wyll not tell me the dreame ye shal al haue one iudgement But ye fayne and dissemble with vayne wordes whiche ye speake before me to put of the tyme Therfore tell me the dreame so shal I knowe yf ye can shew me what it meaneth Upon this y ◠Caldees gaue answere befoe the Kynge and sayd there is no man vpon earth that can tel the thyng which the king speaketh of yee there is nether kyng prynce nor Lorde that euer asked such thinges at a sothsayer charmer or Caldee for it is a very harde matter that the kynge requyreth Neyther is there any that can certyfye the kynge therof excepte the goddes whose dwellynge is not amonge the creatures For the which cause the kynge was wroth with great indignacion and cōmaunded to destroye all the wyse men at Babylon the proclamacyon wente forthe that the wyse men shulde be slayne They sought also to sleye Daniel with his companyons Then Daniel enquered of Arioch the kynges stewarde of the iudgement and sentence that was gone forth alredy to kyll suche as were wyse at Babilon He answered saide vnto Arioch being then the kinges debyte Why hath the king proclamed so cruel a sentence So Arioch tolde Daniel the matter Upon this went Daniel vp and desyred the king that he myght haue leysoure to shewe the Kynge the interpretacyon and then came he home agayne and shewed the thynge vnto Ananias Misael and Asarias hys companyons that they shulde beseche the God of heauen for grace in this secret that Daniel and hys felowes with other suche as were wyse in Babylō peryshed not Thē was the mystery shewed vnto Daniel in a vysyon by nyght And Daniel praysed the God of heauen Daniel also cryed loude sayde O that the name of God myght be praysed for euer and euer for wysdome and strength are hys owne he chaungeth the tymes ages he putteth downe kynges he setteth vp kynges he geueth wysdome vnto the wyse vnderstandynge to those that vnderstande he openeth the depe secretes he knoweth the thyng that lyeth ī darcnesse for the lyght dwelleth with him I thancke the and prayse the O y u God of my fathers that thou haste lente me wysdome and strength and hast shewed me the thyng that we desyred of the for thou hast opened the kynges matter vnto me Upon this went Daniel in vnto Arioch whome the kynge had ordeyned to destroye the wyse at Babylon he wente vnto him saide destroye not suche as are wyse in Babylon but brynge me in vnto the kynge I shall shewe the kyng the interpretacion Then Arioch brought Daniel into the king in all the haste and saide vnto hym I haue foūde a man among the presoners of Iuda that shall shewe the kynge the interpretacyon Then answered the kynge and sayde vnto Daniel whose name was Balthasar Arte thou he that canste shewe me the dreame whiche I haue sene and the interpretacyon therof Daniel answered the kynge to his face and saide As for this secrete for the whiche the kynge maketh inquysycion it is neyther the wyse the sorcerer the charmer nor the deuyl coniurer that can certyfy the kynge of it Only God in heauen can open secretes and he it is that sheweth the kyng Nabuchodonosor what is for to come in the latter dayes Thy dreame and that which thou hast sene in thyne head vpon thy bed is this O king thou dydest caste in thy mynde what shulde come hereafter So he that is y ◠opener of mysteryes telleth the what is for to come As for me this secrete is not shewed me for eny wysdome that I haue more then any other lyuing but only y ◠I myght shewe the king the interpretacyon that he myght knowe y ◠thoughtes of his owne herte Thou kyng sawest and beholde there stode before the a greate Image whose fygure was maruelous greate and his vysage grymme The Image head was of fyne golde his breste armes of syluer hys body and loynes were of copper his legges were of yron hys fete were parte of yron and parte of earth This thou saweste tyll the tyme that without any handes there was hewen of a stone which smote the Image vpon the fete that were bothe of yron earth and brake them to pouder then was the yron the erth the copper the syluer and golde broken al together in peces and became lyke the chaf of corne that the wynde bloweth awaye frō the somer floores that they can no more be founde But the stone that smote the ymage became a greate mountayne whiche fulfylleth the whole earthe This is the dreame And nowe wyll we shewe before the kynge what it meaneth O Kynge thou arte a kynge of Kynges For the God of heuen hath geuen the a kyngdome ryches strength and maiestye and hath delyuered the al thynges that are amonge the chyldren of men the beastes of the felde and the foules vnder the Heuen and geuen the dominyon ouer them all ▪ Thou arte that golden heade After the there shall aryse an other kyngdome which shall be lesse then thyne The thyrde kyngdome shall be lyke copper and haue dominacyon in all landes The fourth kyngdome shall be as stronge as yron For lyke as yron broseth and breaketh all thynges Ye euen as yron baeteth euery thyng downe so shall it beate downe and destroye Where as thou sawest the fete and toes parte of earth and parte of yron that is a deuyded kyngdome whiche neuertheles shall haue some of the yron grounde myxte with it for so moche as thou haste sene the yron myxte with the claye The toes of the fete that were parte of yron and parte of claye sygnifyeth that it shall be a Kyngdome partely stronge and partely weake And where as thou sawest yron myxte with claye they shall myngle themselues with the sede of symple people and yet not continue one with an other lyke as yron wyll not be souldered with a potte sharde In the dayes of these Kynges shall the God of heuen set vp an euerlasting kyngdome which shall not peryshe and his kyng dome shal not be geuen ouer to an other people yee the same shall breake and destroye all these kyngdomes but it shall endure foreuer And where as thou sawest that without eny handes there was cut out of y ◠mount a stone whiche brake the yron the copper the earth the syluer and golde in peces by that hath the greate God shewed the kynge what wyll come after this Thys is a true dreame the interpretacyon of it is sure Then the kynge Nabuchodonosor fell downe vpon his face and bowed hym selfe vnto Danyell and commaunded that they shulde offre meatoffrynges and swete odoures vnto him The kyng answered Daniel and sayde yee of a trueth youre God is a God aboue all goddes a Lorde aboue all kynges and an opener of secretes seynge thou canst dyscouer this mysterye So the kynge made Daniel a
a dyfference bytwene the Egyptians and Israel And these thy seruauÌ„tes shal all come downe vnto me and fall before me and saye get the out and al the people that are vnder the and then wyl I departe And he went out from Pharao with an angry countenaunce And the Lorde sayde vnto Moses Pharao shal not heare you that my woÌ„ders may be multiplyed in the lande of Egypte And Moses and Aaron dyd all these wondres †And tokens vvhiche are vvritten before Pharao And the Lorde hardened Pharaos herte so that he wolde not let the chyldren of Israell go out of his lande CAPI XII ¶ The passeouer is eaten The swete breade They muste teache theyr chyldren what the passeouer signifyeth The destruceyoÌ„ of the fyrst begotten in Egypt The robberye of the Egyptians The goynge out of the Israelites ANd ✚ the Lorde spake vnto Moses AaroÌ„ in the land of Egipt sayng This moneth shal be vnto you the begynnynge of monethes the fyrst moneth of the yere shal it be vnto you Speake ye vnto all the congregacion of Israell sayenge In the tenth daye of this moneth euery man take vnto hym ☞ a lambe accordynge to the house of the fathers a lambe thorowout euery house Yf the housholde be to lytle ☞ for the lambe let hym take his neyghbour whiche is nexte vnto his house accordynge to the nombre of the soules euery one of you accordynge to his carynge shall make youre counte for a lambe And let that lambe of youres be with out blemyshe a male of a yere olde which ye shall take out from among the shepe or from amonge the gootes And ye shall kepe hym in vntyll the. xiiii day of the same moneth And euery man of the multytude of Israell shal kyll hym about euen And they shal take of the bloode and stryke it on the two syde postes and on the vpper dorepost euen in the houses where they shall eate hym And they shal eate the fleshe the same nyght roost with fyre and with vnleuended breade and with sowre herbê they shall eate it Se that ye eate not therof rawe nor soden in water but roost with fyre the head feete and purtenauÌ„ce ther of And ye shall let nothynge of it remayne vnto the mornynge That which remayneth of it vntyll the morowe shall ye burne with fyre Of this maner shall ye eate it with your loynes gyrded and your shoes on your fete and your staues in your handes And ye shal eate it in hast for it is the Lordê passeouer ⊢ for