is no moare left for my lorde but euen oure bodies and oure londes Wherfore latest thou us dye before thyne eyes and the londe to goo to noughte bye us and oure landes for bread and let both vs and oure londes be bonde to Pharao Eeue vs seed â–ª that we may lyue not dye that the londe god not to wast And Joseph boughte all the lande of Egipte for Pharao For the Egiptians solde euery man his londe because the derth was sore apoÌ„ them and so the londe became Pharaos And he appoynted the people vnto the cities from one syde of Egipte vnto the other only the londe of the Prestes bought he not For there was an ordinauÌ„ce made by Pharao for yâ— * The bliÌ„de gydes gett previleges froÌ„ beariÌ„ge with their brethreÌ„ contrarye to Christes lawe of love And of these prestes of idolles did â—ure coÌ„passiÌ„ge yvetrees lerne to crepe vp by litle litle to coÌ„passe yâ— greate trees of the world with hypocrisye aÌ„d to thrust yâ— roâ—es of idola tysse superâ—tition in to heÌ„ to su 〈…〉 out yâ—â—uce f theÌ„ with heir poeâ—â—ye till all be seer bowes and no thinge grene save their awne comâ— welth pre astes that they shulde eate that which was appoynted vnto them which Pharao had geuen them wherfore they solde not their londes Then Ioseph sayde vnto the folke beholde I haue boughte you this daye aÌ„d youâ—e landes for Pharao Take there seed and goo sowe the londe And of the encrease ye shall geue the fyfte parte vnto Pharao and .iiij. partee shal be youre awne for seed to sowe the feld and for you and them of youre housholdes and for youre childern to eate And they answered Thou haste saued oure lyves Let vs fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde and let us he Pharaos servauÌ„tes And Ioseph made it a lawe ouer the laÌ„de of Egipte vnto this daye that men must geue Pharao the fyfte parte excepte the londe of the preastes only which was not bond vnto Pharao And Israel dwelt in Egipte euen in the countre of Gosan And they had their possessions therein and they grewe and multiplyed exceadingly Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egipte .xvij. yeres so that the hole age of Iacob was an hundred and .xlvij. yere When the tyme drewenye that Israel must dye he sent for his sonne Ioseph and sayde vnto him Yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte put thy hande vnder my thye and deale mercifully aÌ„d truely with me that thou burie me not in Egipte but let me lye by my fathers and câ—rie me out of Egipte and burie me in their buryall And he answered I will do as thou hast sayde And he sayde swere vnto me aÌ„d he sware vnto him And than Israel bowed him vnto the beddes head The .xlviij. Chapter AFter these deades tydiÌ„ges were brought vnto Ioseph that his father was seke And he toke with him his ij â—oÌ„nes Manasses and Ephraim Then was it sayde vnto Iacob beholde thy sonne Ioseph commeth vnto the. And Israel toke his strength vnto him and satt vp on the bedd and sayde vnto Ioseph God allmightie appeared vnto me at â—us in the lande of Canaan aÌ„d blessed me and sayde vnto me beholde I will make the growe and will multiplye the and will ma ke a great nombre of people of the and will geue this lande vnto the and vnto thy seed after yâ— vnto an euerlastinge possession Now therfore thy .ij. soÌ„nes Manasses aÌ„d Ephraim which were borne vnto the before I came to the into Egipte shal be myne euen as Ruben and SimeoÌ„ shall they be vnto me And the childern which thou getest after them shal be thyne awne but shal be caller with the names of their brethern in their enheritaunces And after I came from Mesopotamia Rabel dyed apon my â—ande in the lande of CanaaÌ„ by the waye when I had but a feldes brede to goo vnto Ephrat And I buried her there in the waye to Ephrat which is now called Bethlehem And Israel behelde Iosephes sonnes sayde what are these And Ioseph sayde vnto his father they are my sonnes which God hath geuen me here And he sayde brynge them to me and let me blesse