wee perishe in thy Sight both wee and eke our Lande By reason that the Ground is free from Labour of the Hande 28. Buy vs and eke our Land also and giue vs Bread therefore So will we binde our selues and Lande to Pharo euermorâ— 29. And therefore giue vs Seede to sowe that we maâ— liue not dye And that the Land for want of Tilth should not in wast thus lye 30. So Ioseph now bought all the Land of Egipt for the Kinge â–ª And euery Man his Ground had sould and euery other thinge Because the Force of Famins powre them greeuousâ—y did wrynge 31. And hee the People did remoue abrode from Place to Place Unto the Citties such as were and so in tyme and space 32. They were remou'de from side to side or to the Borders end Oâ— Egipt Land thus Ioseph did abrode the People send 33. But yet the Land the Preestes possest toeyrs Ioseph did not buy For they vppon King Pharoes charge continually did lye 34. And had theyr ordinary foode such as the King them gaue Wherby theyr Land they kept vnsold and to themselues did saue 35 Than Ioseph to the People sayd beholde you see this Day I for the King you and your Land haue bought you not denaye 36. Loe heere is Seede for you to sow gâ—e Eare and Till the Ground And of Encrease of Grayne and Corne that thereon shal be found 37. You shall the Fift part giue therof to Pharow for his share The rest is youres for Seede to Sowe and for your better fare 38. Yow may the same at will conuert to vse for Foode or Meate For you and for your Housholds al â–ª and Children for to eate 39 â–ª Sayd they thou hast our Liuâ—s preseru'd let vs sâ—tch Grace yet find As wee may Pâ—arâ—es Seruauntes bee to do what shalb'assignd 40. Then Ioseph made it for a Lawe remayninge to this Day That they the fifte parte of encrease should vnto Pharo pay 41. And Israell in Egipt dwelt as you tofore hero tell And in the Countrey of Goshen did Multiply right well 42. For they therein Possessions had and Grew exceedingly And Iacob there liu'de Seuentene Yeres and then dyd after dye 43 An hundreth Forty and Seuen Yeares did Iacob liue in al And so when as the time drew neere that he from Lyfe must fall 44. He called Ioseph vnto him and sayd as doth appeare Thy Hand now put vnder my Thyghe and truly to me sweare 45. If I haue Gâ—ace found in thy sight Deale truly now with mee In Egipt do not Burye mee but where my Fathers â—ee 46. When I shall slâ—epe wyth Fathers myne lette me not heere be staid â–ª But carry me and burye me where Fathers myne are layd I wil sayd Ioseph do in al as thou to me hast sayde 47. Sayd Israel then Sweare to me and Ioseph so did Sweare Towards his Beddes head Iacob then both blest and prays'd God there The Contentes of the XLVIII Chapter Here Ioseph now with his two Sonnes doth to his Father goe Iacob Gods promis doth Rehearse and doth Receiue also The sonnes of Ioseph as his owne and doth the yonger blisse Before the elder Sonne whereat theyr Father moued is AGayne it hapned after this that one to Ioseph sayd Thy Father Iacob now is sicke and very ill apayde 2. Then Ioseph did hymselfe prepare his Father for to see And both his Sonnes toke he wyth hym each one in his degree 3 And one to Iacob sayd behold thy sonne is come to thee Then Iacob tooke his strength to him and on his Bedde satte he 4. And Iacob vnto Ioseph said at Luz did God appeere To mee in Land of Canaan and gaue me blessing there 5. And Sayd â—ehold I will thee make so Fruâ—â—tfull in the Land And wil thy Seede so Multiply in Number as the Sand 6. And Likewise will I gyue to thee and to thy Seede also This Land for a Possession to thine for aye to know 7 And as concerning thy two Sonnes which borne are vnto thee In Egipt Land before I came to Egipt thee to see 8 They shal be myne as Ruben is and Simeon are myne But Linage thyne whych thou bee got them after shal be thyne 9. And they after theyr Brethrens names shal called be also As they in theyr Inheritaunce are named where they go 10 Now when that I from Padam came Rahell my wyfe did die Upon my hand in Canan Land as I the way past by 11 One halfâ— Dayes Iourney were not we to come Ephrath vnto But in the Waye I Buried her as best was so to doe 12 