full of the scourges Beholde vitailes shal be so good cheape vpon erath that they shall thinke thē selues to be in good case euen then shall myschefe growe vpon earth warres darth and great disquietnes For many of them y t dwel vpon earth shal perish of honger the other that escape the hongre shall the swerde destroy the deed shal be cast out as dong there shal be no mā to cōfort them For the earth shal be wasted the cities shal be cast downe there shal be no mā left to tyl the earth to sowe it The trees shal geue frute who shal plucke them of gather them The grapes shall be rype who shall treade thē For all places shal be desolate of men so y ◠one man shal desyre to se another or to here his voyce For of one whole cytie there shal be ten left two in the felde which shall hyde them selues in the thycke busshes and in the clyffes of stones lyke as whē there remayne thre or foure olyues vpon the olyue tree oras when a vyneyard is gathered there are left some grapes of them that diligentely sought thorowe the vyneyarde Euen so in those dayes there shal be thre or foure left for thē that search theyr houses with the swerde And the earth shal be left waste and the feldes therof shall waxe olde and her wayes and al her pathes shall grow full of thornes because no man shal trauaile there thorowe The daughters shal mourne hauynge no brydegromes the wemen shall make lamentacion hauyng no husbandes their daughters shal mourne hauīg no help of theyr brydgrome In the warres shal they be destroyed and theyr husbādes shal perish of hongre O ye seruauntes of the Lord here these thynges and marke thē Beholde the worde of the Lorde O receyue it beleue not the Goddes of whom the Lord speaketh Be holde the plages drawe nye are not slacke in tarieng Lyke as a trauaylynge woman which after the. ix moneth bryngeth forth a sonne when the houre of the byrthe is come an houre two or thre afore that the paynes come vpon her body and when the chylde cōmeth to the byrth they tary not the twyncke lynge of an eye Euen so shall not the plages be slacke to come vpon earth and the worlde shall mourne sorowes shall come vpon it on euery syde O my people heare my worde make you redy to the batayle and in all euyll be euen as pylgrems vpon earth He that selleth let him be as he that flyeth his waye and he that byeth as one that wyll see Whoso occupyeth marchaundyes as he that wynneth not he that buyldeth as he that shall not dwell therin he that soweth as one that shal not reape he that twysteth the vineyarde as he that shall not gather the grapes they that mary as they that shal get no chyldren and they that mary not as the wyddowes and therfore they that labour labour in vayne For straungers shall reape their frutes and spoyle their goodes ouerthrow their houses take their chyldren captiue for in captiuite and hongre shal they get chyldren And they that occupye their marchaundies with robbery howe longe decke they theyr cytyes theyr houses theyr possessyons and personnes the more wyll I punyshe them for theyr synnes sayeth the Lorde Lyke as an whore enuyeth an honest woman so shall ryghtuousnes hate iniquite when she decketh her selfe and shall accuse her to her face when he cōmeth that defendeth whiche shal make inquisicion for all synne vpon earthe And therfore be not ye lyke thereunto nor to the workes therof for or euer it be long iniquite shal be taken away out of the earth rightuousnes shall raygne amonge you Let not the symer saye that he hathe not synned for coles of fyre shall burne vpon his head which sayeth before the Lord God and his glory I haue not synned Beholde the Lord knoweth all the worckes of men their ymaginacions their thoughtes and theyr hertes For he spake but the worde let the earth be made and it was made let the heauen be made and it was made In his worde were the statres made he knoweth the nōbre of them He searcheth the groūde of the depe the treasures therof he hathe measured the see◠and what it conteyneth He hath shut the see in the myddest of the waters ▪ and with his worde hath he hāged the eart◠vpō the waters He spredeth out the heauen◠lyke a vawte vpō the waters hath he founded it In the deserte and drye wyldernes hathe he made springes of water and poles vpon the toppe of the mountaynes that the floudes myght poure downe frome the stony rockes to water the earth He made man put hys herte in the myddest of the bodye and gaue hym breth lyfe and vnderstandyng yee and the sprete of the Almyghty God which made al thynges and hath serched the grounde of all the secretes of the earth He knoweth your ymagynacyons and inuencions and what ye thynke when ye sīne and wolde hyde your synnes Therfore hath the Lorde searched and sought out all youre workes and he shall bewraye you all And when your synnes are brought forth ye shal be ashamed before men your owne synnes shal be your owne accusers ī that day What wyll ye do Or howe wyll ye hyde youre synnes before God and his Aungels Beholde God himselfe is the iudge feare him leue of from your synnes and forget your vnryghtuousnes medle nomore with them so shal God leade you forthe and delyuer you from all trouble For beholde the heate of a great multitude is kyndled ouer you they shall take awaye certayne of you and fede the slayne with Idols they that consent vnto thē shal be had in derision laughed to scorne and troden vnder fote For vnto the places