them And the eyes of Israell were dymme for age so that he coude not see And he broughte them to him aÌ„d he kyssed theÌ„ and embraced them And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph I had not thoughte to haue sene thy face and yet loo God hath shewed it me and also thy seed And Ioseph toke them awaye from his lappe and they fell on the grounde before him Than toke Ioseph them both Ephraim in his ryghte hande towarde Israels left hande aÌ„d Manasses in his left hande towarde Israels ryghte hande and brought them vnto him And Israel stretched out his righte hande and layde it apon Ephraims head which was the yonger and his lyft haÌ„de apon Manasses heed crossinge his handes for manasses was the elder And he blessed Ioseph saynge God before whome my fathers Abraham and Isaac dyd walâ—e and the God which hath fedd me all my life longe vnto this daye And the angell which hath delyuered me froÌ„ all euyll blesse these laddes that they maye be called after my name and after my father Abraham and Isaac and that they maye growe aÌ„d multiplie apâ— the erth When Ioseph sawe that his father layd his ryghte hande apon the heade of Ephraim it displeased him And he lifte vpp his fathers haÌ„de to haue removed it from Ephraims head vnto Manasses head and sayde vnto his father Not so my father for this is the eldest Put thy right hande apon his head And his father wold not but sayde I â—nowe it well my sonne I â—nowe it well He shal be also a people aÌ„d shal be great But of a troth his yonger brother shal be greatter than he and his seed shall be full of people And he blessed them sainge At the ensample of these the Israelites shall blesse and saye God maâ—e the as Ephraim and as Manasses Thus sett he Ephraim before Manasses And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph beholde I dye And god shal be with you and bringe you agayne vnto the land of youre fathers Moreover I geue vnto the a porcyon of lande aboue thy brethern which I gatt out of the handes of the Amooâ—tes with my swerde and wyth my bowe The .xlix. Chapter ANd Iacob called for his sonnes aÌ„d sayde come together that I maye tell you what shall happeÌ„ you in the last dayes Gather you together and heare ye sonnes of Iacob and herâ—en vnto Israel youre father Ruben thou art myne eldest sonne my myghte and the begynnynge of my strength chefe in receauynge and chefe in power As vnstable as water wast thou thou shalt therfore not be the chefest for thou wenst vp vpoÌ„ thy fathers bedd and than defyledest thou my couche with goynge vppe The brethern Simeon and Leui weked instrumentes are their wepoÌ„s In to their secrettes come
newe vnderstoÌ„d the bowenge of a mans self vppon the grounde As wee oftymes as weknele in oure prayers â—owe oure selves aÌ„d lye on oure armes aÌ„d handes with oure face to the grounde The seconde boke of Moses called Exodus ¶ The seconde boke of Moses called Exodus ¶ The first Chapter THese are the names of the children of Israel which came to Egipte with Iacob euery man with his housholde RubeÌ„ Simeon Leui Iuda Isachar Zabulon Beniamin Dan Neptali Gad aÌ„d Aser All the soules that came out of the Ioynes of Iacob were .lxx. and Ioseph was in Egipte all redie when Ioseph was dead and all his brethern and all that generation the children of Israel grewe encreased multiplied and waxed enceadinge myghtie so that the londe was full of them Then there rose vp a new kynge in Egipte which knewe not Ioseph And he sayde vnto his folke beholde the people of the childreÌ„ of Israel are moo aÌ„d mightier than we Come on let vs playe wisely with them lest they multiplie and then yf there chaunce any warre they ioyne them selues vnto oure enimies and fyghte ageynst vs and so gete them out of the lande And he sette taskemasters ouer them to keâ—pe them vnder with burthens And they bylvnto Pharao treasurecities Phiton and Raamses But the more they vexed theÌ„ the moare they multiplied and grewe so that they abhorred