I wyll passe thorowe the lande of Egypt this same nyght and wyll smyte all the fyrste borne in the lande of Egypt bothe of man beast and vpon al the Goddes of Egypt wyl I the Lorde do execution And the blode shal be vnto you a token in the houses wherin ye are And when I se the bloode I wyll passe ouer you and the plage shall not be vpoÌ„ you to dystroye you when I smyte the land of Egypte And this daye shall be vnto you a remembraunce and ye shal kepe it hooly vnto the lorde euen thorowout your geueracyons shall ye kepe it holy daye that it be a custome for ☞ euer Seuen dayes shal ye eate vnleuended breade the fyrst daye ye shall put awaye leuen out of your houses For whosoeuer eateth leueÌ„ded bread from the fyrst daye vntyl the seuenth day that soule shal be plucked out froÌ„ Israel The fyrst day shal be an holy conuocacyon the seueÌ„th day shal be an holy coÌ„uocacion vnto you There shall be no maner of worke done in theÌ„ saue about that onely which euery man must eate that onely may ye do And ye shall obserue vnleuended breade For this same daye haue I brought your armyes out of the land of Egypt therfore ye shall obserue this day al your chyldren after you by a custome for euer The fyrst moneth the. xiiii day of the moneth at euen ye shall eate swete breade vnto the. xxi daye of the moneth at euen agayne Seuen dayes shall there be no leuended bread fouÌ„de in your houses And whosoeuer eateth leuended bread that soule shal be roted out froÌ„ the multitude of Israel whyther he be a straunger or borne in the land Ye shal eate nothyng leuended but in al your habitacyons shal ye eate swete breade Moses called for all the elders of Israel sayde vnto them chose out take you to euery housholde of you a shepe and kyl it for passeouer And take a bunche of ysop dyp it in the blood that is in the basyn and stryke the vpper poste the two syde postes with the blode that is in the basyn and noone of you go out at the dore of his house vntyl the mornynge For the Lorde wyl go aboute to smyte the Egyptians And when he seeth the bloode vpoÌ„ the vpper dore post on the two syde postes he wyl passe ouer the dore and wyll not suffre the dystroyer to come in to youre house to plage you Therfore shall ye obserue this thynge that it be an ordynaunce bothe to the and thy sonnes for euer And when ye be come in to the land which the Lorde wyll gyue you accordynge as he hath promysed ye shal kepe this seruyce And when your Chyldren aske you what maner of seruyce is this ye do Ye shal say it is the sacryfyce of the Lordê passeouer which passed ouer the houses of the chyldren of Israell in Egypte as he smote the Egyptians saued our houses And the people bowed them selues and worshypped And the chyldren of Israel went dyd as the Lorde had coÌ„maunded Moses and Aaron Euen so dyd they And at mydnyght the Lorde smote al the fyrst borne in the lande of Egypt froÌ„ the fyrst borne of Pharao that sat on his seat vn to the fyrst borne of the captyue that was in pryson al the fyrste gendred of cattell And Pharao arose in the nyght he and al his seruauntes al the Egyptians there was a greate cryenge in Egypte for there was no house where there was not one dead And he called vnto Moses AaroÌ„ by nyght saynge ryse vp get you out from amonge my people both ye also the chyldren of Israel go serue the Lorde as ye haue sayde And take your shepe and your droues with you as ye haue sayd and departed and ☞ blesse me And the Egyptians were ferce vpon the people that they myght sende them out of the lande in hast for they sayde we dye all And the people toke theyr dough before it was soured theyr vytayles bounde in clothes vpon theyr shoulders And the chyldren of Israel dyd accordyng to the sayenge of Moses and they borowed of the Egyptians iewels of syluer iewels of golde rayment And the Lorde gaue the people fauour in the syght of the Egyptians so that they graunted suche thyngê as they requyred And they robbed
passage vnto mounte Nebo whiche is in the lande of Moab ouer agaynst Ierico And beholde the lande of Canaan which I gyue vnto the chyldren of Israel to possesse And dye in the mounte whiche thou goest vp vnto thou shalte be gathered vnto thy people As Aaron thy brother dyed in mounte Hor and was gathered vnto his people bycause ye trespassed agaynst me amonge the chyldren of Israel at the waters of stryfe at Cades in the wyldernesse of Zin For ye sanctified me not amonge the chyldren of Israel Thou shalte therfore se the lande before the and shall not go thyther vnto the lande whiche I gyue the chyldren of Israel ¶ Moses dyenge blesseth all the trybes of Israell CAPI XXXIII THis is the blessynge wherwith Moses the man of God blessed the chyldren of Israel before his deathe and sarde The Lorde came from Smay and shewed his beames from Seir vnto them and appeared from mount Pharan he came with thousandes of ☞ sayntes and in his ryghte hande a lawe of fyre for them And he loued the people All his sayntes also are in thy handes They †were smytten to go after thy feete and to receyue of thy wordes Moses gaue vs a lawe to be an enheritaunce of the congregacyon of Iacob And he was in Israell kynge when the heades of the people and the tribes of Israell were gathered togyther Let Ruben lyue not dye be fewe in nombre This same also happen to Iuda And he sayd heare lorde the voyce of Iuda â–ª brynge hym vnto his people his handes shal be good ynough for him yf thou helpe hym agaynst his enemyes And vnto Leut he sayde ☞ Thuminâ— and Urim shall be with the and with euery one that is godly in the. Thou diddest proue hym also in the temptacyon and stryuedst with hym at the waters of stryfe He that hath sayd vnto his father and to his mother I haue not sene hym ☞ And he that knewe not his brethren nor knewe his owne chyldreÌ„ those are they that haue obserued thy worde and shall kepe thy couenaunte They shall teache Iacob thy iudgementes and Israell thy law They shal put sence before thy nose and the burâ—sacrifice vpon thyne aulter Blesse lorde his fyrst fruytes and accepte the worke of his handes smyte the loynes of them that ryse agaynst hym of them that hate hym that they ryse not agayne And of Ben Iamin he sayde The Lordes derlyng shall dwel in safetie vpon hym and the Lorde shall couer hym all the day long he shall dwell bytwene his shoulders And of Ioseph he sayd blessed of the lorde is his lande for the fruytes of heuen thorow the dewe and sprynges that lye bynethe and for the swete fruytes of the encrease of the sonne and rype fruytes of the moone For the fyrst fruyte of the principal mountaynes and for the Fruytes that the hylles brynge forth for euer and for the fruytê of the earth and fulnesse therof and for the good wyll of hym that dwelte in the Busshe shall the blessynge come vpon the heade of Ioseph vpon the top of the head of hym that was seperated from among his brethreÌ„ ☞ his fyrst borne oxe hath beautye and his hornes are as the hornes of an vnicorne And with them he shall trouble the nacions togyther euen vnto the endes of the worlde These are also the many thousandes of Ephram and the thousandes of Manasses And vnto Zabulon he sayde Reioyse Zabulon in thy goyng out thou Isachar in thy tentes They shall call the people vnto the hyll there they shal offre offerynges of ryghteousnesse For they shal sucke of the aboundaunce of the see and of treasure hyd in the sande And vnto Gad he sayde blessed be the rowme maker Gad he dwelleth as a Lyon that catcheth the arme with the heed He saw therfore his begynnynge that there was a porcyon there to hyde the lawe gyuer and he came with the heades of the people executed the ryghtousnes of the lorde his iudgementes with Israel And vnto Dan he sayd Dan is a lyons whelpe he shall flow from Basan And vnto Nepthali he sayd Nephthali hath aboundance of Gods good pleasure and is fylled with the blessynge of the lorde shall haue his possessyons towarde the souhtwest And to Aser he sayd Aser shall be blessed with chyldren he shal be acceptable vnto his brethren and shall dyp his foote in oyle Thy dwellyng be Yron and brasse and thyne age be as thy youth There is none lyke vnto the God of Israel which though he syt vpon the heuen as vpon an horse yet is he thy helper whose glorye is in the celestyall places The eternall God is thy refuge and vnder the armes of the euerlastyng god shalte thou lyue He shall cast out the enemye before the say destroy Israel then shall dwel in safetie and alone And the eye of Iacob shall be vpon a lande of corne wyne and his heuens shall drop the dewe Happye arte thou O Israell who is lyke vnto the O people that arte saued in the Lorde whiche is the shylde of thy helpe swerde of thy glory Thyne enemyes haue lost theyr strength to the warde thou shalte ☞ treade vpon the hyght of them ¶ Moses dyeth Israell wepeth Iosua