mountaynes in the naro we place and kepte the waye day and nyght But whyle Holofernes was goynge aboute he founde the water sprynge whiche from the South syde was conueyed into y e cytie by a coÌ„dite this coÌ„maunded he to be directe another waye to cut their coÌ„dite in sunder There were welles also not farre from the walles whiche they vsed secretely more for pleasure then for necessyte Then wente the Ammonites y â— Moabytes vnto Holofernes sayd The chyldreÌ„ of Israell trust neyther in speare nor arowe but kepe and defende the mountaynes and hylles That thou mayest ouercome theÌ„ therfore without y â— strykynge of any batayle set men to kepe the welles that they drawe no water out of them so shalt thou destroy them without swearde or at the least they shall be so feble that they must be fayne to geue ouer the cytye Whiche they thynke not able to be wonne for so muche as it lyeth in the mountaynes These wordes pleased Holofernes well all his meÌ„ of warre and he set an hundreth at euery well rounde aboute And when this watch had endured twentye dayes the Cisternes all that had water fayled them that dwelt in the cyte of Bethulia so that in the whole cyte they had not dryncke ynough for one daye for the people had water geuen them daylye in a measure Then came the men and wemen yonge personnes and chyldren all vnto Osias sayde all with one voyce God beâ—udge betwyxte vs and the for thou hast dealt euyl with vs thou woldest not speake peaceably with the Kynge of the Assyrians therfore hathe God solde vs in theyr handes and there is no maÌ„ to helpe vs where as we are brought downe before theyr eyes in thirst and great destruccyon Therfore gather nowe together al the people that be in the cytie that we maye all yelde our selues wyllyngely vnto the people of Holofernes for better it is that we be captyue and prayse the Lorde with oure lyues then to be slayne and peryshe and to be laughed to scorne shamed of euery man when we se our wyues and children dye before our eyes We take heauen and earth this daye to recorde and the God of oure fathers whiche punysshed vs accordynge to the deseruyng of our synnes and gaue you warning that ye geue vp the cyte nowe into the power of Holofernes hoste that our ende maye be shorte with the swearde whiche els shall endure long for want of water and for thyrste When they had spoken out these wordes there was a great wepyng howlyng in the whole coÌ„gregacion and y t of euery man and they cried an whole hour long vnto God w t one voyce saying we haue synned w t our fathers we haue done amyse we haue dealte wyckedly Thou y â— art gracious haue mercy vpon vs punysh our vnryghtuousnes with thyne owne scourge geue not those ouer y â— knowledge the vnto a people which knowe the not least they say amonge the Heythen where is their God And when they were so wery with thys cryenge and wepynge that they helde theyr tonges Osias stode vp with watrye eyes and sayde O take good hertes vnto you deare brethren and be of good cheare and let vs wayte yet these fyue dayes for mercye of the Lorde peraduenture he shal cut away his indignacyon and geue glorye vnto hys name But yf he helpe vs not when these fyue dayes are paste we shall do as ye haue sayde ¶ Of the vertuous woman Iudith whiche reproueth the aunciâ—â—tâ—s because they tempted the Lorde She also moueth them to encorage and herteÌ„ the people and sheweth her councel agaynst the enemyes of the Iewes CAPI VIII AND it happened when these wordes came to the eares of Iudith a wyddow whiche was the daughter of Merari the sonne of Idox the sonne of Ioseph the soÌ„ne of Osia the sonne of Elai the sonne of Iammor the sonne of Iedeon the sonne of Raphoim the sonne of Achitob the soÌ„ne of Melchia the sonne of Euam the sonne of Nathania the sonne of Salathiel the sonne of Simeon the sonne of Ruben And her husband was called Manasses whyche dyed in the dayes of the barlye harueste For whyle he was byndynge the sheues together in the felde the heate came vpon his heade