the childreÌ„ of Israel And the EgiptiaÌ„s helde the childern of Israel in bondage without mercie and made their lyues bitter vnto them with cruell laboure in claye and bricke and all maner worke in the feldes and in all maner of service which they caused theÌ„ to worke cruelly And the kynge of Egipte sayde vnto the mydwiues of the Ebrues women of which the ones name was Ziphra aÌ„d the other Pua wheÌ„ ye mydwiue the women of the Ebrues and se in the byrth tyme that it is a boye kyll it But yf it be a mayde let it lyue Notwithstonding the mydwiues feared God and dyd not as the kinge of Egipte commauÌ„ded them but saued the menchildern TheÌ„ the kinge of Egipte called for the midwiues aÌ„d sayde vnto theÌ„ why haue ye delt on this maner and haue saued the menchildern And the mydwiues answered Pharao that the Ebrues wemen were not as the wemen of Egipte but were sturdie women and were delyuered yer the midwyues came at them And God therfore delt well with the midwyues And the people multiplied and waxed very mightie And because the mydwiues feared God he made them houses Than Pharao charged all his pepple sayng All the menchildern that are borne cast in to the ryuer and save the maydchildern a lyue ¶ The seconde Chapter ANd there weÌ„t a maÌ„ of the house of Leui aÌ„d toke a doughter of Leui. And the wife coÌ„ceaued aÌ„d bare a sonne And wheÌ„ she sawe that it was a propre childe she hyd him thre monethes longe And wheÌ„ she coude no longer hyde him she toke a basket of bulrusshes aÌ„d dawbed it with slyme aÌ„d pytche aÌ„d layde the childe therin aÌ„d put it in the flagges by the riuers brynke And his sister stode a ferre of to wete what wold come of it And the doughter of Pharao came doune to the riuer to washe her selfe and hir maydens walked a longe by the riuers syde And when she sawe the basket amoÌ„ge the flagges she sent one of hir maydes and caused it to be fet And wheÌ„ she had opened it she sawe the childe and behold the babe wepte And she had coÌ„passioÌ„ on it aÌ„d sayde it is one of the Ebrues childern Then sayde his sister vnto Pharaos doughter shall I goo and call vnto the a nurse of the Ebrues wemen to nurse the the childe And the mayde ranne and called the childes mother TheÌ„ Pharaos doughter saide vnto her Take this childe awaye aÌ„d nurse it for me aÌ„d I will rewarde the for thi laboure And the woman toke the childe and nursed it vp And wheÌ„ the childe was growne she brought it vnto Pharaos doughter and it was made hir sonne and she called it Moses because sayde she I toke him out of the water And it happened in these dayes when Mo ses was waxte great that he went out vnto his brethern aÌ„d loked on their burthens and spied an Egiptian smytynge one of his brethern an Ebrue And he loked round aboute and when he sawe that there was no man by he sle we the Egiptian and hyd hiÌ„ in the sonde And he went out a nother daye and beholde two Ebrues stroue to gether And he sayde vnto him that dyd the wronge wherfore smytest thou thine neyghboure And he answered who hath made the a ruelar or aiudge ouer vs intendest thou to kill me as thou killedst the Egiptain Then Moses feared and sayde of a suertie the thinge is knowne And Pharao her de of it and went aboute to slee Moses but he fled from Pharao aÌ„d dwelt in the laÌ„de of Madian and he satt doune by a welles syde The preast of Madianh a d .vij. doughters which came aÌ„d drew water and fylled the troughes for to water their fathers shepe And the shepardes came and drove them awaye But Moses stode vp and helped them and waterd their shepe And when they came to Raguel their father he sayde how happeneth it that ye are come so soone to daye And they answerede there was an EgiptiaÌ„ that delyuered vs froÌ„ the shepardes and also drewe vs water waterd the shepe And he sayde vnto his doughters where is he why haue ye lefte the man Goo call him that he maye eate bread And Moses was content to dwell with the man And he gaue Moses Zipora