succedeth in Moses roume CAPI XXXIIII ANd Moses went from the playne of Moab vp in to mount Nebo and vnto the top of the hyl that is ouer agaynst Iericho And the Lorde shewed hym all the lande of Gilead euen vnto Dan all Nephthali and the lande of ☞ Ephraim and Manasse and the lande of Iuda euen vnto the vttermost see and the south and the region of the playn of Iericho the Citie of paulme trees euen vnto Zoar. And the Lorde sayde vnto hym This is the lande which I sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob sayenge I wyll gyue it vnto thy seede I haue caused the also to se it with thyne eyes but thou shalte not go ouer thyther So Moses the seruaunt of the lorde dyed there in the lande of Moab accordyng to the worde of the Lorde And he buryed hym in a valey in the lande of Moab ouer agaynste the house of Peor but no maÌ„ knoweth of his sepulcre vnto this day Moses was an hundred and twentye yere olde when he dyed his eye was not dym nor his naturall coloure abated And the chyldren of Israel wepte for Moses in the playn of Moab thyrtie dayes And the dayes of wepynge and mournynge for Moses were ended And Iosua the sonne of Nun was full of the spirite of wysdome for Moses had put his handes vpon hym And the chyldren of Israel were obedient vnto hym and dyd as the Lorde coÌ„maunded Moses And there arose not a prophete synce in Israel lyke vnto Moses whom the Lorde knewe face to face accordynge vnto all the myracles and wonders whiche the Lorde sent hym to do in
that were neuer dryed I shall be weake as other men And then the Lordes of the Philistines brought her seue wythes that were yet grene and neuer dryed she bounde hym therwith â–ª Notwithstandynge she had men lyenge in wayte with her in the chambre And she sayd vnto hym the Philistines be vpon the Samson And immediately he brake the cordes as a strynge of towe †that is tvvyned breaketh when it feleth fyre And so his strength was not knowen And Dalila sayde vnto Samson Se thou hast mocked me tolde me lyes Nowe therfore tell me wherwith thou myghtest be bounde He answered her yf they bynde me with newe ropes that were neuer occupyed I shall be weake and as another man Dalila therfore toke newe ropes bounde hym therwith and sayde vnto hym the Philistines be vpon the Samson And there were lyers of wayte in the chambre and he brake them from of his armes as they had ben but a threde And Dalila sayde vnto Samsom â—â—therto thou hast begyled me and tolde me lyes yet tell me howe y â— myghtest be bounde He sayde vnto her If thou plattedst the. vii â–ª lockes of my heade with an heere lace And she fastened them with a nayle sayde vnto hym the Philistines be vpoÌ„ the Samson And he awaked out of his slepe plucked awaye the nayle that was in the plattynge with the heere lace And she sayde vnto hym agayne Howe canst thou saye that thou louest me when thyne herte is not with me behold thou hast mocked me this thre tymes hast not tolde me wherin thy greate strength lyeth And as she laye vpon hym with her wordes contynually vexynge of hym his soule was encombred euen vnto the death And so he tolde her all his herte and sayde vnto her there neuer came raser vpon myne heade for I haue ben an absteyner †that is to say consecrate vnto God euen from my mothers wombe therfore when I am shauen my strength wyl go from me and I shall waxe weake and be lyke all other men And when Dalila sawe that he had tolde her all his herte she sent called for the Lordes of the Philistines sayenge come vp yet this once for he hath shewed me all his herte Then the Lordes of the Philistines came vp vnto her and brought the money in theyr handes And she made hym slepe vpon her knees †and to laye his heade dovvne in her lappe and she sent for a man and he dyd shaue of the seuen lockes of his heade and began to vexe hym and his strength was gone from hym And she sayd the Philistines be vpon the Samson And he awoke out of his slepe and sayde I wyll go out now as at other tymes before shake my selfe he wyst not that the lorde was departed from hym But the Philistynes toke hym put out his eyes brougth hym downe to Azath and bouÌ„de hym with two fetters of brasse And ☞ he dyd grynde in the pryson house howbeit the heere of his heade began to growe agayne after that he was shauen Then the Lordes of the Philistines gathered them togyther for to offre a solempne offerynge vnto Dagon theyr god and to reioyse for they sayde oure God hath deleuered Samson oure enemye in to oure handê And when the people sawe hym they praysed theyr God for they sayde our God hath delyuered into our handes our enemy and distroyer of oure countrey whiche slewe many of vs. And when theyr hertes were merye it fortuned that they sayd sende for SaÌ„son that he maye make vs laugh And they fet Samson out of the prysonhouse and he played before them and they set hym bytwene the pyllers And Samson sayde vnto the lad that led hym by the hand set me that I maye touche the pyllers that the house stande vpon that I maye leane to them And the house was full of men and women And there were all the Lordes of the Philistines And there were vpon the roofe a thre thousande men women that behelde whyle Samson played And Samson called vnto the Lorde and sayde O Lorde God thynke vpon me and strengthen me at this tyme onely â–ª O God that I maye be aduenged of the Philistines for my two eyes And Samson cought the two myddle pyllers on which the house stode on whiche it was borne vp the one in his ryght hande the other in his lefte sayde my soule shall dye with the Philistines and bowed them with all his myght And the house fell vpon the Lordes and vpon all the people that were therin And so the deade which he slew at his death were mo then they whiche he slew in his lyfe And then his brethren al the house of his father came downe and toke hym vp and brought hym and buryed hym bytwene Zarah and Esthaoll in the buryenge place of Manoah his Father And he iudged Israell twentye yeare ¶ Of Micah whose mother made hym an ydoll of syluer CAPI XVII THere was a man in mounte Ephraim named Micah and he sayde vnto his mother the eleuen hundred Syluerlynges that were taken from the aboute which thou cursedst spakest it in myne eares Behold the syluer is with me I toke it awaye And his mother sayde blessed be thou my son in the Lorde And when he had restored the eleuen hundred syluerlynges to his mother agayne his mother sayde I vowed the syluer vnto the lorde of myne hande for the my son that thou shuldest make a grauen ymage an ymage of metall Nowe therfore I wyl gyue it the agayne And when he restored the money agayne vnto his mother his mother toke two hundred syluerlyngê and gaue them to a goldsmyth which made therof a grauen ymage and an ymage of metall and it was in the house of Micah And the man Micah had a temple of goddes and made an Ephod and Theraphim †that is to say a garment for the preest and Ydols and fylled the hande of one of his sonnes whiche became his preest In those dayes there was no Kynge of Israell but euery man dyd that whiche was good in his owne eyes And there was a yonge man out of Bethleem Iuda of the kynred of Iuda which yonge man was a Leuite soiourned there And the man departed out of the citye of Bethleem Iuda to go dwell where he coulde fynde a conuenyent place And he came to mounte Ephraim to the house of Micah as he iourneyed And Micah sayde vnto hym whence coÌ„mest thou The Leuite answered hym I am of Bethleem Iuda go to dwel where I may fynde a place †and vvhere I may spye it to be for my profyt And Micah sayde agayne vnto hym dwell with me and be vnto me a father a preest And I wyll gyue the ten syluerlynges by yeare two garmentes and thy meate and drynke And the Leuite was content to dwel with the man and was vnto hym as one of his owne sonnes And