and he dyed at Bethulia his cytye and there was he buryed besyde his fathers Nowe was Iudyth hys desolate wyddowe thre yeares and syxe monethes And in the hygher partes of her house she made her selfe a preuye chambre where she dwelt beyinge closed in with her maydens She ware a smocke of hearre and fasted al the dayes of her lyfe excepte the Sabbathes and newe mones and the solempne daies that the people of Israel kepte She was a very fayre and beautifull persone Her husband also had left her great ryches a plentuous housholde great vnmouable possessioÌ„s and many catell This Iudith was a woman of a very good reporte with euery one for she feared y â— Lorde greatly and there was no body that spake an euel worde of her WheÌ„ this Iudith herde how Osias had promysed the people y t after the fyfte day he wolde giue vp the cyte vnto the AssiriaÌ„s she sent for the elders ChaÌ„bri Charmy when they came to her she sayde what thynge is this wherin Osias hath coÌ„sented that if god helpe not wtin fyue dayes he wyll geue ouer the cytie to the Assirians What are ye y â— ye tempte the Lord This deuice optayneth no mercy of God but prouoketh hi vnto wrath and displeasure Wyll ye set the mercy of the Lorde a tyme and appoyute hym a day after your wyll Neuerthelesse for so muche as the Lord is pacyente let vs rather repent pouryng out teares and beseching him of grace For God threateneth not as a man neyther wyll he be prouoked vnto wrath as the chyldren of men And therfore let vs hertely fall downe before him and serue him with a meke sprete and with wepynge eyes say vnto the Lorde that he deale with vs accordyng to his owne wyll and mercy that lyke as our hert is now vexed and brought lowe thorowe the pryde of them it maye so be conforted thorowe hys grace in so muche as we folowe not the synnes of our fathers which forsoke theyr God and worshypped other Goddes for the whiche synne they peryshed with the swearde were spoyled brought to shame of all theyr ennemyes As for vs we knowe none other God but onely hym for whose comforte let vs tary with mekenesse He shal requyre and make inquysicion for our bloude frome the vexacions of our enemyes he shall brynge downe all the Heythen that ryse vp against vs and put them to dyshonoure euen the Lorde our God Therfore deare brethren seynge ye are the honorable elders in the people of God vnto whom all the people haue respecte and vpon whom the lyfe of the people standeth lyft vp theyr hertes with your exhortacyon that they maye call
by the mouth of his holy prophettes which were synce the world began That we shulde be saued from oure enemyes and from the hande of all that hate vs. That he wolde deale mercifully with our fathers and remember his holy couenaunt And that he wold performe the othe which he sware to our father Abraham for to gyue vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym with out feare all the dayes of our lyfe in soche holynesse ryghtwysenesse as are accepte before hym And thou chylde shalt be called the prophet of the highest for thou shalt go ☞ before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes to gyue knowledge of saluacion vnto his people for the remissyon of synÌ„es Through the tender mercy of our God wherby ☞ the day sprynge from an hygh hath visyted vs. To gyue lyght to them that sat in darkenesse and in the shadowe of death to gyde our fete in to the way of peace And the chyld grewe and wared stronge in spiryte was in wyldernesse tyll the daye came when he shulde shewe hym selfe vnto the Israelites ¶ The byrth and circumcisyon of Chryst. Howe he was receyued in to the temple Howe Simeon and Anna prophesye of hym and howe he was foâ—â—â—â— in the temple amonge the doctours CAPI II. ✚ ANd it chauÌ„ced in those dayes that there went out a coÌ„mauÌ„dement from Augustus the Emperour that all the worlde shulde be taxed And this taxynge was the fyrst and executed when Sirenius was leyfetenaunt in Siria And euery man went vnto his owne citye to be taxed And Ioseph also ascended from Galile out of a citye called Nazareth into Iurye vnto the citye of Dauid whiche is called Bethleem bycause he was of the house and lynage of Dauid to be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe which was with chylde And it fortuned that whyle they were there her tyme was come that she shulde be delyuered And she brought forth her ☞ fyrst begotten sonne and wrapped hym in swadlynge clothes and layde hym in a mauÌ„ger bycause there was no rowme for them in the ynne And there were in the same region shepeheerdes watchyng kepyng theyr flocke by nyght And loo the Angell of the Lorde stode harde by them the bryghtnesse of the lorde shone rounde aboute them