his doughter which bare a sonne aÌ„d he called him Gerson for he sayde I haue bene a straunger in a straunge lande And she bare yet another sonne whom he called Elieser sayng the God of my father is myne helper and hath rid me out of the handes of Pharao And it chaunced in processe of tyme that the kinge of Egipte dyed and the childern of Israel syghed by the reason of laboure and cryed And their complaynt came vp vnto God from the laboure And God remembred his promise with Abraham Isaac aÌ„d Iacob And God loked apon the children of Israel and knewe them ¶ The thyrde Chapter MOses kepte the shepe of Iethro his father in law preast of Madian and he droue the flocke to the backesyde of the deser te aÌ„d came to the mouÌ„tayne of God Horeb. And the angell of the Lorde apeared vnto hiÌ„ in a flame of fyre out of a bush And he perceaued that the bush burned with fyre and consumed not Than Moses sayde I will goo heÌ„ce and see this grete syghte howe it cometh that the bushe burneth not And wheÌ„ the Lorde sawe that he came for to see he called vnto him out of the bush and sayde Moses Moses And he answered here am I. And he sayde come not hither but put thy shooes off thi fete for the place whereon
god promised AbrahaÌ„ that all nations of the worlde shuld be blessed came That is the lawe was geueÌ„ to vtter synne deeth damnatioÌ„ and curse aÌ„d to dryve vnto Christ in whoÌ„ forgeuenesse life iustifyinge aÌ„d blessinges were promised that we might se so greate love of god to vs ward in christ that we heÌ„ceforth ouercome with kindnesse might love againe aÌ„d of love kepe the coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tes So now he that goeth aboute to quiette his coÌ„scieÌ„ce aÌ„d to iustifye him silf with the lawe doth but heale his wondes with freatige coresyes And he that goeth aboute to purchase grace with ceremonies doth but sucke the alepope to qweÌ„ch his thirst in as moch as the ceremonies were not geveÌ„ to iustifie the herte but to signifie the iustifiynge and forgeuenesse that is in christes bloude Of the ceremonies that they iustifie not thou readest Ebrues .x. It is impossible that synne shuld be done awaye with the bloud of oxeÌ„ aÌ„d gootes And of the lawe thou readest Gala .iij. Yf there had bene a lawe geueÌ„ that coude haue quykened or geueÌ„ liffe then had rightuousnesse or iustifyinge come by the lawe in dede Now the lawe not only quyckeneth not the harte but also woundeth it with conscience of synne and ministreth deeth aÌ„d damnacioÌ„ vnto her ij Corin .iij. so that she must neades dye aÌ„d be damned excepte she finde other remedy so farre it is of that she is iustified or holpe by the lawe The newe testament is those euerlastinge promyses which are made vs in christ the Lorde thorow out all the scripture And that testameÌ„t is bylt on faith aÌ„d not on workes For it is not sayde of that testament he that worketh shall lyue But he that beleveth shall lyue as thou readest Ioan .iij. God so loued the worlde that he gaue his only begoteÌ„ sonne that none which beleue in hi shuld perish but haue euerlastinge lyfe And when this testament is preached and beleued the sprete entreth the hart and quyckeneth it and geueth her lyfe and iustifieth her The sprete also maketh the lawe a lyuely thing in the herte so that a man bringeth forth good workes of his awne acord without compulsioÌ„ of the lawe without feare of threateninges or cursinges yee and with out all maner respecte or loue vnto any temporal pleasure But of the very power of the sprete receaved thorow faith As thou readest Ioan .i. He gaue them power to be the sonnes of God in that they beleued on his name And of that power they worke so that he which hath the sprete of christ is now no moare a childe he nether learneth or worketh now any longer for payne of the rodde or for feare of boogges or pleasure of apples But doth althinges of his awne courage As christ sayeth Ioan .vij. He that beleueth on me shall haue riuers