Then Israel beheld the Sonnes that Ioseph to hym brought And sayd to hym whose Sonnes are these which after me haue sought 13 Sayd Ioseph then they are my Sonnes whom God gaue here to mee Bryng them to mee I may them blesse for scarsly can I see 14 For why the Eyes of Israel were Dymme and Duske of sight So that he could not wel beholde nor wel discerne the Lighte 15 Then Ioseph caus'd his Sonnes to come Iacob did them imbrace And holding them vpon his knees did Kisse them on the Face 16 To Ioseph then sayd Israel my Sonne I had not thought Thy face for to haue sene and yet God hath me hyther brought 17 And I haue sene thy Seede also vnto my great reioyce Then Ioseph tooke them from his knees and so wyth humble voyce 18 Fel flat on ground and worshipt him and then with his right Hand Toke Ephraim his yonger Sonne and caus'd hym for to stand 19 The left Hand of his Graundsire by Manasseh so brought he With Left hand his gaynst Iacobs right by Byrth in his degree 20 Then Israel his right hand stretcht vpon the yongers head And his left hand acrosse his Right ful wysely forth he led 21 And on Manassehs Head it layed the Elder of the twainâ— His Handes thus placed on theyr Heads did so acrosse remayne 22 Also he Ioseph blest and sayd the God of fathers myne Beefore whose sight in Reuerent feare they walkte from tyme to tyme 23 I say the God which hath me fed the Dayes of al my life The Angel eke that me presâ—â—n'de from ill debate and strife 24 The Children blesse and let my name be named on them still Likewise the Name of Fathers mine that they may grow and fill 25 As Fyshe into a multitude amyd the Earth to bee When Ioseph Iacobs right Hand now on Ephraim dyd see It him dysp eased very much and therefore thus dyd hee 26. His Fathers hand wyth his hee staide the same for to remoue From Ephrims to Manassehs Head and sayd tweene Feare and Loue 27 Not so my Father this is hee the Elder of the twayne Remoue thy right Hand to his Head and lette it there remayne 28. His Father so refus'd to do as Ioseph badde hym tho But sayd I
goe but kept him backe for good 5 Least some Misfortune might him hap as hee of Ioseph thought And so the Tenne to Egipt went and Corne for Many sought 6 And thus among the preasse they past with Monie in their hand For yet the Dearth was very great throughout all Canaan Land 7 Now Ioseph beeing Gouernour deliu'red with his hande The Corne and sold to all that came inhabiting the Land 8 Among the which his Brethren came and fell before his face Downe flat vpon the Ground they lay and him besought of Grace 9 When Ioseph had his Brethren spyde he knew them wel ynough And made him selfe al straunge to them and spake in woordes ful rough 10 From whence come you they aunswered from Land of Canaan To buye some vytayle for our Coyne in humblest wyse we can And al this whyle they knew him not from any other man 11 Now Ioseph to remembraunce cald the Dreame he dreamde of them Which hee them told ere he was sold vnto the Marchaunt men 12 And sayd you are but Spies I know which hither make Resort To see where as the Land is weake the same for to report 13 Not so my Lord wee come sayd they some Uittal for to buye We meane but troth and are no Spies as deede it selfe shall trye And are the Sonnes of one man all this Troth is and no lye 14 Sayd hee I know you are but Spies what ere you beare in hand And hyther are you come to see the weakenesse of the Land 15 Sayd they thy Seruauntes Brethren be twelue gotten by one man And he our Father doth remayne in Land of Canaan 16 Our yongest Brother Beniamin wyth him doth byde this Day And Ioseph that our brother was is dead out of the way 17 Sayd Ioseph then to them againe this makes me doubt you more To be but Spies vppon the Land as I haue sayd before 18 And hereby shal I proue you true or false in that you say Now here I swere by Pharos lyfe you shall not goe away 19 Except your youngest Brother come whom Beniamin you call Therefore send one who may him fetch and come hymself wythal 20 And you in pryson shal be kept to proue this truth or lies Elles by the Lyfe of Pharao King I take you al as Spies 21 And so he put them all in Ward wherein