they were sore afrayde And the angell sayde vnto them Be not afrayde For beholde I brynge you tydynges of greate ioye that shall come to all people for vnto you is borne this day in the citye of Dauid a sauyoure whiche is Chryst the Lorde And take this for a sygne ye shall fynde the chylde wrapped in swadlynge clothes and layde in a maunger And streyght waye there was with the Angell a multitude of heuenly souldyers praysynge God and sayenge Glorye to God on hygh and peace on the earth and vnto men ☞ a good wyll ⊢ And it fortuned as soone as the Angels were gone awaye from them in to heuen ✚ The shepheerdes sayd one to another Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethleem and se this thynge that we heare say is happened which the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs. And they came with haste and founde Mary and Ioseph and the babe layde in a maunger And wheÌ„ they had sene it they publysshed abrode the sayenge whiche was tolde them of that chylde And all they that herde it wondered at those thynges whiche were tolde them of the shepheerdes But Mary kepte all those sayenges and pondered them in her herte And the shepheerdes returned praysyng and laudynge God for all the thynges that they had herde and sene euen as it was tolde vnto them ⊢ ✚ And when the eyght daye was come that the chylde shuld be circumcysed his name was called Iesus whiche was named of the Angell before he was conceyued in the wombe ⊢ ✚ And when the tyme of theyr purifycacyon after the lawe of Moses was come they brought hym to Ierusalem to present hym to the Lorde as it is wrytten in the law of the Lorde euery man chylde that fyrste openeth the matrix shal be called holy to the Lorde and to offer as it is sayde in the law of the Lorde a payre of turtle doues or two yonge pigyons And beholde there was a man in Ierusulem whose name was Simeon And the same man was iuste and godlye and loked for the consolacion of Israell and the holye gooste was in hym And an answere had he receyued of the holy goost that he shulde not se death excepte he fyrste sawe the Lordes Chryst. And he came by inspiracyon in to the temple And when the father and mother brought in the chylde Iesus to do for hym after the custome of the lawe then toke he hym vp in his armes and praysed god and sayd Lorde ☞ now lettest thou thy seruaunt departe in peace accordyng to thy promesse For myne eyes haue seue ☞ thy saluacyon whiche thou hast prepared before the face of al people A lyght to lyghten the gentyls the glorye of thy people Israell ⊢ ✚ And his father and mother meruayled at those thynges which were spoken of hym And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother beholde this chylde is set to be the fall and vprysyng agayne of many in Israell and for a sygne whiche is spoken agaynst And moreouer ☞ the swerde shall pearce thy soule ☞ that the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened And there was a Prophettysse one Anna the doughter of Phanuell of the trybe of Aser whiche was of a greate age and had lyued with an husbande seuen yeares from her virginite And she had ben a wydowe aboute foure score and foure yere whiche departed not from the temple but serued God with fastynges and prayers nyght and day And she came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of hym to all them that loked for redempcyon in Ierusalem And wheÌ„ they had perfourmed althyngê accordynge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned in to Galile to theyr owne citye Nazareth And the chylde grewe and wared stronge in spiryte and was fylled with wysdome and the grace of god was vpon him ⊢ And his father and mother went to Ierusalem euery yere at the feast of Easter ✚ And when he was xii yere olde they went vp to IerusaleÌ„ after the custome of the feast day And when they had fulfylled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus abode styll in Ierusalem his father mother knewe not of it but they supposyng him to haue ben in the coÌ„pany came a dayes iourney and sought hym among theyr kynsfolke and acquayntaunce And when they founde hym not they went backe agayne to Ierusalem sought hym And it fortuned that after thre dayes they founde hym in the temple syttynge in the myddes of the doctours hearynge them and posyng them And all that herde hym were astonyed at his vnderstandynge answers And when
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