be blessed of God shal possesse the lande they that be cursed of hi shal be roted out The Lord ordreth a good mans goieng maketh his waye acceptable to him selfe Though he fall he shall nat be cast awaye for the Lorde vpholdeth him with his hande I haue ben yong and nowe am olde yet sawe I neuer the rightuous forsakeÌ„ nor hê sede to seke theyr brede The ryghtuous is euer mercyful and lendeth and his sede is blessed Fle from euyll and do good and dwel for euer For the Lord loueth the thyng that is ryght he forsaketh nat his godly but they are preserued for euer more âšœ The vnryghtuous shal be punysshed as for the sede of the vngodly it shal be roted out The ryghtuous shal inherite the lande and dwel therin for euer The mouthe of the rightuous is exercised in wysdome and his tonge wyll be talkynge of iudgement The lawe of God goynges shall nat slyde The vngodly seythe the ryghteous and sekethe occasyon to sleye hym The Lorde wyll nat leaue hym in hys hande ner condempne him wheÌ„ he is iudged Hope thou in the Lorde and kepe his waie and he shal promote the that thou shalte possessethe lande when the vngodly shall perishe thou shalt se it I my selfe haue sene the vngodly in great power and floryshynge lyke a grene baye tree and I wente by and lo he was gone I soughte hym but âšœ his place coulde no where be fouÌ„d Kepe innocency take hede vnto the thynge that is rygte for that shal brynge a a man peace at the laste As for the transgressours they shall perysshe together and the vngodly shall be roted out at the laste But the saluacion of the ryghtuous commeth of y â— Lorde which is also their streÌ„gth in the tyme of trouble And the Lordeshal stande by â–ª them and saue them he shal delyuer them from the vngodly and shall saue them because they put theyr truste in hym ¶ The. xxxviij Psalme ¶ A Psalme of Dauid for remembraunce PUt me nat to rebuke O Lorde iÌ„ thine anger nether chasten me in thy heuy displeasure For thyne arowes stycke fast in me and thy hande presseth me sore There is no health in my flesshe because of thy displeasure nether is there any reste in my bones by reason of my synne For my wyckednesses are gone ouer my heade and are lyke a sore burthen to heuy for me to beare My woundes stynke and are corrupte thorowe my folyshenesse I am brought into so greate trouble and mysery that I go morninge al the daye long For my loynes are fylled with a sore dysese and there is no whole parte in my body I am feble and sore smyten I haue tored for the very dysquyetnes of my hert Lorde thou knowest all my desyre and my gronynge is nat hyd from the. My herte panteth my strength hath fayled me and the lyght of myne eyes is gone fro me My louers and my neighbours dyd stande lokynge vpon my trouble and my kinsmen stode a farre of They also that sought after my lyfe layed snares for me and they that wente aboute to do me euyl talked of wickednesse and Imagined dysceate all the daye longe As for me I was like a deafe man and herde nat and as one that is domme whiche dothe nat open his mouth I was euen as a man that heareth nat in whose mouth are no reprofes For in the O Lorde haue I put my trust y u shalt answere for me O Lord my God I haue requyred y â— then âšœ euen my enemyes shuld nat tryuÌ„phe ouer me for whaÌ„ my fote slypte they reioysed greatly agaynste me I truly am set in the plage and my heuynesse is euer my syghte For I wyll confesse my wyckednesse and be sory for my synne But myne enemyes lyue and are myghtye and they that hate me wrongfully are many in nombre They also that rewarde euel for good are agaynste me because I folowe the thynge that good is Forsake me nat O Lorde my God Be nat thou farre fro me Haste the to helpe me O Lorde âšœ God my saluacyon ¶ The. xxxix Psalme ¶ To the chaunter ☞ Ieduthun a Psalme of Dauid I Sayde I wyll take hede to my wayes that I offende nat in my tonge I wyll kepe my mouthe as it were with a brydle whyle the vngodly is in my syghte I helde my tonge and spake nothynge I kepte sylence yee euen from good wordes but it was payne and grefe to me My herte was hote within me and whyle I was thus musynge the fyre kyndled and at the last I spake with my tong Lorde let me knowe myne ende and the nombre of my dayes that I maye be certyfyed howe longe I haue to lyue Beholde thou haste made my dayes as it were a spanne longe and myne age is euen as nothynge in respecte of the and veryly euery man lyuynge is all together vanite Salah For man walketh in a vayne shadowe and disquyeteth hym selfe in vayne he heapeth vp ryches and can nat tell who shall gather them And nowe Lorde what is my hope trulye my hope is euen in the. Delyuer me from all myne offences and make me nat a rebuke vnto the foolyshe I became domme and opened nat my mouthe for it was thy doynge Take thy plage awaye fro me I am euen consumed by the meanes of thy heauye hande When thou with rebukes doste chasten man for synne thou makeste his bewty to consume away lyke as it were a mothe Euery man therfore is but vanyte Selah Heare my prayer O Lorde and with thyne eares coÌ„sydre my callynge holde nat thy peace at my teares For I am a strauÌ„ger with the and a songeouer as all my fathers were Oh spare me a lytle that I may recouer my strength before I god hence and be nomore sene ¶ The. xl Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme of Dauid I Wayted pacyently for the Lorde and he enclyned vnto me and hearde my callynge He brought me also out of the horrible pytte out of the myre and claye and sette my fete vpon the rocke and ordred my goynges And he hathe put a newe songe in my mouth euen a thankesgeuynge vnto oure God Many shall se it and feare and shall put theyr trust in the Lorde Blessed is the man that hathe set his hope in the Lorde and turned not vnto the proude and to suche as go aboute with lyes O Lorde my God great are thy wonderous workes whiche thou haste done lyke as be also thy thoughtes whiche are to vs warde and yet there is no man ☞ that ordreth them vnto the. Yf I wolde declare them and speake of them they shulde be mo then I am able to expresse Sacryfyce and meat offerynge y u woldest nat haue but ☞ âšœ myne eares haste thou opened burnt offerynges and sacrifice for synne haste thou nat required Then sayde I Lo I come ☞ In
grape gatherynge Myrth and cheare shal be taken away from the tymbre felde and from the whole lande of Moab There shal be no swete wyne in the presse the treader shall haue no stomacke to crye yee there shal be none to crye vnto him whiche afore tyme were herde from Hesebon to Eleale and Iahaz whiche lyfted vp theyr voyce from Zoar vnto Horonaim that ☜ bullocke of thre yeare olde The waters also of Memâ—im shal be dried vp Moreouer I wyll make Moab ceasse sayeth the Lorde frome the offrynges and censinge that she hath made vnto her Goddes in hye places Wherfore my herte mourneth for Moab lyke a crowde playenge an heuy songe for the mens sake of the bryck wall my hert mourneth also euen as a pype that pypyth a dolefull songe for they shal be very fewe and destroyed All heades shal be shauen and all beerdes clypped of all handes bounde and loynes gyrded aboute with sacke clothe Upon all the house toppes and stretes of Moab there shal be mournynge For I wyll breake Moab lyke an vnprofytable vessell sayeth the Lord. Ohowe is she destroyed O how mourneth she O howe doth Moab hange downe her heade is ashamed Thus shal Moab be a laughyng stocke had in derision of al them that be rounde aboute her For thus sayeth the Lorde Beholde the enemy shall come flyenge as an Aegle and sprede his wynges vpon Moab They shall clyme ouer the walles wynne the stronge holdes Then the myghtye mens hertes in Moab shal be lyke the herte of a woman trauelynge with chylde And Moab shal be made so desolate y â— she shall no more be a people because she hathe sette vp her selfe agaynst the Lorde Feare pyt and snare shal come vpon the O Moab sayth the Lorde Who so escapeth the feare shall fall in the pyt and who so getteth out of the pyt shal be taken in the snare For I wyll brynge a yere of visytacyon vpon Moab sayth the Lorde They that are able to flye shall stande vnder the shadowe of Hesebon For there shall go a fyre out of Hesebon and a flame frome Syon shal burne vp that proude people of Moab both before and behynde Wo be vnto the O Moab for thou people of Chamos shalt perysshe Yee thy sonnes and daughters shall be led awaye captyue Yet at the last wyl I bryng Moab out of captiuyte agayne sayth the Lorde Thus farre is of the plage of Moab ¶ The worde of the Lord agaynst the Ammonytes against Idumea Damascus Cedar â–ª and Elam CAPI XLIX AS concernynge the Ammonytes thus the Lorde sayth Hath Israell no chyldren or is he without an heyre Why hath your kynge then taken Gad in wherfore doth his people dwell in his cyties Beholde therfore the tyme commeth sayth the Lorde that I wyll bryng a noyse of war into Rabah of the Ammonytes Lahel shal be desolate and her cyties brent vp and the Israelytes shall be lordes ouer â–ª those that had them in possession afore sayth the Lord Hesebon shall mourne for it shall be roted out of the grounde sayth the Lorde The cities of ☞ Rabah shal crye out gyrde themselues with sacke cloth they shall mourne and run aboute the walles for theyr kinges shall be led awaye presoner yee his preestes and prynces with hym Wherfore trustest thou in the water streames that flowe to and froâ— O thou fearce daughter and thynkest thou art so safe by reason of thy treasure that no man shall come to the Beholde I wyll brynge a feare vpon the saieth the Lord God of hostes from al those that be aboute the so that ye shal be scatred euery man from another and no man shall gather them together agayne that be fled But after that I wyll brynge the Ammonytes also out of capâ—â—uite agayne Upon the Edomites hath the Lorde