three Dayes they lay Then Ioseph came to them agayne and on this wise did saye 22 This do and Liue for I feare God and will not ly to you If you be Men that of your wordes wil Iust be found and true 23 Let one of you in pryson House be bound for all the rest The other Nyne shall victuall haue â–ª to carry of the best 24. Least Famine fall your Houses in but bringe you vnto mee Your younger Brother that your wordes may true appeare to bee And that you dye not through the same and so they did agree 25. One Brother to another sayd our Sinne was very great That wee gainst Brother Ioseph did when hee did vs intreat 26. Yea in the Anguishe of his Soule hee gently vs besought And wee would not regard his Wordes but set the same at nought And therefore are these troubles great vppon vs iustly brought 27. Sayd Ruben then did I not say and warninge geue of this Wee should not sinne against the Child least thinges should hap amisse You would not heare and now behold his Bloud required is 28. They thought that Ioseph had not knowne or vnderstood their Tongue For that by an Interpreter hee spake to them amonge 29. When Ioseph heard what moane they made hee turn'd aside and wept And by and by with them did talke and still his Count'naunce kept 30. And Simeon hee tooke from them and bound him for the rest And so before his Brethrens Eyes was made a Prison Ghest 31. Then Ioseph did commaund to fill their Sackes with Corne good store And that their Money should bee tyed within their Sackes before 32. Also he willed they should haue some Uyctaile for to spende As Homeward they should passe the way vnto their Iourneys ende 33. And thus did hee and they it toke with show of thankful hart Theyr Asses did they Lade with Corne and did from thence depart 34 And in their Traueil as they went an Inne they came vnto Where one of them went to his Sacke the same for to vndoe 35 To giue his Asse some Prouender and when hee it vnbound Behold within the Mouth therof his Money all he found 36 And he vnto his Brethren sayd I haue vndone my sacke And loe my Money is therein to me restored backe 37 Theyr hartes began to faint with feare and were astonied sore And one of them to other sayd alas alas wherfore Hath God our God thus delt wyth vs to make our sorrowes more 38 At length theyr Father Iacobs House by Trauell great they wan Who dâ—d Expect theyr coÌ„ming longe in Land of Canaan 39. To whome they told eche thing that hapt and sayd vnto him thus The Lord himselfe that 's of the Land did roughly speake to vs. 40. Who sayd we came as Spyalls there his Country to betray We are no Spyes but truly meane did we to him then say 41 And are in nomber Brethren twelue the Children of one man One is away the yongest is at home in Canaan 42. The Lord agayne then sayd to vs hereby I shall wel knowe Whether you meane as you haue sayd or Spyalls be or no. 43. You shall leaue one of you behynd for to abyde with me The rest shall take of foode enough for Housholds yours that bee 44. And if you brynge the Yongest Sonne that Brother is to you I shall then thinke you meane but well and all your sayinges true 45. And so wil I deliuer you your Brother backe agayne And you shal occupy the Land wherein you do remayne 46 And as they emptied al theyr Sackes theyr Father beyng by Ech one of them his Money found wythin his sacke to lye 47 The sight whereof made Children all and Father theirs afraid That in so much the Aged man vnto his Children sayd 48 You haue me robd of Children twayne for Ioseph he is gone And Simeon the Lord doth know what hym is falne vpon 39 If Beniamin you take away the youngest of you all I doe foresee the sorowes great against mee that shall fall 50 Then Ruben to his Father sayd I haue two Sonnes you see Slay them if that I bring not backe this Beniamin to thee 51 Deliuer him into my hand the charge of him to take And if I bring him not agayne my twayne kyll for his sake 52 Sayd Iacob then my Sonne shall not that way with you downe goe His Brother Ioseph's dead and hee is left alone you know 53 If some misfortune should him hap the waye you would him haue My hoarye hayres you shal then bring with sorow to my Graue