gyue thy seruaunt leaue that we may pray before the that thou mayest gyue sede vnto oure herte tyllynge to our vndestandyng that there maye coÌ„me frute of it that euery one which is corrupte and beareth the state and place of a man may lyue For thou art alone we al are one work manshyppe of thy handes lyke as thou hast sayd and lyke as the body is fashioned now in the mothers woÌ„be thou geuest the meÌ„bres and thy creature is preserued in fyre water .ix. monethes doth thy worke suffre thy creature whiche is fashyoned in her but the thing that preserueth and it that is preserued shall both be kept together and wheÌ„ tyme is the wombe delyuereth the thynge that is kepte and growen in her For thou hast commauÌ„ded the brestes to geue mylcke vnto the fruyte that the thyng which is created and fashyoned may be noryshed for a tyme and then thou dysposest ordrest it with thy mercy bringeste it vp w t thy righteousnes nurturest it in thy lawe refourmest it with thy vnderstandyng mortifiest it as thy creature makest it lyuyng as thy worcke Seyunge then that thou destroyest him which with so great labours is created and fashyoned thorowe thy commaundemeÌ„t thou couldest lyghtly ordeine also that the thynge which is made myght be preserued And thys I speake now of all men in generall as y u knowest but of thy people for whose sake I am sory of thy inheritauÌ„ce for whose cause I mourne and of Israell for whom I am wofull and for Iacob for whose sake I am greued therfore begynne I to pray before the for my selfe for them for I se the fall of vs euen of vs that dwel vpon earth But I haue herde the swiftnes of y â— iudge which is to come therfore heare my voice and vnderstande my wordes and I shall speake before the. Thys is the begynnynge of the wordes of Esdras before he was receaued And I sayde O Lorde thou that dwellest in euerlastignesse whose eyes are lyfte vp in the ayre whose stoole is exceadynge hye whose glory maiesty may not be comprehended before whom the Hostes of aungels stande with treÌ„bling whose kepyng is turned in wynde and fyre whose worde is true whose talckynge is stedfaste whose commaundement is stronge whose ordinaunce is fearful whose loke drieth vp the depthes whose wrath maketh the mouÌ„taynes to melte awaye and whose trueth beareth wytnes O heare the prayer of thy seruaunt and marke with thyne eares the petycyon of thy creature For whyle I lyue I wyll speake and so longe as I haue vnderstanding I wyl answere O loke not vpon the synnes of thy people which serue the in trueth Haue no respecte vnto the wicked studies of the Heathen but to the desyre of those that kept thy testimonyes with sorowes Thyncke not vpoÌ„ those that haue walked fameâ—ly before the but vpon them whiche with wyll haue knowen thy feare Let it not be thy wyll to destroye them which haue had beastly maners but to loke vpon theÌ„ that haue clearly taught thy law Take thou no indignacyoÌ„ at theÌ„ which are worse then beastes but loue them that all waye put theyr trust in thy ryghteousnes glory for we our fathers haue al the same sycknes and dysease but because of our sinnes thou shalt be called mercyfull For yf thou hast mercy vpon vs y â— shalt be called mercyfull where as we haue no worckes of righteousnes for the righteous whiche haue sayed vp many good worckes together shal out of theyr dedes receaue rewarde For what is man that thou shuldest take displeasure at him Or what is the corruptible mortal generacyon that thou shul dest be so rough towarde hym For of a trueth there is no man amonge them that be borne but he hath dealte wyckedly and among the faithful there is none whiche hath not done amysse For in thys O Lord thy ryghteousnes and thy goodnes shal be praysed and declared yf thou be mercyfull vnto them which are not rych in good worckes Then answered he me and sayde Some thinges hast thou spoken a right and according vnto thy wordes it shall be For I wyl not verely consydre the worckes of them which haue synned before death before the iudgment before destruccyon but I wyll reioyce ouer the worcke and thought of the ryghteous I wyll remeÌ„bre also the pylgremage the holy makynge and the rewarde Lyke as I haue spoken now so shal it come to passe For as the husbande man so weth much sede vpon the grounde and planteth many trees and yet alwaye the thynge that is sowne or planted is not al kepte safe nether doth it all take rote Euen so is it of theÌ„ that are sowne in the worlde they shall not all be salued I answered then and sayde If I haue fouÌ„de grace then let me speake Like as the husbande mans sede perisheth yf it receaue not rayne in dewe season or it there come to much rayne vpoÌ„ it Euen so perysheth man also which is created with thy handes and is lyke vnto thyne owne ymage and to thy selfe for whose sake thou hast made al thynges and lykened hym vnto the husbande mans sede Be not wroth at vs O Lorde but spare thy people and haue mercy vpon thyne owne inherytaunce O be mercyfull