of hoostes spoken on this maner Is there no more wysdome in ThemaÌ„ Is there no more good councell amonge his people Is their wysdome then turned clene to naught Get you hence turne your backes crepe downe into the depe O ye cytesyns of Dedan For I wyll bryng destruccion vpon Esau yee and the day of his visitacion Yf y â— grape gatherers came vpon the shulde they not leaue some grapes If the nyght robbers came vpon the shulde they not take so much as they thought were ynoughe But I wyll make Esau bare and discouer her secretes so that he shal not be able to hide theÌ„ His sede shal be wasted away yee his brethreÌ„ and his neyghbours and he him selfe shall not be lefte behynde Thou shalt leaue thy fatherlesse chyldren behynde the and I wyll kepe them and thy wydowes shall take their comforte in me For thus hath the Lorde spoken Beholde they that meÌ„ thought were vnmere to drink of the cuppe haue droken with the first and thynkest thou then to be fre No no thou shalt neither be quyte nor fre but thou must drinke also For why I haue sworne by my selfe sayeth the Lorde that Bozrah shall become a wyldernesse an open shame a laughyng stocke and cursyng and all her cyties shal be a continuall deserte For I am perfectly infourmed of y â— Lord that he hath sent a message all redy vnto the Heathen Gather you together and go forth agaynste them make you ready to the battayle for lo. I wyll make the but small amonge the Heathen and lytle regarded amonge men Thy hye stomake the pryde of thy hert hath disceyued the because thou wylt dwell in the holes of stony rockê and haue the hye mountaynes in possessyon Neuerthelesse thoughe thy nest were as hye as the Aegles yet wyll I cast the downe sayeth the Lorde Moreouer I dumea shal be a wyldernesse Who so goeth by it shal be abashed wondre at her miserable plages Like as Sodome Gomor and the cyties that laye there aboute were turned vp syde downe sayeth the Lorde so shal no body dwel in Idumea and no man shal haue his habitacyon there Beholde lyke as the Lyon coÌ„meth vp from the pleasauÌ„t medowes of Iordane vnto the grene pastures of Etham so wyll I dryue him and make him runne agaynst her But who is the yonge man that I wyll ordayne therto Who is lyke vnto me What is he y t wyl stryue with me What shepherde maye stande in my handes Therfore heare the couÌ„cel of the Lord that he hath taken vpon Idumea his purpose that he hath deuysed vpon the cytesyns of Theman The leaste of the flocke shall teare them in peces and loke what fayre thynge they haue they shall make it waste and them selues also At the noyse of theyr fall the earthe shall quake the crye of theyr voice shal be herde vnto the red see Behold the enemye shall come and fle vp hyther lyke as it were an Aegle and sprede his winges vpon Bozrah Then shall the hertes of the worthyes in Edom be as the herte of
the throne CAPITV I. IT chaunced in the. xxx yeare the fifth day of the fourth moneth that I was among the presoners by the ryuer of Cobar ☞ wher the heauens opened I sawe a vision of God Nowe y â— v. daye of the moneth made out the. v. yeare of kynge Iohacins captyuyte At the same tyme came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ezechyel thâ— sonne of Buzi the Preste in the lande of the Chaldees by the water of Cobar where âšœ the hande of the Lorde came vpon hym And I loked and beholde a stormy wynde came out of the North with a greate cloude full of fyre whiche with hys glystre lyghtened al rounde aboute And in the middest of the fyre it was all cleare lyke the face of an aungel and as it were the lykenes of foure beastes which were fashyoned lyke a man sauyng that euery one had foure faces and foure wynges Theyr legges were streyght but theyr fete were lyke bullockes fete and they glystered as it had bene fayre scoured metal Under theyr winges vpon al the foure corners they had mens handes Theyr faces and theyr wynges were towarde the foure corners yet were the wynges so that one euer touched another When they wente they turned them not aboute but eche one went streyght forwarde Upon the ryght syde of these foure theyr faces were lyke the face of a man the face of a lyon But vpon the lefte syde they had the face of an oxe and the face of an aegle Theyr faces also and theyr wynges were fyred out aboue so that two wynges of one touched euer two wynges of another and with the other they couered theyr body Euery one when it wente it wente streyghte forwarde Where as the spryte led them thyther they wente and turned not about in theyr goynge The fashyon and countenaunce of the beastes was lyke hoote coales of fyre euen as though burning cressets had bene amoÌ„g the beastes âšœ thys was the vysyon and the fyre gaue a glystre and out of the fyre there wente lyghtenynge When the beastes wente forwarde and backwarde one wolde haue thought it had lyghtened Nowe wheÌ„ I had well consydered the beastes I sawe a worcke of wheles vpon the earthe with foure faces also nye vnto the beastes The fashyon and worcke of the wheles was lyke the see The foure wheles were ioyned and made to loke vpon as it had bene one whele in another When one went forwarde they wente all foure and turned them not aboute in theyr goynge They were large great and horrile to loke vpon Their backes were full of eyes rouÌ„de about them all foure When the beastes wente the wheles wente also with them And when the beastes lyfte them selues vp from the earthe the wheles were lyfte vp also Whyther soeuer the spryte wente thither wente they also and the wheles were lyft vp and folowed them for the spryte of lyfe was in the wheles When the beastes went forth stode styll or lyfte theÌ„ selues froÌ„ the earth then the wheles also wente stode styll and were lyfte vp for the breth of lyfe was in the wheles Aboue ouer the heades of the beastes there was a fyrmameÌ„t whych was fashyoned as it had bene of y â— moste pure Chrystal and that was spred out aboue vpon theyr heades vnder the same fyrmament were theyr wynges layed abrode one towarde another and two wynges couered the body of euery beast And when they wente forth I hearde the noyse of theyr winges lyke the noyse of greate waters as it had bene the voyce of the great God and a russhyng together as it were of an hoost of men And when they stode styll they lette downe theyr wynges Nowe wheÌ„ they stode styl and had letten downe theyr wynges it thondred in y â— firmamente that was aboue theyr heades Aboue the firmament that was ouer theyr heades there was the fashyon of a seate as it had bene made of Saphir UpoÌ„ the seate there satt one lyke a man I behelde hym and he was lyke an aungell as it had bene all of fyre within from hys loynes vpward And beneth when I loked vpon hym vnder y â— loynes me thought he was lyke a shynynge fyre that geueth lyght on eueâ—y syde Yee the shyne glystre that lightened rouÌ„de aboute was lyke a raynbowe whiche in a raynye daye apeareth in the cloudes Euen so was the symylytude wherin the glory of the Lorde appeared When I sawe it I fell vpon my face and herkened vnto the voyce of hym that spake ¶ The prophete is sende to call agayne the people from theyr errour CAPI II. AND then sayde he vnto me Stand vp vpon thy fete O thou sonne of man and I wyll talke with the. And as he was communynge with me the spryte came into me and set me vp vpon my fete so that I marcked the thynge that he sayd vnto me And he sayde Beholde thou sonne of man I wyll sende the to the chyldren of Israell to those runnagates and obstynate people for they haue taken parte agaynst me and are runne awaye fro me both they and theyr forefathers vnto this daye Yee I wyll sende the vnto a people that haue rough vysages and styffe stomakes vnto whome thou shalte saye on thys maner Thys the Lorde God hym selfe hathe spoken that whether they be obedient or no for it is a frowarde housholde they maye knowe yet that there hathe bene a Prophet amonge them Therfore thou sonne of man feare them not neyther be afrayed of theyr wordes for they shall rebell agaynste the and despyse the. Yee thou doste dwell amonge scorpyons but feare not they re wordes be not abashed at they re lookes for it is a frowarde housholde Se that thou speake my wordes vnto them whether they be obedyent or not for they are obstynate Therfore thou sonne of man obey thou al thinges that I say vnto the and be not thou stifnecked lyke as they are a styfnecked houshold OpeÌ„ thy mouth and eate that I geue the. So as I was lokynge vp beholde there was sente vnto me an hande wherin was closed a booke and the hande opened it before me and it was wrytten within and without full of carefull mournynges alas and wo. ¶ The prophete beynge sedde with the worde of God and with the constante boldenes of the spryte is sente vnto the people that were in captyuite The punyshement of a curate that shewed not the people theyr synnes CAPI III. AFTER thys sayde he vnto me Thou sonne of man eate that whatsoeuer it be yee eate that closed booke and go thy waye and speake vnto the chyldren of Israel So I opened my mouthe and he gaue me the booke for to eate and sayde vnto me Thou sonne of man thy bely shall eate and thy bowels shall be fylled with the boke that I geue the. Then dyd I eate the boke and it was in my mouth sweter then hony And he sayde vnto me thou sonne of man