of lyuinge water flowinge out of his belye That is All good workes aÌ„d all giftes of grace springe out of him naturallye and by their awne accorde Thou neadest not to wrest good workes out of him as a maÌ„ wold wringe veriuce out of crabbes Nay thei flow naturally out of him as springes out off hilles or rockes The newe testament was euer eueÌ„ from the beginning of the world For there were alwaye promyses of Christ to come by faith in whiche promyses the electe were then iustifyed inwardly before God as outwardly before the world by kepynge of the lawe and ceremonies And in conclusyon as thou seyst blessinges or cursynges folow the kepinge or breakynge of the lawe of Moses eueÌ„ so naturally do blessynges or cursynges folow the breakyng or kepynge of the lawe of nature out of which spriÌ„ge all oure temporall lawes So that wheÌ„ the people kepe the temporall lawes of their lond temporall prosperite and all maner of soch teÌ„porall blessynge as thou readest of in Moses doo accompanye them and fall vppon them And contraryewyse when they synne vnpunished aÌ„d wheÌ„ the rulars haue no respecte vnto naturall equyte or honestye theÌ„ God sendeth his curses amonge theÌ„ as hungre derth moren banynge pestileÌ„ce warre oppressyon with straunge aÌ„d wonderfull diseases aÌ„d newekyndes of misfortune aÌ„d evell lucke Yf any maÌ„ axe me seyng that faith iustifieth me why I worke I answere loue coÌ„pelleth me For as loÌ„ge as my soule fealeth what loue god hath shewed me in Christe I can not but loue god agayne aÌ„d his will aÌ„d coÌ„mauÌ„dmeÌ„tes and of loue worke them nor caÌ„ they seme hard vn to me I thinke not my self better for my workynge nor seke heueÌ„ nor an hyer place in heueÌ„ because of it For a christeÌ„ worketh to make his weake brother perfecter aÌ„d not to seke an hier place in heueÌ„ I coÌ„pare not my filf vnto him that worketh not No he that worketh not to daye shall haue grace to turne aÌ„d to worke tomorow aÌ„d in the meane ceason I pytye hym aÌ„d praye for him Yf I had wrought the wil of god these thousande yeres aÌ„d another had wrought the will of the devell as long aÌ„d this daye turne aÌ„d be as well willynge to suffre wyth Christas â— he hath this daye ouertakeÌ„ me aÌ„d is as farre come as I and shall haue as moche rewarde as I. And I envye him not but reioyce most of all as of lofte tresure founde For yf I be of god I haue this thousand yere sofred to wynne him for to come aÌ„d prayse the name of God with me this M. yeres I haue prayed sorowed longed syghed aÌ„d sought for that whiche I haue this daye founde aÌ„d therfore reioyse with all my myght and prayse God for hys grace and mercy ALbe a longe garment of white lynen Arcke a cofer or cheste as oure shrynes saue it was flatte aÌ„d the sample of oure shrynes was taken thereof Boothe an housse made of bowes Brestlappe or brestflappe is soche a flappe as thou seist in the brest of a cope Consecrate to apoynte a thinge to holy vses Dedicate purific or sanctifie Ephod is a garment somwhat like an amyce saue the armes came thorow aÌ„d it was gird to Geeras in weyght as it were an englysh halff penye or somwhat more Heveoâ—â—ringe because they were hoven vp before the Lorde House he made theÌ„ houses that is he made a kynred or a multitude of people to springe out of them as we saye the house of Dauid for the kinred of Dauid PeaceoffriÌ„ge offeriÌ„ges of thaÌ„kes geuiÌ„ge of de uotioÌ„ aÌ„d not for coÌ„scieÌ„ce of sinne aÌ„d trespace Polute defyle ¶ Reconcyle to make at one and to bringe in grace or fauoure Sanctefie to eleÌ„se aÌ„d purifie to apointe a thinge vnto holie vses and to seperate froÌ„ vnclene aÌ„d vnholye vses ¶ Sanctuarie a place halowed and dedicate vnto god ¶ Tabernacle an house made tentwise or as a pauelion Tunicle moch like the vppermost garmeÌ„t of the deukeÌ„ ¶ Waueoffringe because they were waueÌ„ in the preastes haÌ„des to diuers quarters â–ª Worshuppe by worshuppinge whether it be in the old testameÌ„t or the