vnto thy creature Then answered he me sayde Thinges present are for the preseÌ„te thinges to come for suche as be to come For thou lackeste yet much seynge thou mayest loue my creature aboue me I haue oft times drawne me vnto the but neuer to the vnryghteous In this also thou art maruelous before y â— Hieit in that thou hast humbled thy selfe as it becommeth the and haste not regarded thyne owne selfe that thou art had iÌ„ such honour amoÌ„ge the ryghteous Therfore shall great wrechednes and mysery come vpoÌ„ theÌ„ that in the latter tyme shall dwell in the worlde because they haue walcked in greate pryde But vnderstande thou for thy selfe and seke out glory for such as be lyke the for vn to you is paradyse opened the tre of lyfe is planted the tyme to come is prepared plenteousnes made ready a cytie is buylded for you a rest is prepared yee perfecte goodnes and wysdome The rote of euel is marcked from you the weaknes mothe is hyd froÌ„ you into hell flyeth corrupcyon in forgetfulnes Sorowes are vanyshed awaye and in the ende is shewed the treasure of immortalyte And therfore aske thou no more questions concernyng the multytude of theÌ„ that peryshe For they haue taken libertye despysed the Hyeste thought scorne of hys lawe and forsaken his wayes Morouer they haue troden downe hys ryghteous and sayde in theyr herte that there is no God yee and that wyttingly for they dye For lyke as the thige that I haue spoken of is made ready for you Euen so is thyrst payne prepared for them For it was not hys wyll that man shulde come
the teÌ„ple What saye I then that the ymage is any thynge or that it whiche is offered to ymages is anything Nay but this I saye that the thynges whiche the gentyls offer they offer to deuyls and not to God ✚ I wolde not that ye shulde haue felly shyp w t the deuyls Ye can not drynke of the cup of the Lorde of the cup of deuyls Ye caÌ„not be the partakers of the Lordes table and of y â— table of deuelles Ether do we prouoke the Lorde Are we stronger then he I maye do all thynges but all thynges are not expedient I maye do all thynges but all thynges edifye not Let no maÌ„ seke that whiche is his owne but let euery man seke that whiche belongeth to another Whatsoeuer is solde in the flesshe market that eate and aske no questyon for conscyence sake For the earth is the Lordes and all that therin is If any of them which beleue not byd you to a feast ye be dysposed to go whatsoeuer is set before you eate askinge no questyon for coÌ„science sake But and yf any man saye vnto you this is offred vnto ymages eate not of it for his sake that shewed it and for coÌ„science sake The earth is the Lordes all that therin is CoÌ„science I saye not thyne but of the other For why is my liberte iudged of another mannes coÌ„science For yf I take my parte with thankes why am I euell spoken of for that thynge wherfore I geue thankes Whether therfore ye eate or drynke or whatsoeuer ye do do all to the prayse of God ⊢ Se that ye geue none accasyon of euell nether to the Iewes nor yet to the gentyls nether to the congregacyon of God euen as I please all men in all thynges not sekynge myne owne profet but the profet of many that they myght be saued ¶ He rebuketh them for the abuse and misordre that they had aboute the Sacramente of the bodye and bloude of Chryste and bryngeth them agayne to the fyrst instruccyon CAPI XI BE ye the folowers of me as I am the folower of Christ. I coÌ„mende you brethren that ye remeÌ„ber me in al thinges and kepe the ordinaunces euen as I delyuered theÌ„ to you But I wold haue you to knowe that Chryst is the heed of euery maÌ„ And the man is the womans heed And God is Christes heed Euery man prayenge or prophesyinge hauinge any thynge on his heed shameth his heed Euery woman y â— prayth or prophesieeh bare headed dishonesteth her heade For y â— is euen all one as yf she were shauen If the womaÌ„ be not couered let her also be shorne If it be shame for a woman to be shorne or shaueÌ„ let her couer her heed A man ought not to couer his heed for as much as he is the ymage and glory of God But the woman is the glorye of the man For the man is not of the woman but the woman of the man Nether was the man created for the womans sake but the woman for the mannes sake For this cause ought the woman ☞ to haue power on her heed for the angels sakes Neuerthelesse nether is the man w t out the woman nether the womaÌ„ without the maÌ„ in the Lorde For as the woman is of the man euen so is the man by the woman but all of God Iudge in your selues whether it be coâ—ly y t a woman praye vnto God bare heeded Doth not nature it selfe teach you that it is a shame for a man yf he haue longe heete a prayse to a