Lorde vnto me sayinge Thou sonne of man yf Israel that frowarde housholde aske the and saye what doest thou there Then tell thē Thus sayeth the Lorde God This punyshmente toucheth the chefe rulers at Ierusalem all the house of Israel that dwell amonge them Tell them I am youre shew token lyke as I haue done so shall it happen vnto you Flyt shall ye also and go into captyuyte The chefest that is amonge you shall lade hys shulders in the darcke and get hym awaye He shall breake downe the wall to carye stuffe ther-thorowe He shall couer his face that he se nat the grounde with hys eyes My lyne wyll I sprede out vpon hym and catch him in my net and cary hym to Babylon in the lande of the Caldees whiche he shall nat se and yet shall he dye there As for al his helpers and all hys Hostes that be aboute hym I wyll scater thē towarde all the wyndes and drawe out a swearde after them So when I haue scatred them amonge the Heathen and strowed them in the landes they shall knowe that I am the Lorde But I wyll leaue a lytle nōbre of them frō the swearde hunger and pestilence to tel all theyr abhominacions among the Heathen where they come y ◠they maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde Moreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me sainge Thou sonne of man wyth a fearfull trēblyng shalt thou eate thy bred with carefulnesse sorow shalt thou drinke thy water And vnto the people of the lande speake thou on thys maner Thus sayeth the Lorde God to them that dwell in Ierusalem and to the lande of Israell Ye shall eate your bred with sorowe and drynke youre water with heuynesse Yee the lāde with the fulnesse therof shal be layde waste for the wyckednesse of them that dwel therin And the cyties y ◠nowe be well occupyed shall be voyde and the lande desolate that ye maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde Yet came the worde of the Lorde vnto me agayne sayinge Thou sonne of man what maner of by worde is that whiche ye vse in the lande of Israel sayinge Tush seynge that the dayes are so slacke in commyng all the vysyons are of none effecte Tell them therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God I wyll make that by worde to ceasse so that it shall no more be commenly vsed in Israell But saye thys vnto them The dayes are at hande that euery thynge whiche hathe bene prophecyed shal be fulfylled There shall no vysyon be in wayne nether any prophecie fayle amonge the chyldren of Israel For it is I the Lorde that speake it whatsoeuer I the Lorde speake it shal be perfourmed and nat be slacke in commynge Yee euen in your dayes O ye frowarde houshoulde wyll I deuyse some thyng and brynge it to passe sayeth y ◠Lorde God And the worde of the Lorde cam vnto me saying Beholde thou sonne of man The house of Israel saye in this maner Tush as for the vycyon that he hathe sene it wyll be many a daye or it come to passe It is farre of yet the thynge that he prophecyeth Therfore saye vnto them Thus sayeth the Lorde God All my wordes shall no more be slacke Loke what I speake that same shall come to passe sayeth the Lorde God ¶ The worde of the Lorde agaynst false prophetes whiche teach the people the councelles of theyr owne hertes CAPI XIII THE worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying Thou sōne of man Speake prophecye agaynst those prophetes that preache in Israel and saye thou vnto them that prophecye out of theyr owne hertes Heare the worde of the Lorde thus sayeth the Lorde God Wo be it vnto those folysh prophetes that folowe theyr owne sprete and speake where they se nothynge O Israel thy prophetes are like the foxes vpō the drye telde For they stande nat in y ◠gappes nether make they an hedge for the house of Israel that men myght abyde the parel in the daye of the Lorde Uayne thynges they se and tell lyes to mayntayne theyr preachynges with al. The Lorde saye they hath spoken it whā in very dede the Lorde hath nat sent them Uayne visyons haue ye sene and spoken falce prophecyes when ye saye the Lorde hathe spoken it where as I neuer sayde it Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Because youre wordes be vayne and ye seke out lyes Beholde I wyll vpon you sayeth the Lorde God Myne handes shall come vpon y ◠prophetes that loke out vayne thynges and preache lyes they shall nat be in the councell of my people nor wrytten in the boke of the house of Israell neyther shall they come in the lande of Israell that ye maye knowe howe that I am the Lorde God And that for thys cause they haue dysceaued my people and tolde them of peace where no peace was One setteth vp a wall and they dawbe it with lowse claye Therfore tell them whiche dawbe it with vntempered morter that it shall fal For there shall come a greate shower of rayne greate stones shall fall vpon it and a sore storme of wynde shall breke it so shall the wall come downe Sall it nat then be sayde vnto you where is nowe the morter that ye dawbed it withal Therfore thus sayeth the Lorde God I wyll breake out in my wrathfull dyspleasure with a stormy wynde so that in myne anger there shall come a myghtye shower of rayne hayle stones in my wrath to destroye withall As for the wall that ye haue dawbed with vntempered morter I wyll breake it downe make it euen with the grounde so that the foundacyon therof shall remoue and it shal fall yee and ye youre selues shal perysh in the myddest therof to lerne you for to knowe that I am the Lorde Thus wyll I perfourme my wrathe vpon thys wall and vpon them that haue dawbed it with vntempered morter and then wyll I saye vnto you The wall is gone and the dawbers are awaye These are the prophetes of Israell whiche prophecye vnto the cytye of Ierusalem and loke out vysyons of peace for them wher as no peace is saieth the Lorde God Wherfore O thou sonne of man set thy face agaynste the daughters of thy people whiche prophecye out of they re owne hertes and speake thou prophecye agaynste them and saye Thus sayeth the Lorde God Wo be vnto you that so we pylowes vnder all arme holes and bolsters vnder the heades bothe of yonge and old◠to catch soules with all For whan ye haue gotten the soules of my people in your captyuyte ye promyse them lyfe and dishonour me to my people for an hande full of barly and for a pece of breade whan ye kyll the soules of thē that dye nat and promes lyfe to thē that lyue nat Thus ye dissemble with my people that beleueth youre lyes Wherfore thus sayeth the Lorde God Be holde I wyll also vpon
backe fro me and haue dysceaued the people of Israell with all erroures goynge after theyr ydoles therfore shal they beare theyr owne wyckednes Shulde they be set and ordened to mynistre vnder the dores of the house of my Sanctuarye And to do seruyce in the house to slaye burntoffrynges and sacryfyces for the people to stande before theÌ„ and to serue them seynge the seruyce that they do them is before theyr Idoles and cause the house of Israel to stomble thorow their wyckednes For the whiche cause I haue pluckte out myne hande ouer them sayeth the Lorde God so that nowe they must beare theyr owne iniquyte and nat to come nye me to serue me with theyr presthode in my Sanctuary moost holyest of all that they maye beare theyr owne shame abhominacyons which they haue done Shulde I vse them to be porters of the house and to all y â— seruyce that is done therin But the Prestes the Leuytes the soÌ„ne of Sadoch that kepte the holy ordynaunces of my Sanctuary when the chyldren of Israell were gone fro me shall come to me to do me seruyce to staÌ„de before me and to offre me the fat and the bloude sayeth the Lorde God They shall go into my Sanctuary and treade before my table to do me seruice and to wayte vpon myne ordinauÌ„ces Now wheÌ„ they go in at the dores of the innermer court they shall put on lynen clothes so y â— no wollyne come vpon them whyle they do seruyce vnder the dores of the ynnermer courte and within They shall haue fayre lynen bonettes vpon theyr heades and lynen breches vpon theyr loynes whiche in theyr laboure they shall nat put aboute them And wheÌ„ they go forth to the people into the outwarde courte they shall put of the clothes wherin they haue mynistred and laye them in the habytacyon of the Sanctuary and put on other apparell lest they vnhalowe the people with theyr clothes They shall nat shaue