whan The VVorke of the first Daye WHen God which no beginninge had The HeaueÌ„ and Earth gan frame And voyde and empty it behelde With darkenesse on the same 2 And on y e Waters which hee made that then aloft did stand And ouerwhelme the Earth so farre as yet appear'de no Lande 3. Then at his worde there Light came foorth deuided from the Shade And so the Eueninge and the Morne by him one Day was made ¶ The worke of the Second Daye THe Firmament he fram'de and fixte Betwene the Waters so As part aboue the same did rest the other part belowe 5. And gaue a Name thereto and sayd it Heauen shall called bee The Eueninge and the Morninge eke the second Day you see ¶ The worke of the Third Day THe third Day at his holy hest the Waters vnderneth Compelled were together goe in one place of the Earth 7. And then the Land appeared dry which Earth was called tho And bade it should bringe foorth greene herbe engendringe seede to groe 8. And fruictfull Trees of sundry sortes that seede might still retayne And bringe foorth fruicte each after kinde that on the Earth remayne 9. Thus euery thinge so came to passe as God before did say The Earth brought Herbe and Tree with fruict that still ingender may ¶ The worke of the Fourth Day ANd that there shoulde a diffrence bee betwene the Dayes and Nightes God bade that in the Firmament there should bee placed Lightes 11. Which should remayne from time to tyme appoyncted Signes to bee As Day from Day and Yeare from Yeare in order as wee see 12. The Sunne hee made the Day to rule the Moone the Night to guide And shininge Starres in Heauen hee set whose light doth aye abyde ¶ The worke of the Fifte Day THis Mighty Maker then gan saye let waters nowe forth bring Such Creatures as with life may moue and Fowle to flye with Winge 14. Upon the Earth and in the Face of Heauen or Starry Skye Straight way both Fishe and Fowle was made in kinde to multiplye 15. God blessed both and bade them growe the Fishe the Sea to fill And feathered Fowle vpon the Earth their kinde encreasinge still ¶ The worke of the Sixte Daye NOw let the Earth bringe foorth sayd God each liuinge thinge by kinde As Cattell Beast and worme that creepes his power the same assign'de 17. Thus when God sawe his handy worke was good and pleas'de him well Let vs make Man like vs sayd hee the rest of all t' excel 18. To haue the Rule of Fishe of Foule of Catell and the Earth And euery creeping thinge on ground that lyues and draweth breathe 19. And in the Image of him selfe did God Create him than Both Male and Female form'd hee them but first he made the Man 20. And blessed them the Earth to fill their Sex still to renewe And gaue them power vpon the Earth the same for to subdewe 21. And sayde beholde I haue you geuen of euery herbe to eate And euery Tree wherein is fruicte likewise to be your Meate 22. Also to euery Beaste on Earth and euery Birde that flies And creepinge Worme greene Herbe shall haue to feede vpon likewise 23. All what hee sayd so came to passe and he the same did see Ech kinde of thinge which hee had made was good so for to bee The Contentes of the Second Chapter The hallowinge of the Saboth day The Flouddes fowre of Paradice gay Howe in the same Man had his Seate The Tree forbidden hym to eate How Adam named Creatures all How Eue was made that first did fall And how that Mariage did begynne Betweene them twayne ere they did sinne THus was the HeaueÌ„s y e Earth y e Sea and Creatures all therein In sixe Dayes made and in the seaueÌ„th did God our God beginne 2. To rest from all his Labours done and Sanctified the same To bee a Day of rest to Man therein to prayse his Name 3. God made each Plaute in Fielde that growth Before in Earth it was And euery Hearbe before it grewe and euery other Grasse 4. And thus before that any Rayne vpon the Earth was founde Or any man to haue in vse the Tillage of the Ground 5. A mighty Mist ascended vp from of the Earth and so Bewatered the Face of all the Earth and Ground belowe 6. Then Man that of the Earth was made a liuinge Soule became By Breath of Life that God did breathe in Nosethrilles of the Man 7. And from the first God planted had a Garden