woman yf she haue longe heer For her heer is geuen her to couer her w t all If any maÌ„ lust to stryue we haue no suche custome nether the congregacyons of God This I warne you of and commende not that ye come not together after a better maner but after a worsse For fyrst of all when ye come together in the coÌ„gregacyon I heare that there is dissencioÌ„ amonge you and I partely beleue it For there must be sectes amonge you that they which are perfect amoÌ„ge you myght be knoweÌ„ ✚ When ye come together therfore in one place the Lordes supper can not be eaten For euery man begynneth afore to eate his owne supper And one is hongry another is dronken Haue ye not houses to eate to drynke in Despyce ye the congregacyon of God and shame them that haue not What shall I saye vnto you shal I praise you In this prayse I you not ⊢ ✚ That which I delyuered vnto you I receaued of the Lorde For the Lorde Iesus the same nyght in whiche he was betrayed toke breed and whan he had geueÌ„ thankes he brake it and sayde Take ye and eate this is my bodye whiche is broken for you This do ye in the remebraunce of me After the same maner also hâ— toke the cup when supper was done sayinge Thys cup is the newe Testament in my bloude This do as oft as ye dryncke it in remeÌ„braunce of me For as often as ye shall eate this breed and drynke this cup Ye shall shewe the Lordes deeth tyll he come Wherfore whosoeuer shall eate of this bread or drynke of the cup of the Lorde vnworthely shal be gylty of the body bloud of the Lorde But let a man examen hym selfe and so let hym eate of the breed and drynke of the cup. For he y â— eateth or drynketh vnworthely eateth drynketh his owne damnacion because he maketh no dyffereÌ„ce of the Lordes body For this cause many are weake sycke amonge you and many slepe For If we had iudged oure selues we shulde not haue bene iudged But when we are iudged of the Lorde we are chastened that we shulde not be damned with the worlde Wherfore my brethren when ye come together to eate cary one for another If any man honger let hym eate at home that ye come not together vnto coÌ„deÌ„nacyon ⊢ Other thynges wyl I set morder when I come ¶ The dyuersite of the gyftes of the holy gâ—oâ—â—e geuen to the comforth and edyfyenge of one another as the members of a mans body sâ—â—ue one another CAPI XII COncernynge spyrituall thynges brethren I wolde not haue you ignorauÌ„t ✚ â—e knowe that ye were gentils and went your wayes vnto domne ymages euen as ye were â—ed Wherfore I declare vnto you that no maÌ„ speakynge by the spirit of God defyeth Iesus Also no man can saye that Iesus is the Lorde but by the holy goost There are dyuersytes of gyftes yet but one spirit And there are dyfferences of admynystracyons and yet but one Lorde And ther are dyuers maners of operacions and yet but one God ☞ whiche worcketh all in all The gyft of the spirit is geuen to euery man to edifye withall For to one is geuen thorowe the spiryt the vtteraunce of wysdome To another is geuen the vtteraunce of knowledge by the
from the hye mountaynes ascrybynge glorye vnto the Lorde and magnyfyinge him amonge the Gentyles The Lorde shall come forth as a gyaunt and take a stomacke to him lyke as a freshe man of warre He shall roare crye and ouercome his enemyes I haue longe holden my peace sayeth the Lorde shulde I therefore be styll and kepe sylence for euer I wyll crye lyke a trauaylynge woman and once wyll I destroy and deuoure I wyll make waste bothe mountayne and hyll and drye vp euerye grene thynge that groweth theron I wyl drye vp the floudes of water and dryncke vp the ryuers I wyll brynge the blynde into a strete that they knowe not and lede theÌ„ into a fote pathe that they are ignoraunt in I shall make darkenesse lyght before them and the thynge that is croked to be streyght These thynges haue I done vnto theym and not forsaken them And therfore let them conuerte be ashamed earnestly that hope in Idoles and say to fashyoned ymages ye are our goddes Heare O ye deafe men and sharpen your â—yghtes to se O ye blynde Who is blynde but my seruauÌ„te Or so deafe as my messauÌ„gers whom I sent vnto them For who is so blynde as my people and they that haue the rule of them Thou vnderstandest much and kepest nothyng the eares are open and no man heareth The Lorde is mercyfull vnto them for his ryghtuousnesse sake that his worde myght be magnified and praysed But it is a mischeuous and wycked people Theyr yonge men belonge all to the snare and be shut into prison houses They be caryed awaye captyue and no man dothe lowse them They be troden vnder fote and no man doth labour to bryng them againe But who is he amonge you that pondreth this that consydreth it and