theyr heades nor norysh the bushe of theyr heare but rounde theyr heades only * All the Prestes that go into the Inmost court shal drinke no wyne They shall mary no wydowe neyther one that is put from her husbande but a mayde of the sede of the house of Israel or a wyddowe that hathe had a preste before They shal shewe my people the dyfference betwene the holy and vnholy betwixt the clene and vnclene If any discorde aryse they shall discerne it and geue sentence after my iudgementes My solempne feastes my lawes and ordynaunces shal they kepe and halowe my Sabbathes ☞ They shall come at no deed persone to defyle theÌ„ selues excepte it be father or mother sonne or daughter brother or syster that hath had yet no husbande in such they maye be defyled And when he is clensed there shall be rekened vnto hym vij dayes and yf he go into the Sanctuary agayne to do seruyse he shall brynge a synoffrynge sayeth the Lorde God They shall haue an herytage yee I my selfe wylbe theyr herytage els shall ye geue theÌ„ no possession in Israel for I am theyr possession The meatoffryng synoffrynge and treaspaceoffryng shal they eate ☞ euery dedycate thynge in Israel shal be theyrs The fyrstlynges of all the fyrst frutes and all fre wyloffrynges shall be the prestes Ye shall geue vnto the prest also the fyrstlynges of youre dough that God maye prospere the resydue But no deed caryoÌ„ shal the preste eate nor suche as is deuoured of wylde beastes foules or catell ¶ Out of all the lande of promes are there seperate iiii porcyons of whiche the fyrst is geuen to the Prestes and to the temple the seconde to the Leuites the thyrde to the â—ytie the fourth to the prynce An exhortacyoÌ„ to the heades of Israel Of â—ust weyghtes and measures Of fyrste frutes c. CAPI XLV WHen ye deuyde the laÌ„de by the lot ye shall put asyde one parte for the Lorde to be holy from other landes namely xxv M. meteroddes longe and. x. M. broade Thys shal be holy as wyde as it is rounde aboute Of thys parte there shall belonge vnto the Sanctuary v. C. meteroddes in al the foure corners and. l. cubytes wyde rounde aboute to the suburbes And from this measure namely of xxv M. meteroddes longe x. M. broade thou shalt measure wherin the Sanctuary and the holyest of all maye stande The resydue of that holy grounde shal be the prestes whiche do seruyce in the Sanctuary of the Lorde and goo in before the Lorde to serue hym that they maye haue â—ome to dwell in As for the Sanctuary it shal stande for it selfe and to the Leuites y â— serue in the house there shal be geuen xx habytacyoÌ„s of the xxv M. length and. x. M. bredth ye shal geue also vnto the cytie a possessyon of v. M. meteroddes brode and. xxv M. loÌ„ge besyde the parte of the Sanctuary that shal be for the whole house of Israel Upon bothe the sydes of the Sanctuaryes parte and by the cytie there shal be geuen vnto the prince what soeuer lyeth ouer agaynst the cytie as farre as recheth westwarde and eastwarde whiche shal be as longe as one parte from the west vnto the easte Thys shal be his owne lande in Israell that my prynces be no more chargeable vnto my people And suche as remayneth yet ouer in the lande shal be geuen to the house of Israel accordynge to theyr trybes Thus sayeth the Lord God O ye prynces ye haue nowe oppressed and destroyed ynough now leaue of handle nowe accordyng to y â— thing that is equall and laufull and thrust out my people nomore sayeth the Lorde God Ye shal haue a true weyght a true Ephah and a true Bath The Ephah and the Bath shal be a lyke One Bath shal coÌ„teyne the tenth parte of an Homer and so shal one Ephah do theyr measure shall be after the Homer One Sycle maketh xx Geras So. xx Sycles and. xxv and. xv Sycles make a pounde This is the heaueoffrynge that ye shall geue to be heaued namely the vâ— parte of an Ephah out of an homer of wheate and the. vj. parte of an Ephah out of an homer of barly The oyle shall be measured with the Bath euen y â— tenth parte of one Bath out of a Cor. Ten Bathes make one Homer for one Homer fylleth ten Bathes And one lambe from two hundreth shepe out of the pasture of Israel â–ª for a meatoffryng burntoffrynge and healthoffrynge to reconcyle theÌ„ sayeth the Lorde God All the people of the lande shal geue thys heaueoffringe with a fre wyl for the prynce of Israel Agayne it shall be the prynces parte to offre burntoffrynges meatofferynges and drynckoffringes vnto the Lorde in the holy dayes newe Moones Sabbathes and in all the hye feastes of the house of Israel The synoffrynge meatoffrynge burntofferynge healthoffrynge shal he geue to recoÌ„cyle the house of Israel Thus sayeth the Lorde God
with his seruauntes Of those also that were with Timotheus and Bachides which fought against them they slewe xx M. wanne hye and stroÌ„ge holdes and deuyded mo spoyles euer geuynge an equal porcyon vnto y â— sycke to the father les to wyddowes and to aged persons And when they had dylygently gathered theyr weapens together they layed them all in coÌ„ueniente places the remnaunt of the spoy les brought they to Ierusalem They slewe also Phylarches y â— wycked personne which was with Timotheus and had vexed many Iewes And when they helde the thankesgeuyng at Ierusalem for the vyctorye they brente had ordred theÌ„ selues manly with their weapens and handes they slewe in the two Castels mo then twentye thousande Now Timotheus whoÌ„ the Iewes had ouercome afore gathered a multytude of strauÌ„ge people brought an hoste also of hors men of the AsiaÌ„s to wine Iewry by strength But wheÌ„ he drewe nye Machabeê° they that were w t him fel to their prater sprinckled as she s vpoÌ„ their heades beyng gyrded w t hearrye cloth about their loynes fel downe before the aulter besought the Lord that he wolde be merciful to them but an enemy vnto their enemies to take ê‘te agaynst their aduersaries accordyng as it is promised in the law So after the prayer they weÌ„t on further froÌ„ the cytie and when they came nye the enemtes they prepared them selues against theÌ„ And by tymes in the mornynge at the breake of the day both the hostes buckled to gether The one part had the Lord for their refuge whiche is the gyuer of prosperyte strength vyctory The other had a manly stomake whiche is a captayne of warre The battayl now beyng greate there appered vnto the enemyes froÌ„ Heauen v. men vpoÌ„ horsbacks with brydels of golde ledyng the Iewes two of them hauyng Machabe us betwyxt theÌ„ that kept hiÌ„ safe on euery syde with their weapens but shot dartes lyght nynges vpoÌ„ the enemies where thorow they were confounded with blyndnesse so sore afraied y t they fell downe There were staine of fore men xx M. and. v. C. and. vi C. horsmen As for Timotheus hi selfe he fled vnto Gazar a very stronge holde wherin Cereas was captayne But Machabeus his company layed sege to it cherefully iiij dayes Nowe they y â— were within trustynge to the strength of y â— place cursed baÌ„ued excedinge ly made great crakyng with wycked wordes Neuerthelesse vpon the fyft daye in the mornyng xx yong men of Machabeus coÌ„pa ny beyng set on fyre in their mindes because of y â— blasphemy came maÌ„fully vnto the wal with bolde stomackes they and their other coÌ„panions clymmed vp vpon the towres vndertakyng to set fyre vpon the portes and to burne those blasphemous personnes quycke Two dayes were they destroyng the castell whiche when they founde Timotheus that was crept into a corner they kylled hi slew Cereas his brother in like maner w t Appollo phanes When this was done they song Psal mes with prayses thanckesgiuynges vnto the Lorde which had done so great thynges for Israel and geuen them the vyctory ¶ Lysias goeth aboute to ouercome the Iewes Succoure â—o sent from heauen vnto the Iewes The letter of Lysias to the Iewes The letter of kynge Intiochus vnto Lysias A letter of the same vnto the Iewes A letter of the Romoynes to the Iewes CAPI XI NOt longe after this Lysias the kynges stewarde and a kinsman of his whiche had the gouernauÌ„ce of his matters toke sore displeasure for y â— thiÌ„ges that had happened when he had gathered lxxx M. men of fote with all the host of y â— horsmen he came agaist the Iewes thynckyng to wynne the cytie to make it an habitacion for the Heythen and the temple wolde he haue to be an house of lucre lyke as the other Goddes houses of the Heythen are to sell the prestes offyce euery yeare Not consyderynge the power of God but was wylde in his mynde trustyng in y â— multitude of fote men in thousandes of hors men in his lxxx Elephantes So he came into Iewry then to Bethsura a castell of defence lyinge in a narowe place v. furlonges from Ierusalem waÌ„ne it Nowe when Machabe us and his coÌ„pany knewe that the stronge holdes were taken they fell to their prayers with wepyng and teares before the Lord. And all the