fayre to see Wherein hee set this Man hee made the Keeper for to bee 8. And from the Earth God made to springe all fruictfull Trees so plaste As both might well the Eye delight and please the mouthe in taste 9. Two trees amyd this Garden grewe by power of sacred skill The one of Lyfe the other was of knowledge good and ill 10. From Eden went a Ryuer foorth to moyst this Garden than Which afterward deuided was and in foure heades became 11. And Pishon is the first of foure which round about doth goe The golden Land of Hauilah Wher th'Onix Stone doth growe 12. The second head is Gihon cald Which compasseth throughoute The Land of Ethiopia with water round aboute 13. The third is named Hyâ—ekel that passeth downe alonge The East side of Assyria Wyth myghty streame and stronge 14. And Euphrates the fourth is calde Whych Fruictfulnes doth showe And in the same do many Gemmes and precious Stones foorthe growe 15. Almyghty God this Adam toke and in this Garden set The same to dresse the same to keepe and of the Fruicte to eate 16. Of euery Tree that therein was God bade him eate his fil Except the Tree that 's in the mid'ste of Knowledge good and ill 17. God sayd that Day thou eat'st thereof thou for the same shalt Dye Therfore see that thou touche it not the taste thereof to trye 18. It is not good said God that man should be alone I see I wyll an helper make to him companion his to bee 19. Out of the ground did God then make ech beast vpon the Earth And euery Foule in th' ayre that flyes and all that draweth breathe 20. And God did bringe all beastes and foules to view of Adams Eye Which was to see what kynde of name he then would call them by 21 And Adam called euery Beast and euery Fowle by name As wee do vse at this same day to nominate the same 22. In slomber then was Adam cast and God a Ribbe did take Out from his side and of the same a Woman did he make And fild the place with Fleshe agayne and when her did awake 23. This is sayd he Bone of my Bones and Fleshe of mine I see Virago shal shee called bee as taken out from mee 24. And for this cause
lacke â—iue of fifty righteous men Wilt thou the City and the reste destroy for wante of them 48 God sayd againe if I may find but forty there and fiue I wyl the City saue from harme and all therein alyue 49. Sayd Abraham the Citty Lorde may Forty righteous make God sayd I will it not destroy for Forty righteous sake 50. O let my Lorde not angry bee that I replye agayne There may be Thirty found therein that righteous do remayne He sayd if I but Thirty finde I will do no man payne 51. O see sayd hee I haue presum'de my God to speake to here There may be Twenty yet therein that righteous may appeare Sayd God then for those Twenties sake the City shal be cleare 52. O Lord with me not angry bee but let thine anger ceasse I will this once but speake to thee and after holde my peace 53. Perchaunce there yet may Tenne be there â–ª that do thee loue and serue I will sayd God for those Tenne sake the City whole preserue 54. Thus when that God of Abraham had heard what hee coulde say Almighty God departed thence and Abraham that Day Returned backe vnto hys place within his Tent to staye The Contentes of the XIX Chapter IVst Lot two Angels doth receyue VVythin his House to byde The Sodomites do compasse rounde Lots House on euery side From Sodoms Plague Lot is set free By power of mighty hande Lots VVyfe into a Piller Salt VVas turnde and so doth stand How Lot wyth wyne was ouer chargde And wyth his Daughters laye And how they ChyldreÌ„ brought hym forth By this perceyue you maye AT Sodome Gate as Lot there sat the Day and Night betwene Two AuÌ„gels vnto SodoÌ„e caÌ„e whom when that Lot had séene Hee rose and ran them for to méete and bowed downe hys Face And so alonge vppon the Ground hee did theÌ„ both embrace 3. And sayd my Lordes turne in I pray your Seruauntes house within This Night abide and washe your Feete and or the Day begin 4. You shall rise earely in the Morne and so departe againe They yet denay'de and sayd we will in streates al night remayne 5. Ah las not so my Lordes sayd Lot and Lot importune was With humble speach did them compell and