taketh it for a warnynge in tyme to come Who suffred Iacob to be troaden vnder fote and Israel to be spoyled Dyd not the Lorde Because we haue synned agaynst hym and haue had no delyte to walke in his wayes neyther bene obedyente vnto his lawe Therfore hathe he poured vpon vs his wrathfull displeasure and stronge bataile whiche maketh vs haue to do on euery syde yet wyl we not vnderstaÌ„de He burneth vs vp yet syncketh it not into our hertes ¶ God promyseth to sende his Christ which shal delyuct his people He forgeueth synnes for his owne sake CAPI XLIII BVT nowe the Lorde that made the O Iacob and he that fasshyoned the O Israel sayeth thus Feare not for I haue redemed the. I haue called the by name thou art myne owne Yf thou goest thorow the water I wylbe with the that the strong floudes shulde not pluck the away And if thou walkest thorowe the fyre it shall not burne the and the flame shal not kindle vpoÌ„ the. For I am the Lorde thy God y â— holy one of Israel thy Sauyour I gaue Egypt for thy delyueraunce the Morians and the Sabees for the because thou waste deare in my syght and because I set by the loued the. I wyl geue ouer al men for the and deliuer vp al people for thy sake feare not for I am w t the. I wyl bryng thy sede froÌ„ the East â— and gather the together from y â— West I wil say to the North let go And to the South kepe not backe but bring me my soÌ„nes froÌ„ far and my daughters from the endes of y â— worlde Namely all those that be called after my name For them haue I created fasshyoned and made for myne honoure Bryng forth that people whether they haue eyes or be blynde deafe or haue eares If all nacyons come in one and be gathered together whiche amonge them shall declare suche thynges and tell vs what is to come Let them brynge theyr wytnesse so shall they be fre els let them heare and saye it is trueth You are my wytnesses sayeth the Lorde and my seruaunt whom I haue chosen therfore be certyfyed geue me faythfull credence and consydre that I am he before whom there was neuer any God and that there shal be none after me I am onely the Lorde and without me is there no Sauyoure I geue warnynge I make whole I teache you that there shulde be no straunge God amonge you And this recorde must ye beare me your selues sayeth the Lorde that I am God And euen he am I from the begynnynge and there is none that can take any thynge out of my hande And what I do can no maÌ„ chaunge Thus sayeth the Lorde the holy one of Israel youre redemer for youre sake I haue sente to Babylon and brought downe the strongest of them All they are fugitiue with the Chaldees that boost them of theyr shyppes Euen I the Lorde youre holy one whiche haue made Israel and am youre kynge Thus sayeth the Lorde euen he ☞ that maketh a waye in the see and a footepath in the myghty waters whiche bryngeth forth the charettes and horses the hoste and y â— power of warre that they may fall and neuer ryse and be extincte lyke as towe is quenched Ye remembre nat thynges of olde and regarde nothynge that is paste Therfore beholde I shall make a newe thynge and shortely shall it appere ye shall well knowe it I tolde it you afore but I wyll cell it you agayne I wyll make stretes in the deserte and ryuers of water in the wyldernes The wylde beastes shall worshyppe me the dragons and the yonge Estriches For I shall geue water in the wyldernes and streames in the desert that may geue drynke to my people whoÌ„ I chose Thys people haue I made for my selfe and they shall she we forth my prayse For thou Iacob woldest nat call vpon me but thou haddest an vnlust towarde me O Israel Thou gauest me nat thy yonge beastes for burnte offrynges neyther dydest honoure me with thy sacrifyces Thou boughtest mâ— no deare spyce with thy money nether pouredest the fat of thy sacryfyces vpon me Howe be it I haue nat beâ—e chargeable vnto y â— in offringes nether greuous in inceÌ„se But thou hast laden me with thy synnes and weeried me with thyne vngodlynes Where as I yet am euen he onely that for myne owne selfes sake do awaye thyne offences and forgette thy synnes so that I wyll neuer thynke vpon them Put me nowe in remembraunce for we wyll reason together and shewe what thou hast for the to make the ryghteous Thy fyrst father offended sore and thy rulers haue synned agaynste me Therfore I ether suspended or slue the chefest prynces I dyd curse Iacob and gaue Israel into reprofe ¶ Chryste promyseth to delyuer hys churche whiche he hathe redemed Idolatry and knelynge before ymages 〈◊〉 are confuted CAPI XLIIII SO heare nowe O Iacob my seruaunte and Israel whom I haue chosen For thus sayth the Lorde that made the fashyoned the and helped the euen from thy mothers