people in lyke maner besought hiÌ„ that he wolde send a good angell to delyuer Israel Machabeus hym selfe was the fyrst that made him ready to the battayl exhortyng the other that were with him to ieoparde them selues to helpe their brethren And when they were goynge forth of Ierusalem together with a redy and wyllyng mynde there appeared before the vpon horsbacke a man in whyte clothynge wyth harnesse of golde shakyng his speare Then they praysed the Lorde all together which had shewed them mercy were comforted in their myndes in so muche that they were ready not onely to fyght with men but with the most cruel beastes yee and to runne thorowe walles of yron Thus they went on wyllyngly hauynge an helper froÌ„ heauen and the Lord mercyful vnto theÌ„ They fell myghtely vpon their enemyes lyke lyons brought downe xi M. fote men xvj C. horsmen put al y â— other to nyght many of them beyng wounded and some gat away naked Yee Lisias him selfe was fayne to fle shamefully and so to escape Neuerthelesse y â— man was not without vnderstanding but coÌ„sydered by hiÌ„ selfe that his power was mynished and pondred howe the Iewes â—â—yng defended by the helpe of Almighty god were not able to be ouercome wherfore he sent them worde promysed y â— he wolde consent to al thynges which were reasonable to make the kyng their frende To the which prayer of Lisias Machabeus agreed seking in all thynges the comen wealth and whatsoeuer Machabeus wrote vnto Lysias concernynge the Iewes the kynge graunted it For there were letters wrytten vnto the Iewes froÌ„ Lysias contaynyng these wordes Lysias sendeth gretynge to the people of the Iewes Thou and Absalon which were sent from you delyuered me wrytynges and requyred me to fulfyl the thynges coÌ„cerning theyr earande Therfore loke what might be graunted I certifyed the kynge therof and what soeuer was coÌ„uement I agreed therto If ye nowe wyll be faythful in the matters I shall endeuour my selfe hereafter also to do you good As concernynge other thynges by euery article therof I haue coÌ„mitted them to your messaungers and to those whom I seÌ„t vnto you to comen with you of the same fare ye well In the hundreth xlviij yeare the .xxiiij. day of the moneth Discorinthius Now the kinges lettre coÌ„tayned these wordes Kyng Antiochus sendeth gretyng vnto his brother Lysias For so muche as our father is nowe deade oure wyll is that they which are in oure realine lyue wythout any insurreccion
were turning againe w t ioy they vnderstode that Nicanor hym selfe was slayne with the other Then they gaue a great shoute a crye praysynge the Almighty Lord w t a loude voyce And Iudas which was euer ready to spende his body lyfe for hê cyteâ—iÌ„s coÌ„mauÌ„ded to smyte of Nycanors heade with his arme hande to be brought to IerusaleÌ„ When he came there he called al the people the prestes to y e aulter with those that were in the castel shewed theÌ„ Nicanors head and his wicked haÌ„de which he had presuÌ„tuously holden vp agaiÌ„st y e teÌ„ple of god He caused y e tong also of y e vngodly Nicanor to be cut iÌ„ litle peces to be cast to y e foules the cruel maÌ„s haÌ„de to be haÌ„ged vp before the teÌ„ple So euery maÌ„ gaue thaÌ„kes vnto the lord saing blessed be he y t hath kept his place vndefyled As for Nicanors head he haÌ„ged it vp vpon the hie castell for an euydent playne token of the helpe of god And so they agreed al together to kepe y e day holy namely the. xiij day of y e moneth Adar which in y â— SiriaÌ„s language is called the nexte day before Mardocheus daye Thus was Nicanor slayne froÌ„ that tyme forth the Iewes had the cite in possessyon And here wyll I nowe make an ende The ende of the seconde boke of the Machabees ¶ The newe Testament in Englysshe after the last recognicion and settynge forth of Erasmus conteynynge these bokes The Gospels Mathew Marke Luke IohnÌ„ The Actes The Epistles of S. Paul To the Romaynes The. i. Corynthyans The. ii Corynthyans To the Galathyans To the Ephesians To the Philippians To the Collossians The. i. Thessalonyans The. ii Thessalonians The. i. Tymothe The. ii Tymothe To Titus To Philemon To the Hebrues The Epistle of Saynt Iames. The. i. of S. Peter The. ii of S Peter The Pistle of S. Iude The. i. of S. IohnÌ„ The. ii of S. IohnÌ„ The. iii. of S IohnÌ„ The Reuelacion of S. IohnÌ„ ⧠The Gospell of Saynte Mathewe ¶ The genealogye of Chryst and maryage of his mother Mary The Angell satisfyeth Iosephs mynde CAPI Primo THis is the boke of the generacion of Iesu Chryst ☞ the Sonne of Dauid the sonne of Abraham Abraham begat Isaac Isaac begat Iacob Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren Iudas begat Phares Zaram of Thamar Phares begat Esrom Esrom begat Aram Aram begat Aminadab Aminadab begat Naasson Naasson begat Salmon Salmon begat Boos of Rahab Boos begat Obed of Ruth Obed begat Iesse Iesse begat Dauid the kynge Dauid the kynge begat Salomon of her that was the wyfe of Uri Salomon begat Roboam Roboam begat Abia Abia begat Asa Asa begat Iosaphat Iosaphat begat Ioram ⧠Ioram begat Osias Osias begat Ioatham Ionatham begat Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat Amon Amon begat Iosias Iosias begat Ieconias and his brethren aboute the tyme they were caryed awaye to Babylon And after they were brought to Babylon Iechomas begat Salathiell Salathiell begat Zorobabell Zorobabell begat Abiud Abiud begat Eliachim Eliachim begat Azor Azor begat Sadoc ⧠Sadoc begat Achin Achin begat Eliud Eliud begat Eleasar Eleasar begat Matthan Matthan begat Iacob Iacob begat Ioseph the husband of Mary of whome was borne Iesus euen he that is called Chryst. ⊢ And so all the generacyons from Abraham to Dauid are fourtene generacyons And from Dauid vnto the captiuite of Babilon are fourtene generacions And from the captiuite of Babilon vnto Chryst are xâ—iii generacyons The byrthe of Iesus Chryst was on this wyse ✚ When his mother Mary was maryed to Ioseph before they came to dwel togyther she was founde with chylde by the holy goost Then Ioseph her husbande bycause he was a ryghteous maâ— and wolde not put her to shame he was mynded priuely to departe from her But whyle he thus thought beholde the angell of the Lorde appeared vnto hym in slepe sayenge Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe For that whiche is conceyued in her cometh of the holy goost She shall brynge forth a sonne and thou shalt cal his name Iesus For he shall saue his people from thyr synnes All this was done that it myght be fulfyl led whiche was spoken of the Lorde by the prophet sayenge Behold a mayde shal be with chylde and shall brynge forth a sonne and they shal call his name Emanuel which yf a man interprete it is asmoche to saye as God with vs. ⊢ And Ioseph as soone as he awoke out of slepe dyd as the angell of the Lorde had bydden hym and he toke his wyfe vnto hym and knewe her not tyll she had brought forth her ☞ fyrst begotten sonne and called his name Iesus ¶ The tyme and place of Chrystes byrth The wyse men offer theyr presenteâ— Chryst fleeth in to Egypts the yonge chyldren are sleyne Chryst turneth in to Galâ—le CAPI II. ✚ WHen Iesus was borne at Bethleem a citye of Iury in the tyme of Herode the kyng Behold there came wysemen from the East to Iurusalem sayenge where is he that is borne kynge of Iues â–ª For we haue sene his sterre in the East and are come to worshyp hym When Herode the kynge had herde these thynges he was troubled and al the citye of Ierusalem with hym And when he had gathered all the cheyfe Preestes and scrybes of the people togyther he demaunded of them where Chryst shulde be borne And they sayde vnto hym at Bethleem in Iury. For thus it is wrytten by the prophet ☞ And thou Bethleem in the land of Iuda arte not the least amonge the Prynces of Iuda For out of the shall there come vnto me the captayne that shall gouerne my people Israell Then Herode when he had priuely called the wysemen he enquyred of them diligently â–ª what tyme the sterre appeared and he bad them go to Bethleem and sayde Go youre waye thyther and searche dilygently for the chylde And when ye haue found him bryng me worde agayne that I maye come worshyp hym also ✚ When they had herde the kynge they departed and lo the sterre which they sawe in the East went before them tyll it came and stode ouer the place wherin the chylde was When they sawe the sterre they were excedynge glad went in to the house and founde the chylde with Mary his mother and fell downe flat and worshypped hym and opened theyr treasures and offered vnto hym gyftes golde frankynsence and myrte And after they were warned of god in slepe that they shulde not go agayne to Herode they returned in to theyr owne countrey another waye ⊢ When they were departed beholde the angel of the lorde appeared to Ioseph in slepe sayeng aryse and take the chyld and his