so it came to passe 6 In manner as it were by force they turned in at last Into the House of this Iust Lot and Lot with speedy haste 7. Made them a Feast bak't them bread of sweete and sauery Do They eate thereof were satisfied and well contented so 8. But ere these Men to rest had gon the Sodomites came out Both old and yonge and compassed the House of Lot about 9. They called Lot and thus wise sayde tell vs where be those Men Which came into thy house this Night come forth and bringe vs theym That we with them our Lust may vse Good Lot prepard him then 10. And out of Dores to them he went and sparrd the dore agayne And sayde alas good Brethren mine let not such filthe remaine 11. But for Gods sake I humbly aske do not so wickedly Beholde I haue of Daughters twayne I le â—etcâ— them by and by 12. They Maydens bee and knowe no man with them do what you please Forbeare these men and suffer them to rest and take their ease 13. To these men onely nothinge doe for therefore came they in Under the Shadowe of my Roofe For feare of Sodome sinne 14. Stande backe to Lot sayd some of them againe sayd other some Lot came as one to soierne here is Lot a Iudge become 15. Wee surely will deale worse with thee then with these Men within And so on Lot they pressed sore to haue committed sinne 16. And came the dore of Lot to breake the Men put forth their hand And pulled Lot into the house to them where they did stand 17. The Sodomites without the dore were smote with Blindnesse all So that the dore they coulde not finde they faynted so withall 18. The Men of God to Lot thus sayd if thou haue Sonnes in lawe Or Sonnes or Daughters of thine owne them from this Citty drawe 19. Or what so euer else thou haste this Citty here within Bringe it from hence for wee are sent the same to burne for sinne 20. For why the crie of them is great before the Face of God And now it shall destroyed bee with his consuminge Rodde 21. Then Lot went out and thus wise spake vnto his Sonnes in lawe Which Maried had his Daughters deere my Sonnes now stande in awe 22. Of God the Lord and get you hence for God hath hyther sent His Aungels this to ouerthrowe the Citty shal be brent 23. The Sonnes in Lawe tooke all for Iest their Father Lot did say And so as though hee séem'de to mocke they let him goe his way 24. But when the Morninge did arise theese Aungels Lot did call And caused him to haste away for feare least hee might fal 25. Stand vp sayd they and take thy Wife and Daughters twaine thee by Least that thou perishe in their Sinne and in the Citty dye 26. And as Lot did the tyme prolonge the Men of God loe caught Both Lot his Wyfe and Daughters twayne and by the hande them braught 27. And set them safe the Citty out and thus to them did say Nowe saue thy life and looke not backe ne tary in the way 28. Of all this Plaine and Champion Grounde or Countrey thou arte in But in the Mountayne saue thy selfe from plague that 's sent for Sinne. 29. Not so my Lorde sayd Lot to them thy Seruaunt in thy sight â–ª Great grace hath founde and mercy both by Goddes vndoubted mighte 30 In that my lyfe preserâ—ed is and from the cittie free Thy mercy hast thou magnified and shewed vnto mee 31 Behold I cannot saued bee in Mountaynes for to lye Least some mishap do fall on mee and therewithall I dye 32 But loe my Lord here is at hand A litle citty by Euen yonder little one you see to which place I may flye 33 O let mee there preserued bee is not the Cittie small And wilt not thou that Cittie spare and mee alyue wythall 34 I haue sayd God concerning this receiued thy request And for thy sake I wyl it spare thou shalt be there in rest 35 Go hast thee hence and there be safe for I can nothing doe Tyl thou from hence art thyther gone my wyll is bent there to 36 That little Cittie therefore now is Zoar cald by name The Sunne new rysen was on Earth when Lot came to the same 37 But yet Lots wife for looking backe which was to her forbod Was turnde into a Pyller Salt by mightie worke of God 38. And when that Lot thus entred was the cittie Zoar in The Lorde from Heauen on Sodome sent and Gomer for their Synne 39 Great rayne of fyre and Sulpher strong not